The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
The Weeks Play Bills.

Natfonnl-s.Hawth wthOrne, u. >. A..
Tomorrow night at the National The
ater Cohan & Harris will present MI
Douglas Fairbanks in Hawthorne, y.
s. A." comedy by James Bernard
Fagan. The occasion is doubly interest
ine from the fact that it marks the first
appearance in Washington of Mr.. Fair
banks as a Cohan & Harris star.
As Anthony Hamilton Hawthorne, Mr.
Fairbanks will portray a strenuous.
tsppy-go-lucky young daredevil with q
romantic strain in his makeup and q
hsnkering for adventure in his heart.
Actuated by a thirst for the exploration
of the more obscure kingdoms OF South
eastern Europe, Hawthorne and his pal,
Rodney Blake, are motoring along the
highways and by-ways OF the Old World
when romance and adventure extraordi-
nary halts farther progress and mad
vertently involves the chivalrous young
American in the turmoil and intrigue Of
an embryo revolution that has for its
object the upheaval Of q government
and the dethronement OF King.
The delightful love story Of the play
is powerful in its appeal Cohan 4
Harris have provided q notable COM
pany of distinguished players to sup
p1rt Mr.. Fairbanks. Miss Irene Fenwick
will portray the leading feminine role.
Others in the cast are Ruth Allan. Annie
Hughes, Allan Pollock. Sam B. Hardy,
Martin I. Alsop. Eric Blind, Rapley
Holmes, Ivan Simpson, Henry Stephen
son, walter Howe. Legal Robinson,
Louis Le Bey, W. Leonard Howe. Fred
erick Powell. and Others
Dwight Elmendorfs travel talks viii
continue their Instructive and interesting
course Thursday afternoon At the Ma
tional Theater. when. taking The Great
Southwest a. his theme. the lecturer
will guide his audience to the interesting
places in and about Southern California.
Tho tour VIII start at the Grand Canyon
and VIII lead directly to Los Angeles. J
From Los Angeles the trip II continued
to scenes Of beauty in Pasadena, River
side, and Redlands. In addition to all
Of this there win be numerous glimpses
Of places Of no less fnterest-Santa Bar
bar1: the seashore resorts near Los An
geles; Santa CakAlina Island: Coronado
finally San Diego. that marvellous city Of
the far Southwest, where the prepara-I
tions for Q great exposition to be held In
1S15 will be seen in Q number Of unusual
and interesting motion pictures. The
Pacific Coast, from Monterey 10 Mount
Rainier. viii be the subject Of the next
lecture In the course.
Belasco-"Chimes Of NOrnaAay.n
The Aborns have put forth . prodisious
expense Of money. time. and workman
ship TO present Rober. Planquette's mas
terpiece. Tho Chimes Of Normandy" in
a setting worthy Of the greatest Of spec-
tacuiar operas.
This production win bs presented n
the Belasco Thsater this week.
In three acts and i've scenes. built on
the cyclorama plan. the Aborn produc-
tion will elaborate upon the openine
scene Of the fishing village on the Nor.
mandy coast the episode OF the pro-
vincial fair, wherein to lend realism = |
wealth of special feature acts ara I'M
tFoduced, including marvellous aerobats-1
the seven Grunathos-ths vorlop Troupe
&C. the stirring scene Of the revelation
af 0aspard's psrndy. and the final nc
ture-the apple orchard, showing tn
trees in fun bloom and the saedsn fets
scene.
A singing cast cf strengtA ana ability
wm eppear., Nlss vinie Dely. whp SANG
the sole e oszpolotto = tha Uamner.
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