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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY. JANUARY l lfrtfl
wSOMELlON!,MfSOME
r SHAW," "SOME SHOW"
Cgmedic Spirit nnd Costumer
Furnish Inspirational Feast
of Jollity at Adelphi
iANfcnbot.fcs and tub lion, a fb rir
lit tire cnr bv ncrnarrt Phnw tuckIucM
i,-br flrynvilo llnrkcr, with I'eromtlunj by Al-
V wrt Rothrnrlrln prredul by
JTHR MAN Wttn MAtMltnn A PI'Mtl WtFE.
Airomfrty in two rmi bv Anatoli" Fran'.
, prpiliitnl hv rirnnvltlf linrkfr, with di nra-
I tlona by Robert K Jone. lAdelphl Thcatrr.
"Some Lion'" Yes. but some piny-
wrlRht, too. Twenty yenrs late nnd ten
yearn after Hernnril Shan- Rave the world
his best work, tho public li slowly dls-
eorvernir that tho author of "Androcles
nndthe Lion" n n Very Kreat and a very
ehlertilnlnR man. Tho comedies which
are now wlmilnrt him popularity, h
"Pinny's Flrt riay," "PyRtrmllon." nnd
now '"Androclcji," arc Ironlcnlv enouKh
not his best. They are works past his
primes perhaps that accounts for their
success. Hut they are works miles ahead
of any KtiRtlnh-ffprnklnR contemporary In
that comedlc power which Is, not drama
at Its most polgnnnt, but certainly drama ,
at Its hlRhfst point of lnini.itilt
It permeates "Androcles." Without this
spirit. rH-cted In Hip Imhnvlnr nf both
actors and auilltors, tbc plnv at the Adel
phi mlRht be set down Tor a JumblliiK nf
burlesque nnd nhlloionhv. clhlnir nnn-
chronlsms nnd llnrt I'nltr llternllv. It '
"has everythliiK." It starts with a panto- '
mime lion for Its innjoi premise nnd a
Oreek St KrnnHs In Ibo tnllorluc bust-
ness for Its minor. Tbev go- throiiEh
tho old evolutions of the fnhle. Androcles
pulls out the proverlilnl thorn to the tune
of stuff 1 ronrs. And at the end. An- ,
iirncies nun me lion rnwi out into tlm
middle of the Rrcnt Unman coliseum to
finish tip the talc bv mutual rcctxtiiltlon
HHPU
Vaudeville
KLEANOR MONTELL
With the Knickerbocker stock
company.
Holmes, but from Kmlle Onborlau and
Anna Kntln-rlni Orren to the nutbor of
Nick drier and Arthur StrlnRC' f clr cre
ations have had no Individual nnd within
worklns ImnRlnatlon. (Irycc. Hawk
shaw, Young Hleulb, Cap Collier nnd
C'leelc uern mere puppets, moved by their
creators and nut motive forces; they
were obvious and objective. Not so tho
ilirfcrmlhtted and convincing Holmes of
iJoyle iitul (lllli'tte, n real flKure, movliiR
throuRb nrcessaiy inelodrnmn analyst.
Keith's
So numerous are tho artistic treats at
Keith's this week that choice depends
upon one's taste. The audience was n
unit, however. In Its admiration of Phyl
lis Nellson-Terry, declared to be KnB
land's most brilliant youn;? actress. She
appeared In two scenes from "Homeo
nnd Juliet." The first was the scene In
Friar Lnwrence's cell, where she went
to receive the drug which would ennblo
her to feign death and escape an unwel
come marrlnRc, and the second wns In
her boudoir, where she save vent to her
Utter despair on account of the uncer
tainty of her dnilnR experiment.
She Rave a realistic picture of the dls
traURht Juliet and rose to tremendous
dramatic heights. Her nctlnR was itt nil
times heart Krlnulnc. for remarkable
) artistry Rave It the throb of realism so
, vital In such a difficult role.
Miss Nellson-Terry was supported by
Cecil King ns Frlnr Lawrence and Edith
KlnR as I.ady Cnpulot.
J The star Is a woman of statuesque
I beauty and Is endowed with a charming
, Rracc of movement, which greatly en
' hances her portrayal.
Karly on the bill is presented a little
I sketch called "Discontent," by Clarence
Oliver nnd Ocorgle Olp. It tells the story
of a Milage named Discontent which Is
visited by a traveler who carries a
j willno full of trouble. The traveler
l meets a pretty maid at the stntlon nnd
sho Rives him sound ndvlce nlong philo
sophical lines, i:ctilually the trnvcler
. learns that Matrimony Is one of the
nearest stntlons and asks the Rlrl to
escort hint there nnd she . oes. The
author, Hugh Herbert, has given us
something new, which sclntllates with
wit nnd clover epigrams Let us hope
flint un d Anil Crnm til nivslii MiiiiiiaI
! rvi unit aauiu llllll tIMtVllli t'ltlllUVa i
THE DEVIL DEALS
' A PECULIAR HAND
He Wields His "Prayer Book"
Well in New Kleine-
Edison Film
Hy the Photoplay Editor
"Tirn unvits prayer hook a. ku ine-
lMlnon dim In fli parts. IlelMneJ r,lne.v
Hprnitue ., Arthur ltoop I
Cprlnsfr .Frank nelrber
Mrt. Sprlnner Huby Hofmann
jCeil Almn Ilnnlon
When the devil deals man slnnds to
tose, nnd, Judging from the new picture
of Klelne-Kdlson, -Tho Devil's Prayer
Ilook," the devil denls for somo time and
with tellliiR effect.
One wonders why the name of this I
photoplay U what It Is, for whllo the '
opening shows that the evil In the play
comes out of cards they are not the main
factor In the renl story. Of course, It i
gives an opportunity for nn exceedingly !
clever bit of photogrnphy, where one sees
"The Devil s Prnyer Ilook, n pnek or
enrds with the devil nnd tho characters
In the piny shown on them. It Is very
welt done nnd strikes nn orlglnnl note for
tho opening reel, which, by the wny, Is
the cleverest of tho five, ns far ns renl
artistic merit goes. There Is plenty of ac
tion In the play throughout and It holda
tho attention closely.
Alma Hnnlon, ns Nell, In clever In n
very hard role. Attractive to look at (by
the wny, sho reminds one Htrongly nf
Pcnrl White), she never Intrudes to tho
detriment of nnj scene nnd often ndds
materially where emotional acting of tho
ls& B
AUTO SHOW DELUXE
AT HOTEL ASTOR
New York Salon This Year
Takes on Interna
tional Rank
FRANK BELCHER
In the now Kloinc-Edlson film,
"The Devil's Prnyer Rook."
Sulrogn, a young Spanish violinist, who intense kind Is needed. Arthur Hoops Is
nnd rcJolcliiR. Acted out on the board,. ,!"'". uvni nnu nu-iapnysician in
could anything be sillier burlesque? ,,' ,,. . ... , .. , ,
Dl5t before von mv Yn n nrnblom ' II ,vna Brcnt hctlng, Mr. Gillette's In
Plajvfiy some one of Vh. "crrateJl I l,s """Itlcs "ml repressions, nnd It wns
iiil ,31. .SfJl.0."",.!.6.. .,.a.s.t...L'.?5: matched by the domineering nnd callous-
.... ,...,..,, Kin uiiuio niiuui ,-iimn una nt t,, tl.,n..- r-.l-.t.. i
..B V. VV.IVI. lIlLdllUII O tUUIIttl,), llltl'
his head bowed by the critics, consider
the entrance of the comedlc spirit Into
even rthls burlesque. It comes nnd It con
quers most clearly In the scene where
Androcles Is sent forth Into the arena to
the cnll boy's announcement: "No 12.
Tho Chrlstlnn for tho new lion!" Says
Androcles to the Hnipcror: "Go to your
box and peo how a tailor can die," nnd,
seizing plnlntlvoly but courageously bis
moment of distinction, "Make way for
No. 121"
That same spirit pervades every mo
ment of the piny. It dares to see tho history-shrouded
beginnings of things with
the yo of prosaic, whimsical and Inspired
truth. So you henr the henthen wife of
Androclcs Imploring him to sacrifice to
the gods "like n respectable person," to
give up these "dirty, blaspheming athe
ists," "lowpst of the low," "people who've
gpt no religion " Fnr-fetched7 Haven't
we said much the snme In the past quar
ter century nbout the anarchist, the so
cialist, the ngnnstlc, even the Unltnrlnn?
It la nnked truth ludicrous In Its nudity.
This treatment of enrly Christian days
proceeds upward through strain nftcr
strnln of more serious, more profound,
more Inspired analysis. Her; are four
varieties of Christians all working out
their creeds In the days when Christianity
wns nn emotion, not n dogma. Hero Is
St. Francis In Androcles, leving all tho
animals, sure that they hni i souls, un
able to hurt even man. Hero Is i vl Spin
tho, the riotous penitent, rnldr.ig ho
temples stcnllng tho gold vessels, drink
ing nwny his nerves nnd rejoicing In
proancctlvo salvation by martyrdom.
Hero Is the "muscular Christian," Ker-
rovlus, whose ralth needs testing like Ills
sWord, nnd Alio finds, when he faevs
death In the nrenn, that ho Is tho tlghtliig
man after nil. Here Is finally thepn
trlclan, I.nviiiln. tho thinker-mystic,
nrgulng delightfully, banterlngly,' Jlirtn
tlously with the handsome Unman captain
over her "fad " Through her tho comedlc
Bplrit rises higher yet. Facing the nrenn,
her "stories nnd dreums" gone before tho
reality of death, she knows sho Is dying
for something greater, yet something she
does not know. "If It were anything '
smnll ennuirh tn know It wmiM hn inn !
small to die for. I think I'm going to die
for God. Nothing else Is real enough to
die for." "But what Is God?" asks the cap
tain. "When wo know that, captain, wo
shall be gods ourselves,"
Pantomime nnd philosophy, all In one
play, wed by tho genius of a man serl
ouuly estimated a clown 1
But that Is not nil of the most de
lightful and satisfying entertainment seen
here In a very long time. Besides Shiuv'.s
play and Barker's very effective produc
tion of it actors, Bccnery nnd all thero
Is a comedy by Anatolc Frnnce, that rare
Parisian, based on an Incident described
In Rabelais. It narrates the absurd affair
of the man who espoused and married a
dumb wife, who sought medical aid to
tho unloosing of her tongue, and, who,
when that torrential flood began, bought
deafness from the doctors to repair the
mischief. It Is full of any number of
charming bits of satire, most admirably
appreciated by O. P. Heggle, Lionel Bra
ham. Henry Herbert and Fred Eric. But
most of all, it gives Hobert D Jones a
chanco to exhibit the loveliest costumes
that any artist, beyond Bakst. has
brought America. Against a gray and
black background they make "The Man
"Who Married a Dumb 'Wife" almost as
Inspirational a feast of Jollity as "An
drocles." K. M.
rowlngly remembered from the original
cnat. the capital work of Burford Hapdcn
(the "Hluc Ulid" kiddle, quite a young
mnn now), Wade Hampden, Jr., and Ed
win Mordant. W. n. M.
'Maid in America"
Proves Good Job
When
America
whether
America
"Sherlock Holmes Again!"
Prof. Moriarty, Act 2
The audience knew 'It was Sherlock
Holmes before his arch-enemy, the "Na
polean of Crime," made the announce
ment. Who could mistake that spare
figure, whether In evening dress, dress
ing gown or rough cap and tweeds, or
fall to recognize those ascetic features,
bored, yet alert, even without tho fa
miliarities of his hypodermic needle, his
violin sawlngs. his nonchalant superior
ity over every stratagem of his foes of
the underworld, his constant samples
of Inductive reasoning, which compre
hended entire characters, not to say
deep-laid plots, without the flicker of an
eyeLld or the slightest elevation of the
yolce?
Certainty not the youngsters taking a
final fling at the Tuletlde holidays by a
theatre party at the Broad, or their ad
mlrlnt,' parents, who were thrilled Just as
much last night as they were nearly a
score of years ago when 'William Gillette's
keen sense of the theatre put Conan
Doylo's celebrated hero Into a deftly con
trived play and his faculty of character
izing subtly and minutely Incarnated the
figment of his and Doyle's Imagining Into
an actual being, real In his romance and
strangely human despite his, superhuman
self-control, amazlnf mastery of all
knowledge and famous cynicism.
Beally there la nothing to say at this
lata date beyond parrot-like repetition
With a change of ntme of Doctor Wat
sons' classic remark, "Marvelous, my dear
Gillette, marvelous,"
Old stagers recaptured tome of the olden
thrill that Increased heart beats when
peadl and Adams' dime novels were
read behind the kindly protection of the
,chool geography, and the rising genera
tion had the pleasure of a new sensa
Uea that was red-blooded and wbole
t ewe. as the sLry combined of imprisoned
MfaM Faulkjier and her coveted papers,
lB blackmailing Larrabees, Professor
MerUrty, sitting- like a aplder In his dark
wmk of the underworld, sensitive to the
-vtka.Uons of evry filament, and the
tkw of the Stepney gas chamber passed
ttve)y fropa excitement to excitement,
fk sent f it U the curiously vital yet as
curiously inanimate Kxutc of Sherlock
hv$ HM tjlK 4ffatatlva before
4
It comes to making nnythlng,
I always on the Job, nnd
one says "Maid" or "Mode,"
lends. If you wish to question
tho stnteinent about the "Maid," go to
the Lyric while the Winter Gnrdcn show
Is there, and Just glance once at the
chorus. You will never dispute our
supremacy In tho "Maids."
You may Journey to the Lyric feeling
Infinitely low and enst down, nnd within
llvo minutes after the curtain rises you
will hnvc a Rrln like n Cheshire Cat.
You will wnnt to curl up nnd purr with
contentment, for lines, music and cast,
coupled with glorious costumes, are a
treat which no grouch cotjld stand against.
-oi wini tins snow is particularly
original ; It is like all the Winter Garden
shows. Nor 1 1 the music stnrtllng, nor aro
stars great. Yet the whole thing la bo
full of "pep" that one must enjoy It
thoroughly.
Who could resist even such old Jokes ns
"Ho looks like Lord Hclpus," nnd "It
Injures my emotional temperament nnd
I Just lovo to emote," when sprung by so
lrrcsl8tlblo a comedienne as Florence
Moore, whose absolute disregard for her
lines and whoso Interpolated remarks
caused r.s much amusement tn tho stngo
as In the audience laHt night. She near
ly wrecked the show once.
Other choice bits were: "A Billy Sun
day Cocktnll? Why, a Glass or Water
With a Hollar In It," and "What are
Sausages?" "What are they not?" this
from a most choice bit of builesque on
"Antony nnd Cleopatra" with Florence
Monro ns "the Kreatcst courtesan of his
tory." Miss Moore during the course of
a song was asked If she was "Mmc.
Yelba." "Oh, No, Human Shriek."
Swor and Muck as two gentlemen of
color got off n few choice ones. "Where
I live I nm called "Had Bill'." remarks
one with signs of pugnacity. "Well, where
I llvo your name would bo 'Sweet Will
iam'," Is tho retort courteous.
Tho music is exceedingly clever. If not
original; for the most of the time you aro
meeting "Tho International Bug" or "Tho
Gaby Glide." There ure two great BOng
hits. Ono Is "Oh, Those Days," which to
tho mnvle fan means Fatty and .Mabel
nbout to arrive, but which In the show
graces a most beuutlful scene at the
close of tho ltoman burlesque, and "I'm
Looking for Some One's Heart." sung
by Florence Moore and Louise Mink, so
well that ono wondered If the uudlenco
was ever going to be satisfied.
The costuming Is most elaborate, If
somewhat scanty, nnd tho color effects
are beautiful, while the scenery In tho
gardens In the Poman burlesque Is
almost worthy of Uioan Tho chorus wns
good to look upon nnd danced beauti
fully. Mile. Dazle supplied a most re
markable opening to the second act,
worthy almost of Pavlown's "Bacchante."
It Is tho most lovely thing In the show.
is mnklnR his first tour In Vaudeville,
raptured the house with his soul-stlrrlng
selections. Ho gave only the best In
music nnd deserves n vote of thanks for
keeping nwny from the hnckneyed things
or the day.
And n great treat, not only for tho kid
dies, but for the grown-ups us well, wns
Leonard Gnufler's Animated Toy Shou.
Several talented ponies nnd dogs posed ns
toys nnd then came to life and performed
wondciful tricks. This Is tho pacemaker
of animal acts.
Henlrlco Herford, the clover society en
tertainer, repeated her success of las
week, nnd tho Alexander Kids und Dona
huo and Stewart wero two other comedy
"clean-ups " Leon and compnny, In a
number of clover and decidedly mystify
ing tricks and the Wheeler Trio rounded
out the bill
COLONIAL.
A chnngc of policy went Into effect at
the Colonial, acrmantown. which Is cele
brating Its second anniversary this i,ck.
A bill of ID nets Is offered, and be"nii..iR
yesterday thero will he lilt two shows u
day; one nt 2:15 In the nftcrnoon, and the
other at 8:15 In the evening.
The two-n-dny po.ky was launclird with
nil especially nttt active bill. I lurry
Slatkos' MldnlRht Bolllckers headed the
show and proviil to lie one of tho speediest
and most nrtlstlc offerings of this kind
in vaudeville. Among other acts which
met with pronounced fnvor were Sllbern
nnd North, In "Tho llnshrul Man and the
Mnld"; Josepfson's Icelandic Troupe,
which used the methods of self-defense
adopted in the Far North; Norrls' Ba
boons, Clgaretto, Nelson nnd Waring,
Spence nnd Williams, Pntrlcola and
Myers and Soretty and Antoinette.
CROSS KEYS.
There Is a program of exceptional merit
at the Cross Keys hy way of celebrating
tho first anniversary of this West
Philadelphia playhouse. Managers Sab
llsky nnd McGurlc have piovldcd n
bill which rmbrnccs many nf the
leading features of vnudeville. The
headline nttrnction Is Kdtmiud Hayes
nnd Company, In "The Piano Movers."
Tills lived up to its reputation as one
of tho comedy riots In vaudeville, and
kept a large uudlenco In a constant up
roar.
Klein Brothers Minstrels, with a com
pany of 10, olfered some unique Ideas
In minstrelsy. In addition to plenty of
comedy there wns nn abundance of good
harmony by sweet-voiced slngeis.
Approval was also accorded Uriel re nnd
King. Jcrge and Hnm:toii, Kdwnrds
Brothers, Louise Mayo, a popular sing
ing comedienne, and HnrrlH and Naglc In
n number of up-to-dnte and novel songs
and dances.
Tho pictures showed the latest news
events of tho day In addition to nn Inter
esting 111m story.
pipe nfter dinner. He wns alone In his
room Inst nlRht while hli daughter wns
i.n tho second lloor Sho smclled smoke.
Hurrying to her fnther's room Rhe found
him enveloped In flnmei. Miss Yerkcs
thicw n rug nbout her father and tried
to extinguish the flames, but failed. Tim
old mnn hnd Inhaled the lire, and. nc
cordlng to n physician, death must have
been Instantaneous.
ngnln tho snme heavy, hnrdnorklng nc-
tor, so hardworking one almost feels
sorry for him. Huby Hofmnnn nnd Frank
Helsher, ns the two crooks, nre tho renl I
stnrs of the film nnd give a clenn-cut nnd
consistent interpretation of the typo they
Piny.
Tlic Chestnut Street Opera House is
showing "Mndnmc X" with Dorothy
Donnelly, n Pnthe Gold nooatcr Film, n
clever plcttirlzntlon of her famous role.
As the review In tho Hvunino LEDaen
yesterday Indicated, Miss Donnelly Is ex
ceedingly good.
The Stanley opens tho week with "The
Foundling," with Mary Plckford, whllo
on Thursday, Friday nnd Snturday
"Lydla Ollmore" with Paulino Frederick
will be screened.
The Arcadia Is showing "The Beckon
ing Flame" with Henry Woodruff ns the
opening nttrnction this week, while on
Thursday, Friday nnd Haturdny "Let
Katy Do It" with Jnne Gray, will be
featured.
The HcRcnt begins the week with "The
Grccn-Lyed Monster" Willi l.obeit Man
tell; on Wednesday nnd Thursday "What
Will People Sny" with Olgn Petrovn will
be featured, nnd for Friday and Satur
day "the KIiir's Game," with Peail
White, George Probcrt and Sheldon
Lewis, will he screened.
PROfiimi OF 3IASTKRS
HY IS0ST0X SYMPHONY
Knickerbocker Revives
Sterling Religious Play
A new leading lady In the peron of
Eleanor Montell hends the Knickerbocker
Players this week In their presentation if to lie the
"ine Ninety and Nine," a religious plaj
Inspired by the hymn that Ira D. Sankey
made famous.
Miss Montell, who Is the daughter of
Eugenie Blair, la an emotional actress and
did very well for her first nppenrance,
with a company entirely new to her.
Frunk E. Elliott, as Sllvcrton. the man
who tries to drown his tro-bles In "wine
and song, gave a very satisfactory In
terpretation of the role.
Others who did well were Ted Bracket
as the villain, Philip Lord as the narrow
minded Abner Blaker, father of Ituth, the
role which was portrayed by Miss Mon
tell; Thomas Shearer as a trainman, J.
It. Lorraine as "Reddy," a New York kid:
Josle Slsslon and Anna Doherty. The
piece was well staged.
GLOBE.
Bobby Heath, tho talented and Justly
popular Philadelphia song writer and
singer, headlined nt the Globe Theatre,
and, If surface Indications arc a guldn
to popularity, his selection by Manager
LSoblosky could not have been equaled.
Hobby was In line fettlo nnd tho big
crowd ut the half-million dollar play
house was immensely pleased. So much
so In fact that they demanded not one
but many encores, which the obliging lo
cal boy responded to.
The Fair Co-Eds proved to be n big
musical comedy feature of a, novel char
acter, while the Arlington Four made a
solid hit. Every member of the quartet
puts a clever line of comedy across the
footlights with a punch. Other nets on
the bill Include Mabel Curcw and Vic
Hums. Sam Watson'a Barnyard, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Ernest Cortez, the Dunn Sisters,
Tampa Japs, Bill and Hob, and Bradley
.uariin ana company.
Dr. Muck Conducts; Mclbn, Witek and
Fcrir Assisting Artists
Pieclnns little room for coniniiiit Is left
by such a progimii ns that played last
night by the Boston S.wnphony at the
Academy. Tho oiehestrnl numbers dated
nn later than 1S35 and the nrlas and sceu.i
sung by Mine. ..ellle Mclbn wero still
older. Yet the freshness of each number
wns untmpalied by time or familiarity and
tile eNccutlon of each was fnilltlcsg,
Ono could, of coun-e. speculate largely
on the Ilnydn symphony, which was writ
ten for the fnnious Salomon concerts In
Loudon. It has unusual combinations of
qualities, such us gaiety and untidiness,
grace and vigor. Yet it must be eonfesxi-d
that In comblnntlnu with tho long con
eertantc for violin nnd viola, by Mozart,
and with nothing but Mozart ngaln, and
Hanuel and Mendelssohn In the same pio
gram, tho general effect or weariness did
prevail Doctor Muck's plan, to give th
cities he visits n dose of their own medi
cine, to "leiiin" them for cavilling at his
modern proaiuins. Is certainly obvious.
Frcm extreme to extreme he has tiled to
make his tours unpopular. Ho will nevr
succeed whllo his orchestra plays ns It
does.
Theatrical Baedeker
Ant.PIU "Andrerles ami the l.lon" hv O.
jlerinrcl .sluw. nnd "The Man Who Jlnrrlnl
n llnmh WIT " Itv Armtntn T rnnrp flrun
I11p Marker's protluitlon nf Uwi tv clover
rnmritlPS rcen nnd well llkctl In New York
lnat yrnr.
littOAD "Sherlock Holmes,", with William
(lllli'tte, A itrnnmtlzntlon of Conan Doyle's
famous detective.
LYIUC-"M.ilil In America," with Mile. D
zlo nnd liorenco Monro. A New York Win
ter Unnlcn show of the usual stupendous di
mensions. FOIlItHST "Watch Your SIcd' with Mrs.
Vtrnon Cflftle, Prnnlt Tlnney. nornnrd Oran
vllle nnd nilinbeth nrlce, Tlnny fun. em
tio ernro. Ilerlln mKs nnd a HllllnRham pro
duction. OAimiCIC-"On Trial," with Frederick Terry
and a (rood cast An cTdtlnK story or crlmo
wrlttrn backward in the form of a trtnl.
Notol nnd entertaining.
WALNUT "The Irish Dragoon." with Andrew
Mack Hropcnlng of the playhouse for popu
lar prlco nlnvs
PHOTOPLAYS.
t'HKBTNPT STItnnT OI'HItA HOttsn-AII
work. "Maditne X." with Dorothy Donnelly,
n 1'nthn SnM Itnoslor Mm,
.STANI.nV-niucsdav nnd Wednesday, "Tho
rnunilllng," wllh Mnry Plokford. n pho
tnpl.tv in whldi Miss fickfnrd bruins ns
a poor orphan, but ends ns a rharmhif;.
happy and innrrlnRcubln herolno. Thursday,
Krulnv mid H.iturilay, "Idli Ollmore," with
I'aullun Krodcrlck.
AIMWP: Tuesday nnd Wednesday, "Tho
Iloko'lllff l-'Iamn " ulth tlnnrv Wontfriirf
Mini tsiiru Aorl- Thursday. Prldav nnd Hat
urdiv. "Lot Knt Dn It." with Jane flrev.
MJOHNT-TuoMhv. "Tho f!roen-eed Mon
ster." n'th llnPort Mantoll: Wedne'ilny and
Thurmlv, "What Will I'eipte Hay?" with
IVtrma' I'rlda anil Snliird.iy. "The King's
Cnmo." wlili l'nrl White.
I'AL.Mi: Ml nrek. "The Cheat." with Pnnny
Ward anil Sissiio tlaniakan.
VAt'nnvn.i.n.
KlriTII'S-liullls Nrilsnn Terry. In scenes
finm Hlinkosiirnro: Manuel Qulropa. lnllnlst:
lifntrho llrriorii. niiiiintnelst. Cl.irenco oil
or and ilenrclo (tin In iMsoonlciit": Doni
huo and Stewart. In "J 1 1m nnd Her" Tho
Ureal I.O.H1, mapt'ian. il'iutler's Toyshop.
Alexander Kids hoeler Trio, aernhats.
roinM.VI-IIntkm' Midnight Hnlllekers In
"Dan-'lm; Around": li-clniuiers. Nnrrls' Ha
I onus, an animal att. The Wild Moors,
Seller and firth, Hpenier nnd Williams, Nel
son Wiirlnc. "(iBiretl1 ' I'atrlcola nnd
Mers. Soretty nnd Antoinette
OltA.SMi-The llleidettn Twins. "At tho
rnrtv. Wood. Memlle nnd riillllps, s!m;lnK
n I dimlnc Itnckwell and Wnnd. Adclnlue
l'r.HH lu liionuKiiiph (llrl. Tom Kuma. con
tortionist. ito-4-i Ki:YS IMinund Haves and comranv In
"Tho Piano Movers." Klein's Minstrels,
llrloren and Klinr. I.nuso Man, .Teriren and
Hamilton. Kduarri Hrnihers, tigilen Pour,
licttv Hue. Harris and NiirIo nnd SCnra Trio.
Ol.nilH llohhv Ho.ilh. tho Pair Cn-Ills.
Mahln I'nrow and Vie Hums In "Tho l'n
tralned Nurse." Sam Watson's Harnvard,
Mr. and Airs Corlon in "Tho Tamer,'1 tho
Arlington Pour, tho Dunn Misters, Tamnn
.laps. Illll and Hon. "itacecyclo riends'.
M.trtfn and loiupun).
STOCK.
AMKH1CAN "nrn.nlway Jones " Tho Arvlno
l'ifteiM In (leorKo M. Cohan s play.
KMOKHItlincKHIt "Tho Nimty and Nino."
the Knickerbocker Players In a problem play,
IIITIII.CRQPR.
niTMONTS-Pumont's Minstrels. In burlesque
and ir.iM'stlcs of the times
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-Tho annual auto
mobile salon. In the grand ballroom of
the Hotel Astor, opened yesterday with b
larger and more representative array of
exhibits than ever before In the 13 yra
It hns been held.
Kngland, France, Italy, Austria and the
I'nltcd States nre represented among ine
score of different makes of high-grade,
or ns somo term them, high-priced cars,
which aro Included In this year's salon.
These are nbout equally divided between
fnmirn and American makes, with the
Intter. for the first lime, ln; '" ""
number of cars and chasjes exh dblted.
In ndditlon, four custom body builders
and three accessory houses Iinvo sepa
rate exhibits.
With no shows In Paris nnd London
this year on account of the war, this is
the only exhibition of International char
acter this year.
The throng of visitors to the salon to
day was greatly Interested In tho mag
nlllcciit conch work shown. New hotly
styles or Innovations In upholstery and
finish are features oi enen i""""";
There Is n tendency toward tho so-called
convertible bodies of tho cabriolet and
semltolirlng types. The Whlto Company
Is the largest Amerlcnn exhibitor of these
models. The novoltlei Introduced by
Bill Andrews In th- Owon-Mngnotlc wero
features of tho show.
A happening not on the program mark
ed tho opening of the nutomobllo salon
In the grand ballroom of the Hotel Astor
yesterday. It was the salo there of the
most expensive car In either show. The
price of the car was $12,000, nnd it Is the
highest price paid for a enr offered for
sale In '.lie regulnr way for many years.
Curs made to spcclnl order have Bono
higher, but such Instances nre compara
tively few In number, 'ihe car for which
J12.00O wns paid was a Rolls-Hoyco Sala
manca, an Kngllsh make, with the body
of Barker, nn English designer. It In n
big, blue car, palatial looking In every
respect.
HItYAXT URGES BETTER
FIRE LAWS IN JERSEY
Lnbor Commissioner Snys Present
Protection Is Inadequate
THKN'TON. Jan. 4. Absolute necessity
for some State supervision over hotels,
meeting houses nnd places where tho pub
lic gnthers, (specially In the smaller cities
whore no local adiulnlstrntlon is nvnll
nblo In tho matter of proper tiro protec
tion, Is tho opinion expressed by State
Commissioner of Labor Lewis T. nrynnt
In his annual report to Governor Fielder
today. This Is one of the most Important
lecommendailons of the report. Com
missioner Brynnt says that there arc un
doubtedly a number of plnces coming
within tills cinss of buildings which re
quire nddltlonnl protection In the event
of tire.
"In our Judgment," snys tho Labor
Commissioner, "nil hotels, apartment
nouses nnd places where the public gath
ers should be provided with nn electrical
system nf nlnrms nnd ndoquato means
of egress." The commissioner takes up
the matter of hotel regulations in connec
tion with a illscinslon of the regulations
already In foire in tho factories and
workshops. Mr. Bryant recommends the
enactment of legislation outlining tho pro
tection thnt should be furnished In such
places nnd the placing of Its enforcement
in the bands of spocll'ed local ai .horltlcs
where such arc nvn liable.
Speaking of the child-labor law enacted
In 19H, Commissioner Brynnt says that
tho repnits received from his inspectors
lend to the belief that there has actually
been n decrenno In tho number of chil
dren engaged In the manufactories, and
he adds that many factory owners now
elect to employ children over 10 years of
age In order to avoid tho ago nnd school
ing requirements Incident to the hiring
of those under age.
HOTEL DE GINK py
ESPERANTO COURSE?
ASSIST DOWN-AND-Qj
Hoboes' Rcfugo Here ;3
ir....4 T-i. r ''
xuuveu ."itui-argeriJ.uartersJ
joruncuea uut in Work to
Benefit Club Members
SEEK "BUM" CONVENTI
Esperanto for "down-and-outa" j,4!
latest thing- In soelal science,. Al
It Is to he a big feature of, the nj2
work -which backers of the "Hot.Hv
Qlnk" have taken up. 42
The "Hotel de Qlnk," which odmim?
doors at 829 North 8th etreet lt 2n? A
proved bo successful that bj fcJjJJJ
have moved the organliatlon to u!2
quarters In what was formerly the. rS5
borhood houso of the First Presbvt.
Church at 48S North 6th etrett i! S
bo open for business next Sunday, -s
According to those in charge, the'r vl?
not changed tho field of their tnituJ
but rather their tactics, The objM
tho organization ns they now statu!
prlmnrlly to provide accommod&tlonit.
men out of work until they can t.t
to do tho samo for those who har 1
talned work until they get their bi!T
velopo and to Instil into the heart of ik.
"bum" tho Idea that without organluoS
he can novor Improve his condltlon.i
CLUB SELF-aoVENNINO. J1
Townrd tho latter end every man 3
stays nt tho "Hotel" becomes a numli
of tho organization. He votcj at
meetings, electa the officers and beewS
thoroughly self-governing. The onS
Izcrs, who are hoboes thcmstlves T.
that under bucIi a method all the am
they hnve to spend Is applied dlrectlh
those 'who need It and thero Is no wuS
In salaries for arbitrary ontclala.
Tho sources of revenue are threat 4aa
which amount to 10 cents a month, S
trlbutlons from grateful former reiidtj
nnd assistance, financially, from the hi
unions. .;
Tho Esperanto class In the remit k
n. desire on tho part of several of C
men to learn a universal language. l!aj
of tho "ginks" have been sailors ana a.
pect to bo again. Having 'n the j
hnd difficulty In making thcmselvii
derstood at vnrlous ports of call, the
tiro trying to remove that difficulty, a
Tho new qunrters of the "hotel" m
quite largo. There nro beds for about;
men, a dining i"!'m, kitchen, ifcoti
baths, library, nrsembly hall and In
classrooms. S
SEEK NATIONAL MEETIKC J
Tho "Hotel do Gink" Is under tk
direction of a nntlonnl organization' fi
"hoboes" known ns tho Internatloa
Brotherhood Welfare Association, whB
hits branches In most of the large dCn
of the country.
Thoso In charge of the local braiij
nre John J. Murray, president, WIUii
J. Quirk, secretary nnd tremurer, is
James North, business ngent. They n
working hard to get for lf.. city Cj
"bum convention" for tho c.mlngtrn.'
or If not that nt least the hcadquarta
of the organization's magazine. :i
TO INSTALL TWO PASTORS1
Presbytery Approves Calls Extendi
by Congregations
Two Frcsbytcrlan ministers will ihortjl
be Installed nt two prominent Trtiitl
terlan churches In this city. The till
Ing of tho pastors hns been approved h;
the Presbytery of Philadelphia. U
The Hev. Gustnv A. Brlcgleb, hk
pnstnr of n chtirch nt Arlington, its
Baltimore, has accepted tho call ol IS
Hollond Memorial Church In this B'J
His salary will be $2750. Ho will be
stalled January IT.
The Tioga Church, 11th and Tleai
streets,' received the consent of the PiJ
bytcry to the call It has extended toUil
ltov. nobert B. Llttell, of Newark, S.J1
-
Cohan Comedy Wins
American Patrons
"Broadway Jones," a typical George M.
Cohan comedy, afforded the George Ar
vlne Players opportunity to show their
versatility Id last night's production.
Jack Iteegan portrayed the title role In
a manner which can be described as
Cohanesque. Buth Itoblnson, the leading
woman. Interpreted the part of Josle
Richards, the pretty stenographer and
secretary, In commendably quiet manner.
Comedy was furnished- by Henrietta
Vaders as Mrs. Gerard, the wealthy
widow with matrimonial designs on
"Broadway." Blchard La Salle was cast
as Itobert Wallace and George Arvlne
was urover wanace, president of the Env
plre Advertising Company,
NIXON GRAND.
The Rlgolctto Twips, a duo of actors far
above the ordinary, feature the bill this
week at Nixon-Grand. The advance re
ports in regard to tho twins stated them
most versatile" brothers In
the world, and the applause they received
from the audience last night left no doubts
as to what Manager Wegcfarth's patrons
think of them. Starting In gymnastics,
the brothers went through a peppery ex
hibition, proving themselves to bo nerinl
Ists, Instrumentalists, Jugglers and ma
gicians. Other nets on the bill Include "At the
Party," Wood. Melville and Phillips, Adu
lulno Francis and Tona Kuma.
Vet he ought to consider that Just ,.
there nro only a very few who can slnml
ultra-reilnenicnts of thought and feollni; I
In modern music, ho there arc but a lim
ited number who ate fanatics for orrho
trnl tono and are willing to listen to the
ancients forover. Is theie nothing lie- '
tween Bach und Ropartz? If Doctor Mu-k '
thinks not, wo can remind him that his
playing of Beethoven, of Brahms nnd if
Sibelius and of Mahler, of Friinck and uf
Berlioz, are oteruul delights. Ho can nr-
range wonderful programs nnd thero Is no
renson why he shouldn't. I
Tho three assisting nrtlsts last night nre '
mi wen enuugn Known, aimo. MoibaMing
as sho sang horo snme months ago, with '
a volco still too fresh nnd vigorous in i
call much for the support of memory. At
n few moments It was pinched and her '
tendency to clip phrases hero and ther
was noticeable. But her technical mas
tery Is a marvel and tho daintiness ami
grace of her Bccond Mozart aria was quite
Justification enough for the overwhelm
ing applause she received. Mr. Wltck In
the symphony and later In combination
with Mr. Ferir, the first viola, play mag- '
niflcently, and Mr. Ferir himself, handling
nn Instrument llttlo known, alone unfold- I
ed now and attractive possibilities. One
felt that he wns n master of tho viola, nut
one hardly felt as one did of Mr. Wltuis I
uiai ne was n master musician.
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PROMINENT
OTOPLAY PRESDNTATIO
a r y j??7UiL2
RSH;
imSm BoSim Gmpom
TIIK fnllimliiL- thrntrrn ohtiiln thiir pirturen throned the .STA.M.l'.V
lloahluir ('uinpuny, which It a gunruntee nf rnrlj i,liiiulnK of the
llnrxt priiduiiliiUK. .Ml plcturm retlrwril ln-fiiro rvlillil tlon. Ail for
the thrntrr In jour locality obtaining- picture through the hTAM.lJV
IIoiil.liiE iiimp.mr.
ALHAMBRA
12th. Morris & Paanyunk Ave.
Mat Dally at S, liven . T & P.
Viiiii(lle& I'urum't lMtturrs
HOllKUT II. MANTKI.L un.l lIDNnvu. i.
IIAJUT.H In "The Orccn-Kyed Monster
ARCAdTa S!SS?..
IIUNKY WOODRUFF and TSt'ltU ACItl In
"THE BECKONING FLAME"
&3I1 AND THOMPSON
ORCHESTRA AT SMOKER
Alexander Van Rensselaer Entertains
Musicians and Guests 1200 Attend
More than 1200 patrons of muslo and
art attended the annual Philadelphia Or
chestra smoker given by Alexander Van
Rensselaer, president of the Philadelphia
Orchestra Association, In Horticultural
Hall last night. The honor guests were
Leopold Stokowskl and other members
of the Philadelphia Orchestra, The
smoker proved u great success. Mr. Van
Rensselaer, in turn, was presented with a
large silver loving cup by the orchestra.
The presentation wus made by Thaddeus
Rich, concertmaster of the orchestra.
The orchestra was assisted by the Or
pheus Club, under the direction of Ar
thur D. Woodruff, of New York. The
long list of guests included E. T, Stotes
bury and Cyrus 11. K, Curtis.
Darby Man Wounded In France
Henry Egan, a former resident of
Darby, Is seriously wounded "somewhere
In France." He was shot while fighting
with a Canadian regiment. Egan lived
for year In Darby. Several months ago
he went to Canada, accompanied by his
wife. There he enlisted. His wife ac
companied him to England, where the
went to tbc home of relatives, A letter
reached a resident In Darby today from
Mrs. Egan, who writes that her hus
band was wounded in the stomach. Ac
cording to the letter. Egan was shot
aiter belns overcome by the deadly
chlorine, gaa released by th Germans.
TITLED ACTRESS OVERJOYED
Hon. Cecil Montagu Told Baron Was
Saved in Persia Disaster
Overjoyed because her father, Lord
Montagu, a British peer, who was first
reported lost In the sinking of the Persia
In the Mediterranean, had been saved,
the Honorable Helen Cecil Douglass-Scott
Montagu, a member of the '-Maid In
America" company, which opened an en
gagement here last Monday, today Is
preparing to salt for England and enlist
as a nurse.
"I am going back to England as soon
as I can get passage," said. Miss Mon
tagu today "For the present I wlta to
forget the footlights and turn all my at
tention to carina for British soldiers who
are wounded oil the field of battle."
MARK 5GTH WE.DDING YEAR
Lieutenant and Mrs. Duiran Will
Spend tho Day Quietly at Homo
Today Is the Kth wedding anniversary
nf Lieutenant and Mrs. Dugan. of 3737
North 13th street. They are celebrating
It In town, and intend to have no ono else
but their own two selves at the celebra
tion. There will be no family reunion,
Mrs. Dugan said this morning.
When a reporter asked Mrs. Dugan this
morning If it was not the 56th anni
versary, Mrs. Dugan said, "Yes, who told
you?" rather sweetly.
"Oh, we remember these things," she
was ajiswered.
"You have a remarkable memory," she
replied rather tartly, but then she changed
again into tho dear old lady that she Is,
and told how Just she and her husband
would be together today.
Lieutenant Dugan enlisted In the Navy
when a mere boy. That was before the
Civil War. During the war he participated
In several actions. In 1901 he was retired.
and now spends most of his time at his
IIUI1IO ,11 IIWBB.
Logan Auditorium n,r.ocMaSnd a"
CHAS. J. ROSS in
"TUB SENATOR"
LFADFR i'ohty.fihbt"and
--' t-l LANCASTKll AVENUE
DUSTIN FARNUM in
"A (il3.STI.KMAN FllOlt INDIANA"
APOLLO BSD ANU WtfiS? da.lv ! Market St. Theatre 3aa "$?$
RUBY HOJri-MAiN in CYRIL MAUDE in 'Greater Will'
I See "tiltAFT" livery Wednesday
ORPHFl IM OEnMANTOW.VAND
,,,. ,. , CHUl.TBN AVES
T 11 I A N O I. K P I. A V B
ITIANK KEEXAN In "Till: COWARD"
Monroe ArbuiKle In "fickle t'utty'n Fair
ORIENT 15n. VD WOODLAND AVE.
U"1U" "ally Mat.. L". Es.. 0:.10toll.
nitADV ALICE BRADY in
"THE HACK"
THE POLITICIANS"
RI I IFBIRD "00 N0UTn ,luOAD &T-
ros Film IMAWrF fVlMF.IT. In
l'reuents
"A WOMAN'S I'AST"
COTII AND
CEDAll AVE
CEDAR ''-VS
TIIEATHE
I Mallnee and Evening (iEUAI.DINE l-WIttlAlt
. IV u .
in
fi-Avt
Tarumount licture
WM. A
Kentura
OLD MAN BURXKD TO DEATH
Ex-Justice of Peace Enveloped in
Flames When Pipe Ashes
Ignite Bathrobe
Joseph B. Yerkes, 70 years old, of 613
North 67th street, a former Justice of the
Peace In Hatboro, and for years a para
lytic, was burned to death lajt night. He
was smoking a pipe when a spark set tiro
to his bathrobe. lie died before his
daughter, MUs Reba Yerkes. a nurse,
with whom he lived, could reach his side.
Yerkea made his home In Hatboro for
years before coming to Philadelphia. He
took an active part In civic affairs In
Buck County. As al Justlca of the Peace
be had many prominent automoblllsts ar
raigned before him for violating the speed
laws. Eight yea.-a ago ho was stricken
with paralysU tnd resigned.
It was Yerkes custom to smoke hla
FAIRMOUNT 2CT"nADnD ave.
lU.ANClIB UINO In
the VANKEE (Hill."
A Paramount Feature In U Arts
germaWown"d
r15rrBwr Marguerite Clark
In "THE rrUNC'E AND THE PAtTER"
ni r ni? both & maiiket "
LlLUtJU. Mat . a :1S: Evgi.. 70
ParamomitHAZEI. DAWN JOHN MASON
in "THE FATAL CARD"
"ID Al?r AVENUE THEATRE
jllvml-J 7TH AND OIltAltD AVE
Bryant Wahhurn Huth Stnnehouse In
"THE ALSTElt CASE"
Special Stage ComeMi
JEFFERSON"2""" rABup,,,N
T It l A H Q L B P L A Y B
WM S. HART In 'THE DISCIPLE"
CHESTER CO.VKMN In "Saved by Wlreleea"
LAFATTEl0irKCNirNQATvOENNUE
LENORE ULRICH in
THE 11ETTEK WOMAN"
I 1 R PDTV BROAD AND
U1DLK I I COLUMBIA
ROBERT B. MANTELL and
OENEVIEVB HAMPER In
'THE UNFAITHFUL WFE"
LOGANTHEATRE "ff""'
DUSTIN FARNUM in
"A GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA"
LOCUS I LOCUST STREETS
MARGUERITE CLARK in
THE PHINCB AND THE PAUPER1'
1SH MAUKET STREET
1U A U. to Ull P M.
PALACE
Fanny Ward & Sessue Hamakaya
In 'THE CIIITVT"
PARK" '"DOR AVE. & DAUPHIN
v Continunus Show from l.B ft 11:30.11
"A DAUUHTER OF TIlK C1TV"
A V I H iz Icture Featuring
MARGUERITE CLAYTON "c. It! CaF.VERT
t'KNTUAI.
ClKiafl
1
Chestnut St. Op. House "S
SEE TODAY'S
AMUSEMENT COLUMH
WEST PHILADELPHIA
fiRANH 5-u AND MARKET BTMJ
UIUYnl; MATINEE DAILY. 5 P. L
"GRAFT," No. 3 -I
"THE TRACTION GRAB"
OVERBROOKAVI?KM
J. WARREN KERRIGAN In:
"LANDON'H LEOACV"
"A TRIHL'TE TO MOTHER'"
fl ADTM7M 53D I.ANSnOWNE AY6M
vjriL.M srATi EVa.Ml
BLANCHE FORSYTHE in-l
"STRIFP UTCDMAI" A
I-. - I. L. IV A MARKE1 8TBI
TRIANGLE PLAYS 3
DUSTIN FARNUM In 'THE IRON STRAW!
j umnii uiu Knignt" A Kryton ComtBI
NORTH
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PRINCESS '0,gCT
"EVERY GIRL"
THE FAITH OF SON.NY JIM"
RTAT TO OEMMANTOWK AVE.
irtl- lJ AT TIII.PEHOCKEN ST.
ARNOLD DALY In "J1 D'
'THE HOUSE OF FEAR"
Paihe OoM Rootter Play
RFfiFNT ,03i MARKET STREET
WILLIAM FOX Freitnti ROBERT B.
MANTELIi anil OENEVIEVE HAMPER In
THE OREEN-EYED MONSTER"
R I I R V MARKET STREET '
uUD1 BELOW 7TI1 STREET
WILLIAM FARNUM in
"A SOLDIER'S OATH"
Grnt NnrfViBi-n BROAD ST.. ER
vjrcai iiorinern nEiiMvvrNAVM
TltlAXai.K ,PtCTVltK
HENRY WOODRUFF fn
"THE HECKO.NINO FLAME
Broad Street Casino nn04S,K
Evening 7 15 ami 0
SALLIE CRUTE in
"LIFE'S PITFALLS"
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Ol
NOUTHtVKST
SimniipKnnnn THEATRV5 17TH J
usquenanna pukqupimnnJi
VIVIAN MARTIN in 4
"OVER NIGHT," 5 Parts'
NORTH EAST
SHERWOOD "Baltimore
WM. FOX PRESENTS "E
WILLIAM FARNUM In
THE BROKEN LAW"
SAVOY ,2,6TB
"The Wraith of Haddon Towers"
"MATCIUNQ DREAMS"
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Appear Every Monday la
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VICTORIA "ABKET ST.
Theda Bara uru.,'" .
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STANLEY MHKET ahovh iti
continuous 'I Mary Pickford in
??4n !3 ' "The Fonqdl Vk"
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STRAND ,2T" a'3R iJlffl
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MAT IY1AKSH in "Iiie UUtCMQ1
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FIVH P1HTR
HAM AND Ill'D COMEDY
DtltllY
DARBX THEATRE 5S
"THE COQUETTE," 4 ActJ
"Ctironiclet of Bloom Ce
KENSINGTON
JUMBO """nr..)
"THE PRIMROSE PATWil
THE WATER CARRIER -p SAN W
"MINNIE. THE MEAN MANICURI
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