The Washington times., 1912-09-12
YANKEE PRINCE"
NEXT ATTRACTION
At THE COLUMBIA
lom Lewis Plays Leading
Role in Cohan's Musi-
cal Comedy.

Tom Lewis, with supporting company
OF fifty singing and dancing comedians
In George NJ. Cohan's musical comedy
success, 1.-THE Yankee Prince" will open
a weeks engagement at the Columbia
Theater Monday evening. Mr.. Lewis,
famous the country over as the origi-
nator and best exponent of many IA
miliar slang phrases. such as Gee. but
you have mean disposition" and
''Twenty-three," both of which. with
many others, he used to the enjoyment
Of thousands of theatergoerss. has role
In The Yankee Prince" which is con-
ceded by many critics to be better than
his famous role of The Unknown. in
Little Johnnie Jones"
The Yankee Prince" deals with the
international marriage question, and In
writing 1t Mr.. Cohan intended to lam
poon the efforts of American title hun
ters, who seek to gain social prominence
by means Of marrying their daughters
AS Steve DAILY, the Chicago prize-fight
promoter, Mr.. Lewis has one of his
extremely funny parts, always appear
Ing with his usual unsteady walk and
some ones hat. Finding himself in Lon
don with a letter of introduction to the
King of England. from John l.. Sulli-
van. he proceeds to deliver, the letter.
trouble to the guards and attendants.
incidentally he meets Percy Springer,
young Pittsburgh millionaire, who Is
endeavoring to elope with Evelyn Field
ing. whose father is the social-seeking
American. Springer, known In London
as THE Yankee Prince" enlists the aid
of DAILY to put stop to the marriage
of his sweetheart to the Earl of Wey-
mouth. Incidental to the piece are
MANY songs and dances Of the Cohan-
esque type. The usual Thursday and
Saturday matinees will be given.
Chase's next week will be the scene
of the noteworthy premier production.
in this city, Immediately Following its
immense New York success, Gus Ed
wards Kabaret Kids. In an exhilarat-
land" with Eddie Cantor and Hattie
Kneitel leading a .'kompany of twenty
klever and komic kids" in a maze Of
merry dances; catchy songs. and lively
are from celebrated New York studios.
The extra added attraction will be
furnished furnish by Eva TAYLOR an and her as. as.
tioons arising from the effort of four
newly-weds to keep the world and each
other from knowing their marital sta
The New York Winter Garden fea-
lures. Lee Perry and George White,
The Smiling Singers Of Smiling Songs, y
will offer. a, number. A merry war Of
and Mae Elwood in Sfhe Girl From
Yonkers," but the outcome in which
the rural maid discomfits the city chap
is kss hapDX Waepn pDauaed fy esas hs qgSenes fo%
stories which have the true ring. The
Michael Richardini troupe, from Eu-
feats. Louis M. Granat. the whistler
who was an added feature with Sousa's
Band several years ago; the Animated
Weekly. and the pipe-organ recitals will
be last but not least.
The Thief" Henri Bernstein's mas
terpiece, will be the dramatic offering
of the Poll Players next week, when A
played for year in New York by Kyrle
BeIlew, and Miss Jewel will have the
role which made Margaret Ellington a
star.
"The Thief is generally acknowledged
as the most successful French play ever
brought to this country by the Froh-
mans. 1t introduced Bernstein to the
American public and started the vogue
''samson," THE Whirlwind," and THE
Attack
The story told in The Thief is one
OF absorbing interest; appealing es-
best appreciate the motive which actu-
ates beautiful Nine. Voysin to go to
any length in order to keep herself at
tractive in the eyes of the husband
whom she adores. for unlike many
French plays, the wife in this case is
devoted to NJ. Voysin and cares nothing
for the young man who Is passlonately
fond of her. and who assumes the guilt
Of Nine. Voysin's thievery in his will
tneness to be of service to her.
The play will present exceptional act
-, oortunities for both Miss Jewel
and Mr.. Van Buren,.
The time Is modern and the locale
Paris. so that Miss Jewels wardrobe
week.
Box office predictions indicate that
the enga cement of Eugene Blair in
human interest, Madame X" which
will be the attraction at the Academy
next week.
Miss Blair has many admirers in this
city, who remember we'll her excellent
work in "Zaza" and THE Test"
AS far as the play itself. there is
hardly a theater goer, either in this
country or abroad who has not seen or
1t is without doubt the greatest dra-
matte offering the stage has presented
in many years. The moral taught in its
unfolding is thought of for many a
day after witnessing 1t.
Miss Blair has been surrounded by a
capable company OF well-known players
and the entire production Is identical
with that seen during its, long runs in
New York. Boston, Philadelphia, and
Chicago.
The engagement includes matinees on
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
The Merry Whirl," with its famous
silk stocking" chorus of forty and
its stellar chalk-face comedians Moor
and Smith. comes to the Gayety next
week. This Is the Gordon & North
amusement, which has had two all
summer runs in New York and Chicago,
and Is the only burlesque show which
was ever moved from its own burlesque
home in New York to one of the 81
theaters, on Broadway, and made good
as a high-price amusement. Frank F.
Moore and Thomas F.. Smith will again
be seen in their comical characterize
tions OF the Clock and the Snowman.
Two of the biggest dance specialties
with the Merry Whirl' this season are
Moore and Smiths famous Bear Cat
number, and the bisque baby ballet.
Among the twenty song. hits are
Lead Me to That Beautiful Band"
Havana Bay" Ring the Wedding
With the Money" and when You
Waltz with Me-"
The Gay Widows" which begins a
weeks engagement starting with