The Washington times., 1913-02-02
CLEVER LOVE STORY
AND AMUSING LINES
N "READY MONEY
New Appreciation Of Old Say
ings Is Gained BY Seeing
Montgomery's Latest Play.

loves of a wealthy society girl and a
down-and-out young man. Whlle an ap-
peaiing story is interviewer In the
amusing situation Of this young man
properly marry the girl he loves, II Is
said that one has a new apprecle ton
Of old sayings after seeing Ready
Money"
which have yet appeared on the sub
ject Of love and money
Emotions are terribly expensive,
says The hero at one point:
Again he says Health. fr1ends, love
and money-ali for one and one for all y
Az the efforts of the hero to get money
lead him into questionable situations,
his honesty being saved by the very
ludicrous impossibility of these events.
the following lines have been written
by James Montgomery
Time is money.
And don't you be forgetting it, ..
Always get as much money as you can.
But don't get tine for getting 1t.
RAYMOND Hitchcock, who will appear
al the National Theater next week, has
added much 20 his popularity as com.
-edian in his present vehicle, The Red
Widow which has enjoyed phenomenal
prosperity since ii was first produced.
His role Of Cicero Hannibal Butts. IN
which he hobnobs with Russian Nj
hilists especially one alluring young
woman, is declared TO fit him Well
Then, too. he has the assistance OF a
large company who have an won tneir
spurs in their respective parts; among
the clever principals is Flora Zabei!e
the performance will also be enhanced
by a galaxy of talent. No doubt the
forthcoming engagement will establish
a record In this city.
in London. and then veer TO ST: Peters
burg Russia. How MIR. Butts sue
ceeds In passing himself or for a
dangerous Nihilist. and how he was ap-
pointed TO kill the Garland resigned
the commission-are episodes which Is
said to create typhoons of laughter.
Mr.. Hitchcock Is supported by Flora
Zabelle and eighty others. who have an
won honors In their respective parts.
The diminutive but entertaining min
strel George Honey Boy Evans with
his famed band of strolling Ministries
will come TO the Columbia Theater next
week for his annual engagement IN TINS
balanced band of minstrel favorites even
he has ever assembled. all of whom ne
has placed in a setting of stage Drill
lance which is little short of dazzling:
Aside from local admiration for these
original entertainers, their worth is at
tested by the fact that the Honey Boy
Ninstreis is the only organization OF It's
kind which secures bookings In the I'M
I,ortant theaters which book through tne
offices Of Klaw & Erlanger.
Ethel Barrymore ard company. in
limited engagement, by special ar
raneement with Charles Frohman, VIII
be presented for the first time IN po-
lite vaudeville at Chase's next week, N
the premiere Washington production
az "The Twelve Pound Look" her En-
pire Theater one-act comedy success,
by the English dramatist. J. NJ. Barre:
The added stellar comedy feature VIII
be the song writers and comedians,
Wrong Hero" A musical innovation
or humor and harmony will be offered
BY Those -Four Entertainers.
An artistic feature viii be the vio-
Incello virtuoso. Ralph Smalley, late
cello soIoist of the Boston SYMPHONY
Orchestra The -Four Athletes. Il
European posing novelty Is included
Earl Flynn ard Nettie Mclaughlin
will offer a singing and dancing NUM-
Der. The Knemacolor photo-eomedy
will be "The Note in the Shirt. The
pip+ organ recitals at l:30 and 1:3l
o'clock and intermission. will attract
music lovers On Friday afternoon.
February 7th and llth. the vaudeville
ter has been rented for grand opera at
those times. -.e -..-.
With the coming Of the Paul J.
Rainey African hunt pictures TO the
Academy next week. theatergoers of
this city will have al opportunity OF
seeing what is considered by the Amer
ican Geographical Society. and the
American Institute of Natual History as
the most marvellous motion pictures
any pictures of recent years. thes"
films made by Mr.. Rainey in tn"
jungles of Africa. have genuine edu-
cational value. They should. at any rate,
IN fkn zfT
theater-goer and seeker after knowl-
edge. than any book or play could
possibly hope to accomplish.
Hunting big game with a camera has
been one of Mr.. Raineys hobbies for
wars, and when he plunged into Africa
with a moving picture operator, he
could hardly have expected TO achieve
the results that will be shown at IN"
Academy Theater when these pictures
are presented.
Hunting wild African game with
moving picture machine is sport for
the few, for IL entails enormous ez-
pense and countless dangers - but
Rsincy is a sportsman. not a snowman;
The pictures will show the biggest and
widest of African wild animals in thci"
natural condition
The Poll Players will offer George NJ.
Cohan's Get Rich Quick Wallingford
for the second week OF I1c return en-
gagement. The play achieved te-
mendous success in New York just
after its first performance on any stag"
in this city, and il Is now running IN
London with the original cast. The title
role will afford A. ii. Van buren another
big acting opportunity. entirely different
from his Indiana lawyer IN The Nan
From Home" AS WallingfOrd, he will
be- all hustle and enthusiasm.
In the Frances Ring role Of the ste
nographer. Miss Maude Giioert will be
seen This will be Miss Gilberts finai
appearance az leading woman witI II"
company, as Miss Izetta Jewel will as
sumo her position during the third week
OF the engagement.
With the biggest cast of principals
seen i'm burlesque this season, the Great
Behman Show will be the attraction to
follow Rose Sydell at the Gayety next
week Mr.. Behman has secured as his
brightest burlesquc stars this year Lew
Kelly, famous for his impersonation of
the dope fiend. and the Watson Sisters,
probably the best-kno~n sister team In
the history of burlesque. Lon Hascaii
will be an important member of the
company and there will be seven other
featured entertainers The production
is said 10 be elaborate and the music
unusually pleasing.
No attraction that has appeared at
the I.yceum Theater has given better
satisfaction than is promised nv Billy
Watson's Beef Trust COMPANY" which
Is billed for next week. Billy watson
Is the original Dutch dialect comedian
and his attraction this season excels iii
witty talk catchy songs and c-eIer