The Washington herald., 1919-06-22
At the Theaters This Week

might rival the e show Of the big
theaters.
The supporting biii includes the Sable
Sisters. unique vaudeville entertainers
and vocalists; Jacks Dogs, no ordinary
animal act: Dave Roth. who whistles,
sings and jokes himself and his audi
ence into a happy frame OF mind;
and Rector. Weber and Lang, trio
Of cabaretists with Broadway's new
est song hits. william 8. Hart will
be the picture of the matinee film
feature. "The Money corral;" ''vir-
tuous Husbands" will furnish the film
laugh-maker and the Pathe News the
pictured events Of note in the world
Gayety-wrestIing.
Although last nights performances
marked the termination of the 1918
10 season OF burlesque at the Gay
ETY. Theater, one more event In
scheduled before that house will be
turned over to the renovators ana
decorators for its annual refurbish-
ment. That event will take place
tomorrow night in the shape Of q
championship wrestling match, TO
be staged under the personal di-
rection Of Harry o. Jarboe, manager
of the theater.
The contestants will be Joe Tur-
ner, the local favorite. and holder Of
the Police Gazette's belt. represent
Ing the lieht-weight championship.
and zeke Smith, Of Richmond. with
the championship title at stake. The
match will be staged under the
catch rules, the de-
cision being awarded to the man
gaining two of the three falls. the
strangle hold being barred. The
referee win probably be Joe Free
man, who has officiated at O. num-
Yer of similar events here.
Loew's Palace-Robert warwick In
"secret Service"
The American stage has never
known a more gripping and power
full epic drama of live and war than
Secret Service" the tense and pulls
ing story of civil war espionage
which was written by william Gil
lette. the famous actor. later pro-
duced with Gillette In the chief role
and which later swept America from
coast to coast by the sheer fervor
of its appeal. Secret Service" in
its audible form. was the dramatic
stages counterpart of Grifiith's
famous civil war classic, Birth OF
a Nation" and IL is this same Secret
Service" that has been adapted to
the photoplay form by Director
Hugh Ford. with Robert Warwick
in the central character and q cast
that challenges comparison.
Secret Service" is the story of
Lewis Dumont. a Northern spy. who
is commissioned to undertake the
task of having himself assigned to
the Confederate telegraph service
at Richmond in order to execute a
daring plan to bring about the fall
of Richmond. He meets q daughter
of the Confederacy with whom he
falls in love. The plan to accom-
plish the. fall of Richmond fails and
Dumont. the spy. Is sentenced to be
shot II is only through the inter-
cession of the Southern girl and her
family that the Northern spy Is
saved from death, and in the period
that follows the struggle, love
triumphs over sectional strife and
the two enter the promised land Of
romance.
Robert warwick. a brilliant actor.
and until recently an officer OF the
A E. F.. in France. has been chosen
for the part of the spy. Dumont.
Grouped in Mai. Warwick's support
are such capable and distinguished
photoplayers as Wanda Hawley.
Theodore Robert, Edythe Chapman.
Raymond Hatton. Casson Ferguson.
Robert Caine. Irving Cummings,
Guy Oliver. Lillian Leighton. Nor
man Selby (''Kid" Mccoy and
others.
This epic production will be
shown for the first time in Washing
ton today at Loew's Palace Theater.
where it will continue the attrac-
tion through the entire current
week. In addition. there will be
shown a Mack Sennett comedy,
Hearts of Flowers" and the Loew's
News Weekly.
Moore's RIaIto-CharIie Chaplin.
A double feature bill of far above
tho usual Stapdard of stYch offarippa