The Washington herald., 1911-05-11
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

pure Drdnd which depends upon lts nat
ural charms, the kind Of play which
Sol Smith Russell made famous-free
from malodorous suggestion. and not
depending upon impossible situations
and risque dialogue to win its laughs.
On next Monday night. Liebler & Co.
Will offer this delightful comedy drama
Ior weeks engagement at the Belasco
| lIheater, with William Hodge in his
original role Of Daniel Voorhees, Pike.
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon Will
son. authors Of the play. have filled II
with clever epigrams. The play has
known four years of prosperity before
opportunity has been found to present
1t In Washington.
With the new leading man in the cast.
Frances Nelson assuming the role Gre
ated by Blanche Bates. and the COM
pany supplemented by the addition of a
number Of players who have been
brought from New York under special
engagement for this event. the Column
bia Players will present at the Column
bfa Theater next week David Belasco's
| drama, The Girl of the Golden West"
The piece was originally produced in
New York at the Belasco Theater. No
vember IA. 1905, with Blanche Bates in
the character that Miss Nelson will re-
WHY next week. The play is unques-
tionably one Of the best pieces of the
kind seen In generation, is possessed
OF atmosphere such as only Belasco can
create. and jumping with action and
interest from the moment the first word
is spoken.
The dramatic novelty Of the spring sea-
son is to be found in the series Of per-
fOrmAnceS ha ych
Is announced on Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday Of next week on the beautiful
lawns Of the Bristol School for Girls.
by the Ben Greet Woodland Players.
Thursday evening will be "A Midsummer
Nights Dream Friday afternoon THE
Comedy of Errors will be the bill. with
The Merry Wives of Windsor in the
evening. LAS You Like IT. will be done
at the Saturday matinee and the series
will be brought to a close Saturday night
with THE Winters Tale
Chase's next week intends bringing its
banner season to a close in a blaze of
glory with every feature and star new
and noteworthy. The bill is headed by
The New Leader" written by Aaron
Hoffman,. with the German comedian.
Sam Mann, in the title role The sup
Elementary leading attraction will be the
latest English importation. Jose Heather
who like Alice Lloyd and Vcsta Tilley,
has all her songs written exclusively for
her. A recent great hit will be Homer
Miles and company, including Miss Helen
Ray. in ''On a Side Street, character
comedy of New York's boarding house
habitues. A typical English musical hall
sketch. called THE Boatswains Mate"
will be played by Percy waram and
company. Weston. Fields and Carroll
three successful singers Of syncopated
songs; the Reed Brothers, in their high
grade novelty: Dixon and Dixon, the
eccentric instrumental comedians. and
the daylight motion pictures of Winsor
Mckay, the cartoonist originator of
Little Memo" are the concluding num-
bers.
Ever since the success Of the George
Primrose engagement at the Casino
Theater. the management has been try
ing to secure a similar feature, anu
announce for next week at that house
the engagement of George Thatcher. the
old-time minstrel king. who has been d
prominent factor in all that was best
in minstrelsy. Other attractive acts will
include: Zelaka trio. aerial acrobats, in
a sensational performances: Morse and
Ganton-Thorpe and Company in a
dramatic sketch entitled THE Reward;
Mabel Summers, character singing come
denne; Mariti and Allessa, musical ex-
perts. and others, besides the popular
plays.
Preparations for gala week. at the
Cosmos next week have been completed
to celebrate its first anniversary. The
bill is replete with real headline special |
ties, including several who will be seen
for the first time in Washington. The
list includes the Fol-de-rol Girls, who |
come direct from the New York Winter |
garden, in a melange of the newest musi- |
cal comedy hits; Wolfheim's Living !,
Bronze Statues, a European novelty: !
Miller Brothers, the whirlwind dancing |
man Revue; Ursona the Great, with his |
big musical spectacle. and others.
Clark's Runaway Girls" company |
will be the attraction next week at the |
Gayety Theater. The opening piece is
The Aviators." in two acts, in which |
will be seen Jack Reid, the versatile |
ably assisted by Frank
Wakefield. ]. Ryder Frank, Frank Fox,
]. B. Dyllyn, Frank Peck. Robert Jack
son. and the list of pretty girls. which
includes Ella Reid Gilbert, Estella Rose,
Pert Croix, and Alice Wilson.
THE South to-day and tomorrow"
will be the subject Of an interesting |
travel talk to be delivered at the Co.
Iumbia Theater Sunday evening by /