The Washington times., 1913-11-23
BILLIE BURKE TO
PRESENT NEW PLAY
Comes to New National Next
Week in MaUgham's "land
of Promise"

Next week Miss Billie Burke makes
her annual visit to the Capital at the
New National Theater. Interest Is at
tached TO her engagement this year as
sne viii make her first appearance here
in her new play The Land of Promise
sHstesi Of in The Amazons," As first
announced
To Miss Burke herself Washington
owes its thanks for the chance to see
her new play first as It was at her
request that Mr- Frohman made the
I change 50 that the initial performance
might be presented in the stars home
town
The Land of Promise was written
NJ the English playwright, w. SomeI-
set Maugham, and is considered the
most important play in which she has
appeared
Fnr her opening engagement Miss
Burke has been surrounded with an
excellent cast, and the play has been
superbly mounted
Led b. gracious Light. portrayed by
Miss Helene Lackaye. Tyltyi by Bur
ford Hampden, and Mytyi by Edith
Kelly, VIII resume the quest of happi-
ness at the Belasco Theater next week
in MReteriinck's fantastic plaJ, The
Blue Bird The company of 100
adults and juveniles has been held to-
production is OF the same beauty and
magnsfcance- An enlarged orchestra,
as before. VIII play the selections, and
groups of young girls and tiny folks
win trip the symbolic dances Of the
hours, stars. dews, moths, and firef1ies
The engagement viii be the last visit
OF The Blue Bird to this city. The
farewell tour Is now in progress, and
At Its, close the company and produc-
ton VIII go to Australia
The Prodigal Judge comes to the
Columbia Theater next week, with
George Fawcett In the title role, sup
ported by a metropolitan company Of
well-knowB actors. Probably no book
of the last decade has had more read
ers than Vaughan Kester's novel, The
Prodigal Judge" and il would be hard
indeed to find a fictional character bet
ter loved or more widely known than
this prodigal old hero. Eloquent at
every bar, Falstafian in capacity of
appetite and intellect, the judge is
man to be reckoned with. The dramat-
lzation of the book consists of four
acts, interspersed with wholesome COM
edy, and Is the work of George Mid
dleton. who has many dramatic sucJ
cesses to his credit
"St. Elmo" will be revived at Polls
next week, with Miss Izetta Jewel,
Richard Buhler. and Theodore Rob-
erts in the dominant roles. st. Elmo
tells tale of absorbing love interest
and thrilling dramatic power. The
nero OF the romance is a young South
erner, who early in life becomes an
atheist. He is engaged to a beautiful
woman, who is unworthy. of him
Through the treachery OF the woman
ne loves he is challenged TO fight a
uuel. kills his opponent, and is forced
70 nee. For years he wanders over the
face OF the earth, an outcast but I'm
the end he returns to his home and finds
happiness in the love of girl who, as
a. q cnild' had aided his. escape at the
Gus Edwards musical comedy spec
tacie, The Song Revue of 1873" will
oe feature of the bill of attractions
Elementary offering will be the emo
tlonal comedy star, Valerie Bergere,
VINO, with her own supporting COM
pany, Will give the Washington pre-
miere of her recent hit, Judgment
Seven other diversified and novel fea-
lures have been booked.
The Academy will have for it's at
traction next week Little Lost Sis
ter" a new white slave play, from the
pen of Virginia Brooks, dramatized by
z. E. Rose, author of THE Rosary"
h.lue Losl SisteT Is SAID 10 be an
inoffending, accurate, Illuminating pre-
sentation of vice conditions as they ex-
ist In the underworld of Chicago. and
is a play that will interest everybody.
The Happy Widows will be the at
traction at the Gayety Theater next
week The. offering is a two-act musical
comedy built on burlesque lines, enti-
lied "A Marriage of Convenience" writ
ten to exploit the talents of Joe K.
Watson and Will II. Cohan, in the roles
OF two Hebrews. 'Brushky'' and Rush
KY" respectively.
The cast of thirty introduce musical
numbers, which include song hits of the
day and original airs. Watson and Co.
han give a series of original parodies.
The olio includes the Tierney Four.
singing and dancing instrumentalists;
Watson, the star, in monologues and
parodies, and the Saida Winston Opera