The Washington herald., 1911-05-07

COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Liebler q Co. will present at the
Belasco next week William Hodge and
the original New York company In the
play by Booth Harrington and Harry
Leon Wilson. entitled. THE Man from
Home" which has record Of s4e per-
formances In Chicago. seventy weeks at
the large Astor Theater m New York,
and twenty-seven consecutive weeks in
Boston. The scenes Of this play are laid
In Sorrento, in Southern Italy, and deal
with phase of life that Of late years
has come to be too well known by reason
Of its frequency. This Is the attribute
Of some snobbish Americans In en-
deavoring to form marital alliances,
whereby, the good American gold is ex-
changed for more or less tarnished
European title. In this particular in
stance Mr.. Harrington and Mr.. Wilson
have taken as their theme the fortunes
Of a brother and sister who have left
their Indiana home years before, and
who, since the death Of their parents.
have been hob-nobbins with a class Of
penniless aristocrats who feel nothing
but contempt for the boy or girl and love
for their gold. A marriage Is about to
be arranged when the guardian Of the
two young people appears upon the
scene. having come from his home for
the express purpose Of frustrating the
plans of the titled ones, and by a series
OF clever coups shows up the fortune
hunters in such a way that the girl turns
from them all In loathing and disgust
to her own people. The play is written
In four acts and the action comprises
Q period Of twenty-four hours.
In q role that runs the entire garut
Of human emotions, Frances Nelson will
again occupy the position OF prominence
with the Columbia Players next week.
when David Belasco's wonderful play
in three acts. THE Girl Of the Golden
West" will occupy the stage Of the Co.
lupbia Theater. The piece Is well re-
membered for its several successful en-
gagements in this city, the first of which
marked its premier in preparation for
the New York run, which opened at the
Belasco Theater November IA, 1905. The
Girl, which Miss Nelson will play, was
then played by Blanche Bates. who
probably has never done anything else
that showed her to such excellent ad-
vantage 1t is believed that Miss Neil
son will give an especially good account
Of herself In this part, as 1t Is admira
ably suited to her personality and phy-
sical characteristics.
Chase's next week brings its eventful
and popular season to a triumphant close
with a stellar bill in which every feature
and every name is new to Washington.
and together form one of the jolliest
farewell programmes possible. Sam Mann
and company in The New Leader" the
Gordon & North Amusement Copnpany's
production of Aaron Hoffmau's immensely
laughabIe comedy, showing a rehearsal
Monday morning in burlesque. is the
chief feature act. The supplementary
leading attraction will be the latest Eng
lish importation, the singing comedienne.
Josie Heather. She is hcraided as real
British beauty, and, like Alice Lloyd and
Vesta Tilley, all her songs are written
exclusively for her. A recent great hit
will be Homer Miles and company, in
Guiding Miss Helen Ray, in "On Side
Street" a character comedy Of New
York's boarding house habitues. a typl-
cal English musical hall sketch. said to
be a perfect riot Of laughter, called The
Boatswains Mate" will be played by
Percy Waram and company. Another
emphatic hit is expected from Weston,
Fields, and Carroll. three successful
singers of syncopated songs of their own
The Reed Brothers in their
high-grade novelty will be included in
the bill Dixon and Dixon, the eccentric
comedians, and the day
light motion pictures of Winsor Mckay,
the cartoonist, and originator of Little
Memo" are the concluding numbers.