The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-16
MILE. MODESTO
A TREAT OF
WEEK
Washington Community Com
pany in Herbert Opera
at Central

Everything Is In readiness for the
opening of Mile. Modiste," at the
Central High Community Center
next Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri
day evenings, when 1.-THE Washing
tonians," under the director of Rol-
lin Bond, will inaugurate the series
OF Victor Herbert celebration per-
formances with this most popular
OF the Herbert comic operas. Just
as their fine production OF Sweet
hearts" last spring, which won uni
versal praise, was q revival Of The
notwithstanding 1921 success, 80
this Mile. Modiste" Is q revival OF
their 1922 success and is promised
to outrapk she memorable sweet
hearts production.
al cast OF twenty-six principals. .
double chorus OF fifty, with an en-
ceptionl male chorus as we'll as the
Unknown Jenny Lind chorus OF
girls, and the Charleston ballet
group under Betty Mcmillan OF the
Ned Wayburn symphonic Jazz Re
view, provides this production with
strength that will enable this, their
fifty.fifth presentation, to make his
torv for THE Washingt Ontansv
under the professional direction OF
Rollin Bond. .
n Frank Duggan Will be seen In
fha role az the Count de st. Mar
and heard in II Want What
want When I Want IT.; EsteIIe
Murray will sing the piquant role.
made famous by FIRTH SchefI' OF
"Fifi," her songs including sweet
Summer Breeze" Hats Make Ins
woman Z THE Mascot q the
Troop" and the famous The Nignt-
ingale end the Star, Harry y. I:
MYERS. tenor, Is Captain Ettenne,
and Wesley b. Peckham the Lieut.
enant Rene"
Stars and Pretty Groups
Those charming Hunt twins,
GAYLE and Gladys. vii lbe heard n
coloratura duet In the opening
Of the opera. appearing as the
daughters OF the modesto. Madame
cecile.' And in this character Of
the typical Paris shopkeeper,
MademoiseIIe Renee, direct from
Paris. will be the character come
dienne. Hiram Bent, the American
millionaire of Keokuk, Iowa, VIII
Be played by Paul Grove, jr.. and
Alice Cush, the typical newly-rfch
American wife, Mrs. Hiram Bent, OF
Keokuk. CASTOR, the artist son 81
Madame Cecile, and Francois, the
norter at the modiste's shop, viii
be PLAYED by Dennis Connell and
p. Ii. Preston, with Pete Deffis az
the general. Elsie l.. Schulze Will
be the naughty viscountess and
Betty Mcmillan, the temperamentaI
s2ahe - dansuese OF the FOhes
Special orchestra scenery and
costumes from New York will Tea
ture this production.
The Jenny Lind chorus, which
contains much prirna donna ma
terial, includes Dorothy Rieley,
Katherine L. Fisk, Brycie Bayles,
Mary Whelchel, Irma Won Lack4y.
Bessie C.. Doolan, Wymena Nc
Kinley, Anna Dom, Selma M.
Schulze. Viola A. Lilge, Adelaide
". Boyd, Ethel b. Roland, Jane
Isaacs, Gertrude r.. Wolfe, Mar
guerite Maxwell, Ruth q. Perry,
Geneva Simpson, Catherine Les
Blanc and Elizabeth McCurdy. The
male ensemble of French officers
includes Harrison r. Chatfield,
Raymond Elliott, Leonard w. Van
Der Wekke, Charles L. Maxwell,
Walter r. Cupp, s. B. Covert,
Thomas McKeever, John A. Taylor,
Gibson Maxwell, Fred c. Knapp,
Stanley Moreau, and Crispin Alexis,
under Captain Harry Myers and
Lieutenant Wesley Peckham.
The jazz ballet under Betty Nc
MILAN, who came from New York
out of the biggest act in Keith
vaudeville expressly to train the
Charleston group for this produc-
ton, includes Sara Stockton, Nina
Allen, Elaine Griggs, Florence De-
Ment, Alice Kennedy, Wynnfred
Coyne, Edith Smythe and Peggy
Garrett. 1t Is interesting to note
that Betty Mcmillan is herself
product of THE Washingtonians"
prior to her New York engagement
which has extended over a period