The Washington herald., 1908-04-02

the struggles OF reconstruction politics
and the romance OF a Southern lover and
his Northern sweetheart. The wealth Of
negro characters in The Clansman" has
often been remarked on. In fact. there
are so many good darl1y parts that the
actors complain no one stands out con-
| spicuOusly. Lieut.. Gov. Lynch, Uncle
/ Ne!se. and Nanny Eve. Aieck, Gus. and
/ Dick represent almost every type Of the
| post-belium negro with which the South
erner had 10 deal, and 70 subdue the
worst element OF which the Ku-kluk Klan
was organized. Messrs. Barry Maxwell. J.
I j. Ryan. Bruce Richardson, ]. L. Sweeney,
and Miss Maude Durand have the prin-
/ cipal darky parts in the play The pria-
cipal white characters are intrusted 20
I Franklin Richie. Eugene Hayden. NJ j.
Jordan. Murry Woods, Guy B. Hoffman,
and Misses Ruth Hart and Violet Mer-
| sereau.
Going Some" the new comedy by
Paul Armstrong and Rex Beach. will be
/ the attraction az the Belasco Theater dur
/ ing the week OF April 6. It is a comedy
which deals with life on ,anch in New
! MexicO-assuredly new locale for 4 piece
which has laughter for its only aim.
There have been scores OF Western
dramas, replete with big" scenes and
/ thrilling Incidents. but II has remained
/ for Messrs. Armstrong and Beach 70 write
/ play treating Of cowboy life entirely
4 In a comedy vein. The play Is full Of the
/ infectious buoyancy Of youth as typi-
/ fed by the central character. a cheer
leader from Yale University, who poses
/ as q champion foot runner 70 win the af-
/ fections OF a young lady. and who be-
/ comes entangled in much trouble as a
/ consequence The characters are all
amusing types. and the action never
} lags for a moment. The cast includes.
/ in addition 10 Mr.. Marion. Mr. Rich
ard Bennett James E. Sullivan. Howard
Estabrook, Gretchen Dale, Molly Brady.
and Carrie Reynolds.
/ Chase's next week will offer many nov
elites. the conspicuous attraction being
W. II. Thompson and company; the added
feature being Eugene Jepson and com
pany; the third distinctive act being
Stuart Barnes. and the balance Of the
| bill comprising Nile. Marguerite's French
Haute Ecole Equestrian novelty. the Muir
ray sisters. the Arlington Four, the
Yamomoto brothers, and the motion pic
lures Of The Pearl Fisher" For Loves
Sweet Sake" the beautiful dramatic
sketch by the distinguished playwright
( Clay NJ Greene. will be presented by Mr..
". H. Thompson and his associate play
erS. Eugene JepSOn. the rotund : COM
edian. late OF the Ade forces, viii offer
The Mayor and the Manicure" espe-
cially written for him by the HooSier
playwright. and ranking as the latter s
funniest vaudeville production. Stuart
Barnes, the third special Offering. is the
Admirable Crichton" OF raconteurs. and
one Of the most popular and laughable
mOnologists Mile. Marguerites arenic
act is described as sensational and sur
prising The Murray sisters viii present
a patriotic offering that evokes enthu-
siastic applause. The Arlington Four are
comic vocalists.
A beautiful romance that should prove
particularly interesting TO the ladies',
Her Mad Marriage" will be the attrac-
ton at the Majestic next week. 1t tells
the story Of the love of a beautiful girl,
the daughter OF wealthy banker, and q
young detective. While al school the
young lady is secretly married to a vii
lian Of the deepest dye, who forces her
10 become the queen of a gang of thieves.
She finally leaves him, and after while
learns he is dead. she is just about 70
marry her detective lover when her hus-
band appears on the scene. The many
trials and narrow escapes Of the young
couple hold the heart interest OF the audi
ence from the rise TO the fall of the cur
tain. and the stage settings and magni-
In
said to be remarkably realistic High
class spectalties will be introduced by
members OF the company during the play
Harry Clay Blaney, as Willie Live, the
Boy Detective" will be the next attrac-
ton al the New Academy, beginning
Monday night next The Boy Detec-
tive" is by Chas. E. Blaney. and has to
do with the tracking down Of an expert
band Of express robbers. AS is natural.
there is plenty Of excitement, and Willie
Live, as the detective. gets into many
a tight hole. but manages 70 wriggle out
at the proper moment The piece is in
four acts, the first being the superintend-
ent'S Office. the second, the shipping
room at Old Peck Slip, where the rob
bers get away with the boxes Of gold;
lulEG1 on DOdIu luG river pirate lhe
Scout, and the last, a gold camp in the
far West with the usual Indians and cow
boys. Mr.. Blaney will be assisted by
Miss Kitty Wolf, the clever little SOU
brette, who has become as popular in
this style Of plays as Mr. Blaney. They
will introduce several specialties.
The attraction at the Gayety Theater
next week Will be the Mardi Gras Beau
ties Company, new burlesque organiza-
ton. Harry Marks Stewart. the leading
comedian OF the concern, introduces a
song entitled Money" during the sing
ing Of which he distributes among the
audience both real and stage" money in
the form OF bills.
The Ivceum Theater offers for next
week the California Girls Company.
There is no stop in the entire show from
start to finish. New specialties are given,
the music is bright and catchy, and the
cast contains some weli-known people; II
includes Sam J. Adams, William Maus-