The Washington times., 1911-12-24
.FARNUMS COMING
TO NATIONAL IN
"L|TTLEST REBEL
"Excuse Me" at the Belasco,
and The Fascinating
Widow" at Columbia.

bounced 10 appear at the National
,Theater In their new play, 'The LAttlcst
Rebel" for one week, beginning with
q New Year Day matinee January /.
The production Is \ massive one. neces-
stating the use of $50 people and twenty
or more horses. and It comes intact
from tho Liberty Theater. New York.
Supporting the Farnum brothers will be
seen Percy Haswell. William 3; Mack.
A. II. Woods. the producer. considers
The Lttlest Rebel his greatest stage
achievement
At the Belasco Theater the New
Year week attraction will be the jolly
farce. Excuse Me-" that Henry w.
Savage is sending to Washington
with the admirable cast that was
Identified with the recently termi-
mated run Of eight months at the
Gaiety Theater in New York. This
farce provides fun and laughter by
the car load, as all will agree who
saw it when 1t was in Washington
last season. ~
1t is four-day, two-thousand-m mile
trip at every performances, with
laughter every minute and every mile.
In the company that will be seen here
eorF Ss% w. DAYS ssn s ffot co2 asr
rison Ford. Charles Trowbridge,. J.
Gunnis Davis, Geraldine O'Brien,
yac9ueline Balney, Grace Fisher,
and Ida Stanhope. The engagement
will start with matinee New Years
Day.
Few musical plays. 1t is said. have
ever aroused the interest Of women
moro than THE Fascinating Widow"
in which Julian Eltlnge. wearing lux
urious gowns. will appear at the CO.
ilumba Theater, New Year week.
The company engaged to assist the
clever impersonator Of women includes
Perkins, Louise ORTIZ Eddie Carvie,
James Spottswood, James Z. Sullivan,
gilbert Douglas. and Charles w. But
Ter. ....
The headliner on Chase's New Year
bill will be the popular and vivacious
.comedienne, May FULLY and company
in 'The Battle Cry of Freedom" a
comedy of divorce life in Reno, New.
written by Bohemian Bulger, the
famous New York World baseball
writer and humorist, in collaboration
with Miss Tully.t. A musical feature
the tiny English comedian. Little
Lord Robert, heralded as the clever
est Liliiputien on the international
Offer their wonderful Risley feats
which are said to be filled with haz-
ard and humor. Summertime and
symms1 girls will be the keyn0tSi iof
franklin. William Wilson and COM
pany will add to the fun with their
new farcical success. "A Club Wom-
AM" Vittorio and Georgetto. the for
eign stars will offer a surprising nov
city. and the Photoplane daylight
motion picture will show fresh hap
penings of international import.
Next week Zallah's own Company
will be the attraction at the Lyceum.
From advanced reports this will be
one of the best burlesque offerings of
the season. Zallah herself is well
known here, and her managers have
surrounded her with a company of
gSSss locking o shofSs s a co mesy ss s
msnt by engaging, STAFF of fun
ability to drive away. dull care.
The performance Will be given in a
series of scenic; pictures. with q
wealth Of costumes. and a musical
program well up to the standard.
Following 1.-THE Honeymoon Girls" the
attraction at the Gayety for New Yeal
week will be the Great Behman Show
This burlesque organization is recog
nixed as one of the best attractions or
the Columbia Amusement Company
wheel. The company is said to be a
large one. -.
t'The Goose Girl" Harold MacGrath's
thrilling story of romance, love and
four-act play by George d. Baker. The
Goose Girl" will be one of the Januar,
attractions at the Academy.
employs more people than the aver
age large company presenting an en-
tire evenings play. 1t headlines
Chase's thirteenth anniversary bill
January 9Th week.
The Columbia University Players, tn.
student dramatic organization, of Co
gagged the Columbia Theater for q
matinee performance April g. when thei
latest play will be presented
"Smile, Smile, Smile' one OF the sons
hits in the Honeymoon Girls" Is no
the same number as that which wor
favor with the public in Marriage a |;
swing.
There os are t sleyGn members of thu
week and they are splendidly garbct
as Spanish toredores and matadores
"Has DIR. Cook Had Fair Deal?" will
be the subject of an address by the ex
plorer at the Columbia Theater Sunda.
evening. January Z.
Little Lord Robert, one of Chase
stars New Year week. Is said t,
measure no higher than twenty-tw'
inches.
There are eighteen players in tn
William Rock-Maud Fulton compan!
which will present "In Bohemia" a
=" Chase's.
f. NJ. Newman will begin his annus
series Of travelogues at the Columbi
Theater Sunday evening, January q.
Diero is one of the many great for
eiRn attractions obtained for Chase
I this season.
The Ten Courtiers are a spectacula
novelty secured for early inclusion il
Chase's bill.
Margaret Anglin in "Green Stockings,
will follow Julian Eltinge at the CO
lumbia Theater