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The Washington times., 1916-03-21
"Tbe Shepherd Of the Hills" Is
!. ApproyinuIy Presented BY
Stock Company.
is MosT,WHoL esoME STORY
Scenes I'm Ozark Mountains
Well Presented With Favor
ties In Cast.

In presenting the dramatization Of
Harold Bell wrights successful novel.
THE Shepherd OF the HiiIs." for the
first time in WASHINGTON, the Poll
Players last night again demonstrated
their diversified capabilities.
Rivalink in scenic splendor ''Tess Of
the Storm Country" and THE Trail Of
the Lonesome Pine" the excellent pro-
duction of which by the Poll Players
still Is remembered. wright's story Of
the ozarks lends itself admirably TO
the stage.
Retaining much Of the quaint dialogue
and all OF the action OF tho book, the
Poll production was excellentiy done.
and was rewarded with abundant
applause at the conclusion OF each OF
the four acts.
Into the Ozark hills Daniel Hewitt, the
patriarchal parent OF an only son. goes
as II hidden by Providence. There he
meets with the parents OF the girl
wronged by his SON. To expiate this
wrong he becomes the shepherd OF the
hills" bringing a new kind Of sympathy
and giadness TO the rough people Of the
hills. s- 90.
ms Weeks Dill hIIOT0S -. u. VAN
Buren, another opportunity to display
his unselfishness. being cast in the
third role OF Importance I'm the pro-
duction. As Young Matt, however,
MIR. Van Buren, brings out everything
with which tho author has provided
the character.
Foremost. of course, in the produce
tion, IL the role of Hewitt the shep-
herd" In the capable hands OF How
ara Lang this picturesque character
was the pivot around which the ac-
ton revolved. Mr.. Lang's impersona-
ton was one OF the best characterize
lions In which he has been seen.
Miss Cecil Kohlhaas. as Pete, the
child Of nature, brought a simplicity &c
her portrayal of this quaint figure thai
made the role stand out prominently
John NJ. Kline, as the old mountaineer
responded to the. many demands made
upon him. and Miss Rittenhouse'I
Sammy, his ward, was an admirable
blend Of hoydenish. maidenly. and won
anly sweetness. .......
The comedy was carried on tn,
bro ably humorous shoulders OF ]. Ham
mond Daily. Ben Taggart gave mucf
| villainy TO his speech and action as thu
bully. Wash" Gibbs. and lesser import
| ant roles were adequately portrayed b,
Miss Friderici. Eugene Desmond, RALPH
Lcmiey. and Cecil Bowser.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
Elaborate Production at BeIas-
co Calculated to Eradicate
Mental Indlsposltion.
BIG SUPPORTING CHORUS
Comedians and Dancers Keep
Large Audience In Good
Humor.
tGTHE PASSING SHOW OF 1915

IsTHE PASSING SHOW OF 1915"
which opened TO a capacity
i audience last night at the
Beiasco, is calculated to sue
cessfully eradicate mental indlsposition,
Eugene and Willie Howard cannot
make you forget, your troubles for a
rev hours. Daphne Pollard can. and II
she can't Marylynn Miller will do the
trick. but IL all Of these fail. just look
a while at George Monroe. In his
female attire he IL so ineradicably remit
niscent OF some one whom one knows or
has known. that the personal element
10 injected and the seeds OF humor
sown
Entertainment such az this. will. per-
maps, In the course of history be desig-
mated by the savants OF $500 as a sort
OF slorihed form OF vaudeville. into
which the best features OF that form
OF entertainment are interjected. Even
then children will have but a faint con-
ception OF the idea.
Chorus Is Active.
For. besides exploiting the Individual
talents OF two OF the best Yiddish COM
edians extant. of one OF the smallest
and most amusing soubrettes alive, and
enc Of the most promising child dancers
seen In quite time, this form of
amusement weaves In travesties on the
dramatic productions. Every once In
while the chorus is called I'm to
serve as an animated background for
the furtfe enhancement Of the abili-
ties Of some particular star. ...'
The most coherent Of these travesties
is that on "Androcies and the Lion" by
Eugene. and Willie Howard and the
lion. For the second time this year
an Androcles made overtures to a
lion. but for the first time, the lion
proved to be the wrong one.
Travesties Amuse.
"Trilby" also appeared in the person
OF this same Willie Howard. with
brother Eugene as svengali. The
travesty on Experience" continues In
spots throughout the evening.
A truly beautiful portion OF the en-
tertainment is Maryiynn Miiler's
Spring Ballet in which she Is as
sisted by Alexis Kosloff. That an
American girl dhere is an inclination
to say child In this connection) can at
tain such a high state of terpsichorean
perfection at the age OF sixteen is a
qualification. Miss Miller. physically the
incarnation OF youth. slender and
lissome. ia gifted With an inner, sense OF
the poetry Of motion which II exactly
one-half OF her charm. Were she no,
quite the most alluring looking person
on the stage today she would still be a
dancer OF great promise> Her dancing
partner Kosloff does excellent work.
J Daphne Pollard Is quite the quickest
funniest woman in the piece, and this Is
saying much. for the one thing para.
mount In this production Is contained
in three letters, v-i-m.
| Harold Atteridge wrote the diaIogu,
and lyrics: Leo Edwards. w. F. Peters
and J. Leufrie Inn the music: Jack
Mason arranged the dances; the ballet
was written by Theodore Kosloff: and
the entire production was staged by
]. c. Huffman.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
AN ARMY OF 10000

In killing the Kahn amendment
TO the House army bill it was called
by the anti-militarists, as they style
themselves, a measure to provide d
large army.
Now, what is a large army? The
Kahn amendment provided for
100000 men. This is roughly twice
what we can now have in the regu-
lar service. But we have just dis
'covered-and Congress itself has
|conhrmed the discovery by voting
some additional emergency soldiers
that when we count out the troops
required in the Philippines, in the
Hawaiian Islands, and in Porto Rico
we haven't enough left to hunt down
. MEXICAN bandit and at the same
time police spots of possible danger
on the border.
II half 100000 men doesn't give
us the troops we need to do the jol
of bagging a horse thief properly
wouldn't the whole 100000 be little
enough national insurance to carry
against a general disturbance in
stead Of local raid on our Southern
. boundary line?
Anyhow, with the possibility Of 4
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
NORA BAYES RENEWS
SUCCESSFUL kE|TH'S
Heads Pleasing Bill pf Wide
Variety Al Popular vaude-
vile House. $1,000 s..

Nora Bayes has returned 10 vaude-
Vile following "a sojourn at Palm
Eeach. and IL Repeating her former sue
ceases as a headliner at Keiths this
week. ~
Miss Bayes sings the old isongs which
have become familiar with patrons of
vaudeville and interpolates a number
OF new ones. She has n personality
that Is Infectious. and her gowns. which
are the latest creations, are the won
der OF the feminine portion of her audi
tors.
Ehe has added a short mopologue to
her singing act.
George Nash. character actor. with
the pretty Julia Hay. presents q sketch
it's denouement Is really the unexpect-
ed. Both characters turn out TO be
crooks bent upon obtaining n valuable
gem from the safe OF n wealthy man
at whose shome they meet on robbery
scented BY Mr. Nash and Miss Hay.
Paul Morton and Naomi Glass pre-
sent their musical satire. Before and
| After." which features their clever
dancing. Frank orth and William J:
Detective" which has the comedy OF
Dooley as the principal factor.
Leo Beers entertains at the piano
with songs that are pleasing. The In
tellectual bulldog. "Snoozer." clearly
demonstrates how easy It is to be in
tellectual"
The three Zarrells are entertainers OF
merit In the acrobatic field and were
well received. Mortimer. Tyrrell and
Holt give a clever exhibition OF bas-
ket ball. rs played on bicycles.
The weekly news pictorial presents
many of the important events OF inter-
national interest.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
GETTING RID or 4 DlsoR kCE

The Monday Evening Club last
evcning decided upon an effective
means Of emphasizing the great
need for replacing the dilapidated
Washington Asylum Hospital by a
modern municipal hospital, as urged
y The Times during the past week.
A principal difficulty in getting
action in this matter is the fact
that a large proportion Of this COM
munity is not aware Of the condi-
tions at the hospital. Many per-
sons still entertain the idea that it is
used exclusively by Jail patients.
Most folk never come in touch with
the unfortunates who have been
there, and the patients there have
not the influence or the initiative to
tell about the conditions when they
get out.
The Monday Evening Club be-
hcves that an educational campaign
is necessary to bring sharply before
the community, and then before
Congress, the need for a municipal
hospital here. To that end it is will
ing to spend as much as $500. It
hopes to enlist every civic body,
every club, churches, and every as
sociation Of every sort, in the eff
fort to bring pressure to bear upon
Congress to fill this need.
For fifteen years Commissioners
have urged members Of Congress to
take cognizance Of the conditions at
Washington Asylum Hospital. Mem
bers Of Congress have gone out
there, expressed themselves as
shocked, but they have not be-
stirred themselves. This fact prob
ably was the result of lack of inter-
est Of Washington folk themselves.
Congress is not apt to grow excited
over any District measure when the
large majority of Washington resi-
dents are not in earnest about it.
In concentrating its effort on this
one thing for the rest OF its season
the Monday Evening Club has
|evinced a practical desire for accom-
plishment which should bring an
early and fruitful result.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21

Japanese attack upon the Philip
pines, could an army Of 100000 be
called large? Could an army of
100000 be called large?
It's Of no use 70 say that in case
Of need we should be able to raise
volunteer army of two; three or
four times even 100000. We couldn't
raise It, we couldn't raise one-tenth
Of It, in time to be Of any real SER
vice. Great Britain has been at the
task for some twenty months now
Of creating a trained army out Of
volunteers, and Great Britain hasn't
her army yet.
1t isn't true, as some critics Of
the Hay army bill declare, that an
army of 100000 will be of. no more
practical service than the present
regular army. II certainly will be
in another such case as we have
just had on our Mexican border. II
certainly will be IL we are compelled
to deal with an insurrection in the
Philippines. II certainly will be II
we have to discipline some West In
dian island.
But it IS. true that to meet any
great military power of Europe an
army Of 100000 men would have no
more chance than the present army
not a great deal more than a COR
poral's 0uard.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
LOEW'S COLUMBIA.

Two members OF the Barrymore
family furnish the impetus for, much
OF the trouble that comes to The Lost
Bride groom" which the Famous Play
ers present at Loew's Columbia the
first part OF this week.
John barrymore Is the star of the
comedy drama. Under the title of
Katherine Harris. Mrs. John Barry
more makes her first appearance in mo-
The story Of 1.-THE Lost Bridegroom"
tells of the adventures OF q young man
who essays 10 walk home from the sup
per given him bv his bachelor friends
attacked by thugs with the result that
he loses his memory and his identity,
Tho wedding bells ring ont, but the
bridegroom Is trying TO wash dishes in
the back room of saloon at tho time
The minister steps forward TO pro-
noufce the mystic words.
The saloon Is the HEADQUARTERS for
housebreakers, safe blowers. etc. The
owner, a person known as Mctiirk-.the
mart played by Washingtonian, Har.
dec Kirkland. by the way-trains the
bridegroom 10 be a safeblower.
THE first safe assigned to the recruit,
10 omen happens to be In his brlde-tc
BEES home. A nght occurs during whlcn
he IL struck on the side OF the head
opposite the place where the first blow
fell. his memory Is restored. and all
bridegroom. and Miss Harris Mrs
Barrymorel the bride
THE Burton. Holmes features show
San Diego and the aViRtors, Thursday
Friday, and SATURDAY. Hazel Dawn will
be seen In The Salesladx."l-
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
FORUM BILL OPPOSED
BY LABOR UNIONISTS
Central Body Also Goes on Recort
as Favoring Referendum.

Opposition to the johnson bill provid-
Ing for the use of public school build
ings for community forums and support
for the proposition of submitting to
referendum all matters of public i'm
Labor Union last night. s,
+. l.. Tucker. president of the union,
offered the resolution favoring the
referendum, and 1t was unanimously
passed. The union declared tlsC passage
of any legislation without the voice OF
the people was ''un-american."
In opposing the community forum
bills the organization took the stand
that the opening of school buildings 90
Sunday would provide additional woIh
for the 1anltors without extra pay.
Tho delegates recently appointed to
represent the union of street car emit
ployes was welcomed by the officers.
The report OF Organizer Kugler, Of the
International Brewery Workers Union,
expressed qualification at the settlement
of the strike.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
MANY ATTRACTIONS
IN APRIL MUNSEY'S
New Story Of Romance Of the
Northwest By Emerson
Hough Opens Number.

From the romance OF the days when
Lewis and Clarke plunged into the
trackless Northwest. Emerson Hough
has drawn the inspiration for his new
novel. THE Magnificent Adventure 80
The first instalifnent Of the tale. which
Will be printed In two parts, appears
10 the April number OF MunSey's Maya
zine, just issued.
rho characters IN the swiftly moving
story are depicted upon the lines ~
ytrlle adventurous manhood, which in
the esrl1 nlnetssDtb century was the
rule rather than the exception; and the
romance which IL woven into the story
" pleasing Oue, n
The tale n GttIn9 successor 70 yMr.
lI0uGh'g earlier works, among which
THE MIseisslppi Bubble" and Fifty
eight Forty on Fight" won many
IN the ADriI Mghsey'a there are many
other sttractl1us Nicholas Breton has
contributed THE Story OF Engl1hd;"
J. W, McC0nsDgbyI The Havoc Of In
vasl0n," ana Richard lie Gallienne the
tale Of william shakespeare.
becretafy II the Interior Lane dis
cusses a new kird OF preparedness. apd
tion.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
GARDEN.

Exactly why Los Angeles, the Tri-
angle Film Company's studios and most
OF the motion picture forces In. around
and pertaining thereto become thor
oughly Billie Burked during the early
days OF the winter Is demonstrated in
the presentation OF Miss Burke in
Peggy" as the chief feature OF the
Garden Theater program this week.
Miss Burke ordinarily would obtain
bigger audience In Washington than
most places for the reason that she was
born in this city-but Manager Moore
declares that while he has had native
born actors and actresses in photoplay
at his house before, he has never had
such a set OF audiences as those which
saw the newest native daughter film
yesterday. All records were broken In
point OF attendance at the Garden.
Miss Burke Is wholly and completely
the Miss Burke Of Jerry" and Of q
number OF other stage plays In which
she has been seen here, A romping.
careless. very loVable young American
millionairess. she is transported to the
severe religious atmosphere or a small
town in Scotland by the within OF her
Scotch guardian. There she meets a
minister. played by william Desmond.
who makes her forget all about America
and the friends she has left behind.
Miss Burke Is seen I'm pajamas, In a
bewilderinE assortment OF especially
made gowns-the costumer IS given
credit on the program-in boys clothes
and In overalls.
William II. Thompson. as the Scotch
guardian. gives an excellent character
study, and Charles Ray, as the guar
dams weak son. also presents a good
study. The settings are a credit 10
Thomas II. Ince. the producer, as are
the types used for the minor charac-
tiers.
Peggy" will he seen at the Garden
today, tomorrow. and Thursday Friday
and Saturday Frank Daniels In "Mr
Jack: a Hall Room Hero" presented by
the V. J.. S. E.-Vitagraph forces, and
Julius Steger in The Blindness OF
Love-" will be the features.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
Edison Has Plan
To Convert H. Ford
Would Throw Him Overheard al
Palm Beach and Then De-
bate Preparedness.

NEW YORK. March 21.-Henry Ford
rs soon to be converted to preparedness,
Thomas A. Edison predicted today. He
said he'll try TO get Ford ont in a small
boat several miles from shore on the
ocean near Palm Beach and ask him
IL he knows how TO swim.
IL Ford says no and that ne doesn't
believe In learning how to swim, Ed
son says he's going to upset that boat
Henry: Don't you think you would be
paredT'
II he doesn't get an affirmative, Bdi-
son said. he will know Ford 10 hope
less
That Is Edison's program, announced
today at the start of his vacation. He
predicts the United States n in for big
trouble In Mexico. but will blunder
through.
Germany. he said, Is on the decline
| and will be crushed in another year.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
COMING EVENTS ON
CAPITALS PROGRAM
Today's Amusements = Schedule
for Tomorrow

Meetins chenAcal Society of Washington.
lecture hall. Georse Washington University,
Meeting. Columbia Historical Society, with
address on The Presidents and the Ma
tional Capital" by Theodore W. NoyGs,
ESs,S,tIon H Or rhs sH ar, work and musical
program. Home Club, s:i5 D. m.
AT home" Richard Arnold chapter. d. A.
Meeting. AnthrOpoiosicsI society Of Wash
Lecture. Mics Marion Weston Cottis. Wash
Dance Young Mems Hebrew Association.
old Masonic Temple. 8 o. m.
Social meeting. Camp No; n. limited Con;
carnival s 3 Sen % Of the N.lshSorhcod House.
Rehearsal. District Building Orchestra,
Nesting. Congress. Of Mothers. Raleigh. 4.
Meeting. Real Estate Brokers' Association.
Board OF Trade rooms. p. IN.
Meeting. Pstworth citizena' Association. Pet
worth NJ z. Church. 1850 p. M; entertain
Nesting, Gaelic Society of Washington. I@c
Musicale for the blind. Library OF Congress.
Convention. Photographic Association of IN,
Middle Atlantic States. New Willard. II
Luncheon. Cornell Club. New Ebbitt. ian
MsSisOniic-Nationai. No. ~; Arrninlrs. No. rs;
Myron NJ. Parker. No. a.: King David, No.
"a; Mithras Lodge OF Perfection. Scottish
Rite; Mizpah. No. s: Fidelity, No. 10,
odd i Feiiows-drand Lodge, Washington. No
6; Amity. No. n; Golden Rule. No. q Mt
Pleasant. No %; Fidelity. No, !, re
bekahs.
Knig hts. Of Pythias-webster. No. I: Excel.
slor. No. IL; Caltal. No. q: Myrtle. No. 50
National Interstate. War and Navy Coun.
ell, Headquarters open.
r. r. o. Elks-Annusl supper. Eiks' Iadie,
Tuesday Evening Club.
Daughters OF Isabella --TruEtees, at home OF
Mrs, Henry Hull. III L street northwest.
Shield Of Honor-Iris Lodge. 40. 80.
Tribe OF Ren Hur--WashinEtoS Court No l. .
Socialist party-Jewish branch.
Loyal order OF MooSe-CoIumbia Lodge. No
I16.
Knights of columbus-carron Council.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
Tomorrow.

Lecture, THE Making OF a woman tie
Rev DR.. II, ~. Wharton, Firth baptist
Illustrated lecture, Tho land which God
Forsot," c. J. Blanchard, l.ucretia Mott
Meeting Military Service Legion OF thu Dis
trict. Chamber OF Commerce. rooms n m.
Meeting. Peabody Club. club rooms 3 D. m.
Meeting Alliance for Civic RighteousneSs.
Y M. c. A., Sp. m.
Address THE Jewish Drama" Emma Gold.
man, Arcade, s p. m.
Dance, Home Club, p. m.
Meeting for election of officers Contnercs
club, Department OF Commerce Duildir
At home, board OF lady managers O, IN,
Bruen Home for children, 900 . street
northwest, . TO 8 p. m.
Confirmation services. 81. James Church,
y. m.
Meeting, INSTRUMENTATION Community Cen
ter, in headauarter., $3.50 p. m. -
struction; Naomi. No. 81 BroOlSland. no. ii
ODD Fellows Eastern No. Z; Federai city
No. 20; Harmony. No. 3.
knights OF Pythias--ColImbia, No. IS; Mounl
Vernon, No. 81 Ifermoine. No, IL; Union
No. 20; Friendship Temple. No .. Pythiaf
B. p. o. Elks-ofnclai visit or Deput,
Grand Exalted Ruler Ward to Washington
Jr. o. u. A. M.--Yisitation OF Dwight j.
Cromwell. state councillor. aud stan. Z,
Ola GlcFy Council, No. a.
Socialist party-EAecutiye conrnlttee meet
ing. Italian branch.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
Capital Gaelic Society
To Give Recital Tonight

The Gaelic Society Of Washington will
entertain It's members and their friends
with a recital in song and story. OF old
Gaelic works, at 1870 New York avenue,
this evening. ss.---A
of the origin of old Irish architecture.
Miss Florence Steffens Will sing two
groups OF Gaelic songs. There will be
Irecitations by Edward Halloran.
will dance a series OF Irish steps. and
Miss Jennie Glennan will play the ao-
compartments.
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
Gard Party For Benefit
Of Hospital April Is

A card party for the benefit OF George
Washington University Hospital will be
held April 20 at the Cairo by the board
of lady managers of tibet institution.
The committee is compound of Mrs.
Daniel Webster Prentiss. Mrs Charles
II. Stockton, Mrs. Butler Price, Mrs.
George S. Cooper. Mrs. Walter $. Har-
ban. Mrs. William X. Butler, Mrs. s.
a. Cornwell, Mrs. William NJ. Weaver,
Mrs. William Clark Prentiss, Mrs
Charles Long, Mrs. T. Franklin Schnei-
der, Mrs. John N. Speel, Mrs. John Benz
iamin Nichols, and Mrs. Thomas Bron-
son Jewell,
The Washington times., 1916-03-21
Sylvia at Norfolk Navy
Yard To Be OVerhauled

The Auxiliary cruiser Sylvia. assigned
10 the District Naval Militia. has been
taken to Norfolk for her annual over
hauling. Word was received at millti9
headquarters yesterday OF the arrival
OF the sylvia at the Norfolk navy ward,
which was the finishing point Of the
weekend cruise OF the naval militiamen
last week.
The crew. with the exception of the
regular navy detachment, returned to
f\Vaahlngton this morning. The Sylvia
will be put in condition for the spring
and summer work of the naval militia.