The Washington herald., 1908-05-10
COMING ATTRACTIONS.


Miss Rose Melville, in her inimitable
production OF sis Hopkins" under the
direction of J. r. Stirling. will be seen
at the New Academy for the week COM
meneing Monday. May is. Sis VIII be
there with her picturesque characterize
ton, and it is safe 10 say that every word
she utters viii be listened 10 as eagerly
as when she first essayed this part AS a
shy and awkward country girl she has
made the character a classic of the stage
The character Of Sis Hopkins is a most
complex one, trimming with delicately
shaded pathos. wit and homely philoso-
phy.
Chases next week win present TO its
immense patronage a programme OF po-
lite vaudeville offerings Of exceptional
excellence, including Richard Golden and
company in Clay NJ Gr.ene's new one
act laughing hit, "A Case OF Divorce;"
the highly artistic and successful presen-
tation. "A Night with the Poets" one of
the inspiring and interesting novelties
devised for the stage; Bowers, Walters,
and Croker, in their eccentric hilaTity
entitled The Three Rubes; Mary Du-
pont and company IN dainty little cpl
s0de entitled a Leap Year Leap" Klein
and Clifton IN a pantomimie folly called
''The Dummy's Holiday" Tia Grannon,
the piquant vocalist; Alvolo and Otheio
and the motion pictures. The advance
sale opens tomorrow.
Sherlock Holmes" will be the next Of
fering Of the Guy Standing stock com
pany. beginning Monday, May IS. this de-
eisIon having been arrived at only yes
terday, when Mr.. Standing learned that
it would be possible TO secure the entire
scenic production of this famous play
from New York Sherlock Holmes"
needs no Introduction to theatergoers.
but as an adequate presentation has not
been seen in Washington In some time
1t is expected that the bare announce
ment win be more than sufficient to pack
the Belasco to the doors. It was William
Gillette's greatest triumph, and affords
Ar. Standing an excellent opportunity to
appear te advantage. He will have the
full strength OF the BelascO stock com
pany in his support, with the addition Of
Alice Butler and George CASTOR, two
Washington favorites. who will appear
for the first time this season with the
Belasco stock company.
Mr.. James K. Hackett and his excellent
company win on next Monday evening
May IS, present the latest and most pow
erful Of Alfred sutro's plays. John
Glayde's Honor" at the Columbia Thea
ter for the first time in Washington. It's
four acts are laid in Paris and the play Is
a study Of an American millionaire and
the social problems that he himself has
created, which turn on the loss of wife's
love and his domestic happiness through
his frenzied devotion to making money
Thus for the third week Of his successful
engagement here Mir. Hackett will step
from the field Of imaginative into the
realm OF the present John Glayde's
Honor" was originally produced in Lon
don at the 81. James Theaser In March.
1907. with George Alexander in the title
role. Its first American presentation YVES
given at the Davidson Theater Milwau-
kee, in November last. under the auspices
Of Mr. Hackett, who afterward presented
Il with remarkable success IN Chicago
before taking IL TO New York Miss Roe
buck viii be seen as Muriel Glayde, the
wife
In compliance with some hundred o.
more requests from their patrons. Milton
and Sargent Aborn have completed ar
engagements whereby Reginald de Ko-
ven's romantic opera. Robin Hood" pre-
sented by a cast OF old Bostonian sing
ers, will be the offering for the fourth
week Of their summer season at the New
National, beginning Monday. May IS
For the production Of Robin Hood"
the AboTns have secured the original
Bostonian equipment used here at the
opening Of their summer season last
year. Five Of the members OF that men,
orable organization have already been Sc
cured. Mr. Eugene CowIes, famous
through his long and successful engage
ments in The Fortune Teller with Alice
Nelson and later with many OF the big
Broadway productions. has been espe-
cially engaged TO sing VIII Scarlet 9th
ers of the company will be George Froth-
ingham who for fifteen years played
Friar Tuck with the Bostonians: Fritzie
Won BUsing, the mezzo soprano, who Gre
ated a sensation at the New National last
week by her remarkable singing Of the
serenade at the opening of the second act
of THE Wizard of the Nile" Agnes
Stone. and others equally famous.