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fiVENISTG frft-ntfTCH-PKIEADEEPfilA-. TUESDAY, OOTOBEB 20, 1914.
SOCIAL LIFE
PHILADELPHIA
MRS. WILLIS D. POWELL rhoto by Mr
Mrs. Powell, it will be remembered, was Miss Clara Schoble, of Wyncote, Pa., before her marriage a
fortnight ago. Mr. and Mrs. Powell are at present on their wedding trip.
M ARGOT ELLIS SCULL, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Ellla Scull, who
will make her debut at a dinner dance to ho
given by her paronts at Lelghton Place, Over
brook, Friday, November 13, wilt havo no re
ceiving party, but two prominent New York
debutantes, Miss Josephlno do GersdoriT and
Miss Kathleen Macy, will como ovor for tho
dinner danco and spend the week-end as tho
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Scull. Miss Scull has
lust returned homo after a year spent abroad,
and whllo In England attended several largo
balls during tho London season. It was the In
tention of Mr. and Mrs, Scult that their daugh
ter should first make her formal dobut at
Lelghton Place and then that Bho should bo
presented at the English court next June, but
the war conditions abroad seem to promise this
event will have to be deferred for still another
year.
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Roberta havo Issued
invitations for a dinner to bo given Saturday,
October 24.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cobb Kennedy and Miss
Elizabeth Kennedy loft Havcrford Court, Hav
erford, last week, and are now at their apart
ments, Locust streot and "West RIttenhouso
Square.
Miss Violet Rldgway left yesterday for New
York, whoro she will remain until tomorrow.
Tho alumnao of tho Academy of tho Sacrad
Heart, Eden Hall, Torresdale, will hold Its an
nual meeting today at the convent. Miss
Katharine Raleigh Is president of the asso
ciation; Miss Grtrudo Fetterman, vice presi
dent; Miss Jean Rowland Lovis, aeoretary, and
Miss Agnes Mack, treasurer. About 100 mem
brs will attend. They held a business meeting
In tho morning, and this afternoon thero will
be luncheon, and tho present pupils will enter
tain their older sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Boennlng, of 333 West
Seymour 6treet, Germantown, ore receiving
congratulations on the birth of a son.
Invitations havo been Issued by Mr. and Mrs.
George Burton for a dansant which they will
give at tho Bellevue-Stratford to Introduce
their daughter, Miss Margaret Handy Burton,
the afternoon of Thursday, November 13.
Mr. and Mrs. Vorlck B. Martin, of Scarsdale,
N. Y., aro being congratulated on the birth of
a son last week, Mrs. Martin will be
remembered as Mlsa Sarah White, of Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Farnum Lavell, who
spent tho summer at their farm In West Point
on the Reading road, havo returned to their
home. IK) South 23d street, for tho winter
months. Mrs. Lavell before her marriage last
June was Miss Eleanor Stanley Field Puc.
ALONG TIIE MAINLINE
oVEMmoOK Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Close,
of 64C3 Drexel road, entertained on Saturday
night at a danco and bridge. The affair was In
the form of a house warming, Mr. and Mrs.
Close having Just moved Into their new home.
Assisting them In receiving on Saturday night
wore Mrs. S. R. Close, Mrs. Irving R. Prentiss,
Mrs. John R. Buckman, of Baltimore; Mlsa
Frances Judd, of New York; Miss Helena
Smith, Mrs. J, R. Knlcrlem and Mrs. Louis P.
Mutschler, Mrs. Dorothy Johnstone Baseler
entertained the guests In the Intermissions of
tho dancing by several harp solos and Mrs.
Close, sang.
Mr. and Mrs. Close will be at home to their
friends every alternate Sunday, beginning No
vember 1.
William M. Hardt and his family have re
turned from an automobile trip to their home
town, Frederick, Md., to their present homo
In Wynnefleld, near Overbrook, having stopped
at I-ancaster, York, Harrlsburg, Gettysburg
and Reading.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip E. Luders, of Wynne
wood, aro being congratulated upon tho birth
of a. daughter last week, Mrs. Ludera will
le remembered as Miss Louise Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Shillard Smith Bpent tho
Week-end as the guests ofvMr. and Mrs. Abei
I1. Wetherlll.
ST.DAVID'S-Mr, and Mrs. Walter Yeatts
will boon occupy their house on St. David's
road, which they havo taken for tho winter.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. W. W. Meade, of
Aberdeen avenue, are visiting friends in Louis
ville, Ky.
Colonel and Mrs. L. W. Maltby have closed
their cottage at Block Island and are occu
pying their home on St. David's road and Lan
caster avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hale are receiving con
gratulations on the birth of a son Friday morn
tag last. Mrs. Hale will be remembered as
Ml Myrtle Still, formerly of Malvern.
KrE-Dr. and Mrs. William A. Sawyer,
of Louelia avenue, are receiving congratula
Nona on th birth of a son. t
Miss Helen Devereux, who sold her house
Un season, has taken apartments on Lancas
ter avenue for the winter
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Wendell spent the week
end with Mr, and Mrs. John Eyre Anderson,
of IS North 13th street.
IN AND ABOUT
CHESTNUT HILL
Mrs. Thomas Potter returned from Now York
yesterday, having spent tho week-end with her
rlster, Mrs. Stephen Meeker.
Mr. and Mrs. E. RIttenhouso Miller, of East
Mt. Airy avenue, motored yesterday to Lake
Wood, whero they will spend several days.
GERMANTOWN
A pretty wedding took placo last Thursday
when Miss Catharlno Carmen Camerano, of
Germantown, became tho bride of the Rev.
Theron Leo, of Lambertvlllo, N. J., In the
Church of tho Atonement, Wnyno and Chelten
avonues, at 8 o'clock. The ceremony was per
formed by tho Rov. D. M, Stearns, assisted by
the Rev. Charles Leo, fathor of tho bride
groom. Miss Carmerano wore a gown of
croam-color duchesse satin, trimmed with real
lace and pearls, and carried a shower bouquet
of bride roses. The maid of honor, Miss AHco
Calley, of Boston, wore a turquoise blue crepo
meteor gown, with an ovorsklrt of cream-color
lace and a lace bodice. Sho carried a basket
filled with Klllarney roses. Tho bridesmaids
wore Mfss Eleanor Town, Miss Edith Collins,
Miss Elizabeth Brubaker, Miss Margaret
Haines. Thoy all woro gowns of shell-pink
eatin, mado like that worn by the maid of
honor, and all carried baskets of Klllarney
roses. The ushers Included Harold MacA.
Robinson; Gordon Lee, brothor of tho bride
groom; Kenneth Colville, James A. Walker,
Alfred Moorhead North acted as best man.
Upon their return, Mr. and Mrs. Lee will live
In Lambertvlllo, N. J.
Mrs. Prentiss Nlcolls made an address to the
ladles of tho First Presbyterian Church yes
terday afternoon on "Missionary Women and
the Social Question." Tea was served after
the meeting.
Mr, and Mrs. D. English Dallam, of West
Stafford street, have taken apartments at the
Lincoln for the winter months.
Tho Rov. William Beatty Jennings, of 6013
Greene street, spent the week-end In Princeton,
whero ho delivered an address to the theo
logical students.
TIOGA
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Werthelmer, of 1525 West
Erie avenue, announce tho marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mildred Werthelmer, and Dr.
Herman Bernard Cohen, of E021 Walnut street,
Sunday afternoon. On their return from their
wedding Journey Doctor and Mrs. Cohen will
llvo at 933 Llndley a venue.
At tho October meeting of the Men's Guild
of the Lutheran Church of the Nativity, Tioga
and 17th streets, the president, Oscar C.
Schmidt, who recently returned from an ex
tended tour abroad, gave an Illustrated talk
on Southern France, which Included many
Interesting personal experiences of the present
war.
ALONG THE READING
Miss Gertrude Gilbert, daughter of Mrs.
Georgo F. Lasher, of Rydal, has been spending
several days at Atlantic City. Miss Gilbert
will return home today.
The Misses Elcnck will begin their Monday
afternoon dancing classes for children on Oc
tober 24 at Willow Grove road, Glenslde. Miss
Jackson, of Philadelphia, will be In charge of
the classes.
Among those who entertained at dinner be
fore the dance at the Huntingdon Valley Coun
try Club on Friday night wero Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Lewis Ross and George F. Harris.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Samuel K.
Reeves entertained at luncheon at the club-
house, and on Saturday evening Newell C.
Bradley and W. II. Hancock were hosts at
dinner.
Miss Edith Larzeler entertained the mem
bers of her "600" card club Saturday evening
at her home, Kenllworth Inn, Oak Lane. Tho
table was attractively decorated with autumn
flowers and leaves. Her guests wen Mlsa
Gladys De Camp, Miss Mary Wilkinson, Miss
Helen Brown, Miss Helen Millard, Miss Pearl
Westcott, Neville De Camp, Nathaniel Watson,
Stanley Vandersllce, Jack Peterman, Walter
Miller and Ray Scott.
WEST PHILADELPHIA
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. McCall, Miss Leo
nora B. McCall and Joseph B. McCall, Jr., of
4201 Walnut street, returned last week after a
month's stay at White Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Cunningham, of 203
South 12d street, aro entertaining their son-in-law
and daughter, Lieutenant and Mrs. Fred
erick E. Belsel, who have Just returned from
Colorado Springs, where they spent the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Early Rheln, of 213
South 43d street, returned toj town last week
on the Lusltania, having spent the summer
abroad.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Cllne, of 5124 Spring
field avenue, are entertaining Mrs. Cline's sis
tor, Miss Maud Conover, of Boston.
Miss Clara A. Wllllts, of 4405 Spruce street,
has returned to her home after passing the
summer at Oswego, N. Y,
DEBUTANTE AFFAIRS
VERY MANY TODAY
Two Large Teas ancL Two Dinner Dances
Will make up a Very Busy Day for
the Little Buds,
Today the flowers will wend their way to
ward Chestnut Hill and Haverford. At Chest
nut HIU Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Savage wilt
Introduce their attractive young daughter, Miss
Marlon Eyre Savage, at a large debu'tanto tea.
Miss Savage will have a few of the debutantes
to receive with her, and assisting Mrs. Savngo
In receiving will bo members of her family and
a few of her Intlmato friends.
Tho Savage home Is on Graver's lane and Is
a delightful spot for an affair of this kind. Tho
wholo lower floor of the house may be thrown
Into one great room, and there aro wide
porches on both sides of the house, with a broad
brick terrace at one end.
Tho large rons are decorated In autumn
colors, which form a charming background for
the flowers which have been sent to Miss
Savage.
Tho second tea will be given on the Main
Line. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Llllle will introduce
their charming daughter, Miss Jean Morris
Llllle, nt a large affair, which will bo followed
by an Informal supper and danco for the receiv
ing party. Miss Lllllo will wear n beautiful
gown of soft white satin, which Is mado with
dainty ruffles of tulle and lace. Tho bodlco Is
lacy ond has short sleeves. Here, too, tho
flowers aro wonderful. Tho lovely old-fashioned
bouquets, with their stiff lace paper edges, stand
out In relief from the softer and more feathery
bunches of rare roses and exqulslto orchids and
ferns.
Receiving with Miss Llllle wilt be Miss Eliz
abeth E. Wister, Miss Mary H. Laird, Miss Re
becca A. Lycett, Miss Anna Taylor Watthour,
Miss Jean Newbold Thompson, Miss Katherlne
Soeler, Miss Isobol Rodgers, Miss Lllllo Cris
fleld. Miss Florlno Pearson, Miss Edith H. Bally,
Miss Mildred Longstreth, Miss Lucia Warden,
Miss Agnes Smythe, Miss Eloanor Porcher, Miss
Kntherine Z. Ogden, Miss Katherlne Z. Ogden,
Miss Katherlne Tonney, Miss Hansell French
Earle, Miss Mary Arrean Miller, Miss Dorothy
Oborteuffcr, Miss Ethel Hastings, Miss Ruth
Sherbourne and Mlsa Betty Sherbourne, of
Boston.
Assisting Mrs. Llllle will be Mrs. Edgar C.
Fclton, Mrs. Wlnthrop Sargent, Mrs. William
J. Sorrlll, Mrs. J. Heron Crosman, Mrs. Henry
Tatnall, Mrs. George L. Crawford and Mrs. J.
A. FInley.
This evening Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bayard
Bowie will give a small dinner dance at their
house In Chestnut Hill In honor of their daugh
ter. Miss Katharlno Ashhurst Bowie, who was
Introduced at a largo tea on the 0th of this
month. The guests, who will bo about sovonty
flvo In number, will be seated at small tables,
which will be decorated with autumn flowers.
An Informal dinner danco will bo given by
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edward Drayton for their
niece, Miss Anna Massey Hockscher, who, with
her mother, Mrs. Austin S. Heckscher, Is their
guest until November 1, at Penllyn. Tho Cedars,
whero the danco will be given, Is a wonderful old
rambling place. The house Is approached by an
nvenue of tall trees, which give their namo to
the lovely spot.
Some among those who wilt attend the dance
tonight will be Miss Hope Truxton Bealc, Miss
Inez Drayton, a niece of Mr. and Mrs. Drayton ;
Miss Almee Hutchinson, Miss Cornelia Carter
Leldy, Miss Susan B. Ingersoll, Miss Ruth Coxo,
Miss Helen Ellis, Miss Gertrude Tower, Miss
Ella Brock, Saunders Meads, Harry C. Drayton,
John W. Drayton, Emlen Drayton, Julian Blddle,
Alexander Cadwalader, Charles Fry, Clarenco
Fisher, Edmund Thayer, Fritz Drayton and
Harry Ingersoll.
The guests will be seated at small tables and
the dancing will continue until late In tho
evening.
Mrs. Heckscher will Introduce her daughter
at a tea on December 1, and will give a dinner
danco at the Rltz-Carlton the night of De
cember 10.
SOUTH PHILADELPHIA
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Neill entertained last
week at their home, 1816 South 18th street, in
honor of Mrs. W. Keller and her sons, the Rev.
William Keller and Howard Keller, of San Fran
cisco. Supper was served for 12 guests.
Among those present wero Mr. and Mrs.
James McGonlgle, Mrs. James McKenna, Miss
Alice McKenna and Mrs. Campbell. A musi
cals was held In the evening, at which Prof.
William A. Davis was heard.
The Do Soto Country Club has Issued invi
tations for a supper and dance, to be given on
Halloween at its house In Garden Lake.
Those In charge of tho affair aro Frank Mc
Laughlin, Clare Woods, Joseph Stressley,
Frederick Kelly, James Connelly and Martin
Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Davis, of New York,
are being congratulated on the birth of a son.
Mrs. Davis will be remembered as Miss Anna
McKenna, formerly of South Philadelphia.
Dr. Chailes Furey and Mrs. Furey, of the
Glrard Estate, spent tho week-end at Wild
wood. CAMDEN AND VICINITY
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Cassels, of 037 Cooper
street, have returned from a long stay at their
Hea Isle cottage.
Mrs. Charles Grlng has been visiting friends
and relatives in Reading, Pa.
The Women's Club, of Camden, of which
Mrs. Stockton Woodward is president, held tho
first meeting of the season In its clubroom
on the second floor of the Cooper Park
Library. Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Kemp and their smalf
daughter, of North 3d street, will move to New
York Saturday.
ROXBOROUGH
The marriage has been announced of Miss E.
Adole Jones, sister-in-law of Mrs. Josephus
Jones, of 647 Markle street, and Georgo M.
Robinson, of 543 East Dupont street. The
ceremony was performed on Thursday, October
15, by the Rev. Dwlght Hanna, pastor of the
Leverington Presbyterian Church, Leverington
and Ridge avenues. On their return from
their wedding Journey Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
will live at 529 East Conarroe street.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Sommers, of Lyceum
avenue, and Doctor and Mrs. George Flem
ming, of Manayunk avenue, were the guests,
last week, of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McMaster
on an automobile trip through Pennsylvania
and Delaware.
Mrs. Walter Fancourt will entertain at 500
tonight at her home on Manayunk avenue,
when her guests will be Mrs. Ralph Cope, Mrs.
W. Edward Shappell, Mrs. Ferdinand Davis,
Mis Edith Fee, Mrs. Milton Smith, Mrs.
Clarence K. Dengler, Miss May McKlnney,
Mrs, Clayton Thomas, Mrs. Ella Shuler, Mrs.
Joseph Rose, Miss Gertrude Field, Mrs Louis
B. Wagner, and Mrs. Charles J Johnson.
MUs Hettle Elizabeth Sheldrake, of Lever
ington avenue, avo a conversazione on Satur
day night for the members of th Itojtborough
Current Events Cbifc, 4
WEDDINGS OF INTEREST
ATTENDED BY MANY
Fliiladclphinns Attend Wedding in New
York Other Weddings Here arid in
Country.
A number of Phlladelphtans left this morn
ing to attend tho wedding of Miss Agnes Oris
wold Landon and Moses Taylor Pyne, Jr.,
which will take place this afternoon at tho
Church of St. Bartholomew, 44th street and
Madison avenue, New York city, nt 4 o'clock.
Miss Landon will be given in marriage by
her father, Henry Hutton Landon. Sho will
wear an exquisite gown of white satin, em
broidered In silver, and her long court train
will bo trimmed with rich laco and sprays of
orange blossom. Her veil will be edged with
real lace, and sho will carry n shower bouquet
The wedding will bo followed by n large
reception.
Mr. Pyno Is closely related to a number of
Phllndelphlans. His mother was Miss Etta
Stockton, of Trenton, a cousin of Mrs, Logan
Bullitt, the Stocktons, Lolpers and David Paul
Browns.
WANAMAKER MURRAY
The marriage of Miss Gertrude Murray,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murray,
nnd Dr. John Wnnamaker will take place to
night at tho homo of the bride's parents, 1810
Mount Vernon street.
Tho bride, who will be given in marriage
by her father, will wear a handsome gown
of whltf satin nnd rich lace. Her veil wlll.be
elaborately arranged on her hair with orange
blossoms, and sho will carry orchids nnd lilies
of the valley. The gown will have a long
court train attached to the shoulders.
The Rev. Dr. Henry A. Drlcsner, pastor of
tho Franklin Baptist Church, Baltimore, will
perform the ceremony.
Miss Murray wll be attended by his sister,
Mrs. Walter F. Ktemm, as matron of honor,
nnd the flower girl will bo little Miss Eleanor
Klemm. There will bo no bridesmaids or
ushers. Doctor Wnnamaker will have for his
best man Dr. Leon F. Leuberg.
The ceremony wll bo followed by a recep
tion, after which Dr. and Mrs. Wnnamaker
will leave on n wedding trip. They will bo
at home on January 6 at 1816 Mount Vernon
streot.
STELWAGEN POMF.ROT
The marriage of Miss Grace Powell Pome
rey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shields
Pomeroy, to Henry Welghtman Stehvngen,
2d, will tako placo this evening, at 7
o'clock, at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy,
312 Swnrthmoro avenue, Ridley Park.
A reception will follow tho ceremony, after
which tho couplo will leave on a honeymoon.
They will bo at homo nftor December 1 at
Ward avenue and Free street. Ridley Park.
SHAW AND SHERMAN
In "Arms and the Man," the Little Theatre Skil
fully Revives Some Thoughts on War.
Somehow or other, when people start any
sort of a "new" theatre, they begin with
Shaw: he has becomo a synonym for the intel
ligent and the ambitious. And usually tho
pieco Is his first "pleasant play," "Arms and
the Man." In this, as well as In the acting
lost night, tho Little Thoatro has started
right. If It keeps to present standards its
repertory season will bo a success as well as
a Joy.
Thero are lots of advantages in Shaw as a
pace-maker that even tho most astute of man
agers don't always recognize. His verbal pyro
technics, for instance, are apt to dazzle the
audience's vision to tho sort of painted
window, fake-perspective scenery that was
tho only blemish on lost night's production.
But, more important than that, a play by
Shaw means something for the actors to put
their teeth in. Good acting tho sort tho Little
Theatre supplies gets Its reward. A Juvcnllo
comedian, like Dallas Anderson, has speeches
that mean something In Idea and character;
and ho has silences that under his refreshingly
original Bense of "business" mean almost as
much as what the other people are saying.
The actresses get women with something be
sides phrases on their tongues, with soma
touch of that mystic vitality which Shaw
loves to call the "life force." In Shaw's plays,
or other dramas as intelligent, such an In
tegral, local company as Mr. Iden Payne, ono
of England's most expert directors, has gath
ered for Mrs. Jay, can turn out live, likeable,
new performances every fortnight with some
sort of ease.
As everybody knows who has read or seen
plays In the 20 years since "Arms and the
Man" was written, the play at the Little The
atre does all this. It does It even with so
limited a field as a Balkan war. The theme of
the play seemed worth talking about half a
year ago. Byronlc Ideas of heroic war had
been pretty thoroughly laid out. Shaw's
"tradesman's" substitute with all the cheap
and evil things of tradesmen's substitutes
was firmly established In tho public mind. But
with Europo roaring Itself Into one great
shamhl'-e, a little repetition of Captain
Blunschh's truisms isn't at all a bad thing.
Indeed, they may be pushed a little farther.
The war that we know when real business
enterprise, as embodied In a modern state,
takes hold of things, is a much more thorough
and therefore much mora horrible thing than
the Bulgarlana' little murder business.
Shaw disagreed with Sherman. Ho said It
was only purgatory. But that was before he
met the Kaiser.
Adeline Genee at Keith's
Adeline Genee, who heads tho bill at B, F,
Keith's Chestnut Street Theatre, Is one of the
moat chaimlng dancers in the world. She
glided upon the stage yesterday in "tho spirit
of the dance" and repeated the most successful
dances of her successful careor.
Beside Miss Genee, there was an entertaining
bill, tho best feature of which was Edwin
Stevens-unforgettable as tho Sheriff of Not'
tlnghara In "Robin Hood" who appeared In a
sketch "Two Old Men and the Pevll." Mr.
Stevens gave an Imitation of "the old time,
actor," appearing as "tho Broadway Devil" and
as an aged grandpa refusing to admit his
age. He was charmingly assisted by Mlsa
Tina Marshall.
Roxy La Rocca. an Italian harpist, scored a
hit when ha mado the strings of his Instru
ment come to life, and got tha audience whist
ling to his vivacious melodies. Frank Milton
and Lillian and I.ou pe Long appeared In
"Twenty Minutes Layover at Alfalfa. Junc-tlon"-a
burlesque which really provokes real
smiles.
"Way Down East" at Walnut
Running for 19 conseoutiva years, "Way
Down Ejst" opened again last night for a
week's run at the Walnut Street Theatre. As
appealing, as amuBlng as of old, the play held
the audience Old plas are ofun given by
young companies companies young In experi
ence, and consequently mediocre. But that
presenting this play of perennial popularity
is cxcelUaU
THE DRAMA
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ELIZABETH NELSON
In "A Pair of Sixes" at the Adclphi
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER
ADELPHI "A Pair of Sixes," forco by Ed
ward Peple. Review below.
BROAD "Lady Betty Martingale," new comedy
by John Luther Long and Frank Stayton.
Delightful romanco and tender humor of tho
tlmo of Georgo II.
FORREST "Pnpa's Darling," mUBlcal comedy
by Ivan Caryll. Review below.
GARRICK "Tho Yellow Ticket," by Michael
Morton, Florence Reed, revealed as an
actress of superemlnent ability In a
thr-r-rllllng melodrama of Russia.
KEITH'S Miss Adeline Genee, petlto dan-
seusc.
LITTLE THEATRE "Arms and the Man."
Revival of Bernard Shaw's play. Revlow
below.
LYRIC "Passing Show of 1914," revue from
the Now York Winter Garden. Frivolous and
funny. George Monroe gives original views
on "white slavery."
WALNUT "Way Down East." Return of
popular play. Revlow below.
A NAUGHTY PAPA
AND A FEMINIST WIFE
Deliciously Whimsical Humor in
"Papa's Darling" Comedy Based on
a Gay Husband's Goings-On.
"Every woman should bo the physical su
perior of her husband," emphatically enunciat
ed Octavla Broski, who appeared as Mme.
Sophie Petlpas, who conducts an "Advanced
Feminist Academy" In "Papa's Darling," the
now musical comedy by Harry B. Smith, with
music by Ivan Caryll, which opened at tho
Forrest last nisht.
Nevertheless, despite her advanced doctrines,
and her hugely conspicuous superiority In form
to her dapper, diminutive spouse whlmslcully
portrayed by Frank Lnlor Mme. Sophie Is con
summately and gloriously deceived. For
Achllle Petlpas, professor of experimental
moral psychology, and a shining light of
righteousness and rectitude, makes constant
trips to Paris to visit a fair "Zozo." the pet
of Montmartre. a music hall singer known as
"tho countess." This we learn In the first act
when Petlpas, having returned to hla academic
domicile from a trip, Is visited by Le Blanc,
mayor of Epinal played by Fred Walton who
is outrageously henpecked by his wife, and
given an allowance of a franc a wek. Elated
at his escapades, Petlpas confides his in
fatuation to his friend and tells how he Is able
to go to Paris by making his wife believe
that on his trips ha visits a son a "super
natural son."
"Of course my wife felt quite terrible nt first
when I told her I had a son. but then women
always forgive, you know. When my son was
a baby she gave mo a hundred francs for
milk. Then when he got tha whooping cough!
Oh! And when he wont to school I tell y0u
he's a wild boy and costs money. Ha! Ha!
I'm soma boy."
So, on the pretext of having a mythical son,
Pepltas extracts largo sums from his generous,
gullible feminist wife. How thme sums are ex
pended ar indicated when a letter arrives from
the fair "Zozo" asking for the "regular allow
ance." While Petipas Is gleefully reading tho
Utter Sophie arrives, and having superior
strength, secures It from him. A vista of hor
rors Hashes before her dark suspicions.
"Who Is Zu7uT" "That was my pot name at
college?" says Petlpas. "Who Is Zotav screams
his wife. Disconcerted a moment, Petipas
wriggles out of the dilemma. ".My dearest
chum." Thus we learn feminists have not
such superior vision as to bo able to sea
through tha perfidy of eternally perfldlous
men. z
Mme. Petipas has engaged In Paris a teacher
of manners and dances, a countess, who ar
rives at the academy Brilliant, beauteous.
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bewitching, she Is none other than "Zoto," bei
lovod of Petlpas. Dorothy Jardon, as th
paradisial Parisian peri, la stunning. Hf
gowns, for which she Is noted, ara creations!
as harmonious n tho Caryll muslo. She la
In perfect rapport with her part. And, Judg
lng by the subterranean comments among; th
gentlemen of tha audience, her charms wero
effective not only on the stage. Her song.
"Sparkling Moselle," is the most haunting in
the comedy.
WUh Uws nrrlval of "Zozo" young Marcel da
Parrls, played dashingly by Jack Henderson,
In lorve with Oermalne, daughter of ha Petl
pas, and Marcel's father, tha colonel, In loya
with Zozo, embarrassing complications begin.
The plot of "Papa's Darling" Is Inconsequen
tial, and even difficult to follow. Ona makes
no attempt, however, to connect tho hodge
podge of situations, and Is content to bo car
ried away by tha entrancing, beguiling Caryll
music.
From the acadatny we aro transported to tha
Cafe de Bohema In Paris, where Le Blano and
Petlpas aro found looking for pleasure. Their
wives aro also there, looking, not for pleasure,
but their husbands. Zoso, Qermalne, Colonel
du Parvls, and his young and much hated son,
arrive In turn. Of course the situation Is tha
eternal situation of musical comedy, and In
this case quite typically French. With a num
ber of captivating waltzes nnd choruses tha
plays ends with all mtaunderstandlngn righted,
and husbands and wives happily reunited.
"Papa's Darling," founded on "Le Flls Sur
naturel," by Qrenot D'Ancourt and Maurice
Vaucalre, Is tha fourth Klaw and Erlanger
Caryll production, and ranks with "Tho Pink
Lady," "Oh, Oh, Delphlne," and "The Little
Cafe." Tho costumes of tho chorus are unusually
glittering and gorgeous. And a word must be
said for tha chorus usually the male contin
gent la selected simply to supplement tho girls
as a background, and Is a pretty sad, and
sometimes superannuated, affair. The young
gentlemen of the chorus In "Papa's Darling"
havo been selected with a view to personal
pulchritude and sing as well as they look.
"A PAIR OF SIXES"
"Are you standing Pat?" asks George B.
Nettle ton of his partner in the poker Bcene of
a "Pair of Sixes."
"No, I'm Bitting Bull," came tho reply, and
onco more tho house roarod. FOr truly tho
opening last night, at tho AdelphI Theatre, of
Edward Pcplo's comedy was a triumph for that
gentleman and for the remarkably well bal
anced cast that Interpreted his work. To be
sure, it Is not a problem play and not once Is
there even the mention of a lone, solitary whits
slave, but the largo audience did not seem to
mind in tho least. The plot is In ltsolf one of
those delightful absurdities that make us laugh
In spite of ourselves. Tho two partners of
tho tlrm of Nettleton and John cannot agree,
and as a result a dissolution Is In preparation.
But even In dissolution they cannot come to
satisfactory terms until finally, upon advlca
of counsel, they decide to shoot a cold hand,
tho winner to retain the business and the
loser to become his body servant for the term
of ono year.
Thero Is not a single dull moment in the
entire show, and If there are times In the sec
ond act when the action doea not go with tho
samo speed that characterizes the first and
third. It Is still quite brisk enough and comes
as a very welcome breathing spaco In which
to recover from tho exhaustion of steady
laughter. Tho cast Is remarkably oven nnd re
markably good. There Is not one who does not
make capital out of every line of tho enappy
dialogue.
Hale Hamilton, who Is no stranger to
Philadelphia audiences, kept well up to tha
high standard that his previous perform
ances have led us to expect. A born comedian,
Mr. Hamilton never permits his undeniable
talents to cause him to commit that favorite
Bin of the comedian overacting.
AMUSEMENTS
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A REAL KLAW A ERLANGER
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J U X MUfilCAL COMEDY
PAPA'S DARLING
Music by IVAN CARYLL
Book by HARRY U SMITH
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Popular Prlce-Wertni"tay Matlneen Tien Seats 50
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THE FUNNIEST PARCE EVER WRITTEN
"A PAIR OF SIXES"
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