Evening star., 1924-07-08
ADJUSTMENTS
Belasco-"In Love With
Love"

The Belasco Theater Players entered
the second week of what promises to
be a very pretentous season at the
Belasco Theater last evening with a
well nigh perfect performance Of
Vincent Lawrence's delightfully."- hu-
man and romantic comedy, In Love
With Love" Considering the play,
the attractive manner in which 1t is
staged and the unusually fine work
of the players, Washington even in
mid theatrical season has rarely had
its equal as entertainment
I'm Love With Love" is light. low
able and amusing throughout. 1t is
not the mushy love story, but the
romantic experience of sweet but
sensible girl in finding the boy she
really loved. She had try at two OF
them, one an adorlng put lnekpe-
rienced chap, who wanted her on, so
badly but lacked the art of Landing
her; the other, one of those smart,
successful young fellows win the Dig
head, who landed but could not keep
her The third was one of those eau
ttous boys who steered clear of her
because he thought her firt, and
almost collapsed when she came TO
him on her knees with her confes-
sion of love and sincerity.
No road company of last season or,
indeed, for several seasons, is better
equipped for its artistic task tnan
Thomas w. Fowler's little aggrega.
ton of players, that makes dellgnt OF
',In Love With Love-" Their perform
ance throughout is so smooth, the cast
SO we'll balanced, and each so tnorousn
lv fit for his oh her role that it would
not be fair to single out any 1or spe-
cial praise.
sci ha oir pninR to WIN
many admirers before the close OF
her season: and the girls are Simply
going to love Bobby Ames and pon-
aid Gallaher. Yet lawn lon,e mighty nnr
fine points in their favor also, ano
Zita Johann and Leona Beutelle are
well able to take care of themselves.
T Poll -''Erminie.
Tunefully triumphant "Erminie, TO
whose famous lullaby babies nave
been wooed to sleep for two genera
tions. whose playful What DO the
Dickie Birds Say?" has been hummeo'
sung whistled and played untii hu
manity and instruments have worn
out, and yet has never fraSeu d. I'll i've
edges. 'FIrminie" with the EXQUISITE
harmony of it's Good Night chorus
and the Joyous freshness Of When Love
Is Young" came back out OF the
long ago at Polls Theater last eve
ming, sweet, Senlle as
as of yore, and with II, as the last
of the towering monuments OF lts
former glories De Wolfe Hopper as
the lordly Ravennes, with Sol Solo-
mon, instead of Francis wilson, as
the comical CadeauX.
And vet such is the eXcelience OF
the surrounding company or the
present day and generation that even
its fondest admirer of the time when
Pauline Hall used to touch the heart
with the lullaby might search IN
vain for a flaw to criticize.
1t is a delightful "Erminie that is
reborn at Polls this week. Those
who loved it of old Will love IL sum
and those who have not heard II pc
fore will learn to love it. even thousn
the pretty face and the sweet voice or
Pauline Hall is replaced by the
charms of Ethel Walker, while j.
Humbird Duffey maintains the pres
tige as Marcel: dainty and densht-
full Ethel Clark does full justice 10
the role of Javotte, in when Marie
Jansen became famous, and arthur
Cunningham. as the CheYaller oe
Brabazon, Henry Kelly as simon the
waiter and satisfactory others replace
the favorites of years ago
The old operetta is finely staged
and mounted, and the orchestral
background is quite satisfying. Al
together Washington ought to IKE
'.Erminie" No light opera of other
days has better held its own IN
beauty and admiration for many,
many years.