The Washington times., 1912-11-28
SOTHERN.MARLOWE
COMPANY COMES TO
BELASCONEXT week
To Present Eight Shakes
perean Plays During
r. Their Stay.

+. Their Stay.
Besinning next Monday night. q. H.
eothsrn and Julia Marlowe will open
q two weeks engagement at the Belasco
Thsater. Heretofore the popular stars
have been seen here annually for .
single week, but their experience Of last
aason, when hundreds Of theatergosrs
were turned away from every perform.
ance unable to secure seats, warranted
them in prolonsing their forthcoming
engagement.
They will be seen during their stay in
eight Shakespearean plays. Two per-
6osmancss each will be given Of Much
AAo About Nothing" Tanning Of the
Ohrew." Romeo and Juliet" Twelfth
Night" 1.-THE Merchant Of Venice"
Hamlet" and a single performance
each of Macbeth" and "As You Like
It." The productions will be a. elabe.
rate a. In former seasons, and the sup
porting organization Of the usual high
order Of merit.
Much Ado About Nothing" the open.
ing play, has been revived by Mr..
sothern and Miss Marlowe after being
missing from their repertoire for seven
years. They have reproduced the
charming comedy with great splendor.
In the mater Of scenery and costumes.
and again ind themselves particularly
happy In the roles Of Benedick and
Beatrice, respectively. No better char
acters could be found for the display
Of their exceptional gifts in the field Of
high comedy. The revival has been en-.
Enthusiastically welcomed, and the play
bids fair to rank - one Of the most
popular in the soshern'Marlowe roper
saturday matinees only will be given
by Mr.. 0othern and Miss Marlowe.
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Early last winter Maude Adams felt
that the present season would be an
opportupe time for revival OF Barrie's
classic fairy play, Peter PAN" Work
on . new production followed closely on
the heels Of the decision, and the tour
began In October. Since then the &C.
tress has known the greatest success
that has ever been showsred upon her.
Miss Adams is to come to the National
Theater next week. and 1t IL clear that
the success that she has met with else.
Woeto ehS WI" nho az o'Ses eSs~S
here.
Peters return Is sure to be warmly
greeted as IL the return OF Wendy. John.
Aioheal. the twins. the bold and des-
psrate pirate. Captain Hook, and the
other marauding pirates; the friendly
Indians, the crocodile that swallowed
ali Of the rest Of the figures In the play.
Il has been said Of the play that II
stands alone among modern works In
~ power to make boy OF the man
who comes under the spell Of Its pres
entation. The production Of the play 10
has surrounded Miss Adams with q
strong company. Little Dorothy Dunn
IN to be the Wendy, who 10 to return
each spring to Peters home to DO his
houseclesning; Robert Peyton Carter
WIN be the Captain Hook, and Marion
Abbott the Mrs. Darling.
Among the few cities comprised In
the limited tour Of Robert Lorraine and
his London company OF players IN
Man and Superman' Is Washington.
The young English star begins Q
weeks engagement at the Columbia on
Monday, December 2.
During the seven years since Mr..
Lorraine interrupted his American tour
to present this George Bernard Shaw
comedy In London. he has been recog-
nized by the London critics as the
most brilliant Of England's young
comedians. Mr.. Lorraine has been
specially fortunate In securing the serv-
Ices Of Sidney Valentine. Evan Thomas.
@. w. Arson. A. p. Kaye and T. A.
shannon. And with May Blayney. last
seen a. the Hen Pheasant In "Chante-
clsr." to play the role of Ann Ethel
Marryat. a. Mrv. Whitfield. and Mabel
Love a. Violet, the young lady who
rests under the suspicion Of being g
black sheep. Mr. Lorraine has an array
Of talent that has scarcely. II ever
besn equaied in presenting . modern
The comments Of the New Yorh
critics when the play was Represented
at the Hudson Theater In September
have already been too widely quoted t
bear repetition. In the decade thai
produced Il has been M possible ssh to View
the work in perspective. Though tn,
Shaw comedy has already won It's It'll,
to Immortality and will be played q
long as there Is public that want
70 laugh and rejoice IN the plsy. o
such . fnely balanced company O.
actors can again be assembled To-
Nan and superman."
Another Washington debut Of q New
York vaudeville hit 10 scheduled 70
Chase's next week. II Is 1.-THE Traine
Nurses" the latest Jesse L. Lasky crea
ton. 1t IL described as a petite mu
sical comedy dc luxe. but It Is said I
deserve classification with the largo
musical shows Of the year. The com
pAny Is headed by the vaudeville starr
Henry Bergman and Gladys CLARK
Among the musical numbers are "We'V
H 4.S. : Lc %xiyys Time s,.. IT Cant ?
Dumpty, wedding Bells" and tn
male, The Dancing Wedding" Tn
book 10 by William Le Baron, tn
music by Leo Edwards. and the lyric
BY Mr.. lie Baron and Blanche Merrill
Miss Jane Quirk leads the augmente
The extra added attraction will b
ME-. Gardner Crane and company, l
The Little Sunbeam" a farcical ep
lode involving the adventures OF
movies" headliner In q Pullman ca
The special stellar feature will be IN
'1ncoGnita coincidence" Juliet (?), VIII
VIII oner her series Of charactl
studies. "A real Irish wit, Andrew
Kelly. Casey the Lion" who once Ell
tertained President Taft at Beverly,
another exceptional inclusion In natl,
Irish and Scotch wit and raillery. tt
Alpine Troupe will give their aerij