The Washington times., 1911-10-22

of this; the child dies. Connors goes to
the gutter. and tke family becomes
destitute. Georgia pledges herself to
the man she loves. and who loves her.
ard determines to seek divorce anyway.
This the priest forbids. but she is firm
What the church forbds God will
away from the church. marrying the
riar of her choice. 1t is a play thai
VIII MAKE people think. and play
crude, in spots. 1t is fair and courag geous.
1t VII. in AL probability. raise the old
Should QUILT, IT ieal . with. or even touch upon.
who viii say Ne" and rIentH e" Of
others who will ask why not?''
+ George O'Donnell. Of "The Chocolet te
Soldier" Company. is a linguist of un-
usual powers. He speaks Bulgarian,
the language Of the country which lends
i,suaa us scenes to the opera. and can con-
verse at viii in, Roumanian. Servian,
hungarian and Czech. Needless to say.
he is a past master OF such common
languages rs German. French and
ac,ns atst,sn' he has sr on several occasions
abroad involved IN broils with the
authorities Of the South European
countries.
'Nt'oet ohy
Messrs. Cohan and Harris produced
Winchell Smiths new play The only
Son." at the Gaiety Theater, New York,
last Monday night, and made a first night
audience literally sit up and take notice.
In THE Only Son." Winchell Smith has
written play with punch, with red
blood. and with human appeal and with
are supposed to have and it took hold
OF the first night audience and moved
II to tears, laughter. applause, cheers
and tense silence. and 1t did 1t all by
10 MS mother when she was In trouble
Grace Elliston leading woman with
Robert Edeson in THE Cave Man."
graduated from ingenue roles in the
original production of Henry B. Harris
great success, "The Lion and, The
A. :se." creating the part of the
mouse She developed in that part
into magnetic leading woman and Is
now destined to remain in that class.
When Elsie Ferguson opens in WASH
ington on November 27 at the Columbia
Theater in Charles Nirdlinger's new
play it will be called ''The First Lady in
the Land" instead of Dolly Madison"
the original title. Miss Ferguson will
Coghlan. Clarence Handystde. John
Mortimer, Henry Bergman. Carl Hart
berger, Alfred Hesse, David Todd,
Francis Bonn, Luke Martin. Sallie
Margaret Gordon, Myra Brook, and
Georgette Passedoit
Robert Hilliard will start shortly on
his tour of the Pacific coast in "A Fool
There Was" This is his first trip
West as a star. "A Fool There Was
dates than any show on the road Mr.
Hilliard will have new play for him
SELF In the spring on his return frog
the Western country. Boots" Wurster
will play the part of the child en- tour.
Virginia Pearson is cast as the YAM
pire woman.
One Of the big personal triumphs.
outside of that scored by George NJ.
Cohan in ''The Little Millionaire" has
been registered by Miss Josephine
Miss Whittell Is young California girl,
who, besides possessing a beautifully
modulated soprano voice of great
strength and remarkable purity, brings
to her stage work a dramatic concep-
tion and an appealing personality too
infrequently seen on the lyric stage.
Charles Kellogg's voice registers
twelve ard one-haif octayes and begins
btops.
RANGE covering three ard cne-half oc-
taves. about one more than the average
singer Kellogg is rated as the great est
wonder ever In vaudeville. He comes to
Chase's next month.
w, s. Hart. who rlays Judd Tolliver
In The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
at the Columbia rheater this week. will
be remembered for his excellent work
as the YirGinian, and later as Dan
Stark in ''The Carrier
'The Police Inspector" Company. at
Chases next week. is made up of Fred
a. Turner. Scott Siggins, ]. ]. Williams
Josephine Foy. and Louis Bressen.
Charles Cherry with. Daniel Froh-
mans Lyceum Theater Company. in
The hc-Sevel Sisters" will shortly be
seen In this city.
a Modern Marriage" In which Cyril
Scott started out 20 star. did not meas
ure up 10 expectations. so he is 10 sub-
stitute Speed"