The Washington times., 1912-12-05
PLAYERS
DRAWING CROWDS
TO THE BELASCO
Sothern and Marlowe and
Shakespeare All
= Attractive.


.csowding the Belasco Theater at everl
performances. the usual condition o.
Nnaire when the popular stars pay theil
annual visit To this city. Not one par
ucuiar ehakespearean play In theii
repertoire draws . big house. but all o.
them. l-I-.
The question sometimes arises. 10 q
1haksspeare that attracts. or 10 II Mr.
Sothern and Miss Marlowe or 10 II th<
happy combination Of both? Undoubt
soy sso.y n y The eombination !. that ,T make,
Wovid seem q. II the .playgoing public
ned accepted Mr.. 6othern and Misa
@ariowe a. their ideal exponents Of the
chief figures in the ehakespearean gal.
ming The The thea thsstsr ss's Whenever s these play.
The schools buy huge blocks Of ssats
1or the performances. and the pupils ap.
ssr s .sn % Every line .x Sf tns Ply ss, ns
criticize. SOY g. ths % sesSsssn.%ariows ess or r.
ganisation while affording an immense
amount Of pleasure. becomes an eduoe-
~ thing for the students to see these
peaye done In the magnificent manner In
which they are offered by Mr.. Sothern
aod Miss Marlowe. with splendidly &C.
Snrate stage pictures a. and with The ths f,I,s:t :
ens time in the 4ner!csn 'hess'r.
Louisiana LOU may be fairly writ.
ten down a. materially contriDutlng 70
fss q nsST: a. sansFs ssss snd ss.
ticular. It 10 to be- seen here for the
first time next Monday evening At the
National Theater and promises much en-
3eyment to the theatersoers vexed with
Of heart and soul.
sense. il not sensuous, delight: No one
thinks Of plot to e musis.l ~ a comedy: 10y:
Chicago and San francisco. where the
piece enjoyed record-breaking runs, that
Q definite and interesting story 10 un-
folded. Alexander Carr. the G star OF the
nish most Of the fun. Bessie De voie
and Eleanor Henry are beautiful to look
upon. Robert O'Connor. Helena Bal
unger, Harry Hanlon, Lester Crawford,
George sennsis. and surreii rel RSasesrssts Pa Sns,a
II would be silly to write ANYTHING
pretentious about 50 simple ana whole;
.Sss .S%s eS:. 1.y Z: 70 .hs SS
tell the tale involved. It - the same
old beautiful piece. forgetting entirely
- Ss,fs sai;' e 1sF cent Of the shows of today
A quarter Of . century is z long time.
% time goes on the stage. Few players
and plays have bridged the gulf from
s:. sss early y sEHss a 70 ~ b4na. %:y Win
Il . timely lesson in sound values. At
any rate, Il sets one to wandering about
the powerful. and gripping" dramas
Of today. With that touch Of nature
tSa. @ Ss .s = the sns s.nd ssrs os
piece returns with the old favorites, and
q. Z. Snader In the role Of Joshua Whit:
comb. The scenic equipment 10 said
to % better ssa ssns IN 10 sns
features. including the famous double
male quartet and the choir Of twenty
voices in the Grace Church scene.
Ray Cox will be the attraction at
Chase's next week. singing several songs.
in which she Is seen in. costumes that
are appropriate to the character Of the
offerings In which she ID to be heard.
Her seisStions will include The Jour:
"You Know What She Expected and
You Bee What She Got" and Her First
Trip in An Aeroplane." Miss Cox COM
posed the words and music for each Of
yneoe 8on8B. An extra 0OOeO 0ttT0CtlOn
will be the engagement Of Mrs. Louis
James With her company. presenting
Holding . Husband" The dancing
stars. Pat Rooney and Marion Bent,
will dance the Turkey Trot while pre-
eenting their comedy with music, "At
the News stand"
The minstrel. George Wilson, will also
eppear on the bill. and the London HID.
podrome -. sensation, Bakers Bedouin
Arabs. will perform thrilling desert sports
accompanied with their native wierd
music. Ben Linn will contribute songs
and plano numbers, and the SchilliNKs
will give their wild West show. There
Will be pipe organ recitals at l:30 and
1850, and at intermission, and q new
series Of photoplane daylight pictures. y.
'.The Confession" by James Halleck
Reid, which enjoyed a successful run
At the BiJou Theater, New York city.
Will be seen at the Academy for the
week Of December Q, dares 10 tell the
truth and In It's telling. unfurls a dra-
matic story Of power, strength and lit.
erary merit. 1.-THE Confession" uses
IN its theme a vital subject-a priest 5
duty to his church, versus his duty 10
his state; In fact. II is a story that runs
the gamut Of every human emotion. and
yet, in Mr.. Reid's manuscript there in
not 2 line that would offend the most
sensitive.
The management Of the play has fur.
nished the production with cast Of
exceptional ability. For. the important
theatrical Offering. . scenic production