The Washington times., 1917-01-14


las Fairbanks captions and titles.
Margaret Anglin has affixed her sig.
nature to a contract whereby she VIII
appear under the managerial direction
of George c. Tyler and almost before
the ink IA dry she will start rehears-
ing In a new play by Rupert Hughes.
''The Lioness."
Rupert Hughes based his work on
Gertrude Atherton's book, "The Perch
of the Devil" and the scenes are laid
in Butte, Mont, and New York. The
Lioness" will open In Atlantic City on
February I.
Nine. ALA Nazimova, who for q long
time has been in quest Of q theater for
G season OF repertory, realized her
ambition on January 4. when Walter
F. wanger and Charles Bryant, her
husband, completed arrangements
whereby she Is appearing at the ,Prin-
cess Theater, In New York, under her
own management. She opened Wed
nesday night in "ception Shoals" a
new play by H. Austin Adams.
Frederick Arnold Hummer is the
author Of the Famous Players pro-
ductIon, "The Slave Market" in which
Pauline Frederick stars on the Para
mount program.
The photoplay version Of this story
of the Spanish Main was prepared for
the screen by Clara 8. Beranger. This
Is the second Of Mr.. RUNNERS stories
to be produced by the Famous Play
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leased by that company prior to the
formation of the Paramount Picture
Corporation.
Florence Huntington, who plays the
role of 10 in the dramstization of
Louisa N. Alcott's famous story, Lit
lie Women" which will be seen at
Polls Theater this week, commenc-
ing tonight, il q Washington girl.
She attended school here In her teens
and after choosing the stage a. a pro-
fession, made q success In stock both
at the Columbia Theater and the Be
lasco. She has played engagements
with 'rhe Song of Songs" "over-
night" and with Leo Deitrichstein.
The scene for the frst three acts
OF Little Women" which opens at
Polls Theater tonight, shows q re-
production OF the Alcott sitting room
in the old family homo at Concord.
Mass. Here the real story Of the book
was enacted, and in this very room
part of the novel was written. Many
of the dresses and properties are
heirlooms OF the Alcott family, and
have been loaned to william A. Brady
for the production
Blanche Bates has begun rehearsals
in a new comedy by Paul Potter, un-
der the management and direction of
T. II. Hunter, Inc Mr.. Potter has
written the play especially for Miss
Bates, and it marks her return to, the
lighter form OF acting, in which she
won much distinction before David
Belasco selected her for The Darling
of the Gods"
The new comedy In as yet without q
title. The production will open out
of town and then go into New York
about the middle of February.
The difficulty OF choosing from sew
eral desirable titles, one most suited
to the new play Of Southern life, by
Harris Dickson, soon to be produced
by Madison Corey and Joseph Ritter,
has been solved by Mrs Fiske, who Is
now appearing under the management
of that firm in "Erstwhile Susan"
After reading OF the Dickson
manuscript, Mrs. Fiske promptly
the piece Down South"
and by this name the play will be
known.
Rehearsals of Down South" begin
this week, and the date of the pre-
miere, and the theater In which IL win
take place, will be announced shortly.
The theater ticket brokers in New
York report that 1t IL difficult TO
determine which six attractions had
the best sale during the past week.
THE Century Girl' still remains the
leader. and following come 'ATurn to
the Right" "a Kiss for Cinderella"
''The Harp of Life and shirley
Kaye" But there is some conten-
ton for the last place on the list,
Her Soldier Boy" Getting Mar
ried," Come Out of the Kitchen"
Captain Kidd, jr.." THE Music Mas
ter" and ''The Thirteenth Chair" all
having the same amount of sale.
Come Out of the Kitchen" and Gap
tain Kidd, jr.," are newcomers on the
list.
In the twenty-odd years Of its ex-
istence the California Boys Band has
developed many of its members into
men Of prominence in the world of
governmental and business affairs. It
is commended by all the great edu-
cafors "a one of the greatest boys
organisations In existence. The band
won first prize over 122 bands from
all over the world at the Panama
Pacific Exposition.
Il has earned it's way by band con-
certs three times to Australia and re-
turn, twice around the world; won
five State championships, walking 500
miles every summer for nineteen
years: and other notable events
There are thirty-eight members of
the present band. drawn from the
ago members of the club. They are
the pick of the whole number.