The Washington times., 1913-11-09
lEGFELD'S FOLL|ES
COME NEXT WEEK
Edition Of 1918 Will Be Seen
at the National With Many
Favorites.

The 1913 edition of the ''Ziegfeld Fol
Hes" will be exhibited at the New Ma
uonal Theater next week. George V
Hobart is credited with the book ant
lyrics of the latest 'Follies" Raymond
Hubbell and others supplied the music
The work is in two acts and thirteel
elaborate scenes. The company, mum
bering $50 entertainers, includes Jos,
Collins, Frank Tinney, Leon Enrol, Ma
Wills, Elizabeth Brice. Martin Brown
Stella Chatelaine, William lie Brun
Murray Queen, ]. Bernard Dyllyn, Ethe
Amorita Kelley, May Day, Anna Penn
ington, Evelyn Carlton, Charles Serb.
ner, Max Scheck, Arthur Rose, Lottis
Vernon, and Charles Mitchell.
"A play that every mother and father
should see," is the way the London
Chicago, and Boston critics are said tc
describe Cosmo Hamilton's drama. THE
Blindness of Virtue" which will be pre-
sented at the Belasco Theater next
week.
THE Blindness of Virtue" is said to
be considered the most timely drama
ever written, based as it is on a subject
that is now being agitated in every
home.
The company presenting the drama
comes from London's Little TheateI
with the or ginal production, and in
cludes A. Hamilton Gibbs, Miss Mare
guerite Cellier, Miss Susie Claughton
daughter Of Canon Claughton, of Wor-
cester Cathedral, England, and Miss
Marjorie Allen.
The Columbia Theater announces as
NJ attraction for the next week Dam
aged Goods" Brieux's great sociologi-
cal drama presented by Richard Ben
nett and his co-workers.
Damaged Goods has created more
favorable comment from the clergy and
social workers than any other play ever
produced in America. The play deals
with the social evil in a manner so
frank and so earnest that the subject
matter is robbed of all sensationalism
and the play makes its appeal, not to
the prurient minded but to the think
ing citizens of every community:
Richard Bennett will make his ad-
vent as a star in Washington at the
Columbia in the role of Monsieur Du-
pont, the young man who marries
against the orders of his physician. 1t
is a Characterization marked by great
earnestness and power, and shows the
actor in an entirely new atmosphere.
Polls Theater announces for next
week revival of The Right of Way"
Eugene Presby's dramatization of Sir
Gilbert Parker's novel. The original
Kiaw and Erlanger production has |
been leased; Theodore Roberts, who |
was starred in the original cast, has |
been engaged to play Joe Portugais, |
his grea- est role. and Richard Buhler, a |
famous leading man, win join the Poll |
Players to make his first appearance |
as Beauty Steele" the role created |
by Guy Standing.
In addition TO the appearance of these /
the Poll Players viii be employed for
this presentation on Washington
stage that has been read by more than I
q million people in the United States.
Ealeska Suratt. former musical COM I
edy star. is again in the vaudeville
sphere of amusement, and has scored
a hit in BLACK Crepe and Diamonds"
which she will present at B. F. Keith's
Theater next week. Special features
Of the production are an augmented
orchestra, the Interpolation of the IA
nous .'Tea-Time Tango Tune" and the
in the action of the Dan
ling Higgins. Next in importance will
with her songs; James Diamond and
sybil Brennan. in their hodgepodge
Nifty Nonsense" Other attractions
will be Fred Duprez. the musical COM
Cook and Marie Brandon in THE Nil
ionaires;" Una Clayton and company
n her latest comedietta; the three
Irays: Harry Calvin, and the Pathe
notion pictures of international news
events.
Messrs. Rowland and Clifford an
lounce that they will offer The Warn
ng' with Rodney Ranous and Marie
Nelson as the chief players at the
next week. |.
A large and capable company will !
the stars. and an elaborate
md expensive production has been pro-
ided as a setting for the stirring
rama Of modern life which concerns
he two contrasting types of the Wild
Vest and the Far East. The man in
he case is Texan tall and rugged and
uu OF picturesque qualities that mark ,
he men of that region. The woman
! soft and yielding and romantic. /!
The scenes are laid in Texas and in
Jew York city. and they go from the
ig, open prairie TO the drawing room
nd from the rough Western attire to I
ne most fashionable dress of the East.
The Gayety Theater offers a Bob Man
hester musical burlesque entertain
lent, entitled Cracker Jacks" for The ]
onaing week. Miss Beatrice Marlowe,
no was seen here last year, will be
ne of the leaders Of the female con-
ngent OF the cast. More than forty
andsorne young women and ten princi-
ais form the supporting company for
iiss Marlowe and supply the riot of :
lusic and dances. The usual matinee / \
Ill be given. is