The Washington times., 1914-11-11

hearu III tnlS city IN pubic recital and
her coming is a musical event of mark
ed importance.
John Mccormack, the celebrated Irish
tenor will be heard In song recital next
! Friday afternoon at the National Thea
| ter at 4 80, under the managemsnt Cf
Mrs Wilson-Greene. Since John McCor-
mack appeared on the musical horizon.
thcre has been a remarkable revival of
| interest In Irish music. There are sew
| eral causes which contribute to his
anna zing popularity, first and foremost
Of which Is the exceptional quality of
his voice, while his personal geniaiity of
temperament and dhe spirit of patriot
ism arc no mean factors in the bringing
about this result. Mr.. McCormack's pro-
gram will include, several operatic arias.
groups of English and Irish songs, and
folk songs, of Germany, Norway and
Hungary.
The second. series of illustrated travel
lectures at the Belasco Theater will
begin next Sunday night, when Harry
L. Ostrander tells of his experiences
and impressions In Burma and Java.
The charm of the Ostrander lectures
comes from the unusual character of
Mr.. Ostrander himself as well as of the
splendid collection of colored slides and
motion pictures he shows. In the, years
conscientiously avoided the tourist
routes, with the result that he met and
learned to know the native life as it
exists where European influence has not
penetrated. Mr.. Ostrander win give
four other Sunday evening lectures, in
Guiding China and Japan, India and
Ceylon, Northern Africa and the Medi-
terranean. and Mohammedan lands of
the Near East
Inquiries for the opening Of the course
sale OF tickets for the Burton Holmes
Travelogues, which start at the Column
b!a Theater Sunday evening, November
3. at $3.50 o'clock. reflect the belief that
the famous traveler-author has been
jects. Caught in the vortex OF the
european war. he has. succeeded in
bringing pictures and stories that would
have been impossible had he not PLAN
ned for them q year before. The Mon
promptly at 4:30 O'Clock, win be dunli-
Gates Of the Sunday course. His sub
1ects In their regular order, win be
England" Scotland, % ireland" Ger
many and Austria" and 'sThe Allied
Powers" The regular course tickets
go on sale Tuesday morning at $3.50
by checks. will be filed in the order of
their receipt.
new musical show with burIesoue
features. Morocco Bound,'' will be the
attraction at the Gayety Theater next
week. Fanny and Kitty Watson. VINO
nave played in this city in vaudeville.
are the principals In the big cast. The
watson Sisters sompany Is under the
direction of Max Spiegel. Ben pierce
and Lew Williams are the principal
support. and are surrounded by an ex-
ceptional cast Morocco Bound, n
said to be a laughable show, and to
augment this attractive feature there
are number Of rich vaudeville Special
lties lnterpolated throughout the action
or the play. The ending of the second
act shows mammoth swimmino MOL
wnere the entire chorus Is seen In the
AT 3. F. Keith's Theater next week
Emma Carus. assisted by Carl Randall, i
VIII head the bill. which also Includes
iZetta Jewel in Sidney Hirsch's sketch
Ihe Passion Play of washinaton
square. Billy Could and Belle Ashiyn- !
The Last Word in Vaudeville" Joe
COOK, the two Farber Girls, Bert Ia
Inonts Cowboy Troubadours, Henriette |
iIe Serriss' models, the Aerial Budds. |
she pipe organ reeitals and the Hearst