The Washington times., 1913-10-02
/ 1.-THE MASTER MIND"
COMES TO COLUMBIA
Edmund Breese Will Appear in
Leading Role Of the Car.
,ss Drama.

One Of the successful Broadway dra-
will be the attraction at the Columbia
Theater next week, presented by werba
& Luescher, with Edmund Breese in
the title role
The drama, written by Daniel d. Car
ter Is said to be a study Of characters
drawn from life in its widest extremes.
9nording a new angle from which to
study q prince OF criminals ruling su-
preme over his motley subjects. The
play deals neither in politics. graft, nor
social reforms. but Is an absorbing story
ofa new phase of criminals not treated
In any of the modern detective plays or
eo-cafied underworld dramas. Its plot
SHOWS the workings of master mind
mtodirected on account of wrongs and
sunerings caused by civil and social
customs. =
During the engagement at the Column
nte- the usual Thursday and Saturday
1atinees VIII be given, the former at
popuiar prices. u.
The Ghost Breaker" the Dickey-
Goddard play. with. H. B. Warner as
Rs star. begins an engagement OF one
week at the National Theater next
Monday night. In this play, melodrama,
fErce, and romance In about equal
quantities are blended 80 deity that
they make one substance.
The story Is that Of a young Kentuck-
An, unhappy heir Of family quarrel.
hts enemy's family IN a hotel in New
York, takes refuge IN 4 bedroom, which
chances to be that oG a Spanish princess
There 10 hue and CRY after him, but the
pgtncess, gympathixing with his story,
protects him. and then engages him to
ghost which haunts It. and which, 1t Ii
ieared. has caused the death OF her
brother.
Thus the Kentuckian is started on a
course Of adventure which does not
cease until the ghost is laid, the castles .
store Of hidden treasure revealed, the
plotterS overthrown, and the ghost
6reaker" started back for America with
the princess at his side.
What 10 described a. a Joyous festival
Of Intelligent laughter 10 the Forthcoming
appearance in Washington Of the re-
united veteran minstrel stars. Primrose
AnA pockstader, and their aggregation Of
ournt cork celebrities In their revival Of
week.
The revival is revue Of minstreIsy
from its create showing its birth. de-
vs!opmsnt and triumph The sssistins
and Doekstader for their revival in
ciude the names Of many weil-known
artieta. Prominent among the new
cYmere are Raymond Wylie, a male So
prano, who interprets the soprano roles
orfginl scoree Another find Is Hap
py Jack" Lambert. the youngest burnt
cork comedian on the American stage,
VINO - scarcely twenty years Of age.
He 70 . splendid dancer and sings a
equal eaSe. Among those who have ar
stAdSr. tkl AtxYMnsaedi Bfown Bfothers,
inetrumentaliafsrmti the y -Four Meteors,
nriiiiant eoterie Of vocalists; Foley and
Mfrphy. exponents OF the terpsichorean
arr, and others Of equal prominence A
street parade viii be given at noon on
each day Of the performance, headed
BY Aessrs. Primrose and Dockstader.
The Poll Players will return to the
heid of comedy next week. appearing In
q revival OF THE Travelling Salesman"
from the pen OF James Forbes, author
q The Chorus Lady" The story OF
the play concerns the adventures of
bob Blake. a cheerful, optipntsti.
breezy, and slangy young drummer who
nnds himself compelled to spend Christ
mas Day IN tiny middle Western vii
lAGe- His manifest loneliness arouses
the aympathy of Beth Elliott, the prettv
stapon agent OF the little country town
0he tnvites him to share her midday
meai, and the two became great friends
In the progress of a poker game that
night At the Grand Crossing Hotel
Siake discovers plot Of two sharpers
70 nefrapd the girl of valuable propcrtv
ieft .Iher By her father. The youne
knight OF the Grip makes hirnsaif
ner knight errant, and proceeds TO out
VII me schemers. He saves the nror-
srty ana, as n reward. wins the hand n,
me girl. Miss Jewel will be seen in the
character OF Beth Elliott. MT Meal
hster VIII have the role of Bob Blake
AT B. p. Keith's Theater next week
tne headliner will be Cecil Lean, some
umes called the Prince Charming OF
comedians. who Will present his own
original songs and trayesties. assisted
oy Cleo Mayfield and James Billings
Ine extra added attraction will be he
american emotional comedienne. Flor
ence Roberts, supported by her com
pany, in The Woman Interyenes." A
feature from the London varieties Will