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The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Rose Thinks She Quit

probably explains the mystery of Ray
mond Hitchcock's verbal assaults on
the Railroad Administration during
his engagement at the National last
week:
Enraged because railway officials
refused to haul his company and bag
gage from Clarksburg. w. Va, to
Cumberland, Nd, in time for a matt
nee performance. Raymond Hitch
cock, the comedian, Is hurting batter
invective against the Government
ownership of railroads.
In place of his famous entr' acte
speech on Billy Sunday, he is now.
temporarily at least. substituting a
TRADE against the present manage
ment of railroads, with the Hon. sid
ney Burieson and the Hon. Walker
d. Hines as the chief victims of at
tack. He has long been opposed TO
Government ownership. but It was
the incident at Clarksburg that
aroused the fighting spirit.
He was booked for a matinee per-
formance IN Cumberland, and numer-
Gus trains were available to haul him
there In time. Not one of the engi-
neers, however, was accommodating
enough to back his train up against
Hitchcocks car and carry II away.
The comedian paced the floor Of the
local railroad officials office and does
not deny that his language was un-
suitable for a schoolroom. He final
ly managed to get the show to Cum
berland in time for the night per-
formance, but was obliged to forego
the matinee.
At the night performances he made
an extended address on Government
ownership.
IF we allow the Government" he
declared. ito take over the railroads,
the telegraph and telephone lines and
what not, we will have a monarchy
here that will make Russia look like
a piker. No matter what political
party is in power when the Govern
ment takes charge of these utilities
that party will never be ousted from
power. Government ownership or
these utilities would be the instru-
ment of building the greatest political
machine in the history OF the world
And, besides, when you kill competi-
tion you kill the goose that lays the
golden egg"
At the Lambs Club yesterday Il was
agreed that the comedians indIgns-
tion was caused by being forced to
remain in Clarksburg an extra day.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Countesses Give
Homes to Yanks
While in London

London.-Two English corntesses
are helping American officers to find
comfortable quarters while they are
in London. They are Countess Cora.
OF strafford, and Countess Alice, OF
Athlone.
The new American order granting
officers and enlisted men leave from
France has brought great crowds of
Americans here, where accommoda-
tions are very hard to find overnight.
frequently many of them have been
compelled to sleep in the railroad sta
tions. or in hotel lounging room.
This situation prompted Countess
Cora, of STAFFORD. to come to the aid
OF the American officers for the sec
ond time. She has Just placed at their
disposal her magnificent home in
Cavendish Square. near the American
officers club. Last summer she turn
ed over another fine house in Caven-
dish Square to their use. Countess
Alice. of Athlone. also has given one
of her residences for the use OF the
Americans. 4
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

A touring car that will run D.
900 miles without a puncture and
Japanese poodle are responsible
Tor Rose sydell making up her
mind to lay aside her burlesque dia-
dem and retire to private life.
There are not many people who
know Miss Sydell who believe she
VIII be able to dispose OF the honors
she has acquired through years of
work on the burlesque staKe as
easily as a regular king can quit.
She has tried IL before and the call
OF the stage was too much for her.
However. she confessed last week
IN Baltimore that she thought she
would seek quiet and rest after this
year.
I've found car that will run a
reasonable length OF time without
blowout or even a puncture and
IN Bonzi I have the worlds cham
plon Japanese poodle which needs
my attention" she declared. There
fore I think I'll try to quit again.
Heretofore, II would cost me from
$500 to $500 to make an automobile
trip to Atlantic City from my home
In New York. was one OF those
AN hAcChs q lie" years ago VINO
must have a fine touring car. 1
bought one. Each OF its tires cost
S56-73 wholesale.
I know that price down to the
last penny because I had to make
out checks for them so often. That
car weighed as much as a Pullman
sleeper and II ground out a tire by
Its own weight going from the
garage to the front OF my house.
This year l bought me one of
those little light cars. 1t. can carry
hve Passengers anywhere on earth
and II 1 blow out a tire it doesn't
cost much to buy a new one. But
would you believe it, the pesky
thing don't blow out tires at all!
1 came here in it. I intend to make
my whole Western trip in it. Hon
estly. Two made 1000 miles in that
car without a single puncture.
My japanese poodle has won all
the prizes around New York and
I'm thinking I'll make more money
raising poodles than doing my little
Etunt on the stage. And so think
III quit after this season. Quit
this time for good"
The following by Rennold Wolf IN
the Morning Telegraph. New York.
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Crandalps Avenue Grand-asThe I'm
yelling HRnd.n

Kitty Gordon is seen in a highly
dramatic role in THE dwelling
Hand which forms the principal
attraction at CrandalPs Avenue
Grand today. The COMPANY appear
ing in Miss Gordon's support Include
Irving Cummins, George McOuarrie
and Anthony Merlo. other attrac-
tions appearing on the current
weeks program at the Avenue
Grand are as follows: Tomorrow
Pauline Frederick in The Woman
on the Index: Tuesday and Wed
nesday. D. W. Grifhth's "a Romance
of Happy Valley; THURSDAY.
Charles Ray in THE Girl Dodrer": D.:
Friday. Mabel Normand in isis
Hopkins; Saturday, Alice Brady In
The World to Live In"
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RACHEL CROTHERS
ON PLAYS.
CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE

Reading books on the subject of
play construction Is good, but the only
way by which you can learn to do it
Is to write and rewrite, to profit by
mistakes made and to work, work.
work. Good technique Is a thing that
cannot be too strongly emphasized,
either from the standpoint OF the pro-
ducer. actor or writer. And real art
Is not arrived at in the theater any
more than anywhere else accidentally;
always it is the result Of experience
and knowledge.
If, in a play. the development of
each character moves to an inevitable
end in the story. and II that move
ment Is accompanied by the accumu-
lation Of interest from scene to scene
and act to act. then that play pos
sesses the necessary elements OF dra-
matte writing" Miss Crothers Is one
OF those fortunate mortals who never
had any tiresome and discouraging
climb up the ladder OF success. The
first play that she submitted to a
manager was accepted.
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CrsndaIPs-"A Gentleman Of
Quality,

In "A Gentleman of Quality" star
ring Earle Williams. to be shown at
Crandall's today. tomorrow and Tues
day. another popular novel is brought
to the screen. The author is Frederi,,
Van Rensselaer,. and It is said that
none of the dramatic power OF the
story has been lost in its picturiza-
tion. A cast of unusual character
mas been assembled in support of Mr..
Williams.
In The World to Live In." Alice
Brady portrays the stellar role. The
Lion and the Mouse" adapted from
Charles klein's drama. is announced
Ior Friday and Saturday, with Alice
Joyce the featured player.
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Yesterday s. Prima Donna

Yesterday" the new Do Koven
music play, boasts Of three prima
donnas, The role Of ELISE Lancret"
VIII be sung in Washington by Miss
Ruth Miller. a youthful vocalist who
halls from Portland. Oregon. Miss
Miller has been studying for several
years In Italy, and last season she
was a member of the Metropolitan
Opera Company In New York City.
She made her debut In Gotham In the
role of "Musetta' in la Boheme,"
achieving instant success. Later on
she appeared in a round of-opera with
such celebrities as Farrar, Caruso
and others.
The part of Elise Lancret" in
Yesterday" requires an exceptional
vocalist. and it was by the process
OF elimination that Reginald De Ko-
ven finally determined that Ruth
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

Miller completely filled all Of his re-
quirements. Ruth Miller has YOUTH
marvellous voice, her figure is 1.-the
and graceful. and she can act. The
Shuberts Immediately placed Miss
Miller under a long term contract,
and it is quite likely that she Will
star In q De Koven opera after Yes
terday" shall have been shelved. Just
at present, however. YESTERDAY
bids fair to remain on the boards for
some years. for the novelty of the
theme. the glorious music, the splen-
did cast and the beautiful production
have combined to achieve success or
no small proportions.
Ruth Miller will make her bow to
Washington theater patrons when the
Shuberts present Yesterday" at the
popular shubert-B -Belasco on Sunday
night, March Is, continuing during
the week with the usual matinees.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

Germans. the Frsnkfurter zeitunu
observes:
They VIII not come on until thes
second act We do not yet know
what names they will bear. But 1T
is slready clear what they viii hsvs.
70 do: we are the only ones who ask
from the peace nothing but justice.
There cannot be better soil for .
statesman who wrestles with the
lords Of the world There IS no room
there for haggiing. Our good right
must be our only word and our
last"
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have been the nrst delegate. 1t Is he
VINO viii represent the British
World Empire Mr.. Lloyd Georges
best point is said TO be his unfailine
habit of discovering the weak point
In his opponents position. Mr.. Bal
four is very formidable diaiectic-
ian. slippery as an eel. The Frank
furter Zeitung is rather anxious
about Baron Sonnino. but reJoices in
the belief that Italy cannot give him
such solid support as NJ. Clemenceau
hnds In France and Mr.. Lloyd
George in Great Britain. As to the
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German Newspaper
View Of the Big Men
Of Peace Conference
London-Under the heading. "rhe

London-Under the heading, "The
Lords of the World" the Frank
fIrter zeitung publishes a rather
lively sketch of the peace delegates
In Paris. It wonders whether any
OF them will turn out to be a Met
ternich, a Talleyrand. a Harden
berg. Nesselrode, or a Castle
reagh. but thinks that none of them
az present can be compared with
bismarck, Disraeli. or Gortschakoff
1t is added:
wilson, Clemenceau and LLOYD
george are already characters with
Sharply and firmly outlined fea-
lures. What they have done for
their countries during the war
raises them high above middle
stature. But their greatness as
statesmen has still to undergo the
tests OF fire at the green table. The
war is over. The peace work
which Is to tame the widest ma
tionalism of great States and OF
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

showing of Current Events, a topi-
cal reel.
other pictures scheduled for
screening during the present week,
are as follows:
Tuesday, Charles Ray in THE Girl
Dodger," also Hearst kews weekly
Wednesday. Alice Brady in The
World to Live in." also the educa-
tional subject, THE Wigwam Sys-
tenn; Thursday. Kitty Gordon in
The Unveiling Hand" also the COM
edy, "How's Your Husband?": Fri
day, Mitchell Lewis in 'Life's Great
est Problem" also the Big v COM
edy, "Damsels and Dandies"; Satur-
day. Enid Bennett in Happy Though
Married" also Current Events.
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Ioore's strand-aswhere the West
Begins.o

Where the West Begins" the latest
|photoplay release in which William
Russell is the pictured star, will be
ehown as the feature of the bill at
Iaoore's Strand Theater the first four
|iays OF this week, beginning today.
fyhile this subject possesses many of
he traits Indigenous to all melo-
dramas OF the West. It transcends
bthers OF its kind In the beauty of set
kings, unusual quality of adventure
end the romantic mysticism that
ehsracterizes many Of its scenes.
fxilliam Russell in the stellar role.
frers one of the most engaging i'm
eersonations the screen has furnished.
For the last three days of the week.
beginning Thursday, the Strand will
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CURRENT ATTRACTIONS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO.

Alec B. Francis, Florence Billings
and Amelia Summervile are the
principal members Of the support
ing cast. This attraction will be
supplemented by the comedy, Dam
sells and Dandies" and the Hearst
News reel
Mickey" Mack Sennett's comedy
masterpiece, in which Mabel Nor
mand is the star, is listed for pre-
sentation on Tuesday and wednes-
(dsy. Wheeler Oakman, a former
1Washingtonian, is pictured in the
| ole opposite Miss Normand. "A
fan and His Money" featuring Tom
Ioore. will be shown Thursday and
Friday.
Lima Cayalieri. world-famous beauty
the star of Two Brides" the Sat
rday attraction, which will be sup
lemented by the farce-comedy.
Good Gracious. Bobby"
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

actor. supported by Tyrone Power
and an all-star cast have been book
ed for a weeks engagement at the
Shubert-Garrick Theater for the
week of April 81, in Walter Hast's
successful production OF The Little
Brother"
Announced for carly presentation
at the Shubert-Garrick Theater Is
The Thirteenth Chair" the mystery
play which had all New York dis
cussing it throughout all OF last
season. The play comes to the play
house at F street and Seventh for
the week of April Is.
Little Ben Alexander, the clever g.
year-old who plays in THE Turn in
the Road" current at Moore's Rialto,
was responsible for an accident in the
play.
On location one day King Vidor, the
director, noticed him intently watch
ing some wasps on some fruit which
Ben had picked up
\ bystander called to him to be
careful that the wasps didn't sting
him. Ben smilingly replied: "The ,
won't hurt you if YOU dcn't hurt
them"
Nidor wrote the incident into the
SCRIPT and Ben later did it before the
camera.
One of the scintillating luminaries in
The Lamb and the Lion" Billie
Rhodes latest picture on view at
Moore's Garden the first four days of
this week. is Polka Dot"
Polka Dot" is a diminutive and
frisky pig, all spotted over with what
looks like the black measles-hence
his monicker. His comedy is unpre-
meditated. except when he hits the
oottle-that Is the baby milk-bottle-
but he registers strong in his scenes,
especially where he is found in his
mistress bed by a burglar who ex-
pected to find something else.
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Cranda1fs ApoIlo-"A Romance OF
Happy Valley,

"A Romance of Happy Valley" pro-
duced under the direction of David
Wark Griffith, will be shown at Gran
dalls Apollo today and tomorrow.
Other pictures scheduled for screen
ing during the week are as follows.
tuesday, June Elvidge in "The Moral
Deadline": Wednesday, Pauline Fred
erlck IN The Woman On the Index:
Ihnrsday. Dorothy Dalton in Hard
Boned Friday. Alice Brady in Tho
World 10 Live In; Saturday, Lillian
Walker in The Love Hunger"
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orasdaiPs savoy-"A Romance Of
Happy Valley

u. w. Grifith's most recent pic
ture. Romance of Happy Valley"
is the attraction for both today and
tomorrow at crandalrs Savoy. Lii
ian Gish, Robert Harron. George
Fawcett and other Griffith stars.
hsure in the cast. The program
for these days also includes the
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

present Maurice Tourneur's MASTER
piece, Woman" In this subject the
life Of the world is epitomized from
the Garden Of Eden to the present
day.
Each daily bill at the Strand will, as
usual, be completed by abbreviated
picture subjects and accorded care
fuily selected and expertly synchro-
nlzed orchestral accompaniment.
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Concerts and Lectures.

Madame Melba, who was TO be the
soloist at the last Boston Symphony
concert of the season, to take place
In the new National Theater next
Tuesday afternoon, has been sudden
ly compelled to forego all plans and
sail for Europe. News has come from
London that her nephew, whose
health has been impaired by service
IN the war. is seriously i'll with ty-
phoid fever.
However. the management has been
fortunate in securing the services of
Reinald Werrenrath, the Young
American baritone, who recently
overstepped his long concert fame
and had try at opera At the Bos-
ton symphony Orchestra concert he
will sing two operate arias-Figaro's
"Aprite un po' Quegl' occhi" from
Mozart's Opera "Figaro's Wedding" ="
and Massenet's love song. Vision
fugitive" from "Herodiade."
When Josef Rosenblatt sings this
afternoon at $50 in the Shubert
Belasco Theater under the direction
of Ona B. Talbot Fine Art Enter
prises 1t will be the first appearance
| OF one OF the most picturesque and
| striking musical figures that has
entered the concert field in years,
With a voice that leading critics
have seriously compared to Caruso's
and with a personality that is said
to be of arresting interest, this tenor
has created an amount of talk and
| written comment that has attested
the strong impression he has made
in the musical world.
Mischa Levitski, who won a place
for himself as a master of the piano
when he played with the New York
symphony Orchestra in January
will give a recital on Sunday after
noon. March 80, in the Shubert- Be
lasco theater. This will be the
sixth concert in the series of Sun
day afternoon concerts arranged by
the One 3. Talbot Fine Arts Enter
prises.
The Rubinstein Club, at its second
concert of the season, at the Masonic
Temple Auditorium, Thirteenth and
New York avenue. on Tuesday even
ing, March Is. will present as its as
sisting artist Amparito Farrar. n
young California artist of rare attain
ments and personal charm.
Nine. Schumann-Heink, not only the
greatest Of the worlds contraltos, but
singer who has attracted more to
herself in the way of personal af-
fection, perhaps, than any of the
worlds great artists, will be heard
in her only recital this season in
Washington at the New National
Theater, Friday afternoon of next
week, with Charles Carver, basso, as
the assisting artist and Frank La
Forge, the distinguished pianist and
composer, at the piano.
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CRANDALL's AVENUE GRAM

Sunday and Monday, Alice Joyce in
THE Lion and the Mouse;" Tues
day and Wednesday, william S.
Hart in THE Breed of Men,
Thursday. Montagu Love in 1.-THE
Hand Invisible;" Friday, Vivian
Martin in You Never Saw Such a
Girl" Saturday, Enid Bennett in
Happy Though Married"
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

GAYETY-"The Twentieth Century
Maids" headed by Jim Barton. is the
title given the two-act musical COM
edy "AlI In Fun" Barton, assisted
by Billy Barnes, Joe Opp, Florence
Belmont, Madlyn Worth, Tillie Bar
ton. Edward Golden, Arthur Young
and Juliette, the ragtime violinist.
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16
Elsie Bars The Visitors

Elsie Ferguson is one OF the few
film actresses Of note who absolutely
decline to do a bit OF camera work
80 long as she is watched by out
siders.
Not long ago Miss Ferguson. who
is the featured star at LOew's Pal
ace Theater today in The Marriage
Price, was at work on a picture at
the Famous Players-Lasky studio in
New York y good natured press
agent was conducting a party Of visi-
tors through the studio and the party
happened to pause at 4 set where
Miss Ferguson and some members
of the company were working.
The star saw the onlookers and she
abruptly stopped work and refused
to go on with the scene until the Wis
itors left Since that day no out
slider is permitted to even peep at
Elsie Ferguson when she is at work.
To an interviewer the star of The
Marriage Price" explained her rea-
sons.
When I act before the camera. 3"
she said. Il have in mind all the au-
diences that will see the picture. 1
want to give my best to them and
can only do ii by giving every bit or
my thought to the picture. I am not
acting for the few curious persons
who happen along and want to see
the inside of a studio. l am doing
II for the thousands who have never
seen and never will see a studio and
1t bOthers me to hear. right in the
middle of a scene, the whisper: is
that Elsie Ferguson? Why. l never
dreamed she looked like that and
doesn't she move her arms queerly. ."
That's why visitors are not allowed
to see Elsie Ferguson work.
An announcement Of unusual i'm
The Washington herald., 1919-03-16

MOORE'S GARDEN-'The Light of
Victory" stellar role taken by Mon
roe Salisbury.
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LYCF M-"The Mile-a- Minute
Girls" Cast composed of Ambark
Ali, Billy Barry, Benny Howard, Ida
Blanchard, Pearl Briggs, Jessie
Hiatt, Florence Pointer, George
Brennan and Jimmy Holly.
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The Old Baby Trick.
Back

New York, March 15.-Carl Beck
started for New York to see the
sights and arrived here with a babv
in his arms. A dark woman on the
train gave 1t to him to hold.
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CRANDALL's APoLLo-Sunday and

Monday, William S. Hart in "The
Breed Of Mem" Tuesday, Louise
HUFF In Crook of Dreams" We'd
nesday. Dorothy Gish in Boots"
Thursday, Lima Cavaiieri in Two
Brides" Friday, Enid Bennett in
Happy Though Married." Satur-
day. Ethel Clayton in Maggie
Pepper
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MoORE'S sTRAND-A special pro-
gram OF photoplays and musical fea-
lures.
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METROPOLITAN
CRANDAIL'S

first half of next week. The Ex-
perimental Marriage" starring
Constance Talmage with "Jabs
and Jailbirds," a comedy. An
nouncement of program for last
half of week made later.
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Attractions Listed
For Week Of March q
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Dalton in Hard Boiled" Friday,
Montagu Love in THE Hand Invis-
ible;" Saturday, Dorothy Gish in
Boots"
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.LOEw,s PALACE-Ethel CLAYTON /,

Luz" . FNBNtE E-ElHtI CIdylOh IN
Private Pettigrew's Girl" first four
days of next week. beginning next
Sunday. Added attraction. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sidney Dre%'s. comedy hit,
"Once a Mason" Last half of next
week, Marguerite Clark in Three
Men and a Girl"
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COsMOS-Vaudeville; "Nursie and
the Boys" the Kuma Troupe of
Oriental Wonder Workers; flank
Brown; Anderson and Burt; Peg
gy" and Tyler and Sinclair.
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LoEM,s CoLUMBIA-William S.

Hart in The Poppy Girls Hus-
band" Last three days, Elmo X.
Lincoln in Fighting Through"
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An announcement OF unusual i'm
portance to Washington theater-
goers will be that Mr.. Walker
whiteside, the eminent American
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-11-12

ing made to the State Federation fund
which will be used in protecting your
interests and organizing the farmers OF
the State and Nation in this great
movement.
We must get in position to look after
our business interests, and it will
take money to make this preparation.
The packers are spending millions for
advertising alone. They are protect.
ing their interests.
Organized labor has a great fund al.
ready raised to push through railroad
and other legislation which the Broth.
erhoods desire. They are looking after
their welfare.
Farmers alone of all the great groups
Of society stand helpless because they
do not stand together. They must take
what is handed them because they are
unorganized.
The repeal of the socalled daylight
saving law shows what may be accomp.
lished by farming interests acting to-
gether.
During the war we farmers have
helped finance every cause except our
own. Let us now get ready to look
after our own business interests.
A. safe and sane organization Of
farmers is needed as a stabilizing inf1u.
ence in this time of stress. We urge
every farmer to stand with us in this
great work.
Very truly yours,
Emil Hugg,
Secy. County Farm Bureau,