The Washington times., 1912-07-04
.BELASCO THEATER
ARRANGES SEASON
OF FCOLORP|CTURES
Roof Garden Will Be Open
for Use of Patrons
of Show.

with the opening of the Belasco The
ater to k!nemacolar pictures last night,
a summer season of highly interesting
and educational entertainment was in
augurated.
Six reels of motion pictures In gor-
geous coloring were presented last
evening, two performances being given
the first commencing at 7:3D, and the
second at Q o'clock. One of the most
colorful and magnificent of the pictures
was of a sunset in Egypt, the pyramids,
the stretch of yellow sand, and the re-
markable cloud effects being especially
effective,
These remarkable motion pictures re-
producing scenes and subjects of lr-
ternationai interest, are the latest M
vention OF animated photography, pro-
jecting every subject in natures own
colors by patented process which has
no connection with hand or mechanical
coloring: The new subjects for next
week will include.
instructive floral subject; Reptiles Of
Asia" bringing to local view a ZOO
logical exhibit made possible only by
the daring of kinemacolor operators;
and Others which will be announced
later. A descriptive lecture Will be de-
livered at each performance. daiy
matinee will be given at O'Clock, and
and o'clock. The Belasco roof garden,
+ with free refreshments and music, will
be open daily at 1880 to knemacolor
patrons. Many are expected to take ad-
fireworks display at the monument
grounds tonight.
The offering at the Columbia Thea
ter for next week will be the four-act
drama "Zira," by Hartley Manness
and Henry Miller. Since the days
when the play was first given to tie
public at the Princess Theater In Ne"
York, by the Henry Miller Stock Com
pany, it has been regarded as even a
stronger exposition Of the story, which
forms the basis of both the play and
the Willie Collins novel, than Mr..
THE New Magdalen." The story deals
with the adventures of a nurse in the
Boer war who secures entrance into
one of the most aristocrat'c homes II!
England, by papers which she obtaius
from dying patient. The first act,
which Is a kind o. a prologue, takes
place in South Africa, at the heal
quarters of the general, who is In COM
mand of the English forces ut the close
OF the war, but the three ensuing acts
take place in England.
At Polls Theater the coming week,
"The Commuters" by James Forbes,
will be the attraction, and from all
former successes should prove an ideal
warm weather. comedy. The Com
muters'' tells the story of Hetty and
Larry Brice, who live in the suburbs,
and of Larry's bachelor friend, Sam
my Fletcher who is marooned in tho
country, and finds out that as much
excitement can be had outside of the
city limits as within them. thereby dis
proving his own theory. There are nu-
merous amusing character studies
which will afford the Poll players ex-
cellent opportunities for the explolta-
uan of their versatility.
As a continuation Of their summer
vaudeville shows the Cosmos Theater
original eight Texas Tommy Dancers, y
who are now finishing a three weeks'
engagement at Hammerstein's Roof. "
This Is the act that was brought from
cisco by Lee Schubert for his New
York winter garden. where it was d
big sensation, playing there for nine
consecutive weeks Next weeks ell
eagement at the Cosmos will be theiI
first outside of New York city since
mediately return to New York to play
twelve weeks at the Garden Cafe. The
act is in the form of a dancing con-
test between four couples for a trophy
posted by the theater, the contests are
to be decided by the applause of the
largest number of contests is awarded
the trophy.
Five other acts will be on the bill
including the National City Four, To-
cal singing quartet; Frances and d.
Mar, refined comedy. singing, piano
of the few women ventriloquists. and
Charles Heclow, an eccentric singing
and acroEatic dancing comedian. One
other act is yet to be announced.