The Washington times., 1915-06-02
Attractions
Coming To
Washington

ed next week by the Aborn Comic Opera
Company at the New National Theater
PRODUCED originally for Alice Nielsen
and affording her the means OF risine
to the top rank of comic opera stardom
II has proven a drawing attraction III
past years In the. Aborn repertoire.
Ihe excellence Of workmanship OF
poth Harry B. Smith, the librettist, ano
victor Herbert, the composer. Is DIS,
successes. The book abounds In comedy
situations with a story more romantic
and better defined than Is usually
round In light musical offerings. the
scenes laid In picturesque Hungary:
Aborn favorites will make up most ol
the cast, with the addition of Eileen
castles, the English lyric soprano, whc
recently made her debut in light opera
others are George Shields. James Nc
Elhern. Phil Branson, Forrest Hun
Mabel Andrews Ad'e and Madge % North.
Ihe Gingerbread Man." fairy opera
bringing to life most of the favorite
Iairy tale characters of grownups and
cnlldren, Is to be produced by the CO.
lumbia Musical Stock Company next
week, The principal roles In the opera
VIII be played by Elinor Henry and
William Pruette, sr... the engagement
OF the latter having been prolonged tc
include a second week.
The book of THE Gingerbread Man"
was written by Fred Rankin and A.
Baldwin Sloane composed the music.
originally intended for the entertain
ment OF children, the opera enjoyed a
run Of a solid year in New York and
was. was patronized by the grownups with
the children. although the little ones
found everything that could be desired
in the production.
Director Frank NJ; Ranger and Musi-
been working out the scheme for THE
Gingerbread" man for the past two
weeks and they announce that they in.
TEND to give production of an unusual
character full of surprises.
kitty MacKay." the Scotch comedy
which enjoyed enormous popularity in
bo the offering Of the Poll players
next week when Maud Gilbert will be
seen in the role of Kitty. the par
which lifted Molly Mcintyre. to the
rank Of the stars, and Mabel Kip. 6
Mag Duncan. one Of the riches
The story Of KITTY MacKay" con
Germs a charming little Scotch lassit
who has been reared by two parsimon
ious foster parents. When, Kitty, II
and young British officer visit heI
and tell her she Is the heiress of a for
tune and is to go to London to live.
Kitty falls In love with the yount
English relatives. A mysterious obsta
Gle comes between them, however
which causes Kitty to fee to Scotland
The young soldier follows. and all mis-
understandings are eventually removed
Following his staring tours in THE
Show Shop" and He Comes Up Smil-
Ing" Douglas Fairbanks and his CO.
laborer in comedy, Patricia Collinge
both well-remembered members Of the
four-star production of THE New Hen
rietta" Will be seen next week at the
B. F.: Keith Theater I'm John Stokes
one-act comedy. "A Regular Business
Man" O.. ....
Belle Baker. styled THE Bernhardt OF
Song" will be the second feature of tho
bill. All her songs are new Irving
Berlin compositions. An added feature
Mile. Vadie's lyric dancers, from the
Folies Bergere. Paris. will interpret
THE Blue Danube" The .sprinl
Song" Renaissance Gavotte," anC
"Bacchanale."
A special event OF the week will bt
the debut In her home city of Elizabeth
Reeside. late of the Boston Opera Com
pany. who will show her operate &C
compartments supplerlenteu py severn
dances. Other features will be Dl
Gallon. The Loquacious Laddie on thu
Tottering Ladder" the Sharrocks II
Behind the Grand Stand;" Ed. Morton
the comedian OF phonograph fame. anc
Booth and I.eander IN Something e
Talk About" Next Sundays concert!
at 3 and S:l5 p. m. will offer all the at
fractions composing the current week.
bill.
One Of the newest features that Gler
Echo Park has added to Its list tha
has made a decided hit with the patrons
is the daily report of the ball game
Every evening when the open-air motior
pictures are put on the score of the af
ternoon gave Is given. and this In con
nection with the bi-weekly feature o
the Hearst-Selig record OF curren
events has made the new motionograpi
machine extremely popular.
With dozens of amusement devices o.
| widely varied types. an equal number O.
side lines" and a number of features
charge class. Glen Echo offers induce
ments to all ages and provides a delight
full way Of spending an afternoon o.
| evening.
The dance pavilion where Charles o
Mills and his orchestra holds fortl
proves the center of attraction for hun
| dreds of the dancing set. Sunday. a
lusual. the main attraction will be tn
series of band concerts by the Soldiers
Home Band.
The new bill to be. presented at tn
| Cosmos Theater for the last half of tn
week, beginning~with the matinees to
morrow, will retain as its headline at
traction the famous ape. Lady Betty
| other attractions will include Roy A
Harrah and Mrs. Harrah In societ
dances on roller skates. The youn
people are said to be real adopts bot
on the skates and in the dances
Lowell and Lowell will have an offer
ing of songs and humorous dtalogu
and the Duuuesne Four. a comed
quartet will return after having wo
high praise in other cities. Two othe
acts are vet to be announced.
The added attractions will include tn
| Hearst-Selig picture news and the base
ball score on the days the National
play away from home. Sundays con
certs. from to 1890 p. M. will featur
a concert orchestral program, new spe
cialties and other attractions.
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