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AT NATIONAL THEATER.

Cyril Maude and his supporting
company, under the direction OF
Charles Frohman. will begin next
Monday evening at the National Thea
ter a weeks engagement, presenting
c. Haddon Chambers new comedy,
THE Saving Grace which has won
great success in London and New
York. Mr.. Maude is no stranger to
Washington playgoers, and his ap-
pearances here two seasons ago in
Grumpy" established him firmly in
tho affections and esteem of our thea
ter audiences. Almost as well known
is Mr.. Chambers, the dramatist, who
has given to the stage a host of most
entertaining comedies, including The
Tyranny of Tears and "Passers- BY"
THE Saving Grace is the latest work
to come from his pen. and it is very
fine product of the mature genius.
''The Saving Grace" pictures a small
English household during the early
days of the great war. 1t is in no re-
spect a war play, and yet the situs-
tions, complications and the charac-
tiers themselves arc Influenced by the
spell of the world tragedy. 1t is a
high comedy with a background OF
the deepest human emotion. Blinn
Corbett the hero. is a former army
officer, who is wearing his heart out
with anxiety to get back into the
service, from which he was dismissed
because he chivalrously saved his col
onel's wife from her brute OF nus
band by clipping with her.
The idyllic love between the two ex-
cuses their early fault Corbett, now
reduced to genteel poverty, by reason
of his amiability and total lack Of
skill in business, hides his sickness of
soul over his failure to re-enter the
service in time of war by embarking
upon a -light-hearted scheme to marry
off his charming niece. Susan Blaine.
to an enormously rich young gentle
man, Riply GuiIdford by name.
His boundless good nature and tact
overwhelm the objections of the
young mans aristocratic mother, and
in the end Blinn himself is restored
to rank in his old regiment, through
the secret efforts of the sentimental
and devoted wife.
Miss Laura Hope Crews plays the
DELIGHTFULLY."- sympathetic role Of Mrs.
Corbett. Other members of the organ
ization well known here are Miss
Betty Murray. Miss. Annie Hughes.
Miss Charlotte Granville, E4vard
Douglas and Stanley Harrison.
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kiss BURGLAR" AT POLLS.

Glen McDonough. who provided the
book and lyrics, and Raymond Hub
bell. who supplied the music. for The
Kiss Burglar" the musical comedy
which the MessTs. Lee and J. ]. Shu
bert will present at Polls Theater
next week. with matinees Thursday
and Saturday. are a combination OF
expert talent who might well be
looked to to supply a delightful even
ing's entertainment
Mr.. McDonough has had a long list
Of successes to his credit, for besides
The Kiss Burglar he wrote The
Algerian" The Wizard of OF"
Babes in Toyland," 1T Happened in
Nordland." THE Midnight Sons. :"
1.-The Jolly Bachelors" THE Summer
Widowers." and others.
Raymond HubbelTs versatile muse
has supplied various musical comedies
with delightfully."- lifting and melodious
tunes. Among the many songs that
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She Loves Being in Love

Andreas Dippel heard her and brouEn,
her to this country, just at the out
break Of the war, as star OF his Tho
Lilac Domino"
1t was very interesting work.
iesping from grand opera TO operCt-
ta.' she said. for IL was so differ
ent, and then again from operetta &c
musical comedy and now TO straight
comedy. In grand opera everything il
broad-gesturcs, stride: and even tho
prima donnss are broad, While IN
operetta or musical comedy II is all
so intimate that you feel almost r.
though you were singing in the bosom
OF your own family. When ] first ap-
peared in musical comedy I wanted TO
take everybody i'm the audience right
into my confidence. but then my bet
ters told me that little bit more re-
serve would be more effective"
And do YOU, like some others Of
your rank, believe that IL Is a con-
descension to appear in light opera
or musical comedy after grand opera
experience?" the interviewer asked.
GLORY, no. think the kind OF
work IN musical comedy is an inf
nitely higher, mission-if one regards
ones singing, career as a mission. out
there those good people who hear the
performance, appear to enjoy them
selves so readily and easily, but in
grand opera the audience has TO work
so hard for its pleasure. for grand
opera is not easy to comprehend or
enjoy"
Are you in love with anything eI-
cept your csreer?' o."
Most assUredly." she beamed. I'm
in love with being In love. I might
say that am perpctuslly In love will
SOME .onc-but that would sound scau-
dalous SO lets say that I'm forever
in love with the thought that am In
love. although up 10 the present ]
fear I have not yet been really. ~ low,
with the right man"
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

The only really soft jobs in any
way connected with the operation of
Moore's Rialto Theater are those
occupied by the feathered Tetraz-
zinis and winged Galli-Curcis who
occupy the wicker cages in the
foyer of the playhouse. They have
tough time of II, these birds.
Upon awakening in the morning
they breakfast heartily upon a wide
of carefully prepared aviary
delicacies. and fresh water, and
then devote considerable. post
prandial period to vocal exercises,
preparatory to the days recitals to
the accompaniment of the Rialto
Symphony Orchestra.
The Rialto's canary chorus is in
reality a double quartet. There are
four of the brilliant songsters at
each end of the foyer. 1t may
never have occurred to the lay pub
lie that canary birds mead sunlight
and fresh outdoor air quite as much
as any other sort of living creature.
While the Rialto foyer is always as
bright as day, the illumination is
not furnished by the faithful and
W. k. old Sol, but by the cove light
ing concealed in the dome. Hence
the birds, indefatigable workers
every one in flooding the entrance
to the theater with crystal-clear
thrills and wonderful cadenzas. in
order to do justice to their work,
necessarily have to appear before
the public in shifts.
This is not idle chatter. The
Rialto maintains corps of sixteen
canaries, all perfect singers, only
eight of whom occupy the lobby
ages at a time. The other half of
the total force luxuriates in a, wire
cage ten-feet long, four feet wide
and five feet high. which stands in
the big double window on the sec
ond floor Ninth street front of the
theater. This cage Is large enough
to permit the birds really to fly and
is equipped with perches, swings.
Roman baths ana a. m. !. Best of
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
Petrova Coming
To Keith S

Nine Olga Petrova, in all the beauty
and charm of her own radiant per
sonality, and mot a motion picture"
star. as such announcements occur
nowadays, will be the conspicuous
attraction at b. F. Keith's Theater
next week, the occasion marking the
fourth years passing since she made
her premiere here in Keith vaude-
Vile.
Nine. Petrova is making a very lin
tied tour of the Keith-Albee circuit
and only the major-size houses will
be honored. Her Offering will con-
sist of a series of recitations, poems,
and other compositions revealing the
principal phases of many-faceted gen.
ius The extra added feature. filled
with comic contrast, will be the Avon
Comedy Four.
Ruby Norton and Sammy Lee will
rank high in the laughter scale with
their compound in which Miss Norton
sings one of Trentinis songs with
seemingly as much power and tone
as the great prima donna Princess
Radjah. the real Egyptian artistic, it
Is asserted, will be another special
attraction.
Her presentation will include Cleo
patra dance" and marvellous Ara
bian Chair dance" in both of which
she is a sensational fgure. Others
will be Owen McGiveney as "DIlI
Sykes" Val and Ernie Stanton. the
English boys from America" Bernard
and Duffy in Have a Smile" Lady
Alice's pets, tots in cute tricks; and
the Pathe news pictorial.
Next Sunday, to sis. at r. r.
keith's the bill will include Jack Nor
worth. the Marnein Sisters and David
Schooler. Josie Heather, and the bal
ance of the current bill.
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Washington Theatrical
Growth in Year Extensive
Ry EARLE DORSEY.


really Washington heatcrgoer
Washngtons growth within
that the had something to do with it and that un-
bdy Washington is well supplied with entertainment for
OF its size, but let us~look into the situation little closer
observe the changes single year has wrought
This time last Washington had but legitimate thea
playing Broadway Belasco
bout the hs OF last April the Shube interests added Polls
their Washington holdings and the began It'll
until the New Year opened ctys egi-
ae houses weed to FOUR but last month the Shubes added
third house their Washington by renovatng the Casino
t Seventh and northwest remaining
The Beaso the Garck and Polls all play attractions booked
by the Mesrs Shuber while purvy
OF the Klaw and Eanger brand
Great this expansion in the field of the legitimate
marked by the field
pictures Washington today has three theatch Palace
~ Rialto Metropoan-which equal rank with
they actually magnifcence z any theatcr
o the kind in Manhattan.
These three thcaers projected brought conclusion
by the three of heaterownrs which local
oon pure world The first be brought completion was
M Palace-onc Of Marcus Locws chainand the last
Tom Moores magnificent Ralto In meantime
m interests had erected the Metropolitan midway between
.oew and Moore territory.
The gave Marcus oew his second WASH
gcn theaer For months the erection of
Oew interests had been operating the Columbia
and the placing OF another theaer
est Thirteenth and nearly gave
ontrol OF the F
On Ninth street. Moore is the theatrical king His Car
Hen and Strand Lcatcrs had long dominated the bust
OF Washngtons Whit Way but Moore satisfied
He believed that Washington would still heater
that territory which he had long called his own-Nnh
the Avenue The of Moorcs initiative
with anything of its Kind only Washington
anIc scaboard we'll
In other words then, the the city practically
aking five theatcrs Polls had
M the point of closing when the Shubers
Casino the actually five
completed by mentioning again the three picture palaces the
gave downtown Washington
The outlook for the future is OF probematcal
possible that the Wahngton legitimate
uccd three instead FOUR because the United
expected down the Poll property time in
he future complete its Avenue identification project The
and the Belaseo however will probably c
ro Shubert houses
With regard the picture houses the outlook encouraging
There be decrease the ciy population every dav
of the population converted into
nhusasc patrons OF the films All
nced that there will be plenty of picture
drop big film houses
bout o'clock ushers handle
roEds that resemble Billy Sunday audiences
Washington, incidentally noted country as city
that Wasngton thaters permitted to run on Sunday
been factor in the upbulding
industry and successful has this proved
date that necessity ever arising here
compel a Sunday closing
The fact that Washington does theaers until ,
Sunday afternoon obs that the
of here goddess Wash
Sabbath morning in the year.
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Kitty Gordon Picture
Remains Three DAYS

Kitty Gordon will hold the screen
of Loew's Columbia Theater from
today until Saturday night, in
Worlds 'rMandarin's Gold" story
of American and Chinese life.
This picture will be supplemented
by a showing of Gaumont's tabloid
"The Real Roosevelt" depicting
some of the deeds and achievements
of the great American. From next
Sunday to Wednesday. Dorothy Dali
ton will be seen at the Columbia in
Artcrafts new production, Hard
Boiled" while Bryant washburn
will be the pictured star for the
latter half of next week in Wallace
Irwin's story, Venus in the East. {"
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
III aHoHr5 J/o>7ey DIeW IN
Loew5 Palace NexI week

There are just ninety-five pounds
of her, but they are ninety-five
pounds that are full of vivacity and
cleverness and unspoiled charm. Snu
is Marie Carroll. who made such
a big personal success as the Ouch
ess in The Kiss Burglar" which
comes to Polls Theater next Mon
day.
Miss Carroll is very domestic and
spends most of her time off stage
reading.
And If you think that her cap
tivatinG tinyneSs is too little and
too young-she's under twenty-one
to have mastered the art of do
ing more things at one time. you're
mistaken for Marie Carroll never
reads without knitting at the same
time.
TT took quite long time to learn
to do both at the same time" she
admits. but 1 wanted to be sure
that I was doing something. even
though it is so little, for the
relief of the soldiers and the ref
ugees. Besides knitting is soothing
to the nerves"
Much of the literature with which
Marie Carroll occupies her mind
while knitting for the Red Cross.
is poetry. Her favorite poets among
the contemporaries are Tagore and
Rupert Brooks. Then besides she oc-
cupics much of her time with music,
and is an excellent horsewoman, ar
cher. gunner and in fact all round
athlete. Every summer vacation she
spends ON the Carroll ranch in Colo
RADIO where she pcrfects all her out
door talents.
Little Miss Carroll is accompanied
where she goes by her intimate
friend and constant. and incidently
one of her most enthusias jc admir-
crs-her mother, who in 81 te of her
little daughters big success, still
thinks of her as a child.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

Without fuss or feathers, whine or
hauty airs. Miss Eleanor Painter.
featured player in tho Shubcrts'
revival of Edward Lockc's comedy,
The Climax" at the Shubert-
Belasco next week. appears of the
stage as just a wholesome. likeable
girl. She is one Of the kind Of girls
VINO would not attract attention to
themselves on the street, save for
her pretty features and her win
nInG eyes.
And when it comes to giving an
interview she plesdingly siEhs:
You 90 il for me. never know
what to talk about or how to talk
about (which remark was
promptly disproven by her admis-
sion within d space of a few min
utes for. as she admits, she is:
Very undomestic:
In love with being in love;
Fond of motorcycling;
Enamored of classic dancing;
Wild about horses and riding;
A believer in the simple life for
prima donna or other stage cele-
brities.
There you have the cstalog of her
topics about which she chatted uuar-
fectedly in her dressing room, freely,
but briefly, and she had only two re-
quests to make:
Please don't rate me as a prima
donna or a star, for I'm not, or any
thing near them-yet; and please don't
put into print the story of how some
people heard me sing in the noun
tains OF Colorado, brought me TO New
York to study. and launched me I'm
grand opera in Berlin. II has been
told 80 many times that it gives me
the creeps 10 sec il in PRINT
As a matter of fact she was a grand
opera singer at the Charlottenburg
Opera House, Berlin. and her best
role was Madame Butterfly" when
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

Thomas H. lnce has installed local weather orecasng bureau
If the day be cloudy develop the directors have plent
CT time to notify all extra people to work
Mr. Clark Thomas who has beer associated in the expoao-
of the Houdn serial has been retained by Thomas H. Inc
ntendent of predictions and efficiency expert
Douglas Maeean who is supporting Dorothy Dalton
picture in the making has been loaned the Lsy COmpsn
to support Lila Lee.
Un IuE E b e b rGIGG 10 aPP o ce al an iD @ % to be- % aaT
on his feet while an orchestra is playing Jazz music
c. Gardner Sullivan writer. has just gea
be%spapGa 9y y TH % s tpOS % as inc HeTOe now he b aG ma n
H. P0iT inee ne 0'0" OF FREQ NO0 and inc supervision 0
noS beng an made 1ndeF be dieetoS of Victor l. ScSneeT
Tb6Ssh d has bn Thomas
stories for his
@ and md this she % plays n the part % Of ] ~ ghO & des @
ture directed by Victor l. Scherznger.
Girl Dodger" the the picture released by
Thomas H nce featuring his wonder boy Charles Ray In this NJ
forced society BY had hired hin
as grind
%o F R W orc the S @ S S "
Ro s 9f % ro ns on Rs 4 % 3 & iH f Se1 ms5
the Asra Company at Glendale, Cal
During filming serial
ducton proposed marriage Betty COmpOn charming heroine
T TRSss srDs wy nJ s 5 at % the B 18th moo PS2 Witt @
White parted with SoooO for the csac she bought at Bsy
place in Western Connecticut.
George arkn the thrill actor" seen
Ruth serial being made Glendale, Cal
BABY Msrs Osborn the @ @ has has been kissed by
blics.
Baby Osborne Pathe screen star only years old
bonds be held in till Marie
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Goldwyn Buys Post Story.

Samuel Goldwyn has purchased the
Basil King story, The City of Com
ades.' which recently ran in the
Evening Post. He intends
{ for starring vehicle. for Tom
doore. following "A Man and His
doney." This is the second Basil
King story that Goldwyn has pur-
hased the motion picture rights to.
he first being THE Spreading Dawn, %
a which Jane Cowl starred.
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Signs Cosmo Hamilton.

Cosmo Hamilton. who wrote Scan
dsl and who Cares" produced by
Seiznick and featuring Constance
Talmadse. is now one of the regular
scenario writers for Selznick. Myron
Selznick has signed contracts with
Hamilton that require three photo
plays for Olive Thomas, to be written
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
Goldwyn Gets Another Moore.

owen Moore, husband of Mary
Pickford, who retired two years ago,
will be been in films again. Reports
from Los Angeles say he has been
signed by the Goldwyn Film and will
soon be featured in a Rex Beach pro-
duction. Owen makes the third of the
Moore family to work for Goldwyn.
Tom and Matt having already ap-
peared in their productions,
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
BILLY VANS SIDEuNE.

Billy e Van. leading comedian of
1rbe Rainbow Girl" has 4 side line
|,f manufacturing and selling butter
|separator His last appearance in
MUSICAL comedy was In Have a
Heart" He Is now the "Bish'' in
The Rainbow Girl" =
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
VISIT ARBUCKLE STUDIO.

Accompanied by louis Henry Junod.
Swiss Consul at New York, Charge
d'Affaires Fredericm Oederlin of
Washington, was a recent visitor at
the Fatty Arbuckle studios in Los
Angeles The two Swiss dignitaries
called especially 10 see the, famous
comedian at work, and were deeply
interested in what they saw. Mr..
Arbuckle is at work on Love- a
new comedy which is calculated to
make anyone laugh.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
Here's the Palace
Menu Dished Up
Ink. c. B. Fashion

You've all read
The column like this
That 'K. c. B.
His real name is
Kenneth c. Beaton-
Occasionally writes
We'll X. c. B.
Has written the captions
For the new photoplay
"Romance and Rings"
That Mr.. and Mrs.
sidney Drew
Have just finished
For Paramount
It's the first film
The Drews have made
Since their legitimate
Stage success
And it's coming
To Loew's Palace
Next week
sunday to Wednesday.
When W. S. Harrs
New picture
Breed of Men"
VIII also be shown
Lima Cavalieri and
Fatty Arbuckle
-
VIII share
The Palace screen
Thursday to Saturday
In Two Brides" and
"Camping Out"
Respectively,
1 thank you.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
Those Rialto Canaries

all, the sun shines upon the cage
during the entire afternoon.
Much curiosity has been express
ed by the public as to the method
by which the RialtO canaries are
induced to sing from morning til
night. every day in the week. The
answer is simple: The management
keeps them happy.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
Moorc's RiaIto-"Thc Border
LEGION

The remaining days of the current
week at Moore's Rialto Theater will
be devoted to further screening of
THE Border Legion" the superb pic
Irritation of Zane Grey's best-known
novel of the old West, in which
Blanche Bates makes her debut, sup
ported by Hobart Bosworth. A wide
variety of camera subjects supple
ment bill which is completed by
an elaborate musical program, in
cluding the Light Cavalry overture
by the Rialto Symphony of twenty
seven soloists, and MY Little Birch
Canoe and You," rendered as a violin
solo by Mr.. Breeskin.
Next week at the Riaito will be
featured by the first Washington pre-
sentations of THE Divorcee," the
film version of Lady Frederick" W.
Somerset Maugham's brilliant comedy
of smart society, in which the prin-
cipal role is taken by Ethel Barry
more. r.
As an extra added attraction next
week, the Rialto will present Mar
tin Johnson's epochal pictures taken
during a cruise Of two years and Of
fered the public under the title of
"Cannibals of the South Seas"
This exceptional double bill will
be further supplemented by short
reel camera subjects and unparaIieI-
ed musical features.
Moorc's Strnnd-"Thc Eleventh
Comm andment.-
For the last three days OF this week.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06
Eleanor Psinter-"The Climax"

Announced for the Shubert-Garrick
Theater for tho week commencing
next Sunday. is Edward Locke's IA
nous comedy, 1.-THE Climax" with the
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

MOorc's Strnnd-"Thc Eleventh
Comm n ndnse MT"
For the last three days OF this week
CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX.
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FILMLAND GOSSIP

Thomas H. Ince has installed weather orecasng bureau
If the day be cloudy develop the directors have plenty
CT time to notify all people to work
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

Mr. Clark Thomas who beer associated in the exploiao
of the Houdn Thomas H.
intendent OF productions and efficiency expert
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

hite is taking weeks vacation Palm Beach prio
work on her serial AIN Secret" said be the mrs
OF Robert w. Chambers fiction the serial
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

Douglas MacIan who supporting Dorothy Dalton in he
picture the making has been loaned the Lssky Compsn
to support Liz
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

During the filming OF the Didando serial The Terror
Range, eight OF band OF fifteen cowboys employed in
ducon. proposed marage Bctty ComDson. .he Charming
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

Edwin has been difficult task the Dorothy
Dalton He required old and dane
awkwardy He has been weeks be awkward
his feet while orchestra 5 playing Jazz
The Washington herald., 1919-02-06

Ruth Roland having successfully weahcred attack OF nil
hard work her Pathe serial which Is being
lc Astra Company at Glendale, Cal
The Washington times., 1919-12-24
WIFE STANDS OFF POSSE
WHILE HUSBAND ESCAPES

LEXINGTON, KY, Dee. 24.-while
his wife fought bloodless battle
with. sheriff's posse, a man, believed
to be Thomas Slaughter, wanted at
killiam, Ala, for robbing a hank.
made his escape at Glasgow Junction.
The couple appeared at Glasgow
Junction several weeks ago, gave the
names of c. c. Wilson and wife, and
bought garage. They were accepted
without question and soon were
popular socially and in the church.
But Judge Shives was reading some
police circulars and saw the picture
of Wilson" who was named Slaugh-
ter and was wanted at Gillian.
So a posse Immediately started to
the Wilson" home. The man drew o
revolver and the posse backed of.
placing a guard about the house until
daylight Then Mrs. Wilson appeared
with a shotgun, opened a brisk fire,
which the police returned. Her aim
was so good that the officers took
refuge behind a building. Then
Wilson" pistol in hand, rushed out
into the gloom, and, while the woman
kept shooting, he disappeared.
The Washington times., 1919-12-24
HACKER Is DEFENDED
BY CONG. JOHNSON

Congressman Albert Johnson Of
Washington appeared in Police Court
yesterday. both as a witness and az
counsel for La Pierre Gilis,- colored
hacker. who was charged with speed
ing.
Mr.. johnson was the only passen-
ger in ellis car at the time of the
arrest. He testified that the hacker
was not exceeding the speed limit, to
the best OF his knowledge.
Public hackers around the Union
station and the hotels are being dis
criminated against" declared Mr..
Johnson, and for this reason 1 have
always patronized such vehicles in
preference to the subsidized taxis.,
Judge Hardison fined the hacker
IS, stating that as there was no speed
ometer on his car he would have to
be guided by that of the policeman.
Mr.. Johnson succeeded in having sem
tence suspended and GilIs placed on
probation.