The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
At the Theaters This Week

the current bill will be played for
the last times.
Cssnes-vaudevflle
Patterned after his recent notable
show In Washington. and elaborated
INTO a novel headline attraction for
popular vaudeville. The Songbird
Revue" by Joseph Z. Howard, the
be presented at the Cosmos Theater
this week, under the direction OF Ar
tnur Lyons, by q company featuring
Sydney Forbes and Grace Nelson. as
sisted by dainty octet of eight pretty
songblrds. II Is in four beautiful
scenes and its musical features are
famous song hits. past and present.
Charles Moratti and Company will
present the second big feature. D
pleasing comedy with interviewer
songs entitled Tanning Tenor.
Wally Jefferson will appear in black
face with the latest In minstrel songs
and comedy; Harry Godfrey and veta
Henderson WIN offer their laughabie
skit. Aboard for Aboard" Red ana
Blondy. acrooatic comiques. will have
many new Ideas In their type OF en-
tertainment, and Earl and Mullen VIII
complete the bill with "A Little OF
This and That" described as a terps-
ichorean confection gafnered with
song. The second part. a most i'm
portant part. embracing the latest big
photoplay features, win present the
Douglas Fairbanks wonder. "The
Knickerbocker Buckaroo:" the latest
Mack Sennett comedy. mo Mother
to Guide Him." and the Pathe News.
the nrst named being shown only at
lis and {:S p. m daily.
Leew's Pnlaee-Elsie Ferguson In
'rhe Avalanche"
The splendid minetic and emotional
sifts of Elsie Ferguson have rarely
found so powerful and facile a me-
dium OF expression as THE Ava
lanche." a gripping. romantic drama
by Gertrude Atherton, the famous
novelist. which will be the stellar
attraction at Loew's Palace Theater
for the first four days of this week.
beginning today.
In The Avalanche Miss Ferguson
assumes the role of Helene LES
TRANCE. a beautiful girl OF aristocratic
parentage whose passion for gam
bling. bequeathed by her dissolute
father. leads her irresistibly into chan
nels where she narrowly escapes for
felting the love OF a man she has
learned to cherish. 1t would be ditfi-
cult, indeed. to select a star more
amply equipped with the natural tai
ents and requirements OF the role of
Helene L'Estrangc. and preliminary
showings OF the picture Indicate that
II will prove one OF the most sensa-
tional successes scored by Miss Fer
guson in months.
In addition to Gertrude Atherton.
the picture has called forth the lit
erary and dramatic talents OF no less
a writer OF continuity than Ouida Ber-
gere. and the direction Is that of
George Fitzmaurice, long identified
with the Pathe production forces. The
cast assembled in Miss Ferguson's
support Is downright exceptional IL
includes such screen players as Lums-
den Hare. Zeffie Tilbury. William Ro-
selle, Fred Esmeiton, Grace Field and
Warner GLAND.
There will also be shown a splendid
added attraction in Squared" the
brilliant and penetrating domestic
comedy that brings Mrs. Sidney Drew
to the screen of the Palace for the
same period.
For the latter half of the current
week Loew's Palace announces first
Washington showings OF Dorothy Dali
ton in her latest production. "Other
Mems Wives" the story OF an unwill-
ing society parasite and her search
for love and happiness.