The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-01
NEWS OF LOCAL THEATERS

I'VE ES Vt LOIhL lI1Ch Emo
winsor Mckay finds vaudeville more
to his liking than cartooning. and the
originator of Little Memo" and THE
Mosquito" starts a new tour at Chase's
next week.
After the matinee of Little Johnny
Jones' last Wednesday, Miss Jewel
gave an Ice cream party to the MEM
bers Of the company and chorus in her
dressing room at Polls. a pleasant
time was had by ALL
The Searchlight," brand new COM
edy-drama by Walter Fox Allen and
Mervin A. Riley. will follow Al II. Will
son at the Columbia Theater. - .--
Washington friends and admirers OF
Joe Adams. the popular comedian with
The Rose Buds" at the Lyceum The
alter, have formed a Sam Steinberger
Club, which will attend the Monday
evening performance in a body, to well
come and honor their friend and former
Washingtonian.
Edward Edwards, now with the
Hastings show. which comes to Wash
inGton this week, was a member of the
burlesque team of Watson, HutchLns,
and Edwards several years ago This
was before Watson left the trio to go
with the ''Follies of 1908" and subse-
quent ''Follies."
Frances Nelson has as her guest
Gwendolyn Piers Gale. who followed
Mabel Taliferro in Polly of the Cir
Gus" Miss Gale will return to New
York this week for the production of
our Wives" under the management of
Joseph NJ. Gates.
Miss Laura Lemmers, who for six sea-
sons assumed prominent roles in support
of Grace George, has been engaged by
Manager Sidney r. Ellis for the role of
Phoebe Fairfax in 1T Happened in Pots
dam. the new musical comedy I'm which
Al II. Wilson will make his appearance
at the Columbia Theater next week,
Una Clayton, the coincidence, has de-
cided TO remain in vaudeville and is
booked for the entire season, beginning
with Chase's next week.
Shea and Baldwin, like Cook and Lo-
REM. who We're seen In Washington last
week. have deserted the musical comedy
field for burlesque. Miss Baldwin and
Mr.. Shea We're featured comedians with
The Show Girl a successful musical
comedy. Now they are with the Harry
Hastings Company, presenting The Girl
of Many Husbands"
Checkers" is the comedy which made
Thomas ". Ross a star and which
brought the Washington actor. Hans
Roberts, to the front as popular come
dian.
Manager Mayer. Of the Lyceum Thea
ter. announces that the Paragraph will
show every ball game played by the
Nationals while they are away on their
next trip. The former success of the
Photograph was so great that Manager
Mayer thought il advisable to continue
showing this marvellous board.
William Erskin, the jovial head usher
of the Columbia Theater, who has been
i'll in local hospital for several weeks
past. is convalescing from a severe at
tack of malarial fever.
Following the return early this week
of Treasurer Oliver s. Metzerott from a
fortnishts vacation on the New England
coast, President Frank Metzerott, both
start on an automobile tour of Maryland,
Pennsylvania. and New York.
Stella Mayhem will feature at Chase's
next week her famous Society Bear"
'Carmencita Casey" and Kentucky
Joe" with other new songs reinforcing
AS a souvenir of the last week of the
1872 Columbia Players, Managers Metzc-
rott and Berger have arranged to present
to every lady attending the Thursday
and Saturday matinees one of the beau
tiful ballads Al II. Wilson has made IA
nous in recent years.
This will be a great week for embryonic
actors at Polls, for there are nearly
forty supernumeraries required on tine
stage in the big race track scene of the
third act. Any one is apt to recognize a
friend or an acquaintance on the stage
this week shouting himself hoarse for the
1O0-to-1 shot, Remorse.
Senaro and Bailey, at Chase's next
week. will have five numbers in their
novel offering. The are The Wedding
of Antonio and Marie" IF ] Do I'm
Bound to Lose My Wife" I'm the
Lonesomest Girl in Town. 'TImpres-
ario ct la Danseuse." and La Danse
Irritation"