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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
TRAVELOGUE TICKETS
GO ON SALE TOMORROW

Judging by the unusually large
number. of mail orders already re-
ceived, the opening OF the course
ticekt sale for Burton Holmes prom
Uses to inaugurate the most popular
series he has ever presented In this
city. The sale opens tomorrow morn
ing. and the first photo-story of the
series Will be given next week.
With FIVE subjects announced. and
the unusually large number of re-
markable motion pictures and colored
views to be shown this year. Burton
Holmes course will prove a liberal
education to students of today's his
tory-in-the-making. as we'll as TO bust
ness men. tourists and children,
whether they belong to the class of
those who have Travelled about the
Mediterranean, the class that IL con-
templating future Journeys, or to that
vast army OF stay-at homes, who
never have been nor expect to go
abroad. His topics are CONSTANT
nople,' Jerusalem" Garden of Al
Ian" Spanish cities and the Py-
renees" and Venice and the Italian
Lakes"
Mr.. Holmes will appear at the New
National Theatcr on i've successive
sunday evenings and Monday after
moons, beginning November 81 and ~.
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''WHIRL OF MIRTH FOR
FOLLY PATRONS TO SEE
Clever Musical Comedy Has
Plenty of Pretty Girls.

The attraction at the Folly. COM
mencing today at 3 o'clock will be
the "Whirl of Mirth." This clever
musical comedy has an organization
of real comedians, singers, and
dancers which appears to decided ad-
vantage in "A concoction of all that
goes to make an enjoyable entertain
ment. The comedy OF burlesque is
the dominating characteristic.
The music of the piece runs nearly
all i'm the popular vein, ripping melo-
dious and catchy, yet it posseesses
the merit of being good music fror,
the musicians point of view. These
essential elements of delightful
performance are conspicuoously pres
ent in THE whirl OF Mirth," and their
charms are accentuated by a lavish
array of unusually beautiful seceney,
stunning costumes and electrical et-
fects.
One of the big features is the Bat
tie on the High Seas, by a Zeppelin.
submarine. transport, and battleship.
and as an added attraction, the Ala
bama jazz band and the musical jug.
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Florenz Ziegfeld, jr., will OFFER in
the New National Theater tomorrow
evening the 1920 version of the cele-
brated "Ziegfeld Follies." The en-
gagement is positively limited to one
week, with popular matinees both On
Wednesday and Saturday.
The production. in it's entirety,
which Is said to have cost Mr.. Zieg-
field quarter of a million dollars, is,
no doubt, the most pretentious that
has ever been shown in the United
States. Edward Royce staged the
newest Offering under the personal
supervision of the producer. The mu-
sic and lyrics are by Irving Berlin.
with additional numbers by Gene
Buck and Dave Stamper. Victor Her
bert is credited with the special music.
The twcnty-odd scenes have been
designed and painted by Joseph
Urban. One of the most striking
features of the massive entertainment
is series of representations created
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went ahead and built the finest club
house in New York, so modern that
many of it's features are being copied
throughout the country. Here there
are more than 100 charming decorated
sleeping rooms and suites; splen-
did theater and ballroom, smart res
taurants. pool and billiard rooms, re-
ception rooms, and every convenience
required by a completely efficient
club.
n. V. A. membership carries with
il an automatic in surance Of 81 900
upon the life Of each member; there
are sick funds and relief funds. An
important department acts as an en-
ployment bureau and another looks
after the mail of the members who
make the clubhouse their permanent
address.
Through the influence of the or
ganized vaudeville artists co-operat-
ing with the managers they have
secured a short and simple and I'M
qualified play or pay contract which
means just what it plainly says and
is backed up by managers and artists
together.
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Vaudeville Artists Are Best
OganiSed of All Salary Folk

One OF the greatest surprises that
co mes to the theatergoer In these days
Of social and business unrest Is the
discovery that TN ehighly specialized
vaudeville artists are the best organ
ICED body of saisricd men and women
in the world. II IL part or the en-
tertainment profession for vaudeville
artists to always appear gay, light
hearted and care-free when before the
public, but with them II il happily
natural attitude nawadays when thu
men and women OF the profession feel
that they are not doing business with
the managers az individuals. but as
part and parcel Of their great organi-
zation, the National Vaudeville Ar
lists. with a million dollar clubhouse
w in West Test: F0r'I-siHth street New
1t all began when L. F. Albee. head
of the Il. +. Keith Circuit OF Naude-
willie Theaters, began "a campaign on
propaganda to bring about an era or
good will in vaudeville by organizing
the artists on one Size and the mana
gers on the other into mutually help.
full bodies, treating the interests OF
both sides as Identical and providing
the machinery for arbitrating diner
ences, discussing innovations. I'M
provements and reforms, and putting
them in effective operation when
adopted.
The vaudeville artists caught the
contagion of the idea and beca ne en-
thusiastic. Organization appealed TO
them, as outlined by Mr.. Albee. and,
accordingly, the National Vaudeville
Artists came into being. The mana
gers followed the artists lead with
the Vaudeville Managers Protective
Association.
The two bodies then entered into
commitments and covenants which
provided for a joint arbitration board
to hear and settle all disputes arising
between artists and managers. Now
the least important artist in the N.
" A. can take a grievance against
n manager or fellow artist TO, TINS
arbitration board with the whole
power OF both organizations behind
him. He or she Is now part and par
eel of a body of more than l2,ooo
artists dealing collectively. "
The manager with a complaint
comes before the board with the same
backing. The result has been gem
eral clearing Of the air, the uproot-
ing of many unsatisfactory condi-
lions that had grown up as part OF
theatrical custom and a content
ment and satisfaction on both sides
that had never existed before, owing
to the fact that innumerable argu-
ments had arisen with no governing
body to make and enforce just de-
cisions.
The Hationaa Vaudeville Artists
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" Young NsHers" Makes Debut
Tuesday MqM at the Gamcl

William A. Brady will present THE
Young Visiters' at the Shubert-Gar-
rick Theater Tuesday evening. This
production of the dramatization of
Daisy Ashford's famous book. which
will be presented here for the first
time in America, holds an unusual
and special interest for the many
thousands who have eenjoyed Mr..
Salteena, Bernard Clark. Ethel Month
cue, the Earl OF Clincham. and the
other characters which almost over
night achieved international fame on
the printed page. And for those who
have not read THE Young Visitors"
there Is promised an evening of I'M
usual enjoyment in the theater.
1.-The Young Visiters," as nearly
every one knows, is supposed to have
have been written by Daisy Ashford
at the age of nine, and ii is through
he eyes of this keenly obseryant
child, that one is furnished an ex-
tremely amusing picture of the Eng
land of the eighties.
At the time of publication of The
Young Visiters.' and since. there
has been considerable speculation as
to whether or not the real author
may be Sir James Nj. Barrie. whose
delightful preface furnishes further
ground for that opinion.
Regardless of the exact identity OF
the author of THE Young .Visiters,"
1t remains one of the most delightful.
charming and wholly humorous pieces
of writing that has come to light in
many a day. And in making their
dramatization, Mrs. George Norman
and Miss Margaret Mackenzie have
lost none of the ingenious humor
which overnight put "The Young Wis
tiers" at the top of the column Of
best sellers.
The story of THE Young Visiters"
is told in three acts and seventeen
scenes. and the production which is
n duplicate of that which delighted
London, is rich in novelty and variety.
William A. Brady has engaged an
admirable cast for the American pro-
duction of 1.-The Young Visitors" II
includes Harold Anstruther. who has
come from London to play here the
role of Bernard Clark which he orig
mated there, Marie Goff, Herbert
Yost. Lionel Pape, Leslie Palmer,
Kathleen Andrus. Grace Dougherty,
Ruby Gordan, Albert Shrubb, Robert
Brott. Bernard Savage. Charles Han
ma, Wilfrid Cawthorne. Peggy Har-
vey, Frank Rollins. George Fredrichs.
Paul Stamford. Mary Haswell. Joseph
inc Bernard, Florence Burdctt. Fred
ricka Greville. i. Serano Heating and
Marvin Rapp.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
To- GarrickZieged oes National Tomorrow Night
ON O4unNora'
Bayes Sings
At Teasco

"our Own Nora" a. Miss Nora
Bayes has come 70 be known among
the patrons OF vaudeville and musical
comedy In this city. 10 about To lead
her forces OF personality. beauty.
gowns, spontsneity, carved enuneina-
nation and beautiful Background OF
scenic and choral wonders to an 81
tack on our suseeptibiiities once
more.
She win be seen At the shubert-
Belasco tonight and for the coming
week, In a brand new musical comedy
called Her Family Tree" the work.
as to book. OF Al Weeks. a Detroit
dramatic critic. and as TO songs. Of
Seymour Simons, who wrote and com
posed most OF the score of Ladies'
First" In which Miss Bayes was seen
last season.
.Her Family Tree" concerns Q
group Of ikabIe folk. friends OF Miss
Bsyes, who are shown In tie nrst
scene as her guests at party on the
roof Of her home In New YORK. Re-
incarnation becomes the topic OF
discussion and the remainder of the
ten scenes into which the two acts
are divided take the members OF the
party back through the ages In their
different incarnations.
Miss Bsyes 10 given every oppor-
tunity to display the wonderful ver-
sstihty and personality which have
made her one OF the best loved Of
our modern entertainers. She appears
In a wide variety of roles that in.
elude a dancing girl In mining
camp. an English gentiewoman of
the eighteenth century q medeiaysl
charmer. a Chinese girl Of the fifth
century. and the wife OF the great
grandson Of Methuselah.
A cast of exceptional merit and a
beauty chofus such as only Nora
Bayes can select will be seen in her
support.
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No NakedLdn1bs, Nolstead Jokes
Or Skinny in Ziegfield 'FoMes

and presented by Ben Ali Haggin.
the artist.
Among the numerous entertainers
appearing in the huge cast are Fanny
Brices John Steel. Mary Eaton, W. c.
Fields, Van and Schenck, Carl Ran
dali. Jack Donohue, Ray Dooley. Ber-
nard Granville. Jerome and Herbert,
Moran and Mack, Addison Young, Jes-
sic Reed. Margaret Irving. Doris
Eaton. Olive Vaughn, Helen Shea,
Edna French, Florence Crane, Eva
Brady and many others. One hundred
OF Americas most beautiful and
really talented girls will be in evil
dence.
AS has been his custom for yeacs,
Mr.. Zlegfeld continues to refuse to
make any elaborate promises as to
what his entertainment will consist
OF, except to announce that II will be
as different as is possible from the
former Follies." and promises that
the girls will be minus exaggerated
make-up-that there will be no pro-
hibition jokes or reference TO prohi-
bition-no. shimmy or buck dancing
and no naked limbs.
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Perhaps that word "hoofer" has an
unfamiliar sound, but IL you e,ei
had anything to do with the stage
you will know. what II means. Every
dancer, no matter what kind. is a
"hoofer" behind the curtain line. And
there are all kinds of "hoofers." Toe
dancers, buck and wing artists" ana
even the dignified Grecian dancers
come under the category. 1t Is purely
stage term and derived from the
word "hoof."
Even the modern chorus girl must
be hoofcr of parts, unleSS she is
hired for her looks alone, but in a
dancing chorus, hooters are all-im-
portarft, for II one cannot "hoof" II,
one simply doesn't belong.
81 cant waste Il ne teaching n girl
to dance" said Carl Randall. who di-
rccted the dancing members In Her
Family Tree" the new fantastical
play with music, in which Nora Bayes
will be seen at the Shubert-Bel
Theater tonight.
There are daclng masters 10 do
that, and ] am not n dancing master
! create dances and baIlets. and to do
that | must have the right material
with which to work. l teach dancers
how certain dance numb,r RS are to be
done, and l must have experienced
dancers to teach.
"ln setting the dances In Her
Family Tree" had to discharge any
number OF perfectly nice chorus girls
who pretended to be hooters, but
could not make good when the test
came. When you get the average
chorus girl into rehearsal clothes. you
can tell in n short time whether she
Ats into your dancing, pl"ns. Some.
times you can tell even before the re-
hearsals start.
~ real hoofcr turns up at the mrs,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
DON BARCLAY FEATURES
CAYEfY SHOW THIS WEEK

Don Barclay. the diminutive COM
edian who was featured with Flo
Ziegfeld's "Follies" two seasons ago.
returns to burlesque, his original
field, with Arthur Pearson's step
Lively Girls" which commences q
weeks engagement at the Gayety
Theater today. Mr.. Barclay Is fun
maker OF strikingly original methods
and never fails to keep his audiences
in gales of laughter throughout the
entertainment.
And to keep the show balanced to
the high standard thus set, an un-
usual cast has been provided for his
support, including Patti Moore, Louise
Carlysle, Gene C"RaRs") Morgan, Ray
mond Paine. Edna Green, Jack Mum
dy and the wilson-Aubray Trio.
The vehicle selected to exploit
their manifold talents is a bright and
breezy musical comedy in two acts
with numerous changes of settings,
the action Of which Is interrupted at
appropriate intervals to permit the
introduction of various novelties and
vaudeville numbers. Herbert Stot-
hart, well-known Broadway composer,
Is responsible for the musical score,
with lyrics by Arthur Swanstrom and
the book by Thomas Gray.
The chorus Of twenty attractive
women entirely justify the title Of
the organization through their viva
cious work and are heard and seen
to particular advantage in the many
singing and dancing numbers in which
they participate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
THREE HEADLINERS FOR
COSMOS FANS THIS WEEK

Three exceptional musical attrac-
tons. will head the Cosmos Theater
bill this week-"On the Mississippi"
presenting Billy Doss and a jovial
company of Southern entertainers in
a revue staged during a trip OF the
famous old Robert E. Lee down tn.
STREAM of Life" Little Caruso and
company, in the artistic offering, "A
Night in Venice" presented by six
artists, with handsome settings ana
costumes, and the famous Monarch
Comedy Four, quartet of singing
comedians whose fame ranks high in
vaudeville.
They are all excellent entertain
ers. But there Is entertainment be-
sides in CHUCK" Haas. a taikative
westerner. who Is aiming to Guido
VIII Rogers in his line; Charles
Dixon and a company with straight,
a playlet with a punch; Lambert and
Phillips, in a new songalog, and Wes-
ton and Marion in a melodious and
graceful Offering.
An extraordinary treat Is promised
as the added matinee feature in Will
liam Golfers first photoplay. "The
Servant Question" which presents
the distinguished comedian for the
frst time on the screen, and which
will be given it's first Washington
showing at the Cosmos. A Christie
comedy, THE Big Show" new Mutt
and Jeff and the Pathe News will be
added Aim features at all perform
ances
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
The Dauntless Three" Coming
To RoRs With Robert Warwick

Robert Warwick will return to the
spoken drama, appearing in "Thc
Dauntless Three" under the direction
of the Messrs, Shubert. at Polls The
alter tonight, for one week, with
matinees Thursday and Saturday. The
authors of this mystery play are
Horace Annesley Nachell and Walter
IIackett. Mr. Vachell Is one of Eng
lands most popular novelists. while
MIR. Hackett Is an American dramatist
who has resided in London the past
few years.
Mr.. Warwick has been absent from
the legitimate theater for five years,
during which time he has been a
i'm the war in France. Mr.. Warwick's
last appearance in the spoken drama
was in Charles Frohman's all star
cast of "a Celebrated Case" ut tho
Empire Theater, New York, In 1915.
The Messrs. Shubert are surround
ing Mr.. Warwick with a particularly
fine company. Miss Estelle Winwood
IL being featured. The last play in
which Miss Winwood appeared was
'"Too Many Husbands"
The story of 1.-THE Datintless Three"
liz one calculated to make the the-
atergoor sit up. An adventurer starts
out In search OF missing blue
white diamond. A rich American hires
the adventurer to find the diamond
after II has been stolen from the safe
Of n South African mining company.
The mining company employs n girl
detective to look for II. and n COM
pany OF desperate criminals also join
in the search, otherwise the daunt-
less three.
In the meantime the gem is safely
hidden in the house of Mangassarog-
lou, n Levantine merchant OF Con-
stantinople. The merchant sells the
stone, kills the purchaser. resells the
gem, again Kills the purchaser. and
how and whf the third purchaser was
not killed IL told by the advcnturcr,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
EDDIE LEONARD COMES
TO B. F. KEITH'S SHOW
prince of Ministries" Will Sing
All His Favorites.

Eddie Leonard. THE Prince of Mil
strels," with q company including
Olive Stewart, will be the conspicuous
feature in the B. r. Keith Theater
bill this week. commencing at the
matinee tomorrow. 1t IL quite super
fluous to tell Of Mr.. Leonard. As Q
dancer OF the minstrel type. as .
singer OF darby ditties, as a black
face comedian he holds an unique
place on the stage. He will offer
some of his newest song hits while
here. all of his own composing, no
tably. MARY. Where Will You BeT'
Come Down Ny Rosielee." The
Dancing Coon" anu of course, "Roly
Boly Eyes" ida sweet Az Apple
Cider" and others OF his former sue
ceases.
Jerry Moore will preside at the
piano. The extra ..uded attraction
viii he the Chinese mystic, Long
magicians. There are eight parts TO
heir entertainment, involving magic.
juggling, illusion. and other arts OF
the astral domain.
The third special offering will be
the popular singing coincidence, Anna
Chandler. assisted by Sidney Land
field in the comic Interpretation of
q number of songs written by Mr..
Landfield for her exclusively. as Miss
Chandler is noted az. maker Of song
hits.
Other inclusions are Burns and
Frabito in a singing novelty: Duffy
and Mann in jocosity along new lines;
Schichtls royal manikins in q panto-
mimic feature; Fallon and Shirley:
the Transfield Sisters: the Reynolds
trio; "Topics Of the Day." and the
Kilograms.
Today at and S:15 p. m. the bill
at Keith's will be identically the same
as given all last week.
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THE ARCADE.

The most prominent feature on the
calendar at the Arcade this week will
be jolly Lucky Spot Dance" on
next Wednesday evening, when box
of delicious bon bons will be given
to the Lucky Girl" ut each or the
first TWENTY-FIVE dances. The domin-
ant features of this beautifully dec
Grated dance palace which however
always attracts nightly throngs are
the well-known cXcellency Of the
music and the smooth resiliency Of
the vast dancing floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
MURRAY IS OUT
OF VERY OULD SOD

Betty Murray, one of the leading
players with Robert Warwick in THE
Dauntless Three" which the Messrs.
shubert will present at Polls The
alter tonight. will be recalled as VIC
let Penny. the leading feminine role
in "Clarence." which she created and
played hero and In the principal
American cities.
Miss Murray Is a native OF Belfast.
Ireland. and began her studies Tor
the stage as soon as her general edu-
cation was completed In convent
schools In Belfast. Family friends
introduced her TO Cyril Maude. VINO
saw that she possessed talent and
promised to place her In his own com
many when she felt ready.
In 1916 Miss Murray decided to join
him and journeyed from Belfast TO Can
ada. where Maude was touring. For
two seasons she continued In his COM
pany, touring Canada, the United
states. New Zealand and Australia, APP
pearing In Grumpy" General John
Regan' and JET"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14

If Miss Marie Goff, the young
woman who overnight in New York
scored an emphatic personal success
through her performance in AT 9:45"
and then scored n distinguished per-
sonal success in THE Man who Came
Back" in London, and who has been
selected to originate the role Of Ethel
Monticue in the dramatiZation of
Daisy Ashford's famous book. The
Young Nisiters," which william A.
Brady will present for the first time
in America at the Shubert- Garrick
Theater, this week, had not happened
to elect n certain New Year eve
Citing time to tread the light fan
tastic. and to select for the purpose
a certain New York hotel where hap
pened to foregather many notables
of the theatrical world. in all prob
ability she would not find herself in
the enviable position of IA young
Broadway leading woman.
After short experience in stock
in her native city, San Francisco, she
went to New York to try ntr luck.
and found for some two years that Ii
varied nightly. She secured one en-
gagement playing the inGenue role
in THE Thirteenth Chair" on tour,
and then played for a time with the
stock company at the Municipal
Theater at Northampton. After that,
what out in San Francisco seemed a
most promising stage career came
a stable croppcrl
Miss Con posed for artists, studied
and read plays and finally aided in
pushing the Fourth Liberty Loan.
working in the office as a secretary.
She accepted a secretarial position in
San Francisco. BY New Year eve
she had decided to turn from the
stage.
Then came the invitation to the
dance at the aforementioned hotel,
and after that the proverbial deluge.
Miss Goff was fortunate in her SCI
lection OF partner, for the gentle.
man who was her escort on that oc-
CASTOR happened 20 know intimately
many of those who have IL in their
power to make or mar the fortune OF
those who seek success on the New
York stage.
She was introduced to three man
ayers and the autnor of one of the
seasons successes. Each of these
gentlemen, upon hearing that she had
experience and sought opportunity
suggested that she call the next
morning at his office.
She went first to the Playhouse,
where william a. Brady engaged
her for Never Too Late" play he
was then rehearsing for presentation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-14
GREATER PENN GARDENS.

Besides the regular dancing pro-
gram which is always SO popular at
the Grea ter Penn Gardens, the man
asement has arranged special
features which will be offered every
night this week. Tomorrow will be
Friendship Night" Tuesday "Rose-
mary Waltz Night" which has become
quite favorite with the dancers;
Wednesday night prize fox trot will
he staged while among the special at
fractions for the remainder of the
week will be tho "Kiddies Night" on
Friday