The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Burton Holmes Columbia
evenings, and Friday and Saturday mat
inees.
National - "The Woman Haters
Club.

Club.
a. H. Woods has scored another ten
strike in The Woman Haters' Club
an operetta from the German. which
comes to the National this week. With
out a single change in cast or construc-
ton. this amusing musical comedy will
be seen in this city as presented during
its long run at the Astor Theater in
New York
Misogyny is the central theme of the
plot. Because one woman has ground
his affections under her heel, a dash
ing major organizes a woman haters'
club. He groups his fellow-bachelors
about him in his half of a castle with
which he shares ownership with a ba-
TOness and her lovely progeny. These
daughters have a number of comely girl
friends. There is a painted line drawn
through the middle OF the living room
OF the castle. On one side must stay
the major and his friends and on the
other side the woman. This gives rise
to many mirthful situations.
Just as water cannot flow up a hill
neither can men Withstand the wiles of
pretty women. 1t is soon seen that the
woman haters' club is drifting toward
rocks. Finally it strikes and the MEM
bers one by one, sink-into tho arms of
pretty maidens Still clingtng to the
rigging in one last desperate embrace is
the major. Then along comes the wom-
an who spurned him. they both discover
that love is not dead and the major
let's CO. But right here arises a compli-
cation that nearly causes another wreck.
There follows a truly dramatic scene
that is so finely acted that there is not
the slightest jar even though II comes
right in the midst of comicalities.
0pposites in beauty are used to decide
advantage in THE Woman Haters"
Club" Sophye Barnard, a beautiful
brunette, plays one chief female part.
while Dolly Castles, a vivacious blonde,
portrays the other. Both these actresses
have many talents, and. needless to say,
neither Of them are of the stage much
during the action of the play. Others
in The Woman Haters' Club are Wal
ter Lawrence. Joseph Santley, Leslie
Kenyon, Louis, Anger, Snitz Edwards,
and Mrs. Stuart Robson. s'
ColumbIa-'"The Trail of the Lone
some Pine"
1t is to be inferred that the majority
Of local book~readers followed the wan
derings and love story of the primitive
mountain girl. June, in John Fox, jr.'s
delightful story Of "The Trail of the
Londsome Pine" which will be presented
at the Columbia this week.
It was with some trepidation that Eu-
meme Walter, clever dramatist though he
is. approached the task set for him by
Klaw & Erlanger to bring out of the book
stage June, that would appeal as
strongly to theatergoers as the book June
appealed to readers. That Mr.. Walter
has accomplished his task Is evidenced
already by the appreciation of the pro-,
ducers Of the play, as well as the author
The play contains no problem. no ques--
ton of sex dominance, but Is absolute in
the purity Of its sentiment, the uplift Of
its moral, the poetry. of its romance. A
genuine man takes an interest in simple
girl. He anticipates her wish to be sent
into the world to be educated, and in his
great goodness arouses in the heart Of
the girl something greater than mere af-
fectiOn; "a oyermzstering love. In fact