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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-11-02
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l have Ga liz acres heavy timber
land, oak, hickory, beech and gum,
one mile from railroad, two miles
from Hollow Rock Junction. Will
sell at bargain.-J. A. Cole, Glea-
son, Tenn.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-11-02

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hook-on Ties. Now that everybody
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Noticeable. The Swell Dresser tries
to look like the AristOcratic Chaps in
the Collar Ads.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-11-02

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Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1917-11-02

clothes. He is careful, conscien-
tious repairman.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Photoplay Features.
Loew's Columbia.

Pauline Frederick in Double
Crossed" is the feature photoplay at
loves Columbia from today until
Thursday. Miss Frederick is one of the
great emotional actresses Of the screen.
Double Crossed" is modern play of
love and intrigue. with strong femin-
inc appeal. 1t concerns young society
matron who discovers that her husband
whom she has set upon the pedestal of
an ideal. has. in his youth, committed
a serious slip. The scene where she
overhears detective trying to black
mail her husband with signed confess
sion is said to be up to the highest
standards.
The picture also affords the star to
wear many handsome gowns A Sidney
Drew comedy, the Hearst-Pathe News
and Bray cartoon will also be shown
Thursday and for the last half OF
! the week Nine. Petrova will be seen
| in her latest photoplay. Exile" The
story deals with a little colony in far
away Asia and the principal characters
are the lord chief justice of the col
ony. his wife, and an American en-
gineer. The engineer does not like
either the chief justice nor his wife
and when the former turns out to be a
crook and attempts to inveigle the
| American engineer into his plans, mat
ters come to climax.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
MME. PET2OVAL
s aV0-1 (Films)

vest in a dress suit for her adored
son. So with her sense of economy
| she rented a suit.
The party was big success. and
Dave was the idol of the evening"
adored by all the girls and envied by
all the boys.
Next morning. however. Dave was
missed at the breakfast table and his
bed was undisturbed, except for dent
in the pillow and the mark of his isure
on the spread. Mother saw at glance
Dave had not disrobed.
The suit was the only one the tailor
had to lease, and she had agreed to re-
turn 1t that morning. The tallor hau
called twice and Mrs. Ferguson was
beginning to think she would have TO
buy the suit outright, when in walked
Dave very calmly and told her, he had
just called on number of his friends,
been to the photographers and had ms
picture taken, and applied for job at
Mr.. Jollys, the undertaken.
Good stories Win LnuEhter.-Walter
/ c. Kelly, The Virginia Judge claims
to have been the first American come
dian to attempt to appear before
London audience without relying on
funny makeup or odd costume to win
laughs He established the record OF
appearing for eight continuous weeks
in one theater in Johannesburg. South
Africa He has other record breaking
runs to his credit.
..Audiences are all alike the World
over. They'll laugh at the same thing
never tell sad stories. There's enough
trouble on earth without my adding TO
it. And let me tell you. any time you
laugh at good. wholesome story
you're in a stage of mind mt to be
transporte through the prelimnarIes
A good laugh is a clean ticket.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
NEW NATIONAL

Miss Billie Burke will begin a week :
engagement at the New National Thea
ter tomorrow night in Clare Runners
new play. THE Rescuing Angel" a
comedy with its scenes laid in Amer
Sca. which has been staged by Arthur
Hopkins. who produced Miss Runners
other plays. "A Successful Calamity
and Good Gracious. Annabelle," Wash
ington playgoers will recall the former.
which was seen here last season with
William Gillette in the principal role
The Rescuing Angel" is said to be
characterized by the same smart dia-
logue that caused Miss Hummer to be
heralded as one of the most promising
of American dramatists when her first
plays were presented last season. and
the added advantage OF a more dra-
matte story than either of its prede-
ccssors The locale is American and
So arc the characters. and the period
OF the play is the present. Miss Burke's
role is said TO be happily suited tn her
personality and talents.
Mr.. Hopkins has assembled an inter
esting cast for the stars support II
includes Marie Wainwright, Robert
McWade. Frederick Perry, Claude Gil
1ingwater. veterans Of many Broadway
successes; Roland Young and Richard
BArbee. both of whom were seen here
with Mr.. Gillette in "A Successful
Calamity: Walter Schellin, Dana Des-
bofo. Elmer Brown and Rhoda Beres-
ford
Robert Edmond Jones. the American
artist commissioned by the Russian
the production of Til EulenspiegeI"
last year. designed the settings r
ZieHfeld. jr.. is associated with Mr.,
hopkins in the presentation.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Crandall's SAVOY.

Nine. Olga Petrova. the Russian act
ress. is featured at Crandalrs Savoy to-
day in The Law of the Land" film
version of the George Broadhurst
drama. It's central figure is Margaret
Harding, a sensitive. delicate girl. who
is forced into a loveless marriage with
an adventurer, by her mother. Her
marital life is one of misery. brighten
ed only by her intense love for the lit
tie son that is born of the union. AS
the boy grows. the fathers hate for
him increases. He is about brutally to
beat the lad when Margaret shoots him.
Another film version of well-known
stage play. The Second Mrs Tan
queray." will be shown Tuesday Sir
George Alexander and Hilda Moore are
pictured in the leading roles. The re-
mainder of the program follows: We'd
nesday. Seena Owen. in Madame Bo-
Peep; Thursday. June Elvidge and
Montagu Love, in The Guardian:
Friday. Wilfred Lucas. in The Food
Gamblers: Saturday, Mary Fuller. in
THE Long Trail"
Evening star., 1917-09-16
B. F. KEITH'S

Marion MorganS greater Morgan
dancers will be the chief attraction at
B. F. Keith's Theater this week, pre-
senting "A Historical Roman Ballet IN
Three Episodes" based upon fact, leg
end and mythology. Miss Morgan com
nosed. staged and costumed the produc-
ton. In the main the music is by Mas
senet, with incidental music by other
composers. The scenery is from the
brush of Livingston Platt. In this in
terpretation of the symbolic dances are
twenty-three artists and craftsmen.
The first episode is described as rep
lica of Alma Tadema's painting, lhe
Spears" Walter C. Kelly. The Fir-
ginia Judge" will appear with fresh
human interest and humor usually
found in police court hearings. Kate
Fillmore and Sam Williams, late stars of
NY Aunt from Utah. will offer
characteristic exchange of repartee and
comic songs. Garry McGarry VIII pre-
sent The Garden of Aloha, dramatic
Hawaiian dance pantomime. Besides
Mr. McGarry. the company includes Ar
thur Charmion, formerly with Miss
Evan Burrows-Fontaine of the Chicago
Opera Company and the Royal Ha-
waiians Helen Trix will be assisted
by her sister Josephine in number of
original songs. Raul Periera. Portu-
guese violinist, and his string sextet are
also to be heard. Paul and Mae Nolan.
Testing jugglers': Raymond Wiley, the
pipe organ recitals and the Hearst
Pathe news pictorial and war section
complete the ten-number bill
At ; and S:f5 pm. today the program
will comprise the Dolly sisters, Sam
Mann and company and all last week $
offerings.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
COSMOS

The Bride Shop" merry musical
revue that has delighted audiences in
the biggest vaudeville theaters of the
country. will be the chief attraction at
the Cosmos Theater this week Its
book is by Fred De GressaC, author of
The EnchantreSs," '"rhe Purple Road
and "Sweethearts." all hig stage sue
ccsses. and its music by 3. A Rolfe
the noted composer and producer. The
production is said to have cost $4,000.
The company is headed by Eddie Noet
and Anna Dockerty. with a singing
chorus of beauties.
Lady Jeanne, a dimnutive song come
dienne. whose speciality is impersonat- =
ing juvenile character; Clear and Stone
in music and comedy: Rosalie De
Neaux, in a new comedy sketch, "a
Lesson in Temperance; the Peers, in
clown comedy and bar acrobatics, and
Johnny Neff. comical musician
The big matinee photoplay. shown at
l:l5 and 4:4o pm. win picture Mollie
King in The On the Square GirI'; the
first run keystone comedy is called
She Needed Doctor and the Hearst
Pathe News completes the film offer
ines.
The performances today start at 3
DIN. and run continuously, featuring
Wormwood's dogs and monkeys. the
Georgia comedy four and others of last
weeks bill.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

Bolton. Jerome Kern and Schuyler
Greene in supplying the music and
lyrics The result has been success
full round of musical merrment, a
theatrical frolic.
The action hinges on the trials and
trihulations that ensue when two mar
ried couples go away on their honey
moons and become separated and paired
off not in accordance with their mar
riage certificates. This situation is
caused by Georgina Kettle. the wire
of diminutive Eddie Kettle. who sud-
denly remembers something she had
forgotten. and rushes off the boat AT
a small landing. Percy Darling, the
stalwart husband of Elsie Darling, and
an equally inexperienced pilot on the
martial seas. accompanies her, leaving
his Elsie in the care of Eddie.
The pair have scarcely landed. now
ever. when the boat starts on its jour
ney again and a newly married cou-
ple-though not welded each to the
other-is stranded on dry land
The principals of the company are
Dave Ferguson. Ben Grinnell. Taylor
Graves. Barrett Greenwood. Madison
smith. Mignon McGibney. Eva OiiiNoEu'
Georgia Harvey and Jane Evans
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Extensive Crandall Enterprises.

With the completion of the Knicker-
booker Theater at 18th street and CO.
lumbia road, within a few weeks, and
the erection of the Metropolitan. near
10th and F streets northwest, Harry
Crandall. head of the local Crandall
circuit of moving picture houses, states
there will be Crandal1 theater in
practically every section of Washing
ton. representing an Investment run
ming into the millions.
Mr.. Crandall states also that he has
made contracts for the showing of pho
toplays featuring Mary Pickford, Doug
lass Fairbanks, Marguerite Clark,
George NJ. Cohan. Clara kimball Young,
Julian Eltinge. Elsie Ferguson. Will
liam S. Hart. Geraldine Farrar. Fran
els y. Bushman, Billie Burke. Nine.
Olga Petrova, Earle Williams, Edith
Storey. Charles Ray, Pauline Frederick,
Wallace Reid, Norma Talmadge, Car
lyle Blackwell, Madge Kennedy. Har-
old Lockwood, Anita Stewart. Jack
Pickford. Mary Garden, Robert Harron.
Maxine Elliott. Alice Brady. Mabel Nor
mand. Mae Marsh and many others OF
the big film stars.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
POLLS

Common Clay" the American drama
by Cleves Kinkead with Thomas E
Shea heading the cast, will be the at
traction at Polls Theater this week.
starting this evening.
Common Clay deals with 4 social
question in a novel manner, depictin e
the struggles of a talented young WOm-
an. the child of an unbleSsed union.
The police court scene, i'll the third
act. is a masterful specimen of climax
and denouement, when the girls foster
mother an ignorant, but God-fearing &
old woman. reveals her true identity
and the clever lawyer, using all the
cunning of his profession to prove the
lowly parentage of the woman who is
fighting for name for her child. dis
covers that she is his own daughter
Three acts and an epilogue carry the
drama to a happy conclusion.
The cast includes Edna RuckIer
Charlotte Burlett, W. a. Whitecar. Ray
mond Bramley. Richard Barrows, Their
esa Lawrence, James J. Cassidy, Ben =
iamin Vernon. Kate Guyon and j. 3.
Ben ja min
Evening star., 1917-09-16
"Resista.'' -

The Cosmos Theater next week will
present an offering by "Resista," a
woman whose act is considered one Of
the most mystifying exhibitions of the
modern stage. Possessed of a strange
power, she is enabled to resist the COM
bined strength of several men and has
actually overcome the mechanical pow
of the block and tackle. with which
it was attempted to lift her from the
floor Her exhibition contains many in
teresting features which are supple
mented with comedy efforts by a sup
porting company The Five Veteran
Fiddlers. who made local hit during
the G. A. r. enca mpment. will return
with a new program: Howard and
Hurst are billed for songs and chatter;
Leonard and Whitney. for laughable
sketch entitled "Duffy's Rise" and the
Maynards. for acrobatic posing. These
attractions will be supplemented with
the usual film features including the
Hearst-Pathe News. which is always
changed every Monday and Thursday.
Barrett and Murphy, originally billed
for this week with their blackface
travesty, ACROSS the Line" ana Laurie
Ordway. singing comedienne Of the
London music halls. in her first appear
ance in Washington. will also appear
in the performances next week.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Coming Attractions
Tiger Rose"

y new Belasco production will be
seen at the Belasco Theater next week
when David Belasco will present i'm
mediately prior to it's engagement at
the Lyceum Theater, New York. Tiger
Rose, new play of the great north
west by Willard Mack
The production marks Mr.. BeIasco's
return to drama after scoring pro-
nounced comedy successes with The
Boomerang and polly With "A Past
the latter still PLAYING 20 capacity audi
ences in New York.
The play is said to tell a swift
moving story which r"VolveS around
a French Canadian girl and 4 Young
American engineer, who are surround
ed By many we'll drawn characters and
that famous body of men. the Canada n
northwest mounted police.
Mr.. Belasco has selected for the plav
"A cast Of unusual excellence, which in
cludes Lenore Tlrich. William Court
leigh. Thomas Findlay. Pedro de Cor
doba. Edwin Holt, Calvin Thomas.
Fuller Mellish. Willard Mack. Arthur
J. Wood, Edward Mack. Jean Ferrell
and Chief Whitehawk.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Leader.

George Walsh. pictured in The
Yankee Doodle Way William Fox
film production, will be seen at the
Leader today and all this week
Dick Mason falls in love with a beau
tiful girl in Chicago cabaret A big
ruffian annoys the girl There's a fight,
the ruffian is laid low and Dick goes to
jail.
Dicks father determines to get him
out of the country and sends him to
manage his cattle concessions in Lu-
thunia. a Balkan principality. Dick
takes with him Coyote Jones. former
foreman OF the Mason ranch and
Jimmy O'Malley. New York crook.
While on shipboard the beauty an
pears again Dick gets busy and re-
ceives little encouragement But on
reaching Lithunia his hopes begin to
fade. His young lady is no other than
AleNia, Princess of Lithunia. What's
worse. Count Nortsky is wooing her
Then things happen.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Sam Sidman's Show.

Sam Sidman and his show is next
weeks attraction at the Gayety Thea
ter, when this versatile comedian will
be seen as the star in a two-act bur
lesque. Circus in Town" The possi-
bilities of the plot for real entertain
ment are said to be many, and nothing
in the way of a humorous line or situa-
tion has been overlooked. Sidman is
surrounded by excellent talent, and
most of his performers are well known
locally. Among them are Elsie Lave
dau. prima donna. who has a voice Of
charm; frankie Niblo and Mildred Ty-
Carlson, an ingenue with dramatic abil-
ity. Jack McCabe. an Irish character
comedian: George Thurston. Jack How
ard. Elmer Brown and Albert Frank.
The chorus is a feature. both in num-
bers and attractiVeneSs
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Garden.

Earle Williams and Corinne Griffith.
in modern film story of love. honor
and politics. entitled 'Transgression."
will be the leading attraction at Moore's
Garden Theater today. tomorrow and
Tuesday. 1t concerns a district attorney
in big city who is confronted with
the apparent alternative of dismissing
his case against the leader of a gang
OF crooked politicians. or seeing his
as an accessory and blishting the hap
piness of his daughter, to whom the
mayor is engaged. A spirited fight in
fashionable cabaret is one of the
exciting scenes.
George Reban. the noted delineator
of Italian characters on both stage and
screen. will he pictured in his latest
film success. Lost in Transit Wednes-
day and through Friday. The star
takes the part of an Italian who finds
small boy tucked among the rags
In his junk wagon. with a note read
ing: Whoever finds this child may
have him. Nobody wants him" He
adopts the boy. but at the same time
another child had been lost and ad-
vertised for. Complications arising
relative to the identity OF the two chill
dren afford a plot rich with comedy
and pathos. musical program Will
be played by the orchestra.
y Bushman. will be pictured at Moore's
Garden Theater the first part of next
week in Their Compact. From
Thursday to Saturday, inclusive. Mar
guerita Fischer will be pictured in
s'-The Girl Who Couldn't Grow I'd"
Evening star., 1917-09-16

celebrating his twenty-sixth anniver-
sary in burlesoue, with a fine cast,
stunning costumes, tuneful music and
surprising scenic effects, combined to
make what is declared his supreme eff
fort. The entertainment has been
named The Gown Shop, and consists
of three acts of several scenes. Heading
the cast is Dave Lewis. who for the
past fifteen years has been a comedian
in Shubert productions: Jean Leighton.
.. w. Braddock. Maybella Gibson, john
ME Dove and the Woods sisters. Naude-
Vile specialties will be introduced,
among them new sketch by Reeves,
in the course of which he will introduce
his latest song. In attractive girls the
organization has alwayS eXcelled.
Evening star., 1917-09-16

shore Acres" made famous by
James A. Herne in the best theaters
throughout the country. will be pre-
sented at Polls Theater at popular
prices next week. The play has in its
story love. romance, tense dramatic
situations and a consistent and realis-
tic reproduction of the simple folk who
lend a charm and picturesQueness to
the cost of Maine.
One of the big situations is the fight
in the lighthouse between Nathaniel
Berry and his brother Martin. The
latter, narrow and selfish. forbids his
daughter Helen to marry Sam Warren,
a young physician whom she loves.
The young people elope on the bark
Liddy Ann. being aided by Nathaniel
A terrific storm comes up in the bay,
the light in the lighthouse burns low
and the Liddy Ann is in danger of
being wrecked. Nathaniel attempts to
turn on the light and Martin tries to
prevent him. The two men enage in a
spectacular fight and the father of the
girl is worsted. The play has been
beautifully staged and the company is
a capable one.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Arcade Dance Auditorium.

The opening of the Arcade dance au-
dtorium is announced for Saturday even
ing. September %. AS last season, James
A. Willard, former manager of the Mil
lion Dollar pier at Atlantic City. will be
manager. The management has secured
the best musical talent obtainable, and
expects to inaugurate a plan providing
for dancing without charge during the
early part of the evening. Other attrac-
tions and novelties will be offered from
time to time.
"Caruana will be floor manager and
censor. so that an atmosphere of refine
ment may prevail al all times.
Childrens ballroom, fancy and inter-
pretative dancing as well as private in
structions will be conducted by "Caru-
ana.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
In the Spotlight.

"Maytime" is to have London pro-
duction this season.
Marguerite sylvia is to appear this
season in a new opera, cleopatra.
Ada Lewis has been engaged for the
Winter Garden. New YORK
Rambler Rose" was presented in
New York last week.
Otis skinner. playing Mister An
tonic" opened in Syracuse last Friday
night.
1r,ian Eltinge's The Fascinating
widow" is to be revived, with Hal
Russell in the title role.
John E Hazard co-author of Turn
to the Right" has the comedy role of
am undereditor in Miss Springtime
Florence Reed and Henry Dixey have
haen engaged for important roles in
"Chu Chin Chow" soon to be produced
in New York.
Tyrone Power will have in 'Chu Chin
Chow" the role which Oscar Ashe Gre
ated in London. 1t is a story modelled
on the Arabian Nights.
"The Family Exit a comedy by
Lawrence Langer. is to be produced in
New York shortly. Albert Gallatin will
appear in the cast.
Clifton Craw ford will open his season
in Her Soldier Boy in New York to-
morrow night. His supporting company
will be the same as last season.
Eileen Huban has been assigned to
the principal role in Michael Morton.s
new play, "On With the Dance" A H
Woods will produce the piece.
"Katinka." Arthur Hammerstein's mu-
steal success, will be presented at the
Belasco Theater soon. Its score Is
filled with catchy song gems.
Nora Bayes last Wednesday night be-
gan weeks tour of the training
camps by singing for the soldier boys
at Yaphank.
Andrew Tombes. the well known com
edian, who appeared at keith's last
the Century Theater. New York, revue.
Years ago Annie Abbott, called tine
Georgia magnet" astonished large au-
dfences and even scientists with her
ability to overcome the strength OF
others. She would place her finger on
table and several men could not lift
the table or remove her finger. nor
move her from the spot where she
stood. "Resista." her successor in this
line, who comes to the Cosmos next
week, is said to furnish even more re-
markable manifestations of this power.
resisting not only human but mechan-
ical power as well.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Great Falls Park.

The ladies' orchestra will continue at
Great Falls Park today and all this
week their popular concerts, which
have been pleasing feature this sea-
son at this historic resort In the
chautauaua services today speakers of
local renown will appear. Dancing as
we'll as thS exhibition of feature mo-
tion pictures. free. are included in the
amusement.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
Central Coliseum.

The management of the Central Coli
scum announces that prize dancing
events will be held each Monday. We'd
nesday and Saturday nights and valu
able presents will he awarded the
couples adjudged the winners. From
time to time. special feature numbers
also will be staged. The nightly dances
have been resumed.
Evening star., 1917-09-16
BELASCO

"Chuck1es set to music" is the de-
scription given by the management of
VERY Good Eddie" the farce that be-
gins q return engagement of one week
ht the Belasco tomorrow night
The maiden name of Very Good Ed
Nie'' was "Over Night" a farce by
Philip Bartholomae. The suggestion
was made that Mr.. Bartholomae inject
fome music into the piece. and the au-
thor bad the collaboration Of Guy