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by a winning personality, and she
simply cannot understand the
Nordics. For, in her humble
opinion, If there is any country
where the blond folks are hold
ing their own, especially on the
stage, it is in the United States.
Plainly, Mr., Grant has not seen
Miss Fisher in Good Gracious
Annabelle" or he would not be so
downhearted concerning blonds.
Historical Characters Depicted.
Napoleon, Josephine, Marie
Louise, Talleyrand, Marshal Ney,
all the principal characters of
those stirring days when Ma
poleon was Napoleon l, will be
seen in the flesh once more when
Eugene Blair presents the great
vorce," at Polls Theater.
Miss Blair's fame as an emo
tional actress is we'll established,
but it is said that she has never
had role to surpass that of the
unhappy ex-Empress Josephine,
in the successful English play
which she is introducing to
American audiences this season.
"A Royal Divorce" has been
presented in England and Aus
tralia year after year for a gen.
Grafton, but it was virtually un-
known on this side of the ocean
until Miss Blair undertook to
popularize it here. Her talent
and the plays own merit are
combining to make the venture
one OF the conspicuous successes
OF the dramatic year. The play
deals with the decision of Ma
poleon to divorce Josephine in
order that he may marry Marie
Louise of Austria and found a
dynasty. Except for a few minor
details, changed to secure greater
dramatic value, it follows the
facts of history closely and faith
fully.
Eugene Blair has scored MANY
a pronounced success in the great
emotional roles of the stage. AS
Josephine. who continues to love
Napoleon and watch over his
safety in spite of the cruel treat
ment she has received, she has
the supreme opportunity of her
career. An excellent company
has been organized to support
her. 1t includes Albert Phillips.
Joseph Driscoll, D. J. Hamilton,
]: A. Osborne, John P. Lee.
Frank Holland, George H. Tim.
mons, Florence Hope and Grace
St. Clair.
Florence Benet. star of Fred Ir-
wins own show at the Gayety Thea
ter. is native of Fort Erie. onta-
rio. and her father is an ofiicer In the
trenches In France,
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ing her engagement TO a wealthy
Arizona cattleman who is visiting the
metropolis. He, however. taking the
matter seriously. kidnaps her and
takes her to his Western home, where
she finds so much happiness that
she decides to marry him. The West
ern flavor OF the story gives ample
opportunity for some splendid out
door scenes. Throughout the produc-
ton the pleasing personality and real
ly charming presence of Olive Thomas
are plainly in evidence. The charac-
ter is OF a light nature that readily
befits Miss Thomas quaint and grace
full abilities.
On Wednesday and Thursday Gail
Kane will be pictured in Southern
Pride" highly dramatic photo drama
with proud girls fight between love
and riches. On Friday and Saturday
Earle Williams will be pictured in
The Love Doctor" an amusing film
story wherein surgery is involved to
give one girl the power to love and
to save another girl from her own
abnormal passions. Usual comedy.
news and topical films and excellent
music by the Garden Symphony Or
chestra complete the program.
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CoIumbia-GeraIdine Farrar.

Beginning today the famous Geral-
dine Farrar will appear in Cecil B. Dc
Miles gigantic film spectacle The
Woman God Forgot at Loew's CO.
lumbia and will remain the feature at
traction until Thursday. At a private
showing given at this theater sev-
eral nights ago it was the consensus
OF opinion among those present that
the new cinema spectacle in many re-
spects surpasses even Joan. The
Woman" 1t is said to contain the
most perfect photography and beauu-
full lighting effects ever seen in a pic
ture.
Geraldine Farrar gives a superb per-
formance as does Wallace Reid, Theo-
dore Kosloff. Hobart Bosworth and
Raymond Hatton.
The story of THE Woman God For
got" is based on the history of Amer
lea when Montezuma and his Aztecs
were conquered by the Spaniards,
headed by Cortez. 1t is the romance of
an Aztec princess who falls in love
with a captain from the invading
Spanish army.
A Hearst-Pathe News and short reel
subjects are also programmed. Thurs
Gay and for the last half of the week
Vivian Martin will be seen in her
latest phctoplay, The Trouble
Buster"
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strand-"Her Fighting Chance,

James Oliver Curwood's powerful
story of the Northland, Her Fight
ing Chance" will be the headline
attraction today. Monday and Tues
day at Moore's Strand Theater, with
the clever little star, Jane Grey. at
the head of the cast. The her-blooded
story makes a screen drama of un-
usual excellence In the opening
scene the killing of Breault, the car
rier Of His Majesty's mail, in a pistol
duel with a mysterious somebody.
whose identity is not revealed to the
audience. gives an immediate punch
to the picture and furnishes suspense
which holds to the final curtain.
On Wednesday. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday The Spreading Dawn, e"
in which Jane Cowl makes her film
debut. will be shown. Laughable
comedies, interesting news and educa-
tional pictures and excellent music
by the Strand Orchestra complete the
bill
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Theater Tax Offers Problem
To Washington Managers
Patrons Will Probably Pay 1870 Duty Levied
By New Revenue Measure-Lola Fisher
Discusses Blonds
BY THE PLAYGOER.

One phase OF the BILL which will touch
in Washington and which has been little consideration by
people the theaer The bill carried
stpulates
AS this will become effective November there but little
the of collection of the
Washington whole have decided how
they will handle the although according the law
the house manager collect the and make
While the law prescbes that the be paid by the
number of in New York who preparing
themselves rather than the tickets which
advanced good bit in
Washington will adopt this prob
will quite bearing the theatrical
industry this when Washington enjoying
prosperity reasonable suppose that the
the
The Washington herald., 1917-10-21

Clare Hummer is one OF those rare
rlay-wriGh-s whose work stands the
severe test Of realins That makes
them uncommon. 1t account for
much Of the brilliancy with which
critics in general say her plays aIe
endowed. A place it has found for
them-a modest one, maybe but still
an enviable one-in the line ccE.ilg
down through Sheridan. Wilde and
Barrie. The literary grace of them is
neat in the extreme, and there is
whimsical strain OF comedy running
through them that strongly resembles,
in the main, the characteristic touches
with which the Scottish baronet has
been making the theatrical world
litter for more than a score OF years.
But the Hummer plays-there are
only three OF them. so far. Good
Gracious Anna belle" 81 Successful
Calamity" and The Rescuing Angel
have true dramatic as well as
literary worth. Sparkling dialogue
fits through them like 1refiies
through a slyan scene. They are rich
in character studies. and especially in
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AT least this seems TO De the
view in New York, where the
managers are showing no signs
of curtailing their activities. On
the contrary, they are going
ahead on a more lavish scale
than ever and new theaters arc
springing up in all parts of the
Rialto district.
Their views seem founded on
the criterion of Canada, where
the amusement tax has been in
force for some time. Although
the Canadian tax is but 5 per
cent, it is pointed out that ii
Canada can stand 5-per-cent
tax, this country in its height
ened wave OF prosperity can
easily stand twice the amount OF
Canada
A Bit About Blonds.
"If you are blond you belong
to the best people in the world,
but it's all over with you"
So speaketh Madison Grant,
traveller and ethnologist, in his
latest book, "The Passing of a
Great Race" and the reference
to the passing of the blond just
makes Lola Fisher laugh. Miss
Fisher plays the title role in
Good Gracious Annabclle" at
the Belasco Theater. She has the
utmost regard for Mr.. Grants
chronological prowess. Neverthe-
less, when she read that it's all
over" with the blond and that the
complete triumph OF the bru-
nctte is forcshadowed, especially
in the United States" she had to
laugh. She is naturally a come
dienne and optimist, like Anna
belle OF the play. Still she ad-
mits that Mr.. Grants contention
is extremely interesting to blonds
in general and to her in particu-
lar.
The red and yellow heads were
doomed anyway, says Mr.. Grant,
but the world war has FASTENED
their finale. That is because
from the earliest times the Nor
die race, to which they belong,
has given in wherever it has
come into conflict with the bru-
nettes. The Nordics were born
to be rulers and aristocrats; the
pampered pets of the universe,
: but the strain of world compe-
tition has been too much for
them. They are on the wane.
They have been for ages. And
Miss Fisher, who is a Nordic by
complexion, if not by tempera-
ment, comedies that Mr.. Grant
may be right theoretically. But
it isn't in her makeup to think
of surrendering or even whimper-
ing. She has come to the front
in a trying profession through
sheer skill and pluck, backed up
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Upstairs and Down" at
Belasco in November

Frederick and Fanny Hatton's farce
comedy success, upstairs and
Down.' will be presented by oliver
Morosco as the attraction at the Be
iasco Theater for the week of Noyem-
Der 0. Upstairs and Down." like
many other Morosco hits. was given
us frst showing at the BeIasco The
ater mere, later gong to New York,
~nere II ran for one year at the
cort Theater.
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songs of selfglorification, new ballads
boosting her own views Of the world
war. reinforced by gowns and hats
that will make the world Of fashion
stop. look and listen.
The extra added feature will be May
Tully's presentation OF THE World
Dancers" led by Lester Shean and
Pearl Regay. supported by a round
dozen Of danseurs and danseuses.
Nine periods of dancing are pictured
and terpsichored. beginning with the
cave mans crawl down to the modern
/. shim-mee-sha- -wabble. Next in order
and promising a delightful treat for
the patrons who love the substantial
Percy Haswell. the distinguished ac-
tress, who, with her own capable
company, will present "Heartsease."
Frank Moore, lately here with sis
ter Florence, has Joined with Joe
Whitehead in another decoction of
nonsense called "A Hodge-Podge
Hilarious" and should prove a well
come bit of waggery. c. w. O'Con-
ner will beg leave to introduce the
eminent American pianist. Fabian.
one of the most noted interpreters of
Chopin. Other additions will be Drew
and Wallace in a fiirtatious fizz called
"At the Drug Store" "The Street
Urchin." heralded as a prodigy Of the
pave: W. H. Adonis' production, I'm
the Land Of the Fawns," the pipe
organ recitals and the Hearst-Pathe
news pictorial and war film section.
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Poli's-"A Royal Divorce.


Eugenie Blair. the noted emotional
actress. will be the attraction at
Polls Theater beginning with tonight
with the usual Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday matinees, she will pre-
sent the great historical drama, "a
Royal Divorce" aided by a large and
competent company.
This play from the pens Of W. G.
Wills and G. 6. Collingham, was first
presented in London in 1888. It made
such a wonderful hit that it became
favorite such as "The Old Home
stead" is in this country, and ha.
been presented every year since 1883
in England and in Australia. Not
withstanding its popularity across the
ocean it is unknown to most Ameri-
cans,
Eugene Blair's wonderful ability in
emotional roles and the plays own
merit, are expected to establish "A
Royal Divorce" firmly In this coun-
try in short time.
AS can readily be appreciated from
the title. "A Royal Divorce" tells
OF the cruel treatment of the Empress
Josephine by Napoleon. who puts her
aside that he may marry Marie Louise
or Austria. and found a dynasty. In
the role of the unhappy Empress, Miss
Blair has one Of the best opportuni-
ties of her career to display her gen.
ius for emotional acting. The tender.
loving wife, who sacrifices herself >or
the good OF France, but who con-
tinues to love in spite of Il all. lives
again on the stage in Miss Blair, and
there are few dry eyes at the conclus-
ion of some of the big scenes,
Rarely has a more touching Incl
dent been placed upon the stage than
tnat In which the rejected Josephine
meets the little son Of her successfuI
rival. In this and In the farewell
before the exile, Miss Blair's genius
carries her to the sublImest heights OF
emotional acting. In her supporting
company are Albert Phillips, joseph
Driscoll. d. J. Hamilton. ]. A. as
borne. John P. Lee. Frank Holland.
Geo. H. Timmons. Florence Hone and
Grace st. Clair.
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THEATRICAL BRIEFS.

Paul Cunningham, the song writer.
who is an important member of the
cast of Fred Irwin's own show at the
Gayety this week, has been associated
with such notables as Leo Feist, Har-
ry Won Tilzer and Leo witmark. He
has been responsible for such success
es as Steamboat BILL" Dancing
Around" and You're to Blame for 1t
ALL"
Henry B. F. MacFarland, chairman
of the local branch of the American
Red Cross, has written Manager Jar
Doe, of the Gayety Theater. thanking
him for the generous donations to the
fund from the receipts Of the Sunday
performances at that house.
NJ. Lewis, of the liberty loan COM
mittee, who spoke from the stage OF
the Gayety on Wednesday night, COM
plimented the management on being
the first theater locally to advertise
for subscriptions to the liberty loan.
The threatened exodus from vaude-
Vile to high price productions slated
tc occur this season. seems to have
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aret scene In which various spec
ialties are introduced; another shows
Churchills, Broadway's famous res
taurant, at l a. m. There are many
high class specialties, including a
vocal treat by a mixed octette; Ty-
son and Barbour's set which has
earned them high honors in vaude-
Vile: La Pine and Emory, in a
"rube" act that is out OF the ordln-
ary. and Paul Cunningham and Flor
ence Bennett portraying The Song
Writer" and THE Columbia Girl
in an act entitled In Songland." a
typical Irish chorus, consisting OF a
score or more of shapely maidens,
whose natural attractiveness has
been further advanced by. pleasing
costumes, rounds out the cast.
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PRETTY PLAYWRIGHT
APPEARS ON SCREEN
Jane Cowl at Moore's Strand First
Half of Week.

Jane Cowl. the noted emotional sc-
tress and beauty who is making her
nrst screen appearance at a Golduyp
star in The Spreading Dawn" which
Is presented at Moore's Strand Thea
ter the first half of this week. has
proved that talent can overcome al
most any obstacle.
The creator OF Mary Turner ana
Ellen Neal in within the Law" and
Common Clay" respectively vas
porn IN Boston. For a time she con-
trlouteo TO newspapers and mags-
zines, developing her talent for writ
ing which has since resulted in IN.
co-authorship of two succes,f,lI
Broadway plays, Lilac Time" and
"Daybreak."
one day she presented herself ,t
the Belasco Offices and asked for AN
engagement. She was given a sro.II
part IN sweet Kitty Bellairs." and
later appeared in The Rose of m.
Rancho in support OF Frances starr
A Grand Army Man" with Day,id
Warheld. and rs Matrinony n Fan
ureg with Leo Ditrichstein tn.
next big step was in THE Gamblers"
Then came Bayard Veiner's dran1,-
within the Law" in which Mis-,
Cowl created the role OF MARY Tnr-
ner. She followed Il with a mart IN
common Clay" and then starred in
her own drama. Lilac Time % sh.
has since collaborated with Miss Nfur-
mn in the writing OF "Daybreak
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Gayety-Burlesuue.

Irue TO tradition, Fred Irwin brings
one of the most select orsanizations
in burlesque to the Gayety this weeI,
in his 1917 edition of THE Majestics." {"
The cast is one of unsurpassed er.
cellence In every instance, containine .
such well-known performers as the
following: Florence Bennett, prima
donna; Lyle La Pine, eccentric Conn
edian; Roscoe Ails, a comedian of or
iginal methods; Flo Emory, ingenue:
Doc Dell, the clever tramp imperson-
ator; Ruth Barbour, soubrette:
Charles Tyson. a talented speciality
entertainer; Louise Pierson, an ac-
complished vocalist; Eleanor Wilson.
a new acquisition to burlesque, who
has made her mark in "big time; ;
Paul Cunningham, the famous song
writer and an excellent straight
man; May Belmont, q charming in
genue.
The drst act opens with a big cab
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b. F. Kieth's-Eva Tnnguay.

Eva Tanguay, styled THE Bomb
shell of JOY" for whom it is claimed
'she bombards her audiences with
happiness" will be the sensational
stellar attraction I'm the bill at B. F.
Keith's Theater this week, the occa-
In some time, the famous eccentric
comedienne having in the meantime
gone into the movies. especially as
THE Wild Girl" Miss Tanguay is
regarded by the wise ones of the show
business as a sort of feminine p. T.
Barnum and loves to humbug the
public into the belief that she is as
eccentric as her songs. steps. and say
ings purport her to be. She an
nounces that for the special delecta-
ton Of Washington she will sing new
The Washington herald., 1917-10-21
Garden-Olive Thomas.

Olive Thomas, the rising young film
star last seen in IAN Even Break"
will be the central figure in Broad
way. Arizona" her latest film play.
which will be shown at Moore's Gar
den Theater today, Monday and Tues
day. The story concerns a New York
stage favorite who. with her press
agent seeks publicity by announc-
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Comos-yaudeyilIe,

THE Girl From Amsterdam" Rolfe
and MaddoN's new musical comedi-
eta. designed purposely for vaude-
Vile and Dressnted by company
headed by Roy Claire and Leo Dwyer,
with a pretty singing and dancing girl
chorus arrayed in handsome costumes
and equipped with attractive scenery,
will be the leading feature at the Cos
mos Theater this week. 1t comes with
a record of popular success and a rep
utation for unusually pretty music. A
supporting bill far above the ordinary
includes Murray Livingston, the
premier vaudeville protean in 1.-The
Dreamer" a delightful novelty by
Blanche Merrill; Jerry Grady and
company in THE Toll Bridge" which
is a record-breaker in popular vaude-
vile and comes TO Washington for the
first time: Louise and Harry Lamont
in The Bathing Girl and the Life
Saver" a melodious bit of mirth
Ward and Cullen, a dainty team of
entertainers in beautiful songs with
piano accomplis lments, and the Zan-
naros, posing acrobats and artistic
athletes.
For France" featuring Edward
Earle and Billy Howe, will be the big
matinee photopldy. and 1t will be sup
pIemented in the films with a first-run
Keystone comedy and the Hearst
Pathe News.
Today's performances, starting at 3
p. m. and running continuously, will
feature for the last time the famous
Golden-Orloss Russian Troupe in THE
Carnival Of Moscow" with all the
other attractions of last weeks bill.
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vanished from ken. As a matter q,
fact two-a-6ay stars OF seasons $50
are again in the vaudeville forefront
or striving TO break in. The list COM
prlses all the prominent attraction,
OF The past half dozen years. The rna-
oorlty OF them have been in pictures
out now pine for the noise Of clappin.
hands and footlight flowers. which 40
not appertain to tae Invisible Li,g-
dom OF the movies.
Olga Boris. a new name In LSst,A
Vaudeville, is a recent refugee from
Russia where she was up 10 the ,,,,,,
Of the dethronement OF the Car .
court pianiste in high favor with the
Empress. She escaped from the revo-
lutonists by way Of Siberia.
Nonette, the violiniste who sings. ac-
coroing TO her professional billing, 10
the wife OF far West member II
a state judiciary-in plain English a
California judge Of wealth and nosI-
ton. She admits she is laylshinR con-
siderable OF his yearly income in IN.
production and establishment OF new
vaudeville acts to surround her ar.
tistic performances.
Lucille Cavanagh. coming to Keiths
next week. was for a time the vaude-
vile partner OF George White, who
later combined with Rama Haig. Pre-
viously Miss Cavanagh was in two
Winter Garden shows. The whirl OF
the World" and The World Of Pleas
ure." and later with the Ziegfeld COM
pany and also His Majesty the
Fool"
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Casino-"EnIighten Thy Daughter

management of the Casino Theater
have decided TO show the feature pic
ture, "Enlighten Thy Daughter" an
extra day, which will mean that the
last performance of this picture will
be Sunday evening Never before in
the history of motion pictures in
Washington has a picture been so
popular and attracted such great
crowds. The performance on Sunday
will start at p. m, and will be con-
tinuous until II p. m. This will be
the last opportunity for Washington-
ians to see this feature.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE PICTURES

Miss Julia Dean old stock favor who the leading
feminine role in "On with the Dance" at the National.
May Voke Harry c. Bradley, J. Palmer Collins Edwin
Meander in Good Gracious Annabele," the Beasco.
Tanguay cyconic comedenne premier vaudeville
headliner, who leads the bill at B. F.. Keith's.
Polls in "a Royal Divorce"
Roscoe Allies with Fred Majesties at the Cayety
Connie Craven, the the Cosmos
Geraldine Farrar in "The Woman God Forgot" at Loews
Columbia.
Dorothy Dalton in "he Ten Diamonds Moores Garden
Jane Cow in Basil Kings THE Spreading Dawn"
Strand
10. from "Enlghten Thy Daughter" at the Casino
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Annual Navy Relief Ball

That society Is not to simply stag
nate and spend its days and nights in
rolling bandages and making bedding
and garments for over the water, is
shown by the initiative of the Navy
Relief Society, in announcing for the
District of Columbia Auxiliary, the
date for the annual ball, Thanksgiv-
ing night. November %. All other So
cial 1eyents except quite early dinner
parties. will give way to the ball, and
the date is thus early announced to
make sure nothing will conflict with
it,
Mrs. Leigh Palmer. wife Of Rear
Admiral Palmer. L. 5. n. Chief of
the Bureau of Navigation. has cha ge
of the ball. and the committees on
arrangements and the list OF patron
eSseS will be announced later.
The ball. always one Of the most
brilliant social events of the winter
and calling for the attendance of the
President and his family and all of
the Cabinet. is also wide-reaching in
the good it accomplishes, and the bur-
den OF the navy relief was never
heavier than this winter, so. of course.
society official and otherwise will lend
every effort to the success of the ball.
The. Rosemary Pageant of the Ma
tional American Red Cross is even
broader in its efforts than the Navy
Relief, and Washington society folk
are also interested in the great event
to take place Friday afternoon, Oc-
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dies Four-in-Hand Driving Club. Mrs.
lselin. who was Miss Eleanor Jay,
daughter of the late Col. William Jay,
president of the Coaching Club, has
been secretary and president Of the
l.. F. ID. c. When she was Miss Mary
Hartman. Mrs. Rumsey drove a
dainty little pony coach at all annual
meets of the Womens Club in Cen
trail Park. and was often on the box
of the club coach Arrow in its runs
from the Colony Club 10 Westchester
detectives. Miss Hollins is known as
one of the most skillfuI four-in-ha nd
whips in the country. so high an au-
thority as Morris E. Hewlett having
said a few years ago that he con-
sidered her as competent as any man
of his acquaintance, amateur or pro-
fessional. in handling a coach and
four.
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Rob-
ert E Tod. Mrs. w. Goadby Loew,
Mrs Edward T. Stotesbury and Mrs.
William dupont have ben exhibitors
at the horse shows.
Other members of the committee
include Mrs. E. H. Hartman. Mrs.
William II. Moore, Mrs. James Nc
Lean, wife of the new president of
the National Horse Show Association,
Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell, Mrs. Rob-
ert A. Fairbairn, Mrs Walter P.
Bliss, Mrs. George F. Baker, jr., Mrs.
Joseph W. Hartman, Mrs. Joseph La
rocque, Mrs. l. ]. r. Muurling. Mrs.
Robert d. Foote, Mrs. G. Howard
Dawson. Mrs. John E. Cowdin. Mrs
Lewis L. Clarke and Mrs. Alden S.
Blodget.