The Washington times., 1913-01-30

DfHtu1open-
cd for the advance sale last Monday and
since that time there has been con-
tinuous line in the theater LOBBY.
From Home,'' the famous comedy
which has been used by william l.
Hodge for six years rs a starring ve-
hicle. In the title role a. III. van
Buren,, the companyss leading man, VIII
that he will give one OF the most effec-
tive characterizations sof his entire
career. The heroine viii BE impersonat-
ed by a newcomer aeeng the Poll
Players, Miss Msude Gaert. who was
Tsea Rstes neCs Postx ssading Ias9 Mark Kent
will be conge56eliy castin character
part and GrtA4nis ;yeiseyy will be AN
other of last tAsear's' favorftes who will
appear to advantage.
When Julian Eltinge, peerless in his
field of feminine impersonation, makes
his bow before the theatergoers OF this
city at the Columbia Theater Monday
levening, where he viii remain one
week. the event will mark the farewell
appearance of that star in The Easel
mating Widow" At the end of the
present season Eltinge will lay aside
the gorgeous gowns of the widow Tor
all time, 1t being the intention of his
manager, A. II. WOODS, to present his
favorfte star in a new play at the
Eltinge Theater, New York, next sea-
son.
The Forthcoming visit will be long
remembered, however. Eltinge sd-
mirers will be treated to a production
new in its every detail to say nothing
lef a wardrobe of costly creations es-
lpecially designed for the farewell tour
| No changes have been made in the
least which has accompanied Eltinge
isince the premiere of The Fascinating
Widow"
! The Carl Dammann Troupe of seven
| sensational acrobats of the highest
class, a feature cf the Barnum- Bailey
Circus, in whirlwind balancing. tumb-
traordinary character, will be the at
traction at the Casino Theater next
week
The supplemental feature will be
Minnie Victorson and her company In
That Dropped In" Its scene is laid off
the coast of Los Angeles, Cal, and its
story is pretty one.
Four other acts and the usual photo
plays of the Casino standard will conn.,
plete the bill.
One of the musical offerings of supe.
rior excellence, The Columbian Girls. ir
stage setting of spectacular beauty
i will be the feature at the Cosmos Thea
+irer next week. act features a
variety OF instruments played by prett,
girls
The supplemental feature will be the
! Kavanaugh Players in dramatic offer
ing with a female "Raffies'' as the chic
character, entitled Through the Sky
light"
-Four other acts OF special excellence
, I together with the Pathe Weekly Re
| view. showing pictures Of importan
world events and a supplemental serie
of photoplays make up the Dill.
Rose Syiel and her burlesque organi
: cation. known as The London Bellies.
2 | win be the attraction at thea aGAyet.
next week in a two-act frolic $fERugh
I ter. called "A Feast OF Fun, TN
: fiji ST act showing the bathing bealh a
e Coney Island and the second act ia
s nous resort on the outskirts OF Paris
c Miss Sydell is making her farewell
tour in burlesque, and she has pror1oe'
e an unusually elaborate production t
e mark her good-by in the amusemen
: field, which has brought her q fortune
e She is assisted bv William 6. Campbell
and the diminutive German comedian
$ Johnny Weber.
= In addition to the two-act musica
C farce there will be an olio of five at
e tractiye features chief of which vii
/ be the amusing slit called ''Oh. Papa!
s offered by Campbell and Weber Ther
d are twenty big musical numbers In tn
Is piece.
e
IS A tour through eastern German
q from .'Mupieh tQ, Berlin" viii, be pic
torically and verbally described by I
NJ Newman. the traveller and lecturer, ]
r. his fourth travel talk at the Columbi
~ Theater next Sunday evening and Mon
~ ~ day afternoon. The itinerary will in
~ clude some OF the most ancient as we
: as modern cities in the empire. quair
;, = old Nuremberg, Leipsic, the center q
# the publishing industry; Weimar, wher
- Schiller and Goethe lived the create
- part of their lives: Baireuth. whsr
~ I.iszt and Wagner wrote their master
- pieces: Hildesheim. noted for its medic
- - val architecture, and Dresden and il
~ art galleries.
:. A feature will be a motion pictuT
= taken by Mr.. Newman from the dirig
e bic balloon Schwaben shortly befor
. It was destroyed by fire. The simpl
. peasants. in the Spreewald viii ais
- be visited IL 9 IELi I'LL S:i.t.fJ
"a In response to popular demand. Ml
H. Newman viii give an extra travel
q talk on The Balkan States" Sunda
% afternoon. February 8, at 3 o'clock.