The Washington herald., 1911-08-10

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| act; Emily Eganor, a character singins
| comedienne, and last, but not least Les
! ter brothers in a new comedy acrobatic
turn of decided novelty and originality.
In THE jolly Girls company. with
Matt Kennedy. '"everybody's favorite,' -
which comes to the New Lyceum Thea
ter, starting Monday matinee, August q,
| the same standard of excellence that
marked its first season has been still
maintained in this. its tenth. The ma
terial is refined, clean. wholesome, and
excellently presented; the music is lively
and original. and the humor mirthful and
up-to-date. In point of costuming, the
pretty and shapely girls Of THE jolly
Girls far excel all contemporaries The
entire programme may be briefly de-
scribed as a refreshing picture of light
| effects, gorgeous and elaborate scenery,
dazzling costumes. with songs. and d.
verting dancing numbers throughout.
| Luna Park continues to be one Of the
attractive resorts for pleasure seekers of
Washington, Alexandria, and adjacent
| points, judging by the big crowds that
every night and Sunday afternoons visit
its merry grounds. There are a number
of free entertainments, chief OF which is
Alfreno, as he strolls in an apparently
nonChalant way across a slender wire
suspended over the grounds at a height
of 200 feet, and every once in a while
doing some aerial trick that is both comi-
cal and dangerous. The vaudeville show
by the five small Alfreno children also
is continuing at Luna Park this week.
and is one of the parks popular features.
One of the cleverest entertainments a re-
nrt hoC off iS hot eriH lNt-
Miss Clara ]. Taylor. the smallest mu-
slcal artist in the world.
Young ladies whose hair can be classi-
fed at auburn titan. copper-hued or
any other of the many shades of red
will come into their own at Glen Echo
Park to-day and this evening as they
will be the guests of the management,
which has designated the event as red
head day" Crimson -colored tresses will
be the only credentials required through
out the day for any young lady to visit
free of charge any of the fifty attrac-
| tions now in operation at the pleasure
park.
Glen Echo park will be open next Sun
day afternoon from l o'clock In the after
! noon until II o'clock in the evening. The
United States Soldiers Home Band will
as usual, give afternoon and evening
. concerts of popular music in the main
band shell. and there will be the regular
nightly exhibition of moving pictures in
the open-air amphitheater, starting at
$50 o'clock
The first prize waltz contest Of the
season at Glen Echo Park proved a ban
ner event, over $50 couples contesting for
the gold medal, which was finally award
ed to Miss Anna Downey. 326 G street
| southwest. dancing with William Heath,
of 734 Fifth street southeast.
The Virginia Theater is showing Julius
Caesar" in an elaborate photo play that
is staged with all the details and acted
with all the effect of the greatest produc-
ton of this famous tragedy. Other
pictures and violin solos by Helen Dodge
make the daily Virginia programme of
| interest to old and young alike.
In a first-time shown picture. "Doro-
| thy's Family" at the Plaza Theater to-
day, Owen Moore will be featured This
is a comedy and will be followed by a
sterling Western life frst-time shown
picture. THE Ranch Girl" wherein the
intellectual qualities of the horse are
featured in a manner that will please
and thrill you.
Another picture in which Marion Leon
ard appears will be shown and Leonard
Chick sings afternoons and evenings. On
Friday Cupid, the Conqueror," and the
New Cowboy" both frst-time shown,
anu on Saturday a powerful all-star Re-
lance drama, THE Pitfall,' and a COM
edy. Sport Restores YOUTH will be the
features.
The staff at the. Gayety Theater is at
work as the box Office Is now open and
ready for business for sale of tickets
and reservations for the opening week.
Monday, August IA. George Peck is
again manager and Harry Jarboe treas
urer. l.. A Rice. last seasons press rep
resentative, is now assistant treasurer.
Apparently the management is getting
ready for big opening down at the
Casino, the home of popular-price vaude-
Vile. at Seventh and F streets. Every
day the theater is visited by hundreds
of the regulars, and 1t Is quite evident
that the systematic circus-like advertis-
ing that has been given the seasons
premiere has born fruit. If there is any
man, woman, or child in this town who
does not know that the Casino will open
next Monday with high-class vaudeville
at popular prices he hasn't been found
yet.
The new management is holding back
details of its policy and is planning to
spring big surprise on the public next
Monday All that has been given out
Is that the theater will play four per-
formances daily. beginning at 2:l5 o'clock
in the afternoon, and 7:15 O'Clock at night.
and will not advance the prices over the
former scale.
The Surprise headliner and added at
traction have not been announced by the
management and its advertising factors
for reasons Of their own, and only three
acts have been mentioned In connection
with the opening bill. They are Theo
and Her Dandies, In musical spectacle
In six scenes. introducing climax SEN
sation: Love by Wireless" with the
Ginger Girls iand Arthur Rigby. the
famous minstrel Mr.. Rigby's reapl
pearance In vaudeville viii bring bacb
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