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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
The Schooner.

From the Christian Science Monthly.
Navs comes fror, one of the Massa-
chusetts ship-buildng yards that. for
the first time since the clipper era, a
snuare-rieged vessel is there under
construction. The ship is to be launch
ed next January for oversee trade Inc
poct that no name has yet been selected
for the new craft recalls what hap
pened when the first vessel of the
scbooner type was launched-at Glouces-
ter. Mass, in 1713. The boat was in
the water. and Capt Andrew Robinson
u.as about to christen her. with a name
which has not been recorded, when one
Of the bystanders cried out. See how
she scoonsr' The captain at once took
the cue and said: "Scooner let her be-
That, declares the dictionary. was the
origin Of the w9rd schooner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

OSSIBLY some of the members
of the agitation cohorts VINO
have been making news around
the White House found few
moments between banner DIS
plays to go in and see the picture at
the Belasco Theater, q picture OF Joan
of Arc. who gave her life and soul to
her country's need and never asked to
vote. A sense of dramatic values is i'm
portant in political movements. On the
political platform. even more than on
the stage, the appeal is to popular IN
telligence and sentiment. 1t Involves
the three stages ACCIDENTALLY ascrioeu
10 the progress Of a plot: the promise
or forecast. the fultillment or failure
to fulfill and the denouement or
reckoning The appeal to the populace
is more crucial than the appeal to q
theater audience. The latter denlanos
little more than satisfactory entertain
ment as compensation for Its expenoi-
ture of time and money. Inc pubhc
demonstration intended to influence
public opinion in matters of vital I'M
portance should be most cafeluiiy
staged and devised. 1t busies user
bilities the greatest leaders OF men
have failed fully to comprehend In
submitting to the merciless glare OF
broad daylight a theatric appeal when
or collapse into worse than the ridicu-
lous, those who staged the scenes
around the White House, might well
have been persuaded to pause and con-
slider the lessons in histrtonism as well
as patriotism that lay in their very
pathway.
Is - ~
In one of the most active summers
Washington has known, Electrically as
we'll as in more serious ways, new pro-
ductions will continue to have part
"Driftwood," under the management of
William Harris, who has launched
number of conspicuous dramas, will
have its first presentation at the Belasco
tomorrow, and other novelties will fol-
low The departure of the Aborns
from the New National will not elimi-
nate musical material from the summer
menu. The query. what is Love-? will
be melodiously and comically discussed
by an organization hitherto a stranger,
but coming with excellent credentials
The tendency among managers in New
York end in all parts Of the country is to
discourage any effort to adopt the war
as peg on which to hang entertain
ment Of an irresponsible nature. There
will be war plays: the movies alone are
scheduled to supply liberal quota.
But the theater will continue to regard
relief for the mind-weary as one of
its chief missions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

by a theologjan~ rather than a girl of
fourteen. While eminently orthodox,
she evidently studied all the esoteric
cults of the orient, and those who wish
to read her novels with thorough under
standing should have an encyclopedia
handy at all time.
Strange to say, although st Elmo
was written right after the civil war.
there is not a trace of partisan bitter
ness in 1t. which may he partly explain
ed by the fact that Mrs. Wilson's New
York publishers. chivalrously ignoring
the contiscation of all Confederate
products. paid her royalty for all copies
of 'Macaria' sold in the north. and this
unexpected windfail enabled her to
mend her shattered fortunes and write
a masterpiece,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Good Conduct Medal.

Another medal regularly conferred by
the government is the good conduct
medal which is given to enlisted men
who have served one full term OF four
years with merit. thus distinguishing
the high-class soldier. even though he
has not had the opportunity of per-
forming unusual service.
There is one medal conferred by the
government. through act of Congress.
which may be won by a civilian as well
as a soldier II is given TO those who
have risked their own lives to save the
lives of others.
These are the standing medals.
which may be won at any time. All
of the other decorations which you see
upon the breasts of military men COM
memorate special campaigns or wars.
The first of these in order Of impor-
lance today is the medal of honor
which was authorized by Congress in
1861. and was given to men who saw
meritorious service in the civil war.
Next comes the Dewey medal. COM
memorating the battle of Manila bay.
and then the Sampson medal. worn by
men who took part in other naval en-
gagements of the Spanish war. and
having the head of Sampson for it's
medallion. There is also a Spanish war
medal which is conferred upon all men
Of the navy or Marine Corps who saw
service in any battle of the Spanish
American war. Another medal is worn
by all men who saw honorable service
dliodt OF dSnoFe curing the StruSSl"
to pacify the Philippines. The boxer
rebellion of China is commemorated by
another medal, worn by the American
marines who took part in the struggle
and by the members of the relief ex-
petition who Were sent later. The
second intervention in Cuba also has
its medal. worn by all men who took
an honorable part therein. The little
known campaign of our marines in
Nicaragua during 1911 and 1912 is also
remembered by medal known as the
Nicaraguan campaign medal. Thus it
will be seen that no wars and very
few brushes have been overlooked. Ii
is time for one of our national legis-
lators to rise in his place and offer Il
resolution creating the liberty medal
of 1917"
At this point thought occurs which
will not down. Why not extend this
medal idea to the ranks of the civili-
ans? We are told that the man who
stays at home and does his bit is just
as important as the one that carries
the gun. Now. since this home and
office patriot cannot wear a uniform.
why not give him medal for honor
able service-for example. a home
garden campaign medal for the man
who raises the biggest radish on a city
lot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Relic Baker.

Heading the B. F. Keith Thea
ter bill next week will be Belle Baker,
descriptive ballad and ragtime comedi-
enne. Another stellar feature will
be Clark's Royal Hawaiian Troupe.
in Paradise Beach," a musical idyil
of the Pacific Isles. Hazard Short and
company will be seen in the new
sketch, "The Ruby Ray Others are the
Misses Lightner and Newton Alexan-
der. Charles Irwin and Kitty Henry.
the Gates brothers. Catherine Powell
and company. Edwin Stevens and Tina
Marshall in character scenes and stories
the pipe organ recitals and the Hearst
Pathe News. July there will be only the
regular performances. the extra holiday
matinee having been suspended during
the summer
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Great Falls Park.

This week the Ladies' Orchestra at
Great Falls Park will feature a mu-
steal program, which will include the
popular airs as well as national hymns
of the allies. Sunday school and So
ciety picnics are scheduled for this
week. Free movies and free dancing
are feature attractions
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"Some Baby"

Some Baby" lively farce from
Broadway. Will be the Offering of the
Poll Players next week.
The story covers just one day and
there is not a minute in that day that
lags.
An old doctor has been experimenting
for quarter of century on an elixir
IF youth, and convinced that 1t will
1ake the old young, perSuadeS an eld-
erly general to drink it. The general
agrees to try 1t, as he is in love with
he doctors nineteen -ycar-oid dauRh-
'er. The doctor leaves the room. The
ene-ars niece. Il married woman,
then enters and ieayeS her baby in
unc!c's charge while she goes after her
erring husband. The general follows
her, leaving the baby on the sofa
When the doctor returns and finds that
4 full bottle of the elixir which he left
in the room has been emptied, he con
clndes the baby must be the general
This is but an outline of the clements
of the story. which is genuinely funny.
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"The Very idea"

The Very Idea" in three acts, by
William lie Baron. will be produced at
the Belasco Theater the week benin
ming Monday. July 9. by Messrs. q. NJ
Anderson and l.. Lawrence Weber
The Very Idea" is described as :, farce
comedy. based on theme Of vital in
tcrest and one which belongs In the
thcater because OF its Unlimited oossi-
bilities for providing laughs. The prin-
opal characters in The Very Idea" will
be portrayed by Miss Sidney Shields
Josephine Drake. Mary Newcomhc
Mcssrs. Sidney Booth. William p. Carle-
ton. John Webster. Harold Hendee and
Ruth Collins.
"St. Elmo" and TOnsiIitis-'I am free
to confess that II it had not been for a
bad attack of tonsilitis I probably
would never have read st. Elmo and
consequently would not have made a
play out of it," said Willard Holcomb.
II was confined to my room for a
couple of weeks and when | wanted
something to read my wife dug out an
old copy of st. Elmo Her father. who
did not believe III novels, had given il to
her AS one worth whiles and he used TO
question her every now and then to see
that she was not skipping any of the
hard parts.
when ! read it / discovered the rea-
son. Augusta Evans Wilson, the au-
thor. was one of the most eruditef wom-
en- OF her day, and she was not at all
reticent In displaying her knowledge,
especially on religious subjects
Her hrst novel. IneZ Tale of the
Alamo, reads as il it had been written,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Leader.

The ancient Egyptian rite between
lovers of breaking a scarab in hair
and each preserving a half as sym
Dol of undyihg love and the oriental
belief in reincarnation are elements in
the unique plot of The Undying
Flame" Nine. Petrova's first Para
mount picture produced by the Jesse
l.. Lasky company. under direction OF
Maurice Tourneur. This picture, which
shows how the lovers. separated by lie
in the shape of n relentless parent, were
reunited centuries after by matching
their halves of the mystic scarab. Will
be seen at the Leader all this week. be-
ginning today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Howard.

THE Smart Set" an organization Of
colored comedians. singers and dancers,
will be seen at the Howard Theater
this week. with matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. in a revised
edition OF Il musical comedy in two
acts and seven scenes, called How
Newton Prepared" The company is
headed by Salem Tut Whitney and ].
Homer Tut, and includes a large
chorus.
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AMERICAN WAR MEDALS.
By Frederic ]. Haskin.

Doubtless one result of the expedt-
tionary force to Europe will be the
creation OF a new medal of honor to
be worn by those who see honorable
service in the campaign. Practically
every war in which the United States
has had a part. since the civil war. has
been commemorated by a medal. so
that these decorations form sort of
anthology of or history IN arms
All governments recognize the emo
tional value of the military decora-
ton. Love and money are not more
pow erful motives to effort than dis
tinction. AS George Moore cynicaliy
states the matter. we are all per
forming dogs trying TO astonish each
other with our tricks. or. II you pre-
fer to state IL that way. each OF US
strongly desires the appreciation OF his
fellows. Wherefore the giving OF
medals is an artistic and effective way
of rewarding merit and stimulating
effort
The decorations which may he won in
the service OF the United States are
of two general classes In the first
place there is that long list OF medals
which have been struck out in ac-
cordance with acts of Congress to
commemorate particular wars or
campaigns. and are generally given to
all men who have had an honorable
| part in such campaigns. The other
| class is represented by the medals
| given for meritor!ous service. for heroIsri
| and for craftsmanship. These latter. IN
| the case of enlisted men. carry with them
4 substantial increase in pay long as
| the decora ton is held.
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Crandall's.

Leo DitrichsteinS comedy. Mile. Fin.
will be shown in photoplay at Gran
dals today. tomorrow and Tuesday.
under the title of The Divorce Game.
with Alice Brady as the picture star
It is the story of n young American
girl, the wife of French nobleman.
and heiress to a large fortune. whose
marriage contract provides that only
the income of u certain proportion OF
her Inheritance shall be paid her while
she is the wife of the count. In lmme-
date need OF funds, due to their tS-
travagance, they agree to apply for
divorce in order that the wife may con-
troll her Inheritance. planning to re-
marry afterward. Their plans mis-
carry. involving them in situations lu-
dicrous in the extreme. The picture
cast includes John Bowers. Arthur Ash
ley and Joseph Herbert. A photo
drama of the crook type" The Hunt
ing of the Hawk" featuring William
Courtenay and Marguerite Snow. Will
be shown Wednesday and Thursday.
and "A Broadway Sport" comedy fsa.
turing Stuart Holmes. the remainder OF
tho week.
Next weeks photoplays include The
Price of Pride" ttirst showingl. featur-
ing Carlyle Blackwell and June FL,
vidge; Valeslta Suratt in The Siren
and June Caprice in Patsy"
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Crandall's SAVOY.

THE Desert Man." the photoplay at
Crandall's Savoy today and tomorrow
features William S. Hart as a big,
strong-jawed stranger. who brings
prosperity to the desolate town of
Broken Hope on the Mojave desert. AL
though nicknamed 1.-THE Crouch" he
demonstrates that he has a very human
and lovable character. Margery Wilson
is pictured in the support
Tuesday Peggy Hyland and Marc
MacDermott viii be featured in The
Sixteenth Wife; Wednesday. George
Beban in The Marcellini Millions"
Thursday. CARLYLE Blackwell and June
Elvidge in The Crimson Dove: Fri
day. Mae Murray in The Primrose
King" and Louise Fazenda and Charles
Murray in Her Fame and Shame" and
Saturday, kathlyn williams and House
Peters in The Highway of Hope"
Next weeks attractions will picture
Pauline Frederick in Her Better Self"
Anita Stewart in 'Clover's Rebellion"
Robert Harron. in AN d-Fashioned
Young Man. Gail Kane and Robert
Warwick in The False Friend Olga
Petrova in The Undying Flame and
Charlie Chaplin in his newest picture,
he Emtgrant," also The Star Span
gled Banner"
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Central Coliseum.

The Central Coliseum is Offering special
Inducements to devotees Of dancing. To-
morrow, Wednesday and Saturday nights
contests will be held with prizes to the
winners. The seven-pece Coliseum or
chestra furnishes the music
The hall Is equipped with many electric
fans and is well ventilated.
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LoeW's Columbia.

H. p. Carpenters story. wild and
Woolly," adapted as q photoplay for
Douglas Fairbanks, will be shown for
the first time in Washington at Loew's
Columbia Theater today and as the
feature attraction at that theater all
week The adaptation was made by
Anita Loos, who is noted for the clever
subtitles she interpolates into her
scenarios. The production was staged
under John Emerson. former producer
for the late Charles Frohman.
wild and Woolly" concerns wealthy
young easterner who has developed
decidedly weird ideas about life in the
west from intensive reading of cheap
fiction. He is sent to Bitter Creek.
Ariz.. by his father to investigate GER
tain valuable property. The lnhab-
itants discover that their visitor con-
fidently expects strenuous events to
happen during his sojourn and de-
termine he shall not be disappointed.
They arrange Il fake KIDNAPPING of i
pretty girl and a "holdup' of the linn
tied train. Their plan is carefully
worked out. but does not materialize.
as intended, for dishonest indian
agent turns the counterfeit tram rob
berry into the real thing and runs away
with tho girl selected to impersonate
the victim Of the kidnapping. He is
assisted by band of drunken Indians.
This gives the visitor from the east an
opportunity to play the hero in ear
nest OF course. there is romance
woven into the. melodrama. The cast
includes Eileen Percy. Walter Byfell.
Calvin Carter and Forest Seabury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Chevy Chase Lake.

Chevy Chase lake offers dancing
nightly in big open-air pavilion, with
excellent orchestra music. Bowling
alleys and shooting galleries are other
attractions. The car ride to and from
the lake Is an especially pleasant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Photoplay Features

theme involves a struggle between the
sense of duty to ones country and a
woman's love for man.
Wednesday and Thursday Antonio
Moreno and Mary Anderson, Vitagraph
stars. will be featured in a thrilling
photoplay entitled The Magnificent
Meddler," which records the moral and
political reclamation Of u bad little
border town.
Friday and Saturday Jack Devereaux
THE Man Who Made Good" Other
pictures will be shown daily and ac-
compartments Will be played by the
orchestra.
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"The Man Pays"

Another new play is scheduled to re-
ceive its premier here next week. At
the Belasco Theater Monday night.
July 2. Louis Mann will discard the
sock and buskin for a limited period
at least and assume the managerial
reins. presenting for the first time on
any stage Samuel Shipman's new COM
edy drama, THE Man Pays" Mr.. Ship
man has given the stage many evil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Strand,

Beatriz Michelena will headline the
picture program at Moore's strand
Theater today. Monday and Tuesday. In
''The Woman Who Dared" adapted
from the novel by A. c. and n. William
son. The story is that of woman
who, although essentially feminine and
human in her femininity. matches her
wits against the keenest minds OF dip
lomatic Europe and wins. The love
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Superiority of Canadians.

The superiority of Canadians as SOL
diers seems to be generally conceded,
and 1t can scarcely be doubted that n
good part of this superiority is due to
the fact that almost every Canadian of
military age has had some experience
of rifles. Gather a hundred small-1own
raised or ranch-raised westerners, who
hunt every fall as a matter of course.
and compare them with a hundred men
of like age and income gathered at
random from desks and stores in big
city. The westerners will not only be
able to outshoot the city men. an
will have steadier nerves. know how
to take care of themselves in the open
and to endure hardship. In this day.
when SO many things. from planting a
potato in the backyard to eating corn
meal, are being commended as express
slons of patriotism. something ought
to be said for the chap who occasion
ally gets away from the manifold and
pamper1ng comforts of civilized life to
test his legs by a long, hard hike in
the winter woods and train his eyes
by trying to hit some fleet wild thing.
Returning to the matter of medals,
the government confers upon those
men attaining the highest proficiency
the word expert" engraved upon it.
after the name of the arm used. Such
medal also carries with it, in the
case of an enlisted man. an increase of
SIS a month in pay. The next class in
order of shooting ability gets the
sharpshooter medal and So extra per
month. The mark silver bar and
So a month is the third grade of dec
Grafton.
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Real CONTEMPT.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
Farmer-Tll give you SIS month and
board.
Applicant-Aw. shucksi Who do you
think / am, a college graduate?
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Garden.

Ethel barrymore will be pictured to-
Day, Monday and Tuesday at Moore's
Garden Theater in a photodrama en-
titled THE Greatest Power" Miriam
Monroe. the heroine, interested in
chemlcai research. has discovered a
cure Tor cancer called exonite, which
is also the basis of a powerful new
explosive developed by John Conrad. a
young scientist. He points out that
sxonlte is cure for war, since If its
formula is published broadcast every
hatloh VIII be afraid to wage war To-
Setner they work on producing the ex-
ploslNe IN the interests Of peace until
the lnlieo states is on the verge of
war with foreign power Then Mir
lam wants the chemical given to the
government. Conrad remains a pacitist
ana refuses Bernard an alien spy,
tries TO secure the eNonite by foul
means ana a new note enters into the
story, which closes with patriotism
triumphant.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Mr..
Moore VIII present Mary Pickford in
"A ltolnance OF the Redwoods," and Sat
urday William Russell will be pictured
in "Shackles Of Truth" the story of n
son who shoulders a fathers crime to
prevent scandal Other pictures are
shown daily to music by the orchestra,
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EAY BANTER
~ bEAASCo

the Keystone comedy. His Naughty
Thought" will provide the film fun.
Today's performances, starting at
3 pm, will present in its entirety the
closing bill Of last week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
stellar recognition for her in the near
future.

stellar TeCOSIllllOu LOT her III IHe near
future.
MY Lady's Glove" an adaptation OF
THE Beautiful Unknown" produced last
week in New Haven with a cast includ-
ing Frances Demarest and Charles Nc
Naughton, will open in New York tomor-
row night.
Joseph Z. Howard. who is to present
| midsummer musical comedy at the
the Place and the Girl" THE Stubborn
Cinderella and other productions OF
| the La Sale Theater, Chicago.
John Drew and the players who appear
ed with him on tour in "Pendennis" ar
rived in New York last Wednesday from
St Paul. where the organization closed
last Saturday night. Jane Houston of the
company will sail for England shortly, to
/ be married to an officer now at the front.
Florence Rittenhouse and her fellow
players are said to be highly elated over
4 letter received from Rachel Crothers
and Ethel Jennings, concerning the 1905. %
| remitted by them as proceeds OF the sale
of their photographs for the benefit OF the
stage women's war relief fund.
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth have
agreed upon a sort Of reunion week
for one of the Keith New York thea
ters following her engagement here.
They Will appear on the same bill, but
not Jointly. 1t will be a gala week
for the lucky Keith house. probably
the Riverside.
Emile Polini, WHO essays one of the
new play, THE Man Pays" will be re-
membered for her excellent work with
Holbrook Blinn at the Princess Theater.
New York. during the season of little
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
Then They Might Be Girls.

From the Hostcn Transcript.
Nurse-It's twins. sir.
Father Holy Noses and JGnpin'
Jehosephat.
Nurse-Oh, no. sir; we haven't named
them yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

The American tendency to utilize the
by-product is said to be manifested in
wide desire to novelize Brady made
pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Mary Garden has consulted clair
voyant to learn what her success is to
be In the moving pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24

Juliette Day, the attractive stage
ingenue, is to make her film debut, in
Betty and the Buccaneers" by J.
Edward Hungerford.