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Joan SAWYER.

Next week. which begins with Labor
day. will be celebrated at B. F. Keith's
with three shows, beginning at 2:15.
6:15 and pm. on the holiday. and the
usual two-a-day the other days of the
week. At the head of the bill will be
two starline features. Joan Sawyer and
company in her new dance repertoire.
and Cecil Cunningham. singer of char
acter songs Added to those will be
Harry Green and company. in The
Cherry Tree: Frank Stafford and COM
pany, in "A Hunters Game; Jack AL
fred and company in a novel comedy
called Smile. Jimmie Lucas. in The
Wild rawlings of 1917; Alexander,
ONeil and Saxton, Dance Fantasies:
the pipe-organ recitals and the Hearst
Pathe news pictorial, with war scenes
section.
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Photoplay Features

tion of a plot Matched in Washington
d. C.. by band of corrupt political
grafters to juggls the Alaskan land
laws in such a manner as to rob the
miners of their property William
Farnum is the fearless Glenister: Kath-
Ign Williams, Cherry Malotte, the dance
hall girl; Thomas Santchi. Mcnamara:
Bessie Eyton, the eastern girl, who
brings Glenister back to the ways of
civilization. and Wheeler Oaknan. the
drug besotted gambler, the Broncho
Kid.
MARY James Pa" will be the attrac-
ton Wednesday and Thursday. featur-
ing Marc McDermott and Mildred Man
ming. Friday and Saturday Olive Thorn
as will he seen in AN Even Break.
Other first run pictures viii figure in
the daily program and special music
viii be rendered by the Strand Sym
phony Orchestra.
ION Trial" will be the headline at
traction at Moore's strand Theater the
first Ave days week of September
and beginning the following Friday
Bessie Barriscale will be seen in Dor
rowed Plumage.
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Works Two Ways.

From the Kansas City Journal
"A fine rush for. the first day." said
the wife of the taller who had just
opened in Plunkville. That must
mean that the old tailor isn't giving,
general satisfaction"
IT dunno" responded her husband. 1T
may mean that he isn't giving general
credit"
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Great Falls Park.

This will be Military week. at Great
Falls Park. The ladies' orchestra will
play at the daily concerts a patriotic
musical program. The added play
ground equipment. including high
slides, is proving attractive to the
children patrons. AS usual. the dane
ing and the exhibition of motion pic
lures are free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
"The Sightseers."

The Sightseers" is the title of the
merry two-act musical folly which is
to be presented at the Gayety Theater
next week by Butch Cooper's bur-
lesaue company. This season the stars
of the organization are william J,
Kennedy and Jack Miller. The book
used by THE Sightseers" was written
by Billy X. Wells. and it is said to be
one which combines both comedy situ-
ations and brilliant dialogue. As well
~ sparkling musical numbers. Fauda
'-The Carnival FOUR. a quartet Of re-
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Howard.

Beginning tomorrow night the
Smarter Set Company of fifty colored
comedians. singers and dancers of
America. with Salem Tut Whitney
and ]. Homer Tut in leading roles
will begin a weeks engagement at
the Howard Theater, presenting their
latest musical comedy success. My
People" Many new tuneful songs and
dances are promised. There will be
matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday.
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supporting company is very capable.
This Way Out" new comedy by
Frank Craven. will open the season in
play is founded upon a story by Octa-
vus Roy Cohen and ]. U. Giesy. j.
Fred Zimmerman is the producer.
Tom McNnushton. the well known
English comedian, has sailed for Lon
don to fulfill contract made with
Albert de Courville at a robust salary.
This engagement will mark Mr.. Nc
in ten years.
The following important attractions
are booked for early appearance at
Lombard. Ltd: Very Good Eddie:
You're in Love-" Good Gracious
Annabelle." and The Show of Won
ders."
Ray Cox, the delightful comedienne
of Twin Beds" fame, is back in Keith
vaudeville in this country doing Her
First Lesson in Horseback Riding.
| which she presented in revue at the
| Palladium, London.
In her vaudeville sketch Ray Cox is
| aided by Howard Smith and William
Carroll, with Jim. the horse. play
ing an important role.
John Chevalier of the Keith Theater
box Office staff has received orders to
report for duty in the ordnance depart
ment, In which he enlisted before the
draft was made. He will be a cor
poral at the beginning and expects to
win one or two silver bars on his shout
der straps before another year passes
Social circles in Washington are spe-
cially Interested in The Country
Cousin" which will open the season
at the New National Theater Monday
evening. in the fact that Miss Louise
Prussing, daughter of Eugene E. Prus-
sing. a prominent Chicago attorney,
who is prominent in social circles in
Chicago. will be in the cast.
The audiences which gather at the
Cosmos Theater daily indicate by their
enthusiasm at the introduction of the
patriotic features. which are numer-
Gus. that there is no lack of patriotism
among the people of the National Cap
ital. The flag salutes of the Army
boys have become infectious and many
in the audiences add them as token
of respect when they stand for THE
l Star Spangled Banner"
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OCUIkC 0IllS6 lii
A theatrical announcement OF special
interest in the National Capital is that OF
the first presentation on any stage at that
playhouse on Monday, September 10, Of
a play written around the life of Alex
ander Hamilton. the first Secretary Of the
Treasury. with George Arliss in the title
role. Mr.. Arliss is coauthor OF the play
with Mrs Mary T. Hamlin. The list Of
characters of Hamilton hristles with
the names of distinguished figures from
Jefferson. James Monroe. Gen. Philip
Schuyler and Count Talleyrand. The
scenes OF the new play will be laid in
Philadelphia.
DiscouraEement for Mr.. Hoover
When Herbert Hoover's attention is
oficially called to an obstacle which
may have a tendency to block the gov
ernments food conservation program
one James G. Trayer may have occasion
to regret his enormity.
James C. is eight and one-half feet
high and his avoirdupois is about $50
pounds-facts that may cause Mr..
Hoover to give James little special
attention.
w me Stoutly tHAt
ne is in full sympathy with the gov
eminent in the matter of conserving
food, recent information would indicate
that he firmly believes in maintaining
his personal food requirement.
Mr.. Traver is the big Texas giant
whom William Fox discovered and en-
gagged for the part of the giant in the
Fox fairy photo-fantasy, Jack and the
Beanstalk." which will be seen at the
Belasco Theater all next week.
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Strand.

William Farnum and Kathlyn Will
liams. Thomas santchi. Bessie Eyton
and Wheeler Oakman Will be seen at
Moore's Strand rheater today. Monday
and Tuesday in Rex Beach's The
spoIlers'.
'Ths Spoilers" deals with the frustra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

COMPARATIVELY rev American
playwrights make any at
tempt in the manuscripts of
~ their plays to describe their
characters in the manner that
certain of their cotemporaries on the
other side Of the Atlantic do. They are
quite content to dismiss them with
some such line as Enter Blake-he il
forty-Ave and his hair is just turning
gravy OF course. the Shavian devotees
will recall that George Bernard takes
keen pleasure in drawing pen pictures
of his characters. painting them 90 WV
idly land cruelly) at times that they
seem to leap out of the printed page.
But there are really only one or two
of his American confreres who follow
his example.
Among them are Booth Harrington
and Julian Street, whose new American
comedy, The Country Cousin" is to
have its premiere at the National to-
morrow night prior to its presentation
at the Gayety Theater. New York. Sep
TENDER .. In the typewriter manu-
script OF their play they seem to have
experienced keen delight in describing
their characters and suggesting their
essential traits for the guidance of the
management. Here are a few of their
descriptions culled from the prompt
book of THE Country Cousin:
Nancy tthe Country Cousin)-"She Ia
the best looking intelligent girl in the
United States. about twenty-six; grave
ly humorous. quiet and fearlessly cor
dial. though not bubbling or enthu-
siastic." ut may be said in passing
that this Ia some description for Miss
Alexandra Carlisle. the leading woman.
to live up to.)
George Tewksbury Reynolds-"He is
. superior and triumphant youth of
twenty-eight: very smart. very bored:
he has developed self-control into a
hne art and possesses the poise of a
Petronius and the manner of a Brum-
NELL He speaks with a half-Bostonese
accent. but 10 altogether a New Yorker"
Athalie Wainwright-"She is a blond
young woman nearing thirty; languid,
neurotic and very tired: life's only thrill
for her comes from the unusual and the
bizarre: she has lost all interest in the
little things Of life that please the null
titude: her eyes have. . tired look. but
they CLEAN with fierce eagerness when
she Is stirred. which is rarely. She is
ulster to thousands of so-called smart
society women, who seem always intent
In their search for a new thrill to give
. fillip to their stated souls"
Both Mr.. Harrington and Mr.. Street
are to be in Washington for the open.
ing of their new play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Douglas Fairbanks has got himself
into a lot of trouble. He has made il
known that he wants scenario material
from amateurs.
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Garden.

Louise Glaum. in Golden Rule Kate"
will head the program at Moore's Gar
den Theater today. Monday and Tues
day. Miss Glaum portrays the role of
the proprietress of THE Red Light
dance hall and saloon. When the vii
lage imports a minister to reform the
town she determines to do away with
him in a hurry. He proves himself
equal to the occasion. however. and
after series of exciting circumstances
We ind the dance hall closed and
Golden Rule Kate" a frequent visitor
at the little church across the way.
Viola Dana VIII be featured Wednes-
day and Thursday in The Girl With
out Soul" AS an extra attraction Billy
West will be pictured in a comedy en-
titled ''Cupids." Friday and Saturday
Mary Anderson and Alfred Tosburgh
will be seen in The Divorce" The
daily program will include other first
run pictures and specially arranged ac-
compartments by the Garden Symphony
Orchestra.
Next week Olga Petrova. in ITO the
DEATH" will be the attraction from
Sunday until Wednesday. inclusive. For
the remainder Of the week Edna Good
rich will be starred in Reputation"
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\ Father-The last Of my daughters
was married yesterday.
Friend-Really. Who was the happy
man?
Father was!-Philadelphta DvUns
ing Ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" is the
latest Mary Pickford film. She is Ia
northern California acting the flm
version.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Geraldine Farrar is the star OF THE
Woman God Forgot" The piece is he
ing enacted for the camera in the Yo-
semitic valley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Robert Pitkin, the Billy Bolton of
Leave II to Jane" and his mother,
who resides in this city, were the
guests of group OF Washington
friends at the Shoreham last Monday
night after the play.
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Edward F. Rose.
Maggie Pepper" is still being used
by the stock companies.
Cecil Cunningham Is suing Jean
Havez. the song writer. for divorce.
Carter De Haven and Flora Parker
have rejoined the cast of His Little
Widows in New York.
Fay BANTER will not appear in THE
Chatterbox." as planned. but will con-
tinue in THE Willow Tree"
Max Figman is to play the role for
merly played by William Collier when
Nothing but the Truth" goes on tour.
1t is reported that several changes
will be made in the cast of Leave 1t
TO Jane" before it is presented in New
York.
In the repertoire of Sarah Bernhard
will be a new play by Henri Cain and
f. Guerinon called The Star in the
Night
Charles Dillingham; is to produce the
London success, General Post at one
OF the New York theaters under his
control.
Henry Miller is TO appear this season
in Anthony in Wonderland" which
has scored in London. 1t is by Monck-
ton Hoff.
Manager Fred Berger of Polls Thea
ter has returned from a short vacation
in the mountains of Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
Anna Held's Visions" which was to
have been the main attraction at
Keith's this week, has been postponed
to later date.
Bessie Mccoy, widow of Richard
Harding Davis, will return to the stage
this season under the direction of Dill
bingham and Ziegfeld
William Post has been engaged by
Anna Held to stage the revised version
of Follow Me-" which will shortly
begin tour to the Pacific coast.
A. II. Woods will produce next month
a new comedy, "A Scrap of Paper" by
Arthur Somers Roche and owen Davis,
in which Robert Hilliard will star.
.'Maytime." an operetta from the Ger
man. adapted to the English stage by
Rida Johnson Young, was produced In
New York last week and made a hit.
Marie Wainwright. Hale Hamilton.
Alphonse Either, Josie Sadler and John
Dale Murphy have been engaged for the
cast of What Happened to Jones"
Yorska. the French American ac-
tress is to appear in vaudeville in a
playlet called Her Lace Parasol," by
the author of Love Watches"
Maude Fealey. who has a stock COM
pany in Denver has produced there a
play by Harriet Ford with the title
The Woman He Married"
Mrs. Vernon Castle, who has been
acting in moving pictures has been
engaged for the Century Theater in
New York and Will play there through.
out the coming season.
David Belasco announces the opening
of his regular New York season Sep
With q PAST new comedy in thrss
acts by George Middleton and Guy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Jessie Bonstelle produced in Buffalo
with her stock company last week a
comedy by Constance Lindsay Skinner
called Good Morning, Rosamond,
which proved a hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

der the direction Of Messrs Elliott
Comstock and Gest. and is under the
personal direction of the author, George
v. Hobart
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Crandall's SAVOY.

What Money Can't Buy" a fIm-
vsrsion OF George Rroadhurat's stage
success, win be shown at Crandalrs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Jane Cows first screen venture, The
Spreading Dawns," has been completed
In one of the scenes theater is burned
to the ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Fay BANTER will not appear In "Th
Chatterbox." as planned. but will con
tinue in The Willow Tree"
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Under Pressure" the Sydney Rosen-
field play, which was produced at At
lantic City some time since, opened
again last week at San Diego under
the management Of klaw & Erlanger.
with Bertha Mann in the leading role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

The Celtic Players. at the head of
whom are Whitford Kane and J. NJ.
Kerrigan. are negotiating for the rights
OF George Bernard Shaw's military
comedy, "O'Flaherty, V. c."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Marjorie Rambeau made a hit in New
York last week in THE Eyes of Youth.
a play by Max MARGIN and Charles
Guernon, something on the order of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Taylor Holmes il to be a permanent
attraction in Essanay pictures. His sec
ond production will be announced i'm.
mediately after the release OF his first,
Efficiency Edgars Courtship."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

The FIRST picture in which Constance
Talmadge. the latest addition TO the
Selznick Constellation. will make her
appearance as a Aim star 10 o screen
version OF Cosmo Hamiiton's Scandal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Clara Kimball Young has started the
film .-Magda," the first production under
her own management. Sarah Bern
hardt and Eleanore Duse. have por-
trayed the role on the spoken stage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

The new play by Anne Caldwell and
R. H. Burnside. in which Fred Stone
will star under the direction of Charles
Dillingham;. Is called Jack o. Lantern"
The opening performance will be in
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

The Seiig Polyscope Company is abou
to launch a series of the old Hoyt come
dies in the movies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

The campus OF Northwestern univer-
sity was used the location" for sew.
erai scenes in star Dust" one OF Es-
sanay's Black Cat features. In which
Marguerite Clayton is appearing.
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Flnnograns.

Maxine Elliott's latest motion play is
The Eternal Magdalenc"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Max Figman is to play the role for
merly played by William Collier wher
Nothing but the Truth" goes on tour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

THE Deluge." one of the new pro-
auctions Of the season. adapted by
Frank Allen from the Scandinavian.
The scenes are laid in a barroom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
George Arliss in Hamilton"

markable male voices. and VIII J. Ken
nedy in a "rube" number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Anita King has begun work in a five
reel feature under direction of Edgar
Jones, who has just completed The
Twisted Thread"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Relatives and friends of soldier boys
who have enlisted or been called into
the great National Army soon will
have an opportunity to see them at
work in the training camps In vivid
motion pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

William y. Selig has donated his
Chicago studio TO the Red Cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

In the repertoire of Sarah Bernhard
will be a new play by Henri Cain and
f. Guerinon called THE Star in the
Night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Mrs. Vernon Castle. who has been
acting in moving pictures. has been
engaged for the Century Theater in
New York and Will play there through
out the coming season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Bolton. Ina Claire. who claims Wash
ington as her home. will have the
leading role.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

William Faversham has decided to
defer the opening of THE Old Coun-
try" Don Calthrop's new play. in which
he will appear this season, until Octo-
Der 1, in order to devote more attention
to his other play called "Misalliance,
which opens September Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Maude Fealey. who has a stock COM
pany in Denver, has produced there a
play by Harriet Ford with the title
The Woman He Married"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

1t is reported that several change
will be made in the cast of Leave
to Jane" before it is presented in New
York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Carter De Haven and Flora Parker
have rejoned the cast of His Littl,
Widows" in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

version.
Geraldine Farrar is the star OF The
Woman God Forgot" The piece is he
ing enacted for the camera in the Yo
semitic valley.
Jane Cows first screen venture, The
Spreading Dawns' has been completed
In one of the scenes a theater is burned
to the ground
Anita King has begun work in a five
reel feature under direction OF Edgar
Jones, who has just completed The
Twisted Thread"
After two-year absence from the
stage, Billie Burke. who has been a
Paramount star will return to the
spoken drama
William Duncan Is completing his
second Wolfvilie story, entitled The
Tenderfoot" Carol Holloway plays
opposite him in this Vitagraph feature.
Kittens Reichert, the baby motion
picture star. is just beginning to learn
to read She is six years old and Is
starring in Every Girls Dream" with
June Caprice.
THE Fable of the Tweive-Cylinder
Speed of the Leisure Class" will be the
title of the first Essanays series OF
comedy-dramas adapted from the works
of George AIDE,
Mollie King, the Pathe star will soon
be to the front again in a new serial.
The Seven Pearls 10 the title. and II
VIII be released September ], Creighton
Hale, who made a hit in The Exploits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

DR.. Manning In The Knife" left the
company in New York last week TO head
the organization which is going to the Pa
.cific coast. and Henry Mortimer took his
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

David Belasco announces the opening
Of his regular New York season Sep
With q Past" new comedy in three
acts by George Middleton and Guy
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In the Spotlight.

Going Straight" is a new play by
Edward F. Rose.
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Elsie Ferguson has made her motion
picture debut in screen version OF
Robert Hichens' novel "Barbary Sheep
The picture will be shown at Loewe'o
Columbia. beginning next Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

r. n. Gehrman, the doorkeeper OF
Loew's Columbia. accompanied by his
wife. is visiting his daughter in Nor
folk. Va. He also has son In New
York and one in Philadelphia, whom
he will visit while on his vacation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Tom Santschi does not favor the mo-
ton picture actors public appearances
at theaters, and though he has re-
ceiyed many requests and hattering Of
fers from exhibitors. he has remained
Arm in his refusals and belief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Charles Dillingham; is to produce the
London success, General Post" at one
OF the New York theaters under his
control
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Yorska. the French American ac-
tress is to appear in vaudeville in a
playlet called Her Lace Parasol." by
the author of Love Watches"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Maggie Pepper" is still being uset
by the stock companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Cecil Cunningham Is suing Jea
Havez, the song writer. for divorce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

After a two-year absence from the
stage, Billie Burke, who has been a
Paramount star, will return to the
spoken drama
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

This Way Out" new comedy by
Frank Craven. will open the season in
New York next Saturday night. The
play is founded upon a story by Octa-
vus Roy Cohen and ]. U. Giesy. ].
Fred Zimmerman is the producer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Henry Miller is to appear this season
in Anthony in Wonderland" which
has scored in London. 1t is by Monck-
ton Hoff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

Manager Fred Berger of Polls Thea
ter has returned from short vacation
in the mountains of Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26

William Duncan Is completing his
second Wolfvilie story, entitled The
Tenderfoot" Carol Holloway plays
opposite him in this Vitagraph feature.