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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
b,FKElTnS

Summer bills of stars and novelties.
An auditorium cooled by artificial
means and q theater open upon all
points of the compass. are factors that
arc making the continuance of Keith 8
summer season an unqualified success.
Heading this weeks bill will be Emma
Carus, assisted by Noel Steuart. and
swan Woods Ballet advertisement"
Mise carus brings new stories. songs.
dances. grimaces and gyratiops. all
done in her amusing and boisterous
fashion. Mr.. Steuart is credited with
being more than adequate in "reinforc-
ing the hoydenish comedienne." Swan
Wood. the premiere danseuse Of the
Winter Garden. will be supported by
Florence Burns and Jessie Rogge. as
principal dancers, with eight graceful
coryphees in "a ballet advertisement"
Tarantelle." BUTTERFLIES" 'Pas-de-
deux." 'Orientale." Chopin's prelude"
and Glazounow's 'BacchanaL" John E.
Henshaw. assisted by Grace Avery. will
presen: their latest hit: "A Vaudeville
Table d'Hote." Other features of the
bill will include Harry Breen. monolo-
gist and song writer: Bradley and Nor
rfs in In Loveland': Marie Pavey, the
original Little Joe of Little Women"
loKue; The Old Homestead" Double
Quartet. presented by Frank Thomp-
son, Denman's son: Samayoa. in his
wonderful CLOUD swing; the pipe or
gan recitals and the Pathe news pic
torial.
Belle Blanche. Ruth Allen and COM
pany. Lady Sen Mel. the Chinese Patti.
and the other acts in last weeks bill
will take part in the vaudeville con-
certs today at and s:15 pm.
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POLLS

The international dramatic success
'sAfilestones," by Edward knooiauch
and Arnold Bennett, which Klaw q
Erlaneer brought to America after its
run of 500 nights In London. Will be
the Offering of the Poll Players this
week.
.Milestones" is far from the beaten
path of comedy dramas. IL tens d
unique story in a decidedly novel man
ner. All the action takes place IN the
same room, but fifty years elapse be
tween the first and the last act. while
the same characters run through the
whole period of three generations. me
hero OF the first act becomes the stern
and conservative father OF the sec
ond act, trying to Illustrate the plans
Of his daughter. just as his wires "a
Their had tried to Illustrate his own
plans twenty-five years before. And
IN the same way in the third act the
sranddaughter's happiness Is 1eopar-
died by the old people.
In the first act John Rhead is forced
cut of the shipbuilding firm of which
his sweetheart's father IL the senior
partner because the young man insists
that iron ships will eventually replace
wooden ones. In the second act me
man who was ahead Of his time and
saw the future Of iron ships opposes
the youth who looks still further into
the future and sees the value of the
steel ship.
Probably more than any other play
ever offered in stock does "Mi1estones'
ofYer an opportunity for the players to
demonstrate their versatility. for the
principals are seen in the course OF
the drama first as young people, then
as middle-ag conservative and finally
rs elderly one. approaching their graves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Cosmos.

glimpse of colonial days. with at
tractive costumes and scenery to set Jff
merry but dainty revelry OF songs
and new specialties. will be presented
by the Colonial Girls. as the big head
line attraction for the entire week. at
the Cosmos Theater. A complete change
of program will be made by them the
last half of the week 80 to provide
practically an all new bill. beginning
Thursday at the mstinees.
During the first half of the week
big feature will be Russelrs Dixie Min
strels. all men. in ayprogram of old
fashioned minstrelsy as embodied in
the old-time FIRST part" This organ
isation was a big feature with Du-
mont's Minstrels. Booth and Leander
will introduce novelties in comedy
cycling that are said to be well "or,h
while: Nina Esphey will show Whist a
girl can do with a banjo. and Joe Phil
lips and his quartet Of water sprites'
will present Sea Breezes." fresh il ev-
erything but its reflection Of the salt
OF the seaside.
the big secondary feature will be the
famous "komical Kops," company of
''csntaurs In ruined farce comedy"
altar the type of the Keystone Police.
win Denorest ana Coiettee, variety
duo in selected specialties showing
wide Versatility: the Marion Sisters. a
pair Of dainty singers and entertainers.
and the famous little Kuki Troupe of
Japanese girls and boys. three Of each.
in oriental novelties. At every per-
Torrance the added attractions will In
clude the Hearst-selig News pictures,
foreign and domestic, and comedy pho
toplays changed daily, while for tho
last half Of the week the extra added
attraction will be Charlie Chaplin in
his newest comedy, Woman"
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Garden.

The Blindness of Virtue" in photo
play FORM, featuring Edna Mayo and
Bryant Washburn in the leading roles
will be the attraction at Moore's Gar
den Theater from today to Tuesday
inclusive. 1t is based on Cosmo Ham
iiton's problem play. A double feature
program Wednesday will picture Wal
ter Miller in 1.-The Futurity Winner
with scene of the great Futurity race
at Saratoga. and a multiple reel COM
edy, THE Little Teacher" in which
are pictured a coterie of expert, fun
makers. Thursdays photoplay will
show kathlyn Williams in The Ros-
ary,' and Friday and Saturday photo
graphic version of John Luther Longs
story. The Fox Woman" will be
shown. 1t is u romance of old Japan.
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Strand.

Jane Grey and Lionel Barrymore will
be pictured in leading roles at Moore's
Strand Theater from today until Tues
day, inclusive, in the photoplay, THE
Flaming Sword" a story Of the sea.
which brings into SHARP contrast the
polish and refinement of the metropolis
with the simple, rugged fisher folks of
New England. Wednesday and Thurs
day A. H. Van Buren, and Dorothy Ber-
nard. formerly with local stock COM
panies, will be pictured in 4 film YER
sion of Charles Klein's we'll known
drama. The District Attorney" Fri
day and Saturday Bessie Barriscale
will be seen in the photoplay, THE Re-
ward story of the stage, in which
Arthur Maude is shown also. Other pic
lures are shown daily, with accompani-
ments by the orchestra.
Next weeks features will include
Greater Love Hath No Man." with En-
nett Corrigan, "A Lady of Quality"
with Cecilia Lotus. and George AIDES
"Marse Covington."
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Bits of Musical Comedy

Next week at Keith's another pair OF
stellar attractions will lead the pill
Bonita and Lew Hearn and Marion
Weeks. Bonita and Lew Hearn are Lew
Fields feature that scored successes IN
London revues and in this country IN
"Suzi," with the Weber-Fields Jubilee
Company They will offer Bits OF
Musical Comedy" Marion Weeks is a
newly discovered star with coloratura
soprano voice. who sings Ihe Doi.
Gong from Tales of Hoffman" POST
poned from this week will come Will J.
Ward and his Musical Girls in cap
tivating novelty. also Solly Ward and
Lillian Fitzgerald in '.Sonsbuilder and
Mile Fleurette"; Stanley and COM
pany as "The Bouncing Fellow" Sam
II. White and Lou Clayton in an eccen-
trio feature, the Novelty C!intons IN
Jumping feats, Gene Hodgkins and
company, the pipe organ recitals and
the Pathe weekly news pictorial.
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Marshall Hall.

Marshall Hall. for a day of outdoor
enjoyment offers. in addition to the
ride down the Potomac river, now
more attractive than at any other sea
son of the year. on week days free
dancing in a large dancing pavilion
and concerts by Schroeder's Band. with
the sensational half-mile dip-the-dip
ride, the skee ball and the bowling al
leys and a large modern playground
for children, besides shady lawns under
magnificent oaks, with cool breezes
that make picknicking a pleasure.
The steamer Charles Macalaster
leaves the 7th street wharf at 10 am
2:30 and $50 pm. daily, including Sun
days. On week days two stops are
made at Mount Vernon. for visitors to
the home and tomb OF Washington, where
a large collection of relics of colonial
days may be found.
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Glass Pavements.
From the Day ton News

FrOh the Dayton News.
Glass pavements are being tried for
the first time. in several sections of this
country. Not pavements of the window
pane variety, but a vitreous mixture Of
glass with sand, stone, and other in
gradients. Such pavements have been
used in parts of England for n number
of years, but their cost is almost pro-
hibitive for municipalities which are
not in especially good financial con-
dition. In other words. they are n
luxury in the way of pavementS.
1t is said. however, that glass pave
ments do not become dusty. and require
no oiling during the summer months.
as their surface is so smooth that large
quantities of dirt cannot find crevasses
IN which to settle and pile up. 1t is
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| Kitty Gordon. the English actress,
has bought home in Brooklyn.
Bertha Mann will be seen the coming
season in Rolling Stones"
| Joe Weber will send 1.-The Only Girl
| on tour in September.
| Wish Wynne has succeeded Elsie
Janis in a London revue.
Leo Dietrichstein is to star in a new
play the coming season.
Herbert Kelley and Eme Shannon
have been engaged for the "Pollyanna"
company.
| 1.-The Passing Show of 1915" is to be
presented in Havana by arrangement
with the Shuberts.
Edith Taliaferro has been appearing,
is to be presented in London.
George Allison will play a leading
| role in one of the companies to be sent
out in Daddy Long Legs
Maude odell. now playing in NO
body Home" has bought hotel in
Beaufort, S. c.
| Edward Mawson has been engaged
| for the cast of Under Fire" Villa m
| Courteney will play the leading role.
| Phyllis Nelson Terry says she is not
| afraid of submarines, and when she
starts home she will go on an English
| ship.
| Charles A. Stevenson has been en-
gagged for the cast of Search Me-" by
| Augustin McHugh. 1t will be produced
/ this week at Long Branch.
| Charlotte Walker, the dramatic star.
will soon be seen in photodramatic
production of 'kindling." 1t will mark
her debut as a photoplay star
| w. A. Brady is to make a production
| of a play by Charles Wadsworth Camp
called Scandal" in Atlantic City The
| cast will include Walter Hampden.
| Emmy Destinn is to make a concert
| tour of this country beginning late in
| September. BY birth Bohemian. she
I intends to become an American citizen.
| Adelaide and Hughes, Trixie Fri
| ganza, Blossom Seeley and Bert Leslie
have been engaged by. Ned Wayburn
| for his new revue, Town Topics"
| Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. it is
said, wants to secure the English
| rights of THE Bubble" by Edward j.
Locke, in which Louis Mann issappear-
ing.
! Marie Pavey. who is making her
vaudeville premiere at Keith's this
week, made a hit as Little Joe in the
production of Mrs. Olcotts Little
| Women
| Philip Bartholomew. author of Over
Night" Little Miss Brown" and when
Dreams Come True" has written a new
farce called up Against IT, which will
| be produced next fall.
In October the selwyns will produce
Edith Ellis dramatization of THE
Devils Garden" by w. B. Maxwell.
| Normal McKinnel. the English actor,
will have the leading role.
! Victor Moore and Emma Littlefeld
were omitted from this weeks Keith
bill. it is announced. owing to Mr..
Moore being starred in a photopIay
the same week in this city
| A new opera by Victor Herbert and
Henry Blossom. called Princess Pat"
is to be produced by John Cort next
season. Eleanor Painter will sing the
| title role.
] When the Irish Theater of America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
FlRM9.
l.fedtu1e!s
Columbia.

Victor Moore is to be the pictured
star of "Chimmie Fadden. the comedy
photoplay which will be shown at the
Columbia Theater for the first four
days this week. starting this afternoon
at 8 o'clock This is announced as one
Of the most important comedy produc-
lions ever offered in Washington.
"Chimmie Fadden" was created near
ly a quarter OF a century ago by r. w.
Townsend, a member of Congress from
New Jersey. who was then on the staff
of the New York Sun. and from time
to time wrote sketches for that paper
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of enthusiasts who are de-
voting their time and eff
forts in q campaign for the
benefit of the babies sum
mer outing camp and hospital. They
comprise $50 prominent young women
whose enthusiasm is expended in SELL
ing small fans. Their greeting is Buy
a breeze" supported by the argument
that all who buy a breeze for them
selves. to be supplied. of course. by the
fan. help to buy a breeze at the outing
camp for somebody's baby who would
not get 1t otherwise
Thursday and Friday of this week
have been set apart by the manage
ment Of Glen Echo Park as campaign
day by the Baby Fans" whose pronts
for those days Will be sent to Camp
Good Will for the support Of the outing
camp and hospital.
A special attraction on those days Will
be a series of motion pictures showing
the life of the children at Camp Coca
VIII.
Roth Julia Marlowe and Z. H. Soth-
ern. her husband, 1t Is now announced
are to return to the stage, the latter
next season in n repertory OF modern
plays with which his name has been as
ISOLATED in the past. Miss Marlowe ana
Mr.. Sothern will both reappear in 1917
in a farewell tour of the United States
and Canada, in a revival OF Shakespear-
can plays under the management of the
Messrs. Shubert.
!: !: 4
BF, Keith's Theater is the first local
house which declines to offer in person
on its stage a player who is being star
red the same week in a moving picture
production.
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Virginia.

Charles Chaplin, who, it is said. ere
ates his own plays. selects his own
company and directs his own produc-
lions at the Essanay studio in Los An
geles, Cal, is featured daily in one of
these productions at the Virginia Thea
ter. Today the Chaplin Photographic
farce is ''Masoueraders," while Mary
Pickford is shown in What the Daisies
Said" Tomorrow the Chaplin feature
will be New Profession" and the Mary
Pickford feature "All On Account of
Milk"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

pesiHs us season IN New YORK next
year, one of the first plays to be pre-
sented there will be George Bernard
Shaw's John Bulls Other Island"
Alice Tennessee. Rodier. a Washing
ton girl. who was with the local Poll
Players for short time, is pictured in
the photoplay feature Midnight at
Maxim's." which will be shown here
this week.
THE Mystic Shrine" by Avery Hop
wood. was tried out at Atlantic City
last week. The piece is farce, a
roamer from his own fireside having
invented the mystic shrine as an ex-
cuse for his nocturnal rambling.
1.-THE Blue Paradise" an operatta by
Leo Stein, author of THE Merry Wild
ow," and Edmund Eysler, is to be pro-
duced by the Shuberts with cast in
Guiding Cecil Lean, Robert Pitkin, Cleo
Mayfield and Shep Camp.
Margaret Anglin Is to be the manager
of a theater in New York, in which a
repertoire of plays is to be presented
1t Is said the project is backed by New
York, Boston and Chicago capital. The
plays to be presented will be largely OF
American authorship.
Violet Heming will be seen shortly
in a photoplay of William Hamilton
osborne's story. The Running Fight;
the New York Lyceum Theater sue
cess. Seven Sisters: Ina Claire
in Harold McGrath's popular romance,
The Puppet Crown" presented as a
photoplay. and Mary Pickford. in a
photoplay of Rags" written by Edith
Barnard Delano.
One of the notable features of the
film play of "Kindling," in which Char
lotte Walker is the star. is the fact
two a
California, where. it is said. half an en-
tire city block of tenements was built
and the congested conditions OF New
Yorks crowded section are pictured
with all their realism.
Two new faces are added to the Pom
Players this week, in "Milestones:
They are Katherine LaSalle and BESSIE
Macallister. Hardie Meakins has also
returned to the company. katharine
LaSalle has been associated with John
Drew and John Mason in important
roles for the last five years.
Director Harry Andrews of Polls will
be an unusually busy man this week
for while engaged in seeing that Mile
stones" runs smoothly and rehearsihE
next weeks bill. The Miracle Man,
General Manager Thatcher Is also de-
pending on him to take general super
vision of the rehearsals of The Blue
Bird" with which the Baltimore Poli
PLAYERS will reopen at the Auditorium
Theater in the Monumental City.
Arnold Bennett is credited with hav-
ing furnished the idea for ''Milestones
and Edward Knoblauch put it into ORA :
matte FORM The two collaDorators had
hard time finding name for it, 1t
is said that the title finally came 10
Mr.. Bennett one afternoon while he ana
Knoblauch, in a jaunting car. were
driving through a picturesque part OF
Ireland. There is the title. for our
play" shouted Bennett suddenly, point.
ing to a stone beside the road. And
Knoblauch agreed at once.
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further claimed that they do not dis
integrate, and require little il any re-
pairing from year to year. The pave
ment is of a gray color, which adds
greatly to the appearance of the street
or highway as a whole. The expert
ment is interesting, therefore. both
well as a possible means to an end of
the constant expense incurred through
the wearing out of pavements made OF
material which offers less resistance to
use.
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Crandall's,

At Crandalrs Theater "Wormwood''
will be the photop1ay feature today.
Tomorrow and Tuesday will be fea-
tured for the first time here picturiz-
alton Of Stolen Goods" with Blanche
Sweet in the role of poor girl, wrong
" imprisoned. who becomes a Red
Cross nurse in Belgium. Wednesday
and Thursday a photoplay of THE Cub"
will feature Martha Hedman, the Swed-
1sh actress, as the heroine of an eX-
citing comedy which treats of the adj
ventures of young newspaper re-
porter suddenly drawn into a Ken
lucky feud. who falls in love with one
girl and gets himself beloved by an
other, and Friday and Saturday John
Mason will be pictured in thrilling
photoplay of Jim the Penman," q
gripping story of great forger who
sins for love and whose after life is
one of remorse and retribution
Next weeks photoplay features will
include The Devils Daughter" with
Theda Bara; "Clarissa." with Hazel
Dawn: THE Garden of Lies with Jane
Cowl. and The Wild Olive" with
Myrtle Stedman. Music always accom-
panies the pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

concerning the deeds and exploits of
"Chimmie." a character wholly imagi-
nary, but so true to life that many eff
forts We're made to identify him as
one of the actual Bowery boys of that
day.
In the photoplay Victor Moore plays
"Chimmie," and the Lasky company
has made the production veritable
picture of the old Bowery days and
the types which made it famous.
Maud Allan, the internationally IA
nous dancer. will be seen at the Co
lumbia Theater the latter half of this
week in a feature photopiay of THE
Rug Makers Daughter 4 stirring ro-
nance of the American Turkish rug
trade. which will show three of her
most beautiful classic dances. Return
ing from an eighteenmonth tour of
Australasia, India and the far east.
Mss Allan stopped off in Los Angeles
for short visit with her mother,
where negotiations for her appearance
on the screen followed her visit of in
spection of the Morosco-Bosworth stu
dos. She had repeatedly refused of
1ers to be screened, and only recently
refused $1,000 to give one of her
dances before the camera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
An Illustration.

From the Pittsburgh Post.
dad, what is meant by carrying
Goals to Newcastle?'
ITS a figure of speech. my boy. Lake
trying to tell something to gradual
ing class that they don't know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Colonial Beach-Steamer St. Johns.

Weekend trips to Colonial Beach are
popular in Washington and yesterday
afternoon a large crowd left for 1.-The
Atlantic City of Washington aboard the
big steamer st. Johns, which is scheduled
to leave again this morning at 3 O'Clock.
Returning, the steamer leaves Colonial
Beach at pm, arriving here about 10
pm.
Daily except Monday trips are made by
the st. Johns to Colonial Beach at 8
am, except Saturdays, when the boat
leaves at 2 80 pm. Besides fishing and
grabbing, the amusements along the
boardwalk are in full operation. Tomor-
row and every Monday until the close
of the season the st. Johns will make
forty-nile runs on the river, leaving at
Z pm. and returning at IL pm. Music
and dancing are features, and stops are
made at Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Holding Back.

From the Kansas City Journal.
Me 4 tramp? No. sir: I'm a member
of de army of TOLL
81 never see you toll
81 belong to de reserves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Resorts
Glen Echo Park.

This afternoon and tonight at Glen
Echo Park the program for the Soldiers
Home Band concerts will include a list
of request numbers. All the amuse-
ments of the park are running and every
night there is free movie show in the
open. including the Hearst-Selig pictorial
review twice week. Admission to the
resort is at all times free
An innovation has been arranged for the
dance pavilion tomorrow night, when old
time music like the Barn Dance
Georgia Camp Meeting" and the Blue
Danube Waltz will be played by
Charles o. Mills orchestra. in lieu of the
modern dance music.
Thursday and Friday the baby fans
will conduct a campaign for the benefit
of Camp Good viii. One OF the big fea-
lures will be the exhibition Of a reel of
movies showing scenes and happenings at
the summer camp taken specially for the
occa sion.
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Other photoplays are shown daily, with
| musical Accomplishments by the or
chestra. Next weeks photoplay at
fractions will include "Crooky
Scruggs," with Frank Daniels; "As a
Man Sows," THE Burglars Baby" and
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

Il wonder why she thinks Jinx is
crazy?' "JinX had a chance to propose
to her and didn't take advantage OF
it."-Houston Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

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