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The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
ITALIAN ARMY CLAIMS
ABORN OPERA TENOR
Signor Salvatore Giordano on Leave
Of Absence.

Signor Salvatore Giordano, the hand
some and gifted young tenor of the Aborn
Opera Company, said yesterday that he
may not remain much longer in this
country, as he belongs to the army, and
had leave of absence from the minister
OF war Of Italy only until recalled.
Then" he said. II must go back, un-
less something happens to bring the war
to close or near it by then. 1 re-
ceived several offers after 1 finished the
last spring season with the Aborn COM
pany. one from Campanini, to Join the
Chicago Opera Company, and one from
Mr. Aborn to sing in New York next win
ter But have decided to remain with
this company"
In reply to a remark that it was evi-
dent he had studied the art of acting as
well as that of singing. he said: mo.
l have never taken g lesson in acting 1
act because I feel the part am singing,
because obey the impulse in me- When
sing Gennaro in The Jewels l feel
a different man from the one l imper-
senate when I sing the Duke 'Rigo-
lette' and l never do the same role twice
exactly the same way. / must feel the
spontaneous impulse to act and to sing.
l cannot be mechanical, for 1 must feel
what am doing; must enter into the
spirit Of the part to do my best"
The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
Poli's-''The Natural Law,

Last seasons most notable contribu-
oon to sincere and purposeful drama
The Natural Law" will be the offering
at Polls Theater beginning tomorrow
night
THE Natural Law is a graphic and
compelling presentation of the irresistible
attraction Of youth for youth. It places
Darwin's great law of natural selection"
on higher plane than mere sex lure and
endeavors to reconcile the natural
law and the social law" where they
would seem to diverge. In this respect
Charles Sumner. the author, has depart
ed radically from the course usually pur-
sued by writer's of so-called problem
and sex plays. Mr.. Sumner neither
flies in the face of convention nor truckIes
to threadbare axioms. He shows the
way of reparation for transgression with
out condoning that transgression He
handles a big social problem with sanity
1 as opposed to a slaVish adherence to
custom, and his solution is one which
strikes the thoughtful playgoer as emf
nently sincere and satisfying
| The third act marks the titanic struG-
gle of two men-a physician and an
athlete-for the love of the girl Young
Bowling has realized that the natural
law" means more than mere sex appeal.
He wants to make Ruth his wife now,
not from a mere duty, but because he
realizes that his happiness rests with the
| woman who has first appealed to him
through his senses. The physician, on
the other hand is as deeply devoted to
Ruth as before her great trial. His is the
devotion which can know no estrange-
! ment. Which of these two men will win
the day? This is the question which fur
nished the tremendous suspense of the
| concluding scenes in this vivid picture of
modern life.
Unlike Frank R. Stockton. who left it to
the reader to determine which came out
of the door of the cage. the lady or the
tiger. Mr.. Sumner shows the playgoer
which man Ruth chooses and why. And
1t is safe to say that 95 per cent of the
audiences at Polls Theater will agree
with the authors solution of the prob
lem.
Popular price matinees on Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday.
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CasinO-E. II. Sothern.

The Casino Theater will add another
triumph to its record OF big achieve
ments this afternoon by presenting TO
Washington theatergoers the first
screen showing of E. H. Sothern in
The ChatteL" Mr.. Sothern is beyond
all question Americas most distin-
guished and greatest actor. Since the
dawn of the feature photoplay he has
been offered almost fabulous sums of
money to appear in the silent drama,
but refused. Last spring. however. at
the end of his brilliant career on the
American and English stage he yield
ed to the persuasion OF the big Vita
graph company and agreed to perpet-
uate his acting for future generations
in series OF three picture plays.
Immediately. every important film
theater in the country began a keen
contest to secure the first-rights to
these pictures. The tight was won by
the Casino Theater in this city. which
will show Mr.. Sothern's first photo
play today and all this week in ad-
vance OF its release in any other thea
ter in the world.
THE Chattel" is the first Of the
Sothern films. The ones to follow are
IAN Enemy to the King" and The
Man Of Mystery which will be seen
first in Washington at the Casino.
The ChatteI' is a big play on a
serious theme and gives Mr.. Sothern
splendid role for his debut in the
silent drama. 1t depicts the story of
dominant man of wealth who taunts
his wife with the declaration that she
is his "chattel," bought with his money
just as the painting OF a beautiful
slave in his library was purchased by
his wealth. The wife rebels against
the brutality of this attitude, pawns
her Jewels, and purchases her free
dom.
The supporting company provided
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Moore. strand-Emi1y Stevens.

Emily Stevens, an emotional star, who
captured tickle Broadway last season in
The Unchastened Woman" will lead the
array OF pictures at Moore's Strand The
ater today. Monday and Tuesday. in The
Wheel OF the Law" dealing with the
fallibility OF circumstantial evidence. The
story deals with a brilliant-minded dis
trict attorney with political aspirations,
who is about TO climb 10 his ambition
over the wreck OF his wifes happiness
but she proves as nimble-witted as her
husband.
Miss Stevens is accorded excellent sup
port by Frank Mills, Roma Raymond
Harry Davenport and others.
The humorous section Of the program
on these days will include Rosemary
Theby and Harry Heyens in a hilarious
farce comedy, The Honeymoon Car"
depicting the experiences Of a pair Of
''newlyweds" upon a Pullman sleeper.
and Bud Fishers crayon comedians, Mutt
and Jer, in an animated cartoon. The
Inventors"
on Wednesday and Thursday Charles
Ray and Louise Glaum will hold the
screen in Honor Thy Name" Mr.. Ray,
as the weakling son, duplicates the sue
cess he scored in The Coward" and
Louise Glaum, as the vampire woman, -
gives a realistic Characterization
De Wolf Hopper, the former star OF
operate comedy, will also OCCUPY the
screen on these days in an amusing farce,
THE Mummy and the Girl" in which an
elderly gentleman impersonates a mummy
in order to win the affections OF { stage
star.
Friday and Saturday will mark the ap-
pesrsnce Of Tully Marshall, late star Of
Paid in Full" and Norma Talmadge
remembered as the heroine Of The Bat
tie Cry Of Peace" in a vivid photoplay
entitled. The Devils Needle"
The added attraction on these days will
be SenEstt Keystone comedy, a Dan
gerous Girl" featuring Gloria Swanson
and other funmakers.
Special musical accomplishments WI be
rendered by the Strand Symphony Or
chextr&.
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with two in November, one in December
two in January, two in February and
two in Marcn.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra with
Modest Altschuler as conductor an
Emma Roberts, contralto, as soloist will
present the symphony concert. The in
dividual stars to appear in the course
are Frances Aida, Paul AlChouse, Frank
La Forge, Nine. Leginska Julia Culp
Anna Case, Percy Graiugcr, julie lIein-
rich, Max Heinrich, Louis Graveure
Beatrice Harrison, Gabrilowitsch, Eddy
Brown Helen Stanley, Lucy Gates and
Theodore Karle.
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CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
NationaI-Aborn Opera Company.

For the appearance OF the Aborn or
ganization here, which the music lovers
of the Capital missed last spring. Messrs.
Milton and Sargent Aborn have arranged
one of the most attractive schedules ever
presented in the Capital.
For the first week the following re-
pertoire has been selected: Monday night
and Wednesday matinee, THE Jewels
of the Madonna; Tuesday night and
Saturday matinee, Madame Butterfly"
Wednesday night, Lucia di Lammer-
moor" Thursday night, La Boheme;"
Friday night, "Lohengrin," and on satur-
day night, III Trovatore.'
For the second week Of the engagement
the program arranged will be: Monday
and Saturday nights, "Rigoletto;" Tues
day night, THE Jewels Of the Madonna; +;
Wednesday matinee, I'll Trovatore;
Wednesday night, La Boheme;" Thurs
day night, Lucia di Lammermoor;" Fri
day night, Madame Butterfly" and
Saturday matinee. 'Lohengrin."
The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
Keith's-VaudeviIle

Henry Lewis and Muriel Worth Will
divide the stellar honors of the B. F
Keith Theater bill this week, with an
unusually fine supporting contingent. de.
spite the wonderful programs the press
and public have been crediting the man.
agement with giving since the autumn
season started.
Mr.. Lewis is newly risen star. His
debut in vaudeville was made in "A
Broadway Cocktail" which was so de-
lightfully favored that he has been
elevated to the highest circuit dignity
This time he brings another decoction
called "Squidulum," extracted from "A
Vaudeville Pousse Cafe the name of his
next famous cordial
A position of unusual Importance In 40
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one or two Of the stories to read on his
way back to Philadelphia.
He started a story, and he became so
interested, and laughed so much that
before he knew it he had passed his
suburban station and was clear into
Philadelphia
Ihe Philadelphia man was Lorimer,
editor of the Saturday Evening Post.
"AI'' Jolson Coming.
The new Winter Garden production,
Robinson Crusoe, jr.," with AL Jolson
as the star, will be presented at the
BeIasco Theater for one week beginning
Monday, October 9, with natinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. or all the
stars who have appeared on the stage
Of the New York Winter Garden Jolson
Is without question the most popular
in fact he takes rank with Harry Lauder
as an entertainer of unique traits.
AS the Winter Garden does things on
lavish scale, Mr.. Jolson this year is
surrounded by a very large company
including Lawrence D'Orsay, Frank Car
ter, Claude Flemming. Bowers, Walters
and Crocker, Barry Lupino, Frank Grace.
Johnny Berkes, George Lavender. Mabel
Withee, Kitty Doner, Mile. Rodriguez
and others.
International Makes Good.
That the International Circuit of the
Union Amusement Company. the lessees
Of Polls Theater, is making good, is
evidenced in the announcement that The
Natural Law" Charles Summers cele-
brated play. will be the Offering begin
ming Monday night.
The Natural Law was one of the
celebrated successes of the past season
and will come to Washington for fTe
first time. 1t had a notable premier in
Boston and run for the better part of a.
season at the Belasco Republic Theater
The original New York production is be-
ing used for the present tour and the per
sonnel Of the players is such that THE
Natural Law should command the dis
eliminating attention Of playgoers.
Boston Symphony Concerts,
Musical activities in Washington
center about the five concerts given
annually in the New National Theater
by the Boston Sympathy Orchestra.
These will be given, as usual, Tues
day afternoons at half past four, and
the dates are: October 81, November
2S, January 2, February 13 and March
13. The orchestra will be under the
direction of DR.. Karl Muck
The three soloists have been an
noUnced for the season. These are
Emmy Destinn, the brilliant soprano
Of the Metropolitan Opera Company;
Fritz Kreisler, the great violinist, and
Carl Friedberg. one of the great pian-
lists of our time. Others will be an
nounced shortly.
Ten Star Course.
Active preparations for the second sea-
son of one of the most interesting ex-
periments in music in history of the
District begin tomorrow when the sale of
season tickets for T. Arthur Smiths Ten
Star Course of concerts is to be opened
TO the public.
All the concerts will be given at the
New National Theater on Friday after
moons. the first to be given October 27
and the others following In regular order
The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
Who's Who in the Picture

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Moore. Garden-Feature Films.

A most unusual photopIsy in every re-
spect rs The Captive God" featuring
William S. Hart. and which will occupy
headline position on the program at
MOOre's Garden Theater today until We'd
nesday inclusive.
From the start Nj Thomas Ince desired
TO show Mr.. Hart in an absolutely new
view he laid the local Of the scenario in
the picturesque Aztec country. The part
Mr.. Hart is called upon to portray Is
that Of a stslwart Spaniard, who. ship
wrecked in the carly part Of the sixteenth
century, is adopted by the people Of Te-
huan, in ancient Mexico. and made their
leader because OF his superior wisdom.
Other wen-knOwn players who will be
seen in Mr.. Harris support will include
Enid Markey. who has won such laureIs
in Wars Women" Robert McKlm, Dor
othy Dalton. P. D. Tabler. DOrcas Mat
thews and Herbert Fsrjean.
The comedy portion OF the bill on these
days will be in the competent hands OF
Charles Murray and Louise Fazenda, OF
Mack Sennett's merriest keystone farces,
pills OF Peril"
On Thursday. Friday and Saturday
Douglas Fairbanks will be seen in a pro-
ducton very different from the sort he
has usually been featured. entitled The
Half Breed" It is fashioned from one OF
Bret Harte's stories and shows the al
most impossible barrier existing between
the Red Man and the White Man
The added attra ction on these days will
be q Mack Sennett farce comedy, a Ia
Cabaret" a travesty upon New York's
cafe craze and featuring the expert fun
makers, Ora Carewe and Joseph Belmont,
in the principal roles.
Special music by the Garden Symphony
Orchestra will add to the effectiveness OF
the various hlm offerings.
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panyJ as Ndrmela; George SnlelQS
basso long popular here, as Rocco
Louis Derman as Cicillo; Grace Baum
as Concetta and others, with Ignacic
del Castillo, who was Tetrazzini's mu.
sicd director, as conductor, and Karl
Schroeder as stage director.
MADAM Butterfly" Tuesday.
An equally promising array Is an
nounced for Tuesday night, wher
Madam Butterfly" will be given with
Edith Helena as Cho-Cho-San, Giuseppe
Agostini as Pinkerton, Milo Picco az
Sharpless, Marie Louise Biggers as Su.
EukL George Shields as YamadOri, Grace
Baum as Kate, and Louis Derman as
Soro.
The cast for the second performance OF
The Jewels of the Madonna" at the
Wednesday matinee will be the same as
hat Of Monday night
Edith Helena Featured.
Edith Helena will be the feature OF
Lucia di Lammermoor" Wednesday
hight. Others In the cast will be Giu.
seppe Agostini as Edgar, Milo Picco as
Henry, George Shields as Bide-the-Be
Louis Derman as Arthur and Grace Baum
Is Alice.
In PuccinPs La Boheme" Thursday
alght, Misses Saroya, Biggers, Messrs
5iordano, Picco, Shields. and Derman will
Ippear.
Friday night will bring "Lohengrln'
With Misses Helena, Eubank. Messrs
Agostini. Shields, D'Angelo, and Inter
lnte in the cast.
Changes in the assignments for the
Saturday matinee performance o.
Madam Butterfly will give the title
art to Miss Saroya, that Of Pinkertor
o Mr.. GiordanO and Sharpless to DR.
3Angelo.
Saturday night is appropriately allotted
% Verdrs always welcome IL Trova.
ore" with Misses Helena, Eubank
Baum, Messrs. Agostini, Picco, Shields
md Derman in the cast.
In the second week all of the first
weeks offerings will be repeated with
wo performances of Verdrs "RigoIetto'
dded.
Trials of Montague Glass.
This is the story Of how Potash and
'erlmutter' first got a hearing The
tory has special interest Just now be-
ause Montague Glass. the creator OF
Potash and Perlmutter," whom they car
led into fame and fortune, is the CO.
nthor OF Object: Matrimonf," the new
pmsdy at the Belasco T1eater this week.
When Mr.. Glass wrote these stories, he
as already succeeding very well as a
usiness man, and he turned out mis- tic
on in odd hours for the love of it. In
Sis spirit he created Potash and Perl
Iutter." Mr.. GLASS; stories were re-
scted- Magazine editors told him that
hey could not afford to publish them
ecause ordinary subscribers probably
'ould not be interested. and Jewish sub
sribers they were sure would be Of
nded
That was the reception Mr.. Glass and
Is manuscripts got from one editor after
nother. But at last he found an editor
no admitted that he really liked them
! happened that still another editor was
sitting him at the time who had come
q from Philadelphia He asked to have
The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
Aborns Open National Season
With English Opera Program;
"OHect: Matrimony" at Belasco
By THE PLAYGoER-

pleasant Upstairs lingering upon
WaShingtonians looking
theatrical which will introduce bit relief among
dramatic attractions
had for in
had
notable added
shown WOlfFerars remarkably Jewels
of
which will the opening offering tonorro night
Company last Mila;
Genno Louis
established favor presentations as
Rafaele Lillian Euban coao formerly Metropolitan Opera
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Proposes TO Princes..

for Nj. Sothern includes practically
every celebrity in the Vitsgraph or
ganizstion- 1t was headed by the Eng
lishs stage beauty, Peggy Hyland, who
has created something OF a sensation
IN the hlm world She is shown in
the role Of the young wife
Tho engagement OF z. Il. Sothern's
first film play is for the entire week
at the Casino. 1t will be shown. con-
/ tinuously, from noon TO II p. m.
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SHELLY HULL,

who appears in the title role Of
The Cinderella Man" at the
Belasco the week OF October 2.
Mr.. Hull has been Billie Burke's
leading man during her last
three shows and is a popular
Broadway matinee idol
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BeIa,co-"obJect. Mutrtmony.y

"Object: Matrimony'' is to be the at
traction at the Belasco Theater this
week, beginning tomorrow. "Object:
Matrimony'' is a comedy by Montague
Glass, the creator Of Potash and PERL
mutter," and Jules Eckert Goodman,
The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
Gayety-BurIesque.

Jean Bedini's big novelty show, "Puss
Puss," the newest and biggest attrac-
ton in higher grade burlesque, holds
forth at the Gayety Theater this week.
This company's engagement here last
season caused all records for attendance
to go by the board and crowded houses
are expected this week.
The new show abounds in novelty feat
ures 1t is new in scenic effects, in cos
tuning and in its book. Many of its
musical numbers were specially written
for this show. Twenty beautiful and tsl-
ented girls make up the Kitten chorus, "
as Bodini styles it.
The cast of principals, besides Bodini
himself, includes Pam Lawrence, the
captivating soubrette who made so many
friends with last seasons show; Mimi
CBuddie) Harrison, ingenue, who shares
headline honors equally with Miss Law
renee; Harry Jackson, eccentric Hebrew
comedian: Charles Mack English eccer-
tric comedian; George Brooks. the hand
some Juvenile; Emile August. French
comedian; Marguerite Ryan; Al Ricardo.
a gifted ventriloquist, and Toots Davis
and Ed Stafford, colored singers and
dancers, In their famous song hit, Hes
in de Jail-house Now"
Bedini always has a surprise in store
for his patrons and this season 1t is the
"Ignstz Pluto troupe" a burlesque on
Arabian acrobatic act.
The Washington herald., 1916-09-24

The far-famed Apache Dance. which
was introduced to America by Mau-
rice, the internationally popular dane
er, will be one of the dances which
Maurice and Florence Walton will per-
form on the screen In their photoplay
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One eCent
Second Section
THE Cinderella MAN"
MARKED BY DAINTTNESS
Beautiful Story Full of Life, Love
and Laughter.

Dainty as a snowflake, yet full OF
lie, love and laughter, leaving one
with happier view OF the world. IL
The Cinderella Man" Edward ChiIds
Carpenters play. with which the full
cast that presented IL at the Hudson
Thester. New York. for its long run
last Beason, comes to the Belasco The
ater. week Of October 2
The story is Of a girl, Marjori.
Gamer, born of wealthy parents and
separate during her babyhood, who is
compelled to return to her father
after the death OF her mother abroad.
The girl has been brought up in COM
parative seclusion under her mothers
eye and her father. cold, practical
man Of big affairs, offers no com
partnership when she reaches his homo.
YeSrns for a COmrHde.
She is just a poor little rich EfrI
yearning for a comrade when there
falls into her hands some verses
written by a poor young poet who
chances TO live in a dismal garret
back Of the Gamer home. This fires
her Imagination and she breaks into
the poets garrett on a Christmas eve
by crossing between her mansion ana
his humble quarters on the roof. She
spreads ChristmaE cheer throughout
the place and is found there by the
poet
The pretty princess and tn. -Cin.
oerella Man" get along EwimfnEly.
She has manuscript Of his opera
book typewriter for him. allowing
him to believe that she Is doing the
work herself. At the same time she
deceives him into thinking that she
Is sort Of companion TO the rich
girl living over the roof, but he "a
never permitted to dream that she "A
the heiress herself Certainly he fan,
desperately in love with the princess
and would have proposed to her long
before he did, but he was broke and
in spite OF his poeticsl temperament.
he knew that two could not live as
cheaply as one.
Proposes 10 Princess.
When his book for the opera makes
good with the princess musician friend
the situation is changed and then he
proposes to the pretty princess.
The same excellent cast that an
peared at the Hudson Theater. New
York last season. including Shelley
Hull Phoebe Foster. Frank Bacon
Reginald Mason, Theodore Babcock,
Berton Churchill. CarIes Lane. Per
cival T. Moore and Louise Rial. will
interpret this delightful comedy here.
The Seward gateway., 1916-09-15
Jay Spencer Dies
 After Operation

Jay Spencer a well known citizen of Seward and a large property owner here, died some time ago at Portland after an operation. The first news of the death of Mr. Spencer came in letter to W. A. McNeiIey from l.. B. Spencer, a brother of the decedsed, who evidently believed that Mr. Me Neiley would have heard of the event. The brother wants to know what ill- ness Jay suffered from but Mr. Me Nciley never knew any reason why Mir. Spencer should be operated on at dll The cause of the operation is not known even now. The man Who ha, passed away was a large property owner here. Part of the property was the Louvre building and the lots on the southwest corner of Fifth and Adams. He was also very popular and the news of his death came as a shock.
The Seward gateway., 1916-09-15

MARSHFIELD, Ore, Sept. I4.- The steamer Congress bound for Seattle is afre and will undoubtedly be total loss. Her commander Captain Cousins put her into Coos Bay this afternoon and the govern ment dredge Michie and the schooner Tnlamok took off the 253 passengers and the crew of l75. The fire was dis covered at 8 D. m. today in the second hold near the steerage but the cause is unknown. At six o'clock the fire had reached midShips and she is now blazing strong. Owing to the fact that the sea was smooth little difficulty was met in saving the passengers and crew although when the aiding yes cels came near they stood off for time in fear of explosions. The dense smoke also made the work difficult
The Seward gateway., 1916-09-15
ANOTHER LOT
 SALE COMING
WILL BE HELD NEXT WEEK FOR BEACH PEOPLE AND
 OTHERS.

Andrew Christensen of the land de- partment announces that he will hold another sale of lots in Seward next week at the request of some of the people who lived on the beach and some who lived in tents but who now want cheap lots on which to build little homes. The exact date of the sale is not yet announced but will be announced in a few days. Some lots will be sold at this coming sale in the Federal tract if people want them but Mir. Christensen apparently intends to sell mostly from the Cliff addition. The people living on the beach, he says, are now getting ready to vacate and some of them are already tearing down their cabins.