Evening Star Newspaper, June 19, 1921, Page 41

b1 20n WASHINGTON, D. C, 8 AT A A s e etk et SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1921. ale WO W shington theaters announce dramatic performances for this week, the Shubert-Garrick Theater, presenting a.stock company in the first of a series of popular successes at popular prices, and the National Theater, offering' a new comedy by William Le Baron. But there will be no dearth of amusements fnrv“'ashingA tonians, for besides vaudeville at Keith’s, the Strand and the Cosmos, there will be a host of motion picture presentations and a wide range of attractions is offe.fe¢ at tile various sylvan resorts within an easy riding distance from t&4# erty. - * kX ¥ %X . COMPARATWE._Y few newcomers to the Americaa stage have risen faster in the last few years than Miss Frances Carson, beloved in Washington for her appearances in a series of one-act Barrie plays, pre- sented here a few seasons ago, and particularly for her performance as Barbara in “Barbara's Wedding.” who is retursing to Washinglon for a week, beginning tomorrow, as leading woman in “The Scarlet Man" Miss Carson early became possessed of a desire to go on the stage. She was a particular admirer of Miss Julia Sanderson, who told her that the most practical way to ascertain if she possessed stage talent was to seek an engagement with a stock company. ~Accordingly, after work as an_“extra” in Philadelphia, she went to San Francisco to suc- ceed Miss Fay Bainter, star of “East Is West” as leading woman in the Alcazar Stock Company. She scored her first big triumph on returning, to Philadelphia to appear as leading woman in the theater in which she had obtained her first experience. Then came a valuable experience in stock in Milwaukee in that great company headed by George Foster Platt and Lionel Atwill. Going to New York, Miss Carson succeeded to Miss Ruth Chatter- ton's part in “Daddy L@nglegs.” in which she appeared: continuously -for two years. Then in Boston Miss Carson created what has been perhaps her most delightful role to date, that of Barbara, in Barrie's “Barbara’s Wedding.” During the war she devoted herself to camp entertainment, and then appeared in “The Riddle Woman,” with Bertha Kalich—her last appearance in Washington. Last season, Miss Carscn appeared with ‘William Collier in “The Hottentot.”. During the season just closing, she appeared as leading woman in “The Bad Man,” one of the outstandin successes of the present New York season. * ¥ ¥ X OTIS SKINNER is strongly opposed to laws regulating the actions of people on Sunday, but he does believe in a day of rest for the work- ers on the stage. In a recent interview he said: , “I decline to give Sunday performances because I personally believe in the biblical injunction and rest oueglay in seven. After playing eight performances in a week in any stage production. and working as hard as'I do, I want my rest on the seventh day—and I want the members of ! my eompany to have theirs. How they rest is not my concern. “If I remember correctly, during the French revolution and when the commune had in hand the destinies of that unhappy land, they abolished by law every other Sunday, and made the week consist of fourteen days. Nature rebelled, and they had to drop back to the old way of one IN THE SPOTLIGHT The thrilling melodrama “The Bat™ passed its 350th performance in New York Tuesday night and is still going well. | 5| i “The Last Trick.” a melodrama by l:xl;n..enfll first bao.l(.h “A Withered h . with stage life, i about to_be published in lmndl)n.= ? “The Last Waltz.” the Ia Osca? “Varying Shores.” a play by Zoe|Straus operetta, with }fie:x:;:lpllnt- Akins, has been purchased by Sam H. Harris, and will go in rehearsal early in the fall. It is reported that Elsie Ferguson will be_seen in the leading role. » “That Homely Henriques” is the titie of the comedy that will be tried on the road by Leo Ditrichstein dur- ing the summer. Mr. Ditrichstein will again appear in “Toto” in the fall and the new play will be reserved uatil ter. The cast of “M'lle. #ilo,” which the Shuberts are producing. will include Grace Valentine, Dorothy Clay, Mary Brandon, Helen Sinoit, Stewart Baird, James Spottswood, Ben Hendricks and others. Frederic and Fanny Hatton are the authors. “The Elton Case.” by William Dev- ereux. will be tried owt at Long Branch and Asbury Park during the week of July 4. The play is being produced by George Broadhurst and will have Chrystal Herne and Charles ‘Waldron in the leading roles. Edgar Selwyn's “The Love Chef,” in which Leo Carrillo will have the star role, will be shown in Chi¢ago,in ad-| vance of its presentation in New York. 1t will open in Chicago Au- gust 22. Kenneth Hill. Burton Churchill and Eleanor Gordon have been engaged for “Six-Cylinder Love. which Er- nest Truex and Jane Walker will have the lealling roles. Lynne Overman, who is Robert Adams In “Just Married,” now playing in New York, declined an offer last week to go to London next season and ap- pear there in a series of recent Amer- ican light comedy successes. * New York paper says that “Goat a play by Ernest Howard Cul- bereon. said to portray the life of the colored folks in Washington. will be presented next week in New -York at a theater to be mnnounced later. . © - |complimenti*us.” er. at the Century Theater, has met with one of the greatest rei:‘:nl}?:. ever accorded a musical ‘production in the histofy of the theater. +The response, from the opehing night én- ward, was immediate and entHusi- g Current Attractions astlc. The critics were loud In their Praises for book, music and brodue: ton. and were unanimous in calling it the musical sensation of a decade. The plan of the Shuberts to raise the curtaing. In thate tnsatore o opening nights at the advertised time. and first tried out at the opening of “The Whirl of New York"” Monday | night, proved successful in every way. While the Winter Garden has i, THIS WEEK AT THE THEATERS SHUBERT-GARRICK—'Adam and Eva.” By Summer Stock Com- -. . -.pany. Opens. tomorrow night. NATIONAL—"The Scarlet Man.” Opens tomorrow evening. KEITH'S—Vaudeville. Opens tomorrow afternoon. STRAND—Vaudevilfe. Opens this afternoon. COSMOS—Vaudeville. Opens tomorrow afternoon. had many openings. this was the first time that practically every seat :;s occupled when the cyrtain went — “The Scarlet Man.” Charles Dillingham will present his second dramatic offering designed for the new theatrical season in New York at the National Theater for a week, beginning tomorrow night. when he presents a new. comedy- satire, “The Scarlet Man,” by William ‘e have received hundreds of let- ters and telegrams commendipg us on our stand.” said Lee Shubert, “show- ing that the public has.long wanted this practice corrected. On the opening night almost every one who | came to the theater took occasion to| 2 —_— e LeBaron. “The Scarlet Man™ has been Keith's has added ‘“Aesop's Fahlel"lslwged by Fred G. Latham, who has jto its regular screen program coupling!been in charge of some of Mr. Dil- it with ““Topics of the Day.” Tt is a!lingham's most important successes in { brief affair, but it is described .as,cdn- ; the past, and in his new role as a pro- ?;.‘ZF.L‘ laugh in every flicker of lhl:ducer of dramatic pieces. Mr. Dilling- ham may be depended upon to adhere Manager Robbins of Keith's has re-!to the same high standards of casting Cgived the blue ribbon of the Rotary!and staging which have given him his Club, indicating his efforts in advanc- | reputation as a producer of musical l_n:”c: 5] ; emdmvemenu; along social)comedy and musical extravaganza. ines champloned by the Rotarians. | | The cast of “The Scarlet Man” will i -{be léaded by John Cumberiand. mak- In the Lions’ Cage. 1ing his first appearance in straight joomedy since 1913; Frances Carson. ! | recently . in_ “The 'Bad Man"; John How did you feel in the cage of,Craig. recently in “Nemesis.” Others ltions™ Gladys Walton was asked [in the cast include Olive May, Rich- atter dlie had fnk lard Barbeg, Diantha Pettison, John a2 ol Tam",,':‘“’ her scenes In{Gray. Clay Carroll ‘and Grace Perkins. n which she por-,The Washington engagement of “The trays the role of a tild animal|Scarlet Man® is for one week onl CraInes! with miatinees Wednesday and Satu lu: Fuess 1 felt like a soldier in baz-ld"" . replied the star. who h ¢ 'helihted to try any stunt reauirea oy ISHUBERT-GARRICK—“Adam and the . scenario. “The night before I} Eva.” “The Mother Heart” The “littlé mother” is always a beautiful figure, and often a pathetic one, when pov- jerty and a sense of duty combine to inspire an elder sister, still in her teens, ta the performance of such a task. - An excellent cast appears in sup port of the little star, including Ray- mond McKee, Edwin Booth Tilton. William Buckley, Peggy Eleanor and Lillian Langdon. Short film features. including com- | | edy and educational subjects, will ac- company the main showing. together with special orthestral numbers, in- cluding Hugo Frey's jazz fox-trot of melodles, from “Mme. Butterfly,” en- ed “Cho Cho San.” and Mayo's “Oh What a Wonderful Summer." Movie Stars at Keith's. Franci§ X. Bushman, erstwhile “king of the movies,” and beautiful Beverly Bayne, the scrcen star, will be seen for the first time in vaude- ville here at B. F. Keith's Theater tomorrow, beginning at the matinee and ending at _next Sunday night's performance. They will present Ed-! OUTDOOGR. ‘ Chesapeake Beach. | Scores of Washingtonians are plan- 1ning to spend their vacation at Chesa- peake Beach, the mearby bay resort. Many business men and government |empioyes are planning to establish [ their families at the resart and com- mute to and from work each day. Still others are planning week end parties for Saturdays and Sundays through- out the season. } Evening trips to the resort are grow- img in popularity. Prof. Ralph Gar- ire 's clown orchestra offers snappy imusic for free dancing in the over Mhe-water pavilfon. Salt-water bath iing, excellent fishing. boating, and canoeing are other pastimes. The numerous resort amusements. includ- i ing the derby racer and the merry-go- jround, are all situatedrpicturesquely jover the water. | Steamer St. Johns. The first regular ‘wéek end tfips of the steamer St. Johns, which were in- {augurated yesterday afternoon with the 2:30 p.m. sailing, will continue every Saturday the rest of the sea- |son.” The steamer returns to Wash- |ington in time for another trip at 9 {o'clock Sunday mornings The seventy-mile trip, down the | Potomac affords Washington excur- sionists an opportunity to spend the week ‘ends away._from,the city. -At Colomal Beach will be found amuse- ments and diversions to suit every itaste. Salt-water bathing, fishing, boating and crabbing continue to at- ] tract large crowds. The forty-mile moonlight trip of the : steamer St. Johns will continue every win Burke's one-act comedy, “The|avening darin ‘ r eract come & the coming week, with Poor Rich Man which in' other|ihe exception of next Saturday am Keith strongholds has proved its|gunday. the steamer leaving the 3ih worth as a vehicle for the two | iRday, he steamer lea 7 stars and as a cause of vfilr;h.mrhe 1. éxtra added attraction wil e ose - », - Broadway lights of dance and song. Great'Falls Park. the Barr Twins, Evelyn and Gertrude, who, with the arfistic assistance of Max Tonch, will offer their new hit, “A Riot of Color.” Another impor- tant number, inclining to the comic path, will be Miller and Mack, “The Bing Boys,” presenting ‘comed: and dance in_a 8nappy interlude. The premier appearance of the Shubert-Garrick Stock Company will be made-tomorrow night, when the Shubert-Garrick Theater will open its summer stock season with Guy @ 8 & | ' Today the attrations at Great Falls | Park provide forms of amusement i mot to be found elsewhere. Concerts will be given this- gfternoon and evening. There are merry-go-rounds, slides and other attractions for the children. Beautiful groves invite Réhedrsals for “The Mask of Ham- let,” a drama in three acts by Ario!Was to start on the lion scenes 1. Flamma, to be produced in New York | hardly slept a wink—the first scenes in August. are to begin this week.|in the cage must have been terrible. Signor Flamma is one of the lenung]lm quite sure my lege, or at any Italian dramatists of the day and rate, my knees, were shaking and in many of his plays have been produced | the costume I wore as the animal in Italy. trainer . this Involuntary muscular agitation must hav ' Robert Edmond Jones left ‘New 1 a = A T York last Wednesday to spend twe weeks in New Mexico, after putting the finishing touches to the designs for “Swords,” the plagy which Brock Demberton® will prodice early in the ? Jeanne Eagles Eagels, in a_cable- ®ram sent from Paris to Sam H. Har- ris, the producer, who is to present; her in a new play next season, de- niea the report published recently that she is engaged to be married. Hermine Shone, one of vaudeville's headliners, has been engaged for an important role in “Back.Pay.” a new play by Fannie Hurst, in which A. H. ‘Woads will star Helen MacKellar next season. Owing to-the absence of Ina Claire, who is in Europe, “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” will be tried out on the road in the near future, with Mary Serviss in the leading role. Miss Claire will act this role when the piece opens in New York in September. Isabel Leighton will play the lead ing feminine role in “The Puppet Master.” which the Selwyns will pro- duce next season, with Alan Dine- hart at the head of the cast. Oliver Morosco will present next season a Harvard prize play, entitled “The Copy.” and also-pians the pro- duction 'of three other plays in New York. These will be-‘The Madonna of Monterey,” by Mra, Fremont Older, wife of ‘the editor of the San Fran- cisco Bulletin"”;'' “Poor Letty,” with Charlotte Greenwood as its star, and = play entitled “The Rebound.” Noel Coward, Enmlish actor and playwright, has srrived IncKew York m London. He has’recently been appearing In the St._J Theater, London,- in “Polly Witt-g Past.” He played "the leading role 'last season in “Pil Leave It -to You:" his own three-act comedy. “The Rat Trap,” another four-act play by Mr. Coward, will_be produced in London in No. vember, . with Owen.-Nares: A. H Woods has-the Hghts 10 Bolton“and George Middleton's suc- will furnish I asked Mr..Harris; my director, why | he discarded the first scenes, he toid | ©°33ful comedy, “Adam and Eva." me the Ilights had flickered and| HOW a father, unable to rule or thrown a shadow across the cage: but | 8overn his extravagant family, is 1 knew better. I looked too mervops ! forced by circumstances to place his for a real lion tamer and my smile|S€cretary as manager, supplies the must have seemed very artificial as the . 5tOTY With many a provocation for { huge beasts snarled all around me. laughter. Adam was a ‘“regular fel- “But that feeling lasted only a|loW” and knew the value of home hort while. and a comfortable income. He saw “After I'd worked in the cage sev- | that only drastic means would bring eral days the ‘cats’ became convinced | this Wayward family around to see I was’ not afraid of them. the folly of their ways. He even snarled, growled, showed their teets | turned thief and: told untruths, but and struck at me; but I held my |l Won out in the end: How: he ac- ground and out-stared them. T don's|Ccomplished this result can' be ap- suppose it was,-really. nerve, but I |Preciated best by seeing; tir. play. knew the camera was clicking and T Robert Brister heads the cast of forgot everything except that’ the scenes had to be made : players., He has had -wide experi- ence.on the stage.. He was.Florence Rockwell's leading man with the 1 5 “Bi of Paradise” for three. seasons. Novels, Movies. Greatness. |15 iabid, e Foie, 28 Adam in this production-and Florence Evelyn Martin will play the part of the ex- travagant Eva. The supporting cast includes Leah Winslow, *Edna May Oliver, Constance Hope. Leon Gen- dron, 'J. Arthur Young, Douglass Dumbrille, Gertrude Keith and others, John Ravold will direct the produc- tion. Jay Strong is the stagé man- ager. s ~"Adam and Eva” is the first of a series of successful Broadway play: to be presented by the stock company at the Shubert-Garrick Theater dur- ing the summer months. Strand. . Manager Sparrow at the Strand Theater announces a shower of btarg on_his program this week, beginning today. The ‘vaudeville part of the bill is headed by Cecilia Weston, in ong hits. Others to be seen will ig- There is a tradition in effect that great men—Presaidents, justices of the supreme courts, base ball um- pires and the like—refresh their minds when they are tired from the world's great affairs by reading de- tective yarns. . ) It .is a fgct that many notables enjoy fiction which non-notables of the tortoise-shell-glassed fiction sed- ulously avoid. Woodrow Wilson, one of the Presidents of-the- country, and, until recently, good for - the first page, ‘column 1, was fond of de- tective stories, and, worse yet, from the superior viewpoint, he was fond of movles.. . So, it _develops, is President Hard- ing. At least, Senator Knox ev dently thinks that he is. and ought to know. “The President was a recent visitor to the senator's Val. ley Forge residencé and spent the week end there. A - projection ma- chine ‘was rigged. up . ¢specially for the occasion, and the chief executive treated to a private showing of “Wet Gold,”-d picture dealing with pirates ‘n everything and remarkable for its undersea photography. : | | and whistling hits; land dnd Powers, a comedy couple, introdueing their latest musical skit; the Equillo Bro®rs, exponents of equilibrisn Lee Beggs. and his compahy, in “The Old Folks At Home.” i8 one of sunshine and laughter, with perhaps a few tears. As the photodramatic attraction. Shirley Mason. Misa FITE™ seen, in i clude - Dave Kindler offering sopse years wi 1 The playlet | expected to profe of keen interest, as Brown and O'Dorinell fun in plenty. Marshall Montgomery, the great ventriloquist, whose ac- complishments in voice-throwing al- most surpass belief, will be another of the week's-good things, especl&lly.-' as Edna Courtney is continuing Q' give her assistance. Others in the list will be Dave Roth, in a charac- teristic interpretation; the Le Volos, in a strenuous feature; the Tuscano Brothers, in a strong-man surprise “Topics of the Day,"” “Aesop’s Fables,’ a recent addition, and the Pathe News Pictorial. The bill at Ke¥th's today at 3 and §:15 will contain all last week’s at- tractions. Cosmos Theater. Hedding ~an ~ unusually - entertalning vaudeville ‘and- motion picture program’ at the Cosmos Theater this week; be- ginning tomorrow matinee, will be Mutt and Jeft,” in “Taking a Chance.” The leading players, representative of the famous cartoon’ characters, will appear with a bevy of pretty girls wearing up- to-the-minute costumes, amid fitting surroundings, in a eondensed version of the original Mutt and Jeff show. An- other number is "A Dream of - Old s | EEypt.” an elaborate dance production featuring” Mlle. Verna Mercerau, the danseuse, assisted by Ben Mordant and sejerab: graceful girls. The company wil offer a_group of ancient dances in_addition to_introducing some of the latest. Bteps. Other acts which are ex- Lpected_to please are Lew Cooper, one of and *“‘Rerio,” the ‘laugh provoking hobo yeligt. The return ‘of Max Linder:to the screen after am absence of several ' be shown in_ “7 Years Bad Luck,” a gripping comedy which is announced as the added matinee fea- ture. “The Fight of the Age,” a humor- ous and scientific two-reel film, which will be shown at all performances, is it “pictures in training the principals of and explains various punches and their efllects, e | picnic parties to spénd ‘the day. Fish- ing and boating atfract many to the river. Every week day évening there is dancing. =Newcomers: to Washing- ton find much Tnterest in the remains ofsthe old jail, dam, locks, forge and canal at Great Falls Park, which were-constructed: by Washington dur- ing his career as an engineer. Added transportation facilities to and from the .Falls are announced. | * Glen Echo Park. :?Through cars at frequent intervals, just'a’ douple of minutes apart during the ahfusement “rush hours,” make thre 4rip up through Georgetown and oufalong the Maryland sige 9t the fqtomar to’ Glen Echo k the plgskmntest “dnd .most attractive car 7] ut;of .Washington. Not only s does-dti appeal¥from’ a scenic. stand- pomt; with 8 'views of the Potomac. Palisades’.on the Virginia “side and the rapids.and is ands of ‘tlé upper river, but as a “cooler off”.it has few equals’ " 2 Were the-ride less pleasant a trip to Glen Echo would: still be well worth while,” for the: entertainment list at the popular .resort has “pep” and vafiety—everything; in fact, one naturally expeots to find, at a first- class amusement park. ,One of the prime’ favorites is the new< cdrrousel. Another is the midway,. for within this.big building is a veritable indoor amusement park, where surprises lurk and fun runs riot. Today free band concerts, with Minster's Band_as, the ‘drawing ‘card. ta: Giddy and Glddy, in comedy songs, | §1ass mirrors are to be iustalied in the ballroom. Frames have been pre- ‘pdréd: for them in the two archways to the right and left. of the orchestre stand, so that the dancers can get comprehensive glimpses of themselves jas they trot, one-step or toddle by. Chevy Chase Lake. | *Every evening thousands of Wash- ington’s ardent dance. _enthusiasts 'the coming international pugilistic match | flock to Chevy Chase lake to enjoy dancing_out in the open. Meyer .Pavis Orchestras are scoring hits 1 Frank Mayo's Persistence. ! with their introductions of many new | numbers right from Broadway and | thecpesort ! Dancing begins every cvening at §:15 o'clock. Car service to and from the lake has now been brought up to maximum Sservice. Gareth Hughes to Star. Gareth Hughes is at last to be of- {ficially starred in motion pictures. The young-Yeatured player of Barrie's “Sentimental Tommy” and Luther Réed’s*"Lure of Youth” will have his| name in big letters when “The Hunch” is released. | “The Hunch," an adaptation of a story by Percival Wilde. published in | the Popular Magazine, will be the first | of three pictures in which Mr. Hughes is to appear. It is a comedy-drama of an imaginative young broker whose | plunging tactics lead him into desper- | ate strai Hughes first stage experience was as a boy im an English-road company in Shakespearean repertoire. He was borr in_Wales, and_he came to the United States in 1913 with the Welsit Plavers. Later he was with Ben Greer's company. in_“Joseph and His Brethren,” and had a season at the i Little Theater in Philadelphia. But his definite arrival was as the young licutenant in “Moloch Appearances in the title role of “Ev- eryman” (Richard Ordynski's preduc- tion), as Ariel in the Shakespearean | tercentenary “Caliban,” as John the Baptist in the Washington Square Players’ “Salome.” and in Barrie's one- act play. “The New Word.” preceded | hig enlistment as a private in the Army. After the war he starred in “Dark when it was pro- duced in Boston, before Belasco changed the play into a vehicle for Eileen Huban. Then he turned to pictures. Mr. Hughes' first appearance for Metro was_ in support of Viola Dana as the college boy husband in “The Chorus Girl's Romance.” The wide- spread attention that he attracted in this picture and in “Lure of Youth." which followed, made his stardom a certainty, but there was not a suitable vehicle ‘available at the time, and he | was loaned for the production of “Sen- timental Tommy.” His work in this picture was .enough to raise him to the rank of a star, especially in juve- nile roles. His impersonation - of Tommy has been pronounced the most satisfying portrait of a character in fiction that has ever been presented on the screen. He has completely ab- sorbed the character of Barre’s young I hero. ! The disciples of the principle; of heredity can point to Frank Mayo as a shining example of their rule of be- ing. Notwithstinding the fact that Frank's parents did everything inj| their power to keep the youngster off | the stage, Mayo became an actor, and before he was.twenty had scqred a hit on the London stage in one of the most dramatic roles ever writte Cash. Hawkins in “The Squawman. Frank Mayo, who is now onc of the screen’s. most popular stars, is the son of Edwin T. Mayo and the grand- son of Frank Mayo, who is remem- bered by the older theatergoers as the icreator_of Davy Crockett, Puddin'- head Wilson, Nordeck and other dramatic classics. His mother and grandmother - were famous on the :\xtage and so were many other rela- ves. Guarding the Musketeers. George Lenahan, the Washington representative of the United Artists’ ‘Cofporation, has' engaged a vault in a local bank in order to afford pro- tection ‘against thievery for the print of - “The! Three * Musketeers,” the adaptation of the Dumas story, in which Douglas Fairbanks will goon appear at the Columbia Theater. Mr. Lenahan declares that a number of valuable _films have already been stolen ang- shipped to foreign coun- tries wheré 'Fairbanks is extremely popular, and that he is taking this step to, safeguard his own interests while the print of the pictore is in his charge, 2, 255 WILL ROGERS - Photopiays Metropolitan PHOTOPLAYS SHOWING ALL THIS WEEK METROPOLITAN—"Now or Never.” Opens today at 3 p.m. COLUMBIA—"The Woman God C | RIALTO—"Uncharted Seas.” Opens today at 3 p.m. kanged.” Opens at 3 p.m. today. PALACE—"Carnival.” Opens today at 3 p.m. CRANDALL'S—"The Great Adven ture.” Opens today at 3 p.m. Harold Lloyd, in “Now or Never.” The Metropolitan Theater this week | announces as its chief attraction, Har- old Lloyd's most comed: pretentious “Now or Never." In this. production | he is said to far surpass any of his The fun which | clean, hilar- | v wholes he provides is absolute! iously amusing and enti for fai . A complem tary of the bill will be fur- nished by Will Rogers, in the version of Irvin S. Cobb's story, Will Be Boy: In “Now Or Neve again assumes the role of 3 and Mildred Davis that of * . The action grows out of the youth's childhood promise to return for his be- trothed on her eighteenth birthday. ‘When he recalls this adolescent prom- tse, there is scant time to reach the home town where the prospective bride waits. From the necessity of a mad dash for home by means of all sorts of fast-moving convevances springs the humor in which the comedy abounds. Mr. Rogers has role of great ap- pearl in the picturization™of Mr. Cobb's story. Irene Rich, Svdney Ail orth, Ed Kimball and Nick Cogley are prom- inent in the supporting cast. Short reels will complete the program. N Carnival. “Carnival” the vivid picturization of the coloriul love story of Venice in carnival time, which was seen as a stage production in Washington | during the current season, will be- | gin a week's engagement at the Pal- Gce Theater, beginning this after- noon. Matheson Lang, co-author of the production, appears in the leading role, supported by Ivor Novello, Hilda Bail; nd many others. “Carnival” is a story almost unique in screen and stage annals The theme of the production centers about the impersonation by the chief char- acter of a stage role that enacts, al- most identically, a strange and grip- ping experience he has just passed through in real life. It is a love! tale of decidedly modern occurrence, laid in that most beautiful of Italian cities, Venice, at a time when the city is holding high carnival, The stage production of this offer- ing had a gratifying metropolitan run and it was rated as one of the most powerful dramatic presentments of years. The screen production has amplified the magnificent scenic in- vestiture of the stage production and by filming the piece against an actual | Venetian background the flirQClDI'l has contributed to the silver shevt in ‘Carnival” what 18 claimed to be al thing of breathless beauty and utter: magnificence. An overture by the Palace Symphony Orchestra called “Venetian Melodies, the Pathe news views, the latest is sue of thé Literary Digest Topics and other selections will supplement the | featured offering. : “Uncharted Seas.” H As enthralling a picture as has been seen in a long timeis the claim made for “Upcharted Seas,”. which opens-a week’s engagement .at the Rialto Theater today. Alice Lako has the leading role and gives a dramatic interpretation un- excelled for beauty and force, accord- ing to reports from critics who have seen the picture elsewhere. The production is said to be “en- thralling” because of its unusual plot and the method used in working out the situations. For her supporting cast Miss Lake has Carl Gerard, Ru- dolph Valentino, Fred Turner, Charles Mailes and Rhea Haines. The produc- | tion is an adaptation from John| Fleming -Wilson'’p~story of the_same name as it appeared in Munsey's Magazine, and it is said no effort has been spared by the director in turn- ing out an artistic picture. A pro- | gram of subsidiary subje ::s will be offered and o; An unusual addeu attraction, which will cause much com- will be the premier showing in hington of “Tony Sarg’s Alma- a picture on the order of a car- toon with marionettes performing in silhouette, a combination making a newd departure in _motion pictures and said to be one of the most amus- ing presented to date. An interpretative orchestra score of beauty is promised, the introductory overture being Suppe's “Jolly Rob- bers.” supplemented by other special numbers. “The Woman God Changed.” “The Woman God Changed,” the film production of the magazine story by | Donn Byrne, ‘which was presented far the first time in Washington last Sun- day afternoon at the Columbia Theater, will continue its engagement through second week, beginning this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Columbia. 1t will form the central, offering of a program » of extra musical’ and screen selections. Scena Owen, E. K. Lincoln, Lillian Walker and others are featured in this study of a woman's love. Miss Owen is seen as a dancer—a habitue of Broadway’s night life—whq, maddened by the neglect and cruelty of a man she loved, killed him and fled to the South seas. The girl, brought to book for the crime, finally is assured of hap- piness, and sails away with the man | she loves to live out their lives in hap- piness and peace. The story was per- sonsilly directed by Robert G. ViEnole, “‘What’s Worth While.” The latest Lois Weber production, “What's Worth While,” will be the featured attraction at the ‘Garde: Theater the first four days of the weck beginning this aftersoon. The theme is lofty and the situations aré dramatic and appealing. Another out- standing feature is the superiority of the cast. Claire Windsor portrays thé leading role, supported by Louls Cals hern, who makes his screen debut. in this picture, being a leading mam, who has scored in stage productions; Mona Lisa, the “vamp’ girl and noted for her beautiful cyes, has a strong part. Edwin Stevens and Arthur ° |Stuart Hull round out the group;of notables. Thursday through Saturday at the Garden Washington audiences will have an opportunity for the first timd to see a motion picture with an alls English cast, which was made unde# American methods, when “The Cait-of Youth” is shown. Adapted from Henry Arthur Jones' play, the produc:. tion was made nmear London with 4 Glynne, Jack cast including Mary Hobbe, Ben Webster and Malcolm Cherry. The production is replete with picturesque views of English scenery. - An added attraction will be the pre- mier showing here of.*Tony Sarg's Almana, 1 Special orchestral numbers will “#h hance the enjoyment of the program, “The Great Adventure.” - Again temporarily departing £Fpm its usual custom of presenting ®ey=~ eral photoplays in a single wésk Crandall's Theater. beginning thi afternoon, will offer for a run of Seven days an interesting double- feature bill. o The stellar feature will be the filmization of Arnold Bennett's com- edy. “The Great Adventure,” in which the leading role is played by Liowel Barrymorce. As the typical Lop-, doner. who. through an odd combina-