The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-24
Chases Opening Menu
Holds Out Prospect for
Excellent Bills.
OPERA IN TABLOID
COMES INTO VOGUE
Loves Garden, Sung This Week.
Proves Hit of the
Program.

This is old home week for polite vau-
deville. Chase's, newly furnished and
rich in color. entertained two audiences,
just as large as the theater would hold,
on the opening day Of the new season.
II the opening bill is a fair measure
OF what this theater holds in store for
its patrons all season, Chase's prestige
Is not likely to suffer. One, or perhaps
two. numbers fell below the Chase
standard. both in politeness and in vau-
deville, but vaudeville is getting under
way in many cities and they. too, fought
for the best 10 be had for the initial
week
Much OF the credit for the tasteful
decorations OF the theater and for the
excellent character Of the inaugural
bill must go to Miss H Winnifred De
Witt, the manager
In telling the story we do not start az
the beginning, nor yet at the end, with
the head liner" for right in the middle
or Chase's program was by far the best
offering Of the evening. 1t was an ORR
ental operetta, Loves Garden pre-
ssnted by Edmond Stanley and Company.
The score is one Of genuine musical
worth: il had as much plot as the aver
age comic opera that IS stretched
throughout a whole evening, and the
three people who sang in it had excel
lent voices.
Fashion In Vaudeville.
II should interest vaudeville patrons
20 know that they are likely TO see a
number. Of musical acts Of this caliber
during the present year. Vaudeville
STYLES and fashions change as much as
do the Legitimate" This season tab
Ioid opera is very much in favor. and
both original operettas. such as Loves
Garden. and adaptations of standard
operas.
And then. going farther backward on
the program, were Fred Warren and Al
Blanchard rare birds, both o. them
This team scored the laughing hit OF TIE
evening. M, Warren portrayed a gen
tlenan OF cOlor-if a very dark night
has coloT-aud his partner sang well.
while he rested. Warr~n's sDecialties
are original .sdjectives that sound Ike
Times jumbled word contest, marathon
sentences, and a facial expression that is
almost worth the price OF admission.
L is not wise to go back any farther,
for William J. Sullivan Clarice Pas-uue-
something-or-other and company was
scenes. which sounded suspicious, but
nothing happened. Il was not the fault OF
the cast, at that For Miss CIarfce, etc,
was always lady" and ". J. Sullivan
was the oh YOU kid" end Of the team
This number and that BIZ MacaTT AMI
Bradford should be cuiled OF illusions
that hardly hold water in polite vau-
deville house. Mr.. Chase'S chief pride
and the boast OF the people who make
up the theater's weekly patronage is
that even the iests are always IN the
best taste. M Chase and the rest OF
us cant afford 10 allow infractions OF
the rule 70 paes unnoticed.
Animals and Acrobats.
The animals and the acrobats were
there. Sometimes we call them "inevit-
able but when both sre Of A hIsn
standard we would miss them II they
weren't on the program. The Flying
Martins gave clean-cut trapeze exhi-
bition without any near-comedy trim
ings, ana Al Rayno's bulldogs. let IL be
whispered. made others laugh besides
the children.
Testers close range exhibition Of ven
triloquism is one Of the best acts Of its
kind ever seen here.
Mr. Macart and Miss Ethlynne Brad
ford did all that could be expected 10
save a Legitimate Eoldup| Ia beIed
a tabloid comedy-drama. A little more
tabloid would certainly have helped,
considerable comedy is needed. then the
drama could be Dispersed with Some
u the drama Is supposed TO be serious.
but when Mrs. Jack Bolivar is made 10
say, IN 2 moment Of mental stress.
HeEe are Jacks trousers. the ones
That came from the cleaners today
now are we 70 know whether 10 laugh2
Seriously the standard set by the one
act playlets Chase's has presented is far
above this, which seems to be the work
of an amateur The mOnOlOgue that
Mr. haeart interpolated was the best
part OF the number and gave an inkIing
~ what might be expected Of him If he
had a better vehicle.
But weren't the Operetta. and the
dogs, Lester. that Warren Blanchard
pair, the Martins. and the moving pic
lures great STUFF
]. r HILDEBRAND.