The Washington herald., 1908-04-09
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

COMING AT
Next week al the New National The
ater Will be divided between Miss Cora
B. Shreve's Spring Carnival, the George
Washington University Minstrel Com
pany, and the Metropolitan Grand Opera
Company
Miss Shreve's entertainment, which is
one of the most enjoyable of the chill
dren's events in washington from year
10 year. will this season be known as
an operetta called "Leanora. The en-
| joyable portion OF ali Of the spring car
nivals conducted by Miss Shreve is the
dances executed by children scarcely old
enough. apparently to walk properly.
Yet they dance the most difficult steps
with an abandon and grace that is truly
remarkable. The company Of children
will, this year, number over seventy.
The spring carnival Will occupy Monday
and Tuesday nights only. the entertain
ment beginning at SIS each evening. The
minstrel entertainment 20 be given BY
the George Washington University stu
dents promises TO be a unique affair.
In addition 70 the regulation first part.
there win be an olio OF specialties by the
fun-makers from the student classes.
! Thursday and Saturday nights and Satur
day afternoon the Conried Metropolitan
Grand Opera Company viii appear at the
New National Thursday night will be
given over 10 Ia Boheme:" Saturday
night TO "Cavaleria Ruticana" and
"Pagliacci." Saturday afternoon the
opera will be "Mignon.' Friday night the
New National Will be dark This pro-
gramme will bring the regular season at
the New National up to the final week,
when Richard Carle and his new musical
comedy, "AIarys Lamb" VIII be the
closing offering. Immediately following
AIr. Carle's engagement. the Aborn
Opera Company viii begin its summer
season, opening with Bizet's Carmen"
Life on board the modern battle ship
has fascination all its own. therefore.
the series OF moving pictures 70 be shown
at the Columbia Theater next week by
Lyman H. Howe, depicting a sailors life
on board a typical French man-o' war
the Joan of Arc-cannot fail TO interest
every beholder. The scenes reveal the
sailors life in detail from morning
wash" TO the big gun drills. Another
portion shows a crew of vivacious Jack
Tars" at close range rowing in a sixteen
Dared boat. Another feature shows the
process of quarrying stones near Cher
bourg. the ancient marine port of France.
The dislodgment Of a veritable cliff of
solid ToCk-i50000 tons-is fully shown.
Hunting the polar bear, the life, dress,
work, and play OF the Hollanders in town
and country; the ceremonies Of savage
Zulus. wild birds at home. daring horse
manship in France, riding eighty miles
an hour in an automobile. are but a few
Of many other features OF a programme
which combines instruction, entertain
ment, and amusement
The company supporting James T. Pow
ers, who comes to the Belasco next Mon
day in Messrs. Shuberts latest English
musical comedy importation. The Blue
Moon.'' includes Clara Palmer, Laura
Jaffray Leslie Leigh, Myrtle Cosgrove.
Lucy Lane Johnston Louise Macdonald,
Phil H Ryley Robert Broderick. H. L
L.
Edward Earle. Blanche WiImot, Jennie
Prayer. the toe dancer, and one of the
biggest choruses that has ever been mob
ilized for one musical entertainment. The
English pony ballet is also q feature
The Blue Moon" ran for two years in
England and there is every indication
that IL will duplicate OF even surpass its
foreign record in America. 1t has been
thorOughly Americanized
Chase's next week will present an array
OF spring novelties Of polite vaudeville,
the list comprising the Anglo-Ameriean
necromaneer, Horace Goldin, "'The King
IIlusionist,S assisted by beautiful Mile.
Jeanne Fransioli. Maude Hall. Carleton
Macy, and company; Barney Fagan and
Henrietta Byron, the Village Choir; the
Great Richards. Work and Over,
Adamini and Taylor. and the motion
pictures. The Baby Show and Scenes
in Northern Venice"
Horace Goldin, although an American,
is rarely seen in this country. He per-
forms along the line of the elder Herr
mann the great and KeiIar. Among his
many works Of wizardry are the bed
chamber mystery. the phantom fish, and
the magic net. the sedan chair disappear
ance and the cannon and trunk flight
The added attraction will be the Maude
Hall. Carleton Macy company in THE
Magpie and the jay" and It Is claimed
for this literary gem that 1t has had no
equal on the contemporary vaudeville
stage. Favorites with all are Barney
Pagan and Henrietta Byron, who viii be
mirthfully delightful in their new protean
burletta, "An Entertaining Oddly" The
Village Choir will render the songs OF
yesterday, to-day. and forever. The
Great Richards is another deceptive
novelty. Work and Over will introduce
absurd English acr6baties.
Miss Beatrice Noyes and her original
New York company come to the Majes-
tic next week in a play, Molly Bawn,
by the clever author-actress, Miss Beulah
Poynter. II is founded on the novel by
the same name. written by The Ouch
ess." The play tells an interesting story
of young Irish girl who Is invited to a
house party BY her rich grandfather who
allowed her mother to starve because
she married an Irish soldier against his
wishes. He leaves his fortune TO Molly
Bawn. but two scheming cousins. man
and woman Of the world, do all they can
to keep her from It. There is plenty OF
good comedy to relieve the sterner mo-
ments of the piece, and one Of the dra-
matte successes Of the season is assured
The play is beautifully staged. the seem
cry having been painted from real scenes
in England and ireland.
As a result Of the systematic study of
the Pompeiian remains the props and
production OF a Soldier of the Cross,
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