The Washington times., 1914-09-02
PLAYS COMING NEXT WEEK

At the New National the regular sea-
son will begin next Monday night. with
the first production of The Dragons
Claw" The play will be presented by
Klaw & Erlanger. and rehearsals have
been under the capable direction OF
Henry Miller. who is associated with
Klaw & Erlanger in the production.
Austin Strong. the author of the play
ts probably best known through his
earlier work, The Toymaker Of Nu-
gemberg' and THE Little Father of the
Wilderness. The scenes of The
Dragons Claw are laid in Peking
China, at the time of the Boxer upris-
:ng in 1890. Prominent in the large cast
which Gladys Hanson heads. will be
FOUND Frank Mills. Frederic De Belle
vile. Ida Waterman. Mabel Mortimer,
and others. The advance sale of seats
Sill begin tomorrow
There are few hunters that would take
Their lives in their hands as Paul J.
Rainey has done and is still doing, with
nothing but camera. but he has done
these things. in the interest Of science
q is a simple matter to stand in a
clump of weeds. half hidden with n
hizh-power rifle ready. but to be armed
with nothing more than a camera to
"a ce a maddeneo beast is another mat
Ter, and requires courage somewhat
above the ordinary. The Rainey 1914
African hunt pictures, which were
shown at the Belasco all last week are
eth running for a second week. They
@-e presented each afternoon and even
Ing. the engagement ending on Sun
day evening, September 6.
The Lyman H. Howe travel festival
Uill begin the third and last week of
The engagement at the Columbia The
ster Sunday afternoon, not only with
8 completely new program. but with
one that is promised TO excel ANYTHING
Of the kind ever before seen here. An
entirely new company, that has been
rehearsing for the past fortnight, will
be required TO furnish the sound ac-
compartment to the films. The COM
pany here this week will be moved 10
o Western city. and in order TO make
this jump il will be necessary to omit
the Saturday night performance at the
Columbia-the week. closing with the
Saturday matiree. The new program Is
faid to possess not alone novelty and
Unusual drs matte interest. but beauty
5nd grandeur that are unusual.
A Fool There Was" Porter Emer-
fIn Brownies adaptation of the kipling
Vampire" idea will be revived here
next Monday afternoon by the Poll
players. The play will give Miss Jewel
on opportunity TO make her farewell
appearance in one OF the most power
iul roles ever written for an actress.
The play tells the story Of brilliant
.nan of the world, who succumbs to the
"a tai fascination OF a human vampire"
whose character fulflls the Kipling
definition, "a rag and bone and a
hank of hair" In addition to the re-
rrarksble role which Miss Jewel will in
terpret next week, the author has con
rtructed a singularly interesting char
Lctcr in the man who becomes the
fool" Of the story" This role. GRE
eted by Robert Hilliard. will be played
6S Carl Brickert
Irwin s. Cobb's famous story, Ser
geant Bagby," with large cast OF
New York players. will be given its
premiere here during the Labor holiday
celebration at the B. F. Keith Theater
next week. Ray Samuels. 'Ragtime's
Blue Streak Comedienne," the Hindu
adept. the Great Leon, will also be
snonE the new offerings. Ben Ryan and
Earriette Lee. Edwin George. the Two
CARTONS, Fritz and LIucie Bruch. are
among the special offerings. The Fly
lne Martins. the Hearst-Selie news pic
Sorial, and the pipe organ recitals fill up
yhe measure Of novelty. Next Sunday
~ concerts will be resumed. one oe-