The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-13
Greenroona Gossip

n EW YORK has not gone melO-
V drama mad. II simply IS enjoy
ing once again the opportunity OF
seeing big productions Of interesting
melodramas and is focl0ing to the thea
tiers where they are on view. The Sins
OF Society" is pronounced a remarkable
scenic production, and it has an inter
esting story. 1t Is melodrama at its
biggest and best.
me Bridge" at the Majestic, is an
0tfer play having at least one stirring
meiodramatic feature; Detective
SPARES at the Gauick, and "Arsene
Lcpin' at the Lyceum, have polite
mcloofa ma as part OF their makeup
The Dollar Mark" at WaIlaclc's; The
Flag Lieutenant" at the Criterion and
che Only Law" at the American. also
have meiodramatic features that are
not their least interesting portion.
Melodrama Is rot dead II has only
been sleeping. Even Gotham theater-
goers seem TO be swallowing 4 with a
relish.
Though only seven people are in the
cast OF Paid in Full" sixty-seven are
employed in She presentation Of the
piece. Seven Of these remain IN New
York as Understudies and rehearse four
TINS a week. while the FIVE companies
that appear in the Walter play require,
besides the regular cast, a manager, ad-
vance agent, carpenter. property man
and electrician. making twelve all told
TO each organization
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Taylor at Belasco.
L. stoddard Taylor commences his
fifth season as the resident representa-
tive of the Shuberts at the Belasco The
alter. which will open its season on Sep-N
TENDER 20 with Charles Cherry In the
Clyde Fitch comedy, The Bachelor"
Mr.. TAYLOR has retained Clarence J.
Harris and Charles Pryor in the box
office and Arthur p. Benson as press
representative. but has engaged a new
orchestra under Sol Minister and new
stage crew. Minister was for ten years
leader Of the orchestra at the Columbia
under the Luckett-DWyer regime
-
Raymond Hitchcock is said TO have
made a hit 10 George NJ. Cohen's The
Man Who Owns Broadway" at the
Colonial Theater, Chicago.
rights of The Broken Screen" which,
IN conjunction with THE Rights OF the
Soul she will play, this winter.
Inc -AAllEL4-dM lQGdr which opened
in Plainfield, with Trixie Friganzs, has
Arthur Lipsen taking the part that
George Beban had last season, and
Raymond Ftndley giving the public his
DAILY.
Marshall Wilder is sending through
the mail post cards bearing the follow
Z ask you for your friendly advice.
knowing you viii understand the MAJ
ter better than ! can explain. In asking
this great favor OF You. and while you
are celebrating, I wish you would lay
aside all business cares and social func-
lions in order that you may properly
consider the question hesitate 10 ask
II, but must come TO the point. Do you
think 1t Is time 10 put on my winter
underwear"
ANS fair in love. war and press-agen5-
ing.
Henry 3. Harris initial production OF
the season at the Hudson Theater-
I<ellett Chambers comedy, IAN Ameri-
the public fancy
Moving Picture Plans.
Ned stein, who was for ten years
treasurer Of the Columbia Theater. will
again have the management OF the New
Masonic Temple Auditorium during the
current season. and will conduct it IN
der the new policy Of motion pictures
and high-class vaudeville acts.
The moving-picture form OF entertain
ment has taken washington by storm.
and new moving-picture houses have
been springing up Ike mushrooms, not
only along Pennsylvania avenue. Ninth
street and other main thoroughfares.
hut also in sections more distant from
the heart OF the Capital where each
serves its own particular clientele,
The entry Of the Masonic Temple Au-
ditoriun into this field VIII place II
near the ton Of the pile, for the au-
dftorfum completed only a year ago
bv the Masons Of Washington. is one
Of the finest in the South, with a seat
ing capacity Of 200. and all the con-
venIences Of the best theater at the
disposal Of its patrons