Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1921, Page 47

{ ‘ Theaters l - The Swndy Star, Automobiles Part 3—6 Pages WASHINGTON, D. .. UNDAY MORNING. MAY gsementg ' HChe Theater: close this year in Wash- ! s* things in these dars UST v hen the theatrical season will attual ington seems to he as p blematical a< mo The reason lies largely in the fact that the National i abnormaley. Capital has long shared the honor of being considered few other places with perhaps | fair try out center along with Atlantic«ity and not quite so large a summer popuiation, but still with interest cnoughi in the theater to inst the paym of the try-out expenses. This also is a reason why Washington in the past has had the good fortune to wit- ss that seldom lecave New York even beiore the hub of ness successiul p! the theatrical aniverse and long. long beiofe other cities have had the Washington has grown. too, since the war. and although the sned considerably. still most of the | Several new plays | privilege. mad chase for amusement has slag inhabitants spend their vacations where they are. have been given presentation here already on the try-out plan. and two | at least arc announced for the near future. So that. as long as the, weather remazins pleasant. notwithstanding the fact that the “regular season of bookings has closcd. there arc Itkely ‘o be attractions of onc kind or another at one or more uf the leading theaters. * Kk S P'WO BLOCKS AWAY,” announced for the current week at the National Theater, will bring Barney Bernard in a new play and i also a new type of Jewish character, both created for him by Aaron Hoffman, author of “Welcome. Stranger.” which a well cstablished laughing success. A new American drama. “The Hotheads.” founded on the late Will Harben’s southern novel, “Mam Linda.” adapted by James Fuller and presented by Richard G. Herndon, is announced for the Belasco Theater next weck. It is said to be an appeal for law and order as against mob rule. H * * HE COUNTESS DU BARRY. the eighteen-year-old great-grand- daughter of the famous Mme. Du Barry. who was rccently reintro- duced to America through the medium of the now famous photoplay Passion,” madc _her stage debut rccently in New York in the first act of “Romance.” The young countess. who has written several plays, came to this country a short time ago with the intention oi studying for the stage, it is said, and also to raise funds to prosecute a suit in the court of chancery in England for. the recovery of jewelry. valued at five million francs, which belonged to Mmec. Du Barry and was stolen during the French revolution, but was recovered and impounded in the lord mayor's office in London, wherc it has remained in spitc of efforts of the present countess to recover it. All of which sounds plausible, even if it does make good publicity material to help the roung countess on her way. ¥k ok % - A\' unusual feature of the production of “The Last Waltz.” the new Oscar Straus operetta, recently presented at the Century Theater in ew York. is the iact that four understudies have been provided for Eleanor Painter—Olga Cook. who is to resume her position as prima donna of “Blossom Time” in the iall: Eleanor Buckley, who is well known on the concert stage: Frances Holliday, who was understudy for Miss Painter in “Florodora,” and Carolyn Reynolds, who appears as Bebette in “The Last Waltz. * % ¥ ¥ THE costume department of the Winter Garden is preparing “The Passing Show of 1921" for its summer run in Chicago with costumes for the principals similar in design, but of much lighter material, for obvious reasons. It is added. however, that the costumes of the chorus need no alterations inasmuch as they were originally adapted for even the warmest weather. Vi i * kx k% NN OVFRMAN. who plays the role of tipsy Robert Adams in Married.” a new farce. has submitted to the Messrs. Shubert a one- act play of own composition which is so constructed that the leading male player can enact all save two of its nine characters. JEWISH ART REACHES FILM. INCE the success in New York eity |of earnest and conscientious artists of the Jewish Art Theater move- 2re struggling to express themselves ment the eves of the dramatic world | WiSr, [YINE conditions. Miss Myers. lave been focussed on the Jewish . plays a role of a beginner i thi e drama and many of the plays pro- 1rv3:uc hovel. while the celebrated duced in Yiddish theaters have been LTench actress, Mile. Rose Dione. translated into English and found whose stage career started under Bernhardt, plays the rolg of a famous their way on the Broadway stage. Polish star who comes to play a guest A comprehersive study of the prob- | e Kk B ¢ 2 lems and obstacles which impede the |arc both familiar wiin the orons expansion of such amateur organiza- | Theater in New York. they were tions has been incorporated in a fiim | helped materially in the proper staginz | of the Ghetto. “Cheated Love,” star- |of these scenes by Boris Thomashefsky. ring Carmel Myers under the direc- one of the greatest actors of his race tion of King Bagwot. _ |in America. who happened to be play- Many of the scenes in this story of ing an engagement in Los Angeles at Kew TYork's East Side are laid in a|the time “Cheated Love" was being little Yiddish theater, where a group fiimed. In the Spotlight ust ANNY BRICE has been signed for an important part in “The Follies of 1321 Sam H. Harris has placed in rehearsal “The Turn in the Road.” a new comedy br A. E. Thomas, in which Mary Ryan will be featured. The first performance takes piace at Atlantic City June 6. Geoffrey C. Stein has obtained the American _rights to Francois Curel's play. “La Nouvelle Idole.” and is havinz it adapted for presentation in New York next autumn under the title “The New Idol.” William A. Brady has engaged Leonard ‘Willey. Bruce Elmore and Jane Carleton i AR for “Dreamy Eyes.” the new comedy; Oliver Morosco hax signed a con-| by Martha M. and Adelaide;tract with Werner Janssen to write | R thens the music for Chariotte Greenwood's| George White has engaged CharlesiMr. Ja role in “The | Exefer Academy King is well known i lege. King for an portant Recandals of 1921." and liked in this city, with vaudeville patrons being a favorite Ho week for an ex- Palace The: resume their in the au- Grace la Rue and sailed for London last tended engagement at the ter in that city, but will American tour in “Dear M tumn. The complete cast of “The Melod Money.” whica will be produced for first time tomorrow night in Stamford Conn., will include leah Winsiow. Betty Alden, Mrs. Jacques Martin. Robert ( nesz, Robert Brister and Richard Far. reil Sam H. Harris announced last week proves the rule. that he had signed contracts for the ap- pearance of Emily Stevens next xcason undar his management in “Saint Ursula. iay by Edward Sheldon and Zoe A Leo Ditrichstein and Achmed Abdullah | v are to collaborate on the adap A number of one-act playx from French to be presented next season. tion o 2 & absolutely without a Charles Dillingnam reccived a cabie| “double” and not availing herself of last week from a svndicate in London i “trick” photography te cover up a headed by Louis Nethersoie, making an | hesitancy to risk her life, Miss Sedg- an at engazement ie Blossoms. m Le Baron headcd by Jonn Thomas, and the Gobe Theater pro-| Bileen. or “Babe” as she is known Fiirhis {to her friends. Sedgwick started her dramatic career as the baby membe Bertha Kalichi. who has spent an en- | of the well known “Five Sedgwick tire season in ret 1ter 4 two-|an independent dramatic company. r enzagemen The man. wil vty ~rforman which she b of “Hamlet s not been seen a role Otis Skinner. who sailed for Europr | last week, will appear next season| urder the direction of the Charles The publicity department of Asso- Frohman Company in “Kiood and|ciated First National is responsible Sand.” a dramatization by Tom Cush-|for the report {hat Maude Adams will ng of Ibanez's novel WYltam Harris Amesican rights to one of Hamilton | York. who sang the H | | | goers [ the | Covent | wick does the joint | and Vietor » eighteen episodes of her forthcoming er, with the origi- Charles | Trail.™ Riddle | wi 3 refurn to profess,onallan enviable reputation for har mother. %00n With a series of matines | father in in recent jr.. has obtained the the suc- cesses of the past vear in Paris. “La Huitieme Femme de Barbe-Bleue.” by Alfred Savoir. He will produce it in this country ‘under the title “Blue- eard’s Eighth Wife.” an ada; by Chariton Andrews. i Charles Dillingham_has accepted a new comedy written by Rida Johnson Young. entitled “A Wise Child,” and has engaged Vivienne Sega! to create the leading part. Mae Marsh. the motion picture ac- tress, has signed a long-term contract with John D. Williams for her return to the stage. The first play selected for Miss Marsh by Mr. Williams is a comedy by Robert Deeri “Brittie.” ering entitled new play to be produced n, t autumn. en was educated at Phillip and Dartmouth Col- Eve Hackett, a member of the “June Love” chorus now playing in New ! : prima donna role recently during the illness of Elsie Alder. has been engaged to head the | western compan which opens in eptember. She ix a former Boston | choir singer from Houiton, Me. Eileen Sedgwick. TT has been said that every one In the world has some one who looks exactly like them. but Eileen Sedg-| wick is said to be the exception lhlll Eileen Sedgwick is called by theater- “The Girl Without a Double.” Not only have picture producers fail- ed to find a girl whose unusual type of beauty parallels that of Miss Sedg- | k. but they have been unable to id a girl who will take the physical risks the star does in the hazardous ! n of Univefsal serials. hair-raising feats of skill daring throughout the entire serial, tentatively called “The Terror toured the countr and made brother and sister Josie. several years ago, able success. —_— i | about Washington. with local pcople | “panning.” W laen. Josie and Edward. the brother, | 11 of whom took up picture work | have achieved not- | L1ONEL BARRYMORE. Vivian ToBIN National ~ Metropolitan. Current Attractionsi | THIS WEEK AT | NATIONAL—"Two Blocks Awa | BELASCO—*A Marriagcable Mot at 8:20 o'clock. B. F. KEITH'S—Jane and Katherin opens tomorrow at 2:13 p.m. ! tomorrow afternoon at 1 o | STRAND—Vera Burt and * l ville. New show opens today “Two Blocks Away.” i “Two Blocks Away” is the de-! scriptive title of the new play by Aaron Hoffman, in which Barney Bernard is now starred under the direction of Charles Dillingham. Player and play will be at the New | National Theater this week, begin- | ning tomorrow night. The entire action of the play ‘oc- curs in a locale of two city blocks in New York, where poverty and af- fluence éxist within a stone’'s throw of each other. here the low!y #nd the high born live, move and have their being. each unconscious or ob- livious of the other. It is a story of sharp contrasts, full of action. en- tertaining comedy and brilliant char- acterization. Mr. Hoffman is a dramatist of skill and certainty in construcfion and | character drawing, while Mr. Ber- nard has no superior on the co- temporary stage in the portrayal of well defined racial types. The play presents him in a new character— not another reflex of Abe Potash, but something new. real and generously human, with a fine company under the direction of Clifford Brooke and a special production designed by Liv. ingston Platt. “A Mamng—;fie Mother.” A play by a Washington woman. in the cast, for the benefit of local charities, is_announced (o open at the Belasco Theater tomorrow nigh It is called “A Marriageable Mother. by Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun, and is describable as a comedy drama. replete with thrills, satire and a lit- | tle bit of pathos. The play is said| to poke fun at formal customs lonk honored by tradition, such as calling | i i upon new oficials and their dutics in ! iron The rule held capital for so lon its share of gentle ty diajogue .will make the audience think as well as laugh. as many of the problems of the day are touched upen. i The leading part is taken by the! aathoress and is that of a frivelous mamma of a_beautiful young daugh- ter. Mrs. George Barnett. another prominent member of the cast, will be meen ax a sparklinz young society matron. Capt. Calhoun is cast as a judge and the Marquis de Bucna- vista of the Peruvian embassy plays the part of a diplomat. Gthers are /. B. Montgome; erine Pritchard. Murry Benneit, ward R. Trucsheim. Oliver Hc Martin Stanage. Miss Pauline dington and Miss Elizabeth Howry. The play was directed by John Hoff- man. returning these cal precedence. Which sway at the comes in for has Jane and Katherine Lee. Jane and Katherine Lee. the young | screen stars, head the bill at ‘B. F.| Keith's Theater this week and. as a | special attraction. Manager Robbins will present John Steele. who recent- 1y closed with the Follie % It i hardly necessary to intro-{ duce Jane and Katherine to any pub- lic. because through the film™ route they have become known in every | civilized country on the globe. Their | offering in vaudeville is writien COSMOS—"Little Miss Sunshine” and vaudeville. Five Syncopated Steppers” revie he has established himself with the American public. and it should be a treat for vaudevile pa- | jtrons to hear him in selected songzs. | Paris, rosperity.” and Pauline and Fran lcis. in “Midair.” a combination of ughter and thrills. Besides these around their distinctive accomplish- | adaptation THE THEATERS fcaturing ’ Barney Bernard. Opens tomorrow evening at 8:20 o'clock. ! her.” Opens tomorrow evening | | New show i ¢ Lee and vaudeville. New show opens || and vaude- at 3 p.m. 7 Miss Julict, a dainty impersonator. whose artistry has placed her high | among mimiecs, really amoiunts to a “one-girl” r e in the act that she presents. She is assisted by Duane ssett at the piano. Other acts are: Hymack. the lightning-change Charles and Madeline Dunbar, nimal Funology”; Val and Ernie Stanton, “the glish boys | from America”: Earl and Sunshin in “Yesterday and Today"; Lee Sta ford and Alba De Ross. in fashions, | songs and dances; Josic O'Meers, on | the tight wire, and the usual Keith supplcmentary attractions, Topics of the Day and the Pathe News. “Little Miss Sunshine.” As the legitimate houses of the drama draw near the close of their seagon, Manager Brylawski of the Cosmog Theater, begins to strengthen his Hills for the summer. The cur- rent week will bring the first of the new big seven-act bills, supplemented with Clara Kimball Young's brilliant picturé production, “Straight From the story of the working girl who became a dazzling society queen, as a matinee feature, together with other attractions. Three headline the ‘current program—Clifft Nazarro and the Darling Sisters, in the last word in polite vaudeville, comprising. with comedy, songs and dances, a number of noveities; “Little Miss Sun- shine. Myer Nor s pretty musical comedietta, featuring six principals, and Raymo and Rogers, a star vaude- Ville comedian, and his able a stant in a program of breezy and enjoyable songs, quibs and saucy banter. Other aects will incilude Brown and Barrows, in “Happy Day: an enjoy- Je skit: Earl Gates and company, in Diversities of the Dance.” a bit of graceful beauty; Edward Reading and company. in Hugh Herbert's comedy. will be found in there will be the Fox Sunshine com- edy, “His Fiery Beal,” shown at all performanc news and other pic- tures. An excellent bill today, starting at is announced for 3 pm. “Five Syncoénted Steppers.” General Munager Sparrow of the Strand Theater announces for all this! week, beginning today. Vera Burt and ve Syncopated Steppers” in a of exclusive songs and her * “jaziy revue novel spe as the head- line feature. Others appearing in the order named will include the i dance Ities Howards, in _spectacular Frolic Du Ticl and Cov, humorous singing and talking skit: A novel one-act playlet entitied “The Crigix,” featurinz Daisy an and mpany, and the nter- iners, Ward and Wilson, n “Laughs, | menta and is called “The New Di- rector.” affording opportunity to dis- not aet for the camera, but is quite busy perfecting a new color proce: for the films. Miss Adams will re. turn to the stage next fall. ’ play the charm and talent that marked their “movie” success The Ameriean tenor, John Steele. is the music week feature. Throuch the medium of Mr. Ziegfeld's annual jhis umbreila and into his music roll i fects. NELL DARLING Cosmos e SESSUE, HAVARAWA” . CATEERINE CALVERT. Palace. * G‘ar‘degAL TALE OF A TEMPERAMENT. i, THE stage director wa s stage director g o or. for & tempera- | ¥ACARILY, for ke saw his chief, the 4 tspe, o, rather, for a tempera- | FRCARUS, TOf Re vew is ghict G ment. He wanted a handsome, heroic | oung man turned in an address slip young uctor. who couid play a firery, | vanished. emotional, inflammable Spanish count in | "\‘\’hu was) Hm hoy " mr\ulr-r{hghe % hiew (oper > ok the |Producer. “There w something a mew operetta. For six weeks thepp i out that personaiity.” The stage director had ransicked Broad-|siage director deciphered the name. way without resull. Now on the! “Operatic experience?” morning of rehearsal the part was| Didnt Got stage fright. & Confided he began as a ¢ho unfiiled singer—— 'hat's the man—where's he zone? As the stage director left his office | to teli the producer of his bad luck, isuddenly cxploded the producer. he was timidiy approached by a n't lose him—he's vour Spaniard!” slender young man, who scemed to| The stage director darted down the shrink beneath his ramcoat, behind [pussage and pounced upon the shy young man, who registered quiet sur- He had quict gray eyes and a pale |prise as he faced the producer. “Did you ever sing at the opera he stammered. [house in Milan “What's your experience? Ves, sir; 1—-" “I began as a—choir singer. 1—" Didn’t I hear you in ‘Carmen’ ‘an vou danci “Ye 1 Lt your name —play parts? Yes. sir, | “You were an American boy study- ing_voice in Italy, got a chance one and address. ve Nothing open at present that suits|night as Don Jose. made a Sensation your type.’ and _then—got swallowed up. in tne That pale gray voice faded stilllwar?” paler. “lsn't there a—sSpanish part?’ Ves, sir I It qua; “Yes, Spanish—fire, emotion, violence and lines like thes. “Stop saying ‘Yes. sir, start_rehearsals in ten minutes— is only for tight opcra, you know ‘Let me dip my hands in his blood, in her blood, m 5. sir—ree! all their bloods! | will avenge the| Which is the real story of how honor of the Montijos! " Arthur Cttry was engaged by Henry “1 once played—a Spaniard,” ob-|W. Savage for the Spanish part in iserved the pale gray voice, wistfully. | which he has scored a striking suc- | “That was before the war. cess in “Lady Billy.” _——— - “The Gainsboro Girl.” 1tthe finest in this section. E. Mc- g 5 | Nelly will have charge of the jazz At the New National Theater next | orchestra. The amusements include a Sunday night, the pupils of Miss Cora new shooting gallery, new bowling |alleys, “the whip,” an eleetric aerial B. Shreve will offer their annual mu- sical revue, “The Gainsboro Girl.” Many of the musical comedy lum narics of the present day rose from |swing and others. The steamer Charle |leave 7Tth street wharf 30 and 6:30 p.m. Macalester will at 10 am., Returning { Miss Shreve's institution. “The Gains- | 2350 bm. , Returnin boro Girl. she promises, will be the |from Marshall Hail at 12:30, 4:30, 5.50 most claborate production she has |4nd 11 pm. Chesapeake Beach. The celebration of the opening of Chesapeake Beach, the nearby bay resort, which started its season yes- terday, will continue today and to- morrow, Decoration day, Thousands visited the beach yesterday, scores of them arranging to remain over the holidays, either at the hotel or at the cottages of friends. The numerous amusements, includ- ing the giant derby go-round, the bowling alleys, shooting gallerics and the ~paddle booths, are in operation. All are sit- uated over the water of the bay. Salt water bathing and boating are other ever attempted, and will comprise many novel scenic and electrical ef- The sale of reserved seats starts Thursday. Seegers at the Belasco. Constance Edson Seeger of New York, a niecc of Capt. and Mrs. Temp- lin Potts of this city, will give her first. public violin recital in this city | at the Belasco Theater, Friday, June at 4:30 in th ternoon. At the same time her husband, Charles Louis Seeger, will talk on the joys of “Trail- ing Music.” Mr. Sceger, himself a composcr and writer on music, is a brother of Alan Seeger, the war poet, author of “1 Have a Rendezvous With Death.” These nomadic artists| have been camping for two weeks in Rock Creek Par! Glen Echo Park. i A two-day celebration of Memorial | day starts today at Glen KEcho Park Adequate car service is assured and outstanding feature, in the large pa- vilion, open on three sides and facing the bay. Rustic benches, quaint pavil- lions, grassy slopes and countless ting. Colonial Beach. have been added. This afternoon and tonight Sol Min- ster's band will be heard in a seri of free concerts. Tomorrow the prin- cipal added feature will be the mat Beach had its formal opening for the scason. The St. John's will make an- other trip this morning at 9 a.m. and one tomorrow. Decoration da al 9 li.m., making its return trip from the e dance, starting at 4 o'clock and Continuing until midnight. beach at 6 pm. A wide sandy beach, An_innovation in the near future|32lt water bathing. fishing. crabbing, boardwalk and many refined amus ments are announced attractions of the trip to the beach. Dancing will be a feature of every trip of the St. John's, rain or shine. The music will be furnished by a jazz orchestra on every trip, and at the beach there.will be dancing in the pavilion, which fs located directly over the water. Beginning Tuesday the popular forty-mile moonlight trips of the St. John's will be renewed every evening ©except Sunday, from the 7th street wharf at _7:15 o'clock, returning about will be the installation of a massive plate glass mirror across one end of the ballroom, which will enable the dancers to see themselves. In add tion a smaller mirror is to be install- ed beside the check room. Marshall Hall. Today the steamer Charles Macales- ter will make one of its eighty-mile ltrips down the Pottomac. These trips are justly famous on account of the Laughs and More Laughs. ' |scenery. “The steamer leaves the 7(!!}” b.m. The trip to Indian Head and ““Partners of the Tide” an Trvin|street wharf at 2:30 pm. and will ar- 04 B0 U8 SR (0 R SR ATE V. Willat special production wiil be |rive back in Washington at about|hecause of the music and dancing. the featured photoplay It is an!7 p.m. of "Joseph (. Lincoln's| Tomorrow. Decoration day, the 1921 novel and TADIEte! with tohbe | sunier aeuson at Mareball Hall will Chevy Chase Lake. scenes and thrilling situations. Its|be inaugurated. This resort has al- [ wmpe ynusual attractions for dancers cast inclpdes Jack Terrin, Daisy jwas been noted for its beautiful i 5 Ch Robinson, Tgrdon Mullen and others. |grounds. The owners for this year,|Will be in opemtion ;nmhvy ase Short film ‘subjects and special or-|have spent large sums in improve- |lake tomorrow, Memo 3. cheatral numiers will complece the |ments and new amusements, includ-| Unlfke previous seasons space is program. v ing a new dancing pavillion, one of' = {Continucd on Third Page.) attractions, with free dancing as the| shade trees offer a picturesque set-| EviD BENNETT Ruwkerbocker — ) ) e} J.P.LoCRNEX Strand Photoplays This Week RIALTO—"The Scarab Ring.” GARDEN—"Romance of W i Opens today at 3 p.m. O PALACE—"Black Roses.” Opens COLUMBIA—"Through the Back AT PHOTOPLAY THEATERS ALL THIS METROPOLITAN—"Jim the Penman.” Opens today at 3 p.m. ington” and “Heart of Mary CRANDALL'S—"Peck’s Bad Boy.” = WEEK | pens today at 3 p.m. Opens today at 3 pm. today at 3 pm. Door.” Opens today at 3 p.m. | | “Through the Back Door.” “Through the Back Door,” the ne est starring production for Mary Pi k- bia Theater this afternoon for in ex- tended engagement. ford, who was assisted by Alfred E. Green. The story opens at Ostend. Belgium, in 1903, where Jeanne Bodamere and her pleasure-loving mother are summering land Mme. Bodamere meets Elton | Reeves. a wealthy New Yorker. After a whirlwind courtship Reeves and Mme. Bodamere marry. and Jeanne is consigned to the care of her nurse Marie forsone vear. against the mother's wishes, because the new husband_in- sists. ' Five vears pass before Mrs. Reeves returns for her little daughter. | The old nurse has married in the mean- itime and has come to regard Jeanne {as her daughter. the child she tells Jeanne has died. Mrs. Reeves and her husband return to America, but not even Reeves' wealth brings happiness to the disconsolate mother. Meanwhile war breaks out in Belgium, and fearing for Jeanne's safety, the nurse sends Jeanne 1o | America with a note of explanation to her mother. Circumstances prevent |Jeanne from delivering the note and she is forced to enter the Reev’s' man- sion through the back door, where she becomes a_maid. She learns of the plans of society blackmailers to compromise Reeves and extort from him a large sum of money. {In the domestic conflict caused by the discovery the Reeves' learn of the identity of the maid and Jeanne is in- stalled as the heir-apparent of the { Reeves' menage, rather than as a maid. {There is a love story, too, behind [ Jeanne's visit to America. | “Jim the Penman.” A notable offering of the season will | be presented at Crandall's Metropol tan Theater this week. beginning this lafternoon at 3 o'clock, in First Na- i tional's photoplay of Sir Charles L. | Young's famous melodrama, “Jim the ! Penman,” with Lionel Barrymore in the title role. The cast includes An- | ders Randolph. Doris Rankin, Ned ! Burton, Gladys Leslie and many oth- {ers. the mother that i { i all the attractions that provide en- | *¥im the Penman” is the story of (eg'tsinmem for the v:«rks patrons With the 0 o'clock trip of xhn‘“a skillful forger, as cunning as a will be in operation. Feature stuntsigieamer St. John's yesterday Colonial|Raffles, with the suavity of a Walling- ford, who, detected in one of his early adventures in uttering checks by his prospective victim, James Ralston, is given the alternative of serving a band of crooked promoters for a pe- riod of twenty years or going to the penitentiary. The action of the story covers the two decades of Ralston's subservience to the crooks. At the expiration of that period, Jim con- ceives a revenge that annihilates the entire group. saves the name of his daughter from disgrace and furnishes the picture a novel and powerful climax. The original play was a stage classic. Mack Sennett's latest starring ve- hicle for Ben Turpin and Phyllis Hay- er, ’Sighed by the Seaside”: new: a new two-reel comedy. “She topics and musical features will complete the program. “The Scarab Ring. A photoplay of suspense. mystery land action "will be presented at Moore’'s Rialto Theater this week, be- ginning today, in the Vitagraph pro- duction featuring Alice Joyce, in “The Scarab Ring.” based upon the famous novel by Harrict Gaylord, entitled “The Desperate Herilage. The ford, will be presented at Loew’s Colum- | It is the first production in which . Miss Pickford has ever worked under ! the direction of her brother. Jack Picl In an effort to retain | v iscenes are all laid in homes of wealth, tor public buildings, and Miss Joyce {appears as a young woman brought {up in luxury The production is said to have cost over $100.000. The exteriors were ifiimed at beautiful country estates on Long Island and are all in keeping with the interior scenes. The cast includes Joe King in the i leading male role; Fuller Mellishy i Claude King, Maude Malcolm, E. Phil- {1ips and others. | Supplemental features will include ia Christie Comedy, “A Blue Sunday,” ithe latest Fox News and Kineto Re- |views' special release, “Boy Scouts of America,” with special _orchestral numbers, Punchinelio’s “Dance of the {Hours” and Titl's_“Serenade,” given by Mr. Arcaro, flute; Mr. Rogers, icello, and Mr. Gotta piano. A Romance of Washington” “The Heart of Maryland"” { The dJdouble bill presented for the {henefit of the Woman's Welfare League at Moore’s Garden Theater last week, the Post Photopla: Ro- mance of Washington,” and -Vita- graph’'s special production of David Belasco's famous stage play. ‘The Heart of Maryland,” will be contin= xvd another seven days, beginning to- a; ‘A Romance of Washington” has amused and entertained all who have seen it. Many prominent citizens ap- pear in the production, including the President and Mrs. Harding, who gracious\y consented to be photo- graphed Yor the cause. “The Heart of Maryland.” with Catherine Calvert in the steilar, has likewise met with an enthusiastic re- ception. One of the really good ple- tures of the day. the story has many advantages in the screen production in that sceres have been visualized which were merely hinted at in the play. The cast includes Jane Jen- nings, Crane Wilbur. Ben Lyon., Wil- am Collier. jr.; Felix Krembs and others. A triple love woven around the lives of three couples holds the center of attention. Supplementary films and a special orchestration wiil jcomplete the offering. “Black Roses.” Sessue Havakawa, the Japanese pho- toplay star, will be featured at Locw's Palace Theater this week, beginning this afternoon, in “Black Roses,” his mewest photoplay, by E. hard Schayer. 1t is described as a tense and brilliant American melodrama teeming with romance. adventure, intrigue and hair-raising thrills. “Black Roses” was directed by Colin Campbell, and its cast includes Myrtle Stedman. Tsuru Aoki. Andrew Robson. Toyo Fujita, Henry Hebert, Harold Hol- land, Carrie Clark Ward and many others. i " Mr. Hayakawa en as a Japanes gardener on the estute of Benson Bur- leigh, who has dealt unscrupulously with a gang of society burgiars with whom he is associated. The Japancse gardener has a_secret for growing black roses and when Burleigh is murdered by his former associates at the orders of { Blanche Devore. a woman criminal. a curious chain of circumstances enables the real murderers to pin the guilt on Yoda, the gardener. The_truth, however, is kiown to Blos- som, Yoda's bride, and, to seal her lips, | the criminals kidnap and transport the girl to a prison in Chinatown. whiie Yoda in the meantime has been con- victed of the crime. He makes a sensa- tional &scape on a locomotive, poses as a Japanese nobleman. outwits his ene- mies and brings ahoui_the rescue of big (Continugd