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The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
PRESIDENTS PICTURES
SHOWN AT CRADALL'S
Knickerbocker Theater Opens Novel
Gallery of Historic Portraits.

Crandalrs Knickerbocker Theater
has come to the front with another
new and original idea. A section OF
the promenade lounge of the theater
just over the foyer has been rechris-
tened the Presidents Room" Upon
the walls of this room have been hung
massive portraits of the heads Of our
nation from George Washington down
to Woodrow Wilson.
These pictures have been artistically
framed in dull polished gray mahog-
any to correspond with the decorations
and furnishings of this room. 1t was
no easy matter to secure these por-
traits. and for over two months H. N.
Crandall has been securing art en-
poriums of the East in search of them.
A brief biographical sketch OF each
President has been placed upon each
frame and adds greatly TO the interest
of this section OF the theater. Before
and during the intermiSsions Of the
evening performance the room is US
ually thronged with sightseers who
seem TO appreciate the novelty.
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Rupert Julian, who sought to show
upon the screen the diabolical cru
city, the overwhelming conceit and
the supreme nsolence or a maniac
vested with a..tkority over an en-
tire people and the damage that
could be done in !he world by the
fanatical misuse of his power.
The entire production, done on a
colossal scale. Is one to make an
Americans blood boil. There are
scenes that one cannot view without
surrendering to the desire to hiss
the hideous monsters in human form
who outrage a peaceful nation; there
are others when ones patriotic i'm
pulses are quickened to the last de-
gree and cheers spring to the throat
unbidden. There is tremendous
power in every foot of reel and a
faithful expose OF the reasons We
are in the war and the reasons we
have got to go through and make
the pictures climax come true.
Despite the magnitude and length
of The Kaiser, the Beast of Ber-
lin the usual short reels will be
included in the program and a spe-
cial musical setting has been ar
ranged. Although this picture has
been shown at the 81 scale in all
other large cities prices wal not
be advanced this week at the Strand
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Soldier Boys to Play "You
Know Me, AL" at Belasco's

A troupe of more than 100 soldier
Thesplans. enlisted men in the Twen-
ty-seventh Division, u. s. A, will ar
rive in Washington next week. to give
a matinee performance at the Belasco
Theater Of the division show, You
Know Me, AL" The show comes from
a successful run of ten days in New
York and the men Will stop of in
this city fora single show on their
way back to the training camp at
Spartanburg, S. C.
The proceeds of the performance will
go to a fund for the purchase OF a
portable theater to be taken with the
division to France.
This same production of music and
mirth and fun will be taken to France
for presentation to the fighting men
back of the lines. i4s
1t is a soldier show. 1t was written
by soldiers staged by soldiers and
played by soldiers The chorus girls
are soldiers. and husky soldiers, and
the chorus men are soldiers.
Following its triumps in Spartan
burg. where the show ran a week,
Maj. Gen. John F. Organ, command
ing the division, urged the War De-
partment to give its approval OF a
tour of the play. That approval was
granted without delay and the troupe
journeyed to New York for the pur-
pose OF stimulating recruiting for the
division.
New York critics are one in the opin-
ion 1t Is the most striking perform
ance that Broadway ever saw. They
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agree, too. that the twenty musical
numbers are the seasons hits, and
that the chorus is beautiful, so beau
tiful that one forgets it is made up
OF dough boys.
Sergt. Leon de Costa. of the lO6th
Infantry and Private Burton Hamilton
wrote the music, and Lieut.. William
A. Halloran, jr., of the 106th Machine
Gun Battalion, wrote the lyrics. The
lyric for the most spectacular num-
ber of the show, MY Heart Belongs
to the u. s. A.. was written by
Private Russell Brown, leading man.
and an old Broadway favorite. ~
Nearly every man in the cast of
more than fifty has had a profess
sional stage. career which is suffi-
cient guarantee that the production
is-not amateurish.
Z Harvey r. Brooks, an old Keith
headliner. keeps the house in an
uproar from curtain to curtain,
Harry 'Grfbble, who played with
Guy Bates Post in The Masquera-
DOR" just prior to enlisting, is
splendid in the role of a retired
merchant. Stanley Wood, one OF
the principals. is of a family of ac-
tors and actresses of note.
The boys built the show during
their odd moments in camp. Never
during the period of rehearsals and
finishing OF the production did the
men allow their military work to
slacken.
The next appearance of the show
will be in Paris. and the one after
that in Berlin.
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CosmOs-VaudeyIlIe.

The Cosmos Theater this week will
have as its headline attraction
"Hilda's Ankle" a snappy little mu-
sical comedy. featuring pretty seem
cry, handsome costumes and a mu-
sical score of tuneful songs, pre-
sented by a company of ten people,
mostly pretty girls of the snappy
type, headed by Art" Harris and
May Lorimer.
The bill throughout will be of the
sprightIy entertaining type including
a merry mixture of nonsense by
Carter and Garcia; Browning. Daw-
son and Dallas, a lively singing and
byackface trio; and Ed Smythe and
company in a slang classic. Pretty
Soft" with Alice Roye, a Georgia
girl and singer of Southern songs.
and the Wileys. South American mu-
sicians, with strange instruments.
The matinee feature photoplay will
picture William S. Hart in 1.-THE
Patriot" and mis- will be supple
mented with Billy Rhodes COM
edy and the Hearst-Pathe News.
Starting at 3 p. m. today, the bill
will feature for the last time the
offerings presented last week.
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Concerts and Lectures.

Few women in any walk of life have
as keen a mind as Geraldine Farrar,
the fascinating American prima donna,
who is to appear here in recital on
Tuesday afternoon, May IA, at the
National Theater. under the manage
ment of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. Miss
Farrar is wholly American by ances-
try, birth, training and inclinatio
When a prima dOna can boast Of that
she has achieved something that
comes to their race only once in a
generation. She is a natural ,Iinguist.
speaking faultless French, German
and Italian.
John Mccormack will be heard the
last time this season in Washington
at Polls Theater next Friday after
noon, April 26, at 4:3O under the man.
agement of Mrs. Wilson-Greene.
The program which Madame
Yvette Guilbert. the unequalled song
interpreter, will present to her
audience on Thursday afternoon,
April q, at the Belasco Theater, rep
resents some of her greatest ar
tistic achievements. In it she will
run the gamut OF the emotions
down through the centuries. The
opening number will be the Pierrot
songs. an attainment even in the
repertoire OF Yvette GuiIbert.
Another masterpiece of the Fiji
teenth century is The Miracle Of
Ste. Berthe" in which Madame Gull
bert impersonates a number Of
characters recalling famous Italian
paintings and recreating the ages
of faith before our eyes. Also
promised for this afternoon are
La VOLTA La Rosee," the celebrated
Lien Serre" and lie Cycle du Vim"
songs always found on request pro-
grams.
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CrnndaIrs CasIno-"BIrth.,

The screen at CrandaIrs Casino
will be devoted all week commence
ing today, to the presentation of
Birth" film of particular inter
est to women. Because of its ma
ture. the attendance will be limited.
during its showing, to members of
that sex. The picture sets forth in
frank fashion the problems Of
motherhood. both before and after
the birth OF child. 1t owes its
origin to a French scientist, who
prepared it after years. of study
into a question that has perplexed
his nation-the alarming decrease
in birth-rate in recent years.
Birth" was then evolved as
propaganda for spreading knowl-
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CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
CONTINUED FRoY PAGE ONE.

authors of Friendly Enemies" The
Misses Courtney, often prominent
in the most noted musical shows Of
the decade, will introduce their
new repertoire of Southern delin-
tatiOns and darky dltties.
Flanagan and Edwards will
cheer up with their on and On
farce of on-and-off-stage life. Ham
iIton and Barnes will indulge In
"Just Fun" and Potter and Hart
well will submit Bits from varie-
ty." Other features will be the
pipe organ recitals, the Hearst
Pathe News Pictorial and the
matching bees" in aid OF the
Third Liberty Loan.
At 3 and Sis p. m. today at b.
+. Keith's Theater, the bill will
disclose Pat Rooney and Marion
Bent, Bessie Wynn and all last
weeks varied and jolly attractions.
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Gayety-Burlesque.

"A Trip to Sunland," a two-act ex-
travaganza. is the vehicle which will
be used by the Golden Crook COM
pany to exploit the varied talents
Of its members during its engage
ment at the Gayety Theater this
week
Billy Arlington. hailed by bur
lesquers as the prince Of comedians.
heads the cast. which also includes
Frank De Voc, Harlie Mayne, Carl
l. Taylor. Edward F. Hennessy. Sol
Hite, Mabel Rafiow, Walter La Foye
and Eleanor Cochran.
An outstanding feature of the pro-
some twenty young and beautiful
women Introduce eyolutions that
compare fayorably With. the most ar
tistic ensembles offered by any COM
pany. The Pail Mall Trio, sweet
voiced exponents of close harmony.
will provide a pleasing olio number.
injecting humor with the songs they
so effectually sing.
Another speciality Of interest will
be a dancing number by Hlte and
Roflow. The long musical program
includes the following numbers. sew
eral of which were specially written
for the organization: You Wonder
ful Lights Up There" so Do l."
you'll Regret the Day You Broke
Ny Heart" I've Come Down from
sUnland" and I'm Going to Follow
the Boys over There"
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shown and orchestral accompaniment
provided.
Loew's CoIumbIa-Marguer Clark
Today and continuing until Thurs
day Marguerite Clark will be seen at
loves Columbia in her new photo
play, 'tRich Man, Poor Man." q fllm
version of George Broadhurst's great
stage success, adopted from Maxi
milan Fosters novel of the same
name.
The story relates how Betty Wynne.
after spending many years in
boarding school, enters the home Of
John X. Beeston, a cold-hearted,
selfish financier. presumably as his
grandchild. Although a rich man.
BeeSton is pobr in everything else, for
he loves no one and every one de-
spises him.
Betty brings love and sunshine into
his life and he refuses to permit her
to leave him after he finds that she
has been foisted upon him through
the forgery of a man whose sole de-
sire was to make Betty happy. Betty
Is the central figure in many thrill
ing scenes, and eventually finds hap
plness in the love of a young man
who really is the grandson Of Bee
ston.
A Hearst-Pathe News and other
reels will be shown in addition to the
feature. Thursday and for the last
half Of the week Wallace Reid will
be seen in a new photoplay. The
House OF Silence"
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Jazz Band Of Enlisted
Men Coming to Keith's

There are twenty-five enlisted men
in the L. S. Navy Jazz Band TO be at
B. F. Keith's Theater next week.
They are only out for four weeks,
three OF which were devoted to the
houses in Boston, New York and Phil
adelphia- with Washington last
They are credited with having scored
an emphatic hit in vaudeville. Ger
tainly they have pushed the liberty
loan publicity.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Bathers, Alteration!

All the Sennett beauties are polish
ing up their bathing suits for the
summer season. On Easter day II
vas warm enough for bathing pur-
poses but the season Is not officially
opaned until the first OF May ana
from then on everyone hikes to the
beaches. In the meantime the bright
end shining light Of the Sennett stu
do. Phyllis Haver, vivacious little
blond, has departed for a visit to her
folks in Chicago.
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Scenario writers-Read!

The Triangle reading department,
under the direction of P. J. Hurn, has
established what 10 believed to be a
record for the FIRST three months of
the new year. In that time $500
stories have been read and thirty
eight purchased. This shows that a
little more than / per cent OF the ma
terial reviewed was found available
for Triangle productions. Mr.. Hurn
declares that his department 10 keep
ing well ahead on stories.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
MOOre's Strand-"The Kaiser, the
Beast of Berlin

''The Kaiser. the Beast Of Berlin"
the one pre-eminent photoplay expose
of the intimate life of the most hated
man in the world. and a cinema mas
t. rpiece that made New York, Chi
cago, Boston and other large cities
stand on their feet and cheer like
mad, is the attraction for this week
at Moore's Strand Tmeater.
1t should be understood that THE
Kaiser the Beast 0f Berlin" is not
battle picture. II goes deeper than
that. 1t is a pictuIt made with con-
summate skill and strict adherence
Il to fact save in the overpowering
clmax disclosed in the last reel by
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stork Visits Director,

William Beaudine, Triangle comedy
director, was visited by the we'll
known stork at S557 Sunset Boulevard
last Saturday. The stork left a seven
and a half pound young lady. This
is the second young hopeful to bright
en- Beaudine's life, the other being a
daughter who has reached the age
where she salutes the head Of the
house as "Pop."
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WASHINGTON SQUARE PLAY.

Regina Connelli, who comes to B.
F. keith's next week, is the actress
who made a vaudeville hit with The
LOllard." Her new play, Noon
down" is from the repertoire of the
Washington Square Players, with
whom it scored very strongly in New
York. as it has in vaudeville.
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DOZens OF Games VINO nave cn-'
viable regulations as film vampires
were paraded before the searching
eye Of Author-Direetor schertzin-
ser, but everyone seemed to have
some ailment. either Of a physical
character or a too exalted idea OF
the financial value Of their services.
Then. just as the scenarioist was
beginning to think he had better al
ter the plans and specifications for
his perfect thirty-six vamp, along
came Beverly Travers, who admitted
that IL Ii was q question OF having
acted before the screen she had not
had as much experience as some
6cher actresses: but IL IL was a
matter Of youth, cleverness, q per
feet thiTty-something or other and
the poss sssion of a blonde pull
ehritude that had never been ac-
quainted with q bottle of peroxide,
she would take her chances with
any young and clever and blonde-y
beautiful thirty-six in the entire
country!
which will explain why Charles
Ray will have the assistance OF
Miss Beverly Trayers in this new
Sehertzinger story and why all the
young actors in and about the 1nce
studios are paying more and
stricter attention to their haber-
dashery than ever before. oh, yes!
Perhaps it is worth mentioning that
Miss Travers has the role of a
model Ter a popular corset in the
new Ray photoplay!
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Hanted-A Perfect "Yamp.' y

Victor l. Schertzngers in which Thomas Ince next
win present Charles Ray Paramount patrons calls for van
perfect thirysx such similar number OF
the Los Angeles motion picture colony boasts of ample
supply but the Sehertznge requments exacng that
part would have be rewenhe demanded
& particular vamp. be clever and oh! really truly
beautiful then, in addition she be a blondel
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Moore's Garden--An Enemy Alien


Three superlative photoplays will
constitute the weeks offering at
Moore's Garden Theater. Beginning
today and continuing through Tues
day the outstanding feature of the
bill will be Paralta's moster-picture,
which does not show the war but in
dicates clearly why there is one. IAN
Enemy Alien" picturing Louise
Glaum in the title role. Miss Glaum's
part Is that of girl who was born in
Germany and whose head was trained
over there, but whose heart repained
with America. A popularity OF this
picture Is that the plot has its incep-
tion in Berlin, changes fits locale then
to this country and comes to a con-
clusion finally in France, with the
same characters carrying the action
forward in all three countries.
In striking contrast to the feature
of the early days OF the week is Lit
tie Miss No-Account," in which Vita
graph presents charming Gladys Les
lie as the chief attraction at the Gar
den on Wednesday and Thursday.
The story is one of a young heiress
In the grip OF scheming foster-parents
in large city and how she manages
to retain her vast estates.
For the last two days of the week
the major offering will be The Wine
Girl" new Bluebird release. pictur-
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sThe TrIpIe Cross"

Thomas II. Ince's notably popular
star. Dorothy Dalton. has just put
the finishing touches to a new screen
meIodrama called The Triple Cross"
and at once commenced another pho
toplay that has to do with the career
OF a jealous young Southern woman.
The Triple Cross" Is by -Octavus
Roy Cohen and J. !. Geisy, and Of
fsrs to Miss Dalton and her support
ing company ample opportunities for
some Of the most effective screen sur
prises and sensations OF recent pro-
ductions. The story is frank melo-
drama. concerning the Vaccinations
of q German secret agent in this
country and his efforts to obtain the
plans Of a new rifle that Is expected
10 prove a noteworthy addition to
the ordnance equipment Of Uncle
sam. Miss Dalton's role Is that OF
a young girl in the employ Of the
French Intelligence Department. ana
during the enactment OF the story
she is called upon to prove her o!ev-
erness and daring in a number OF dif-
IereRt ways
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edge OF the proper care OF children,
both pre- and ante-natal. 1t has
the Endorsement of members of the
medical profession wherever il has
been shown,
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resng News and Seghts Of the Stage and the

Pat E. Albert Crawford,
champion lightweight of the
a7th Division, u. S. A., as the
vampire" in "You Know Me,
All" at the Belaseo Theater
next week.
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Ruth King Plays Mother.

Ruth King played mother to Baby
Marie Osborne in The Soul Of
Child"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-05

really worth his weight in wheat,
he wouldn't bring much over ninety
cents,
At 1880 Monday afternoon a heavy
wind storm struck this city. 1t came
so suddenly that people had scarcely
time to seek shelter before the ssstorm
was upon them. Windmills, fences
and chimneys were an easy prey for
the forceful elements. The front Of
the building occupied by c. A. Barrett
company as warehouse, was found
lying in the street; the top of the
southwest corner of the Masonic brick
for depth of about 2 feet AMI 10 feet
in length was tumbled over on the roof.
At Adams the belfry of the school
house is missing.
On Thursday occurred the semi
annual inspection of Co. B, o. N. G.,
at Their armory in Weston. Col. Geo.
T. Thompson, commanding Bird regi-
ment, was present, accompanied by
his adjutant, H. H. Reddle. 1t is said
that the boys, number of whom re-
side in this city, take great interest
in the work and are anxious to become
a crack company. Company B has re-
ceived shipment of supplies consist
ing of campaign hats, leggings. can
teens and haversacks, and is now well
equipped.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-05
w. u. Glee Club Coming,

Athena will receive treat when
the Willamette University Glee Club
appears in concert here, Friday, April
26th. Last year the Club made a
great hit, responding to many encores
and after two and a-half hours of en-
tertainment, the only fault found was
that the concert was too short. This
year in connection with the ticket sales
will be offered a most valuable and
patriotic prize to the school room SELL
ing the largest number of tickets, in
addition to liberal cash commission
to each one, who engages in the sale.
There are twenty in the troupe. requir-
ing an $S5 guarantee for special con-
certs. Press reprots from the points
visited this year pronounce the concert
the best of any glee club that has ap-
peared in their7respective towns. Seats
should be reserved at an early date.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-05
% Years Ago.
From the Press OF April5. 1885

The city hall has kink in it, caused
by the wind storm Monday.
Several parties in Athena are serl-
iously contemplating forming club
and pure hasing bicycles. It's great
sport and machines are cheap.
Weston Leader: j. A. Baddeley
lately completed a race track at the
Hartman farm below town. Mr.. Bad
deley owns $500 colt which he in
tends to train for the turf.
C. W. Depuy, known throughout
Eastern Oregon as Squire Dupuy." "
died Saturday morning al the nome Of
his daughter In LaGrande.
There are several Eastern cattle
buyers moving through the country,
securing bunch there and bunch
there, but the prices they offer are not
very encouraging.
A Bannock Indian was at the depot
in Pendleton the other night preparing
to return to Fort Hall reserve, Idaho.
His one expression which be kept re.
peatiug was: "Bannock Indians nc
\ money, Umatilla Indians lots Of mo-
ney."
II you were to say now days thai
"a man is as good as wheat. it woule
bs a poor compliment, for If he were
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-04-05
MAP INE SIGNAL BATTALION
IS READY FOR FRANCE

Oregon boys in the Signal Battalion
of the U. S. Marine Corps are now in
an eastern port ready to sail for over
there. and a brush with the kaiser.
This Battalion was formed from ex-
pert signalmen who had actually sig
nailed under fire at Vera Cruz. Hayti
and Santo.. Domingo and recruits from
the training stations at Mare Island,
Cal and Paris Island, S. G. The nom
commissioned officers are all veterans
having been under fire in numerous
battles and skirmishes over the world.
Eleven of the commissioned officers
are men who have been promoted from
the ranks. The enlisted personnel rep
resents graduates from over twenty
leading colleges and Universities.
More interesting than the. diversity
Of colleges are the diversity of trades,
businesses and professions enumerat-
ed. there being farmers. miners, drug
gists, students of medicine, civil eng
ineers, electricians, lumbermen, iron
workers, and all through the entire
gamut of American industries. The
battalion is divided into three divisions
of signal work, Visual, consisting of
wigwag, semaphores, heliograph and
search light and blinking. The other
branches are telephony and radio, or
wireless.
These men not only have regular
drills in signaling daily but they also
have schools in scientific and applied
electricity. They are also possessors
of several coops of carrier pigeons
under the care of expert pigeoners.
The birds will be used in the trans
porting of messages to and from the
trenches. The Marine Corps is calling
for 10000 more young men who are
desirous of entering this picked branch
of service as artillery, infantry, sig
nalmen, etc. All men between the
ages of 8 and 36 are eligible, includ-
ing registered and married men. Call
or write to Marine Recruiting Offices,
Panama Bldg, Portland, Ore.