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The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Poll PLAYERS SAY
FAREWELL TONIGHT
Will Give Very Good Eddie" at
Avenue Play House.

The Poll Musical Comedy Players
will make their farewell appear
ance at the Avenue Play House to-
night in Very Good Eddie" an at
traction that has served to bring
unusually large audiences to Polls
the past week despite the unusually
severe weather.
This being the goodbye appear
ance of the popular players of this
now celebrated organization to-
nights performance of this success
full musical comedy takes on special
interest.
Roger Gray, the popular director
and principal comedian, has estab-
enthusiasm in his work. seldom
dated throughout the. entire organ
ization. The players have been par
ticularly pleased that, Mr.. Poll
should go to the unusual expense
involved in the presentation OF
Very Good Eddie" and have ac-
cepted that as a mark of apprecia.
tion from Mr.. Poll of their sixteen
weeks service in his National Capi.
tai theater. All of the big favor
ties will be seen in the cast. includ-
ing Henry Coote, Sarah Edwards
Matt Hanley, Billy Lynn. Eulalit
Young. George Nathanson, Ralph
Nichols, Ethel Cutter, Charlie:
Page, .Jeane Thomas. Gladys Reese
Betty Stone and the wonderful,
good looking chorus which has beer
so happily garbed for this farewell
production of VERY Good Eddie.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Bird of Paradise Brought
Hawaiian Music Fad East

In view of the remarkable pop
ularity of the Hawaiian fad, when
once the music and picturesque cos
tunes OF the islanders were intro
duced into the East, it seems
strange that Richard Walton Tully.
author of The Bird of Paradise"
should have gone so long without
realizing what a superabundance of
play material he had right at his
feet for so many years.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Tully's play,
The Bird of Paradise" has been
responsible for the American in
vasion of Hawaiian musicians.
Throughout the East there has
been an epidemic of Hawaiian
songs, embracing all classes Of mu-
sic from the dreamy aloha" to the
syncopated bill Bailey and His
Ukulele" and many other popular
melodies.
Seldom has It been known that
a dramatic play was the. actual
cause of the biggest musical fad
known in years. but that is unnues-
tionably true in the case of The
Bird of Paradise"
Seven years ago when The Birt
of Paradise" was first produced a
the Belasco Theater. Los Angeles
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Polls to Be Renovated
For Shubert Bookings

At the close OF the performance
of Very Good Eddie" by the Poll
Musical Comedy Players tonight, the
avenue playhouse will go into the
hands OF artisans to prepare 1t for
the important change of policy
which will be inaugurated Monday
evening, April 22. when Polls will
open as a first class playhouse
booking exclusively through the
Shubert Theatrical Booking offices.
S. z. Poll. one of the big theatri-
cal magnates in America, has Joined
forces with Sam s. and Lee Shubert.
Inc. for the presentation at Poli's
of the greatest foreign and Ameri-
can stars and attractions.
James Thatcher. general manager
Of the Poll interests. announces the
booking of Getting Together"
William A. Brady's patriotic musi-
cal melodrama by Maj. Beth Uan
Hay). J. Hartley Manners and Per-
civa Knight. Maj. Beth came to
Washington in person during the
winter season. when his talk on the
war attracted capacity audiences.
This first big attraction at Polls
will bring back one of Washing
toms greatest favorites, Miss
Blanche Bates. now the wife of
George Creel, chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Information.
Washington has been the scene Of
Miss Bates greatest triumphs.
Holbrook Blinn. Percival Knight.
one of the co-authors of the play,
Harrison Brockbank will be of the
company of 100 participating in
this spectacle.
The production of Getting To-
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14

gether" requires just such an inn
mense area as the stage of Polls
Theater affords with its revolving
platforms and its high-class equip
ment.
Getting Together" has the most
distinguished endorsements. Par
ticipating in 1t are real soldiers
and men who have already won
play is in three acts and seven
scenes.
The seats for the opening week
go on sale at Polls box office We'd
nesday. There will be two matt
nees a week. Wednesdays and Sat-
urdays. The regular scale of prices
for first class attractions will pre-
vail.
At the close of tonight's perform
ance a small army OF artists and
artisans will begin the complete
renovation of Polls. Painters have
already started their work in the
lobby, where a beautiful decora-
tive scheme has been sketched by
a leading American artist.
The auditorium proper will be
overhauled in an entirely new color
scheme with draperies and rich
tapestry. together with a new seat
ing arrangement. The orchestra
will be remodeled for the accommo-
dation of a symphony orchestra and
the installation of a $4,000 Moeller
organ.
Back-stage electricians and car
penters will be employed in great
numbers to work out the entire
renovation of dressing rooms and
scenery loft.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14

The feature OF the third act OF
Come Out Of the Kitchen" in which
Henry Miller presents Ruth Chatter
ton, is the full course dinner which
occupies thirty-five minutes of playing
time.
The scene is laid in the home OF the
Daingerfields in a delightful old vir-
ginia mansion. Not the least inn
portant part of the dinner, palatable
as. it is and cooked to a turn. is that
every one of the four actors who sit
at the table is obliged to eat II.
At first 1t was an agreeable expert
ence for "the lucky four as the other
members Of Miss Chatterton's COM
peny called them, but after the 3Ooth
performance Of Come Out of the
Kitchen had been celebrated the epi-
curean quartette gave vent to cries for
mercy and q change Of diet.
There was nothing the matter with
the quality Of the food. and moreover
1t was prepared by Miss Chatterton's
cwn dainty hands. The chicken was
cooked just as 1t should be. with sweet
potatoes Southern STYLE" and all the
other dishes were appropriate and per-
feet. but the horror d 1t was they
never changed
Bruce 'McRae couid no longer look a
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
HEARTS OF THE WORLD
IS A PATRIOTIC FILM
Bringing in $500 More a Day Than
Did Birth of a Nation"

New York. April 12.-The tremendous
interest shown by the public in d. w.
Griffith's latest film work, Hearts OF
the World" at the Forty-fourth Street
Theater. is a tribute both to the lure
of motion pictures of a high grade and
to the patriotism OF the country.
There is little doubt that one of the
big factors in the popular appeal is
scenes showing vividly phases Of the
conflict on the front. II there were
any doubt of this. the wild cheering
when the armies of the allies are
shown and the kissing of the German
troops would dispel.
As a matter OF fact, cold figures
prove that thus far Hearts of the
World" is surprising in receipts by
approximately $500 a day Mr.. Grif-
fith's first spectacular film. "The
Birth Of a Nation" This statement
might seem incredible, were 1t not for
the fact that the filming Of Hearts of
the World' was even a more stupen-
dous undertaking than the making of
its predecessor. and because Of its
timeliness.
Even the ticket spectators are rec
ognizing The strength of the picture as
an attraction, for on two nights at
least they found it possible in certain
instances to sell seats listed at sl.50
for the sum of S. each. Also every
class OF citizen seems interested in this
picture. as the limousine and Subway
crowds are about evenly divided.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Cosmos-VaudeyiIIe,

Gordon Bostok will present at the
Cosmos Theater this week an elabor-
ate vaudeville act constructed around
a display of the latest creations in
miladis gowns and lingerie by a IA
nous Fifth avenue designer. 1t is
called Fashions :, la Carte" and
will be presented by II. Jansen
c'Hugo'D and a company OF attrac-
tive models and mannikins.
Sharing honors with the fashion
display as a headliner will be Maurice
Freeman's company in No Children
Allowed" a laughable satire on mod
ern- apartment life, and a dramatic
playlet of merit. with a cast of five
characters. Other acts will include
Nixon and Sands in a pretty song skit,
AT the Shore";--Al Ricardo, who is
noted for novel ventriloquism;
Knowles and Harmon, two girls in
clever offerings of song and comedy.
and the Breakaway Barlows in re-
volving ladder thrills.
A notable number of the bill will
be the matinee photoplay production
picturing William Farnum in "The
Conqueror." considered by many Mr..
Farnum's best film achievement; a
comedy picture and the Hearst Pathe
News
Starting at 5 p. m. today. the per-
formances will feature the Violin
Beauties in their exquisite musical
act: "A Night in the Trenches" with
its thrills and comedy, and other acts
of last weeks bill.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
MERCHANT OF VENICE
PLAY FOR HOSPITALS

"The Merchant OF Venice" with r.
d. Mclean as Shylock. and odette
Tyler as Portia. will be given Friday
afternoon in the Belasco Theater for
the benefit of the American Military
Hospital Number I. in France. and
the George Washington University
Hospital in Washington.
The cast which will appear I'm sup
port of Mr.. Mclean and Miss Tyler
will include Mrs. Maud Howell Smith
as Nerissa; Miss Imogene Fairchild as
Jessica: Henry F. Dolan as Antonio:
Maurice Jarvis as Bassanio; Edward
p. White as Gratiano; Edward E.
O'Brien as the Duke of Venice: Find
ley S. Hayes as Old Gobbo; Alexander
Hunter Calf as Lancelot Gobbo; A. B.
Black as Tubal; Lawrence X. Dow
ney, as Solanio; John P. Mckenzie as
Salarino; Edward n. Hall as Balcha-
ear. and Miss Madeline O'Brien as
Leonardo.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14

by Oliver Morosco. Mr.. Tully
brought over from the islands five
of the native singing boys. They
were introduced in the play to give
it the proper atmospheric effect.
Hawaiian singers and ukulele
players were no novelty at that
time in Pacific Coast cities. How
ever. when Mr.. Morosco sent The
Bird of Paradise" to New York and
later to Chicago a different story
was recorded. The Eastern people
began to grow fond Of the dreamy.
languorous music of the tropics.
The cabarets. always alert for
something new from the Legitimate
stage. grasped the idea eagerly.
Entertainment bureaus which sup
ply talent for the restaurants and
cafes We're deluged with rush or.
ders for Hawaiian orchestras. sing
ers and dancers. 1t is not unusual
now to see as many as a dozen
Hawaiiaps in high-class cafes in
New York and the East
So great is the popularity OF
Hawaiian music in this country
that "The Bird of Paradise" viii
| go on record as having created tho
greatest musical fad this countr,
has ever known.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
loves Columbia-DougIas
Fairbanks.

Today and all this week Douglas
Fairbanks will be the pictured star
at Loew's Columbia in "Mr. Fix-It."
Mr.. Fairbanks will be seen in a new
and novel character creation vastly
different from those of the Wild West
in which he recently has been seen
with such success.
The scenes OF Mr.. Fix-It" are To-
Gated in the home of wealthy resi-
dents Of New York and he Is an all
around fixer Of hearts and things.
There is much pickering. petty hatreds
and jealousy among these aristocratic
men and women, but when Mr.. Fix
It. enters a magical transforms ton
takes place. He is a genial, smiling
chap who laughs and conducts him
self in a manner that provokes the
sternest criticisms OF the elderly
maidens and aunts Of the contracted
couples.
An exciting scene in the picture is
CONTINUED on PACE TWO
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
HEADLLNED THIS WEEK

Chatteron, Come Out of the Kitchen" the
National Theater.
a. Hula Dancer with Marion Hutehins "The Bird o.
Paradise" at the Belasco Theater.
g. Pat Rooney, B. F. Keths Theater.
Virginia Ware, with The Show in Town." the
Gayey Theater.
S. Douglas Fairbanks "Mr Fix-It" (ilm), Loew's
Columbia Theater.
Love- THE Adventure" (6lm) Moore's
Garden Theater.
T. Gloria Hope, in THE Guilty Man" (hlm), Moore's
Strand Theater.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
PoIrs-ssee You Later

After an absence of several years
from the musical comedy field, A.
II. Woods has returned to that
popular form of entertainment with
a new musical piece by Guy Boil
ton and p. G. wodehouse. entitled
See You Later" which will be
presented at the Poll Theater on
Sunday evening. April IS. for an en-
gagement Of one week The music
is by Joseph Szulc. the Hungarian
composer.
The piece has three acts. a French
. setting and all the sparkle and
vivacity characteristic of the Boil
ton Wodehouse combination. Mr..
Woods has provided the play with a
lavish production and a notable cast
including Mabel McCane. Herbert
Corthell, Jack Henderson. Marie
Flynn. Zitelka Dolores. John Daily
Murphy, William Sellery, Isabel
O'Madigan. Charlotte Granville,
Robert Fisher. Jed Prouty. Tot
Quslters and Betty Alden.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
G. c. TYLER BESIECED
BY MOTHERS IN N. Y.

George C. Tyler has returned to
New York from Indianapolis. where
he has been consulting with Booth
Harrington concerning the production
OF the dramatization of the latter's
stories Of "Penrod." which will take
place May 90
Since the announcement Of the pro-
duction of "Penrod" there en
by actual count at Mr.. Tyler's ONCE
more than 90 mothers. accompanied
by infants ranging from to 10 years,
all eager to obtain parts in the play
for their offspring.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Plays Players Reviewed for Capital 7eatergo and Movie Fans
TWIN BEDS" BECOMES
"BE CAREFUL, DEAR"

Twin Beds" the farce by Margaret
Mayo. which has been one Of the
greatest successes OF its type in this
country. will have its London premiere
on April IL under the title, BE Care
full. Dear"
The London censor objected to the
original title Of the farce. because for
some inoNplicsble reasons twin beds
are regarded as immoral in Englano,
just as silk stockings are I'm our rural
communities. The new title was sug-
gested by the censors Office, with
memorandum attached, stating that
the substituted title would prove moro
popular with the soldiers.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
BRAVE PAT O'BRIEN.
TOLECTURE ON WAR

MY Escape from a German Prison
Camp will be described to Washing
tonians by Lieut.. Pat O'Brien. OF th'
Royal Flying Corps. and author OF
''Outwitting the Huns" al me Ma
tional Theater. next Thursday after
noon at 4:45 O'Clock. in. lecture Tor
the benefit of the Working Boys
Home and the Soldiers and Sailors
Home. An official French war pic
ture, Tn the Wake Of the Hun. VIII
also be shown
Lieut.. o'Brien boasts OF re
Of adventures. Captured by Ge' -s'
after falling from a height 40"
feet, he was placed on a trai' eo9na
for one OF the Hun prison c. pa De-
termined TO regain liberty. e lesped
from the rapidly moving ain. aud
after wandering scventy-tN days IN
an enemy country. at ls : reached
Holland.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
FRANCES STARR STARS
In COVER THE HILLS"

Washington has been selected as
one Of the first cities to see Frances
Starr in her, new play. "Over the
Hills by Hutcheson Boyd. This in
teresting theatrical event will take
place at the Belasco Theater. week
Of May s. under the direction Of David
Belasco.
In conformity with Mr.. Belasco's
policy. little Is known about the play
except that II Is said to provide Miss
Starr with cd of the most congenial
roles Of her noteworthy career.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
JOHN MCCORMACK
SINGS HERE AGAIN

John Mccormack. the world-re-
nowned tenor. will sing at Polls Thea
ter Friday afternoon, April &c, at 4:3O,
under the management of Mrs. Wilson,
Greene. There is no greater test Of a
singers popularity than the box-office
and. although Mr.. Mccormack sang
in Washington about ten days ago.
when the seat sale opened two-thirds
of the house was sold the opening stay.
He win sing an entirely new program
70 be announced later.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
ACTORS AND AUTHORS
PLAN N. Y. THEATER
Well-known Theapians and Play
wrishts Behind Proposition.

New York, April 12.-This after
noon at the Hotel Plaza a meeting
was held Of playwrights and play
folks who believe that there should
be an Actors and Authors The
ate in this city. Edward Milton
Royle presided.
The incorporators OF the new
playhouse scheme are: Hilda Spong,
Edwin Milton Royle. Mrs. Christian
d. Hemmick, Dudley Z. Oatman,
George Henry Trader. Kenneth
Webb. Mrs. Thomas A. Wise, Mrs.
Russ whytal and w. Herbert
Adams. Among others Interested
directly and indirectly in the move
ment are: Mrs. .Fiske. Mary Ainslee,
Rachel Crothers, Dorothy Donnelly,
Minnie Dupree. Edmund Breese,
George Broadhurst, Robert =.
Haines. Taylor Holmes, Shelly Hull
Lester Lonergan, Grant Mitchell.
Jose Ruben and Thomas A. Wise.
The purpose of the incorporators,
cording to their prospectus, is to
establish a theatre in which pro-
fessional players may utilize time
lost between engagements. and
where they will receive, in addi-
llOH " pro
rata share of the receipts.
There are to be two classes of
membership-perm who will
be shareholders and receive their
pro rata share of the profits; and
temporary, who will play at the
theatre for a long or short period,
and who will receive a small week.
ly guarantee and a pro rata share
of profits during their respective
engagements.
The shares are 800 each, and
$4,000 worth is offered for sale. A
professional may not be q stock
holder.
The operation Of the theatre
by actors and authors" states the
prospectus, will be for their mu-
tual benefit. giving first class
dramatic and musical entertainment
at low prices"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Old South'n Cookin' Was
TooMuch of a Good Thing

chicken in the face (the common or
garden chicken) and his three asso-
ciates at the table dreaded the very
name of sweet potatoes.
Finally prayerfuI protests were ma &c
to A. e. Thomas, the author of the
play. and he consented to write sew
eral versions Of the scene so that oc-
casional substitutions Of food could
be made. and the actors are happy
once more.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Loew's Columbia-Marguerite
Clark.

Marguerite Clark will be seen a.
Loew's Columbia next Sunday and
for the first half OF the week i'm her
latest photoplay, Rich Man, Poor
Man" The story has to do with a
young woman who is foisted upon a
rich man as his grandchild. Tne i'm
posture finally is exposed. hut the
ultimate end is one of supreme happi-
ness for the young woman.
In the development OF the theme, u
is proven that a rich man is. after all
a poor man. when he neither loNes
nor is loved. Thursday and for tn
last haif Of the week Wallace Reid
will be seen in The House OF 81
lence."
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
n. r. Keiths-vaudeyIIle.

Stardom in Keith vaudeville has
been attained by Pat Rooney and Ma
rion Bent. and Bessie Wynn, who
will share the headline position in this
weeks bill at B. F. Keith's theater.
Rooney and Bent are real actors in a
real play. They have put aside the
pranks and absurdities that distin-
guished their amusing efforts in days
gone by and are assuming the princi-
pal roles in "Over Here"
The farce concerns two youngsters
who have been drafted for the army
and a pretty heroine whose favor they
are trying to win each for himself in
ways having to do with their war
work.
Bessie Wynn. who .rejoices in the
subtitle. The Lady Dainty of
Vaudeville" is a beauty whose voice.
personality. and gowns have always
nade a deep impression upon the sus-
esptible vaudevihians. She will offer
Eve new songs, and promises more IL
encored.
Frank Fay is the third special fea-
ture and those who keep in touch
with New York theatricals only need
to be told he is the same Fay Of the
Broadway musical comedies to be as
sured of all the fun they want in one
bill. Mr.. Fay describes himself as
"Alone-Nearly."
Another period of rare pleasure Is
anticipated by those connoisseurs OF
comedy. who know that Lew Brice is
TO be here and introducing his new
partners, the Barr twins, as pretty
and as vivacious as the Doliys. al
uniting in a dancing and singing act
.amoufiaged under the title Of "a Lit
tie o. This and Little o. That" The
Pollard Musical Comedy Company,
Married via Wireless" in which war
pcsnes at sea are shown. especially
zsne presenting q submarine discharg-
nx . torpedo.
A beautiful inclusion will be Maria
L,o's Living Porcelains, in which fa-
nous pieces OF Dresden and china
psre are reproduced In artistic mod
sis. Nile. Los charming offering Is
familiar hop, but this time IL will
sKsr nss hsw creations of tine art
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Cesmos-.Msry's Ankle

A snappy little musical comcdy with
the daring title "Mary's Ankle" fcs-
turing Art Harris and q lot of pretty
girls. with special scenery and cos
TUNES and some very pretty music.
will topline the Cosmos theater bill
next week.
The wylies. exponents Of unusual
sources Of melody, will present an in
strumental musical novelty and Car
ter and Garcia. who have won fame
as athletic artists. an Offering un-
usual and eccentric: Manning. Feely
and Knowles, a masculine rathskeller
Offering OF the latest type; Alice Roy.
leading song hits. and Harrington
and company, a sketch entitled Pretty
Soft
william s. Hart will be the picture
star in the matinee photoplay pro-
duction, THE Patriot" which will be
supplemented with a comedy film and
the Hesrst-Pathe News and war pic
lures.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
WINGS" TO OPEN.

A recent engagement for the cast OF
Bruised Wings" a Clark and Gerard
production, is that Of Frederic Perry.
1t will have its premier in Atlantic
City during the week Of June 3.
Mr.. Perry IL at present appearing
with Laurette Taylor in the special
Shakespearian matinees.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
BeIasco-sTke Bird of Paradise

That ever-popular exotic romance
OF the Hawaiian Islands. THE Bird
Of Paradise" returns to the Belaseo
Theater tomorrow evening for its
annual engagement. 1t is an inn
pressive play and il is promised it
will be ably acted by a competent
company of players. Oliver Morosco
has provided an entire new produc-
ton. including the famous volcano
scene.
The Bird Cf Paradise" is de-
GghtfuIly poetic iece of dramatic
writing by Rirhard Walton Tully.
and tells a story of some signifi-
canoe tn ou=n the medium ,; we'll
dawn characters. and is a drama
y ell worth listening to.
The tropical beauty Of this land.
which 50 few Americans hav" seen,
either on the stage or in reality,
is expressed in scenic settings OF
great spIendor The most noteworthy
effort in stagecraft is the final scene.
showing Mt. KilaUea in fiery erup-
ton, the volcano into which the hero
inc plunges.
To Marion Hutchins is intrusted
the difficult role of 'Luana," the
little brown-skinned princess. Her
impersonation is said to be bright,
sincere and capable. Others in the
cast are Forrest Stanley. as DR.
Wilson," John Harrington. as "the
beach-comber:" Roberta Forrest. as
DIANA" James Nelson. Rose Wat
son. James AppIebee, Maud Melville,
Jack Ellie. Maude Harrington, A.
Francis Lenz and James Glasgow.
The native Hawaiians who per-
form the music and participate in
the simple festivities and solemn in
carnations in THE Bird of Para
disc are delightful Their beautiful
voices and exquisite melodies lend
much to the atmosphere of the play.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
Gayety-BurIesque.

Billy Arlington, whose original
methods have won for him an en-
viable reputation as a comedian.
heads the cast of the Golden Crook
Extravaganza Company. which is the
attraction scheduled for next week
at the Gayety Theater.
Aiding him is Frank Devoe. an
other comedian of a different type.
who proves an able foil and helps
to make the fun ripping. Others in
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14
WILL PRODUCE NEW PLAY.

A new play by Tadema, .Bussiere,
hitherto an unknown author, called
"A Friendly Divorce will be seen
for the first time on any stage at the
Grand Opera House. Brooklyn, this
week. The Cecil spoouer; stock Com
Pany will present It
The Washington herald., 1918-04-14

"The Best Show in Town" appear
ing at the Gayety Theater this week
will be minus the name of Charles
Wesson, who has been with the show
for two seasons. Mr.. Wesson just
received his notification to appear at
Camp Dix for duty. having come in
the draft age. Bert Mack will take
his place.