The Washington times., 1915-12-26

together follows. The wife elects to
have a divorce and must secure the
husbands consent. They meet. WITH
the incentive gone he has given up
gambling, but fallen a victim to NOR
phine in seeking to ind forgetfulness.
In the scene which follows II Is brought
home tO the wife that she was respon-
sible fer the wreck OF their lives. She
realizes her husbands great love and
decides to stand by MIN and they go
out to begin life over again together.
Mr, Taversham has engaged splen-
did company to assist him in the play
and the cast includes Arleon Hackett,
Walter Roscoe, Grace Henderson, a. d
Byron, Elise Oldham Edwin Cushman.
Magma Paxton, Herbert Belmore and
others. Mr.. Joseph Harker OF London.
designed and built the bcautiful scenes
in which the play is set
Polls: Stock. "Under Cover"
MelOdrama. One Year In New York.
A DRAMA of crime and its detec--
~ lection. OF smuSgled Jewels and
n the forces Of the law closing in
upon the smugger, OF a girl
driven to aid them against the prompt
ingS OF her anection. of alarms in the
night of whistles heard out under the
shrubberY, OF lights switched on and of.
and Of revolvers fired in the dark-this
Is Under Cover" the sensational New
York success which is to be seen for
the first time in Washington. when pre-
sented bv the Poll Players this week.
Under Cover" ran for an entire wear
at the Cort Theater. New York, and for
Boston. II Is now being presented on
tour at the 81 scale of prices. The play
Is most inEeniously fashioned. so that
one surprise follows another in startling
succession. The final Surnrisc is one
which startles even the most blase play
Goer.
The story of Under Cover concerns
= certain lovely necklace brought un-
declared into this port by one known
to his acquaintances as DENLY. Neck
lace and all. DENLY joins a house party
at the home OF some steamer friends
on Long Island. There the officers from
the customs house close in about him
guided from time to time by the girl
for whom DenbY cares and who cares
for DENLY. The task is bitter one for
her. but the ruthless deputy collector
forces her to take 1t uD by threatening
tn NNnose her Younger sister for crime
half innoCently committed
The clash comes when Derby traps the
heroine in his own room. to which she
has come to find the necklace. and then
uncOnsciously. he gives the signal which
was to have been her sign that the Gus
toms authorities were to raid the house
How. a few moments later the tables
are turned and Denby escapes from the
tolls OF the collectors office, is the
authors secret.
A. Fl. Van Buren, will he seen in the
role of DENLY. and should prove most
effective I'm this part. which was created
by William Courtney. Miss Florence
| Rittcnhouse will be seen In the role OF
the heroine. In which Violet Heming
scored a great success.
Keith's: Vaudeville. Three Perform
anccs on New Year Day.
~ HREE holiday attractions and
seven other features will start
the New Year right" at Kolth's
Thcater LeXt week. with three
! performances OIL Nov Year Day only at
| 2, and E:l5 p. m, the other days
| having only the usual two 1aily per-
| fol1nanCes In the supreme position
| will be THE Society Circus ard Ball
| room Ballet" presented by Ernest W,
| Mans. ard ar ensemble If piQuauta
| d;mseuses. STeCisl music has been writ
| ten by PaTentou ind Alfred liVsHy
| witlds the baton N"At in rank viii be
| Morris Croniu ard his nerrv mon. In
| MANY Mirthful Moments" another
| Of tho tristan ealaNy VIII Ie WYatt's
scotch LGds end lhss"s, wearing thr
| Highland kills. taitans. aud bOnncts
and PLAYING the Eappn'CS ufes drums
and other musical Instruments Of thu
William A Brady is the sponsor for
' Clarence Oliver and George dip, who