The Washington times., 1915-04-04

With the preliminary work finished,
the members of the Columbia Musical
Stock Company are prepared to make
their bid for popular favor that has
been accorded previous Columbia
spring and summer entertainment TO-
morrow night in the melodious Rose
Maid composed by BIupo o,,Srr Gran,dh, nith
the book by Harry b. Smith and Ray
mond Peck.
The opening Of the Columbia spring
season with musical offerings Is TO pe
made a big event in the history OF the
theater and the District. The produc.
ton that is to be given Is the result OF
weeks Of rehearsal and painstaking
care. The piece selected to inauSurate
the season is not only one OF ihe nus
tunsful, but is also one of the most
amusing, Of the latter-day musical
The plot deals with the adventures
Of an impecunious duke whose engage
fnent to a princess is broken when 1t Is
learned that the dukes uncle, upon
whom he bases his hopes for fnanciSl
Gain. has become father, ana VIII,
fhsrefora, have another heir to Wholn
bis fortune will go. The duke Is torGeo
into another matrimonial venture by In
S1stent creditors with what they pelieIe
To be a wealthy girl, who turns out 10
be a maid. The news that the uncle Is
= father proves false. however, ana
Sho usual pappy CHUNG 10 'S "
n rather unusual manner -,
Eleanor Henry. who Will make nel
debut here as a prima donna. Is lyIic TIC
soprano personality-literapy. IN tne
possession Of those charms OF pefso,, ~
Included in the idealizations musical
comedy composers provide for tnelr
heroines, she is possessed OF a whiim,
sicality, keen sense OF oralila..o s;ao
values, and pure lyric soprano Hoi@o
nf
Her short stage career has brougnt
her into considerable pro1eSslonai
prominence. A native OF batn oescm,
Long Island, she was sent 70 tne NSw &
purpose Of studying art ana us pru a.
tical application. She remained az the
school but a short time. leaving at the
age of sixteen to join the Henry w;
Savage forces, where her .oioe tha
natural ability soon brought her tne
nasition of understudy for Lima Bar
She had important paris in "Loulsiana
Lou and "Sweethcarts, ana was ~.
Maid" Mae " and in The Spring Maid" The
Tenderfoot' and others. She IS one oi
the type of musical comedy prliilo
donnas who have nude their WORK the
subiect of the deepest sort OF stuly
and have worked hard 1or SUCCESS Miss
tomorrow nights production MISS
Henry sings the part of Daphne,
Carl Haydn, the tenor, who VII! nave
the part of the young duke, mas pcen
before the public in leading roles ~
musical comedy for several years, an aiu
has that sort of a voice that gives conn
dence TO his audiences the minute ne
begins to sing-a confidence that he VIII
give an adequate Interpretation OIL me
music. He has a most pleasing per
rsonality, and has sung the parts oi
many OF the more important musical
comedy heroes of the past few years.
Maid includes Harry Short. Dorothy
Walker Orffcc Nanassc, w. ]. NC
Carthy, David Andrala, Lillian Browne.
Miriam Furlong, Philip Sheffield: Alice
Bentley, Lucille Saunders, and Fred Z.
Palmer.
Tho chorus includes Lillian Browne
|Charman FTrlong. Madgc Bruce, Helen
Summers. Miriam Barry, Clara King
Julia Travis. Clara Henrie. Cecilia
Ian. Mae Murray, Carmen Vaslvia.
Marjory Shields, Tessie Fletcher, Ade-
laide Folger. Ada Evans, Edith Armour.
Ada Girard, Georgia LeMae, Victor
Leroy. Sidney Davies. Armand King.
Eugene Varey. Joseuh Randall. Dixie
Kirkland, Emmett McCornvillc, Carl
Judd, Willie Collins. Frank Markham
The production is i'll two acts with
scenes laid i'll London and at Ostend.
There are eighteen musical numbers in
cluding interpolated dancing spccialties
by the Ramsdell twins. who were form
crly features of the Winter Garden PRO
ductions. An orchestra of eighteen
pieces, under the direction % Frank
Vaudeville will attend to the orchestra =
tIon and the entire production has been
given the personal attention of General
Director Frank Rainger. There will be
two matinees. Thursday and Saturday,
and seats will be sold two weeks in
advance. "The Red Mill' is underlined
as the second production
The Russian Balalaika Orchestra will
make it's only Washington appearance
at the Columbia Theater today in two
concerts. One at matinee at p. nj
and the other in the evening at S:3C
O'Clock.
When the Balalaika Orchestra gave
Its first concert in New York five years