The Washington times., 1925-01-31

NATIONAI-The third new
production of the season, sponsored
by David Belasco, bows into the
National Monday night with Hol-
brook Blinn and Judith Anderson
presented in "The Dove" a new
play by Willard Mack. Featured
with these two players are Sid
ney Toler, William Harrigan, VII
liam Norris and Ruth Dayton and
in the supporting cast are john
Harrington, Earle Mitchell, VII
son Reynolds, James Keane, Jose
Walton, Josephine Beffry, Dor
othy Day, Beatrice lanyard. In
the entire cast are fifty people,
and the magnitude of the settings
are indicated by the fact that
four baggage cars are needed for
TRANSFORMATION. 1.-THE Dove" Is
meIodrama in four acts. Among
other plays by willard Mack Is
'"riger Rose which made q star
Of Lenore Uric just as The
Dove" after it's tryout in Bal
timore this week. has advanced
Miss Anderson to co-star with
Mr.. Rlinn.
BELASCO - white Collars"
the sensational play success
which is now beyond years run
on the Pacific coast, makes its
initial appearance in the East
at the Belasco on Monday night.
The author is Edith Ellis, who
has given us, among other plays,
MARY James Pa" which starred
Henry Dixey. White collared peo-
ple-in this instance-ere those
who cannot rise above mediocre
positions, but who strive to main
tain fine appearances. The cast
includes John Harston, clark SlA-
vernail, Mona Kingsley, Frances
Underwood, Rea Martin, Fred
erick Burton Cornelia, Otis Skin
ner. Robert W. Craig and Allen
III. Moore. Incidentally two COM
panies are playing this comedy on
the coast, one in San Francisco
and one in Los Angeles.
POLPS-Zulu-land. bunting
ground Of sportsmer1, novelists
and remittance men and women,
becomes the dramatic field Tor
''Cape Smoke" new meloora-
matte comedy, dramattzed BY wal
ter Archer Frost from the novel,
'The Man Between. James Rem
ME and Ruth Shepley> are the
featured actors in the cast that
comprises many Interesting peo-
pie. Briefly. the story is that 81
q mixed group stranded in south
Africa and who try to mulct q
young American, through MS
sweetheart, for enough money to
get back to England. Faced by
starvation, she agrees. the sur
prise twist comes when q native
wftch-doctor. feared for his pow
ers, intervenes. Cape smoke,
incidentally, IL the name OF an
insidious South African drink.
composed Of Boer brandy ana
raisins.
KEITH'S-Ned wayburn's
Honeymoon Cruise estimated
as the biggest tabloid musical
comedy in vaudeville. tops the
new Keith bin beginning at $40
tomorrow afternoon. A score OF
people appear In the revue which
Is staged in six scenes. The piece
boasts lyrics and music, q book
and q. great bevy Of dancers ana
nfl1zers. to say only a word about
The scenery and lighting effects.
other acts include: Stan Stanley
'sNature's Nobleman In the The.
ater,'' presiding at the gates OF
humor: Neil Mckay, a Scotch
eingfng comedian; Richard kean,
the distinguished actor, Charac-
ters From Famous Players;s Fen
ton and Fields, Appearing In
Person" motoring in a slantlng,
Slated saucer, by the Tom DAVIS
trio: Annette, a little girl with q
big voice, and the Four Readings,
sensational jugglers OF human
beings.
George Choos, whose
productions include musical ana
dramatic pieces for the legitimate
stage, sponsors the miniature
melody revue, Land Of Fan
tasie,' which headlines at the
New Earle's beginning with the
Sunday matinee. A solid half
hour of fun, melody and feature
stunts, backgrounded against
novel scenic settings, Is prom
fsed. Other acts include: Court
ing Days" q musical comedy
battle in three rounds" the Three
White Kuhns in their own songs;
Burke and Betty. IN comedy nu-
sicians; the Roma Brothers. IN
q study In bronze, and John MUIR
ply.
In addition to the vaudeville
bin washington VIII have its first
opportunity to see Bebe Daniels
IN Miss Bluebeard" on the
screen.
STRAND-Someth in the
shape of a mid-winter bonus is
donated pIaygoers this new week
by the Strand management when
Baby Peggy, the young screen
star appears in person at the
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