Evening star., 1911-08-20
limelight is vyfng with the
incandescent bulb for popular

-HE limelight Is vyfng with the
incandescent bulb for popular
favor. washingtonians now
And themselves confronted with
the task of deciding whether
the amusement parks or the tneaters wiz
nrove most pleasing for an evening GU,
iertainment And the coming week w'i'
and the choice even harder. Tor more
swinging doors leading to tneaters VIII
be fastened open tomorrow night Imam
during the past week.
Another season Of polite vaudeville VIII
be opened at Chase's Theater to"otro"
afternoon, and baby season OF our
lesoue at the Lyceum awaits Weicoiiie
at the same time. For the f1rst tihne III III
MANY weeks, Monday will see hgnts In al
but two theaters in Washington-tne M
tional and the Majestic. The date TOT tne
beginning of the NatfonaFs season ss ~, i
the cases of the regular seasons oI tie
Relasco and Columbia, has not oeen an
bounced but Is not far off. The Majestic 8
season will begin next week, when new
stock company. the Holden Players VIII
make its debut. -
While the beginning OF the hew nc
atrical season is greeted warmly, it mus,
he said that the summer has not passed
without many delightful entertainments.
Crowds have found enjoyment In plenty
at the amusement parks-ileh Gcho,
Chevy Chase Lake and Luna Park. Ana
the Columbia Players have contributed q
mighty share in providing pleasant olNeF-
sions during the politically charged SUM
ner.
And there is no little praise in the com.
ment that the offerings or tne r 80. !.
PLAYHOUSE are as bright, as vivac1ous, Us
dfverting and as magnetic as at the De
ginning of the summer season Ihe Play
ers have worked hard. for to put on
new play every week during a long sum
ner requires arduous and at times Trying
labor Yet in last weeks presentation or
THE House Of the Thousand candies
there was no suggestion or fausue OF re-
Taxation. In fact, II appeared that tne
entire company was trying III 0'io
sprint in the homestretch.
FROM STAGE TO RANCH-Mrs. Eme-
lie Melville of the Columbia ray
ers Is to spend the winter IN San-
forria. DurinS the past week sue
ceivel a most urgent letter from, her son,
who Is the owner of one OF the most
beautiful rose ranches in Lake county,
and her maternal heart has yieioea 70
the call For several years he mas peeh
urging her to make this visit but because
of contracts she has been unable to do
So With the close of the Columbia sea-
son. however. she will be contract-lree
and will at once leave for the west IL ls
probable, however, that she VIII MI slA-
where the manager of the stock COM
pany has offered to put on during that
time only those pieces in which. sne mas
a familiar part.
Mrs Melville had planned to remain
in Washington this winter to take
charge of a school of acting. She mas
received the most gratifying encour-
agement in this plan, and enough
pupils IL Is said, had already signined
their intention of entering 10 insure
its success from the start.\ Her desire
10 be with her son for season In MS
beautiful California home has over
come her prediction for the local en-
terprise. and the opening OF the school
will be postponed for year. III moth
ing intervenes. however, she proposes
to come back to this city in time to
open the proposed school a year hence.
Mrs Melvilles daughter Nina viii
not go TO California. At the close OF
the Columbia season she will hurry to
New York to close contract for the
budding season.