MISS ANGLIN PLANS
A SLOW FAREWELL
FOR NEXT TWO YEARS
Jfo More Tours, No More Ijong En.
gagements and No Regrets Her
Program for the Coming Seasons
Tha annals of the theatre nre crowded
with ffttTrell8 of various sorts. Thera
thava bean Instances wherein nn actor said
h Intended to retire permanentlyand did J
and there hare been other caaei, many
more of them, In which nn actor or net
res quit at regular Intervals. Dven now
R H. Bolhern la saying farewell, a con.
summation devoutly wished by him for
some years but not by his public nor
expected by them, and recently Sir John
ston Forbes'Ilobertson brought a swan
eon? that had stretched over threo years
knd as, many countries to an end.
But It remained for' Margaret Anglln
to originate a new variety of farewell, and
confldo It to a representative of tho New
York Times, nut, you Bay breathlessly, you
didn't know she contemplated retiring, and
echo calls attention to tho words "a. new
variety or farewell" in tno preccuing sen
tence. And lest the Impeachment be made
that, after all, her method Isn't so new
since It Is being announced that she Is
to retire, let It be staled nt once that the
fact was stumbled upon qui to accidentally
and developed through a procoss of cross
examination. Miss Anglln'a visitor had asked her why
she attempted so much. Ho was thinking
of the lost yearrsnd a half of her record
Shakespearean repertoire, then Wilde, then
Greek classics In California, more Wlldo,
and back to Shakespeare one undertaking
crowding upon the other with no breath
ing spells between.
"I would rather work as I have," Miss
Anglln replied, "the last 80 weeks with
out any rest than try to take a vacation
that was no vocation at nil. Unless I could
take a month or two and go beyond the
reach of telegraph find tolcphono I would
rather keep on working. And then tho
performances of tho Qreok dramas In Cali
fornia last summer and the Shakespearean
performance I am about to 'give at St. Louis
wer0 fixed ovents over which I had no con
trol. I was Invited to do tho former at
that time, .and If I wanted to do It I had
to grasp tho opportunity when It camo.
Shakcspearo died 300 yenre ago and tho
tercentenary Is bolng eolobruted now, so
there was no question of postponing tho St.
Louis performances. Dut I shall never
play a long season again. In fact, after
this year I shall never play much at
all."
Tho visitor gasped audibly.
"Do you mean that you are going to
quit the stage?" ho asked In amazement.
"In the course of two or threo years,
yes," Miss Anglln replied. "It Is to bo
a gradual withdrawal. I do not say that
I will never act again. That would bo
foolish, because one novcr knows what
.the future holds, and as a matter of
fact they usually do act again. I merely
''cay that I shall act less and less, and
nt tho end of a few years shall havo
given up acting altogether, Of course,
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New York, has replaced Kryl's
musical organization at Woodsldo
Park.
whonevor I seo a play I want to do I
will do It, and on speclat occasions I will
take part In productions that appeal to
mo, like tho Greek performances or those
I nm about to do In Forest Tark, but I
shall never play a, long season again nor
make a tour."
"But, Miss Anglln," camo tho protest,
"won't you bo unhappy without tho stage?
Cnn a woman who has lived such an
nctlvo llfo as you havo llVed, who has
Jipont so many years on tho stage, glvo it
up without a quaver?" Certainly there
was nothing In Miss Anglln's manner to
HUBRcst thnt Bho considered her decision
a serious one that was likely to bear
bitter fruit.
"Hut I shall not bo Idle," sho replied.
"I have planned enough to keep me busy
for a good many years. I want to read
nnd wrlto and really live, nnd when ono
Is playing, particularly on tour, ono does
not really lvc. I shall havo a placo In
tho country, In this country, and thcro I
will do my work nnd entertain my
friends."
"What work. Mlsi Anglln?"
"My first task will be making acting
versions of tho Oreek plays. You know
there aro no such versions, and when
I made my productions In the amphi
theatre at Berkeley I had to work out
all of tho dotall mysolf. I havo nil that
mass of data, the result of a great deal
of research, preaorved, and I shall ar
range It no that others may not havo
tho dlfncultles that I hnd. For the Orcck
dramas should be acted today not as
curiosities but as -great and beautiful
dramas."
EVENING LEDGER SCENARIO LESSONS
LESSON I
- How to Find; Your Plot
Continued from Pnrte One
your Idea, for a photoplay. Is to cancel"-'!
of some deep, underlying thought so uni
versal in Its conception thnt It blriucu
home to ovory human heart. Once you havo
your theme, locate It In whatover atmos
phere Is best suited for Its development.
An example might elucidate:
Suppose wo take the subject of children.
The next Btop in Its development that nat
urally suggests Itself will bo tho deslrp of a
man or a woman to have.no children, while
the husband or the wife, as tho case may
be, will want children.
If we conceive of such a situation among
tho poor wo have lost strength. It Is pos
sible, but It Is Improbable. If we havo a
wealthy banker nnd his wife and one or tho
other lacks the desire for children it is stilt
possible, and what Is more, it becomes prob
able. We can conceive of n society woman, feel
ing that she has no time to devote to off
spring, whereas. It Is a alfncult matter to
conceive of such a situation, say, on Now
York's East side. If we make it the woman
who does hot want children, If we show her
preferring society, liberty of action, etc,
and the man seeking Jhls Ideal we havo
somothlng' that Is old.
Twist It about. The man doesn't want
Ask yourself the question. It la un
usual. It Is dimcult to Imagine tho rea
son why a normal married man In affluent
circumstances should not desire children.
Our Imagination Is excited. We can delvo
Into the past for an explanation.
If necessary, there Is an' Illegitimate
child, or a child by a former marriage.
This other woman Is a vampire, who haunts
the banker and warns him that If ho ever
has a child, to leave his estates to. sho will
denounce him nnd expose him. , She Is de
termined to make him pay for the wrong
he has committed In casting her aside, and
determined that her child shnll enjoy the
luxuries denied It
This Is but a suggestion of an explana
tion. Thero are a hundred other reasons,
which almost any one with a vivid Imag
ination could iglve. The point to bo no
ticed Is that wo have a problem, and In
stead of taklnrr tha nrt Ma , v,,! in
order to solve It, we pass It up In favor
of tha more usual situation.
Take any ono of a number of deep hu
man emotions and see what dramatle mate
rial thero Is in them. We might cite an
example In "Man and Ills Soul," where a
man's conscience, doveloped first In an alle
gory and then In a man's life, makes a very
powerful) appeal.
It is a subject that has been touched
upon a thousand tlnies In photoplay writ
ing! yet, by using a new angle, by bring
ing homo the force of, conscience In tha en
tire play, something new is given some
thlng gripping.
The main thin U to get the problem,
,. Then "lect your characters best
suited to oxpress tho draraatlo possibilities
and go ahead.
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LESSON II
The Synopsis
Continued from Vate One
tailed synopsis, we would say that the av
erage Hynopsls used in tho Metro studios,
where flve-reel subjects aro made. Is about
fio to seven pages of double spaced writ
ing on the nverago typewriter paper, size
8 by II Inches. This means about 300
words to tho pago, or from 1500 to 2Q0O
words total.
Farco or comedy synopses are naturally
shorter, and they havo n style nil their
own. In this connection somo mention
ought to bo made of comedy, titles, but the
whole subject of titles Is reserved for tho
conclusion of this series, as It properly
should.
Supposo you nre writing a farce. You
naturally seek a happy title that will sug
goat comedy nnd not serious drama. Tho
same holds true with tho synopsis. Try
and hit the nail on tho head wjth a happily
turned sentence to open the synopsis. Give
n breezy account of your subject In short,
crisp sentences, and do not nttempt td go
into details, which nre apt to bo tedious,
whllo they -do not explain.
Endeavor to exclto tho editor's curiosity
so that he wHl read your action. A farce
Is largely situation and somo of tho fun
niest farces ennnot be told In n synopsis
form without destroying the Illusion by a
multitude of words and phrases. This
docs not, however, uphold tho people who
argue that there should be no synopsis.
Give n synopsis, but do not elaborate
Put tho punch Into your synopsis and the
editor will gladly turn to the action. If he
sees that you havo something snappy to
offer. Suppose you start off by saying:
"Nellie didn't know it was lnnrtml hut i,
was. Therein hangs a tale and she nearly
got hanged for it. It proved that Dad might
be some kind of a fish, but he wasn't a
sucker."
Now go on and sketch In rapidly the out
line of your story, Glvo tho punch first
If you can and only enough of the plot
to excite' Interest. When the editor reads
the synopsis ho will Invariably examlna tha
action and It you havo evolved new situa
tions your story Is purchased. It Is not
always well to make the play on words
as obvious as the above, but this Illustrates
the point it Is desired to make.
In writing dramatic synopses you must
take the BUbJect seriously, If you would
have the editor take H seriously. In this
case Btate your subject or develop your
problem and work up to the dramatic cli
max of your play.
Some authors have a fault In writing In
the synopsis action that Is never shown In
the body of the photoplay, In fact, many
synopses read beautifully, but when the
editor comes to examine the action he finds
that Incidents have never been developed at
nil that are set forth In the synopsis.
The synopsis, for this reason, should be
written last Write the action, make your
cast and then write a synopsis only of what
you have developed In the action. There Is
another reason why tha synopsis should be
last. If you attempt to write a synopsis
and are not versed In photoplay technique,
you will not be able to develop your story
along picture lines.
You cannot expect the editor to rewrite
your synopses. Learn to write picture
action first and then to make your synopsis
tell the action from the picture angle.
In conclusion we cannot but repeat that
the synopsis Is not only important but
almost vital to tha good photoplay. It
certainly Increases an author's sales, so
why neglect it? If editors all Insisted that
manuscripts be done up with pink, ribbon
It might bo arbitrary, but if your sales
increased by using it you would probably
comply with their dictum.
In the case of the synopsis there are
many good and valid reasons why there
should be one with every script and no
strong reason why there should a 1.
pn Monday I shall discuss, the technical
terras used In scenario construction. Tbesa
are the bugbear of the untrained writer.
As a matter of fact there Is nothing to be
alarmed about It Is a matter of common
sense. Fhotoplaywrlgbts have found that
with certain words and phrases It Is aay
to convey their meaning, and usage has
adopted and incorporated them Into our
language with the technical meaning de
sired, to be expressed.
THE PHOTOPLAY-MAN-ABOUT-TOWN
Complete Theatre Programs for , the
Week Appear Every Monday in
the Chart'.
The Evenino Ledceb will be glad
to Answer in its columns any ques
tions dealing directly with points, ia
tit lessooa rr4 of general interest to
Baron Borite's Idea of nn "alt-comedy
day"hns been generally accepted by the
local managers. Now the Baltimore comes
forth with threo Keystone comecllet on
Tuesday, fenturlng Ford Sterling, Hank
Mnnn nnd William Collier.
Tho new edition of "Tho Spoilers" nt tho
Broad Street Casino booked by Miss M. J.
BtHilaff features William Fnrntlm nnd
Kathlyn Williams. Tills Is tho play with
the realistic fight scenes, and many other
"fight pictures" were based on theso scenes.
To be shown June 7.
Tho program of the 66th Street contnlns
a special timetable for tho showing of
Chaplin films on Wednesday nnd Thursday.
The music Is gradually proving a big
factor In tho makoup of programs. Tho
Falrmount'a concert orchestra really "plays
tho pictures," white the new organ nt the
Ovcrbrook Is rapidly proving a magnet for
new patrons. Details of this organ will
nppenr later.
It Is not merely tho cxcoltcnco of tho
photoplays presented at tho Alhnmbrn thnt
constitutes Its nttrnctlvcness, for they nre
augmented by organ nnd orchestra music
of tho highest class, and tho perfect sys
tem of ventilation Insures both comfort and
health at all times, and regardless of
weather conditions.
When "Ramona" reaches this city "fans"
will seo Anna Lehr nn tho child Itnmona.
Her mother, of tho same nnmc, appears In
the film play, "Civilization Child," at tho
Glrard. She Is n resident of Philadelphia.
Tho V. L. S. E. soven-nct play, "Tho Sus
pect," features Anita Stcyart nt tho Or
pheum. An all-star cast In support assures
tho parts being capably handled.
Manager Stamper's choralcelo at the
Tioga Is now In flno condition, nnd nil tho
minor defects of "first days" have past.
This modern method of obtaining music Is
worth Journeying, to hear. Following his
namesake, "Columbus," Stamper has dis
covered something, too.
Logan Thentro patrons nro enjoying tho
Pitcher Paramount Organ's music In addi
tion t: tho Metro and Paramount picture
productions. ,
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Tho mystery surrounding tho Identity of
the Laughing Mask in "Thp Iron Claw" se
rial at the Keyctone will soon lo revealed.
Fnns should not bo startled by seeing
Mary PIckford park her auto on Broad
street, for If plans materialize she will be
come n resident of this city. However, tho
Lafayetto announces her film appearance In
"Such a Llttlo Queen."
The Regent was tho first theatre to ad
vertise "The Organ With the Human Voice,"
and credit Is dio former Manager Buhlcr
for Its origin.
Gernldlno Farrar, to bo seen In "Carmen"
at tho Ulallo, Is supported by Wallaco Held,
playing Don Jose, Pedro do Cordoba, as
Kscamlllo, tho toreador; William Klmer ns
Morales, H. B. Cnrpe'nter as Pastla
Jcnnnle MacPherson. Anita King, Ernest
Joy, James N'elll nnd others.
The Eureka Is presenting Triangle plays
In Its regular program each week.
"Doug" Fairbanks, who plays In 'The
Good Bad Man" at tho Iris, is an nil-round
athlete.
Charles Segal!, mannger of the Apollo,
is president of tho Kxhlbitors' League. Ho
also owns tho Hamilton Theatre.
The World Film play, "Her Matcrnnl
Itlght." for two days at tho' Sherwood,
fentures Kitty Gordon, about whose back
much "prcsi dopo" hns been written,
Tho dally matinees at the Park nre well
attended. Anita King, In "Tho Rose," was
In this city last year on her auto trip from
the Pacific coast.
Three. single reel pictures are nearly al
ways shown In addition to the fcaturo at
tho Liberty.
Tho Pllcher organ supplies tho musla for
the plcturo plays at the Jefferson.
The pretty little Princess Theatre Is
ready for the summer months. The ventila
tion Is carefully looked after, and nn ice
water fountain has been installed. Tho pic
tures, as always, aro the best.
The easeful attention given the Garden
by Manager Arnold Is rapidly bringing the
select patronage, and as a result crowded
houses prevail.
The watchword of the Savoy la Prepared
ness preparedness for the comfort of its
patrons for tho summer months. Ice water
fountains havo been Installed and tho ven
tilation Is the best, the air being changed
continually by means of powerful exhaust
fans. This, together with carefully selected
pictures, Insures tho patrons both comfort
and amusement
The alterations and redecoratlons are be
ing rapidly completed, and from nil Indica
tions tho Market Street Theatre promised
to be ono of the most beautiful theatres on
tho Rlalto. At all times tfie house will be
found 20 degrees cooler than the street
Professor Splller arranges tho musical
numbers at Efflnger's Leader Theatre.
The wide appeal of Chaplin's plays ac
counts for so many requests for '5nention
Chaplin at my theatre" in letters, but space
compels us to refer the readers to the chart
on Monday.
Feminine stars head every program for
the week at the Globe. Each play calls
forth excellent character studies.
Clara Kimball Young, In "The Feast of
Life," at the Frankford, was orice a leading
woman In a local stock company.
Lockwood and Allison In "The Come
Back," at the Cedar, deny they are married.
Efforts were made to secure Paulina
Frederick to portray the lead in the play
"Through the Ages," seen here recently,
but she was under contract to make "The
Moment Before," which comes to the Ger
mantown, and could not accept.
Strange as It seems. Marguerite Snow,
who appears at the Locust In "Her CI real
Triumph." does not like to have a "still"
photograph taken,
The Ruby is crowded dally with shoppers,
who meet their friends there. They leave
their names at the box office, so that when
those expected arrive, they have but to ask
If the people are inside. A. R, P.
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THE THEATRICAL
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L. ZINOVIEFE
Tho Russian singer, who will np
penr in the opcn-nlr performance
of Verdi's "Aidn" at the University
of Pennsylvania June G.
Verdi's Vivid Masterpiece,
the Admirable "Aida,"
at U. of P.
Tho University of Pennsylvania presents
an open-air performance of Verdi's great
opera, "Aida," on Franklin Field, on tho
evening of Tuesday, Juno 0. This will be
tho first operatic production ovor attempted
In tho open within tho precincts of this
city. It will be the third tlmo Verdi's
masterpiece has been staged on n b.ugo
scalo in tho open nlr. Tho initial produc
tion was at tho Pyramids In 1911, and was
witnessed by 80,000 persons. It was again
presented In Buencs Aires lost year before
an Immonso audlonco.
Every opera houso In tha civilized world
has been combed to furnish tho voices and
tho managerial genius to mako this per
formance an epochrtnaklng ovent. Tho
principals havo all been selected with a view
to securing tho world's greatest Interpreter
in each Individual role, and for this rea
son many of tho nrtlats havo mado a spo
clnl trip from cities In Europe nnd South
America In order to nppenr in this one stu
pendous production.
Chief nmong those Is Loono Zlnovlcff, tho
famous Russian tenor, who received tho
great honor of being selected to sing the
rolo of Rhadamcs at tho Pyramids produc
tion, and also at tho Pan American per
formance of Aida in Buenos Aires last
year. Tho eyes of musical America will b,o
on ZlnoUcff nt tho comlnfr University per
formance. Musical ,critic3 from Now York,
Boston and other largo cities nre planning
to hear hlm'slng. The other memberB of
tho splendid cast nro mCro oriess known to
tho American publld. Mnrle Rappold, who
hut) already demonstrated her superiority
In out-door Blnglng, will sing Aida. Mine.
Rappold has been a prima donna of tho
Metropolitan Opera Company for the last
six years, and last season sang nearly all
tho performance of "Aida" given by that
organization. Tho great Margarote Matze
nauer will sing the part of Amnerls.
When Oluseppl Campanarl was leading
baritone of tho Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, his greatest role was Amonasro In
"Aida." Ho was therefore chosen to Bing
tho same part for' this performance. His
coming out of retirement for this one pro
duction Is Ipoked forward to with great
interest by music lovers. Of the two bassos,
Leon Bothler has already endeared himself
to the opera-going public In this city, and
Lazzarl will bo a welcome newcomer.
It has been the aim of the opera commit
tee of the University to equal and. If
possible, surpass the Pyramid production,
and with this In mind they have engaged M.
Bracalo to suoervlse the production. M.
Bracalo gained world renown through his
masterly direction of the performance
along tho Nile, nnd predicts that (he pres
ent performance will eclipse his previous
effort In many ways. Giorgio Polacco, who
succeeded Toscnnlnl as a leading conductor
of the Metropolitan Company, will be the
conductor. Albertlerl will be the ballet
master, while the chorus will be directed
by M. Settl. Arturo Spelta, who also be
came famous through his work at tha per
formance at the Pyramids, will act In the
same capacity, stage manager, at this per
formance. There will be a chorus of BOO
voices selected from the Metropolitan, Bos
ton and Chicago Opera Companies, anil an
orchestra of 185. There will be a largo
ballet
Tho seating arrangements have been so
perfected that It will be easy to hear every
tone over every part of the audience. The
stage has been placed In the centre of the
ampltheatre, facing east, no seats being
erected behind tbe stage. This will bring
tho singers within about 250 feet of the
farthest seating point, which Is not a much
greater distance than may be found from
the stage to the upper balcony of the larger
theatres. This virtually Insures seeing
and hearing with comfort throughout every
part of the auditorium. The stage itself
will bo the largest structure of Its kind
that has ever been erected for the same
purpose. It will be SOO feet wide and 135
feet deep. The total cost of the production
will be apprqxlmatety 130,000, making It
the most expe nslve single operatic perform,
ahce ever given.
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much mora thorough knowledge of
life than the novelist. Avielie
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Receptions Monday & Saturday
ITHE CLAYTON CASINO
.SAmcpjgfBSU ibasas
ADBLl'ltl "Major narbara.'' with Draco
George, tiruce Mcllae, Mary Nash,
Ernest Lawford nnd Hubert Druce. A
comedy by Uornnrd Shaw dealing with
a munition mikef who rlns his daugh
ter over from Salvation Army work to
n share In his Philosophy thnt poverty
Is a crime and the "armorer's faith" tho
only true one. A trenchant bit of satire
filled to the brim with philosophic dis
cussion that bites deep Into tho llfo of
1918. Ono week only.
PttOAt) "Forly.flve Minutes From Ilrond
way." Staged by the 1'hllopalrlan So
ciety as lis nnnual production. George
Cohan's familiar and amusing comedy
with music about tho sporting young
man and tho ncrvnnt maid from New
Hochelle. Ono week only.
FEATU)in FILMS
rOKfiL'ST'The Dumb Olrl of Portlcl,"
with Anna Pavlowa. Tho famous dancer
with her company of Hussions, augmented
by photoplnyers of tho Universal Film
Manufacturing Corporation, appearing In
an elaborate screen version of tho old
opera, "Masnnnlello," wlilch Bho acted nt
tho Metropolitan this winter under the
newer title Tho story deals with the
revolt of Italian townsfolk, led by n girl.
ngnliiKt their Hpnntsh governors. Tho di
rectors of tho photoplay wcro tho Small
oys Tho ForrcHt will houso nn or
chestra for this production. Popnlar
prices.
SIVt.V.nr Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, "Tho Feud Girl," with Hazel
Da,n. a Famous Pinyors-l'nramount pro
duction; n Burton Holmes travel picture,
"Visiting the Sultan of Sulu"; Mr. nnd
Mrs Sydnoy Drew In their latest comedy,
"Jones' Auto," nnd n Goldberg cartoon,
"Tho Fntal Pic." Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, "Tho Thousand Dollar Hus
band." with Htanche Sweet, a Lasky
Paramount production
AltOADtA "Tho nuglo Call," with Wlltlo
Collier, Jr, nn Inco-supcrvlsed produc
tion for tho Trlnnglo program, running
all' week. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day, Ulttlo liurko's serial, "Gloria's
Komnnco." Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday, a KcyHtono comedy.
VICTORIA Monday, Tuesday nnd Wed
nesday, "The Law Decides," with Harry
Moroy, Dorothy Kelly nnd Bobby Con
nelly, a Vltagraph-V. L. S. 13. produc
tion In seven reels. Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, "Tho Scarlet Woman,"
with Olga Petrova, Arthur Hoops, Ed
ward Martlndell and Kugcne O'Drlcn; a
Metro production.
PALACE Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day, "Allen Souls," with Sessuo Haya
lean a and Tmiru Aokl, a Laslty-Para-mount
production, nnd Ultllo Burke's
serial, "Gloria's Homnnco." Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, "Maria Itosa," with
Oeraldlne Farrar.
BF.LHONT Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, "Tho Love Mask," with Cleo
Hldgeley, a Lasy-Paramount picture.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, "Tho
Eternal Grind," with Mary PIckford, n
Famous Players-Paramount film.
LOCUST Monday and Tuesday, "Tho
Woman In Black," with Lionel Barry
more and Mllllcent Evans. Wednesday
nnd Thursday, "Fate's Boomerang," with
Molllo King. Friday and Saturday,
"Hor Great Triumph," with William Nigh
and Marguerlto Snow.
VAVDEVILLV
KEITH'S Sophyo Barnard, prima donna;
Truly Shattuck and Marta Golden in
comedy moments; Ben Welch, tho char
acter comedian; Leo Beers, entertainer;
the Honey Boy Minstrels; Belle Claire
Brothers, athletes; Mr. and Mrs. Norman
Phillips In "Sweets to tho Sweet"; Sidney
and Townley In songs and danco, and
Marcella and his trained bears.
O-LOBE, Tom Powoll and his Peerless Min
strels! Lou Winch and company. In "In
My Neighbor's Oarden" ; Catherlno Chal
oner and company, In a comedy sketch,
"Fate's Press Agent" ; Morgant Dickson
and Schrnder, In "In Drenmy, Dreamy
Chinatown" ; Bobbins and Pals, and Hart
zell and Evans, In popular songs.
OnAND "Tho Passion Play of Washing
ton Square," n. one-aot play, dealing with
a brilliant young playwright In love with
a social debutante, whose mother objects
seriously to a wedding outside of their
own circle Tho action of the play has
to do with tho compelling of the mother's
consent In addition, five other acts and
eomo motion pictures.
CROSS KEYS First half of week: Sol Un
Bers miniature musical comedy, "The
Funmakers"; Frank Bush, monologlst;
Clem Bevlns and company In "Daddy";
Miller, Packer and Sells, In songs. and
comedy; Mildred Haymond, singing com
edienne, and the DeVrles troupe of acro
bats. Last half of the week: Bobby Vail
and Mario Mann, In "A Night In India";
Frank Bush, Montrose Troupe, Russell
and Evans, William B. Pattxon and com-
. pany, In "Apple Blossom Time," and Put
man and Lewis.
COJfJVO.
JUNE it Belle Story, the youns American
prima donna; Jack Wilson, assisted by
Frank Hurst and Lillian Boardman, In
"An Impromptu Revue"; Sixteen Vassar
Girls, In a musical offering: Bayonne,
Whipple and Walter Huston, in "Spooks" ;
Nelson Waring, entertainer; "What Hap
pened to Ruth," a satire in one act; Max
Ford and Hetty Urma, In songs and
dances: Sam Barton, the silent tramp
comedian, and Sellg-Trlbune Pictures.
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The Director lias TrouMtt
of His Own
By Maurice Totfrneur
(Vlrtctor Camion Studios)
SOPIIYE BARNARD
Coming to Keith's next week.
Philadelphia Prima Dpnna
is Writing an Opera
for Herself
Sophyo Barnard Is writing nn opera. The
popular Philadelphia prima donna has been
trying to obtain a light opera suttnbto for
her nnd her husband, Lou Anger, to star
In; but, after searching for two scaBons
nnd reading over nt least 60 manuscripts.
Miss Barnard has not found tho ono sho
was looking for, so sho Is going to write
ono herself. Miss Barnard has been work
ing on the book for soveral months now,
nnd hopes to havo It ready to stago next
season. In the meantime, Miss Barnard
has returned to vaudeville with a new sin
gle singing turn, and will appear at B. F.
Keith's Theatre next week.
Miss Barnard Is of Philadelphia birth
and her family aro nt present residents of
this city. Tho charming vocal Is to, In hunt
ing for "local color" for her opera, found
what sho thinks will bo ono of tho biggest
features over produced In light opera; but
Bho Is hooping the Btory to herself and
rofuscs to tell ovon tho members of her Im
mediate family what the name of her opera
Is or what It Is all about. Even Lou Anger,
who Is to havo the principal comedy part
In tho opera, has not been told the details
or tho namo of tho plcco ho Is to play In.
Her reason for maintaining such silence
and secrecy Is that sho Intends to furnish
tho theatrical world with a surprise play
that will create somo theatrical history.
Miss Barnard Is a finished musician. Sho
studied music with tho best masters and
possesses a voice of rare quality and charm.
In splfe of hor success In the title role of
"Tho Red Widow," with Raymond Hitch
cock, Miss Barnard's ambition Is to ap
pear In opera along a certain line laid down
by herself, and when she blossoms out ns
a star again sho will nppear In her own
opera, written by herself, staged by herself
and designed In every detail along her own
lines and around her own Ideas. Phlladel
phlans will no doubt wait with Interest for
tho surprise with which sho Is to present
them and In tho meantime enjoy her as a
vaudeville favorite.
Tho art 6f motion-picture directing has
changed as much within the last two years
ns the personnel of the casts and the type
of stories produced.
Where, a short time ago, melodrama
was the popular thing, the Increased taste
of tho motlon-plctUro audiences nnd their1
experience after actual years of constant
attendance havo put up to the producing
director n problem of absorbing difficulty.
He must not only have a good story to
tell, but must be a profound and versa
tile nrtlst In his manner of telling it.
Tho day of tho obvious has passed; now
one must Indicate many of the most pow
erful points of a photoplay by what Is
not shown. Tho commission of crimes Is
frequently made the mora gruesome by
letting tho audience see the events which
lend up to the results Immediately after
ward, and they are subtly flattered by the
knowledgo that, the director appeals to
their Imagination nnd Intellect
Today tho best theme Is ona which la
not expected; the finest climaxes tlioso
reached by n succession of surprise. Yet
wo hnve learned that "action" does not
mean "speed" strenuous successions of
melodramatic accidents nnd Incidents do
not make, necessarily, a strong play. Tho
burning of a whole city during- a flood,
complicated with an earthquake, may give
mechanical excitement nnd keep your cam
eraman and stago hands busy; but a
significant glance, Uie turn of an eloquent,
hand nt tho psychological moment of a
tenso sceno, may havo a hundred times
rnore drnmntlc "punch."
With our Improvement fn photoplay a
now field has opened for artistic "accom
paniments" to tho stories.
I remember when paper snow, second
hand Rtnge stairs, artificial flowers and
hedge sets were used within tho studios,
whero wo had to "whistle- nnd wait unttl
the clouds rolled by" before the perfec
tion of lighting now so easy to obtain.
"Whero threo years ago tho expenditure of
$5000 on a featuro picture was regarded
as business suicide. It Is almost Impossible
to produce a moderate cast picture for
less than threo times that amount; and
so keen Is tho rivalry nmong the studios
that It Is certainly bad economy to at
tempt It V
Never before has there been such a de
mand for good stories, of adequate power
nnd variety of Incident; never were such
prices gladly paid for expert scripts. To
those pessimists who declare that photo
play production has reached Its zenith the
simple answer Is that the fourth largest
Industry of tho United States has reached
too huge a success. Thero are too many
shrewd business men and clever execu
tives In It, with too many interested
patrons moro than 10,000,000 dally for a
decline.
We directors havo found ourselves un
consciously educated by the constant de
mands, tho dally change and growth In
our work. Wo have created an art almost
overnight; yet It Is an art as subtle, as
human, as vital In Its' results and Its ap
peal as any other which has taken thou
sands of years for development
Movie Monikers
Said Louise Fazenda to Gloria Fonda,
"Your name is as weird as a pink
anaconda."
"And yours should be in the zoo'a
addenda,"
Said Gloria Fonda to Louise Fa
zenda. Said William Fildew to Naomi Chil
dcrs: "Your moniker my mind be
wilders." "I feel the somo regarding you,"
Said Naomi Childers to William
Fildew. B. D.
Prominent Photoplay Presentations
mlm mSna
Qrpam
Tnn followlnc thentrea obtain thrlr pictures tlirotich the 8TANXET IJooklns
Company, which U nunntti of rarlr showing of tbe Unett productleas.
Alt plctarc rolewed before exhibition. AK for tbe theatre la lour locality
iMnlnlns picture, through the 8TANIJ5Y BOOKINO COMPANY. ""
12th Morris & Paaayunk Ave.
ALHAMBRA BBLM8"
K nr inlA CHESTNUT
A R C A LI 1 A HELOW 16TH
NORMA TALMADGE in
"OOINO BTnAIQIlT"
Wisdom of Youth
CHILDREN arc not as foolish as
sometimes their elders believe
them. Take little boys, for exam
ple. A little boy may wish to be an
Indian, a detective, a policeman, a
fireman, a cowboy, a drum major, a
chariot driver in a circus or a burg
lar when ho grows up. But did you
ever hear of a llttlo boy who wanted
to be an actor? George J. Nathan
in Puck.
Prominent
Photoplay Presentations
WEST fUrUMlKtriHA
OVERBROOKf83D"AVE.
Hear the Wurlitzer Hope Jones
Unit Orchestral Organ
PARAMOUNT Presents
FANNIE WARD in
"FOR THE DEFENSE"
BALTIMORE baiSSorSvb.
MAE MARSH in "Hoodoo Ann"
"By Stork Delivery"
EUREKA 0TU MA1,KET 8TS
KING BAGGOT in
"HALF A ROGUE"
n AI?nFN' D wJ8downh -vb.
LAKIJ4N MAT.. 2. EVO. 6:30
Virginia Pearson & Joseph KUgour
in "Thou Art the Man"
hOUTH
Broad Street Casino BR0AR?IWW
MAT 2 30,VO e.45. 8;lft D4 :30
TOM NIX in
THE MAM WITHIN"
KEYSTONE muiou ayknub
VAUDEVILLE and
"IRON CLAW" Pkturt
A n"I I C 6JD AND THOilPBON
APOLLO MATINEH DAILY
o BILLIE BURKE in "Peggy"
BeHIS DnEAD AND BUTTEn." Comrty
-- nfZ-VTVlT B2D ABOVE MAIUCET
BELMONT Ma,.0iy.(oi.Sl33oo.ec
An,'cKa ciW M&tae"
CEDAR
PARAMOUNT
THEATRE
00T1I AND
c MARY MILES MINTER in
"ALWAYS IN TUB WAY"
FA1RMOUNT 20TH ao$aiid Ave.
MARY FULLER in
THKOWN TO THE LIONS"
.r i ikitrr'-krr T11 FnANKKORD
FRANKFORD avenue
HAZEL DAWN in
TIII3 SALESLADY"
56TH ST. Theatre 5KS
DO JX' Bel. Sprue.. Evi. T to II.
John Barrymore '" ' vTdow
r?oPk CT 62D AND MaU. S-3J30 Jo
52D 5 1 . SANSOM Ev. :M to ll-lOo
Francis X. IHubnun and Beverly najrne In
"MAN AND HIS SOUL"
GERMANTOWN e508 Sk
MARIE DORO in
THE HEART OF NOnA PLYNN"
r1 rUV BOTH MAnKET a 115-7-0
tL,UDE4 15.000 KIMBALL ORGAN
Wm. S. Hart THE AryAN"
iininn AVENUB THEATRE
QilKAKD 7TII AND QHIARD AVENUE
DE WOLF HOPPER in
"SUNSHINE DAD"
- i, TVT L. BROAD ST., ERIE &
Great tNortnem germantown aves.
DOUGLASS FAIRBANKS in
THE POOP BAD MAN"
IRIS THEATRE 8U8 aVeSgton
NORMA TALMADGE in
THE CHILDREN IN THE HOUSE"
S9TH AND DAUPHIN
STREETS
JEFFERSON
Robert Warwick l subSs
DREW COMEDIES
KNICKERBOCKER mIK
MAE MURRAY in
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD"
LAFAYETTE "u ISSSw10
HAZEL DAWN in
TUB SAtBilLAPY-
I FADFR FORTY-PIRST AND
oT . LANCASTER AVENUE
Francis X. Buahman and Bavoriy Bamo In
"A MILLION A MINUTE"
LIBERTY BROAD AND
blOiIV 1 I COLUMBIA-
Frank Mayo, and Lillian West
"A CHILD OP FORTUNE"
LOGAN THEATRE ",0 nb0ad
MARGUERITE CLARK in
"MOLLY MAKE BELIEVE"
I ClC TQT 82D AND LOCUST
LiUUJ 1 Mats. 1:80 lc 8:30. 10c
, Bva-i, 6:80, 8, 0:SO, ISO,
Edmund Breese -fcKoV
Market St Theatre ""?&.
Hamilton Revelle '"mSn'mibe"
B "PEO O' THE RlNd" Evt TvAniioSy
WM. COLLIER '" "T1115 NO GOOD
HARRY OR1BBON In "A DatrPVo?' Courage"
M.
PALACF 13I MARKET btreet
A SkLUXKsIU 10 A. M. to lltlB P.
MAfc MURRAY in
"SWEET 'KITTY PELLAIRB''
PARK niDOB AVE. & DAUPHIN BT.
a vivrv MA1i 3llg- Eva eis t jj
. Y1TAO.RAPH
Lillian Walker ,n "T,IB ordeal
'"(u" TV miter OF. ELIZABETH
PRINCESS ""aigg!?"
WILLIAM COURTENAY in
"SBALEtHfrlPB"
RI AT TO OERMANTOWN AVE.
IUALiIU r AT TULPEHOCKEN ST.
DUSTIN FARNUM in
"PAPTJBN COURTESY"
RFGFNT H?ARKET STREET
MOLUKING in
'FATE'S BOOMERANG''
R 1 1 R Y MARKET BTREET
KJ 7 ,. BELOW TTH STREET
Francis X Bushman A- Bvrhr Bsyna In
"A MILLION A MINUTE"
SHERWOOD "MIW
CONSTANCE COLLIER 'm
THE CODE OF MARCIA GHAT"
SAVOY "'ixi?
EDMUND BREESE in
' THE SPELL OF THE TDKON"
TIOGA ,m 4ND tokw'00 wt
Mary Pickford ,a "ralRn7D9w'
And "TUB CWtfALOBlO (flmiUl wmM
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