The Washington times., 1914-05-13

The Aborn Company opens its season
| of opera at the National Theater mex
/ Monday night with the old favorite
III Trovatore" This will be suns
| Monday, Tuesday and wednesday
nights and Wednesday matinee. Thurs
1 day, Friday and Saturday nights and
Saturday matinee, Madame Butter
| hy' will be the bill. During the first
part OF the week Phoebe Crosby and
Ada Hemmi will sing the part OF Leon
ora" alternately with Helen Gaylor as
| "1nez," Louise lie Barron and Louise
! Heusmann. alternating as "Azucena.'
and Henry Taylor and Albert Fretwell
sharing honors as "Manrico.' In
Madame Butterfly" Nine. Hemmi and
Miss Crosby will alternate in the part
Of 'Cho Cho SAM Nine. Baron and
Nine. Hausmann as 'Susu XII Mes
srs. Taylor and Fretwell as 'Iieuten-
ant Pinkerton," and Thomas Chalmers
and wilmot Goodwin in the part Of
"Sharpless.' The week of May 2S.
Carmen and The Tales of Hoff-
man will be produced.
Joe Hurtig's Ginger Girls Show will
De the attraction at the Gayety Theater
for next week. The principal role Is
taken by Ed Lee Wrothe. The plot OF
this piece is a matter Of second con-
sideration, for with the introduction OF
man. novel vaudeville features there Is
little time left for its exploitation. Jane
lie Beau is to be seen in an Indian
novelty, my Seminole Maid Promi-
nent roles have been assigned Henry
P Nelson, Ethel Marmont, Una Chad
wick, and owen Martin. The Alpine
Quartet gives several musical selec-
tons. The country store will be the
Friday night feature.
Arthur Wing Pinero's Sweet Laven-
der" is to be the offering of the Co
Iumbia Players next week at the Co
lumbia Theater. 1t il the play in which
Daniel Frohman's New York Lycsun
Theater Stock Company attained ono
Of its longest New York runs. In story,
theme, and plot the play is entirely
dissimilar from any of Mr.. Pinero's
more recent offerings. The title role has
always been regarded as one OF the best
ingenue parts ever written, and especi-
ally suited to Violet Heming.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Haven will
be presented for the first time in vaude-
willie here at the B. F. Keith Theater
next week. In The King and Queen Of
Youth" they introduce themselves in
an alienation of songs stories, and
star. Marie Shaw, will sing a repertoire
of the arias and ballads beloved by
| Patti. Sembrich, and Tetrazzini. Nine.
Adelaide Hermann and her company,
in her latest and greatest mystery,
"Cagliostro. the Master of Magic" will
be another big feature. Other attrac-
tions include Swor and Mack, the black
face comedians; Andrew F. Kelly, the
Three Collegians and the dashing dane
ing girl; the Tuscano brothers, Rich
and Calvin, the Hearst-SeliG motion pic
lures, and the pipe organ recital. The
dansantes are ended for the summer.
Next Sunday the two concerts, one at
3 and the other at p. m, @in be
given.
Ezra kendan's great comedy success
in vaudeville. The Halfway House."
I will be presented for the first time in
Washington at the Cosmos Theater next
week by Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins Fisher
and company. Another big Offering will
be the spectacle, "Parisian Visions
dart" by Jesse L. Lasky. who will
present Mile. Claire De Perrine, beau
tiful poseur. in reproductions Of famous
masterpieces Of painting. Other at
fractions include the O'Neill Sisters in
comedy songs and dances. George I.au-
der's Dummies. in a demonstration of