The Washington times., 1915-11-10
Attractions Coming to
Capital Theaters

John Drew. a most accomplished and
always welcome player. will be next
weeks attraction at the New National
Theater. where he will be seen in
comedy entitled THE Chief" by Hor-
ace Annesley Vachell. an English au-
thor celebrated through some capitaily
written books. who has recently d.
verged to playwritinG with remarkably
gratifying results. among his pieces
which have won instant success being
THE Case OF Lady Gambler" and
"Quinney's" There Is said to be COM
mendable literary quality to his works
as well as new spirit and new dramatic
effect
For Mr.. Drew he is said to have pro-
vided a character which will 60 far
toward enhancing the comedian's popu-
larity. while at the same time he has
given him II play which has an appeal
quite aside from i'S prill,an. nun, wi, T1sx and
lover. Of course. but with the difference
that In the present case he is widower
in love with a widow. the latter to be
impersonated by Laura Hope Crews.
in the American theater. THE Chief
promises delightful entertainment.
"A Pair OF silk stockings" a comedy,
by Cyril Harcourt, comes to the Belas-
CO Theater next week with a notable
cast. This piece was produced at the
beginning OF last season BY winthrop
Ames, at his Little Theater In New
York, where II remained all winter and
up TO the closing time In the spring
| This comedy was originally produced
| in London and ran for one season. The
| creator of the principal role there. San
Sothern. brother of T.. II. Sothern. vii
| A1,,,t t,,t, as hn O ~
| next week.
The cast includes Eva Leonard
Boyne. Alison Skipworth. Wallace
Ersitine. +. Clayton Greene, Sybi
Cariisle. and Gladys knorr.
| Bernard Granville will be the head
liner at tho b. +. Keith Theater mex
week. He was the star Of Aiegfeid'.
He Comes Up Smiling and after
few pleasant weeks in ke ith vaude
willie. he is slated to ill in "Watci
Your Step" the role played by Yer
non Castle. who has gone to th'
The supplementary leading attrac
ton will be Homer Il. Mason. Mar
gLerite Keeier and company In mar
RED" by Porter Emerson Brown
author OF "a Fool There Was" Othe
offerings will be James and Bonni
Thornton. "The Youpgest of the Old
Timers" Mile, Marion Nadie and he
six lyric dancers in a cycle OF dances
Frank North and company In "Bacl
TO Wellington" the BagEessens. jug
Klers: Loughlins comic bow-wows
Henry Rudolf, The Troubadou
Tenor" tho Pathe news pictorial. an
che pipe organ recitals.
The most popular drama ever sdapte
from a novel. THE Trail OF the Lone
some Pine" will be the offering Of tn
Poll Players next week. This refresh
ing story of sentiment was made int
a play by Eugene Walter, from Joh
Fox. jr's, widely read novel OF tn
same name.
The play concerns June. daught'
OF the mountains, who lives with ht
Cumberland hills. away from all tn
refining influences OF civilization.
There comes into the valley, whic
lies at the foot of the trail of the lon'
some pine, a young civil engineer, WI
has been commissioned by railroa
to lay out a right-of-way. In the cour'
, | of his work the engineer comes In co,
fiict with Junes father, and with June
mountaIneer sweetheart. How the el
gineer wins the girls heart and owe
comes violent prejudice OF her fathe
. is told in simple, but appealing di
iogue. and developed In many stirrir
, situations.
role of the young engineer. and Mi
= Florence Rittenhouse will return to Il
| cast as June, after an absence OF thr
weeks during which time she has su
fered severely FROM sprained ankle,
When Al Reeves brings his Beau
) show" to the Gayety Theater ne