The Washington times., 1916-01-16
Ferguson Comes to the National in New Play By Hall Game
Attractions
Coni1lgHere
Next Week

A pay by Marion Creighton and Will
lam Elliott depicting the eternal conflict
between love and war and called "The
Greatest Nation" will open January a
at the Belasco Theater.
The story Is that OF the romance be-
tween Crown Prince Alan Of the King
dom of Thor and Crown Princess Adris
OF the Kingdom OF Adlon. neiRhborinR
countries that have been at war peri
odically for centuries.
The action OF the play takes place
during the period Immediately before
and following o declaration of war by
the King Of Adlon. and the story depicts
the adventures, trials and heroisms
which follow.
The part of Prince Alan is taken by
Mr.. Elliott himself: that Of the Grown
Princess Of Adlon by Miss Olive wynd-
ham.
Nine. Yorska of the, Theatre sarah
Bernhardt, Paris, is prominent in a cast
when included many names we'll known
to the theatergoers.
At the New National for The week Of
January % Collan & Ilarlis will present
their latest laughing success, 'It Paws
70 Advertise' The play is as true as
its title, Though the name gives little
ldea OF the wealth OF rapid.fire f4n
and the IIgcnionsly contrlye ed comrli-
cntions that comprise the story OF
love; printer,s ink, and The power Of
eRSpsSity RsRsT Ricbh The ssr,n Gsst incESss Edna
William Holden. Dorothy Foster. Mar.
jory Poir. Carol Warren. George Stil-
we'll. Bernard IbuTnUon. Spencer char
ters, Harry Maitland. and Edward
McQuade.
For the week Of January "a the Poll
Players will present the striking drama
The Law of the Land" in which Julia
Dean scored a phenomenal success uur-
ing years run of the play on BroaG-
way.
The Law of the Land" is by George
broadhurst. author OF THE Man Of the
Hour. and u of absorbing human IN
terest its story concerns a successfui,
who suspects his wife OF being inter-
ested IN an old lover.
The refreshing production, ''The Big
BuTlesque Carnival" will be seen at the
Gayety Theater next week with Slid
ing Billy Watson and Ed Lee wrothe
In their famous and ali new comedy
combination program. embracing must
cal comedy and vaudeville. Every
one VIII remember Watson. Ed Lee
Wrothe is the famous "Janitor HiC-
gins" a character that stands out 'as
one of the most clever in burlesuuc.
Ihe combination OF these two come
dians is certain to prove an attraction
OF extraordinary merit
keith's announces Langdon McCcr-
micks sensational spectacle, The For
est Fire. in the conspicuous position
on next weeks bill There are threa
scenes. two tableaux. and thirty people
IN this production OF a drama Of the
timberlands OF the far Northwest thn
two Thorntons, James and Bonnie as
The Younsstest Of the Oldtimers." win
the extra honors Of the bill. Third viii
be Frederick v. Bowers, Scenic SONG
Revue" with a large and jolly company
Ruth Roye, The Princess of Ragtime -
to-" Joseph Bernard and company. an
Who Is She?" Gates Brothers, the hu-
morous dancers: Bradley and Norris
IN IN aLovel9ndi t The pipe organ recitsls
ana the Pathe news pictorial will h.
the concluding features.
At Moore's Garden Theater the week
Of January 3, the principal attraction
for for Sunday. Monday, Tuesday and
Between Men," and Dizzy Heights
and Daring Hearts," featuring William
ConlSlin, Mack Swain and Mabel Nor.
mand. The remainder of the week will
bring TO the screen HeleN Ware IN.
Gross Currents un absorbing drama
of domestic life, and Weber and Fields
IN the. keystone farce, The Worst of
Friends"
At tire Strand Tcheatcr on Sunday,
Monday. Tuesday ard "wednesday, week
OF January 23 the double program will
include Orrin johnson in THE PEN
tents" and Ford Sterling in Tie
Hunt" On Thursday, Friday and Sat
urdeY. Sid, Chaplin and other Key
stone players will be seen in The Sub
marine Pirate" remarkable funny
and exciting Keystone film 4.
blanche Sweet will be seen on the
screen of Isoew's Columbia Theater for
the first three days of next week In
the Jesse J.. Lasky production Of "The
RaEamuffin," a photoplay written for
Miss Sweet by William G, De Milo.
The last four days Of the same week,
Dustin Furnum will be seen in the
Pallas Pictures production of The
Call of the CumbeTlands,' which Is
taken from the book OF the same name
by Charles Neville Buck.
ON the afternoon of January ., a
the New National Theater, Burton
Holmes will give the most beautiful
and colorful of his new travelogues.
THE Panama Pacific Exposition" This,
the second of his series of three lee
lures in the Capital, promises to be the
most interesting. The exposition in its
wealth of floral and architectural
beauty gave Mr.. Holmes every oppor-
tunity for display of his photogra phic
art in his wonderfully cOlored photo
graphs,