The Washington times., 1914-04-19
COMING PLAYS

Oliver Morosco Bends back to the
Belasco Theater for one week. COM
mencing next Monday, hts production
Of ]. Hartley Manners successful
comedy. Peg o. My Heart" The ex-
traordinary success of Peg" is ac-
counted for by Its humanity and
wholesomeness. The little Irish Amer
lean girl IL a. witty as a character
from Thackeray's pen; she has the
quaint pathos Of a Dickens person
q being from a world of hard facts.
certain sorrows and evanescent joys.
with a touch of melancholy SOLDERING
the brightness Of her laughter. and
with smiles that tremble for the small
irresponsible tears behind them. The
following we1-known players are in
tho cast: Elsa Ryan in the title role;
Lillian Keller. Fanny Addison Pitt
Vida Mari Moore, Henry Stanford,
Lewis Broughton. Gilbert Douglas,
Frank Burbeck. and Roy Cochrane.
Tho attraction at the National The
alter the week Of April q will be Nell
O'Brien and his great American min
strels, an organisation which had its
birth two years ago and which has since
been unusually successful No greater
stage favortte exists with Washington
minstrel lovers than Neil O'Brien, who
has been coming here for years with
Dockstader. and not at the head of his
own organization. His company is
spoken Of in the highest terms and con-
tains many new people prominent in
the ranks Of minstrelsy. among these
arc Eddie Ross, the monologist, who
scored such 2 big hit in England last
suznmer; Eddie Ma.ier Pete Detzel,
Lindsey, James Baradi, Leslie Berry. Al
FontAins. and fifty others.
Rosemary" John Drew's most
beautiful offering to the American
stage. has been selected as the third
bill Of the Columbia Players at the
Columbia Theater beginning a week
from tomorrow evening. It IL doubt
full II any more sympathetically
beautiful comedy has ever been seen
in this country than Rosemary"
which affords unusual opportunities
for character studies not only for
Earl Brown the Columbia's new lead
ing man. but for practically every
member OF the company. These parts,
in the original production at the En-
pirs Theater. New York, were played
by such distinguished performers as
Maude Adams, Ethel Barrymore
Henry Miller Arthur Byron, and sew
eral others who have headed COM
panies that have attained interna-
tionai regulations. Violet Heming
viii be seen in Maude Adams old part
tho part which helped to make Miss
Adams q star.
"Offcer $685. Is announced as next
weeks attraction at Polls Theater. AL
though II ran nearly two years in New
York and an entire year in Chicago. by
some curious freak of booking, 1t has
never been presented before in WASH
ington. The presentation next Monday
night VIII not only be the first stock
production Of the story. but its first
appearance here interpreted by a first
class company. The story relates the
adventures of a young millionaire globe
trotter, who. upon his return home frouS
a long trip abroad. finds his bachelor
two central characters OF the story will
give fine opportunities for good acting
by Izetta Jewel and Richard Butler.
Women patrons of the Gayety will
have the opportunity next week Of see
ing a real two-act musical comedy bur-
lesque show. The kissing Maid" Sam
Howe and his Love Makers" company
present this attraction. watch is one or
the best types Of burlesqpe put out by
the Columbia Amusement Company. The
leading comedy roles are taken by Sam
Howe and Florence Bennett. Following
out the lines of the more consistent mu-
steal comedy type. The kissing Maid"
nevertheless affords ample opportunity
for the introduction of novel song and
vaudeville features The Friday night