The Washington herald., 1907-10-24
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Theater next week In The Tattooed
Man" Charles Dillingham; is said 20
have secured for his star the best
vehicle since The Office Boy" II
is the work Of Victor Herbert. The
ibretto IS the result of collaboration by
Harry b. Smith and a new writer, A. n.
c. Fowler. The keynote Of the story is
found in the fact that Omar Khayam, jr.,
(played by Mr. Daniels) bears on his neck
a mystic tattoo mark from birth: his
astrologic lore mas it that somewhere
there are two other persons bearing the
same magic mark. and that :he lives OF
all three are inevitably bound up to-
getheri the day that one Of the three
shall die all will die. Songs. such as
Take Things Easy" Watch the Prof
fessor," Omar Khayam." and Nobody
Loves Me-" in Victor Herbert's best style,
are said TO be OF the kind which one
unwittngly whistles. and novelties are
promised In the matter Of dances.
The east includes Harry Danforth.
George O.DonneH, Mace BonviHe, Gilbert
Clayton, Harry c. Clarke. Harold Rus
sell. Louise Sylvester. Julia Brewer,
Norma kopp, Montacuse Melhmen. and
a big chorus.
The coming OF Henrietta Crosman to
the National Theater next Monday even
ing IN The Christian Pilgrim may De
taken as one OF the aIl-important events
Of the current season. The Christian
Pilgrim is a play derived from John
Buuyan's Pilgrims Progress" by James
Macarthur. with a vein OF incidental
music supplied by William Furst In uu-
dertaking the presentation o. a dramatic
version Of this story Henry B Harris
and Maurice Campbell were confronted
by many difficulties but they succeeded
after two years Of study and preparation
in overcoming them ALL and the result
has been a production that rivals even
the grand opera presentations Miss
Cr0sman, after her many successes in
light comedy roles was also confronted
by serious difficulties in essaying a role
which was SO entirely different from her
previous work, and at the same time Ia-
quired intense feeling and high drama tic
feryor. Her support numbers over 100
persons. including such Weu-kn0Wn play
ers and singers as Coraa Adams Tyrone
Power. Edward Mackey, Ninna Adelman.
Addison Pitt, and Herman Rogers.
large chorus and ballet. and numerous
minor players. In addition a special or
cheStra of forty musicians is required for
the production, and is under the leader
ship OF William Furst, the composer.
Beginning next Monday night al the
Eclasco Theater, Henry Woodruff. under
the direction of Henry Miller. will play
his last Washington engagement in the
college play, Brown Of Harvard d"
Brown Of Harvard" is a strong, viriIe
play. full OF Hfe-America's college life
Of the best kind. tt pulses with the Joys
and ambitions. the trials and triumphs OF
big-hearted. big-muscled, and big-brained
young collegians. who love and hate. plot
and scheme. are victorious or defeated
I'm the plans Of their mimic world just as
they viii be when they leave their be-
loved alma mater and enter into the
larger field OF endeav0r for which their
college life is the best training There
is unlimited fun from the outset With
such Il crowd Of boys as these nothing
else could be expected But underlying
the boyish pranks there runs q deep cur
rent of seriousness which finds express
sion when least expected. Tom Browns
love affair is a tremendously serious af-
fair. and il involves him in numerous
complications that reveal the higher the
nobler. side of his nature. The part so
Capably played by Mr.. Woodruff is one
OF strong appeal
The production is complete In detail
and distinctly Harvard in atmosphere.
facts due largely to Henry Millers skill
in stage management The opening night
will be college night and large parties Of
students from the various educational in
stitutons in and around Washington viii
be present