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The Washington times., 1915-04-25
MASK AND WIG CLUB.

Always presenting plays that are COZ
orful, tuneful. splendidly staged and
oostumed. and excellently acted. Para
disc Prison. this years allegorical
musical satire of the Mask and Wig
Club. the famous organization Of the
University Of Pennsylvania. which
comes to the Belasco tomorrow night. Is
said to be beyond even the traditional
standard.
paradise Prison is the twenty-sev-
enth annual play of the Mask and Wig
Club. 1t is full Of brilliant light effects.
charming melodies. and all the rest that
goes to make a successful musical
comedy. The girl" chorus is said to
be superb Clad in Dresden silks, the
"girls'' show the coming fashions. They
dance with an ease and grace significant
Of the excellence Of their instruction by
Charles S. Morgan, jr.
A glee feature. entitled please Be My
Model" sung by the leading lady" as
sisted by members of the University Of
Pennsylvania Glee Club, dressed in stu
dio garb, Is easily the song hit and color
feature of the play. A pantomme done
before a black curtain by Pierrots and
Coiumbines takes second place.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
COLUMBIA.

The Columbia Musical Comedy Com
pany will this week present its most
ambitious production, THE Spring
Maid," in which Christie Mcdonald
mace her greatest success.
Frank NJ. Ranger, who was the origt-
nal stage director of the Spring Maid,"
Is convinced that Elanor Henry, the
prima donna Of the Columbia Com
pany will meet with a great measure
of success in the Toie or Princess Bo-
zena. part in which she alternated
with Miss Mcdonald two years ago.
The Spring Maid was written around
a legend In Grimm's folk lore of Ger
many. According to tradition, a hunts
man, pursuing a rabbit, followed far into
the forest, where bevy of wood
nymphs, who implored him to spare
the creatures life. and upon his refusal,
invoked a violent storm, after which
the huntsman found himself lost. When
on the verge of exhaustion, the hunts
man encountered water sprite. who
led him to certain rock which she
struck with her wand. A stream. OF
sparkling water gushed forth. The
huntsman drank and was refreshed. The
water sprite then led him from the
forest in order that he might proclaim
to the world the beneficial qualities of
the Carlsbad Spring.
Five of the members Of the Columbia
Musical Comedy Company have hereto
fore sung their various roles in the
Spring Maid"
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
POLI'S.

Willard Macks comedy drama, so
Much for So Much" which had its first
Eastern production in this city, will be
the offering of the Poll Players this
week
SO Much for So Much" tells it's story
with freshness and an abundance Of
humor. The heroine. a young stenog-
rapher employed by a wealthy broker,
Is in love with a young newspaper re-
porter. They cannot marry because his
salary is barely large enough for his
needs.
In the meantime the girl accepts nu-
.cerous attentions from her wealthy
employer. which the reporter resents.
and his objections eventually lead to
the breaking of their engagement.
The character studies in so Much
for So Much" are among the most in
teresting revealed on Washington
stage this season. In the role of the
reporter Albert Roscoe will play the
part which was originated by the au-
thor, Mr.. Mack. and Maud Gilbert will
be seen as the stenographer, the role
which won for Miss Marjorie Rambeau
instant recognition IN New York and
a long-term contract with oliver Mo-
rosco.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
B. F. KEITH'S.

Charlotte Walker will make her debut
here in vaudeville at the B. F. Keith
Theater this week in The Might Have
Beens." a fanciful playlet b. Rooert
Sheldon. in which a childless couple
and two little dream children are pre-
sented with much Of Barries imagery
and artistry.
AS the wife. Miss Walker is sail to
make one of the really great successes
of her career. Supporting her are S.
]. Warrington. Reginald Sheffield, ard
Georgia Mae Fursman. The produc-
tion Is under the direction OF Arthur
Hopkins, who is credited with having
given 1t every element necessary to a
finished and metropolitan presentation
Another big feature Of the weeks bill
is Billy B. Van, of Patsy" fame. ac-
companied by the Beaumont sisters.
Nellie and Rose, in "Spooks." Next in
order will be Claire Rochester, formerly
with Lew Fields in "All Aboard"
Other numbers will be the Nine Bells
from Mexico in a portrayal of the
tiestas of the old regime; the Nolun-
teers. surprise singing offering; the
Charles Ahearn troupe of cycling
adopts; Harry and Eva Puck In sun
shine and Shadows" and the Four
Nightons, statue acrobats.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
COSMOS.

The Washington Quintet will be the
exceptional number of the Cosmos The
ater program this week. 1t Is composed
Of gifted players and its offering is
said to be far above the usual vaude-
VILE repertoire. Another special num-
Der will be Alright, a Japanese enter
tainer, who will present a variety of
Oriental novelties. including water
spinning. Jap stick juggling, equilibris-
tic feats. etc.
Billy Elwood. the newspaper cartoon
ist will appear in characteristic enter
tainment; Louis Chevalier and company,
headed by Fern Marshall. will offer Mr.
Chevalier's comedy, Chance" Lavine,
Cimeron and company have a dancing
travesty of physical culture, with
grotesque comedy; and DeVelde and
Zelda, an exhibition of posing and
equfibristic feats, eliminating with a
bicycle finish.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Abundance OF Melody ed With Comedy in Weeks A1usen1en
TWinkling Stars and a
Satellite or Tzvo
By GARDNER MACK.

city she claims as home-bHcause she
was really born in Turin, Italy, where
she also went to school for q time. Her
parents, who had lived In ST. Louis pre-
voluntarily, sort o. gave themselves up,
In a manner Of speaking-and that city
has been written opposite the daugh-
ters name on hotel registers In all sec
tions of the country =,
Miss Novasio began her musical COM
edy labors with the Delmar Gardens
company in st. Louis. Washingtonians
do not realize that the Park and the
l)elmar are rather important places in
st. Louis, and anw sort of a musical
comedy job on their stages is important.
The nimble feet, vivacious personality
and swapping eyes of Miss Novasio made
the job she was filling the one most
people looked toward with pleasure, at
any rate. And she was able to go from
the Delmar to big New York produc-
tions, where her same assets brought
her big dividends.
But she isn't entirely satisfied. At
the top of the heap as a real comedi-
enne-she sighs for other worlds to con-
quer. She isn't sure whether she'd
rather be a baseball player or farmer.
, Shn can play baseball-st. Louis base
ball. that is-and she's been to St.
Charles: where all the things for the
st. Louis market come from. Also she's
been out in Montgomery county, Md,
and 1t is barely possible that she'll buy
a place for herself.
'"rhe Boomerang" the new Belasco
comedy produced in Baltimore last
week, is said to be one of the best
comedies Belasco has everr presented. It
was written by Winchell Smith and
victor :. Maoes and the company playing
II. includes Wallace Eddinger Louise
Rutter. Arthur Byron, Gilbert Douglass.
and Martha Hedman.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
To Tell the Story of
The Stars and Stripes

The story OF the Stars and Stripes
is to be told by Miss Kate S. Curry,
official reader of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. at the Church of
Our Father next Wednesday evening.
The lecture has been prepared after
most exhaustive study into the history
of the flag. She has traced the story of
every flag that was carried by the
varied organizations of colonial volun-
teers who responded to the call to
arms in 1775.
The principal facts leading up to the
adoption of the present form of the
nations banner will be recited, and
the progress OF the country brought
into the lecture through the fact of the
increasing number of stars. Miss Curry
has obtained a number of interesting
pictures relating to the fag, which have
been colored. and will be used to illus
trate her lecture. In addition to the
colored photographs there will be mo-
ton pictures that have a bearing on
the subject.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
GARDEN.

Bessie Barriscale will be featured at
Moore's Garden Theater today and to-
morrow in The Cup Of Life by G.
Gardiner Sullivan. produced by Thomas
II. InCe. 1t is vivid contrast OF
poverty and riches, and shows the fate
of a young girl who finds her cup OF
life filled with bitterness and degrada-
tion. Miss Bnrriscale will be supported
BY Frank Borzage, Arthur Maude, How
ard Hickman, Md Markey and others.
Tuesday and Wednesday Francesca
Bertini will be seen in The Woman
Who Dared" Mile. Bertini is called
upon to perform many feats of daring
A return engagement of Protect Cs''
Is announced for Thursday.
The remainder of the week will be de-
voted to Cyrus Townsend Bradys story
in photop!ay, "A Child of God" 1t is
a picture of the great West. where
men and women shape their own desti-
MES in the struggle of life. The leading
roles are assumed by Sam De Grasse.
Francelia Ellington and Richard Cum
mings.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

It is curious how often people live
next door to each other for years and
then 60 to a summer resort some hum
dreds Of miles away to meet each other.
Some few years ago kept an engage
ment to eat a genuine New England
THANKSGIVING dinner with a red-headed
school teacher In little town called
Surigao on the northern coast Of the is
land OF Mindanao.
This teacher was a sort of good angel
to all Americans in that section of the
world at that time and had invited u
lot of us who happened to be neighbors
of hers-in a manner of speaking-to
partake of this regular meal with pump
kin pie ct cetras. Where she managed
to dig up all the ct cetras I'm that
could learn. However. she gave this
dinner. and of all the invited guests one
failed her-a young officer in command
OF a constabulary post near Camp
Wears.
Just why he didn't turn up nobody
took the trouble to inquire because con-
stabulary officers are inclined to be
busy at the oldest sort of times in that
Moro country. The rest of us punished
all the things offered us to eat and
simply pitied the absentee.
Last week l happened to meet Albert
Roscoe. the new leading man of the
Poll Players. Something brought up the
subject Of Moros and Roocoe showed a
familiarity with them that led to closer
questioning. He said he had at one
time commanded company of Moro
constabulary-one of the first companies
ever organized in the Moro country
from native material Further inqui-
sition led to the startling information
that al the very time I was eating that
Thanksgiving dinner he was in COM
mand of the company at Wears. Like
wise he remembered the redheaded
school teacher of Surgiao-which was
quite a little distance from his post
and her habit OF providing fellow Amer
leans with good things to eat. Also he
remembered and regretted o certain
THANKSGIVING dinner he didn't get, but
to which an invitation from the red
headed teacher gave him title. We COM
pared dates-it was the same dinner.
No-just like It sounds: vahs--as in
vahse: eco, empha sizing the last sound
like the first of the month and giving
the whole word a strong accent on the
"vah"-that is the way to pronounce
first name is Lenore-just like one in
The Raven" And i Is probably be-
cause It is the same kind of a Lenorc
etymologically. that Lenore Novasio is
SO different personally.
She recognized the difference immed!-
ately her eyes were opened and she has
heen patiently working ever since to
demonstrate II at every opportunity.
OF course. Miss Novasio hasn't been
time. Which is all the more commend
able. when one thinks of the remarka BILE
progress she has Glade.
She isn't a native of the United States,
although she is an American by birth.
No joke is intended on st. Louis-the
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
GAYETY.

A burlesque entertainment of great
variety is promised with the coming of
Joe Hurtig's new Girls of Happyland,"
which will be the attraction at the
Gayety Theater this week. No expense
has been spared in equipping and stag
ing the piece.
personal direction cf Dan Dody, and Mr..
Hurtig has engaged a cast of more
than ordinary ability as his entertain
ers. Princess Luba Meroff heads this
cast. and is ably assisted by a number
OF well-known favorites. Phil Doyle
and Frank Harcourt are the principal
funmakers. Ward and Bohlman come
direct from a big vaudeville run. and
have a speciality of their own. The
Three Creighton Sisters with Nellie
Lockwood. the dancing soubrette, fur
nish the Yest Of the principals.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Musical Comedy Between
Entree and the Roast

NEW YORK, April 25.-Tabloid, ab-
oreV!ated musical comedy is the newest
addition to menus of Gotham's lobster
palaces. Today the chefs are being
backed off the card to a large extent
by the f~tlight Dottie Dimples. OF
course. the boaton cafes are still re-
tained in action as places to eat. but
the cabaret craze has now gone step
farther and real musical comedy pro-
vided for patrons.
The cafe musical comedy troupes are
composed Of really. truly actors and
actresses tmost!y of the feminine va
riety. however,. and not one cabaret
or vaudeville principal disguised as an
artist Some of the cafe troupes are
offering diners condensed musical com
edies. with as many as a dozen players
In the cast. a real plot. and songs and
costurRs especially prepared for the
dramatic vehicle. This puts those who
have inaugurated II in the role of
theatrical managers as we'll as restau-
rateurs,
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
CASINO.

Manager Watkins. of the Casino
Theater, this week will present. as his
headline attra ction, the famous Lady
Betty. known as the adopted daughter
Of Consul, the remarkable ape that
made scientists sit up and take notice
of its limitations of plain humanity,
cultivated and otherwise.
Another rare attraction will be the
Hoosier girl, Marie King Scott, in a
character monologue. The comedienne
herself is quaint i'm her personality, and
her vocal entertainment scintillates
with ,homely wiz and and the merriest
Kind of humOr.
Newport and Stirk will add their skit
'srhe Barber's Busy Day" Murphy and
IAchmar will sing new songs, while
Howard Chase and company will pre-
sent Chance
The big photoplsy feature will be
Paul Armstrong; The Deep Purple, "
N-atUTinG Clare Kimball Young.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Press Club Will View
COlOred Films TONIGHT

Because of the limited space and the
number of members who We're at the
National Press Club Thursday night
for the kinemaco,or war pictures, the
entertainment was not given to the
satisfaction OF the producers and they
promptly arranged for another showing
at the Belasco Theater tonight.
At this production the ladies OF the
club members will have an opportunity
to see the pictures and already nearly
all the tickets issued have been given
out. A full house Is promised and the
producers have assured the club Of
ficers that a really wonderful enter
tainment will be given.
This will be the first public showing
of the extensive series Of colored pic
lures.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Some angels" have been found along
The wealthy membership OF the Drama
League, tnat VIII start subscription
luna toward the city theater. At pres
ent the plans are only to lease a the
ater. Dut IL the movement Is successf ul
1t IS the ultimate aim OF the promoters
to buy home Ior the league proouc-
tions.
A feature of the plan, to spread out
the burden of expense, is also to have
Drama League or Boston, Philadelphia,
Washington and other eastern cities
join. III the production at least, of plays
to be toured through the leagues cir
cult. This. 1t is felt.- would benefit all
OF the leagues and incidentally increase
productions of plays would probably be
largely confined to the leagues member.
ship.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
GRANADA LIS.

Patrons of Crandalls Theater will be
presented a strong program OF photo
plays this week. Today Pathe will pre-
sent The Pursuit of Pleasure" the
second drama of a series entitled who
Pays?"
Tomorrow ana Tuesday Mime. Olga
Petrova will be seen In The Heart OF
a Painted Woman" The play wa3
written especially for Nine. Petrova
and cives her remarkable dramatic
powers full opportunity.
Wednesday and Thursday return en-
&c cement is announced of The Niger"
which has been drawing capacity houses
this week.
Fridays performance features Betty
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
Premiere of Joseph Stanleys "All Over Town" "The
, Spring Maid,' and Chocolate Soldier" Provide
Music With Words of $50 Much for So Much"
and "The Might Have Been" -:

The presentation of Joseph Saney in musical comedy Of
characteristics of his writing GAIL Town. brings the Beaso
notable collection of musical we'll opportunity
Washington brand production
Columbia Musical Comedy there
special finished production for
which the company has already a standard
Dramatically the first production Of Welar Macks $50 Much
the Poll will head weeks lists but
Charlotte Walkers Keths,
Mask Club of the University Of Pennsylvania hold
Beasco night
Happyand appearance
vaudeville pictures
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
MOORE'S STRAND.

At the Strand Theater this week the
headline attraction from Sunday to
Tuesday is Irene Fenwick in The Com
muters," from the comedy by James
Forbes. Its theme concerns the trials
and tribulations of suburbanites. Miss
Fenwick has a role that perfectly fits
her personality, and in her support will
be seen Dan Moyles, Charles Judels,
Agnes Mare, George lie Guere, and
Marie Collins.
Marie Bernard and Lydia Borelli will
be seen Wednesday and Thursday in
Souls Unclaimed" an emotional drama
touching practically every phase of
modern Partisan life.
For the remainder of the week Bes-
sic Barriscale. Edward ]. Connolly. and
other Mutual stars will again be seen
in Franz Molnar's THE Devil"
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
TODAY'S PROGRAMS.

Carolina White. Sam Mann and COM
pany, Chick" Sale, Keane and Win
dow. and all the others in last weeks
Keith bill will be on the program today
at the concerts at and Sis p. m.
Leybach's Fifth Nocturne," Keller
Bela's overture, Romantic" selections
from Cuvillier's The Lilac Domino"
Roberts intermezzo, 'Junkman Rag.
will be some of the selections of the
orchestral program presented at the
Sunday concerts at the Cosmos Thea
ter today from to 1880 D. m, in ad-
dition to new specialties and other at
tract!ve features.
The concerts at the Casino from 8 to
1920 p. m. today will present all the
features Of last weeks bill, including
the photoplay of The Heart of Mary
land" with Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Crandan's Theater is showing a feat
ure ATTRACTION today Pathe's The Pu--
suit Of Pleasure the second Of Sc
ries entitled Who Pays?" The pro-
by Prof. Green's orchestra. and the
pipe organ rec!tals.
Irene Fenwick will be seen in Tho
Commuters" adapted from James
Forbes play. at the Strand today. with
the usual concert by the Strand SYM
phony orchestra as an added feature.
The principal attraction at Moore's
Garden theater today will be Bessie
Barriscale in the Mutual master picture
The Cup of Life" There will also be
brief concert by the Garden SYM
phony orchestra.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25
New York May Have a
Municipal Playhouse

NEW YORK, April 25.-Gotham may
have a municipal theater. Plans were
set afoot today for establishment of a
city playhouse to put before the public,
at popular prices. the best the stage can
produce.
The New York Drama League Is be-
hind the playhouse project, which has
Neen preached often before, but now
seems TO have prospects Of success.
The Washington times., 1915-04-25

Nansen in Tolstois Anna Karenina-"
III addition to the egular program
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Charlie
Chaplin will be seen in BY the Sea-"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01
MANY ORGANIZATIONS
HAVE PLACE IN LINE,

The arab Patrol Acca Templn ,1vs.
nc summers and band will assemble on
the Northeast corner Of Sixth and
Broad. on the east side Of Sixth. and
VIII fan III line Immediately f1iinu.im,.
tAs Governor and staff
Mayor A!nsl!e, City Council and Adj
HiHIstTativc Board will assemble on ,he
southeast corner OF Sixth and Rroad
on the east side OF Sixth. and fan in
immed!ately after the Arab Patrol o,
Mystic ShrincrS
The Chamber Of Commerce will as.
semb!e At the southwest corner OF SiTtb
and Broad on The east side Of Sjr,h
and wi! fan j" line Immediately gf,er
the Mayor Ctty Council and Admits
trative Board
The Business Mems Club viii assem-
bic ~ the no'thwes, corner of sixth
ahG ht ,aa' Oh II" west side OF sixth
ana 'aH In lane following the Chanber
OF Commerce
The Boy Scouts Drum corps Will &C.
hemb!" on the southwes, cGrrc- 81,
Broad and Fifth. cas-, side Of Iriftn and
ia!! In line Immediately following he
Business Mems CLUB
The Retail Merchants Associa,io,
VIII assemble OIL the sou,bwns, rl-r S.o1.
OF F!fth and Broad west side % I.if,b
ana fall IN line after Tho Bow Scn,,ts
Drum Corps.
The Central Trades and Labor Conn.
cal WI! assemble at the northwes, cor.
ner OF Fifth and Broad, YVES, side q,
Fifth and fan in line Immediately fol.
lowing the Retail Merchants Assoc,a
ton.
The Richmond Advertisers Chn VIII
assemble on the nOrthcas; corner -,
Fifth and Broad. east side Of Fifth. and
VIII follow in line the Central Trade,
and Labor Councils.
The Richmond Rotary Club Will as.
semble on the southeast corner Of
Fourth and Broad. east side Of Fourth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-01

always wonderful exhibition o. the
handiwork of women of the State. This
years showing promises to excel any
exhibit of previous years.
Including Aviator Niles, there are
fourteen attractions contracted for the
free shows in front Of the grand
stand. while the fifteenth feature will
he tho pvrotechric display. including n
reproductian of the Battle ot tho
Dardapelles'
New contracts are being made daily.
which will make the Midway one
great lane of entertainment and fun.
The fronts of the various shows will
be more artistic and elaborat" than
ever, and will make the Midway n
the white lights.