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SECTION
SATURDAY
April 15, 1016
CELEBRATING
CAMERA GLIMPSES OF THE PEOPLE OF STAGE AND SCREEN IN THEIR MOMENTS OF LEISURE
ORCHESTRA PLAYS
UNUSUALLY WELL
IN '24TH CONCERT
4 SHAKESPEARE
TERCENTENARY
All But Final Concert a Revelation of
Control Godowaky Is
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Philadelphia's Committee to Supply
r Plays, Lectures, Shakespearcana,
and Music for Almost a Month.
Philadelphia Is to commemorate the
BhaltcRpcaro tercentenary In fitting fash'
Ion, Officials of tho city, officers anil pro
fessors of the University of 1'cnnsytvanla
and of other nearby collcRes, leaders In
tho dramatic, literary, musical and edu
cational life of Philadelphia have broiiRht
together n varied program of exhibition,
festival, lectures htid dramatic perform
ances which will (111 almost a month
Tho most notable slnglo item In tho list
of the Shakespearo Tercentenary Commit
tee Is undoubtedly the festival set down
for Friday afternoon. Jlay 12, at tho Acad
emy of Music, In which, Sir Herbert Tree,
the noted Knfillsh nctor; Alfred Noyes, the
ppeti David Blspham, tho singer; Mrs, Otis
Skinner, Prof. Felix SclicllltiK and an
orchestra of SO nnd a chorus of 200 will
take part.
iThe season of commemoration will bo
opened, however, by the exhibition at the
Academy of tho Pino Arts of n largo col-
lection of Shakespearcana, beginning April
39 and closing May 13.
Immediately following, on May IB the
Phllomathcnn Society of the L'nlverslt of
Pennsylvania will present "The Comedy of
Errors" for a week's run. The piece will .
not only bo given In the Kllzab than man
ner, but In an exact reproduction of the
famous ulobo Theatre, where Shakespearo
himself acted, now under process of con
struction In the Botanical dnrdens.
'Meanwhile and during tho courso of the
commemoration, various societies, schools,
churches and olubs will give lectures, re
citals and dramatic performances in honor
of the poet.
A permanent memorial Is tho dual ob
ject In view.
The work of the Shakespeare Tercente
nary Commltlco has grown from a meeting
called by Henry La Barro Jayno tramo
weeks ago, to which representatives of GO
educational, literary, dramatic and mus
ical associations responded. The General i
Committee then organized consists of
Prof. Felix E. Schelllng, chairman; Dr. U.
P. Oberholtzer, secretary ; Prof. Morris Jas-
trow, corresponding secretary ; J. Howard
Keber, treasurer: It. La Barro Jayne. Ell
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K. Price, Mrs. W. Yorke Stevenson, Mrs,
Otis Skinner, Prof. Francis B. Gummcre,
H. Hi Furness, Jr., Superintendent of Pub
Ilo Schools Dr. J. P. Garbcr, tho Itov. Dr.
D. M. Steele. Mrs. It S. P. Nichols. John
Ashhurst, Mgr. It T. Henry and James. F.
Cooke. Subcommittees have boon-formed
to deal with Shakespearean performances,
the Shakespearean Inhibition, the Shakes
peare Permanent Memorial, colleges
and universities, public and prlvato
schools, churches and Sunday schools.
lubs and societies, and music, To tho dls-
Ingutshed names on these various com-
lttees have -been added those of some
5 of the city's leading citizens, who.
headed by Mayor Smith, form tho Honor-
try Committee of tho celebration.
The Shakespeare Tercentenary Com
mittee has divided Its work Into seven
weH-de(ined campaigns:
Tha Kr-hnnla Rxerclses consisting of
(readings and recitations nnd short ad
dresses In the public high schols nnd In
the schools of primary and secondary
Tade, organized under tho direction of
Dr. John P. Garber, superintendent of
publia education, with the assistance of a
commllteo .representative of tho chief
schools of the city.
The Churches Commemoration of
Shakespeare and Shakespeare's message
In churches and Sunday schools of this
city, organized under tho direction of the
commltteo of which the Hew Dr. D. M.
Steele Is chairman, consisting of repre
sentatives of the various religious bodies
of the city.
exhibition A collection of Shakes
peareana to be opened on Saturday eve
ning, April 29, at8:30 o'clock, at the Acad
emy of tho Fine Arts, and to be continued
for two weeks. Admission free. The ex
hibition Is being prepared under the direc
tion of a special committee of which I
Jbhn Ashhurst is chairman, with Dr. A.
S W, Rosenbach as socretary and In
charge of gathering material for tho ex
hibition. In many ways It will be unique,
as It will present not only n, large collec
tion of early editions and rare books deal
ing with Shakespeare's plays, but a large
mass of material relative to their perform
ance in Philadelphia b? mo distinguished
actors who have appeared at the city's
theatres. Special attention will also be
given In the exhibition to Illustrating the
Shakespeare traditions In Philadelphia. Tho
exhibition will be limited to material to
be obtained in Philadelphia through libra
ries and other private collections. Among
the features of the collection will be a
model of tho Globe Theatre carried out
accurately even to the smallest detail, nnd
another of the Fortune Theatre built
after the plans of the Globe, when the
latter wno burned. The Academy of the
Kino Arts lias been generously placed at
the dbpoeal of the committee by the di
rectors and the exhibition will be free to
the publia -At the opening nf tr-e exhibi
tion, April 29, a chorus of 100 from the
Matinee Musical Club will sing under the
leadership of Mrs. F, "Vy. Abbott.
The universities Among college and
university celebrations there now being
given at the University of Pennsylvania a.
aeries of eight lectures on Shakespeare.
These lectures have been open to the pub
lic and given every 'Wednesday afternoon
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WRITING A PLAY
Eugene Walter docs it on his feet
with the aid of a stenographer
and his vigorous voice. No pen
or typewriter for the ninn who
wrote "The Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come"
at -I o'clock In Houston Hall. The final
lecture, Wednesday. April 10, will bo by
Joslah II. Pcnnlmnn, vlco provost of tho
University of Pennsylvania, on "Shakes
pearo and tho Illble."
Under tho head of university activities
come the very Interesting performances j
I of "Tho Comedy of Krrors," by the I'hll-
I ftni.iftin.nn Knrlnf- Vnr thotr KlIKttbcthail
omnthenn Society. For their Kllzabethnn
production this year they have- admitted
to tho cast women students and men of
acting ability outside tho society. But tho
j greatest Interest attaching to the event
comes from the building In the Botanical
Gardens of a reproduction of the famous
old Qlobe Theatre. Tho "--atre Is to have
a seating capacity of about 1000 and will
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Clubs .and nocietles Among the an
nouncements made by tho societies and
clubs of this city, the Plays and Players
promlso scenes from seven of Shakes
peare's plays on May 22. This performance
will bo given In tho Globo Theatre at tho
University of Pennsylvania and, In com
bination with tho performance, there will
bo an Kllzabethan revel. Tho New Cen
tury Club has nlready given an nftcrnoon
commcrnoratlvo of Shakespearo; the Con
temporary Club devoted its last meeting
to a discussion of Shakot-pcarcnn history.
Festival Tho moht Important Item of
the commemoration exercises will be tho j
Shakespearo Festival at the Academy of
Music on Friday afternoon, May 12, at 2
o'clock. Sir Herbert Hecrbohin Tree will
dclUcr the commemoration address on
"Shakespeare's Art." Mr. David Blspham
will sing Shakespearean songs and read
the "Seven Ages of Man" with musical
accompaniment. Mrs. Otis Skinner will
read Ben Johnson's "Ode to Shake
speare." Mr. Alfred Noyes will read a
commemoration ode, written for tho occa
sion. Under tho direction of Mr. Henry
Gordon Thunder, n chorus of 200, chosen
from the Mahler Symphony chorus, will
sing Shakespearean songs, and a selected
orchestra will give Instrumental music in
cidental to Shakespeare's plays. Old
English dances will probably form a
part of the program.
Heservatlons may be made now and
tickets will be sent In the older In which
applications are made. The prices will
be 52.50 for box seats, $2 for tho parquet
and the first two rows of the circle, J1.C0
for tho remainder of the circle and the
first two rows of the balcony, 1 for the
remainder of tlie-l;ilcoiiy, and 75 cents
and SO cents for the family clrclo and
the amphitheatre. Upon application, school
and college groups mny obtain seats In
the family circle for B0 cents and In the
amphitheatre for 25 cents.
A Permanent Memorial Tho committee
looks foruurd to the creation of a per
manent memorial to Shakespeare as the
principal outcome of the commemorative
program. The Falrmount Park Art Asso
ciation has promised 110,000 to a fund for
that purpose If the Tercentenary Commit
tee will furnish an equal amount. As the
committee lias had no difficulty In already
securing half of the $10,000 deemed suf
ficient to meet any deficit from the me
morial festival and exhibition, tho fund
for the permanent memorial seems as
sured. The memorial Itself will probably
take the form of a monument recording
by tablet and statue Philadelphia's share
in the creation of Shakespearean tradi
tion. Thus such actors as Forrest, Jef
ferson, John McCulIough and 10. L. Daven
port, and the late Shakespearean BCholar,
Furness would share In the memorial.
An illustrated catalogue of the Shake
spearean exhibition 1 now being prepared
which, will contain a complete program of
everything arranged by the committees
for the tercentenary, Including interesting
cuts, a full list of committees, etc. The
catalogue will be on sale at the exhibition,
the festival and the GJobe Theatre.
Is Charlie Chaplin
a Second Booth?
It Is a matter of theatrical record that
many great comedians have yearned to
appear In serious roles, hence we have
I the tales of Eddie Foy wanting to play
I "Hamlet" and Jeff de Angells mourning
j the inexorable fate which prevented him
, from ranting as Othella before admiring
crowds, and It Is not beyond the pale of
probability that the day may come when
the present vogue for Chaplin In comedy
may turn to a demand for Chaplin In
! romantic parts. The release of the ex
pected four-part feature, which exhibits
Charlie Chaplin In a burlesqte on "Car
men," which will be presnted for the first
time at the Victoria Theatre all next week,
t has aroused Interesting speculations as to
I Just how the world-famous comedian
would appear in a genuinely serious rote,
i These speculations are provoked by only
a nasn or tne cnapun tnat migtu De, as
the "Carmen" burlesque Is naturally an
f absurdity from beginning to end, with
i.napnn as Lion gose, in military costume,
but utill retaining the diminutive mus
tache and elongated boots. But Just for
an instant. In the burlesque, at Us close.
when working up to the climax of the
tftabbim of carmen, one gets a moment
ary flash of coofcciousnesd that Chaplin
In a really tragic role might create as
marited a sensation among Ike critics of
the sublime B he has done in the ranks
I of thwe who Jave Jha ridiculous.
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son Square Garden, Xew York city. May
C-ll, Inclusive, under the dlirctlon of the I
Motion Picture Bn.iril nf Trade of Amer
ica, Inc., will bo startling In Its decor
ative features.
Tho principal colors which will .chidden
the eyes of tho 200,000 or so peoplo pros- '
cnt during tho eight days of tho cxposi.
tlon will be green, white and gold. These
colors, it is expected, will unite to be
come tho national and international ban
ner of tho motion-picture Industry,
Tho active management of the cxposi-
"on Is in the hands of J. V Hinder, omtu
the secretary of "io .Motion Picture Iloaiil
of Trade of Anieiji-ii. Harry Cocluari.
general manager uf MadlMiu Square Gar
den, Is associated In the management
which fact guarantees that the affair will
havo the full facilities of the best-known
show placo In tho world.
Men who havo made It possiblo fur
the present-day feature- films, which un
seen by tho millions of patrons of moving
picture houses, and others who have aided
in advancing tho industry to where it Is
today, aro all working as a unit for a
krecord-breaklng success.
S. I Tlnthapfel, well known as the man
who beautifies the Interiors of moving pic
ture theatres and also for his wonderful
orchestration arangements. will have
charge of tho artistic decorations. Under
his direction there will bo built the larg
est and most perfect moving picture
screen in America. An orchestra of giant
size, led by a famous conductor, will be
assembled. Mr. Ilothapfcl will personally
supervise tho decorating of the Garden,
both Inside and out. In a way that will
make even cosmopolitan New York tuke
notice. As he puts It himself. "It's up
to me, and I'll do It."
The show spaces which have been taken
by tho film producers and other manu
facturing companies In the motion pic
ture trade are' placed on the sides of
the Garden, thus leaving the Immense
floor clear to the thousands of visitors
who will attend dally.
A motion-picture theatre, with the most
beautiful settings ever constructed, will
bo at the 4th avenue end of tho building.
The stage will be a producing studio as
well us a screen playhouse. It will give
ample npportunity for the placing of won
derful scenlo effects. Two thousand com
fortable opera chairs will face tho stage,
so that those who tire of looking at the
many exhibits will find a continuous pic
ture show with the newest and most won
derful films of the day awaiting them.
At certain periods of tho day the stars
of the big companies under the best
known directors will enact u scenario In
the public studio, and on the following
day this film will be thrown on the screen.
This will be one of the big features of
the exposition, as few of those who go
to see pictures have ever seen the making
of a film. Inventions which are mysteries
to the layman, and many of the tricks
In the taking of pictures will be shown
those who support the motion picture In
dustry. MARY SHAW
The player ot Ibsen and Shaw,
who will he seen at Keith's next
week ia "The Dickey Bird,."
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with his dog Ambrose.
What the Movies
Have Done for
Mary Boland
Although for years associated with John
Drew and other stars of tho speaking
stage, Mary Boland, who Is costnrred
with Frank Kcenan In "Tho Stepping
Stone," new Trianglc-Ince feature, to bo
shown at the Arcadia Theatre on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of next week,
declares her work In tho Thomas II. luce
productions opened to her an entirely new
field In tho art of dramatic endeavor, that
of pantomime. "Before I arrived at lneo
vllle," says Miss Boland, "I had taken
very little Interest In motion pictures. My
duties on the speaking stage prevented It.
I looked upon photoplays as a passing
fad. Then I was brought face to fac6
with the realization that thero was a big
field of work that was being carried on
by people with a sincerity of purpose.
Soon 1 began to attbnd plcturo theatres,
and when I faced the cameras for the
first time I had already begun to take
my work seriously. Mr. I nee was patient,
and his lieutenants were kind. Kach day
I learned something new about the busi
ness, and my uork Improved. Now, should
I return to the speaking stage. It will
lie with a store of knowledge that should
aid my work before the footlights."
A VERY BAD PLAY
AND A GOOD REVIEW
Continued from I'uie One
have It has moments of hilarious fun. the
best fun of the kind since the days of
Weber & Fields. The chorus Is unimpor
tant. This Js no Whiter Garden Bhow,or
Zeigfred Folly. In fact, tho abbence of
lex appeal Is quite remarkable. "Cohan
Just set out to have some fun writing
burlesque, and he is certainly giving fun
DANCING
WAGNER DANCING
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MATINEE P-a- EVENING
2 -3o-o i it caster dance
Beud lie ofampj) or comyftto
dejcrlvtioii o) I tnoJtm dauoM.
The C. Ellwood Carpenter
Private Studios of Dancing
1123 CHESTNUT STREET 1123
Noted for lis thoroutwea, reliability and su
periority. Hxprt Instructor alwajm nudy to
explain ih l4Ut in One SUp. Fox Trot,
Caawr Wtltz ul Tango. Dally (rotu 10
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to others to a packed theatrrfut every
night. A good deal of tho burlesque, to
be sure, Is neither subtle nor very clever.
It Is merely good-natured fooling, with
other plays ns a remoto base. But some
of It, on tho other hand. Is capitally
tlrlc. Tho best scene of all Is a burlesq
ot tho court room act of "Common CI;
wltli Vnlll Valll as Jane Clay (whoso nl
turns out to be Mud) nnd Hlchard Carle
tho Ju.Vfe'a bench. This whole scene
played rTiyino a very silly rhyme, to
rhythm suggetlve of rag time. Of courM
tho actors hao to pick up their cues win
military prec sn.n, and the rapidity
mechanical dexterity of the proceeding
adds to the fun. Carle beats for order to
the rhythm of "All the angels mvo big
feet." and nil tho actors tap their feet
The
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Colonial Dance Castle
5524 Germantown Ave.
Phila.'s Hippodrome Dance Palace
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laai vriujfn iw vr mor. yuuu mgjua io our b&i.
evenlnir receDtloai.
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with tenjo or-
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CLARAL BrSTasr
Scholar Every Tuesday and Tbund.tr Eve.
Phila. Six-Step Taught
Bridge Dance Tonight
PRIZE TO WINNING COUPLE
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NIJINSKI ARRIVES AT LAST
The famous Russian dancer, re
leased from Austria, reaches
New York with his family in time
to j"oin tho Russian Ballet for tho
last four weeks of its season.
Nijinski's wife and child are
shown with him on the ship
which brought them over.
In time to tho patter of the rhymed dia
logue. In the end, nearly everybody on
tho stage turns out to be related to every
body else Tho whole scene Is greeted
every nglht with hovels of laughter. So.
too, Is a KccneJinlft-sjquIng "The Great
Lover," whlchfluH up with half the men
on tho stngoWlevold of voice, gasping and
clutching .tiyfr throats. So, too, is a song
about "Doj&KPIknd Julia and Joe," which,
courserTneanl Donald Brian and Julia
Santterson andoo Hawthorne, the three
urs of mulcal comedy. Kach singer
islsts nuiuomlcally on his importance.
in tho combination. It is a capital lyric.
r, Cohan himself has no part In the
t. But as lie wrote tho play, composed
assembled the music, and staged the
oduction, porhaps i"TIiight he had
done enoughs
The scenerJuflTid istumel are tawdry
and hideous. The Jjrd guo Sir. Cohen
much, but He evidently denied hlmvlKo
eye of an artist.
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lademy dN8,
and Miss Cope
AND DEMONSTRATORS
ier Monday
iee 2:30 to 6 P. M.
.lion 8:30 to 12 P. M.
PII'S BANJOniNE ORCHESTRA
Beginners' Class Tuesday Night
FOLLOWED BY RECEPTION, ORCHESTRA
Reception Wed. and Sat.
NOTICE CLOSED GOOD FRIDAY NIOIIT
EDWARD A. COLL
TEACHER
41st and Lancaster
OHIQI.VAL.
LEADER
THEATRE
Chanticleer Dance
MONDAY EVE., APRIL 24
SOUVENIRS TO ALL
Preparatory Claaa Mon., Wed,, Fri.
Week-End Dance Every Saturday Ere.
P, L. COLL, Murical Director
DANCE THE OLD Danrplanr,
DANCES TONIGHT tJanccl"
The achool at refinement. Broad A Tlota 8ta.
MODERN DANCES Monday and Thursday.
OLD DANCES WED. AND BAT. EVOS.
15-PRLZE BONBON PARTY
WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 10TII
Cluie Thursday. S to U, Followed by Reception
Priza Block Party j.l mH
The Towers Academy
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p,..., Monday and Friday Ergs. xLIne
IIOSSCS Leaaoa 8 f. It Dando Till J J.
Snow Ball Dunce Tu"f.K"to'
Reception Saturday. ;&$UJ
It always seems a pity, ns a concert
season draws to Its close, to find the or
cheBtra playing so well. It Is to be do
sired nnd to be expected, but ns each sea
son ends, the rilty of It becomes more
llolgnant. If they were only that way
nil year! Fortunately, ench year the
slack of summer Is less. The Philadel
phia Orchestra, on the form shown yes
terday afternoon, could retrograde 60 per
cent, and still be superior to the orches
tra as It wan at the close of last season.
Tho concert was n great one In many
ways, In nono more pleasing to those who
follow tho fortunes or the orchestra tnan
In the superb control of tho entire or
chestra, the absence of errors, tho minute
and full expression of every musical
thought precisely as it was Intended, The
tone of tho band was voluminous and felt
smoothly on the car. The musical Intelli
gence, the response to Mr. Stokowskl's
beautiful conducting, were perfect. Of the
tremendous applause granted to conductor
nnd men at the end of the symphony, part
came from local enthusiasm over a tri
umph metropolitan In every sense. Tho
better patt came from appreciation ot
wonderful playing.
For such a concert and for ending the
open hcasou Tor assisting artists, a man
of more electric force than Leopold God
owsky possesses might have been chosen
Tho Interesting TschnlKowsky concerto lie
played could hardly have been first choice
with him. it displayed his characteristic
virtues, hut It did nothing to glose over
ills faults, of which the uorst Is Inability
to preseno InUicst Mr. GodoA'Mty did,
however, reveal n new possibility for the
piano ns an instrument of the orchestra.
Partlculnily In the first movement his
liifttrimipiit. fil:ivtnir irtnnil chords ncnlnst
a nrled background ot the orchestra, and
later In more versatile moods, did actually
merge and mingle with the others, a fins
performance. In his cadenzas Mr. Go
dowsky was least Interesting; very sel
dom was ho exciting or Inspiring to those
familiar with extreme facility of the
piano's diction.
Orchestrnlly and symphontcnlly.the con
cert, which began with Beethoven's "Fl
dello," divided its Interest between
Brahms' first symphony and Vincent
d'lndy's "Istar," the latter for the first
time here. A great many things might be
snld of tho symphony, of Its beautiful
"homage to Beethoven" more elsewhere
than In the memory of the chorale from
the Ninth, nnd of Its own excellences.
But most of the things which could be
said have been said or can be thought out.
The "lstar," new and fascinating. Is not
often played for some reason. It Is beau
tiful and Intriguing to the musically In
clined, for it Inverts tho normal order of
construction nnd reveals Its theme In tho
last moments, while Its orchestra glories
are all thrown forward at the beginning.
M. Ttomain Holland, In "Jcan-Chrlstophe."
has delightfully mocked all this scheming,
but It justifies Itself. One wonders why
the indefatigable llUHslaus haven't made
a ballet out of It. G. V, S.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
AS A FARMER
Ilnrdy perennials have becomo 'the
hobby of Douglas Fairbanks, who will bo
seen at the Victoria next week. Far from
grieving over his banishment from Broad
way, ho Is rejoicing In tho opportunity of
settling down to home life In the West,
nnd Is going into gardening extensively
by way of further recreation.
So great Is his ze.-il In the farming line
thnt before leaving New York he bought
n gardening supply store nnd provided
himself nmply with a bulky stock of
lawn mowers, rakes, watering cans nnd
garden hose all these to be crated and
transported with him to the coast. In
an ecentrlc suit of Japanese silk, the cos
tumo which he hns elected successor to
the established garden smock and over
nils, he turned his suite In the Algonquin
Hotel Into an improvised garden and
spent much of the tlmo beforo his de
parture In testing out his farming Imple
ments In his hotel rooms, with particular
devastation to the green rug turf, which
rather resented a lawn mower's inter
ference. It has long been a matter of specula
tion as to whether actor folk were In
terested in home building as well as
footllght notoriety, and whether hotel
living was not a matter of choice rather
than necessity. "Olvo them a chance at
homo living," is the answer to that ques
tion, and that Is what the movies are
doing for the profession. They are allow
ing the actor to settle down to a normal
(If hard working) existence with a head
quarters sutllclently permanent to substi
tute a home for a hotel basis of living.
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