The Washington times., 1917-04-22

night. She has signed a contract with
the Selyyns y play the Madge Ken
nedy part in the production Of Fair
and Warmer" next fall.
Albert Leoni. assistant treasurer
of the Gayety TfNater, whose face at
the box office OF that theater is fam
fiiar to all patrons, has rendered his
resignation to Manager Jarboe in
order to enlist in the navy.
Max Linder's comedy. MAX in q
Taxi" will be released April %. IL Is
the noted European eomedian's first
experience>with California as a pro-
ducing field. Max wires East that he
likes the salubrious Pacific coast, and
perhaps will complete his series there.
Herbert Brenon's. production of
Louis Joseph Vance's THE Lone
Wolf" features Hazel Dawn and Bern
Lytell. Mr.. Brenon Il filming the
final scenes of this stirring story AT
his studio on Hudson Heights and by
the end OF the month the picture will
be cut and assembled.
Marguerite Clayton supported by
Jack Gardner are starred in THE
Night Workers"
The picture. as the title implies,
portrays the lives of persons working
at night. The plot Is laid in a New
York morning newspaper office. and
,unfolds many OF the interesting de
paper.
1t Is announced Ly the Lasky COM
psny that Madame Petrova will make
her first appearance under its manage
ment in The Undying F1ame.s a dra-
matte story OF ancient and modern
Egypt in which Madame Petrova plays
first the daughter Of Pharoah. and
then. in the second part of the story.
the young daughter Of an English army
officer.
They are measuring Sessue Kayak
ava for a complete suit of fins. Hav-
ing engaged in a subaqueous struggle
with Guy oliver in "'The Bottle Imp"
he is now scheduled for a second pisca-
torial feat in another picture. This
time he Is sentenced TO take Carmen
Phillips out over her head in a motor
boat pull the plug, and artisticaily
Alma Rueben Is at present APPEAR
ing in support of William s. Hart
in his latest play by ]. G. Hawks.
Miss Rueben won high praise for her
Impersonation of the heroine of
Truthful TulIiver." 1t is \said she
will also be cast for. leading roles in
the Buck Connor stories OF the Texas
Ranger service which Hart VIII begin
to screen this month.
David Quixano. singing one OF the
leading roles IN The Princess Pat at
the Belasco week, is a Cuban He
received his musical training in Paris
He was at the Royal Opera House in
Coburg. Germany. for two years at the
turns to London next season. having a
contract with Alfred Butt TO appear in
the Revue at the Empire
Alexander Clark. who plays the role
of 'VSi Perkins in The Princess Pat
at the Belasco Theater this week, has
played important parts with F. f. Rice
in Little Corporal" also in Richard
Mansfield'S company. He was with. LII
liam Russell in The American Beauty"
and played the leading role with Lulu
Glaser in Mile. Mischief" He created
the part he is now playing and has
played continually throughout the long
runs Of the piece.
In connection with the act OF the
Six Diving Bellies at the Gayety The
ater THIS week, special events open
to the public, have. been arranged
for the following nights: Wednes-
'day. prize contest fOr -the most per-
fectly formed woman. at which any
lady may compete: Thursday. swim
ming contest, open to male entrants
only: Friday. swimming contest, open
10 women only.
Entrants will be received at the
box office of the Gayety Prizes in
each case will be silver loving -Sups.
Ella Wheeler WilcOX's poems are at
last to be made into films. for Messrs.
Warner 4 Co. have acquired tiIA pic
ture rights to these ballads. Tom
Moore has secured the initial show
ing of the Wilcox series for hts cir
cult. and the first one. "Divvrced."
will open at the Garden TheaIer to
day.
Others to he shown shortly include
"Meg's Curse" Laugh and the
World Laughs With You Married
Couquette." Power of Riches" what
Youth Should Know" "The Outcast's
Dream and The Price We Pay"
Henry Blossom. the lib-ettist who.
In collaboration with the composer.
Victor Herbert. has given to the musi-
cal sts.ge Mile. Modiste.' The Red
MIL The Prima Donna" The Only
Girl" Eileen" and THE Princess
Pat" is not of the foremost lyric writ
ers now before the American public. He
has also 10 his credit the authorship
of the comedies. Checkers and The
Yankee Council" Books h. Mr.. Bios
som. which have had a large sale are
THE Documents in Evidence"
Checkers" "A Hard Luck Story and
The Brother OF Chick McGann"
Wallace Reid. who was given a
brief respite after the completion OF
the adaptation of THE Squaw Mans
SON" suddenly disappeared from the
studio at Hollywood and was finally
located by the Lasky espionage sys-
tenn at Santa Cruz. lnasmuch as Mar
shall Neilsn. Jack Pickford, Louise
Hull. Cecil Il. De Mile and several
other LaSkeyites are also~at Santa
Cruz. IL can be confidently expected