The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-28
NEXT WEEKS PLAYBILLS.

I ne single performance or The Great
Divide" which Henry Miller and Marga-
ret Anglin will give AT the Belasco Thea
ter next Monday evening. IS. il IS an
nounced. lin honor Of the representatives.
Of the American and foreign peoples"
The return CT this play under any con
ditions would attract more than ordinary
attention. Coming under the circum-
stances and for the announced purpose
the occasion has many features Of added
interest Acceptances Of Mr.. MiHer's and
Miss Anglins invitation have been had
from a large number Of prominent Of
dcials. diplomats, Senators. and Congress
men. giving assurance that the audience
VIII be one OF the most brilliant Wash
ington can assemble.
Edwin Milton ROyle's play. The Squaw
Man VIII be given at the New National
next week. The play was so successful
that il was retained at WalIack's Theater
in New York for period Of over six
months. and was withdrawn merely 10
make way for a new production which
had been contracted for It IS heralded
as one OF the big dramatic successes of
recent seasons. Briefly, the plot deals
with the adventures Of a young English
army officer who. for a sentimental rea-
son. saddles himself with a crime COM
mitted by his cousin, and makes his way
10 Wyoming where he takes Up cattle
ranching. There. in gratitude for saving
his life he marries the daughter OF an
Indian chief. and at once finds himself
occupying the cellar in the Western social
scale. for be has become a ''sQuaw man"
The play will be superbly mounted and
excellenuy cast
Checkers" is coming back 10 town next
week. and will be seen at the Columbia
Theater, with Hans Robert in the title
role. Mr.. Robert is "a native Of Washing
ton. and is we'll known to the theater-
goers Of this city. Wallace Worsley, also
a native of this city. will be seen in the
part Of Arthur Kenden, a role he created
here over three years ago The company
remains about the same as when the play
was produced here, before going 10 New
York. Checkers" claims record pos
sessed by no other play in the same
space Of time OF having played fifteen
different engagements in New York. seven
in Philadelphia, five in Chicago and St
Louis, three in Boston. and VIII play one
more in the aforementioned cities this
season.
Next Tuesday evening at the Belasco
Theater we are again to have Happy
land interpreted by that prime favorite,
De Wolf Hopper. and his opera company.
"Hsppyland" is the work of Reginald de
Koven. who composed the music, and
Frederick Rankin, who is credited with
the story and lyrical numbers Of the
piece. In "Happyland" Mr. Hopper has
role which is as well suited to him as any
in which he has appeared. It is that
mythical kingdom of Elysia, and it af-
fords him excellent opportunity for the
exploitation of his talents. This character
Of the eccentric, lovemaking. autocratic
king was written especially for Mr.. Hop
per, and the peccadiilOes Of the merry
monarch furnish him with abundant ma
terial for tickling the risibilities of his
audience. The play itself is in two acts.
The first scene represents the courtyard
Of the imperial palace Of Elysia; the other
the Elysian Fields. The players associated
with Mr.. Hopper include William Dan
forth, Frank Casey. Joseph Phillips. Mar
gueTite Clark. William Wolff, John Hen
bricks, George Odell. Ada Deaves. Bertha
Shalek, and Florence Martin.
Chase's eight polite vaudeville novelties
for next week viii introduce Miss Mabel
Mckinley, Catherine Hayes, and Sabel
Johnson. Max MILAN, George B. Reno
and company. Louise Rafhns London
Hippodrome monkeys, James Mooney and
Ida Holbein, Carroll and Baker, and The
Haunted House" motion pictures. Miss
Mckinley is this season enjoying her
most successful tour In vaudeville. Cath
crime Hayes and Sabel Johnson will rem
der a fantastic and comic conceit called
"a Dream of Baby Days" Max MILAN
is an American violin virtuosO, who was
accorded an ovation at recent symphony
orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall, New
York George b. Reno and company will
offer Vaudeville Fagaries "a varied and
diverting concoction.
The Cow Puncher," which comes to
the Majestic Theater this week. IS from
the pen of the weII-known author, Hal
Reid. He has taken a romance between
a young Eastern girl and a COW puncher
on an Arizona ranch as the basis of his
story. The dramatic situations have
been carefully worked out, and the COM
edy is said to be bright. witty. and re-
freshing Lavish scenic and electrical