nmlOUS CONTRABAND ON VIEW
UN i-,UJNuuiN uaiNSOR'S MUSEUM
rHucon, Leather, Medals, Rubber Among Articles That
m:in fn Klin Thrnncrli RWUnrln Will t n
i'Miii-u w.r C-- ..Mv inn jjb rur-
warded to Addressees After the War
By ELLEN ADAIR
irrlltfn or tht Einlng Jaj,r
St. London In tha abnormally Mali coat
EVENING LEDaER-lPHILADELPHIA, TUJESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 191G
IS
.t Aue.
l-'ru..' 1 . . .IW nmmll a da.
nl? ' ...,... But not 10 In time, ot
war. There) are
tliosa who aitert
that no "rest'
rtd sppesrance.
V If. ' ,. - .' 4
Hlhat no "real
cure" can bo
worked so effec
tually a In Lon
don- that no
i
it. . Ai V
ggfCSSK&saSVKSKKCKZS!
ELLEN ADAIR
holiday Is so
itatlt factory a a
one spent In the
greatest city In
the world.
Therefore, one
encounters not
g merely hordes of
B, khaki and naval
i Clue in me Lon
don streets, but
strings of happy
A holiday seekers,
fj Theaters are
crowded. Motor
buses are crowd
ed. Trade Is
E brisk and brlcht.
For all the coun
try cousins have
come to town.
rocked away In the heart of London
,. Is an Imposing; edince. It holds a
eVrious collect on of articles. For this Is
r...iitti of the censor, nn exhibition
It contraband which has sought In vain to
d'ae through the tightness of the British
s kiocksde. . .. .
to resell article and they are many ana
marled represents an attempt to frustrate
' ih watchfulness of the British Navy,
n.ra Is a bundle of newspapers, an In-
Ft Boeent-looklng bundle, neatly tied and
F'A P"". . mi... ..... h. tha mttr nth this
' Woeiea. ! -
yumlt ,., . ,..)..(, ftiArafrnm. It
f-i A curwu. -.""-" ----",--
In not a pieasaiu ouor. j-uu um mo vi"b
it either ena, ana oui mus ii t-unvu
br. It Is niled with ellceo of bacon.
CONTRABAND ARTICLES
Another bundle of newspapers contains
v.i nAiiiH la filled with rice and rubber.
n Th.v ire all frustrated attempts at smug'
l .ii. r-tiMrin randa Into Germanv.
A piece of bacon, weighing sixteen pounds,
bears the address of a family In Prussia.
. It has been sent from a neutral country by
. t.iitr rest, at a cost of S4 In stamps. This
p tut exceeds the normal value of the goods
: inelde. It Is not even disguised, and the
tJ simple-minded and rather stupid sender
jnUll now ue ttunutritiifti juak wnero ik HUB
lanced. If tnis nappens to meet nis (or nerj
(), ha or sho will understand tho fate of
the tucculent morsel. It Is destined to Ir-
V ritate the nostrils of the curious until the
' conclusion of war!
Quite a number of packages have a
double cover, the outer one bearing a neutral
name and address, the Inner one the true
destination. Considerable perspicuity Is
,edently attributed to the neutral recip
ient since he Is supposed to "sense" the
situation, tear off the outer cover and for
ward the package to Its flnnl German goat.
There are Innumerable letters filled with
theeta of pure rubber, the latter destined
probably for conversion Into German auto
mobile tires.
.Boots 'and Bhoes, too, occupy a great
amount of space, and many of them are
carefully wrapped In pieces of sole leather
a lift that Is remarkably needed In Ger-
,Buny at the moment.
' AH thesa articles have been sent from
f neutral countries by letter postage, at an
1 IrcPITOT IP A AT I? A PTTHMC
HERE BURY HATCHET IN
BIG BOOST FOR HUGHES
Harmony Meeting of Leaders
Held to Plan Campaign for
Republican Sweep in
City and State
: DEMOCRATIC HEADS MEET
Plans for an aggressive campaign to In
sure as large a majority as possible for
Governor Hughes In Pennsylvania are being
by the Republican leaders of the
State. They will be worked out definitely
t conferences to bo held before the end of
U uie week.
r pians can ror complete harmony on
., the national and State tickets between the
Vares and the Penrose-McNlchol faction In
j Philadelphia and between the various fao-
j was throughout the State.
Tfis first "harmony" conference between
the two rival factions of the Organisation
, In Philadelphia was held last night at the
It rooms of tho Republican City Committee,
a Whn ..-. i .l. si..
H ""' mufti uucommuiees ok iub 1117
V "wnmlttea got together and discussed plans
I lor the Hughes campaign In Philadelphia.
inoio attending were State Senators Ed-
Win II. Vare and James P. McNIchol, Cont
I. greaaman William S. Vare, David Martin
M Select Councilman William E. Flnley.
David II. Lane, cltv rhnlrtriKn. vbi absent
I for the first time In several years. His re.
tent altercation with McNIchol Is believed
1 Jo have led him to remain In Atlantlo City,
i-iwre ne nas been spending the summer.
Senator Vare, In Lane's absence, pre
jcted that Philadelphia next November
would give Hughes a larger majority than
jny other prealdent.nl candidate had aver
tscetved here.
Ii. '"mi win do neia nexi iTiaay ve
' jmg of all the ward committees, to boost
"s'siraiion. The City Committee will meet
"Iday afternoon, at l!0 o'clock.
Btate Chairman William IS. Crow and W,
S'ry Baker will call a meeting of the
h SI7?1,,jr op,a ths Hughes campaign In the
A big Republican rally has been planned
Mi i.:. , oaiuroay. u wm ue neia ai uoi
iU will I Montgomery County, The rpeakirs
-. v.mu,, Mviwiur l cimje, -iuwiiui;i v.
box. Congressman Watson, of the Berks
Montgomery district, and former State
Jgrsntatlve Gabriel II. Moyer, ot
. Th cn. ti .,, ,.- l
i v.7 L iw epupiicii iwucrv uiicvi
J,U" to speak twice In Pennsylvania
f?'fci .;:" .""""- " " "' '":
""'"'" me union Jeague nere ana w
speak in Allertienv rrnnnv i!ba
I Jf.TJi Demoaratlo City Ceimltteo last
WffHt mfet nt Ib huitnii,,M Ifintl. anrf
V '"JJt streets, and discussed plans for
r WJl,on wunpaln Iti Philadelphia.
. "' Washington Legue and Mlehatl Dono-
SwS. balh Af ut.... ... -..1.1. ,. t.. ..
S tu.. """ - IVM BIQ Vftllft 1W 19 IB-
IkT Li. r; wsvoy, wo is in pnarne ct
S!. Pn',alPhl offtoa ot the Democratic
ws CommltUe, pledged tna support of
JM ralmer-MoCorinlok faction to tlw loaal
JJowatlo oandMaUe. Rdward W. LaBk,
chairman, pr44d.
NEW PLAYS AND PHOTODRAMAS ADD IMPETUS TO THE SEASON
GO TO THE FORREST
FOR A VICTROLAFUL
rT?"' rlgh eot- u Mem nty
that the senders cannot or will not reallia
tho almost complete Impossibility of got
t ng goodji through the blockade, and con
tlnue to waste their time and money In
the attempt.
'Medals occupy a prominent position In
this contraband collection. I was partlo
H r.' '"lerMte1 I" bronte medal struck
,L , .t.".'-0 eommemorate the sink
ing of the Ill-fated Lusltanla. On one
side was a picture of the big liner, but
.I"'" unrecognisable picture. For she
bristled with so many huge guns and can
nons and weird Instruments that one might
well be forgiven for taking her to bo a
battle cruiser Instead of a passenger boat I
On the other side of tho medal was a
glowing eulogy of that deed which drownm
so many women and little children. There
wa? hlgh D1'" 'or tho men who did It,
and below was engraved the date of the
victory," An apoplectlo old Highland gen
tleman who caught sight of that strange
tribute flew Into such a passion of rago
and disgust that he very nearly had a fit.
All these articles, so I am told, are
merely Interned for the duration ot the
war. and will duly be sent to their allotted
destinations the moment that peace Is de
clared. Perhaps the) most Interesting things In
the whole collection were two Iron crosses
sent from Germany to twq exiled Oermana,
with accompanying letters. Tho letters
stated that as the wearing of the Inclosed
decorations might cause some small degree
of unpleasantness to the wearers. It would
bo best to make a statement that they had
been conferred for services In the war ot
18701
COLLECTION OF ARMOR
In another part of London there Is an
Interesting collection of battered helmets
and metal armor which have saved many
a. soldier's llfa In" the present conflict.
Lloyd Oeorge, Minister of War. made a
recent statement that the steel helmets
worn by the British had preserved thou
sands of lives, and that protective shields
could be developed very considerably.
A question which Is Interesting every one
at the moment Is whether it would be pos
sible for soldiers to go Into battle clad
In metal armor from head to foot, as did
the knights of oh).
The old-time armor was only built for
resisting sword-thrusts, and whencer guns
and gunpowder were used In warfare,
armor was discarded as useless for de
fensive purposes.
But now discussion wages around the
question of adopting highly wrought steel
armor as a protection against superhigh
explosives.
"Steel helmets are chiefly a protection
against shrapnel." said a fighting man. "To
stop a machine gun or rifle bullet at 300
yards they would have to be three times
as thick and therefore of unbearable
weight.
"Armor plates could be worn for the pro
tection of the heart. But here again the
weight would be a drawback, for such a
plato would weigh at least twelve pounds
and considerably hamper the movements
of tho wearer, especially when one takes
Into consideration that a soldier Is already
loaded with rifle equipment, empty sand
bags, bombs and other paraphernalia."
Nevertheless, experiments continue to bo
made, and a day may come when the sol
diers of the Allies will go Into battle carry
ing shields of quarter-Inch steel plate, Just
as their ancestors did In the far-back cen
turies ! '
"Little Miss Springtime" Arrives
With the Loveliest of Music
nnd Other Things
LITTLE MIB8 FIUNOTlMG. An operetta In
thre acta. Muiln br Kmmrrlch Kalman H00K
by Our Ilojton. 1. 6. Vod-hoiM nnd Herbert
Tternolds bused br Julian MUcnell and Her-
oe.rt Oreeham Hcenerr by Joth. urban.
Paul rilrrlm : , Charles Meaklne
... .. . .realtor of the l'liota Oaietie. .. .
Michael nobln. asiletant editor. John B HaitaM
Kaukt Schmidt , .. ... Joel IntropoJl
.. ltotl'a maiden aunt, . . .
Henrr Weniel ,.,, , . folck Burnham
DrurtlK and poetmaster.
Ituao Knaua . , ., Maurice Cm
.. . "NtlT Hon" of Pilots . .
noelka Weniel.Wentera daushtar .Pari rtnm
Jo Varady aenraa MacParlane
........ A array photoirapher. , ,
Malmla Stone, from New York.OforrU O'Tlamey
buetln Stone, a rich American ....Jed rrouty
Pfllcor William Cohan
lnipnctor Illock, of lludapeat,. Vercy "Woodier
Heorttary to Hudolph Mario Wayne Nunn
Maltra ds Tlallet ,. M VIm
rrmlre Damtruee . . Ada Wreke
Muilral Director ... ... Chrle lryln
NO FUNDS AVAILABLE
TO HONOR MANDAMUS
WRITS OF $2,450,000
Outstanding Obligations for Im
provements Are Drawing
Interest at Rate of 6 Per
Cent Per Annuam
PARKWAY AND CENTERS
Mandamus writs Issued within the past
fow days by the courts for land taken by
the city for various municipal purposes have
brought the total mandamuses outstanding
against the city to $2,450,000, As there
have been no funds available tor the pay
ment of mandamuses slnoe March last, tha
outstanding writs are drawing Interest at
the rato of six per cent per annum.
The item of UOOiOOO In the big loan to
meet such payments will bo sufficient for
the general mandamus payments. The re
mainder, which has been Issued for tho
Parkway land, playgrounds, recreation cen
ters and similar purposes, will be paid In
part from tha proceeds of the 110,000,000
bond Issue soon to be floated.
Acquisition of the Parkway land atone.
It Is estimated, will coat b'etween $1,800,000
and 19,000,000. Mandamus writs for the
greater part of this, however, have not been
sought as yet, and tor this reason no exact
estimate can be mads ot the mandamus
total which will be outstanding when the
proposed bond Issue Is floated.
Among the largest of the mandamus
writs recently presented to and registered
by the City Treasurer are the following:
Theodore Harrison, et al taking of land
for Parkway purposes, $710,011.(0.
Jacob Hoffman, taking ot land tor Cobb's
Creek Park, $1I3,5.
Burton C. Blmon. land for park purposes,
Eighteenth and Jackson streets, $58,2(4.10.
Elizabeth Schrleber, land for p'irk pur
poses. Eighteenth and Jackson streets,
158,420.50.
William L. Gaulbert, lani tor park.
Eighteenth and Jackson strets, $51,470.26,
Burton C Blmon, land tor park. Eight
eenth and Jackson streets, M5.9J4.S0,
Philip Jackson, et al., nn for park.
Eighteenth and Jackson streets, $21,287.u.
Act 1 The rllleae of rilots
RmtniraTT innn imiai- ji
the Hudapeat Opera House.
art 2 Wnl n
Act s The etas or
OLD-TIME THRILLER
OPENS THE GARRICK
InUrfllt.OMBl Sseeer Matek
S?Ii
04
. ' - VISItlMI MW lSlIISUMlaif IB JOB -
tmi.. i"'.'"; rl1" Wuarua UuntrMlt (oal.ln
tV 1 lAMlilai laff rVisvtat Vnlfiiuasa laSaM talalaa
irioirf
inarm!?"'
The marvel of Vienna Is not the Busy
Bertha, but tho all-round operetta. There
and there only can mortal man produce
scores that score and books that Insure
good bookings. There and there only Is
sentiment possible without vulgarity, emo
tion without heroics, tragedy without
pathos. There and there only do wo meet
gay tunes with the manners ot the academy,
grave harmonies with the touch of romance
upop them. There and there only do
storlen stnrt with real people and rent cir
cumstances and go through n. rcnl plot to a
real end. And there nnd there only do we
find such delectable things as "Little Mlas
Springtime" for our Import trade.
The new piece, which Inaugurated Its
own American career nnd a tresh season fit
the Forrest last night, has the characteris
tically simple and neatly developed plot. It
concerns a famous baritone who Is due to
sing at tho "Old Home Week" of hl long
deserted native town, who elects to visit It
as a gypsy photographer, but who finds
himself before long passed off as tho great
singer he really Is all to save tho happi
ness of a young girl who hopes to sing be
fore the great man and the fortunes of the
bouncing speculator who han Introduced the
"Old Home Week" to Austria. The results
In disclosures and crossed loves aro as
natural as they are well handled. They
make a consistent and Intelligent book that
takes Itself Just seriously enough.
Tor the cast there Is, first of all, John
C. Hazzard, tho comodlan that once knew
a man whose uncle died leaving a store
full of dollar watches nnd who woro out
his health winding up the estate. Hazzard
does a lot of other good things In such a
good way that Just now, wncn ho has
turned playwright, too. it Is easy to sus
pect him ot being much more ot comedian
than ho really Is. There are three other
distinguished fentures of "Little. Miss
Springtime's" excellent cast. One of tham
Is George MacFarlano. who makes the
famous singer's voice plduslble, to say the
least: how easily and btrongly ho sings.
and yet what a pity that he will not give
an absolutely perfect performance by
watching that faulty nasal tone which oc
casionally creeps Into his singing ! An
other high light of the cast Is the new
comer, Sari Petrass, from that same land
which gave us Else Alder last season, as
well as "Sari" and "Little Miss Spring
time"; her voice Is lovely nnd clear and
her eyes the merriest east or west of Ire
land, and Anally we have Charles l'revln,
who Is supposed to bo only a musical con
ductor, but who danced and sang large
sections of the operetta last night and put
through all the rest In fine style.
Others off-stage besides Mr. l'revln did
much for "Llttlo Miss Springtime." Pro
ducers, scene painters, coetumers and re
vampers ot music all demonstrated, as
they did In the case of "Flora Bella," that
It Is possible to take a Viennese product,
and without doing violence to its inherent
qualities give It a little of tho zest und zip
which the American public relishes and
which Is about all they get from native
productions. So something Zlegfeldlnn wan
dered Into the costuming ot thoso sub
limely confident leaders ot chorus to sug
gest tho Follies of tho Fatherland, and
the lights went mad In the second act, and
Nice end Weeks had a. good time, and
even Mr. Kalman, the composer. Joined
the merry-merry-making' with a bit of
Viennese ragtime. But mainly Mr. Urban,
among the Improvers, was to be most
thanked for thrco lovely settings, against
which nothing could seem flat, before which
it must have been an Inspiration to dance.
As for Mr. Kalman, who gave us
"Sari," he has left some ot that charming
muslo far behind in "Llttlo Miss Spring
time." It Is not alone that he knows his
violins, his flutes and bis horns, and their
beautiful fusing. Ho has that eternal
Viennese faculty for tune, for the loveliest
and slightest of themes endlessly sung Into
melodies that ripple and evanesce and yet
remain forever. There are half a dozen of
them In "Little Miss Springtime." Go hear
them. It means a mental Vlctrolaful for
you the rest of the season. K. M,
NO BONE BROKEN
IN KILLEFER'S WRIST
Continued from rate One,
and was not able to catch again until this
season, pill was allowed to bat In the
ninth Inning of the final game pf the world's
series with the Red Box.
Alexander pitches just as well to Burns
as to Killefer, while Eddie always lias
been Al Pemaree's batterymate. Bender
la Just as effective with Burns behind the
plate, but both Itlxey and Mayer, two et the
hurlers who are expected to help bring
home the pennant, are net nearly so effec
tlve with Burns catoJiing,
TMre Is "t much to choose betwenrf
Kllleter and Burns so far as hitting Is eon
oarnad, while the (attar baa Ven throwlnr
s well as any catcher, tturns's laek'of
sp4 Is his greatest itefeot, but the d4ttr
ence between tha rsoslvtrs Is not so great
that K should aft tha PWla, sens; as
Burns U ot Injured.
The belief that the Phlts eannnt -wttt with
out KUUfar W noi on rams, sum .
near to '' mo! laMglsAttoa. If tUl
ymwii forget the aoeMsat te KllWer thin
thou Id l M to ; awoi la twos (MUM,
but tt " ,u tfJL11 Lt u
wy wiii ham, kM 9.om
"LOOK WHO'S HERE" BRINGS
LAUGHS TO THE WALNUT
Biclcol and Watsdn Full of Fun in
New Musical Farce
George nickel and Harry B. Watson, who
pulled so many laughs In several of the
"Follies," are at their best In that Jolly, non
sensical musical show, "Look Who's Here,"
which Is playing at the Walnut Street The
ater this week, nickel's Oerman dialect,
which is German Just so long as he forgets
that he Is not expounding the psychological
and metaphysical workings of the cerebel
lum of Noah Webster and Mr. Century,
as he himself might put It, Is matched only
by his portly frame, which Is as portly
between the legs as between the spine and
buttons on the vest. Watson Is an excel
lent foil who Is full of fun himself and
does not shine merely by reflected light.
The story Is orthodox musical comedy.
Jonathan Tlbblts (Harry Jackson) embarks
for tha Catsklll Mountains to find some
sort of a hellotropolls amphlbaclous whjch
will be the means of acquiring not only a
$10,000 reward, but the much moro valu
able title of professor, with several letters
after the name. He takes his daughters.
Julia (Maude Orury) and Edlthe (Betty
Darnell),
Harry Hazard (Arthur Bell), In love with
Julia, wanders Into the mountains In search
of his sweetheart. He has a companion
and source of worry In Reginald 'Short (Hu
bert Osborne), At this Juncture Blckel
and Watson set upon them and take the
youths' summer clothes In exchange for
their tramp garbs. In order that they may
apply for positions as men to entertain
women at a summer hotel run by M. de
Polsson (William Cameron). The compli
cations which follow ars the usual ones,
and all ends happily, as should be.
The 'company Is an exceptionally capable
one. Both Miss Drury and Miss liarnell
are fine singers, and the latter Is an excel
lent dancer, Mr, Cameron, who will be re
membered as Philippe, the French Janitor,
In "Madame Sherry," carried oft the danc
ing honors, however. He and Miss Barnell
danced "The Mad Madrid," also an inter
polated number In the better-known musical
comedy, Neal Harper wrote the music
and lyrics of "Look Who's Hers" and,
with Violette Kimball Bunn, tha book.
Harold Orlob Is responsible for the added
numbers.
i i i i ii i i.
Men Hurt In Jump Frdm Train
Two workers at tfe HMjratone plant of
the Remington Arms ConNay, coming back
to litis ottr from their work tats ystr
day, allgfctad trot a Faauasylvanta Kail
rad train while It was ruflalag Into the
West Philadelphia station. 'fW nr In the
Presbyterian Hospital with taisrnaj Inju
ria, frhelr ansa are WaMsr sjnlamssh'.
1aiiilaA years oM, of MM Cawdsjt tmoiat,
Buataalu". ad RuaasU QaUls twsaUy.tw
ur old. ot m Nurth VHUStti street,
MANY ACTS OF MERIT
ARE SEEN AT KEITH'S
"Sport 6f Law" Will Do Nicely
on tho Road, But Is Not for
the Sophisticated
"SPOrtT or LAW," a plar In four acte, by
Stuart Fox. Uarrlck Theater.
Hiram P . ,. rrederkV Trueaaell
l.vdla Par. . . . . ,,,,, Mary liolamt
Marjory Tax Adrlenne Uonnell
Matthew Oitrth. , ,..,.. .Oaden Crane
ll'rhcrt (lirth. ................... .Henry Utall
Hally Onrth ..,,,.. .Madelatn Mnora
noh Padaett.. Hoy llrlant
Hllm lonaldaon Harry llurKharrtt
Frederick Harvey William Uonelll
Tcrhaps tho best way of giving the
theatregoer some notion as to what "Sport
of Law," tho Oarrlck's first bill of tho
season, Is nil about Is to summarize the
story. That Is not nn easy Job, for the
constructive schemo of this new play by
Stuart Fox Is, to phrase It mildly. Intricate.
Divested of Its technical legal terms and
hanking Idiom, It describes tho wrecking
of a cotton merchant's fortune throuah a
deceitful partner, who withholds from him
rumors of an Impending crash on the mar
ket. The bankrupt has two daughters, who
Join him In denouncing the unscrupulous
one's douolo denting, but are told their
father had been guilty of contributory
negligence. In net two the bankrupt Is a
night watchman In tho plant of his former
fraud. His younger girl loses her life as
a resutt of a neglected etevator. Her sister
again denounces the cruelty of her father's
oppressor, now doubly culpable to her fam
ily. When the curtain again rises, this
elder daughter has secretly wedded the son
of tho villainous rich man, and Is the tat
ter's secretary. By strategy. Inexplicable
to most of the audience last night, she
manages to hnve her husband pass n worth
less check, Inspires her father to set fire to
the plant, silently connives at the plana
for betraying her Blster-ln-law laid by a
rnscnl of n broker, and then divulges all
to the man she holds responsible for her
woes. Tho familiar "chnnge of heart"
which so many ladles undergo before tho
footlights constitutes n fourth net, with n
general patching up of difficulties, though
her husband she sends packing, because ot
bitter memories of her dead sister.
Now, how Is any reviewer, gently dis
posed townrd all drama that quickens tho
pulse with large ardors, to treat such a
production ns thlsT Three courses are
open: To falstfy tho piece's true Impres
sion with a display of Incoherent amia
bility: to turn the heroics and trappings
of the evening Into a derisive parody for
readers, or to state In all gentleness and
frankness what sort ot play It 1h that tho
Oarrlck chose for Its Inaugural. Taking
the latter course. It mav.bo stated that
"Sport of Law" Is an excellent vehicle for
"tho road." To unsophisticated souls the
situations may yet have some bite, some
drive. In the smaller cities there might be
a pervasive thrill when the back drop
seemed to blaze up 'and Miss Boland (ad
mirable actress that she Is) announced her
rovenge to n quaking wretch. Tho test of
responso.to old stuff Is not gauged by the
center of population. And here elements
of "small time" success are not wanting.
There may even be In this city persons who
will find "I see It all now," "It seems like
a horrible dream" and "You call yourself
n man," the essence ot conflict. It so.
they can look forward to an evening of
harmless preoccupation, with a good come
dlonno working hard on a serious role mid
supported by a good "straight" actor, Mr
Truesdcll.
But even to these plaj goers, unless they
be banking experts, the phraseology of
"Sport of Lnw" must bo a high hurdle.
What with Its strangely oscillating con
struction. Its undigested motives and tnn
glcd crises It Is not a smooth play. But
It will do nicely for the provinces.
B. D.
Anna Chandler, Stella Mayhow
and Billlo Taylor Head Bill
Full of New Ideas
with
An
Theatrical Baedeker
KOnUEST "I.ltll Jllal Sprlnatlme."
Harl Potraaa nnd n,nm ftfaMfaf-lano
operetta by Kmmerlch kalman. who mm.
poted the detectable "Sari " The Knallnh.
version In by Guy llolton nnd P. a. Wort.
houie. Julian Mitchell and Herbert Ureaham
liae ataaed tha production, mnd tno scenery
Is by Joaeph Urban. Tremler.
OARIUCK "Sport of Ijiw." with Mary Bo.
land and Frederick Truesdell. A drama by
Stuart Vox, baaed upon tha motive ot revenxo
which, takea poeetaslon ot a )ouns woman a
mind to the exclusion of all other feellncs.
Tha first metropolitan production.
LTR1C "Itoblneon rruao, Jr.." with Al Jol
on, I.awranc D'Oraay and Kitty Doner. A
new Winter Garden ahow. with book by Har
old Atterldae and Kdgar Hmlth. muato by
Hlamund Ilomberr and Jamee llanlay, pro
duction by J. C, HufTman. Mr. Joleon plays
Friday 'nut "Id
ADKLPHI "Etperlence." with Erneat dlen.
dlnnlna William Inceraoll and a larce cent.
A ''modern morality play," with more reality
and humannesa about It than graced "Every
woman." Qlandlnnlnc acta auperbly.
NEW FEATURE FILMS
BTANT.CT Flrat half, of week: "Tha Taraon
or rarmamint," wun Duatin rarnum. a
l'aUaa-Faramount production: a llurton
Holmea travelette to "English Towns and
Country Places " a comedy and news plo
turea. Laat half of week. "The Victory of
Conscience." with Lou Tellesen. a Laaky
Paramount, and others
AltCADJA First half of week! "Oretchen tha
Greenhorn." with Dorothy Olsh, a Orlfntli
TrUnclo production. Last half of week: "Tha
Little Liar," with Mae Marsh and Dobbla
llarron, a Qrltflth-Trlanila Mm. and others.
PALACE First half of week: "Itolllnx Stones,"
with Owen Monre nnd llaro-uerlte Tnilrtnf a
Famous Players-Paramount production
others T.s.at half Df week. vrhe llnnr
Ilayakawa.
and
lisky-
Krletd," Vlth Bessi
Paramount nun. am
RKOENT First half of week: "tha Dark
Silence," with Clara Kimball Vnunc a World
pirn, and others, Laat nslf ot weekt ha
Ltaht of lfapplnesa," with Vloln Dana, a
Metro production, by John it. Collins,
VICTORIA First half of week! "Horns." with
Charles Ray and Ueaala llarrlarals, an Inca
Trlanale production by C. Gardiner Sullivan,
and r'Never Aaaln." with Wlljlo Collier, a
Keystone comedy. Laat half of week: "Tha
Llabt of llspplneaa." with Viola Dana, a
Metro production, and "A la Cabaret." with
Ford Sterllna, a Keystone comedy.
ALHAMI1RA First half of week! "Little Lady
.iieen. wun aiargwriia narK,
i-iaycra proauciion. ana a vat
I-ast half of weekt "l'uhtlo On
lllanche Sweat, a Lnsky production, and
ijiiiie uiur
k. a Famous
audevllls bill.
Ijilnlon," with
vaudeville bill.
VAUDEVILLE
ICEITH'B Stella Mayhew and lllllle .Taylor!
Tha World Dancers." with Emllle Lea and
Tom Dlnglsi "Prosperity," with Eira Ma-
i news; Anna cnana
in
"Prosperity," with Eira Ma
Chandlers Vollnaky, Tonay and
"Look. Listen and Laugh")
rvormsrv. In "l.ank. Listen am
Lillian's. comedy dogsi Law Wllsonl "Darfy
dlla of Vaudeville": Krnette Aeorla and com
pany, and tha Sells Tribune Pictorial Newa.
Ql-OUK Bart. Leslis ana company, In "Iloaari
iiarroyn, ipa,K.ngusn
ina
est
in ionaon"! Daisy
inaing comea.ennet ina aiinsirei nvsi
raynes. in -Tha party"! Canneid ana iiarn
iM"."'"-! In A pay on tne rarm-'i ti
Walsh, and Walter Ward and company.
It's not only the song It's the style.
Anna Chandler has both. She can sing In
enough dialects and languages to be nn In
terpreter In court. Furthermore, she has a
different face for every dialect. Her
features follow the lines of her song. She
doesn't attempt to conceal the words from
the audience.
Therefore when she atempted to leave
the stage at Keith's last night there was a
protest from the audience. Mlas Chandler
bowed and sang and bowed again. The
letters on tha stnge announcing the next
act blinked Impntlently. The show came
to a dead stop. Finally the special leader
for tho following turn swung his baton, the
orchestra crashed and the audience sur
rendered. With comedy and muslo sprinkled pro
portionately through their act, Stella May
hew nnd Blllle Taylor won many laughs
and abundant approval. Miss Mayhew's
picture ot a lady's first glass of champagne
and the ctidloas flow of feminine talk put
the housa In lively mood. Mr. Taylor sang
and played as though no one else was
around. His ease of manner added general
charm to the proceedings.
Dances of centuries ago compared with
thoso of today were shown by Emllle Lea,
Tom Dingle and seven other clever dancers.
This net, presented under the direction of
Mao Tully, Is one of most artistic dancing
creation seen here In the last year. Kach
of the numbers was warmly appreciated
and the net generally received a very cordial
reception. It could be Improved perhaps
It there wasn't so much striving after effect
at the finale.
Lew Wilson, 'who made his first appear
anco at Keith's, with the uiuat obstacle ot
a number two spot to battle with, scored a
winner In mot emphatic fashion. In nddl
tlon to being a fairly good singer, he Is an
excellent "yodler" and mimic. As a final
asset he played the plano-accordlon good
enough to win half a dozen warranted
bows. There are plenty of good things In
his act without the Charlie Chaplin walk.
It Isn't new. Why carry It along?
Hugh Herbert's sketch "Prosperity," pre
sented by Eira Mathews. Edwin Redding
and Mildred Donnelly, Is refreshing, orig
inal and has a good message for the people.
It vas very well receled.
Toney and Norman kidded and danced
with good results. '
Vlollnsky vlollned to violent applause,
Burdella Patterson posed prettily and
Lillian's dogs were worth while.
Wilson and Hughes In their new act.
'To Have and to Hold," appeared In the
pictures with Mr. Wilson shading tho
"Judge" on enthusiasm. J. O. C.
FARNUM, GILLEHE, GISH
,AND YOUNG ON SCREEN
Downtown Picture Houses JJade
Monday an All-Star
Day
aitAND The Two Dooleys, Ray and Gordon 1
John and Mas tlurke. In "Tha lUstlme Sol
dier") the two Van brothers. In "Can Jimmy
ome lnT" the Four Failetleat Atvln and
Wllllama, the Three Stelncra, and Paths Newa
. and Mutual Comedies
WJLLIAM. PB.NN opening. Its season .with!
Klrat half of weekt "She 431" with II, U,
Warner, a Triangle fllmi Hall's Musical alln
atrelsi cl-orae W llarbler and Carrie Thatvlier
In "A Southern Preese''! Anthony and Mark
'Tha Italian ana tha ttnaa
--- w T .. .... .... -,
ana jveatinu
CROSS KBVK-
and fioldto
First half of week) The, Golden
stian dancers, I. Ml oil e pears
Troupe, Husslao . dancera. plUott Spei
Harry J Kslly, tha Four Rubes, Burke ,
Harris, and Harry English, In "The 1
Hour '
and
Kvll
iiour
AT POPULAR PRICES
WALNUT "Look Who's Hera." with Dlckel
KUU DktlUU Sim elUJ'taOU CUII.lUlHf , .
liana or id "roiuci." in a
formtr comtdtana of tha
musjlrl comfly roricwrnlnc two tranipt
etsiV.LVr'eTllUIV.f.iIa--J,Jlfll JUlHtF J
cana Arcnwr v
t by Lm Parktr. ahuw
Ithoui a balauca vrbal.
Jelrackel
That
with Td Urarbsttf. Kcfn. Arrhmt
and puirra. A drama by Mm rarkr. "h
ins nuananu "wu
who
who eonuM to wrack thrpugU
WOi-nBata.1 f
"that other
WILL STUDY BALLOT CHARGES
Governor Expects to Sen4 lewage to
vLegilature on Amendments
JIARRISBUna, Sept. It, The primary
and blot laws may be changed by the
next LatfUtatcre, Many judges and others
have p4iete4 put defects In tne present
lav. rf tp Coventor Brumbaugh. After ,hl
agricultural (ours and ,'stHociiM for the
etenubllaah National nommlttea ha wlel da
rvote some time to study of the matter
Ills Undies will tw smbodlad l a message
to the l,ogtsature.
The Gsvsrnor Is aetvtated largely through
bis expersaua of tens; waJtUag for results
afWr the raaeaetl, prlJSvarUs for the official
returns. Us, kas vrittfs) to Bam oaunty
)iida)ss ftr suaatetloii H . aJiaalM Ha
Bert Leslie Globe
Nearly every one enjoys American slang
when It Is fresh, witty, snappy and apro
pos. This applies even to those who would
not think of ever using It themselves.
Nearly eery one will enjoy the hill nt the
Globe this weel, which Is exceptionally
good, ns If, perhaps. In honor of the aiobe
anniversary.
Incidentally, Bert Leslie, the Town Topics
star, who Is completing his first visit in
Philadelphia at popular prices. Is probably
the most effective exponent of American
slang on the stage. He led the bill last
night and kept the houe In an uproar
from start to finish. "He's got Billy Sunday
skinned a mile," one In the audience was
heard to remark.
Bert Leslie has long been a favorite as
a audevllle hckdllner. Ills own skit.
"llogan In London," scored heavily last
night. The whole company was good, but
needless to ssy, Bert Leslie was "the whole
show" as far as "llogan In London" was
conoerned.
The bill Is exceptional, as said before.
"The Party," a musical piece. Is above the
avernge and made a decided hit. It Is a
good combination of fun, dancing and
melody, Daisy Harcourt, the English
comedienne, added to the success of the bill
with several good numbers.
Other acts Included Ward and company,
cyclists, who do daring "stunts." one of
wh ch Is a rldo down tho center aisle; Ra
fael and company, with a ventrlloqulal
novelty, "A Day on tho Farm"; Canfleld
and Barnes, comedians, and Dow and Dow,
whose singing is far aboveUhe average.
Tho pictures also proved popular.
The Bachelor's Dinner' Nixon's Grand
Jack Henry and Uose Gardner scored
heavily last night as headllners at Xlxon'e
Grand Theater. Their skit, "The Bachelor's
Dinner," Is amusing throughout, and the
whole company of thirteen was competent.
Moss and Pry, blackface comedians, pre
sented an act which also proved popular.
Their songs were br'ght and snappy. Other
members of the troop Included Wood and
Mandevllle, Devlne and Williams, the Arco
Brothers, acrobats. Thero also was a Fox
feature film, "The Unwelcome Mother,"
with Walter Law to complete a more than
satisfactory bill.
By the Photoplay Editor
Monday was atl-star day In the first-run
film houses downtown. And yet not In
every case was the star the tvst thing
about each particular new fltm.
Certainly not at tho Stanley. Dustln
I'arnum always delivers the goods In his
own peculiar packing case. Some like It
and some don't Nobody ran say that he
hinders the story of "The I'arsou of Pana
mlnt" and nobody can say that ho does n
ory great denl for tho now Tallas-rara-mount
film. The real credit goes to the
director and his "continuity man." They
hare made an Interesting. Ingratiating film
out of a not very not el plot.
In five-part features. It Is all too apt to
be a matter of half an hour's boring ex
position In preparation for a little over
half nn hour of punch. In 'The Parson of
Panamlnt" It Is half nn hour even an
hour of simple, human, always absorbing
exposition In nrenaratlon for ten minutes
of a punch which doen't depend very much
on what has gone before and Isn't any more
novel than an accidental fire In which the
hero loses his life saving an enemy. But
strewn along the rest of the way are In
numerable Interesting, believable and sym
pathetic bits of western nnecdotnge, which
have been handled In anything but the
conventional western manner. Further, the
atmosphere of the story Is set quickly and
effectively by a prologue, wherein one of
the characters of tho story looks back from
tho ruins of the town of Panamlnt on the
memories of what once was.
The Franklin brothers, who have Just
left Qrlmth for Fox, are among the clever
est artists of the lens. Witness their "Let
Katy Do It" and "The Children In the
House." Witness also "Oretchen the Green
horn" at the Arcadia the first half of this
week. Here Is a melodrama of conrv
tlonal groundwork touched to human Issues
through Intimate treatment, a valuable
sense of character tpes and gracefully real
istic "leaders." Whllo Dorothy Glsh and
the Fine Arts kids are playing foil to a
crowd ot counterfeiters, with an exciting
finish on the criminals' ship, the specta
tor's eye Is being delighted with some bril
liant "long shots" of sea and coast, the
"vision" of a quaint Holland village, deft
use of animal actors and technical stunts
adroitly done. One of these Is a contract
ing and expanding vignette, giving depth
and richness to facial play. The story,
by Bernard McComllle, owes much to the
Franklins.
James Vincent, n producer for Fox who
Isn't especially famous. Is likely to be If he
directs other photoplays as good as and
better than "The Unwelcome Mother," the
Ruby's feature yesterday. Plainly ndanted
from "Tho Lndy from the Sea" (though no
credit was given Ibsen on the film), this
(He-part drama showed all the vigorous,
sweeping treatment which has distinguished
Fox subjects hitherto. But there was an
added something, n curious, wild, ocean
like Impetuosity to the expository scenes on
shore. Despite some rough photography,
atmosphere has rarely been so perfectly
caught by a camera. Capital hlstrlonlsm
hy Mile. Valkyrten and the Lee children
Itept tho play from collapsing later on,
when Mary Murlllo's adapting displaced the
original situations. But the first part, with
its salty winds nnd strange emotions, was
really fascinating.
"
A good many weeks after fts release date,
Hall's Minstrels William I'enn
A bill of exceptional merit Is offered at
the William Penn, wh ch opened the season
yesterday.
Hall's Musical Minstrels Is the headline
attraction. There Is plenty of good har
mony and fun In this act and It Is staged In
a unique manner, George W. Barbler and
Carrie Thatcher were seen to advantage In
"A Southern Breeie." Other acts Included
Goldlng and Keating and Anthony and
Mack. H. B. Warner, ln"Shell ,' la the
photoplay attraction.
Golden Troupo Cross Keys
The Golden Troupe of Russian dancers
headlined the bill at the Cross Keys. This
Is one of the best whirlwind dancing acts
In vaudeville. It aroused the house to a
high pitch of enthusiasm.
Harry J, Kelly's Irish stories kept the
audience In constant good humor. Other
good acts were the Four Rubes, Burke and
Harris, Harry English and company and
Elliott Spears. t
Ol'KIU HOUSE TO REOPEN
WITH "BIRTH OF A NATION"
Many Spectacular Productions to Fol-
low at the Chestnut Street
Opera House
The Chestnut Street Opera House has
been taken over for this season by Messrs.
McCarthy and McSween and will be de
voted to the big spectacular film produc
tions such as D. W. Orimth's "The Birth
of a Nation," the new $1,00(1,009 William
Fox spectacle, "The Daughter ot the Oods,"
starring Annette Kellermann, arlRlth's "In
tolerance." Thomas H. Ince's bg produc
tion of "Civilisation" and others of equal
magnitude.
The opening attraction will be "The
Birth ot a Nation," which Is starting on Its
farewell tour and will be presented In
Philadelphia tor the first time at popular
prices. The production will be the same
that ran for four months at the Forrest
Theater laat season, Including a symphony
oreheetra of thirty pttees.
'The Opera IIoum opens for the season
next Monday afternoon September It,
with performance, twice dally thereafter,
Th) Piaster enjoyed great popularity two
years ago under the Individual management
first. f J ,4. McCarthy, and later of J. 8.
McHween, aad rww that the playhouse will
be under their JetM dirsotlot) It Is hoped
that K. will ruute Us former suoosa.
AN asremsnt has bean iure4 Into be,
tw atoOarOiy Mafwoaa aad WtUlautt
lioer Ptje, of Um JMH TtanUav, HUs
bursat, wMrey both house will ae raalx
ooaiajsastlon wttk each other, abslitag
tan potk-y.
"Sherlock Hotmes," the Bet-Ana y film Intra,
duclng William Gillette to tha imnm,
reached Philadelphia yesterday at live Prin
cess. Possibly the delay has been a matter
of waiting till the censors got throHrli with
dear old Innocent Sherlock and his need
but perhaps It has simply proved to
"static" a film for many of the exhibitors.
At any rate, H. S. Sheldon's screen ver
sion follows the stage play of Mr Gillette's
altogether too closely. Act by act we watoh
the parlor ot tho Larablts, the Mortarty
cellar Holmes's study, the Stepney gM
chamber and Doctor Watson's consuKlwt
room. As a result the action Is skrwe'
than It should be and the connection tf
the various parts and people ot the itst
Isn't bo very clear or Interesting. How
ever, we havo Mr. Gillette on the screen
and that aquiline profllo can still raise a
thrill.
Essanay's only technical contribution to
the film Is a very Interesting method of
dissolving full views Into close-ups nnd out
again In order to avoid the usual Jump,
Dono a little more quickly In order to get
rid of the resemblance to a "vision," It
ought to be excellent.
'The Dark Silence." by Paul West,
proved an artistic- and credible, If not par
ticularly novel, attraction for the Regent
yesterday. Directed by Albert Capellant,
and enhanced hy the statuesque grace an4
emotional talent of Clara Kimball Young,
the scenario told an almost tragto story of
French artist life, which grew In stature
as the background shifted from the capital
to "somewhere In France." shaken and torn
by the great war. If It had not been for
some badly edited "leaders." there would
be little but pralso for this World-Brady
play, for Its Parisian flavor. Its suggestions
of battle. Its motivation and Its dignified
and stately method were above the average.
Miss Young's portralturo at the crisis wa
better than her earlier moments. She Is not
a comedienne.
Yesterday the Victoria brought back to
downtown nudlences the Ince-Trlangle fea
ture, "Home," with Bessie Barrlscale and
Charles Hay. Added to It was a Triangle
comedy, "Never Again," with Willie Collier.
Yesterday the Palace exhibited RolllnK
Stones," the Famous Players-Paramount
film, with Owen Moore and Marguerite
CourtoL
"THAT OTHER WOMAN"
ARRIVES AT KNICKERBOCKER
Author Takes Leading Hole in Drama
of Infidelity
That happiness and prosperity do not al
ways walk hand-ln-hand was Bhown last
night when "The Other Woman" ppened an
engagement at the Knickerbocker Theater.
John Stowe Is ambitious to rise socially
and In buslnesn, even at the sacrifice ot
his wife and daughter. He becomes In
fatuated with Adelle Nlelson, a comic opera,
star, nnd Is flattered and beguiled by
Thomas Barr, a business .associate. WhenJ
Stowe faces financial ruin and disgrace, de
serted by his false friends It Is his former
wife who comes to hi, aid.
Ted Bracket was unable to appear owing
to the Illness bf his mother, and Lem B.
Parker, the author, was seen In the lead
ing role of John Stowe. The part of Ellen
Stowe. the wife, was capably portrayed by
Edna Archer Crawford, who was seen In
this city last season In the cast support
)ng K. A. Sothern. Gladys Brooks made
a winsome Madge Stowe and Rex Burnett
was seen as Ned Newell. The remainder of
the cast Included Lawrence Brooks, G. XL
Butler, Sam Blnlr, John Mallory, Fred Mat
ney and Geraldlne Malone.
.aawMfflM
Prominent Photoplay Presentations
UlZBffiZillllMI
amhi Bovl&m (mpomu
TIIK following- theaters obtain their pictures throoili the STANLEY llooklnc
Cuntuanr, hlch Is a sattrantre of earlr ihonlna of the Hnest productions.
All picture reviewed before exhibition. Ask for the theater In jour locality
Dbtslnlnc pirturVa throuch the HTANI.EY IIOOKLSU COMl'ANV.
ALHAlTluKA Mat. Dally at 2: Evgs. 0;45 & 0.
rarumount Wcturra,
MARGUERITE CLARK in
"LITTLE LADY EILEEN"
CHESTNUT
BELOW 10TII
ARCADIA
DOROTHY GISH in
"Gretchen, the Greenhorn"
AOrtl I f BSD AND THOMTSON
Air ULL.VJ MATiKRn daily
PAULINE FREDERICK in
"The World's Great Snare"
npi MAMT S2D ADOVE MARKET
oLiLMfJiN 1 Mats., I -no JitJin. in
i:ia., C.30, 8. O.SO. IBs
Mae Murray and Theodore Roberts
in "THE DREAM GIRL"
"ETiAO OOTII AND CEDAR AVE.
CLEO RIDGLEY in
"THE SELFISH WOMAN"
FAIRMOUNT. S0T" hahd ave.
Blanche Sweet & Thomas Meighan
in "THE DUPE"
FRANKFORD ",ankj?SnuE
BLANCHE SWEET in
"THE DUPE"
eeTtTcT THEATER Matlnea Dally
OO iriJl. nslow flpruce, Evgs. T to 11.
MARY PICKFORD in
"HULDA FROM HOLLAND"
JlFERSON sohl It'Ms""
THEDA BARA in
"THE GALLEY SLAVER
ITAnUD KOnTT-FIRST AND
LaCrUatV LANCASTER AVENUE
Mary Pickford ,n 'Tid'.0"
CHAjh CHAPLIN, 'Tieowt"
LIBERTY P
Frances Nelson 6c E. K. Lincoln in
"THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR"
LOGAN THEATER "w5u7
MARIE DORO in
"COMMON GROUND"
T OaT TCT" "so AND LOCUST
LJKJiJ X Mata. J ISO and 3ts0.
Etta.. 0:80, B. 0:30,
lOo.
loo.
Emmy Wehlen The Prten jrr
ADDED ATTRACTION
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
IN HIS LATEST
"THE COUNT"
MarketSt. Theater "VreS?
Irene Fenwick ,n "A Dorniir
Hank Mann - ' "&&
PAI APP 1!U MARKET 8TIIEET
rVJUMVyEa -.10c SOo i
OWEN MOORE in
"ROLLING STONES"
PARK ""MB AVE." DAUPHIN ST.
i vrvrw MATi 25 Evtu 0!45 t0 X1
H. B. Warner in "SHELL 43"
Keystone Comedy
PRINCESS
JO! 8 MARKET
STREET
DOROTHY DAVENPORT in
"THE UNATTAINABLE"
RFflFNT t6Si MAnKBT btrbet
lyCVJCn l HUMAN VOIOK OXQAV
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in
"THE DARK SILENCE"
RI A I T O OBnJlANTOWN AVE.
4 x - KJ at tulpeiiocken a.
June Caprice & Harry Hilltard in
"Caprice of the Mountain"
DITRY MARKET BTREET
IV. U 13 I 1IJSLQTV 7TIt STREW
LUCILE LEE STEWART in
"His Wife's Good Name"
SAVOY 1Ilt MAHKirr
v '-' STREET
June Caprice ,n "UTtLWMtr
Charlie CfaapUnJn The Cowtw
T I O fl A 1TTM aNd vkkakho arm
1 -' " CHORALCKLO MUSlO
HA2EL DAWN in ,
"UNDER COVER" .
VltlURIA AMvpiti
1IKS1HH HAKKISCALK MJ,
anil CHARLK8 KAY In .
Willie Collier in 'NEVER Ai
STANLEY 'SilW.ffRi
DUSTIN FARNUM in
"The ParsM f Paasmhaf
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WMT rHILAUBI.r.IA
EUREKA " UARitW STS.
OftRIN JOHNSON In
"THE LIGHT AT DUSK"
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