The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
CAPITAL PLAYERS
TO GIVE "FROLIC'
European Cabaret" Show Will Be
introduced Here at New
Raleigh April 20.

The inaugural "frolIc" OF the Players
Club OF Washington will be held in the
large ballroom OF the New Raleigh Hotel
on Saturday evening. April 30. and II
promises to be the most unique and orig
inaI entertainment ever presented in this
city,
The Players Club was recently organ
lied by a number of young men and
women who have been prominent In the
amateur charity productions which have
been presented by social patronesses dur
ing the past several years The purpose
OF the club Is the bringing together those
persons having a community Of interests
meeting on such basis. and desiring to
cultivate and advance their musical
damatic. and artistic talents. Further
more, the club will fill a long felt want
in assisting charitable organizations in
the production OF their benefits.
The initial "Frolic" will be distin-
guished by the novel manner of its pre-
sentation. as II will be an enlarged and
thoroughly up-to-date version of that
form Of amusement which has recently
become the opular diversion IN New
York. but which has never been seen
in. Washington. the European Cabaret
performance.
The guests will be seated at numerous
small tables around the large ballroom
instead of in rows Of chairs similar to
tho arrangement Of a theater. AMI IN
H'order to carry out the cabaret idea
TO the very letter, they will be permitted
TO order refreshments IL they so desire.
In the center Of the ballroom, against
the side wall, will be erected a special
stage, decorated with the club colo-s and
the club, insignia. a unique and unusual
plan has been devised for beginning the
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special feature numbers will follow each
other in rapid succession and without
intermFssion until the grand finale
Nearly the entire strength Of the club
will contribute TO the programme Ia
some way, even II not by an individual
speciality. at least by ensemble work
with fellow players. The programme will
include vocal and instrumental selections.
both classical and ragtime: monologues.
comedy songs. dances of almost every
character. a wide variety of specialdes.
and everything. in fact, that Is required
TO make Up a most modern entertainment
OF the cabaret style.
Dancers, troubadours, and musicians
of all kinds will roam around among
the assembly, and will in some instances
perform their specialties IN the very
midst of the audience, instead OF on
the set stage. The carnival atmosphere
will be kept up during the entire even
ing's entertainment. There will be in
the audience. clowns a nd folly girls.
who will present favors and souvenirs
of the occasion to evrybody. Unex-
pected specialties and stunts" will be
sprung on the audience without warn
ing or suggestion from the regular pro-
gramme. and the surprises will keep
everyone in a continual state of wonder
as to what will happen next, and where.
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artistic as theopening number OF the
evening.
Arrangements for the Players
Frolic'' are being planed byt hose who
are thoroughly familiar with this new
and popular sort OF entertainment, and
when the affair comes on. Washington's
amusement lovers will have a chance
TO view a cabaret" of which all have
heard. but comparatively few have wit
messed, and the Players Club Of Wash
ington will have the honor of eeing the
first to introduce 1t here.