The Washington times., 1914-09-27
COMING PLAYS.

Selwyn and COmpany's production OF
owen Johnson's popular novel, The
SaldmanQer, is underlined for a week
at the Columbia Theater, following the
engagement of The Rule of Three "
1t promises to be one of the most I'M
portant offerings of the season and
will be specially noteworthy. from a
W aShlnSton point of view because of
the presence in the cast of Dorothy
Bernard, who but recentIy closed her
extended engagement as Il member or
the Columbia Players. Others in the
company are Leslie Faber, Albert Brun-
ing, y. L. Anson, Beverly Sitgreavcs
and Janet Dunbar.
Frances Starr, the youngest and one
of the most charming OF David Be
lasco'S stars, is said to have achieved
Bernstein > epOch-makinS drama, The
Secret" in which she will appear at
the New National Theatcr next week,
following highly successful engage
ment of twenty weeks at the Belasco
Theater. New York. In The Secret"
Miss Starr assumes a role which is said
to be quite the biggest thing she has
done. Mr.. BelaScO is said TO have pro-
vided a cast of excellence, which in
cludes Robert Warwicks Montague
Love, Frank Reicher, Edwin r. Wolfe
Elaine lnniscourt. Harriet Otis Dellen-
baugh, and Beatrice Reinhardt
1t is said that John Cort has given
Mcintyre and Heath one of the best
productions the comedians ever had in
the revival of the successful musical
comedy The Ham Tree which comes
TO the BelaSco Theater next week Nc
lntyre and Heath have been before the
pubic IN negro acts for nearly forty
years. They are surrounded by an eX-
cellent company. which includes a great
ham Tree is a notable play not be-
cause of its departure from the beaten
paths in musical productions but also
from the standpoint of scenery, cos
tunes, and equipment. The large cast
of principals includes some well-known
musical comedy favorites.
The House Next Door" the brilliant
character comedy which the Poll Play
e!s are to present next week, was the
starring vehicle used by the disun-
GuIshed comedian. J. r. DodSon. for
three years. The play Is by J. Hartley
Manners, who also wrote Peg o My
Heart. The story concerns a CrOChety
old English gentleman who has lost his
fortune and who has had to watch one
of his fathers tenants grow up to afflu-
ence on a neighboring estate. When he
learns that il is his nciShbor who has
supplied the money with which his son
has been enabled to complete his musi-
cal education. the boy is. threatened with
being disnhcTitcd.
Eddie I'ov AMI the s""..n little F,,s. in
FUN in the F0y Fpmily." viii bc the
headline attraction at the +. r. Keith
Thcatcr next week. the bill also inc.ud-
ing The Singing Band" formed Of
DunharS MIN whit" Hussars: Jane
Connolly and .ompany in In Strone
Cup of Tea" Darrell and Conway in
BE hind the S.n"s." Hazel ''ON. tho
prima donna: Quccnie Dun edin. "J'he
Variety Girl" Weber and Capit"la. ana
MAXIM Rr"Ihcrs and "EoDb>." ."
I:lutch CoOper's "Roseland Girls" an
aggregation of comedians singers and
dane, r., will open an engagement at the
Gaytty Theater next week. The COM
panr is headed by Solly Ward and Lii
Ian Fitzgerald and is presenting rev
burlcSque in two acts entitled "A Mix
up i'm Reno" The book is from the pen
Of IflUtCh Cooper and Tom MrFae. IA"
rUsic by otto Herman. and all the
original lyrics by Billy X. Wells The
two principals Of the company are ably
supported.