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At the Theaters This Week 'T oo Many Ha*b-nd*."* If you were married to your hus band's best friend, believing your husband to be dead, and were sud denly confronted by the said hus band. not as a ghost but in the flesh, what wouid you do? Of course you are puzzled, but that is because you are not so adroit a playwright as W. Somerset Maugham, the noted British dramatist, who takes a situ ation as difficult and delicate as that and handles It with delicious humor and brilliant wit In his latest com edy, entitled "Too Many Husbands," which A. H. Woods will present at the Belasco Theater this evening for an engagement of one week. Mr. Maugham has more than a ^score of English comedies and farces to his credit, but in none of them has he so pungently and yet so delicately satirized an interesting phase of Eng lish life as in "Too Many Husbands." He has blended with consummate skill the farce, comedy and satiric elements of his play so as to satisfy the most varied tastes. A more distinguished cast has rare ly come to 9*lasco Theater than that which Mr. Woods has chosen to in terpret "Too Many Husbands." It is headed by Kenneth Douglas, Estelle Win wood and Lawrence Grossmlth, and includes Fritz Williams, Margue rite St. John. Florence Edney, Bea trice Miller, Carolyn Darling. J. H. Brewer. Marion Buckler and Richard Gray. The piece was staged by Clif ford Brooke. atlODal?Tna Claire in ~T*e Gold Digger*.** David Belasco will present Ina Claire in "The Gold Diggers." a comedy by Avery Hopwood. at the National Theater tomorrow night. After two record-breaking seasons in "Polly with a Past." in which she made her flrst appearance on the legitimate stage under Mr. Bel asco's management two seasons ago. Miss Claire has now been elevated to the rank of a Belasco star. a dis tinction of unusual importance J "The Gold Diggers" tells a charm ing and delightful story in which laughter plays no small part with a love interest predominant throughout. In the leading role. Miss Claire is said to have a part that will enable her to appear to unusual advantage and one that is well suited to launch her on her stellar career. For her support. Mr. Belasco hss engaged a distinguished "ompany that includes such well known players as Bruce McRae. H. Reeves-Smith. Horace B r a h a m. Frederick Truesdell. Harold Christy. D. Lewis Clinton. Austen Harrison. Frnnk T.ewl*. .loOvra How land. Louise Galloway. Beverly West. Lu^lla Gear. Ruth Terry. Lflvan Tashman. Gladys Feldman. Pauline Hall. Katherine Walsh. Louise Bur ton and others. The play has been produced un d??r the personal supervision of Mr. Belasco, who will be her* in person for the entire engagement. Pol]'*? The Dolly Plater* In MOh, Look!" The Dolly Sisters will be presented at Poll s Theater tonight for a week's engagement, with matinee? Thursday and Saturday. *>y F Ray Comstock nr.d Morris 0*st. These twin stars *111 be seer? in the mem- mu.-ical comply. "CV*. Look!" in tv*o acts and thre* 5?ce?es. with hok by Jame* MontgomTT- lyrics by Joseph Mc Carthy ani* music by Harry Carroll. The storV of "Oh. Look!" centers ahoj? a ynUng man. Stephen Ba-rd owner r,t a seemingly unprofitable gojd mmj. Baird has attracted the attention o' a flashy plunger of mys terious idertity. This man furnishes him supposedly counterfeit money. v*i?h which to lure investors to buy stock in the mino and make it a successful enterprise The monev thus der.ved not only establishes Raird as a prosperous business man h it ena'.ies* him to make fortunes | for his friends and to win the jrirl of his choice. The Dolly Sisters have been sur rounded by a company of fifty-one associate artists, and the young ladies of the ensemble are radiant with rirl Ish beauty and loveliness. -\roong the Popular mus.cal num bers a-<- -Beautiful flirts." ? rm Al ways Chasing Rainbows." "I Want tn " Z Thlnk Absolutely Wonderful "Sweethearts." "The Ttanes." "Typical Topical In the cast will be Miss Anna Theil Mr Russel Mack. Miss Florence Tot ten. Mm3 Mazie Capper, Miss Helen Meehan. Mr. George Harcourt, Miss AMUSEMENTS. ? . ' Kitty Strauser. Mr. William Wads worth, Miss Elizabeth Harcourt, Mr. J. Arthur Young, Miss Grace Wal lace. Mr Hal Van Renaellear, Miss May -Swift, Miss Josephine Rice and ?Miss Gertrude Pearson. Skikert-Gairlfk?-The Cinderella Man.** The Garrick Players tonight com mence the final week of their high ly successful season of seventeen consecutive weeks at the Shubert Garrick Theater, offering Edward Chllds Carpenter's comedy. "The Cinderella Man." This play of youth, love and laughter, ran for a solid year at the Hudson Theater, in New York City, and has been described as a worthy successor to Oliver Morosco's '/Peg o* My Heart." It is by way orhousetops that the poor littl rich girl first comes to ; the attic of the hungry young poet. She has Just come home from {abroad to live with her dlsagree ' able papa, on* of those American i captains of Industry w{iose irritabil ity at home varies directly with I the size of their fortune. In search ! of an outlet for her affection the jgirl packs a Christmas basket and ! scrambles over the roof to the gar ret where lives the young man whose verse she so admires. In the midst of her Santa Claus visit, the youth returns to fetch her j from her hiding place In the closet. Just when he is beginning to be I lieve in fairies. Of course, she pre ? tends to be the companion of the heiress next door, so that his pro I testations that he would never think | of marrying a girl with money are I uttered In sincerity. The visits be j come a daily habit, then evil spirits intervene, but finally everything is smoothed out satisfactorily, and ? youth is happy and contented. Earle | Foxe, popular leading man of the j Garrick organization, will be seen j in the title role, while Doris Sheerin ?will play the part of the unhappy [heiress in search of love and affec tion. n. F. Keith'*?Vaudeville. Eddie Foy and the Younger Poyl in "Slumwhere in New York." a fan tastic medley -of absurdities, topica' j songs, eccentric dances, and general I tomfoolishness. will be the center of the bill at B. F. Keith's Theater this j week, beginning at the matinee to | morrow. The seventh consecutive : season of the Mastersinsers. the fan j ous Boston triple quartet, will be cJ ebrated by the presentation of their j spectacular singing success, "On the ; Golf Links." A seance of screaming i fun will be occasioned by "For Pity's ; Sake," with Thomas Durny in the i stellar role. It travesties the old ? time "me Herd rammer" of Bowery ! days, and the four scene-* ashore and i afloat are fairly humming with hu j mer of the breeriest kind. The Baer Twins will be another de luxe f?a \ ture. Still spelling the list of desir i ables will be the Franco-American co i medienne. Julia Kelety, who sings ! merry Parisian and American ditties, i Other standard additions will be'Sa j bini and Goodwyn in a musical ee j centricity; the Shirley Sisters, stng ! ers and dancers: Los Rodritrues, the wonderful Spanish perehlstas; and , the kinogrnrrs. ( oamoa?Yaarfe* ille. j At the Cosmos Theater this week, the bill will be headed by the fa mous "Senator F. Murphy, the I Chairman of the Committee," prob ! ably the best monologist in vaude ? ville in "Topics of the Day." insur J ins: a furor of laughter. Three ! other big feature* will include Lane ' and Moran, fun-makers of national ' reputation, in "Whose Me?" a de ilightfully enjoyable bit of non I sense; Straslee's Animals. direct ! from the biggest vaudeville theater j in New York, and Niobe, the mer j maid of the Pacific, in a beautiful i and wonderful aquatic number. Still others will Include Charles Lowe and the Baker Sisters, in a I joyous mmp of nonsense, songs and AMUSEMENTS. C NINTH STREET ATE RANDALL'S THEATER TOD A Y?MO*.?TI ES. HALE HAMILTON Supported IIv Ruth Stonfhounf, In "The FOURFLUSHER" mm CRARDALL'S EijMMBtn 2nd Cslinbia Roil Knickerbocker TODAY?MONDAY Tom Moore ,n LADY?ALGY H U.I.HOOM BOY*?"Thfy Do It on $s n \\>fk. G? V C T V NINTH ST ?below F M I C I a all new?all week james E. COOPER Present! THE SIGHTSEERS In a Gay, Giddy Gambol Thru Girl-land Entitled WAIT A MINUTE PRESENTING GUS FAY NEXT WEEK?"MAIDS OF AMERICA" Johnnie Walker Fred Nolan Kathryn Dickay, Flo Davis, P???7 Brauna and the Famous Sightseers Chorus dances; Corsica and Verdi, a violin I whose smile never cornea oft, and a comedian 'cellist, a rarity In vaudeville, with Dave Wentworth and Company, In "Checkmated." a spirited farce played by a quartet of expert farceurs. The extraor dinary matinee photoplay will be Mary Pickford's beautiful produc tion of "Daddy Long-Legs." Gayety?Tkc Slgktseera." With a wealth of popular song hits, bright and breesy dialogue and a su perabundance of charming girls as an attractive background. James E. Cooper's well-known company, "The Sightseers," will open a week's en gagement at the Gayety Theater to day. "Wait a Minute." a rollicking two-act musical comedy from the pen of William K. Wells, will introduce the large cast. Special music by Hal Dyson and numerous dancing num ? hers staged by Raymond B. Perez , feature the bill. The chief role is in I the hands of Gus Fay He will be assisted by Johnnie Walker. Fred No 1 lan. Gene Ford and James Holly. ; Kathryn Dickay. Emily Dwyer, Flo | Davis. Ruh Rosemand, Richard Clay, Pegffy Braana, Marie Parka and Lib llan Isabel. The entire production Is surrounded by a beauty chorus with the most elaborate of costuming. Nu merous vaudeville specialties will provide pleasing diversion. Lycfini? ''Fresek Frolics.** The attraction at the Lyceum The ater this week is the "French Frol ics," which starts with today's mat inee. The "French Frolics" is full of sprightly comedy dancing, both In dividual and chorus, and tuneful mel odies give the piece distinctive charm. I This latest burlesque production takes its place as one of the best of the current season a offering. The com pany numbers forty people, of which most are girls. No effort has been spared to make "French Frolics" an . ocular delight, for more pretty girls, effective scenery or fascinating cos tumes it would be difficult to assem ble. The company is headed by Harry Heller. Jake Fields and I-ena Daley, who are surrounded by what is known as the speediest cast in i burlesque, smong them being Walter | Parker. Lillian Bernard. Hal Sher man. Gladys Jackson, Billy Gray and Roy Burch. I,oew'? Palace?Tkarlec Ray la 'Tbe Egg Crate Wall**." ! Charles Ray, the greatest of all [photoplay interpreters of \oung Amer ; tea. cornea to the screen of I^oew's PaJ ' ace Theater today for a week's "run in ? "The Egg Crate Wallop." his latest ; triumph. "The Egg Crate Wallop" is I a small-town story of a boy and girl i love affair that aln o?t went to smash : through the criminal propensities of a | city solicitor who involved Jimmy Kel i ly. the expresaman's assistant, in a i rather nasty scandal. I Jimmy Kelly (portrayed by Charles Ray^ has to leave town in a hurry af j ter assuming the blame for a theft of which he believes his sweetheart s fathor to be guilty. He drifts into the I F.qhting game and there comes a time ! when he faces the task of going into ; the ring and beating the man who was ; responsible for his sudden departure, j It's a touch battle but the punch that wins is the punch that came from handling egrr crates and it puts Jim my Kelly on Easy street financially, clear* up the suspicion that clouds his love affair and reunites a pair of lov ing hearts In one or the sweetest stores ever told on the celluloid. "The Ejtc Crate Wallop" is by Julien Josephson. author of "The Busher" and "Rill Henry." two notable Ray successes, and it is a worthy com panion picture to follow those two stories with which the star achieved (such great success. Ray's leadinr ladv is Collin Moore and the rest of the ??ipportm? c;i?t includes Jack Connol ly. Otto Hoffmann. J. P. Locknoy, Geo. William*. Fred Moore and other*. The extra added attraction of the Palace program for the same period will be Roscoe ("Fatty") Arbuckle in his latest comedy sensation. "Back Stage." Both feature? will be bril liantly supplemented by the added hits of the Palace program. M core's Rial to?"Her Kingdom of Dreassi.n Probably the greatest cast ever as sembled for a motion picture was placed under the direction of Marshall Neilan for the production of Anita Stewart's most recent first National Attraction, which opens at Moore's Rialto Theater today for an entire week's run. Among: the stars are Anita Stewart Anna Q. Nilsson. Kath lyn Williams. Tully Marshall. Thomas Santschi, Spottswood Aitken, Mahlon Hamilton. Wesley Barry, Ralph Graves. Thomas Jefferson, James Neill and Edwin Stevens. There rarely has been a picture made or screened to date which could boast of such a list of talent. The story in brief Concerns a coun try girl's ideals, which leads Anita Stewart as Judith Rutledse into the private life of a great lumber king, who makes her his secretary. Here she walka with fate while tragedy and J duplicity stalk her every move. As | complying with a dying request of her employer, she marries his rather I Irresolute son and immediately "Her 1 Kingdom of Dreams" becomes a realm of sensational happenings out of which she is guided at last but not before she has passed through a mael strom. in which a deceitful business man. an unsettled family and ques tionable women are all combined against her. The story is well known under the same title and the play is undoubtedly one of the most interesting Miss Stew art has ever appeared In. Clever abbreviated subjects and a musical score which eclipses any pre vious affair of the Rialto Sym phony Orchestra complete an excep tional bill. Craadall's Metropolitan?"Lord and Lady Airy." "Lord and Lady Algy," one of the j most brilliant comedies of Britain's | sporty aristocracy that has ever ! found its way to the stage, will be j shown in photodramatic form for the first time in Washington at Crsn I dall's Metropolitan Theater throutrh ! out the current week, beginning with t matinee today. In the roles most ! recently made famous by William | Faversham and Maxlne Elliott on the articulate stage will he seen Tom I Moore and Naomi Childers. support ed by a remarkable cast of skilled I players. x The camera version of the colorful story of the young lord whose sddic tlon to heavy betting on the races caused an estrangement between him and his wife, which Anally was over come by the display of very much ; greater perspicacity on the pert of Lady Algy. far exceeds the familiar acting version In the scope of its j scenes and action. There are visu j alised upon the screen a wonderfully I realistic 'cross-country run to the I hounds, an alluring hunt breakfast i a porgeous costume ball and the run ning of the famous English Derby? Incidentally the most realistic race scene ever recorded by the motion picture camera. Naomi Childers contributes a char acter study in the role opposite the star that quite equals the genIM ef fectiveness of Tom Moore's imper sonation of the young blade whose love of sport carried him almost to the brink of financial and social dis aster. Supplementing the major feature of the bill will be shown as a secondary fllmplay the latest two-reel comedy starring Montgomery and Reek, Vita AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. TOMORROW WIGHT AM) WKEK?Wed.?Mat. ??(. I'rir*.. S?r, *1.00, $1.50 and *=.00 NATIONAL Only theater in Washington offering exclusively American & foreiffn stars of first rank. Immediately preceding hep encasement at the I.reeam Theater, If. Y., DAVID UELA^CO PRESENTS INA CLAIRE "THE GOLD DIGGERS A XKW COMEDY BY AVERT HOPWOOD Mla? Claire's Sapportinc Company Includes BRI CK McRAE II. REEVES-SMITH FREDERICK TRUE*DELL HORACE BRAHAM AC STEW HARRISON HAROLD CHRISTY D. LEWIS CLINTON FRANK LEWIS KATHERINE WALSH JOIYNA HOWL AND LOUISE GALLOWAY REVERLY WEST RUTH TERRY LILYAN TASHMAN PAULINE HALL LCELLA GEAR GLADYS EELDMAN LOUISE BURTON PRODUCED UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF MR. RELASCO, WHO WILL BE HERE IN PERSON STARTING SUNDAY?SEATS THURSDAY HARBACH & FRIML'S NEWEST MUSICAL COMEDY | "THE LITTLE WHOPPER" I BOOK BY OTTO HARBACH?MUSIC BY RUDOLF FRIML LYRICS BY BIDE DUDLEY Anthor of "The Firefly," "High Jinks," "Katlnka,** "You're in Love* and Other Successes. Daily Matinees, 20c & 35c Evening*, Sunday* & Holiday*, 30c & 50c SENATOR F. MURPHY The Chairman of the Committee. Popular Vaudeville'* Foremoit Monologiit in a Sere airing New Talk on "Topic* of the Day*." Ed. Lane & Jim Moran Noted Entertainer* In a New Breezy Talkolog. Straslees Animals Direct from New York'* Biggest Vaudeville Theater. CORSICA & VERDI The Dancing Demons The Smiling Matters of the Violin and 'Cello. A Quartet of Whirling Dervishes. CHAS. LOWE & THE BAKER SISTERS A Merry Melange of Song and Dance and Persiflage. Pearl Abbott & Co. Comedy Player* in "Silver Thread*." "An Oriental Romeo" A New 2-Reel Joker Comedy. ZS Minute* of Solid Langhter. An Extra Special Matinee Attraction MARY PICKFORD ii "DADDY LONG LEGS" Shown Monday to Saturday at 1:15 and 4:45 graph's f earl en gymnasts. in their I newest celluloid farce, "Vamps andj Variety," and provides much of^both. I Additional features of the bill will be found in the new issue of the news pictorial and the exceptional or chest^Ll offerings by the symphony of soloists. In the picturiseA version of R. C. Carton's "Lord and I^ady Algy" it may be said that the Metropolitan presents the finest example of mod ern shadow drama currently before | the public. Loew't Colambla?-Bessie BsrrUcale In "Her Parebase Prlee." Loew's Columbia Theater welcomes back to the position of prominence on its program today, Bessie Barriscale, the famous and talented photoplay star In a sumptuous and vibrftnt story of Cairo and London, "Her Purchase Price." by M. B. Havey, which will be the attraction at the Columbia for the flrst four days of this week. The story it one of the most search j ing power and one which throws wide open the question of whether or not AMUSEMENTS. ' ' ' = CDCMll Dar"ck< ore VIA I. Tod.r. 21 at Steamer Charle* Mictlester j bMrrl Tth *t. Uliarf at 2-..T0 P. *. RrtnrnbiK at T P. M. Puw I J. 8. Anoual. Alexandria, Fort Foots, Fort Waahinston. Fort Hunt, Mount V?moo. fVop TIutnpbrey* and Indian Head. EXCKLLEKT DI51NG ROOM SKRVICB-MUSIC 50c?ROUND TRIP?50c FOR MT. V131NON-Duly et?*t Sunday. 10 ra. and 2 JO p m 1 'J the worman of the West like the wo- | man of the East haa her purchase i price. It is a story projected against | the sumptuous and vivid backgrounds of a Cairo harem and slave market and the rendezvous of British nobil ity in London. Miss Barrisc&le assumes the role of & girl who has grown to womanhooc in slavery to an Arab bandit chier. unaware of the fact that she was the | only survivor of a IQuropean caravan massacre. She grows to womanhood, is sold in the slave market, purchased by a youn* English patrician and in troduced into London social circles after their marriage. Believtng that she could be of service to her hus band, she offers herself to a noble Iman for a price, but before she can complete her sacrifice, her Identity is j I discovered and she is paJd a rich legacy that saves her husband from ? ruin. Director Howard Hickman has sur rounded Miss Barriscale with a cast that includes Albert Roscoe. Jooepn Dowling, Una Trevelyn. and others. AMUSEMENTS. Washington's Philharmonic Orchestra 65?Musicians?65 HFTXmCIl HAMMER, Conductor Fint Concert Thar*., Oct 2nd, Fit* O'Clock j KNICKERBOCKER THEATER i Subscription* Xon Open for ScH^ A $10-Ten Concerts-$10 Reserved seats allotted la or i der of receipt of subscription*. Address TREASURER f?34 P Street N. W. 11 The extra added kttraetlon of ths Co lumbia )>rofiam today and for the period of the Barrlscale engagement wlU be Roacoe ('Tatty") Arbuckle, In hie newest comedy hit, "Back Sta*e." I The attraction at the Columbia lor the last three dajra of this week will I be J. Warren Kerrigan In "A White Man's Chance." Crnndair, Knickerbocker?"Lord and Lady Algry.w R. C. Carton's famous comedy of j high life among Britain's aristocracy, j "Lord and Lady Algy," which w&i recently revived up<,n the speaking stage by William Favcrsham and Max ine Elliott, will be shown for the ftrst 1 time Jocally at Crandall's Knicker-; Rocker Theater the ft ret two days ?l this week with Tom lfoore end Naomi Childers cast in the title rolee. In thfci subject are visualised a succession of ^ the most remarkable scenes of eltfd sporting events ever registered Tha running of the fimouj English Derby provides the finest racing scene by fa< that has ever been made by thd camera. A fox hunt, the hunt break fast. a glorious costume ball and many other diverting episodes add to ted colorful quality of a story is threaded throughout with a vein of e&quisit* romance. On Tuesday and Wed need ay of thW week Madlaine Traverse will hold th? coffnnrn) ok pag? thm* AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. Tonijht At 1:21 soctosroi Shubert-Belasco (My MX. t?l. it 2:21 S0cttS1.il Mniblml.n'i Plartense BeaatlfaL Dlreeitoa of the Mrun Hhafcerl a plea.?jtie place orr or the cowwokplace I'reaeatlas Only the Feremo.t Forelaa a?d Xatlee Artiste Attractions. MtV A.H.W PRESENTS A NEW 3 ACT W. S0M?RSH MAUGHAM KEIiHET H D0Q6LAS EiTELLE WIRNOOD LSWRESCE 6R0SSMITM And a >'otablr Company, Including Frits Williams, Marmfrlt# St. r+r. John. J. H. Ilrfwrr, Plsresre Eds^y, Carolyn Darling. THE PL.41' STAGED BV clifford BROOKE i:\qn?ITELY MOHTED. KEXT WEEK JOE 14 EDER PPfVlti A New MiukkJ Farce ? FLATS TOMORROW THE LITTLE BLUE DEVIL Book and lorries By HAROLD ATTERIDC.E Mnsif By HARRY CARROLL BERNARD GRANVILLE LILLIAN LORRAINE /f And s .Nelshle *opp<*rtlnjt Cast. ' ' AWKW\AWWWtVA\V\V\\\W\NW\\\V\WCVWV\\\M '\\\\WV\V\V\\\\\WV\\W\\\V\\\V\\\\W\VWV\\\W ATTENTION "Lord and Lady Algy" is a mammoth, colorful production filled with enough spectacle and excitement to make three pictures of far more than ordi nary merit. A fox hunt, with a score of mounts in the field, the Derby with its hair-raising finish, a magnificent costume ball in a marvelous London town house are mere details in the splendid camera elaboration of the R. C. Car ton classic. The story naturally is of strong appeal to every class, interming ling with the sporting instincts of Britain's exclusive society the eternal romance of true love. Positively one week only. -CRANDALL'S METROPOLITAN F STREET AT TENTH Daily Performances, Continuous, 10:3V A. M. to 11 P. M. Sunday, 3 to 11 P. M. TODAY AND ENTIRE WEEK Golduyn Offers the MOST COMPLETELY SATISFYING SUPER-PRODUCTION EVER SCREENED Tom Moore Supported by NAOMI CHILDERS and the MOST DISTINGUISHED CAST EVER ASSEMBLED. IS LORD AND LADY ALGY A Gargantuan Photo-Drama That Transcends tn Every Way the Stage Version of the BriUmnt Play Re cently Revived by William Faversham and Marine E lliott, and Furnishes THE PREMIER EXAMPLE OF CAMERA ART MONTGOMERY AND ROCK in "VAMPS AND VARIETY" SYMPHONIC OVERTURE Selection*?'THE PRIMA DONNA' Jesse E. Heitmaller, Conductor INCOMPARABLE ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENT CURRENT EVENTS EXTRAS flTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT