The Washington herald., 1910-10-09

a point to assume that public attention
has been unusually attracted To Mr..
Klein's clever work by reason Of the pub
licity gained through the use OF the third
degree" by the police OF New York City
where the play has been running for
seven months.
The story Of THE Third Degree" re-
veals n study In psychology. Howard JEFF
fries. jr.. has been severed from his aris-
tocratic family because or his marriage
10 a shop girl Of noble intentions On
the night OF Towards visit 10 a college
chum and debtor In quest OF a loan. the
friend suicides while the young benedict
| sleeps In an adjoining room. The police
arrive before Howard learns OF the cause
of their visit and he is put through a
nerve-racking third degree" inquiry by
a logging police captain until he con-
fesses his guilt of numbering his friend
The fight OF Towards wife, Annie for
her husbands life proves that her real
womanly nature has escaped the short
sight OF her narrOw-minded father-in-law
Her path is strewn with thorns until she
beats her opposing factors.
The Third Degree" is said 10 be an
intensely human play. filled with true-to-
life character studies supplied with bright
lines and snappy situations by the author
Chase's next week win present vaude-
viIles latest. costliest and most preten-
tious musical production. The Rolfon-
fans" with company headed by B. F.
Doffo o,a fnot,dfDv sa,.oraf ~o,,r.,,.,, =. I
solo instrumentalists and grand opera
vocalists 1t will be recalled that Mr.
Rolfe was the first to introduce in vaude-
Vile such artistic conceptions as 'Ye
Colonial Septet,' and his newest instru-
mental spectacle is said sto surpass all
previous efforts. The added attraction
will be the Leonards and Anderson Com
pany. humorously satirizing G. Bernard
Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra" under
the title of When Caesar C's Her" Mae
Melville and Robert Higgins. a Metro
politan alliance, will divertingly entertain
with Just a Little Fun" Carl Randall,
the American Laddie Cliff" will offer
the same feature in which he captivated
| New York. Boston. and Philadelphia.
Armstrong and Clark, the comic Song
writer's, will include their laughable par
odical comedy act The Four Readings,
circus stars VIII be a strong inclusion.
Tuscano Brothers viii be seen In a SEN
satiOnal Roman battle-ax throwing nov
] city. Kidnapped Will be the pictorial
Western comedy. with Indians. cowboys.
and bad men" fomenting trouble for the
heroine and the man OF her choice.
George Broadhurst's wonderful success,
The Man of the Hour" is typically the
play of the hour. and will be seen at
the Academy the week of October II.
under the direction of William A Brady
The production will be staged with the
same beautiful scenic effects and elab-
crate costumes. As the title indicates,
the time of the play is the present and
the scene IN almost any large city in the
United States. "The Man of the Hour"
is certainly a revelation IN playwriting,
and has set pace so hot that its com
petitors have been left far in the rear.
Manager iBrady's special company will
be seen here. and as 1t is the first time
this play has been presented at popular
prices the engagement viii no doubt be
the banner one of the season at the
Academy