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Evening star., 1916-03-26
B.FKEITnS

Joan Sawyer, who is said to be the
best ballroom dancer in America. will
be the principal attraction this week
at the b. r. Keith Theater, in a bill
numbering eleven features. Miss Saw
yer was first seen here last season. She
is the embodiment of the poetry of
motion, her dancing being fun of grace,
Her methods differ from others in that
she never descends into acrobatics or
gymnastics 1t is ballroom dancing of
the most refined and artistic type. She
will be assisted by Sgnor Rudolph ana
will be accompanied by Miss Sawyers
own Persian Garden Orchestra"
Among the numbers given will be The
New Fox Trot," THE Aeroplane Waltz"
'The Zurmaza' and the Sawyer one
STEP three of these being new. Will
liam Caxton and company will appear
in "A Regular business Man" farcical
comedy dealing with a wager. wealth
and a woman worth while; Beatrice
grand opera setting called "A Study in
Royal Blue" and Laddie Cliff. the
clever Londoner, with cockney songs
and eccentric dancing. Others will be
Tony Hunting and Corinne Francis in
their 1915 crop of Love Blossoms:
Palfrey. Hall and Brown. in a merry
melange entitled THE Follies of Naude-
fire and mirror dancer: Deiro, the piano
accordionist: the NORM sisters the
Pathe news pictorial and the pipe or
gan recitals.
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GHXEE

Something entirely new in hurlesque
is promised at the Gayety this week. in
Barney Gerrard's "Follies of the Day
Company. which Will present Hot DOG
or What Does the Public Want This
show is said to have broken all fecoros
in points of receipts and attendance at
the various New York houses at Whlch
il was presented. It is described as a
musical revue that includes every form
of theatrical amusement. traVesues:
burlesuue fads .'foibles'' and pokes
at current dramatic successes flot
has been shed, continuity and SYM
metry of design thrown 10 the
winds. and medley left to reign
supreme" Gay and colorfui scenes
follow each other in rapld sue
cession through maze of gorgeous
costumes. modern and classic dances'
mirth and melody.
The first act represents New York S
gay white way. BY chance, charac-
ters representing Oscar Hammerstein,
David Belasco. George NJ. Cohan ana
Al Reeves meet outside the Hotel Astor
and discuss ways and means for NIL
ing empty theaters. Just What Does
the Public Want?" becomes the para
mount question. Each is firmly set on
his own class of amusement ana IT Is
arranged to produce play fathered by
each of the four to decide the pubic
wishes in the matter. This opens the
way for the wide variety of entertain
ment provided by the "Follies of the
Day" The cast is headed by George
Murphy and Gertrude Hayes.
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tween book covers The "Pollyanna"
stories have reached half a million cir
culation all over the world The pub :
fishers estimate that every book sold
averages ten readers. That means the
equivalent of five million copies.
Catherine Chisholm Gushing made
the dramatizatiOn. She is credited with
preserving the rainbow spirit of the
books and deftly blending humor. SEN
timent and romance.
"Pollyanna" is delightful girl who
arouses the tenderest affection and
sympathy BY example and precept
she spreads joy and hopefulness among
all sorts of very human people. She
is known as the Glad Girl, because she
believes that the most unfortunate can
find something to be glad about if they
look for it.
Klaw & Erlaneer and George Tyler.
prolific producers of successful book
plays are bringing the original com
pany--in fact. the only one. There has
been no hasty multiplication of casts.
as with many plays that score excep-
tional hits There are distinguished
lplayers-several stars in their own
right including Patricia Collinge. Her
bert Kelcey. Effie Shannon. Arthur For
| rest. Jessie Busley. Maude Granger.
Helen Weathersby. Maude Hosford.
Lorin Baker. Harry Barfoot and Mas
ter Robert Tobin. II is a skillfully
assembled cast.
Emphasis is laid upon the fact that
this is a comedy for everybody. 1t has
an appeal that has proved universal.
II is full of joyous surprises. 1t
spreads broadcast the spirit of courage.
1t inspires the desire for mutual help
fulness and conveys one of the tender
est messages that the stage has car
ried to humanity. 1t is radiant with
sympathy. comfort and splendid pur-
memory long after trivial offerings of
the theater have been forgotten.
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An elaborate scenic investiture and
lavish array of costumes are said to
put the show in a rank above the usual
vaudeville musical comedietta. Another
big Offering out of the ordinary will be
Niblo's famous talking birds in anus
ing exhibitions of precocity and birds
that actually do talk. Freddy Miller
and the Callahan Boys Will bring a
breezy vaudeville number of songs,
dances and novel comedy features:
Raymo and Hoyt. an Italian character
sketch with laughable tangled dialect,
and Fitz Maurice, a noted Engllsh
xylophonist, a repertoire which shows
his unusual virtuosity. while the musi-
cal gem of the program will he fur
nished by Leonardo. a talented violinist.
whose selections range from the classic
to the popular taste.
The Selig Tribune news pictures VIII
head the added attractions and the big
photo-produCtion, shown thrice daily.
beginning at 12:15 pm, Will be The
Gods of Fate" in five acts by DANIEL
Carson Goodman. featuring Rlcharu
Buhler and Rosetta Brice. 1t is an
epic of la Dor.
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THE Kissing Maids -

'The kissing Maids" is the title
given the company which comes to the
Gayety next week with fun. music,
songs. dances. speclalties and novel
electrical and mechanical effects. Eor-
geous costumes and elaborate staging.
The fun makers are headed by Sam
Howe. Others in the cast are Mar
garet FlaNin. Eva Null. Stephie An
derson. Hall Pierson. Tony Cortelli.
Vera Desmond Charles Moran. Butler
Mandeville. Anna Vernon Harry Pres
colt and the columbia trio.
The burlesque is staged in two sr' :
and is said 30 he replete with sur
prises- The chorus is a large one, COM
prislng girls of all types.
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COSMOS

A light and joyous spring offering.
Harry Sauber, Sabine Ward, Jules
Black and associate merryma kers, in
THE Fortune Hunters" which is de-
scribed as a superb aggregation of
youth, mirth and melodious accom-
plishment, will be the headline attrac-
tion at the Cosmos Theater this week.
The little company with its happy hi
larity includes singers. dancers and
comedians much above the usual, Harry
Sauber having been prominent as a
comedian in Broadway musical attrac-
tions and his associates also having
records as entertainers of high rank.
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

The concerts at the Cosmos Theater
today will be somewhat varied from
the usual to permit of the presentation
of "A Night With the Poets" by Albert
Parry, and the famous Adelphi Quin-
tet. assisted by talented women in il
Illuminated picture poses for the poems
of James Whitcomb Riley, which are
featured. including THAT Old Sweet
heart of Mine" There Will he several
other specialtieS of an entertaining
type. including brief orchestral pro-
gram Introducing Salzer's novelette,,
Spring Thoughts; Spencer's Under
meath the Stars" selections from Bow
ers' Red Rose" and foX-trot compo-
sition by cello, the Washington COM
poser, entitled Gay and Frivolous"
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Last Elmendorf Lecture.

AS the second Of his illustrated travel
talks on Italian stenery and art, and
the last of his course, Dwight Elmen-
dorf will present southern Italy
and Sicily" at the New National Thea
ter Thursday afternoon at 4.3o o'clock.
Linking descriptions with pictures in
such a way as to make both more real.
the lecturer viii conduct his hearers
first to Naples and its environs, includ-
ing Pozzuoli, Amalfi, Ravello. Sorrento
and Capri: and thence to Sicily, whore
a complete tour Of the island Will be
made. Motion pictures will show tue
street life of Naples, the approach to
the blue grotto. how to eat macaroni.
the sulphur mines of Sicily. tunny-fish-
ing and the eruption of Mount Etna.
Still pictures, rich in color. Will dis
play the picturesque scenery about the
Bay of Naples. the ruins of Pompeii, the
cathedrals, churches and palaces Of
Palermo. and the theaters, temples
and other relics of Greco Roman art
in Sicily.
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Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come"


A new play by Eugene Walter, found
ed on John Fox's novel, The Little
Shepherd of Kingdom Come" will have
its premier performance at the Belas-
CO Theater Monday, April 3. under the
mana cement of the Messrs. Shubert.
1t is romance of three little waits.
a boy. a girl, and dog, who meet in
the woods of the Cumberland noun
tains They find shelter with big
hearted. Old Joel Turner. intrepid
mountaineer and bitter enemy of the
Dillon clan. Their pledge of kinship.
their love and bravery and their many
adventures make a powerful dramatic
story. with many appeals to the sym
pathy.
The play has been staged by Edward
MacGregor. under the personal super
vision of the author, and has many op-
portunities for great scenic effects.
There will be large cast chosen to
portray, nearly as possible, rude,
rough mountaineers of ante-be1lum
days. simple, natural, honest. sane and
earthy-but of the earth from which
springs the oak.
The cast includes Jack Davis. Robert
Forrest. Mona Hungerford. Wallace
Owen. S. James. r. n. Barrett, Frank
Gerback. George Dunn. David Ross,
Louise Macintosh. Crosby Little,
James Mace, Olaf Skoolan, Robert
Rogers, c. d. Woods. Mark Price, Jo-
seph Mann and Jack. the dog.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Adele Rowland.

Adele Rowland. the musical comedy
star, will headline the B. F. Keith
Theater bill next week in a repertoire
of story songs, and their composer,
Dave Stamper. a the piano. This is her
first appearance in Keith vaudeville
here, following an exceptional debut
in New York Frank Mc1ntire, late
star of THE Travelling Salesman will
offer The Hat Salesman" Amelia
Stone and Armand Kalisz will present
.'Mamzelle Caprice" the book by Ed
gar Allan Wooif and music and lyrics
by Armand kalisZ. Other acts include
Charles Howard and company in "A
Happy Combination: Will Oakland,
the minstrel tenor. and associate trou-
badours: Dolores Vallecita and her
troupe of Indian leopards: Dolly and
Mack in musical effort: Myrl and
Delmar in over the Garden Gate; I;
the pipe organ recitals and the Pathe
news pictorial.
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Hedda Gabler.

Much interest is being taken in the
special matinee of "lIedda Gahler.
which will be given tomorrow after
noon at Polls Theater.
This matinee is one of series which
will be given in the aid OF the Blue
Cross FUND. which has been established
to help horses in war time. \ cast OF
selected New York players has been
engaged for the tour The personnel
of the company includes Edan Archer
Crawford as Hedda. Edwin Caldwell as
George Tessman. Charlotte Lambert as
Miss .Iuliana Tessmau, Agnes Mapes as
Mrs. Elvsted. Richard Temple as Judge
Brock, Raymond Bond as Ejlert Loo
borg, and Mary jefferson as Bertha, the
servant to the Tessmans
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1.-THE Birthday Party"

Next weeks headline attraction at the
Cosmos Theater. while a lively and en-
tertaining production OF the musical
comedy type. is notable in that it pur-
norts to present, through impersona
tion by a clever company of players,
notables in the theatrical world, such
as Eva Tansuay, singing her famous
song. IT Don't Care: Bert Williams.
the darkface comedian; Bessie Clayton.
queen of toe dancers; Caruso. the
great tenor; Irene Franklin, Harry
Lauder, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Castle
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Daddy Longlegs.'

Jean Websters comedy. Ia ddv
LongleGs." has been booked for fare
well engagement at the New National
Thester beginning Monday evening.
April 10.
Washington was the first city to SEQ
Daddy Longlegs" The play scored p
great success here. As did its youthful
leading woman, Ruth ,'hatterton-
Miss Chatterton's success in the role
of Judy Abbott is what gave her stellar
Evening star., 1916-03-26
"Ziegfeld Follies."

The latest edition of the ''Ziegfeld
Follies" is to be exhibited at the New
National Theater next week, COM
mencing Monday. April 3. 1t was staged
by Julian Mitchell and Leon Errol and
is in two acts and eighteen scenes, de-
signed and painted by Joseph Urban,
the Viennese scenic artist. Mr.. Zieg-
field is bringing to Washington an or
ganization numbering more than $50
PLAYERS The cast includes Ina Claire
Anna Pennington. Lucille Cavanagh.
Kay LAUREL. Emma Haig, the Oak
land Sisters. Mae Hennessy, Lucille
Storer, Dorothy Godfrey, Grace Jones.
Gladys Lotus. Bert Williams. Leon
Enrol, w. C. Fields. Ed Wynn, Charles
Purcell, Will West, Carl Randall, George
White, Phil Dwyer. Addison Young,
Arthur Rose. Ethel Delmar, Eleanor
Dell and others.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Maude Fay April G.

Maude Fay, prima donna from tho
Metropolitan Grand opera, whose 70
cital Wednesday at the National Thea
ter was postponed. is announced for
Thursday. April 6 at a:3o O'Clock.
Miss Fay is California Eirl and much
interest is being manifested in her con-
cert here.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Gayety Today.

The Gayety Theater as entertainment
at the special concerts at and pm
today will have the entire Star and
Garter organization with last weeks
hits and a number Of added specialties.
including popular Irish choruses, Mar
saret Lee: speciality by Weiss and
Don Clark
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Clothes"

CLOTHES" a comedy-dram success of
some seasons ago, with Grace George
as the star. will be displayed in stock
at POLLS next week. Especial atten-
zion to be given to effects depending
nm costume and interior decoration.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

elyn Scott, Gertie Rose. Blanche Stef-
ling, George Busby. Jack Ellis, James
Lillis. Tom Gregory. Albert Cook. Al
len North. Victor Snyder and Edwin
kauff. Musical Director Henry Smlth
Will direct the orchestra.
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John Mccormack April 4.

John Mccormack. the Irish tenor,
will give a recital a Tolis Theste-
Tuesday afternoon April I, ~ SO
o'clock under the management % Mrs.
Wilson-Greene.
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Musicians Union Band Concert.

Patrick ]. Conway, a famous band
leader of New York. successor to the
renowned Pat" Gilmore. who has play
ed many seasons at Atlantic City and
will play his ninth season at Willow
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Glass in Before and After Frank
Orth and w. J. Dooley in The Fool
Detective" Leo Beers. and all the other
hits of last week, with added numbers.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Today at Keith's.

At 3 and SIS pm, at Keith's Theater,
the bill will comprise Nora Bayes.
George Nash and Julia Hay in The I'm
expected" Paul Morton and Naomi
Evening star., 1916-03-26

and even Weber and Fields The acA
has been a real sensation IN popular
Naudeville.
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Il ~M Me
SPOTLlGHr
Paul Dickey is to write a play in
which Inez Plummer viii star next
year.
Charles Ruggles is co-author with J.
r. Froome in a playlet called Ihe
House of Russell.
Louise Mcintosh will play the role OF
Betsy Turner in The Little Shepherd
of Kingdom Come
Sylvester H. Poll, proprietor of the
Poll chain of theatrical enterprise
was in Washington last week
Frank Craven's play of suburban life:
TOO Many Cooks" has been turned
over to the stock companies.
Robert Warwick has been engaged By
Grace George to play with her iii capt.
Brassbounds Conversion.
The scarcity OF actors III E1Isiduu- wv
ing to the war has caused demand LOT
the American product. it is said
Arnold DAILY is going to revive Clyde
Fitch's comedy, Beau Brummel.' IN
which Richard Mansfield appeared.
If Geraldine O'Brien can find a suit
able play she will be starred She
made hit in The DEVILS Garden
Karl Won Wegern is the personal
music conductor for Amelia Stone and
Armand Kalisz in "Mamzelle Caprice"
AL Woods is contempla ting unique
plan in making one play out of an act
taken from each OF three other pays
and owning up to it,
Henry Coote. who has been playing
in Loop the Loop" will he the leading
man with Hattie Williams in vaude-
vile.
Robert Hilliard has closed his season
in The Pride of Race He viii pre-
sent the play in the larger cities in the
fall
Ethel Clifton and Brenda Fowler
wrote THE Late Van Camp. in which
wilmer Walter is appearing in raude-
vile.
Ada Rehan left an estate of S2oooo",
her sisters. Hattie Russell and Mrs.
'
beneficiaries.
THE Masked Model revised and inn
proved is to he revived under the direc-
tion of .John Cort. with Grace Field in
the leading role.
The special performance of "Hedda
Gsbler'' by a company of New NorN
players. scheduled for tomorrow after
noon al PoIi's. has been Cancelled ow-
ing to a change of route.
Edna Baker. leading woman OF ~
Pays to Advertise. has been engaged
role in a new production
The Operetta which the ShubcrlS arc
to produce. with book by Rida johnson
Young and music by the composer "l
The beautiful and weirdly melodious
and tragic Hawaiian Waltz Dream m.
with a company of Hawaiian singers.
will he the feature attraction at the
Cosmos Theater the week following
The Birthday Party
Dolores Nallecita claims her leopards
have been "civilized' to such a degree
that they are not more dangerous than
cats. although she admits that there
are possibilities" However, no chances
are taken by the Keith management.
cal comedy for next year, with t.lsis
Jams hayln iltcheoch ana w imam
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Evening star., 1916-03-26

Grove Park. Philadelphia, this year.
will direct a band of 300 members of
the Musicians Protective Union in their
second annual band concert at Conveu-
tion Hall. this evening. These concerts
fund with which to provide a home for
Washington musicians. A pleasing pro-
gram has been arranged Mrs. A. Julian
Brylawski. who was so well received
last year, will again sing.
Evening star., 1916-03-26
Paderewski April 13.

Paderewski. the great pianist, win
he heard in recital at the National
Theater Thursday afternoon, April 10.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Audience the Real Crft1c.-'l ca n ten
whether d play is success or a fail
ure without seeing it-just by obserV-
ing the attitude of an audience as it
leaves the theater, declared veteran
New York producer the other night as
he watched the hsppy-faced crowds
surging ont OF the Broad in Philadel-
phia al the close Of a "Pollyauna per-
Torrance.
The aspect Of this audience" said
he tells the whole story of a satisfied
public IL takes something rore than
evening OF tippant foolery 10 create
the smile that won't come off by the
time folks have reached the foyer.
These people have heard a message Of
comfort that has left siadness in their
hearts. and they are taking IL home
with them.
persons who have wasted time and
money upon unworthy or Indifferent
play are quick 20 reveal annoyance
by outward mood n not ia words
Those " no have been simply bored are
irritable and morose. And there is the
numerous audience that struggles out.
Iistless and inert. nurmuring bromide
cpmmonplaces or growing at the
weather, with no comment upon play
~ players These people have simply
sat through show and not found it
"rth while.
OF bright. buoyant. smiling, with "a
running fire of joyous Commendation,
is going to gel the most valuable form
nf advertising that e&ists-the word Of
mouth advert isenent that is intimate
and personal. Most folks who find hap
piueSs In nNthing want others TO share
~. That rs the spirit which spreads a
play message that is gladstone, whole
some and hopeful " takes long
Tim. 10 exhaust the patronage Of the
vast public eager for entertainment
that proves 10 be really worth while" -"
Eugene Walter. - Eugene Walters
new drama The Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come. will be seen for the
first time on any stage at the Belasco
Theater. April 3 Mr. Walter is
not only a playwright. but a man of
varied experiences AT various times
hs has acted as business manager of
theatrical and amusement enterprises
ranging from mins:EslS SDd Gjgcuses, to
Evening star., 1916-03-26

The attendance of President Wilson
on Thursday night came very near
being the cause of a long delay in lift
ing the curtain on the performance.
Desiring to show the courtesy to the
head Of this nation which would be eX-
tended on a similar occasion in Europe.
Diaghileff. when he learned in the
afternoon of the Presidents intention,
made Immediate preparations to build
a canoped box in the center of the
theater. The fact that seats had been
bought for a considerable part of the
space ne meant to employ for this pur-
pose did not strike him as one of any
Importance. Neither did the time that
would be needed. II required much
persuasion to convince him that he
would not be regarded lacking in
courtesy If he failed to make some
such preparation.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

The scarcity of actors in England, o~-
ing to the war. has caused A demand Tor
the American product it is said.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Arnold DAILY is going to revive Clyde
Fitch's comedy. Beau Brummel." in
which Richard Mansfield appeared.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Perhaps it is as well that the general
knowledge of English among the mem
bers of the Ballet Russo is not inti-
mate. The American sense of humor
often refuses to be restrained by d
sense of artistic appreciation. however
sincere. Some OF the ofhand flip
pancics which punctuated the uni
versal expressions of admiration would
have Jared tense artistic nerves had
they been overheard. one Goth in
the audience was heard to comment,
as the sable Nuhian came in
Cleopatra" IN beJ This man wont
be as funny as Al Joison or Bert Will
lisms And when the nymphs were
fioutius the faun in "LApres Midi a
Nandsl made the audible observation,
Wouldn't charley chaplin put some
pep into that scene: Yet these slang
ful eSuberanCes did not indicate any
thInE more than 4 startled conscious
ness and a rugged play of fancy. But
how they would have been nisunder
stood
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Robert Warwick has been engaged bS
Grace George to play with her III capt
Brassbound's Conversion.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

The Winter Garden again contributed
q runway with an avalanche OF cos
TUNES and their wearers- And there
are more girls and more costumes, and
more comedians and dancers and sing
ers. 10 be seen and heard in the near
future.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Frank Craven's play of suburban life
TOO Many Cooks" has been turned
over to the stock companies.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

Washington il to nave another of the
first productions which lend so much
interest 20 the theatrical season in this
city The success that attended the
d amatIzation of The Trail of the
Lonesome Fine lends especial impcr-
tsnce 10 the stage version OF John
Foxs Little Shepherd OF Kingdom
Come which Eugene Walter has pre-
pared PHILANDER JOHNSON.
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If Geraldine O'Brien can f1nd SUIT
able play she will be starred. She
made a hit in THE Devils Garden
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Sylvester H. Poll, proprietor of the
Poll chain of theatrical enterprises
was in Washington last week.
Evening star., 1916-03-26

The faith of the members OF the
Ballet Russo in the sublimity Of what
they are doing is intense. Results in
terms of beauty is their one ideal, and
no practical consideration which might
hinder such a result is regarded with
patience. An entr'act of three-quar-
ters of an hour means no more than
one of ten minutes. When the stage
is ready the spectacle will proceed. \
new suggestion will be followed out,
regardless of the cost in time and
money