The Washington herald., 1908-02-09

Bertha Kalich is meeting with remark
able popular and artistic success this
season as Marta in Marta of the Low
lands" Nine. Kalich will be an early
attraction at the BeIasco in this beauti-
ful play of intense human interest
The years run in New York of the
celebrated Russian actress. Nine. Nazi-
nova, ends this week. and she win make
a brief tour of four or five OF the larger
cities, of which Washington will be one.
This engagement will occur early in
March. at the Belasco Theater.
"Shadowed by Three" a new play by
Tom b. Parker. and under the direction
of w. F. Mann. opens a weeks engage
ment at the New Academy on Monday,
February Il. The play isea drama of the
East and West. containing heart story.
thrilling situations. and fairly bubbles
with comedy. A cast above the average
has been engaged.
Chase's next week viii surprise its pat
rons with another mammoth comedy and
novelty programme containing the Pia-
nophiends. the Misses Gilmore. Ella Brad
mas Horses. the Quaker City Quartette,
DarTOs brothers, Lewis and Green, Mar
seilies, and the motion pictures Magic
Railway Construction. The advance
sale of reserved seats sets in at the box
Office tomorrow.
In the cast Of Bluffs" in which Wag-
entails & Kemper will present Leo Dit
richstein at the Columbia Theater during
the week of February a. are Fred Bond,
Miss Fola La Toilette, and Alfred Kap-
peler. Mr. Bond Is known here pleasantly
through many engagements, some in
stock, and recently in the musical come
dies of Fascinating Flora and The So
Cial Whrl" Miss La Toilette is the
daughter of the Wisconsin Senator. and
has the most important engagement OF
her career in the part opposite" 70 Mr..
Ditrichsten's. Mr.. Kappeler was born
here and was page in the Senate for
three years. He used to play football on
the old Columbia Atheletic team. bluffs"
is in rehearsal under the direction Of It's
author and star, Mr. Ditriehstein, The
title, the authorship, and the personality
Of the star amply suggest comedy.
John Philip S0usa viii come 20 the
New National Theater next Sunday night
with what is declared 10 be the most pre-
tentiOus organization he has ever carried
across the cOunuJg With the famous
March King this season are appearing
such famous soloists as Miss jeanette
Powers. Violinist, Miss Lucy Allen, So
prano. and Mr. Herbert Clarke, cornetist.
All of the sOlOists appear at each con-
cert. Sousa's programmes receive quite
as much study and care in their prepara-
tion as do the SOusa concerts before the
public The people may not realize this.
but the great secret OF this composers
success lies mainly in the fact that he
is possessed with an unusual ability for
preparing proper programmes to suit the
various musical tastes OF the Centers in
which he is appearing. The programme
for the concert at the New National
next Sunday Is said to be Of the highest
character, and IL goes without saying
that the encore music that comes be-
tween the programme numbers is Of just
the sort that always sets a Sousa audi
ence keeping time with their toes.
The English manager. Ben Greet. will
open his season at the Belasco Theater
on Monday, February II, 20 extend for
one week. On Monday and Thursday
evenings -She StOops To Conquer" from
the pen OF Oliver Goldsmith, viii be
given. On Wednesday evening. Masks
and Faces a dramatizatiou by Tom
Taylor Of Charles Reades novel. ''Peg
Wellington viii receive its only per-
formnce. TWO performances of Shakes
peare viii be given. Macbeth on
Tuesday evening and The Merchant Of
Venice" on Wednesday afternoon. III the
EllZabethan manner These Elizabethan
performances have proven 10 be Of value
TO all students OF literature and the
drama. On Friday and Saturday after
noon and evenings the Wonder Tales"
Will be given. These We're arranged for
the stage by Rose Meller O'Neil from
Hawthorue's Wonder Tales" and re-
ceived their first presentation on any
stage al the Castle Square Theater. in
Boston. on Friday. January 81. It will be
matter of rare interest TO see the great
players dOn their sOmber Ellzabethan
garments, with which they have been so
long associated. and parade in the tinseI
and hnery characteristic Of these pictur-
esque periods.
The popularity Of a light opera prima
donna, coupled with the sincere admira-
ton Of the compositions Of Victor Her
bert. is responsible for the return 10
Washington next week of FRITZ Scheff
in her triumph Of three seasons. mile.
Modiste" Nine. Scheff has been called
'the Incompatible Fritzi'' by more than
one critic, but the best tribute to her art
as a singer and comedienue is merely to
say that she is FRITZ Scheh There are
few singers throughout the country who
have an equal following TO Nine. Scheffs.
The mere announcement that she is COM
ing, no matter In what disguise of cos
tune or play, is in itself sufficient 10 in
sure a brilliant engagement She has
proved to be the same fascinating IA
voTite in comic opera as she was In the
prima donna roles with the Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company She is undoubt-
edly the reigning queen Of light opera to-
day. Charles Dillingham; will send with
Nine. SCheff to the New National Theater
next week the same big Organization that
with her during her three long
engagements in this opera in New York
at the KnickeTbOcker Theater. The cast
includes Robert Michaelis William pru-
cite. Claude GnlingWater, Leo Mars, How
ard Chambers, J. c. Doyle, r. w Hunt,
Josephine Bartlett, Blanche Morrison,
Bertha Holly, Ethel Bard, Carlyn Strelitz.
the Sisters Constantine, and others of the
original company.
When Thomas W. Ross appears in
Washington, March Is. under the direc-
tion of Henry B. Harris in THE Travel
ing Salesman" the new comedy Of Ameri-
can life by James Forbes, author Of 'The
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