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Fair and Warmer"

Fair and Warmer" one of the great
+est of farce successes, will be presented
at the New National Theater for a re-
turn engagement of a week commence
ing Monday, January s, by Selwyn &
Company, with Madge Kennedy as the
featured player and the cast that play
ed continuously at the Eltinge and
Harris Theaters for one year. It is a
screaming farce comedy by Avery
Hopwood. author of Seven Days" and
'Nobodys Widow" and has prospered
ION Broadway" since it was first pro-
duced.
The story of Fair and Warmer" con-
Germs two young married couples. One
husband is a typical man about town
with a penchant for late hours, while
his wife Is an innocent little thing.
whose only knowledge of the world has
been acquired from the magazines. Just
the opposite is the case of the othe:
couple. The stay-at-home wife and the
tame cat" hu=band are thrown to
gether one evening, while their respec-
tive spouses are out together having a
good time, and they suddenly decide
that they, too, will be wicked. Their
ideas, however, are rather vague. but
they know that drinking has something
TO do with it, so they wheel in well
stocked cocktail wagon and proceed to
mix drink which contains every alco-
holic ingredient known to the human
palate and to revel in the beverage
until their marriage partners return at
am. The cast includes John Arthur.
Ethel Wilson, Robert Ober, Arthur
Stanford, Jane Seymour, John Morris
and Harry Lorraine.
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COSMOS

A romantic comedy. in a setting of
attractive music. with lots of pretty
girls, is the description given of f. III.
Hoyt's spectacular Offering, The
Frolickers," which will top the Cosmos
bill of continuous vaudeville this week
and introduce the daintiest of dances,
the merriest of music and a number of
special scenic effects. The act was spe-
cially secured for the New Year week
bill Other attractions of stellar rank
will include William Stanton. with
Rosaiind May and company, in His
Last Drop" an original farce written
to feature the laughable inebriate
comedian of the Made in America
show. and Carson and Willard. genial
and jolly opponents of German dialect
cohscdy. In new topical Offering
Around the Bulletin Board"
The supplemental acts will include
Adria Ainslee and company in "Kiddie, -
I comedy of laughs and surprises;
chief Eagle Horse. an American In
liam. with a wonderful voice: De Hollis
and company In a Juggling novelty,
The AdmiraEs Reception" and the
Holland sisters, two clever little Dutch
girls, in novel songs and comedy The
Sim features will present both the
Pathe and the Selig Tribune news
veeklies. some funny Bray cartoon
pictures and. except on New Year day
md Sunday. the five-part Vitagraph
masterpiece. THE Last Man" featuring
Mary Anderson and William Duncan.
the Vitagraph picture being shown at
l, 4:45 and 1915 pm.
At todays performances, starting at
pm. The Great Jansen" and his
company in their startling Illusions
together with the other features of last
weeks bill, will be shown for the last
time.
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Robert Mantell Next Week.

The announcement that Robert Man.
tell VIII appear at the Beiasco Theater
next week, beginning Monday evening.
January 8, with the matinees Wednes-
ray and Saturday. under the manage
ment of William A. Brady. viii arouse
more than usual interest. The unques-
toned position which this distinguish
ed actor occupies in his profession and
he brilliant repertoire selected offer
sufficient assurance OF memorable
engagement
Robert MantelI belongs to school
which is rapidly passing school of
which he is perhaps the last exponent.
Duriny the past ten years his inter-
probation and reading of Shakespeare
ave taken on increased dignity and
authority. His insight has deepened
and his power to anaiyze the psychoi-
ogy OF Shakespeare has developed.
Mr.. Brady. under whose direction
Mr. Mantell appears for the tenth con-
secutive season, has selected company
OF merit and distinction in support of
the tragedian. including Miss Gene
We've Hamper. leading woman not
only of temperament and intellectual
attainments, but who is also fortified
with the necessary classic personality
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
POLLS

(which One Shall I Marry" will be
the play at Polls all this week. open
ing tonight. with matinees New Year
day. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
1t is recommended as full of exciting
climaxes. brilliant wit, hearty laughter
and a delightful theme of romance and
love. with eleven beautiful scenes.
The play is an allegory. and has been
called the "Everywoman" of the popu-
lar-priced circuit. The author has TAX
en- a theme filled with delicacy and i'm
agination and placed the characters in
cidentaI to II in an environment which
Is common to everyday life.
The production was made under the
direction of Lorin J. Howard and the
cast includes Marguerite Henry, a
young actress of personal charm. who
for several years played the part OF
Rebecca in "Rebecca of Sunny br ook
Farm" Others are Dollie Day. Lolita
Emmons. Ainsworth Arnold. z. H. Hor-
ner. Edgar Murray. Tommy Shearer
Charles Richards and Harry Lord
The Crossroads of Life" The Grey
Forest of Doubt" The Rich Man,
The Land of Sham and The Land
OF Reality" are some of the striking
scenes
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NEW NATIONAL

Turn to the Right" the New York
comedy success. will come to the New
National Theater tomorrow. beginning
with a New Year matinee. 1t In NV
Wincheil Smith. author of The Boom
erang," "Brewster's Millions" The For
tune Hunter" "Officer s66," Via Wire
less" Polly of the Circus" and other
notable successes. and John E. Haz-
zard- Its first performance was given
at the Gaiety Theater, New York, six
months ago. and IL has been a reigning
success ever since.
SO sure are John l.. Golden and
Wincheli Smith, the producers, that the
play viii remain in New York for more
than year TO conn that another COM
pany has been organized to 20 to Chica 20
Tor the rest of the season. and II il this
company. several members OF which
have appeared during the New York
run. that will be seen here.
In this cast are Mabel Bert, who was
last seen here with Henry Miller ard
Ruth Chattertop In DADDY Long Legs"
Ralph Morgan. who was Leading man
with Fair and Warmer: Jessie Glen
dining. recently leading women with
John Drew and for several years proIni-
nent In Washington stock companies;
Helen Collier. recently leading ingenue
with Ethel barrymore, and seen here
with John Drew in Rose mary: Joseph
Byron Totten, William Foran, James
Huntley. Philip Bishop. for two years
IN The Fortune Hunter; Char les.
Goodrich. Robert Taber. Dorothy Belts
and others.
The story deals with the regeneration
OF two young crooks through the infiu-
ence OF sanity old woman, and her
rescue from the hands OF sharper by
these boys. in series Of excruciatingly
funny and ingenious episodes. There
are tears Of sympathy and tears of
laughter.
There will be matinees New Year day,
Wednesday and Saturday
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the current attraction at the Gayety
Theater. commencing with today's per-
formances at and pm. besides another
at midnight for those who are watching
for the coming of the New Year. This
season the management has endeavored to
elevate burlesque to a plane which will
compare favorably with Broadway pro-
auctions, and for this purpose has
brought together two of the foremost
stars of burlesque, sliding Billy" Wat
son and Ed Lee Wrothe. Wrothe APP
pears in three scenes. entitled cantor
Higgins at Home" "Janitor Higgins at
the Races" and cantor Higgins at the
Front" Watson is seen as Herman
Ludwig. the clockmaker. an act in three
scenes In the supporting cast are
Owen Martin. in straight" roles; Ma
belle Morgan. prima donna; Estelle Coll
bert. soubrette: Hazel Josselyn, in
genue: Fred de Silva, late comic opera
star; Gus Roeber, boy tenor; Herman
Gibson, and a chorus of twenty-four
singing and dancing girls. who are
much in evidence. The entertainment
is deliberately staged and provided with
a beautiful wardrobe.
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Coming Attractions.
Boston Symphony Tuesday.

The orchestral feature of the third
Boston Symphony concert, which will
be given in the New National Theater
Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. will
be the first suite for orchestra, by
Tschaikowsky, in D minor. Opus 43.
Tschaikowsky wrote three suites and
they show the composer in a lighter
mood than that which Is found in his
symphonies.
This particular suite Is In six parts,
and is characterized throughout by
charming melodic ideas. quaint fancy and
grace of writing.
The soloist will be Carl Friedberg,
one Of the younger pianists. who ranks
high among the artists of the present
generation. Mr.. Friedberg has recently
co-operated with Mr.. Kreisler In sew
eral of the latter's recitals In sonatas.
The program in full follows: Suite in
D minor. No. /. Opus 40. Tschaikowsky;
Concerto for pianoforte and orchestra
In A minor, Schumann; Overture to the
opera "Euryanthe," Weber. soloist, Carl
Friedberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

Josef Lhevfnne one Of the greatest
pianists Of the day: Sergei Rachmanin-
off, now better known as a composer
than as pianist and conductor. In
which guise he then appeared; Julius
Isserless, the composer pianist, and
Alexander Scriabine, whose Poem Of
Fire" performed in New York by the
Russian symphony, using. for the first
time, the colored light effects prescribe
ed by the composer. was one of the
sensational musical happenings OF the
season of 1914-15.
Tense Scene.-In Turn to the
Right" the comedy that comes to
Washington this week. the one scene
that lasts longest in the memory of
the audience is that in which Joe Bas-
com suddenly returns to the home he
, left as a young boy ten yeare before.
So far as the manuscript of the play
Is concerned there is practically no
scene at all, for not a word Is spoken
and yet during the long run of the
a performance in which this scene fail
ed to call forth the tears Of those in
the audience. i" '-
The scene is laid in the kitchen OF
Mrs. Bascom's home. Mrs. Bascom is
reading her Bible, seeking to prove to
herself that her boy must return in an
swer to her prayers. Betty Baseom. the
sweet-faced daughter who has but the
barest recollection Of her brother, has
placed in the window lamp that for
ten years has shown, nightly to guide
the wandering boys footsteps home-
ward - -~'- CT
Not a sound is heard. The door opens
softly and Joe BaScom enters. He
stands staring at the little mother bent
over her big Bible, while, Betty, who
does not recognize the intruder, stares
at him. Suddenly old Mrs Bascom'e
| sweet and gentle face is raised, as II in
response to some subtle call, and her
tired old eyes gaze into those Of the
son. for whose return she had just
been praying. For a moment neither
stirs, then the old lady glides forward
and takes the boy in her arms. For
what seems minutes. because of the
tenseness of the situation, the two
stand in each others embrace, while
Betty looks on in Amusement. Then,
suddenly. the mother slips from her
boys arms and, falling on her knees,
buries her head in the old rocking
chair and pours forth her soul in ST.
lent thanksgiving.
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"Experience' January Is.

Experience" the modern morality
drama by George v. Hobart, after oeing
three times announced for Washington
and each time postponed because OF e1-
tensions of it's runs in other cities, Will
compp=to the Belasco Theater the week
of January Is. The play has been one
of the dramatic sensations OF the pas.
three seasons, and though it has taken
Yearly three years for it to reach TINS
city. it will come with practically the
entire big original cast which mas mace
such a sensation IN New hofN' 0'''
chicago and Philadelphia.
II is the story of Youth, or the aver
age young man of today, who starts Is
forth into the big world IN search vi
scenes, shows the various temptations.
trials and final triumphs Of Youth IN
he big world. The cast inciuoes Ell
nest Glendenning, William lng4rsoll,
Mareot Williams. Marie Horne, Frazer
Coulter and seyenty-seven others.
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B. F. KEITH'S

The 3. f. Keith Theater will begin
1917 this week with three perform
ances tomorrow in celebration of the
newborn year. at . and Pm. and at
the usual evening hour. The remainder
of the week, including next Sunday,
only the regular "two-a-day" will be
given. Olive Wyndham, the talented
actress, who compelled recognition in
The Man From Home" and Marrying
Mary" will lead the attractions. Ruth
Comfort Mitchell. author of 1.-THE Night
Court and Other Poems,- has drama
tfzed for her The Sweetmeat Game" "
a one-act drama owing it's inspiration
to her famous poetic work 1t is de-
scribed as an episode from life in Fris-
co.'s Chinatown. told in blank verse
and filed with tense and dramatic in
cidents. 1t was given its first public
Playhouse. New York city. May Tully
II the producer. and the company is led
by Albert Perry and Fred Goodrow. A
special holiday feature will be Mildred
Macomber. supported by Willard Foote
formerly with Ruth St. Denis. and the
dainty Suss sisters. with more than a
score of dancers, diver models. PAN
tomimists, comedians and other spe-
ciAltsts. in a Holidays Dream" a man.
moth dancing and diving spectacle.
Othef 4ttrac1Ions Will Dc tommy Oooiey
and Yvette Rugel. in Getting Away
from the Old Stun': Eva and Harry
Puck, In their new Edgar Allen Woolf
sketch with music, by Mr.. Puck. THE
Song Hit: will Morrisey, eccentric
comedian. assisted at the piano by
Freddie Clinton; Mime. Renee du Flor
igny, French concert pianiste; Hans
Wilson and the McNallys. in Making
Good; Herbert's leaping dogs; the pipe
organ recitals and the Hearst interna-
tional news pictorial
Performances at and s:15 pm. to-
day will be given by last weeks at
fractions.
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In the Spotlight.

John Drew is to go on tour in Mai
-'S-.>.~4lIl!s.
A play is soon to be produced by
Eleanor Gates called The Bad Angel
May Irwin is to appear in new play
called Friend Wife,
Richard Bennett is resting and his
play '.Zack." is being rewritten.
Olga Nethersole has decided to re-
turn to France to nurse in the hospf-
tails. ra,-
In the new musical comedy, "Oh,
Boy" Creighton Hale will have the
leading role.
Carl Friedberg, the soloist announced
for the next Boston Symphony concert,
was one of the concert nianists Of last
years Ten Star series.
Rose Coghlan is appearing in q sketch
by Willard Mack and Thomas F. Fall
Ion called Her Realization"
John NJ Kline. a Washington stock
company favorite. is playing Israel
Hands in Treasure Island" in New
York.
John Arthur, the funny little stay-at-
home husband in Fair and Warmer"
was the original Jap servant in Paid
in Full"
Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of
the President few months ago was
he soloist with the Russian Symphony
Orchestra.
In recent suit Anna Held said she
received $1,000 a week and SO per cent
of the receipts of Follow Me- in
which she is starring.
John Masefeld's The Tragedy of
Man," which was given successfully at
the Wilson Normal School earlier this
month as the regular December offer
ing of the Drama League Players, will
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Photoplay Features

Charlie Clothespin. though publicly es-
teemed only for his attachments as
the greatest of pantomtmic acrobats.
is competent to appear as violin lvir-
tuoso, whenever he chooses and make
Kubelik sound by comparison ike >
sawmil. Literature ia not neglected
Miss Treeda Bobcat. when not engaged
In facial displays denoting hauteur xnd
picturesque wfckedness. 'betHkes her
self to her library and buriea herseif
in, archaeological research Miss Cantta
Petroleum discusses questions o" phil
osophy. And IL all that is promtsed
for Miss Mary Piclrietooth and many
others in tire way Of pictures. poems.
staeuary, cook books. coffee boilers.
aeropianes, cut glass patterns. crochet
patterns, skyscrapers. coal bins and
electrical constructions comes to fruf-
ton, American genius will burst upon
the world with flood Of classic
achievement that VIII make the Elizn-
bethan era look like dyspeck IN the
corridors OF time.
1t seems too bad to have TO wait
r.. n e--el rgri--aiS. 81 ulopey 4fnfer-
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NV Aunt From Utah"

Kate Gilmore in a "rotouS' farce
with music. MY Aunt From Utah" will
be the attraction at Polls Theater next
week. beginning next Sunday night.
Nearly every theatergoer in the United
States and Canada has seen Miss Eli
more either in Oscar Hammerstetn's
Naughty Marietta Lew Fields "Ail
Aboard" the New York Winter Garden
or as headliner in vaudeville. This
season Miss Gilmore was induced to
leave the vaudeville field to assume
the role of My Aunt From Utah" The
piay sparkles with witty lines. smart
comedy and pretty music Interpreted
by "a stageful OF speciality folk and a
comely chorus as well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31
N. Y. Symphony Society January 8.

The second subscription concert of
the Symphony Society of New York.
Walter Damrosch, conductor, at the
Belasco Theater. January 8. will offer
a Richard Wagner program comprising
nine selections from six of the Wag-
merriam music dramas. The assisting
artist will be Nine. Julia Claussen. the
Wagnerian prtma donna of the Chicago
Opera Company.
Nine. Julia Claussen is the foremost
Wagnerian singer of the Chicago OPP
era Company. and her interpretations
of Brunhilde and Isolde are ranked
side by side with those of Ternina,
Nordica and other great Wagnerian
singers of the past. The program. in
full. follows:
Die Meistersinger'' (a) prelude; OBJ
Introduction to Act III: (c) prize song:
'Tannhauser," "Bacchanale" from Act
| paris version; Tristan und Isolde"
love. music and "Brangane's Warning"
from Act II ARRANGED for concert by
Walter Damrosch). Nine. Claussen;
= si[a excerp; from Act IL Kun
dry's Wooing." "Ihr Kindischen Buh-
cerpts from Act II, "Siegfried and the
Dragon" (arranged for concert. by Wal
ter Damrosch): "Gotterdammeruns."
finale. "Brunhilde's Immolation," Nine
Claussen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

lively be the final showing of "A
Daughter of the Gods in this city.
In order to give all who will want to
see "A Daughter of the Gods" show
ing the marvellous feats of Annette
KeIlermann, matinees are given every
day. Those on Saturday and on New
Year day are given at the night scale
of prices. Others are given at the
matinee scale from 25 cents to 81.
The picture affords entertainment for
the little ones, as there are two very
smart and attractive children in the
cast, in the persons of Katherine and
Jane Lee, whose work is of the highest
order. A beautiful and melodious must
cal score, rendered by the orchestra,
under the direction of Andrew Dory, is
also feature.
There is more pomp and splendor
shown in "a Daughter of the Gods
than in anything heretofore exhibited
in the motion picture field. and Miss
Kellermanns feats in the water have
never been eclipsed by her.
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Lottie Mayer and Her Mermaids.

The famous water ballet of the Win
ter Garden Revue, offering a rare COM
bination of artistic dancing and grace
full diving. will be presented as the at
traction de luxe at the Cosmos Theater
next week by Lottie Mayer. new
American diving Venus, and her troop
of "mermaids" Robert OConnor and
company viii present -Four Times a
Year" a fine and new comedy playlet:
Sampson and Douglas. The Girl In the
Basket" a novelty; La France and Ken
ne1y. THE Wall Between; Floyd,
Mack and Mabel, the latest metropolis
tan rathskellar specialties: "Naiona,"
Hawaiian guitar artistry; the Young
ers. surprising acrobatics. and Cree and
Mack. merry skit. Keep the World a
Smiling" The photoplay feature.
'GioFiana," will present as its star the
remarkable child emotional actress,
Zoe Rae
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Theater Francois Co. January IL.

The Theater Francois Company. Luz
Glen l.. Bonheur director. will come to
the Belasco Theater Friday afternoon,
January IL Eugene Brieux's MASTER
terpiece. "Blanchette." viii be the
offering, followed by Les Deux Glorires,' -
T. one-act comedy by Pierre Wolff.
which is one of the biggest successes
of the Coincide Franchise
"Blsnchette" is an absolutely true
story. 1t deals with a young pee SAINT
gin who has been brought up far alb We
her station in life. and whose little
lea"nine goes to her head. She retu ms
from schooi virtual stranger TO he"
Lather and mother who keen a count v
Taloon. Finally. she runs away, but re-
turns year later for forgiveness. COM
pletely disiliusi oned by her sad ex-
perience in a great city
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Newman Traveltalks January IA.

e. NJ. Newman. whose traveItaIks for
the past seven seasons have embraced
nearly all the habitable parts Of the
globe. announces that his eighth sea-
son. consisting Of five Sunday evenings
and Monday afternoons. beginning jan
uary II ard Is. at the Belasco 1heater,
will cover 4, Ave month tour thro ga
the orient Mr.. Newman promises some
east. The subjects. under the general
title, 1.-THE Orient Today" will be pre-
scented in the following order: Japan
Today" THE New China" "Peking."
Korea" and Hawaii" A collection of
scenes. rics, apd 1sac in color, together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-31

to assume the varied roles in the large
repertoire. Others are Fritz Lieber,
John ]. Burke. Guy Lindsey, Frank
Peters Alfred l. Barrett John Wray,
George Alexander. George Westlake,
George Wilson, Eleanor Brent Gene
We've Reynolds, Virginia Bronson and
Lila Dell Frost.
The repertoire for the engagement
here follows: Monday evening, The
Merchant of Venice; Tuesday evening.
Hamlet; Wednesday matinee. The
Merchant of Venice; Wednesday even
ing. "Richelieu": Thursday evening,
king Lear: Friday evening and Sat
Saturday evening. Macbeth"
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BELASCO

"A Daughter OF the Gods" the An
nette Kellermann picture beautiful
at the Belasco Theater. begins with a
matinee. also a performance to-
night. the last week of its engagement
in Washington. In addition. however.
the management of the theater has ar
ranged Tor two additional exhibitions
Sunday. January 2. which VIII posi-
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Boston Grand Opera January II.

The Boston National Grand Opera
Company will open its Washington
season this year January IL. at Polls
Theater. for three nights and q Satur-
day matinee.
Verdfs imposing aida" will be the
initial offering Thursday night: Puc-
cini's beautiful La Boheme," Friday
night: Mascagnfs modern masterpiece.
Iris" at the Saturday matinee, and
Gounod's Faust" will close the en-
gagement Saturday night.
The roster of artists includes Giovan-
nj Zenatello, Maggie Teyte. Tamaki
Miura. Maria Gay, Ricardo Martin,
George Baklanof Mabel RE yelman,
ose Mardones, Thomas Chalmers,
iraham MARI. Maria Winietskaja,
1lvira Leveroni, Giuseppe Gaudenzi,
Tovio kittay. Paulo Ananian. Virgilio
.azzari, Romeo Boscacci, Blanca
Saroya, Francesca Peralta, Roberto
Moranzoni. FulgenZio Guerrieri and
Adoiph Schmid with the same large
'horus, orchestra and staff as last sea-
son.
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Fay Templeton.

The 3. F. Keith Theater bill next
week will offer three stellar features
Fay Templeton. the nationally known
coincidence: James j. Corbett, former
heavyweight champion pugilist of the
world. and Valerie Bergere and COM
pany, the latter in Little Cherry Bios
So gentleman jim" in monoiogue,
and Miss Templetou in character
singing revue. The remaining numb RS
are Marion Weeks. coloratura soprano;
Dan & rke and his ".ir!ie -sir.s"; Smith
and Austin. Hurord and Chain, the Mel
lilo sisters, and the others.