The Washington times., 1912-05-19
SEASONS NOVELTY
IS APPROACHING,
GAMBOL OF LAMBS
New National Theater to Be
Scene of Entertainment
on May %.

The leading theatrical novelty of the
season Is reserved for the afternoon of
Tuesday. May 2S, when the All-Star
Lambs Gambol will be given at the
National Theater. The local perform
ance will be the second in the one
week tour. during which single per-
formances will be given in the princi-
pal Eastern cities.
The Lambs, to which club virtually
belong every actor, author and musi-
clan of note in the United States, are
planning to enlarge their clubhouse in
New York, and 1t Is their desire to raise
funds for this purpose. Fourteen years
ago the first All-Star Lambs tour was
undertaken, which netted upward OF
S6,oOo for the organization, and again
three years ago a similar tour was
given, which resulted in approximately
100000
This year, however, the company Is
to be even larger and more notable than
on the two former tours, and the pro-
gram will be unique. Rehearsals are
now in active progress. occupying the
stages of some half dozen of the New
York theaters.
Varied Entertainment.
The performance will include comedy,
tragedy, minstrelsy, burlesque, sketches,
musical numbers, and monologues Sc
lected from the private '"gambols" of
the Lambs during the past season, and
written, composed, and presented by
the most prominent dramatists, actors,
and singers. The company will embrace
In Its roster more stars and well-known
actors than ever before assembled in one
: organization. The musical end of the
program will be cared for by Victor
Herbert and his orchestra of fifty play
ers. 49,,
In order that all theatergoers may
: have an equal opportunity to secure
tickets, 1t has been decided by Messrs.
W. H. Rapley, of the National Theater,
and ]. Clarence Hyde, business man.
ington, to place the seats on sale at
the National Theater at o'clock next
tuesday morning. First come, first
served. No telephone or mail orders
a public auction sale of seats which,
while it would yield a large revenue to
the Lambs, might cause dissatisfaction
on the part of those who would like
present at the, auction. Some of the
prominent Lambs who will appear in the
Gambol at the National are:
David Warfield, Robert Mantell. James
- ENcill, ftdyiHOnu HITCHCOCK. JenerSOn
de Angels. Montgomery. and Stone, vii.
lis P. Sweatman. David Bispham, Will
liam Muldoon, Wilton Lackaye, Mar
don lyman, Eddie Foy. Macklyn Ar
buckle, Dustin Farnum, Henry B. War
ner. Nat Willis, Frank Mcintyre. Joseph
9. Miron, Charles u. Evans, William
Courtleigh, Robert Edeson, William FL
lott, Francis Carlyle, Frank Gilmore,
Lawrence Wheat, Clayton White, VIII
liam Farnum, Edward Abeles. Frederick
Perry, 1gnacio Martinetti. Charles Hop
per, George Hamlin. Richie Ling. Rap
lev Holmes, Fred Niblo, Henry Kolleer.
Harry Gilfoil. e: ]. Connolly. Frank
Samson.
Dramatists In Cast.
George Broadhurst, E. Milton Royle
Winchell Smith, Henry Blossom, Rex
Beach, Lloyd Osborne. George Barr
: McCutcheon, Porter Emerson Browne
William C. de Mile. Rupert Hughes
Booth Harrington, George Randolph
, Chester, jr.. j. Hartley Manners, Harry
Preceding the Gamboi s there will b.
q. public street parade. in which the
above Lambs and many others will par.
. ticipate. This will start at II 80 a. m
and while the route Is not decided, will
| probably include part of Pennsylvania
avenue and F street. The parade will
! be headed by Victor Herbert and his
band of fifty musicians. The Lambs
will arrive on special train in Wash.
ington at 8 a. m. Tuesday, May 2S
! from New York, and leave for Balti.
more after the matinee at the National