The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-04

Belasco: Somebody's
Luggage" James T. Powers.
T HE absence of James T. Powers
from the stage for the past
three years seems to have
i whetted the appetite Of amuse-
tnent lovers for a sight OF this able
actor and genial gentleman. Anyway.
Mr.. Powers likes Washington so well
and washingtonians have shown their
fondness for Mr.. Powers and his sDlcn-
did comedy. Somebody's Luggage" to
buch an extent that the actor has de-
eided to do the very unusual and re-
main for a second week at the Belasco.
continuing his engagement tomorrow
somebody's Luggage" Is a clean and
clever rapld-fire farce by Mark swan.
and was inspired by the j. +. Randall
novel Of the same name.
Manager Taylor prevailed upon MI.
Powers to continue the current week.
after which II Is expected Mr.. Powers
will wend his merry way to New
York for a long run. This Is the first
time In Washington theatricais: that a
farce has attained sufficient popularity
to remain for a fortnights engagement,
and II Is pleasant to note that after his
long retirement the public extends this
his clever associates. and splendid
comedy. ".'
Warrington has not been entertained
this season by an ADLER body OF farceuei s
Mr.. Powers Lionel Belmore. Cecil
Fletcher. Ethel Gray Terry. LILLIAN
Tucker. Frank harrington. Louise
Emery. James Milaidy, George Kiddell.
George Manning, Edward Lester, Alex
ander LOTUS. J. I. Challice. and Will
Keith's: Cross and ''e
Josephine. Vaudeville.
EITHs takes this week an
" other seven day stride toward
N covering the entire length Of
the summer. There will be
three features of headline claims, but
All the others will have to be reck-
oned with as competitors.
First in view are Wellington Cross
and Lois Josephine, expert and ver-
satile players, late of "Oh. Say" and
THE Passing Show" of a nearby
year.
They will offer another of charac-
tsristic compounds OF comedy, song,
and satire; with sartorial embeliish-
something fine may be expected from
Mile. Dottie King and her eight dan
seuses from the Metropolitan Opera
Company ballet. They Will offer "A
Gardner Crane will present for the
first time here Miss Helen Smith"
:. Then diversion will be created by
the Primrose Four. heralded as vaude,
coogan. with odd Nonsense" vii.
mer Walter and company in The
Late Van Camp" Frank Parish and
Peru in concertina dancing and jump
Ing, and Ollie Young and April IL
Adventures In Toyland," in which
soap bubbles prove mighty entertain
ing Concluding features will be tn,
pipe organ recttals and the Patht
news pictorial.
Loew's Columbia: Films.
1.-THE Evil Thereof"
I'm 'HE EVIL Thereof" will
Frank Losee in the leading
role. will be the feature n
Loew's Columbia today. con
tinuing until Wednesday. The story b!
Claiming Pollock and Rennold Wolf l.
said to be remarkably powerful mo
rality drama. The unusual nature o
the subject is indicated by the fact tina
the drama IL composed of three littl,
plays all contributing aud culminatin,
In the overwhelming finale In which tn,
girl kills the man who ruined her.
The exposition of the drama center
about gay millionaire brokers' part!
at which he gives each guest n SOD bill
as n souvenir. AS each bill is disclose,
the producers show the history OF ti
money, tracing the course by which 1
arrived In the Golfers of the broker.
The routes travcrsed by this none!
are roads of sorrow. thoroughfares o
tragedy Murder. theft. crimes of va
ried hue. pain and sacrifice. all the evil
OF the dry are Eean to be included Il
N nf th.A roll
ly cast away without my thought @
the heartaohes ana despairs that &C
companied their progress TO the rlcl
broker.
Ednn Goodrich will be the fllm star |,
a picturization OF the noted play 9TH
Making Of Madelann." An cxcellen
cast has been rrovidcd for the presen
tation OF this picture
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