The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-03
NEW ENGLAND PLAY
At NATIONAL WITH
EDITH TAL|AFERRO
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" Will Have EIab-
crate Production.

When Boston puts its Cachet on
play OF New England texture, it may
well be claimed for the production that
1t represents New England life and peo-
pie accurately. Such an approval Bos-
ton gave to "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" the Klaw & Erlanger produce
ton which will be staged at the New
National next week, with matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. The comedy
is dramatization of Kate Douglas
Virgins book, with the assistance of
Charlotte Thompson.
The comedy covers the formative pc
Rod in the lives of five young girls,
between the ages of fourteen and
eighteen. 1t is full of the cheer and
sunshine of New England youth, and
gets away from the stereotyped style
of Down East play, with it's wronged
heroine, or a mortgage, or a miser.
Edith Taliaferro, who is featured in
the comedy, is the youngest star on the
stage today, although a veteran as an
actress. for fifteen of her eighteen years
have been spent behind the footlights
in playing Rebecca, Miss Taliaferro has
the task of showing the transition of u
girl from childhood to womanhOod. Re-
becca on her first entrance is a hoy
denish elf and at the close of the play
Is a SWEET, sunny-tempered girl. into
whose life love has crept, the love of a
rong, good man.
Baby Mime that delightful comedy
in which Marguerite Clark is the star
will be next week s attraction at the
Belasco Theater. This will be the first
appearance of the Margaret Mayo piece
in this city This is the third season
for BABY Mine" which attcsts it's
popularity. Baby Mine played in
New York continuously for one year,
and had long runs in Boston, Philadcl-
phia, and Chicago.
The comedy is Just such entert anrlent
as will put to flight the cares and
worries of the average business mans
day. The piece is a laugh from begin
wholesome. The man. woman, or child
who does not laugh at the situations
no0rishes a Crouch.
The company that appears here Is
production during its long runs in
other cities. In the cast are dainty
Marguerite Clark, Walter Jones, Ernest
Glendenning, and Agnes BeLane.
The offering at the Columbia next
week will be the powerful dramatiza-
ton of Robert W. Chambers widely
read novel, THE Common Law" The
play Is said to be so new and surprlS-
ing in it's way of teaching DV inference,
that it has established itself firmly in
the minds of those who have seen the
stage portrayal as one of those enter
tainments that will be Witnessed for
the second and third times with profit.
The company interpreting the play in
clUdes Robert Dempster, George
O'Ramscy, Brandon Hurst Edward
Langford, Stewart Robbins Charles
Cav, Thomas jackson, Maidel Turner,
DohI Davies. Ruth Chester, and Ruth
Rose, The stage settings are elaborate
and beautiful, and follow closely the
drawings of Charles Dana Gibson, who
illustrated the original work.
"A Persian Garden" the miniature
musical comedy de luxe, with the Naud-
eville Comedian, Louis A. Simon. sup
ported by Kathryn Osterman, and a
company numbering fourteen New York
musical comedy players, win be the
principal feature at Chases next week.
Another attraction will be the distin-
guished comedian, Edwin Stevens, as
sisted by the talented ingenue, Tina
Marshall, in the merry musical Vaude-
vile, Cousin Kitty" A third offering
of unusual note will be Clarice Vance,
the Southern singer" late of the Lew
Fields music hall company Fred
Haydn, Eddie Borden, and Tom Haydn
will combine their talents in a skit
called Bits of Vaudeville" The origi-
nal Four Londons, champions of the
air" will be seen in their act, which
includes the loop-the-loop somersault
casting. Charles and Adelaide Wilson
will present THE Messenger, the Maid,
and the Violin New internatianal