The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-10
Hot Weather Proving No
Bar TO atronage of
Amusement Houses.
SUNDAY" IS BILL
AT THE COLUMBIA
Midsummer Nights Dream" TO
Be Given on BelaSCo
Roof.

Despite the hot weather which has
made life almost Unbearat.e IN the
Capital of late and made an effort 10
md a cool place the principal anUse-
ment of many, the theaters still run
ming fail 20 show any marked falling
of IN patronage and the prospects for
an extended season seem excellent
This weeks attractions include a
Midsummer Nights Dream which the
Ben Greet players viii present on the
roof OF the BelaScO- sunday the Of
f5Ting OF the Columbia players, in which
julia Dean VIII be seen IN the title
role, and q strong vaudeville bin at
the Cosmos
BELASCO Midsummer Nights
Dream"
A fairy play amidst fairy surround
ings viii be set before patrons OF the
Beiasco roof opcn-air theater this
week. when the Ben Greet company
viii be seen in "A 1IIdsummer Nights
Dream
Far above The hot street level with a
view Of near and distant masses OF
tree tops wide sweeping canopy =
the Srar-rieCkel sky as The only rOC-.
one can enjoy 20 The utmost a play
OF such fairy texture ass Shakespeare s.
'AI1Gsur1-er Nights Dream. even on
the hottest night
The popularity OF CLe aerial Jlearer
has exceeded the most StU-l --e s-l-
pectarloDS 90 the Ea-lS.D MANIAC li-e.-i-
and II M Greet can cancel any more
OuU-of-IOEyu contracts las company
VIII continue presenting plays on ile
Belasco roof Tor an extended season
The fun strength ur the company
viii be required In THIS week s. il.~t-
Including Dir. Greet ass Bottom -sie-
Vivian as D1T-an. King % The Fairies
Ruth Vivian ass Tl-GEl1- Queen Of me
Fairies and George Vivian z~ Puck
The incidental dances Of Ile Vivian
sisters should prove one ~ the u--
lights Of the Performance l. number
Of .Hrr
sist in the various dance scenes
The "wednesday -l. ll-l.s ~E-"-al--l
devoted 70 c1i-Ar@n az = fei.--.- l'--.s
In case OF ram the ul-ll I'-.i-''---..-l---
VIII be given Ia the treater proper
COLUMBIA-"Su
Julia Dean is 20 appear this week al
the Columbia .Theater III part pos
sessin- all the aIIureweut OF Salomy
Jane in which she scored So pronounced
q popular hit few weeks ago. but 9th
erlise as different as Two Western SiTi-
can be- IL IS as sunday, in the play OF
The same name
all the atrrartiveness Of the West. VII
the tOninE refinement and beauty OF az
old English castle, in which the scene
This scene promises 10 be one OF I-'
features Of the production
The author OF the play IS described or
the bills as Thomas ttaceFT aLl- D-l l-
eufrari0n undoubtedly was drawn from
Bret Harte's charming storE OF 80 n'
Luck Of Roaring Camp Il was mrs
produced in London before EaaTle.
Frohman presented Ethel BARRYMORE j
i OF the Hudson TEeareTr New YORK
Whe G II remained for many months
In addition TO Miss Dean the cast WI
Include paul LCAuiSIcr. as Col He1r1
BrinrhOTpe- James Ferguson as AtthNl
Brinthorpe. Stanley James as Tom OK
ley Frank shannon as LoTSeE- ~ al
ter r Wilson as DaVy- Arthur E.Itrllie
as Lively Everett Butterflies IS Jack
ev- Joseph Ffazelron. as Abbott EuelI'
Melville. as Mrs Alice [earshy, AND
Florence Huntington, as the Nun
COSMOS Vaudeville
An unusual act coming To Tho Cosmos
this week IS Duubar's Saet CIRCUS 7
Is cutie interesting 10 note this fact al
II serves 10 illustrate the wonderful I'm
fUcnCe the human mind car eEeTci~
over even the most stubborn or animals
But while Prof Dunbar has succeeded