The Washington herald., 1914-01-25
The Weeks Amusements.

Natfonai-"Ihe Marriage Market
THE Marriage Market" in which
Charles Frohman Is starring Donald
Brian. comes to the New National The
ater this week from successful runs at
the Knickerbocker Theater. New York,
and the Hollis Street Theater, Boston.
In the cast are Carroll McComas, May
De Sousa, Moya Mannering. Guy Mich
OILS. George T. Mech. Arthur Reynolds,
Edwin Burch. Cissie sewell. Elizabeth
Wood. Viola Cain, Mary Annis, and Per-
cival knight
Quite a wedding OF talents were neces-
sary to produce this musical success. In
its original Hungarian version the book
and lyrics were written by Messrs N.
Brody and F. Martos; the music was
composed by Mr.. Victor jacob.
The English version was made by Ar
thur Anderson and Adrian Ross, and the
adaptation by Miss Gladys Uneer. De-
spite its foreign authorship. the locale
is laid in California, where a gentleman
disguised as ''cowpuncher'' weds the
daughter of a Senator at a marriage
market"-an old Spanish custom in which
native girls are auctioned OF in fun to
the highest bidders among the ranch
men. In this case. however, the mar
riage proves to be a real one, and the
bride, learning this, pleads FOR her free
dom. 1t is granted, and for the remain
der Of the play the audience is kept in
suspense as to whether the newly-mar-
ried couple. who seem to be ideally
mated. will live happy ever after or not
Mr.. Brian, who has won a lot Of ap-
plause in former seasons by his excep-
tional dancing. has a happy role.
The role Of the Senator's daughter is.
played by Miss De Sousa. The part Of
her chum Is sung, whistled. and danced
bp Carroll McComas. Another feature
is the dance executed by Moya Manner
ing.
Comedy galore is added by Percfyal
Knight. and Mr.. Frohman has given
The Marriage Market" an excellent pro-
duction. and the costuming 10 said to be
a delight to the eye.
Columbia-"The Trail of the Lone
some Pine"
Eugene Walter. in ''The Trail of the
Lonesome Pine" has returned to the
variety Of play which he proved himself
master in "The Wolf" Beyond certain
general characteristics, of course, the re-
semblance is slight Each play Is set in
the open air. the earlier one in the Cana
dian woods, the dramatization of the
novel Of John Fox, jr., in the feud- tossed
Mills OF virginia. In the foreground of |
each play, too. there is a girl-bone, |
sinew, and spirit Of the seclusion where
she was born, with all the unplumbed |
feeling Of the lives Of those who live |
simply with nature in the untutored ways
Of the wilds. Another fact that links in |
at least. the two plays of Mr.. |
Walter is that Charlotte Walker played
Hilda in the Canadian romance, and IL |
playing June in the romance Of the vir-
yinia mountains. which will be seen this
week at the Columbia Theater.
The story IL familiar through the wide
spread popularity which the novel at
tained. Mr.. Walter made, free use of the
at hand and dramatixed the soul
md the love and the spiritual develop
nent of the little mountain girl The love
,f June for the "furrin" engineer. Jack
Hale. and his affection for her are
brought out in the very first scene of the
play. and continued to the final curtain. |
The original cast, which VIII be seen
here, is as follows: June. Miss Walker;
John Hale. George Bancroft Bob Befk.
ey, Daniel Jarrett. jr.: Uncle Billy.
George woodward; Ole Hun. Ada Neyfl:
Judd Toliiver, w. 8. Hart: Dave Tolliyer. i
Willard Robertson; Loretty, Alice Mar
in; Cal Heaton. Cyrus Wood
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