The Washington times., 1915-08-25
Attractions
Coming To
Washington

Polls Theater Monday morning at .
o'clock there has been constant line Of
patrons purchasing tickets for the OPEN
ing week Of the new stock company in
the refurnished and redecorated play
house.
At the opening performance next Mon.
day night new playhouse. to all intents
and purposes. will be revealed to the
theatersoer. The interior has been re-
feSSr faeserated n old rose and gold With the
with silk tapestries. The orchestra
chairs have been rc-upholstered In old
rose plush a 81 500 old rose velour cur
tain tain will delight the esthetic eye: Be-
f nind the scenes a new stage will facili-
tate the changes of scenes and lessen
the length of waits between acts.
Smei interest. however. will center In
hssdoe tns personnel S, Of the new Poll Players.
neaued py A. II. Van Buren,, once the
most popular leading man who has ap-
peared In stock In Washington other
members OF the cast win be Mark Kent.
a, great iav9rits In the first Poll COM
pany russell Fillmore, Florence Ritten-
mouse. the new leading woman; Blanche
Fr1derica, Raymond Walburn, and Peg
sy ga cameron: Harry Andrews will again
MASTER" in which Mr. Van Buren scored
success on Broadway several seasons
ago, Will be the opening bill.
The new fall and winter season of
the B. F. Keith Theater starts next
week on another full years round of
amusement. For the inaugural week
the management has a bill of inter.
national offerings headed by the
European hippodrome sensation. the
"Great Rigolettos." in a series Of pro-
team exploits. This feature con-
denses a dozen individual acts. Laura
n.s-
Of damaged Goods" fame. the latter
leading support in Peg O. My Heart
will present THE Order Of the Bath"
Other additions will be VILLA Holt
Wakefield in song stories: Theodore
gendix !sen and his symphony piayer::
feature: Sanity and Norton In musical
shire Lass" in cockney. Scotch. and
English ballads; Vera ssbina and
the pipe organ recitals and the Paths
Weekly News Pictorial.
Next Sunday concerts will be given
at and s:l5 p. m.
The attraction for the third week Of
the burlesque season at the Gayety
Theater is The Tourists" a company
Of fun makers and gloomchasers. the
majority of whom are girls. Slim girls.
who can sing and girls who can please
the eye.
The new burlettas will be interspers-
ed with vaudeville specialities OF un-
usual merit. The cast includes Lee
ard and Alvin. Florence Rother. Eve
lyn Ferris and Blanche Benton.
The costuming for The Tourists"
Is said to be unusually beautiful and Q
number OF special lighting effects are
introduced.
Sam Barnard Is to make his local
debut as a photoplay star at tho Co
lumbia the first four days Of next week
in the role Of Poor schmaltz." char
acterization chosen after much delib-
Grafton to introduce Mr.. Bernard into
the world OF silent drama. As q Ger
man wig maker who becomes the prin-
cipal agent In series of comic ad-
tendencies and a dangerous woman,
known as Queen Of the Reds" Mr..
Bernard il seen at his best.
George Fawcett will be seen the last
Of present day life in Virginia. The
Majesty OF the Law" A striking scene
Is when Mr.. Fawcett. In his portrayal
OF Judge Randolph Kent OF Virginia,
the case Of his only son. who Is accused
Of embezzlement. whom he gives the
ma ximum sentence Of ten years In
states prison.
The Cosmos new bill at the matinees
tomorrow. and for the remainder of the
week will be headed by the Milano Op-
era Company. in a song recital Of clas-
sic melody and old favorites, with a
pretty scenic setting. William X. Sax
ton and company will present the COM
edy. "Cloaks and Suits" by Archie
Colby. which is said to bear a strong
resemblance to Potash and Perlmut-
ter"
Waterbury and Jackson win present
new songs and dialogue with a comedy
setting. A novelty will be an exhibit
tion Of shadowgraphy by M. D.'Albert.
while the Monte Trio will give the latest
rathskeller creations. Another act TO b.
announced later will complete the bill.
The added attractions include the
Hearst-Selig news pictures. Photoplay
features changed daily. and the details
of the Washington ball clubs game
on the electric scoreboard. Sundays
concerts from to 1890 p. m. will
present a special program by the Or
chestra.