The Washington herald., 1914-03-25

,wo-reel romance Of the stage en-
titled The Relic" is the latest Bronco
release.
Old and without funds. Malcomb Ross
a Shakespearian actor, is obliged to &C
cept a minor role in a revival OF king
Lear" During the first performance o'
the play a drop falls upon the star. The
manager Of the company Is told by ar
actor playing the part OF The Fool that
Ross formerly played in the role OF King
Lear when he. The Fool, took part IN
the same production.
Ross is given his long awaited oppor-
tunity to play to a metropolitan audience
and his success is instantaneous The
papers next morning are filled with his
praises. The manager looks him UP al
his lodgings with the reviews in hand to
congratulate him.
He finds Ross. however. very i'll. From
the landlady of the boarding house the
manager learns that Ross has been with
out funds to meet his bills for several
weeks past and that. too proud to ac-
cept aims. the aged actor had gone with
out food for several days preceding the
production of King Lear.
Ross dies happy. however. with the
favorable reviews in his arms and the
tributes of his fellow actors ringing In
his ears.
aThe ReIIc,- c-reeI Broncho Feature.
today, Colonial Theater, 921 Pa. Ave-
Adv.
.The silver Loving Cup" 2-reeI Imp
Adv.
Fred ]. Balshofer, manager OF the Ford
Sterling Comedy Company. at the Univer-
sal Pacific Coast studios. is literally DEL
uged with letters from those who are
competing for the IS reward. offered to
the person who suggests the most ap-
propriate name for the new brand Of Uni
versal comedies in which Mr.. Sterling
is featured. Fsntastical. Biblical, myth
ological, and hundreds of other types OF
character names have been suggested.
Among the most interesting names sug-
gested are: Sterling Silver" New Era" {"
"Mirth,' "Lodestone." Humorous" 4"
"Skylark,' "Tip-Top." Funny Film"
"Stetson" standard Bohemian
'Uni-Ford." Target" Star" "Univer-
sal Ford" ''Crackerjack," "Orpheus,"
and Excelsior"
Mr. Sterling takes great interest in the
various comedy names which are being
wished upon him. In reference to the
name Target he hopes that he will be
d 'OI III anu
paper money.
Tomorrow, Empress Thea, 41s 9th st.
THE Spider and Her Web" 2-reel Rex
drama, with Philip Smalley. Louis
Weber. and Rupert Julian.-Adv.
.The Fatal Number ff.f:.
At the Virginia Theater today.-Adv.
Lois Weber, and all-star cast in the
distinctive Rex drama, THE Spider and
Her Webb" will be shown at the EN-
press tomorrow.
In it is an old question that has been
asked and answered many times in many
different ways: Does the end ever JUS
tify the means?' Now the present play
is not going to attempt a definite an
swer to that question, but 1t is going to
throw some illumination upon it. This is
the play spoken of some time ago through
the press which Lois Weber, Phillips
Smalley, Wallace Reid and Dorothy
Davenport combined to make. What.
with that splendid actor. Rupert Julian
and the agreeable Billy wolbert. the piece
has an all-star cast.
1t is q virile story of ultra modern
high-life. showing aspects of love, pas
sion. vanity and fear as they are under
the thin stratum OF lackadaisical senti-
ment and false tradition. In good litera-
ture the figure OF a woman is often met
who Is dazzlingly beautiful who has a
personality and who has
that a woman should have ex-
cept heart: such a woman is a spider"
She causes good men to commit terrible
crimes.
Madame Du Barr enacted by Miss
Weber. Is such a human spider. Miss
Weber has never done a more impressive,
striking piece of acting in her career on
the screen All her experience, her
OF human nature. her ability
as an artist are summed up in the in
she makes of this role, con- |
ceived and perfected by herself. For
Miss Weber is the author OF the play |
and. with Mr.. Smalley. is also the pro-
ducer. 1t is the greatest play in which |
the Smalleys have appeared in months.
Madame Du Bars salon is frequented |
by writer's, artists, students and scien- |
lists. They first come to her affairs for |
an evenings diversion. Before the even |
ing is over, one more fly is enmeshed in !
her web.
The Spider and Her Web" 2-reel Rex
irama. with Philip Smalley, Louis |
Weber, and Rupert Julian.-Adv. |
Raphael. 9th and O. 4 Reels Daily