The Washington herald., 1911-06-15
COMING ATTRACTIONS.


Giving ear to the public's desire for
the lighter form of drama. as best adapt
ed for summer entertainment, the Vaga-
bonds, at the Belasco Theater. will next
week. present Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's
delightful comedy, "Trelawny OF the
Wells" The cast chosen for this piece
is one that should give a particularly
good account OF itself. Mrs. Hopkins,
who has not appeared during the past
fortnight, will impersonate Rose Trelaw-
ny. Miss Virginia Pearson, who will be
seen as Avonia Bum, lately appeared
at the Columbia with Robert Hilliard. in
the role of the Vampire. Mrs. Wheat
croft will be seen as Mrs. Teller, Miss
Augarde as Miss Gowar, and Miss Hunt
ington as Imogen PARROT. Percy Stand
ing, well known to Washington theater-
goers, will impersonate Arthur Cover.
Sheldon Lewis, lately with Mrs Fiske,
will play Tom Wrench. Fuller Mellish,
who is a tower of strength~to any COM
pany, will impersonate Sir William
Cover, while Lionel Belmore. the pro-
ducer of the company, will be seen as
James Teller. Charles Hopkins will be
seen as Ferdinand Gadd Osborne Searle
as Augustus Colpoys, and Frank Dawson
as Mr.. Albeit
Nothing Managers Metzerott and Ber-
ger have done in the nine weeks since
the present season of the Columbia
Players was inaugurated has created the
discussion aroused by the announcement
that the play selected for presentation on
the stage of the Columbia Theater next
week is Israel ZangwiIrs masterpiece,
"The Melting Pot" 1t was Washing
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of first gazing upon this creation, when
II received it's premier upon this same
stage a little more than two years ago
Since its original production here. The
Melting Pot in addition to an extended
tour of the country, has been received
with great favor in Chicago, and has
been universally discussed because OF Its
stupendous success at the Comedy Thea
ter New York It received the unquali-
fed Endorsement OF Theodore Roosevelt,
Oscar Straus, Brand Whitlock, Hamlin
Garland, Opie Read, Jacob Schin, Booth
Harrington, Augustus Thomas, Robert ii.
Davis, Jane Adams, and many others.
The pIay Is In four acts, the scenes OF
which are laid in New York City,
whence come the prosecuted Of the world,
to be transformed in Gods crucible" into
the coming type of American citizenship.
Patrons of the Virginia Theater are
promised a treat June Is, 16, and II, IN
shakespeare's "othello." produced as only
Pathe Freres can. in a wonderful hand
colored film, photographed in Venice
among the palace-lined canals. The
scenes show the wooing Of Desdemona
by the Moor; his pleading before the ten;
the treachery OF Iago, the Jealous rage
of Othello, the murder of the gentle Des-
demona. Othello's remorse, and his self
inflicted death.
One of the feature acts booked for the
Cosmos next week is q musical oddity
from Central America, the Guatemala
Banda Marimba This quartet of play
ers landed in New Orleans three months
ago and have been travelling north, play
ing the vaudeville theaters of Dixie and
meeting with much success. A bright
comedy spot on the bill is the Higginson-
Phelps-Kelly company, in an entirely new
version of the old minstrel afterpiece,
The Coming Man. under the title of
in some years friends of Miss Kathleen
De Vote will be able to see her play in
her native city, as this talented Miss
has been playing the Ear West, where
she is a big favorite Other acts engaged
include Fraley and Albert, lively sing
ing and dancing sister, act, with many
costume charges: Fred Tucker. in a.
Unique turn OF violin and vocal solos.
To-day win be orphans day at Glen
Echo Park. Through the courtesy of
the management, the attractions at the
resort viii be turned over this after
noon to 800 poor children. who win be
taken from their homes to Glen Echo
and back IN motor cars owned by men,
bers Of the Artomobile Club Of WASH
sneton Each year the Automobile Club
sets aside one day on which to give an
outing to the poor children OF the city
snd when This seasons cate was selected
Schloss. OF Glen Echo, invited
the guests Of the organisation to spend
tho afternoon at Glen Echo. For the
Of the youngsters spe-
cial programme has beer devised, and
the Automobile Club is confident that
this years orphans outing win be the
most successful yet held. To-night's spe-
eial feature At Glen Echo win be the
weekly fireworks display. and
the nansganenf announces that this ex-
kibition tfI4 b more elaborate than any
attempted n tne past. IN addition there
VIII b. dancing IN the opcn-air pavilion
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