The Washington herald., 1911-10-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Alexandra Bisson, whose impressive
melodrama, Madame X" will be seen
at the Belasco shortly, is one OF the very
few dramatists OF any time who has been
able to achieve great success in both
serious and lighter fields. For many
years Mr.. Bisson stood in the very first
rank Of French writer's Of farce and light
comedy, his plays being extraordinarily
successful at home and in England, Ger
many, America, and other lands. But
until he wrote Madame x" he never
even attempted anything more serious
than a comedy Of manners.
All the more remarkable, then, is Bis
sons triumph in dealing with that more
sacred and dramatically most difficult
OF human emotions-mother love. II may
be taken as fresh evidence that the
ablest humorists are at the bottom the
most sincere in understanding the finer
qualities Of humanity.
But immensely popular as these anus
ing plays have been-and they, too, have
won success after success in a dozen
countries-their careers do not begin to
compare with that of this sensational
new drama, Madame X" In America
Henry w. Savage is the producer, and he
has staged the play and provided a
cast of notable actors in a way quite
in keeping with the merits Of the work.
Produced exactly as at the Lyric Theater.
New York, Madame X'' will appear at
the Belasco Theater Monday, October 8,
with matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
Laughter, lyrics, jingles, jollity, and
novelty, are the chief comic elements
of Chase's bill next week, when the con-
spicuous feature will be Walter c. Kelly,
known all over the world as THE Vir-
ginia judge Mr.. Kelly has just re-
turned from a trip around the globe.
New magistrates court scenes, new
laughable types of the submerged
tenth" new uproarious incidents dis
turbing the equanimity of the court; in
fact, an entirely new series has been gar
nered for the gleeful delectation Of the
audiences. The extra added attraction
will be Joseph Hart's presentation Of the
decidedly unique and laughable comedy,
-Four Of a Kind" in which several bur-
glariously inclined gentlemen find them
selves in an unroariously funny but awk-
ward predicament. One of the most puz-
zling novelties will be presented by the
famous Japanese mystic, Kajiyama,
whose photographic feats have never been
equaled. Wilbur Mack and Nella Wal
ker. the musical comedy stars. wifi ap-
pear in their new hit, The Dollar Bill"
and whistleable musical entree. Another
great foreign card will be the Dekos
troupe in their marvellous human Jug
glery. Richardson's posing dogs will par
ticipate in remarkable canine poses and
pictures.
THE Girl in the Taxi" A. H. Woods
rollicking entertainment, that held the
boards OF New York and Chicago thea
ters for extended runs before taking to
the road to duplicate the metropolitan
successes. is underlined to follow Alma,
Where Do You Live" at the Columbia
Theater next week. 1t has been seen
in this city before. and the reception ac-
corded it then, in the form OF capacity
audiences, augurs well for its visit this
season. The story concerns the esca-
pades of pretty Mignon, wife of a per-
fume manufacturer. and the efforts of
BERTHE Stewart to keep an appointment
with her for a midnight supper at the
Cafe Churchill. Papa Stewart, Bertie's
father. undertakes to meet a couple of
chorus girls at the same rendezvous. to
which also comes a cousin, Percy by
name, TO meet a vaudeville performer.
The complications are most entertaining,
though harmless in character, and the
tangle in which the indiScretions plunge
the entire dramatic personae are only
Strengthened out on the conclusion OF the
last act.