The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-01-18
ATTRACTIONS IN WASHING TON.
Klaw and Erlarger's Production Of The
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast" b

The stupendous and gorgeous ballet
spectacle and musical extravaganza
The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast I"
imported to this country in its entirety
from the Drury Lane Theatre, London,
by Klaw and Erlanger and enlisting the
services of over four hundred persons iI
its Interpretation will be presented at
the New National Theatre, Washington,
D. c., during the weeks of January 18th
and 26th. Matinees will be given on
Wednesday and Saturday of each week.
This will be Washington's first taste
Of one of these big English spectacles
which have given to the Drury Lane
Theatre dondon) a reputation as the
greatest play producing house in the
world. THE Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast was imported to this country by
Klaw and Erlanger little over one
year ago and was first shown in New
York city at the Broadway Theatre,
where it enjoyed a run of seven months,
testing the capacity of that capacious
playhouse at all performances. This
season it duplicated it's New York sue
cess for ten successive weeks at the
Illinois Theatre, Chicago, and is at pres
ent concluding an engagement of similar
length in Philadelphia. After the two
weeks stay in Washington, the spectacle
will be transferred to the stage of the
Colonial Theatre, Boston, for the re-
mainder of the theatrical season, after
which it will be returned to London, as
it is too large and expensive to success
fully tour this country. The massiveness
of this attraction is best shown from the
fact that ten sivty-foot baggage cars, six
Pullman sleeperS and six day coaches are
required to bring the company and scenic
effects from Philadelphia to Washington.
The company numbers over four hundred
persons; three hundred actually appear
in the Interpretation of the extravaganza,
while a force of 100 stage machinists are
required to handle the stage effects
Klaw and Erlander have given to the
theatre going public many important pro
auctions, but in the present instance they
have cclipsed all previous efforts, SPAR
ing no expense. They have kept intact
the original company which made the eX-
travaganza popular in New York. The
principals in the interpreting cast are
Harry Bulger, Jose Cawthorne, VIM,
Macart, John Hyams, Leila Mcintyre,
Viola Gillette, Phoebe Coyne Gertrude
Mackenzie, Queenie Vassar, Almira For
rest, Annabell Whitford, Katharine
Colvin and the Grigolatis trope or
aerialists, who created a sensation all
over Europe two years ago Theatre
goers will discover that "The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" although her
aided as a Christmas pantomine, owing
to its being rought out at the Drury
Lane Theatre, London, as such an enter
tainment, is not a pantomine at all, but
colossal musical extravaganza supplied
with fairies and witches, with a CO.
herent plot, gorgeously cOstumed, elab-
crate as to scenic environments, and acted
by well chosen company, statement
which the above mentioned cast bears
out.
The English version of 'The Sleeping
Beauty and the Beast" was arranged by
]. Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins.
The piece has been Americanized by John
j. McNally and Cheever Good
win, and supplied with host
of American song hts by Frederick
Solomon and others. The success
of "The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
in this country is responsible for the
building of the New Amsterdam Theatre
in New York city by Klaw and
Changer. They decided that as the
theatre going public reveled in and pat