The Washington times., 1915-03-10

Tomorrow afternoon at the New Ma
tional Theater. Dwight Elmendorf will
conduct his hearers on a picture pill
grimage through one Of the finest cir
cular tours in all Europe.
Under the topic Of Around Southern
Europe" the lecturer will start at Paris
and thence carry his listeners directly
to Bern, Interlaken, Lucerne, Zermat t
and Andernatt: BY way of the Italian
lakes; he reaches Milan and the rest
turesque spots OF the Continent.
Around the United States"
THE Things That Count" William a.
Brady's big comedy success which ran
for over eight months at the Playhouse
in New York last season. will be seen
for the first time In this city at the
Belasco Theater next week.
The story OF The Things That Count"
deals not at all with "the eternal 'ri-
angle" 1t treats with the fortunes OF
berry. whose only son marrias an ac-
tress and dies. leaving his actress wife
and q little daughter in a tenement on
the East Side in New York.
The cast will include Florine Arnold.
Evelyn Welding. Francis J. Gillen.
George Paige. Wallace Erkine. Idalene
Cotton. Edna w. Hopper and others.
THE Poor Little Rich C.rl,' one OF
the real dramatic novelties. comes to
the National Theater next week. The
play has been pronounced one Of the
most brilliant OF the American stage
and at the same time one OF the mos'
delightful Of entertainments.
THE Poor Little Rich Girl in realtt!
presents two plays IN one and all tnt
characters have dual personalities. fol
the reason that .% a powerful modesi fnoder,
Of dreamland. 1t Is a powerful ant
absorbing human interest play. tellini
a story that reaches the heart Of ever!
man. woman ana child. Messrs. klav
| with fine cast and spectacular pro
/ duction.
Next week at the Columbia Theatel
the World Film Corporation presents
the photo-drama "Salambo,' base
| upon the late Gustave Flaubert''
famous novel of that name. The film Il
included among the corporations "su
per films II the expression may DC al
lowed. as describing pictures wh!ci
are regarded as more important thar
even the best features OF a feature pro
gram.
"salambo" is both a spectacle and I
ago Carthage was at war with Rome
and the producers Of the film take az
vantage Of the fact to give many stir
ring battle scenes. Moreover. the re
lieious life OF Carthage Is shown In scv
cral episodes in. the temples, and tn
also freely illustrated.
| Rachel Crothers' successful play
THE Three of U.s." will be the inter
esting offering OF the Poll Players mex
week when Maud Gilbert will be seel
| In, he nf Hhv Mac( 'heGnov tn
part which made star OF Car!ott'
Nillson and In which the latter starre'
| for two years.
The play tells the story of Hhy
herself and her orphaned younge
brother and sister.
| There are many important characte
roles In the play, as Is attested by tn
fact that the original production com
manded the services Of such gifted y, &C .,
ker. Stanley Dark. Miss Nillson, Ev'
Vincent. and Jane Peyton.
Edith Taliaferro and Company. ant
! Karl Jorn are the two star liners o
; the B. +. Keith bill for next week. ant
Sam Chip and Mary MarSis Hss VII GeSup,
called "A Breath Of Old Virginia" ii
which she is assisted by Otto Kruger
! Charles Knowlden, Charles Bartlini
and 4. L. Weed.
/ EaIl Jorn comes from the New Yorl
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company. H.
was the creator In America 0
"Parsifal' and Is noted for his ''Sieg
fried" and "Lohengrin."
Chip and Marble vii be seen in ''Th
Land Of Dykes. other features will
be Van Hoven. The Mad Magician:
Comfort and king. in ''Coontown Di
vorcons;" the Mayako twins. Japanes
girls who sing and dance: Jesse J.
Lasky's living Venus. The Aurors o
Liyht,'' and Alberta Moore and Myrtl
Young The Sunday vaudeville con
certs will present the attractions of tn
present week.
Ed Lee Wrothe and the "Ginsc
Girls' comes to the Gayety Theatc
next week. The character OF Janlto
IIi Ix,hich b. ad