The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-12
National: princess Tra.ls.la"
Vienesse Dippel Operetta.

-HE National will echo to the
melodious strains OF Princess
Tra-La-La' this week. This is
the latest Viennese success to
reach American shores and II comes
under the banner of Andreas Dippel,
whose name is indelibly associated In
the minds Of washington piaygoers with
last seasons most tuneful and most
deliberately staged musical entertain
ment, "The Lilac Domino"
Princess Tra-La-LE Ii described by
Mr.. DIPPED as 9. waltz operetta. IL scored
phenomenal success in continental
nights in Vienna and having only re-
Gently reached It's eo0th performance In
berlin, where II is still attracting ca
pacity audiences In spite Of the war.
The score is by Leo Aschor. and the
book, which tells most entertaining
story OF romance and adventure in the
days OF 1850, on the banks Of the Blue
Danube. Is by Julius Brammer and Al
fred Gruenwald, with the English' YER
sion By Matthew Woodward.
The cast is headed by Phyllis Part
Miss Darlington will be remembered
here here 70, her exeeptiSSnsl performance in
be Emmy Nieklasr. the Fascinating
Dresden. coloratura, soprano. who IL
making her debut on the English speak
ing stage. Little Miss Nickisss, like
trsI Europe. Emmy WeSien ana Elsie elsie
Alder tof Around the Msp'). IL ex-
pected to make an Immediate conquest
of Washington. George Baldwin will
have fs the leading msle role. with the
TO Henry vosel, the character actor. A
largely augmented orchestra and typi-
cal DIPPED chorus OF seventy we'll
trained voices will be features OF the
engagement.
Polls: "On Trial"
Stock. -.
NE Poll Players will present
"on Trial" beginning Monday
night.
On Trial Is distinctively a
play With a punch" II has more than
merely its novelty OF stage technique TO
commend It, inasmuch as a succession
OF gripping scenes make a tremendously
effective revelation Of the melodramauc
story. Elmer &. Reizenstein, the author.
set ont deliberately to adapt. the tech
nique OF tho moving picture play 10 a
spoken drama.
Tho action opens in a courtroom where
q man is on trial for murder. the as
siEn~a motive being robbery OF a safe
containing $4,000.
The various scenes which occurred
prlo: TO the trial are shown in turn on
the stage as the witnesses call Nhem
up. The last scene Is again in the court
room.
~ II. Van Buren,, Miss Florence Rit-
tenhouse,' and others of the Poll Play
ers, augmented to fifty speaking parts.
are included In the cast.
\ revolving stage is an important ad.
junct to the performance.
Moore's Strand: Douglas
Fairbanks. Films.
- OUGLAS FAIRBANKS will head
the double feature program at
Moore's Strand Theatar on sun
day, Monday. and Tuesday in
his latest success. Ills Picture In
the Papers" The photoplay Ia built
around young mans endeavors to
have his picture adorn the front page
of a New York daily, and II looks like
an easy proposition until he starts to
accomplish his purpose. In the sup
porting cast Will be seen Loretta Blake,
Clarence Handysides, Rene Boucicault,
Charles Butler. and others. The added
feature on these days Will be his
Auto-Ruination," with the stellar roles
Busch.
On Wednesday and Thursday hamil-
lOu INoNCllc Will ne seen IN Inc GrlCe
Of Malice in which no is assisted by
barbara Tenant and other famous
players.
The auxiliary attraction will he Rose
Melville, original isis Hopkins" IN
she Came, She Saw, She Conquered"
aggregation OF stars. including Dorothy
Gish, George Fawcett, Owen Moore, liu-
gene Qrmonde. Grace Rankin. Macy
harlan, and kid" Mccoy. will be seen
In Betty OF Graystone."
The added attraction will be Mabel
Nofmand and Roscoe Arbuckle in The
Bright Lights" Special musical accom-
paniments will be rendered by the
Strand symphony Orchestra.
Moore's Garden: Bessie
Barriscale, Films.
~ ESSTE BARRIsCALE, in films
* will headline the double bill at
ID Moore's Garden 'rheater today,
Monday and Tuesday In Hon
ors Altar" The play tells the efforts
OF a self-made captain OF industry who
tries to rid himself OF the wife OF his
youth through an. unuscrupulous ac-
complete. "I-..
The secondary Him will present Ford
sterling In His Pride and Ills SHAME"
IN which he Sis assisted by many OF
Mack. Seniett's 'cleverest farceura.
On edncSday and Thursday Miriam
Nesbitt and Mare Mcdonald will lead
the bill! In The Cats Paw" remark
| ably clever dual personality Aim. The
added attraction will be the fourth epi-
sode of The Strange Case or Mary
Page" in which the leading roles are
assumed by Henry wa!thalI, Edna
Mayo, and Sidney Ainsworth.
Richard BUTLER will be seen on Friday
and Saturday In ''Thc Gods of Fate"
sensational photoplay whose chief
scene depicts head-On collision between
two heavily laden pa ssengeI~ trains.
Wil,io Colder Hill 30 another stellar
feature during i.!S ongSscment. snd
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