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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20
CONGRESS OF VAUDEVILLE
STARS TO ASSEMBLE AT
LYRIC THEATER THIS WEEK

vaudeville. variety. or variety vaude-
VILE, IL included In Cooks program.
HIS is a trapexe artist and the word
artist is used with particular sig
nif1cance; a musician, song and
dance team in fact. Cook gtvee tab
loids Of every act used In a vaude-
Vile program,
Then there ia Maragret Edwards.
the physical culture girl. and her cCm-
pany, presenting q gogeous exhibit
Of classic living statuary and dancing
Miss Edwards Is Known as the per
feet girl" Her act Is especially of in
terest to women - ad girls and she ex-
hibits some stunning costumes in her
pnysica! culture dis plays,
Bert Leslie Coming.
Bert Leslie. the musical comedy and
vaudeville star, with his company Will
lie n big feature of the bill for the lat
ter half OF the week.
There are two gentlemen who have
had much TO DO with English language
as It In spoken today. These are Noah
Webster and Bart Leslie. but while
Webster WA content with being an
authority. Leslie has gone him enc
better and In q creator creator Of
slang. and some of his slang 1as be-
come 80 authoritative that II ID now
included 'in most dictionaries.
AnOlnef Oh Leslie creations was n
character called Hogan. He has taken
Hogan into society. has made q painter
OF him; in fact has introduced him IN
six different ways. Now Leslie has
taken Hogan TO Mexico and In the
seventh of his Hne classic slang seris.s
called Hogan in Mexico" he IL seen
az a canvasnan of wandering lii
Gus showing In the republic whiCn
Mr.. Carrhnxa and Mr.. villa are lis
putting the ownership Of. and IL re-
auires even more than the diplomacy
Of the learned gentlemen who partici-
psted In the Mexican conference re-
Gently held at Atlantic City to extricate
Hogan from the dsHfculties he en-
counters with CabianzA, . Mexican
general.
In this new skit, Leslie IL the same
Hogan. He has. however. an entirely
new equipment of slang and IN much
tunnier than he has ever been before.
THE italian Minstrels."
Joe Webb who used to do an ftaiiar
character skit with Harry Burns. 10
now presenting an act of similar type
with Anthony Romaine. witch ia cali
ed THE Italian Mtnstreis," Inasmuch
as ninstrelsy according to Mr. w. III.
Gilbert 10 "a thing of shreads and
patches, as well al songs and
snatches." they are italian MINISTRIES.
ard in these characters they indulge
In a good deal of nadinage and melody.
Elsie La Bsrgere presents an I'M
usual and what 10 known in the YER
nacular of VI udeville as "posing act''
She herself prosseses all the grace
and charm necessary for effective art
reproductions, and for these reprodu.-
tons she has selected various famous
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

The exigen ciaa of war have inter
rupted the routes OF many of the
most famous vaudeville stars and acts.
divert'nv them from the larger cities
OF America and Manager Charles W.
KeA has thus been enabled to book
fer thiH week at the Lyric such at
fractions ms the all-star company of
juvenile actors. SINGERS ard dancere
known 80 '"-ha Rrazv Kids" Per.
leslie 'h@ "Avrari~a9 doctor ~ sian
ctrn ~eg''' r',tsa IN rar~era the ce1a-
traf"' stage beauty. and other stellar
features
"The Kra7v R'ds" Will Re seen on
the hin for the rrst half nf the week
This ORGANIZATION represents the pick
Of Juvenile prot'ries It was assem-
bed for the big time" Keith thea
ttrs exclusively, being the hiwhest-
salaried troupe ~ Young entertainers
in the world. THE Rraxy Kids" give
f. comnlete variety show ard the pro-
6urtion IN elaborateiy staged
On the @s~'e bin are the Doofevr~--
JED and Fthel~--premier variety art
lists. who will e~e- their newest diver
sion. a real 'topnotcher."
Those Jolly DooleyA
The name "Doo1ey' seems to imply
some form OF comedy In this par
ticulsr instance II refers to the style
or the EXCEPT onally capable enter
tc'ners. tn little bits of different
stunts, The Dooieys. Jed and Ethel.
do about everything awheel that ~
possible 70 do, and great many
things seemingly impossible. They
are also singers. dancers, musicians
and comedians
Green Goods" the sketch In which
Arthur stone and Marion HAYES are
appearing. is described az a carnival
episode. and n there are any such
episodes at carnivais, this style Of en-
tertainment must be hiiariouslv fun
ny, as the antics of this couple are
generously 40.
Green Goods" tells in a broadly
humorous way of the efforts of the
small town cut-up who attempts to
rid" carnival show woman. OF
coure. the wit Of the country bump
kin ia overshadowed at every tlrn
Mr.. Stone as the village wis~acre"
gives q refreshing performance OF a
ruralite. Miss Hayes a. tire expert
enced show woman gives a new char
4 acter TO the stage,
Onc-Man Variety Show.
The expression. he is u whole show
by himself" seems to have been
coined especially for Joe Cook Cook
calls himself 1.-THE One-Man vaude-
vile Show and no one yet has de-
MED that the appeilation is exceed
ingly broad. and besides he is mas
ter of travesty. These qualities en-
atie him, with delightful hun.or. to
present In brief a whole variety bill
from the opening feature to the exit
march. Everything that has made
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

In this city, Theda Bara In William
Fox's screen production. Cleopatra.
II has ben pronounced by competent
critics TO be far ahead of all OF the
other big motion pictures that have
| oeen manufactured either in Europe or
in this country. The superlattve stu
pendous' is said to fttingly describe
the picture. Full advantage has been
| taken Of every opportunity to illustrate
the sumptuousness, magnihcence anu
briliancy OF the Egyptian and Roman
eras. Thousands of people were en-
pioyed in making the picture. with
three thousand horses being used In
several big situations scenes of sub
stantiaI maxnifcence represent Cleo
patra's reign In Egypt one in particu-
lar being her entry at Tarsus in her
barge of state TO meet Antony. IL La
rich in the extreme.
Egyptians, Roman soldiers. royal
court attendants. slaves, dancing sirls,
Jews, GreekR Assyrians. Parthians--
all live as In the days of the Pharoahs.
Royal spiendor IL declared to have
new meaning in william Fox's Cleo
patra"--- a riot of gorgsousness. color
and sipendor.
The story Of Cleopatra begins when
she is driven from Alexandria by the
victorious army OF Caesar; 1t ends when
she kills herself. by the bite of the
asp. after being conquered by octavius-
Between these periods there are won"
derful scenes of interest. that glow
with the passion OF emotion in her
conquest of Caesar by the charm OF
her person; the wiles shc employs to
ensnare Mark Antony. and. likewise,
through her Vaccinations In making
q love-conquest of Pharon of the Pha-
roads, who had taken an oath TO kill
her.
The battle scenes are pronounced
tremendously strong and thrilling,
while the naval battle at Actium. In
which eighty ships are set on are and
sunk, is holding In the extreme. 1t
lie tho first naval battle IN history.
ThedA Bara wears some startling Co.'S
| tumes--there are nifty In ali--and she
Ia said to portray the role of the siren
81 the Nile with rare fascination.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

porcelain and marbles. The novelty.
however, IL in her company. These are
number of dogs. This not only
Enables her to present unusal pictures,
but 1t is indeed unusual to train dogs
so that they will stand for a minute
or two at q time absolutely immobile.
Halliday and Willatt, O. versatile
team Of singers, dancers and comedy
impersonators, have a diversified act
that will add to the gayety OF the
slow.
With the new vaudeville bills there
will be the usual high grade motion
picture exhibits, including tho latest
releases OF the Hearst Pathe war alma.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20
"SMILEAGE" BOOKS
FOR SALE JANUARY %

New York. Jan. 1e.---None Is more
Interested In the "smiieage" book
campaign which opens with nation
wide sale Of the coupon books on
January rs. than the theatrical man
ayers and actors OF the country II
10 not the vaudeville actor with a
small act who In the first to offer his
services TO make the plan of furnish
ing heaithful recreation to our soldiers
a success. but the most prominent
ma naFers ana the leading PLAYERS.
Already e. III. sothern has gone 20
France with winthrop Ames the
manager and producer, to see what
plans they can devise for supplyiny
real amusement to the men back OF
the fighting line. No less a popular
star than Maude Adams has come for
ward with an offer to help, even 60
Ing SO far as to suggest that she
should organize her own company
with which to play the sixteen LIB
erty theaters already built by the
government, under the direction of
the miiitar entertainment council, ap-
pointed by Secretary OF War Baker.
The ''Smilage" book was the meth
Cd PROPOSED to take care of the rum
ming expense Of the theatsrs In the
camps. MANY of thu theasers are
now open. and the boys are paving
their adm isston out OF their $50 a
month. When the hooks go on sale
they will be purcha sable by anyone
who wants to help our soldiers. for
the coupons will he exchanged for ad-
mission tickets. They are In 81 and
SIS values and there Ii a place on
every book for the donor to SIGN his
name and he may. If he chooses.
either send n himself or designate
20 whom IL In to be sent
"CJeopatra.~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

Bennett, as was expected Bennett,
who is with THE Very Idea" started
rehearsals with Maggie" but re-
turn 20 the. idea" cas-. when threat
ened with court proceedings. Hen
nett's excuse for doubling was, he
didn't want to leave New York while
his wife Ia playing there.
Phyllis Eeilson-Terry. the English
actress, lie to be the leading woman
In Maggie" when il ls produced by
Mr. Tyler In Canada.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

theater, New York. with mild success,
but his company had TO get out so
kand e. could put osmething else in,
and now they claim that they have
Donald's services for The Rainbow
Girl and Joe Weber says NO"
Donald isn't saying anything. being q
canny Irish lad. who knows how to
make money. and he will no doubt
side with the party making the most
attractive offer.
Edward Peple's new piece, Mag
gle" which Geo Tyler is producing.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20
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In
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

During the coming week managers
of the Liberty theaters in the ten
national army camps and canton
ments will be appointed. Those re-
ceivtng the appointments were recon-
mended by the commission on train
Ing camp activities OF New York.
I "Divorcons" has been condensed for
vaudeville purposes and will be done
by Laura Hope Crews with a support
| ing cast OF Ave. Grace George owns
the version.
'Chu-C Chin Chow has celebrated
its sobth performance in London. and
Romance" with Doris Keane, has
passed its l.o00th performance. Miss
Keane has just married her leading
man
Ileen Poe. who played Mary in the
Mays Ankle" company appearing
here last month. haa retired from that
company to take Gertrude Wander
bits place In "Maytime."
Carroll McComas has been engaged
for the principal role in Say When"
the new Bolton w cd eh ouse- Kern mu-
steal comedy TO be produced by Com
stock and Gest.
Alexander Letwttch who Was sta ge
director here three summers ago for
the Academy Stock company has
81 aduated from the director class, and
will make his first legitimate proAnc-
ton effort with Some Daddy" by
Harry Allan Jacobs. q new author.
Donald Brian, Joe Weber and X
and r. are in a three-cornered mix
up over Donald's services. Donald
has been playing for Joe Weber In
Her Regiment" at the Knickerbocker
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20

"CIeopasra.~
Theatergoers will see at the Acad-
envy all OF this week, for tho first time
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-07
ON THE AVENUE

Her bonnet was blue and across stEeamed be Of red
ribbon. r.
She pretty with the freshness Of youth and her smile
was the fruit of happiness fss
Half under her she held tambowme whose red rim
restrained a store IF linking eOins.
From somewhere she had with the Of task
well done and a bit of funds for q worthy
Behind her, smiling too there a negro boy Under
his arm bunch of papers Rugged his side proclaimed bis
calling and BY their essened numbers, his successful day
Perhaps she suspicious, for though she ceased
to smile, she kept wary eye the and clasped b
tamboUine closely.
And then something called her eyes away. She looked
straight ahead and the boy, watching, his opportunity
Two three quick steps and his hand at her elbow
His gstened, his smile grew wider, showing brilliant
white teeth And them weIaspms his fingers he let little
shower of pennies fall into the tambourine
The assie turned, surprised, abashed The boy she had
thought a thief Samaritan. The hand that abe
thought to steal was bent giving.
She smiled kindly more sweetly than before,
and said "God bless you"
The boy, touching ragged cap, bowed respectfully and
turned away.
The BIT of red ribbon Huttered rney the coins nsIed
cheery and two hearts rejoiced the sincerity of true
charity.
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S. 0. S. for the Boy Scouts

The Boy Scout organization of the District of Columbia
is confronted with the necessity of raising fund of $4,000
in order continue their great work m the District of
Columbia.
They making drive to this money at the
time and have organized campaign which viii end with
"Cver the Top dinner the Lafayette Hotel Tuesday,
July g. Up to the present time they have raised $4,000 of
the $4,000 required.
Everybody familiar with the remarkable work that
done by these Boy Scouts assisting the Chief of Police
maintaining order occasions such the big pageant held
IN this city the Fourth.
Major Pullman has done them the honor of saying that
he could not do without them
In these strenuous days when the older boys have gone
and the parents buly engaged m war work,
be apparent everybody how necessary Is to look
after the welfare of the young boys who the future
of nation.
Boy Scout is loyal he is true, he courteous, he d
gentle and his organization teaches him to be man and
mouds him into the good citizen Of tomorrow
HELP THEM GET THIS LAST TEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS.
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CONTINUED from Page I2)
seems to me it was stated around last
Inauguration time that IT had not
happened before at all'-hss VICE
President served two terms:
Speaker and Mrs. Clark
CeIebrated in New York
Speaker and Mrs. Clark. by the
way. spent their Fourth up in New
York. taking part in. the Fourth OF
July celebration there, and they had
plsnned-if Congress took its project
ed recess-to go on from there TO
S6efr home. .Honeyshuck." at Bowl
InE Green. No. They spent last Sun
day at Summit Point, W. Va, where
thetr daughter and sonin-law, and
the most wonderful baby that ever
kSppened. are visiting the baby's
ether grandparents, DR.. and MrS
Thomson
-secretary and Mrs Daniels also
apsnt their Fourth up in New York.
where Secretary Daniels was the
chief speaker at Tammany society
celebration. The McAdoos and the
Lanes are the only others of the Cabi-
net set who were away-and they
have been away for some time. The
EeAdoos spent their Fourth some
where out in the Yellowstone coun-
ny, nshing-as pleasant a way Of do
izE nothing as man has yet devised;
aud the Lanes, who took a flying trip
t. Honolulu, 20 look into some mat
terra that were urgently demanding
IL Secretary's attention, landed at
q Pacific port some days ago and.
Shough they expected to stop for
few minutes at several places are
inst about due back in Washington
RoW.
The Attorney Generals household Is
pretty well broken UP for the sum-
Hner. Mrs Gregory, after considerable
6ahsffng with herself as to whether
Hhe wanted to go down to Texas
~dOUn home that is-and spend the
summer with her mother, or bring
hsr mother up here to spend the sum-
mer with her up in the Blue Ridge
country, all same like every one
olse.- or go UP 10 New England
Ehsre one Of her sons is stationed
ID q training camp, finally went
South. taking little Miss Cornelia- her
y6mSest. with her, and planning that
Ghs might later spend some time
WIN her son. Miss Jane Gregory,
vto cant leave her Job" with the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-07-07
MIR. Houston Went
On whiting Tour.

Mrs. Houston is also away. she
took the children and started on
couple of weeks ago. to make one OF
tvvo visits before settling them Tor
the simmer at Woods Hole, Mass.
where they have been in the habit OF
Spendfng the summer. and where IN
mast seasons they had for neighoors
Lady SprinK-Rice and her two chll-
dren-Master Anthony and little MISS
Petty. The visits are over, and Mrs.
Houston and the children settled In
the summer quarters, where MIS-
Houston will probably leave the
Youngsters and return to Washington
soon to be with her husband most OF
the time until he can take bis VaeA-
tfon and be with them They are
nrobahIv really quite as comfortable
in the big airy house they have MP on
New Hampshire avenue-they have
been renting for the past two or three
wears Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury's Wash
ington residence. and she keeps
suite at the ShoTeham for use any
time she wants to come down from
Philadelphia-as they would be any
whore else
IL Is rather noticeable how many
Of the young married ones, who would
normally be the ones above all others
who would desire me Iun anu BdyShy
Of the resorts. are occupying the fam
ily residence while their elders "go
Eadding." There are the de Mohren-
schildts in the McAdoo home, and &C
eordtnR to Nine. de Mohrenschfldt,
expecting to be there pretty much all
summer There are Captain and Mrs
Pitt ScOtt-.thA Iattar formerly Re-
bolah ConieE hr1- Dewitt Tai
madEe's dAuEhter-ISho are In pos
session Of the T1lnAdse apartment In
The Altcmont. where they recently
entertained Mrs.. TalmadEe for a few
days when she interrupted her vaca-
tion 70 come 70 Halle EIktnS Davis
wedding.
There are the two girls who picked
their husbands froTa the French High
CommissioD-Ama Lzrcuisan. who
was FraneeE MoSrA.. and Nine. Lang
lain. vho was Amy Bennett Bo1h- OF
hen are eoapead the summer in thstT
DE-Onts' tSWn houses--tbs A1ruu4Hans
In tn haEe wIchfe1d house, On
n aasaebasrSis avenue (which most
waahinEtor iAsas still speak of as "the
Moore house" because they watched IL
building for Clarence Moore, whose
widow is now Mrs Wiehfeldl-Uhile
Mr.. and Mrs. Wichfeld are at. ArA
Wichfeld's summer plADs- Swift
moore" at Pride's Crossing, Mass
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was registered for the game Alarge
amount was subscribed for the Ameri-
can Red Cross under the auspices OF
the United States Golf Association
Arriving here this week to join the
Washington colony were Mrs. Leigh
c. Palmer, wife of Rear Admiral
Palmer, with Miss Laura Palmer. and
James McKeldin: Henry White IL
here from Washington; Mr.. and ArA
Noel 7. Bowling. Mrs George W.
Ewing and Miss Peggie Ewing are
here from Baltimore with Mrs. James
B. Haggin, Of New York.
Mrs. Howard Walker, OF Washing
ton. was Joined at her cottage In
Second Virginia Row by the Misses
Evelyn and iAldace waller. Mrs.
Richardson Glover has returned from
Washington, where she passed some
time with her daughter, Miss Eudor
Clover, who has gone to France to
act a. an interpreter in the neld
hospitals.
william A Glasgow. IT., Of PhTla-
delphia- who Is general counsel for
the Omitted States Food Administer
ton, is at the Greenbrier with Mrs.
Glasgow for the summer. Mr.. Glas-
gov spoke at q War Savings Stamp
meeting in Lewisburg Monday even
ing. and = large group went from
here to hear him Capt Charles Web
ster Llttleneld, pay director In the
United States navy, came to the
GrsenbFier from New York to bring
Mrs. Litleneld, who will pass the
summer here. BE returned this week
to New York.
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They expect to go up about the
middle of the month,
Lieutenant Langis3s md Bride
Occupy Bennett Home
And Lieutenant and Nine Langlais-
who returned about a week ago-are e.
LabHshed In the Bennett residence until
fall, while Mrs. Bennett IL IN Maine. and
Mr. Beunett-not 10 intrude on the
young people-has betaken himself to
the Army and Navy Club. They are
being considerably entertained BY their
friends who were denied The opportun-
ity during their short engagement,
starting in with Mrs TheOdora Shuey,
who celebrated their return-and her
own reoccupation OF her house on Cali
fornia street, which has been rented dur
ing the winter to Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. L
Ledyard. OF New York-by a tea for
them last Sunday.
There was some talk Of Lieut., and Mrs
George Amy Perry-the latter Halle
Davis. our most recent bride-settling
down In her mothers apartment on
Eighteenth street but the last heard
she had decided to go down to Quantico
where Lieutenant Perry. being Of the
Marines, Is stationed In the same way,
Margaret Fahnestok. now Mrs. Sylvester
Stokes, Jr-, has preferred 70 establish
herself at Norfolk where Mr.. Stokes is
stationed.
OF course all these young people are
the sort who have any number Of friends
and will be constantly week-ending here
or there as often as their young hus-
bands can get leave. The de Mohren-
schildts are even now with Nine. de
Mohrenscildts sister, Mrs. Clayton Plat.
at Chestnut Hill. near Philadelphia-the
latter having just returned from her
own wedding trip. They went for Deta
Sullivan's wedding. with Albert Lincoln
Hoffman today, and for all the parties
that would. OF course. precede that event
And Captain and Mrs. Pitt Scott mo-
tored down to Warrenton with the "Bil-
ly' Hits TO spend the weekend with
them Immediately after Halle Davis
wedding. which Mrs. Hit, who was
Katherine Elkins. naturally came up for.
None OF those neWfyweds are likely TO
suffer for lack OF company or change.
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Lieut.. Roberts Speaks
At Bar HarbOF.

AAGuAs NAoDGHNA gym
At Bar HarbOF.
This letter. which gives the news
from Bar Harbor, might interest you:
Dear Neutrality-suspicious. Day At
this resort was very quiet the only
celebration of the day being in the
form of an outdoor gathering held
on the Village Green and which was
attended by a large portion OF the
summer colony A stirring address
was given by Lieut.. Eldridge n Rob
erts. of the Royal Flying Corps, who
spent twenty-five months in the war
zone
THE FIRST week OF the summer
branch OF Bar Harbor's Red Cross
Chapter has been a splendid success,
and the work Is being done with
great rapidity and zeal. Repairings
OF worn garments Of the soldiers will
be one of the things which the branch
will accomplish this summer. salvag-
ing, as it were. Word has been sent
to the chapter that very soon the
branch's quota OF garments TO be
made wearable will be sent These
garments will be thoroughly cleansed
at the cantonments where collected
and. after being sterilized. will be
mended and patched by Red Cross
workers. Washington is represented