The Washington herald., 1906-12-20
NEXT WEEKS PLAY BILLS.


The coming week attraction at the Be
lascO viii be the Opera Comique Com
pany presenting the merry romantic
comic opera. THE Rose of the AIhambra,"
a producuon which net with great sue
cess IN various cities last season. The
libretto and lyrics are the work Of Charles
Emerson Cook, one OF the authors Of
Red Feather" Mr. Cook has told a
pretty tale Of love and court intrigue,
and for his comedy situations has in
troduced the eccentric monarch Philip V
OF Spain. whose peculiar temperament
furnished much amusement 10 his sub
jects. The action occurs in Spain, Civ
ing abundant opportunity for brilliant
stage pictures. The cast includes Agnes
Cain Brown. Lillian Hudson, Greta Ris-
ley, Isabelle Winloche. Louis Casava1t,
Henry Norman. owen Westford Eddie
Heron, and Ley Vernon at the head OF a
company of 100 singers and comedians.
The seats for the engagement Will be
placed upon sale this morning. The man
agement announces that the matinees Of
Christmas and Saturday will be played
AT popular prices.
KIaw & Changers production of Gen.
Lew Wallace's The Prince Of India" is
the Christmas attraction at the National
Theater. and is one Of the acknowledged
successes Of the season as d great spec
tacular stage undertaking With its
wealth Of scenery, costumes, and me-
charical equipment one OF the best casts
that has been seen in A production Of this
effective manner by J. /. G. Clark, who
is said to have effectively preserved The
living qualities Of Gen. Wallace's beau
tiful romance, and any number Of thrill
ling incidentals. the play should form an
attraction for all theatergoers and many
who seldom visit the playhouse. During
the engagement next week at the Ma
tional there viii be matinees Tuesday
4 Christmas Day). Wednesday. and Satur-
day. The Christmas matinee viii begin
promptly az . O'Clock.
"Brigadier Gerard" the play in which
Kyrle Bellew viii appear at the Columbia
Theater next week. is not a dramatiza-
ton Of Conan Doyle's charming sketches
Of adventure in which the soldier Of Gas
cony is the delightful hero. but is a dra-
matizstion by Mr. Doyle OF "Brigadier
Gerard in a new series OF adventures
created by his fertile Imagination for the
purposes OF this play. II is declared that
the role WAS created especially for Mr.
Bellows Interpretation. Il gives him
many opportunities TO display his peculiar
qualities as an actor and sw0rdsman.
Charles Dillingham; has given the play a
most adequate and even sumptuOus pro-
duCtion scenically. and a supporting
company which includes such well-known
players as Ida Conquest, Elsie Ferguson.
Henry Harmon. Frank Connor. Menefee
tombstone. Guy Nichols. and some thirty
others. The engagement viii be for one
week. with Christmas Day and Saturday
matinees.
The Princeton University Glee, Banjo,
and Mandolin clubs, on their way TO
Florida. viii give a concert at the New
Willard on next Saturday night The
programme of the clubs this year IS varied
and attractive. The idea Of the manage
ment has been to combine the best of
the lighter music of the day with the
most popular of the Princeton songs. \
number Of darky melodies have been
practiced by the Glee Club. and these
Will be rendered IN solo form, with the
whole club humming the air as an ac-
compartment. thus producing a very
/ pleasing effect A feature of all the CON
certs will be the singing by the Glee Club
of Princeton's new football song, 'The
/ Cannon March" which made a great hit
at the COrnell-PrinCeton football game in
/ New York and at the Yale-P Princeton
/ football game at Princeton. and which
has been pronounced the best football
| song ever written. Another selection
| which has proved very popular is the
1857 melody, entitled. a Trip TO Coney
/ Island" 1t is composed Of popular songs.
each one of which brings to mind some
part of such a trip, and parts of it are
very humorous.
Chase's Christmas cheer will this year
| take the form of a mammoth polite vaude-
vile bill. introducing Volta. the electric
wizard. who mas just reached this country.
In Europe he is said to have puzzled sa-
wants and scientists. and drew large at
| tendance to the theaters. Volta seems 10
be immune against the fatal electric cur
rent. VIII Cressy and Blanche Dayne
Will be seen in Mr.. Cressy's latest ruralis-
tic comedy, 'Grasping an Opportunity"
Dave Lewis, former comedian of 1.-The
ROYAL Chef" will be another special Of
| fering. Foster and Foster in musical
! travesty; Cook and Madison in their
merry speciality, Two American Million
aires" Mile Victorias dogs; hurry X.
/ Hill in his jolly mcROl0gue. and the mo-
| ton pictures. 'Midwinter Nights Dream, -
will complete the lengthy assemblage
The Merry MaideDs Company will be
the offering at the New Lyceum Theater
Christmas week The scenery and cos
tunes are entirely new, and the twenty
chorus girls are said to be pretty and
sweet voiced. The curtain raiser is
termed THE Heir to the Hoopla" and the
closing burlesque "A Necktie Party" ar
ranged and staged by the popular come
dian, Sam Rice, who plays the principal
role in both burlesques. The first part
viii be followed by an oliO Of clever Spe-
cialties, among them the marvellous Fer
rell Bros. Johnson & Jerge. who write