The Washington herald., 1911-11-12
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

NAAAS pTeSenId
ton of the latest and most widely pop
ular grand opera, THE Girl of tht
Golden West" by the greatest living
composer, Giacomo Puccini, will doubt
less awaken the keenest interest among
local theatergoers. The local presenta
ton of this grand opera will occur al
the Belasco Theater Friday and Satur'
day nights and Saturday matinee, No.
vember "a and g
Puccinrs Girl of the Golden West il
his masterpiece, and demands vocal
qualities and histrionic ability of the
mghest order, and Mr.. Savage has
spared no expense and trouble TO Sc
cure a splendid cast of notable singers.
which will include Nine. Luisa Villani,
who made her debut at the La Scala,
Milan, in 1907 and has since appeared
at the Metropolitan Opera Company, of
New York. Another prima donna is
Miss Edna Blanche Showalter, an Amer
lean singer of great charm. A third
prima donna is Nine. Irma DeIossy, a
Niennese dramatic soprono, who has been
heard in all the musical centers of Eu-
rope. The contraltos are Mime. Dina
Fuhlla, coming direct from Mascagnfs
own company at Parma, and Miss Ivy
Scott, an Australian singer of note.
for the role of Johnson, Mr. Savage
mas engaged seven tenors of interna-
uonal fame, namely, Ellison Van Hoose
VINO mas been loaned by the Chicago
FhlIadelphia Opera Company; Leon de
Souza' OF Portugal a pupil of Jean de
Reszke; Henri Leon, from the Royal
Opera of Berlin; Umberto Sachetti for
merIy with the San Carlo Opera Com
PaHy PlIade Sinagra, from Italy, and
Henri Barron. William Beck. one NJ
the worlds famous barytones. formerly
member of the Metropolitan and Man
nation Opera compa nies of New yorLr
VIII nave the Tnla nF
oe other equally famous singers, Mr.
SaVages own orchestra of upward OF fftv
instruments will be directed aIternate1y
ny three famous directors-Giorgo Po-
Iacco. OF Naples and Venice; Alfred r
tIoui'oh' OF London and Paris, and Al
oerto Bimboni, of Florence.
Conan & Harris, the producers of ..rhe
fortune Hunter are reaping golden
harvest from the presentations of this
iiHe play, now in its third year of pbe
honehal prosperity. The Fortune Hum
Ter Is announced for presentation at the
Noiunola Theater. Monday, November 90
IN this comedy-one might say q rake
reIormed-there is no preachnent of
guiding principles in the customary man.
her OF pulpiteers Such rules Of conduct
as are laid down by the practical men
or anairs, who would lift his friend from
the slough Of despOnd to a plane Of af
muence, are not to be commended to SIM
liarly depressed youths seeking vainlv for
stepping stones to prosperity. But for
theatrical purpose they have the merit
OF novelty, and as the observance OF
them results in much innocent merrfment.
no one need quarrel with their ingenious
author.
The Fortune Hunter is a wholesome
American play that catches the fancy
and holds the attention of an audience
from first to final fall of curtain. and
while its atmosphere and characters are !
1ural, it presents types that attract the |
average man and woman by reason of |
the directness Of their appeal to our vein /
of human interest.
At the Belasco Theater next week for
four nights and a Wednesday matinee,
beginning next Monday night the attrac-
ton will be Peggy" Thomas w Ryley's
production of George Edwards current
London Gayety Theater success. Thomas
Ryley has long held the reputation of
being able to bring together more pretty
Girls in a production than most mana
gers who exploit musical comedies The
beauties of 'Florodora,'' The Belle of
Mayfair both Ryley productions, have,
II is Sad, been surpassed in the present |
Peggy company. Peggy" which is
Still meeting with unusual success at the
Gayety Theater, London, contains such |
song hits as The Lass with the Lasso."
sung by Lucy Weston: "A Little Bit On"
sung by Alva York; Go Back to School,
Little Girls" by Louise Alexander; La
dies Beware" by Mabel WILDER. and
whistle and the Girls Come Round" by
Ferren Soutar. The chorus is given more |
to do than is generally the case in musi-
cal comedy, and they appear especially
ri liT1rT in hn Il niToNN
in the revel on the sands Of Trouville
Cne of the big scenes of the production
Chase's next week will be visited by
the extraordinary Nine Bellies from the
City of Mexico, a stellar feature wholly
typical of the festival sports and
pastimes of the natives of the land of
the Montezumas. At this time it is con-
Guiding run in New York City during
which the metropolitan press, it is stated,
commended its native operatic singing,
its spirited castanet and tambour dane
ing, and its picturesquely clad and at
tractive members. The extra added at
traction will be the funniest eccentric
American comedienne, Kate Gilmore
Assisted by Sam Williams, Miss Gilmore
will present her latest and funniest suf-
fragette absurdity entitled The Irregu-
lar Army"
Thomas P Hoier and a company of
comedians will present farcicaI Danish
adaptation entitled The Ice Man"
'Slivers," the famous clown of the Bar
mum & Bailey circus, more recently
with the New York and London hIppo-
dromes, will appear in a baseball fam
tasy. George Austin Moore and Cordelia
Haager will add their delightful novelty.
Palfrey, Barton. and Brown will do their
laughable series of grotesque tricks and
terpsichorean ecentriCities Du Gallon, in
sensational double ladder equiIibration.
and the photoElane daylight motion pic
lures Of recent international events COM
prise the balance of the banner bill.
In the announcement that THE DarI-
ings Of Paris will be the attraction at
the Lyceum on Monday, November 20
the patrons of that house receive assur-
ance that they are to see a standard
quality Of theatrical entertainment In
the line of burlesqne THE Darlings Of
Paris represents the very highest
quality. Such entertainments cannot be
thrown together overnight. This pro-
ducticn represents months Of constant
toll and labor and the expenditure OF
upward of $4,000 The services Of the
best scenic painters. costumers, musicians,
and stage managers in the country have
been utilized in this production. Every
thing about 1t is new and bright.