The Washington herald., 1918-08-25
To Be Seen This Week

whimsical skit .An In Fun; De
Witt, Burns and Torrance In The
Toys Awakening: Kenney and
Hollis in "Freshy's Initiation;
Bertee Beaumonte and Jack Arnold
IN The. Sergeanteene." q sketch
around a fair recruiting OFFICER; the
Shirley sisters In q tuneful tsrpsi-
chorean interlude: the Garcinetti
brothers, hat-throwing experts; the
pipe organ recitals and the news
pictorial and real war films.
Today at and s:15 .. m. the bill
at B. +. Keith's will contain Helen
Ware. Mile. Diane and Jan Rubini.
Lillian Fitzgerald, Bert Swor. and
all the others laughed at last week.
Gayety-sThe Roseland Giris.S
Two lively, up-to-the-moment bur
lesques are presented by the 1888
edition Of James z. Cooper's The
Roseland Girls" the current weeks
attraction at the Gayety Theater.
Putting II Over and "a whirl Of
the Golden West are the titles Of
these. which while created by Billy
K. Wells. author of the book, for
laughing purposes only, accomplish
their object in q strikingly original
fashion A distinct novelty 10 pre-
sented In the finale of the nrst act.
in q speciality entitled The Pirates
Midnight Revel."
The cast Is headed by SoIly Ward.
an established favorite. Harry Cole
man, another excellent comedian. u
also much in evidence. Others IN
the cast are Esther Irving Wood. q
beautiful and gifted prima donna:
Kitty Mitchell. comedienne; Dolly
Fields, soubrette: Peggy Lewis, IN
genue; and Hunter. Lewis and Rob
erts. the Harmony Singers. Besides,
a chorus Of twenty attractive and
talented girls will be seen and heard
to particular advantage
Cosmos-AMidsummer CARNIVAL
Week.
This week at the Cosmos Theater
will be Midsummer Carnival Week."
with q bill constructed entirely for
fun and revelry, headed by Palsy's
Circus, the funniest animal act In
popular vaudeville. presenting dogs.
monkeys, ponies and mules. with
clowns whose middle name 10 laugh
ter. While 1t Is big treat for the
children. 1t has a record for enter
tanning grown-ups. The next laugh
maker will present Martha Hamilton's
company in Pay Up," whose fun has
much to do with the installment plan,
and Hall and O'Brien will offer a
jazz camedy combination In The
Janitors'
The Mahoneys will offer amusing
eccentric comedy; the Havelocks, Jug
glery and conjuring features, with a
mirthful atmosphere. and a funny
Mack Sennett film, ''She Loved Him
Plenty" will make laughter with the
screen. Ed. Nevins at the piano will
assist Louise Mayo in entertaining
songs and stories, and Walsh and
Lawrence will intersperse their songs
with dainty dances and comedy
photoplay will be I've Can't Have
Everything" featuring Elliott Dex-
ter. Kathryn Williams, Tully Mar
shall and Jerry" and the Hearst
Pathe News. changed twice during
the week, will complete the bill.
Todays performances, starting at 3
,. m, win feature McKay's Scottish
Revue at the head OF a standard bill
Of entertainment
Moore's Strand-eThe Great Love-
Moore's Strand Theater this week
establishes a precedent by presenting
for the first time in Washington a
new d. W. Griffith master photoplay,
The Great Love-" at usual Strand
prices instead of the 81 scale custo-
marily charged for attractions Of such
magnitude and superlative merit
The Great Love- Is Griff1th at his
best. 1t Is a picture that Is repeat
ing the history made by "The Birth
of a Nation" Intolerance" and
Hearts of the World" in that thou
sands are turned away daily unable
to gain admittance to the theater
wherever the film is placed on view.
Interpreting one OF Mr.. Griffith's
most appealing romances Is a cast that
embraces Lillian Gish, Robert Har-
ron, Henry B. Walthall, George Faw-
cett, George Siegmann, Rosemary
Theby, Gloria Hope and Max1eld
Stanley.
In addition to these notable screen
stars the action of the story also oc-
casions scenes in which many of Bri-
tain's nobility and social aristocracy
are pictured. Among these distin-
guished personages are Queen Alex
andra, the Princess of Monaco.
the Countess Of Massarene, Lady John
Lavery, the Countess of Drogeheda,
Lady Diana Manners, Elizabeth AS
quith and scores of others.
Moore's Garden-.A GentIeman,s
Agreement,
For the first three days Of the
current week. beginning TODAY,
Moore's Garden Theater announces
as the feature of It's bill Vitagraph's