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T U AXk THE WASHINGTON TIMES. Sl'XDA-Y; .TANTAWY 0, 1018. FACES YOU WILL SEE AT CAPITAL'S PLAYHOUSES DURING THE' WEEK HV JRvaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaK t' i- laHnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarVnav . ..,,-lMkagiMaKJBB-fyy 5$ aYoYoYoYoYKAcQVaBYoKBYoYaKaiBBHBBBWoYoYoVF: v Kr iBBBBHaBBBmBTjrKtQHIBaHfamjmanBmmtj vaa rnydMh 9 -waT" r-anaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaV ' bbbbbbbbaTY "MbbbbbbbbbbbbbBa BTBTBTBTaTaTaTBTBTBTBTBTaBTaYSfc 'HHMBbHHBHHBDHHHHHHHHb KBvMiHHln j -3e?" $h3BmbBBhBBhIHh6 BBHHBBHHHHBHI - MHMii?3MMSMHBBHHHBHH bc9flHVBHHV-','VBBHHHHP& w" It seems rather appropriate to present Elis'e Barnett's picture, for the offering of the Toli Musical Comedy Players this week has the' Very fetchins title, "When Love Is Younjj." 'Here you have an intimation of how charming "The Riviera Girl" will be at the National. These rfour "Riviera buds" were plucked at random from the bunch of beauties. Riviera Girl"' At National; " You're In Ldte" At Belasco At the new National the coming veek with matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Klaw-i Erlancers elaborate production of "The Riviera Girl" will be the notable attraction. The entire organization and equipment wlll.be brought Intact to "Va,,hlnCton. from. Its long and highly successful, run- at the New Amsterdam Theater. It i5 confidently expected .that "The ltivlera. Ctrl" will prove a most wel om visitor to Washington audi ences. Just as New TOrk has taken o Its heart this charming girl, so it is hoped by its producers, Klaw & Erlanger. Washington will do, for the attraction has been provided with everything possible to make It Irre sistibly alluring. The clevfr book and lyrics have been supplied by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. the most popular of the present-day writers of musical comedies. Joseph Urban has created for the pieco seme ex quisite glimpses of the Mediterranean country, and the gorgeous costuming is thoroughly in harmony with his skilled handiwork. Around a diverting story are built a. largo number of legitimately funny rompllcatlons that crowd upon each other so that the action fairly gallops throughout he three acts. Sam B. Hardy, a comedian of clean- ut but none the less humorous meth ods, plays the role of Sam Springer; Juliette Day is the pretty little wife with a horror of gambling; Wilda Bennett, the most fascinating lti vlera girl, and other important roles are in the hands of Carl Gantvoort, Louis rassavant. Viola Cain, Arthur TturcMey, Eugene Lockhart. James 1'Iarenre Harvey, Frank Farrlngton, ami other capable artists, witli a Krcat singing and dancing chorus trained by Julian Mitchell. Ions mak war on this camp. with, cupid's darts, and with it all princi- pals and ensemble score more than . one thousand -hits at the target of mirth and melody. "When Love Is Young" is pictured as a stimulating syncopation of jest,J melody, girls, and gowns, as the man- 1 agement-is takmg special palna wun its big military-musical spectacle. ' All the big favorites of the Poll or ganization will be In the cast, includ ing George Nathanson, tllHy Lynn, Jack Squires, Lew Powers, Ralph Micholls, Clarence Lydstcn. Ralph Mackenzie, Fred DeMar, Louise Mink, Sarah Edwards, Lillian Crossman, Eu lalle Young. Elise Bartlett. Ann Wall-. Ada Burke, Ethel Outer, and others. aaaaaaaaVsViEBKBBaaV '"'saaaaai I assssHHSBfisHI ' tfm ' sHKPillllBBrv , Ut , llBllllHMBSHiBaMiMHBMiMBiBH i BELASCU. V t-ii lal return engagement is an nounced foi the Belasco Theater this ' (ever rompany will again present h cfareful opT'tta "You're In i.ov with its sparkling Friml tunes and ppr!;;btly liarbarh comedy. iou re In I.ove" is very attrac- v Rudolf Kriml. who discovered a. gold mine in his reign with his FIrfly" and has been striking musi cal pay-dirt In "High Jinks" and "Ka-h tlnka' has fiund a greater plenti-j -ude of musicianly clver strains in i 'his 1'if latest composition. Its tunes are mfeetloiif. catch. whistleable snd yugcest many airs that will! ;!ncr long in your mind. I ou will not forget the beautiful nr motif ong "Vou're In Love." nor hr Rvncopaled melody in which "He j Will I'nd-rstand" is rendered. Other ongs that vill attract are "Loveland" i end "1 Am Onlj Dreaming," during . v hi- ! a magnetic young lady is xwung out over the heads of the au , dience, clad In most dainty pajamas. A chorus of youth and beauty, who j an xingt wear charming costumes and who epitomize life In all its youth- fnlness. simulate love in Its most ar dent fervor and who can sing with understanding is also one of the , harms of this Arthur Hamrqerstein production. Matinees will be given on Wednes day and Saturday, the mid week one ' being a popular one. roi.rs. "When Love Is Young. ' a musical , Dlay of love and cannons, is the in teresting title of Rida Johnson Youngs military musical corned-, vo- -alized from the romantic play, "The Boys nf Company B." Tis will be j the offering of the Poll Musical Com- ( edy Players this week. , Naturally, "When Love Is Young" I abounds in sentiment, and this has j been set to entrancing melodies, and 1 diverting dialogue and repartee. And now and then the piece is punctuated ' with burlesque, with satire that ' makes for Ia"cliter, and humor that is well timed to the brilliant military f locale. That part of the plot that will be permitted to live, for Producer Charles Sinclair has been ordered to do plots to death, has to do with the love of a young man for a maid. That lovers are most attractive In military attire is handsomely set forth in the next act. This scene is laid, in a national guard camp. "The GlrJ'e' home la close by the camp, and she and a soodly company of feminine compan B. V. KEITH'S. Tins week at B. F. Keith's Thea ter the management will submit one of the finest and most varied pro grams of the season. Foremost will be the famous Russian premier dan ceur, Theodore Koslotf, formerly of the Diaghileff ballet Russe' and the associate danceur of Pavlowa. Head ing his own imperial Russian ballet and orchestra, M. Kosloff Is sur rounded by Miles. Fredowa, Ratn bova, Maslova. and Rusakoff and Mons. Verlalnova, Ivanoff, Medeie vltch, and Ivan. The extra added stellar attraction will be the distinguished American actor. Robert T. Haines and company in his very recent success. "The One Way Out," by Robert Garland. Third in order will be those everlasting favorites, Pat Rooney and Marlon Bent in their fresh escapades "Up Town." in which the eccentric Rooney legs act in their looniest way. Separating from Blossom See ley to whose studio act they contri buted no small share of the success she won. Bill Bailey and Lynn Cowan. VThe Uanjokester and the Songster." are on their own and offering "The Sons of Syncopation." James Dia mond and Sibyl Brennan are return ing with more of their "Niftynon sense." .Toe Cook, the protean fun maker, will submit his original con celt. "The One-Man Vaudeville Show " Others well known and capable are Alfred Bergen, the eminent concert "Fichtintr Throujrh Hell" is the subject on which Capt. David Fal'on will lecture at the National tonight He's been all through it, and knows Sherman was right. baritone: Jack McLallan and May1 Carson the roller skating experts in "Palais du Blanc ct Noir:" the pipe organ recitals and the Hearst-Patne news pictorial and real war films. Today at 3 and 8:15 p. m. the pro gram will include all the features presented last week. m rifEjisHtsisisisisisisBsBiH bHHHIIIIIIV '"- iiclBSBBBllllllllllllllllllllllaSsBHIIIIIIBlllHH s.lH ?SiWBBBBBOBBK& IH'flHHP 3'JKBailBlsl.lllllllHs.lslllllllllllllB itttMSHn'-'BSsslllslllilllllllllsslllllllllcslllllllllllllH iisBslBBl'''sllllllllllllllllslllllllllllllslllllllllHB bvbV afif' ''sSbbbbsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssbssBm '? 'SBVBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSslsSSSSBSBSSSSSSSSSSSSSBSsB bsssssssssssssbsstbssssmsvssaxbbassbsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssslsssbsssm (b ' BSBBBSSBBBBSBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBb BsHHsHsHBHBHBHHHBHBVKisHBalsBissHBsHBHH J2&9rr- -lsBaisisisB. HHBdsVvPIH f VS'pJByj-' "fKj vaisisisHHR"aisisH3iBBF i' u.'l-sK'SSBs,'i !.1V " 'StsWsssBsf - Iv-SiHfc B HpsHf-3 HI--A assPI1' lBWiK A ! aHHIIIs 4' VLM m(( v v uk 'Jinr'BR ja VflHsaVM t xSissssssssssssssssss v 'eisssM bjll i ' "" " I,pSS.1SSSS5.1.15SE&55SimS.1S5. mffm Some team this. Uurlcsquc fans are in for a merry time when WainwriRhf and Berttn and the rest of Fred Irwin's big show reaches town. ' BSVBSslBfBSSSSSSSS&' ' i tinKsiiiiiiMBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I QsssMsgfcsV-saaasssslsasPssMsssMsssMl GAA'ETY. y Fred Irwin's Big Show opens its week's engagement at the Gayety Theater today and promises an enter tainment that will prove a departure from existing standards. "Bill" is the title of the two-act musical trav esty which is presented In twelve (.cenes, and It may be said in expla nation that the bill referred to ! no less a personage than William Shakes peare returned in search of fresh In spiration. His adventures in search of Inspiration lead him into many strange places, and eenves to intro duce many novelties. Leo Hayes, eccentric comedian: Sam Bachcn. Billy Wainwright. Harry Howe, and George Wong provide the laughs and Introduce some good dance numbers. The women who are featur ed are Virginia Irwin, Adele Ander son, Grace Estelee, Helen Andrews, and others who sing and dance well. One of the big features Is Samaroff and Sonia and their dogs. King, Wong and King, acrobats, also offer an unusual specialty during the per formance. The musical program includes ex actly twenty-nine numbers, and many (Continued on Page lu ) This side view effect shows Theodore KoslofTs profile to advant age, but you'll have to visit B. F. Keith's to see him, at his best, dancing. Theater Offerings Next Week who The bill next week at the National will be Henry W. Savage's "Toot, Toot!" a new musical comedy in three acts by Edgar Allan Woolf, who witle the book: Berton Braley, who wrote the lyrics, and Jerome Kern, composed the music The story of "Toot. Toot:" revolves about tho interior of a Pullman car of an overland limited and the inci dental meeting of people who have made reserxatinns upon the train. An eminent cal has been selected. Some of them are Franres Demarest. Ruth Welch. Ixiuise Groody. Ruth Harding. Harry Benham. Edward Garvie. Earl Benham, Harry Fern, IIKLASCU. On Monday, January 14, William Gillette is due at the Belasco Theater In a welcome revival of that amusing and brilliant play. "A Successful Ca lamity." wlnrh achieved so much suc cess on lt original production here. William Gillette will b- support cd by the same excellent all round company which was evident on the last occasion, including William AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS 'rwiiii T0NIGHrr.ToF "STEP THIS JAY" PRICES: 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 this tiii:ati:u rim Tin-: w tit t. Starting Tomorrow at 8:15 1,000 FUN SHOTS 1,000 LAUGH SHOTS AT THE TARGET OF MIRTH, AND EVERY SHOT A BULL'S-EYE HIT THE POLI Spy PLAYERS In the Musical Comedy Masterpiece of Modern Times .. - ! WHEN LOVE IS YOUN By RIDA JOHNSON YOUKG 20 Principals 30 Chorus Girls 10 Chorus Men 15 Orchestra 75 People Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday PRICES: 25c, 50c The Theater Pays the War Tax. Devereux and Hubert Uendel. while the new and beautiful leading lady. Miss I-ouiee Ilutter. may be depended upon to give a good account nf herself. , l'OL.1'5. The Pull Musical Comedy l'Iners will next week rIvc Washlnrctonians a Cllmpsc of the National Capital, old and new. In a two act revue that Is promised to scintillate witli wit and humor in srinfr and dialogue. Some of tho most prominent citizens of the District have been asked to i-ontrib-ute skits which uill be put on with absolute fidelity as to detail anil no expense will be spared to in.ikc this performance uniciue II. V. KKITH'S. Iady Duff-Gordon, the Internation ally famous fashion authority "Lu cille" will be the principal feature at 15. V. Keith's next week, present ing "Flourette'n Dream nt l'eronnc Just how the British have "Car ried On" splendidly, docucdly, sometimes grimly and hopelessly, hut always "carrying on" that's what Major Ian 3Iay will tell the audience at the Belasco tonight. She is assisted by fourteen principals, dancers, and mannequins. Others bill ed are AV. J. "llagtlme") Keilly In his boardxhip sports and patriotic ef .forts; -Klgnore. Cochran assisted by Krlc Zardo: Margaret Edward, 'The Perfect Girl," a physical revelation from California; Arthur Sullivan and company in "A Drawing .from Life," UAYETY. There are many new and appealing novelties with the Mollie Williams Show that will prove an attractive surprise to the burlesque patron when that popular actress comes to the Gayety next week. Frank De Camp and James Mack support Miss 'Wil liams In The Trap." "A Day at At lantic City" is the title of the musical comedy that has been arranged. In which a do2cn principals appear. x CRAXDAM9. Two noteworthy Alms will make up the program for Crandall's next week. Continued-on Page 15.) THERE'S A SUNDAY SERMON FOR YOU ON PAGE 8 TODAY AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS AT10NAL THIS WEEK i WED.-MATS.-SAT. KLAW AND ERLANGER'S 5URPREMC PRODUCTION RIVERA GIRL rr 1"T'riflittBiraYytVinTTniTrr'iisi WliSff'il'llilifewiB T. Beoki tad Xrrlu Vr Siltoa And Wod.hroM. Hitto 17 Xalmaa. Great Singing and Dancing Chorus lima eomr.nr at 10 witaMMd tt th. S9W AffilUHiD TBMUT, 1UW Xtr. vita wild Btviutt Sim B. Hardy JollttCi Say Carl Oaatroort VloU Cain lonla Caaaarast Marjorl. Bntlcr Arthnr Barckler J. Clanne. Harray Traak TarruurUa w:t.t w ki:k--u r.n. iiatinuks sat. shath tiitjii. oi-ti:h TIIIJ NKW MUSICAL COSIEUV NPECIAI. 3Iu.Ie Jerome Kern Adapted ("mm Ilnpert Hughe.' Farce "Excuse Me." ill DAY B ''""' "n,','r, 'Vrn s,nr Sr,lr AT The '430 Mm GIAUSSENK iir.Miv . s .mi: Iloek IMsnr B39 Allan Woolf H Lyric. llerton I lira ley H Ticket. t3.r, Tuesday 'Jan. 15 l-.n. iti.no. 7.1c nr Selling T. Arthur Smith, MIIIIMIIIXCEIIT 1300 (i SI. PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA I.KOI'Ol.tl sTOKOWMil. Condnelnr. SnlnUt. HANS KIMH.KIt. 'C'ellUt. L.VI. .. tlM. M.IKI T. rthllr mllli. I3IM1 fi lrrrt. rr-fcj , ', k.. Mi u.v ifcBaTaa-?fT. 'Ware the Belasco, all yc susceptible youths! Gaze upon. Marie Flynn and May Thompson, and remember "You're in Love.1. AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS SX I'reaeatlnar Only the FartmMt Frelgia and X.tUe Artlti. and Attract Una I ADTHUP HAMMFDTPIN THIS TitEK Beslnnlas V 3!eady at SCO mywo W.awlhXIOll iS,m,m.. ATS WED. mad SAT, ZOO SSe'ts- V.JSO DAZZLING OfiieiKAL HEW YOBK CASISO CAST AMI PBBSHCTION SUCCESS 20 MtLLirLJ.BS iONGS OF ALLOSlEi LILTAHBSWEETKESl 31RLS. JI3T GIRLS 1 1 REMARKABLE CftST-WONDER CH0RU5-REM.S0H6HITS 1 1 TONIGHT ONLY &gWi5. - - J. n. Pn Lyceum I AM UAVT MAJOIt MSI Darean Presents litlV I1H I L WAV IJEITIlJ uthor of The First llnadred Thoanand." GrttlnK Tbare'ther,'' "All la It." IX A SEW ILLUSTItATKIt I.ECTlinE O.V Th.'BIS7:;a,f.nI,Sel!" "CARRYING ON" Next Week Airmen iiopkixs rmnu Seals Now MR. WILLIAM GILLETTE- , "A SUCCESSFUL CALAMITY" - 5 By CLAHE KU31MER. , I 5 jyj&SSlSSIK Bej;. January 13-14 JSZtttt MBaBVHBMsa ! Mil RiTIISCflV?lY OP BUFBin NEWMAN Traveltalks EXQUISITE COLR VIEWS Wonderful Motion Pictures c axjiciiy j urns REBISCOYEBY OF AMERICA inriuasiuas utr iit OUR KATIOMAL PARKS -Jan. 13-14 OUR PACIFIC COAST -Jin, 20-21 OUR EGYPT tf --Jib. 27-28 OUR HAWAII - - - Feb. 34 OUR WEST INDIES Feb. 10-11 KSNJCOtinSB TICKETS . S3. 3 u-si.iulb Tiiyivr.a tiii ntuiij. i BF KEITHS B.i.. -us puna aw 3ioo urn 4c. rucie ic. i. ri rhaieJiam UHILI i,is oinvni ss miia. w tit , . iuyi44S4 sr-MSS nrKlnnlna; Tomamir Matlnc and Endlnc Xext Snndar-MBht. The Sapmnc Danelne Star THEODORE KOSLOFF Of the Imperial Theaters. 3Ioeor and Petraarad Presenting the Kaatans Kaalaft Orchestra and Ilia Celebrated Imperial Russian Ballet Including Nateha Ramora. Vera Fredowa. Marie Maslova, Son la RiuakoS. Ivoaae'Ver- UlnoTn. Aler Ivanotr, Rodlan Mendelorltch, Iran and Others. . COSTUMES AND SCENlfRT FROM THE IMPERIAL THEATER. MOSCOW. The Dlatlnrulafced American Actor. I The ETerlastlns Favoritn, ROBT.T.HAINESfcCO.I ROONEY & BENT In Ills New Dramatic Hit, The One War out." In New Comic Iraiorationg. "Up Town.' Bill Bailey & Lynn Cowan, "The Banjoker and the Songster" James Diamond Sibyl Brenaaa. Joe Cook. Alfred Benren. Jack Me Lallen A Mar Caraoa. Ptpe Orsan ReeltaU. Hearst-Pathe PictorlaL ZTsK CONNOLLY & WENRICH XSt,. And All Last 'W'eek'a Dellcbtrul Attrmctloa. Jan. 14th Week Ladr Daff-Gordon'a Fashion Revue. Ac. ThMost-Talk6d-oaiia-Best-ThoMght-ol-Theatef-in-Washington Presenting the World's Fonmiost Photoplays The Most Select Following in the City of Washington LOEWS COLUMBIA MllT 1fcMa.ILIalir.fi. Illltn 1 f. M. TO 11 T. M. M10C&15C AHtrocoa KfelOTO Holidiyj Statin Conlimnca 3 P. M. la 11 P. H. Protrin Chimed Saadiya na Thuridtyt TODAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY PAULINE FREDERICK In "Mrs. DANE'S DEFENSE" A Story That Has Never Been Equalled on the Screen THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY VIVIAN MARTIN In "THE FAIR BARBARIAN A Picturization of Frances Hodgson Burnett's Great Story 1