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The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
LAUGHTER OF FOOLS"
AT NATIONAL SOON

An interesting event will be the pre-
seutation at the National Theater on
Sunday evenig. April Z, Of The
Laughter OF Fools" a new comedy
by H. F. Maltby, that has been Sc
lected for this years David Belasco-
Charles Frohmsn production Mr..
BeIasco himself is making the pro-
duction and he has chosen a very
strong cast for ii, including William
Sampson, who has been appearing in
Polly with a Past; Max Leeds, who
has come to America especially to
play the part he originated in Lon
don: Percy Marmont, who has been
supporting Miss Ethel Barrymore in
THE Lady OF the Camellias"; Peggy
O'Neill, who was one of the most sue
cessful OF the Pegs o. My Heart;
Beryl Mercer. who will be remem-
bered for her wonderful performance
in Barrie's war playlet, The Old
Lady Shows Her Medals; Gladys
Wynne and Katherine Stewart.
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Maeterlinck's "Blue Bird
A Photoplay Masterpiece

The story Of The Blue Bird was
suggested by an actual incident which
occurred to Maeterlinck. One cold
winter evening the poets wife brought
to their home in st. Wandrille, Nor
mandy, a little girl who had become
lost in the forest. The child's sister
was sick, and the mother, a poor
widow. was unable to obtain employ
ment or even to give her children
bread. The little girl, trusting in the
old Norman folk tale that whosoeVer
desired happiness must first take cap
tive the blue bird, set out in the cold
and the snow 20 hunt the bird that
was blue and thus end the troubles
of her family.
The poor creature was found in a
half frozen condition by Nine. Mae
terlinck and was warmed and fed,
and soon the Maeterlincks brought
real happiness to the widows sad
home by providing clothes, food and
medical attendance. and securing en-
ployment for her.
The poets imagination took fire at
the incident and he wrote a tale of
the Blue Bird quest based on the girls
experience, in which a boy and a girl
made a fanciful quest OF the Blue
Bird accompanied by a troop of
fairies.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
DerWent Hall Caine Stars
During London Air-Raid

Derwent Hall Caine, the younger of
the two sons of Hall Caine, was in
the city for a brief period last week in
preparation for his production of his
fathers sketch, THE Iron Hand {"
which will be this weeks stellar at
traction at B. F. Keith's, after a
record run in Cleveland
II must tell of two unusual Incl
dents regarding the Zepp lombard
ment of London during the time I
played there irf November" said he,
avoiding the subjects of the stage and
his fathers works.
II was starring with Jessie Winter
In Pete my fathers play. The the
ater was the Aldwych, over near the
West End. About fT.SO O'Clock one
night, during the last act, a Zepp
sailed over and dropped a bomb that
hit the back wall of the theater, pass
ed down through my dressing room,
killed the stage doorReeper, and ex-
ploded in the cellar The next moment
another bomb hit the portico at the
front Of the theater, totally obliterat-
ing taxi driver and his cab standing
at the curb. The audience? All they
did was to rise to their feet. That Is
all. Not soul left the theater, al
though the noise was deafening and
horrible for the moment.
AT the conclusion Of the play, 1 had
the curtain rung up, with all the
actors tined across the stage, and, by
Jove, We gave that audience a hand
eiapipng they'll never forget. Sur
prised them. too. and they returned it
with a will. Quite an unusual thing,
you know.
AT that time had The Christian
in preparation for revival but decided
10 give il at another theater, the
Lyric. near Piccadilly Circus. 1 rather
felt that the Aldwych was an unlucky
proposition in vax Then again the
LONDON folks wefs qa4FseT from the
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
NatiOna-+'TwIn Beds.g

No play ever cams TO Washington
that has so thoroughly aroused the
theatrical appetite as has Twin
Beds" Salisbury Field and Marga-
ret Mayo's funniest Of all funny plays,
which will be this weeks attraction
at the National Theater, starting to-
night
Twin Beds" is said to be the laugh
play Of the century. Its success has
never before been equaled in the his
tory of the stage. Not content with
keeping New Workers. In a whirlwind
of merriment for one solid year, the
little play went to London and so pro-
nOunced was its play there that II ran
for two years. 1t ran six months in
Australia. This year, in spite of the
war it will be presented in Rome.
Paris. Madrid, South America and
South Africa
The people whose destinies Twin
Beds concerns are all distinct types,
familiar. amusing and refreshingIy
delineated- The Signora Monti. who
had the foresight to marry an Italian
carbaret singer and elevate him to
the 5000 a night class at the Met
ropolitan Opera House, Is an original
GEtdlAOh anu AuuAN Oilts 1hC
signor himself. with his constant
susceptibility. Is equally amusing. The
two newly-weds. Harry Hawkins and
Blanche, the latter the friendly little
soul that brings all the trouble. are
deliciously human in all the coils of
disaster in which they are caught
The other two newly-weds, the one a
model Of husband, the other a sus-
picious wife, and last, but by no
means least. Norah, a gem Of maid
with a mania for strict obedience.
make up the company whose vicissi-
tudes the authors have made so over
wheImingly amusing
The same great cast and production
seen here last season will again be
presented Clever Lois Bolton plays
the leading role supported by Virginia
Fairfax. william Courneen, r. NJ.
DsAngelo, Richard Hogan, Bess STAFF
ford, LuciIle Beckett, Charles Miller.
and others
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Fair and Warmer" in London.

\ cable message from Alfred Butt
brings word that Avery Hopwoods s
highly amusing farce. Fair and
Warmer" is to have its London
premiere at st. James Theater on
April 5.
The London cast is made up of
Nigel Playfair. Jessie Winter. Rom
aid Squeer. Fay Compton, George
Relph and Claire Lynch.
Guy Bragdon, and American stage
director. has sailed for London to
superintend the production.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
On the Boards This Week

distinct features of the week, the
American girl not having been heard
here before.
Nine. Ester Ferrabini. the famous
Carmen" from the Montreal Opera
Company, makes her only appearance
In Washington on Wednesday after
noon in the Bizet opera with Salazar.
the Spanish tenor; Mons. Roger. BARI
tone; Euisa Darclee, the lyric soprano
and other first artists of the San
Carlo in the cast. Nine. Edvige Vac
carl comes to sing her beautiful
"Gilda" on Wednesday evening, with
Antola, the barytone. in his brilliant
character Of the jester. 'Rigoletto."
Thursday evenings double bill will
be sung by two separate casts of
principals, and upon this occasion, as
well as in Tuesdays nights Faust"
Miss Marta Melis, contralto, will be
heard. Nine. Darclee viii lhave her
successful role of Media" Signor
Giuseppe Agostini. tenor, will appear
with Miss Elizabeth Amsden in Fri
day nights Wolf-Ferrari Opera,
Jewels of the Madonna" which
promises to be an outstanding feature
of the week
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Daughter Of the Gods"
This Week at Cosmos

Manager Brylawski, of the Co.'S
mos Theater. has Just signed con-
tract calling for the production. at
the, popular Avenue Playhouse
during the whole of the current
week. of The Daughter Of Gods"
a filmplay marvel featuring An
nette Ke1lermann. This photoplay
was shown here but a few months
ago at,admission prices ranging up
to $500. Manager Bryiawsfd is
to be complimented on his success
in securing its run mt the Cosmos.
The, film will be shown at matinee
nerformances-
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BeIaseo-san Carlo Grand Opera
Company.

BeInseO-Snn Carlo Grand Opera
Company.
With Marcella Craft. the eminent
American prima donna. announced
TO sing her two favorite roles,
..Afarguerite'' and "violetta:" Nine.
Ester Ferrabini. the Montreal opera
star, her Carmen" and Miss Eliza
beth Amsden. the Chicago opera So
prano, her Aida" "Santuzza" and
sAfaliella" (Jewels Of the Madonnal. }.
Nine. Edvige VaccarL the tiny col
oratura, her -Gilda,- and Mime. Lu-
isa Darclee. the lyric artist. her
Media" and 'Ieonora." the San
Carlo Grand OpeSa week at the Be-
Iasco beginning tomorrow night, is
rich in promise for lovers of the
grand and beautiful in musical art.
aida" Il an IDEAL opening. as 1t
forms one Of the cornerstones in
modern italian opera for wealth
and expressivensss Of music and
for the nature Of its plot. To-
morrow evenings cast, as arranged
by Impresario Fortune Gallo. Is a
notable one. unique in its cosmo-
poIitanism. America. France. Spain
and Italy are represented in the
principally" as follows: Miss Eliz-
abeth Amsden. leading soprano.
American; Miss Stella DeMette. FIRST
mezzo. American: Senior Manuel
SaIazar FIRST tenor, Spanish. Mons.
Joseph Roger, baritone. French !;
Slgnors PIetro DeBiasi and Natale
,Cervi. two leading bassos. both
italian. Signor Carlo Peroni; the
Italian maestro, will conduct.
Marcella Crafts two guest per-
formsncss-''Marguerite" Faust), ON
Tuesday evening". and "viOletta.' ia
Traviata). on Saturday afternoon. are
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b. r. KeIth,s-vaude,IIie.

Two stars will compete in the b. p.
Keith Theater bill next week, Lillian
Shaw, the character comedienne, re-
turning after two years absence, and
the Rita Mario Orchestra OF ten girls
Bert French will present Alice Els
with Joseph wilmot in a new series Of
songs and dances.
Other inclusions will be The Weak
er One" sketch hit: Buster Santos
and Jacque Hays In their absurd
romping; Moran and Mack In comic
camouflage; Lady Sen Mai. the Chi
nese nightingale: Vallecita and her
Leopards: the pipe organ recitals and
the Hearst-Pathe news pictorial and
real war films
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24

Caine plays B. F. Keiths Theater this
"he Iron Hand Belgian sketch from the of his
father Hall Can author of "The Woman Thou Gvest Me- The
"The Manxman interesting story tell of
going under difficulties in London where yhouses
favor objective points for Hun air raiders In of Lon
tears the Adwych and the Lyric, Mr. Caine figured
bombing exploits of the "babykier The son of
novelist bears striking resemblance his father with his
crisp brownh hair and high forehead.
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STARS OF STAGE AND FILM.

Lois Bolton and William Courneen, headned in "Twn
Beds" the National
Darce lyric soprano, with the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company the Beasco MEDIA" in 81 Paglaec"
Derwent Hall Caine, playing in "The Iron Hand at
3. F. Keith's Theaer.
4 Maurice Tuttle. scenic artist with the Poll Musical
Comedy Players. -
$ katherine Carstens, the personality grN Cosmos
6. Pauline Frederick in La Tosca (Glm} at Loews
Bessie Barriscae in within the Cup (fm), Strand
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PoIrs-.The wizard Of Or

Montgomery and Stones celebrated
success. The Wizard OF OF" will
be the attraction OF the Poll Musical
Comedy Players next week. This Is
one OF the most ambitious pieces
that the Poll Comedy Players have
attempted and will be put on along
production" lines.
The company will not only he aug
mented for the occasion. but the
scenic artist, Maurice Tuttle. is now
at work upon a most elaborate series
OF effects for the production.
Roger Gray. the organizations
principal comedian. and Billy Lynn
will have the big roles in the piece
and Maude Gray, the prima donna
and Henry Coote. George Nathanson.
Sarah Edwards. Eulalie Young and
others of the big cast Of principals
will have conspicuous roles.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24
Gayety Stages Contest
For Local Water Fans

Manager Jarboe. Of the Gayety
Theater. has purchased four loving
cups to be awarded on Thursday
and Friday evenings Of this week.
to the winer OF the diving contests
to be held in conjunction with this
weeks attraction. The contezt =
open to the public. THURSDAY rieht
is for the men and Friday tcr nc
ladies.
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Gayety-BurIesque.

''LIr Ole New York" is the title OF
the vehicle which will serYe 20 eN-
ploit the laughter-provokiIff - fts
OF Frank Finney. who head iAe.elne
OF The Bostonian BuriesdVaI-
weeks attraction at the GiIfels ~
ater. The star. himself. sln1E 1ilrr
Of the book. which Is said = con-
tain a well-defined and C. sistent
plot Nettie Nelson and Pitt OFT head
he supporting cast that as beeu
crowded. Novel specialiu viii b.
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POIi's-"Sweethearts."

Sweethearts," one of the most
successful of Christie Nj Oonald's
vehicles will be the bill at Polls be-
ginning tomorrow night. The play
is just brimful Of beautiful music
written by Victor Herbert and the
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Promised Attractions

Belmore. John Rogers. Ronald Byram.
Daisy BelmOre, Grace Ade and MARY
Compton.
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Izea Jewel former leading lady with the Poll Musical Comedy
Players and widely known social Washington resi-
DENTS is to have in "The Net production
Kug according advance of the play Miss Jewel
appeared last the leading with Otis Skinner
After New York. she left stage for homel
William G. Brown Representative from West Virginia "The
Net" announced hee-act play that have its opening
during the week OF May 49, 1t will be the Beasco Theaer
here during the week following the opening.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-24

Doing Our Bit enjoyed quite the most successful of
production of its kind during the Washing
Indeed the Winter Garden show seemed have number of
striking mosts" about besides wonderful here De-
cdedly. its chorus the most" underdresed any of
modern clothed that visited the NCapta City during
o7IS And again. Doing Our Bit" has undoubtedly the
lnesspeang lines ourseof of the late
tons Altogether wedescved successfor plotless"
tainment.
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This week. Twin Beds" the San Carlo Grand Opera Com
pany 1t isn't hard tell which of the attractions will play
packed houseseven though grand opera
for Washington audiences At that though the laughing
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One did not hear deal of gossip the production
blind Youth during the past week Possibly probably this
because the play ypcay French in plot and atmosphere
and such did stkngy appeal the modern American
audience Lou Tegen formed the big drawing
the poduconand deservedly On the whole however, looks
great deal if the heatergong public tends the light
pOte froth grille rather than to the sedate plays
such Blind Youth" ,...
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

munity affected. The county fair,
while of incalculable benefit to the
farming interests, is equally bene-
fetal to the town.
And thus it goes through the en-
tire list of community interests.
The enduring prosperity of the
town dwellers bears an exact ratio
to that of the rural poulation.
Their interests are inextricably in
terwoven. 1t is, however, far easier
for the farmer to dispense with the
backing of the town people than
for the latter to ignore his support
We have written thus plainly with
the hope that we might perhaps
cause some to view the national
problems in a national light. This
is an era of development. The
world is calling for the best that
America can giveit. Thousands of our
men are flocking to the great man
ufacturing centers. Not only must
war material be furnished, but all
the arts of peace must be supplied.
But the farms are prominently
the great food storehouse of the
land. The farmer must feed us il
we are fed, and without his prod
uct all other branches of industry
become impotent. His calling is,
has always been and always will be
the bedrock foundation of our ma
tional life. Upon the farm must we
build our prosperity, and by the
prosperity of the farm must we
stand or fall.
To the millions Of dwellers in the
cities and towns we wish we could
get this message: Give your first
and best efforts to building a solid,
enduring rural prosperity, develop
ing its every interest to the utmost,
and all the adverse powers Of earth
can not prevent your sharing as an
equal partner in that prosperity.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

February, but they point out, the
80 eggs produced by the hen, large
ly from wastes, more than Offset
any reduction in the price offered
for live poultry.
An energetic egg-saving cam
paign to prevent early slaughter of
the hen that '1ays the golden egg
is now being conducted throughout
the Southern States. North of the
Ohio River, farmers have long APP
preciated the advantage of getting
the spring crop of eggs and mar
keting their hens after the laying
season or in the fall. They believe
that adoption of this plan by
Southern chicken raisers will be
profitable and will materially add to
the food supply of the Nation.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19
TO STOP LOSS or
l50,OOO,OOO EGGS

Over 15O,0OO,OOO eggs will be lost
to the food supply of the United
States if the old practice of send
ing hens to market at this season
is continued. Figures compile d by
the poultry specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture
show that more than 100000 lay
ing hens, each capable of producing
80 eggs, are sent to market from
the Southern States in the winter
and early spring.
Every effort, therefore, is being
made to encourage farmers to keep
their hens until after the spring lay
ing season, thereby getting a divi-
dend for keeping the hen through
the winter. The specialists point
out that when a hen is sold for
meat early in the spring, the farmer
gets no egg return for feeding and
keeping her through the worst
months of the year.
Moreover, the hen is marketable
after she has produced her spring
eggs Poultry in May may bring ,
cents a pound less than it does in
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

Senator Jim Ham Lewis of Hi
nois intimates that he could tell
many things about the outcome of
the war, but will not. If he will
Just give rs a little dope on the
Russian riddle We viii enter his
name With those of the major
prophets
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19
Adding Machine for Sale.

Burroughs, o bank, with stand, in
good condition. Can be seen in
operation at this Office, and is Of
fered at bargain. 3l-tf
The Advocate for printing.
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TOWN GROWTH BASED
ON RURAL PROSPERITY

VIZ VI III ~ pcVPiC - W CIV" oh"
develop and prosper. Growth is
the basic law of nature. When
growth ceases, decay sets in.
We are forced to admit that
there are conditions under which a
town may be and is in measure
Independent of the surrounding
country, as to whether or not that
territory is prosperous. But these
instances are rare and not by any
means the rule.
The United States is preemi-
nently an agricultural nation. To-
day she is literally undertaking to
feed the world. To accomplish this
gigantic task every resource must
be utilized and developed to the ut
termost. The soil must be made to
yield as it has never before yielded,
and the millions of acres of our do
main that have heretofore lain fall
low must be brought under cultiva-
ton.
And this brings us up to the sub
ject of this article.
The great majority of American
towns are DIRECTLY DEPEND
ENT FOR THEIR GROWTH AND
PROSPERITY ON THE SURROUND
ING COUNTRY. They advance or
retrograde in exact proportion as
the surrounding territory develops
or deteriorates.
The town, then, that has an am
bition to advance, to build up,
spread out and prosper, should, first
of all devote its energies to the full
est possible development of the
community from which it draws it's
sustenance. This is not merely
from standpoint of benevolence
or philanthrophy, but as a measure
Of pure self-interest.
To demonstrate the truth of this
assertion, one has but to observe
the number of towns in this country
that are really overgrown-develop
ed out of all proportion to the sur
rounding country. And in every
one of such towns, business condi-
tons are abnormal. The growth
has been a mushroom growth, with
no enduring foundation, and as
soon as the general prosperity of
the country has a slight decline,
these are the first towns to suffer.
This was particularly noticeable in
the old boom days of the SOS and
+ COS when many towns sprang up
without any other excuse than the
ambition of some syndicate to I'M
load a piece of property on the
public. The wrecks of many such
towns still mar the landscape in all
parts of our country.
The town that would insure its
growth based on a solid foundation,
should make the development of the
surrounding territory its fnst con-
sideration. The establishment of a
sawmill, opening of a rock quarry,
or a limekiln, the development OF
any and every industry of the rural
the dwellers in the town as to the
parties directly concerned therein.
The organization of farmers clubs,
girls canning clubs, boys pig clubs
and corn clubs-all these as vitality
affects the town people as the coun-
try folks, because they are factors
in the general prosperity from
which the town MUST draw its
enduring strength. A poor road
leading from any community to the
town is as much a matter of con-
Ieem to the town as to the com
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

That German peace dove turned
out to a crow.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

Congress needs to be bluntly told
that with fewer investigations"
there wuold likely be more work
done in speeding up war prepara-
tons. The. chief business of adj
ministration officials lately has been
in giving evidence. Let them go
back to work.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

The Advos,ats for printing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-02-19

Eggs rs cents dozen in Chicagol
That tabled goose that laid the goi-
den eggs was piker beside the
little brown hen.
, 1918-07-25
Hen Cannot Rival the Fish.

Information concerning the number
of eggs produced by various species Of
fish has been limited mainly to rather
rough estimates. According to the ALI
gemeine Fischerei-Zeitung, some care
full counts were made last veal at the
Bavarian trout hatchery. The first in
vestigations were in connection with
ommon trout and rainbow trout SO
specimens of the former and "a of the
latter were stripped and the spawn
counted. The older and heavier fish
were found to have the most eggs
(ranging up to about $1,000, but the
younger fish yielded n decidedly larg-
er number of eggs in proportion to the
weight of the fish. The experiments
were repeated with perch (Perca
fiuviatilis), in this case the females
just about to spawn being killed and
the ovaries being removed and dis
sected. The number of eggs in perch
ranged from 3.710 for a fish four
inches long up to 30.4S0 for one 1912
inches long; but in this species, also,
the number of eggs per unit weight Of
fish Is much larger In small than In
large fish.-Scientific American.
, 1918-07-25
HAD SEEN THEM CAT WORK"
Tommy Had Little Need to Puzzle His
Brains Over Question Propounded
by Teacher.

Here is Il little story hat was told
at a social session by Representative
Hubert u. Stephens of Mississippi, as
an illustration that the best Industrial
results cannot always be obtained
through team work:
Some time since. the teacher of n
public school in Il country town was
instructing II Juvenile class in mathe-
matics when she turned to II small boy
named Tommy.
Tommy said she, eff your father
can do Il piece of work in six days and
your uncle Jim can do it in seven days,
how long would it take them to do it
together?'
About ten thousand years" vas the
rather startling rejoinder of Tommy.
Ten thousand years. exclaimed
the teacher. "Why, Tommy, what do
you mean?'
II mean" was the prompt response
of Tommy, that If you put them to
work together they would sit on the
fence, smoke ana swap fish stories.'-
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.