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The Washington times., 1914-07-26
POLLS

Carl Brickert will make his first ap-
pearance at the head of the company
tomorroU afternoon IN the role OF
Jules Beaubien in Eugene Walter s
dramatization Of life in the Hudson
Bay country of Canada, The Wolf. "
The play was produved here originally
at the Belasco Theater by a cast that
included William Courtenay, Ida Con-
quest. Walter Hale and John Findley.
From the box office standpoint, Tho
Wolf ranks as Mr.. Walters most sue
cessful play. II has had longer runs
in this country and in England than
Paid In Full" The Easiest Way"
or The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
The play tells the story OF a young
French Canadian who exacts the ven-
dishoror. Jules beaubien. the brother.
meets his enemy at the cabin of An
drew MacTavish on the bank of the
Wind river. The other man, William
Mcdonald, a contracting engineer, Is
himself with another sinister
Irritation This time, It is Hilda Mac
lavish, daughter of his host. that he
selects as his victim. Young Bsaubien
falls in love with the girl and plans
an elopement with her to save her from
Mcdonald. Miss Jewel will have the
big role of Hilda MacTavish. the part
played throughout the New York run
oy Ida Conquest. William D. Coroett
will be Andrew MacTavish. and Frank
Shannon will play William Mcdonald.
The other important roles are capably
cast.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
COMING PLAYS

A comedy with a particular appeal to
Washington audience is announced
for production a week from tomorrow
night by the Columbia Players. 1t is
The Senator" by David D. Lloyd and
Sydney Rosenfeld. that served to wean
William H. Crane from his dramatic
alliance to Stuart Robson following the
The Henrietta" Mr.. Crane presented
the piece to a New York audience for
the first time January 1S. 1890. and for
many years thereafter its success
throughout the country was phenome-
ral. Dealing with a Washington sub
ject. as it does, and with the scenes
laid in this city, ii has always exercised
a peculiar fascination for the people of
this city.
The Man from Mexico" a comedy
In three acts by II. A. Du Souchet. will
be revived next week by the Poll Play
ated In New York by William Collier.
The story is built on the duplicity OF
Benjamin Fitzhugh. who explains to his
Jealous wife that imperative business
trips to Mexico are tearing him away
from the domestic hearth. In the course
of one of the husbands excursions he
becomes involved in a quarrel with his
cabbie over a charge, and Is arrested
The fine imposed upon him at court Is
so excessive that Fitzhugh goes to jail
rather than submit to what he brands
a committee Of women that visit the
jails. Naturally. fate wills il that she
visit the place in which her gay hus-
band is incarcerated, and the very
morning he begins work as janitor in
the warden's office.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
COLUMBIA

Carrie Thatcher will come into much
merited prominence at the Columbia
Theater this week where she will be
seen in the role of the Secretary of the
Cook Ladies' Union in George II. Brad
hursts three act farce, Why Smith
LETT Home" which Is to be presented
by the Columbia Players. The piece
deals with the ordeals of a young mar
ried couple whose early home life IS
much purturbed by the incessant pro-
cession Of visitors ending with an aunt
of the brides who endeavors to run
not only the entire house, but every
one In II as well. How Smiths efforts
TO stem their ruthless tyranny results In
complications Of the most serious nature
for him before II eventuates in recon-
ciliation with his wife and happy end
ing for all. but the aunt is disclosed In
the action of the piece A H. VanBuren
will appear as Smith, and Dorothy Ber-
nard as Mrs. Smith. The gowns Of the
ladies will be especially beautiful and in
keeping with the attractive stage set
tings which have been provided by
Stage Director Ritchie in conjunction
with Charles Squires.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

brought the house to It's feet, and
her fifteen minutes was strung out
to twenty-five, so busy was she TAX
ing encores and doing over again the
very things that had put audiences
to sleep the day before.
When she was finished Mortimer
explained his device It was simply
the old high-freQuency stuff. He
told the manager of the theater that
actors put into that dressing room
fifteen minutes befgore their turns
came would go on the stage quail
fed to register knockouts with every
turn.
All this sounds like a moving pic
ture scenario-but II isn't. It's an
actual fact. And not only is 1t an
actual fact-butI what Is more, to
the point-it's a plausible and easily
explainable fact. The action OF the
high frequency current Is stimulat-
ing as nothing else on earth can
stimulate, and the electricians ex-
pertinent in the New York vaudeville
house is SO successful that orders
have gone forth for every actor and
actress appearing there who seems
the least bit off color. to spend
few minutes in the room getting
electrified before they go out and
try to electrify the audience.
The benefit on the audience is
almost as great as the direct appli-
cation Of the current would be, be-
cause in boosting the potential power
for providing amusement and recrea-
ton in the performers the stimulat-
ing effect is transmitted to the
audience in the action OF the ac-
tors. II is the intention Of the man
agement to give the matter a thor
ough test, and il all its promises OF
good are proved. similar dressing
rooms will be installed in a large
string OF vaudeville houses which
the same concern owns.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
CRANDALL'S

The first appearance in Washington
of Francis X. Bushman. in the part for
which 100000 American men and wom-
en- selected him to play In "One Won
derful Night will be at Crandalf 8
Theater next Wednesday and Thurs
day Hundreds of inquiries have been
received as to where and when this
picture would be produced. and the in
terest in IL Is probably greater than in
any photoplay that has been made re-
Gently. The selection Of Bushnlan for
the part over all the other photoplay-
ers in the country demonstrated the
popularity of this star beyond ques-
ton. For that reason this week might
be called an "all star" week at Gran
dall's, for the two most popular figures
in the moving picture world will be
featured-Bushman and Mary Pickford-
Todays feature will show Bushman in
"A Letter from Home:" Monday and
Tuesday, Mary Pickford in THE Old
Actor" Wednesday and Thursday, the
big Bushman special, "one Wonderful
Night" Friday brings John Bunny in
Private Bunny and on Saturday
Mary Pickford again. in THE English
man and the Girl" Besides these there
are the first run, Vitagraph and other
feature films with good music by
Green's Orchestra, and a cool we'll
ventilated auditorium to enjoy them all.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
COSMOS

An old favorite In a new dress, the
Metropolitan Minstrels, with a new cast
and many new features, will head the
Cosmos Theater bill the first half Of
the week. Benny Franklin and The
Three Tots, an aggregation Of pleasing
singers and dancers, will be another
striking number. while Kleine, Abe,
and Nicholson, who have made a great
hit at the Nixon Theater. will c"rne
with surprise in music and comedy
which delighted Baltimoreans. A clever
song-and-dance special of the popular
type is promised by Bissett and Evelyn;
Cowan's posing dogs will be seen for
the last time, and King Rex will give
an extraordinary exhibition cf dancing
Hearst -Selig pictures in rIotion Of the
big news events OF the world Will head
the film features. "Wednesday and FRI
day evenings tho country store will be
an added attraction. While the Ma
tionals are away their games Will be
reproduced daily.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

that after every exhibition they were
highly exhilarated-not in an srtif-
cial sense, but actually and whole
somely enlivened. The manner in
which the ordinary commercial cur
rent was converted into a high fire.
Quency current of tremendous volt
age was discovered by the doctors,
and apparatus was devised for util-
izing the current in medical practice
in a legitimate way.
You see. nobody knows anything
There are a lot of guesses flying
around through curiously worded
and absolutely unintelligible books.
but nobody really knows what cleo
tricity Is, except that results OBJ
tanned by its application are very
like results that are also obtained
from natural evolution. 1t is, there
fore, reasonable to suppose that cleo
trtcity contains the elements Of ma
being when he is tagged out. 1t
has been proved that the sense Of
feeling can be restored by electricity
when II has passed beyond the power
of the most wonderful drugs.
So the eXperimenters with the high
frequency current in medicine soon
found that il was a great thing to
use in nervous ailments. That II
restored shattered nerves and gave
the tired business man that renewal
Of strength and energy which he
sought in many more harmful forms.
Perhaps you don't know It. but the
tired business man is the John Doe
of the theatrical business. Every
thing that is done on the stage-or
most of the things that are done
there-are done with particular ref
erence TO the tired business man.
These are the conditions that exist
ed. Poor old tired business man was
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
Colonial Beach

With the coming Of the vacation sea-
son many Washingtonians seeking
rest and recreation are making the
trip to Colonial Beach. The popular
resort is situated on the Potomac
about seventy miles from Washing
ton and near enough to the Chesa-
peake bay to make the salt water
bathing excellent. The steamer st.
Johns Is now maintaining a daily
schedule. excepting Mondays. leaving
at 9 a. m. from the Seventh street
wharf. Saturdays a special weekend
trip Is made, leaving at 2:30 p. m
and again Sunday morning at a. m.
over the water. which has a well-di-
rected orche stra. On Mondays the st.
Johns makes forty-mile moonlight
trip to Indian Head and return.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

scheme of the settings and she must
also devise new costumes for every pro-
ducton. Furthermore. II would be very
bad form for her to appear in the same
costume twice during her term of serv-
lco as leading woman This holds true
likewise with all the other women in
the cast. All the costumes must be
up to the minute in style and Mt. and
the actresses pay Tor them out of their
own pockets.
The average woman wastes a week in
the selection Of material for one new
dreSs and several weeks and a dress
makers patience In having IL made to
ut her personality, temperament, and
peculiar ideas of keeping appointrnents
to say nothing Of figure and color
scheme. The actress who furnishes the
model for many Of these creations is
required to figure out the scheme in odd
moments between study. rehearsal and
performance. And then-frequently--
make part of them herself.
It's happy life and n CAV one-tbis
OF the stock actor. But AS for me-in
spite of lifelong lOathing for dish
washing and wiping in all It's varied
forms. would Chcerfullv apply for the
the Willard If | ever found myself
threatened with an histrOnic career
especially stock. Therefore. when one
secs a good play. We'll produced. one
should feel that back of it al there was
not only an extraordinary raC.it, for
overcoming almost all tho uhstarIcs to
success To which humankind is sub
Jectcd, but an ability to make an art
rise far above material things. II is
an eXhibluon Of nerve and highly sensi-
tized talent by a eroup OF very earnest
men and women who have toiIed hardrr
than anv factory hand without rrspect
to the eiGht-hour law or some OF The.
well known laws Of nature To- present a
feCtinC two and half hours enter
tanmcrt to a very captious and often
times extremely unsym2athetic audi
enC".
George Rarh'cr intends to take an ex-
ten|ed Aut"hnh'Ie trip through the
So tn when the Columbi, cease, "a
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

getting his renewal OF energy from
a switchboard instead of sideboard
and the bellboard. It was necessary
for the stage to do something. And
the stage has.
Mortimer Norden Is the chap who
has done the stunt. Mortimer Is not
an actor, even II his name does
sound like 1t. He is an electrician
connected with one of the biggest
vaudeville houses in New York. He
borrowed one of the stage dressing
rooms from the manager one day
and set up q Tesla dsItfit with great
care and without telling anyone
what he was about to do. Then on
the day he finished the installation
he caught sight of a tired and be-
draggled song and dance artist who
had been pulling the same stuff for
many weeks and was absolutely
worn out-almost as worn out ply
sically as her songs were musically
and her dances so far as grace was
concerned.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
MARY P1CNEoRD
CRaMDiLLS
Frisco Editors Wife
Writes Washington Play

Washington play by Mrs. Cora Bag
gerly Older. wife of Frement Older.
editor of the San Francisco Bulletin is
to be given its premier by the Alcazar
Stock Company in San Francisco within
the next few weeks. Mrs. Older is a
native OF New York. and is also very
well known to the literary and theatri-
cal world here. The play deals with a
Washington theme, and most OF the
scenes are laid in this city. One act
is in a dressmaker's establishment. and
Is said to be Of most novel character
The play is called "A Woman's Place '
Bessie Barriscale will have the LEADING
part. and she will be supported by
Thurston Hall and the well-known
players OF the Alcazar Company. a ia
nous organization on the Pacific coast.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

There had been talk among the
stage hands that this particular act
would be back washing dishes be-
fore the end of the week. Mortimer
invited the lady into his newly ac-
quired room and turned on the cur
rent. The lady thought she was
was simply talking to a nice man
who became more and more interest,"
ing the more he was talked to. She
was torn from his side to 60 on
the stage for her turn, absolutely
unconscious that she had been made
the first subject of the newest in
vention of the age-the apparatus
for injecting handmade pep into
tired and faded human beings
This song and dance artist bounced
ont on the stage like she was on
springs. She went through her
songs in such a way that the audi
ence began to applaud the verses
instead of waiting for the end of
the chorus. Her dances were given
with a finish and a grace that
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
Richmond Is to Have
Its Own Stock Company

pleted ARRANGEMENTS by which Lucille
Laverne. supported by a strong organi-
Zation, will open an engagement or
thirty weeks in. Richmond. Va, on
August II. Miss Laverne recently closed
ten weeks season at Atlanta. The
initial Offering will include two of the
Little Theater. Philadelphia. thrillers.
Miss Laverne Is a great favorite in
Richmond. having appeared in the
spring at the head of her own company
for several years. Last spring she In
augurated the visiting star system
there, which proved immensely popular.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
GLEN ECHO

The plans for the dance competition
to be held Tuesday. August 4, and
Thursday. August s. at Glen Echo. have
been launched with a boom. The elimi-
nation contest will be held on Tues
day evening. and the finals on Thurs
day. Only the hesitation and the FISH
walk will be danced. For the best lady
dancer the prize will be a diamond
cluster ring with ruby in the center.
The winner among the men mill get
solid gold watch. This afternoon
and tonight there will be concerts by
the Soldiers Home Band. with John s.
NJ Zimmerman welding the baton An
added inducement to those who visit
Glen Echo Park during daylight hours
will be free rides for everybody. TIE
pay-as-you-go plan VIII be abolished
on the carrousel from 2 to 8, on the
gyroplane from 8 to 4. and on the
gravity railway from 1 to 5.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
CONCERTS

Kela Beler's italian Schauspied
Overture" Myddleton's characteristic,
by the Suwannee River a selection
from Donizetti's Il 'Elisire d'An1our." +"
and Trinkhaus' melody, Heart to
by the orchestra under the direction
OF Arthur Maxwell at the Cosmos The
ator concerts today from to 1910 p. m.
Besides the orchestral program, the
attractions Of the last half OF the week
will appear, with new specialties, IN
ment.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
Chevy Chase Lake

Those who tourney to Chevy Chase
Lake this evening will be rewarded
by an especially selected program by
the Marine Band. Twelve selections,
including the ever-popular Moon
Moths" will make I'm the concert. The
band stand tops a breezy hill and II
Is ALWAYS cool no matter how hot the
weather has been during the day. To-
morrow night there will be the regular
program. A hand concert. the profess
sional dancers. and finally general
DANCING
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
To Erect a Statue of
NOrdica in New York

A project to erect memorisi to the
late Mime. Lillian NordiCa in Genital
Park. New York. was launched tits
week by a committee which was form
ed through the Efforts Of Albert Mild
enherg. the pianist and composer.
IL Is the intention of those who are
Gathering the plan to have tho Temor-
iaI tax the form OF a stRtIa repre-
scnting the singer IN her favorite and
most admired role. that of Iso.da.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
Here's Gaby's Real Name!

The Vienna Amtsblatt is publishing
an official demand on Hedwig Nawratie
to pa debts growing out of the pur-
chase of valuable jewelry. Hedwig
Nawratie is none other than Miss Gaby
Deslys. the variety singer and dancer,
who is now in London.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26
Travel Festival Plans.

Plans ara being made 70" r week Of
the Lyman II, Howe travel festivals at
the Columbia Theater this fall.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

Excepting only the job OF maid OF
all work in q iatnily of six small chill
dren whose parents have married late
in life, the occupation / have most en-.
The Washington times., 1914-07-26

George Rarh'cr intends to take an ex-
tened automobile trip through the
So tn when the Columbia season is
completed.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-21
LOCAL CHRISTMAS
SALES ARELARGE
Despite Business Depression
and Eight-hour Law, Trade
Is Fairly Brisk.
EARLY SHOPPING HELPS
R. P. Andrews Says Sales Even Are
Bigger Than Last ear-Stores
Fully Stocked with Gifts.

Despite the general depression Of busi-
ness throughout the country. Washing
ton merchants on the whole report fair
Christmas sales. For the first time in
the history OF local trade, none Of the
larger stores will be open in the even
ings, in view Of the eight-hour law for
women, affecting about 12,00O or 1900
clerks.
Embarrassment from this law, how
ever, has been overcome partially by the
shop early> campaign conducted by the
Retail Merchants Association, and with
but three days left before Christmas the
association still is advising purchasers to
buy early in the morning and afternoon
hours.
AndFews' Sales Larger.
In speaking Of Christmas trade, r. p.
Andrews, president of the merchants as
sociation, said: "Our sales already are
larger than in December, 1919 due to the
shop early campaign conducted by the
"Retail Merchants Association. Per-
scnally. I feel rthe shop early campaign
has been more beneficial this year than
in the past, and whether from the effect
Of larger circulation, owing to the war
news, or from other causes, I do not
know. But certainly we have felt the
pulling power Of our advertising more
this year than in the past.
While I cannot speak for the rank
and file Of the merchants of our associa-
tion, generally. / can say for ourselves
that our business up to the present time
not only is as good as in 1918, but is bet
ter" ca
Secretary Columbus. of the Retail MerSi
chants Association, said: we had one
week OF bad weather, which interfered
severely with people getting out, but dur
ing last week business has been very
good. The public seemed to start in Sat-
urday to make their larger purchases.
and the big stores enjoyed a fine days
business, although possibly some people
were detained at home by the inclement
weather.
stores Well Stocked.
Probably never before in the history
OF Washington have stores been so well
stocked with holiday goods. The fact
that the war came on in August induced
many merchants to place orders in Amer |
lea for goods they previously had ordered |
abroad. fearing that on account OF the |
war those goods would not arrive. Much |
to the surprise of the merchants these !
goods have come TO Washington. and so. |
therefore, an unusual stock to select from
Is to be had.
''The fact that President Wilson de- |
clined to grant the half-holiday asked for |
in order to relieve the conditions brought |
about by the eight-hour law for female |
employees has been a keen disappointment |
to the merchants of Washington The |
public generally Is urged to do its shop |
ping in the morning hours, and especially |
before 40 o'clock in the afternoon, in |
order to relieve crowded conditions"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-21
TWO PIGS BATHED BY
rs REFORMATORY GIRLS
Superintendent Admits that They Even
Receive Shower
Baths.

New York, Dec. a.-when the State
Board Of Charities inquiry into the New
York State Reformatory for Women at
Bedford Hills was resumed Miss Mary R.
Moore, superintendent of the institution,
admitted that twenty-six girls devote
their time to caring for two pigs instead
Of to some Industrial endeavor that viii
be OF use to them upon their discharge
The pigs have been made such pets that
they have learned to take shower baths.
They are also used for the entertain
ment Of visitors.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-21

ten on the subject that our Mothers
Friend Is q great help to expectant
1aothers. They write Of the wonderful
relief, how It seemed to allow the
muscles TO expand without undue strain
and what a splendid influence It was on
the nervous system. such helps as
Mothers FRIEND and the broader
knowledge Of them should have a helpful
inhpence upon babies Of the future.
In a little book for such women these
points are more thoroughly brought out
and a copy VIII be mailed to anyone who
will send us their name and address.
Mothers Friend" Is sold In all drug
stores and highly recommended for its
timely usefulness, fits safeness and the
real help 1t affords. Ask for Il at the
store and write US for the book. Brad
field Regulator Co.. 81 Lamar Bldg,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-21
WILL GIVE ''HAYsEED PARTY %
Sophomore CO-eds of George wash
inEtOn to BE Hostesses,

George Washington University an
nounces the following schedule of stu
dent activities:
Today-l2:6 p. m, Christmas chapel
services, arts and sciences building; 8
p. m, "Hayseed Party" given by sopho-
more girls to other co-eds. assembly hail.
Tomorrow-s p. m. Mems Glee Club
meets in assembly hall
December 3O-S p. m, premier concert Of
Girls Glee Club. assembly hall.
January SIS p. m, Mems Glee Club
meets, assembly hall.
January 6-s p. m, Interfraternity As
ISOLATION meets at Kappa Sigma House.
january SIS p. m. Basketball team
plays Washington and Lee quint at Lex
ington, Va.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-21
Banks Can Make Presents.

The Federal Reserve Board has con-
sidered a question raised by several
banks as to whether they woufd be per-
mitted to make Christmas presents to
employees out Of the funds Of the bank
as has been the practice of many Of
them. II kept within reasonable limits
these gifts will be tolerated as com
pensation."