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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
ATTRACIONSA THEATERS
Influence of Religious
Drama. Is Remarkable
None Has Surpassed "Ben-Hur" in Beauty of
Pageantry. Magniicence of Spectacular Eff ::
feet. or Strength of Dramatic Force.

the Columbia stock season, is nothing
short of a wearisome aggregation Of
trite epigrams, and affords the charac-
tiers who make the story adequate oppor-
tunity i'm only one line-the sartorial.
Miss Holmes was enthusiastically re-
ceived last week by audiences which
filled every nook and Granny of the Co
lumbia Theater, and her engagement
with the Columbia company promises
much success. Her stage presence is
graceful and magnetic, her voice musical
and well modulated, and her first char
acterization. despite its meager oppor-
tunities, was sufficient to convince the
most critical that Miss Holmes will i'm
bue her further work with a high order
of intelligence.
A stilted role served for the introduce
ton of Thurlow Bergen, in 'Old Heidel-
berg" at Polls Theater last week, on
the surface of which the new leading
man slid into the good graces Of the
patrons of the Avenue playhouse, win
ming them through palpabIe acting and
an infectious smile. rather than through
any marked sincerity of Characterization.
AS for Eva Tanguay's "Salome"-well,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
LITTLE WoMEN' COMING
TO THE BELASCO MAY S

Louisa M. Alcott's Little Women"
dramatized by Marian de Forest. will
be the attraction at the Belasco Theater
during the week of May 5. Mr.. William
A. Brady under whose direction Little
Women is being presented, promises
that the breeziness and charm of the
familiar story have been faithfully main
tanned. He has been most careful In
his selection of types to impersonate
Meg. Beth, 10 Amy. Laurie. Mr.. and
Mrs. March. the Professor. Old Hannah.
Aunt March and all the others over
whose joys and struggles so many read
ers have laughed and wepG
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Howard Theater.

Of Cornwell and Nye will present the
Mississippi Minstrels and Musical Maids
at the Howard Theater all this week.
There are thirty clever artists in the
company, a large male and female cho-
rus being one of the features Of the or
ganization. A superb band and orchestra
also add attraction to the entertainment
offered. Popular prices will prevail, and
the usual Tuesday, Thursday. and Sat
urday matinees will be given.
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Nine merry youngsters will present
"Dorothy's Playmates,". in a joyous
romp OF gleeful capers as the headline
attraction at the Cosmos this week.
The act features "Toodles." the ele-
plant; Teddy" the bear: CARROTS"
the parrot; ''Snarleyou." the dog:
"Pinkie," the cat. and. the cat chorus
with THE Tale o. Jack O2.antern" and
1.-THE Little Devils" It is q delightful
allegory of childhood romance.
Frank Wolf and Mae Taylor, English
water manipulators, will appear In a
novel entertainment; Williams and
Watkins. will have an offering Of songs
and Dances; Graham and Brendel, will
furnish laughable concert in an. .ec-
centric conceit; Lew Palmore. will
show some new feats In comedy Jug
Cling and George Fitzgerald villa fur
nish a novelty in whistling and sing
ing coincidence. The Pathe Weekly
Review, telling in pictures the story
of the international events Of import
ance, will head the Aim features.
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LXCEHw

Antonio Cello, Sunrise IN the Forest
his own composition; Foss's pilgrim
Commandery Marhc;' selections from
Massenet's "Herodias;" RATS march
from the Lenore" symphony: Luigi
MS Voice Of the Chimes" with chime
solo by Jack Gresset; Bulgar's "Pomp
and Circumstance" selections from
Donizettfs "Lucretia Borgia;" LISTS
Consolation" reverie; Ayers "Twi-
light" novelties and with waltzes from
the new comic opera Eva" by Lehar.
Besides the orchestral programme the
Cosmos concerts today will offer a
large and varied number of high grade
vocal and instrumental selections.
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Casine-vaudeviue.

of girl minstrelsy is promised at the
Casino this week by ePerry's Famous
Minstrel Maids, an aggregation Of
eleven girls. The company includes
Amenda Gilbert. Dottie Claire. Mar
garet Krouse. Helen Mayer. Claire
PERI and two clever condolences In
Josie Flynn and Emma Krause. The
company appears in Colonial costumes
and introduces new songs, dances, sto-
ries and approximations. featuring
''the Gabby Glide" by Margaret
Krause, in an impersonation of Cab
by" and Josie Flynn. as AL Jolson. the
'..Wintergarden" quartet In 'Rigolet-
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Cosmos Concerts To-day.

The Cosmos Theater full orchestra
under the direction of Prof Arthur
MARVEL. win feature In It's orchestral
programme today, beginning at 3
o'clock and running continuously un-
til 1880 o'clock tonight. Schelepegrell's
'Grotesque' overture: . picolo SOLO BY
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

After upward of two years of con-
tinuous playing Henrietta Crossman
will closeh er season in ''The Real
Thing" on May Is. at the Nixon Thea
ter in Pittaburg.
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'HEzHSc0'

about the most charitable description Of
this quintessence of nothingness Is to
compare the preparation to the hole in
a rimless doughnut. and count that
wasted evening spent at the Belasco last
week up to profit and loss.
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Poli's-sPomander Walk"

owing to its remoteness and seclu-
sion, the Walk Is the refuge Of the high
ly genteel company 1t was its own pub
lie opinion, Its own standard of respec-
liability, and it is rigidly exclusive. 1t
looks upon intruders with suspicion, and
harmless old gentleman taking the
air in the afternoon, has been known
to be warned of as a trespasser."
This paragraph from the prologue of
Louis N. Parker's delightfully."- quaint
English idyll, ''Pomander Walk" which
is to be this weeks offering Of the Poll
Players. gives some slight idea of the
locale Of this unique stage romance.
Pomander Walk is a crescent of five
houses. built during the reign of Queen
Anne. and faces the placid waters of
the Thames. on the outskirts Of London,
down Chiswick way, halfway to fairy
land" There, in the year 1906. some
very remarkable things happen, much
to the amazement CONSERVATION. and
ultimate joy Of the dozen old people who
dwelt there at the time. 1t is this place
and these people whom Mr.. Parker has
mirrored in his play. "Pon1ander Walk
ran for an entire season in New York,
and when 1t was produced in this city
last spring by the original company it
filled the Belasco Theater for every per-
formance.
Miss Jewel will be seen in the role
created in this country by Dorothy Par
ker. the daughter Of the author. Thur
low Bergen will enact the role played
here by Edgar Kent, while Mark Kent
will have the George Giddens role Of
the old admiral. one of the most in
fectiously amusing characters of the
modern stage.
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The feature film at the Garden on Mon
day and Tuesday will be ''Trilby' famed
in novel and play; on Wednesday THE
Miracle" will be shown for one day only.
An interesting phase of the showing Of
this beautiful mystery play will be the
musical accompaniment. On Thursday
Friday and Saturday, "Hiawatha," a
novel film production acted by Indian
players, will be the feature Other
scenic, comic and dramatic subjects will
be shown. Performances are from II a.
m. to II p. m Special musicale by the
Garden Symphony Orchestra of ten.
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ways noted beauty squad and chorus OF
sixty will appear.
Academy-Thurst the MaKician.
The Academy will have this week
Thurston, the magician and wonder
worker, legitimate descendant of the
leader, Hermann. and the mastery KEEL
lar
This year. true to his interchangeable In.
vestigations in the realm of the occult,
he offers many new novelties. no more to
be exn.ained by any Of the ordinary pro-
cesses of reasoning than any of the
many that have gone before. The first
bafhing item Of Thurston's programme
Is THE Bankok Bungalow a Lama's
dream Of astral power: THE Vanishing
Dervishes," Is another new and startling
creation, followed by THE Haunted Win
dow" an unsolvable mystery of spirit
life; The Chair of ASIA a reclining
Juno defying human endurance; THE
Siamese Cabinet marvellous I-oduc-
ton Of living people: THE Spirit Pain.-
ings." the riddle Of the century; THE
Abbott Detroit Auto Mystery" and .
score Of others that are entirely new.
For an added attraction, Mr.. Thurston
brings Haga Hands Troupe of Arabs.
ten in number, who will present a re-
markable sensational act new to Ameri-
can theatergoers.
At the matinees Mr. Thurston will add
a number Of extra features to his regular
programme for the delight of the chill
dren, and at the Tuesday and Thursday
matinees he will present to every lady
present a complete horoscope Of her life.
Columbia-s.The Girl with the
Green Eyes"
With <ha ant;ra etran~+h ~ ~ 70
lumbia Players requisitioned to cast the
twenty-five parts the play calls for. 1.-THE
Girl with the Green Eyes" will re-
ceive its initial performance at the
hands of that organization tomorrow
evening in the Columbia Thcater. 1t is
one of the best plays ever written by
Clyde Fitch. and its success is univer-
sally known from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. 1t is a comedy in three acts.
and was first produced about ten years
ago at the Savoy Theater, New York.
with Clara Bloodgood and Robert Drouet
in the leading parts. These roles in
the forthcoming production will be play
ed by Helen Holmes and A. H. Van
Buren,, as jimmy rillman and John Aus
ten, respectively
At the opening Of the play the wedding
of the two is just being celebrated jim.
ny's scapegrace brother Godfrey, has
previously married servant girl, and
latterly a girl Of his own station, with
out securing a divorce. Godfrey, to be
played by Everett Butterfield, brings the
tangle to John. Immediately following
the wedding, to seek his aid and obtain
his promise not to divulge the secret to
the family, as 1t would break their
hearts IL the truth were known. Austin
undertakes the task, and, without telling
his wife, is in constant correspondence
with the second wife of his brother-in-
law, which involves him in trouble with
his wife, but is happily Strengthened out
at the end Of the story. The play will
be handsomely mounted and elegantly
costumed.
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to-" 'The Village Blacksmith" and q
ga 'MzuoM7k.Ak&

to- 'The Village Blacksmith" and q
dozen other numbers.
This company had a run in New York
of twenty consecutive weeks. Sixteen
weeks in Philadelphia. and five weeks
in Boston, and Is said to be a real para
gon OF excellence and novelty. Other
acts will be added to complete the
bill, which will also include, as usual,
three flrst-run censored photo-plays.
Lyceuln-'"fhe Merry BurlesQuers."
'The Merry Burlesquers'' will be the Of
fering at the Lyceum next week. While
the company title is new one. it con-
tains the names of many favorites known
to the lovers of burlesque, the foremost of
which is Richly Craige, known to the
theater patrons as the Original Funny
Little German Comedian" Ably assisting
him in his laugh-provoking endeavors are
Billy Klein. Norris Brown, o. NJ. Paul.
Dorothy Blodgett, Ed. Keith, Lillian
Stevens. Jack Dywer, Trixie Bardina, and
Eta Goodridge. Both first part and bur-
lesque. called, respectively, Room Num-
Der Six" and AT the Seashore," were
written in Mr.. Craiges happiest moments.
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Motct Choral Society.

The Motel Choral Society. directed by
Otto T. Simon will give the final con-
cert Of its fourth season on Wednesday
afternoon. April q. at 4:3o o'clock. at
the Columbia Theater. The work to be.
presented will be THE Crusaders" by
the Danish composer, Niels Gade, q con-
temporary Of Mendelssohn. It is work
for chorus and soloists. a feature being
the varied choral treatment. Some of
the best effects are for female voices
alone, and others are for the male choir
The barytone part Of Peter the Her
NIT, the leader and exhorter Of the pill
grim band. is one Of sustained dignity,
while the duets between Armida. the
spirit Of darkness. and Rinaldo, the typ
ical crusader-knight. are unusually dra-
matte. The solo parts will be. taken by
Miss Marion McFall. soprano: Joseph
whittemore. tenor; John Waters, barry
tone.
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THE WEEKS PLAYBILLS

"Oliver Twist" and THE Return of
Peter Grimm will be presented. Broad
ways noted beauty squad and chorus Of
sixty will appear.
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Gayety-The Star and Garter show.
The Star and Garter Show, one Of the
most pretentious musical comedy organ
izations of the Columbia Amusement
Company circuit. will be the attraction
at the Gayety this week, presenting
THE Flirting Widow" a lively two-act
musical farce. staged in seven elaborate
scenes.
From a spectacular standpoint the
Star and Garter Show is the biggest
entertainment on tour in the variety
theaters this season. One of the most
effective stage pictures Is that showing
gigantic ship in storm at sea. The
whole company is seen to be aboard the
vessel as it plunges through the dark
ness with every portfolio adame with
light. An almost equally effective stage
picture is that which shows New York
on New Years Eve.
1.-The King Is in His Bathtub'' is the
title of a diverting grand opera travesty
which Is interpolated in the first act Of
the entertainment, with original music
by Frederick Chaplin. the American
composer.
In the company Of fifty funmakers,
singers, and dancers comprising the Star
and Garter aggregation are such enter
tanners as Jack Conway. the Irish come
dian; James ]. Collins, Ray Montgomery.
the Healy Sisters. and Dollie Bowen.
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Concert ut Columbus.

Fresh from the blessings conferred
upon them by the Pope, and bearing,
in addition to decorations received at his
hands, trophies Of the international
Chorister Competition. held in Paris. the
Paulist Choristers, Of Chicago, will come
to Washington April g for Tuesday
afternoon concert at the Columbia Thea
ter, under the local management Of T.
Arthur Smith, The organization is I'M
der the direction of Father William F.
Finn, upon whom the Holy Father con-
ferred the title of master of singers at
the same time he presented the organi-
cation with a medal or honor, and dec
grated one of the choristers with gold
crown as a token Of his appreciation.
Father Finn was also decorated by the
French Academy, the first decoration to
be conferred by that body upon an
American musician. The programme
here will include the numbers they sang
in Paris and Rome. besides several sec
ular numbers. The full chorus num-
bers $50 voices, three-fifths of whom
range in age from nine to fifteen years.
They were royalty entertained by the
President of France during their stay
in the French capital. and were show
cred with attentions throughout Europe.
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The supplementary leading talking"
presentation will be Planchette's grand
opera, THE Chimes of Normandy" with
its immortal masterpieces of melody,
sung by grand opera stars and note
worthy chorus.
These productions will. dominate every
performance. but there will be a daily
change in the kinemacolor plays and the
varied photodramas. Nhe kinemacolor
subjects will be 'The Price of Success"
The River Avon and Stratford,'' IAN
American Invasion" Improved Methods
of Agriculture" "Aeroplanes and Bird
men," "A Scrap of Paper" "Anurad-
hapura," Beauties in Waists" 'Elsiss
Dream" "A Family Affair." "Trip Up
Eiger Glacier" Dieppe Motor Races"
when a Woman Wills" United States
Artillery" Views of Algiers." Natives
of Egypt" and "A Girl Worth Having"
The performances run daily from l p. m.
to IL p. m, ard Sundays from p. m.
to 1890 p. m.
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Edison's talking pictures continue to
manifest their novelty to capacity audi
ences at the continuous performances
daily and Sunday at Chase's Theater.
For the present week the most extern
sive and diverting series of talking
movies" yet offered viii be presented, the
foremost being the special production
under the personal direction of Inventor
Edison, Of the SOCIOLOGICAL drama. Her
Redemption" with gripping situations,
thrilling climaxss. and laushable comedy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20

The dramas which introduced Helen
Holmes, the leading woman Of the CO.
lumbia Players. and Thurlow Bergen,
the new leading man Of the Poll COM
pany, TO Washington stock devotees last
week. furnished neither the one nor the
other an outlet for dramatic power.
Clothes" the play which inaugurated
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-17
THE BRIDE WAITED;
GROOM persisted
On Way to Get Married Man Freezes
to Death in Pendleron County
Snow Drift.

The mystery OF the non-appearance
OF John Compton, who was to have
married Miss Nettie Lambert, at the
hour set for their wedding, has been
explained by the findng Of Compton's
body at the top OF Spruce mountain,
Pendleton county, buried in a snow
drift.
The bride was dressed in her wed
ding clothing, the preacher and the
guests We're in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harvey Lambert, but after wait
ing for hours the party dispersed. All
save the bride thought the bride
groom had changed his mind, but she
never lost faith and declared: 81
know if he is living he viii come to
me"
An investigation was begun and it
was learned that Compton had left
the Horton lumber camp, where he
wa employed, but in the darkness
he became lost in the snow drift and
troze 70 death.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-01-17
TRAIN SERVICE THE
WORST EVER KNOWN
Flood in the Ohio Valley Responsible
For the Many Delays-5etter
Now

Since the great flood has been rag
ing in the Ohio Valley, Martinsburg
has suffered greatly on account of
poor train service from the west. Ev.
cry passenger train from that section
Of the country has been running so
late that the travelling public has re
fused to put any faith in the SEIZED
ule.
For several days none of the trains
have reached the city on schedule
time, aud in many instances they
were four or five hours late. SO bad
ly has the schedule been disarranged
that it has been impossible for the
officials to give The public anything
like an authoritive statement as to
the arrival OF trains, and the incon-
venience experienced has never been
equaled in the city
AS the waters are now receding a
little better schedule is being main
tanned and today the service was
very much improved.
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NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions of the
Act of the Legislature for 1905 for
the regulation of licenses, notice is
hereby given that the following ap-
plication for a transfer of the place
of business of the Cumberland Brew
ing Company, of Cumberland, Md,
has been filed in this office for the
sale of porter, ale, beer and drinks
of like nature at wholesale, from 21O
North College street to Exchange
Place formerly occupied by the Rey-
man Brewing Company, in the City
of Martinsburg. w. Va
Given under my hand and the seal
of the County Court of Berkeley
County. West Virginia, this 3rd day
of January, 1913.
f. A. HOBBS,
Clerk of the County Court of Ber-
kelley County, West Virginia.
S. D. 1.1O-3t.
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FOULKE RRANDT.

ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 15.--Foulke
j.. Brandt, the former valet of Nor
timer l.. Schiff, the New York million
aire, now serving a twenty-year term
in Dannemora prison as the result of
charges of larceny and assault pre-
ferred aginst him by Mr. Schiff, will
have his case considered by Cover
nor Sulzer in the Executive Chamber
here today. Brandt will not be pres
ent but viii be represented by able
New York attorneys, who have been
retained by wealthy persons, whose
names have not been disclosed, who
have taken an interest in the young
mans case.