Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1921, Page 39

EORGE ARLISS, the eminent actor, believes that the increasing costs of production and railway transportation are likely to re- vive the system of the stock company and the visiting star. He is of the opinion that the touring company may soon be a thing of st. In a recent letter to the New York Times, Mr. Arliss says: Such an able and shrewd manager and business man as David Belasco would not shelve one of the season’s most successful produc- tions, “Deburau,” aiter a year in New York, and decide definitely not to send it on tour unless there were serious ground for such action.” Regarding his own intentions, he says: “It is more than likely that eventually when The Green Goddess” takes to the road its tour will embrace only a certain number of the largest cities, and that the lesser ities will be altogether eliminated.” i . ] He continues: “To mect the increasing costs which face touring anies it would be necessary to raise admission charges in the smaller to such an extent that the public would be forced to_go to the motion picture entirely for their theatrical entertainment. When that time comes, and it looks as though it were not so far off, the stage will be compelled to return to the stock company-visiting star idea or go out of business. ) he theater of i company in each of the cities pany of actors who will play the p: the future, as I foresee it, will be a resident stock ge enough to support one, with a com- for about hali the salary they now demand, because assured of permanent employment, and because they will be able to live in their own homes the vear round, without travel. The new plays that are successful in New York will be produced by the resident stock company. Whenever a star of importance has the Teading role in the New York production he will be booked in thé more important cities of the country along present booking lines. But he will go alone—with- out nery, without a cast of players, without properties. The stock players will be rehearsed in the play, or series of plays, in which the star is to appear, before his arrival, so that but one or two rehearsals will be necessary before his first appearance. “With th tem of visiting stars reyived, Shakespeare would not be nearly so likely to spell ruin—nor the repertory system either. Trans- portation charges would be comparatively insignificant, and the producer would stand a much better chance of realizing on his investment in a new play. An indefinite run for a very successful play might be arranged as at present. I do not see any other way out.” * k * k THE expressed determination of the Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert to invade the field of vaudeville gives promise of a lively battle to the finish with the B. F. Keith interests. Both sides are making a show of confidence. and the Keith people are pointing to the once disastrous ex- periment along the same line years ago, when, it is claimed, millions of dollars were lost before “the invaders” surrendered. The Shuberts, noth- ing daunted. insist they will get the $20,000,000 capital necessary for their venture, and that the resignation oi prominent persons connected with their new move will occasion no delay in its inaugural. * * AFTER the performance at the National Theater last night, the lights went out to remain so until July 11, probably, when George White's “Scandals of 1921" will make its first appearance for the fitful iod of a week. information can yet be given as to when the National's regular season will begin. The new productions that have been and wili be seen in the interim, while all “headed for Broadway,” are merely undergoing the test of their fitness to reach their journey’s end. * x k * EORGE M. COHAN'S announced retirement from the production field —and perhaps from the stage entirely. at least for a time—is referred WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 26, 1921, DOUGLASS DUMBRILLE Shubert Garrick CHILDERS Metropol to by the New York Times. coupled with the significant afterthought, “And you never can tell.” Many announcements have been made of pro- posed productions for the coming season, in spite of Mr. Arliss’ belief that we are drifting to an era of local stock companies and traveling stars, but therc is more or less of an air of uncertainty as to what theater patrons may expect next fall and winter. John Golden is said to have in rartemplation the production of five new plays in New York, but whether ey will reach the road is as yet problematical. Many road productions failed during the past year due to the high cost of production and of transportation, along with still existing war taxes, and many of the timid prophets of the theatrical future are hinting that the photoplay will pro- vide the chief entertainment for theatergoers.until “conditions become Current Attractions THIS WEEK AT Stock Compan KEITH'S—Vaude: SHUBERT-GARRICK—"The Man Opens tomorsow night. Ile. Opens tomorrow afternoon. adjusted.” In the Spotlight Wagenhals & Kemper have placed Zola Talma. a Spanish girl, last seen with Willard Mack in *Near Santa Barbara,” under contract to tour next season in “Spanish Love.” Jennie Jacobs, play broker, will pre- sent in August a onc-act comedy drama by Julia Chandler, called “The Rose- Pink Trick. John_ Sears Story will play the leading male role. George White's third annual revue, “The Scandals of 1921," is undergoing final rehearsals in New York prepara- tory to its initial performance at At- fantic City at a holiday matinee, July 4. Jess Dandy, playing in “Just Married™” in New York, last Tuesday night cele- brated the twentieth anniversary of his appearance on_the stage. Mr. Dandy is Tot playing a dialect part in “Just Mar- ried,” his first straight work in many years. Stage Director Fred G. Latham sailed yesterday for London for the purpose of sceing _three English productions that Mr. Dillingham has obtained for Amer- ica nmext season. “Brown Sugar,” “Old Jig” and “Bulldog Drummond.” Mr. Latham is coming back on the same Steamer and will at once start rehear- sals of “A Wise Child,” a new com- «dy by Rida Johnson Young, in which Vivienne Segal is to play the leading role. intimate musical piece entitled “Dolores,” with book by Anna Nichols, is announced for production in New York next season. Werner Janssen will write the music. An Ada Lewis, the well known comedi- enne, will be the cast of “Good Morning, Dearie,” the Kern-Caldwell musical comedy which is carded for an early presentation. The cast of “Six-Cylinder Love.” which Sam H. Harris has placed in re- hearsal, will be headed by Ernest Truex and June Walker. which is a comedy by Wi thony Maguire, wiil probably begin its season early in August. Eleanor Woodruft will be in the cast of Rol Cooper Megrue's “Hon- ors are Even” will present in New York August 8 for the first time. William Courte- nay and Lola Fisher will be starred. That no man is a hero in the eyes of his wife or his valet, is an old say- ing, but Samuel Shipman, the drama- tist, has just discovered that no man is & hero in the eyes of his stenog- rapher. He had just completed a play, “Lawful Larceny,” which he con- Biders the best thing he ever did. He was, therefore, first pleased and then chagrined when his head stenographer handed him the manuscript, saying, “Here, Mr. Shipman, is a masterplece _OF TYPING.” Mr. Shipman -tells the story on himself and enjoys it. Leo Ditrichstein has begun rehears. als of a new comedy entitled “That Homely Henriquez,” in which he plans o appear for two weeks in July be- fore going on tour with “Toto.” The engagement of “The Ghost Be- een,” with Arthur Byrom, now at ::. 39th Street Theater, New York. been extended indefinitely. Helton, Byron Beasley and Anne Sutherlan have been engaged for William Devereux's “The Elkton Case,” which George Broadhurst will produce in Long Branch July 4. has which the Selwyns| l l‘llmlnlry jof the Barrys, near Delaware Wal Chrystal Herne and Charles Waldron will head the cas John Drinkwater's “Abraham Lin- coln” has been revived in Hammer- smith’s, London, the scene of its orig- inal production. Crowded houses have again greeted the revival. A. H. Woods will open the Republic Theater, New York, July 25, with ‘Getting Gertie's Garter,” a three-act farce by Wilson Collison and Avery Hopwood, which recently had a long run in Chicago. The cast is headed by ‘Walter Jones and Adele Rolland. Louis Mann withdrew last week from the cast of “The Whirl of New York,” the New York Winter Gar- den’s latest production, because the strain of playing each night and re- hearsing a new play, in which he is to appear soon, proved too great, he said. He was succeedled by James B. Carson. “The Love Letter” will be the title of the musical comedy in which John Charles Thomas will be starred next | Do season. It is based upon “The Wolf,” by Molnar. Adolph Klauber is to present “Th End of the World,” a new comed;rh; Janet A. Fairbank, early in the Au- ;\;‘T‘n with an exceptionally strong Olga Petrova arrived in New York from Europe last Wednesday to begin rrrlllle;rslr;'ln qll\l “The White Peacock.” whicl e Selwyns are going t. - duce in September. 508 (0 pED A. H. Woods has decided to present “Back-Pay,” the Fanny l’!llrltp ;I:cne. the latter part of August. This is the piece in which Helen MacKellar will be starred. It will be given a pre- tryout in the adjoining towns before being taken to New York for a run. Manager Robbins of Keith's last week at Jimmy-Joe furm.”l’;:z er Gap, and, as usual annually, had ti time of his life with lndoo{ and mx‘:E door sports. Next week at B. F. Keith's The- ater the Sawyer-Santley revue will be given its premiere here. Others announced are Adelaide Bell, Palo and Palet, the Royal Gascoignes. Wallingford Screened. “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford” has been prepared for the screen for re- lease in the fall. There is hardly a city or town in America that did not see the play, and as a result the char- acters of J. Rufus Wallingford and his partner -in smooth dealing, Blackie Daw, are like old friends to men and women throughout the country. The picture is said to trans- fer to the screen not only all-of the clean, wholesome humor of the stage play, but adds many laughs that could be compassed within the com- paratively restricted limits of the spoken drama. To Luther Reed goes the credit for the scenario of the comedy drama. The role of Wallingford is assumed by Sam Hardy, Blackie Daw is played by Norman Kerry, and Doris Kenyon is seen as Fanny Jasper, the girl with whom Wallingford falls in love. Others in the cast are FKillie Dove and Diana Allen. STR! COSMOS—Vaudeville. ND—Vaudeville. Opens this afternoon. Opens tomorrow afternoon. ! | THE THEATERS From Homes” By Summer Shubert-Garrick. For its second week the Shubert-Gar- rick stock organization will offer Wil- liam Hodge's great comedy, “The Man from Home,” by Booth Tarkington. This play has appeared in every large city in the world and has made a tre- mendous hit. It will be presented at the Shubert-Garrick Theater for one week beginning tomorrow evening. The plot deals with a brother and a sister who plan to live in Kurope after the death of their wealthy father. They are taken up by schemers of impecu- nious nobility, who attempt to use them for mercenary ends. The plot goes well until the girl wishes to marry, and then Danel Pike, a hard-headed Hoosier lawyer, whom the father had wisely left as guardian for his children, makes a trip to Europe and starts things a-going. How he saves the pair from the schemes of the foreigners supplies the play with some of its most laughable moments. | Robert Brister, lcading man of the Shubert-Garrick stock organization, will play the role of the old Hoosler lawyer from Kokomo, Ind., while Florence Evelyn Martin will have the important role of Ethel Simpson. The support of the Shubert-Garrick players will again be In evidence for this production. They are Leah Winslow, Edna May Oliver, Constance _Hope, Arthur _Young, Dumbrille, Leon Gendron, Theodore Hardy, Gertrude Keith, Hardy Meakin and others. Keith’s. Arman Kaliz, the opera singer, actor, composer and producer, will be the principal stellar attraction at B. F. Keith's Theater this week, be- ginning at the matinee tomorrow a ending Sunday night. “Temptation,” an allegorical operetta in seven scenes, will be played by Mr. Kaliz and a large company, including Dor- othy Smoller, a pretty Washington miss. The theme involves the ancient Adam and Eve story and illustrates the old and the modern phases of the ways to paradise and to perdi- tion. Messrs. Kaliz, Lazarus and Parnell furnished the book, lyrics and music, while Mr. Kaliz claims the conception, staging and producing. The added feature will be provided by Lillian Shaw, a really distinctive artiste in her ability to portray with song and story strange types of human souls. William Gaxton, hailed as “Doug” Fairbanks' vaudeville suc- cessor, will be seen in “The Junior Partner,” a comedy which Rupert Hughes wrote for “Doug.” _Basil Lynn of “Bride Shop” fame and Wil- liam Howland will join efforts, in “A Racy Conversation. Frank and Milt Britton, “the two jazz beaux,” will offer “A Symphonic Rhapsody.” i{Norman Talmo will present “The ‘Balancing Billiard Shop.” Laurel Lee is another laugh provocant. La Dora and Beckman will give “A Pair of White Birds.” Aesop's Fables and the regular house additions will com- plete the program. Strand—Vaudeville. A diversified and well -balanced bill is annouriced for showing at the Strand Theater all this week, begin- ning today, the. vocal portion of the program being headed by Macy, Tay- lor and Hawks, a triple alliance of harmony II:%Ihumur. Others appear- will | | i ing influde the Rickards, in juggling stuhts, magic and shadow- graph; Charles Reador, performer on the xylophone;- G. Swayne Gordon and his company, including Oswald Jackson and Ethel Adamson, offering & comedy entitled “Off With the Old Love;” and Freddy and his three cycling _girls. On the photodramatic half of the program the beautiful Olive Tell will be presented in her latest special production, “A Woman's Business,” said to be a tense screen drama of the best type. Edmund Lowe, Lucille Lee Stewart, Donald Hall Warner Richmond, Annette Bade and Stanley Walpole are seen to advan- tage in the supporting cast. Selected short film features will give the finishing touch to this por- tion of the bill, the whole being ac- companied by orchestral numbers, in- cluding Fisher's “Just Keep a ‘Thought for Me" and Harry Von Til- zer's popular hit “Land Where the Sweet Daddies Gro COSMO0S—Vaudeville. Milo, famous as vaudeville's contra tenor ‘and comedian, and one of the most popular headliners of the high- class bills for years, will lead the list of attractions at the Cosmos Theater this week. Slatko's Rollickers, a dancing jazz band famous for speed, pep and jangled harmony d Max- ine Brothers, and “Bobbi their fa- mous dog, in comedy, juggling and boomerang throwing, will help add luster to the topnotch numbers, and 3 they will be reinforced with Nathalie | Lippard and Dan Collins, in a de-| lightful musical interlude; Jeff Healy and company, in George Munro's great comedy sketch, “A ~Business Pro- posal”; Jones and Cavanaugh, in a blend 'of song and humor, and Sin- clair and_Grey., two pretty cycling misses with a novel act. The extraordinary matinee feature will be Thomas Meighan's big pic- ture, “The Easy Road,” also featuring Lila' Lee and Gladys George in a story of primrose path dalliance and heartache. Mack Sennett will send his new laughmaker, “Astray from the Steerage,” which, with other pic- ture features will complete the bill. An excellent bill of vaudeville and pictures will be presented at the per- formances today, starting at 8 p.m. Insurance Policies Are Given Keith Employes The distribution of free life in- surance policles given to all his em- ployes by E. F. Albee, the president and chief owner of the B. F. Keith theater circuit, has begur® The benefaction also is extehded through his_instrumentality to the theaters|ment. | with which his circuit is affliated, there being several hundred enjoy- ing the advantages of such relation- ship, which gives them the same booking as are obtalned for the Keith circuit_of several score houses cov- ering the eastern part of the coun- try. The policies range from $500 to $1,000 each, according to the length of service, ranging from six months to five years. X The object of Mr. Albee in the matter of the insurance policies is set forth on a page of the policy itzelf, as follows: “The B. F. Keith Theaters Company. To the employes of the B. F. Keith circuit and its afliations: “In memory of Mr. B. F. Keith and his son, A. Paul Keith, this certif cate of insurance is given to you as a loyal employe of their organization. It is our desire to foster the friend- liest feeling in our Institution, and we want every employe to feel that we have his or her welfare at heart. ““We feel that, in giving this pro- tection, we are adding a little to your peace of mind, and, in & meas- ure, showing our appreciation of your interest in the B. F. Keith “Please accept this with my sin- cerest wish that you may long con- tinue in our employ. (Signed) “E. F. ALBEE." { vaudeville circuit. ; —_— Edmund Breese, the well known ac- tor, has been engaged by William Harris to_play the leading part in “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife, the French farce which is to open in At- lantic City next month. ! THAT TRAGIC NIGHT AT FORD'S THEATER. W. J. Ferguson, the only person now living who was on the stage of Ford's Theater, on 10th street, on the night that Abraham Lincoln was shot by Wilkes Booth, is a prominent mem- ber of the cast of D. W. Griffith" latest production, *“Dream Street, which begins an extended Washing- ton engagement this afternoon, direct trom its long run in New York. In “Dream Street” Mr. Ferguson plays the part of the father of Gypsy Fair, the little dancing girl who is the heroine of the story. Ferguson is very gray now and his face is lined with the wrinkles of the years and when he is not working with D. W. Griflith in picture-land he is filling en- gagements in the New York theaters. All the details of that tragic night at Ford's are graven in Mr. Fergu- son's memory. There is one thing. however, he would like to impress upon history, but which he despairs of ever setting right, and that is that Booth, the slayer, did not shout “Sic semper tyrannis” when he leaped to the stage from the presidential box, breaking his leg in the fall. “I was a call boy with the company op that night” says Mr. Ferguson, “and I was watching the acting from the wings and repeating the lines of OUTDOOR. Glen Echo Park. Outdoor amusement of the best sort, aided and abetted by an escape from the heat of the city, is making Glen Echo Park a delightful resort for the capital's stay-at-homes. The entertainment list leaves little to be desired, for one finds all of the amusements one expects in the larger parks of the country. The long list of two score attractions is headed by the six big rides. The rage temporarily is the coaster dip. While each of the devices has its following, the midway, with its numerous fun provid- ers, and the new carrousel are two prime favorites, and the new ballroom is the headliner. A trip to Glen Echo to dance is quite the thing. Free band concerts by filnfier’l ‘Band are scheduled for today and admission to the park is always free. Great Falls Park. Today a special musical program is announced for the afternoon and evening concerts at Great Falls Park. The delight of boating, hiking, fish- ing and the dancing on ‘week days all attract increasing numbers to this popular resort. Extra electric train service is provided by the manage- During the week a m,:n;her of organizations will enjoy their an- n\lfl outing at Great Falls and added attractions for the children as well as older folks are to be featured. Colonial Beach Trip. The steamer St. Johns will make its second two-day week end trip to Co- lonial Beach Saturday, leaving her wharf, at the foot of 7th street, at 2:30 P. M. and 9 A. M. Sunday. Prep- arations have been made for the ac- commodation of the many vacation- ists who make the beach their sum- mer home, and if the number who have already made week end trips on the St. Johns can be taken as a criterion this will be the banner year in the history of the beach. An opportunity is offered Washing- tonians to take a sail down the Po- tomac every evening except Saturday and Sunday on the Steamer St. Johns to Indian Head and return. The steamer leaves her wharf at 7:16 o'clock. Music and dancing are fea- tures of the trip. - Marshall Hall. It is always cool under the shade trees that line the banks of the Potomac at Marshall Hall. Breezes are always astir and, amid the pic- turesque grove, where Thomas Mar- shall, an early patriot, built his home, one can now enjoy gll the pleasure of a modern amusement park. The steamer Charles Macal- ester makes three trips daily to this river resort, leaving 7th street wharf at 10 a.m. 2:30 and 6:30 pm. Sun- each player for, though I was only 15 years old, I had learned nearly every part by heart. Suddenly, we were oll startled by a pistol shot and then there were eries and calls from alll parts_of the ho Looking up, 1 saw Dooth, the idol of the company, jump from an upper box. His leg had caught in the American flag that draped the box and I could see his face plainly. 1t was drawn with hate, anger, pain and excitement. I heard him groan heavily when he landed on the stage and saw him falter and stumble when he placed his weight on the leg he had broken. “I heard cvery word Booth uttered. What he said was exceedingly pro- S fane. He did not say ic semper tyrannis' or anything like that. After- ward, we read in the papers that he had made that classic exclamation, which has been believed i But we were all very exc body took the trouble to deny it at the time. “One thing was lucky for me that night. He wanted me to hold his horse in the alley that night and I re-; fused. He said he would give me al shing. But 1 wanted to see the ng and wouldn't do it. The boy that did hold his horse was afterward arrested. I understand he is quite a character around Washington days, however, the first trip is made at 10:30 instead of 10 o'clock. Be- cause of the growing demand for the “forty-mile run the management has decided to make this a regular Sunday feature. Leaving 7th street wharf today at 2:30- p.m., the Mac- alester will make a trip forty miles down the Potomac, stopping at Mar- shall Hall both going and coming. The return trip will be made in time for the regular 6:30 trip to Marshall Hall the same evening. Chevy Chase Laxe. At Chevy Chase Lake Tuesday dolls will be presented to selected dancers from 9:30 p.m. at both pavilions. These are said to be a fad now. Bezinning next Saturday evening the management announces free danc-} ing from 8 to 8:30 o'clock every Sat- urday until furthar notice. Music Is being furnished by two orchestras. Dancing starts every evening at 8:15, except Saturdays, when 8 o'clock is the starting time. Ches&pe;kT Beach. Chesapeake Beach, the delightfully cool bay resort just an hour's ride from Washington, is affording thou- sands of capital residents respite from | the hot weather. The long boardwalk |is always swept by bay breezes. On a prominence overlooking the Chesa- peake is a cool grove, where excur- sionists may spread their lunches, lounge in comfort and enjoy them- selvee. All of the amusements are situated !over the water, where zephyrs always blow. Salt water bathing also affords a popular means of cooling off. Fish- ing, boating and canoeing are other pastimes. Ina Claire to Star. Miss Ina Claire signed a contract with Willlam Harris, Jr., recently, whereby she came under the manage- ment of that producer. She will sta. in “Blue-Beard’s Eighth Wife” adapted by Chariton, Andrews from the French farce by Alfred Savoir, which has been a great success in Paris. Miss Claire sailed for Europe immediately after this contract was signed,.and she will spend the sum- mer in France resting from her run of two seasons in “The Gold Diggers.” According to her present plans, she will not return until August, in time for rehearsals. . Miss Claire will open in New York September 5th. .It was under the management of the late Henry B. Harris, elder brother of William Harris, Jr.. that Miss Claire attained fame, playing in “The Quaker Girl.” Her popularity in- creased during successive seasons in }IIG Zle.!ldd"PFll)‘l;l%l;gollnwed by a ong run in “Pol 2 Past,” and then “The Gold Diggers.” OrLveTELL Strand CAROL DEMPSTER Columbia Photoplays This Week: PHOTOPLAYS SHOWING ALL THIS WEEK METROPOLITAN—"Courage.” Opens today at 3 p.m. COLUMBIA—"Dream Street.” Opens at 3 p.m. today. RIALTO—"A Private Scandal.” Opens today at 3 pm. i PALACE—"White and Unmarried.” CRAN DALL'S—"The Girl in the Opens today at 3 p.m. Taxi” Opens today at 3 p.m. “White and Unmarried.” Photoplay enthusiasts who remem- ber the success achieved by Thomas Meighan in “The Easy Road,” “The Frontier of t Stars” and “The City of Silent Men” will be elated over the announcement that Mr. Meighan will be the star of the Palace Theater program for the full week beginning this afternoon in “White and Unmar- ried,” his latest starring production, an adaptation of the story of the same iname by John D. Swain. Mr. Meighan is supported by a cast that includes Jacqueline Logan and Grace Darmond, Walter Long and Marion Skinner. In this production, Mr. Meighan es- says the role of Billy Kane, known as the hermit burglar, who falls in love with a girl whose photograph he has pilfered and whom he meets sub- sequently on & steamer to Paris, after his uncle has left him a fortune of $500,000. He meets the girl and a friendship springs. up, but during a Paris party. the girl becomes infatu- ated with French pickpocket and, without knowing the nefarious call- ing of the man, she makes good her determination to marry him. Billy, however, is madly in love with her, and immediately after her marriage there ensues a succession of romantic and adventurous events to free the girl from the marriage. In an effort to bring about the rescue of a little French dancer who has been kidnaped Billy, the reformed bur- glar, encounters a group of Apaches, and in the resulting battle the un- worthy husband of’the girl Billy loves is killed. Awakened at last, the girl realizes. the merit of the reformed burglar and makes a second but wiser choice. The added screen and musical at< tractions of the Palace program will *)be in keeping with the standard of Mr. Meighan’'s latest starring pro- auction. Clyde Cook will be seen in his latest comedy production, *The Guide”; there will be the latest issue of the Pathe news pictures and the Literary Digest “Topics,” and Direc- tor Gannon of the Palace Symphoygr Orchestra will contribute a musical score and overture. “Dream Street.” *“Dream Street,” D. W. Griffith’s latest photoplay, and the picture that Griffith rates as hleTulerpleu of screen en- deavor, will presented at the Colum- bia Theater this afternoon for an ex- tended engagement. Its presentation at the Columbia today will mark the first presentation ever made of ‘“Dream Street” at popular prices. It comes from a long New York engagement, where it was seen at $2 prices. “Dream Street” is described as a dramatic comedy with a powerful ro- mantic theme. It is based on the Lime- house Nights stories of Thomas Burke and it features in its typically Griffith cast such players of renown n‘ Carol Dempsater, W. . Ferguson, #® Ralph Graves, Charles Emmett Mack, Edward Peil, Porter Strong, Charles Slattery, George Neveille, Tyrone Power and Morgan Wallace. It is a story of that picturesque region of London that Mr. Burke has immortalized in his Lime- house Nights stories. The story centers about the great love of two brothers that is brought to the supreme test when both succumb to the charms of a beautiful young dancing girl who is forced to meet the wiles of the ‘world almost alone and who eventually is a great force in strengthening the ties that have bound the brothers. About the girl and the two brothers is woven a romance of dramatic love, filled with poetic visions and governed by the good and evil influences of the world in which they live. Flitting through the street of drcams, these (iiree characiers eventually reach a paradi on earth. Although “Dream Street” will be pre- sented in full-length form as it.was given in New York, the management of the Columbia will introduce variety into !/ the program by the inclusion of a num- ber of short-length musical and screcn subjects of great beauty. “A Private Scandal.” A new wrinkle in the photodrama. i film play supervised by the author him- self from the inception of the story until its ultimate release in celluloid, such is “A Private Scandal,” which opens week’'s engagement at the Rialto The ter this afternoon. Hector Turnbull, author of that gru: success, “The Cheat,” is behind this rew idea, as carried out in the current attraction, which was his original sto:y. May McAvoy appears in the stellar rol Kathlyn Williams, Raiph Lewis, Bri Gordon and Lloyd Whitlock being sern’ in_support. The plot revolves around X youni French refugee who finds a home with a wealthy American family. ;nd becomes the storm center of a love tangle in which the wife, neglected by her huv- band, has involved herself. Being cow ardly, the wife turns her husband's su: picion toward the innocent girl whe he at last wakes up to the fact that something furtive is going on in his house. Loyalty to the woman who has befriended her seals the girl's lips, and y threatens to engulf her. How well Miss McAvoy handles this delicate role those who have seen her exquisite work in “Sentimental Tommy"" can imagine. A program of short features includes a laughable comedy featuring Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran, entitled “A Blue Sunday”; an appealing scene en- titled “One Peake Was Enough,” and showing of the latest world events as picturized in the Fox News. The orchestra score includes as over- ture Balfe's “Bohemian Girl” and other numbers of & popular and classical n ure. “Courage.” The Metropolitan Theater announces as its chief photoplay attraction for the current week Sidney A. Franklin's camera version of -Andrew Soutar’ novel, “Courage,” with Naomi Childers, Sam De Grasse, Gloria Hope and Lionel Belmore in the principal roles. “Courage” is a drama of unusual strength, founded on the theme of wifely devotion. The foremost figures are Stephan Blackmoor and his wife, Jean, the former a struggling inventor just launched upon an industrial carcer as working partner of a man of wealth in the steel business. Angus Ferguron, the capitalist, fails to fulfil the terms of his agreement with the inventor and is scught for a settiement. Blackmoor ar- rives upon a_tragic scene in the mill man’s home just in time to be accused of murder, for which a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed. Throughout her husband’s incorcera- tion Jean struggles to win a fortune and justice. She establishes a steel mill in England and upon the outbreak of the war renders the country great service by manufacturing vatuable implements of warfare designed and smuggled out to her by her husband in prison. The deathbed confession of the actual mur-, derer of Ferguson leads to the release of Blackmoor_and his elevation to the peerage. There will be the customary array of films and orchestral features. “The @irl in the Taxi.” “The Girl in the Taxi,” produced in photo-dramatic form by its stars, Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Haven, will be the foremost attraction of the bill at; Crandall's Theater throughout the, week beginning this afternoon. This: | farce by Stanislaus Stange was onc: of the Broadway sensations, and at. the time of its greatest popularity, Mr. and Mrs. De Haven were appear-: ing in the same roles on the stage that they now enact upon the silver sheet. The supporting company in-| cludes Otis Harlan, Jed Prouty and (Continued on Third Page.)