'EVENING- LEDGER-PHIL'ADELPIIIA, "THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1DU.
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JOHN ERLEIGHh
SCHOOLMASTER
A GRIPPING STORY OF LOVE, MTSTERr ANP KIDNAPPING
By CliAVEK M0HRI3
Author of "John Drtdon, Solicitor."
inAttACTKna lit run aronr.
Tim iiARcntoxnaa of wiHBERLBr
I Anne J She naa seen a caov tor ecven
veatt, The preaent
tiKOUKKR file WIURRRLBV.
Jier ton Ouv,
aped IS, who la about to po
to a puouc
,ORU ARTHUR tlKRIET, Ml unci, I OU
cutting the important matter with Lady
irimbertci; lie la the younger trethtr of
the Icilt peer and Aetr-preeumpllve to the
tint
I.adu Wlmberlev la most ntulom or Ouv
to po to tlarptree. which ( a smolltr onil
sieunaer echool itii
nuue CIO.TP IO IflB tyim-
Jem' homeilonktilver.
The neaamotier,
ttOIIN KRLRtail, la a preM friend of 7ur
uneiffrt nas jirncucaill monn ariircF.
irrl Arthur Merit! vlelt Rrfelph and, In
tf)( o Me prdlo ctratnet tlarptree, la
orrallu Imvrnaed Kith krlelgh'a character.
t telle the headmaster that It ianeceatarv
that Ouv efiouM be veru carefully looked
after a he euepecla that echemea ore afoot
tor Minaprine; the boy. "It wchild be worth
onto ens' tehlle lo pet rid of Mm,' he iaye
One attempt hae alrtadu been made tiimic.
cessfully at St. Pancraa Station. The head
footman nt Monkullver It n ifetrefiv who
hae been engaged to watch M (lull, though
Lady Wlmberleu la Ignorant of thla fact.
llrtctph promises to tools after Buy, "ae
If he were his oion son."
A war alr Ouu haa been at Uarplree,
Hrleigh, on a visit to Lady Wlmberley, con-
sfa,t,,m llmi list tsu ht
Wo triohtened after he hae tpoktn. be.
rouse of the social difference between th
but Anne (iilrrrupfs film, and declares I
iptt
(in
thai
the.
t. too. tovee him deeply. ... ... .
Arrtilno nt the fc7iool he la Informed that
V!t VPRT10AN la uniting to eee Mm The
pott oi cnemttiry master at iiarpiree
t-acant, and Vertlpan haa come In antwer
td advertisements, Brleigh having found hie
tcatlmonlale quite satisfactory.
it transpires ifiar yernoan iiau ,nffic
Srlelnh
nil () stara ono. and wltneeted
the latter strike and Kill a man named
Itnehfard. Tnlhnt. an Innocent irtan. Wna
arretted lor the crime, sent to pWeoii, ana
died there. . .
Vertlpan haa never given nrlclph ateni.
tut the achoolmoatcr feara him. Erldph
cannot, hoioetcr, uroe that Vorlloan la not
fit to be a mailer at JIarptree, for he him
eelf la no better.
tie promisee to thlnli over the matter of
Vrrtlpan'e appointment, but he knoxci In hla
heart that he muet accept the man.
tna, TRAYEIta, Krlrtph'a aleter, iltlta Ltidv
tivimverlev. loord Arthur also meeta ner.
!vennam, xne jootman-aeteciwe az jijonic
(liver, tells Lord Arthur that he haa
recoonlaed lira. Trovers aa a friend of
SDIck Sterlet's, the man who la suspected
BCf attempting to Kidnap young lyimDertrj,
Lord Arthur tvtrea for Jlarker,
prtvato
KdVtecffLa he la emploirltig, to come to Mon
moytiii
iardlir
ned h
allvtr. He enji
nareu
believe that Mre.
Travera la concern
the pioiatagatnai
XVImberlev. but the
hot jitrettofhtna eue
blffoil IMi iMtrfitn Ihnt h remembers tneetlna
ptcion bit tailing that he rcmembert mretlni
the woman at St. Pancraa when the kid-
napping attempt uai made.
! x,ora irtnur returna to toion ana eon
sulla Barker, a detective. Though the de
tective la convinced that lire. Travera la
mixed ud In Dtck ilcrlet'a echemea. Lord
Arthur la not.
lira. Trover visits Lord Arthur and asks
him to atop the marriage fcetwren John
Erleiah. her brother, and I.adu Anne. Lord
'Arthur is cominced of her Innocence, tut r
jusca to interfere.
John Srletoh telle Anne thai there la
nomethtng about hie sister's life which he
wthtnka ahe ought to know, lie aatia that
mhla altter tcaa never married, and that
mthe man who loved and left her wae killed
ne oocb nor aau by whom.
lnne listens, ana then declares tnat ir
nalcea no difference to her love, and the
mexpreatea aympathrj for ifra, Travera.
b vrtetpn a to movea at ner gencroua
Hindcrsfandfna that he eaye; "I really be-
iteve that if I came to iou irltA some
pnameui aiory of my own you toouia ror-
nve me. Anne, would you fotoive met
CIIAITEn VIII-CONTINOBD.
?"or half a mlnuto there wqb sllonco.
rhen Anno Wlmborley looked up nt her
Hover with a nmlle.
'I should always lovo you." sho said in
low voice.
jf'Then you would forgive"
"I do not know. Jack dear. I liavo
cut you up on a pedestal; I think wo ox-
Bect ntore from thoso we love, don't you?
Bven If one forgives more easily, ono feels
tho greater pain. But why aro wo talklnc
iltonsensc, Jack, and taking 11 so serl
teusly?" Hit only occurred to me," he said with
lugn: "l was wonucrlnc how a woman
buld apt under tho circumstances. Thoy
y women can forgive ahythliiK exceDt a
Ban's lovo tot- another woman. I wonder
Jthat Is true?"
Somo women," sho replied, snealdntr
ry slowly, "love only once In their lives,
m, whatever happens, nothing can kill
K love. It lives after death oven after
honor. Dut It breaks the woman's
lart,"
rhey sat In silence for nearly a minute,
ay IVImberley, with her face pressed
lnst her lover's hand, Erlelgh stroking
r hair and gazing steadily nt the fire.
n lUy Wlmberley rose to "her feet.
Tm glad you've told me this. Jack,"
said gently. "I don't blame you for
eplng It from me all this time, but I
i glad you have told me."
f'l ought to have told you before." he
nurmured.
fc"No, Jack dear, nlease do not sav that.
But I am glad to think that nbw there
re no secrets between us. Please tell
out sister that I honor her, for making
du tell me, and that her secret la safe
1th me, and that 7 want to sea as
Kueh of her ns possible when we are
jarrted."
He stayed only a few minutes longer,
id theu set out on his long walk back to
farptree.
r'Love lives after death." he said to
Blmself, as he paused at the edge of the
pre ana jooKea back at the lights or
le bouse, "even after dishonor. But it
leaks a woman's heart,"
CHAPTER IX. v
Dick Merlet, a cheap cigar between his
s, lounged back In a shabby, uncom-
rtable armchair and stared gloomily at
hideous oil painting on the wall nf tha
Umal llttlu slttlnsr room fn Ttavatvntjir
le was a man of 45. cleanshaven, thin.
Hipped and dark-haired. lie was tall and
broad-shouldered and Inclined to be stou
Ills handsome face was hard and hag
gard -with the excesses of an Ill-spent
youth. Ills gray eyes were dull and
bfoodshet, and the skin underneath them
was creased and puffy His clothes were
well cut. but very much the worse for
wear. One of his boots, thrust out to
ERA RTVllnw fn. n Am tkt am.il4 aha.1
Jin the grate, was patched He looked
i'Hse a man -very down on hla luck.
He was, as a matter of fact, on his beam
ends. Fortune had proved very unkln.U
to him during the last few months so
unkind that he had found it necessary to
.move into cheap lodgings and change his
name. Ills two brothers had been more
successful, but they had refused to give
htai money to tide over a bad time. His
outlopk on life was very black Indeed.
Eiome. people who come down, in the
World are likely tt prove harmless
eneugh. The law seems specially do
gn4 to keep such Unfortunate being
UftUar control. The rich can do pretty
vcsll as they like if they wish to wage
?w.r their fellow men. The poor ard
JHBParatlvely helpless. The beggar oan
siaaL but soon finds his viv int
Mli, The financial magnate eaa bring
into a thousand bouses, and in nine
out or ten he is clever eiiourh to
punishment
Were are other, and Slek Meritt
ana of thein. who irathAi mSr.r,th --
tte? wk downward, and sueh men are
tefmtwa. indeed Often wean-Bplritsd.
Mm awiuu-e the courage bom af despair.
Vmn)X hunger and suffering qutik.e
psir totOJtcu. The law. though, watefa.
! always, has no terSor them.
Ceetaiojy Meriet. as he leaaed back la
his etoalr. hi, eyes half closed. an4 a
Html n bis sullen face, looked Hfce a
who had the ejaity for doing vO
rw "ins tnuiouirjujr jnaaacMIly he
Md t Us end f hU tether The
Wwy h Bd iu hi iKjket lv paaads
Th t
T w wp ua w ii tne Eaoaey
he ted m taa rid WkJ? h Jai !
ww wmh t Uui lm slos euuid UU !
He iji rouud tiotu hi nui'. k .
1
landlady, a tall, elderly woman with an
angular face.
"Beggln jour pardon, sir," sho said,
V'What la It?" Jie muttered. She closed
tho door, came forward and presented
him with a tllrty envelope.
"What's that?" he said, taking It from
her hand.
"A man left It for you, sir."
"Any answer?''
"No, sir."
"Then what nro jou waiting for?"
"There's that matter of the bill, sir
my Utile account."
"Oh, your account, Mrs, Drnke yes, of
course. I've run short of cheques I'll get
a book In the morning."
"You told me that three days ago, air,"
said the landlady BtlRlyt
Merlet laughed. "DM I?" he sild
pleasantly. "Well,. I forgot to write (to
the bank till yesterday: but really, Mrs.
Drnke, you don't think that I cannot
pay you?"
"Oh, no, sir, not for ono moment
but still, Wo have to llvo hand to mouth,
so to speak, and we can't wait long for
our money.','
"How much Is Itr
"Two pounds eleven shillings and three
pence, sir."
Merlet put his hand In his pocket and
drew out somo money. He counted out
the exact sum and handed It to the land
lady. "I wanted this for something else," he
said gently, "something I cannot very
well pay by check, but you enn have it.
I should hate to think I was keeping
you short of cash."
Ho smlted as he spoke, and, llko all the
sterlets, no had a ery charming smllo.
He seemed hardly like the sama innn who
had beeh sitting In tho chair scowlltir
at the hideous portrait of Mrs. Drake's
father. This was one of his nssets, that
ho could seem to be a very pleasant fel
low Indeed.
"Oh, thank you, sir," said ho landlady,
beaming at him; "thank you- so much.
sir. You have a kind henrt I do hope,
sir, that It won't Inconvenience you."
"Not a bit. Mrs. Drake. You'ro wel
come. Can I have a little coal?"
"Certainly, sir I'll send the girl up with
It."
Sho took her departure, and Dick Merlet
muttorcd an oath. He felt, however, that
he had acted wisely In parting with
nearly half of his capital. Thero might
come a tlpie when ho would wish to stand
well In tho landlady's opinion, when It
might be necessary to ask some little
favor of her.
Ho held up tho envelope between his
finger and thumb and looked at It It
wus addressed to "Mr. Jerrold" In a hand
writing that might have been that of a
bonrd schoolboy. Ho opened It and read
the contents:
"Your house Is watched already. You
must bo careful. I wish to sea you to
night. You must give them tho slip If
possible, and come to 1G, Turl-street, Ful-
hum, whoro I am stnylng over Christmas,
.about 9 o'clock. My' pinto Is qulto safe,
but take care y.ou are not followed. Give
tho name of Carson."
He read the letter through twice and
placed It In tho fire. Then ho laughed
and helped himself to another whisky-and-soda.
He was glad that Vertlgan
had come to town for the Christmas holi
days. Vertlgan would have to lend htm
money.
lie left tho house at half-past S, and
saw that the street was empty save for a
shabbily dressed man who was lighting
his pipe on tho other side of the road.
He glanced at the fellow, took In every
detail of his face and clothes, and then
walked quickly away In tho direction of
Wcstbourne-grove. The man mndo no
attempt to follow. It wns evident that
for the preeent the detective had no wish
to nrouse his suspicions.
When he reached the grove ho took a
taxi and arrived at ISTurl-street, Ful
ham, ns the clock ttruck 9. It was a
small, neat house, just the sort of place
whore a respectable schoolmaster who had
not milch money .might have been ex
pected to take lodgings. He rang at the
door, gave his name as Mr. Carson, and
was shown up Into a sitting room -pn the
first floor. Vertlgan rose from a Ublo
where he was having supper and shook
hands with him.
"So tho brutes have found me out) have
they?" queried Merlet.
"I'm afraid so. I have passed your
house twice onco today and once yester
da and each time there was the same
man loitering In the street."
"A short man in a shabby gray over
coat with a black Oeard7"
"Yes, that's the fellowr our friend
Barkor, I expect. Well, I have some Im
portant news for you. Sit down and have
a drink. Had your food, I expect?"
Merlet did not answer. He seated him
self at tho table and mixed himself a
whlsky-and-soda.
Good news?" he queried, when he had
satisfied his thirst.
I'Wn nWncthnr hut lnnklncr nt 1t frnm
one point of view "
"Got to the poln," Interrupted Merlet
savagely. "I'll be Judge whether 1'a
good or bad."
"Well, it's fairly startling, anyway,
I've just heard that an attempt waa
made to kidnap young 'Wlmberley last
June," v
"Last June?" echoed Merlet, "My dear
Vertlgan some one haa been having a
game with you."
"It's the sort of game that can't go on:
I've only Just heard of It. Mrs, Travers
got a hint of it from her brother, and
found a chance of having a chat with the
boy. She got the whole story from him
under oath of secrecy, as he didn't
want it to reach the ears pf his mother.
I'll tell you Just what happened,"
(CONTJfnjED SATUUDAT)
CopyrlsM, 1014, by thi Associated Hmptpwi,
Limited.
CHILDREN'S CORNER
The Christmas Star
'rpWAfl the night before Christmas and
X s-ll through the house, not a creature
was stirring because everybody had gone
to bed tired and happy.
The presents were all wrapped up, the
tree was trimmed, the turkey was stuffed
and everything was ready for the Christ
mas fun.
In the ,dusky quiet of the living room
the tree, with all Its finery, stood straight
anS talL On It were old balls and new
balls, red beads asd blue, beads and all
tha pretty trimmings of a gay Christmas
tree.
"My! but It does Uti good to get out
of that stuffy box and take a full breath,"
aid a big red ball on the tre.e,
"I thought it would never conn ChrUU
mas again," added a b)g green ball, "I
get so hot and tired lying a, whole
year in that old closet, and pg jn,rfMty
sure that I have soma causa In my threat
thk very ltel"
"Ok, jrsu'rt M 1t-eveM,' " remarked
a bread w ball jvi tain, "l do wish
t had sotM really ged eewpaayr
"You have," said a voice light above
blm, "I'm vary aristocratic I'm aa aero-
putne sum of gia aad una."
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THE DRAMA
French Players Delight
in "L'Abbe Constantin"
The inconsequential adventures of tho
Abbe Canstantln wcro tho material for
a rare afternoon's entertainment In the
play made from Ludovlc Halcvy's book
and played yesterday afternoon at the
Llttlo Theatre under tho auspices of the
French Drama Society of New York.
This Is tho company of players at whose
head stands Mme Yorska, and It was
a pity that she did not appear In the
cast. The play was delightful nnd acting
made the play. For It Is tho thinnest of
light comedies, the least witty of parlor
dramas, tho fullest of dramatic stuffs In
Itself. Tho company yeBterday afternoon
know how to play It to make It actually
Interesting.
An American woman buys an estate;
her daughter falls In love with a soldier.
A rich widow falls In lovo with the
daughter or rathcrwlth her dot for her
son. All onds happfty. Tho Intrigue, usu
ally so refined in French plays. Is ns
simple as the Abbe himself. He is a
flower that blooms In the spring, but tho
play would not bn half so nice without
him. There Is a duel nnd thero aro many
misunderstandings; there are those lovely
things which the French call peripetles
Incidents, accidents, quips anu inconse
qucntlalltles. There la evo,n a Jeune tllle
singing "Juanlta." To say more about the
play is to rewrite its dialogue.
And yet. such Is the quiet skill of these
French players, they took this material
and made a play out of It which amused
and Interested. Thero was hardly nny at
tempt at superficial characterization. Tho
players did a rare thing in actually trying
to discover wnai ineir cnaracicra wuuiu
bo like In real life. They spoke like
human beings and not llko actors, whh
are often not human beings. They
lounged and were norvoua and got ex
cited and stumbled into awkward posi
tions as most everybody (excepting ac
tors) lounges and grows nervous and
stumbles. Precisely they were not "rea
listic" as that atyle Is known to the
American stage, because they used very
few little tricks, none of the touches of
nature. They needed none, because they
went to nature Itself.
MM. Benedict, Ituben and Faure, and
Mmes. Ileurvllle. Dlska and Patricia
wera the chief figures. In the evening
the same company played Brleux's
"Blanchette."
The Bandbox Opens
The Bandbox opened Tuesday evening
with the New lorn nay aciuih, iubwhn
under Douglas 3. Wood's management, to
give a new piece every month for four
months, no matter what the box omce
says. The verdict on the opening bill,
"The Poor Little Thing," Is still In doubt.
Jules Lemaltre wrote the original
French comedy from which Jerome K.
Jerome made the present piece. Le
maltre'a long-departed prime saves him
scoffed the golden ball, "You must be
an old-tlmerl"
"He s," explained the beads, "he'fl
been In the family 17 years. And he
oan't keep up to date because he's packed
away In cotton all yerl"
Then the beads very kindly explained
to behlnd-the-ttmes o)d Santa all about
aeroplanes and the Huropean war; about
the high cost of living and the latest
touring car models; and they had just
begun on politics when the golden ball
Interrupted by saying, "Oh, do atop chat
tering and see how handsome these moon
beams make me lookl"
"l(oonbeams!" sniffed the glass and
tinsel aeroplane disdainfully. "Where do
you see moonbeams? Thoy are all in ray
ttSgtBgi"
"No, they're net!" said some gold beads,
erojily. "Can't you, see thero on ust
We're the handsomest omameM oa tl
whole treat"
Just then the old moon Utnself peeped
through the tree and shed hU radlaaeo
over it By that silvery light the
quatrettac tree ornaments aw On their
stJgsbneM they had failed to natiee be
fore) "that at the very Up-top of th tr
was a quiet sbtntog star.
Th golden beads, the great ball, the
aeroplane aad alt the gUttertsg trikW
wr ashamed oi their boasting.
They had torottn tha "T'-nrHr of the
tree of th Christinas tima!
la the aulat at tha MiilUht thy
iUMmr4 that greater tha otd
, ifih yr .. m ia "asaee W earth
w4 oiats fr.jm tr,n chitptma Sti
cWst, M.imm Jasnm Jvteo-,
SOME IMPRESSIONS OP "SUZr'.AT THE ADELPHI Ij
MISS COLUUS. LISTtniHG TO MR M'MAUGTlTOItJ LOVE' PEATS
the Imputation of stealing from "The
Concert." For "The Poor Little Thing"
pictures a similar "maestro" and his
"geese." with the difference that the
present tlctlm of love's flickering flame
Is an artist. Ho fastens his affections
on one of his pupils, courts her, causes
his wife nny amount of mental anguish
nnd then sees tho young lady fall Into the
arms of his son. Mr. Eric Blind does
well enough by tho father; Beverley Slt
graves, one of the rich ornaments of the
New Theatre Company, outshines herself
as the mother, while Janet Dunbar comes
In for some praise aa the girl.
The critics vary In their opinions, ns Is
tho way of the breed. The reviewer of
tho Times says: "This Is an amusing
play, quietly humorous throughout. It
would probably be more effective if, at Its
climax. Mr. Jerome had not strayed from
the paths of simple speech."
The Sun remarks that "of -vitality be
hind the footlights there Is not a trace."
And the Tribune combines both varie
ties of opinion by observing: "Mr.
Jerome shows what a poor dramatic
craftsman he Is by Introducing volumes
of 'local color' In the most amateurish
fashion."
Sheldon Shocks Broadway
"The Song of Songs" has reached New
York, nnd even blase Broadway has ren
dered the verdict Philadelphia gave on
Edward Sheldon's variations of Suder
matin's morry canticle. Even the ITerald,
which ordinarily confines Itself to "re
porting" a play, not reviewing it. was a
bit disturbed. "Sensationally free and
vulgar In speech," it says. "What seemed
most to shock the audience was the lan
guage, some of which Is not fit to print,
nnd which seemed at times needlessly
coarse."
"Alas! Poor Hermann Sudermannl"
snys the Tribune. "Ho has been butch
ered to make a Broadway revel a White
Light melodrama. Edward Sheldon and
Al Woods have turned his stirring novel,
'Tho Song of Songs,' Into a play that will
probably bring money In buckets to the
box omce of the Eltlnge Theatre, but It
will ndd very little lustre to the spark, of
real dramatic artistry once shown by the
young playwright."
Irene Fenwlck comes In for the praise
her
impersonation of Lily Justly de-
serves, while the newcomers to the east.
John Mason as the Senator and Ernest
Glendlnnlng as the poetlo law student, get
the usual applause that their acting
merits.
"The Qlrl Jrom Utah"
"When "Ben Hur's" four weeks are up
on January 18, a musical comedy, with a
variegated assortment of stars, Is com
ing to the rorrest. It Is 'The Girl from
Utah." Paul Ilubens' fable of Mormons,
ycfting and old, charming and not. In Lon
don. Julia Sanderson, prettiest and dain
tiest of singing and dancing young ladles,
will play the girl from Utah, while Don
ald Brian, as hero, and Joseph Caw
thorne, as oomedlan, attend to the mascu
line side of the entertainment. Besides
L these, Mr. Frobman has drafted that
lady of the devastating, college-burlesque
name, Queenle Vassar, who is much bet
ter than l(e sounds. The musical com
edy has already teen seen in New YoTk
and Boston this season. Its reputation
aa amusement is excellent.
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Christmas Party at Templo
Members of tho social workers depart
ment of Temple University were hosts
last night to BOO children nt their yearly
Christmas party. Dr. Wllmer Krusen
nctcd as Santa Claus and distributed
presents from a huge tree.
Store Opens 8:30 A. M.
If -There Be Any Little
Girl or Boy
Father or Mother, Grandmother or Grand
father, who does not believe there is to be
any Christmas "this year, will
that Kris Kringle is in the neighborhood and
that he will not be forgotten if his nearest
relation, teacher or friend will call at Kris
Kringle's headquarters immediately.
It will take a very little time of the man
who wants to make somebody happy, and
whatever is selected today will be whisked
over even a long distance in a jiffy to where
the children or the parents live.
but we cannot turn Kris Kringle around this
last day unless we receive a visit, telegram
or letter, though thexe are lots of suitable and
uncostly things ready.
Dm$mher 24,
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MUSIC
CURRENT COMMENT
The Opera Hepcrtolro
The selection of operas with which the
Metropolitan enriches this scant year lri
Philadelphia has notably bettered within
the last two weeks. Heaven-sent Mozart
was sung this week; "Madama Butterfly"
Is announced for Tuesday. But the re
trospect of the four early weeks of the
season Is not gratifying "Tosco," "Olo
condn," "Lohengrin" and "Alda"' nnd
leads to the question of blame.
One flies out nt Institutions first In
those merry reforming days; but Is tho
Metropolitan nt fault? Tho year wilt
press hard upon the management even
In New York: obviously this Is no time
for experiment. Nor Is it a time for edu
cation. And the established fact Is that
Philadelphia will not support novelties.
Last year the Metropolitan, In the face
of past experience, put on "Boris Cudo
noff," tho herota masterpiece of Moui
sorgsky; artistically It shared with Mon
tcmetzi's "IAmore del tre Be" the eea
son's Intelligent applause. It wns a fall
ure here; that Is, It drew hnlf a house.
With the expense of production reach
IiiB tb nearly 10,000 a performance In
Now York, and passing that mark for
Philadelphia, there Is precious little room
for blaming Mr. Gattl-Cnsnzzn, The
blamo, If there Is nny, attaches closer
nt homo and suggests a peculiarity In
tho local musical composition that It Is a
lover of symphonies, but not of opera.'
Those npart who cannot afford opera,
there are still a great number of music
patrons who shy at opera because of the
old tradition that It Is a torment to tho
soul. Not even tho Century Compnny,
which announces Its season, will holp
them. But they should hao seen "The
Mnglo Flute" last Tuesday,
The Ring in New York
The annual nfternoon ejele of Wag
ner's Nlbelung cycle Is scheduled for
January 2S, February i, nnd IS, at the
Metropolitan In New York. For the cycle
a parquet seat will cost but $15 making
It almost worth while to travel to New
York to hear It. Unless passenger fares
rlso again.
Orchestra's Christmas Program
The program arranged by Mr. Stokow
ski for the Christmas matinee andVSat
urday night programs this week contain
one number especially dedicated to this
Benson of the year, and four others of
great Interest. Tho Pastorale from
Bach's Christmas Oratorio will begin the
tuo programs. A Becond Bach number
will be the triple concerto for piano,
flute, violin and orchestra, with Harold
Bauer nt the piano. Mozart's great
"Jupiter" symphony, Franck'a Symphonic
Variations for piano nnd orchestra, again
with Mr. Bauer, and Grieg's "Sigurd
Jorsalfar" sulto, will nil this particular
rich schedule of music.
SCHOOLS AND'COIVLEGES
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rnvue ueaauua Uo()!Iplnri emii.u.
UIm Muon. B!3 Lafayttt. Bids . Sth & Chut.
Ires position whtre ability will count; com-
WANAMAKER'S
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We can keep Christmas
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PHOTOPLAYS
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George Kleins announces the coming
release of a film version of David Befas"
co's "Madame Du Barry," with a cast
remarkable for the number of legltlmale
stars It contains. The title role will bs
played by Mts. Leslie Carter. Blchard
Thornton will be Louis XV; Hamilton
Bevollc, Brlssac, nnd Campbell Oollan,
Captain Du Barry. ,
May Itobson announces that alio Wilt
enter the fltm business, to nppenr In her
successes. "A Night Out," "The Ilejuve.
nation of Aunt Mary" nnd others. She
will Join the Famous Players' Company
next summer In tho East, after complet
ing her tour. '
Edward Abeles, acting the leading patt
In "After Five" for tho Lmky Company,
became stuck In the mud at San Pedro,
Cat, tho other day, and it took two
husky men with a rope to extricate th
star player. They were at work near
the beach on some mud flats, nnd Abeles
stepped Into a mud hole, much to his
discomfiture. t
Edna Goodrich will play In a iblg" fea
ture for tho Lasky Company.
NEW L1GHTIUO SYSTEM.
Arthur N. Smallwood, president and
general manager of the Smallwood Film
Corporation, has solved one of the big
gest problems of fllmdom. Until a short
tlmo ago one of tha biggest expenses a
film producer had to cope with was that
of a good studio In which to make tho
necessary Interior sets for his photo
plays. Today the Smallwood Film Cor
poration dispenses with the use of a
studio altogether, although their stories
show a larger number of interiors than
ever before.
A new portable lighting system, which
pan be carried about In two ordinary
suitcases, has solved tho problem.
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