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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-25

The Rev. J. D. Hamaker. one Of the
Oldest and best known ministers Of
the Disciples OF Christ in Virginia,
and who for over a quarter of a CEN
fury. has been pastor of the Chris
tian Church at Strasburg, recently
underwent severe operation in Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Late
reports as to his condition are en-
couraging.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
B,FKEITHy

Elizabeth Brce and Charles King,
among the foremost vaudeville stars.
vivifying Watch Your STEP the hit
of the New York season at the New
Amsterdam Theater, New York, will be
seen this week at the Il. F. Keith The
ater. Since Brice and King were here
in the days of the Chase regime they
have steadily advanced in their activi-
ties and have been stellar or added
features of many of Broadway's notable
productions of the past few seasons.
Their present feature includes their big
topical song hit, "A Little Cottage in a
One-horse Town" Claire Rochester,
former prima donna of Lew Fields "AIl
Aboard" company. who. it is announced,
VIII positively appear, is credited with
a wonderful dual voice, having the
baritone register as we'll as a high so
prano range. Johnny Hyams and Leila
Mcintyre, who first gave to the stage
i'll vaudeville The Girl of My Dreams y
in which later in its elaborated form
they starred In the dramatic theaters,
viii offer their quaint musical comedy
THE Quakcress," in which a quaker
tango is a lively Interpolation Charles
r. Evans, formerly of Evans and Hoey
| in "A Parlor Match" is the fourth spe-
| cial attraction with his own company
| headed by Helena Phillips. In a snappy
ana Iuhny Shetch. forSotten COM
bination." Other attractions will in
| clude Harrison Brockbank in his Ma
| poleonic episode, THE Drummer of the
18TH" assisted by Nine. Elizabeth Ad-
| riaans. formerly OF the New York Ger
man Theater company; Van and
| Schenck. cabaret comedians; Donald
Kerr and Efiie Weston, in dance re
vVals; the lie Grohs. the pipe organ re-
citals and the Pathe weekly news pic
torial. The concerts today at 3 and at
s:15 pm. will present Alice Lloyd and
other features of last weeks bill.
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Cosmos.

The Cosmos theater this week will
introduce an all-round bill of enjoyable
vaudeville, including two celebrated
acts. Lady Betty. known as the adopt
ed daughter of Consul the famous ape.
whose mimicry of man almost passed
comprehension, Will appear in her own
revelry of man and monkey lntell1-
gence, marked by the peculiar comedy
capers which have made her antics
more laughable than even those of Con-
sui She seems to know she is the cen :
ter of attraction and, much like pert
child, shows it by attempting to be
funny in her own way A splendid
musical offering is promised in the
famous Gallerini -Four. whose piano
accordion quartet made a memorable
impression upon their last appearance
at the Cosmos. They are now en- route
to Australia and their engagement Is
for only the first three days of the
week.
In the playlet line Victor Smollett's
laughable farce comedy, where Ignor-
ance is Bliss" will be presented. as the
mirthful feature, by Howard Chase
will vary the laugh-making material
with their tWo-man comedy skit en-
titled nifty Nonsense" without seri-
Gus moment and with many laughs be-
shopping" rely not so much upon a
plot as upon good songs and humorous
dialogue of the give-andtake kind for
their entertainment, and Toll, the Jug
gler of extraordinary things, from a
feather to a cannon ball. and a master
in skill and dexterity will complete the
list. The added attractions will include
the famous pictures OF the Hearst
Selig weekly news service and a series
Of laughable photopiays of the selected
kind that amuse without giving offense.
A change of bill is announced for
Thursday, at the matinees.
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and the theatergoing public has not
forgotten Mr.. Pruette's rendition of
the song IT Want What Want When
| l Want It." as well as the other popu-
| lar song numbers of the opera. Mr..
| Pruette was induced to cancel a vaude-
| vile tour in order to take part in this
| revival
| Miss Eleanor Henry, the Columbia's 9
popular prima donna, will rejoin the
alternated with Nine. FRITZ Scheff. She
| Is in fine voice, following her vacation,
and may be expected to sing the pretty
ballads of Mile. Modiste" with her own
peculiar charm Others in the cast
will be Harry Short as Hiram Bent. a
Chicago millionaire; Miss Leonore No
vasie, Carl Haydn, Miss Lucille Saun-
ders, Miss Clara Henry. Miss Chairman
Furlong, Miss Dorothy Walker, Miss
Adelaide Folger. David Andrada, Fred
c. Palmer. Philip Sheffield, Carl Judd
and the big chorus.
Musical Director Frank Vaudeville
will direct an orchestra of eighteen.
Mile. Modste" has not only its great
abundance of popular songs, but it will
likewise be a sartorial delight. Its
first act setting is representation of
a Partisan millinery shop. where Mile.
Modiste reigns in all her glory. Miss
Henry will he seen in some stunning
gowns and hats, as will also the other
feminine members of the Columbia Mu-
steal Comedy Company. Charles
Squieres, the scenic artist of the CO.
lumbia, has prepared three beautiful
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Miss Shreve's Carnival.

Scores of dainty Washington chill
dren will interpret THE Runaway
Princess" which Miss Cora b. Shreve
will present for two performances next
week.
For sixteen years Miss Shreve has
represented the highest artistry in
dancing and electrical display offered
by a local producer. The operetta for
her coming carnival is pretty con
ceit, telling a coherent story, inter-
larded with veritable maze of terp-
sichorean features and lifting melodies,
all of which will be Interpreted by gift
ed young artists of this city.
The terpsichorean feast is little
later than usual this year, owing to
Miss Shreve's inability to definitely Sc
cure theater with dressing room ac-
commodations adequate to the size OF
her unusually large class
The Runaway Princess tells the
story of a fair princess who has wea-
ried of her title. While enjoying the
opera from her box one evening her
personal resemblance to the prlma
donna gives her an inspiration. which
leads to her exchange OF places with
the opera singer, in whose role she ap-
pears upon the stage, while the actress,
impersonating the princess, accompa-
nies her party to cafe. Ihe stage
proves not so enticing, however, as the
of the operetta finds her happy to be
back among her own kind and the
adored of her own royal prince.
PLAYING the title role will be Gene
We've Pyle, the gifted young daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. F. d. Pyle, while a
host of other clever children will dance
and sing throughout the performance.
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NATIONAL

The memorable comic opera success,
"Erminie." Will be the Offering of the
Aborn Comic Opera Company this week
at the New National Theater Some
hight operas have great success for q
while and then drop into oblivion.
Others continue fresh and green in the
favor of the public after many years
Of vogue as when first presented. OF
such is "Erminie." The libretto by
Harry Paulton provides a picturesque
story, a great fund of comedy Of the
clean and substantial sort. and many
bright and we'll remembered lyrics.
The score by Edouard Jakobowski is
graceful and tuneful throughout.
The title part will be essayed by
Esteile Wentworth; Forest HUFF and
Frank Deshon will be the two thieves,
the former appearing as the debonair
Ravvy and the latter as the laughabIe
Caddy; William Schuster will be the
Marquis, Frank Wooley the Chevaiier.
Albert Parr the Eugene. FRITZ Won
Busing the Javotte, Tillie Sallinger the
Princess. Lenore Beck the Delaney,
Sol Solomon the Simon and George
Rigers the Dufois. Carl Burton will
direct the musical portion of "Erminie"
performances. and the staging will be
directed by Charles II. Jones
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American life today. It will be pre-
sented by the Poll Players this week.
The play concerns the apparent disre-
gard of the obligation Of parents to
their children in cases of divorce. The
leading figures are a divorced couple
and their son and daughter. When the
two people decide to separate. both
being pleasure-loving, neither wishes
to assume the responsibility of the
children, so the young innocents are
placed in boarding school. They are
miserably unhappy. and soon make
their escape, the boy to become ad-
dicted to the drug habit and the girl
to descend to the depths of slum life.
The boy. however, remains faithful to
his sister, and in an effort to defend her
he slays the man who plots her down.
fall. After the crime the boy fees to
the home of the parish priest. and here
all the members of the disrupted fam
lily are brought face to face, but as both
father and mother have remarked
neither wishes to assume the custody
of the two desperately miserable chill
dren.
The Divorce Question" has only been
seen once previously in Washington.
some five years ago. when Charlotte
Granville, the distinguished English
actress. appeared as the mother. and
the radiant stage beauty, Virginia
Evening star., 1915-05-30

With such eminent stars as Miss Julia
Marlowe and Z. H. Sothern to head the
entertainment, the benefit to be given
at the Columbia Theater Friday aft
ernoon, June II, for those who were
bereft Of nearly everything by the
sinking of the Lusitania should appeal
as well to those who seek only en-
tertainment as to those whose sym
pathies go out to the unfortunate suf-
ferers, many of whom are in wretched
circumstances.
1t has been eighteen months since
Miss Marlowe was obliged through i'll
ness to cancel her theatrical engage
ments and seek medical attention and
rest. Her first appearance since her re-
covery, which is now said to be com
plete, will be made at this performance
Her Offering has not yet been made
public, but it will doubtless be sub
stantial contribution from her favorite
Shakespeare.
Mr.. Sothern, who also has not appear
ed in public entertainment for some
time, will make his contribution to the
good cause and will read what is be-
iieyed to be the last letter written
by Charles F'rohman before he started
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Empress.

At the Empress Theater the feature
photoplay today, Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday will show Mary Pickford
in "Fanchon the Cricket" play made
famous by Maggie Mitchell years ago.
It's story concerns little girl Of the
woods, who is considered by the viii
layers to be a witch With no friends,
she finds contentment in the solitude
of the forest ofttimes soaring off the
other boys and girls at play by her imi-
tations of different animals. How she
meets and is loved by the son OF the
aristocrat Of the village. how they are
bitterly opposed by the stern old faith
er and how love ultimately triumphs
over all is all developed in the scenes
of the photoplay. Thursday Marguerite
Clark will be seen in the photoplay
feature. "Wildfower," and Friday and
Saturday Theodore Roberts and fine
cast in 1.-The Woman"
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"Kityt Mackay." :"

The bright Scotch comedy. kitty
Mackay," will be the offering of the
Poll Players next week The heroine
Of this clever work by Catherine
Chisholm Cushing is a Scotch lassie
who has been reared in poverty but
who discovers in the first act of the
play that she is an heiress. She is
taken to England and becomes a mem
ber of the household of an English
lord, where she falls in love with the
oldest son of the family. The ro-
nance progresses rapidly until the
father of the boy announces that the
marriage can never take place, and
when the reason is explained the boy
bows to his fathers will Kitty re-
turns to her Scottish home, but event
ually is followed by her young SOL
dier lover. and there is delightfully."-
happy ending. Mrs. Cushing. the
author of Kitty Mackay." is one of
the most gifted of American woman
playwrights. She also is the author of
Miss Ananias' and of Billie Burke's
great comedy success, Jerry"
In the role of Kitty Miss Gilbert of
the Poll Players should find ID role
particularly appealing. Albert Roscoe
will appear as the soldier lover
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"A Regular Business Man"

Douglas Fairbanks Patricia Collinge
and company, in "A Regular Business
Man." will be the leading attraction at
the B. +. Keith Theater next week. The
extra feature will be Belle Baker
styled The Bernhardt of Song" often
desired here but never before present.
ed. Mile. Maryon Vardy and her cory
phees de ballet will appear in cycle
of classical dances. Elizabeth Reside
formerly of the Teatro Comunale of
Italy and of the Boston Opera Com
pany, will be heard for the first time
here professionally in operate melo-
dies, supplemented by interlarded
dances. Others in the program will be
Du Gallon. the loquacious laddie on
the tottering ladder, the Sharrocks Ed
Morton. Booth and Leander, the organ
recitals and the Pathe pictorial
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"The Fortune Teller" :"

For the seventh week of its Washing
ton engagement, starting a week from
tomorrow night, the Aborn Comic Opera
Company will present the charming
Herbert opera, 'The Fortune Teller"
Picturesque to an extreme, with its
stage setting and dashing costumes, re-
plete with musical gems whose famil-
iarity only adds to their charm. and
with a cast that has not been excelled
this season, 1.-THE Fortune Teller" bids
fair to be one of the most popular of
the Aborns offerings. 1t has always
been a warm favorite in the capital.
Among the list of principals are
Eileen Castles, Edith Bradford, Mabel
Andrews, Madge North, Forrest Huff,
George Shields, James McElhern. Phil
Branson, and a number of others.
OF particular interest will be the ap-
pearance for the first time this year
of Miss North. Washington girl with
a host of friends, who will take the
part of Vaninka-
The usual nine performances will be
given.
The attraction chosen to follow this
will be 1.-The Serenade.'
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on the voyage which cost him his life.
Arrangements have also been made
for an exhibition of a series Of authen
tic moving pictures of the Lusitania
and her saddening story. and other not
able contributions will make the pro-
gram of the afternoon a thoroughly en-
joyable one.
Temple-Noyes Lodge. No. 80, F.. A. A.
M, with the consent of the author. will
contribute the presentation of The
Happy Ending" to Shakespeare's "Ro-
meo and Juliet" which was written by
Philander Johnson and presented with
great success at the University Club
the latter part of April for the enter
tainment of the lodge members and
their guests. Mrs. Julian Brylawski.
whose songs and ballads have been
prominent features at lumber OF
notable entertainments during the sea-
son. will also apear in the benefit pro-
gram. Many other notable contribu-
tions are to be announced later.
Samuel Sumner of the Cunard steam
ship line has telegraphed a reservation
of one of the boxes and announced his
purpose of being present, while appli-
cations for individual seats at the thea
ter box office have been made in such
numbers as to promise both a financial
and social success for the perform
ance.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
COLUMBIA

Mile. Modiste.'' the noted comic
opera by Victor Herbert and Henry
Blossom. will be given an unusual pro-
duction at the Columbia Theater this
week. beginning with a holiday matinee
tomorrow afternoon at 2:15 o'clock.
William Pruette. sr., the well known
Washington baritone. has been special
ly engaged to appear in the role of
Count Henri De Bouvray a part he
originated and in which Mr.. Pruette
made big success. The count is the
great laugh-maker OF Mile. Modiste"
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II .M Me3
SPOTLIGHT

| Leo Dietrichst Elm is at work on new
play.
| Tav1or Holmes is to be starred in a
| new play next season
| Rose Stahl closed her season in "A
Perfect Lady" in Milwaukee last Week
| "Potash and Perlmutter' and Inside
| the Lines are to be presented in Aus
| tralia.
Dolly Lewis, who has been playing In
vaudeville. has been engaged for part
| in THE Show Shop.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is to make q
| western tour in "Pygmalion." She Is a
| bie fayorite on the coast and in the
| northwest.
Frances Demarest is to be the prima
donna of the new Winter Garden pro-
| duction.
Frank Daniels Is to appear in a pic
| ture drama called What Happened to
Father"
The revival of candida" in New
York by Arnold Daily is praised by the
| critics Hilda Spong appeared in the
| title role.
Josephine Victor has been engaged
for the cast in a new play called The
New Shylock."
THE Travelling Salesman" and The
Chorus Lady" by James Forbes. are to
be made into picture dramas.
Jack London has written a sketch
! called THE Daughter of the Rich,
which is being presented by Sarah Pad
den.
The Shuberts produced a new comedy
by Martha Morton in New Haven last
week called "Unmask" George Nash
had the leading role.
A farce by N c. Springer called Find
the Woman" was produced last week
in Philadelphia by the Shuberts, with
Blossom Seeley has been engaged for
| one of the principal parts in Ned Wey-
burns Town Topics which will be
| Que of the summer revues.
| Kitty Gordon has offered a prize of
| $1,000 and $50 week royalty for the
| best war sketch submitted to her for
| immediate production. The sketch must
| contain comedy as well tragedy. and
must include situation that will allow
Miss Gordon to sing.
| William Faversham was painfully cut
| on the hand recently while rehearsing
| n rouSh ana tumDl ngnt IN par
room scene in "The Right of Way"
Owing to the great success of 'Tril-
| by" the Shuberts are going to make
three annual star cast revivals of
noted plays One will be made in Sep
tember, one at New Year and the third
| in the spring.
new farce recently produced in
New York bears the alliterative and al
Turing title of Flora Flirtabout's
Flight"
A Justice of the supreme court Of New
York has decided that theaters cannot
exclude an Objectionable critic who has
bought his admission to the show.
Lurette Tayler will appear next sea-
son under the management Of Klaw &
Erlanger and of George c. Tyler. in
three plays by her husband, J. Hartley
Manners
George v Hobart. the author Of "Ex-
nerience." has written an allegory
called why" which will be presented
at the Lambs Gambcl. The question
Evening star., 1915-05-30

old Princess Theater. on Broadway,
and has been interested in other play
houses in and out of New York.
In following the progress of time he
has trod the same highways and by
ways as numerous other celebrities.
and one of these has led into the field
of vaudeville, where. with Helena Phil
lips, he is now presenting a farce
called "A Forgotten Combination"
A king by professiOn.-Frank Deshon
has portrayed more kings in light
opera than any other comedian. His
success in this style of comedy role
has caused some of his friends to nick
name him Merry Old King"
Mr. Deshon was born in Charleston. s.
c., and began his stage career as a
child with the Juvenile Opera Company
at the Boston Museum along with Corinne
and other child actors in III. NJ S. Pima
fore
Afterward he made a hit as the Brownie
king and leader of the German Band
in Palmer Cox's porduction of THE
Brownies" After that he was featured
as the king in Jack and the Beanstalk.
and later starred as the parsonage in
THE Isle of Champa gne"
companies, such as the Bostonians, the
Wilbur Opera Company, the Boston Ideals
and others We're in their prime, Mr.. DeSh-
on appeared in nearly all of the important
organizations of this sort and finally
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Crandall's.

At Crandalrs Theater today two fea-
ture photoplays will be presented. the
seventh of the Who Pays?" series, en-
titled BLUE Blood and Yellow" and
Weber and Fields in the funniest Of all
photoplay comedies, 1.-TWO of the
Fnies"; tomorrow and Tuesday Howard
Esterbrook will be featured in Pour
Feathers" a war photoplay in five
parts: Wednesday and Thursday, the
Williamson Expedition" submarine
motion pictures, presenting actual
scenes of the bottom of the sea. a fight
with shark the hunting Of lost treas
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"The gingerbread Man"

Fairyland will be seen in fanciful and
fantastic array at the Columbia Theater
next week. when THE Gingerbread
Man" will be the offering.
Built to appeal to children, ii was so
well liked by the grownups that it ran
an entire year in New York on its orig
inal production. Its book. by Fred Ran
kin, teens with irresistible comedy.
The music. melodious and thoroughly
in accord with the spirit of the charac-
ters of fancy, is by A. Baldwin Sloane.
The story concerns the glories and
predicaments of Simple Simon. The
Fairy Queen. The Gingerbread Man,
Santa Claus. Maize Bon-Bon. Jack Hor-
ner, Margery Daw. King Bun. Princess
Sugar Plum. not to speak of the delights
of Sugar Plum Palace and the Nursery
Rhyme Factory.
The costumes and scene plots call for
elaborate investitures and Director
Frank NJ. Ranger has promised that
every tradition of THE Gingerbread
Man, aided by the most ingenious de-
vices, will be brought into play.
The seat sale is now on.
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POLLS

Designed as convincing answer to
Medill Pa.terson's Rebellion" William
Anthony McGuire's THE Divorce Ques-
tion" has created more discussion than
any other theatrical production dealing
with one of the vital problems in
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

The overtures of Rossinis Semi
ramide" and Gruenwald's Don Qui-
xote." Bendix's characteristics. But
terfy": selections from Meyerbeers
'EAfricaine," Cannes valse lente.
"Flowrets"; selections from Victor
Herbert's Mile. Modiste"; Edwards
intermezzo, San Diego" and the Ber-
niaux march, "Myrella." will be some
of the beautiful selections of the con-
cert orchestral program to be pre-
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toured at the head of his own company.
He was then engaged by Nixon and Zim-
norman, who starred him for many years
in The Office Boy" Miss Bob White"
princess Bonnie and other offerings.
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Garden.

Garden.
At Moore's Garden Theater William s.
Hart will be featured today and to-
morrow in a photoplay entitled THE
Darkening Trail" 1t is a vivid story
of the Yukon region. The plot deals
with scoundrel in the great west.
who, wronging and deserting his bene-
factor, meets with summary vengeance
and is sent following his victim along
the eternal "darkening trail.". Enid
Markey, George Fischer. Roy Laidlow,
Mona Thomas and Milton Ross are also
seen in the cast. Harold Lockwood
will be seen Tuesday and Wednesday
in ''The Lure Of the Mask" a photo
play in which he was assisted by 1rv-
ing Cummings and Elsie Jane Wilson,
formerly featured by Henry w. Savage
in Everyone It is a powerful story
Of love and pathos, and for the big
scene the producing company was COM
PEELED to construct a huge outdoor the
ater with tiers of boxes and balconies.
Thursday and Friday Margarita Fisch-
er will be featured in The Lonesome
Heart" and Sydney Shields will be fea-
tured Saturday in 'The Bull Dogs Of
the Trail" a polarization of life in the
Canadian northwest. The Garden Or
chestra will play accomplishments.
Strand.
1.-The Carpet from Bagdad." a photo
graphic production adapted from the
novel by Harold MacGrath and featur-
ing the screen star Kathlyn Williams.
will be the chief attraction at Moore's
Strand Theater from Sunday to
Wednesday. inclusive. The Carpet
from Bagdad" is a romance of the far
east Its story shows how gang Of
international criminals steal a prayer
rug from sacred temple, only to be
foiled in their plotting by courageous
girl and her sweetheart. The piece is
eminently oriental in scene and story,
ranging from New York to faraway
Cairo. Bagdad and Damascus One Of
the scenic effects shows sandstorm In
the midst of the desert Others seen in
the photoplay are Wheeler Oakman.
Guy Oliver. Eugene Beseser. Charles
Clary, Harry Lonsdale and Frank
Clark Thursday "The Juggernaut."
with it's realistic and sensational wreck
scene and featuring Earle Williams and
Anita Stewart, will be shown. The re-
mainder of the week will be devoted to
the old comedy drama, Hearts OF
Oak" featuring Ralph Stuart and vio-
let Horner. Other features include
other first run pictures, the Topical
Review and accompaniments by the
orchestra.
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sented at the Cosmos Theater today
from to 1890 pm. in addition to an
Offering of new vaudeville specialties
and other attractions.