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is She Kaye," wWk b 1e cently~--eted a hobg rM i' NilEM FLATS o rma up 5.ccsuiug Sum.. atib Sims to Be Ci,.. EmimApasi -j Beiso Tamidt; Dma Planr. The Belaseo box emes isopet aB ds Year edial ee-at plays, en by II M cody for the big grand pera oamas Weutom anthers. o the pe- e be given tonight as a Mte do B ss. dor the Apri1 perfsenmae f the o a remarkably sucemfe and beas Plnyers' Drama Liague. The plas wii ( iful "ssasos" by the Sa Carte Gras be gti emary Is April IN the anjisim r )pera Company. A program of rag 5 ef the James Ormond Wilsom Nerm ttractiveones has been arranged by EI resario Fortune Gall. An twent e The authors are Esther Galbrasth, he leading dogers will be heard. Evdely sea Emig, MMi Kirkup, and Birt- 1 he way down from the "big' ars il omm Bloch. Miss Galbraith and MW o t-third row cherus. IItU ve Emig are employed in the emess pt iguor Carlo Peron, chief mudoel dl the National Geographic Soeety. MiM II ester, will conduct, assisted by sgip Kirkup Is as artist. 7go Barducci. The program will oee Mis von Emi's play. "Tras." is a ith the Overture from "Martha." Dee tragedy of a naing town. In it win be I mtti's famous Sextet will close the eves Ethel Taylor. Dorothy Pasch and lara sg's mtusic. Weseal A scab of popular prices hes been ai 'The Baisk of MieSmos." by Kim Gal- anged. brat . rensets the playwright's Intemnt so .. The program in detail is as foems: t rhic subject. because it dMeb rI Part 1: Overture from "Martha" (Pie with Antarctic exploration. The cast wi ow). orchestra; "Prayer," from "Caval Inlude O. A. Lye. William Kaper., ria Rusticana" (Mascagni). M IL. Lin Ralph A. Hayes and Edwin F. Ludwig. 'Arcee and chorus; Aria." "Che GelM Miss Kirkup he adopted a Bohelian fanina," from "La Bohese" (Puolal folk tale. It Is a whimsical sketch deal- Ignor Giuseppe Agostilni; Aria free lag with an unusual contract. Is this Samon et Delilah" (Saint-Seems), Mus L play will be seen Finley a. Hayes. Ma.- taddalena Carreno; "Caro Nome," from rioe Jarvis. Dorothy Wood. ad the Rigoletto" (Cerdi), Mne: Bdvige Va Miles Moneyway. Haiding, butterty art; prologue from "Pagilacd" (Leoa and Stahr. silo), Signor Angelo Antola: Nile Soen The fourth play is a se-pstemim. Act III), from "Aida" (Verdi), Mrs Caestner, Messrs. Salasar and De BDa. ShMBLE 1TO PRWDUE Intermission. Part II: Act It (with Barearole 11N ZW5W DANO 'Tales of Hoffman" (Offenbach). Mnes INCHlAN, POR IAN Arcles and Carreno; Mess. Sciareti ad Antola; aria trot complete chorus; Four Theatrical Tried to WL STAR INMAIMA e Herodlade." "Floeting Visti" (Maws. " Managers at). Mona. Giuseppe Battistini; aria " Get Rights to Poli Play. [to Fernando." from "La Favorita"(Doe Anna Peani-gto. of tie to etti). Miss Stella Demette; aria, "1 I A wiseacre of Broadway recmntty re- "Foiea." uoevan Ie Stelle," from "La Toscs tetred to the Saturday Evening Post as Appear is "flie Dancing Craze." Puccini), Signor Salvatore sciarett the cocktail before the play. That is be- 6' )ance of the Hours, from "I Glosa cause so many playwrights of late have Anna Penainston, the tiny dancer with a" (Ponchlelle), orchestra; Sextet trots found In the magazine good stories that the "." which Is to be Lucia" (Donisetti. were susceptible of dramatisation. shown at the New National Theater this George Broadhurst. famous as author of week. shortly will desert the mamical Mmes. Vaccari and Homer. world Messrs. Agostini, Siva, Rosini. Ceo "Bought and Paid For." found such a comedy and make her debut as a Complete chorus. story in "Rich Man. Poor Man." the dramatic actress. Misa Pennington Is to aerial Mamnilian be starred next season, under direction of . by Poster which ap- F. peared in this magazine a year ago. Mr. Ziegfeld. jr., In a comedy with music, hissing heiress. The developments the Broadhurst's dramatization of "Rich entitled "The Dancing Crane." Gene usue are intensely interesting. Man. Poor Man" will be presented by the Buck is the author of the piece. Dave William P. Carleton. the Poll Play Poli Players. Staeper will supply the music. Leading Theater Present rs' leading man; Florence Ritter Despite the fact that she Is only M "Rich Poor ouse, J. Hammond Dailey, Howar Man, Man" appeared in the years old. Miss Saturday Evening Post in seven Install- Pennington's professional ang. Helen Hayes Brown. France menta, and advancement has been remarkahie. At Attractions 1Vhich Feature, Vlliams, Louise Farnunf, Ralph Rem with the very first install- the age of 15 she made meant It established a record. For im- her initial stages by. and others will be found in th bow as a dancer with' Raymond Hitch- at. mediately after that appeared, four cock to "The Man Who Artistic and Girls prominent figures in the theatrical world Owns Broadway." Acting made offers for the The following season she created a small D dramatic rights. dramatic role in Cohan A C F. Keith'a-Vasdevrle. Every one of the four saw In the first Harris' pro- I Two co-stars, Elsa Ryan, b Installment a novel view of the Cn- duction of the "Polish Wedding." By THE LAYGOER. supoerted derella Three years ago she was by 5 Villiam Roselle; and Mand Lambert an g story, which has always been a engaged s seem 4 will r favorite the world over, and Mr. Ziegfeld for "The Follies" and has Washington theatrical attraction during the current week to M rnest Ball, divide the Arst stell especially on the appeared with the institution ever since. been all cl asses of ostion in the B. F. Keth Theater bil stage. As George Broadhurst said have happily chosen, that patronage could be appeased. his week, reinforced by nine other at recently: Last summer the little dancer appeared The leading theaters present bills that are the direct antithesis of each other, ractions which are held to be of sear "I took it for granted that Mr. Foster. successfully in two screen plays. Her as it be hard to two t attractions than tar mggnitude. Elsa Ryan is the pop being the waiter that he Is. dancing this season has been one of the woild imagine pore divergent "'Cep- qsmsdl.M.e would mke substantial kits of the Vim tion with Mme. Alla Nazima va and the tenth annual of ' lar young emotional e5 ary I the other performance. Shoals" pilgrimage Peg o' My Heart" fane, and the emt baeen if lastalimts. Pesnaigtea l a native of Camden. N. J. Follies. WHO'S WHO IN HE PICTURE. ct something had happened to the irrepressible "Ziegfeld's vaudevtit sketch, "Peg. .a*kShast prevent the other Instalments from ever the two attractions also re. ich the acme of endeavor 1a their s'e- which she win make her jrester scemlg eut, there was in that AnL. as- me is. 'v s enough I. Kan BNalagten, the diminutive as tse in the twa.-day. fite to give the iea of a PRINCESS PAT COMING spective lines. Nazimova, since her immortal production of "War Brides," etminine star, she appears in er a role exactly siemiar In chars ~ piny." good at the Nation d this week i no stranger to the local public n< r does Mr. Ziegfeld's uncanny crafti- ad humor to her Arst "Peg." And Mr. Broadhurst secured the right TO SPORT AT BELASCO ness in picking winners need length y description. . Nazimova"Zegfeld'silentes,"and Edith Luckett in a scene from "'Ception Shoals" at Charles, otherwise "Chic" Bale, is a s at oece. Strangely enough. Mr. Broad- "The Princess Pat." Henry Blossom the Belasco. f the very first of Washington's M burst had never met Mr. Foster, and Victor Herbert's latest conic opera According to the critics of Goth: m to whom we in the provinces must Ihe though 3. Maude Lambert, featured with 1 rnest at B. F. this orites by reason of his orgimtally an was well acquainted with his work. triumph, which reigned queen of Broad- bow, Nazimova is much more Nazi1 nova in "'Ception Shoals" than ever Ball, Keith's Implicity in the impersonation of rur , But he did know Mr. Foster's attorney way for many months last season, comes week. - before. Nor is this reputation the asty verdict of the morning after the ypes dug up by the roots in "rb In San Franciseo. Joseph Reddling, and to the Belasco Theater very soon, with 4. William P. Carleton, leading man with the Poli arban" districts. This time he will offs r it was to him that Mr. Broadhurst wired practically its original cast of principals. first but rather a cumulative cc mposite opinion which after Players. a edition of hiMs "Rural Sue the- advance night, developed 5. Same Howe at the head of his ow show at the amended payment of .1.000. ensemble and orchestra. It is one of viewing the play more than once. Gayety. ay School Benefit." An innovation wt those rare comic operas which are at once 6. Ruth a feature on the Cost this week. e offered James J. one This season's edition of the "Fo llies" can be if one will but Curtis, aos program by Morton, ccanic and operatic. The book and lyrics gathered Pauline Frederick in the title role of at amed as the "Boy Comic." a fellei iiTLE PICCANINNy are in Mr. Blossom's best vein, while Mr. last a r the or 7. "Sapho" Loew's Columbia. * BAND turn back to the files of year jest. He will "announce" th year, before, the year be-, 8. Mme. Pettova in "The Sec at d Infinite Heatert's music not only excels the best of a char of Olga: -et Eve" Moore's Garden. cta as they come along. Another ,de BIG he Out into "MIle. Modiste." "The that is. with the exception ge principals, scenery, book, lyrics, B. S FEATURE AT POE'S Red it "The Follies." "Nuf Ced." g. Enid Bennett in-"The Princess of the Dark" at Moore's Strand. arture will be introduced by Manager Fred Berger of Poll's Theater, Mill" and "'The Prima Donna." but in one music and girls, is )enis, the brother and manager of Rut has discovered the or two of the concerted numbers He "The Dancin I only piccaninny band ap- Would Change Name. t.Denas. will present extant. which will be one of the features proaches closely the distinction of his Birl of Delhi." with Vanda Hoff. sua of- the Poll Players' grand operas, "Ntaoma" and "Madeline." Emma Mabel Haig, the dancer with her native town. She then went to Betalo Rubina and a production of the rted by compan melodrama classic. "In Old Kentucky.'a In the cast are Blanche Duf eld. Osca' Follies," which comes to Odessa to continue her violin studies f dancers. y It Is a Washington Figman, Ben Hendricks. Eva Fallon, "Ziegfeld Other attractions will be the Melod band. of course. with the New National Theater this week, but took a dramatic course Sfifteen lnstrumentallsts-count 'em-fif- Alexander Clark. LouIs Casavant. David instead, Shoals and "Follies" lixMaids in vocal and instrumental tune teen-and the best drum Quixano, William Quimby, Jack Thomson name and has and "'Ception major ever, who is dissatisfied with her after her graduation became ulness, Max Cooper and Irene Ricard SIs of and Isabelle Jason. Gimme the a naturally proud the fact that he made numerous threats to leading woman of a stock "Ah. Ring," singin toured the country T-i two recently company omedy skit; Parish and Peru, the danc the seasons as same. asserts in Theatri drum major in a "In Miss Blanche Bates. whose most the Miss Haig -Kostroma, Head cal and man traveling Old change Russia, playing nearly Attractions g concertina players jumping Kentucky" Company. absence front the stage has been keenly that the name of "Haig" is a detri- 200 parts in a wide of els; the pipe organ recitals, and "Ws r And there will be variety produc- the the tenth episod c a street parade, for felt. is now back in a new play by Paul ment to her advance- tions in a season. e. Dooryard," "In Old Kentucky" would be called "Eleven P. M." TU professional single NatiaI-"ZIegf.Id Ventes." id worldly-wise young man (Charles Patria," starring Mrs. Vernon Castl without that, Incomplete M. Potter and she has asked Nazimova has ryant), ashore on a and there will be a caval- play Is touring the country and is play- ment, repeatedly always been so F. Segfeld. Jr.. will reveal In the New a sandbar near the cade of race horses, all of with an- tomorrow the light. He is surprised by the Gayety--Bear e which will be ing to capacity audiences verywhere it Mr. Ziegfeld to supply her thoroughly skirted in her plays that National Theater evening of appear- used in the big production. is shown. tenth anniversary production of the cele- Ice a sprightly young maiden who Show" is the curren other The manager sug- one would have troduces herself as "Sam Howe's Big cognomen. entirely forgotten brated "Ziegfeld Follies." Thpe local pre- Eve, the daughter ttraction at the Gayety Theater. Heade that she switch to "Wilson,' she had legs. But she and for miere will mark the tenth consecutive his story a deser.l isle far out in includes Er gested has, the rht. y Sam Howe, the cast also r as the dancer never first time she offering in the series of "Follies" nau- Dee Loretta, Harry Bowen, Ton '?."'::;'.:2::h but inasmuch displays them, and per- P'rom her he much his full. House of gurated in June. 1ig0. learns, amaze- ortelli. Salvatore Zito. Ethel Hall. Stef Fashion:::::::::,:::mag .of either Scotch or rye she in r partakes fectly bare, "'Ception Shoals." Of The current edition Is in two acts and ent, that in all her twenty-three years ,nderson and May Le Noir. 4 a name other than one course, in her role of of life she has never seen a man other " prefers stage Eve, the unin- eighteen elaborate scenes, all of which an her The offering is the musical comedy. a she have been designed and Josef supposed father, nor ever set in Port." in two acts and to which appertains to stimulant. Dur- formed, does not know why are painted by eyes on a womah. Cfe Every engagement of legs, Urban. The has been staged by cenes. The action revolves around th ing the Washington consequently Eve displays them Ned Wayburn, under the personal super- Phat night a bage Is born to Maude, a r ersonality of Commodore Elimaky. th the Follies," Miss Haig will v on of Mr. Ziegfeld. V. Ho- y ung woman Blake has rescued from r illionaire owner of a palatial yachi "Ziegfeld with irresistible naivete. George death doubtless select another name, as she and supplied the lines during his trip and whom he hat rho, once away from the eyes 'of l and lyrics of the new work, while the gi wen refuge on his ship. Eva learns e ratchtul spouse, is constantly in troubl has declared that she will not con- TO GIVE DREAM OF ORIET. frem Maude the for I Hoyt's "A Dream of music is by . secrets of life which b y reason of his fac~j1 falling 1106 G Street name of the Orient," an and Dave The this u" itil then had been a . 1 scenes rb from Venoi Ik under the closed e tinue to appear attraction from the Stamper. company book to we. The big vaudeville cir. season is even more numerous and dis- In Blake she sees that man she so often I taly, and Barcelona, Spain. to aris an Haig. The dancer, who is just 18 cuit. presented by a company of dr of, of them ten, tingieshed than In preceding years. One earned and he promises,' having t ene to Persia and Japan, termfnate every of be- eight attractive girls, will be are em- gW own to love her, to visit Down years old, gives promise the headline feature of the hundred and. fifty entertainers her. 11 h England at the fanoi Epsom star. made Cosmos p.c yed In the presentation of the peace. the end of a month course. ing a musical comedy She Theater bill next week. It is a gorgeous At Blake departs, ace Considering Qualiti i and Workmanship The huge cast the of promising to return before a year to The musical numbete include the fol her stage debut last season with the dream spectacle. A young man smokes comprises names take London Town. a pipe of in Chinatown such popular players as Ina Claire. Fat- he ,r away with him. owing selections: "In Values to "Follies," and as Mr. Ziegfeld has opium and what Brice. Anna Fa-Tan Man," "Gootmon Is a Hoc Equal Any South of New York he dreams In consequence makes up ny Pennington, Allyn Sing, [nknown to Eve the lighthouse keepes' "Drear her under a five-year contract, the show. 3mma Mabel Hait, Tot Qualters, Gladys w ites Blake that she has died. Five ton Wow," "In Sunny Seville," placed Feldman, Mae Carman, Alma Breham, ye are 'hina Lady" and "Girls of the Studio. she will be seen with the institution later, learning the secret of her an Im The success of the latest Oscar Straus Gladys Loftin, Jean Barnett, Carol hi rth. Blake returns to Impart this In-I .naugmented chorus constitutes for some'time to come. operetta. "Boys Will Be Boys," produced Young. Begale Nelihgan. Beg, Wi11iams. fc rmation to the old man and obtain ortant feature of the production. 500 Smart Suits Fred Granville. Will Sam B. fr -- e spring Sheuis" and Nasimova. by C. Whitney. has become the Bernard Rogers. him the story ef tie girl's Cesmee-.-Vaudev1e. "'Cptios talk of music circles in New York and Hardy. W. C. Fields.. Carl Randall. Don O amkhis arrival, during the heightdeathof a It is an unheard of thing when any elsewhere. The work of the leading Barclay, Norman Blume, Clay Hill and te rrlflc storm, Eve, a prisoner of Job, Two headline attractions that have woi .:"" others. to the is Just arrved and onm sale Moaday. attraction can go into a Broadway baritone, Franz Egenlef, has ereated many nding light. Certain that liOesri I i the world of "audeville fame, "Tb special comment and he is spoken of as As is his custom, Mr. Ziegfeld is bring- is dead, Blake leaves, never to return. I Broken Mirror," a surprising coined: for a sinjo week and show the "fnd" of the season. to the New Am- Chen comes the climax, when to a "In the authentic a idi ctinctive style. playhouse ng Washington original dr girl, ketch, and Jungle." presents r Every a as New York theatergoers sterdam Theater New York beauty cho- Ivan Insane by her loneliless, wenders t hte famous Rianos, pantomime in proft, Miss (ladys who has been 01 t into the storm and- with a eye on any Hanson, has ecered rus, which. conceded the hand- ersonators of the deniens of the jungle look suspicious a remarkable hit In. the leading part of some t ensemble of young women ever Sut the end is too the attraction at.the Co so short Ruth gripping to attempt rill be leading attraction which can secure Jordon in "The Great Divide" at ex.'tbited on any atage. to despiha. m. Theater this week. Four melodiou $25, $49050 the Lyceum New $29.50, $ or- o$3 ,$39.50, of theater as six Theater, York, is the engagement the a male quartet, wi i tenure any nights. g'anisig a committee of During of "Ziegfeld hap., representative women inter- Folnea" at the New. National Theater P'w.--"ieh Man Paes. Man." air with one of the most charming a So when Nazimova, forced out of the ested in the stage to petition President it We ask that to Wilson on the matter of matinees will be given on Wednesday "Rich Man, Poor Man" will ta omediettas, "Danny," which bill be y Mhzcompare Princes Theater'at the apex of her InveNstgain and laturday. se nted at Poll's rpreted by Bily Grady .and company " the high coet of food. Mis. iasouI Theater, beginning t' re at ore. suceess with 'Ception Shoals" be- afraid that the price. will moor eo hbg m arrow night, by the Poll. Players. when will come the La Beile Car.. any suit elsewhe $0 cause the mn-agement of that house that theatrical people may be forced This play started out with the odds rio, noted Austreli=n boomerag throe to i Its favor because and wire acrobats; Fairbanka an desired to substitute a musical com- eat the very food that Is cooked and Through -tIe medium of " Caption of 'the popularity rs served them on the stag., ghoals," by Audin Aamn. whIeh the 01 the story on which it was founded eesures, elover singers and dancer. edy of their own eaploitation, was of- New York ettles for the pest tw a serial of the same name by Max:. fill and Dale, classy girls in class fered a week at* the Fulton Theater, imnthS have been describing as the meet rlian' Foster, published In the latur- otuiss; and Ruth Curtis, famous ft d y gPost, and "coon shoutIng." :' with but two vigorous and~ engribuing ~American plan fromn this story r 100Fashiona and succeeded, days ad-- T1UATEIAT. sine "The Greet Dhvie,", Nasimnova, IM r- bas made an absorb- Th, photoplay feature this week wi yance advertisiug, in playing to cdose liggggg after ag absance of some years. will re-I is esent 3. H. Sothern end Charioti le Silk Dresses' to $:3,oo it established a -a turn to the Belaco Theater fe a week'sj 'ie- i of a girl lliat in e, for the first tie in Washinsteu =-m-,- -"as. s..e .- engagement. opedong temerrew night. Ne ~aing house, who was I ma forceful picture draina, entitled "Tb reord for the Metropolis. Massrs. est hem tes New Test san, g In her portrayal of Bee, the extraerdi- hebefore when her an of Mystery." Charles Bryant ad Walter F. *a'an tse Nam. Ann W -~ nary heroine af this eta6rvplay,. Tekifld-bhgrted ,land-. Today, starting at 3 p. -in., all the ai ar- Wass4efem Nssimova is seen in a ehne rution l mat character rnmthe anod- rectibls of last weeks bill will he aSm ger, Nazinova's mnaaers, hae-. sfth Ug mid to eceipse an of the nueru rotse el n It seems the rule to red ter the last tie, a.d Gen ganged for another theater, to corn- FeSIatte Pampass'm h ehe has preede to the Amsrisan peh scorn and 'idiemle the gins. the se-=asio-=l rurn of " 'Cep- , mistreas-.and an eld '-,,FMV McKUW A .d& -'Teptieb Shiets." is dae-ribed a. benq josttov~fer the peor or- U gion Shoals" at the cdose of her brief ie a Ameriean hbWg tae 1with 14mie Fredleris as red-higide stery, efrm of ages,. "Saphem,"tar, will be the edphoessag a -ou weks toer. witb eien. ts, -ttigue ad romance tal fer 3ba, almoe ge. eomnasn Mr. - has chose fer the localet beiag ale to lift baa to reew's Cdtoba and $18.95 the *Nasisova was born in the Ruesian Leas0smmhe his a deserted sai out le ati .hidv Snit of huma he et ,ame ber make. them ;re wil d jeie in PekUe We (|rimem, In a tows on the shores ad - Uie tha PadSe. he etasy inhie~of w cm e.a ia and tyaenu sitk's "~e" Eu it is, said tht Mia *4e Bak OSa, bet as a child shewa - g age ass he liusrted Ia es redst ha eswr with toashas as s to SwiterIsd ad is 300' b the Bee- mmd am madasty a those of an artit e takes Gemsva y seyeng Aats.~~ in mis th ieSle charactr et a ~Hundreds of oats, Blouses, ii screen 4 was inairucted om the vials. At 1~ she is pep~ybg It will be es returned to ad iadeg 3ee.~b esse..Mmehebmem barn -me=Min hr pgesie rmealsy tiresiuig to'ac- hew hR t -~ Russih, the old besarder the aes itshe a~ -a iste the thmrcS e me .esa et he seem!ar taigis a a.... ~dHat meegmmsh the- mtl at in s" "aSee las Trimmn epah~ess-----a---ing * .mmmnama s~ so--' I C-