The Washington times., 1915-12-08
notwithstanding to
Capital Theaters

The engagement Of the Boston Grand
Opera Company, combined with the
Pavlowa Ballet Russo. has been defi-
nitely settled upon. and Washington
music lovers will have an opportunity
to hear and see the combined COM
panies December 16. II, and IS at the
Belasco Theater.
The repertoire will be December IS.
THE Love of Three Kings with VIII
lani and Ferrari- Fontana in the cast,
and "Snowflakes." from Tschaikow-
sky's Nut Cracker ballet: December
II. MADAME Butterfly with Tamakt
Miuri and Riccardo Martin and Egypt
ian ballet: Saturday matinee, "Caval-
leria Rusticana'' and mimo -choreo-
graphic version of Gluck's "Elysian
F'ields:' Saturday night, ~ Pagliacci,"
followed by "Coppelia."
The interest that is always taken in
the visits of Maude Adams Is accentu-
ated just now by the fact that during
her stay at the National Theater next
week she Is to be seen in two of J. NJ.
Barrie's best known comedies, The
Little Minister" and What Every
Woman Knows. 1t was In The Little
Minister that Miss Adams made her
debut as a star, the event taking place
in this city, in which the first perform-
ance of the play on any stage was
given.
There has been an insistent demand
that the actress again give tho play,
and many OF the requests have come
from hosts of admirers who never had
the opportunity Of seeing the actress In
the comedy. In the play Miss Adams
will, of course. essay her old role Of
the Elusive Lady Babbie, who caused
the little minister Of the church in
Anderson will be the little minister; r.
Peyton Carter, Fred Tyler, David Tor
renee, ]. NJ. McFarlane Morton Selten,
Ada Boshell, Ida Barclay, and Angela
Ogden will be seen in the supporting
The Little Minister" will be the bill
Monday and Wednesday afternoon and
night. and Saturday afternoon and
viii be readily recalled. for it is one
of the most successful plays from Mr..
Barrie's pen. 1t treats OF the marriag ge
Of Maggie Wylie to the ambitious John
man OF the young Scot, who was OF Sc
sober mind that he had never laugh
ed In his life. Maggie Wylie is prob
ably the "realest' Of all Of Mr.. Barrie s
Offering Tuesday. Thursday and Friday
nights.
Adjt. II. s. de Malaussene. OF the
French army. and DR.. Joshua r. Will.
Jams. Of Philadelphia and Paris. both OF
whom are on leave of absence from the
French army and hospital forces. re.
spectively. will tell the story OF the re.
vealinR OF the real France by the wal
Tuesday. and Wednesday. Their lee.
lures will be illustrated by series OF
| remarkable motion pictures made under
the direction OF the general stan OF the
French army and given their first show.
! ing outside the military establishment
! OF France in this city.
| Adjutant de Malaussene has Just beer
decorated with the grand cross Of the
| Legion Of Honor for conspicuou.
bravery. He has been severely wounded
four times. and is at present on leave
| OF absence to recuperate from wounds
DR.. Williams has been In charge oi
many Of the most delicate operations
performed on French soldiers In tht
sixteen months.
Four motion picture camera operators
were wounded while making them
which gives some Idea OF the closenes'
| the pictures to he shown will be scenes
| in and about Champagne. September
| OF this year. while the heavy hghtini
| was in progress.
Frank Craven's clever comedy. TOO
Many Cooks" will be the refreshing
light entertainment offered by the Pol
Players next week, in contrast 10 thi
weeks Julius Caesar
TOO Many Cooks" tells an interesting
story In a unique way. The hero is
| young broker who is engaged to be mar
risd. and who sets about building hi
cottage before the wedding ceremony
He and his young fiancee. Alice Cook
are happy In planning for their home
and ali would have begun we'll had no
the Cook family interposed with nu
merous suggestions as to Just how tn
cottage should be built.
The first act shows the Foundation
for the cottage: the second act show
the framework Of the house completed
and the last act shows the finished cot
tage with a big For Sale" sign tacke
on the door.
The denouement tells how the youn
broker eventually banishes the entir
Cook tribe and saves the girl Of hi
choice. -. -
A. II. Van Buren will be seen as tn
young broker. and Florence Ritten
house will, be the charming Alice. Cool
There are about twenty amusing char
acter roles In this breezy, entertain
ment.
Heraldcd as the biggest, brightest an
best production on the entire Columbi
circuit, the Maids of America, con
pany comes to the Gayety Theater ne!
week after a successful tour Of tt
East This organization claims to hay
radically departed from the usual lin,
followed by most companies, and pa
takes more Of the character OF a Broa,
way musical revue than OF the cut-an'
dried burlesque. Not only the book: ,bl
the music as we'll, was especially wri
ten for the piece.
The book is entitled THE Girls Fro
Starland." Is staged in two acts ar
four scenes, and Is written around tho
well-known comedians Don Barclay al
Al X. Hall. 1t deals with the adve
lures Of mysterious girl, who appea
through the medium of fallen sta
Others in the cast are Elsi Bistol. Ba
ney Norton Ruth Noble. Arthur BROOK
Mae Mack, Carrie Cooper, Harry Ian
Joe Ward, Ed Weldon. and the Ts6np
Quartet. A real grille chorus NM
featured in eighteen big musio&a I'D
bcrs.
PcginninC Thursday and contfnEin
through the remainder OF this wee
Mark rwain's beloved romantic stor'
- The Trince and the Pauper," will /
/ | presented on the screen OF Ioew's c,
lunnhia Theater, with Marguerite ClaI
e IN the dual title role.
. The screen version OF this story Is sa
r 20 70 nrncaryp aa1ioin,