The Washington herald., 1909-01-24
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

! Charles Frohmau announces a return
engagement Of Mr.. Otis skinner at the
New National Theater next week in The
Honor OF the Family" the delightful
( comedy based on Balzac's famous novel,
/ "Le Manage de Garcon" Mr.. Frohman
saw this play acted in Paris. and lost no
time in securing the American rights to
the play. The adaptation came from
the slillful pen Of Paul II. Potter. whose
recent story Of The Queen Of the Moulin
Rouge" was seen at the New Nationa.
earlier in the present season
Otis Skinner always animates EACH
! play in which he appears with fervor
and enthusiasm born Of the deepest love
for his calling. As the weIl-known and
extremely dramatic romance OF Balzac
forms the groundwork for this new play.
antcipations are not likely 10 be disap-
pointed. The strength Of the play {.
known here, where 8fr skinner enjoyed
a splendid week last season. The char
acters stand boldly out from the story
and with fidelity as wonderful as It is
truthful Consequently the finest dis
elimination had 10 be exercised in the
cnoiee OF players to typify Balzacs won
derful creations
Mr.. Skinner has the dominating charac- I
ter OF Philippe Bridau. Napoleonic hero, /
a man OF tae highest bravery. coolest /
courage, and strongest will II is be-
ueved 10 be the most effective part that
has fallen 10 his lot in many years. The
most complex and difficult character in
the play. however, IS the feminine role OF
Flora Brazier, a beautiful woman, who
has risen from the lowest strata Of so
clety through sheer superiority Of mind
ana personal magnetism. The task Of
impersonating this woman has been in
trusted to Miss Percy HasweH, well
known in Washington through her many
seasons here In stock companies OF the /
highest order.
Supporting sfr skinner. in addition TO
Miss Haswell, are Francis Carlyle. Albert /
Garcia Andrews. Alfred Hudson. jr-. /
Harry Burkhardt. R. Y. Ferguson and
Sarah Padden. During the engagement |
OF The Honor OF the Family" at the
New National next week a matinee viii
be given Wednesday and Saturday
Chase's next week promises a prodigaI /
Offering Of polite vaudeville notables and /
novelties, the foremost feature being Little /
Chip ard Mary Marble, the popular and /
clever confederacy in Anne Marbles delft /
dialogue with droll ditties designated I
In Old Edams" John Hyams and Leila /
Mcintyre. IN their fresh and froIicsome /
musical novelty called THE QUakeress:"
Spencer Kelly and Frederick Rose, the /
vel known vOcalists. Quinn and Mitchell /
in the conversational comicsIity entitled I
The Land Agent" Miss Emilia Rose. +
the wonderful German eQuilibriai and ped /
alistic performer; James p ConHn and 4
Lillian Steele. IN The BeIIb0y-s Lesson I
Al Rayno's famous bulldogs and the 4
vitagraph series entitled The Making 4
OF Maple Sugar" The advance sale Of 4
reserved seats commences tomorrow.
Charles = Blaney viii present Young j
Buffalo in his new play, THE Sheriff 81 4
Angel Gulch, at the Academy fer the 1
week commencing Monday. February / !
The play IS well written story Of the /
borderisnd, and the plot hinges on the /
rightful ownership Of a valuable gold I
mine and The Efforts of the scheming VII /
lalns % marry Young Bufalo's sweat 4
heart 20 another. against her will After
passing through many thrilling adven-
lures, the sheriff succeeds in rounding (
choice. and proves his claim 10 the mine. \
An excellent cast supports Young Buffalo 4
Sioux Indians and q band CT Arizona I
cowboys add greatly 70 the atmosphere /
.of the play.
One OF the remarkable instances q a /
theatrical nit IN the annals Of the 4
American drama is 70 be found in the
success Of Rose StahL the star OF James
Forbes company, The Chorus I.adv."
which comes 10 the Columbia Theater
next week The announcement more than
two years ago that Miss Stahl vas 10 ap-
pear IN this play, in New York. created
only mild interest. yet on the morning
following the first appearance Of the
play at the Savoy Theater. Miss StahI
was a fun dedEed star. with the creation
Of a strong role 10 her credit. and Mr..
Forbes was a successful author. The
real strength e their success. however.
wss shown when the attraction remained
in New York for an entire season. and
then played 2 sixteen weeks engagement
at the Powers Theater. in Chicago. The
Chorus Lady" has now started on It's
third season without having missed
single performance since the date OF the
original production until this summer.
The part PLAYED By Miss StahI in this
remarksh comedy is that OF Patricia
O'Brien. a chorus girl who talks up-to-
date American slang with a fuency that
would turn Bill Baxter green with envy.
Miss Stahl comes 70 Washington with her
original supporting company FOR an en-
gagement Of one week only. with the
usual matineeS. The production Is under
the management Of Henry B. Harris.
Mrs. Fisbe's salvation Nell which is
TO appear at the Belasco Theater next
week. is admittedly the sensation Of the
dramatic year. Against a vivid back
ground OF teeming underworld Hfe the
author. Edward Sheldon. has drawn with
bold hand one Of thet most moving, alb
sorbing roles that Mrs. Fiske has ever
created. That this daring work % youth
should be given a hearing is evidence Of
Mrs. Fishes splendid courage; that It
has achieved emphatic popular success is
proof not only OF her sound artistic judg-
ment. but Of the personal hold she has
upon the thinking public Harrison Grey .
Fiske's staging OF Salvation Nell Is a
Cherry Hill companion TO Becky
Sharpe in realism, and surpasses il in
atmosphere. That beauty and truth can \
be found in the commonplace and the
everyday is shown both In the performs
ance and the stage setting OF this un-
usual play II IS distinctly the most
popular in the best sense OF anything
to which Mrs. Fiske has given her fine
powers. and no play in recent years is
said TO have aroused more discussion OF
created so profound an impression
The Manhattan cOmpary's notable cast
of fifty has been well drilled for the ex-
acting barr0Om and street scene Many
of the players were especially selected by !
Harrison Grey Fiske 10 bring out the
variety of types and characters required