The Washington herald., 1920-05-23
The Tnbulations of Anne

the result she went on the stage
with her shirt waist torn nearly in
half. with a blue skirt. brown
stockings and black shoes.
1T was a riot" in the language
of Miss Morrison, but the strange
part of 1t was that two stock man
ayers. who were sitting out in
front. thought her mishaps were
natural. and part of the play, and
complimented her manager on his
find"
IL quit Immediately after that
performance" said Miss Morrison.
but was induced to resume the
role. 1t certainly was an eventful
occasion"
Charles ogle didn't know when
he assumed the role of Long John
Silver in Maurice Tourneur's pro-
duction Of Treasure Island" which
opens its second consecutive week
OF showing at Moore's Garden Thea
ter today. that it entailed training
a parrot to talk. Not that the bird
secured for the occasion wasn't. To-
quactous: he could swear be9dti-
fully. But, according to Robert
Louis Stevenson, Long Johns pet
used to keep shrieking pieces of
eight. Pieces of eight" 1t was a
sort of watchword for the pirates.
Mr.. Ogle insisted that his parrot re-
peat the same phrase. 1t was a
hard job teaching him, but the bird
finally got the hang of it, and ex-
pert lip readers among the fans will
testify that his enunciation is per-
feet.
Finishing touches are now being
made to the Steamer st. Johns,'
which will be restored to local ex-
cursion service shortly, after a 9
year absence from the river. during
which she was engaged in war serv-
vice. The new inclosed dancing
deck in the rear of the boat is COM
plete, as well as the work of re-
inforcing the upper decks.
Tho first trip Of the season will
be made on May 20 to Colonial
Beach. which will also be the boats
destination or the two following
days. Saturday and Sunday only
trips to this point will be made un-
til July 5. 4o-mile moonlight excur-
sions being scheduled on the inter-
vening days.
Gladys Georges year at Culver
City with Thomas Ince Is to be re-
warded. She has been named as
Douglas MacLean's leading woman
in "Yanconna Yiuies," the first pro-
duction made by young MacLean
since he parted company with Doris
May. Miss George appeared in THE
Better ole" just before she aban-
doned the footlights for the screen,
and later played with Hobart Bos-
worth and Lloyd Hughes in Below
the Surface" a Thomas Ince pro-
duction.
After a long and successful tour
in The Riddle: Woman" Nine.
Bertha Kalich has ended her sea-
son in Brooklyn. Following a brief
rest she will go abroad in June,
stopping in London and Paris on
her way to Florence, where she will
visit Eleanora 'Duse.
For next season Mime. Kalich has
acquired the rights to "Sofya Ko-
rona"-the favorite play of Ed
Wynn, the Corona Kid-and a new
play by a well-known American
dramatist.
Last week was Alice" week in
the Crandall houses. Alice Lake
opened the week at both the Metro
politan and Knickerbocker The
aters, was followed by Alice Brady
at the Knickerbocker. and at Gran
dalPs Theater Alice Joyce occupied
the screen on Thursday and Friday.
It is not recorded that the orches-
tras confined themselves, to Sweet
Alice Ben Bolt or My Alice Blue
Gown" but they should have in OBJ
servance Of the more or less eternal
unities.
BY curious COINCIDENCE, this is
a week of dual roles at the Loew
theaters In Washington. At the
Palace, Dorothy Dalton will essay
the roles Of two sisters. AT the Col,
umbia. at the same time, Elaine
Hammerstein viii portray similar
sisterly roles on the celluloid in
The Shadow of Rosalie Byrnes."
Miss Dalton's photoplay, incident
ally. Is The Dark Mirror" an
adaptation of Louis Jeseph Vance
stacy Of. the same name.