The Washington times., 1912-10-10

After a record engagement in New
York "A Butterfly on the Wheel" which
has been described as the most power
full play Of the year. will be seen at the
Belasco Theater next week, when Lewis
Waller, the English ctor-manager,
sends an ail-I1nglish company here to
The three principal characters in the
play are the Hon. Admission. M. p, his
wife "PeEgy." and a mutual friend E0c- zoo
occupied with politics and his practice,
and the butterfly wife seeks amusement
elsewhere. Coilingwood. who previous
to her marriage, had been a suitor FOR
He plans that they shall be separated
from party anc be compelled to spend
the night together in q Paris hotel. The
scheme works out all right except Tor
the fsst tss, .hd psS SsGSmss as
and anonymously notifies the husband.
Late in the evening Admission calls up
his wife at the Paris hotel, and the
telephone In her room is answered by
Collingwood. Next morning Admaston
arrives and turns his wife adrift.
Three months later comes the now
famous trial scene which shows an en-
tire court room In all It's completeness
little woman is occupying the witness
box. She is subjected to the most hui
initiating examination in which detec-
tives and the like try to swear away
her character. In vain she appeals TO
the court. The examination must go on.
But "Peggy's" strength 10 not equal to
the ordeal. and In the end she swoons.
her body falling across the railing OF
yiyidness and great dramatic strength.
Few plays of recent years tave made
such universal appeal to the American
public as has the American drama by
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon Will
son, 'The Man From Home" in which
william Hodge comes to the Columbia
next Monday night for a weeks en-
gagement. While the whole atmosphere
Of the play abounds with italian sug-
gestfbn. and In fact every scene Is
laid In that country. the spirit OF the
play Is purely American. The principal
character. Daniel Voorhees, Pike, a
BY Mr.. Hodge. is SO virileNa type of
the American man Of business. calm
and imperturbable under the stress Of
abnormal conditions, that he cannot
fall to appeal to the entirety Of theater-
goers. The Lieoler Company have cast
the play with their usual care and
exactness. and the scenic arrangement
is Of unusual excellence. In New York
all attendance records were broken, and
during the tours already made its sue
cess throughout the country has been
as great as II enjoyed In the four cities
mentioned. Throughout It is the en-
bodiment Of true, clean, wholesome
America nism.
Under the infringement of werba &
Luescher. Christie Macdonald. most
charming Of all the younger prima don
mas. and the company associated with
her during the long New York run, will
play an engagement at the National
Theater. beginning next Monday. in the
joyous bubbling operetta THE Spring
Maid" that 10 now enjoying its second
season on tour and playing to audi
ences whose size and enthu stasm have
frequently exceeded that Of Its first sea.
son.
romance are now known everywhere.
but time does not diminish their charm.
Lovers OF music are familiar with its
| seductive waltz song, Day Dreams;"
H. charming due, Of Tss rGmsncs TTo
Fay" and "How I Love Pretty
Face" Everywhere the orchestras' are
featuring them in their programs, bit
like fattery-the more one hears Of
them, the more one wants. Clean and
romance charmingly told in 1.-THE Spring
Maid" Is a dainty little tidbit that ap-
peals to the amusement appetite of all.
In the support Of Miss Macdonald
| will be a splendid cast Of stage IA
yorites headed by Tom McNaughton.
the funniest comedian England has
ever sent over here, and including Miss
| Elgie Bowen. Thomas Conkey. John p.
| MacSweeney. Miss Grace Ady. Charles
| w. Meyers, Miss Josephine Knapp.
| Charles Hart. There will also be the
| celebrated "Spring Maid" chorus and
ballet Of fifty. and an orchestra OF
thirty.
Chase's next week will be given
over to music, merriment. and novel
ties. the central attraction being Kate
| Gilmore and Sam Williams. late of
Naughty Marietta" in which Miss
Gilmore made an emphatic hit. Re
turning to vaudeville she will be seen
with Mr.. Williams In The Hunter
and the Hunter-ess."
The extra added attraction will be
my Lady's Fans" the latest Paris
ian creation, in which there are beau
tiful living reproductions Of the fan
paintings by Julian Dive. the French
decorative artist. Six perfectly form
ed and gracefully posed Partisan mod
els give life to the scenes. which are
said to be enhanced further by ar
tistic scenic investiture and electrical
Tha third incIusion will he the In