The Washington times., 1913-11-20
pAVLOWA IS COMING
FOR THREE NIGHTS
Famous Dancer Will Appear At
the BeIasco For Limited
Engagement.

Anna Pavlowa and her company will
appear at the Belasco Theater Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday nights and
Tuesday matinee. These four perform
ances are all that Pavlowa will give in
Washington this season.
Pavlows's repertoire here will be COM
prehensive and. with enc or two ex-
septions, entirely new. At least six
new ballets never shown in this coun-
try viii be presented. Among these will
be the futuristic dance-dramas, The
Preludes," by Liszt, inspired by the
Dedication Of Lamartine" and "Orien-
Iai Fantasy" a ballet of barbara splen-
dor. Other new ballets to be shown are
The Magic Flute" "'Paquita," 1nvi-
tafion to the Dance" and 'Une Soiree
de Danse" 1t is announced also that
Pavlowa will do the Swan Dance,
The Butterfly" and the 'Bacchanale
IN the course Of her engagement here.
A different program will be given at
ZACH performance.
The Thanksgiving week attraction at
the National is to be Julia Sanderson In
The Sunshine Girl, as Charles From
man has decided to send his newest star
success, which was first presented here
last season End went direct from this
city to Broadway. Since leaving here
The Sunsf me Girl has played only
iantic City, hence 1t comes back to
Washington fresh from metropolitan
The success thus returns to the city,
where IL had its first American presenta-
lion. practically unchanged. Joseph
Cawthorn Is still the featured entertain
er and as Miss Sanderson's chief sun
shine distributing assistant, Is big fac
tor In the how.
One of the greatest of all American
successes, praised from coast TO coast
by press, public and managers for TWEEN
ty-even years, comes to the Columbia
Theater next week The perennial draw
ing power Of "The Old Homestead" is
indisputable, and its long success and
continuous popularity are due in no In.
II is a perfect transcript Of nature. II
was accounted a good play twenty-seven
years ago. Year after year since then
il has repeated its success II Is olo,
vet ever new, and it is absolutely true
10 the New England country life which
The musical features are the same
as in the past; the double male quartet
is Just as good today, as Il was in the
days when Chauncey Olcott, Richard j.
lose, Tom Lewis and others were MEM
bers Of the organization.
Wright Lorimer's Biblical drama,
The Shepherd King" will be revived
al Polls next week. with Richard
Buhler in the role of King David, Miss
Jewel and Theodore Roberts in the op-
oosite roles. THE Shepherd King"
tells a vivid story of the youth and
early manhod of David, tender of fiocks
IN Judah and the second King Of
Israel. The story gave the playwright
exceptional opportunity for character
drawing. and the period Of the play af-
torded a wonderful chance for display
OF Oriental splendor in settings and
costumes.
Berton Churchill and his company will
Se the chiefE attraction Thanksgiving
week at B. F. Keith's theater. They are
presenting ''There Were Actors Their" "
q classical fantasy, written by Edgar
sllen Woolf. in order TO introduce Mr..
churchill In his portrayal of Mark An
,iaesar" and as Cardinal Richelieu in
the defiance scene in Lord Bulwer-Lyt-
ion's "Richelieu." The other acts are
,jcorge Barry and Maude Wolford,
musical frivolity. "At the Song Booth"
Florence Tempest, as Our American
Boy" In a mimicry Of rnasculinity, as
sisted by Herbert Hoffman and Harry
Wilson; Jack Gardner, late of The
''hocoiate Soldier and Madame
sherry" VIII H. Murphy and Blanche
Nichols, the comedians, In a farce: Al.
Esyno's bull terriers and football dogs {:
sarnes T. Kelly and Emma Pollock, in
Ginger Snaps" the Parshleys, English
-rusic hall performers, and the Pathe
motion pictures of international news
vents.
The Academy announces as its at
action for next week the latest Mutt
and Jef' series. entitled Mutt and
.ieH in Panama" In the new piece the
4ewspaper cartoon creations of Bud
Usher appear under various captions
snd guises. They are ne er-do-wells
~ailors, walters, pseudo secret service
gents. and .pNSe as other characters
Nth encouraging results. at least to
ne audience. There is lots of fun. with
rlenty Of pretty girls and features that
ere exclusively harbored in a show of
his kind The management has Sc
~cted a large and competent cast of
Fifty people, who help to provide an en-
tertainment calculated to find imme-
date approval. Arrangements have
been made to give a matinee every day.
Billie Richie, impersonator Of the
drunken Englishman. is featured at the
Gayety n@xt week in William s. Clark s
production, called Vanity Fair" AS
sisting the star in the same kind Of q
ole, that OF Perkins. the pert bellboy,
$ Rich McAllister. There Is q chorus
% thirty, forming an attractive and
sIyacious background for the antics OF
the stars.
Seeing New York" the first musical
attire, is in two acts of three scenes
~ach, introducing more than ten rnusi-
al numbers in each act. In act 2 Is
siven the entire farce, "A Night in an
english Music Hail. Song hits, dances
and specialties are interpolated oy the
shorus.
"A Night on Broadway" the second
attire, Is in three scenes, composed OF
ensemble numbers and a speciality by
ELLIE Richie.
Thanksgiving week at the Casino will
ne celebrated with bill headed by the
whirling Erfords in sensational
serial novelties in which their imper-
sonations are OF The Angel and the
Devil" MarcouX, in shadow pictures
will be another offering. Dolly and
Mack will be an attraction out of the
ordinary. Harry Anderson and his
company will contribute with a farce
comedietta entitled, 1.-THE Bath Cure
There Miller will contribute num-
Der Of toyial songs.
Added attractions will include the
surprise party Monday night: the
country store Tuesday and wednesday
nights, the prize dancing contest Thurs
day night, and the amateurs Friday
night
An elaborate musical travesty will be
presented at the Cosmos Theater next
week by the famous Seven Castaluccis,
while In striking contrast. the Doria
Grand Opera Trio Of singers will appear
in costume In offerings from the operas
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