The Washington herald., 1919-11-27

audience almost out OF their seats.
The Palace box-office and manager 8
office was almost Immediately be-
sieged by a host of patrons of the
theater, all inQuiring the name of
the selection. 1t was given them
and within the next twenty-four
hours Manager Beatus admitted ut
least three F. street music dealers who
claimed their patrons were clamor-
ing for sheet music, piano rolls and
records of that piece they're play
ing at the Palace
Director Cannon in the meantime
feels that he has put one over on
the music dealers of the town in in
Producing the selection.
While filming The Glorious
Lady" Olive Thomas gave an ex-
ample of the mettle real girls and
genuine heroines are made Of
The scene was a race course in
old England during the running of
the classic point to point" race, a
feature Of the production. The
horse Miss Thomas was riding was
well in front when from behind
her came a cry of anguished pain.
Wheeling her own horse, Miss
Thomas dismounted sharply and
few to the unfortunate's aid, grasp
ing the runaway horse by the
bride while the helpless rider freed
himself
The man was badly hurt. but will
recover. Miss Thomas herself was
bruised. but not enough to cause
her to lose her cunning Irish smile.
The Glorious Lady" will be
shown at Loew's Columbia Theater
today. tomorrow and Saturday.
David Powell, whose last previ-
Gus appearance on the screen was
as the suave arch-criminal. Arsene
Lupin. has a very different role in
Counterfeit" the new picture COM
ing to Loew's Palace next week,
beginning Sunday. in which he is
Elsie Ferguson's leading man. Mr..
Powell is a Welshman who began
his dramatic career when he made
tour of this country with the
Forbes Company. Since
that time he has transferred his
talents to the screen and has ap-
peared in the chief male roles, sup
porting many feminine stars, among
them Billie Burke and Irene Castle.
This is not the first time that he
has played with Elsie Ferguson. as
he was cast opposite her in Under
the Greenwood Tree" and His Pa
risian Wife" In Counterfeit"
which was written by Ouida Ber-
-ere and directed by George Fitz-
maurice. Mr. Powell has the role
of a young man in Newport society
who falls in love with a Southern
girl temporarily acting as a Secret
Service representative. the charac-
ter played by Miss Ferguson.
The latest Henry w. Savage dis
covery-and she is distinct addi-
tion to a list that includes Raymond
Hitchcock. Donald Brian. Frank
Moulan, Edna Goodrich and Mitzi-
is young Elizabeth Hines, who
danced herself into Broadway fame
and favor on the opening night of
''See Saw" the newest Savage mu-
sical offering.
Miss Hines is only 9. and this Is
her first appearance on the New
York stage. She is New York
girl. and her father is n well-known
newspaper art director. Only a year
ago she was in finishing school. and
her professional experience has been
limited to a few months OF "exhi-
bition dancing at social affairs, a
short tour in vaudeville. and a brief
engagement as special dancer on the
Majestic roof. 1t was here that Col.
Savage saw Miss Hines and engaged
her for the hcenue role in See
Saw" where she not only dances.
but also sings delightfully."-, and
shows real promise as an actress.
Carolyn Thomson will sing the role
OF Ottillie in the cast Of ''Maytime"
at the Poll Theater next week. Miss
Thomson was the charming young
prima donna who created the role of
Ottillie in the original Chicago com
pany presenting this famous oper-
eta, and she succeeded Miss Wood
in the role when that actress went
to Boston to play the heroine there
Miss Thomson has been but four
years on the stage. but in that brief
period she has enjoyed phenomenal
success by reason OF her marked
beauty and talent and an eA.raordi-
narily lovely voice. She created the
part of Little Simplicity" in the
run OF that play at the Astor The
ater last year.