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The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
women LACK COMEDY,
NOT HUM0R, SAYS STAR
Nshubert Prima Donna Discusses Quail
Ties of Female

Do you believe that woman possesses
more humoP than man and that she loves
humor more than her brother? Miss
Mabel Weeks. the prima donna of alone
at Last" which the Messrs. Shubert are
2ending to the Belasco Theater next
week, thinks so.
What woman does lack" says Miss
Weeks, 'is not a sense OF humor, but
sense of comedy-which Is an entirely
different thing. Possessed OF a sense of
humor we can laugh at the world and at
ourselves. Possessed of sense OF
comedy, we can make others laugh
Very few people have both.
Women who have an abundant sense
of humor are almost devoid OF the comic
spirit, which accounts for the very few
humorous feminine authors and the
equally few condolences we have on our
stage. Women can laugh Just as heartily
at as many different things as can men,
but when It comes to making others
laugh she finds 1t rather difficult.
THE very diverse Is true of the Irish.
They are so engrossed with the business
OF making fun for other people, and al!
the technique of comedy Is so familiar
to them, that only something unearthly
funny can make them laugh themselves
For after all. making people laugh. or
making them cry is, whether consciously
or unconsciously, largely a matter OF
technique. Sir Joshua Reynolds used to
say that when Mrs. Siddons stabbed a
baked potato with her fork. its effect
upon a dinner party was Just as I'M
pressive as though she were staboins the
hero of a classical drama.
II often think one of the reasons why
the comic actor and actress are So
scarce Is the, ridiculous human sensitive
ness of being laughed at which is
relic. suppose. Of our prehistoric
ancestors. who, like the savages of ali
times, never laughed at all and didn't
know how to laugh"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.

NatiessI-Mitzf I'm sPom-Pcm,s
a musical comedy. in which the
star takes the part of q boy.
Be1asco--Guy Bates Post in
@T'hc Masquerader.- This is Mr..
Posts first appearance in this
city since "omar the Tent
Haker."
Peii's-OpeninE Of the Poll
Players In ut Pays 10 Adverrise.-
b. +, keith's-EIizabeth Brfce
and Charles King and other
vaudeville attractions.
Gayety-Musical burIesque.
Loew's Columbia 1.-THE Win
aing of Sally Temple"
Cesmos-A stellar bill of con-
tfnueus vaudeville.
Moere's stEan - "Panthea,s
featuring Norma TaImadge.
Msore's G en- sTruthfuI
TuI1iver," with William :, Hurt.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
DENIES THAT HAWAII
DEGRADES WHITE MAN

Mr.. E. NJ. Newman, who is to repeat his
traveltalk on Manila and Hawaii at
the Belasco Theater tonight, when asked
as TO the accuracy Of the current opinion
that Hawaii has a degrading influence
on the white man, replied that it was
absolutely untrue.
The climate Of the islands is not trepi-
cal, but semi-tropical," says Mr.. New
man. about in the same latitude as
Palm Beach, Bermuda and other OF our
fashionable winter resorts. The idea that
one must visit Hawaii only in the winter
months Is a mistake
There is another popular idea" says
the lecturer, "of the native boys bringing
fower lays for departing passengers and
the dreamy strains of Aloha Oe to the
strumming of the ukalales. all of which is
true, but somewhat disillusioning when
We discover that II Is only hotel adver-
usiag.s
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NationaI-NitEI Hajos.

The first musical comedy or musical
play with girls to visit Washington in
several weeks is Mitzi Hajos. who comes
to the National for a week beginning to-
morroy night in Henry W. Savage's pro-
duction OF Pom Pom which had a
long run in New York last season and
this year has enjoyed the plaudits OF
Boston and Chicago. The score is by DR..
Hugo Felix, formerly Of Vienna, now Of
any American city where he may chance
to be. Mr.. Savage has provided luXu-
rious setting. and the scenes having been
devised and painted by Josef Urban. The
staging was done by George Marion
Mitzi. in Pom Pom" plays the role
Of a prima donna about to make her
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
b. y. Keith'.-vaude,,rI..

This week, in which occurs the celebrs-
ton OF the birthday OF the father Of his
country, always ranks as a holiday period
in amusements and the bill for the B. F.
Keith TheateT is expected to sUrpsss in
real vaudeville novelty and quality all
past records for this annual occasion
There will be three performances on
Thursday, February ., the first al 2
the second at and the last at the regu-
lar evening hour, the complete progra N
being presented at all.
First in the stellar galaxy will be Eliza
beth BFice and Charles King in a Bit
of Musical Comedy in d Vaudeville Way"
A mueh-talked Of novelty will be seen in
Peacock Alley" with Vivian Blackburn,
CONTINUED on PAGE THREE.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
NINE. GUILBERT WILL RETURN.

Nine. Yvette Guilbert who fascinated
Washington audiences last season, is
returning for two performances on the
afternoons of March 13 and 15, at the
Belasco Theater.
Her fellow countrymen call her a
diseuse," one who knows how to say
things and that explains her art Tar
better than any English expressions.
Nine. Guilbert could not be described
as an actress. a singer or a dancer,
but rather a combination Of all three,
making her Interpretation Of each
folksons or ballad . delight to all.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
OPERA COMING TO BELAsCO.
San Carlo Company Scheduled for
Weeks Engagement.

Washington is soon to have its annual
visit from the San Carlo Grand Opera
Company, which comes to the Belasco
Theater for a weeks engagement early
next month. The company numbers 100
splendid singers, twenty-five of whom are
famous artists, who will alternate in a
brilliant repertoire.
The following interesting repertoire will
make up the brief season OF grand opera,
with which this eminent organization will
entertain Washingtonians: Monday even
ing, Carmen; Tuesday evening, Lucia or
Aida; Wednesday evening, Cavalleria
Rusticana and + Pagliacci; Wednesday
matinee, Martha; Thursday evening, La
Gioconda; Friday evening. Rigoletto;
Saturday matinee, Lohengrin; Saturday
evening, II Trovatora
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
SILENT MAN OF DRAMA
TO BE SEEN AT GARDEN

William S. Hart. better known as the
silent man of the silent drama" has in
three years and a half slowly risen 10
stsrdom in the picture world by sheer
ability plus his remarkable rugged,
strong personality. He is said to be the
first actor on the screen to register his
points before the camera by means of
facial expression only.
He has been in pictures for so long that
many play-geeFs may have forgotten his
successes achieved behind the footIigbts
He was the original Messalia in "Ren
Hur. played leading roles for several
seasons with the late Mime. NIodioska
acted with William Faversham win
great success in THE Squaw Man" and
other plays, and later headed his 0ws
company through the West and Middle
West. Mr.. Hart tired of the road and
constant travelling and went into pjc-
lures mainly because he could locate"
and have home OF his own He will
head the program at Moore's Garden
Theater in Truthful Tuniver" this
week,
A sparrow for short distance can
WinP 20 agU
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
CONCERTS AND LECTURES

schumann- Heink, whose name stands
alone, as one OF the most exalted singers
OF our day. will give her only recital
IN Washington Tuesday. February q, at
4:3O in the New National Theater. Schu-
mann-Heink has succeeded in arousing
love for classical songs among the
masses, an accomplishment in itself that
entities her to lasting gratitude. No
artist can quite take the place of Schu-
mann Heink. She is the one singer who
makes a universal appeal
Fritz Kreisler, the great violinist, will
be heard in a recital at Polls Theater
next Friday afternoon, February s3, at
4:O for the benefit of Neighborhood
House Settlement. Musicians, professional
ana amateur flock to hear him, time and
again. and the great public which knows
nothing OF music technically, Is in the
end. the final judge of this great artist
Ysaye, the world-famed violinist and
Leopold Godowsky, the eminent pianist,
will be heard in a joint recital at the
National Theater, Friday afternoon,
March ,, at 4:30. under the management
OF Mrs Wilson-Greene. Ysaye is a house,
hold name, wherever the great violinists
OF the world are known, and it is uni
Godowsky's contemporaries he is the one
pianist to be truly compared In inteIlec-
tual achievements with Franz Liszt. This
recital is looked forward to by music
lovers as one of the real musical treats
of the season.
r. NJ. Newman globe-trotter and lee-
tufef. is to return tonight with his most
colorful impressive traveltalk, Hawaii
and Manila" The traveller will repeat
this popular journey at the Belasco
Theater at Sis
Mr.. Newman's travel record Of Hawaii
and Manila is a delightful one for those
who have never visited our Pacific pos
sessions and a friendly invitation to the
tourist to compare notes" and once
again enjoy the pleasures of the trip, un-
der ideal conditions. as presented by one
or Americas famous authorities on travel,
In really remarkable group Of 1916
motion pictures street life in Manila,
an election day crowd, visit with
Filipino women and children. May DAY
IN Honolulu. Queen Liiuokalanps 7stf
birthday party, Hula dances and Hawaiian
customs will be shown. The most thrill
ing scenes of Hawaii's active volcano,
hllauea. will also be portrayed. Mr.
Newman and his assistants, spent
tWenty-eight hours at the erater's edge
! photographing the bewitching day and
night effects of the boiling lava.
Leginska, the pianistic marvel, will be
heard in specially arranged return re-
cltal at the New National Theater on
Tuesday afternoon. No other artist to-
day occupies so unique a position in
the musical world as does this young
English woman, the bEjlliancy and indi-
viduality of whose playing here earlier
in the season created the same sort OF
turore 1t has elsewhere. Critics and pub
lie alike admit the charm of her per-
sonality and give her foremost place
among the great women pianists.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
WHO'S WHO in THE PICTURE

1Ntz surrounded by of the beauties
Pom" at the National.
Elizabeth Bce of Brce King B. F.
3-Anna Bauer with Harry Hastings show the Gayety.
Guy Post Malone Masqueader
the Belasco.
OMaey program the Cosmos
6-Norma Tamadge "Panthea
Strand
w. Hart Truthful Tuiver Garden this week
S-Fnny Ward in "The Winning of Sally Temple
Columbia
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
ACTOR FORGETS LINES
BUT GOES RIGHT AHEAD

The experienced actor is often una
BILE to carry on a scene If for the
moment a few words of his part es-
cape his mind. Not so with William P.
Carleton, leading man of the Poll
Players. He was acting a Shaks-
pearean character. once when of a
sudden his lines vanished. Without
hesitatins he began to improvise blank
verse that carried along the scene,
and IL is doubtful IL single soul in
the audience noticed anything was
wrong.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18

Florrie Millership is all that's left to
Keith vaudeville of the long popular team
of Harry Fox and the Millership sisters,
After Harry cut loose he was with the
Dolly sisters, but now the movies have
him In their clutch and it may be years
before. like Rip. he returns to his former
field only to nnd them all gone or for
gotten
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
VIVEI PETITE MITZI.
Mizzi Hajes is no more.


the
Vale Mizz Vive Mtzi Mtzi paonym. All
attended when she
New National These beginning Monday night February
herpw comic Pom she will be programmed Mtz
Mti she compelled change her because the American
pronounce embazoned
walls the Atlantic the Pacific the without
feeling making
readily American
pond the for and remember
Plain, could
dressed boy "Pom-Pom and as the donna "Sari"
Budapest wenythr
darling family
which
bait alionsi
All family big and little Mtz has from the
been regarded by them prodigy She
brothers od her around their shoulders
kitchen The melht became her
ad
the
she taken under the wing of the Municipal Theaer in
Budapest studied the cademy and
light opera we smonh she playing the principal
brcte roles
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
Poll Players Open Season;
Mitzi and Guy Bates Post
At Leading Local Theaters

The inning Of the stock night when the Poll
Players will launch another their Avenue playhouse All
of polls have hit the popular chord
the selection OF the
been reached by the
old
will lend considerable strength the organization OF
Washington Helen Hayes
this who we'll Columbia
Players Poll roles
with addition Miss
Wshngtonan with the the other being Hard Meen the
stape mana
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
A REAL VAUDEVILLE NOVELTY.

AT something apparently This
sounds aged but be borne by the
attending the Emily Welman in "A Flash Drama
This good title Miss Wemans combines
nrery effectively
The idea Of the explained by Miss Weman, feet
OF mortal film! within This sounds like paradox,
but Miss Welmau accompishes in this fashion:
She has working machine containing
flashed simultaneously behind the
melodrama, their
being will with subit they
a on
successful has been the novelty showing the Palace
offering
booked for a local showing during the inaugural
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18
LEADING HOUSES OFFER VARIETY.

Leading theatrical houses the the
both varied during the also whose
brand Of different lines
National Haos will
en all who her performance "PomP he pickpocet
Bates Post who remembered by his mastery performance Omar the
The Washington herald., 1917-02-18

A sparrow for short distance can
squirt by wing up to eighty miles an hour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
$3.50 Wheat Price
To Stay, Says Hoover
Protests of Farmers Will Not
Alter Governments Course,
He Declares

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The price
Of 1920 a bushel for wheat, fixed BY
President Wilson, will be maintained,
it was made clear to-day at the Food
Administration, despite isolated pro-
tests from farming interests.
North Dakota farmers are demanding
SO a bushel for their wheat, and are
asking for removal Of the Food Ad-
ministration's regulations. They par
ticularly object to restrictions against
elevators storing grain more than
thirty days.
The result Of the fixed price, Food
Administration officials say, is that
the farmer will receive about 80 per
cent more a bushel than last year. On
the other hand, the consumer should
they contend, obtain a saving Of at
least SO a barrel on -four.
Herbert C. Hoover, Food Administra-
tor, foresees some actual suffering
among farmers in North Dakota and
in localities in other states, whatever
the price. The wheat failure in some
districts, he said to-day, means that
some will lose money.
1.-THE plan, generally" he said, is
running smoothly and the Food Ad-
ministration will not depart one iota
from the prices determined by the
President"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

and better inducements are offered. A
few months ago, for instance, the ton
mage Of japanese chartered steamers
IN European waters totalled 10000 or
thereabouts.
This is no doubt due to the opera
ton of the compulsory freight rates,
and IL is not surprising that the Brit
ish government should require all the
Allies TO adopt the same measure, so
as to make it more effective than Is
the case at present. Ii is. however,
doubtful whether the measure will
prove as effective as is desired, in view
OF the existing economic conditions.
Fixed freight rates presuppose fixed
charterage or cost of building, as 1t
would be impossible to enforce low
rates when higher expenditures are re-
CURED. Again, it would be well nigh
impossible to reduce the cost of build
ing when the price of materials, such
as iron and timber, remain high. To
make compulsory freight rates really
effective, therefore, it will be necessary
to apply the artificial regulation Of
rates and prices in various directions.
PLAINLY speaking, the rise in freight
rates at the present time is n accord
ance with the economic law of supply
and demand, and the only way TO regu-
late freights effectually would be to
increase the building Of ships. SO long
as the destruction of vessels by enemy
submarines continues at the present
rate the worlds mercantile feet is
bound TO decrease and freight rates TO
rise. The only way to cope cifectually
with the situation would be either to
check the destructive activity of enemy
submarines or increase the building of
ships"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Parliamentary Group De-
mands Vigorous Prosecu-
ton of the War
Insists on Liberties
SecretDiplomacy Condemned
Allies War Aims Must
Be Justifable

PARIS, Sept. S.-The Socialist Par
liamentary group, from which it is re-
ported Premier Ribot intends to select
more than one member of his recon
strrcted Cabinet, met to-day to discuss
the psrty's participation in the new
ministry.
After four and half hours Of dis
cuSSion the meeting adopted resolu.
ton proposed by Pierre Renaudel, lead
er of the Socialist majority in the
Chamber. setting forth that the Social
list group was ready TO collaborate with
the government for the national de-
fence, but on condition that it was
assured that the government into which
one or more of its members might
enter would vigorously prosecute the
war, militarily and economically, woul
safeguard the liberties Of the public
and the workers, and not menace those
liberties by false interpretations Of the
necessities of the national defence.
The resolution then condemns secre:
diplomacy, insists that the war aims Of
the Allies be limited 10 claims mani
testify justifable, and concludes with
the statement that the assistance 20
be given by the party and the guaran-
tees it intends TO obtain must be dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Die in Explosion
AtU. S. Arsenal
New York Soldiers Rescue
Women Workers at Phil
adelphia Plant

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 8.-An eX-
plosion Of high powered decorating
caps in the Frankford Arsenal early
to-day killed two men, injured more
than a score of munition workers and
spread panic for miles about the big
government plant.
Heroism on the part Of National
Guardsmen, members Of Companies ]
and NJ of the 47th New York Regl-
ment, details Of regulars, and fifty
soldier prisoners prevented the de-
struction Of the master magazine
located a short distance away from
the two buildings which bore
the brunt of the explosion. The sol
diers also distinguished themselves IN
the rescue of women who were en-
ployed in a she'll filling house close
to the reserve magazines.
While the exact cause of the ex-
plosion may never be determined, Col
Onel George Montgomery, commandant
of the arsenal, members Of a special
board Of inquiry which was convened
this afternoon after preliminary m
vcstigatiOn decided that it was accl-
dental and probably due to the drop
ping of decorating cap tray carried
by one of two men who entered one
Of the two main drying houses along
what is known as Hell Fire Row.
ave have taken every precautlon 70
prevent just such an accident, but
things like this cannot be prevented in
the making of munitions" Colonel
Montgomery said. 1T is a part Of the
game and the poor men who lost their
lives are the only persons who could
tell exactly what happened. So far
as we can learn one Of them probably
let a tray fall. thereby setting off the
contents, which caused a sympathetic
explosion in the adjoining house"
More than thousand men and
women, comprising the night shift Of
the arsenal and one-third of the en-
tire force. were at work at the time
of the explosion, 1920 o'clock. They
were chiefly employed in the compile
ton of shells designed for special use
in the artillery division Of General
Pesshing's army
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Poles Oppose Germans
Teutons Amalgamation Plans
Have Failed

WASHINGTON, Sept S.--The German
attempts TO assimilate, amalgamate and
enervate the Poles have failed. While
the story has been spread that the
members Of the Polish State Council
Of Warsaw recently resigned, out Of
Russia the story comes with support
that Governor General Won Beseler
forced the dissolution of that body.
TIE refusal of the Polish State Coun-
ell TO assist in the propaganda work
for the raising of a German army
among the Poles which was to be sent
to cooperate with the Austrians is
responsible. Now, pro-German news
papers are demanding a withdrawal 'of
all German promises.
German laundering has been made
evident by the announcement that a
three-headed Polish regency has been
created to take over Polish affairs and
act as a substitute for the Polish Coun-
Gil. The Poles in Switzerland, in Paris
and in America are laughing at this
German attempt to make the best of
bad bargain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Dutch Spinners Ask
Bigger Cotton Supply
Threat of Cut by Britain
Causes Dispatch of Com
mission to London

ENSCHEDE, Netherlands, Aug. 81
The Dutch spinning and weav-
ing industry is disquieted by the threat
encd reduction of britain's cotton eX-
ports to Holland by two-thirds. A dep
utation is being sent to London TO per
Suade the authorities to revoke or mod
fly the decision.
Dutch Spinners have long been put
on rationS by Britain. Should the pro-
jccted measure be put into effect and
direct shipments from America, Of
which there appears 10 be little pros
pect, prove unobtainable. working
hours will have to be further curtailed;
possibly a number of mills will shut
down.
Hollands textile centre, the district
Of Twente, appears to have booked very
satisfactory results in 1916, Judging by
the annual report of the Enschede
Chamber Of Commerce. despite all the
difficulties of raw material supply, as
well as dearer transport and other ad-
verse factors. Spinners were over
loaded with work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Japan to Oppose
Allies Plan to Fix
Freight Rates
Baron Den Doubts Success
of Government Controlled
Rates Scheme

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-The rise
in freight rates is in accordance with
economic laws, and the only way to
regulate them is to increase the build
ing Of ships. SO declares Baron Den,
japanese Minister Of Communications
in statement which has reached
Washington. Baron Den intimates
that his country will not become a
party to the proposed inter-Allied and
American agreement to control freight
charges.
Baron Den said:
"The japanese government has as
yet received no offer or proposal with
reference to the control of freight
clear, indeed, whether Japan will be
approached on the subject, as, even il
she were asked to join the union, the
scheme would be hardly feasible in
her case. In Great Britain official
freight rates arc already in force, and
the sale or charter of ships is abso-
lutely prohibited, unless done through
the government or its approved agents
II seems TO be the intention Of the
Allies to enforce the operation of this
system among all the Allied countries.
THE official freight rates put into
force by the British government are
applicable only in Europe. For this
reason owners who find the freight
measures vexatious have been gradu.
ally withdrawing their ships from Eu.
Eopean waters for employment in
other directions, where more freedom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Shipping Board Plans
To Pool Tug Service

WASHINGTON, Sept. Operation
OF all North Atlantic tugs and bargcs
under a central authority, to bring
about maximum efficiency of service is
proposed by the Shipping Board. Ship
ping men were asked TODAY to attend
a conference at Boston. September IS,
10 work out plan with a representa-
tive Of the board.
BY pooling the operation of tugs and
harges, II is believed service would be
expedited and full loads could be car
riCd at all times Unloading condi-
tons would be supervised and tows
would be kept away from congested
ports
The Shipping BOARD hopes to be
ready to announce q definite plan Of
control soon after the Boston confer
cnee. The Shipping Boards plan,
when completed. probably will provide
tNr director to handle the entire
sahiect Branch Offices would be es-
t.blshed i'm New York. Boston and
PHILADELPHIA, and representatives would
b, named at other leading ports.