The Washington herald., 1911-01-08

New York. Jan. THE changes of bill
at the theaters this week brought Ethel
Barrymore to the Empire in ''Trelaw-
ney of the Wells.'' Elsie Janis in The
Slim Princess to the Globe, and Mar
riage a la Carte to the Casino.
The latter a musical play by the au-
thor of 1.-The Bellies Of New York. is a
tuncful work full of fun. song ami
dance, mostly song. Emmy Wehlen, q
prima donna VINO can act, has beau
tiful voice and sings two or three songs
delightfully."-. She is a charming little
woman and an alluring comedienne a
large company of comedians and vocal
lists gave her valuable assistance The
performance won so many encores that
the final curtain did not fall until nearly
midnight. Ivan Caryll. composer of the
music, conducted the orchestra. LebleI
& Co. have given the piece a handsome
production. Marriage a la Carte is
O. K.
Many plays have failed this season be-
cause the authors have attempted to
create so-called atmosphere" and in
doing SO halted the action of the story
Not so with 'Pomander Walk now
running at Wallack'S Theater. In Louis
n. Parkers comedy there is no end of
atmosphere, but it is cIeverly done and
nothing quite so diverting is now on view
in our theaters. This play has hit the
public fancy and will probably stay in
town all the season. Every role is well
acted: in fact. the company is almost be-
yond criticism.
THE Slim Princess Elsie Janis now
vehicle, is A musical comedy founded on
a George AIDE story. in which the fair
star shines to good advantage. Miss
Janis, in the title role, is assisted by
Joseph Cawthorne and his ever-present
concertina (who ever told Cawthorne he
was a comedian) and numerous COM
pany. including lot of pretty chorus
girls in fetching gowns. The music of
the piece is of a high order and the IL
bretto understandable.
Chauncey Olcott comes to the Academy
of Music January 90 in romantic drama
BY Rida Johnson Young called Barry of
Ballymore. in which he has been ex-
tremely successful in other cities. 1t
will be the first presentation of the play
in New York. Mr.. Olcott's engagement
Is for two weeks, and overfiowing audi
ences may be predicted
Suzanne in which Billie Burke is ap-
pearing in the Lyceum Theater, is an
tce-cream-soda comedy, but fiat and
stale. Suzanne without Billie is impos
sible to imagine. for she pervades the
play in every scene; and although she
looks young for the complications she
unravels, she is 'it' first, last, and all
the time. The comedy does not amount
TO much, and any daughter would be safe
In taking her mother to see it.
Christie Macdonald in "The Spring
Maid" has started on a successful career
as a star. She sings with the artistic
command of a prima donna and acts
piQuantly. The operetta has q pretty
love story about German princess and
a naughty prince who falls in love with
every girf he meets. The princess changes
places with girl who hands out the
'.heAlth water" at a spa, and here the
fun begins. In the end the princess mar
ries the prince.
Monday in Toronto Lena Ashwell, as
sisted by Charles Waldron. began her
tour In C. NJ. s. McLellan's Judith Zej
raine." Her supporting company inciudes
John e. Kellerd. Howard Kyle. Gordon
tombstone. and little Donald Gallagher,
who scored hit In Alias Jimmy VAL