The Washington herald., 1906-10-18
NEXT WEEK PLAY BILLS.

''The Vanderbilt Cup which comes to
the New National next week. is built
around seventeen-year-oId Elsie Janis.
who is n country girl in its plot. brought
20 New York by a rich bachelor uncle who
loves TO spend money. and thinks it will
be particularly interesting TO spend it on
pretty niece from the farm. Elsie, as
Dorothy Willette. takes TO the new life
ike duck 10 water. At one moment she
/ feels so good that she turns three hand
springs across the front Of the stage. Her
uncle takes her 10 the theaters and famil-
iarizeS her with cOntemporaneoUs players,
and the girl initiates some of them on firSt
sight This gives Elsie one OF her gresst-
est opportunities. Eddie Foy is one Of the
victims OF her mimicry Ethel Barry
more's another, as well as sam Bernard
and the late Dan Daily. The climax Of her
hit is reached when the little star dons
a chappie's swagger morning outfit
one Of the most enjoyable theatrical
events Of the season At the Columbia
commencing Monday evening. should be
the visit of ''The virginiau" with Dustin
FarnUm continuing I'm the name part. sup
ported by a well-balanced company In
these days OF problem plays and off-col-
ored society dramas. this charming stage
adaptation of owen Wister's widely read
book is dcubly welcome As presented by
Mr. Fanum and his associates, The Viz
ginian' has proven an excellent enter
tainment.
It is doubtful If any play produced of
late years has been more genuinely sue
cessful- Mr.. Farnum in the title role, has
opportunity for both emotional and com
edy scenes, Of which he takes full advan-
tage. That The Virginian" will be well
staged. and the acting company compe-
tent. is guaranteed by the Kirke La Shellc
Company. under whose management the
play continues.
The latest New York vaudeville sensa-
ton. The plays" in their expose Of
The Fays,'' will be the novelty in
/ Chase's bill next week. ''The plays call
their act "Flamaturgy "a suggestive
play on 'ThaUmaturgy. used by thu
Fays. Advance press extracts show that
the seemingly occult and telepathic phe-
nomena produced by the Fays are dupIi-
Gated by the plays, who then proceed
to show the audience how all the tricks
are done. The plays" are doing real
service to the public by this expose and
furnishing first-rate entertainment at the
Chase's bill next week are Col CASTOR
Bordeverry, the great French maitre de
arms. in sharp shooting; Gillctts musical
dogs and balloons. and Joseph and Bertha
Adelmann, the Kubeliks of the Xylophone
THE Burglars Daughter" which comes
to the Academy on Monday night. is
owen Davis latest work, and his best.
his admirers say. The Vance and Sullivan
company are managing the organiza ton.
and fine cast, carloads of scenery.
plenty OF mechanical effects. and sensa-
tional episodes are promised features of
the production. The story is of a young
girl born to a low life among thieves. who
Is saved by = clergyman who takes
her into his family and eventually makes
her his wife
There are few people in WASHINGTON
who are not reasonably familiar with
+. 0. Ditrichstein's play. Before and
After because after its brilliant run of
one hundred and fifty nights at the Man
haitian Theater in New York last season
it came almost directly to the Belasco
TheateT here. Washington turned out in
great numbers TO laugh with the fun
makers who aided and abetted Mr.. Dit
Tichstein in unfolding the plot OF this. his
latest success. No doubt large audiences
wilI find It worth while To go and laugh
again with and at Mr.. Ditrichstein next
week, when he and his play will once
more be at the Belasco. st. Louis, Pitts
burg. Milwaukee. Toledo, and Buffalo.
five of the cities so far visited this sea