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The Washington times., 1917-04-01
TREE IN "coLoNAL NEwcoME."

Sir Herbert Tree, the distinguished
English actor, who finishes his Amer
lean tour in Shakespeare's Henry
VIII" at Montreal. Quebec, Saturday
night, will open his New York sea
son on Easter Tuesday, April 10. at
the New Amsterdam Theater, when he
will appear in the title role of
Colonel Newcome," Michael Morton's
adaptation of Thackeray's THE New
comes" Colonel Newcome" was first
produced by Sir Herbert at His Mai
esty's Theater. in London, during the
season of 19O4-5, and owing to its sue
cess was revived the following au-
tumn. The play has not been seen in
New York city. A company OF fifty
players will be seen in Sir Herbert's
support, including Miss Elsie Mackay,
Miss Alice Augarde Butler, Miss Ade-
laide Prince. sydney Greenstreet,
Robert Rendel. Warburton Gamble.
and q. w. Anson. Rehearsals have
been under way for the past three
weeks. Lionel Belmore is the stage
manager.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Strands '"The Hidden
Children" Films.

Harold Lockwood and May Allison
will be featured at Moore's Strand
Theater today, Monday and Tuesday
in film version Of the Robert w
Chambers novel. THE Hidden Chill
dren." 1t is a story of American Co
lonial days and gains its odd title be
cause of the custom of women in the
early history OF the nation of making
their babies hidden children" in ac
cordance with the Indian habit OF
giving children to foster-parents un.
til maturity.
The picture, Hidden Children" lays
special stress on the struggles of the
early colonists with the SiX Nations
OF the lTOquois confeder8cy. Mr.
Lockwood appears as an Indian scout
and Miss Lockwood as A brave hearted
little American girl whose fearless
ness saves a garrison OF soldiers.
On Wednesday and Thursday Con.
stance Talmadge will grace the screen
in "Betsy's Burglar" In the wee
small hours of morning Betsy discov.
ers young man prowling about her
fathers home, and succumbing to her
loveliness he is easily made a captive.
She rouses the household, brands the
young man burglar and he is ap-
parently destined to spend an indefi,
mite period with the jailor.
When matters are finally straight.
ened out Betsy's burglar turns out to
be mighty clever fellow. who has
fallen desperately in love with his fair
captor.
Anita Stewart and Charles Richman
VIII be the stars Of Friday and Satur-
in he
filmed from a scenario penned by
Cyrus Townsend Brady. Music will be
rendered by the Strand Symphony
Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
PATRIOTIC MoNoLoeUE.

General Manager James Thatcher,
OF the Poll organizations, has arrang-
ed fo1a patriotic ceremonial at Polls
Theater beginning Monday night and
to continue throughout the week at
each performance OF the current at
traction.
Charles F. Atkinson will present his
great patriotic monologue, The Man
Without a Country"
Mr.. Atkinson has been presenting
this patriotic offering with great sue
cess over the Keith circuit and during
his engagement at Newport. R. l., he
was honored with two invitations to
visit the battleship Nevada and there
deliver the monologue before the
ships crew and before the officers and
naval apprentices of the Naval Train
ing Station
Edward Everett Hale's story OF the
same title. said to be the most pat
riotic and best short story ever writ
ten in the English language, furnishes
the foundation for Mr.. Atkinson's
unique offering calculated to inspire
patriotism and love for country.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Avenue Grand.

'"rhe Web of Desire" is today's
photoplay attraction at Crandalfs
Avenue Grand with Ethel Clayton and
Rockcliffe Fellowes jointly featured
The story told in this film is Of a
Western couple who become rich and
go to New York. There the frenzied
life Of the big city gets in their blood
and they become estranged-
Tomorrow's attraction will be
three of Many" featuring Clara
Williams, while as a supplementary
attraction, the Keystone comedy, Ny
Valet" picturing Raymond Hitchcock,
Mabel Normand, and Mack Sennett In
the leading roles, will be shown
The program for the remainder OF
the week will be: Tuesday, Mabel
Trunnelle in tThe Martyrdom Of
Philip Strong" Wednesday, Olga Pc
trova in ''The Secret Of Eve" and
Bushman and Bayne in the eleventh
of THE Great Secret" :"
George Walsh in High
Friday. Bessie Love in The
Heiress at Coffee Dams" and Willie
Collier in Never Again." Saturday,
Pauline Frederick In -Nannette Of
the Wilds."
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
BLIND SOLDIER TO LECTURE
serst. Major Mlddlemiss to Relate
His War Experiences.

Sergt. Major Robert Middlemiss,
British soldier, who lost his sight in
a hand grenade engagement on the
GallipolI front, two years ago, will
lecture on his experiences at the Be
lasco Theater, Tuesday afternoon,
for the benefit of allied soldiers and
sailors blinded in the war.
The lecture will be held under the
auspices OF the British, French, and
Belgian Permanent Relief Fund.
Nine. Larreyne, of the Paris and
Hague Grand Opera Company, will
sing. and local talent will assist her.
With a wife and child to support.
Sergeant Middlemiss is typical of
many blinded soldiers of the allies
who are doing their bit" to care for
the families that would be destitute
except for, relief from this source
and from the government.
The money raised by benefit lee
lures and recitals will be used to
establish schools where blind fighters
may be given vocational training.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
BeIa.co-.FIorn Bella,

"Flora Bella" musical comedy.
comes to the Belasco Theater next
week, with matinees Wednesday and
Saturday. The book is by Felix Doer-
mann. revised and adapted by cosmo
Hamilton and Dorothy DonnelIy. The
lyrics are by Percy Waxman, and the
score by Charles Cuvillier. composer
of The Lilac Dominom" and Milton
Schwarzwald. There are seventeen
musical numbers. Mr.. Cort has Sc
lected a cast said to be in keeping
with the one which appeared in the
play during its FIVE months OF enor-
nous business at the Casino Theater,
New York.
The company includes among fits
principals Eleanor Henry, Lily
Leonhard, Irving Brooks. Guy J..
Sampsel, Mortimer H. Weldon, Adolph
Link, Ben Grinnell, Kate Stout, Jack
Bell and numerous beautiful girls.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
SIDELIGHTS ON
LIFE ON THE STAGE
Anecdotes, History, and a Lit
tie Fiction Told of and
BY Actors.

And speaking of theatrical fami.
lies like the Foys, there is a repre-
sentative of one that is quite a,
famous as any of them at the Bel
asco Theater this week in Miss Mig
non McGibney, prima donna of the
"Very Good Eddie" company.
Remember the old McGibney fam
lily? They toured from Maine to
Texas and from Oregon to Florida
latterly in their own private car
and their coming was an event in
hundreds of cities and town which
they visited. 1t was a numerous
tribe, and as il increased by mar
riage the Ian took part in the entire
program and ranged through about
every sort of stunt possible to the
public entertainer.
In time, the McGibney family split
into various theatrical combinations.
Mignon is the daughter of Hugh
McGibney and wife of Indianapolis.
She was born nineteen years ago.
and during her school days she did
not anticipate going, on the stage.
But she sang in a church choir,
which has given the theater so many
Of its stars. And one day she sang
iOi hiIP Darthoionde' dutnoT Ol
several farces and the librettoes of
musical comedies.
Bartholomae recognized her tal-
ents, communicated with the man
ayers forming a company for NO
body Home" and Miss McGibney
made her debut in Chicago. Then
when there was a change in the cast
Of Very Good Eddie" she was prom
ised the prima donna role. Thus she
seems to be well on the way to per-
petuate the family name in the
theater for another generation.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Nationals ssTwin
Beds.o Mayo Farce.


Twin Beds" Salisbury Fields and
Margaret Mayo's funniest of all funny
plays, comes to the National Theater
tomorrow evening for an engagement
of one week, under the direction OF
A S. Stern & Co.
Not content with keeping New
Workers in a whirlwind of merriment
for one solid year, the little play
went to London, and so pronounced
was its success that il has already
reached its second year there. 1t has
also to its credit six months in Aus
tralia, and soon productions will be
made in Paris, Berlin, Petrograd.
Rome, Madrid, South America, South
Africa, and Japan.
The people whose destinies Twin
Beds" concerns are all distinct social
types. The Signora Monti, who had
the foresight to marry an Italian
cabaret tenor and elevate him to the
$2,000-a-night class at the Metropoli-
tan Opera House, is an original crea-
tlon. The two newly-weds are Harry
Hawkins and Blanche, the latter the
friendly soul that brings on all the
trouble. Two other newIy-weds, the
one a model husband, the other a sus-
picious wife, and last, but by no
means least, Norah, a gem of a maid,
with a mania for strict obedience,
make up the company, whose vicis-
situdes the authors have made so
overwhelmly funny.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
ALUMNI IN-PlAY.

The Alumni Players, the dramatic
organization of the Central High
School Alumni Association, will pre-
sent Never Say Die" a play in three
acts by w. II. Post and William COL
Iier, in which the latter appeared
several seasons ago. on April 81, at
the new Central auditorium. The cast
includes Miss Mary Minnix, Miss
Madelin MerkIing. Miss Mary Jones,
Frank Meyers, Detlow Marthinson,
Charles Gates, william Flood, and
Tom II. Chapman. The last named is
also staging the production. The play
is arousing much interest, as il is
the first modern comedy ever pre-
sented by a high school alumni aSso-
ciation.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
CRITICISMS IGNORED
Two Of the Best Sellers Were Not
Approved BY New York DaIlIes.

NEW YORK, March s1.-Evidently
the patrons of the theater ticket brok-
ers do not pay much attention to the
criticisms in the daily papers. as two
attractions that received generally
bad notices are included in the list of
six best sellers made up from an aver
age report Of the various ticket agen-
cies- These two are The Fugitive
and Our Betters."
The list is still headed by "Oh.
Boy!" and the following four, The
Willow Tree" Eileen" The Fugi-
tive" and "Our Betters." all newcom-
ers have about the sane average in
total sales. The sixth on the list Is
The Successful Calamity"
A rather significant fact concerning
"Oh Boyr' is that all the brokers say
that they could easily sell twice the
number OF seats allowed them.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Washington Saw Else
Alder Firnt!

Aldef Ftrnt!
Else Alder, who has the role OF
Rosi in Miss Sprlngtime," which
Washington will see at the National
the coming week, was born In Gratz
Austria She made her bow to the
American public in around the Map
in this city. She graduated from the
conservatory of Gratz, and continued
her musical studies in Vienna Her
first appearance on the stage was
at the Court Theater In Trepau. She
played a variety of operate roles, and
her first distinct success was scored
in the title role of "The Girl From
Montmarte," which had an American
production.
Subsequently she played the lead
ing soubrette parts in princess Ca
price," "The Woman Haters." my
Little Friend, "Sari'' on its premiere
In Berlin, "Lieber Augustine" "The
Two Hussars," and THE Laughing
Husband"
Marc Klaw, OF Klaw & Erlanger,
on one of his European trips, was
impressed with Miss Alder's clever
ness. and offered her a contract. In
order to fill it she acquired excellent
English with amazing rapidity.
Miss Alder has appeared in sixty
two operas, operettas, musical, and
dramatic plays. She Is of a happy
disposition except when newspaper
critics write OF her as Elsie instead
of Else
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
PICTURE PLAYS ON
WEEKS PROGRAM
Current Bills In Local Photo
play Theaters Feature
Many Stars.

Today's photoplay at CrandalFs,
which also is scheduled for tomorrow,
is the World film subject Mans
Woman" In which Ethel Clayton and
Rockcliffe FelIowes appear in the
principal roles. The plot concerns
the affairs OF a young wife who is
made but lettle better than q house
cat by her husband and-his two
maiden aunts. with whom the couple
live.
Burning the Candle" featuring
Henry B. WalthalI. Is scheduled for
Tuesday and Wednesday. Through
his weakness for drink, a young
Southerner loses his bride and his re-
spectability. Tha he IL finally
brought back to happiness is due to
his smouldering love for his wife.
For the last three days of the week
the attraction will be "vera. the Ne
dium," with Kitty Gordon, the Eng
Iish actress, the featured player.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
BeIaseoI every Good
Eddie" Musical Comedy.

DCAdhCOt "OOu
Eddie" Musical Comedy.
Beginning tomorrow night Wash.
ington will have its first showing
of Elizabeth Marbury and +. Ray
Comstock's musical comedy success,
every Good Eddie" which will be the
offering at the Belasco Theater all
week with the usual Wednesday and
Saturday matinees.
The book is the joint work of
Philip Bartholomae and Guy Bolton,
with music by Jerome Kern, COM
poser of many musical comedy hits.
The lyrics were written by Schuyler
Greene. Very Good Eddie" has a
fascinating story, and what is most
unusual in a musical comedy real
plot.
The story tells of two young mar
ried couples starting on their honey
moon on a Hudson river boat. Some
difficulty arises about the luggage
and one OF the husbands and one of
the wives go ashore to straighten
matters out. The boat pulls away
from the dock separating the newly
weds. The couple remaining on the
boat are forced to spend the night
at a little inn under very embarras-
sing circumstances.
Among the principals OF the cast
are Anna Orr, Arthur Aylesworth,
Florence Earle, George Mack, Mar
garet Armstrong, Mignon McGibney,
Earl Benham, John willard, James
Lounsberry, kathyrn Rain and
Ralph O'Brien, who is we'll known in
this city, and a former Capitol Hill
boy.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Mary PickfOrd ii Is
Already In Film World.

Mary Pickford Rupp, better known as
Mary Pickford the second" who is
Lottie Pickford's small daughter and a
niece OF the famous star, is having in
teresting times planned for her by
aunty.
Moving pictures have been taken of
practically all the events OF her little
life. They have her in all sorts OF cum
ming baby poses. crying. laughing. being
perambulated to important events, and
in all sorts of interesting adventures
with various members of the screen and
stage.
The reels are TO be carefully put away
and they will be presented to Mary III
on her twelfth birthday.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
PoIIs-'csfrs. wigg.,- Etc.

Mrs. Wigs OF the Cabbage Patch" !"
the successful dramatization of Mrs.
Alice Hogan Rice's novel, will be the
offering OF the Poll Players next
week. 1t is more than fourteen years
ago that Mrs. wiggs made her debut
on the American stage, and since that
time she is said to have entertained
more than 100000 playgoers with
her wholesome philosophy and unend-
ing humor. Her triumphs were as
great in London and Australia as they
have been at home
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Horse n Fav0rite
With Poll Player.

The Poll Players. generally. fell in love
with the mare that played Queen Bess'
In "In Old Kentucky" last week. After
the second performance Queen Bess"
was ready at every cue. and needed no
special urging to go through the smoke
and fame in the stable fire or to re-
spond to the forces Of Miss Ritten-
houses spurrs in the race scene. Incl
dentally. Queen Bess' was rewarded
with great quantities OF sugar and
chocolates at each performance.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01

tenor; o. VaIiante, baritone, and l..
Zwieback, basso cantante. ID. Weld
niger accompanies with the piano. r.
Anselini is the stage manager.
The remaining attractions will be
]. Francis Dooley and Corinne Sales,
Billie Burke's "Pinkle," Charles Oh
colt. Erwin and Jane Connolly, Ber-
nard and Janis. Karl Emmy's Pets,
and the pipe-organ recitals and Mrs.
Vernon Castle in the twelfth episode
of 'Patria," entitled "The Peace
Which Passeth All Understanding"
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
NOT ONE FOLLIES,
BUT MANY COMING
Only One Thing to Be Taken
Seriously At Theaters This
Week-Where to Go.

There is only one serious considera
tion facing theatergoers this week.
That is where to go.
The plays themselves cannot be
taken seriously.
VERY Good, Eddy" at the belasco;
Twin Beds" at the National, and
"Alma, Where Do You Live?" at the
Poll house, are not what one might
call sad plays.
Eddy" and "Alma" are both musi-
cal comedy successes. and have never
before been seen in this city. Irwin
Beds" is a veteran farce comedy, so
constituted, however, that it is actu-
ally possible to laugh at the same
show all over again.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Everybody In New York
Went to Cohan's Party.

At an advance trade showing OF
George n. Cohan's initial photoplay,
broadway JONES'" held in New York
city last week, every representative
Broadwayite was present to view the
famous comedians motion picture
debut. The affair was held at the big
Forty-fourth Street Theater, which
was packed to the doors with fiim
exhibitors and celebrities. actors, au-
thors, baseball notables, theatrical
managers, and all kinds of agents" !"
including the press, vaudeville, wine
and booking variety.
1t is reported that never in the his
tory of the photoplay has an advance
showing received such a reception as
was accorded the Cohan production,
which was unanimously voted an
other great achievement for the popu-
lar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
A Spanish Singer of
Renown To End Musical Season.

Not long ago, out in Chicago, al
one of the performances of the Chi
cago Grand Opera Company, a singer
by the name of Galli-Curci, created a
furore" in the role of Gilda, in Rigo-
letto.
Now 1t was really a demonstration
bona fide, hats in the air and all
that, and not merely press agent
tale. So when a folder came to the
writer OF this little tribute, 1t was
decided to print excerpts from 1t
seeing that, unlike most folders, II
was largely truth
Mrs. Wilson Greene. will bring
Galli-Curci here May II, to give a
recital, This concert will practically
end the musical season. But 1t will
be a brilliant end.
Here Is what the folder says abous
the singer:
Amelita Galli-Curci is an italian
by birth, a cosmopolite by artistic
inclination, an accomplished plan
ist, a talented composer, and a lin
guist OF rare attainments. She
was born in Milan of Spanish-ltal-
ian parents, and is a graduate OF
the Musical Conservatory of her ma
tive city, where she won honors as
a pianist and composer. 1t was
while playing at concert there
that Mascagni suggested to her that
she might add singing to her other
accomplishments. This she did,
teaching herself, and made a brill
liant debut at the Costanzi Theater,
in Rome. She was Immediately en-
gagged for the Khedivial' Theater,
at Cairo, and then followed appear
ances at the principal opera houses
in Milan, Naples, Petrograd, Mad
rid. and Buenos Aires.
While Mime. Galli-Curci has had
six years of unfailing successes
abroad, the recognized idol of
Spain, to say, naught OF her own
country, and though her triumphs
were chronicled in fiowery superla-
tives in the press of South Amer
ica, she was comparatively un-
known In the United States prior to
her debut in Chicago. No extrava-
CANT claims were advanced on her
behalf; she was IN no wise a "pre-
pared sensation" She was engaged
for two operatic performances, but
long before the curtain vas rung
down on the last act of "Rigoletto"
the engagement was extended for
the remainder OF the season. Her
success in "Rigoletto" was followed
by still greater triumphs in 'Lu-
cia," ''Traviata," ROMEO and Ju-
liet," etc.
Immediately after her arrival in
the United States and prior to her
impressive debut in Chicago, Mime.
Galli-Curci signed a contract to
make records exclusively for the
Victor Talking Machine Company,
and with the Charles i. Wagner
Agency for her concert engage
ments for a term OF years.
Nine, Amelita Galli-Curci. In pri-
vate life the Marquise GaIli-Curci,
is one of the most delightful wom-
en- OF the lyric stage, A lady OF
rare talents and high ideals. Com
mandS to sing at the royal palace.
Madrid, have been frequent, and
numerous autograph letters, in ad-
dition to a rare collection of jew
eled necklaces, bracelets, and deco
rations are visible tokens OF the es-
TEEN in which she is held by the
royal family OF Spain.
Nine. Galli-Curci sings in five Ian
Euages. viz: Italian, Spanish,
French, German. and English. and
operate stars who is quite as much
at home on the concert as on the
operate stage.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Gayety-BurIesaue.

"Step'Lively, Girls" a musical com
edy, will provide one of the most
sprightly burlesque productions of
the season at the Gayety Theater
next week. Arthur Pearson is re-
sponsible for the innovation in this
type of theatrical endeavor. The Lee
Lash studio constructed the scenery
of six beautiful sets, the one show
ing the cascades OF the Hotel Bilt-
more being particularly striking.
One of the features OF the show
will be the fashion show. The cast
will include Rich McAllister, Harry
T. Shannon, Dick Knowles, Mae
White, Clarence Dotson, Julia Ed
wards, Tillie Cox and Maudie Heath,
besides a large chorus.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Savoy.

The screen attraction at CrandalPs
Savoy Theater for today and tomor-
row will be "A Poor Little Rich Girl"
an adaptation from Eleanor Gates
stage success of that name. with
Mary Pickford in the principal role.
The story concerns Gwendolyn, q lit
tie girl reared in surroundings of
luxury, but neglected by her parents
because OF their social and business
duties, who brings about q great
change in the lives OF the little fam
lily. Tuesdays feature photoplay will
be "The Secret of Eve" the central
character for which was enacted by
Olga Petrova. Handy Henry" featur-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Will
form a supplementary attraction
Other pictures for the week are as
follows: Wednesday. Fannie Ward, in
THE Winning of Sally Temple;
Thursday. Alice Brady and Alexis Kos
loft. in "The Dancers Peril;" Friday.
Bessie Love. in nina. the Flower
Girl" Saturday, Mae Murray. In "on
Record"
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Loew's CoIumbIa-Films.

Next Sunday and for the first half
OF next week at Loews Columbia,
Fannie Ward will be seen in ''The
School For Husbands" When the
story opens she is a distinctly
straight-laced. ,Puritanical little per
son, with parted hair and formidable
eyeglasses, whose priggish costumes
and mannerisms are the bane of her
gay young husbands existence. To
teach him a lesson she blossoms forth
as the giddiest of the gay.
Thursday and for the last half of
the same week Blanche Sweet will be
seen in "The Tides OF Barnegat," a
perturbation OF +. Hopkinson Smiths
tremendously popular novel.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
II. F. Keith's-vaudeviIIe.

May Irwin is headed Washington
ward and will be here at B. F. Keith's
Theater next week. She has only a
few weeks to devote to her first love,
vaudeville. As a reconteuse, 1t is well
known that Miss Irwin is incompar-
able. Florence Moore and brother.
Frank Moore, Travilla brothers and
the diving seal, Claude and Fannie
Usher, in "Fagan's Decision:" Maleta
Bonconi, violinist: Ed Morton, come
dian; the Jordan girls. the pipe organ
recitals, and the thirteenth episode OF
"Patria," with Mrs. Vernon Castle,
conclude the bill.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
MASK AND WIG CLUB.

The annual performance of the
MASK and Wig" Club OF the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania will be given at
the Relasco Theater, Monday night,
May Z. The title OF this years piece
has not yet been divulged, but IL the
reports of best yet can be relied
upon, 1t should prove very amusing.
The talents OF the Pennsylvnnia boys
have been we'll established through
their productions Of former seasons.
The Washington times., 1917-04-01
Gardcn-F1Ims.

Nine. Petrova will be pictured on
the screen at Moore's Garden Theater
from Sunday to Wednesday. inclu-
sive, the week OF April S. in The
Waiting Soul" Into the life OF a
woman who has drunk to the dregs
the bitter cup of life" comes the
love of a good man. The remainder
OF the week Will be given over to the
newest vampire screen star" Dor
othy Dalton, who will be featured in
Back of the Man"