The Washington times., 1914-04-15

tertainment laid in Paris, is written by
Don Roth, and staged by Jack Mason
Musical numbers introduced include Il
Love the Ladies" You Can't Get Away
From It" and other new songs Mem
bers &C the cast of principals are Mat
tie Farks Dan Healy, Ed jerome, Hat
tie Raymond. Esteile Barry. Emma
Cooke and Mae Earle. Friday night
the country store will be given.
Franl. Speaight will give the last of
his series of dramatic Dickens recitals
at the Belasco Theater TOMORROW after
noon, his subject being: a Tale of
Two Cities" The arrangement "f the
book used by Mr.. Spcaight took two
Years to complete and during tn" re-
citai. he impersonates twenty-niine DIFF
ferert characters. This he.does without
upon facial expression and voice
changes to produce the desired effects
In October Mr.. Speaight will make his
fourth visit to this country. and in No
velnber will open the season OF six
Dickers recitals in Washington.
In a brilliant, dashing hodge-podge of
songs. dancing and revelry called. for
purposes of Identification. Many Hap
py Returns in which they have been
delighting Baltimore audiences this
week. the Paint and Powder Club of
lfkdl CITY WI Ee seen AT tne Ndti0Hdi
Theater Friday afternoon. beginning at
2:l5 O'Clock. The performance vii. be
for the benefit of the Christ Child So
ciety, which organization has placed the
sale of seats in the hands Of T. Ar
thur Smith. One OF the several short
sketches to be presented was written
specially for the club by the well-known
playwright Frederick Arnold Hummer.
Much attention has been given to the
costumins, some of the creations nav.
ing been patterned after the iatest
Partisan models. The list of patronesseS
practical y embraces the entire sociai
blue book of Washington.
The management Of CrandalIs
Theater announces an exceptionally
good photoplay bill for next week.
Sunday the principal attraction viii
be Lost in Mid Ocean" a four paTt
Vitagraph drama The Secret Vault.
Peseemskers Srsi fas'Ps Pay3 hU6n SS eoedy
complete the program. The entire
weeks bill includes: Monday and
Tuesday. The T7ulfillment," an
Ksssnay play Saved i9 by four Radsm Pa6s
Thursday and FRIDAY; Harding Herit,,
age" and Sunday, Detective Finn Of
Scotland Yard" Prof Green's orches
ira will be a feature that will be 1T
all performances.
The attraction at the American next
week will be a mixture Of nonsense and
brightness and wildness in the comedy
line. The big feature act on the bill is
Sibano and his musical stars. a COM
pany of fourteen musicians who play
grand opera as well as the newest and
most popular songs. The bill wi ! in
clude Crawford and Broderick. well
known in this city: Georgia Lewis. the
whistling comedienne: Baby Ann Suter.
and Egan and De Mar. Friday night
will be amateurs night as usual. A
new program will be presented al the
Sunday concert.
Sunday night Treasurer Harry Jarboe
of the Gayety IS to be the recipient
of a benefit performance at the house
Manager Peck and the whole company
appearing at the Gayety this week, as
we'll as a host of local people who have
learned to know. ard. necessarily, to
like. Harry Jarboe, have volunteered to
pa rticipate in the affair The exact
program has not Yet been announced:
but Ii is stated that II will be one of
the best and joliiest bills presented since
the Gayety opened. Tickets are already
selling and the demand for them has
been brisk.
One of the real novelties OF the
spring season will be the appearance
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle at the
Columbia Theater for the afternoon of
April 2e These celebrated entertainers
have created a field all their own in the
amusement world and are the accented
standard in ali that pertains to the
present dance craze that is sweeping the
country.