The Washington herald., 1917-10-09

The humor of the production II
furnished by George Washington
Jones Wilbur Cox). who is the SER
want about the house and latsr IL
seen as the sentry IN the trenches
with large appetite.
Minnie Schneider (Charlotte LillarD
who Is Capt. Russell's betrothed and
afterward turns up in Gen. Pershing's
camp as an aviatrix. takes her part
well.
Cosmos-vaudeviIle
Friedlander,s model vaudeville mu-
sical comedy, '-The Night Clerk" pre-
sented at the Cosmos Theater this
week. has for its chief charm its cho-
rus Of Broadway beauties" Flor
ice Aubern, the prima donna, sings
sweetly and looks uncommonly well
in pretty gowns, which may be said
also Of the "hfteen" who appear ar
rayed in the garb Of Spring" Sum-
mer." Fall" and Winter" Venus,
Diana, Rainbow and Psyche. sur
rounded by a galaxy OF the lesser
lights Of mythology in pretty stage
pictures.' There Is a plot involving
night clerk at the Metropolitan
Hotel. New York. the girl at the
telephone exchange, a young million
aire and his fancee whom he has
never seen MUCH dry humor provo
eative of laughter Is introduced by
the hotel engineer.
Charles Nichols and company pre-
sent military travesty called PRE-
-paredness." which Is q take-off on
the patriotic orstor who shrinks from
enlisting. and George Reeves IL q
treat with new songs and black-face
monology. Kelley and Boyd sing and
dance, and the Hersher Brothers COM
plete the program. Alice Joyce and
Marc McDermott are the interesting
principals In IAN Alabaster Box" the
matinee photoplay feature. THE
Crooks" first-run Keystone comedy,
and the Hearst-Pathe News are shown
also.
Garden-Edna Goodrich.
Motion picture enthusiasts turned
out In full force to see Edna Good
rich, the noted stage and screen star,
at Moore's Garden Theater last night
in Queen x" her second big photo
production. 1t Is the story of a
courageous district attorneys drive
against smugglers In the notorious
Pell Street district. in which his men
capture Queen X" known among
Chinese and. the white members of
the smuggling gangs as the queen of
Chinatown"
Queen x" Is recognized by the
United States district attorney as a
woman of position, formerly promi-
nent in New York society, who has
become a drug addict In her blind
pursuit of the black smoke she be.
comes familiar with the secrets of
the smugglers, and they, fearing that
she may recover and betray them,
keep her imprisoned in an under
ground den; STEPPED in the fumes of
opium. During her trial for COM
pltcity in a plot to defraud the gov
ernment, she is seen and recognized
by Mary Stone. sister of John Stone,
the assistant district attorney, as a
former schoolmate who saved her life
in, a convent fire. Mary Is success
full in having sentence suspended in
the case and she takes Queen x" to
her brothers summer home In an ef-
fort to restore her health. Stones
purpose in asserting to this arrange
ment is to secure information Of the
opium ring from his visitor. During
the process he IL much attracted by
the girls beauty and It Is apparent
that. she is attracted by him. She
finally -conquers the drug and mar
ries her benefactor.
strand-fFIghtins odds.s
Enthusiastic sudiences packed
Moore's Strand Theater at every show
last night where Maxine Elliott, noted
beauty and stage favorite, made her
debut as film star in the big Gold
wyn photodrama Fighting Odds"
written by Roi Cooper Megrue and
Irwin s. Cobb.
Miss Elliott is provided with an
emotional role which affords her the
utmost opportunity to display her
wonderful dramatic talents without
In the least subordinatins her beauty.
James Copley. q rising young manu-
facturer, becomes the object of the
schemes Of John w. Blake, an un-
scrypulous Wall Street baron, and is
made the head OF a gigantic motor
combine. But in his sudden rise he
steps into the trap set TO ruin him
as business man. Blake brings
about condition which makes Sop
ley crtminally responsible for the
iaMure Of the combination, and re-
suits IN his being sent to prison.
HIS loyal wife, played by. Maxine
Elliott. who has been a wonderful IN
nuence In all or his former successes,
clears his name and brings Blake to
aecount. The production IL an ex-
ample Of excellent Photography and
artistic scenic display and LAYS spe-
ciai emphasis on the dramatic ele-
ment throughout. The picture viii be
shown through the entire week. News
and educational films. we'll cbo.an
comedies. and specially arranged
music by the Strand Symphony Or
cnestra conclude the program.
Castno-AtEnlighten Thy DausAter.s
There is a treat ana a lesaon for
lovers Of the silent drama in aEn-
tighten Thy Daughter. which is
coming TO the Casino Thester To-
morrow. The photodrama. which a
seven-reel presentation Of 4 sub-
5ect of vital Importance to every
parent. was written and directed by
Ivan Abramson. and 10 the most i'm
portant production 10 far produced
by the Ivan concern. It shows the
tremendous svil resulting from
keeping growing girls in ignorance
of some of the greatest facts Of life.
and, drives home with irresistibIe
force the great truth that to SEN
tighten thy daughter" ID one Of the