The Washington times., 1911-11-19
BELASCO'S PLAY IN
/. OPERA TO Be SUNG
HERE IN ENGLISH
"The Girl of the Golden
: West Scheduled for Fri
day and Saturday.

" At the Belasco Theater next Friday
and Saturday, Henry w. savage's pro-
n duction of Puccini's opera, 'The Girl Of
I the Golden West" will be heard here
for the first time, and in English. The
fact that this American play from the
pen of David Belasco, and put to music
by the. foremost living composer of the
day is to be heard in English, not only
arouses the interest of the music lover,
: but appeals to those interested In tnc
& theater from a dramatic standpoint.
There are five casts of principals. Mr..
lei Savage has organized so large a COM
|, pany that the members intrusted with
leading roles roles are not called more than
"A Nine. Luisa. VILLAIN. Nine. Irma Da-
4 lossy. and Ivy Scott. The first named
"a italian, singer was selected by, Puccini
I himself There is a formidable array
OF tenors. Ellison Van Hoose, including
Harry Leon, Leon de Sousa, Umberto
Sacchetti. Pilade Sinagra, and Henri
Z Baritones sing the role of Jack Rance,
the sheriff. One OF them, William Beck.
has been singing at the Grand Opera in
bered in Madam Butterfly" and Lewys
James has been the leading baritone
with the Covent Garden Opera in Lon
don.
Three conductors are with the organi-
zatton. Giorgio Polacco, one Of the trio.
4 conducted the opera when 1t was pro-
II uuCeu AT Milan and Rome. Inc Otner
two are Caesar Sodero and Alberto
Bimboni.
Y The Nine Great Bells Is to be the head
line attraction in Chase's Theater this
week, providing musical novelty. Clad
& In their picturesque native costumes,
!, these Mexican artists give songs
: dances, and music, characteristic Of the
Land of the Montezumas. Two casta-
net dances are on their program. The
added attraction will be Kate Gilmore,
= recently supporting Madame Trentini
= in Naughty Marietta" She will pre-
!, sent her laughable farce, THE Ir-
regular Army" in which she will be
assisted by, Sam Williams. Another in
adaptation from the Danish called The
Ice Man" The clown, "Slivers," from
the Barnun.. and Bailey. Circus Snd the
will offer The Ball Game" George
Austin Moore and Cordelia Haager will
interpret Laughs In Many Languages"
PalfTey Barton on and ,d, Brown % Will add az an
Fit of English Comedy" Tile photo
plane daylight motion pictures will show
! interesting subjects.
. THE Three Twins" is the. Offering of
the Academy for this week. This is
8 musical arrangement of Mrs. r. Pach-
\ eos famous farce, "Incog," which en-
- joyed such successful run in New
=, York few years ago. The plot has
not suffered by its adaptation, the excel
lent situations, and natural development
having been retained in their original
state. There are number of striking
melodies in the piece, including Boo
Hoo, Tee Hee." Little Miss Up-to-
~ date "The Girl Up There" Good
Night, Sweet Heart" Hypnotic Waltz,
ia,, Cuddle Up Little Closer Lovey Nine"
and The Yama Yama Man"
J "Three Twins Is clean, wholesome
~ Entertainment abounding in humor with
III two hearty laughs.
- Herman Lieb and company of seven
70 players will be the headline attraction
y at the Casino this week. appearing in
. Joseph Pattersons play of Dope" IN
~ New York this play in one act is said
to have scored q success from the start
:. of its vaudeville career: In the por-
traYal of the leading roles Mr.. Lieb is
original company. Dope will be pre-
- sented three times daily. once in the
afternoon and twice at night.
Other numbers on the bill are Miss
ard in a travesty on magic and mu-
steal oddities: Yolden and Harren, in a
tabloid musical comedy, and Hall
brothers, in athletic pastimes. New
photo plays will be shown during the
"The Darlngs of Paris is announced
as the attraction at the Lyceum
Theater this week. One of the srrik-
ing fea atures of this production is
said to be the presentation Of living
pictures. The action Of the play is
&C obhle Rag" dance is to be intro
duced for the first time on the Ly-
- ceum stage.