The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-31

Doth the Metropolitan and the
Moore theatres will be dark next
week, Not until Al Iolaon. the
blaekfacc comedian. arrives here In
tho middle OF August for an en-.
Kaenent at the Moore. will the
legitimate houses have any offer.
lngs. Vaudeville will offer several
special attractions At the Pantages.
Empress and Lois theatres.
EMPRESS
Comedy will prevail In largo pro.
portions on the bill Mt the Empress.
beginning Monday matinee. Six
acts will be offered. instead OF the
usual five.
The headline attraction will be
The 1916 Cabaret Review" with
Lew Pistol. a clever hlaekface come.
dian. doing the par, OF "Ji,ney
Jim"
The added feature act viii he
Granville and Mack. a lady and
gentleman doing an Italian street
musician character with the act
they employ a large hurdy Eurdy.
songs and cnFbstonn patter.
Dave Rafael. a ventriloquiai. will
be another comedy feature OF the
bill. An extra added feature o!
the bill will be The Doubl. Stand
ard" problem sketch with three
people in the cast, Harrington and
company will offer comedy
called The Crazy Janitor" The
Flying La Mars are sensational
aerialis,s on Tying ringa Worlds
Events In motion pictures will be
another feature.
PANTAogs
Tho Stars OF tho Movies" a biz
and prefentious musical comedy
tabloid. built on novel lines. will
be the headline attraction OF the
bin At tho New Pantages. opening
With the matinee performance next
Monday There arc IL people Ia
the act and most OF them are girls.
Tho added drawing card OF the
week viii be provided 80 Karl
Emmy's Pets. canine novelty.
Other big numbers on the pro
gram will be furnished by the
Lombardi Quintet. opera stars. in a
classic repertoire: innex and Ryan.
man and maid. in classy singing
turn. Lalla selhini. dubbed THE
Venus on Wheels" and Sullivan
and Mason. In breaking the Bank. "
A Keystone comedy will be the
picture contribution OF the week.
LOIS
Seattle Ii 10 see motion pictures
Of the great Eastland disaster at
Chicago. In which more than 1000
men. women and children we're
drowned when the excursion
steamer upset In the Chicago river.
at the Lois theatre all next week.
opening with the matinee perform.
ance Sunday.
The pictures show the panic en-.
suing when the vessel tipped over
on her side. throwing some Of the
passengers into the water and i'm.
prisoning others In the huh OF the
ship; the recovery of the bodies.
administering OF first.aId. and
other scenes of striking interest.
The vaudeville bill will consist
OF tho eleven instrumental prodi.
gies, who have unique musical
act; the Harmony Duo. clever On.
tertainers; Fiji and Moore, two
girls In bits from musical comedy.
and other turns. Photoplays will
also be shown
MOORE
Al Jolson. who will appear In
Dancing Around" AT the Moore
the week OF August Is. was recently
asked how he made people laugh.
His amazement was as marked as
II he had been asked why the water
runs over Niagara Falls.
Say. look Mt me-" and he
stretched out his arm. DO / lool,
different from anyone else7 Have
] an impeachment In my speech Are
my eyes a scream? ! look normal
and am normal get up In the
morning. just like any working
man, eat my breakfast and 20
about town. Some people say am
crazy, but honest. 'Bo.' don't
have 10 have anyone with me to
sec that ! don't follow up wheel
track. Still, people pay two per.
fectly good dollars TO see me.
Some day they'll get onto me,
and then bluey-bluey.' That is
why | am putting my coin away in
packing cases while I'm making
good"
Jolson Ia full OF exuberance. IL
is half of his secret. He makes as
much noise in his dressing room
as young boiler factory, and II
he IL not singing or cracking Jokes,
he In exercising bis MUSCLES or
doing shadow boxing.
METROPOLITAN
With n matinee Saturday after
noon and n concert in the evening,
John Philip Sousa's engagement at
the Metropolitan theatre viii be
concluded.
A packed house greeted the
noted musician and his famous
band Friday night. Each OF the
Sousa programs, six OF which were
arranged for Seattle, is different
than any OF the others. The solo