The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-10
GOINGS-ON
At the T'henters

NATIONAL-Lewis and Cor
don, producers of THE Nervous
Wreck" and other hits, bring
their latest eomedy-production to
the National Monday night titled
The Haunted House" with Wal
lace -Eddinger in: the lead role.
Owen Davis is author of the new
play, which some identify as a
companion piece to his laughaPle
Nervous Wreck" Supporting
Eddinger are Denmans Maley, Ar
thur Aylesworth and a dozen
others. Though assured of plenty
of thrills, we are told to re-
member the piece has been writ
ten solely for laughing purposes.
Howard Lindsay, who staged ITO
the Ladies'" Dudley" and 1.-THE
Wild Westeotts." has done like
wise by the current Little Nell.
BELASCO-Raymond Hitchcock
in the first comedy dramatic eff
fort of his long career. will be
seen at the Belasco Monday night.
1t is entitled 1.-THE Sap" and
tailored directly to Hitchy's tai
ents by William A. Grew. Since
his last appearance here in the
Follies, Hitchcock has been tour
ing in Don Marquis droll satire,
The Old Soak" The new piece
finds him forsaking the lighter
frivolities such as topical songs,
solliloquies and curtain speeches
and concentrating his talents on
developing one character.
POLTS-"Mr. Battling Butler
which ran practically the whole
Of last season in New York, opens
at Polls Sunday night with the
original acts. headed by Charles
Ruggles and Helen Eiey. The
piece is described as one of those
tuneful comedies, Boosting a plot
and solid two hours entertain.
ment. no little of which is con-
tributed by a large singing and
dancing chorus. The piece de-
rives it's title from the sly actions
Of a quiet little homebody who
masquerades as fighter to en-
joy loose moments from his
bearthside and who is subsequent
~ unmasked by suspicious wife.
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KEITH'S Anatol Friedland's
affairs of 1926" one of the most
ornate musical revues in big time
vaudeville, tops the new program
at Keith's, commencing Sunday
afternoon, sharing that position
with Mary Haynes, singing come
dienne who calls her offering
Among Us Mortals." The Fried
land revue brings the composer
himself and a large company to
the footlights. Robert Bench
ley, dramatic critic of Life, will
be featured in 1.-The Treasurer's
Report" This is his vaudeville
debut, after a successful act in
the Music Box Revue. Non
tits" the singing yiolinist: Julia
Nash and c. H. O'Donnell, in the
seasons latest farce. "Sartic," the
Choy Ling Hee troupe of Oriental
wonder workers; CoIeman's police
dogs and Boba, the Esthonian
boy musician. will also appear.
EAIILE-Another splendid bill
of family time Keith vaudeville
is promised for the Earle during
the coming week, beginning Sun
day afternoon. The featured at
traction is Joseph Bentley's sue
cess, THE Little Revue" with
Jay Dillon and Betty Parker.
Equally az prominent in vaude-
vile is tie offering of Clarence
Oliver and George dip, presenting
Wire Collect" by William An
thony Mcclure, a comedy of ola
lOgue and situations that is per-
fectly interpreted. Others IN the
bill vii: be Franklin and Vincent,
song writer's; Harry Mayo, baritone;
Coscia and Verdi, in Gaurier';
"Bricklayers," an unusual novelty.
and the Great Johnson, clever per
former in mid-air. Betty Comp
Eon. Theodore Roberts and Robert