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The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Polf,,-"step Lively"

Mirth, melody and music will hold car
nival at Polls Thester beginning tonight
when step Lively" La Sale Company s
latest and best musical comedy will De
presented.
The book is funny and possesses orig
inality. There is a plot in step Lively
which serves to carry the interest. Hal
johnson heads the company. Florence
Little, prima donna, is a comely woman
with a cultivated voice. The Broadway
four. offer a harmony program and lone,
q violinist. figures in the cast. Billy
wyse, Clyde Long. George P. Watson.
and Stella Donohue have parts.
The FIRST act is laid in a sanitarium-
Henry Rumnauser. millionaire pickle
king, his wife and ward are here taking
the rest cure. Rumhauser's ward falls
in love with Tom Fleming. a candy sales
man. Rumhauser is opposed to anything
and everything that has to do with
sweets. because he Is a pickle merchant.
But Rumhauser is an admirer OF Trixie
De-Schance, a reigning musical comedy
queen. Fleming hears of this and i'm
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
AMERICAN movies"
make A HIT ABROAD
Consular Report Shows Indian Thrill
ers Go Big"

An increasing popularity of American
motion picture films in France, Spain.
Japan and other foreign countries Is re-
ported in a recent issue Of the consular
and trade report. Detective and wild
West dramas are popular.
In France motion picture exhibitions
have had a great development since the
beginning of the war on account Of the
lack OF other amusements. Consul John
Ball Osborne. at Havre, reports that in
view of the widespread French interest
in everything relating to the United
States 1t is regrettable that there are not
more scenic films illustrating the beauti-
full spots Of this country.
Consular reports from Spain show that
American serials are exhibited profitably.
Many new motion picture theaters are
being built. The general price Of admis-
sion to a show in Spain Is from two to
twelve cents, according to the class OF
the theater.
There Is quite a contrast between this
price and the average price reported by
Consul Walter H. Schulz, at Berne,
Switzerland. He calculates that the aver
age admission fee to q motion picture
show Is Is cents. He says American
films meet with great success in those
sections of Switzerland where French
Is spoken. He explains this by the love
of the French-Swiss for American de-
tective plays. Indian and wild West pic
lures.
Consular reports from Japan say that
the past two years have seen American
motion picture films rise rapidly in popu-
lar1ty and practically supersede all other
imported films in Japan.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
n. r. Keith,.-v.udeviIIe.

Nan Halperin. THE Personality Girl,
rated a character singer Of the subtle ar
tistic sort, will head the week-before-
Christmas bill at the B. F. Keith Thea
ter. Miss Halperin Is presented In Five
Stages OF Girlhood." William B. Friend
lander provided the lyrics and music.
Melville Ellis and the Franch chanteuse.
Irene Bordoni. will be on the bill. An
other offering will be the musical comedy
stars, William l. Gibson and Texas
Guinan, the latter OF THE Kissing Girl"
fame, in their new Willard Mack automo-
bile satire, ''Honk. Honk, Maybe, in
which the misfortunes of a pair Of run
abouters are depisted with laughable re-
suits.
Next comes Digby Bell the comic
opera and musical comedy comedian
who, with adequate support, will give for
the first time here. Mind Your Own Busi-
ness" oklahoma Bob" Albright, the
cowboy tenor, will also be a feature.
Others will include Lady Alice's pets, q
happy family OF rats and ratters: De
Forest and Kearns in Blanche Merrtfs
yam Can't Believe Them" Page. Hack
and Mack, the pantomime equilibrists;
the pipe organ recitals and the news pic
toriaL
Seats are on sale for the three shows
Christmas and New Years days.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17

question. The book is entitled
Thoughts and Afterthoughts," and
is issued by the Funk & Wagna1ls
Company.
"The question is answered" says
Sir Herbert, "in the practice of the
stage, and l think answered tri-
umphantly in the negative. Acting
in fact is purely an affair of the imag-
ination-the actor more than any
other artist may be said to be the
'passionwinged minister of thought
children are born actors. They
lose the faculty only when the wings
of their imagination are weighted by
self-consciousness. 1t is not every
one to whom is given the capacity
of always remaining child 1t Is
the blessed gift of receptive sensi-
bility which it should be the en-
deavor (the unconscious endeavor
perhaps), of every artist to cultivate
and to retain.
am so bold as to think that a
university education, which is so
helpful to success in other callines,
may be a source of danger to the
artist. The point of view is apt to
become academic, the academic to
degenerate into the didactic-for an
cliques, even the most illustrious,
have narrowing tendency. 1 main
tain that such surroundings and the
influence of a too prosperous So
ciety, may tend to hinder rather
than to foster the growth of this SEN
sitive plant, which will often flourish
in the rude winds of adversely, and
perish in the seent-laden salons OF
fashion.
"But I do not intend to convey that
an artist should wrap himself round
with a mantle of dignifed ignorance.
Such course would be absurd"
L. MONTA BELL.
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Camera Product Opposes Art
Of Stage During Coming Week
Spectacular Film Production at the Belasco Rivals
Barrie Play at the National for
Popular Support.

sis pinnacle theatrical
th, Gods"
Many predicted in
light pocketbook placing the film product
.sa susns o In. B s fact . N.
shn being made and date there have been
decided failures from financial standpoint
This standard by which
the legitimate producers who preferred artistic
the box article is safe that
along lines. with reasonable degree of assumption that the
general public will well pictures Of the of The
Birth of Nation The Battle Cry of Peace "caba Civilization
The which Belaseo
said have given William Fox its the title of The Biggest
Punger in PictureG
Mllion-Douar Spectacle.
Patrons this heater will feature which million dollars
production producing
the feature Mr. Brennn has also forth puzed of War
Brides" featuring Madame ALA Naziova which Broadway critics have
Daughter fascinating flight
imagination narrang
who left this old Wayd Inn of Earth" Triumphant
battles all figure in the tale
entirety required people, populace
being jamaica
the filmed The mermaid episode only of tremendous
features displays the carefully selected beauties of the kingdom dis
porting in seas and on gistening coral strands
Miss Kleman, the only living who could
"Th the Surf is the Diana both
today No Dad Pans Mountain was ever more wonderfully fashioned
really the erdant forest Ton daughter closer
to the moods and bosom of the great
Glimpse of Arhs.
To Al this late day would be ambiguity
who do follow the tha closely whom the
characteristics of this splendid unknown
gathered after FIVE
slender gracefully poised unobtrusve gentle kindly with
appraise understanding;
musical; literary quality simplicity
devoid of the amboyancy and affectaton char
calling; conderate
OF
of abuse dumb beast; essentially who human and
humane.
Arl from England with Mrs Patrick Campbell
established from through his
thief
Keshna the subtle Japanese Zakkuri The Darling
Becky Sharp
THE Devil Semus Locke undamac
"Dsrae
loveon Bae whimsical comedy "The Professors
dramatic by the hand
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
ARLISS Will APPEAR
in ]. N. BARRIE PLAY
Professors Love Story" to Be at the
National This Week.

George Arliss has for a long time de-
clined to appear in motion pictures.
Il have no particular prejudice against
motion pictures" Mr.. ArIiss said. II
recognize them as q branch of the art.
but cannot put them on the same plane
with the spoken drama. They have their
place. but the limitations to which they
are necessarily subjected make them for
all time an inferior branch. consider
that the spoken word, the phrasing of
the author. the intonation of the voice
are vital parts of the drama
After more than six years devoted to
characterizations, like Disraeli and Pa
gannini. Mr.. Arliss has turned to the por-
trayal Of the professor in Sir James NJ.
Barrie's THE Professors Love Story"
In which he will be seen at the National
during the coming week.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
theatrical Calendar.

Belasco-EsThe Daughter of the
GOds.o
Story"
b. r. Keith's-Nan Halperin and
other vaudeville features.
POlPs "Step Lively" musical
comedy.
Gayety-Burlesque.
Loew's Columbia-Feature Films.
COsmos-High Glass Vaudeville.
Lyceum-Burlesqu
Moore's Garden-Feature Films,
Moore's Strand-Feature Films.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
STRIKE THREATENED.
White Rats Likely to Quit Any Mo-
ment-Manaxers In Uncertainty.

Up to the present writing no definite
time has been set for the threatened
walk-out Of the White Rat vaudeville
people Both the union and managers
are figuratively sitting on the edges Of
their chairs waiting for the word to
strike that is considered certain to come.
The doubt of the affair breaking soon
rests on the leaders OF the actors union
considering that the booking powers
have organized too thoroughly against
them. ]. ]. Murdock and Pat Casey are
in Chicago to conduct the hght for the
managers there. The strike, II It comes,
will probably be declared in that city
first. The actors organization says that
there is no doubt whatever about the
walk-out being effected. but the mana
gers declare that the union - bound to
lose heart,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Annette Kellermann and George
Arliss Lead Weeks Attractions

personates the musical comedy stsa
Rumhauser, completely fooled, mAksi
love and Is discovered by his wife. Ths
sanitartum is agog. The second act tskss
place In the sunken gardens Of the sant
tarium and there is produced and intro
duced a Ford automobile scene.
Fleming finally gets the possession q
some compromising letters from Rum
hauser, and forces him to give consent
TO the marriage OF his ward, and an sndi
well
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
A Mistress of Captions.

n N1sucSS VI SoPuOns.
Gathering momentum in its re-
lentless drive toward the top of in
ternational industries, the moving
picture business is daily bringing
forward some new development OF
science and art and at the same time,
creating new professions.
One of these professions, which if
not the most important, is at least
most interesting. 1t is that of writ
ing captions for the different scenes.
1t corresponds with the art of head
line writing on newspaper, al
though because of space, it is much
more elaborate.
A number of inquiries have been
made as to the man who writes these
sub-titles for the Douglas Fairbanks
pictures, as their clever suggestive
wording conveys more between the
lines, than in the actual print.
A Slip Of a Girl.
1t SO happens that the writer of
these particular gems of description
is not a man but little slip of a
girl with sparkling black eyes and
raven tresses. Her name is Anita
Loos and in the Triangle-Fine Arts
scenario department she is mighty
cog in the making of pictures.
As quick in her movements as she
is of mind, Miss Loos has a rare
sense of humor. She is the author
of American Aristocracy," one of
the latest Fairbanks pictures and
wrote all the captions for "The
Matrimaniac" So convinced is Fair
banks that his releases are enhanced
many fold by the cleverness of the
sub-titles that he has requested that
in the future, Miss Loos shall write
all the captions of his photoplays.
The stand taken by Fairbanks is
in direct variance with that of other
Movie" stars who assert that the
hIAC = iSdl WHICH hO oCSS1lPlonS
will be written into the film. at
has been brought home to me many
times" says Fairbanks, that the
captions were vital to the film as l
have heard audiences applaud Miss
Loos' sub-titles fully as heartily as
the best. scenes of the picture.
Imagination and Acting.
Can acting be taught? This is q
question that has been propounded
from time immemorial.
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, in a
book written by him, which has just
been published, devotes quite bit
of space to the consideration of the
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Lyceum-Burlesque.

The Broadway BeautieA" . nve-w4r
aggregation Of burlesquers, IL this week1
attraction at the Lyceum TheGter. Twt
burlettas and several meritorious vsude-
Vile specialties will provide an enter
tainment OF more than ordinary merit
The curtain raiser is entitled District
lS" and uses a country schoolhouse as
means to merriment ''On the Border.
a military scene. is the title OF the Gfcer'
piece
George Ward and Jules Held. two fun
makers of extraordinary talent, head ths
cast. and they are supported by habei
lie Monier, Mabel Webb, Virginia Kelsey.
Bernie Clark and Ned woodley. A feat.
ure OF the olio IS entitled The Bathtui
Novelty" said 10 provide an act that n
unique to say the least Some OF Shs
musical numbers to be introduced an
Poppy Time in Old Japan" Down
Honolulu Way" That Ukalele Band.S
Arizona" and What Do You Want q
Make Those Eyes at Ne For:"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
"HAvE A HEART CAST.

The cast engaged by Henry W. Savage
for the musical comedy, Have Q Heart"
includes Grace Field, Eileen Van Biene,
F7avia Acaro, Tessa Kosta, Thurston
Hall, Billy B. Van, Donald Macdonald,
James Bradbury, Roy Gordon. Eugene
Keith and Sewage chorus Of some forty
people,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
WHO'S WHO IN THE PICTURE.

B.
Belasco
4Mxhdd Moore Edna Temple Cosmos
5A of show girls from "Step Lively"
6l K Hail. with Maids of America" the Gayety this week
bessie Barscae, "A Coneens" Garden
sDoug Fairbanks in American Atocracy this week
o-Jule Hurids with Broadway a the
Io-Frank MeInyre Columbia
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
COMEDY FOR WILSON.
''The Laughter of Fools" La Title of
Play by H. r. Maltby,

By arrangement with David Belasco,
Charles Frohman will present Francis
Wilson in a new comedy by H. F. Maltby,
entitled THE Laughter Of Fools
Mr.. Wilson, who Is one Of the most
scholarly actors as well as one of the
foremost comedians on the American
stage, has been devoting his time for the
last two years to lecturing before the
student bodies Of various universities
throughout the country on The Humor-
Gus Side Of an Actors IAfe," and on
Eugene Field" Joseph Jefferson and
Mark Twafn"-all Of whom were his IN
Innate friends. His last New York ap-
pearance under Charles Frohman's d.
rection and one of his most successful
was made In his own comedy. '-Ths Bach
elor.A- Baby
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
CosmOs-VaudevfIIe,

Maxield Moree, assisted by Edns
Temple and Al Hinston. in q company
OF twelve-all but three OF them tal.
snted singing and dancing giris-in th<
big musical comedy, "Object. MAtri.
mony," will be presented at the Cosmos
Theater next week by George Choos a.
the big feature Of the continuous
vaudeville bill. It is an act not only
OF musical mirth. but a fashion show,
with attractive scenery and Eve big n1usi.
cal features.
Four other big acts. all near-hesd-
liners, will include William MORROW and
company, in q pretty song romance
On q Country Road with special
scenery and novel effects; William Ly-
tell and company, in a merry comedy
playlet, "A Night at the Club" Mabel
johnson, the woman venriloQuist, in her
unique Offering. "Jerry's Dream" and
Cornella and Adele. Russian and aero
batic dancers, IN q sensational whtrl.
wind speciality. In addition Savannah
and Georgia; El Cotaz: Flag and White,
q comedy singing team. will present "a
Study in Black and Tan" and Charles
Riley, one OF the latest in the monologps
iire. will tell funny stories and sins
funny songs
The big Vitagraph photoplsy. -Ths
Blue Envelope" with Lillian Walker az
the picture star. in q story Of mystery
and romance, will be shown daily, except
Sunday. at /. +:46 and lO:lB p. m. head.
ing the hlm attractions, which win In
clude also the Pathe and the Selig Trtb-
une news pictures and cartoon comedies
Sundays performances starting st {
p. m. will present for the last time al
the attractions Of the current weeks
hill
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Loew's CoIumbt.-Frank McIntyr&

Prank Mcintyre IN The TrsvelfnI
Salesman" and Charlie Chap in The
Rink are the photoplay features al
Loew's Columbia which constitute q
double bill for the first half Of the wesh
beginning today.
A good many people are funny on
skating rink and therefore one can i'm
agine how funny Charlie Chsplin with
his comedy feet on skates will be in his
latest comedy film The Rink" Begin
ming Thursday and for the last half OF
the week Vivian Martin Will be seen n
her latest photoplay The Right Direc-
ton"
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Nattonal-Georre ArIiss.

George Ariiss, since his arrival from
England a dozen years ago, has step by
step gone up the rocky incline OF profess
sional endeavor until his powerful and
subtly shaded Characterization have
won him the respect and wide recognI-
ton Of the best clientele that sustains
The spoken drama throughout America
Hs coming is always an event and in
his week at the New National Thester
this week there is fresh promise because
he II to revail q new side of his artistry
and restore the whimsical fantastic
comedy Of romance. THE Professors
Love Story" which gave Sir James n.
Barrie international fine years before
he conceived The Little Minister" and
Peter Pan"
For the use of Mr.. Arliss and a
simultaneous revival in London, where
It L. filling the Savoy Theater. Barrie
has made certain revisions, chiefly
verbal, in concession to modern methods
Of expression. In other words, this
Aladdin Of dramatists has rubbed an old
lamp with a few deft touches and made
II new. Its present appeal. therefore, is
to O younger generation of playgoers as
well as to their elders who treasure its
earlier memories and spplauded young
Barrie as a coming man.
II will be interesting indeed to see
o6 6WCCtr SSichSt5N Vi
forty, abstracted. eccentric, absent-minded
and burdened with imaginary ills wheL
al that ailed him was q great love for
his pretty amanuensis, a malady of the
heart OF which he was quite unconscious
although II was apparent to everybody
elsk. But after all sorts Of droll develop
ments the truth is revealed in the golden
glow Of q Scottish harvest field. and the
professor escapes the schemings Of an
intriguing young dowager and finds the
fun Joy Of life in the winning Of his
! own true love.
II is a sweet sympathetic and quantity
humorous play. full of the whimsical
imagination and delicate fancies thai
make the Barrie comedies SO delightfully."-
distinctive. Two acts are laid in Scot
land.
Raw & ErIanger and George Tyler
| have assembled a supporting cast OF
quality. including Margery Maude, Molly
| Pearson-the original Bunty in America
Mrs. Ariiss, Violet Kemble Cooper Ethel
Dane, Grant Stewart. Reginald Denny
Arthur Eidred. Malcolm Morley anc
Edgar Kent
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Moore. str.nd-DouEIa. Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks will be headlined AZ
Moore's Strand Theater in his --latest
cinema triumph. American Aristocracy."
The story deals with the shipment Of
ammunition across the Mexican border.
Mr.. Fairbanks appears as a wealthy
young man seeking adventure. who be-
comes q Secret Service agent. How he
serves Uncle Sam, deals out summary
justice to his prospective father-in-lsw
and at the same time retains the girls
love, lead to many thrilling and anus
ing scenes.
Other attractions on these days include
Reel life" an animated pictorial peri
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17

Grant Stewart, who plays the love-
stricken professors medical adviser in
THE Professors Love Story" is a pro-
life writer of comedies. including several
for Willie Collier and the more recent
.Arms and the Girl''
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17
Gaysty-BurlesQus.

The Girls from Nowhere IL the ti1s
OF the two-act burlesque which VIII Be
presented by the Maids OF America com
pany at the Gayety Theater all week.
commencing today.
The performance is a radical departure
from. those usually offered in this dfvis-
lon Of amusement, not only in respect 20
the merit of the book. but In the man.
ner In which the specialties and MUSICAL
numbers are introduced
At intervals throughout the PERFORM
ance these features ara brought forward
as consistent part OF the story instead Of
being dragged in. Throughout the two
acts there is'a long program Of vauds-
Vile spectalties and musical numbers
said to possess the charm OF novelty.
Among the principals are Al K Han,
Bobby Barry. Harvey Brooks. Joseph
Weston. Robert Calvert, Tony Shane, Ed
ward Bisland and the Misses Norma
Bell, Alfarretta Symonds and Mary Mack.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-17

Belaseo-HA Daughter OF the Gods''
william Fox's picture. "A Daughter u
the Gods" starring Annette Keliermann,
IL booked for the Belssco Theater. start
ing tomorrow night.
A couple Of years ago William Fox de-
cided that he would spend s. 10000 to
build picture which should stand for
all time as the alpha and omega OF
dnematic art. The picture story en-
braces mythology, fair anu folk lore. The
picture takes one through the mermaid
sea and ynomeland, presenting scenes OF
unparalleled natural beauty. peopled by
creatures charming and interesting.
Annette Kellermann as Anita, performs
really impossible escapes and surmounts
great dangers. her body shining beauti-
fully through all like q wonderful pearl.
Evening star., 1916-08-13
FUGITIVE Is FORMIDABLE.
Girl Runway From Training School
Difficult to Subdue

Rosetta Bundy routed detachment
of United States volunteers last night
and worsted a section OF the police de-
partment. Two big colored men came
to the assistance Of the soldiers and
the police and managed to subdue
Rosetta and turn her over to Policeman
]. ]. McAuliffe.
Rosetta is colored and sixteen years
old. 1t was charged that she recently
took French leave of the National
Training School for Girls, and return
ed to her home at 1924 D street. She
accompanied her grandmother to Gem
ter market last night. and 1t was while
there that she was pointed out as q
fugitive and arrested.
Policeman McAuliffe found the task
of taking the girl to the station q lit
tile too great for him. When she pro-
ceeded to put up q fight. and made
noise enough to attract scores Of deal
ers and patrons from benches in the
market, two soldiers offered the police
man their help.
Both men In khaki uniforms went to
the door. It was not until the two
colored men took . hand In the affair
that the girl was taken to q wagon
and hurried to the house of detention
to be returned to the school
Evening star., 1916-08-13
CENSORSHIP PROTEST
is FILED WITH BRITAIN

LONDON, August 1.-THE protest of
American newspaper correspondents in
Germany against censorship of their
dispatches by British officials. forward
ed from Washington by the State De-
partment, has been presented to the
foreign Office by Irwin B. Laughlin.
secretary of the American embassy.
Discussing the question. Lord Robert
Cecil, war trade minister said that no
decision had been reached. However.
he expressed the opinion that such
censorship of messages in transit was
more necessary than local censorship.
st am no great believer in a censor
ship here" he continued. "as I believe
not only our press. but foreign corre-
spondents under our jurisdiction can
be prevented from publishing or dis
patching harmful information by the
defense of the realm act. But on news
in transit we have no such control. as
we cannot reach the authors. News in
transit is censored for purely military
reasons, from the standard of what
harm publication might do to the cause
of the allies"