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The Washington times., 1919-02-17
METROPOLITAN.

Romance and Arabella," another
distinctively Constance Talmadge
picture. was given its initial Wash
lngton presentation at the Metropoli-
tan Theater last night, and will con-
tinue as the main attraction through
Wednesday. 1t is a comedy written
in a satiric vein of medern fads and
ideas, and is filled with sprightly
humor which offers Miss Talmadge
many excellent comedy opportunities.
The picture is an adaptation OF the
plS. BY William Hurlbut, which had
a very successful run in New York.
1t is the tale OF a very young widow
who is determined that her second
marriage must be full OF romance,
and that her lover will have to show
ar her with thrills before he can win
her. Her devoted admirer is rather
prosaic, and therefore scorned. He in
PRODUCES a succession OF suitorS,
however, and every time the heroine
is treated to a establishment, which
finally convinces her that her prosaic
lover in the right man after all.
Miss Talmadge, as the young
ceptIonal merit supports Miss Tai
madge. Harrison Ford is opposite
her.
As additional features "Soapsuds and
Sapheads,' an extremely good COM
edy, and current news events of the
day were shown. A musical program
and cello solo were also included in
the program.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
KNICKERRoCKER.

Mrs. ArabelIa Cadenhouse is very
young widow, who has begun to sit
up and take notice, and to think Of
the dear departed as her "first." She
decides that the man she now Will
marry must give her romance-mys-
tery-thFilIs-Inusts sweep her off her
feet. Arabella see absolutely no
sense in Aunt Effie's advice that she
marry Bill, a cleancut attractive
young man whom she has known ali
her life. Bill Is determined to mar
~ Arabella, and decides to cure her
Of her romance, when she loses her
head over a crude Westerner. He
supplies a counter-irritant in the per-
son Of Claude Estabrook, q cubist and
faddist. When Bill notices that
Claude and Arabella are getting too
interested in each other he supplies
another counter-irritant in the per-
son of Peter. a very young boy. She
becomes strongly attached to him.
and then another, and then another.
until she has become thoroughly dis
illusioned about romantic men. Then
Bill steps in. This is the story Of the
photoplay presented yesterday at the
Knickerbocker, Romance and Ara
bella" featuring Miss Constance Tai
madge. The cast Is exceptional
strong in the support Of Miss Tai
madge. Harrison Ford Is her lead
ing man.
As a second attraction. Football
and Frauds" q roaring comedy, and
Hearst news events were shown, in
conjunction with an excellent musi-
cal program.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
STRAND.

David Graham Phillips works OF
fiction without exception "eFS
stamped with the authors sincerity
And in most Of his books was to De
found a degree OF dramatic connleI
that amounted almost to melodranla'
These qualities render his stories par
ticularly adaptable TO the screen as
is being demonstrated at moore
Strand Theater the first four days OF
this week, where the feature OF an eH-
ceptionally entertaining photoplay
bill is the flm version Of Phllllps'
The Grain Of Dust" interpreted Dy
cast OF uniform distinction.
The Grain Of Dust" forms the
basis Of q picture that progresses 70
q tremendously moving climax. The
story Of the brilliant young attorney
who sank to the lowest depths on &C
count OF the perverseness IN the
nature Of an attractive stenosrapher'
and then was redeemed to his former
place by the same girl, contains all of
The bill is completed by the Gus
tomary shorter reels Of news and
comedy pictures and by an especially
effective orchestral score
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
COLUMBIA.

When Marguerite Clark was an
nounced as appearing in Mrs. Wigs
Of the Cabbage Patch" many feared
the dainty little star might mask her
personal charms under the Bingham
gown and the asperity OF the redoubt-
able Mrs. Wigs. y viewing OF the
version of the famous Alice Hogan
Rice story, at the Columbia this week.
will dispel this fear. for Miss Clark
has elected 70 play Lovey Mary.
At this time II is useless TO refer
to the story Of Mrs. Wigs OF the
Cshbath Patch"
In order that Marguerite Clark
might be provided with ample oppor-
tunities to display her talents. Lovcy
Mary and her struggle Ia win happi-
ness, become the pivot Of the story
and Mrs Wigs is the deus eN ma
china, whose optimistic outlook Is
justified by the ultimate happenings
Aka Ahsts0Lay Is reals ticalIy STAGE
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
GANETY.

It was the same old Frank Finney
with a goodly supply OF new stuff
which he always manages TO put
across in q way that Is different, that
greeted the audience at the opening
performance Of the "Bostonians' at
the Gayety yesterday.
And Franks side partner, Phil OFT.
shared honors in the comedy. COM
prising about three-fourths Of the
whole show in. Bits OF Hits" a We
hicIe that comes az near to having
a real neutrality-suspicious. plot as
anything the Gayety has shown this
year.
It's all about the wanderings OF
Huck Funn and Tom Sorrow. whose
lack OF faith in Boyle the Yogi, a
Hindu fortune-teller, keeps a regu-
lar Job far away all the while, The
show abounds in amusing situations
and scenic effects well above the or
binary. Hazel AlEer, prima donna.
was enthusiastically received in q
number OF songs.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
FOLLY.

An enjoyable burIesque show is be-
ing presented at the Folly Theater
this week By The Oriental Beauties"
The two acts are filled with brisk
comedy situations, catchy melodies,
and handsome costumes and scenery
May Levitt is seen as 1.-The Shadow
Girl" Ruby Garrison and Billy
Kimes, two lively soUbrettes, are pro-
vided with most of the song numbers.
Gus Mortimer. Austin King, and Doc
porman handled the comedy in a man
ner TO produce many laughs from the
audience. Other in the company include
Billy HaEan, Mildred Korth, Ethel
Weston, Babe Nelson, Ruth Wallace.
and Alma Mack. Violet Lunde and
Charlotte Chastine put over come
lively classic dancing, and Austin
ling is a scream in his burlesqUe on
Salome." The chorus is most at
trRCtiVe.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
GREAT Jap ACTRESS
COMMITS SUICIDE

TOKYO, Feb. IA sensation wa
created In many circles OF Tokyo when
II became known that Sumako. who
had been regarded as Japan's greatest
actress, had committed suicide.
The day and hour OF her death
marked exactly two months from The
death OF Professor Shimamura. Of
Wassda University, who had given up
all-his wife, children, friends and ats
chair in the unlvsrsity-for love Of
the brilliant actress.
Sumako had appeared as usual the
night before at ths YurakuZa Theatsr
It IL said she hanged herself with q
scarlet silk sash at o'clock yesterday
morning. The Yurakuza will be closed
the rest OF the month in memory Cf
Its leading lady.
Sumako had played Ophelia At the
Imperial Theater, but is said to have
achieved her greatest success in the
leading feminine role OF Tolstoy's
Resurrection" She was compare
lively we'll OF
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
POLLS.

That delightful Comstock- Elliott
comedy, ooh, Boy" which so plea sed
patrons Of the Belasco Theater a few
weeks ago. scored another big hit at
Polls Theater last night. The catchy
music that jerome Kern has inter-
woven in "Oh, Boy" the fine comedy
that runs in the lines. the interpola-
tiou Of novelty dances and songs;
none Of these strong features was
lost to last nights audience.
Anna Wheaton. who waS seen here
as Modesty in Experience" two sea-
sons ago, proved she is a most versa
tile actress by departing ss far from
the staid. Quakcr-likc ways Of a re-
firing maiden as the role OF a madcap
will permit. Miss Wheaton is the
star Of stars in "Oh. Boy" and this
lie a compliment that can be given
only after the most prayerful consid-
Grafton, for the simple reason that
the cast is Illuminated by a half score
of musical comedy favorites. Hal
Fords carries off the honors in the
comedy field, while Charles Compton,
as a lover of books and quiet, acquits
himself in a highly creditable man
ner.
There are other honors to be dis
tributed in recognizing excellence in
supporting roles. The deserving ones
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
Voice Betrays Woman In
Mans Attire on Train
Fleeing From Husband

HANOVER, Pa, Feb IA man
and a woman, the latter in mans
attire, were arrested here after
they had secured passage on
Pennsylvania railroad train from
Frederick, Nd.
The woman, nineteen years old,
attracted attention on the train,
not because Of her attire, for the
deception was good. but by her
voice, and the trainmen sent word
ahead to Hanover.
The woman wore her own cloth
ing under the male attire. She
explained she had donned male
apparel for the purpose OF eluding
her husband, whom she was leav-
ing, and was on her way to stay
with relatives in York county.
The man gave his name as Hen
~ Miller, twenty-four years old,
Of York. He claimed he went 70
Frederick to assist the woman in
getting away from her husband.
Her name was given as Mrs. Pau
line T. Perkins, and she declared
her name was Frederick.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
DR.. HYSLOP CLAIMS
NEW LIFE" PROOF

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-"After ten
years Of research in psychic phenom-
ena have come 10 the conclusion that
there is no other explanation for the
manifestations / have witnessed than
so-calIed 'spiritualism'-that lie, COM
munion with spirits after death" was
the statement Of DR.. J. H. Hyslop
who spoke last night to one Of the
largest audiences ever crowded into
Emanuel Protestant Episcopal Church,
Of which the Rev. Hugh Birckhead ts
pastor.
DR.. HysIop is secretary OF the
American Society Of Psychical Re-
search and at one time was professor
OF logic and psychology at Columbia
University He came to Baltimore
from his home in Boston at the invt-
tation Of DR.. Birckhead, and his lee
ture was listened to with great IN
tsrest
Not Defending sPIrituaIiSm.
DR.. Hyslop started his address by
declaring he was not here to defend
spirituaIism-the audience would have
20 form its own conclusions after 1t
had heard him-but to represent the
scientific approach to the subject Of
life after death. He told OF his early
training and early church connection,
which, he said, was with what Is
known as the Ceders, or Associate
Presbyterians. His father, he said,
had intended him for the ministry
and he himself had so intended.
Early in his college life, he said, he
found that science was getting away
from religion, and he became SO i'm
bued with this philosophy that when
he finally took to teaching he had
nothing but materialism and agnos-
ficism to place before his pupils,
which. Of course, he would not do.
His first induction into the sphere
OF the unknown, he said, was during
his student days, when he was in
yited to attend an exhibition, or clinic,
on hypnotism, the subject being 4
man who had wandered away from
his home and whose mind had become
a blank The result Of the test, said
he, was that the man was able, under
hypnotic influence, to trace his old
existence and even to remember hts
name and other important facts, as
well as to trace his journeyings dur"
ing the six weeks he had been men
tally blind. The professors and others
present he said, were content to es-
tablish the facts, but TO him the occa-
sion opened a new vista into the I'M
known. H was not satisfied with the
mere findings, but said TO himself,
There is a chance to prove life after
death"
He then traced ancient religious be-
liefs and the early Christian theology
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
TEACHERS
PAY AS "OUTRAGE"

A plea for adequate pay Tor teach
ers was made BY the Rev. DR.. ChaFlal
Wood. pastor OF the Church OF tha
Covenant, yesterday aftsrnoon at the
mid-year-convocatio exercises Of
George Washington University, held
at the church.
Teaching Is one OF the aeblssi
professions" he said, "and yet those
who devote their lives to the mold,
ing OF the lives OF the coming gan
Grafton are paid q mere pittancA II
Is an outrage"
DR.. william Miller Collier, pReSh
dent OF the university. also spoke. He
told the graduates that good nama
was rather to be chosen than great
riches.
49, University officials, faculty mem.
bers. and members OF the February
and June graduating classes Wora
academic cap and gown.
The exercises marked the opsnin8
Of mid-year commencement week
The Washington times., 1919-02-17

4 musical comedy OF the saucy. piq-
uant type Is Tumble In" which had
its premiere at the Belasco last eve.
ming. It is the third musical piece
offered this season by Arthur Ham
merstein, who takes occasion on tina
program TO notify cabaretters that
they will be prosecuted for infringing
on the copyright with which each
song in the production is protected.
Tumble In" is the musical version
of seven Days" that farce comedy
by Mary Roberts Rin-hart and Avery
Hopwood which had quite a run q
season or two ago. Hammerstein and
Archie Selwyn, in presenting this
newest comic rhapsody by Otto Har-
back and Rudolf FrimI, have laid
plans for a long Broadway run.
There is a commanding cast, headed
by Peggy o'NeiI Of Peg o. My Heart"
fame; Edna Hubbard. who scored in
"Rock-a-Bye, Baby" Charles Rug
giles, recently in Rolling Stones;"
Zelda Sears, a comedienne Of note;
Virginia Hammond and William HALT
gan. Surrounding this cast is a score
or more comedy young women of the
chorus. The gowns they wear were
delight to the made and female
spectators alike.
With the plot OF "Seven Days" to
build on, the play naturally proves
entertaining. and the players make
the most OF the series of fUn-pro-
voking situations. Sprinkled through
the comedy are fifteen musical num-
bers that delight. Bertram Harrison,
who staged Tumble In" is new to
musical comedy, and hence there are
several novel bits in the production
that stand out as features. At the
close OF the first act there is a slum-
Der party scene, in which the female
contingent appear draped in silken
bedspreads, which they arrange on
the floor, leaving themselves clad only
in filmy pajamas and nighties TO
"snugle and dream"
The story. briefly. concerns Jim
Wilson, divorced, who at the height
Of a party given at his Riverside
drive home in honor of his sister
peggy O'NeiD and her fiance, por-
trayed by Charles RugGles, learns
that his Aunt Selma Zelda Sears)
is on her way for brief visit.
The aunt who keeps young Wilson
in funds is from Bangor, Me, and is
dead set against divorce, liquor, and
bleached hair. Naturally, she must
never learn Of nephew's divorce, and
one Oh the BlIl BuSSASs ENlNNS S4S-NoAA
EDNA Hibbard), is prevailed upon to
play Mrs. Wilson for the evening. But
as soon as aunty arrives the house
is uuarantined because the Japanese
chef is q smallpox suspect, and theS
the festivities begin. Locked in the
mansion is a burglar and policeman,
not to mention Wilson's former wife,
who ''just happened in"
OF course, the burglar has TO keep
hiding and stealing TO exist during
the seven days, and his actions lead
the splritualistic Miss Wilson 10 be-
lieve she has Control" over the
spirits. To make matters interesting.
the pseudo Mrs. wilson is in love
with one OF the male guests, who is
not in on the secret conspiracy TO
keep auntie from knowing the truth.
It is only in the final scene that the
burglar rises from the chimney TO set
the autere Selma straight on the
queer goings-on.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
SAVOY.

Marguerite Clark proved an artistic
delight in her new photoplay, Little
Miss Hoover" at the Savoy Theate!
yesterday. The picture will be shown
again today. The story is admirably
suited to the requirements OF MisS
Clark and her more than adequate
supporting cast Of players. The story
deals with a Washington society girl
who resolves to do her bit toward
winning the war by enlisting in the
army Of the Food Administration. In
the course OF her efforts she upsets
many things, but finally makes every.
one happy. Her leading man is Eu-
gene O'BTien.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
AHENTE GRANn.

Alice Brady in The IndestructibIe
Wife" was shown at the Avenue
Grand Theater yesterday. II is a
story of a vigorous and athletic young
woman whose husband is not at ali
in favor Of her strenuous methods.
The husband, decides that something
must be done to tire out his indie
structible wife, and turns to a profess
sionaI athlete. But before long the
athlete is In love with her. and many
amusing situations follow before 4
happy climax Is reached. Supplement-
ing the feature was "Prospering Bill"
a comedy, and news pictures. The
usual orchestra program was given.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
LYCEINI.

BubbIing over with humor. COM
bined with the latest songs and
dances. the Girls From the FollteE"
performed before a house packed to
capacity at the Ly ceum Theater last
night.
With Fred Binder and William Jen-
nings as comedians, assisted by Har-
~ c. Van, Ernest Stone, Mabel Webb.
and others we'll known in burlesque,
the chow made a hit.
The chorus, a well-selected one,
kept the audience trying to memoir
ize some Of the latest song successes.
Girls From the Follies' will re-
main in Washington for one week.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
NATIONAL.


In these days Of wars and rumors
of wars" it is a genuine relief to
hearken back to the peaceful days Of
the French restoration. and spend an
evening in the quiet atmosphere pro-
vided by play such as remnant
which opened a weeks run at the Ma
tionaI Theater last night under the
direction of Charles Emerson Cook.
A strain of winsome comedy, q
touch of genuine heart appeal. and a
remarkable fidelity of detail are the
outstanding characteristics OF the
piece.
Florence Nash was warmly received
in the title role, as Remnant" q
Partisan wa!f, too much for GIRL
not enough for a woman" and she
endowed an extremely difficult part
with extraordinary reality.
Remnant drifts into the life Of
Tony, a young engineer whose life is
being ruined by his infstUation for
Nanon, a woman of not at all doubt
full character, and SO eudears herself
to him that she never drifts out.
Remnant, unschooled child Of the
gutter, furnishes some delightful
comedy by reason of her naivete,
when she finds herself in a. ''civiliZed"
home, and her frankness has the ad-
ditional merit of pointing out 10 the
members Of the Civilized" circle the
folly Of the courses they are allowing
their lives TO take.
She withStandS the advances of
jules, a member of the government,
hut does it so bravely, in so "un-
civilized" a way, in fact, that she
not only retains his material friend
ship for Tony, but brings him back
to his wife. a charming woman from
whom he had been drifting away,
principally because he was so sure
Of her.
By clever bit Of strategy, Rem
nant ribs Tony of Manon, on the eve
Of his success, and, in the end, be-
comes his wife.
Orrin Johnson and Walter Fegan,
as Jules and Tony. respectively, do
some extremely effective acting, and
Glare Weldon is good in the role Of
Manor.
Dorothy Cheston, q real beauty and
a clever actress, created :. FeTy fay-
orabIe impression as Emile. the some
time neglected wife.
Some very pleasing character work
is done by Ben r Graham, as Papa
Lougon, Remnants teacher, "a pro-
fessor Of letters of the market" Har-
old Howard is satisfactory in a minor
role.
All the costuming and scenery have
q genuine air, particular interest at
taching to a spinct. played by Miss
Cheston, which was once owned by
the first John Jacob Aston, having
been made for him IN lTIJ.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
APOLLO.

Clara Kimball Young was seen in
her latest picture. Cheating Cheat
crs." at the Apollo Theater yester-
day. and will be continued again to-
day as the main attraction. The story
concerns the activities of two famous
hands OF crooks, with Miss Young IN
the dual role OF sang leader and de-
tective. The situations are delightful
and the action fast.
There Is a real star cast in the sup
port Of Miss YoUnG. News events,
comedies, and a musical program COM
rleted the program.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17

include Eileen Wilson, Harry Quealy.
Jack Rafael, Stephen Maley. Ethel
Forde and Ralph O'Brien. The two
last-named contributed a specially
dance that is a second-act feature.
"Oh, Boy" is the narrative of a
secret marriage, the opening scene OF
which is in a bachelor apartment
The next scene is in the reception
room Of q country club where the
theme is unraveled and the story
brought to the customary happy end
ing.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
CRANnALLrS.

Laughs come thick and fast in sis
Hopkins" Mabel Normand's latest pic
ture, which was shown at Crandalrs
Theater yesterday before capacity
houses and which is being held over
again today as the main attraction
The screen version OF the play is sure
to score as great a success as was
achieved by the Rose Melville vehicle
in its stage form.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
LIBERTY DANsANTE GARDENS.

Dancers at the Liberty Danssute
Gardens this week will have an op
portunity OF witnessing tree motion
pictures. The management has Sc
cured several popular films which
will be reeIed off every night during
the dancing. The Gardens are pa
triotically decorated FOR Na-hlnEton's
IcIrLLE
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
&PRIsoN SPECIAL ms G

CHARLESTON, S. c, Feb. IL
With twenty-six women suffragettes
aboard, the prison special" in which
are only women who have served Jail
terms for suffrage demonstrations,
left here today for Columbia. 4 SUI
frage rally was held here last night
at the Academy of Music. There was
also a mass meeting on the street.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
Proof Of Immortality.

DR.. Hyslop went into details o:
many experiments with psychic me-
diums and told minuteIy of the nu,
merous checks made TO prevent the
possibility of fraud; of how he him
self had had many tests with So
called psychics and the remarkable
results achieved. He concluded with
the statement that thus far his OBJ
servations had proved to him that
there Is communication after death
and that one retains his identity in
the realm Of the spirit world.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
This Weeks Plays and Films at Washington Theatcrs

and the players seen in support OF
Miss Clark are uniformly good
In addition to the feature pIetuEs
there are the usual supplemental reeS'
The Washington times., 1919-02-17
CENTRAL COLISEUM.

The fourth Of q series OF amateur
roller skating contests will be held
at the Central Coliseum next Friday
night.
The Washington times., 1919-02-17

referring to the vision on the Mount.
when Moses and Elias appeared to the
Disciples of Christ as an evidence Of
life after death. and he referred to the
story Of the resurrection as another
proof.
Coming down to his own observa.
lions and those OF his fellow-laborers
in the society. he stated that they
have undisputed facts OF the ability
to communicate with the spirits OF
the departed.
But" he said, Science is not as
suming that there are spirits. We
started out with the theory that there
are no such phenomena and we have
proceeded on the hypothesis that the
spirits had first to prove their exist
ence. What science is interested in
is whether a being in a future life
retains memory and identity. We are
not interested in whether the people
who leave this life have more knowI-
edge than we living mortals possess
Personally I do not believe the peo-
pie beyond the vale are better in
formed in the supernatural than we
are, but il we can prove the fact Of
continued identity and continued
memory, then we have proved the
case OF faith in a hereafter and are
in a better position to help our
fellowman."
The Washington times., 1919-02-17

The orchestra played several fine
selections, among them Dvorak's
Carnival"
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1919-09-04
Among the Farmers.

neglected to mention IN the
last issue of the ARGUS the re-
turn home of my clever farmer
friend, c. ID. Patterson, who with
his family, motored to friends
and relations at 1.-THE Old Ken
lucky Home" Farmer Patter-
son says everything up there has
been badly injured by the drouth.
He reports that he is well pleased
with his own crop prospects.
Now | like to see fellows go away
from home and come back feel
ing right and better satisfied
with home.
noted with pleasure and sat