The Washington herald., 1908-05-24
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

"A Runaway Girl" next weeks attrac-
ton at the New National. will be followed
by "The Geisha." Then will come-for
the eighth week OF the summer season
that great Fisher-Ryley musical comedy
sensation. 'Floradora. The manage
ment OF the New National has been very
reticent about announcing The Original
'FlOradora' Sextette." What an aggrepa-
tion OF now famous beauties Il would be
II il could be assembled on the local
stage, II even for one performance. In
that event some of the royal family cir
cles OF Europe would be reduced to an
angle of about IS degrees.
Chase's next week will offer a June bill
Of mammoth proportions. every feature
being recognized as an offering Of first
Importance, the list comprising Lyster
Chambers and Clara Knott in The Oper-
ator." which was a triumphant success
when first brought out under the title
''At the Flag Station by Arnold DAILY:
the Empire City Quartet. the best and
funniest in the annals Of American vau-
deville; Edward Blondell and company IN
the farcical foolery entitled The Lost
Boy Al Almont and Mile Dumont. the
popular instrumentalists. introducing the
septiphore; Frank Seymour and Emma
Hill as The Mix and the Mixer" Barry
and Hughes. in The Soul and the
Heel" with its laughable burlesoue Of
the Merry Widow" waltz; the Shelly
trio, and the vitagraph views Of clog
Making in Brittany" The advance SAFE
Of reserved seats opens tomorrow.
Through an arrangement perfected in
New York on Friday, two important
movements on the Washington theatrical
checkerboard will take place Monday.
June l. On that date Guy Standing. who
has been appearing at the BeIasco The
ater, will transfer himself and his COM
pany to the Columbia Theater. which
then passes under the management OF
Fred @. Berger, while on the same date
Miss Charlotte Walker and a stock COM
pany will open at the Belasco Theater.
Both companies will be under the man.
agement OF William A. Page Mr.. Stand
Ing Will be supported by the stock COM
pany which appears with him In Caste"
at the Belasco Theater this week. and
for his opening week at the Columbia ne
Will present 1mprudence." the society
comedy drama in which William Faver-
sham scored such a great success. He
will be assisted by Miss Dorothy Ham
mond in the role Of BILLY" Marr. which
Fay Davis created, and he will have the
additional support Of Miss Jeffreys Lewis
a warm Washington favorite. who will be
seen in her original role Of Mrs. Jim
Greaves, which she created in the Fa-
versham production.
The return of Miss Walker to WASH
ington will be an interesting event for
her appearance Is made possible only
thT Jugh the courtesy Of Mr.. BeIasco. who
gave his consent in the belief that Il
would be Of value to Miss Walkers ar
tistic development to secure the beneficial
training Of playing a new role every
week for several weeks A further reason
Tor her appearance at the Belasco NAV
be found in the fact that Mr.. Belasco
personally Is part owner of the play-
house, so that In giving her permission
to play special summer engagement in
Washington. Mr.. Belasco Is really Send
Ing an unusually strong attraction to his
own theater. The list of plays to be
presented by Miss Walker has been sub
mitted to Mr.. Belasco, as one clause in
her contract provides that Mr.. Felasco
must select the plays in which she ap-
pears here.
The sale Of seats for Miss Walkers
first week will commence tomorrow. at
the Belasco box office. while the advance
sale Of seats for Mr.. Standings engage
ment in 'Tmprudence" at the Columbia
opens tomorrow at the ticket Office of
I. arthur Smith, III F street northwest.