Sslt'
MPHOTQ-JPLAYS
Oucslions and Answers
i.Mnr.tnv IMItor Of tllO KVIMN
.,. Lbdobii will 1)8 pleased to answer
rUon. relating to l,te dcimrtmfcit
oucVtlons relnllns to family nKn rs of
Seun Mil nclrwM nro barred oh-
"qumIm will not bo answered by let
..? ll letters must be addressed to
Photoplay Editor. Evening MsDofin.
Samuel Goldnsh. llcnsuror and Konctnl
runiager of the J" ' l-nsKJ' icnmro
Way Compnny. returned Inst week after
visit lo t,ie 1'n8,y fllmllos '" """J wood.
t, and gave out nn Interview in which
he a1!
' DiirlnB HO' t"P l lrlcd ,0 n'-V!!0
local eshlhltitiR roiulltloiis In many
ims mid found them aimixlnalv unl
5irm It Is evident that tho linn- lint
rom r l hist coining when tho
movinK picture inniiufnclurer who
turn out so many reels per weelc of
many brands must disappear fiom
the map. nd onl-v tno fow Kemilno
' ying-plcturo producers wilt be left.
To manufacturo la one thlnii; to pio
duce In tl'o true sense or iictunlly
creatine FOtnetltlmr worth while, which
survives not because of any HjBtcm.
but because the public absolutely
wants It. Is entirely another mntter.
This Is. of course, tho "show tmslucsi"
o over nsaln. with the main tssuo
at stake not money bo much as or
ganization and art.
There nro only two exsmtlnls In a
moWnB picture tho popular vnltio nnd
the nrtlitlc irerll. Tho prosrani sys
tem Itself hns proved Hint If ?V pic
ture is truly Rreat It will not be lout;
unknown to 11 public which craves
fine photo dramns; If It Is not Rood,
thcto Is no power on enrth which can
mnko It anything clso than what It
really Is. Therefore, tno nay or uio
real producer Is dawnhiR, for only ho
can face the competition of nn art
that Is doxelopliiR by leaps nnd
hounds only ho can establish a pro
pram nnd triumph by Rcniilno superi
ority. Heard in the Liibln Studios
Tim policy recently ndoptcd by the
Lubln Company of rclcnshiR each week,
on alternating 'Wednesdays and Thtirs-
. i&it, on the regular progiam, a three-
reel fcaturo Is meeting with greater suc
cess than lincl been anticipated. Within
tho noxt few weeks tho public will liavo
nn opportunity of witnessing somo un
usually good pictures of this length, mndo
by Georgo Terwllllger, Edgar .Tones, Col.
Job Smiley, Joseph Kaufman, Captain
Wilbert Melville nnd Arthur Johnson.
Earl Metcalfe, tho Lubln leading man,
has qualified as a driver of racing hydro
planes. In "Tho Hermit of Bird Islnnd,"
Metcalfo tlrovo the "Hydro-Hullltt" hi
tho races at St. Augustine, Florida. This
boat Is one of the fastest hydioplanes In
the countrv nnd is owned by Karl Deukon,
tho Chicago millionaire. During the
races Hnzel Hubbard, another I.uliln
player, followed thn speeding boats In mi
aeroplane, while a l.ubln photographer
followed In another hydioplane. tnklntr
pictures of both Miss Hubbard's ncro
plane and Mctcnlfo's hydroplane.
In aiitli'Ipatlon of putting on nn addi
tional company. Captain Wllbcrt Melville,
manager of tho Lubln Western Company,
at Los Angeles, has been gradually add
ing to his list of artists. Among tho
new ones who Jiavo Joined nre Georgo
Berrcll nnd Jay Motley, who will bo re
membered for his work with the Lubln
Western Company somo tlmo ago.
Walter Hitchcock's Theatre Stan"
Walter Hitchcock, who plays Sevcro,
tho Ecandul-lovlng husband of the "wom
an with tho rerpent's tongue" In tho Wil
liam Vox all-star production of Echc
Rarny's drainn, "Tho Celebrated Scandal,"
lth Betty Nansen, was somo years ago
the, uctor-manager of a company playing
classical repertoire. Having somo "fill
In" time, Mr. Hitchcock decided to play
a town called Cow Wells In Texas. Tho
train wns late and Mr. Hitchcock stopped
oil at a Junction where a delay of two
hours occurred nnd sent tho following
Wre to the manager of tho Cow Wells
Temple of Tliespls:
'
in arrive into. Hnvc singe mnn
nger, properly man, orchestra lender,
house mannger and electrician meet me
at station for Instructions."
Tho nnsner camo back In due time. It
read with laconic clarity:
He, will be there."
Odds nnd Ends
Helen Bndgley, tho famous kldlct of
the, Tlianhouser forces at New Itoehelle.
,' has discovered the exact usn nf n nnh.
' Hclty department. Llttlo Helen has de
. cldedcd Its principal valuo is to collect
! the funny sections of the Sunday news-
r papers and hold samo for her. Tho "tiny
l.v. ,.-- .,. . . . .. .
muiics mai ucpartment her first
post of coll Monday morning, and it is
not until she has perused the antics of
tno funny ones that sho Is ready to re
Port "made up and ready."
j, An announcement of moro than passing
I interest to the local theatrical world is
.... .... iu ,iiU uncut mm me foil Amuse
ment Company, which now owns nnd
ELI?1!,0',8 . th0 locust Thcatro In West
niiadelphln, has acquired by purchase
Tno Dronertv nt 14m K'nit. -ti.n ...
. ?J n'ng tho Mercantile Club, and It will
,.. '""-" n up-io.aate moving pic
Wancn '" b known ns The La
It is HlA fntantlnn -ft..-. ... .. -
bah, ., "-".. w man uiu HUIK ui
r instruction about thn first of tho com-
... ...unin . anu it is hoped to have tho
"leatre ready for opening by September 1.
ne new playhouse will have a seating
CHILDREN'S CORNER
AN ICE QUARREL
Buitll, 'urr k'rash," growled the Ice
as It mbhert nnrl n-rjil.,1 ,, imln.t ).
, tlsm- 'Get out of my way, I want to get
over'
"Oet out of the way yourself." saucily
answered tho next Piece. "I mean to cet
I' over first "
O, ynu .Inn' " fmM n hl..l nl...
xraiingjy. .,rll , ,. lllv,i.
, H....4 M t.d.u ..lEkf.
n,i V eJ llere!" e"lalmod mother river,
,n - n-o viiiiuivu meat uy liglll-
vn I wayT Dont yu know inat J'
afea" ake a tUrn you can uIt eet over
"And With TVitlnl. !.. ..,-l. .l t..U
oJ'llW an extra big piece gave a
R"?"'u push.
iklut tha eakcs of f08 wouldn't listen.
Aijey pushed and shoved harder than ever.
kit. r Ul Breat Jagged holes In eaoh
Bwers sides and grumbled and grovled
r.?taa"y ,he 0ld dara luJ' 'ha' usually
Hi fa,t aleeP I" He bottom of the
pVt vttl'6a up ant wondered at All the
"7 una coniusion.
. ure! here!'
' he asked, 'what means all
Bj The riaii,.. rk. .... . i ., i
w children she dUin't ny a word-she
jui ktpt iultt und waited for them to
iwali tor tlumsclves.
' l ant to gei oier the dam." said the
BlSSeat i..k, ol ire
'I 'ion i ,j what you want," said tUe
LEADING
3tiHHll'iW WKr MZttrOAZ W& At7
'& F&SSS 1 " '5asx lifliiSBBSH wttrh i
SCA FIOM 7LL CrS- P $sL yWM SrW.Y
"r- r2s?L cry "r the S wm
capacity of 1000, will be modem In overy
icspcct und wilt nlxo bo possessed of n
number of absolutely unique features,
not tho least of which will bo a perma
nent fountnln ns a pait or the stage dee
orations. Tho theatre will liavo a front
ago on Broad street of 37 feet and nn
nudilorlum unci stngo depth of MO feet,
making it one of the largest plnyhoiies i
of its chnrncter in tho uptown section.
Answers to Correspondents
HELKN S. Mnry I'lcltford's latest pic
ture, "Mistress Nell."
CONSTANT ItEADlUt-Cruze still with
tho Tlianhouser company. Will not go
Into details of actor's personal life.
IHTA C Sho Is with tho Knlem Com
pnny, In whoso caro you may address her.
Cannot answer questions concerning per
sonal affairs of actresses. Including color
of hair. Ituvo no knowlcdgo nH to why
sho Is not nppcnrlng moro frequently.
Send a stamped envelope. It you feel In
clined. CECILIA J. Must decline to glvo Infor
mation of poisonal affairs of actors. Can
not say ns yet v'hat roles ho will play.
NED Lillian Olsh appeared in "The
Battlo of tho Sexes."
NELL Elsie McLcod and Gertrude Mc
Coy aio not tho same person. Perhaps
Beverly Wayne would answer If you en
closed a stamped nnd self-nddrossed en
velope for reply.
MAY.ME Address .Initios Cruzc, lit euro
of tho Tlianhouser Company, New Ito.
cholle, N. Y.
ELOSSfE-KIng Uaggot Is still with
Imp. Lillian nnd Dorothy Glsh aro with
Mutual studios, Majestlo and Itcllancn
under tho direction of D. W. Grimth.
Flora Finch is still with Vltngraph. Lil
lian Walker and Walllo Van play nppo
slto from tlmo to time. Matt Mooro Is
with Victor Eastern company nnd re
cently appeared In "For tho People."
Mary Plckford has no permanent lending
man.
WAH IN THE "MOVIES"
Shown in Evening Ledger's Wonder
ful Pictures at tho Forrest.
Tho German Knlser will play tho lend
ing role in tho EvnNiNO Liiuokii's grent
war drama, to bo shown at tho Forrest
Theatre, beginning with next Monday
afternoon. Ho will appear In fully 10OO
icoi or ino most exciting- mm.
Thero aro scones, too. of Belglnn troops
building pontoon bridges; of an array
bivouacking for tho night nnd for the
evening meal, possibly tho last meal some
of them would ever cat, for on tho mor
row they were to go Into tho deadly bat
tle at Cbavencourt, In which many were
killed.
Thero Is a tender, human sldo of the
war. Thero aro scenes showing women
and children, driven from their own
homes, hungry. Illy clothed, being cared
for by good Samaritans who, somehow,
always appear hi sucli crisis. Uncial
nnllpathles and thero nro many such in
these European countries nro forgotten
in tho wave, of pity nnd sympathy for
tho Innocent sufferers of tho conlllct.
One motion plcturo which excited ad
miration wns tho burning of tho oil tank'
by tho Belgians. They preferred to burn
this oil to (seeing it fall Into the hands
of tho invaders. Tho sight of the black
smoke clouds swirling skyward was ono
not soon forgotten.
Tho pictures caught on tho firing lino
are so stirring and realistic as to causo
tho spectator to wonder how tho camera
operator ever got them nnd manage to
escapo with his life.
It Is rather curious, too, that the fight
ing men are nearly always" seen with
smiles on their faccB llko ns if they wero
going to a picnic or a party Instead of
going into a tight from which they might
never cmcrgo alive. It Is possible that
many of these men figured that the folks
at homo would seo tho pictures, and they
wanted to appear ns cheery and careless
as possible.
The pictures aro vivid. Informative nnd
of genuine value ns contributions to tho
history making of our time. It may be
that never again will tho camera man,
no matter how bold or resourceful he Is,
get the chance to photograph war as it
Is actually fought.
next piece, "but I know I mean to be
UifWIrst ono over!"
"No, you don't," shouted another piece;
"I shall bo first myself!"
"Dear me, such a racket," exclaimed the
dam, as soon as ho could make himself
heard above tho din; "if you would only
take turns you could all get over me bo
quickly and comfortably and nobody
would bo shoved or hurt I"
"It's all right to tako turns If I go first,"
said one plcco of Ice.
"No, I will!" shouted another and the
quarrel went on, harder and rougher than
ever!
They banged each other's heads and hit
each other's noses and knoeked great
holes In each other's sides.
All the while the noise of their quarrel
grew louder and louder and people oatne
from tho town and stood on the river
bapka watching the quarrel below.
Finally when more ice came and pushed
pnd shoved from behind, the patient old
dam gave way-
With a crash and a roar the lee rushed
through the opening and raeed on down
the river.
Left alone the broken dam said to
mother river: "It may be pretty bad to
be broken, but really I'd rather be broken
and never mended than to have that quar
relsome tee around any lotujer!"
And old mother river?
She said not a word-Just went quietly
on her way
IVvpyrighl. mi, Clara Ingrai JuAo.)
tpwjppu.m)""i"m'WB -wH9inn!lWV ""
EVENING LEDcnStt PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARC II
MEN AND WOMEN
r iofAsow or rs
Sl5 K7yjV2S
BARNARD, SCULPTOR,
SUES FOR $50,000
Declares Groups on New York
Public Library Were Badly
Executed.
NEW yOl'.K. March C Georgo Grey
Barnard, tho sculptor, who did most of
tho seulpturo for tho Pennsylvania Capitol
at Harrlsburg and tho groups entitled
"History" nnd "Tho Arts" on the north
and south pediments of tho New York
Public Library, hns nked tho Supremo
Court to award hhn $50,000 damages on
tho ground that the groups wero badly
executed and set up by Donnelly & Itlccl,
nrchltccts and sculptors, of 335 East IGth
street, and will, according to his allega
tions, liavo to bo taken down, done over
and replaced.
Donnelly & Itlccl aro suing Mr. Bar
nard for 31000 they allege is duo them for
their work, and which ho refused to pay
because ho Insists that it Is defective.
According to tho sculptor's estimates, tho
groups cost tho city nearly J20.000.
"I Insist emphatically that these groups
must bo dono again," ho said jestcrdny.
If necessary, I will pay for tho work my
self. I would willingly lo so sooner titan
liavo them remain as they are, a disgrace
to the library and a stain on my leputa
tion." Talks on Argentine Itcpublic
Tho Argcntlno Republic, was described
this nftornoon in an illustrated lecture
at tho Commercial Museum, 3lth street
below Spruce, by Wlnfred II. Schoff,
secretary of tho Philadelphia Museums.
Tho growth of the republic and its in
dustrial and commercial activities . was
told.
ntOTOrLAYfl
LOGAN THEATRE
4819 North Broad
imOAUWAY STAK FEATUUB
MOTHER'S ROSES
With MARY JIOP.WS
Plays Obtained Thru Stanley liooklnr Co,
FORREST
rblladelDhla'i
llandaomeit
Theatre
SAMUEL F. NIXON rJlnC
-T y 'jw i V'Wa:?' &&& JJxt II
BEGINNING 9KP nr,A Kft buown twice
MilNnAV AT AT AUL dllU OUt EVERY BAY
H1UXSLAY MAI. A1LTt SEAT8 i,EgERVED 2:308:30
EVENING LEDGER'S
REAL WAR PICTURES
yint miitory-MOilnl Dliplay Anywhere of Stupendously Semational. Boul-Stlrrlnr
Actual Flrffi.I.fn. Motion Film, of Ih. World'. Ori.tMt Connie" Becur.d at RllcS
Life and Limb by a Special Corps of Camera Expert.
INTIMATE VIEWS OF EVERY EUROPEAN BATTLEFIELD
Enillih. French, Ruwian. German. AuiUlan and B.lilan Armlea in De.perate Combat.
SEEN NOWHERE ELSE AND NEVER BEFORE r
MODERN BAN'CINO
Uirrnor Entrance 1130 K. Broad Street.
V (IgUCI Adult a' Clam Hon.. Tuei.. Thura,
I'rHuto IBon Day or Etc. 'Phone Dla. 838.
Scholars' Extra Dance v'.
USUAL CLASS TUESDAY EVO., 8 TO H
Extra Dance Novelty w".ar. J0
Scholars' I'ractlce Dance Thureday Evening!
Continuous Dance Sat. Evening
I nPPR'S NIXON THKATRB BLDQ
uui.ji.iv J MD AUOve CHESTNUT ST.
RECBFTIONB MONDAY AND SATURDAY
CLASS TUES.. WED. AN'p FRI. EVQS.
CUaa Frl. -I-H. Children' CUaa Sat., 3-3.
38 Old and C O N T I N UT0 U 3 Special
New DoncM D A N C I N O Tonight
Monday finnw Rail DfllirP Dancing
Nllht -3HUW U4HLC 8;80 to,8
Prl, I jaaoni. I'hone Bel 3830 P. or Bel. 32SO.
Students' Chapter u.ch0arniaaAUnd
Filiate and Claw Instruction, Old Dance
Tauihl Saturday. Sociable Widoetday. Ai
MTiM' Saturday. Member of P. A. T. D.
THK C. KLLWOOD CARFENTBR STUDIO.
1113 Chestnut. Open dally all the year. Tbe
beet service In Pulla. Latest movements up
to tbe minute. Telepboae-
THE CORTISSOZ SCHOOL I
1MO CUE0XNL1- ST. I'bene. Locust 3192. 1
IN THE PHOTOPLAYS
J7M& CiZ 7
I'JIOTEST AGAINST WAR
Mrs.
Jane Addnms und Others
to
Speak Tonight.
Women's ptotest ugalnst militarism wilt
bo voiced tonight at n mass-meeting In
tho Academy of Music. 'Women's clubs
tlitoughout this section of tho State will
take pnrl In It. The speakers will be Miss
Jnne Addnms, of Hull House, Chicago;
Hnbbl Stephen S. AVIse, of New York, and
Miss .Jnnet Richards, of Washington.
Hr. Leo S. Itotvc, of the University ot
Pennsylvania, president of the American
Academy of Political nnd Social Science,
will preside.
Tho meeting, ghen under the auspices
of tho Pennsylvania Arbitration and
Peace Society and the Woman's Pcacb
party, will mark the formal launching In
Pennsylvania of the Inttcr organization.
It was organized in "Washington in Jan
uary, with Miss Addnms as president.
"Constructive pcaco" Is its ideal. Branches
nro being established In many cities.
PHOTOPLAYS
BELMONT
52d, above Market
JIVE SHOWS DAILY
1, 3, (I, 7, 0 1'. JL
ENTIRE WEEK
Beginning March 8
Hall Cnlnn'H Immortal Drntna, Visualized
in Motion Pictures by th All-Htar
Players of the Yltagraph Co.
The
PEATUniXG
Earl "Williams and Edith Storey
I'M,., ntinlllni- In H.. Hl.ltn.l-1.1.
. ..m ..u....tt ... ..cab iiiiauiiijtift 01
nlintAnlnv llinf t nn,la ml,. ,i.l)..l .
lit Chestnut Street Opera House owing- to
tremendous crowds.
BB&T Next Week Only
THOMAS SI. LOVE. B0.In.. Manager
3IOUERN BANCINO
FRED W. SUTOR
Mattre JDe Danse
Special Terms During Lent
IS PRIVATE I.EHSONH FOR f IS
STUDIO 1431 WALNUT STREET
ANY MODERN OR OLD SCHOOL DANCE AT
PROF. DICK'S aw
COR 33TII AND SPRINO GARDEN
Strictly Prhate I.amwnj and Classes Forming
Every Day and Eg. After 11 A. M Call
MODERN FACILITIES- PERSONAL ATTEN.
WROB KEITH'S THEATRE BALLROOM?
New Children's Class, Saturday, 11 A. M.
Ballroom can be reined. Private lessons.
Private Wain. Saturday Night. 63d Street.
THE DANSE STUDIO
3 & am St.. Park Hide Belmont 2770.
FH1UP A. McUOLUll
THE ENO sw bhoad
tm l-nu BEIJW TIOGA STREET
RECEPTION THIS F.VENINO
OLD AND NEWDANOES
J.J Finn's Studio of Darning 3003 W Daupoinat
Latest Ounces taught, U or prl IU 3S07.
Christian
SPOTLIGHT
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER
Continued I'rom Pane l'mir
In "War Itrldes"; Paul Conchas, strong
man; Toby Claude and Company,
Claudius nnd Scarlet, Mnck and Orth,
Cleo Gnsclogne, Lo Roy nnd Lytton,
Holnud nnd Holt, Pour Le Grohs and
Hcnrst-Sellg Pictures.
AMERICAS-"Today," with the resident
company. Georgo Broatlhurst's hectic
tnlo of nn unfaithful wife, seen nt the
Adelphla this winter.
31 Alton Z2.
lVU.A'1r "Hujiny In Funnylnnd," with
the ono and only John Iluuny In tho
flesh.
KIllTH'S Nazlmovn mm Company for a
second week, LVnest Hall, Matthews
nnd Al Slinjne, Chnrles Case, Itoehez"
Monkeys, Llghtner nnd Jordan, Loretta
Twins, Clnltmont Urothcrs, llcarst
Scllg Pictures.
SlAnCH S3.
WALXUT Thurston, the magician, with
a new array of tricks, mystifications
and optical Illusions.
KEITH'S Gerttudo Hoffman ni.d her
levue.
APIillj S.
ItKOAD "The Shadow, with Kthel Bnr
rjmore, Uruce McRac, Ernest Lawford
and Graco Klllston. A translation by
Michael Morton, of Carlo Nlccodeml's
"1'Ombre," a dinma written for Mine.
Itejane. It tells the story of n woman
who recovers from long years of pa
ralysis to find her husband and her
best friend lovers.
VTALXUT "Tho Dummy," with 'Ernest
Trucx. Tho detective comedy by Hnrvcy
J. O'lllgglns and Harriet Ford, in which
Harney, tho slum boy, turns sleuth and
defeats a band of kidnappers.
GAKRICK "The Argjle Case," with Rob
ert Hllllard. A return engagement of
the familiar detcctivo melodraniH.
FORREST "Paradise Prison." Tho an
nual production of tho Mask nnd AVig
Club of the Unhcrslty of Pennsylvania.
Charles Gilpin has written the music.
PHOTOPLAYS
CHESTNUT ST.
Afternoons 1:30 to 4:30, 10c, lnc, 23c Evenings 7:30 to 10:30, 10c, 25c, 50c
Katlro loner floor and bakony resered. Seats selling one week In advance.
BUY SEATS IN ADVANCE AND
AVOID STANDING IN LINE ! ! !
GREATEST SUCCESS IN YEARS
Famous Players' Film Co.'s Wonderful Photo-Spectacle
"THE
2nd
C IT "
With PAULINE FREDERICK
"So corrMtu and abserblnr that tho audience smt enthralled until it wm all oyer."
EVK. BULLETIN
"Itoraarkable." FDBLIO I.KDGKIU
"Ilrimfal ot thrllllne Kernes photographed mjralnit a baetcroond of eurpaaelnr
beauty." INQUIRER.
"Dlsfeat thlnr dono ln photoplays. Cnrimled front a scenic vlenpalnt."
EVE. lXIKlT.il.
NOTE
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IN FIVE ACTS RELEASED MARCH 8
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""JWIIBSJSSWWW
C 1915.
The second of tho Pension Fund con
certs of the Philadelphia Orchestra wns
given yesterday afternoon, a 'Wagner
program nnd Mme, Johanna Qadskl being
tho accessory features of tho afternoon.
Those whoso motto Is "Wagner, Wagner,
feber Alles" wero happy, to say tho
lenst Tho others, one ventures to say,
listened to "Tristan und Isolde."
Certainly It was not tho most felicitous
thing in the world to precede tho loveli
ness of the Venusberg mttslo in Tnnn
hneuscr with tho nbsurdltles nnd tho
sounding furv of tho prelude. As tho
otehestra placed that prelude, Wagner
became moro noisy than tho controversies
nhoul him. In the Venusberg muslo the
strings came to their own wonderfully,
and held the high Impassioned lines to
tho Inst item of their emotion. So In the
"Lohengrin" nnd nbovo all In the flnat
excerpt from "Tristan und IboIiIo." Tho
orchestra wns by no means at Its best
throughout; tho weariness after the long
pull of the "Lobgcsang" wns evident In
a weakness nnd Insecurity of tone. Hut
nt the heights It wns good nnd could find
the power nnd the glory of its music to
send It forth again.
It would be Idle to pretend that Mine.
Ondksl has not been better heard hero
this year. It seemed. In fact, nt tho
beginning of "Lllzabcth's Prayer" that
thero was to be only u memory of tho
sweetness of her voice. But as KIsa,
and finally Isolde replaced Lllzabeth.
the singer rose to tho higher domnnds
and sang richly nnd well. Tho mystic
faith of KIsa In the knight of her dreams
was sung with a calm nillrmntlon; tho
narrative of Isolde, dlfllcult In its blend
ing of purely lyric with purely dramatic
motives, carried its niidllorn back to that
shipboard of fnlo and to tho fatality of
passion which there began. But It was
In the Llebestod that Mine. Gndskl, and
with her the orchestra, wero able to
tccreate an ntmospheie ami give dra
matic life to their subject. The passion
of Isolde rose in great spirals of sound
nnd tho flesh and the lusts thereof wero
purified In splendid pain nnd bcntity.
"I.n Giocondn" at the Gnrrick
"Ln nioenndn" wns given its first per
formance by the Snn Carlo Opera Com
pany nl the Gnrrick Thcatro last night.
Tho only features that would mark It as
n tirsl perfuimance were the prompter's
boN. tho Interminable waits between the
nets and the fact that It wns not untll'1
12:2fi thnt the dual curlnln nns rung
donn. It Is questionable If a company
that Is tint rorrultcd from Tltto RulTos,
Dcstlnns, Cnrusos nnd stars for everv
part should attempt nn opera like "Glo
conda," which depends chiefly upon the
singers for success. But nfter once
grnntlng the San Carlo organisation per
mission to embark on the hazardous
tilp, with tho aid of Enzo's good ship
Hceatc, It musl lie admitted that there
wcio many bright points In last night's
production.
Alcssnndro Modesti acted Barnnba
well. If he had not persisted In sing
ing off tho key rvetv little while his
performance would have been lrnllv dis
tinctive. Ester Adnberto was La Olo
rnnila; Kinlllo'Sesonn. Alvise, Salvatore
Sclarcltl, Knzo: Carolina Znwner, Laura,
mid Miss A. C'ndamarterl, La Clccln. file
blind mother. 'The Dance of the Hours,"
which was stnged in keeping with the
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Baveral nttempts on fho vrt of the h'
lorv for cncorp (vcro hurriedly
"gqtitlched," however, bcr-auiia of tho
length of the opera
In one ltrtnortn.nl rcpect t'ne pt-rform
nnco Inst night dllTeretl from lliopo uti
nlly seen by companies of the satti rank
Tho principals did not address Impart
stoned nppeats to the prompter's box
although they did cast furtive Rlances
In its general direction. The chorus nnd
orchestra wore very Rood. Tho com
pnny closes Its week nt the Oarfiek to
day. "Martha" will be KlVen this after
noon nnd "II Trovaloro" tonight
"The Musical Glasses"
More rxtenftlto notice", baM on past per
formance and on what the pre- agents
afford, will nppear when tlmlv for each or
Um events scheduled below. Ths follovelng un
critical calmdar Is Intended merely ns n,
RuMe for thn musically perplexed.
MONDAY, March .s-tlenlnnlng of the two
week teaaon nf (lllhert and fitilllvan licht
opera, with Do Wolf Hopper, at the Metro
politan flee dramntlo columns for dettlln
8econd concert of the I'lilladelphla Or
chetm at tho University of Pennsylvania.
David Orirfln, baritone, and Cilward Morris,
pianist, will be the eoiolatn
WEDNESDAY, March in. -Seventh concert
for younff people, nt the l.ltlle Theatre Tho
niemenls of Fotin. Musicians from tuft
I'hlladelnhla Orchestra will Illustrate Mis
Leonard - lecture .1 p. tn
ntlDAY. March 12 Twentieth Krldav rfier
noon concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra
Hnrold llnndolrh, phnlat, will he the as
fluting artist. Ho will play Heethoren's con
certo In CI major (No. 4), The aymphonv la
Ooldmark'a "Itusllc Weddlne; " The over
ture to "!5on Giovanni" nnd Welnuartner s
tircheatral arrancetncnla of Weber'a "Invl
tntlon to the Waltz" complete the program,
it p. m nl the Academy.
HATrniJAY, March n-Tventleth Hatilnlav
afternoon concert of tho trchenra wltlt the
proirram nnd artist Juat noticed. 8 In T til
at the Acndemv.
MONDAY. March I.WIn-l concert ot the
Doeloii Hymphony. wltlt Mis- Ileatrlce Itar
rleon. the nnallih cellist, ns ssslstlns; artist
Sho will play Tschalkow sky's "Varlatjona
On a llococn Theme " The symphony Is
IlrahmV In C minor
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XI I'sl i'hl dinner Adelphla Hotel, 7 o'rloi k
llnrvard Club dinner, Adelphla Hotel 7
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Hlnma Delia. Sorority dinner dance. Adolnhls.
Hotel: 7 o'clock.
Philadelphia Clinntrr, American InMltuto o'
Hankers, 14th annual banquet. llcllovue-Strat
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Lecture on "Itelnforced Concrete.'" by Oliver
Itnndolph 1'arry, EnMnoers' Club: 8 o'clock
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Huoner. Home and School Teae,uciDunUp
School, rilst Hnd Itaco streets: 7 o'clock.
Lecture. "Ucnnon-Amcrlrfinlsm." Herman
rudder. Metrnpolltan Dnera House: H o'clock
Women's mass-moellnir In Interest of peace
Aeademv of Music: 8 o'clock
llanquet, Tafnettn College Alumni, liellevtie
Stratford' 7 o'clock.
Horsemen's dinner, nitx-Carltpn: 7 o'clock
Pinn Club reception tn Judc.cs Woollev nnd
Dickinson. 710 Locuft street D o'clock.
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