The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
FEATURES AND FUTURES.
Chances About and Ahead at Loca
TheatricsI Affairs.

In The Blue Moon, James r.. Powers
portrays al English bandmaster in Bur
nah. who is in charge OF "a native East
Indian band, which, however, does not
appear.
Washington is 10 have q summer sea-
son of light opera this year. 1t Is under
stood that definite plans have been per-
fected which viii open the season about
the middle Of May
Marie Doro. the former prim8 donna
Of musical comedy. is suu appearing III
the support of William Gillette 10
-Clarice." Notwithstanding the many
rumors to the contrary.
What is said to be A. II. Woods mos,
elaborate Offering Of the season. BickeI
Watson, and Wr0the, ia Tom. Dick, and
Harry VIII De seen at the Majestic for
a week, beginning February IS
William Faversham in The Squaw
1Ian" is one Of the engagements an
nounced for tie month OF March at the
New National Ellen Terry will also ap-
pear at the National in March.
Fay Templetou, in "Forty-fve Minutes
from Broadway" will he the next must
cal Offering az the National Theater
Miss Templeton and her fur-makers are
booked Tor the week beginning. March H.
Augustus Thomas has put brighter lines
into none OF his plays than may be
found Ia 'The Embassy Ball" one we'll
remembered epigram runs. Men tell the
truth. It's dreadfully risky for a wo-
man."
Kellar. the great magician. appears at
The Columbia TheaJer next Monday
night for a weeks engagement one Of
Kellar's new mysteries is styled. The
Witch. The Sailor, and the Enchanted
Monkey"
William Gillette in his new comedy
drama. "Clarice. is announced at the
National Theater for the week beginning
February Is The story of love and de-
ccption Is said to DE told as only Mr.
Gillette can tell IT,
"Good-by ST. n song sung at the
Monumental Theater in Baltimore last
week is the work of Harry P. Conrad. a
local song writer and composer. The song
IS said TO have made a big success and
was encOred several times.
When Robert lIauteI appears at the
National Thea,er 10 inaugurate his
"Shakespearoan festival" in Washing
ton. the exact repertoire in which he Will
appear is 80 5e selected by the vote OF
Washington playsoers. The ManteI re-
pertoire includes no less than fourteen
plays
Here are some Of the figures given out
BY the management of Richard Mansfield
as 20 the business during the past few
weeks Detroit three days sale s., 225:
first days advance sale I'm Philadelphia
S5,7o5: Saturday evening sale at Cleve-
land. $500. Pittsburg gave up over ST.
600 20 witness Peer Gynt" two weeks
ago.
Harold R. Heaton, who plays a young
English diplomat in The Embassy Ball. %
is the II. r H.. who was so long as
sociated with the Chicago Tribune as
leading cartoOnist, in which position liz
Immediately preceded the present Chi
cag0 idol, J. r. McCutcheon. Mr. Heaton
went on the stage with the idea of tech
nically peTfecting himself in the art Of
play writing.
The ShubeTt musical piece, "The Tour
lists" will be an early attraction at the
Belasco Theater. The piece. ran I'm New
York and Boston for almost a year and
comes to this city with practically the
original cast headed by Richard Golden.
The book and lyrics are by r. H. Burn
side. and the music By Gustave Kerker
who furnished the score Of The Belle
OF New York.
Olive May. one of the principals in this
seasons New York success. THE Love
Route" which comes to the BalascO
Theatar next week. is another OF the
bevy of Chicago girls who have won for
themselves az least a modest fame on
the stage. Miss May first became known
to Washington playgoers in Arizona"
Last season she won success with Miss
Eleanor Robson, in Susan in Search CT
q Husband
Chase's eight polite vaudeville offerings
next week will. it is promised, be Of an
exceptional character, the leading novelty
being the Sherman-De Forest company in
a Jay Circus The special added fea-
ture will be the Zingari troupe Of singers
from Europe and the other numbers,
formed Of Melville Ellis with his piano
logue, the Crane brothers in 1.-THE Mud
town Lookup, Dora Martini, Mullen and
CoreIIi, Fredo and Dare, and Lady
Rafies motion pictures.