The Washington times., 1912-11-10
DRAMA BASED UPON
NOTED NOVEL TO Be
SEEN At COLUMBIA
Charlotte Walker Has Part
of June in Trail of
", Lonesome Pine"


, whom the play was written by Eugene
Walter. has never appeared more beau
tiful than as June. the barefoot noun
tain girl OF the Cumberland mountains.
in which John Fox, jr.. the author OF
the book. laid his scenes, and which
Eugene Walter, has faithfully mirrored
in his dramatization.
The mountains and valleys. with the
winding river, the hills and trees. The
cabins and caves. have been reproduced
with remarkable fidelity in the mag
niicent production Klaw & Erlangcr
have given the play. In fact, It is sell
dom that a play has been given as
elaborate a scenic setting and electrical
equipment as this play has by this firm
of theatrical producers. In the produc-
ton which will be seen at the Columbia
Theater the week beginning Monday
evening, November IL, with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday, the mountain
characters which were followed by SO
many readers in the pages of the book,
will be visualized:
Uncle Billy Bean. the justice Of the
peace, who runs the mill: his wife,
Ole Hun. ever smoking her pipe;
Devil, Judd Tolliver, June's father and
q feudist; Dave. his nephew, and Lo-
retty, Cars sweetheart.
Praised In the highest terms on all
sides, THE Woman Haters Club" A.
ii. Woods latest and best musical pro-
duction, comes to the National one
week from tomorrow evening. after a
run at the Astor Theater in New York.
George v. Hobart adapted the play
from the German OF THE Frauenfress-
er." Leo Stein and Kari Lindau wrote
the original book. Edmund Eysler is
responsible for the music.
After seeing THE Woman Haters'
Club Victor Herbert without any So
licitatlon, pronounced the play one of
the best OF its kind he has ever seen.
The plot of the piece Is consistent. and
the musical comedy Is in nowise a
"hodge-podge." Each member OF the
cast Is on intimate speaking terms with
the arts and singing.
Heading the array of talent is Miss
Sophye Barnard, Miss Dolly Castles,
Walter Lawrence. Joseph Santley. Louis
Anger. Snitz Edwards and Mrs. Stuart
Robson. There are eighty persons in
the company. and John Lund will wave
the baton over an orchestra OF thirty
musicians.
A coming attraction at the Belasco
Theater will be the Messrs. Shubert's
Winter Garden Company. of New York.
in THE Whirl of Society,"" after an
all seasons run In New York City.
THE Whirl OF Society" comes to the
Belasco November Is, 10. and 90 when
local theatergoers are promised one
Of the most novel musical entertain
ments offered in years. The play is
ly in the auditorium. From the rear
of the house to the stage runs light
ed pathway, q Winter Garden feature
since the advent Of "sumurun," and up
and down this pathway movs now and
then long parade of principals and
choristers. transformed into a strip OF
stage for the special advantage Of the
nearsighted.
1t is upon the stage proper, of course,
that the dialogue written by George
Bronson Howard and Harold Atteridge
Is spoken. but some of the songs of
Louis a. Hlrsch and others are sung
from this bridge. This runway provides
a parlorlike Intimacy between players
and spectators that has proven a big
feature.
The company includes AL Jolson.
CabalIos & Caballos, Fanny Brice. Ada
Lewis, Lawrence D'Orsay. Melville El-
lis, the Courtney Sisters. Claudia Carl
stadt. Floence Cable. Oscar Schwarz
Laura Hamilton. Lee Harrison, and
chorus of sixty.
Gaby Deslys. said to be the highest
paid and most talked-about woman in
the world. will appear in Washington
for Ave performances only at the Be-
lasco Theater, beginning Thursday
night, November q. The celebrated
French woman will give two matlnees
one on Friday and the other on Satur-
day Special tickets printed on gold.
edge metal and bearing the picture and
autograph on the back. Of the cele;
for the occasion. so that every occu-
pant in the front row will have a spe'
cial souvenir.
Gaby Deslys comes here supported
by the entire New York Winter Gar
den Company. and will appear in Vera
Violetta," which Is the piece in which
she appeared in the Winter Garden ir
New York last winter. Prominent ir
Harrison, Arthur Stanford, Paul Mich
olson. Dorothy Parker, Melville Ellis
Harry Pilcer, Clara Palmer. Ernest
Hare, eight madcaps and fifty stun
ming Gaby Deslys girls, girls. o....,, !,
the fact that Gaby both speaks anc
sings in English
An event of importance in vaudeville
will be David Belasco's personal pre-
sentation for the first time in this
city at Chase's next week Of what II
said to be mis- masterpiece, The Drums
tive years at the Duke OF York's Thea
ter. london. 1t Is based upon an act
uai episode occurring during the SepoS
rebellion in India. and Mr.. Belasco''
genius is said to be evident in hi:
yisualization of the exotic atmosphere
the mysticism. the charm, and the feal
OF the Orient. which develop into &
terrific climax. A representative Be
lasco COMPANY portrays the various
English and Hindu roles.
The leading comedy feature of th'
bin will be the Broadway comedian
stuart Barnes, In a pew dissertation
with songs and satire, of the pliSh
OF a would-be Benedict. Third In anus
ing order will be J. c. Nugent AM
company in "The Regular" describe,
as "a comic sidelight on New fori
night life" Miss Robbie Gordone VII
give fourteen posing reproductions
statuary. De Gallon, the talkatlv
Englishman on the tottering ladder, !
another special feature.
Young and April are included In thei
diyertinC diabolo and bubble burstln'
act, other attractions will be the pip
organ recitpls at 1870. 7:3O ana inter
mission, and the animated weekI
photoplane pictures of current new
events.
Cliff Gordon's new drama, Life
Shop window" which will be the OF
fering at the Academy for the wee
beginning Monday. November Is. Is
play written from the book Of the sam
,t,ia hy ,Vicinria CrOSa In II there