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The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
COsmOs-Naudcy1lle.

The Cosmos this week is presenting
one Of the rarest novelties in latter-day
vaudeville in Carlos Casaro. the Italian
giant, who supports upon metal helmet
revolving wheel on which his assistant
is whirled through the air at the rate
of 800 revolutions minute. Incorporated
into the bill will be Charlie Chaplin re-
lease in FINLAND entitled BY the Sea. -
The uuzman Trio will give an exhibition
of equilibristic balancing on golden balls.
tumbling, upside down specialties. and
other features: James B. Donovan. with
Marie Lee will furnish another novel
laughmaker; Harry Coleman will bring a
new exhibition Of ventriloquism. and
Foreman and company will supply the
dramatic feature. The Hearst-SeliS
news pictures. including some from the
European war zone, and series of
comedy photoplays will be added at
fractions.
The bill will he changed the last half
of the week beginning at the Thursday
matinees The ''Mignon'' overture
(Thomas), selections from Gounod's .Ro-
meo and Juliet" Cobb's tone poem AT
terglow," selections from THE Doll Girl"
by Kern; Tobani's lullaby, Sleeping
Beauty" selections from High links.
by Friml: Lenzberg's Hungarian Rag"
and a number Of other selections will be
included in the concert program of the
orchestra today. at which new spe-
cialties will also be presented.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

Nazimova will this week in War
Brides" make her Washington debut In
vaudeville at keith's In the major
Keith cities in which she has appeared.
the actress and her indictment of the
military policy of war marriages have
been the storm center of rallyinE
womanhood joining in the plays pro-
test against war and its toll of their
sons and husbands. irrespective of the
price womanhood pays in privation and
sacrifice. Nazimova has been called
the Jeanne dare of Peace and she
glories in her role and its mission. The
New York reviewers stated that she
eXcelled herself in greatness as an
emotional artistic. The Boston ana
Philadelphia critics were even more
laudatory and enthusiastic She is
supported by Charles Bryant. Louis
Emery. Mary Alden, Edith Speare.
William Hasson, and Charles Brown.
From the other extreme of vaudeville.
the zone of laughter and song. will
come the supporting attractions which
will be headed by Ben Welch, the char
acter dialect comedian in new imper-
sonations. songs and stories; Harry
Tighe and Babette. of college Life"
Identity. in their new musical frolIc
In Vaudeville" Grace de Mar, THE
Broadway Girl" the Fridkowsky
troupe of Muscovite dancers and sing
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

same policy of giving all sides a fair
show-just as he did in the Balkan
war. Kinemacolor camera men have
been photographin= the troops of all
nations, and preserving absolute neu-
trality by piCturinE the finest ana
most spectacular features of each. The
natural color process is unequalled
when il comes TO reproducing all the
details Of uniforms and accoutrements
with such vividness that every bit o,
ornament or insignia stands out as
naturally as to the actual view.
The brave men of all nations. Ger
mans and allies, together with inter-
cstinE views of the armed forces of
Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, are shown.
along with numerous scenes in camp
and bits of timely human interest"
KinemacOlor is always especially ef-
fective in water scenes. and the In
innate views of the Kaiser comforting
with Admiral Won Tirpitz on board the
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
The Forbes Conscience.

James Forbes. author of The Show
Shop" tells the history Of his humble be-
ginning in the world of letters. with
lingering pathos which he says no
amount of sense of humor can ever over
come.
Il was doing work which ] detestCd
longing day and night to do newspaper
work instead. and wondering how in tho
world 7 could break in when one night
at North Side theater in Chicago the
idea came to me to review the play /
was seeing In office boy vcrnacular
rushed home to do II and sent il Off to
the Chicago Times.
1T was long before George AIDE and
those fellows had done II. and although
it wasn't actually before .Chimmie Fad
den had appeared in New York ] had
never heard Of 'ChtmrIie.' SO that to me
the idea was brilliant. inspired and orig
inal, You can imagine my thrill when
MY piece was accepted, and a letter came
to me from the managing editor. asking
me to do another show. / accepted with
my heart in my throat. The play Sc
lected for me to cover was 'Cavalleria
Rusticana.' and the actress was Duse,
had seen her before. but never from
behind the scenes. I went. She took me
by the scruff of the neck-no. not literally
but never have l been so swept and
torn by the power of an actress emo
tons.
L went Imply back to my paper. and
though / knew I was signing my own
death warrant-or thought was-I
walked up to that stern old managing
editor and told him that l could not
slang about Duse He looked at me dis
family. said nothing-and finally I went
away. That was. for = long time. the
end Of my literary career. / came back
~ "a - H.
burgh Dispatch and established myself
But not. If l had never again set pen
to paper. could I have been impertinent
about that performance of Buses"
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

Troy and accomplished her ruin. With
til" death Of Priam. King of Troy. and
Mighty Hector Athcna's vengeance is
slakcd. Her Grecians have gone too far.
They have committed "hubris.' nsulted
the affairs of the gods and defiled viz
gins in holy places. and Athena turns
against her people.
The central portion of the play deals
with the decision of the Greeks about
Hector's little son. AstyanaX. This boy
is an important factor. A child now. but
OF course. he will grow and be a rallying
point for the fugitive Trojans and the
remnants of the Great Trojan Alliance.
SO it is best to destroy him. This the
herald Talthybius Is sent to do. He comes
when Andromache. the child's mother
and Hecuba. his grandmother. are talk
ing together. The boy playing near I'M
conscious of his doom. Andromache has
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
Vaudeville.

New York's latest vaudeville hit styl led
The Spring Fashion Show with Peggy
Hopkins, Of this city, and twenty man
nikins and midinettes wearing n series
of costly gowns and showing what mi
lady of wealth and position wears from
rising to retiring. will be presented at tho
+. F. Keith Theater here next week As
was to be expected. 1t has caught the
fancy of play-going womankind The re-
msinder of the BILL devised for fun only,
will be led by Willard. The Man Wko
Crows" Nellie V. Nichols and Mr. and
Mrs. Jimmie Barry. Other numbers will
be B. A. Rolfe's musical reproduction,
Colonial Days. Joseph Harris The
Telephone Tangle." with Dorothy Regal:
Lightner and Jordan; kurtis' roosters;
the organ selections and the Pathe mo
ton picture weekly.
The mystery farce Seven Keys to
Baldpate.'' adapted by George NJ Co
han from Earl Derr Biggers' novel Of
the Same name. will be the offering OF
the Poll Players next week Seven
Keys to Baldplate' ran for a whole
year at the Astor Theater. New York.
while second company played n twenty
weeks engagement at the Grand Opera
House in Chicago
The play embraces the features Of
gripping mystery with unrestrained com
edy. The hero is writer of popular
fiction who makes a wager that he can
write a best seller in twenty-four
hours, provided he can have absolute
quiet The test is to be made in a sum-
mer hotel in the Adirondacks. The au-
thor goes to this hotel In the dead OF
winter and ia admitted by the caretaker
who lives down in the village at the foot
OF the mountain. The author is assured
that he will not be disturbed as there Is
only one key to Baldpate" As the
first act curtain descends the clicking Of
the typewriter is heard as the author
begins his race against time. As tho
curtain rises on the second act the au-
thor is leaning over the banister from
the second floor. He has been interrupted
by an intruder who also has a key tn
the place, and in short time seven
persons appear who have the only KEY
TO Baldpate." The complications ara
bewilderinS and the play moves with
tremendous speed only to end in a SER
sational surprise
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
New Size Clipper.

The New York Clipper was originally a
sporting newspaper and consisted OF only
few pages 1t was published in the
form of blanket sheet in conformity
with the daily papers OF that time. Later
on 1t discarded Its sporting features ana
devoted It's columns to amusement news
Its publishers have decided that with
the issue dated May 10 the Clipper will be
published in a more convenient form ana
shape. and the change will doubtless
be Joyfully welcomed by its many friends
The new size Of the Clipper will be sxI5
inches
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

For the first time n great classic
drama. written three centuries before the
Christian era. is being used as a factor
for the education of the people in the
cause of peace.
The tragedy of 1.-The Trojan Women"
is Euripides' greatest creation. The old
legend of the taking of Troy by the
armies of Agamemnon, after n seige
lasting ten years. is here told in a new
way. We see at first only the splendor
and glory of a great conquest. Then
gradually comes a change until we see
not glory. but shame. a world wrecked
oy hate and hypocrisy. THE shrInes
are empty and the sanctuaries run red
with blood All this. too. the work of
the Athena. Pallas Athena. the tutelary
goddess of the Greeks, who has hated
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Little Heater Company of Chicago
To Present Greek Drama Here

h""n allotted to Purrhus. Achilles son,
as slave and is horror-strickcn. The
herald advances and gives his MESA e.
This scene with the parting between An
dromache and the child. which follows.
is perhaps the most heart-rendering in
all the literature of the world.
The Trojan Women" is the great
drama which tho Washington Branch
of the Women's Peace Party are giving
the public the opportunity of seeing at
the Columbia Theater on tho eth of May.
Tho Chicago Little Theater Company
who produced this play are all dis
tinSuished actors especially chosen in
their fitness in playing the roles of this
drama. The Trojan Women
This greatest of all peace plays is sent
out under the auspices of the Women.s
Party and is Endorsed by all pacifists.
classicists and artists.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
"TRILBY" TO REMAIN
AT LEAST UNTIL JULY
Art.r a conferenc. last reek hotuee-

After a conference last week between
Joseph Brooks. a producer. and William
\. Brady. who holds the American rights
10 "Trilby.' it was decided to continue
the present engagement of the play at the
Shubert Theater. New York. with all tho
eight stars In the cast until the first Of
July. and probably longer. Arrangements
were also made to take "Trilby on tour
after September l. with Miss Phyllis
NeilsonTerry in the title role The tour
will embrace the principal cities through
out the country. including the Panama
Exposition. For the tour Mr. Brooks will
retain as many of the present star cast
as possible.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
CRsInO-VaudeviIle.

Manager Watkins announces for this
weeks bill at the Casino six attractions.
including big photoplay feature. Three
OF the numbers are acts from the circuit
of big time vaudeville and include the
American Comedy Four. a quartet of
character comedians and singers. An
other number will be Bert Wheeler and
his company in round Of revelry and
nonsense, and third will be the Italian
banjo virtuoso. Leonardo. whose musical
repertoire embraces operate and higher
grade music. Still another offering will
be n variety skit by Simmons and Wes-
ton. A novelty in the form Of & comedy
will be offered by Morris and Wilson in
Fun on the Boulevard" The added at
traction will be a noted feature photo
play.
The concerts today will present besides
the Simian star, Lady Betty, Consurs
adopted daughter. all the attractions of
last weeks bill. including the photoplay
feature. Paul Armstrong; drama, The
Deep Purple"
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Formed New Partnership.

Following is telegram received last
Friday by Mr.. l.. Stoddard Taylor.
which gives a promise that will be Of
local interest:
Ithaca, n. Y. April %
Mr.. l.. Stoddard Taylor. manager.
Belasco Theater. Washington. ID. c.:
Percy Burton. general manager for
Forbes Robertson. has entered into part
nership with Lillah Mccarthy and Gran
willie Barker to present Bernard Shaw s
"Androcles and the Lion preceded by
Anatol Frances THE Man Who Married
a Dumb Wife, finishing a successful
run at wallack's Theater, New York
Saturday. tour principal cities of the
United States and Canada next season
Please use Sunday. Regards,
PERCY BURTON.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

ers from the Siberian steppes; Eddie
Carr and company in THE New Office
BOY" Schooler and Dickinson in "A
Miniature Musicale" and Newhous-,
Syuder and company in The Awaken
ing of the Devil
Charlotte Walker and company. Billy
r. Van and company. Cecil Cunning
ham. the Bell family. and the other
features of last weeks bill will appear
at the concerts today.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Old as the Hills.

As for the present dancing-T mean the
turkey-trot. the tango. the maxixe. etc
all have to say Is that it Is as old as the
hills. Throw sawdust on the floor and
serve beer instead of champagne. and
the present-day cafe dancing craze brings
US back TO Coney Island as 1t was ten or
fifteen years ago-George NJ. Conan. In
the Green Book Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Noblest Literature

The drama is really the noblest form
of literature. because IL is the most direct.
II calls forth the highest literary facul-
ties in the highest desree-the creation OF
character. standing firm on its own feet,
and speaking for itself.-Brander Mat.
hewa
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
BeIn Sco--I> inrmacoIor wnr Picture,

with the Fighting Forces of Eu-
rope" is the tile of the kinemacolor
motion pictures on exhibition at the
Belasco Theater for one week. be-
ginning tonight at $50 o'clock. Charles
Urban, producer of these pictures AZ
well as of those famous pageants, the
Coronation and Durbar and the nat
ural-color views of the Panama Canal.
is an American and has pursued the
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02

imperial yacht Eohenzollern: tho Ger
man fleet at Kiel. including one OF the
giant subma rines which have been SO
prominent lately, are pictures no art
list could paint in style to equal those
upon the screen.
Contrasted with these are many
views Of the British navy. including
submarines and torpedo boats.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Confessed Composership.

At the Selwyn Success Party" on th'
stage of the Hudson Theater. Dough-.
Fairba INKS. Clifton Crawford. and Twins
Berlin sang songs for the amusement o
the guests. and all OF them modestIy an
nounced afterwards that they had com
posed the SONGS themselves
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
London Brief.

On Tuesday. May 4, at the Haymarket
Theater. London. the dramatic committee
OF the Lyceum Club will present THE
Royal Way" a modern Greek romance in
three acts. by Bertha n. Graham. This
is the play which won the prizes in tho
clubs competition. !
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02


The closing burlesque performance to
he offered by Manager George Peck this
season at the Gayety will he Harry
Hastings Big Show with a larger cast
and chorus and better equipment. and
more lau2hable vehicle than ever before
in the history Of this organization. The
piece is a two-act musical comedy en-
titled "On and or the Earth with one
of the best olios seen here this year. Dan
Coleman and Phil Peters are the chief
funmakers. and have roles said to be
finely adapted to their talents. Coleman
is the affable Irishman. the Hibernian
Vizier of a town in Persia. who, seconded
by his legal adviser. makes strenuous at
tempts to purchase a radium mine,
procedure that forms the principal
amusement and lands the comedy pair In
many laughable situations. The fem
inine portion of the cast is headed by
Eileen Sheridan. Others assuming prin-
cipal parts are Alma Bauer. Flossie
Everitt, Palmer Hines. and the Fields
brothers. Many new features are prom
Used notably an operate ballet a comedy
conception OF the newest of the new
dance steps. demonstrated by Palmer
Hines and Eileen Sheridan. There is a
plot. bordering on farce, and plenty
Of opportunity for the introduction of
novel scenic and electrical environments,
and a wealth of Costuming. AS a fare
we'll feature the management promises
to mako the Friday evening performance
excel any of this year.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Poli's-"Nearly Married."

Edgar Selwyns farce comedy. Near
ly Married." which enjoyed long sea-
son on Broadway. at the Gayety The
alter, will be the offering of the Poll
Players this week. when Maud Gilbert
will be seen in the leading feminine
role. played originally by Jane Gray.
and Albert Roscoe will assume tho
part in which Bruce McRae scored a
personal hit.
Nearly Married" tells story with
| a wealth of bright lines and many
hilarious situations. The leading char
acters are Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey, who
| would have been perfectly happy in
their married life had 1t not been for
the unwarranted interference of out
siders. One of the most pcrnicious Of
these outside influences is Mrs. LIND
sey's younger brother. who has just
been graduated from a law school and
Is anxious to secure his first case. He
sees his opportunity in what he i'm
AGNES is his sisters unhanpiness, and
he adroitly arranges that suit for
divorce shall be instituted. A profess
sional correspondent is engaged and
the suit progresses rapidly. Unfortu-
| nately. while the judge is celebrating
on the testimony. Mr.. and Mrs Lind
sey meet and adjust their difficulties,
| and in order to avoid further embar-
| rassment, they decide to elope. When
the lawyer returns home with the de-
| cree for absolute divorce he discovers
| that the, unhappy ones have run
away together. To prevent terrible
sea ndal." the scandal of man clipping
with his own divorced wife. the law
yer starts in pursuit He ovcrtakes
the couple. but eventually they elude
the pestiferous one and the play ends
happily.
The worth of Nearly Married. as an
entertainment may be judged by the
fact this season the Selwyns sent out
two companies. each headed by rec
ognized star. The Eastern company
had Richard Bennett as its chief lu
minary while on the tour to the Pa
cific Coast Miss Marie Tempest. fore
most of English condolences. is still
playing the role of the wife.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Made Willie Smile

| sign In front Of the Garrick Theater
reads % You Never Can Tell with Ar
] mold DAILY" It made wulio Collier
amile.-New York Word,
The Washington herald., 1915-05-02
Nazimopa Passionately in
Earnest in Play Which
Protests Measure of War
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

Tie Century Magazine carried its readers
protest against the OF warden countries
the breeding soldiers The protest
the form OF play from the of Marion Craig Wentworth
entitled War Brides and based clipping which
enthusiasm with which brides heercd by the
crowds which gathered hear their concerted wedding which
be nothing a mocky lovcand marriage
and wildly the describes the
" wsrricken land from which three have
forth to be shot, the fourth making ready march, their mother
is already touched by the heavy shadow where cdwg the
Of The oldest of the four, her Franz the OF
Motherhood and the horror of her waiting drinks the deep and bitter
dIcgs of is he womans portion.
government shall
the the for the sake future soldiers and the
splendid her
that she publicly arragns the which makes
such holy demand and defense of her ideas makes scathns
indictment against the measure and its perpetrators.
Answering the lieutenant who trying to persuade her Young
srnw to become his war bride Hdws hur her protests straight
the of the situation
Itch is glory to be BRIDE insists Hans Hoffman
"A breeding machine! Why call what is? Speak the naked
truth for once" I1edwis answers him.
What said-to breed soldier empire to reock the land
the
this ask gather the the wood keep the world
bearing
YOU why don't what become of them: Do
you udo, beasts burden, and bear for
dumby but won't! shall till die And i'll
loud Go and breed for the empire War brd pah!
IIofmans his Amelia
his bride for hour cdws filings back at him passionate protest:
What will Happen Amelia? Have thought that: No. II
you A and words
OF the the cheers OF the crowd days OF living
gthcrI won't call Franz and the who know
Is an
to wait
Of you!
do think? hardly breathe for thinking Franz
knowing From the feel II
should think be nd col
What solacc
that you back going child
herself sounding
wItf-war bridc!'
upon tragic story Craig
by Of
herself
tabloid drama
Nazimova first in an
speaking
m much Since that advent which made of Ibscn
plays her art has until today she has subt OF
Of roles
appearance and
The Builders Confess
Flower several other plays above which Nazmova
high be remembered
Washington the social parasite Bella Donna the play which
from Robert Kitchens novel of the
character horrible
snake than
present thing
be done"
am putting everything have an artistic into War Brides" she
the brutalis and that entails
conflict knsmn on
the other girl knew European
lover this but the
as a warning to other
stopped?
cradle and teach us all the and the love that should
the bloody love
female animal to the primitive and
primitive menu
plain partisan she asked asserting
has been
applying to any peasant people OF
hdeous
this Kcih beginning with
attraction the
down last night the dramatic
completely
of city WIZ may yet
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COmplimenting Miss Mary BrzeZin-
ska, whose marriage to Andrew PrZ-
ezdzinkowski of Scranton, will take
place April 20 a number of her friends
entertained with a kitchen shower
Monday evening.
The party assembled at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Vincent
Brzezinski, G. Chaplin St, and spent
a delightful evening with games, mu-
sic and dancing. A delicious lunch
con was served.
Those present were: Misses Wanda
and Clara LUNA. Stella. Florence and
Blanche Ciesielska, Katherine Zbier-
anska, Bertha Janicka, Lottie Smucin-
ska, Mary and Nerna GonsiOrOwska,
Thresa Urbanska, LOttie WOltman,
Stella Lapczynska, Carrie Szumska,
Josephine Rydzynska. Mary Smucin-
ska, Blanche Napieralska. Clara Woz-
ma, Blanche Wisniewska, Josephine
Prawat. Bertha StachOwiak, Anna
and Josephine Pawlaw. Stella and
Bertha PrzezdzinkOwska, Mary jan
xOwiak, Mamie and Nerna Budnik
and Josephine Brzezinska.