The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03

Mime. Louise Homer. the great contral-
10, of the Metropolitan Grand Opera,
New York, will be heard in recital to-
morrow afternoon at 4 80 in the Ma
tional Theater. Nine. Homer is consider
ed one Of the greatest lyric artists Of
the world.
Ireland will be traversed by Burton
Holmes in the third of his travelogues
to be delivered at the Columbia The
alter. Sunday evening, and repeated on
Monday afternoon, starting at 4:30
O'Clock. Ireland, from the Giants
Causeway to Killarney. will be pre-
scented i'm motion pictures and colored
views that thoroughly do justice to so
inspiring a subject.
LonGfellow's king Robert of Sicily"
recited to music. specially composed by
Rosseter G. Cole. will be one of the
novelties introduced by David Bispham
in his recital at the Columbia Theater
Friday afternoon, December II. at $50
o'clock. The speciality has proved
everywhere n novelty of extraordinary
appeal. The program will be all English.
The Belasco Theater announces a
matinee by the Fuller Sisters next
Thursday afternoon when they will
give a recital of their folk songs Of the
British Isles. These three English girls
seem to have stepped literally from the
early Victorian days which their cos
tunes suggest.
For next Sunday evening the Belasco
Theater announces the fourth of Harry
c. Ostrander's travel lectures. The sub
jet this time will be 'Mohammedan
Lands in the Near East" and the talk
will he rn cd wifi h.
quality of illustrations as characterizes
all the Ostrander lectures. CONSTANT
nople. STEAMBOAT. Scutari, the Darda-
nelIes. Smyrna, Tripoli. the Wilderness
of Judea, Damascus. Cairo and the
Nile will be some OF the odd places
visited. AS illustrative of the Dervish
orgies Mr. Ostrander will tell two of
his strangest experiences in one of
which he very nearly lost his life at
the hands of fanatical Mohammedans.
Frank Speaight, the Londoner.i who
is generally recognized as being the
best living interpreter OF Dickens char
acters. will give "Pickwick," the second
of his Washington series of recitals. at
the Belasco next Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. Speaight does not attempt the I'm
possible task of reciting the whole book
under consideration; he takes only the
most representative scenes and gives
them in connected manner.
For the last half of the week, be-
ginning with the matinees today. the
Casino Theater announces a novel
juggling troupe, the four Maxines, as
the big headline attractions. HILBERT
and Meyers will have song and dance
Offering. Ward and Delmore, a mix
ture of comic melodies and talk; Do
ranto is known as the Chinese musl-
clan, and O'Brieff and Buckley bring a
novelty which makes for laughter.
Country store tonight and Saturday
night; amateurs Friday night; Sunday
concerts from to 1880 p. III.
For the last half of the week oriental
entertainment will be the feature Of the
Cosmos Theater bill. The Great Isl
kawa Troupe. a Japanese aggregation,
will present many novelties. Devere
her: La Verne and Allen, a comedy
sketch, THE New Caddy;" Evelyn La
Tell and Company have a Christmas
idyu, Trapping Santa Claus" Stra-
vitz and Strassner, Russian virtuosos.
a new program Of classic selections.
and George Martin in Laughter I'm
bottled" Sundays concerts, from 3 to
1890 p. m.
Next week at Moore's Garden Theater
the headline attraction Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday will be THE Ty-
phoon." the Japanese drama done be-
hind the footlights by Walker White
side. THE Typhoon" lays bare the
methods Of the japanese government to
secure information valuable in times OF
var. tale Of love. hate. and re-
yenRe is deftlv woven into fhe nlot