The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
The Weeks Play Bills.
Polls Theater.

| Polls Theater.
In the title character OF his latest
and best comedy, Father and the
Boys" which the Poll Players Will Of
fer this week. George Ade gives con-
lvincing and comical demonstration Of
how it is possible. even at fifty, to move
rapidly from a position fourteen miles
behind the procession to one seven miles
ahead of the band. In fact. the father
of the story finally left the band 50
far in the rear that he had to go back
to get them.
| He had sent them 70 college, where
| one was graduated with summa cum
| in football, the other with an exagger-
ated ambition to become a cotillion
leader Taking them into the firm with
him. father still had to work ten hours
| day, while Thomas boxed with an ex-
lightweight in the private Office, and
william entertained in his corner So
| ciety leader with a name combed IN
the middle. It was a clear case OF
everybody working father. But father
wasn't that kind Of a man-not for
long.
So he drank his glass Of milk and
| went up to bed, and then came down
| again in a full evening dress suit (as
\ they say in Chicago bought a stack
of yellow chips, and busted the bank.
represented by Maj. Bellamy ellsworth,
a. man about town Then he said he
guessed he wouldn't play any more. and
| took Bressie Brayton, Western SOU
| brette, out to supper.
| That was act two-'The Boys and
Father" Act three was just Father"
He had reached the race track with his
| Western soubrette and a betting COM
missioner" He had shed thirty years
of his life, and had become 'the six cyl
| inder kid" He hadn't been near the
office for month. The poor boys had
| to spend whole hours there now. Every
thing was coming his way, even the
| ponies Fourteen miles behind the pro-
cession? He was miles ahead, and go
| ing stronger every minute. His sons were
mortified They pleaded with their re-
bellious parent. But II was In vain He
| was off for Goldfeld with Bessie, his
| Western soubrette, and they after him
| to save him from the tolls of a design
| ing woman.
Now, of course. II was all right. Mr..
| Ade is nothing IL not moral. The Gold
! field trip was to save Bessie's mine,
| which she had inherited from a gay
| father, who had won 1t in poker game.
| The boys were taught lesson. and
father probably returned eventually to
| his o'clock game Of checkers and his
glass of milk.
Mark Kent has been selected to play
next week the role of Lemuel Morewood,
| the Father of the story. This is the
character originally created by William
H. Greene and it is the biggest and
hest role to which Mr.. Kent has been
assigned this season. Mr.. Van Buren
| will appear in the congenial role Of
Thomas Jefferson Morewood, Lemuers
elder son, who spends his time knock
ing out" professional "puss," and coach
| ing the varsity team. Miss Jewel will
| be seen in the character of Bessie Bray
| ton. the breezy Western soubrette.
The Columbia.
A romantic comedy, set in the pictur-
esque surroundings of old England in the
latter part OF the eighteenth century will
occupy the stage of the Columbia Theater
| this week when the Columbia Players
will make an elaborate revival of Henry
Miller's big success. ''Heartsease."
| 1t is a play in four acts, by Charles
Klein and J. ]. c. Clarke, which was
brought out by Charles Frohman at the
Garden Theater in the early days of Mr..
Miller's stardom, and which has ever
| been regarded as one of the most beau
'ifrI OF all stase romances.
Mr.. Miller played the part Of the young
composer, Eric Temple, who is in love
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will afford Edward H. Robins upequalled
opportunities, while Frances Nelson will
be seen as Miss Neville The stepmother
of the heroine Of the play, Lady Neville,
does not look with favor upon Eric
Temples suit and is readily induced by
rival suitor, Sir Goeffrey Pomfret, to
bring about an estrangement. About the
same time the score of an opera that
has just been completed, and in which
his whole future is involved. is stolen
from Eric's lodgings. As a consequence
of these events he is on the verge Of
physical collapse when quite by acci-
dent he wanders into Covent Garden
Theater. Here the first performance Of
an opera is being greeted with demon
strations that leave no doubt as to its
being one of the greatest of successes
Inquiry brings the information that 1t il
the work of Sir Geonfrey. As he listens
the strains seem wonderfully familiar,
and he is quickly convinced that II La his
stolen work. The remaining scenes deal
with the unmaszing Of the culprit and the
reuniting of Eric and Miss Neville
Among those who will appear in the
cast are Godfrey Matthews, Willard Rob-
ertson. John N. Kline, Stanley James.
Arthur Ritchie, John Ellis,- Carrie
Thatcher, Marie Drofnah, and Laura
Oakman.
The Cosmos.
immigration absurdities are featured
in laughable way in "A Day at Ellis
Island" which win be presented by Maui
rice samuels and his company of flve,
with special scenery and effects, as the
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