The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

In HIS latest play Clyde Fitch tells how
This Blue Mouse a salome dancer for
5000 month, gets a clerk promoted to
the post OF division superintendent OF a
trolley line What Is said to be one OF
the cleverest companies Of farce players
VIII relate the story OF THE Blue
Mouse" at the Belasco Theater next
week, when the Shuberts bring the SEN
sational German-American success TO
this city for the first time.
The clerk. Rollett By name loves his
wife and desires 10 improve their condi-
ton His superior. Lewellyn. president
of the Interstate Railroad. is also mar
ried. but to a shrew, which fact seems
to inspire him to firt with every pretty
woman he meets. Therefore, Rollett
hires THE Blue Mouse" 10 impersonate
his real wife and hirt with Lewellyn.
paying her highly II she will capture
him the position OF division superintend-
ent Here is opportunity for suggestive
ness. but so masterfully has Mr.. Fitch
handled the story that any thought Of
the gross Is removed and the audience
reaps only hearty laughter. OF course,
MIS- l-SWellEA Is drawn into the trouble
as well as the real Mrs Rollett and her
father. The first act shows the Offices
Of the railroad; the second takes place in
the inner apartment OF the Blue
Mouse" IL is during this act that Mr.
Fitch has arranged an auction sale which
is highly diverting and so much out Of
the ordinary as 10 prove one Of the nov
elites Of the play. IN the cast Of twen-
ty-five are Elsa Ryan, who will be seen
as the Blue Mouse. Robert Dempster.
Albert Gran, Lily Hall. sam Reed. Ralph
Morgan. Marie Gerard. Howard Morgan.
and Efie Warner.
The height OF stage realism is said 10
be shown in Charles Dillngham's pro-
duction OF The Prima Donna" in which
FRITZ Scheff will be seen at the Column
bia Theater for one week, beginning
Monday. March p The first act repre-
sents a small cafe chantant in one of the
suburbs Of Paris. with the soldiers and
pretty girls drinking at the tables and
the variety performers going through
their PAGES for the delectation Of the au-
dience and then passing a tray for the
voluntary contribution which forms their
only emolument Although the scene oc-
cgpies a time Of only about six or eight
minutes, yet IL costs Charles DiIling-
ham about 500 week 20 put Il on. for
he imported Renee Dyris. a concert sing
ct, and Ia Noveta, a toe dancer. from
Paris, TO give the proper atmosphere, and
also engaged Phil Branson. the best light
opera tenor that America has ever had
20 play one OF the other characters This
attention TO detail has always been an
| Integral part of the Dillingham; produc-
tons and throughout ''The Prfna
Donna" it is manifest that the manage
ment has attempted 10 be true 20 life
In all things. The result. Of course. has
been one OF the greatest musical SUE
cesses OF the past decade.
Charles Frohnlan viii present Mr.. John
Drew at the New National Thester next
week in Jack Straw" the comedy by
w. Somerset Vaughan, the British
dramatist- Mr.. Drew comes from the
Empire Theater. New York. having but
recently concluded one Of the most sue
/ cessful engagements he has ever played
/ in that historic theater.
Jack Straw is the first OF the plays
by Mr.. Vaughan produced in this coun-
/ Try. It was followed by Lady Fred
[ erick.' IN which Miss Ethel Barrymore
/ is now appearing. These two plays have
stamped Mr. Vaughan as one OF the