The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
THE WEEKS PLAY BILLS.
The Columbia Theater Stock Com
pany In "Fcatherbrain."

pany In "Fcatherbrain.''
The Columbia Theater Company will
tomorrow night enter upon the third
week Of its supplemental spring season
at the Columbia with revival Of "Fea-
therbrain.' comedy by James Alberry.
author Of "The Two Roses" I'm which the
late Sir Henry Irving made his first hit.
The three wel-known stars, Mr.. Wilton
Lackaye, Miss Hilda Spong, and Miss
Charlotte Walker, who head the Colum-
bia organization. will lee as finely cast I'm
'Featherbrain' as they were last week in
Diplomacy and accorded the same we'll
balanced support Washington has never
seen "Featherbrain." and this will also
be its first presentation by any stock com
pany since its original production under
Paimers auspices at the Madison So are
Theater in the spring of 1889. The comedy
has been held in reserve by its royalty
proprletors for a big New York reviva.
and is being offered by Manager Luckett
through special arrangement Under the
title OF "Teto de Lmotte.' French lido
matte expression for a "hair-brained
girl" II ran two entire seasons when
originally produced in Paris. Its French
authors were the three well-knOwn dram
atists. Theodore Barrere. Raymond De
landes and Edmond GOndinet. Charles
Wyndham. who then had the London Cri-
teriOn Theater, was impressed with the
comedy and commissioned James Alberry,
the author Of Pink DominOes,' "Tfe
Two Roses" and other successful plays.
10 prepare an English version. which ran
a winter in London with NJ. Marlus. the
husband Of Florence St. John, in the role
Of the Portuguese, and Marie Jansen as
'Featherbrain." the title role. in which
Mrs. Fiske, then known rs Minnie Mad
dern. was seen IN the Madison Square
production. Although OF French origin.
"Featherbrain' is a thoroughly clean and
wholesome comedy, with the slightest
taint OF risque suEEestiveness. and differs
In this respect from most French adapta-
uons For the first time IN eighteen years
Mr.. Wilton Lackaye will tomorrow be
seen as Don StephanO Ruy GOmar. one
Of the most successful characters in his
repertoire. which he created IN the orig
inal Madison Square production. Il is
the part Of a charmiugly dr0ll POrtu-
gucse that ( flr shes abundant opp0rtu-
nifty for the display of - originality
skill. and finish as a comedian and won
MIN unsunted praise ln New York. Miss
Charlotte Walker viii be finely cast in
the role Of .Earyd.ce Mole. an attractive
young actress. around whose personality
certain complications of the comedy re-
volve. The Interpretation Of the title role
dcvolves upon Miss HIida SpgUg. "Feath-
eIbrain' is "A nickname given 20 Mrs
Samuel toney a young married woman
supposed % ha SD deficient in memory and
general mental balance as 20 De scarcely
responsible for her actions All the fool
isl little things that she does are excused
on account or these natural defects but
IN spite of them, she IS supposed 90 b.
both fascinating and irresistible From
childhood she has INDUCED ORD au innocent
love affair with 81 youth - Der owa age
Her marriage fu another does not entire
ly stop the filtration, and. on the way
from France fu England. She loses
package OF love letters. Dut Df her Cf-
forts % regain them arises the ugmer-
GUS complications of the comedy and It's
many amusing situations One OF the
clever scenes CeHters around "a realistic
spiral staircase iu the second act Will
liam Lamp will Doe seen tomorrow even
ing as Valentine Day. q part which VII
liam Favershsm created lu tile original
Madison Square production. and George
CASTOR Will have the O.G Jimmy E9rr0Ws
role of Samuel torey tine husband Of
"Fea'herbra!u. others iu the cast will
lee Walter Howe as Ferdinand Petr.srrw.
Guy Nichols as Upper Cabman. Ernest
Brscoe as the youth Miss Eme Dar-
ling, az Mrs. Pett.grew. Miss Dorothy
Hammack, rs Gimp, Miss Fanny Harz
az Nellie. and Miss Warren as Mary Ann
The usual sumner scale ot -- -H aud g.
cents for evenings. and q sni 81 cents fur
the Thursday and Saturday maunees viii
prevail