The Washington times., 1911-11-09
BLANCHE BATES AND
LULU GLASER ARE :
NEXT WEEKS STARS
Irish Players From the Alb
Bey, London, Also Among
Chief Attractions.


popular star, Blanche Bates, with a
legitimately successful successor to
THE Girl of the Golden West" in
"Nobody's Widow" by Avery Hopwood,
seems to be the general consensus OF
opinion of those who have witnessed It,
The central figure of this farcical
romance, as 1t is designated in the ad-
vertising, is a keenly sensitive and dam
gerously attractive American woman,
"Roxana Clayton" by name, who goes
to Europe, falls in love for the first
time in her life and precipitately mar
ries this man of her choice. Before
the honeymoon has risen above the
wedding hour horizon, the newly-made
Benedict Is discovered by his bride
fondly embracing and kissing young
woman. who is afterwards recognized
as a former sweetheart.
Piqued at what she thinks an un-
pardonable indiscretion Roxana leaves
most stunning of widows weeds an
nounces the. untimely death of her
newly welded husband At house
party In Palm Beach the husband coli,
the fun begins. Then for three acts
the complications come fast and flu
rious. with the line of demarkation
between farce and comedy cleverly
nruce McRae. adelaide Prince. Rex
McDougal, Edith Campbell. Alice
Claire Elliott, Minor S. Watson, West
, ropp Saunders and Manis Gross. sy
The engagement at the National
Theater is limited TO one week, COM
mencing Monday night. y
Lulu CHASER will appear at the Column
bia Theater next week in her newest
opera, Miss Dudelsack." Built in
Vienna by Rudolph Nelson, Fritz Gruen-
baum and Heinz Reichart. Miss Dudel-
There is said to be spirit and charm
I'm Miss Dudelsack which gives Miss
CHASER better opportunity than In any
thing In which she has yet been seen.
known principals, a most carefully Sc
lected singing chorus of fifty and an or
chestra of thirty, will be shown.
The customary Thursday and Satur-
day matinees will be given.
The Ilish Players. from the Abbey
Thcater, Dublin, will give Washington
two dramatic novelties during their en-
sagemcrt at the Belasco Theater next
week. They will present George Ber-
nard Shaw's strange satiric comedy
The Showing UP Of Banco Posnet."
which Mr. Sraw calls "A Sermon in
Crude Melodrama,' and the much dis
TTssed comedy by J: M; synge, The
rlay is the one that aroused the Eng
lish censor 20 wrath aud Resulted in the
plays prohibition and the subsequent
royal commission that Shaw obtained TO
inquire intU the whole question Of the
censorship.
The play, owing to the censor's ban,
never has been presented in London.
81 Ike western has ereaeS
much opposition in certain quarters as
Shaw's play. Since the I'ubiin company
has been I'm America, Synge's play has
l.. .t,l.
ties and they have made efforts in sev-
eraI cities to have the authorities for
lid the play. Their efforts were vain.
.he surprise of many polite vaude-
vie seasons Is said to be Mature" in
which Kellogg, the American natural
list, will be seen at Chase's next week.
This interpreter of no less than fifteen
animal languages, whose voice en-
ables him to sing as the feathered
sSngsters do is Ss certain ain S to impress pres
Boston, Paris and London.
In a special scenic production. a
replica of a woodland paradise. Kel-
glsss his demonstration, singing like
the birds, in the tone. pitch, and range
peculiar to each variety, pausing to ex-
plain everything: His manifestations
vibrations as numerous as 10000 per
second. produced by Helmholtz tuning
forks scattered through the audience.
are plainly recorded, are interesting.
popular comic opera comedian, Arthur
DEACON, whose popular songs and
dialect drolleries are said to form one
Of the most delightful stellar features.
Detective" teeming with fun and pune
tuated by several clever and catchy
songs, VIII be given by Frank Byron
Grant Gardner and Marie Stoddaro
will offer their vaudeville Frivoll-
ties" A big hit. IT is predicted, will be
ley and Sam Kessler will present a
tre hs ss@Sy fghsS Tre will ieps sxh5if @
their sagacious acrobatic and comic bull
tsrriers.
1.-THE Millionaire Kid" the latest play
from the pen of Lem B. Parker. deals
with a SUBJECT familiar to all namely;
the stock market and it's various rani-
hcations. ard at the same time sub
ject very little understood by the vast
majority. The story is OF intense in
terest and has been handled by the
author in a masterful way. Throughout
the action of the play a score Of catchy
musical numbers are given. These same
numbers are emphasized by an excep-
tionally beautiful ard clever chorus.
The mounting of the play is up to the
usual, Kilrcy- Britton standard. Ray
nond Paine, the young singer and dam
Ger, who lad the same part last seal
son he's again been engaged to imper-
senate the millionaire Kid" which
will be the offering at the Academy for
the week commencing next Monday
evening.
Counihan and Shannon can beoast of
their newest burlesque THE Queens of
The Folies Bergere." The principal fea-
ture act is Ray Montgomery and the
Healey sisters, who for years have
beaded vaudeville bills In America. The
snecial added attraction is Caliente, a
Senccr from Spain. Her daring CO.'S
tunes and wonderful dancing have
made her famous.
The Melrose Comedy Four, Will also
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