The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-03
WILL PRESENT PLAY
ON ROOF OF THEATER
Open-Air Performances at
Belasco-'M Miss Hobbs
ar Columbia.

Manager Z. :. Taylor, OF the Belasco
Trezter. announces q decided innOva-
lion In local theatriCals in that this
weeks performance CT the Ben Greet
stock Company win be given on the
roof OF the BeIascO Theater, which
was originally built for a roof gar
den Comfortable reserved chairs have
been installed, a large stage built
and refreshments VIII be served A
rapid elevator service VIII be In ope-
ration. so that no stairs VIII have to
he climbed. In case OF rain- Of course,
the performances VIII be given in the
theater proper below
The performances this week VIII be-
IS announced elsewhere, the roaring
farce. "The Palace Of Truth, which is
admirably suited for outdoor perform
ances. The enthusiastically Gil
bertian philosophy that skinned
milk masquerades as cream is no
where more deEciously expressed than
IN this T0rty-yeaT-OId comedy. The
Palace of Truth Gilbert called THIS
piece FAIRY farce but even that
caption fails 70 90 Justice 10 a satire
The outcome Is the most absurdly
laughabIe incouszruity imaginable The
piece contains q delightful love story
which weaves IN and out OF the plot
AIr- Greet VIII be seen as King PhanOr;
Ruth Vivian PLAYS the sham Puritan
maiden. Arena and Violet Vivian plays
the part OF Princess .Zeolide, and Grace
HaIsey Nils is Queen Altemlre-
COLUMBIA-sNis Hobbs"
Jerome X. Jerome's masterpiece Of
dramatic construction Miss Hobbs"
VIII be seen as the Offering Of the Co
lumbla PLAYERS at the + street play
house throughout the week. beginning
with a special InIeDenJ5ence Day mat
HIee tomorrow afternoon at which the
regular matinee prices VIII prevail
II was in This play thu Miss Russell
is credited with having "a ttaiEed her big
-esJ HIT Washington has seen Minnie
RadeIIfr and SeIeue johnson as Miss
Hobbs since Il was originally done here
by Miss Russell and noU~ are admirers
Of Julia Dean VIII see her in The role
1Ir- Jeroue-s EuUoT is wholesome his
situations carefully erect Cd his DhllOS-
on1v uuEeDiaDie. and the comedy Is 50
charming that there IS nc wonder 10 be
expressed A. ITS long SURVIVAL
The east win include Pau MCAiliS-er.
as Wolf kiDESearl- EVere.L ButIeTneld
as PerCfVaI kinGsearl- tra12k shannon,
as Georze Jess0p- Walter wilson as
CAPTAIN Sands Arthur Richie, as
Charles Florence Huntington. as Mrs
pcrciVaI kiuESear- EhylllS sherwood
as lEEffceuL Farley Eu1elle Melville as
SrSan Abbey. and Pearl Havlin. as the
maid special scenery has teen painted
fer the Offering by George Rex wilson
COSMOS
Tfovt Leasing and company's dra-
matte -lsvIet. The District Attorney
Is the headIiner in this weeks bill
at the Cosmos The play is buildec
zIou- the temptation thrown in the
way Of a prosecuting officer In his
struggle TO DO his duty IN the face
Ct overwhelming odds ard his final
trTlmuE lie the theme OF the story.
Corrra~rad TO the above IS the work
Of Ioh-e and Sterling aerial gym
uaSrs Of repUCe in the circus and
Vaudeville world
SoufherIard ana BIetso. in a comedy
musical act, Introducing Miss Lllllan
ETa-SU- America premier ANY cor
uet5sr- CLAYTON and Ecun1e- q pair OF
eccentric singing comedians Ned
Merton known as the Beau Brummel
OF vaudeville and late star OF the
sll imam AlallS- III al ms ialsSL
song hits GreT1TleE ana MellCn. Lne
CriEinatCrs of harmony patte-- Har-
z-ard and Cornell comedy singing
team. in an entirely new act John
stone an acr0oaUc barrel jumper
complete q strong bill
Fourteen new reels Of motion pic
1ure plays are promised during the
week
. COSMOS-Sunday Concert
The Sunday show at the Cosmos is
always given In two parts. In the
afteruoou FIVE vaudeville numbers,
Quielev and Adair, All Camm and
Taefra- Louise N0utrose, John and
Alice NcDoweiI, and Tom Heron,
moving pictures, and orchestra make
the bill In Ehe evening after Z o clock
Lem Reese. the violinisr- the Resale
Sisters, IN new songs. and Jerold
EeVeueI- raCouteur- with a doubled
orchestra ia concert selections. and
new motion picture plays VIII be