The Washington times., 1913-05-22
ABORN WILL PUT ON
k POPULAR CLASSICS
MADAM Butterfly" and Verdi's
I'll Trovatore" To Be Sung
at National Next Week.

known as the popular classics. Mad
am Butterfly" and III Travatore"
Puccini's exquisite Madam Butter
fly" viii be sung Monday, Tuesday. and
Wednesday nights, and at the Wednes-
day matinee. The libretto of this
charming work follows closely the
story Of the drama of the same name
by David Belasco and John Luther
Long. and Pucrini's magnificent score
perfectly matches. in its exquisite beau
ty and countless melodies, the story of
the opera. For the special Memorial
Day matinee and Thursday, Friday,
Saturday nights, and the Saturday
matinee Verdi's ever popular IL Ira
vatore" will be given. This oyera con-
tains a great wealth Of melody, and its
story is replete with romance, action,
and heart interest.
, In the cast for both Madam Butter,
donna sopranos will be Ivy Scott and
Aida Hemmi: the contraltos. who will
be heard at alternating performances.
are Elaine De Sellem and Margaret
yided between Henry Taylor and Leonid
Sanolof. Others in the double cast
VII be Florence Coughlan, soprano;
Francis ]. Tyler. basso; Louis De An
geio. and Lewys James. baritones.
The famous gymnasium scene in ''The
Amaxons." as it will be produced at
the Columbia Theater next week, by
the Columbia Players promises to be
one Of the most talked of scenes pre-
sen;ed upon the local stage in many
months. The costumes that have been
designed for the fair gymnasts are won
derfully beautiful the scene itself Is
realistic and the lines and situations
provided by Arthur Wing Pinero insure
Its rating as one of the best comedy
scenes in modern drama
IL one may Judge from the manner
In which the play has been received in
London. and by the success being at
tained by it at the Empire Theater.
New York, with Billie Burke as Tom
my Belturbet, it Is better appreciated
IN 1884 when it proved the biggest of
the Daniel Frohman. Lyceum Theater
triumphs. In addition to the usual
Thursday and Saturday matinees there
son of Decoration Day. and still an
other Tuesday afternoon. This last
one viii be benefit to Six Walker,
who probably may never rise from his
bed ~ a result of an accident to him
while employed on the stage of another
local theater.
As everything has been contributed
the entire receipts of the performance
viii be his.
sss
Merely Mary Ann" that charm,nely
whimsical comedy by Israel Zangwili,
which served Eleanor Robson as
starring vehicle for several successful
seasons both in this country and in
Poll Players next week. The title role
should prove a highly effective part
for Miss Jewel. 1t is one of much ro-
mantle charm and at the same time
mere peaches and cream" heroine.
Mary Ann Is a young serving girl in
the same household where a disap-
pointed young musician is boarding.
he eventually discovers her alteration
by accident.
A fascinating love episode develops
and the two young people have planned
an elopement when suddenly a fortune
. left to Mary Ann by relative who
dies In America. A misunderstanding
follows and Mary Ann departs for the
continent The last act takes place
five years later. after Mary Ann has
become brilliant woman Of the world
and the musician is the lien of the
hour as the most successful operate
composer in England. The two young
persons meet and discover that all
their success and good fortune. have
not changed their hearts. The denou-
ment is effected through means of q
very clever conceit on the part of the
author.
The success of the wonderfully realis-
tic Captain Scott polar motion pictures
and lecture at the Belasco has been a
sensation in Washington, and bespeaks
for the theater-goers of this city fine
that such truly remarkable films have
been recorded, and for that reason the
presentation of these in conjunction
with the splendid lecture by Ernest
Terrence are winning the approval of
the vast majority.
l. Stoddard taylor. manager Of the
Bclasco. has used every effort to get
an extension of the present engagement
having even cabled to London for that
purpose, but was unable to do better
than get an extra performance, which
will be given next Sunday night.
Commencing Sunday, Chase's Theater
will present an attractive and varied
program of features in motion photog-
raphy. The subjects for the famous
Edison talking pictures will be The
Hedstrongs," an hilarious farce portray
ing the difficulties and laughabIe effects
Of family squabbles. and "A Few
Shamrocks From Ireland" a pleasing
and interesting mixture Of the ballads,
reels, jigs. and repartee OF the Emerald
Isle.
OF equal importance will be the fea-
ture Kinemacolor photoplays in natures
own COiOrS. MOHudy, luesOay, ana
Wednesday there will be shown the
wonderful photo-dramatization of The
Scarlet Letter" Hawthornes famous
novel. in three reels. "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde" Robert Louis Steyenson's
weird study of dual personality. will be
displayed Thursday. Friday, and Satur-
day In two reels.
In addition to these features are the
positively frst-run black and white"
dramas from the leading studios of the
East and West. which will be changed
daily.
Continuous performances from p. m.
TO ii p. m. weekdays and from ?. m.
TO 1870 p. m. Sundays.
A. musical bill of varied and enjoyable |
novelties is the announcement OF the
Cosmos Theater for next week. Three |
big numbers are promised in Whitney's |
Operatic Dolls. declared the novelty of
the season, featuring fve little figures |
kany. the boy violin virtuoso. and the |
Five Musical MacLarens, a famous
musical family from Scotland. in a |
splendid instrumental offering.
Supplementing these features will |
come Coakley, Mcbride, and Milo. the
blackface minstrels, who made hit at
the Cosmos a few weeks ago: - an
and Willard, In a sensational d"
skating and acrobatic "bumpety b.
feature. and Reded and II
sxponents Of song and saucy repart
Margo's Mannikins, an elabor.
marfonette comedy. will share hig
honors with Louis Bates and company