The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
NEWS OFsI0CAL THEATRRS

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matters Asee-TAis esasna 10 -
voted exelssavely - Washinstsn
playhssses, their management, Dse-
austSe.s,. s.A he STAGE folk wAs
win - seen IN this city either this
week Or IL the very, neer futsrs.
Emma rrentini. the foruAer; grand opsta
prima donna, who y now starring in
Arthur Hammerstein's new comic opera.
The Firefly.,' witch viii Be seen here
next week. has become chAing dish ex-
pert since being on the road. Unfrtu-
pately, the average American hotel can
mot supply the dainty little singer with
the dishes Of her own land. apd u was
IN order that she might enjoy her favor
ite Ita1iah dslicacies that Trentthi hrst
learned the sgentie art Of cookery,
Tho Hanford. d.MacLsan-Tyies-Drofnah
tour in shakespearean repertoire VIII
open In Richmond November II. sOthel-
lo'' has been selected a. the opening bill.
with Mr.. NacLean cast ~ Othello and
Mr.. Hanford as Iago. The company.
which includes John Fay Pakmer. w. /.
Thorne. Eleanor Brent. and Hardie Aea-
kin, late Of the Poll Players. II now b.
inG rehearsed in Washington.
Burton Holmes IL coming to the Co
lumbia Thester with what the people OF
the West proclaim to be the grsatest
series Of travelogues he has presented In
the twenty years he has been entertain
Ing. The dates for the first OF the trav.
elogues are November II and H. when
Tho West Indies" VIII be the subject.
Overshadowing all other productions
past and present. in vaudeville. is The
Drums Of Dude which David Belasco
will personally present at Chase's the
week beginning November Is. Its cost
to Chases is said by Manager De Witt
to be more than double that OF any other
ever before ouered. notwithstanding the
fact that Chase's has never permitted
expense to outweigh the necessity TO
give vaudeville patrons the latest and
best available novelties.
The carabet entertainment which is to
be a free feature Of the Gayetys bur-
lesque on election night. Is the hrst OF
its kind at any of the Washington thea
ters. The performance will continue from
II d. M to / q. m, with brief inter-
missions when the election returns VIII
be announced.
Gaby Deslys will shortly be seen here
in Vera vtoletta," the show which.
when it was first produced. started a
Yale riot, but when 1t reached New
York turned out to be the sensation OF
the season.
The Friday afternoon concert at the
National Theater will mark the irst
rla ca
this city in several years.
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" has re-
placed THE Indiscretion Of Truth as
the attraction at the Columbia Theater
for next week. the coming OF the
Hartley Manners comedy having been
deferred for the present
The management OF the Lyceum
Theater has made arrangements to re-
ceive the election returns at the thea
ter on election night. and the returns
will be given the audience at both per-
formances. The first performance in
the evening will be at s:l5 and the Sec
ond performance will start at II.
Henry Give and his Spirit Paint
ings," one Of the latest vaudeville sem
sations. has been secured for Chases.
Following The Stronger Claim" with
Richard Bennett. the November attrac-
tions At the Columbia Theater will be
"Rebecca of Sunnybroow Farm" with
Edith Taliaferro: Charlotte Walker in
The Trail Of the Lonesome Pine and
Robert Hilliard in his latest and great
est success THE Argyle Case"
Fifteen specialties. none Of which is pre-
sented in the regular performance. will
comprise the Cabaret entertainment which
the "'Ginger Girls will offer at the Gay
ETY. on election night.
Election returns will be announced from
the stage Of the Columbia Theater Tues
day evening. There will be no Interrupt
ton to the performance. but the selected
bulletins will be read between the acts.
Elisabeth Risdon. who plays the
title role in "Fanny's First Play" is an
English suffrasette. but not Of the MILL
tant order. Suffragism has become 30
normal in her eyes that she has ex-
claimed. when the subject was intro
duced. You'd have to be very extreme
to be an anti-suffragette, wouldn't you?"
Gertrude Hoffman. in From Broadway