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The Washington times., 1916-09-17

sunny haired girl OF the city who
tires OF its tinseled gayety, tires OF
its men OF flabby mind and body.
longs for the great outdoors and
dreams OF a hero-"rsal man with a
How the girl finds the man in the
Canadian north woods BY the strang-
est OF blind chance and the events
that happen thereafter all form the
In Mister a." Mr.. Lockwood, is seen
as the stalwart hero. Miss Allison APP
pears as tired little social butterfly,
and the cast further includes Lester
Cuneo, Yonda Landowske; Harry Otto;
Belle Hutchison. Franklin Hall. and
On these days Rosemary Theby and
Harry Meyers are screened in "A
Strenuous Visitor" Bud Fishers fam
Gus characters Mutt and JEFF appear
in an animated cartoon entitled THE
Wednesday. Thursday. and Friday
will mark the nnal appearance in Aim
land Of Billie Burke. who will be
shown in the concluding chapter OF
"Glorla's Romance" titled Loves Re-
a haven OF rest and contentment In
the love OF her faithful lover "Dr.
Royce" posed before the camera by
The other offering on these days
win be. Florence Turner in Grim
'e On Saturday H, B. Warner will be
filmed in shell as" a gripping drama
with the present European war as a
William Collier is screened in Never
ther include perturbation Of current
happenings and music by the Garden
symphony Orchestra,
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TWinkling
Stars And
Satellites
Concerning Ida 81. Leon
With Upstairs and Down."

DA ST. LEON. who plays one Of the
important roles OF up Stairs and
Down" Oliver Moroscos comedy
which opens the Belasco season. was
born at saigon, Cochin China. She IL
the youngest member OF a family Of
Australian scrobats, and made her FIRST
appearance under the big top" at Cam
ton. China, before the late Dowager
Empress OF China. She came to America
at the age OF ten. and played In turn
with all the greatest circuses OF the
country.
In 1907 Frederick Thompson. OF Luna
Park fame. engaged her to understudy
his wife. Mabel Taliaferro. in Polly
OF the Circus" and when Miss ITALIA
ferro fell III at Waterbury. Conn. Miss
st. Leon jumped into the breach and
for four years thereafter toured the
country In the play.
During the season of 1928 Miss 81
Leon played the title role In Finish
ing Fanny" and 19l3-li was starred In
the dramatization OF Louisa May Al
colts famous story, Little Women.
For the past two seasons she has alter
mated as leading woman and ingenue
with Mr.. Morosco's Burbank Stock
Company in Los Angeles.
Miss ST. Leon II an ADEPT in the use
of chop sticks. and had never used
knife and fork until she was seven
years old, having spent all that time
touring the vast Chinese empire and re-
mote parts Of India and eastern Asia.
Her Chinese nurse. alma, now lives IN
Doyers street, New York. and Miss 81
Leon often makes a trip down to Chat
ham square to visit her old friend who
taught her several Of the Mahehur'sh
The Washington times., 1916-09-17
Painted Phone Girls
Sent Home to Wash

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. live oh
ject to our girls coming to work with
their noses powdered and their cheeks
painted" the Bell Telephone Company
here announced toady. This and wear,
ing knee-lengths has greatly annoyed
the company. We have decided TO
stamp out the practice.
Amy employe coming to work dressed
like q chorus girl 10 sent home or re.
ausstsd to NAah. her face, ~ =. have
sent 4 good many home.
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Farewell Performance
Of Film Spectacle Ramona"

With the presentation this afternoon
at 3 o'clock and that OF tonight at 8
o'clock, Of Helen Hunt Jackson's beau
tifui photodrama. Ramona" will close
one OF the most successful picture en-
gagements ever played In Washington.
II. Is doubtful II any screen story Is
so beloved az is this masterpiece OF
cinematographic art.
So popular has been the demand for
this impressive love story Of the early
days of California, with Its wealth OF
Tayior made every EFFORT 10 retain the
picture for an indefinite run, but owing
TO earlier bookings. today marks the
Anal Offering in this city.
The same augmented orchestra and
will be a feature OF these farewell per-
formsnccs.
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Finds a Statuette
Of Nine. Pompadour

PARIS. Sept. lI-The national porce-
lain factory at Sevres has just re-
covered a dainty statuette which Il
prizes more than any OF the famous
works OF the establishment. II Is the
original ngure OF Madame de Pompa-
dour which the Sevres factory made
In gratitude for. her founding the IN
stitutfon. Nnd which has been lost tor
many years. a
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up Stairs and Down Morosco Premiere Opens Season Beaco

4 Double Barreled Comedy
Of Drawing ) Room and
Kitchen Life to BE Re-
vealcd at the Belasco--
Adelaide and Hughes to
Come. to Keith's = The
Best of Feature Films to
the Casino, Strand, Gar
den,. and Loew's Colum-
bia-Traveling Stock at
Poli's-Burlesque 'Reigns
at Gayety and Lyceum.
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expected that they will prove the talk
of the town.
The production is in four parts. The
Birth OF the Dance" The Classic OF an
Age "Diyertissements and The
Garden OF the World"
The added stellar attraction will be
Genevieve and Irene Tobin. They APP
pear In THE Age OF Reason" said to
be the cleverest comedy ever brought TO
light by the Washington Square Play
Third among the stars will be the
Spanish yirtuoso, Ota GyRi.
Other inclusions will be Clark and
Verdi. the, Italian comedians; the Four
nympSs; Maud Muller. the eccentric
coincidence la Bert Fitzgibboni
"Skeets" Gallager and Irene Martin;
the de Macos. In a novel gym number:
news pictorial
Polls: Little Peggy
O'Mo0re." Stock.
<tT TITLE PEGGY o'MOORE."
which will come to Polls The
alter this week, is an Ameri-
can comedy drama. produced
by Halton Powell. This play tells the
romantic story OF a little Irish girl,
fresh from the "old sod" who comes
to America to seek her guardian. When
Dan Murphy and Jerry O'Moore left
Ireland together. they were only boys.
but they both loved the same little
Kathleen, who babe them good-by.
Dan caught on In America, and was
well on the road TO success, when Jerry.
who had been less fortunate, returned
to Ireland and married Kathleen. Jerry
lived but three years after his marriage,
leaving Kathleen and her little daugh-
ter Peggy. Kathleen followed Jerry In
two years, and, the child was left alone
in the world. Kathleen left the little
girl to the mercy OF Dan Murphy, know
ing how Dan had loved her, and she
thought, that in time his heart woud
turn to her little girl.
Fourteen years later Dan IL the mayor
of a large American city. Through the
influence OF Matt Hogan, political
boss and an old friend of Murphy's In
Ireland, Dan has worked his way to
the top.
In the middle of whirlwind of poll
tics and finance little Peggy, unthought
of and unexpected, arrives on the scene
from Ireland a sweet lonesome. SYM
pathetic little soul, full OF Irish wit and
humor.
Ada Gerard plays Peggy" and her
experience In irish comedies should
stand her in good stead for this role.
Loew's Columbia; 1.-THE Daughter
OF MacGregor." Films.
-fTHE Daughter of MacGrcgor"
Is the photopiey feature at
Loew's Columbia tods.y and
for the first half OF the week
| with the famous English actress. Val
entine Grant as the star.
on her last appearance on the screen
Miss Grant played an Irish girl In 1.-THE
Innocent Lie" This time she will be
seen as q Scotch lRssie Ia THE Daugh-
| ter OF MacGregor." The production
has been staged under the direction OF
| Sidney Olcott. who also directed Mary
Pickford in "PoOr Littie Pepplna."
Everybody admires the sort OF girl
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Attractions
Coming To
Washington
Aborn Opera.

Announcement II made by Manager
Rapley. OF the National Theater. that
the theatrical season at the National
will be launched on Monday evening.
September rs, when the Aborn Grand
opera Company will start two weeks
engakement Of grand opera.
For the first week the following repep-
toire has been selected: Monday night
OF the Madonna" Tuesday night and
saturday matinee. Madame Butterfly"
Wednesday night, Lucia al Hammer
moor" Thursday night, La Boheme;"
urdsy night I'll Trovatore."
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Notes of Stage

The Tobin children already have en-
viable stage records. Genevieve having
been with warfield In THE Grand Army
Man." with Mason in AS a Man
Thinks" with "Disraeii," and others as
prominent, while Vivian has played with
Carter in Casa" with Nine. Nazi-
nova. also in Yosemite" THE Rule OF
Three" and last and best known OF all
in Alice In Wonderland" Both are
just out Of the Juvenile class.
Oscar Oshea and Edward Clarke
Lilley are the co-authors OF Little
Peggy o'Moore.!' this weeks produce
ton at Polls Theater. Both are actors
, and gathered the material for this new
1 Peggy play In their tours OF the last
I'VE years. Each has an important role
In the production.
Among the coming attractions this
fall at Keith's are Vincent serrano.
Elsa Ryan. Forty winks.' with Fay
/ Wallace: "Freshy's Initiation" with
Kenney and Hollis: the Flying Russells.
/ May Tullys swat the Fly" George
| White and Lucille Cavanaugh. Eddie
Leonard and company. THE Four Hus-
bands" with Ray Raymond; the Rus
and vlasta Moslova, and others to be
announced from time to time.
|
| The cast that will be shown in THE
Fall of a Nation" at the Casino today lin
cludes many noted players. Arthur
Shirley. who plays the leading role. is a
4 distinguished actor from Australia who
has appeared In many big London sue
cesses.
Percy Standing, the technical villain"
membered by Washington playgoers.
| Lorraine Huling, the hero me- will be
remembered as the golden haired beauty
debut In Winthrop Ames' production OF
"Prunella."
hlm fan. Her biggest successes were
scored In the 1nce productions OF last
|
| The repertoire OF the Aborn Company
to arrive September % will include The
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rIo n,,Isa, p,cgars craco psun,
cI,.o,,no Aoos,In, sa,vo,ora c,,ordono
,;mscppe insepiiIo louis Derman' Milo
Picco' Louis D'AnCejo. Mario Marti.
George Shields, paul Veron, and others,
with Ivnacio del Castillo as conductor,
and Karl Schroeder as stage director.
Seats for the entire engagement will
go on sale tomorrow morning at 3
o'clock at the National
| -
Of "I,n stairs and Down" were formerly
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ai S IN 49, ~ I,,,,rn oi,,or Nornsno
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wiz piWuuSe 1no'n,r pay i.oh 'he"
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pearance In the East with up stairs
and Down; she iormerIy managed and
starred win her own company In the
west
/
George Peck. formerly manager OF the
Gayety Theater, was a visitor here
Wednesday. calling upon his successor,
| In the next few weeks oliver Morosco
| will take into New York $50 Long
ra,,,,,' ,,,I,h H. I,h.n,,o ~, Nt.,".,,
49, w n'seu' an,
other mus'cai play canary cottage
OF which he Is also co-author, comedy.
"The Brat" in which he expects to star
adv entitled "Ra,ty " Chorlas DuIna-
ham is assocIated with him IN this re
iduction. starina RAYMOND UitchcocI ne
| sides ibis he viii ssnd on to,,r ..rrha ~
derella Man which comes m ,ha r.
| Issco 'rhaatsr ~, 0ctobar I
bird of ParadIse" He viii aiSo stnr
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Bslaseo: Upstairs and
Down." MOrosco Premiere.

Down." MOrosc0 Premiere.
~ LIVER MoRoSCO, producer Of
THE Cinderella Man" peg o.
~ my Heart" and THE Bird of
Paradise" will present his
new comedy. up Stairs and Down."
from the pens OF Frederic and Fanny
HAtton. authors of Years of Discre-
ton" and co-authors OF THE Great
Lover" at the Belasco Monday eve
ming.
The play is a novel one, contrast
ing happenings above and below
stairs In smart Long Island house
hold; The central figures. are a polo
playing Irish .guardsman and his
valet, who conduct in drawing room
and kitchen, respectively. much the
same sort of amorous campaign, but
with very different results. Though
there is a satirical angle to all this
the play Is written strictly in comedy
vein. hitting of amusingly various
sidslights on life as II Is lived in the
fashionable enyirons OF New York.
In the staging, directed by Robert
Milton, the promoter has set pew
mark for himself, as the backgrounds
are the most lavish and interesting
that have yet been bestowed on a
Morosco play. The settings were spe.
cially made from drawings by Rob
For the Interpretation of this play
Mr.. Morosco has assembled q com.
pany which includes Christine Nor.
st. Leon, Courtney Foote, Leo Car.
rillo, Orlando Daily. Arthur Elliott
Paul Harvey. Howard Scott. Roberta
Arnold. Adoni Fovieri. and others.
Keith's: Adelaide and
Hughes. Vaudeville.
A DELAIDE ana Hughes will head
nh
~ here this week. With fifteen as
sisting danseuscs and danseurs
an augmented orchestra. special incl
dental music. a spectacular scenic en-
semble. and leader OF their own, It Il
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New Dixon Film Not
Anti. AnythinR," Saws Author.

tn HoMAs DIXON, author OF THE
Birth OF q Nation" and Its Sc
quel. THE Fall OF a Nation"
which comes TO the Casino to-
day. declares that his big Aim sue
cess Is not anti German. The charge
that German faces are seen In the
armies depicted on the screen Is ex-
planned In this way by Dixon: Il chose
these men," lie says. because they
we're out OF work and hungry.
Germans. many Of them reservists.
applied to me for work in the battle
scenes OF the picture and l was glad
TO give Il to them. Ny great.grand-
father. Col. Frederick Hambright. was
a Prussian. Ny quarrel is with i'm
perialism. whether pro-ally or pro-
German. My play II a plea for Amer
lean preparedness and Is not anti
anything"
The Victor Herbert music. written
specially for The FAN OF a Nation"
follows the operate style. The debacle
IL both foreshadowed and accompani-
ed with the grim. fateful directness OF
a wagnerian score. The use OF muted
tIumpets. breathing solemn warnings
OF disaster; may be noted even In the
panoramic prologue. touch OF
pathos that seldom fails TO wiring
tears from an already excited audience
IL when the curtain falls to the notes
OF Taps" skillfully harmonized with
the old hymn, Lead. Kindly Light"
Few except church singers familiar
with the theme recognIze II. This
music will be played AT the Casino
this week BY a greatly augmented
grand opera orchestra. Aside from
the play itself II Is sure to attract
the attention OF music lovers who
recognize Victor Herberts ability as
d composer.
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Today inaugurates the weeks engage
ment Mt Moore's Strand Thester OF
Wars Women" featuring Frank Ree-
nan and Enid Marley. Special music
by the strand symphony Orchestra will
be A feature.
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Vaudeville.

Keith's announces for next week
joint star-liner bill. The conspicuous
features will be the Four Marx Brothers
company. In Home Again." and Nuriei
Worth. Others In the lineup will Be
william Gaxton and company in Some
body's Baby" Al Herman, the blackface
joker: May Naudain. accompanied BY
Anatol Friedlander, Brierr and King. Nc
Cormack and Wallace. Roberta and
Verrera, the pope organ recitais, and
the Pathe news pictorial
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Where To Go
Today

A. the oayety today, two perform
ances at and g D. m. will be given
by Ben WEIGH. and his big Show"
Two burlesoues and half q dozen high
class vaudeville acts comprise the pro-
gram. In which the entire company will
participate Wagner's Orchestra will
render q number of musical selections
as a forerunner 10 each performance.
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with all the terrific armory OF liquid FIRE
poisonous gases, and f2-centimeter guns
outranging our best American cannon.
Against such odds the tiny detach-
ments OF our regular army and the has
THY improvised citizen soldiery break as
tiny waves against a rockbound shore.
After the FIRST frenzed onset OF our
patriots. they are simply overwhelmed.
crumpled up. wiped out"
II II a matter Of local interest that.
after the destruction OF New York, the
scenes shift to Washington. where The
spectacle has a sensational climax. The
Fall of a Nation" Is beng presented to-
day and for the balance OF this week
at the Casino In advance OF Its release IN
other cities.
Strand: WARS Women" With
Frank Keenan,. Films.
</vT YAR's WOMEN" dealing
wv with a terrible sldellsht
despoilation OF women,
Will be attraction de luxe for the en-
tire week at Moores Strand Theater
beginning today at p. m. The picture
features Frank keenan, as a drunken,
marauding soldier, ard Enid Marley as
his innocent victim. The story deals
with q regiment OF soldiers who capture
u
burghers turn over to them the village
funds. When they refuse. the invaders
threaten to despoil of the women of
the town, who have sought safety In a
They batter In the holy doors and
survey Gle women. The savage leader
spies Sylvia. a fragile young village
girl. His pulses quicken and he cries
out. 'If this girl yields to me. my
soldiers will spare the rest OF you. II
sha rafbaas then before night M nlea
will prevail" To save the women she
The mans brutality Is more than the
girl can stand. and nearly craEed with
fright she Stays him with his own re-
yolver The leaders death arouses the
women Of the village are subjected to
many indlgnities, and the men are ruth
Iessiy shot down. The denouement is
timely and relieving.
The development of the story shows
conciusiveiy how an inadequately de-
Tended nation is at the mercy OF an in
yading foe; experts declare II IL the
= latest argument for preparedness
ever put together, and presents. a con-
dition that this country may have to
' Mmsicsi score especially arranged for
this production will be rendered by the
new augmented Strand symphony Or
ohestra under the direction OF Prof d.
Breeskin. a. ...
Garden: "Mister a." Lockwood
and Allison. Films. o
ARoLD LOCKWOOD and May
II Allison will head the double
feature program at Moore's
Garden Theatsr today. Mon
day ana TUESDAY In mister a." The
piece derives its unusual title through
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Comedy.


oliver Morosco will present A four
act comedy by Edward Childs carpen-
ter. entitled THE Cinderella Man." at
the Belasco Theater week OF October 2.
il is sort Of fairy tale that appeals
to old and young alike.
Shelley Hull, Phoebe Foster Frank
Bacon, Reginald Mason, Hubert WiIke.
Theodore Ba5cock, Percival T. Moore
Charles Lane, Berton churchill and the
New York Company intact that appear
ed last season at The Hudson Theatsr
Will be seen here.
For week after next, the week of
September 20. the attraction at the
Belasco Theater will be. object
Matrimony," q brand-new comedy by
Montague Glass. author of Potash
Perlmutter." and Jules Eckert
Goodman, author Of Mother" Treas
ure Island" and the current success
at the Playhouse in New York. The
Man Who Came Back" william A.
Brady is the producer. this being one
OF the plays with which he resumes
his place OF prominence In the theat-
rical world.
Mr.. Brady has chosen a special
cast, including several actors from
the original casts of Potash q PERL
mutter" plays. In the list are Nine.
Mathilde Cottrelly, Marjorie Wood
Jess Dandy. famous comedian OF
The Prince of Pilsen:' Irving Cum
minss, a motion picture star: Jules
Jordan, Wright Kramer. Leo Donnel-
ly. Jean Temple. Billy Dixon. and
others.
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Harold Lockwood and May Allison
will head the double bin ut Moore's
Garden Theater today in Mister a."
Other attractions will include Rosemary
Theby and Harry Meyers In "a Strenu-
Gus Visit" and the Mutt and JEFF Car
toon "rhe Gay White Way"
The Washington times., 1916-09-17

Carl Masons thrilling meiodrama.
For the Man She Loved" will have
farewell performance at Polls Theater
tonight beginning at S:15 o'clock.
The play II an example OF the devo-
tressine conditions.
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Next weeks attraction at the Lyceum
will be "the Joy Riders" this being the
first appearance Of this company In
Washington. In the cast are Sam Mich
aels and Joe Mack.
The book Is interpreted With CATCH
musical numbers. comprising the latest
New York hits as well as several
especially written songs. More than
score OF dainty and attractive maidens
make up the chorus. The costumes and
scenic lnvestiture are said to be en-
ceptionally elaborate.
The Washington times., 1916-09-17

Today at 3 and s:i5 D. M. at the B.
+. Keith Theater the program will offer
the Nesitersingers. la Argentina. STAN
ley James and company, Truly Shattuck
and Marta Golden. and all the other
diverting hits of the last week.
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Garden: "NIister a." Lockwood
.ud Allison. Films.

- ARoLD LOCKWOOD and May
II Allison will head the double
i feature program At Moores
- Garden Theatsr today. Mon
day and Tuesday In mister a." The
piece derives its unusual title through
the whImsicalness OF its heroine. q
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Films.


Having danced their way to fame n
the European capitals and in South
America, the internationally celebrated
Maurice and Florence Walton are now
making their motion picture debut In
the Famous Players Paramount picture.
THE Quest OF Life" which Is the at
traction at Loew's Columbia for the
first three days OF next week. For the
fast half of the same week Theodore
stars In the Jesse l.. Lasky photopiay
Anton the Terrible" The story OF this
thrilling drama OF Russian political In.
tr1gue was written by Jules Eckert
Goodman, from Thomas ii. Uzell's
story. II Is a Paramount picture
The double feature program at Moore's
Strand Theater Sunday, Monday. and
Tuesday week of September % will be
headed by wheels of the Law"
On Wednesday and Thursday Charles
Ray will he seen In Honor Thy Name"
and De Wolfe Hopper will be presented
In THE Mummy and the Girl"
On Friday and Saturday Mae Marsh
and fully Marshall win lead the bill in
THE Devils Needle" The program
also include, Gloria Swanson In 1.-THE
Dancing Girl"
William S. Hart will head the pro-
gram at Moore's Garden Theater Sum
day to Wednesday. inclusive, week Of
September "a. in THE Captive God"
This Is a story of the Aztec country.
The added attraction on these days
Will be pills Of Peril" with Louise Fas
zenda featured
For the remainder of the week the
ProsSSmH T gS.Sds PH Ss SSssS
ton will be Ora Carewe and Harry Bel
mont in A la Cabaret"
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Burlesque.

Jean Bedinrs "Puss Puss' Company
comes to the Gayety next week. The
notable cast. besides Mr. Bedini. In
cludes Pam Lawrence. soubrette; Min
nj Harrison. ingenue; Harry Jackson.
Hebrew comedian; George Brooks,
Juvenile: Charles Mack English &C.
centric comedian: Mile. Simone de
Beryll. prima donna: Emile August.
French eccenric comedian; Al Ricardo,
ventriloquist; and Toots Davis and Ed
Stafford, clever blackface singers and
dancers in their funny song hit. He's
In the Jail House Now"
A chorus OF twenty girls Of more
than average beauty complete the
makeup OF this cast. Bedinil who
has always a surprise In store TOT ms
audiences presents this wear the
"Ignatz Pluto Troupe" comedy bur
lesaue on the well-known Arabian
acrobatic acts.
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The Gayety reports constantly in
creasing audiences as a result OF the
effective system OF ventilation which was
recently installed. This seems TO prove
especially popular with the ladies, In.
asmuch AZ every performance marks
an Increase =,oe their number the
audience.
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Ben WEIGH. who is at the Gayety this
who has full summer run on the Keith
vaudeville circuit. He made his local
appearance In July. During the winter
months. Welch plays Sunday vaudeville
engagements in whatever town his bur-
iesque company happens to be.
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