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The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
cosmo.-VaudevIIIc.

The De Bars, European illusionists, in
a mystifying exhibition. supplemented
with their inimitable water tricks, will
make their first appearance in Washing
ton tomorrow at the Cosmos Theater.
The act has international reputation, and
VIII Chatterton and mis- company in
Maclyn Arbuckle's vaudeville playlet.
THE Welcher." will be another feature.
THE dragon and the. owl" presented by
Zelda and Hoot the one contortionist
and the other o demure and wise little as
sistant; the Eccentric Mazones, with
their collection Of freak musical instru-
ments; Hammond and Forester. in
capers and songs, and Dick De Loris, in
a musical speciality. are other attrac-
tions promised. The Pathe weekly bud
get of picture news and a series OF Sc
lected photocomedies will complete the
entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Coming Attractions.
DeIasco-PavIowa and Russian

The engagement Of Anna Pavlowa, the
famous danseuse, originally announced
for November II, is. and ls, is now def
nitely scheduled to take place at the
Belasco Theater on Monday. Tuesday,
and "Wednesday of next week. Four per-
formances in all will be given-three
evening entertainments and a matinee on
"Wednesday.
Pavlowa viii offer a distinct and dif-
ferent program at each performance.
With one or two exceptions, her roper
toire is entirely new. Chief among her
offerings will be the futuristic ballets
Oriental Fantasy and THE Preludes. :"
with scenery and costumes by the two
leading exponents Of this new art. Leon
Bakst and Boris Anisfeid.
Pavlowa's company is considerably
larger than the supporting Organization
she had three years ago. Her principal
associate is L. N. Noyfkoff. said to be
one OF the greatest dancers Of the day.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

traction. Two separate burlettas form
the entertainment, entitled "Mulligan's
Mardi Gras'' and Back to Nature" The
first is a musical extravaganza in two
scenes, showing the lounge of the Regal
Hotel. and the gardens outside Of the
seen in the role of Mullfgan. porter. and
Beatrice Harlowe appears as Fanny
Fayne, an actress.
Back to Nature is a one-act bur-
lesque with music, which depicts the
vagaries and foibles Of a sanitarium
whose policy is formulated on the back
to-nature cure. Madeline Webb is seen
with her band Of suffragists in part one.
other members Of the company are Eta
Hastings, Zella Rambo, the vaudeville
chorus
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Mcguire. This firm has selected Rodney
Ranous and Marie Nelson, recently ap-
pearing in THE Blindness Of Virtue" for
the two leading roles. The characters in
the new piece are in direct contrast, con-
sisting OF the rugged Western and East
ern types. The story has to do with cons
temporaneous life and concerns the for
tunes of young woman Of the city who
goes to Texas and is enamored of the
wild life. In due season she weds, one
of the picturesque men Of the Southwest.
and appears to be happy. Later, city
man arrives, and he awakens the old
love OF the life Of Broadway in the heart
of the woman: Thus the story goes I'M
til the sensational climax when the
Westerner asserts himself. The support
ing company of players who assist Miss
Nelson and Mr.. Ranous, are Walter Fred
Jones, Camille Darcy, Joseph Kelvin.
Tommy Swift, and Victor Travers.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
The Weeks Amusements.
CoIumbIa-'DamaEed Goods"

When Richard Bennett and his CO.
workers present Brieux's sociological
drama, Damaged Goods" at the Co.
lumbia, the public will have an oppor-
tunity to see the play which has created
more editorial comment within the last
six months than any other play ever pro-
duced in America.
The play deals, with terrific force and
unanSwerable logic, with the great prob
lem of terrible social disease. It strips
the veil of secrecy and ignorance from
facts which cannot be denied, and 1t
teaches the truth that only by under
standing the dangers that confront US
can evils be combatted successfully.
The central character in Damaged
Goods is a young man who is engaged
to be married. He has been impradent
and he visits his physician. The physi-
clan tells him that in his present condi-
ton it would be criminal for him to
marry, but the patient declares that his
engagement has already been announced
and that he must marry-that 1t is the
physicians duty to cure him. The ply
sician declares that science knows Of no
sure cure within the time that the young
man names. and the latter departs from
the Office promising to try to postpone the
wedding.
But the wedding is not postponed, and
in the second act the audience sees the
happy young married couple Apparently
all is well, and they are joyful over the
arrival of beautiful daughter. But now
enters the gaunt specter which the ply
sician predicted-a frightful hereditary
disease. And all the happiness of the
husband and of the innocent young wife
withers like a flower before a scorching
blast. The sins Of the father have been
visited upon the child
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b. F. Keith'.-Hish-CIa.. v.ude-
yfIIe

The attraction at B. F. Reith's Theater
during the Thanksgiving week will be
headed by Berton Churchill and COM
pany in Three Wee Actors Then"
George Barry and Maude Wolford viii
appear in AT the Song Booth" F1~rence
Tempest viii be another Inclusion Jack
E. Gardner in songs and recitations;
William H. Murphy and Blanche Nichols:
Al Raynos Bulldogs; James F. Kelly and
Emma Pollock. and the Parshleys, will be
the remaining features
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
ceInmbia-Bnrton HoIme.
TraveIogues.

The Burton Holmes Travelogues will
begin two identical courses at the
Columbia Theater next week Each
course will comprise i've travelogues and
the Sunday evening course win be du-
plicated Monday afternoons beginning
at $50 o'clock. The subjects. in the
order Of their presentation. include THE
New Manila" Hiking Through Luzon, -.
Cruising Through the Philippines"
China in 1873" and Japan in Korea"
Each travelogue is Illustrated with mo-
ton pictures taken specially for Mr..
Holmes by his assistant and co-worker.
Mr.. Depue, and with truthfuily eolored
lantern slides. In the opening travelogue.
CONTINUED ON PAGE snR
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

breaking one. and the musical comedy
went direct from here to the Knicker-
booker Theater, New York, where II re-
manned the entire season The cast in
cludes Joseph Cawthorn, Flossie Hope,
Alan Mudie, Basil Foster. Yra Jeane,
Florence Morrison, William Sellery,
Queenie Vassar, and 100 Sunshine girls
Columbia-I'rhe Old homestead
Americas great play. dear to millions
the country over, comes to the Columbia
Theater as the Thanksgiving offering.
The reference is to Denman Thompson's
idyl of New England, The Old Home
stead" This celebrated drama of New
England rural life is now in its twenty
eighth year. When we look back upon
the years that have intervened since
THE Old Homestead'' was first produced
at the Boston Theater in April. 1856, II
seems incredible that this same, simple,
domestic drama, dealing as II does with
scenes and incidents which are in no
way remarkable in themselves, should in
this theatrical season of 19l3-H be still
one of the best drawing cards in the the
atrical world. The theater-going public
does not seem to have tired Of UQcle
Josh, Cy Prime, Seth Perkins. Aunt Ma
tilda. Eb Ganzey, Happy Jack, Rickety
Ann. and the others. The scenic equip
ment this season Is as effective as ever.
The original company under the personal
direction of Mr.. Frank Thompson viii be
seen here.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Academy-as1he warnine.''

At the Academy Theater this week.
Messrs. Rowland and Clifford win offer
for the first time in Washington, new
play, .-The Warming" from the pen of
Mabel Keightley and William Anthony
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
n. F. Kcith's-HiRh-cIr.. vaude-
Vile.

Valeska Suratt viii head the bin this
week at B. f. Kefth's Theater in Black
Crepe and Diamonds" The, extra added
attraction will be- the singing 'ingenue,
Mary Elizabeth. The next important Of
fering win be the duettists.7 James Dia-
mond and Sybil Brennan.
Songs and psrodies will be fired out
front by Fred Duprez. A playlet will be
presented by Una Clayton. and her as
sociate players. A little of everything
viii be furnished by Smith, Cook, and
Marie Brandon. Wallace Calvin VIII
submit his mystiacation. Conspicuous.
also. win be the Gray trio, and the Fathe
motion picture news review.
Two. concerts will be given today at b..
F. Kieth's theater.
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NatIonsi-JuIia sanaer.on in "The
Sunshine GIRL

After a triumphant season In New York.
Charles Frohman is sending Julia San
derson. In THE Sunshine Girl" back to
Washington, where the piece had its first
presentation ON the American stage. Miss
Sanderson win be seen at the National
Theater next week. Ths, production and
cast VIII be ~ -: the same that
appeared for ~ .ns-s Seek or the
attraction Mt 1mbia TheSter last
season. II is ;. ,SS necessary 10 sound
the praises OF Miss sanderson In The
Sunshine Girl'' In Washington, as the
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

first appearance at the head of a WASH
ington stock company as Beauty
Steele, the dominant character of Sir
Gilbert Parker's romance; the role in
which he followed Guy Standing three
years ago. Theodore Roberts has been
engaged specially to appear at Polls this
week as Joe Portugais, he character he
created in the original New York pIoduc-
ton, the greatest role that he has ever
played. Izetta Jewel will appear as
RosaIie, the French-Canadiar> girl who
is the heroine Of the play.
The Poll management has leased from
Klaw & Erlanger the original produc-
ton, which portrays picturesque scenes
in quaint old Montreal and the Three
River country Of Canada This revival
of a famous play promises to prove the
most artistic event in the history of stock
in Washington. 1t is unnecessary to re-
call for readers the story Of Sir Gilbert
Parker's immortal romance.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

formances that a repetition was decided
on. Acted by a cast OF actors of rec
ognized ability, and made in France, the
film Is a masterpiece of realism.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Polrs-"The shepherd King"

Wright Lorimer's THE Shepherd King"
will be given at Polls next week. for the
first time In stock. Mr.. Poll has leased
from Wright Lorimer's estate the origi-
nal stage mountings and scenic effects
and full set of costumes The play tells
a vivid story of the early history OF
David. the tender of fiocks in Judah, the
second King OF Israel. and the greatest
ruler of his race. The wonderful achieve
ments of David, softened by the halo Of
simple faith that surrounds him, are
given their true significance in the vivid
drama
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
National Today-.1c. MI.ernble-.''

This afternoon and tonight, at the New
National Theater, the photo-play OF Vic
tor Hugo's, Les Misera6les,' viii again
be the attraction At first II was intend
ed to show this film but once. but 50
great was its popularity at the first per-
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
t.ayety-.Crackertacks.v

The Gayety offers Bob Manchsster's
new burlesque, ''Crsckerjacks," with
Johnnie less and Beatrice Harlowe in
the principal -oles, for this weeks at
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
PoIi,.-.sThe Right of Way.

A revival Of "The Right Of Way" is the
attraction offered by Polls Theater this
week Richard Buhler. the new leading
man Of the Poll Players. win make his
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
CALENDAR OF THE WEEK.

CoIumbia-NDamaEed Goods,
EaSionaI-SZiegfeId FolIies.o
BeIaseo-f'T'he BIindness of yir-
Sue.o
PoIi's-HThe Right of Way,
b. r. Kelth's High Class
Vaudeville.
Academy-'sThe Warming,
Gayety-sCraekerjacsSs.s
COsmOs-VaudeviIle
Gasin0-Vaudevfll
Garden-Feature Films.
National today-HIes MIser-
abIes.s
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
NationaI-"ZiegfeId FoIIies.n

The "Ziegfeld Follies," edition of 1913,
is to be seen at the New National The
alter this week. ''Ziegfeld Follies," which
was established in Atlantic City, N. J..
IN 1907, has developed into a musical COM
edy institution. The book of the current
years work is by George v. Hobart. The
score is from the pen Of Raymond Hub
bell. with special numbers by Buck and
Stamper. 1t is in two acts and thirteen
elaborate scenes, and was staged by
Julian Mitchell There are more than a
hundred and fifty entertainers in the
organization.
The cast is made up of such popular
players as Jose Collins, Elizabeth Brice,
Stella Chatelaine, Ethel Amorita Kelly,
Day, Lottie Vernon, Hazel Lewis, Mar
garet Morris, Leon Enrol. Nat NJ. Wills,
Martin Brown, William LeBrun, Murray
Queen, J. Bernard Dyllyn, Peter Swift
Charles Mitchell, Charles Scribner, Ar
thur Rose. and Frank Tinney.
In addition to the principals mentioned
above there will be particularly large
beauty chorus Mr.. Ziegfeld, who was
the first producer to introduce in Amer
lea the big show girl, has in his latest
offering eliminated that type of beauty,
and promises to exhibit an unusually
clever singing and dancing aggregation.
New York at night from the McAlpin
Hotel roof, Bryant Park after midnight.
Bryant Square, a telephone exchange, a
subway station, public library of New
York, an Italian garden, the opening of
the Panama Canal are heralded as the
stage pictures Of the production.
The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
Bclaseo-"The BIindnes. of Virtue.

ncInScO-.'Ihc hhlnuncss OF tIrtue.
The original London Little Theater
Company and production will be. seen at
the Belasco Theater this week in Cosmo
Hamilton's four-act play, The Blindness
of Virtue" The American tour of this
organization is under the direction of
William Morris. So great a sensation did
Mr.. Hamilton's play create at the Little
Theater. London, that Mr. Morris brought
over the entire company to this country
last season, where it ran for nineteen
weeks at the Studebaker Theater, Chi
cago, and for twelve weeks at the Park
Theater, Boston. Returning to England
for brief vacation, the same company
has recently arrived and will appear here.
The Blindness of Virtue represents
what is a new phase of draIna-the phase
that deals frankly with things as they
are. It's theme is an arraignment Of the
folly of bringing up girls in ignorance
Of certain natural impulses
The scenes are laid in the garden and
various living rooms of an English vicar
age near London. The cast includes A.
Hamilton-Gibbs, brother OF the author,
who appeared in the original runs of
''The Blindness of Virtue and Mile
stones" in London; Henry Douglas, who,
previous to his engagement in this play,
appeared for several years with Sir
George Alexander's London company;
John May, a former prominent player
with Rutherford and Son." in London;
Susie Claughton, daughter of Canon
Claughton, of Worcester Cathedral, Eng
land; Marguerite Cellier, Marie Ault, who
was also a member of the Rutherford
and Son" company, in London and New
York; Louis Emory and Marjorie Allen,
of the Theater Royal. Drury Lane, His
Majesty's, and St James Theaters, Lon
don.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
WASHINGTON. April History

=
was made on Capitol Hill today
The president OF the United States.
discarding the ancient traditions whictI
haze enxelnped- his Office for more than
a century. made what was character
tied by his hearers as the most re.
markable speech ever heard In this
country by legislative body. And In
doing SO he insisted that the time was
here when the chief executive must
be considered from the personal side
and not-as an institution.
II was new procedure Staid sena.
tors and representatives. strong Tor
the traditions Of the dim and misty
past were Jared from an affected
nonchalance and tiredness TO a reali.
zation Of immediate duty TO . nation.
None there was who was not i'm
pressed that the new order is immedi-
ate. and that the mysteries with which
government has heretofore been sur
rounded had surrendered To the latest
idea Of publicity.
His ringing tones reverherate a
throughout the chamber Of the house
(Csstisusd Page Eight
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
CITY OWNERSHIP
(175 Precincts
Yes. 1850 No. 9.lW

Both the expected and the unex.
pected featured Mondays election. IN
the oyeTw helmlng victory OF the
municipal ownership charter amend
meui, the splendid Endorsement III ais
own city ana county OF Judge Aired
i. Murphy. candidate or tho suprcm
court btncS. tho election o. the Ne
publican ,ity anu county tickets by
large piuralitcs, II vas toe expedited
Out IN the crushing blow administered
locally 10 the WOMAN uIfrage cGUs.;
tutional amendmcE tie unexpected
came TO- ,Hc 'front.'
Municipal ownership swept the. city,
winulrS by Better than four to one.
The amendment prevailed IN every
precinct as far as mas been reported,
but one From the earliest returns
from the O'Clock count 1t was cyl.
dent mat the people were almost 4
mit la their desire TO control TIC
trac ion lines and e1eh nov return
added 20 the lead
TN other charter ameut,meih,s
t,outInucd "a Page eight
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08

BILL TO PASS
AntagoniStic Measure said To
BE Sure of Adoption in
California

SACRAMENTO Cal. April s.
While Governor Johnson has heard
nothing as yet from Washington re-
Sarding the anti.alien land owning
bill. pending in the California legis,
lature, it Is generally conceded that
the measure will pass
This bill, introduced by Senator'S
Brdsall aud Thompson, assisted By
the attorney.general provides that
aliens ineligible for citizenship shall
be permitted to own property for
only one year al the end OF which
tine il shall be sold AZ public auction
Corporations. a majority OF whose
stock is owned by aliens. also came
under the provisions Of the law
The Legislators behind the measure
are determined 10 push il through. al
though they are anxious 10 avoid pre-.
cipitating trouble with Japan il pos.
sible Much interest is manifested 81
.he conference 10 be held in WasS
ington today between President WI.
son and Senator Works, regarding
this bill
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
WILSON READS
FIRST MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS
Initial Communication tO~States-
men Is Brief But Very
FOrceful
----------------=t
WANTS TO COOPERATE
FOR COMMON GOOD
President to Return in Near
Future to Meet All
Members

The sooner our tariff ~ AL
tered tn meet the needs of the
country, the sooner our men Of
business viii he free ia thrive by
the nature OF free business In
stead of srtinciai arrangement"
"Me, in our day, have seen
tarin Legislation wander far from
the Acid In which our prosperity
might have had natural
growth"
For long time We have
sought 10 give each group of
manufacturers or producers hat
they thought they needed 10
maintain n practically exclusive
market against the rest OF tho
world. Vow, only new princi-
pies of action viii save ms from
nuai hard equalization Of
MONOPOLY"
lit IL plain what action must
everything that bears even the
not alter . thing tn upset IL and
break II and deprive IL OF
chance TO change. II destroys IL.
our object H. to adopt remedies
and make -certatn-thry IRE genu-
esiies. :"
For the present, think only Of
one thing-to open more the free
channels Of prOsperity 20 great
people"
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
DURFEE SEES GREATER
ELECTION COAlPLEXllY

Judge Durfee, chairman OF the
~ 4 t.t'- eefhty election commission
said Tursdar, tt1at cumbersome and
sufcrfuous as tho ballots in the Mon.
day election seemed &c be. there
would in the future be a greater null
tinlicity of ballots. on account of the
adoption Of the initiative, referendum
and recall. These measures. he said,
would periodically call foi amend
ments 10 the constitution. an dhe saw
no way Of escaping additional ballots,
uEf-ss-thp supreme court saw fl TO
reverse itself Or-its- recent opinion to
the effect that all amendments-sho
haze separate ballots
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
\. I. DUST, Us. STRINGHAM
AND W. H. MAYBURY WILL Be
81 STREET RAIL WAY BOARD
COMMITTED RULES
FACE CHANGES
Democratic senate Caucus to
Propose Betterment in
Handling Bills

WASHINGTON. April N.-A caucus
OF senate Democrafs-Salc this after
noon Viii consider rc'isi0u-et the
rules e0,erairg committees The
changes proposed by he caucus com
mttcr four week, ago. doin@ away
"ith onemau power Ia committee
w0rh VIII probably be- adopted.
The changes permit committee mem
btrs 90 cdil meetings oi the commit
tee thus preyeutine The killing Of a
bin b. the chairmaa.s refusal to cali
a meeting. enable committee members
20 choose subcommittee that no
subcommittee hostile 10 3 committee
biz can De named by the chairman.
and grant the committee authority 20
choose conferCes on bills.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-08
Mayor Has Men Picked. But Viii
Not Make Appointments
Pending Court Test OF
City Ownership
AIMS TO ELIMINATE
POLITICS, HE SAYS
One Prospective Member Rcpub-
lican, Other Democrat. and
Thirds Party Not Known

As William r. Dust Joseph ;. String
ham and William II. Maybury are the
three men who will be asked hy May'r
Marx Ia serve On Deiroits first
municipal street railway commission.
The mayor has not made public bis
choice of railway commissioners. hut
his close friends M7 he has Dust.
Stringham and Maybhry in mind and
believes they will make success OF 4
municipaily-owned ana operated street
railway system.
In making his selections. The mayor
will totally disregard politics. The
board viii be non.partisHu or NJ narti-
foa0, as Mr.. Dust Is strong Ropubli-
can. while Cousin Bill" Mayhury is
- staunch Democrat, The mayor has
sever taken the trouble 10 inquire in
20 Mr. Stringham's politics.
IL IL not likely that the mayor viii
Sppblicly announce the personnel of me
ttailway commission until after the
F6onstitutionality of the Verdier home
rule law is settled
~ The mayor will also have the select
ing of four civil service commission
4or8 He stated. Tuesday morning. mat
ne had not had time ~ think up
names for this commission, but no in
Minated that this, commission would
also be non-partisan. The municipal
ownership and civil service charter
amendments are closely associated.
and il the Verdier law, under which
they were submitted. is declared un-
constitutional both of them. as we'll az
the amendment To increase the water
board bonding limit and another to in-
GREASE the city bonding limit from 10
~ per cent, will be void.
VA II want to eliminate politics from
she municipal ownership plan. said
Mayor Marx II do not want he sue
cess Of municipal ownership endanger-
ed ny petty politics We must have
the best men at the head Of our
municipal railway system, for the sue
Tess of the whole plan rests upon the
gSt (C0ntinued IN Page Eleven,