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1 The dawn of Easter week in the playhouses of Washington finds a single new production on the theatrical horizon, but that one comes to .C USsoordbapoucrfsch itntonstorose mleneesta;r" to the theater-going public of Washington during the next six days. I refer, of course, to 's presentation of a new piece by Roi Cooper Megrue entitled, "The Lucky Fellow," which comes to the Behase T'heater Jgesorrow evening for its meteogolitan premiere after a -T few initial pergranances at Nixon's Apollo Theater, Atlantic City. IIIJiyt Ihad last JMonday night a telegram from Mr. Belasco's purveyor of tfrj publicity informing me that the new play had met with enthusiastic re- ception by a pre-holiday audience in Atlantic City which packed the theater-- to its capacity. Further than this, and mention of the personnel of the company, no information was vouchsafed, which is quite in accordance "f\ with Mr. Belasco's belief that the story of a new play should not be y shouted from the to its housetops preliminary stage presentation, the in- _ "" ference being that such a policy has a tendency to dull the keen cdge of curiosity and interest. L"e Fbe1NV4tRAZ* However, we are told that Mr. Megrue's new play is light comedy, CRANOALCS APPDLLOc o f4 threaded with romance, and believed by Mr. Belasco to contain as refresh- WM. l WNRENC - 'PC>U r ing a theme as that presented by "The Boomerang" at the producer's New York theater which bears his name. "The Boomerang" is a dainty, clever little piece, flawlessly acted, and sudden and tragic end in that THE CURRENT WEEK.tz bas won so great an appreciation throughout the current season in the playgoers refusing patronage tocity,!a r Mletropolis that an extra weekly matinee was long ago added to the play so elementary in theme and! Beae--The Eucky Fellow, customary performances in an effort to take care of the overflowing audi.. incoherent in construction- In the Belasco Theater tomorrow ences, which is ample assurance that "The Lucky Fellow" need do no During the recent premiere of night, David Belasco will present his duon h u more measure the in this I than up to the excellent standard of entertainment set by piece city could but r r its predecessor to more than fulfill, our hope for it, and justify Mr. marvel that the author of "The For this new offering Mr. Belasco has Belasco's faith. Easiest and other splendidly assembled a company including Frank fn Way," Craven, Otto Kruger. Hayward Ginn. Of Mir. Alegrue'3 three plays, we h:ave only seen "It Pays to Adver.. constructed and absorbing dramas, Charles Brorkate, nowland Lee, Harry, tic ttehnsordcn opn.Hs'UdrCvr"aml-could have contrived a play whose Leighton, Alian Thoma,, Carroll Mc- f set ato ithe hands of i n d r thPoldu to ckny Compa in thder cura ent i liaF re eufam o ele F o e c D s o A e f t, obotty y Ca rl- poietht Walter h shown Luk elo"i nwcm For the interpretation of Lucky which so R D cut same happy vein struck by 'Mr."TheMcegrue in Fellow,""It Pays to Advertise," Mr. Mr.often his abilityhas, toowever,bring success edy he3in three acts, and is said to have A C plot. mnuch be Pelasco has engaged a cast of player folk whose past achievement leads ou offiuetacfroe e levr Naturally. may ,C ( l OL $ R VA CANDIo s uY~ eGBAm> an tt PCum5tE tus into the expectation of a spirited and intelligent presentation of the inclination to benieve that hie may grue, who ha: given the stage some gtwCT g4,S the exampics or comedy- U new play. Frank Craven, who will be seen in the leading male role, was yet so reconstruct "The Little Shtep foe hNi-sAN doubly responsible for the success of "Too Many Cooks," in that he herd of Kingdom Come" as to con-usua attention tdetail, and with his familiar its rural char- Claude a frav wrote the play and acted in its leading part, while Carroll McComas, who tain a more interesting section of marvelous sense of the beautiful with story though Gillingwater, Ly ef and mutderatardg th damtc th rnainat th acters. icompany In "The Dei Gnfrov rand tar. aoae ece netreai aeiso oce.-Truy sattc7'h..Editho ta-onam h tcheaasmaNIrsn wilascplayte pricipk frstbigsucesstoWas-eteenvetofdohnFoxthr, eruheiec wa prsened o te pb- thes fminneToheeowshhr fomube-Lhoct'nttio"at Golden: Ardell andl of Doro. hrlude t ington's reception of her in "Thle Dollar Princess." which the play was made, than that Lucky Fellow" hilds fair to be an event lice for the first time at the Boston Franklyn company. port Miss in Theater. la an Det er, Frnest Joy t, le til, , With the new Megrue plyMr. Belasco inaugurates an unusually which it now embraces. oe tan importance the otiher a active which program. nure of Saturday I'aulwne Frederick spring season, during he intends makmng numerous important usauar. much goodAiltecheer18x.intowhEasgvethe world is losiha Ti' productions, having hereafter the Lyceum Theater, New York, for their Guess who has establishdd a stock reproduiction oftwo actual personages as well as his own beautiful in that a copn his o i :r tenancy, playhouse city, fact which nTrnobaig ''Theatoa-TeBrhfaNto."Birth of a Nation." D. W'. Grif- Capt (Otize 'htcomb and Joshua Hol Thi fternon to name- ato3rr atsp.p nti tr is due his recent umion with the forces of the Charles Frohman Com- rlth's marvelous spectacle, starts to- brook. ; tt33ad::tihwilltrr'o-clocku10andthosenti9a rhd pany., None other than our one-time, morrow on its second Washington Capt. Otis furnished the comedy and who are interested final opportunity--- week. For ethe past six days the Na- Joshua the more serious elements of of seeing what e'n'ir Sam. Vi',la and Iaayety7-Beriyesge Te Lucky Fefow" will have its tomorrow "Tonfindunder red, dadRoins, whoEwadRoeonetonal has been filled twice this and lifelike combination- presentation evening Theater unique his followers and 'arera nza and his 31a ,ici Touit1tman upon a time the to its utmost and the are both dead now, the the personal supervision of Mr. Belasco who arrives today in this city. dignified stock sea- daily capacity, They although troops are doing across the Te xas bor- the ara at flir t thimoe enthusiasm of the vast crowds has former lived enough to see son of the Columbia Theater in this long der. The b-4, eras written by F'e~, known no bounds. The historic fea- Joshua Whitcomh become a favorite a-'is a and who was seen ..Following the Flag in Jiex -hpnadrcreTrn,,na Every time I meandered within a block of the New National Theater city, here this tures of this presentation have at- type with the public- (film reflection of the preparations for unoe tracted wide attention and educators Aunt Mathilda and Prime are last week I found it in may heart to wish that D. W. was year with Mts. Fiske in "Erstwhile C'y the hunlt for Villa and His brother scenes are all laid it the i, Griffith along l over the world have been convinced also translated from actual life in New to see the .to tribute historical ESs bandits. There can he little doubt ofim an great being paid his drama, "The Birth Ssnof a n.that there is no more effective way to Hampshire. In the Poll production the pictures having been taken on hInter And Frances Nielsen tell the a nation. In will be the mountio nr showmr nd. Nation," by the long line of folk that overflowed into the street for half is going to story of pictorial Howard Lang Cy Prime.,h cn fato o w e n t form shown ouch events Ben Jack; Dee- u a block awaitin their his woan when he stirring Taggart, Happy Eugene of Uncle Sam's familiar fighters in the charactrrs and a large of patintly bokptetyaatnthiopotnttoucaesasbeopporunity to purhase seats.In leading American are, history asSherman'smond. Frank Hardie Mleekin- assemblage Hopkins; hunt as well as actual comb~ats ben il fsme tc nti atryfltpoutowihetr oa otesa h attentefre second weekI of.itsengagement.in this city, cotiue tomaifstitel on May I5. stand of the Confederates at Peters- Perkins; Maude Gilbert, Rickety Ann. dent Cranza-,. mond an-nesadR noteoeshssao