The Washington herald., 1906-10-11
NEXT WEEK AT
THE THEATERS

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THE THEATERS
/ The sale of seats for the first American
! production Of GiacomO Puccinis new Jap
anese opera, Madam Butterfly which
/ is 10 occur at the Columbia Theater
Monday evening, VIII be opened at the
( box Office this morning. The character Of
the production. the success Of the opera
( in Europe, and the elaborate arrange
ments made by Mr.. Savage for the Ameri-
can premiere in Washington promise 20
make the opening a notable musical and
social event Mr. Savage has engaged
three complete sets Of principals for the
leading roles and three conductors for al
ternate direction of the orchestra Of sixty
artists. The conductors win be Walter
I R0thweH, Of London. already well known
( in this country through his successful oi-
rection of the "Parsifal' orchestra for
/ Mr.. Savage; Herr Alfred Feith, Of the
Royal Berlin Opera, and Herr Corneiis
/ Dopper. Of Amsterdam. The six prima
| donnas. who viii alternate In the two
/ leading roles Of Cho-Cho-San and Suzuki
during the eight Washington perform
/ ances. are Frau Eliza SZamosy, Of the
Royal Hungarian Opera Of Budapest;
Nile. Louise Jansen. Of Denmark, a pu-
pil Of Materna; Mrs. Adelaide Norwood
Brandt native Of Baltimore, who has
been in Berlin two years preparing for
her debut at Bcyreuth; Miss Rena Wv
ienne. Of Duluth, a pupil OF Victor Maurel;
Miss Harriet Behnee. of New York City.
who has been singing in the German
court theaters. ana Miss Estelle Bloom
field. another New York girl. who has
been singing in Dresden. PietTO MarinO.
the Italian violin virtugsO. VIII be the
concert master. and Sgu0r Tito RicOrdi,
OF Milan. who stages all Of the Pucclni
operas in Europe. has arrived iu New
York 20 attend the Washington opening
The eight Washington performances Of
the opera viii include matinees on Thurs
day and Saturday. The cast for the open
ing night viii be: Madam Butterfly. Frau
Ella Szamosy; Suzuki, Miss Harriet Beh-
nee: Kate Pinkerton. the American wife.
Miss Rena Eivienne; Lieut.. PinkertOn, l..
5. y. Mr. Joseph +. Sheehan; Consul
ShaTpless. Thomas y. Richards; GOrO.
Stephen Jungman; Prince Yamadori. Wal
lace BrOwulOW; The B0nZe, Robert Kent
Parker; Yakuside Richard Jones; impe-
rial commissioner. Francis J. Tyler; Off
ciaI registrar. p. y. VeIyrof: the mother
Margaret Cowan; the aunt Elsa Van der
Trouble ChO-ChO-Sans child. la Petite
Miriam; conductor, Mr.. Walter RothweH
Mr. Francis Wilson, prominent before
the American play-goer for more than
twenty years, viii De seen in Washing
ton next week at the New National
Theater, in The Mountain Climber"
comedy by the authors Of Are You
NIason?" In the new comedy Mr.. VII
son has a role that will afford him every
opportunity for his welI-known humor-
Gus style. The piece ran In New York
the whole of last season at the Criterion
Theater. where il enjoyed a series of
crowded houses. The idea Of a L0nd0ner
making brief visits 70 Paris on jaunis,
all the while leading his wife to believe
that he is climbing the Alps In Switzer-
land, may serve TO throw some light
upon the comedy feature Of The Noun
tain Climber" Mr.. Wilson's supporting
company includes Miss May Robson.
noted through her work with the Empire
Theater Stock Company. New York;
Helen Mortimer, Edna Bruna Frank
Goldsmith, Joseph Allen, and Joseph BTen-
nen. Mr.. Charles Frohman has given
The Mountain Climber" a magnificent
setting. the scenes showing English vii
lagos and the Swiss Alps. There will be
but one matinee on Saturday. the 10th.
Following the engagement of Francis
Wilson at the New National will be seen
little Elsie Janis in THE Vanderbilt
Cup a feature Of the production will
be the appearance, during each perform
ance. of Barney Oldfeld and Eddie Bald
in their exciting automobile race effect.
The Belasco Theater viii open its regu-
lar dramatic season with a return en-
gagement Of Louis Mann and Clara Lip
man In Julie Bonbon," on Monday even
ing. Clara Lipman. who has been be-
fore the public for years as a come
dienne and who first attracted attention
as the Laughing Girl and has since
been identified with some of the biggest
musical and dramatic successes, is now
q full-hedged authOress. Julie BOnbon''
was her maiden offcrt at playwriting Dur
ing the summer months. Miss Lipman
has enjoyed her vacation writing an
other comedy. which has been accepted
by the Messrs. Schubert, and it will be
produced this season.
They viii be supported at the Belasco
Theatcr by the same cast seen during
this Comedy's six months run in New
York last season and in this city last
spring. The company includes Ida Lewis |
Franklin Woodruff, George Pauncefoot. !
Muriel Macarthur Ada May Talbot. Cor
nelia Lynds. Maggie Weston, Madeline
Dallas. LeOna Stevens, Beatrice Bertrand. |
Jane Foarnley. Martin 3 Brown. Albert |
Latscha, Thomas F. Clifton, and W. |
Thornton Simpson.
Chase'S management promises for next /
week ''one of the jolliest polite vaudeville |
programmes ever put together" headed |
by the Clayton White and Marie Stuart |
Company in the one-act album of New
York snapshots, called THE Lady and /
tae Cabby." This organization has high /
rank III vaudeville. John Hyams and |
Leila Mcintyre viii iii another void with |
their Two Hundred Wives sketch, in |
which Miss Mcintyre reveals all the |
graces that made her so much esteemed /