The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-19
COMING ATTRACTIONS


Thanksgiving week at Chase's prom
ises to be a gala period Of exceptional
dimensions. The anticipation of uncom-
mon crowds this season Is based upon
the phenomenal character of the bill de-
Vised, as every feature possesses high
distinction and extreme novelty. the-fore-
most being the famous Florentfne sing
ers. These celebrated operate artists
from the leading organizations, will be
presented by Marion LittIeheld, and
their repertoire contains many of the
glorious melodies of the old masterpieces
The extra added stellar offering will be
tempest and Sunshine, the recent hits
at the New York Winter Garden. Wash
lngton's popular bali player, Germany
Schaefer, assisted by Grace Belmont,
Will hold down third position with his
laughing hit, Winning a Pennant"
seymour Brown and Nat D. Aver will
introduce some new song successes.
DICK, the handwriting dog" mathema-
tician, artist, and penman, will be intro
ouced. The Mareena and Delton broth
ers, in a sensational novelty; Mr.. and
MRS. Stuart barrow, the smile-making
Silhouette makers, and the photoplane
daylight motion pictures Of recent inter
national events, are the concluding num-
bers of note. Chase's prices are never
raised holidays,
Byron Chandler will present at the Be-
lasco Theater next week the dainty
singing coincidence, Grace La Rue, in
that unconventional musical play,
Betsy which H. KelIett Chambers
wrote especially for her Alexander
tombstone composed the music of
Betsy" which is said to have unusual
charm and melody Of the Viennese style.
The lyrics are the work of VIII B.
tombstone, and they have the novelty of
presenting in rhyme some of the humor-
Gus phases of the story.
OF the seventeen musical numbers Miss
La Rue has four solos-"My impress
sions" in which her acts of minicry are
seen at their best; Laughter and Love"
First Gray Hair" and my Fable" In
the supporting company will be seen
Cecil Jervis Ryan. John Willard, Worth
i .is L, Romano, George w. Callahan.
Alfred Deery, Donald Buchanan, JuU-
cite LANCE, Lavina Shannon, Lucie Car
ter, and Myrtle Jersey. Miss La Rue
was last seen here with Sam Bernard
In Nearly a Hero
Following the Social Maids" tho Of
traction at the Gayety will be The Taxi
Girls" This, the most recent Of Toe
Hurtig's companies, will be seen in a
timely burletta called In Mexico" in
which two stranded actors are intro
duced The actors are busily engaged
IN trying to secure a loan of $500 from
the sheriff of Vera Cruz Instead of the
money, the Thespians receive the loan
OF jail cell The comedy is developed
Dy a company of fifty. headed by the
farreIl-Taylor trio. Signor and Edith
Franz, European cycle wonders intro
duce their thrilling speciality in the olio |
With a comedy said to fairly sparkle |
with laughter, a perfect supporting COM |
pany, and the piece mounted in splendid |
fashion, Miss Elsie Ferguson will make !
her appearance here as a Henry B. Har-
ris star, at the Columbia Theater next |
week. Miss Ferguson's vehicle this sea- |
son is The First Lady in the Land" |
from the pen of Charles Nirdlinger.
MISS Ferguson is said to have caught |
the spirit Of the period pictured by the |
author, and is also said to have found |
the portrayal of this sprightly and
comely heroine, Dolly Todd, greatly to
her liking; a fact that always aids in
the enjoyment of a production.
Mr.. Nirdlinger has utilized great events
in history merely as incidents for his
purpose in unfolding the delightful ro-
nance of Dolly with Aaron Burr and
James Madison as rivals for her heart
and hand. There is suspense that Dolly /
will let her heart get the better Of her
judgment, until the last instant, and in
terest never flags until she has finally
made her decision. While politicians and
foreign powers are intriguing all about
her. duels are being fought over other
women, and the nation is being placed
on a solid foundation, Dolly serenely
works out her pretty romance in her
own way. History and politics are the
puppets, and the love story is the real |
center Of interest all through the piece
With large and notable cast, includ-
ing the names OF new and old favorites
Miss Ferguson is spurred to her best
efforts in THE First Lady in the Land"
and Mr.. Harris has given the produc-
ton a lavish mounting, the most minute
detail of the colonial period being car
ried out in the staging.