The Washington herald., 1907-03-10
FEATURES AND FUTURES.
Chances About and Ahead at Local
Theatrical Matfers.

/ fore the season closes. 1t WILL of course,
be in his revival Of Rip Van Wrinkle
"Forty-fve Minutes from Broadway
| and George N. Cohans other music and
fun connection, George Washington
/ Jr.," will be the only musical offerings
at the National Theater this season.
Miss Marie Booth Russell. in private
/ life Mrs. Robert Mantell, has completed
/ a stage arrangement Of Ibsen's tragedy
/ of Brand" The play viii be included
/ IN Mr. Mantelrs repertoire next season.
/ Wednesday afternoon Fay Templeton
/ and her manager will entertain Miss
Jessie BusIey and all the members Of
IN the Bishops Carriage" company, at
4 the National Theater to witness the per
/ Torrance of ''Forty-hve Minutes from
Broadway"
/ Miss Elsie Janis and her mother and
1 brother will be in Washington to-day
visiting friends reception is being
planned for them by a number of the
members of the younger social set when
they reach their apartments at the VIII
lard Miss Janis has been playing in
Baltimore
Victor Moore, who plays the part Of q
retired prize fighter in 'Forty-five Min
ute5 from Broadway" was formerly with
/ the Roger brothers. and will be remem-
bered by playgoers OF Washington as The
pOSsessOr of an extremely sweet tenor
voice. He has some good songs in the
George Cohan musical show.
With the completion Of a new curtain.
the interior Of the New Lyceum Theater
presents a very inviting appearance. The
old drops" and worn-out wings. which
detracted FROM the effect of the scenic
productions. have been replaced with neu
hanging scenery. Jake Johnson. tho
veteran stage manager. is coming in for
much praise upon his achievement
Chase's bin next week viii include Cal
.agher and Barrett ia The Battle OF
Too-SOou," Julia Sanderson. the petite
prima donna; Estejle Wordette ana com
pany in a Honeymoon in the CatskilIs."
Ben WEIGH, the eccentric comedian; the
musical JOhnstons Lee Tuue Foo. the
Chinese barytone; William Selhini and
JeGEnette GrOviui. and "The TneNperi-
enced Chauffeur" motion pictures.
Cay New York" a rollickng musical
comedy. comes TO the Majestic the week
of starch IS. There are two acts ia the
comedies Of the past few seasons. there
is "a plot which is sustained throughout
OF course the plot is light, but there Is
enough TO carry the musical numbers.
dances. humorous scenes. and Effects
that 20 10 make up a bright breezy en-
tcrtainmeut
Playing the Game. the title OF Joseph
and William W Jenerson's new piece.
might suggest that it was a melodrama
but while there is O real plot. the fouuda-
ton Of the play is harmless Irritation
which develops many peculiar and laugh
able complications. though q coherent
story runs through it. The comedy is the
work of Cleveland AIoffetU and Hartley
Davis. and was staged by VIII H. Post
Il Is said some very handsome scenery
and properties are shown. the work %
Ernest Albert and Edward Seidle. two
artists famed for their work. The comedy
"lI De al the Belasco Theater next week.
At the Columbia Theater next week
Mr. James *. Hackett viii appear as
John Frobisher in Mr. Alfred Sutro's
The Walls Of Jericho" a strong play of
London society life, in which the perIls
or excessive indulgence in bridge whist
among other things. are wildly set
forth. The Walls of Jericho" was Fl
conspicuous success in England, running
two whole seasons in London. Later IN
was "a success in New York The com
pany includes David Glaesford. Arthur
r. Lawrence. J. Cleneay Matthews. Or
lando DAILY. Miss Mary Elizabeth Forbes
Miss Evelyn Wedding Miss, Blanche
EIlice, and Mrs. Felix Morris
The hypocrisy Of n certain set Of
English people, which. by the way. would
NJ almost into any locale. is a subject
handled without gloves in a most direc;
and straightforward manner by Henry
Arthur Jones in The Hypocrites." one ~
the great successes Of the present season.
Charles Frohman produced The Hypo-
critics last August, at the Hudson Thea
ter, New York City. and for seven months
that playhouse played to its capacity.
when prior contracts forced the play 20
leave New York. The original cast will
present this latest work of Henry Arthur
Jones al the National Theater the week
Of April l..
Ellen Terry is accompanied on her pres
cnt American tour by Miss Marshall. who
is Wei known in London as Christopher
St John, a playwright who has been very
successful. She is the translator from the
Dutch OF Hoijermanns great play. TOE
Good Hope" Ii is said of ''The Good
Hope that if there is a possibility of a
play being too strong. it is this one Il
has for its theme a practice that obtains
in Holland OF heavily insuring old vessels
and sending them out 10 sea in the hope
that they may be destroyed by storm
and the insurance upon them collected
l. is said that some of the scenes In the I
play are absolutely terrifying. and Chris
toDher St Johns work in developing the
strength of the play ,s marvellous Miss
ST. John is also assisting Ellen Terry iu
Jbe compilation of her autobiography. /
which has been sold to New York and
London publishers for an advance of So /
G, with royalties to follow