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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31

numbers being designed to crafty the
most cosmopolitan taste. Her accom-
PIANIST is August Kleinecke. It is al
most more than superhuous to say
more of Lew Dockstader than that he
is the rock upon which all seriousness
will split as the blackface Jester will
be the supplementary leading feature
Mr.. Dockstader will depart from prec-
edent and appear in white face. SOM
brero-hatted. khaki-clad. and-tooth-
fully defended. as Teddy" in his new
version of My Policies" Another
headline Offering will be Eleanor Cor
don and company in The Discovery"
a comedy of mystery by Edgar Allan
woolf. A fourth inclusion will be the
Watson sisters. Walter de Leon and
'sMuggins" Davies will offer their
travesty "Burlesque Movies" Charles
Cartmell and Laura Harris will enter
tain in "A Round of Gayety." The
werner-Amoros company, heralded as
Europe's greatest novelty this year.
are included and introduce Alfred
Werner, ir.. as Charlie Chaplin"
Walsh and Bentley will be seen as
The Bell Boy and the Athlete" The
Pathe pictorial and the organ recitals
are added
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voived, which was written BY Earl
Derr Biggers and produced in New
York last February at the Long
acre Theater by J. Fred thinner
man. jr, and William Harris, jr.
In the role of Capt. Woodhouse,
which was played in the original
production by Lewis S. Stone. A. H.
Van Buren, will have this week a
heroic role which will once again
call into action that clearly devel-
oped force and admirable sincerity
which invariably distinguishes such
transformations on his part.
During two and half acts he fur
nishes the central character interest
as German spy, when the play
wright gives his story a twist as sur
prising as that he employed in his
Seven Keys to Baldpate." but still
exercising a strong command of the
attention of his audience for his
hero.
In consequence of the accident
which befell Miss Rittenhouse last
Monday afternoon, when she sprain-
ed her ankle. Margaret Starr, who
has been engaged by the Poll man
agement as second woman" makes
her first appearance this week IN
der most suspicious circumstances,
playing the leading feminine role in
Inside the Lines" in the absence
from the company of the leading
lady, while Betty Harrington, who
last week substituted for Miss Rit-
tenhouse in "Wildfire," will also be
in the war play cast.
A sprain is a tedious thing, but
Miss Rittenhouse is encouraged to
believe that next week will see her
in the cast of "a Pair of Skies"
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him any information beyond the fact
that the story is distinctly feminist
in theme.
Mr.. Savage is mighty particular to
avoid having any new production Of
his man-handled Cor woman-handled
either for that NATTER in advance oil
its presentation, if you pleased
Not that anybody. blames him, for
the pleasure of full many an audi
enee has been destroyed by the ASST
nine dissection of plots by theatrical
writers who are sometimes more con-
cerned about proving to the public
the profundity of their knowledge
than they are about protecting the
novelties and surprises the producer
may have prepared for the theater-
goer's pleasure.
1t is to shield some unique twist;
some sensational novelty in the
Briggs play, that its detailed story
has been withheld from the press,
and saved for the unalloyed pleasure
of those who see the premier of @Be-
hold Thy Wife" tomorrow evening at
the New National Theater.
But there are plenty of interesting
things about the production thai viii
enhance ones interest in the know
ing.
For example the announcement that
the production will be made under
the stage direction of George Marion
insures the master touch in its pre-
sertation. The promise of three
scenes painted by Joseph Urban is
of peculiar interest to US just now in
that they Immediately follow the re-
markablc harmonies of color which
his brush gave US in Around the
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Gayety-Burlesque.

Jean Bedini comes to the Gayety
this week with his "Puss Puss" Bur
lesquers, a company of fifty entertain
erS Offering a two-act musical skit
that is new. Mr.. Bedini who plays the
principal comedy role. is the author OF
the two burlesQues. staged the show.
designed the costumes and scenery.
and arranged the electrical effects and
musical numbers The strong sup
porting cast includes Helen Lorraine.
May Holden, Pam Lawrence. Ella Gar
diner. Ben Grinnell. Harry jackson.
the Four London Girls. Charlie Mac.
Sidney Vincent. and Davis and Star
ford As an added attraction Mr..
Bedini has engaged Mile. Mimi Amato
and Aurelio Coccio in The Apple of
Paris introducing the French novelty
drama without words entitled The
Dance of the Rose" The special mu-
sic written for the show is IN
terpolated with the most popular
songs that have been hits of New
York. Helen Lorraine, as the leadin g
woman of the company, Is said to
have a number OF lovely gowns.
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Map" last week, while the cast which
Mr.. Savage has selected for the ere
alton of Mr.. Briggs, new stage folk
leaves no doubt in the mind of the
devotee of drama that the story will
be forcefully told.
In the leading feminine role we are
to see Alexandra Carlisle, whose
beauty and histrionic ability won our
enthusiasm in even a very bad play
when she created the role of Emily
Rodman, in Charles Klein's "The
Money Makers" at the Belasco The
alter in this city, September year
ago.
Miss Carlisle played the title role
of "Eyerywoman" in the successful
London engagement of this morality
play under the Savage management,
her performance in the part having
proven the most beautiful of any
player essaying the role.
In choosing Washington for the
premier performance of the first pro-
duction which he has made since
"Sari," Mr.. Savage follows a senti-
mental inclination. Tucked away
somewhere in his brain is the idea
that a play which has its inaugural
under his management in this city
must succeed This isn't an idle
superstition, but faith that has been
backed by experience, for Mr.. Saw
age gave the first American perform
ance of 'sThe Merry Widow as well
as the premier of aThe College
Widow" "Ssri" and other notable
successes, here.
+ And now, in Behold Thy Wife,
he believes that he has resumed his
activities in the producing field after
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NationaI-.BehoId Thy Wife,


Behold Thy Wife," Henry W. Saw
ages latest production. q play by
william Harlowe Briggs. win have It's
first performance at the New National
Theater. tomorrow night
Following his usual custom. Mr..
Savage IL telling little in advance of
story and the situation are withheld
until the audience sees the play to-
morrow night. None the less something
concerning Behold Thy Wife" has been
going the rounds. II In said that the play
has an especial appeal to women II
Is an exposition Of their moral SUI
periority. and of their hne influences
over men. The author has tried to
show the strongest of human emo
lions In the action Of the characters
In the play. Every moment Is said to
be vital and vivid. The story Is tre-
mendously interesting. There Is prom
ised at least one sensational novelty.
To get the story of Behold Thy
Wife" II will be necessary to 60 to
the New National some night next
week. for Il Is not to be told In adj
vance.
Mr.. Savage has provided splendid
company for his latest production.
The cast Is headed by Alexandra Car
isle. Others In the company are Ed
win Holt. E. J. Ratcliffe. Charles
Lane, George Clarke. Helen Lackays.
Charles stedman. Charles Brokate.
Rose Ludwig. Ethel West. Frederick
Carlton.
George Marion has put on Behold
Thy Wife," and the scenic effects are
the work of Joseph Urban There Is
incidental music which was written by
walter II. Rothwell. BEHOLD Thy
wife. Is in three acts. The time Is
the present The first act takes place
at the Bon Air Roadhouss In West
chester. The second act takes place.
according to thu authors Description
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York, the Marbury-Comstoek Com
pany sent the comedy to Boston in
August where its metropolitan sue
cess was repeated with Lawrence
Grossmith and Adele Rowland still
in the roles in which they had scored
such success.
Miss May Downing. the clever press
representative who has been blasting
the trumpet for the Washington en-
gagement of Nobody Home" which
begins tomorrow evening at the Be-
lasco Theater, succeeded so admir-
, ably in smiling her way into the local
press with such abundant informa-
ton concerning Adele Rowland's re-
peated musical comedy successes,
her claim to special favor in Wash
ington as her home town." Law
renee Grossmith's histrionic heritage
from his noted father; Miss Mar
bury's particular Sind" in Helen
Clark and Quentin Tod, dancers, and
everything else that went into the
success of Nobody Home that
nothing remains now for US to say or
do. save snuggle down comfortably
beside somebody we particularly
like, and ehuekle our satisfaction
through the show.
No use talkingl
James Thatcher is a eraekerjaek
when it comes to obtaining the stock
rights to plays that are not yet done
with the 81 houses.
Somehow or other he squeezed
permission from David Belasco to
present THE Grand Army Man"
even while it is Belaseo's intention
of presently reviving the play in a
repertoire for David Warheld. Several
times more recent productions have
had their first Washington presenta-
ton at Polls. in some instances
while they were still playing the
hieh-prieed theaters in other cities.
The current week furnishes a
striking example of the astuteness
of the Poll management in seeur-
ing recent successes. offering as the
Washington premier Of Inside the
Line" a three-aet melodrama deal
ing with the complications and .
sustained plot Of the EUROPEAN war
with number Of Americans in
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-31
several years of "watchful waiting,
with rarely great play.
Here's hopingi

several years of "watchful waiting.
with a rarely great play.
Here's hopingi
Last April the Princess Thester
one of New York's tiniest playhouses
gave up its hope of material gain
through shocking the American Me-
tropolis after the manner of the
Paris Grand Guignol, its management
having learned that the men and
women who patronize the theater for
recreation prefer the cheering rather
than the depressing variety of enter
tainment.
Goodness knows the Princess Play
ers flung out every possible brand
of thriller" to an amazed and du-
bious public, which, despite the
novelty of the unchastened bills of
fered by an excellent company head
ed by Holbrook Blinn, refused pat
ronage sufficiently substantial to per-
petuate the enterprise
Whereupon Elisabeth Marbury and
F. Ray Comstock assumed control
of the little playhouse, and swung
the pendulum to the other extreme by
turning it into a home for a fluffy
ruffle musical show.
When the advertisements of the
bill of unusual short plays was sup
planted by an announcement of "No-
body Home at the Princess" some
smart wag addicted to slang laughed
appreciation. and said that the ex.
preston would doubtless prove more
applicable than the management an
ticipated."
But he was made to eat his words
when he saw the smart musical COM
edy which Guy Bolton adapted from
the British, and for which Jerome
Kern wrote the musical numbers, both
of which were so interpolated with
the last word in modern dancing, and
smart styles in the matter Of COSTUME
ing that the jester was as much de-
lighted as everybody else.
And everybody else was frankly
joyous over the charming frivol Of
fun and music. and the consensus of
opinion was that there was nothing
suggestive of vacuum in Nobody
Home" despite the title of the piece.
From the Princess Theater. New
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PoIi.-.In.ide the Lines

The first of the war play successes
of the current season to be seen IN
Washington will be Inside the
Lines" which. by a clever managerial
coup. has been secured for presenta-
ton at Polls this week. Inside the
Lines" was produced in New York
City early in the fall and was so ia
vorably received that Western
company is now In its nth phenomen-
ally prosperous week at the Cort The
alter. Chicago. with Lewis s. Stone in
the role of the hero. and Carroll Nc
Comas, the clever Washington actress.
as the heroine.
Inside the Lines" tells a thrilling
story in a series of gripping situa-
lions, relieved by numerous comedy
episodes One of the features of the
production will be several elaborate
effects, which suggest with graphic
realism. the frenzy and Juror of the
firing line.
While the play Is essentially a war
drama. the love interest is an i'm
portant factor IN the development of
the story, and the romantic side Of
war Is emphasized rather than the
narrowing features of the great strug-
gle now in progress on the other side
Of the Atlantic.
A II. Van Buren, will be seen as
the hero of the piece. and Miss Ritz
tenhouse will support him In the lead
ing feminine role. ,ls -
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The Doree Grand Opera Company.
presenting Big Moments From Fs-
nous Operas" will be the leading at
traction at the Cosmos this week. The
company comprises eleven operatic
artists. headed by Jane Schenck LIE
Soir. prima donna, and elaborate
changes of scenery are used in pre-
senting the various offerings.
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday,
the accompanying vaudeville bill will
include MARITIME La ROGUE. a famous
harpist. Harry and Augusta Turpin
in The Girl In the Bank" a sketch
with song selections; David Hall and
company in a comedietta and Van and
Hazen In a blend of melody and
mirth, with plano.
For the last days of the week. be-
ginning with the Thursday matinees.
the program to accompany the Doree
Grand Opera Company. which will
have changes in its repertoire. will
inclue Lucody and Costello. with
double ACCORDION and violin selec-
lions; Lockhardt and Leddy. in an
acrobatic absurdity; Mark Linder and
company, and Joe Towle.
The added attractions throughout
the week will include the Hearst
Selig News Pictures and a series Of
photoplay features
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BeIaseo-'Nobody Home.-

Nobody Home" the musical COM
edy de luxe. which Elizabeth Marbury
and F. Ray Comstock will present at
the Belasco Theater tomorrow night.
comes here highly recommended by
the critics and playgoers of New York
and Boston. with the original COM
pany headed by Lawrence Grossmith,
Adele Rowland. Maude odell. Charles
Judels, Quentin Tod, Tom Graves.
Mignon McGibeny. Coralie Blythe
Cvernon Castles sister), George Ly-
decker. Carl Lyle. Nigel Barrie. Alison
McBain, Helen Clarke, Gertrude
waixel, Helene Wallace. Constance
Huntington. Rena Manning, Anne
Kelly. Beatrice West. Mae Manning.
Booth. Jeanette Cooke, Ethel Ford.
Marion Davis. Hazel Black, Lester
Greenwood. Frank Ross. Samuel Mil
Ter, Wilbur Rodier. Theodore Burke,
Robert Chidsey. and Harry Miller.
The book of the comedy is by Guy
Bolton and Paul Rubens and the mu-
sic by Jerome Kern. who has gained
much fame in the past years through
his numerous successes. The play tells
the story of the coming to New York
of Freddy Popple of Ippleton. Eng
land. bis brother. Vernon. the most
popu,a- dancer in the Metropolis. is
supposed to meet him, but. owing 70
a misunc Freddy and lis
man. Plat, arrive at the Blitz hotel
and fnd IL impossible to get accom-
nodations- In the midst of his be-
wiIderment Tony Miller, a Winter
Garden prima donna. happens in and
comes to his rescue by offering TO
lend her apartment which she has
never used and which she has TO dis
pose of because of the company's
road tour. From the time Freddy
takes the apartment his troubles De-
gin to come so fast and furious that
he doesn't know where TO turn to
avoid humping into some unknown
person
The scenery and stage decorations,
designed by Miss Elsie de Wolfe, are
said to be unique. 1t is the hrst time
Miss De Wolfe has consented to do
any work of the kind for the stage,
and it was only done through her
friendship for Miss Marbury. The
chorus is composed OF the prettiesr
girls Miss Marbury could find. and
there will be an augmented orches-
ira.
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CALENDAR OF THE WEEK.

NatfonaI-.Behold Thy Wife,
Belaseo-aNobody Home.'
Polf's-A. II. Van Buren, In In
side the Lines
Keith's-yaudevill
Gayety-BurIesque
Cosmos-yaudeviil
Cssine-sCssey In Society,"
Loew's Columbia -PsraAount
Pictures.
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casine,-"ca.ey In society"

Musical productions, as well as
plays, are to form q feature In the
Casino Theater's new policy of pre-
senting recent productions at popular
prices. This week Pat white. widely
known IN the burlesque world. makes
his musical comedy premiere In
washington in Casey In Society"
Pat White plays the leading charac-
ter Of Michael Casey. resourcefal
Irishman. with an ambition to be O
member of fashionable society. He
has some amusing experiences. Pat Is
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11
The Anti. American Conspiracy.

A good beginning has been made
toward ending the Austro- German
conspiracy against American indus
tries. Secretary Lansing's cancella :
ton of the passport of James Archi-
bald, the alleged messenger be-
tween the Austrian ambassador in
Washington, DR.. Dumba. and the
Austrian government, was the first
move, and the demand for the
recall of Ambassador Dumba is the
next. The American people will ap-
prove in the same degree that they
resented the intolerable interference
in American affairs by another power.
In the few months that a POLITICAL
ly inspired dreamer was at the head
of the State department certain
powers seem to have been led to be-
lieve that the American people would
good-naturedly suffer any sort Of die
tation. interference and domination on
the part of any designing power in
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Editorial Comment
lewiston's Shame!
Lewiston Lournal.)

(LcWlSlOIl IOul Idl.J
Why are the deputy sheriffs and the
Lewiston police force permitting the
sharks to rob the public this week in
| Lewiston with skin games and rob-
berry devices?
! Why are these illegal substitutes for
house breaking and highway robbery
allowed to run openly on the street
corners?
| Who, if anyone. profits by this out
rageous defiance of the simplest and
best understood law for protection of
society?
| We but voice the inquiry of hun
dreds Of our readers in putting these
questions. Not for years. has any such
Indifference to the outrageous business
of plucking the unwarN been seen in
this community. Brace games, pool
selling. shell-games. wheels of fortune
We know not what other illicit de-
vices are operated here.
| Wednesday evening on the city
streets near the "Carnivar grounds
in Lewiston, men lost sums Of money
large for them on these games. A Lew
iston citizen who stood by and watched
| saw three men cleaned out of all their
N'i''iA VII tHC up SdulS. DooSl-
erS and cappers--well known Lewiston
sports and ward heelers-alone made
good at these games.
1T was open, bare-faced robbery"
said this Lewiston man. II was as
tonished. | had heard about these
things but didn't believe it, am now
convinced. The police must know
about it. There is no pretence of Sc
crecy Boys crowded around the
games. If the police headquarters
plead ignorance of these facts, then
they must plead inefficiency. If they
are aware of their operation. why are
| they permitted to run. Is il because
of lack of public sentiment? Do the
police headquarters pretend that this
| is the reasong If SO. they should take
a turn around the streets among our
| merchants and business men and per-
| haps there they might discover public
sentiment even if hitherto they have
not been able to discover what even
boys can find-the games themselves.
|" Little does the city administration
realize the storm that is gathering
about its ears. Business men are get
lting mad. The rum situation and the
| Sd1TDllng-S squad are lnJurlng the city s
reputation. The enormous loss of
money this week. to the imported
crooks and shell game artists comes
ultimately from the pockets of men
who should spend it for groceries and
dry goods. Excellent as the present
city administration has done in some
respects. in identifying the city. build :
ing side walks and improving the san
itation, 1t has fallen down fearfully
in the enforcement of the ordinary
laws, wisely enacted TO protect the
home and the family. The houses of
evil resort, the gambling resorts, the
saloons. and now open Lair gambling SO
notorious that it wouldn't be allowed
in any other city in the land, of our
size and Importance, are all in evil
denre to the degradation of all.
Already there is talk of a public
meeting, arousing the agencies of de-
cency against this situation
| Are our churches dumb and our
good people asleep
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Little Dancer from Powdery Scab.

A bulletin from the Z. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, on the removal
Of the potato quarantine in Maine and
certain counties in New York, says:
THE information acquired by the
Department during the past two years
indicates that the danger to the CEN
trail and southern states, which de-
pend to large extent upon the in
fected districts for their seed supply,
Is not serious. In the majority OF
cases the disease has failed to de-
velop even where infected seed Is
known to have been planted. Appar-
entity the disease is limited in its
power to develop by soil and climatic
conditions, and the evidence at hama
does not justify the continuance Oh
quarantine restrictions"
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Editors Letter Box
Rum in Gardiner.
Gardiner. Maine. Sept.

Gardiner Maine. Sept 8, 1915.
Editors Of kennebec Journal, Augusta,
Maine
My dear Sirs:-L wish to say word
of praise for Sheriff Getchell and his
urriver deputies. for the excellent
work they have done in Gardiner. in
closing up rumshops and :Neping the
others in better control. ~ least two
have gone out of business recently
That is a good record andSspcaks VOL
umes for the excellent results that
can be obtained when the law is hon
estly enforced. There is one place in
Gardiner near the post office unless
all signs fail. where booze is deflantly
sold by the proprietor, not only during
the week days, but it is currently re-
ported that he keeps open Shop"
Sundays. This should be attended to
at once. and | know will be. ] Mr..
Sheriff, let the good work 60 on.
Truly yours
ONE WHO DISLIKES RTMSHOPS
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souled officials are featherins their
nests: they will be turned out by an
indignant public but. instead of going
to States prison. as they should, they
can retire with a competence Of the
money they have secured from the
sale Of the blood and honor Of their
fellow citizens.
The lowest type of criminal is the
traitor to his people, anc lower yet Is
the one who not only betrays but also
outrages the loved ones OF those who
hOnOred him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-11

Europe It Is time they were awak-
ened from their delusicn.
The making plain Of American inde-
pendence and capability Of managing
her own affairs should not end with
dignified notes to implicated powers
that anti -American conspiracies in
this country must cease; the anti
American organs everywhere spout
ing their seditious doctrines should be
suppressed or their scheming promot-
ers driven out Of the country.