The Washington times., 1913-03-27
BEtASCO'S WOMAN"
IS COLUMBIA SHOW
Study of American Life Is Next
Weeks Attraction, With Its
Original Company.

OI1ylIIdl CUilipdliy.
The Woman" David Belasco's stir
ring presentation of William c. de
Miles play of American life, will be the
attraction at the Columbia Theater
next week, with matinees on Thursday
and saturday. No play that has ever
Come from the progressive master of
the stage has been received with more
popular approval than has THE Wom-
an as its last seasons records of
nine months at the Republic Theater,
New York, and five months at the
Olympic Theater, Chicago. attest.
The theme of the play is woman's
loyalty to her own sex. and It is built
on background of Washington politi-
cal life. 1t contains a strong appeal
to all sorts and classes and ages of peo-
pie. for the story and the characters
are intensely human and throughout
the three acts climax follows unexpec-
ted climax in a manner that grips the
auditor and holds the interest to the
end.
The cast. which is the same as was
seen during the run in New York, has
gives to such matters, and no play has
ever been better fitted by its players.
Among them are Jane Peyton, Mary
Nash. John w. Cope, Harold Vosburg.
Edwin Holt, Cuyler Hastings. Carlton
Holden. Langdon West, James Gerson.
and Jose Rossi.
THE Girl From Montmartre," the
farce with music in which Richard
Carle and Hattie Williams come to the
National Theater Lext week. has an un-
usual number Of catchy songs that have
proved very popular In the various cities
Of the present tour. Mr.. Carle himself
sings one Of the best Of them-''I've
Taken Such q Fancy to You"-which
he accompanies with one of his laugh
able eccentric dances.
Miss Williams has three song hits
Don't Turn My Picture to the WALL"
'Hoopla, Father Doesn't Care" and
"Ooo-Ooo-Lena." The first of. these, In
march form, was played by the Marine
Band during the march Of the recent in
augural parade.
Two other striking numbers are Half
Past Two" and I'll Be Waiting at the
Window" which are rendered by Edwin
there is double octet-"Oh. Doctor
that Invariably wins a number of en-
cores.
Nora Bayee. popular not only in
Washington, but throughout the coun-
try as q singing comedienne. comes to
the Belasco Theater next week, in q
new Lew Fields show" which Is said
to be a logical successor to THE Mid
night Sons" and The Summer wid-
overs" With her will be those two
rtd
roe and Harry Fisher.
The title of the new entertainment Is
THE Sun Dodgers" and its name comes
from the peculiar habits of a little
group Of jaded New York pleasure
seekers who deliberately decide 10 re-
verse ordinary living conditions by stay
ing up all night and sleeping all day
To accomplish this Ii becomes necessary
for them to establish a sunless city
on Long Island, Here everyone goes to
bed when the sun sets, and gets up
when ii rises.
Miss Bayes appears as Praline Nut
leigh Winter Garden actress. and Mr..
Monroe is Mrs. Honoria O'Day. veal
thy widow from Butte, who finances the
new city. Mr. Fisher is P. V. Hawkins,
the latter's utterly inane business ad-
wiser and chauffeur.
Miss Bayes, 1t is promised, will bring
with her an entirely new budget OF
songs including when Its Apple Bios
ton Detective Moon" I'm Crazy About
Somebody" and Oats Ma Honey"
Happier and tunnier than ever Nat
NJ. Wills will lead the foreign and
American stellar novelties at Chasc's
next week. This popular star will offer
new songs, stories, paRdies, and char
acteristic nonsense, together with his
latest hits. Circus Day. and Paris
Life" The extra added feature will
present the Russian ballerina, Mile. AL
bertine Rasch. in a gorgeous spectac-
ular Partisan terpsichorean fantasy,
lie Ballet Classique," with the Russian
premier danseurs. Mile. Domino Marini
and Marcel Bronski, assisted by eight
coryphees de ballet The music of
Chopin and Delibes VIII be conducted
py Sig. G. Modesti.
The third star offering will be VII
liam Burr and Daphne Hope, in a mu-
acal comedy innovation, "A Lady, a
Lover, and a Lamp" introducing the
latest English song hit, Into Dream
land" A novel inclusion will be The
Act Beautiful" series of twelve hunt
ing scenes. depicted by a pure white
Arabian posing horse and four English
settlers. Mary Elizabeth, the comedi-
enne, with the hidden surname. will
add TO the bill her Spoken Songs"
Corelli and Gillette. as THE Odd
Pair" are another addition. The STAN
leys vii present Silhouette Fun in
Shadowland." The kinemacolor play
will be "Othcr Peoples Children"
Popular selections will be given at the
pine organ recitals at l:3o. 7:3o, and in
termission
'rThe Girl of the Golden West"
David Belasco's great Western drama
cf the California gold fever days, will
be the offering Of the Poll Players next
week, when Izetta Jewel will have the
heaviest emotional role that has been
allotted to her since her success in the
title role of Madame X'' last summer
The Girl of the Golden West has
an advantage over Madame X" how
ever, in that II is not a tragedy.
II is a picturesque romance of a
mining camp. The heroine is a girl who
has been reared In the West among the
miners but who has managed TO retain
the respect Of everyone and the protect
ing love of every patron of her saloon
for she is the custodian of all the
spirituous liquors, and she guards the
''hoys" with a keener eye to their well
fare than to the till of her bar
She falls in love with a stranger, who
proves TO be highwayman who has
robbed the Wells Fargo Express Com
pany. The greater portion of the drama
concerns the girls attempts to save the
stranger from the hands of would-be
lynchers. Mark Kent will be seen in
the Dictures1ue role of lack Rance the