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The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
Lyman H. Howe Pictures.

Tonight at the Columbia Theater Ly-
man H Howe promises a series Of en-
tirely new Journeys to quaint lands via
his always interesting New York Hip
podrome Travel Festival Everything
will be new with the exception Of the
pictures of the coronation of King
George, which will be repeated in defer
ence to the insistent demands Of the
public.
One of the pleasing characteristics OF
the entertainment is the diversity of
scenes presented each week. In this new
itinerary he offers a steamer ride from
Passau, Austria, to Vienna in order to
show Howe travellers the beautiful
banks of the historic Danube. with its
romantic villages. castles, etc. Then fol-
lows a sightseeing ramble through gay
Vienna, with it's superb houses of parlia-
ment, city hall, grand opera house, Ca
thedrals, monuments, &C
Again the scenes change to the scien-
lists laboratory, where the amazing
forms Of life that surge through a drop
of water are revealed under a powerful
microscope. The always adventurous
vocation of whaling is also depicted But
the big feature Of the programme is an
Alpine climb, entitled above the
Clouds" Mr.. Howe guarantees this re-
production to surpass any scenes Of a
similar nature ever secured since the in
ception of animated photography.
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bining the favorite classical numbers with
popular melody, &c, on the usual stand
ard solo instruments. The three Creigh-
ton sisters. a dainty, petite singing and
dancing act with elaborate costume
changes and the newest song hits. Les
ter Brothers, a pair of funny clown
acrobats, who appear as old-time "Joeys"
of circus fame, but with a modern and
up-to-date act. Emile Egamor will pre-
sent her new speciality, Bubbles Of
Mirth and Melody" an act said to be
quite different from the usual singing
and talking turn. Lew Hoffman, the
comedy juggler, is replaced by John
Dooley, of "Oh, Mr.. Dooley'' fame.
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GLEN ECHO PARK.

Preparations have been made by the
management of Glen Echo Park for the
reception of another large throng of
day attendance at the picturesque pleas
ure resort this season attained unusual
proportions, and there is no perceptible
decrease in popularity of this recreation
rendezvous with Washingtonians.
Under the dictatorship of John S. NJ.
Zimmerman, the United States Soldiers
Home Military Band will, as usual,
officiate at the Sunday popular concerts,
both afternoon and evening, for which
an attractive, and well-balanced pro-
gramme has been devised Several
special features have been added to the
moving pictures. display. which takes
place at $50 o'clock in the comfortable
and cool open-air amphitheater
Luncheon and dinner parties at Glen
Echo Park have come to be a very pop
ular social fad during the August dog
days" and the management of the res
taurant. where Maryland chicken dinners
are naturally a specially, has augmented
the facilities so that over 200 persons can
be served at one time.
With its fifty varied amusement de-
vices in motion, Glen Echo Park goes
merrily along establishing new records of
patronage for an outdoor amusement
enterprise, and the varied additional
features with which Manager Schloss is
augmenting the regular programme from
time to time indicates that until the
seasons close visitors to the resort are
always certain OF finding plenty of d.
version.
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Cosmos Theater.

a well-balanced, diversified bill of
vaudeville specialties is rarer than one
would think, but it looks as If the Cos
mos show this week might form such a
one. The Boston City Quartet which
tops the bill this week. is working under
an assumed title for reasons of their
own. Under its proper name the act
would be we'll known to almost every
vaudeville patron. They will appear in
their new comedy singing Offering, each
member Of the quartet appearing in his
favorite comedy character and their
funny excentricities.
. Burbank and Danforth present q mu-
sical act of varied Instrumentation, COM
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS,
COLUMBIA.
"The House of n Thousand
Candles

Candles"
The most famous and successful of the
many plays used as a starring vehicle by
that delightful actor, E. NJ. Holland, is
to be revived by the Columbia players
tomorrow night. and will remain the
bill at the Columbia Theater for the re-
mainder of the week, with the usual
matinees Thursday and Saturday.
1.-The House of a Thousand Candles
may be called a melodrama of merri-
ment 1t is in four acts, and is a
dramatization by George Middleton of
Meredith Nicholson's famous novel of
the same name Entertainment inter
est, excitement, and merriment are in
separately associated with the play
which is likely to be one of the big Of
ferings of the season, with its subterra-
mean passages, secret panels, and hid
den documents.
An eccentric old man, John Marshall
Glenarm, conceives the idea that he will
ascertain how the bequeathing of his es-
tate to his grandson, John Glenarm, will
affect the young mans happiness, and,
going into hiding in a subterranean
chamber beneath his house, causes his
butler Bates, to give out the informa-
grandson is to remain in the house or on
the estate for one year, and to marry a
certain girl, he himself being supposedly
a woman hater. The girl promptly turns
up, but under the name Of another girl
1n the neighborhood who is her COM
panion. The house has been left in
charge of a butler, Bates, which part
was originated by Air. Holland, but will
be played this week by Stanley James.
The executor of the Genarm estate,
lawyer, is a rascal, in love with the girl,
and anxious to obtain some papers of
value, the production of which would
ruin him financially, which are concealed
about the house. A pretty romance is
kept prominently before the audience
throughout the entire action of the
piece. which eliminates happily despite
the plottingS of the villains.
In the cast will be found all the favor
ites of the Columbia company, including
"A. H. Van Buren as the grandson, John
Glenarm; George w. Barber as the
grandfather, John Marshall Glenarm;
Frederick Forester as Arthur Pickering,
the lawyer and executor of the Glenarm
will; Everett Butterfield as Larry Dono-
van, member of the Irish bar; Willard
Robertson as the Rev. DR.. Stoddard, of
st. Agatha's Chapel; John NJ. Kline as
Morgan, ca<etaker at Pickering's lodge;
Stanley James as Bates, the butler;
Theodore Hardy as the sheriff: Nina
Melville as Sister Theresa, the sister su-
perior at St Agatha's; Jessie Glendin-
ming as Gladys Olivia Armstrong, a pu-
Pill at st. Agathas, and Frances Nelson
rs Marian Devereaux
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All hail, theatrical season of 19l1-R!
The week marks the first faint stir OF
autumnal dramatic activity. The Gayety
opens with fresh and brightly FURNISHED
burlesque, and a hilarious seven days" is
promised those who have q weakness for
this form of entertainment. And their
number is legion.
The Lyceum throws it's lance into the
lists next week with The jolly Girls, -
while Chase's opens with an excellent
vaudeville bill, headed by the comedian
Taylor Holmes, on Monday, August 2S.
With a new management and new pol
icy, the Casino opens tomorrow with q
surprise BILL" the component parts of
which are not yet revealed to the ex-
pectant public.
The Belasco has a brief preliminary
season of the celebrated Kinemacolor
motion pictures, opening tomorrow.
Some brilliant effects in color are prom
issd.
AS to the Columbia Players, they, like
the brook. are going on forever, growing
:better with each passing week. enlisting
more enthusiastic adherents with each
new play. This week it is The House
sof a Thousand Candles next week, the
Henry Arthur Jones comedy, THE Liars
who was it that said Washington was
sabout due for a permanent stock COM
Epany7
Parallel to the temporary failure of the
New Theater in New York is the abrupt
lending OF Herbert Trench's season at the
Haymarket Theater in London. A brief
discussion of the causes of these fascoes
may not be amiss.
Trench's work at the Haymarket was
frankly in the nature of a reform"
movement. although the manager himself
lis far from being a shallow and conven-
.ticnal ''uplifter of the drama" For
knearly two years he was on the highest
Ewave Of success. He ama0zed London by
saking one play after another, all among
the great rejected of the commercial
managers, and making them emphatic
popular hits, at the same time preserv-
dng their high artistic quality.
Among the plays he produced We're
The Bluebird," Don" "All That
Matters" Priscilla Runs Away" and
above Suspicion" The first two Of
.these have been presented in America,
both by the New Theater company. To
'Washingtonians who saw the clever. de-
lghtful Don at the Belasco two years
ago, given as part of a double bill with
Sister Beatrice" by the New Theater
players, it is unnecessary to say a single
word in commentator of the piece.
THE Bluebird," the mystic Maetter-
linck play, has also firmly established
itself in America. 1t was hawked about
in London and New York for two sea-
sons, and Mr.. Trench was the single
manager with courage enough to produce
it, 1t was the open sesame, to for
tune. and in New York it supplanted
Peter Pam as the true children's classic
of the stage.
With the single exception of Above
Suspicion" everything the Trench hand
touched turned to fortune Why, then.
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FIRST STIR OF AUTUMN
THEATRICALS THIS WEEK
Gayety and Casino Open Tomorrow, with Chase's
and the Lyceum to Follow Soon.

Is the "Haymarket movement aban-
doned now? Simply because it was not
governed by ordinary commercial pru-
dence. because art insisted on running
things with a high hand, and when the
reckoning came, despite enthusiastic pat
ronage, the balance was on the wrong
side of the ledger.
money lavishly and achieved many note
worthy things, but 1t was more fashion
able than artistic, more pretentious than
practical. It owed its temporary down.
fall not merely to the fact that the Gen.
trail Park West playhouse was utterly
unsuited to the intimate drama" of to-
day, but because the Indifference of the
public was the inevitable harvest of its
managerial policy.
To those who love to read plays, as
well as to see them behind the footlights,
word in praise of two recent volumes
from the poetic, dreamy master Of the
Dublin stage. ]. NJ. Synge, will be timely
These two plays are THE Shadow Of
the Glen'S and The Playboy Of the West
ern World" The title of the latter car
ries its own meaning-the "playboy" is
the Irishman, with all his glorious humor
and his pride of race. The first play was
produced by Mrs. Fiske last season, and
the following is outline of it's comedy:
There are but four characters, Dan
Burke, an old farmer; Nora, his young
wife; Michael Dara, a young herder, and
tramp. The tramp comes TO the cot
tage only to beg "a sup of new milk and
a quiet, decent place where a man could
Sleep" and when he leaves "the woman
Of the house" goes with him, for her old
husband has found her "a hard woman
to please" and "a bad wife of an old
man" The husband, who had feigned
death to catch his wife in sin with
Michael Dara, the herder, sat with his
erstwhile rival over a bottle, exchanging
toasts, while the tramp and his wife had
gone out together hand in hand.
1t is comedy pure and simple, and this
in spite of its merciless laying bare of
the souls of its characters. For the rest
lessness and vague dissatisfaction of Nora
Burke there can be no peace. Not even
all the poetry Of the tramp's invitation
to go along with him can fill that limit
less nature that is hard to please"
Come along with me now, lady Of the
house." he says. and it's not my blather
you'll be hearing only, but you'll be hear
ing the herons crying out over the black
lakes, and you'll be hearing the grouse
and the owls with them, and the Iarks
and the big thrushes when the days are
warm, and it's not from the like of them
you'll be hearing talk OF getting old
like Peggy Cavanagh, and losing the hair
off You, and the light of your eyes, but
it's fine songs you'll be hearing when the
sun goes up, and there'n be no old fellow
wheeling. the like of a sick sheep, close
to your ear
And Nora replies: I'm thinking it's
myself will be wheezing that time with
lylng down under the heavens when the
night is cold; but you've a fine bit of talk.
stranger, and it's with yourself I'll 60"
A. NJ. J.
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The Plaza.

So widespread is the interest in those
two welI-known characters Of the car
toon world, Mutt and JEFF, that they
are being featured in motion pictures,
and shown to-day at the Plaza Theater,
in Ninth street, along with great COM
edy The Goldstein Burglars" and a
feature Western story in picture play.
Gray VOLTS Squaw," being special first
time shown pictures, and making the
Sunday bill at the Plaza, with the new
songs by Leonard Chick, even more in
teresting than usual.
Included in the Monday bill is a great
drama OF real life. "A Boys Best
Friend"
On Tuesday an Indian feature picture,
"A Sioux Spy" shows battle between
real Indians.
Mary Leonard or little Mary Pickford
will appear daily, and Leonard Chick
will sing new songs.
Every effort is being made by the
Plaza management to give its patrons
the most entertaining selections of mo-
ton picture plays to be found anywhere
in Washington.
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FRANCES hEtLSer
as DONNA,R ,ROhAs;n
"TAe.ETERNAL:ClTn.""

Frances Nelson. the popular leading
woman of the Columbia Players. is a
protege and intimate friends Of Rose
Stahl, the brilliant star Of The Chorus
Lady" The friendship started with the
beginning of Miss Nelson's stage career.
when she became a humble member of
Philadelphia stock company IN which
Miss Stahl was leading woman.
How Miss Stahl assisted and counseled
the young aspirant is one of the pleas
antest memories entertained by the Co.
lumbia's leading woman. Ever since
those early days of struggle the two
have kept up constant correspondence.
but It was not until a little more than
a year ago that the two met 1t was
an event to be celebrated, and II was
celebrated in true style. They were
playing Salt Lake City at the time, Miss
Stahl heading her own company and the
former novice as the feminine head OF
the Garrick stock company. of which
William Ingersoll, a Washington favor
lite, by the way, was manager and lead
ing man.
Furthermore. 1t happened to be Miss
Nelson's birthday, and the presents that
were showered upon her by the friends
mented by an elegant brooch which came
with Miss Stahrs compliments and love-
AS in Salt Lake, Cleveland and other
cities where she has proved a popular
favorite. Miss Nelson has developed
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The Casino.

The opening bill at the Casino Theater.
marking the premier Of the new season
with new management in control, and a
new policy In force, looks like everything
that has been claimed for it In advance.
1t has all of the earmarks Of a regular
| big time" show, and there is not a
single dull act on~the programme.
| The new policy includes five acts Of
| all-star vaudeville. two premier picture
productions direct from the manufacture
ers and ahead of an theaters in WASH
ington, and an excellent musical pro-
! gramme rendered by Prof. Victor john
sons orchestra. The afternoon perform
| ances will begin at 2:15 and 3:45 o'clock,
| and the evening performances at 7:15 and
S:45 o'clock. The prices of admission will
be the same as last season., notwithstand-
ing the Improvement and added expense
of the attractions. At night the first floor
| seats will be 20 cents and the balcony
| seats 10 cents, while the one price Of 10
cents will prevail at the matinees.
The show contains names that are well
known to vaudeville In the first place
! there is Theo. the beautiful, with her
singing and dancing dandies, in a clever
Spectacle that promises a hit.
The celebrated Fairhaven Trio, one OF
the Broadway laughing riots, are down
for their down-to-the-minute comedy Of
fering. Here Is going to be the big
scream Of the show. But all of the
comedy will not be In their hands, as
there is Arthur Rigby, the ever-popular
minstrel and Elsie Toilette and Jack
wicks. sure-fire singing. dancing. and
patter stars.
The Charbino Trio VIII give q display
Of hand-to-head balancing and acrobatfo
feats. They are not alone balancers, but
they are athletes and gymnasts as we'll
The Washington motion pic
lures for the opening VIII be "The Wasp"
a corking good comedy. and THE Arrow
Head" rue-to-life story OF the West
presented as only the Lubin companies
know how 70 produce these plays
The management announces for Friday
night an amateur carnival for cash priuss,
which VIII be conducted along refined
lines. The Casino VIII present amateur
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THE GAYETY.
Al Reeves "Beauty Show,

Al Reeves Big Beauty Show" comes
at the Gayety Theater this week Mr..
Reeves always has succeeded in present.
ing a burlesque entertainment Of an un-
usually high order. His company is un-
doubtedly the best that he has ever had,
including. as it does, such well known
people as Andy Lewis, a comedian of
splendid abilities; Billy Inmann. who has
a fine record OF successes to his credit;
George w. Scott, who has been identi-
fed with some most important produc-
tons; Zella Russell, the beautiful piano
soloist; Marie Brandon. a graceful toe
dancer and all-around clever vocalist and
performer; Blanch Curtis and Bianch
Martin. who are firmly established
among the best leading women In bur-
lesQue
Al Reeves Is q host In himself, but
when he comes surrounded with such an
organization OF genuinely talented enter
tainers, a performance OF rare enjoy
ment may confidently be looked forward
70. Mr.. Reeves has always made q spe-
ciai point Of securing an extraordinary
afseubiage OF pretty girls for his chorus
anA dancing ballet, and IN this particular
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al will
great

An achievement new 20 the scientific
world win have its first introduction to
Washington at the Belasco Theater this
week, beginning with matinee to-mor-
row, when the Kinemacolor Company Of
America will exhibit the product OF its
process under the new Urban-Smith pat
ents. Kinemacolor Is motion picture
photography embodying al that has
been heretofore seen In animated life
pictures. but with the addition thar
every hue, tone. and color Of nature IL
reproduced upon the screen with innnite
exactness.
The subjects TO be reproduced At the
Bsissco are ell Of the principal Incidents
of the festivities of the coronation of
xtns oeergA whioA asor6s xinsmaesios
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FRAncES NELSON as DIANA
In nARisTocRAcrp

sorts for pleasure seekers looking for an
evenings cutting during the summer.
This afternoon and tonight another spe-
cial band concert will be given by Tan
silrs big band. Sunday concerts have
proven very popular and pleasing to
visitors at the park. There will be sew
eral novel and free entertainments at
Luna Park the coming week.
The dancing pavilion. with It splendid
floor, Is one of the many popular fea-
lures. The pavilion is thrown open every
night, and the band begins playing at
o'clock.
It is always cool and comfortable at
Luna Park and more than a hundred
different forms OF amusement to par
tiCipate in.
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ample opportunity to exemplify Its mar.
velous possibilities.
The first presentation in America Of
the Kinemacolor coronation pictures
was given at the Herald Square Theater
In New York on Saturday. July %. prin-
cipally for the members Of the press.
The first real presentation was given on
the Monday evening following, when the
house was sold out. which condition has
The production II In eleven reels. re-
quiring about two hours to show. Be-
ginning with q View Of London before
the coronation. It launches into the prin-
cipai events, some Of which are the In
vestiture Of the Prince Of wales with the
Order Of the Garter 1t Windsor Castle;
the unwilling Of the Queen Victoria mon
ument, Allowing the procssaion from
BuokinsAan Rl,aeA = which ths King
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host of admirers in this city, who have
watched with delight the unquestioned
Improvement in her work since the be-
ginning of the season.
This comes of the fact that she loves
her work, is possessed Of unusual tai
ent and has set her goal high
Unlike some leading women, she Is most
select in her circle OF friends. as the de-
mands of her work leave her little time
for social duties, and she feels that her
professional demands must be considered
before she gives herself up to the pleas
ures Of life
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Miss frances NEILSen

ferocious beasts. Tuesday, as a special
added attraction, 'Enoch Arnold will be
shown.
The Alhambra management has just
made arrangements with the General
Film Company to produce the American
Biograph. Vitograph. Selis, and Esnay
photoplays, and in the future will play
all the latest licensed Patents Company
star productions. Admission price will
still be 5 cents. Four new reels daily
will be the programme.
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The Virginia.

This is the last day of Julius Caesar"
at the Virginia. The audiences have
shown increasing interest in this won
derfully realistic picture Of the days Of
the Caesars. the marvellous battle scene
awakening especial enthusiasm.
Beginning Wednesday, and continuing
the rest Of the week. will be shown an
absorbing drama film of the far North,
''The Truth About the Pole
DR.. Cook, impersonating the chief role,
assisted by able pantomimists, in a
series OF pictures, exposes a worldwide
conspiracy to defraud him of his rights.
AS the different scenes fash upon the
screen, the doubling Thomas will admit
there Is at least room for q reasonable
doubt
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he is said to have excelled his best pre-
vious efforts in this respect "Conology"
Is the title of the burlesque which will
be presented.
George NJ. Cohan has given Mr.
Reeves permission to include his popu-
lar American Ragtime" in the musical
numbers of the show, which will serve
to add greatly to the attractiveness Of
this part of the performance
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and the German Emperor participated
and the dedication service as performed
by the Archbishop Of Canterbury; the
Indian camp at Hampton Court. showing
the MaharaJah OF Patalia and 600 officers
and men supplied by the Indian Empire;
the investiture Of his royal highness the
Prince OF Wales by the King at Carnar.
Won Castle; the trooping Of the colors.
where the kings cavalcade was pag-
cant In itself. the royal suite Including
distinguished generals and chiefs, Indian
princes. &c. Empire day u another
snowy incident also the lawn fete at
ing OF the jewels worn by the King and
Queen at the time Of the coronation.
The navfl review at spithead. In which
the Dreadnought Delaware. from the
United States. was the lasgsst vessel IN
The proeession. J.
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Cosmos sunday Concert.

Several new specialties have been
added to the Cosmos concert programme
to-day. In addition to the best numbers
of last weeks show, and should make
one Of the best Sunday entertainments
yet given at the popular little playhouse.
The orchestra win again be under the
leadership of Arthur J. Manvill and the
following numbers viii be given. Over
ture, Morning. Noon and Night" suppe:
descriptive fantasie, "a Trip to Great
RritaIn." Loech (new): prelude, Rach-
maninoff: berceuse. "Jocelyn." GODDARD;
grand selections from the new comic
opera Baron Trenck." Albini. and popu-
lar numbers. The picture plays include
"The Unexpected Gift.' ''The 0ordlan
Knot In camhodia." and Exciting. .
funny fishing. Four concerts win be
given, starting at Z = Z. ana .. o'clock.