The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-11-11
FUTURES AND FEATURES.


Lew DOckstader and his minstrel com
pany come to the National the week Of
December 3. The organization this sea
son is new in its entirety
From Tramp to 8nllionaires," the at
traction at the Academy for week Of No
vember t. is a play with plenty OF SEN
sation and emotion in H. IS well as a
comedy vein.
Mr.. Alexander Owen, who Is now con-
Quoting the Bosses O. tn Barn" band,
has been with that organization since
1882 He is the proud possessor Of over
thirty gold medals given him By the
crowned heads Of Europe.
The advance sale Of seats for the series
OF lectures which Dwight ElmendOrf viii
deliver at the New National Theater this
season has been larger by about 900 per
cent than for the lectures Of last year.
Mr.. EimendoTf Will arrive in Washington
this afternoon.
The musical numbers Of 1.-The Social
Whirl," which viii be presented at the
Belasco on November le, include a num-
Der OF novel conceits. The song, Il Can't
Keep Still When the Music Plays" sung
In character by Beezy, the manicure at
tendant, has made a big hit.
Nat n. Wills new musical comedy. a
Lucky Dog" which comes 10 the Males
tic the week Of November 19, is from
the pen Of Mark z. Swan, q playwright
OF the younger generation. who is said
10 have happily met the requirements Of
the tramp comedian In the role Of Happy
! Holmes
A musical clock, which, IN addition to
I indicating the correct time. will play
selections with a fully equipped automatic
| orchestra. is one Of the proud posses
sions Of Miss Mary Mannering Miss
Mannering carries the musical timepIeee
with her on the road. and has il included
] in every stage setting. During one Of the
| acts she permits Of it being heard by the
/ audience.
/ MsIntyre and Heath. in Klaw and
/ changers production OF The Ham
/ Tree have made a success the like Of
/ which has not been seen in many years.
/ They are almost too funny. But people
will go to see them again and again,
reckless Of the risks they run Of dying
with laughter. The Ham Tree" will be
/ az the Columbia Theater the week OF
November IS; that's all.
Master Gabriel. famous as the creator
OF the role Of Buster Brown" in the car
tOon comedy, viii be the leading feature
at Chase's next week The exploits Of
Buster IN his new sketch. entitled Aunt
les VISIT will be enhanced by the ap-
pearance Of Mr.. George Ali, who Origi-
mated the canine part Of ''Tige." and who
this time plays again with the dlminutivt
star, as the new Busters dog, Spike.
The appearance OF beautiful Mary Man.
nering at the National Theater, Noyem.
Der D. will excite great interest. as OF
that occasion this delightful actress vii
be seen IN a new play entitled Glorious
Betsy" described as romantic comedy
by Rida Johnson Young. author Of
Brown Of Harvard Glorious Betsy
is written around the love story Of Je
rome Bonaparte and Elizabeth Patter
son.
Arrangements have been made whereby
Columbia Commaudery No. viii benefit
by the performances given during IN,
, weeks engagement Of The Social Whiri'
at the Belasco Theater. beginning No
vember 10 They will issue tickets rang
ing from SOC TO $50. which can be ex
changed at the box Office Of the theate
for reserved seats. They have ALREADY
disposed OF large number Of these tick
cts. and their treasury bids fair 10 prof
: to a very large extent.
Mr. John R Rogers. still faithful,
signing himself Yours nerrily," as Il
the remote epoch when he promoted III
theatrical fortunes of Minnie Palmer, i
in town. telling everybody who VIII iiste.
how much funnier Mcintyre and Heatl
are this season than they were last Fl
The Ham Tree" John recently com
pleted his seventh tour Of the world
He knows the road so well now that h
can go around with his eyes shut whel
he gets tired of seeing things
AT the New National Theater next weel
William Collier will be seen in q comedy
written by himself and Grant Stewart
the latter a member of his company
called Caught in the Rain" an amusing
Renaissance Of their recent tour Of Aus
tralia, although the scenes Of the coined.
are laid in and near Denver. affordinI
great opportunities for unique stag
pictures Manager Frohman has investe,
the production with everything that tn
scene painters art could lend, and ha
surrounded Mr.. Collier with an excellen
company, including George Nash, Johl
saville. Wallace Eddinger. Miss Louis
Drew. daughter Of John Drew, and Mis-
Helena Collier, sister of the star.
Among the washingtonlars who hav
achieved success in the theatrical prc
! fession perhaps no one is more pleas
antly remembered than Caryl Wilbur
who with hts wife. Gertrude Mansfield
appeared at Chase's last week in Nun
Der 81 Prospect street" The mention {
his real name, Wilbur Sharpe, will r.
call him to the memory OF those VIII
knew him in the days of 1Ss0-S5. NJ
Sharpe. as a member Of the High SchoC
Clee Club. participated in the series {
concerts the proceeds OF which forme
the nucleus of the present library. chem
cal laboratory, and athletic outfit. II
first stage venture was as a member Of
i light opera company, but OF late his wor
has been entirely in vaudeville