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Altitude, Acting and Cooking, Three
High Points in Hurlbufs Brief Career
Illinois Village Gives to the
World the Producer of "The
Man Who Would Live," Seen
at the Columbia.
By GARDNER MACK.
Though the hand that rocks the
cradle may rule the world, just like
the poet says, there's a touch about
the hand that works the throttle on
the gas range that sends a thrill
through the well-known human race
occasionally.
This short, concise statement is
not written for the purpose of adding
to the general fund of knowledge.
Everybody knows that the fist that
kneads the dough likewise lands the
punch in this li'l ol' world. Every
body knows that it can difcat
armies, wreck homes, and make the
gentle fingers that rock the rradlo
shake in such palsy that the thing
that's in the cradle thinks an earth
quake is happening. The variety of
thrills it has carelessly, though in
delibly, printed on the pages of his
tory is practically unnomlnativc,
but
This Is the first time it has ever
been accused of having an Influence
in the writing of plajs. To be nore
exact, this is the first time the oven
door has served the portal of play
writing fame if you want to go so
far as to call it fame.
Altitude, Cookery, and Acting.
No one, after taking a long look
at "William Hurlbut would think
he was Interested in cooking. No ono
could help taking a long look at "Wil
lijm Hurlbut any time the occasion
"rfers. He merits it and demands
It, for he is the longest person who
has come to Washington since the
late Cy Sulloway came to Congress
'rom New Hampshire. But despite
his length, and the lack of breadth
that emphasizes it. there is nobody
In the world who would ever mis
take Mr. Hurlbut for a cook or
think that cooking played a very
important part in his life. Yet
The beautiful village of Belvi
dcrc, I1L. nestles close to the broad
bosom of the Father of Waters, an
oasis of surpassing loveliness in
the desert-like prairie. But not
nestling too close, y'understand, to
cause gossip.
Belridere is not giving any other
Middle Western town odds when it
comes to know;ng gossip when it
sees It. Long before the town had
reached the dignity of even a
fourth class postmastershlp, there
came to it. from New England, a
family named Hurlbut The fam
ily net up its household goods and
Its Mayflower accent on a founda
tion even more lasting than old
Pl mouth Rock Itself. It prosper
ed in Belvldere and its renown
spread even to Washington, where
one of its members held forth in
the halls of Congress a space or
two of time. But it was not until
about thirty years ago that the
foundations of a greater fame were
first reared. It was then that there
came to th Hurlbut family a man
child who was called William.
He Grew Up Higher.
The youngster grew up as other
boys grow up only he grew a
litle further up than most of them.
The most pronounced thing about
him as a youngster was his ability
to draw pictures and his dislike
for education of the sort one ac
nulres in schools. The dislike be
came so pronounced that about the
time most youths go to high
school, young Hurlbut decided to
quit schooling altogether and ho
announced to his family. What the
family thought of it can be gath
ered from their next move. They
jent the lad to St. Louis'
Now, If Belvidere had been in the
State of Iowa, or in Missouri, send
ing the boy to St LouIh would not
have been so bad. All the boys in
those to States are ery, ery good
during their young lives in the hopo
that thev will co to Heaven when
they die or to St LouW before they
die. But St. Louis isn't an itm in
th specifications sett'ng forth the
ambitions of any little Hlinoi" hoy.
Toung Hurlbut took his punish
ment In fairly good spirit however,
because of two things he was to bo
allowed to go to art sehool and he
would be where he could go to the
theater. He entered upon his studies
at the art school with great spirit
and to nell did his work please his
teachers, that he only had to Ktav
In St Louis a year He went to
New York and became an Illustrator
for magazines and illustrated week
lies. It Is said that Hurlbut could
dash off a picture of a row of books
to go with a-dollar-down-and-nn-other-every-llttle-w
hile advertisement
'hat would look so much like, books
no one would mistake them for any
thing else. He drew other kinds of
pictures, too. but principally he de
Voted himself to going to the theater
and reading works on dramatic art
and composition
Writes Plays, 27 of Them.
The thing that struck him most
forclb'r about New York was the
'ack of good plays and, after study
ing the situation a long time, he
dee'ded to remedy this defect So
when time were Mark In the art
busincrs. he devoted h!mef to
w rlting plays. During the ourse of
the first few years he was in New
"ork. William Hurbut turned out
wenty-cxen plas that were better
than pnythlng th.it hdd ever been
seen en Brodwai Tueim-ppwi
feparate and distinct tim? did Wll- .
) am Hurbut rarefullv co-ortHrmte
plot with counterplot, weave dlalogtm
lrto epigram, and twentv-Feen times
did he get co'dlv turod down by
the mat.ace.rs of theaters.
And then, one day. a friend of his
was forced to move away from New
York. The friend disposed of nil
his household goods among his cir
cle of acquaintances.
His Nerve Holds.
When it came Hurlbufs turn to
receive a memento, there was only
one thing left This was the family
cook. This particular cook had been
In this particular family for many
years. She was of the old Southern
mummy type of cooks and w;is
famous among the art colony In
New York for the dinners she could
eook. And so Hurlbut was overjoved
to get the cook. He had never had
cook of his own hrfore and he be
lieved that it would add a whole lot
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to his life. He engaged an apart
ment largo enough to hold a 200
pound domestic and a light running
typewriter. And he set up house
keeping and began writing Ills twenty-eighth
play on the self same day.
Of course there may be absolutely
nothing In It it may simply bo a
coincidence but the twenty-eighth
play was named "The Fighting
Hope" and, when it was produced,
Broadway realized that a new play
wright had come to town.
He Draws the Cook.
This was followed by several
minor successes and then came
"The Handwriting on the Wall,"
for Olga Nethersole and "The
Strange Woman." The "Handwrit
ing" rather faded away, but "The
Strange Woman" was strange
enough to get by handsomely and Is
still one of the big things of the
dramatic world.
"When Hurlbut writes a play ho
writes It about some living topic
and he writes it like no ono else has
ever written. He delights in tailing
Secrets of Health
"Common Sense" Is a Gift
of True Physical Health
By DR. LEONARD KEENE HIRSHBERG
A. B., M. A., M. D. ( Johns HopkinO.
FOOI.S are my theme; let satire bo my song.
Why is a fool and his money soon parted? Have
you er ihvught that this platitude Is true? It if
true. YV"Ii '
Even a foo1 tn-is' now and then be right by chance
There maj ?e tuol who hang on like leeches to their
money. Tlit escape by virtue of the Inaccessibility thai
happens to be theirs.
What is a fool In the commonplace acceptance of the
word? A fool is one who Is deficient In sense and hence
in judgment and common sense.
The fool has said in his heart, sang tho psalmist
there is no God. Why does a fool say this? Because h
has less common tense than others.
It is not correct to say tnai a 1001
because he would be worse than deaf,
If he had no senses.
A fool. then. U easily separated from
hi. mnnpv for the very reason Poor
Richard gave, to wit: "Experience
keeps a dear school, but fools will learn
In no other."
Muscles Often to Blame.
You think this cruel? Take it for a
rule, . . ,
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
Let peals of laughter, Codrus! found
the break.
Thou unconcerned crust hear the
mighty crack. .
rit, box. and gallery In convulsions
hurled.
Thou standest unehook admist a burst
ing world.
Who Fhameji a scribbler; break one
cobweb through.
He spins the slight self-pleasing thread
anew.
Destroy hi fib, or sophistry. In vain.
The creature s at his dirty work again.
"Good nature" Is a tolerant epithet
often leveled at fools, it la a gilded
want of sene behind which many a
fool hides his folly. A shallow brain
behind a serious mask is an oracle
w'thin an empty cask.
His wit Invites you by his looks to
come.
But when you knock It never Is at
home.
Yet many an unhappy mortal called
K,. m o fnr nml sii considered secret
ly even by him. or her ery self, needs
oniy a pair 01 fi L-bi.w3CD, m icn.uu
some athletic exercise, to tone up a
lackadaisical mubcle sense,
a !.i....i-h,.!i,i nh Ills thoughtless
skull. HhulTIes his awkward feet or
btands first on one 1001 aim men 111c
other, bi-cause his wense-wlres have
been crossed.
The difference between a fool and a
knat is less than the K and the K. A
Ai.tt.l ...ttVi u-nrniH nnnr eveslcllt tho
need of a "mastoid" ear operation, lack
t ...ne.il'i .. m-n1! rind rteflelent nour-
Ishment and outdoor tunlight may bo
oil tne nigll roau nura iu me rumura
of Fools or the Purgatory of Knavery.
New Habits Needed,
want nf kense means exactly what it
Fays. Silly, stupid and habitual mental
slowness and lack of discernment Is a
pltys'eal semaphore, fiathed at you as a
notice to Investigate your eyes, ears,
nose throat, stomach, kidneys, muscles
and "other interwoven, living textiles.
It follows from this that well devel
oped, near perfect -sense xlds a fool of
his folly and permits him to avoid that
financial parting which is far from a
sweet sorrow.
A man or woman who lives In a dun
geon, a girl or boy whose habitat Is a
tenement house In a narrow street;
anyone whosu experienceexperience Is
action of your surroundings upon the
renses Is contracted to Its smallest
sphere. Is after all. only slightly above
a fool.
If ou and your children have been
looked after; if all of your senses are
whole. !ound and newly renovated. If
you, despite these physical perfections,
sttll live and have your being all In one
nclgbbothood. one village, one business,
one sot of habits, still you axe in no
F.fvA I l
S m
5k&TtH
Con"nrv
lJM tt&TOLB
types from the streat and putting
them on the stage. He is a close
student of men and women, and It
Is men and women in their most
tense and indicative moods that he
tries to duplicate In his plays. He
is still a very young man for a suc
cessful playwright He has written
flyty complete play3 and only a few
of them have been produced. Some
of them he Intends to produce later.
Extremely tall, rather thin, light
as to coloring, and of striking ap
and Happiness
nas no sense,
dumb and blind, Dft HIRSHBERG
position to scoff, for you have much to
learn, lots of rough edges to polish in
to your senses.
(Copyright, 19H. Newspaper Feature Srleii )
Answers to Health
Questions
Til'.ie. Rochester Can you give mo a
remedy for liver trouble?
I.ivor trouble is not a disease If you
say yoi: hae head trouble or foot trou
ble, it would be just as clear.
I Pierrot, Philadelphia I'm twenty
and very bashful, especially when In
company of ladles, or when I am danc
ing. How can I bo less unhappy?
MInglo more with tho opposite M"x.
Stud, read, exercise, and trael. Visit
ancthor city for a week anc. meet a
number of new people
Dr. Hirshbcrg will answer ques
tions for readers of this paper on
medical, hygienic, and sanitation
subjects that arc of general inter
est. He will not undertake to pre
scribe or offer advice for individual
cases. Where the subject is not of
general interest letters will be an
swered personally if a stamped and
addressed envelope is enclosed.
Address all inquiries to Dr. L. K.
Hirshbcrg, care this office.
Responsible Service
Not public hacks.
Compare the service.
Suppose there's an
accident. This is im
portant. Consider it.
Terminal Taxicab Company
Telephone North 1212.
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pearance. Hurlbut Is a keen-edged
bundle of nerves.
He has determined that hereafter
ho will produce all his plays himself.
"The Man Who Would Llvo," the
latest thing from his pen, which
was produced at the Columbia this
week, has been put on' entirely un
der his dire'ctlon. He has rehearsed
and staged it completely. And he
is satisfied that a playwright will
always get the very best out of his
own work If he does this. It has
taken weary vcars of study and
work to learn 'how but he believes
he has learned.
To see him leaping about the staffs
at a rehearsal going through every
part, arranging every hit of busi
ness and furniture or fittings, no
one would think cooking had a place
in his thoughts.
As a matter of fact, cooking hasn't
but he has a cook that has and
ho believes -so thoroughly In the
power she has brought to his pen,
that he has never produced a play
but that she has been the first
thing he has thought of where the
verdict of success has come to htm
after the first night's performance.
And It Is to his 20fV-pound negro
mammy-cook that William Hurlbut
sends tho first telegram announcing
the fate of his work.
Behind the Screen
Gwendolen Pats, the pretty little
lady who became so popular in
Pathe productions, has recently Join
ed the Selig forces in Chicago.
A series of military pictures that
will include some of tho regular
army organizations now In camp at
Texas City, Tex., are to be made by
the Vitagraph company under thi
direction of Harry Lambert, who
was formerly a captain In the Brit
ish cavalry.
Richard Henrv Savage's novel.
"My Official Wife," has been made
into a photoplay by the Vitlgraph
company, and is soon to be sent out
with its other releases.
The American and National
Icagues have not been the only
sufferers from the invasion of the
Federals. "Lefty" Miller, pitcher
and manager, and Harry Crandall,
an outfielder, of Pathe's last year's
team, have been approached by the
Brooklyn Feds.
Margaret Gibson, of the Vitagraph
Western company, has been chosen
by a Pacific coast syndicate to pose
for photographs to go with a series
of articles on tho value of smiles
and happiness.
Maurice Costello Is cast for the
part of Mr. Barnes In the forthcom
ing Vitagraph production of "Mr.
Barnes of New York."
Chelsea 7750
(Famous Players.)
With Henry E. Dixey as "Detective
Kirby."
HENRY E. DIXEY, Oie famous
"legitimate" star, one of tho
foremost favorites of tho
American stage, distinguishes
"Chelsea 7750" by Ids convincing
characterization of an eminent, able
and conscientious detectie. Tho
play sounds every depth of tie un
derworld, discloses Its secrets. Its
methods and emotions, and pene
trates the Intricate labyrinths of the
submerged half. In n relentless
pursuit of a trained and resourceful
gang of counterfeiters, -which later
develops Into an Intense mental and
physical contest, with many Impend
ing difficulties and heart-breaking
disappointments, but which eventu
ally culminates in a complete and de
cisive victory. Mr. Dixey Is provided
with one of the strongest parts which
in all his versatile and extended ca
reer he has ever portrayed. Startling
revelations. Ingenious machlnaUons.
and overw helming climaxes crowd
fast In thrilling succession; and
through It all the mystery and fasci
nation of the world that lives under
cover.
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"Rebecca, the Jewess"
A Stirlne Drama In Six Parts
From Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe
Produced by the Actual London Lyceum Company.
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and
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"A SOUL'S TEMPEST"
Thrilling Drama in Three Parts.
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"ELSIE VENNER" In Three Parts
J5y Oliver Wendell Holmes, Featuring
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IOC MUSIC BY PROF. GREEN'S ORCHESTRA...1QC
THE BEST
Photoplay Department in
WASHINGTON
How Exhibitors Could
Pick Programs and
How Some of
Them Do
A "WASHINGTON exhibitor
who docs not want a cen
sorship established hore,
protests that he and his
asfeciates are severely handicapped
in providing tho right sort of en
tertainment for their patrons by
reason of the fact that they are
compelled ..to take what the ex
changes send, them and have no
choice as' to their programs.
If this Is true it seems to be the
frankest sort of a confession of the
reed for a censorship. If the dealer
Is powerless to prevent the pro
duction of the kinds of films the
public would like to see censored,
it is about tlmo that some other
factor took a hand In the- matter.
This statement does not help the
case of the exhibitor at all. Not only
does It present an urgent need for
seme sort of selection of the films,
but It Is a confession of poor busi
ness policy on the part of the man
who said It that Is fairly startling.
Suppose a man In tho grocery
business or the dry goods business
was In the habit of accepUng, with
out examination, the goods sent him
by the manufacturer how long
would such a man continue to be
In business? Of course we know
very well that the dry gdbds mer
chant and the grocer do not ex
amine every piece of their stock.
But they do sea samples of its va
rious components and they select
their goods from the samples. And
of course wo clso Know that the
amusement business is entirely dif
ferent from the ordinary grocery or
dry goods store.
But the main fact remains the
dealer who supinely permits some
body else to run his business for
him Is not going to have very
much business to run. The senti
ment for clean photoplays that Is
-...-...I...- ia onilntrv Iff AhftOlUte-
ly Irresistible. The exhibitors can
not stop It if they would and It
Is certainly not to their Interest
to stop it. There are enough good
clean films released every day In
the year to give overy tieater In
Washington a first show program.
How many of them have -even a
clean program to say nothing of
first shows. As matter cf fact
the first show is not bo essential
as It seems with a good picture.
People like to see It more than
ence If It comes up to their stand
ard. And people don't like to sea a
filthy picture at all.
If there Is no arrangement made
by any Washington exchange to
give the exhibitor chance to seu
their programs before they are re
leased to them, then the exhibitors
should compel the exchange people
to make such arrangement If
thev feel they need it As a matter
of "fact there are many pictures
that could be taken on faith. Most
of tho big companies producing
photoplays will not produce tho
kind that the public and The Times
does not want to see. In fact a
majority of the big companies pro
duce the best sort cf pictures. And
a largo part of the exhibitors know
these pictures, as la witnessed by
the fact that a majority of the
Washington exhllbtors show them
and nothing but them. If they were
unable to select their nms. If they
had to take what the exchanges
send them how would they have
good programs at one place and
poor programs at another? How do
they account for the appearance of
a series of perfect productions In
one house and a collection of vile
stuff at another?
Tho dealers can make some Ulna
of selection and the dealers can
force tho exchanges to supplv them
what they want supplied. This Is
amply proved by the experience of
exhibitors elsewhere. Tn the State
of Washington the exhibitors hvo
organized their own censorship
boards. They decltno to accept pic
tures that art not up to a high
standard they have fixed. And th
exchanges are compelled to send
them what they wain-and not what
they do not want. In other sections
of the country exhibitors' organiza
tions aro doing the same thing. That
Is part of the exhlnltor'a business.
It Is part of what lie owej tho pub
lic. Suppose the exhibitors were not
given an opportunity to pick their
pictures. Suppose they had to take
what they could get. There isn't an
exhibitor In the city of Washington
who ft not a subscriber to one or
more of the moving picture trado
papers. And there is hardly a single
one of these trade papers but pub
lishes the stories of the photoplays
anywhere from two weeks to threo
months before the play Is released.
This applies to practically every film
that Is made In the United States as
well as to some of those made In
Europe. The dealer can tell from
these stories whether or not the
plavs aro clean and fit for his house
and he can make up a series of pro
grams that will show the people ex
actly what they want.
Wo will go further than that. We
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By GARDNER MACK.
HENRY E. DIXEY
In "Chelsea 7750," at
'will make the exhibitors a propo
sition: We get these trade publications and
we watch the plays. If there is any
dealer in Washington who want's to
try it the Photoplay Editor of The
Times -will1 pick hlni a clean pro
gram for his theater for any day he
wants lt-whether it Is 'a first show
film or a second or third, or any
other showing. We will pick him a
program that will please his patrons
and that will be absolutely clean
and we will do It without seeing any
more of the film than the exhibitor
himself can see. This offer is open
to any exhibitor In the District of
Columbia who cares to avail himself
of it. - G. M.
Bunny's Scheme.
(Vitagraph.)
FOR about the fiftieth time
John Bunny proposes mar
riage to Ethel Dana and Is
greatly disheartened when he
Is again refused. Ho meets Clem, a
friend, who tells him he Is to be
married the following day to Agnes
I'crd, and that they will leave on
their honeymoon on the Florida
special. Bunny gets an idea. He
explains his scheme to Clem, who
readily offers his asplstance. ar
ranges with another friend, a Jus
tico 'of the peace, to take a little
trip to Florida on that train, and
then suggests to Ethel that they
decorate Clem's Pullman car seat.
She agrees. Tom quietly provides
himself with a wedding ring, a
marriage license, and tickets for the
Florida special. The decorations
completed, they sit down In the
scat to await the arrival of Clem
and Agnes. They do arrive, but
enter another car. John and Ethel
aro at once "spotted" by the in
ctmlng passengers for a newly
married couple and Ethel Is
obliged to listen to many well
meant congratulation and com
ments. Her patience it fast becom
ing exhaustod when they hear tho
cry "All aboard." The way mat
tors are finally straightened makes
an Inimitable Bunny picture and re
quires all the famous Bunny skill.
A Knave of Clubs.
(LuMn.)
JACK BUNOE, a member of the
police force', owns a trick club,
bored out to recelvo a bottle.
Jack has a deal with a saloon
keeper, to fill the bottlo. but ho gets
t'red of tho Job and plans a trick on
the patrolman by doping the whisky.
Jack starts out with tho doped whis
ky and runs into the chlof, who has
his usual thirst. Jack gives him a
rtood drink, but ho has barely en
tered the station house when he
throws a violent lit. At the first at
tack he has Jack sent for. and when
tho poor patrolman turns up. Just as
tho lit Is over, the chief accuses him
of having doped tho whisky, strips
him of his badge, and has him kick
ed out. Jack's sweetheart passes
with noso in the air, nd Jack begs
another patrolman to bang him over
the head a few times, which the pa
trolman obl'glngly does, and Jack
wanders out to look for another Job,
a sadder and a sorer man.
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The Wedding of Prudence.
(Essanay.)
PRUDENCE SMITH was la
love with John Eliot. Her
father, how,ever. disagreed
to. the match. She expresses)
herself as. wishing- to take a hus
band. The" father agrees, but he Is
to pick out the man. The man he
picks out is Peter White, a secret
tippler. In a slinking; way he ac
cuses John of being- a tippler, and
he is put in stocks. The day of the
wedding of Prudence John is re
leased. .He Is wrought up with tho
spirit of revenge and determines to
save Prudence. He accordingly
goes to Peter's home, vjhero he
finds the old reprobate sound
asleep in the grip of strong drink.
He also discovers a marrlaxre
license, that proves that Peter al
ready has a wife living in Eng
land. This gives him an ldeau. and
he writes a note which he puts un
der Peter's wig. Peter wakes up
and finds that he is late. He rushes
to the magistrate's office, where
the wedding- party waits. John,
meanwhile has secreted himself in
the garret with his faithful cat.
Just as the ceremony starts. John
lowers the cat by a string-. Its
claws grapple in the" wig of Peter
White. Up it is yanked into the
garret. John is made to come
down, the note Is found. Peter Is
proved to be a tippler and a biga
mist, the story coming; to a happy
ondlng- as John takes Prudence in
his arms.
(Majestic)
DR. GAT.F.. an eminent special
ist, tries to enlist the sup
port of Senator Brady In
his efforts to secure the
passage of a bill in the legislature,
providing for compulsory operations
upon criminals and abnormal per
sons. Senator Bradv scoffs at the
suggestion, but suggests that Dr.
Gale give htm a practical demon
stration of his theory. A few
nights later a burglar enters Dr.
Gale's home. With tho aid of
drugged wine Dr. Gale succeeds
In anesthetizing the burglar and
performs a trepanning operation.
When tho burglar recovers he Is
givpn a position of trust in Sena
tor Brady's office. Some months
later a bundle ot bonds and other
valuable documents aro given to him
to take to tho bank.
On his way to thr safety depostt
vaults, thugs assault the former
burglar. Ho knows that thero Is
but one "fenc" In the city who will
risk the handling of bonds, and that
night he breaks Into thp fence's
safe and recovers tno documents.
The next mornlmt he reports at the
tank wltn the bonds, and Dr. Gale's
theory Is vindicated.
"Du Barry" Ready for
Photoplay Theaters
The feature film, "Madam Tu Barry."
with Mrs. Leslie Carter In the title role.
which tho George Klelne Co. had spec
ially camereu aoroad. is now in New
York, and will shortly be offered to
American exhibitors. The film Is in
eight reels, and co-ers 8.000 feet of
celluloid.
MOVING PICTURES
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THE ONLY
Department Representing
THE PUBLIC
WHAT TKEY'BE SHOW-
nra in Washington.
TODAY:
Minnie Maddern Fiske,fnTe
of the d'Hiberrines,' the Vlf
ginia, .Ninth, between F tai G
streets.
"Won in the deads," Crma
dalTa, Ninth and streets.
"The Crndble of Fte,"the
Pickwick, 911 Penasylruia Te
nue. "Judith of BethBlia," the Olym
pic, 1431 U atitxL
"The Smns-rlers of SBze." th
Maryland, 616 Ninth street.
"The Bird ef Lore," the Palace,
Ninth street, near Pennsyrrania
arenae.
TOMORROW.
"The Wedding; of Prudence,"
the Palace, Ninth street, near
Pennsylvania avenue.
"The Brass Bowl," the Olym
pic, 1431 U street.
"Won in thc'Choia- and "Tho
Knave of 1008,' CrsndalTs.
Ninth and E streets.
"The IJomanee of the- Ever
glades," the Pickwick, 911 Penn
sylvania arennc
Henry E. Direy, in "Chelsea
7750," the Virginia, Ninth, be
tween F and 6 streets.
"The Surgeon's Experiment,"
the Maryland, 616 Ninth street,
"The Spy," the Garden Thea
ter, Ninth, between D and El
streets.
"Les Miserabks," the Orphean
Ninth and D streets.
"Qoa Vadis," the Celnnhk
Theater, F street, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
A Romance of the Everglades
(Edison.)
WAYNE BARROW mC Ko
ran Everett la tha swtei-ming-
pool of a glgaaije
FlorWa.hoULiTjhek' meet-,
las was entirely uaoonvestiomaL
Jforah had fallen overboard walla
watching- the bathers. Wayne-saved
the young lady from her embarrassing-
position and langhlcrly deprecat
ed her exaggerated thanks. The un
usual meeting led to a closer Inti
macy between the two. Wayne and
Norah grew vtry fond of each other.
Then suddenly Wayne discovered
that she was engaged to Philip Ca
rew. Wayne Immediately set off on
a trip In the everglades. -
A short time after he left. Norah
and her party went to Palm Beach.
Near the famous winter resort Ca
rew met May Lou, the daughter of a
typical Florida "Cracker." The girl's
fresh beauty made a deep impression.
He was very attentive to her, great
ly to the displeasure of her father
and her sweetheart. Bat Peterson.
One day Carew took May Lou out
rowing. An attempt to change places
resulted in the capsizing of the boat.
Carew was rescued by May Lou's
father: May Lou disappeared com
pletely. Carew speedily found him
self In grave danger from the In
furiated country folk. With the
sheriff's aid he took refuge in a
shack while the sheriff held off the
enraged people from the door. His
final escape and the conclusion of
tho story with a happy ending call
for the best efforts of the Edison
players.
MOVING PICTURES
OLYMPIC THBVTRE
You Between 14th and 15th
Today-Starting 2:15
Judith of
Bethulia
Special 4-ReeI Feature
At PALACE
9ta and Paw Ave.
Flrst Time la City
The Bird of Love
TODAY'S SPECIAL FEATCBK.
At PICKWICK
fIRST TIME IN CITY
Crucible of Fate
Today's Special Feature
MARYLAND THEATRE
61 6 9th
TODAY
The Smugglers of Sligo
See -Mutual Girl Here First
Every Taesday.
VIRGINIA THEATRE
Mrs. fisk in
Tess of the cfUrbervilles
TODAY
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