EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL G, 1915. THE PHOTOPLAY 4VBST10NS AND ANSWEIH Tlit rhonlT Editor of the Itrfnln fl4im will b pleased in answer que. tun. witting lo hla deportment, tjurn ltonn relating to fumllj- affair, of netctt Wit ncOnse. are barred absolute!. Qnerlen nlll not bo answered br Mitt. All lrtler mnat be addrtaaetl lo Ptuto plr Editor, livening Ledger. .Marl fJrtMIer, the funniest woman on the) gpeliklng tinge, known In filmland for & tisr1 "THIIe'si Punctured nomnnce," 1ms signed ft two years' contract with Lubln'n t hrs highest salary paid to n motion picture Actress. ''Tho Avenging Conscience ' which lie- Bhn ft run nt the Chestnut Street Opern House yesterday, was reviewed fnvornbly in tills column when It was ijhowii pri vately some weeks ago The film, for Which Wizard drimth Is responsible, Is based ort Edgar Allen Toe's "The Tell tale Heart." The film version Is tre mendously powerful, fascinating even horrifying. The photogrnph Is superla tives and tho acting of Ulnnche Sweet, 111 the KlrJ ''called Annabel Lee," Spottls woodr Aiken as the uncle and Hcm U tvaunau nj tho man plagued by the con science, in beyond criticism Taken as n whole. "The Avenging Con aclenco" Is well worth sceinc. cither n. ft plct'iro play, as a powerful sermon or as b. specimen of remarkable pantomime Gd and see It and be convinced Biff Film Offer Chniles Frohman and David Hetnsco, on their return from Huston, wheie thev have been rehearsing nn all-star company In "A Celebrated Cae. ' were met bv Adolph Kukor, president of the I'mnom l'lajcrfl Film Company, who offered them the record-making sum of J75.O0O, In the form of cash paid In ailvnnce' for t7io privilege of taking a mm Ink picture of "A Celebrated Case ' acted b the stnra who will uhortlv appeal In It at the Um pire Theatre. Mr. Krohman nnd Mr Uelnsco have practically accepted the proposition and contracts ready for signatures hae al ready been exchanged It Is stipulated X . .5 ram7"s Plovers rilm Companv f, V, motion-picture leprespiitntlon of A Celebrated Case" shall occupj nt least two hours In performance and that Its cast bhhll. Include nil the otnta In the present ronman-uelnsco roster The pur pose In taking tho film Is two-fold It Is known now that It will be lmposlhlr to keen the present all-star cast together w . "c0"' "" that when this organization finishes with the plnv It will still be shown In the form of moving pic tures In first-class theatres throughout the country. "The Tenderfoot" J. Frank Brooklls., European repre nMnlVC if ,"1 fUbln c""Panv. who Is vS -5A br'ef,l8lt Phlladelnhln and ,m7 Z f u " .mo,t '"'nesting day ,l,k "1th. thn cowpunchers anil rough riders at tho Lubln ranch, which Is located about 18 miles outside Philadel phia. Broohllss had expres.ed n desire to ride horseback, so word wnH flashed to the ranch, and ho was hurried out there In an automobile. The cowpunchers gave ! l11" EnSihman n real nld-fash- .w..cu ..caicni welcome, with plenty of noise, gun work nnd spectacular stunts on horseback. He wns conducted In stite to the hcadnunrters nf (lit. rrr.i, . i.i fc hee Me,wos cnulpped with n complete m western riding outfit chaps, spurs, shirt. )n nnr mln n1 ..It .- UIIU iVll Brookllas does n great deal or ilding In England, but he got his first Introduction to bucking horses on the ranch Two of the Lubln riders led from tho corral a rather harmless looking broncho, and BttJOkllSs. gTOUiiir Into tlm sn.i.it., .pi,.. things happened The broncho i Pared plunged, bucked and did everj thing pos sible In the repertoire of n hoise of that particular tjpe of temperament Hrook Ilss stuclC In the saddle, not gracefully perhaps, but he stuck, and nfterward ho THE BLUE Copyright, 1011, MiDrlde. Nast & Co By WM. HAMILTON OSBORNE CHAPTER XXVH-(Contlnued) "I have admitted vvliat ou already , know; but It was to win jou, my prin cess. Marry me nnd It is nil jours k again!" "But If I refuse'" "If you refuse my clandestine visit lo the Peninsula Bank will still not have been In vain. The bonds, Bordcrllno ft Fives, and for quite a tidy sum they hall still be mine " "And my father?" "Hla vindication Is Just so many worthless bits of paper In ms ees'" "Oh, be generous!" she begged, the tears falling from her ees "Be gen erous! Keep the bonds If jou must, but give me my father's papers'" "Jfot without my reward " ho ex claimed, catching the hands she had ex tended and holdlnir them fast In hta nwn fc "Say that you will marry me'" SB? "Whfn vmi linvn utnlctn ihnt lu n,lnA K When: you are threatening my fnther SE a,lU ll. . .,,, r niUI KIiyilBUIIIIICIlii f "But I love you! I want you' (would f do mpre than steal, I would kill. If nn , other man crossed my path to j-ou'" t Nothing could exceed the vehemence of . this threat; and the fact that It was ut t tered In the smoldering, scarcely audible tope he had maintained, made It all the more terrifying. 'Hovy dare you Bay such things much less, do them?" she exclaimed "Because, no one can prove that it Is t who do tbemt I have told jou freely about myself, tonight, jet jou cannot use a syllable, of It all against me. It would . your word against mine, and jou rould not lie believed; for my alibi Is faultless! I can go and come even to Florida and po mart can say certainly that I have left the city!" "But how?" she suggested, not daring to ask. "Ah! That Is my secret! Not even jou hall know. Just now, beloved! But once xlth me 1 can command resources In ;(your pehair of which jou never dreamed! IVfryt I Intend to sell those Borderline .iMMuja. or yours o wnom do you think? ' to ""Rutherford. He will gnaw hla finger ,ri8lhr off with vexation, but he will have ito Buy the bonds from me, for youl Ah! tTJiat la humorous, for Rutherford loves ; you that Is, as much as these prosalo Americana can! But I shall brush him ' aside; I shall take you abroad, where jour beauty. " iy H'm tired of hearing about my beauty!" 33ilUe exclaimed. leu me about that Jnterettpg alibi of yours! I'm Just crazy Jwiow adou; ii- so. ud purposely assumed a coquetry flippancy sno wa very lar Horn feei- sue iiAtcnvu oasviiy iwf ins rvjjiy. even jou rouse Know now, sweei- Kt'" . . . h girl fcuaaeniy wresiiea ner nanus t hU detaining grasp, and edged away : him. ui more generous with my secrets," i.gsed, J'l am going to tell you why I fljjlBorlmlnate yourelf ' hl ramt suspicion or mat. at ' U answrcu, saracuueauy dui saSfv not succeeded ISven had there B4WH13 concoansu in an adjoining IfWy olv mt 4fTV iviu nwv A VOilt litet I tw ' ffW, Mmt m lv j it. . .'L ... . VllVHtflt 11AU jkm&inmv 9 -" ZT1 kkoui mux .WUlU - , ..4?iB , . -Mtteukfl t ""' ""' JE iSEl3ap,Tt5BEKr-iT art.. 1 tst, uttksr is - 'OS ' -.Ofe trft mr . z. wns not only applauded, hut was made n member of the Bell Jlrnnd Crew, Accompanied by tho entire crowd of Cowpunchers, Hrookllsi rodo over the big ranch nnd saw everything worth seeing, from tho famous laboratories down to tho truck fnrln, following this, every ono galloped ocr to Valley Forge, and Urook tlsn was shown the famous old battlefield lnto In tho afternoon tho riders returned to the ranch, and tho cowpunchers cooked a real "roundup" dinner, with an unusual amount of frills, In honor of the London representative. While dinner wns being prepared tho Lubln riders Illustrated every phase of Western lite from riding bucking bronchos nnd roping steers to iiulclc action and tleadlj nccurate work with revolvers. Vltagraph Ncvvb Notes A stoij of the Canadian frontier of the present da, entitled, "From Out tho Hig Snows," Is now In course of production im a Vltagraph rtroadwnv star feature, In three parts, under tho direction of Theo dore Mum ton Tn tho part nlicady photo graphed a thrilling scene Is enacted whero n pack of wolves attack la men Morrison, n voting ndventurer who has been tied to a tree In the heart uf a foiest by George Cooper, a half-breed Indian, the vlllnln. Scenes In which tne Northwest Mounted Police llgure conspicuously, olstol duel between Donald Hall as n doctor nnd too half-breed nnd action In a realistic fron tier dance hall, with Dorothy Kelly an Marie, tho girl in tho ase, furnish added tin Ills, while the ntmosphere of the track less forest, clad In the white robes of winter, will give the picture an air of mjstlr realism Flora Cinch as a female Sherlock Holmes, Itug'iile Mack an the village cut up Kate I'rlce as u cook and John T Kelly n a woman hater lire members uf a cast In which Clssv I'ltz-Gcrnld, Charles Hi oh n. William Shea, Atlhur Cozlnc and ntliel Corcoran plnv straight parts, in a paradoilcallj entitled corned , "Heavy Vlllulns " The Vltagraph Company announce they have secured for plcturlzatlon two of tho most popular plavs of tho p.OBt decade, The writing on tho Wall," w'nlch was originally produced by Olga Nethorsole, and "Glorious Uetsj, In which Mary Manucrlng starred with success Odds and Ends William Favcrsham H to get JI5 000 for IKu weeks' work In a B A. Holfo plc- turo Oeorgo Klelno has acquired the film lights to tho diama, "The Spendthrift." bv Porter Kmerson Browne Work has been started with Irene Fen wick and Cvrll Kclghtlcy In the principal roles Tho Famous Plajers Film Company will this week begin the production of a feiture lllm adaptation of tho celebrated stigo success, "Tho Fatal Card." bj C. Jladdori Chambers nnd U C. Stephenson, with nn nll-stur cast Answers to Correspondents MAKV ft A Wo arc unable to give ou tho addresrf of Roslna Henley, but n communication addressed her In care of tho Famous Plojers Film Company, 21J West Mth stiect. New Vorlc cit, would reach hor. I M. C Locknood. K27 Bioadnav, Chi cago, Morrison. East luth street and Locust avenue, BrooMvn, N y., same for Coombs I H HOFFM.V-If ou read this fol umn dally jou would be better posted. tnis Is the fourtli time wo have denied the story of Chaplin s Injurs oi death He Is O K. J A M-Dliectors have nothing to do with accepting scenarios. Address the Scenario Kdltor In each case. I C A C Marston was Xoiah In "The Houd to yesterdav " DOROTHY James KIrkwood In tho Famous Plojers Naomi Chlldcrs. Dar win Knrr and Donald Hall In ' Mi Barnes of New York ' ft t) C Boscoo Arbticklo In "Tho Sky Phot" (Ife)stone) Franklin Bitchlo, iiuiiB noiviey nna lirorgc Morgan In "Tho Honor of the Law" (Hlogrnph) GCSSIE-BIII Jacobs In tho Sterling i ,.. D-Rob"t Warwick Is from tho legitimate stuge BUCKLE that her words bent ominously Into Hel dennun's consciousness 'What do jou mean?' ho asked, with his old quick glance over his shoulder "iou laughed nt what jou called my little trick, when tho phonograph called up its warning voice' It was one of tho things that my fathor urranged for my protection, when tho odd conditions of the will forbade our living under the same roof. Sophie may have told jou about that, but she did not tell you, evldentlj-, because she did not know, per haps, that father has alvvavs watched over me, although In another part of tho city. He always listens to every thing that goes on here Tonight ho has heard nil that you said'" "You do not mean 7" began Helder- man, with a. violent start. "Yes, I think you have guessed It There is a dictaphone Installed In this room " Ihe banker's keen cjes traveled searcu Ingly over the room and the desk "The broken horn on that Rocky Moun tain goat la a receiver," she continued, Interpreting his glance. "The magnlller concealed there catches even the faintest whisper and most of the evening jou have been close to It! My father has lis tened at the other end of the wire, at the Hotel Monolith, and there has been still another auditor of n different sex who has probably been keenly Interested In jour atory " Helderman raised his heavy walking stick, and brought It down sharply upon the prong of broken horn Jt severed from the head, and a mass of Insulated wire was exposed. For an Instant the man Btood like a beast at b-jy; then re covering his amaiing composure, he lautsueu scorniuny He sprang towaid her, pinning her arms to her body with a single powerful sweep of one of his long arms In his other hand he held a handkerchief which, by a dexterous twist of the top of his cane, had become filled with the penetrating odor of chloroform. "It wilt not hurt you, sweetheart!" he said, pressing It gently over her terrified face, "Helderman!" The banker whirled around at the sound of the familiar voice. Rutherford eelzed and Jerked the handkerchief froni his hand. Helderman swiftly thrust his hand Into an Inner pocket, when another man, who had come up quietly behind him, pinioned the arm with his own. It waa Crowder, the secret service man. "It up to you. jvow, Mr. Helderman, to prove your alibi!" the latter said, with grim satisfaction "Release me"' commanded the banker, without making any physical effort In his own behalf "I shall," replied Crowder, suiting the aelion to the word. But with a swift slick he snapped a handouff on the wrist. The banker reddened. "You shall pay dearly for thla Insult!" ho said, "Perhaps,'" rejoined the detective, "but just now I'm not taking any chances, and you're coming with roe." "Where?" asked, the banker. "Well, first of all. we are going to pay a call on that alibi of yours, up on BlversJde Drive!" CUAPTJSB. XXVIII THJ! HiSOItET OV TUB BIO. WHITE tw wa went sawn in ), out l o oasv, ini.ixil the Uf t limousine of tho banker, still standing waiting, about half-way down the block "Wilt you give Instructions, or shall I?" asked Crowder, In A low tone. "I will 1o to," replied the banker, quickly. "Home, Adolph!" he ordered! nnd the three entered the car. The light coat thrown carelessly nbout the nhoul clers concealed the handcuffs upon Helder man, and the three men would have given the casual passer-by the Impression of being good friends, oft for a Jaunt. Only, they were very silent for such n. party, and nil were keenly alert, two with n common object, the man In tho middle, nnd ho with a darting gnze for every thing great and small within his range of vision. "You are making a mistake." said Hel derman, as tho car rolled smoothly away from the curb, "a bad mistake!" "We nre wilting to tnkc chnnces on that," answered Crowder "But I fancy wo have a pretty fair case." "Upon what counts?" "Well, tho Peninsula Bank fraud for one Mr. Rutherford here has forked that up, nnd t must say that he linn done n pretty good Job for nn nmateur." "A pretty poor Job'" retorted Helder man, with 11 scornful laugh "Whv ho cannot even prove that I was out of the city'" "Ho thinks he can And there's a wom an thinks so, too." The banker gave n start nnd looked around nt the silent Rutherford It was that young man's time to smile. "What else, Crowder?" aBked Holder man, trilling lo change the subject for the moment "Oh, there arc Bcvcrnl other counts, Mr Helderman, without taking Into consider ation the attempted abduction tonight. There was tho Brnlne episode " "Sheer rot!" commented the banker. "I'm not Btire nbout that Tho ovldenco Is all tabulated now, nnd jou'tl have a mighty hard time to squirm out of It," "Humph"' grunted Helderman In Bplte of his detestation nf tho man Rutherford watched his nmnring self possession wltli secret admiration Hel derman was plnvlng his cards to the end, and even the detective wcemed to recog nlzo this fact, for ho answered his ques tions with unusual consideration "You still do not seem to i entire what a tight box vou aio lu, Mr Hcldcimati," ho said. "But I may add that my own case, the one for the Government, on which I have been at work for scvenl months, is practically complete I ex pect to round It up tonight " 'And what Is that?" snapped tho banker. "The smuggling case I have traced j-our opcratlono through sovcrnl coun tries and over tho last ten jears " "Piffling!" burst out the man In cus tody "Crowder, you seem to forget who I am " "I know nil about that," Interrupted Crowder, "and nil about jou" "Nevertheless I have great wealth,' re joined Helderman, npparcntlj undlscour aged by Crowder'H knowledge of the de ception he had practiced In his high financing "It will be worth jour while to consider what 1 would be ubln to do for vou If jou found It convenient to bo a bit careless A hundred thousand for you. Crowder, and u clearance of the Ballantyne estate for jou, Ruther ford " "Not another word'" warned Crowder sharply "This In what comes of talking to n prisoner! Now jou re trjlng to add bribery to the list, eh?" Helderman sank buck Into his corner and made no further attempt to argue But his keen black cj'es wero never Idle, darting from sldo to side on the wnv up town, as If seeking some way of escape Tho stern, set faces of tho two men, however, gave little encouragement It wns Just linlf-pust ten when the limousine drew up in front of the gate wa to the mansion on the Drive A small knot of Idle promenaders had hailed upon the sidewalk, and stood lutcutlj watching what was going on lu the big room with tho revealing window It a as Just such a group of loiterers as might have been found there almost anv even ingInterested, watching, as the ostenta tious llnnncler himself had planned Cralg glanced out to seo tho cnuso of their Interest, nnd gave a shout of nmnze ment. Helderman started, stretched out his neck to seo what the other j-aw. and swore a succession of good, round German oaths He spiang up, but Crowder's hnnd gripped his aim, and tho muzzle of the detective's revolver Insisted upon his getting out more dccorouslj ' This time the f,nte Is unlocked, and the dogs arc not' nt large1" Rutherford oosf-rveu Helderman's bienth came In n savage snarl "Shout make but one effort to attract attention, and I'll wound jou I won't kill you. too many people want jou alive'" Crowder warned. In n low tone A liveried servant opened tho door Helderman muttered tho oath he dared not speak The other two hurried him toward the uijstcrlous-looking door of the big, white room It opened, and the next moment they were Inside (CONTINUED TOMORROW ) Mask and Wig in Comic Opera "Paradise Prison," a musical coined sung, acted and danced most especially danced by Unlvetslty of Pennsjlvanla students, was Introduced to Its native heath last night, via the Forrest Theatre stage If the "bigger and better than ever" slog in la still taken nt Its fnce value In these parts. It can bo applied In Its literal Bcnse to this, the 28th annual production of tho Mask nnd Wig Club The melange renches the highest level It has jet ut talned for the features on which Its repu tation rests lilting music, diverting bur lesques on events of tho day and Intricate feature specialties Charles Gilpin, who Blnco tho Mask and Wlggers first learned he could evolve rippling melodies, has been annually drafted Into the Btrvlce of his alma mater, produced the musical numbers vhich sent the audience away whistling Darrell H Smith, of Pittsburgh, supplied the book for the third consecutive jear, and Edmund H Rogers again ucted us stage director Charles S Morgan, who turned professional after several seasons of directing the club productions, re turned long enough to arrange the dance numbers and teach the undergraduates how to put them across the footlights, Morgan it Is who devised such special ties as the sextet which gives a panto mime to tho accompaniment Of popular melodies, "Click, Click, Click." which em ploys flashes of light on a dark stage to produce an unusually picturesque result, "My Lady's Dress," bringing In a full chorus In costumes of many nations; a glee feature, "Please Be My Model," with the Quartler Latin artUts of the musical comedy type, and, "Blanc ei Nolr," Intro ducing ornate costumes In the color scheme to be expected from the name especially f one remembers his French. Morgan Invented the features, but it is the dancing skill of the students that makes them successful on the stage. The strictly acting value of a play is necessarily decreased when the women's parts are played by men who are pot en dowed with falsetto voices; but, making allowance for this tack of verisimilitude, the histrionics of "Paradise Prison" are well attended to. The feminine parts are looked after by W. Mason Wright, the best actor In the production, who plays a dashing musical comedy star; P. B Hill, a newcomer, whose make-up and carriage in an Ingenue role are excellent, and Thomas Hart, whose assignment Is that of a snobbish society woman. Other cast parts are played by Thomas It Merrell, the varsity quarterback last fall, who Is In his fourth year as the comedy star of the Mask, and Wig, Rob ert V Bolger, another football player, who acts the part of a political boss, C S. Payne. Jr , and B W Bell The program, describes the libretto is a satire and an allegory It is scarcely that, but it U Just profusions! enousn to avoid intruding itself upon the njij- tnC of the mujlcal and scenic medley. THE THEATRE Another Vivid Part for William Faversham TUB HAWK A drm from the Frrnrh of Frsncofs d Crolssct, translated by Mario S5ane Taylor, I.yrlo Thtatre. rmnte Oenrfte At Dasetla . Mr. Fnverlnm Frle t)mknn . . . Mr. Frank I neo Marquis de Fardflouo . Mr. Wallls flarlc It'iie de TlerriKhe . Mr. Conwav Turio Charles Ducerre . , Mr. Illchanl nix Oernnl Ducloa . . .Mr. V t. Oranvllle The t'rlpcn Mr W t) Sanonclalr Mr. Ilnrnlcl Meltrr C? Mnrlina de Dnettn MIm llmlllo rnllil Mme de Tlerrarlie ,. Mlrs Omco Henderson Ileatrlco lluolos Mlas Pauline VV hltton The HaronrM . .Mls mise Olrthntn Vine. il hannnclalr .. . Mlas I'thel W'rst Mme de ljimarre Mls norths Cot'tn Act t t.lbnrv In homo of Mme, dn Tier rnrli, Hue do Hnr, l'arla. Act It UratUng room in rounf'V home of Huclos nt EUrde loup Act III (ten months later) SlttinK romri In Draki n s suite. Tho !tlt Parla Thcro arc n grent many more kinds of Ficnch plnja thiin tho American thcatre goor guesses llo knows only two On of them Is composed of nn amorous diffi culty nnd Innumerable doors, the other, of nn timorous difficulty and Innumerable questions It usually takes two French men to write tho farce, Mr. Bernstein enn account for ono of tho other sort all by himself, nnd sometimes for .1 great many that he doesn t write "The Hawk' Isn't by Mr Bernstein, but It does boast one of thoso mlddlo acta In which the husbnnd worms out tho secret of his wife's love by a series of tho "You say nnd jet" cross-ctamlnn-tlotm that seem stnrtllngly natural uiul exciting anywhere but In a courtroom In tho plav nt tho Ljrle, the Comte Oeorgo de Dneettn lenins tho truth in tne usual thrilling fashion decides lo leave IiIh wife to her shame. Instead of killing either wife or lover. leturns, drug-nd-illcled, to conent to n divorce, nnd ultl nntelv carries his wife oft to 11 now start toward happiness. Hut thcro is something else In Mr Ciolsset's drama, something that wo don't ordlnnrllv suppose Fiench plnj--wrlghta aro acquainted with piquant, ex otic, lvld chnractcr It might be the American business man who wnnders through tho piny, looking llko ono of tho old gentlemen thnt Investigate socks wltli such satisfaction In the Saturday nvenlng Post, but, as a. matter of fact, biting off tenpenny nails, buying chateaus nnd atrnlghtenlng out troubles with equal zest and facility. The character, how ever, who animates "Tho Ilnwk" Is the hawk. Tho fact thnt he is also the hus band makes tho Bernstein clement all tho more exciting. But llrst some expla nation One of tho Comic do Da'Ctta'n forefath ers was a Hungarian King Another was n red rover, a corsair (Wo may Ignoic foi the moment tho surmise that n Hun garian plrnto would seem ns rare an nvls ns tho sencoast uf Bohemia which bo Inspired Shakespeare ) Tho inspiration Is there, and that Is enough For Dasetta takes to tho vcrv Intei estlng life of wandering nrottnd the world with his beautiful joung wlfo nnd winning her costlj f,ifts nnd rnre gnr mentH bv cheating at cards Aristocrats, then and now. ho thinks, proved their contempt for muncy by seizing any thnt c.imc their wny H Is all n question of knowing how. So, ho' for a dcbonnalre life nt the gaming table' Tho natural result of so lively and ro manttc a character In the Bernstein play of Infidelity Is still further complication and excitement The lover learns of the chesting and confronts one with accusa tion, tho olhei with contempt. In tho circumstances, Mr Crolssot teems to cx etclso unusual sdf-rcstralnt In develop ing the dmmatlc possibilities A hetter result, however. Is another op portunity for Mr Faversham to display his active personality and his singular gifts ua an nctor. Ho combines with tho modern technique of reality a qualltj- of febrile lomanca which no other American actor equals, nnd only Pedro do Cotdoba suggests on Its more poetic side His Dasetta Is 11 limn of galetj, ease, couit lliicsB, wltli rugged strength behind Ho takes his loiemahlng nnd his cheating with equal zest Thej both cypress the mm Vcrj subtlv, b Intonation nnd phinslng. bv gesture and glance, Mr. Fav ersham suggests the touch of the East In tho Hungarian Tho ending of tho last net, when tho wlfo sees him tako a hjpo dcimlc and Muds her love driving her to succor him, the nctor gives u range and power It might sorely lack. Tho tragic daze of his abstraction Is onlj to be compared with tho catalepsls of his Herod An excellent cast lends its aid Kmlllo Pnllnl plnjs the wife with an ndmlr.ible hold on reality, jet rises to tho emotional pohslbllltii -1 of the Bernstein "thcatio" Frank Lose, Wallls , Clark, Conway Teilo and (Iraco Henderson discharge their parts as becomes them Of the thico excellent settings by Joseph Hat ker, tho first won nn unusual perfection lu the slmplii suggestion of atmosphere. Miss Barrymore's Three Tragedies There nro three separate tragedies at tho Broad Street Theatre this week, and tho least of them Is that In tho play called "The Shadow," written by Darlo Nlccodeml In French for Mme Gobrlelle Rojane and put Into excellent English by Michael Morton The second tragedj". last night, was that of the audience, which for some three hours (including a SS minute wait) was agonized to the point of boredom by nn Impossible plaj The third and final tragedy was that tho al most Incomparable talents of Miss Ethel Barrjmore should so wonderfully, sn painstakingly, bo excellently, be put to this work while the whole drama of Maurice Donnny could be placed nt her disposal by any literary Journeyman with a sense of rhjthm nnd a feeling for dra matic expression Until "L'Autre Dan ger." "Amants" and "La Douloureuse" have been acted as Mlas Barrymore could act them It is a crime that she should turn to Euch a play as this one. The story of "The Shadow" Is of the "suppose" kind Suppose a man were cast on a desert Island, these stories be gin And the natural Impulse is to say "Suppose not?" Especially when the play Is so unskilfully and so theatrically put together bh this one. Bertha Tregnler has been an Invalid for six years. She recovers to find that her husband 'nas been living with her best friend. She resigns herself to the Inevitable. In those three sentences are all the poig nancy, all the human power, all the value, which were dragged through the hours last night. Because, In the whole play, there doesn't seem to be even the suspicion that the real human value of the play must come with the realization that the vrtiole tragedy is entirely inde pendent of the Illness of Berthe, that the real emotional crux Is In the everyday tragedy of love which passes and love which is unanswered. In the whole play there Is no emotional discrimination. It is flat and tasteless and redeemed only by ucttiuiiui acting. Because Miss Barrymore was able to get deep under the petty. Insignificant In stance, and make herself the visible Im personation of the woman who loves and la not loved. She was terribly hampered by her play, but her playing was glori ous. It would be of little profit to cata logue her virtues, to run through the long detail of all her fine touches. Since "Tante'1 It was to be expected that Ulsa Barrymore should be an actress who sug gested, with a scrupulous and laborious, but not labored, process of art. all that occurred In the mind and soul of the character she presented A Invalid, a resurrected wife, as woman destined to destruction, see waa equally flne She had to play with her, the excellent Era est Lawford, Bruce McRae. Grace Ellis fton and Edward FiWlus. Tby did all lhat thoy could with their parts Miss Barrjmore did Infinitely more' A Deteck-a-tove in Town A Broadway nliow on Walnut street thnt Is In brief "The Dummi'," by Harriet Ford and Hnrvey J. O'HIgglns It brings n f2 show for (1 to tho largo clientele of the Walnut Street Theatre, more, It give two shows for the admission feo of one. For wo have not only tho Harvey O'HIg glns of the straight-out dctecttvo play of "Tho Argjle Case" by a coincidence on view eleewhere In town but the whimsi cal Harvej' O'HIgglns of "Don O'Dreams " "The Dummy" Is called "a detective comedy," and slde-by-ench In Itn unfold Inc titot nre n detectlvn storr of enirross- J Ing Interest In Us Ingenious "mystery " Itn well-nrtlculnted detnlls and Its excel lent suspense, and n humorous, sometimes Iroulo commentary, on the methods nnd substance of the literature of old Cap Collier and Sherlock Holmes This Is not nt all foreign to the niodcp of standard detectlvo fiction, for did not Nick Carter, of thrilling memorj1, havo comedy relief In Pal iv, the comic coadjutor of tho nhining hero of the dime novel? Tho Dummy, otherwise 3arnev Cook, n Bowery lad, as sharp ns a steel trap and as bright as a 1513 dollar, emulous of tho deeds of his favorite fictional characters absorbed In n brief enreer as n messenger boj realizes tho height of his ambition to hecomo a "deteck-a. tovo" bj setting wits sharpened by his gamin career against n gang of kidnap pers Hv his resource, courage and snappy work he discomfits the crook crew "foils 'om," as they snv In books with its cipher code, hidden boss nnd willing todls And whilst the rolling process Is under way Barnoj' turns a vers flrst-clnss nrlvnte detectlvo bureau Into n erv second-rate auxiliary of his own brilliant efforts Oh, yes, Barnev Cook was a smart "detcck-a-tovc " All the fellers In the audience, cnvjlng him his opportunities, wore ngrecd on that Some of the mothers thought ho was too smart to hnvo nround tho houso regularlj'. Barnoj', In tho conception of Ernest Truox, was a real boy with Borne trim mings, combining the attributes of Tom Sawyer, Chlmmlo Fadden and Peck's Bad Boy, Mi. Truox mado Barney Cook n verj different bov from his Charley Mac Lance, In "A Good Little Devil," but Just ns much a boy Ingenuous, brash, mobile nnd resilient A Broadway cast at Walnut prices That Included the Impresslvelj efllclent detective chief of Joseph Brcnnan, the truo-to-Ilfe "grouch ' of Joseph It Gorrj', tho Dtudj-ln-brogtie of Joseph Conjcrs, tho study-ln-Boncrv of 11 A Lnmottc. tho delightful French waiter of Curt Knipl and tho splendid nctlng of Jnne Onker lu n difficult role. And we mustn't omit n separnto sentence of prnlso for the child actress, .Tojco Talr, us the kid napped daughter of millions Decldedlv every boy who secrctlv yearns to outdo tho doings of Young Sleuth or of Juvenile Jerrv the Beardless Hnivli. shaw, must seo "Tho Dummy" It's edu cational It Is And so must everj old bov who cherishes fond memories of n llterarv cutrlculum based on Beadle nnd Adams' fascinating publications, n courso pursued usuallj behind the expansive cov ets of Meredith's Atlas or In tho klndlv shelter of the ha loft For "Tho Dummv" will do that rato thing It will be evoca tive of golden dienms, of olden dajs. of vanished alms of jore Milliard and His Thrills Perlnps It's Its thrills that nccnunt chlelly for tho continuing prospcrltj of "the Aigjlo Case," tho detpctlvc play In which Robert Hllllnid opened last night for n return engagement nt the Gnrrlck Other plavs, however, have also hnd their thrills Some have lived out their little, brief lives of popularity and havo been forgotten slncn "The Argvle Caso" llrst burst upon th vision of American the atregoers, so It cimot bo the thrills alone Morn Hl.clj tho plav s success Is duo chlcflj to the fact that Mr Hilllard at tho start surrounded himself with an un usually excellent tompnnj nnd has wisely retained It substantially intnet Eveiy member of tho cist Is at least a bit inoro than competent, some shore honors with tho star a state of nffnlrs thnt the Btor wisely encourages Edwin Holland ns tho villainous law j or, Olive Oliver, as tho THEATRICAL ADELI'llI "Peg o' My Heart." with nn ex cellent cast Hartley Mannera' popular and amusing comedy of the Impetuous joung Irish clr! und what ahe does tn a sedate Knsllth family Flrst-rato amusement 8.15 BnOAD The Shadow," with Ethel Barry more A trnnalatlon of Darlo Xlccodeml's IOmbre" Tho atory of a woman who re rovers from lona: years of paral)sl to rind her huaband nnd her beat friend lovers Seo review 8. IS ronitUST "Paradise I'rlion " Tho annual production of tho Maalc and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania Charles Gilpin has written the music The 'book" satir ises reformed prisons and puts pome of the'r vagaries on tho staee See review 8 IB OAHUICK 'The Argrie Case," with Robert Illlllurd and Albert limning A return en gagement of the famlllur detective melo drama, In which Mr Hilllard hunts down a daring ganir of criminals by the approved methods or Mr Uurns. See revlevv .. 8 13 LITTI.n "Monsieur Polrot " with Italph Hers A comedy of a plnnlst nnd an Amer ican woman with 'violet soula." Opening tonight . .8 JO LYH1C "The Ilnwk." wlih William Faver aham Tenae piny of a husband and wife who live by cheating at curds. The drama comes from tho discovery of the knavery by the wife's lover See review 8 15 WALNUT 'The, Dummy." with Ernest Truex A detective comedy. In which Harney, the slum bov. turns sleuth nnd de feat a band of kidnappers See review .8.13 VAUDEVIIJ,E. KEITH'S Evelyn Nesblt and Jack Clifford In modern dancea, Joseph JenTer9on and Com pany In & sketch by William C. da Mllle; Will Oakland and Company, In "At the Club", a Durton Holmes travelette; Harriet Hurt, linger; Roy Cummlnga and Helen Gladylngs, slnxers; Mme. Ilujje's troupe of toy terriers; Svror and Mack and Hearst Hells; motion pictures. NIXON'S JRAND Htifo Hansen's musical comedietta "Tho Fashion Shop," with Rlanche Latell of "Naughty Marietta " and Earl Corr. "Can Jimmy Come In?" tviih tho Van mothers. Mr and Mra James Kelso, In "Here and There In Vaudeville"; Wroa's Buda. aong and dance; Morris Golden comedy violinist, and 'Sweetie"; Gaston Palmar, pantomimic Juggler, and laughing motion pictures. GLCbD Mme Doras and her Imperial All Star Opera Company In excerpts front grand opera; Miller and Lyles, colored romedlana: the Six Musical Oormans, Instrumentalist!! Sidney Baxter and Beatrice Southwlck. on the wire; Lear and Fields, chatter and tonga t Jack Harnett and Son, lllllputlana and Cblelas and Rogers, In cowboy diver lions. WILLIAM PENK The Ptkln Mysteries, ma glclans; Kirk and Fogarty, alnger and comedian: tho Moacogny Brothers. In "Fads In Vaudeville"; the Seven Little Darlings; Harry Holman, In "Adam Killjoy" William If qracey and Charles Chaplin. ' the fllm comedian, CROSS KEYS (drat half of week) "The Lingerie Shop"; the Four Atwell." Knight SPUING RESORTS AtUntlo Clty.K, J. " ludlos hlgb-cUaa. moderata-rate hotel ALB EMARLE 2tau av. 'M&h. Cap 850. Steam beat, alt-, yator, sun parlor., prl. baths, etc.; ic.iln UJ.1- Vf: -'nI orchestra. Bpeclil JU Si - - - - -v,-u. Cape Mar, X, jr. THE WINDSOR "j "" ? . vva-cu, Bte.ni heat. ea vlsw uo parlor. Bath. Booklet . MIS3 UAU'IN Ocean City, N. 3. THE BREAKERS Duly Boardwalk total. K. A. TOUNQTsSr. counterfeiter's companion; Stella Archer, as tho heroine, With only one real scenes Agnes Everett, as the garrulous widow, and Albert Brunlng, as tho couhterfelter, are tho ones that deserve especial men lon' .. ., 1 Hut whllo commending the players themselves, It must be acknowledged that the thrills nre there. They were sufficient to mnko every ono In Inst night's cnthu slastlo nudlcnce sit up and tako notice from the first rising of tho curtain tc. tho going down thereofthat Is, all except one member of n slag box party, who It) tho teiiBest moment of tho tense third net emitted n sonorous nhore He waa a notable exception Cornlnc (o Philadelphia Last night brought changes nt all but ono Philadelphia theatre In tho re maining weeks of the season there nro hardly likely to bo so many novelties again on a single night. There nre, however, n few In sight. One of them, "Ltttle Mary Mock," has already been announced. The other Is "Sho's In Again " Its chief distinction, nt this dis tance, Is the fact that Ned Wavburn, supcrboss of the chorus girl, Is Its pro ducer. That means lively movement, anywaj. Its "story" comes from tho French, "Ma Tanto d'Honflettr." which has boon acted In England ns "My Aunt." "She's In Again" will be produced short ly at Rochester and then come to tho Broad for a limited engagement beforo descending on New York. Tho cast will Includo Ada Lewis, Mrs Stuart icooson, Arthur Ajlcsworth, Tdward Nlcander, George Schiller, Hllccn Van Blenc, Ann Warrington, Hj'dtioy Orcenstrcct, tho Hon Helen Montnguo and Clifford Rob ertson Another novelty of spring Is the an nouncement thnt tho Globo will ndd u feature film to Its program of vnudevllle herenfler. Tho first Is "Hjpocrltcs," an elnborato spectacular production recently on view In a Broadw-j theatre, but new to Phllndelphln Its prologue, set In medieval time, depicts the carving of a stntuo of truth by n joung monk, the unveiling of her beauty nnd the death of tho monk nt tho hnnds of a populace which fears tho truth In tho second part, all tho characters aro seen In mod ern guise, with the monk ns a minister trying to show truth to his congrcgntlon In a vision, ho sees how' all tho people nbout him turn away from ono causo or another. In connection with "Hypocrites," tho management of tho Globo will offer cash prlzcn aggregating $250 to patrons sub mitting the best essajs or criticisms of tho photoplaj-. Its themo and Its moral Influence Vaudeville KEITH'S There Is plenty of dash and stjle In the offering of Eveljn Ncsblt nnd Jack Clif ford nt lvclth's this week, and the net "went over" on Its merit. Miss Ncsblt has n quiet way of working nnd shows a slnccro desire to please Tho net opens with the song, "Sprinkle Me AVlth Kisses, ' nnd during the chorus she gives the nudlcnce numerous kisses of tho candy variety Her partner helps her to distribute them A whirlwind dance, which Is above tho nvcragc, concludes tho act The couplo vvcro rewarded with abundant applause It vvob a toss-up between Joseph Jef ferson & Co. and Swor nnd Mnck ns to who won tho most Inughs. Mr. Jefferson presented n novel sketch, "Poor Old Jim," by William C De Mllle It tells a story of n wife who reformed her husband by making him bcllove that he was dead. Tho dlscoverj of a telegram nnnounclng his death had tho desired effect upon the erring man, and ho flnnllv agrees to swear off Swor and Mnck didn't require a sketch to get them laughs One of the pa'r caused nn uproar everj timo ho rolled his eyeballs llo then selected a dclliillo spot tin tho stage, and answered Intri cate questions In monooj Habits, showing that an artist who Is really a comedian can get laughs without words or action And of much Importance was Mis Harriet Bint She sang a numbci of character songs in a unique manner and aecmed anxious to please. Her efforts wero liberally rewarded Will Oiklnnd A. Co presented "At the Club," a pleas ing musical sketch with a company of five. A Burton Holmes Travclette, giving views of South America, Cum- mlngs and Gladlngs, an exceptionally clever comedy dancing pair, and Madame BAEDEKEE Brothers nnd Snutell In "The Green Um brella", the Worlds Harmonists, do I'lnna, oerlallst, and the Carl Eugene Troupe, (Sec ond half of week) The Sierra Sunbeams, the Four Atvvells tho Ruth Richardson Company, In "Moving Day"; Joe Tondeller. with an accordion , Lewis and Chapi and tho Oreat Richards NIXON Porter J. White and Company, In Tho Visitor"; "Little Mlsa U S A ", the Gallerlnl Four, Bronn and Barlowe, Mlas Maurice Wood, the Brlghtons, and Richard Carle In the movlea. STOCK AMERICAN 'The Misleading Lady," with the resident compnnj The very amuslne comedy of the 'strong man" nnd the femi nine fascinator, lately seen at the Broad BURLESQUE. GAYETV "Hello Paris," with Florence Tan. ner A miscellaneous musical mlanir DUMONT'S-"The Jitney Bus." "Tho Pn.,- Crazj Fiddler. " ' Wpa'nama Exp'SslSn" nnd other travesties TltOCADERO 'lorn Miner a Rohemlan nil- Icaquers, with Hilly Mclntyre. ur CASlNO-'Tho Social Maids" In a varied nro-mm. rica MOIKRN HNCI.NO THE Hgl ELLWOOD CARPENTER STUDIO f,i:7 ?',',,nuV ,.cn da"' '! yr The hem .. ,. i i.T.',.-"--"'" " -ine rv ....-,. ...lit. iriiicsi movements nn to the inlnut Telephone. THE CORTISSOZ SCHOOL 1520 CHE&TNUT ST. Phone, Locu.t 3103 The Biggest Dollar's Worth THE PHOTO-PLAY REVIEW One Dollar a year Subscribe Now. All the best news of Interest to the "fan," The Exhibitor and The Manufacturer. Handsomely illustrated and well printed Get it fifty-two times a, year for one dollar. Sample copy on request. THE PHOTO-PLAY REVIEW Real Etate Truit BItlg. Philadejphia. Ps. 51 East 42nd St Nev"Vofk ?r,:?. j,? ii .wihpilB given In the picture's. "'n"y Vtt Here nnd There Dainty girls ajnld artistic surrounding With n. dftsh of comedy and song addtd made "The Llhrterie Shop" a popular at. i.Kn.uu at tne v;ross Jteyg. The tabloid has a number of pew Ideas and the oft,r Ing Is well staged. Jfnffiht Brothers and fSutteS Pfeenlcd,j!'elr familiar "Mun With the Green Urhbrelln" sketch, and wefe given n cordial reception, bth.e ncls appreciated were the Four Atwall. tho World's Harmonists, Be Pinna b4 the Carl Eugene Troupe.' Up.lo."he.ml. Uto subjects Were given In tho picture, which nro of unusual merit. '""", .,Tl1"0 Is novelty aplenty !ri the bill at ho Nixon-Grand The very latest whim, In fenilnlne adornment are found In Tha Fashion Shop, a. musical offering Id which prcttv girls, up-to-date music and qu ck comedy nre hnitnonlouslj combined Th tabloid Includes Blanch Latell. nf "Nnughtv Marietta" fame. No end of laughn were earned by the Van Urothars ' with their comedy, "Can Jimmy Com. In'" Applauso also greeted the efforts of' Wroo's Buds, Morris Golden, Sweetie and Gaston nnd Palmer, " An Inspiring musical program hy thj Imperial All-star Opera Company Is the headllno fcaturo at tho Globe Tamlllir ' nrlas were welt rendered by trained sine-! ere, who gave excerpts from th h..t operas Going from the sublime to th ridiculous Miller and Lylo extended' themselves lu comedj'. song nnd chatter ' and obtained good results Tho Six Musi cat Gormons showed how to get harmony out of various Instruments, and 6theri ' who won favor wore Baxter and South, wick. Lear and Fields, Jack Bnrnet nnd v Son and Shield nnd Rogers, cowboy enter ' talneie Han Ping Chlon, a Chinaman who pr. -forms slclglit of hand tricks and presents ; n number of no stories, pleased a Inrea ? audience nt tho William Penn Ho wasl assisted bj threo othors equallj mj-stcrl- 1 oils Bill Fognrty nnd Ethel Kirk of.'t fcred some clever nonsense, punctuated 1 with pongs and were vvnrmlv appreciated Tho verj latest Ideas In dancing were picscnted by tho Mosocnj Brothers, two i Phlladolphlans The Seven Little Dar- J lings, a unlquo Juvcnllo act, won repeated encores Hnrrj Holman and companr s In a sketch, nnd William JL Graccy were' also gteatly npproclntcd As nn extra ? attraction, Charles Chaplin, the "m6vle" comedian, was shown In a funny play on 1 tho screen -.j WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT J Masnuc of rrlmlttve Peoples. 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