The Washington times., 1912-09-22
HENRY MILLER IN
THE RAINBOW
COLUMBIA THEATER
Return Engagement, With
Ruth Chatterton and
| Original Cast.

er has the custody Of her. They live
abroad uEss:.. tthe girl. Cynthia. Is seven
teen years old. Then they come home
on visit, and the girl meets her faith
err They spend a few days in each
others company-each a Columbus. as
It were; the father discovering what he
has lost in all these seventeen years,
and the girl discovering. not a father
land, but what is much more important,
a father.
The father has lived his own life and
sown his oats, and some of these oats
thrust themselves into the perspective,
which includes his child.
The mother. disquieted by rumors. In
sists that Cynthia shall return to her,
and explains her reasons to her hus-
band. He sees the justice of her point
Of view and agrees that. when Cynthia
goes up to meet her mother in town
that afternoon she ID not to return. The
girl leaves him. thinking her farewell Is
Tor q day. She kisses him good-by, radi-
ant In the thought that she Is coming
back on the morrow, while he. gulpins
down his grief, sees despair staring him
boldly in the face.
Later. Of course. they meet again. and
tween father and mother is effected.
Mr.. Miller will be supported here by
the original Washington and New York
company, winch 1nCluueS RUIN Cnht-
terton in the role of the daughter.
James r. Powers has turned author
again. After revising Havana" with
such notable success, the Shuberts
turned over to the comedian the book
of what is now known as Two Little
Brides" a musical comedy in two acts
With score by Gustave Kerker, COM
poser Of THE Belle Of New York"
and other well-known musical pieces.
Mr.. Powers Is said to have turned out
a book equally bright and amusing as
Havana" At any rate Two Little
Brides enjoyed great popularity. at
now to be seen at the Belasco Theater
next week as the opening attraction of
the new season.
As the title implies it concerns the
misses, who. while attending a convent
in Russia, take advantage Of an mex
orable rule Of the institution which de-
crees that IL girl is found In the
nected with the convent) she will have
to marry him without further ado. A
count, who is flirting with one Of the
Girls. calls on the fair one, and In or
in Polycarp Ivanovitch tMr Powers).
Polycarp is asked to keep the young
lady engaged and before the men know
what has happened they are caught
marry. The rule is infiexible, having
been put In force by Her Royal High
ness, who Is patroness Of the convent.
Polycarps position Is serious because
he had been on his way to marry. but
sumably--tiIl doomsday the brother of
the outraged lady pursues penitent
Polycarp.
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The Poll management has obtained
for presentation next week The Great
Divide" greatest of the Henry Miller
Margaret Anglin starring successes
by Margaret Angiin, that Of Ruth Jor-
dan, while Mr Van Buren, will be seen
In the Miller part Of Stephen Client.
The story of THE Great Divide is
one Of direct and compelling human in
terest. Ruth is on a visit to friends IN
the west. She is left alone one night
ana there comes to her cabin drunken
trio. Two Of the men throw ,h s,,sS ,o,s mo do9
and the two who are soon to become
man and wife ride out into the night.
Ruth 10 from Boston. and her whole
she has been seized bv Ghent. Eventu;
ally she breaks away from MIN ana
goes back to Boston. But the great
divide has been crossed and she dis
follows her to Boston she discovers
her own soul and returns with him to
the west.
"The Great Divide" demands an elab-
rector Andrews promises an unusually
artistic and finished performance.
Chase's next week will offer many
novelties of the new season, the con-
spicuous attraction being the Frohman
comedienne, Nina Morris, and company
in The yellow PERIL" just produced
with extraordinary success in New
York, where, 1t Is reported, 1t was
rated as the best acted. the most in,
tense and thrillingly dramatic one-act
comedy drama of recent vaudeville
times. 1t deals with the Illustration
by United states Secret Service opera,
tivcs of a Japanese plot to destroy al
dictagraph is employed by the Ameri
can sleuths.
Rolfe,s pressnt9tioa6, doa,nv OF AN MarsueTs mu
Joseph lie Brandt, and William Nc
kenna, with Ralph Lynn and Basi
Lynn, from the Gaiety Theater. Lon
Third in Importance will be the hu
morist, Julius Tannen. in layshaoi
character delineations. A Kaleidoscope
terpSichOrSan QlVoTtSSeIneut' II
Dances of the Nations" will be present
ed by Sam Burns and Alice Fulton
The broadway comedienne, Marie Fen
ton, THE Blonde in Black will con
tribute her jolly songs.
The Three Tyres, with "tnklin
tunes" will be another addiuon. Tn
eccentric English COMEDIAN, Richar
Wally and company, will submit
IauRhable London music-hali novelty
The pipe-organ recitals and the AMI
mated weekly are the concluding eNent'
william Anthony McGuire's play
"The divorce Question will be pro
duced at the Academy the week of Sep
tennber 50, under the management @
Rowland and Clifford.
This gripping play was one OF IN
sensational successes OF the past sea
son in Chicago, l07 performances oeln
given at McVickers Theater.
The play is vitriolic denunciatlo
of modern conditions and every wor
counts for its fail value rs the Stor
swings along to a big, startling cor
clusion.
1t Is nArcIless in its condemns
ton OF those guilty Of social negleC
and there 10 no mistakting the mtanin
OF the Ines; they are at once indomi
able and brave.
The story OF the pIa~ shows tha
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