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Evening star., 1917-12-30

B. F. Keith's Theater this week has
two headline attractions and eight
other holiday features. On New Year
day there will be three performances.
at e:l5. 5:15 and s:15 pm. the entire
program being given at each. Sharing
the topmost pinnacle will be Dolly
Connolly. with new whimsical songs
and ballads by Percy Wenrich. the com
poser. who will cooperate with the
singer at the piano and in song. Those
VINO marveled at I-angdon Mccormick S
SForest Fire" Will be interested in his
new spectacular meiodrama, "On the
board and tossing ocean The plot In
wolves the effort OF the Centurian to
carry munitions and supplies to enemy
submarines. The chase and CAPTURE
OF the ship by the United States battle
neet furnishes thrills and realism Of
Intense character. Hassard Short and
company will present a merry French
farce. called THE Ruby Ray" by NJ
Hennequin. A rare novelty Is prom
ised in behalf of The Color Gems" a
series of posing subjects of unusual
theme aud situation. by seven artists.
Other acts include AL Lydell and Bob
Higgins, in "A Friend of Father: Ray
Fern and Marion Davis. in "A Night
mare Revue" Of alternating songs and
dances: Renee Florigny. French pianist
the Dancing Breens, the pipe organ re-
citals and the Hearst -Pathe News pic
torial.
At 3 and S:15 pm. today the bill will
show The Bonfire of Old Empires !"
the De Wolf Girls and company and
all last weeks features.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
NEW NATIONAL.

OTIS Skinner will come to the Ma
tional Theater this week. beginning to-
morrow night. with matinees New
Year, Wednesday and Saturday, in
Mister Antonio play written espe-
cfaily for him by Booth Harrington. and
repiete with comedy. The character Of
Tony Camarado1io is said to be Mr..
SINNERS best portrayal since his IA
nous beggar in "kismet"
The story centers in Tony. who keeps
a mower stand in New York in the win
his hurdy-guroy when spring comes
Ihe opening act is laid in an East Side
Tparroom, New York Tony who IN
just started on his annual pilgrimage
nnds in the barroom a small-town MAJ
nate who has fallen into evil ways and
mas los, ms hat coat and watch. Tony
plays the Good Samaritan rn,,cb ~ ~.
disgust Of Tug. the bartender.
from New York the scene Of tba
play shifts to small town in Pennsyl-
svanta- where the man who has dis
sgraced himself, holds full sway aa
mayor. and is running the town. He
IL ABOUT TO turn from the town yo,Ins,
girl. servant In his household. he
cause she attended a dance the night
pe,ore, AZ this juncture Tony. with his
nuroy-gurdy, drawn by a white donkey
and with half-wItted Joe as an assist,
ant arrives Things begin to bannan
: ana they happen quickly,
Hf- skinner Is under the Charles
Fronman management and comes u,ith
.he Original New York company, includ-
.ns Eleanor woodruff. Joseph Bren-
Ian, hopert Harrison. Walter F. Scott,
,rrances Landy, Agnes Marc and John
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Coming Attractions
The Riviera Girl"

Direct from it's long run at the New
Amsterdam Theater, New York. klaw
& Erlanger's successful musical com
edy, The Riviera Girl with the met
ropolitan equipment and same orsani-
cation of eighty. will come To The Ma
tiouai Theater next week. Its scenic
effects are described as so beautiful
as TO be sensa tional They are the work
OF the famous Joseph Urban.
The libretto and lyrics are by Guy
Bolton and p G.. Wodehouse, while the
music is by Kslr1sn, one of the fore
most composers of light operettaa Of
the day. The scenes are al laid In the
Riviera country of the Mediterranean.
The story Is the love romance OF a
beautiful young singer. and comedy sit
uations are provided to keep the au-
dience in the best OF humor
In the cast are Wilda Bennett. Sam u.
Hardy, Carl Gantvoort, JuIiette Day.
Louis Cassavant. Viola Cain. Arthur
Burckley, Marjorie Bentley, Eugene
Lockhart. James Clarence Harvey and
Frank harrington. large number OF
pretty girls have been trained by Ju-
liam Mitchell in the many fetching
dances and ensembles, For THE Hi
vlera Girl" the orchestra will be con-
siderabiy augmented
Evening star., 1917-12-30
GAYETY

A novelty in burlesque attractions is
offered at the Gayety Theater this
week by the Bon Ton Girls in a trav-
vesty of moving picture studio life. set
forth in six reels" instead Of six
scenes. The characters in the produc-
ton impersonate some notable in the
land Of films under the role names of
Charley Caplin. skinny Arbuckle,
Maurice CASTILLO. Mary Pitchfork.
Saleska Suratt. Ralph Inch. Francis
Cushman and Pearl Kite. Although
much of the entertainment deals with
the funny side of the making of pic
lures. there will be little diversions
in the way of melody and mirth to add
variety. The cast is headed by Lester
Allen. a comedian with wide follow
ing. assisted by John Barry. Joe Opp,
Jeanie Wakefield. Irene Chesleigh h,
Maude Clarke. Anthony Cortelli. Ed.
Simons and Eddie Miller. with a charm
ing chorus of twenty dainty. dashing
girls. ranging from the tiny pony" to
the statuesQue "showgirI." who will he
much in the foreground during the
many musical numbers. SpeciaIties
will be introduced from time to time
among them an act by Rodero, who is
billed as the wizard of the VIOLIN
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Loew's Columbia.

Today and all this week Douglas
Fairbanks will be pictured at Loew's
Columbia in his newest photoplay. "A
Modern Musketeer." a rollicking story
of love and adventure. concerning a
young man, Ned Thacker, born in Kan
sas. who through parental suggestion
by his mother, who was a great ad-
mirer of Alexander Dumas novels, i'm
bibes the spirit of D'Artagnan. His
gallantries are very much misunder-
stood by the matrons of the present
day and In consequence he gets into
all sorts of troubles. but when he falls
in love with Dorothy Morane nothing
can head him off. The photoplay has
been described as "the apotheosis of
acrobatic amours" 1t was filmed at
Grand Canyon, Ariz., and is said to he
a beautiful picture. in natural back
grounds. The cast which supported
Mr.. Fairbanks includes Marjorie Daw.
Kathleen Kirkham. Frank Campau. Eu
gene Ormonde and Tully Marshall. A
Hearst Pathe News and other films will
also be shown
Evening star., 1917-12-30
BELASCO

/. The Thirteenth Chair" which ran for
a year in New York and three months
in Chicago" will be presented at the
Belasco Theater this week by William
Harris. jr 1t is one of the most popular
entertainments of the season, for its
record is established. and not even
Within the Law also the work Of
Bayard WELLER, has achieved a more
genuine success than this remarkable
melodrama of mystery
The Thirteenth Chair is one of tina /
sort OF plays for which the theatrical
producer is eternally looking and SO
rarely finds. 1t appeals to theatergoers
OF every age and almost every class 1t
mas sentiment. comedy and above all
mystery of the most engrossing va
riefy During two acts the audience
IS Kept on edge by the meIodramatic in
terest, OF the incidents which lead to a
surprising denouement. Anne Russell,
star OF unusual luster. leads the com
pany which will perform the piece here
Evening star., 1917-12-30
COSMOS

The Cosmos Theater headliner this
week is "An Arabian Night" described
as miniature opera comique. The cast
of ten. headed by John Crawford, Emily
Miller and Jack Douglas. contains a
number of pretty girls Handsome cos
tunes and beautiful scenery are pro-
vided. THE Mollycoddle" is presented
by Mr.. and Mrs. Bickford. The tramp
comedian, Frank Silk, is billed as the
Man from Nowhere" Swains Cats and
Dogs, Dorothy Kenton, bantoist
Claude and Marion Cleveland in still
Arguing" and BLACK and Tan" in
songs. dances and yodeiing numbers
are among the attractions.
The film bill includes the Nitaerapk
five-reel production, THE Marriage
Speculation" featuring Mildred Man
ming and Wallace McDermott; new
Sunshine comedy, Damaged No Goods, :"
and the Hearst -Pathe News
Today's show. starting at pm, will
feature "Quakertown to Broadway"
Emmetts Dogs and Milano, the violin
list, with other acts of last weeks bill.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Leader.

Gladys Brockwell will be pictured at
the Leader today and all this weele~in
her latest photoplay, For Liberty
The opening scenes are laid in Berlin
at the time America entered the world
war. Thousands of persons were en-
ployed for the scenes which depict Ger
man trenches and other war scenes.
The arrival o. the Samraies on the war
front is featured. \ romantic love
story runs through the entire action of
the play. which furnishes Miss Brock
well with thrilling roles. The picture
has been produced on "A massive scale
and is one of the notable Fox feature
pictures.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Crandall's.

Marguerite Clark, i'll "Bab-s Matinee
Idol" viii occupy the screen at Gram
dalFs today and tomorrow. A young
actor in an unsuccessful play is the
object OF Babs affections, and, with the
assistance of young advertising man,
she hits upon a scheme for publicity
which she thinks will convert the fail
sre into d success They plan to send
the actor to the factory controlled by
Babs father. where. with the conni-
vance of reporters. he is to feign a
ha1f-starved condition, proclaim that
the world owes me a living" and de-
tpand work. When the young man ap-
plies the father gives him work, but, as
Evening star., 1917-12-30
When Love Is Young.

Next week, the Poll Musical Comedy
Players will present When Love Is
Young"
Company 3" will remember it was a
successful play. When given a musi-
cal Interpretation it was named When
Love Is Young and came into fame as
musical play OF cupid and cannons.
1t is the work OF Rida johnson Young
b. william S. Schroeder and Cary Dun
can. II is brirnful of laughs and brisk
with the spirit of military display and
martial airs.
Louise Mink. Sarah Edwards. Elise
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Moore's Garden.

Strongly contrasted types are shown
in In the Balance" the photoplay OF
F. Phillips oppenheim's story. The
Hiilman." in which Earle Williams will
be pictured at Moore's Garden Theafer
the first four days OF this week. The
narrative concerns the love Affairs Of a
prince, an actress and a puritanicai
man of the hills. Mr.. Williams is filmed
as the hillman. and is supported by a
large cast that includes Grace D'Ar-
mond.- Miriam Miles. Denton vane.
Robert Gaillard and Templar Sake.
The struggle between bucolic sim
piicity and the complex life of the
modern city. is emphasized in the pic
ture that shows in what manner the
heart of a reciuse was torn between
his sense OF duty to his family and his
love for an actress to whom a scion of
royal house also paid court
The last three days Of the week Her
sister" viii be shown. 1t is a aim YER
sion of the Frohman play in which
Olive Tell will be pictured. and reveal.
giimpses OF life behind the scenes with
the chorus of a musical show, the
throne room OF a desert ruler 1000
years ago. thrilling race to save a
slris reputation and a young girls
heroic struggle with a man.
snort reels are shown with orchestral
accompaniments.
Crandalrs Savoy.
The Secret of the Storm Country"
Continued on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1917-12-30
you're in Love"

Arthur Hammersteins musical play.
You're in Love" book by Otto .Har-
bach and Edward Clark. and music by
Rudolf FrimI. comes to the, BeIasco
Theater next week.
This is the musical Offering that ap-
pcared earlier in the season at the Be-
Iasco with such success and pleasure to
audiences as to warrant It's early re-
turn.
1t is a typical Frini composition, me-
lodious and catchy throughout. with a.
waltz as the piece de resistance. The
same cast will again appear in its
sparkling comedy. dainty song hits and
enticing dances.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Howard.

The Quality Amusement Company Of
colored players announce The Servant
in the House as their attraction at
the Howard Theater this week, with
matinces New Year day. Thursday and
Saturday. The play is Charles Ram
kennedy's famous drama. The How ard
Theater has succeeded III interesting
large patronage in its policy Of pre-
senting drama Of the best class.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
- ARCE, and plenty of it. was on
display at the Washington the
aters last week. Nothing was
nePlecfad tn contradict the


display at the Washington the
aters last week. Nothing was
81 neglected to contradict the
mood of seriousness. The an
nouncement Fair and Warmer" dis
played in front of the National Theater
defied all assertions of the weather bull
letin. The play has record as re-
liable laugh-maker, and one or two sea
sons do not suffice to weary the public
of its hilarious charms.
&s - *
The new play was What is Your Hus-
band Doing?" 1t seeks to transplant to
this country the Partisan cafe that has
dexvoux since and even before Forbid
den Fruit" and "Divorcons." A New
York roadhouse. with a jazz band and
corps of cabaret entertainers, does
not correspond precisely to the spirit
of chic adventure that marks the Gallo
school of cafe comedy. Neither in the
play are the characters drawn with
truthfulness to type-a truthfulness
which survives even the touches of
caricature in French farce America
has not great facility in the expression
of fun which bases itself on the delicate
themes of matrimonial misunderstand-
Ing This fun depends in great degree
on the ability of the actors to represent
staid personalities and to reflect with
an appearance of sincere embarrass-
fnent the emotions experienced when
involved in some absurd predicament.
The American comedian is first of all
an entertainer. His personal manner
fslns are his stock in trade, and the art
of Characterization is but seldom
sought W. J. Ferguson is truly an ex-
eponent of farce. He has but few COM
panions in the accomplishment owing
TO the fact that our theater has not
been accustomed to employ delicate
shadings of suggestion for so trivial
purpose as to excite laugh. Why
plishment to secure what can be at
tanned by mere physical clowning?
What Is Your Husband DOING" is
full of admirable material. Its situa-
tions are cleverly devised, and a de-
.seription of its scenes convey, an i'm
preston of mirthfulness which the
scenes themselves do not always af-
ford. The atmosphere of stimulation
does not expand over the work. Mr..
Hale Hamilton and Mr.. Jed Prouty do
mot merge themselves into the hard
working lawyers and devoted husbands
whose misadventures constitute the
story. The cabaret entertainer has a
great deal of entertaining slang but
she puts the speeches with delibera-
tion that suggests a fear that her au-
dIence viii not catch turns of hippant
phraseoiogy whose use appa rentiy is
esteemed particular accomplishment
An assumption that the populace at
large is unfamiliar with current slang,
though fiattering, is anfounded 1t is
q trihe wearisome to find a player over
anxious lest the audience miss any of
the ungrammatical smartness. The ef-
fect of this generous overanxiety is TO
transform what should be the most
huent~and. natural diction into stilted
mechanical utterance worthy of an in
experienced but conscientious exponent
of the classics themselves.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Photoplay Features

fore the fall OF Babylon are the periods
represented. The cast is truly ail-star.
including Mae Marsh, Robert Harron,
Constance Talmadge, Miriam Cooper.
Bessie Love. Seena owen. Walter Long
and Spottiswoode Aitilen. The regular
scale of prices viii prevail.
The Cinderella Man" based on the
Selwyn play, which had it's premiere in
Washington, viii be shown Tuesday
and Wednesday. with Mae Marsh and
Tom Moore featured Thursday and
Friday, Alice Brady viii he pictured in
The Silent Sacrifice" and Saturday.
Harold Lockwood, in The square De
ceiyer"
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Lyceuu.

The current weeks attraction at the
Lyceum Theater will be THE Yankee
Doodle Girls" in spectacular musical
extravaganza entitled The DEVILS
Bride" One act takes place on earth
and the other in "Hades," where Satan
rules the day. The DEVILS Cabaret"
viii be one of the big features. Charlie
Graham heads a company of twenty
four girls. An oiio will be an added
feature. The cast includes Charlie
Graham, Gus Mortimer. Fred Levine,
Billy Benton. Lottie Gibbons. Mae Alt
man and Blanche Wilcox
Evening star., 1917-12-30
POLI'S

Poll Theater this week has selected
one of the celebrated Shubert musical
comedies. step This Way" for pres
entation. More "Urbanesque scenery
by Maurice Tuttle and big orchestra
led by Antonio Bafunnc will be fea-
lures. Whatever plot there was to
step This Way has been destroyed
for the Poll Musical Comedy Players
Will indulge in advertisement OF
cap and bells. with dance and ballads
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Fred Irwin's Show.

The Gayety Theater next week will
have Fred Irwin's big show. which has
been constructed for laughing pur-
poses. "Bill' is the title of the book
used. and it is said to furnish many
mirth-provoking lines and to be so
fertile with comedy that it is difficult
to pick out a single role that outshines
another. Leo Hayes. Sam Bachen,
Harry Howe. George Wong and Harry
Evening star., 1917-12-30
CrandalI's Knickerbocker.

Intolerance" is the attraction at
crandails Knicerbocker today and to-
morrow. Produced under the direction
of David Wark Griffith. it surpasses his
other masterpiece, THE Birth of a Ma
ton" in it's spectacular effects IT has
been described as love story of the
ages" although it really comprises
three distinct stories, each laid In
separate period of time. the themes be-
ing almost parallel. The present age,
the time of Christ and the days just be
Evening star., 1917-12-30

the bill. This years presentation COM
prises ten numbers. with elaborate sar-
torial and scenic embellishments. Others
will be Robert 7. Haipes and COM
pany in new sketch; Rooney and
Sent: Bailey and Cowan. formerly with
Blossom Seeley; james Diamond and
Sy bill Brcnnan; Alfred Bergen and Nc
La1iau ard Carson, with a feature to
he announced later
Evening star., 1917-12-30

that range from grand opera to rag
time or Jazz stuff" Louise Mink,
George Nathason. Sarah Edwards, Elise
Bartlett. Lillian Crossman, Eulalie
Young, Bessie Taylor. Ethel Cutter.
Jack Sauires, Billy Lynn and "the
beauty chorus" with male chorus as
we'll. all will be in evidence.
Polls has lifted the war tax at all
performance. including matiness Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1917-12-30

. result Of the peculiar happsningss
cination. Tuesdays attraction wi1i be
The Secret OF the Storm Country
featuring Norma Talmadge- The, d. W,
Grifhth spectacle. Intolerance, viii
be shown the remainder of the week.
commencing Wednesday. Some Of its
elaborate scenes show the fall OF Baby
lon. the feast of Beltshaxzar and the
massacre of the Buguenots.
Evening star., 1917-12-30

photoplay Of mystery, in which the va
rious battling threads of narrative are
so intricately interviewer and so deftly
untangled that an audience is kept per-
petually on the alert.
Short reels also will be shown to or
chestraI accomplishments.
Evening star., 1917-12-30

Burns are the headliners who shine
during the twelve scenes. However.
the feminine members OF the cast are
greatly in s.the. 9najoritY, there being
no less than thirty, and each is good
to look upon and an accomplished
fContiufled or, Seventh Pace :
Evening star., 1917-12-30
OT\ 6 SklNNER|
and FL EAiNoR NSDDROFt
MiStGr a rt-onto

Bartlett, Lillian Crosman, Erlalie
Young, George Nathanson, Jack Squires,
Billy Lynn and Ralph NicolIs win be in
the cast
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Arcade.

The New Year week viii be nshered
in at the Arcade Dance Auditorium to-
morrow night in a carnival atmosphere
and dancing will continue until 1 am.
Evening star., 1917-12-30

Tuesday and Thursday will be Ladies'
nights. Friday tx iddies' karniva" and
Saturday the big week end dance. The
until pm.
Evening star., 1917-12-30
Ko.lof Ballet.

Next week, at b. F. keiths Theater.
the Theodore Kosloff Ballet will lead
Evening star., 1917-12-30
DANCING.

PYTHiAN TEMPLE. 1911 9th ST. \. N.W--cL1ss
md dance every saturday. TO II 40 Prof and
arS Acher. studio, li2T 10Th st NV Class
Mos and Fri. to II PIN. Private lessons by
appointment. North 67s6. Estab. 1900 a..
LADY or REfiNEM&ST, HAVING STUDIED
dancing pupils. Telephone North $3.50. 2o2s
u N
Evening star., 1917-12-30

'IkANDALL , TO-DAY. NAT. 3 P.a.
AND TOMoRRoW-JULIAN ELTINGE, in
THE CLEVER MRS. CARFAX."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-21
a Simple Nurse
Who Turned Out to Be
Baroness ROthschild

We had been told that the din
ner would be strictly informal. We
stood for several minutes In an
ante-rOom while we waited to be
announced
Presently the butler said:
1.-THE Baroness Rothschild!"
In the center of the drawing
room stood the baroness, at her
right a somewhat younger woman.
The baroness approached us smil-
ing
"Ah, gentlemen" she said, 81
am happy to see you AGAIN."
We all looked at her intently.
The woman before us was the
nurse around whose table we had
gathered that morning in the hos
pital!
Her companion was Madame
Van Cleft, rich Paris beauty, who
worked at the other operating
table.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-21

DIAMOND
ROBBERY


MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 2l.-
Three unmasked men today en-
tered Harry Green's jewelry store,
in the heart of the downtown
district, held two clerks on duty
at the point of revolvers, felled
by blows from a revolver two men
who came to the aid of the clerks,
and escaped with between $40,-
600 and $4,000 worth OF dia-
monds and $2l2 in cash.
Employees of the jewelry firm
and an optical firm adjoining
were force dinto small room at
the back OF the jewelry store
while the bandits worked on the
safe.
Robert Bettner, porter, enter
ing the store with two pals OF
water, looked down the barrels
of two guns and stuck 'em up
so quickly that the room was
covered with water from the
pals.
The bandits refused to touch q
tray OF valuable sapphires be-
cause they called them "phoney
stuff"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-21
Fear of Gossip Cause
of Murder By Woman

gedy. With Mrs. Howe, she says,
it was whisperings of indiscretions
blackening her character, which
overcame her better self and led
her to shoot down the man who
she charged had ruined her hap
piness.
So, just as attorneys for Mrs.
de Saulles today are pleading that
momentary responsibility after
long suffering caused her to MUIR
der, friends of Mrs. Howe hold
that a mental assault" which
seized power over her when she
saw Brooks whispering to friends
in the lobby of Porterville hotel
Monday night. guided the hand
which took the life of Brooks.
1t was the sudden psychic sug-
gestion" brought by the sight of
Brooks talking to friends in con-
fidential undertones, they say,
which took from Mrs. Howe her
better judgment.
For IL years, she thought, he
had whispered to others an untrue
story regarding her. "He is whisp-
ering again" was the thought in
her mind and in flash she aban-
doned her plan to force Brooks at
the point of revolver to sign a
retraction of the stories.
Some wild impulse drove her to
Kill him at once, she says, and she
did
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-11-21
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