The Washington times., 1913-08-24
GOOD SHOWS BOOKED
FOR COMING WEEK
Chase'S Will Open Box Office
for Advance Offering of
Season Tickets.

Tomorrow morning at 80 o'clock
Treasurer Long and his staff will open
Chase's box office windows, and the ad-
vance sale and season reservation of
seats will have begun for the new sea-
son opening at the Monday matinee,
September l.
During the present week the sale will
run from 80 a. m. until 10 p. m, all
though reservations may be made by
telephone.
These reserved seats will be held until
80 p. m. and 1880 p. m. of the day
of the performance for which reserved.
All of the musical and dramatic stars
which have been added to the roster of
the major vaudeville theaters since last
season have been placed under contract
to be seen at Chase's. In the inaugural
bill September l, the conspicuous nov
city will be the world-famous Meister-
singers in their spectacular scenic and
singing offerings entitled In the Wild
Woods" in which are introduced the
noted Harvard. Weber, and Shubert
QUartets, of Boston. The supplement
tary leading number will be S Mil
Ter Kent and company in The Real Mr..
O."
Other special features will be Elda
Morris, a charming racOnteuse; Morris
Golden and Grace DeWintres in a droll
dialect cOnceit; the Misses Leitzel and
jeanette in aerial pirOuetting the Yer
satile Trio in vocal, terpsichorean, and
comic skylarks, and ''Everyman," the
wonderful KinemacOlor morality play in
three reels.
Following the Introductory week, the
chief feature of the three succeeding
weeks will be: Eddie FOy and the Seven
Little FOys; Jesse l.. Lasky's Red
Heads" and Nora Bayes and a large
company of metropolitan vaudeville fav-
Orites.
For beauty and deliCacy Of comedy.
few modern offerings can approach
Cousin Kate" the three-aCt play by
Hubert Henry Davis, which has been
selected as the final Offering of the Co.
lumbia Players. The announcement OF
this the most successful season in the
history of the Columbia enterprise
early termination Of the stock season is
made imperative by the opening Of the
regular fall and winter season the fol
lowing Monday evening.
Cousin Kate made an enormous hit
in London with Marie Tempest in the
title role Of the novelist, and was given
its premier in this country in 1903. al
cast which included Ethel Barrymore,
Bruce McRae, and others.
Polls Theater has bought for one
andl original Chicago scenery and cos
TUNES Of last seasons famous success,
Hawthorne Of the l. S. A." one OF
the standard attractions Of the coming
theatrical year Hawthorne Of the L,
s. A." will be played this season on
tour in the largest cities Of the COun-
try except Washington. and at the s.
scale Of prices. As only one company
will be sent out. and with the New
York production. Polls Theater was
permitted to lease the Chicago prOduc-
ton. The first performance Of this at
traction at popular prices will be given
at Polls Theater September !.
Following The Social Maids at the
Gayety, The Taxi Girls" will open
with the Labor Day matinee. capable
company of forty will be found In sup
port Of the comedy star. Wilbur DObbs.
In the supporting cast of principals are
Frank HarcoUrt. Charles Jansen,
Naude Harris and Nellie LOCKWOOD
Princess Luba Meroh has the prima
donna role. while Ward and Bowman
are featured in a clever oliO. The
chorus is attractive, with COstuminG
and scenery 10 make the entertainment
pleasing.