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THE .WASmNGTON TBJES; lODAY; SrARCH 13; 191(5.
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"Keystone" Mabel Declines To
Keystone Until She's Rested
HENRY 6. DAVIS TO
JOpen 8:30 A. M. Close 5:30 P. M. Saturday Open Until 6:00 P. M.T
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BE BURIED TODAY
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Miss Normand Quits Comedy
Company When Two Months
Vacation Is Refused.
HAD BEEN BADLY INJURED
Returned to the Studio Too Soon
After Eight Weeks Under
1 Hospital Treatment.
TODAY'S BEST FILMS
Br GARDNER MACK.
Edna Mayo and Henry D. Width all
In "Tho StranKO Case of Mary
Page," adapted from The Times
serial story by Frederick fwls,
second Installment, tho Circle, 2105
Pennsylvania avenue.
German War Pictures, prepared by
tho Fatherland Mntcnzlne, tho Bol
asco Theater, Lnfayetto Square
Douglas Fairbanks In "His Plcturo
In tho Papers" (Triangle), tho
Strand, Ninth and D streets.
Holbrook Bllnn nnd Mia May Chester
In "The Unpardonnblo Sin" (World
Film Corp.), Crandall's, Ninth and
3 streets.
Fannie Ward In "For the Defcnso"
(Lanky), I.ocw's Columbia, Twelfth
and F streets.
Bessie Barrlscnlo In "Honor's Altar"
(Triangle), tho Gordon), 423 Ninth
street.
theda Bara In "Gold and tho Wom
an" (Fox Film Co.). tho Empress,
416 Ninth otreet.
Fannlo Ward in 'Tennessee's Paril
ner" (Losky), tho Leader, Ninth,
between C and F streets.
Richard Buhler and Rosctta Brice In
"A Man's Making" (Lubln) Cran
dall's Apollo, 624 II street north
east. Henry Kolker In "Tho Wnrnlng." tho
Homo Theater, Twelfth and C
streets northeast.
Bob Leonard and Ella Hnll in "Tho
Winning of Mlsi Construe" (Cold
Seal), tho Illppodromo. Ninth
street and .New York nvenuo.
Ralph. Kellard and Lois Meredith In
"Tho Precious Packet" (Patltc), tho
Masonic. Auditorium, Thirteenth
street and Now York avenue.
Note These selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers of tho theaters concerned,
and no responsibility Is assumed for
arbitrary chances without notice to
Tho Times. Tlley nro based on tho
personality of the players nnd tho
producing company, and not per
sonal Inspection, except in special
cases. G. M.
Tho far famed and oft-flung po
lice forco could not creato greater
consternation In film comedy circles
than tho latest intelligence from tho
camera line.
"Keystone" Mabel Normand has
declined to "keystone" to any ap
preciable extent until tho powers
that be grant her a two months"
vacation with tho usual emolu
ments. I
Mabel Normand feels tho need of
a rest nnd sho has tlatly refused to
work any longer in tho particularly
ffcttVo stylo for -which sho has be
come famous unless sho gets tho
vacation. Ponding negotiations sho
has quit tho Keystone Company and
is regarded aa opon to engagements
elsewhere.
Whllo this bit of Aim gossip is
more or less interesting through
out the United States, It is of par
ticular Interest to Washington be
cause It was in this city that Miss
Normand is supposed to havo ac
quired tho agility and ability to do
tho things that havo mado her a
"ft" is not generally know that
Mabel Normand camo to Washing
ton as a little girl and remained
Tlero until she completed her educa-
"The troubles between Miss Nor
mand nnd the Keystono Company
am to a climax lato lost ; week In
New York when tho managers of tho
trianglo Corporation desired to He
euro Miss Normand'fl slgnaturo to a
Sow contract. Her old contract with
tho company had expired.
It will bo remembered that Miss
Norman was severely injured during
the making of a picture several
months ago, and her life hung by n
thread for almost two weeks. I1 or
eight clays sho was unconscious,
and It was thought that oven If sho
recovered sho would bo permanently
Injured.
Refused to Sign Contract.
Bho did recover, however, nfter
two months in tho hospital, and
came East from Los Angeles to
make pictures in tho .Now om
Btudlos of tho. Keystono Company.
Bhe went to work Immediately,
and It now transpires that she re
turned to work too soon. Her ill
ness was so sevrro that tho results
showed In her tlrst appearance on
tho screen. She was so tliln ana
emaciated that her friends had diflt
culty in recognizing hor.
When her mnnagors nsked for a
new contract sho agreed on condi
tion that sho bo given a two months"
vacation. They declined to permit
Miss Normand thereupon declined
to sign tho contract, and yesterday
left Now York for a quiet placo In
tho country, tho oxact location of
which sho declined to mention. ,110
Xorc going, howovcr. she spoko In
appreciative terms of her treatment
by tho Keystono Company.
Sho said that shu did not Intend
to do any work of nny kind for nt
least two months and probably
three months. At tho end of that
Serlod, sho states, sho expects to
tgln work again with her own com
pany. Bevernl of tho big (11m producers
aro anxious to secure hor services,
And It is understood that alio hits
Swift & Company's soles of beef In
Wash., D. C, for tho wco ending Satur
day, March 11, 1916. uvcrugctl'its follows:
Domestic! 11.78 cents per pound. Advt.
EYESIGHT troubles perma
nently corrected with
glasses prescribed by Dr.
Baker, our ophthalmologist. Free
consultation and examination.
Lenses aro ground in our own es
tablishment at lowest cost, which
may bo paid 60 cents a week.
Catelberg's,935 Pa. Ave.
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, MABEL
Tho lively comedienne who has quit
the Keystone Company because of
been offered tho position of lending
wonuii with Charllo Chaplin. In
this connection it might bo noted
that Miss Normnnd was tho llrst
leudtng woman Chaplin had in this
country.
To Film Rider Haggard Novels.
LorrliiUT Johnston, known to most
patrons of motion pictures ns olio
of tho early starn, lias becomo a
director and is now In South Africa
making arrangements for ho staging
of a series of, photoplays based on
well known novels written about
that section of tho world.
Tho Rider Haggard stories will be
among the first to recelvo attention
from Mr. Johnston and his company.
Tho photoplay adaptation of "King
Solomon's Mines" has been complotcd
and tho Johnston scenario staff aro
now working on "Allan Quarter
main." Johnston states In a letter
Just received from him, that It Is
tho Intention to produco somo of tho
scenes in tho first named story In
the Cango Caves, which aro said to
have been the basis of the description
in tho Rider Haggard book.
In addition to Rider Haggard's
stories Johnston will also stage whlla
In South Africa adaptations of Olive
Schrclnor's "Tho Story of an Afri
can Farm" and Charlotte Mans
field's "Ulorla," the rights for which
havo been secured.
Russian Ballet in Pictures.
The Russian ballet is to be put on
tho screen. Despite tho fact that
big film concerns havo "Idea men,"
not one thought of putting the ballet
on tho screen until Louis H. Chnllf,
the Runsinn dancer, suggested It In
the oak room of tho Rltz to a big
magnate.
It struck him so forcibly that ho
WASHINGTON LADY
AT SERIOUS TIME
OF LIFE, HELPED
Dreco Relieves Her Nervousness
and Increased Her Strength.
Works in Government
Printing Office.
Mrs. A. Nledfeldt, of 643 Third street
northeast, who is employed in tho Gov
ernment Printing Ofljce, is a great
booster for Dreco. In "her signed state
ment handed to tho Dreco Man, among
other thlngd sho says sho was Buttering
from gastritis, catarrh of tho stomach,
and badly constipated. Was very ner
vous, breath bad, coated tongue, bad
tuste in mouth all ttio time, and wan
ulways Bplttlng up mucus. Everything
she ato seemed to sour In her stomach
ana form gas. As so many Washington
pcoplo suffering Just .is sho was hud
been helped bhe bought i: bottle, too,
Mho Is now on her mound otto and sayu
tho gas does not accumuia'a any more.
her uppctlto is good, ulid eho elecpa
sounu. sue is uotiteroii no longer with
the mucus rising In her tin oat. and
us sho adds, "At my ago in life, I am
4o, I think it short of marvelous the
way Dreco lias improved me and re
stored my strength."
Now that Is Just another of tho manv
cases, coming to our attention of the
great powers of Dreco to rebuild n. run
down system, help tho catnrrhal con
dition, und lellovo the gastritis and got
rid of tho biliousness.
Dreco, tho great herbal tonic, Is on
salo at all O'Donnell Druir Htnrrs.
aiury's Drug Store, Anacontlu: Allen's
Drug Store, Alexandria: Kord's Drug
nioro, jiynusviuu, at ii.w a bottle,
l'orsons not ablo to sccjuro Dreco should
havo their homo druggist write D. II.
iMiiion. mo ureco Man. 804 F ntrnnt
northwest, Washington, for tho agency
in urn luwn, Ativt,
SKIM,
Plua the latest equipment ex- ,
piaini tne euperlurlty of our i
work. Eery man In cur em-,
rloy haii had years of exper I
lenee. Our factory la equipped ,
nn me very laic.n inacmncry
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Removed to 14!9 It. South, bldf.
NORMAND,
a disagreement regarding a vaca
tion after her recent sovcro illness.
quit his meal nnd took the first train
to catch the ballet on tour. A con
tract waa Immediately signed and
upon the return to Now York tho
flrn(. pictures will bo taken.
Tho Equitable company announces
tho completion of arrangements for
tho rvoJuctlon of "Tho Passers-My"
un a photoplay. This Is tho play,
written by C. Haddon Chambers,
which was a girat success on tho
stage. It Is a psychological drama
and requires a cast of tho highest
order of acting ability. Charles
Cherry will head tho cast. a. M.
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Former Senator Will Be Buried
At Former Home, ' Elkins,
W. Va., Wednesday.
Funeral services here for former Sena
tor Henry Onssaway Davis, who died
Saturday morning, will bo held this af
ternoon at 4 o'clock at tho homo of his
daurhtcr, Mrs. Btophen B. Elkins, 1613 K
street
Services will bo conducted by th. Hev.
Dr. Cliades Wood, of tho..Church of the
Covenant, and honorary pallbearers will
bo Chief Justice White, Andrew Car
negie. John K. Foster, Senator John
Sharp Williams, Charles C Glover, Ho
llcltor General Dayls, Arthur P, Gor
man, and R. C, Kerns.
Relatives will leave with the body
loter this evening for Elkins, W. Va.,
tho former Senator's homo, and they
will arrlvo there about 2 o'clock tomor
row. Tho body will Ho in state at tho
home until Wednesday afternoon. Ser
vices will be held at 1 o'clock on that
day nt Davis Memorial Church, which
tho former Senator built In memory of
his mother. Sorvlces there will be con
ducted by the Rev. F. W. Barron, pas
tor. Interment will be at Maniowood Cem
etery, on tho outskirts of tho town. That
Cemetery was laid out by the former
Senator.
Employes Give Token to
Mrs. Catherine Loftier
A silver loving cup, In token of the
regard In which they hold their em
ployer, was presented by employes of
tho A. Ixiffler Provision Company to
Mrs. Catharlna Ixifticr on Tuesday.
Tho occasion wns tho fortysecond an
niversary of the establishing of tho
buMncss.
The presentation speech was made by
Miss Alary A. Prlco, on behalf of the
workers. Mrs. Lofflcr responded brleny.
Swedish Queen 111.
BTOCKHOLM, March 11-Qucon Vic
toria of Sweden is suffering from an
attack of bronchitis.
LOCAL MENTION.
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Theda Ilara'a last screen appraranee
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