The Washington herald., 1916-09-17

Company, The Four Husbands" with
Ray Raymond; the Russian dancing
stars. Theodore Kosloff and vIasta Mos
Iowa, and others to be announced from
time to time.
s. z. Poll, proprietor Of Polls Thea
ter here, has a chain OF twenty nine.
theaters, and takes the greatest pride
In his Washington playhouse.
General Manager James Thatcher
says that the Washington theater is
generally known among the Poll man
ayers as Mr.. Polrs Pet"
This assures a Poll Theater in
Washington for one or more genera
tions to come. the Junior Mr.. Poll
sharing his fathers patriotic views.
Leo DItrichstein in The Great Low
er," who will appear at the National
Theater shortly. is duplicating his tri-
umph Of last season.
Lois Fuller. for some time lost to
view, is found in London, where she
IL producing a new ballet, "A Thou
sand and One Nights" Arabian, of
course.
Thomas A. Wise is to be seen this
season as the Fat Knight, in THE
Merry wives of Windsor" whicn
the season.
Sarah Bernhardt, incarnation Of the in
yincible spirit of her beloved France, is
surely coming to America this season.
Her manager. William F. Connor, an
nounces her arrival in Montreal about
October 9.
Geraldine Farrar, the Metropolitan
Opera primA donna, left Los Angeles
last week for New York, having COM
pleted a motion picture Of the story Of
Jeanne D'Arc. Following a short rest
Miss Farrar will make preparations for
extensive concert and operatic seasons.
May Naudain, at Keith's next week,
was starred In "Katinka." Anatol Frie-
lander, who assists her, is the COM
poser Of MY Little Persian Rose" and
other popular melodies.
William A. Brady has arranged with
Lady Dun Gordon. arbiter OF New York
fashions. to supply the gowns for future
World Brady picture plays containing So
clety episodes.
THE zIegfsld Follles" show is leaving
not too much baggage.
Frederic and Fanny Hatton, authors
OF Upstairs and Down." were formerly
dramatic critics on the Chicago Herald.
In the near future oliver Morosco will
produce another play from their pen en-
titled The Song Bird"
Robert Milton, who staged Upstairs
a
seasons successes, including The Gin
derella Man" Fair and Warmer" His
Majesty Bunker Bean" Cousin Lucy"
in which Julian Eltinse starred. and The
Eternal Magdalene."
Oliver Morosco will present four-act
comedy by Edward Chllds Carpenter, en-
titled The Cinderella Man" at the
Belasco Theater week Of October 2. 1t
is a sort OF fairy tale that appeals to old
and young alike.
Shelley Hull, Phoebe Foster, Frank
Bacon, Reginald Mason, Hubert wilke
Theodore Babcock, Percival T Moore,
Charles Lane, Berton Churchill and the
New York company intact that appeared
last season at the Hudson Theater will
be seen here.
Ben weIch, star at the Gayety this
week, served in the Spanish-Amer1can
war and was a member OF the regiment
which made the memorable charge up
San Juan Hill
The cast that will be shown in THE
Fall OF q Nation" at the Casino today
includes many noted players. Arthur
Shirley. who plays the leading role. Is
distinguished actor from Australia who
has appeared in many big London sue
cesses. Percy Standing, the technical
villain" is a brother OF Guy Standing.
well remembered by Washington play
goers. Lorraine Kuling, the heroine, will
be remembered as the golden-haired
beauty from England. who made her
American debut in Winthrop Ames' pro-
duction OF "Prunella." Flora Macdonald
Is known to every film fan. Her biggest
successes were scored in the Ince pro-
ductions Of last year and the season
before.