The Washington herald., 1916-09-24
THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

Carlyle Blackwell and Irving Cum
mings are matching quarters for the priv
ilege Of playing hero in a little skit called
Next" to the eleven winners in the ma
tion-wide beauty contest.
Miss Blanche Ring, who made her ap-
peaFaRee last week a. the Bronx Opera
House. New York, i'm comedy Of white
lights and gTeenfields, broadway and
ButtermiIk" will be seen at the Belasco
Theater later in the season.
Mr. Eugene Walter will be we'll repre-
sented on the Manhattan stage his season.
He has sold the rights OF his new play,
The knife" to A. H. Woods, and has
written a play for his wife, Charlotte
Walker which was dramatzed from
John Fox's The Little Shepherd Of
Kingdom Come.
Mary Pickford, with her own two cars
and several others belonging to her nlm
company. played 'jitney'' to a bunch OF
storm-bound typists and stenographers
last week, transferring them from the
Godfrey Building to the Grand Central
subway The sensation OF being in the
same care with the admired one was too
much for some of the film fans, for now
they pray for rain.
Margaret Ellington will make her first
appearance in comedy since the days OF
Mrs. Lefingwelrs Boots" in a new
comedy by Avery Hopwood entitled, Our
Little Wife"
Beginning an extended tour in Atlantic
City Mrs. Fiske will open another season
in ''Erstwhile Susan"
Mary Pickford will add another char
acteriZation to an already long list Of
RrrT 1T akoF 4p har
film, Less than the Dust" The star
appears as "Rhada." a mischievous Eng
llsh castaway, who rises above the condi-
tions in which the superstitious natives
would place her.
When David Griffith was discovered d.
recting a scene at the Famous Players
IS Studio recently, rumOrs spread to the ef-
feet that a reorganization OF producing
forces had been secretly consummated.
However on inquiry It was learned that
the courtesy Of the studio had been eH-
tended to Mr. Griffith. for the purpose Of
adding a new scene to his latest produC-
tion Intolerance"
The Light that Failed" the first mo-
tion picture based on a Kipling story will
be released next month by Pathe. 1t is
believed that the heretofore scarcity OF
kipling scenarios was due to the author s
conviction of the immatureness OF the
cinemas.
One Of the film events Of the month.
will be the six reel release of Jules
Vernes story. Around the World in
Eighty Days"
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea" is said to be a marvel of submarine
photography. 1t has been in the process
OF manufacture for two years but now is
complete and packed in twelve reels.
Linda A. Griffith, wife Of David Grif-
fifth will return to the screen as a co-star
with Creighton Hale and Sheldon Lewis
in Charity" Mrs. Griffith is the author
Of the scenario.
Jean Bedini whom. it will be remem-
bered. failed last spring in his sensa-
ttonal attempt to catch a turnip thrown
from the roof Of the Munsey Building on
fork gripped in his teeth, met with sue
cess when he attempted the same feat
in Cleveland Kansas City and Omaha.
During his stay in Washington this week,
Mr. Bedini expects to attempt a similar
stunt.
William :. Clark, who was the first
manager Of the Gayety Theater here,
and who resigned to manage his own
hurlesque company. Is now ma nager of
the Gayety Theater In Baltimore.
George Barber and Carrie Thatch-
er, two of the most popular members
of the former Columbia players
through several years. will appear at
the Cosmos next week IN a delight
full tabloid comedy. Into the Night"
The Harvard Merrymakers. a splen-
did musical comedy troupe Of twelve,
In their pretty musical Offering, "Au-
tUmn Days" will be a big feature at
the Cosmos the week Of October 3
The Old Homestead octette, a famous
band OF singers. is also a notable
coming attraction.
The International Circuit attractions
now PLAYING at Polls Theater. have be-
come thoroughly aCcIimated. Little
Peggy O'Moore." which will have its final
performance tonight, has had a won
derfully successful week. Reports from |
Richmond where Tine Natural Law"
next weeks production. is playing, indi-
cate that the play is also meeting with |
great success
General Manager Albee, Of the Keith |
circuit, has forwarded Resident Manager |
Robbins a copy OF letter he has recelv-
ed from Edwin Mordant. Of the Laura &,
Hope Crews Company, compIimenting
him upon the excellent system and uni |
form courtesy that obtains in the Keith |