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The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Vanda HOff In a
California Girl.

While presenting his sister. Ruth St
Denis and her company at the Panama
l'acific Exposition last summer. Ben St
Denis became Interested In the dancing
II a little California girl. Miss Wanda
Hoff, who was giving dancing exhibit
tons at The St Francis Hotel. San
Francisco. Later. this same girl was
engaged to lead the ballet at the Court
IF the Universe.
Her dancing created such a sensation
that Mr.. st. Denis engaged her as one
Of the principal solo dancers for his
sisters company for tour OF America
Ia every city visited. Miss Hoff receiv-
ed very laudatory praise from the press,
many critics referring to her work as
second only TO the star. and predicting a
great future for the young dancer.
When Mr.. St Denis produced his new
vaudeville dance. The Dancing Girl Of
Delhi" he engaged Miss Hoff to create
the feature solo dances for this Oriental
spectacle.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
ELMENpoRE LECTURE

Dwight Eimendorf, presents at the
National Theater on Thursday AFTER.
noon next, his colorful travel talk on
the Garden Of Allah.
Posing as q Syrian physician and
disguised in Tunisian costume, Mr..
Elmendoff passed over hundreds OF
miles Of the mighty Sahara. He was
among the first travellers to use a
motion picture machine in this land
OF solitudes. great temples, beautiful
GASES and curious peoples.
While he prayed In the mosque OF
Sidi Okba. his camera took impress
sions that are denied the "Cnbeliever."
/. These pictures, together with scores
Of others, form an exposition OF life
that is so nlled with realism as to
give one complete illusion OF desert
travel.
On the following Thursday after
noon, Mr.. Elmendorf will present his
hnAi travel talk OF the season-HMex-
leo and the Mexlcans."
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
GardenI "Secret of Eve.-

ElAAnns
Mime. Petrova in THE Secret OF
Eve" will be the stellar attraction at
Moore's Garden Theater from sunday
until Wednesday, inclusive.
1.-THE Secret OF Eve" shows how in
every period of the worlds history
men and women have occupied their
minds with the fevered pursuit after
selfish happiness. Beginning with the
supreme temptress of man, Eve, the
piece traces the fall. of man through
century after century. First OF all
Eve is seen in the Garden of Eden.
Then she is seen as Hagar, a gypsy
woman, who leaves her baby daughter
on the doorstep of "house-dwelling
people" so that she may have a
chance for happiness. Next the girl.
Eve. is shown as a young woman, the
foster child of Quakers, who marries
a millionaire. and as Eve Brandon
who goes to the city still in pursuit
OF happiness.
The final picture is of the noble
minded woman who has found perfect
little children.
sold at Auction" featuring Lois
Meredith, William COnkling, Marguer-
lite Nichols and Frank Mayo. will be
shown on Thursday for one day only.
Viola Dana will be the headline at
traction on Friday and Saturday in
THE Mortal Sim" a young girl with
social aspirations marries a jealous
minded man who objects to her but
terfly existence. Their misunder-
standings reach an acute stage. The
daily program will include other pict
ures and special music will be rem
dered by the Garden Symphony Or
chestra-
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
snmaron-knei,eI-Mnrch,21 q.

Nine. Olga Semaroff, American
pianist, and the Kneisel Quartet,
will appear in joint recital at the Ma
tional Theater Tuesday, March 81, at
4:30 o'clock.
Nine. Samaronf is well known to
Washington music lovers, having
appeared as soloist here with the
Boston Symphony and the Phila-
delphia Orchestras.
The Kneisef Quartet, distinguish
ed opponents of Chamber music in
America for twenty-five years, will be
heard for the last time, as IL Is with
profound regret that the music world
OF America learns OF the approaching
end Of this famous organization. They
will disband after April 3 on account
of Mr.. kneisel being unable to assume
any longer the burden OF RESPONSE
bility connected with the work OF this
quartet.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Polls: erich Man,
Poor Man." Stock.

"Rich Man. Poor Man." will be pre-
scented at, Polls Theater beginning to
morrow night by the Poll Players.
This play started out with the odds
in its favor, because of the popularity
OF the story on which it was founded,
n serial OF the same name by Maxi
milan Foster, published in the Satur-
day Evening Post, and from this
story Mr.. Broadhurst has made an alb
sorbingly interesting romance.
The story is that OF a girl living In
a New York boarding house, who was
left there years before when her
mother died.
An advertisement, inserted in one of
the morning papers by the Beestons, a
wealthy family, asking for informR-
tion about a granddaughter who had
been missing for years, suggests to
Mapleson, an old boarder, an idea for
lettering the lot OF the child. He
FORCES papers. all unknown to the
girl. Identifying her as the missing
heiFess. The result is that Bah is
gratefully accepted In the million
aires home as the long lost grand
child
How the forgery is discovered, but
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
BelaEcOt NaEimOVa
I'm deception ShOaIN.-

=. Ala Nazimova returns to the Be-
tlasco Theater the current week in a
new American play by Austin Adams,
entitled "Ception Shoals" The New
York critics agreed during the note
worthy run of the play in the metrop-
oils, which was brought to a temper
airy conclusion a few weeks ago, that
it's sincerity, its impressive force, its
novel atmosphere and its total uncon-
ventionality made 1t the most note
worthy offering in this talented stars
CAREER.
The first act, representing a yacht
stranded on 'Ception Shoals, is de-
scribed as being a marvel OF Atmos-
pheric suggestion. There are but
three people aboard-the master of
the craft, a bestial sailor-maIf and a
young woman who is about to become
a mother out OF wedlock. Eve swims
over from the lighthouse, and meets
Blake on the beach. He is delighted
by her undiluted ignorance and inno-
cence, while she is thrilled by her first
contact with a preeentAble man. Also
she, is initiated into some OF the sc.
crets of life by attending the young
mother aboard the yacht
In the second act, laid within the
lighthouse, the education of Eve con
tinues despite the opposition OF her
uncle, and she lis determined to be-
come a mother herself, not realizing
that a father for the child is rather
necessary. Then Blake sails away,
promising to return, and fer 1--WE
years she waits, making baby clothes
ard fondling an Imaginary infant.
Blake has been told that the girl Is
dead, and when he appears on the
night Of great storm, the uncle pre-
vents their meeting. A tragedy fol-
lows.
Nazimova will bring to Washington
the same quartet OF players accom-
panyinE her which she used during
the New York engagement, Charles
Bryant, Dodson Mitchell, Henry Har-
mon, and Edith Luckett.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
b. #. keithI Elsa Ryan
and Others. Vaudeville.


Elsa Ryan, supported by William
Roselle. and Maud Lambert and Ern
est Ball, will divide the first stellar
position in the B. F. Keith Theater
bill this week, REINFORCED by nine
other attractions.
Elsa Ryan is the young Coincidence
of Peg O'My Heart" fame, and the
one-act vaudeville sketch. Peg, for
Short" in which she will make her
premiere here in the two-a-day. is said
TO give her role exactly similar in
charm and humor to her first "Peg.p
Her support, Mr.. Roselle, is a dis
tinguished actor, long identified with
New York productions.
Miss Ryan is under the direction of
Joseph Hart.
Maud Lambert and Ernest Ball are
united again after a seasons artistic
separation, Miss Lambert having been
featured with one of the recent Broad
way successes, while Mr.. Ball has
been singly pursuing his way around
the Keith circuit several times in
succession.
Charles, otherwise "Chic." Sale, will
OFFER an amended edition OF his "Rur.
al Sunday School Benefit" James ].
Morton is next on the bill. B. st.
Denis, the brother and manager OF
Ruth St. Denis, will present THE
Dancing Girl of Delhi" with Venda
Hoff, supported by Betalo Rubina and
company of dancers. Other attrac-
lions will be the Melody Six Maids
Max Cooper and Irene Ricardo; Parish
and Peru; the Rails: the pipe organ
recitals, and "War in the Dooryerd."
the tenth episode OF "Patria," starring
Mrs. Vernon Castle.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
CONCERTS FOR CAPITAL
Musical Treats Provided for Resi-
dents and Visitors.

A program of Russian music which
the Philadelphia Record declared the
most inspiring ever presented by the
Philadelphia Orchestra" on the occa-
sion of q recent concert in Phila-
delphias will be repeated in Washing
ton for the last concert in the series
on Tuesday afternoon, March 20, at
the New National Theater.
M Stokowski has chosen a group
of numbers which make a vivid con-
trast, while at the same time preserV-
ing the essentially national spirit of
the Russian music. In its entirety it
runs as follows:
Glinka, overture, "Rouslane ct Lud-
mila;" Borodin, symphony No. 2, in
B minor; Gliere, symphonic poem,
die Sirenen:" Tschaikowsky, inter-
mezzo from Opus 40; Rimsky-Korsa-
kow, Capriccio Espagnol.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
PLAN chad BAKE.

Active preparation for the annual
shad bake OF the Board Of Trade were
put Under way last night at a meet
ing Of the special committee appoint
ed to arrange for the affair. William
Clabaugh. chairman OF the committee,
was instructed to correspond with the
managers of summer resorts and re-
port on the advantages offered by
them. The committee includes will
liam ClabauEh. Samuel Darragh, Z.
]. Murphy. Odell S. Smith. c. F.
Crane, Murray Clifford, George H.
Markward. willston White, Harry AL
mond. e. J. Leesnitzer. D. J. Kockelet,
Edward r. Brook and c. n. Pardoe.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
w. r. c. Concert. March 30.

The woman's Relief Corps. No. IL
auxiliary to Phil Sheridan Post. C. A
r.. of Washington. ID. c., will present
Wilmot Goodwin, baritone, Florence
Austin. violinist, and Samual Quincy
pianist, at a concert to be given in the
crystal room of the New Ebbitt Hotel
Fourteenth an dF streets northwest
at S:l5 p. m. March 80 and 81.
Wilmot Goodwin has been the solo
list in leading churches in New York;
has sung with the st. Paul, the New
York Philharmonic, the Boston Festi-
val. and the Russian Symphony Or
chsstras, and for three years has sung
leading roles oith the Aborn Opera
Company.
Florence Austin was the first Amer
lean to win the Premier Prize at the
Royal Conservatory of Music of Liege.
Belgium.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
LURE OF ALASKA" COMING.

THE Lure OF Alaska will be filmed
at the Belasco on March rs. This pic.
ture OF life in our little known colony OF
the north will be described by the man
who made It. DIR. Leonard s. Sugden.
1t isn't a snowbound Alaska that he
will tell Of. After living there for seven
teen years and reveling in the scenic
beauties, the wild flowers. the open life
OF the north. he was astonished TO find
that the outside world knew so little OF
the real Alaska that it pItied the peo-
pie who. live there.
1t was to correct this impression that
he first taught himself how to take mo-
ton pictures and then went about his
beloved Alaska to make a collection OF
pictures which would show the rest OF
the United States what its far away
sister territory is like.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Moving Picture Poetry
Has Come With the Spring!

The movies have inspired so many
outbursts since their rise to promi.
hence that the announcement OF a
movie set to poetry doesn't astound
at ALT
The author OF ITO Save Her Soul
has written the synopsis OF the piece
in poetic form. Though some OF the
lines may be obscure and not pas
sable by people like George Moore or
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
COMING SOON TO
LOCAL THEATERS
Attractions to- Be Seen at
Playhouses in the Near
Future.

Elsie Ferguson will appear at the
National Theater next week in the
comedy BY Hubert Footner, entitled
Shirley Kaye
The piece was a success In New
York. Miss Ferguson plays the role
Of an American girl.
Messrs. Klaw and Granger sur
round Miss Ferguson with the COM
pany that supported her during the
recent run at the Hudson Theater In
Manhattan, including Lee Baker, VIII
lam Holden, Mrs. Jacques Martin.
George Backus, Kitty Brown, Ronald
Byrann, Violette Klmbal Dunn.
Frances Nelson, Victor Benoi, Minnie
Radcliffe, Douglas Paterson, william
Lennox, and Lawrence Wood There
will be the usual wednesday and Sat
urday matiness.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Losw,s columbIa-Fun..

Next Sunday and for the first half
OF the week Loew's Columbia will
show the Japanese actor, Sessue
Hayakawa In 4 picturization of Rob
ert Louis Stevenson's thrilling story,
-The Bottle Imp" The production was
made In the Hawaiian Islands. and
three Hawaiian players are included
In the important roles OF the cast
Thursday, and for the last half Of the
same week. the Pallas-Paramount pic
ture. "How Men Love-" with House
Peters and Myrtle Steadman a. CO
stars, will be seen.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Elsie Ferguson II
Going Into the Movies.

Going Into the Movies.
The appearance at the National
Theater, March 20, of Miss Elsie Fer
guson In Shirley Kaye" the COM
edy by Hubert Footner. will prove
welcome from more than one stand
point. OF course, her engagement u
OF real interest to the Intelligent
class of theatergoers who like the
best in and OF the theater, but this
year the fact that Miss Ferguson Is
making her final stage Appearances
prior to going into moving pictures
for a term Of years has intensified
the interest.
has been appearing in plays OF q
pears in comedy.
actresses of the day, Miss Ferguson
has played over thirty parts, and has
starred in twelve plays, beginning
with "Such a Little Queen" and in
GLIDING "Caste" tall star revival; "a
Matter of Money" ambition" "Dol-
Iy Madison" (afterward called "The
First Lady of the Land'); "Prim-
rose" "Rosedale" (all star feviva) ;
ARIZONA" tall star revival; "A
Strange Woman" "outcast." +Mar-
garet Schiller" and In SHIRLEY Kaye"
This year Miss Ferguson plays an
American girl In Shirley Kaye" last
season she was a German In MAR
garet Schiller" the season before an
Englishwoman in "Outcast," and be-
fore that in "a Strange Woman" q
French woman brought up in Petro-
grad.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
AUXILIARY GIVES DANCE,

About thirty members OF the auxil.
larry of r. F. Droop q Sons attended
the semi-annual dance at the Ebbitt
last night. z. II. Droop spoke on bust
ness efficiency and gave mono-
logue S. F. Harper is president. The
in charge OF arrangements
consisted OF Miss A. warburg, chair.
man: Robert Whitehead, Charles
Charles Howser, DIR. William
and A. b. Mudd.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Garden-Films.

Edith Storey, Antonio Moreno, and
William Duncan In Aladdin Frum
Broadway" will be the principal at.
traction at Moore's Garden Theater
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, week
of March IS. william Desmond will
be seen on Wednesday and Thursday
In "The Last OF the IngraHns."
On Friday and Saturday Mary
ChafIsson will be seen In Satan's
Private Door"
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Strandf s'TO Save Her
SOuI.o Films

ITO Save Her Soul" will head the
program at Moore's Strand Theater
today, Monday and Tuesday. 1t is a
characteristic story wildly contrast.
ing the old world with the new. A
prince, handsome and fascinating, but
utterly lacking in morals, woos and
wins the heart Of an unsophistfcated
village girl. For a while happiness
holds them both, but the Prince tIr-
ing of her and being heavily in debt
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

works out happily for all in the end
forms the plot
William p. Carleton, the Poll Play
ers leading man; Florence Ritten-
house, ]. Hammond Daley, Howard
Lang, Helen Hayes Brown, Frances
Williams, Louise Farnum, Ralph Rem
ley, and other Poll Players viii be
found in the cast.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Edwin Markham they give an q
quate idea OF the film.
Lured by q Prince
From an humble home,
And her gray-haired parents
Where the sun ever shone;
To the den OF a robber baron
Who gambled and lost,
And wagered her honor
Not counting the cost.
When a cut OF the cards
Should decide her. fate;
With honor the goal
And her life as the stake,
But the heart-broken father
Tho bent with years,
Chung to the end
And. rescued her, in tears.
Led back from the path
or regret and sorrow,
To fireside and peace
To repent on the morrow.
That Good Triumphs Victor"
"Over EVIL 10 told;
In the gripping scenes of
ITO Save Her Soul"
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Strnnd-Fnms.

At Moore's Strand Theater the
main attraction from Sunday to
Thursday, inclusive. week OF March
IS, will be a Installation OF Augus-
tus Thomas's celebrated drama, "Ths
witchIng Hour" .-.-.
The leading roles in the production
are assumed BY s. Aubrey Smith.
Marie Shotwell. Robert CONFESS,
Helen Arnold and Jack Sheriff.. For
the remainder of the week Lionel
Barrymore will head the bill in His
Fathers Son"
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
HENoLeY SCHOOL RECITAL.

A recital viii be given on March n at
p. m. In the bail room OF the New VIII
lard Hotel by the students of the Hend-
ley School Of Musical Education. as
sisted by Henry KAspar. pianist. who Is
at the head Of the plano department Of
aries.
The younger classeS win give q demon
stration OF the Fletcher method OF
child instruction In music, followed by
a pianoforte recital by the advanced
students. Mr.. Raspar will close the
program.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
OF" the play will open at the Black.
stone Theater, Chicago, April 20.

What Is considered to be the high
est weekly salary ever paid to a single
restaurant entertainer. $500, will be
placed in FRITZ Scheff's pay envelope
every week that she appears at Paul
Salvin's new and magnificent eating
place, situated In the triangle build
ing bounded by Broadway, Seventh
avenue and Forty-eighth street, New
York. Her contract calls for at least
six weeks.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Gaxetx-seme show.

Barney Gerafd's Some Show will
hold the stage at the Gayety Theater
next week with Edmond HAyeS famed
for the creation OF the character OF
the wise guy as its featured player.
some Show Is the newest Offering
by Gerard whose "Foiiies Of the Day
proved q success at the same house
several weeks ago.
Hayes Is supported by a cast which
includes Thomas Snyder, eccentric
comedian: Marie Jensen, a prima DON
ma from musical comedy ranks:
-.artha Edmond, singer and dancer:
Mildred Cecil. ingenue. and Harry
Hills, Billy Waldron and a cast OF
thirty girls.
The book provided for Hayes sets
forth the diverse tribulations of a
piano mover.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

There were four Metro companies
in Florida last month, all In and about
Jacksonville. The stars were Ethel
Barrymore, Emmy Wehlen. Mabel
Taliaferro. and Viola Dana.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
BeIa.eo-so Lorr Lefty.

At tine Belasco Theater, beginning
Monday evening, next week and con
tinuing for one week, with the usual
matinees, Oliver Morosco will present
his new musical farce $50 Long
Lefty" which comes here direct from
a long run at the Shubert Theater.
New York city, which followed an
other successful engagement In Bos
ton. The company and production will
be the same as that seen In the met
ropolis.
The cast includes Charlotte Green
wood, who will be ably assisted by
Walter Catlett, May Boley, Sydney
win and the Cameron Sisters.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Twin Beds" Is scheduled az the com
edy attraction at the National theatr,
the week Of April "a.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Nat N. Wills is now appearing In
Dance and Grow Thin" at the Cocoa
nut Grove, atop the Century, in New
York.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Herbert Brenon is in New Orleans.
where he took his company to begin
work on his third Selznick picture.
THE Lone Wolf" an adaptation Of
the novel by Louis Joseph Vance.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Frank keenan, has engaged Alice
Fleming for an important part In
THE Pawn" which he is rehearsing.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
WHERE TO GO TODAY
Concert, Vaudeville, Films, and
5urIssqus.

At the Belasco Thsater tonight at 8 20
o'clock, a special grand opera concert
at popular prices will be given BY the
San Carlo Grand Opera Company. In
which all the principals. orchestra, and
the choruses will participate.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
n. p. Keith-vaaseviIIe.

Mcintyre and Heath in. ION Guard"
win headline the bill at the B. =
Keith Thsater next week. Mile
Daisy Jean, a Belgian singer, II nex,
on the bill
Other inclusions viii be Frank
Hale and Sisne Patterson and the
Versatile sextet In Dances OF the
Day" Dan Dix and the comedy mule
Virgil" REINFORCED by cowboys and
girls, ropers, outlaw. brDncos, and
other Wild west impedimenta. Charles
Howard and company in ~
Happy Combination" Joe TowIe. the
"nut cracker" the Rampel sisters,
Boudini, brothers, the two CARTONS,
James J. Morton, the pipe organ re-
citels, and Sunset Falls" the
eleventh episode Of "Patria," with
Mrs. Vernon Castle in the stellar
role. .-.---
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

At Moore's Strand today. the five-part
spectacle. ITO Save Her Soul viii head
the bill.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

At , and Sis o'clock today. at the 3. F..
Keith Theatsr. the America First" pro-
gram will be featured. The 4 Marx
Brothers Company. Dorothy Toye. and
all of last weeks attractions viii APP
pear.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Nine. Pstrova In The Secret Of Eve. 4"
will be the leading photoplay attraction
at the Garden today.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Virginia Terhune Van De Water has
furnished Clara Kimball Young with the
story for her next film following Eu
gene Walters The Easiest Way" The
title IL why l Left Ny Husband"
The Washington times., 1917-03-18
Montssu Low. plays japanese am

Montasu Love plays a japanese am
bassador in Ethel Clsyton's pretty
Polly Pollard" . Forthcoming picture
OF life in Washington. Mr.. Love Is
q six-footer, and quite blond, but his
exceptional skill in makeup Is ex-
pected to carry him through. There
was q great securing Of the country
to find real Japs anywhere nearly a.
stalwart as Mr.. Love to serve. on the
screen as members OF the ambassa-
doris staff.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

At the Gayety Theater. the burlesque
attraction at 8 and 8 p. m. will be Sam
Hdwe's Big Show.
The Washington times., 1917-03-18

Florenz Ziegfeld, jr., has returned
from Palm Beach with q detailed see
mario for a set in his next Follies
production. lie plans to give n cor.
rect picture OF life in the fashionable
colony at the famous resort