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Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-28
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING
 THE "WHITE SLAVE" ACT
Captain Max St. Therichens Placed
 on Trial. in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Sept. 2I.-Captain Max St. Thierichens. former commander of the German sea raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich was placed on trial in the federal district court today. charged with violating the Mann act by bring ing woman from Ithaca, N. Y, to Philadelphia for improper purposes Counsel vainly sought to have the trial deferred until after the war on the ground that Thlerichens could not set a fair trial.
 Captain Thierichens is also under indictments charging him with snug e1ing dutiable chronometers from his ship and violating the postal laws in sending improper letters to a school teacher in Saginaw. Mich.
 New Haven-Quite a remarka bie 1roCramnlc has been arranged for the first fall meeting of the New Haven section Of the Council of Jewish Wo- men which will be held Tuesday after roon. Oct ?, in the Temple Of Mish- kan Israel. Carl w. Alderman will present his viewpoint on Germany the Next Republic? and Mrs E1unice H. Avery of Spring gfield will lecture on Current Events Mrs. Harry Clicks man will give a book review.
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COSMOS

An Offering unique. as we'll as beauti-
full will be seen at the Cosmos Theater
this week. 1t will be presented by
Nine. Sumiko. first among the japanese
prima donnas to come to America, with
her fve Japanese girls-Shizerko, Flu
sake. Teruko. Hanako and Tokaori, all
Of the Imperial Theater at Toxic This
spectacular production features the
curious songs and dances of the jap
anese. with some quaint interpretations
Of American ragtime. The elaborate
the head dresses and the special music
used. all come from the Toxic Imperial
Theater.
Nip and Tuck will offer a novel sur
prise act in The Unexpected; Andrew
Kelly will tell Irish stories and sing
the songs of Erin; Arthur Dewey and
company will play His Wifes Mother;
Hartley and Pecan will appear in
dainty songs. dances and comedy; Bros
ius and Brown. comic skaters and cy-
clists, will bid for laughter with a
pantomimic specially; Curry and Ora
ham. with smart songs and dances. will
feature exceptional costumes, and Bessie
Hilliard. Burke CORTLAND and company
Will give a revue of variety hits in
What Is VaudevilIe?" The Blue Bird
flve-reel photoplay. 1.-The Measure of a
Man." featuring J. Warren Kerrigan:
the animated news pictures and a Bray
cartoon will entertain in the Aim line
The performances today. starting at 3
pm. will present for the last time the
Joveddah RaJah company with it's
mysteries. Bobby Heath and his song
revue girls and all the other acts of
last weeks bill.
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NEW NATIONAL

d. W. Griffith's spectacle of peace and
war, THE Birth of Nation" will re-
turn to the New National Theater for
eight days. starting this afternoon with
the matinee performance.
All over the country it has duplicated
the marvellous records made in New
York, Chicago, Boston. Philadelphia.
Pittsburgh, st. Louis, Baltimore, San
Fifteen hundred performances have
been given in New York city alone. 1t
10 estimated that more than 100000
people have been thrilled by the Won
ders of the Griffith spectacle.
Produced during the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the closing events Of civil war,
the play offers an unusually vivid por-
Just over half a century since Lee s
surrender to Grant and the assassina-
ton of President Lincoln in Ford's
Theater. Both events that stirred the
nation to it's depths are depicted with
startling realism.
The drst half of the picture covers
the period from 1860 to 1865. with
massive battle scenes which by their
horror accentuate the blessings OF
peace. The second half is devoted to
the drama Of reconstruction. The south
Is shown in the clutch of the carpet
bagger and it's salvation by the clans
of the Carolinas. Here the dramatic
power reaches its zenith. The spec
tacie fs made still more impressive by
the music. interpreted by thirty picked
musicians.
The matinees Tuesday and Friday will
begin promptly at 1880 pm.
This will be the last opportunity to
see The Birth Of a Nation" in this
city
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COSMOS

turn engagement of The Birth of a
Nation" brings to mind the fact that 1t
was here ten years ago that its pro-
Queer. David Wark Griffith. saw his
Hackett was the producer of the piece.
whose title was The Fool and
the Girl, 1t was a western play
with it's scenes laid in San Francisco
and in the California hop fields. 1t de-
pended largely on its atmosphere. 1t
was well received, but after being pre-
scented here and in Baltimore. was
taken off, and for some reason unknown
was never presented in New York. Mr..
Griffith up to this time had been an
playwright is hard to live, SO. after this
attempt young Griffith attached himself
as utility actor at IS a day to the bio
graph studio. Soon they were taking
small scenarios from him and when one
of the directors got sick they allowed
Griffith to make a one-reel picture. His
new ideas of the CLOSE up" fade out"
switch back and parallel acting
revolutionized the technical side of
Photographic acting. HIS choice Of tall
uncanny. so that in five years time he
developed a majority OF the motion pic
ture actors and actresses who are just
ly eminent today. Furthermore, he
had the literary sense and besides US
ing the stock dramatic material Of the
routine motion picture director, he in
vaded poetry, fiction and standard lit
erature for his subjects. The union OF
these three diverse talents. together
with marvellous executive ability
made him one of the greatest If not
the greatest motion picture director in
the world. Rumor has 1t that Mr.. Grit
fifth may return to the legitimate drama
If so, he is sure to meet with a royal
the destiny of our speaking stage in
their hands. Z.
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B. F. KEITH'S

Ruth st. Denis. pantomimic dancer.
and Ted Shawn, with the Denishawn
dancers, will head a program of stellar
attractions and novelties at the B. F.
Keith Theater this week. The st. Denis
organization will present its latest and
largest spectacle. a reproduction, on
reduced scale. of it's outdoor offering
in the Greek theater Of the Univerity
Of California. 1t is entitled "a Review
Of the Dance Pageants of India, Greece
and Egypt" The costumes and set
tings are said to be historically correct.
The second episode of "Patria," featur-
ing Mrs. Vernon Castle, will be shown.
John B. Hymer's comedy, THE Night
Boat" will be presented by Alice Glynn,
William Mooney and company. Horace
Wright and Renee Dietrich, the latter
native of Washington, will sing
Hawaiian songs with ukulele accom-
paniment. Other attractions include
Stuart Barnes, Gen" Ed Lavine, Ray
mond and O'Connor in a potpourri Of
diversions; Simmons and Bradley, Eu-
ropean skating experts. and the pipe
organ recita1s.
The final performance of last weeks
bill will occur at and Sis pm. today.
and include the California Boys Band,
William Gaxton and company and
others.
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BELASCO

Owing to the demand for seats for
the modern morality play Experience"
which has been crowding the Belasco
Theater all the past week. arrange
nents have been made by which the
production will remain at the Belasco
another week. This is the first time in
the history of the Belasco that any
dramatic attraction has made such q
hit that it's engagement has been ex-
tended to a second week. No play in
years has aroused more discussion
than Experience" The play was Wit
messed by more than 200 Washington
clergymen last week. and many have
expressed the belief that the play is a
great moral force for good in this COM
iaunity. by showing young people the
evils that confront youth when he goes
forth into the world. Yet Experience
Is not a preachment: it aims to please
and entertain. while instructing.
The cast in Experience" is the orig
New York. with a few changes that
have been inevitable through three
years that IL took the play to reach
Washington. but it includes practically
all those who scored their first big hits
In the play. Ernest Glendinning as
'GIarYot Williams as Intoxication and
Frailty. Marie Horne as Pleasure,
Frazer Coulter as Wealth, George Mech
as Chance. Billy Belts as Crouch and
Harry Lane as Poverty. with others
who contribute fine achievements to
A bargain matinee will be given
wednesday. r
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POLLS

Thurston. the magician, who comes
as the successor Of Kellar, will open a
weeks engagement at Polls Theater
tonight, with matinees Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
Thurston this year provides many
new features that are not only mystic
rious.s but uncanny in character, and
which indicate that the Egyptians had
only. the art of fooling after all with
their wonderful mysteries. Many of
his new feats deal with life in the
afterworld = the manifestations of
Spirits" and the naturalization of
ghosts" The entertainment opens
with a presentation Of magicians past
and present, followed by some card
passes which earlier established Thurs
tons reputation as a prestidigitator
Aerial fishing is a new trick to be dem
onstrated for the benefit of the disciples
Of Walton. and '"The dream of Princess
karnac" is bewildering illusion of
deviation.
Every boy and girl will be interested
in the wonderful rabbits which Thurs
ton presents and with a mysterious
spirit cabinet" as we'll as with nu-
merous other features of the perform
ances.
At the Tuesday and Thursday matt
nees Mr.. Thurston will present each
woman patron with a horoscope of her
life.
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"The Great Lover"

Leo Ditrichstein's artistic triumph as
Jean Paurel. in The Great Lover" will
be the attraction at the New National
Theater next week. commencing Mon
day. January 20.
Mr.. Ditrichstein has time and again
given manifestation Of histrionic artis-
try, but never has 1t been exemplified
with such rare discrimination and such
life1ike reality to individual and en-
vironment as in his character drawing
OF this pampered, petted and lionized
baritone of the Gotham Grand Opera
Company.
In The Great Lover" the authors
have made much Of the atmosphere Of
life behind the scenes of a grand opera
organization. There are the Italian
and the German conductors, who in
sist upon certain favorites singing,
specially prominent roles; there are
the various divas insisting upon spe-
cia1 dressing rooms and demanding
unheard- of attentions from the much
harassed impresario; there Is a splen-
did1y conceived and executed scene in
the stars dressing room upon the gala
vanni." and the various artists and
society patrons come to pay their hon.
age. and then there is a delightful
touch of artistic intimacy in the apart
ment of The Great Lover" where he
goes over his past conquests. in the
billets doux sacredly cherished by him.
The supporting company. scenic en-
bellishments, decorative accessories and
costume colorinR all blend into one of
the most delightful dramatic contribu-
tions OF recent years.
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Columbia.

Marie Doro will be pictured at tho
Columbia today, tomorrow, Tuesday
and Wednesday in Lost and won," a
story of a newsgirrs rise in life. It has
to do with Cinders. a little. newsgirl.
who on a bet is made the ward of a
wealthy stock broker. who wagers he
can make her over into a society belio
within a year. The girl becomes a re-
porter on the paper which she formerly
sold on the streets. When her benefac-
tor is about to win the wager. he loses
his money and is arrested for theft, and
the former newsgirl and reporter, by
her cleverness, discovers the Identity
of the real thief and frees the man she
loves. and who has learned to love her.
On the same program, Victor Moore
will be pictured in the comedy He
Meant Well, The Pathe Weekly and
Burton Holmes pictures of Toronto and
Halifax mill also be shown.
Beginning Thursday and for the last
three days of the week, Wallace Reid.
supported by Anita King. will be seen
in "The Golden Fetter.f the former as
the sole pupil OF a mining town school.
and Anita King as the charming school
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characterization Friday.

Louis Graveure, baritone, and Beat
rice Harrison, cellist. will appear in
joint recital as the third concert of the
Ten Star Series" at the New National
Theater Friday afternoon.
Both artists have an unusual appeal.
The brilliant Belgian has one of the
best baritones now before the Ameri-
can public. Rich and sonorous, the
high register being especially pleas
ing, and Of great fexibility.
Miss Harrison is something Of a
phenomenon AS a child she chose the
violoncello. at ten years Of age was
regarded as a prodigy. and at seven
teen she was soloist in the Berlin
Philharmonic. Her career since has
been one long series Of triumphs. She
has appeared in almost every land, and
came to this country about three years
ago
The daughter of distinguished
English army officer. and usually refer
red to as a protege of Lady Paget, Miss
Harrison has many friends here. which
gives additional interest to her ap-
pearance,
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Coming Attractions
Gerhardt and Zimbalist Tuesday.

Mime. Elena Gerhardt, soprano, the
great interpreter Of songs, will be
heard in joint recital with Efrem Zim-
balist. the violinist. Tuesday afternoon.
in the New National Theater, at 4:3O
o'clock. Word books containing the
texts and English translations of Miss
Gerhardts songs will be used at the
concert. The Program includes the fol-
lowing numbers: Sonata in E Major"
(adagio cantabile. allegro, largo. AL
legro non troppo), HaendeD. "Ro-
nance in 6" (Beethoven). Prelude in
E" (Bach). Efrem Zimbalist; "An Die
Musk" "Wohin." "Rastlose Liebe." I'm
Abendrot," Der Musensohn (Schubert),
Elena Gerhardt; "Musette" (Rameau),
lie Papillon" (Couperin), "Chanson
Louis XIII" tcouperin- Kreisler). vi
vace" (Raydn). Efrem Zimbalist: Der
JAEGER" Der Tod Das Ist Die Kuhle
Nacht," "Schwalbe Sag Mir An" Won
Ewiger Liebe" (Brahms). Elena Ger,
hardt; "Wienerisch" (Godowsky). "Ori-
entale" (Cui), "Serenade" (d'Ambrosto).
Zephyr" (Hubay), Efrem Zimbalist :
20 Sleep. Why Dost Thou Leave Me"
(HaendeD, "Pastora1e'' (Carey), MY
Lovely Celia" (Munro), The Song of
the Blackbird" (Quilter), Elena Ger
hardt.
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GAYETY

"Circling the Globe" is the title Of
the two-act burlesque to be presented
at the Gayety Theater this week by
The Sporting Widows" It's scenes
are laid in many lands. Opening in
the shop of a fashionable modiste, the
action is quickly transferred to San
Francisco, then across the Pacific to a
Japanese tea garden. and back again
to America and the famous Garden OF
Paradise in Los Angeles. 1t termf-
mates with a gorgeous spectacle laid in
the palace of the Sultan of Turkey.
Harry Cooper. a funmaker of reputa-
ton, heads the cast. Others are Leo
Hayes Abe Leavitt, Jack Gordon, Ruth
and Helen Lockwood. Lillian and An
nette Morenti. and a mixed chorus of
twenty -four voices. The musical pro-
gram Is unusually bright.
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Photoplay Features

empress of the stage" The human
voice is indispensable in completely
portraying human nature. The eye can
never supplant the ear in the field of
enjoyment. The whole appeal of a pic
ture is to the eye; the appeal of the
stage to both eye and ear. Humanity
in its hour of pleasure is most exact
ing. Because it has made a wider ap-
peal to the eye the picture has pros
pered. 1t will always prosper as long
as it can continue that appeal, but
the demand of the ear is as strong as
that of the eye and will be heard. and
when both eye and ear are satisfied
the only rivalry that can exist between
the picture and the spoken play will
be in the matter of cost or of tempo-
rary inclination
Motion pictures will not absorb the
stage. No sane person has any idea
that the stage will kill the motion
picture. They will both live, just as
burlesque and the revues of today live
and thrive.
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1.-THE Flame"

Richard Walton Tully. author of "The
Bird of Paradise" and Omar. the Tent
maker" has written an even more en-
trancing love play. THE Flame" which
will come from a New York triumph
to the Belasco Theater next week.
The action of THE Flame" transpires
in Mexico. affording opportunity for a
series of stage pictures OF striking
novelty and sumptuous beauty. Scenic
adornments have been provided with a
prodigality customary in Tully's pro-
auctions.
The story concerns the fortunes of a
young American couple who, in their
endeavor to win competency for
themselves in a foreign land. are over
uprisings and revolutions. Their ma
terial dreams are shattered one by one.
but always the flame of their love
burns brighter. andAi the end they win
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-21

| it is thought, proceeds from the fact
that those engaged in the motion picture
industry have followed largely the
methods pursued in boosting their
wares which have been used time out of
mind by the theatrical producer, manager
and press agent. Industrious as he may
be-and he is industrious even to the ex-
tent of working overtime-the publicity
man for the picture has written and said
everything, even some things new, in ex-
plotting his goods.
The public wants entertainment, but ex-
perience has shown that it does not want
the same thing all the time. There may
be times when Johnnie has eaten so much
turkey he has no room for plum pudding.
but inordinate appetites are mere Incl
dents in life The patronage that runs
to the cheaper admission price either can
not afford the higher for better enter
tainment, or else does SO as an incident,
just as hungry man will eat a sandwich
when he cannot get a dinner. But din
ners will be popular always in spite Of
sandwiches. and 1t is not an argument to
match poor dinner against a good sand
witch. Yet. just as a good sandwich Is
check against poor dinner, SO will
good picture be a check against the poor
play.
The pictures do not furnish the same
thing as the play, even when they
present the same theme, with the same
players and the same scenic and cos
tune equipment. Each supplies a
want and, it may be, satisfies the same
craving, but the satisfaction is not the
same.
X X
Pictures, like plays, may grip the
interest and stir the emotions. but no
picture can present that which made
Booth famous, or Charlotte Cushman
great, or Bernhardt--and in that in
stance the test has been applied--what
the world has conceded her TO be. 1.-THE
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Arcade.

According to the announcement OF
the management, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
have issued invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter. Minnie. to Mr.
Thomas Thumb. to take place at the
Arcade auditorium Friday evening at
o'clock.
The principals and guests, numbering
nearly one hundred children, have been
in rehearsal for several weeks. Miss
Catherine Segrario will be 1.-The bride
and Master Albert Clayton TON
Thumb" The decorations FOR this ILL.,
putian spectacle are both original and
beautiful. The flower girls. brides
maids and best man all will give the
entertainment the senblAncs Of q real
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RUTH ST: DENIS -NlTHS
a reward which they treasure above all

a reward which they treasure above all
things.
"The Flame" is fundamentally q
drama of love and motherhood. There
are thrills aplenty in the piece. too. the
scene in the last act wherein the Mexi-
can revolutionists corral Americans.
threatening death and worse to them
all. is especially impressive. During the
performance incidental music Of a
pleasing and unusual character is play
ed. most Of 1t by a band Of Cubans
imported by Mr.. Tully for this produc-
ton.
The most spectacular setting in the
play is the one at the end Of the second
act. which reproduces hurricane sweep
ing through the green jungle. No
more realistic and massive setting has
been contrived in many seasons.
Tho original company will be brought
intact. including Violet Heming. Peggy
O'Neil. Robert Patton Gibbs. Richard
Gordon, James seeley. Louis Ancker,
Harriet Sterling. Ann Warrington.
sell. William O'Day. W. J. Brady. Jack
Kinssberry. Harry Morvil. George LIE
Soir. Fred Pena and La Clavelita, the
Cuban dancer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-21

Irene Myers and a competent company.
will present novel sketch called The
Hermit" which has been written around
his old role. The Doris Lester trio will
offer a vaudeville absurdity by Harry
Usher. called "a Breeze That Blew" Jack
Morrisey. the Australian whip king. and
company will offer a characteristic spe-
cialty Lane. Plant and Timmons will
have breezy rathskellar offering; Had
den and Norman. pleasant songs and
pretty dances, and Bardun and Torney,
one Of the best acts Of blended songs,
dances and humorous dialogue that has
appeared at tho Cosmos this year.
The feature photoplay will present E. II.
Sothern as the picture star in IAN Enemy
to the King
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"Africa, From Coast to Coast. !"

James Barnes. war correspondent and
traveller, will deliver an illustrated lee
ture on Central Africa, From Coast to
Coast" at the Howard Theater this
afternoon at 3 o'clock. More than 5000
feet Of motion picture film will picture
native life. barbario dances and scenes
of the Kongo. The lecture Is for the
benefit of the National Association for
the Relief Of Destitute Women and
Children.
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"The New China" Tonight.

e. NJ. Newman's traveltalks. "The
New China" will be given this evening
and tomorrow afternoon, at the Belasco
Theater. 1t contains a surprising
amount Of weird and interesting detail
China, as Mr.. Newman saw it in 1916
offers that thrill for which the traveller
travels. After centuries of exclusive
ness and changeless calm, China, "the
giant of the far east" is today awaken
ing, in weird manner, as will be seen
in this traveltalk, in a series of thrill
color views. that give odd, quaint
sights, and scenes of dignity and beauty
in and around Hongkong, Canton, Ma
Gao. Shanghai, Marking, Hankow and
many other places of interest to the
traveller.
Seeing the China of today is seeing
tho emergence Of more than a half OF
mankind from darkness into light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-21
1.-THE Manneouin."

Edna Goodrich, star of drama and
musical comedy. with her company of
New York players. will pay her first
visit in vaudeville to the B. F. Keith
Theater next week. She will present
her new comedy of mirth and modes,
The Mannequin." written by Edgar
Allan Woolf Another novelty under
the direction of Rolfe & Maddox will
be "Rubeville." featuring Felix Rush.
Jere Delaney and large company of
singers and comedians. The remainder
Of the bill will Introduce Yvette, Pa
risian singing violiniste; the Rath
brothers, kindergarten athletes; Hunt
ing and Francis. in Love Blossoms" ::
Moon and Morris. In 1.-TWO in One"
dances; Leo Beers. the Levalos, in
aerial hazards; the pipe organ recitals.
and the third episode of "Patria."
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Mischa Elman January 80.

Mischa Elman, the young Russian
violinist, will give his only recital In
Washington this season at the New
National Theater- Tuesday afternoon.
January 80. at 4:30 o'clock.
Mischa Elman has at his fingers ends
no less than twenty-five concertOs,
eighty-eight sonatas. seventy-five con-
cert numbers. with either orchestra or
piano, and 112 smaller pieces, such as
encore numbers and the like. This rep
resents his actual working material.
the works that he can and does play
offhand from memory