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Evening star., 1912-11-24
Genee.

The art and poetry of music and pan
tomimic dancing We're blended with ex-
auisite grace and technical delicacy in
the performance of Adeline Genee, the
famous dancer. and her splendid COM
pany. assisted by symphony orchestra,
under the direction of C. J. NJ. CHASER. in
the first of a series of exceptional re-
citals under the direction of Miss Mary
Cryder, at the Columbia Theater Friday
afternoon.
La Camargo" illustrating an incident
at the Palace of Versailles during the
reign of Louis XIV in which Genee was
supported by NJ Volinn, Mile. Schmolz.
Mile Peters, Eric Sterling, ]. Scale and
M. Hands, constituted the first offering
and was beautifully presented The story
of the ballet is by G. Wilhelm and the
music by Dora Bright. The scenery,
which was adequate, was designed by G.
Wilhelm of London, and painted by Jo-
seph Harker also of London. The last
offering was a advertisement, Robert
lie Diable,' in which Mile. Genee and NJ
Volinin. who is Russian dancer Of inn
pressive merit. were assisted by Henry
Miller, in a vocal prelude, and the corps
de ballet Delightful intermezzo num-
bers were the solos of M. Volinin and
Mile. Schmolz, and a Pas de Deux' by
both, with an exquisite polka comique
from LES Millions d Harlequin" Of Drigo
by Mile Genee and M. Volinin. The rem
dition of BiZet selection, IArle-
sienne," by the orchestra, was also no.
table number of the program.
A large audience welcomed the dancer
and accorded her and her support hearty
applause throughout.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Chase's.

The present vogue for merry farce
viii be met at Chase's this week by
the Providence Players, touring stock
company. under the direction of Charles
Lovenberg which will present .'Who Is
Brown" based upon the farcical COM
edy, Mrs. Temples Telegram" and
embodying its main plot and principal
characters. Next in rank will be
novel attraction, Henry Gives mys-
terious London act, Spirit Paintings.
styled the riddle of the century,"
which comes here with the reputation
or having bafiied an investigating COM
infttee from the London Society for
Psychical Research. The pictures are
painted on the stage in full view OF
the audience. affording opportunity to
determine whether or not they are pro-
duced by supernatural agencies. An
other feature Will he the Boudini
brothers. foremost players Of the ac-
Raymond and Caverly, THE Wizards
OF Jov.' viii be seen in their hilarious
concoction, THE Two Musicians"
Karl Erimy's Pets. ten little terriers
presented in a series OF tricks and
tasks Fred Watson and Rena Santos.
musical comedy fayor:teS, Will offer
light and festive musical tete-a-tete;
George w. Cunningham and Herman
Marion. the creative comedy couple
an "Acrobatic TaIkfest," aud the pipe
organ recitals at 80, 1880 and inter
mission Will continue their popular
program. The chief Animated Weekly
subjects will ba the Carlisle VS. West
Point foot ball game, the great memo
rial Ia King Edward, the big un:onist
demonstration, the wreck at. Irvington,
Ind: the worlds champion sculling
race on the Thames, the corner stone
laying of the Masonic Temple at Chi
sago. and Who's Who in Stageland,
showing Irene Franklin. Bert Green
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Polls.

A striking one-act version of "The
Third Degree" will be presented by Frank
Mayne and company. as the headline at
traction at Polls this week. The tabloid
drama is by Campbell MacCullough, and
is said to be full of thrills.
There are eleven characters in the
piece and only five players, Mr.
Mayne assuming seven widely differ
ent roles during the rapid action of the
drama. AS a protean achievement this
is very nearly a record. Mr.. Mayne's i'm
presentations will include a Chinese laun-
dryman, a policeman, demented boy. a
murder suspect. a groceryman, an ltal-
ian image seller and a clothes dealer. The
scene of the play is a police inspector
private office at II o'clock in the morn
ing.
Second in importance on the bill will
be the Four Musical Hodges, a Euro
pean musical novelty which is said to
embrace an unusual repertoire of instru-
mental and vocal selections. Mcintyre
and Groves will be seen in comedy
sketch "On Fathers Train. Smythe and
Hartman are rapid-fire comedians; Lo-
retta and her posing Irish setter, Bud
will contribute an artistic feature to the
entertainment; kenney, Nobody and
Platt are clever character singing come
dians, and the Flying Darts will COM
plete the vaudeville portion of the bill
with their thrilling aerial acrobatic nov
city.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Alda's Recital Friday.

Frances Aida, the talented wife of Di-
rector Gatti CasazZa of the Metropolitan
Opera House, will make her first public
appearance here Friday afternoon at the
Columbia Theater. That her coming is
destined to be both a musical and social
event is already assured by the sale of
seats.
Nine. Aida is rapidly winning rank
among the foremost prima donna So
pranos of the Metropolitan, and her
forthcoming creation of the role of Rox-
ane in Walter Damrosch's new opera
'Cyrano." is expected to place her on the
pinnacle of popularity.
The program announced for Washing
ton includes in addition to the aria I'm
Bel Dr. from Madame Butterfly" which
she will sing in the opera in Boston "a
the near future. and the gavotte from
"Manon,' works of Strauss, 1hascl
Caccini, Randegger and other famous
composers. 1t is announced Nine Aida is
in perfect voice at the present time. Her
concert tour is under the direction OF
Frederic Shipman.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Belasco.

Lew Fields mammoth al-star Hanky
Panky company, having finished 1oo
nights at the Broadway Theater, New
York, will play one week. commencing
tomorrow night, with special matinee
Thanksgiving day, at the Belasco The
ater
Lew Fie'ds worked night and day, as
he never worked before, it is said, with
a veritable contempt for expense, put
ting this one over" in the yernacular OF
the stage. He had duplicated the old
favorites, every successful ensemble,
even some OF tile biggest screams and
looked forward to sitting back and see
ius his Broadway Theater packed to the
doors. as in the days of old. Then came
q thunder clap out of the clear theatri-
cal sky. the announcement, Weber and
Fields have reunited" and a short road
tour os his all-Star Hanky Pdnky COM
pauv was made possible.
With such stars as Max Rogers, Bobby
North. Harry Cooper. Hugh Cameron,
Gay Smith, Christine Nelson. Myrtle
Gilbert. Flo May, Virginia Evans, Will
tam Montgomery and Florence Moore, a
scintiIlating chorus ST fifty Broadway
beauties and an army of stage hands
electricians, operators and musicians, to
90 justice to the authors, theatergoers
may get some idea of the Lew Fields def1-
milton of big show
Edgar Smith, +. Ray GoetZ and A.
Baldwin Sloane. respectively. wrote the
book. lyrics and music.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Gayety.

Heading her own company OF musical
entertainers, Mollie Williams comes to
the Gayety this week for the first time
as a star Miss Williams is said to have
been elevated to her present position both
on account of her beauty and of her clev-
erness as a comedienne and an imper-
senator. In the present Offering which
has been staged with lavish hand by
Max Spiegel, the first scene is supposed
to be in the country, the second at the
entrance of Maxim's famous restaurant
and the third spectacular presentation
of the great cabaret on the Cay White
Way The book of the two-act musical
farce has been written by Richard Good
all, and has many comedy opportunities
for George Sheppell as German George
F. Hayes as farmer, E. A. Turner as
a city visitor to the country. Cliff Wor-
man as a country boy. Madge Darrell as
a jolly and rotund wife of the Dutch
man. and for Miss Williams. who spar
kles through the entire entertainment.
An attractive chorus of twenty-fOur is
PRETTY costumed, and the dancing en-
sembles are said to have been evolved
with much skill and originality.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Casino.

A New York sensation from the AL
hambra and Hammerstein's is promised
as the headline extraordinary at the
Casino Theater next week in Big Jim,
bear that has been trained to dance the
turkey trot, the bunny hug, the Texas
Tommy and other freak dances, and that
also wrestles, boxes, rides roller skates
and does a number of other remarka Ole
things. The act is said to be one of the
most unusual of its kind in the vaude-
vile world. -
A supplementary feature or headhne
nronortions and attractiveness is prom
ised in the thrilling work of Roeder and
Lester on the Roman rings, and another
unusual number in the breezy offering OF
Tanean and Claxton, and still another in
a "gilt-edge speciality by Bob warren:
Selma Corbett is billed for a confectlon OF
comicality. Coleman and
Alexander for a novel song offering, ana
a high-class act, yet to be announced.
will complete the bill, which is supple
mented with motion pictures that are
new and pleasing in their entertainment.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Cosmos.

Harry Tate's comical absurdity Motor
ing" which was the laughing hit Of the
Royal Command performance before King
George and Queen Mary of England at
the Palace Theater, London, the first OF
last July, is promised in its entirety. with
the same cast of players, as the Offering
de luxe IF the Cosmos Theater next
week. 1t is the first time this laughable
attraction has been presented in the lower
price theaters, and those who have seen
1t commend it as very amusing. 1t has
to do with a stubborn motor car and
council of war; held by the chauffeur
and bystanders in battle royal to make
the car go. How they succeed is the
most laughable incident Of the play.
A breezy melodic number is promised
by Pierce Benton and Annette in "A
Tale of Texas" A blend of humorous
and human eccentricity is in
reduced by Fred Primrose, followed by
an offering of instrumental music and
banjo selections by D'Alma and Mae,
with other acts yet to be announced, and
supplemented with entertaining film fea-
lures led by the Pathe Weekly Review,
picturing what is going on in the world.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

In a program presenting points of con-
trast and points of similarity between
MacDowell, the American composer, and
Greig, the Norwegian, Selden Miller, the
American pianist, whose Schubert-Schu-
mann recital recently aroused much in
terest among students and lovers of music
of the better class. will appear again in
a recital at the Playhouse Monday after
noon. Seventeen numbers, divided equally
between the songs and piano compost
tions of the two great composers,
will include ITO the Sea-" ITO a Hum
ming Bird "Idylle" and 'Schattentantz'
for piano. and ''Mein Liebschen,' 'Du
liebst mich nicht'' Thy Beaming Eyes
and "A Maid Sings Light" songs of Mac
Dowell. The Greig numbers include Not
turno," two Morse dances, "Springtanz'
and "Halling," ..Zu Deinen Fussen' and
"Kobold,'' for piano, and THE Spring,
I'm den Heidelbeeren.' Jung OLE and
Eur Johannisnacht, songs"
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Holmes at the Panama Canal.

The Panama canal and comparative
glimpse OF the Suez and others Of the
worlds greatest canals will furnish the
topic for Burton Holmes travelOgue at
the Columbia Theater tonight and tomor-
row afternoon at $50 o'clock. Last
spring Mr.. Holmes made a special trip
to the canal to gather information regard
ing the stupendous engineering feat. AS
a result of his sojourn in the Canal Zone
he has brought back what is described as
a marvellous collection ofsmotion pictures.
colored panoramas and truthfully tinted
slides of this immense future waterway
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Motion
pictures taken from moving trains in the
Culebra cut will show the cuttings
through the living rock. the almost human
giant shovels at work and the equally
gigantic scrapers.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Lyceum.

Beginning with tomorrow's matinee. the
management of the Lyceum Theater will
offer 'The Merry Maidens'' company in
a two-act musical burletta, entitled New
York in Two Reels" as this weeks at
traction. Four principal women have
prominence in the proper presentation of
the piece, and the list of male principals
contains the names Of several well known
comedians, with three or four newcom-
ers.
Harry Fields, fayorably known as a
melodrama star. is featured for the por-
travail of character work. Among the
others are George F. Hayes, a clever
"rube": Joe Phillips, dancer Of more
than ordinary attainments; Blanche Cur
tiss, talented leading woman; Howell
and Webster, Lila Brennan. soubrette:
Billy Stewart, character" delineator and
Anna Woods, ingenue. THE Country
Store will be repeated Friday evening.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Academy.

"The Call of the Heart" the attraction
at the Academy this week, deals with a
woman of fortune who was welded to a
name" ancient but not honorable, and
after living a life of misery is liberated
by love from her bondage.
There are some rather daring speeches
and situations in 1.-The Call Of the Heart"
but it is promised they are never brazen.
John Nicholson. who heads the cast. is
an actor of proved worth. Ann Hamilton,
the leading woman. has a role which de-
mands great finesse in treatment. The
other members of the cast include Corwin
IJuskmoor w. J. Mcconnell, Clarence
Bellair c. B. Waters. W. C. Turner. Milly
Stevens, Virginia Hadley and several
others.
Matinees will be given Tuesday,
Thanksgiving day and Saturday. There
will be no advance in prices for the
Thanksgiving matinee.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Philharmonic Concert Tuesday.

The Philharmonic Society of New
York will begin it's third season of or
chestral concerts at the New National
Theater Tuesday afternoon at sc
o'clock, with Josef Stransky directing
and Mischa Elman. violinist, as the So
loist of the occasion. Brahms Con
certo for Violin and Orchestra will be
the most important number in which
MiScha Elman will be heard. This
work. which is almost symphonic in
character, ranks with the concertos of
Beethoven and Mendelssohn. The mod
ern school of composition will be rep
resented by the new Merry Overture
of Felix Weingartner, which was we'll
received at it's first American perform
ance. given recently by the Philhar-
monic in New York
Beetnoven's Symphony No. Z, in A
major, is the symphony selected for the
occasion. LisZts symphonic poem, Lies
Preludes," will also be included in the
program.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Cosmos Concerts Today.

A brilliant selection of music of the
higher order Is promised in the orchestral
program at the Cosmos concerts. which
begin this afternoon and run continuously
until 1870 o'clock tonight. Some Of the
selections include the Offenbach "Or-
pheus overture: Gounod's "Danse des
Bacchantes'' from philemon and Baucis": !:
Massenet's "Phedre'' overture. Keller
Beia's Romantic Overture" Drigos sere-
made from Les Millions D'Ariequin' and
Linckes idyil. "Firef1ies." Featured will
be a cornet solo Of Schubert's "Erl
King" and a humorous number, 'sOh,
You Drummer" presented by Jack Gres-
set.
The musical program will be supple
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Minnie Palmer may appear In a bur-
lesque called Sufferers Get 1t"
Margaret Anglin is presenting her old
comedy, Green Stockings"
May Irwin is to have a vaudeville en-
William H. Crane is having a success
full tour in THE Senator Keeps House"
A. H. Woods is to produce neW musi-
cal piece called THE Dancing Attorney"
Fagin in an all-star cast of "Oliver
Twist"
"Milestones'' is to remain in New York
ports
Beerbohm Tree is to make a visit of
two weeks over here on personal busi-
ness.
THE Old Homestead will pay its
annual visit to this city the week of De-
cember 8, at the Columbia Theater.
Edward H. Curtis, stage director of the
Columbia Players, is meeting with sue
cess with stock company in Cleveland.
turn to the Metropolitan Opera Company
in light opera roles.
"Freckles" has been playing in the New
England states and will go to Boston for
run.
A new company has been organized in
1.-THE New Sin,'' with Ian Maclaren at
the head.
"The Sun Dodgers" is to be revived with
Bessie Wynn. George Monroe and Harry
Fisher in the cast.
Billie Burke's season in New York in
"Mind-the-Paint Girl has been extended
to January, when she will go upon the
road.
James Montgomery author of Ready
called Come Home, Smith," based on
advertising.
A new play produced in Chicago by
James X. Hackett is called Taking
Things Easy Cyril Scott is playing the
leading part.
Helen Lowell will star in musical COM
edy. She has been appearing with sue
cess in Rida Johnson Young's musical
play, THE Red Petticoat.'
The Trial Theater Company has been
Incorporated, with capital stock of
$4,000 The leaders in the enterprise are
Robert Hunter and Arba Blodgett.
n. B. Warner is to be the co-star with
Laura Hope Crews in "Blackbirds." The
production is to be made in Atlantic City
early in December.
Madge Darrell is said to be the worlds
greatest" actress. tShe weighs 3S7
pounds. Miss Darrell supports Mollie
Williams in burlesque
T.. A. Turner, who has been a MEM
Der Of casts supporting Blanche Walsh.
Helen Ware and Robert Edeson, has gone
into burlesque.
Mabel Irwin, having deserted vaudeville
| and Joined burlesque forces, adopts WASH
| ington as her native city," as do many
young women in the varieties.
The rural comedy team of George Hayes
and Cliff Woman, united after sepa-
ration Of five years. is among the lead
| ing comedians with Mollie Williams COM
pany.
John Cort has established stock COM
pany in Salt Lake City, with William
Evening star., 1912-11-24

ard of o." has new musical play called
..The Tik-Tok Man." Louis Gottschalk
is the composer. The play will be given
in February, in Los Angeles, under the
direction of Oliver MOrosco.
The cast Of "Ransomed," by Theodore
Burt Sayre and Cleveland Rodgers, in
cludes Anne Sutherland, Hope Latham,
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Evening star., 1912-11-24
"A Winsome Widow"

A musical organization OF over one num-
dred people, so large that four standard
Pullmans two day coaches. four baggage
cars and a diner are required to trans
port it. comes to the Columbia Theater
for a weeks engagement commencing to-
morrow evening. The attraction IS L.
Ziegfeld's companion TO his "Folles en-
tertainment "A Winsome Widow
The cast, which includes as the bright
particular features Frank Tinney and
Dorothy Jardon. is identical with that
seen in New York at the Moulin Rouge
during the entire summer just past 1t
has Just concluded ain engagement of ten
weeks at the Colonial, Chicago Mr.. TN
ney is heralded as a comedian with meth
ods absolutely new. Miss Jardon, VINO
was selected by Henry Hutt and Harrl-
son Fisher, the artists, as type of Latin
beauty plays the title role. Harry Conor,
the original We.land Strong of a Trip to
Chinatown" also viii be seen. Others are
Ethel Amorita Kelley, Harry Kelly, Nell
lie King Artie Mehlinger, Earl Benham,
Katharine Collier Charles Morgan, Mile
Mana and Monsieur Alexis, besides the
original Ziegfeld beauty chorus of seven
ty-five-
The play is in three acts. contains a
host of musical numbers, mostly by Ray
l.ond Hubbell, and was staged by Julian
Mitchell.
The.e will be a special matinee Wednes-
day at 2:15 o'clock. in addition To the
usual Thursday and Saturday matinees.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

and little Irene Franklin Green at
home.
Chase's regular daily matinee prices
will prevail at the Thanksgiving mat
inee.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

A farce comedy called "The Dancing
Doctor" will be one of the productions Of
the new year. The music is by Jerome
D. Kern.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

A play was recently produced in town
in Texas based on the Becker case in
New York. 1t was called THE Gam
bier and the Police
Evening star., 1912-11-24


Dalls as the leading woman.
A farce comedy called '"The Dancing
Doctor will be one of the productions of
the new year. The music is by Jerome
d. Kern
A play was recently produced in town
in Texas based on the Becker case in
New York. 1t was called THE Gam
| bier and the Police"
Klaw & Erlanger have acquired the
rights to 1.-The Fools Dance great
German success. The story is one OF
revolution in Russia.
"The Shepherd of the Hills" drama
tization of Harold Bell Wright's novel,
will be the Christmas week attraction at
the Academy.
York cast comes to Washington the week
of December 16. Hazel Dawn will appear
| in the title role.
cial performance of "Our Wives in a
New York Jail, where there Is an 'ali-
mony club composed of delinquent hus-
bands
Maude Adams has received from ]. NJ.
Barrie his one-act play, Rosalind, to
be her property in America Miss Adams
will probably present the play next sea-
| son.
Cecilia LOTUS will begin her season
early next month. She will give imita-
| tions of Maude Adams, Nazimova, Jane
| Cowl, Julia Marlowe, Elsie Janis, Mrs.
| Patrick Campbell and Sarah Bernhardt.
Edward J. Bowes has accepted for pro-
duction new comedy in three acts by
Thompson Buchanon. author of "A WOm-
| ans Way" Ann Murdock has been en-
gagged for the principal part.
| Arnold DAILY has made arrangements
for a lecture tour in this country by
| Frank Harris, an English actor. He will
| lecture on ''Shakespeare," art, the
drama, philosophy and theology.
Mrs. Gardner Crane, at one time
| Frohman player, is the author of 'The
Little Sunbeam" which she is giving in
| vaudeville Its plot concerns a movies"
artist.
| Mana yucca, the leading woman in
| George Edwardes production of 1.-The
Count Of Luxembourg" in London, has
| the title role of 1.-THE Rose Maid"
H. B. Warner has been loaned to
Henry Miller for the forthcoming pro-
duction at the Columbia Theater of
| '.Blackbirds," in which Laura Hope
Crews Is to be starred.
| The Play Bills, weekly Washington
| publication, giving each week all the
| casts OF the principal theaters here, has
made its appearance and is meeting
| with appreciation.
Frank Baum, the author Of 1.-The Wiz
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Klaw & Erlanger have acquired the
rights to 1.-The Fools Dance a great
German success. The story is one of
revolution in Russia.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Selden Miller Tomorrow.

mented with sparkling array of high
type vaudeville.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Kelly as the leading man and Gertrude
DalIs as the leading woman.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

1.-The Pink Lady" with the original New
York cast comes to Washington the week
of December 16. Hazel Dawn will appear
in the title role.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

1.-THE Shepherd of the Hills" drama
tization of Harold Bell Wright'S novel.
will be the Christmas week attraction at
the Academy.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Fred Warde has been engaged to play
agin in an all-star cast of "Oliver
Evening star., 1912-11-24

Edward J. Bowes has accepted for pro-
duction a new comedy in three acts by
Thompson Buchanon. author Of "A Wom-
ans Way" Ann Murdock has been en-
gagged for the principal part.
Evening star., 1912-11-24

"Milestones'' is to remain in New York
throughout the season, according to re-
ports.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
IN THE SPOTLIGHT.

Minnie Palmer may appear in a bur-
lesque called Sufferers Get IT.
Margaret Anglin is presenting her old
comedy, Green Stockings