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The Washington times., 1915-04-27

This question interests other localities,
too, for every community has an inter-
est In the Capital Of the nation.
The Times contest will close at noon
next Monday. There was printed yes
terday a page of photographs showing
few of the entrants. In the closing
days of the competition the entries are
increasing rapidly. and 1t is n certainty
that one Of the pictures submitted will
be selected as the winner. 1t might be
that OF your girl" It's worth a trial
before next Monday noon, remember.
The Washington times., 1915-04-27
Widow Wins $32,5OO
For Her Family of II

PEEKSKILL. N. Y, April 2l-Mrs.
Mary whalen, widowed when New
York Central train killed her husband.
has won a verdict Of $3.50 for herself
and ten children against the railroad.
The jury apportioned the amount
Mrs Whalen receives 5000; two
crippled children, one nine and one
three, get 5000; a seventeen-year-o old
son received but $500. whereas a baby.
ten months old, got $2,750.
Evening star., 1915-05-09

T. Roy Barnes. who has been in vaude-
vile, will have the principal comedy
part. Another production by the same
manager will be a play which has just
been put on the London stage. entitled
advertisement" by Mcdonald Hast
fngs, author Of The New Sim
Attractive white uniforms for the
ushers and other attendants at Polls
will be worn for the first time next
Monday. They will replace the winter
colonial uniform. The Poll manage
ment is engaged in redecorating and
adding attractive features to the spa
cious west end veranda of the theater.
The string orchestra will be trans
ferred there and will play as usual
before performances.
Manager Moore has announced that
he has contracted for the exclusive
showing at the Strand and the Garden
Theaters, under his management. of
feature photoplays produced by "the
big four" of the flm world, which in
sures the quality and Photographic
perfection of the films. The list in
cludes a number of notable productions
in which prominent actors and act
resses of the legitimate stage are to be
seen in the more important roles. Ac-
cording to the contracts. it is further
stated, the pictures may not be shown
again in Washington for from two to
three months after their appearance
At the Strand and the Garden.
Evening star., 1915-05-09

four hours. The place chosen for the
test is a summer lodge in the Adiron-
dacks, and the time is the dead Of
winter when the lodge is completely
deserted. even the caretaker and his
wife living in the village. at the. foot
of the mountain. The first act closes
with the arrival of the writer at the
lodge, at midnight, while a snowstorm
is raging outside. The caretaker bids
him good might, assuring him that the
only key to the place is the one which
is left in the door. AS the curtain de-
scends the writer's typewriter is heard
clicking away on the story which Is to
be written in race with time.
With the rise of the curtain on the
second act the scene is the same, but
the author is bending over the balus-
trade listening. He has heard some
one trying to enter the door Some
one does enter. and before the eventful
night is over seven keys have unlocked
the lodge door. and of the seven owners
of these keys each declares that he is
supposed to have the only key to the
place. Those seven characters are n
strange assortment of human beings,
ranging from a weird hermit to an
engaging young woman who Is a news
paper reporter. During the night
many startling things occur. There is
the unearthing of a big graft in city
politics, the robbery of a safe, the
arrest of the guilty party. a murder and
many other stirring events, ending in
one OF the most surprising and laugh
able climaxes ever staged.
Albert Rosco will be seen as the
young fiction writer, who in spite of
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Green Stockings.'

Margaret Anglin's great comedy sue
cess Green Stockings" in which she
appeared for two seasons and revived
last fall. will be the attraction at Polls
next week.
This delightful stage story by A. E.
w. Mason tells of the romantic imag
mary love of Celia Faraday. the eld-
est of three daughters. who. on the
occasion of the marriage of her two
sisters. according to ancient English
custom. has been forced to wear green
stockings. Green stockings have now
come to mean old -maidenhood to the
family. At the beginning of the story
Celia Is being pitied by all her friends
because she has not found a husband.
In desperation she invents a sweet
heart. telling the family that he is a
Col. Smith, who has just sailed for
Somaliland with a British regiment.
The family Immediately becomes in
tensely interested and Celia is forced
to humor the joke by writing to her
supposed lover. It is not stretching
the imagination too far to discover
that there is a real Col. Smith, and
when he returns to England and calls
on Celia after having received her
mysterious letter the comedy of the
situation can be easily imagined.
Green Stockings" scintillates with
bright lines and the situations are
highly amusing.
Evening star., 1915-05-09

with Theda Bara, late star of "a Fool
There Was" in the principal role;
Thursday and Friday. perturbation of
Robert W. Services poem, The Shoot
ing of Dan McGrew," with Edmund
Breese, the dramatic star. in the lead
ing role. Mr.. Breese and the company
supporting him sojourned to the north
western Canadian woods during the
heavy snow season, where all the big
ture, which required two months to
complete, comprises 211 film scenes and
is in f1ve parts. Saturday. in addition
to the regular program. Charlie Chap
Inns latest comedy will be shown.
Green's Orchestra and the pipe organ
concerts also will be features at all
performances.
Coming attractions will include the
fifth vital installment of the who
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Belasco-War Pictures.

Two exhibitions will be given at the
Belasco Theater today. at and $50
PM. of the kinemacolor pictures. en-
titled with the Fighting Forces of
Europe" Except tomorrow evening,
when the kinemacolor management
has given up the .heater for a charity
performance, two performances will be
given daily, including the matinee on
Monday, at 2:30 and $3.50 for the re-
main6er of the week.
A week from today these films will
be started on their way to San Fran
cisco, where they will be shown at the
Panama Pacific exposition. simultane-
ously with exhibition of the same sub
jects in New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and Montreal. beginning the last week
Of this month.
with the Fighting Forces Of Eu-
rope" has been welcomed by the pub
lie because Of the entire absence Of
not a spot of terror left in these f1lms
now at the Belasco-for the visitor sees
only the firing of the guns from one
side OF the other. but is not shown the
enemy" whether 1t be England and
her allies or Germany and her allies.
The pictures are shown in all the beau
ty Of the natural colors Of the armies
France. Belgium, Russia. Turkey. Ser
bia. as well as those of the neutral
countries. who sooner or later may be-
come involved in the war. One of the
most remarkable moving pictures ever
taken is the wake Of the torpedo. -
which was caught by the camera man
at the second 1t was shot from the
picture tearing it's way across the
green waters Of the Irish sea, until it
altogether disappears with the horizon.
A Zeppelin airship is also shown in its
watching and waiting" flight over the
waters outside the Kiel canal.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Cosmos.

"Arcadian Songland." the headline at
traction to be presented at the Cosmos
Theater this week by Fred G. Nixon
Nirdlinger. is drawn from the choicest
musical offerings of the highest class
of vaudeville and bears a strong re-
semblance to the famous "Arcadians."
the splendid production of B. A. Rolfe,
who produced "Arcadian SonRland."
The company includes fourteen people,
twelve Of them girls selected with
especial reference to their comeliness
and ability, and the production itself
crate and extravagantly staged offer
ings of its kind upon the American
stage.
Five other high-class and attractive
offerings will complete the bill. The
Flying Russells will present their
thrilling and spectacular exhibition of
mid-air acrobatics on the flying trapexe
and Roman ring; Sanka Oni. the
Hawaiian troubadour and instru-
mentalist. who introduced in this coun-
try the Hawaiian guitar methods and
the quaint and plaintive melodies Of
his people: Harry Coleman, the sing
ing ventriloquist, who brings a new
act Of its type: Loree and Allen in a
dainty Offering of songs. dances and
sprtghtly repartee. and Prince and
ing songs. DANCES and back-talk. will
complete the bill. The added attrac-
tions will include the Hearst -selig
news pictures and series Of selected
photoplay laughmakers.
Thursday. at the matinees, q new bill
will be presented for the remainder
Of the week.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
NATIONAL

Two varied musical offerings in the
lighter vein have been presented dur
ing the Aborn season of musical COM
edy and comic opera at the New Ma
tional Theater, and third variety,
The Red Widow typical modern
Broadway musical comedy success. will
be given for the nine performances OF
the third week. starting tomorrow
night. Still another type will be pre-
sented the fourth week. and equally
decided changes will be noted in sue
ceedins weeks.
The book of THE Red Widow" is
purely farcical, and laughable situa.
tions. bright repartee and rich humor
abound. The central figure is Anna
Varvara, a beautiful though notorious
Nihilist, who finds diff1culty in return
ing to her own country from London
and succeeds in pursuading one Col
American millionaire, to allow her tc
share his passport into the czar's do.
minions. The authorities detect the de.
ception: the Nihilists suspect the
ton with them, and his wife, who has
always ruled the Butts family, follows
him to st. Petersburg, so that the
colonel finds himself in a three-s sided
predicament. which furnishes much
laughter throughout the action of the
play.
The vivacity and dash of the dramatic
portion is happily matched in the musi.
cal score. written by Charles ]. Gebest
who has been a co-worker with George
M. Cohan in most of the latter's sue.
cesses for the past ten years.
The Messrs. Aborn have specially en-
gagged Lillian Concord for the title role
on account of her success in the same
part when THE Red Widow was sent
on tour after it's long Broadway run
1,A rnIa Af S41 n,,tt h,1
assigned Robinson Newbold. who has
been successful comedian. Newbold
has been seen here in similar roles in
former seasons. Others in the cas-,
will be Dixie Blair as Mrs. Butts. viii.
liam Pruette. jr.. as Oswald Butts. Inez
Bauer as Yvette, Nelson Riley as Ivar
Scorpioff, Joseph Carter as Baron Maxi
millian Scareovich. Herbert Hall as
Dick Graham and Theodore Martin az
Capt Basil Romanoff ana others.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
columbia Triumphant in Peace" "

When the personnel of the chorus
which is to sing Columbia Triumphant
in Peace" was completed at the first
full rehearsal in the Public Library
Wednesday night. f50 singers had been
enrolled under the direction of DR..
Heinrich Hammer. A two-hour re-
hearsal served to demonstrate, it is
said. that the chorus which will be
heard at the Belasco Theater Tuesday
night, May 25. will be the finest, prob
ably, ever assembled In Washington.
In addition to the big chorus. DR..
Hammer. who composed the score for
the patriotic ode, will direct the Wash
ington Symphony Orchestra of flfty-f1ve
while David Bispham. the great bari
tone, will be the speaker and soloist.
Mr.. Bispham writes from New York
that, thanks to slight opera
ton for a trouble which had for
years been a source of annoyance
to him. he is In better voice
today than ever before. For some sea-
sons he has been suffering from an
injury caused by being hit on the nose
with base ball, and in letter to
DR.. Hammer the singer declares that
while like Pat, after what was sup
posed to be his accident. he wasn't
kilt entirely, but he was terrible twist
ed"
T. Arthur Smith has placed on sale
the tickets for the single presentation
of this unique patriotic ode, which was
written by Theodore Henckels. with
the idea of its being given to cele-
brate the hundred years of peace be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
U)LUlqbA

Naughty Marietta" Victor Herbert's
famous opera. will pe the offering OF
the Columbia Musical Comedy Com
pany, At the Columbia Theater this
week. beginning tomorrow night.
Naughty Marietta" il rated among
the classics Of light opera and has been
pronounced by many to be Victor Her
bert's best work. The music was com
posed by him for Mime. Emma Tren.
TIM, the famous little Italian opera
singer, who was discovered in Milan
by Oscar Hammerstein and introduced
to America at the Manhattan Opera
House. Trentini scored such a pro.
nounced success that Victor Herbert
was moved to compose work for her
and Naughty Marietta" was the re.
suit. 1t has a record of two seasons or
its original production. The stellar role
will offer q wonderful opportunity for
Evening star., 1915-05-09
b'FKElTHy

Mrs Sherburne G. Hopkins, jr. bet
ter known as Peggy" Hopkins, and the
fifty ftyithousand-doliar Spring Fashion
Show of 1915" produced by May Tully
exclusively for the B. F. Keith circuit
Of theaters, will be the leading attrac-
tion at the Keith Theater here this
week. 1t is announced as the greatest
novelty of the season. Mrs. Hopkins
appears as "Milady of the Avenue"
wearing the latest modes for the mid
day meander. while twenty manne-
quins, midinettes and models previous
Iy connected with 5th avenue modistes
and mi1liners will appear in gowns
worn by women Of wealth and posi-
ton from rising to retiring. Among
the showings are Eve Sets the Styles"
by Betty Brown; .'Milady of the Negli-
lady of the Mountains ''Milady of the
Courts" "Milady of the Campus" Mi
lady Of the International Cup" MI
lady of the Saddle" 'Milady of the
lady Of the Yacht" and others. Frank
Sturgis plays Beau Brummell' and
sings OF ''The Fashion Girl" while the
charming De Pima "Kiddies" take part
appearing are Ethel shafrner. Kathryn
Beach. Vera Kent, Kay Karey, Lillian
Mahoney. Sadie and Mary Mullen, Edna
Burton. Loretta Brady. Selma Pittack.
Helen Meyers, Florence Braun, Mario
rie Demarest. Ivy Melzer Nan Foley.
Hunter. The other features of the bill
will be Willard. THE Man Who Crows: !:
Nellie v. Nichols, singing Coincidence: !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry. in ''The
Rube". B. A. Rolfe's musical spscta.
ole. colonial Days: Joseph Hart's
laughing hit. "A Telephone Tangle,"
featuring Helen Regal: Lightner and
Jordan, '"The Broadway Girfs": Kurtis'
Educated Chanticleers. the organ re-
citals and the Pathe weekly news pic.
torial.
Nazimova in war Brides" and nine
vaudeville features from last weeks
bill will be given today At and SIS
pm.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Claxton Wilstach.

The recent death of Claxton Wilstach
was an event of melancholy interest
for many people in this city. to which
he came frequently in the course of
his activities as a manager and on
visits to his talented brother. Paul
wilstach, who has long made his home
in this vicinity. His was a family of
managers, the three brothers, Claxton,
Paul and Frank Wilstach, having been
both in association and individually
engaged in some of the most impor-
tant enterprises the American stage
has developed. Claxton Wilstach at
the time of his death was occupied in
promoting the interests of one of the
novelty theaters that the larger cities
are developing on literary lines. A
man of personal force. yet of unob-
trusive nature, his contact was that of
universal friendship and respect.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
German CoIorS.

HE German flag would be a rain
u bow il it included all the coIors
of the various Kingdoms. principalities
or states of the German empire. The
black and white and the eagle in the
German flag are Prussian. and in the
staff-head corner Is the canton, black.
white and red, representative of the
North German Confederacy, which was
established in 1867. The colors of Ba =
varfa are blue and white; Hanover, yell
low and white; Saxony. white and
green: Wurttemburg, black and red !:
Mecklenburg Strelitz. red and yellow
and blue; Brunswick. blue and yellow
Saxe-Coburg, Gotha green and white:
Schomberg-Lippe. blue, red and white
The colors of Waldeck are black, red
and yellow; Pomerania, blue and white
Baden, red and yellow: Hesse. red and
white: Hanover. yellow and white.
Evening star., 1915-05-09

will be special features Roller skating
will continue until further notice. Be
ginning Tuesday, May is. there will be
roller skating in the afternoon and even
ing
The program for the week includes
Monday night, roller skating. with races
between boys from ten to fifteen years
old: also an Australian pursuit race: Tues
day night, roller skating. with exhibition
skating by Prof. Harrison, and a one
mile race between four well known boys
Wednesday night, "A Night on Coney Is
land" with live crab race, pillow
fight and plenty of new features
Thursday night, roller skating. the big
event being one-mle race between Billy
Whiting. Carroll Donnelly and Lyman
Moore. for purse to the winner. and
Friday night. dancing night. when the
children will have the floor until 9
o'clock. and a big Nlaypole dance will
be the feature of the last ''kddies'
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Cosmos Concerts Today.

LISTS Second Hungarian Rhapsody,
Tits ''Ssrenade." selection from Wag-
ner's "Lohenkrin." Berlin's Bird OF
Paradise" selections from sirmay's
Girl on the Film" Claypoole's '.Reu-
ben Fox Trot," Lenzberg's character
istique. Operate Rag" and a number
Of other classic and choice popular
selections will be included in the con-
cert orchestral program offered at the
Cosmos Theater today from to 1880
pm. In addition new specialties and
q number of other attractions will be
presented.
Evening star., 1915-05-09
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THE Fire Fly"

The Columbia Musical Comedy Com.
pany next week will offer an admirable
attraction in THE Fire Fly" another
operetta in which Nine. Emma Trentini
scored big success
The music of THE Fire Fly" was COM
posed by Rudolph Friml. composer Of
High Jinks,' as well as for the latest
New York success, The Peasant Girl"
The lyrics are by Otto Hauerback, who
wrote the lyrics for Mime. Sherry"
The Fire Fly" represents a like
school of musical expression and will
serve to show the Columbia favorites
in an entirely new sphere of activity
and interest. Miss Eleanor Henry will
have role that will suit her personal
ity as well as her splendid soprano
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Manager Peck's S Benefit.

Last nights performance marked the
retirement from active service, a fter
more than half century of mana gerial
duty. of Manager George Peck of the
Gayety Theater. and his many friends
have arranged a big wrestling carnival
as a testimonial benefit to be given him
Wednesday evening at the Gayety at
S:15 o'clock. The star bout of the
evening will be between Joe Turner
"middleweight champion of the world"
and Fritz Hanson, Swedish champion.
Hanson is posting his loving cup,
which he won after it had been won
and lost by the champions of five diff
Evening star., 1915-05-09
Il NrstZze
0PWIlGHT

Cincinnati is to have a Little Theater.
Mary Pickford is to appear in a
screen version Of ''Fanchon the Cricket y
Ruth Chatterton is to. appear in
son.
Jessie Bonstelle recently appeared in
Buffalo with her own stock company
in Mistress Nell"
The new Viennese operetta which the
Shuberts are to produce Is called "A
Day in Paradise"
The life Of Irwin S. Cobb has been put
into a moving picture play called From
Paducah to Popularity"
1t is said E. H. Sothern and Julia Mar
lowe have refused an offer Of over 5000, 600
to appear in moving pictures.
Charles Klein has written a sequel to
Potash and Perlmutter" called POT
ash and Perlmutter in Society,""
Robert Edeson was informed recently
that he had fallen heir to a fortune OF
$l00. 900 by the death of an uncle.
A stock company in Mount Vernon,
n. T.: 10 to have revival of "A Rae
farces.
J. Hartley Manners new play. 1.-THE
Panorama of YOUTH was given lately
in London. Sir George Alexander tax
ing the leading role.
A new play called 'The Sun Baby
will be produced at the beginning of
next season in Chicago. The chief
role will be played by Emma Bunt-
ing.
Hilda Spong. who has been away
from this country several years. has
returned and may soon appear in a
new production.
Granville Barker is to give his pro-
duction Of "The Trojan Woman" In the
same style in which the Greeks pre-
sented their plays.
Arnold DAILY, made q successful pres
Evening star., 1915-05-09

entation in New York Of the Shaw com.
edy Arms and the Man." in his series OF
the works Of that dramatist.
Rejane, the famous French actress. Is
being enthusiastically received in Lon
don in "Alsace,'' play which she pro-
duced in Paris two years ago.
"Don't Shoot satire on the war
plays. which was headed by Richard Ben
nett and Pauline Frederick, has closed
after a short trial.
Laurette Taylor is to appear at q char
ity matinee in London in a play written
for her by Lady Townshend. called 1.-THE
Monk and the Kings Daughter"
wild Came" forthcoming production
by the Shuberts, will include in its cast
Ralph Herr. Edna Archer Crawford, Mar
garet Greene, and William David.
Edna May recently sang her famous
Salvation Army song, Follow On" from
1.-THE Belle Of New York." at a war bene-
fit in London, at which three queens ap-
peared.
Florence Fisher. who PLAYED with
Walker Whiteside in THE Typhoon
and with Otis Skinner. in The Silent
Voice." it is reported, is to marry a
Pittsburgh man.
"a Modern Eve" a musical comedy
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satire on feminine emancipation. was
started on summer run in New York
under the management of Harry Askin
with william Norris featured in the
cast.
THE Last Laugh" farce by Paul
Dickey and Charles Goddard. was
given last week in Atlantic City. with
Edward Abeles in the leading role.
Beulah Dix's war play. ''Moloch."
which is to be produced by Klaw &
Erlanger and George c. Tyler, will
Lillian Albertson. Haidee Wright.
Charles Harbury and Frank Sylvester.
Peggy o'Neill, who has been playing
a drama called Molly and l." by Frank
r. Adams.
THE Unchastened Woman. by Louis
in Los Angeles, with Emily Stevens and
Christine Norman in prominent roles.
A musical comedy adapted from the
New York. 1t is by the author OF
adele" and is called "The Girl Who
Smiles
A dramatization of THE Wild Olive"
was recently produced in Los Angeles
by Oliver Morosco. with Alice Fleming.
A. e. Anson and Winifred Kingston in
leading roles.
A new farce is to be presented In New
York this week, called "A Full House"
1t is by Fred jackson, a new play
wright, and the ',lot revolves about
lawyer who gets possession Of bur-
glars set of tools and a stolen necklace.
William Harris, jr., is to produce in
Atlantic City this week a play BY
o. p. Heggie will have the leading role
and Beth Franklyn will Be a member
of the cast.
The management of the Cosmos The
ater announces that hereafter on the
days when the Nationals play their
day, at Detroit. its electrical score
board will reproduce the details of the
game.
Beginning today. the B. F. Keith The
alter will introduce an element Of sport
into its program by reproducing on its
electrical scoreboard the details Of the
base ball game at Detroit between the
Nationals and the Detroits, with no ad-
ditionai charge for the entertainment.
The first production which James K.
Hackett will make of a series he has
announced will be '"The Man in Re-
quest" with Craig Kennedy. the scien-
tific detective. ao the central character.
Walter Thomas and William Eville
will be in the cast
A. H. Woods will produce about the
middle of August in New York play
by Max Marctn called TT Wart Money"