The Washington herald., 1908-02-28
ATTRACTIONS NEXT WEEK.

Sale Of seats for Olga Nethersole's en-
gagement az the National Theater next
week will begin al the box office this
morning During her weeks engagement
at the National Miss Nethersole will
present five plays. three OF which VIII
be new TO Washington theatergoers. For
Monday and Tuesday evenings. and We'd
nesday matinee, "The Awakening" q
new play by NJ. Paul Hervieu, the noted
French dramatist. will be the Offering
The scene OF this play Is Paris and
vicinity, and the action is supposed 10
transpire within twenty-four hours The
argument is the supremacy Of the mother
love over all other human affections.
Under its French name Of la Reveii -
The Awakening ran for fourteen
months in Paris. where Il made marked
impression. This play has been IN Miss
Nethersoie's repertoire during the whole
Of TIE present season. For Wednesday
and Thursday evenings a double bill
will be presented-''The Enigma" and y
Pagliacci." both Of which are new. The
Enigma" Is the latest production Of the
pen OF N. Paul Hervieu, and IS so in
tricately and ingeniously wrought out
that It Is with difficulty the guilty parties
are known 20 the auditor Il Pagliacci'
was written specially for Miss Neither
sole by Charles II. f. Brookfeld. the
English author. who made it from an
Italian drama 100 years old. which is the
same source that Leoncavailo looked 10
when he wrote the book OF his opera OF
the same name. Miss NetheYole viii
use a paraphrase OF Leoncavallo's score
incidentally. during the performance Of
this drama "Sapho" viii be offered on
Friday evening and az the Saturday mat
inee. For Saturday evening. Henry Ham
iltOn's version OF Merimee's old Spanish
romance of Carmen" VIII be seen An
adoption OF Bizets score OF the opera
Of Carmen" VIII be used incidentally
through Miss Nethersole's performance
OF the drama.
Seats are now on sale for tAe local en-
gagement Of THE Rose Of the Rancho %
David BelascO's dramatic success. which
comes direct from two prosperous sea-
sons at the Belasco Theatre. New York.
20 the Pelaseo for the week beginning
next Monday. This season marks the
first road tour Of Belasco's idealistic
play. and Washington is one of the
first cities 10 be included IN the road tour.
The company that is 10 present ''The
Rose Of the Rancho" IN Washington Is
the same that assisted in its New York
success all Of last season. and part Of
this. The company IS headed by Miss
Frances Starr Not only is this actress
the youngest OF the Belasco leading play
ers, but she is also the youngest star
excepting one. IN America. Although
her stage career has been brief, and her
schooling with Relasco Of only two sea
sons duration she has won. by reason Of
POLITICALLY sweet personality. and pro-
nOunced power OF emotional acting a
place among the very first rank OF promi-
nent American players The supporting
company is especially deserving Of men
ton. for II contains number OF the most
distinguished histrionic lights Of our
stage. Most prominent IN the large COM
pany of seventy-fve persons are Charles
Richman, Hamilton Revelle, John w.
Cope, Frank Losee. ]. Harry Benrimo,
Oscar Eagle. Maria Davis. Grace Gayler
Clark, and Marta Mclean.
il is promised az the Columbia Thseter
next week; in ''Toodles" which comes
here by way Of Paris, Vienna Berlin. and
London. The authors OF the piece in the
original are French men Of letters and in
Paris their work ran an entire year. Mr..
Frohman saw its possibilities in English
and had Clyde Fitch make It over. This
done he produced IT in London where it
ran for two years The play had its first
production in this country at Ford's
Theater. in Baltimore. last Monday The
principal character Is Lord Meadows, a
young fellow who is a good sort. but who
lacks decision He never seems able 10
make up his mind about anything. He
would always put of till tomorrow the
things OF to-day and would continue put
ting them off. This is bad enough when
It comes TO ordinary things. but it be-
comes worse when it applies 10 a man
who cannot decide who Is he 20 marry
Being a good catch, matchmaking
mothers lay siege TO him for their daugh-
ters and at one time he is engaged to
three young women, one OF whom is so
young that il looks as II he would have
to wait a least twelve years for her. IN
one scene he is TO be married, but as
some one has removed his clothes he has
nothing TO wear but the pajamas which
he is occupying. The company to be seen
in the farce is a strong one and includes
Gayer Mackay. an English comedian Of
note. Sadie Martinot. Jeffreys Lewis.
Pauline Frederick, Oswald Yorke. Louis
Massen. Charles Walcott, and Arthur
Elliott. The piece is in three acts and
has a large cast
Chases's next week offers many new
features. The bill will comprise Valerie
Bergere and company, the famous
Sleedes, Raymond and Caverly, Gather
inc Hayes and Sabel Johnson. Herbert
Cyril the Jupiter Brothers the Sand
winas, and the effective motion pictures
The Sub-rh=uite's Ingenious Alarm. %
Valerie Bergere IS the former Belasco
star who created the role of Nine But
terfy." At present she is offering