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The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

of April 2s, when theatergoers Of the
Capital will have their first opportunity
to see the much talked of ''The Return
of Peter Grimm" which this famous
artist has made so great success.
When frankie Bailey was one of the
featured members of the Weber and
Fields Music Hall Company, with Lillian
Russell, Willie Collier. Fay Templeton
and other .notables. she always affected
yellow as the most pleasing color for
doublet and hose in which to display
her personality" She continues to use
yellow In burlesque with the Trocadero
Burlesquers. at the Gayety this week.
Bobby Harrington. who is with the
Girls From Missouri, at the Lyceum this
week, is late Of George NJ. Cohans Run
ming for Office company, having played
for the past three seasons George NJ.
CohanS part
THE Sun Dodgers comes to the
Belasco next week direct from the Amer
lean Music Hall, Chicago. where it
finishes a ten weeks engagement
Dorothy Donnelly. Lawrence Butt and
a cast of unusual merit will be seen at
the National when THE Garden OF
hhdn 10 presenteu the "eeh oeSihhilS
April II
Washington will hear the big London
song hit. Into Dreamland." which is the
main vocal feature of "A Lady. a Lover,
and lamp" at Chase's next week.
Florence Fisher, leading woman this
season III the company of Walker White
side. has a host of friends in Washing
part. Miss Fisher is niece of DR.. John
Fisher, of Philadelphia.
Robert B. Mantell, who is considered
to be the leader of the American stage in
Shakespearean and classic drama, is
booked for one week. beginning Monday.
April l. at the Beiasco Theater.
Moya Mannering. the pretty English
actress. who has locally been seen in
THE Arcadians'' and with Donald Brian
in THE Siren,' will be at the National
Theater next week with Richard Carrie
and Hattie Williams In THE Girl from
Montmartre."
Mrs. Walker Whiteside who for many
seasons has accompanied her gifted hus-
band on his tours. has this season re-
manned at their home. at Hastings-on-the
finishing education of their only child, d
daughter. Rosamond- But the lure of
Washington at Easter time will bring the
family together the coming week. when
Mr.. Whiteside will appear at the Belasco
in The Typhoon-"
"Ben-Hur." with all the scenic equip
ment of its metropolitan production.
comes to the National the week starting
April Il.
No actress on the American stage has
been Identified with more successes than
Jennie Eustace. who is a member of The
Love Leash" company at the Columbia
Theater this week One of her notable
characterizations was that of the mother
in Augustus Thomas famous play, The
Witching Hour"
Percy Leach. who is one of the princi-
pals supporting Richard Carle and Hattie
Williams in THE Girl from Montmartre.'
which comes to the National next week.
Is a Georgetown boy. He has appeared
in stock here with Wilton Lackaye, Ed
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C,,,mb;a-.rhe woman

The telephone. one of the commonest
of everyday helps. has been dramatized
bv William c. de Mile in THE Woman,
which David Belasco will next week
present for the favor of the patrons Of
the Columbia Theater. This play was
one OF the few real successes OF last
season, having run for nine months in
New York and five months in Chicago.
1t is based on progressive movement
In Congress. 1t is a typical American
NAV. and its characters are typical
American men and women. The COM
pany to be seen here is, without change.
the same that was seen during the long
run of the play at Mr.. Belasco's Re
public Theater, New York. 1t includes
Jane Peyton. Mary Nash. John W. Cope.
Harold Vosburg, Edwin Holt. Cuyler
Hastings, Carleton Macy, Stephen Fttz-
patrick. William Holden, and others.
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Coming to the Delasco.

After a long season at the Lyric The
ater, New York, Mr.. Sam Bernard in
"All For the Ladies'" takes to the road
the early part of April. One of his first
stands out of New York will be WASH
ington, where he is scheduled to play at
the Belasco Theater. For his appear
ance here, Sam Bernard will be sup
ported by the original company.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
Lyce.m-Min~r,. "Americau.."

Miners Americans" the American
beauty show which, comes to the Ly-
ceum next week, is one of the Oldest and
best known attractions In burlesque. In
offering the Americans" this season.
Edwin D. Miner claims to have sur
passed all his previous efforts. The COM
pany is one of the largest he has ever
sent on tour. and will present two acts
and four big scenes.
The Americans" appear this season in
the bright, snappy musical comedy offer
ing, THE Yankee Doodle Girls" which
abounds with good comedy and in which
eighteen big musical numbers are pre-
sented. Friday night the Country Store
will be repeated
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A. f. W. Mason, author of ''The Wit
ness for the Defense" the first play that
Blanche Bates will appear in under ncr
new manager, Charles Frohman. Is
member Of the present English HOUSE OF
Parliament .
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Chnxe..-Polite Vaudeville.

In the van of American and foreign
novelties will be Nat NJ. Wills, in his
new highway and byway anecdotes. The
extra added stellar feature will be Mile.
Albertine Rasch. the premiere ballerina,
presenting lie Ballet Classiaue'' with
Mile. Domino Marini and Marcel Bron-
ski the two dancing stars heading the
Russian artists at the Metropolitan
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news OF LOCAL PLAYHOUSES

Editors note-Ths column is devoted exclusively to Wash
ngon payhouse their management productions and the stage
folk who will be this city either this week in the very
future.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
WEEKS PJAYBILLS
con,in.ed from PAGE E,sht.

Minnie Burke, will be congenially cast.
while Frankie Bailey, one of the stars of
the Weber and Fields all-star jubilee.
seen at the Belasco last season. will be
statuesque member of the feminine
cast.
Mr.. Finney who is an eccentric come
dian of unique talents, is said to have
written a farce OF many amusing situ-
ations and the lines abound in the Fir
ney style of humor.
said to be the most attractive that Mr..
Waldron has ever brought to Washing
ton.
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COMING TO The THEAIERS

Grand Orera House. New York. assisted
by ten coryphess de ballet from Paris
and ST. Petersburg
Third in ranking order will be William
Burr and Daphne Hope. in their musical
comedy hit. a Lady. a Lover. and a
Lamp" The Act Beautiful" in which
hunting scenes are depicted by posing
horse and four blOoded dogs. is another
inclusion. The incognito comedienne.
Mary Elizabeth. will give her spoken
songs" COrelE and Gillette promise 10
swell the tide of laughter. The Stan
leys will offer ''Silhoutte Fun in shad-
owland." Other Peoples Children will
be portrayed as the Kinemacolor photo
play.
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Robie's ''Knickerbockers" will follow
the Waldron Trocadero Burlesquers at
the Gayety next week in a clever two-act
musical farce called Casey. the Porter"
in which the title role will be taken by
the unique comedian, Roger Imhof. who
will be assisted by Irving Walton. George
Bank, Jack West. Max Fehrman. and
Tom Morrissey. The leading feminine
role has been intrusted to the dainty sing
ing comedienne, Doris Thayer, with Mar
celle Coreene and Augusta Lang as
statuesque assistants. There are many at
tractive costumes
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Academy-Shcp Camp In .snobs.'

HcdueHS-Sncp IaNp In "SnObs.'
With the coming production by the Hen
ry b. Harris estate of '.Snobs'' at the
Academy the week of March 81, local the
ater patrons will have an opportunity to
see one OF the most delightful comedies
or recent years. A play from the pen of
george Bronson Howard. which has been
one OF the hits of the current theatrical
season and has enjoyed runs in New
York, Chicago. and Boston. The play will
have the orginial Hudson Theater produC-
ton of New York and will be in the hands
of cast of unusual talent. headed by
Shep Camp, who is known to local the
terGoers by his portrayal of Bob
Blake, in The Travelling Salesman"
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

"Ben-Hur." with all the scenic equip
ment of its metropolitan production,
comes TO the National the week starting
April 4.
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Poli's---"The Girl of the Golden
West"


David Belasco's greatest Western
drama. THE Girl of the Golden West"
will be the offering of the Poll Players.
following THE College Widow" This
Is one OF Belascos masterpieces. and II
provides stellar roles for three mem-
bers of the company. Miss Izetta Jew
ell will be seen in the name part of the
girl. played originally by Blanche
Bates: A. H. Van Euren will be the
road agent. which Robert Hilliard ere
ated and which was subsequently
played by Robert T. Haines; and Mark
Kent will be seen in the striking char
acter role of Jack Rance, the Chinese
sheriff There are only two women in
the cast, the girl and the Indian
squaw, but the cast of men Is unusu-
ally large, and there will be number
OF newcomers to the Poll organization
for the week, while all the regular
members will be congenially cast.
Scenically The Girl of the Golden
West" especially the final tableau. will
call for the best work of stagecraft of
the Poll staff OF artists.
COamos-yaudevIlle
Led by the Yeo Musical Girls. a quin-
tet Of instrumentalists and singers. the
Cosmos Theater bill this week presents
offering is presented by T. Dwight Pep
pie. and advance notices describe it as
one of the most delightful musical num-
bers in vaudeville. European sensa-
ton Is promised in the Great Nernetta
Clark Trio. three girls in whirlwind
feats upon the tight wire. FL Barto.
the man of mystery" will present
unique Offering TO excite wonder. and
the Richmond Trio, a noted metropoli-
x.rfn Stp ha
and, yevel in the levity OF the rathskel-
Ter.
The dramatic feature Of the bill Is
called THE Line Between" and is pre-
sented by William Flemon and coEl-
pany Of farcical comedians. Another
good musical Offering is promised In
Bessie Knowles. the mezzo soprano de
luxe" The Pathe Weekly Review pic
turing important events OF the world in
film form will head the series Of photo
plays that is always feature OF the
Cosmos entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

No actress on the American stage has
been Identified with more successes than
Jennie Eustace. who is a member of The
Love Leash" company at the Columbia
Theater this week. One of her notable
characterizations was that of the mother
in Augustus Thomas famous play, The
Witching Hour"
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Moya Mannering. the pretty English
actress. who has locally been seen in
THE Arcadians'' and with Donald Brian
in THE Siren" will be at the National
Theater next week with Richard Carrie
and Hattie Williams In The Girl from
Montmartre."
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

With Max Pausr the coming Friday.
Julia Culp April 4. and the joint recital
of Ysaye and Godowsky April II, Fri
day afternoon may we'll be regarded as
concert day at the Columbia Theater.
David BelascP's great star. David War
field, comes TO the National the week
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Percy Leach. who is one of the princi-
pals supporting Richard Carle and Hattie
Williams in The Girl from Montmartre.
which comes to the National next week.
Is a Georgetown boy. He has appeared
in stock here with Wilton Lackaye, Ed
ward Arden. and Charlotte Walker.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

The College Widow" will call for
the largest cost of players at Polrs
that has been seen on that stage since
Checkers was produced last fan.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Robert B. Mantell who is considered
to be the leader of the American stage in
Shakespearean and classic drama, is
booked for one week. beginning Monday.
April ]. at the BeIasco Theater.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Nat NJ. Wills. the Washington come
dian. homecoming at Chase's next week.
is an amateur aviator and belongs to
the Aero Club of America.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

Florence Fisher. leading woman this
season III the company of Walker White
side. has a host of friends in Washing
ton who will be glad to see her in a big
part. Miss Fisher is niece of DR.. John
Fisher, of Philadelphia.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

wolfe and chiffon grounds are the brocad-
velvet figures which hang with delight
fully artistic Iimpness. VelourS faconne
is one of the most beautiful materials for
an evening wrap that can be imagined.
The design is Of velvet leaves in relief
shaded in two tones, black and a slightly
lighter blue. This design covers well the
ground. but what can be seen Of it is of
satin Of a vivid tint, for instance a glo-
rious orange that throws the whole design
into relief and is as beautiful as a paint
ling.
The designs in all these brocaded vel
vets are mostly smaller than those of last
year, and many of them are authentic
copies of antique stuffs. There is an old
museum in Lyons, France, where all tex
last thousand years have been collected,
and it is there that many of the ideas and
copies come from.
| In the lighter silk weaves the tinsel bro
eades are the fashionable novelty. They
are ideal for evening dresses aud wraps,
according to the size of the design. There
is tinsel Toile pompadour which is surely
"a copy of some French court costume, in
lovely old pompadour designs and color
ings. A voile broche tinsel has tinse! de-
signs on gay colored grounds, and the sill
yer tinsel designs are seen even on chiffon
backgrounds. In lame broch6 the satin
figure is shot with tinsel and contrasts
with a cascade green ground. A crepon
fantasie brocade has the addition Of bro
caded chintz pattern in the old chintz col
orings. One of the matelasse materials
has tinsel thread in the raised figure.
To replace the cnarmeuse there is a
crepe Lucia, satin on the same order as
charmeuse, but with a slight crepe in the
weave that gives it an added elegance.
Crepe Trianon is like that of last year,
except that it seems a little heavier, is
more crepelike in appearance and comes
in wonderful japanese designs. FaiIle
Trianon has a clear cut rib like old Otto
man silk and has glorious lustre. Crepe
craquele looks like a serpent's skin. In
heavier mixtures for afternoon tailored
suits the crepe Albanais has an indefinite
pattern, and crepe brocade has a little Of
the velour effect, with an eponge look to
the raised weave.
New colors are always interesting news,
for even if one is in the habit of wearing
dark colors there are always some such
Icolors that are specially fashionable each
season In the dark tones it is the brown
which must be given precedence-a color
that is always a favorite with American
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

Mnarei Iuie Gown OF White Liberty Silk
Trimmed with Two Kinds Of Fur. Skunk Borders
the Wired TWio Edge, Ermine the SUphee Gown
Froat The Tunie Is Of Light Shadow Lace Re-em-
broidered with Silver Tire ad
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Materials for Autumn Elegant

Al OF since the reigns of the Louis OF
IN France have such beautiful imported
fabrics been seen for dress. Last
season We had, it is true, the lovely
brocades and matelasse materials, but
this year the coloring is much more
beautiful and the weavcs even more ele.
CANT. The typical blues and pinks Of the
days of French elegance in dress, which
have come down to us in the costumes
and paintings of those times, CONTRAST in
terestingly with the Chinese and jan
anese colorings that are used also in the
new materials.
There is as yet no sign of stiffenfng in
silks or woollen material. In fact one of
the principal pecuIlarities of the new fab
rics is their supple Hmpness There Is a
velvet that is perhaps the softest and
thinnest velvet that ever has been made.
1t is extremely light weight. without any
hint of transparency, and only that t. has
a velvet weave and lights might be called
by some other name. 1t is called Venetian
velvet, and can be used ike satin or any
other pliablc, soft fabric.
The durbar velvet has a mirror giace
effect, but is otherwise like chiffon velvet.
Velvet is to be high fashion this winter,
and is to be combined often with cloth, as,
for instance, the new drap de nymph, which
is after the style of the old Venetian cloth.
Unborn lamb, duvetyn and peluche de laine
are the novelties in the woollen materials.
Chenille cloth, squared off curiousIy in
the weave, is perhaps the high novelty in
woollen material, and some very smart tai
lored suits for autumn and winter are al
ready on view.
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women. Seal brown is the smartest shade
of this color.
Next come the bottle greens, or Russian
greens as they are now called. Next come
the chinchilla and castor grays and the
corbeau 1--WE, which is a little brighter
than the midnight blue of last season. The
French pinks come in the strong light
tones-mamaison pink, which you will
notice directly, as it is something like the
old crushed strawberry; Beaupre pink,
which makes one think of cinnamon
pink, and flament, which is a bit deeper
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28


next winter. In the United
States it will supersede every
thing else for fashionable
women's wear"
The foregoing statement was made by
Mr. Luricn SchloSs, head of the commits
sion firm of AdoIphe Schloss. Fills ct Gle,
10 correspondent for this paper who
called at the Paris establishment a few
days ago.
Mr.. Schloss had just returned from
DeauvilIc. where, he said, he had been
charmed by the variety. refinement and
simplicity Of the prevailing fashions.
..Simplicity." he said. is the real char
acteristic of the French mode, and
every dress worn at DraUvilIe corre-
sponded to the moment Of the day and the
appropriateness of the occasion on which
it was worn.
In the morning in the Rue Gontaut-
Biron one could see and admire the gay
character of light white silk and tulle and
light taffetas and lingerie dresses. The
great fad replacing the colored woollen or
viously. was the long coat of a striped
cotton material, in yellow, red, orange,
blue and white shades, the collar and
sleeves trimmed with fur. This is gol.
fine"
Promises Sensational Novelty.
Mr.. Schloss. continuing, said :-"Fof
next season Mons. Rodier is preparing a
still more sensational novelty of brocaded
designs on the same ground which will be
amazingly effective.
AT the Deauville races more elaborate
dresses were worn, but they were not
overburdened with laces and embroidery,
as the ones exhibited in Paris. The dresses
worn at the races during 'Grande Sc
maine at Deauville produced the impress
sion that one was taking part at formal
garden party or some diplomatic or official
reception"
Mr.. SChloss showed the correspondent
photographs taken at Deauville of
charming dresses with double vOlAnts eff
fects in white silk muslin or in pink.
white or black taffetas, the volants hav-
ing in many instances borders of skunk
OF ermine. One photograph showed a
captivating dress of black velvet on a
white liberty skirt Then there were
dresses of a decided Japanese character,
with broad collars set far from the neck,
round sleeves and an immense satin bow
on the waist line.
Regarding winter fashions, Mr.. Schloss
said :-"Although every firm has launched
some particular creation of its own, the
prevailing shades will be red, dark green
and living orange. Materials of 'duvey-
tyn' silk, 'velours de laine' for the tailor
made suits, and silk plush and silk vel
vets for the more elaborate coats, will
he worn. For elaborate afternoon or
evening dresses rich silks, brocaded with
gold and silver, and silk muslins and taf-
fetas are TO be used.
Back of Dress Is Important.
The trimmings, other than furs, will
be narrow silver and gold tinsel galloons,
crystal simiIis, white wax beads, and a
fair amount of jet beads and pendants.
All these will be employed in such a.
manner as not to overcharge the dress.
The drapery effects are quite new, and
the back of dress is TO be as Important
a matter as the front. One of the lead
ing dressmakers is showing EVENING"
dresses very decollet6 on the back,
whereas the front is high and almost
'dRid' in character. The neck is always
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

designs, and the mole coats incrusted with
seal are real creations"
Mr.. Schloss further said:-'f we, as
commission agents, formerly objected to
the direct delivery from the dressmakers
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

grounds-deep pink, azure blue and citron
yellow.
Velvet brocaded designs in coral like
pattern cover well the same colored crepe
grounds or show up well against faille
More wonderful than all. on
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our mutual customers, one of our prin-
cipal reasons was that we considered the
measure entirely unnecessary. If some
commission houses have been suspected
of allowing models to be copied, they are
altogether the exception. All of US look
upon such ways of doing business as ab-
solutely dishonest, and there is no reason
for our being suspected.
"In my experience the most courteous
and agreeable relations have always ex-
listed between dressmakers and commits
sion agents."
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without covering even the fur coats are
not closed over il but are round, rolling
over themselves from one shoulder to the
other, and are worn hanging loose and
dropping in the back.
skirts are decidedly short, but wider
and with numerous wide pleats on the
hips and below as we'll They have a
lifted up, 'retrousse' effect and are Of a
provocative nature, as if the wearer were
inviting attention. The slit is still in
favor and its ambition seems to be, in
many instances, to find itself at the back
instead of the front of the skirt. .
There are no sleeves on evening dresses
and the arms are free. A narrow attached
bride is all that retains the dress on the
shoulders, and this is made Of silk, mus
lin or crystal beads. If sleeve is desired
light tulle or muslin scarfs, attached to-
the neck of the dress, can be rolled over
the arms.
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Indor.es CommIssion sy.tem.

"Furs will as usual, be an important
factor. When used as a garniture on
coats or on the sleeves and collars of tailor
made dresses German and Russian fitch,
skunk, colinsky and civet are chosen. The
fur coats in breitschwanz and caracul
are worked so soft that the drapery effects
are equal to the lightest silks. Ermine
and sable furs are combined in wonderful
The Washington herald., 1913-09-28

plush figures with background of voile-
voile faconne-a peluche figure on a silk
ground, with the plush weave brocaded
figure so long that it is almost furlike
But quite the richest, loveliest and most de
sirable for evening wraps is the peluche