The Washington herald., 1908-04-23

The Mask and Wig Club, OF the Uni
yersity Of Pennsylvania, will give one
/ performance Of Uncle Sans Ditch" al
/ the Belasco on Thursday evening, April
/ 80. The Wiggers' show this year is a
twO-sct comedy, dealing with affairs on
the Isthmus Of Panama, and is making
this week the most phenomenal run OF
any production ever given by the club.
! Three specialties are introduced in the
second act-a dance OF French maids and
art students, a Russian dance, with very
effective costumes, and a little boy and
girl dance in which half a dozen bull
dogs are made to show their PAGES. The
latter has been dubbed the bully bal
let" In the second act there Will also
be a burlesque on THE Dolls House"
as played by Nine. Nazimova- The seat
sale began yesterday.
Chase's next week will offer a round
OF gayety for the patrons % polite vau-
deville as the attractions that have been
secured include the famous Jesse L.
Lasky. "A Night on House Boat" the
Six American Dancers. Inez Macauley
and company. the Casting Dunbars. Sem
Williams, Fields and Ward. Prince Kolin,
and the motion pictures of Picturesque
Scenes in Morocco" The extraordinary
feature Of the week will be the Six Amer
lean Dancers in their number illustrate
ing the various styles Of dancing. Inez
Maeauley and company will present a
very laughable comedy called The Tn
expected. the work Of Edmund Day. the
farcical author. Il is another Of the
seasons fine offerings. The Casting Dun
bars will exhibit novelty in aerialis-
ties with a lively brand OF comedy as a
background. The other numbers give
promise Of making another record week
for Chases. The advance sale Of reseTv-
ed seats is in progress.
During the forty years that Magician
Kellar has been the leading exponent OF
his art in this country. he has made no
less than a half dozen visits TO India,
and on one occasion spent nearly a year
in the interior studying the methods OF
the Mahatmas and Yogi, two select and
learned bodies Of the Buddhist priesthood
who depend largely on their ability as
conjureTs to retain their sway over the
masses. Many Of Mr.. Kelar's best H.
lusions have had their inception In the
strange things seen by him on these Wis
its and developed along the lines of the
more advanced mechanical ideas OF this
country. This is especially true Of his
deviation Of the Princess Karnac, an IL
fusion that nearly every magician in this
country and Europe has tried TO imi-
tate, but without avail In addition to
the many things Mr.. Keller has brought
out of the East in the past we are now
to have the latest from that source by
Mr. Thurston. who has just returned
from an extended tour OF the world on
which he spent some time in India, and
who is this season appearing as a CO.
star with the great Kellar. and is 10 sue
ceed the conjurer next spring Both
these men of mystery will be seen all
next week at the Columbia Theater.
A new wonder has been discovered in
the Cameraphone. a combination of the
moving picture machine and the phono-
graph and the theatergoing public of
this city will have an opportunity TO see
1t at the Majestic next week. Manager
Weston has just returned from New
York City and has secured the exclusive
rights for this city He says it is one Of
the novelties of the age. and is making
a decided sensation al Keith's. With
this machine it is possible TO reproduce,
life size, the vaudeville stars. comic
opera performers, as well as actors of
high dramatic attainments in their sue
cesses The pictures are so plain and the
voice reproduced so perfectly that even
the wink Of an eye may be seen and the
softest sound of the voice heard. Con-
tinuous shows will be given daily. De-
ginning at II a. m. and closing at IL .. m.
As another feature the management an
nounces that any seat in the house may
be secured for 10 cents. These shows
will continue throughout the spring and
summer months.
A powerful dramatic story full Of in
terest is what Owen Davis latest melo-
drama, 'Its Never Too Late to Mend.
or THE Wanderers Return" is said
to be. Mr.. Davis has taken for HIS
hero an honest sailor and for his
heroine the daughter of a wealthy mer-
chant who has been stolen from her
father and before they are reunited they
go through series OF stirring adven-
lures and many trials. or course, she
falls in love with the sailor hero and he
with her, but this is before either know
that she is in reality an heiress. An
elaborate production has been made by
A. J. Spencer, who has provided fourteen
massive settings for the scenes of the
four acts. as well as a company OF more
than ordinary merit. It's Never Too
Late to Mend has proved to be one OF !