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been most fortunate in its portrayal,
since John Barrymore as Peter Ibbet-
son and Constance Collier as Mary.
Duchess of Towers, the value Of the
play has been greatly enhanced.
In brief the story of Peter Ibbetson'
Is as follows: Peter Iboetson. a young
man Of great sensibility, whilst spend
ing the early days of his life in France.
meets Mimsey Seraskier, a little girl
living with her mother. Nine. Seras-
kier. a beautiful Irish woman. Through
circumstances they are parted, and
later, in the great world. he meets
Mimsey Seraskier again as the Ouch
ess of Towers. They do not at first
recognize each other. Then Peter,
through the very great tenderness and
chivalry of his heart, is driven to
commit a crime which the world calls
murder. He is condemned to death.
and then reprieved. and spends the
rest of his life in prison But he meets
his beloved again in dreams and in
the garden of his youth. The story
from this point Is concerned with the
dream life OF Peter and the Duchess
Of Towers, who in their dream life pass
through an existence such as they
would have desired were 1t that they
had not been separated in their youth.
Other than John Barrymore and Con-
stance Collier. the more important
members of the cast are Edmund Ell
ton, Wallis Clark, Alice John, Mer-
cedes Desmore, Alice Augarde Butler,
Jules Epailly, Alexander LOTUS. Ru-
ano Bogislav Catherine Charlton and
Emily Mclean.
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ton; Athos and Reed; the pipe organ
recitals, and the Hearst Pathe news
pictorial and war-front films.
Gayety-Burlesque.

Reilly and the Seminary Girls
is the illdminative title given to
the attraction presented by Drew
and Campbelrs The Liberty Girls"
at the Gayety Theater this week.
Jack Conway. noted for his delight
full Irish characterizations, heads
cast of entertainers whose work
is said to be of superlative excel
lence. Laid in two acts and three
scenes, the spectator is introduced.
at the rise of the curtain, to a rep
resentation of the grounds of a fash
ionable seminary near New York
City. whittier wanders Tim Reilly,
who Is mistaken by the students for
Prof. O'Lunar, their new student.
The action then changes to the dock
of the steamship Columbia. whittier
the characters are whisked, almost
without plot-apology.
The entire second set Is laid on
the Island of Never-Was'' and
services to introduce numerous fan
ciful characters against an appro-
PIRATE background. Among the
mepbers of the supporting cast are
such well known entertainers as
Barry Melton, James ]. Collins,
Michael Puglis, Charlotte Worth,
May Penman, Hilda Giles, Brad SUIT
ton, Edward Griffin, Harry Paynton,
Frank w. Martin and Frank Green.
Besides. there is notable chorus OF
twenty talented songsters and dan
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Producers of "Lightnin'"
Have Had Meteoric Careers

The most facinsting story IN the
world is the story OF success and that
Is why the biographies OF Winchell
Smith and John L. Golden. who pro-
duce the new play 'Lightnin' at
the National tomorrow night make
good reading. Smith ran away from
a hay and feed store in Hartford in
order to become an actor in New York.
He began as a super but determined
to become an understudy at least, so
memorizing the lines of one Of the
leading characters he waited on the
darkened stage after the performance
until he knew that the star would be
emerging from his dressing-room and
then began spouting the part.
When the star surprised" Smith, the
latter feigned acute embarrassment
and so effectively that he was at
once made understudy. The principal
fell i'll and Smith got the part and
became a real actor. After that jobs
came more easily, and later Smith
devoted himself to writing and now
has a dozen big successes to his credit.
John /. Golden began life as an
architects apprentice, met Ned Harri-
gan. the actor. and through him got
on the stage. He admits that he was
a bad actor. but eked out a livelihood
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katlonal-tsLikhtnin,1

"Lightnin' il the startling and
promising title Of the live wire"
comedy that will be presented, for the
first time on any stage. at the National
Theater tomorrow evening by Win
chell Smith and John L. Golden. who
sprsng into fame as producers with
Turn to the RightP'
'IIghtnin' is by winchelI Smith,
r whose name has been associated with
the best in American playwriting in
connection with Turn to the Right
The Boomerang" The Fortune
Hunter "Brevster's Millions" "Of-
ficer e66' and other big successes; and
Frank Bacon. veteran actor OF 100
roles who will also be remembered for
his splendid work as the old druggist
in The Fortune Hunter" in stop
Thief" THE Miracle Man and as the
faithful old servant in The Cinderella
Man." and who has so frequently
been likened to Joseph Jefferson and
Dave Warheld for his charm. humor
and pathos.
In the new comedy, Mr.. Bacon will
create the title role-for the princi-
pal character is "Lightnin' Bill
Jones, so called in derisive references
to his supposed cold molasses" na-
ture. Just how slow 'Llghtin' really
is Is finally shown after many sur
prising. side-splitting situations.
Messrs Golden and Smith selected
the cast of 'Lightnin' with the same
care that marked the splendid presen-
tation of Turn to the Rightr' and
besides Mr.. Bacon the company will
include Jason Robards. who had q
leading role in the New York produc-
ton Of Turn to the Right"' Ed III.
Robins. who was in the all-star cast
of r.Ben Hur." Beatrice Nichols. who
has just returned from starring tour
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PolI,s-ieThe Yankee PRINCE.

-'Georgie" Cohan's celebrated musi-
cal comedy. THE Yankee Prince" will
be the medium for the revue at Polls
Theater beginning with Monday matt
nee. in which he shed the sunshine
Of his personality, his songs and his
witty stories. Billy Lynn, who re-
Gently gave an imitation OF Cohan
that received the well-known author
players personal approval, will enact
the role of Percy Springer, the Ameri-
can millionaire who gets on the. traG
of a beautiful American girl in Lon
dor whose mother has ambitions to
make her a duchess.
Billy will be surrounded by COM
petent cast including Roger Gray,
George Nathanson. Matt Hanley, Jack
Squires, Ralph Nichols, Louise Mink,
Sarah Edwards. Lillian Crossman,
Elise Bartlett, Lillian Young and a
big chorus that will be garbed in the
typical Cohanesque fashion.
The book has been brought up-to-
date by Mr.. Cohan and business and
effects interpulated to the end that
this may even be called "a Greater
Yankee Prince" revue.
Scenic Artist Maurice Tuttle is con-
tributing an extraordinarily interest
ing series of scenes Tor the produc-
ton.
All of those famous stirring songs
that made George" Cohan famous
will be found in the big revue in
cluding Tommy Atkins, You're All
Right" Good Old Broadway" Good
bye Floe," "The A. B. C.'s Of Love-
Round the Town, You're An
Right" THE Villains in the Play"
Come on Down Town. Think II
Over Carefully" and last. but by no
means least, yankee Doodle Dandy"
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GERS, who seldom desert the stage
except to reappear in even more
stunning apparel.
C0smOs-Vaudeyille.

A large galaxy of minstrel misses
in black and white face. headed by
Josie Flynn. who has won fame as
an imitator in blackface of AL Jol-
son. and including two attractive
Washington girls, the Brown sis
ters. will make their annual advent
at the Cosmos Theater this week.
This company has always been a
big favorite with Cosmos patrons.
Maude Leone and company in
Movie Minnie" novel laugh
maker VIII follow up the efforts of
the minstrels and the Empire Com
edy Four. a quartet, will help
along the fun. The Parshleys, in
ternational instrumentalists, will
furnish a big musical number with
musical glasses, drums and Xylo-
phones as the chief features; Burns
and Foran will give an exhibition
of soft-shoe and clog dancing,
and the International Girl will give
a novel exhibition of artistic cleo
trical poses.
The big matinee photoplay. THE
Gown of Destiny" with Alma Ru-
bens for its star. supplemented with
a comedy picture and the Hearst
Pathe News.
Today's performances. starting at
p. m. and running continuously,
will feature Dorothy Raymond and
large company of girls in the
merry musical farce. THE Isle of
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by writing songs and IL known where
ever songs are sung ss the author OF
Poor Butterfly" Good Bye Girls.
I'm Through" 'T Can Dance with
Everybody but Ny wife"-the lyrics
of the last three Hippodrome Shows;
author and composer Of The Candy
Shop" and other successful musical
comedies.
Smith and Golden formed a part
nership less than two years ago and
at once made a smashing success with
Turn TO the Right" which Smith
wrote with John f. Hazard Since
then Golden has devoted himself TO
the rapidly multiplying activities Of
the firm. but has found time TO be
the efficient chairman Of the ThesteT
War League in New York, and as
such to direct the tremendously sue
cessfuI Red Cross and Liberty Loan
drives among people Of the stage.
When the suggestion of a string OF
theaters for the National Army can
tonments was offered Golden immedi-
ately offered Turn TO the Right as
the first attraction and has organized
a superb cast to be known as the
Uncle Sam Turn TO the Right
Company" that will soon start on its
tour OF the camps.
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John Barrymore Had Unique
Plan for Securing Shirts

John Barrymore admits that there
was a time he was broke" back in
those good old days when he was
trying to be a newspaper artist in New
York. and this about the time John
n. Raphael made his first draft OF
George Du Maurier's romance Peter
Ibbetson" in play form.
During those what John Barrymore
calls great days" he was acquainted
with an old washerwoman, who used
TO help him out occasionally in the
matter OF clean linen. Society friends
of his sister. Ethel. used to invite
him to various functions, and as a
party meant something good to eat,
John Barrymore was keen 70 attend.
Unfortunately" said John Barry
more, Il had only one shirt to my
back, and II was rarely in 4 condition
that would cause me 10 shine in So
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ciety. Ny washerwomsn friend had
a small stock OF extra shirts. which
had not been claimed by their own
ers. and ! discovered that II could
furnish her with a good laugh. she
would come across with the loan OF
one Of these shirts.
so when l wanted to 80 TO a party
and needed a little prinking up with q
clean collar, along with a clean shirt
1 would start on a feverish hunt for
a new live news story with which TO
recoup my fortune.
Thank heaven have gotten by that
stage of vasilage. Yes those were the
days about which, would like 20
dream true as in Peter Ibbetson."
There was the glamor and wonder
OF youth in them. Life was a game
to us. Some Of us lost the game. But
those Of US who managed to live
through II, will never forget"
The Washington herald., 1918-01-27

Patricia Collinge, the little Dub
lin girl who will spread the glad
message of "Pollyanna" at the Ma
tional Theater next week. says:
Il was terribly worried when they
gave me this part for fear that l
might over-emphasize IL and by
failing to express its spirit, ] nnd
myself on the wrong side Of the
thin border between the truthful
Characterization and affectation.
Here is the trouble.
1T would be go easy TO make the
girl too hoydenish, for she upsets
all traditions, or too sentimental,
for she has many troubles. Worst
of all, the part might be made i'm
possible IL Pollyanna preached a
philosophy beyond her years. To
be convincing, therefore, Pollyanna
must have just the natural exuber-
ance and restlessness of normal
girlhood: a confidinE faith that she
is TO be secure and happy and must
spread her message with absolute
lack of self-consciousness.
"A child is naturally inclined to
optimistic ideas and can gently
force them upon others. But it
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Actress from Dublin Spreads
Message Having Good Cheer

must be unconsciously or abe be-
comes a little prig.
Happiness comes naturally TO
me. my lot has always fallen pleas
antly. We are an exceptionally
happy family. Ny parents. my two
brothers, my grandmother. all Dub
lin born. are now assembled in my
New York home overlooking Cen
trail Park Ny grandmother. who
has reached nearly four-score year,.
is the liyeliest and happiest among
US. r.
Her visit to me in Philadelphia
was a delight. The way she rush
ed me around sightseeing and shop
ping almost wore me out. while
she was always ready to start right
over again.
Acting Is not merely q matter
OF wanting TO and smiling and be-
ing glad. Like any other serious
undertaking in life. IL involves hard
work. unceasing effort and many
disappointments. But il can be
sweetened. helped and sustained
by the exercise of the patience.
perseve snce and hopefulness so
tenderly taught in this wonderful
play"
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b. r. Kelth's-VaudeviIIe.

Stella Mayhem will lead the fun
corps and Herbert Bosworth, of fame
in film and drama, with an adequate
playing company. will head the dra.
matte section of the double headline
bill at B. F. Keith's Theater this
week. On Monday and Saturday there
will be three performances. 2:15. Sis
and Sis p. m. on Tuesday the theater
will be closed and on Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Sunday only the
usual two-a-day will be given. Mr..
Bosworth's engagement Is regarded as
one of the triumphs of vaudeville
bookings. especially as he will be seen
i'm his own acting version Of Jack
London's great story, THE Sea Wolf. "
1t was New York's expert opinion that
this production is the most complete,
consistent, and satisfactory ever
given in vaudeville and it is predicted
that next season will find it lengthen-
ed into a regular drama.
The extra added attraction will be
the dainty danseuse. Maryon Vadie.
and the Spanish violin virtuoso. Ota
Gygi, by many critics hailed as the
modern Sarasate. Their interlude is
joint dancing and bowling novelty.
Little Billy, the smallest and clever
est of the Lilliputian comedians,
will introduce a variety of character
impersonations with songs and chat
ter. Franklyn Ardell and company
will keep laughter at high pressure
with The Wife Saver" Other feat
ures filled with the light and laugh
ing spirit Of modern vaudeville will
be Duffy and Inglis, the nut" comedi-
ans as THE Music Masters" Cir
Gus Day in Toyland," by Nine.
Jewels Mannikins; Ford and Hough-
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Promised Theater Attractions
Observation-Disclosures

"PoIlyanna," the Glad Girl" who
lived between the covers of a book
and then in the hearts OF a great
many people all over the world, so
that they could not bear to lose her
when they finished the book. is now
a real flesh and blood enjoyment
OF the stage-blue eyer, yellow
hair, freckles and everything-to
be seen at the National Theater for
one week commencing Monday
night, February 4.
She is playing her glad game in
the theater with even greater sue
cess than in the book. even the flint
first-nighters OF Broadway troop
ing around 10 say how much they
liked her. Certainly the audiences
like her. They laugh with her and
they cry with her. though they
really like to cry in the right way.
and ''Pollyanna" helps them do this.
1t would be mighty hard not to like
the real "Pollyanna," nowro
sweetly active in introducing the
glad game" she is really quite
grown up and can wear low-neekec
frocks and put up her pretty bsir
lif she chooses. In the play she d1ea
not choose. She looks and "a siks
like you might expect the ''Poii'
anna imagined by Eleanor H. ler'
ter She is just sweet and "folkssss
Miss Patricia Collinge is most con-
yincing in the role Of ''Pollyaura-
and the other characters of the or-
timistfc piece are correspondence
well acted Joseph jefferson. Os-
wald Yorke, Beatrice Morgan,
Maude Granger. Helen Weathersby.
Maud Hosford, Glenn Hunter. Harry
Barfoot, stephen Davis and Selma
Hall are in the well chosen cast
The human touch OF 'Pollyanna"
gives IL a wide appeal. with its hne
cast to give IL vitality and CHARM
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Moore's Strand-"Sirens Of the Sea-
Such beauty as has inspired art
lists. sculptors and poets VIII De
revealed upon the screen OF Moore
Strand Theater today, Monday ana
Wednesday, when the feature OF the
photoplay program will be sirens OF
the Sea-" The story from which Allen
Hollubar constructed the scenario
was written by Grace Helen Bailey,
direction was by Mr.. Hollubar and
the principal roles are enacted Dy
Louise Lovely, Carmel Myers ana
Jack Mulhall.
For the major portion of its length
Sirens of the Sea- has as its locale
a picturesque island in the Pacific and
discloses scenes of enhancing beauty
through which a bevy of "nymphs
disport themselves unrestrained upon
a grottoed beach and in the silvered
surf of the sea. The story. instead
of being a fairyeSque suitable only
for the entertainment of small chill
dren, is a twentieth century narra-
tive that compels interest and charms
all who possess the slightest sense
Of artistry and beauty.
On Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day, in His own People," Harry
Morey, and Gladys Leslie, are starred
In a powerful drama of Irish life
which embodies many flashes of typi-
cal Irish wit to balance the tenseness
of a gripping story.
All of the programs at the Strand
are augmented by abbreviated pic
ture subjects. such as the Pathe
News, educational or scenic reels and
comedies, and each is supplemented
by skillfully synchronized orchestral
accompaniment.
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Tuesday Closing of Theaters
Lessons Hardship on Manager.
BY THE PLAYGOER.

BY changing day Monday to
Tuesday Fuel Administrator Garfield has made decided hit with the
theatrical of the country The order effect the
theater holiday matinee instead Of regular Tuesday night
lar industrial cities the receipts for the holiday will probably
equal the full week without the holiday every
York last Monday hung the S R. o.
both the matinee and evening performances
Washington different from the
best partial holiday Monday But
closing Tuesday And eater business has been better
than anywhere else the country there is not much grumbng
cantonment Theaters Open.
Mentha production of Cheating Cheater' the regular
play the theaters 1t the Liberty
Theater. Camp Sherman, Ohio, January
The opening dates of other theaers Camp
day. January 20 with the Rhoda ROYAL Circus Camp avo Cnein
Symphony Orchestra with Victor Herbert conducting
traction Monday January The official opening Camp Devens
will January "The Between"
coors the attraction for three On
Camp Pike will with Mays Ankle while Camp Gordon will
have The Million Dollar Dolls" first day pre-
vious.
Four of the other camps-Dodge Jackon-are
listed February while Camp Lee be readiness
Upton getting its eater ready before May Meade opening
attraction will be Very Good Eddie"
ude Princess Pa Bringing Up Father "Furs
Royal Circus and Daddy These play
there within the next weeks.
Howard Lange Broadway
Lange popular stock actors who ever
appeared Washington making distinct hit in the support of
Lou-Teegen Blindness of Youth" in New York cty
and in that time he built envabe reputation
being the best character actors who ever paved in this @
The dramatic reviews of Gotham
performance of Mr. Lange the opening of the Teegen
Jane Likes Laugh
Jane Oaker, the coincidence, delighted
"Lightnin" the WinheI John L. Golden pro-
ducion which night the New
Comedy she has rewards in for player
other of work Give people
laugh and perfectly happy! Do know how
had-the black nanny who brought me up and whom
induced to Friday night meeting go
The Pit, when it came to home city, St. Louis.
Il thought she'd like wearing pretty clothes
and the center of the the highly
OF the neglected wife Nanny reluctantly meeting
and the play The morning had
injured air. How did like the play asked her.
She answered scornfuly. don have play
Miss Jimmy whnn aroun whinin the
long day! thought and concluded that
People don't like their herones hinin
cheerful plays and few laughs decided
emotional actress and all the place This
comedy role IN which have Washington-as
headed adventures The Dummy
scene in Cousin Lucy and the Iightnn"
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.Na.l
Who's Who in the Pictures.

Jane Oaker, who has the leading feminine role in
Lgnn" which has its premiere the National this week
Winehell Smith and John L. Golden. producers of
"Lghtnn."
g. John Barrymore and Constance Collier in of the
of "Peter 1bbetson" at the Beasco
T. Hobart Bosworth he appears in The Sea Wolf
B. F. Keiths.
s. Betsy LaRue popular member of the Poll Musical
Comedy Players.
Maude Leone who is featured bill Cosmos
this week. --,e,....
Julian Etinse in from "The Widows Might"
Loew's Columbia
g. William Russell in an Bad" Moore's Garden this
week
this week
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This Weeks PlaybiHs

IN The Boomerang" in Australia: Jes-
sic Pringle, who has played the role
Of Mother in Turn to the Right" in
New York; Jane Oaker, who has starr
&c in many productions and last seen
here with Julian Eltinge In "Counsin
Lucy" Charlye Courtland. a Washing
ton girl formerly leading woman with
Laurence Irving; Minnie Palmer, well
beloved star of a former generation;
Frederica Going, Mabel Guilford, Flor
ence Remey. Bessie Bacon, Frances
kennan, Cecil Dwight, Thomas Mac
Larnie, Paul Stanton, Sam Colt, E. J.
Blunkall. W. H. Post, George Thomp-
son. Max Weisman. George Abbott,
Henry Allen. Robert Madigan and
others of note.
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Loew's Columbia-Julian EItinge.
Julian Eltinge will be the pictured
star at Loew's Columbia today and
until Thursday in THE Widows
Might" Those who have seen Mr..
Eltinge will agree that no woman has
ever looked more charming In smart
clothes than this famous impersona-
tor. In his latest picture he wears
some summers. The story Is that Of a
young New York man who dabbles in
ranching and narrowly misses being
robbed by a notorious crook. How he
succeeds in foiling the designs
through the disguise Of a woman and
how he wins out and saves his girl
and the ranch makes a story of thrill
ing adventure and fun. A Hearst
Pathe news and other films will be
shown in addition to the feature.
Thursday and for the last half Of
the week a double bill of features is
announced when Wallace Reid In
"Rimrock Jones" and Roscoe CFattyD
Arbuckle in "Out West" will be
shown. "Rimrock Jones' is story
of the mining camps, crooked opera
tors and a true-hearted girl. McBain
digs up a forgotten mining law and
steals Jones' mine. Nothing daunted,
Jones. backed by Mary Fortune, de-
velops another and sells 49 per cent
to an Eastern speculator. Once more
1t looks as though Jones would get the
worst of 1t, but the loyal Mary goes
to his rescue. and Jones is some Tight
er himself Mr.. and Mrs. Jones make
combination impossible to beat. In
"Out West Fatty Arbuckle will be
seen in a two-reel laugh which ema-
mates from the widest and wooliest
portions of the West. There is MOTH
ing faxed about it, and the property
man was never called upon to build
any Ife-like reproductions of the Cali
fornia desert within the studio walls
The settings for "out West are the
OanIiine article
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BeIaseo-aPeter Ibbet.o,.y

What should prove one Of the dra-
matte delights of the year. is the en-.
gagement of John Barrymore and Con-
stance Collier in the Messrs. Schubert's
production Of John N. Raphaels dram
atization of George Du Maurier's
famous novel. Peter Ibbetson" at the
Belasco Theater this week, beginnins
matinee Monday.
The great success of Peter Ibbet-
son" has proved anew that, after all,
1t is the sweetly poetic love story that
counts above all on the stage. II is
rather curious that this play, which
has proved one of the most astonish-
ing dramatic successes of the time,
should have been twenty or more
years in finding its way to the stage.
II is rather astonishing, also, that of
the three George Du Maurier novels,
'Trilby', Peter 1bbetson" and THE
Marian. two should have proved the
most astonishing dramatic successes
OF the past quarter Of a century.
Peter Ibbetson" in dramatic form has