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The Washington times., 1915-03-28

that first season-onlv the song of the
salvation Army heroine buoyed her on.
Next season she stepped a bit higher in
Francis Wilson's company producing
The Strollers' and had a few weeks
stands instead OF the one-night ad-
monitions. Then came the production
of Liberty Bellies" and a speaking
part-one line
Back TO the chorus she went in the
Wild Rose" Then came The New
Clown," The Two Schools" The Girl
From Rays" and The Second Fiddle"
hard work all the time. and only such
progress as was made by the most
tremendous effort kept her going
through these seasons, until such a
Little Queen" saw her established as n
star. and star she has been ever
since.
here is probably no actress on the
sage today who has worked harder to
attain success tnan Elsie Ferguson
and there is no actress today whose
success Is moro an assured thing than
her, The reason is found in the man.
ncr in which she has played every part
mat was ever assigned to her. A play
is the development or the exposition OF
a set of characters, given human pos
slbliity by the art of the people inter-
Elsie Ferguson makes the character
build itself. She unfolds type as
nature makes a flower unfold from bud
to blossom. And more than this, her
delicate art has made ii possible for
her to compel an audience to under
stand the process of unfolding as she
shows it. There is no jump from one
stage to the other. No reliance solely
on such cXtraneous things as makeup
or the authors dialogue. The audience
watches the figure grow before it--sees
the characteristics the author has built
in his imaginary woman develop be-
fore their eyes.
ton of the acting arts to do this. II
has no relation to theatric trick or SUBJ
tCrfuge, although every trick and sub
| terfuge of nature must be initiated OF
approXimatcd Miss Ferguson studies
| her character and builds IL carefully
| She obtains added interest in her work
| because her primary purpose is to make
| her audicDce sec just what she is doing
| and every audience seems to need just
| little different treatment.
| 1t Is probable that no play she has
| every attempted gives a greater oppoT'
| tunity for emphasis OF just this brancf
Of real art as does Hubert Henry Davis
| at the National this week. The char
! aCter OF Miriam. who comes into the
| life of a discouraged man as a girl OF
| the street and develops under his com,
| panionship to a woman of poisc anC
| resource, seems to have been made fol
| just the treatment that Miss Ferguson
| gives it, 1t is real and-natural.
And to get back to that musca
| comedy lyric, Follow on" which sh,
used to hear sung in front Of her ever!
| night, Miss Ferguson is now singing /
| hcIsClt-but she Is singing it to others
, as a sort OF IuiCkstep of inspiration tC
the long procession OF stars she leads!
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
GARDEN.

At Moore's Garden Theater today and
tomorrow there will be further show
ing of the Mutual Master Pictures, the
feature being The Outcast," by Thomas
Nelson Page, interpreted by a company
headed by Mac Marsh and Robert Har-
ron.
Tuesday will bring a double feature
program. the mai nattraction being THE
Iardon," a Pathe photoplay based upon
the widowed mothers pension BILL -
with That's Lawton in the leading role
Another double bill will be shown for
Wednesday. the headline attraction be-
ing The Revolt" The auxiliary feature
will be Tom Wise in The Treasure"
Thursday the attraction will be the
cid English melodrama, Shadows of
Doubt" The secondary attraction will
be The Troubles OF Rufus"
Friday. and Saturday the chief fea-
ture will be a film version of Franz
Molnar's THE Devil" played on the
stage by George Arlss.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
FOllO7Ued Follow On" and
NOzv She Leads!
By GARDNER MACK.

While the fiery stced of ambition may
not be the only animal, real or iigurI-
tive, that will shy at the metric mo-
notony of a musical comedy lyric, 1t is
the only one, so far as is known, that
has yet received impetus therafrom that
has sent 1t toward the goal of great
accomplishment.
The gentlemen who make Il business
of writing such lyrics are not long
haired geniuses who try to fit Truth
with garb of melody solely ~ permit
her to walk abroad her good works to
perform They are usually sleek young
business men, who perform their dulles
for the purpose of selling the result to
the highest bidder.
And yet some of them occasionally
raise a pure white thought above the
ordinary level of the remainder of their
outDut which some winged stecd sees
with a snort and dashcs away toward the
realization of its riders dreams. For
instance:
\ young woman-a very young woman
recently graduated from the normal
school of New York, secured position
To go out in the chorus of a company
that was to produce THE Belle of Now
York" in 1T5 places that are displayed
in small type on the railroad schedules
and the postal guide ror the reason
that they get no other chance OF dis
play.
This young woman took her place in
the chorus of this aggregation, OF one
night stand trOupCrs because that was
the only Job that was Offered her The
Belle" had lust scored tremendous
hit at the Casino in New York, and the
owner of the copyright wanted to make
royalties while the tunes were still
iingling. The business of chasing down
small dots on the map and playing each
one night Just to keep the people who
had to live there cheerful Is not cal
Culated to arouse any great respect Tor
the art for arts sake theory. And II
wouldn't in the case of the normal
school graduate, probably. If it hadn,
was sung by a person Garbed as Sa
walton Army lassie, and advised all II
may concern to FOLLOW ON"
When Elsie Ferguson heard that line
sung night after night on the weary
| round of one night stands into which
her and her normal school mannerisms
in that first year she spent as an
actress. she determined in spite of all
| she saw and heard and suffered, that
she would follow on" and eventually
have metropolitan audiences cheering
| her as she did It,
| Miss Fergusan is "A native of New
! York. She was brought Alp in New
| York and was educated in the public
| schools and at the normal school Will
| tho idea Of becoming n teacher In the
| requirement of her education she had
| been governed by the thought that some
| dav she would teach others. NJ first the
| school room was her Idea OF the place
J to teach. but after p while the theatcI
seemed to her the hest place to meet
her classes.
She almost lost hope and courag,
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
GAYETY.

The Beauty Doctors" is the title of
two-act musical travesty which
serves as a vehicle for Gus Fay and
Harry X. Morton, with the ,"Gaiety
Girls at the Gayety Theater this week
Although bearing the same title that
has made it popular here in former
seasons. The Gaiety Girls" company
has a brand new, production with an
all-star cast. Among those supporting
the two stars are Zella Russell, Cecil
Valentine. Harry Evans, Mae Holden,
Mabel McCloud John Falardo, and
Mickey Feeley.
The various scenes are laid in Paris
and many novel features are promised.
In addition to a number of attractive
ensembles and dancing numbers there
will be a strong Olio.
Wednesday night there will be
wrestling match in addition to the per-
formanCe and on Friday special fea-
lures will be introduced at the hight
performance.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
CRANDALL'S.

An unusual program of photoplays
has been arranged by the management
Of Crandall's Theatcr for this week.
Today and tomorrow b. A. Rolfe will
present Orrin johnson in Satan San
derson." dramatized from the novel by
Halle Ermine Rives.
Tuesday and wednesday a World Film
production of The Arrival of Per-
petua," with vivian Martin in the prin-
cipal role, will be shown.
On Holy Thursday and Good Friday
the main attraction will be THE Pas
sion Play" beautifully Colored and
shown with an accompaniment of music
by the choir of a wcll-known church.
In addition to the regular program for
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday Charles
Chaplin will be seen in Tho Jitney Bus
Elopement." Appropriate music will he
provided by Prof, GreCnes Orchestra
and the pipe organ.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
COSMOS.

Two novelties will be featured in an
unusual bill at the Cosmos Thcater this
week. One is a European electrical sur
prise of a spectacular character, The
Butterfly and the Rose" in which full
blown rose of mammoth size with
pretty girl for its heart flies over the
heads Of the audience, pursued by n
wooing butterfly,
The other is "Nioba." automatic doll
so lifelikc as T. deceive the closest be-
holder. Bordeaux. Stevens and company
will present "UTnClc Hez from Cross
Creek" with a surprising climax. Jack
MCGOWAN and Lucille Gordon will fur
nish entertainment in 1.-TWO in One"
with its songs and comedy; Lucy Tonge
the little girl with the big voice, will be
another number, and Walter Weems,
blackfaCe comedian, will also appear.
Thursday at the matinees new bill
A4a be inaugurated.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
MOORE'S STRAND.

John Barrymore will be featured at
Moore's Strand Theater in a photoplay
of Leo Ditrichstein's farce, Are You a.
Mason this week from Sunday until
Wednesday. The construction of the
film version admits of a number of in
terpolations impossible in the prcsenta-
tlon of the original play because Of the
limitations of the oral drama.
The remainder of the week will he
devoted to the showing of The Com
inanding OfhCer, featuring the popu-
selected company including Marshall
Nellan Olive Johnson. Donald Crisp
Douglas Garard, Russell Bassett, and
Jack Fckford
There will be a further showing Of
the animated song pictures, with a well
known singer Appropriately costumed,
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Miss Hawkes. Pupils
To Produce aladdin"

Miss Hawke. who has produced chill
dren's plays for the past several sea
sons, will present the Adventures of
matinee performances Friday. April ..
at 2:l5 O'Clock, at the Belasco Theater
The cast Is made up of such we'll
known players as Minnie Saxten, as
Aladdin: Helen Hayes Brown, the prin-
the magician, Imogene Taylor; geni OF
the ring, Eva Pattison; geni of the
lamp. Donald Thompson: attendants,
Beatrice Pollock, Helen Gallagher, eth
lenc Walters, katherine Wuttke, Jean
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
Washington Only City Outside of New York and Chicago
To See Elsie Ferguson In "Outcast' This Season,
Which With Farce, Alegorical Film, and Lectures
Fill Weeks Playbils

The paygoers this fortunate than those of
other cities in that at the local thears will
the while
all Elsie
National this notable She what
has been called her play "Outca and this is
outside New York Chicago where She will be
The Poll
which "I1igh Jnks' was
"ypotes which to be the attraction the Columbia
important only film production but
and especially for its The
pictures of F. Tennyson Neey and Sir Douglas Mwsn
deal with widely different subjects intense
Keith vaudeville bill another Ove Harold
vide honors with Beatrice Hereford monoog
the programs
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

A monster band of $50 pieces supplied
by members of the local musicians
union and under the leadership of Band
master Arthur Pryor will give a con-
cert this evening at Polls Theater for
the benefit of the fund being raised to
provide a home for musicians in the
District.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

The allegorical film drama. "Hypo-
critics., by Lois Weber and produced
by the Bosworth company, begins a
return engagement at the Columbia
Theater this afternoon and evening.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

Nine. Calve, Nora Bayes and COM
pany. and all the features Of last weeks
bill. will be presented at the vaude-
vile concerts at 3 and S:15 p. m. at the
Il. +. Keith Theatcr today.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

The leading attraction today at
Moore,s Garden Theater will be "The
Outcast," with Mae Marsh and Robert
Harren. The added features include
keystone comedy, and a brief concert
by the Garden Symphony Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28
TODAY'S PROGRAMS.

b. Herman Ridder. of the New York
Staats-Zeitung, will make an address
on the German side of the European
war and "Pro-GermaniAmeric at
the National Theater this afternoon and
evening, assisted by Miss Ray Beve-
ridge, Jerome Wilson, and q series OF
German official motion pictures of the
war.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

+. Tennyson Neeley begins a four
days engagement at the Belasco this
afternoon and evening with a series of
lectures on the European war, and will
exhibit number of motion pictures
made under the direction of the Prus-
sian general staff.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

Rats "Cavatins." salzer's s. intermez-
20. Spring Thoughts a selection from
Donizetti's "L'Elisire d'Amour," two
new fox trots. and number OF other
selections will be included in the or
clsestral program at the Cosmos The
ater today from to 1880 p. m, with
other attractions.
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

At Crandalrs Theater today ,Orrin
johnson will be seen in Satan Sander
SON. from the novel by Halle Erminie
Rives. Concerts by Prof. Green's Or
chestra and Crandall's pipe organ will
also be features
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

At Moore's Strand Theater the prin-
cipai attraction today will be Are You
Mason" with John Barrymore in the
principal role. Supplementary features
include the animated song pictures, and
accomplishments by the Strand SYM
phony Orchestra
The Washington times., 1915-03-28

There's certain bank In London
that has a number of members of the
theatrical profession among its custo-
mers. In that hank some years ago a
Young oxford graduate secured a po-
sition. Educated in thu classics and
with an excellent foundation for al
most any of the nOn-lucrative ways of
maintaining an active interest in life.
this young person somehow acquired an
idea that he'd like the job of depositor
much better than that of receiving
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
INDEPENDENTS FROWN
ON VOTING BY MAIL
See Opportunity for Swelling
the Poll by Ballots of Dead
Men and "Phantoms."

There Is at least one way by which
Philadelphia can get out an enormous
vote at any municipal election This is
holding an election by mail impossible
many will say, but Collingswood, N. j..
proved the contrary last week. when the
voters of that municipality decided by
mail whether or not the borough should
purchase a water plant at the price OF
$3JO,OOO
But Philadelphia is not likely to fol-
low the example of Collngswood, at least
as long as the independents here have a
SINCE voice left to protest. Prominent
independents when asked today to ex-
press their opinion of an election by mail
did so in no uncertain terms.
: thousands of dead men. phantom men
End all other kinds who formerly swclIed
the election returns would be enfran-
chised, they declared. p. L. ID. Roach,
secretary of the Public Service Commit
tee of One Hundred, rlddled the sugges-
tion through and through. One desired
result, he said, would be that Philadel-
phia would be able to have a vote in
good proportion to the number of duly
qualified voters.
At the last election there were approx,-
an election by mail Mr.. Roach believes,
would bring out enough men and phan-
tom men to compensate for the stay-at-
homes, numerically at least. In every
other respect, particularly honest sup
port of honest measures, Mr.. Roach can
see no compensation in the mail election
idea.
At the present time an election by mail
is impossible under the Pennsylvania
election laws. At the last session of Che
Legislature. when the election laws were
amended, Senator McNichol offered as
suggestion a plan which, I'm effect, woull
be a mail election. The idea whcn lie
offered was that the ballots should be
distributed from house to house some
time before election and that on cleo
tion day the voters could leave them at
the polls. The suggestion was bitterly
opposed by independents and no bill TO
incorporate the idea was ever offered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
Theatrical Baedeker

KEITH Scene Hodgkins, Mile. Destroos and
company In lie Cafe Futurlst': Charlie
Howard and company, In "a Hnppy Com
hinatton'; 'Cnnberries" with Nell Pratt
Frederic and Marian Day; Augusta Close
Hunting nnd Francis. presenting "A Love
LoHcnger'; Moran and WclsCr hoom-
Crang hat throwers; Sanity and Norton Cum
min aud Senham, two "Cccentriuues'' Helen
Leach Wallin Trio and Hearst SeliE Pictures
NINON'S GRANDPA RoInc HnmIIe and
company. tho electrical wizards; Willard and
Bond IN "DeteCtivlsm'; Edward Howard aud
company in THOSE We're the Happy Days'' :
Roy Cummings and Helen Gladyings tho
Cnvnnu Duo; Largay and Snoe, songs and
dance, and Fun Foto Aims
CROSS KEYS First half OF wcek-Thc Five
Violin Beautos: Ben Grimes monoogist
Leon and Arnold In a comedy song sklt;
Gallagher and Morton. songs. patter and
dancing. Dave Roth. pianist.
WOODSIpE pARk-rhe Carl DnmRnn Truupe
European gymnasts: Richards and Montroso
acrohatic dancers and sonEsters: Louise
Mayo, singing comediennc; Mack, Albright
and Mack, in songs and comedy. and Johnny
Reynolds, the Boy Who VIII Not BE Dared
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
ToDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

George w. Nice, 2209 y. Phillip st., and Ma
Iclwood Helm, nlG Arizona ST., and Dora r.
Lindenmuth, 2SIt Bambroy st.
Wstsr tnso.,I5 r. Troupe, GCI2 uplSnd, St. and
VIRGIL Z. VAN i13i Lombard ST., and Florence
Mande. go s. Rosewood st.
% and louisa is Sp BccRcr 5Sti T. f. cumboramS sGI%mf ST.
Albert Holland 7iI2 Glcnmore ave, and Mar
garct y. Downing. sharon Hill.
Eugene j. Schaufelhergcr. League Island and
Anna a. Kelly, 2G25 Manton St
Joseph l., TomlinsGn, 1921 w. Nonango St. and
John A. McCarty Maple shade, N. j., and
l3ya Il; BehIau, 300 $, 9th st.
Mary Low ii6 n Nectarine st. ''' ''' ''
Ma5Ilda :: 3 osthaT ia5s Penn st. st. w. '"1
Bowers. 1870 s. Broad st.
Joseph = Dempsey. ~ W, Jefferson ST., and
Mary NJ. NIurthn, ill1 n. Howard st,
beth Haltsch. sl3 W. Birch st
cGryille Booker, is ISIS Earp St. and Margaret
Louis Flagg. Baltimore, Md. and Marie Payne,
George II, Drumm. 15lG Arch ST., and Kathryn
=. Knodc. IN n. 18th st,
Fred L. Greenwood, 25I Montana st., and
Antoni Zivoni2rck. iO22 salmon st., and Jozefa
LIszewskn, Manayunk
Oliver *, FgrnGss, &i2o N; Goth ST., and
Samuel T'ein, "a Poplar ST., and Pearl Love,
1874 Wyalusng ave.
Clifford Morris, Asheville, n. c.. and Bertha
Bush. Delaware Water Gap, Pa.
Nathaniel H. Barnett SOP ~ 10th St, and Ida
Rosenthal, 1910 Locust II.
Locs ParOs, 2GO1 s. Sheridan ST., and Clara
Jarofsky, 2GOl $. Sheridan St.
James Nelson, 2l2O Pemberton ST., and Matte
Max Turner O2s N jessup ST., and Anna
Gottesman. 455 n. 5ist st.
Slafn sSsan stinson 1925 Merton ave- anu
Sam Musicoff 90 Watkins ST., and Lena
BrIsal, 1l2i E. Moyamensing ave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
LABOR MEN CLASH
ON QUESTION OF
MUNITIONS EMBARGO
Gompers Opposed to Atti-
tude of "Peace Council"
Represented by Congress-
man Buchanan on Visit
to White House.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1O.-The. break
between Representative Buchanan. OF
Illinois, and Secretary Tumulty may re-
suit in a sharp fight within the ranks
OF organized labor Samuel Gombers.
president Of the American Federation IT
Labor is opposed to the work OF "Labors =
Peace Council" which Buchanan repre-
sented when he applied for the Interview
with President Wilson which was re-
fused.
Gompers has had tho ear of the wbito
Rouse at all times in the past. and
Iriehds or Buchanan here declare they
VIII carry the Gompers Opposition before
the next convention of the American
federation of Labor insisting that labor
Us uhalterably opposed to war and that
M opposing Buchanan and his associates
Solhpers does not represent the real feel
ing IN labor circles. Gompers. they de-
.,' e,uIe' was born In England and his sym
pethles naturally are with the Allies
1ohpers asserts that he has not only
neeh neutral himself, but that the Amer
iCan Federation of Labor has been nor-
''a' at all times since the war began.
Meanwhile, Buchanan and his frienda
are preparing TO make a strong fight ON
the Administration, because II declined 70
ieceNe their opinions. The first move
Is TO be an open letter reviewing the sit
uhuoh' Then the organization will nv
10 amalgamate all labor organizations.
farmers organizations and the like 10
push through Congress, in defiance of the
administration, an embargo resolution
directed against all munitlon exports.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-10
SEMICENTENNIAL
MEETING OF B. OF A.
Delegates of Grand Circle of
the Order in the State Assem-
BILE in Quakertown.

QUAkERTOWN, Pa. Aug 10 - The
Grand Circle OF Pennsylvania Brother
hood OF America, opened it's 50th annual
convention today and will continue in ses-
sion Wednesday and Thursday. Delegates
representing a state membership of 1900
are In attendance. All the sessions will
be held in Marion Circle rooms, Mer-
chants Bank Building.
RMS mornings meeting was devoted
largely to comforting degrees The feature
OF the convention will be street parade
thls evening in which many Circles from
eastern Pennsylvania towns will particle
patio.
wednesday and Thursday will be given
over to business pertaining to the order.
This Is the second convention of the or
DER to be held here, the first being in 1871.
when semannual meeting took place,
Othcers of the committee having the
plans in charge and to whom much of the
success of the convention will be due are
Leldy Lewis, Frank Henry, Jr., Norman
Erney and John Benner