The Washington times., 1917-06-24

the past week. where he made plans
for the equipment OF the two newest
additions to his properties. the Rnick-
erbocker and the Metropolitan The
sters, which will be opened in the
early fail.
Russell Fillmore, of the Poll Play
ers, IL demonstrating that a good
actor always has q come back. Mr..
Fillmore gets a big hand" each
night.
Many OF the B. F. Keith's Theater
employees, especially the lads among
the house staff. are missing from
their accustomed places. Some have
gone into the guard companies 9TH
ers have enlisted in the army and
navy, and the remainder are prepar-
ing for commissions. The day may
not be far distant when all but the
heads of departments will be OF the
feminine persuasion.
Bushels Of potatoes. carrots. and other
vegetables beyond the reach Of the
rich were used as props"
in the new Roscoe Arbuckls photocom-
edy. "A Rough House." which will be
released next week. Some of these
valuable edibles were badly mutilated
by the comedians unpatented process
OF pairing potatoes with an electric fan,
but enough food material was saved
out OF the wreck to prove an unexpected
blessing to numerous New York East
Side families who reside in the vicinity
of the studio where the comedy was
filmed.
The theatrical profession was given
a boost in the estimation Of California
lumber Jacks a few weeks ago when
Wallace Reid went into the timber coun-
try to create the stellar role OF his new
Aim drama. big Timber" The Ium-
bermen grinned when Reid grabbed an
axe and tackled a tree, but they
stopped smiling when he squared OF
opposite one OF the best choppers in the
camp and went him stroke for stroke
until they had fellsd their tree. Young
Reid. who Is the son OF the playwright.
Is a mighty husky young athlete. Doug
las Fairbanks IL his only rival in
strenuosity to be found in the ranks OF
the movie actors.
Manager Robbins, OF B. F. Keith's
Thsater, has been appointed to the
commission to provide theatrical en-
tertainment for the soldiers in the
camps In the vicinity of Washington.
He has also been made q member Of
the executive committee. With his
activities for the recruiting cam
paign, the Liberty bond loan, the
Red Cross, and the other wartime
organizations with which he 10 Of
ficially connected. he Is about as
strenuously occupied as a rookie"
being broken in at Fort Myer.
Guy Bates Post will appear in New
York early in the fall in The Mas
querader," a dramatiEation of Kath.
crime Cecil Thurston's popular novel.
This attraction is now in its four
teenth week in Boston. having scored
the longest run OF any drama OF the
season in that city.
Plans for the next season at the
Gayety Theater, which will open early
in August, are already well under
WY One OF the striking novelties
promised by Manager Harry o. Jarboe
IL the employment OF girl ushers ex-
clusively. The entire orchestra floor
has been torn up and workmen are
now installing q concrete floor. In
addition. the edifice is being redeSO-
rated from pit TO dome.
Mary Pickford has donated an am
bulancs OF the latest type to the
American Red Cross. Miss Pickford's
new Aim play, "The Little American"
was an important scene that called
for an ambulance as a prop" II
was at first planned to use a clever
and not too expensive counterfeit of
an ambulance in the production for
registration" by the camera, but the
famous screen star had an inspiration
at the right moment. She purchased
instead a costly and up-to-date ambu-
lance, fully equipped, used It for an
hour or two while her photoplay was
being filmed. and then turned It over
to the Los Angeles branch OF the Red
Cross for actual relief work.