The Washington herald., 1917-06-03
BeIasco-Eve's Daughter,

What the advance reports indicate
Will prove an exceptionally interesting
| new production is to be at the Belasco
tTheater this week. 1t is Ewes Daugh-
ter, by an English playwright hitherto
little known in this country, Alicia
Ramsey and presented by one of our
leading managers. William A. Brady
Tomorrow night. Mr.. Brady will offer it
at the Belasco for the first time on any
stage, and to inaugurate its career sue
cessfully he will put into it a cast of
| prominent players.
Ewes Daughter Is the story of a
spirited English girl, Irene, whose father.
partly because of religious convictions.
partly because of middIe-class narrow
ness, has held her in restraint, Tnu
drama shows the crises in her life frsr
when her father dies suddenly, leaving
her $4,000, and again, when her money
is exhausted and she finds she cannot
crafty her costly habits.
christine Norman, who played at the
Belasco in upstairs and Down. left
1t to play in Ewes Daughter She
will have the title role. Others in tho
cast are: Lionel Atwin, for three years
leading man in London Froham produc-
| tions; Thomas Holding. leading man
with Pauline Frederick in THE Eternal
City," and other pictures; Gypsy OBrien,
a personal hit in Cheating Cheaters;'
Annie Hughes. who played in Gals-
worthy's The Fugitive" Norah Lamison
from Grace George Playhouse Company;
Lionel Belmore from Somebody's Lug
gage" Florence Wollersen from Mar
garet Anglin's Company; Langdon
Bruce, Mrs. Cooper-Cliffe, ]. ]. Horwitz,
Philip Loeb, Noel Travers and others.
The play has been staged by John Crom-
we'll.
Matiness at the Belasco Theater will be
as usual, on Wednesday and Saturday.
NatiOnab-GNaughty Marietta,
For the third week of the Aborn Comic
Opera and musical comedy season, begin
ming Monday. night, the organization at
the New National Theater will turn again
to the American brand of composition,
presenting eight performances of the rep
resentative native comic opera, Naughty
| Marietta" the music of which is By
Victor Herbert and the book by Rida
johnson Young.
Mr.. Herbert had scored a long line
Of comic opera successes when this
Offering was produced, so there was no
surprise when this work met with a
hearty reception upon its first presenta-
ton in New York with Emma Trentini
| as the star. Mrs. Young, however, had
been identified as one of Americas lead
ing dramatlsts, and as her poSlt1on had
been achieved through comedies and
dramas without music, her essay as a
comic opera librettist was rather d
novelty. Her book for Naughty
Marietta" embracing vivacious and
clever lyrics, q romantic and charming
story, with a wealth of comedy and en-
tertaining character drawing in its plot,
lines and situations established her
quite as highly in comic opera creation
as she had been in other theatrical fields
The locale of the story is picturesque
old louisiana In French colonial times.
Following the long run of this piece in
New York, several companies were or
ganfzed to present it. on tour, and its
worth was eventually established In
every important city in the country.
The Aborn organization was the first to
present it at popular prices two years
ago, and It has since been a frequent and
popular offering In their repertoire.
Several Of the members Of the casts
OF the past two weeks at the New Ma
tional have appeared in leading roles in
Naughty Marietta" in previous Aborn
engagements elsewhere, and others viii
Do brought here especially for parts IN