The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-19
if Ballet Russe and Passing Show Of 1915 at Tleaters

| Attractions
lComilgHere
1 Next Week
Drama.
Heinrich Isben's celebrated play. He'd
da GaLler." will be given special per-
formance Monday afternoon, March ~
next. by a special cast from the Globe
Thcatef, New York, headed by Edna
Archer Crawford, who Will assume me
role OF Hedda. role made famous Dy
Minnie Maddern Ffske.
The special performance Will be given
In the interest of the Blue cross funo.
an international movement designed 10
help the horses In war time
Comedy.
Public interest In on keen edge con-
cerning .Po,lyanna." which Klaw q
Elfanger and George Tyler bring TO the
New National on Monday, March 20
| -'Pollyanna'' has been dramatized py
Catherine Chisholm Gushing, autnor OF
popular comedies in which May lrwin'
| Henrietta Crosman and Billie BuIke'
condolences of widely variant person
alities and methods. were so adnirapV
lifted.
The "Pollyanna" glad books. upon
which the comedy Is based, were WITH
ten by Eleanor II. Porter; They en-
Joy enormous vogue. over half a mil
lion copies have been sold.
Musical Conn dy
Playgoers who are fortunate enough
TO have heard Victor Herbert and
Henry Blossoms delightful musical
| comedy. THE only Girl upon the oc-.
caslon of it's presentation In TINS city
| at the Belasco Theaters. Will be pleased
to learn that II has been booked Tor
return engagement at tnat same
The cast includes vida Bennett.
| vivian VESSEL Louise Kelley, olga
Roller. Leona Stephens, Thurston hail'
John Findlay, Ernest florence hlch-
ard Bartlett Jed Prouty
Few musical comedies have had n
greater vogue than The Beauty Shop,
one of Raymond Hltchcocks most sue
| ccssfuI vehicles. which VIII be the at
traction at the Poll Theater next week.
Vaudeville.
Eva Tanguay is billed for the last
week of the month beginning Monday
. March %. at the Il. +. keith theater'
on the same bill will be william Sax-
ton and company, in "A Regular Bus i
ness Man" Paifrey, Hall and Brown In
n comic concoction; Tony HunIlng anu
Corinne Francis; Ameta. the Parisian
flre and mirror dancer; the BeatI,ee
Morrell sextet: Diero. the famous
piano-a ccordionist; the NORM sisters
the pipe organ recitals. ana the Fa'he
/ News pictorial
Burlesque.
parney Gersrd's big combination.
| "rollies of the Day." comes 10 tne
"a afHoi Dog. or what Does the Public
wentg'' is still the piece de resistance,
having been rewritten ana Drought Wy
| to date. b.. ,,u. 10 MIR
nby late of THE Newlyweds ana Theii
BABY company; Gertrude Hayes aho
Chester Nelson.
Music.
Paderewalxi. the greatest OF All piann,
ists will play at the NationaI Ineaue'
Thursday afternoon. April IL, at 4;So. UNI
der the mHnaFs ,Ips ,S St Boston sym,
nhnuy manager and Mrs. Greene, nave
had hundreds of requests Tor TINS ~
penTnncc of Mr.. Paderewski' ana are
TeNFTanKemenI OF " ~
his one has been decided upon for nj!
Washington recital.
Pasqualc Amato. the great baritone
from the Metropolitan Grand opesa
ami Florence Macbeth, Coloratura so
pranu from the Chicago Grand opera
will be heard in joint recital at th'
National Theater Friday. March 81. a
4:3O. This will be the last concert IN TN
Artists Course under the manage
nIent OF Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
: ;ohn Mccormack will appear at Poll
\. Theater Tuesday afternoon. April :. a
| 4:29. under the management OF Mrs
| Wi'soH-Grecnc. This will be Mr.. meteor
| mncka last appearance In Washington
| this season, and when the sale opens TO
| morrow morning at Droop's more tina
half the house will have been reserves
In advance orders.
II Films.
Pauline Frederick In Audrey" base
| on the famous story by Mary Johnston
| Twill be the attraction at Loew's Coium
bia Theater next week. The last part o
| 1.-The same week Blanche Sweet, support
ed by Theodore Roberts and Thoma
MciGhan, will be seen In her latest pic
| turc The Sewers" based on Henry Sc
/ ton Mcrriman's novel of the same name
Owing to the unusual success of tn
war pictures at the Belasco Theater las
week, Manager Samuel Cummins ha
made arrangements with l.. Stoddar
Taylor to continue to show exclusive pic
lures every Sunday afternoon and ever
ing, starting next week.
Robert Edeson in films will head ii
program on Sunday, Monday, and Tues
day week of March IS at Moore's Stran
Thcater in "For a Woman's Fa
Name" Frank Daniels will also be see
in THE Escapades OF Mr.. Jack"
Mary Miles Minter will be featured o
Wednesday and Thursday In "Lovel
Mary" MIR. Moore will offer retur
appearance of Miss Billie Burke
Peggy" on Friday and Saturday.
William S. Hart in films win ba tn
featured attraction at Noore's Carde
Theater Sunday, Monday and TUESDAY
week of March 26 in "Helfs. Hinges,
Willie Collier will also grace the scree
In wife and Auto Trouble"
II On Wednesday and Thursday the prt
gram viii consist Of Daphne ar. and W W
Marsh and owen Moore, and the Sixt
Episode OF "The Strange Case Of MAI