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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
"The Dragons Claw.

AS the opening attraction of the Wash
ington theatrical season at the New Ma
tlonal Theater for the week starting
Labor day, Klaw and Granger will
present Austin StronEs new play, THE
Dragons Claw"
The scenes of '"The Dragons Claw"
which will be presented on an elaborate
scale. are laid in China during the
Boxer uprising. in which the allied forces
took SO important a part.
A company of more than a hundred
will be seen in the cast. few of the
principals already announced are Frank
Mills, Frederic de Belleville. Paul Ever
ton, Robert Peyton Gibbs, Francis X.
Conlon. Madge Corcoran. Ida Water
man, Lowell Sherman and Suzanne Hal
prem.
The production will be under the di-
rection Of Henry Miller. and the open
ing performance here will be the pre-
miere on any stage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
B,F'kElTHS

A duai-star. all-headlner array of
vaudeville attractions will focus pub
lie attention upon the 3. F. Keith Thea
ter tomorrow. The theater has spent
two months in the hands of artisans
and craftsmen. and the playhouse from
pit to dome Will shine with cleanliness
Sharing the honors of the first place in
the opening program is Cecil Lean. the
comedian-star of The Soul Kiss" and
bright Eyes He will he SUPPORTED
by Cleo Mayheld and company in a
musical satire blending songs and
tIayes1ies with words and lyrics by
Mr.. Lean. The other co-star will he
the blackface comedian, Jack Wilson
assisted by Franklin Bate in the per-
petration of IAN Irnpromptu Revue" in
which Mr.. Wilson makes fun of other
acts on the bill Next in the order of
stellar Importance will be winsome
Ninona Winter. daughter of the late
Hanks Winter, who wrote White
Wings" and other famous old-time bal
tads. Ed Gallagher and Bob CarIiu
able bodied seamen in Before the
Mast" their new nautical travestr
Rosa Crouch and George WEIGH win
appear as That Lively Pair" Irving
Newhoff and Dode Phelps appear in
their new comedy skit "In Care NJ
General Delivery. Other features viii
be Spissell Brothers and Mack in .sTbe
New Chef Queenie Dunedin. The Va
rfety Girl: the Hearst-Selig news mic
torfai and the pipe organ recitals. Sest
sunday the concerts will be tnaugn-
rated and all the hits and stars OF This
Weeks Dill VIII be presented.
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VAttr6CflOnSU

A JACK OF ALL TRADES.-Cecil
Lean has a repertoire of vocations al
most as lengthy as his list of musical
comedy hits. At school he was noted
as an athlete, and out in the world he
became in succession a time keeper, a
shipping clerk in a pickle factory,
hardware clerk, a railroad billing clerk,
an art salesman, a book agent, a ste
nographer, a school teacher. a dramatic
enough. 1t is evident Mr.. Lean ac-
CURED all the advance experience nee
essary to become a popular comedian.
Had he added undertaking to his list
of past callings-horrible thought-he
might have become a tragedian. Thus
II is that destiny hangs upon such
slender thread. We can appreciate the
force of this, remembering reading in
a recent Star the little causes of the
great wars of history Looking at his
career in a scientific modern way. and
making an undulating line represent
the changes of it's course, it is plain
that the upward trend. as proven by
his becoming Il dramatic critic, landed
him finally a comedian. More in
teresting still is the fact that ne
served his dramatic apprenticeship
under the late George Goodale of the
Detroit Free Press, one of the most
universally loved and respected critics
Of the past fifty years. His first pro-
fessienal appearance was as one of
the American trio alta summer park at
Newark, Ohio. 1t was composed of
himself and the D'Arville sisters. Next
he joined the chorus of The Burgo-
master" at the Garrick Theater. Chi
cago, and then in few years he starred
at the head of the La Sale company
He writes his own words and lyrics
and also Is the author of The Military
Maid" He has another musical comedy
up his sleeve, but is waiting for the
European war clouds to roll over before
Attemp ting to produce il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
POLIS

CaV1d beiasco's success "Tha HAart
Of Maryland" Is announced for revival
tomorrow afternoon at Polls Theater
The Poll management calls attention n
the fact that the original Mrs Ies,,a
Carter production of the pIav has been
obtained for the Washington revival
This celebrated story of life in Mariana
during the second year of the c;vil r.r
established David Belasco as an ,nd.-
pendent producing manager and launch.
ed Mrs Carter as star IL ranks as
the most successful war drama eyer
produced in this country, and its revival
this week Is peculiarly interesting he
cause OF the terrible conflict now rapin,
in Europe. The story of the pIav con,
Germs the love of Maryland Calvert, a
beautiful daughter of the south for nor
childhood sweetheart Alan Kendrick
who, because he is a West Point eradu
ate and an officer in the United States
Army, feels compelled 10 fight for the
Stars and Stripes and against the bonny
blue flag" The final and imnressiv s >
scene in the play shows the desperate
expedient to which Maryland Calvert
resorts III an attempt TO save her lovers
life. Young Kendrick escapes from n
southern prison and sets out to fight his
way to the northern lines His own
father commands the big alarm bell of
the village to be rung. Then it Is that
Maryland. in sheer desperation. clinSs
10 the great IRON tongue OF the bell with
her bare hands. muffiing its notes with
the flesh of her hands. The character
OF Maryland Calvert will give Miss Jewel
this week one of the biggest and most
appealing roles she has ever PLAYED in
Washington. Mr.. Brickert will have his
first opportunity to show Washington
audiences his abilities as a romantic
actor in the character of young Alan
Kendrick. Other big roles will be play
ed by Miss Kent Miss Sherman Miss
Carroll William d. Corbett Stanley
lanes, William II. Evarts, Russell. FIJI
more and other members o: the Poll
Players.
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"Follies of the Day"

Barney Gerard's "ro1lies of the Day"
start tomorrow afternoon. The book
this season is entirely new, entitled,
What Does the Public Want?" carry
ing as its plot light story of the
chance meeting on Broadway of sew
eral of the prominent producers, In
Guiding Belasco, Conan and Hammer
stein. The cast is an all-star. being
headed by Sam Sidman and Gertrude
Hayes. Others in the cast are Johns
Williams, Chester Nelson. Ruth sulli-
van. Elsie May and Anna Propp. There
are several vaudeville numbers
through the action of the play, includ-
ing the Four Dancing Bricktops and
the Twin Clark Sisters. A dancing
chorus of thirty young girls surround
the principals. Friday night will he
country store sight, Manager Peck
announces an innovation at the 9Th
street house with the admission price
to matinees for ladies Of 10 cents
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Voellker's descriptive selection, "A
Hunt in the Black Forest Auber's 8
Grown Diamonds overture, selections
from Puccinfs Madame Butterfly" the
Tschaikowsky 'Reverie.'' selections
from Herbert's 1.-THE Red Mill and
Strauss Beautiful Blue Danube
waltzes" will be some of the selections
Of the higher order featured in The or
chestral program at the Cosmos Thea
ter concerts under Arthur Maxwell
Others will include two rag novelties.
Tyers Maori and Henrys Globe
Trotters'; Lacomes intermezzo. Spring
Serenade." and Rice's ''Vigor of Youth
march The usual attractions will ap-
pear with new specialties in a series
Of continuous concerts running from )
to 1890 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
COLUMBIA

This afternoon at 8 o'clock will usher
in the second week of the Lyman H.
Howe New York Hippodrome Travel
Festival at the Columbia Theater with
a complete change of bill. After today
the matinees throughout the week will
be at 2:15 o'clock. Evening PERFORM
ances will be at s:15. with the excep-
ton of Saturday. In order to permit the
company to reach Cincinnati in time for
the Sunday opening there it will be
necessary to omit the Saturday evening
performance. AS the sensational fea-
ture of the program Mr.. Howe will pre-
sent the runaway train. 1t is not the
one that created such 4 sensation here
several years ago, but an entirely new
one. 1t was obtained in the war zone
of Europe and is the picture of the mad
dash of a military train down steep
incline and its final plunge to destruc-
ton in a wild abyss. Other European
scenes will carry the audience through
England. Wales, Italy, Sweden and
thence through Norway to the Land Of
the Midnight Sun. There will be pictures
of the steel industry in France, the train
ing of carrier pigeons and the geysers of
New Zealand.
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Cosmos,

The Six Berlin Madcaps, acrobatic
dancers in a rapid and acrobatic dance
novelty. and Dolly and Mack in a
musical act will be leading features
Of the Cosmos Theater bill throughout
the whole of the week. Both are said
to be unusually fine attractions. Others
for the first half will include "Creo."
novelty Illusion accompanied with
feats of legerdemain and the startling
performance of bringing a statue to
life; Stella Cope with her musical xylo-
phone and brass instruments in fine
musical offe ring, and Lewis and Chap
man in The TWO Iooney Kids" d
laughmaker. The latter hale of the
week will present among others the
Yorks. in trapeze sensations and con-
tortion specialties; John Delnore and
company in an amusing playlet,
Hooked by Crook; Waldo, in sketches
of Italian character, and Bernard and
Roberts in their laughahk sidewalk
.colloquy. The Cabby and His Fare"
Wednesday and Friday evenings the
Cosmos country store, with useful
gifts, will be an added attraction. The
first half of the week the Hearst-Selig
News Pictures in motion will head the
film features and the last half the
famous Pathe Weekly.
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FlkN9
lfedtu1es
TodaY's Program.

1.-THE Dead Man Who Killed" whose
locale is in the great southwest. will
be the featured attraction at Moore $
Garden Theater today. On the same
program will be seen little Mary Pick
ford in one of her old-time single-reel
successes. a brand-new keystone COM
edy and other features. The Garden
symphony orchestra will render spe..
cial musical settings for each film and
will also render brief concert.
The public of Washington VIII be al
forded a further opportunity to wit
ness D'Annunzio's film masterpiece,
"Cabiria," at Moore's Strand Theater
today. There will be two performances,
one in the afternoon at 3:15 o'clock and
one in the evening at o'clock. and
in addition there will be an orchestral
concert by the Strand symphony or
chestra of sixteen soloists. who will
also accompany the film production.
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Glen Echo Park.

Plans are we'll under way for the
celebration of Labor day at Glen Echo
and for the big farewell week OF the
season. A number of special free
features have been arranged and 1t is
expected that the close will be as aus
picious as was the opening.
For the benefit Of those who elect to
spend part of their Sunday at Glen
Echo the principal attraction this aft
ernoon and tonight Will be the con-
certs by the Charles Q. Mills orchestra
All the week the amusements OF the
resort will be running, and dancing and
free motion pictures will be on the bill
every night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
KARTHALO,
The High Priest of Moloch,

lentless carnage which takes place.
There is the destruction of the Roman
feet. Similarly with the battle scenes
where combatants give and take no
quarter. HannibaEs crossing of the
Alps Is impressive as a military
achievement.
The picture Is in twelve reels con-
Stunning three hours in It's projection,
and an especially arranged musical
score will be rendered by an augment
ed symphony orchestra under the di-
rection OF Wilhelm Schaefer
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Garden.

The week of September win wit
ness many film features at Moores
Garden Theater The main attraction
Monday, Tuesday and "Wednesday VIII
be filmization of Atlantis" by Ger
hart Hauptmann, winner of the $40 700
Nobel prize in literature and author of
the novel bearing the same title
Thursday and Friday the feature will
be The Boundary Riders" and Sat
urday the attraction will be por-
rrayal of Nell Gwynne."
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~ FL Me2
OPOTLlGHT

Billy Wa,dron impersonates Oscar
Hammerstein in "Follies Of the Day.
Gertrude Hayes and her four Brick
tops will be seen at the Gayety
Treater this week
Lottie Kendall has been engaged "a
play one of the leading roles in Potash
and Perlmutter" the coming season.
The Shuberts have secured the Ameri-
can rights to a musical play called "A
Day in Paradise" by Edmund EysIer
Laurette Taylor and her husband. J.
Hartley Manners. the playwright are
said to have made their peace with
Oliver Morosco.
''Ill-Starred Babbie.' VIII w WhaIen' s
new play, was given a stock try-out in
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Sergeant Bagby.'

Labor day week will be observed at
the B. F. Keith Theater with a bill Of
fering for its premiere here Sergeant
Bagby." Another star offering will be
Ray Samuels. formerly with the Fol
lies" and "The Winsome Widow" Third
among the conspicuous attractions will
be the Great" Leon and his troupe of
wonder workers from Simla, India,
giving fifteen mystifying illusions Gre
ated by yogi science. The return of
Ben Ryan and Harrette Lee is an
nounced. Edwin George, the comedian
and burlesque magician. Is another.
The Two Cartons as The Phlegmatic
Acrobats," Fritz and Lucie Burch, the
concert stars: the Flying Martins, the
news pictorial and the pipe organ re-
citals are other attractive elements of
the holiday program. The same bill
will be given at the two concerts the
Sunday following, September 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
Howe's Travel Festival.

The third and last week of the Ly-
man II. Howe New York Hippodrome
Travel Festival will be ushered In a
week from today at the Columbia Thea
ter with an entirely new progra IN of
up-to- the-minute novelties. Starting
with the Sunday matinee, an entirely
new company will take up the work of
entertaining Columbia audiences as
Mr.. Howe uses IA separate company for
all of the PROGRAMS he presents.
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Byjo.

For the second week the ByJo Thea
ter offers 1.-TWO Gay Old Sports" a two
act musical burlesque. The leading
role will be played by Karine Gordon
She will be supported by Billy Allen,
Billy Casper and Harry Wise. New
costumes, scenery and many novel cleo
trical effects are promised. The olio
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Strand.

"Cabiria." Gabrielle D'AnnunZios film
masterpiece, will remain the attraction
at Moore's Strand Theater, formerly
the Orpheum, at 9th and D streets, fol
another week. In "Cabiria" there are
many battles, which for lmitless
ferocity and desperation thrill the be.
holders with mingled awe and horror
awe at the massive agencies Of de-
struction employed, horror at the re.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

ment of Miss Jewels last two weeks. the
MANAGEMENT makes known its decision
to arrange for her farewell appearance
in two of the biggest roles selected for
her interpretation since she Joined the
Poll Players-Maryland Calvert in The
Heart of Maryland and the Vampire
in "A Fool There Was.
1.-THE Heart of Maryland" this week S
attraction at Polls Theater. was present
ed for the first time before an audience
an fhe stage of Polls Theater when the
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Colonial Beach.

The management of the Colonial
Beach Company announces with the
beginning of September the special low
rates that were in effect during June
will again prevail. The Sunday trips
will be fifty cents instead of one dol
lar and on Labor day the price will
not change from fifty cents for the
round trip. Any season tickets date
good until September will be good
returning September IS. From Sep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
Garden.

A diversified program of exclusive
film attractions will De seen at Moore's
Garden Theater. the principal feature
tomorrow being "a Woman of Mys-
terry" dealing with the underworld
of the great metropolis. AS an added
attraction will b. shown the latest
terpsichorean novelties by A. Baldwin
Sloane and Grace Field. Tuesday the at
traction will be a limitation of Broth
err Against Brother" AS an additional
attraction the Sloane and Field novel
ties will also be shown. Thursday
the featured film will be the Tiger
Countess" strongly suggestive of the
late Frank J. Stockton's The Lady
or the Tiger" The daily program will
further include Mary Pickford in spe-
cial single-reel pictures, the Pathe
daily news and recent issues of Key
stone comedies. The Garden symphony
orchestra will render appropriate mu-
steal accompaniments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
Crandall's Theater.

A program of feature plays will be
offered at Crandalfs Theater this week.
program will be headed with
an Essanay drama in four parts, The
Seventh Sealed Order" Mondays and
Tuesdays bill will feature The Grey
hound" by Paul Armstrong. featuring
Elita Proctor Otis. For Wednesday
Mr. Bing1e's Melodrama" will be Of
fered, featuring Flora Finch and Hughie
Mack Thursday and Friday klaw &
Erlinger will present Seven Days"
THE Gentleman Burglar will
conclude the weeks program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
Gayety.

Ben WEIGH and His New Show" will
be seen at the Gayety Theater next
week. Mr.. Welch still makes the light
ming change from Hebrew to Italian.
The cast, besides Mr.. WEIGH, includes
Florence Rother. Minnie Bud" Har-
rison. Fred Florence, Mabel Howard
Pat Kearney, Frank =. Murphy and
twenty Amerivan Zouaves.
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"a Fool There Was"

"A Fool There Was" based upon the
Rudyard Kipling poem. is announced as
next weeks attraction at Polls. The
story begins with a remarkable scene
that lasts seven minutes. A big ocean
liner Is about to sail for Europe A
crowd Of tourists and their friends, Of
ficers, deck hands and stewards hustle
about the deck. A haggard young man
is wildly seeking some one. 1t is the
woman who has ruined him, and he is
determined to kill her. Then she
saunters on. crimson CARRIED. red Tipped.
amorous eyed. carrying a huge cluster
or roses. The boy threatens her. She
surveys him with amusement. Kiss
me, my fool" she whispers. shot rings
out The lad is a suicide. A moment
later she is looking into the eyes of
rich, honored, well poised man of the
world. who is going abroad on a diplo-
matte mission for the government mat
is the beginning of the remarkable play
built around the fatally fascinating
creature, whom kipling in his powerful
vampire verses strips down to "A Rag,
a Bone and a Hank of Hair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
Chevy Chase Lake.

At Chevy Chase Lake tonight section
of the Marine Band will render pro-
gram beginning at 7:30 o'clock ana
Including classic and popular airs. Pro-
fessional and general dancing are add
uional attractions week nights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

opening at the Plymouth Theater Novem-
Der IL in Grumpy" His new leading
lady is Miss Elsie Mackay. who plays the
part created by his daughter. Miss Mar
gerry Maude, last season.
The motion picture sensation Of the
New York season, Annette Kellerman in
"Neptune's Daughter" will begin a
weeks engagement at the Columbia
Iheater September Is.
As one Of the special attractions for
Labor day and the rest of the week, the
management of Glen Echo has made ar
engagements with Marie Thelin for an
other series of her thrilling fire dives
One OF the early attractions at the
New National Theater will be Charlotte
walker in her new play THE Better
Way" Another important announce
ment Is the engagement of Otis Skinner
IN his new Offering. The Silent Voice"
Sergeant Bagby." the war sketch
at keiths next week, Is from the story
OF the same name by Irving Cobb. 1t
has been dramatized by the author in
collaboration with Bozeman Bulger, the
sporting editor of New. York paper.
who has written several base ball satires
for vaudeville.
Miss Lillian House, a member of the
and probably will be seen in a high
diving exhibition during the stay of
The Gordon Players. She was formerly
with the Divan Sisters. trio of high
divers that made the vaudeville cir
cults.
Miss Izetta Jewel. leading woman Of
the Poll Players. will bid the National
Capital a temporary farewell Saturday
night. September Il, to begin a few
months vacation. Immediately after
her last appearance next week she will
begin long automobile tour. Her sue
cessor in the position Of leading woman
whose name will be announced next
week. is personal friend Of Miss
Jewels. Concident with the announce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
With. ENARTS
Pon1s

acts. Tuesday night there will be
chorus girls contest; Wednesday night,
check night; Thursday night, novelty
shop; Friday night, amateur contest,
and Saturday night. wrestling matches.
There will bee a matinee Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

An offer has been made for the west
ern rights to THE Argyle Case" but
the matter has not been settled. Robert
Hilliard may go back to the play If
new one does not come along In time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

An early booking in this city will be the
Hudson Theater success 1.-THE Dummy.
which comes direct from New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

TENDER 0 to II, Inclusive, the st. Johns
will renew its forty-mile moonlight
trips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

A colony of Columbia Players has been
established at Colton's, on the lower Po-
tomac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

Marguerite Leslie, who played the role
of Henrietta in The Secret has been
engaged for the principal woman's part
in a. fall production at tie Drury Lane
Theater In London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

Ben Ryan and Harriette Lee, the
Keith Theater favorites. next week will
appear in a new version of their first
success, you've Spoiled It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

Madge Titheradge. who had the lead
ing role in "a Butterfly On the Wheel. -
has been engaged by Charles Frohman
as leading woman for the Prince OF
Wales Theater. London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

For the week of September IA the Ma
donal Theater will offer John Bunny in
Bunny in Funnyland." Two score
youngsters will be found in the cast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

Warner GLAND has forsaken his golf
links at Leeds, Mass. to go to New
York for rehearsals in The Yellow
Ticket in which he will play the role
created by John Mason.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

Chester Nelson, one of the leading
comedians of "Follies of the Day."
started his cared with H. c. Miner as
a boy of fourteen years, and Is today
one Of the highest salaried Rube COM
edians in burlesque.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30

E. A. Turner has been engaged by
Oliver Morosco for the part of Hoheno
in THE Bird Of Paradise" Mr. Turner
has recently been seen in Lubin and Vic
tory films.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
|SpeciaI Film Features
NORTHWEST.

Washington Park, 18th and Won SITS.
TODAY-Vitagfap THE VIOLIN OF
MONSIEUR, . acts: u great drama an
all-sta- cast.