The Washington herald., 1911-05-18

preserved Inc mOuntlngS 1Or tns local
production will be of substantial char
acter. and the costuming will include
the latest and most attractive ou:ruts
of the Paris designers.
The opening performance Of the Ben
Greet Woodland Players in "A Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" is scheduled for this
evening at Sis o'clock in the sylvan
theater of the Bristol School for Gilrs,
Mintwood place and Belmont road. The
site is ideal. and every facility has been
provided for the comfort and convenience
of the audiences.
The anpouncement of the engagement
of Florence Fleming Noyes, of Boston,
to dance the Spring Song in the open
ing bill has greatly added to the pleas
urable anticipation of the event, as
Miss Noyes, who Is known locally as
Galatea, Is one Of the foremost expo
nents Of classic Greek dances. and is
heralded as better than all Of her pred
ecessors in this line. There will also be
a quartet Of well-known vocalists and a
chorus of beautiful children.
In addition to the opening bill and the
performance OF the forest scenes from
LAS You Like It." Saturday afternoon
at o'clock, Mr.. Greet has selected for
the local repertoire three Of the comedies
that are rarely given nowadays. The
Comedy Of Errors" on Friday afternoon
at o'clock; The Merry Wives Of Wind
sor.' Friday evening, and THE Winters
Tale Saturday evening.
Chase's to-day begins the last three
days of the present polite vaudeville sea-
son and the really extraordinary comedy
and novelty bill is drawing audiences and
enthusiasm rivaling any week at the
height Of the season. Every feature Of
tho eight is new and noteworthy. EN-
phatic hits have been scored by Sam
Mann and company in The New Leader"
and by Josie Heather, the bewitching
London music hall lyric comedienne.
Other novelty acts, full of diversity,
novelty, and fun, are Homer Miles, Helen
Ray and company. in q Manhattan farci-
cal comedy. ''On Side Street, Percy
Waram and his English comedians in a
typical London music hall skit, "The
Boatswain's Mate" Weston, Fields, and
Carroll in pianoiogue and syncopated song
successes; the Reed Brothers, extra
ordinary athletic entertainers. and the
daylight motion pictures Of "winsor Mo
Kay, cartoonist the creator Of Little
Memo" and other comic supplement char
acters.
II jingling music, pretty girls, droll sit
scenic establishment and gorge
Gus costumes are the factors Of a musical
comedy. Might Life in Two Gay Ciues,"
the offering Of "Follies Of New York
and Paris" which win be seen at the
Gayety Theater. next week, mus, un-
doubtedly rank among the foremost of
this class. OF special attractiveness Is
the ensemble number known as the
Eight English Roses" and tho novelty
the "Parisian Beauty Dolls"
The sensational feature will be the much
talked about "Scarecrow Girl" Dorothy
and her quaint bunch OF aero
batic eccentrics
Among the attractive vaudeville acts
already booked for the Casino Theater
next week Will be the Silver Troupe,
aerial gympasts. who offer something en-
tirely new in thrills; Mile. Krimisaki.
whirlwind dancer. q recent Russian im-
portation: Tippo. the sarcastic jugsier
and acrobat; Frank Latimore and Dor
othy Carlton. In q comedy sketch en-
titled Heroes Wanted" folini Sisters,
italian singers, dancers. and tambourine
players: Mason and Stuart. knocxabous
with . new scag or two;
Tramp Bla,rs. the monologist. ana q