Ultil 81 UOHUlJJ ilUpUllfU UUi.JiJty JiAUlliliAlA l U.AJfJi J dJLiiU, "Xr rm. , n md-JtmvmvJkm!- wiyii-tiKiiwix mimrmwi MU Vw"trw"'''u w iwigBifiii'iWWHiwii'i,pil'll!uiwwfjii ,jpTT j The Evening Ledger Amusement Section, Saturday, December 18, 1915 2Z -w Theatrical Jottings William Gillette in hl3 two famous successes, "Secret Service" and "Sherlock Holmes." will be the next attraction at the Broad Street Theatre. Mr. Gillette will open his two weeks' engagement at the Broad, beginning a week from Mon day night, when he will be seen In "Secret Service," his great play of war times. "Secret Servico" will be the bill at every performance during the first week, Includ ing a special matinee to be given on Wednesday, December 23 the only mid week matinee Mr. Gillette will give In Philadelphia. "Sherlock Holmes" will be presented the second week. It Is an nounced that these will be positively the last performances of his two plays that Mr. Gillette will give in this city. John Drew will begin hi3 annual en gagement at the Broad Street Theatre on Monday, January 10, in Horace Annes ley Vachell's comedy "The Chief," which has Just rounded out Us run at the Em pire Theatre, New York. Mr. Vachell's play Is of modern life in England at the present time. 3Ir. Drew's supporting company is made up of notable people; prominent among the women 13 Laura Hope Crews. "Pollyanna" has reached the stage. It comes for a limited engagement to the SIP? & era A III A M D D A !"" Morris Piujimt Avo Mat. Dailv u:; Eyes.. 7 fc 0. VaudevillB & FaranVt Pictures. William S. Hart in "THE DISCIPLE" ARCADIA CHESTNUT below lern TRIANGLE PLAYS "CROOKED TO THE END" "MATRIMONY" T3fl I C 52 D AND THOMPSON ATUL.LU MATINEE DAILY WOULD FILM COItT. PRESENTS Robert Warwick in "The Sins of Society" AUDITORIUM N0SrH bt. Margarita Fisher in "Girl From His Town" RI UEBIRD "00 NOimi brad st. Laura Hope Crews in "BLACKBIRDS" COMING TUESDAY. DEC. 21 TIIEDA KARA In "CARMEN" THE PFDAR THEATRE POPULAR. -ani COTH & CEDAR F. X. Bushman & Beverly Bayne in "PENNINGTON'S CHOICE" PARAMOUNT NEWS PICTURES Hear Our IVurhtzer Organ FAIRMOUNT WTII AND GIRARD AVE. Hobart Bosworth in "THE WHITE SCAR" GERMANTOWN S PARAMOUNT PICTURE MARY PICKFORD in "MADAME BUTTERFLY" PI PiRP 5,T" A VXItKI.T VjL.VE. m,i , i-.: EE3.. 740. PARAMOUNT OFFERS MARY PICKFORD in "A GIRL OF YESTERDAY" tfllRARn AENin theatre VJ1IVrtIV1-' 7TH AND GIRARD AVE. Octavia Handworth in "THE GREAT RUBY" Children's Contest at Matinee. NORTHEAST JTRANn 12TI1 GIRARD AVE. ,-'1Ivrtl,,1-' Mata. Wed and Eat DOROTHY BERNARD in "THE LITTLE GYPSY" SIX ACTS Broncho Billy in a Good Drama Broad Street Theatre beginning Monday,, January M. The cast Includes Patricia Colllnse. In the title role: Herbert Kelsey, Effle Shannon, Philip Merlvale, Jessie Busley, Maude Granger, Helen Weath ersby, Maud Hosford. Master Bobby Tobln and Louis Baker. The holiday attraction at the Adelphi Theatre will be "The Land of the Free." a new patriotic American comedy by Ed ward Locke, author of "The Climax." "The Case of Becky" and LouU Mann's present success, "The Bubble." The en gagement will open Monday evening, De cember 27 and will be for one week only. The cast Includes Miss Jennie Eustls, famous for her character studies. Her mann Gerald, -who was featured with DoO Keane In "Romance," Itapley Halaa, Fred W. Petera and Effingham Pinto. The announcement that Bernard Shaw's comedo;, "Androcles and the Lion," will open an engagement at the Adelphi Theatre on January 3, has aroused wide spread Interest among Philadelphia theatre-goers, who have heretofore demonstrated how they delight to regale themselves in the scintillating pUys of the noted Shaw. "The Dumb Wife." a one-act playlet, will be offered as a curtain-raiser to "Androcle3 and the Lion." The American Theatre returns to lt3 old policy of stock productions Christ mis Day, when Mr. George Arvine and com PP.OMTNF.7sJT OTOPLAY PRESENTATldl $&n&u Bodkn Qrnpam TnE following theatre obtain their pictures thronxh the STANLEY Boolcinc Company, which ia a caarantre of early showing of the Bant productions. AH pictures reviewed brfore exhibition. Alc for tb theatre In toot locality obtaining pictures throuch the STANLEY Book be Company. JEFFERSON 23TII AND DAUPHIN STREETS Robert Warwick in "The Sins of Society" LAFAYETTE 914 KEj,siNGT-f William Farnum in "The Broken Law" LIRFRTY BROAD AND X D C I I I COLUMBIA SPECIAL FEATURE LUBIN PRESENTS JACK HOLT & HELEN EDDY in "As a Twig is Bent" LOGAN THEATRE 481BDnoSTa PARAMOUNT PICTURE MARGUERITE CLARK in "STILL WATERS" HEAR THE WONDERFUL ORCJAN LOCUST LOCUST STREETS Robert B. Mantell in "The Unfaithful Wife" Logan Auditorium && 1T Virginia Pearson in "The Turn in the Road" I PATiPR FORTY-FIRST AND I-CMlCiI LANCASTER AVENUE Donald Brian in "The Voice in the Fog 77 Market St. Theatre M3 MASCT Emmy Whelen in 'Tables Turned" ORPHFl IM GERMANTOWN AND JITriCJVtl CHELTEN AVES TRIANGLE PLAYS Douglas Fairbanks in 'The Lamb' Raymond Hitchcock in 'My Valet' HRIPNT ED AND WOODLAND AVE. V-HVlEilt Dally Mat.. 2. Eve.. 0 :30 to 1L Clara Kimball Young in "TRILBY" KENSINGTON JITMRH FRONT ST. AND VJ IH JL J GIRARD AVE. "THE WIDOWS SECRET" "A Romance of the Alps" "BLACKMAIL IN A HOSPITAL "THE SOURCE OF HAPPINESS" "ETHEL'S nURGLAR" EEEINQ AMERICA FIRST pany will present "Help Wanted." The policy of the house for the flrst week will Include a dally matinee, after which there will be three matinees each week. Tues day. Thursday and Saturday. In addition to the every evening performances. "The Passing Show of 1S13," the great est Passing Show the Messrs. Shubert have ever produced, will open an engage ment at the Lyric Theatre, January 21. The original New York Winter Garden cast, which scored so tremendously for many week3 on Broadway, will be seen here. Mrs. Vernon Castle. Frank TInney. Bernard Granville. Elizabeth Brlce, Charles King. Harry Kelly, Harry Ellis, alone with numerous other stage nota bles, will come to the Forrest Theatre Christmas night to perform for the first time in this city Charles Dillingham's highly successful musical comedy, "Watch Your Step," then opening a limit ed engagement here, which will Include Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Coming to the Forrest Theatre late in January will be Julian Eltinee. whose amazing Interpretations of charming young women are always so much ad mired. He will appear in his latest and greatest musical comedy success. "Cousin Lucy," which Is described as a bewilder ing circus of fun and fashion. There are three acts, the second representing New York's most famous dressmaking estab lishment. It Is during this scene that El- tsA tsk PAT APF MM MARKET STREET A fAt VJi 10 A. 1L to 11:13 P. M. Dustin Farnum 'GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA' PARK" RIDGE AVE. & DAUPHIN. Continuous show from 1-5 A G:30-U "The Supreme Test" A Universal Picture Featurlne HENRIETTA CROSMAN PTAT TO GERMANTOWN AVE. I1A1- 1U AT TULPEHOCKEN ST. WOULD FILM CORP. PRESENTS GAIL KANE In "The Labyrinth" RFPFNT 1031 MAnKET STREET rU-'JI-a UVUMT VOICE ORGAX PATHE GOLD ROOSTER FLAT Edwin Arden & Bliss Milford in The Beloved Vagabond' RTt D V MARKET STREET UD I BELOW 71 7TH STREET METRO DAT MARY MILES MINTER in "Barbara Frietchie" SHERWOOD MTn Baltimore JESSE L. LASKT PRESENTS WINIFRED KINGSTON in "THE LOVE ROUTE" MATINEE 2.00 5 P M. SAVOY 1211 MARKET STREET METRO FEATURE "THE YELLOW STREAK" with Lionel Barrymore WIPTftDTA 1LVRKET ST. AUOVE NINTH Emily Stevens in "The House of Tears" STANLEY MAnKCT ABOVE 1GTH continuous Fannie Ward 11:15 P M. IN "THE CHEAT" Weekly Programs Appear every Monday In Motion Picture Chart DARRT DARBY THEATRE DARBT, PA. BLANCHE SWEET in "A CASE OF BECKY" PARAMOUNT PICTURE "ROMANCE OF KLAINK." No. 13 MATINEE AND EVENING tlnge acts as a. model and tries on an array of creations which promises to drive the feminine portions of hlo audi ences into ecstacles. The close of the -rt??rpent of Elslo Ferguson at the Broad Street 'Th'eatrB" tonight will be Miss Ferguson's last ap pearance In this play, as she will shortly begin rehearsal of a new play by Hall Calne. New York at last favors us with some news of real theatrical Interest. First, Daniel Mayer, the well-known London muslcat and theatrical manager, arrived In New York last week on the Adriatic He Is to bring over Madame Itejane In February, presenting her at the head of her own company for a short season. No theatre has yet been secured. Madams Rejane's season will be by private sub scription and seats will not be sold In the regular way. This 13 indeed an announcement of genuine Importance when an artiste of such worth graces our shores. Then we again greet Mr. "G. B. S." His play. "Major Barbara," has Just opened with Grace George, Louis Cal vert. Mary Nash and Conway Tearlo at the Playhouse. The critics agree that it b exceedingly Shavian, and that should be sufficient for most of us poor mortals. The cast should fully realize the task they have In handling the work of this marvelous mind. From accounts it seems that they do. CENTRAL Chestnut St, Op. House ?,?, CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE SEE TODAT-3 AMUSEMENT COLUMN WKMI PHII.AIIKI.fUtA fJRANn S2D AND MARKET STREETS Vrtlll MATINEE DAILY. 2 P. 11. 8a Muriel Ostriche in It Daughter of the Sea OVERBR00K 03D AND ITAVERFORD AVE. JESSE LASKT PRESENTS Charlotte Walker "Out of Darkness" E U RE K A 0Tn AJfD L,uni-lrt MARKET STREETS "THE GREAT RUBY" With Octavia Handworth and Beatrice Morgan "THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY" IMPERIAI 60TH AND U.1U. X-avirtX. WALNUT STREETS Clara Kimball Young and Wilton Lackaye in "TRILBY" GARDEN 53D IANSDOWNE AVE. VXrtZV-,E'11 MAT 2. EVO. 0:30. P.VRA1I0UNT PRESENTS -, Catherine Emerson in "RULEG", NORTH Great Northpm buoad st.. erie a ulcu iunnern oERM.vNTk aves. WILLIARD MACK and ENID MARKET la "AlOII A0 E " r..!kSennett Production. Festurlne RATMOND HITCHCOCK ft ROSCOB All BUCKLB In "TIIE VH.LACT SCANDAL" Broad Street Casino BJl??,EB, Matlnte 3.H0 Ewnlnir 0.4S. 8.15, 130. LOUISE VALE in "The Reproach of Annesley" OTHERS Comlnc Monday RODRRT RDEPON In "THE CALL OF THE NORTH" TTVOLI TTlPafr. PAinMOlTNT AVE. I1VUU meaire below iirn st. Wilton Lackaye in "THE MAN Op SHAME" FIVE PARTS BROADWAY UNIVERSAL FEATURE NORTinVKST West Allegheny I J. & INA CLAIRE in "The Puppet Crown" With CARLYLE BLACKWELL 'MicrmoTi-innli THEATRIt 17TH A ousquenanna susquehannaavb. Irene Fenwick in "The Spendthrift" - SIX PARTS SOCTn PniL,TKLVHL DKLVl! DEtOT fll "VHTDT A BROAD DEtOW ji-ix nu it nArvrmirM-iTi 'WF'W! ' " " " V'J'MK srs wm Ml ROBERT B. MANTELL In Blindness of Devotion" "SUNNT JIM AND TUB AMUSEMENT COMPANY LIMITED" O T It X R a
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