The Washington times., 1910-12-18
Secrecy Which Surrounded
Henry Miller Production
Broken at Last.
GENEE TO DANCE
AT THE NATIONAL
The Bachelor Bellies" AFerds Op-
poTtunity for Frequent Ballet
Numbers Vaudeville Bill.

Until today Henry Miller has main
tAined a mastery silence concerning
the Plot Of his new play, The Havoc,
written BY H : sheldon, and sched-
Uled for its initial production at the
Columbia tomorrow evening
Today the Miller press department,
headed by Frank ?. Morse, a former
Washington newspaper man, broke the
bee and save some idea Of what The
Havoc is all about
The author Of the new play seems
to have taken the opposite Of the
position from dramatists Of the Ibsen.
PinerO, and Jones school, and declines
TO glorify the man and woman who
play the leading roles Of an Illicit
love affair. Sheldon-s play IS said TO
show the havoc wrought after the
flames Of such a passion have died
out The play hits at the sO-CaIIed
philosophy of thos.- who tear down
conventions established by society and
church
The play Is in three acts, but during
both the first and second acts the
curtain descends for a minute TO
signify that two hours have elapsed
IN this II resembles The Servant in
the House" being practically i've
act play with but two intermissiOus-
Miss Crews Engaged.
The leading woman is played BY
Laura Hope Crews, last seen in
Washington in The Great Divide
She also has played leads for Otis
Skinner, Robert EdesOn, and Eleanor
Robson The male role opposite Mr..
Miller is played BY Francis Byrne, who
was Rose StahTs leading man in The
Chorus Lady
In relief to the seriousness Of The
Havoc a timely coincidence brings 10
the National Adeline Gense in The
Bachelor Bellies. In this piece the
famous dancer is said 10 be playing
her farewell engagement Of America
The piece is primarily adapted 20 a
display OF this young WOman's re-
maTkable ability as an exponent OF
the ballet form Of the dance one Of
her numbers Is entitled The Roses
and TIE Butterfly" and this portrays
the story Of a butterfly captured and
released. wOOed and won
Mile Genee appears next in boots
and a Hungarian costume for char
aCIeTiStiC dance Of that nation Another
new dance Is called The Apprentice
The production is in two acts and
four elaborate scenes. The book Is by
Harry b Smith and the music by
Raymond HUboeu- The production is
staged by Julian Mitchell
In the cast are Frank Lalor, HarTy
Depp, Eva FallOn, Ruth PEBBLES, and
Florence Walton
Vaudeville Bill
Marion Murray and company. IN 2
new musical comedy sketch. A Prlma
DOnna's Honeymoon heads the Vaude-
Vile bill at Chase's this week a
caTable singing and acting cast 5 sal
TO nave been engaged for this number
The added attraction Is A second mus
cal number in the shape of r-The
MOnarchs OF Melody meaning Bobby
Heath. Charles O'DOuneU, Gus Benk-
hart, and Charles Shisler-
Dr.. John c. Bowker VIII present his
traveIogue on The Passion Play
This timely and interesting lecture IS
not only gathered from a study of this
Years presentation Of the memorable
play. but from DT. BOWkeT'S attendance
a. the PLAYS Of 1890 and 1900
Chick sale in The Country School
Entertainment" an aCrobatfc number
entitled Les Alexaudras.'' and Jeffer-
son German and Estelle West In a
musical number complete the program.
J r H