The Washington times., 1916-04-09


~ comedy. "A Full House" will be
the vehicle Of the Poll Players
beginning Monday night.
Maude Gilbert. the leading woman.
will have delightful opportunity'in tho
unique character comedy role of Susie. a
maid, of Sioux City. Elizabeth Berger
and Betty harrington have prominent
parts.
A n. Van Burcn will play the role OF
the robber. \ Mrs. Fleming sublets her
apartments to Mr., and Mrs. George
Howell. newly married couple. How
ell Is a lawyer. and goes to Boston to
obtain some letters that n client had
written to a chorus girl. As the letter
wrtter-one Ned Pembroke. jr.-wants to
marry Mrs. Howell's sister. II is consid-
cred wise by the two men not TO ac-
quaint Mrs. Howell with the object OF
the Boston trip.
On the return trip Howelrs train Is
wrecked. and In the excitement he picks
up bag that does not belong to MIN.
Not until he gets home does he learn
that the bag contains jewels stolen In
Boston. The young wife thinks that
burglary Is her husbands real ''profes-
sion,' and decides to save him from ar
rest. On the arrival of the real burglar
the plot is set and the farce is ignited.
Keith's: Eva Tanguay.
Vaudeville.
T VA TANGUAY will monopolize
- the limelight at the b. F. Keith
l. this week. Her voice permitting
Miss Tanguay will be heard at
every performance this week and next
Sunday. Three other stars will shine
in the same bill. the first being the
brilliant former Belasco star, Valerie
BerGere and company in Little Cherry
Blossom, a new romantic Japanese
comedy, In which dainty Nlpponese
gives her heart to big American
officer. II is said TO be one of Miss Ber-
gere's most effective roles.
Next in magnitude and wholly mirth-
ful III method will be the Broadway joy
riders, Jimmie Hussey and Jack Boyle,
telling more of the troubles OF 1.-THE
Yvctte Rugel are expected to duplicate
their New York hit In another OF their
fiippant and tuneful skits. Others In the
laughing lineup will be Moon and Nor
Chung Hwa Four Of Oriental har-
mcnists, the only ones ever brought
from the Celestial republic; Ray Harrah
and company OF skaters; the Musical
Johnsons; the pipe organ recitals, and
the Pathe news pictorial.
LOew's Columbia: Mary Pickford,
''The Eternal Grind" Films.
NE AIRY PICKFORD will be seen at
Nu Loew's Columbia today in her
latest picture, THE Eternal
Grind" This is a story of the
factory life of young girl. Mary by
name. who is forced to battle against
odds in the struggle to keep intact the
little home of which the death of her
parents left her in charge. Mary has
NN0ss let "a -
ncter, the other an invalid. She saves
the name of her frivolous sister, spends
her small savings IN an effort to save
the life of her invalid sister, and wins
the love of big, manly chap, Thurs
day, Friday. and Saturday THE Love
Mask in which Cleo Ridgely and Wal
lace Reid are starred, will be screened
This iG n delightful romance OF the early
| ~ days In California. Burton Holmes
| travel pictures, Drew comedy, and
Bray cartoons complete the bill, which
Is accompanied by a musical program.
Gayety: Charles WaldrOn's
Boston Burlesquers.
IHT HE ISLE OF NOWHERE
and "Riley's Speech" are the
titles OF the two burlettas In
| which Frank Finney, with
Charles Waldron's Bostonian Burles.
quers at the Gayety this week. is fea.
tured.
The Bostonians company for severa
seasons has been regarded as amonE
the leaders In the burlesque field, anC
is said TO be even better equipped this
year.
A number Of excellent comedians
| among whom are Charles Jansen, JohT
L. Griffith. Walter Johnson, Jean Car
uthers, Florence Mills. and Kitty Mitch
ell, are included In Its cast, In addition
TO Mr.. k1nney. The chorus Is composed