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The Washington times., 1917-01-21
L0ew's COIumbias Marie
DoFO-FiIma.

Marie Doro, supported by Elliott
Dexter, is the pictured star at Loew's
Columbia today, Monday, Tuesday,
and Wednesday in the feature photo
play, Lost and Won" The story has
to do with the wager that a society
girl cannot be made of a newsgirL
Cinders is a little newsgirl, with a
great love for books, who idealizes
as her hero a Daddy Long-leEs" who
will some day make of her q great
lady. Bill Holt, . reporter, Ia one OF
her best friends. Walter Crane and
kirkland Gaigs observe CinderS' in
dependence as she turns over to a
policeman a man who has been an
noying her. Later at the club Crane
wagers $4,000 that within q year he
can so transform and improve the
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
BeIaseOI EExPeFienee,-
Morality Play.

Owing to the, demand for seats for
the rndoern morality play, Expert
ence," which has been packing the
Belasco Theater for the past week,
arrangements have been made by
which Experience" will. remain at
the Belasco a SECOND week.
This IL the first time in the history
OF the Belasco that any dramatic at
traction has made such a hit that its
engagement has been extended to q
second week. No play in years has
aroused the discussion that has been
ELECTED because OF Experience" The
play was witnessed by more than 200
elerGymen last week, and all have
expfessed themselves in favor of the
play as q great moral force for good
in the community.
Many clergymen have declared that
the production of such a play will DO
infinite good among the young people
by showing them the evils confront.
ing youth when he goes forth into
the world. Yet Experience" is not a
prearhment; 1t aims to please while
also iHstructinE.
The cast appearing in Experience"
is, so far a. possible the original cast
which presented the play in New
York. A few changes, OF course, have
been inevitable through the three
years IT took the play to reach Wash
Ington, yet the company seen at the
Belasco includes practically all of
those who made their first big fits in
this play.
Ernest Glendinning as Youth and
William Ingersoll a. Experience carry
en- ;fhe hrst honors, while MarEot
williams as Iptoxieation and FraiIty
has scored big hit in Washington.
Marie Horne az Pleasure, Frazer Cou-
let as Wealth, George Mech as
Chance, Billy Belts as Crouch, and
Harry Lane as Poverty are others
who contribute to the achievements
Of the performance
4 bargain" matinee will be given
on Wednesday.
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Theater, or Shrine Auditorium, OF the
University of California, at Berkeley.
Cal. In their encouragement of the
event the college authorities stated
that It was the frst time in its his
tory, and added their belief that the
honor was fttingly bestowed.
The spectacle 10 entitled "A Re-
view of the Dance Pageants of India,
Greece, and Egypt" and the cos
tunes and settings are said to be his
torically correct.
The second episode of the serial
starring Mrs. Vernon Castle in
"Patria," which shows the adven-
tures and intrigues of secret agents
of two foreign nations against the
peace of America, will be presented.
Third in order will be John 3.
Hymer's comedy. "The Night Boat"
with Alice Glynn, William Mooney,
and company.
Horace Wright and Renee Dietrich,
the latter a native OF Washington,
will sing Hawaiian songs with uku-
lele accompaniment.
Stuart Barnes, Gen" Ed Lavine,
Raymond and o'Connor, Simmons and
Bradley, the European skatorial ex-
perts, and the pipe organ recitals are
included in the remainder Of the bill.
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: WHERE TO GO TODAY
Vaudeville, Films, surlesqus, Con-
certs, and Lectures for Today.


Thurston, the magician. will open his
weeks engagement at Polls Theater to-
night at Sis
The California Boys Rand. "Patria," !"
William Gaxton and company, Blossom
Seeley and company, and George Rol-
land. and company are some Of the at
fractions. in the bill at B.. +. Keith's
Theater to be presented today at and
Sis D. m.
MY official Wife," with Clara KimbaIl
Young Louise Beaudet, Earle Williams,
Rose Tspley. Harry T. Aorey, and 9TH
at Moore's Garden Theater.
Other pictures will be shown, and spe-
cial music will be rendered by the Gar
den Symphony Orchestra
Ethel barrymore will be screened at
Moore's Strand Theater today in The
attractions and special musical accom-
paniments by the Strand symphony Or
chestra.
"CircIing the Globe" a musical COM
edy presented by the Sporting Widows
Company. Is the attraction at the Gay
ETY. Theater today.
The cast is headed by Harry Cooper.
Abe Leavitt. and Leo Hayes. Today's
performance Will commence at and
p. m.
Marie Doro. in Lost and won." will
be presented at Loew's Columbia The
ater today.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
The stage Gambler In
SExperieneeo CoBfesses.


When George Mech. the actor who
plays Chance, the gambler. in "Ex-
perience" at the Belasco Theater. was
engaged for the role. he did not know
a thing about gambling. he never
played cards in his life and could not
tell the difference between an ace and
a jack. He had never seen a roulette
wheel turn and yet George v. Hobart,
the author Of Experience" told him
he would have to play the proprietor
Of a gambling house. Being anxious
to earn the salary and unwilling to
confess that he was a strict Sunday
school member and never had gambled
In his life; Mr.. Mech said nothing. but
quietly went about learning every
thing there was to know about gam
bling.
Through a mutual friend he was IN
troduced to q famous gambling saloon
Of Honest John" Kelly, of New York.
He bought $50 worth Of chips to learn
how to play roulette and before he had
finished learning he had won s472,
having the usual luck which always
comes to a beginner or novice.
But when ] tried to play cards in
my effort to become a first-class gam
bier" said Mr.. Mech sadly. last week
at the Bslasco Theater. 81 lost back
every dollar that i had won and a
whole lot besides. After that stopped
trying to be 4 gambler of stage and
decided to learn all about IL at rehear-
sal at the theater, where We play with
stage money.
81 had a few good rehearsals under
the guidance of Billy Belts who
plays the crouper in the gambling
scene of Experience" and who has
been a gambler for forty-two years.
He soon showed me all ] needed to
know about roulette, his best advice
being that ! had better stick to stage
money playing.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
PolI'si Thurston.
Magician.

Magician
Thurston, the magician, who has
established himself as the successor
of. Kellar, will come to Washington
for a weeks engagement, beginning
Sunday night with matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Thurston opens his entertainment
with a presentation Of mAgicians.
past and present, followed by some
card passes which early established
his reputation as a prestidigitateur,
Aerial fishing Is q new trick Thurs
ton will demonstrate for the benefit
of the disciples Of Walton.
Thurston will show q phantom
piano Of mysterious evolution. There
10 q wonderful skit, "The Phantoms of
q Partisan Studio" arranged by Mr..
Thurston. in which wonderful illu-
sions and unexpected transformations
occur.
Despaire the high price OF eggs
Thurston will be able to display. and
perhaps distribute an extraordinary
quantity Of this product.
There will be pigeon pie and other
wonderful edible arrangstnents. inter
mingled with illusions and mysterious
occult situations.
In addition to the evening perform
Gnce there will be natfnees Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday. At the Tues
day and Thursday mstiness Mr.. Thurs
ton will present each lady patron with
. complete horoscope.
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Gayety-BurIesaue.

Fred Irwin's Big Show, presenting.
the two-act musical comedy, -HotsF
De Bunk" will be next weeks at
traction at the Gayety Theater.
Hotel De Bunk" boasts Of a real plot
and sets forth the troubles OF a
matrimonial bureau.
Supporting Burton arr EmWett
Guilfoyle, Hilda Bertin, Virginia IT.
win, Jean Leonard, Adele Anderson.
Queenie Happy, Harry Howe, Bessie
Lewis, William Wainwright, Nat and
Jim Gazarro. and George Wong.
The scenes, which number five in
all, include roof garden scenes and
settings in Hawaii and the Orient
An unusually attractive chorus
prances through the musical pro
gram Among the many specialties
and innovations is a spectacular
acrobatic act by the Nazarro troupe.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
Some Facts About the
shawn-st. Denis Romance.

Ted Shawn and Ruth st. Denis have
been married for two years now.
Here Is the story of the romance:
The Shawn-St. Denis wedding was
the elimination of a most romantic
courtship. They literally danced their
way into each others hearts. At the
time the wedding took place this cou-
pie had known each other only about
three months. No one suspected the
truth even among the most intimate
friends. Ruth st. Denis was just as
surprised as her friends for, like
many women OF unusual mentality.
she believed that her life would be
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
PoIf,-aPr.ttx Rnh,.-

Jimmie Hodges and Jean Tynes in
the big musical review Pretty Baby"
will be the attraction at Polls The
ater next week.
Pretty Baby" comes to Washing
ton after q long metropolitan run and
II made up OF a brand new pot-pou-ri
of comedy songs and dances inter
woven with many varied and uneN-
pectant surprises. The musical num-
bers are catchy and tuneful. There
will be an augmented orchestra and
real Broadway beauty chorus.
Jimmy Hodges and Jean Tyncs
have the principal roles.
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TO eaow "sToLEN TRIUMPH" !"

The Stolen Triumph" a photo play
that features Julius Seyer. will be shown
tonight. Several scenes Of this production
were photographed in the Century Thsa-
ter in New York. The story deals with .
poverty-stricken genius who takes his
to a supposed friend. a thea
trical manager. whosteals the play and
presents II. At the premier the real
author recognizes his work. claims lt.
denounces the manager. and fs thrown
from the theater. ----..
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n. r.. KeIth,.-VauaeviIIe.

Edna Goodrich will be the main at
traction ut the B. F. Keith Theater
next week. with her bijou company
OF New York players. She will pre-
sent her new comedy. The Mann
Quin," written by Edgar Allan Woolf-
Another novelty, presented under
the direction OF Rolfe & Maddox. -
"RubeviIle." featuring Felix Rush
and Jere Delaney and q large com
pany. --... .
The balance OF the bill win ip--
troducs Yvette, the Partisan singing
violiniste; the Rath Brothers, ath-
Ietes: Hunting and Francis. in Love
Blossoms:" Moon and Norris; Leo
Beers: the LeValos, in aerial hazards
the pipe organ recitals. and the third
episode of "Patria.' with Mrs. Esr.
non Castle In the title role =
This episode is explained by the
subtitle. Winged Millions" and Il is
in two parts.
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John McCormack-Februarya .

John Mccormack will be heard in
recital on Friday afternoon, February
8, at 4:30. in Polls Theater, under the
management OF Mrs. Wilson Greene.
Sale Of seats for Mr.. McCormack's re.
citaI will open at Droop's, Thirteenth
and G streets. next Wednesday morn
ing, January "a, at 8 o'clock.
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MI.cha EImnn-yanunrx 20.

Mischa Elman, the young Russian
violinist, will give his recital in Wash
ington this season at the National
Theater, Tuesday afternoon, January
30, at 4:30, under the management of
Mrs. Wilson Greene.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

Louise Glaum. Howard Hickman.
and Charles Ray will head the bill
announced for showing at Moore'S
Strand Theater Sunday and Monday.
week OF January IS. in The Weaker
Sex"
On Tuesday. Wednesday and Thurs
day Benjamin Christie. remembered
as the star of Sealed Orders" and
les Miserables," will be featured In
Blind Justice" and Friday and Sat-
urday Dorothy Gish will hold the
screen in THE Little Yank"
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
Laev,, CoJumbI.-FiIu..

Beginning next Sunday at Loew's
Columbia. the first half OF the week
marks the return to Paramount Pic
lures of House Peters.
He is now co-starred with Myrtle
Steadman in The Happiness OF Three
Women"
Thursday and for the remainder OF
the same week, Vivian Martin will
be seen in THE Wax Model"
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
GRrden-Films.

Frank Keenan,, Louise Glaum, and
Charles Ray will head the program at
Moore's Garden Theater in The Sins
Ye Do" Sunday. Monday. and Tuesday.
week OF January g Other attractions
scheduled for showing during the re-
mainder Of the week include Lillian
Gish, in a ilmization of the well-knoWn
novel. The House Upon the Sands"
and Antonio Moreno and Edith
Storiey, in Money Magic"
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

The blind OF Washington were the
guests of Manager Berger. of Polls
Theater at Wednesday nights per-
formance OF Little Women"
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
kelth's-Rutk st.
Denls, Vaudeville.

Ruth St. Denis, with Ted Shawn
and the Denishawn Dancers, Will head
the program at the B. =. Keith Thea
ter this week. The st. Denis organi-
sation will present their latest and
largest spectacle, a reproduction on
a reduced scale OF their remarkable
outdoor presentation in the Greek
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

The spectacular production, Ben
Hur," with A. H. Van Buren, will be
the attraction at the New National The
ater the first week Of February.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
STAGE AND SCREEN NOTES
Interesting Bits Of Information
About Different Theaters.

Leginska. the young English pianist
whose appearance here early was en-
joyed. will be heard in recital the aft
ernoon Of February 9.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

Hans and Fritz" the famous car
toon characters, have been set up in
a musical play which 10 underlined
for production at Polls Theater.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

In February some great vaudeville
attractions are expected at Keith's,
among them Nat Goodwin, Houdini,
Jimmie Carson and company OF Red
Heads" fame' Milo" Brice and King,
Eva Tanguay, and others.
When Alone At Last" il heard at
the Belasco ThsAter. the last week in
February, Miss Mabel Weeks will
sing the prima donna role. Miss
Weeks was the alternate OF this foIe
during the New York engagement last
season.
Theatergoers' will be interested to
know that Rose Melville will come to
Polls in a big production OF "Sis Hop
kins" in the near future. 1t has been
three years since Miss Melville last
appeared in Washington in her IA
nous role.
Robert Warwick, who has just COM
pleted his first Selznick picture, an
adaptation of the famous detective
drama, 'The Argyle Case" will begin
work Immediately upon a hlm YER
sion OF THE Court of st. Simon" by
E. Phillips oppenheim.
Inc CdnIoTnld Boys, VINO were at
Keith's last week. are on their way to
Cuba. intending by spring to be back,
in Frisco, organizing for another world
tour. Major Peixotto and the young
sters were delighted with their greeting
in Washington. and hope to return again
in b. J.. Keith vaudeville.
Fatty" ArbuckIe, who has long
since abandoned the first name Roscoe
with which he was endowed by his
parents, has entered into a contract
with the Paramount Pictures Corpor-
alton, by the terms OF which he will
begin the production OF two-reel com
edies on or about March /. These pic
lures will be distributed by Para
mount.
In selecting his cast for Mary Pick
ford's new Aircraft production, "A
Poor Little Rich Girl" a screen adap-
tation OF the popular Eleanor Gates
play and novel of the same name,
Maurice Tourneur has assembled a
good company of artists. Particular
care has been evidenced in surround
ing Little Mary" with players that
are. especially fitted for their indivId-
ual characters.
Manager FTeu u. Berger, OF ron 3,
has been very busy answering inquir-
les as to the personnel OF the Poll
Players, announcement of whose re-
appearance in Washington was made
recently Manager Berger states that
arrangements are being very salts
factorily completed for the organiza-
ton OF the stock company and that an
announcement of personnel may be
expected in the near future.
Love o. Mike" a new musical COM
edy, will begin the second week OF its
engagement next Monday night at the
Shubert Theater, in New York, un-
der the direction OF Elizabeth Mar
bury and Lee Shubert. The cast In
cIudes Lawrence Grossmith, George
Hassell, Molly Mcintyre, Vivian Wes-
sell. Peggy Wood. George, Baldwin,
Clifton Webb. Quentin Tod, Leone
Morgan. Helen Clarke, Luella Gear,
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

Percy Granger. the young Australian
couposer-pianist. and Julia Heinrich.
soprano. will be the artists In the sew
enth concert OF the Ten Star Series"
on February 2
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

For the support Of Margaret Anglin
In Rupert Hughes new play, "The
Lloness," George C. Tyler has engaged
Mary Boland, Jennie Eustice, Leila
,Rspton, Kenyon Bishop, Mary Leslie
Mayo, Hortense Clement, Helen Ers-
kline, Lester Lonergan, George Mac
Quarris and J. N. Kerrigan. Re-
hearsals have begun under the diree-
tion OF Brandon lyman, and the play
will be presented in Atlantic City
February /.
Anna Held's Revue" will be the
first production to be staged IN the
new Anna Held Theater, which the
Messrs. Shubsrl are to construct for
the American-French comedienne in
West Forty-fourth street. next to the
Shubert Theater. The entertainment
will be patterned after the revues
which were popular in Paris before
the war, and will satirize and bur-
lesque the current political, national,
artistic, as well as theatrical events
Of the United States.
Senator Robert +. Wagner, minor
ity leader OF the New York State Leg
islature, and at one time lieutenant
governor OF the State of New York;
y JusLICc AhIOu Js AcNyb piOsANSASgeS-
tice Of the municipal courts OF the
city of New York, and at one time q
member Of the State legislature, and
Mrs.. Helen 8. Woodruff. prominent
member OF New York's 400" and q
writer OF note, have all enthusiastic
ally indorsed the william Fox pro-
duction of "The Price Of Silence" in
which William Farnum 10 starred.
So successful was the vitagraph
production Of My Official Wife two
years ago. that the company decided
to reissue the picture with extra
scenes that had been elimipated from
the first release. The cast includes
Clara Kimball Young, Earle Williams,
Harry T. Morey, Rose Tapley, Louise
Beaudet, Charles wellesley and Mary
Anderson. Most, OF the players are
now heading their own releasing COM
panies, and will never be seen to-
gether again.
Miss Edith wynne Matthison. who
10 now appearing as Queen Katharine
in Sir Herbert Beerbohm Trees re-
vival OF Shakespeare's Henry VIII"
will, at the close OF Trees tour next
month, be seen in ''Rib of Man"
q new play by her husband, Charles
Ram Kennedy, author of The Ser
want In the House." The Winter
FEAST" "The Terrible Meek ''The
Necessary. Evil" and other dramas.
The Arrangements for the production
OF "Rib OF Man. are at present under
and will be completed
shortly
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
BeIases-AThe FIane.-

Richard Walton Tully's spectacular
drama, The Flame" will come to
the Belsseo Theater for the week
commencing Monday, January 20.
The scenes OF the play are laid in
Mexico and the action concerns the
career OF young American couple
who are seeking their fortune In, the
picturesque land below our Southern
border.
Not only will the massive production
be brought here. but the, original COM
pany win be preserved intact. including
In the principal roles Violet Hening.
Peggy O'Neil. Robert Patton Gibbs, Rich
ard Gordon. James Seeiey, Louis Ane-
ksr, Harriet Sterling, Ann Warrington.
Helen Carew. Byron Russell. Wilson
Day, W. J. Brady. william O'Day. Jack
Kingsberry. MRS. Russell. George lie
soIr. Harry Morvii, Fred Pena, and La
Clavelita, the Cuban dancer. :
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ATTRACTIONS DUB
HERE NEXT WEEK
Attractions to Be Seen at Play
houses In the Near Z.
Future.

Next Monday night, at the Ma
tionai Theater. Cohan and Harris win
present their premier attraction. Leo
Ditrichstein, in his acknowledged
MASTERPIECES, "'The Great Lover" with
the same excellent company and pro-
duction that gave life and color TO
this romantic comedy in New York.
The artist and play remained In
New York for a year. This year Chi
cago retained the same combination
for three months, Boston two months
and PhiIadelphis one month:
The Great Lover" II the joint work
OF Mr.. Ditrichstein and Frederic and
Fanny Hatton. and is an Intimate ex-
position OF life and manners of oper-
attic artists on and on the stage.
Supporting Mr.. Ditrichstein srs
Betty Callish, Essex Dane. Camilla
Dalberg, Anna McNaughton, Cora
Witherspoon, Florence Page, Nina
Gray, Elaine Hall, Alma Wolfe, John,
Bedouin, Arthur Lewis. Malcolm Fas-
sett. Lee Mular. Alfred Kappeler.
William Ricciardi. Arthur Klein. Nat
Sack, Frederick MsckIyn, George z.
Roman. Ugo ventralla, Alexis II.
Polianov, Gastonio Pillori, and others.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

Years after their divorce the long
arm OF coincidence appears to have
brought Nat Goodwin and Edna Good
rich, the one-time Mrs. Goodwin, in
close proximity on the Washington
branch Of the Keith circuit. Nat
comes the week following Miss Good
rich's engagement However, Nat IL
happily married again to Beatrice
Mofelsnd. another beauty rivaling
all and each OF her numerous preds-
eessofs.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

In February some great vaudeville
attractions are expected at Keith's,
among them Nat Goodwin, Houdini,
Jimmie Carson and company OF Red
Heads" fame' Milo" Brice and King,
Eva !Tanguay, and others
The Washington times., 1917-01-21
Is First Attraction Held Over for
Second Consecutive
Engagement.
BELAsco is PACKED DAILY
The Birth Of a Nation" Griffith
Masterpiece, Returns to
the National.

For the first time in the history OF
the theater in Washington a dra
matte attraction Is to be held over at
q theater in order to play a second
consecutive engagement
Experience" has packed the
Belasco for a week with every IN.
dication OF doing the same thing this
week-in other words, there are six.
teen separate and distinct Bslasco
thsaterfuls Of people in this city
willing to go to the theater to sse
. show, and pay for their seats.
Those pessimistically inclined
managerial growlers who have, when
confronted by q mere hsndful of peo-
s. pie ls,masouerading as an audience be-
fore q production, limited that Wash
ington was really only three or one
night stand, after all, may take heed.
1t can be dcne!
And the right kind of q show" can
get them out-sixteen Belasco thea
tsrfuls strong.
Come on with your shows, man.
aEer=producers.
The Birth Of a Nation" nesds no
Introduction.
The Griffith masterpiece coming 10
abe National this, week, has been
here before. This thrilling vIsuaIiSa-
ton of the reconstruction period is
worthy, however of q second Witt
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

Devere. Annie Lydiate, Gloria Good
win, Jack Patton, Jack Bohn, Allan
Edwards, and A. z. Sportston.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

When Alone At Last" IL heard at
the Belasco ThsAter. the last week in
February, Miss Mabel Weeks will
sing the prima donna role. Miss
Weeks was the alternate OF this fole
during the New York engagement last
season.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

Theatergoers' will be interested to
know that Rose Melville will come to
Polls in a big production OF isis Hop
kins" in the near future. 1t has been
three years since Miss Melville last
appeared in Washington in her IA
nous role.
The Washington times., 1917-01-21

weeks engagement at Polls Theater to
night at S:15.