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EVENING LEDaEB-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JAKUAUY 11. 1016
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DREW FITTED
f IN NEW READY-MADE
irdad's Star Quite nt Home
in "The
Chief"
.nipr-A eomedy In three acta, by Her-
c?-...iT Vachelt. Frohman manage-
-i nroad siren M""l
'tr-i rYrstr. a widower......
EJ.vc.' YwVVJMm. son of th;
John Drew
Vwr..l..n "&'
mine or
Trevor
L "Sf.J,; W Yester'a secretary,
trek Waring. "0 tteorge Graham
a Lord Yester'a Winer, waiter Boacmn
iar. iVT?- V..t.r's footman.
Siemas, "-" " William name
,M VansltUrt. wiaowj ,,ot)e Crews
ii.bM K.nycn. ixn. &n'J;fi' nM(iy
BMM. Lord "'WSTn'rSSSi.rt
.-!.. lilnr.ln.ian
"S.iSSS oi iffu..... ".! -"
I-. It's a nt. Tlie iirm 01 icsier,
Li., that. , . .. .... ... .
It1 there's no dlsBUUinir me inci inai
IT" ...- ..! la a three-pleco rondy-
"" u . he imoorled. but Cutter
J?kll undoubtedly mndo the thing .up
?.lhCl "notion nt all thai John Drew
...M atcD Into ts Interior. ci now
0"a. ?.lc?. "Y.. mm I John Drew linn
'. suffered from the advantages of
m cerfect 36. histrionically speaking.
-rS rhlef you know now 1110 rcmiy-
ie tallors . - .- ,,--
,'illlm.nts fancy namcs-"The Chief 1,
iK crt in flShlon a "to cut and tho
,ervfttlvB s to material. It la Just a
3. nu. skimped even. A trine less
lue ""'. ... ,, -11 t,rt,1... tin fnli a
nlot arc even now so few nnd scant
. Mr, Drew is u uuhk. " .-
Irvine moro or nis lorm-Biwiiiiiiiw 1
!'.. 11.... 11. o mihlle la accustomed
lint If there Is one ndvnntngo of '
V.u llKht suits. It Is the display or a 1
V"J. "!L.. If ho has any. And John
IreV has. The less piny they rIvc him,
nmuffs less nnd works Imnlcr. He jmsl- ,
r outdoes niiiiacu " imhim-.wuo
ce Ho prows enrncster nnd earn-
ii Iiri.a with his nrt. Of late years
filnVllll nr ILIltl 1IIIU4UIIVH . !-...
Vm forced exertions Imvo threatened to
Jermlne nis leisure.
n. ...imo thn Insncctlou of John
Irew's present wnrdrobe If It Is admit-
dly a tnrcc-pieco cuj -mm...-. ......
,i nlcro of a different material, at
iut each Is In tho best of taste. And
lbs would havo nis morning omi uiuivu
!a trouers7
Plnte number one trousers, let us say.
furcated and active a lovely young
rd of IS, ana ner iruo iovu. ouu mar
h. nt nil EiiKllsh. with only Con-
jelo Bailey's nccent to ro on. but sho Is
irtalnly charmliiR for Just as personal
paions. Bno may iau m iuiu mm
Ihlefs secretary, but she lias cnarm
jlOUgh to set THO unioi iiiiiikihk -
lOVe With mm. l-icce uuinucr uno in
he yeat of tho three. Just a llttlo
Urar fl TinVel COlOT.
fPlece number two tho coat, It Is safo
p ar, sober, convenient, yet trcach
tously connnlnc In tho rncf of love
'devoted deceased wlfe'B sister with
hothcr-ln-law trimmliiRs. Under Thais
iawton's hand tho former Decomes quno
i du Maurler person with a past. The
o.t invnlvrq a stolen banknote. Kathe-
Ine Stewart Insists on maklnR ip the
lit trimmings in tho John Leech period
f villainous matrons. She puts mo
ieft on a former sweetheart or 'ino
hlef's, adds a few lies about tho Rlrl's
holen of fiances and throws In a false-
ood or two about some paste pearls.
ild stuff, but soruccnble. Conventional
Itck, wo might say.
Piece number twee 1110 wnisicoai, mr
itimacy Cynthia Vanslttnrt, onco upon
I tlmo "the girl," now a widow and
iould-bo secretary. Hhe still loves. Ho
till loves. There would bo nothlnK
fel about tho waistcoat lf.lt weren't
r Laura Ifopo Crows, comedienne par
cellence. match for Mr. Drew hlmsolf.
The audience at the Broad, last nlRht.
its quite as well satisfied with John
)rew's new ready-made ns thoy were
;lth their own Impeccably tailored ral-
lent. iv.. m.
; K. 51.
Audience at Walnut
Swims in Sea of Tears
Snlrriei to left of them.
Snlrtln to right or tlicm,
Snlfllts In 'front nf them.
Bllbbered and blubhercJ.
p.thejmmortal poet would say.
kT, the Walnut Street Theatre was a
Nt, wet place, Indeed, by tho time. "A
MttleOIrl In a BIB City" was safely con
flicted over the perilous path nt tho
mni performance of a week s engage-
ent vesterdav
FtUrl Dressier never sanR truer words
gun "Heaven Will Protect the Working
WrL" To which may tie added, as 0.
Uote, especially Jf she be young, hnnd-
me and fresh from the country. This
tiy philosophical thought Is prompted
"J the ImDresslons nroduced during the
frformance last night. It Is, as the
ram Bays, a "real, live melodrama."
iUura Nelson 1 Beatrice I.oilnR) wanders
f..Vew York to seek her mother. Hhe,
uia. that Is, when nn Infant, was de-
mieuonadoorsten hv Genevieve Urans-
ab (HortensK Cltminti. thn L'iiv but
fkked aunt, Tho Mist person Laurq.
tu as she steps light-heartedly down
Kangplank of the Nlsht Line boat Is
fin other than Genevieve, who la busily
rfwroeci trying to devise some method
1 lowing a long-lost daughter upon the
a merchant, Horace Thompson fAlbert
vrj, (i uenevieve spies i.auiu,
Wra spies a uhlveriii!: scrubwoman.
iaret (Helen lilltoni. -Now. don't
too fast. ThlH Is mil? thn first art.
! It Is not until the fourth that Laura
was that Margaret Is-but, es, this Is
4 first act.
1W of the principals, however, has
i me ttWKward form of EcK Jones
r' Blckford), Laura's playmate.who
1 -"...siiiKiy picked out tnis particular
to Venture tn Ku. YnrW ivtHi hla
li legac' a battered trombone
Vhlch tQ Pnrn 1,1a tnrttirta mnalHnn.
f From the time Eck set his eyes upon
"""s pardon, Genevieve It was a
COnS COnClualnn thnl tlirittA t wn nM'vr
Jjd tt cm together, nohow, llargaret
tj. . -- -., ijiuicciiii iicr HUM ID
r '"". venevleve, and Laura reclpro-
-.--. n.m .ck getting In a little snare
iorouii acts two and three Laura and
V" have their ln..l,i,. . i ,.. .,.!..
rva the pitfalls of which Margaret in
Rjd.t or confidence has warned
Fanq Eck tryinsr to earn enoueh'monev
Livi "me" ot Pork and beans. But
Eli L. flna hr wicked floorwalker
a, Klphard Watson (Mortimer Sar
rh re foiled, and In the fourth act
IH..TJJT ,nat Margaret Is her mother,
Li.?. 7homP30n has held her father"
JT" ' "" for her. The villlan and
"VS3 meAt tllAl !,.. .. n 17.nL-
warded as Is .meet for a ialthful
m .v.'Ue Mlndnesa and a couple of
7 ?Ol. not to mention a. atarvlne
i. i to. lne welo.lng of the drama
"ill U rln tQ. i-..i -.r. ...
MU10r, dOeS not u-nlt tnw Ilia nlnv In
P overripe before ordering tho last
fco?,1 one ot th bet acted of this
i.,"'Ta hal haa been seen in a
In,,,: i one of the least lm
ssanilVoadley, as Schmulti. the
vZT vra' aada a diverting- touch
" a v. ii. l.
ae Lion" Scores Again
- ?"" League Jndorses, as Jt
zr-f", mat most delightful ana
entertainment at the Adelphi
"Voclea and tho r.ion i.. n t n
wL!.'Te Man wo' Married a
b. ii!. by. Anatole France The
,i, , urln "" reason follows
juogi B hriauan tailor removes
irw the, loot 0r no,,, and,
-Srutlan 2abrtl T Ihrnwn .
Iu ui ba AwBavtlcaJiy de- j
SPEAKING LIKENESSES AT "THE
Some of the jolly people in "Tho Man Who Married n Dumb Wife." nt the Adolphi nnd a few of tho cqunlly
jolly people who accompany them in "Androcles nnd the Lion."
cllnes to lunch nt his benefactor's ex
pense; n mighty nRhtcr n. colossus! Is
tamed by Christianity, but nt tho first
fnnfnre .of trumpets reverts to Mars and
lays about him llko a good fellow, kill
ing six Rlndlators and making a record
for tho reign; a maiden chooses denth
rather than life, for no rensou that sho
knows; a craven lleclnB death bolts ac
cidentally down the throat of n starving
lion; healthy youth Jest on tho way to
execution; and through tho woof of these
fnntnstlc happenings Is spun nn oven
moro fantastic satire on the human way
of regarding irreslstlblo life forces tho
Instinct to serve, tho Instinct to spill
blood, the Instinct to run away, the In
Btlnct to wclcomo mnrtyrdom.
Tho plnyors pitch the play In tho key
of pure fooling moro so porhnps than
the author 'Intended but nn extrn Joy Is
added thereby, and no ono Is made un
comfortable by tho Shavian religion-psychology,
although It is all there for tho
keen llstenor. The humllltnrlnn tailor
grows increasingly comic ns lie ap
proaches his ghastly end, nnd tho super
lion Is the acme of drollery. That lion
will be nn exqulslto memory for one's
old age. Further, tho mnnagement offers
charming freshness and simplicity In
stago setting.
"The Man Who Slarricd a Dumb Wife,",
by 'Anntole France, precedes "Andro
cles." It is a pastel; n design In posture,
gesture nnd color; fantastic and comic to
a degree. Again wo havo 'rare atmo
sphere. i In both performances new dra
matic tones uro struck. To miss them is
to lose nn unucual experience and a grat
Joy.
Capital Play at American
"The Girl From. Out Yonder," presented
by the George Arvino Players at tho
American Theatie last' night. Is one of the
most successful pieces produced there
this season.
The story deals with Flotsam nnd her
father, Amos Barton, a llghthouse-
i keeper. Twenty years befort- the opening
or the play. Barton believes he killed a
man In a drunken nt. Jt Is this reason
that led him to isolato himself with his
child on tin' lighthouse on Great Beef.
Flotsam meets the son of the man sup
posed to havo been killed by her fnther.
and when they fall In love serious com
plications result. Tho lovers nre finally
united, however, by a deathbcU confes
sion of the real murderer.
The part of Flotsam Is interpreted by
Ruth lloblnsoti nnd the character part
of Amoa Barton Is portrayed by Itoy
Milliard. Itichard La Salle Is Hdnurd El
mer, the son of the murdered man. Other
parts aie capably handled by Marie War
len. Jack Keegan, Lillian Desmoude, Gor
don Mitchell, Frank Carter and Henrietta
Vnd rs. The staging and scenic effects
are excellent.
Sex Play at Knickerbocker .
"Tho Natural Law,' .the much-discussed
play, that purports to Justify the position
of an Innocent girl, who has succumbed
to tho elemental desire, or tho "natural
law," Is the current attraction of the
Knickerbocker Playets.
The play, which Is hard to handle, ow
ing to its delicate plot, is presented very
well by Eleanor Montell, as the girl;
Frank E. Elliot, as her lover, and Ted
Brackett, as the physician who sees the
inevitable happening and does hi utmost
to remedy It. The main characters are
supported ably.
The plot deals with a young artist, who
Is engaged to a physician. She falls in
Jove with a young athlete while she works
on a portrait of him in his running suit.
TJio engagement with the doctor is
broken. Later he Is called upon to help
the girl in her trouble. The athlete goes
abroad, the doctor protecting the girl, but
returns with real love for the girl. This
situation, together with the physician's
love, causes an intense climax in the final
act.
BIG ".MOVIE" FOR 52D STBEET
Largest Picture House o Be Built in
West Philadelphia
The West Philadelphia movement Is In
dicated again In the announcement that
tne largest movlng-plcturo theatre In the
city is to be built at the southeast corner
of 5-'d and Chestnut streets. It Is to seat
3000.
George H- Earle. Jr., Is selling the
ground to the moving picture company
through 3lastbaum Brothers & Flelsher.
It fronts 180 feet on Kd street and 115 feet
on Chestnut street. The consideration for
the ground Is about $150,000, and the en
tire investment will be about $200,000.
ll turns shown in the theatre will be
booked through the Stanley Booking
Com nimy-
Four Rescued. From Burning Building
Three children and their mother were
rescued from a burning building at 1515
Soring Garden street today while tmsir
escape was cut off by flames which cov
ered the first tloor of the building. Mrs.
John Earl, wife of the manager of the
Baldwin I-aundry Company, which oc
cupies the building; her sons, John, 18
montbss Edward, 10 years, and her daugh
ter Amanda, 14 years, were laken out
over a shed roof lu the rear when flames
imperiled their lives. Earl and. William
.iVTkiifAd. a boarder, directed the escape.
The origin, of the fire is unknown. lSt;oji-
mrf ahout liauO worth ot laundry awftJ
meat. tMuwter.
Vaudeville
Keith's
If you're tiled of slapdash tomfoolery,
of hearing comedinns nmiouncc that
they're nuts and proud ot such confes
sions! If you really wnnt to sen something
to sootho your nerves nnd lnugh at at tho
samo time, then by all menus go nnd sec
Agnes Scott and Henry Kcnno at Keith's
this week.
In "The Finnl Decree" they havo dared
to give us something truo to life, which
met with tho Btamp of approval last
night beforo It wns two minutes old.
A husband, who had to work so hard
to Ret his wife the things she wanted
thnt ho didn't havo tlmo to fuss around
with her socially, and a wlfo who misun
derstood. A divorce decree Is Rrnntcd nnd
sho comes to bid him good-by the night
beforo they aro to part forever. He feigns
happiness, but shr knows thnt It Is not
real. Sho also fears that ho will not take
core of himself. Then It dawns upon hor
that she loves him more than evor before.
Ho Is finally convinced of tho sincerity of
her nffectlon and the divorce Is off.
Nearly every line carries n wealth of
meaning. That many of them struck
"home" In tho uudlencc wns apparent by
sudden laughs where they were not ex
pected. Mr. Kcnne has rather a lazy part ns tho
husband, but ho is decidedly artistic in
his laziness. And he wns so decidedly in
different to tho pence-making of his wlfo
that It was fonred tho act would end be
fore n reconciliation was effected. Miss
Scott Is tho author.
Bessie Wynn seemed to bo daintier than
ever beforo and offered a number of ex
ceptionally good songs. Tho best perhaps
was "Mother's Bosary," which dealt with
tho futility of war. Miss Wynn was gor
geously clml as usual and was In excellent
volco. Sho was tho applause hit of the
bill.
"Thn Lure of tha North." a dancing
pantomime by Alice Els nnd Bert French,
proved to be an artistic treat. Tho dance
Is presented among decidedly realistic
snow banks, Into which the dancers dis
appear at the finish.
Harry Glrard & Co. wore better than
over In "The Luck of a Totem," nnd other
good nets were offered by Conlin, Steele
and Park, a trio of clever Phlladelphlans;
LjIiizIr. the conjurer, who has appenred
beforo the Hoyalty of Europe; the Two
Carltons, original acrobats; John Cutty, a
versatlln muslclun, and the Lunette
Sisters In a thrilling opening act.
, CltOSS KEYS.
Al "White's "Kldlnnd," a tabloid of
happy children and summer time, de
lighted a large audience nt tho Cross
Keys. There la no end of fun nnd good
music In this sprightly offering, nnd the
dances, too, are away ahead of those
usually seen in vaudeville. All of the
youngsters are Phlladelphlans. The pro
ducer. Al White, has given careful at
tention to details, with the lesult that
tho act "went over" with a dash that
brought many curtain calls. The llttlo
members of the cast seem actuated by
a sincere desire to please. As a happy
get-together spirit prevailed, it would
be difficult to Bay who was the particu
lar star.
Other acts which pleabed Included
"Twelve Sons of the Sahara," ucrobats;
Weston and Young, in an entertaining
sketch; O'Brien and Buckley, Cecil Dun
ham and the Nulland Brothers.
GLOBE.
Many laughs greeted Edmund Hayes
and company. In "The Piano Mover," at
the Globe. Tits quiet comedy of the boss
and his dumb workman seemj to improve
as it progresses. The act scored its usual
success.
Ergottls' Lilliputians won cordial ap
proval by a number of funny and diffi
cult stunts. Farber and company amused
with a clever sketch; Ward and Kunen
brought laughs with "The .errlble
Judge."
Among other acts on the bill were
Scott and Wilson, Betsy Has, vocalist;
Marino Sisters, De Arlno and Douglass
and George Moore, who presented a num
ber of clever tricks In the Juggling line,
NIXON.
Nothing eeems Impossible for the
Rlgoletto Twin, who hold the headline
spot at the Nlxui, In addition to qualify
ing as vocalists ml dancers, they also
perform difficult oVrebatlc feats and
prove themselves to be dipable aerlallats
as well as musicians. ThVy were -well re
warded for their versatlKVy by ajj ap-
ureciattve auuience. i
There was plenty of spirV In the act
offered by Crossman's Eight entertainers
who offered snappy songs and dances in
somewhat original style. Everett's
Monkey Circus differs from otlur simian
facts for the reason that the monueys are
not annoyed by tne presence of a'tralner.
Walters and Clare brought surprises In
their sketch, "What Always Happens."
Other acts which pleased were offerings
by Phllbrlck and DeVeau and Watson
and Fagan.
NIXON-GRAND.
Thrills In abundance are furnished ty
the Ten Moors, a troupe of daring acro
bats which headlines the bill at th
Nixon-Grand. Many of their feats aro ofcJ
tne nair-ru"'". " em .to organization, naa Its secpnd reading of
defy all laws of gravitation. r hfl bjlaw, aud constitution last night
Vlnle penshaw and John Avery kept The meeting was In Narragansett Hall,
the laughs moving quickly In their aklt. nGermantown avenue. The association
'Vaudeville Table d Hot.' Others who j wiU recruit its members In North id
brought satUfactory results were Mar- ,trwt from Race street tQ QlrwU nvenu
garet and V RUam ,$. Clenoua and. i Ai, f it, flr?t enoWcr will be to re
Ourtw. Summers an.d MorrU ana Doroib " - .. . . "i cv,PTrr!.n
DUMB WIFE'
Mischa Elman Recital
Plus Damrosch Concert
Tho combined Joys of a violin recital
nnd orchestral program Vtoro tho fortune
of tho nudlenco which henrd the Sym
phony Society of New York, Walter Dam
rosch, conductor, with Mischa Elman ns
soloist, give Its second concert of the sea
son nt tho Academy of Music. Tho bene
ficiaries, and they wcro numerous, nf
these (densities henrd the orchestra, with
out Mr. Klmnn's nid, play Beethoven's
Second Symphony and tho Bncchnirilo
from "Tnnnhaeuser," and aH his nccom
panl.it the Bruck concerto In 12 minor,
after which It Joined tho nudlenco of his
Schubcrt-WllhelmJ "Avo Maria" and Sar
asato "Caprlco Basque," then retired
decorously to tho wings leaving the cher
ished centro of the stage to tho youthful
violinist, who played Chopin's Nocturne
lu 12 lint.
Thus, tho externals may bo condensed
to a Rlngle pnrsablo sentence; but thero
Is moro to bo said in characterization and
evaluation. First of all Just ciltlclsui
might bo urged ngatnst the decidedly
"mixed" character of tho proceedings;
exception might well be taken to nn or
chestral program which functioned as a
mlnlaturo recitnl. It was curious, If not
droll, yet It was absolutely excusable on
account of the economic pressure which
brought It about. That was this, simply:
Mr. Damrosch was absolutely fair to his
audience, oven nt tho risk of critical ani
madversion on his program making. That
admired Mischa magnetized music lovers
to the Academy, to tile full of tho three
galleries and to n goodly throng down
Btnlrs. Tho Symphony Society's public is
not assured in this city yet, desplto the
popularity of lis summer organization.
Edmons' popularity is as assured as boiiio
think the violinist himself
Those who llko tho sort of thing that
Mr. Elman docs will like tho way ho did
It last night; they Just loved tho ampli
tude and sweetness of the tone, nnd were
not distrait at tho visible effort with
which It was produced or tho vanity
which was complacent at Us production.
Yet these defects of Klmnn's quality
continued the grlovlng of tho Judicious
these Inst few seasons, which have ex
alted Elman, the master of mechanics of
the violin, nnd obscured Elman, the artist.
A strlpHng lad, not ninny seasons ago,
appeared on tho samo stage, playing with
the exuberant romance and lino enthu
siasms of youth, which were not the less
charming because of the mien of modesty
that Invested the performer's security in
his resources. That was the young El
man, nnd we condoned conscious exhibi
tion of virtuosity, sagely saying, one to
another, that he would ripen and In the
process lose the blemishes, fan the spark
of genius even then flickering variably
Into a clear, even lambent flame- Well,
our knowing prophecy was wrong. The
flame is still variable; It burns gloriously
In an unaffected dimly religious rendi
tion of the "Avo Maria," It flutters a
bit in a Chopin nocturne; where it should
Illuminate, It has only hard light und no
warmth of emotion. In the Allegro ener
glco of a Bruch concerto.
Always Elman Is the master who ran
effect marvels with catgut and horsehair,
and It Is this mastery of technique which
has Its reaction in the player's accept
ance as a supreme artist by an unana
lytic public. One hearer maybe many
must mourn that the young Mischa Is
still the youthful Elman; regret the
ectln" of the boy with a soul by the su
ptrtlddler; feel Irked that what was once
Justifiable Juvenile Joy In sheer achieve
ment should harden Into a conceited and
complacent mannerism ot maturity, for
mannerism means fossilizing, and that
means stoppage of growth; accept un
willingly the fact that Elman must be
enjoyed, as a great technician, by the
intellect, without surrender of the soul to
his power. He was master of the bow In
every number last night, but complete
artist only In the Schubert song and the
Bruch adagio, '
Mr. Damrosch alone made It necessary
to review an Elman recital, which has
been done. It remains to say his band
played very well Indeed, without the
"muddy" tone and muddled interpreta
tion of its last appearance here. And
those who spake loudly to the Patrons,
the old esthetic society, assembled In a
body, and said positively; "For one thing
Damrosch cannot play anything of
Beethoven," were confuted,' for he can
follow unerringly the classic contour of
the Second Symphony, exhibit beautifully
Us Iterated patterns and Indicate Its
composer's waxing romance. W, R. M.
Magistrates to Elect Officers
Officers will be elected tonight at the an
nual meeting ot the Four Counties Mag
istrates' Association in the office of the
superintendent of potice, Room 225, City
Hall. All the recently elected Maglst-ates
and the old members of the association
will be present Charles K. Melville, of
Chester, president of the organization,
will preside. A boom has been started to
elect John B. Diets, one of the new Magis
trates, treasurer of the organization.
Anti-Campaign Planned
Tha North 2d Street Tliiklnina v.n.
Association, which Is in the process of
ju gp fsnttih t mrcluuu dlsj.
MOVIES GET FEDERAL
Congressionnl Committee to
Give Six Nights to Public Con
sideration of New Bill
By the Photoplay Editor
Yielding to tho general demand of tho
motion plcturo Interests that they tuny ho
henrd In opposition to the proposed Fed
eral censorship ot motion ptcturei, tho
Houpo Committee on Education In Wash
ington decided to give a public henrlng
on tho bill proposed by lleprcRcntatlvo
Hughes of Georgia, beginning Thursday
night, January 13. When tho commltteo
mot they wero confronted by hundreds of
protests against tho proposed bill.
Tho commltteo has decided to lieRln
the hearings Thursday night nnd contlmlo
them six successive nights between 8 nml
10.50 o'clock. Tho tlmo will bo divided
equally between opponents nnd ndvocntes
of censorship. Tho commltteo will allow
seven days nftcr the hearings, or until
Jnnunry IS. for filing of brlofs. Chairman
Hughes telegraphed J. W. Binder of New
York, executive secretary of tho Motion
Plcturo Board of Trade, of tho com
mittee's decision .and requested him to so
notify motion plcturo Interests.
Tho Motion Plcturo Board of Trade has
outlined a completo campaign of notion
which will bo followed nt tho hearing be
fore tho 1 loupe committee. Threo nights
wilt bo devoted to presenting Iho nrRU
ments of tho motion plcturo Industry, two
nnd a half hours nt each session being
Riven up to the spenkcrs.
At tho first hearing the manufacturers
will bo Riven tho opportunity of putting
forth their sldo of tho case. Many of the
heads of tho lending companies nro ex
pected to attend.
Exhibitors nnd exehnnge men will spenk
nt tho second section nnd will point out
somo of tho handicaps thnt tho proposed
nieasuro would Impose on their legitlmato
business. On the third night publishers,
prominent editors, clergymen of national
reputation and well-known nuthnrs ni
well as Rrent directors and popular slam
wilt tako n stand ngnlnst the HukIici hill.
At the end of this henrlng William M.
Senbury, counsel for tho Hoard of Trade,
will sum up tho ense for the film industry.
Tho next three nights will be Riven over
to thoso In favor of the mensure. Tho
Board of Trade has nskcil for a hearing
on a seventh night, so thnt they may bo
Riven a clianco to refute nny erroneous
statements that may bo inado by tho
other side.
A dclURo of protests nRiilnst tho pro
posed censorship Is pourliiR In upon tho
Houso Commltteo of Education from lend
ers In every branch of tho film Industry
from Mninc to California and demanding
to bo henrd by that committee before nny
such mtasuro Is reported to the Houso
of Representatives. Manufacturers, deal
ers and exhibitors are represented In tho
many telegrams that have been received
since ConRress reconvened on Tuesday
by Representative Dudley Mays HurIics
of Danville. Gn., who Is not only thn
author of the bill, but tho chairman of
AiisSHi'iSSui.i Li-sahS
Vl-2&fYKJ3&
i LSSSOlL
WamJU Sodkq Conpamu
TUB follnwlne theatres .obtain their picture thrniisli the STANI.I21
Hooking Company, which la n guarantee of rnrly alumliiKs nf the
finest production. All picture reviewed before eililtiltiou. Ak for
(he theatre In jour locality obtaining pictures throueli the STANLBV
Ilookine Company.
IT II linn A '2th. Morris 4 Tassyunk Ave.
ALHAillDKA Mat Dally at 2; Uvea.. 7
nuiniuuiin VBuaevmo i i.arBm"t Pictures.
Paramount Picture ,,.,-..
FA.NNIB WARD in "TUB CURAT"
ARCADIA
CHESTNUT
II12LOW IUTI!
TrlanKle
Quixote,"
In
rtn.-nWnlf Ilnnner In lon
Itoscoo Arbutklo a Mabel . Nermann
"Fatty and Mabel Adrift
a rri i r t-o and Thompson
APOLLU matinbi: DAii.r
Marie Doro ill "The White Pearl"
Paramount Picture. And Olhera
BLUEBIRD "00 N0,mi nn0AD 8T
Hl.ri: RIBBON FI2ATFUE
Robert Edeson in "The Caveman"
& CEDAR "ftSS.
Matinee and Evening
"MADAME "lirTTCRFLY" SU
Acta
FAIRMOUNT
Geraldine Farrar
Augmented Orchestra
SOTR AND
OIRARD AVE.
in "CARMEN"
shows, n is. s two.
GERMANTOWN ""Sfe
Paramount Picture
n-t.i,r lmlirt and Carlvla Rlaekwfil In
"MR. GltKX HI'
MONTE CARLO"
Of ritJIT BOTH MARKET
LlLUtSfc. Mat . S-.15; Evgs.. 70
FANNIE WARD in
THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY"
ointDn AVENUE THEATRE
GIRARD 7T11 AND GIltARD AVE
EDITH bTOryjl- fc ATO-NIO MORENO ,n
KenliiK Amateur Contest
ry . M l. nnOAD ST . ERIE A
Great Northern germant-n aves
i ft KATV DO IT" Featuring lane (irey
JEFFERSON -"0T" atr,eeVsup,,,n
jrm TN'Arl.lMONr' .,
Ford Sterling in "His Father's Footsteps"
. -. . i-vT-n FORTY-FIRST AND
LEADER LANCASTER AVENUE
MARGUERITE CLARK in
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER"
i "t n P D T V BROAD AND
LIBbK 1 I COLUMDIA
HENRY KOLKER in
THH WARNING"
Weekly Programs
Appear Ery Monday In
Motion Picture Chart
TRIANGLE FILMS
Can be obtained from H. SCHWALBE
S. E. Corner 13th and Vine its.
Noteworthy Plays Pre-Eminent Players Each Week at the
Following Theatres:
ARCADIA c,,88Svr,6T..
ALHAMBRA lWtian
ARCADE S9S0 meumm 8T
BELMONT 23NB!D5T
BELLEVUE TS ehanna
R F N N 8338 WOODUND AVB
i0TU U,VRKET STS
FRANKFORD IaSeVtX
GREAT NORTHERN ePW
GIRARD AV. THEATRE
.. i n rv P M 6.1 n AND
Li A IV U Ei IX lANUXiVVN'K AL
VICTORIA MARKET ST
IMPERIAl WHD
piyitsitui ffS4Sa
the House Committee to which the mens
ure has been referred for consideration.
The first half of this week at tho Stan
ley will see tho local first run of Mar
guerite Clark In n, new Paramount pro
duction, "Jllco nnd Men." Thursday, Fri
day nnd Saturday comes "Tho Golden
Chance," with Clco RldRely and Wallace
Held. .
Tho Chestnut Stroet Opera House begins
this week a permanent policy of showing
Fox films for the first time In the city.
"A Parisian Romance," reviewed favor
ably In tho HvE.sifJO Lr.noKit yesterday In
advance of production, will bo seen nil
this week, with II. Cooper Cllffe nnd Dor
othy Green
The week at tho Arcadia opened yes
toiday with a TrlanRle-FIno Arts nlm,
"Don Quixote," featuring Do Wolf Hop
per nnd Fny Flnchcr. Thursday nnd Frl
day comes "Tho Missing Links," with
Robert Hnrron nnd Norma Tnlmadge.
Keystones ornament both bills.
The Palace, has first-run Parnmounla
tills week: Today and tomorrow. "The
ImmlRrnnt," with Vnleskn Surratt, nnd
tho other threo days, 'Lydla Qllmore,"
with Paulino Frederick.
Tho management of tho Locust Theatre,
which Is headed by Fred Dooner Felt
nnd Mnurlo Felt, has completed nrrange
ments for the taking over of two of tho
largest motion plcturo houses In West
rhllndelpliln, nnd beginning today these
two houses, tho Belmont, on f2d street
above. Market, and the Fifty-second Street
Thentre, nt Snnsom street, will start
their new regime with n sweeping chango
In policy. This chango will Include not
only n moro varied bill with a chnngo of
featuro dally, but a lowering of tho prices
to n maximum of 15 cents.
To Institute tho new season for the
houses a special series of photoplays with
popular stars has been chosen, tho plays
for today at tho Belmont being Henry
Walthall In a dramatization of "Tho
Raven," tho famous poem by Edgar Allan
Poo, nnd nt tho Fifty-second Stroet
Theatre, Frank Sheridan in "Tho Money
Mnslor."
Theatrical Baedeker
AnnMilI-"Anilroclea nml tho l.lnn," by d.
Iti-rnnril Hlinw. nnd "Thn Man Who Married
n Dumb Wife." liy Aimtnln Trance. "Homo
l.lnn, Some Htwiw, Somo Khow."
I.VItlC-"Mnlcl In America," with Mile. Da
s'e nnd Kloretico Monro. A New York Wln
trr (lnnleii ahnw nf the usual ntupenilous dl
nienalnns. roilKBST "Watch Your Stop," with Mrs.
rnmi Cnntle. rrniik Tlnney. Ilernnrd Gran
vllle nn I I'.llznlieth llrlce. Tlnney fun. Cns
tlo Rnii'c. HiTlIn men nnd a Dillingham pro
duction. OAHIIICK "On Trial." with Frederick Perry
nnd a Bond cant. An oxcitlnjr atory of crime,
wrlttrn linrkwnril In thn form of a trial.
Novel nn.l entertnlnlnB
nilOAD "The Chief." with John Drew,
Ijiura Bono Crow a. Tlinla Lawton, A rom
eilv liv Bunco Annealer Vachell, which
ilrals with tho oo ntTairn of the Barl of
lestir lth nrlnu attractive maidens.
PHO'lOI't.AYH.
ciibstni't stjii;i:t orcitA nousi;-Ait
week, "A Pnrtnlan Ituninnto," a Fox fllni,
with 11 Cooper Ctirfo nnd Dorothy Green
in a ttli luro nf rnllRtan llfo before thn war.
8TANM2Y- Monday, lursnay ami Wcilnonday.
"Slice and Men." with MnrRtierlto Clark;
Thursday, Friday nnd Saturday. "Tho
(Dklon Chance." with Clto HldKoly and Wal
lace Hold.
AHCAOIA-Mnndav. Tuend.lv and Wednciiday.
'Don Quixote,' with I)c Wolf llnptier. nnd
"Knttv and Mal.Pl Adrift." u Knvatone com
edy, with Hum oc Arliuckle an J Mnbol Nor-
PROMINENT
OTOPLAY PRESDNTATIO
Logan Auditorium u,Ziianh a?.0"
TltlANUI.i; Flt.MH
Dorothy (Ilsh 111 "OLD HBIIinl.HBIJO"
itoscou Arbuckle In "Fickle Fatty's I all
Market St. Theatre 333 MAS?,?-r
UinVIN ARIlKN In
'TUB IICLOVRD VAOAIIOND"
See 'tlRAPT" i:erv Wednesday
cpulvrMAtT.?NNADvnS
TRIANIILi: PLAYS
(Jltrtl.N inllNHON III 'T1IK PENITBNT8"
FORD STERLING In "TIII2 HUNT"
r-7T- ....
CJKIKNT "..AV .: u"i"y .Vn IT, .
VlUIIBI T pTto'Dt'cflON "
Clara Kimball Young in 'Camilie'
PAl A ft? IS" MARKET STREET
rJLJC to A. M. to 11 lis P. M
VALESKA SURATT in
"THE IMMIGRANT"
PAPlV R1DOE AVE. DAUPHIN
lrIV. continuous Show from 1-.'. i fl :no-ll
".THE BLACK CROOK"
A niBKnUl t'i.i! upeLtiit'uUr picture In 5 acts
PRINCESS "We?"
"THE WANDERERS"
'ANIMATED NOOZ. No. 3
D1AI Tfl GERMANTOWN AVE.
KlfVL. IKJ AT TULPEHOCKEN ST.
LOIS MEREDITH i t'VRIL MAUDE In
THE GREATER WILL"
Pathe Gold Roomer Play
OCT'CIMT 13I MARKET STREET
MOLLY MacINTYRE in
RER GREATEST HOUR"
R" 1 1 n V MARKET STREET
UD I 1IEU)W 7TH STREET
HOUSE I'ETEHS . ETHEL CLAYTON In
"THE GREAT DIVIDE"
SHERWOCDTffl
WILLIAM KO PreM-nu
Theda Bara in 'The Galley Slave'
SAVOY "V$$m
ELAINE TERRIS in
nOCIETY WOLVES"
VTPTHRTA MARKET ST.
VIL 1 J K. I i AliOVE NINTH
IIESSIE BARRISCALE ill
THE GOLDEN CLAW"
Weber & Fields In 'Tha Rest of Enemies"
STANLEY " apovb 16TH ;
JlrUibUl, Paramount picture I
Continuous
Marguerite Clark in ,'
mice & men-
11 A M to
11.15 P M
wiN'tf 'mtTTwrrr
fi i
IRIS aU1 KENS1NGT0-N" AVE-
JEFFERSON otiifletcher sts.
LAFAYETTE -UvT0'
LOGAN AUDITORIUM "
LEHIGH PALACE Kve.
O R P H E U M cLteIs
OVERBROOK avavE.
PALACE ,SM uakkbt st.
PASPHAT I T,ST AND
rnOlUrlLL WOODLAND AVE.
POINT BREEZE Suf lfB
RIDGE "" IUDOE AVENUB
RUBY' MARSHAIX market sxa '
SUSQUEHANNA 0V$L&
s-
tv
WI C H & w T ""- v-" '
Stj TiYl
rntndi Thtirsday, PHy n4 Wturtay. rTl
MlraimrUnki.'' with ftobtrt flwusbn an!
Norma Tajmad re,
PALAO&-Mnndav. fTuefetAi anA TO4fMv,
"Tho ImmUtrnt.,r with Valetk-a. aurrkft)
Thursday., Friday, an Saturday. Lydlfc 3H-
more." with Paulino Frederick.
VAUDnvrkLB.
KElTH'S-'-Trx! Lure ef the Nrth,,f a danetatc
specialty! Heealo Wynn, vocalist: Oirartl aisl
company In '"rue Luck of a Totem'1! AiiS
flcott and Henry Keane In "The Final De
cree"; Coniln, , Steel and Parks, eomedlana;
Lelrsir. magician: the Lunette Bitters, Jolm
cmly, mualclant the Two Carlton
OIJHEJHavea and comnanv in "The Plant
.Mover": The Ersrottl Lilliputians, Farber ni
company in "Taklnir a Chanca",: Ward and
Ktinen In "Tha Terrible JudaV't Bcott and
Wilson, acrobats: Henry and Henry, come
dians: Betty Has. focalltti the Marino Bis
ters, Do Arfno and Douglas, acrobats: Qeoric
Moore, luaffler.
CltOSS, KBYS-rirst half of the week. "Kid
land," Twelva Bona of the Saturn, arrehata;
Wealon and Younr la "The Ocean Voyare ';
Q'Brlen and Buckley. Cecil Dunham, KulTanl
Brothers. Second half of tha week, "Jtid
land," Curtis and company In "On the (lolt
Links' ; Sampson and Douaiaa, comedians;
Mr. and Mra. Cortlsln 'Tha Tamer"! Fran
eps Llb, the Four uoealrea.
COLONIAL-"Ye OI3 Tyme Halloween." Wil
son Brothers, comedians; O'Connor and, the
j.aaircii cistern, ante, apeuman a irainea
bears, Clomenco and O'Connor, KJilK-Nolsn
troupe of acrobats, Dlckarson and Deeran,
laarson ana
to. cianlst;
CDmcminii i-.iiia-nflin into, pianist; ina liy
Inr Aahmonts. the Anirora
s-wernst
ernst troupe
lUPfl.
fcl.h
MXOSB
-rtlroletto Twins.
ami ,10, v.rufuian ivi
crossman's Elaht
ijntertainera, ..Monke
oy iiipponrome,
Always Happet
Watson and Far
.Valwrs
and Clare In '"That Always Happens"!
.
mil
OltAND Ten Moors, acrobats: Venta Ilenshaw
oncK ami urn vinu. waiion uia rarnn.
ann jonn Avery in "A vauaeyjue xiBlt.
d'Hote"! Margaret nnd William Cutty, mu
sicians! Simons and Curtis, skaters; Bum
mers and Morre, comedians; Dorothy Muen
ter, comedienne.
STOCKi
AMEIHCAN-"Tha Girl from Out Tonder." a
nautical drama In four nets, with the Arylne
stock company featuring Miss ltuth Robin-
J son,
CNICICnnrJOCKnn "Tho Natural Law." a
problem play. It's the first Philadelphia
performance presented by the Knickerbocker
players.
AT rOPULAn PRICES
WALNUT "A Little Girl in a Die City." a
melodrama of New York city.
JOHN M. MACK'S WILL
Document Probated Last February
Mndo Public Estato Bequeathed
to His Family
A will admitted to probate on Iflobruary
:t, 1915, was made public today at tho
office of Register .of Wills Sheehan. Tho
long-hidden Instrument disposes of the
property of John M. Malk, the former
Republican Organization leader and mu
nicipal contrnctor, who died January 23,
1915.
Tho will was executed two days before
tho testator's death and tho entire es
tate, tho valuo ot which Is not given, Is
loft In equal shares to tho testator'a
widow nnd children.
Joseph P. Mack, a son, Is appointed
executor and It Is specified in the writ
ing thnt the executor shall not bo re
quired to nio nn Inventory or mako any
accounting of his actions in tho settle
ment of the estate.
Boy Fires Home Hunting Pa's Shoes
Tho anxiety of a little boy to And his
father's bedroom slippers wns responsible
for a slight lire In the homo of Worford
Van Sant. 113 Potts Btrect, late last
night. The elder Van Sant sent his 0-year-old
son to obtain tho slippers from
under tho parlor sofa. The boy struck a
match to look for them and ignited the
sofn. Fireman Mooro and Policeman
Reehlc quickly extinguished tho blaze
when an alarm was turned In.
CENTRA I,
Chestnut St. Op. House llSA
SEE TODAY'S
AMUSEMENT COLUMN
WEST PHILADELPHIA
r nniNT md and
a- s t J O 1 LOCUST STREETS
THEDA BARA in
"SIN"
RFT MONT SI'' Sl- Ab. Market. Mats.,
JL,lmvyn I 10e EiB8 after 0.30. 13c.
HENRY WALTHALL In "THE RAVEN"
Tnmnrrnw VIRGINIA PEARSON In
i omarrow "the turn of the road"
EUREKA 40TH AND
i- U 1 L ft. rt MARKET STREETS
TR1NAGLE PLAYS- Frank Keenan In "The
ward ' Triangle-Keystone Comedy, "Tha
Cn
Faiorlte Fool." featuring
Seen I.lttle Foja
Eddie Foy and
I R9HJf TLI t Hansom St. Mats,
Re.
!""'-" Evgs. after 0:30. IBe,
I '"RANK SHERIDAN In "The Money Master,
! Tomorrow MA"TSUMAIa'ic sk
IN,"
ttARDFN S3D LANSDOWNE AVE.
VJrtlXlVI-.M MAT.. 2. EVO. Q-J.
BESSIE BARRISCALE in
"THE PAINTED SOUL"
HRANH S2D AND MARKET STREET9
VjrVrtllL MATINEE DAILY. 2 P ii.. U.
"FOREIGN SPIES," 5 Reels
"GRAFT" Fourth Episode
OVERRRODK! "an and
UVtRDRUUA HWERFORD AVU
Broadway Feature--LULU GI.ASER In
"Love's Pilgrimage to America"
"THE LAW OF LIFE"
NORTH -
Broad Street Casino ""njg''"
EVENING 7:1.1 AND 0
GRACE WILLIAMS in
"FAITH ND FORTUNE" Others
MiitniwKsr
Susquehanna T"tTumTANNA
ALICE BRADY In
"THE RACK," 5 Parts
AVB.
NORTHEAST
OIlUllIU MATS! WED, and SAT
Beatrice Ml. helenu und Houu Peisrs In
"SALOMEY JANE"
KAI.EM KOMEDY
HARRY
DARBY THEATRE DADT'
. rA'
"lhe truth About Helen," 4 acts
"The Flashlight," 2 reels
KKNSINCiTON
lllMRO WONT ST. AND "
J U III D U OIRARD AVB.
"FATHER AND THE BOYS"
"THE SOLUTION OF THE MYSTEnv
THE CONDUCTOR'S CLASSY CHAMPION"
Weekly Programs
Appear Every Monday ia
Motion Picture
Chart
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