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COSMOS

Lottie Mayer and her troop of Gre
clan Dancing Bacchantes and Diving
Graces" will present, at the Cosmos
Theater. this week, an Offering Of ex-
traordinary charm and perhaps one Of
the most artistic spectacles ever offered
at the house. 1t is not a diving act
such as has been seen frequently dur
ing the past few years. but a classic
blend of graceful dancing and water
diving In a stage setting of beauty
which gives the offering the atrnos-
phere and character of a story of Gre
clan mythology. Miss Mayer. with her
company, has made an established
place in vaudeville with her unique
and beautiful act.
Z The supporting bill is composed Of
feature acts, including Robert OConnor
and company in . fine playlet, entitled
8Four Tinses a Year; the famous
Youngers, in an attractive combination
OF posing and acrobatics with a sur
prise nnish: Sampson and Douglass, in
their novel speciality of comedy and
song. THE Girl in the Basket; Mai
ona. guitar virtuoso Of the South Sea
Islands. In p1aintive Hawaiian melo-
dies: La France and Kennedy, black
face laughr7akers. in THE Wall Be
tween: Floyd Mack and Mabel. in ex-
elusive songs and original dancing fea-
lures. and McCree and Mack, in A
breeze Of optimism. Keep On Smiling. -
Besides the Pathe and the Selig-Tri-
pune latest news pictures and the usual
Bray cartoon laughmakers, the big
Universal Film feature, "Gloriana,"
actress. Zoe Rae. will be shown
The performances today, starting at 3
p-m.. will present the attractions of
last weeks bill for the last time
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lett leaves for her favorite pleasures
after bestowing a hearty kiss upon
Husband Billy, who prepares. as of
yore. for his evening with the papers.
At the same time the upstairs couple
is preparing to separate for the even
ing, Jack to take his tri-weekly trip
over the hot sands and "Blanny" to
stay at home and crochet. firing of the
needle. she decides to visit Billy. as
the families are great friends. After
some discussion they make mutual dis
coveries.
Billy suddenly discovers he has
missed much by sticking to his arm
chair and they both decide to be
wicked by wheeling in the cocktail
wagon. mixing cocktails out of eight
cen different varieties of cordials and
liquors. and with these and a quart of
champagne turn the trick" When Jack
and Laura return they ind an inebriat-
ed pair who think they have had the
time of their young lives. All of which
provides opportunity for funny situa-
tions that make the farce a series of
laughs.
The cast includes. in addition to Miss
Kennedy, Ethel Wilson. John Arthur,
Arthur Stanford. Robert Ober, Jane
Seymore. Harry Lorraine and John Nor
riS.
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B. F. KEITH'S

Fay Templeton. the famous come
dienne. long with the metropolitan pro-
ductions of Weber and Fields, Cohan
and Ziegfeld, has come out of her recent
marital retirement apd will appear at
the. F. Keith Theater this week .foE
the first time here under the keith
management. She will sing group OF
comic songs with interspersions Of
topical talk in which she has scored an
unqualified hit in New York vaudeville.
Among her numbers is Mary Roe From
Idaho" detailing how a woolly western
girl won success in the effete east.
Another presents her in blackface as
a laundress. In addition, she sings
sally in Our Alley" as in the old
times; Memories" My EveniNs Star
est Jimmy Clark. at the piano. alter
mates with the fair comedienne. James
j. Corbett, yclfpt Gentleman JIM" once
champion heavyweight pugilist. has be-
come adept as a raconteur and Will also
be a feature. His stories relate to his
travels and triumphs and he holds his
rank among the cleverest and nimblest
witted of latter-day monologists.
Valerie Bergere and company rs an
other stellar attraction. in Judg-
ment" a tense playlet that affords op-
portunities for the display of her his
trionie gifts. Marion Weeks, the girl
ish prima donna, a strong local favor
lite. will sing. Miss Weeks has a
coloratura soprano with range to &c"
above high &C" Other acts will In
clude Dan Burke and company in a
musical exploit Tom Smith and RAlSh
Austin in "All Fun" Nick Hufford and
Dell Chain in by Request" the Meliilo
sisters, contortionists; the pipe organ
recitais and the Hearst international
news pictorial
ham and G,mpany, Mildred Macomber
and company and the other hits in last
weeks bill will be given today at
and Sis pm.
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NEW NATIONAL

= Fair and Warmer the amusing
= farce that earlier in the season created
= as much of sensation here AS II did
:. in New York. where il had run OF
400 performances. will return to the
.New National Theater tomorrow night
for one week. with the usual matinees.
sSeIwyn a. 90. are sending the same
company that played here before. with
...Miss Madge Kennedy. the featured
-player. az "Blanny" Wheeler
- "Fzlr ard Warmer" is by Avery Hop-
wood the author OF "Sobody's Widow
-and Seven Days, and is rated AS one OF
..the funniest of farces. Mr.. Hopwood
tweayes his merry woof ard warp OF
spiot around two young married couples
.-who live in the same apartment in New
York and who present peculiar con-
rasts in temperament.
: BILLY" Bartlett. quiet, eyen-tem-
pered young fellow. believes In the fire.
: side theory and In consequence ts left
Z 70 enjoy his hearth alone. since his
wife. Laura. thinks no fireplace in the
world is half entertaining as a
: Broadway cafe with a cabaret and a
= seductive fox trot running flli blas..
= Upstairs Is the Nat of the Wheelers
-where lack. the husband. has been in
-the habit OF explaining his frequent
Eabsences s:or home % teliins his
la home little wife. "Blsnny." that
--ke has been crossing the hot sands at
tile Mystic Shrine. ..--.....
The eveT3ns comes when Laura Bart
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Experience -

The long expected engagement of
Experience" one Of the latest the
atrical sensations. is now announced
for the Belasco Theater next week, be-
ginning Monday. January 1J. Seats
go on sale tomorrow morning.
The play was written by George V.
Hobart and is patterned after the old
morality dramas of four centuries ago.
While ii retains the form and manner
Of the old plays, 1t is yet adapted to
modern conditions, which in itself is
a novelty.
In ..r.Aperience" are shown, in ten
scenes. the principal events in the life
Of an average young man who goes out
nto the world in search of fame and
fortune.
The leading character--called Youth
says farewell to Love in the little
country cottage, and with Ambition
as his guide sets forth into the big
world. At the gates of the city Youth
meets Experience for the first time.
experience is shown as a wise old
man. who knows everything there is -
..uow, and he accompanies Youth upon
his journey. He Introduces outh to
Pleasure. symbolized by beautiful
woman and pleasure takes Youth to
the Primrose Path. where he is fas-
cinated by the gayety of the life un-
folced before him. The glittering out
look does not last long, however, for
when Ambition falls ny the wayside
Youth starts upon the downward path
at a terrific rate. He Succumps to
the various temptations and is on the
nigh road to Perdition when his sal
vation is brought about through a
song he hears OUTSIDE a church. The
noy, discouraged but not beaten, de-
sermines to go back to Love ana the
lttle cottage. and with his friend Elk
periehce he returns to Love, having
.ost the first night but having won the
greater victory Dy cohquering the evils
in his own heart
Messrs. Elliott, Comstock g. Gest
producers of Experience" have given
the play superb stage setting, and a
company OF eighty-two players. 1t
ran nine months in New York seven
months in Chicago, five months in
Boston and five months In Philadelphia.
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"A Daughter of the Gods"

This afternoon and tonight at the
BeIasco Theater the last opportunities
will be afforded to view the photoplay
spectacle. "a Daughter of the Gods"
in which Annette kellermann. Of grace
full form and astonishing aquatic ac-
has been entertaining
large audiences during it's three-week
stay in Washington. 1t is announced
with absolute authority that "a Dauyh-
ter of the Gods" will not be seen in any
of the cheaper priced theaters previous
to 1919. The picture has proved to be
one of the seasons big attractions in
New York city. where 1t is having
phenomenal run at the Lyric Theater.
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Indian Mind Reader.

s. The Rajah Joveddah and his company
of Indian yogis. in telepathy. thought
transferrence and mind reading, are
billed as one of the big attractions at
the Cosmos Theater next week, and
during their performance will answer
questions pertaining to business, love
and domestic affairs. The rajah is also
crystal reader, and one of his assist
ants. the Princess Elna. a fine pianist,
while another, the Princess Olga, is
claimed to be a wonderful mind reader.
Costa Valata is the fourth member of
the company which has had an unusual
vogue in vaudeville.
Another big act will bring Bobby
Heath. song writer, composer. comedi-
an and producer with bevy Of
pretty girls in The 1916 Song Revue"
IT is Mr.. Heath's first appearance here
in long time. Other offerings will in
clude Tom Browpings Princeton Five,
noted quintet of minstrelsy; Hack
and Hanson in ''Husted." bucolic
comedy; Maude Ryan. the girl laugh
maker; La Blanchi's Models In art tab
leaux. including. a beautiful electric
fountain spectacle: Brown and McCor-
mack, in songs, dances and acrobatics
and Clark and Eddie In a speciality. The
big photOplay. THE Price of Fame"
Will feature Marc NacDermott and
Naomi Childers.
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Little Women" ("

The William A. Brady production of
Marian de Forests dramatization of
Little Women" Louisa NJ. .Alcott's
famous story. will be the attraction at
the Poll Theater next week
1t is a transcript from more fra
.-~a~t age and a more wholesome child
hood.
.aany editions of Little Women
have been printed in America and Eng
land. translations have been made in
France and Germany and the book has
been published in raised letters for the
Diind. II is in all school libraries
= The play retains all the old favorites,
from delicate. beautiful little Beth to
grumbling Hannah, with her lessons on
plum pudding.
The story lends itself to dramatiza-
tion az few published narratives do,
and the play is alive with the familiar
incidents and intimate Characters of
the book.
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Arcade,

Dancing nightly at the Arcade seems
to retain the spirit and patronage that
characterized Christmas week. Each
evening the auditorium presents beau
tiful Kaleidoscope effects from tho
hundreds of multi-colored lights. The
orchestra's request" numbers also are
proving unusually popular.
Tomorrow ladies will be admitted
free. Tuesday is reserved for the reg
ular dance; Wednesday, a special dance
Will appear, with souvenirs: Friday
will be ''kiudies' night" with souye.
Mrs for the little folks and adult dane
ing at 8 O'Clock. and Saturday will
bring the regular Weekend dance
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Coming Attractions
N. Y. Symphony Society Tuesday.

The New York symphony Society. Wal
ter bamrosch, conductor. viii appear In
concert at Belasco Theater Tuesday
afternoon at 1880 O'Clock. the soloist for
the occasion being the noted Wagnerian
contralto OF the Chicago Opera Company.
Nine. Julia claussen. who will sing three
OF the numbers in the all Wagner pro-
gram that VIII include excerpts from six
OF the most noted operas OF tho great
German composed. two OF which were
arranged for concert by Mr.. Danirosch.
The program in full is as follows:
:Die Meisterstnger'. fa) prelude. (b)
''Tannhauser." Bachanaie from act I
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IINSA VNLAni (Soprano) Boston Grand Oprea CO.

Japanese prima donna. Tamaki Miura.
in the stellar role, another Japanese
character, which is as well adapted to
her talents as her well remembered
Madame Butterny. Others in the cast
will be Tovio Kittay, Thomas Chalmers.
Elvira Leveroni and Romeo Boscacci,
with Moranzoni conducting.
For the farewell performance Satur-
day night Gounod's Faust" will be
sung. with Miss Teyte as Marguerite,
Ricardo Martin as Faust, Graham
Marr as Valentine, Mardones as Me-
phistopheles. Dorothy Follis as Siebel
and Maria Winietskaja as Martha.
NJ. Guerrieri will be the conductor
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"Bowery Burlesquers.

''The tBowery Buriesquers," Joe Hur-
tig's big burlesque organization. is
scheduled to play its first Washington
engagement this season at the Gayety
Theater next week. The east is headed
~ Frank Harcourt and Billy Foster.
well known comedians. and inciuues
Marty Seamon' and Grace Anderson. A
two-act musical extravaRanza In .ou
scenes entitled s"At Lobster Beach,"
will introduce thA speciaities OF tne sa-
rious players The entire second act.
laid in the prison at Lobster Beach. "an
institution conducted solely for the
comfort and convenience of the pris-
,sie. ), is intended as a satire on the
Mutual Welfare League. Twenty-fouf
attractive girls well costumed compose
the chorus
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Newman Travel lalk January IA.

Il. NJ. Newman last spring and sum :
mer covered 10000 miles in search OF
new pictures and information Tor an
up-to-date series of Ave traVeitaiKs.
He will be at the Belasco Theater nve
successive Sunday evenings and Mon
day afternoons. beginning January IA
and Is, Offering ''The Orient Today in
five subjects, as follows: Japan Today,
"The New China" PICKING, orea
and Hawaii" Each subject IS niied
with SURPRISES. weird and delightful.
Strange changes hitherto undrearhed OF
will be portrayed in series OF won
derfully colored scenes and up-to-date
motion pictures.
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California Boys Pand.

The B. +. Keith Theater next week
will have the California Boys Band,
numbering thirty-eisht lads. just con-
Guiding world tour. In at pro.
gram Of music' and athletics. Next in
order will be William Gaxton, in S.
Jay Kaufman's Kisses" : Clark and
Hamilton, London musical comedy not
ables. will appear in "a Wayward Con-
colt" and Blossom Seeley. Bill Bailey
and Lynn Cowan will be seen in
.,eeles s Syncopated Studio" Others
are Nina Payne, in character studies
/, dances: Paul McCarfy and Elsie
Faye. In "Suicide Garden, !" IN musical
3favesty: Val Harris ana Jack Manion.
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Gillette in a New Comedy.

william Gillette, in new comedy
entitled "A Successful Calamity" will
be presented by Author Hopkins at the
New National Theater as the attraction
next week. The new production. which
is in two acts and four scenes. is by
Clare Hummer. author OF Good
Ora acious. Annabelle," a refgnins New
York success. Special scenery has
been designed by Robert Edmond
Jones. and an exceptionally good cast
has been provided.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Robert Edgar Long, who during the
seasons from 1906 to 1909 was press
representative for w. Fl. Hapley at the
National Theatef. was Washington
visitor last, week. Mr.. Long is now
personal representative for. Max Rab-
inoff. director general of the Boston
National Grand Opera Company. and
can,e to Washington in the interests
of that Organizations forthcoming en-
gagemefit at Poli's Theater. During
the years he was associated with the
National Theater Mr.. Long edited a
little theatricsI magazine known as
Greehfoom Giimpses. publication
devoted principally to the National
Theater, and one that found much fa-
vor among Wash tgton's theaterseers.
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Nine. Alma Gluck Tuesday.

Nine. Alma Gluck will give her only
recital in Washington this season at
the New National Theater Tuesday
afternoon at 4:3G o'clock. This will
be the second concert in the artists
course. under the management of Mrs.
Wilson Greene. Her program will in
clude: Air of Asteria.' from the opera
I'll Telermaco," Gluck; IAN Chloe" "
Mozart; Rose Softly Blooming" Spohr;
so Sweet Is She" old English: "Mer-
maid Song" Haydn; Die Post" and
die Forelle," Schubert; "Kanzonetta, .
Loewe; Der Sandman" Schumann;
''Vorschneller Schwur," Brahms: Star
let. Tell Me True" Moussorgsky; ''The
Answer Rachmaninof Nightingale" :"
Rimsky- Korsakoff: Green" and Fan
tosches." Debussy; Dawn" Coleridge
Taylor; You Are the Evening Cloud"
Horsman: The Young Witch" Hoff:
The Miller's Daughter" BuzziPeccia,
and ITO Messenger" La Forge.
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Olga samaroff, Pianist, January 16.

Washinston music lovers will have
an opportunity to hear Olga Samaroff.
pianist, at the New National Theater
Tuesday afternoon. January 1G, as the
solbist at the third concert this season
of the Philadelphia Orchestra. While
the appearance of the orchestra has
now become one OF the really important
events OF the Musical season, peculiar
Interest ia attached to this concert be-
cause the soloist. in private lHe. 10 the
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Gerhardt and zimbalist January %.

Nine. Elena Gerhardt. one Of the
worlds great lieder singers, and Efrem
Zimbalist. the famous violinist, will APP
pear in joint recital at the New Ma
tional Theater Tuesday afternoon. Jan
uary %, In the third concert OF the ar
lists course under the management Of
Mrs. Wilson-Greene
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ZELLA RUSSELL
GAYEYT

paris version); "Tristand und Isolde. -
love music and "Brangane's Warning"
from act II (arranged for concert by
Walter Damrosch), Nine. Claussen;
"Parsifal," excerpt from act IL.
''Kundrys Wooing' Chr kindischen Buh-
LEM, Mime. Claussen: ''Siegfried," excerpt
from act II, "Siefried and the Dragon"
(arranged for concert by Walter Dam
rosch): "Gotterdammerung." finale,
"Brunhilde's Immolation,". Nine. Claussen.
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in Uncle Jerry at the Opry," and Don
aid Kerr and Effie Weston, in Smart
Songs and Nifty Dances"
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lOTTlE MAYER

wife Of the brilliant director of the or
chestra, Leopold Stokowski
Since her marriage Nine, Safnarof has
had many tempting offers to return to
the stage, where for six years she had
brilliant career, but it was her hus-
bands vital interest in her art that finally
persuaded her to come out Of retirement
for the current season,
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Leginska, February 8.

Ar event of unusual Interest is scined-
uled for the New National Theater the
afternoon Of February 9, when Leg
inska. the pianist marvel, will be heard
in recital. This young English pian-
ist appeared here earlier in the season
in joint recital in the Ten Star Sc
ries" and created wonder and admira-
tion with her dramatic playing.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

william Seymour, a great old-time
favorite in Boston. returned to the stage
last week in New York after an absence
OF twelve years to play Squire Trelaw-
ney in Treasure Island" He replaced
Edmund Gurney
Evening star., 1917-01-07

. NJ. Jose Mardones. the Spanish basso.
costume in Faust" It Is green and
black, with not touch OF the conyeu-
ional scarlet to suggest the diabolicai
chara cter
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Harold de Becker will appear for a
limited period in new play by Louis
n. Parker. He will open in a new COM
edy in New York the latter part Of this
month. II has been tried on tour and
pronounced satisfactory.
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Complying. with n request from the
Metropolitan :. Opera Company. Mary
Pickford has lent her personal rep
resentative. Wells Hawks. to that or
ganization for the general advance
work of the Imperial Ballet Russo, now
on tour.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Blanche Bates is engaging players in
New York to appear in her support In
a new play. The piece is to be staged
under the direction of Hayes Hunter
and will be produced by a new firm
Paul Potter. who dramatized "Trilby,"
is the author.
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new play is to be produced this
month called The Victim" its theme
being blackmail Julia Dean will have
the leading role. The authors are
Oliver Bailey and Joseph Noel, and the
production Will be made in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Hearts of Erin" a romantic comic
opera by Henry Blossom and Victor
Herbert. was given its first presenta-
tion last week In Cleveland under the
direction of Joseph Weber. The trou-
bles OF 1898 furnish the background
for the story
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Holbrook Blinn and James Shesgreen,
the latter formerly business manager
for Margaret Anglin, are to form a
producing firm. Their first production
VIII be comedy by Mark swan at At
lantic City late this month.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

a company of American players left
New York last week for San Fran
cisco. from which port they will sail
next Tuesday for Australia. to appear
there in the Smith Hazard comedy,
Turn to the Right" The Australian
premiere is scheduled for February II
at Melbourne
Evening star., 1917-01-07

The development and training Of
Genevieve Hamper. leading woman for
Robert B. Mantell. is unique from the
fact that she has never appeared in the
colloQuial drama or in realistic plays
of any kind. She has never spoken
anything but blank verse. from the
stage. -.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

E. H.. Sothern underwent a minor op-
GRAFTON last week in Chicago and will
probably rest up for a short while to
regain his strength on the advice OF
his physician. Contributions to the
British Red Cross to date, derived from
Mr.. Sothern's performances, total near
ly $25.000. 60
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Alexander Byrne. orchestra leader
for Robert b. Mantell. has been asso-
ctated with the star in that capacity
since Mr.. Mantelrs first appearance in
this country thirty-fye years ago.
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Lew Fields made his debut last week
In legitimate drama in a comedy by
Frank Mandel called Bosom Friends =
The production was made at Albany
and after short tour will go into
Chicago for a run
Evening star., 1917-01-07

The Masquerade" in which Guy
Bates Post is starring, has done well
on the road as to interest New York
managers. and early presentation OF
the piece in that city ts assured
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Granville Barker. the English actor
manager. is to produce for Winthrop
Ames comedy which he adapted from
one of Robert Louis Stevenson's stories
called The Morris Dance"
Evening star., 1917-01-07

"A Barnyard Romeo" was princess in
.-The Spring Maid" and bewttchine
houri in '.Sari.-,is this season a bov. 4
street gamin. d pickpocket. in the new
comic opera. Pom Pom" Mitxi Is as
sisted BY Tom McNaughton. a com ediau
who il really funny. The @ntirS pro-
ductfon. exactly as seen In New York.
without change. will be seen in this
city shortly. ss-ssf ~ ,s -
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Papa a comedy by Zoe Atkins of
st Louis. has been received SO we'll In
Los Angeles as to make its stay there
indefinite. The acting of Kirah Markham
is favorably reported
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Walter Damrosch. conductor of the
symphony Society of New York, is the
son OF DR. Leopold Damrosch, founder
of the symphony Society and one OF
the most noted conductors and COM
posers of his day. His mother was
Helene Won Heimburg. famous oper-
attic and concert singer. ...-
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Selwyn x Co. will produce a new
play entitled. 'Lilac-Time." in which
they will star Jane Cowl. who appeared
here the underworld heroine of
Common Clay. The scenes OF Lilac
Time" are laid in France and Miss Cowl
will have the role of a French peas
ant girl of the higher class The sup
porting cast will include Orme Caldara
Evening star., 1917-01-07

Maude odell has been engaged for
the character comedy role in The
Beautiful Unknown" the new operetta
by Oscar Strauss, now In rehearsal.