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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Cosmos.

Beginning tomorrow. the Cosmos Thea
ter announces a complete change of bill
Monday and Thursday each week here
after until further notice thus assuring
two complete shows in the same week
The air of the theater is specially cooled
by an elaborate ice-cooling plant that
sends cool air to all parts of the house
and makes its temperature suit weather
changes. The first half of this week
Perry's Minstrel Maids clever little or
ganization of pretty girl specialists. Will
occupy the headline place with dainty
offering of merry new songs and dance
specialties and interviewer comedy fea-
lures. The troupe includes Josie FLYNN,
the feminine AL Jolson: Lottie Gardner,
the original ragtime girl: Marguerite
krause whose personal beauty has won
her notice as interlocutor: Marva REIN
and others. The great Rianos Trio of
aerial athletes will give an exhibition of
thrilling feats in midair: Fay and MINI.
musical comedy favorites. will present
repertoire of song and dance specialties
from the higher realm of vaudeville; Ad-
dington and Franks will be seen in their
clever physical culture feats. including
fencing. wrestling. boxing and base ball.
and Paganini. noted violinist, will fur
nish the high-class musical feature of the
program. Supplemental attractions will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
BTFKEITHS

Henry f. Dixey. once the hindlegs of
the dancing heifer in "Evangeline,' but
long since one of the great stars of the
stage and rated as one of the most YER
satile of actors will appear at the B. F.
l>eith Theater this week in his unique
Mono drana-vaud- ologue," a travesty
of the stage and some of its shining
stars. Maud Lambert and Ernest Ball.
author of In the Garden of My Heart. "
and scores of other ditties. will offer
new melodies from Mr. Balls own foun-
tain of song. Other attractions include
Lyons and Yosco. two strolltng trouba-
dours. as The Harpist and the Singer
the Cadets de Gascogne.' martial must
cal novelty. full of beauty. color and ami
nation: BERTHE Heron and Bonnie Gay
lord. minstrel condolences. in an offer
ing of fun. song and dance. called max
ing q ...k jump; the Lelands, in an
art nouveau feature: Gormley and CAT.
frey. in acrobatic antics: Twisto, a SER
pentine sensation: the Hearst-Selig mo-
ton picture review and the pipe organ
reeitalS
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COLUMBIA

Charles Frohman's comedy Liberty
Hall. with which he celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of the opening
of the Empire Theater in New York,
will be given beautiful produc-
ton at the Columbia Theater to-
morrow night and for the remainder of
the week. with the usual matineeS Thurs
day and Saturday. by the Columbia Play
ers. The play is in four acts by K. c.
Carton. author of Lord and Lady Algy''
and other successes. The story concerns
n quaint old bookseller named William
Todman. who has the presumption" to
marry the sister of the woman who MAJ
ried Sir Norman Chlworth. Presently
Sir Norman dies leaving his daughters
penniless- Mr.. Todman therefore takes
the Young ladies to live with him in his
humble quarters hack of his book shop
Thither comes a cousin of the Misses
''hilworth. who IS romanticallv deter
mined to win the affection of the elder
daughter for himself alone" He noses
as an impecunious salesman calls himself
''HTr. Owen. and contrives to engage a
room ledger. The good Mr.. Owen
= able 10 avert the financial disaster
which threatens the old bookseller and
he also is alert enough to head Off the at
tempted eIopement of the younger Miss
Chilworth. A misunderstanding arises
through the latter adventure. for the
lady of his heart supposes Mr.. Owen to
have been playing fast and loose with
her sister Soon however, this mistake
is cleared up. and the play ends with the
engagement of Mr.. Owen to the adored
of his heart.
The cast will be as follows: Earl Brown
as Mr. Owen, Violet Heming as Blanche
ChiIworth. Jessie Glendenning as Amy
Chilworth. Everett Butterfeld as the Hon
Gerald Tanquery. George W. Barber as
William Todman. George Darrell as j.
Rriginshaw. John VI. Kline Mr.. Ped
Doh DC trl
Carrie Thatcher as Miss Hickson. David
Chase as Robert B.nks, Julia Blanc as
Crater and George Marshall as Luscombe.
Special scenery has been painted for the
production by Charles Squires and his as
sistants from models used in the original
production.
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by borrowing money to restore her hus-
bands credit. and this attempt leads to
the big tragic moment of the story.
The action of The -Spendthrift' begins
in Richard Wards town house in New
York, shifts 10 Mrs. Wards boudoir in
the same mansion and ends in a New
York boar ding house five months later,
The first two acts, in particular. call for
elaborate stage settings and feautiful
furnishings. There are eight important
roles in the story and their interpreta-
ton will test the acting ability Of the
Poll Payers. Miss Jewel will be seen
in the title role: Mr.. Butler. as Richard
Ward. the husband: Frank Shannon. as
Monty Ward: William D. Corbett. as
Philip Cartwright: Stanley James. as
Suffern Thorne: Cecil Bowser, as Saun-
ders; Miss Gertrude Bondhill. as Clarice
van Zandt; Miss Helen Tracy. as Crotch
en- JAMS. and Miss Marie Carroll as Elise.
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The Blindness Of Virtue"

Cosmo Hamiltons play, THE Blindness
OF Virtue" will be presented at popular
prices next Monday afternoon by the
Poll Players. The drama ran two sea-
sons at the Little Theater in London, and
an entire season each in New York and
Chicago. Its story tells of the daughter
of rector of a small parish near Lon
don and a young man who has failed ir
his examination at Oxford. and who is re-
garded with despair by his father and as
final resort is sent to study under the d
rection of the vicar. The youth and tn.
daughter of the vicar fall in love TIL,
girls ignorance of life leads her into
compromising situation which her fathe,
| misunderstands. Fortunately. tragedy
is averted, but the father and mother
are made to realize the perls that bese,
blind Innocence. Quite aside from tn.
Importance of the plays theme. the play
tells one of the sweetest and tenderest o.
| love stories
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NATIONAL

The old time vogue of the Aborn Eng
1ish Grand Opera Company in Washing
ton has been not only renewed. but in
creased in the temperance of the COM
pany at the New National Theater dur
ing the first two weeks of its present
season. Larger audiences than ever now
seem t. lie tire 'ule. A welcome contrast
and corse I@ert musical variety will be
observed in the program for its third
week. during which Puccini's La Bo-
heme" and Tlotows vivacous Martha
will be presented the first and second
halves of th" week. respectively.
These two operas. representing two de-
c:dediy difcrent schools of composition
each has its particular admirers, but
botn are porllar with mrsic lovers in
general
IA Bphcr:1e." With it's many beautiful
melodies, is femliar feature of the
grand opera ,cLertoire in Italian and
ranks in roruiarr,. with tie same COM
poser's Nine. Butterfly and La Tos-
"a. but its presentation in English is
Something out of the ordinary
Martha" is usually given in a grand
opera series. but it is really an opera
comHuo. and us great popularity is main
~ ascrihed TO th" abundance of melody
In lis score and to is lisnt and attractive
cha,actt-. fcInEnr & refreshing contrast
to the usual grand opera fare. The
Charming romance of its story, its Senti-
mental interest and it's comedy incidents
also have much to do with its popularity.
The casts for the coming week will in
Glide Johanna Kristoffy and Elena Kir-
mes. who will appear alternately as Mimi
H. la Roheme' and Lady Harriet in
Martha. Albert Amadi and Walter
Wheatley viii. share the performances
In tie tenor r'.'ts of both operas; James
Stevens viii sing the four performances
OF Marcel in BE meme and Alfred Kauf-
man Will have the role of Colline in the
same opera Mr.. Stevens and Mr. Kauf-
man will share the performances of
PlCnkett in Martha Gladys Chandler
will appear as Musetta in the first opera
and Louise lie Raron as Nancy in the
second; Paul Galazzi as Schaunard and
Tristan. ard Mario 6.arbnni as Alcindoro
and Benoit in "Boherae''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
A WASHINGTON PRIMA DONNA

A WASHINGTON PRIMA DONNA
Gretchen Hood. one of the new sopranos
of the Aborn Opera Company. who scored
a pleasing success at her premiere in
Pittsburgh recently, is a Washington girl
of wide acquaintance in her home city.
Miss Hood returned to this country only
a short while ago after two years of
study abroad as finishing touch to her
work in this country. She had her first
vocal instruction in this city under Mrs.
Goodhue. Later she studied in Paris, In
Brussels and in Nice.
Miss Hood sang in several concerts
while abroad and when Nine. Calve
heard her she invited the young Amer
lean soprano TO sing with the new opera
company at Nice. This was deferred,
however until she could return to Amer
lea to further prepare herself. She prob
ably will accept Nine. Calves offer after
her engagement is through with the
Aborn English Grand Opera Company.
Miss Hood will sing the role of Mar
guerite in Faust" at the New National
Theater a week from tomorrow night, ac-
cording to present arrangements
Miss Lillian Taylor. who for the past
week has been attracting wide attention
among the dancing element of the capital
by her exhibitions at Glen Echo Park, is
a native-born Washingtonian.
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Faust. Lucia di Lammermoor. ;

! One of the most delightful combfna-
tons of the entire season will be offered
by the Aborn English Grand Opera Com
pany at the New National Theater next
week, the fourth of the spring engage
ment here.
The week will open with Gounods mas
terpiece. Faust, and for the four per-
formances beginning Thursday the bill
will be Donizetti's Lucia di Hammer
moor.
These operas will bring to Washington
some of the prime favorites of the Aborn
organization. among them Salvatore Sci
arretti. Orville Harroil. Edith Helena.
Ivy Scott. Louise Haussman, Louise lie
Baron Alfred Kaufman and others.
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Orpheum Theater.

Pending improvements Moores Or
pheum Theater. 9th and D streets, will
temporarily close its doors. A new en-
trance on 9th street, it Is announced, will
be constructed entirely of Venetian
marble. making it both ornamental and
picturesque. The walls of the foyer will
be In Pompeian marble. panels in vari-
egated colors patterned after the rare
and exquisite tapestries in the far east
room of the British Museum. Long mir
rors and beautifully HAND carved marble
chandeliers will add to the beauty of
the lobby.
Improvements will not stop with the
entrance, but will include practical re-
building Of the interior along the same
general lines of the New York New
Strand Theater. The side walls will be
paneled in damask silk of delicate
color. and the box hangIngs and carpets
VIII be in harmony. A new lighting sys-
tenn. combination Of direct and semi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Emma Carus and Carl Randall.

Emma Carus, former star Of "A
Broadway Honeymoon" aided by Carl
Randall the dancing feature of the
same hit, will be seen together at the
B. F. Keith Theater next week. Miss
'Carus will sing ner new exclusive song
The Irish Suffragette,' and other
dialect ditties, and Mr.. Randall will in
lterpolate modern society and Russian
whirlwind dances. Marshall Mont
gomery and his merry talking mannt-
kins will be presented after long alb
sence in q ventriloaual offering. Other
attractions will include Stepp, Good
rich and King in their latest singing
hit: Marie and Billy in snappy comedy
skit THE Circus Girl: Julia Nash and
company, in Her First Case: Irene
and Robbie" Smith, Rolando Brothers,
Charles Thomson, the Hearst-Selig
news pictorial and the pipe organ re-
citala
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Crandall's.

lneater. announces as today's principal
attraction The Great Bullion Robbery
in three parts. depicting a thrilling rob
berry of large consignment of bullion
to one of the western banks. For Mon
day and Tuesday Hepworth's production
Of Charles Reade's book. The Cloister
and the Hearth or Maid. Wife and
Widow" is announced. 1t is in five great
parts and enacted by a company of Eng
lish stars. The headliner for Thursday
and Friday will be Justice" another
English drama produced by the Hepworth
Film Company. in thrilling parts: and
for Saturday and Sunday. Love Luck
and Gasoline. . Vita graph film. featur-
ing John Bunny and Lillian Walker A
large ventilating system makes Crandall' S
Theater cool. and musical concerts are
given by Prof. Green's orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Washington Park.

A new open-air theater. or airdrome. to
be known as Washington Park. will be
opened Tuesday evening on 18th street
Just above L street northwest. 1t has a
seating capacity of 800. and feature is
that the screen can be seen from every
seat 1t has been equipped with the latest
improved projecting machines. and the
seats are Of the newest type. and COM
Portable, according to announcement. The
office and operators booth are of brick.
and toilets are provided for. Six full
reels, including a two-reel special, will
be shown every night Once week an
extra special from the studios of the
Famous Players Company will be added
to the program. On rainy evenings the
Washington Theater next door VIII be
used. Coming attractions are promised.
featuring Mary Piokford, Cecilia Lotus,
Mrs. Fiske, John Barrymore and other
well known favorites.
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Ada Lewis is also slated FOR the movies
Chauncey Olcott will not finish his sea-
son until late in June.
Eugene Blair has a new playlet called
THE House of Mystery.
Emmett Corrigan in THE yellow Ticket. -
Marie Dressler IS to appear in original
farces for the movies
Philip Bartholomae's musical play,
1.-THE Model Maid has no chorus
in Philadelphia for his permanent home.
where he will have his own company
and make productions.
The performance of Owen .Johnson's
'Salamander' has been postponed.
Five companies will be sent out next
season in Kitty Mackay.'
The Ziegfeld "Follies company opened
last weel. in Atlantic City.
Wallace Munro has engaged Carroll
McComas for his summer stock COM
pany in San Francisco
"The Things that Count which is hav-
ing a successful run in New York, is to
be "noveliZed.
Olive Wynonam has been engaged by
Charles Dillingham; for new production
in September.
Lawrence D'Orsay has a vaudeville
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Sunday Concerts at Keith's.

With open doors, fans blowing,
washed and iced air circulating
through the auditorium, and a sooth-
ing temperature, the p. F. Keith
Theater today will give concerts at 3
and pm. The bill will include Frank
Keenan, and company in 'Vindication";
Prince Floro, the chimpsnzee come
dian; the Great Asahi troupe of Japan
csc conjurors; Cleo Gascoigne, the lit
tlest grand opera prima donna; the
Three Ellisons, and other numbers
Nat NJ. Wills, the happy hobo come
dian. will make his annual excursion to
Washington the week of June Is,
when he will headline the 2. F. Keith
Theater vaudeville bill
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monologue based on AN Englishman S
Letters by Wex Jones.
Helen Lowell is appearing in a sketch
called up to Date by Arthur Goodrich.
i is said to have fine possibilities.
Harry Beresford is starring under the
management OF Joseph Hart in Twenty
Odd Years." by Tom Barry.
play of the Salvation Army, called
Miracle Mary" was recently produced
In San Francisco.
'The Public Eye" play by Kate Jor-
don. is to have trial by stock COM
pany at Rochester.
Her First Case" the comedy of the
lady lawyer, which Julia Nash is pre-
senting. is by Zellah Covington.
Helen Greene. a daughter of CLAW NJ.
Greene, the playwright, is member of a
stock company in Cleveland.
A. H. Woods has engaged Douglas
Fairbanks and Patricia Collinge for a
play called He Comes Up Smiling"
Charlotte Greenwood, an eccentric and
lanky comedft1ne, is to star =, musi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Casino.

AS announced by Harry Crandali les
see of the Casino Theater. the feature
production for this entire week will be
Jack Londons famous story, THE Sea
Wolf" in seven parts. The cast of char
acters includes Hobart Bosworth as
Wolf Larsen. Herbert Rawlinson as
Humphrey Van Weyden and Viola Barry
as Maud Brewster. Four performances
will be given every day, two in the after
noon and two in the evening. Forty
large electric fans nave been added to
the cooling devices of the theater. and an
excellent orchestra and polite attendants
ave been engaged. Prices will be 3
IT'S in.the afternoon and 5 and 10 cents
the evening. $500
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POLLS

The Poll Players this week will present
Porter Emerson Brownies gripping drama
Of American life. The Spendthrift.'
This remarkably successful play from the
pen of the man who wrote "A Fool There
Was tells a story of present-day life in
the United States The chief character
is a typical American business man.
whose one fault is the overindulgence of
his wife's whims. He recklessly piunges
into debt to satisfy his wife's cravings
for luxuries. II is not until the smash
comes and her husband is bankrupt that
the wife realizes the havoc she has
wrought. She tries to repair the damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Moonlight Dances on the St. Johns.

The management of the steamer st.
Johns, the largest excursion steamer on
the Potomac river. announces the steam
Ter Will leave the 9TH street wharf every
evening at { o'clock, except Saturday and
Sunday. steam down the river twenty
miles and then return to Washington.
Dance music and cafe service are at
fractions which have been added and
the fare has been fixed at - cents for
adults and II cents for children. The
steamer will also make regular weekend
trips to Colonial Beach. leaving every
Saturday at go pm. and Sunday at 8
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Glen Echo Park.

The success of the dancing exhibitions
given by Miss Lillian Tayler and her
dancing partner. Howard Leslie Holt.
prompts the management to announce
their engagement for another week. The
modern dances are all executed by this
clever pair.
The management announces it has made
an arrangement with one of the larger
film companies and as a result. the park
is showing free some of the best Of the
newest pictures as soon as they arrive in
Washington.
This afternoon and tonight the special
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Score Boadr at Gayety.

At the Gayety Theater during the sum-
mer. while the Nationals are abroad, the
games will be reproduced on the Nokes
improved electrascore. showing every
detail and every play The admission
will be 10 and 10 cents, and smoking
will be permitted.
Careful operators have been secured to
manipulate the board. each one posses
sing not only knowledge of the mechan-
ism. but knowing the rules of the base
ball game as well. The Washington
Boston game will be shown today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

attraction will be the Sunday concerts
by the Soldiers Home Band. led by John
S. NJ. Zimmerman. The program selected
will cover wide range from the classics
to the latest popular airs All the amuse-
nent devices are running.
Admission is free and good car service
makes the trip itself delightful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31
Garden.

At Moore's Garden Theater today the
feature will be a hand-painted film. 10y
atty
The leading feature Monday and Tues
day will be The Strangers of Paris,
produced b. David Belasco The chief
feature Wednesday and Thursday will be
the Famous Players Company in
Womans Triumph adapted from
Walter SCOTS story, The Heart OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

lothian" and featuring Miss Laura Saw
yer and others stars. and Friday and Sat
urday the comedy drama, The Reckon
ing" produced by the Eclectic COM
pany, beautifully hand-colored film pro-
duction. The daily program will be aug
mented by four first-shown pictures from
the Mutual studio, including comedies and
dramas of the keyst. one. Kay Bee. and
other allied companies. The Garden Or
chestra will accompany the pictures to-
day and throughout the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

first produced in London, whence Charles
Frohman transplated it to New York in
the fall of 1904. Both in the metropolis
and upon the road it won unprecedented
popularity. Its heroine is young WON
an. who through the vagaries Of fate in
early childhood. finds herself with only
such home as four brawny. big-heart-
ed cowboys. unassisted. can provide for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

cal play with role on the lines of Sis
Hopkins.
Tully Marshall has been engaged for
one of the principal parts in a new play
by Richard Harding Davis and Jules
Eckert Goodman.
Julia Dean is said to be considered
foregoing her summer vacation in order
to accept fiattering stock engagement
John Emerson and Robert Baker have
written a new farce called Step Lively
The piece will be produced about the
middle Of this month in Atlantic City.
Honey Boy Evans has completely re-
covered from his recent illness and is to
open in August with his minstrel COM
pany.
Oliver Morosco will produce in Los
Angeles a modern play called Faith,
by Otheman Stevens. dramatic critic of
that city.
William \. Brady has three new plays
which have been tried out to his entire
Thing to Do sylvia Runs Away and
The Elder Son" For cities other than
New York his new plays are The Things
That Count and Too Many Cooks
The film features at Moore's Garden
Theater next week will include .Perils OF
Pauline" The Flames of Justice" the
latest Pathe weekly. White Ghost The
Idle Rich" Waits and Faithful Unto
Death
Following Sunday. the Columbia
Payers will be seen in Tom Moore a
happy connection of music and fun, in
latest and most improved scoreboards.
which Andrew Mack was last seen in
this city.
The prima donna role in one OF the
"Sari' companies next season will be
! sung by Mary Lane Murray, the dauSh-
ter of J. X. Murray and Clara Lane. She
made her stage debut two years ago in
her fathers company in Boston.
W. a. Brady is to make a production
in Boston this week of a new play,
Sylvia Runs Away In the cast are
Alice Brady. Mr.. Brady's daughter
Geraldine O'Brien. Albert Brown, Ned 4.
Sparks and Elmer Booth.
The firm of j. c. Williamson. Inc. of
Australia. has purchased the Australian
and New Zealand rights to Porter En-
merson Brownies play, 1.-The Spendthrift
in which the Poll Players will be seen
this week.
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Orpheum.

The chief attraction today at Moore s
Orpheum Theater will be film version
of Charles Coghlan's The Actor" in
multiple reels. The program will include
four frst-run pictures from the Universal
film studios and brief concert by the
Orpheum Orchestra.
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Sunday"

Sunday Ethel Barrymore's comedy
of decade ago will be presented by
the Columbia Players at the Columbia
Theater next week. Of English origin,
the piece which is in four acts, was
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ness of the interior. The theater will re-
open in about six to eight weeks Mr..
Moore will install an orchestra of twenty
pieces and a huge pipe organ constructed
by the kimball Company of Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-31

e. Fl. Sothern announced in Boston
that Julia Marlowe might make a fare
well tour with him, if her health per-
mitted.