The Washington times., 1914-11-12
THE BEST
Photopldy Department in
WASHINGTON
Big Week in
Photopldy Houses
OF All Classes in
Washington.

Again this week the photoplay en-
thusiasts of Washington are treated
to an unusual series of programs in
both the neighborhood and down.
town theaters. The showing of two
big programs of feature plays at.
downtown houses succeeded by the
exhibition of features at the neigh
borhood houses results In an I'M
usual display of good pictures. Per-
haps the best regular feature that
has been exhibited in Washington
for many months, in point of inter
est, at least, is The Nightingale"
with Ethel Barrymore as the star.
The play is typical photoplay in
all its essentials-typical of the
screen, but not typical of the av-
erage photoplay because II is at least
so per cent more logical than the
usual film melodrama. Its star Is
perhaps the most l. ,portant woman
star on the stage, all things con-
sidered. Ethel Barrymore is known
and loved by thousands OF theater-
goers because she seems to typify
all that is best in American woman
hood. Few women stars are held
so close to the heart OF the public,
and almost anything she might elect
to play would be well received sim
ply because she plays it. 1t has SO
happened that most of the plays
that have been provided for her h.'c
been plays of extraordinary worth.
THE Nightingale" was first pro-
duced here ten days ago at cram
dalrs Theater and made record Tor
that house. Tuesday it was pre-
sented at the Savoy and today ana
tomorrow it is scheduled for pro-
duction at the Olympic. Wherever
it has been shown there has peen
big business for the eXhlpltor pc
cause the film deserves all the busi-
ness the name of Ethel barrymore
attracts. The. charming personality
of the actress was never seen TO pet
ter advantage than in this play. Au,
gustus Thomas wrote it for her ana
he wrote IT especially for film pro-
duction. Mr.. Thomas is oNe or the
big playwrights of the country VINO
is heartily in sympathy with the mo-
tion pictIre. He was one OF the Trst
of the big theatrical men to take IL
up and try to make something with
IL. He organized the All-Star Feat,
ure Film Company and commenced
the production Of big stage plays
with stage stars OF note. Mmte mo no
has had a hand in the writing OF the
scenarios for practically all or the
plays that have been produced py
his company, at the same time the
Dlay for Miss barrymore is the hrst
original photoplay he has written.
This is TO be succeeded by two others
for the same star.
In the regular program releases
no less than five big stage stars IN
equally big stage plays have oeen,
are beings. or will be produced before
the week is ended. Robert Edeson,
In THE Call Of the North" at Gran
dalrs the first two days of the week
presented a vivid reproduction OF the
stage play in which Mr.. Edeson was
star and in which he was so success
fully received in film. 1t gave the
actor a number of big opportunities
outside of those presented on the
stage, which he realized to the run.
'.1'Ee Ragged Earl produced at
the same theater yesterday and
scheduled fer today and tomorrow as
well. Wi introduce Andrew Mack to
the Washington public as a motion
picture artist. For SO many years
a big fayorite on the stage. the popu-
lar portrayer of romantic Irish char
acters is to be shown in a series OF
films made from the most successful
of his plays, of which The Ragged
Earl is the first. As Mr.. Macks
leading woman, Ormi 1Iawley was
recognized by the crowds who saw
the picture yesterday.
At the Garden Theater the week
opened with Vivian Martin. the we'll
known ingenGe of the stage, playing
the leading part in THE Wishing
Ring" before the camera Tuesday
Mary Pickford, in Such a Little
Queen" came to the same theater
and is still playing there. This
play served Elsie Ferguson as a
starring vehicle several seasons. At
the Strand Charles Richman was
shown the first half of the week
I'm 1.-The Man From Home" and
today, tomorrow, and Saturday
Gladys Hanson is the attraction in
THE Straight Road"
1t is difficult to conceive a more
attractive program of plays or play
ers than this week has shown. Not a
single one of the productions, by