The Washington times., 1916-12-17
Annette KeIIermann at BeIasco
In Film, George ArIiss at
n ,. the National.
NAN HALPERIN AT KEITH'S
Movie and BurIesqce Houses
Provide Wide Choice Of
Attractions.

in a fantastic fairy Aim play at the
Belasco. william Brady Is the pro
Queer.
George Ariiss, at the National Thea.
ter. Is to be seen in "The Professors
Love story" 1.-THE new play In which
ho opened last. year, "Paganini," NJ,
Arliss has laid aside for the time be.
Ing.
t keith's'. upholds the traditions OF
vaudeville by. Offering Nan .Halperin
as tho leading attraction, while the
Moore ghouses and Loe~S Columbia
OFFER n choice or Douglas Fairbanks,
Charlie Chaplin, and Frank Mcintyre.
The Gaycty and the Lyceum, the
two burlesque houses, give THE
Maidss of America" and "Broadway
Beauties respectively.
Beiasooi Annette Keiiesmnnn
In "a Daughter OF the Gods.
"A Daughter or the Gods" with An.
.nette Kellermann, the william Fox
N,0oo.000i picture. viii START an en-.
gagement at tho, Belasco Theater to.
morrow night.
Tho actual cost OF the picture inst
exceeded the sum OF S1,OOO,OOO. The
total number OF persons appearing In
me picture was 2l,2ls. The largest
number used In a single scene was
1874.
The number OF children in the
ghome city scenes was 200, and
there are more than 200 mermaids.
Three hundred dancing girls and
women are dancers OF the Sultan's
harem. The number OF feet OF film
which was taken was 2:3,OOO. The
number OF feet shown In witnessing
the picture is 10000 feet.
Seven camera men photographed the
picture, photographing the came scene
from different angles a Moorish city
was built at n cost OF S35O,O0O and de.
stIoyed To make one OF the big
AN NWNN
An entire Caribbean island and all
OF It's population utilized by william
FOX TO assist his actor principals In
tho making OF the picture. The time
zeal city and equip II was three
months. Then IL took eight months
more OF work In making the picture.
There was no loss OF life In the
making OF even the most. hazardous
scenes. but there were many acct.
dents
Miss Annette Hciiermann. the star
Of the picture, undcrgocA In this pic.
ture series OF exciting adventures
and hazards.
- Daughter OF tho Gods" has so
Tar been presented by william Fox, In
New York city, Philadelphia, and
pittsburgh. whore u IN still being
Shown 10 crowded audiences and has
night, u will also be shown to tho
publie In Washington, ID. G., Syracuse.
\, Y, and at Detroit, Mich, -
Accompanying the 'shawinas-of tho
ten by Hobert Hood Bowers, will be
Interpreted by full symphony or
chestrp.
Nstionait George hriiss In
.-rhe Professors Love story"
George ArIiss will present his res
toration OF J. NJ. Barrie's delightful
comedy. THE Professors Love story"
under the direction OF Klaw 4 Err
LANCER and George c, Tyler. at the
New National Theater this week.
Mr.. ArlisH has contributed To the
stage "A whole gallery OF graphic
dramatic portraitures
Among them vividly stand out his
crafty Japanese baron in 'The Darl,
ing OF the Gods" his SATIRE evil one
In "The .payil:" his sinister Baron
Steyne IN Becky Sharp" and, more
statecraft, Disraeli. and the eccentric.
tenperamental musician, Paganini.
In theAe- last two characters he had
10 keep within certain delicate linz
itations OF historical accuracy; In all
Of them was nm essential tinge OF the
cynical and saturnine. SO II In quite
understandable how Mr.. Arliss las
welcomed this opportunity TO disclose
u new phase OF his artistry and TO
be quite free. Joyous. aud unTe-
strained lin so wholly human, lovable.
imaginative, "a character as the quaint
gentleman OF science In Barrie's
whimsical comedy OF romance.
The story, new TO the younger geg-
Goodwilile. studious and distracted.
who is III With love for his pretty
secretary Lucy White, and doesn't
know ~. She has become so neces-
sary 10 him that he takes her to scot
land, where he is ordered for a holi-
day,
There. upon the hesther-covered
moors and in the golden harvest helds,
he becomes a boy again and awakens
10 the fact that his malady is OF the
heart, and In no ssnse physical.
An unusually notible cast includes
dainty Margefy Maude daughter of
Cyril Maude) AZ ,the pretty secretary;
Molly Pearson, the original Bunny
in America, iis The Scottish house,
keeper; Mrs Arliss as the austere
lady OF title: Ethel Dane. a great ia
vorite In England, and Australia who
IL making her American debut, as
the vivaeious young stepmother;
and the Girl" as the city specialist:
Arthur Eldred as the country doctor:
Reginald Denny and Malcolm Morley
as the farm lahoring love rivals; and
Edgar Kent as the Scottish member
OF Parliament
W. fs Nttsu ~ van tuipfFths
Vaudeville.
Nan lialperin will head the week
bcfore-Christmas bill this week at the
u. F,-Kfith Theatcr, This time. Miss
lIalpcrin is presented in a definite
production called give Stages of Girl.
hood in The nature of character
song recital. William Il. Friedlander
provided the lyrics and music, A re-
Nuo Of broadway song and dance
shows win be given by Melville Ellis
and Irene Bordini.
Another unusually attractive offer
ing should he the musical comedy
stars, William l.. Gibson and Texas
Guinan, the latter Of "The Kissing
Girl" fame, in their new Willard Mack
automobile satire, "Hunk, Honk, May.
be-" i'm which the misfortuncs of a
pair of runabouters are depicted.
Next In order comes Digby Bell, the
comic opera and musical comedian,wh
win give for the first time here, Mind
Your own Business" This piece Is
called the Turn to the Right" of
Vaudeville. and is written by the
same authors, John L. Golden and
WinChell Smith.
"Oklahoma bob" Albright. the cow
boy tenor, will be a feature.
other inclusions will be Lady
Alice's pets, a happy FAMILY OF rats
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