The Washington times., 1909-09-29
Feature of Entertainment of
the Tourists Comes To-
morrow Night.
AMUSING PROGRAM
BY PROFESSIONALS
Entertainers Will Include Cream of
Theatrical Stars in Capital
This Week.

Second only In importance TO the ban
uuet given 20 the Munsey tourists at
the Waldorf by Frank A. Munsey Will
be a smoker in the red room of the Will
lard Hotel tomorrow night at which
drivers, observers. passengers. and Of
hcials vii be the guests of the Washing
ton Times.
There viii be something doing from the
moment the first guests arrive until
we'll after midnight. If the automo-
bilists are still fresh and careless Of the
hour of retirement they viii find a royal
welcome awaiting them at the National
Press Club. which will keep open hous..
The fun Will begin about $50 O'Clock.
when George O'Connor. I'm the dual ca
pacity of entertainer and stage manager,
will set his program IN motion. He will
have at his disposal the very cream OF
the theatrical profession playing in
Washington this week.
Hogan In Society"
Bert Leslie and MS company. who
are making a hit at Chase's Theater
This week in Hogan in Society," viii
finish their act about 9:25 O'Clock.
Without removing any part of his
makeup, Mr.. Leslie will hustle out 70
the stage entrance Of the theater. where
an automobile will be waiting to whirl
him over to the Willard. Ills company
will postpone the application Of crease
paint and street attire long enough 70
follow their leading mar in another ma
chine. A half dozen stage hands will
make record time in h%ustling Leslie's
scenery from Chase's TO the temporary
stage al the Willard. and there Hogan
ia Society viii be produced Tor the
especial benefit of the Munsey tourists
Before, during and after the Leslie
sketch a corps Of walters viii wind their
way about the room with heavilv-laden
1ravs. which will be ~Teplenlshed as oIIen
as the guests of the evening see NJ 10
empty them.
"Scarecrow Sketch
The scenery of the Leslie sketch will
scarcely be out OF the way when Billy
Reeves and Helen Mcmahon viii arrive
from the National Theater TO reproduce
their scarecrow sketch in the "FOllies
OF f9O9.'' They. too. viii arrive directly
from the footlights and VIII not remove
their stage makeup until after the au-
tomobilists have laughed away al
thoughts Of the horrible drive trough a
d. cloud-burst, up Jacobs Ladder, in the
George o'Connor figures that by the
middle OF the evening the folks down
front" win be about ready 20 really
ENJOY some ADlltLls 50 Nv viii 49,
Harry GilfOh. playing in The Yankee
Giri'' at the BelascC Theater- Have you
ever had pleasanter moments IMAM nose
when you were entertained ~ harry /!
NoP We'll. that's the reason he viii be
on che bill IN the red room tomorro"
night.
Miss Webb's stunt"
Just so there viii be no complaint
about the affair being q stag party
there will be a diversion in the person
OF Nella Webb. playing in The Girl
From Rector's" at the Columbia. Miss
Webb has some songs which viii be
particularly spropos, and O'Connor is so
certain hi she will be the piece de
resistance that he has informed Miss
Webb that she viii be allowed only ten
curtain calls.
A rattle Of china and silverware be-
hind the scenes at the rear Of the room
will precede the announcement BY Man
aver Height, Of the Willard, that supper
r. ready. II there IS any one who can
prepare a supper better tina Mr..
Height. that person has not yet Deeh
discovered by such estheuG org9nlza-
lions as the Gridiron Club and the
jamestown Survivors, and he Will make
no exception in the d~elicacy OF dishes
10 he served tomorrow night.
Award Of Trophies.
When every one is In good humor the
drivers OF the prize winners in the
washington TO- to-BostOn-and-return tour
will be assembled. There will be six
trophies awarded 90 the. cars making
the best scores In their respective d.
visions. and a sweepstake trophy for
the car making the best showing on
the tour.
Important as this portion Of the pro-
gram Is Il will not interfere in the
least with the fun-making. Stage Man
ager O'Connor viii stu have a number
OF turns up his sleeve. including his
own. lie has a few songs that are in
demand every time he makes an ap-
pearance and they will be served up to-
morrow night in a variety Of dialects.
Did YOU ever visit a fashionable res
i tauraut on the Great White Way ana
hear the diners burst into song whcn
the orchestra started playing My
Cousin Caruse?" Arthur DEACON, play
ing In the "Fouies' at the National, eN-
Dects 10 have the whole crowd singing
with him tomorrow night. That isn't
the only song DEACON can sing, but it's
the one that viii make the hit.
More To Come.
And still the evenings program is not
exhausted. VIII Phfbrick. the come
dian In the "FoIies." who max you
forget business and debts. is going 10
be at the Willard for the express pur-