The Washington times., 1912-03-24
SPARKLING COMEDY
lover NIGHT AT
BEIASC0NEXT WEEK
New National WilltHave "A
Romance of the Under ..

A big success, "over Night" comes
to the Belasco Theater next Monday
for weeks engagement" including the
usual matinees, and II comes lheralded
as a sparkling comedy, in which he
laughter rs unconf1ned and the Toys"
have the 'glooms" perpetualIy driven
situations in the play exceedingly, clever
and Interesting. buts they are clean
There is not a dull nor a coarse line
or situation in the piece, but from first
to last 1t Is full "and running over with
rich, ripe American humor.
Philip H. Bartholomae' is the author,
and judging from the success Of the
piece he has certainly made good. II
tells the story Of two newly welded
couples, who have started on what they
hope to be a Joyous honeymoon trip on
the Hudson. phe two husbands are col
lege chums but the wives have not
the boat at the start, and the husband
OF one goes ashore with the wife of the
other, missing the steamer. This Is all
mere Is to the plot. 1t is the original
"A Romance of the Underworld" the
| latest play from the pen Of Paul Arm
strong author author Of The Deep Purple"
successes, will be the attraction at the
National next week.
The story deals with the false accu
attempt Of the Villain to railroad" him
to prison. It is pronounced intensely in
teresting. The various scenes show the
Tombs In New York, the Bridge of
Sishs," and the court of general ses-
sions where the young man is tried and
sentenced for crime Of which he is
innocent.
Holbrook Blinn has the leading role
and is supported by strong company
of nifty people, including Miss Catherine
Calvert, who Is said to be one of the
most beautiful women on the stage.
Mr Armstrong has given the piece an
elaborate stage setting.
Billy" one of the funniest of the
modern comedies that have maintained
the reputation for excellence inseper-
able from Daly's Theater in New York,
Players at .tke Columbia next week,
following Mrs. Danes Defense" 1t
is from the pen OF George Cameron, in
three acts, all OF which transpire on
board the good. ship, Florida, en- route
from New York to Havana, and is said
TO be laughable from start to finish.
BILLY" was first produced at Days
Theater three years ago, and since
city of consequence throughout the
land. c',,.
Chase's Next week enters upon the
and last season forever in polite ivaudc'-
VILE in the playhouse of its phenomenal
progress and popularity, and as a tTi-
| butte of thanks and forerunner of fu-
ture bills, the management has drawn
together another ,triple-star program, of
proportions. - The most dazzling among
the attractionswill be the presentation
by Jesse L. Lasky, Of In; 1929" by
William c. De Mile. 1t Is described
s,, problem p, play Of the ~, future" 1"
singer, Edmund, Stanley,in the roman
tic operetta, loves Garden, notable
for its settings and scenery. 0The
third special feature will: besGliff Cor
campaigning for daughter withsthe, fun
niest POLITICAL :. .talkfest Of ..tiieA times, in
which all the present Presidential can
didates conie%in for .amusing9analysis;
Italian plano-aceordionist. MH, Rawl
and Ella Won kaufman will present the
minstrel%, comedy, "The Willing Work
er." Work and over; ,iD. eccentric
tumblesi the -Four, De Wolfes, Juvenile
comedians. and the photoplanet day
light motion pictures of scurrantN inter-
national happenings form thet remain
der of$the bill. =.
In The Penalty" the author. H. C.
! Colwell, has written a strong play and
1t will be seen at! the Academy next
| week. T., an. - = .."' -. 80!
The light scenes are clever, the serious
ones full of sympathy THE Penalty is
an intimate expose of a family scandal,
| and the tragedies that follow in It's
train. IT Is Photographic in the manner
| with which 1t reveals its story to the
| audience. So rapidly are the various
events in the story set forth that the
| interest which Is keenly aroused at the
start remains until the final curtain.
The entire company is, strong. and it's
members play their respective roles In a
masterful manner: .,. - ...
| s.ss
the week of March Is Frankie Heath
in THE Big Review" This will be the
last appearances OF. these two come
dians in burlesque, as they have signed
with a Broadway producing house for
| next. season, when they will appear in a
vaudeville sketch, which has been writ
ten especially for them and which will
have its first production during the
summer at Atlantic City. O..
Following Painting the Town" at the
Gayety, The Midnight Maidens' will
be the attraction at the Ninth street
burlesque theater the week Of March
Is. The Midnight Maidens' this sea-
son Will present two one-act musical
comedies, the first being "On Their
Honeymoon" which will burlesque the
married state. and the second Tho
Village Fire Brigade" will be traY-
esty on the fire hghtors in rural COM
munites. The honeymoon sketch is
supposed to take place on board Pull
man car bound for San Francisco. and