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"POLLYANNA" MAKES
OPTIMISM A VICE
The Seductive Power of Glad
ness Fills New Comedy at
the Broad
wuit.LYANNA." it comedy, In four acts, by
Tstherlne ChUholm cushlne;. .based on the
.?! SimtA novel by E ennor it. Porter. Man-
L'MmenT! KIrw ft Erliinr ana Oeorjre C.
5?t?f; broad Street Theatre.
L'i rSrrol . . Ml' mi Weathembv
M ft Lam'" n in,,t irnn..i
Jim. orfM.r,-.i..vYJrtie'fl Aid."
a . - ftHa nari'illit Vt la TakAalrt Till at A i
Trolly Harrington, th. .unt
fotlrnna Whllller,
the man urn,
Miss ratricla Colllntro
'&'. -I VeW&Tobln
'SfeW ??.. " .b.MMr! ThflCTerlvale
siMcker. rendlcton'd man.. Mr. Harry Unrfoot
B&Vc'hllton. rendleten's me?,rh(jrt
ffi &Ali.V.VJ,MjS.r,lia2
4 vnadav. Act 1 M bw Polly Hnrrlmtton's
Mnr. A summer Rfternoon. Act 8-.loIin
Rnoleton's library. Some woelm Inter. ,Aet a
Ifnnieiiit hntir Inter than Act 'J.
' 7et The library. Fivo years luter than
'let 3.
I never Heard so much about being
, olad in "IV Ufa" Sirs. Carmotty.
No. Indeed! woven i.vcn iiiourii
PAllvnnnn swears that
the niblo holds
? ihA record with S00
admonitions to bo
m iw.
Ko one wns ever so Rintt ns rouynnnn,
id thoroushly, dutifully, Impeccably
Ian as that "glntl child." Hero 1st a
Jartlal cntntoftuo of thlnrjs she In Rind
bout In Miss Ouahlns'B play, not to men
tion Mrs. Toners two hooks. Pollyanna
la
fllad because her father's Rone to Heaven
,11a letl lier IU MVi Ul'l "im " mm,:, in
M
Nf jsnuianii.,
nt,A in tec her aunt, and Kind to he there.
nil Iliad her mint's Ixnutlful, ir not Invlmr.
olnd they need to nend crutches diatom!
ef dolts lo the Ozark nilrslon, whore tier
iwther exiled hcrhoir to do penanco for
irvlnir to elope with John Pendleton.
Ola to bo nhle to feel sorry Tor Aunt Polly
tiKauie she wouldn't Fpeak to her lovor, Doc
Ctillton, all tho 20 enrs after ho abused her
father for pre online their mutch.
Olad she has freckles Instead of warts.
Glad John Pendleton has shut himself up
In a thrice-barred hmifo for 20 jenrn. because
he'll be so much ulnddcr when she Rots In.
Glad John Pendleton has n. broken leg, bo
tnusc It mlftht be it broken neck.
UUd that she BOts her own lees out of
erder. IhrouRh -n nutomohlle, at nbout the
time that she's got John Pendleton and Aunt
roily and Doctor Chilton Into lovable names
i, mlml- heen tiro not because the Hint h.14
bout run oul but because Aunt Polly Is ut
lrt moved to call her "dear" nnd to kiss her.
Even (tlad that .llminy Ilean, the nrphnn
r la 6earcll or a nininer unit sup inriiis nil
inhn Pendleton In Act HI, turns out to bo sin
BLA 4ntlretv respectable Huston arista rat by
ft?, Ami 'elnd. of course: oh. tickled to death.
: that tho Jam-porked audlenco was Kind. too.
I Which, needless to say, takes In tho mannce-
men,.
V (-I.!., nnlll.nmin" lei l,,ul 4 1, n nn t
rruuni?, i uivuiiiut ici jLini. iiitti. nuiL
l a ntnv. Pponlp llkn It tlm wtiv tlinv
t, Uked "The Man From Homo" and "I'eij
o' My Heart" and "Daddy I.oiik Uprs"
EjUl
lit
Just about the same sort of ueople. They
like Its theatrical naivete. Ttiey into tho
am about how tho two sinters loves
were blighted by a stern parent, and how
one girl ninrrled a Missouri mls.slounry
K and bore Pollyauna as a penance; how
me omer wouuin i spcnic to ncr lover
through 20 years of loving splnstr-rhood;
how one man continued to ailoro from
afar, nnd how thnt other shut himself up
$ ai a select sort of hermit In a very ele-
rwt house. They like Jimmy Bean for
being a sure 'noimh orphan, nnd thev
like him better still whon lio turns out
to have Just as complicated n lot of Joal-ous-hearted
nrlstocrntlo parents who put
Mm In nn asylum somehow or other for
tome reason or another. They like cverv-
body to be kept In darkness for live vniim
aj to Pollyannn's possible recovery.
They like, In fart, to find a irood. old-
fashioned piny with nil thn thins Hint
have made Harris's "dear Tlieiitro" just
what It used to he. And. of course
they like this psyehomedlcnl mvstlelsm
raVn..t l...l .. . ....... .. . . '
uuut KJjKiuusM unu miracle woricuiR.
.They even like to bellevo that those
itranee neonle out In thn loner dark
itreets of the slums have smnethlnR to liu
llad about, too. Perhaps It's the movies.
Pollyanna's formula enn he nppllcd to
"Pollyanna." The prltlea can h rrlnd
I' about It becatiso It Is jjolng to repair tho
lonunes or tjcnrfcp i . Tyler, tint most of
1I because It lets nn wateh Patriots Pnl.
iMInge do the monumentally nrtistlc Job
Of Setting awnv with all IVillvnnn.-i'n
illadness. M'ss C'olllnie'a work Is i-eiillv
5- noteworthy. She Is youth. She Is radi
ance itself. She Is tho very splilt of
self-conscious gladness. She makes her
self a Ctrl in HHIll nu nrnll i,a VtnI,. Cl1n
ilums all those dllllenlt. ainrarv isnlenees
H.M that not a drop too much "syrup glls-
lt"8 10 tne siistcning eye. She hnndles
Preachments nnrl nnnliinnaAj ivlll n
childish grace that redeems them. And
f"e cans up terrible visions of what
Tolyanna" would be with some pert
young person making "points."
...The supnortlnir east Is mure tlinn nrl.
imlrable. It ia nvtrnvrtrmnt 1VIH, ln
Raid optimism becomes almost ns seductive
u Pessimism and threatens to be far
Bj we permanent a dissipation with a ma-
viUy qi piaygoors. K. M.
Ruth St. Denis
& vnvea xvare ueiignu
B- It Was a slncnlnrlv ,lnllpitrnl entor.
talnment which Ruth St. Denis and her
company presented at the Forrest yester
W afternoon and which they will re
peat today and Thursday. The Anglo
American theatro cultivates too llttlo of
true art of the dRtice, this fusing of
movement, costume, sotting nnd music
into a new and specialized beauty.
In dancers, dances and costuming there
were almost no flaws, Tho ensemble of
s St. Denis' six nssiatants, whether
JS!y !lere w'll-o'-tlie-wlsps In gray vell
n. the crescent moon, a dragon fly, a
Javanese dnncer Rivniii,, n,i.nDn .
tSier?,ballr00,n merry-merries, was re
markably spirited. Imaginative and lllus-mIi.-j
,u.ty ot vigorous, henltliy form
Is itJ Si n Denutv ot graca and femln-
wiiy, The bizarre and the nnvel wern
nC I00' ln a 'lozen SUlses.
,,MiBs st. Denis herself keeps all her old
lure erarf. n.i ., .. . ' .. ,
IHtha . v juivur. nuo iiiiiiicn
IRXLJ'8' n08el In excerpta from some
itrmterta,:?1 fi1""..?' l?? Print..
iiB Princess turned peacock, did a mod-
-. ...uriva unu closed with her famll
pungent mystic ceremony of
IHahda,"
Kil" Viss st- Denis, as her only male
,-- .... lea onawn, a man of tine tig-
HDOSlni. nnpaiiuoo uuu i-yimnn
fBni .i. ,B i"icuiariy good.
Ij"..1"1, entertainment Miss Ht. Denis
th.: 18 moro tha dancers und, In
W AI0? senae' dl-nces. it adds a elm
out S?a ,,naS'natlve background, built
Will. cyc'oialnns and various simple
toti,fni,J!1'operllca' ta hold the whole
inurtarnn,Ta"i.t'e...'IB,.sa,,e.',e
Oneniai i. .. v Du,,lc""'a near ine c-oiiii-Shs
7L.b.alle,.s that have won fame abroad
ttraiirtT .ir"U'oon be "nown to America
haTiv "" "ai usse. .Miss St. Dents
Hisht. . sreat deal with scenery and
hkhlu 8ni1.. 8he should be commended
Si .for ,.t; But she ca" more. She
Rok?i """ "Ke Joseph Urban and
Tied I n ' J8nta (ot ",Jl'he Man Who Jlar-
,f ' ri.T1""0 wife") to make every tcrap
mlieS S "Property perfect in Its
em ,m. i" U'"J me I'nysiocd diuck
Rteni,le dJ.P achlved that perfection
fere e.' """ Ule HBhtlng and waits
It' Often ut inn.
r'br C0U,d "ot spoU the 'nipresslon
.,rf itiai wtta fifa in it an.
K. M.
Knickerbocker Plavers
1 Good in New War Drama
rfi"!UQ t (''a control of the Rock
. ' between njents of Britain
PW tor n Um aV . onf ""J h,
nwuii JtL A?l.u.ln lrl' a"li
Weri"iZ'rUtandS
s?yeit tourUts stranasa in Eu-
PASSING IMPRESSIONS OP "THE PASSING SHOW""
m i I r. w In'
" JSS&SJSSSit
ropo In wnr time cntnulno In the elever
plot of Kail Herr Hlggcr's "Inside tho
Lines" at tho Knickerbocker Theatro.
The play Is by nn menus easy lo pre
sent, ns It calls for wvcrnl varieties of
acting, from emotional to comic, hut It
may ho said, to the credit of the nipin
mcrs of tho West Philadelphia stock coin
puny, that they give It with much talent
running thiough the cntlro Intricate plot
with admirable nctiiiK.
"Inside the Lines" had never been spcii
In this city before, nnd If Inst night's
house Is to be taken for anything. It au
gurs well for Its success hero. The piny
is easily one 01 me most tunning pieces
scon here for 11 long time. The piny li
im BKiiiuiiy presented ns 11 is written,
tho feature of It being the dialnRiio be
tween a Herman and British agent, their
conversation being so adroitly handled
that It Is Impossible to toll which Is the
Kngllsh agent and whlrh Is the .Kaiser's
represent!'.! I vo. The U'llhelmstrusse agent
pierces thu Hues at Gibraltar and seeks
to blow up the Knglish licet lying In the
harbor.
Tho play Is also strictly neutral.
lly far the bent emotional acting was
thnt of Ted llrackett. us tho Indian ser
vant who had wailed live years hi the
house of the Governor Oenernl of fllbral
tur for "the day." Ills cunning, charac
teristic of the Indian race; his emotional
evpreislon and his enunciation made bin:
nil that could be desired In his lole. Mlea
nor Moiitnll, In tho role of the Amerlran
buyer stranded with 11 trunk of Parisian
creations, was vely effective. Flunk V,
Klllott as Captuln Wondhouse noted ad
mirably and kept the audience guessing
as to his Identity until the last minute.
Thomas Shearer brought Jit the needed
touch of humor Into the piece. 1'hllip
Lord was a trllle too stiff and lutlllclal;
It was too obvious that the general of
tho second act had been the holelkeeper
of the llrst. The entile company d'.d well
nnd the production was elaborately
staged.
"Within the Law" at American
"Within tho Law," the popular melo
drama by Bayard Velller, was produced
last night by the (leorge Arvlne Plnyeis
at the Amrrii-iui Theatie. Kuth Itobln
son, the leaillns woman, portrnyeil the
part of Mary Turner, the shopahl. who,
after serving a term In prison for a 01 line
of whl"h she was Innocent, allies her
self with n band of clever clocks, who
mnuage ilways to keep well "within tho
law." ltlchard LiiSnllo was se-n In the
role of Richard (Illder, whom Mary mar
ries In order to revenge herself on his
father, who sent her to prison. Tho part
of .loo (Inrson, the clever foiger, wn-i
capably handled by Mr. Arvlne. The piece
was well ataged and the remainder of tho J
parts well illstrimitra, pnriKiiluil.v enm
liieiiduble work h,'ng done by Willard
Dnshlll. Clydo Armstrong and Grant
Irvln.
"School Days" at the Walnut
While actually as old ns Its title, "School
Days" nt the Walnut Is presented with
so many clever changes and minor elab
orations that tho iitliactlveiies.s and pleas
ing qualities of the three-act musical com
edy nro beyond intention. Jlormnn Tim
bers, who was the star when tho piece was
produced In vaudeville. Is still the stnr of
tho production, and his clever violin
playing last night completely won the
audience. i
The vlplln parts In which he played
several duets with Hnttlo Darling earned
well-earned npplnuso. The violin dancing
net of Miss nailing was particularly well
received, coming ns It did Just after her
sudden metamorphosis from tho part of
Nonnle. tho girl pickpocket nnd street
waif, to a clever and accomplished musi
cian. Tho entire three nets are laid In and
around the schoolroom. The settings
are attractive and the song numbers are
of the tho tingling Kinu wnicn always
cnll forth an cucoro. Mr. Tlmberg, ns
Izzy Levi, Just over from Itussla, Is
a delightful character throughout. Other
leading parts aro effectively portrnyed by
Wilfred Derrick, Morris I.oyd, Lily Denn
Hart, Will Stuart and Jack Ferries, who,
as an Italian boy, guve several character
songs in line style.
Vaudeville
Keith's
Add efferescencB to a cyclone, throw In
a dash of hurricane, flavor this with a
42-cajitlmetre gim-and you will have
Kvu Tanguay. njecuvca nomiim ex
hausted some tlmo ayo In describing her.
Broadvvny booking; experts predicted her
retirement time nd time again, but a
packed house at Keith's last night showed
that their prophecies have slipped u cog.
The answer is-the people want "Kva"
and It's the people who foot the bill.
nd as for those who don't like her
well, there's no escape. She told those
who welcomed her last night that she
would stay on the stage till the sexton
rang the bell on the Itnal curtain.
Upon her tlrst entrance the cyclonic
comedienne announced, in song, that
personality" brought all her fame. This
admission was mude in a dazzling costume
of peacock blue, bedecked with Jewels,
which no mere man would dare describe.
Then she popped on with a shimmering
creation of red with a foliage effect. It
aeemed as though she were singing from
a jeweled forest. Amid this environment
Miss Tanguay declared "I'm here to
stay." And she did.
She was " sooner of than she was on
again iu dotted black and white costume,
which emphasized the graceful lines of
her athletic figure. Jn this comfortable
outline the meanlnsf of the word "Tan
cuay" was explained. In this, the candid
comedienne declared, the people made her
what she was nn n iw m"i.
At this point -MIM Tanguay Indulged
a few eplHrams, and finally offered to
tft. the war with u regiment ot Tan-
incidentally, she mau9 Coarllo
EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY
etitssz&ismvi.
ZTTrAfjO- Gaoo& '" """
s'ehrneder, the leader
the trenches.
help her out from
Continuous applause meant that the au
dience wanted "I Pon't Care," and she
sang It with all her former gusto.
Miss Tnnguay finished with n nourish
and a crash of approval. Franker Wood
and Hiinec Wydo In their iinl'iue nrfoilng
"Good N'lght" were also a distinct hit.
William Mollis, supported by a veiv ca
pable company. In "Mrs. Temple's Tele
ginm," which was out down from a thieo
act comedy, won no end of laughs. Mile.
Mnryou Vadle ,i Co. and Corps do Ilallet.
which incltiilPd six pretty girls, obla hied
1 artistic results
J Jians s. I.lmic.
under the direction of
Oilier good acts on thebill were .Mario
Nordstrom In "lilts of Acting"; "Tho Lit
tle Stranger," an nrtlstlc race-tiaek
sketch: Jack Wyatt'H Scotch Lads and
Lassies, lleury O. Iltnloljih, "The Vn
ginnt Tenor," nnd Mnilo and Dttrfy, nn
exceptionally good team of gymnasts.
GLOIJi:.
There la something to suit all tastes
in vaudeville this week at the Globe. An
abundance of music, comedy and tin Ills
nro found ln a bill which Is unusually
entertaining.
.Vow sonTs nnd a number of pleasant
surprises at given by Klein Brothers'
Mlustiels. which act was rewarded with
plentiful applause. The thrills weie sup
rilled by Delmoro mid Leo. daring gym
nasts, who appeared to take tlielr lives
in their hands without the least liesl- 1
taiicy. The bill also Included .lanow,
wlici mystified with his lemon trick and
made money appear Just when and wheio
he desired; Olive Hiisroe, In songs and
comedy, and many other equally good
acts.
NIXON.
If applause Is any criterion, then the
show at tho Nixon this week is n pace
maker. Theio Is Just enough flavoring
of comedy, slngliiK and class to make a
good vaudeville dish. Owen MeOlveney In
character impersonations proved to lip a
Justifiable featuip. Kmlly .Sinlley, for
merly a local stuck favorite, wag sup
pnited hy a capable company In an enter
taining sketch.
Laughs galore werp produced by the
Four Slickers. Othpr nets which ilelightril
a large audience were Webb anil Hums,
maxixe brothers, and Hobby, iiml luincaii
and Holt. The pictures followed the pace
set by the show.
WILLIAM PI3NN.
Marshall Montgomery, assisted by liclna
Courtenay and a iiuurielsomo kid. showed
that ho had lost nono of his power ns n
ventriloquist last night nt the William
Penn, nnd, Incidentally, dispensed some
good comedy, In which Miss Courtenay
nnd tho youngster gave valuable assist
ance. Mr. Montgomery has the knack
of getting results with apparently llttlo
effort, and his offering had tho stamp
of class throughout.
Moore, Gardner nnd Rose, In quick
songs, comedy and dancing, proved to be
winners by a big margin, arr. nnd Mrs.
Gordon Wilde, expert shndowgraphlsts.
produced all sorts ot comedy pictures with
their fingers. Other good acts were of
fered by Kva Shirley, Six Malvorn
Continues, and Kramer nnd Krnmer.
A pleasing added feature was tho Tri
angle Keystone film, "Dizzy Heights and
Daring Hearts."
NIXON GIIAND.
"Willard, the man who grows," proved
that ho could be tall or short without tho
slightest effort last ulglit at the Nixon
Qrand. Inspectors from the audlenco saw
that he had no elevating mechanism con
cealed about him, nnd his plan for grow
ing was a complete mystery. The bill
also Included Ten Fascinating Flirts,
Drown, Harris nnd Drown, IMtnund Gln-
grns, Juggler; Clemons and O'Connor, and
Lew Fltzglbbon.
There was nn entertaining story In tho
pictures.
Mischa Elman's Recital
The Russian violinist, Mischa Llmun,
played at the Academy last night to an
audience which left only u small number
of seats vacant In that large auditorium.
The applauso was tenacious, almost eager,
In spirit 'and tho encores started early.
Tlio arranged program included concertos
by Vivaldi und h'rnst, variations on a Mo
zartenn theme by Scolero, a group of
shorter pieces and Sarnsato's "Sllgeuner
welscn." Tho qualities and aptitudes of UiIb vio
linist were so recently detailed in this
place that no repetition is either neces
sary or udvlsuble. Tho morul of Mr. Dl
man's playing Is n blow to certain theor
ists of the divine passion. For it Is, ap
parently, posslblo to luve where one can
not respect. O. V. S.
"Marie-Odile" Coming
David lelasco will present Frances
Starr at the Adelphl uuxt Monday In
"Marle-Odlle," by Kdwuid Knoblauch,
whoao previous plays, "Kismet," "The
Faun" and Milestones," the latter in
collaboration with Arnold Dennett,
gained him a recognized standing among
the playwrights of the day. "Marlo
Odlle" is described as a study In maiden
innocence. In the title role Miss Start
plays a girl of sixteen who has passed
tho whole of her young life in uii Alsatian
convent end is absolutely Ignorant Of the
world, until the German invaders of 1870
break in upon it. Tiie drama enjoyed a
long run In New York last season.
57 Years 'Old and "Still in the Iting"
LANCASTER, Pa Jun.- S.-Qeorge
Whitby. ST years old. nas announced Ma
Intention of performing tho daring dou-
ble leap over the back of two elephantB
with a circus thU season. . He will Join
HH m
TfUr Maiu Wair-
NURSES ARE PEACEFUL
AFTER STORMY NIGHT
White-Capped Young Women
Tiptoe Happily in Shore Hos
pital Following Victory
ATLANTIC l MTV. Jan. "o.-Uvorythlng
Is peaceful at tin- City lluspllul this
morning. Twenty-one pupil nurses, who
defied the whnli Imatd of governors last
night when they pledged tlk'iiihelvcs to
reslKU In a body this morning utile's the
board dlsehniaed Miss Xntuipttp llurk
hard. siiMM'Inteiideiit anil .Milcf r,f nurses,
are smiling as they tiptoe through wards
beeuufp thev won i.a'f their buttle.
Miss Itiiiithard, who had weathered sev
eral storms, Is no longer chief of nurses,
although she still holds the rank of super
intendent and retains her original pay.
There Is tn lip a now supervisor for
the staff of young women. Some main
tain, with the "round lohin" impounded,
thnt Miss Ittiikhiml was "loo arbitrary"
and attempted lo say that Hie nurses
should not dunce or visit a eabaret If
they paw lit while off duty.
fiKOCKHS DINE TONIGHT
Will Hold Kith Annual Banquet nt
Hellevtie-Strntford
Members of the Ornceis and Importers'
Kxchtinge will tasto tlielr own wares to
night at the tl'itli nnmin! dinner of tho
organization, lo be held In tho HpIIpviip
Stratford Hotel. The feasting will be sup.
ploniontcd hy nn elaborate amusement
program to be given by professional
entertainers.
Among those Invited to deliver ad
dresses arc Alto or Smith, Professor
Calvin O. Altlmiise, head of the Depart
ment of Commerce. Central High School;
I'raiu.un spencer Kdinonils; Joseph S.
.MncLiiiiglillu, head or the Iippartment of
Supplies, and lleury llom-li. Secretary of
Internal Affairs. The committee on ar
rangements nullifies William T. Kirk, Jr.;
Allien M. Warien, William W. l'razler,
Jr.; I'lllhworth L. Posey, .1. C. Lawrence,
II. A. N. Unily nnd Watson M. Null.
Theatrical Baedeker
u'''A"-"rollynnn," with Palrleia Oolllnce.
nrflp Shannon. Herbert Keleey an1 I'titlln
llriluile. A iiimpily tiy C. c. Cunlilng. from
i-.leanor II. Porter's ntorlcs of the vouns
nlrl urio was tlio perFonltlc.ilion of i;lailnea.
KonilllST Monday, Tuesday ami Thurs.Iay
fnHtlreeii. Hurh Kr. limil, in ,.. nt
Orieninl and nimlcrn ilancen, supported by her
own company.
CONTINUING ri,AY8.
LYme "Parting Show of IMS." with CieorK
Munroo and Merllynn Miller. A Winter
C3arlea nhow of the usual tyiw. with Klrli,
riinny, muel" nnd costumes in lureo
fiuanllttes. plus eomo excellent burleaouu on
cuirent shows.
FOItm:ST-''C'ourln I.uey." with Julian
i.itinse, a musical eomedv of tho mtlniie
tj'ic. with plenty of opportunity for tho star
to appear tn bis remarkable gowns. Mu.sc
nnd plot thrown In.
llAniHCK "On Trial." with Frederlek IVrry
and a Kopd cnet. An oxeltlng story of crime,
written backward In tho form of a trial.
Isovcl and enturtalnlni:.
I'llOTOPLAYS.
CIIKST.N'ITT STIIKET OPKHA HOPflE-'T'ar.
men," with ThcUa H.ira. Tim I-'ox nroliie-
tlon of the fnmoua story and fij'ni, with
a eensatlonal death for Don Jose over an
M-rot elirf. Jllsd Ilnra'a Imperennitlin or
Carmen comes nearer tho eoneeptlon of the
author. Merlmoc. thin that of her famous
rlvul. Karrar. All the wecK.
STANbRY Tuesday and Wednesday, "The
Call of the Cuniberlands," with Dublin
Knrnum. Thursday, Krhiay nnd Saturday.
Ajie rJiucr, wiin I'uunnu rrcuericK.
I'ALARK All week. "The Foundling," nith
Mnry 1'lckford. A truly l'Ickrord part for
"Little Mary."
AftCAPIA Tueiday and Wednetday, "The
Price of Power," with Orrln Johnson, and
"I'crlls In tho Park," a Kejstone eomedv.
Thurkday, KrMay and Hiturday. "llnnor'B
Altar," with llesslg Parrlsi-alo aad Walter
Kdwirds. and "The Movlo Stars." a Key
stone comedy.
AT POPULAR PftlCUS.
WALNUT "School Days." a muslral pro
duction, with lus Kdwnrdi' "Kids."
STOCK.
K.S'!CKF.UHOCKEH-"Jniae the Lines." The
Knlrherbiicker Players hi tho first Philadel
phia iwrforpianco of n drama of love.
Intrigue, spies and excitement ut Gibraltar,
by tlio author of "Seven Keys to lialdpate."
AMEItlCAN "Within the Ijiw." Tho Arvlne
1'laivru. In llnvarii Velller's famous play,
with Ituth Itoblnson, ns Mary Turner, and
Ucorge Arvlne as Joe Carson,
VAUDEVILLE.
JCEITU'S-i:v,i Taneuay, comn.llcnne: William
Morris and uinipany. In -'Mrs. Temple's
TeleeTmri": Mario. Nordstrom. In "Ults of
Aitlng": Scotch Lade and unrsies. "Tha
j.ituti Hirunjer. iienry Kuilolr, vocalist,
and Mario and Duffy, Kvmnasts,
UltANK -Willard. tho man who jtrows: Ten
Kasc matins I-llrts. Ilrown. Harris and
Uioiin. funsmlths: Edmund aingaa and com
IID. jugglera; Olemenla and O'Connor,
lonitdlans; Lew I'ltjgltboni. xylophone.
COLONIAL; Ned Nestor and his ten set
hearts; tho Great Leon, majtlcian. nicer
and Douglas, dancers: Howard. Kehble and
llerterl. comedians, The Ileal Mr. Q." Moss
und hry, liladtiacc act: Powder jnd 'hap.
man, dancers: lUKeu and Clega. cicllstj;
Peterson Drothers, acrobats.
GLOIIB Colonial Minstrels. Delmore and Lee.
eynuiusts; OUe llrlscoe, comedltnne. Janon,
trickster: "Hied from Yalo": Weston and
louiiaT., In fir.fa and chatter, The Maskd
Athlete and Tho Lady: Cecil Duitaam BJ
De notMln and company. In "Ked ike Kroin
Nevada": William Ilercher. comedian.
CBO.SM KEY8-Fjrt half of the week. Oeorsa
Auner, In "Jack iha Olant Kilter": DedlrTs
Circus; De Voy. Fsrber and compuiy. In
"Taking a Chance"; the Ilancing Macks:
Harry Mehan. comedian: the llowcrs, In
soiiits and chatter. .Ssconel half of the eek.
"Jaik the OJant Killer"; Scott and Wilson,
comedians; Annie .Sloan aad company, tho
Douchertyj; Jack WllUams. mo Jiolojlst . Zln-
' MWtUi LUllltUldlia.
NIXU.V- Hiully
Smiley and' company, unen
ilih and llnrns' ll.Hr. tl.mli
ucuivenev; iveuD and lluros
". ?,'"?. B'by. thv Four Silchara; Duiuun
uu (iu,,, iuy uLiiers.
BIJRLEiiquE.
DUMONTB Duntont't Mln.tr el. la topical
satUaa wjth soma UIlbn aad Suuiian
THEDA'S "SERPENT"
TEMPTS CRITIC
New Fox "Sensational" Film
Turns Out a Skilful Pro
duction THR SBHPKNT, tiv phlllii ttarthotomsp. Di
rected bv llaoul Walsh. Photoarnbhy bV
OrerRP IJenolt. slx-tmrt For feKture.
ynhl.l Lazar, tho serfs dauRhIer..'rhedft ttflfa
Inh tjianr, the serf James Mnrrtis
MartM t.nzar. her mother. Lillian Itnthnwav
Ilrand Ijukp Vntonon Clinries Crntg
Prince Vntonotr, his on,...Cnrl llnfViaunb
Audrey Pohl, vanla's lover. .lleorfto WnUh
i;rna JJlrhnn. the Prlncp's tlaneoo
Nan Carter
Oreitolfe, steward to the duke .. .
Mnrecl Morlmtice
Hy the Photoplny Kditor
Yesterday nflcrnoon the board .of cen
sors had a llmtl took at "The Serpent,"
the new Fox "sctisitlon.tl" Him starring
Theiln ttara, and nntiouiiccil that they
would ti"-ult the counsel of daylight be
fore handing down their decision. Per
haps "Tito Serpent" will be on the screen
of the Chestnut Slreot Opera House to
night, perlinps not.
Tho Photoplay Kditor saw nn tmeut
print. Hn saw It with the scenes still in
which the Vn matingcttiolit proposed to
ellmlnnte without consulting- the censors.
It in enough to say Hint lie was not utnstril.
Ho snillpd a little at one of the legulnr
"siren" plots, In which nn limnrenl young
itiuy, after being "Kardoued" by the in -evltnbtp
Grand l)ul:e Horls, discovers that
th' only natural thfug Is to try to spread
misery and desolation throughout all
mankind. And he smiled 11 gnnd deal
more nt any moralists trying to take It
seriously.
Kvon tho li people didn't do thnt.
They turned it Into a dream nnd left the
heroine still n heroine nt the end. As 11
dream II Is not only a rrtnarknble bit of
realism, a slnrtllng nnuUsIs if Hie maid
enly subconscious; It Is a llrst-rnle pier"
of Inspired ptnphoo.v. For 111 the course of
It tlto young lady ilrenms the fJrent War
of August, Kill, nnd lets us Into a very ex
cellent bit of churchyard lighting.
It Is miller hard to say too much for
the skill Willi which "Tile Serpent" bus
beiii put together. Not only the Inge
nul'.v of the dieam and tho handling of
1 the awakening, but thu business nnd
! movements of the actors, tho seiiuenco
of scenes, the sturdy realism or treat
ment, a dozen novel touches are all ad
tnliable. In sumo wayn tho wnr sceno
I stands out highest, bernnse It Is so of-
feellve and iiliKtagy and because it is so
different from "The Hlrlh of n Nation"
and the other buttles we hitvo had. Itaoitl
Walsh has done Miigularly well by Ids
material. Wp can wish him better In the
future, pnribm some New York headlines
In London and soiite curious geography
maxmumnjj.ijLt.i-iJJ1. jLtsjj.'isxijjJULixiJxijjj ljutsjxsxi jt
nJ & 77 O
&WjqmM Da
TIIH fot
ItooUlll
fothmlni: theatre obtain
Cuniimiii, whleli H a
fliipst lirivlltctlllll. All plCllires rcvieiiv" itrmrr f Alliimimi. fc ,.
the theatre In jour locality obtaining pictures thrmisli tlio STAM.hl
HoiikhiK I'limpany.
ALHAftlBRAgSKi:
tiftli, Murrls I'a"unkAie.
r.pf . , '
ruiii't l'lrtiii'-n.
Geralctine Farrar '" "Temptation"
ARCADIA ,& ,
,,.i it-r-i i nt ivm nntllS JOHNSON In
TIIK ITllfB OK I'lUVKH" IIAIIU1
It 1 11-
HUN in "THK l'LUILM UV 'till'-
1'Alilv."
Ai ULLU MATINKI! DAILY
HAZEL DAWN in
THU M ASU U DIl A I J KltS" '
bluebTrd "t" 0Ar7 ST-
llroadway rcnture-KDWIN STEV11NS In
"THE MAN INSIDE"
BOTH AND
C'tUlAK AVE
PAltAMOL'NT
CEDAR
r.illAMOVST
I'll i:Titrc
VICTOR MOORE
In
CIIIMMID PADDKN OUT Y!U.tl
FA1RMOUNT
L'flTII
AND
(lIUAnD AVE.
.......,.-. v-m npppllB
TiMr.-a fiirv.i.: EDNA r.imuiutii i
l'.Ml.il.'i ."? '-'.....,... ,
"AU.MSTUONl.H
WIFE"
JFRANKFORD 4TU FnAN,i?UB
"1,A..!,,f;r4'
PAUAMIII'XT Pli'TPltE
GERMANTOWN' 5508t,aae.
PA?.iet,,,?UNT Macklyn Arbuckle
In i "THE REFORM CANDIDATE"
-"f ritJC S0TH A MAHKET
LjUJjtJt, Mat.. 2:ir.; Eves..
EDNA nnOflHK'II In
"AIIMRTIIONO'S WIFE"
Paramount Picture
T & 0.
GIRARD
AVENUE THEATRE
7T1I AMI liIJlAlU AVCi
David Itelasi-o'H Farnnui Plav ,.
THE GIRL OF TIIR GIlLDDN WEST"
Evenlnif Amateur D.inelnK Contest
Great INortnern uermantn aves.
TIUWat.K I'l.AYS MARIE DOIIO III "THE
IRIS THEATRE 3UB .?vfg1T0N
MARGUERITE CLARK in
"STILL WATERS"
JEFFERSON
20TH AND DAUPHIN
STREETS
TIUANOl.H PI-AYS LILLIAN. UIRII In
THE LILY AND TIIE ROSE" I'HAH.
MURRAY' In "The Great Vneuum Robbery."
LAFAYETTE so4 ken8INXvb1Sub
HILDA SPONG in
"DIVORCED"
t CAriirn ronTY-FinsT and
LiCiAUClV LANCASTER AVENUE
FANNIE WARD in
"TUB CHEAT"
Weekly Programs
Arpear Every Monday ln
Motion Picture Chart
Hill 111 finmlilillllll II I lis
wrmw i i ytwimVVmii,Wri'iVfm ' "pil"'llt'Pr'lBTTlTlrJl
2SS7 nrmv A BTnrff
IIUANULL
Can be obtained from
S. E. Corner 13th and Vine Sts.
Noteworthy Plays Pre-eminent Players Each Week. at the
Following Theatres:
ARCADIA
CHESTNUT ST.
IJELOW 1CTII
ALHAMBRA
12T1I and
MOI1H1S STS
ARCADE
BELMONT
2WU itll'HMUMJ ST.
S3 N 02U STREET
FRONT 4
SUt-OL'EHANNA
BELLEVUE
RENN
U33if WOODLAND AVE.
BROADWAY "waVTy3!"
F1IREKA mi & WA',KIW ST,S-
FRANKFORD SaV
GREAT NORTHERN &.
GIRARD AV.THEA. wAl2D
GARDEN LANSDOWNE AVE.
VICTORIA un ,ABKBT Si
imnrn i a i ooth and
I HI r L U 1 rt L, WALNUT STB.
-V.-t.,..iA ..,):. A -4 ,fr MtJ.k.lLAJL.ij&1:iT-Ari...J,)...l.A, -
25, 1916.
nnd promise tho Chestnut a. paying at
traction,
The Stnnley opens tho week with "The
Cnll of the Cumberland!!," with Dttstln
Fnrnum. On Thursday, Friday nnd Sat
urday, "Tho Spider," with Paulino Fred
crick, will lie screened.
Tho Arcadia's early week feature Is
'The Prico of Power," with Orrln John
son, and "Pet Us In the Park," a Key
stone comedy, while for Thursday, Friday
and Satuulny, "Honor's Altar," with Bes
sie Hitrrlscale, nnd "Tho Movlo Stars," a
Keystono comedy, will ho shown.
The Palace is showing "Tho Foundling,"
with Mnry Plnkforil, all this week. In It
llttlo Mary has a part of the kind the
public loves.
The llatrymnrcs are well represented In
the Metro productions nnd are doing ef
fective work. Lionel Unrrymoro's latest
rolensc is, "A Yellow Streak," which
colncs lo tho Tioga on Wednesday.
Special efforts are bring made to pro
mote "The OM and thn Game." a now
serlul play of rnlliond life, which shows
at tho I'rlnress every Thursday.
KKUSBX AIM'OINTS DOCTORS
Health Director Pinna Shnkc-up at
Philadelphia General Hospital
A shnhc-up nt the Philadelphia General
Hospital, said to Include the replacement
or Daniel V. Seltzer, head of the Institu
tion, Is planned by Director Krusen, of
tho Department of Health and Charities,
who already bus made a number of
changes ill the porsotmol of the lltockley
stuff. I'pndlni; tho erection of a now
hospital, tin) Director has appointed four
visltltiK physicians to Improve tho serv
ice. The nppotntecs nro Dr. K. D. W. Ltnl
lum. 21i Mouth mill silent; Dr. K, D.
tnghnni, 1S31 Chestnut street; Dr. K. V.
Gilpin. 132 North n2it street, and Dr. A.
CJ. IJuckloy, of tho Friends' Asylum for
the Insane. Dlicctor Krusen also has
limned Dr. Chillies W. b'ohnelTcr, II"
South 20ih street, ns visiting laryngolnglst
to the tuberculosis department of tho hos
pital nnd bus provisionally nppultited Miss
Matiil 15. Lyle us nnesllietlst In the l!u
roau of Charities, at $!)00 a year.
Ciiiiteiiiplateil changes III Mnyur Smith's
office cnll for the resignation of Joseph
H. Hiiuirr, chief clerk. He will be le
pliii'i'd by the man ho succeeded, Ilcrbeit
M. Oral i. The latter held the position
ulnee the Weaver administration until be
resigned ill the request of Mayor Dlank
unbui'K two years ago.
The new chief clerk will assume ol'flco
srinifl, time next mouth. At tho present
time be Is in the employ of Senator Kd
wlu II. V'ire ns n paymaster. Chief Clerk
SmniT, who Is prelected by civil service,
ia itiideislooil to be willing lo resign.
PROMINENT
QTOPLAY PRE5ENTATXO
A-
Gmuwm
Mnn
d id
tlielr pliluren tlirnugh the SiAM.i.i
giiaiiiiuee ai enrij Mum inn ni ino
LIBERTY
nnoAD
AND
COLt'MlttA
George Fisher in "Excuse Me"
PATiir, aoi.u Koosriiu pi.ay
Logan Auditorium
Ilroad Abovo
Hock and Ava.
rntAN-rn.in IM.AVH
LIIIIhii filsh In "The l.llv and the Ilose"
i'Ii is. Mima' in "(Jrcal V'aciiuin Ilobbery
Market St. Theatre :'33
MAHKDT
STIIEET
I'KVltl. WI1ITD In
"Till: KINrl'8 GAME"
"ailArT" Everv Wednesday
Pee
ORPHEUM onnMA??io.0DvEs.
TltlAXOLE rLAYS
JANE ORGY In "Let Koty Do It"
SAM HERNARO In "The Great Tearl Tangle"
ORIPNT I2D nnd WOODLAND A
WK.1CIN l D.i y Mat .1'. Eve 0:5
AVE.
.lOtnll.
Mem. 1 Miiterlitoro
At'KltEY MPXSliN In
IS'HI'IltATlDN"
PALACE
MARY
1214 MARKET STREET
II) A. M. to 11:1.1 P. M.
PICKFORD in
"THE FOUNDLING"
ItlDGD AVE. & DAUPHIN ST.
Continuous ehovv from 2:20-0:30-11.
PARK
PARAMOUNT
MAnOPKItlTK CLARK In
STILL WATERS" (Hy Request))
PRINCESS
lOlR MARKET
STRP.ET
ny love nnnEEMBP"
"MILE A MINUTE MONTY"
"Girl and the Game" every Thursday.
Seo
RIALTO
GERMANTOWN AVE.
AT TUI.PEHOCKF.N ST.
Georite F.
Marlon t-- Vivian Hlaekburn In
'liAi'UHi-; .in.
Patho Gold Rooster Play
REGENT
10.14 MARKET STREET
u umax voicb ohoax
ROBERT WARWICK
in
"THE FRUITS OF DESIRE"
RUBY
MARKET STREET
HELOW 7TH STREET
Trl.inclo I'lavs Wm. Halt In "Uetweon Men"
Kevstone Comedy
"DIZZY HEIGHTS AND DARINO HEARTS"
SHERWOOD "SiWiSPoRB
DANIEL FROHMAN Presents
GLADYS II NPON AltTlIITR HOOPS In
THE STRAIGHT ROAD"
SAVOY
1 MARKET
STREET
LISETTE THORN
111
"WILD JIM. REFORMER"
TIOGA" 17TH VENANGO STS-
THEODORE RORERTS nnd CAR LYLE
I1LACKWELL In "Mil GREX OF MONTE
CARLO." Paramount Picture.
vTcT'ofA"AJir,JBiS-,OTK
TiI.iiikIo nresonts Sid Chaplin In "A Hiibmnrlna
Pirate." Mnrv Roland In "Kdae of the Abyss"
Seo 'Stranao Ce,io of Jlary Pase' Wed.-Thura..
CTA1MI PY market ahove ioth
roVniroi i DUSTIN FARNUM
11 11 A M to tn "THE CALL OF THE
li'ltSP. M. I CUMDERLANU3"
nn., ij;; 5 fJL J f!J "" xxaaxa
1T inffff ralTiO
I'lLMd
H. SCHWALBE
n c sin ab.omuiun aye..
JEFFERSON klbtc'her sts.
LAFAYETTE 20U ketnoTab.
LOGAN AUDITORIUM ?,N
LEHIGH PALACE ..Sb.
ORPHEUM 0EncMATOENNA?Es.
OVERBROOK havSave.
PALACE ,s" m"11" ST
paphai i TI8T AND
irrtO-nrtJ-.Ij WOODLAND AVE.
POINT BREEZE JSng?,.8
RIDGE 17s MDQm avenuk
F U B Y MAImJA,'L MARKET STS.
SUSQUEHANNA qVSLtY.
in C U A I T WlOKT AMI
J ALLKGllKNY AVK.
TTttItI1
$
SUFFRAGE DISTRICTS'
WELL MEET TONIGHT
Tenth and 23$ Legislative
Groups Functions on Thurs
day at 1823 Chestnut
Street
Tho third annual convention of th
Woman Suffrage party In tho 10th legisla
tive district will be held tonight in tho
Central Congregational Church, Ath and
Green Rtrcels. Mrs. George A Plersol,
chairman nf tho Philadelphia City Com
mittee of tho party nnd the nev. Robert
If. Morris, pastor of tho church, will be
the speakers
Tho IM Legislative District organization
will also hold Its annual convention to
night, in tho chnpcl of Odd Fellows'
Homo, nth nnd Tioga streots. Ms.
George It. Wobensmlth will preside. Miss
Jnno Campbell, one of the plonceVs in tho
suffrage movement, will give tf historic
levlcw, nnd Mrs. Ocorgo A. Dunning will
discuss some of tho present and future
aspects of tho sttffrngo movement.
On Thursday afternoon, Fobruary 3,
there will tie n cako nnd candy sale at
thn Woman Suffiago Shop, 1823 Chestnut
street.
Honfiro May Cost Child's Life
Play In front of a honfiro near his home
nt 812 South Delhi street, may cost tho
life of 4-jear-old Attllo Dezardo, who fell
Into tho blaze and wns burned from head
to runt lieroro rescued. Tlio child's
mother, Angrllna Dezardo, heard his
cries .ind raced from her house to tho
btinllrn. Sho wns severely burned about
the hands, arms nnd face and was taken
to the Pennsjlvanla Hospital with the
boy, who Is not expected to recover.
LOCUST
MATS, lt.no nntl n.
(Ircrttrxt AVtr.tKipfr
52d nnd
LOCUST
MATS. 1:.10 nnd !t. nvci.. 0.30 to 11.
(Irrotest .Vcirspoper Plow .'rer Writ ten
THE FOURTH ESTATE
Thursday ROBERT WARWICK in
FRUITS OF DESIRE
Friday MADAME X
Saturday MISLEADING LADY
r,2d Above MAHKET
Uell l'htme. llelmont 1441
All This Week
DAILY. 10o; KVGS.. lBfl
T1IK PATRIOTIC PHOTO SPIWTACLB
"The Battle Cry of Peace"
A CALL TO AHMS AGAINST WAR
CILVTHAI,
Chestnut St, Op. House "&
Theda Bara in a Fox Feature
Special Music & Lively Comediea
wi:st i'iiii..i)i:i.i'iii.
52d ST. THEATRE ,,,
r,2d AN-D SANSOM STREETS
-MAltOARITA FISCHER In "Miracle of Lllo"
Toinoirow 11RED IN THE HONE
GRAND r,2D nnd MARKET STS.
VilWAlIt MAT nAUiY , p JLi j
"GRAFT".
Sixth Episode
OVERBROOK niD ""SSXfifa
nitOnW,VY FEATURE
CLEO MADISON in
"A SOUL ENSLAVED"
GARDEN
MD & LANSDOWNE AVE.
MAT.. 2 EVG.. n:S.
vPnnin,in3AJtOo,de Claw"
ui.Hi.n A: HELPS In "He.it of Enemies"
Ilrar Our Organ With the Vox Humana.
t
EUREKA
40TH AND
MARKET STIIEETS
TRIANGLE PLAYS
ronDt.iS-G-''lins"Fa1tthri?a0'K;o,.ten.'.
NORTH
Broad Street Casino r3ROJiSll'"'
EVENING 7 AND 0
VINNIE BURNS in
"EVERY GIRL'
OTHERS
CENTURY ErUR AVE MARSHALL
l-UUIUlVl MATINEE DAILY
HOLBROOK BLINN in
"LIFE'S WHIRLPOOL"
NIHTH
PLAZA UI'OAD AND PORTER
. " STREET
MOLLIE McINTYRE in
"HER GREAT HOUR"
NOHTi"VKST
SuKnnphannn theatre 17th &
juaquenanna Susquehanna avr
HOLBROOK BLINN in
"LIFE'S WHIRLPOOL." 5 Parts
northeast
STRAND 12T" AND qirar avr
WORLD FILM CORP. Presents
HOLItnOOK HLINN lTl
"THE IVORY SNPFF nox" s Acts
HAM AND HUD COMEDY
KENSINGTON
JUMBO FR0NT 6T AND
o u iyi a j oirard AVUnjB
"LANDON'S LEGACY"
"AN INNOCENT VILLAIN"
"SAMMY'S SCAND I.OI'S 8C1IEMKS"
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EACH LOCALITY
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