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Roseland Girls Company.

The attraction at the Gayety Theater
next week will be the Roseland Girls
company in a new musical burlesQue, en-
titled Society la Carte" book by
Butch Cooper and songs and lyrics by
Billy K. Wells The offering is in two
acts with many scenes and novel fea-
lures. The company is headed by Sollie
Ward and Eddie Swartz, comedians, and
Lillian Fitzgerald has the leading femi-
nine role. Ward and Swartz are sup
ported by chorus Of over thirty well
trained Broadway singers and dancers of
the popular types In the cast are Harry
D. Mack, Walter Pearson. Ben Hilbert.
Nina Schall, Jeanette Spillman and Jane
Pearson.
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know. there is much in the book that -
expurgated in Clyde Fftch's mastery
dramatiZation. and hanging up IN my
home I'm London is the testimonial writ
ten and sent TO me by the jury before
which I was tried and acquitted, as you
may imagine, one OF my most cherished
possessions
when We opened the theater again IL
was Wallacks, as YOU may recall Ihe
entire house had been decorated with
flowers, and dear old Mr.. Moss had had
a floral arch built from my dressing room
to the stage, and when | made my hrst
entrance the entire audience rose as one
person. i afterward heard that specu-
lators had gotten hold of the tickets and
sold them for as high as 500 apiece.
And was that the first fight for the
freedom of speech on the stage, and SO
practically the forerunner OF our present
day playsg'
ITO the best OF my knowledge yes, IL
was. You know, OF course, the theater
is a place of entertainment but to me II
is also a forum; any subject may be pre-
sented and discussed. provided IL Is done
SO with dignity. Now. infdelity, for in
stance. when shown in comic opera or
farce is treated lightly as joke and
hence leaves that impression. II Is not
right to partly remove a bandage from
wound and show it. unless you show also
Its preventive IL is not even enough 70
show the cure; / would go further and III
my claim that i have the right TO SHOW
any sore, mental, moral. physical, before
the public I cannot make IL too strong
that l must show its prevention"
las in the case OF THE Writing on the
Wall, for instance?"
'Oh, that was a joy! You know, don't
you. that they rebuilt the Trinity tene-
ments? | met Col Jay some time after
ward, and he said L am very glad TO
meet you, Miss Nethersole. although you
have given US some very uncomfortable
hours And all through the tour OF this
continent, in almost every city, by the
middle of the week. a committee would De
organized to inspect the tenement house
fire escapes"
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POLLS

The Poll Players will be seen tomorrow
night In "The County Chairman" The
central theme OF the story is q political
battle between Jim Hacker, the county
chairman. and Dlias Rigby. the district
attorney. Hacker has determined to
elect as district attorney, his young isw
partner, TilSord Wheeler. But Wheeler
Is In love with Rigby's daughter and re-
fuses 20 indulge in unpleasant personali-
ties In the campaign. The political con-
test Ii the elimination Of q fight carried
on for twenty years by the county chair
man to satisfy g. grudge against Rigby,
who had married the woman Hacker
loved. while Hacker was fighting for his
country In the days Of the civil war. The
romance between young Wheeler and
the daughter OF his political opponent
is the central love story of the play,
while n -sub-therne is the pathetic story
of Hackers disappointed love. The play
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by Carina Jordan, based on the life Of the
great actress.
Olive wyndham is to have the title role
In q new comedy called "A Modern
Girl"
Henry Jewett produced last week a
dramatization Of jeffrey Farnofs novel,
''The Broad Highway
Charles Frohman is going to produce
another playlet by ]. nj. Barrie, called
-The Little Policeman"
The name of the comedy by James
Forbes, in which May Robson is to star.
is called 1.-THE Clever Woman"
Irish playhouse to be built in time for the
Panama exposition.
Klaw & Erlanger and FlorenZ Ziegfeld
are going to star Bert Williams in Rob
inson Crusoe.''
Charles Dickson has new musical
farce, 1.-THE Lovely American, which
will be produced in the spring.
Wilkie Bard, the English music hall
performer, may star in musical COM
edy In this country next season.
Two Lots in the Bronx" is the title OF
q German-American musical play now
running In New York.
Mildred Norris, daughter Of the late
Felix Morris. Is playing the heroine in
what Happened to Mary
Frank A. Burt, leading comedian at the
Gayety this week, appears in burlesque
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the effect that his morals had been en-
dangered by witnessing a performance OF
'Sapho.'''
"And the charge, Miss Nethersole? At
tempted larceny of those same morals!
THE charge was disturbance OF the
peace, being a public nuisance, giving an
immoral entertainment, and being improp-
erly dressed
But, surely, the X-ray gown was not
In vogue fourteen years ago?"
II wore a Greek robe. my beautiful
Greek robe, and In the courtroom, where
was brought before the magistrate. the
upper part Of the walls was decorated
with figures Of women in Greek robes.
The magistrate recognized the charge,
and I had to go before the grand jury.
There I found the foreman to be man
whom / had met at house party In Eng
land some two years previous. one or
your best known publishers. After the
arraignment, at my brother Louis sug-
gestion, we went down, or rather ny, to
this mans shop. and asked for copy or
'Sapho.' No less than Ave different edi-
tons were brought to uss and az you
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for the first time after a long period. hav-
ing been In vaudeville In England for the
past eight years.
The September Morn Diving Girls will
be feature Of next weeks bin at the
Casino Theater. Other attractions in
clude Walker and Ill. in a merry farce
Just Girl: the Aerial Icons. in feats
vocal and instrumental musical Of
fering.
The famous troup OF Russian dancers.
singers and instrunentalists win come to
the Cosmos Theater next week I'm a pro-
gram Of their native pastimes
The definite announcement Is made by
Polls Theater that the Poll play contest.
in which . prize OF $500 IN gold and a
thor of the winning manuscript submitted
to Polls Theater In a period OF six
months, has been closed.
Three-R Ring Bride" which is said to
have for its basis q capital idea, whose
origin has not been disclosed.
Percy Mackaye's oriental romance, "A
Thousand Years Ago." opened In Boston
tacle.
The first performance OF omar the
Tentmaker." by Richard Walton Tully. In
which Guy Bates Post Is to star. will take
place In Montreal this week.
Cyril Scott has been engaged to play
the part created by Wallace Eddinger ir.
'The Seven Keys to Baidpate.' In the
new company to present that farce.
Irene Franklin is to leave vaudeville
and hppnna the in ..'rho Girl the
Gate" which Is to be produced about the
middle Of the month In San Francisco.
Mrs. Helen Robinson of Colorado. the
only woman state senator in the country.
posed recently in q moving picture play
called 'Our Mutual Girl
Oliver Morosco. the Los Angeles man.
ager, has received an offer of 100000 for
the appearance of Lauretta Taylor and
her company In Peg o. My Heart" at
the San Francisco exposition.
A new recruit to the vaudeville stage is
q man who sung himself out Of a west
ern penitentiary by his fine voice He got
permission while In prison to sing before
Saengerbund. and 1900 German music
lovers united In petition for his pardon.
1--WE Are Seven" new whimsical COM
edy by Eleanor Gates, author of 'The
Poor Little Rich Girl" was produced last
week in Atlantic City. The principal
parts are played by Effie Ellsler. Russ
Whytal, Bessie Barriscale, Jane Peyton
and William Raymond.
B. F. Keith's Theater now has three
box offices. One Is for the sale of tickets
and of reservations for the current per-
formance, another handles tickets only
for the same show, and the third takes
-care Of the advance sale for the re-
naming performances Of the week.
John Drew win come to the New Ma
tional Christmas week in a double BILL
THE WILL" a new play by ]. M. Bar
rie, and c. Haddon Chambers comedy,
.'The Tyranny of Tears Prominent In
his support viii be Frank Kemble Coop
er, Mary Boland, Herbert Druce, Julian
L'Estrange and Laura Hope Crews.
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NATIONAL

George N. cohan VIII present himself
and his own company ct the National
Theater this week In Broadway Jones."
The play is In four acts. and the story -
told at the whizzing speed that character
ICES Cohzn compositions. In It the author
has drawn types Of everyday folks to
help relate the story Of q young man
from the rural districts who. obsessed
with a desire for city life. goes to New
York to realize that ambition, which
takes the form of dissipating> comfort
able fortune left him by his father.
How the young man goes broke; how in
tesperation he engages himself to marry
!. wealthy widow old enough to be his
r1other's mother; how the wedding never
.alses pace. and how the young man is
lrougpS TO a realization of the actuaii-
L. Of'i life through the Intervention or q
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Motet Choir Wednesday.

Wednesday afternoon, at the Columbia
Theater, the Motet Choral Society Will
give its first concert Of the season under
the direction OF Otto T. Simon. AS is
the custom, Christmas music will predomi-
nate in the program. one Of the most inter-
est6ns the organization has ever presented.
1t includes two motets (seventeenth CEN
tury), "Crucifixus" (motet in six parts,
Lotti and "Misericordias Dominr rhoross moset
Springs Enchantment." Bantock: 1.-The
Evening Star words by IarT Thomas aow Came fbe
Birds" (madr,gal In six ports), Lahee;
solos for contrslto "Elsgis Msnssuet SSs,io as:
..Wandering in the Woods Grieg, Mrs.
Morgan Bradford; ~sylvelin,a Har,,ns sindhs' Mrs
Lou Thompson: chorus lin eight parts).
The Tiger words ,stmas BY William anerasss Bake
There Shall a Star Come Forth Christ
u.s." Mende!ssohn: The .st,sp SLEEP Sf %scht the
Heirge Nacht' (arranged by Damrosch),
with baritone solo by Mr.. John Waters.
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he has been supplied with a role that
will display his ability as a laugh pro-
ducer at its best.
Charles Frohman has surrounded Mr..
Collier with a company of capable play
ers, including Paula Mari, William Col
lier. jr. Jessie Glendenning, Dorothy
Unger, Hazel Sexton, Beatrice James,
Eleanor Goodspeed, Grant Stewart.
Charles Dow Clark. Henry Weaver. Mich
olas Judels, John Adam, Edward Moore,
William Ward and James Sheeran- "A
Little Water on the Side" is in three
acts and has been produced with close at
tentiOn to detail.
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Armenian.
From the London Chronicle.

InfOnlCle.
The commemoration of the fiftieth
centenary. of the Armenian alphabet
will remind those who know their
"Romany Rye" Of Bellies remark, when
the author tried to teach her Armenian.
that 1t sounded more like the language
Of horses than of human beings. Ar
menian piles up the consonants terri
bly,; thus. the word for ''to kindle' is
"prrngthsneL" An indeterminate vowel
sound helps such Accommodations out.
but even so Armenian is not beautiful
language Few, as Sir Charles Eliot
says. will think ii pretty to call q girl
"aghehig." or ones parents do
noghkh-' q
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Maid of Marchfeld" Friday.

The Glover Club. Georgetown Uni
versity's new dramatic organisation,
will make its first public appearance at
the Columbia Theater Friday afternoon
at 2:15 o'clock in a musical comedy,
the book and lyrics Of which are by
one OF the student members, Edward
Met Donnelly Of the class OF IA. The
piece is entitled 1.-THE Maid OF March
field" The piece is in two acts. the
first showing a keautiful exterior and
the second q cabHret in Vienna. Both
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"Elevating a Husband"

Polls Theater announces for next week
a revival Of "Elevating Husband" the
comedy written by Clara Lpman and
Samuel Shipman. in which Louis Mann
appeared three years ago. The play
tells the story of crude and unlearned
man of business, whose education is
limited to a mastery of the box score and
the batting and fielding averages Of the
major league ball players. The wire
efforts to elevate the rough diamond she
has married, and its disastrous result,
furnish comedy and dramatic moments.
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SPOTLIGHT

Sheldon Lewis has Joined the cast Of
''Turandot."
Frances Starr began her tour in ~The
Secret In Detroit.
A. n. Woods has engaged a woman as
his general press representative.
Gaby Deslys is going to the Pacific
coast for q long engagement
The Percy HaswelI Stock Company is a
permanency In Cleveland, Ohio.
]. X. Murray and Clara Lane are ap-
pearing in a sketch called Fixing Dad. :
Martha Hedman. who appeared as lead
ing lady with John Mason, Is to star.
Bertha Kalich appeared in New York
last week in Rachel" a romantic drama
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PHILADELPHIA Orchestra December 16.

Tuesday afternoon. December l6. at
the New National Theater, the first con-
cert of the season by the Philadelphia
Orchestra will be given. with Leopold
Stokowski as conductor The sol0ist will
be Josef Hofmann. whose brilliant
genius has established him among the
worlds great musicians. For the two
concerts to be given later the soloists
will be Florence Hinkle, soprano and
Mischa Eman. violinist. Leopold Sto-
kowski, the conductor Of the orchestra.
has made an enviable reputation, both
here and abroad, and his long experience
has given him q reputation as q leader
who Is in sympathy with all Of the
various schools Of music Of the great
masters.
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"A Little Water on the Side"

William Collier makes his annual visit
to washington next week when he win
be seen at the National Theater in his
new comedy, "A Little Water on the
Side" Collier has a trick Of establishing
between himself and his audience . sense
OF intimacy, conveying the impression to
his hearers that they are 'in" on hfs
Jokes and laughing with him. rather than
at him. In "A Little Water on the Side'
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reflects the homely humor OF George
AIDES writings.
Theodore Roberts win be seen in his
old role of the county chairman, which
he created in the original western pro-
duction. Richard Buhier will appear as
young Wheeler, and Miss Jewel will
have the role Of the girl he loves. Elias
Rigby will be portrayed by William D.
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Corbett, who created the role In the
original company headed by Theodore
Roberts. Stanley James, an old Wash
ington favorite. will make his first ap-
pearance with the Poll Players as Sassa-
fras Livingston, the darkey character
originally played by Willis Sweatnam.
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"Newlyweds and Baby"

An attraction classified as musical
comedy Will be the offering at the Acad-
emy next week. It is called THE Newly
weds and Their Baby The title is a
comprehensive one. ana suggestive Of the
fun possible to be invented by clever
comedy writer with plot revolving
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Belle Story.

At b. r. Keith's Theater next week
Belle Story, q popular comedienne. whose
voice. manner and artistic method have
won success for many tuneful songs and
ballads, viii be the chief attraction. The
former star of "Brewster's Millions"
Edward Abeles and company. VIII pre-
sent his latest farcical hit Harry GIL
foil, Washington player, will offer, as
"the Baron a new line Of stories, songs
and inimitable whistling. fother attrac
tions will be Prince Lai Mon Kim. the
Chinese entertainer; Lola Merrill and
Frank Otto, in Her Daddys Friend ;
His Secretary" the comedy by Mrs. "A.
s. Burleson. wife of the Postmaster Gen
erai: the Four Bards: Lo Lotte. the roller
skating Russian bear; the Pathe motion
pictures of current international events
and the pipe organ recitals.
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have been specially painted for the
production, which will later make 4
tour of the prominent cities.
Dolphin v. Rodriguez will play the
"heroine," Arlette. to the Carl OF big.
six-foot Gardner Duffy. Lochran
DAILY, Joseph Grimes, Edward /. Dew
lin. jr., William Burns. Edward Met.
Donnelly, NJ. Donohue and William But
ler are among those who will appear.
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cast includes Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry j. Co
han, George Parsons, Ada Gilman, Clar-
ence Heritage, John Fenton, NJ. j. Sulli-
van, John Klendon, Daniel Burns F1etch-
er Harvey. Edith Luckett, Mary Murphy
and George Michaels.
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Toy Store" Friday afternoon at o'clock.
when fifty handsome toys will be given
away to lucky children.
Cosmos.
"The Wood Nymph" and Evening"
pictures OF artistic beauty. with novel
lighting effects and Lying poseurs, will
be featured in woodland Memories"
the spectacular novelty Of the Cosmos
Theater bill this week. Eight people,
seven of them pretty girl singers, will
introduce the music OF man blended
with the music Of birds and the sounds
of the field and forest In a series Of
art tableaus. with incidental music.
William Lampe and his six players will
appear In q comedietta, with q dramatic
thrill, entitled "A Dinner for Five" and
Douglas and Douglas with their re-
markable dog, promise unusual aero
batic features. The Stillings, noted for
high-class banjo specialties, and Garden
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"Within the Law"

within the Law will be presented by
the American Play Company, with Helen
Ware as Mary Turner, at the Belasco
Theater next week.
This remarkably successful drama has
for its central character a quick-witted
young woman who is falsely accused and
wrongfully convicted of stealing from
her employer. She serves three years in
prison. but comes out determined to "go
straight" Yet she is betrayed time and
again by the police, and finally Is forced
to abandon honest effort, and proceeds
to earn livelihood by her wits.
She prospers by the use Of many in
genlous devices, out-swindles swindlers,
conducts a blackmailing operation on
perfectly legal lines. fortifies herself
against police interference by effective
legal defense, and, in short preys upon
society at will as a lawbreaker, but re-
mains herself always within the law"
At last she revenges herself upon the
man who sent her unjustly to prison by
Turing his son into marriage and then,
OF course, falls In love with him.
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boy ''paF' and the assistance of a sincere
and earnest girl is graphically depicted.
Mr.. Cohan viii appear in the title role
and capable company in the surround
ing characters
While broadway JONES' is a play of
American life that contains serious mo-
ments, 1t is presented in a way that Of
fers opportunity for much laughter The
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What is called inspiration is the mere
haphaZard of carelessnesS and incon-
petence: the actor is seeking an express
sion which he ought to have found when
studying his part.-Lewes.
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and Gerrish. in comedy and song, Will
complete the bill, which is supplemented
with the Pathe weekly pictures In mo-
tion of interesting events and photoplay
cornpdieS
Evening star., 1913-12-07

The object of the theater is to teach
us not what this or that particular per-
son has done but what every person
under certain circumstances would do
LesSing.
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around the characters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Newlywed and their wonderful baby.
Messrs. Hoffman and West have given
the comedy q light but effective plot with
q string Of entertaining incidents. The
producers have given an effective setting
to the home OF Napoleon Newlywed and
his doting parents. and In the summer
garden, known as Moonlight Park, novel
and beautiful effects are introduced.
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Casino.

Patriotic pictures with living poseurs.
featuring "The Battle OF San Juan HILL"
and '"rhe Spirit OF TO" with a program
OF martial music by the noted Rough
Riders Band, will be the big feature
at the Casino Theater this week. The
little organization includes nine musi-
clans Of the Spanish American war, whose
patriotism has been transferred from the
field Of war to the feld of amusement
with success Walter Milton, who made
q laughing hit as ''the doctor with the
ambulance" last year and whose Offer
Ing has to do with merriment not medi-
cine, viii return. Jack Hendley and
company will present q mix-up entitled
''The Troubles OF Mr.. and Mrs. Brown"
Wilson and Bunday comedy athletes, and
Marion and Moore, song and nonsense
chatter. will complete the bill. Added
features are the surprise party to-
morrow evening; the country store Tues
day and Wednesday evenings; the prize
dancing contests Thursday evening and
the amateurs Friday evening, with the
big Christmas novelty, The Children's
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GA9lEK

The Gayety Theater offers the Golden
Crook company in q new two-act musical
comedy entitled From Riches to Rags
this week. This musical entertainment Is
by George Totten Smith and with music
by Jack Strouse.
Frank A. Burt, character, dialect and
tramp comedian. il featured with Frank
Dobson. eccentric comedian and dancer,
and Maude Rockwell, prima donna The
opening scene shows the ladies' reception
room at a fashionable hotel: scene two.
picture of New York street life; scene
three. the interior Of a Viennese ballroom.
and scene four the celestial regions.
Maude Rockwell plays the part Of Rayo,
the queen of light: Frank Burt, that of
Otto Blatx, a wealthy brewer. and Frank
Dobson the part OF Irwin Tut. q silk
manufacturer.
Act two Is laid In Paris.
Besides the pri~ cipals, who appear in
vaudeville specialties. the Hippodrone
four, the Golden troupe OF Russian dane
ers, a ballet and Burt Rockwell Dohson
and Hall In q spectacular Apache dance
appear. The chorus comprises thirty
singers and dancers
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Maxims of the Stage.

Gestures, to be effective, must be sig
nificant, and to be significant they must
be rare.-Lewes.
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Last Days of Pompeii" Dec. Is.

What is said to be the most beautiful
and elaborate photo drama produced since
George Kleines "Quo vadis," THE Last
Days of Pompeii," comes to the Columbia
Theater December Is. Mr.. Kleine Is its
sponsor also. The whole delightful love
tale Of Bulwer Lytton's famous novel is
told In a series of pictures that are pro-
claimed triumphs Of the photographed
art The engagement will continue
throughout the week. with matinees daily.
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Plainly stated. that which the majority
applaud is, next TO the thunder of a
voice. the imposing thunder of name
Theodor Fontane.
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A new recruit to the vaudeville stage is
q man who sung himself out Of a west
ern penitentiary by his fine voice He got
permission while In prison to sing before
Saengerbund. and 1900 German music
lovers united In a petition for his pardon.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

1--WE Are Seven" new whimsical COM
edy by Eleanor Gates, author of 1.-The
Poor Little Rich Girl" was produced last
week in Atlantic City. The principal
parts are played by Effie Ellsler. Russ
Whytal, Bessie Barriscale, Jane Peyton
and William Raymond.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

B. F. Keith's Theater now has three
box offices. One Is for the sale of tickets
and Of reservations for the current per-
formances another handles tickets only
for the same show, and the third takes
care Of the advance sale for the re-
naming performances OF the week.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Oliver Morosco. the Los Angeles man.
ager, has received an offer of 100000 for
the appearance of Lauretta Taylor and
her company In Peg o. My Heart al
the San Francisco exposition.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

John Drew win come TO the New Ma
tional Christmas week In a double bill
The WILL" a new play by ]. M. Bar
rie, and c. Haddon Chambers comedy,
.'The Tyranny of Tears" Prominent In
his support viii be Frank Kemble Coop
er, Mary Boland. Herbert Druce, Junan
LEstrange and Laura Hope Crews.
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Frank A. Burt leading comedian at the
Gayety this week, appears in burlesque
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Mrs Helen Robinson OF Colorado. the
only woman state senator in the country,
posed recently in a moving picture play
called "Our Mutual Girl
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Mildred Morris, daughter Of the late
Felix Morris. Is playing the heroine in
what Happened to Mary