The Washington times., 1912-10-10

7, ternational dancer William Rocks
production Of The Tor, o'The World
Dancers, and "The Collie Ballet" in
the speetsoplsr .erpsichorean fsntasy.
Ba frins rssm sss Po,sr y whGs sear ins
| Jack In the Box" and other familiar ]
childhood characters, are played by
Kathleen CLIFFORD, Bobbie Nolan: Ar
ers. Next will be the former iavorite
icharacter comedian Of the Columbia
| Players Of this city. Stanley James,
nnmsHsr. EnS Y,sn S sfRaes pren ssls 'asfse asses
| Baby" teeming with funny lines and
complicated situations. Lads o'Mel-
odie' will add comic songs and anus:
ana s%s Marie Marie Louise SriSSsn. late Of
Miss Hook Of Holland "The Yankee
Consul" and other musical comedy
successes in which they were fea-
Ben Boyer and brother, in eccentric
comedy exploits, the pipe organ re-
| citais at 1880. 7:30. and At intermis'
sion, and the Animated Weekly mo-
tion pictures, are the remaining num-
bers In the program.
| Manager James Thatcher promises
that the second weeks bill at Polls
vaudeville playhouse will be even better
than the satisfying opening weeks pro-
gram. Ward and Curran, famous as
minstrel entertainers for many seasons.
and for the last ten years vaudeville
headliners In THE Terrible Judge" will
be the headline feature at the Avenue
theater next week with a new sketch
called 1.-THE Stage Door Tender"
which Ia said to offer Mr.. Ward his
h,ygest opportunities In the wnole
career. Francois Animals will be the
arenic feature Of the bill. France y
ecognized as one OF the greatest AMI
NAL trainers Of the age; ana ne . mon.
| the story that only man has the power
TO reason. The simians are assisted In
their act by some wonderfully intel
supplementing these two big features
are the Premier Duo, musical act
Felix Adler, with a brand new line OF
Jokes and parodies for his monologue;
the Zola Sisters in an attractive oanSnS aa,ninsi
italian parodists; the Langdons. IN q
comedy sketch which will be especially
appealing to automobile enthusiastic
and the Poll photoplays.
Frenzied finance Is the theme Of The
IGamblers," Charles Klein's drama which
begins an engagement OF one week at
the New Academy Theater next Mon
day night. As questions OF the day
have been this authors subjects In his
greatest successes. 1t will be FOUND N
this play that he has grasped one OF
the most timely discussions Of the hour.
There is a strong undercurrent OF
sympathy in Mr.. Kleins late effort, for
lin II there is a plea for the under dog.
as It were. And although a bank
torney who does his duty. his argument
Is for the man who Is further down
The Gamblers Is q drama Of in
tense interest. 1t Is stirring. has melo-
drama OF the highest type. with many
human touches. The essential points
who has committed a technical breach
Of the law In a duel with larger inter-
ests, a Federal prosecuting attorney
who discovers II and uses 1t for selfish
To the legal ENHANCEMENT in which the
young banker becomes involved is add
ed q complication with the prosecutor s
penalty Of completely in the banks af-
fairs. Of which he has been entirely
Ignorant. the son goes to the attor-
lpey's house to steal incriminating
He is discovered by the wife. who
refuses to give them up and in the
middle of his plea for them 10 discov-
cred by the attorney himself. whose Sc
cret agents have warned him. His
suspicious nature at once Jumps to con-
clusions, he divorces his wife and has
the young man sent to prison.
Next weeks attraction at the Lyceum
will be Charles Daniels "Whiri of
Mirth," which comes here this season
In brand new attire and with every
promise Of presenting a program OF
brilliant burlesque. high grade vaude-
Vile and a beauty display. The per-
formance in its entirety may be des-
, cribed as a quick. merry-go-round of
fun. song and glitter, opening with a
lively burletta entitled Cartoon Land"
Introducing the entire company. includ-
ing Eddie B. Collins. Frank Walsh.
; ! clyde ]. Bates. Tod Browning. George
Topack, Leon Mayo. the Georgia Twins
| Alice Walker. FANNY st. Clair, Ethel
Vernon and Flossie McCloud.
The olio which follows Ia claimed to
be the best connected with this style of
an attraction and is composed Of exclu-
} sive features from the leading vaude-
willie houses The closing event, Rub
bing 1t In." is said to be the biggest
! ever offered in burlesque.
All the games OF the worlds series
will be reproduced on the Paragraph
throughout the week.
A garage Of glee" Is the name which
has been given to the Gayety Theater
during the engagement Of the Taxi