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COMING ATTRACTIONS,
COLUMBIA THEATER.-Keen interest In
the new production, Her Majesty" to be
presented for the first time at the Columbia
Monday night, is by no means purely local
1t extends to New York, where the piece
VIII be given in a fortnight. as well as
throughout the country wherever Elizabeth
Knight Tompkins' charming story has been
read. 1t Is the latest example of the ro-
mantle play based upon popular novel The
dramatist is Joseph !. c. Clarke. a grace
fu! writer, whose Bonnie Prince Charlie."
Heartsease" and THE First Violin" have
found much appreciation.
Her Majesty introduces in the title role
an actress. Grace George, who is hopefully
| regarded as welcome addition to the none
TOO numerous ranks of the younger women
stars Ii is believed that as the girl queen
OF mythical kingdom she has Deen fi.ted
with a role in exact harmony with her
charms of personality and method. There
Is an environment of love, passion and IN
trigue hedging about this young ruler
fresh from convent seclusion, that is Iici
in exciting incident and aglow with roman
tlcism. She passes through stirring adven-
ture, and finds lover among .he people
whom she rescues from prison. and who i'm
turn defends her when her palace swarms
with mob of social maicontents. There
are other strong marked characters like a
| pIottlug prime minister, daredevil of
| officer, two suitors for the queens hand,
blase old diplomat and mad prince, and
! counterplot Of romance involving Il young
| soldier and girl of the people.
For the Interpretation of this stirring play
| there has been selected a company of rare
| strength. including Frank Worthins, Fra
| ser Coulter, Ernest Hastings, George os
| bourne, Morton Selten, Frank Hatcn, Fer
| nanda Elisca, Augusta De Forrest, and a
score of others. There are also splcndocs
| of costume and scenic establishment and
an array of extra people from the Sargent
| School of Acting. Every effort will De made
| to secure the symmetry Of this production,
as the entire staff of artists, costunlers. me-
! chanics and electricians has been brought
| on from New York to accomplish perfection
! of detail.
NEW NATIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
De Angels has many admirers and friends
| in this city. who will give him royal well
| come in his new piece. "A Royal Rogue"
at the National Theater Monday evening.
| There are many people who think him the
! cleverest Of all the comic opera comedians
| 1t is quite certain that he has no equal in
! the way of versatility. His new piece, "A
| Royal Rogue" which was so enthusiastic
caly received at it's first production in Bal
| timore this week, is said to be quite de-
| parture in the way Of musical productions
| 1t differs considerably from the old-fash-
| ioned comic opera. 1t is called an 'operatic
| comedy" but even this, it is said, does not
properly describe 1t.
The story of the comedy is laid in Paris
| during the establishment of the first Ma
poleonic empire. Stephanie, the daughter
of Baptiste Baliou. a bouier0rd cafe pro-
| prietor, falls In love with Georges Grodet,
the of a very wealthy widow. This
widow is not only rich, but has social as
plrations In order to continue her fiirta-
| ton with Georges, Stephanie, in a spirit OF
| fun. tells him she is the daughter of the
| Due de Chartres, and that her father is
| hiding in Paris. posing as a restaurant keep
| er, under the name of Ballou. This joke is
noised about Paris, and the secret society
sOclattStlc students which jC
member, holds meeting at the cafe and
| Ballou is chosen to kill the real Due de
Chartres, who is an oppressor of the poor
| classes. In the end 1t Is discovered that
| Ballou has been the victim of a practical
| joke.
Charles Klein. the author of "El Capt.
| tan and "The Charlatan,' wrote "A Royal
Rogue" for Mr.. De Angels, and w T.
Francis has written the music. Mr.. De An
| CELLS has secured an elaborate and expen-
! sive stage setting. Frank Dodge, the New
vised and painted the scenery, and Mrs
| Caroline Seidle has designed the costumes
The company includes that much talked
| about little comedienne, Jessie Mackaye
Others in the cast are Henry Norman
| Charles DUNCAN, John Dudley, Leonard Sa-
voy, F. Newfoundland. Harold Wizard, Geo.
| ROLAND. F. Knight Logan, Adne Bouvfer
CHAsE's NEW GRAND-surpassing in
expense and variety tthe popular polite
TINS week is the star aggregation which
/ has been brought together for the coming
week. Loekhart's trio of pachyderm
! seem all but human, will remain another
| week, and. as before. will constitute the
| principal attraction. The act they will per
| form Is altogether new, and one feature of
1t in which the elephants pretend to be
| dining in restaurant promises to be very
amusing and surprising as we'll Among
other things they will play see-saw and
:I~S. MI
SOW Midgets. the tiniest and cleverest of
vaudeville dwarfs, actors, athletes pugi-
| lists ana mimics, will be noteworthy fea-
| ture of the bill, as it Is remembered that
last season at Chase's they proved phe-
nomenaliy interesting, particularly to the
ladies' and children at the daily matinees.
Ihat httle mite, Charlie Rossow, as chip
per as an English sparrow, will be seen i'm
more of his limitations of renowned per
| formers, including his famous caricature
| OF dainty Anna Held. Elizabeth Murray,
one or the most captivating and charming
or feminine monologists and singers will
positively appear for the first time here, and
| her advent will be of unusual interest. as
she Is widely known and has several times
been announced, but New York contracts
kept her away. The Smedley Sketch Club.
which embraces little Ellis and Edwin
they are the best Of the juvenile vaudeville
actors. will give its brief little drama.
The Little Mother" 1t is another of those
eHective and realistic sketches that are SO
popular at Chases. The best of music and
the snappiest of comedy will, as always in
the past, be the contribution from that
Famous organization. the Clipper Quartet.
which proudly boasts title handed down
Tor many years. 1t Is probably the best
known vaudeville quartet in the world.
Uncle Ephs Dream" is the name of its
his family Of comic inanimates, is the sew
enth speciality that will command praise
John Johns, the black-face wit, will reel
OH his string of stories and tests as the
concluding feature OF the bill. There has
been brisk advance sale Of seats.
HASHIMS ACADEMY OF MUSIC.-Be-
ginning with matinee next Monday after
neon, Manager Alexander Hashim inaueu-