The Washington times., 1910-01-02
GUIDE TO THEATER
ARRAY THIS WEEK
Greatest of Shakespeare In
teTpreterS Unite for a
Notable Engagement.
By !. R. HILDEBRAND

One or two actors may have gained
distinction in Individual Shake-pearean
roles Just a few actresses have won
favor in the same enGsavor- bur no
combination OF living players could be
found better qualified 10 interpret
Shakespeare than r H Sothen and
Julia ATaTI0we. They are Dre-eninert
both on account Of their versatility ana
their excellence
Sother1- whose name runs through all
the states Of Six Great American Actors
won that position or his classic inter-
preteuons- He earned recognition in
Peg Wellington in Lord C-hurIev..'
increased in favor when ne PLAYED in
II 1 Were King AID -Trs SunIzen
BelL" But his prestige was established
with Hamlet Romeo and Juliet
enc other Shakespearean plays
While Miss AaTIOWe's success is not
50 closely associated with classic roles
she has lOng been identified with the
role Of Juliet That fact and the added
factor that Mr. SCthern viii bring his
- Experience as a romantic actor to bear
On his classical BnowIedgs viii make
their Romeo aud Juliet a notable Of
fsrinE.
The Capital VIII welcome -.The Tam
ing Of the ShrevT.'' The roles Of Petru-
also offer these players an excellent or
pcTCUuity- Their Hamlet is stu
fresh In the minds Of Washington play
EOeTs who saw il one night of Nj
SOtheTu's last engagement The AIer-|
chant OF Venice" IS the fourth bill, and
IL also offers a rare chance for these
co-srars-
Romeo and Juliet IS b5lIed for Mon
day and Tuesday nights on wednesday
and ThurEdaE nights. ''TLa Tanning OF
the Slrew'' IS the bin, and Friday night
IS SET for ''FEamlet-' '.The Merchant of
Venice" viii be given at two perform
snces, Saturday afternoon and night
NATIONAL-HThe Builder of Bridges" /
Classical drama VIII be relieved by
modern drama presented ia modern
fashion wh5n The Builder Of Bridges
opens at the Nc1louaL
Tz.s press agent explains that the
title ts given because q bridge builder
was brought into play 10 save a fam
Iy's honor and thus proved he could
bridge chasus ''as wide as rivers All
of which does not explain much. but
assurance OF sterling play IS found I
IN the authorship Alfred SU-rO won
recognition by John GIayde-s Honor /
and BY "A Maker OF Men Probably
rs most successful effort was The (
Walls OF Jericho
A further guarantee Of merit IS found
II the presence OF EyrIe EeIIew-- who
has been EaEi0L-sl- accused of being g. /
'paTlOr actor and cr shading too
delicate 10 carry across the EootIiE1zSr' I
re very nearly dlsp-0EeG these charges
n The Ille1-' and his acting in that Z
pay proved a revelation, a little late
but none the less sure
The cast - promising In II are Miss
Gladys Hanson trained under r. H
Sorherls Frances Eou=-0cE- Eugene
OBrlen and Frank Co1uor-
COLUMRLA-@The Nan Of the Hour /
Written about a theme CT the dav-
The Nan OF the Hour was neverthe-i /
less a play and as such t has endured /
thToush three seasons Of unusual s-1c-i
cesz
" ashinStCn saw and liked the play in \
its IN -ancy ana no Go-Ibt viii welcome II
stEa-n this week NJ the Columbia
The play is labeled a good raDeata-F-
zlu II IS EEelE 20 draw those who szv-
II once 10 It's second enZaEeur1-
Ine Producers. William a Brady and /
Joseph r Grlsue-, premise q caDzIIe.
cast and elaborate scenery
CHASE'S-Polite Vaudeville.
Peter. who was born p monkey. r77f
made himself q man. VIII be the star
at Chase's this week
Professors Of prominent universities
have found Peter interesting and