The Washington herald., 1910-08-14
THEATRICAL OUTLOOK.

week by week. and already We can see
that the season Is to be one full of good
things In New York attractions are
already orowding the theaters, and as
they make good" they will have regret
fully to say good-by 10 Broadway and get
out into the larger cities. Not in many
seasons have the preparations been more
elaborate or more promising.
All Of the theaters are furnishing up
read for business. Chases is again being
made respondent on the outside with
gold leaf ready for the opening Of
its seat sale, which takes place Monday.
Much Of the decoration is the work
Of the clever stage manager Of Chase's,
who is a genius in his way. and who not
only directs the stage during the season
but paints and designs scenery, builds
properties. and even now IS decorating the
lobby. This sort OF loyalty 10 the thea
ters interests is. however, characteristic
Of Mr.. Chase's employees and traditional
with that theater's management While
enjoying supremacy IN the Washington
field OF polite vaudeville chase's is now,
Miss De Witt states, even more mindful
than ever Of its obligation to provide for
its faithful clientele as good bills as ~
there were a dozen deserving competitors
OF Chase's. and she submits in proof this
partial list Of Chases bookings for only
the starting weeks OF the approaching
season:
The Alonzo Bracco Spanish Troupe
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. OF the
Ziegfeld "Follies" revues; Dr. Carl Her
man. the famous European electrical
wizard, illusionist. and comedian; Eliza
beth Rice and Charles King. formerly
Of The Jolly Bachelors" and recently
with The Yankee Prince" the world
renowned Namba Troupe. Jesse l.
Lasky's new delight, "On the Housetop;"
Joseph Harris production OF "A Little
Stranger, Frank Tinney, Lasky's The
Photo Shop" VilmOs Westony, the Eight
Geisha Girls. Neil O'Brien and company,
Alice Lloyd, the greatest Of EngHsh
condolences: Annabelle Whitford, The
Gems, Herbert Clifton. Taylor. Kranz-
man and White. Clifford and Walker. the
Melody Monarchs Thalero's Novelty Cir
Gus. Don Pasquel." the Lorsch Family,
Jarrow. the Pianophiend Minstrels. the
Royal Colibris. College Days" Nede-
weld, Kalmar and Brown. and the Three
Kuhns. Others will be announced later.
II will be Immediately observed. es-
pecially by the polite vaudeville astron-
omers. that practically all these offerings
are wholly new 10 Washington. and that
they insure the formation Of bills which
for novelty and distinction will set a
standard which Chase's has never before
attained, and which no other polite
vaudeville theater. less happily proper
toned, managed, and affiliated, can pos
sibly approach.
The Academy. which opened with a
boom last Monday. and which promises
TO be more popular than ever this sea-
son, for it played to capacity business
many times during the week. has been
tastefully decorated during the closed
season, and it is now one of the hand
soonest popular-pIiced theaters in the
country. The Academy is in a most fortu-
nate condition. for with the rapid growth
in high-class productions year by year
has grown the number Of hiEh-class plays
and companies available TO the popular
priced houses. This year the Academy
Will have a stronger list OF attractions
than ever before, and among them are
TO be 'Wildhre," The Thief" In Pan
ama," The Old Homestead" The
Wolf Way Down East" Mrs Wigs,
Of the Cabbage Patch" Checkers" The
Clansman,'' "Graustark," The Squaw
Man" "Hanlon's Superba," THE Lion
and The Mouse, 81 Elmo" Thomas
Z. Shea, in a repertoire Of standard plays:
Cecil Spooner. In The Fortunes of Bet
ty;' William H. Turner. in a new play.
and Ward and Vokes, in their old sue
cess, "A Run on the Bank"
Nothing has as yet been given out as
to the attractions listed for the National
Theater, but it is safe TO predict that
this theater's season will surely eclipse
in brilliancy its fine records Of the past.
II will not be long now before the very
best Of the Klaw & Erlanger attractions
Will be moving this way, and It IS not
at all unlikely that some Of the more
important productions Of this firm will
have their first performances at the
National
The management Of the Columbia
Theater says that playhouse has never
been so solidly booked so early IN the
season before. Manager Fred Berger
says that no second companies will be
sent out this year by the Theatrical Syn
dicate, and only first-class productions
and companies will be seen. It has never
been the policy OF the Columbia manage
ment TO make elaborate announcements
at the beginning Of the season. but in
view Of the conditions now existing and
the remarkable strength Of the present
bookings ii is not improbable that the
rule will be broken within the next week
or two and a detailed list be given TO
the public. A significant rule laid down
by Marc Klsw several years ago was
repeated to Mr.. Berger on the occasion
Of his recent visit to the Klaw &, Err
LANCER Offices recently-'It Is unwise to
announce in July that which can as well
be told in September" Just what the
September announcements will be may
be awaited with interest
At the Belasco Theater a brilliant pro
gramme has been outlined. The follow
ing stars will be equipped with new
plays. many OF which are now IN re-
hearsal and details OF which Will be
given later; Florence Roberts. Bertha
Galland, Maxine Elliott, Marguerite
Clarke. Madge Carr Cook, Blanche
Bates, Lawrence Irving and Mabel Hack
ney. Mrs Leslie Carter. Louise Cunning.
Louise Dresser Corinne, Marie Cahm,
Wilton Lackaye Dustin Farnum Wn1-