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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Attractions at Glen Echo
Going at Top Speed Now

With a return engagement of the
Soldiers Home Band and a special Aim
program for the open-air motion pic
lures, Glen Echo Park is back In the
business today OF providing an ideal
way of spending Sunday afternoon and
evening.
The most beautiful car ride about the
city. harmless Sabbath diversions. and
the charm of the out-of-doors all COM
bine to make the trip worth while.
While the new thriller. the Derby
Racer" is leading the list In popularity,
Glen Echo's old favorites are more than
holding their own. This summer a new
lighting system just installed makes the
big Midway as bright as day. and the
chutes, roulette wheel, and other fan
producers seem doubly attractive. .
In the dance pavilion, where the big
orchestra under Charles o. Mills begins
playing every week night at $50 every
! thing possible to make It pleasant and
comfortable for the dancers has been
Plans are being made on an elaborate
scale for the observance OF Memorial
Day at the park. In anticipation of a
Iecord-breaking crowd the mana gemen,
Is arranging a car schedule that will
make the trip itself a pleasant part OF
the outing without any tiresome delays
Every night the open air movies and
| other free features are on the bill, and
all Of the two-score amusement devices
are on the daily schedule.
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RTER a six weeks run. Tho
n Birth Of Nation" brings its
Washington visit to a close,
and practically marks the end
OF the season at the National Theater.
At Polls. Never Say DE-" a three
act -Pot-Collier comedy. is to be Of
fered.
Vaudeville announces Belle Story. at
the Keith house. for the main attrac-
ton this week.
With the resorts open, and Chevy
Chase, Glen Echo, Chesapeake Beach.
Colonial Beach. and many other places
from which to choose, the only othoy
necessary ingredient for enjoying one's
self II the time in which to do 1t.
Further notice of the splendid
progress being made In behalf Of the
Six walker BENEFIT at Polls on next
Sunday night, when the play Butter
fiy," will be given. appears m this
theatrical section today. Nazimova
has lent WAR Bridges" her one-act
play, In which Mary Auden will star.
With other local volunteered features
Of exceptional value the benefit should
prove successful enough to insure com.
fort for Mr.. Walker. He was injured
by falling scenery behind the scenes IN
the Poll Theater some time ago.
FLORENCE e. YODER.
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Yvette Guilbert to Remain
In America to Found School.

A MONG the world famous artists,
~ who have decided to cast at
n least their temporary lot with
us, is Yvette Guilbert, the noted
French singing-actress. mo, It isn't
that am afraid of the submarines"
she writes. Not nearly so much that,
as that / cannot bring myself to go
pack now to Europe and face all the
horrors that literally surround us there.
they would ask me to sing at the hos
pitals-and would do so. as 1 have
done dozens of times before I came
away, But dogs anyone realize what an
ordeal that is? To be gay and merry,
buoyant and Joyous in the face of SO
much suffering. l think there is no
question but that should have nervous
rrostratton II i were to do II again.
But can serve France here, and to
that l shall bend my best energies. 1t Is
founding of an institution here which
shall be devoted to the French language
and TO French song literature and lore.
Pupils have come to me in such eyer-in-
creaslng number, that II Is quite impos-
sihle to devote time 10 them all, but in
a school which I shall head. my work
can be taught, according TO my lights
so I shall devote the summer to the for
mulating of plans for such a school,"
Nine. Guilbert Is scheduled to make a
number OF appearances at garden fetcs.
She begins these'summer entertainments
with an open air concert at Bryn Mawr
College on May 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Season.
Twinkling
Stars And
Satellites
Why Margaret Ellington
Has Accepted q Comedy.

.lkVF I had no better reason for de-
rnanding n comedy. / think the
mere fact that an actress iovos to
make people laugh Is sufficient"
says Margaret Ellington. who has Just
finished her countrywide starring tour in
THE Lie." and is resting at her country
place. Dream Lake." before she COM
mences rehearsals In a new comedy.
but 1 have hordes of reasons-an OF.
them good onesl Actors are known to
have many hardships. but what Is really
the most overwhelming hardship of oil
Is that they work and work, and de-
velop their technique to a certain ex-
tent. and then have to wait patiently
for a new kind of play. that will carry
them the next step forward. 81. ...
1T is sometimes years before an. ac-
tor gets the right play. one suited to
his requirements. and one In when the
public will accept him. Plays do not
need to be serious to advance an actor
in fact. the more delicately comic they
are. the more they require OF him, ana
the more they help him. go
Last year was my fourth appearance
In a deeply serious and emotional play.
First there was The Thief then Kind
ling then Within the Law. and then
The Lie l have wanted nothing 50
much as a good comedy with which 10
follow The Lie,' and / rejoice to say
that believe / have found II.
1T think the change back and fourth
from comedy to serious work Is abso-
Lutte the very best thing for an actress.
It prevents her from falling into what
| they call one line of parts o..
COMEDY requires infinite technique.
| and is a good teacher" :"
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When Is a Farce
Not a Farce?

ri hesitate little to discuss farce"
rays Avery Hopwood. with
cheerful smile, because all my
farces have been written by me
with the idea that they werc comedies
Then the public called them farces, ana
there 1 was! Up to a few years ago
farce was a term OF reproach. Now IT
is highly popular! -
1.-The truth Is, there is no clear line
between the two forms, in this country.
Comedy and farce slide into each other.
and often only an astute critic can tell
which is which. ,,.,.
Critics have one habit In discusslne
farces that never ceases 10 annoy ny.
whenever they want TO be excessively
complimentary they say that tarce 10
as good as the foreign ones: that IL Gus
u true Partisan touch. NOW, as nn ny.
ter of fact, farces in this country are
infinitely better on an. averase Ian
those abroad. I've spent many montns
going to theaters in Paris ana vienna
and Berlin. and I know that the far ices
funny, and far coarser than American
products.
drawn between farce and comedy. On
the whole. their comedy Is exceilene
and varied. But In the field Of farce
they stick to a few old conventions.
Certain risque situations always appear
treated In just about the same paio anu
obvious way; certain slapstick' laugh
getters can always be counted on. To
them the mere presence of an unfaith-
full husband or wife. and a series of
compromising situations, are all that
are reeded for an uproarious farce. For
eign superiority in this field Is a myth
] d like to dispel.
Another myth I'm sick OF hearing"
said Mr.. Hopwood with growing en-
phasis. rs the rernicious influence Of
the commercial anager. Managers, as
/ have found them. are intelligent and
generous. and eager for good plavs. or
course, plays that are obviously the
sort that will only attract n small pub
lie will be avoided by managers. AS
long as managers are business men this
must be so. It can't he avoided by
making managers idealists and al
TRUSTS. The best Of men must live. You
can only assure the production of I'M
popular plays by having endowed roper
tory theaters. A new race Of managers
won't do it,
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in the House." A neglected wife driven
to desperation by the follies of her hus-
band. Is about to go away with the man
she really loves. when her children APP
pear on the scene, and the elopement ia
declared of. Others in the large cast
include William Hinckley. Jewel Car
man, and Walter Long. The auxiliary
attraction on these days will be "A
Rough Knight" in which Shorty Hamil-
ton created most of the laughter as q
swash buckling knight of old.
On Wednesday, Thursday. and Friday
the program will be headed by Miss
Billie Burke, filmed in Rupert Hughes
drama Of modern New York life. THE
Social Vortex" The added attraction on
these days will be "At Piney Ridge"
posed by FRITZ Brunette. Frank Clark,
Vivian Reed. Al Filson. and others. On
Saturday Gertrude Mccoy will hold the
screen in THE Isle of Love" The Gar
den Symphony Orchestra will render APP
propriate musical accomplishments.
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Somebody's Luggage" New Play
by Mark Swan Comes to the Belasco
Tomorrow Night After a Tryout in
Atlantic City, But the Return of
James T. Powers Is Only the Fore
runner of Two Other New Plays to
Be Produced at the Belasco---Henry
E. Dixey Appears in One, While
Silvio Heine Offers the Other.

HE unaccounabe sensation known hunch which
prevented from writing Of the seasons plays several
Sundays when the outlook practically promises the
a good
With his usual facility for prngng surprises soddar Taylor of
the Beasco delightful
not only will Jimmie Powers comedy Somebody's Lug
this but that other will be their
metropolitan under his before the of June
The M Lazarus" and TAD to be presented
June IL and June 10, respectively
Harriet Harvey Higgins
1.-THE Argyle Case" and The Dummy and will be interpreted by Henry
E. Dixey, Florine Arnold and a capable cast.
"Tad" is by slvio Heine author Of "An About Town."
Somebody's Luggage" comedy developed by Mark Swan
the book Of F. Randall
Powers straight comedy after absence all too long, From the
Of comedians his starring vehicle
Tip in $780, through his Augustus Bggs "The
1905 06
Schuberts Moon
the theatrical horizon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Dramatic Version of 'sButterfly'
to Be Given at Polls

The benefit program which is to be
given next Sunday night at Polls
Theater, through the courtesy OF S.
z. Poll, under the direction of A. H.
Van Buren, is progressing splendidly.
Not only has David Belasco loaned
Madame Butterfly" with Its beautiful
Incidental music. but shipped his entire
New York production OF the exquisite
Japanese idyle, which he wrote in col
laboration with John Luther Long. just
as It was offered the metropolis eight
years ago, when Blanche Bates was
seen in the title role, which will be
played by Dorothy Bernard next Sun
day evening for the benefit of Six
Walker. the unfortunate stagehand who
was crippled for life through an acct
dent on the stage of Polls Theater some
three years ago.
Inspired by the splendid generosity
OF Mr., Belasco. Madame Nazimova has
loaned War Brides" Marion Craig
wentworth's arraignment OF war. to
Mary Alden. who appeared with. the
noted tragedienne for an entire season
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Excursions
Colonial Beach.

Colonial Beach is attractive and many
residents OF Washington and Alexan-
dria went to the resort on the steamer
st. Johns yesterday afternoon and this
morning. Many who have gone to the
beach will remain oyer until Tuesday
here on the Decoration Day trips to-
morrow afternoon at 6 o'clock and
Tuesday morning at o'clock. The
Monday trip is especially arranged for
those who cannot get away early In the
day. and allows them to spend the
night Monday and all day Tuesday at
the Atlantic City of Washington. Re
turning. the st. Johns leaves Colonial
Beach at p. m. Tuesday ID arrives
home about 1880 p. m. Musi. and dan
cling will be feature OF thc,e trips.
Regular trips to Colonial Beach will
be made by the st. Johns Saturdays
and Sundays until June 49, when the
daily except Monday trips start.
The popular evening dancing trips Of
the st. Johns start Wednesday. and will
be run through June except on Satur-
days and Sundays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

by the Metro Company. Mr. Mortimer
has the motion picture rights to Lena
Hale" novel by c. NJ. Theobold and
intends writing the scenario in spare
moments.
James T. Powers holds the memory
of Charles II. Hoyt, tn famous play
wright. in deep vcneIat!on. 1t was
Hoyt who provided Mr.. Powers with
best parts-Grimes In "Bunch Of Keys'
der"
Mark Swan. the gifted author of
James Powers new iarG hSs cSmeS Si:
credit a half-dozen successes covering
all ferns of stage work. from extrava-
ganza to serious drama.
One or James T. Powers chief assets
as a comedian Is his peculiarly high
pitched voice. 1t is 3 singular fact.
however, that while Mr.. Powers util-
ICES his upper register with excellent
comic effect on the stage. he invariably
speaks in low tones IN ordinary CONVEX
station Oft the stage.
Grace Elliston. the actress. and Pad
raic Colum, the Irish poet and play
wright, have collaborated upon play
which will be produced in the autumn.
Miss Elliston will be seen In the leading
role. Her last appearance in New York
was In THE Battle Cry"
Mr.. Colum, who has been living In
New York for some time. was formerly
Dublin. His plays, which were acted ft
this theater, include THE Fiddler's
House" THE Land" and Thomas
Muskerry."
Henry e. Dixey, who is shortly to APP
pear here in a new play by Harvey
c'Higgins and Harriet Ford. entitled
'Nr. Lazarus" was last seen on the le-
climate stage two seasons ago In "A
Thousand Years ago." at the shubert
pearing in vaudeville.
Mr.. O'Higgins and Miss Ford are the
authors of 1.-THE Dummy" and Poly
gamy."
Contracts have teen signed between
John Drew and John D. Williams, &C
corclng to which Mr.. Drew comes mnder
Mr. williams management this raj TOT
an indefinite term Of Years Years MI :n DIAM
M Miii sSpee Entitled mayor Pendennis.
dramatization of episodes from the lire
OF Thnckeray's novel. "Pendennis. The
New York premiere OF the play VIII
Mr.. Drew amicably withdraws from
the Frohnan MANAGEMENT with which
he has been Identified for the past TWEEN
ty-tour years. MT. LTews nrst inan'
sper was Augustin DAILY, from whose
direction ne resigned in 1892 to assume
The position OF star under the manage
ment of Charles Fronman.
Last Thursday several of Washing
toms expert decorator Arms began theiI
joint work of replacing the red tapes
tries that have graced the walls OF thu
Keith Theater since the new regime
hogan three seasons ago. The new
hangings are especially for the. sum
mer time, and will come down in thu
fall. It will be seen when the job Il
done that they are very beautiful ant
artistic. They will add greatly not onl!
to the looks OF the house. but will als'
give II a much cooler appearance thar
the other heavy hangings. They wer
placed by order OF General Manager, f
+. Albee OF the Keith interests, who haI
taken the Washington house under hi
wing and purposes keeping It UP to tn
highest standard Of beauty and hosnA
tally.
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In the one-act tragedy. Miss Alden.
who Is now member of the Poll or
sanitation. will be seen in the role made
famous by Nazimova.
Counterbalancing tho serious trend of
MADAME Butterfly" and "war Brides"
Mr.. Van Buren, has arranged for spe-
calty dance to be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Holt. and song or two by
Louis. Thompson, Washington's sweet-
voiced tenor. offering a program or ex-
ceptional interest and splendid balanae.
ance.
Miss Bernard Is in the city this week
for rehearsais of Madame Butterfly"
in which she visualized the pathetic
Japanese maiden. following Blanche
Bates In the role under the direction of
Fred Relasco in Los Angeles seven
years ago.
Members of the Poll Stock Company
will lend their talents to the beneht,
and the combined orchestras of all tho
local theaters will insure Il beautiful
augmented orchestration for the mo-:
mentous occasion.
Tickets for the benefit are on sale
at the box office OF Polls Theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28

John Kline is another OF the Poll
Players to return to the cast this week.
Ben Taggart will return to the Poll
cast tomorrow night following a week 8
lay-off on account Of a minor operation.
Glen Echo Park IL the only amuse-
ment resort in this section and one of
the few in the country TO have Derby
Racer" the new double-track thriller
that has made hit with the park
patrons.
Julia. Marlowe made her final bow to
the public at the Shubert Theater upon
the occasion Of the farewell appearance
Saturday night. May n. In II Were
King" Miss Marlowe read a poem In
which she bid good-hy to the heroines
of Shakespeare. 1t was written for her
by a friend whose name is not dis
Rita weiman. co-author with Alice
Leal Pollock of THE Correspondent" is
writing a comedy for Irene Fenv'ick IN
which she will appear early next sea-
son under the management OF the shu-
berts.
Taylor Holmes in His Majesty,
traction at the Astor Theater next sea-
son. The premiere will take place In
August, under tho direction Of Joseph
Brooks; The play. a dramatization OF
name, has enjoyed highly successful
, run In Chicago this season.
The engagement Of "a Woman of No
Importance" with Margaret Anglin and
Hoibrook Blinn. at the Fulton Theater
in New York, will close Saturday night
TO allow Miss Anglin to prepare FOR
Shakespeare tercentenary performances
in ST. Louis. which will be given the
new Greenstreet. Frederick Lewis. Fran
els Kingdom, Henry Hull, Genevieve
Hamper, and Max Montesole will be In
her St. Louis company.
Vile route for Lou-Tellegen. last seer
in New York In "A King of Nowhere
II negotiations go through, Mr.. Telleger
will be seen at the Palace in New York
within a few weeks in a romantic play
let as yet unnamed.
william Faversham closed his season
in "The Hawk" in Binghampton or
May i3. He will play a short tour OF
"The Hawk" in the autumn through the
shakespearean repertoire the latter par
| OF october, for which Mr.. Faversham l,
! forming a special cast. SO far as ar
engagements stand now. the repertoir,
| COnHIHI IT,.
Julius Caesar" Hamlet" and "othel
To-"
| Henry Mortimer. who recently sue.
| ceeded Edward II. Robins in the role
| Of David Jordan. the lawyer. In "Erst,
while susan" when Mr.. Robins left Il
Join his stock company In Toronto
has had a DISTINGUISHED career in IN,
| theatrical world both as an actor ant
manager. He has played many Shakes
pearean roles In the Mortimer stool
| Company. of which he was the leading
man as we'll as the director for man,
seasons. in Cleveland, Kansas City. ant
| other cities, one of his principal Broad
way successes was In the part OF Coun
| Fehrenberg in THE Five Frankforters.
| Mr.. Mortimer Is the son OF a we'll
| known Canadian business man and tn,
grandson of a Canadian member o.
Parliament. He has recently enteret
the feld of motion pictures. having
PLAYED with Mabel Taliaterro in ''iel
Great Price," released few weeks ag'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Alumni Plan Excursion
To Marshall Hall June J

Mckinley Manuel Training Schools
Alumni Association will hold its an
nual excursion at Marshall Hall June
3. There will be athletic events for
both boys and girls.
James O'Connell, treasurer or the as
ISOLATION. is chairman OF arrangements,
and Mark DeGrange Is In charge OF ath-
letics. The man scoring the highest
number OF events will get point
trophy. and business men OF the city
have contributed various other prizes.
John w. Hardell IL president OF the
association.
Eastern's alumni body will hold its
excursion for the evening OF June 2.
when the st, Johns will sail with the
Sxcursionists under sealed orders
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Chevy Chase Lake.

was highly gratifIe6 with the large and
representative gathering that made the
opening of Chevy Chase Lake Saturday
night a gala event. The Meyer Davis
nished the most charming and rhythmic
dance music. The soothing colored
lights stretched in rows across the same
old lake: the oars of the row boats
ly tapping In the water. together with
the old familiar sound of the croak
Ing of the frogs-all made clear the
fact that Chevy Chase Lake was in full
swing once more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-28
Vaudeville.

Keith's next week promises as the
leading attraction Wellington Cross
and Lois Josephine. Dottie King. the
ballet win present * Ballet Diver
basement" Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner
Crane and company will offer a new
Primrose -Four will present "one
Thousand Pounds OF Harmony" Null
len and Coogan present odd nonsense.
Wilmer Walter and company; Frank
April; the pipe organ recitais and
the Pathe news pictorial complete
the bill
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Belasco: Jimmie Powers in
Somebody's Luggage" Comedy.

NEW tarClCal COuieuy' ~op''S
n bcdy's Luggage" will siEnalixe
~ tho return here of James I.
Powers at the Belasco Theater
tomorrow night.
Alfred Hopper, the hero OF the play,
whom Mr.. Powers will impersonate, ID
n young middlc-class clerk In LONDON
He Is In love with and Ia engaged TO
marry Caroline Parfltt. q pretty girl Oh
his own social station.
Caroline has a cousin who Is supposed
to lie an officer on channel boat out
who Ia really high in the English Secret
Service. Through the good offices OF
this cousin Caroline manages to cross
and recross on the boat with him TO
the continent to aid him IN his dinio-
pearances arouse the jealousy OF Alfred
and as the young lady Is compelled to
keep her affairs n secret she excites his
further rlistrust. Determined to learn
little detective work on the side. He
goes over on the same boat. confronts
her with her cousin. and. mioconceiving
their relationship, becomes convinced
to drown his sorrow In the flowing Fowl.
All sorts of exciting experiences ensue,
during which time the change OF lug
gage. which gives the play its name.
II '.somebody's Luggage" attains the
success anticipated for 1t. the nlay VIII
20 direct from here To New York for
a long run. Mr.. Powers leading woman
this season is Miss Ethel Grey Terry
and others prominent In the support are
Alexander LOTUS. Cecil Fletcher Louise
Emery. Lionel Belniore. and Frank Far
rinRton
Polls: Never Say Die"
Comedy. Stock.
THE Poll Players will offer thii
this week Never Say Die" a
three-act comedy by W. II. Post
and william Collier. When the
play was originally produced. Mr.. Col
lier played the role OF Dionysius Wood
bury, and the charcter further estab
lished. him in the esteem of the Ameri
can playgoers.
man. will assume the Collier role.
American with an incurable disease ant
a large fortune, who Is ready to wint
UP his mortal career, when he discov
ers that his friend Hector Walters
cannot marry Violet Stephenson be
fore marries Violet in order to leave he
his fortune They separate at the altar
But when the girl returns to London
after years absence, Dionysius u
more alive than ever.
The farce wakes uproarious when III
onysius plans to be surprised by de
tective with one La cigale, a name o
his French cook. Verchesi. In order U
lay the grounds for divorce. and tn
bungling sleuth surprises him -tete-a
tete with his wife In HIS bachelor quar-
tiers, and again while doing the honor
TO Violet and her mother at a suppe
prepared by the cook.
At the last act he sets out to go bacl
TO New York, and is all ready to sail
when Violet appears on the scene, per
fectly willing to live up to the sanctit,
OF her eonnubiaf pledge.
Keith's: Vaudeville.
Belle Story.
DELLE STORY. prima donna o
* "Chin Chin and Hip. Hip
Hooray," will be the conspicuou
premiere at the B. F. Keiu
Theater this week, Miss Story is seldom
away from Broadway so great Is he
vogue among the playgoers Of the Me
tropolis. Her appearances in vaude
Vile are few and only at the conclusion
OF the theater season. Miss Story vii