The Washington herald., 1918-09-01

ensemble OF amusing and novel Dts.
The pipe organ recitals and the
Hearst-Pathe News pictorial pic
lures and real war Aims. conclude
the bill.
Gayety-Fred Irwin's MaJesties.
Fred Irwin's Matestics, always n
popular attraction on the Columbia
circuit. opens q weeks engagement
at the Gayety Theater today. This
years vehicle Is a lively two-act re-
view constructed for laughing pur-
poses by Paul Cunningham, an un-
usually successful author of this
particular type of entertainment.
Notable for its lavash scenic investi-
ture. its six scenes include views Of
Rector's at midnight. Broadway. the
Golden Gate at San Francisco, and
q summer home on the Hudson River.
Florence Bennett heads q cast OF
capable performers. including sucn
well-known entertainers at Lyle La
Pine. Roscoe Ails. Doc Dell. George
Leon, May Belmont. Ruth Barbour,
Hazel Morris. Flo Emory. Peggy
Braun and Rutheda Burnett
Than there's Q chorus of twenty
selected beauties. both as to face ana
form, and everyone of whom II an
excellent singer and dancer. The ac-
ton will be interrupted from time to
time to permit the introduction Of
several vaudeville specialties ana
novelties that are certain to please
the tastes OF the most captious
audience. The long musical prografn
includes such melodious hits as Get
Ne So Excited" "ou. La. La."
Marry the Girl" "Not that Kind or
a Girl" A Heart That's Free" and At
Want a DOLL
Loew's Coiumbia-ElsIe Ferguson.
Elsie Ferguson will be seen in
Heart of the wilds' at Loew's CO.
lumbia today and until Thursday.
1t Is q perturbation of pierre of
the Plains" a stage play by Edgar
Selwyn. in which Miss Ferguson
scored a pronounced hit in New
York several seasons ago.
As Jen, the daughter of . tavern
keeper on the Canadian-American
border, who sells whisky to In
dians. despite the excise law, Miss
Ferguson has a role of the deepest
dramatic interest. Her brother Val,
slays Grey Cloud an Indian chief,
who has made an insulting proposal
to him, regarding Jen. The mount
ed iolice are notified of the murder
andfa strenuous pursuit is at once
begun. Sergt. Tom Gellatly, who
loves Jen. receives orders to go to
ArchangeI Post and there seek to
capture the fleeing assassin. He
stops at Galbraith's Place. and an
nounces~ to GaIbraith that he has
sealed orders and is on his way to
captur the murderer of whose iden-
tity he is. of course. unaware.
Galbraith and Pierre, a@cowboy.
who loves Jen. place laudanum in
his coffee and stupefy him. Jen.
who loves the sergeant, seeks in
vain to revive him, and on learning
that he has secret orders to deliver
to the mounted police at Archangel
Post, she takes the packet from his
pocket. dons his hat and coat. and
rides away for the Post. On her
return that night the sergeant Is
still unconscious, and unable to
arouse him. Jen becomes anxious.
She then learns to her horror of
the trick played upon him by her
father and Pierre, and of the part
she has played to bring about the
arrest of her brother. Tom is at
last aroused and when he searches
for his papers. Jen tells him that
she delivered them to the comman-
DIT at Rise Post.
m is grateful and announces
h. intention to r:|c to the Post
She seeks to prevent his departure
by threatening to shoot him and in
her agitation the revolver Is dis
charged and Tom falls unconscious
While she Is searching for band
ages, Pierre returns to the cabin
and embraces Jen- Val enters at
this juncture and Is about to kill
Pierre when the mounted police ar
rive. Val forces Pierre at the point
of his gun to acknowledge himself
the slayer of Grey Cloud and they
leave with their prisoner. leaving
Tom in the care of Jen. Explana-
tions follow and all ends happily.
Thursday and for the last half OF
the week John Barrymore will be
seen in "On the Quiet"