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The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
TREAT FOR MUSIC
LOVERS In STORE
San Carlo Grand Opera Company
to Return Soon.

Announcement that the San Carlo
Grand Opera Company, whose per-
formances in past seasons have con-
tributed so materially to the city's
cultural life, is to return will be well
received by local music-loversA This
company's productions have come to
be an interesting factor here.
The San Carlo company may be
said to be the pioneer in the produc-
tion OF grand opera at non-prohibi-
tive prices, Fortune Gallo. managing
director OF the big organization. hav-
ing kept far afield of other producers
in responding to the widespread de-
mand of American music-lovers for
grand opera at popular prices. Pro-
moters Of grand opera interests in
cities like st. Louis, Washington,
Cleveland. Pittsburgh, Kansas City,
and Omaha have concluded that the
high prices which have all along
prevailed were wholly responsible for
the unsatisfactory attendance.
And so, rather than give opera TO
the exclusion of those misic-lovers who
cannot AFFORD to pay more than 81 for
the best seats, these same promoters
last season made a clear field for the
San Carlo company. having satisfied
themselves that this organization could
crafty with equal force the demand
for grand opera at prices within
eyerybody's reach. Therefore II must
appear highly complimentary to this
splendid singing body that it was last
season able to enjoy an uninterrupted
and successful tour of thirty-two
weeks.
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Cesmos-vaudeviIIe

Two big headliners and the first
showing of the latest william Far
mum photoplay production when
a Man Sees Red" will be the ex-
traordinary attractions at the Co.'S
mos Theater this week.
At the eleventh hour, Manager
Brylawski announces he succeeded
in securing Eva La Rue and her
large company in The Art Studio"
one of the largest and most mel
odious girl acts on the New York
popular vaudeville stage. It ia
handsomely equipped with scenery
and costumes and presents some
new and pleasing music sung by, q
host of pretty girls.
The second featured attraction "a
THE World of Harmony" a unique
feature in which q genuine repre-
sentative of each of the I'VE races
OF man appears in a monologue set
ting forth the aspirations Of his
people and sings their songs, the
whole ending in q musical finale In
which all take part, It is an i'm
posing novelty.
Supporting acts will include VIII
liam CahilL in q. new discourse on
Food, Fire, Air and Water; Rae
land Wynn, in q dainty sister act;
HsDs and putteA n . combination
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Moore's Garden-IThe Midnight
TraiI.0

This week at Moore's Garden
Theater will be divided among
three film plays of more than ordi-
nary interest and merit. For the
first three days of the week. be-
ginning today. the feature of the
program will be 'Che Midnight
Trail" the latest of the william
Russell comedy dramas in which the
star Is pictured as a young million
aire with a deep-seated desire to
distinguish himself as a detective.
The opportunity finally presents
itself and he solves a battling
jewel mystery by discovering a
case of somnambulism. He discov-
ers even more than that, becoming
aware at just that time that he had
fallen desperately in love.
Francelia Ellington is again pic
tured as the object OF Mr.. Russell's
affections. The action is brisk
throughout the picture and the
photography OF a high order.
On Wednesday and Thursday
Corinne Griffith and Evart Overton
will occupy the Garden screen in
The Menace" q unique, photoplsy
In which . doctor undertakes to
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prove his theory that environment
can be made to overcome all taints
OF character BY adopting the son OF
a burglar. A strong vein OF ro-
nance is carried through this sub
ject and Miss Griffith is said to fnd
in the story much to contribute to
her fame as an actress OF the
shadow drama.
The principal booking for the last
two days of the week will be
Hands Down.. gripping melo-
drama of the West in which Monroe
Salisbury and Ruth Clifford are the
co-stars. The majority OF scenes
in this subject were filmed in the
big tree" country and a back
ground of majectic proportions thus
is provided for a story Of equally
impressive strength.
All OF the feature films will be
accompanied by synchronized or
chestra programs and will be sup.
plemented by abbreviated picture
subjects treating of wide variety
of matter.
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Young Girl of Belasco Cast :
Sends Crippled Hero Salary

toward the support OF the soldier
whom the had seen butchered and
crippled for Hfe-"struck while he was
down" explains Marie, plaintively.
She has made arrangements with the
French ofhcials TO have the man cared
for continually at her expense until
he IL able TO support himself. or az
least until the war IN over.
ITO do something for ones country
is great" says Mile. Pecheur. but %
do something for an individual-te
sacrifice for the sake of showing ones
gratitude for a countryman who Offer
ed his life for his country-ah, that.
TO me is greater" Miss Pecheur, all
though scarcely more than a child. has
had experiences that have filed her
eyes with pathetic shadow and have
put tragedy into her voice. However.
as there is always something bright
In the gloomiest Circumstances, that
same shadow in the eyes and tragio
note in the voice will probably DO
more than anything else 20 make Mis-
Pecheur one Of the greatest tr1ge-
diennes few years from now.
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% Views and Intimate Gossip o the Realm Of the Stage and Screen
Spanish Dancing Transplanted
Pleases Only if First Class

The finest Spanish dancing Is at
once killed or degraded by the pres
ence or an Indifferent or unsympathe-
tic audience. and that IL probably why
II cannot be transplanted, but remains
local" Thus Havelock Ellis has ex-
planned why the most vividly myster-
ious and fascinating folk-dancing In
the world could never be witnessed
outside of Spain. But a miracle has
happened. A troupe OF Spanish dane
ers and singers will descend upon the
National Theater tonight, in
The Land OF JOY" a musical revue
that has had a run OF twenty weeks
in New York 1t Is said that the
music. the singing. the dancing, the
costumes, and, above all, the people
(women of yivacity, diablerie and over
whelming magnetism) all contribute
to q show which Is absolutely differ
ent from anything ever before pre-
sented in Washington There Is q
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PoIl's-ssThe Only Girl

Polls Theater will this week offer
the most charming of all Victor Her
bert musical pieces, THE Only Cir" /"
and likewise present an addition
extraordinary to the Poll M1sical
Comedy Players in the person of
Maude Gray. Miss Gray is well
known to washingtonians through
her appearance here in The Pink
Lady" The Lew Fields Reyues. /"
and last season as the prima dona of
the Aborn Opera Company at the
New National Theater.
There Is a lilt and charm to the
many musical numbers In "The Only
GirP' that serve to demonstrate anew
the prestige OF Victor Herbert and In
the book Henry Blossom has achieved
a distinction that made the long runs
and unusual popularity Of "The Only
Girl quite a natural consequence.
The Poll Musical Comedy Players
are admirably adapted to cast this
pretty play with music, and Roger
Gray. director and comedian (who Is
related to the prima dona) anticipates
a production unusual In technique
and elaborateness Of display.
The distinguishing marks of this de-
liehtful musical comedy are the re-
freshing originality Of score. and q
book containing q particularly appeal
ing plot The story concerns q lib-
rettist who nseds eoliaborstor. He
The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
Sunday Openings Popular
With Amusement Lovers

mieres this season, for It has lost its
hoodoo among the theatrical folk and
every new production is anxious TO
have its first showing in Washington.
1t was only a matter of two years
ago, that performers hated the very
name of Washington. For Washing
ton, be it known. was considered the
hardest city to play on the circuit.
After an extended run OF Turn to
the Right" Upstairs and Down" and
"A Successful Calamity" all of which
had their premiere here. managers
sought to book Washington for q first
showing.
Turn to the Right" Is now In its
third season and still drawing capac-
ity houses. Upstairs and Down" and
"A Successful Calamity" are also
playing to capacity houses after their
premiere here and many, many other
shows, after their first showing here
have gone to Broadway-and to an
indefinite run.
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bewitching dancer called Doloretes, q
1.-the sinuous. swapping. gypsy-like
Creature, who will twist and turn and
stamp over the stage In q manner to
stir the most jaded pulse. There II q
man. Bilbao, the lightning rhythms Of
whose heel dances will show q combi-
nation OF grace and agility. the press
agent announces. to which Washing
tonians were hitherto strangers.
The organization as q whole Is said
to be as full OF fire and purpose as
the original Russian ballet; the cos
tunes, In blaring, heated colors, con-
stitute the ingredients OF an orgy;
the music. sentimental and yet pulsing
with rhythmic life, In its crescendos
and decrescendos. its prestos and
adagios. Is music as only Quinito VAL
verde can write. Like his original
tango, the Argentine. It Is as intoxi-
eating as vodka and as insidious as
cocaine.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-24

"where there's a will there's q way"
to DO your bit for your country. how
ever Handicapped by lack Of oppor-
tuhity person may seem to be. Some
times such heroic achievements are
brought to light OF people who seem
ed so little able to achieve that the
rest OF Us are logged into activity.
The latest case In point IL that OF .
little French girl, Marie Pecheur. who
with no other asset than q knowledge
OF English and q good pronunciation,
took upon herself the burden OF car
ing for a crippled soldier who spoke
her beloved French and who found
himself homeless and helpless after
an experience which In too common
now to mention.
The girl, who. because she was beau
dful-and fortunate in making the
right nnections-succeeded In getting
an engagement as an actress in the
cast OF ''old Lady 81" at the Belasco
Theater this week, and sent the very
nrst weeks salary to France TO TO
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With the opening the theaters on
Sunday. managers have struck a key
note Of popularity that has seldom
been evident in local theatrical circles.
Evidence of this fact was noted last
Sunday, when both the Belasco and
National were taxed to their capacity
and standing-room was at a premium.
Another interesting fact noted was
the large number of army and navy
men in tho audience. Due to the
weekend furloughs, local managers
should not have any trouble in dis
playing the s. R.~O. sign before 7:3o
on Sunday evening.
Washington has been "All Dressed
Up and No Place to Co." for many
years, as Keith's was unable to ac-
commodate the jam OF theater-goers
that sought to gain admission, and
movies" was the mecca of the over
flow from this house.
Washington is promised many pre-
The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
N.tion.H.srhe Land OF Joy

NationaHSThe Land OF joy
KIaw & Erianger announce The
Land NJ Joyb as the attraction at the
National this week, beginning tonisnI
This Is the delightful. fantastic revue
which has been playing to CROWDED
houses in New York for more tnan
twenty weeks. Moreover. II has been
acclaimed the most enhancing musl-
cal comedy Of a somewhat barren sea-
son. Klaw & Erlanger believe that II
a. so genuinely novel and legitinatey
worth while as an entertainment tnat
sa7The Land Of JOY will bring 10 the
theaters a public-seeking entertain
nent combining music that Is hauhC
ing and amusement that IS appeaLns'
especially for the tired theater-goer
who is ever in search Of something
to approve
The spanish, being a restless people
are not only given to a persistent m m
dulgence in the dance. but they indulge
I'm it at every conceivable moment
D,bep music strikes the ear, be II from
a cricket or a bird. In The Land OF
Jov'' the v dance with voluptuous
abandon from Valencia to Granada
from Granada to Seville, from Seville
to Madrid, and through Madrid from
the Plaza de Toros to the dancing
academy itself. New York admitted
that it never saw such dancing: II Is
graceful and seductive. skillful and
sensationaIIy artistic. The Senoritas'
who are all Spanish beauties. have the
tecbnidue Of the dance down so nne
that they are rhythmic to the last
degree.
The music. too. Is quite character
istic Of sunny Spain, the composer
ouinito vaIverde. beng acclaimed the
"WaItz King OF that country
The spanish company Is linked to-
Eether by a welI-known American
comedian, julius Tannen, Who enacts
the role of a Confrencier Interpreting
by clever dialogue the story OF the
Mot which is given in prologue, two
acts and eleven scenes. and in other
yays making Senoritas Marco. Puchol.
Saus, Doloretes. ManZantinita' ana
senors Lopes. Bilbao. Navarro and
Villa thoroughly at home with their
American audience
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H.I..eo rheater-~oId Lady IL"

Emma Dunn and her associate play
ers in "Old Lady 81" Will begin
weeks engagement at the Belasco
Theater tomorrow night. 1t Is just
like moving to this city a happy party
Of old women and a few men from
New England Of fifty years ago and
introducing them in turn to an audi
ence of today. 1t is story OF youth,
Of youthfulness and more youth, that
comes with advancing years when the
hearts remain young; and through the
sxperiences Of the women who live IN
the home. the lone man who Is the
cause of the jealousies, the romance
OF the daughter Of wealth and the
son of poverty, there is the refining
influence of love OF the woman for the
man who had been everything to her
in prosperity and adversely.
Miss Dunn gives a big sentiment TO
the play. She is the inspiration to the
broken husband. the tempering IN
fIuence to the women who live in the
past and the guide of the girl VINO
looks TO the future. And the charac-
ters are Just such people as we expect
to meet in an old ladies home. Nancy
knits with unusual vigor and speeds
her stitches to keep time to her nim-
BILE tongue. Blossy never forsets her
romance. Even Granny proves the
life Of the tea party and bids for
favor of the man.
The perfect detail Of the production
gives every scene the. proper atmos-
phere- Old garrets have been ram
sacked 10 provide the roomy rockers
and deep sea-going sofas. Quilts OF
striking coloring appear and the tea
party brings out gowns OF remarkable
variety, and still more remarkable
vaIume. Candlesticks and rare old
china adorn the mantel and the tea
set fits in its proper place Just as It
did in grandmother's time.
Viva Odgen, Mrs. Felix Morris,
Maud Sinclair. Kate Jepson, May GAL
yer. Elizabeth Leroy, Lottie Church.
Mary Davis, and Clara Coleman are
the women OF the home. Maria Pech-
eur and Irving Mitchell the youthful
lovers. John Stokes, Louis Fierce
and Thomas Shearer are ripping char
acters to round out the happy comedy.
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of specialties from the varieties in =
cluding songs, dances, comedy and
unique jugglery, and George Ran
dali and company in "Mush," q do
mestic laughmaker.
The big Farnum photoplay will
be shown only at lis and 4:45-p.
m. daily from Monday to Saturday,
and this will be its first exhibition
in Washington.
Today's performances starting at
s p. m. will feature the Corn Cob
Cut-ups, q "Squashtown Octet" the
funniest act of the year. with other
acts OF last weeks bill.
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This Weeks PlaybiHs

Is pleased with song as played on
the floor above him and sends for
the unknown musician, who Is a tai
ented and pretty girl. The librettist
agrees to collaborate with her. He
has three friends who are supposed
to be as Indifferent to women as he Is.
They visit him presently, each one in
love, then each one married. The
fun OF the story IL brought about by
their experiences
The FIRST production Of "Ths Only
GirP' will take place tomorrow night.
and Lnere will be matinees Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
b. r. Kelth's-Annette Kellermann.
Annette Kellermann. In person, in
a production, particularly OF vaude-
vile, and called Annette Keller
mann's Big Show" will be the fea-
week, beginning tomorrow matinee
and ending next Sunday night. The
diving diva conceived and staged the
revue, filed with music. dance. div
ing and a variety OF other sportive
diversions. The words and music are
by Irving Berlin, Ted Snyder, Bert
OIduLs sam LcWlS anu JUG IOunb.
In the company are Edmund Max
alif, the American primo ballerino;
Estelle House, Oliver Reese and the
viyacious "Kellermann Girls" ever
present in all sorts Of guises. gowns
and gaiety. There are ten principal
scenes, some on shore, others In
the air, a few on the briny, others
at the bottom OF the sea, and some
big vistas among the deep-sea grot-
toes.
figure fn the scenes and action. The
fancy diver. swimmer and physical
eulturists INDUCES in her favorite
|, flights from sky to water, gives
aquatic feats. walks the high wire,
sings topical songs. essays some
dainty stepping on her toes, and in
numerous other ways manifests more
talents than were ever dreamed OF
her when she was in vaudeville, mu-
sical comedy, motion pictures and
the Hippodrome.
Lew Dockstader comes into his own
again as the extra added attraction
and his laugh-potency over the audi
ence Is said to be quadrupled by his
appearance in his own racial color,
P4ANAcbC ne enjoys InTOuBn nav
ing taken up character assumptions,
THE Political Boss" a typical New
York ward-handler, being his pres
ent offering. He introduces new jibes,
jokes, quips, anecdotes and gossip,
injecting some humorous comment
on the conduct Of the war,
Dorothy Toye, ''The Girl with the
Two Grand Opera Voices" with a
new repertoire OF her effective songs,
is another added feature. Eva Tay-
lor, Lawrence Grattan and company
will present Mr.. Grattan's farcicaI
success, Rocking the Boat" Thom-
as F. Swift and Mary H. Kelley
will present new panacea entitled
5000" Joyce, West and Moran will
offer songs with dances to suit. The
NORM Sisters will add their spark
ling speciality. and Prosper and Maret
will give portrayals of college ath-
letics. The pipe organ recitals and
the Hearst-Pathe news pictorial and
real war films are the remaining
numbers.
At and Sis D. m, at B. r. Keith's
Theater today. the bill will contain
Carter de Haven and Flora Parker,
Mollie King and all the other hits
in the program last week.
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Moore's strand-AThe Bandit and the
Preacher"

The .photoplay entertainment sched-
uled for presentation at Moore's
Strand Theatcr this week is well cal
culated to interest those who. discrim-
mate in their selection Of cinema di-
version. The attraction extraordinary
for the first four days OF the week,
beginning today, is THE Preacher and
the Bandit" in which William S.
Hart has the best role OF his career.
This thrilling film play Of the West
was written by c. Gardiner Sullivan
and represents the most sensational
production ever released under the
Thomas II. Ince trade mark. The
cast that is pictured in support Of
the star is one of the few really all
star casts that has ever appeared be-
fore the camera and includes. among
others, Robert Edeson. Herscaah
Mayo. Rhea Mitchell and Gladys
Brockwell. The interest created by
the story, the skillful acting Of the
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO
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Gayety Theater-asome Show

Barney Gerard and his celebrated
Some Show" enter upon a week s
engagement at the Gayety Theater to-
day. Heading the cast is Edmond
Hayes, who. it is asserted. is the high
est-salaried comedian in burlesque.
Hayes has made famous his original
character Of "the wise guy" in vaude-
VILE, and reintroduces that interest
ing parsonage together with his equal
ly celebrated '.piano-mover" in the
present organization. The book. writ
ten by Mr.. Gerard. is full of sparkling
lines and strikingly novel situations.
Hayes makes his entrance as "the
piano-mover." with his working stan,
consisting OF faithful "Bozo," his pal,
The Washington herald., 1918-02-24
Loew's Columbia-"BIue BIases
Rawden."

William s.. Hart In his new photo
play. blue Blazes Rawden," will be
seen at Loew's Columbia today and
for the entire week. As Blue Blazes
Rawden." Hart is a lumberjack who
has lived all his life in the great
woods and whose existence is a COM
pound OF hard work and fierce fight
ing.
Rawden, with his pockets full OF
money, comes out of the wilderness
with his nondescript laborers and pro-
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Moere's str.,s--rA. u,s.u.r.,.

The attraction at Moors's TheateS
Tor the entire week OF March slwiu
be The Unbeliever," a mammoth
perturbation OF Mary Raymond Ship-
man Andrews popular novel gener-
any conceded TO be the greatest story
OF the present war, The Thres
Things" This picture was made with
the active cooperation OF the U. s.
Marine Corps and reveals some Of the
most startling scenes that have ever
been brought to the screen. The story.
Is oased upon young mans er-
periences In the trenches and on the
battlehelds Of Belgium and France
where he learns 10 cast aside class
distinction, race hatred and to be-
iieye in the God OF Christianity.
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Leew's cslsnbIs-BiIn. b,,<.

biihe Burke will be seen at L.oev'a
columbia next Sunday and for ths
nrst half OF the week in a picturiza-
tlon or the well-known stage succes..
Ewes Daughter" in which Grac.
1eorge appeared on the speaking
stage with great success a few sea-
sons ago. Thursday and for the lass
half OF the week Jack PIckford viii
De seen in 'Huck ana Tom" being
the further adventures OF Tom Saw,
yer"
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Msere's PIa..-AM.s.n w-h.r-

For the first three days Of the week
OF March at Moore's Plaza Thoater.
the feature OF the bill viii be Madam
WhoT' a gripping photoplay Of the
civil war in which Bessie Barriscale
Is the star. Wednesday and Thurs
day Monroe Salisbury and Ruth Cliff
ford will be screened in The Door
Between" and Friday and Saturday.
Edward Earle and Betty Howe IN
The Blind Adventure" based on Earl
Derr Biggers story, The Agony
Column"
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Poli's-.Let's Ge.r

lets Go" is the title OF a revue
which will be presented by the Poll
Musical Comedy Players next week,
This will mark the fourth OF the
revues for the current season OF the
players. and will be quite the most
topical and interesting buriesque OF
events OF national and local interest
that Mr.. Polls organization in Wash
ington has yet attempted.
Roger Gray. the director OF the play
ers and principal comedian. has gath
cred together fiotsam and jetsam OF
human interest for the production,
strong with varigated hues OF music
and girls and repartee. Stire, too. has
its place in this merry company. Great
care has been taken by Director Gray
to the end that the rapier Of satire
and humor shall not leave q scar.
Lets Go" will be eiaoorately staged
and brimful Of added features.
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Promised Theater Attractions

week. The paired stars viii be En-
NETT Corr1gan and company in a new
dramatic departure. and George White
and Emma Haig. the Broadway dan
GERS direct from Miss lsIT' and
Metropolitan vaudeville.
Other offerings will be Bessie Wynn.
the beautiful balladist; Rose and OF
tile Sutro. the famous two-pIano vir-
tuosi; Imhor. Conn and Coreene in
their new travesty. The Pest House,
Joe Norris and Flossie Campbell in
The Ayf-ate-her;;" Fritz and Lucy
Bruch. the cello and violin celebrities :
Jack and Cora Williams in a breezy
musical skit: the pipe organ recitaIs
and the Hearst-Pathe news pictorial
and war front films.
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Who's Who at the Theaters.

IDoIeretes rhe Land the National Theser
2-Marie Pecheur, playing ~0d Lady
31,D the Beiasc0 Theater. 2 =
Diving y.
-Hssu Ceoe .dded .oioi.t with Poli Musical Comedy
fIndns.i s.isHays.. -The Guys ~itk Asos.
the Gayety Thenter. y
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