The Washington times., 1927-10-12

Polls. saying Hello. MIR. DAY."
to MIR. Phillips of The Times.
Three former members of the
National Theater Players here i'm
a fOrtnight's space: Minor Watson
and Kathryn Givney, this week;
Edward Arnold next week, with
THE Jazz Singer"
The fecund MaybelIe Jennings
of the Fox Theater. deluging this
desk with semi.daily patches Of
im9edimenta.
No slOuch. either, is Norman
Pyle of the Palace.
COrbin Shield Of the RiaItO
extOlling the exuberancies of
alias. the Deacon" convincing
us we MUST see that show.
In our hurried inventories of
the weeks plays to date, ie.,
"The Wicked Age" and Zone of
the Finest" omission was
made of several good individual
performances, aside from the
enumerations made in the
notices. This department will
take responding bows from
Robert Bentley whose work as
the .lecherous count in "The
Wicked Age". we liked thorough
ly; from Edgar Nelson who, as
"Softy" Malone in "One of the
Finest" supplies one of the most
salubrious moments of the eve
ing and from Victor Killian, as
a dourfaced crook in the same
play.
A kind word would be said
for Harry Stubs, too, except that
his manhandling of the adored
Givney in the last act of the
National play can never come
under the head of acting to US.
Let him come around this office
if he dares!
Dear Mr.. Phillips:
like what you sag, Mr.. Phil
Inns, about the splendid performance
of Tommy Mitchell IN the leading
role of zone of the Finest aud
trhen you feel that this engaging
actor has definitely drTived ~ tohnt
toiH likely proUs as great inelo-
dramatic ten-Strfks as "Brodduuy''
cell. that makes It unanimous
teith me.
1t is a far cry from cub reporter
Of a Youngstown newspaper to
theatrical stdrdom bat Tommy has
made the grade by natural progress
sion. Those of as anhO sdtD him ~
support OF Leaore Ulrich In "Kiki.'
an "The Dark Rosaleen," mot Sd
Long Ago" aud only last gear N
that Intriguing fantasy. "The Wis
dom Tooth" had no doubts OF the
heights 10 1Chich he f10pld 90 bitt
gon should have seen him, Mr.
Phillips, as sdt0 him, in his salad
days.
Tommg has undoubtedly forgotten
but / neTer shall forget the pic
ture he qrds in an amateur stock
performance Of "The DeUlv about
the time he tpds saying tdretceu to
what the WeR-Dressed Dsui
w TIT W6UFs Wuos YVw VOttb = SWtcUt-
Der, perfectly tailored eUeninC .
clothes FdUltless ruiment UGS
about halt the part. The toGrdrobe
, OF the stock company yielded q
cldto hammer but dress trousers
1cere not forthcoming.
Curtain time dret0 on dpdce
"Tbe DeUtp acGs IN deviI of q
fir.
But Inspiration came to the res.
cue. A fes0 doors GtuGy, ToDtmg
kneID, there 4Cas the establishment
of q friend. an pndertGker, aud fol
the use of emergency pGll-bedrers
there 1CGS dIfCayS on hand a stock
of black clothing. A boy hHrriedla
dispatched brought back black
trousers, all right, bat cut, dp-
pGrently for Jess Willard. Holc.
eVer, the curtain tCdS up and onto
the stage the trousers 1oGIEed. qCitl
Tommy inside. Shades of Geor1c
ArliSs; there tods pictured Buj
did IL tease MITCHELL Not to ana
disceFHdble eItent. HIS bushes.
there tUds to act and that he die
and pretty soon you forgot. tn,
t"1uSerS and matched the man
Perhaps that Is tchy ne ,s the &c.
tor he Is today. NILDO.