The Washington herald., 1911-06-29
COMING TO THE THEA TIERS.

The Belasco Theater stock company
will have an especially interesting offer
ing for next week in Willard HolcOmb's s
dramatization of r. D. Blackmore's ia.
nous romance OF Exmoor, Lorna
Doone." 1t was not Mr.. Holcomb's in
tention that his play should be seen on
the public stage until next season. when
1t will have an elaborate production. He
was so impressed with the worth Of the
personnel of the Belasco company. and
its particular fitness for capable and
satisfying performance OF the play, that
he consented to its presentation. Many
dramatists, both in England and Amer
lea, have attempted a dramatiztion of
this famous romance. Only one OF these
saw the stage, and this at the Grand
Opera House, Chicago, some years ago.
The version proved to be lacking in dra-
matte worth-in fact, 1t was a muddled
hodge-podge OF the story. Mr.. Belmore.
the stage director OF the Belasco company,
heard a reading OF the play last Sunday
night and was so much impressed that
arrangement were at once entered into
for its production. Percy Standing will
impersonate John RIdd, Charles Hopkins
will be seen as Tom Fagus, Fuller Mel
lish as Sir Ensor, Lionel Belmore as
Counselor, Sheldon Lewis as Carver
Doone. Osborne Searle as Charlesworth.
Willard Robertson as Earl Brander, Will
lam Connolly as Jan Fry. Charles o.
Shaw as Bill Dodds. and Samuel Hines
as Jem Slocombe. The role of Lorna
Doone will be taken by Mrs. Hopkins,
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Ridd, Mrs. wheatcroft as Mother Mel
drum, Gertrude Augarde as Gwenny Car
fax, and Maude Allen as Mrs. Ridd.
Fun will flow fast and furious at the
Columbia Theater next week, when the
Columbia Players will disport themselves
in that irrepressible concoction Of humor,
What Happened to Jones'" George H.
Broadhurst, its author, calls 1t a farce.
The fun will of course center around
Jones, who will be impersonated by A. H.
Van Buren. Originally, when the piece
ran for over a year at the Manhattan
theater in New York. this part was
played by George c. Boniface, jr., whose
drummer for a hymnbook house. who
carried playing cards as a side line, was
one big laugh from start to finish. Sup
porting him in that memorable company
were such players as George Ober, in the
role of the professor OF anatomy, Ebe-
nezer Goodly; r. F. Cotton, as his sane
timonious brother, the Bishop of Balla-
rat, Anthony Goodly; Mrs Mckee Ran
kin. as Ebenezer's wife; Anna Belmont,
as Cissy; Katherine Osterman, as Mar
jorie, and host OF others. To fill the
many parts the entire strength of the
Columbia company will be required, the
stage settings will be beautiful, and the
gowns Of the ladies will be equally as
stunning as those that are worn this
week.
Motion pictures Of the coronation win
be exhibited at the Columbia Theater
Sunday night. These pictures were taken
under the direction Of the International
Amusement Company and the films are
due to arrive in this country to-day, on
the Mauretania. The pictures will show
in detail the principal happenings irci-
dental to the worlds most gorgeous spec
tacle-the placing Of the crown of Eng
land upon the head of George v. In this
gorgeous reproduction nothing has been
slighted or overlooked and visit to the
Columbia during the stay or the pictures
in washington will give one a complete
idea Of this great spectacle.
A novelty act booked for the Cosmca
next week is "The Musical Barnyard,'
presented by the yynos Troupe. AS its
name would imply. the setting is that
Of an old-fashioned barnyard, with its
pigs. COW, &C., all OF which
are cunningiy arranged TO conceal nov
city musical Instruments and effects In
profusion. Mark Davis and company
VIII appear IN the comedy playiet.
Hans. the Grocery Boy" singing.
dancing, and talking sketch team Of
more than ordinary talent Is promised In
Castor and Golding. Henry Booker.
'sThe BOY Behind the Suit Case and
one OF the most promising Of the young
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