The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-12
MARTHA AND LUCIA
ARE CLOSING BILLS
New Soprano Will Be Heard
With Aborn Com
pany.

but a new soprano viii appear in the
title role OF Lucia"
At the Columbia the players Will pre-
sent "Salome Jane" one Of the very
successful plays Of the past few yea :.
and the Ben Greet Players at the Be-
Iasco will offer another double bill
David Garrick" and The School for
Scandal
Attractive bills are offered at the
vaudeville houses and other amusement
places. giving Washington theatergoers
a wide range of attractions TO choose
from
NEW NATIONAL - Lucia" and
Martha"
The last week of the successful en-
gagement Of the Aborn Grand opera
Company begins tomorrow night at the
New National 'rheater. with Donizetu's
beautiful Lucia di LammermOOr,
which viii he given Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday nights. and Wednesday
matinee. Flotow's delightful Martha
viii occupy the rest of the week. closing
the engagement.
Lucia" the masterpiece Of Gaetano
Donizetti. one Of the older italian mas
tiers. who reached his highest fame sew
enty-five years ago. is one Of the few
operas Of the old lyric form that have
endured until the present day. and still
hOid the affections OF music lovers as
strongly as any composition of later
years
Martha while generally spoken of
as grand opera. is in reality an opera
comidue. though its music Is Of the
highest and most worthy sort to be
found In scores of that CateGory.
MANY OF the same array Of artists
h1 H.
weeks viii appear in these two offerings.
including MeSsrs. Battain. Bleyden. Muir
ray SChuster. Chapman. and Miss Won
BuSlng. whlle-a new ccloratura soprano,
Miss Edith Helena. viii be introduced
in the title role of Lucia" in which
she has created a sensation with the
AbOrn ORGANIZATIONS in other cities.
C0LUMBIA-"SalOmy Jane"
"Salomy Jane" the Offering Of the
Columbia Players, is one Of the DRAMATIC
hit of years. II is a play Of the West
OF the big West where the trees grow
TO monster proportions, where men and
women are natural and where action is
more respected than palavey.- The fact
the play is finished the very moment
the story is told is one Of the remarkable
things that have added TO -SaIomy
James popularity.
Perhaps the most important thought
Is that this most delightful of all stage
romanCes is woven about a woman S
kiss For this Offering the company
has been augmented by the special en-
gagement Of those talented youngsters.
the three Pullman Children-Helen.
Berry, and CarOl-whO were in-the Origf-
nal New York production with Eleanor
Robson, whose memorable imperSOna-
tiOn of Salomy viii be placed in the
hands Of the COlUmbia's leading lady,
Julia Dean.
Among the others who will be well
cast in the comedy will be Paul Meal
lister as The Man, Walter Wilson as
Colonel Starbottle. Frank shannon as
Yuba Bill. Everett Butterfcld as Mr..
Jack Narbury. Edwin II. Curtis as
Salomy's father Emelie Melville as Lie
Mahlor Hamilton as LaTabee, Stanley
James as Red Pete, and Joseph
HaZelton as Low. The management
promises one Of the best productions of
the season.
BELASCO-"David Garrick" and "The
School for Scandal"
At the Belasco Theater this week, the
Ben Greet Players return TO their gen
eral policy Of presenting more than one
play during a week, and will be seen in
two famous plays, both classics. but as
popular today as the most recent work
.
Tuesday. Wednesday matinee and night.
the comedy drama David Gauick' viii
be presented. The story Of the love af-
fair Of GarTick and Ada InEOt, whom
the famous actor first saw in theater
bOx,iS pretty well known to present-day
theateTEOers Last seen in this city
when played by E s. willard. the title
role viii he interpreted this week by
a Hylton Allen, the new leading man
OF the company, with Violet Vivian as
Ada IngOt.
on Thursday, Friday. Saturday matt
nee and night. the company will present
Sheridan's brilliant comedy THE
School for Scandal so recently revived
here by the New Theater Company.
Perhaps of all the old comedies this
is the best known and most popular,
for beneath the exaggerated gallantry
and manners Of the period dealt with in
the play, there is the keen thrust at
Hypocrisy and ScandalmOngering as
applicable TO present-day conditions
everywhere as when Sheridan pierced
the foibles Of his day with his wit and
satire.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Since the opening Of the summer sea
son at the Academy the excellent char
acter OF the vaudeville attractions has
been uniform, and this coming week the
cool little theater will have some
sketches and acts Of even better worth.
Emmett DeVOe and company will give
the feature act, a little comedy, "The
SANITY Mr.. Billings. which is said 10 he
eNcruciaunEiy funny The -Four KINGS
of H5Tmony' and Leon Royce. the
Human Orchestra" are among the mu-
steal numbers. P1quo and company will
give some new humorous stunts on the
trapeZe. and Besnah and Miller are A
pair Of clever entertainers. who aside
from their clever dancing, are sure of
making hit with their novel humor.
GAYETY-YiddiSh Company.
Edwin A Relkin's All-Star Yfddisb
Company Of Players. direct from New
York. are to play in Washington for
a week. commencing tomorrow. This
company is conceded 10 be the most
talented and best of its kind on the
American stage
The Relkin company will appear L
the Gayety Theater. and will present
a repertoire of the best Of the Yid-
dish PLAYS It is headed by some Of
the most prominent Yiddish singers
and players, Nine Regina Prayer, X
Juvelier. Abraham Fishkind, and BeS-
sic Weissman. and the entire com
pany is wen versed in tile dramatic
art
CASINO-Count Chic and "The Girl
of Mystery"
What is heralded as the most mystify-
ing act ever seen in vaudeville in this
city has bees. engaged as the headline