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EVENING LEDGER -lHlLADELPillA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1910.
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THEATRICAL SEASON OPENS MONDAY WITH MUSICAL COMEDY STANDING OF CONTESTANTS
f)nen Season
MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS WEEK'S SCREEN AND STAGE
D. W. Griffith
on the Evils
of Censorship
The Far-Famed ProtJucor
Makes an Eloquent Plea
for the Free Movie
Ifor Tlieaters to
SjKS
.1
$tart Monday
1
fflic Opening Guns of a
Nenr Year Are Moatly
Musical
i ftfm! .m"itmpm-
s. a?- V9ar
s """v Mry- '
str ---w riirriT ,i 'fr,"-! -tiffirnh ; rzmzmm
Pa. season Ib upon Us. Now 13 tho time
v.- u begin to think of the theater not
L olftce to wonder about, but as a pi
Imv an honest word about the shows ana
Il.i to bo clever, by tho way. There U
EBI"1.. ... ! tl In V.n
flwever, tho publicity men have been
. Inne time already. Hereafter thoy
K have a hard time BOttlni? their say.
fi this week, uicy can nave ineir own
"' . .i.mi! llinlr nhnwq. Pnllnto no-
Ki somewhat abbreviated accounts of tho
il .hnwa for Phllndelpnla. It used to bs
ILm that a press agent never looltcd a gift
iSiw In tho mouth. From tho following It
Will OS B6U n. ......-- n" - ..
in their shows. Somehow It Is very
JtrMije they all Boomed to ltko them.
FLORA BELLA
18 Beginning Monday evening at tho Broad
11. first tlmo In America a now operetta.
Stlcd "Flora Bella," which ho has secured
S a slurring vohlclo for tho piquant Llna
lllotkannll.
f "Flora nclla" la a French product, the
fiihfrtto ot which was wrltton by Felix
SDoernuinn and later auaptca ior uso on
Itti English stage by Cosmo Hamilton.
r ..a..,,.. tnri tvrlA hnvn hnnn nimnlla1
P
It Perey Waxman. The score was dona by
Oiarles Cuvllller. composer of "The Mlac
rjorttno," nn1 Milton Schwarewald. Through
forte cts the octlon of "Flora Bella" whirls
from the castlo of n nusslan noble to the
Jiitnr performance of a private cabaret of
n,. mtm.iray smart set of Potrograd, on
fl'to the harbarlo splendor of the country
(SUM 01 a priUCU ML 1I1U UIUUU.
'Supporting Miss Abnrbnnoll aro Lawrence
Grotsmlth. Muriel Hudson, Charles Pur
wit it. II. Wcldon, Jullotto I.lppo, Robert
.O'Connor, Gilbert Clayton nnd Constance
; mrrr and a'youthtul chorus. That the por-
'fsrtnance will bo Blvon, sympathetic and
irtlttlO treatment oy lia HiUKU uiruuiur iiiiu
'Ktnlc artist will bo understood by tho nam.
It of Kicnaru uruynsKi ub im iccnnicai
jroducer and Joseph Urban na tho designer
tiA painter of tho sconery.
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EXPERIENCE
The season at tho Adolphl Theater, North
firflid street, will bo Inaugurated next
Thursday evening, August 31, with the first
tresentatlon In Philadelphia ot tho famous
miAtra morality drama, "Experience,"
written by Qeorge V. Hobart and presented
IT Messrs. Elliott, uomstocK ana uesi,
Experience" comes to Philadelphia after
tiro ytars In Now York, Boston nnd Chl
eap. "KxDerlonce" Is In 10 scenes, nnd tells the
tttreal. never-dying story of tho struggle
"tt rith to win success. Tho scenes show
th aimcumes ana temptations wnicn con
front the averago young man who goes
forth Into tho big world.
'Will preserving tho form nnd style of
-th oW-tlme morality plays of -400 years
ip, with all of tho characters named after
Will of human nature, "Experlonco" Is
strictly modern and up to dato. Tho 10
Ltcuies depict surroundings known and cas-
tliy understood by modqrn theater-goers,
-llhs first BCene shows Youth saying farc
IJwalt to Love In a llttlo country town, to
accompany Ambition Into tho world. The
JHeond scene shows Youth at tho gates of
Iths city, where ho meets Experience a
l,ls, elderly man who knows everything
ir.a is conrromeu oy tno cnoico 01 inning
tho Iload to Fame, or tho Primrose Path.
:, The cast to bo sen In Philadelphia will
Include Ernest aicn-llnnlne ns Youth. "Wll-
lUm IngersoU as Experience, Jlario Horns
u Pleasure. Eleanor Chrlstv as Frallltv.
f Dorothy Newell as Passion, Bessie Frewen
u rasaion, AiyEO jueizara as song, jane
Elliott as Frivolity. Kathcryn allien as Da
celt. Olga Newton as Love. May McManiia
U Hope. Frances Itlcharda as Slander.
IFraier Coulter as Wealth, Qeorge T. Meech
M Makeshift, John Todd as Ambition and
Buy others.
FORREST
There Is every Indication of a. brilliant
0Pnlnr of the Forrest Thnatpr Apnnnn Mon
ty nljht, September 4, when S. F. Nixon
tnnouncea that Klaw & Erlanger will pre
Jat.for the first tlmo "Llttla Miss Spring
Ban," a musical comedv bv' Emerleh Kal-
Wn, composer of "Sari," which delighted
jjju ineaier patrons a few seasons past.
vUttld MlfiS RnrlnirtlmA" In ffnm . rtrl,-
14! of "Miss nabbltsfoot," by Marte Brody,
Much, scored sensational successes In
nna and other European centers pro-
k?!cs, are by Guy Bolton, coauthor of
KiJtj Good, Eddie," staged by Herbert
v,?,aani, wiin tne girl and ensemble num
Mn conceived and directed by the master
,fM-pf Julian Mitchell. It Is In three acts
M the SCeno In lnrafxr! In TTnmrnri. In Ii
"r of Pllota and nt tho Grand Opera.
oOUle, BudaneKt. snil nfft.ru nlMitraantl
E"3 In scenery, which havo been ex-
-w ujr imu wizard artist. Joseph Urban.
& wuslo has all tho sparkle and melody
wi.i? ' 1 composer's former work heard here
S5',.?..m wh'eh the humor of the story
j uuing lyrics walk arm-and.arm with
wuiented composer's delicious strains.
& Erlanger havo provided an excel-
company of singers and comedians,
U6 Drlrutlnnlo f.Al jt r-T I.
warles JJeaklns, John E. Hanard, noma
ffiVG?ore,a O'Ramey, Joslo Introptdl.
5; "b, ireaay Nice, Jed Prouty, Teddy
fflwon, June White and Cap Storer.
twOODSIDE PARK
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&Oy nQVUlnai hnva hsan otovoH rntn
jwamer at Woodslde, and several thrilling
2 have, been witnessed by the thousands
8'r Patrons, but the greatest sensation
W-tuQ SeaBOTI U nnnmtnr.A1 fn. hm uroolr
SI.1 fea attraction. The Hellkvlsts will
m their rnmitrohu ma i.rirt fia.n..
Se ,wlcl dallyt Sunday excepted. Ths
Sv , C0ns'8t of man and woman, who
"fcin e'8ht or ten dives at each perfor-
IS vuiiih nun u uouuiq iiru utifp
3 v1et.ln the alr ant Plunging Into a tank
oiaihig oil. This act, which Is ono of
S?.,ost daring and sensational now bo
ws the, public, has been ona of the feai
g" of Luna Park, Coney Island. Both
8BIJnko ,t9 d,v simultaneously with
"w bodies ablaze while diving Into a
7 tajik, in addition, Miss Hellkvlsts
j4 nuke tha graceful and daring high
Ik, - -..v, ruu air. neiiKVIsis win pruaeut
n. Phenomenal hand-stand dive from a
? neignt. ,
ftoWyn. band has enhanced Its repuU.
'&&.'!. tha Popular Jeader, Thomas F.
Jrwwn, ns won many new friends with
Sf.rul method of procuring tha best
y" . resulU from h,U organization
S fonclenoy in program-making. Shan
gi j nothing Jf not thorough, and the nn
tifiTi w?rk oi hl musicians is a fitting
4Wts to the leader's absolute control of
Saiat!oa
UfJ Hatberina Grey retains all her pop
jE' nd Is duplicating her successes at
Pr. t,ro yea "so. Her splendid voice
!J W dvantasa la th ona w
J never! iBstrwntntAt sowssui wut
unimpeded, shall con
ceive nnd carry tho
work to Its comple
tion. Thero Is no
vnnlty In this pro
viso, only an under
standing that tho
commandcrahlp Im
plied In play direc
tion ennnot bo divid
ed among many. If
thero la to bo unity
a n d characteristic
beauty In a perform
ance. It was this
samo freedom from
restriction In his
work that enabled
him to gain the mag
nificent results that
ho bus In U1I.1 country with "Sumurun,"
Tho Blind Girl of Portlcl" and "Tho Merry
Wives of Windsor."
With overy faith In Mr. Ordynskl's mas
tery of stagecraft, John Cort, who presents
Llna Abarbanell In a now operetta, "Flora
Bolla." at tho Broad on Monday night,
placed him In entire chargo of tho produc
tion, oven to tho selection of tho cast.
Mr. Ordynskl, long tho associate and
friend of Prof. Max rtelnhnrdt. in Berlin,
accepted In tho summer of 1911 an Invita
tion to direct the now Modern Theater, In
Warsaw.
Within three diys of his departure from
Warsaw war was declared and ho could
not return. After spending many months
In Berlin he decided to visit America nnd
establish himself thore. He remembered
his previous visit In 1912, when ho camo
to tho United States and produced "Su
murun." So to America ho Journeyed and
found conditions existing exactly as he had
pictured them, Ho and h!s art wcro ex
tended the kindliest of welcomes and from
tno staging of aomo ono-nct plays for a
Harvard dramatic club, Immediately after
his arrival, up to tho present time, whan
h's name stands vividly before tho public,
Ordynskl has glvo'n to our stage the best
of thought, and he has Invnrlably striven to
gain In each effort, not only a personal suc
cess, but to aid tho advancement of the
theater as an Institution.
KEITH'S
Something now In vaudeville. This may
bo hard to believe, but It Is neverti' as
true In the case of the grand opera sextet
wh'ch Beatrice Morolle will Introduce for
tho first tlmo In this city at B. F, Keith's
Theater next week. Vaudeville has had op
eratic prima donnas and noted soloists,
both male and female, ns well as condensed
versions of operas glvon by some excellent
companies, but Miss Morello Introduces an
Innovation In offering a sextet composed of
women who are vocalists and Instrumen
talists of unusual merit.
The program offered by the Beatrice
Morolle sextet Is made up solely of operatic
numbers and each member of the Bextet
Is a capable musician and soloist MI39
Morelle has appeared as principal In many
of the most Important operatic productions
In recent years. Sho Is a contralto of dls
tlnctlon, both In opera and on tho concert
stage, and has associated with her artists
who havo won honors throughout the musi
cal world. Tho soprano Is Mme. Louisa
Arnolds, who will be remembered by lovers
of vocal music in th"s city. T3enevleve Joy,
soprano; Annette Ford, altoj Orace Liv
ingstone, violinist, Mid Alice Ess, harpist,
make up the remainder of tha sextet, and
their offering is or.o of the highest class of
which vaulevlilo can boast.
THE JOLSON SHOW
The Lyrlo will open its season on Labor
Day, September , with "Itoblnson Crusoe,
Jr.' in which Al Jolson is the star. The
engagement will be for a limited period.
Of all the stars who have appeared on the
stage of the New York Winter Garden Jol.
son is, without question, the most popular,
Phlladelphlans know him well, and It la
safa to predict that his coming engage
ment at the Lyric will prova as successful
bi his former appearances In this city. The
winter Garden always does things on a
lavish scale and when Mr, Jolson comes
here In "Itoblnson Crusoe, Jr." he will be
surrounded by a very largo company (the
original one, In fact, including Lawrence
D'Orsay, Frank Carter. Claude Fleming,
Bowers. Waters and Crocker, Johnny
Burkes Kitty Doner, Jean Forbes and oth
ers. The production, it Is promised, will
ba tha most pretentious and most spec
tacular ever sent on tour by tha Winter
Garden management
KNICKERBOCKER
Announcement la made that with the
nntnir for tha season on September 4, a
Sew and interesting policy will bo inaug.
Seated at tho Knickerbocker Theatre in
wt Philadelphia. The house will be under
So direction of Mr, W. W, Miller, who has
ieotired a notable galaxy of touring attract
ions Which will be presented at popular
Brie There will b matinees on Tuesdays,
Thursdays nd Saturdays, with prices
namg from 19 cenU to 50 cents, 1000
Hits being reserved at 25 cents. The
.iwnlng prices will bo IS to 75 cent and
leats may . secured in advance for any
atSeainaugural attraction will ba The
piiny Mr. pooley," a musical comedy In
zJiZH Paul QoUm and Joseph Mitchell.
wha are well teiaembertd as vaudeville I
itSs, wlU bv? Um leading eesaidy roles.
Ms9sHjHBfj work that cnaincti rSCIVV r&M&WiSh U I't&Y.S? ismtiSiisasw iJrMBIMBBBeakBI-JJP50V "sTtv
rH'jidilMlrl him to gain the mng- II v-iV.-.,u'.irt ft'if - . ,,, . -i..v.;.! Ill Fmmtr BMMEflKiMrHMtW"?AiS?-'
Dorothy Newell and Dorothy Richardson, as Passion and ns Beauty,
in "Experience," at the Adelphi.
Theatrical Baedeker for Next Week
Tin; TUKATr.its
TUB nnOAD'Tlarn Helta," nperetts, with
I, Inn Aburlianell. I.nwrrnce Clrnnsmlth, Muriel
llud'ou. Ohurlex 1'un-eH nna otherH. Htneed
l)y nichnr.l Orrtynkl. with Bctn by Joseph
I'rban. Music bv Chnrlfi Cuvllller, compoer
of "Tho I. line Domino." Uoolt udapted by
Coamu Hamilton. Monday.
ADBltPUl "Experience." tho morality drama
written by Cleorito V .Kobart. Elchty-two peo
ple In the cast, notably Krntst (llendcnnlnic.
William Imeraoll, Mario Homo. Hleanor Crla
ty nnd Borothy Newell. September 1.
FORREST
Llttla "Mian flnrtnctlmp.'
with
c
eorsre .Mucmrtano. noma June.
John.. Has
rard. Oeomla O'llamey. Charles Meaklns,
Jotlo Intropldl, Jod l'routy and Harry Lle
wellyn. Scenery by Urban, Muslo by Emmer
ich Kalmnn. Labor Day.
LYRIC Al Jolnon. Kitty Doner. Lawrence
D'Orsay and tho usual cant with "Koblnson
Crusoe. Jr.." tho Winter Uarden show, for a
limited period. Labor Day.
OARRICK Lyman II. Howe's Travel Festival,
beginning Monday, Aucust i!8. The well
known combination n( thrills, scenic beauties,
cartoons, educational and other features.
JZXWKKRBOOKI2R Mitchell and Qulnn in
"The Funny Mr. Dooley." musical comedy In
aueuratinr n season. Opening September 4.
WALNUT Herbert Clifton In Morrlson-Blaney
Jilay of tntrlcue. "Madamo Bpy." Opentnc
.abor Day matinee.
Standing in Evening Ledger Cast Contest
THE cast contest is drawing to its cloae. The 31st of August is the last day, and votes must be
sent in promptly, as an immediate decision will be made. All that means is rush it while the
rushing is good. The contestants have shifted and changed places, have fallen back and picked up
from time to time. A day's work can send a man from tenth to fifth place. Incidentally, as was
shown in the Evening Ledger for last Monday, there are characters aplenty for all the leaders in
the prize scenario.
Xante. Organization.
Marsnret O'.S'clll, Cor. Imnuculatum Alumnae
3Iort Elaeman, l'runkforil Ave. Hulldinir and Loan Asso
Alice Anilron, l'lillaUolpliIa Hilio'ol of i;iprelon
Tortus Acheson, Int. Thoto-engravers' Union, No. 7
Alexnnilrlna Kelly. Wutcrvlew Itecreutlon Park
Mli. Winnie Murnliy. Class '00 Cllrard Collate 31130
Joe tVeiuer, Ardentes Club of Stor Ourden., , 17030
Uurlo Challenger Klce, Itlco Booster Club ,,,.,,, 10800
William V. Cooney, Iloosters' Club 1600
C. W. Colllson, aermuntown Y. M, C, A.. .............. 1Z400
Ulleen Klierldun, llryn Munr Club 1 1S30
MU Margaret Gardner, I.uUotu Uramatle Association... I17S0
Frank Htamato, Stsmato Club ...'.....,..... 11470
Peter Olilon, A, II. H, Drumatlo Club 11430
William A. 8. I.npetliin, Madonna Cnthollo Club 10100
Anna M. llelsel. Pern Mock Woolen 31111s..,.. 10410
Pred W. Schlmpf, Kntre Nous Musical Comedy Club,... S350
Peggy Taylor, Wynnefleid Club 0320
Al Oramuuer, Atlas Hoclul Club .,,,, 0000
Jesse Luventhol, Carlyle Social Club 1030
Henry S. Pox, Hinge Hoclety of Philadelphia 8030
Joseph K. McGettlgan, St. Putrlck'n Uramiitla Club .... 8030
Mrs, M. Povey, Povey llooster Club ., .? 0010
Jumes Curclo, International Musical Union , 0330
Vrnrit K. Hchearer. Artisans Order ot Mutual Protection. 0300
Herbert Ooldberg, Original Crimson
Louli Hurts. Three Point Club
Charles Cohen, Twenty-eighth District Police.,,
lleatrlce Clinch, Itnlubow Club ,.,, ,
Alia Uerthelsen. Athletic Itecreatlon Park , ...
Kdgar Wolf, Philadelphia Inhibitors' League
Morle M, Iluua, The Vi-vol CIuU ..... ,2j .....,., ...
Kara Prancls, Prancls llooster Club ,.......,.
lloyd E. Morrison, Women's Trade Union League,.,,
Miss Eleanor Peeney, A. II. e). Dramatic Association,
John J. Pltxpatrlck, Electrical llgreau Uramstlo Asso.,
Charles Tlium, Tweuty-eljlitli Ulstricc roijco.
Oeorge P. I-ocey, Plftn District Police
t.tf
Frederick. 1'ueller, ltalnbow Clob , ,....
Eddie IS roll, crimsou Uluu ,.,,.,.......
Hue Piatt. H. P. II. Social ,....,.,...........,..
W. Cortrlght Smith, Maaked Marvel Player,.,..,..,,.,
6am Joseph, Delphi Club ,..,.,,,,,....,..,...
8. Howard Firing-. Lenox Shoe Compouy. ,.,,.......,, .
Otattc Hummel, Engine Company Ho. 8. .,,..,...... ,
I'mncls Doylo. ltalnbow Club ..................,.,.
Carrie llerkowlti, M. E. q. If, S. and Bslnbow Club, H80
Mrs. Dorcas Haas, Haas Uaoiter Club .,....,,..,....., 1360
PhllUp lluckley, S. B. Whlto Company 130
Miss Eva Peltou, Lenox Shoe Company 1300
Jafflc ltursress. llaisMi Uuoster Club .......,,...... 1X50
Antonio Dlsuntl. Halnbow Club ..&......
John T. CeUo, ThUty-slxth District Police
nrumrlllo H. Winuomore. Twenty-third District
WUiner Farter, Twenty-eighth District Police 100
Important No name can be entered in the Photoplay Cast Contest after Monday night. When
the next list appears only those names with more than 1000 votes to their credit will be printed.
The rest will be kept on file and if any yotes come in credit will be given. All votes must be in by
Friday night, September 1.
VAunnriLLE.
KRITll'fl George Whlto and Lucille Cnvanaeh
In a novel danclnr act. with scttlnir by Joseph
Urban: lleatrlce Morelie'a Grand Opera Sex
tettes Willie Weslnn In character eons;9 and
comedy: tho Five Idantas. gymnast"! Itonalr.
Ward and Tarron in n skit. "Aro You Lone
some?" Woolf and Stewart In comedy, "In
Two Flats": Tom Krrr nnd Rterto Ilerko In a
musical novelty. "Talklnc Fiddles"! Harry
Aneer and the King Blstera in a slnslni spe
cialty; tho Dare Urothera, nthletea; pictures.
OLQDR An act In two scenes, "Maids of the
Movies" in "All at Hen." musical comedy, with
Hilly Du Val. Merle Slmonds and Happy Hell
Iv: the International Ilenutles. Hen Clark and
the Gordon Hitters: llaker. Sherman and Urnn-
lean: van uieve andi-aii! aiorg-an nna i. ii
ford: William I.ytell nnd company In "A
ioru: VIIliam i.yieil nuu vum
Nlsht at tho Club," and others.
CROSS ItRYS Alt week:
Al White's Danclnr
Itevue. assisted by Frunce.i Connelly: first hair:
The Military yulntett" In son;a: Kdmuuds and
Ludham in novelty: Gens Wnrd Duo, slnglne
comediennes: Mudvllle Minstrels: Itoeder's In
vention. Second ialf: "Wnlto Up America."
miniature muslcftl comedy: Kdna. Wallace
Kinney, contralto! Oeorglo Comedy tour;
Oliver and Dwyer, and Lucille Savoy,
lXOh"S GRAND Johnnlo Dyer nnd Frank Fay
In "What la It All About?" Fisher. Luckle
and Gordon In a humorous skit: Fashions
Aflame, a revue of eiothesl Tlerney and
Votes,
52000
Boaoo
31190
20010
Name. Organliatlon. Votes.
James J. Cormlck, ltalnbow Club , 1170
tVIIllam Ileatty, Fourth District Police 1100
Jay Emanuel, The Heel Fellows 1180
George Tancuuy, ltalnbow Club ,,,,.,. HBO
George A. llurk, United Security Life Insurance Company 1140
If, F, Laws, Star Outing Club , 1140
J. Wilson, Y, a. M'elNUnown Society 1140
Owen Fltiserald, P, It. It. V. M. C. A 1130
Margaret McKeown, Rainbow Club ,.,.,, v 1100
Louise Wagner, Y, M. C. A. Southern Brunch , 1100
John T, SIcenfuse, Y, 51, C. A. Southern Branch 1000
Jack Spolasky, Baldwin Locomotive Works,,,.,.,.,.,, 1000
31lss Grace Crox, 8. 8, White Company 1080
Daniel O'Neill, Sixth District Polio ,.,,,,., 1070
Gust C. Pare, Immaculate Club ,.,...,.,..,,,.,..,,,,, 1070
Mrs, Ylolette BeU, Bell Booster Club , , , , , 1060
Mary dould, Kanton Club 1010
Belle Pluck, The Heel Fellows . , 1030
Maurice Zamorln, Postal Telegraph Cable Company ... . 1030
John II. Adams, Port Richmond Y. 31. C. A 1000
Louis Angeloty, P, It. II. Y. 31. C. A 1000
Dora Alnsman, Rainbow Club ,,,,.,. 1000
Florence Alnsworth, Rainbow Club 1000
Rosa Atkinson, ltalnbow Club ,,,., ,. 1000
Pauline llluiiclmrd. Camp Fire Girls Club ,., ,,,, 1000
Lillian Boreil, Rainbow Club ., , ., 1000
James Brown, Tlilrty.fourill District Police ,,,,,.. 1000
3!lss Eugenia Byrnes, Edwin Forrest Association. ,,,. ., 1000
Lewis Clayton, Rainbow Club ,,...,...,.,,..,,... 1000
Robert A. Denny, Edwin Forrest Association ..,., 1000
Mils Grace Dobson, The Vienna Buffet .,.,,,,., 1000
James A. Dougherty, Fageol Country Club ,........,., 1000
Robert Gibson, The Get It Social ,,,, 1000
Simon Goldberg, The Larchwood Clab ,.,,... ., 1U00
Daniel J. Green, Thirty-sixth Ward Republican Club,,,, 1000
Marjorle Mlrsh, Kanton Club ..,.,.,,,..,,,.,.,.,,,,., 1000
Reuben Isduncr, A. II. Caplln & Co. ..,.....,,.,,,.,,., 1000
William Kachoorln, Rainbow Club ....,.......,.,...,, 1000
John Uenney, Thirty-fourth District Police.,,.,..,,,.,., 1000
Howard Kerwlck, Thirty-ninth District Police,,,..,,.,,, 1000
Louis Kramer, Rainbow Club ..............,.,,,...,,. 1000
John G. Lambert, Engine Company No. 13 ..,,..,.,,,, J00O
James Larklns, Rainbow Club ....,...,......,..,,.,., 1000
Joseph Lodge, S. 8. White Company ,.,..,,.,.. 1000
Clyde F. Lytle, The '13 .Club ,..,.,....,.,,.. 1000
Mrs. M. A, McGettlgan. St. Patrick's Dramatle Club.,., 1000
Martin Manlou, First District Police ,...,.,..,,,..,... 1000
Thomas Murray, Thirty-fourth District Police.,,,,..,., 1000
Ethel Povlick, Port Richmond Y, M. C, A... 1000
Dave Sablosky, Philadelphia Exhibitors' Club ..,...,,,,,. 1000
ll'llllam Kmlth. Tlllrt V-f UU vt h District PollcB ........ . InAD
21030
... 5880
5700
5740
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5800
4070
4330
410'
3800
3030
K810
C0
8100
010
1800
1700
I860
150
1480
1400
1390
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MHIIM,!l
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...,,.,.,...
140 Edward Stocker, Rainbow Club , 1Q00
,,. 130
Police.... 19
Sergeant John stucaer, xnirty-eiguiu uisirict police.,.. 1000
Miss Esther Sutherland, The Get It Social.,.., 1000
Albert Sylk, Rainbow Club 1000
Ada Weeks nnd Freddy Nice in "Little
Franklyn
"Vlttles.'
songs: Itlche and Clegg: feature Is
numan-inieresi sseirn iruiu
Llttlo Theater,
with William Whitney and
vioiet iioss.
FEATURE FILMS
STANLEY Al week: "The Honorable Friend."
n Lnsky feature with Sessuo Haynknwn. tho
Japanese star: his wife nnd a cast ot Japan
ese nctors rlus llaymond Hntton and llllly
Elmer. Ilurton Holmes travologuo, comedy
and other features.
ARCADIA First half of weekl Ernrny Wlj-Jon
ductlon of Ibsen's "PlllnrB of Bpcleti. . JYltn
nims.
"Shell 41J."
rti(iini.ls..Tnrtn fl m. With 71. " ar" ...
til X'".
comedy
and Saturday:
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ertni Urey. soprano, soloist.
Jersey terminal 2,,.ln5,i,l.oDolltan Orchestra,
delphlo, fjrry. The- ai tro poii concerts
wl" A,.ir."inV"5Sd SS Haturdiy" nnd Sunday
of?.7no?nan.,nCHotei Snd restaurant accommo-datlons.
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Miss Springtime," at tho Forrest.
PHILADELPHIA
PHOTpPLAY
PARAGRAPHS
At 1900 to 1D14 ainrket street nnd 2 to 22,
inclusive, on South Nineteenth street, Is tho
site announced for a now and Imposing
theater to bo erected for tho Stanley Com
pany. Already Jlr. Mastbaum hag Instruct
ed architects to preparo plans, advertise
for bids nnd begin work on what will bo
ono of tho most commodious theaters In
the city, or. Indeed, In tho United States, it
will cost approximately 1000,000, exclusive
of the price paid for tho site, which. It Is
reported, nmounts to upward of 3500,000,
tho cntlro proposition meaning tha Invest
ment of more than 11,100.000.
What Is unquestionably one of the most
unusual photodramas witnessed thl3 sea
son will bo offered nt the Victoria Theater
on Monday nnd Tuesday of the curront
week when Trlanglo-Ince presents II. B.
Warner nnd Enid Blarkoy In "Shell 48" by
C. Gardner Sullivan;
Ilasol Dawn, the "pink lady" of tho screen,
who has won success In Famous Players
productions, has becomo ono of tho best
loved favorite playors In tho world and will
bo seen at tho Itlalto on Monday next in
"The Feud Girl."
Mabel Taliaferro, gifted llttlo stage and
screen star, will be tho feature attraction
at tho Locust Theater on Monday and
Tuesday In "God's Half Acre," a Metro
wondorplay, In which this charming artist
Is seen at her best. Miss Taliaferro was
last seen on the screen In "Her dreat Price"
and "The Snowbird."
Lionel II. Keene. of Baltimore, Md., will
bo manager of the Regent, Philadelphia.
It Is located on Market street below Seven
teenth street. Is being remodeled at a cost
of nearly twenty thousand dollars, and the
claim Is that It will bo one of the prettiest
theaters of Us size In the country.
An attractive feature of the Belmont Is
the new Kimball organ, a musical instru
ment that Is tho last word In organ develop
ment. Thero will bo dally and evening
rendering of selected melodies, and the
choice will be left largely to the patrona of
tho theater, Tho organist is William C.
I.ovett, who has gained quite a reputation
for himself as a musician. Tha photoplay
features of tho coming week are especially
attractive.
Tho Flfty-slxth Street Theatre gayo Its
patrons a treat during the hot months
a "bar." At least that Is what Mr. Mo
Cready calls It, although it Is In reality a
bower in the rear of the promenade; a
bower made of lattice covered with flowers.
In this bower is a "barmaid," who serves
grape lemonade to tho patrona without any
cost,
J. M. Graver, manager of the Liberty,
gives just as much attention to the short
length subjects as Is given the selection of
the main feature. The result is a .well
balanced program.
"What Happened at 22," the mystery
drama from the pen of Paul Wilstach, and
produced by the Frohman Amusement
Company, under the directorship of Oeorge
Irving, with Frances Nelson and Arthur
Ashley In the star roles, Is the attraction
coming to the Fairmount Theater on
Monday, t
Serials are being shown at the Market
Street Theatre. Jackie Saunders and Ro.
land Bottoraley, in "The Grip of Evil," and
Marie Walcamp and Eddie Polo, In "Lib
erty," dealing with incidents leading up to
and Including the raid at Columbus, N. M.
HOWE AT GARRICK
The regular engagement of Lyman Howe's
travel motion pictures, almost a fixture,
and a pleasant one, at the Garrick, begins
Monday, August 28. This year the travel
festival ranges far and wide, from the
Alpine heights tp Madeira, from Glacier
National Park to the Furth of Forth, The
pictures are taken as only the last few
years have taught us to take scenica, sq
that there are thrills, and beauties aplenty.
In addition, tha festival la garnishea wttb.
comics, cartoons, educattosal features acd,
other detectable things.
This 4s thd concluding portion of Itr.
ariffllH'a ilffle tiroeAure on the rite and all
of frea speech 4n AmeHcd. Jlfr. QHJftlK
t pernap belt (fiialited to speak for the
frco screen hecaute he hat ntffcrei mtioh
and he, more fhatt any other producer, ha
deserved the tibcrfy of production beeauio
tho quality of hi) work to to wonderfully'
htph, itr. Griffith it a ceniut. But he
tunfces AIj plea for the motilttp- picture eon
sidored not at the tcorfc of a geniut but as
the pleasure of tho common mnn. H is
Hnteresting to noto that Mr. Griffith' forth.
coming spectacle called "Intolerance."
Howover nllurlng the theory of cens6r
ship may bo to certain well meaning peo
ple. In Its prnctlcnl working out, expertencs
has taught us that whatever section or
class ot tho people may feel offended by a
particular production, their objection la
found to havo a vote value to tho politi
cians, who In turn aro very often influen
tial In the actual work of the censors.
I have already quoted a pnssngo from
tho veto messago of tho lata Mayor Gay
nor, of New York, but Mr. Gaynor went
even further than this In his expression 0t
legal opinion. Ho declared In so many
words Hint tho censorship of moving pic
turos Is a direct violation ot tho United
States Constitution, because It la an
abridgement of the freedom ot publication.
Tho press of tho country can awaken
tho people to the truth ot theso conditions.
Already some of tho greatest journalists
of tho country havo been brought to Bee
the light I quota hero from Mr. Louis
Shcrwln, tho eminent dramatic critic of
the Now York Globe, who, upon hearing
of tho cfforta to suppress "Tho Birth of a
Nation," wrote:
This Is absolutely against publlo
policy, agnlnst tho spirit of tho Consti
tution, against tho very life and es
sence ot what would bo truo American
and democratic Ideas. The mcro fact
of, tho races constituting tho popula
tion ot tho United States being shown
in an unpleasant light Is no argument
whatever. If this factor Is to be seri
ously considered, there Is hardly any
limit to which censorship may not, go.
Again Bernard Shaw, the brilliant Irish
dramatist, speaking on the morals of the
cinema In England, sayo.
Tho danger of tha cinema
Is not tho danger ot Immorality, but ot
morality people who, like
myself, frequent tho cinemas, testify
to their desolating romantic morality
there Is no comedy, no wit,
no criticism ot morals by rldlculo or
otherwise, no exposure of tho unpleas.
ant consequences of romantic senti
mentality nnd reckless tomfoolery in
real llfo, nothing that could glvo a dis
agreeable shock to tho stupid or shake
tho self complncency of tho smug
tho leveling down has been'
thoroughly accomplished.
I thoroughly bellove that the principal
reason for the popularity of the motion
plcturo is that It softens tho hard llfo of
the plain people with beauty and sweet
ness. It keeps men away from saloons and
drink, because It glvos them a place ot
recreation In pleasant surroundings; it
brings to tho poor who are unable to travol
away from their own dingy surroundings
tho beauty and pootry of living foreign
scenes, of people, of flowers and waving
grasses.
Ono thing, remember, however unim
portant or howover crude may happen to be
the mannlklns that tell the story in our
foreground, beneath their feet are green
grasses and flowers. Behind this is a back
drop ot beauty, of waving seas, curving
hills, or crested mountain tops, and this
backdrop must express a message of pure
and sweet beauty, for if we believe, we
must confess that this was done by tha
hand of God Himself.
"The most beautiful picture over put on
canvas, tho finest statue ever carved, Is a
ridiculous caricature of real life compared
with the flickering shadow of a tattered
film In a backwoods nlckolodeon." says Br.
E. E. Slosscn, of the Columbia University.
In an article entitled "The Birth of a New
Art" and published in the Independent on
April 0, 1914
Nations of today nro the result of the
experiences of nations of the past Every
human being Is made up of his own past
experiences. If all tho people of today
were really educated and knew the history
ot the, world stneo the beginning ot time,
there would be no wars, there would be no
capital punishment, thero would be much
less evil from America's favorite sins ot
hate, hypocrisy and intolerance. It is Ig
norance that makes possible the horrible
waves of hatred that have caused our many
wars and murders, inspired by politics, re
ligion and all the various other causes.
This is the reason for the teaching ot his
tory. We force our children to Bpend many
years in school. At least a few months
ot this time in an average educa(lpn,".re
spent in tho study of history. Six moving
pictures would give the" students moro
knowledge of the history of tho world than
they have obtained from their entire study.
Besides these, the vast majority who can
not spare the time for this study, could in
a few hours get an excellent Idea pf the
history of the world since Its beginning,
from moving pictures. History la valuable,
slnco through the experiences and mistakes
ot the past we are able to guide our foot
steps into the future.
For example, the moving pictures dare
not even hint the possibility of wrong con.
duct of the Democrats in Atlanta; of the
Republicans in a northern State; of the
"wets" In another vicinity; of the police In
Chicago: of the Germans in Milwaukee; 'of
the Irish in another community. Every
time you enter a moving picture theatre,
where films are subject to censorship, you
are forced to accept such pictures as some
self-constituted, or otherwise appointed
board may allow you to see, and your in
alienable right of freely selecting your
photodrama, your literature, your philoso
phy, your knowledge ot life, hast been slyly
taken away from you.
FIRST OPERA DATES
Readers of this paper will remember
the high praise given the Boston Opera
Company during its all-too-brief stay of
one week here pearly a year ago. It will
be good newa for them that the same com
pany, augmented and improved, will re
turn. The Russian Ballet Is again an
nounced with the opera company, but full
details of this feature are not yet public.
The operas scheduled from November 13
to November 18 are "Andrea Chenier,"
Rubenatein'a "Demon," "Iris," "Tale of
Hoffman," "Faust" and "Butterfly." Zena
tello, Teyte, Gay, Bokkinoff and Tamaki
Mtura are Jn the, cast, ,
ADELPHI-LYRIC
Following are the season's bookings:
AT THE ADBUai.
"Experience."
'Hobson's . Choice."
"Abe and MawruM,"
ruin iJ"ter."
"lust a Woman."
Fay-Dey."
AT THE LTRIC.
Jolsoa and "RoWceqn Crusoe, Jr,
"The Slu( Paradise.'1
JJi'r&s. In "St Tbbj W.
ailn man ot 181.
laaaiseiiJya latrea,M
Vr .Good. J3M."
'Broi4wiur and BstttfiaHk.
"The Girt tnm BtaasVr"
"A Uttta mt t MstV