The Washington times., 1914-03-18
COMING PLAYS

The much-heralded New Henrietta
and its 'quadrupled starred cast will
come to Washington next week ana
court favor and patronage at the Co.
Iumbia Theater. The organization pre-
scnting this-not revival, but modern
treatment of Bronson Howard's famous
comedy, will be headed by William II.
Crane, Douglas Fairbanks, Amelia
Bingham. and Patricia CoIlinge. The
rewriting of the play has been accom-
plished by Winchell Smith and Victor
Mapes, and is said to meet the latest
theatrical reQuireemnts. Both are
pIaywrights of recognized ability. Mr.
Mapes having done good work in both
French and English; while Mr.. snllth Is
Derhaps most lately known as the
author of THE Fortune Hunter" Mr.
Crane will be seen in the role which he
created more than quarter OF q CEN
tury ago.
The latest and most famous of the
white slave plays will be the offering at
the Belasco Theater next week of THE
Lure" which comes under the direction
of the Shuberts. The play, while it
deals with a revolving subject, has re-
cefved warm commendation in many
quarters, no less a person than one of
New Yorks supreme ,ourt justices haV-
ing given it his public approval He
also advised people to see ii. The story
is of a young girl who is lured TO an
unlawful resort and saved only after
hard and dangerous fight. The play has
received the Endorsement of several OF
the reform societies in the country, and
alsc comes with advance praise by
Colonel Bingham, former pol. .ce commits
sioner of New York. The original cast
will be seen here
National Theater patrons Will have
an opportunity next week TO see the
new play, Change which was sen
sation in London last season, and Is
now being played in Ame.ica by the
original London company. The piece
has already been done At the Eootn
Theater, in New York, and attracted
considerable attention. While the pay
is founded on the SOCIOLOGICAL conflict
between the old and the new genera
ton. il Is pointed out carefully IN all
the advance notices that 40 lex prCp-
lem is touched upon, and the piece
comes to this country with the stamp
of approval of the Archbishop of Can
terbury. The scenes are laid in Wales.
Owen Kildare's play, The Regenera-
ton will be revived next week by
the Poi Payers. The play is a drama
based on the authors novel, NV Ma
mie Rose" and both book and dramatic
version are of peculiar interest because
of the fact that Kildare wrote into the
romance the story OF his own me- II
tells how a young Bowery tough, the
leader of a typical New York gang, Is
regenerated and raised to a position OF
responsibility in the community through
the influence of beautiful younS
settlement worker. The play was pro-
duced originally at the Lyric Theater;
New York, and Arnold Da played
the stellar role This will be played
here next week at Pol's by Rchard
RuhIer. Miss Nelson will be seen as
the heroine of the romance.
B. T. Keiths will have a brand new
vaudeville headline attraction reNl
week in Adele Richie. hailed on Broad
way as The Dresden China Prlma
Donna" She will make her Washing
ton debut in a repertoire CT songs
which she has made famous J.. various
operate and musical comedy prCduc-
tions. Harry Tighe with his company
of Merry Collegians and Pretty Girls
will be the extra added attraction IL
Taking Things Easy" Third In the
stellar list will be Hoey and Lee,
parodists. and the remainder Of the bill
will consist OF Ed. Vinton and his Cog,
Buster; the -Four Harveys; Allan Dine
aars and Ann Heritage; Handlers and
Mills, from the London AlhanIpra;
MontagUe's Comedy CockatooS, Pathe-s
motion pictures of the news. llpe or
gan recitals, and daily dansantCs. On
Sunday there will be two concerts.
Lew Kelly will be seen at the Cayery
Theater next week in the new Jack
Singer production, The Most Content
ed Man On Earth" with tho Benman
SHOW company. The piece offered Il
a typical musical bUrlesqIe concccted
toy Lew Kelly. Lon H3scdn and Fre,.
Wyckoff. with musical numbers by
Paul RUebens. The musical numbers
and dances. of which there are many,
were arranged by Ameta Pynes. Spe-
cial features introduced will be u pass
ing review Of some of the big stars,
and a DurleSque on the war drama
shenandoah Members of the list OF
principals include Lon Hascall, Vic Cas-
more, George Douglas. Freda Florence,
Laura Hayden, Gertrude Lynch, Ameta
fEnes. and Martelle and EtelIa Morr1-
Eey.
Dramatic attraction will top the bill
at the Casino Theater next week in
Charles De Land and Company's novel
comedy sketch entitled Down the Fire
Escape The Old Town Quartet the
Five Mariotts. acrobats:. Dan Harring-
ton and company in The Crazy Jani-
tor" an apartment comedy of comic
character, and Florence Temponi. sing
ing comedienne. will he other features
The added night attractions will include
the surprise party Monday. the country
store Tuesday and Wednesday, the
prize dancing contests Thursday, and
the amateur carnival Friday. Sunday,
from p. m. to 1879 p. III. concerts will
be given
The Cosmos headline attraction next
week will be the comedian Charles
Richards and his company OF five in
The Homebreakers," noted farce
from the big time" theaters This is
heralded not as an ordinary vaudeville
farce comedy, but something that was
good enough to make a nit in the
highest price theaters and cause SONS
critics to call it one of the biggest
hits of the year. The supporting bill
for this extraordinary attraction ha:
not yet been completed, but will b'
announced on Sunday. II vii be sup
pIererted as usual hy the Pathe week