The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
THE OPENING OF CHASE'S.

Chase's opening takes place August 81,
commencing with the Monday matinee II
marks the opening Of the eleventh sea-
SOC OF polite vaudeville in Washington,
and Chase's is confident that It VIII
prove The most auspiclous. eventful. and
popular period in the playhouses history.
Treasurer Coster and his stan viii open
the box oface tomorrow at $50 in the
morning. a week in advance, as Gus
tomary. for the reserved seat sale and
the reservation Of permanent locations.
It is announced that the scale os prices
VIII be . cents for every seat. all re-
served. at the daily matinees, and .. 90,
and 70 cents for the reserved seats at
night. Chase's fixed policy Of never rais-
ing prices for holiday matinees and dur
ing the engagements OF special attrac-
items will be continued. II being claimed
BY the management that IN this respect
Il stands alone among Washington thea
ters.
Absolute newaess IS claimed as the at
tractive Distinguishing feature Of the
programme for the initial week OF the
year, and the engagements include R c
Herr former star OF The Soul Kiss,
and Coreln.2 the Three Reynsrds. Una
Clayton and company. the Kinsons.
Charles De Haven and Jack Sidney.
and the "Yale-Harvard beat race" and
Students Pranks" BY the American
vitagraph.
Il VIII be recalled that in The Soul
Kiss" IN the role OF the modern Mephis-
70. NJ. Herr shared the plaudits and
praise with Mile Genee, the famous
dancer imported for and specially featur-
ed in the production The engagement
OF Mr- Herr for Chase's. and for premier
presentation IN the inaugural bill, IS re-
garded as a masJer-strole. as It IS be-
Eeved that Washington VIII accord him
greater tribute OF appreciation and
esteem than New York rendered him IN
vaudeville. Notwithstanding The excep-
ti0nal success he won in the metropolis
The supplementary leading novelty Will
be the six little girls and Teddy Bear,
forming one OF the ifvelest diversions pre-
sented during the passing roof garden
season n New York The frolics and
roibles exploited by these condolences
are expected 70 inpart zest and enjoy
ment- Mullen and Coreui are another
added attraction to which Chase's patrons
viii not fan 20 Go laughing homage. as
n their eccentric nonsense, entitled 'Hu-
nOrOus PscUiiarities," they are said 10 be
surprisingly comic They are seldom seen
outside the vaudeville theaters n Long
acre Square, New York and their presen-
tatio2 here II the opening bill is evidence
Of the management's design 10 make the
first programme set a higher standard
than ever fer the ensuing season. The
fourth bid for favor VIII be made by Una
Clayton and company n HIS Local
Color. q seTiO-coToic sketch about a
studio episode. tesminS with mirthful IL
cideuts and having q denouenent that IS
said 20 bring the curtain down upon g
prolonged out5urst o. laughter. Included
[ IN her company are Francis Morey Z
( comedian Of neat and original methods.
and Miss Ruth landlord. q clever and
pretty !ngenue- Foreign novelty will be
{ represented by the Three ReynarGs. a
I European alliance Of aerial artists. who
I are, Il is claimed, without peers IN the
[ presentation OF their series Of sensational
exploits The KinsOns VIII be an inucva-
| tion evoking large measure Of applause
I by their instrumental selections, followed
{ by vocal limitations OF the same numbers.
{ Lesser offerings. but pleasing withal. viii
I be Messrs- De Haven and Sidney and TIE
I vitagraph subjects.
That Chase's IS. 70 use a pardoaab bic
/ colloquialism, "on the fob OF giv!1g
1 Washington not only the best. but all OF
I the best, polite vaudeville novelties and
T attractions the world over IS evident from
I the subtoiIed partial LIST OF bookings al
z ready consuuraa5ed for presentation here
I IN the early weeks OF the incoming season.
/ The attached list speaks for itself
! The Naked Truth. a comic opera with
Z a company Of twenty artists. ''BIrdland. %
Z another musical display with 4 very
J considerable singing organization: Thomas
I z Shea and company, a Day at the
3 Country Club" The Love Waltz" Nine
. de Lussaa; the Tuscany TroubadOurs
Z ". II Thompson. n Irvings Water
loo" Amy Anderson. BENJAMIN Chapi1
and company The Patriots" an oper-
I attic production OF unusual magnitude
1 the Mirza-Golem troupe; the Misses
I Hengler; the Byrne Bros company; Nat
. Wills. ''Nonette;'' Princess Trixie.
( Alba: Ia Petite Revue. Jessie Couthoui
Lorde and Tiuey, S Miller Kent; Anne
l Blancke. Melville Ellis; Pauline; the
/ Kyasyas; Stella Mayhem; The Ar
. gelus;' Butler and Bassett; Agnes Scot
and Horace Wright Fred Walton and
+ company; the quartet; William Rock and
Naude Fulton; the Picquays; This
Z Gainsborough Girl" &c Other surprts.
I Ing and inviting additions viii be an
nounced in these columns from time Il
time