The Washington times., 1913-01-19
SUNSHINE GIRL
NEXT ATTRACTION
At THE COLUMBIA
Next Weeks Theaters Offer
Unusual Good Plays for
! Capital Public.

Patrons Of the Columbia Theater viii
have the pleasure next Monday of wit
Messing the first production in America
OF Charles Frohman's annual musical
offering, THE Sunshine Girl
This piece. by Paul Rubens and Cecil
Raleigh, was produced in February by
George Edwardes, and registered one OF
the biggest London hits in years. Mr..
8rohman, alert for an offering that
would serve to introduce Julia Sander
son to the stellar honors which she has
earned, secured the American rights,
and the comedy is destined for a run
on Broadway in the immediate future.
Miss Sanderson plays the part of Dora
Dale, the perfume girl, in the big soap
works at Port Sunshine, which is a
sort of spotless town.
She will be ably assisted by Alan
Nude, remembered from THE Arcadi-
ans who will work opposite her as
The young heir to the soap factory;
Joseph Cawthorn, Eva Davenport and
Tom Lewis.
Mr.. Cawthorn plays Schlump. a for
mer cabby, who has been driven out
of business by the advent of the taxi
cab. and who has a perpetual crouch
In consequence. He also has a fat
wie, impersonated by Eva Davenport
Another funny character is that of
Stsye DAILY. the American advertising
Qf the soap works, which is
&HS4 Tom Lewis part and falls
y Thek918IH be a large company and
: chorus. and as an innovation and a
variation Of the usual naughty show
girl, MT. Frohman has picked twelve
Ioohs IInsn,ne sna Giris; abis;. engaged for their
dancers. who will make a background
OF beauty for Miss Sanderson.
These will be apart from the regular
chorus.
A quick change in the bookings for
fne Be1aseo Theater has resulted in the
e4941ement Of Mrs. Leslie Carter for
- of January "a Mrs. Carter will
ssep0 er eeason in Newark, N J.. to-
morrow might. and the following week
she VIII appear at the Belasco.
John Cort. under whose management
Mrs. Carter is starring, has arranged
Tor her to appear in repertoire this sea-
son; she will be seen in washington
IN ner former great success, "Zaza,"
ana IN Pinero's "The Second Mrs. Tan
"zaza'' will be the bill for all the
week with the exception of Wednesday
ana Thursday evenings, and at the Wed
nesday matinee, when Mrs. Carter will
appear In the Pinero play.
Chase's next week will be honored by
the premiere presentation in vaudeville
OF the brilliant comedienne. Percy Has
Well. a daughter of the National Cap
1tal, who has won stellar renown In
this country and England in note
worthy presentations: With her own as
appear In Master Wills PLAYERS" a
romantic and picturesque comedy of
Eiizabethan times. affording her appro-
PIRATE opportunity for brief portrayals
OF Two OF her most artistic roles, Rosa
IND In "As You Like It" and Katherine |
IN THE Tanning of the Shrew."
Next In prominence will be Frank
reS r9saT psrodies Tse Dublin Dub Minstrel" IN his
stellar order will be the operate tenor.
samuel Ash, in comic opera excerpts.
Charles Mack and company will present |
lone Back TO Erin, an Irish scenic |
piaylet with interpolated bagpipe play
ing and Killarney fair ''breakdowns"
an extraorolnary imported feature |
VII be the Great Jungmann Troupe |
arom , tne Berlin Wintergarten in their |
IN Piano Capers," should score a great,
er hit than ever. The RamsdeIi Trio
viii add their dancing novelty.
Ine kinemaeolor pictures will show
san recitals at 1:30, 7:30, and intermis-
sion will present new and pleasing pro-
grams
There amt no sense in doin' nothin'
for no one what amt never done nothin'
for you" sounds like selfish phiIosopbv.
but it served '-Sis Hopkins" well in a
moment Of great temptation and she has
been sponsor for other unusual epigrams
Of terse wit and wisdom, most of which |
have become familiar phrases through
out the land. She and her delightful
play Of Indiana rural life are coming
TO the Academy Theater for the week
of January q under the MANAGEMENT
of w. d. Fitzgerald. who promises an
exceptional production OF the favorite
play. Helene Hamilton enacts the role
of the Hoosier lass with charming nat
uralness and piquent mischief In her
support are a number of players who
have established regulations and who
have been selected with a view to their
Individual fitness to the roles.
Tom Miners Bohemian Burlesouers"
will appear at the Lyceum next week.
when a performance Of unusual merit ,
may be anticipated. THE Bohemians"
have the reputation of always CARRYING
a very strong aggregation Of players,
but this season, IL is claimed that the
performers are the best that has ap- !
peared with this famous organization. r
Patsy in the Wild and Woolly" and
The Bohemian Beauty" two bur-
esques. give Andy Gardner, who is
again appearing in his popular charac- /
Ter, Patsy Boliver, ample scope to show n
his ability. The show is described as h
4 laugh from start TO finish. Friday
night The Country Store will be fea-
.ured.
Max Spiegers college Girls" Com $
,any will follow the Columbia bur- II
esquers at the Gayety next week. This a
s the fourth season OF "The College l.
sirls" and they are said to be present q
nk the best entertainment of their =
;areer OF this year. The cast is headed
~ the two able funmakers. Abe Rey- J.
iold and Dan Coleman, with May Flor a
ne Linden as the fascinating Young G.
'rirna donna whose voice is one of the n
lnest in the burlesque. A feature of
he entertainment will be Beatrice" q
he remarkable young violinist who re-
eived from eight to ten encores at ey- |,
ry performance here last year. "Bea- =,
rice" owes her popularity as much to :,
Ter appealing personality as TO the art | o.
which she reveals in playing her violin