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Evening star., 1919-02-16
Photoplay Features
Rialto.

Nine ALA Nazimova, who has
brought to the screen an art of fullest
potency, will be the pictured star at
Moore's Rialto Theater this week in
.out of the Fog" a film version of H.
Austin Adams play. "'Ception Shoals, ="
in which Nazimova achieved one of
her pronounced stage successes. The
photoplay, while it adheres closely to
the theme and the major development
cf the original play. furnishes the am
plification which the screen affords.
Nazimova appears in a dual role
first as Faith Coffin. who dashes her
self to death under the persecution of
a fanatical brother; then as Eve. the
daughter, who from babyhood was
reared upon a desolate bit Of rocky
coast by the lighthouse keeper, whose
life had been embittered by what he
deemed the waywardness of his sis
ter. Charles Bryan is cast in the role
of the young glohetrotter, VINO brings
the first breath OF the outside world
to the soul-hungry child.
The usual subsidiary. features COM
plete the bin.
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Folly.

1.-The Shadow Girl" will be offered
this week at the Folly Theater by
the Oriental Beauties. 1t is described
as a comedy farce in two acts and
four scenes of mirth, color, beauty
and music elaborately staged.
fhe costumes provided for the
chorus of eighteen attractive girls
are novel. May Levitt, the star is
newcomer to Washington audiences.
The fun is furnished by Austin King,
as mad musician, and Gus Morti-
mer. a tramp. Others include Alma
Mack, Doe Dorman. Hazel Ray. Babe
Nelson, Rose Clark, Ethel weston,
Violet Lunde and Charlotte Chastine,
classic dancers, and Austin King in a
burlesque of "Salone."
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NEW NATIONAL.

After four months triumph at the
Morosco Theater. New York. Florence
Nash will be presented at the New
National this week. beginning this
evening. in Remnant romantic
comedy of quaint charm and q genu-
inc human appeal. The production
was made by Charles Emerson Cook,
for many years one of David Be
Iasco's closest lieutenants- The play
is heralded as one of the artistic sue
cesses of the current year. 1t also
has the promise of unusual acting,
for in addition to Miss Nash's dis
tinctiye gifts of comedy and emo
tional work. her supporting cast in
cludes Orrin Johnson, Etienne Girar-
dot. Ben X. Graham, Clare Weldon.
Waiter Regan and Dorothy Cheston.
"Remnant't was written originally
by Dario Niceodemi and ran for more
than a year al the Gate Theater in
Paris. later it ran considerable
season in Milan. Italy. The English
rendering. by Michael Morton, was
played by Marie Lohr several months
at the Royalty Theater. London.
Remnant" will be the first OF Nlcco-
dennis plays TO be seen here. He is
said to be a protege of Rejane, who
produced many of his earlier WORKS
in Paris.
The popularity of Florence Nash
with ali kinds of audiences is won
derful asset, especially to those VINO
recall her skillfut creation OF Aggle
LYNCH in within the Law. IN
Remnant" however. she takes a far
step away from her former charac c
teytzations. Just as the star departs
from her traditional line, so does
.Rempant" depart from the prevail
ing fashion in plays. Far from the
cry of war. il goes back to the quaint
ly picturesque period of 1s40-the
period Of "Boheme." Romance ana
s.Maytime" It derives its name from
its chief character. Remnant, so
named by a judge when she was ar
rested for stealing, because there was
too much of her for girl and not
enough for woman. After coming
into the lives of a group of Paris
| folks she, with her startllngly nat
urai philosophy, upsets an unlawful
nenaee and converted a tolerant
household into a happy home. and
| anaify rnarries Walter Regan. youth
fuI genius and goes TO England,
| where she lives happily ever after
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CONCERTS. LECTURES, ETC.
Garrison-N. Y. Symphony.

Mabel Garrison, the brilliant young
soprano of the Metropolitan Opera, is
announced by DR.. Walter Damrosch
as the assisting artist at the regular
subscription concert of the New York
symphony Society at the Shubert-Be-
Iasco Theater a week from Tuesday
afternoon, February %. She will
sing Hymn to the Sun" from Rim
sky-Korsakoff's lie cog dor" and
the mad scene from Hamlet" by
Thomas. The purely orchestral pro-
gram will comprise Tschaikowsky's s
Symphony No. 5: Schumann's gwen
Song" arranged by Giraud, and Lalo's
Overture, lie Roi d'Ys.'
Only recently, at the Metropolitan,
in New York. Miss Garrison, singing
with such artists as Martinelli and
de Luca, took a packed house by
storm in the mad scene from Lucia
di Lammermoor" She is one of the
truly remarkable young singers of
her time.
Tickets may be had at T Arthur
Smiths office, 1906 G street.
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An Appreciation Of a Play.

Every once in a while the theater
strikes a deeper note than diversion.
Anything deeper than diversion. OF
course, is dangerous. The playwright
Immediately subjects himself to the
charge of preachment, which, outside
of the churches. is considered the un-
pardonable sin. He is also open 10
the charge of suhjecting art TO prop
uganda. which art does not Ike Be
sides this the roadside is always lined
with cynics who bark anyhow, and
bite. If they can. if mankind is ever
represented as being anything else
but lustful. greedy and hellbent gem
orally. The average critic seems 10
hold that a disbelief in human good
ness and an appreciation of human
deviltry is an evidence of eleVerneSs
and ability to look behind the scenes.
"All this may be true in measure.
in the ordinary lowlands OF endeaVor.
but on the heights IL is the simple
moral virtues that shine. in art and
elsewhere The cynics have never
been able TO bark down the greatness
of lean Vatican nor the stranger who
lodged in the third floor back
Nv hoover wrote the Remnant ven
tured upon the dim and perilous way
of moral beauty. 1t is story of a
II
she is natural kingdom Of heaven
ite.' as Charles Kingsley put il, con
founds the sophisticated, thwarts the
villain and wades through the mud
and yermin of her environment, and
does this without the aid of any par
ticuiar religious fad or newfangled
philosophical pill. but only because
she is just naturally born clean
minded and Straightforward.
She is human, SO human that she
seems divine, and of course quite i'm
possible, al least to those gentry who
conceive of congenital human di-
vinity as the supreme bunk. But TO
most of us, to those of us who do
not profess to be of that superior
breed known as 'theater-goers. but
who go to the theaters, and lend our
selves gladly to any honest illusion
(and 1t is for that which We pay our
money!, the story of Remnant is en-
tirely delightful
I'VE like to believe that such a
creature is possible. We like to think
that there are surprises of unspoil-
able goodness and naive enthusiasm
just as earnestly as we hate to be-
lieve that there are such creatures as
Huns
Remnant to me stands out as a
delightful dream. I am glad l dream
ed it. 1t may not be true, but it
ought to be.
"It reminds me of a statement /
once heard. that tradition is truer
than history, because history only
tells you what has happened, while
tradition tells you what ought to
have happened.-Dr. Frank Crane, in
Democracy"
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SHUBERT-GARRICK.

week end party at the home of a
millionaire, with a locale in the hills
of Connecticut. forms the basis of the
story of play which Cosmo Harnil-
ton calls Scandal" and which will be
presented at the Shubert- -Garrick this
week. beginning tomorrow evening.
In this play the author aims to dis
close the innermost thoughts and
lives of a set that is supposed to be
aloof and aloft. At no time is he ar
tificial.
He has drawn the characters true to
life and tells just what they do and
how they do IL, and in the meantime
has woven a wonderful little romance
round girl who wanted to have her
eyes opened. 1t takes three acts to
open Der eyes. and at the end of the
third they are very wide open
The engagement at the Shubert-
Garrick Theater precedes the presen-
tation of this piece on Broadway.
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Middleton-Lennox Recital.

t. Arthur Smith has recently an
nounced pleasing addition to the at
traction heretofore announced for the
eighth Offering of the Ten Star Con-
cert series at the New National Thea
ter, Friday afternoon, February 2S.
Arthur Middleton. the famous baritone
OF the Metropolitan Opera, and one of
the greatest oratorio singers in the
world, will have as assisting artist
Miss Elizabeth Lennox, contraIto. who
was one OF the four singers selected
from sifted group of forty-eight ex-
ceptIonai singers by DIR. Walter DAM
rosch for the New York symphony
performance of Electra"
Tickets may be had at T. Arthur
Smiths Office, 1906 G. street
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THEATERs NEXT WEEK.

NATIONAL-Ethel Barrymore. Ia
r. C. Cartons comedy, The on
Chance" in which she scored an m
dividual success comparable only to
that of the play at the Empire The
alter, New York, last season Il rs
said to eclipse Lord and Lady Algy,
wheels Within Wheels" and the
memorable Liberty Hail. The eli
max of the play Is amazing in its un-
expectedness and appealing in quiet
charm 1t is Frohman production
and will open next Monday evening
SHUBERT- T-BELASCO-Harry Lau-
der, with a company of international
artists and a kiltie bagpipe band. in
characteristic Lauder program.
opening Monday evening. February
a. with daily matinees beginning
Wednesday. The noted Scotch singer
and comedian is making a brief tour
of the United States and Canada prior
to his departure for Australia in
April.
PoLrS-Martha Hedman, In The
Dancer" Edward Locke's comedy, in
three acts. Mr.. Locke is author of
'The Climax and THE Case OF
Becky" Miss Hedman. one of the
most accomplished actresses of the
day, has been starred the past three
years by David Belasco. in The
Boomerang
SHUBERT-GARRIC - THE After
math,' new American drama. by
George Seibel, played by a company
including Grace Carlyle. Malcolm
Fassett, Rose Coghlan, Richard Cor
don Mona Kingsley and Malcolm
Duncan. 1t is said to be the first an
swer of the stage 10 the summons of
the United States government to the
church, the press, the theater and the
motion picture Industry to join hands
in averting a disastrous result of the
war.
Dancers in dance drama of the time
of Attiia; Stuart Barnes, The Zip
Zip Yaphankers,' Harry and Anna
Seymour, A. Robins and company,
Cartmell and Harris. Lyons and Yos-
co. Kennedy and Nelson, with the
usual house attractions.
COSMOS-Phil Morris production of
Olives a musical comedietta fea-
turing Myrtle Lawler, Frank Sinclair
and Cliff Dixon, with galaxy of
pretty and unusual girls; La France
and Kennedy, in After The Fight at
Ebony Club; Weber. Beck and Fra
zier, cabaretists extraordinary from
Broadway: Chisholm and Breen. in
"A Shop Girls Romance; Benning-
ton and Scott and Estelle SuIly. of
the famous Sully family, in character
songs, with William Farnum, in The
Silver King" as the big matinee fea-
ture, and "Oh, What a Knight Fox
comedy.
GAYETY Billy watson's Beer
Trust Burlesque Company, in
"Krousemeyer's Alley and "The
Christening" Besides Watson, the
company includes George L. Barnes,
Harry West, Beatrice Harlow, Kath-
crime Pearl. Sweeney and Rooney ana
others, with striking burlesque
chorus.
LYCEUM-Jack Dempsey. the pugi-
list. matched TO fight Jess Willard. in
an exhibition of training quarters
performances, illustrating famous
punches, etc. with THE Americans"
a burlesque organization, including
Don Clark, Gussie White. Grace Lewis.
Flo Owen. Billy Mcintyre. Hugh Ber-
nard and Dick Hahn.
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support are an unusual number of
pretty girls. including Eulalie Young,
Maybelle Buckingham. Beatrice
Hoover and Billy" Lynn of "The
Bride Shop" Allan Rogers. the noted
tenor, also will make his vaudeville
debut here in group of songs. Bill
Bailey, ''the banjoker." and Lynn
Cowan. songster. will give an expo
sftion Of the comparative merit of
rag. jazz and syncopation. Lillian
Berse and company. in "Sweetles"
will show what a tangle comes from
a fiirtatious girl who engages herself
to a quartet of boys going over
there Others will be Fred Whitfield
and Marie Ireland, with Lew Murdoch
in tsFhe Belle of Bingville," bu-
collie absurdity; Mile Olympia DesvalI
and company. in an arenic display;
Lord and Fuller. in Bits of This and
That; Helena Jackley. The Sensa-
tipnal GIRL" and the news pictorial
. Today at and s:15 PM, the bill
will include Nine. Olga sPetrova, Avon
Comedy Four and the remainder of
last weeks galaxy
Evening star., 1919-02-16
have William Courtenay and Ton
Wise play in 10 next se1SUn-

have William Courtenay and Tom
Wise play in IL next sesSoa-
A play by Maurice MaeteriincE
The Burgomaster OF Belgium" IS I'd
De staged and directed by Capt Max
Montesole, Royal Air Force who has
just arrived from England.
Penny Wise" comedy of I.anca-
shire life. was produced last week in
Stamford. Conn. with Molly Pearson in
the leading role. The production was
made by the Shuberts-
Walker whiteside is to appear in
dramatization of Robert Louis
Stevenson's novel The Master OF
bailsntrae. made by Carl Mason.
True to her threat that she would
give Selwyn & Co. until cerfain
date 10 meet her demands. wiilette
kershaw left the cast of THE Crowd
ed Hour in Boston last saturday
night and a damage suit for $4,000
may follow. Louise Dyer has taken
the vacated role in The Crowded
Hour
Edward Locke's comedy. "The eli
i~max." with Eleanor Painter and dis
tinguished cast, viii be presented in Il
final performance at the Shubert Gar
rick Theater this evening. The extra
performance is made possible because
next weeks Offering. Scandal" does
not begin its Washington engagement
. until Monday evening.
Fred Falls Binder. star OF Girls
, From the Foliies. was COW boy in
Okla homa two years ago. Then the
ambition seized him to go upon the,
stage with such burning desire that
he forsook the saddle for the foot
lights. Vacation time he hikes back
TO the ranch in the west for his
1
Peggy ONeil. who appears in "Tuu-
BILE In" has established new color
/ theory. Pink" she saws. besides
lending added charm and daintiness
to sweet femininity, lends untold aSE
sistance In health and chesrfulness.
Why" she continues, "if one saw
no other color but pink they would
not be sick or unhappy; a bad Or
unhealthy thought would never enter
| their mind"
! The praise accorded Mabel Garrison.
the now famous young soprano of the
| Metropolitan Opera, by the New York
critics is said TO be nothing short OF
/ superlative in degree. One of them
said: Her mastery of bel canto, the
, intelligence and penetration. the
warmth of feeling. tenderness. humor,
grace and chaTm which she disclosed
were worthy of a Marcelia SembrIch,
and what more could be said
The people who delighted Washing
ton audiences in THE Rainbow Girl"
, klaw & Erlanger's musical comedy.
Will make a return visit to the New
National Theater in the same play the
week of March .. They are Beth Lydy,
Billy B. Van, Sydney Greenstreet.
Harry Benham, Harry Delf, Lenora
Novasio, Laura Hamilton, Georgia
Sewell, Miriam Medic. Jane Burby,
Margaret Merrinan, Robert G. Pitkin.
William Clifton. Fred solomon and
score of others.
But few in the large audience that
so warmly greeted Nine. Ethel Legin-
ska at her concert at the New Ma
tional Theater Friday afternoon were
aware that she played under the
greatest difficulty and that she would
not have played at ali had III not
! been for disappointing her many ad-
mirers so recently won in Washing
| ton. She had been i'll for more than
| two weeks. and at one time it was
! believed the cancellation of her
| Washington engagement would be
| imperative.
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A1lluSC1nCntS

vHEATRICAL entertainment,
previous to the coming recon
struction of everything. in
Guiding the Constitution, is
much like the menu of the
fashionable boarding house" of other
days '.Some's good and some's bad"
and you have to take your chances The
star is not always certain assurance,
and ofttimes the promise OF IAN all
star cast is as disastrous to the hope
as the play may be to the morals. The
same weekly bill that brought Cyri,
Maude and THE Saving Grace" also
brought "A Sleepless Night" and more
energy was expended in pointing out the
than in finding the good points of 1.-The
Saving Grace Strange to say, 1.-The
Kiss Burglar got by with chorus of
applauding admirers, despite the Sug
duction as "The Climax suffered more
or less in patronage because the theatri-
cal patrons were a bit bewildered by
the news from the hyphenated hostelry
of the nightmare. All of which, per-
haps, goes to prove that the watchfui
newspaper is a safe guide, even in the
matter of entertainment.
y IS e
Here again the concert stage came to
The rescue. and with such attractions as
Helen Stanley, Jacques Thibaud, Jascha
HeifetZ. John Mccormack and Leginska
gave full satisfaction to filed houses
and sent it's audiences away happy. The
offerings for the week a hand include
Florence Nash in Remnant" a play
that comes heralded highly: Scandal"
a new one; Tumble In" and "Oh, Boyi"
The concert stage will retire from
for while
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SHUBERT-BELASCO

Arthur Hammerstein this evening
will present for a weeks engagement
at the Shubert-Belasco Tneater his
latest musical comedy. called Tumble
In "replete with striking lyrics. un-
expected comedy and musical charm"
Otto Harbach wrote the book and
lyrics and Rudolf Friml its twenty
odd musical numbers of the rhythmic.
Hitting order.
Among the farceurs, singers, come
dams and dancers of the company are
Zelda Sears. Charles Ruggles. Peggy
O'Neil. Edna Hibbard. Virginia Ham
mond. William Halligan. Roland
Hogue. Fred Heider. Fred Lepnox,
Elsie Lawson and Olga Mishka, and a
chorus of twenty girls recruited. re
gardless of expense" from Broadway's s
show girls.
Atr. Hammerstein brings zhia own
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Garden.

Moore's Garden Theater announces
as its attraction the first four days OF
this week, beginning today, The NIL
lionaire Pirate featuring Monroe
Salisbury. The story deals with the
adventures of a pirate who had hid
den a mysterious million dollar for
tune. Ruth Clifford is pictured in the
stars support. The last three day., OF
the week, Billie Rhodes viii be pic
tured in comedy drama of circus
life, which takes its name from the
affectionate nickname bestowed upon
the spirited young tomboy, who had
been reared by 'Toodles," the clown.
as "Hoopla." Each bill will be COM
pleted by shorter camera subjects and
orchestral accompaniment
Evening star., 1919-02-16

ance will be given at ESQ Thursday,
February 81. Seats for this perform
ance may be had tomorrow at T. Ar
thur Smiths Office, 1906 G. street. or
the ladies of the committee.
One hundred seats are still unseid
for the matinee performance.
the program has been arranged
to last two hours, and the committee
particularly wish il to be known that
the curtain will rise on time at .
and $3.50 pm, and. as important
events take place Immediately after
the rise of the curtain, all should be
n their seats at that time
Evening star., 1919-02-16
Lyceum.

Girls From the Follies," a bur-
the offering at the Lyceum Theater
this week, beginning with matinee
at 8 O'Clock today. Fred fFalls)
Binder. character comedian. will ap-
pear in the leading role, assisted by
William Jennings, Harry c. Van, Al
Casey Fox, Mabel Webb, Mabel De
Voc and Anna Armstrong
Mysterious Marie will be an extra
attraction This is a dancing illusion
said to be unique and original
A beauty chorus of eighteen tai
ented girls will be strong feature.
Matinees are given daily.
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GAYETY.

'1rhe Bostonian Burlesquers," this
weeks attraction at the Gayety
Theater, boasts of a vehicle which
not only exploits the talents of it's
cast, but also has a, well conceived,
logical plot. The opening scene is
laid in a steam laundry, and the
principal figures. tWo drivers both
Evening star., 1919-02-16
Central Coliseum.

Roller skating Will hold sway every
afternoon and evening this week at
the Central Coliseum. There VIII pc
an amateur racing contest Friday
night. The auditorium is patriotical
ly decorated and preparations Tor an
extra large crowd on washington $
birthday have been made.
Evening star., 1919-02-16

superstitious, are visited by Hindu
fortune teller. who predicts a dire
future for the two. and they refuse
curse upon them Efforts to dispell
the Curse and land a. job furnish
opportunities for much fun. Frank
Finney, comedian, is supported by
Phil Ott. Birnie Clark, Jack Wits,
Nettie Nelson, Grace Howard, Hazel
Alger and Marty Pudig, and a
sprightly chorus of eighteen is much
in evidence. Several vaudeville
novelties are included on the program
Evening star., 1919-02-16
Liberty Dansante Gardens.

Dancers are attracted nightly by
the bright lights, excellent dance
floors and the strains OF BoVelios
Italian Orchestra. to the Liberty Dan
sante Gardens. Pennsylvania avenue
at 21st street northwest. For those
who do not care to dance, entertain
ment is furnished in the form of mo-
ton pictures. many of the best hlms
being exhibited here.
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British-American Benefit.

The committee of the British Amer
terday that SO many applications for
seats for the evening performance, at
1920 Goth street, on February 26, have
been received since the house was
sold out that an additional perform
Evening star., 1919-02-16
B. F. KEITH's

This week. with an extra matinee
washington's birthday, next Saturday.
u. +. Keith's Theater will offer bill
headed by Frank Dobson, musical
comedy comedian. in The Sirens"
written by Frank Stammers. In his
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Arcade.

Washingtons Birthday anniversary
will be celebrated in fitting manner
at the Arcade Auditorium, with mu-
sical program, added decorations ana
the distribution of novel and appro-
PIRATE souvenirs.
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MklondL

on the stage of the famous Waiiacks
Theater. New York, with Lester Wal
lack Joseph Jefferson, William ].
Florence, A. NJ. Palmer, Ed Harri-
gan. Tony Pastor. BARLEY Campbell.
Edwin Booth and Daniel Frohman
present as charter members and
founders
Evening star., 1919-02-16

The Shuberts are shortly to pro-
duce a play by Edward Locke called
The Dancer" in which Martha He'd
man Will play the leading role
Evening star., 1919-02-16
In the Spotlight.

Mabel Taliaferro is to star under
the direction of Edward Robins in a
new play called Luck in Pawn" by
Marvin Taylor.
Evening star., 1919-02-16

During the early part of the coming
spring, the Shuberts will present
seven new plays on Broadway in addi-
ton to the seven current productions
which they now have.
Evening star., 1919-02-16

orchestra of twenty-five musicians
and promises that his present effort
will be his classic" and on a scale of
beauty surprising all his previous ef-
forts.
Evening star., 1919-02-16

An early attraction announced for
the Shubert-Garrick Theater is Robert
b. MantelI, in a repertoire of Shakes
perean plays.