The Washington times., 1928-02-02
All Star Revival
Comedy Drama,
And Tunes

PULLS i ne SluuSHL L iliSS
is to return to Washington Febru-
airy for a stay at Polls Theater.
The company that the Messrs.
Shubert have assembled is the
New York cast complete and is
headed by Llse Marvenga as
''Kathie,''' the niece of the Inn
Keeper at Heidelberg, where,
Prince Karl Franz is spending
his university year and with
whom he fruitlessly falls in love
and. because of reasons of state.
he is unable to marry. Devon
Hopper, playing the role OF
'.Lutz," the personal attendant
of Prince Karl, with all OF the
unctuous comedy that, ripened
with his years of experience has
so endea red him to the theater-
going public; and Sudworth
Fraser, slight and blonde of per-
son and with a tenor voice That
will register we'll in the difficult
music which Romberg has given
2 the character OF Prince Kari
Franz"
REI of rival
hootlegging gangs, at war over
territorial rights, meet in the
back room OF the Paradise, and
there Is threat, gun play, and
then murder. That's Broadway,
at the Belasco next week.
The police enter. in the person
of a suave. slow spoken detec-
tive from the homicide squad,
with strong suspicious of the
guilty party, but helpless in the
face of carefully prepared alibis.
While this is going on, the enter
tanners in the night club race on
and off for their numbers, max
ing quick changes of costumes,
exchanging friendly and bitter
iibes. bewailing their lot, and
endlessly complaining about the
meanness of their surroundings.
The cabaret chorus girl who is
the sweetheart of the murdered
man is bent on vengeance, and
creeps through the play. a..
sinister figure.
The boasting young 'hoofer,
brash and egotistical, is also in
love with one of the chorus
girls who is desired by a gunman.
He is suspected of the murder
but is eventually vindicated.
NATIONAL George C. Tyler's
all-star cast of Sardou's "Diplo-
macy" which comes to the Ma
tional for week commencing
Monday. starts it's tour with an
extraordinary record. With the
company still in rehearsal in New
York, the entire capacity Of the
Garricka Theater. Philadelphia,
where the opening performance
was to take place, was sold out
the second day of the seat sale.
Two extra matinees were then
announced and these were inn
mediately bought. Washington,
the second city on the route of
DIPLOMACY" made such a
demonstrative response to news
paper announcements that an
extra matinee on Friday, Febru
AIRY 10. was Immediately provided
for. The same demand has de-
veloped in Brooklyn. n. T.. and
in Boston.
KEITHE Joe Frisco, once star
of The Ziegfeld Follies, and an
humorist and dancing
comedian, will top the bill at 3.
F. Keith's next week. He viii,
as always, be seen with his famous
cigar and derby. The comedienne.
Miss Ada Reeve. will be featured
for the week in songs, Grave
and Gay" The famed exponents
of the dance, Rosita and Ramon,
come direct from their European
tour in a. series of artistic ball
room and exotic Spanish iances,
featuring their famous "El Tango
Argentine" They are assisted by
Ernie Holst's Orchestra. under the
direction of al Makon.
Other acts are Arthur Dewey
and Company. with Miss Evelyn !
Faber in THE Diplomat" In
cluded in the cast is Miss Laura
Lovett Washington girl. Arthur
Millard and Minna Marlin in Col.
lege Capers,sn Bob and Margie
Dupont in Quaint Acquaintance"
The Whip King" featuring Burt
eyt. ~.