The Washington times., 1915-05-19
Attractions
Coming To
Washington

One Of the daintiest musical shows of
the current season is underlined for
next week at the Columbia Theater in
The Girl of My Dreams"
For three seasons this clean musical
comedy was played to capacity audi
ences. and IL has been selected by the
management Of the Columbia Musical
Comedy Company as an attraction that
will prove of special interest
Peggy Wood. the Columbia pYima
donna, will make a demure and. appeal
ing Quakeress from a country village.
and her numbers in THE Girl of My
Dreams win admirably display the
quality af her voice.
HarryHhort' will have an interesting
role in THE Girl Of My Dreams that
will give him new dances. The produc-
tion will be marked by the introduction
of ''harem-scarem' pony ballet. big
choruses. and an augmented orchestra
under the direction of Frank Mande-
Vile.
At the New National Theater next
week the Aborns will offer the ever
popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera,
THE Mikado," as the fifth in their
series of musical productions.
For years this has been one Of the
Aborn offerings and season in the
be incomplete. Milton Ahorn was him
self one of the most famous of the
many "Ko Kos" and the opera is his
favorite of all musical shows.
The production next week will bring
one of the best casts of the season
and the principals will include Phil
Branson. as the Mikado; Albert Parr,
as Nanki-Poo; Frank Deshon. as Ko.
n pal~
ard Bum. as Pish-Tush; Helena Nor
rill, Edith Bradford and Mabel Andrews.
as three little maids. and Jayne Her
bert. as Katisha. head the list.
One Of the most ambitious productions
Of the season will be the. presentation
of Polly of the Circus" by the Poll
Players>next week. This play has been
called one of the most human OF the
Later day comedies.
1t tells the story of a circus rider,
an attractive young woman, who is
injured during performance in a small
town where circus people are regarded
as the lowest strata of society. The
minister of the principal church, a
young man of broad ideas, has the in
jured woman removed to his home
where she is nIrsed back to health,
In the meantime Polly and the min
lister fall very much in love with each
other. The scandal that makes among
the church people is appalling. but
everything comes out right in the enu
Maud Gilbert will play the part Of
the circus rider, and Albert Roscoe Will
Will be the minister. The settings for
the production are to be of an unusual
| character, and Director Andrews prom
| ises some surprises,
| Vaudeville's own biggest stars are be-
Ing given right Of way at Keith's. and
next week Alice Lloyd. one of London 8
favorite music-hall condolences. will be
the attraction. Miss Lloyd has won re-
nGWn tfls IN ss tnis country as the star Of
Maid" She will offer a cycle Of comic
London and broadway ballads.
The added feature Will be the Princess
Radjah. first given fame in this country
at Hammerstein's but never seen in this
city, in her Cleopatra and Arabian
| Chair dances.
Other features will be the Ward Bro
Howell and company in The Red Fox
Trot;" Jack Donahue and Alice Marion
Stewart in Him and Her. the Gaud-
smidts and their Spanish acting poodles:
Dorothy and Madeline Cameron, the
English ballerinas and Juan Cardo and
FRITZ.
Next Sunday at the concerts at 8 and
Sis p. M. this weeks bill will be given
board will show the Washington-Cleve-
land game.
Preparations for the opening Of Glen
Echo Park Saturday have been com
pleted. and only the finishing touches
remain to be put on before the gates are
thrown open and all Of the amusement
devices started.
This year. as in the past, there will
be no charge for admission, and numer-
Gus free features will be offered. Every
evening there will be the free open-air
L nf fNr, MIR nd >,ts hoy
been made to show the Hearst-selig
In the dance pavilion. Charles o. Mills
Orchestra will again play for tho dan
floor director. Sunday the big feature
will be the four free concerts by tho
Soldiers Home Band. and Glen Echo
will once again solve the problem Of
how to spend pleasant Sabbath At
ternoon and evening.
'Ine Haberdashery Girls" IN their
the headline attraction of the Cosmos
Theater for the remainder Of the week.
1t Is Mr.. Reynolds farewell appearance
vaudeville circuit in London
chief of the new attractions to appear
peglnning with the matinees tomorrow
VIII be the Rajahs In their exhibition Of
telepathy and thought transference, In
Guiding the musical thought wave"
kcnney and Hollis will present an Of
fering of absurdity. The Carolina Duo
bring songs comedy and acrobatic dan
cling and Reidy and Currier have a musi-
cal number. The added attractions will
be the ball case of the Nationals away
from home by the Cosmos electrical
scoreboald
The Sunday concerts from to 80
p. m will offer a program of orchestral
music as we'll as new specialties'
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