The Washington times., 1927-01-22

NATlUNAlT-On Approval, the
latest play by Frederic Lonsdale,
opens Monday night at the Ma
tional. following a New York run.
Mr.. Lonsdale is committed to one
play a year from now on and
Charles Dillingham; will continue
as his producer. "The Last of
Mrs. Cheyney," with Ina CaIre.
was a most distinguished success.
Wallace Eddinger, Violet Kemble
Cooper, Vera Nielsen and Hugh
Wakefield have the principal parts.
in fact the only parts, for there
are only four characters in the
piece. The plot OF the play il
built about trial marriage idea
which comes to the mind OF the
rich Mrs. Wislack. of Mayfair, and
which bears troublous fruits in the
Wislack house in Scotland. James
Reynolds did the two settings.
BELASCO-Marc Connolly. who
co-authored some of the most mod.
ern comedies, presents new play
from his pen and that Of Herman
Mankiewicz at the Belasco Monday
night. THE Wild Man Of Borneo''
is its name and it concerns the
furtunes Of a fabricating old ac.
tor who. despite his reverses,
maintains a fictitious show OF
prosperity and position. II Il
when he is reduced to the state
Of impersonatinE the wild man
of Borneo in a dime museum that
the piece takes on an undercuf-
rent Of pathos that IL tragi-cofnic.
Philip Goodman is the producer
and he has assembled q cast of
20 players. among whom are
Frank Mccormack, of Gorilla"
note, Elizabeth Patterson, Har-
old Elliott, Wanda Howard and
others.
POLI'S-"The Student Prince"
returns to Polls for another visit,
bringing with it company com.
posed Of Use Marvenga twho 10
the original Kathie), De Wolf
Hopper and Hatred Young. Miss
Marvenga plays the daughter Of
the innkeeper with whom the
throne pretender falls in love.
Hopper, Of course, is in the role
Of LutZ, the comic personal at.
tendant. Other members include
Herbert Watrous, late Of the Met.
ropolitan opera; Lillian CHASER,
Jayne Herbert, Kay Hawley,
Clarence Harvey and Charles
Mac. the latter a foil for Hopper.
The noted male student chorus
Is, Of course, much in the picture.
KEITH'S - Helen MacKeIlar,
last noted here IN vaudeville and
in "A Good Bad Woman" tops the
new Keith lineup in condensed
version Of the play, THE Mud
Turtle" She has a supporting
company. Margaret Romaine, So
prano, will be featured. other in.
illusions in the bill are Allen and
Bert Yorke in comedy slit, 'The
Efficiency Men; Kramer and
Boyle in white and blackface;
Frances Hart, a newcomer to vau.
deville, with several assistants, in
q. dance novelty: Weldanos' gym
nastic offering. Elmer Ell Cieve,
xylophonist; Mr.. rink and Mr..
Smith, billed as "two sons Of hu-
morous parents; Sawyer and
Eddy in an aerial novelty.
EARLE-The Midget Follies, a
revue in II scenes with a dozen at.
tractive little folks, tops the new
Earle bill, beginning Sunday. The
piece is typically a revue, with
comedy, music, singing and dane.
ing. Pietro, the noted piano .accor.
dionist is featured ior the week.
Other acts bring Norman and Nor.
man in physical exhibitions, Sea.
trfce Leon and Sibyl Dawn in
Kids Is Kids; Jimmy Gildea and
Company in 1.-THE Great Lover"
The feature film has Anita Stew.
art in Whispering Wiges,' from
the stage mystery play. An excel.
lent cast supports the star as can
be seen by mention of the names
OF Edmund Burns, Charles CARY,
Frank Campeau, Mack swain and
others. Shorter films and house
features will round out.
STRAND-Beginning today the
Strand adopts the rapidly growing
practice Of starting its new hiIIs
on Saturday. broadway Brew.
tias'' y the Name Of the new revue