The Washington times., 1912-03-31
HITCHCOCK AS STAR
OF THE RED WIDOW
COMES TO NATIONAL
FRITZ Scheff, in might
Birds" Is Bill at
BelaSco.

AS its attraction for Easter week, the
National will offer Raymond Hitch
cocks greatest success, "The Red
Widow" In the role of the American
corset Croesus, who, much against his
desires, suddenly becomes a Russian
nihilist, Mr.. Hitchcock has the best
opportunity of his long career as a
comedian, with the result that the play
rs screSalingly funny. One humorous
situation piles upon another and lead
gradually up to a dramatic climax. In
the production at the National the
original company will be seen with Miss
Flora Zabelle in the role of the Red
, Widow
The comedy, which has been one of
the sensational successes of the season,
is beautifully staged and presented by
an excellent cast. Charming Pollock
and Reynold Wolf are responsible for
I the book and lyrics, and Charles j.
Gebest wrote the music. which is new
here. tuneful and melodious, including
such song hits as II Love You. Deal" "
and Never Mind Singing, Just Dance,
My Dear" Mr.. Hitchcocks supporting
company numbers more than a hun
dred and includes a long list of we'll
known performers.
( For the week of April s, at the BelaScu
| Theater, the Messrs. 'Shubert will pre-
sent FRITZ Scheff, in an important pro-
duction of Johann Strauss comic opera,
might Birds CDer Fledermaus).
Madame Scheff will be seen in ;he role
of Adele, the Wvacious maid of the
baroness Won Eisenstein, whose coquet-
ries and compromising tlirtations add 50
much to the zest of the story. Might
Birds" has proved one of the most popu-
/ lar of the sprightly Viennese operas
which "the waltz king" wrote, and the
the piquancy, coquetry and vigor that
distinguished this masters work. The
score is composed of charming waltzes,
polkas, romanzas and drinking songs.
me me piece, which Is considered classic,
has been successfully presented in most
OF the large continental cities, and Is
now running at the Lyric Theater, Lon
don. The locale is Germany of the last
hers George Anderson, John f. Hazard
Frank Rushworth. Frank Harrington,
Milbury Ryder, Morgan Williams, Jessie
Stoner, Hazel Cox. Edith Bradford and
Josephine Brandell
A strictly American play with a
lengthy list of characters is "Fhe
Squaw Man" the four-act comedy
drama, in which the Columbia PLAYERS
will be seen during the fourth week Of
. the season at the Columbia Theater, be-
ginning next Monday. The play is from
the pen of Edwin Milton Royle, and
its production at Wallack's Theater,
New York. October %, 1905, called for
praise from the critics and the en-
thusiastic Endorsement of the public.
-is is usual with all Columbia offer
Iings, the play will be staged with that
care as to detail that marks the most
pretentious Broadway successes.
Chase's next week celebrates the
closing of its polite vaudeville career in
its Avenue home since 1899 with a
memorable bill Of International stars
and novelties. led by Joseph Hart's re-
cent New York production of George
V. Hobarts vaudeville comedy hit
''Meir Liebchen" my Loved One, said
TO be based upon an actual romance ir
New York German-American life. Next
in Importance will be the Australian
Wood Choppers, the only novelty of the
kind in the world of vaudeville. The
third stellar Offering will be Roy
Barnes and Bessie Crawford in THE
Fakir and the Lady" as given at the
London Tlvoli. The singing come.
dienne, Linden Beckwith. with the