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The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
CHASE'S WILL BE KEPT
OPEN THROUGH SUMMER

Those who every year deplore the early
closing of Chase's win rejoice to learn
that this summer the beautiful, cool play
house will be the home of a stock COM
pany. II will, II is announced, vie in
prominence, ability, and production with
the greatest organizations of the kind in
America.
This is a particularly happy consum-
nation of the wishes of the legion of
Chase's patrons and of Washington thea
tsrgoers generally. They have often
longed for the breeze-swept Chase's au-
ditorium in the days and nights Of
asphalt-melting heat in bygone summers
The new arrangement grows out Of the
passing Of polite vaudeville from the
hospitable home of its early popularity
to the palatial edifice of its permanent
establishment next fall.
1t Is well known that in the past Mr..
Chase has closed his theater in May each
year. He has urged that he and Miss
De Witt and his stan needed a rest after
the usual arduous polite vaudeville sea-
son; that the theater must undergo ex-
tensive annual Identification, and that he
would not permit another management
to continue the presentation Of either
vaudeville or plays for fear Of an In
fringement upon the theater's original
polite vaudeville policy. which has
placed II in class of its own among
American and European places Of amuse-
ment.
After rejecting various proposals for
the coming summer, Mr.. Chase and Mr..
8. 2, Poll entered into negotiations,
Their successful conclusion now, In favor
Of Mr.. Poll. may be accepted, according
to Mr.. Chase's present announcement,
Us an indication OF his confidence in Mr..
Poll and Of the latter's complete accord
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
The Weeks Play Bills.
The BeIasco.

Two shows in one is the proper head
ing for the attraction at the Belasco
Theater this week. when William A.
Brady presents his effervesclng comedy
Baby Mine" by Margaret Mayo. and
the famous Russian dancers, headed by
Mikail Mordkin, Lydia Lopoukowa, and
Bronislowa Pajitzkaia-
Baby Mine" is not a play that digs
through an hour or more of intricate
situations. to lead up to a funny de-
nouement, hut with the rise OF the cur
tain starts right of to impress the au-
dience that its mission is to furnish the
most intoxicating amusement. A baby,
or rather babies, play an important part
in the plot as one might infer from the
title
Immediately following the presentation
Of the play. the Russian dancers are TO
appear in a series Of dances entitled bal
let advertisements, and given below is
the correct programme:
Loves Dream After The Dance .CzibukA
VI. MoEdkin and Mile. LopoukoWa
Anitra Greg
Nile. PajiizkEia.
Polka XylOphOne. .DTigO
Mile. Lop0ukOUa.
Bow and Arrow .saint-saens
Dance variations
Nile. PajitzkaiA.
NJ. Mordkip and Nile. LcpoukOWa.
Notwithstanding the extra expense en-
tailed by the double bill the prices for
this engagement are to. remain the same
as usually prevails at this theater.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10

ance with the safe and sane policy which
has prosperously and popularity guided
the Washington theaters destinies since
the beginning of the Chase regime.
Mr.. Polls name is practically a house
hold word in New England and in Penn
sylvania, where he owns and directs a
circuit OF twenty Poll theaters. In some
Of these his Poll Players, or stock COM
panies, appear all the year round, while
in the others they displace vaudeville
during the summer season only.
In addition to his connection with the
leading theatrical and vaudeville book
ing agencies. Mr.. Poll maintains a per-
sonal agency and stan inf New York
through which he keeps In constant touch
with the leading managers, producers.
playwrights. and actors OF America and
Europe. In this way he possesses the
right Of first call on all dramatic and
musical productions released for stock
presentation after their metropolitan
successes and he is enabled, also, In
many cases to secure the players appear
ing in the original productions. His
prominence in this field and his ex-
ceptiopal facilities for offering the very
latest and best dramatic offerings were
important factors in determining Mr..
Chase's final attitude in the negotiations.
Immediately upon the conclusion OF
Chase's present season, Mr.. Poll win in
troduce his Poll Players to Washington
in noteworthy production, and this fact.
together with his phenomenal success
elsewhere, coupled with the Chase in
dorsement. and financed by the summer
OF Chases Theater. should
hake the first Poll season in Washington
a memorable one.
The date, the play. and the names OF
the players, win be stated in due season.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
The Columbia.

The dramatization of The Common
Law" Robert w. Chamb'rs' powerful
novel, will be presented for the first time
in this city at the Columbia Theater to-
morrow night under the management of
A H. Woods
The Common Law tells a remark
able love story between two people, both
gifted with rare intelligence and powers
OF reasoning not usually accorded to
most mortals. The man wants to marry
the girl and the girl wants to marry the
man, but the girl thinks that their posi-
tions in life are different, that she be-
longs to a different set than the one OF
which he is a member, and she fears
that their marriage will result in running
his career and making him UNHAPPY. This
is worked out with due regard to stage
requirements, and the result is the some
what simple story that Mr.. Chambers has
written has been worked up into a series
of gripping situations and thrilling eli
makes that promise we'll for the popu-
larity Of this new play.
As Louis Neville, Robert Dempster is
most happy. The determination and
strength of character with which he in
vests a most difficult role, wins the ap-
probation OF the audience from the start,
and the sympathies of the auditors are
with him throughout the many ordeals
the author forces him to experience.
Miss Margaret Greene. from the ex-
ceIent school of William Gillette, leaves
nothing to be desired in her portrayal of
the part of Valerie West. Miss Greene
Is both sweet and fOrceful. Her method
OF response to the love-making Of the
artist is that OF a woman who could
not only love deeply but think deeply.
Throughout the difficult task Of setting
before the audience her unique line of
reasoning and so clarifying her trend of
thought as to make 1t perfectly obvious,
she preserves a wonderfully girlish charm
and beautiful simplicity of style that
makes the character stand out Of the
piece like a cameo.
Brandon Hurst, as Jose Querida. in
vests that unloyely character with a
curious interest and seems to have caught
Mr.. Chambers idea in fashioning the,
role of the disIiked fellow artist of Ne
vile. Mr.. Hurst is a finished actor.
Maidel Turner. as Rita Tevis. and Ruth
Rose, as Mrs. Coils, are very happily
cast, while Miss Dohl Davies shines re-
splendently in the clever deIineation OF
a chorus girl. Miss Ruth Chester, as
Neville's mother. is materially charming |
Ernest Langford, Charles Gay, Thomas |
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The Casino.

One Of the best school-day acts in vau-
devilIe to-day is offered by Sam Curtis
and company at the Casino this week.
The company OF five headed by Mr. Cur
tis are all recognized singers. and in
the one-act musical farce, "A Session at
School," they have ample means to ex-
ploit their voices and comedy talents.
Sam Curtis has long been known as the
originator of school acts, and he has
gone all OF the imitators of his idea one
better by producing something out of
the ordinary. During the action of the
sketch he will sing several Of his own
song successes, three of which are. IF
All My Dreams Come True, Baby Rose, &"
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At the Arcade.

In addition to the regular morning,
afternoon, and night sessions in the roller
skating rink a number of select parties
are booked for the current week. so this
popular department of the Arcade will
be the center OF interest, although all
the other divisions of the great amuse-
ment enterprise at Fourteenth street and
Park road viii probably have their usual
large patronage. which is steadily growing
month by month. The ladies' duckpin
tournament, which is to commence on the
18th and close on the night OF the 50th,
the first OF its kind in Washington, is
TO receive the close attention of the man.
agement, to the end that II will prove
success in every particular. Every rea-
sonable effort will be made TO give COM
plete satisfaction to both contestants and
spectators. The alleys will be prettily
decorated for the occasion, and the
prizes to be given the winners no doubt
acceptable. There will be three classes in
the tournament, 80 and over, 20 to 80, and
rs and under, with singles, doubles, and
mixed doubles in each. A number OF
censored and carefully selected plays are
to be displayed in the spacious motion
picture play theater.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

compelled to take up arms against Sc
clety. This character will be a wide de-
parture for Americas foremost PLAYER
Of polite comedy personages.
''over Night has scored a strong sue
cess at the Adelphi Theater, Philade,-
phia, where the newspaper critics With
viding qualities in unequivocai terms.
The engagement. originally for a fort
night only. has been extendsd.
Little Women" after its remarkable
Chicago career, win be seen in three 9TH.
er cities this spring, and then VIII 5e
laid aside until the opening of next sea-
son in New York. where the whole fall
and winter term has been held in re-
serve for II In one OF the larger Shubert
theaters. This homely comedy is an eN-
ample OF the sometimes disputed theory
that clean plays count.
Baby Mine" now has been translated
into Danish. making four languages in
which Margaret Mayos delicious COM
edy is belng-or about TO be-played. The
piece has been described as an Inter
national comedy and II might also be
spoken Of as somewhat polyglot.
Gertrude Elliott will shortly complete
the first month of her season at the
Lyceum Tneater, New York. in Arthur
Pinero's thoroughly laughable farce,
preserving Mr.. Panmure." II in com
edy the laughs the thing, Miss Elliott
has an intensely amusing vehicle that
ought TO last her for long time 10
come. One has to go back TO such
Pinero comedies as Dandy Dick THE
Amazons" and The Magistrate" for
anything like the delightfully humorous
ingenuity with which playwright Pinero
works out the mystery Of who kissed
the governess. Josepha.
At William A. Brsdy's Playhouse it IS
found necessary to continue through
Lent the extra matinees instituted early
in the run of Bought and Paid For'' In
order to absorb a part OF the overflow
from the regular performances. These
added representations OF Mr.. Broad
hursts widely popular play are given
on Thursday afternoons, with the regu-
lar Wednesday and Saturday daytime
repetitions The work. the first in New
York to reach its 20Oth night during the
current season. apparently is TO round
other milestones here, since the sale Of
seats is announced to June. Mr.. Brady
remains firm in his refusal to organize
additional companies to present Bought
and Paid For in other cities during the
current season. although, as may be sup
posed in such a year as this, where
there have been comparatively few sue
cessful productions, the demand has been
both widespread and insistent. The play
under this managerial ruling will have
no general distribution until next au-
tumn.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
The LNcennn.

The offering this week at the Lyceum
will be the famous Cherry Blossoms, :"
one of the best extravaganza musical
comedy and high-class burlesque shows
on the road this season. This attraction
possesses enough diversity TO appeal to
all tastes, and is receiving the heartiest
kind of welcome everywhere. The COM
pany this season is the acme of perfec-
tion, embracing. as II does. everything
that is new. novel, and up to date in the
musical comedy and burlesque line.
Every known device to stagecraft is in
evidence in this production. and one of
the most entertaining and enjoyable per-
formances ever given In this city may be
expected,
The Cherry Blossoms" are bright in
new and gorgeous raiment, music, song,
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10

home. the wonderful pile that is War
wick Castle, is the most prominent his
toric castle in England, built as it was
by a sister of Alfred the Great.
The countess herself is sister to Lady
Algernon-Gordon Lennox, and is a half
sister to the Duchess of Sutherland. In
addition to the ordinary charities which
woman Of her class maintains, she
has established various schools. to which
she gives personal supervision. On her
Essex estate she founded an agricultural
school for boys and girls. Better known,
perhaps, is her Lady Warwick College,
school for girls only.
To widen her activities in these mat
ters and to establish a newspaper TO fur
ther her political and socialistIc views
requires vast funds. and to this end she
has just arrived from England to deliver
series of thirty lectures The countess
Is brilliant speaker, and with her mag
netic personality, convincing earnestness
and wonderful cordiality, her lecture tour
promises to be a phenomenal success
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
COUNTESS OF WARWICK
WILL DELIVER LECTURE

An event of very unusual interest will
occur at the Belasco Theater next Fri
day afternoon at , O'Clock, when the
famous Countess OF Warwick will deliver
a lecture on Personal recoIlections of
famous people" There is probably no
one on the lecture platform to-day who
is better equipped. from a standpoint
OF personal association ard briIliancy of
personality, to speak on such a subject.
Few English women Of to-day are bet
ter known than is the Countess of War
wick. Her beauty had made her famous
throughout all Europe before her adop-
tiOn of socialism made her the subject
OF widespread discussion. Before her
husband succeeded to the earldom Of
Warwick. as Lady Brooke she was prom
inent in the highest social circles and a
favorite at court for her husband, Earl
of Warwick and Earl Brooke, traces
his title back to the great 'kingmaker''
Of the war Of the roses, and his ancestral
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
Chase's.

Chase's.
"A Persian Garden" the sumptuous
miniature musical comedy de luxe, with
its great cast OF principals. and its merry
and melodious ensemble. will be the con-
spiouous attraction at Chase's this week.
1t is said to be one OF the most elab-
crate and expensive productions ever at
tempted in vaudeville; the prominence OF
its players. its wealth Of costumes and
its scenic splendor placing it on plane
OF rivalry with the higher-priced New
York productions.
1t has just finished a noteworthy run
in the metropolis, during which It was
one OF the most potent of the magnets
drawing the crowds to Broadway.
The star of the large company Of
fourteen musical comedy nOtables is
Louis A. Simon, the clever vaudeville
comedian, who has for years headed his
own farcical features Foremost in his
support is Kathryn Osterman. the beau
tiful and vIvaclous Coincidence, who has
been identified with many noteworthy Of
ferlngs in both the drama and vaude-
vile, much of the time as a star her
self. Others in the organization are
Helen, May. Peggy Hudson, Bernice Nc
Cabe, Elsie Ryan, John Race, Jules
Unger, Reginald Darlington, George
Meade. Paul Mccall, Landon Law, Allen
Pollard, and Gus Alexander.
The catchy and whistleable musical
numbers include The Girl on the Per-
sian Rug" "A Persian Dance MY Lit
tie Persian Rose" and who Sent Those
Persians Plums?"
The extra added attraction will be the
distinguished comedian, Edwin Stevens.
aided by the bright and popular little
ingenue. Tina Marshall, offering Mr..
Stevens latest musical vaudeville,
What's It All About?' AS an actor,
singer aad humorist. Mr.. Stevens is
without a peer in vaudeville. In his new
hit he is cast as a dramatist. A strong
rival for first honors will be Clarice
Vance, THE Southern Singer" late of
the Lew Fields music hall company, now
giving delightful interpretations OF folk
songs and dialect ditties Of Dixie land.
Haydn, Borden and Haydn will add their
lively Bits OF Vaudeville" Unparal-
leled and sensational loop-the-loop sOmer-
sault casting is promised for the original
Four Londons. Charles and Adelaide
Wilson will make merry with The Mes
senger, the Maid. and the Violin" and
the photoplane daylight motion pictures
will present new international happen
ings, among them the placing of the
Corbin tablet in Corbn -Iall, Governors
Island: the floods in Buenos Ayres, and
the laying of the Maine memorial monu-
ment cornerstone.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
Hattie williams to Star In ''The
Girl from Montmarte..

Miss Hattie Williams, last seen with
Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore in
the Barrie skit, "A Slice OF Llre," mas
been selected by Charles Frohman as the
star to head a rather remarkable organ
ization for his next musical comedy pro-
duction, The Girl From Montmarte'
Miss Williams will create the name part.
Mr.. Frohman has fixed upon the middle
Of April as the date for the first Amer
ican performance OF The Girl From
Montmarte" Harry B. Smith. who made
the American book from the three-act
vaudeville operetta by George Feydeau
and Rudolph Schanzer. has delivered his
part Of the production complete. SImul-
taneously with the American performance
Of The Girl From Montmarte." the play,
as IL is now being done in Berlin, will
be produced in Vienna, under the title
Of "Das Madel Won Monmarte" Al
though its scenes are laid in Paris, the
piece has not yet reached that city. The
original work, called by its authors
vaudeville operetta, is the result of the
combined collaboration of a German. a
Belgian and a Frenchman. The music
Of the operetta is by Henry Bereny. The
principals that Will surround Miss Will
Jams for The Girl From Montmarte''
are Herbert Corthall, LennoN Pawle. the
well-known English comedian. last seen
in this city in ''Pomander Walk" Arthur
Stanford William Pruette, William Dam
forth. and Emma Jlnvier, VINO. in the
kind Of part that first brought her tame,
now returns to the stage. The first re-
hearsal Of The Girl From Montmarte"
will be held on Monday, March II, at
the Criterion Theater. New York, under
the direction OF r. II. Burnside. Charles
Frohman sets so much store by this, his
final musical comedy production this sea-
son. that in order to see the venture well
under way and in as nearly perfect shape
as possible, he has postponed his annual
trip to Europe for a month.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
SUNDAY CONCERTS.

With many attractive specialties drawn
from last weeks bill and special fea-
lures, the Cosmos concerts to-day will be
Of especial interest to the theater's pa
irons The leading tlm feature Is The
Moorish Bride" a European masterpiece
replete with dramatic incident
The musical programme includes
Lampe's Day with a Circus" Sousa' )
march. ''Fairest OF the Fair" Meyer
beers grand selection. ''IAfricsine,
Halverson's ''EinZugmsrsch de BojaTen;"
Luder'S ''Burgomaster::" a waltz suite.
Moonlight on the Hudson" LuiginFs
ballet, "Egyptiah," and Waldteuers
waltz, Dolores"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
Chicken Rag and My Lady Anse-

Chicken Rag and My Lady Ange-
line
Another number Of special interest to
lovers Of athletics is the novelty act of
Lawrence Phillips and Frank Houseman.
Both OF these young men are SO well
known to base ball and wrestling pat
rons Of Washington that the mere mem
tion that they are to play the Casino
should serve TO draw all OF their admir-
ers 10 the Casino to see them in their
offering. which has already been pro-
nOunced great success.
Delaphone, the man that can initiate
anything from a baby to an elephant
and from a sound OF a pin dropping TO
10 locomotive. will be on hand to en-
terrain in his own well-known manner
In The Doctors Dilemma" Whittier.
lnce and company have vehicle that
abOunds in laugh-provoking possibili-
ties The players are all OF long ex-
perience In farce comedy and their in
terpretation OF the characters In the
playlet are true to life and humorous
In the extreme.
As a special attraction the European
novelty Zoe" the aerial Venus, has
been engaged. Her act is in the ma
ture OF a big surprise, artistic to a I'm
ished degree, and surely the most start
ling one OF its kind that has played the
local vaudeville house in this city in a
long time.
This bill is one OF the most costly. yet
played at the Casino, and should more
than fill the house at every perform
ance. The public have learned that
there is always something new: they
want II, and the Casino is the place
where II IS to found.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
The Gayety.

The College Girls will be the attrac-
tion at the Gayety next week. The en-
tertainment will be In the form Of a
farce comedy. While there is no plagia-
rizing Of George AIDES College Widow, -
the principal part in THE College Girls"
show is the College Widow The plot
has to do with the adventures of two
millionaires, each of whom has a son
and daughter in college. The two fathers
plan visit TO their children in college,
and while there both fall in love with
the college widow. She tells them, how
ever, that under the provisions of her
former husbands will she must not marry
rich man, so both the gay widowers
attempt to get rid OF their respective
fortunes in order TO win the widow.
Abe Reynolds and Ed Rogers play the
roles Of the ''papas" Miss Alta Phipps
is the widow. Klara Hendrix and Edna
Maze are the daughters, and Walter
johnson and Harry Prescott the sons
George Leonard in the gay professor,
and May Walsh the French adventures
The stellar added attraction will be
the first and only appearance here of
Ethel Conrad and Lillian Graham, the
two handsome New York chorus girls
who recently figured as principals in the
sensational W. Z. d. Stokes drama in
real life. The two girls have a song and
dance specially.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
Paul 0rlene6.

Charles Frohman is bringing the ex-
traordinary Russian actor. Paul Orleneff.
into his Garrick Theater, New York, for
an indefinite season in Russian plays.
These are the plays barred from per
formance on Russian soil. Orleneff s
repertoire includes "Csar Feodor." "Csar
Paul l." Ghosts" and. it is said. very
Interesting Hamlet" II Is the actors
second visit to America. About six years
ago Mr.. Frohman brought Orleneff and
a half dozen other Russian actors from
London for Ibsen matinees in new Toa'A.
From that experiment came Nine. Ala
Nazimova. then leading woman with
OrleneR. Nine. Nazimova promptly set
about learning English and soon gradu-
ated to an extraordinary popularity on
the American stage. But Orlenen. deep
student though he is, and with a roper
toire as large as the late Richard Mans
fields, still confines his ambition to, per-
formances in Russian.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
The Howard.

At the Howard Theater al this week
the original Black Patti Musical Comedy
Company viii be the attraction Among
other stars added to the company is
Julius Glenn, the funniest comedian OF
his kind on the American stage to-day.
OF cclored singers and dancers before
the public and the production is hand
someiy staged and costumed. All the
special song numbers are hits, being
tuneful and catchy. The advance sale OF
seats has been large and the promise
IS this return engagement will exceed in
attendance that Of last year. Matinees
Tuesday. Thursday. and Saturday,
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wan Lecture at Rnu.chrr...

On Tuesday. March L. at AS p. m.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley will introduce Mrs.
Florence Kelly. secretary OF The National
Consumers League. at Rauscher's Mrs.
Kelly viii speak on the National task
Of the Consumers League" There will
be no charge for admission. and all those
interested in the newly established local
branch Of the national league are cor
daily invited.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
Mems of Theaters
and of Players
THE WEEKS PLAYS.

The Belasco-"Baby Mine" and
the Russian Dancers.
The Columbia-''The Common
Law"
Chase's-Polite Vaudeville.
The Gayety-"College Girls"
The Cosmos-Vaudevill
The Casino-Vaudeville
The Lyceum-"The Cherry Bios
SONS"