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The Washington times., 1915-10-03
GOSSIP OF. THE STAG E

curtain. After the orchestra starts its
first tune the abestos will be raised
and the new curtain used the remainder
of the performance.
In anticipation Of n suffrage victory
on November 2. Treasure Island,
which opens at the Punch and Judy
theater In Now York late IN October, is
being equipped with two female parts;
Is given but passing mention in the
story. will play an important part IN
the drama that Jules Eckert Goodman
is writing. Agnes Kemble will appear
in the role, Ana, for purely decorative
purposes. female fruit vender Will 20
selling her wares on the quay at Bris-
tol.
Following the cpening OF the Columbia
Theater under the Leow management
these films are scheduled for presenta-
Yesterday and The :" "chofS Lady"
with an all-star cast. These productions
will be followed by the releases of the
Paramount Film Corporation. which in
Film Company. with which are asso-
ciated the interests of the late Charles
F,rohman: his brother, Daniel and
Henry W; Savage; the Jesse L; Lasky
Feature Play Company, in which David
, Belasco Is interested: the oliver Morosco
Photoplay Company, sponsored by the
Pacific coast manager. whose name 1t
bears. and Pallas Pictures. Inc.
The play which Oliver Morosco has
selected for Peggy O'Neil is "A Tale
kMith Wag" y,e By George II. Atkinson.
| ton of THE White Linen Nurse by
Eleanor Hollowell Abbott, author of
Molly Make Belieye'' and sick -A-Bed
| LADY,"
| When Cyril Maude discards the habili-
ments and wrinkles of "Frumpy'-
do for some time yet-ho will be seen
asa cockney barger settled In Canada
: In . new plsy by Michael Morton.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03

he has made an art? He has sleuthed
with credit in ''yyithin the Law. kick
In" and is now picking up clues as
Detective Meredith In my l'adys
Garter"
Mabel Kip will be at Keith's this
week with Edwina Barry:
Burton Holmes will lecture during the
winter exclusively on America. HIS lec
lures will be given at the Natiohai
Theater.
Madame Petrova. the Anglo folish
actress. will be the attraction a, snr
Belasco Theater the week of Octoper
is in a new play OF married life. the
Revolt" by Edward Locke.
The role of the lion in shaw's play
Of "Androcles and the Lion Will be
played by Edward Sillwprd. Needless
to say. Mr.. Sillward is an expert animal
impersonator. and has been imported TO
this country from England for the ex-
press purpose Of upholding a portion OF
the title role Of the b!av.
Julie Opp Mrs. William Faver 7ham)
is returning to the stage at1er an an, y,
and his company begin their tour In
''The Hawk" at the Weiting opera
House, Syracuse.
by Lee Wilson Dodd from Harry Leon on
Wilson's story. began It's career at ht ue
Garrick theater, Detroit, last hshe' HIe
Taylor Holmes is seen in the title r1le.
Altar four ~ about a month the play
will be brought into New York
Edmund Breesc, the eminent dramatic
star, who will soon be seen. again o,l
tho screen in "Tte Song Of @ Mase
Sinve," Metro feature motion pc.use
produced by Popular Plays ana riaSers'
Is now very popular VIII .t '"'
nf
Manager Harry Jarboe, OF tne mmseiS ,,r,ai;, !,
from the Lee Lash studio Of New York.
/ 10 be used directly back Of the apestoa
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r. unblemished record of Atlantic City trying
place shows will be broken premieres continue
in Washington the with which they have naugu
Out of the four theatrical productions
premere Monday night the record will be
National Theaer the presentation Of my Ladys
Garter"
Washington heatergoers should finch under this burden Of
responsibility, Columbia Theater given entirely
motion pictures for the Of the according
Marcus Loew there only possibly be legitimate
productions during week, the highest estimate.
During this week the burden light for relief offered by
the San Carlo Grand Opera repertoire These operas
had Judgment passed them years ago
live theatrical world obiviou minute opposition
they may have had in their infancy
Persons of adventurous expressing
opinion fact will find pleasure the performance
The others, unwilling take the Of critics find
"Rgoletto" the Belasco.
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BELASCO,

The management OF the Belasco The
ater announces as the attraction for the
coming week. the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company The cast includes sew
eral new artists including Nine. Pauline
Donalda, dramatic soprano. formerly Of
the Covent Garden Gondon) Opera, and
isfer OF the Manhattan Opera House,
New York. who comes especially for
the Carmen role on Tuesday night.
Asostini will be the Don Jose Of the
opera. and Milo Picco, the Boston
Opera baritone, the Escamillo.
Another new artistic. Nine. Stella De-
Mette. will be heard tomorrow evening,
as Will the new Spanish tenor, Manuel
baritone. sings: the Rigoletto role. Nine
Sophie Charlebois. an American artist
of several years European experience,
who has not been heard in Washington,
will be the Media In Tuesday evenings s
Pagliacci. In the double bill. Cavalleria
sopranos. one meszo. two tenors and
three baittones will be put forward by
the San Carlo management.
The repertoire is as follows: Monday.
nesday matinee. Barber Of Seville;'
"Wednesday evening. "Cavalleria and
Pagliacci;" Thursday. Lucia di Lam
mermoor;" Friday. Masked Bali"
Saturday matinee, TALES of Hoffman,"
Saturday evening. Aida"
Albert spalding. American violinist.
will appear In RECITAL at the Belasco
Theater on the afternoon Of October 8.
assisted by Nine. Loretta del Vaiie. an
American lyric and ooloratura soprano.
The violinist is native of chicago
and studied under Chit. the Florentine
master. Butrago In New York. and Le-
fort In Paris. He Is twenty-seve1 years
Of ase.
Mint. del Vale was born IN Orange.
n. j.. and was protegc of the late
Angelo Ncumann. the impre
The program will be as follows:
Sonata in G. Porpora. spalding; Iieta
Signor, Stradelle. Voiche sapota from
Marriage of Firago," Mozart, stand.
chen. Strauss. Nine. del Vale, Ts"'ai-
mentt, Spaldlng; Polonaise from Mig.
non." Thomas, Nine. del Vale: and
four numbers by Spalding: Preislied
from die Meistersingers." Wagner
Hungarian dance number 7. Brahms
Joachim, Alabama, Spaldiny. and La
Campanolla, Paganini-Spalding.
| Andre Benoist will be The accom-.
PIANIST.
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GAYETY.

1.-THE Gay New Yorkers" company will
appear at the Gayety Theater this week.
beginning with a matinee tomorrow af-
ternoon. A two-act musical farce en-
titled I'VE. Us & Co.." booked by Don
Roth and music by Harry Won Tilzer. Is
presented. The principal comedy lines
are In the hands Of Danny Murphy and
Tom Haverly. They are partners In
business and through business troubles
many ridicuously funny situations
arise. In the supporting cast of prin-
ciples are Alan Fleming. Grace Tenn
pest. Walter Reaves. and Billy Morri-
son. During the action of the piece
the twenty-four girls In the chorus
will assist in the introduction Of six
teen musical numbers which have been
staged by Frank Wallace. Among the
songs are The Flirting Widow"
Tango Girl" "'Then III Marry You"
We've Got Another Washington"
You're A Wonder. Dear Close To
My Heart" and Midnight Cake Walk
Ball"
A number OF specialties will be given
throughout the performance. including
THE Adair Trio" ''The Floradoro
Morrission. and special number by
Miss Dolly Morrissey. The scenic and
electrical effects have been given a
most noteworthy consideration and are
said to introduce a distinct innovation
in burlesaue. Manager Jarboe will
make the Wednesday night perform
ance the initial appearance OF amateurs
at the Gayety. when he will hold
amateur night. On Friday evening tho
second chorus girls night, will be given
On both occasions valuable prizes arr
promised tho winners. Every afternoo
at the ladies' matinee, special prizes will
prevail for the feminine theatergoers.
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He will head his own company in THE
which Mr.. Lsckaye has scored one Of
the greatest successes In modern vaude-
vile. The supplementary features will
be Ralph Herr, Manuel Quiroga, the
young Spanish violinist: George East,
danseuse impcrsonator: Harry Tate's
English comedians with Jack Tate in
Hayes. In Green Goods" the Three
Ankers. American navy gymnasts: Mae
Aubrey and Estelle Rich: the pipe organ
recitals and the Pathe news pictorial.
The Harvard prize-play Believe Me
Xantippe' will follow AN American
Citizen at the Poll Theater next week.
This play is a melodramatic comedy
entirely new to Washington. but which
ran for more than six months In Bos
ton. and which scored a success in New
York city.
The attraction for next week at the
Gayety Theater will be The Bon
Tons" heralded as a splendid burlesque
| organization. Eight vaudeville acts are
two satires are introduced. both from
the pen OF Bert Baker composer-pro-
| ducer. and actor. The first is Cooper
at ca and the second is entitled Poor
ButtcrcuI.." Miss Babe La Tour. sou.
| brette is the main support OF Bert
Others in the cast arc Lucille Manion
Mabel McCloud. Rose Ford. Lee. Hoyt
Micky Fooley. Sam Hyams. and Mike
| Forster. special feature OF the snow
| will be Fooley and McCloud in theii
| Bartary coast dance.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
B. F. KEITH'S

Evelyn Nesbit and Jack Clifford. in
their new feature Of strenuous dances
and songs. will be the conspicuous at
traction this week at the Il. F. Keith
Theater.
Among the offerings included in their
act is the famous Tumble in Love-
duet, the Evelyn Fox-trot." the elf
ford Trot." and when You're In Love-
Malvin Franklin Is their personal musi-
ton enhances Miss Nesbit's array of
gowns The added stellar inclusion will
6e the musical comedy stars. Arthur
McWatteys and Grace Tyson in their
cries OF character song satires and
holl travesties entitled "A Revue of
Revues." Other additions to the bill
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Attractions Here
Next Week

Cock o. the Walk" Otis Skinners
new play, which he will present here
next week at the New National.
promises to be a radical departure from
most of Mr.. SINNERS previous produce
tions here. It was written for him
by Henry Arthur Jones. the eminent
English dramatist. and pictures In .
satirical way modern conditions OF life
in England today among celebrated
player-folk The foibles and frailties,
the winning and ignoble traits of actors
are amusingly set forth.
Granville Barker. in conjunction with
Lillah Mccarthy and Percy Burton will
present the double bill Of Bernard
Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion" and
Anatole Frances THE Man Who Mar
ried a Dumb Wife," at the Belasco
Theater the week OF October II. AN
drocles and the Lion" Is a dramatic
novelty. Its production in London and
In New York aroused the keenest in
terest Shaw describes It as Fable
Play" Aesop furnished the plot. but
It remained for Shaw to make it a de.
lishtful and ssparkiing Gontributi9n te
pumS Due s'1S Wife" viii III preeede @ the shaw play
The Columbia Theater starting on Oc-
tober II will be under the direction OF
Marcus Loew. the New York theatrical
ma nager. who has established theaters
throughout the Eastern part Of tho
United States.
Mr.. Loew announces that he will make
extensive improvements in the theater
but will continue to show photoplay
productions on the Paramount program
| The :irst half of the opening week
inder the new management. Pauline
Frederick will be seen In the highly
successful starring vehicle, ZaZa. ;
Mary Pickford will be seen the latter
part of the week in The Girl OF Yes
terday," a typical Pickford production
For the first time In her life. MARY
Pickford is seen In an actual aeria
lhiSht.
Wilton Lackaye will make his premier
The Washington times., 1915-10-03
This Week's
Calendar

BELASCO-San Carlo Grand
Opera Company presenting
popular operas. Matinees 2:15.
Evenings, S:l5.
NATIONALITY Lady's Gar
ter" comedy. Dramatized by
Lee Morrison from Jacques
Futrelle's novel. Matinees,
2:15. Evening, 8:15.
POLPS-"An American Citizen"
Stock revival, aANat Goodwin's
famous comedy. Matinees,
2:15. Evenings, S:l5.
KElTH'S-Vaudeville. Evelyn
Nesbit and Jack Clifford. Mat
inees, 2:16. Evenings, S:l5.
Sunday, 3 and 8:15.
GAYETY-"The Gay New York
er's," burlesque. Matinees,
2:l6. Evenings, s:l5. Sun
day, 800 and 500. ~
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NATIONAL.

For the week beginning tomorrow
night at the New National Theater. MY
Lady's Carter" new comedy drama
In four acts. will be presented.
." MY Lady's Garter" In story form
was one of the prize serial stories OF
the Saturday Evening Post. by Jacques
Futrelle. who. soon after its publica-
ton. lost his life in the steamship II
tanic disaster. The production is
scheduled for early presentation in New
York.
The plot and action Of the play. which
closely follows the book. hinges prin-
cipally upon the mysterious disappear
ance from the British Museum Of an
exceedingly valuable and sentimentally
historic relic. the Countess Of Sails.
burys garter. which figured in an cpl
code In the fourteenth century. or
which was founded Britain's highest
order Of chivalry-the Order of the
Garter.
The cast includes Robert Dempster
Paul Everton. Wallace Worsley. Ceci
Owen. Albert Sackett. Louis Kimball
Robert Rogers. Harry Stafford. Louis
Thiel. William Hartman. Clyde Veaux
Miss Minna Gombel. Miss Elsie Glynn
and Miss Macintosh.
The Washington times., 1915-10-03

Wilton Lackaye will make his premier
appearance here In high class vaudeville
at the B. F. Keith Theater next week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
Joe Turner Matched
With English Wrestler

Roland zion. the worlds champion
teamed with Artheu lexington. of Eng
land. accumulated the greatest number
OF points in the Great American 100 mile
derby skated Yesterday. starting in front
OF the White House and running three
miles over the street and ending by skat
ing the last nincty-sevcn miles OH tn"
Convention Hall track in the remarkable
time of : hours. a minutes and 10 seconds.
Cion, and EclinGton scored fiftS-l" o
points and were closely followed 10y tn"
Fred Martin Frank Bacon combination.
halinS from San Francisco and Detroit,
Mich. respectively. which registered
furty-tpo points. The third money went
to steve Shiplcy. Of Baltimore, and
Billie Yale. of New Haven, who registered
twenty five points, while Willie Black
burn OF New York, and Allie Moore. OF
,'harlcvoiN. Mich. with thirteen. and
lack Woodworth. Of Washington, and
Billy Moffatt. of Worcester, Mass. fol-
lowed closely with twelve
Although the local team Of II. ".
c.Hoygie'D Colston and Lyman Moore
did not come in among the point winners.
both boys showed wonderful speed and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28

Spanish Match, Will" Tab Her ~ by
that noted sire Eryn Mawr. out Of
Ia bourcI. BcdwcII generally raced thus
pair as an entry. and. according Il"
persons no have seen Them race. II
j. hard Ia judge which - IN" better
colt They finished first and second in
n, ariy all If their races. tn" tw" S''"in-
ing to fight it ont between Themselves
all during the run down III" stretch.
Jockey Eddie Tapiin, who is under
contract to BcdwcIl. and who is con
si,lcrCd one of the best riders IN tho
country, will come East with l;cdw"Il
{" do the riding for his stable. pro
vidod his suspension il lifted hE tn"
Jockey club.
Altogether over l,on0 horses ar" here
and at B"nning. 80 there is no question
hut what every race will have larG"
list Of entries and the public will have
to do considerable guessing to pick
out the winners. Tn" ring is open t."
all reputable IaycrS Of odd.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
CRACK MARKSMEN TO
MEET in HANDICAP
Maryland Country Club to Stage
Largest Tournament Held
In East.

Washington, Baltimore. PhIIadci-
phia and Wilmington mHrhsnen viii
compete in one of tn" largest handI-
cap tournaments ever staged In The
last The Maryland Country Club viii
stage the event and assurances have
come from the leading shooters of
u ose' cities that a representative mum
nor will visit Baltimore. The event
viii b. staged on April Z.
The prizes will hummer a0oui TWEEN
rv-five Distance events VIII govern.
and the events will he ut 100 targets
in four events of I~rn-Y-nVe each.
The first prize. handsome silver
service has been donated by the Mary
land country club. 1t Will be the best
trophy ever offered AT an event Of This
Kind in Baltimore.
An extra set OF traps will i've in
stalled and the shooting Will begin a.
80 p. NJ. Fully 100 shooters are eN-
l,eCIed to participate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28

The Middle Atlantic Golf AS>''..a ton is
maxim. u determined effort t" increase
its membership. aud SECRETARY Mackfo
has written t" all the Clubs IN MARYLAND.
Virginia. Delaware and the District Of
Columbia. and "th"r States IN lis t"rr!-
toy. ~ tn" hop'' IF inter"stIn- them in
tn" association and getting th"m in TN"
fold
TIE. Ro,nokc ,Nap country club states
that IL will join the association rs soon
rs lis I>-hUlc course is finished. The
T.ynchburc Country tIUh has also been
appruaChcd and probably will hcC"m" u
member next year.
There ar" nnumera bic clubs scattered
over the territory under the Middle At
lantic ASsOcia ton and the officials real
izc that they have il in their power TO
ma kc this association one OF tn" strong
est i'll the country If they get nusy anu
have these clubs to join.
Local golfers will he interested to learn
that the Norfolk Country Club is adding
an additional nine holes TO its course,
and when all changes have been COM
pleted the new lS-hoIe course will be one
of the best in the Old Dominion. This
will put the Norfolk Club in line for the
Middle Atlantic Golf Association cham
pionship tournament. which has hereto
fore passed it by because Of its abbTevi-
ated course Next years event will be
awarded to either the Baltimore or Mary
land Country clubs. but it is quite likely
that Norfolk will be favored in 1917.
Lovers of the good old game of golf
and who is il who isn't in love with tn"
splendid sport of the links nowadays
will be glad to learn that Harry Nardon
is coming here after all.
The famous English professional player
has cabled that he will be on hand for
the open championship at Baltusrol IN
June
The presence OF Vardon in the Ameri-
can classic will add considerable iustre
10 the event II will no doubt cause
even more interest In the event than in
1913. when Vardon and his team mate.
Edward Ray, were just nosed out for the
title by Francis Ouimet, the now famous
sachusetts player.
When Nardon was here before there
wasn't half as much interest in the. sport
here as now. At that time few people
believed that an American player had a
chance to successfully compete against
the British stars. and when the youthful
Ouirnet defeated the foreign cracks II
won thousands Of new admirers for the
great outdoor pastime.
Ouinet will undoubtedly try to cap
ture the open championship again and 1t
would he a great pleasure for him TO
do so against such players as Nardon.
The presence Of Vardon would inspire
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
Franchise Still on Market.

Ne-y Haven. Conn. March 27.-Ezekicl BrunsOn,
Who acting for Louis T.. StoddaI. a local million
sire was negotiating for the New Haven Franchise
Of the Eastern Baseball Association. which was
claimed by President ORourke. Of the association.
10 have been forfeited. has satisfied Manager Nc
Cam. Ct New london. one OF committee ap-
printei TO DISPOSE Of the New Haven, Hartford.
and Springfield franchises that Mr. StOddard de
cdned absolutely TO take over the franchise be
caus, Of his inability to obtain local grounds on
which PLAY. The franchise l.. therefore, still
the market. The only other bidder is the East
Shore Amusement COMPANY. which has grounds at
Lighthouse Point
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
BIG ROW BREWING.
Manager UcrzoE. OF the Reds. splits
18th stevens.

N,. O,IeIo. March 4. \ tug iOW arUcLrs TO
h. hrrviU- between Manager Hrrl,g 4Ui ~r,Tr
,.fy Siaphcns. Of the Cincinnati Red. StrlilCn-
arranged for TWO games with New ur, an Al
,r,ln-ton. La brt Hcr,"g decided the grounds
then, Wcr, dangerous ard Calicl tho games ~.
s,eI.henS has left for Cincinnati 10 cali meet
ius If tho club directors il is said. TO dl,
Gus, tho matter.
Meantime tho New Orleans team went :, C"vIn=-
ton today 10 k'P tho CONTRACT. I'm he l-r>t ilId&r
OF whether a bail park is dangerous or not, said
HERO. TO-DAY in discussing the matte.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28

Oui:uc;. VII" i u highly Imaginative
PLAYER. "a greater efforts.
Duimrt is now the amateur champion.
and it l. said that II l. ms ambition
Ia hold both tho amateur ami "p' u "nam-
piuushipS at tn" same time"
il j. understood that AZ least -four
oihcr British professional Stars Will a"-
.omf'Inv Vard"n I" the championships
in America. Edward Ray Gr"r-c puu-
can. James EraId. and J n. IL, '"r are
the players il j. jI"u-ht VIII NTH" t'e
trip across
IL should h" easy 10y Ou.mr: To- def, nj
his Massachusetts state nth" This scar.
a. il has just been Decided thtJ tn"
tournament for the BAY stat" champj"u-
snip will bc held at the Woodland Golf
club. July = ., - and = The Wood
land j. OuimCts home club. and hc
knows. tiGurativ"ly speaking. every bldd"
Of grass on the course. lie has been
playing there almost daily sine" his Caddy
days and ne could almost go around the
links blindfOldrd
Ouimet is now playing at Pinehurst
s c.
c. :" Beckett. who had charge of the
indoor golf course ut Saks & Company's
store during the winter, is now devUtiD|
his time to the game outdoors. and Tom
Mercer has taken his place at Saks'.
The indoor course will he accessible: all
summer.
According to present plans. the pub
lie links At Van CortIandt and Pelham
parks in New York city will he
opened for use about April - Many
improvements are under way at Van
Cortlaudt. the most important hay
ing TO do with 4 new first hole "N-
tending from, the golf house 10 TIA"
east beyond the ditch. II viii. Ice
about l1j yards long.
The present first will h."om" M"
second. the second the third. and viii
he combined into the new fourth
After that the sequence will be aS a.
present. Work has been begun u"
the piping of the PeInam r. eehS-tu
Improvement greatly needed II is
planned TO have nine holes Of the new
MoshoIu links ready by April l..
Young men have no time TO play
golf This is the assertion of X. War
rem Corkran. who ranks at the head
of the Baltimore golfers The aver
age young man has to worn Tor
living aud is not his own boss. II *
impossible for him to get away at
or o'clock. rush away 10 riuh
and get in a round before dark
Corkrau however. told the commits
sioners who We're holding a hearing
on the question of providing public
links for Baltimore that II such
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-28
Yale Oarsmen Start Work.

New Haven. March The Yale cr'ws commenced
active training yesterday for the race with The I'M
reTsiiS of pcnusNlyaria % the SchuNikin River on
Ami :. Twenty osrsmen have ostn -siecied for tine
training TAME Coach Nickalls ptars series Of
faces between re first ard second boats this week.
NJ. A Abbott coach If the Grotou school oarsmcn.
who sss the rece said the Yale crews we're much
further advanced in form than = year ago.
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First Cavalry Polo Team Victorious

San Francisco March G.-The team Of the First
Cavalry. L. s. A.. defeatei the Second Division.
L, 8 A. four yesterday the San Matso Held.
~ goals to g. in the first round fer the Polo
Association CUPS in the universal tournament beinz
held under the auspices of the Panama. acifc In
trrnatiOuzI Exposition. The final match for the
Converse Cup will be PLACED today the ex-
position stadium between the CoOp-rstown. national
champion. and Midwick. Pasadena, Cal. -four.