The Washington times., 1914-01-19
Realism Is the
Weeks S Program
In the Capital

Realism in all its theatrical essentials
ms to constitute the amusement pro-
an for Washington this week. With
cal locomotive gal'oping up and down
O.. stage at Polls real sheep helping
,ng the Biblical spectacle at the Ma,
nal. real pickaninnie warbling in the
rennial faYoTite, In Old Kentucky,
q a real thought expressed in pa!
{; the Belasco. the impressiOnable play
g..ar ought to be duly impressed. Here
Is he list for the week:
fELASCO-'SThe Family Cupboard, -
d. .cribed as "a play of contemporary
u nestle life in America" by Owen
DEvis First time in Washington.
COLUMBIA--Chaunc Olcott in Sha-
n zen Dhu, a new comedy with music,
b, Rida johnson Young. A romance of
lie in Ireland in the eighteenth CEN
Try.
NATIONAL-"Joseph and His Breth-
=, r. a Biblical drama by Lewis n. Park
{ built around the story of Joseph and
otiphar's wife Announced as having
.. people and a cavalcade of animals.
POLTS-RevivaI of THE Ninety and
Nine" a melodrama by Ramsay Nor
rs, introduced a little over ten years
|aEo It is one of those plays notable
for its big scene" In the case of The
: nety and Nine this is the wild dash
q a huge locomotive through a blazing
Tr -est on a life saving erraTd. a little
l vn is menaced by flames and the
hero of the play turns engine driver to
- scue the imperilsd inhabitants. In
|c'd"ntaIly the play is a good deal of
l. temperance sermon as it deals with
~ trials and tribulations of said hero
&, to his appetite for liquor.
NCADEAIY-The classic of the popular
,. ced houses. I'm Old Kentucky" with
i singing and dancing pickaninnies
: its regular horse race. will be given
IL I9Sth presentation in Washington to-
mt. This is said to be a record for
t.. CAPITAL.
fAYETY-Mollie Williams with her
( n company IN q musical burIesque
z .itied The Queen of Bohemia is to
/ the attraction at the Gayety this
e5, with a chorus Of twenty-four
l. ,nE women who will assist the prin-
ais in the song and dance numbers
NJ X Speigel is directing the show, and
the dance and ensemble numbers have
itan arranged Dy Thomas Grady. Some
{ the song hits that are to be heard in
q production are Chick, Chick,
{ lick. Chicken Honeymoon Ex-
; sss.' You Made Me Love You"
hero Is Something About Your
!. es," as well as several new songs,
rot 50 well known but which promise to
rlval these old favorites in popularity.
Tie list of principals include Harry
Sheppen, Ted Burns. Cliff Woeman, T.
a. Turner, Madse Darrell, and Salina
Seymour. The regular daily matinees
= ii be given.
COSMOS-Pathe's News of the World
& other motion pictures will punctu-
ate the following vaudeville bill: I'M
the Golden West-California, Jesse L.
Lasky's musical spectacle Mr.. and Mrs
Adelman in a new playlet, THE Law
and the Lady" Zeno and Cook in an
girl with the xylophone; Pisano and
T.1gham in a dialect song and chatter
Z q. The performance at the Cosmos Is
{ ntinuous from 1 80 in the afternoon
: Ill 1915 at night, and great stress is
J. by the management on the char
er and strength of the photo plays as
IL as the vaudeville portion of the bill.
CASINO-The headline act at this
J use this week is DeLeons Models of
ris in artistic poses, including the Peer
{ nj suite, which will have the accompan-
mt of the Grieg music which was COM
J sed especially for it The accompan-
) vaudeville bill includes Lawrence
2 Lawrence dancers: Hendrix and
'@dula in a musical act: Robert Smed-
! ent Of the Grieg music, which was COM
J ny in a brand new tabloid crook
J 1ay. There will be an entirely new pro-
ram of moving pictures and the usual
: dded features including the surprise
: rty tonight. the country store Tuesday
r.. Wednesday, prize dancing contest on
> lursday and amateur night on Friday.
B. F. KEITHS-Vaudevfll acts and
oaily matinee dansant A feature Of the
: Il will be the first appearance in
ashington, in vaudeville, Of Paul Nc
- lister, former leading man of the Poll
= ayers.
RANDALL SHOWING pictures ex-
.sively with a complete change Of bill
, lily.