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The Washington times., 1917-02-18
ANNA HELD COMING.

Anna Held, in her new musical
show, Follow Me-" will be the attrac-
tion at the Belssco Inauguration
week.
Miss Held will be seen in the role
of "Claire La Tour" star OF the
Theater Varieties, in Paris, a part
which permits her to adorn her at
tractIve person with numerous gor-
geous gowns during the three hours
OF the Entertainment. The MesSra.
Shubert. who are Anna Held's mana
gers this season, have surrounded her
with an organization in which will be
found Louise Mink, prima donna
George Lydscker, baritone: Hsrry
Tighe. light comedian; Sylvia Jason.
west pocket" comedIenns: Edith MAY.
soubrette: Paul Porcasi. Wilmer Bent
ley. and George Egan. delineators OF
character roles. and last but ~ no
means least. Henry Lswts.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Gardeni Hart.
Films.


William S. Hart will hold the screen
at Moore's Garden Theater today. Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday in
Truthful TuIliver" 1t is an absorb
ing story having as its hero a travel
ing printer wfo goes into-a Western
mining town and starts a newspaper.
The editors motto Is the truth, H. e
whole truth and nothing but the
truthS he is not bad man" but a
good man, who nevertheless Lncws
how to use his fists. ride a horse,
throw a lssso and handle A gun.
In the course of time he finds II
necessary either TO take himself aid
his paper out OF town or rid the ) ls ce
his honesty and decenCy.
TulIiver and his paper stay after
some startling adventures and thrill
ing feats.
Mr.. Hart Is supported by company
including Alma Beubens. last seen
with Douglas Fairbanks in "The
Americana" Norbert A. Myles, Nina
Byron. Walter Perry and Milton Ross.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Nine. Petrova will be seen in Bridges
Burned"
In Bridges Burned" Mime. Petrova
appears as an Irish lass who meets
a youth who wins her heart. Then
she finds herself I'm the position of
"the woman scorned"
other first run pictures will be
shown daily and special musical ac-
compartments will be rendered by the
Garden symphony Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

leading female role was intended for
Miss Anita Stewart
Just before rehearsals began Miss
Stewart was stricken with typhoid
fever, and substitute was hastily
sought for her role. Norma Tai
madge was selected to fill her place
because her personality and physique
'resembled that of Anita Stewart.
The Battle Cry Of Peace" established
Miss Talmadge's right to stardom
and she shortly afterward cast her
lot with the Triangle Company under
the direction of d. w. Griffith and
John Emerson.
Then came her marriage to Joseph
w. Schenck, the theatrical manager
and organizer. It is said his wedding
present to his fascinating young
bride was motion picture studio at
Fort Lee and the controlling interest
in THE Norma Talmadge Picture
Company"
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
NEWMAN LECTURE TONIGHT.

+. VI. Newman is to give his fel.
Iow-travelers here one more oppor-
tunity to visit Hawaii and Manila
and TO enjoy with the globe trotter
his 1915 Impressions Of those picture
islands. The traveltalker. will return
to the Belasco Theater tonight.
In an upto-date series of motion
pictures and color views. the spec
tator IL conducted through the high.
ways and by-ways of Manila, Luzon,
Honolulu, and Waikiki.
Motion scenes OF impressiveness ap-
pear throughout the journey. There
will be brought a remarkable exhibi.
tion OF surf board riding at WAIKIKI
beach, Hawaii's popular playground,
Hula dancers, May day In Honolulu
the late Queen Liliuokalani's 18th
birthday party, = la festival. street
life and numerous other rare scenes,
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
What Ho! Our Old Friend
Paul MeAlIIsterl

Paul McAllister is discovered. at
last.
His whereabouts for the past three
or four years have been a point OF
doubt and interest to all Washington
ians who were interested in the stock
companies we had here several years
ago. We have located Everett But
terfield, Violet Hemmtng, Jessie Glen
dining, Orme Caldra, A II. Van
Buren,, Rockcliffe Fellowes. Theodore
Roberts. Dorothy Bernard, and. al
most all OF the others.
Paul McAllister alone remained to
be accounted for. but we have him.
He is directing and writing photo
plays for the B. S. Moss Producing
Company. The latest film which will
be released March / under Mr.. Nc
Allister's direction. Is "One Hour"
This is the FIRST OF eight special feat
ures already announced by the Moss
company for this year,
Just at present. IL former plans
have matured. friend Paul is in Jack
sonville, Fla.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
CONCERTS FOR CAPITAL
Musical Treats Provided for ResI-
dents and Visitors.

Tuesday afternoon at the New Ma
tional Theater, Ethel Leginska, the
young English pianist, will be heard
in special return recital. Earlier in
the season she was the artist at one
of the Ten Star Series" concerts.
So remarkable was her success that
T. Arthur Smith Immediately made
arrangements for a return engage.
ment.
Her program is as follows: Ga
Vote and variations, Rameau: lie
Coucou. Daquin: two dances-C ma
jor and G major, Beethoven; Rondo
a CaprIccio. Beethoven (The Wrath
over the Lost Farthing); Nocturne
in c minor. op. As, scherzo in B
minor, op. 20, Chopin: Sonata .(Kel-
tic) op. 90, MacDoweIl; Etude He
roique, Leschetizky; Legende (St.
Francis Walking on the Waves),
Liszt; LIE Campanella, Liszt; Ara
besques on the Blue Danube Valss,
Schultz-Elver.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Nati0nalt. MitEi In
"Pom,Pom."

"Pom-Pom," the comic opera which
Henry w. Sewage will offer at the
New National Theater for one week.
beginning tomorrow night. February IL.
with BitZ Hajos, was the sensation of
New York last season at the George NJ.
Cohan Theater, where II enjoyed a run
Of over 300 performances.
The entire production will be seen
here exactly as IL was presented in
New York and Chicago. at which lat
ter city II had a run OF six weeks at
the Illinois Theater.
The star Is supported by Tom Nc
Naughton, who was in The Spring
Maid"
The opera is in two acts and has
FIVE separate scenic settings, done by
Josef Urban. Mr.. Urben's fame in
this country is founded upon his mar
velous settings for the Boston Opera
Company and the last edition Of Zieg-
fields Follies.
The music lie by Hugo Felix, author
Of the original score of Madam
Sherry and other French and Eng
lish musical successes. Anne Cald-
well, who wrote "Chin-Chin" for Mont
Eomery and Stone. contributed the book
and lyrics. An orchestra OF twenty
musicians accompanies the produc-
tion.
Not in years have the New Yorl,
critics been so UNANIMOUS as they
we're in singing the praises of Mitzl
in "Pom-Pom." The dictionary was
rsnsacked to find adjectives which
would appropriately describe her
cuteness and vivacity. As the young
scamp OF a pickpocket, she is de-
clared to be the most fetching pic
ture on the stage. The production is
brought here with the New York and
Chicago cast unchanged. Among the
people who assist Mitzi in her mis-
sion. Of cheer are Carl Gantvoort, Rita
Dane, Tom Walsh, Bessie DE Vote,
Ben Hastings, Detmar Poppen, Edna
u d0rn, and Harry Child.
The regular Wednesday and Satur.
day matinee WILL be given, also a
special holiday matinee Washington :
Birthday, Thursday, Feb. -.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

occasion. The lobby and interior OF
the playhouse will be decorated with
palms and flowers and big orches'
ira of mandolins and banjos under
the direction of Walter Holt will take
station in the lobby. There will be
matinees daily except Monday the
matinee prices being 25 cents all
over the house, while the usual popu-
lar prizes of 80, so and 25 cnts will
prevail of evenings.
1t has been declared that facts and
fun were never more cleverly blended
in a play than they are in at Pays
To Advertise" The facts are con-
cerned with the profits that are to
be derived from the lavish use or
printers ink, and the fun Is created
by bright dialogue and ingeniously
contrived situations of humor.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Concerning the Popularity
OF the Hen.

Why always hens eggs!
This is one Of the little questions salts
factorily discussed in 1T Pays to Adver-
time" the attraction coming to the Poll
Theater this week.
The argument proceeds thusly:
Rodney-You are gradually making
me come to the conclusion that you be-
lieve in publicity.
Advertising Agsnt-Believe in Il!
It's my life. What kind Of eggs do you
eat?
Rodney-Why. hens eggs. Of course.
Advertising Agent-Why. Of course.
Did you ever eat q duck egg7
Rodney-Why. no.
Advertising Agent-Do you know any,
thing against the duck?
Rodney-No.
Advertising Agent-Exactly. When q
duck lays an egg it's a damn fool that
keeps quiet about II, but when q hen
does. my boy. Cluck. cluck. cluck. all
over the place. She Is advertising. So
you. eat hens eggs.
Rodney-You are beginning to convince
me!
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
MItEi Gossips
About "Pickpocket.,


About "Pickpocket.,
Next to her own name, Mitzi, who
IL six years in this country from Hun
gary, thinks ''pickpocket" the fun
niest word in this or any other Ian
guage. She employs much of her
spare time in making jokes about It
That kills two birds with one stone
enabling Mitzi to maintain her repu
tation OF being one of the wittiest
women of the stage, OF as we'll, az
on, and to display her knowledge OF
the English language. There are only
two or three words she doesn't know
and she has strong suspicious what
those mean.
"Pickpocket," she says. Isn't that
a funny word? Pickpocket! Well,
suppose you might better take q
Rube's watch than let the poor Hick
hook 1t.
I'm a pretty good pickpocket-
in 'Pom-Pom.' Oh. my, isn't It q
funny word! You know in a play
once 1 tried to talk in a brogue, but
there was q real Irish lad in the com
pany. and when / sprung my false
brogue you should have heard that
Mick mock 1t. See-there 1t goes
again.
"I had q premonition about this
pickpocket business. Last summer
was driving in the country on the
Fourth OF July and I saw a skyrocket
set fire to a hay rick. That was a
rick rocket, wasn't It? You can't get
away from that word pickpocket. The
first time I tried to pick q pocket
at rehearsal the victim jerked around
and my arm was almost torn from its
socket, yes, my arm had q sick socket
what a funny word, pickpockst!
That's why they have me rob a dunn
my in the play. No more of those
sudden tricks for me. But what q
word-pickpocketi
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
b. r. KeIthI Vaudeville.

Brice-King.
The bill for the B. F. Keith Thea
ter this week stars Elizabeth Brice
and Charles King.
There will be three performances
on Thursday, February %, the first at
., the second at and the last at
the regular evening hour, the COM
plete program being presented at
each. The Brice-King compound of
song, dance, patter, and repartee is
called "a Bit OF Musical Comedy in
a Vaudeville Way"
A talked of novelty will be seen in
Peacock Alley" with Vivian Black
burn, Elwood Bostwick, and asso-
ciate players.
A third special attraction will be
the athletic pantomime production,
sports in the Alps" a new European
importation, showing the skiing, to-
peaceful times in the Frost King o
realm.
Dyer and Fay will introduce them
selves in Whats 1t All About?"
The celebrated Russian boy tenor,
Scarpioff, and the Russian piano
virtuoso, Varvara, will be another ad-
dition OF artistic Importance.
Emma Stevens, a comedienne from
musical comedy, is still another
vaudeville debutante here in songs
ON topical subjects with gowns to
suit.
Other features are the Werner
Amoros Troupe In Meehan's leaping
hounds, the pipe organ recitals, and
the sixth episode, Alias Nemesis" of
the serial photoplay, "Patria," in
which Mrs. Vernon Castle is starring.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Gayetyt Hastings
Show. Burlesque


A musical review in two acts and
ten scenes is the attraction offered
by Harry Hastings big show at the
Gayety Theater this week.
Dan Coleman, Irish comedian, heads
the cast. The settings range from the
campus grounds of a big coed. col
lege to scenes in Hawaii. The cast
appearing in support of Mr.. Coleman
will include Frank Mallahan, Fay
Martell, Gene Alvarez, Jack Stoll-
mack, Alma Bauer, Phil Peters, Elsie
Meadows, Helen Lorraine, and Anna
Connors.
Specialties are to be interpolated
by Alvarez and Martell, who will be
seen in an exposition of modern and
original dances, Dan Coleman in a
comedy speciality, and Mile. Adelaide
in a violin speciality. Among the
musical numbers, many of which are
original to this company, are the fol-
lowing: Chicago" "Yacka Hula
Hickey Dula," 1.-THE South Sea Isle
Maidens," I'll Always Stick to You,"
and "See a Little More"
The chorus consists of twenty girls.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
BeIaseo-~AIone at Last.

"Alone at Last" crowded with
pretty music, fun, and q cast noted
for its individual excellence, viii be
the attraction at the Belasco Theatsr
next week coming here after Its long
run in Chicago and six months at the
shubert .Thsater, New York, last sea
son.
Its score is by Franz Lehar, com
poser of ''The Merry Widow"
The cast includes Harry Conor, For
rest Hun, Fritzi Won Busing, Mabel
Weeks, Jane Macarthur. Elizabeth
Goodall. Robinson Newbold, John z.
Wheeler, Harry T. HanIin, and many
others.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
BeIAscoI SThs Masquerade"
Guy Bates Post.

The Masquerader." a new TuIIy
production starring Guy Bates Post,
viii be the attraction at the Belaseo
TheAtsr this week
This play Is q DRAMATIC version OF
the book OF like title written by
Katherine Cecil Thurston- The acting
version IL by John Hunter Booth. Be
sides the regular mAtinees there will
be an extra matinee on Washington
Birthday, Thursday, February %.
The tale has to do with two men
who resemble each other perfectly.
They are OF different stations in life,
The one who is among the "elect."
wishes to find seclusion and the other
is ambitious to show his ability as a
statesman and orator. The prominent
man has been eccentric all his life,
and this aids In their making the
change.
From the exchange there develop
dramatic situations.
The cast will include Louis Calvert,
That's Lawton, Ian Robertson, CIar.
ence Handysides, Florence Malone.
Ruby Gordon, William Podmore, Olive
Temple. and others.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Why Norma TalmadEe IL
Very Happy Just Now.

In the production of Psnthea." the
principal photoplay at the Strand
Theater this week. Norma Talmadge
realizes one of her cherished ambi.
tions, that OF heading her own pro.
ducinE company.
The rise of this little star in the
realm OF the silent drama has been
remarkable. But two years ago she
was enActIng minor roles for the
VitaEraph Company, after a brief ex,
psrisnce behind the footlishts with
the Castle Square Company OF Boston.
When THE Battle Cry Of Peace" was
being prepared for production the
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Helen Hayes Brown
10 Grown Up.

Helen Brown. the little girl who
used to play children's roles-oh, such
a short, time ago-is grown up and
to be the ingenue for the new Poll
Stock Company!
Helen Hayes Brown established q
national reputation as q child actress.
She contributed a number OF very
important characterizations in the
Lafayette Square Stock Company.
Columbia Players. and with the pop
ular Poll Players. Her most notable
work with the latter organization
being as the child in "On Trial" Miss
Brown had received a flattering offer
from one of the leading producers.
and was about to leave Washington
last Saturday to formally accept the
engagement, but was prevailed upon
by her parents to go with the Poll
organization in order that she might
remain at home.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Book Drama, Musical Comedy,
and Stock Company Play
Are Features.
GUY BATES POST COMING
"Masquerader" Bill at BeIasco.
Mitzi Hajos at National-Poli
Players Return.

Guy Bates Post, in a play founded
on the book Of the same name. The
Aasquersder," comes to the Belascc
Theater this week.
Although this play has not yet beer
In New York, It has been on the road
since November scouting about the
provinces, and priming itself for the
debut in the city of cities. Up to this
time It has been unable to find a the
ater vacant there.
For all of which Washington is
Hgreeably thankful
Whatever the Ause, and .subIimely
blind to the fact that theatricaIly this
is not considered by some to be the
city of cities, we welcome each new
production which fate grants us in all
its freshness.
After seven weeks of musical
comedy drought, thirsty Washington
is to be visited by Pom Pom" which
arrives at the National Theater this
week, with Mitzi Hajos, who, by the
way, Is willing to be called Mitzi
by those who do. not care to pro-
nounce Hajos-
Seven weeks is a long time be,
tween musical comedies.
The last one here was Betty"
with Raymond Hitchcock. It is quite
safe to infer that Alitzi is not going
to dress up as a pickpocket every
night for nothing, and nobody.
There 10 . peculiar satisfaction in
having the Poll PIayera return N
Washington.
People who live here, one hesitRtes
TO call them citizens, do not often get
that for which they ask. Requests
for better streets, the right to vote,
modern laws for Juvenile delinquents,
and other little favors fall on deaf
ears, or explode in mid-air.
But at least one wish has been
granted.
S. z Poll. being perhaps a little
more indulgent than other people, ID
going to give US back the Poll Play
srs, with a good cast, and a promise
of first-class plays.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Loew's Columblai Fannie
Ward. Films.


Today. Monday. Tuesday, and We'd
nesday Fannie Ward will be the star
in "The Winning OF Sally Temple"
which will be the feature photoplay
at Loew's Columbia
Many have read Rupert Sargent
Hollands famous novel, 1.-THE Heart
of Sally Temple" and their imagina-
tfons were fred by the romance,
ouaintness, and chivalry that existed
in Merrie England in ITO. Fannie
Ward in the screen adaptation, 1t is
said, makes a most firtatious Sally
Temple.
She is a great stage favorite, and
when Lady Pamela Vauclain $50 the
story goes) marries three weeks be-
fore she is of age, and hears that her
guardian is about to return to London
to see her for the FIRST time, Sally
Temple is secured to impersonats her.
Sally Temples adventures in the
assumed role furnish the basis of a
romantic and delightful story.
Beginning Thursday, for the last
three days OF the week, Mae Murray
will be pic: Ired in "On Record" Mae
Murray is wrongfully suspected and
the police take prints of her shapely
fingers. That is how she came to be
ION Record"
. But, of course, II isn't all OF the
story. II began in the country.
Rand, a young aviator, meets with an
accident and falls in the field near
Helen's home. Helen comes to the
rescue. Later she goes to the city
and is employed as secretary to Rand's
mother She unknowingly becomes
involved in a plot conceived by a rival
firm OF aviator manufacturers. She
is falsely accused of being a suspi-
cious character. and her finger prints
are taken. Eventually the situation
clears up and she is freed.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
POli-SI at Pays To
Advertise stock.

All iS in readiness at Polls Thea
ter for the opening of the Poll Play,
crs season, whicR will begin tomor-
row night at s:15, with the presenta-
ton of 1T Pays To Advertise"
The return favorites headed by
Florence Rittenhouse, and the COM
Ing Of new and tried players in the
PERSONS of William p. Carleton. Fran.
ces Williams, and others, has de-
veIoped q never before known inter
est in the opening of the Popular
Poll Players season.
General Manager James Thatcher.
and others OF the Poll official staff.
have come to Washington for the
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
GuiIbert-March Is, Is.

Nine, Yvette Guilbert, who so fasci-
mated Washington audiences last sea
son, is returning for two perform
ances <the afternoons of March 13,
and Is at the Belasco Theater.
Her fellow countrymen called her
a "diseuse," one who knows how to
say things" Nine. Guilbert could not
be described as an actress. a singer
or a dancer, but rather a combination
of all three making her interpreta-
tion of each folksong or ballad .
delight to all.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
LoeWsn Columbia

Next Sunday and for the first thres
days OF the week Loew's Columbia offers
Marguerite Clark in a comedy-drama
photoplay Of the French stage, The
Fortunes OF Fin.'' by Molly Elliot Sea-
well. Marguerite Clark has played al
most every conceivable character on the
screen. from the delightful little Molly
Make Believe and Little LadysEileen."
who believed in fairies, to Snow
White" who was sort OF fairy prin-
cess herself. But during the time she
has been appearing on the screen the
Famous Players have never given her
the role of an actrees and until she
played Fin in THE Fortunes Of FIJI.
Thursday and for the last three days Of
the week Blanche Sweet will be seen In
the Lasky-Paramount photoplay Those
Without Sin" Miss Sweet will be seen
in the role OF Richmond girl who lived
during the civil war.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
PNTs-Rouauee..

Romance" the great play by Ed
ward Sheldon, in which Doris Keans
scored a wonderful success in the
United States and has had an unin-
teryupted run Of q year and q half In
London, will be the second Offering
Of the Poll Players.
This will mark the FIRST time that
Romance" has been produced In
stock. The rights to the play were
secured by General Manager James
Thatcher. who has arranged with Di-
production. :
Florence Rittenhouse viii have the
role Of La CavAllini. In which Doris
Keane has made an international sue
cess. William P. Carleton will be the
young clergyman.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

One Of the greatest storehouses Of mo-
ton picture material ever released for
the screen becomes available at once
through an arrangement entered into
this week between the General Film
Company and Street q Smith publishers
Of the Popular" "Ainslee's," ''Smith's. .
The Topnotch." Peoples" Detective
Stories." and Picture Play Magazine. %
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
OFFERINGS DUE
HERE NEXT WEEK
Attractions to Be Seen At
PIayhouses in the Near
Future.

John Drew comes to the National
Theater next week in Major Pendsn-
MIS-" a dramatization OF Thaekaray's
novel, "Pendennis," by LAngdon.Mit-
chell. This play has had a good run
In New York.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

"Perils OF Our Girl Reporters"
film series in which every one in
Washington was interested on ac-
count OF the remarkable bill posters
pasted on prominent bill boards all
over the city, Is still In the back
ground. 1t was shown here for a few
days by q local manager of q small
house, but taken off.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
WHERE TO GO TO-DAY
Vaudeville, Films, eurIesque, Con,
eerts, and Lectures for Today.

At and s:15 p. m, at 5. +. Keith's
Theater, the concluding performances
OF last weeks bill will be given by
Houdini, Clark and Hamilton, Roe
Ball, and others.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18
Ys.ye-Godowsky-March ?.

Ysaye. violinist, and Leopold
Godowsky. pianist, will be heard in
a joint recital at the National Theater,
Friday afternoon. March 2. at +:30.
under the management OF Mrs. WILL
son-Greeue.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

Florence Reed will appear soon In
a new film entitled The Eternal
Sin"
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

william s. Hart will be the featured
attraction at Moore's Garden Theater
today in Truthful Tulliver." Other
pictures will be shown. and there will
be special music by the Garden Sym
phony Orchestra
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

Norma TalmadEe will be seen today
at Moore's Strand Theater. in a film-
ization of the sensational story and
play "Panthea."
The program will include other pic
tures.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

ter this week, IL q native Of Wash
ington. Her father is Prof. John b.
Hotchkiss, OF Gallaudet College. Miss
Hotchkiss' experience was gained In
the Canadian Stock Company.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

"The Pride OF Race" is to be Brady
filmed soon. with Carlyle Blackwell
in the leading role.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

Margery Rambeau, having finished
Motherhood" is appearing in The
Debt"
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

Frances Williams. the second woman
of the Popular Poll Players. has been
playing at the Hyperion Theatre. New
Haven. Conn.
The Washington times., 1917-02-18

The next Charlie Chaplin film after
Easy Street" is to be Health Re
sort" released in March.