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MUSIC TEACHERS WILL
HOLD BANQUET TONIGHT
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hWffox, dlqscDpo Vcrdl. triumphed
titer twi thdtisand trains Bmi, Incident
Ally, trver taytml million human being at
riitlfcUh Flohl tafet night (The trains were
eoifi by ear, the humans by sues) The
jt5trT6njiance of "Alda," which began ns a
sftrtW-nftttircil joltc, turned, out before the
ferst act was over, to be a fine artistic
rftrtsentatlon, and by tho time the ent ro
cjiorus ana ballet assembled With the rrln.
elpala In the stirring triumphal march, tho
performance had became an unquestioned
triumph itself.
If theo Weron't several million persons
prcponi mere were at least several hun
dred thousand varieties of good frunior. The
turnstiles Wcro ready to click at 6130 p. m..
but what with summer coming on and late
dinners the crowd began to arrive at 7:15.
At 730 It looked like the outside of the
Coliseum at Ch.cago. AS the thousand
passed In they saw tho chorus engaging In
What looked like n game of ball played at
n masquerade, with at least nine sep irate
teams engaged. That was behind scenes.
In front was the wildest set over conceived
by mortal man. With lights full on It. It
looked like a nightmare, full of Egyptian
hobgoblins and architectural monstrosities.
As. tho audience waited for the "curtain"
It was Introduced to a now definition of
"divert from." A few days ago It was
announced that tho railroad (name sup
pressed by kindness) would divert tralllc
from the environs of Franklin Field while
the performance lasted. "Divert from" It
seems means to shoot at. Germnn gunners
around Verdun divert fire from the fort
resses, apparently. At any rate the rattle
of shifting trains and the sonorous bills
of locomotives provided a beautiful obli
gate. Qti at least two occasions the bells
were precisely pitched to Marie Ilappold s
voice.' Once tho combined forces drowned
out the accompaniment. It was it wonder
ful achievement.
Things started a bit late, and It seems
that In the suburbs of Franklin Field tho
acoustics were faulty. In the Intermission
the crowds rushed the fiont In echelon
formation, bringing heavy batteries of
campstools to bear on the police and storm
ing the aisles.
In the vicinity of section CO a young man
temporarily deserted a young woman In an
effort to buy her some cold lemonade She
was on the aisle. When he returned thero
was no girl and, what was worse, no aisle.
A force of picked detectives were engaged
by the young man. They came, looked
fiercely at the crowd, waved Ineffectual lit
tle Sticks and departed. The victory for
tho common people was hailed with shouts.
The wait was dreadfully long. After about
15 minutes a gcntlcmun arose and said he
had to leave. It seeniB that ho owed his
milkman a bill, nnd was afraid to meet him
on tho way home
Cries of "Louder!" cheered Giorgio Po
lacco on as he waved I1I3 baton over the
orchestra. Eventually the brasses came to
the aid of the unhappy strings, nnd silence
gathered In thd audience. Vlrgllto Lnzzarl
and Leone Ulnovleff each had their debut
ri America lit what looked like moving
picture opera all there except the sound.
They. too. managed, at least The tenor's
"Cileste Alda" got a hand. Marls Ilappold
n'pod. nt first, nnd only the opulent Mar
garets Matzenauer had ho dlfllculty at the
rtnrt. Her voice could people the desert
with caso. nnd with pleasure. Report has It
that back In the bleachers the sound of her
Voles bounded off the walls and resounded
pleasantly. The youngsters In tho tree
tops heard, and were mado gladi
In the second act the ballet first appeared.
The ecstatic Icoplngs nnd boundlngs of the
Kuhlnns disturbed Beverai prudish persons
until n loud volco arsured the world that
It was probably th air. After that all was
Well. Mmcs. Ilappold and Matzenauer were
In splMidld voice, and when the scene gave
way to thfe cntrnnco of the hero the tesult
Win electrifying. Crowds, really In hun
dred., enme on, with no rushing bark
ctngo to march In ngnln. Tho stngo grew
populous nnd the arrangement of costumes
nnd the grouping added to the effect of
multitudes. The stlirlng music, part
hymnal, part chant of triumph, blared out,
a tilting counterpart to the "nitoma vlncl
tor" of the first net, nnd tho famous quin
tet nt the end was superbly sung. Thence
forward there was no doubt of tho wis
dom of the University In choosing tho
opera for opcn-nlr production. To the tragic
end of "Alda" It was n siicces-).
Artistically the prformnncc came to the
limit of goodness. The scenery wns. to ho
sure, old-fashioned stuff, but tho hoBt of
that typo, and tho mechanics were excel
lently handled. It occurred to those fnmll
Kr with the opera that the Bcenes In which
the crowds did not appear might seem
"drnggy," owing to thn smallnosa of the
voices, n plaint which brought forth tho
suggestion that the Impresario should have
had two Aldus and six nhadamesos, a la
tho Top.iles of Uncle Tom's Cabin. In the
open air the performance had to be some
thing of a pageant, it reached that plane
when the crowds came on. when color and
mass movement dazzled while tho crashing
music exalted. Dcslde tho singers men
tioned Leon Itothier, Gluseppl Campanari
(from Somewhere in Retirement). Giovanni
I'nrro nnd Junnlta Prewett had the prin
cipal parts. It cannot be too strongly said
that a superior performance In singing has
not Soen heard here.
Tho particular qualities of each voice
could hardly be dliongaged or adequately
Judged In such a performance. That Is
why little can bo definitely said of the voice
of tho "Russian Caruso," M. Zlnovleff.
The ensembles wore masterly. Miss Sev
ern's dancing, muc.i applauded deserved a
place In 3uch company. And the directing
bruins of tho performance have a splen
did work to tnelr credit. G. V. S.
Association Will Mark
Anniversary of Its
Birth
25th
SCENARIO DEPARTMENT
LESSON 6 Continuity
Tho 26th anniversary of the founding of
the Philadelphia Music Teachers' Associa
tion will be celebrated tonight with the
annunl banquet 16 bo held at the Hotel
Adelphla, ,
Noted patrons and musIclanB are expected
to bo present, ambng w'hom will be Bavld
Blsphnm, IMwnrd Bolt, editor of the Ladles'
Home Journal i Rudolph Ganz, Monslgnor
Hugh T, McHcnry, Victor Herbert, noted
composer; the lit Rov. Philip Mercer
Rhlnclandor. Dlshop of the Episcopal Dio
cese of Pennsylvania; Mayor Thomas B.
Smith, Mme. Yvonne do Trevllle, Hans
Klndler, solo 'cellist with the Philadelphia
Orchestra,' Kathtyna Mclsie, a recent prize
winner nt tho Convention of tho Xatlona
Federation of MUBlcal Clubs, and Plot
Wlzln. Tho banquet tonight will follow closely
on the heels of the highly successful na
tional conference, which concluded cessions
yesterday In the Curtis Ilulldlng.
Philadelphia, nccoidlng to tho musk
teachers, has taken n national lead In
n Idlng public opinion1 to regard the worli
of the musician ns of equal Importance'
with that of all other branches of serious
professional endeavor. This will be dis
cussed nt the dinner tonight
Tli.r will t a1Iar.i1 fir ft
rnnrlft In hA nrmlnpfri In lllllnilfIOTll!t UIIII n I'ftlI!ltilnlllA tnftt. L.III OUT
and ottt-e nil tlie lcen for future reference In toe ttrltlnir or tour srtiisrln.
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lth poind In the leon and of general Interest to reader.
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By HARRY 0. HOYT
' Hend of Ihe Metro Hrcnnrlo Staff
TIOGA CHORAL GIVES "ELIJAH"
VIEWING OPERA PROM SIDE LINES
PROVIDES NOVELTY TO SPECTATOR
"Claque" of Collapsing Chairs, Wagnerian Railroad
Chorus and Concrete-Circled Arena Destroy
Memories of "Diamond Horseshoe"
"What do I think of grand opera In the
open?" said a man who spent two hours
In Franklin Field last night. "Grand opera?
How should I know? I didn't hear any
grand opera. But I'll tell you what I
did hear. I heard all tho freight trnlns
and all the freight engines in West Phila
delphia. I hear! and raw dozens of pcoplo
climbing up on collapsible chairs and I
heard and saw t'lcsa same collapsible ehnlrs
collapsing. I heard the sweet voices of
lemonade dispensers. I henrd other young
men under the illusion that grand op;ra
was being performed somewhere In the
vicinity selling librettos of a well-known
musical composition called 'Alda.'
"Oh yes, I saw a lot of my friends; I
saw peoplo I hadn't seen for years. We
talked about old times nnd agreed that
It was strange that we should all have been
In Franklin Field at such an unseemly
hour."
"But didn't you see or hear anything that
resembled grand opera?" was asked.
"No !" snapped1 the man. "Positively no.
Tou see. It was llko this: We stood, sat
and fidgeted around on tho ten-yard line
of the east end of tho field. About th-co
miles west of us nnd directly east of Mi
gymnasium was what looked llko the front
of an Egyptian cigarette factory. think
they got their nomination Idea from the
new Bell Parkway Building. One highly
imaginative old lady near ma said the
illumination looked like footlights. But I
promptly told her thnt she was out of order.
"I don't, mind saying, however, that three
or four strange and peculiar thlng3 hap
pened during the evening. For Instance,
I noticed away up In front of the clgirette
factory fft there was a man, perhaps he
was a 's p boxer'; ho seemed tn be slightly
elo-ated above the rest of the multitude.
Off and on during the ovenlng he beat the
air with his arm Ills actions were llko
those of a wounded bird Ho flapped his
wings, but he never seemed to get nny
where. Then there was some one over In
the direction of 33d and Walnut who was
practicing on a trumpet This person wns
one of the disturbing elements of the evo
nlns. Every once In a while ho would blow
a row of notes that all but broke up the
conversation of our llttlo party.
"But even the most enjoyable affairs
must come to an end So along about 9:30
we said 'Good night' and wandered over
to the cinder track There were a lot of
people sitting In the south stand, evidently
cxpec'.lng a hundred-yard dash or two.
"As wo approached the exit at 33d and
Spruce streets wo ran Into some sort of
combination modern-medieval preparedness
meeting. A lot of husky young men in fan
tastic garb nnd wearing helmets and flour
ishing spears were organizing Company F
Now and then a warrior bold dashed by on
a horse.
"As I looked back I noticed that the
trains were still shifting up and down the
elevated road."
"Would you mind If I Interrupted?" said
the reporter.
!otat ""' "ot at a"'" Bal the man.
Well, then," continued the reporter,
"wasn't It too bad It didn't rain?"
i!.,ei"''i!nld t,he man- "" " haa on'-
J "! then only about 1000 out of every
10.000 would have been disappointed."
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, Juno 7.
For Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer
sey: Rain tonight, followed by clearing
Thursday; fresh shitting winds becoming
west
The storm that was central over southern
Illinois yesterday has drifted slowly north
eastward and is central Just east 'of Chi
cago this morning. It has been attended
by moderate to heavy rains that have,
spread eastward to the Atlantic coast. The
rains have ceased In the Mississippi Valley
and the skies are clearing, but thunder
storms continue in Texas and Oklahoma.
The temperature changes have been Irreg
ular, with a tendency to colder rather than
warmer, and a moderate deficiency Is re
ported from most places.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
ObKrvatlons takfa at 8 a. in.. Eastern time.
. Statton.
Atlantic City ... 6$
Baltimore. Md... 58
Bllmarek. N. D. 4g
Boaton, Mass. . . fiu
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Charleston S. C. TS
Chicago. lit .... 5?
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STAR VISITS OLD TEACHER
Zenatello
Sings nt Hazloton
Benefactor Lives
Where
iJJZn0,1-,?' Juno 7 A friendship
between schoolboy and teacher, which
started many years, ago In the Tyrol, wns
vnnT ln "?l:tn''last night when Olo
annl Zenatello, the noted operatic tenor,
and his wife, Maria CJay, appeared In a con
??I T?Jn connsctlon with their visit to the
IteV, Father Louis Lucchl, pastor of St, Ver
elllua Church, and Zenatello's Instructor In
Europe, who was Instrumental In having
him sent to a conservatory of music and
finally bringing him out as a singer,
Zenatello has never forgotten this hind
ness. and he and hla wife, who generally
receive 50Q0 a night, gave their services
last night free. The proceeds of the concert
will be divided between the Tyrolean church
nd tha newly established Italian church.
ANOTHER SMALLPOX VICTIM
Camden Physician Finds First Victim's
Companion 111
Frederick Hardy, 37 years old, of New
Orleans La., a roommate of D, Jt Howard
ot that city, who on Sunday walked Into a
doctor's office in Camden, where he was
found to be suffering from smallpor, also
was found to be a victim of the disease In a
mild form yesterday.
When Howard was taken 111, Hardy asked
to be allowed to iro tn th rnman if..ni.i
I pal Hospital to keep his friend company.
.wwu, .M,4vii intuit! inspector Ql the
Board ot Health, later decided the other
man might have contracted the disease so
h granted the request Yesterday the phy
sician examined him, "with the result that
ha was found to suffer from smallpox.
Three Men Injured by Car
Three men were, slightly Injured and theii
horsa was killed last night when their
wagon collided with a. northbound trolley
car the Frankford division pn Kenslns
ton avenua near Shlller street
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309 CHERRY ST,
Mtux.-gxMua-ui mmw.
Prominent Singers Assist 100 Members
in Oratorio
Slendclisohn's fine oratorio, "Elijah,"
wan given a highly creditable performance
InBt night by the Tioga Choral Society, at
St Paul's Itcformcd plscopal Chuich,
Uroad nnd Venango streets.
James K. Hartzell Is musical director of
the organization, which Is completing Its
Ilfth year of musical walk nnd which Is
exerting a marked Inlluenco In n largo
neighborhood way. Moro than 100 members
woie In the chorus, which sang with musi
cal feeling nnd Intelligence and produced
a broad volume of tone, which wns agree
able In quality and well modulated.
Fifteen members of tho Philadelphia Or
chestra played the accompaniments from
Mendelssohn's melodious and Impresslvo
rcore. The soloists were Slay IJbrey Hotz,
the soprano who has been heard frequently
this season In concert and with the Phila
delphia Operatic Society; Mario Stono
Langston, a concert and operatic contralto
of wldo oxpoilence; Henri Mcrrlken, tenor;
Ditiald V. Itcddlng, baritone, nnd Maishall
Ward, boy soprano of the First Methodist
Church. Clermantown. Mrs. Harry Howe
gac satisfaction as the pianist.
Police Court Chronicles
The sight ot a sword fills Matthew Weber
with the spirit of fight.
When he hnsi been partially tilled with
other spirits the dcslro for comb.it Is much
greater. Should ho ilnd two swords under
such circumstances, then his wrath runs
riot
On tho wall of Weber's home nt Amber
and York streets are two sabres, which,
It is said, saw sorvlco In the Fr.inco-Prus-Hian
War. Matthews, It Is s'lld, has fre
quently been imbued with the desire to
seize them, dat.h .! to Europe and end
the war A wife and 13 children aro 11 rea
sons which kept him home.
Wooer was telling his assembled descend
ants how to end the conflict in Hurope
when .one of them casually Inquired if he
really knew how to use a sword. Llko a
Hash he seized one of the sabres from tho
wall and, wielding It about in most desper
ate fahhlon, struck down an alarming num
ber of Imnglnaiy holdlcrs. The other Wcb
crltcs looked on amazed. But no one
diceied
Their Indifference angered the fighting
general. He grabbed the other sword from
tho wall and charged on the assembled
Weberites. Home lied to the cellar, others
darted up stairs and still others retreated
to tho btreet. Weber alo chased the dog
out.
Policeman Stolacked saw Weberites com
ing through windows nnd doors In rapid
succession and concluded that tho house
lilL&
wi&isgBiamsmfiUkmiBSSim
was afire. He was about to turn In an
alarm when one of tho llttlo Webers said,
"It's daddy ; he's mad again."
And then daddy, his face wreathed In
rage, appeared at the door with the two
bwords In his rand, looking for more worlds
to conquer.
Weber decided thnt ho would not wage
war against the United States, and accom
panied the cop to the Trenton avenue and
Dauphin street station.
.Magistrate Diltz listened patiently as
Weber's wife, Mario, and his children told
ot the prisoners temper.
The Magistrate told tho prisoner that 30
dayH In the House of Correction would
quiet his nerves.'
"I'd rather go there than home," said
Weber, and ho started for n' cell. But when
the Iron-barred doors loomed up before him
he nsked the "Judge" to reconsider. And
then Jimmy Hagnn, who acts us volunteer
counsel for many prisoners at the station
house, suggested that tho matter be ad
justed amicably.
The Magistrate decided upon a fine ot
$13.50, Weber paid the fine and went homo
smiling with his wife and 13 children.
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REAL ESTATE POR SA1E
TUB preceding article explained how to
Introduce the characters In an Imagin
ary protopl.iy, and now we come to the
development of the story proper.
It Is of primary Importance that we
should have perfect continuity. Continuity
of thought, continuity of Idja development
nnd continuity of mechanical development.
If you miss nny bf these you. have a
"Jumn.' cither mental or mechanical, In
your picture,
For example! In a recent big picture a
man Is shown In the North woods, Then,
without n stlbtltlc, without nny Intervening
scenes, we find him In riroadwny, In A dif
ferent suit of clothes nnd lit a different
atmosphere.
The director was reminded of this ns the
picture wns being run In the projection
loom, but be remarked that any one could
sec that he must have come to Now York,
nnd that Intervening Bcenes were unneces
sary. "Olvo the nudlence credit for Intelli
gence," ho raid, when tho criticism wns
made.
Of course this Is a very flngrant violation
of the rules of continuity. The director
mentioned above Is now out of n Job. Ills
Dictures were full of "holes."
Coming down to the moro difficult cases
we will cite nnother example. A man Is
shown In his bedroom upstairs. Ho is
shown going downstairs and out of tho
house.
If we have nothing else to "cut" to It Is
necessary to show him lcnvlng the bedroom
and appear In the loom from which he will
make his exit outside. Then we can pick
him up outside If It Is necessary to the
story.
Wo should not show tho man leaving the
bedroom and Immedlntoly Hash to him In
nn exterior going out of the house. Of
course, this may seem to bo carrying con
tinuity to extremes, yet to our way of
thinking, continuity cannot lie carried too
far. Tho clever scenario writer. If he Is
obliged to show mechanical action, such as
a man walking through sovcral scenes In
order to get to a location, where some par
ticular nctlim Is to take place, will "cut" to
nntlon of som" other character and return
to pick the man up nt his destination
We know directors who Insist upon per
fect continuity. If 'they ho two scenes
of action between scenes depleting a man
leaving his houso and arriving at his olllco
In reel ono they will have two scenes, or at
least nn equivalent in footage. ,lf this same
action transpires In any subsequent reel. It
Is a matter of nctually feeling the dis
cordant note caused by tho too abrupt
transition.
If you call n friend up on the telephone
three miles away, and nsk him to come
over to your house you know that n cei
tnln length of time must clapso before he
can arrive. If tho street car runs past
both houses you may allow IB minutes. If
It is In the country and ho must walk, you
will havo to allow him moro than IB mln
utci In order to cover the distance.
That is tho essence of continuity. Clve
your characters time don t "jump mem.
Continuity of idea is something else again.
Tell your story In a straightforward man
ner from beginning to end. If ou Jump
back and foith It Is difficult to hold atten
tion and the audience will lose nil Interest
in your tale. What you should have Is a
smooth, free-running story that tells Itself
In tho endeavor to give perfect continuity
wo are npt to lose sight of character de
velopment, contract, surprise, etc. These nic
of primary Impoi lance nnd all the contin
uity In the world will not atono 'for in
herent weakness or inadequate development
of plot. ., ,
We are now going to suggest a method
by which you can develop your story, get
in your Dig scenes ana uuim up yuui oum.
turo so that continuity will take caro ot
lt!,elf- ' ,
In order to make this clear we will givo
a synopsis tif a one-reel drama.
A thief has finished his time In prison nnd
he Is let out, but Is unable to find work,
as the police notify all prospective em
ployers that he is an "ex-Jailbird." Ono
day ho saves the llfo of the police captain's
wife whllo she Is In bathing. She Is very
grateful.
Unablo to caro for his sick mother, he
determines to steal. Fate leads him to the
house of tho woman he saved. The police
captain has a lage amount of money In the
houso. The wife put3 her little daughter
to bed and the child, unable to sleep, goes
downstairs In search of her little dolly. She
finds the money and takes it with her for
her dnllv.
Tho burglar breaks Into the house and
Is confronted by tho woman he saved. Ho
Is crestfallen to think that the one woman
who respected him has now lost her respect
for him. and ho leaves. While he Is down
stairs some second-story men break In nnd
steal the money, but ns they are going out
the robber attacks them and takes the
money from them, nnd Is In turn captured
by the police
This Is nil that is necessary to Illustrate
the story. In the original play tho captain
Is suspicious of his wlfol ho thinks that
she has given tho money to the man who
Raved her life, but the little daughter clears
thn situation up.
Now pick out the salient points of tho
story as we have briefly outlined It Arbi
trarily we will nl)ot ten scenes for the
fntroductlon of the story. Perhaps to open
wo will show the robber finishing his time
nnd going his way.
Then we will Introduce the police captain
nnd his wlfo nnd child Some little Incident
will be shown to Illustrate tho Jealousy of
the ciiptnln nbd the faithfulness of the wife.
Then we bring In the mother nnd her
ictiirned son nnd his vow to live an honor
nbla life. Perhaps wo can make elenr that
the Imprisonment was lttcg.il, that he served
time when nnother committed the crime.
To do this wo would fads out nnd Into hli
ftory or dissolve out. Then we dlssolvo
back to the convict son, finishing the story.
In nny event It will probably tako 10
scenes to get your characters placed and
tholr characteristics. Wo are now ready to
develop the story.
Wo will now seo tho convict looking for
woilc. .Call this rcene IB, ns wo probably
want to snow tomcthlng moro of tno police
captain nnd his wife. Now we como to tho
rescue sceno. Suppose we call this, ngaln
arbitrarily, sceno 22. The next Importnnt
factor In the piny la tho mother's sickness.
Call this scone 2B.
Now comes tho cnlsodo of tho money thnt
the captain has. He It seen hiding this nnd
leaving.. Call It scene 29. Tho next episode
la thr little child getting the money for
her dolt. Call this sceno 33. Tho convict
decides to rob to get money for his mother,
probably In scene 30.
In nbout sceno 10 ho will arrive nt the
houso and break In to b- confronted by the
woman. From hero on tho action Is fairly
continuous. Sot down sceno BO as tho
finish of the play. Wo have the episode of
the suspicion being attached to the wife
near the finish, nnd wo will call It Bcehe 46.
Now wo have set down the big moments
ot a play, that at Its best Is highly Im
probable, but It Is a story of the old
school Now we shall go back and fill In.
Perhaps between 15 nnd 22 wo will need
moro than 7 scenes to tell our story prop
erly. Wo must have logic and reason for
every action, every moe. Wo must show
him looking for 'work He is pcr.iecuted by
the police and unable tn hold a Job. Now
we must plant the complete icformatlon of
his character. We will show how ho re
covers and returns n purse that a woman
dropped, to Indicate this. If wo have her
receive it coldly without thanks, as ho Is
rather a tough locking cliai actor, wo excite
sympathy for the man.
It may take ten or twelve scones to get
all this over nnd get him logically at the
beach and hae the police captain's wife
thero also That will force us to retir
lange the latter part of our script.
We will shove rescue sceno 22 up to an
other number that fits, say, 25 or 27. But
we havo built chaiactcr and given reasons
why all theso things occur.
Now continuo and very soon there Is a
finished tcrlpt. If you havo the convict
leave his own home to steal and you want
to give him time to get to the house of
the police captain, you can cut to "some
ery pretty scenes of the llttlo girl playing
with her doll in bed nnd tho money lying
mound.
You can mako perfect continuity with
out subtitles In this story, as you havo the
little girl, the father and tho mother all In
different places. Tho chances aro that the
question of continuity could not bother you
nfter tho convict leaves his homo resolved
to rob.
If you pick out the big scenes and de
velop them by themselves, you will find thnt
you nro unconsciously making them bigger
nnd putting in business nnd new Ideas be
cause you are not bothered with what Is
coming before'or going after. Then when
you develop tho story, you givo It tho
proper atmosphere to make these scenes
ring true.
(Tomorrow Lesson G Construction.)
RUMOR OF SPLIT
IN CHAPLIN RANKS
Sid, the Inseparable Brother,
Forma His Own Company.
Film Notea
By the Photoplay Editor
Sid and Chnrlle Chaplin, so It Is declared
upon good authority, have quarreled and
parted, professionally and personally.
n.i, ... i..nii..,a itnvft hoen inseparable
for years. Kvcr since the rise of Cn""' t
screen famo Sid has been his stanch sup
porter nnd adviser. There are many who
say that Charlie would never have Win
heard of had It not been for Sid, who Is
credited with being n very clever comedian,
although of the opposite type from Charlie.
Sid li nlso a splendid director of motion
pictures.
Yesterday Sid nnnounced thnt he had or
ganized the Sid Chaplin Film Company for
the purpose of malting two-reel comedies,
and he will be tho director of the com
pany. Now, It Is said, ChorllB nnd Sid do not
speak when they pass on tho Los Angeles
Itlalto.
The watchword of the Savoy Is Prepared
ness preparedness for the comfort of Its
patrons for tho summer months. Ice water
fountains havo been Installed and the ven
tilation Ib the best, tho nlr being changed
continually by means of powerful exhaust
fans. This, together with carefully selected
pictures, Insures tho patrons both Comfort
and amusement,
Tho alterations nnd redecoratlons aro be
ing rapidly completed, and from all Indica
tions tho Market Street Thontro promises
to bo ono of the most beautiful theatres on
tho Itlalto. At all times tho house will be
found to be 20 degrees cooler than the
street.
Two well-known Universal stars nre mak
ing n study of wild animals of the Universal
Zoo. They aro spending all their spare
time with Superintendent Hex de Rosselll,
who Is giving them Information galore about
tho lions, tigers, leopards, bears nnd pumas.
The stars In question nre Kiln. Hall and
Robert Leonard, and their sudden Interest
In tho beasts of the Jungle Is due to the fact
that Charles Rankin, manager of produc
tions, has assigned an nnlmal story to
Director Leonard, and Leonard and Miss
Hnll are to play the leading roles In the
production.
A new film corporation hns been formed
to produce the comedies of Edward Harrl
gan for screen purposes. William Harrlgan,
Kdward Harrlgan's son, will net his father's
roles. Ho was last seen In "Tho Melody of
Youth " George Marlon Is to direct tho
pictures. The capital stock of the cor
poration Is $500,000 nt Jl a share.
Tho company holds tho exclusive rights
tn the following Harrlgan plays: "Old Lav
ender," "Squatter Sovereignty," "Major Oil
feather," "Rellly and the 400," "The Black
Bird," "Christmas Joys and Sorrows," "Mc
Sorley's Inflation," the "Mulligan" series,
"Wadtly Ooogan," "Tho Leather Patch,"
"Lorgulre." "The Last of the Hogans," "My
Son Dan," "The O'llengans," "Pete" and
"Investigation."
HStfW-BSKtJnS1 X JLk.tt!
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FEATURE FILMS
K.inttRST "Th tJumh Olri ni...
Anna Pavlowa. The famous dancer nl
players of tha Universal 7llm Mairafanl
Corporation, appearing In on elaboratly II
version oi ins oia opera. Masanlella.'
STANLEY Wednesday, "The Feud OIH
nncho Bweet. a Laslcr-Pantm,,,....' tf
tlon. ""' r.
Haxel Dawn, a ramoua .PlaMrs.Ki...')'
production. Thursday, Friday and siJS!!.
"The Thousand Dollar Husband i""!fc
Kr-Faramotint riiv
Jail," with winu "
ed Production ctSr
Ins- nil week. w,'
cTel-V'-ThsdVyFrTdaaVdy
AHCADtA "The nui Call,
ner, jr., an jnce-supervisec
Trlanitle program, running
VlCTORtA Wednesday, "Tho Law b.u Sfe
with Harry Morey, Dorothy Kelly and KX
Cornell, a Vltaarauh-V. L n iS Jl?.Blr.rf
In sovei reels. Thursday, Friday im i 5 y
day, "The Scarlet Woman," wiih "n'HVS
Petrotn, a Metropolitan production 0kj ,
PALACE -Wednesday, "Allen Bouts," .lit, l '.
s -:. A
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.sky.Param?.":,'i
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witn cieo iiianeic
Hire. .Tnursfli
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moua Pin
LOCtlHT Wcdneaday
iioomernnp;.
Saturday.
Urn Nigh and Mnrguerlte Snow.
VAVTIKVtT.t.PI
KEITH'S Truly Shattuck and Mart oM'
HO&hr, i
. nidgeley, n. Lflsky-FaramoanfEfi
ursday. Friday nnd Saturday -.JM
Irlnd' with Mary PlckforT'. 21
yers.Parnmount film. ,cl"ora hJ
edneaday and Thursday, "p,,.,'!
." with Molllo Klnir. Frld.. WA
"Her Great Triumph," w ?'", '
in musical comedy moments:
nnrd; Ben Welch: Seven Honey Boy SfftsiS'i'V f
L?o beers.' Mr. nnd Mrs. Norman Phi M.r,l,! ta
Street to the Sweet": Sldnev .1,4n.!!"?M
Plnplfnx nnd Paulo: Howard's lWrV7i "
Belle-Tribune Pictures. w v
Or.OriC Tom Powell and hts Peerless Mln....' 'M
Lou Winch, In "In My Neighbor's OsroJ'.!:!
Catherine Chnloner. In n comedy sTKiJ
Tate's Press Asent": Morgan. Bfcluon LJi !
Schroder. In "In Dreamy, Dreamy Aft 3
town": nobblns ond Pals, and lUrtiali .5 a
Evans, In popular songs. ""Mil nl
artAND "The Passion Play, of WsshBrt
Square," a one-net play dealing with Gffl
Hunt vnnnir nlfiVwrlDht In Inv. .!.. - OTU-ij
debutante. In addition, five other acta.,!
some motion pictures. " "J
CP.OS9 KEYS First half of week! Sol .,'.
"ino I'unmaKcra : i-rnna. uusnj c em fuw as
In "Daddy": Miller. Packer and Belli? S&.
dred Haymond. and the Do Vrles trouM 3
aero oais.
CLING TO RELIGIOUS GAUD
i
Vicious Doys Cause Owner's Arrest
CHESTER, Pa.. June 7. Mrs. George
Baldt, member of tho family whlc'i for
years has been prominent In the manufac
ture of steel hero and In New Castle, Del.,
and Pittsburgh, In police court here was
held In $300 ball for court for harboring
vicious dogs. A dozen witnesses told of
being bitten and having their clothing torn.
Theatrical Baedeker
ADELPHI "Major Barbara." with draco
George. A comedy by Bernard Shaw deallne
with n munition maker who wins his daughter
oer from Salvation Army work to n share
In his philosophy that poverty Is a crime and
nnd thr "nrmnrpr's faith" the only true one.
A trenchant bit of satire niled to tho brim
with philosophic discussion thnt bites deep
Into tho llfo of 191(1 Ono week only.
IIIlOAD "Forty-ll Minutes From Broidway."
Stiigcd by the Phllnpatrlan Society ns its
nnnual production. George Cohan's familiar
and amusing comedy with music about tho
School Teachers Quit Jobs Rather Thaq
Change Attire . ,S
LANCASTER," Pa,, Juno 7. After thiS
olectlon of teachers for Rapho townjnWs
for nexf season the teachers were calitM
before tho school board and notified m-iia
tho State law prohibiting teachers wearlfltwl
liny iciiKiuun nuiu itwuiu uu emqrcea. nnl
could any emblem of secret orders US
worn. Some of the teachers belonging' (J i, I
tno so-caiicu piain cnurcnes resigned.
Some years ago a storm was created In
one of tho townships by the school boards
refusal to discharge teachers refusing, to A
discard religious garb. A prominent iu.,l
triotlo order took tho case through the-"?!
rntirtR nnd tho irarbed teachers had tn ."
. Ml
Main Line to Exhibit Peonies I
The second nnnual peony show of'thi'l
Flower Show Association of tho Main Lta''l
nnd the Pennsylvania Hortlcta'fmU, vi.,l
.i.i.. iAti., ...in v.A i.T,i ,ki.' L -li.-. I'l
uictj, JUIUI.1J, ,m mo iioiu una Vt'noOttftl
In l.n n.ltfn.llin. rtf tlln lit,.., XT V..IS . " I
ill vita uuvii.ui iu.,, w. .,,.. uijii i, 14 IS.; (,.
house. Large entries will be niNij .fcft'-l
prominent men and -women of the .Hain't 1
Lino who raise peonies on their estate. !
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THE SCARLET WOMAN"
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