The Washington herald., 1907-03-22
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

| Announcement is made by the man
agenent of the New National Theater
that Miss Ellen Terry. during her en-
/ tgagcment there next week, will appear
five times IN the Shaw comedy. Captain
! Brassbound's Conversion instead of four
times. originally announced. The play
will be given Monday, Tuesday. Thursday,
and Friday nights. and at the Saturday
matinee. The other two plays 10 be given
here, Nance Oldneld' and THE Good
Hope" will be offered Wednesday and
Saturday nights only This is a slight
change from earlier announcements IN
The Herald.
In the front rank of dramatic fiction
is Victor Hugos famous series of novels,
known as Les Miserables," a work
W Which has at once been the delight and
despair of playwrights due to the mine
Of material at hand Wilton Lackaye
for years has worked TO prepare "a play
from the book, and this season Will be
seen in the result of his labOrs, which he
calls The Law and the Man." under the
direction of William A. Brady. The play
is ia prologue and four acts, and calls
for the services of forty persons IN the
cast. The scenery and costumes are his
toriCaliy correct. having been made from
plates. pictures. and drawings IN the pos
session of the French government THE
Law and the Man" is coming to the Co
lumbia Theater on Monday evening next
for an engagement of one week, with the
usual matinees.
Chase's bill nex1 week will offer Hou-
dini for the last time in Washington;
George B. Snyder and Harry Buckley, in
''The Street Musician" the Ohms Carl
and Mary. Helena Frederick, James II,
Cullen, Bowers, Walters, and Croker,
Harry Evans, and the motion pictures Of
Alpine travel Houdini will be here one
week only. appearing at each OF the
twelve performances, and at each at
tempting different sensational challenge
escape. Next Monday afternoon and
night Houdini viii devote to demonstra-
tions refuung alleged charges Of collusiOn
and secret paneling on the part Of former
challengers made by a well-hnoWn anna
teur entertainer at one of the city thea
ters last fall Some OF the challenges are
the lunatics crib escape attempt; the
nailing-tO-a-door sensation; the ladder of
death suspension escape; the witches pill
lory confinement: the invincible paper bag
release; the iron crate incarceration; the
mammoth football solid sphere; the
greater packing case tests; the padlocked
mail pouch escape: the needle feats.
One of the many features TO be presented
by John W. Vogels Big City Minstrels.
which will appear at the Majestic next
week. is an up-to-date dancing number,
entitled 'The Great Event" The idea
was. conceived by Manager Vogel and ar
ranged by Barney Fagln. The scene is
laid at the Sheepshead Bay race course.
and the thoroughbreds are at the post
awaiting the signal for the start They
get the word They're Off" Hoofbeats are
heard I'm the distance, and Immediately
after the finish the jockeys appear neatly
attired in the regulation colors represent
ing the owners and stake winners. VIII
liam Rowe. the solo clog dancer. has been
engaged to rehearse and produce the act
I'm the absence Of Mr.. Fagin. whose for
eign engagements prevent HIS doing so.
Pat White and his Gaiety Girls will be
the offering at the New Lyceum Theater
next week. The company is headed by
Pat White, who win appear in the leading
comedy role of the two burlesques. which
are styled "Caseys Vacation" and skid
Do-De-O." Among the vaudeville acts are
Rene Washhurn and Belle Austin. the
Zeraldas, European equilibrists Lewis
and Green, singing and talking comedians,
and the Musical Bells. One of the fea-
lures of the organization is the large
chorus of show girls. who will render some
OF the latest musical selections.