The Washington herald., 1911-06-25


who are heading the bill at the Cosmos
crate character change acts on the vaude-
vile stage, making no less than siH
complete changes of costume and carry
ing two sets Of special scenery. The trio
are noted for their fine voices in solos
and harmony work. while their dances are
said to be splendid examples of the va
rious styles and types illustrated. Among
the numbers are an oid-time sailors
hornpipe, a racing number, a military
number, and the big feature number,
Scotch Dances" including a real High
land Fling in front of an Illuminated
drop" of Edinburgh Castle by moonlight.
Bert Turner and Billy De Almo have
clean novelty pantomime juggling act,
Ten Minutes on Main Street" for which
they carry special set of scenery. Big
things are looked forward to from Ar
mond and Almond, a novelty musical act
from Australia, who make this their first
reputation as finished musicians, and offer
routine of refined comedy that is
worked into the musical numbers in an
enjoyable manner. Jean Irwin, IA
vorite singing comedienne from the Met
ropolitan theaters; Duffy Brothers, a
dancing team that has played the best
houses of the country, and the picture
programme of three reels of the newest
photoplays, completes the bill
Glen Echo Park.
Preparations have been made by the
for the accommodation Of
another monster crowd at Glen Echo
Park to-day as the Sabbath attendance
exceeded all records of previous years.
Music will be the principal feature Of
the days offerings. as the United States
Soldiers Home military band, which
under the dictatorship of Conductor John
s. M Zimmerman, has secured a strong
following among Glen Echo patrons, will
give their fourth special concert For
this event an especially attractive pro-
gramme has been arranged. With a
half hundred amusement attractions in
addition to the concerts, including the
popular dip and dive" rides, Ferris
wheel, miniature railways. new mid
way Glen Echo offers as delightful a
spot in which to spend a summer day
or evening as Is to be found in or near
and fits popularity with
pleasure seekers is amply attested to by
the throngs always found on the grounds.
This week will be "outing week" at
Glen Echo q dozen excursions having
been already booked for the next few
days Because of it's many natural Rd-
as an ideal recreation center,
Glen Echo is much In demand as a pic
mic resort by fraternal organizations,
Sunday schools and other associations.
Luna Park.
II the ARRANGEMENTS for handling the
crowds that visit Luna Park each night
and Sunday afternoons were no so per-
feet the management of the big and bril-
liant resort would find itself in a guam
dairy. But the grounds are so spacious
and there are so many different and at
tractive forms of amusement dividing
the attention of visitors that no one is
put to the slightest discomfort through
the enormous throngs that nightly swarm
through the big gates, admission to which |
Is free this year. The ride around "The
Great Divide Is one Of the new features
Of the park this season. and continues
to be tremendously popular. The trip |
through The Panama Canal " another
new feature, also catches the fancy of |
the pIeasure-seekers The big vaudeville |
show, which opened its seasons engage
ment at Luna last week, has made hit |
rhe merry -go-round, or carousel, is al |
ways crowded, ana the slioot-the-chutes |
carries hundreds of boatloads of merry |
TO plunge into the large and |
lake. The strains OF the excel |
ent band can be heard in the remotest |
hooks and corners OF the park, and the |
iancing floor of the pavilion is thronged |
with those who love to dance by the |
light of the moon" Electric cars leave |