The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

inEAl hlIAL DhlErS.
Carlyle Blackwell and Irving Cum
mings are matching quarters for the priv
nege Of playing hero in a little skit called
Next" to the eleven winners in the ma
tion-wide beauty contest.
Miss Blanche Ring. who made her ap-
pearance last week Al the Bronx Opera
House, New York. in d comedy OF white
lights and greenfelds. Broadway and
Buttermilk," will be seen at the Belasco
Theater later in the season.
Mr. Eugene Walter will be well repre-
sented on the Manhattan stage his season.
He has sold the rights OF his new play,
The knife" to A. H. Woods, and has
written a play for his wife, Charlotte
Walker which was dramatized from
John Fox's The Little Shepherd OF
Kingdom Come
Mary Pickford, with her own two cars
and several others belonging to her nlm
company. played ''jitney'' to a bunch OF
storm bound typists and stenographers
last week, transferring them from the
Godfrey Building to the Grand Central
subway. The sensation OF being in the
same care with the admired one was too
much for some OF the flm fans, for now
they pray for rain.
Margaret Ellington will make her first
appearance in comedy since the days OF
Mrs LefingweIrs Boots" in new
comedy by Avery Hopwood entitled, Our
Little Wife"
Beginning an extended tour in Atlantic
City. Mrs Fiske will open another season
in ''Erstwhile Susan"
Mary Pickford will add another char
acterization to an already long list Of
successful interpretations, in her new
film, Less than the Dust" The star
appears as "Rhada." a mischievous Eng
lIsh castaway. who rises above the condl-
tions in which the superstitiOus natives
would place her.
When David Griffith was discovered d.
recting a scene at the Famous Players
Studio recently. rumOrs spread to the ef
feet that a reorganization OF producing
forces had been secretly Consummated.
However on inquiry 1t was learned that
the courtesy Of the studio had been ex
tended to Mr. Griffith, for the purpose OF
ADDING new scene to his latest produc-
tion Intolerance"
The Light that Failed" the first mo-
tion picture based on a Kiplng story will
be released next month by Pathe. 1t is
believed that the heretofore scarcity OF
KIpling scenarios was due to the authors
conviction Of the immatureness Of the
cinemas.
One Of the film events of the month,
will be the six reel release of Jules
Nerne's story, Around the World in
Eighty Days"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea" is said to be marvel Of submarine
photography. 1t has been in the process
or manufacture for two years but now is
complete and packed in twelve reels.
Linda A. Griffith, wife OF David Grif-
fifth will return to the screen as a co-star
with Creighton Hale and Sheldon Lewis
in Charity" Mrs. Griffith is the author
Of the scenario.
Jean Bedini whom. It will be remem-
bered. failed last spring in his sensa-
tional attempt to catch a turnip thrown
from the roof Of the Munsey Building on
a fork Gripped in his teeth, met with sue
cess when he attempted the same feat
I'm Cleveland, Kansas City and Omaha.
During his stay in Washington this week,
Mr. Bedini expects to attempt similar
stunt.
William :. Clark, who was the first
manager OF the Gayety Theater here,
and who resigned to manage his own
buEleS4le company, Is now manager OF
the Gayety Theater in Baltimore.
George Barber and Carrie Thatch-
er. two of the most popular members
of the former Columbia players
through several years. will appear at
the Cosmos next week IN a delight
full tabloid comedy, Into the Night"
The Harvard Merrymakers. a splen-
did musical comedy troupe Of twelve,
IN their pretty musical offering, "Au-
tUmn Days" will be a big feature at
the Cosmos the week Of October g.
The Old Homestead octette. a famous
band Of singers, is also a notable
coming attraction.
The International Circuit attractions
now playing at Polls Theater, have be-
come thoroughly aCcIimated. Little
Feggy O'MOore.' which will have its final
performance tonight, has had a won
derfully successful week. Reports from
Richmond where Tine Natural Law"
next weeks production. is playing, indi-
cate that the play is also meeting with
great success.
General Manager AIbee. Of the Keith
circuit. has forwarded Resident Manager
Robbins A copy OF 4 letter he has receiv-
ed from Edwin Mordant, Of the Laura
Hope Crews Company, Complimenting
him upon the excellent system and uni
form courtesy that obtains in the Keith
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