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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

While there j. much IL the spirit OF
the holiday season that ceatsrs atten-
lion on those IN OFT immediate sur
roundinss. those who ace in daily asso-
cistion IN work and play. there is yet
room for the theatergocrs OF Washing
ton 70 receive from me as a. EoIt u
trustee the good wishes extended them
OF al the blessings OF not only this
5ne season but tho entire year. by those
tage people who haze been 50 c.oscIv
connected with the cItyS pleasures IN
times pact The old friends of the
-tOci. companies, the Van B-rcns. the
Ssrbiers. Tho BGtteTHeldz. 81. Butler,
Miss kent. Miss Carroll. Nj Fillmore.
IT. James. and The Bersrns with
pretty cards o. ;pyrogri=t" sentiment
nave asked thcir remembrance and
GOOD w!shcs' Be passed on 70 thUao
friends they hold ECry dear. ont yyho-,.
'-cquasrIancc has Leon through hearty
continent Of approval and encourage
'1eEt . often expressed in tho t1ltatc.
sthcr than through r.oT.onai ,"rttcC.
Van BuUru. by the way. his Just
HEreu . contract with n, Poll FOR es
tor a limited rrsaccWer- - ICaCin.-
rsn 81 the Poll Ealtimcra fhcatcF.
he enss cement viii run for ten "
-TelVe weeks. Ernest Elton, who has
cen leaGiGE man in Baltimore, s. 70
axe q vacation From -li!sz Kent
ones the new, that she has been en-
-aged BY sidney EirSch 20 play the
'esetng supporting part IN tho produc-
ION % The Passion Plav OF wash
astou square in which Margaret
akiTveu viii piey the part created b
-zettz Jewel
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Selections from Flowtow's Martha,
Donizetti's Daughter OF the Regiment,
Cruenwald's Don QuiXotc," and others
win be among the selections in the or
chestraI program at the Cosmos Thea
ter concerts today from 3 to 1898 p. IN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

At the Casino Thoater a special or
chestraI program will be presented In
addition to the regular attractions to-
day from ) TO II p. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Charles Frohman's latest production
strange 10 say, is of mediocre dramatic
quality, but makes q mighty enjoyable
play. Il is weIl-named-''Driven." Riler
husband of Diana has little time from
his parliamentary duties to enjoy much
society with his wife In the midst OF
Il great deal of public work, the nus
band realizes his vile Is IN poor health.
He cCnsults with a doctor WHO tells
him his Diana. has but two years 10
live. Diana hears the verdict through
the keyhole The husband leaves her
to the companionship OF young Captain
Furness.
Diana decides that the two years
left 10 her shall DC repletc with pleas
ure and enjoyment she refuses 10 SIT
idle until the Grim Reaper summons
her at the end of the s1loted twenty
four months. Instead she is always
on the go with Captain Furness- For
six Months there is no suggestion OF
real wrong dong But at the end OF
half ? year Diana and Captain
Furness see each other through lovers
eyes; both are wildly fascinated. They
plan TO elopC. =
Then as a terrible shock. To him, Cap
tain Furnsss learns of the doctors yeT- :.
dict. He shrinks from throwing away
his career for a woman who has ONLY
months to live. no matter how
happy he believes he can be IN these
eighteen months. The captain still -
waverinS 'twixt his fascination and
duty t., SELF" when Diana learns that
the surgeons who have been treating
her have effected cure- Curtain
The cast for Driven" includes IS
its principal players Alexandria Car
Isle. who played the part Of Diana IN
London; Charles Bryant, Leslie Faber,
7 .unsden Hare, Haidee Wright. T. ".
PercyVal, Arthur Greenaway. Rita OF
way and Fred Goodwine. The author
Of Driven is E Temple ThurstoR
husband of the late author Of Pam
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Among the announcements yT the
o eek that have been given the digniiy
y specisl headlines II the drauiatis
OelodicaIs IL that which informs us
-hzt our old friend and predecessor, -
HeH as former esteemed c6utempcfary
n ihe very best sense that term csn be
sd. -ank Morse, has undertaken -
I-.Lst ths fortunes Of Henry .Iiller in
Llg production Of Daddy Long LcGs. %
vACh that actor II TO take 10 the Pa
lie coast Those Wsshingtcnians = 10
l-re not the pleasure Of MoTsc'E &C
gIsintznCC have missed one q Inc
-calinely pleasuTab!e things tho Ma
'.cnal Capital Afford. His continuance
a Washington la tho lew. ~ Der Wori;
&C robbed tho theatrical business or
Jns VI the men who really dfEnirtcd the
Srske-nit- Of press agents too Icrc. e nd
~ iWac forced TO return. not alone 70
ll1 old work, but 10 his old employer.
Fct Il Wa With 8lr Miller that he first
e2snne identified with the theatrical
profess sion, and u was for Mr. Miller
shst he performed the tasks which
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Mention Of denatured productions
brings TO mind what might be called
The sirnplited opera, q sample OF which
was exhibited TO satisfied audiences az
Keith's last week by Mile. Doree' .
company. There arc a number of poo
pie In the world who love good music.
These people may not have the dis
elimination 10 tell the difference be-
tween the technique Of Garden and
Farrar or Scott and CarGso-but they
Ike singing and they like music Per
sonally. 1 an one OF the kind that likes
music because it is nlcslc. And ] Ike
20 hear il, so long as the singers can
keep on the key and give q fair ap-
Proclamation Of the composers melodies
n the great operas there is much that
y OF interest only TO the musician or
r-e more advanced students OF music
n the works that have lived for years
or VIII I've for yeaTs-thcre are usually
three or four big moments or only one.
: mean by that, big moments that ap-
peal 70 the average person. Why, there
FORE, should such q perEon be COM
PEELED 70 sit through 4 lot of bcauti-
cully presented musical technique for
tfc purpose of getting this one thing
that is big to him? There isn't any
reason whatever. There are enough
people who really understand and ap-
preGate the composers works all the
way through 70 make up the operate
audiences Therefore. the simplihed
opera-the opera cut down &c that one
big moment, or the three or four, as
the case ulay be-is the opera for the
average citizen, and for him il Is the
most satisfying sort OF opera. At
Keith's last week an attraction of this
sort formed one of the principal num-
Oe-s In the bill. Mile. Dorec's company
q nine singers gave big moments from
'Rigolletto, ''Trovatore." ''CavaIaria, =
md Lucia People will DC found who
Ill declare that the great things in
these operas have been cheapeued BY
-eretftion. As q matter of fact, their
constant repetition Is the finest recon-
incubation OF the simplicity OF their
musical appea-they are repeated be-
cause they have such q strong and di-
rect appeal and because the people like
20 hear them. There should be more Of
taese Slupl!ned operas. There are
many big moments that might be
woven. not only into a vaudeville
Eketch. but 2 complete evenings en-
tsrtainTaenI.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27
AneuiShed Walls OF
-
Play Producers
Make Ratio
Dismal.
BY BEAU RIALTO.

NEW YORK, Dec. why DO plays
fail? ..-
1hc question Is pertinent il view Of
the present disastrous season Many
answers have been given. The war Is
being blamed. that cause usually beinS
hracketed with the so-called economic
crisis in this country today. The peo-
pie do not have the money to spend"
is the commonest wall on Broadway.
Yet the box office men are lust as
naughty to Their prospective customers
as they have been I'm the most prosper
Gus seasons. The prices arc at top
notch, and a manager win paper his
house and continue a long "dead-head''
list at the game time that he charges
80 for an obscure balcony seat. One
manager. whose gray matter has al
ways been rated as being smaller than
= canary birds, gave vent to a Ions.
profound interview in which he declared
MS solemn conviction that prices should
De increased 70 s. for an orchestra scat
Many OF the managers have quit.
and their houses are dark or gwen up to
the halt-darkueSs of motion pictures
They were the managers who. instead
OF producing. the piays which tftay
thought worth while giving them credit
Tor knowtnS a real play when il Is offered
by the piaywrighD, went ahead and
showed pays with Only a temporary ap-
peal The one fact remains; that IL the
managers ever hope 10 see a return TO
me prosperous conditions of a few years
ago they will have 70 Cnango their ee-
innate Of the public intelligence. The
pubic today does not believe press
agent yarns nor advertising with the
Sullibility Of yore. With the endless
making of books describing the stage
and dramatic conditions, the theater-
gOfr very often has a better idea OF the
value OF u play than the manager has
and II is the theatergoer who buys the
tickets.
So that loud and so dismal moaning
along Broadway these nights Is caused
by the anguished suffering OF scott
OF theatrical managers. They figured
that the public wanted to have some
thing light Tor It's theatrical menu this
season-somc Souffle and light frpthy
stun in order TO forget the war. The
plays that are succeeding are those
which have a deep truth Some where
within The musical comedies. which
shine yet on. Broadway are those which
arc musical.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

The mystery Of the original cast has
been solved
This sounds more like the announce
uent Of q self-starting Paul Armstrong
Production with not less than four
starts in every act, than the answer t.
a question that has graduated from the
academic class and become moro or less
" a reason why people are not paying
As much money for theatrical entertain
-7ent as they arc for tango lessons. But
She original cast question really has
been solved. At least the solution that
has been presented sounds more plaus-
5ble than most OF those that have been
offered for the present condition Of
things. And what is there TO 4 real So
luton except that it shall bc plausible,
after all
Actors and actresses who make names
Tor themselves in certain types OF char
acteT arc remaining in one place 10
play that type OF character. That is the
solution. In other words, the people
who make big hits in New York by
giving a distinctive type of character
1zation remain in New York making big
hits in other productions while the play
in which they were so successful Is
sent on tho road with another cast.
Many of the people who arc becoming
known from one end OF the country to
The other will not leave Manhattan. The
9act that they are becoming known is
more OF less flattcring TO the New York
dramatic reviewers and the press
agents For they really arc known. And
when the play in which they scored
Usually carrying flashlight photographs
showing them while they are scoring
goes out into the country with a com
Dletely new cast, the distinguished per-
Sonage who has made the hit with it,
takes up new play.
An instance IN point is Charles Cherry.
Cherry made big nit in New York in
The leading part of The Beautiful Adj
venture When il. came time for the
French comedy to so on the road il was
discovered that Mr.. Cherry was not
travelling actor, but q part of the fix
mIained in the theater TO play the lead
With Elsie Ferguson. whose new play
replaced 1.-The Beautiful Adventure"
There are a number OF people in the
same class with Mr.. Cherry. They de-
cline 10 leave New York. They are
building up 2 resident class OF actors
Erhich is very nice for them, but u Is
rather hard on the people who reaily'
want to see good players with their
good plays. And in the end il will
really be bit hard on the theater be-
viii only be in places like New York
and Chicago and Los Angeles-sUch
places as offer ideal residence for the
actors and actresses-that theaters can
strSw patronage enough TO warrant their
keeping open. There are always the
motion pictures, where there IS meyer
any question As to the original cast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Mary Pickford viii De seen in Gin
dsrclla' al Moore's Strand Theater to-
day. Auxiliary pictures include COM
edy and travel features. all with mu-
steal settings by the Strand symphony
Orchestra.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27
TODAY'S PROGRAMS.

Today at and S:15 p. NJ, concerts
will he given at the B. F. Keith The
alter. and the program will offer Fan
ME Bricc. Nine. Doree's singers. and
other features drawn from last weeks
bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

William Farnum will be featured in
an elaborate him version OF Wilson
Earretts THE Sign of the Cross 10
day at AIoore's Garden Theater. The
Quirls, and Anita Stewart. A Keystone
farce comedy and a brief concert by
the Garden Symphony Orchestra.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Following New Year week. the B. r.
Keith Thester plans a jubilee program
Of starliners introducing Joseph G.
Howard and Mabel McKane In In
songland:' '.Ncptune's Garden. the
aquatic spectacle, with company or
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

stamped him as the kind of an advance
man the dramatic editors Of the country
Ike TO welcome in their offices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-27

Today's program OF feature photo
plays at Crandalrs from to f0:S0 y. m.
will have as its main attraction Uncle
BILL" with william Humphrey, Billy
ouirk. and Anita Stewart. \ keystone
comedy will also be shown. and Prof.
Green's orchestra will be in attendance
With its usual popular recitals.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
NEGROES IN A FIGHT.
Belligerents Seriously Cui on Their
Heads, requiring Services Of
Physician.

\ difficulty ocrurreCi at lat"
hour Saturday night in Il saloon
in the southeastern section Of the
city between John l.. Smith. and
Dennis Harris. during which one
used Il knife and the other utilized
pool ball.
= When. Officer Roland appeared
and Spartnd the conlhattantS both
were bleeding profuseIy from cuts
on their heads and they were taken
to the Alexanc1ria. Hospital for
treatment; Fourteen stitches We're
taken on IIarriSs head and five
in Smith $ Uranium.
They were brought before the
Police Court this morning and fin
cd $40 each, for disordcr!y conduct
in public place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
GERMANS ANNIHILATED.
Three Hundred Left Out of Five
Thousand at Luneyillc.

Paris Sept. The. annihiIa.ion
Of 5000 Germans who captured
Luncvillc and was in turn attack
ed by French troops was described
Yesterday by the German comnan~
der. who was captured and taken
10 Fort Richclicu.
"Thr French evacuated LlIn"-
vile after Il sharp resistance. and
we entered in triumph. cIatnd 1t
the ease with which We had won
our victory : said the officer. "Wa
did not know that, while they wer"
holding us back. the French had
moved a mass Of artillery To the
heights overlooking the town.
where it was planted behind screens
Of foliage. We had no sooner taken
possession and hoistcd the German
flag than The bomhardm"nt open
ed.
;;Soon Il number OF buildings
were on fire and men were drop
ping in the streets on every side.
THE streets ware filed with them.
The wr'crkaec Of shattered houses
hi59 many more. We tried to move
forward to capture the French guns
hut were swept back by the fire
Within two hours only 500 Ger
mans. ont Of our original 1000
We're left alive. and most OF thrS
bore wounds.
"I determined TO surrender
Here | struck another difficulty.
rouldE t find any white cloth 10!
flag of truce. Finally an idr5
struck me. An orderly Of my stat
had been wounded an@5 WAS Iyirs
! in the building in whirh had TAX
r,l shelter. | tore his shirt, from hi:
body. Snatchcd mp th" mnSkct o
a dead soldier. and attached tn
! shirt TO the bayonct. Til" cloth wa.
! stained with blood and feared III.
French wouldn t recognize it. Run
ming TO the roof I waved the Aa:
and soon til" artillery fire dic'
down. :"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
Two Out Of Four Will Re-
main Idle on Account
Prohibition Fight.
REASONS ARE GIVEN.
Old Dominion and Alexan-
dria Glass Works Will
Open Tomorrow With Re-
duced Forces.

Two out Of the four glass factories
Of Alexandria, employing several
hundred men, with a pay roll run
ming over $4,000 a week, will not
open tomorrow in accordance with
usual practice. The unsettled condl-
tons in Virginia due to the aglta-
ton for statewide proh5ibition is
given as the reason for the continued
shut down of the two big plants.
Alexandria has four glass factories
which make up the greater part OF
its manufacturing industry. The
two plants that will remain closed
are the Virginia Glass Works in
West End and the Belle Pre- plant,
now owned by the Old Dominion
Glass Company The other two fac
tories. the Old Dominion and the
Alexandria Glass Company will open
tomorrow but with much smaller
force than us'Ial.
During the summer months the
work of rebuilding the furnaces an,.
q general overhauling has been in
progress at the last two companies
but no work along these lines has
been done at the first above.
Lorenzo Wolford. president Of the
Old Dominion Company, stated to-
day that the Belle Pre- factory would
rot open on account of the possibil-
!-ity % Virginia going dry at the eiec-
ticn 70 be held on September 22nd-
The greater part of the products Of
the Alexandria factories are glass
whisky and beer bottles. Immense
ouSntities Of pint and quarts TASKS
are shipped to Norfolk. Richmond,
Roanoke and Lynchburg. Beer bot
ties are manufactured for the local
treweries. According to Mr. Vol
ford al the glass companies have
large stocks of bottles on hand which
can be used to fiji orders from now
until the saloons close if the voters
decide that no more intoXicantg
shall be sold in the state.
The Old Dominion will open to-
morrow. according to Mr.. Wolford
With about fifty per cent of its usua!
force. The opening of this plant is
due TO an accumulation of special
orders which must be made at once.
The Alexandria Glass Company will
also open tomorrow but with not
as arge force as usual. This plant
makes speciality of prescription
bottles Of miscellaneous nature.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07

FIGHT BEFORE NANCY.
Kaiser Directing Movements
of German Army in Per-
son-Allies Reported to
Be Retreating.

Vienna, (via Rome), Sept 7'-Ths
main Austrian amry OF INVASION,
commanded by Generals NORTH, Won
Auffenberg and Dark, is desperately
engaged today with an Overwhelming
Russian force between Hrubieszow,
Russian Poland, and the Galician bor'
der. The Russians are endeavol1ng
TO overwnelm the Austrians before
the main body of Germans re-en-
forcements, now being rushed from
Grudenz and Thorn, can reach the
scene.
ne Russ 4 trnops are ccmManced
by General Rouzsky, who recently
forced the IAustlians to evacuate
Lenlberg, and it is stated here that
the Russians outnumber the Aus
trians four or five to one.
The Austrians have heavily in
trenched, and are fighting on the de-
fense, pending the arrival of re-en-
forcements from Germany. General
Won Auffenberg, in his official report,
admits that his armies ere hard pres
sed, but expresses the belief that
they will be able to withstand the
initial attack and finally drive bacl
the Russians.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
RUSSIANS IN FRANCE.
Gar Adds One Hundred Thousand
Men tD Allies.

New York, Sept. by August
% the last Russian soldier had left
England and was en- his way to join
the allied armies in France, said Mr.
Vance Thompson, the author, who
arrived yesterday or the Kronland.
Ten thousand Of them went on the
Red Star steamer Lapand from Do
yer to Calais, Others went by way Of
Southampton to Boulogne.
At the present time Russia has
100000 men in France and England
has 100000. 1t will take England
seven months TO complete the forma-
ton Of the army Of 700, 900 men that
she expects TO form. ] learned from
. reliable source that 100000 Indian
troops including regiments of Sikhs
and the Ninth Bengal Lancers were
expected to land at Marseiles on
September |
A French general told me that the
French would regard the loss of
Paris as mere incident and that
the transfer to Bordeaux Of the seat
Ct government had been arranged. for
long ago France, hes said, had
formed no important method Of at
tack, intending from the outset to
use her troops for defensive pur-
poses.
It is known generally in England
that $4,000 more Russian soldiers
will be brought from Archangel to
Aberdeen and New Castle-on-the-
| Tyne ard that two months has been
I allowed for their transportation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
CATHOLICS TO FIGHT
pnn1F

The Catholic Prohibition
League has just been or
ganized with John J. Lenney
of Norfolk, State Prest. and
VIM. H. Maginnis of Rad
ford, State Secretary.
The League is the out
growth Of the conference
/ Of Catholics favorable to
prohibition held at Niagara
| Falls, N. Y. ....
Let the good work 60 on
VOTE FOR STATE WIDE
PROHIBITION.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
LOSS OF PATHFINDER.
Capture of Fishing Fleet
Again Emphasizes Men
ace to English Shipping.
Bv German Vessels.
LEAD

IE:SIp
London, Sept. 7.-England's feet
is preparing for an earnest attempt
to break the German naval powder.
At the admiralty it rs admitted i'm
portant developments are expected
The North Sea has again been closed
to all shipping. The navigation
lights on the coast still burn, but 4
brusoue announcemnt says they may
be extineuished at any time.
The loss of the lighgt cruiser, Pdta -,
finder, following the destruction OF
the Wilson liner Run, by mines, and
tie capture of part of the North
Sea fleet Of fishing craft by German
cruisers and destoyers, has again en-
nhasizcd the menace from the Ger
man naval frrces. Whether the Br!.'
ish officials plan another cutting
out sortie or whether they expect
the Germans to feel out their
strength is unknown, but there Is no
doubt that the admiralty looks tor
action. q,
The loss of the Pathfinder while
not material when the relative
strength of the two services IS con-
sidered removes a first class light
c,,,iser that has been serviceable. The
Pathfinder was what is known as
patrol ship.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07

]. T. Tyser, colored, charged with
disorderly conduct, forfeited his col
lateral by failing to appear.
John L. Smith and Dennis Harris,
both ccl1rei. charged with disorderly
conduct in a public house and with
fighting, were fined $40 each.
Dillie Brend, colored, charged with
damaging property, was fined $40.
Lucious Smith, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, was dismis-
sed.
William Oehlert. charged with as
siult, had his case continued
Clyde Sullivan, charged with 1un-
acy, was held.
Spot Watson, charged with disor-
derly conduct, was fined Sc.
Mary Davis. charged with conduct
ing a disorderly house, was fined
$50.
Florence Davis. charged with dis
orderly conduct, was fined $5.
: Eva Smith, charged with similar
offense, was dismissed upon prom
ising to leave the city
n. Glassman, chal ged with allow
ing a horse to run at large, forfeited
his collateral by failing to appear.
Raymond Bentley, colored, charged
with assaulting Jessie Cole, colored,
was fined $40.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-07
2l11 RESIDENCES HERE

There are 2141 residences in Alex
andria according to statistics ust
made public By the United States
Census bureau. Of this number 101
ae classed as farm houses and 2040 as
urban houses Of the former 80
are owned by their occupants and
free from mortgaged encumbrance
Of the urban homes 110S are owned
by their occupants and of this num-
Der 500 are mortgaged. 702 are free
from incumbrancc. There are S74
rented residences in Alexandria.