The Washington herald., 1917-06-19


volving round three or four Irish
songs sung by viii Oakland. Music
even penetrates the timely sermon
which Joseph 1. Browning offers In
all the solemnity of his character Of
s.iHSt g iMethodiss dist l1,r. lministeE, and George
number Of catchy songs, including
Joan Of Arc" Lew Pistol and o. H.
Gushing as two darky minstrels
stranded in a forest at midnight are
deliciously amusing, and the Hughes
Musical Trio have q tuneful act.
COsmos-VaudevIIle
A bill of delightful entertainment,
with several highly artistic features,
Is being presented at the Cosmos
Theater the first half of this week,
ana won much applause throughout at
tne performances yesterday. The big
feature is Harry Slatko's Rollickers,
a cSbaret act from New York, with a
Jazz hand par excellence"
Just Man," Clara Knott's comedy,
presented by Harold La Costa and
Alice Clifton, so far as the woman
in the play Is concerned, is on a
par with the Jazz band" but she
wins laughter at the close with her
mock tragedy and gets the generous
hand Of the audience. Lillian Fitz-
gerald, one of the bright lights of
higher vaudeville, assisted at the
piano by Clarence Simons, wins an
ovation with her song characterize
tions and Conrad and Daniels, q vio-
nnlst and a pianist Of the artist type,
with their beautiful selections.
Dare brothers have an unusually fne
offering of pure and graceful ath-
letics, and Francis and De Mar an
amusing bit Of low comedy blended
with attractive songs. The Vitagraph
production. "A Million Bid" pictures
Anita Stewart and Charles Richman
in a tense and interesting drama, and
Her Trusting Heart" q Keystone
Triangle film. furnishes much amuse-
ment- The Hearst Pathe News pic
lures complete the bill.
Moore's Strand-HThe snarL,
After an absence of months, win
some and graceful Bessie Barriscale
pleased her host of local admirers on
the screen at Moore's Strand Theater
yesterday, where she was seen in a
vital drama, The Snarl"
Helen and Marion Dean are twins,
Identical in appearance, but widely
dinerent In character. Several days
before her debut in opera Helen is
struck down by an automobile and
crippled. The impressario substitutes
her twin sister Marion to act the role
" AAAAE IltAen sllS DenITfQ Ine scenes and
sings the words. The public is duped,
and Marion receives an ovation, which
she attributes to her personal charm.
Later she marries Monte Bruce and
sends for Helen to accompany them
on yachting tour. Monte Is blinded
by a powder explosion, and Marion,
who has little use for a blind husband,
turns him over to Helen's care. He
recovers HIS sight and detects his wife
IN the act of rObbing him and clipping
with his secretary. That night the
boat catches fire. Marion and the sec
retary are lost, while Monte and
Helen, whose strength is returning,
faces a life Of happiness.
Miss Barriscale's enactment Of the
dual role stands out as a screen gem,
and she has never created finer char
acter studies than the twin sisters.
Wednesday and Thursday Elmo Lin
coin and Carmel Myers, two new Tri-
lar screen debut in Might and Man."
the story Of a young giants success
in the world. Emmy Wehlen, who has
scored substantial successes behind
the footlights and before the camera,
will headline the program on Friday
Doubt" Special music by the Strand
Symphony Orchestra is a feature.
MOOre's Garden-Earle Williams.
That Earle Williams is a popular
phOtoplay star, locally, was proved
by the large crowds yesterday at
Moore's Garden Theater, where he
appeared on the screen in a visualiZa-
ton of James Oliver Curwood's TO-
nance, THE Soul Master"
The story shows the transformation
of a man from a kindly and lovable
character to a ruthless employer. Re-
turning one evening rather early from
business, a happy young married man,
he finds his wife in the arms Of an
other. He attacks the interloper,
when his wife knocks him unscon-
sc.ous with a statuette. She and her
lover fed, taking her baby girl with
them Recovering, the husband seals
his heart and becomes a machine, de-
voted solely to business. Then into
his life comes wee slip of q girl,
who proves to be his daughter, and
he masters again the soul that had
been asleep so long,
Mr.. Williams has never assumed a
role more difficult than in The Soul
Master" The production will remain
on view until Tuesday inclusive. On
Wednesday and Thursday Mr.. VIII
liams will. be succeeded by another
popular screen artist, Viola Dana,
who. assisted by a cast Of distin-
guished players including Robert
Walker, Augustus Phillips, Marie
Adell. Henry HalIam. Ricca Allen,
Gerald Grimm and William B. Davi-
son, will be seen in film play Of
vital human interest entitled Lady