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Evening star., 1917-03-06
Belasco.

Anna Held came back into her own
last evening when. at the Belasco
Theater. a capacity audience mani
tested full approval of Follow Me-" her
new musical comedy in three acts. Even
yet the star cannot make her eyes be-
have. and frankly admits it. This
shortcomings should il be classed
as MERITS really the basis of the
play" Every one in the cast particu-
larly the Marquis of Lunay succumbs
TO the allurements of those eyes. and
the resulting complications are varied
and many, but. of course, all ends hap
PLY. An appreciative inauguration
audience Allied the theater, and in re-
sponse to insistent demand Manager
l.. Stoddard Taylor installed an extra
row of chairs in the space usually
allotted to the orchestra and trans
ferred the musicians to the stage. This
move threw the company to the front.
almost without orchestral aid. The
audience did not object to this for the
company is good to gaze on.
Miss Held looked as fascinating as
she did when she first came to Amer
lea with those wonderful eyes and
sensational songs In costumes she
still shows wonderful originality in the
blending of becoming colorS. one no.
ticeable creation is a fancy dress of
white, with an expansihle train. This
is pierced with wires. and in def
tistic precision that makes a wonder
ful picture. The chief comedian, Hen
ry Lewis. he of the original ''spuigu-
1um" speciality of vaudeville. scored the
big hit last evening, and n heuever he
offered anything in the way of songs
or sayings the show had to stop while
he promised the audience that he would
return later Lewis can do almost
anything in the way of musical com edy
entertainment. and can DO it well. He
has a good voice for songs. is a clever
dancer, and has natural fund of
humor.
Other principals include Sylvia Jason.
a bright little conedienne with dancing
and singing qualities above the ordi-
nary. Charles McNaughton. who creates
fun along letiginate lines; Louise
Mink. who sings well and looks well;
Seabury and Shaw. in artistic dances.
and Wilmer PentIey. in clever charac-
ter parts. The scenery is elaborate
and rich in coloring.
striking novelty was providing the
ushers with small electric signs, which
they attached to their bac'-s showing
in blazing letters of red. Follow Me-"
the title OF the play. well as a
quest to the seat holders.
Miss Held proved rers"lf an elocu-
tion's: of u~sus0ected ability. by inter-
polating a dramatic recitation, pointing
out the horrors of war in her own
country and the gratitude America
sho"ld feel for it's freedom from them.
This was reE ard vita prolonged ap-
Fiaus'.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Crandall's.

In many respects the photoplay, Sis
ter Against Sister," which was shown
at Crandalrs yesterday and is being
shown again today, is an unusual pro-
duction. Virginia Pearson. the star.
portrays two distinct characters as
widely separated as the poles in tenn
permanent. The story illustrates how
great is the force of environment in the
development Of character. Two sisters
are parted when their father and
mother, following a petty quarrel, OBJ
tain legal separation. One goes with
the mother and grows to womanhood,
refined and attractive; the other, in the
fathers care. and raised in the under
world, becomes a crook and finally a
murderess. The innocent girl, because
of her striking resemblance to the
other. is accused Of the crime and
shoulders the blame to shield her sister.
Walter Law, Irving Cummings and
Jane and Katherine Lee are pictured
In the cast.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Cosmos.

Brisk entertainment strongly favored
with patriotic features pleased crowd
ed houses at the Cosmos Theater yes
terday, starting shortly after the
inauguration parade had passed the
house and continuing we'll on to mid
night. Chief among the attractions
was a thrilling little playlet, "On the
Border" presented by Jane Weir and
company. Its lines were bright, fur
nishing vigorous arguments by wom-
an against war and finding patriotic
climax in which she shot Mexican for
hauling down the American flag The
Vitagraph photoproduction of The
Battle Hymn of the Republic" is an
other patriotic feature.
The Kitamura japanese, quintet of
oriental acrobats. made hit with new
features Tommy Gutter, young
comedian with a good voice. assisted by
an octet of pretty girls. made youth
full merriment in The Kissing School"
"Tilton," a mystery, sang songs with
feminine flavor and others quite mas
culine, and left an applaoding audience
guessing. Land and Packer had COM
posite Offering of songs and nut" nom
sense and the Dancing Stairs gave the
best dance Offering of it's kind this
Evening star., 1917-03-06
7WO-MAN TEAMS 0PENUP
American Bowling Congress Offers
Interesting Contest of
Pairs Today.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, March g.
The first two-man teams and indf-
vidual bowlers in the American Bowl
ing Congress were to take the alleys
at the Coliseum here late this after
noon, three pairs from Muskegon join
ing the local talent in starting the
minor events of the tournament. Two
shifts of five-man teams are listed for
the nights play.
Cincinnati is working with full force
for the 1918 tournament and indications
are the Ohio city is more than likely
to beat Peoria. 1t became known today
that Columbus, Ohio, also has applied
for the next tournament. Cincinnati,
however, is conceded to have the bet
ter chance of the two Ohio cities.
: The second delegation from Cincin-
natl arrived early today. headed by
Tom Quinlan Of the chamber of COM
merce of that city.
The first meeting of the executive
committee is to be held today. and it is
expected the reports of the high scores
and the prize list committee will be is
sued.
The Exports No. of Grand Rapids
rolled into first place in the fve-man
event late last night, with total of
2,435, the first 500 average of the pres
ent meeting.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
INMAN TENNIS VICTOR.
and Dabney Also
Win on Florida Courts.

PALM BEACH. Fla. March 6.-Al-
though only four matches were played
here in the opening of the eighth an
nual tennis tournament for the cham
pionship of Florida, two were won in
such striking manner by F. C. Inman,
New York. and f. T. Frelinghuysen Of
Tuxedo that the players indicated they
are strong contenders for the title. In
man showed considerable skill in his
match with G.. F. SulZberger. He won
in straight sets. 90, 6--1.
Frelinghuysen rushed through his
match with B. H. keucher of New York,
winning in straight sets, 6-2, 6--2. He
was little wild at the net, but his
back courts game and crossfire shots
had a drive to them which spelled vic
tory. A. l.. Dabney of Boston beat DR..
John Gardiner of Toledo. stroke of the
old Pennsylvania Henley eight, 6-3,
Cd.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Photoplay Features.
Columbia.

Castles for Two" typical Marie
Doro romance is the picture attraction
at Loew's Columbia Theater the first
half of the week. 1t introduces a
young woman of Irish descent who,
tiring of social life in America, goes
back to Erin in search of fairies and
romance. She poses as her own sec
retary. meets an impecunious young
Irish lord. who has been urged to marry
riches to save his estates" engage
herself to become his wife. and finall.
has to do little urging herself
make him live up to the contract when
he discovers she Is wealthy. A Bray
cartoon, the Hearst-Pathe News pic
lures, supplemented by a series OF pic
lures OF the inaugura tion parade, procur-
ed at the special request OF Manager
Lawrence Beatus-the first shown in the
United States-completes the program.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Gayety.

Barney Gerard's "Follies of the Day"
company, at the Gayety Theater this
week, is featuring George P. Murphy.
Chester Nelson and Gertrude Hayes
in novel burlesque, in two acts and
ten scenes which offer sparkling
round of burlesque. vaudeville. opera,
drama and everything else that ap-
peals to theatergoers, in a test of the
question, What does the public want?"
Murphy, as the Hot Dog Man. and
Nelson, as Luke Pollywog. a "rube.
keep the audience in good humor with
their specialties of comedy and dane
ing, and Gertrude Hayes. leading wom-
an, sings number Of songs quite ef-
fectively and contributes much to the
show.
The scene of the first act is laid in
Central Park, New York. Four girls
argue as to what the public wants. In
the second act a burlesque of The
Boomerang" is presented. Nelson,
Ferraro Bros. and Miss Elsa May, who
played Hawaiian medleys, We're forced
to give many encores. Others who
contributed to the entertainment were
John Williams. W. B. Taylor, Norman
Barry, Joseph Green, Anna Propp and
Edith Malvore.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Savoy.

The Slave Market" was yesterdays
photoplay attraction at CrandalTs
Savoy Theater. Swarthy pirates with
cutlasses held between their teeth,
buried treasure. the Spanish main and
a general atmosphere of fifteen men
on the dead mans chest" prevail in the
production, In which Pauline Frederick
Is pictured as the heroine. The central
character. a young girl bred in a con-
vent. Is captured by gang of pirates
and held captive in their rendezvous on
the Spanish main, until she is rescued
by a soldier of fortune just as she is
about to be sold at public auction. 1t is
a story at all times thoroughly inter-
esting. Thomas Meighan is pictured in
the principal male character.
Bridges Burned" featuring Olga
Petrova, will be the feature today.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Polls.

The story of a woman's devotion Is
told in "Just a Woman" Eugene wal
ter's p1ay. presented by the Poll Play
ers this week. The large and appre-
ciatiye audience last night was Kept IN
tense excitement. the suspense oeins
relieved only at the close OF the play
when "all ends happily.
The play opens in a milling Siiiage, a;e
where lives the woman tFlofenGe ~.
tenhouse) with her husband GWiiilam
p Car1eton), who is employed IN tne
mills Rv strict economy they succeed
in saving a small fortune. The woman,
who has cherished higher Ideals 1or her
husband, is anxious to invest the money
in order to increase It, 70 petter WIZ
ing conditions at the mill.
a Young man. who also WORKS IN .ne
mill is boarder at her nome anu ne
secretly confides to her that he mas IN
vented a device by when M steei this tan to
made more cheaply. Thinking this TO
be the opportunity she has been LOOK
ing for, she tells her husband VINO re-
luctantly yields to her pleas to invest
the money in this manner.
The scene then changes to ten years
later. After acquiring fortune
through the invention. the husband
starts a life of dissipation and sees Ut
lie of his home. his wife and young
child. The woman later lea learns csse 'ha'
The husband has hired detective
agency to concoct a scheme whereby
he may obtain a divorce. Later, IN q
thrilling courtroom scene. the husband
and the detectives present numoef OF
fictitious charges against the woman,
and the Judge finally tells the wife, who
has remained silent throughout, that ne
will be obliged to grant decree of ab-
solute divorce if she does not Wlsh 20
defend herself and that her child will
go to her husband. She then makes a
startling announcement. which sends
her husband to Jail.
The last act opens with the little vii
lage again the scene. and the wire Is
natiently waiting for her husbands re-
turn after his sentence has expired. He
returns penitent, is forgiven and all
ends happily"
The work Of the cast is excellent,
especially Florence Rittenhouse. Will
liam p Carleton, Bernard Thornton and
Howard Lang.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
MISS GOss WINS TENNIS CUP.
Defeats Miss Corona Winn in Indoor
Tourney by Is. Sc.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Miss Eleanor
Goss Won the cup offered by Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt Peli in the indoor
tennis tournament at the Seventh Regi-
ment Armory yesterday, defeating Miss
Corona Winn in the final by a score
of IS, SIS. This was Miss Goss
second appearance in women's tourna-
ment play, and she showed much
promise in her performances during
the tournament just ended. Her service
was excellent and she covered court
with agility. Miss Winn rallied in the
second set and carried il to deuce,
but Miss Goss did excellent work in
the last two games.
In the semi-final Miss Winn defeated
Mrs. Albert Humphries by scores of
IS. IS, 6-l The first two sets
were closely contested, Miss Winn
doing her best playing in the second.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Leader.

George Beban. pictured as the ice
man, the friend of everybody in the
neighborhood and the idol Of pretty
Trina, the shoemaker's daughter. de-
lighted large audiences at the Leader
Theater in His Sweetheart" the
photoplay attraction at the Leader yes
terday and Sunday. 1t Is a story OF
blended romance and. underworld plot
ting that ends happily and enables the
art of Beban to win both laughter and
tears. 1t is a Morosco production and
unusually good of it's kind.
Today and tomorrow "a Girl Like
That" featuring Owen Moore ana
irene Fenwick, will be shown.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Helen Holmes. Sunday. Charlie Chap
lin. in Easy Street."

oLYMPIc--Today. Clara Williams. in
Three OF Many; also Willie Collier,
in 'wife and Auto Trouble" Tomor-
row. Bessie Love, in THE Heiress at
Coffee Dans' also Fatty Arbuckle. in
The Waters Ball" Thursday. Rich
cision." Friday. Alice Brady. in "The
Hungry Heart; also Hearst-Pathe
News. Saturday. Harold Lockwood and
May Allison. in ''Pidgin Island"
LIBERTY-aToday. Jane Grey. in The
Great Secret" episode No; 4. Tomorrow.
Louise Glaum, in Somewhere in France -
Thursday, Ethel Barrymore. in Itch
Awakening of Helena Richie" Friday
| Frank Mcintyre, in THE Travelling Sales
man."
ntyre. in The Travelling Salesman: also
earl White, in Pearl of the Army" "
ings." Thursday. Lillian Gish, in .I'he
ouse Built Upon Sand" Friday, Vivian
,Iartin. in 1.-The Right Direction" Sat
urday, Gladys Brockwell. in "One Touch
of Sim"
HoME-Today. Owen Moore, in 'Roll-
ing stones Tomorrow Geraldine rp1v Far,
Lincoln and June Elridge in The World
kawa. in 1.-THE Honorable Friend"
STANTON Today. Frank keenan,
and Enid Markey. in THE Phantom" j."
Tomorrow, Mabel Taliaferro. in ''The
Sunbeam" Thursday, Virginia Pear
son. in The Bitter Truth" Friday,
Saturday, Lillian Walker and Everett
overton, in "The Man Behind the Cur
tains"; also Bushman and Bayne, in
The Great Secret" episode No. 4.
EMPIRE-Today, +. H. Sothern and
Peggy Hyland. in 1.-The Chatter'; also
Hughie Mack. Tomorrow. Charlie Chap
lin. in Easy Street.; also Fred Mace,
Bessie Love, in "The Heiress at Coffee
Dams; also Ford Sterling. in His Wild
Oats Saturday, Mary Miles Minter,
in The Innocence of Lizette."
CRANDALLS-Toda Virginia Pear
son. Irving Cummings and the Lee chill
dren. in "Sister Against Sister" To-
morrow and Thursday. Valeska Suratt,
in THE New York Peacock" Friday
and saturday. Theda Bara, in THE
Tiger Woman"
CRANDALL's sAvOY-Today. Olga
Petrova, in Bridges Burned: the
Marie Doro m in !aos.inad lost and Won" Thurs,
day. William s. Hart. in Truthful Tul-
liver" Friday. Frank Keenan,. in The
Sin Ye Do" Saturday, Wallace Reid
and Anita King, in The Golden Fet-
ter"
CRANDALL.s APoLLo-Today. Alice
Brady, in The Hungry Heart" To-
morrow, Stuart Holmes, in The Scarlet
Letter" Thursday. Olga Petrova, in
Bridges Burned" and the Drews. in
"Blackmaii." Friday. Margaret Lam
dis. in Gross Trails" and Bushman
and Bayne, in The Great Secret" Sat
urday Jack Pickford and Louise Huff.
in Great Expectations"
CRANDALL'S AVENUE GRAND-To-
day. Jack Pickford and Louise Huff, in
Seventeen" Tomorrow, Mae Murray.
in The Plow Girl; Bushman and
Bayne, in The Great Secret" Thurs
day. Virginia Pearson, in Sister
Against Sister, Friday, Charles Ray,
in The Honorable Algy," and Key
stone Players. in The Lion and the
Girl" Saturday. Douglas Fairbanks. in
american Aristocracy," and Willie
Collier. in ''Never Again
LEADER Today and tomorrow,
Irene Fenwick and Owen Moore. in "A
Girl Like That" Thursday and Friday,
Sessue Hayakawa, in Each to His
Kind Saturday. The Old Home
stead"
Evening star., 1917-03-06
HAS OPTION ON CARDINALS.
Clubs Attorney Pays $25, 900, With
$4,000 Due in Sixty DAYS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 6.-An option
on the st. Louis Nationals base ball
club has been obtained by James c.
Jones. attorney for the club, when he
gave Mrs. Helen Z. Britton, owner. .
check for $4,000, as earnest money.
Sixty days was given in which to make
payment of s15o.oOo on the purchase
price of s350.000.
Mr.. Jones said. however. that he
would not make the second payment.
unless S250.000 is available at the end
of the siXty-day period.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Indians Second Squad Starts South

CLEVELAND. Ohio, March 6.-The
second squad of the Cleveland base ball
team is scheduled to leave today for
New Orleans for the spring practice.
The party will include all the Cleveland
players, who are now in the city. with
the exception of Jack Graney. who will
leave March Il. The party consists Of
Wamhsganss. Kavanaugh, Turner, Alli-
son and two Cleveland amateurs. krejci
and Leber, who will be given a tryout
Secretary Blackwood will head the
party.
Evening star., 1917-03-06

Keith's last night. Novelties. dramatic.
musical and frolicsome. were selected
by the management for inaugural week.
tainment which tops even the high
standard which the house long ago
reached and insists upon maintaining.
Emily Ann Welman presents tensely
human play built on the eternal tri-
angle. 1t was flashed. with hlm real
which permitted the players to pro-
duce a drama within the time limit
of vaudeville Tho dramatic atmos-
phere of the high-priced theater con-
by Sallie Fisher in THE Choir Re-
hearsal." a glimpse OF provincial New
England life at the time of hoops.
brass candlesticks and parlor organ.
The singing of a hymn by quartet
OF village characters with a parson on
the side and a captivating little song
by Miss Fisher were among the de-
lights OF the bill.
The laurels of laughter were cap
tured by the Bowman Brothers, whose
funny and with the old-time minstrel
banter and melody of voice. called for
a dozen encores. The typewriting ma
chine made itself a headline attraction
via Charles Leonard Fletcher, whose
''monologue" as printed on the key
board and flashed on the screen scored
with its hits of present-day people and
fads. Mr.. Fletcher also gave worth
while impersonations Of several famous
men. The electrician likewise came IN
for his share of commendation for tne
artistic toilets of colored lights with
which he clothed La Sylph-" The
skating Venuses,' who looked their
title. opened the program and the
Three Sullys sang and danced ana
chaffed. Chester Spencer and Loia
tomfoolery. and "Patria," the motion
serial. had its eighth episode OF spec
tacular happenings that left Mrs. Ver-
non Castle clinging to a spar
Evening star., 1917-03-06
DOYLE IS TO PLAY THIRD
Will Oppose Willis Davis in East VS..
West Tennis Matches, Which
Start Tomorrow.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 6.-The
schedule of matches for the east VS.
west tennis tournament here, announced
last night, includes five mems singles
events. three mems doubles, three
womens singles and a mixed doubles
match. The tournament will open
Wednesday with a doubles match be-
tween Theodore Roosevelt Pell and
Bernon S. Prentice, representing the
east, and Maurice E. Mclaughlin and
Willis E. Davis of the west.
George NJ. Church. Harold A. Throck-
morton. Conrad b. Doyle and Pell Will
represent the east in the singles match
es, while the west will be represented
in these events by William NJ. John
ston, John Strachan, Willis E. Davis
and Mclaughlin.
The eastern doubles team will be
Church and Throckmorton, Doyle and
Frederick h. Alexander, Pell and Prem
tice. and the western Johnston and
Strachan, Nat b. Browne and Claude
A. Wayne. Mclaughlin and Davis.
DR. Sumner Hardy will captain the
western team and Church the eastern
team.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt will play sin
giles matches with both Miss Mary
Browne and Mrs. May Sutton Bundy
Miss Browne and Mrs. Bundy also will
play a singles match IN the mixed
doubles Miss Bjurstedt and Church will
represent the east and Mrs. Bundy and
her husband, Thomas c. Bundy, the
west.
According to the lineup of the two
opposing teams, Conrad b. Doyle OF
Washington will play Willis Z. Davis
in singles. Doyle was beaten by Davis
in the final of the clay court tourna-
ment at Cleveland last year, but does
not believe that Davis can repeat his
victory. The doubles team of Doyle
and Alexander will play Nat b. Browne
and Claude A. Wayne, who a short time
ago defeated the former national
championship team of Mclaughlin and
BLndy.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Howard,

company of colored players known
as the Quality Amusement Company is
giving creditable performance of "Dr.
Jekyll and MIR. Hyde" at the Howard
Theater this week, with Clarence Muse
in the dual role. A capacity audience
last night testified it's appreciation of
both play and performers. The produc-
tion Is adequately staged and the talent
employed in its presentation merits
credit for good work. Matinees will be
given today, Thursday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
TIE FOR NET GOLF PRIZE.
Sixty-Two Tin Whistles in Four Ball
Play at Pinehurst.

PINEHURST. N. c.. March 6.-The
four ball medal play tourney at Pinehurst
brought sixty-two Tin Whistles into
the field. G. T. Dunlop of Summit and
r. c. Shannon. I'd, of Brockport tied
for first prize at 6s net. with DR. Carlos
Macdonald and Edgar J. Phillips of
New York.
Robert Hunter of Noroton and Donald
Parson of Youngstown, who finished
with - net had a best bail of 49, this
being the lowest gross of the day
Evening star., 1917-03-06

year, closing with q clog waltz up and
down q flight Of stairs. Jack Barnett
pleased with variations Of popular
song played in many ways on the
piano The film features included the
latest Hearst-Pathe News pictures ahd
q laughab1e Bray cartoon.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Downey Outpoints Britton.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. March 6.-Rryan
Downey Of Columbus was given the
newspaper decision over Jack Britton
Of Chicago at the conclusion of their
twelve-round exhibition here last
night Britton made no effort at ag-
gression. Downey leading in a majority
of the rounds.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Red Cox Reach Hot Springs.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March g.
Thirty-tive members Of the Boston
American League squad, club officials
and sport writers have arrived here
for the annual spring training. The
party included President Frazee and
Manager Barry.
Evening star., 1917-03-06
Schedules in Bowling
Leagues for Tonight

Post once Club League-MailinG
VS.. Supplies; Equipment VS..
Registry.
C0lumbias.
Alexandria City League-Virgfn-
fans vs.. Snorters.
Anacostin League-Y. NJ. C. c.
We. Mapiegetters.
Interdenominatio LeaE NC
Bethany VS.. st. Marks: Kendall
va. Fifth; Sixth VS.. Gorsuch.
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing League-Surfnce VS.. Exam
fners.
Fourteenth street League-Hen-
ders0n-ROwe VS.. YOungs; Allies
VIZ. Phelps.
Washington Lcague-Wintons vs..
kentuckys.
Agricultural Interbureau League
solicitor VS.. Markets.
knights Of Columbus League
Salvador vs.. Pintn; Genoa vs..
Balboa.
Departmental LeaRue-AEricui-
ture w. Commerce.
Masonic League-Lnfayette W..
Mount Pleasant; King solomon
VS.. Acacia; Columbia VS.. WASH
fngtOn Centennial.
Odd FeIIows' League-Easterns
vs.. BeacOns.
Navy Yard League-Foundry VS..
East Shop.
COntenders.