The Washington herald., 1907-01-13
FEATURES AND FUTURES.


running for over a year at the ST. James
Theater In London. -Four other compa-
nies are playing il through the provinces.
Eula Griffith, a well-known Washington
girl. was seen in the cast Of THE Spring
Chicken during the recent engagement
here She IS the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Al. Grinth. Of 201O H street.
Dwight Elmendorf is to leave for the
Orient following his series Of Lenten lee
lures at the National in February. The
trip will be made fer the purpose Of Sc
curing material for q series Of travel
talks"
One OF the strongest scenes in Ills
House In Order is carried TO a success
ful climax by boy Of seven years. 1t is
the finding Of the fatal batch OF letters
which eventually bring happiness and
conteniment
To be thrown down nine steps ism [
pleasant even IN make-believe, yet Frank
Worthing goes through this experience
during every performance Of Clothes, g"
In which he appears in the support Of
Grace George.
John Drew has a speech in the third
act OF His House in order" in which
he persuades the woman 10 save his sis
ter-in-law's memory and sets before her
the glory OF remuneration. Mr.. Drew s
admirers say he renders this speech so
superbly that Il deserves to rank as the
finest achievement Of his career.
The new detective play. Secrets Of the
Police" which A H Woods will pre-
sent at the Academy for the week OF
January a. Is declared to contain more
genuine thrills than anything yet pro-
duced along the lines OF melodrama. II
details with much realism the adventures
OF an American detective II home and
abroad.
One of the most interesting Of the
Majestic Theater bookings will be seen
at that house next week, when a Mes
saeg from Mars" will be presented. This
:hree-act play, by Richard Ganthcny. was
first produced by the famous English
actor, Charles Hawtry. and 1t had a
phenomenal run OF over 500 nights In Lon
don and over 800 nights IN New York.
very welcome announcement to con-
noisseurs OF real fun In Washington is
that next week. az the Belasco, Lew
Fields and his all-star company viii be
seen IN the musical meiange. About
Town" Alr Fields himself needs no In
PRODUCTION. and he viii bring 20 the Be
lasco a production in it's entirety, which
has run continuously at the Lew Fields
Herald Square Theater. New York, for
the past six months.
One OF the novel features Of Miss Grace
Georges successful play, Clothes is a
dog party. and lovers Of domestic animals
never tire of the act IN which this Oc-
eurs. All the dogs appearing on the
stage are pets with mterminable peli-
grees One OF these, Bosphorus. was
brought from Constantinople BY Miss
Georges brother an officer IN the
navy, who had received him as q gift
from member Of the Suitan's household
Chase's will offer The Futurity Win
ner" next week. This Is the spectacular
racing production with thoroughbred
racers and genuine Jockeys. furnishing
scenes and incidents that reproduce the
life OF the paddock and stable, with
plot and players also contributing In
tensely thrilling action woven around the
racing elements. Another big attraction
Will be BuTkes rollicklng schoolgirls in
the famous act that ran six months at the
TivOh, London. Other superior numbers
VIII be james McDonough. John w
World. and Miudell Kingston, the Ellis
Nowlan Trio: Ethel McDonough, Count de
Butz. and THE Magic Flute" motion pic
lures The sale OF seats opens tomorrow.
Grace George Will be the attraction az
the New National next week IN the sue
cesSful play Clothes" which ran four
months 10 crowded houses IN the Man
haitian Theater. New York The play
the work OF Avery HopwOod and Chan
ming Pollock attracted attention no l,ss
by its originality and smnrtness than by
It's remarkable cast. the superb manner
In which il was staged. and the versa
tility displayed by Miss George IN the
role Of Olivia Sherwood. a yoG-E woman
Of the upper set. whose life Is well-nigh
ruined by her blind devotion TO the arti-
fetal tenets Of the circle In which she
moves. Frank WortaiBg. Robert T.
Haines. A II. Stuart, Charles Stanley
Kenneth Davenport, Selene Johnson, An
gela ogden. Justine Cutting. and Diana
Huueker are members Of Miss Georges
company.
Otis Skinner returns to Washington
next week with The Duel" In which lie
created so strong an impression tere last
season that Manager Luckett. II the
Columbia Theatcr. was des.rous OF an
other engagement When first produced.
In MAY. 1896, many critics declared that
THE Duel" predestined the present reli-
gious crisis involving the separation OF
church and state which is to-day exciting
France. 4 curious fact in regard TO this
play was that Il pleased the free thinkers
and the good Catholics equally well. Zach
left the theator satisfied that the other
had been worsted The bitterness OF the
duel between the two brothers shocked
neither the atheists ncr the sincere fol-
lowers OF the Catholic faith. The most
scrupulous Of churchmen who always
take exception to the exposition upon the
stage OF 2 religious subject, found in It a
play that engrCsscd them. and likewise
pleased them.