The Washington times., 1914-11-08
PLAYS COMING NEXT WEEK

| Another first night production that
Manager A. II. Woods believes will
| prove an even greater success than
THE Birds of Prey" will occur a week
| from tomorrow night at the Columbia
! Theater when a second play by the
same author, Willard Mack, will be
| produced under the title of so Much
for So Much" The author himself, to-
gether with his talented wife, Mar
jorie Ranbeau, will have conspicuous
opportunities in cast that will in
clude William Ingersoll. Julia Waicott,
Charles Compton, William Norton, E.
L. Walton, Ruth Perry, and twenty
others. The story of the piece centers
about stenographer who figures as
specially for Miss Rambeau. But as
in the cast OF Birds Of Prey which
now holds New York absorbed under
the title Of kick In.'' no revelation
of the plot will be made in advance.
The ''Ziegfeld Follies" will pay its
annual visit to the New National The
ater next week. The 1914 series of the
famous entertainment is said to be
bigger and better than any Of Mr.. Zieg-
fields previous offerings. George v.
the music is from the pen of Raymond
Hubbell. The interpolated numbers are
by Gene Buck ad David Stamper. One
hundred and fifty players are employed
in the big organization. The cast VIII
include Leon Enroll. Bert Williams;
Wynn. Arthur DEACON, Anna Penning-
ton, Stella Chatelaine. Herbert Clifton,
c. Morton Horne Johnny Dove, j. Bern
ard Dyllyn. May Carman, Kay Laurel.
Gladys Feldman. Jean Barnett. May
Leslie, Ruby Lewis: Lotte vernon,
Mackinley and Arthur Rose. The
original iegfeld Broadway beauty chorus
will be on view here.
The success Of successes, Peg o. My
Heart" ]. Hartley Manners comedy OF
youth, love. and laughter, fresh from
the Tooth performance In New York, re-
turns to the Belasco Theater next week.
Peg O. My Heart" tells the story of a
vivacious little creature, fresh as
character Of Thackeray's pen. with the
quaint pathos Of q Dickens person. he
is a being from the world Of hard ia, Is,
certain sorrows. and evanescent joys,
with a touch Of melancholy SOLDERING
the brightness Of her laugh. Producer
Morosco has selected Elsa Ryan and
the New York company to enact the
comedy here. including Thomas Hold
ing, Alice Butler, Vivian Gilbert, Agnes
Heron Miller. Robert Forsythe, Marie
Ashton.
Madame X" the absorbing drama of
mother-love, will be the offering Of the
Poll Players next week. This will be
an elaborate production of the French
successes ever produced on the Ameri-
can stage
Madame X'' is by Bisson, one Of the
greatest of living French playwrights.
and was produced in this country by
Henry w; Savage .s; With Dorothy tf, Don, Don,
week Jane Morgan will essay this part.
which is one Of the most difficult in
the whole realm Of drama.
Those Two Girls will be seen at
the Gayety Theater next week at the
head of their own company. The Wat
son sisters are under the management
of Max Spiegel, who has surrounded
them with brilliant company OF play
Lew Williams, AL Hilliar, Jack Nc
GowaR. N. Hinton, Fay Darling. and
Mabel Nahum. There are many at
tractive scenes with new and original
lyrics by Arthur Denvir and special
music by Charles Buebler. A man.
moth swimming pool, covering a large
portion of the stage, is one Of the big
scenes in which the entire chorus is
seen splashing In the water.
Next week at Moore's Garden thea
ater the film creations will include
Arthur Maude and Constance Crawley
in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's Tho
Second Mrs. Tanqueray;" Laura Saw
yer in j. Searle Dawleys 'One OF
Millions, David Higgins in His Last
Dollar a return engagement Of alone
In New York. and 1.-The Warning"
featuring Thurlow Burgen in the lead
ing role. Other features include Key