The Washington times., 1927-09-03
In This 10th Century Garden of
Eden Strange Things Happen:
Paitry TIPS Convert Psnnilsss Woman Into
Real Baroness at Monte Carlo. A Girl Loses
One Love and Wins Another. A Fabulodsly
Rich Prince Offers His All Without Price.
A Comedy Without the Fig-LeaUes

SENTIMENT and famous American authors superstttiom
pursuit Of his LUCK are making Washington the scene Of the
first American performance Of most unusual and successful
play.
We can build mystery for you about this daring and
already popular play for 1.-THE GARDEN or EDEN" HAS
ENJOYED AN UNPRECEDENTED RUN or MORE THAN
A YEAR IN BERLIN HAS FOLLOWED UP THIS SUCCESS
WITH ENGAGEMENTS IN IS CITIES or GERMANY and
then with English company headed by the lovely Ame
can, TaIluah Bankhead HAS HAD RUN or ANOTHER
YEAR IN LONDON.
This comedy Of TWENTIETH CENTURY GARDEN or
EDEN has been adapted for the American stage by Avery
Hopwood several Of whose most notable have had
their American premieres in WASHINGTON. Here you
ahead Of all Others his Fair and Warmer his 1.-THE Bat
and his THE Gold Digger It is Mr.. HopwOods cabed
request London Washington selected for
the first performance Of THE Garden Of Eden the SHU
RTBELAsCo THEATER ON THE EVENING OF SEP
TENDER L. So that explains playwght's superstition
he does not want to change his luck
We do NOT share the view Of producers that Is
fair tell you Of the secrets Of plays plot before its
opening performance We know that you viii be interested
when you beautiful and pennless Toni Lebrun in
shameful Partisan environment; that your interest should be
still further aroused when you learn that the MODERN Garden
Of Eden located Monte Carlo that you viii gasp and
thrill when pretty Toni walks out at the very moment Of the
wedding ceremony with the she adored because another
who knew her background said: "Iu tell him,
If
When you recall the other Avery Hopwood plays you have
liked and first sponsored nationwide successes you
picture What he does with situation like that?
girl and dowager who could not pay their hotel BILL
romance smashed to bits by THE GIRL WHO DARED
TELL ALL flock Of unpleasant relatives Of the bride
groom all in fear of blacma Partisan reckoning
to it's two exiles return And the wealthy old Prince
Miguel de Santa Rocca whose Golfers had limits What
Prince Miguel did in this emergency is SECRET win
not reveal to you here.
/ The pleasures you will derive from this LIVELY COMEDY
depend great deal upon the players TO insure THE PER
Feet PERFORMANCE Archibald Sewyn the producer, has
assembled THE PERFECT CAST. The attractive Miriam
Hopkins courageous Toni Lebrun Alison Shpworth is the
ironcal dowager the Baroness Rosa Doris Rankin is Aunt
Malde Leyla George is the notorious Madame Grand
Douglas Montgomery is distracted lover and Russ Whyta
the wealthy Prince de Santa Rocca Other roles senddy
acted by Stafford Dickens Ivan Simpson IgnaCo Martne
and T. Wigney Percival ONE OF THESE is THE SNAKE,
without which no Eden would be complete.
Almost any producer would be quick to this
an ALLSTAR CAST.
When you the opening performances Of this comedy at
the SHUBERT BELASCO WASHNGTONIANS AGAIN WILL
BE LAUNCHING ANOTHER AVERY HOLLYWOOD COMEDY
AS NATIONWIDE THEATRICAL SUCCESS