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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-27
B. F. Keith's.

Charlotte Walker. who was once a
Washington stock favorite, now makes
her initial appearance in vaudeville in
the capital as a headliner this week at
Keith's. with distinctly human-in-
terest fantasy. which she presents with
a delicacy of feeling that quite gets"
the audience. In 1.-THE Might Have
Beens." written by John Sheldon. Miss
Walker is the wife verging into middle
life who feels the absence of children
that never came. The stage picture is
pretty one-Mary Waring toying with
old songs at the piano and her hus-
band ennuied by his book. In the glow
of the freight they warm their hearts
with condolences about THE Might
Have Beens," and in an idyllic reverie
little girl OF six and little boy Of nine
fit in and cuddle into their arms. The
dream melts away. the children vanish
and the couple have only the memory Of
1.-THE Might Have Beens." 1t is a whole
some little playlet. delicately and care
fully handled, with S. ]. Warrington as
the husband and Reginald Sheffield and
Georgia Mai Fursman as the children.
Cecil Cunningham. dainty personality
with an unusually good voice. late a Win
ter Garden feature, won an ovation with
novelty songs, one Of the best of which
told OF the advantage Of publicity and
another Of how she fell asleep in street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-27
THE EVENING STAR, TUESDAY. APRIL o. 1915

also Paul Kelly in Tho Closing Of the
Circuit Saturday. Norma Phillips in
Runaway June" Sunday. Edgar Jones
and Justina HUI in "A Prince Of Peace"
THE CIRCLE-Today, Mary Charles
ton and Ford Mace in What Happened
to Jones': tomorrow, Charlie Chaplin
in Tho Tramp; also Lille Leslie and
Joseph Smiley in The Tragedy Of the
Hills: Thursday. Francis X; Bushman
in THE Return Of Richard Neal; also
Rosetta Brice and John Ince in THE
Only Way Out: Friday. The Hypo-
critics. featuring Courtney Foote as
Gabriel; Saturday. Rose Tapley in
The Lady of the Lighthouse: also
Miriam Nesbitt in "A Woman's Re
| venge": Sunday, Dorothy Bernard in
The Second Commandment: also
Norma Talmadge and Donald Hall in
"Elsa's Brother"
THE LEADER-Today, Rose Tapley
in THE Lady Of tho Lighthouse. to-
morrow. Gertrude Mccoy and Duncan
McRae in Greater Than Art": Thurs
day. Her Fathers Picture" Lubin fea-
ture: also Hearst-Selig news; Friday,
Charlie Chaplin in by the Sea-: also
"A Romance of the Navy" Lubin mas
terpiece; Saturday. "a Pillar of Flame.
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Mask and Wig Club.

Before a brilliant audience that in
cluded members of the cabinet of the
President of the United States and
many persons prominent in the social
life of the National Capital. the Mask
and Wig Club of the University of
Pennsylvania last night scored another
notable success. at the Belasco Thea
ter. Appreciation Of the efforts of the
talented young college men was en-
phatic and sincere. At the conclusion
of the entertainment the company sang
the Pennsylvania song. uttered 1.-The
yell" and gave an appropriate cheer
for the city of Washington. all the
U. P. grads" in the audience standing.
For its twenty-seventh annual pro-
duction the club presented paradise
Prison." announced as an categorical
musical satire in two acts. book by
Darrell H. Smith and lyrics by Charles
Gilpin. The audience was informed that
each character in the cast represented,
allegorically, an entity, having a direct
bearing on present social and political
conditions. Briefly, the story was of a
''spoils" ofhceholder. warden of Para
disc Prison. position forced on him
by his wife. a futile society reformer.
She was in collision with a political
boss who had used the prison for his
gain. He was worried over the appoint
ment as deputy warden of a scientific
reformer. The latter made use of an
actress to aid him. which brought
about complications with his fiancee.
Public Opinion, a tickle character, was
| introduced In the garb of a comedian,
as was Infested Theory. The plot"
drifted very far into the background as
the action proceeded, but nobody-on
| the stage or in the audience-seemed
to care very much about 1t, anyhow.
There was too much else to hold the
attention and interest.
Paradise Prison" proved a generous
helping Of music dancing and comedy.
Scenically beautiful and extravagantly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-27

featuring Norma Talmadge and Harry
Morey; Sunday. Edna Mayo ana Bryant
Washburn, in 'Frauds"; also Anita
Steward in Tho Sort Of Girl That
Came From Heaven"
THE EMPRESS-Today and tomor-
row. Tho Hypocrites." Bosworth
screen classic, featuring Courtney
Foote as Grabiel: Thursday. Vivian
Martin in the fve-act Shubert feature.
The Arrival of Perpetua": Friday. Sat
urday and Sunday. Charlie Chaplin In
by the Sea-" two-act latest Essanay
comedy.
THE LYRIc-Today. Alice Hollister
and Anna Nilsson in The siren
Reign: also Miriam Neshitt in "A
woman's Revenge" and Lillian Walker
in The Love Whip: tomorrow. Fran
els X Bushman In Tho Great Silence"
also Richard Tucker in The l-andine
Of the Pilgrims. and Hearst,Seiif
weekly; Thursday. Franklin Ritchit
in The Quicksands of Society: also
George Stanley in strength: Rroncht
Billy in Andy of the Royal Mounted
Friday, The Square Triangle" excel
lent drama of American life. The So
rority Sister" and Keystone comedy
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Cosmos,

A delightful feature OF this weeks
bill at the Cosmos Theater 10 tho Mar
tina Washington Quintet, four flne sing
ers and a harpist, all women, in a
dainty and artistic repertoire of opera
tho and popular classics. The singers
appear in Martha Washington cos
tunes. two changes being made, and
their selections include the famous bar
carolle from THE Tales of Hoffman,
The Blue Danube" sung with harp
accompaniment: the sextet from Lucia
oil Iammermoor," sung as a quartet,
but to improvised words, and some So
los. including The Last Rose of Sum
mer.' The act is one of real merit. An
PERTAINING playlet. Chance" with a
clever plot, bright dialogue and a sur
prise climax is presented by Fern Mar
shall and Louis Chevalier, the author,
which shows how an ingenious young
actress gained access to manager and
won highly coveted part in an under
world drama. The Lavine Cimeron Trio,
troupe of clever acrobats. use a sketch
varied line of acrobatic and dancing
features, enlivened by the fun of a
comical blackface comedian.
Other good acts include Little AL
right" with a novel exhibition of Japa-
nese juggling and hand balancing of
entirely new and picturesque feats. in,
GLIDING that of walking the pointed
tips of a steel fence rail, Billy" Ell
wood the newspaper cartoonist, who
draws many funny cartoons and anus
ing pictures, and Knowles and White,
in breezy sidewalk skit with bright
Added attractions are the Hearst-Selig
news pictures and photoplay comedies
A change of bill will be made at the
matinees Thursday.
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Gayety.

Looks. contour ind talent has the
Princess Luba Meroff-to give her.
without question, the title under which
she Is btlled-as the star of THE Girls
from Happyland," at the Gayety last
night.
1.-THE princess was nearly tho whole
show. in dance and song. during the two
brief farces But in the olio. with a regu-
lar vaudeville number she displayed. were
other accomplishments. She can pick
the mandolin, and it is playing; she
can play the xylophone. and get real
music out of the timber keys, and she
can look charming a country maid
carrying her beautiful eggs" to mar
ket or as a sailor boy dancing a horn
pipe.
Annette. Evelyn and Mary Creighton
merry maids of melody. got a good
hand In the olio with songs and dance
In old-fashioned hoop skirts. singing
Hoops. My Dear" they made a hit
Nellie Lockwood has a pleasing voice
which was well displayed in the two
farce comedies.
The two farces provided a medium
to show off lot OF good-lookfng girls
-~ponies, show girls and mediums'-
in good-looking costumes of all de.
grees of brevity.
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New National.

The Chocolate Soldier" marched into
he good graces of a typical Aoorn au-
iience at the New National last night
As the opening selection of what prom
jses 10 be an unusually attractive sea-
son of comic opera. the Shaw-Straus-
MISUNDERSTANDING production
fulfilled every obligation-Nocal. his
rrionic scenic and ensemble-Whlch
premier may demand. This multiple
fiv Of good points was enhanced by
snoothness Of stage changes which gave
no hint of a first performance and IN or
,hestra body sp!endidly directed by John
Il Britt As to environment. the location
: so eIasticauy indefinite with Its inter
pinsling of Serbians. Bulgarlans, an
army with no two uniforms aiike ana
tIaSs Of heterogeneous nationality that
the nearest approach 10 eAac.i' ~. ~
would be to set the plot among Tue
var clouds of the Balkans. and. TO Dor
row from the classics. let 1t go at that,
Ida Brooks Hunt, a Nadine, hetrothed
10 the official hero oil the plo'' WIZ
,,res his latirelS TO a runaway morse
md an enemy without ammunition.
,,hanses her affections in favor or
Young lieutenant in the serbian army
who breaks into her pohdoir III ms
forts TO escape from pursuing bulea-
rjans He is dust grimed. ekhausteu
and hungry, but altogether captivating.
mn Nadine, having administering
hocolate drop to the intruder. follows
m the gift with her photograph. Whlcn
she slips in the pocket of her 1atnsl
dressing Jacket while the young ser
bian lies in a stupor Of sleep on heF
lounge. Her mother. wife OF COL fop-
or il also pleased with the stranger
10 the extent of slipping her own PIC
.ure in another pocket of the jacket
and the young cousin does the same.
Md the photographs supply Iun
enough to make the plot go win q
wing. Miss Hunt sang with an arch
s,veatness that won her encores in each
~ her numbers. notably in her opening
solo NV Hero and In the letter
d1er with Charles H. bowers. VINO
ave 70 the role Of the chocolate SOL
der all the humor and melody the par
demands which is a very great deal
Edith Bradford received warm wei.
come from her Washington friends. ana
in her character of hrtatious girl
gave to the personation the tricks or
coquette and the Jolly rompisnness OF
child. George O'Donnells infectious
laughter was one of the delights OF the
evening. and James Russell PoWeii was
humorously grotesque as Il captain OF
the Bulgarians, who never Seemed 10
do anything and did 1t extremely Well
AS Alexis Sparadof. the discarded lover
of Nadine, who was Just as well salts
fed to marry Mascha, John McDonough
was laughably pompous. and to That OK
these leading members of the cast was
added the excellent work of minor
characters and chorus that sang and
danced with a spirited enjoyment which
all Aborn singers seemed to share.
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qAlN[QSE||1 TENTS EB[Q
DISCUSSES herself as the fountain girl

DISCUSSES herself as the fountain girl
at Carlsbad and proceeds to teach one
Prince Aladar. who loves only middle
Conquer"). thing or two about aris-
tocratic beauties. In splendid voice
Miss Henry sings DAY Dreams Tho
| Fountain Fay" and Two Little Love
Bees" Her picturesque personality.
seemingly made for such a role as the
Princess Bozena, she utflizes to it's full.
Harry Short plays the role of Row.
| land, tragedian, in way that brings
down the house-and also a tree. 1t
plused by detrunking a giant of the
| forest. leaving the upper portion there
| of hanging gayly in air. Mr.. Short got
additional fun out of the situation. as
he did from an incident last week when
| he broke a table beneath his mighty
hand. As the tragedian whose favorite
role is Othello. Mr.. Short scores heavily
with the absurd lines given him, and
hel pout those lines. His grotesaue
dances in the trio. We're on the
Track received round after round of
applause last night. The famous Three
Mr.. Short splendid opportunity to dis
play his special brand of humor, and
F; he made the most of this delicate bit of
The Spring Maid" has a coherent.
satisfactory story. It doesn't insult its
auditors Intelligence. for one thing.
and for another II has some characters
that are really funny. Among these
played by ". J. Mccarthy. and a pre-
cious trio of Carlsbad guests. played by
offee Vanasse, Fred C. Palmer and
Annamirl. the real Spring maid or
fountain fay. Is pleasing. and as the
rabbit IN the allegory even moro SO.
Miss Novasio makes one OF the
cutest, cunningest rabbits ever. All
she has TO do as rabbit ia hon around
and flop her ears. but she hops and
| f1ops in great style.
! Carl Haydn plays the somewhat In
nocuous role Of the Prince Aladar
gracefully. and with his usual vocal
ability. The work Of the chorus Is es-
pecially good.
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Special Film Features.

At the various moving picture houses
this week photoplays Of extreme excel
lence are to be seen.
THE SAvOY-Today. William A. Brady
presents THE Fight" Tomorrow. THE
Cowboy and the Lady" Thursday.
Clara Kmball Young in Hearts in
Exile" Friday. Daniel Frohman
presents Mary Pickford in Mistress
Nell" Saturday, Charlie Chaplin in
1.-THE Tramp" also John Emerson in THE
Conspiracy" Sunday. Jesse L. Lasky
presents Edward Abeles in After Five. .
A perturbation Of the unique comedy sue
cess.
THE OLYMPIC-Today. Vivian Martin
in THE Arrival Of Perpetua"; also Mar
garet Gibson in THE Tanning of Rita
Tomorrow, Leah Baird and Leo Delaney
in THE Return of Maurice Donnelly" !;
also Edward Earl and Bessie Learn in
In the Shadow Of Death Thursday.
Ethel Clayton and George Spence in THE
Wolf" Friday. Alice Joyce and Guy
Coombs in THE Girl of the Music Hail. i
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Columbia.

Gilmore Henry comes into her own at
the Columbia this week. Tho Spring
Maid" delightful modern musical COM
edy, written In old-fashioned comic
opera vein. gives her the opportunities
which previous operas given by the
Columbia singers seemed to deny her.
The result Is an opera in which she holds
the center OF the stage all the time
and her many friends were more than
delighted with the finish, charm and
power which she brought to the role of
the Princess Bozena. THE Spring
Maid" surpasses in every way the other
performances given by the company.
The roles are better handled, and there
is a DETER touch to all that the COM
pany as a whole does, including the
chorus.
The qualities which Miss Henry has
been allowed to display only piecemeal.
as 1t were. heretofore, are all united
this week in the role of Princess Bo-
zena, the charming young lady who
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playing musical Instruments. whirling
Tanguay fashion around the stage in
a tango dance, riding a bicycle and
doing many other things remarka Bile
yet nevertheless laughable for the way
they are done. Lady Betty is inter-
esting to older folks and q real delight
to the children. Another number Of
the Casino BILL although a strictly hu-
man one. Is the famous girl Hoosier.
Marie King Scott. in a dialogue of
rustic eccentricity and drollness that
has won fame as a laughmaker 1t Is
filled with bright and funny things.
Newport and Stirk in slap stick
sketch. THE BARRIERS Busy Day
present many fun surprises and
fare we'll in the applause Of their audi
ences- Murphy and Lachmar have some
new and clever songs and an original
line of patter that is amusing. while
Howard Chase and company present an
entertaining playlet, when 1gnor-
ance is Bliss"
An unusual attraction is presented
this week as the feature photoplay.
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Casino,

One of the most laughable travesties
of humanity in existence, perhaps, is
the famous Lady Betty, called the
adopted daughter of Consul, the cele-
brated ape that some years ago set
even the scientists to marveling at
his intelligence and aptitude for doing
things human. Lady Betty is known
Simian star. and as such has tour
ed the big vaudeville circuits time and
again, giving her exhibitions, W ich in
clude eating with knife and work.
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Polls.

In the presentation OF willard
Mack's play, so Much for So Much. =
last night the Poll Players were given a
chance for some clever character act
ing. That they fully won the SYM
pathy and applause OF tho audience
is the very least that can he said for
tk.m. From the beginning to the END
there was hardly flaw in the presen-
tation of the play, the scene or Whlcn
Is laid in New York city.
Mary Brennan. played by Maude 9il-
bert. Is the mainstay of family con-
sisting of her mother. played by Helen
Tracy; Bessie Brennan (Marion Welch)
and Charley Brennan (Graham Velsey).
Mary accepts pecuniary favors from
her employer. and goes out with With him I'm
like. much to the displeasvre of her
intended husband. Tom Hughes.
young newspaper reporter. played by
Albert Roscoe, who suspects the mo-
tives of William Steadman. Mary's en-
pioyer, played by Robert Lowe. His
suspicious become realities. but Mary
awakens to the truth in time to save
herself and bring about the happy
ending"
Helen Tracy's characterization of the
typical Irish woman of the New York
tenement type is excellent, while Maude
Gilbert effectively portrays the role OF
good girl just cropping her way
through the darkness to win bread Tor
her family. sure of herself and feeling
set her way. Albert Roscoe gives a
good impersonation of the character
In which Willard Mack himself was
first seen in Washington. Others in the
cast who helped to make good per-
formance were George Marshall. Miss
Kline, as Gustave Schulze, a fine i'm
pei sonation.
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Garden.

had for it's chief attraction tho sensa-
tional photoplay. Tho Cup Of Life"
with Bessie Barriscale IN the leading
role. Today and tomorrow"s feature
is THE Woman Who Dared" with
Francesca Bertini- in the leading role.
Other photoplay features of the week
will include protect Us" and "A
Child of God"
Recent Keystone farce comedies and
the topical reviews. with accompani-
ments by the orchestra, are daily
fea lures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-27

Saturday. william Fox presents The
Valley OF tho Missing" by Grace Mile
White; Sunday. Protect U.s." powerful
drama in six acts.
THE PENN aARpENs-roday. Tom
Moore and Marguerite Courtot IN The
First Commandment; also Helen
Holmes in The Girl Engineer: tomor-
row, Lew Fields and Vivian Martin IN
"Old Dutch: Friday. THE Shadows OF
a Great city: Saturday and Sunday.
William Farnum and Clara Whitney in
The Niger" in five acts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-27

car and the advertising signs came to
life. Billy B. Van and the Beaumont
sisters contribute an uproarious comedy
| "Spooks," full Of eccentriciues.
Other attractions on a bill Of varied
excellence are Harry and Eva Puck, in
artistic offerings Of Harry's compost
tons: Charlie Ahearn's Comedy Company.
featuring a race between a 300-horse-
power red devil and Percy Whirlwind.
with other cycle feats; the Bell Family
of mine brothers and sisters who won
many recalls for an artistic musical Of
| fering varied by picturesque Spanish
dances, and the Volunteers, singing
novelty by George Botsford and Jean c.
Havez
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Crandall's.

THE Heart Of a Painted Woman"
motion picture romance, was presented
to capacity houses at Crandalrs Thea
ter yesterday, with Nine. Olga Petrova
featured in the principal role. 1t is
being shown again today.
The story concerns Selma. painters
model. who is abandoned by an artist
that he may marry an heiress. Selma.
discouraged. falls lower, but eventu-
ally finds her way to a nobler life
and happiness. Green's orchestra and
pipe organ recitals are additional
features.
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Film Features.
Strand.

Al Moore's Strand Theater the photo
play feature that drew crowded houses
yesterday was James Forbes comedy
Tho Commuters" featuring In the
leading role Irene Fenwick. It is also
being shown today. It's story deals
, amusingly with the trials OF subar-
banites. who ride daily to and from
their homes and the city and are thus
dubbed commuters" Other attrao-
lions during the week will include
Souls Enchained" and The Devil.
Other pictures as well as the Topical
| Review. with accomplishments by the
Strand Orchestra, are daily features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-27

oostumed, 1t is entitled to rank at least
on a par with the leading musical COM
edy shows Of the season.
P; B. Hin. '1s. appeared as Jane Grey
and Thomas Hart, 49, as Penelope Peck.
W. NJ. Wright. Jr.. '1s. as Polly Andrus.
was effective. the roie being that OF a
somewhat slangy actress. The gowns and
hats, several changes being made. were
true creations" T. r. Merrell. 15. again
appeared in tho leading comedy part
twisting his RS as of yore. The other
leading parts were assigned to c. s
Payne, r.. IT: r. v. Bolger. IS; Q. C.
Wagenknight, '1s: R. w; Bell. '1s; Clay
ton McMichael. IT: T. w. Finletter. l5
R. B. Jones, '15. and w. B. Black. 10.
The specialties. dances and ensembles
were devised and taught by Charles 8.
Morgan The glees were arranged and
the glee chorus trained by Burton I.
Scales. Charles Gilpin was musical con-
ductor Much of the success OF the en-
tertainment was due to the special or
chestra that accompanied the club.
After the performance practically al
came back to the New Willard. theii
headquarters. and enjoyed the supper
dance in the red room. Their number
was augmented by their many friends
in Washington.
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Preparedness in Straw Hats

We've provided for everybodn shape proportions
assembled here all
that constitutes Straw Hat fashion this finest Makes the
blocand marked those prices for which the Saks Hat
There's place them
awhe safely without that
arerg And