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Mask and Wig Club May 4.

Stunning costumes, hand-painted girls.
snimmerfng hosiery and lacey petticoats.
with clever dancing and catchy songs.
make the effective combination for the
presentation of The Royal. Arms, by
The Mask and wiggers'' of the Unfyer-
sity of Pennsylvania at the Belasco The
atsr Monday night. May f. Darrell III.
Smith wrote the book and Charles Gilpin
the tunefui lyrics. and assurance is given
that the twenty-sfxth annual production
Of the University Of Pennsylvania play
ers 10 no whit behind their vehicles of
other years.
The first act of 1.-THE Royal Arms in
laad at Brighton. England. and the sec
ond In Himrnelsbergen, a quaint if myth
cal kingdom somewhere in the "hinter-
land" The adventures Of Roberta La
Sale and Olive Burton, two sweet. de-
mure girls," with Prince Rupert of Him
melsbergen and Grand Duke Henry, COM
pficated by the advent of Mile. Eugenie
de 10 Fontaine, "a bold. bad Russian ad-
ventoress. give action to the comedy.
THOMAS Hart is cast as Roberta, r. c.
Morris as the fair Olive, ]. B. Mccall,
1r., as the prince, and P. NJ Hesser as
the grand duke w. NJ. Wright is ex-
cesstvely villainous as the Russian ad-
D. A. Hogan appears in one of the
principal comedy reles-George Washing
ton Kenne. detective extraordinary. who
fairly loves clues. and. like some detec-
tives In real life. is fine little adver-
tiser. Almost at the start of the comedy
he details his virtues in a bit of rollck-
ing song. assisted by a chorus of youths
and ladies Kenne. however makes
the sad mistake of identifying the
prince and grand duke as two bank rob-
bers urgently wanted by the New
York police. but a little error like thir
Is not held against him.
Seats will be placed on sale at the
Belaseo box Office tomorrow morning at
9 o'clock -.
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Miss Shreve's May Carnival.

Miss Cora B. Shreve will inaugurate
the fifteenth carnival season of her dan-
cling class at the National Theater May
II. when she will present several hum
dred children in q spectacular produc-
ton. called 1.-THE Fountain of Youth" in
which Miss Adrienne shreve will be seen
In the role OF the Princess. who springs
from a real fountain whose waters reflect
all the eolors of the rainbow.
The production will furnish opportunity
for medley of dainty songs and clever
dances, Of which the bird and butterfiy
ballet win be prominent. This feature
will be headed by clever little Miss Mary
Eaton. who recently was seen in an ap-
pealfng impersonation of Mary Jane in
the revival Of Mary James Pa by the
Poll Players. Many other memSss- Of
Miss Shrere's brilliant class of the pres
ent season will have prominent parts in
the big electrical spectacle.
The Fountain OF Youth" will have it's
first production on Monday evening. May
IL and will be repeated Tuesday evening
of the same week All seats are reserved
and tickets will be on sale May at the
National Theater
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tenor; Leslie Berry. baritone; Arthur
BHrr. tenor. and Winfield Williams.
tenor, new soloists. The orchestra or
fourteen musicians will again be under
the direction of Frank F1hrer.
For the olio Mr.. OBrien has written
two new comedy acts, one for his own
use, entitled Parcels Post. the other
for Eddie Mazier and Major Novak. call
ed who's Boss, or Tanning the Mill
tant." In "Pareels Post" Mr. o'Hrien
appears as the typical good -for-nothing
but always funny "darky" Of the inferior
class, who forsAkes chicken stealing for
the more numerous opportunities Of =
parcel postman. 1t is described a. quite
the funniest Of Mr.. O'Brien's efforts. and
enlists the services of some of his best
comedians There 10 atso'a big new
dancing, number. conceived and sta&ed'
by Pete Detzel. called Ebony univer.
sity." As a star feature the services OF
Eddie Ross have been secured. Mr..
Ross is monologist Of repute. who kept
London in a torrent Of laashter az last
summer This will be the first visit TO
this city Of Neil O'Brien as a star at the
head of his own organisation.
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the place of children. Peg Ii of opinion
that all married women should have chill
dren, while Ethel does not agree with her
and would rather have just q pet dog.
The following dialogue takes place in one
Of the scenes from the play:
Pes-Don't you like men, Ethel
Efhel-Not much.
Peg-Jist dogs?
Ethel-You can trust them.
Peg-I like doga, too. But I like chill
dren better. Wouldn't you like to have d
child of your own?
Ethel-Margaret!
Peg| would. That's the real woman
IN US. Ye only fondle that dog because ye
haven't got a child Of your own to take
In your arms. All selfish women have
dogs. because they are afraid to have
children. I've watched them. A dog is all
very well, but he can't talk to ye. and
comfort ye, and cry to ye. and langh
with We like child can. Sure, he couidn t
be President of the United States. But II
70 had o baby he might grow UP to It. .
Ethel retorts that Peg is very Irish,
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gether at breakfast when Str Jasper ef-
fects reconciliations and the company
starts to London in his coach to witness
the coronation ceremonies and to see
Dorothy and William married. Into the
desolate morning room of Thorndyke Hall
Mistress Dorothy comes like sunshine.
Rising early. she trips from the garden.
her arms full Of flowers. Her movements,
her dsft arrangement of the posies and
her girlish daintiness capture the heart
Of the baronet- Later. while watching
tho coronation procession. Sir Jasper re-
alizes how desperately he loves Dorothy.
william grows jealous, quarrels with her
and leaves in wrath because she will not
show him leaf she has just written in
her diary. ''It is about Sir Jasper" he
says and bangs the door. The baronet
comforts the weeping girl and to him she
reads what she has written. 1t is In
truth about Sir Jasper. how kind he Is,
how we'll he drove the coach. how gentle
is his conduct to women. Jasper is about
to clasp Dorothy In his arms when old
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New National Theater this week. begin
ming tomorrow evening. In what 70 prom
ised as a performance Of minstrelsy even
more ciassy. refined and enjoyable than
the splendid show presented last year.
With a complete new OUTFIT Of scenery,
wardrobe and paraphernalia. almost an
entire new roster Of singers. dancers and
cornsdians, two new comedy acts by
Neil OBrien and big new dancing
feature staged by Pete Detze, the
OBrien show endeavors to live up to its
promise of presenting everything new
each year.
Several of those in last years COM
pany who made hits have been retained
Among them Eddie Master. the 1oyisI
rotund end man and comedian. pese
Detzel, eccentric dancer: AL Fontatne.
basso; Walter Lindsay, impersonator Of
feminine characters: George Faust ana
Doran and Strong all are ideneaned Win
this attraction. The new Faces among
principals and chorus include Ward
Barton, the yodler; James Barardi
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Josrarn enters and recalls him to duty,
honor and other things and Dorothy and

Josram enters and recalls him to duty,
honor and other things and Dorothy and
William are reunited.
The page OF the diary Is given to Sir
Jasper. He awears to keep 1t forever,
but Inadvertently drops it in a crevice
Half a century passes. 1t is the evening
OF the golden jubilee Of 1887. Sir Jasper.
q numbling nonogenarian. comes to the
old Inn to dine. Old Jogram is dead; ;
hop4, love, everything and everybody
dead, The old man gives q peevish pull
al the call bell. The easement. worm
eaten and timewarn. falls away and Sir
Iesper finds the page of the diary. He
takea . withered spray Of rosemary from
his necxet. Rosemary! That's for re-
membPanee," he whispers. as the curtain
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of the apartment. He also manages TO
engage himself to a pretty girl whose
family is classed in New York's four
hundred" The efforts of the real own
er to dislodge the intruder, who is mas
querading under his name, furnish the
Central theme. The chief characters pre-
sent every opportunity for good acting.
Miss Jewell will have the role Of the
girl who becomes engaged to a burglar,
Mr.. Buhler will be seen as the young.
multi millionaire who turns policeman to
outwit his '.cracksman'' guest. and other
characters will be portrayed by Dudley
Hawley, Russell Fillmore. William D.
Corbett, John Ellis. Stanley James. Cecil
Bowaer, Charles Gilman, Helen Tracy
and Gertrude Bondhill.
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''1unty Pulls the Strings."

A decided novelty in stock production
is promised next week at the Columbia
Theater. where the Columbia Players
will make an ambitious. production OF
the quaint comedy. of domestic life,
"Bunty Pulls the Strings" The Wash
ington public does not need to be re-,
minded Of the charm Of this delightful
play. Since its famous run Of oyer q
ii hai been seen hare on several occa-
sions. the last time at e scale Of
prices a little more than tvo months
age, "Bunty" 10 a comedy In three
to say its atmosphere is Scotch.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle April %


Wednesday at a matinee Mr.. and Mrs
Vernon Castle will make their appear
ance at the Columbia Theater, in q series
of modern ballroom dances. The Castles
have an international fame as dancers
and their vogue is said to be - great IN
London and Paris as It is in New York,
where they are now recognised as q rae
tor in fashionable society as prominent.
perhaps, as grand opera itself. Both
artists have rare personal magnetism and
their dancing is said to be the essence OF
the poetry Of motion. They will bring
their own company and private orchestra
from the now famous Castle Hense. IN
New York. Their program VIII embrace
the Argentine tango, as s reeiiy
danced In Seuth America: the Brazilian
maxixe, the one-step. the hesitation waltz
and their own creation, the innovation
dance. the latter one Of the sensations Of
the season. II was devised to overcome
the frequently expressed AFFECTIONS to
the tango.
current dance movements BY Mr.. and
Mrs. Castle. the company Will give DEM
onstradons. They will show the incor-
rect as well As the proper methods OF
dancing. These student dancers" a.
the Castles term them. members of their
company, are young couples who danced
at the Castle House, in Now York, and
who have become so expert that they are
featured. Mr.. Castle Will deliver a brief
lecture between dances. Another inter-
esting feature will be a dancing tourna-
ment for the amateurs. The Castle Tro-
ply cup will be presented a. q prize to
the best local couple Of dancers.
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within the Law"

The announcement is made Of the re-
turn engagement of within the Law"
at the Beiasco Thcater. beginning Tues
day night Of next week and continuing
the remainder Of the week. with matinees
Wednesday and Saturday. 1t will mark
the clese Of the regular season Of the
Belasco TheatsP.
Owing to the appearance Of the Mask
and Wig Club IN ':.ThA Royal Axu,a,"
within the Law" cannot begin It's en-
gagement until Tuesday.
: within the Law" isr perhaps, the NEST
enerossins human interest story In
decade, 1t has for its central character
auiek-vtttsd.i young woman who b
falsely accused and wronsfully convict
Cd of stealing from her employer She
serves three years in prison. comes out
determined to $50 stFAi<," but 10 30
bounded by the peliee she IL finally
forced to abandon her effort to earn an
honest livelihood and proceeds to five by
her Wits -
She prospers by the use of many in
9enious devices. outswindlea swindlers,
conducts q blackmaiiing operation on
legal lines. fortifies herself against police
interference by effective lawful defsnsa,
and. in short. preys upon society at viii
asa lawbreaker. but remains herself al
ways within the law" At last she re-
venges herself upon the man whe sent
nprS un3ustly TOT prison by lurinT his son
into marriage. And then, -ef .eourae. she
rails In love with him.
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Aborn Opera Company May IS.

Wa2hington's spring season of grand
opsra will be tnaugurated at the New
National Theater the week beginning
May 10. Fer their opening engage
meats the Aborns will offer I'll Trova-
tore" the firat half of the week and
Madam Butterfly" the last The operas
to he sung during the first five weeks
Of the musical season are III Trova
tore" Madame Butterfly" Carmen
NASH. e -FaSst nSansn aLueia al ensnns Iemmer-
noer," "Rigeletto," "Cavalieria Rus
tieana' and 'Hansel and Gretel."
Tickets fer the entire five weeks
engagement will go on sale Monday
morning. May II, al . o'clock.
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Nine. Tetrazzini Nav s.

Arrangements have been completed for
the appearance in this city. at the New
National Theater, Friday afternoon. MAJ
8. of Nine. Tetrazzini and the concert
company which the management of the
Tivoli Opera House has given her. So
pre-eminently is the fame of TetraIziui
established as an artist that it is hard to
refrain from the use of superlatives in
reviewing her work. This will be her
only appearance In this city during her
concert tour.
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Mile. pasie.


MHe, Daste. the femeps La Domino
Rouge farmer premiere baIerina of the
Hammarstein Grand Opera Company. also
Of the imperial hallets of st. Petersburg
and Milan. will be presented next week at
the B. F. Keith fheater, for the frst time
at popular prices. in Sir j.. N. Barrie's
vaudeville fantasy. 'fPantaloon.'' Lon-
don hit, with Pauline Chase tha ons-time
pink patama gtri. in the role ,ef Csium-
binA Mia Daxis will be supported also
by James Kearney. William schrode, Har-
ry Q. Taylor. William Tucker and Irene
Boylan. William Seymour. stared her
prcdpntion. and the orchestra will be
sheciStiy directed by Andrew N. Springer.
Other attractions win be Tony Hunting
and Earinae Ffancia in '.The Love Los
enasr: Nile. 1kasiA Lps living tspheas Of
Dresden china, paeeelain md other nSt
pottery mastsr :pieces: Ismed RiY. Jehn
T. Aufrayi HePkiee. Axten and company
In q trolley caF buFlasque: Bort Hopkins.
Mllie De Vera. and .John Dough" in,
dancing diversion; Vernie Kaufman. the
F
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and the story goes on win reg sayihs
she is only human. and why shouldn't she
talk over topics of national Importance.
MR.. AND MRS. VERNON CASTLE
1t is claimed in their advance notices
that all that Sir Johnston Forbes-Roh-
ertson and Lady Gertrude Elliot Robert
son are to the dramatic world and Mary
Garden and Henrieo Caruso are to grane
opera, "an this and more. are Mr.. ana
Mrs. Vernon Castle in the field OF so
ciety dancing" They are said to enjoy 70.
entire country. and public recognition of
their talent and charm has placed them
in the front rank of money earners. The
reason of it is, the Castles have simply
evolved a new diversion of the utmost
fascination. Added to this are the pres
tige of good birth. refinement and edu-
cation.
They travel by special train and carry
a coterie of New York student dancers
with them, as well as their famous Or
chestra of sixteen pieces under the lead
ership of the celebrated Europe.
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The Making of q Navy" Nav 8.

me Making Of q Navy" a lecture bv
Dr. Nevii Monroe Hopkins. will be given
at the Beiasco rheater Sunday evening.
May .. and. Tuesday afternoon, May 5.
1t Is to be elaborateIy illustrated with
stereoptieon views and motion pictures.
Dr. Hopkins treats the subject from the
earliest dawn Of fighting craft and their
crews down to the equipment and per-
sonnei OF the latest superdreadnoughts
He goes into the arts of ship constr,,c-
uon. aFmor plate forging, gun making
sno nish explosives. In addition to life
at Sea- The lecture liz given with the
Cooperation Of the Secretary of the NAVY
ana is indorsed by the Navy League of
the United States
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b-EkEiThS

B. F. Keith TheateF will present this
week three stellar attracGona Of eaual
InasHitude and pepulArity. Claude Gil
ingwater, Edith Lxle and company. in
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ssnse Of the beausifui selections for ths
elaborate orchestral program It the Cos
Prof. Arthur Marvel. Other selections
will include Gomexs overture. I'll Guar
any; seiections from Il Pagiiacci,"
Herman's fantasia, Columbus" and
widmers rag novslty. ''Notorfety." An
the Attractions OF last week will be again
presented, with new specialtiss.
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Bought and Paid For"

George Broadhurst's successful plar.
bought and Paid For" wifi be presented
Tor the first time in stock by the Poll
fleyers next Monday night The record
OF success achieved by this remarkable
crama 10 known to all piaygoers. II ran
iof more than fifteen months at the PLAY.
mouse IN New York. six months at tn,
fhncess Theater in Chicago and more
snan Tx months at the New Theater in
London. '
~ teais the story of young telepbon.
s'fl VINO marries a multi-millionaire be-
Sause she Is daxzled by his wealth ana
knovtedge: or the world. The deveion-
Inent ot tne story gives an audience :,
picture or the home life of this connl,.
s~o years after the wedding. The hns-
oand occasionally comes home intoxica,
eo, and when in this state he ,s .s ,,rif,'.
,is normal self as Mr.. Hyde to Dr.. JnLv,
,n one situation, when he ha. disrustad
nis vIe oy forcing his attentions IInon
nsf' ne boasts that he had won her vii
ms checkbook-that she was ..bourb, .n.i
,sa pao .of. This situation brings abolt
sIe pig scene OF the play. The REALISM
woich' The author has woven into bis
Stofy .Sy gives II an appeal that is irresiste
,pae. Inc play Will give Miss Jewell th.
oest role she has had this. season. and n
role or equal Importance, that of tba
nusnand OF the story, will make demand.
on NJ. buhlerS s acting ability
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prodalction which America can lay sole
claim to originating" says Neil OBrien.
For that reason I do not like to see 1t
presented in any other fashion than Just
as "old style minstrels.' only always
striving for a higher plane and above all
else clean and free from suggestive songs
and jokes.
IF can get laugh out of some gray
haired old man. or woman. or a little
child. I always feel rewarded love
laugh from those best. because it's
real laugh.
I'VE were in Beaumont, Texas. and
just before the evening performance.
when the band was playing It's customary
concert. I observed two negroes talking
outside the gallery entrance. One Of them
asked the other. Coin in, boz
Nav. answered his companion, Jest
lfstenin' to dat band Dat amt no fo-hit
music. nigxer. dats two-hit music
They stood there awhile and pretty soon
tine band jumped into a red-hot rastine
and the trombone started tearing up the
sheets The darl<ey that wasn't going
in patted his foot and shook his head.
Why don't dey play dat stuff all de
timey he said. swaying and pattins.
OATS music. Lawdy. Lawdy!
''Whang, Zipp. went the cymbals. Um-
pah. umpah, pumped the trombone. and
the hesitartng critic simply grabbed hts
head and his pocket book at the same
time
goes
and beat II for the gallery
HER FIRST CURTAIN SPEECH
Miss Elsa Ryan has had rather an
eventful stage career. Her first engage
Inent was with I'm Old Kentucky: later
she went TO New York as a Broadway
leading woman with Dan DAILY at Daly's
Theater. For five years Miss Ryan. ap-
peared with the various musical produc-
tions at the Casino in New York. and
was sent abroad with Mr. Frohman's s
peared in the star part of The Blue
Mouse
II was in The Blue Mouse" that she
proved such a success the audience
curtain went up and down several times
and everybody back stage" was excited.
All too suddenly 1t dawned upon Miss
Ryan that she should have prepared a
stage speech for an emergency like this.
But she hadn't After ave curtain CALI
some cruel man hollered speech" Nj
Shubert was standing In the wings trying
to tell Miss Ryan what TO say and. WITH
out clearly understanding him. she ad-
vanced to the footlights.
While she was vainly trying to frame
a sy.so-n, short and sweet. but appropri-
ate for the performance. some one whs
had crowded in the first entrance. whert
the switchboard Is located, pushed th<
button and down came the curtain.
Miss Ryan, who was directly under 1t
came down with 1t with graceful drop
aud everybody laughed.
The next day the reviews were exceed
ingly nice to Miss Ryan, but regretted
she did not take the curtain a little ear
lier, for they were sure she vogkd have
made a breezy speech. Miss Ryan. how
ever. admits the curtain incident wa.
an act Of providence and fortunate fo
her but be that as II may she now hai
regular curtain speech for all set oc
casions-
TOPICS OF NATIONAL IMPOR
TANCE.-"That thing could never b
President Of the United States" This
one Of the laughable lines In ]. Hartle.
Manners' comedy. Peg o MY Heart" ]
is taken from . bit Of dialogue betvees
the artificial cousin and the whimsica
Peg.
Peg fs q lover Of animals, especially dogs
but sse does not think they should tss
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Concerts will be given today at the p.
F. Keith Theater, at 3 and Pm, the
attractions including, Anna Held. Hef-'
mine Shone and company: Ed FLANAGAN
and Neely Edwards. Buckley's- anim4is.
Leipsig. Adelaide Boothby apd Charles
Everdean, Asaki. and other concert fea-
lures. srt
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Cosmos Concert. Today,

Tschsikowshy.a Song Without Words"
verdy's '.Nabuee." overture. FahEs's
Second Rexerie," with duet for cQEret
and clarinet: the march from RaRs
symphony, .'LeAore.' and Bendix's
Roses" from Floral Suite, -" win be
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NbETl0Wu..

Neil o'Brien and his great American
MlnssTelsa viii b. the attraction at the
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Nine, Louise Homer Tonight.

Nine. Louise Homer. eontralto. OF the
Metropolitan opera. New York, will be
heard in concert at the National Thester
tonight at o'clock. She will be assist-
ed by Mr.. Myron ". Whitney. bssso.
The following program will be rendsred:
Dem unendiichen' CschubsrD. -ven
Ewiger Liebe" Brahns). Meme liehe
list Grun" GBrahms). Nit define Blauen
Augen" tssrsns.l, "D.s Dsfent.ns.. s..
TirindellD. lie The" Koecalinl. "Jai
Pleure en- Rsve" !Huel. By MT: whitnsy: III s;,i
ridice" (Gluck). BY Nine. Homer: 'Zweis-
ngn tstr.s's2 stsndshen sa n, fHrasms,: WnIaney:
Song of the Shirt (Sidney Homer.
Ferry Me Across the ,ns wsse5 ssancx .sidass Ho
merl. "A Ballad of Trees and the Mas
ter" tchadwieN. "A 5.llynure si gaiiaa q,
Nine. Homer. and duets, sAuf F1useln
dss dssauess" GMendei.sohn,. and "Un
An9e eat venu' BemberO, by Nine.
Homer and Mr.. whitney. Mra- Edwin n.
Lapham will be the accompanist.
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PASne weekly review, the pipe organ re.
ctt1ls. and the dansantes
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GAfEH

Sam Howes Love Makers" company.
in two-act, live-wire musical comedy
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Bon Ton Girls"

The Bon Ton Girls" with Bert Bake.
as tne leading comedian. will be the at
uaction at the Gayety Theater next
week Baker is assisted in his unIoue
eomeay methods by Babe La Tour. who
saae 70 De the highest salaried SOU
oretts on the huriesque stage today.
The plot of the two-act musical b,,--
iesque comedy to be presented is con-
s,s.ent s,ae and the lines are said to be very
An all-star cast includes Iuc,,,.
Manton. Pete Kelly, Hazel Crosh,'
Snarles RAYMOND. Mabel Mccloud, Liddv
berg. Mickey Feely and Paul Allen. The
original Barbary Coast dancers are a
feature or this production. Song hits
ano % iinaies are introduced by Chorus
Q. tnirty,two. Friday night the country
store VIII be given. with prizes for chill
aren as well as grown persons of both
me Nokes electric scoreboard will re-
plays away from this city. "'
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Keith's Concerts Today.

tionals at home ON game days after the
second matinee.
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MBITION. the dramatic
! novelty of the past week.
Y did not get far in its quest
il its box Office record may