The Washington times., 1915-01-06
COMING ATTRACTIONS

Potash and Perlmutter" comes to
tho National Theater next Monday
direct from its second year at the
Cohan Theater. New York city, where
1t Is said to have played to nearly a
million lovers Of clean, bright. good
natured fun before Manager A. H.
Woods decided that the rest Of the
country had q right also to enjoy it.
Potash and Perlmutter" is 4 dramati-
Zation Of the characters and incl
dents made famous through the Satur-
day Evening Post stories by Montague
in New York and played to crowded
houses up to the very end Of the no
table run. There 10 plenty Of romance
as we'll as fun in this comedy, and
aaee ae. Kept BUSY ~.
thos. too. but Il the eyes grow dim 1t
mcnt here is necessarily limited to
eight performances; Seats for the en-
al the box office in the morning.
When To-day" George Broadhurst's 5
and Abraham Schomer's drama of New
York, comes to tho Belasco next week.
tho public Of this city will have the
opportunity of seeing one Of the most
discussed dramas Of the contemporary
stage. Taking as their theme the femi-
nine love for finery. the authors have
evolved a play of intense cumulative
interest and sensational climaxes. 40
day" played for one solid year at the For
ty-eighth Street Theater. New York. Har-
ry Won Tilzer. who ID standing sponsor for
To-day" is sending here a cast headed by
the long runs in New York. Boston, and
Philadelphia. and including Ethel Val
entine. Margaret Robinson Louise
Sydmeth. Grace Thorne Coulter. and
Henry W. Savage will present Uncle
Sam at Work at the Columbia The.
ater next week in a series of pictures
illustrating the most complicated. snt
at the same time the most imposing OF
human organizations-the American
Government: Uncle Sam is the. PEI
dred thousand people in the transaction
OF an enormous business carried on fol
the benefit of almost one hundred mil
lion stockholders, the American citi
zcns. More than ten thousand resi-
dents of Washington are characters ir
this unique motion picture drama FOL
thousands Of feet Of the film were made
in Washington. But Washington wa!
not the only scene. In every section
Of the world the United States is repre-
The pictures give an entirely new 'des
Of what the Government is and wha
" stands for.
1t has been said there are more
| thrills to be had from one performance
OF THE Argyle Case" which the Poll
Players present next week than at a
dozen performances OF any other de-
| tective drama that has been presented
! in America for years. The play is All
exposition Of the most modern detec-
| tive methods woven into q drama OF
| intense human interest as well. Harvey
| thors. had the advantage of the expert
| advice Of Detective William j. Burns
in the writing of the play. The story
| tells OF Asche Kayton. scientific de.
| tective. who is called upon to unrave
the mystery attending the murder Of
PLAYED this part in the original pro-
duction which toured the country sue
| Icessfully several seasons. Charles Mac
kay will have the part in next weeks
production.
Three stars will head the ten-featur,
bill at the b. +. Keith Theater mex
week. Minnie Dupree and company, Ed
die Leonard and La Milo. Miss Hu
pree will present Bread Upon TIL
Waters" Eddie Leonard will be sssistc,
his latest song and step hit La Milo
hcralded as 1.-THE Breathing Marble.
will be introduced in her poses repro
duciIg Venus, Diana, Phyrnne. Monn
Wanna, Lady Godivs, and others. Sup
Elementary attractions will he May Ir
wins sister. Flo Irwin, and counpan
y in The Lady Of the Press Prof OF