The Washington times., 1916-09-20
AMUSEMENT LIST
FOR WASH|NGTON|ANS
Varied Program ls Offered by
Theaters and Resorts for
Capital Residents.
Aborn opers.


the theatrical season at the National
will be. launched on Monday evening,
september Is. when the Aborn Grand
Opera Company will start a two week.
engagement OF grand opera.
For the FIRST week the following roper.
toire has been selected: Monday night
and "wednesday matinee, 'sThe Jewel,
OF the Madonna" Tuesday night and
Saturday matinee, "Madame Butterfiy:'i
"wednesday night. Lucia al Lammcr>
Moor. Thursday night, la Boheme;:
urday night, I'll Trovatore."
Belaseo.
William A. Brady. In sending "objeat
-Matrimony." new comedy, TO the
belasco Theater next week. just befors
starting II on New York run, gives
visible proof TO his statement recently.
that, far from giving ovef all his tin,e
to motion pictures, he plansZto become
very active again In the regular theatcr.
the few hits OF the year in New ~" YORK
so far. this being ''The Man Who Game
Back drama by Jules Ec<ert Good
man. which has settled down for a run
Attic, at the Playhouse; Mr. Brsdys other
been occupied so Far with James +.
Powers In Somebody's Luggage" That
goes on the road Saturday night. and .
new play by. George Broadhurst. "Rich
Man. Poor Man.. opens at that thester
Object Matrimony." a brand new
Brady production. II already being
smoothed over out Of town this week.
comes saa :f tS x. SspsS TssE.r tour next
week, after which II will go on to
Broadway. By that time another Brady
production OF two will be In rehearsal.
30 II is perfectly. evident to the most
intend 70 be a busy man IN the theater
again. Which is a good thing for the
theater since he has always been one
Of its most dynamic forces.
Keith's.
Henry Lewis. Of "A Vaudeville Cock
tail' fame, returns next week to the b.
r. Keith Theater az a full-fledged star.
dividing first honors In the bill with
Muriel Worth. Mr.. Lewis win offer
"squidulum" served in "a vaudeville
pousse cafe" Another feature will be
the Four Marx Brothers and company
in Home Again." a nautical musical
comedy.
stu another drawing card will be Billy
Gaxton and company returning TO offer
their new success, Somebody's Baby"
Others engaged are May Naudain. the
"Katinka" song-star with Anatol Fried:
land, the composer: Maurice Brierre and
Grace King In The Little Girl From
Boston" Mccormick and wallace IN
European juggier. and Bea Verera, the
Continental prima donna; the pipe organ
recitais and the Pathe news pictorial
Polls.
1.-The Natural Law will be the Of.
fering at Polls next week. This play
ran for four months in New York.
The plot concerns the dilemma OF
young woman artist, engaged 20 an
elderly physician. when she falls In
love with q younger man.
Gayety.
Joan Bedinrs big novelty show,
"Puss, Puss," will be seen again next
week at the Gayety Theater. Il re-
turns to Washington with an entirely
new book. an augmented cast and
many novelties.
This years production, which 10 IN
two acts and several scenes. boasts
OF but little plot to the book. but de-
scopic changes and constant surprises
the attention OF the audiences being
always on the qui vive on the lookout
for the next novelty.
Jean Bedini. Pam Lawrence, Mimi
tBuddie) Harrison. Harry jackson.
Hebrew comedian; Charles Mac, Eng
lish eccentric comedian; George
Brooks. Juvenile; Mile. simone. de
ma Emile August. eccentric French
comedian; Al Ricardo, ventrlloquist
who introduces a novel speciality, and
Toots Davis and Ed Stafford, black
face eccentric singers and dancers.