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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
STAGE NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Her Husbands Wife, will be an early
Offering at the Columbia Theater. 1t has
been in contemplation for several months.
Gertrude Bondhill. who has been cast
for the role of Doris Moore in this weeks
production Of THE Deep Purple" at Polls
Theater, understudied the part In the
original production by the Ueblers, and
played II for more than two months In
New York and Chicago.
A stock actress named Eda ven Lake
is reported to be one Of the finds" Of the
season.
George W. Monroe Is to appear in
new production, THE Sun Dodgers" I'M
der the direction CT Lew Fields.
THE Girl in the Taxi" is to be produced
In London in September.
Charles Majors novel. "A Forest
Hearth has been dramatized.
At the insistence of Caramba, the cele-
brated Milanese costumer. the scenic
models for THE Daughter of Heaven"
were built on twice the customary scale,
as Caramba wishes to use the models
for experiments with color effects. AS
the Century Theater. New York, Is twice
the depth and width of the average the
alter. these models are eight times~ the
size Of the usual model, and each would
comfortably I'LL an ordinary business Of
fee.
The choice for the opening programme
Of the Children's Theater. New York. has
narrowed down to three plays Over a
hlIndFad We Grth ta1 ann
sideration for this novel undertaking
]. Hammond Daily, who severed his
connection with the Columbia Stock Com
pany last week. has been engaged by
Manager Thatcher, of Polls. as leading
Juvenile man. Daily was for several sea-
sons a member of stock companies con-
trolled by Mr.. Poll. and Mr.. Thatcher is
familiar with his acting abilities. The
engagement Is particularly gratifying to
Mr.. Daily because of his strong liking for
Washington. His connection with the
Poll Players will keep him indefinitely
In the city that ranks as his favorite
professional home.
Foxhall Daingerfield, jr.. has sold a
play called "Myra" to Mrs. Leslie Car
ter, who will produce 1t in New York.
Jean De Reszke has been engaged by
Andreas Dippel for a number OF per-
formances with the Chicago and PhiladeI-
phia Opera Company.
One Of the leading attractions of the
fall season in the Shubert theaters in
the country will be the wordless play
'Sumurun." with the original German
cast.
AL Wilson, who opens the regular sea-
son of the Columbia Theater Monday.
September .. is said to have the prettiest
collection of songs this year that any
German comedian has ever offered the
public.
Little Christie Macdonald writes her
managers. werba & Luescher, that she
has purchased one of the Thousand
Islands, in the ST. Lawrence. with part
of her stellar profit from The Spring
Maid" and has decided to camp on the
islands all summer and superintend the
work OF identifying the place rather
than take her usual trip to Paris.
The Wagenhals Kemper Greyhound"
company. with its cast of over forty
players. will reopen the Astor Theater
New York. on Monday evening. August
Il, continuing the run Of over 30 nights.
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which was the record OF the great ocean
meiodrama last winter. The manage
ment announces that the complete pro-
duction Of the transatlantic melcdrana.
The Greyhound" will be taken on tour
this fall. with every detail the SANG as at
the Aston Theater during last seasons
all-winter run.
Mrs Rida johnson Young and Paul
West have written a new musical COM
edy. for which Jerome D. Kern viii
compose the music. II will be produced
by the Messrs Shubert in September.
Manager Thatcher. of Polls. In making
a weekend visit to Connecticut - the
guest Of Mr. 8. 2. Poll. who is giving
an elaborate Shore dinner to-day At
Savin Rock to the managers Of his
twenty-three theaters. Each year Mr..
Poll holds a conference with his lieuten-
ants to plan the campaign for the COM
Ing season. and at each reunion he wines
and dimes them at his picturesque and
beautiful seaside summer home.
Harry Woodruff is to appear in . new
opera next season.
Nance o'Neili is playing a stock star
engagement In Boston.
Corinne Is to appear In a playlet called
The Dressmaker's Bill"
H.. H. Frazee announces August 10 a.
the date of the first New York performs
ance of Ready Money" the new comedy
by James Montgomery. which will open
the season of the Maxine Elliott Theater.
Ready Money" has already had its trial
performances. having been performed lass
spring, to the satisfaction of its pro-
Queer. II will be presented here with an
excellent cast of well-known players.
Louis N Parker. author Of "Disraeli,"
has finished a new play with Queen Eliza
beth and Sir Francis Drake as the lead.
ing figures.
George NJ. Cohan's big musical show
The Yankee Prince Is one Of the lat.
est bookings of the Columbia Theater.
where it will be seen early in septem-
Der.
1t is said that thirteen or more minstrel
companies will be on the road the come
ing season.
Henry W.. Savage is to produce . new
railroad farce, Excuse Me-"
Isadora Duncan has been promised big
backing to build theater in Paris. Ed
ward Gordon Craig, the son Of Ellen
Terry, Is interested in the matter.
play by Edythe Totten called Tho
Volunteer Parson.' will be produced in
Washington. The author will appear In
the play.
A. II. Van Buren, has purchased . six
cylinder automobile. which will be de-
Hvered to him tomorrow. Although his
has never bad his hand on a steering
wheel. the leading man Of the Poll Piay>
ers declares he will operate the carl
through the streets OF Washington at the
end of his first lesson. Manager James
Thatcher. OF Polls, is prepared to under
study Mr. Van Buren, role in The Deep
Purple" II the leading man persists IN his
rash determination, but advises innocent
and unsuspecting pedestrians to double
their life insurance tomorrow.
Basil Macdonald Hastings London suc>
cess, The New SIM begins its Ameris
can tour. with its original cast. at Pow.
ers Theater. Chicago. September H.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

the unsurpassed excellence of the on
coming bills, and finally, the rental and
cost, which is more than
three times the sum expended for the
former Chase's: all these considerations
Win be regarded by the public as more
than justifying the increases which have
len made within the customary general
scale Of q. 50. and IS cents. which still
obtains.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

The Scotch population Of this continent
will be considerably enhanced before
long. inasmuch as William A. Brady and
the Messrs. Shubert are bringing over
three more companies to play "Bunty
Pulls the Strings" during the coming
season. This will make five ''Bunty'' or
ganizatons in all
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Polls Theatcr.

George AIDES delightful comedy. Father
and the Boys" in which William IL.
Crane played with tremendous success
for three seasons, has been selected for
presentation next week by the Poll Play
ers. The central figure Of the story is
a very likeable elderly man, who is the
father of two energetic and decidedly
up-to-date sons. The old gentleman feels
It incumbent upon himself to prove to
tine young hopefuls that their father Is
very keen and lively person. notwith-
standing his years, and that he is quite
able to take care of himself under any
and all circumstances. whether 1t be in
front OF a roulette wheel. where he wins
instead OF losing. or at the race track,
where he picks winners with uneering &C.
curacy.
The play bristles with the droll humor
for which the author of Fables in
Slang is famous. As an example OF
pure fun 1t is likely to prove the best
selection made for the Poll Players this
season.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

day outing or for an evenings amuse-
ment, and thousands daily are visiting
the park.
All ages are included in the crowds,
for the arrangements rule Of not allow
ing anything at all Objectionable which
is enforced by a large number Of uni
formed employees, makes Glen Echo the
ideal place for women and children. The
public's APPROVAL Of this policy. which Is
carried out TO the letter, is clearly shown
by the ever-increasing patronage.
ElI<s' Carnival at Luna Park.
All of the lodges that have been en-
tertained by the Washington and Alex
andria Elks during the six evenings Of
the reunion at Luna Park will be in
cluded in the final festivities to-day, and
to add variety to the closing hours Of
the celebration the numerous rides. both
thrilling and picturesque, will be in
operation. Those who have never ex-
perienced the excitement of aviation
may have their curiosity satisfied on the
giant circle swing that swishes its pas
sengers through the air many feet above
the ground.
The carnival week has established a
record. and it is confidently expected
that the crowds to-day will exceed those
VI any <t0lLllsSAoh
will, as usual. be free.
Scorebord at the Columbia.
The fight for the American League
pennant will be shown at the Columbia
Theater this afternoon in the most up
to-date manner, when the results Of
both the Washington-C Chicago and the
Boston-Cleveland games will be shown
for the delectation of the fans. The for
mer game will be reproduced in every
detail upon the newly installed electric
scoreboard which elected such unani-
nous praise when shown for the first
time at the Northumberland game
last Sunday. The Boston-Cleveland
game will be shown by innings, direct
wires onto the stage of the theater in
surfing immediate receipt of the results
There is no place in the city that Is
more comfortable or better equipped to
meet the desires of the baseball enthusi-
asst than the Columbia Theater, where
all seats will be reserved at the moder-
ate prices heretofore prevailing on such
occasions.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
s.Mutt and JeR to Open in London.

Londoners will see the Gus Hill pro-
duction of Mutt and Jer' in the early
fall Frank Tannehill, representing Mr..
Hill. just returned from London where
he was actively engaged In the seiec-
ton Of suitable cast to present the
famous Bud Fisher cartoon play. Fish
er's daily offerings Of Nut and Jeff'.
have reached across the waters and
found favor equally as great as In Ameri-
ca. A repetition Of the enormous success
of the play in this country 10 confidently
expected.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
The Columbia.

The Columbia Players seem to have
taken a run on pretty love stories Of late.
for while "A Single Man" is possessed Of
many unique features in this line, as
this weeks patrons will discover, in the
production of "Heartsease" next Monday
there will be disclosed one of the most
delicious stories to be found on the Amer
icah stage. "Heartsease' Is a Henry
Miller romantic comedy, he having at
tanned In the role of Eric Temple one of
the greatest triumphs of his career. It is
a romantic comedy in four acts by
Charles Klein and ]. I. c. Clarke that
received its premier upon the stage of
the Great Northern Theater, in Chicago
the night that house was opened to the
public 1t subsequently was taken to
New York. where 1t enjoyed a profitable
run.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

To-day at the Imperial. beginning at
o'clock this afternoon. the ball game
between the Nationals and Chicago. as
played at Chicago. will be shown on the
new electrascoIe board. which Manager
Tom Moore has installed. This is the
largest and most modern sCoreboard in
town. and Is attractively staged.
The interest already shown warrants
the expectation OF big crowd to see to-
days game.
Tonight an excellent vaudeville pro-
sramme of six new acts. and four first
run pictures will be given.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Noted Actor. to Appear Together.

Whatever rivalry may arise between
Nat Goodwin and Wilton Lackaye when
these two actors appear together in
'Oliver Twist" will be OF the friendiiest
nature, for they have been close friends
for many years. Still the association
inevitably suggests a previous occasion
when Wilton Lackaye and another star
were on tour together.
You and Blank were pretty thick.
were you not?". Lackaye was asked at
the end Of the tour.
Yes: but take my word for 1t. he was
the thicker of the two was Lackaye's
reply.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Glen Echo.

Glen Echo Parks bid for popularity
during the, hot weeks of midsummer il
meeting with hearty favor from Wash
iDgton and its suburbs and every even
ing finds the grounds filed and the
scores of attractions doing rushing bust
ness. This afternoon and tonight there
will be a series Of concerts by the Sol
diers' Home Band.
One of the most popular places about
the Capital Is the big open-air dancing
pavilion and the spotlight and moon
numbers will continue to be a nightly
feature. With the speedy gravity coast
er. big Ferris wheel. merry-go-round,
flashing dip, and dozens Of other amuse-
meft devices the park offers all sorts Of
fun. and every night there are a num-
Der OF features including the motion pic
lures which are to be seen without cost.
Thursday night there will be a big
fireworks display when admission, as al
ways. viii be free. and a number Of
other specials are planned.
With an excellent through car service
that enables one TO make the delightful
trip to the resort from the heart of the
city in about thirty minutes. Glen Echo
affords an ideal place either for an all
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Imperial.

One can always depend upon the Ma
jestic entertainment being satisfying.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
News of Heaters
The Weeks Play Bills.
The Columbia.

The Columbia Players win be seen this
week in John Drew's latest and best
comedy. "A Single Man" Tho play.
which is by Hubert Henry Davies. the
well-known English playwright, 10 In
four acts, and is still fresh In the minds
OF local theatergoers as Mr.. Drew pro-
duced II here during the past Christmas
season.
Edward II. Robins viii fall heir to the
Drew role Of Robin Worthington. with
Frances Nelson as Miss Heseltine. the
part played by Mary Boland. Then there
win be two notable additions to the COM
pany in the persons Of Marie Drofnah and
Laura Oakman, both Of whom are leading
women of note, the former having been
conspicuously prominent as leading wom-
an with Charles B. Hanford-
Miss Drofnah will play Lady Cottrell
and Miss Oakman. Isabella Worthington.
with Viola Heming as the frivolous Mag
gle Cottrel1. There is nothing intricate
about the plot Of "a Single Man." and
only for a moment now and then is there
a serious vein. The central figure in the
story is a bachelor author. Robin Worth
of his brother and his young, wife over
their new baby. suddenly decides he
should be married. and. casting about for
mate, decides upon a girl less than half
his age, Maggie Cottrell, pretty and VI
vacious and q bit Of q hoyden.
Just prior to the reaching of this de-
cision. his sister-in-law, having the
instinct all happily married
women are supposed to have, has invited
an old maid schoolmate to visit them,
who, on her arrival, starts the race for
the matrimonial prize.
There Is third contestant whom not
even the hero has considered-his secre-
tary-and he never realizes she is the
one woman" until after his engagement
is announced. The fast pace Of tennis
at all hours. hide-and-seek, and kindred
games his youthful fancee and her COM
panions set prove too strenuous for the
bachelor, and the complica-
tons that ensue after he finds he haf
made a mistake form the basis for the
real comedy. He discovers that, after
all. a man Is as old as he feels. and
eventually all ends as a good story should
end. and everybody is happy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
The Cosmos.

lust what a manipulation of rag dolls"
may furnish in the way Of entertainment
will be seen at the Cosmos Theater this
week. when Markenett, a European ex-
merit in this line, Is advertised to make
his first American appearance, prior to
ioinins the big attractions Of the largest
western vaudeville circuit. The act is
said to be not only unique. but highly
pleasing.
Harry Thompson, long known as The
Mayor Of the Bowery," with his peculiar
line of conversational entertainment, quite
out Of the ordinary, will lead the FIVE
supplemental features OF the bill, which
also includes LAWYER and Putier, In a nov
city blend of song and patter; Wilson and
Aubrey. In a parallel bar act. which COM
edy as well as athl.tic, features; Ger
trude Everett, a dainty English come
dienne, who will bring an offering Of her
own, that is declared enjoyable, and The
Noisy Bill Trio" In a musical act, in
which they win feature 'the cutest little
musician on the vaudeville stage"
Pathe's weekly review Of the important
events of the world. In picture form, will
head a series Of film features Of unusual
merit
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
The Cosmos.

Manager Brylawski is offering an I'M
usually attractive programme for his
series Of concerts to-day In five refined
specialties in vaudeville. an elaborate
musical programme of classical excel
lence by an enlarged orchestra, and. as
an additional feature, the electric score
boards reproduction of all the details
OF the ball game between the Nationals
and the Chicagos, flashed by direct wire
from the grounds. The concerts begin
at o'clock.
The orchestral programme includes the
William Tell overture (RossinD (:
Dance Of the Hours" from la Clio
conda" Ponchielli; march, Entry Of
the Gladiators" F>ucik); overture. Mid
summer Nights Dream (Suppe); entr'
Gets and valse from ''Coppelia" Delibes) !:
concert gallop, "LEquestrienne" CHos-
mer); Invitation to the Dance CWeber) /;
Prelude CRachmaninohD: Oriental scene,
In the Sudan" (Sebek), and walteufers
waltxes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

The cool, well-kept lawn about which
Luna Parks many permanent attrac-
tons are grouped, will offer one of
the pleasantest esplanades in or near
Washington from which to listen to the
specially arranged concerts by Bovello's
band, with which the Elks' carnival will
be brought to a close to-day. The band
was recognized as one OF the best in
Washington upon its first appearance
Monday night. and 1t Is expected that
augmented for the occasion, It will add
to Its reputation as a concert orsaniza-
ton this afternoon and evening. The
concert this afternoon will be the first
matinee attraction Of the week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Plasa.

At the Plaza, in Ninth Street, the film
feature to-day will be the popular opera
Fra Diavolo. in three reels and acted
by a company of excellent actors.
This production Is one of the most
elaborate ever undertaken by any mo-
ton picture producer.
Other scenic, dramatic, and comic fea-
ture films will be shown.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04
Polls Theater.

IL Is an axiom in the theatrical world
that everybody loves a thief play. An
other good axiom is that mighty few
people can resist the appeal of a well
written and well acted melodrama. These
qualities are combined in The Deep Pur-
pie by Paul Armstrong and Wilson
Mizner, which las been selected for pre-
sentation by the Poll Players.
The story OF the play concerns Harry
Leland's scheme to blackmail young
mining engineer from Idaho. William
Lake, who is supposed to have come East
with more money than knowledge of how
to care for 1t. To expedite the victim
ization OF Lake, Leland employs the serv-
ices of an innocent young girl, who is
in love with him, but who does not know
that the man she is to marry is a GRIM
inai.
The plot against Lake is arranged in
the boarding house for thieves conduct
ed by Frisco Kate" She overhears
the conversation. and is disguised by
Leland's plan to deceive the girl who
loves him. Because of her resentment
against Leland, she warns Lake of the
conspiracy. When the denouement comes
In an apartment which Leland has hired
f0T his purpose. Lake is awaiting his
ould-be captors, and "covLrs' them
with the gun he had lear-.ed to carry
during his life in the mines of Idaho.
When he discovers the character of the
beautiful young girl who is unconscious
ly acting as a decoy for thieves. Lahe
tells her that she is surrounded by GRIM
inals and engaged TO marry crook. He
places her under the protection of his
mother and sisters, and, ultimately, the
girl is weaned from the influence Of Le-
land and learns to love the man VINO
has saved her from life Of degreda-
ZION in the underworld.
A. H. Van Buren, Will be seen in the
role of Laylock, the Western gun fighter;
Miss Jewel will impersonate Frisco
Kate" the strongest character in The
Deep Purple" Duncan Penwarden, as
Harry Leland; Graham Velsey, as Will
lam Lake; Louis Haines, as the. police
inspector. who lets a murderer go be-
cause the man shot in a justifiable quar-
rel, and Mark Kent, as Pop Clark. the
hypocritical accomplice OF Leland, have
the biggest roles to portray in a play
that is made up Of big roles. Some
idea of the excellent chances for fine
acting may be gathered by a reference
TO the original cast of The Deep Pur-
pie." which included Emmett Corrigan.
as Laylock; Jameson Lee Finney, as Le-
land: Ada Dwyer, as Frisco Kate"
Richard Bennett, as Lake: W. ]. Fergu-
son, as Pop" Clark. and William A
Norton, as the police inspector.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-08-04

Basil Macdonald Hastings London suc~
cess, The New sin." begins its Ameris
can tour. with its original cast at POW
ers Theater. Chicago, September IL.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-08-07
Be An OptimiSt, Old Pal.

Every time you can smile, Old
Boy, in the face of trouble pass the
smile along. You see things amt
as bad as they are doped out to be,
and a bunch of this hard-up, de-
pressed feeling is a sentimental,
not real condition. You can
make your life as gloomy as if you
were playing tag with a graveyard
with your way of thinking, or you
can shine it up by feeling of con-
idence. Get hep to the first. 1t
is the easier method. The opti-
mist wins, Old Pal. A hopeful
optimist and sterling honesty are
the ballbearings of business nego-
tiations. The guy who cops the
opportunities and does things is
the gazabo the world waits to
crown, but he's got to do things
no four-fushing. A drum is a
loud-sounding instrument, but the
business end of mosquito gets a
line on your attention. There is
40 corner on kindness-love is its
own paymaster. The optimist
ever has bunch that the mist will
be put out of commission and pass
away. The pessimist is betting
even money it will last always.
Take it from me and remember that
the hopeful optimistic man is a
luminary in any community. The
pessimist feels it his sacred duty to
pike around with an extinguisher
In the realm of birds the lark is
the optimist. the crow the pessi-
mist. Why be a crow9