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The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
PoIi..="mcndr Money"

James MOntgomery's farce comedy sue
cess, Ready Money" the play that ran
a season at the Maxine Elliott Theater.
in New York, and afterward ran eight
months at the Little Theater in London,
has been selected as this weeks offering
by the Poll Players. The comedy tells the
story of a successful bluff" Its plot
concerns the trials and perpleXities Of
Stephen Baird, a Young mine owner, who
finds himself surrounded by wealthy
friends, but with just - cents as his own
fortune. Moreover, he faces the necessity
of making a large payment within three
days 10 avoid the foreclosure OF a mort
gage on his mining properties. In eddi-
tion, he realizes the financial ruin will
prevent him from wedding the girl he
loves. whose mother is a social climber
At this psychological moment, Baird
meets Jackson Ives, a man who under
stands the principles OF American draw
poker as applied to business Ives loans
the troubled Young man 500 900 and ad-
viscs him to flash it, on his friends The
eXperient is completely successful but
Baird discovers to his dismay that the
money is counterfeit Nevertheless, his
display Of apparent wealth inspires con-
fidenCe in his wealthy associates and they
fairly tumble over in an effort to invest
in the mining stock. The influx Of pros
perity. however. brings with il a captain
of the United States secret service and
three assistant experts. who are hot on
the trail Of the man who made the so, ,ooo
The play. as originally produced on
broadway, was interpreted by a cast that
included more than a dozen New York
actors. 1t will give the Poll Players the
hest comedy vehicle they have had this
season. Mr.. BuhIer will play the role Of
stephen Baird. the perpleNed young mine
owner. and Miss Jewel will have the role
Of Grace Tyler. the girl for whom Baird
took a gambling chance.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
FAMINE PRICES FOR
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
Vatican Alarmed by Initiation of Rates
at Lourdes-Amercian Contingent
Will Be Strong.
Cable N ne WashIngton Her,Id

Speial Cable tn Tie Washington Herald
Paris. July u.-Famine prices for food
and accommodation will be enforced at
Lourdes during the World Eucharistic
Congress there next month. according to
a report just reached from the Vatican.
Former Justice Morgan O'Brien. Of New
York. who arrived here after visit to
Rome. where he had an audience with
the Pope. said today:
I had a conversation with Cardinal
Merry del Val who said the Vatican
greatly feared the inflated prices the
Lourdes people intended to exact would
initiate against the success Of the con-
gress and keep thousands OF people away.
The American contingent Will. however.
be very strong. as usual
Regarding conditions in EuroNe. Judge
O'Brien said The most pregnant fact
in the world today IS that every country
is undergoing a process Of evolution
through the education Of the. masses,
which in a few years will result in uni
versal socialism or absolute individual
ISM
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Coming.

A sterling play that charms by its artis-
try has been selected for presentation at
the Columbia Thester next week when a
revival will be made of Madeline Lucette
Ryley's four-aCt comedy. Mice and
Men" Last seen here but a few months
ago with Sir johnson Forbes Robertson
and Gertrude Elliott in the leading roles
devOtees of the Columbia Players will
find great delight in seeing the piece next
week in the hands of A. H. Van Buren
and Dorothy Bernard. who will play the
leading parts in the Columbia production
The story which is epitomized in the IA
miliar quotation. THE best laid plans of
mice and men" has been reflected in
many recent plays. but nowhere so effect
lively as in Mrs. Ryley's delightful piece
which was first introduced to an Ameri-
can audience by Annie Russell. As Is
customary at the Columbia a complete
production OF the play will be made
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
A CORNER IN ANCESTORS.
By FRANCES COWLEs.

neck. wreathed round the temples or and
azure.
Can you give me any information con-
cerning the Scruggs family?''
The only reference to the ScrugEs or
Scroggs family that I have been able to
find Is in Burke's General armory. where
the coat-of-aTms Is given as follows: Ar
greyhounds. courant bendways sabIe
three Cornish choughs or. Crest: A De-
wits head argent. collared sable. wing
endorsed beny OF four. or and sable. This
family is located at Reynold, County
Bedford, England.
The Barton coat-of-arms is described
thus: Ermine on a fess gules. three an
nulets or. Crest: a grifin's head erased.
proper. Motto: Forts est veritas. This
is a shield of ermine, with a horizontal
band Of red bearing three gold rings.
The crest Is the head OF a grimm, with a
Jagged neck line, in the natural colors.
This Is the proper cOat-of-arms for the
American BartOns who are descended
from DR.. John Barton. of Salem. Mass.
who came to this country in 1872. The
coat-of-arms is blazoned on parchment
documents which he brought from Lon
don. His brother was Robert Barton, Of
London, who bore the same coat-Of-
arms. In English heraldry il belongs to
the Bartons OF ThreNtOn Hall. County
Norfolk. England. showing that the New
England family and the Threxton Hall
Bartons are remotely connected.
Please give line OF John Washington,
brother Of Lawrence Washington and
uncle Of Augustine, the father OF George
Washington. want to know whom he
married and the names Of his children.
and whom they married. l have Jared
Sparks Washington. but he does moi
carry out the line OF John"
John Washington was the founder Ot
the Washington family in this country.
Johns first wife. whom he had married
IN England, died and he was remarked
about 1860 to Ann or Anne the daughter
OF Nathaniel Pope. BY her he had Law
renee, John and Ann Ann married
Francis Wright Lawrence was the IA
ther Of Augustine Washington, the IA
ther Of the great George Washington.
John, the second child OF John the emil
grant and his wife Ann Pope, was born
at Bridge Creek. Va. about 1863. The
name OF his wife is not known, and as
all the records. have been thoroughly
searched and studied. there is practically
no chance Of ever finding II. John set
tied in WestmOreland. Va. and had four
children. whose names were Laurence,
John, Nathaniel. and Henry. OF these
nothing is known save that Henry
married a wife Of the Butler or Bailey
family and that they had three sons.
Law renee. whose wIfe's name was Eliza.
Jim. whose wife was Catherine Wash
ington. and Bailey. who married Gather
inc Storke
This information concerning the chr-
dren Of John Washington is taken from
A pamphlet by WOrthington Chauncev
Ford. Of which the edition was limited
to fifty copies. II was published in lSsi.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

Walker Mrs. Walter). who originated it
in the Philadelphia "tryout'' in the spring.
The handsome Jane Oaker has replaced
the expert. Ada Dwyer. in the cast Of
! The Dummy a crook play which had
its premiere in the New National Theater
here late in the past season.
Douglas Fairbanks tried again last
week, when he headed the cast of a new
I farce, He Comes Up Smiling" in At
lantic City. Byron Ongley is the author.
Thomas w. Ross is TO take Fairbanks
place this season with William H. Crane
in the revival of THE Henrietta" play
ing the Stuart Robson part of BERTHE.
Following a week OF rest. both George
w. Barber and Carrie Thatcher return
ed to the cast of the Columbia Players
last week.
Izetta Jewels sister. Hazel May. will
spend a few days in Washington this
week as the guest OF the leading woman
of the Poll Players. Miss May. who re-
tired from the stage shortly after her
marriage to an officer of the United
States navy, is en- route from Norfolk
to Newport
Margaret AnGlin has a new play, The
Divine Friend" by a San Franciscan
named Charles Phillips. She is quoted as
saying: Il believe the play possesses real
greatness. and will establish the author
Immediately in the front rank of Ameri-
can dramatists and poets"
Help Wanted" will be given a Lon
don production on August Is. The play
ers will be English.
Mrs. Marshall marion Fairfax. author
Of The Talker" and some other plays
announces a new one called Something
Doing" She describes it as a ''satirical
crook-play.'
B. Iden Payne is to experiment in this
country again next season. He will con-
duct a stock company at the Little The
ater, Philadelphia. Among the players
already engaged are Margaret Hertz, Ian
MacLaren, Miss Englund, an Ibsen and
Strindberg devotee, and Whitford Kane
Mona Limerick will not figure in the en-
semble. Mr.. Payne has arranged a
Philadelphia season OF thirty weeks and
will supplement it with a brief spring
engagement in Chicago at the Fine Arts
Theater.
Acton Davies has severed his connec-
ton with the New York Evening Sun
whose dramatic reviewer he has been
since 1898. The movies have claimed
him as scenario writer.
The emphatic declaration of Wallace
Eddinger, star in Seven Keys to Bald
pate" that he has retired from the stage
has at last been taken seriously. This
excellent artist is planning to associate
with others in play producing on a scale
that will not permit him to do mich
acting. Mr.. Eddinger has been on the
stage since boyhood and comes of an
acting family.
The first attraction of the new season
at William A. Brady's Playhouse will
be Sylvia Runs Away" a comedy of
American life by Robert Housum, dra-
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
BERNHARDT HAS
GIVEN UP TOUR

Sarah Bernhard will not make tour
OF the world as announced. The reason
for calling OF the grand tour is the ply
sical condition OF the divine Sarah" She
Is confined to her bed and the doctors say
that she will never be able to walk again
without the aid OF a cane or a crutch be-
cause one OF her knees has become per-
manently affected by disease. She has
been at OAK taking the mud baths, but
they did not benefit her as much as was
hoped. All members of her company are
looking for other engagements. and w.
F. Connor has been notified that Nine.
Bernhard will not be able to fulfll her
contract with him.
The illness of Mime. Bernhardt is no
surprise to those who knew OF her con-
dition during her last visit to America.
When she played at the National Theater
here she was only able to stand when she
had some support. and she read many
Of her lines leaning on a chair.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
UNEASY IN ST. PETERSBURG.
Growing Rntr Of Emigration to
United states Causes Concern.
~ Mnsh,rrtrr H-nId-

Spcrial Caolr to The Washington Herald
ST. Petersburg. July 1.-THE officials at
the home office here are getting uneasy
at the growing rate OF emigration TO the
United states. especially from the south
west provinces. In Podolia. for instance.
labor is getting very scarce.
As result the government has tried to
nreyent the outward flow by refusing
nassports out Of the country TO would-be
en.lcrarts. but so far this mas led to moth
ing except a fllip to the traffic in false
passports Recognizing the urgency of
the situation. the government has ap-
pointed a commission to proceed to
PodoIia to investigate conditions and
formulate a scheme to check emigration.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

matte editor OF the Cleveland Leader.
The play was tried out In the late
spring with results that were highly sat
isfyinG to the management
For sentimental reasons 4. II. Van
Buren and Dorothy Bernard have an
unlimited fondnesS for The Girl in Wait
ing" the comedy in which they will be
seen this week with the Columbia Play
ers II was while Mr.. Van Buren, was
leading man with the company that orIGi-
nalIy produced the piece that they were
married.
Too Many Cooks which reaches its
l6lst New York performance at the
Thirty-ninth Street Theater on Monday
evening. is drawing audiences that tax
the capacity OF the house. This is due
in part to the greatly reduced number
OF summer attractions along broadway.
and in part to the large number Of holi-
day visitors now in the city, who find
much to keep them laughing in the in
cidents Of Mrs. Craven's comedy.
Burton Holmes travelettes. an eNpur-
gated edition of the travelogues designed
for the moving picture theaters, have
made the appearance in Chicago under
the engagement of Louis Francis Brown.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Died In London.

Mrs Alice Howard. widow OF Bronson
Howard, the playwright, and sister of
Sir Charles wyndham. the English actor
manager, died in London. June %.
Mrs Howard was born in. London and
was about sixty-seven years old. She
was a member of her brothers company
when he first became a well-known actor
and manager Sir Charles Wyndham
produced Bronson Howard's play, "Hur-
ricanes," in London in 1879, under the
name Of Truth" Mrs. Howard. then
Miss wyndham, first met the playwright
at that time. They were married in Oc
tober. 1880, and soon after came to this
country.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
OPEN UP. ALPINE PASSES!
MotorIsts GrIrNc Because Snow De-
laws Romantic Rides.
rgton Herald

Special Gable 20 The Washington Herald
Geneva, July ll-MuCh disappointment
has been felt by American motorists over
the fact that the famous Alpine passes
are still closed 10 automobiles on account
Of the huge masses of snow near the sum-
mitS.
The Furka. Grimsel. and Simplon passes
may he opened to traffic this week the
last named being few days later than
the other two. II is impossible to say
Just when the first car will be able to
pass over the Grand St. Bernard. the
Mecca of all motorists touring in this
country. At the present moment the
summit of the pass is covered with a
hard, Crusted snow mea asuring from six
teen to twentyfour feet deep. Workmen
will have to cut a white canal through
this solid mass
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
PLAY from n Novel.

A play is to be made from Louis
Vance's novel, THE Lone Wolf" The
central figure is a thief so clever that
even the other thieves, as well as the
authorities. are arrayed against him. On
one occasion he finds himself starving.
although possessed OF a million dollars
worth Of gems which he cannot dispose
Of He is finally compelled to break into
the house again from which he stole
them. and restore them in order to relieve
himself of their burden. w. ]. Fergu-
son is the first actor engaged for the
cast.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
GARDEN OF PARADISE"
IS A MERMAID PLAY

Edward Sheldon's new play. The Gar
den of Paradise" which the Liebler
Company will produce with Emily Ste
vens in the leading role next fall, it is
said would be fitting vehicle for An
nette Kellerman. as il is described as "a
mermaid play" Whether Miss Stevens
will appear in the traditional garb of one
of Neptune's daughters and do a diving
specially is not yet known, but further
announcements are awaited with inter
est. George c. Tyler has as yet been un-
able to secure a Broadway theater for
the production
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
MOLLY M'INTYRE
GIVEN NECKLACE

-Four thousand rounds worth o red
coral beads" figured prominently but
metaphorically in exactly l@ represen-
ia Cons Of Kitty MacKay.' at the Com
edy Theater. in New York, but the
opuIent necklace suddenly and daz-
zlIng became a reality last week-the oc-
casion Of the 2O0th consecutive represen-
tation of Mrs. Cushing's- play.
To be sure. the heavy strand Of smol-
dering crimson which went TO Miss Molly
Mcintyre concealed in a bouquet Of very
real flowers. did not cost 4oOo pounds
sterling. or anywhere near that sum, nut
II is one Of the finest necklaces Of its kind
in the metropolis, without any doubt. and
came direct to producer William Elliott.
the donor. from = suburb OF Naples, In
which Il was made on order. Its recep-
tion bv Miss Mcintyre caused the second
act to conclude in the delightful confu-
sion Of a surprise party. but the audience
enjoyed the gift as much as its recipient.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Henry %. Harris Estate.

Appraisal of the estate of Henry B.
Harris, who lost his life on the Titanic.
shows that his assets were about $4,000
less than his liabilities at the time OF his
death. The assets include twelve shares
OF stock in the Blackstone Theater, Chi.
cago. He had been for ten years one'of
the most active producers, and was gen.
orally believed to be a very wealthy man
as a result of the popular success of
"Strongheart," The Lion and the
Mouse "The Chorus Lady" The Trav-
cling Salesman THE Third Degree"
and Maggie Pepper" The appraisal
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
LEIpSIC BUYS E.TCHINGS
BY TWO u. S. ARTISTS
Hermann A. Webster and Donald
Shaw Mclaughlin Paid Compli-
ment by Art Museum.
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable u The Washington Herald
Berlin. July ll.-Hormann A. Webster
and Donald Shaw Mclaughlin. the only
Leipsic book trade and graphic arts eX-
hibition. received a very unusual Compli-
mCnt in having their ctChuCs bought by
the LspSC Art Museum.
The etChinEs are chiefly landscapes and
views OF picturesque old cities. Their
success Is all III" more remarkable in
view Of the dissatisfaction prevailing in
Leipsic at the failure Of American artists
generally to participate in the exhibition.
Both Webster and Mclaughlin live in
Paris
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

Oliver MOrOsco has in preparation at
the Burbank Theater. Los Angeles, the
production Of Richard Barry's new play.
Brenda of the Woods"
The Columbia management this week
requests that patrons be in their seats at
the rise Of the curtain for The Girl in
Waiting" as their enjoyment of the
piece will be greatly enhanced thereby
The encouragement of Mr.. Sothern as
to Shakespearean plays is not shared by
Robert Mantell. who is to resume his
tours under the William A Brady direc-
ton early in October.
One of the big candy manufac cturers 1f
Washington has obtained permission from
Polls leading woman to call a new bon
bon, which will be put on the market
next week The Izetta Jewel Chocolate" q"
Isabelle Randolph. who was Diana Lar
ned OF The Bird of Paradise" has been
engaged by Messrs. Gazzolo and KIimit
to play the part of Rose Stahrs Maggie
Pepper.
The title of Edward Sheldon's new
play. which is a dramatization from
Hans Anderson, has been changed from
The Garden Of Paradise" to The Lit
tie Mermaid"
Frederic Hatton, whose ability has had
frequent praise in these columns, sue
ceeds James ODonneIl Bennett as critic
Of plays and acting for the Chicago Her
aid. Mr.. Hatton's successor on the
Evening Post is not announced.
Bert Williams, the negro droll, is said
TO have turned down an offer of 5000
weekly for thirty-two weeks engage
ment in the English music halls
Maclyn Arbuckle is to be the actor of
Judge Priest in Bayard VeiIler's play
based on Irwin Cobb's stories called
Back Home" Cohan & Harris, who
announced the play a year ago as among
their ventures, have dropped it. and the
production will be made by Selwyn &
Co.
Josephine Brown, a young American
singer, formerly of Chicago and once
William Gillette's leading woman in
Held by the Enemy" made her Paris
debut last week at the Marigny Theater,
singing three songs in French.
When in the autumn Eugene Walters
play Of "A Plain Woman is shown in
New York. the chief part will be played
by an actress other than Charlotte
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Complete Cast.

John c. Fisher has completed the cast
for What Happened at %" the new play
by Paul Wistach, which is to be produced
early in the coming season.
Those who have been placed under con-
tract are Reginald Barlow. Frank Kem-
hle Cooper, Malcolm Duncan, Robert
Fischer. Charles Able, Wadsworth Har-
ris. Charles Silbor. ]. X. Hutchinson, Car
roll McComas, Ester Banks, Elizabeth
Artisans, and Helen Crane.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
WEAR EYE AROUND NECK.
unscot. Flowers, and Fruits Bring
Beautiful Dreams.

sre-i.r cable to The Washington Herald.
London. July IA great many society
people are now using dream mascots in
their bedrooms-a little charm in the
form Of an eve. which is worn round the
neck at night. and is supposed to bring
beautiful dreams.
Flowers and dishes OF fruit in the bed
room are placed there to attract good
spirits How heathenish We are becom-
ing,
An automobile is to be driven across
Africa.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Midsummer interests Centers in Washington Stock Companies

shows, however. that he was not the out
right owner OF any OF the listed Ven
lures. The appraiser says that Mr.. Har-
ris' experiment in 1911 with restaurant
theater, the Folies Bergere. in New York.
lost him $4,000.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
Msaaias

The surname Manning is said to have
been derived from the Morse words
meaning brave and valiant Some gen.
ealogists say that the name is derived
from town OF the name Of Manning m
SaNony. Others make Mannheim Ger
many, the cradle Of the family and trace
the Manning pedigree back to RanuIpb
or Rudolph de Manning. Count Palatine
VINO married Elsida. aunt OF King Har-
old ] OF England. and thereby received n
grant Of land in Kent. England.
BE that as II may there is no doubt of
the fac: that the first Mannings in thi.
country were Of the family of William
Manning. Of Kent. who came to this
country in 1884 and made a home at
CombridEe. Mass. Not long afterwards
came John and Thomas Manning to Ips-
wich. Mass. another John and George
TO Boston, Nicholas to Salem, Mass, and
Jeffry Manning to New Jersey.
William. Of Cambridge. Mass. and Su-
sannah, mis- wife, had one son. William.
born in 1914. in England. He married
Dorothy and had five children, Of whom
two We're sons
The Coat-of-arms here pictured is de-
scribed thus: Gules a cross-fiory. between
four trefoils slipped or
Crest: An eagles head. sable. between
two ostrich feathers. argent. issuing from
a ducal coronet or
Answers to Correspondents.
will YOU give information concerning
the Shirley family OF Virginia. especially
Of Walter Shirley. who owned land upon
which the town Of Harper's Ferry is now
built. and who married Miss Vance. Of
CharlestOwn. Va What Is the Shirley
cOat-oG-arms? Can you give me a de-
sCription OF the coat-of-arms Of the Bar
tons
have been unable to find infOrmatio
concerning tn" Shirley family Of Vir-
ginia- should be glad to hear from a
reader on the subject. The coat-of-arms
OF the Shirley family is as follows. Paly
Of six or and azure. a quarter ermine. The
older coat-Of-arms is almost the same.
II - described. Paly Of six or and sable.
without the quarter The crest is the
head Of SaraCen proper. couped at the
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

"A lot of plays are produced in the
name of art" declares Frank Keenan,.
because nothing else will stand for
them"
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
AU REvoIR, MONSIEUR HERR1cK

Special Gable 10 The Washington Herald
Paris, July T.-Ambassador Herrick has
been extensively entertained this week
on the eve of his departure. The cham
Der OF commerce and the American Club
gave a farewell luncheon for him on
Monday, and he was entertained by the
American newspaper correspondents at
dinner today.
Congo has 5,465 white inhabitants.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12
MystIc Name.

The program printed for the first pro-
duction Of The Only Son" which is to
he revived here next week by the Poll
PLAYERS, lists the name of George Spell
vim as one OF the actors. An examina-
tion OF the programs for The Fortune
Hunter" and every other successful play
written by wincheIl Smith. will disclose
this same name in the original cast. II
Is mute evidence Of the successful play
wrights one superstition. 'Spclvin" is
fictitious name. Winchell Smith believes
that no play by him can fail with that
mystic name in the original cast Conse-
quently. whenever a WinCholl Smith plav
Is produced. some good actor Is Obliged
TO mask his identity under the pseudo
nym. As WinchelI Smith has never writ
ten a failure he finds some Justification
for the exploitation Of his pet belief.
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

MANY moving picture actresses are
dramatic artists overtakcn nv necessity"
explains Hilda EnElund. the Swedish
emotional actress
The Washington herald., 1914-07-12

Whitford Kane, the character actor.
has received from the executors Of the
estate Of the late Stanley Houghton. his
latest play. The Hilliarvs" This play
was in incomplete form At the death or
Mr.. HouChton. and was completed by
Harold RriEhOuse. whose charming
Lonesome Like" was successfully pre-
scented by Mr.. Kane He also appeared in
Mr.. Houghton's "Hindle Wakes"