The Washington herald., 1907-12-01
THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS.
The NationnI-Anna Held.

The NatiOnnI-Anna Held
Tomorrow evening. al the National
Theater. Miss Anna Held will begin a
weeks engagement in her new musical
comedy, The Partisan Model" which
enjoyed a seasons run at the Broadway
Theater. New York City. AS charming
and as vivacious as ever surrounded by
typical Anna Held beauty chorus and
an excellent supporting company. includ-
ing Otis Harlan. the favorite little
cOmedienne will bring to this city an en-
tertainment which may be looked for
ward TO as one of the treats Of the sea
son. Never has there been a musical
comedy produced that has given such un-
usual satisfaction as this great enter
tainment devised by +. Ziegfeld, ir The
beauties gathered together for Miss
Helds show and for Mr.. Ziegfelds other
novel entertainment The Follies Of
1907" have from all accounts cornered
the market for feminine beauty Mr..
Ziegfeld has shown. IL IS said remarkable
invention and ingenuity in devising
many of the novelties that are seen in
The Partisan Model such as Miss
Ields song. Won't You Be Ny Teddy
Bear?'' in which Miss Held has the as
slstance Of eight of the little dancing
girls, the latter appearing dressed as II
they were astride Of brown Teddy bears,
and Miss Held beseaches, with most
dulcet tones, an embarrassed stage box
victim to be ner Teddy Bear Then a
tiny Teddy bear shambes on the stage
and affords additional amusement by his
novel appearance as he accompanies Miss
Held back and forth across the stage.
The daring Artists Model" speciality,
the chorus Of bell-footed damsels. and
the stunning skating-rlnk finale all are
features Of Mr.. Ziegfelds invention Mr..
Maurice Levi is the musical director Of
the company.
The company supporting Miss Held in
cludes Otis Harlan. Henri Leoni, Edith
Decker, Mabella Baker, T. Stanton Heck,
Eugene Redding, Phyllis Grey Edith
Daniel. Roma Snyder. and others OF
equal prominence are appearing this year
with Miss Held. There will be but one
matinee-that Of Saturday, December Z.
The lUmbia-"HrewsteT's Millions"
The attraction at the Columbia Theater
this week viii be the new farce. Brew
ster's Millions" II the success Of Brew
ster's Millions" may be measured by
crowded houses, by the genuine enjoy
ment Of scenes at once clever, amusing.
and exciting; and by a competent COM
pany Of players headed by Edward Abeles
in the character of Montgomery Brew
Ster, C'MOuty'D and Miss Mary Ryan.
the leading ingenue, as Margaret Grey,
('Peggy ,, the verdict Of a critical pub
lie must be that its success is pronounced.
The play has met with the same favor in
sHH.W.
made decided hit in the role of the
spendthrift millionaire at the Hicks Thea
ter.
The success Of the farce undoubtedly
rests upon the clever situations invented
by George Barr McCutcheon. The dra-
matte version is by WincheH Smith and
Byron Ongley. Montgomery Brewster. in
heriting a million dollars from his grand
father while giving a house-warmlng
and surprise party by his friends, who
shower their congratulations upon him.
is Informed by "a solicitor that his
mothers brother ElO has just died, has
left him a fortune OF $1O0O.0CO on condi-
ton that he shall spend the first million
within year. the reason for the stipula-
tion being THAI the young mans mother
had been left in want by the grand
father and the uncle does not want her
son 10 enjoy an inheritance derived from
that source. The conditions are that
he shall not give the million dollars
awoy-that would be too easy-yet he is
not to be mean. He must spend il in
some legitimate way: by investing it in
some business or using II for his enjoy
ment and that Of his friends. Above all
he must not disclose his purpose. He ac-
Cepts the conditions and his effort to
make himself penniless in so short a tim,
makes up the fun that follows. His bust
ness associates whom he has selected
from among his best friends think him
crazy. The climax comes in the third
act while on board his yacht. The Fit
ter, in the Mediterranean Sea. when his
friends endeavOr to prevent him by force
from going 10 France TO hold a great fete
in memory OF his ancestor. St Bruster
\ terrible thunderstorm comes up: they
find themselves rudderless and fire OF
cannon and rockets A ship is seen at a
distance OF the starbOard bow Monty
Is about 10 hoist a flag of distress when
the captain warns him that il will mean a
salvage to the amount Of 100000. II is
within a month Of the expiration Of The
year and that is the precise sum which
still remains in Brewster's hands II
goes the flag and he sees in imagination
the last penny Of his fortune gone. while
his friends are too dumfounded for
words. But everything. he finds, has not
been spent Up TO the last minute some
complications or other threaten 10 defeat
him; but his Wit and dexterity extricate
him from every emergency and he fnally
succeeds in his hard task. The company
is one Of particular strength and general
excellence which the following we'll
known names will attest. namely. Emily
Lytton, Rosalind Coghlan. Albert Sack.
EFT. Joseph WoOdbUn. Grace Arnold
George Clare, Mabel Moore. Jack Dew
ereauX. Amy Summers. NestOr Lennon
Willard Howe, CASTOR Bel, and twenty
others.