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The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Nationals 1'The Case of
Lady Gambler" Drama.

A new play, THE Case of Lady
Gambler" will be the attraction this
week at the National. It is by Hor-
ace Annesley Vachell, the English
playwright and novelist, already
known to American theatergoers by
his comedies, "Quinneys'," "The
Lodger," and 'fhe Chief"
Presented in London a year ago
last autumn by H. B. Irving, IL scored
a great success and ran there at the
Savoy Theater the entire season.
Here the production is made by the
Charles Frohman Company with an
unusual cast headed by Lyn Harding,
and including Miss Mary Boland, well
remembered as John Drew's leading
woman for many years; Miss Sydney
Shields, a young actress, who made a
hit recently in New York in the short
lived play, If" H. E. Herbert, w. l.
Abingdon, Miss Kate Sergeantson,
Miss Louie Emery, Miss Shirley Au-
bert, and Henry Dornton.
Harley Napier, an eminent scientist
and surgeon, ia the central character
in the play. At the request OF one OF
his friends he consents to undertake
the case of Lady Gambler, who is suf-
fering from very peculiar and baff
ling disease. Under his care the pa
tient improves rapidly, and then, un-
expectedly, has relapse and dies
very suddenly. 1t developes that the
nurse who has been attending her has
once lived for a time with Lord Cam
ber. presumably as his mistress, and
it is suspected that she has poisoned
Lady Gambler.
Napier, who now realizes that he is
in love with the pretty nurse. sets
about proving her innocence, and il
is the very unusual method he takes
to DO II that provides one OF the big
scenes of the play.
B. Iden Payne, whose production
OF Justice" was one Of the sensa-
tions in New York last season. has put
this new piece on for the Charles
Frohman Company.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
B. +. Keith-vaudeviIIe.

Two star liners will confront the
patrons of B. F. Keith's Theater next
week, Elsa Ryan and company and
Belle Baker. Miss Ryan, IT hardly
needs to be stated, is the charming
actress starring until recently in one
of the peg o. My Heart" companies
Here at Keith's, supported by Will
liam Roselle, she will present pes
for Short"
Belle Baker is a singer OF char
acter songs.
The next star in the galaxy will be
Chic Sale. James ]. Morton, long
ago known as THE Boy Comedian"
Is fourth IN order, Another rare in
clusion will be The Dancing Girl of
Delhi" Others will be "The Melody
Six" Max Coopers and Irene Ricar-
do. Parish and Peru, The Rials," the
pipe organ recitals and the tenth
episode entitled "war in the Door
Yard" OF the photo play serial star
ring Mrs. Vernon Castle.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Gayetyt Star and Garter
Show. BurIesque.

Show. BurIesque.
Jess Weiss heads the cast in .aTbe
Great Star and Garter Show" the cur
rent offering at the Gayety Theater
Two burlettss and several specialties
compose the entertainment.
The opening burlesque is entitled "At
the Madri Gras" and through the intro
duction OF a number Of side show
freaks" offers a fertile field for a new
vein Of comedy.
The closing burlesque, "Al Aboard {"
has been described by the management
as nautical crazy quilt" Two OF its
hve scenes are laid on an ocean liner,
the third shows the sinking Of the shin
in midocean by submarine. the next Is
laid on the beach Of the Island OF JanR.
while the final one has the tea gardens
OF a mandarin for its settings.
The cast appearing in support OF Mr..
weiss includes Margaret Lee. Jacuueline
Tallman. Frank Morrell. May De Lisle,
Don Clark. and Bert Rose. Foremost
among the vaudeville speciaIties is an
elaborate living picture spectacle. en-.
titled The Deluge"
Other acts will be w A. Wolfe and
Margaret Lee in The Minstrel Rasso
and the Happy Soprano :" Ethel Wood
row and the Dudley Sisters, in Mary
on Merry-Go-ROu and the BurIing-
ton Four in sentimental and popular
songs. A large and attrasiive chorus
Is much in evidence during he progress
Of the show.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Boston symphoay-Mareh 1s.

The closing concert of the season by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra will
be given in the New National Theater
next Tuesday afternoon. March Is, at
4:5o. The soloist will be Elena Ger
hardt. Miss Gerhardt will sing two
groups OF songs.
The program Is as follows: SYM
phony In C major. Jupiter" (Mozart) ::
four songs with orchestra, "Wonne
der Wehmut." Die TrommeI geruh-
ret" 'Freudvoll und leidvoll," Die
Ehre Gottes in der Natur" (Beetho-
ven); orchestral sketch, "On the
steppes OF Middle Asia" (Borodin); !;
three songs with orchestra, Der
Freund." "Verborgenheit," ''Er lists"
(WolO: overture, I'm the Spring"
(Goldmark).
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Pauline Frederick will appear on the
day. Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
as "Sapho."
Beginning Thursday and for the last
half OF the same week Jack Pickford
will be seen in Famous Players
Paramount perturbation OF the great
stage success, The Dummy" Those
who saw The Dummy will remem
Der II as a thrilling detective drama.
1t Is the tale of a boy who pre-
tends to be a deaf mute in order TO
assist a detective in the capturing of
4 band OF kidnappers.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
DIVA ON VAUDEVILLE BILL
Benefit at BeIasco Planned by
Branch of Red Cross.

A vaudeville program by grand
opera stars, ReIth's circuit perform
ers. and local artists will be given
at the Belasco Theater. Friday after
noon, at Las o'clock. for the beneft
OF the United Service woman's
branch OF the American Red Cross.
The program will include numbers
by Signor Giuseppe Battistini and
Nine. Luiss Darclee. of the San Carlo
Grand Opera Company: Louis Lom-
bard, Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
Gladys Ffoulk Smith, and the United
States Marine Band.
DIR. Alfred Hopkins playlet.
allies" will be presented, with Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith. DIR. Hopkins
will supervise the presentation. Il.
II. Mclean and Odette Tyler. his wife,
will present a part OF The Tanning
OF the Shrew," and the military spec
tscle. America First" now showing
at Is. +. keith's, will be given.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Sparafucile. Pietro De Biasi. and
Montenerone. Natalie Cervi.
Saturday matinee. 'Lohengrin."
cast: Henry. the Fowler. Pietro
De Biasi; Elsa Mary Kaestner;
LOhengrin. Manuel Salazar; Ortrud,
Stella Demette: Frederick of Telra-
mund. Battistini. and The King S
Herald. Davide Silva.
Saturday night, I'll Travatore,"
cast: Leonora. Luisa Darclee: Count
Di Luna. Davide Silva; Azucena, Stel-
la Demmette; Manrico. Eugene De-
folco; Ruiz. Luciano Rossini; Inez.
Alice Homer; Ferranso, Pietro De
Biasi. and An Old Gypsy, L. Delle-
molle
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
A Word Concerning
Attractions At Polls


Perhaps a word of explanation Is
due readers OF theatrical matter in
regard to the real meaning OF the
change In quality OF PLAYS at the
Poll Theater.
Regular and casual theater-goers
are very apt to Judge q house by the
kind of attractions which its fosters.
There is a perfectly logical and seem
ingly sensible conclusion, but II Is
not always just.
With Romans" and "It PAYS to
Advertise" in the background, and
Mile le-a-Minute-Kendall' and other
first-rate attractions in the best sense
of the word scheduled for the future.
there should be no doubt in the mind
OF any former patron of the Poll
Players Company that the old stand.
ard has come back.
The Poll Players are not the same
company, nor under the same man
agement as the attractions which
have been appearing at the Poll The
ater just prior to the return of the
Poll Players.
Directly following the withdrawal
of the Poll Players last spring, s. q.
Poli. owner OF the Poll Players Com
pany and also of the Poll House it
self. made arrangements to lease his
empty house for a certain term to an
entirely separate and distinct organ
ization, the International Amusement
Company.
The International Amusement Com
pany sent down to Washington every
week one of their travelling stock
companies in productions for the
most part in the form of musical
comedy which they used in their cir
cult. or chain of houses in different
cities.
At the termination OF the lease of
the International Amusement Com
pany, S. q. Poll brought back to
Washington, a stock company to re.
main in this city at his theater-the
Poll Players.
This company was formed. as have
been many others. from outside
sources of supply and from the per
sonnel OF other OF Mr.. Polls compan-
les stationed in other cities. When
last years company was disbanded
the members either sought outside en-
Sagements or were retained In Mr..
Polls service at this theaters in other
cities
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
COMING SOON TO
LOCAL THEATERS
Attractions to Be Seen at
PIayhouses In the Near
Future.

After appearing last with War
Brides as a woman who on rrincipls
refuses TO become a mother. ,sazimova
is appearing at the BeIaseo T7:s.ater NEXT
week in a play In which maternity Is an
obsession Of the leading character.
The new vehicle Is 'ception Shoals."
by Austin Adams. onetime curator Of
Trinity Church, New York.
The play has been successfully pro-
duced in New York.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Spanish Tenor In
JeaiOusly Guarded.

There will be little room for ro-
mancing over the very, very hand
some Spanish tenor, Salazar, who
sings with the San Carlo forces at
the Belasco this week.
A brand new wife-one OF his
country's most beautiful and wealthy
young women, became his possession
upon a recent trip to his native land.
Sonora SalaZar travels with her
husband, remains at all times in the
tenor's dressing room, while he is
behind the curtain and during his
singing, and is never seen in a box
seat nor in the audience. Sonora
Salazar is a faithful wardrobe mis-
tress, and is said to look after the
tenor's costume effects with faithful
care.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Bowling. Milton Ross, George Stone,
and J. L. Lockney.
Anita Stewart will head the pro-
gram for the remainder OF the week
in THE More Excellent Way"
She appears as young girl who
Is saved from "the path of despair"
through the love of a man who sac
rifices his future for her happiness.
Other attractions will be shown
daily and special musical accompani-
ments will be rendered by the Gar
den Symphony Orchestral.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
NationaLzIeEfeId FonIe..

The tenth anniversary Of the IA
nous "ziegfeld Follies" Is to be shown
at the National Theater the week com
mencing Monday, March 19.-This at
traction Is presented in two acts and
eighteen Joseph Urban scenes. The
work has been staged by Ned Wey-
burn.
George v. Hobart and Gene Buck
supplied the lines and lyrics while the
music Is by Louis Hirsch, Jerome
Kern and Dave Stamper. Mr.. Zleg-
field Is bringing to Washington the
original New York cast and beauty
chorus numbering more than 100
players.
Among the importantly entertainers
in the company are Ina Claire, Fanny
Brice, Anna Pennington. Allyn King.
Emma Mabel Haig, Tot Qualters.
Gladys, FeIdman. Mae Carman. Bert
Williams. Bernard Granville, will
Rogers, Sam B. Hardy, w. C. Fields.
Carl Randall. Don Barclay, Norman
Blume, Clay Hill. and numerous
others.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
PoIr.-eRIeh Man, Poor Man

Saturday ysEvening Post readers, as
well as the thousands OF the Poll
Players clientele, will be delighted
to know that "Rich Man, Poor Man"
will be the next Offering at Polls
Theater.
Rich Man, Poor MAJ had its inl-
tial performance at the Forty-eighth
Street Theater, New York, in October
last, and by special arrangement will
be offered in Washington for the first
time by the Poll Players.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Artists Cour.e-March "a.

Mime. Samaror. pianist. and the KneI-
sci Quartet will be heard in joint re-
cital at the National Theater Tuesday
afternoon. March q. at 80. This will
be the last concert in the Artists
Course" under the management Of Mrs.
Wilson-Greene.
Nine. Samaroff. is the wife Of Leopold
Stokowski. conductor Of the Philadel-
phia Orchestra.
The Kneisel Quartet was founded in
November. 1885. by Henry l.. Higginson,
owner Of the Boston symphony Orches-
ira.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Gayety-BurIesque.

Sam Howe's Big Burlesque company
comes to the Gayety Theater next
week, commencing with the matinee
performance on Sunday.
The program offered comprises a
musical revue in two acts and nine
scenes entitled "a Wife In Every
Port" written by Ed. Hanford; Harry
Won Tilzer and Jack Mahoney.
Besides Mr.. Howe the cast includes
Eva Null, Dee Loretta, Harry Bowen,
Tony CorteIli, Salvatore Zito, Ethel
Hall, Stefi Anderson, May Le Noir.
Richard Vandervelt, William Macy,
VIII Adams and others.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
OPERA TO BE REHEARsEp.

Amateurs with operatic aspirations
may find expression of their talent at
the Thomson School, Twelfth and I.
streets northwest, at T:3O o'clock
Tuesday evening. when "The Bohcm-
ian Girl will be rehesrsed. Tho
opera will be presented April under
the auspices Of the Community Sing.
ing Society. with A. W. Harmed al
director. The society wants rsax,aits
for the chorus.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

At 3 and Sis today. at the B. F.
Keith Theater, the vaudeville pro-
gram is headed by Sallie Fisher and
company in The Choir Rehearsal" :"
Other numbers included in the inaug-
uration week bill. including "Patria," >"
will be shown.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
GRrden-FfIma.

Nine. olga Petrova will head the
program at Moore:s Garden Theater
Sunday to Wednesday, inclusive, week
of March 1S in 1.-The Secret of Eve"
The story of the play is partially allie
gorical and partly straight drama Of
the present time. The remainder of
the week will be given over to the
appearance OF Viola Dana In '"The
Moral Sim"
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
AFRmd-EiInR

At Moore's Strand -Theater, week
Of March Is. the list includes Harold
Lockwood and Mae Allison in Hid
den Children" Lillian Gish In "stage
Struck" and Enid Bennett in "Prin-
cess Of the Dark" dealing with the
mysterious ways of the denizens of
the Far East
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
GuIlbert Had Early
Struggles With Poverty.

the remarkable art of the distinguish
ed Frenchwomsn, Nine. Yvette Gull
bert, who will come to us again on
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons
this week at the Belasco Theater,
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
Mystery Drama, Grand Opera,
and Comedy Among Weeks
AmUSementS.
SAN CARLO COMPANY HERE
THE Case Of Lady Gambler, "
At National, Had Run of
Year in London.

Diversified amusements in the form
of one mystery drama and grand
opera, lightened by comedy. form
the attractions at leading theaters
this week.
Two musical comedies in the same
week are always a harship- to the
pocketboOk. Somehow ones con-
science is perfectly clear when spend
ing money for drama and grand
opera and comedy, but never so when
one indulges in too much of ones
favorite amusement-if II be musical
comedy.
Whether or not one attends the
opening of the new Charles Frohman
attraction, THE Case of Lady Cam
ber," at the National Theater. one
must go to grand opera at the Be-
lssco.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
fhIIndeIphIa Orche.tra-March 20.

On Tuesday afternoon, March 20, at
the New National Theater. the Phila-
delphia Orchestra will give the last
of its series OF five Washington con-
certs. For its final appearance of the
season Mr.. Stokowski has arranged a
novelty in an all-Russian program,
which doubtless will strike a popular
response here.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Harold Lockwood and Nal Allison
are soon to appear in a regular
"fighting picture" called THE Prom
ise."
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

. Frances Williams of the Poll Play
ers comes from a theatrical family.
She Is the daughter OF the late Billy
Williams, a noted minstrel comedian.
Miss Williams might be termed q
comedienne. as she possesses a nat
ural vein of comedy as was demon
strated in her role in "It Pays to Ad-
vertise." Previous to joining the Poll
forces Miss Williams was on the
Keith circuit.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
WHERE TO GO TODAY
Vaudeville, Films, BurIesque, Con-
eerts and Lectures.

At the Belasco Theater The Presi-
dents Answer" the first story in the
Benjamin Chaplin cycle OF Lincoln
photoplays will be shown at 3 o'clock
and Sis.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Emily Stevens has just signed a
new contract under which she prom
ises to appear in four big picture
plays.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11
STAGE AND SCREEN NOTES
Interesting Bits Of Information
About Different Theaters.

The musical comedy. Alma" Is un-
derlined for production by the Poll
Players.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

OF Mark Twain. has won wide recog-
milton as a contralto of unusual at
tainments. Mrs. Gabrilowitsch has
earned special dictinction as a Lieder
sInger-a branch of her art which her
long residence abroad afforded excep-
tional facilities to develop.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Ethel Barrymore's next film IL
"The Call of Her People" a screen
adoption OF Edward sheldon's play,
Egypt"
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Elsewhere in this theatrical news
is published a short statement con-
cerning the ATTRACTIONS which are ap-
pearing now at Polls. While too long
to appear in this particular column,
we recommend it highly to readers
as a piece of authentic and first
hand editorial statement, though un-
signed-F. Y.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

William S. Hart, in THE Gun Fight
er." IL the leading photoplay attrac-
tion at the Garden today.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Mabel Taliaferro. in THE Barri-
cade." heads the photoplay bill at
Moore's Strand.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

"The Case Of Lady Gambler has its
first American presentation tomor-
row night. 1t ran for a year in Lon
don, was written by Horace Amnesty
Vachell, and has never been seen in
New York
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

At the Gayety Theater the busIesque
attraction at and 8 p. m. Will be
The Great Star and Garter show"
headed by Don Clark and Jess Weiss.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

RoseIles has the part now.
The Deluge." a living picture, pat
termed after the famous painting of
that name. is one OF the novelties Of
fered by the Great Star and Garter
show at the Gayety Theater this
week.
Don Clark, the George ". Cohan of
burlesque." not only wrote the book
used by The Great Star and Garter
Show at the Gayety Theater this
week. but heads his own company as
well.
The first film version of b. Henry's
stories, Past One at Rooney's." Is to
be released this month. Each fea-
turs is in two reels and said to have
been taken in the actual setting In
New York, which Henry chose.
The cast of VERY Good Eddie"
which comes to the Belasco soon, will
include Ada Lewis. Arthur Ales-
worth, Anna Orr, Helen Raymond.
Georgie Mack. James Lounsberry.
Earl Benham, Mignon McGibney, John
willard, Daisy Dewitt. Sylvia and
Elliott Taylor.
A Russian princess who returns to
her old lie, that of the stage. for one
night only that she may win the love
of her husband. Is the theme on which
is laid the plot OF Flora Bella" which
John Cort Will present at the Belasco
Theater for the week beginning on
Monday, April o.
Emmy wehlen's new play Is Sow
ers and Reapers." which will be film
ed in ST Augustine. Fla.
"Her Soldier Boy" with Clifton
Crawford and Adele Romano. which
opened here at the Belasco Theater
early In the season. Is celebrating its
fifteenth week in New York.
One OF the most remarkable sets
ever staged for motion pictures was
that erected for one of the concluding
scenes OF THE Great Secret" Metros
wonder serial, in which Francis Y.
Bushman and Beverly Bayne are 90
starred. Occupying about half tae
floor room OF the spacious Quality stu
dos, it was an exact reproduction Of
the interior OF a great hospital.
Joseph Hart Is directing the vaude-
Vile tour OF Elsa Ryan. former star
of Peg o. My Heart" Her vaude-
willie play is a one-act play by Dion
Titheradge. Prior to her triumph in
Peg" Miss Ryan was featured
member Of The Three Little Maids"
The TOreador," The Belle OF Brit
tiany." Marcel" The Kiss Waltz"
and The Blue Mouse"
Z. II. Sothern's new play. stranger
Than Fiction" is on it's second week
in New York and doing we'll
1t concerns Sawlaw Jasin, a writer,
who deplores the dearth OF romance
in the world. and while he reads GER
tain rules of technique governing the
OF plays. events nccIr be-
fore his very eyes which demonsIrdte
that romance is not dead.
Gsbrilowitsch Is a leader or the
Russian school OF pianists. while his
wife, Clara Clemens, hest known in
this country uerhaus as the dauphter
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

The San Carlo Grand Opera Com
peny is comprised OF two organize
tions and is not only presenting as
a program the favorite operas. but is
giving La Gioconda' as a novelty.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

At Loew's Columbia the photopIay
attraction will be Mary Pickford in
a Poor Little Rich Girl"
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Thurlow Bergen. a popular leading
man and former Washingtonian,
was until recently supporting Peg
for Short" in vaudeville, William
Roselles has the part now.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Sidney Drew's first professional ex-
perience was in Philadelphia with
Leonard Grover in "Our Boarding
House." His work attracted the at
tention OF Charles Frohman and from
then on he was always engaged for
comedy roles. He has also starred in
comedy-drama and IN vaudeville. His
father was John Drew, of Dublin, Ire
land, and his mother was the Mrs.
John Drew. who for wears was one of
the foremost commediennes in this
country.
"In Old Kentucky" with its race
horses and picaninny band. will be
the offering OF the Poll Players for
Easter Week. General Manager
James Thatcher has secured the use
OF four thoroughbred race horses and
has contracted for the big treadmill
on which the horses win run, 1t has
been some years since "In Old Ken
tuclSy" was produced In Washington,
and its revival by the Poll Players
will be looked forward to with q
more than ordinary interest.
$50 Long, Lefty" Oliver Morosco's
musical farce, will be the attraction
at the Belasco Theater lionday, March
26, continuing for one week, with the
usual matinees. This is the original
New York cast and production which
is headed by Charlotte Greenwood.
The book OF so Long, Lefty" Is
taken from Elmer Harris comedy
"Your Neighbor's Wife" The adapta-
tion being made by Mr.. Moroseo and
Mr.. Harris while the lyrics compris-
ing eighteen numbers. some of which
have been heard in Washington
months ago were written by Earl Car
roll. Those that are probably remem-
bered include $50 Long, Lefty" pass
Around the Apples Once Again."
when You Hear Jackson Moan on
the Saxaphone," and Here Come the
Married Men"
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Gsbrilowitsch Is leader Of the
Russian school Of pianists. while his
wife, Clara Clemens, hest known in
this country, perhaps, as the daughter
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

The Deluge." a living picture, pat
termed after the famous painting of
that name. is one OF the novelties Of
fered by the Great Star and Garter
Show at the Gayety Theater this
week.
The Washington times., 1917-03-11

Don Clark. the George ". Cohan of
burlesque." not only wrote the book
used by The Great Star and Garter
Show" at the Gayety Theater this
week. but heads his own company as
well.