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The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

Jack Wilson. the blackface comedian,
with Frank Hurst and Lillian BOardman,
will indulge in an Impromptu Revue"
Another premiere will be that OF Flor
ence Nash, who played "Aggie" in With
in the Law" She will be presented with
adequate support in Willard Mack
latest one-act comedy, "Pansy's Par
ticular Punch Belle Baker is also an
inclusion in a cycle, of new and cx-
elusive songs.
Other features will be jasper" the
dog star of Young America" Nine.
Adelaide Hermann, the widow and sue
cess Of Hermann the Great" Ralph
Smalley. the ceIlist Of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra, and the Gorgoza con-
cert tour; Beeman and Anderson. the
roller skating wags; the organ recitals,
and the Pathe pictorial
Today the bill will disclose Bert Kali
mar and Jessie Brown in Nursery
Land" Albert Whelan, Marie Nordstrom.
William Morris, Princess Jue OuonE Tai,
Foster Ball and Ford West NIasconi
BROTHERS. Heras and Preston. and all the
oHer attractions of last week.
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PoII's-"Back Home

Brimful of lovable and amusing char
acterizations expresses the appeal of
Back Home" Bayard Veiller's comedy
which will be the offering Of the Poll
Players this week.
Back Home" was founded on Irwin s.
Cobb's Judge Priest stories. The play
is said to be rich in sentiment, sympa-
try and humor. Judge Priest, the lovaole,
and Jefferson Davis PoindeNter, his hu-
morous darky servant, are, of course. the
most important personages in the play
A. H. Van Buren, and Maude Gilbert
have been cast for leading parts in this
comedy which concerns Robert Carter,
magazine writer, who comes TO
Waynesville. Ky. to investigate child
labor in the cotton mills. He calls on
the leading citizen, Judge Priest, vet
eran of the civil war, and presents TO
him a letter Of introduction from his old
commander, Gen. Pryor.
Carter falls instantly in love with the
judges daughter, Sallie, and while talk
ing to her he sees the foreman of the
mill kick small boy. Carter becomes
enraged, and in a fight kills the bully. As
Carter is a Northerner the mob seeks
vengeance, but Judge Priest is deter
mined that Carter shall have fair trial,
with satisfactory results.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
Gayety-Feature Films.

While the Gayety closed its -rE4.ar
burlesque season last night, Il W 10 r..reg
tomorrow as q Dhgt-plav feature hons.
and will so remain during the rI-.-a SUM-
mer Its program Will bc C"-u- .5~.. os
Blue Bird and Red Feather fostur, r.l . ...-
plays, the brand names under w...l -r.-
cial production by the Universe. ,..-
pany arc issued. Particular a-ls.....
will he given 10 the wants oC Women and
children under the new r0.... 4ra d
laoies' rest room. under ill.,. care .c "A
woman attendant has been Irnv..--
Smoking, permitted during the REGULAR
season, will be prohibited. These ar, the
feature productions for The current v,rL.
Monday, Tyrone Power. I'm John Nod
hams Double Tuesday, Louise Lovely.
in Tangled Hearts" Wednesday. Garter
de Haven and Flora Parker de Haven. I'm
a Youth Of Fortune" Thursday. Mar
Fuller, the local actress. in "A EuuIress
Of Men" FRIDAY. Violet Merscrcau. pa
The Great Problem" SATURDAY. Jane
Gail in Rupert OF Eentzau5" Sunday.
King BaEgott and Edna Hunter. iu Half
Rogue" In addition To- the features
named. the programs will be rounded out
with comedies and educational features
The pictures will be accompanied by ap-
propriate orchestral music. AL perform
anCCS Will be continuous
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LOew's COIumbia-Param Pic

Hazel Dawn will be the film star at
LocW's Columbia today Monday. Tues
day and Wednesday in picture called
The Fcud Girl" Miss Dawn enacts the
character of Nell Haddou daughter OF
the leader of the Haddon clan which
has fought the Bassett clan for Years
over the possession of Iron Mountain
which lies between them In order Ia
carry out the compromise scheme which
has been suggested by her father, OF
marrying a Bassett Nell declares that
she VIII wed the man who wins her in
a lottery. Nell manipulates the ballots
so That the choice falls upon Young
stranger, Dave Rand. After they have
been married short time Nell finds out
that Rand has fooled her and that he
is in reality one of the Bassett clan.
From that point on the action is swift
and interesting as the love Of this trust
ing girl suddenly turns to hate In the
supporting cast are Irving Cummings. Ar
thur Morrison, Hardee Kirkland AMI
other noted stars.
Thursday, Friday and SATURDAY George
Reban will be pictured in a play written
by himself, entitled "Pasqualc." Sew
eral Of the scenes depict the fighting
armies of Italy and Austria and other
scenes CT the present war Myrtle Sted-
man Is the leading lady. Others in the
cast are Page Peters. Jack Nelson. Helen
Eddy and other Morosco photopiay stars.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
Sir Herbert's Wit.

Lyn Harding tells this of the wit of
Sir Herbert Tree Some one was bewail-
ing to Sir Herbert the fact that while
Sir Thomas Upton, a mere purveyor OF
tea, bacon and other comestibles, was
always given his knightly title OF Sir
Thomas, Sir Herbert Tree was quite as
often mentioned as Mr. Tree. or Sir Beer
hohm Tree, as Sir Herbert.
Yes, it is very, very sad" murmured
Sir Herbert, drawing his hand across his
forehead in the wen-known gesture that
is quite bis own, but it only goes to
show the advantage bacon has over
Shakespeare"
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clude Lazar and Dale. in The Coontown
Cabaret" Ford and his famous dos
Truly" Bachmann and Mann. two CirI
entertainers. Helene and EmiIon. in an
acrobatic act, and Bert Wilcox and com
pany in little playIet, with a Bray car
tOon, besides the news pictures In the
added attractions and The Chain In
visible" with Bruce McRae and Gerde
Holmes as the picture stars iu the rve-
reel Equitable photo production shown
EHriCe daily. before the r1atluees The
new bill for the last half Of the week
beginning Thursday will iugluda Ls1.l
de Valerie, q violntst. the Evans Sister.
the Cycling McNutts, Be-t Pa=, and
Cecil Eldrvd and company in q sreclaIry
from the London Palace va-Ir,Lo-
A special program Of the orchestral
numbers will be featured at the co--.rtS
today, when also new sDeri=.r..- and
other attractions will be QToylcd ,g-
Sunday entertainment.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14
New Circuit.

The new International Circuit. which is
the outgrowth of the old Stair & Havlir
chain of theaters, will be in full swing
early next season. The attractions will
include: Sinners" Mutt and JEFF. y
Nancy Boyer" Treasure Island" THE
Woman He Married." Kate Gilmore, "
THE Natural Law" Emma Bunting, '
Mother Goose" Birds of Paradise, II
The Dangerous Maid" Where the
River Shannon Flows" Bringing Up
Father" The Mirth of a Nation" THE
Path of Folly" step Lively" Thurs
ton," ANY Mans Sister" Peg O. My
Heart" "Humpty Dumpty," The Heart
OF Dixie" The Daughter Of Mother Ma
chree," Father Kelly of the Rosary
(which One Shall Marry" Twin
Beds" THE Love Pirate" Polly and
Her Pals" Tom Waters" While the
City Sleeps" "Al Wilson," THE Out
cast" Texas" when Dreams Come
True" and Dave Lewis"
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stage were called, might sit in the COW
cred galleries, which corresponded to the
box seats of the modern theater. But
for the most part the audience jostled
and Chaffed good naturedly, standing
around the stage under the open sky.
THE traditional notion that the Eliza
bethan theaters were small. bare and
crude has been pretty conClusively eX-
ploded by the recent discoveries of Wal
lace and Lawrence in the documents
and archives stored in the Record Office
at London. In the Southwark theaters
readily accessible and commodious dress
ing rooms, with wardrobes and storage
for properties, lay beyond the open rooms
at the rear OF the stage, giving a per-
manent background for the action and
the composite facade thus formed af
forded a crude resemblance to the Attic
Theater Of the fifth century. This SIM
pie and ingenious combination of stage
and dressing rooms proved extremely
useful and permitted the division of the
action into three parts.
First there was the outer platform or
stage proper, with entrance at either
side of the back. Between these en-
frances hung arras curtains. suspended
by rings from an iron and working lateral
ly. These were known as traverses and
provided an inner stage, or second di
vision of action, known in Elizabethan
theatrical slang as The Study" This
inner room served a variety of purposes.
being used for caves, arbors, counting
houses. prisons, shops. tombs and tents
Over this was the third stage, simple
balcony, backed by a painted hanging
This served for Juhct and Antony; for
the battlements in Hamlet" and the
cliff in king Lear; the second story OF
a house, the deck of a ship, &C.
Soon after the players were estab-
lished in their own theaters they began
to develop the sole stage extravaganza
of Shakespeare day-luXurious cos
tune. The members of the court gave
the actors Cast-off clothing and some
times even equipped them with entirely
new outfits, entering into good natured
competition in the lavishness of their
generosity. Some protection from the
elements, therefore, became necessary,
and the problem was solved by erecting
over the main stage, at an elevation
corresponding to the ceiling of the up
permost gallery. a thatched or tiled and
loaded roof. slOping down over the dress
ing and store rooms and known as the
shadow" or the heavens" Above the
dressing rooms and this protecting root
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rose a small tower or hutch from which
the flag. bearing the symbol of the par
ticular theater, was raised an hour or
so before the performance. This hutch
was used in a variety of ways. Here
thunder was initiated by rolling a can
non ball in Trough and here was sit
uated the wIndlass by which Jove's
throne or the substantial deity bearing
cloud was lowered. Here, too, before the
entrance of the Prologue, the trumpeter
gave three blasts preliminary to the
opening scene. And then, for there were
no programs, the actor playing Prologue.
dressed in scholars black gown with
wreath of artificial laurel upon his head.
walked to the middle of the STAGE proper,
explained the nature Of the play, and
the performance then began"
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CrDnduII's Theuter-Fcature Films.

Theda Bara will be seen at Craudan's
today in a return engagement Of the Fox
feature Tho Eternal Sauho" Eob~,t
Warwick, GCrda Holmes. and Clara
NhiDple are featured i'm the World Film
production. Sudden Riches" which Will
he shown at tins house on Monday and
Tuesday. 1t shows how a family is dis
rupted by the sudden acquisition OF
wealth. Sins OF Men, is the title oc
the feature for Wednesday, and Thurs
day in which Dorothy Bernard Stuart
Holmes. and Claire Whitney portray tho
principal characters. II is desiribed as
a dramatic arraiEnmout OF tho evil men
do. The feature for Friday and Saturday
is the World Film production, Idols I'm
which Katherine Eaelrcd portrays the
leading feminine role.
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THE CURRENT WEEK.
Birth of a Nation"


Had it not been for the daily matinees
inaUgurated at the National Theater
I when the engagement of The Birth or
Nation" opened, it would have been
, impossible for the management to pro-
! vide accommodation for the crowds clam
oring for admission. 1t is hoped that
! through the continuance of these daily
matinees in addition to the usual even
ing performances disappointment Of those
! who have not yet seen this epoch making
| film may be averted. Griffith lays stress
| upon his announcement that the spccta-
| Gle will never be shown in any but the
best theaters and at prices that prevail
with high-class attractions. There will
positively be no reduction Of prices dur
mg the engagement in this city.
The Birth of a Nation" is stupendous
in every way. Eight months were spent
| in preparation of the spectacle. One
of the high points in the presentation is
IN the graphic reproduction of the as
sassinatfOn of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's
Theater at Washington. This representa-
ton Of a tremendously vital happening
is said to be as nearly accurate as it is
possible to achieve after the lapse OF
half a century. The interior Of the the
ater is an exact reproduction OF the
auditorium and stage Of that historic
| playhouse and every action of Lincoln as
| he sat in a box to watch the play, our
American Cousin" is as described in au-
thoritatve accounts of the tragedy.
! The battle scenes that are pictured are
a triumph of realism and for thrills there
could be no more stirring activities than
those OF the Ku Klux Khan during the
reconstruction period at the close of the
| civil war.
The story itself is founded upon Thorn
as Dixon's worId-popular novel. The
| Clansman," and there is thus a strong
element of romance as well as delight
full leaven of comedy. 1t is doubtful If
there has ever been more able cast of
players than is seen in this production,
and with its orchestral music the show
becomes the greatest triumph in the his
| tory of the theater.
With the matinees tomorrow will begin
the fifth successful week OF the unpre-
cedented run OF this globe-girdling spec
| taCle.
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LyCcum-BurICsque.

The Night Owls" is the title given 10
this weeks show al the Lyceum. Two
burlettas and an olio or vaudeville s0e-
Cialties have been arranged. The ECy7'-
ian Springs" Is the title Of Ire opening
burlesQue, comedy with an Oriental al
mosphere, while Fun in the Union Sta
ton" is the title Of the second.
The cast is headed by Matt Kolh. Harrv
Rogers. Evelyn Price. Hazel Grant. and
Kitty Warren. a chorus Of twenty girls
will spend much time on the RUNWAY
which extends from the stage to the oI-
Chestrs.
As an added attraction. "Ora Entail" a
classic dancer. will interpret various
phases OF Oriental terpsichorc
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Garden Fenture EIIm..

Francis y. Bushmau and Beverly
Bayne will hold the screen NJ Nuorc's
Garden Theater from TODAY until Weduas-
day inclusive in a INSTALLATION OF IIad-
son Douglas "A Million a Minute Tho
plot OF an aged reclusc. who hequeatns
his fortune 10 two distant relatives. pro-
vided they arc married within certain
period. From sunday TO Tuesday in
elusive, the supplementary attraction Will
be Frank Daniels in Mr.. Jacks Arts
tic Sense"
On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Billie Burke will be pictured IN "Ca-ght
by the Seminoles" " stirring phutonIav
story by Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes.
On Thursday and Friday. as an extra
attraction, Virginia Pearson will be seen
In The Vital Question" depicting the
fight Of woman TO preserve her good
name when thrown among vicious COM
panions. on Saturday Harold Lockwood
and Mac Allison will play return en-
gagement on the screen in The Come
Back" The comedy portion of the nro-
gram on this day will consist OF Harry
Watson in Look out Below" bsirr
further adventures Of Musty Suffer SDe-
cial musical accompaniment will be rem
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COsmOS-NaudeNiIIP,

The Cosmos Theater will have as its
headline attraction all this week the
Royal Hawaiian troupe of singers, Ill
strumentalists and dancers in a program
of native and American songs and mel
odies with Kanaka dances interblcnded.
This is the noted troupe OF Hawaiian ar
fists that have carried their entertain
ment around the world. The supporting
bill the FIRST half Of the week will In
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Theatrical Baedeker.
Second Section

National-"The Birth Of a
Nation" David W. Gnffith's
mastery presentation Of a his
torical drama based on Thoma,
Di1on's The Clansman."
Poll Back Home" Bayard
VeilIer's character comedy based
on Irwin Cobb's Judge Priest
stories.
Keith's- Mary Shaw. heading
a bill of high-class vaudeville in
a playlet called The Dickey
Bird"
Loew's Columbia-Paramount
Pictures.
Cosmos - Royal Hawaiian
troupe of singers, instrumental
lists. and dancers heading a bill
of popular vaudeville.
observation-disclosures.
Gayety. CrandaII's, Garden.
Strand. and HippodrOme-Fes-
ture Films. En5 .A1aES
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Keith's-NaudeViIIe.

Three stars will divide the hOnors at
Keith's this week. Mary Shaw. the
actress of Ibsen and Shavian roles, will
make her inaugural appearance in vaude-
Yille, in THE Dickey Bird" q comedy
The Washington herald., 1916-05-14

With the entire country doing
honor to the Shakespearean tercen-
tenary, local indifference, profess
sionally speaking, has been a matter
of considerable comment and criti-
cism. It would seem that Washing
ton is singularly lethargic for even
the promise of A. H. Van Buren to
make as artistic a production of
The Merchant OF Venice" as he ac-
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CONTINUED On PAGE Twa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Jump One Way or Another

From Case and Comment.
 The case had been dragging for near ly an hour, which was twice as long as it should have lasted in this court. A sunbrowned "cracker" from Decatur had been arrested on trivial charge. but the two officers on the case could not agree as to whether the defendant had been caught drinking moonshine or not.
 Suddenly the prisoner raised his hand and motioned to Judge Broyles.
 What have you to say, Peter Coop er," the judge inquired.
 q were just thinkin', it sho' would hep matters, jedge, eff yo all would make up yo' mind one way CT 'tother. Elf hits guilty then I wanter begin sarvin': eff hits innercent.' I'd like to go out and finish that Christmas spree done started"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
EAT LESS MEAT AND TAKE SALTS
 F KIDNEYS HURT Says a tablespoonful of Salts flushes Kidneys, stopping
 Backache Meat forms Uric Acid, which excites Kidneys and Weak
 ems Bladder

Eating meat regularly eventually pro- duces kidney trouble in some form or other, says a well known authority, be- cause the uric acid in meat excites the kidneys, they become overworked; get sluggish; clog up and cause all sorts of distress, particularly backache and mis- cry in the kidney region; rheumatic twinges, severe headaches acid stom- ach constipation. torpid liver, sleep lessness bladder and urinary irritation
 The moment your back hurts or kid news aren't acting right, or if bladder bothers you, get about four ounces of lad Salts from any good pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with liithia. and has been used for genera ltions to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity; also to neutralize the acids in the urine so 1t no longer irritates. thus ending bladder disorders.
 makes a delightful effervescent lithia- water drink which millions of men and women take now and then to keep the Nkidneys and urinary organs clean. thus Nayoiding serious kidney disease.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Real Estate Transfers

Real Estate Transfers The following real estate transfer was recorded in the probate court yes terday:
 STOOD. P. Knapp to W. B. Cooper and Carrie l. Cooper, lot in block 23-F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
DEPOSITION TO WALLACE

John II. Wallace, Jr., state game and fish commissioner, has opposition for that office in the person of Capt. A. T. Good wyn of Elmore county. Captain Goodwin announced his candidacy few days ago, and, it is declared, will conduct a vigor- ous campaign.
 It is doubtful, however, if he will be able to command sufficient strength to oust Commissioner Wallace from the of flee whose creation and existence are due solely to his efforts. Commissioner Wallace is regarded as one of the best equipped men in the entire country for the office he holds. Through his efforts in behalf of game conservation he has taken-foremost place throughout the south. Ire Alabama game laws, which Commissioner Wallace wrote, have been copied in a dozen or more states of the union, and his friends assert he should keep his office as long as he wants it.
 For the various congressional offices there is any number of candidates and the list is constantly growing. The list of candidates for judicial positions also is being daily augmented, as well as the role of aspirants for county offices. Soon the battle will be on and battle royal at that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

with other tastes that seemed more at- tractive, MT. Kaiser has at last made music the art of his life.
 When speaking of the work he has now undertaken to do, MT. Kaiser said:
 Mother was the musical influence and deserves most of the credit for her i'm valuable aid in the learning of arias and songs
 For she accompanies him always in pri- vate and at managerial hearings and de- votes every energy to promoting his sue cess.
 After rather varied career at many odd jobs, nothing particularly to his lil- ing, he developed the artistic possibili- ties and went to New York to make study and career as painter. For sew eral years these studies were continued and his friends predicted future for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

bilious youth, before he was ready, went on the operatic stage which almost fin- ished the musical career and the voice. But fortunately for the boy, Mir. Blass returned, began to study with him and from then on the voice was assured.
 After MT. Blass' return to Germany an- other teacher was found-William s. Brady-and within two years the vocal growth has been miraculous.
 Mr. Kaiser sings both the str!si Largo al Factotum" from the Barber of Se- ville'' and ''Wotan's Abschied' from Die Walkure'' with equal ease which is quite a feat He is at home in the singing of leiders and ballads, and is one of the few singers whose diction in whatever lan- guage he sings is clear and distinct.
 MT. Kaiser was one of two men ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
SOUTHERN BOY MAKES GOOD
 IN THE MUSICAL WORLD
By MRS. SIDNEY M. ULLMAN

First a mechanical engineer, then an artist with pictures hung in the National Academy of Design; an inventor of no small ability and now really great singer. is the eventful career of a south ern lad, now singing in the best places and filling them, in New York.
 G. Major Kaiser, after looking around for years to find himself making good at first one thing and another, found at last that music was the field for him and to this has now devoted all his efforts.
 When yet baby, living in the musical atmosphere of New Orleans, hearing the opera and having musical mother to make the music of the home, and even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

him. When the first picture was sent to the Academy of Design and accepted, and commissions were received and illustra- tions made for many children's books, the future did seem all assured.
 Then came the friends that urged him to sing, and work as a singer was begun. To the studio often came Rob ert Blass, for 10 consecutive years one of the lead ing bassos in the Metropolitan Opera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Diplomatic Evasion
q Case and Comment.

From Case and Comment.
 When Richard Olney was Secretary of State he often said that the ap- pointees to the consular service should speak the language of the country to which they were appointed.
 An contemplating western politician who desired to serve at Chinese port presented his papers to MT. Olney. The secretary remarked: Are you aware, sir that I never recommend a consul unless he can speak the country's lan- guafe? Now, I suppose you do not speak Chinese?" The westerner grinned broadly.
 'Tf. MT. Secretary" said he you will ask me question in Chinese, I shall be happy to answer it." He got the job.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Misplaced Glasses
From rid Bits.

A traveller entered an inn where Quaker sat by the fire. Lifting par or green spectacles and rubbing his eyes, which looked very inf1amed, the new conner in one breath called for some brandy and made grievous complaint about his eyes.
 ",rhey are getting weaker and weak er." said he. And now even the spec tacles appear to do no good.
 The Quaker looked first at him and then at the brandy.
 "rll tell thee, friend, what l think, said he. If thou wouldst wear thy spec tacles over thy mouth for few months thine eyes would get well again.