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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
CoIumbia-.ChImmIe F.dden.-

That high-class comedy will soon re-
place the slap-stick variety upon the
screen is well evidenced by the way that
"Chimmie Fadden'' was received some
time ago. The success of this production
prompted the Jesse l. Lasky Feature
Play Company to secure the services of
Victor Moore, who appeared in the title
role, for a number OF years for a series
of stories founded on the adventures of
the same character. ''Chimmie Fadden
Out West" the second Of this series. will
be the attraction on the screen of Loew's
Theater the first three days OF this week.
starting tomorrow morning. For this
comedy, the authors have taken Chimmie
Fadden to the gold-mining district of
Nevada
Dustin Farnum will be seen the last
four days OF the week in The Gentleman
from Indiana" Winifred Kingston. the
London favorite, will play opposite Mr..
Farnum in the Booth Harrington ro-
nance. Their meeting. the thrilling mo-
ment when a bullet from a whitecap IN
ambush carries away Farnum's hat. the
old-fashIoned lovemaking IN Judge Bris-
GOES home. and finally the touching re-
union long afterward beside the Franklin
handpress IN Farnum's Indiana county
seat newspaper office Is too delightful for
words. The Gentleman from Indiana"
Is a treat for anybody who has lived In
a county seat town. and for a city people
who have never known the quiet thrill Of
a courthouse square presents a true pic.
ture of country-town life.
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a utility man without compensation.
AS soon as he had gained some ex-
perience he politely suggested to the
management that he would like to
have place on the salary list and
then he was informed that his sery-
ices would be dispensed with entire
ly.
Not discouraged by this experience
he made, another attempt in Boston
and there at last he secured the part
of Guzman in Faint Heart Meier Won
Fair Lady" at the Globe Theater. Then,
through the influence of Mark Twain,
his neighbor at Hartford, Conn, he
got part in The Gilded Age" at
the Boston Museum. where he also
appeared in several Shakesperean
roles. After that he joined Ben Ma
cauley's stock company at Louisville
and Cincinnati, and in the spring of lS7I
he made his first appearance in New
York at the New Park Theater, playing
the prosecuting attorney in THE Gilded
Age"
His first pronounced success came n
few years later when he appeared at
the Madison Square Theater, New
York. in the title role of his own play,
The Professor" In 1884 he produced
The Private Secretary" at the Com
edy Theater. New York, and two years
later he presented his great war play,
Held by the Enemy" at the Criterion
Theater, Brooklyn, N. Y:
Soon after this a serious illness
forced Mr.. Gillett's retirement and he
dropped out Of sight for several sea-
sons In 1894 he resumed his activities
and appeared in his Too Much John
son." The following year his Secret
Service" was produced in Philadelphia
with Maurice Barrymore in the leading
role. When the piece was brought to
New York, however. in 1886. Mr.. Gil
lette himself undertook the part of
the Union spy and scored an enor-
nous success both as an actor and
as playwright. His wonderful vivi-
fication of Conan Doyle's great de-
tective followed in 1899.
Since then Mr.. Gillette has appeared
in Barrie's THE Admirable Crichton."
in his own play, "Clarice," and in
Samson" adapted by him from the
French. He has also made a tour in
a repertory Of two of his greatest sue
cesses-"Sherlock Holmes" and Too
Much Johnson" And last season he
Joined with Blanche Bates and Marie
Doro in a revival of Diplomacy"
Mr.. Gillette was seen in Washing
ton In Diplomacy" but previous to
that he had not paid this city a visit
since he presented "Clarice." in 1906.
He has not been seen here in either
sherlock Holmes" or Secret Serv-
ice" for many years. so that the cur
rent week will afford those of the
present generation who have not wit
messed his most famous charactsriza-
lions that opportunity. and enable
those who have done 50 to renew
their acquaintanceship with stage
portraits which Mr.. Gillette declares
he will not offer again after his pres
emit season
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wrote a war play'-"Held By the
Enemy''-which Bronson Howard declared
must remain for all time the model for
war plays" But Secret Service" y not
q war play" II has the War of the
Rebellion as its background. but it is
really what Mr.. Gillette himself calls II
IA romance of the Southern Confed-
eracy." II depicts life in war times, but
II is not the life of the camp or the
battlefield.
In the supporting company are Helen
Freeman. Marion Abbott. Grace Reals.
Irene Haisman. Edwin Mordant Edward
Fielding. Joseph Brennan. Stuart Fox.
and II. G. Bates.
The evening performances will begin
promptly at o'clock and the matinee
at
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
Caste in America

Our playwrights." says E. II. Sothern.
have gone In for melodrama and farce
because they have more facility in such
pieces. 1 do not see. however, why We
should not have high comedy. l do not
agree with those who hold that there is
no social caste IN America On the con-
trary. think that the lines of caste are
very sharply drawn In the United States
today. Our middle class does not mix
with high society. as Is the case in Lon
dom In fact. society here Is rather
more exclusive. I think. than II Is In
London or Paris. You seldom see .
young man here who Is taken up In So
ciety merely because he has talent for
art or literature or music. as so fire.
quently occurs in Europe. And as We
have a very distinct social order here at
present, do not see why We should not
have the comedy OF manners
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28

Germs Cyrus Blenkarn and his daughter.
Mary. Blenkarn is a potter who Is on
the threshold Of discovering new pro-
cess of glazing. when he has a tragic
misunderstanding with his employer over
the love AFFAIR of Mary and the en-
ployer's only son, a captain in the Eng
fish army. Blenkarn is dismissed from
the pottery plant. and the third act
shows his tremendous struggle against
poverty and persecution in an EFFORT TO
develop his great invention. This seem,
both from a dramatic and spectacular
standpoint is tremendously effective. The
great kilns are shown on the stage as
Blenkarn breaks up his furniture in or
der to keep the fires going. In the end
the potter triumphs, and the romantic
element in the story is brought to happy
conclusion in a novel way.
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Po,,.-.The MiddIeman.-

Henry Artnur Jones' comedy drama,
.The Middleman," In which z. S. Will
lard. the English actor. who died few
days ago. achieved his greatest success.
win be the offering Of the Poll Players
this week.
The role of Cyrus Blenkarn Is one or
exceptional dramatic value and fine char
acter possibilities. Mr.. Kent has played
the part on Eve previous occasions, one
week each In Portland. Winnipeg and
Detroit, and two engagements In Bos-
ton
The story, Of The Middleman" con-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28

Mr.. Jolson calls his individual in
jectionS of fun in the rcvues which
he heads "hokum stuff" and declares
frankly that many 81 show has been
saved by it.
The phrase is descriptive of slap
stick comedy. and comes down to us
from minstrelry. Out on what was
once called THE Tellow Dip Circuit"
hokum stun was resorted to by the
comedians OF minstrel organizations to
lash their audiences into good humor.
Al Jolson served his apprenticeship
in this rough and ready school of
acting, and he has retained some of
the methods of entertaining he &C
Quired at that time.
In Jolson's minstrel days IL was GUS
tomary to close the show with an
afterpiece. and a deal of the slap-stick
foolery was stolen from minstrelry
to enliven numerous farces, among
which may be mentioned The Ghost
in the Pawnshop," Razor Jim," 'Over
the River Charlie" Irish Justice"
stocks Up" and The Maid and the
Mummy"
Those who saw The Maid and the
Mummy" will remember the absurd
barber shop scene IN which an cleo
trio razor was used upon the victim,
who had been lathered with a white
WASH oTusH ulpPeo ihIo pan "a eOoP
suds.
Lew Fields used the same idea later
on in The Henpecks," and thus 1t
was that Razor Jim" of the 'honk-
atonk" days was utilized to 'fatten"
a two-dollar Broadway show, and tits
claimed that not one Of Gotham's
dramatic critics recognized the an
cient wheeze.
Sam Bernard injected "hokum stun"
NJ III Gfr1l Oh r.
acterizations; Irish Justice" has done
duty for the Winter Garden COM
edians Monroe and Fisher, and 'Over
the River Charlie" once supplied Eu-
gene and Willie Howard with a deal
of business" in a tremendous New
York extravaganza.
And not a soul was the wiser.
William Gillette appears here this
week at the New National Theater in
his most distinguished characterize
lions. presenting for the last time IN
this city Secret Service" and "Sher-
lock Holmes"
Mr.. Gillette has occupied so prom
inent a place on the American stage
for SO long. has written so many sue
cessful plays, and has such an air
of authority and power that II is a
little difficult to realize that he had
to make q beginning just like any
other poor young actor or playwright
But he did. Those two finished imper-
sonations that he will give this week
at the National. of Conan Doyle's
great detective in Sherlock Holmes"
and OF the daring Union spy in "Se-
cret Service" are but the elimination
the result OF many years OF hard. un-
remitting study and work.
Mr.. Gillette was still a student at
Yale when he made his first appear
ance on the stage at New Orleans in
oliver Doud Byron's Across the Con-
tinent." He was only a boy at the
time and he had been taken on as
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
Cosmo.-vaudeviIle.

All the fine points of blackface min
strefsy. as presented by clever galaxy
OF talented girls. is promised by Josie
Flynn. the miniature Al Jolson. and her
Merry Mir strel Misses" at the Cosmos
this week A novel offering will be a
mystery comedy. THE Mysterious WILL
which viii os the offering Of Harold Sell
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man and company, while Dealy and
Kramer. man and maid, will present
character songs. pretty costumes and
repartee- The Feist Trio will give some
OF their latest songs Amy Lesser will
appear IN representations with dialect
songs, and Pesci and Termini will make
Characteristic music. The Hearst-Selig
news pictures will be among the added
attractions.
The last half OF the week. headed by
Josie Flynn's blackface babies. Norwood.
Anderson and company will present a
sketch. What Else Could 1t Be?'': Nc
Cabe. Lewis and Pond. "Capers OF the
Caberets," a singing and dancing comedy
by a Broadway trio; the Morris Sisters.
a musical number; the Feist Trio. a ne-
collection of songs and medleys. and Les
Coranjeots." a spectacular novelty. The
Psthe pictures will be among the added
ATTRACTIONS.
Beginning tomorrow and continuing I'M
til further notice. the Cosmos will present
a picture program at I2:15. As and p.
m. daily. except Saturdays and holidays.
and at l2:l5 and AS p m on those days.
This. however. will not interfere with the
regular vaudeville program. but will be
In addition to it. The feature Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday will be a
Wonderful Adventure" with William
Farnum.
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Belasco-DancinE Areund- with
-InIann
Al .JOlson.

Dancing Around" with Al Jolson, from
the Winter Garden. comes TO the Belasco
Theater this week. When announcing q
Winter Garden show It Is customary first
clothes 1t will or will not wear; to emu
merate the number of Jolly Junes. volup-
tuous Venuses and daring Dianas'' that
may be expected: to disclose what spec
tacular effects win be on view, ard what
IN the way OF entertainment may be look
ed for. But 1t Is quite enough to say
that in this show Al Jolson appears,
That is about all the average citizen
cares to know. The American stage has
not had ? singing. dancing.. Joking ad lib
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.

BeIasco-AI Jolssn In Dancing
Around.
Nafional-wiIliam Gillette In
Asherloek Holmes" and .secret Serv-
Ice,
Poli,s-Mark Kent I'm ssThe Middle
man..
Keith's-Vaudevflle.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Cosmos-vaudevflle
Casino-sHsve You Seen stellar
Loew's Columbia-Psramou Pic
lures.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-28

Gus Hill sends, his latest musical show
TO the Casino this week. Have You
Seen Stellar" is said to unfold an inter
esting story. as well as to provide two
and one-half hours of laughter. II also
has a number OF songs and dances. This
attraction promises thirty-five comedians.
singers and dancers. and a large chorus
OF girls. In the cast will be found Frank
Bernard. Bernard Ward, Jessie Willing
ham, Harry Thorn. Dan Malloy, Dixie
Blair, Hazel Corrine. May BOtti. Betty
Ritter. Mabel Wilson, Katherine and
Louise Bonon. Lola HaiGht. Nellie Pen
nington. Leila lmhoff. Julia Ryer. Marie
Randolph. Cleo Kuster. Vera Beacon.
Vera Atwood. Orba Waverly, Jeanette,
Susie Hoey and a dozen others.
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Mountaineering.

Two stellar attractions will compete for
the laurels at Keith's this week. one of
them being Lima Abarbanell. and the
other Sam Chip and Mary Marble with
their large company in The Clock
Shop" Mime. Abarbanell's tour Is very
limited In duration. as she is only await
ing the final touches upon her new musi-
cal comedy, when Molly Comes Home. !"
Her beautiful voice and personal charm
are said to be shown at their best in
her series OF vaudeville arias, ballads
and lyrics. The Clock Shop Is a musi-
cal fantasy by John Golden. given its
first hearing at the recent an-star gam
Dol of the Lambs Club in aid OF the
Actors Fund OF America W. D. Dunno
secured IL for his allied stars, Chip and
Marble. The characters are supposed TO
be clocks and The False-Alarm Clock
plays havoc with the romantic plans of
1.-TWO Little Dutch Clocks" portrayed by
the principals. Another addition will be
Florence Roberts and company in The
Woman Intervenes," a comedy-drama by
J. Hartley Manners. Next in order Is
"Cranberries" Herbert Clifton. the
London mime" is another enlistment.
"a Twentieth Century Courtship'' will
show movie pictures OF the Keith audi
ence taken Saturday night. Nov 18th and
other Washington persons and places in
the evolution OF the story. Other attrac-
tons will be Hawthorne and. Inglis in
"a Fool There Is" Lambert and Fred
richs In a fiirtatious episode: Meehan' 5
Leaping Hounds; the organ recitals and
the Pathe Pictorial
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e.yety-.srwentieth Century Maids

When the 10Th Century Maids COM
pany opens its enga cement at the Gay
ETY. tomorrow afternoon II is promised
that patrons of burlesque will be treat
ed to one Of the most entertaining shows
that the present season has put forth.
The show Is a characteristic embodiment
Of the class OF amusement that Is being
provided by the modern purveyors OF
burlesque. The play Is in two acts and
four scenes, entitled, "Man-GirEBot-
tie and Bird" the book OF which con-
tains comedy, fun. music. girls and dane
ing. AS the stars OF the organization.
Harry Cooper and Jim Barton share
honors as the chief funmakers- In their
support will be found Julia Relety, Ar
thur Young. the Chesleigh Sisters and the
Old Town -Four. These principals Will
be surrounded by chosen chorus of
"a girls and male double quartette- In
connection with the various situations
some of the most popular hits are intro
duced. The management has been very
lavish In providing a production tnclud-
Ing scenic equipment and costuming. A
number of vaudeville specialties will be
offered during the action Of the play.
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In Differences to the remarkable
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-28

neat sum, as did the Tigers, because
they were battling the Red Sox right
down the home stretch.
On straight playing season prob
ably Charles Comiskey made money,
but his huge expenditures for Eddie
Collins, Eddie Murphy, Joe Jackson,
Memo Liebold and a galaxy of minor
league players cut in heavily on his
profits. Everything considered, he
probably broke even; certainly not
more.
In Cleveland Charley Somers had
two elephants on his hands-the In
dams and his American assn club,
neither of which made money. The
Indians never were in the pennant
hunt, and what popularity they had
skated to Chicago with Joe Jackson.
Minor league ball cannot be expected
to make money where major league
fails. s..
In Philadelphia Connie Mack lost
money last season with pennant
winner. This year he had a tail
ender. That in itself should tell Phil
adelphia's story. Mack, however,
probably didn't fare any worse than
last season because he realized
multitude of good hard cash when
he sold Collins, Barry and Murphy.
Connie had mighty slim payroll this
season.
The Yanks didn't make any money.
They, too, had bunch of long term
contracts, which, with the big rent of
the Polo Grounds and a young for
tune spent for alleged minor league
phenoms, put them on the wrong side
of the books.
Washington never has been a gold
mine. Griffith has probably the hard
est city in the country to work, and |
Walter Johnson's salary cuts no lit
tie figure in his receipts. The Sen
ators we're fighting in the first divi-
sion all season, though, and the own
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which probably isn't far from the
truth.
Capt. Charley Barrett of the Cor
nell eleven has scored twice as many
touchdowns this season as any back
in the east: He has slashed his way
across an opponents goal line eleven
times. Martin of the Navy and
Welch of Pennsylvania are tied for
second, each with five.
. Hermitage Tigers are without a
game for Sunday. Any 110-pound
team can be accommodated by call
ing Monroe 6237. Home grounds,
Eckhart park, preferred.
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IMMORTALITY AND POLICE DEPT
IN THE SAME BOAT?


Police Chief Healey did not enjoy
his vacation so much today as he
did yesterday. He learned-horrors!
that another New York investiga-
tor was loose in his department.
The last time New York investi-
gator looked into the affairs of the
Chicago police department there was
heck to pay. Capt. Alexander R. Pr
per, former deputy commissioner of
New York, was the gent. He brought
a bunch of New York police detec-
tives with him and the highlghts of
crookedness which they found in the
Chicago department made more than
nine days of talk. In Capt. Alexan-
der's report specific charges were
brought against officers and IS pa
trolmen and the department was
characterized as being wholly inef-
fcient.
The investigator now in the city is
Raymond B. Fosdick, a representa-
tive of the Rockefeller bureau Of So
cial hygiene. This bureau was
formed to study immortality. Fos- !
dick says the bureau has found there
is such close relationship between
immortality and police departments
that study of immortality necessi-
tates a study of police departments.
-O-O-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-28

The art of being successful war
news censor seems to be that of elm
mating the truth about the other fell
lows success.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Miss Blancka Philippsburg is a mas
ter furrier in Lubow. Russia.
1t is reported that Mrs. Charles Stew
art Parnell is now an invalid and liv-
ing in seclusion on the south coast of
England.
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney will de-
sign the memorial to be erected in
New York to Lillian Nordica. the OPP.
era singer.
Mrs. Amelia Fowler holds the unique
Office of flag mother" to the state OF
Massachusetts. She Is charged with
the care of all the banners and ensigns
of the common
Despite the fact that she despises
the drug. Mrs. A. Soderburg runs a
snuff factory in Terre Haute. Ind.
which is one of the few industries Of
its kind in the United States
Miss Mabel Lee. the recent winner
of the first prize for oratory at the
tenth annual conference of Chinese stu
dents at Amherst. Mass, Is the first
girl who has thus been distinguished
She is junior at Barnard college.
New York city.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
Household Hints.

Never keep pastry in the icebox, as
it SooD becomes soggy
When ink is split on the carpet run
Cut lemon over the stain immedi
ately. and 1t will entirely disappear
and not injure the carpet.
To repair tablecletb lay it quite
fat and cover the hole with piece
of plain Brussels net; tack it on and
darn with fine flax. When ironed it
will scarcely be noticeable.
Z When washing Saucepans be sure to
lay them in front of the fire for five
or ten minutes so that they may dry
thoroughly inside and 81 prevent de-
teriorating through getting rusty.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
Echoes of the War.

The submarine is wars ugly duck.
Hng.-Brooklyn Eagle.
at its best war Is but murder on a
larger scale.-Philadelp Inquirer.
The lists of dead and injured are not
doing any retreating. - Detroit Free
Press.
Prophecies that it would be a long
and terrible war have already been
fulfilled.-Washingto Star.
Various nations at war are now be-
ginning to count the cost If they had
figured earlier there might have been
no war.-New York World.
Before the war began Belgium had
more inhabitants to the square mile
than any other country. And now it
probably has more dead men to the
square mile.-lndianapolis News.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
Train and Track.

Electric railways in the United States
own 40.410 miles of track
All steel cars run by trolley now be-
tween New York and Boston.
railway for tourists is to be built
along Lake Como from Como to CHA
vennu
Locomotives for the Sahara desert
line have V shaped hoods In front to
cut through Sandstorms.
To protect Swiss railroad from fire.
quent avalanches numerous snow re-
tanning walls have been built on u
mountain SIDE at points from which
the slides start. to hold the snow until
Ii meltA
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
HARDwARE CONVENTION

SAN FRANCISCO-Hundreds of
delegates from all parts of the
United States are in attendance here
today at the sixth annual convention
of the American National Iron, Steel
and Heavy Hardware Association,
which meets at the ST. Francis Hotel.
A special train carried delegates
from eastern states. The visitors
went Immediately to the Exposition
grounds, where they were invited to
inspect the exhibits of iron, steel
and hardware products. An excur-
sion around San Francisco Bay, ban
quets, luncheons and receptions are
Keeping the iron-masters busy dur
ing their weeks stay here.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
Hsndlino CONS,

Coin handling machines have reached
such degree of perfection that ma
chine will take a bucketful of coins of
all denominations. sort them out. pick
out all the mutilated pieces and reject
them. do all the others up in neat
twenty-five pennies i'll bundle-count
them. add them all up together. and
hand out slip of paper on which is
printed the total sum in dollars and
cents. An electric motor turns the
crank that does the work.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-06-22
Fashion FriIIs.

Style is the name that is given to
freak garments to induce people to re-
gard them as wearable.
Record
Styles in shoes for children show
good sense. 1t is not until they reach
the age Of discretion that people begin
to torture their feeL-Chicago News
To our way Of thinking there is no
worse combination than white stock.
ings with black shoes unless it be black
shoes with white stockings.-Philade
phia Inquirer.