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ground fighting: between the desperate
criminals and representatives of the law.
A1 Beeves' Show.
A! Reeves. with hi* big show
^ ill be the attraction at the Gavety The
ater next we^k. The first part of the
program will present Andy Lewis, come
dian, in an original ragtime farce enti
tled "Easy Sailing," with many musical
numbers and specialties, including songs
by Beatrice Drew, the female baritone.
HTid the second part will present A1
Reeves as Jack B. Durham, a marriage
broker, in a one-act musical burletta en
titled "Any Time. ' The scene is lal<? in
Durham's marriage parlors, where vari
ous tvpes of women and men go to find
oartners for life. Then ??ponies'* dressed
to represent Buster Browns, give several
numbers and dance specialties.
Spotlight
i Usa fl- Costa, a dancer, is to appear
in futurist costumes.
Nanette Comstoek Is presenting a play
let called "The Tie That Binds."
\ nr? play in T.ondon. said to be an
odd cne. has the name of "Marv Girl."
nichanl Walton Tally's play. "Omar
th.- T< ntmaker," may be produced in
T.ondon.
Thedore Krcmer's "Fatal Wedding
has been made into a photoplay bj Kla^
*<? Frlangcr.
May Buckley has joined the Princess
Pin vers in N. w York, under the direction
of Hoi brook Blinn.
Jack Lait, author of "Help Wanted,
fs writing another play to be called
"Thumbs Down."
<*vril Maude, the English actor-man
ncr. has secured the English rights for
?Teg o* My Heart.'.'
Kx-Mavor Lew Shatik of Indianapolis.
v. .? introduced co-operative markets in
11 tat city, is to lecture.
\ bold vaudeville agent has made
overtures to Huerta offering a fabulous
sum for a lecture tour.
Henry Miller intends next season to
s*.ar Ruth Chatterton, his youthful lead
ire l-adv. in "The Rainbow."
nnill" Harrold. the famous tenor, is
to =o!n the Centurv Opera Company un
fl- " the direction of the Aborns.
Hamilton. who has pone into
r> -a trine in T.ondon. is introducing
'n-v. American prices at his theater.
F^r.k Oi'more and Laura McGllvray
tv,o companv supporting Henriet
ta Grossman in "The Tongues of Men."
r* "ST S. McCleHan has completed a
r. for the Priocess Theater.
?y\w York. Tt is called "The Fountain.
Pnv." br frenrsre Scarborough, is
on to^r with the or'ginnl company.
? irriin? Guy Standing and Crystal
Heme.
r'-ani'?s Kenned* , a younar actress. who
made a personal hit i*ecently in Chicago,
*c to be starred in a plav written
especially for her.
This week "Frank Craven's play. "Too
M:?nv Cooks." will be produced in WH
rr/ncton. Del., by W. A. Brady. with the
author in the leading role.
Forbes . Robertson has agree! +o
rijomas V Edison's reovest that the
a - tor make i?ome "Hamlet ' records for
phonographic reproduction.
The Liebler company will produce Cyril
Maude's success. "Grumpy." with a iuye
rlle companv. such as presented^ "Alias
jimmy Valentine," "Disraeli," and
? Pomander Walk."
Two new Productions were made in
New York last week. One was "The
Yellow Ticket." by Michael Morton, i
dnallnsr w'th Russian persectitions. and
the other called "The Deadlock," by
Margaret Turnbull.
TT.e reorganized Gilbert Sullivan
0|>era Company. under the direction of
th? Shuberts. will open in Montreal the ,
Intter part of this month.
Lyn Hardimr the English actor is to
star in r'onan Dovle'* own dramatization
of his storv. "The Speckled Band." un
d<>r the direction ?of the Liebler com
; any.
TTaro'd Barer, the noted pianist, is an
nounced b'- T. Arthur Smith for a recital
-? the M**onic Auditorium Saturday
ftemoon, February 14. at 4.?X) o'clock.
Have?; has wrttep an onf-retta
t'*-ed Dutch Courtship." with the
. -e? laid in Holland. G^orce Botsford
- a co-author on the work, which is to
produced in Xew York.
Tfttr.nrro'v r:cbt'?? production of "The
tTnr?d and H!s Wife" will, for the first
? - Fh^r return to Washington.
- rrinpe? Xeilson to wear some of
' ? beautiful srowns.
T -r?n *v*inf? has in rehenr?al :i new
fthoxv in which he will be seen at
? Vo r*,>ii-rr?hia Theater. Ann Swlnburn.
? rjiobe Theater Xew York success,
? ?***-.o Madcan Duchess." will be the at
r-et-on the w*ek of February 9.
?; <? conclusion of its Xew York run
T New Henrietta" will he broueht
' . !'nf I'o'umbia Theater with William
T* ?"rrtne. Douelas Fairbanks. Amelia
-i .a'"? and Patricia Coilinge in the all
"v. -rtt Sh nn. the caricaturist-play
isiht. w"; o wrote "More Sinned Against
""an T'sual." the burlesouc "meller
Ainmer." is the author of "Lucy Moore,
the Prune Haters Daughter." and other
':::;sintr efforts first given at the Lambs
? "?'b gambols in Xew York city.
' Playmates" will receive its first Wash
2ton nresentation by Frances Clare and
r, ?. Rawson. with their company of
? v. ve nlavers at the Cosmos Theater
? Ve Week of February 2. The week of
February 0 Menlo "Moore" will present
?he daintv little musical success. "Soror
??v DavR." for the first time here, with an
nil-star cast and special machinery.
By an arrangement with Kate Claxton.
the famous actress, her version of "The
Two Orphans'* will be used In next
week's revival of the play by the Poli
^layers. Miss Clapton's 5.000-odd appear
ances in the celebrated old drama en
roled her to retire from the stage a few
, - ears ago with a fortune.
\ notable incident of local interest will
? ? the return of Gertrude Bondhill to the
r-?li Players. Miss Bondhill will reach
Xew York Tuesday morning from Europe.
i-n'd will come to Washington immediately
rehearse one of the big roles in next
wf-e'r^s play. The young aatress is very
t ??pular in Washington.
Casino Theater management every
F-:?lav night is giving ambitictus amateurs
: opportunity to begin a vaudeville
ireer through the medium of the ama
?.-?ur carnival, at which prizes of So. $3
, f-'2 are offered for the best efforts.
h.nagriS of other theaters are invited
t . ' look them over" on such occasions.
r* F. Albee. the general manager of
t U F. Keith circuit of theaters,
popped over in the city last week on his
v. ;tv to Xew York from Miami. Fla.
Norman and Herbert Hall Wins
;,,x\ the authors of "Mary and John."
r . nc.v vaudeville suburban farce played
!.-. John C. Rice and Sally Cohen.
?'onstanec Molineux. who was seen here
. . a member of Chauncy Olcott's com
i.itny?. is attracting favorable notice and
Mas prospects of even l>etter opportunities
t iut ii those she now enjoys.
George A. Clark, interpreter of Scotch
tvpos at the Gayety this week, was with
Harry I^auder. the famous Scotch come
d an for many years, and is said to be
? : e of his most faithful imitators.
? 'arroll MeComas has a reputation as a
histler and renders a whistling solo en
titled "Boys" in inimitable style. She
' pa ys h? r full baptismal title is Charles
rarrolJ McComas, and she is proud of
It because she is a lineal descendant of
the famous Charles Carroll, one of the
signers of the Declaration of Indepen
dence.
At Moore's Garden Theater February j
1 and - will be shown Cyril Scott, in "A !
Day of Days." an adaptation of Louis I
Vance's novel. It is a fascinating ex- j
ploitation of metropolitan life and cus- ?
toms. in six reels. All the scenes are j
: laid in and about New York city. It was i
staged by Daniel Frohinan. The same
| week "The Lion and the Mouse" and j
"Victory or Death." a. noted film of for- <
eign manufacture, will also be shown. i
Gaby Deslys lias been offered, perhaps, j
the largest salary ever stipulated for an i
artist, other than an opera singer, for |
an appearance at th*> Casino. Buenos
Aires. The offer was recentlV made dur
ing her engagement at the Palace, Lon
don. and came through the Marinelli
Agency from Charles Sequin, who is the
controlling factor in the variety field in
South America. The contract was for
four weeks in Decern her and the figure
was 18,500 per week, with transportation
to and from London.
A thrilling production in four reels. "The
Rattle of Shiloh." will be the special fea
ture at Moore's Garden Theater today. In
addition there will be a two-reel Key
stone comedy entitled "The Gangsters.'
described as thirty minutes of continuous
laughter. In producing 'The Battle of
Shlloh" the services of fully actors,
players and soldiers were enlisted and
most of the scenes were taken on tlio
famous battlefield itself. Appropriate
music will be rendered by the Garden Or
chestra.
The features of the two concerts at B.
F. Keith's Theater today at ?> and 8:15
p.m. will be the attractions of the past
week: Bert Clark and Mabel Hamilton,
In "A Wayward Conceit": Paul McAllis
ter and company, in "Putting It Over";
Renie Davies. In her song series: Milt
Collins, as "The Speaker of the House,"
and the Chadwick trio, featuring Ida May
Chad wick, in "Wiggins' Training Camp";
Howard's Musical Shetland Ponies and
Knglish terriers. Arthur Stuart and Hazel
Keeley, the Rosaires. the Patlie pictures
and the pipe organ recitals.
Motion Pictures and Education.
From the Sprlnfffleld Republican.
New fields for the application of the
motion picture to education are being
opened so rapidly that it is not surprising
that the possibilities of this new develop
ment should seem almost limitless.- Every
subject, in fact, is being reconsidered with
special reference to its possibilities for
exploitation in this form; literature is not
willing to allow that it is behind science,
and perhaps philosophy will soon emulate J
geography. There is no danger that the j
educational value of the "movies" will be j
neglected: the present peril seems to be i
rather in a too indiscriminate application !
of a highly valuable instrument. It is j
time, in short, to fit this new invention
into the general scheme of education, and
thinking up uses to which it might be put
is only a first step. When it has been
shown that a thing can be done, it still
remains to show that it is desirable to do
it, and to determine this several consid
erations must be kept in sight.
It is not enough, for example, to show
that a given subject can be made much
pleasanter and easier by putting instruc
tion into cinematographic form, for the
pleasantest and easiest kind or" instruc
tion is not always the best. Nor is it suffi
cient to show that the pupil can see and j
comprehend at a glance in the pictures
what he could only make out with long
and painful effort in any other way. This
is to confuse the acquisition of a particu
lar idea or bit of knowledge with mental
training. That the motion pictures can
be made to give mental training of a val
uable sort may readily be granted. A
skilled teacher would find them very valu
able indeed not only for training the fac
ulty for observation but in getting the
pupil to reflect ujpon what he has seen I
and to endeavor to interpret the pictures. '
This danger is that in the fascination of
the passing show this opportunity for
discipline and mental stimulus may be
passed by.
Sometimes Lunkheadedness.
From the Boston Transcript.
"It is often impossible to distinguish si
lence from wisdom."
'Naturally! Because it is often the
same thing."
Gambling debts are recoverable by law
in France, Spain. Venezuela, and in
some cases, in Germany.?London Tit
Bits.
AMUSEMENTS.
T. ARTHUR SMITH ANNOUNCES
The Famous
FLONZALEY
jam. 311
Mar. 14
Philharmonic
19 Society of N.Y.
Orchestra
Mme. Julia Culp, Soloist.
HAROLD
BAUER,
Mas ier
Pianist.
kubeuk
Feb. 22 wizard of the
Violin.
Feb. 24
Philadelphia
OrcSiestra
Misclha EEman, Soloist
Feb. 27
MELBA,
Queen of Song
Re,err*tion? now tilirs at the igeucjr. 1327 F st.
GEO. B. KENNEDY MUSIC HOUSE.
THE DAILY STORY.
LEONA.
(Copyright, 1914, by W. Werner.)
The purple and gold and crimson
of autumn foliage is cheerful enough
when the sun glitters on it. But when
the first gray rains of October turn
it into limp, wet ugliness cheerful
ness is as far removed from the land
scape as from a muddy popcorn bail.
Leona Graham kicked petulantly at
the soaked masses of fallen leaves as
she cut through the patch of scrub
wood that lay between the north end
of the small town and the shabby lit
tle house that was home to her, her
five brothe.rs ranging in age from
seven to twenty-one. and her shiftless,
clever, hopeful, hopelessly Impractical
old father. it depended on the
weather and Leona's humor which ad
jectives she thought of. Her mother
had been dead six years. Leona was
eighteen and discouraged. It had
been hard and nerve-racking to cook
and wash and sew for the bovs. .She
disconsolately wishfd that some of
thorn at least had been girls. Then
she rould have managed to get along
or to get away into the world. She
might have gone to high school longer
than four months. Those four months
nad been in Leona's fifteenth year,
and she had quit tempestuously. High
school, it seemed. had been more' a
matter of clothes, primping, snubs.,
snobs and chic coiffures than of the
lessons she had foolishly supposed.
Today as she came out of th<? cor
ner grocery store, her arms loaded, a
group of high-school girls stood on the
corner laughing with a crowd of
joung fellows. None of them spoke,
altnough she had spent the four
months in the name classrooms. She
passed them silently. r*rcsently one
of the girls hurried past her and met
a tall, well dressed young fellow. In
her impetuous rush she knocked a
parcel from l.eona's hold. The apol
ogy that she called back was so very
careless as to be no apology at all.
"Mr. Vanny." the girl called, gayly,
to the tall young fellow who had smil
ingly halted at sight of her. "I've
coaxed Edith to make a fourth at our
table tonight. And if you don't take
a fair share of the prizes "
They strolled away, chatting and
laughing. Mr. Vannv raised his hat
to I^eona and she bowed stiffly. Th<n
she took a tighter hold upon her par
cels. turned to the short cut through
the scrub wood and kicked petulantly
at the sodden leaves. It was, of
course, nothing to her that Jim Vanny.
a new arrival in the town, should be
walking with Clara Jennings, from
whose father's store Leona was carry
ing those groceries. Clara had sat
opposite Leona at high school, but she
never showed any sign that she re
membered. Young Mr. Vanny, who
was in either the advertising or solic
iting business?Leona didn't exactly
know which?had been out one even
ing to the shabby house to see her
father. They had talked about pat
ents and weird plumbing devices and
freak washing machines?all the im
practicable things that her imprac
tical father wasted his days dream
ing over.
Bertram, the oldest of the boys,
had lounged in sullenly about y
o'clock. Leona put away her basket
of mending to get his supper and try
to coax him into a good humor. Ber
tram tried hard to work. He was an
amateur plumber, locksmith and er
rand chap in general to the town.
Leona, coaxing, learned that he had
been unable to repair a broken pipe
for an old lady in the time laid down
by her. So she had paid him only
half what she had promised.
"Doggone her!" he muttered. "Dog
gone everything?doggone rnysei
Leona had looked from the small ,
AMUSEMENTS.
Where the Adventures of,
KATHLYN
Hay Be Seen In the Movlea.
Today
OLYMPIC,
U St. N.W., bet. 14th & 15th.
3 to 10:30 p.m.
Return engagement of Se
ries No. 2, by special request.
Second Series.
' Two Ordeals,"
Today at Pastime
Today
Series No. 2,
l! ? 3 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The Truxton,
North Capitol & Florida Ave.
All Care Transfer to the Door.
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Series No. 3.
The Temple of Lions
First Time in City.
Monday at Pickwick
MASONIC AUDITORIUM
Kith and N. V. Ave. N.W.
Third Story,
Tuesday Evening,
!;
II
.j. Continuous from 7:30 to 10:30 '
OPEN TODAY opk*
3 P.M. 1 UUH 1 3 P.M.
FAVORITE
1st AND H KTS. N.W.
Yitagraph Special, "The Street Singer."
And Three Oth*?r Reels.
Baritone Solo. Special Music.
Arrnlpslon: Adults, lfk-: children, ftc.
_____
"THE MORAL MESSAGE OF SHAKESPEARE
AS SEEN IN OTHELLO,"
A LECTURE AT
THE Y. M. C. A. BUILDING
BY
REV. KARLE WILFLEY,
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, AT 4 P.M.
Dr. Wilfler is one of Washinpton'K iuo?t able
?i?eakers. and this Is jour opportunity to hear
his exposition of the moral themes In Shake
Bpeare.
ALL MEN CORDIALLY INVITED.
William Faversham's Greatest Success
"The World and His Wife"
NEXT WEEK
Superb RctItiI of Kate Claxton'a
"The Two Orphans"
With Richard Buhler and Frances Kcilaon and lletum
of Gertrude Bondhtll to the ( aat. *
kitchen into the sitting room in time
to catch an amused smile on young
Vanny's face. He had heard. Lpona
had flushed. "Bert's speech was child
ish. Still, maybe if Mr. Vanny had
IT. OF COURSE. "WAS NOTHING TO J
HER.
counted on that pxtra dollar for a pair
of shoes he might, not have been alto
gether philosophically sensible. Not
that Leon a used these words.
That had been in August, when pur
' pie asters and yellow golden-rod
flanked the roadway. Now it was Oc
tober and the golden-rod had dribbled
its yellowness to the gray ground.
Leona wished there was never any
i rain, tfiat there was no winter on the
I way, that her father was different.. Not
that she wanted him different, only she
could imagine life being different, if he
were a smart grocer, for instance. She
wished that the four months had been
four years: that the sole of her right
shoe was not wearing out; that she
could go to card parties and that Bert
could get steady work. Bert was good
about giving her a share of all the
: money he could pick up. She wished
} Ralph, the seven-year-old, had a new
; overcoat and didn't have that cough:
j that she had a red hat like Clara and
| the prospect of getting a prize; she
| wished?oh. well, what was the use of
- wishing? One might as well kick dead.
; wet leaves. There was as much profit
I in the one as the other. Leona wished
drearily that she wasn't Leona Graham
at all.
She quickened her steps as she
turned into the lane leading to her
home. Bert was sitting in the home
mad*- wicker rocker on the porch. She
detected dejection in the droop of his
shabby shoulders. Leona felt sorrier
for J.ert than she did for herself or
the other boys. He, too, found life a
I perplexity and a burden.
j "I got some wienerwursts for sup
; per." she called, gayly. Those deli
j cacies were Bert's favorite in the meat
I line. It was a gloomy mood that frank
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I. ~ ~~
furters couldn't enliven. He looked up
at her curiously. remarking. careless'>'.
"ijave you?" And then ho resumed his
meditation. She went into the kitchen.
It had been as clean as old floor and
walls could be when she left. Now it
was as untidy and upset as a bov aged
seven who liked to whittle and a boy
aged eleven who liked to carve could
make it. Leona sighed, opened her
i mouth to scold, and then sighed and
forbore. Boys were boys. She would
have been cross oftener. but she always
remembered that if her mother hrtd
lived they might have been different,
and she was pretty sure that her
mother would have overlooked much
that they did. So she bustled around,
setting the table and frying potatoes,
talking as cheerfully as she could, out
side the skies had tiling down another
gray shower that splashed drearily
against the small square windows and
dripped down the withered vines that the
wind whipped at the side of the porch.
Leona's cheerful talK stopped as it
always, did when she remembered how
coldly the rain must seep into the
grave across the fields where h?>r
mother lay quietly. It was impossible
to realize that no rain could sadden
her.
Bert rose, emptied his pipe and came
Inside. "Nasty evening," lie observed,
absently. Her father folded an old
pamphlet that he was reading and held
his hands over the cook stove to warm
| them. "A miserable night," he said,
carelessly. Weather didn't bother him
much. Leona frowned a little. Why
j couldn't they keep still? She had a
I panicky notion that in another mo
ment she would cry. She was tired or
I else she had got her feet wet when
I she cut through the woods and was
j taking cold. She felt miserable. She
wondered what dress Clara would
| wear to the card party that evening.
One Sunday evening Clara had passed
the shabby house while out walking.
She had worn a pale blue crepe.
Leona sometimes al'owed herself to
dream of a pale blue crepe. Both she
and Clara had pale yellow hair. Leona
wondered how it would feel to have
AMUSEMENTS.
H
Mat. 25c, Eve. 25 to 75c
Starting Tomorrow Matinee and lOndini; \ex< Sunday Mght
Another Bill Teeming With Stellar Triumphs
NEW YORK'S LATEST REVELATION IN DANCE SPECTACLES
Introducing fur th?- First Time America's Representative Dancers
ADELAIDE and J. J. HUGHES
In the Sensational Interpretative Dance Depiction of Sorcery in India and Egypt
"THE SPARK OF LIFE"
LES JONLEYS
France's Greatest Equillbreurs
The Brilliant Broadway Comedienne
BEX RVA\ and HARRIET LEE
A Ilit in "You've Spoiled It"
EXTRA?MADGE TERRY
IV "WORDS
w ITHOl T SO VG"
ELSIE J AXIS' TRIO
In "TIIItEK IN ONE"
LEWIS ?Sr DODY
JOLLY JOKES.MITHS
MONTAMBO & WELLS
THE HILAUIOI S ( I.OWNS
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Today?2 CONCERTS S:
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WITH AN EXTRA SPECIAL FEATURE
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Week at 8:1',.
Night prices,
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Sat. M a t.,
25c to $1.50.
FIRST TIME HERE?MATINEE WEDNESDAY, 25c to $1.00
CHARLES DILLINGHAM
Presents
The Distinguished Actress
It) EDWARD 3tlELDON>5
"RONMKF"
ORIGINAL PRODUCTION DIRECT FROM
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^OTE?Patrona are earneatly requested to be In their aeota
BEFORE the rlae of the curtain, aa the atory of the play begins
with the prologue.
Curtain Will RIae Preelaely at 8*15 nigrhtfl, 2:15 Mat*.
~ Z I MR. LAWRENCE GRANT WILL PRESENT A NEW
Tami/tM AND PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED TRAVELOGUE
cm 'America's Western Wonderland
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party drosses. Then she noticed in'
surprise that Bert was tidying- the
sitting room; picking up shavings,
whittiings, papers and a clutter of
pine cones that the younger boys had
carried in for rainy day recreation.
She looked wonderingly at him. "Van
ny is coming after supper." he ex
plained as he met her glance.
"Mr. Vanny! Oh. l wish he
wouldn't!" Then she bit her lips. "Why
did she say that?
Bert, however, was not observant. He
answered, unconcernedly, "Why. don't
you like him?" And, without waiting
for her reply, went on: "You'd better
learn, then, 'cause he'll b?' out here
a-plenty. He and 1 are going into
business together. I'm to do the work
and he will drum up the work. I don't
know why .you don't like him. he
thinks you are all ritrht.''
"In business. Bert?" Leona's cheeks
were red. Her eyes snapped. "Why?
then "
"Why. then," gruffly, "you can get
some decent clothes. Maybe you think
I'm a fool, but I ain't. And I've seen
more'n you think. Vanny says we can
make a lot. Vanny says if you had the
clothe*? you'd outshine any girl in town.
He says *'
Leona's cheeks burned redder. "Sup
per's ready," she broke in. "If I'd
known," reproachfully, "I'd got more
frankfurters."
(THE END.)
STAGE GHOSTS.
Facts on How Theatrical Appari
tions Are Produced.
From London Tit-Bits.
Although the ghost is no longer the
main feature and attraction of stage
representation, as it was fifty or sixty
years ago, it is still an important char
acter, said the manager of a theater
the other day. In very small theaters,
where stage mechanics are conspicuous
by their absence, ghosts are often as
solid and unrealistic as they were in
the days of John Kemble and Mrs. Jor
dan. and it is not unusual for the
ghost of Hamlet's father to he attired
in a suit of real armor. One such
"apparition'"- tripped tip while coming
on to the stage, and, falling down with
a very metallic thud, rolled slowly to
AMUSEMENTS.
I ward the footlights, causing: a pitite to
I shriek out. "Old iron!"
j The spooks that haunt the T.ond??n
stages today are fairly "realistic." and
when Sir Herbert Tree produced "Mae
I heth" at His Majesty's Theater the
I other year h? gave his audience ghosts
i which were really vaporous and un
earthly. gliding, transparent, myste
rious. Macbeth wilted in terror at the
appearance of Bawiuo's spook, and
every one decrared that the entrance
and general "get-up" of this member
of the spirit world was the most in
genious and impressive ever seen at a
! theater.
I think it was Charles Kean who
first resorted to illusion to make a
stage ghost a little transparent. When
he produced "Macbeth" at the old I'rin
cess Theater he manufactured a con
| trivance which allowed l.anquo's ghost
to appear through a transparent col
I umn.
Later on. when Mrs. Ann Radcliffe s
"Romance of the Forest" was staged ."it
Covent Garden Theater, those responsible
for its production arranged that the
spook in the piece should be seen by the
audience through a gauxe ?>f bluish-gray
color, so that the too-corporeal effect ?
a live actor might be removed. I'oll* t,
the clown, "celebrated for his eating <>:
carrots in the pantomimes." was th ?
shade, and he wore a close-fitting sui; of
gray material, sewn together in the form
of armor, and in this he floated at ross
the stage like a shadow behind a sheet of
gauze, much to the delight of the spec
tators.
When the old playhouse In Drury
Lane opened, in 1794, with a perform
ance of "Macbeth," Banquo's ghost
was omitted. Although Mr. Kemble's
acting was fine enough to make the
audience almost believe that they
really did see the ghost, the people
were not satisfied until the system tbev
hail been used to was readopted. and
Banquo's shade allowed to trot bodily
across the boards. In those days
theatergoers would have a specter,
notwithstanding that the specter was a
"super," in a white sheet with a streak
of red paint on his brew, who thrust
himself through a trapdoor or rose
from behind a cardboard tomb when a
blow was struck upon a tin can and a
spoonful of blue fire ignited in the
wings.
Reflecting mirrors and the cinemato
graph are coming in general use at
the theaters, and with them it has been
found possible to manufacture ghosts
capable of striking terror into the
hearts of all followers of the occult.
AMUSEMENTS.
WASHINGTON'S LEADING THEATER
ALL THIS WEEK
Matinees Thursdays and Saturdays
Klaw & Erlanger's Notable Success
i a a nsEBEEEgiBnaenanaBzmB ? "'
By eugene WALTER
From the Popular Book of the Same Title
By John Fox, Jr.
NEXT WEEK I Seat Sale Wednesday, 8:30 A.M.
The Musical Spectacle and Historical Pageant
ENTITLED "COLUMBIA"
Five l)uyx, Commencing Tuexday, February 3. Special Matinee Saturday
at 2:15 O'Clock.
500 People in the Cast?Count Them?500
BENEFIT NOEL HOUSE.
TONIGHT At
8:15
TOMORROW 4$
NEWMAN
IPARIS^H
ART
LIFE
FASHION
TRAVEL TALKS
Color Views Motion Pictures
Prices: 25c,50c,75c
and $1.00
NATION AI matinees this
IN l\ 1 lv/ll AL Wednesday and Saturday WEEK
Oniv Theair?r in Washington offering exclusively American and foivljfu stars <?f the lir>t rank.
CHARLES FROHMAN Presents
poNALft MIAN
IN THE PERFECTION OF MUSICAL comedies
'The Marriage Market"
With the ORIGINAL CAST, Including
PFROIYAL KNIGHT.
ARTHUR REYNOLDS,
MAY DeSOUSA.
MOYA MANNKRING.
CARROLL M. C41M
CISSIE SKWKLL.
AND CHORUS OF INTERNATIONAL BEAUTIES
JACOBFS EXQUISITE MELODIES Played by AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
Prices,50c to $2. Wed. Matinee,50c to $1.50
NEXT WEEK Wednesday ^Saturday Seats Thurs.
COHAN AND HARRIS Present
RAYMOND
HITCHCOCK
100?COMPANY AND CHORUS?100
f In the Musical Comedy
Success,
"The Beauty Shop"
Book and Lyrics by Chan,
nlng Pollock and Ken
nold Wcnrf.
Music by Chas. J. Gebest.
AUGMENTED ORCHES1RA
MOORE'S GARDEN THEATER
TODAY?RATTIF OF SHILOH
figTHR USUAL KEVSTONE COMEDY and Other Choice Pictures^!
tj^r-Mf>NnAY?TUESDAY?wednesday"?i
JACK BARRYMORE
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN
WITH BIG ACTING CAST OF STAGE FAVORITES
THURSDAYHF"Klein's "THinn nCrDEE"
FRIDAY IflTGreat lllllUl UlUALL
Saturday-THE GREAT LEAP
nfvt wcrir cyril scon in -a day of days"
ilEiAl TILLK?KLEIN'S FAMOUS "HON AND THE MOUSE"
It is interesting" to know that f*t tli*
\utrion Theater. in Paris. when Orald
llauptmann's "Hannclo" was acted, in
which the men are spirits seen by
dying; ''hilt!, ill the phantoms were th*
reflections of tutors cast from mir
rors behind the stage on to the bed.
In much the same way tho phosts in
"Richard III" have heen brought into
heinir. Quite an assembly of appari
tions arc supposed to rise up and ad
dress themselves alternately to Richard
and to Richmond. Th" spirits of Prince
Kdward. Henry VI. Clarence. Rivers,
Grey. Vaushan. Hastings, the two
young princes. Queen Anne and Buck
ingham have to denounce with curses
the tyrant am! bless his opponent.
Why Collections Are Large.
From the Boston Transcript.
A pious old lady of our acquaintance
devotes the proceeds from the eggs lor
hens lav on Sundays to the church. For
tunatelv for the church nearly all her
hens are Sabbath breakers.
AMUSEMENTS.
? ontiniioiiw lit. i;? and
Perry's Minstrel
Maids
| With JOSIE FLYNN the
Female "A1 Jolson" and
I AH-Star Cast of Seven^.
LYDIA
TIIrIi Prle*te?** of 1 he Temple of linnet.
In h Serien of ltoHiitifnl, striking nod
>?*nMMtional Dhiiccn do l.utr.'
Jane Keppler & Co.
In Victor %?ninllc>*?
?*\\'ii\T ii\rrr.\ri? i\ room 44.*
The l*I?- \ nlerle Hertsere Siiorw*.
Joe Lanigan
The \doit i*. of \ niidevllle.
Jock McPherson
The Scotch Aeeonllon King
nii?l Other Featurm.
COSMOS
CASINO
Dally, 1:30 to T?7 to 10:30.
The Marvelous
Malvern Troupe
Direct from the New York llipp?Hlrome.
Seniintionnl I-ViiIm of (iround and
Lofty Tnmhllnir.
Isabelle Miller & Co.
In Jame* llornn'* New Comedy
"TilK 0TIII:K 1141 \RDKR."
The Musical Campbells
The lleau llrummelM of Muwle.
Arthur Krona
In "Trick* and Tleklea."
Lucy Tania
MANY OTIIKK KKATIRKS.
SOMKTIIIXfi DO|\(i KV KRY NIGHT.
Columbia University
GLEE AND MANDOLIN CU RS OF N*T Y.
cm.ncert AND DANCE.
TUESDAY EVENING. FEB. fl :.**>.
RALEIGH HOTEL.
Tickets. $1.may be obtained from Mr*.
Greene, 13047 Conn, ave., anil at Droop'?*, l.'.th
ami (J.
I i t
I ?
ijfliuii
J
Heater!
?
The T
Playhouse ?
Beautiful *
ONB WEEK t
Commencing: Monday, January 20. J
Matinees Tues?., Thurs. & Sat. *
Alex Henry -
ROGERS & CREAMER i
f
Presenting: ?
The Negro Players off |
B*?PKOPLE?#?> 4
?
in their own new* and novel three- ?
act Musical Comedy, ?
<?> i
"The OJd Mam's Boy" I
Twenty-Five Big Musical Hits, . i
Featuring: the Latest 1 >ano?-s,
i
Xuted Characters \v itli f
CHAS. L. GILPIN j
Groat Character Artist. i
and ^
Ftioriiy Billy Harper 1
as "Kin;? .luujr-a-Uoo." ?
J POPULAR PRKCE^
* Seats Now Selling.
DANCING.
I?ANSANTE ? cm! PLE.
ODD FELLOWS' HALL. 42S Ttli st. n.w .
EVERY MMN., TI ES.. TIICRS. & FRI. EV ?J.
to 11 :.T".
ADMISSION. J*.. . <;mmj? I MP. 5 DANCES.
LADIES ADMITTED FREE.
11 AN LEI N S MUCH ESTRA.
DANCING CLASS. 7 :.lo io s FIFTY CENTS.
Six Instructors.
OPENING NIGHT. MONDAY, FEB 2n?l.
Souveuirs.
Dinner S*.*t a* a "door prize" t? > the person
suggesting the t?*^t idfii for a special fraiuw.
DOROTHY PEAK'S SELEC1 ST! DImmK DAN'C
ing. Dmu st. All tie* latest dances taught
Private instruction. Will tea h at houiea. date
?r partle*. Exhibition* given. Pb<?ne M. 1117.
B. F. KEITH S 111 EATER DANSANTF
Every afteru??on, except Sunday, from 1:15
to 2 p.m.. in tin* lwoitlful promenade lounge.
The vaudeville dancing stars uid other players
join the dancers. No extra charge.
NADER'S DANCING STUDIO. ~~
Fish walk, castle walk, one-step,
hesitation and ail popular dancer.
1224 II st. n.w.
MISS CHAPPE1.EAR. 1312 Ki ST. N.W.: PHONE
N. ?s44. Parisian lut.go, Brazilian maxlxe; s 1
newest tang??es; all t!ie Jat.-M dances taufbt.
private les.t.tiis any hour: licll for rent.
JOS. B. CALDWELL'S PRIVATE STt'DlM.
For music and dancing: violin, eornet and hlule
trouibone lesnons. Musle for receptiou<. l*an
(Beta, dances, etc. 457 C st :i w. l?:< m.
PROF. WYNDIIAM. sTii 12th N.W. l.ATES I*
daui'es taught, private, any hour. Hesitation
Walt/, Fish walk. Oi?e-Ktep. Tango. Clan-. Sat..
7:30. Lessen. Ti??c: ti for Phone M. 5671*
ARCADE BALLROOM. Jird FLMmIJ. EVtm
Sat. evening, by Aeher's daneinsr <-lasB. AU
dances taught. Academy. 1127 loth *t. n.w.
Established lW'iO. Ph"U" North 87H6.
DAVISON'S iProf. A; Mrs.?. 710 dth n.w.; rel!?.
hie. vra. of exi>.; i-fetep. fish walk, tango.
tation waltz: h!1 late dam-es taught and guart'd
lu few Ies?tontf; private, any hour. ( iasx and
dance, Tues. eve. M. 4<^M. Da?K*?*?, Nat'i Rifle-?
Armory, every Tliurs. & Sn:. ?'v^'?.. t?? 12.
MISS MAINHAL!?. 142?*. g ST. N.W.
All the latent dances taught and guaranteed.
Strictly private b*s?otL??, any hour.
Phone N. 7!l.#5 fir app??intments.
COLORED M CS1CIANS!
Snappy music for tango, trots, etc.^
Our speclaltv. ??piano ?nd drums.*
L. T. THOMAS. 94G T st. n.w. Ph. N. ft
DANOELAND. Sth AND O STS. S.E.?MONDAY.
Wednesday and Saturday eves.. 8:30 to 12.
Fish walk, tango, one-step. C!*se. 7 to 8 ??,
on our regular dance nights. All the latM*
dances tanght and guaranteed.
PRIVATE DANCING SCHOOL.
Belasco Theater. M. 5S29-Y
Argentine Tango, Trotting. DIpp^Flak WalB*
f el,..--1 ..?o ?rt FH"