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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

stage as an amateur, as Sergt. Kite. in
George Farquhar's comedy. The Re-
cruiting Officer The selection of this
role in this play for Master David
might very well have been sly little
joke on the part of the youths father.
The family removed to the little
town of Litchfield. where David had
as a teacher the famous DR.. Samuel
Johnson. Finally. when David left for
London, to engage in the wine bust
ness with a relative. DIR. Johnson was
his travelling companion. David. at
this time, was described as being n
very sensible young man and good
scholar A relative left the young
man f1,000,- with which he straight
way embarked in the wine business.
"David's early love for the stage
quickly manifested itself. He appear
ed in amateur theatricals; wrote dra-
matte criticisms and some consider
able verse At about this time he be-
came attached to the famous Peg
Wellington, an attachment that led Ia
ter on to many bitter ENVIRONMENTS.
AT this time. also. the famous actor
Yates fell i'll and young Garrick was
seen in few performances of The
Harlequin student Meanwhile. the
stage taking up so much of David's
attention. the wine business did not
fare very we'll It was then that the
young man decided to become a pro-
fessional performer.
He journeyed to the town of Ips-
witch, where he joined a stock COM
pany, taking the name of Mr.. Lyddal
His first appearance was as Aboan in
'Oronoko.' He met with immediate
success. and SO at once applied for a
position at Drury Lane, London. Not
having been accepted. he made ar
rangements to appear at an out-ot-
the-way playhouse. Goodman's Fields.
Here, at twenty-five, on October 10,
1741, David appeared as Richard III,
and met with immediate success
In 1741 he became Lacy's partner in
the famous Drury Lane Theater, a thea
ter that had spurned his services but a
few years before. One of his first re-
forms was to abolish the payment for
visits behind the scenes.
Then he made a series of Shake
spearean REVEALS, three years later
wittily remarking that il Shake
speare failed to draw the town he
would bring on harlequin, and thus
substitute the stage carpenter for the
poet
The famous critic Diderot describes
Garrick as being small man, of agree
able and spiritual features, with pro-
digious play of eye.
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Philadelphia Orchestra.

The third Brahms symphony,
Sibelius concerto. with Thaddeus Rich
as the violin soloist, and three selec-
tions from La Damnation de Faust
by Berlioz. will be the offering of the
Philadelphia Orchestra. Leopold Sto-
kowski conductor, at it's third concert
of the season a week from Tuesday
afternoon at the New National
Theater. Tickets may be obtained
at the office of r. Arthur Smith, 1906
q street northwest
Thaddeus Rich, the soloist for the
occasion, is an eminent musician who
has contributed much to the uplift of
musical life in Philadelphia. A
graduate of Leipsig Conservatory, he
became Immediately upon his gradual
ton first violinist for Arthur Nikisch's
famous orchestra, and later was a
pupil of Joseph Joachim. who pro-
nounced him a great violinist. WASH
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cast" including vivienne Segal. Carl
Randall. Edward Abeles. Florence
Shirley, Theresa Maxwell Conover,
Helen F.. Bolton. Harry G. Browne.
Reginald Mason. Harry Fisher and
Constance Binney.
Johnnie Chevalier is again at the
box office at Il. F. Keith's. after having
done his Bit in the Army for the ord
nance department. although he never
got across.
Aubrey Mittenthal last week
launched ut Poughkeepsie a new mu-
sicai play. called The Dancing
Widow" The results. il is said. JUS
tify him in taking the piece into New
York. The book and lyrics are by
Charles Horwitz. the music by George
Rosey.
Tom Richards. who starred in The
original Lieut. Pinllerton in Madame
Butterfly" in this country. is to go
into grand opera.
The name of the United Booking
Offices has been changed to the b. r
Keith Vaudeville Exchange. Col. Albee
heads the exchange as well as the cir
cult OF theaters.
The Gondoliers," which made big
hit in New York upon it's revival, is
to be presented by the all-star cast
of the Society of American Singers
at big theater party for soldiers
and sailors
After "I3lossomtime" is launched in
New York Lucille Manion. the star
and producer, will sail for London to
| accept an engagement with Hughes
| Massie She will head a revue now
being written for her.
! Roland Young has Joined the cast
| of Clare Runners comedy, BE Calm.
! Camilla" He will assume the role OF
Gus Beals. the song writer, originals
! ly written for him. He has been in
| the Army but was not released until
| last Tuesday
| Walter Grove, eleven years old, is
| the latest addition to the cast OF
Little simplicity" now running in
| New York. Walte- and his little girl
| partner appear in the Wedding Bell"
number. with Marjorie Gateson and
| Stewart Baird.
When William Hodge was elevated
to stardom and appeared in 1.-The Man
From Home" he achieved the recordS
breaking run of fifty-seVen weeks in
New York. thirty-five in Chicago,
twenty-nine in Boston and nineteen I'm
Philadelphia He played the MARI
/ From Home for more than five years.
! For the first time in America, at
| the Copley Theater. Boston, Monday
night. r. c. Cartons The Bear Leads,
| ers' was given a trial performance.
| Mr.. Carton is the author of Lord
and Lady Algy" and Ethel Barry
| more's THE Off Chance" In the new
piece Jessamine Newcombe is playing
| the leading part.
| Margaret BrodnaX, up to a little
over a year ago prominent in local
social circles, is a member Of the cast
| of "Chu Chin Chow" She has been
engaged for a term of three years. by
Messrs. Elliott, Comstock and Gest
and plays the role of The Lady in
| Green, in the second act.o and is the
picturesque Circassian slave in the
| first act
Charles Frohman. Inc. is furnish-
| ing plays for several stars not di-A
F, rectly under its management. George
| Arliss is to appear in Sir James NJ.
/ Barrie'S new one-act play, THE
| Well Remembered Voice" and Hubert
Henry Davies The Mollusc" Will
| liam Faversham and Maxine Elliott
also have been furnished with r. c.
! Cartons Lord and Lady Algy' as a
vehicle for their tour of the Pacific
coast.
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HnuSoInent&> v -

- EXTRAORDINARY business done
by amusements in this city
has caused Washington to be
known in theatrical circles
as the marvel of the map.
The new year witnesses some strik-
ing demonstrations of confidence in
this particular section as box office
producer. The Shuberts have been ex-
extraordinarily active. In addition to
opening of the Shubert-Garrick The
alter they have booked into Polls the
first attraction in long time to fill
two-week engagement. Chu Chin
Chow is truly n big show, ballet
russo with dialogue as we'll as music
and dancing in wonderland of seen
cry and ,costuming. Its engagement
is one of the brilliant occasions on
which the show bears out all that the
enthusiastic advance representatives
had TO say of it 1t is a harmonious
creation, full of art in its decorations
and proportionate in all respects eX-
cepting in the manner in which va
rjouS supernumeraries whose proper
function can only be that of inclden-
tai detail assert themselves with
needless prominence. The attendance
has been extraordinary.
IS IS X
The bills in contemplation for the
current week include both music and |
drama as we'll as vaudeville and pic
lures. Il. +. Keith's ella inns the dis
tinction of presenting the legitimate
operate soprano. Marguerite sylvia. ,
William Hodge has new play that
has met with favor in "A Cure for
Curables-" Robert Edeson. an time {
favorite as an interpreter of Virile ,
picturesqueness, has Il drama whose /
title, The Long Dash" hints of life in
the open; The Royal Vagabond" /
promises not only melody but /
glimpses of romance, royalty and !
revolution" These and other enter !
tainments offer the American capital !
every facility for willing away any
unoccupied hours while waiting for ;
the big news abroad.
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POL1'S.

"Chu Chin Chow" will remain at
Polls Theater through the current
week. with a performance tonight. 1t
is stated by those familiar with local
theatrical conditions that never be-
fore has any show here drawn the
enormous receipts paid in to see ''Chu
Chin Chow
The big, beautiful. extraordinary
production of ancient Bagdad in four
teen scenes, with 800 people. will re-
main in Washington until next Satur-
day night, with the usual matinees on
Thursday and Saturday. after which
"Chu Chin Chow" will depart for Chi
cago.
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David Garrick.

Washington after the renowned Eng
lish actor. David Garrick," says Frank
Wilstach, photographer and Raconian
scholar. lis an event which calls for the
restatement of the salient facts regard
ing this famous actor.
"Garricks father was recruiting
officer and was stationed at Angel inn,
Hereford, when his son was born, Feb
ruary 10. 1916. Capt. Garrick was of
Huguenot extraction, and his mother.
Arabella Clough. was Of Irish origin.
TT is singular fact that young
David made his first appearance on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Liberty Dansante Gardens.

Two large dance auditoriums offer
ample space for hundreds of dancers
who visit the Liberty Dansante Gar
dens every evening. In addition to
the Enclosed garden, there is an open
air garden, with a floor of marble and
glass. The decorations are patriotic
Music is furnished by two orchestras
of ten musicians each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Savoy.

The Heart of Wetona," the noted
Eeiasco play, is the screen attraction
at Crandalfs Savoy today and to-
morrow. with Norma Talmadge as a
half-Indian girl, whose love for the
Indian agent gets her into difficulties.
Thomas MeighGn and GLADDEN. James
are in the picture cast. Tuesday and
Wednesday Mary Pickford will Nbe
seen in Johanna Enlists"; Thursday
Louise Huff in The Sea Waif"::
Friday, Alice Brady in I'm the Hollow
of Her Hand; Saturday. Billie Burke
in The Make-Believe Wife"
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Crandall's.

Under the Greenwood Tree" to be
shown today and tomorrow at Gram
dalIs, pictures Elsie Ferguson as a
young English noblewoman who tires
of the emptiness of her social life and
goes to the forests where she lives as
a Gypsy. Her many adventures,
make a picture story of unusual
interest. Alice Brady's picture. I'm
the Hollow of her Hand" will be
shown Tuesday and Wednesday.
sporting Life" adapted from the
Drury Lane spectacle of twenty years
ago. Thursday and Friday. and ALI
of-a-Sudden Norma" starring Bessie
Barriscale, Saturday.
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Garden.

The Poor Rich Man." featuring
Francis y. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne. will be shown at Moore's Gar
den Theater the first three days Of
this week. beginning today. The story
concerns the rehabilitation Of young
spender and the undoing of an active
vampire by the breezy self-assurance
of a girl from the west
Wednesday and Thursday Louise
Glaum assumes role unlike any she
has ever had. in The Goddess of Lost
Lak III shows how a college-bred
girl attained her goal by reyertine-
to type. Friday and Saturday, set
Free" picturing Edith Roberts, will
be shown. Short reels also are shown
daily to orchestral accompaniment.
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Palace.

Little Women the book classic
of childhood for half a century, will
be given its first picture presentations
Thursday. 1t is the complete story in
pictures of Meg, 10, Beth and Amy
March. the four little heroines, their
joys and sorrows. OF special interest
is the fact that Dorothy Bernard. long
a favorite in stock companies here.
portrays the role of 10 March. The
last half of the week. commencing
Thursday. Under the Top" starring
Fred Stone, will be the chief attrac-
ton. 1t is story of circus life. AS
an added attraction for these three
days, Roscoe t"Fatty") Arbuckle's
newest comedy. Camping Out" will
be shown.
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Janet Richards, Tomorrow.

Miss Janet Richards will resume her
course of lectures on public ques-
tions, interrupted by the holiday re-
cess. tomorrow morning at the
Knickerbocker Theater. Columbia
road and 18th street. These talks
bring the vital questions of the hour
up to date each week, and are con-
sidered especially helpful to busy
people who wish to keep abreast of
the times. They are made additionally
interesting by the use of large maps.
The talk begins at 1916 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
JOHN MccOKlfAcK. ANITA STEWART
RZLr R15ZEo

New National Theater Friday after
noon, at 4:S0 o'clock. His program
will include the Nardini Concerto,
Paganinis Concerto in ID major, Bur-
leighs Summer Idyll. ''Slavonic
Dance" Dvorak- Kreisler), Cigars
La Capriceuse." Burleigh's "Perpet-
ual Mobil": Godowsky's Legends and
,"Tarantella du Concert" by Leopold
Auer.
This will be Rosen's first appearance
In Washington.
Tickets are on sale at T. Arthur
Smiths office. 1906 G street northwest.
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Columbia.

William Faversham in his first
photopIay. "The Silver King" will be
the picture attraction at Loew's Co
lumbia 'Theater the first half of the
week. beginning today. The Silver
King" is the melodrama made famous
by Wilson Barrett and his company
at the Princess Theater. London, in
1882 1t is one of the greatest melo-
dramas ever staged. and its story CEN
ters around an English country squire
falsely accused of murder. Barbara
Castleton has the leading femme role
in the picture. Lila Lee in "The Sc
cret Garden is scheduled for Thurs
day.
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Apollo.

Mary Pickford's recent photoplays
Johanna Enlists. will be shown at
Crandalfs Apollo today and tomorrow,
1t is the story of a. country girl whose
whole life is changed through the ar
rival i'm her neighborhood of a regiment
of soldiers, which camps in her fathers
pasture. Tuesday Madge Evans will b
seen ia THE Love Net; Wednesday
and Thursday. William S. Hart, in The
Border Wireless: Friday, Lila Lee. in
Such Little Pirate; Saturday, Enid
Bennett, in When Do We Eat?"
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Central Coliseum.

The Central Coliseum is the gather
ing place for skaters both week days
and Sundays. A roomy auditorium is
beautifully decorated and lighted, with
windows on Its four sides to insure ex-
cellent ventilation. Music is provided
by brass band of ten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Folly,

1.-THE Frolics of the Day" is the
burlesque attraction at the Folly
Theater this week. beginning today
at 3 pm. The show is in two acts
and six scenes, and unfolds the ad-
ventures of scarecrow. impersonat-
ed by Charles "Snuffy" Gramlich.
Settings include a haunted mill, a
submarine and scene on the Isle of
Japan The cast includes Florence
Pointer, Gus Mortimer. Billy Hagan.
Ethel Weston, Eva Garrison, Billy
Kimes. Doc Dorman. Ruby Gilmore
and Eddie Baldwin, with chorus
of eighteen.
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IYceuua.

A big burlesque, 'tinctured with
satire and pretty girls, with mag
niticent scenic atmosphere and color
schemes, is promised in Paris by
Night" the offering at the Lyceum
Theater this week.
The novelties include finale in a
Paris drawing room, where a victory
celebration is being held
Included in a large cast are Leona
Fox, Halle Dean, Connie Lehr Fuller,
Walsh and Shredder and zippy,
snappy chorus. Harry Palmer wrote
the book and Solly Fields put on the
musical numbers.
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Rialtc.

At Moore's Rialto Theater this week
a camera version of Owen Johnson's
story. "Virtuous Wives" marks the
temperance of Anita Stewart. "vir-
tuous Wives is described as "a su-
perlative product" Edwin Arden, Con-
way Tearle and Mrs. De Wolf Hopper
are pictured In the east The story Is
one of the aflluent life Of New York's
Pieturixed current events and q COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Knickerbocker.

Crandalfs Knickerbocker also to-
day and tomorrow will exhibit La
fayette, We Come" Her Mistake"
featuring Evelyn Nesbit and Rus
sell Thaw, will be shown Tuesday !.
Bessie Barriscale. in "All-of- Sudden
Norma" Wednesday and Thursday,
and Arizona" featuring Douglas
Fairbanks, Friday and Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
In the Spotlight.

Rose Stahl has been seriously i'll.
but Is reported to be recovering.
Clara Joel. who was to have been
Leo Ditrichstein's leading woman is
to appear in motion picture produce
ton
Alfred Lunt, leading man of THE
Country Cousins" is to be starred
next season in a play by Booth Tark-
ington.
A second company of Dear Brutus''
is being organized to present Barrie's
play in cities which William Gillette
will be unable to reach.
Alice Brady is nothing if not patri-
otto. Tonight in New York, at the
Playhouse, she is going to entertain
thousands of soldiers and sailors with
Forever After"
Joseph Warren Jefferson. eldest son
of the famous comedian. is reported
IL in a New York hospital. His wife
is known on the stage as Blanche
Bender.
"Oh. Lady, Lady, the most popular
of the New York Princess Theatei
comedies, is soon to be pre-
scented by F. Ray Comstock and Will
liam Elliott at the Shubert -Belasco
Theater. with 'the original New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Marguerite SyIva.-Mme. Marguer-
tia Sylvia. whose brief season in
vaudeville has been one of the not
able events of the season. has been
compelled to withdraw from this field
in order that she may fulfill engage
Inents in New York and Chicago in
light and grand opera.
In New York she is to inaugurate
the season of the American Singers
Society, under whose auspices d sea-
son fopera comique and opera bouffe
Will be established at the Park The
alter. This is being watched with the
greatest interest by American music
lovers. as it will mark distinct
feature OF the coming musical season.
Nine. sylvia will sing Carmen" for
the opening night, and during the
season of eight weeks will inaugu
rate the premiere of several new
operas. One of these will be la
Navarraise.' by Massanet, which has
never been sung here. Later she will
appear in Chicago with the Chicago
Opera Company, in Carmen" and
other operas. She will not abandon
vaudeville. however. She entered it
with reluctance. it is said. and leaves
it. even temporarily, in the same
spirit.
when the readustment of conditions
occur at Versailles: when the world
war is thing of the past says Leo
Ditrichsten, the distinguished actor,
some one will write piay>that will
be a true and great expression of the
genius of the American people. the
people of the United States. mean.
1T will be one that will faithfully
reflect the wnndarfn1 chanCe
been effected in mankind generally by
the frightful suffering endured to
keep the world safe for democracy
for we are beginning to view life
differently from what we did before
the conflict see 1850 q
Fat and Thin Comedians.-While
fat man generally comes in for more
than his share of laughs. John T. Muir
ray, the comedian in .-Maytime." is a
living example of the popularity of
person of the opposite stature. Mr..
Murray is tall angular and a trifie
inclined to be thin. When the come
dian first took up stage work his
friends tried to discourage him.
who ever heard of thin come
dian?" one of his friends asked
You've got to be fat If you want
people to laugh at. YOU"
Nonsense, said Mr. Murray.
There are lots of thin comedians
And. anyhow, L don't want people
laughing at me. l want them to
laugh with me. There's a big differ
ence in the way people laugh, IL a
man knows how to go after laughs
and get them. it doesn't makeimucf
difference whether he is fat or thin"
HI A New Mark Twain Br0chure.-wil-
liam Hodge has completed the manu-
script of new brochure on the great
-humorist Samuel Clemens 1t bears
me title Mark Twain as l Knew
-fffm"
AZ far back as the Sag Harbor''
days Mr.. Hodge made the acquaint-
-~qce of Mark Twain through James
"a Herne. and Hodge and Twain be-
came fast friends. During the long
rqn Of THE Man From Home" in New
Ybrk Mark Twain was a frequent Wis
itblpin the actors dressing room, and
otce- or twice, it is said. spent the en-
tile evening behind the scenes, swap
ping stories and anecdotes with him
during entr'actes.
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Max Rosen Recital, Friday.

Max Rosen, the already famous
pupil of Leopold Auer with Jaseha
Heifetz and Toscha Seidel, who is be-
ing called 1.-THE greatest American vio-
linist," will appear as the star of Il.
Arthur Smiths fifth concert of the
Ten Star series, in full recital, at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
ELSIE. EER6USON DoRorHy BERNARD
C1a1adZI Locus Pike

days, and the Mack Sennett comedy,
1.-THE Hide and Seek Detective" the
Pathe War News and the Bray Picto-
graphs will entertain at every perform
ance.
Today, starting at 3 pm, the bill will
present lively galaxy of varied vaude-
Vile novelties and features.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
CHARLIE CHAPLIN BESSIE nARR1SckLE
0zzaxa Kn1ckehodey

ington musicians know and appreciate
to the full his musical worth.
Stokowski is said to have accom-
p1ished wonderful results with the
beautiful Berlioz symphony in F
major this season. New York greeted
it as q sensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
Avenue Grand.

"A Perfect Lady" featuring MadgA
Kennedy (Rose Stahl's play several
seasons ago. adapted to the screenl
will be shown at CrandalPs AvenuA
Grand today. "Women's Weapons
showing the means adopted by 4
clever wife to revive the waning al
fections of her husband. is schedulel
for tomorrow; Tuesday. Alice BradI
1Continued on Eleventh Do 90
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Photoplay Features

edy also will be shown. with musical
intervals by the pipe organ. and or
chestral accompaniment for the pic
lures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05
ADJUSTMENTS.

Continued on Eleventh Page
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

- EXTRAORDINARY business done
by amusements in this city |
has caused Washington to be !
known in theatrical circles |
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Rose Stahl has been seriously i'll
but is reported to be recovering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Roland Young has Joined the cast
of Glare Runners comedy, BE Calm.
Camilla" He will assume the role OF
Gus Beals, the song writer, original
ly written for him. He has been in
the Army. but was not released until
last Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

After 'I;lossomtime" is launched in
New York Lucille Manion, the star
and producer. will sail for London to
accept AN engagement with Hughes
Massie. She will head a revue now
being written for her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

Walter Grove, eleven years old, is
the latest addition to the cast of
Little Simplicity" now running in
New York. Walte- and his little girl
partner appear in the Wedding Bella
number. with Marjorie Gateson and
Stewart Baird.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-05

The Gondoliers," which made a big
hit in New York upon its revival, is
to be presented by the all-star cast
of the Society of American Singers
at a big theater party for soldiers
and sailors.