The Washington times., 1927-09-24
GOINGS-ON
AT The Theateri

in association with Il. Lawrence
Weber. win present Bonita" at
Polls Tor 9 week, beginning Sun.
day.
Bonita" Is a musical play Of the
Golden West q story Of army and
ranch life with vivid -olnance OF
love and honor among those
destined to live on the West.
ern prairies, with cavalrymen
from Fort Grant and cowboys Of
the Aravai Ranch. Sigmund Rom.
berg, who wrote the score. is re-
membered for the stirring mails
chorus numbers like "The STU
dent Prince" and My Maryland. /.
Watson Barratt has designed
several massive settings. which
convey q realistic and beautiful
{ background Of the West. The
scenic investiture OF Bonita" SUR
passes any production ever pre-
sented BY the Messrs. Shubert, It
Il said.
The cast Of Bonita includes
Alice Fischer. Berna Deane. Violet
Carlson, L.ora Sonderson, John
Barker, Barry Lupino, John Ruth-
erford, WiIfred Lucas, Joseph Ma
caulay. Charles Lawrence, VIII.
liam Thorne, Jane Egbert and
Carlos Mejia.
BELASCO - interference" an
unique melodrama BY Harold
Deardon ana Roland Pertwee.
the outstanding hit OF the Lon-
don season, win be presented by
Gilbert Miller In an American pro-
ducticn at the Shubert -Belasco, be-
ginning Monday evening. In the
cast, playing the four equally i'm.
pOrtant roles, win be Arthur
Wontners ~. -. Matthews,
kathleen MacDonell and Phoebe
Foster. Mr.. Wontner made q
nanfe for himself In America, az.
ter q long and brilliant career
on the English stage. by his ap-
pearance last year in The Cap
tive" A. p. Matthews last played
with Ina Claire In The Last OF
Mrs. Cheyney. Phoebe Foster
played the leading feminine role
last season in "The Donovan Az
fair" Kathleen MacDonell was
one Of the four players In "On
APPROVAL a year ago. Others in
the cast are Winifred Fraser, Ali
son Bradshaw, Charles Dalton,
former leading man with Ethel
Barrymore. ana Arthur Lewis,
grand old man Of the Anglo
American Theater.
Interference" ID an unusual
play In that 1t appears to have
all the characteristics ana setting
OF polite drawing-room comedy,
but ID involved with q crime and
ensuing mystery which make II
an engfossing melodranla.
NATIONAIr-The opening sea.
son attraction At this National win
be tho new comedy, ''The Spring
board, with Madge Kennedy and
Sidney Blacklner. last seen Ii this
city III '.Love.in-a- Mist. !" This
comedy by Alice Duer Miller Ii be-
ing given It's first performances in
Jamaica, N. r., this week ana ziII
come to the National Theater on
Monday evening, September IS,
for one week. The cast
In 3 very important one and in
addition to Miss Kennedy and Mr..
Blacknler win include Elizabeth
Risdon, Jane Houston, Jennie
Eustace, Mary Marble. Walter
Connolly John Maroney and
others. Charles 4. Wagner, who
has sponsored many productions
for the Blachne Kennedy duo. Ii
again IN charge Of the new plays
.destinies.
GAYETY sliding Billy
Watson, surrounded with an 81.
tirely new show, pretty girls and
an abundance Of new effects ana
scenery viii present "The Flying
Dutchman" at the Gayety for the
new week. sliding Bully needs
no Introduction to Gayety patrons,
Tor he has been q tried and true
entertainer for many years. RiIyl
has gone into vaudeville for some
Of the beauties and talents for
this new production. and fore
most among the entertainers viii
be Alfaretta Synaonds, Countess
Jeanne YonI1e. the 0peFatic:
vocalist: Louise Brudon, sOubrette:
Jack Ryan. q soloist. Tommy
Dew. Rose Stone, George Mon.
fred. Esther Lang. Frank Malla-
han, Gus Legert. Jackson and
Taylor, colored singers and
dancers. and 4 chorus of ~
singing and dancing girih with.
pep and personality.
EAEK.EJ. Robert Pauline.
French psychologist ana Prince
Of Eiinnna lkers. Will headline next
weeks vaudeville bin st the Earle
ii q series of psychic deEnonstra-
tfons Pauline ii the only man
IN the world, Il Is said, who can
control the flow of blood In the
human body. He invites the
closest observations from plnysl-
clans, doctors. scientists as well
as admitted skepfics ana the
fheatersgoing laity. Pauline
promises an act that will prove
amazing. amusing and instructive
and hulgine with laughter
Other iElclusiOns III the vaude-
wrn