The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

COMING ATTRACTIONS.

Tomorrow morning at the Belasco
Theater the regular box Office sale OF
seats and boxes for the engagement next
week of Sothern and Marlowe will be
placed on sale These two eminent dra-
matte artists to whom the public looks
for the upholding of the dignity of the
drama in this country will present Sc
lection Of their most notable Shakes
pearean cmbodiments, including their new
production of Macbeth" The repertoire
will be as follows: Monday night Mac
BETH Tuesday, Tanning Of the Shrew:'
Wednesday. "Hamlet:' Thursday. Mac
BETH" Friday. MERCHANT Of Venice"
Saturday matinee. Macbeth" and Satur-
day night. Romeo and Juliet" To see
Sothern again in his favorite characters
OF Petruchio. Hamlet. Shylock. and
Romeo. and Miss Marlowe in her charm
ing portrayals of Katherine Ophela,
Portia, and Juliet. with the magnificent
environment which the two great artists
have given to the plays they present Is
indeed dramatic event Of the first i'm
portance. Miss Marlowe in following the
footsteps of Mrs. Siddons as Lady Mac
beth. has found great opportunity for
her rich power Of dramatic expression
and Macbeth sees Mr.. Sothern in the full
ness of his dramatic powers. The conf
pary has been selected from former we'll
known members of their Shakcspearean
productions who have been with them for
many years. and includes Frederick
Lewis, Rowland Blackstone. William Har-
ris, Sidney Mather. Malcolm Bradley. AL
bert s. HowSon. Norah Lamison. Mrs.
Eugenia Woodward. Alma Kruger. and
Lenore Chippendale. and the usual large
auxiliary of the Sethern and Marlowe
organization. numbering nearly 100 men,
bers.
Mr.. Wilton Lackaye. in G. T. Dazey's
newest and best play, "The Stranger"
will be the attraction at the Columbia
Theater a week from Tomorrow night.
Had the play been written for Mr..
Lackaye. he could not have secured
more congenial role than that OF the
.'poorhouse boy who is driven from his
Southern home by the gbes and jeers of
some of the narrow-minded aristocrats
of Georgia's old families Nameless and
alone. he begins life in the wonder city
OF the North New York. and after at
tanning success. returns to the place OF
his nativity to discover his lineage, and
prove to early detractors that there are
other things in the world besides estab-
lished traditions. Mr. Lackaye is the
finished actor at all times. and in THE
Stranger is making additional friends
by his mastery portrayal Of a likable
character
Chase's next week will send smiles and
songs ripping from an all-feature bill,
its most popular and lauShable stellar Of
fering being the droll comedian-author.
Will NJ. Cressy. and Blanche Dayne. in
Mr.. Cressy's 13lst comedy. ''One Night
Only said to be the best of all his
amusing sketches. Stepp. Mehlinger and
King. entertainers. who made hit here
last season. have been secured with their
new musical entr'act The Cessems.
Australian acrobats. will provide thrilling
and novel stunts. and a jolly travesty.
called THE New Recruit. will introduce
the big New York favortes. Arthur F.
Hawthorne and Frank A. Burt. Karl
Emmy's Pets. marvelously intelligent fox
terriers, will also be on the bill. and Bis
sett and Scott. in fancy tap-dancng and
songs The Royal Colibris, Lilliputian
comedians. in their fanciful sketch. THE
Baby. the Nurse, and the Corporal" and
the moving picture. "Footlights or the
Farm?'' complete the programme.