The Washington times., 1925-04-04

Ring q comedy by the dunga
rian, Lazlo Lakatos. win be spon-
sored by George Choos at the Be-
lasco Monday night. This play
las enjoyed considerable prestige
abroad and is not to be thought
Of as a brand-new comedy, though
this is the American bow OF this
product from Lakatos' pen, ana,
indeed, his first representation
mere. Lakatos is officially active
With four Of Budapest's' leading
tileaters, occasionally assuming
direction OF them, and 1t Is pre-
eumed that when he treats or the
inevitable Hungarian triangle
he will treat it in a novM way.
Helen Gahagan, who received law
fish praise by all critics In her first
play, Dreams for Sale, plays
opposite Frank Conroy, who as
aumes the role Of her husband.
Kenneth MacKenna, as the doc
tor, completes the triangle. NIL
dred Florence, late OF The Busy
body and Marcel Rousseau,
Elizabeth Holman and Milano
Tilden complete the cast.
C.haries Frohman
presents, beginning Monday night.
the satirfcaI comedy, The Best
People adapted by Avery Hop
wood from a magazine story. The
comedy has enjoyed wholesome
runs In New York and Chicago,
twenty weeks being It's record In
New York. Whats TO become of
the children?" is the motivating
question, and it is answered In q
aatirical way, not unmixed with
much comedy, so that nobody
neither the parents and uplifters
nor the children themselves,
emerge from the catechism with
any glory TO brag about. The
best people herein are really
those not considered good enough
20 mix with their moneyed supe-
riors. The cast includes in the
principal roles Florence Johns,
Charles Richnan. Margaret Dale,
Helen Jackson, George Graham.
Gavin Muir and Hope Drown.
POLPS-CIosed all next week,
% reopen q week from tomorrow
night with a new musical play,
~Baby Blue
KETTH'S-Trini. the captivating
Spanish dancer, surrounded by
dancing companions and Hurta-
dos Royal Marinba Orchestra,
toplines the new Keith bill, COM
mencing tomorrow afternoon.
Trini, lately out Of Broadway
revue, is said to have annexed
q particularly elaborate musical
offering for her brief whirl in
IT,, fass.S. rnyfI1 1ae the
popuIar star, William Gaxton, in
d new one-act play. Kisses. Roy
Cummings. assisted by Irene
Shaw, win be seen in Zone After
noon" Other acts will include
Jimmy Lucas in vampires and
Fools" Hartley and Patterson in
eOne Night" Emil Gautier and
his famous pony. and ELY. Ameri.
cas- leading lady juggler. The
usual screen features win COM
plete the bill.
EARLE-A decidedly novel film
setting has beer given the pic
ture, gTI1e Dressmal1sr From
Paris" which halls the return
70 the screen OF .Leatrice Joy
who retired some time back on
KHG OCCASION III ~ COAAAAlB Va q
lovely little visitor to the JOY
and weII-known mannilins con-
tribute to this story. an atmos-
uhere OF the exclusive style show,
particularly apt at this time
when Easter engendens thoughts
OF fashion in the minds OF the
ladies. The picture Is given
headline honors though a neat
assortment of vaudeville acts has
been collected. These include
Ned Wayburn's 1.-The Four Hus-
bands a musical revue with
Florrie Millership heading the
cast. Pearson. Newport and
Pearson win appear in rhythm"
an acrobatic dance offering. Ade-
iyn Jason and Helen Garrigan
have a song and pianologue Of
fering. The Herberts perform on
the triple bar. Alan Dewitt
WIN be seen in a comedy sketch,
seThe Fall of Eve" and Arthur
FIagel will appear in 4 solo
offering.
STRAND-Comed singing and
dancing seem TO be plentifully
scattered through the new vaude-
Vile bill for Strand patrons next
week. Franklyn D'Amore has
arranged an act called "A Vaude-
vile Surprise which includes al
most everything, in condensed
form, seen in the average vaude-
vile show. Alex CARRIER will pre-
sent 1.-THE Co-Eds,'' a song and
Rose Shelby, Sidney and Alfred
Berd, as an added attraction, and
In Music and Chatter" as
special feature number three.
Harry Sykes, clever, black-face
comedian, and Maude Ellet and
Company in Girls OF Altitude
will complete the stage offerings.
'tThe Star Dust Trail" a facinat-
ing film story of what goes on
behind the scenes In the theater,
q William Fox production with
popular Shirley Nelson in the
stellar role, will provide the main
screen entertainment.
GAYETY-"Wine, Woman and
Song" one of the standard fun
shows of the Columbia wheel,
begins the Gayety'S new week
Sunday afternoon. Five come
dams will uphold the reputation
OF Producer Lew Talbot who
says this offereing is the best
he has been identified with. The
funny FOLKS are Bert Bartrand,
Harry S. LeVan, Nate Busby,
Edgar Rand and Charles Cole
On the feminine side are such ems
tertainers as Gertrude Ralston,
prima donna; Dotty Batee, SOU
hf.atfa and Agnes DemnaAY in