The Washington times., 1915-03-11
Attractions Coming to
:. CAPITAL TheaterS

With the object of enabling opera
lovers and music enthusiasts generally
to hear the entire San Carlo Grand
Opera Company upon the same stage In
one evening. as well as to afford pa
irons OF the operas a chance to enjoy
a novel musical feast, lmpresario For
tune Gallo, of the San Carlo Opera Com
pany. has arranged with Manager Tay-
lor, Of the Belasco .Theater. for an OPP
cratic concert to take place next Sum
day evening. The program will be after
the style of those given at the Metro
politan Opera House. New York. on
Sunday nights during the opera season
in the metropolis, and at which popular
prices are announced.
The program for the Belasco Theater
concert will be in two parts. and Will
comprise favorite operate overtures by
the orchestra under Chev. Angelini.
the principal aras. duets. and en-
sembles from well-known operas.
Among other important features OF the
evening will be the sextet from Lucia"
and the quartet from "Rigoletto."
The event will necessitate the post
ponement for one week OF the lecture
previously announced for that evening.
ander Powell. and this will take place
on the night Of March q.
At the invitation Of Captain Gran
ston, of the Combs-Howard Company.
a number Of prominent military officers
gathered at Crandalrs Theater last
might for preliminary showing OF
some Of the films to be used In the
Motor Show" at the Columbia Theater
In view Of the interest which is being
displayed in war and the means of car
rying on warfare. by the people Of the
United States the management 1naasd OF me the
feature films to be shown next Sunday
a complete reel Of films showing the use
Of the modern motor truck In time OF
warfare. This reel shows the truck
carrying provisions to beleagured forces
across country, over bitches, and
through hedges where it has cleared a
path for the cavalry escort; and later
carrying even the soldiers Of its escort
when their mounts become fatigued
An English 'cellist Of unusual attain
ments. Beatrice Harrison. will be intro
duced to Washingtonians at the final
concert Of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra for the season at the National
Theater next Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock. Miss Harrison will play Tschai-
kowskyy's Variation Variation on ,u,s.u R9cSco 20 Sca
program. She has won an enviable
reputation in her own country. and
when she came to America year ago
she was greeted as the greatest 'cellist
since Casals.
The symphony program will contain
a novelty in fourth symphony In G
major by J. Guy Ropartz, French
composer Of note.
The second full recital by John Nc
Cormack in this city this season will be
given at the National Theater Friday,
March 10. at 4:3O. The lyric quality OF
McCormick's pure tenor voice will be
heard to full advantage in q program
that has been especially selected. 1t
will. of course. include number OF
Irish songs. in the Interpretation Of
which Mccormack Is unsurpassed.
eral novelties on the program so that
the tenor may display his voice to its
full advantage and to give Washing
tonians opportunity to judge all its re-
Inarkable qualities
The Casino Theater, with a return to
the management Of the Mayer Amuse-
ment Company. builders and original
managers of the house, will present be-
ginning with the matinees next Mon
day, Its first weeks bin Of six enter
from the best OF the Marcus Loew
vaudeville circuit. supplemented with a
film exhibition Of new feature plays.
1t is the purpose of the management
to cater especially to the comfort of
women and children. but with the d,ar-
acter and quality of its entertainment
to please all comers who care for polite
amusement
No change will be made from the
prices adopted by the former manage
Inent, and put Into effect for this week s
show.
A real novelty. the Loring Parquette
company. in a musical comedietta en-
titled "California Peaches" will furnish
the headline number at the Cosmos
Theater the latter half of the week
beginning at the matinee today. An,
other novelty will be IL. Tilton," IL
nystifying characterizations and new
song features
Chain and Temple will present an ac
OF songs and comedy de luxe, entitled
by Request" the Four Nelson Grp
tesaues will exhibit ground and loft!
tumbling: Sharon and Wood have
comedy. IAN For 35 Cents" and Mons
Herbert. musical specially. The Mu
steal Waiter
Sundays concerts will feature an or
chestral program, with other attrac
tions.
Elsie Janis makes her Washington de
nut In MINIS at Moore's Strand Theate
next Sunday in The Caprces of Kitty,
which will be shown four days. 9TH
Caprices of Kitty marks Miss Janis
last appearance in this country 70
1ully a year.
The remainder of the week the Bos
worth Company will present Lois Webe
and Phillips Smalley In Sunshine Mol
ly,' a powerful story of the oil fields
The cast includes Adele Harrington
Vera Lewis. Courtney Foote, Herber
sanding. Robert Hickman. and Franl