The Washington times., 1913-05-25
FAUST" IS PLAY.
OF ABORN COMPANY
Two Favorite Operas Will Be
Given Next Week by Singers
Of international Fame.

For the third week of ,heir engage
ment at the New National Theater. the
Aborn English Grand Opera Company
announces Faust and THE Tales of
Hoffman," two of the favorite operas
of music lovers and theater-goers of
Washington.
The story Of Faust is a splendid
musical, setting for one portion of
Goethe's great drama, and the story Of
this celestial work is so celebrated In
song, story, folklore, and literature as
to make 1t one of the most familiar of
all the grand opera librettos. Faust
will be sung Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday nights, and the Wednesday
matinee.
Ofrenbachs vivacious and thoroughly
delightful opera, THE Tales Of Hoff-
mann," has been selected as the Of
fering for Thursday. Friday, and sat
urday nights and the Saturday matt
nee. This composition is considered 10
be one of the finest works in the opera
comique class, which is lighter and
brighter than the usual grand opera.
and to this fact is due much of ,hs
popularity 1.-The Tales of Hoffman,
has won with the general public.
In the cast Of alternating artists Will
be Phoebe Crosby and Ruby Savage,
retti and georgia Sirmondep. tenors;
Jayne Herbert, contralto; Cordeiia
Latham. soprano; Morton Adkins and
Louis D'Angelo, baritones: Mabel Sis
NOM, soprano. Ralph Leford Will con-
duct and Frank Ranny will direct the
stage.
Edgar Selwyn's refreshing comedy
drama. "The Country Boy" which en-.
joyed a long and prosperous run 10
New York. and which was presented
on tour last season by three com;
panies. will be the offering OF the Poi'
Players next week.
"The Country Boy" tells the story OF
a youth, reared in the country, VINO
has dreams Of doing big things IN the
world. He Is encouraged by his village
sweetheart to 60 to the city. and there
and Is soon enmeshed In the tempta.
tions Of the metropolis, one of his evil
geniuses being a chorus girl In the
boarding house in which ne Is living;
Eventually he finds himself at the enc
of his resources. disgraced. He Is
about to commit suicide when broken
down newspaper man comes TO his res
cue and the two start life afresn oaca
in the village from which the country
boy had come.
The play abounds In clever chaIac.
terizations. and in spite OF us Serious
comedy.
with the same attention to perfect
casting and the beauty Of scenic pro
auction that marked the original run!
in New York and Chicago. Clyde E1tcn !
merriest of comedies. Lovers Lane,
will be presented by the Coiumnia A riay
The play is in the authors most bright.
,y .sfirical vein and has a delightful
II seems to appeal to all classes and
ofYend none. The plays appeal 10 tne
eve is no less pronounced than It's fas'
orchard IN Autumn and Spring. the low
ers' walk and the quaint village stree
a fYord fine opportunities for realism
and beauty in scenic effect. In thu
orchard scene real apples are made use
Of. and the lightning effects showing the
ternoon to the gathering shades o.
nightfall all are said to be wonderfully
effective.
Two exclusive hits by the Edison
talking pictures will be shown at
Chase's Theater. beginning a week
from today. "Dobs Serving the Writ"
a comedy Of errors teeming with cases
Of mistaken identity. is one Of them,
while
musical innovation by the Edison Quar-.
tet. assisted by a clever ten-year-oid
girl. Is the name of the other. In rhe
latter, the popular Anvil Chorus VIII
be featured.
In addition to these attractions, there
will be shown feature dramas. scenics
topicals, and educationals In nature
own colors from the Kinemacolor Stu-
dios. There will be a complete change
every day in these pictures, as Is the
case with the first-time-snown plach
and white dramas from the foremos,
producing companies of the Unitec
States and Europe. making total ol
seven reels of pictures displayed daily
Kalem's remarkable masterpiece o'
motion picture production, From the
Manger to the Cross a wonderful de-
| lineatlon of the New Testament story Ol
the Saviour, made upon the actual
scenes in Palestine and Egypt, under
the supervision of learned clergymer
and famous specialists, with cast OF
forty actors and hundreds of super
numeraries. after eight months of arts
tic work, will be shown at the Casino
Theater next week daily and nightly
| beginning Monday. June ..
An invitation performance for the
benefit of the clergy of Washington will
| be given Wednesday morning at \
| O'Clock.