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The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
ACTRESS JOINS DIVERS
IN DEEP SEA MOVIE

Jane Gail became a moving picture ace
tress because she found the lure Of The
camera worth her while The nay en-
velope made for her determination. Bus
her contract with the concern that had
engaged her services had no inJerlInea-
ton And so she had no choice 10 take
The tigers OF jUugles half shot ~,
sdroit camera men whose little mats
disclosed only either the night or 1er0
side Of the film in which She was TO ha
revealed had no terrors for her ones
she was spprised OF her safety. Bub
when she found that she had TO don n
diving suit, and 80 many fathoms deem
below the swirling depths OF the sea chs
argued much and consulted her contract
She was soon convinced that il was deep-
sea proof. And so she took the best sd-
vice Of Ernest Villa u1son, the Norfolk
chap who invented submarine photoE<
raphy, and donned q self-contained div
ing suit, and Joined the class Of Capt.
Stillson, who raised the Inflated C-boar
sunk in Honolulu harbor.
Jane Gail boasts now Of q hunting exc
pedition. at the very bottom OF the sea.
where she impersonRted the daughter ot
Prof. ArronaS. the unwilling guest or
Capt. Memo. in q voyage Of the nrSu
undersea boat in either fact or fiction.
And she is seen in the visusliEstion OF
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the
Sea-
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
PoIi's-"CamiIIe,, =,

With Florence Rittenhouse in the title
role and William P. Carleton as Armand
DuvaL the Poll Players tomorrow night
well present a revival Of Camille" Alex
ander Dumas celebrated emotional play
Howard Lang will be the Count de
EerVieIe; j. Hammond Daley, NJ. La
vale; Ralph Remley, CASTOR Rieux;
carry McGarry will be Gustav; Louise
Jams, Nanine; Elizabeth Knorr. GLAND.
and Edna Hibbard. the new ingenue of
the Poll Players, will make her debut as
Nichette the maid. '''.
The Camille" story develops at an
evening party the heroine is giving her
friends and at which sne meets Armand
Duval The dissolute life sne is COM
PEELED to lead is distasteful and she longs
Tor genuine love such as is not In the
power OF her intimates to give. Her
near near turns toward Armand and he re-
turns the affection
For time they lead a bsnpv I,ts IN
a country house near Paris. When their
means oesln to give out, Camille evinces
her oislnterestedness by selling all. her
.Valuaoles, horses and Carriages: Armand
not Wiling to be outdone. goes to Paris
to make over to her his interest in his
mothers estate. During his absence. his
tatner cans on Camille and entreats her
70 ieaNe armand. her relations to him
haVlns caused a scandal which threatens
70 prevent his sisters marriage, besides
threatening his own career. knowing
tnat armand cannot be prevailed to
abandon her. Camille decides to sacri-
fee herself
NO otner means Of doing this presents
itseit than to seem unworthy of his love
Sne gains this end by returning into the
circle of her former associates and may
ing Armand believe that shs has Yield.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
b. F. Keith'.-vuudevtII..

Phyllis Neilson-Terry, the English
beauty, famous as TriIby in Du Maur-
ler's play OF the same name, and lead
Ing support of the late Sir Henry
Irving and the present Sir Beerholm-
Tree, in their noteworthy Shakespear-
can productions, will be the star liner
OF the B. F. Keith Theater bill this
week. Miss Neilson-Terry is the
youngest of the really gifted London
actresses leaning toward the portrayal
or the heroines of the Bard-of-Ayon,
Coming to the country NOT long ago
to play in the all-star American re-
Tval Of ''TTilby." she was a success
both srtistically and popularly. Fail
Ing an opportunity to display her
Shakespearean favoritss in the high
priced theaters, Misc Nelson Terry
was given a hearing In vaudeville and
In the two-a-day she fouad her dream
come true.
This season she is being presented
with her own London company in a
scene from Hamlet" IN which she, II
is said. plays 'ophelia," the Iove-mad
girl, in way that upsets many Amer
lean stage traditions. but makes
ophelia more human and more pitiable
than Is usually the case.
The supplementary leading attrac-
tion will be q recent Broadway sensa-
tlon, Paul Dlckey and company in The
Lincoln Highwayman." 1t concerns a
motor bandit, the police, q girl re-
porter. secret service men and others
whose objective is the capture Of the
mysterious highwayman.
But for the NeIlson-Terry engage
ment, the management States, it would
deserve sole headline distinction.
Audiences are expected to applaud
to the echo Dainty Marie" otherwise
known as Marie MeeKer. Assisted by
Margrette Meeker and hanging from
thread-like support above the foot
lights she will give artistic poses and
interject some remarkable aerial feats
She also sings and dances.
Frank Crumit, a college-bred coined
ian, will offer himself as The One
Man Glee Club" D'Avigneau's Chinese
Duo will feature Tang Cheong, herald
ed as the worlds greatest Celestial
singer with Fook Lok, described as
"the Chinese rag-tims king"
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
NATIONAL WILL OFFER
Light MUSICAL SHOWS
Aborn Company Billed in Series of
Excellent Comedy Successes.

Manager Harry Rapley. OF ths Nan,
National Theater, and Milton ana Sar-
gent Aborn decided some time ago 10
vary the musical fare this year, sending
the grand opera forces under their man
agement TO other cities, while the Ahorn
Comic Opera Company will be bro,1bt 10
the New National for an indennIte en-.
gagement beginning Monday. May q.
This organization has not appeared IN
Washington for two years.
Since the Aborn light opera contingent
was here last II has been reinforced SvIth
new comedian singers of note. some on
whom have appeared here with other
companies. while many OF the fayorites
of former Aborn musical comedy and
comic opera casts are retained. It will
not be maintained as a permanent stock
company, but instead, the princinaIs viii
be exchanged between the Aborn com
pany In Washington and those under the
same management in other cities So that
instead Of an established group Of eight
or ten leading members appea ring ueeL
after week. the programs win he va rIed
by the comings and goings of the various
members. BY this method twenty-five or
thirty principals will appear. in all, dur
ing the season.
Maude Gray FritizI Won BusInr Etbej
Boyd. Helena Morrill,, Hattie Belle Iadd,
Eulalie Young. Mildred Rogers. Carl
Haydn. J. p. Mcsweeney. James NcEI-
bern. Charles H Bowers, Robinson New
bold, Forrest Hun. Philip Sheffield.
George Shields. Philip Fein and Others
The musical directors are Joseph E.
Nicol, Carl Burton and Max FichandIer
and the stage directors are Charles n
Jones, Martin Cheesman, Ralph NIcbors
and Augustus Buell..
The offerings arranged for I'D 10 this
time are THE Princess Pat" The Blue
Paradise" Alone at Last" The Choco-
late Soldier" The Fireny." The Spring
Maid" The Prince OF Pilsen." Robin
Hood" Sergeant Kitty" "Gypsv Love -
The Red Mil, The Lilac Domino &"
The Yankee Consul" The Girl of Ny
Modern Eve" and Naughty MarIett. e."
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
LONG STUDY NECESSARY
TO PERFECT POSING ACT

Weeks Of study in the great art
museums to learn the poses of models Of
the world-famed masters, and months
more Of trying work to perfect her origt-
nal idea Of presenting the poses with
her body parallel to the stage, with q
single strand Of ribbon a. her only sup
port, were among the preliminaries that
won Dainty Marie, the Venus of the
Air her place as queen among the aerial
artists.
Dainty Marie's act. one Of the features
OF the bill at B. 3. Reiths' Theater this
week Is distinctive and decidedly one of
the most artistic offerings in vaudeville.
Her daring and stunning poses include
such feats as holding her body parallel
with the stage with q ribbon entwined
only about the calf Of one leg.
Dainty Marie ia. assisted by another
magnetic girl. Marguerite Meeker.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
EDNA HIBBARD TAKES
Poll NGENUE ROLES

Announcement was made yesterday
that Edna Hibbard hereafter would be
ingenue Of the Poll Players and will
make her first appearance tomorrow
hght IN small part in Camille"
Poll Players who have observed Miss
Hibbard work. express themselves a.
delighted that she is to join the WASH
ington organization. THE selection 10
ideal," said Florence Rittenhouse, and
l know that the Washington people will
love her dearly o.. .. --...
Miss Hibbard was q member Of the
Poll stock company in Baltimore E, last
year ana proved such a disting g1ished
success that Mr.. Poll desired 10 have her
come to his Washington theater this
year. She was prevented from Joining
the company at the outset of the season,
however. on account Of q contract she
had with a Broadway production from
which she secured her release last week.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06

ed to the advances of de yarvtII. A
month later he discovers her at a marty
In the Salon Of Olympia, and still loving
her madly. importunes ner to follow
him, but Camille, true TO her word. de-
clares she loves none but de Varville.
Maddened by her supposed Inconsistency,
he heaps insults upon her IN the presence
OF the whole company. Camille, afling
for sometime, breaks down. Her only
consolation Is letter she receives from
Armand's father, wherein he acknowI-
edges the greatness OF her sacrifice and
bids her to be prepared for the return OF
Armand. This hope keeps up her sinkinr 2
spirits until Armand actually returns, but
he finds her. dying.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
NEW FILM STAR AT COSMOS.

Shirley Mason, the latest star in tbs
world OF hlmdom, attained stellar honors
for the first time In Passion" the NTH
OF the dramas OF The Seven Deadly
Sins" the Mcclure Pictures, productions.
She is featured as a daring diving girl
engaged 10 perform at Coney Island,
where she meets Leonidss. a man who
has won the wrestling championship at
Madison Square Garden. This meeting Is
followed by thrilling adventures which
end with a throbbing climax
The cast includes Clifford Bruce fam
ihar to local stock patrons. snd the pic-
ture is replete with scenes OF athletic
events. II will Oe shown this week for
the first time at the Cosmos.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
Gayety-BurIesQue.

Billy Watson and his famous Beef
Trust Burlesquers" will occupy the stage
at the Gayety Theater his work in revi-
walls Of two previous successes entitled
"Krousemeyer's Alley and THE Chris
tening" The first is an amusing bur-
lesque on alley life in the tenement dis
trict in New York City, In which Philip
Krousemeyer and Mike Grogan. neigh
bors and sworn enemies, are the princi-
pal characters. The Christening, g
which is in five scenes, permits a con-
tinuation Of the -Grogan
feud. The cast in support of Watson in
cludes Frank Bambard, Jules Jacobs,
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06

At the BelaScO a submarine pnOLO
spectacle entitled Twenty thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-" founded on
the book of that name by Jules Verne,
will open Tuesday. These pictures,
which have all been taken under
water are said to be the most re-
msrkable ever photographed The
pictures were taken in the waters
adjacent to the West Indies, and the
characters are pictured in diving
saits.
At Polls the popular stock COM
psny will present Camille" with Miss
Florence Rittenhouse in the title role
zad William Carleton as Armand"
Success to the Coburns.
It is gratifying to note that in spite
Of the commercialism which has
tiaged the art of the theater, that at
times a piece of real merit can be
presented on our stage with enough
financial return to justify its continu-
znce.
"The Yellow Jacket" which has
juSf finished a weeks stand at the
National, is in that category. When
produced several years ago it was an
instantaneous artistic success, but
suffered in the box office. Relegated
to the storehouse it remained under
cover until this season when the CO.
burns (really husband and wife in
partnership revived it. On Broad
way it was an instant success and its
brief tour has proved it such a draw
ing card that the Coburns will con-
tinue its presentation next season.
To revive this play after every
manager in New York turned it down
required courage of the highest quail
ity, but the coburns have gathered
an excellent company and beauti-
full proc Iction together, and deserve
every r4essure of the success that
has been accorded their efforts.
Where Jewels and Costumes Reign.
Dame Fashions inclination this
season 20 bark back to old Babylon
in quest of new" ideas for Milady's
raiment is no secret to the fair sex,
but few really know that it was the
Babylonian episode of D, w. Crit
fith's intolerance" that gave the
movement its big popular impulse in
this country.
Babylon, the so-called cradle of
civilization, was a city of untold
riches. To its marts came the choicest
products of the Orient. The Court
Of Belshazzar the Magnificent was
the most splendor-loving as well as
the most profligate of all the ancient
world. That the beautiful women of
il revelled in raiment of the. most
sumptuous kind it is almost unneces-
sary to state.
Ostrich plumes and jewels and
richly embroidered silks entered in
to the composition of the bewiIder-
ing variety of garments that charac-
terized the feminine life of this
ancient day. History records no
period of more distinctive clothing
than that of glorious old Babylon be-
fore she fell into the hands of the
Persians as shown in "Intoleranee, !"
next week at the New National The
ster.
To the interested no better oppor-
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
Pictures Hold Stage Center
Of Leading Local Theaters
By THE PLAYGoER.

With the exception of tomorrow night the week
pictures leading of Washington
Wig Club will the Beasco speak
entertainment of the a hrst-class
D. W. Gfth's "Inoerance
night The Aim which has been this city only before
audiences undoubtedly the of
produced To describe it in detail would devong
features Perhaps the compliment
Mr. Griffith that
work. ~The Birth of Nation Even comparison
lies in
force of Its
top speetaces Intoleranee III. National
which the Aboe Opera open
o selected
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
Observation-Disclosures

Intolerance" D. W. Grifnth's latest
and greatest spectacle, said to have cost
5000. .ooo to have employed the services
Of l25,0oo people, and to take three years
in the making. Will commence . two
weeks engagement at the New National
Theater tonight. After tonight perform
ances will be given twice daily including
Sundays.
It's theme, that Of loves struggle
throughout the ages, Is told by the novel
means Of four parallel stories. The
scenes Of these stories are Babylon OF
63s B. c.. Jerusalem OF n A. D., France
Of 1871 A. D., and America OF the pres
ent. The most celebrated screen stars
Of this country have interpreted the lead
ing roles Of the different episodes.
For sheer splendor and magnitude Of
settings, for tense and thrilling action,
the Babylonian scenes are said to be
the most striking. Here the leading flg-
ures are Belshazzar. his Princess Be-
loved, and the Mountain Girl who loves
her king in secret So historically cor
rect IL Mr.. Grifnth's reproduction Of this
ancient world city and its life that ia
nous Babylonian authorities have pub
licly praised It
The medieval period Of the play shows
Charles TX at the head of the festivities
In honor of the betrothal OF the Catholic
princess, Marguerite de Valois. and the
Protestant prince, Henry of Navarro.
You see Catherine de Medlci inflaming
her followers against the Huguenots and
winning the Kings consent to that his
torio event, the Massacre Of st. Barthol-
omews Eve.
The episodes In tho life OF our Saviour
show Him teaching His love Of toler-
ance in the swarminE streets Of Jeru-
salem. and the marriage at Cana. In
scenes Of deep religious import and rev.
erent artistry. you see Him fall beneath
the lash of the Roman soldiery.
In the plot Of the modern story there is
q strike in the mill because their en-
ployer, wanting more money for use in
so-called charities. cuts down the en-
ploye's wages.
The notable players Of the four-fold
cast are Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, Miriam
Cooper, Josephine Crowell, Walter Long.
George Seigman, Spottiswood Aiken,
Constance Talmadge. Bessie Love, Seena
owen. Margery Wilson. Alfred Paget,
and Elmer Clifton.
A symphony orchestra and chorus of
voices play important parts in the pre-
sentation OF the work
Under the Sea-" ~E
From a studio at the bottom Of the
ocean comes the latest wonder of the
motion picture world. This is the SUBJ
marine .pho.o-drama that is to reveal
the hidden mysteries OF the deep at the
RsiaSro ThaafAr ,,k.~. a. uiE he dis
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
Loew's oOIumbia-Doug1as Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks in the first picture
made by his own company. In Again
Out Again." will be seen at Loew's Co
lumbia today and for the week.
There is a ny in the ointment in In
Again-Out Again" 'Doug's" popularity
is going to be punctured-the pacifsts are
not going to love him any more But
perhaps after all these ''pussy-footing
persons" never did love him. Conceiv-
ably the congeniality dynamic will have
slight natural attraction for the tempera-
mentally anemic. 1t is safe bet
though that in the balancing of the pop
ularity books the Fairbanks asset will be
found larger by in Agsln-Out Again. -
1t hits hard a factor in American poll
tics of the hour, II makes keen use Of the
greatest political weapon-ridicule. Mr..
Fairbanks supporting company is headed
by Airline Pretty, native of this city and
formerly a member OF the Columbia
Stock Company.
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06

Jean Leighton, Billy McGsrry, Margie
Newell, Eleanor Revere, Billy Bowers,
and o. W. Braddock. As an added at
traction. the vaudeville speciality. The
Models" will be given.
Musical numbers include when Ma
jor Plays Those Minor Melodies" The
Quaker Girls" when Scanlon Sang Ma
vourneen," and Hush. Hush. Don't
Make a Noise" The famous Watson
chorus from the Individual weight of
which the organization takes its title,
will be much in evidence during the
course Of the production.
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WHO'S WHO in THE PICTURES

dancing girls the Babyionan from D. Grih
tolerance, at the National
the discovery blockade of the civil
Of the One of the Twenty
Under the Sea-" the Beasco.
3-Phylrs Ne1son-Tey heading the bill at B. F. Keihs
4Fforenes Renhouse will play Camille" Polls this
sean Leighton with Billy Watsons Trust the Gayety
6-The PeoA prominent the bill at the Cosmos
Doug" Fairbanks marr Airline Pretty Again-Out
Again." at Loews Columbia
sc1ara Knbai Young in THE Easiest Way Moore Garden
o-Anita Stewart n The Philippa" Moore's Strand
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
theatrical Calendar.

.National-D. w. GrEnith'. sIn-
tolerance
Belaseo-"Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea-"
PoHs-The Poll Players I'm , re-
yiyal Of @CamiIIe.1
b. F. Keith's-yaudeviIIs head
ed By Phyllis Neilson-Terry.
Gayety-MusieaI burIesque.
Loew's Coiumbia-'Ta ARaIn-
Out Again." with Douei..
Fairbanks.
cosmes--A eeatinuous v.usev,u.
Program.
. Meore's Garden-AsThe E..,...
Way
Ilppa."
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
Cohmos=NaudevIIIe

TIE Cosmos Theater will offer as its
chief attraction this week a merry musi-
cal extravaganza, based on the charHc-
ters Of Mother Goose" with a plot OF
amusing complications. Offering opportu-
nifty for the introduction Of nearly q
score Of big musical numbers of an at
traetive kind, with speciaIties and chorus
ovofutions.
A company OF twenty-five people head
ed by Jesse c. Mack. the author, will be
seen in the three acts. which are pro
vided with elaborate special scenery. Al
w. Brown. composer OF the Winter Gar
den "Follies of 1873" wrote the lyrics and
music. and Jack Mason, formerly OF the
Winter Garden and the AIhambra Thea
ter. London. is the producer. 1t is the
largest musical spectacle ever presented
at the Cosmos.
Other acts will include the PeIUts . H.
Fun at the Inn" Ben Smith hl' CI--
face minstrel; the O'Neiu Sis;e.s iH ID
sartorial song offering. and Conrad an
Daniels. a violinist and a pianist, both Of
unusual ability.
A feature OF the bill will be the first
showing in Washington Of Passion, "
Deadly Sins" elevating Shirley Mason 10
film stardom, with George lie Guere. 1t
features Miss Mason as a daring diving
girl in a drama filled with athletic scenes
and incidents and closing with a startling
climax.
The performances today start at 5 p. m.
and feature the Miniature Ballet Russo
and other members OF last weeks bill.
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Moore's strand-Anita stewart.

Anita Stewart heads the program at
Moore's Strand Theater today and until
Thursday, inclusive, in a plcturiza ton OF
Robert W. Chambers novel. The Girl
Phillippa."
In The Girl Phillippa' Mr.. Chambers
has taken an atmosphere charged with
secret agents and intrigue anC woven into
it the magic spell OF his genius Familiar
to the reading public the plot needs but
bare mention. The story deals with
Wildresse, a spy, who was associated in
the murder of Phillippa's parents and
had brought her up as a namelesB child
An American artist meets Phillippa and
mutual love is the result They are
drawn into the maelstorIu Of warning
secret service agents. After a series OF
exciting adventures Philippa's rightful
parentage is established and happiness
seems destinued for her and her Ameri-
can lover.
On Friday and Saturday Lionel Barry
more will be featured in a mystery
photoplay, The Millionaire's Double
Other irst-run pictures will be shown
daily and special musical accompani-
ments will be rendered by the Strand
Symphony Orchestra.
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BeIasco-''Twenty Thousand Leagues
Under the Sea-"

From studio at the bottom Of the
ocean comes the latest wonder of the
motion picture world. This is the SUBJ
marine .pho.o-drsma that Is to eveal
the hidden mysteries of the deep at the
Bslaseo Theater, where 1t will be dis
The Washington herald., 1917-05-06
Moore's Garden-cIara kImbaII

Moore's Garden-CIara kfmbaII
Young.
Clara Rimbau Young will headline IN,
program at MooreAs Garden Theater TO-
day and extending through to Thursday.
inclusive, in The Easiest Way" Eugene
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
Evening journal., 1917-03-05
CITY CAN'T SUPPLY WATER
TO CHEMICAL COMPANY

Registrar Mahion Belts reported TO
the Water Commissioners, at their
meeting this morning that the re-
ceipts from the sale OF water during
February had amounted to S2,95S.74.
City Treasurer Highheld reported
the bank balance TO the credit of the
current expense fund. as S24,0l414
and that there was S57 .O69.39 TO the
credit Of the special fund. The cur
rent payroll OF S1.003.51 and the spe-
cial payroll Of S4SO15, were ordered
paid.
The General Chemical Company re-
Quested the department 10 supply
water to its plant, IA miles south OF
the Delaware Pennsylvania line. The
secretary was directed 10 inform the
company that for the reason that an
ac.~Of the General Assembly confines
the operations of the Water Depart
mont TO points within one mile OF
the city limits. IL would be unable to
comply with this request.
j. Thomas Hall of No. 1406 French
street. applied for employment I'm the
plumbing department.
DR.. j. b. Stubs made application to
the board for a water line I'm New
court, south of Girard street. The APP
plication was granted.
The pumpage for the week ending
March 2 was reported as 81, 800, 46O
gallons. and OF the same week last
year. 6S.296,l4O gallons, an increase
of 23,534.S20 gallons.