The Washington herald., 1917-05-27
Saturday to Monday" Leads
Attractions at Playhouses
BeIaDcs-as.tura.y to Msnday!s

BeIapes-Nsstnrazy to Monday
A new comedy which aims to solve the
marriage problem as well as the much
mooted Snestion Of woman's enfranchise-
ment, will be presented here by Win
throp Ames at the Belasco Theater to-
morrow night. Saturday to Monday"
which is the work of William ]. Hurl-
but, and is described as . farcical COM
edy which causes merriment without Civ
ing offense.
Should the observer choose to look be-
meath its surface and view It seriously,
will be found to convey lesson Of prac-
tical significance to all young people who
contemplate marriage and to partisans
of the suffrage cause and those who op-
pose It
Winthrop Ames, under whose super
vision Saturday to Monday will be seen
here, has chosen an expert company to
do justice to the new play. Ruth May
clIffe, Courtenay Foote, adelaide Prince.
Cecil Yapp, Constance Binney, Charles
Trowbridge, shirlet Aubert, Charles j.
Mccarthy and others expert In their art
have been enlisted for the presentation
of the work
Subjoined Is . brief outline of the
story Of the play. Suzanne Ercou and
Foxcroft Gray, two young leaders Of ul-
ira smart set. decide upon q tentative
marriage to sound the depth Of each
others affection Suzanne 10 Q young
woman OF very advanced ideas and she
proposes to Foxcroft that their marriage
ties shall be free and independent to do
and live as they choose. 1t is only when
Suzanne suspects Foxcroft Of an intrigue
with a chorus lady, Dot Csrtington, that
she discovers how much she really cares
for him. To revenge herself on him and
AZ ha Ia Aaalnnav RhA
visits an anaemic poet and playwright
and arranges that Foxcroft shah surprise
her with him in a rather compromising
situation. Foxcroft has a keen sense Of
humor as well as q tolerant philosophy
and refuses to see anything In theescapade-
Suzanne finally arrives at the conclusion
that a real marriage means marital
fidelity for all seven days Of the week
and she realizes that true love Is the
wealth and prize Of human existence
NationaI--sThe Chocolate Soldier
The reckless, debonaIF and humorous
hero. ''The Chocolate Soldier" again will
frolie through his laughable escapades
for the Amusement Of Washington pa
irons Of comic opera at the New National
Theater, where this popular piece VIII be
the offering for the eight performances
OF the Aborn organizations second week.
beginning Monday night.
OF all the brilliant light operate come
dies imported from Vienna none has had
greater measure Of approval and pa
tronage than THE Chocolate Soldier.
Much Of this great and enduring popu-
larity Is due to the excellence Of Oscar
Straus' musical score, OF the best Vien-
nese standard. containing such memora-
BILE numbers as MY Hero" "sympsthy.
the second act eextette, "such Lover" /"
The Chocolate Soldier" THE Tale Of q
Coat" THAT Would Be Lovely" FALL
ing in Love-" The Letter Song and
others
The whole dramatic fabricis q sort
OF operate buriesque on George Ber-
nard shaw's play Of adventure, Arms
and the Man.
The long run Of The choeolats Sol
der at the New York Casino, its equally
successful tours and the approval II won
when presented BY the Messrs- Aoorn
for the first time unpopular prices, make
It as familiar as II is welcome. The cast
many, Of whom have appeared here IN
the same parts before, includes Helena
Morrill, as Nadina, Mildred Rogers as
Aurelia, Eleanor Fairbanks as AsScha.
Charles a Bowers as Bumerll Seorge
Shields az Hassskxrof. Carl Haydn az
Alexis and James MeEihern ss csssanir