The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

makes himself the hero of all the Bulga-
rian women and the bane Of his fellow
warriors, is the theme of the libretto,
while the Straus music changes con-
stantly in mood to reflect and interpret
the dramatic value of each situation The
lyric humor OF The Tale of a Coat" the
vibrating passion OF My Hero" the re-
curing theme of the score, the satiric
playfulness of The Chocolate Soldier, -
and the insidious beauty of the surround
ing melodies have elevated this flower Of
Viennese operas above all its fellows Of a
decade
Every establishment, every elegance of
detail that could add to the vfvtdness and
picturesqueness of the scenes has been
included in the production by Mr.. Whit
ney. A special orchestra Of fifty picked
musicians accompanies the organizat ton
to negotiate the intricacies OF the score
The cast of characters includes Lillian
Poll, Charles Purcell, Henry Coote
George ]. O'Donnell. lion Bergere, Lotta
Gale, J. r. Powell. Vivian Weadon
Emma Loomis. and William Morgan.
''Everywife," the modern symbolical
morality play written by George V. Ho-
bart, the well-known playwright, pro-
duced by Joseph Hart, and heraIded as
the greatest presentation and the big
gest hit ever in polite vaudeville, will
be the foremost feature in Chase's mag
niicent bill next week. Toots Paka's
Hawaiians in their picturesque, plaintive,
and fascinating Kanaka folk songs, the
beautiful allegorical dances of the Sand
wich Isles. and with the primitive and
quaint musical instruments of the dusky
natives, are the extra added attraction
There will be no end of laughter, II is
said, occasioned by the third special
comedy feature which will be the popular
bucoic comedienne, Kate Watson, billed
as "A Breeze from the West" The lie
lightful musical comedy stars, Barry and
Wolford, should duplicate their recent
New York hit in their new and tuneful
travesty in which they interpolate You
Always Have 1t the Other Way" &c
A novel foreign reptilian grotesque num-
ber will be submitted by the Three Say
tons. Comic pantomimic absurdities will
be exploited by the Wheelers. New day
light motion pictures of important week
ly events Of the world will be shown.
The attraction at the Gayety following
Harry Hastings Show is Billy w. Wat
son and the "Girls from Happyland"
company. Mr.. Watson has provided two
burlettas for his company this year, the
first being known as Two Hot Knights"
and the second a revised version of his
popular The Gay Modiste." The Happy
land chorus will be seen to best ad-
vantage in the setting, which reproduces
the foyer of the Grand Opera House in
Paris.
Mr.. Watson is one Of the most sue
cessful comedians presenting the rotund
and voluble type of stage Dutchman. He
has written most of the clever lines in
his two slxits, and is, therefore. able to
get full value from all the quips and
cranks of befuddled speech.
Coming to the Casino Theater next
week. as the headline card, will be a
star known to every person in Amer
fca, and one who never fails to NIL to
capacity at every performance every
theater in which she appears. She is
Miss Mabel Mckinley. the favorite
niece of the late President, who COM
poses her own songs and sings them in
a way that demands numerous encores
at every performance. Miss Mckinley
will sing several numbers that have
not been heard in Washington, and are
still in manuscript form.
The Clara Turner Players will begin
an engagement at the Majestic Theater
on October 2s. Judging from the cor
dial manner in which they are being
received in Philadelphia. Manager Wes-
ton feels confident that their stay in
washington will be the most successful
mis- house has witnessed In recent years.
In their extensive repertoire the somber
drama is missing. and in It's place re-
fined comedy occupies Q prominent po-
sition. This is mainly due to the fact
that Miss Turner, the leading woman
of the organisation, Is an ingenue OF
exceptional ability. The company win
make their debut in this city In 'The
Prince Chap" which IL so well liked
by local theater-goers. The Clara Tur-
ner Players were to have opened to-
morrow, but were forced to accede to
the demands made upon them in Phila-
delphia and remain another week.
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