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Paint and Powder Club Nav l,

The Paint and Powder Club of Bal
timore will make it's annual visit to
Washington the afternoon of May 1.
when it will present, at Polls Theater.
for the benefit of the Christ Child
Society. it's latest offering, Dear Dor
othy,'' a conceit of many novelties,
many innovations.
This celebrated organization was
started by a group of Baltimore boys
twenty-five years ago. and today it is
the best-known social and dramatic
organization in Baltimore. Many of
the original members have become
famous in the professional world.
Among them are George V. Hobart
and A. Baldwin Sloane. composer of
the music of this years production.
Mr.. Hobart ranks as foremost Amer
ican playwright, whose morality play,
Experience" has been one of the
most successful productions of recent
years. Moonlight Mary" for Rose
Stahl. and Our Mrs. McChesney." for
cesses. Dear Dorothy" will be pro-
dueed under the personal direction of
Mr. Hobart.
The cast will include Harry Gala
CHER, Griffith B. CoaIe. R. McGill
Mackan REED Beard. George Parr.
J: Fulton. F. Bhrwell. J. Hyland
Kuhns, E. Tilestoh Nudge. Erik G.
Haupt, Arunah Brady, Douglas War
ner. Walter B. Swindell, jr, and
Charles A. McGhan.
Two scenes picture Palm Beach
drawing room and an orange grove
and the beach in moonlight
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COMING
ATTRACTIONS
"The Bird of Paradise

Richard Walton Tully's Hawaiian
drama. THE Bird of Paradise" will be
presented by Oliver Morosco at the
Belasco Theater next week.
Luana. a Hawaiian girl, loves Paul
Wilson, an American, who in turn as
fervently loves her. But from the mo-
ment of his devotion to this sadly prim-
itive little creature. Wilson not only
loses caste. but he loses the force and
distinction which are his by right of
birth and race. He finally realizes this
fact, and then comes the tragedy into
his little sweetheart's life. In con-
tradistinction, Mr.. Tully has drawn
the devilmaycare beachcomber. Ten
Thousand Dollar" Dean. who although
sunk to the lowest depths of degrada-
ton, yet by keeping his white soul
Clean" is finally saved by the teaching
of an American girl, who brings him
out of the depths and restores him to
manhood.
The lengthy cast is headed by Miss
Carlotta Monterey, a newcomer, in the
part of Luana,f whom Mr.. Morosco
claims will be a revelation. She will
be assisted by Hooper L. Atchley, as
Paul Wilson; Richard Gordon, as Dean,
the beachcomber; Roberta Arnold. az
the American girl. Diana: Robert Nor
ris, as Capt. Hatch; George P. Webster.
as the missionary. and a native band
of Hawaiian singers and players. The
scenic equipment of The Bird of Para
disc" is one of its most essential fea-
lures. every scene being true to life,
as near as stagecraft can show.
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Polls.

Although 1.-The Old Homestead" which
will be the Poll offering for the week
beginning tomorrow night, has become
familiar story, and it's rural charac-
ters are as warm in popular interest
as ever. Polls Theater is offering this
as an Easter attraction out of the
ordinary and promises a production
that will be practically a replica of
the famous Denman Thompson per-
formances. William Lawrence, who
played the role Of Joshua Whitcomb
during the nine declining years of Mr..
Thompson's life. has joined the Poll
forces for this special engagement.
THE Old Homestead was presented
to~the public for the first time at Bos-
ton Theater, April. 1886. Uncle Joshua
was always welcome guest in Bos-
ton and the receipts of the first week
in the new play were s11,279.25. Sew
eral minor characters, like Eb Ganzey
(Whistling Ed), carrotty headed
Irishman in the last act, and the Ho-
boken tough, were not in the original
production.
Joshua Whitcomb, who has given so
much good cheer into the world, is
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National.

"The Birth of a Nation" D. w. Grif-
fth's masterpiece. commences tomor-
row its second week at the National
Theater. Audiences that have tested
the capacity of the theater have been
in evidence twice daily throughout the
past week.
The present engagement will be the
only one played in this city. Mr.. Griffith
has given notice that "The Birth Of q
Nation" will never be presented in any
but the highest-class theaters, and at
the prices usually charged for the best
attractions
Civil strife that grew out Of misun-
derstanding. battles fought over wide
and the men who. after his death,
thwarted his far-seeing plans: the vic
tor of the north and the aftermath OF
reconstruction furnish, in the produc-
ton. succession Of themes of the
eventful days of 1s61-s5. America s
greatest war has never been more COM
prehensively put on stage, flm. pano.
rama or canvas. The fascination Of
the romance, the excellent acting. the
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The Friars Frolic.

Apropos of the coming all-star rFiars
Frolic. which is promised to introduce
the most distinguished aggregation of
male stage stars ever assembled upon
one program, it may berinteresting to
chronicle the various walks of life
whence these celebrities were original
ly, recruited:
Irving Berlin, the well known COM
poser, was at one time, it is said, a
waiter in an East Side restaurant, from
which he was graduated as a cabaret
singer His "AleXander's Ragtime
Band is recognized as an American
ragtime classic.
julius Tannen, the star of Potash and
Perlmutter," was once upon time a
stenographer with Armour & Co. Chi
cago.
If Frank Tinney. the popular black
face mirth provoker, had stuck to his
studies in former days. Frank would
have been a priest
Charles j. Ross, the musical comedy
star and one of the cleverest of legiti-
mate burlesque comedians, was at one
George NJ. Cohan was known as 'the
Infant Prodigy Violinist" long before
he became Abbott of The Friars.
Bert Levy, the cartoonist. whose cleV-
diences throughout the world, was or
iginally newspaper illustrator.
George s. Dougherty was at one time
second deputy police commissioner in
New York and ranked as one of the
most skillful detectives in America.
Now he Is one of the best actors the
Friars have, on and off the stage.
Sam H. Harris once upon a time was
manager of Terry McGovern, the cham
pion lightweight pugilist. and a prize
fight promoter.
Lew Dockstader, the famous minstrel,
at one time sold ladies' hosiery in
Hartford. Conn.
Fred Niblo, the star of "Hit-the-trail,
Holiday" at one time thought he could
lecture and deliver travelogues It cost
a small fortune to disabuse his mind.
Richard .Carle at one time was 4 dry
goods clerk.
James J. Corbett, originally a bank
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Cosmos.

A playlet Of mystery by the noted
author of The Devil" George Arliss'
great play. will be presented at the
Cosmos Theater this week by COM
pany Of experienced players. It is
called THE Evil Hour and there is
said to be nothing else like 1t on the
current stage.
/ The remainder of the bill will consist
of holiday attractions, including Ray
nos Bulls" in canine exhibition out
of the ordinary: Queenie Dunedin. late
star of the Dunedin troupe. in Songs
From the Cycle and the Wire" nov
city; Larkin and Meadows, a comedy
team whose work makes for laughter;
Stuart and Keeley. a pair of attractive
dancing girls from the far west. in a
graceful offering. and Berg. Hammer
and Mitchell, rathskellar trio from
THE College Inn" There will be
three new photoplays, including Frank
Daniels in "Mr. Jack Trifes' and the
big production, Man and His Angel"
featuring Jane Grey, which will be
shown thrice daily, beginning at 1890
pm. The Selig Tribune news pictures
are also a feature.
Bobby Heath and his big song revue
of 1916 will be the headliner the last
half of the week, in melodies. merri-
ment and scenic pictures, with a ka-
leidoscopic color scheme of costumes.
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behind strip of scenery and simply
smiled.

4 Curious BeEfnning.-Had it not
been for an old ashioned attack of mus
cular rheumatism William Lawrence
would not have come to Washington to
appear as Joshua Whitcomb in 1.-The Old
Homestead"
e. William Lawrence was for years the
understudy of that sturdy American
actor Denman Thompson, and he was so
ike the latter that in the later years of
Mr.. Thompsons life Mr.. Lawrence played
the part in the second and third acts.
even when Mr.. Thompson was able to get
to the theater.
Mr. Lawrence was a grocer in Nova
Scotia. where he was born, and had every
intention of ending his days such until
he became afflicted with muscular rheu-
fnatism. The doctors of the town all
agreed that the only thing for him to do
was to go south--to Florida.
Harry Lindey. the Snowman, better
known 'the Christopher Columbus OF
Canada" happened along with his troupe
and offered TO take Lawrence south for
the sum of 500. the sum total of his
rawlings. Lindley's troupe started south.
but never reached further point than
Utica, n. Y. when Mr.: Lawrence came
TO d realization that he had been an
.'angeT' and not tourist in search of a
cure for muscular rheumatism as mat
ter of necessity. He began playing small
parts Ct1cd. ana atttlDuteS tne cure OF
his rheumatism to enforced limitations of
diet.
."Hsrry Lindley was a. wonderful char
acter." said Mr.. Lawrence. HE pirated
ever thing on the map and was not slow
TO Il II Frohman and others just where
they got or with him. He carried the
first show to Juneau. Alaska. where he
charged 81 for standing ROOM
William Lawrence graduated from the
Lindley forces and when Sylvester 2. Poll
opened his original stock company in
under the observation OF Denman Thomp-
son and he was engaged to undAEstNdy
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HE1Rx WALrHAll
"blR.rH Or ANAT1dI'

something which could not be done
with the old cork.
Thus, 1T will be seen that no one, not
| even the careless singer of plantation
songs, is immune from the hardshlps OF
the great war in Europe.
| Studies Life in the Streets.-Frank
| Craven is an actor, even in the street,
says David's Belasco's press represen-
tative. That is. he studies humanity
and makes use of what he finds in real
life in the make-believe world behind
! the footlights.
! In this business" he says, "one
needs to be observant J. remember
that way back at school there was one
exercise-I think it was the only one
| in which / used to shine. The teacher
| used to march lot of US past a win
dow full of many things and after
ward required us to write what we saw.
| II have never forgotten the lesson
| taught by that exercise. When see
a man coming up the street who, for
| some reason or other. attracts my at
tention. / study him and endeavor to
| ascertain what made me look at him.
If it's his walk, I analyze that. Per-
haps it's the way he carries his cane.
The chances are that something about
| the way he is dressed attracted me, for,
it is said. clothes often make the man.
| 1t is thus l get many useful pointers in
my profession
Yet. withal, Mr.. Craven frankly de-
| clares that he does not like acting He
| loves the theater and likes to putter
around the stage.
| I'D rather be boss carpenter than
an actor" he Is reported as saying,
| for nowadays the scenic artist and the
stage carpenter often make the play
| II have never read book on play
construction. / never studied play
from that viewpoint. My world is OF
the make-believe-Ib build 1t from OBJ
lservation, and many have liked the
glimpses have given OF it,"
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Mexican Pictures at BeIasco,

This afternoon at 3 o'clock and to-
night at 7:30 and 9 O'Clock what Uncle
Sam. Villa and. his followers and Car
rama and his troops are doing across
the Texas border will be shown in
moving pictures at the Belasco Thea
ter.
FOLLOWING the Flag in Mexico" is a
film reflection of the preparations for
the hunt for Villa and his bandits. I'm
Gle Sans familiar fighters are shown
in the hunt as well as actual com is
between the forces of Villa and Presi-
dent Carranza.
A talk on the trouble and the various
scenes is given by Hamilton Walton.
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"Rosey Posey Girls"

The Redemption Club" two-act
musical extravaganza, will be present
ed by Peter S. Clark's "Rosey Posey
Girls at the Gayety Theater next
week. 1t was written by Walter Pear
son. is said to be different from any
more than a score of musical numbers.
Earl and Marie Gates, dance exponents.
are featured. The following principals
are in the cast: Sherlock sisters, Ma
mic Mitchell, Billie Davis. Harry Bent
ley, Clare Evans, Harry La Van and
Walter Pearson. ''The Spirit of 1916"
shows American warships in action.
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reproduction of two actual personages
in Swanzey, N. Fl.
Aunt Mathilda and Cy Prime are also
translated from actual life in New
Hampshire. Cy Prime is a character
photograph of one of the most noted
liars in Cheshire county. Seth Perkins
is a creature of the imagination.
Rickety Ann is poorhouse waif, of
whom there are many in the country
towns. adopted to do the chores about
the farm. The characters are all
brought forward in the first act of the
play. which takes place on the Old
Homestead farm, at Swanzey, N H.
Howard Lang will be the Cy Prime,
Ben Taggart, Happy Jack; Eugene
Desmond. Frank Hopkins: Hardie Nee
kin, Eb Ganzey:a Harold Kennedy, Seth
Perkins; Maude Gilbert Rickety Ann,
and Miss Warren, Miss Kohlhaas Miss
Alden and Miss Berger will be seen
and heard in other of the popular char
acter parts.
Scenic Artist squires has prepared
typical settings for the four acts of
the play and Director Harry Andrews
has organised Swanzey Band, a .dou-
BILE male quartet, and the Grace Church
Choir.
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Rolling Stones" :"

Rolling Stones" a breezy western
comedy. which will be given by the
Poll Players beginning Monday even
provoking play. 1t is a story of Chi
cago and portrays what might easily
happen, what has indeed doubtless
transpired times without number IN
close approach to the story, amid the
setting Of the Clark street bridge In
Chicago and the cheaper boarding
house district.
The cast for Rolling Stones" in
cludes A. H. Van Buren, and Maude
Gilbert.
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Lyceu1n.

The Mirth of A Nation" this weeks
attraction at the Lyceum Theater, is
divided into two acts. each a separate
burlesaue. The first. is entitled "Rinky
Dink" and the other Chasing Villa,'' a
topical burlesque on the Mexican sit
uaton. Matt kolb. comedian, is assist
ed by Harold Brown. while Evelyn
Price and Hazel Grant have the lead
ing feminine roles. The runway down
into the audience will be an attraction
La Pelletreau, a sensational dancer
formerly with Ruth ST. Denis. will give
expositions- of classic and oriental
dances at each performance. Tuesday
and Thursday nights wrestling bouts
will be staged.
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B. F. keith's.

Mcintyre and Heath, the blackface
comedy stars. whose Characterization
have made laughter for decades, will
be the center of the Easter festivities
this week at Keith's. These famous
Ethiopian eccentrics will present their
three funniest farces, "The Georgia
Minstrels." "The Man From Montana"
and waiting at the Church" The rep
ertoire will be divided during the week
Newcomers of note include Anna
Wheaton of the London Hippodrome
revue" Two Little Brides and .aThe
Rose Of Algeria" with Harry Carroll;
the Misses Campbell. Washington
girls. and Alice Els and Bert French,
in their new story dance spectacle.
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Leader.

Pauline Frederick, pictured in The
Spider will be the photoplay feature
at the Leader today. Miss Frederick
will be seen in the dual roles of a
mother and her daughter. Monday
and Tuesday Marguerite Clark viii be
featured in "Wildflower.' and We'd
nesday and Thursday John Barrymore
will be the picture star in The Lost
Bridegroom" every scene of which
bubbles with fun.
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Gayety Today.

AT the Gayety today the entire Hello.
New York; company, headed by Lew
Kelly, will appear at the and pm.
performances. AS an added specially,
Mr.. Kelly will appear in his original civil
war burlesque, shenandoah" assisted
by the entire company. Specialties will
also be introduced by the great Martelle,
Lon Hascall. Pymes and Mccarthy and
Eileen Sheridan.
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MARIE DoRO.

Misunderstanding. although she loses
her own lover for time by her action
Elliott Dexter, Ernest Joy, Lola May
Charles West. little Billy Jacobs and
others appear in the cast.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Paul
inc Frederick, the emotional actress
will be the picture star in THE Mo-
ment Before" in which she is seen as
Madge, a gypsy girl. Thomas Holding
Frank Losee and ]. w. Johnston are
in the cast. The scenes of this produc.
tion were obtained in Florida.
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clear photography, the emotional ap-
peal of the music and the cunning art
Of the mechanical effects combine to
make a remarkable offering.
Two performances will be given daily.
at 2:15 and at S:15 pm.
It is claimed that 1.-THE Birth Of q
Nation" has played to greater receipts
in its first year than were taken in
for Ben Hur" during the twelve or
more years that attraction has been on
tour. The comparison Is made with Ben
Hur" because the record of the latter
is generally recognized in theatrical
business as the high-water mark OF
cotemporaneous drama in America.
Evening star., 1916-04-23

Herman Sudderman's novel, entitled
The Flames of Johannis,' wherein a
foster sister stiles her love to bring
happiness to a younger member of the
family Miss ONeill is seen in dual
role, as the sacrificing sister and as an
old gypsy hag. Ethel Teare will be
featured, also, in a merry whiri of
mirth, Counting Out the Count.
Harold Lockwood and May Allison will
be the stellar attractions on Friday
and Saturday in THE Comeback. and
Kate Price in "Terry's Tea Party" The
Strand Orchestra will play accompanf-
mentS
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Selections from Albini's Baron
Trenck," Gottschalk's reverie. 1.-The
Dying Poet; selections from Tobanfs
''The Opera Mirror; Powelrs inter
mezzo. Brides and Roses and a gal
axy of foxtrots and other numbers, in
cluding Easter selections. will be fea-
tured in the orchestral program at the
Cosmos Theater today from to 1890
pm. New specialtfes and other attrac-
tions will also be presented.
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Strand,

In THE Moral Fabric" at Moore's
Strand Theater from today until Tues
day Edith Reeves is seen as the wife
who tires of her home: Howard Hick-
man, as Lothario. and Frank Mills
as the unforgiving husband. On these
days Charles Murray will furnish COM
edy in The Love Riot" Wednesday and
Thursday, Nance O'Nefll will be the
picture star in film adaptation Of
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clerk in San Francisco, developed into
a physical instructor of the Olympic
Club of that city and then became an
actor. He ranks very high as a monol-
ogist.
OF the 16O names announced to par
ticipate in this mammoth entertain
ment. only one is today following the
vocation he originally adopted for his
career. He is Albert Spaulding, the
famous violinist. who from early child
hood has always been a student of the
violin and is now recognized as one of
the great masters.
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"What Does the Public Want"

A musical hodge-podge, What Does the
Public WantT' is announced as the at
traction next week at the Lyceum Thea
ter. The cast is headed by Matt Kolb.
Harold Brown. Evelyn Price and Hazel
Grant. with a chorus of twenty girls
Tuesday and Thursday nights wrestling
matches will be staged.
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PHOTOPLAY
F E A T u R E S
LoeW's Columbia.

Today will mark the first appearance
of Marie Doro in Lasky photoplay at
Loew's Columbia, when THE Heart of
Nora Flynn from a story by Hector
Turnbull. will be shown. Miss Doro
is seen as Nora, nurse maid employed
by wealthy family to look after two
children, but she performs much
greater service by averting domestic
tragedy threatened by, jealousy and
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Today at Keith's.

At 3 and Sis pm. today at keith's
the bill will present Houdini. Claude
Gillingwater. Edith Lyle and company
in The Decision of Gov. Locke;
Truly Shattuck and Marta Golden in
"Musical Comedy Moments: Franklin
Ardell and company in THE Wife,
Saver" and Elsie Pilcer and Dudley
Douglas.
Evening star., 1916-04-23

Art i'm Characterizntion.-Jo Hen.
abery, the actor who portrayed Presi-
dent Lincoln in The Birth of Ma
tion," was selected from more than
twenty players who were coached and
prepared for the part before the. hnal
rhoice was made. Mr.. Lincoln's ap-
pearance and mannerisms were care
fully counterfeited. even to the small
est detail
!. The first scene showing the great
war President is the signing of the
call for $4,000 volunteers. Around the
President are grouped the members OF
his cabinet and private secretaries.
After the call is signed and as he is
left alone he slowly buries his face In
his hands as if in silent prayer.
! Another side of Lincoln's character
Is shown in the granting of pardon
As this scene opens the gorgeously at
tired diplomatic representatives of for
eign powers are being received by the
President. AS they depart he is TIM
idly approached by plain. middleT
aged woman who is anXiously await
ing a hearing. She tries to kneel to
him, but he gently raises her and signs
the paper which gives to her the life
of her son.
/; After the Appomattox surrender the
leader of Congress calls with pro-
poSaf to deal harShly Win the Soutn.
Il shall treat them as if they had
never been away, is Lincoln's gentle
answer.
:, Mr.. Henabery, the portrayer of the
great President. has been commented
r. for the sincerity. dignity and pathos of
his Characterization
wanted to Be n Circus Queen-Anne.
Meredith when little girl cherished
the ambition of riding a large white
horse in a circus. and often spent hours
df her girlhood meditating on running
sway from home to become a circus
Queen. Instead. after a perfectly good
and proper school education in Canada,
Miss Meredith found her way upon the
Stage. The other day she happened
TO mention her girlhood ambition to
David Belasco.
Yesterday. when Miss Meredith ap-
beared at the stage door, Manager L.
Stoddard Taylor met her and told her
there was a horse for her on the stage.
Bewildered, Miss Meredith rushed in
10 find toy horse on tiny wheels. To
be sure, there were roses tied to its
taH,
For the moment she was astonished.
AS she stopped to pick up the toy and
flowers Mr.. Belasco stepped out from
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Casino.

Elinor Glyn's ''one Day" sequel to
Three Weeks will be the photoplay at
the Casino today. Its action transpires in
the mythical kingdom of Veseria. open
ing with coronation of Paul /, the infant
king. and passing through series of ex-
citing scenes to an attempt on the young
sovereigns life by the regent Tomorrow.
Tuesday and Wednesday 'Salamander.
| film version of a modern society drama,
will be shown,
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Crandall's Apollo.

The struggles of young girl to become
an opera singer are depicted in the Para
mount production Temptation, featuring
Geraldine Farrar which is the photopIay
attraction at Crandalrs Apollo today.
Theodore Roberts. Pedro de Cordoba. Elsi
Jane Wilson. Raymond Hatton. Anita
King and Ernest Joy are also pictured In
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spondent, will appear at the Belasco
Theater Sunday, April 80. matinee and
evening, to deliver what he describes
as his remarkably plain talk on the
United States and Its menaces. 1t is ex-
planned that the talk will be illustrated
with 200 special views and 100 cartoons
by noted artists.
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1.-THE Lure Of the North; Dorothy
Cigar Stand" and other attractions are
Alfred Bergen. the baritone, Baraban
and Grohs, Turning Over a New
Lear: Howard's arenio spectacle. the
pipe organ recitals and the Pathe news
pictorial.
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Crandall's.

House Peters and Barbara Tenant
are featured in THE Closed Road" q
photoplay, at Crandalls tomorrow and
Tuesday. 1t tells how Dr. Hugh An
nersley discovered cancer cure. while
a man suffering from disease and on
the verge of suicide agrees to shoulder
the crime of murder. of which Anners-