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The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Edith Bradford to Sing
With AbOrn COMPANY

When the new Aborn organization
opens its spring and summer season OF
modern musical plays at the New Ma
tonal Theater April 26 In THE Choco-
late Soldier" many of the original cast
OF the tuneful offering will be seen in
their old roles.
Already three OF the principals who
appeared in the original production have
been secured, Edith Bradford, Ida
Brooks Hunt and Mildred Rogers, and
negotiations are progressing with sew
eral others.
Washingtonians are promised their
moneys worth when the long musical
season opens at the National in the pre-
limnary announcements. with chorus
OF sixty, elaborate scenic setting ana
the best principals obtainable, the man
agement promises its patrons virtually a
So production for 50 and 25 cents.
lille this seasons venture marks a
distinct change in the policy of the
Aborns. who have 30 long been asso-
clated with grand opera. their wide
connections and facilities for staging
their offerings gives them an opirtu-
nifty to effectively present just such an
| organization az the one they promise
the Capital during the spring and sum-
mer months.
AS thev will have similar companies In
| seven Of the larger Eastern cities, they
will be enabled to secure artists for the
\ various roles when they will move from
| city to city, thus insuring smooth anC
| finished performers.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
BELASCO.

In The Bird of Paradise" which Will
again be presented at the Beiasoo this
week. theatergoers have New YORK
success, which is perhaps more pecun-
arly Western than any other OF the
western-made dramas, which from
time to time have been received with
acclaim in the metropolis.
The author, Richard Walton Tully,
is graduate of the University OF
California The producer, oliver MO-
rosco Is the Western genius who mas
taken New York by storm In the past
three years. The story of the play
itself concerns the westerly insuiar
possession, Hawaii. The actors, with
out exception are either Western-born
or have won their stage laursls in the
West.
The play tells of Paul Wilson. Noung
American, who falls in love with a
Hawaiian girl named Luana. The IN
terplay of desire and hate ana fesrel
which ensue formulate the strong p'et
Of drama with which author TuHy has
formed, not only one OF the strongest
plays of recent years, but drama
having great literary quality.
Lenore Ulrich will be seen as lIuana
the poor little savage, who hnds tha'
personal charms are not all that IL
necessary to hold a mans love. Otners
in the large cast are William Des,
nond Mary Grey, Laura Adams. DAVID
Hartford Robert Morris, James Mel
son, John w. Burton, and numnel
of others, including the original pahe
of native Hawaiian sk-syers and pay
ers. who add realism 20 the play WITT
their weird music and native songs
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Pryor to Rehearse the
Musicians Unions Band

The big band that has been organized
by the local Musicians Union to play at
the benefit concert next Sunday night
at the Poll Theuter. is to be rehearsee
for the first time by Arthur Pryor, the
famous tromhonist and bandmaster
some time this week. The opening
number OF the program to be played
will be one OF Pryor's own COMPOSITIONS.
The band is to contain 80 pieces, and
it is said by those who have attended
rehearsals that the manner in which the
musicians have been able to harmon
ize the music from all of these instru-
ments in soft strains in waltz time. as
well as the more spirited marches, is
extra ordinary
The fund that is to be beneficiary Of
the concert has been esta ablished for the
purpose of providing a home for mus-
clans In this city. All of the money OBJ
tanned from the sale of tickets, from the
program. and from other features of
the concert will go into this fund.
Bandmaster Pryor. who is member
OF an affiliated union. has offered his
services free and has Cancelled a con-
| cert in another city with his own band
| In order to appear as leader of the
/ monster organization here.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
COLUMBIA.

The war WIN be reproduced In WASH
ington at the Columbia Theater TINS
week. The reproduction Is on motion
pictures procured by the most daring
staff of photographers who ever invad-
ed a battle field. One of the photog-
raphers was caught between the TWO
armies and the soldiers with whom ne
had slept In the trenches shuddered as
they observed the apparent end or tnls
COURAGEOUS camera man.
Any possible doubt Of the genulneness
of these pictures will be allayed by the
vivid and accurate reproduction OF tne
real action of troops. the Devastating
effects of the powerful siege guns, the
long range guns in action. and terror
stricken inhabitants fleeing from the
doomed cities and villages.
Scenes showing red cross nurses
some of them of royal birth. anora,
ing relief to wounded soldiers anu
assisting in the comforting OF dlstraGt-
ed mothers and orphans graphlcaLiy
picture the self-sacritic :ng and n0nie n0
work of this branch of the service. Inc
activity of the men and women "ho
contributed their services to Red Cross
operations can be imagined after seeing
how the administration of drugs, panu-
ages, foods, ETC., saved thousands from
dying.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
B. F. KEITH'S.

Mime. Emma Calve; the grand opera
actress in the musical world CT the pres
ent day, will this week make her Wash
ington premiere in vaudeville, under the
immediate Girecuon of General Manager
h. F. Albee, of the b. r. Keith circuit
Mime. Calve will have entered upon
only her third week In her new sphere
tomorrow, the other two having been
spent at the b. F. Keith New York
Palace Theater, where attendance sur
passed all previous records. The ad-
vance sale hare indicates an equal, II
not greater amount of interest.
Nine. Calve Will be presented in cos
has made famous, principally the 'Ha-
benera'' song from Bizets Carmen"
lie Mysili." from David G "Pere de
Bresil;" Deroulede's LIE Clarion" and
concluding with encore numbers such
as "Suwanee River
Nine. Calve is said to be in superb
voice and viii sing at every one of the
Sunday at the two concerts The rcgu-
lar Keith scale of prices has not been
increased. 1t is learned that Nine
Calves act occurs in the last half OF
the program, being the second after the
intermission.
Other attractions in the supporting
bill will be Kajiyama, the Japanese
mental concentration marvel; Ray
Dooley, the minstrel comedienne, with
Elmer Graham and Gordon DooIey: J
T. Duffy and Mercedes Lorenzo n
/ 'Springtime:" Bert Fitzgibbon, the orig.
, inal "Daffy Dr. comedian Earle Rey.
| nolde and Nellie Donegan, the dancins
roller skaters; Angelo Patricolo. the
plano virtuoso. and the Alexa nder Kids
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
CASINO.

Harris w. Watkins. an experienced
manager, of New York and Philadel-
phia. has been placed in charge of the
Casino Theater by the Mayer Amuse-
ment Company, under a new policy
which will. insure three performance Of
two hours each daily. the matinees at
2 p. m, with all seats at 10 cents, and
evening performances at and O'Clock,
when the prices will be 10 and 20 cents.
Five acts of vaudeville will be presented
in addition to a feature photoplay.
The film feature this week will be
Thomas The N,ghtinGales
presenting Ethel Barrymore. Other acts
will include the farce. Ward D." the
fun OF which requires six people, and
will include Edith Moath, a singing
comedienne. Edgar Forman and Com.
pany in "A Day at the Circus" Burns
and Acker in songs and dances anc
another act to be announced later.
Manager Watkins announces that tho
acts Tor his shows will be selected
by him personally. 1t will be the policy
OF the house to cater to lovers Of re
fined vaudeville.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
GAYETY.

sliding Billy Watson comes to the
Gayety Theater this week with his Dig
burlesque carnival" Watsons form oi
merrymaking Is said to be absolutely
unique and without competition.
In this seasons offering he is very
much in evidence, being almost con
stantly on the stage. Two entirely dLl-
ferent burlesques will be presented tne
first entitled Two Hot knights. ana
the second Cay Modiste,' new YER
sion in two scenes, the Frenchiest OF an
burlettas, with Its locale in PARIS. An
olio comprised of high-c|ass VauGeVille
specialties will be offered, introducing
George Nights and Helen Spencer
Maize l. Estrange, u vocalist, and lua
Bayton, with violin specially
Manager Hurtig has surrounded Mr.
Watson with a strong cast of entertain
ers, Including Ida Dayton, Maize J. E!s'
trange, Helen Spencer, Nellie Brooks
Edwin Rogers. George Niblo, Joe Buck,
ley. and Murray Belmont. The musica
numbers are by Dan Dolby, while the
book was written by w. III. Schubert.
On Friday evening there Will be spe'
cial features introduced.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
POLI'S.

The Poll Players are to be seen this
week In Eugene Walters first great
dramatic success. Paid In Full" Since
this play was produced the author has
written a number Of important dramas,
but it is doubtful If any of the later
productions have appealed SO generally
to all classes of playgoers as has his
Paid in Full"
Tho principal characters in Paid in
Full are Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brooks
and Captain Williams, a retired ship
master. who is Brooks employer. and
who is also suspected by Brooks of be-
ing in love with Mrs. Brooks. Brooks is
working for s25 week and Is living
comfortably In a Harlem fiat. But the
young man frets because certain of his
associates can afford more theater par
ties and more visits to the race tracks
than he. Eventually. he steals a large
sum of money from his employer. When
the day of reckoning arrives Brooks
pleads with his wife to go to Captain
iliams and beg for mercy. The scene
between Mrs. Brooks and Captain Will
liams is one Of the most dramatic IN
the whole realm of the stage.
Maud Gilbert, Rocklffe Fellowes.
Robert Lowe, and Gavin Harris will
be seen in the leading roles.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Twilight Sleep Expert
To Lecture for Women

A lecture explaining the technique OF
the Twilight Sleep" will be given at
the Belasco Theater on Tuesday. March
%, at o'clock, by DR.. Kurt E. Schloss-
ingk, former associate of DR.. Gauss at
Freiburg. Motion pictures illustrating
the various stages Of the treatment are
to be a feature.
No men will be admitted to the thea
ter during the address. After the lee
ture. Dr. SChlossingk will answer ques-
tions from the audience to supply any
further information wished concerning
the Twilight Sleep"
Up to the present time, DR.. Schloss-
ingk is the only member of the Freiburg
staff to give lectures in this country.
Tho Washington talk is the first OF a
series that will include the largest cities
OF the United States.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
WILLIAM DESMOND aND-
LENORE OI1IcH- -Bsz4scc
ELMENDORF.

This afternoon at the New National
Theater. Dwight Elmendorf will give his
travel talk, THE Garden OF Allah" for
the benefit of the Band of Hope.
First Mr.. Elmendorf will take his
hearers past the well-stocked bazaars
and cur.o shops OF Tunis. through it's
crooked streets and visit some OF its
beautiful mosques. Then he will take
them on an eight weeks caravan jour
ney straight across the great desert OF
Sahara.
The first point of interest will be FL
Diem, with its wonderful Roman amp =
theater, thence to kerouan, the Moslcnl
shrine. even more oriental than Cairo
The next objective will be Phamagudi
the Algerian Pompeii. and from there
to the gorge of El Kantra, to the oas.
or Sidi Okaba. and finally to the famous
aosis of Biskra. the locale of Hichens'
novel, The Garden of Allah
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
GARDEN.

Gaby Deslys will be featured at the
pead of the weeks program at Moore S
Garden Theater today In Her Tri-
umph."
Lew Dockstader will be seen tomor-
row and Tuesday in Hal Reids popular
i.lay, Dan" The drama tells heart
story of slavery days and the evil war
md Mr.. Dockstader presents a CHAR
lcterzation of the faithful old slave.
Wednesday and Thursday the stars of
"Cabiria" will be seen in The Treas
re of the Louzata.'
For the remainder of the week Man
ager Moore announces the first local
showing of the Mutual Pictures,
the first feature being Richard Hard ns
Davis story, THE Lost House. fea-
turing Lillian Gish, and produced under
THE Lost House" the cast includes
Wallace Reid, r. A. Turner, ElmOre
I'Hfton, A. d. Sears. and others.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Sir Douglas MaWson to
Lecture at the BelaSCO

Sir Douglas Mayvson, the antarctic
explorer. will begin - series of lectures
on his experiences at the Belasco The
ater Wednesday evening, March 81.
These lectures are illustrated by mo-
ton pictures that w,es-e made during
the progress OF the Mi&vson expedition
In the antarctic regions and tell Story
of adventure and thrilling experiences
that are said to be uaaluaIed IN the
history of exploration.
Sir Douglas Mawsou commenced his
lecture career at WebeI!s Thcater. IN
New York, last week. and his descrip-
ton of the experiences of hts party
OF hardy adVenturers is said to be
unique in the history Of ilihlstra ted lee
lures In order to secure, pictures II
was necessary to invent special de
vices, for in some instances the party
encountered terrific hulrict mes when
the wind blew at the rate of eighty
miles an hour for days at time
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Heads Special Cast in
Shakespeare Festival

In connection with the meeting held
at the Public Library here under the
auspices of the Drama League 10
awaken general interest in the Shake
spcarean tercentenary next year, Prof.
T. Percival Chubb who addressed that
meeting has announced that Margaret
Anglin will head the special company
that is to present the Shakespeare plays
during the celebration. Miss Anglin ex-
poets to associate with her. for the pro
duction of "Othello." at least. Gustavo
Salvini, who Is much interested IN the
project.
company will take place IN May OIL
next wear in Forest Park, St. Louis.
| The numerous singers. dancers, choruses
and supernumeraries, Of all kinds viii vii
be assembled and drilled In each OF the
| cities the company will visit. 1t Is the
hone of the Shakespeare tercentenary
promoters to give these festival per
formances in fifteen or twenty OF the
larger cities in most elaborate man.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21

American dramatist who recognized his
own ability-or OF the great American
producer who had the cost of utilizing
that ability in production to recoup
from the performance thereof, with sum
dry anticipated profits, has been behind
this statement when it has been made.
BUT now it is made on the authority OF
ciety of Dramatists and Composers.
Being unable TO settle among them
selves which one OF them has the right
and ability to produce the great Ameri-
can play. they have compromised by
! agreeing to write a composite play by
pooling the ideas Of each and giving the
public the benent cf making the public
whut might be called the goat-which,
has not yet been determined. There are
seventy eminent piaywrights engaged on
the task with Augustus Thomas in
charge.
Just one thing tangible and commend
able has so far been done. The COM
posite playwright-if we may call it,
that-has selected Elsie Ferguson as the
typical American actress to play the
! great American play after 1t is written.
AS has been suggested, future events
will determine whether this will be a
/ triumph for. or a joke on Miss Fergu-
compliment the playwrights have in
tended or Of the qualifications of Miss
| Ferguson as real American actress of
intelligence and ability, Her selection
was made by secret ballot, and she was
named by such a large majority that 1t
was practically unanimous
| Having disposed Of the important mat
| ter as to what actress will have the big
part the business Of writing the play
| can now proceed!
Safety first appears to be the motto OF
Nine. Emma Calve in her vaudeville ex-
periment-for she Is taking no chances
! with her voice. day or two ago the
statement was made that John McCor>
| mack announced his vaudeville terms as
s25, OoO per week. which figure he reached
by a perfectly natural mathematical
process through the summing up of his
concert returns And there was thou
sand or two added to the total thus &C.
cured for wear and tear on the voice
caused by giving twelve instead of three
concerts per week, as vaudeville %Suld
require.
Nine. Calve thinks she has solved the
problem of wear and tear by singing
| only every other week. In this way she
expects to spend thirty weeks in work
. ing out her fifteen weeks vaudeville
contract She did not sing at all last
week. spending the entire time resting
SO that her voice would be in perfect
, trim for her Washington premiere. She
3 has announced that she Is rather par
I ticular about the Washington engage
ment for the reason that she has man!
! intimate personal friends here. ant
g wishes to acquit herself with credit e
+ them as we'll as to herself.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
"The Bird of Paradise" With Stock Production of
"Paid in Full Offer Only Dramatic Bills and Di
vide Interest With Calve in Vaudeville and War
i'm Pictures. .:....

With only two the open with dramatic entertain
most varied amusement program
Nine Emma vaudeville Kehs is perhaps the big attraction
hut the very beautiful production The Bird of Paradise the
Walters "Paid In FULL and the Newspaper
Syndicate the Columbia variety what promised
to be a dull week.
dramatic entertainment
this afternoon Thursday night and
the Mccormack Friday night will draw forth their quotas of
amusement seekers Nine Cav the big vaude
vile hill will attract with three vaudeville
shows dav night performances and the Gayety
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
MOORE'S STRAND.

Marguerite Clark will be featured at
Moores strand Thoater next week from
Sunday until Wednesday in Grace Lv-
ingston Furniss' comedy drama "Gret-
na Green The piece derives its title
from the celebrated spot in Scotland
where eloping couples were quickly mar
red
The remainder of the week will be de-
voted to the screen debut of Edith
Wynne Mathison in THE Governor 8
Lady" one of Belasco's many legitimate
presentations. Edith Wynne MathisOn
gained her early stage experience with
the late Sir Henry living In England.
A special feature for the week will
be the latest metropolitan novelty, The
animated Song Pictures" These song
pictures will be interpreted by recog-
niZed soloiSt.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
CRANDALL'S.

This weeks program OF photoplays at
CrandalIs Thcater begins today with
two features, Charlie ChCpln, in the
1Issanay comedy, in the Park" and
the drama, when Lions Escape
Monday ana TUESDAY the Eeadliner is
a film OF George BToadHGrst's comedy,
What Happened to JoneS." with Fred
Mrcc, Josie Sad!er, Mary Charl'son, and
az all-star cast. The picture is pre-
sented by the World Film Cooperation.
Wednesdays program brin.s return
ENLARGEMENT of Nance ONeil, in The
Kreutzer Sonata" with cast including
Theda BaTa.
Friday George Kleine vi present
'"The Vendetta" from the novel by
Marie Corelli. The attraction Saturday
skA - The Last Curtain Call"
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
COSMOS.

A pretentious musical comedy, Little
Miss U. S. A. by FRED Rath, witt
lyrics by Darl MacBoyle and music by
Waiter L. Rosenberg, will be prescntrG
at the Cosmos Theater this week by
a company featuring Florence Hinton
Harry A. Pearson, Robert Millikan
Valerie Griggs, Alice Moran. Jeanett'
Bickoby, Nladelyn GribbOn, PipEi
Armstrong, and Lucille Bartlett.
Another big feature will hc "f1tty
Miles From Nowhere" rural farce
in which Frank {. Harris and hlOrenc'
Randall, with their company pre"cn
the romantic story OF green grocer
and n stranded soubrette.
Other attractions include Annettc
Walker, violinist; the Old Town F'ou
In n miniature minstrel show; the Oak
land Sisters in songs and Span!sl
dances, and Elliott and West, in song
and dances. The bill will be change,
Thursday.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Farewell to DeSraeli.

Announcement has been made that
George Arliss in "Disraeli" will be
the attraction at the National for the
week Of April s. Mr.. Arliss is return
ing from a tour Of the PACING coast
through the South md has had an
unusually successful season. This is
his last season in Louis n: Parkers
play and his appearance here WILL
therefore. be in the nature OF fare-
well in his greateGt part.
The Washington times., 1915-03-21
Wayburn a Producer.

Ned Wayburn, who has been "a Well
known stage director tpr nu. L Der OF
years, has organized a produci.lt; cor
poration under his own name "Ach -
shortly to produce French 1arce.
adapted by Tommy Gray under the
title of She's In Again." with Taylor
Holmes and Ada Lewis in the prin clpal
roles.
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STRAWBERRY POINT

| Last Weeks Letter.
Miss Caroline Benson has returned
from Greeley where she has been
nursing Mrs. Armstrong.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Miles Anderson of
Stanley, Wisconsin, have been here
visiting with relatives.
Mrs. Gibbard is suffering from a
severe attack of rheumatism.
Mrs. Will Halstead spent one day
last week with relatives and friends
in Edgewood.
Chas. James of Sioux City, has beer
visiting with relatives.
Harold Young has been visiting
with relatives in Arlington.
Monday evening in the M. E.
church occurred the marriage of Miss
Ruth Everts of this place, to Mr.. G..
Letchford, Of DEBORAH, Iowa. The
wedding was very quiet and the
ceremony was performed in the pres
ence of few relotives. The happy
young couple will make their home
near DEBORAH.
Mr.. George w. Pilkington has
sold his interest in the Franklin Fur
niture Co. to Mr.. Hugh Huston. Mr..
and Mrs. Pilkington will move to
Lakewood, where he will take charge
of the furniture store there, which
he has an interest in.
Mrs. B. J. Davis of Edgewood,
has been visiting here with relatives.
MT and Mrs. Roy Walters of Post
vile, spent Monday here with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Culbertson of Edgewood, has
been here visiting with relatives.
Mrs. C. Duncan was an EdgeWood
visitor the first of the week.
Miss Florence Riddell who is
teaching in the public school in Man
chester, visited over Saturday with
her mother, Mrs. Riddell.
Miss Laura Peet of EdgeWood,
spent Saturday with Mrs. Hugh Hus-
ton.
Mrs. C. Croyle of Edgewood spent
Monday with relatives and friends
here.
The carpenters have just finished
a new balcony in the gymnasium. 1t
was largely filled Friday evening,
when Strawberry Point High School
basket ball team won over their
oponents, the score being 10 to IS.