The Washington times., 1915-12-29


Miss Maude Eburne will be seen in
role displaying her ability as a comedi-
rnne. and Miss Louise Kent has the
other leading womans part. Louis
Ancker, the leading man of the Hall
Players. appears as the harried bache-
lor
At Moores Garden Theater the prin-
cipal part of the program on Sunday.
Monday. Tuesday. and Wednesday will
be a Aim version Of william Vaughn
Moody's play THE Great Divide"
played by House Peters. Ethel Clay
ton. and other V. l.. s f.. stars. The
added attraction ,on these days will
farce comedy "A Village Scandal in
which Raymond Hitchcock. Roscoe
Arhuckie. and Flora Zabel!e. create
the merriment.
Harold Lockwood will be the center
of attraction Wednesday and Thurs
day in THE Buzzard's shadow" Mu-
tual Master picture. unfolding a ro-
nance of an army post and the Great
American desert The added attraC-
tion will be Gladys Brockwell in The
She Devil"
Cyril Maude viii be seen on Friday
and Saturday in The Greater VIII"
Mr.. Maude appears as an aged antique
dealer. His support includes Lois
Meredith, Montague Love, William r.
Carlton. II. i. Carvel. Stuart Watson,
and Bliss Milford. The auxiliary at
traction will be a keystone comedy.
The Great Vacuum Robbery," in
which Charles Murray creates most
| of the fun.
Along Came Ruth" a delightful
| comedy, originally produced by Henry
! w. Savage. at the Gayety Theater, New
York will be the offering of the Poll
! three-act comedy taken from the
! French. and adapted to the American
stage by Holman Day, and Ruth" is in
measure. a charming feminine edition
| of The Fortune Hunter" which has
! delighted audiences throughout Amer
! lea for the last five years.
The story of Along Game Ruth" con-
Germs young normal school graduate
who seeks her first position with an
| old furniture dealer. This merchants
| in charge of it. She transforms the an
pearanCe of his store and makes good
| sales and clever investments. and To-
/ the furniture dealer becomes one of the
| substantial and prosperous citizens OF
the community. The son falls in love
with Ruth. as does also the leading
citizen of the town. After many v1cis-
situes Ruth is won by the man Of
her heart through the appealing self
| sacrifice of a rival for her affections
When Along Came Ruth" was pro-
duCed it had the advantage of an eX-
! Ceptional cast including Joseph Kilgour,
James Bradbury. +. J. Mccarthy and
| Irene Fenwick.
; II. Van Buren will be seen in the role
of the son. while Miss Florence Rit-
| tenhouse will be seen as Ruth the part
played originally by Miss Irene Fen
! wick.
The management Of Loe%'s Columbia
| Theater announces the photo-presenta-
! ton OF The Old Homestead" for the
! last four DAYS of this week starting
Pauline Frederick is to be featured
for the first three days of next
week in Lydia Gilmore" an adap,
fati9m tat OF t,,ccais nenr{ arthur Jones
| Miss Frederick has role entirely new
for her in motion picture productions
that OF loyal mother who crucifies
! herself rather than let her little sons
name suffer. An unusually tense court.
| room scene gives Miss Frederick oppor.
| tunity to demon itrate her ability as ar
| emotional actress.
Geraldine Farrar's second appearance
as film star Is in Temptation" q
photoplay by Hector Turnbull, to bt
shown on ThursdaN, Friday, SATURDAY
e S9mdaE OF Of next SS %sTE Cecil
ton in which Miss Farrar made hei
screen debut, had charge of the filming
at the Jesse Lasky studios.
1.-The Girl Trust" with Frank A. Burt,
character comedian, l. the attraction
for the Gayety Theater next week. A
two-aCt musical farce by Joe HVrtig
entitled Two Husbands and One Wfe, ="
entangles Burt, as Mozart Doudelsach,
in series of matrimonial complicat ations.
Sixteen musical numbers enliven the
plot, which Is said to- be actually visible
in places.
Maudie Heath. coincidence heads the
feminine contingent of the company
and is assisted by Augusta Lang. prims
donna; Edna Green, Dolly Barnes and
a beauty chorus that has won an en-
vinhlc reputation
Prior to Miss LanE'S enga cement with
The Girl Trust" she appeared with