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Two Stars Quit the Pictures?Collisoti Farce at The EMasco-?Travel-Talk at The Ganit% Beating Baci to Broadway By EAR1? DORSEY. Once ?gain the geographical spot on the map occupied by this thriving community is largely responsible tor a week of rare theatric promise. Seizing the program by the tail-light, so to speak, Mr. Edwards claims a seven-day engagement of the most enthralling of movies at the Garrick under the grandiose and compelling title of "The Last of the Crusaders," while the Belasco, a playhouse with a pronounced recent preference for the frivolous, comes through with a new Wilson Collison farce called, "Every. Little Thing," alleged to ?contain a more impressive array of farce essentials' than even those, other two Collison contributions, "Up iti Mabel's Room" and "The Girl in the Limousine*." Intense interest also centers in the productions at the National and at Poll's and this interest is predicated, to? a great extent, upon the same psychologic factor. "The B?ue Flame" at Poll's and "Sacred and Profane Love" at the National both offer in the /audible dramatic form, featured players who have, for one reason or another, lifted, a? supercilious eyebrow? toward the photodrama?a form of artistic ex pression in which both have acquired no mean following and repu tation. '?.', One may, of course, bespeak the unquestioned artistic importance of Mr. Arnold Bennett's play at the National, with its production approved by David Belasco, as another reason for the interest that centers about this play. But that fails utterly to explain the fascina tion of Susie Fitzgerald, ex-war worker, and the rest of her toiling, ?Sending, seat-buying kind. Susie sees in "Sacred and Profane Love" ? not-to-be-overlooked opportunity to see in the flesh one Elsie Ferguson, picture star, w^iose appearances to Susie and her ilk have heretofore been of the celluloid variety as the featured player in execrable bits of celluloid hysteria?bits which worried Susie not at ' all since she paid to see Miss Ferguson "act" and cared next to hothing frfr the technical worth or worthlessness of the picture itself. Picture men know well this twist of psychology on the part of film devotees. A movie star in person will stop traffic anywhere pictures are shown, as any policeman will tel) you, and it matters not at all to the present generation that Elsie Ferguson acquired and held, but a few years ago, a real reputation for artistic accuracy and atmos pheric delicacy on the speaking stage. The legitimate seat-buyers and youthful dramatic mentors of 1920 remember such but dimly, if at all. To them Elsie Ferguson is a film star whose latest dramatic adventure in "Sacred and Profane Love" is not altogether unlike a neophyte's attempt in a new and untried medium. Miss Ferguson's adventure? in filmland have not redowned to her artistic credit. "She quit the dramatic stage for the picture? at a tinte when she was at the very climax of her career. Few devotee? of the ?erlou? drama will fall'to recollect her notable performance in Hubert Henry Daviea' "Outcast" and In the wide range of part? following that demonstrated her comic genius. Her plunge into the pictures was marked by an almost complete abandonment of these mimetic gifts. Those who study the cinema closely will recall her first picture? "Barbary Sheep." we think it vu?a picture generally regarded as the only first-class cinema effort she gave the public. The rest of her long Hat of photoplay? were marked by hackneyed, stereotyped, mostly un inspired acting of the 5 A. M. variety, and when the whole matter Is summed up. her pay checks, which were admittedly large, are about all Miss Ferguson can point to with advantage a? a result of her picture career. The picture?, as well as the public and Misa Ferguson, wHl probably profit by her return/ to the audible stage where a woman of her talents and temperament really belong?. If Miss Ferguson has not forgotten how to act since ?he left the stage there seems little reason for failure with the Arnold Bennett succ?s? that David Belasco obtained for American presentation and ?which is being produced by the Frohman forces with Mr. Belasco's assistance- The play Is one that ha? caused the most widespread dis cuattvio?/?'and Miss Ferguson return? to the stage not only with the advantage of an apparently fine play, but with the Immeasurable per sonal advertising that the pictures alone seem able to confer. In tbe face of the fact that "The Blue Flame." the Poll's production, bears the name of that grand old dramatic carpenter, George V. Hobart. one ventures the assertion that the unusual attendance that will doubt lee? mark that play's local engagement will be due. not so much to a perchance skilful turning of line, phrase and situation by Mr. Hobart and his collaborator a? it will be due to the hectic advertising lavished aforetime upon Theda Bara, the star, by William Fox. the movie mag nate?advertising which not only made Miss Bara the most famous "vamp" ?ince Cleopatra, but which helped to start a vampish vogue that eventually extinguished its own favor. 1?*hatever the reason for Mis? Ferguson's desertion of the screen for the stage It is highly improbable that Miss liaras reason is the same. With all due respect to the latter, the world's greatest screen varajpire Is probably confronted with the necessity of finding for her self a new field of dramatic endeavor. The photoplay has tised of the orthodox "vampire" type "and 'tis but natural that the foremost of all screen vampires should seek for a chance to thrill with something new. Producer Al Woods believes, apparently, that the "vamp," with variations, can be retained in public favor for yet a little while, any how. A bulletin from the Poll's pub*Hcity bureau indicates that the sinful Theda of the movies is to become a new Theda?more sinned against than sinning?though still the' deadly vampire. Her wickedness, instead of voluntary, is to become the Involuntary and pitiful wicked ness of a female Frankenstein, and in truth, the Hobart-Wlllard theme reads strangely like a 1920 variant of the old classic tale. There Is no desire to scoff at the unfolded thesis on "The Blue Flame." It Is a (.heels that may hold sensational dramatic power. There may be thou sands who go to stare at Theda and remain to praise her acting and the play. The supporting cast indicates a thorough-going desire on the part of the producer to leave nothing undone to assure the success of "The Blue Flame," - ? It Is not possible, in advance of curtain time, to foretell the exact nature of "Every Little Thing." the latest Collison farce, that Is sched uled for a showing at the Belaaco tonight." "Every Little Thing," we are assured, "is built upon fsreical situations that are novel and de liciously humorous, yet entirely free from the coarse banalities that have characterized so many of the farces recently perpetrated upon an indulgent public" A very important announcement, if true, yet one which hardly seems consistent when issued in the name of the author of "Up m Mabel's Room" and "The Girl In the Limousine." One must, of course, give "Every Little Thing" the benefit of the doubt, but any discussion of "coarse banalities" ill becomes the publicity agent of an author who cares no more for his artistic reputation than to write "The Girl in the Limousine." However. Mr. Collison may see the errors of his way. He may be hitting the trail. It is even possible that a farce like "Every Little Thing" may be humorous instead of salacious. ' Only the Monday morning editions will tell. Lowell Thomas, the American war correspondent, who brings to the Garrick tonight a most unusual collection of motion pictures In the form of a travel-talk called "The Last of the Crusaders." will make a Cylng four-week tour of several seaboard American cities of which Washington is one. A detailed article concerning "The Last ot the Crusaders" appears elsewhere. AMUSEMENTS. ?UIUSEMENTS. J|dardanella| ^? ML CONCERT BY THE Columbia Smphone Sextette .?.. ? 1 AND THE BARONESS ROUSKAYA | CELEBRATED Rl ??IA V-FREVCH DAJfCKR AT THE SHUBERT-CARRICK THEATER Sunday, Feb. 22 at 3:30 fiJO, ax?->. At ?.** ? W. asal Theater. Elsie Ferguson in "Sacred and Profane Love"?National. Attractions Listed At Local Theaters For Week of Feb. 22 BELASCO?A new play In three acts and a prologue, by Percy Mackaye, starring Walter Hamp den. NATIONAIi?"Angel Face," a musi cal play by Harry B. and Robert B. Smith: score by Victor Her bert; cast include? John E. Young. Tyler Brooke, Eda Von. Buelow and others. POM????"G? In Mabel's Room," farce by Wllsen Collleon: cast In cludes Haxel Dawn. Walter Jones and others. GARRICK?Second ?leek's. engaeTe rat-nt of Lowell Ttrornaa' travel talk. "The Last of the Cru saders." li. P. KRITH'S?Eva Tanguay: Mile. Albertina Rasch and com pany: Claude and? Fannie l'eher, Whipple Huston ''and company: the Navessar Girl?; Kellam and O'Dare; Rekoma, and the regular house additions. GA1ETT ? "Hello America!" Joe Hurt!?;'? patriotic extravaganagjfc featuring Lewis and Dody. Mar? garet White. Elizabeth Barringer and others. PALACE ? Pull week beginning* next Sunday, Douglas McLean and Doris Mae tn May Tally's suc cess. "Mary's Ankle." COM M m A?First four days, photo play adaptation of Holworthy Hall's. "The Six Best Cellars;" final three days. Bessie Barris cale In "The Luck of Geraldino Laird." * - \ MKTROPOLITAJ??All week. Tom Moore In film version of "Toby's Bow." KM? ?i:kIKMKF.it ? Sunday and Monday. "The Copperhead." with Lionel Barrymore: Tuejaday and Wednesday, Constance Talmadge In "Two Weeks;" Thursday and Friday. Will Rogers in "Jubilo;" Saturday, Douglas ??-Lean and Doris Mae In "What la Your Hus band Doing?" CRASTDAM.??? ? First three days, "The Third Generation," with Mahlon Hamilton and Betty Blythe: Thursday through Satur day, Dorothy Dalton In "The Gamble in Souls." The Hon. Frederick L. Stddons. As sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, was the speaker last Wednesday afternoon at the weekly Luncheon Forum of The City Club. ? Justice Slddons is deeply interested In the development of musical talent and musical appreciation in Washing ton,, ant his address was followed with deep interest. AMUSEMENTS. Tbeda? Bara, in "The Blue Flame"?PoU'a. THAT THOMAS TRAVEL-TALK I,owell Thomas* travel talk. "Th? Last of tho Crusaders.' at the Gar rick Theaier tonight ia the story of one of the moet amazing military achievements of the great war. In addition, it contains moving pictures and colored still photographs of life and scenes In the Near East. euch as have never been shown any where before. Through credential.* obtained from Gen. Sir Edmund AUenby, con queror of Palestine. Mr. Thomas was officially attached to the staff of the Emir Felsul. commander-in chlef of the Arabian forces of the King of the He Jas. The Emir Brave him carte blanche to pro anywhere he wished for making pictures. As a result he has obtained photo graphic records which the religious prejudice?-?, of the people have hitherto ?lade impossible. While the outstanding feature of the travel-ta Ik Is the .story of the youthful Englishman who welded the Bedouin tribes together for the first time in 500 years and directed an army of 200,000 men. the specta cular and picturesque nature of the scenic pictures themselves. is scarcely second in interest. Mr. Thomas lived with the wild tribes men, participated in their Joys and fatigues, won thcMr confidence and made Intimate pictures of their mode of living, such as no other person has yet brought out of that land of sand and heat. Perhaps the most remark Alt? set in the collection is made up of mo tion picture? and colored slide? of the ancient city of Petra. This town, in ?the ancient times when Babylon was the world's metropolis, was the Paris and Riviera combined of existing civilization. Forty-two performances In one week constitute the record of Ben Welch, the comedian whose ?how is playing its regular annual ?engage ment at the Gayety Theater this week. Welch has been proclaimed the champion ?Batch - as - cat?h - c ?? vaudeville headliner. His headlin ing?, by the way. was done in the b(-st vaudeville houses in the coun try. Ben Welch has furnished the standard of his line of comedy foi* about twenty-six years. He started on the stage in New York, his native city. In a Hebrew character sketch, and has made such an artistic suc cess of the Character that he is AMUSEMENTS. Shiibtjrt Boi?spr?i Beginning TO* IM ? ilB:20_ - wsmKptKfKJtriCKi&WKUL? _ A PiBksuoe Piace Out of me Ccmap^a ?owtoioji or messt? swuetat ?un. wa. UTMMI IT 2:20 <a?sV A> Awew?7 Amiga art Mutve ?rt?tU ano AaroctKxr.. ARTH U ??*! ? L ?? ? . ?>&?Ge?/?G A LACY.J2ACY. BRACY FUN FEST BectasalBsT On Waahtetrtesa'e Hlrthday Ivraie? Seat? Thereday MOST IMPORTANT EVENT OF THE SEASON! WALTER HAMPDEN ?p WEEK IK ??? WEEI (I GEORGE WASHINGTON' A PULT FOR TBK AMERICAN PEOPLE By PERCY MACKAYE With Geerse Marten as? a UUtlanlaWJ ?Se??naia w ?Lassa-*. now rated as one of the really bis: men furnishing that kind of comedy. While h?.? puts in every season on the burlesque circuit with hia own show, he is in .demand among tin? vaudeville managers and every summerTplays a vaudeville engage ment of from sixteen to twenty weeks?depending on whether his burlesque seasons run thirty or thirty-five weeks. Harry Mcltae Webster. well known moving picture director, yes terday signed a contract with the United States Photoplay Corpora tion, of liii? city, to direct the fea ture production "I>etermination," of which Capt. K. 8. Stoll, president of the corporation, is author. Webster came to Washington yes terday with J. J. Livingston, of New York, moving picture representa tive, on whose advice Webster waa chosen from among more than 100 applicants. Production of the picture, which will be a ten-reeler, will be started June 1, at the E. K. Lincoln st?dio nt Grant wood, N. J.. leased by the T'nited States Photoplay Corpora tion for two years. Eight months it i> expected will be consumed In making the picture. It will coat {500.000 and In its story will cover every phase of human natuie In a brilliant career in the moving picture Industry. Webster has di rected more than a dozen of the greatest stars in feature produc tions. It is said he will receive probably the largest consideration ever offered a director for the pro duction of a single picture. ? ? f!. M. Anderson may eend "Frivol ities of 1920" to Havana after Its run at the Forty-fourth Street. * i ? AMUSEMENTS. Ione Bright, in "Every Lit tle Thing"?Belasco. A New Tarkington Play. Booth Tarkington hss finished another play, which will be pro duced In New Haven February ti by George C. Tyler and with George Aril?? as its star. It Is called "Poldekln" and concerns a quaint and whimsical Russian who comes to the Vnited States with some revolutionary propa gandists and unconsciously as similate? the spirit of the coun try. In Mr. Arllss' company will be Carl Anthony, Manart Kippen. Edward Donnelly. Norma Mitchell snd Jean Robertson. On Monday, February 1?. Mr. Tyler will try out a dramatization of the "Bab** storie? In Boston with Helen Hayes In the chief role. The fol lowing Monday Emily Stevens, under th? Tyler management, will appear In Bait-more in Phillip Moellers new comedy, "Sophie." O. P. Heggie will play opposite Miss Stevens. STAMMEKS' "SIRENS" WITH FRANK DOBSON, LURES ?AN AUDIENCE "The Sirens." the new musical tabloid In which C. B. Maddock will present Frank Dobson at B. F. Keith's tomorrow, lures It? specta tor? .but by no mean? to destruc tion. It merely cajole? them Into a vein of contentment caused by good entertainment. Frank Dobson Is a light comedian, who is fanny without being forc.d His methods are clean cut. and unctuous, and na sings and dances more than credita bly. "The Sirens" is by Frank Stam mers. Mr. Stammers has had enough experience In writins musical pieces to know Just how to mix the proper Ingredients There is Just enough plot to hold the thing together. The Importent part Is Its singing, danc ing and comedy, and of course. Its production. In this end. Mr. Mad dock ha? been lavish. Tbe ?cenery and co*tumes are really excellent. In fact, they could not be Improved upon, and "The Sirwn?"?this time the word beine used to imply those young ladies who compose the ensemble?have been selected by a beauty expert. Vanda Hoff, who danced with Ruth St. Denis, has been engaged the new "9 O'clock Revue." ? AMUSEMENTS. ALI WEEK NATIONAL Tomorrow Night MATINEE WEDNESDAY ASD SATURDAY Only Theater In Washing-tea OnVrinc Exrlnalvely Aanrrlcaa and Porela-a Star? of First Rank. CHARLES FROHMAN ? rent. ELSIE FERGUSON la a X ew Play By ARNOLD ?????? SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE (By a\rrangement with DAVID BELASCO) pe?t ?ee? unter um SEATS TUUnl KKiemn toon? rtmmt *tw m~ ??wish*. ?^??a?? &??? SS& GET WIN6S! nnr r^ry6.*-jTM \Z/ -toem ? 5 A TREMENDOUS COMPANY of ??,?? j? btWli Comin?; Week of March I BEN HUR Feb. 29-Paiiist Cimati*, 'The Choir tkonpajaMe' SHADOWS ON THE SCREEN. Eugen? CBrlea failed to ret hi? mort realtatte bit of advent?? the film durine tke receat "shooting" of his latest picture. "A Pea ? HI? Money," at Thousand Island?. To got to ene of the loeatiou the company had to eroe? ? 1? Three people went laite th? water on the way to or from locatloa. ? thta waa where Mr. Olirle? proved hl? ?Bettle. One aroisu ???^ between cake? of le? In takln? a flyln?; -leap, ana? -ank eat of ?lg?t Th? ?ter, who wee welkin?; with her. quickly thi.w aside hie overcoat ?Jad went In after her. Mae Murray I? back frort! Miami, where, she west te make eoe?? ?cene? in th? next George Pltzmaurlce pletore. Many of the e ?tart ore were mad? In that pleaaant. aunay climate. Wallace Reld I? having tke time of hi? life/now "Sick Abed** la the title of hi? next picture, and. true to the title, he I? ?pendln?; moat of hi? time on a comfortable couch attended by a .too?-looking nome. ?? think? It !? th? ?aale?t way to tak? a director'? orejera lying down, and believe? be could work even If th? influente, got him la lu clot And now if? "Bluebird?." Maurice Maeterlinck. Beiden poet. phlle? opher and playwright, ha? ?Igned a irlovle contract, whereby he 1? to write and cooperate In the Aiming of one picture ? your. In a private car. In resal grandeur aad recular before-the-war etp-le, Mr. Maeterlinck, accompanied by Madame Maeterlinck end Mr. aad Mm. H?nry RuMelL will leave for Culver City In a few day?. Thl? car. pro vided by the Goldwyn Company, will ?top at all th? citi?? and places of interest the new Goldwyn member elect? to visit Once at the Goldwyn studios. Mr. Maeterlinck will learn the art of picture-making. He will be Introduced to the mechanical and tech nical side. Samuel Goldwyn will make a special trip to the Coaat to ae? that Mr. Maeterlinck la duly Instructed and received. Oat la Hollywood Pini? Pox 1? cheerfully paying a doctor*? bill and receiving the congratulation? of h!? friend? on being saved from tha Jaws of death. He was in an automobile accident which jarred hin? considerably and broke a rib or two, but did not have fatal eonaequeneee. He ha? been In the hospital laid up since he tried to knock down ?v tree and a heuae or two while a Culver City tog prevailed. Mr. Pox I? a ?cenarlo writer on the Metro staff and a valuable addition, being responsible for "Alias Jimmy Valentine" and other Metro featuree? Criminal Identification by motion picture la attracting the nation wide attention' of police officiala. The evolution of criminal Identifica tion, and the part motion picture? will play in It? perfection. I? credited to Thome? H. Ince. who, following month? of experiment at the lace ?tudioe In Culver City, propoeed the modern method? to police heed quartera in San Francisco, which promptly agreed to teet the plan far' the approval of the police and detective? of all cltle?. 'Trimmed With Red." ?tarring Madge Kennedy, waa placed la charge of Hugo Ballin, director, by Samuel Goldwyn. and goea lato production thl? week at the Goldwyn Eastern studio a? the aecond pic ture made in tbe Ea?t thl? season. The first picture for Goldwyn In which Madge Kennedy appeared waa directed by Hugo Ballin in the days when productions were made at the Fort Lee studio?. That waa "Baby Mine." "Trimmed With Red" ia a society drama, baaed on Wal lace Irwia's aerial, which recently entertained the iJJvv.eM reader? of the Saturday Evening PoaC Ben Amea William? la becoming a regular contributor to?thr photo play. Hi? "Jubilo." starring the Inimitable Will Rogera, I? one of the outstanding screen ?ucees??? of the ?a?son- motion picture right? to' "The Great A?ecldent." serial publication of which wa? -recently com?? pleted have beea secured by Goldwyn, and now come? the ?nnounce ment of the purchase by tb?^ ?ame company of another Williams story*. a? yet unpublished. It carrlea the attractive title of "The Man Who' Had Everything." "The Slim Prlncee?." one of the most lastingly popular of all come?, die? with Dittale, has been purchased by Goldwyn. and will receive ay screen interpretation. Georpe Ade. America's master of satire, wrote the play, in collaboration with Henry Blossom, and It became a eue cessful starling vehicle for Elsie Janis for several season?, starting ha the fall of 1(10. under the management of Charle? Dillingham. The play remained on Broadway for a full year before being taken to*other larga citte? by tbe young atar. Mack Bennett announce? the completion of hi? fourth five-part pro duction. "Down on the Perm." In It? release at an early date there la promise of a succ?s? to rival that of "Mickey." which, with "Yankee Doodle In Berlin." proved Mr. Sennetf? ability to make aucoe??e? in any form or ?lse of cinema entertainment. Charle? Ray. whose rise to stardom is one of the real things that has happened in the motion picture world in the last few years, ht now working on the last film called for by his contract with Thomaa H. Ince. according to report, ?nd upon it? completion will follow tho course taken by others whose popularity is their own. and become the head of his own producinp organisation. HeJwlll be anVlat'd with the newly formad Arthur R. Kane 1'ictur?-? a'crraoration and hi? picV tures will be distributed by the First National Exhibitors' Circuit. Also cornea the news that Mildred Harris Chaplin has completed her first picture since ha r marnaste in October. 191?. to the famous Charlie, and also since her .-ngagem? nt aaa a star of the Lstauis B. Mayer Productions. The picture Is entitled 'Tolly of the Storm Coun try." and Is from the pen of Grace Kill? r White whose "storm a-cun try" stories about "Tess" and others arc well known. The produc tion was directed by Arthur Rosson. The most recent report ?bout Girare F?woatt's becoming a direc tor, following; the announcement last November that he was at worse for Vltagraph on "Deadline at 11." is that Mr. Fawcett. who has ta be more than a mighty good director if he is to compensale- the public for hia disappearance from the screen, has been loaned to Dorothy Glah'e company to direct her forthcoming Pararuount-Artcralt picture, "Her Majesty." AMUSEMENTS. AMUSEMENTS. KiiMin - MABEL Vf LRHtniira ? ? ?.?pre.?. Metropoli??? Opera National Theater, Thar. ??ea>. I?. 4iM Pell? Theater. We?. March ??tapa Seat? aew en aaale at Mraa. Crerae'a neat? new o? ?ale al 1rs. Greeaae'e rearen Barene In Droop*?, 13th ? ?Teae-erf Barra? la Droep'a. lSlb aad G als. < and G sta. BOLI'STomorro* *'F -t 8-3? ^^ %#?????? '??MF ANO ALL WEEK ?haben Attraction? MATS. Thursday and Saturday /NA SPOKEN DPAHA In'Sactr and 7 episodi er-i titled THE CLUE FLANE Bu ?Seo V iJobfavt ?. dohn Willfrd Founci??d on LetaVanop HtcrvoJstan??; plasu) o? the same title B/f/aVS THE HOST HOTABLB APPEAPAnCE . OF TH/T> Week Starting Sun-, Feb. 2I?L?USR& A. H. WOODS Prense?!? A FriTOrOUl Farce of Feniani? Foibles UP IN f MABEL'S ? ROOM ????? TU ? It ? AT CAIT HAZEL DAWN, WALTER JONES JOHN ARTHUR and END MARKET . A Papp ?ulna Oeaspamr of Bajui ?lerii ermxikL? Matikkk waphiictov** ???t????