The Washington times., 1912-12-29
DRAMATIC NOTES

Popon In ''The Merry Widow" This il
HE third season with the famous Lehar
Minnespoiis Orchestra for a concert at at
the National Theater. Thursday after.
seSn. February %.
percival knight. the comedian. IL
turninS to playwriting and the amuse-
ment Of vaudeville audiences 10 now
Beslde Arthur Hoops. in the Daniel
FrohmAn Detective Keen company,
are Ruby Norman, Palmer Collins, vii.
Ham slidel. and Sterling Chsssldins.
ede1 si; ssssa.. ssss s:' &: .Is sss
audience in their seats until the good
night" hash. something former motion
Dlctures could not do. ~. +
Course. tickets for the Newman
viii b placed on sale Thursday. jan
uary 2. instead Of Monday. January 9.
- heretofore announced.
Julian EltinEe will shortly bring to
cs nm femns rhsa.cr the IN %ssn
has ever been seen for his return en-
GAgement In "The Fascinating Widow"
Eddie Foy has added many new and
attractive features to "Over the River
regards II as by far the most entertain.
ing vehicle In which he hss ever ap.
x,sex,i D.n rOhman n.aar,;. sG,ss out b: r.!
Keen" at the Actors Fund Bsnent IN
New York city last spring and the hit
i made has been duplicated since on
Mabel Wi!ber and Charies Meakins
have played the parts Of Sonis and
Merry Widow" under the mana geriaI
direction Of Henry W. Savage over
.oeorEs B. Ssanlon. the leading come.
dian with ''Thc Gay Masquersders.'
who will be seen In washington this
week. was born in washington. and
sage career at Tie .ss Ss' of q Sixteen. ssa.n '
Opening their first American tour ir
New York January /. Clara Butt ant
Kennerly Rumford Will. be heard II
management OF r. Arthur Smith.
Hedwig Won Mueller. who claims the
1istinction Of being the only real Hive
countess ,sn on ,s, the bu,issus stsse
.'The 0sy MasQucradefs." This Is also
Mabel Clarke's first season In the two.
a.day houses.
Following James K. K 'Hack..t. in 9TH,
Grain Of Dust " the Janiia ry oSfe rings n
the Columbia Theater viii be Mile.
stones" January 8; Eddie Foy In "Ovel
the River" January IS: Chauncey o.
cot cot IN I'M. Isle leo 9. Dreams" January 20
GIRL" January q.
James Madison, author Of Joe Welsh.
and other vaudevillians' monologues
ssr sss ., axmsr S Hss %: cSn. sTS
the Girls From Reno" Is sending ou
novel and srtistic printed postal whicl
10 an odd souvenir that will not find III
way to the waste paper basket.
IN addition to the. special "Mcrr:
Henry W: Savage's new and lavish pro
duction Of that famous opcretta there
especially imported from Budapest 70
the lawn party Of the second act an
the sensational Maxim scene In the thir
act.
Mary Pickford. who 10 to appear thi
week in David Be,asc IS production. "!
Good Little Devil" 10 also appearing a
Polrs, but In different Guise. Mis-
Pickford. before her advent to IN
legitimate stage. wss \ motion pictur
actress, and this week one Of the fim
at Polls shows her as the leading lad
n THE New Hat"
Miss Marie Doro's new play. now be
ing written for her by Armand d
Caillavet and Robert de Flers. will no
be finished until 20 nearly the end O
the present season that II probably VII
not 30 into production until next sea
son. In the meantime. Miss Doro hs
agreed to play the leading part In 18th
New Secretary" in which Cha rie
yrohman will present Charles Cherry.
The part OF Sonia In Henry ", Say
aEe's American version Of "The Mcrr
Widow" has been played by nine di
ferent prima donnas. Mabel WILDER. III
sweetest Of them all. will again be
the role In Mr.. sSvage's new and iayis
production. The others were: Eth
jackson, Gertrude Henderson, Lir
AbaT0anell, Lois Ewell, RooAmaI
Qlotx FrancAn Cameron. Reba DAl