The Washington times., 1914-04-08
PLAYS COMING NEXT WEEK

from to 1880 p. m. and feature a
brilliant program of orchestral music,
Prof. Arthur Maxwell directing.
Children are the stars in "Racketty
Packetty House, which is coming to
the Belasco under the auspices OF the
Drama League of this city. Marjorie
Brown. who takes the part Of Gym
debut at the chi1dren's Theater in New
York. Marjorie Is helping train the
thirty or forty assistant fairies who are
to be impersonated by local children.
'Racketty Packetty" Is to be given for
the benefit~of Washingtons House OF
Play for Children This is the original
New York production, including the
costumes and scenery and several OF
the principals among the child actors.
The second of the series of dramatic
Dickens recitals at the Belasco Theater
by Frank Speaight. "the man who
makes Dickens i've will take place
tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O. The subject
will be David Copperfeld." and Mr.:
Speaight will give the same version OF
the book as that used by Charles Dick
ems at his own readings. Through six
successive chapters the story unfolds
with such judicious condensation that
the most devoted admirer of this won
derful novel can feel no disappointment.
Yarmouth. a scene which cannot fail to
set the nerves tingiing.
Easter week at the Casino will find
a quintet of pleasine novelties inelud-
ing the Four Charles, in an acrobatic
farce with feats OF iugSiGry. the Three
in rollicking songs and grace
ful dances; the Versatile Varleys, the
ZoyaI as. in feats cf eIuilibristic skill.
and Fred and Bess LIcui, in Love
n. Il snw,e- yaTsIN
include the surprise party Monday. the
store Tuesday and Wednesday.
the prize dancing contests Thursday and
the amateur carnival friday. Sunday
will run from to 10:S0 d. m.
with an elaborate musical program by
the orchestra
Charles Hawtrey, the eminent Eng
lish actor. and Laura Sawyer are to
be the stars at the Virginia next week
trey Is to be seen in the greatest of
his successes. "A Message From Mars"
Laura Sawyer has another of the DE
.ectfve Kirby" stories, called AN Hour
Before Dawn. The Sawyer film Is
shown Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday.
and Thursday. and the Hawtrey pro-
duction Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and
The management of the American has
arranged for next week an all feature
The Millionaire Newsboy.'' Noodles
will also give newsbov carnival nights
and surprise nights. The program also
includes Cartright and Aldridge in a
comedy sketch: Marie White; singing
and Cutie and Lillian Fri
lay night will again be amateur night;
hree cash prizes will be awarded.
The special Easter attraction begin
ming Sunday. April Il. at Moore,s Gar
len Theatcr will be the popular Mary
pickfcrd in the latest Famous Players
Tess OF the Storm Coun-
try" 1t Is a1aI ted from the story oil
Irucs Miller v hite AMI affords Miss
F.ickf"rd every opportunity 10 display
Ter c.evernGss In tn. tab role. As TIE
little wild-eyed tatteriem2iion of the
Lake Cayuga shores. she IL spirited,
aggressive. mischief-loyins all the way.
n the big scenes she reaches the very
height Of dramatic power. While the
story is intensely dramatic there are
ord's ability to turn from pathos to
,cmedy is AMPLY atteSted- The produc-
ion enlists the services of the foremost
members of the Famous Players com
,any and was personally staged by
Daniel Frohman-
Easter week will IL celebrated at
Ioore's Orpheum Theater by the pro-
Iuction of flm features of unusual eN-
ellence. The first of these To be shown
vill be the latest proda:tion of Klaw
md Erlanger. phctoplay from the .
omedy, The BiilIonaire." This FRO
.uction is quite a departure in the
calm OF filmdom and demonstrates the
to thoroughly present an
musing farce comedy on the screen.
diamond ROBBERY" staged under tile
,ersoral supervision of Daniel V. Ar
hur. The cast for the photoplay was
ecruited from the foremost broadway
Ictors. including Wallace EddlnSer,
iail Kane, Elita Proctor otis. Charles
!. Ross and Frederick De Bellville-
,Abbe Prevost's saastarpiece, "ManCn
escaut" is underlined for production
t the Orpheum. ine leading roles Will
'e enacted by Lima Havalieri. the NEST
,eautiful woman i'll TIE world, ana the
;reat French tenor and actor Lucien
luratore.
The Baumgardt lecture next Sunday
light will deal with the home. the
aunts and the plays of William Shake
peare. Mr.. Baumgardt's ability to in
erpret the poetry OF the plays ana de-
cribe the haunts of the great bard IS
veil understood and appreciated. T'~
ecture will deal with many of the feat
res of Shakespeare's life which have
cen left out of the volumes that have
cen written about the poet and player.
he pictures that Mr. Baumsardt uses
D illustrate his lecture are of the most
nuSual type and show scenes not
sually dealt with in an entertainment
I this kind.
Next weeks photoplay program. as
by the management Of Gram
alrs Theater. is as follows: Monday.
Oder. or the Mystery of the White
,ose' a story with many dramatic
ituations: Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Romany Spy" Thursday and
'riday. "A Celebrated Case" in four
arts, featuring Alice Joyce and Guy
ombs, produced by the kalem COM
any; for Saturday and Sunday, Lost
I Midocean," three-part special Vita
raph drama that is filed with many
hrills. AS coming features The
daughters of Men," ''Brewster's Mil
ons," Way Down East" "A FulhE.
rent" Charlotte Corday'' are Al.
ounced as some of the main phoSs-
lays.
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