Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
YELLOWSTONE PARK
TRAVELOCUE THEME
Next of Star-Roberson Series of H.
Illustrated Talks at Conven-
ton Hall.
Film Of Actual Scenes on the Bat
tie Front in Belgium Sched-
uled Next Week.

Yellowstone Park-the land OF ma
lures marvels-ls to be the subject Of
Frank r. Robertson, traveloguer Of The
Star, this evening in his regular series
Of travel-talks at Convention Hall. The
gushing geysers, boiling springs,
plunging waterfalls and multicolored
and fantastic formations in natures
wonderland will all be portrayed in
one of the mast fascinating and inter-
esting offerings the traveloguer has in
his repertoire.
Unless one has been to Yellowstone
he cannot appreciate all that awaits
him there. In the whole world there
Is only one Yellowstone: nothing quite
like 1t is to be seen in any other spot.
Mr.. Robertson is amply supplied to
make the evening one of wonder for
his audience. One cannot sit in front
of his screen without marveling at the
strange things the traveloguer's mo-
ton pictures and still views will
portray.
Grand Canyon Of Arizona.
AS a sequel to his travel-talk on
Yellowstone Park, Mr.. Robertson will
offer tomorrow evening the Grand
Canyon of Arizona, perhaps the stran-
gest creation of nature. The mighty
chasm with its wonderful colors and
odd formations, following directly the
journey through the national park, will
give Washingttonians a delightful and
comprehensive notion of what their
own land offers them in the way Of
travel, now that the European routes
have been blocked by the great war.
Last evening. still another big au-
dfence was with Traveloguer Robertson
when he toured the width and breadth
of the delightful Emerald Isle. The
Irish people in their native environ
ment, the historic old buildings and
the places of traditional and legend
airy interest made up an evenings en-
tertainment pleasant in the extreme
Tomorrow Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock Germany and the War;" one of
Mr.. Roberson's most compelling sub
jects, is to be presented. 1t will be the
offering given twice before. which
drew capacity audiences. Motion pic
lures of the German army and navy,
the kaiser and members of the royal
family will be featured. Colored views
: will portray the great nation, giving
glimpses of it's great cities, of its coun-
try districts and of it's lovely mountain
scenery in Bavaria.
Actual Battle Scenes Scheduled.
Actual scenes on the battlefront in
ture. commencing next Monday, at Con-
vention Hall, through an arrangement
just made by The Star and Traveloguer
Robertson. Exclusive rights for Wash
ington have been secured for the use
of four reels taken on Belgian battle
fields during September and October
by Edwin F. Weigle. motion picture
Connection with The star-Roberson
series of travelogues, 1.-THE Nations at
War"
The first exhibition of the pictures
afternoon. and the second Monday
evening at S:15 o'clock. The pictures
will be presented at the same hours
every day next week; In addition to
erson will give a talk and will inter
polate many OF his own colored views
showing Belgium as it was before and
as it is after the invasion by the Ger
mans
Only Pictures of Their Kind.
The motion pictures by Mr.. Weiele
the American public and were secured
Belgian government.
Although the Aim has been secured
for Washington at an enormous ex-
pense, readers of The Star are to bene-
At in its presentation here. In spite
of this exceptional feature, the admis-
sion prices will be identically the same
as those prevailing for the travelogues.
now in their second week at Conven-
tion Hall. Ten cents will be the admis-
sion for one-half of the house, if the
purchaser of tickets is provided with
the coupon which The Star will carry
on it's first page daily. The other half
Of the house is rs cents, the seats being
in the reserved section. Only the cou-
pom from The Sunday Star will be
honored for the Sunday traYelogue.