The Washington herald., 1906-11-15
AT THEATERS NEXT WEEK.

NJ AA1Eh lERO MAI WEGh-
Mr.. William Collier opened in his new
play, Caught in the Rain" at the Savoy
Theater, Atlantic City. Monday night and
scored an emphatic success, the New
York dramatic reviewers having pub
lished the lauditory comments Of both
The play and the star Mr.. Collier will
remain in the East until next Monday
evening. when playgoers of Washington
and vicinity will have an opportunity 10
see the new comedy, which begins an
engagement Of one week at the New Ma
tional Theater Monday night. November
IS. Caught In the Rain" was written
by Grant Stewart and Mr. Collier him
self. 1t tells the story OF bashful young
man. who finally wins the girl of his
choice in spite OF himself. The scenes Of
the comedy are laid In and near Denver.
and afford great opportunities for stage
pictures. Manager Charles Frohman has
invested the production with everything
the scene painters art could lend toward
artistic effect There are in the cast
George Nash. John Saville, Wallace Ed
dinger, Joseph Kaufman. Grant Stewart
(co-authOT, Jane Laurel. Helena Garrick
tsister Of Mr. Collier, and Louise Drew,
the latter a niece OF Mr.. John Drew.
The Belasco Theater attraction for the
week, beginning Monday next. with the
usual Wednesday and Saturday matinees,
is to be the musical comedy. The Social
Whirl which comes almost direct from
the New York Casino. This production
was made by Sam S. and Lee Shubert.
and has achieved a remarkable success.
There has been hardly any changes in the
company since il left New York. Some
OF the prominent members Of the cast,
Whlcn viii be seen at the BelascO. are:
Cnarles J. Ross. Frederic Bond. Mart
Kelsey. Willard Curtiss. Walter Dvett.
Elizabeth Brice, Rose Botti, Maude Ray
mond, Ada Lewis, Irene Hobson. and
caroline Locke. The chorus Of over six
u Is said TO be an unusually handsome
one, specially selected on account OF their
voices, as most all Of the music in The
social Whirl is Of a kind that requires
unusually competent singers. The musi-
cal numbers OF which there are a great
many. have already attained considerable |
popularity.
Mcintyre and Heath will make a re-
turn visit to the Columbia Theater for
night, in The Ham Tree under the
management of KIaw & Erlanger. For
many years these players have been
pleasing theatergOers all over the coun-
Try with their Impersonations Of the old
time Southern negro. and in The Ham
Tree there is an extension Of that act
Mcintyre and Heath are surrounded by a
company which includes Frederick V.
Bowers. Alfred Fisher. David Terrence. /
and the comic juggIer, W. c. Fields. The
feminine contingent is headed by Jeanne
fowler. Carolyn Gordon, and Belle Cold
MISS Gordon has been associated with the
musical ventures Of Daly's Tneater. New
York, notably san Toy" Miss Belle
Gold comes from the FrOhman musical
farces. There is large chorus of stage
beauties. MusiCally Jerome and Schwartz
are credited with giving some OF their
best work 10 the play while George Y. /
Hobart. Of John Henry" fame. has
written an interesting story around the
ventures OF these two minstrels.
Buster Browns" original stage creator. /
little Master Gabriel and his company Of |
comedians, will be the center of attrac- !
ton at Chase's next week, and another
Buster" sketch called. 'Auntie's Visit. "
will be the medium by which the little /
funmaker Will renew his friendly reIa- /
tons with Washington theatergoers. Mas /
ter Gabriel is accompanied by George |
Ali, who was the first 10 pantomime /
animals realistically on the stage and /
whose assumption Of the role Of "Tige, /
the knowing dog Of Buster" was such /
a delightful revelation OF mirthmakiug
art In "Auntie's Visit" Mr.. Ali will
enact Spike" the new Busters" faith /
ful ally. Master Ga0riel's advent IN DO
lite vaudeville will be an event that will
cause rejoicing among the Juvenile Chase
patrons. Supplementary novelties will be
offered by ]. X. Murray and Clara Lane.
the comic opera singers. who will be
heard in "A Knight at Home; Herr
Grais' baOOon pTodigies. including "Diavo-
lena. the ioOp-the-loop monkey; Franco
Piper. Lester and Acker. Sadie Jansell.
Maybelle Meelzer, and the motion pic
lures, and The Automobile Thieves"
A. H Woods. who presents From
Tramp 10 Millionaire" meIodrama by
Owen Davis, at the Academy on next
Monday night, considers the piece his
crOwning achievement. The play deals
with life in New York, and is said to be
a kaleidoscope OF exciting and emotional
incidents. AS is usual with A. H. Woods. /
a production complete as TO the most
minor details has been given the play. /
and n company Of merit secured 10 pOr- /
tray the various roles.
WaShingtOnians viii have a chance TO
welcome an old friend when Nat Wills
appears at the Majestic Theater next
week. Mr.. Wills was raised and educated
here, and continues 10 call this city home.
The piece he viii present this season is /
the musical comedy called "A Lucky
Dog in which Nat continues in his ia
nous role Of Happy Holmes, the hobo.
The Marine Band will be heard at the
New National Theater Sunday evening, !
in the first Of n series Of winter con-
FROM WOMAN