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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-02
COLUMBIA

Bubbnng over with musical numbers
twenty-on Of them and strikinsly
humorous Incidents, Bright Eyes, will
be this weeks offering Of tho Columbia
Musical Comedy Company. which last
week played to standing room" In the
memorable production of '"rhe Spring
Maid
Bright Eyes," which met with a cordial
reception when first produced Is the last
and by many is regarded as one OF the
best works of Karl Hoschna. who Is also
responsible for the music in The Three
Twins and Madam Sherry It is IN
three acts and was adapted from the
farce comedy. Mistakes WIN Happen.
by Charles Dixon and Grant Stewart
Both the book and the score portray the
idiosyncrasies OF stage life at rehearsal
time.
W. j. Mccarthy, the character dialect
comedian OF the Columbia forces, will
have the most important role IN tho piece.
Gilmore Henry win have the part OF
Morality Theater. and Harry Short and
Lucille Saunders will have the roles OF
president Of the Greystone Female semi
nary and the presidents second wife.
respectively, while Fred c. Palmer VII
be the stage manager; Dorothy Walker
Gladys Brady, showgirl. and Leonore
Novasio, the prima donna's maid.
Karl Hadyn, principal tenor Of the Co.
lumbia forces, Will appear as 'Caruso,
an aspirant for stage honors. Director
Ranger has interpolated seven additional
scenes, with many specialties. including
a dancing specially by Miss Novasio and
Mr.. Short.
Tom Genowin and Dorothy Maryland.
two popular stars Of the Morality Theater.
are discharged by the manager when he
finds they have been secretly married
Tom has written a musical comedy call
ed bright Eyes" and the pair start out
to find a producing angel" They find
the object of their quest in the persons
Of q certain pious old fraud. Mr.. Hunter
Chase. and his young stage-struok wife.
Tom plans to have the wife finance the
production OF his play and Dorothy
schemes to interest the old nan-each
without the others knowledge. The
complications resulting form a merry
round of fun that finally reaches happy
ending in the third act
Scenic Artist squires has prepared three
modern settings for bright Eyes," which
promise to make a novel production.
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Aborns several times before in Washing
ton and the list Of names in the cast
should interest those who have pleasant
memories Of the former visits
Estele Wentworth. a former Washing
ton girl. who was a great favorite here
with the Bostonians. the Aborn Opera
Company and other organizations, Will
be seen in her favorite role Of Maid
Marian. This will be her first appear
ance in comic opera since she became a
grand opera star. and she is returning
for only a limited engagement for ''auid
lang syne In Washington and Baltimore
Edith Bradford will again be seen and
heard as Aan-a-Dale, and Tillie Salin-
ger has rejoined the organization for her
familiar characterization Of Dame Dur
den. A notable newcomer this week will
be Miss Helena Morrill,, who appeared at
the Century Opera House and elsewhere
under the Aborn management and who
will make her debut in comic opera as
Anabel
Other old favorites are Phil Branson as
the sheriff, Albert Parr in the title role,
James Stevens as LittleJohn, Frank
Wooley as Friar Tuck, George Shields as
Will Scarlet and Sol Solomon as Guy OF
Osborne.
John R. Brit1 Will be the musical direc-
tor at all of the nine performances.
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Old School Genius.

ID OBERT w. CHAMBERS. mo novel
IN list, was talking about . writer OF
the past.
"They call him q genius now. said
Mr.. Chambers, yet he produced very
very little. There's an anecdots that
tells the reason why.
He was arrested one night and the
ma ristrate asked him what his busi-
ness was.
1.-The critics. he answered. haushtily.
call me a genius. your honor
Indeed" said the magistrate. And
how old are your
"'Forty-six.'
"wel, them said the magistrate.
ITS time you were weaned l prescribe
seven days away from tho bottla
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Casino.

To furnish novelty to the patrons of
tho Casino Theater. Manager Watkins
this week will break away from head
line attractions and present five all
new varied acts of high-class vaude-
Vile. with the big photoplay feature,
"Ihe Three OF U.s." featuring Mabel
Taliaferro.
Leading the vaudeville features viii
be the American Comedy Four. quar-
tet Of noted character comedians and
harmony singers, In character songs.
comic and sentimental. solos and en-
sembles. This Is one OF the best of
the big time acts. The other will bo
Bert Wheeler and company in a merry
melange of variegated comedy spe
cialties under the title Fun On the
Boulevard" a sprightly round of gem
be the noted Leonardo. whose fame az
a ban1oist featuring operate and high
grade selections. is as extensive as
hjgher-priced vaudeville
Simmons and Weston will present .
variety sktt that IL said to be filled
with light-hearted fun and laughter,
and Morris and Wilson will make their
first appearance in Washington in their
dainty comedy of beautiful songs en-
titled THE Rehearsal" Every ono Of
the offerings has won popular favor in
other cities and some of them are ia
nous in the big time vaudeville houses
The concerts today from 3 to 1890
I'm. will feature Lady Betty the ape.
whose intelligence and training have
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Marietta" the comic opera no wrote for
Nine. Trentini. The book and lyrics
are by Rida johnson Young.
Director Frank NJ. Ranger, who IL
making an excellent record at tho Co
lumbia. promises another finished pro-
duction in Naughty Marietta
The story of the opera has to do with
Countess Marietta. the young daugh-
ter OF a noble Italian family residing
in France. who is unhappy at homo,
runs away disguised as one of a num-
Der OF marriageable "casquette" girls
sent by the King of France to the
French settlement at New Orleans.
Upon her arrival she is befriended by
an American frontiersman, Capt. Rich
ard Warrington, and falls in love with
him. She also rouses tho affections OF
the governors son. Capt. Etienne Gran
Diet. polished young villain, who 10
known to the underworld as tho pirate
Bras Pfque." He recognizes Marietta
as the missing countess and Is anxious
to win her hand. but he has troubles of
his own in getting rid Of a former at
tachment, the quadroon Adah. Ma
rietta- in order to escape detection. by
the connivance Of Capt. Dick. DISCUSSES
herself as the son of Rudolfo. keeper
of a marfonette theater. Here Etienne
visits her and about persuades her to
become his wife, when Capt. Dick ar.
rtves and unmasks Etienne as the no
torious bras Pique." He then discov-
ers that Marietta returns his love. and
all ends happily, to the accompaniment
of the most delightful music
There will be the usual Thursday and
Saturday matinees at popular pricea
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Notable Concert Series,

T. Arthur Smith announces a ten star
concert series to be given in the Ma
tional Theater next season on ten Fri
day afternoons at 4:30. This series is
notable not only on account of the high
standard of the artists engaged, but
likewise on account OF the scale of
prices. Ten concerts for $40, at which
rate the subscribers may obtain the
best orchestra seats. more nearly
approaches the famous Peabody series
than any other given here The list
of artists includes some of the newer
and most significant figures in tho
musical world--viz: Julia Culp, Mar
garet ODER and Percy Granger, Emileo
de Gorgoza and Christine Miller, Evans
Williams and Olive Kline, Louise
Homer. Arreta Serato and Nine Missen
Stone. Anna Case and Pier BORN,
Francis Aid. Frank La Forge, Flon-
zaley Quartet, Ernest Hutcheson and
Ossip Gabrilowitsch.
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Greek Tragedy Friday.

Under the auspices Of the Washing
ton branch of the woman's peace party
tho Chicago Little Theater Company
will present Euripides' Trojan Wom-
en-" at tho Columbia Theater Friday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Director
Maurice Brown and his selected players
have a fame of their own for their pro-
duction OF this old Greek tragedy in
which prominent men and women of
today are finding a forceful peace SER
mon. The play itself is one Of Grecian
beauty. with an intense appeal to peo-
pie of imagination, rejecting as it does
the power Of endurance and tho suf
fering of women centuries before the
Christian era.
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Crandall's

At CrandalTs Theater today the prtn-
cipal photoplay features will show Charlie
Chaplin in his latest comedy entitled by
the Sea-" and When Justice Sleeps" tho
third complete drama in the series en-
titled who Pays" Monday and Tues
day, Annette Kellermann. with her COM
pany of 1000 players in "Neptune's
Daughter" a spectacle in seven parts
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. Alex
ander Dumas story, THE Clemenceau
Case" with Miss Theda Bara in the prin-
cipal role. A return engagement is
booked for Saturday Of 1.-The Heart OF a
Painted Woman" the thrilling five-part
drama, with Mime. Olga Petrova in the
title role. Concerts by GREEN'S orchestra
and the pipe organ recitals are also fea-
tured.
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genuine bit Of joyful entertainment
A marked feature of the program will
be the introduction, as an added at
traction. of the latest Charlie Chaplin
laugh making photo farce comedy. by
the Sea" The GuZman Trio will give
an exhibition of novel balancing feats
on golden balls. hand-to- hand tumbling
and upside-down equilibrism Harry
Coleman will give a ventriloqual enter
tainment, with many novel features,
and Edgar Foreman and company will
present his new comedy playlet,
Danger Line" Still another act is to
be announced In the program.
A chance OF bill is scheduled for the
last half of the week. beginning at the
Thursday mattnees.
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Glen Echo Park.

Saturday. May %. is the date set for
the formal opening of Glen Echo Park,
tho capitals big out-of-door amuse-
ment place, for the season of 1915.
Beginning tomorrow the activity of
the clean up-paint up campaign that
has accomplished SO much in Wash
ington will be extended to the pleasure
resort up the Potomac and scores of
workmen under the direction of Man
ager Schloss will give the finishing
touches on repairs and improvements
that will! present the park In a bright
new spring dress.
All the amusements that made the
place popular last season will be oper-
ated this year. They include a half
hundred amusements. and free fea-
lures of admission. the open-air movies
and the big dance pavilion.
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"The Red Widow"

For the third week of tho musical
season of the Aborn organization at the
New National Theater, beginning Mon
day evening. May 10. the offering will
be a superb presentation of 1.-THE Red
Widow"
Economically amusing throughout,
1.-The Red Widow not only holds the
interest in its plot. but arouses enthu-
siasm with its beautiful music. The
action Is absorbing. the scenes being
laid in London and Petrograd, and in
terest Is not allowed to flag for a mo-
ment.
The piece will be staged with the
same exactness and nicely that have
marked the offerings of the first two
weeks Of the new organization here and
the cast will bring back some prime
favorites from the Aborn forces and
some recruits from the ranks of mu-
steal comedy.
Aside from it's real merits as a play.
'-The Red Widow" has abundance of
catchy song hits and delightful ensem-
b1es.
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Arcade.

Thursday night George Dorsey. the boy
who has won all his races at tho Arcade.
will meet Al Donnelly, champion amateur
skater Of tho District Manager Hunt
has had some trouble in getting these
two boys together. and an interesting and
holly contested race from start to finish
IL expected Tho winner will receive a
silver loving cup and the title
Monday and Tuesday evenings there
will be no roller skating, as the hall will
be used by Caruana and his corps de bal
let for their May ball, at 1915 pm.
There will be dancing on the Arcade pan.
Wednesday night will be circus night
dust ring. Friday night there will be q
special kiddies' party with exhibition
dancing by Miss Doris Heigle and Master
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Maid and the Mummy and number
of other musical successes
"on Trial" is to be produced IN Lon
goes nowadays.
TAYLOR Granville and Laura Pierpont
have a pIaylet by Mr.. Granville, entitled
The Yellow Streak
The Shuberts and John Cort will pro-
duce next winter a play by Charles Klein
dealing with a sociological problem.
The shuberts are to produce a new
play by Martha Morton called The
Baron" George Nash will play the
title role.
The Song Bird" play by Fred
ertck and Fanny Hatton, authors of
Years of Discretion" Is being played
in Chicago.
THE Hyphen," the war play by Jus
tus Miles Forman, is to go on tour, the
first engagement outside Of New York
being in Boston.
Adelaide Thurston Is to appear in
play called The Defiance, by Harry
w. Hawley, New England author,
and a newcomer as a dramatist.
1.-The Love Thought" play by Henry
Irving Dodge, was produced last week
at Hartford by David Belasco and was
we'll received. Janet Beecher was fea-
tured in the play.
Tom Barry may turn his vaudeville
sketch, "A Breath Of Old virginia into
Taliaferro, who has been appearing In
the playlet.
Polls is to have an elaborate ice dis
attendants will appear in their summer
uniforms Of white. laying aside their
picturesque colonial trappngs.
Julia Arthur is to return to the stage
in Boston at a performance for the
benefit of the actors fund. in which she
will give the balcony scene from Romeo
and Juliet" Ernest Glendenning will
be the Romeo
Joseph Brooks and William Brady have
decided to keep the star cast Of ''Tril-
by" in New York until July /. After
September ] 'Trilby" will be taken on
tour with Phyllis Nelson Terry in the
title role
Richard Bennett of Damaged Goods"
fame and Pauline Frederick will have
the leading roles in the comedy which
Shoot" It IS described as a satire upon
the war plays.
Nine. Simone. the famous French
actress. Is mourning the loss Of her
husband, Capt. Claude Casimir Perter
only son Of the late president OF France
Capt. Perier was killed in one OF the
violent engagements of the war.
The shuberts are to produce new
farce called wild Came" in which
Ralph Herr will appear. The same
managers have also in preparation the
adaptation of Viennese comic opera
by Franz Lehar called alone at Last"
An effort Is being made to provide
De Wolf Hopper with an operetta on
the order of Chever Goodwin's Wang,
which with Casey at the Bat" did so
much to establish Hopper as a come
dian. Irving Berlin will be the COM
poser.
John W. Rumsey and Edgar J. Mac
Gregor will have stock company In
Rochester this spring and summer, the
members including Oza Waldrop, Olive
Tell, Jeanette Horton, Douglas Wood.
Ernest Cossart and James T. Gallo
way.
Manager Robbins OF Keiths has re-
ceived from Mrs. Ellis Logan, president
of the District of Columbia Federation |
of Women's Clubs. a letter in which |
she thanks the management for the |
to see Nazimova in War |
Brides"
Manager George Peck OF the Gayety |
Theater will spend his summer ut his |
country home at Martindale, n. Y.
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Geraldine Farrar Is to appear in a
picture version of Carmen"
The tour of Maude Adams is to last
until nearly the middle of June.
"Trilby" had a revival at tho hands
of stock company in Halifax
Nora Bayes is expected at Keith's the
week following the Fashion Show.
Jerry Conan has been elected presi-
dent of the Catholic Actors Guild.
'"The Third Party" has been released
for stock company purposes.
Blanche Walsh Is to leave the vaude-
vile stage, as she is to star In new
play.
Ethel Levy and Joseph coyne will be
in the London cast of Watch Your
Step"
actor, will be the leading man with
Ben Greet this season.
This weeks attraction will be the
last burlesque attraction at the Gayety
Theater this season.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle are to ap-
pear in moving picture play, TO DC
produced by John Cort-
Tho Argyle Case" Is TO be given in
London, with Fred Terry and Julia Nell
son in the leading roles.
George NJ. Conan intends at the close
of the season to retire from the stage
to devote himself to writing.
Robert H. Bowers, tho producing con-
ductor Of "All Over Town. Is the COM
poser of The Vanderbilt cup, The
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Strand.

At Moore's Strand Theater the prin-
cipal photoplay attraction today and
tomorrow will be Robert Edeson in
1.-The Absentee" which tells the story
of a young American. who. having &C
cumulated a large fortune by hard
work, devotes his life to lettering the
lives Of his fellow-beingA Tuesday
Nine. Sarah Bernhard will be shown
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operate and superior musical selec-
lions will enter into tho concert pro-
gram Of the orchestra at the Cosmos
Theater concerts today. from to 1890
other forms OF entertainment will be
presented.
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NATIONAL

Robin Hood" will be the offering of
he Aborns this week. starting tomorrow
light. at the Now National theater.
Nine performances are promised Of this
delightful opera. Of tho same high stand
ard that marked the initial production
asst week and staged under the direction
= Charles H Jones, with the complete
rev production made this season for the
IUur ~ Tho 'Ati Star" production.
"i.,,,a lio-a las been given by the
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Tho overture of Thomas charming
opera. 'Mignon"; selections from Gou-
mods Romeo and Juliet; Cobb's tone
poem. "Afterglow': selections from
Frimls comic opera. High links" and
Ksrn's THE Doll Girr'; Lenzberg's rag
classic. The Hungarian Rag: Tobanfs
lullaby, Sleeping Beauty" and other
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"The Spring Fashion Show"

Now York's latest vaudeville sensa-
ton, from the B. F. Keith Palace
Theater. styled The Spring Fashion
Show" with Peggy Hopkins of this
city and twenty mannequins and midi
nettes in a series of gowns costing
$4,000, and showing what milady Of
wealth and position wears from rising
to retiring, will be presented at the
B. F. Keith Theater here next week at
regular prices. The novelty Is being
offered by the Keith management, I'M
der Its own auspices. in only the major
Keith cities. The remainder OF the
Who Crows; Nellie V. Nichols and Mr..
and Mrs. Jimmie Barry Other num-
bers will be B. A Rolfe's musical pro-
duction. Colonial Days; Joseph Harris
THE Telephone Tangle." with Dorothy
Regal; Lightner and Jordan, Kurtis'
BOOSTERS. the organ selections and the
Pathe motion picture weekly
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in the feature Aim, The Romance q
an actress" depicting the tragic ca
reer of Adrienne Lecoeuvrer, who capt.
waited the heart of Louis w OF Franco
Wednesday and Thursday the NAM
moth spectacular screen production.
"Cabirfa,' will be shown. There will
be no raise in the prices Friday and
Saturday Robert Edeson, Rhea Mitchell
and William s. Hart will be seen in
On the Night Stage" photoplay
story of the redemption of a notorious
road agent" Other photoplays a.
we'll as the topical review will be
shown to Accomplishments by the or
chestra. Next weeks features include
Eagles Nest" with Edwin Arden;
who's Who IN Society and "A Mans
Prerogative."
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Looked tho Part.

From tbs Southern Womans Hasaatns.
The governors wife was telling
Bridget about her husband.
my husband. Bridget she said.
proudly. lis the head Of the stats mi
litia."
"Oi fought as much. ma'am." said
Bridget, cheerfully. Amt he got tn
foine malicious look!
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Garden.

At Moore's Garden Theater. where q re-
Gently installed iced-a!r ventilating Syn
tenn and many electric fans keep the
house comfortable at all times. the prin-
ciple photoplay attraction today and TO-
morrow will be THE Lone Star Rush."
adapted from the novel by Edmund
Mitchell, a tale OF the great Australian
gold fields; Tuesday and Wednesday.
Catherine Countiss and Lionel Barry
more in a Aim version OF c. Haddon
Chambers drama, "A Modern Magdalen".
Thursday. SHOULD Woman Divorce"
featuring Leonid Samoloff and Lea I.e-
land; Friday and Saturday. Mac Marsh
and Robert Harron in Tho Victim"
This production comes direct from the
Strand Theater. New York. where 1t at
tracted enormous crowds by reason OF its
novelty and daring. Accomplishments will
be played by the orchestra. Next weeks
photoplay features will include Rum
pelstiltskin." fairy extravaganza, and
Ouida's "Strathmore."
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Albert Roscoe end the Screen.

Albert Roscoe. tho Poll leading man.
win have a unique part in the motion
picture entertainment at Polls tonight.
when a program Of photoplays will be
shown. in three Of which Mr.. Roscoe
will be seen in the leading roles. In
addition to appearing as the screen star
he will appear in person and relate some
amusing and exciting incidents which
occurred during the making OF these
films One Of the photoplays to be shown
will be tho two-reel thriller Tho Opal
Ring" with Mr. Roscoe as the dashing
hero.
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Naughty Marietta. :"

The Columbia Musical Comedy Com
pany next week will make a production
Of ono Of the most charming Of all Of
Victor Herbfrt's works, Naughty
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astonished the scientific world and
made her a worthy rival Of the great
er with all the other features of the
bill of last week. including Paul Arm
strongs great drama, Tho Deep Pur-
ple" one Of the big thrillers of tho
film world