The Washington herald., 1915-12-19
ALL READY FOR
WRITER'S SHOW
Cabinet Men and Members Of
Congress Will See Min
strel at Polls.
DRESS REHEARSAL TODAY
Boston Opera Company Stars Will Give
Concert This Evening at the
National Press Club.

Everything il now In readiness for the
National Press Club ministries to be
given at Polls Theater tomorrow night. A
general impression has gone out that
there IL q shortage Of desirable seats
Owing to the fact that this IL one Of the
largest theaters in the city there are
still . number Of choice reservations to
be had. The club will sell no tickets
to others than members.
There will be a full dress rehearsal at
the theater. beginning at II o'clock this
morning As compensation for the per-
formers for their long rehearsals there
will be an operatic concert at the club
at o'clock tonight, through the courtesy
Of Max Rabinofr. the managing director
Of the Boston Opera Company. George
| Baklanoff, the famous Russian barytone.
Giovanni Zenateilo and Jose Mardones.
the three stars of the company. will be
Guests OF the club and will entertain
the members.
| Among those who have purchased boxes
/ or seats are Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts;
Representative Mckinley. Of Illinois; Rep
resentative Charles c. Carlin. of Virginia:
Representative Frank p. Woods. Of Iowa.
and Prince Kalanianaole, Of Honolulu.
sixty-one Assigned.
Sixty-one writer's have been assigned
to take part in the program. Frank b.
Lord will be the interlocutor. Upon eight
end men will devolve the task of getting
across the funny stuph" Of the first
part, they being Rufus f. Andros. c. $.
N. Goodwin. Carl Butman. Lambert st.
Clair. Morton NJ. Milford. Leonard
ormerod and ES B. Johns. A sketch.
| written by William A. Crawford. will be
presented by Theodore H. Tiller and Rus
sell A. MacLennan.
Following the grand entry" of the
minstrels and the opening chorus. Carl
Butman will sing DE Place Where
Was Born" the words of which he him.
self wrote and which were set to music
by Howard l. Acton. Isaac Gregg vii!
tear of simple little ditty. written by
James Hay, jr., and Mr.. Acton. en-
titled I'll Ketch ell When Get Home.
The same authors wrote The ship OF
Dreams" to he sung by Elisha Hanson.
and Since Edison's Gone to Work for
Uncle Sam which Avery Marks will
sing Other solos will be sung by Stan
ley NJ Reynolds. Frank G. Heaton. Nor
ton NJ Milford and Rufus F.. Andros.
with the Banjos in Old virginia
d. Heinl. Ramona h. Morgan. Frank /.
Fisher, Davis Lawrence. Thornton l. !
Smith Jefferson Jones. Avery Marks. |
L. c. NJ Reed. DIR. John Foote and Nor |
ton NJ. Milford. with Mr.. Acton at the |
piano Messrs. St. Clair and Acton will !
present "The Syncopated Paperhanger in |
Rhymes of Enreason." Mr.. Andres will |
give a musical monologue with apollo
gies to Irene Franklin. "Biff and Stif''
will be the work of Dudley Harmon and !
B. A. Mattingly. Uncle Joseph Jeffer-
son Jackson Are You a Newspaper
Man, and First Class In America"
which will he the rendition of James
Hay. jr., Of a scene at a colored cabinet
meeting will wind up the program be-
fore the grand finale. Mr.. Acton will be I
the musical director OF the evening. 4