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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
B'F'kEIThS

Lillian Russell. the noted comic
opera and musical comedy star, whose
beautiful face is familiar throughout
America, is touring in vaudeville for
the first time, and will head the bill
at keith's this week
Tuesday there will be three perform
ances for the holiday crowds. at 2
and at in the afternoon and the
usual evening performance. On other
days the regular performances will be
given. Miss Russell will be in the bill
to and including the following Sunday
night. The Keith holiday prices will
obtain Washington's birthday, and the
regular scale the rest of the week
Miss Russell. who has completely won
over Keith vaudeville fans, is Offering
a repertoire of songs and wearing the
hnery OF a royal princess. Melville
Ellis and Irene Bordoni, supported by
Mons. Rudolph, will be seen for the
first time. Mr.. Ellis has for years been
In Shubert Broadway productions. and
Miss Bordoni is the French chanteuse
imported for Elsie Janis Miss Infor-
nation. They will preset a group Of
songs, dances and pianologue in a
stage picture by Mr.. Ellis from paint
ings by Sergeant. Barrett and Conant.
Henry Lewis VIII offer a new variety
of "A Vaudeville Cocktail" Other fea-
lures, the majority absolutely new
here. will be Grace Goodan and COM
pany in Mary K. Brookes novel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
POLLS

For the first time in more than two
years the Poll Players will give
premiere. The play chosen from several
hundred manuscripts submitted to MT.
Poll and General Manager Thatcher Is
I'm walked Jimmy" by Mrs. ROME h.
Jaffa. the California novelist and play
wright, who outlined the plot to MT.
Poll during his visit to the PACING
coast last summer.
When Mr.. Poll received the manu-,
weeks ago. he was said to have been
much impressed with 1t. and sent 1t to
all the managers in his circuit OF
theaters. Without dissenting voice
each wrote urging that his company be
allowed to be the first to present 1t.
As the Washington Poll Theater is
Mr. Polls most important organization.
the honor naturally fell to Fred G..
Berger. manager of the capital stock
I'm Walked Jimmy" is said to be a
sparkling comedy. written in epigram-
matte style and telling an interesting
story. The central character Is a mys.
tsrious young optimist known as
Jimmy. This part will be interpreted
by A. H. Van Buren,. The heroine. of
The play will be deliberately staged.
built that 1t can be used in all tho
stock theaters operated by Mr.. Poll,
after which 1t may be taken to New
York.
Mr.. Poll has invited a number of New
York managers to come to Washington
this week to see the new play a. pro-
scented by his stock organizatiee.
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Mime. Frances Aida Friday.

Friday afternoon, at the New Ma
tional Theater, Mime. Frances Aida Will
appear as the artist in the final con-
cert of the 'ten-star series presented
by T. Arthur Smith. II is a climax TO
his successful venture OF bringing the
leading artists to the capital at mod
crate prices
Mime. Aida is endowed with a superb
| voice and a charming personality. ana
| as prima donna soprano OF the Metro
| politan Opera Company is one Of tho
| foremost figures In Americas musical
\ world.
signal triumph at her debut only
| ognition and a position in the front
| rank of the great singers. one usually
| attained only by years Of hard work.
| OF interest is the announcement that
she will be assisted by Frank La
Forge, whose accompanim ents on past
and made him a host of friends.
The program follows:
"Nocturne" tChopin), "Etude de Gem
| cert (MacDowelD, Frank La Forge:
"Je ne Suis Qu'une Bergere" tPhilidor).
my Lovely Celia tMunro,: ..Nymphs
With the Delicate Air" Dr. Arno,.
Nine. Aida: An Einem Bache" tGrieE,.
"Dein Rath LIST Wohl Gut" CGriegp.
Les Papillons" (Chausson). Fan
| toches" Debussy). 'Ouvre Tos Yeux
Rleus" (Massenet). Nine. Aida; "Ro-
nance" LA Forget. "Etincelles" tMosz-
kowski). Frank La Forge. and RE
Song" LA Forge. my Laddie
lThayer). I'm ouelle Urine" and
| 'Minuetto," from "Manon Lescaut'
| (Puccini), Nine. Aida.
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BEIASCO

Tomorrow night Treasurer Island"
will be seen at the Belasco. The DANA
tization, by Jules Eckert Goodman, was
made by arrangement after previous
negotiations with Lloyd Osborne. the
representative of the Robert Louis
Stevenson estate.
The play follows the book closely
and presents all the familiar scenes of
the book. beginning with the Admiral
Ben Bow Inn. where Capt. Bones Is
buying the villagers into singing his
favorite:
Fifteen men on the dead mans chest
Yo-ho-ho and 4 bottle of RUM!
When he confides his fear of the
faces in the fog to little Jim Hawkins;
and Black Dog. followed by Blind Pew.
dread BLACK Spot. the latter's death
chart, "Flints Fist" to little Jim Haw-
kins. the sacking of the inn by Blind
Pew and his men. and the planning OF
the expedition by Dr. Livesey and
Squire Trelawney.
The second act. on the quay at Brfs-
tol, with the good ship Hispaniola at
the dock, introduces suave. villalnous
Long John Silver with his parrot. Capt.
Flint, atop his shoulder screaming
pieces of eight, pieces of eight" and
Long John engages the pirate crew,
followed by the sailing of the: ship:
Next comes the mutiny on board the
Hispaniola, the planning of which Is
heard just in time by little Jim Haw-
kins. who is secreted in the apple bar
rel; the embarking of the crew for
Treasure Island; the finding of the
half-witted maroon Ben Gum by Jim
Hawkins: the fight in the stockade: the
Hispaniola adrift, when Jim shoots the
treacherous Israel Hands and saves
the ship; the pirates camp; Spyglass
mountain, where the buccaneers find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Gadski-Whitehill Concert.

Despite the announcement that Nine.
Gadski was suffering from a cold. but
would sing rather than disappoint the
large audience gathered to hear her at
the New National Theater Friday aft
ernoon, the reception of her selections
and the continued demands for encores,
| which she cheerfully gave, testified to
the pleasure and satisfaction of the
large gathering. Clarence Whitehill.
baritone, was the assisting artist. and
his selections also were accorded
hearty applause The program follows:
Aria, Evening Star" from Tam
hauser. Mr.. Whitehill: (a) aria. "Dich
Theure Halle" from "Tannhauser":
(b) "Elsas Traum." from Lohengrin."
Nine. Gadski: VAIN. VAIN Mono
logue," from Die Meistersinger." Mr.
Whitehill; (a) aria. "Du Dist der Lenz'
tsieglinde). from Die walkure"; OBJ
| scene, act 1, VIE lachend sic mir
Lieder singer. Gsolde's Narrative,
from Tristan und Isolde" Nine
|, Gadski: duet. closing scene from last
act Die Walkure," War es so
schmaehlich" (Brunnhilde and Wotan),
Nine. Gadski and Mr.. Whitehill. Nine
Gadski sang Brunhilde's War Cry" as
an encore, and had to repeat it Charles
Albert Baker was the accompanied.
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New York Symphony Tomorrow.

The symphony Society of New York,
Walter Damrosch. conductor. will give
| the closing concert of the Washington
! season at the Belasco Theater tomorrow
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Miss Frieda
| Hempel. coloratura soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York,
will be the soloist. Miss Hempel will ap-
pear twice on the program, her first
number being the air "Involami." from
"Ernani." by Verdi, and her second con-
tribution will be a double number. The
slumber Song" from Meyerbeer's
Strauss. The novelty of the program
will be the series of excerpts from the
| incidental music to "Iphigenia in Aulis.''
by Walter Damrosch. This music was
written for the open-air performance Of
the Greek tragedy given by Miss Marga-
versity of California last summer The
complete program is as follows:
l. Symphony No 4, d minor. .Schuman
l. Introduction and allegro.
=. Romanza
3. ScherZo and finale.
.. Air 'Involami," from "Ernani'. Verdi
Verdi
Miss Hempel
PART III.
3. Excerpts from "1pigenia in Aulis,''
Walter Damrosch
l. Entrance Of the Maidens of Chalcis
2. Achilles Racing the Chariot.
3. Melodram.
4. lphigenia's Farewell
Wiolncello solo, Mr.. Jaques Renard)
4. Slumber Song from ''Dinorah,"
Meyerbeer
Miss Hempel.
s. Symphonic poem ottawa. .Smetana
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each been left large legacy with the
stipulation that 1t shall be forfeited
II either marries. Both marry, how
ever, and many amusing and complicat-
ed situations arise. An olio of vaude-
Wills acts and "Henny and Papa" by
Weber and w. S. Campbell. will also
be presented. The latter serves to in
troduce twenty young women as liv-
ing models in an artists gallery A
number of players entirely new to bur-
lesque appear in the company. includ-
ing Ida Emerson, comedienne and
dancer: Gertrude Dudley, prima donna;
Jerge and Hamilton. singers and
dancers of the classic styles: James
Wilson, Harry Dudley and others. The
musical program includes --latest hits"
as we'll as a number of new and catchy
songs written for this company.
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Portmanteau Theater.

OF the Portmanteau Theater. which
comes to the New National February
% for two performances contends that
while we may for a time delight in the
morbid. the analytical. the doctrinal
play. we will always return to the one
thing for which the theater is primarily
intended-romance and happiness. 1t
is on such foundation that the Port
manteau Theater is established. The
one-act play, six Who Pass While the
Lentils Boil" 10 typical of Mr.. Walkers
ideas. This play invites laughter and
yet stimulates thought.
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NATIONAL.

Margaret Anglin. in Paul Kester's
smart comedy. "Beverfys Balance" will
be the attraction at the New National
Theater this week. beginning tomorrow
night. with regular matinees wednes-
day and Saturday and a special matt
nee Tuesday (Washington's birthday.
The Kester comedy 10 n satire on
the prevailing social conditions of New
York life and an UNFOLDING Of old
ideals Of happiness and honor. The
story. in brief. IL that Of a young vir-
ginia church choir singer who comes
to New York to retrieve the broken for
tunes of the family by her voice. Her
voice fails her and she dnds her young
lawyer cousin in the city, also penni-
less. In desperation she consents to
act as the entirely ethical and strictly
business correspondent of . young
millionaire whose emotional wife
wants . divorce In order to get into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Elmendorf-"The British Isles"

Dwight Elmendorf. artist and lee
turer. opens his new season of illustrat-
ed travel talks at the New National
Theater Thursday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock his topic being the British
Isles, without reference to war or
politics.
Beginning at Queenstown. the tour
through the Emerald Isle will embrace
Cork, Killarney's lakes. where the
fairies dance nightly; Dublin, on the
broad waters of the famous Lifrey: Achill
Island, with it's beauties and miseries;
Tanderagee Castle and the tomb of St
Patrick, the Giants Causeway. the Hill
of Tara. Derry, ami into County Mayo,
and finally to Belfast. Thence Liver
pool, Chester Oxford, the Thames at
different points, Warwick, Kenilworth,
Stratford- on Avon. London. the Duke
ries and the English lake region.
and then Scotland. the land of golf,
oatmeal and mist, with glimpses of the
clyde and it's mighty shipyards. Glas-
cow, Edinburgh, the Trossachs. the
homes of Walter Scott and Robert
Burns. Fingals Cave. Melrose Abbey
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be given at the Belasco Theater this
evening. An exciting hunt for hip
popotami, showing the killing of these
monsters. forms a prelude to close
views of number of wild beasts. pho
tographed in their native haunts, not
hazy. vague and indefinite views taken
at long range, but remarkably clear
pictures taken within few feet of the
camera.
The savage life of the interior of At
RIGA. which is nowhere more primitive,
will be seen and illustrated and the
queer customs. habits and manners of
the savages described.
Mr.. Newman also includes pictures of
Zanzibar with it's Arab life and trop-
ical beauty. the Victoria Falls. the
Iransvaal to Zululand, and Cape Town,
South Africa.
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strumental and of a high class: Natha-
performer in an extraordinary program
Of selections: Fran Rae and Company
in comedy of laughter. Bottle 2s." by
George Munro; the Paldrons. famous
jumping lamps and novelty acrobats
in an exhibition different from anything
else on the stage: Smith and James, in a
song comedy ranging from vaudeville
vote. in a blackface medley of mirth
and music. The Selig-Tribune news
pictures will head the added film at
fractions, and the big photo production
pm, will feature Richard BUTLER, the
well known stock star. in "a Mans
Making" an unusual story of five reels
with Rosetta Brice in the leading fem
mine role.
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"Paganini." the new comedy. in which
Klaw & Erlanger and George C.
Tyler will present George Arliss at the
National Theater the week OF February
%. is based upon the life of that re-
markable violinist. whose eccentricities
brought upon him the belief that he
was allied with the devil The play
treats of an actual romance in the re-
markable history of this most eccentric
of characters, and gives Mr.. Arliss a
wonderful opportunity for the display
Of his unquestioned ability as a char
acter actor.
Added interest attaches to the en-
gagement by the appearance with him
as leading woman of Margery Maude.
the young but distinguished daughter
of Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery
Mr. Maude calls his daughter his little
leading lady" as she indeed filled that
position with him in Grumpy" .The
Second in Command" and other sue
cesses. Other appearances of Miss
Maude have been in ''Bunty," Lady
Windemere's Fan with Margaret
Marie 0dile."
At the Belasco Theater. commencing
Monday evening of next week. Frances
Starr will be again presented by David
Belasco in Marie Odile," play in three
acts by Edward Knoblauch, author of
"Kismet.'' THE Faun" and Mile
stones" The character which Miss Starr
portrays is remarkable for it's simplicity,
its poetic beauty and its spirituality.
Marie Odile" is a idyllic poem Its
scene is laid in a convent in Alsace.
where the little novice has lived and
prayed with the sisters who have raised
her from founding babyhood in entire
Ignorance of the world. The deepest
tragedy that has thus far come into the
life of Marie-O dile Is the order to kill her
pet pigeons, just as her greatest Joy has
come from the fluttering warmth She has
teit when clasping them to her breast
one DAY news Is brought that the
Prussian soldiers are approaching the
convent. for the Franco-Prussian war
OF 1870 Is in progress. The sisters are
warned to escape, and they fee, leaving
little Marketable behind with old Peter
the gardener. He and Father Fisher. an
aged priest. are the only men she has
ever seen. Presently the soldiers burst
into the convent and the air rings with
their jokes and coarse songs, while the
nttle novice Is compelled to give them
1000: her simple innocence wins pro-
tecting respect. which is further in
creased when a young corporal. Meiss-
ner Dy name. whom she has mistaken
for living embodiment of ST. Michael.
whose picture adorns the refectory wall,
Is attracted to her. From this incident
springs the real story of the play.
No play staged by Mr.. Belasco in re-
cent years has created quite the COM
ment that attended the bringing out of
Marie-Odile. In Miss Starts support
is cast of unusual excellence. inciud-
ing Jerome Patrick. Marie Wainwrirbt
Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh, Harry Hoili,
day. Carl Sauerman, Edward Donnaii,
and others.
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G4lEE

Rose Sydelrs London Bellies Com
pany comes to the Gayety this week
in bright, clean comedy, written and
staged with attention to detail. along
the lines of the new idea in burlesque
the entire elimination of suggestive
ness or, anything pertaining to it.
The principal feature is a two-act bur-
lesque, "Dinkle's Honeymoon" which
serves to display the talents of Johnny
Weber, the eccentric comedian. Din
kle finds that he and a nephew have
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Central Coliseum.

Adelaide D'Vorak Will present So
ciety dances on roller skates at the
Central Coliseum. afternoons and even
ings of this week.
The repertoire includes the make,
hesitation, fox trot, lu lu and rallo. ali
of which are danced to music, each
dance costumed according to the Gus
tom of the country from which it is
taken. Miss D'Vorak has international
fame.
In addition, there will be the regular
session of skating.
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Cosmos Concerts Today.

Keller Bela's "schauspier overture
grand selection from Verdfs La
Traviata," Persons "Gavotte Pr
quante," Lampe's idyll, THE Glad
Girl; Reynard's reverie. Legend of a
Rose; Eppers valse lente. Missouri"
and two new fox trots from Berlin's
stop, Look and Listen" will be among
the choice orchestral selections played
at the Cosmos Theater concerts today
from to 1890 Pm, when also new
specialties and other attractions will be
presented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

the English nobility The wife. whose
ACQUAINTANCE She makes over the tele-
phone in a novel and delightfully."- hu-
morous scene, accepts her services.
Through many complications she final
ly succeeds in reconciling the estranged
couple, who are really in love with
each other all the while. She also sue
ceeds in winning the love Of her chiv-
alrons Virginia cousin, who has been
maddened by her unusual experience.
The supporting company includes
Donald Cameron, Alfred Lunt. Mar
gerry Cutting, Howard Lindsey and
Mrs Charles G. Craig
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cosmos

Ten Of the twelve acts which will
make up the two bills at the Cosmos
Theater this week are new to Washing
ton and many of them a,se distinct now
elites. For the first half, beginning
tomorrow, the bill will include Bur-
hams Bell Ringers in an elaborate
scenic musical novelty, vocal and in
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ing Widows" reproducing last weeks
entertainment and many new features.
including THE Stein Song" by the
Five Rounders." and eff the L. s. A.
Should Go to War" by Vincent Dusey,
of Normandy" by Ray Leavitt. and imi-
tations of Chauncey Olcott. Charlie
Chaplin. Nat Wills, Harry Fox, Anna
Held and others by the principals.
Wagner's Orchestra will also be an at
traction.
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Keith Concerts Today.

At and Sis pm. today at the B. F.
Keith Theater the bill will present
Weber and Fields, Josie Heather and
company. Marshall Montgomery and
company. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Vole-
ker and other regular and added at
fractions.
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comedy. Her Wedding Day; Ken
meth Casey, the photoplay boy star;
Kramer and Morton, THE Two Black
sn"ss,ri.nn us'p.a D s hur sppaa1
horses and dogs: THE International
GILL. showing the national dress of
the women of all nations: the pipe
organ recttals and the Pathe news pic
toriaI
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the skeleton and dig for the buried
treasure only to find it gone, and finally
the treasure itself, glittering like a
great warm freight in Ben Gums
cave. 100000 pounds of gold.
At the head of the company assem-
bled to portray the twenty-four char
acters is George Fawcett. in the role OF
Long John Silver. Little Jim Hawkins
IL played by Ruth Vivian.
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and the haunts of Wallace and other
Scottish heroes.
Mr.. Elmendorf's illustrations have
all been made and colored by himself.
Other lectures in the course OF hrs
will be. Holland. from Flushing To
the Helder'': Switzerland" Northern
Italy. from the Trentino to Rome. and
! Southern Italy and Sicily"
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Gayety Today.

Sunday amusement seekers at the
Gayety today at 8 and pm. are prom
Used the entire company Of The Sport
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Newman,s "Wildest Africa TONIGHT

Hunting and tracking big game is
only one of the features Of the New
man travel talk on Widest Africa" to
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Kick In

The Poll Players will offer next week
Willard Mack's comedy drama, Kick
In. which had its firsr performance on
any stage at the Columbia Theater,
eighteen months ago. and which scored
big success in New York, where il
ran for an entire season. Kick In" in
now being presented in the 81 theaters
throughout the country by three trav-
cling organizations. 1t was seen here
quite recently.
The play is an underworld drama and
yet there Is nothing unpleasant or un-
clean about 1t. 1t is thrilling and tells
the story OF two young people who be-
come involved in a web of circumstan-
tial evidence. The plot concerns their
successful efforts to escape from the
tolls of the police.
A. H. Van Buren, will have the lead
ing role of Chick" Hewes, and Flor
ence Rittenhouse will be seen as
Molly. the part formerly played by
Jane Grey.
Irene Franklin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

Margaret AnglIn-The burning Of
the Canadian house of parliament a
short time ago destroyed the birthplace
OF Margaret Anglin. The Canadian
house of commons was said to be the
best example of gothic architecture on
the American continent. The corner
stone was laid In 1857 by the Prince of
Wales. later King Edward VII and
father to the present King of England.
In the Canadian parliament building
was the speakers chambers and domee.
tic living apartments, and there the
now famous actress first saw the light
Of day. her father having been the
Hon. Timothy Warren Anslin, speaker
of the Canadian house of commons for
nearly thirty years The present chic
Justice Of Canada-the Honorable JUS
tice Anglin-is a brother of the EN-!
nent actress.
The daughter OF a distinguished Cam
adam statesman. Margaret Anglin In
hssttsd 10 precedent In the shape Of
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Irene Franklin,

Irene Franklini the singing chara cter
with Burton Greene ac-
CONTINUED on Eleventh Page.)
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-ITAL melodrama with the old
fashioned thrill. as displayed
" in ION Trial" shared interest
" with musical comedy of the
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New One-Act Play-"Her Wedding
Gown, the twenty-minute playlet
which will be one of the Keith features
this week. is the work of Mary Brookes,
a Washington writer. Grace Goodall,
who made hit as the waitress in Get
Rich Quick Wallingford." and who has
left an association with Henrietta
Crosman in vaudeville, will appear in
the leading character role. The cast
also includes Sumner Garde, remem-
bered in The Spendthrift," with Ed
mond Breese. Mary Trusler, Wash
ington girl. and George Faulkner.