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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
Moore. RIaIto-"The ThundcrboIt.-
Loew's CoIumbia-Mnrion Davies In
"The Cinema Murder,

Marion Davies will be the player of
featured prominence at Loew's CO.
lumbia Theater for the first four days
OF this week. beginning this afternoon
at O'Clock. in THE Cinema Murder"
an adaptation of K Phillips Open
helms Cosmopolitan Magazine story
OF romance and mystery. directed by
George ID. Baker with a powerful sup
porting cast, including Nigel Barrie.
Reginald Barlow and others.
The production for the final three
days of this week. beginning next
Thursday. will be Reckoning Roads"
the latest starring vehicle for Bessie
Barriscale.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
Crandalrs-"His Divorced Wife,

CrandaIEs-"HLs Divorced WIfc."
Monroe Salisbury will be the pic
ture star of the bill for the first
two days of Christmas week at
Crandall's theater in His Divorced
Wife," the camera story of a man
who was unjustly made to appear
unworthy of his wifes love but
fortunately able to redeem himself
in her eyes by patiently awaiting
the time when vengeance would be
within his grasp.
For Tuesday and Wednesday. the
chief feature will be Scandal, +"
with Constance Talmadge. Harold
Lloyd in Dumping Into Broadway
will also be shown.
Beginning on Christmas Day and
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21

continuing the principal feature of
the bill throughout the remainder
of tho week. will be shown .Jinx"
with Mabel Normand.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
FolIy-4Thc BIue Birds.-

The Blue Birds" will be the attrac-
ton at the Folly Theater this week.
commencing with todays matinee.
This show had been booked for the
Lyceum. but on account of the fire,
which destroyed that place last week,
shows will be presented at the Folly.
The entertainment 10 in two acts and
nine scenes and will be presented by
a company OF well-known burlesquers.
headed by Frank Wakefield and Jack
Miller.
Loew's Pnlace-Mnrguerite Clark in
"a Girl Named Mary.
Marguerite Clark. the sweetest girl
in pictures. will be the featured star
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
NationaI-Burton Holmes.

Burton Holmes will close his reg
ular season here tonight and to-
morrow afternoon with Vanished
as his topic. He has chosen
to make this a particularly inter-
esting study of that splendid. pic
torial Russia which has probably
passed never to return. and to COM
pare II with glimpses of the Russia
of today. torn with internal revolu-
tion. The itinerary of Mr.. Holmes
journey will take his audiences via
Russian Poland and through
Czecho- Slovakia on TO Petrograd.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
Julia Marlowe has announced her
intention Of writing her memoirs.

intention Of writing her memoirs.
but she says. when / do 1t will be
my valedictory to the theater. I
shall speak without fear or favor
Of conditions as / have found them
of actors. Of playwrights and OF
critics: of the public, which has been
so loyal to us. and of the art to
which 1 have given the devotion of
my life. and for which devotion I
have been repaid a. thousandfold.
However. all Is not we'll in Dem
mark and IL Is to this subject I
hope to contribute something which
may even in my small way inspire
fresh ambition and greater aims in
a profession when Is one of the
noblest man or woman can serve
J. NJ. Kerrigan has sailed for Eng
land. where he will act the role OF
Jimmy Caesar, the coward, in a pro-
duction of John Ferguson to be
made by Nigel Playfair. Kerrigan
created this part In Dublin. and
played it atferward in Manchester.
The coming production OF the play in
London will be its first there. and
doubtless has been inspired by the
success of the play in America.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
At the Theaters This Week

at Loew's Palace Theater for the full
week beginning this afternoon at 3
o'clock in "a Girl Named Mary"
adapted from Juliet wilbor Tompkins'
successful Metropolitan Magazine
story. In this production Miss Clark
10 supported by a cast OF unusual ex-
celicnce which includes Kathlyn Will
liams. The production will be supple-
mented by n long and brilliant array
OF added attractions and Director
Cannon. Of the Police Symphony Or
chestra, has selected an overture
number Of sheer delight.
CrandaHps MetrspoIitan-"The Girl
From Outside,
crandalrs Metropolitan Theatei
as the chief feature of its bill for
Christmas week offers Goldwyn's
perturbation Of Rex Besch's love
epic of Alaska, The Girl From Out
side"
The story of The Girl From Out
side" concerns the love of five mas
ter crooks, known as the s''Wag
boys" for an innocent and very
young little orphan who finds her
self confronted with the necessity
of working out her own estiny in a
WHtEt tdCn man 10 n
law unto himself. Clara Horton Is
pictured in the title role with Gull
len Lands and sydney Ainsworth.
Experimenting the offering will be
"a Schoolhouse Scandal"
Moore's Rinlto-.'The Thundcrbolt.~
Katherine Macdonald makes her
bow at Moore's Rialto today IN
THE Thunderbolt" the romantic
story of one of the strangest mar
riaSes on record. Thomas Meighan
has the supporting role.
Miss Macdonald will be remem-
bered as the beautiful woman who
male such an individual hit in Hall
Gaines The Woman Thou Gavest
Me-" Mr.. Meighan's recent sue
cesses are THE Miracle Man" and
Male and Female" A supporting
cast of high calibre and ability de-
pict the other numerous characters.
Both of the principals have the
most intensely dramatic roles seen
on any screen this season.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21
NatIonaI-sTbe Better OLE

The Better Ole" the interna-
tionally famous comedy with music
by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather and
Capt. Arthur Eliot. with Mr.. and
Mrs. Coburn and the original New
York company. will be the attrac-
ton at the National tomorrow night.
i'The Better Ole" Is based on
Bairnsfather's famous war cartoons,
fragments from France" the wide
circulation of which. has familiar
lied the public with the three hum
orous characters. Old Bill. Bert, and
ALI. The cast includes Mona Des-
mond. Gwen Lewis, Helen Tilden,
Kenyon Bishop. Lark Taylor. Nevin
Clark. Ruth Urban. Lynn Startling.
Fred Forrest and the famous chorus
OF Women War workers.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-21

''Smilin' Through is the signi-
ncant title of the new play in which
the Selwyns are this season present.
ling Miss Jane Cowl and which VIII
be seen here at the Belasco Theatcr
fthis week commencing tomorrow
might. 1t Is described as a fantastic
comedy In three acts. by Allan
1angdon Martin. In Ii Mr.. Martin
mas afforded the popular star an act
ying role of exceptional charm and
variety. Orme Celdara Is her lead
ing man. Henry Stephenson. Ethel
bert Hales. Charlotte Granville.
Elaine Inescourt. Philip Tonge and
marion Bertram also appear in Miss
Cowl's support
shubert-Garrick -"Piceadiily JIns."
; ''Piccadilly Jim comes to WASH
ington for a weeks visit at the Shu-
oert-Garrick commencing tomorrow
.evening. The widely-read tale by
p. G. wodehouse has been made into
an exciting comedy by the author in
collaboration with Guy Bolton.
Gregory Kelly. who jumped into fame
with Seventeen" proved himself a
brilliantly versatile comedian In the
title role OF the new play. Ruth
gfOIuOns DuEAOru EidHlpuen. "liidfn
Sampson. Catherine Proctor. Eliza
beth Patterson and others appear in
g<elly's support.
Polis-sZip! Goes A Million.
Beginning tomorrow night at
Pons, Comstock and Gest will pre-
sent a new musical comedy. Zip,
Goes A Million" with Harry Fox.
1ha T.
McCutcheon's "Brewster's Millions"
Guy Bolton has adapted the book to
the music OF Jerome d. Kern. The
lyrics are by Budd de sylvia. Marie
Carroll. Edna Bates. Ethel Forie.
Clara Mackin. Marguerite Fritts,
Lawrence Wheat. Edgar Nelson. Ivan
Simpson, George T. Mech and Jo-
beph B. Garry are in the cast.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
The Kind of Commissioner the
President Should Appoint
By EARL GOODWIN.

The man to succeed Commissioner Gardner should be
man Of the people Of the city Of Washington who
has lived IN Washington all Of his fe who knows and
feels the current Of sentiment among the people Of Washing
ton, and who is through and through Washington man
Not only must he be thoroughly Washngtonan but he
must be broadmnded Of progressive tendencies and
being Of progressive tendencies he W Of course be-
yond the immediate future and view Washington as it viii
be decade generation from nowthe worlds greatest
lCapita viii be- in truth the Capital Of the world and
the growth and development Of such Capital should have
the attention Of BIG men.
We speak of the Commissioners Of the District Of
Columba from old habit but just should give
chief attention to these executives their capacity as
Public Utilities Commissioners At this present moment
the chief attention Of these should be and undoubtedly
is rveted to the tremendously important street railway
problems before And not only street railway problems
arise for settlement And upon the policy to be adopted
by the public much Of the development Of the future Capital
of the world depends.
y If the Utilities Commission takes anything but for
ward step its members be rightly cassed reaction
aries for at this time in the affairs Of the world the
who not going forward rapidly might well be standing
still We no longer condemn the rolling stone that gathers
no moss. In fact don't to be covered with
We want action, and FORWARD action at that.
Therefore, the man the President should select as 8
successor to Commissioner Gardiner assuming that he win
not reappoint Mr.. Gardiner should be with vision
Of the coming decades. He should Washington the
home Of at least million people and should build THAT
If he stops to wonder what the effect todays Washington
his actions viii have he win be left IN the lurch be-
cause we are stepping rapidly out Of TODAY and into
TOMORROW that those of Us who are asleep the Job
will be rivals Of Rip Van Winkle.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
What's Doing; Where; When

Boat Trip - Government Recreation
League, down the Potomac.
COncert-United States SoIdierS' Home
Band, bandstand. Soldiers Home, al s
D. m.
County Fsir-At Rockville. Nd.
Tomorrow.
Dinner Meeting-WaHhinEton Advertis-
ing Club, at the headquarters Of the Co
lumbia Country Club. ~ p. m.
County FaiF-Tlockyille, Nd.
Meetihg-Board of Trade, auditorium
Central High school, Eleventh and Clifton
streets northwest, at 1880 .. IN.
Entertainment-Blue Triangle Club
Twentieth and streets northwest, al s
Danes-war Camp Community Service
Club, 9ls Tenth street northwest. at D.
m.
Dance-Central High School, Eleventh
and Clifton streets northwest. at D. m.
Open-air Dance - Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets northwest. from T:S0
until IL p. m.
Dance-Knights OF Columbus. sos Z
street northwest, at p. m.
Entertainment-Knigh Of Colum bus
Hut. Walter Reed Hospital. at y. m.
Concert-United States Marine Band,
Montrose Park, Thirtieth and r streets
northwest, at $50 p. m.
Dance-Under auspices of the 0ovsrn-
meht Recreation League, Camp Hum
DGnce-Clarendon Athletic Association.
Va, at $3.50 .. m.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
Beatrice Fairfax Writes othe Problems Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

Perhaps the worlds most IA
nous centenarian is Count Grep-
pie, the Italian senator who was q
hundred years old last March, and
who still leads the active life Of q
man Of fifty-fve or sixty.
All over the world there are men
and women who have reached the
century mark, but you find them
in chimney corners wrapped In
dressing gowns and felt slippers,
slipping Cruel and doing away the
remnant Of life that is left to them.
Not so Count Greppi, he is q
member Of the Italian senate and
he makes q speech when necessary,
he attends the sittings regularly,
and has never missed an important
debate since his election in 1891.
He is q regular attendant at the
opera and dimes out every night
unless he happens to be giving a
dinner party. He never goes out
with an attendant, usually walks
home after the opera or other
evening function, and eats the or
binary food Of the well-to-do man
Of the world. He smokes, enjoys
a glass of wine, and drinks coffee.
But it would seem to normal
men and women that the Count
may have missed a good deal in
other ways. He gave to an inter
viewer the other day a series OF
DON'TS that has kept him alive,
we'll, and active at hundred.
DON'T fall in love; DON'T
marry; DON'T live a family life;
DON'T have children; DON'T
worry. And the chief of these
don'ts is the last, the Count calls
it his "big secret"
Live Like a Calm SunIit River.
He says: "The man or woman
who worries cannot live to be a
hundred; cannot enjoy those lesser
emotions and normal pleasures Of
social life which makes life itself
flow on like some calm sunlit
river"
Now here is where the Count
and the average person will differ;
they do not want ''life to flow on
like some calm sunlit river" the
average person is chiefly engaged
in looking for "grand opera emo
tions." When life flows quietly
they complain Of the boredom and
are more than likely to put on
their hats and go out looking for
trouble. The Count will find few
adherents to his dictum-''Don't
fall in love-" because most people
fall, head over heels, in love before
they realize 1t. 1t is an entirely
spontaneous procedure with 80
people out Of 100 and ambition to
reach the century mark is wholly
left out Of their rapturous calcu-
lations.
The Count, who is a bachelor,
also advises people not 70 marry,
and not to have children. OF the
latter he says: "Childrenl Delight
The Washington times., 1919-08-27

To-day.
EKcursion-W oOdmen Of the World, TO
ChssapeRke Beach, last train leaves Chesa-
peake Junction at $3.50 p. m.
Special Mseting-Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp, No. Z, 9l4 Virginia avenue
southeast, At 7:3O p. m.
DancinE-NOrthwest Girls Club Blue
Triangle Recreation Center, Twentieth and
b streets northwest, at p. m.
Festival-The New McKendree Church,
7. B., Maryland, at p. m.
Hlke-Red Triangle Club, meet at foot Of
Aqueduct Bridge at 5:45 p. m.
o DancinF-Thomaon School Twelfth and
L streets northwest. from S:t5 until IL p.
m
Danee-WRr Camp Community Service
Club, s1S Tenth street northwest, at D. m.
EnteTtRinment-Wsr Camp Community
Service Club, 1908 Pennsylvsnia avenue
northwest.
Dance-Under the auspices OF the
Knights Of Columbus. Camp Humphreys,
Va. At p. m.
EntertAinment-UndeF the auspices OF
the Young Mems Christian Association.
lobby Liberty hut, opposite Union Station
At .. m.
Dancs-Government Recreation League,
National Guard AFmory, Fifth and l.
streets northwest, $3.50 .. m.
Dance-knights of Columbus hut, Walter
Reed Hospital, al p. m.
Dance-Central High School Community
Cahter, Thirteenth and Florida avenue
northwest. ~ $3.50 y.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
TODAY'S TOPIC
"DONT LOVE" SAYS OLDEST MAN.

thing all the time, is undoubtedly
true, still they amply compensate
normal men and women for the
trouble and expense of providing
ii. Children are miracles Of do.
light-they pay their. own way, so
to speak, by the pleasures and
happiness they give.
And the well-preserved old
Count, in not wanting them, is a
bit off from the type. He is out
side the pale of normal human
emotions that appear to be hand
ed out to the average citizen along
The Washington times., 1919-08-27

with the power to breathe, walk
and fall in love.
The Count also advises against
family life. His own choice being
q hotel, he has q suite Of rooms ct
the Excelsior Hotel in Rome and
q small house in Milan, his native
city. Instead Of the ministrations
Of wife or child, Count Greppi pre-
fers to be cared for by a wonder
ful valet, named Giuseppe This
factotum looks after his master
perfectly and claims that the long
life Of the Count is due as much
to his care as to ''the philosophy
Of Signor COnte."
A similar claim was made for
that most skillful valet Of Leo XIII,
who served the Pope during the
longest modern pontifcate. And
doubtless an entirely faithful at-
tendant. ready to assume al the
harsh contacts with life, is as
great a factor in longevity as
philosophy, temperance and ab-
sence Of violent emotions.
Oldest Diplomat in the World.
Count Greppi is the oldest dip
lomat in the world; seventy-seven
years ago he entered the Austrian
diplomatic service under Meter
Mich. When he began his career
Austria ruled Italy and the Pope
ruled in Rome. His diplomatic
career ended thirty-one years ago
when he left the post of ambas-
sador at st. Petersburg, as It was
then called. He had long since left
the Austrian service and had re-
sumed his Italian citizenship.
The Counts mind Is q storehouse
of valuable historic memories. In
the same interview in which he
gave his famous "Donts," he told
the correspondent that he dined
aboard the ship that took Ma
poleOn's remains from st. Helena.
He said the vessel was painted en-
tirely in black and looked like an
enormous hearse.
Many ladies have wanted to
marry the Count, who has the
beautiful manners of long ago.
but the old diplomat declines TO 90
in for any deeper emotion than an
agreeable platonic friendship.
Love is not included in his tenn
perate scheme of things; it is out
side of the placid sail "on the calm
sunlit river" that is his own figure
of speech, and by which he is sc-
customed to describe the ideal life
for him.
Wonderful as is this famous old
Italian, he is not likely to have
many followers in his school for
centenarians. It is too much like
those marvellous systems Of diet
ing that are said to accomplish
such wonderful results few
mortals are on a sufficiently de-
humanized plane to make the
scheme possible.
The Washington times., 1919-08-27

full creatures, to be sure, but not
to have ones own. They are al
ways either i'll or wanting educa-
tion, toys, amusement, friends,
clothes, husbands, wives, or the
thousand and one things children
want and naturally ask for. Food
and drink take only in moderation.
Love! The cause of nine-tenths
Of the worlds troubles!"
Children Pay for Their Own Trouble
And while the Counts remarks
about children requiring some
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
HEARD AND SEEN

be9uty contest Dr.. ROBERT
SHAW at ODonnell's SGD and M
streets, and d.. Ed ODONllE.
ct 82d and p streets.
While only q few blocks awav Is
WeIler'8 pharmacy. A modest No
let who aslB that his O. her name
Be withheld nominates Dr.. Will
HARRISON, formerly Of WeIlers.
ct 86th and u streets"
he Entire Treasury Annex, Eien-
ing ITSELF 'Unanimously,n noninates
JOHN MCDONALD 81 Whittlsy's,
Sth and Virginia avsnue.
Here's q heartfelt nomination. Tie
convention VIII please rise and
cheer while RUSSELL DONNELLY
speaks:
= think you have overlooked Dr..
QUENTIN MACKALL, of 9Th and
81 sts. ne, 50 I nominate him, and I
think all Of his many customers viii
vote for him because hs q 60 kind
and courteous.
u. D. eomplicatss matters By
marling up the candidacy from the
northeast in spite Of previous en-
tries from that reigon, H. D. puts
forward Dr.. BILL UMHA e
Kenealy's Pharmacy, North Capitol
and / Streets. M. d. bets that Dr..
Kenealy has the best looking set of
employees In the city. Who'll take
the bet7
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
What Drug Clerk L the
Handsomest?

Candidates for the honor Of the
Handsomest Drug Clerk In Wash
ington are now being put forward
by every mail, and one Of the most
ardent delegates to the convention
has % send his nomination by mail
from Newport News. This Is Lieut..
CHARLES NJ. B0TELER,. u. s.
Inf, who makes this statement:
"I suggest the name Of Dr.. VIII
LIAM z. (BILLl DEMENT,, with
GUY NJ. NEELY, 11th and G sts.
S. E.
'T stand willing to introduce any
one desiring it to DOC DEMENT,
as soon as ! receive my discharge
and return to Washington some
time next month"
Chevy Chase delegation has its
nomination in rather unusual form,
and the matter may have to be re-
ferred to the committee on resolu-
tions. Here it Is:
"You are all wrong about hand
some drug clerks. Drs. L. GILL and
L. v. CRISMOND, at the Chevy
Chase Pharmacy, are the Flghtest
drug clerks in this city.
"How am ! talking, Buddy!
From the northeast comes q buRle
blast from an old friend. And IN q
lady's handwriting, too. There's
more to the letter, but didn't think
it wise to print;
Would like 10 mention DR.. PAUL
II. JOACHIM, of the firm of Nc
CheSney and Joachim, I'd and E sts.,
N. E., as the most handsome drug
gist in town; also the sweetest end
most popular, especially among the
fair sex.
D. F. Poole brings in two Of
Georgetown's best-looking candi-
dates and asks hearty support. Can
we give il?
"km submitting the names Of two
drug clerks for nomination In your
The Washington times., 1919-08-27


+ The study Of dress, from
the scant garb Of the Garden
Of Eden to the short skirts
and absent petticoats of to.
day, shows that the taste Of
women has run in cycles.
There are well defined de-
velOpments of styles and
their gradual disappearance
only to come back again in
periods Of about a hundred
| years. ........,....
The envelope dress, straight
and unrevealing as to the 1g-
ure, which has been a recent
fashion, is found in almost
identical cut on the figures of
women in the most ancient of
the Egyptian carvings and
crude paintings.
The hoop skirt, which in
the eighteenth century be-
came so voluminous that
English architects curved the
lower part Of their stairway
banisters to accommodate
them and which King George
~ banished by royal decree,
finds its counterpart in
dresses reproduced on ancient
terra Gotta figures which have
been dug up by excavators in
Crete.
Always woman has sought
"the latest style. -
Alongside this editorial we
reproduce from the Septem-
Der number Of Harper's BaZar,
the leading fashion magazine
Of America, some Of the latest
ideas Of fashion creators and
ask the question: What do
women really want to look
ike?
Do they wish to look like
the topmoSt picture, straight
and severe with few curves
and not much figure?
Or do they wish to look
like the second picture, which
is all curves?
The worlds women have
had three fashions, all in
furious to health and all the
cause of great discomfort,
which necessitated the pain
full compression of some part
Of the body.
One was the compression
of the skull, producing a
reformation of the head,
which was practiced by the
ancient Peruvians and later
by the Northwestern Indians
Of this country.
Another was the painful
foot binding of Chinese female
children, which kept the foot
the size of a child's while the
rest Of the body grew to its
normal proportions.
And the third was the
binding of the middle portion
of the body in corsets.
None of these physical dis
tortions contributed to ply
sical beauty nor improved in
any way on natures general
plan for the female body.
A Partisan idea is that of
Erte's, the great designer,
who shows a woman in the
third picture so thoroughly
wrapped up that little shows
but her nose and her toes.
You will soon see dresses
like this on Fifth avenue, for
Erte is a very popular orig
inator Of fashions.
Some women will undoubt-
edly want to look like the
gorgeously hated lady in the
last picture, with what seem
to be peacock feathers hang
ing from her head down to
her waist.
Women change the style of
their dresses largely to please
men.
They ara mt 4. fha IoosF "a
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
Once-Oyers
Copyright, 191e International Feature Service, Inc
LEND A HELPING HAND.
BY J. ]. MUNDY.

Perhaps quite along line and feel that
help other line place of business
You think when attended bit Of
that 1t to the other fellow his job off, despite the fact that
he has had bad luck hndnces and handicapped about getting
around time.
Is this the right sort of spirit and such disposition part
likely advancement
Indeed when take such position relative ndeavos
whoeheartedly which
finished product
time would mind little additional labor effort
the result
The of this particular would
firm to meet its payroll let alone make
1t be the combined Of all
turn out saab article and in
around and make for valuable
The Washington times., 1919-08-27
What Do Women Really Want
To Look Like?

A Hard Question to Answer When You See All the New
Styles and Curious Female Ideas