The Washington herald., 1907-12-22
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

For New Years week Manager Weston,
OF the Majestic. announces "A Child Shall
Lead Them" The play abounds in thrill
ing climaxes and the scenery is said 20
be truly realistic.
''The Hired Girls Millions" which
comes to the New Academy New Years
week, is described as a musical comedy
drama. 1t was written expressly for the
Russell Brothers. A new production is
promised, some catchy song and dance
numbers. together with the happiest
! blending of drama and musical comedy
which has ever been offered on the popu-
lar priced circuit.
The attractions coming to the Belasco
Theater after the holidays are unusually
interesting. For the week Of December
80. ]. X. Hackett's production OF The
House Of a Thousand Candles" with Mr..
z. NJ. Holland in the leading role. will be
produced. Other noted engagements 10
follow will be Julia Marlowe in Gloria"
the San Carlo Grand Opera Company;
Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin in
The Great Divide" Mrs. Fiske in rep
ertoire; Bertha Kalich In Martha OF the
Lowlands." and Frances Starr in The
Rose Of the Rancho"
Chase's New Year week will comprise
Carrie De Mar. the merrily laughing
Coincidence. late Of The Land of Nod"
Foxy Grandpa" &c, in her smart and
laughable American Girls" novelty with
many songs and dances interpoIated.
George Abel and company in Three or
a Kind" the beautiful horsewoman, Kit
tie Traney, IN her French haute ecole
equeStrienne exhibition; Collins and
Brown. the 'Gartenhaus" song parOdists:
the Labakans. the Astrellas, Keeley
brothers. and the motion pictures Of "Thc
Kitchen Maids Dream" Advance sale
of reserved seats opens tomorrow.
Montgomery and Stone, in "The Red
MILL" the musical play by Henry n.
Blossom and Victor Herbert, which. un-
der the management Of Charles DillIne-
ham, ran an entire year N New York
City last season, and wLsch has since
completed engagements Of three months
each In Chicago and Boston, will be the
Offering at the National Theater during
the week Of January e. This Is the orig
inal company, without change OF any
sort The organization will be brought
70 Washington in its entirety, and every
detail Of the Broadway presentation. il
is promised, viii be reproduced here.
Dear old Mrs. Wigs and her interest
ing family. with her friends OF the Cab
bage Patch. comes to the Columbia The
ater next week. The familiar characters
will be there under the protection and
care of the plain but kindly Mrs. Wiggs,
from her geographic offspring. Asia,
Australia, and Europen0. TO Lovey Mary. !
Mis- Hazy, Mr.. Stubbins, Mrs. Elchorn. |
Mrs. Schultz, Chris Hazy. Billy Wigs, and
all the rest. II is not necessary 10 dwell /
upon the happenings in Mrs Wigs
Patch, beyond saying that the marriage
OF the timid Mis- Hazy to the veteran
MI Stubbins, furnishes the gist OF
comedy, and that the story Of .Lovey
Mary and Little Tommy" involving Mr. /
Stubbins' fall from grace and Mr. Wiggs'
final restoration, give the touch OF the /
pathetic that serves TO show the true
worth Of Mrs. Wigs character.
f. NJ. Holland viii make his first aD- 4
pearance as a star here at the Belasco /
Theater next week in Mr.. Hackett's pro- 4
duction OF The House Of a Thousand I
Candles" II is 10 the credit Of George /
Middleton, who is responsible for the /
dramatization Of this novel. that he is I
said 10 have held most faithfully to the
text OF AIr. Nicholson's story. and 10 1
have formed dramatic structure which /
Is not only recognizable to those who /
have read the book. but Is quite as in /
teresting 20 those who do not know il in /
book form. AR Hackett has given The \
House Of a Thousand Candles" an ex- \
cellent production. and has gathered /
about Mr.. Holland a company. the prin- /
cipals of which are: Mabel Roebuck, Mary
Elizabeth Forbes. Edna Conroy. Stephen /
Grattan. Lewis Fielder. William Hazel
tine, Darrell Standing. Frank Z. Aiken.
Fred \. Sullivan and II. Newkirk CIug-
ston.
The special New Years week attraction |
at the New National VIII be Sam Bernard. Il
presented by Charles Frohman. in the \
musical farce that ran six months at \
Wallack's Theater, New York. last sea- II
son. THE Rich Mr.. Hoggenheimer."
Those who remember Bernard's funny Il
portrayal Of HOggenheimer in THE Girl Il
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