The Washington times., 1914-02-08
NEWS OF DRAMATIC WORLD

STEMS, New York. There she succeeded
, I'm catching the last word in the dancing
! line, dnd her Performance in her pres
cut engagement shows just what the
F, Gay White Way Is doing.
George Bernard Shaw,s sensational
! success, ''Fanny's First Play" will be
the attraction at the Bel&sco Theater
soon, under the direction of the MessrS-
Shubert and Granville Barker. the
noted English producer.
TIE original Enslish COMPANY which
Comedy Theatert all last year will be
seen IN this city.
Polls Theater announces that no per-
formance by the Poll Players win be
given on Friday afternoon, February
13, the day on which the Chicago Grand
Opera Company gives It's matinee per-
fornance OF Madame Butterfly" Poll
patrons who have reservations for that
afternoon may exchange the seats for
any other matinee performance OF the
week.
T. Arthur Smith has a number of
musical treats In store for his Washing
ton patrons this month Starting with
julia CGlp and the Philharmonic Or
chestra Tuesday afternoon, he has Har-
old Bauer at the New Masonic Audi
National. February 20. and Kubelik at
the sablc house February %. February
"a Muscba Elman will be the soloist
with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
The two Indian singers appearing at
the Gayety this week are an interesting
couple. White Hawk and Red Feather
are their Indian names, but they have
taken the other names of Cole and Has
tings. White Hawk. known to his ma
tive tribe as Cetah Ska, Is a graduate
Of Carlisle University. and is the grand
son of the famous Chief Lone Star. OF
the Cheyenne tribe. Red Feather. or
Wakaya Luta, is a grGndniece of Tony
Brown, one OF General Clusters Sioux
Indian scouts. Both indians have sweet
and powerful voices, and appear in
both the play and the oIio.
1t Is an interesting fact that in the
entire city OF washington it Is impos--
sible to find a single printing press OF
the old style used by little country news
papers only a dozen years ago. Such a
press Is required in the production Of
Mary James Pa which win be re-
vived at Polls Theater next week
fruitless search in Washington. has
discovered In an old printing office in
Alexandria, Va, exactly the type OF
primitive hand press called for in the
stage 0treCuOnS OF mary Jane Z d
"The Governors Boss" the new play
by ex-senator James S. Barcus. which
will be produced for the first time on
any stage at Polls fheater. on Monday
evening" February 2, Will establish a
new stock record It VIII be the first
stock production in which the famous
Maxim ,"silencer" Will be used as a
prop" It will also be the first stock
production in which the dictagraph
plays a vitality important part. Every
Washington theatergoer knows that
the Maxim silencer. because Of its dead
" menace 10 society, has been barred
from circulation by the United 3tates
Government Because of the fact that
Senator Barcus Is an intimate friend
of Hudson Maxim he has been able to
obtain for the production OF his play
from Mr.. Maxim this dealiest OF all
deadly weapons. Announcement is made
by polls Theater that this famous
weapon, together with the dictagraph TO
be used in this play, will be placed on
exhibition in a glass case and under
guard in the lobby Of the theater next
week.