The Washington times., 1911-11-12
RYLEY PRODUCTION
OF PEGGY COMES
TO THE BELASCO
London Theater Success
Will Appear Four Nights
and Matinee.

At the Belasco Theater next week, for
four nights and Wednesday matinee,
beginning Monday night, the attraction
will. be Peggy" Thomas w. Ryley's
production of George Edwards current
London Gaiety Theater success. Thomas
Ryley has long held the reputation of
being able to bring together more
pretty girls In a production than most
managers who exploit musical comedies.
The beauties Of "F1orodora." "rhe
Belle of Mayfair" both Ryley produc-
the present Peggy" company.
Nine. Nazimova, in Pierre Wolfr 8
comedy. 1.-THE Marionettes," will be the
attraction at the National Theater next
| week. The story Mr.. Wolff has to tell
has to do with the dilemma in which a
young wife, quiet, unobtrusive and mod
est, finds herself when she discovers
that. her husband; to whom she was
welded merely through the French GUS
tom of parental arrangement. prefers
women Of the gayer and more butter
During temporary absence of the
husband. who has gone on lark with
former flame" the girl hits upon the
scheme of compelling her husband to
| fall in love with her when he makes the
discovery that even though she be not
alluring to him, with her country-mouse
habits and demeanor, other men find
her charming. When the husband re-
turns he Is astonished to hear that his
wife has become the toast of Paris. The
result Is he falls in love with his own
wife and there begins a most amusing
courtship. 7
The company surrounding Nine Nazi-
nova is made up Of such players as
Balsar, Edward Fielding, Grace Carlyle,
Kate Meek, Helen Freeman, A Romaine
Calender, William Hasson. Harry Ken
dali and Arthur Harley
Probably no play produced on the
American stage in the past decade has
created the amount Of favorable dis
cussion from people In all walks Of life
as has 1.-THE Fortune Hunter" which
comes to the Columbia Theater next
week.
THE fortune Hunter is an ideal
comedy. Its atmosphere is free from
vulgar thought and suggestion. To
former President Roosevelt: 1T is as
clean as hounds tooth"
In writing THE Fortune Hunter"
Winchell Smith set at naught the theory
of many Of his contemporaries that
American amusement-seekers clamor
for imported French and German plays
and the salaciousness that their transIa-
tion entails. Mr.. Smith tells a story in
"The Fortune Hunter" that is entirely
plausible. In fact, 1t is a true story
which has happened and is happening
every day. and he has told 1t in SO
mastery a manner as to convince his
critics of the moral he undoubtedly in
tended to convey,
Chase's next week will be visited by
the Mine Bells from the City of Mex.
leo, feature wholly typical Of the fes-
tival sports and pastimes of the ma
At this time 1t is concluding a run in
New York city during which the metro
politan press, 1t Is stated, commended
Its native operatie singing, its spirited
castanet and tambour dancing, and lis
picturesquely clad and attractive mem
bers.
The extra added attraction will be the
Elinore. recently % With ih0'ehnf Mme Trentini Kafe
in Naughty Marietta" Assisted by
Sam Williams, Miss Gilmore will pre-
sent her latest suffragette absurdity en-
P. Hoier and company of comedians
| will present a farcical Danish adapta-
tion entitled The Ice Man" Silvers
the. former clown of the Barnum &
New York and London Hippodromes
vii lappear in baseball fantasy.
George austin Moore and Cordelia
and pu Gallon. with the photoplane
| daylight motion pictures of recent in
| ternational events comprise the remain
der of the bill.
With the opening of the duplicate
courses of the Burton Holmes Trav-
elogues at the Columbia Theater next
week. interest in the opening of the
| sale of course tickets Tuesday morning
at $50 o'clock has reached its highest
| point. Louis Francis Brown, Mr..
| Holmes manager, was in the city dur
ing the week In consultation with
| Manager Berger, of the Columbia, and
plans have been perfected that will in
| sure the handling of the purchas sing
lines with the utmost dispatch and COM
| fort.
In this city in order to meet the re-
l-quirements the Sunday evening course
ber 49, is duplicated in its entirety the
succeeding Monday afternoons at
o'clock. beginning November 20. The
subject OF the South American course.