The Washington herald., 1907-08-29
COMING TO THEATERS.


The New Academy Of Music. work upon
the rebuilding OF which has been In pro-
gress for several menths, viii throw open
its doors for the season next Monday
night, affording local lovers OF thrilling
melodramas their opportunity to enjoy
this variety of stage entertainment at :
local playhouse The sale Of seats, which
began this morning. assures a big open
ing night next Monday The first attrac-
ton, and one that has never been seen
here before. viii be Al II. Woods stir
ring melodrama. Since Nellie Went
Away. from the versatile pen Of Owen
Davis. The production will contain sew
eral features, the novelty of which Is
equaned by their realism. The thorny
path which Nellie. the beautiful heroine,
must tread = reach the haven Of her
husbands home is beset with perils Of
a sensational character. In the scene Of
the rescue from sinking vessel by the
men Of a life station on the Connecticut
coast. the Incidents are depicted with ae-
curaey. For the opening week the New
Academy will have three matlnees, the
regular Wednesday and Saturday matt
nees being preceded by a special hOli-
day performance Monday afternoon Ga
bcr Day.. The same scale OF prices VIII
be IN vogue this season as heretofore.
Although the curtain is down. and the
doors of the National Theater are closed
TO the public, the interior Of the big play
house presents anything but a deserted
! appearance. Back on the stage, where no
footlghts are burning, are many work
men, engaged IN making changes 20 the
structure on which are handled such pro-
ductions as Ben Hur," THE Prince OF
India, Peer Gynt." and the dozen or
more equally large productions that visit
this theater during the course of a sea-
son. The fact that considerable difficult
/ ~ was experienced last season IN pre-
senting such attractions as these, has
made ii necessary for the alteration and
improvements that are being made The
/ fact that Ben HuF," on even a more
/ elaborate scale than heretofore. Is one
OF the early attractions that KlaW a. Er-
LANCER are 10 send 10 Washington this
season, Is responsible for the improve
ments back on the Nationals stage.
/ The management has announced that
arrangements have been made al the the
ater for distributing the Aborn Company
/ Souvenir books. the supply Of which was
/ completely exhausted last Saturday night.
/ A clerk has been retained at the theater.
serving the books to those who were dis
appointed. In addition to this arrange
/ ment the book departments OF Woodward
4 & Lothrop, and Messrs. S. Kann. Sons &
Co. are handling the souvenirs for those
/ unable 70 call at the theater.
The burlesque show at the Gayety The
ater next week will be called The Bach
eior Club" It has two burlesques and an
/ oliO OF vaudeville.
4 AT the Lyceum Theater next week the
attraction will be The High School
Girls. There Will be a two-aet musical
farce by Frank Dupree, called The Med
icine Man" and sorIe good vaudeville
turns.
Chase's vaudeville for next week. COM
mencing at the matinee Labor Day. Mon
day next viii offer Joseph Hart's Pan
tomine Company in Polly Pickles Pets
in Petland." Frank Fogerty. the Lasky-
Rolfe Quintette, c. Grant Gardner and
Marie Stoddard. Mareena, Nevaro and
MareeRa, Redford and Winchester. Harry
Jolson, and the merry motion pictures:
The White Mans First Smoke" The
Hart Pantomine Company. in Poly
Pickles Pets in Petand," is technically
described as a musical fant,.sy in one act,
the producer being JOSEPH Hart C'Foxy
lGrandpa'). The cast inclu les the pets of
pretty Polly. the pussy Isnk. the ele-
plant Peergint. the dog Push. the nim-
bic bruin Teddy Bear, the Jack o. Ian
terms, and other Glverting conceptions.
The lyrics include Has Anyone seen a
/ Kittycat2". The Feline Flirt," and THE
Jack o. Lantern Man" The second at
traction will be the latest novelty. Frank
/ Fogerty. the Dublin Minstrel" The
/ lLasNy-ROife Quintette Is considered the
finest in vaudeville. C. Grant Gardner
and Marie Stoddard will add % the bin
| their Summertime Susie MaTeena. Ne
yaro. and Mareena will be seen in a
series Of physical feats. Redford and
Winchester will introduce comic bur
lesque juggling; and Harry JOIsOn will
be a laugh-makeT Chases is the only
theater that from the very beginning has
never increased prices at holiday mat
inees.