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The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
WALTHALL IS LATEST
PHOTOPLAY NOTABLE
TO DESERT SCREEN

Even before the echo of stage
producers walls over the movies
wholesale annexation OF footlight
stars has had time to die down hlm
magnates have begun to raise a
similar song of woe.
The stage, il seems, is denudinS
the screen of it's most popular orna-
ments. 1t may be reprisal. Then
again it may be mere coincidence
but at any rate an alarming number
of fiickerites are staging come
back-in other words, coming back
to the stage. Elsie Ferguson, Alice
Brady, Doris Kenyon, Theda Bara,
Bushman and Bayne. Wallie Reid
and a host of lesser lights are now
taking of" from the wings instead
of a fiIm can, while many others arc
contemplating similar excursions.
Henry B. walthall is the latest
Cooper-Hewitt luminary to revert
to the Legitimate form of drama
His last screen appearance was in
Harold MacGrath's adventure story,
"a Splendid Hazard" produced by
Allan Dwan. He is now tuning up
his vocal cords for season of H.
senisn plays, and will soon' stalk
the boards of Los Angeles theater
in Ghosts"
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

The casual reader OF things the
atrical may be a bit dazcd by the
array of names OF the writer's who
have contributed in one capacity or
another to the preparation Of As
You We're"
The United States is the third In
the triple entente that have ac-
corded this piece a cordial reception.
In each case. the localisms had 20 be
extracted and adaptations made, So
that the original ideas alone may
be said to have survived the trying
process.
The mouosyllaIle name Rip.
which may puzzle some Of the be-
holders. belongs to the premier re-
vueist OF Paris. NJ. Rip writes all
OF the revues for the Theater du
Capucines, and il is he who is re
sponsible for the Partisan edition
OF As You Were" The French
version centered around q man who
was trying to escape UnfsIthfu'
women and war. In the American
version. the eccentric hero seeks to
escape from unfaithful women and
a joke. which pursue him through
all ages and all clipes.
LAS You Were" ran\(or q year IN
Paris and was then presented for a
year at the Pavilion TheaJcr, Lon
don. The play was adapted Tor the
London stage by Arthur Wimperis
author OF the "Arcadians." with
music by Herman Darewski. known
here as the author Of much OF the
music Of The Better Ole"
It Wa during its years run at
the Pavilion that q number OF
American managers saw ii. incIud
ing 4. H. Woods. J. J. Shubert. Nor
ris Gest. William 4. Rrady and Z
Ray Goctz- 1t was tho first Of theso
who finally secured the American
rights
Prohibition. according to a story
Vouched for by many. upset Mr.
Woods plans. for it j. said that
Delysia. whom he expected to Pre-.
sent in the title role. refused &C
sign the CONTRACT vhou she found
she was going to play in dry
country. The idea OF dinners vith.
out win" was too much for he.
Mr.. Woods lost confidence in at
American production without DEFY,
sia. and so let the rights !Gpse.
Mr.. Goetz. on the other hand
lad faith in Miss Bordoni 30 popu,
larjze it, il he could get the right
comedian. From the first. he want.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
NEXT WEEKS SHOWS

SATIoNAL-''steppins Stones" Louis
X. Anspscher's new drama, will be
presented under the direction Of &enry
Miller and A. L. Granger. A notable
.cxst includes KAthlene MscDoneu,
Laura Hops Crews, Phyllis Povsh,
Merle Maddern. Mary Elizabeth Forbes,
Pedro de Cordoba. A. E. Anson, War
burton Gamble, Frederick Lloyd and
Malcolm Fsssett.
BELAsco-Georse v. Hebarts new
play, Sonny" in which the selwyns
viii present Emma Dunn, Robert
and Lillian Lorraine.
roirs-"Buddiss.'' comsdy with music,
starring Charles kim, Virginia o'Brien
and Laursnoe Wheat; George v. Ho-
bart is author and B. c. Hillian, COM
poser.
B, T. KETTH'S-yaudevine.
sTRANp-vaudeviIle and pictures
GkYETY-Hsrry Lander in Jack Sing
er's SHOW" supported by Ansta
-Pynes. Willie Ls7de-. Bobby Moore.
Cecil Jefferson. l. DAILY. Karl Bow
ers, Robby Miller and a chours Of
twenty.
FoLLY-Tom sullivans big surprise
show, THE Mischief kskers."
PALAcE-Bert Lytell in The Price Of
Redemption" scenarized by June ka-
this from l. A. r. wylie's novel. This
Temple Of Dawn" directed by Dallas
Fitzgerald with an exceptional cast.
CoLUMBIA-The next attraction at
Loer'S Columbia will be Maurice Tour
nsur's The Great Redeemer, by Il.
II. Van Loan, fe, ,turins House Peters
and Marjorie Dav.
NETRoPoLITAN-"Th Woman in His
House
KNIcKERBoCKER-"T Woman in
His House" Annette Kellerm1n in
What Women Love-" and Mary Miles
Ninter in "A Cumberland Romance. -
CRANpALL'S-First three days. Charles
T. Dazey's classic, In Old Kentucky,
with Anita Stewart. Beginning We'd
nesday. Norma Tslmsdge in The
Woman Gives
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
4 Bold, Bad Lady Returns

Students of the drama who may
be interested lin knowing some
thing about the early ancestry of
the long line of fascinating ladies
with dark. dark pasts who have
been populating the English and
American stage for forty years will
find a visit to ''Foot-Loose," the
new Zoe Atkins play at the National
Theater, an interesting pilgrimage,
for there the great mother Of all
these more or less delightful fe-
males is once more treading the
boards after an absence or more
than a quarter Of a century.
The aforementioned great mother
is none other than Stephanie, the
Marquise de Mohrivart, a bold. bad
lady, with a past that is positively
purple. She is a figure out OF a
famous drama of other days
Forget Me-Not'-from which Miss
Atkins has freely adapted her play,
Forget was the pre-
cursor of all the plays about sd-
venturesses. First produced in
London in 1879, for the ensuing
fifteen years it was presented, per-
haps, oftener than any serious con-
temporary drama both in England
and the United States.
The famous Genevieve Ward. who
is still hale and hearty at the age
Of SO. and who recently appeared
at a benefit performance in Lon
don, created the part at its first
production. and Sir Johnston
Forbes Robertson. then young
man not quite so. had the role
which has fallen to Lawrence Gross
smith in the revised version. The
play enjoyed a run of more than
six months in London at that time
and was frequently revived there
after.
Neither NJ IS Atkins nor Miss
Stevens was familiar with the old
play when it was brought to their
attention by George c. Tyler and
both were astonished at the basic
effectiveness of its situations
Apropos OF this revival IL is In
teresting TO recount a conversation
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
THE NEW PLAYS
POLI's.

Louis Mann, in Undesirable
Friends" comes to Polls tomorrow
evening. The play is by Samuel
Shipman and Victor Victor In-sup-
port of Louis Mann is a notable cast
that includes Howard Lang, Lucille
watson, Hubert DruCe, Arleen
Hackett, Hatty Ferguson. Alex Ten
nenholtZ, Harry c. Power. Mortimer
Martini, Al SinCoff. Leo Frankel
Clarence Darwent. Bernard Reinold
and others.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
Tom Burke Concert.

q Tom Burke, the famous Irish ten
or, wiz be heard at the National
Theater Tuesday afternoon at 4:S0
o'clock, under the local management
of T. Arthur Smith. His program
will range from the-Italian operas
to characteristic Irish songs and
ballads.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
Mo0ing a Magician in 1920

Few people except those in close
personal touch with things theatri-
cal have any idea OF the enormous
amount OF paraphcrnalia that is re-
QUired in q production such as Thur
ston. the magician. presents. Thur
ston's equipment is more complete
and intricate than that Of almost
any other theatrical organization.
Two sixty-foot baggage cars arc
required TO transport il and an army
of stage hands. electricians and me-
ChaniCians are required to- put II up
operate and take down this vast lot
of property. The equipment and
properties of Thurston take in a
large and varied assortment He
carries a small sized menagerie. a
whole flock OF chickens. pigeons
ducks and geese. to say nothing Of
a big lioness, which is the pet o.
the whole company.
This information will correct the
impression held by many people that
Thurston gives a one-mau show,
that his performance is confined TO
sleight of hand tricks and simple
illusions. The magnitude of the ma
gician's attraction is better under
stood when the physical side Of it
is compared to such productions as
the Winter Garden Shows, the Fol
lies" and other big shows that are
seen in New York every season
While he employs but twenty-six
people, he must pay for as many
railroad tickets as the biggest musi-
cal comedy in order to get free
movement OF his two baggage cars
when eE route.
Nor can the miracle man" get
along with the average stage hand
or mechanician. for his work is
highly specialized and requires the
most expert assistance. His crew Of
men and women for the most part
have been With him for years, every
one fitting into a branch Of the per-
formance just as conspicuously as
Thurston himself. anG the whole
makes up one OF the best-drilled or
ganiZations on the stage.
One little miscue and the trick
would be exposed and the Illusion
gone.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
"froGc' Horse. Patented.

Ever since that wooden horse
proved so ruinous to the residents
of Troy, F. Ziegfeld, jr., has been
pretty suspicious of all imitators of
the Greeks. Wherefore he has had
the oak racing steeds that are used
in the Metropolitan Handicap of the
new Midnight Frolic" on the New
Amsterdam roof patented to prevent
their being utilized by rival man
ayers. - =
The roof manager says that the
property man of rival theater kas
caught up on the roof the other
night studying the construction of
the horses and he was elected with
more neatness and dispatch than
courtesy, 1t Is reported.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
The Third as You Were

ed Sam Bernard. He met ur = o.
nard Immediately upon hi rstH-n
TO New York. outlined tho rU "a
idea OF the play. and in hrrrrr -si1-
utes secured his promise D.. Dag
the part.
The soundness OF Mr.. G5.-z's
judgment is pretty general. tE5~7r.
In rewriting the English Ncrfteu
for America Glen MaCDonoUgH tocA
the usual liberties OF the librettiEt
The Cleopatra scene is original with
Mr.. Mac Donough, and an Eliza
bethan scene has been eliminated.
According 10 Mr.. Goetz. who wrote
some Of the additional lyrics and
music. there remain in the curreut
version barely forty OF the original
lines and onlv' four OF the original
songs.
AS an extra added attraction at
CrandaITs knickerbockcr Thester
on Sunday and Monday Of this wssB .
Mr.. Henri SokoIove. conductor Of
the orchestra. and one Of the fore
most violin virtuosi in Washington.
will play II You Could Care" as a
violin solo. with full orchestral ac-
compartment
Mr.. John J. Payctte. assistant scu-
Cral manager OF the Crandall Thca
ters in the Capital. attended the Be
lasco ThcatCr last Wednesday night
to hear "Florodors" and Immediately
wired New York for full orchestrg- 70
lion OF the score as soon as pub
lishod. explaining that he want,.I
ihe music played extensively here
before New York heard il.
Loew's Palace Thcstnr has ar
ranged for bookings Of three va
rieties Of short-length comedies
which arc regarded as the bastgh hi
larity-provokors on the market. tn
Palace will show the comedy out
put Of the Sennett. Sunshine and
Buster Hoaton studios as fast a.
released. Tho first Of the new E6a-
ton comedies. however will b.
shown at I.oew's Columbia in the
near future.
Z. J. StutZ. manager Of Lows
Columbia Theater. has finally fin
ished tho huge task Of dccuTatinc
and rcfurnishing Locw's Columbia
ThCater. Mr.. StuJz's scheme rr dec
Grafton OF the Columbia lobby is
particularly nota bic.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
GARRICK.

Z Thurston, the famous magician,
and his army of imps will be the
Garrick attraction tonight and all
week. His performance is along new
lines. The most elaborate is The
Mystery of the Water Fountains"
picturesque Chinese spectacle.
Ghosts, or Do the Spirits Return?"
is another in which hair-raising
seance is'incIuded.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
NATIONAL.

Miss Emily Stevens in Zoe Atkins
now comedy, "Foot-Loose." will be
seen at the National Theater this
week. beginning tonight. Assisting
Miss Stevens is Lawrence Grossmith
and a group of brilliant players, in
cludtng Gordon Johnstone. Elizabeth
Rfsdon. Mildred Booth. Paul Ker,
John Webster and Annie Hughes.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
Arcade Carnival Dance,

A riot of fun and frolic is an
nounced for the Arcade next Wed
nesday night when the premier
carnival dance of the season will he
given. A plentiful supply of noise
makers, confetti. novel favors and
a program of bright, snappy music
by the orchestra. and general good
time is promised.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
Sunset Studio.

Sunset studio is now open at 1905
Massachusetts avenue. The new
management has spared no efforts to
assure patrons of Sunset Studio a
most enjoyable evening. Opening at
9 o'clock dancing will continue until
IL p. m. The music is furnished by
the Mayer Davis Orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
STRAND.

This week at the Strand. begin
ming tomorrow, the Futuristic Re-
Nue. an artistic combination of solo
lists; Eddie Heron and Company in
The Travelling \ Man" Browns
Dogs; Manners and Lowree in Song
Flirtations;" Bissett and Scott, dane
ing entertainers; Eugene o'Brien in
ii. II. Van Loans The Wonderful
Chance" and other numbers constI-
tute the bill.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
OIin Howland in COMEDY

-Olin Howland has been engaged
for the principal comedy role of
The Temptations of Eve" the mu-
sical production which Orion and
Colby will sponsor shortly. Mona
Desmond has been signed for the
inSenue role. The piece is now in
rehearsal
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

which Mr.. Tyler had with an Old
theatrical acquaintance the other
day when he announced this pro-
duction.
DO you know where all the good
situations are Georgeg" ne asked
NO" replied the mapaEer.
'on the shelf" returned An.
other.
Harry n. Crandsli, owner OF the
CrandsIl Theaters in Washington
and vicinity, accompanied by Joseph
y. Morgan, general manager OF tho
Crandall enterprises. returned 10
Washington last Wednesday night
from a twoday inspection trip of
CrandalTs Strand Thcatcr in Cum
berland. Md. and left the Capital
again Thursday night for a qutck
glimpse Of whatever progress has
been made in the erection OF Gran
dalls New National Theater in Roa-
noke, Va.
Lawrence BeRtus, manager Or
Loew's Palace Theater. acquitted
himself brilliantly in a before-din-
ner speech at Loew's Palace Thea
ter last Tuesday afternoon when
a collapse Of the city's electricity
supply plunged Loew's Palace and
other theaters into darkness for
time. Mr.. BeatUs mounted the stage
and announced that while Tom Can
non and his Palace Symphony horn
isbs and fddlers would attempt 10
beguile the interval with an i'm
promptu concert, all patrons who
desired would be given light-chcSks.
enabling them 10 return when the
current arrived. All but q small
number elected TO hear Mr.. Can
mons concert.
Director Thomas J. Cannon. OF fisr
Palace symphony OrChes.I7- ka-
scored a pronounced sUccess uuriu-
the past week at Locw's pa'aca
Thester with his orchestra reud1.
tion Of In Cherry Blossom Tlfas
With You" the song hit Of -Istt aa-
way Brevities," the new Mcuhsttss
musical show.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
New Griffith Film.

With "A Man of the People" "nl!
newly launched at the Bijou The
ater, Thomas Dixon, the. author, il
already negotiating with D. w
Griffith for its presentation on thu
screen on gigantic scale. Th'
scenario is ready and the motion
picture producer. 1t is. said. is con
sideripg plans for a. sf,oo0,o00 pro
duction. with battle sceneA an'
other events which. necessarily. cai
only be mentioned in the play.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
B. T. kEHTH'S.

This week at Il. L. Keith's, begin
ming tomorrow, the bill will present
Eddie Foy and the younger Foys in
The High Cost of Living" Carrie
Jacobs Bond, author Fay
Marble: Tom Patricofa and Adelaide
Mason in The Girl and the Dancing
Fool:" Billy Glason. in "a Funny
Propositions" Lexey and O'Connor;
the El Rey Sisters; the Vivians.
sharpshoOters; Topics of the Day"
and the kinograms.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
BEL.ASCO.

Sam Bernard and Irene Bardali
will be seen at the Belasco tonight
and all week in Z. Ray Goetz's gay
fantastic revue, "As You We're" B"
with book adapted from the French
by Glen Macdonald and music and
lyrics by Mr.. Goetz. The support
ing cast is said to be exceptional.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
G.ANETY.

THE Powder Puff Revue" the
latest addition to the Columbia Bur-
lesaue Circuits attractions, will
make its initial appearance here at
the Gayety Theater for the week
commencing today Jack Pearl and
Jamie Coughlin head the cast, which
includes Leona Earle. Martha Pryor
Florence TalObtt and Ben Bard.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

Breakfast in Bed" which comes
her" after a successful run al tho
EitinEc Theatcr. New York. Trr
story concerns tho scheme u fr-
young mon and a young woman 10
fleece a godfather out Of a fortune.
the woman agreeing To- pose as m.
wife Of ono man. though She Is en-
gagged to tho other
The Cnwrittcn Chapter. iuxead
OF undesirable Friends" VIII -
the name OF tho Louis Mann piar.
This is the Shipman-Nict0r Rgyoiu-
tionary play. and change ~ ttile
is planned principally bacsuse -
the similarity OF tho olJ titIs 20
that Of Mr.. Mann's "Frieudly Enc
mics"
Also due in two wcels-ou Non-
ray. October Il. at tho Hudsor
Theater-is Mr.. Cohan's third pro-
duCtiOn Of the season. The Mcan-
est Man in tho World" Once rncrs
Mr.. Cohan Is the principa. piay-
wright in the case. although sth--
names than his figure on rlc p-o-
gram. 1t is a comedy OF tn 'Tufa
to the Right" school. an a,aborn-
tion Of n vaudeville act wei
known to the two-day patrons.
Mr.. Belasco is at present hard -
work uron his production % tn
Guitry- Barker play, "DeburaG." Ac-
cording to the reports which fltcr
out OF FOrty-fOUrth street. Il will
be the most ambitious production
which Mr.. s3elasco ever has made.
The cast will number 22O, andN one
OF the scenes calls for an elaborate
stage upon a stage, with its attend
ant boxes and other parsphernaIts.
"DeburaU" will be produced at the
Belasco about Christmas time.
The Grant Mitchell play, ~The
Champion" has been launched for
a second time on the road. This.
II will be remembered. is the tate
OF the English youth who shocks
his conventional family by return
ing home after he has captured the
lightweight championship Of the
world. Presumably IL will continue
for the present on the road. for
there seems to be no New York
house available at the moment.
Rosemary Theby has signed O
long-term contract TO star in snecisl
productions. the first OF whicN is
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
FOLLY.

Harry Hastings "Razzle- Dazzle. &"
with Baker and Rogers, will be
seen at the Folly Theater this week,
beginning today. There is big all
star cast comprising Billy Baker.
Eddie Rogers. Irving Selig. Lew
Denny, Sam Michaeis, Dolly Ray
field, Ethel De Feaux, Rose Lee and
others.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
Mack's Play Abandoned.

Another play which has been
abandoned is Willard Mack's The
Girl in the Dance Hall" which Mr..
Woods was producing. Mr. Woods,
SO runs the story, saw a rehearsal.
paid the players, and called matters
OF.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

fALACE-For the week beginning
today Loew's Palace offers Doro-
thy Gish in Little Miss Rebel
lion" by Harry Carr, directed by
George Fawcett, with a cast that
includes Ralph Graves, George
Seigman, William Riley Hatch,
Marie Burke and others, supple
mented by Mack Sennett's comedy
sensation, Don't Weaken" and
other program hits.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
OCTOBER IN TEzE THEATER FINDS LOUIS AANN M NEW RAl
Today's Amusements.

Natiena-Emly
and in were.-
Garriek-Thurston- the Magician
B. #. Kcith's-yaudevIle.
devfe andf Ims.
Gayety-~Powder Pun Revue
FoEy-Harry Dazzle.
Moore's RinIto-Anita
Garden-Louise i'm Leopar omnn.
CoumbIa-Da,id Powell Murray Right
TO
in
CrsndaIPs-Norma In thea."
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

RIALTo-This week, beginning to-
day, will bring to Moore's Rialto,
Stewart in Harriet and the
Piner." an adaptation of Kathleen
Norris story of the same name.
Supporting Miss Stewart are Ward
Crane, Charles Richman, Irving
Cummings, Myrtle Stedman, Mar
garet Lands, Byron Munson and
others
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03

At the Poli's Theater. week be-
ginning Sunday. October Il, A. Il.
Woods will present Florence Moore,
known as 'the funniest girl in the
world in the mIrth-proVoking farce,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
CRANDALLys

- Throughout this
week at Crandalrs will be shown
Norma TalmadGe in "Panthea." AS
comedy attraction will be shown
also Doing Time" Snub PoIlards 8
farce.
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
Shipman Reuiues Historu

Coming to Polls this week is a
brand comic-drama, "Undesir-
able Friends" which on its merits
alone is sure to be a huge success,
bat with Louis Mann in the charac-
ter part, ally assisted by a notable
cast, 1t is doubly sure to meet with
the most strict critics approval.
Although similar in name to the
familiar play in which he starred
last season. ''Unfriendly Enemies"
there is no connection whatever, nor
Is Ii any rehash of an extinct pro-
duction. but Humorous and heart
touching episode brought into being
by Samuel Shipman and Victor Vic
tor, and taken from an actual Incl
dent In the Revolutionary War.
The story is woven around a
Hya m SalUrron. who was a real fig
ure in history, although little known
one of the, few Jews in this coun-
try at that time and who for -patri-
otic reasons only, practically financ-
ed Washington's armies.
Recently the well-known editorial
writer. Mr.. Brisbane, had an editor
ial on this same Salomon., and al
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
CoLUMB1A-"Tbe Right to T,

CoLUMB1A-"The Right to Love, "
George Fitzmaurice's vivid tale OF
s. passion, beauty and splendor, be-
gins the second triumphant week
of its Washington run at Loew's
Columbia Theater today. "The
Right to Love" features Mae Muir
ray and David Powell. Seen in
their support are Alma Tell,
Holmes E. Herbert, Macy Harlan
and others,
The Washington herald., 1920-10-03
KNICKERBOCKER-

ICkERBOCkER-T and to-
morrow and Monday, mid Chan
mel" with Clara Kimball Young:
tuesday and Wednesday, Pauline
Frederick in Madame X" Thurs
day and Friday, "Homespun
Folks: Saturday. Wallace Reid in
What's Your Hurry"
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Jay Gould in "Revue." I"

Jay Gould has been engaged for
the leading Juvenile role in Gus
Edwards's Revue of 1920" ana is
now rehearsing with that organ
isation. Gould was featured last
season in Tick Tack Toe and for
two years prAvious was Rading
man in the Century Roof revues.