The Washington times., 1913-10-26
ROBERT. .H|LL|ARD
IN ARGYLE CASE
Great Detective Play Will Be
Attraction at National Next
:: Week.


Robert SHilliard. brings THE Argyle
Case" te-1he New National one week
from tomorrow night. The ingenuity of
detective genius in running to earth
band of counterfeiters and in discover
ing through careful investigation a mur-
derer whose identity baffled whole
police force, is the theme of the absorb
ingly Interesting and often thrilling
play. ipdeed. SO battling is the case
! at first that it would seem that only
genius such as William J. Burns could
successfully cope with the problem, and
when one consults his program he will
not, therefore. be surprised to read
that the play was written In co-opera-
tien with the famous utiliZer of the die
tograph.. That potent factor In the re-
cent big cases of the country is the
means in the play of tracking the muir
derer down, and the tracking is done
SO neatly that again the mind reverts
to Burns and credits him with devising
the clever schemes resulting in the un-
travelling of the Argyle tangled mystery.
The play has been splendidly staged.
and the unique character types have
| been selected with fine regard for the
fitness of each player.
In the cast of Peg O Ny Heart" At
the Belasco next week, theatergoers
| will have an opportunity of seeing to-
gether an exceptional array of actors
and actresses.
First, there is the veteran, Mrs. Fanny
| Addison Pitt who is an EnGlishwoman.
Before coming to America she appeared
| with Sir Henry Irving, Ellen Terry,
| Kyrle Bellew. and other celebrates OF
4 that time. In America she has, among
! other managers of prominence, been
under the direction of Charles Froh-
man. and has created roles in plays
written by BeAsxo. The leading man
of. Peg o MJ4eart'' has also had a
remarkable career in spite of his youth
/ ful appearance. He is Henry Stanford,
and has been leading man at the Cri-
tterion, Duke OF Yorke. and Haymarket
lTheaters, London. In America he ap-
Peared as leading man with Sir Henry
| Irving. Viola Allen and others.
| Miss Elsa Ryan. who plays the title
! role in the play, is well known to thea
| Ier-goers here. Others in the company
are Miss Lillian Keller. Vida Mari
| Moore, Gilbert Douglas. Lewis BrouEh-
| ton. Frank Burbeck and Gordon Burby.
! Peg O. MY Heart commenced its en-
gagement in New York over year
ago, with Laurette Taylor's creation Of
| Peg, and is still appearing at the Cor;
! Theater there in its second unlnter-
| rupted season.
Jolly May Robson will be at the Co
| lumbia Theater opening her engagement
at the + street playhouse week from
! tomorrow night in NV comedy from
the pen Of James Forbes, author Of The
( Chorus Lady" The Travelling Sales
man." and other notable successes, 1t
I is entitled Mrs Mat Plummer," and
| in it Robson for the first time assumes
! the role of a loving old mother. typi-
cal Western woman about Corty five
years OF age.
! Those who have seen her as -Aunt
ANKyns
Mary" and as Granmum in a Night
Out" will have to see the current Of
fering TO be convinced that in it Miss
| Robson is even funnier than she was IN
| either of those two memorable offerings
The company has been selected with
great care this season.
| William 4. De Miles wonderful. qD-
| pcaling, drama. "Strongheatrl," Will be
| revived next week at Polls. The play
tells Che story % a .'ounF India2 chief
Who is educated in 4 big Eastern mi
VCrsityj and treated as companion dna
! friend by his fcl'ow-StuaentS and Their
| families. When the young red man
| falls in love with the SISTER Of his white
| chum he discovers th:e full strength CT
: her iamily's latent race prejudice. The
| in justice Of it all is voiced by in-
author in StrOnGheart's desDlirinS cry
| at the climax of the big third ac,
"ICdl 'olI4iii VI Lis ~ hS'
| cry aloud for assistance; for / .rm
standing IN the heart Of great desert
| alone"
"StronSheart" is The only fine play
ever written on the theme of the van
ishinC red race. Its earlier scenes
show the care-frec. happy life AT an
American college. Su1s' quent eplsod =
Ncpict thu tragedy Of an attempt to
override race prejudice.
The late Myrtle Reed CMrs. J. S. Nc
| CulloughJ. whose popular story. Lay
.endar. and Old Lace has been made
irto a play. and will be presented next
| week at the i.cademy, wrote many
books, but "Lavendar and Old Lace"