The Washington times., 1912-07-14

In the near future the Columbia
Players will be seen in John Drew's
successful comedy, "A Single Man."
Violet Heming is a frequent visitor
to Forest Glen. where several of her
friends are completing their education
at the seminary.
Miss Faye humphrey, of the Wash
ington College of Music. has gone to
her home in Three Rivers. Mich, where
she will spend the summer, returning
to the city in time for the opening of the
college in the fall. when she Will resume
her classes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Mclaughlin, OF
Boston, spent last week in Washington
az the guests of Manager Thatcher. Of
Polls Theater. Mrs Mclaughlin Is
daughter of S. u. Poll. She was married
to Mr.. Mclaughlin two weeks ago and
the young couple made the visit to
Washington a part of their honeymoon
trip.
Messrs Metzerott and Berger are
| trying to arrange their vacation sched-
| ules so that at least one Of them Will
| be in the city throughout the entire
summer, as the present season Of stock
| will again be merged with the regular
winter season without intermission.
|
| Frank Norris Jones, of the Washing
ton College of Music, has returned
| from trip to Boston by sea to visit
his brother, W. H. Jones, Of Winthrop.
On the return trip he spent a few days
with his sister, Mrs. Henry MacNair,
at her home in Great Neck, Long
Island.
Mr.. Jones will be in Washington until
the first of August, when he will go to
his home town in Indiana for the re-
mafnder of the summer, returning in
time to resume his classes on the 18th
of September.
Edward Renton, general manager Of
the Poll Theatev and attractions, made
a flying trip to Washington last Wednes'
day and brought with him contracts fol
three big dramatic hits of last season
which he has obtained for production
here next month.
Little Helen Hayes Brown will agar
appear with the Columbia Players mex
week in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
| Patch"
Managers Metzerott and Berger havs
| announced the Columbia Theater stool
season will run until September. Whel
the season is brought to a close, tn
/ Columbia Players will have attained
! twenty-five weeks, In which moderl
| dramatic successes have been presented
, or this number, contracts have JUS
been closed for the final offerings o
= the season, and artists and costumer
have In hand drawings and plots 10
the work they will be called upon t
ent management has broken the recor
for the Columbia Theater, In havin
. the house closed for only three week
, in four years.
, A. H. Van Buren, who plays Richar
! Brewster, In THE Third Degree thi
week, created that role in Los Angelo
: for the Belasco company, which pre-
4 duced Klein's powerful play Tor tou
weeks engagement during its long Ne
York run. Los Angeles was the onl
city in the country, except Chicago, tha
saw The Third Degree" before 1t LEI
Broadway to tour the. United States.
: TIE Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Con
pany has sent out little booklets, beal
tifuily illustrated with the portraits
C the principals, announcing its itineraI
= and giving general information regar'
= | ing the conpanys trip across the col
tinent. The company will open in Il
' Cort Theater, San Francisco on II
|. evening OF July 2l, for a stay OF fol
n weeks, during which they VIII presel
n a revival of the Gilbert and SulliVa
4 operas.
a Wilton I.ackaye has achieved Il
d summit of human ambition. A Pullms
IS car has been named atter hih'
= Announcement has come from Ne
10 York of a series of musical events tn
are to take place at Carnegie MUS
e Hall. New York, in November and d
3 cember and at the Metropolitan Ope
It House, under the direction OF X.
c, Johnston, in which will be heard LIE
10 pold Godowsky, the pianist, Ysaye, vi
iinist: Mary Garden and Ysaye, In
Joint recital, Yasye in an orchestral !
citaI, Ysaye and Godowsky In recitl
and Adeline GenSe. assisted by M.
linin. her own ballet, and full syl
ii phony orchestra.
Il, Duncan Penwarden, who has been a
i signed TO the role of the profession
burglar In "A Gentleman OF Leisure
le next weeks attraction at Polls Theat
e, was a member of the original New Yo
ne cast assembled by William A Brady
~, the premiere production at the Pls
aS house when that theater was opened
m the public, season before last.
hu Miss Lena Wright, OF the Washingt
- College of Music, left the city imme
a. ately' after commencement, for h
~ home in West Virginia where she v
er remain until time to resume her tea'
es ing in the fall.
one of the many novelties in Pre-
Peggy" Ia to. be found in the enactm'
of a portion of one of the acts in
front OF the house.
ne s. NJ. Fabian, OF the Washington c
To- lege of Music, sailed for Europe i
W Saturday for a two months stay.
He will visit Berlin. Dresden. Munich d
ng Vienna and probably on his retl
be route stop at Paris He expects 10
in in washington by the 18th of Septt
M her when the college opens for Its