The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-23

Few theatrical announcements Of the
present season have attracted the atten-
ton of playgoers to tho extent that is
being manifested in the engagement of
Margaret Anglin. who will open at the
Columbia Thcater on Christmas night in
Oscar, Wilde'I Lady Windermere's
Fan with Mis- Anglln in the exacting
role OF Mrs. EIlynne. The Fan" will be
given at all performance during Miss
Anglin's Columbia engagement. with the
exception of next Wednesday and FRI
day CNew Year, nights and Thursday
matinee, when Green Stockings" A L.
w. Nlason's brilliant English comedy
will be produced The seat and box
sale for all performances Is now open,
and there is every indication, that the
attendance for both plays will be very
large. A number OF theater parties are
being planned for Christmas and New
Year nights.
The presentation of adele" at the
National Theater next week by Joseph
Eickerton will bring to Washington for
the first time one OF those delightful
foreign musical comedies that have
been so successfully adapted to the re-
cUirements Of the American stage and
American audiences. Credited with an
unusually long run in New York and
successful performances In a number of
other OF the larger cities, the piece is
said to contain many tuneful airs as
wen as host Of pretty show girls. The
BOOK and lyrics are by Paul Hayre and
f pS,,; music SIC Is By Jean Briqnet. Adolph
oredlted with Americanizing the piece.
The cast includes Carolyn Thomson,
John Park. Mae Phelps. Fred Frear,
Eugene Arnold. Sidney Davies. Kathryn
Deacn- Julian Winter, Edna Ailing.
others.
Next Monday evening at the Belasco
Theater, Washington is to have its first
opportunity of seeing what the New
hork critics unanimously declared to be
tne pest comedy seen in that city for
years Too Many Cooks was written
py FRANK Craven. who achieved fame
as Jimmy Gllley in Bought and Paid
For; 1t Is side-splitting comedy, and
while 1t Keeps an audience in roars of
laughter, II has to fits credit a real
story, as interesting as it is novel and
amusing. The company to be seen here
has just concluded a run of one whole
year at the Thirty-ninth Street Theater.
New York. Matinees will be given
on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
Special New Year matinee at popular
prices.
For the first of their new year pro-
auctions the Poll Players will next
week present for its Washington pre-
miere, Big Jim Gsrrity.'' a New York
success OF the present season. This
piece was first presented to the stage
about two months ago with John Mason
In the title role Tho story of the play
tells OF the trials of a man who was
sent to prison for another's crime, es-
capeS, lives honestly and makes a name
for himself only to have his past life
brought up at a moment when he is
about to be elected to high office. The
plays begins with the acceptance of
nomination TO office by Clarity and the
story of his past IS brought up just as
It is to be used against him in the
election. Clarity. escapes the trap set
for him by running away to the noun
tains and in lonely cabin he encoun-
ters the two criminals who have
wrecked his life. In the telling Of this
story there are many dramatic situa-
tons.
The Yale University Dramatic Asso-
act plays at the Columbia Monday af-
ternoon. at o'clock The college boys
have appeared in Washington three
times in the past and made an enviable
reputation as actors. This year they
Will give Behind the Beyond" a dram
atiZstion of stephen Leacock's story
by Prof. ]. r. Crawford, of Yale: The
Jacobs and Charles Rock; st Bar
tholomew's Eve" by f. W. futile, and
The Stranger" by A =. jerks
The produ ctions this year are beauti-
fully staged. and tbs college actors
have been trained by experts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter de Haven. Wal
ter c. Kelly, Valerie BerSere and
company. and Doyle and Dixon are
fhe featured attractions at the p -