The Washington times., 1914-08-26

The Heart of Maryland" David Be-
lasco's famous civil war drama, has
been selected by Polls Theater for pre-
sentation next Monday afternoon as the
first offering Of the new winter season
| Of ls14-16. The original production of
this play was built for the stage at
Polls Theater at a time when the big
Avenue theater was known as Aliens
Grand Opera House. The central figures
of the story are Maryland Calvert. a
daughter Of the South, and Allan Ken
drich, her young lover, who feels COM
PEELED to fight for the Stars and Stripes
against his own people. Miss Jewel
will be seen next week in the role of
Maryland Calvert and Mr.. Brickert will
be cast as young Allan Kendrich, her
sweetheart.
China is to be the scene of the pro-
duction in which Elsie Ferguson is to
open the season at the New National
Theater on Labor Day. The play is
called The Dragons Claw" and it re-
quires a company Of 100 people. The
story deals with the boxer rebellion
Miss Ferguson has part that the au-
written especially for her. In her sup
port will be seen such well-known
players as Frederic de Belleville, Frank
Mills, Paul Everton Robert Peyton
Gibbs. Francis Conlan. Ida Waterman.
Suzanne Halpren. Madge Corcoran.
Lowell Sherman, and others. The play
will have its premier here.
Local theatergoers, having heard Of
the success achieved by "Cabiria," and
having read the critics accounts of the
beauty and splendor of this masterpiece
photo spectacle, from the pen of Ca
brieie D'Annunzio. Italy's literary gen.
ius, are crowdfns Moore's Strand Thea
ter. Beginning with the eruption Of
Mt. Aetna. in Sicily. in the first part.
the audiences closely follow the inter
esting story of the sweet little Cabiria,
who. losing her home during the erup
ton, is rescued by her nurse. only to
fall into the hands of Phoenician pirates
who carry her to Carthage. where she
is sold in the slave market to the High
Priest of the Temple Of Moloch. Owing
to popular demand this splendid photo
graphic attraction will hold the screen
of Moore's Strand Theater for another
week. something unprecedented in this
city.
The mobilization of the B. F. Keith
forces is in full swing this week. and
the newspaper call to early applicants
and season reservationists has led to
an unbroken line at the box office
every day. The box office is open daily
".
eugural bill will have two stars and six
other all-headline attractions supple
mented by other popular regular Keith
features. The list includes Cecil Lean,
Cleo Mayfield and company. Jack Will
son, Franklin Bate and company, Win
on& Winter. and others.
A runaway military train will be the
central feature of an entirely new pro-
gram by the Lyman H. Howe Travel
Festival at the Columbia Theater be-
ginning Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
and continuing throughout the week at
2.I5 O'Clock ard at S:15. The great
finn. which was partly the result OF
preparati )n ard rarity Of accident de-
picts n trainload of troops dasI,,g
madly down a steep mountain side
AROUND sharp Curves and finally In :
mad plunge over the sids of a steep
precipice. Many European scenes will
be inclu1ed III the program together
with lIleTal SUPPLY OF motion car
toons.
All the rest of the week visitors OF
Glen Echo Park will have an oppor-
tunity both afternoon and evening 10
see dainty Marie Thelin IN her exh!bI-
ttons of diving. The management OF
the resort has found most popular
attraction. and there 1s every Indica-
tion that a season record for attendants.
will be made this week. For the bcnent
OF those who go in the afternoon. .lIrs
Thelin gives an exhibition of high and
fancy diving with varia.i ons at eacn
performance In the evening she puts
on" her famous fire dive. All OF the
regular attractions, Including the free
movies, are on the till Of fare this
week. and on SUNDAY the Charles o.