EVEtflHG LBmER-lffiLADElLPHtArTtTE8DAY,
BER 24. ldlG
!AL DRAMATIC SEASON IS GIVEN FRESH IMPETUS BY A NUMBER OP NEW PRODUCTIO
THRILLS
IN "RIO GRANDE"
feat Not in the Old Way of
"Arizona" Paris Is to
Blame
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Augustus Thomas has ben to Pari
hs rote "Arliona." Ana o una ui
BM-lnni.tnlnilMl nla like libraries
fealaloa unit universities find UieOBOPtllC
rir, thoueh this Is a matter concernlnr
"An a Man Thinks" and a different line
C War from "Itlo Qrande." Paris Is all
that tnattera now, rarls the Bay, rarls the
stototnlan, Paris the thoughtless. Pars
tk soberest placo In the world for Ameri
can ptarwrlKhts. There they learn "tech
tq,u," hard ilrlvinK at an Inexorable
mechanism whl'h wraps Itself around the
Mage puppets and crushes them. They
Jearn also to oil that mechanism with hard
physical violence. And, though they keep
us sitting- on the cdiccs of our chairs,
thsy somehow leave us wishing Just a little
bit that they had stayed home.
That seems to be the case with Augustus
Thomas and "IUo Grande." Here we have
that same army post of earlier days, full
of a novel life compounded of deaden
lnjr routine and the tans of expected ac
tion. It Is drawn with an even truer
hand, but It Is a hand that Is too ab
sorbed In Its ends to have tho old free
dom and sparklo of life. Cam and ab
sorption dominate It. Then, too, it has
to tell a story with thrill and tragedy,
but no ennoblement.
Tho wedding; of a twenty-year-old srirl to
her .father's friend and comrade, her mo
mentary Infidelity with an oniccr of her own
age, the blackmail of a spying; orderly
bent on gaining her submission, the terrors
and miseries of soul through which she
m while the truth harms over her hus
band's head there Is. nothing of romunce
here. And there Is nothing of that neces
sary Inspection of life which sets oft the
eraberness of Scandinavian drama from
the oomberntss of Parisian. It doesn't take
the stabbing of the girl's father by a Mexi
can In the first act. the girl's fa nt In tho
second, her attempted drowning and her
lover's suicide In the third and the shooting
of the orderly In tho fourth to give this
border tale a quality of the cadaverous
whlflh "Arizona" never held.
The acting Is of uniform excellence.
Prank Campeau plays his villain with a
touch of the business-like which Ih vastly
'effective. A. II. Van Durcn takes Richard
Bennett's original part, tho husband, with
rauoh sympathy. Elsie Illzer, as the girl,
does & bit of emotional acting suggestive of
Mary Ityan. but decidedly finer In its ele
ments. Amelia Gardner plays with home
ly and sura simplicity. Tho moment when
he "cusses out" the orderly was for many
the big moment of the play.
As his own producer, Mr. Thomas has
aeeompllshed the sober, slow-paced and ca
daverous illusion of Ufa which he Intended.
Perhaps his actors speak a llttlo too slowly
as the result of striving for an Impressive
naturalism. Perhaps somo of the physical
Meehanlsms of the production aro too obvi
ously a seeking after "effect." llut, at any
rats, here we have an exciting and suspen
sive story of sins and crimes with every
uses of effectiveness drawn from It.
K. M.
"FOR TH& MAN SHE LOVED"
SEEN AT KXICKERyOCKKR
Melodrama Shows "Third Degree" by
the Police
Third degree" methods used by the
police In trying to force a confession of
murder from a young girl who -was Innocent
of the crime and the startling betrayal of
the guilty person, furnished plenty of melo
drama In "For the Man She Ixived," which
opened an engagement last night at the
Knickerbocker Theater.
Colonel Worthlngton Is found murdered
In his library and suspicion points to Mary,
his daughter-in-law. In a scene at police
headquarters. Chief Inspector Itealy forces
tho girl Into signing a confession, Just as
Mary Is about to be led back to her cell,
"Illonde Mabel," a prisoner, tells Ilealy that
she saw James Harris, Colonel Worthing
ton's business partner, commit the crime.
Delh C Merrill was seen as Mary Dallard,
and Francis Bayles was cast as Hilly
Worthlngton. The part of Chief Inspector
Ilealy was capably portrayed Edwin
Walter. Comedy was furnished throughout
tho play by Walter Allen, as Jack Thome, a
reporter, nnd Marguerite Allen in the part
of Magglo Maloney, his sweetheart. The
supporting cast Included William F. Sexton,
Guy Urandon. Florence rinckney, Alice
Johnson, A. Urugger and James It. Field.
Tho staging and scenic effects wero all that
could be desired.
MUSICAL SHOW SPICED
WITH HASSELLPEPPER
A Comic Genius Redeems "Tho
Girl From Brazil," With Somo
Excellent Assistance
"THE AGE OF REASON"
WELCOMED AT KEITH'S
Francis Connelly a Hit in "Tho
Globo Trotters" nt tho
Globe
- Theatrical Baedeker
tulltl "tlla tlrmnim." with Frank Cimnrin.
Amelia Gardner and A. It. Van IJuren.
1 Ausnatua Thomaa'a expoeltlon of army Ufa
J os tha Union border, produced under tha
' fjeraonal direction of the author by the Charles
Frohnuui Company.
LYRIC "Tha Olrl Prom Urai.ll." with
Frances Dcmareet, Beth Lydy. Maudo Odell,
George llaaeell, Hal Porde and Louie A. HI
soon. Tha Bhuberta' production of a forebjn
eomjo opera, with muata by Robert Winter
brg and Hlsmund Rombars.
AKRICIC "Common Clay," with Jano Cowl
and Henry Sttvhenaon. A drama on tho "fall
en woman," combining humor and social
satire with aood altuatlona.
ilBTROPOLITAN OPEHA HOUSE "IIId, Hip,
Hooray." with Charlotte, the akater: Sauna
and his band. Nat II. Wills, Charlea T. Aid
rich and many apeclallste. A three-ring clr
eta of vaudeville, braaa band and skating; all
icod. ,
XTQRREHT "Sybil." wltA Julia Sanderaon.
Donald Brian and Joseph Cawthorn. A pretty
star, an agile atar, a comic atar, plus aome
-erttantlous orcheatrated melodies.
ADBLrill "Kxperlence." with Rrneat dlenden
Blng. .A "modern morality play" with more
faumanneaa than graced "Everywoman."
-There's a large caat, Qlendennlns acta au
perbly. DANCINO
9HOAD "The Vision' of Halome." "Kl-ama."
and other Interpretative dancca by Maud Al-
Un at three matlneea, Tueaday. Thuraday and
rrUay. Bne will be acocmpanled by a large
erebastra and asatatod by a numerous com
as-.
AT POPULAR TRICES
WALXTJT "The Girl Without a Chance." by
Whitney Colllna. produced by Robert Sherman.
, Ad a-rpoea of tha white slave traffic. In which,
1 ft Is said, there will be an amplitude of corola
JsUailn addition to the propaganda.
urCKKHDOCKEK "Ter the ' Man 8ha
Xjo-reel," a murder myalery melodrama, with
a good twlat to tha plot lutt before 'the cur
r sals falls, and acted sod staged with con
sMerable skill.
, 'I FEATURE FIUI3
rrrr ."The Comtnan Iiw." with Clare.
lanball Young and Conway Tearle, all week.
m eeicnicK a nrei local preaentanon or
rrt Capellanl's production of the Robert
Chamhera nont. lteautlfullir ataeeii anrf
'wall acted, but a bit alow In dramatic move-
MK, iMewa ana travel pictures aiao on the
VsOTORTA "Romeo and Juliet," with Beverly
M"ne and Francla X, Uuahman, all week.
Fet local allowing of Metro's elaborata
4-screen veralon of tho Shakespearean tragedy,
, saaompanled by a special maatcal acora, other
AeM'DIA "The Vagabond rrtnre," with II. D.
warnar. a Kay-Elee-TrUngle, rlrlt halt of
weei. ITIfty-rirty," with Norma Tajmadge,
a Tin Arte-Trlangla, latter halt of week.
Mart Qlms aleo itlaplayed.
'"Tha Heart of a Ifero." w 1 flail
and Robert Warwick, a. veralon i.f Clyde
a "Nathan irale.-' first hair nt w,li.
bis Ttlni.ni.ll. MaHlA i aul.ta ..m1b r
jNafman and Uavarly ilajne, latter halt oi
"Tha fltarm." a T.aalrv.Paramnunt
with IlUnchs Hweetflrat half of week,
.Laah'wlth Marie Dorp, a Laaky-rara-
feature, latter half of the week.
"r BTnrir-11 nprm tremor-' a
ter ot the Gads," with Annette Keller-
ana WlllUin Shay. Spectacle and
of the heat, but somewhat lacking; In
o atgnincanca,
VAUDEVILLE
T-ha Asa of Itnion." lack tVllaan.
k Harat and rjlltan Uoardmanj May Nau
and Asalol rrledland. Charles Kelloy,
iMaCa.y. William and Margaret Cutty!
wm, nituia ana tuiara, Bamaron
tun niiaia.
THE Oini. FROM llRAZIt,." a mualcal com
edy In three acta. Hook "Amrrlranlxcd" by
Edgar Hmtth from that ot Jullua Urammer
and Alfred Urunwald. Mualn by Robert Win
terberr and Rlgmund Romberg. I.yrlra by
Matthew Woodward.' Htaged by Ilenrlmo.
tanagement Meaera. Bhubert. I.yrtc Theater.
Colonel Zamxellua Richard Temple
Hwanhllda , Maud )i'll
Lieutenant Naniea Stewart Jackaon
Ix)na Cederetrom Dorothy Maynerd
Carl Cederatol llnl Konle
Illlma lleth Lydy
Axol Louie Hlmon
Herr Torkel Cleorge Itaaacll
llaron von lleedlgan John It. (loldeworthy
Edith Lloyd Frances Demareat
Act I l'laun and garden of Cederatol'a real
dence.
Act II Reception room, Cederatol'a residence.
Stockholm.
Aet lit .Villa nP Rtnnr Cnmherlto. near Rio
Janeiro,
There aro a rood many liabilities on
"The Girl from Drain's" account book, and
one asset that wipes them all out. Tho lia
bilities are nn utter lack of inspiration In
music and plotwork. Tho asset Is CJcorge
Hansell. It Is an Incomparable example of
how a comlo genius can redeem a trivial
entertainment, throw a Blow of golden hu
mor on pale lines and Jests nnd mako
tho blase smile as well as the Ingenuous.
Mr. Hanscll Is, Indeed, so Immeasurably
superior to his materials nnd surroundlnns
that on would llko to dismiss "The Girl
From Braill" in a line nnd dovoto tho rest
of the. criticism to him. llut. as that would
scarcely be a fair way to treat readers
of this newspnper, It may be set down,
swiftly nnd sincerely, that the entertain
ment seen and heard at the Lyric last night
Is a thoroughly conventional operetta of the
German type, replete to satiety with
waltzes, magenta, sunshine. Impecunious
gentlemen and sweetly ocular Ingenues, not
forgetting; the withered charmer who fan
cies herself Irresistible to the men, and
such Japes as "Be sure to have her room
well heated," "Oh, yes, that's right! She's
from Chile."
Now Imagine injected Into thlH farrago
n comedian who can, at will, look llko a
sceptical poll-parrot, William II. Tnft or a
baloful hcadwalter. Imagine tho crisp
enunciation of the best Hngllsh-spcaklng
farceurs coupled with a vocal range, in
finite In Hb drolleries nnd soaring from
bass to falsetto. Imagine a sense of bur
lesque that can Jump from suggestions of
rccksnlff and other Dickens' hypocrites to
travesties on Lole Fuller's skirt dancing.
Imagine, If you can, after all that, u drink
ing scene lifted Into realms of fun rarely
achieved before tho footlights; humor ex
tracted from torn trousers, very droll simu
lations of froien terror, bland self-content
and bullying Inebriety. Mr. Hossell's tricks
aro literally libretto-proof. He could In
spire mirth In the role of Barbara Frlctchle
or of King Lear, or of Iledda Gabler, He
is nlmost too good to bo true.
In his mummery he Is aided by some
players themselves adept In the successful
manufacture of nonsense Louis Simon as
a crushed and Intemperate secretary, whose
stepladder capers, and similar antics are
qulto as entertaining as they were In "One
Million Dollars" and in vaudeville: clean
cut Hnl Fordo, with no part at nil; Itlchard
Temple, veteran of many Gilbert and Sulli
van revivals, with even less part, whlla
for attractive voice and features one ia
Impelled to praise Miss Lydy, and to praise
a shade less warmly Miss Demarest, who
Is better In parody than when she takes
herself seriously. The ubiquitous violence
of Miss Odell kept some persons Interested,
and tho drowsy eyes of Miss Maynard
charmed, even though she was saddled with
an Impossible- partner.
Of course, there was scenery, which began
badly, became vastly better nnd then col
lapsed, metaphorically, again. And there
were tho terriblo tunes of Mr. Romberg.
Still It is only just to say that they were
many times applauded, and that the ma
jority of the spectators seemed to Ilka tha
whole show. Hut one suspects that they
knew Mr. Ilassell was about to emergo
from the wings. It was, you see, his eve
ning. II. D.
Ever realize how a quarrel over a trivial
thing at horns may lead to life-long un
happiness? Do you not know the man, for Instance,
who ennnot find a thing about the house?
Incldentnlly, aro you not acquainted with
the woman who never believes hor husband
when he has to actually work late In tho
office nnd gets moro nrgumont than lie
does dinner?
Suspicion nnd temper are the two poison
ous Ingredients which chase the sunshine
from the domestic henrth. A very good
illustration of tho woe they can causa Is
shown nt Keith's this week In "The Age
of neason." Mr. Graham tells Mrs. Oraham
that sho mislaid his razor. She denies It.
Tho subject switches quickly to other
charges, until flnnlly the couplo quarrel
continuously. They consider getting a
divorce. Their llttlo daughter Hllnoro
realizes that there Is misery In store for
her should her pnrcnts part. She tells a
llttlo girl chum about It, and through the
plans suggested by tho latter the distracted
youngster manages to prevent n dissolution
of domestic partnership between mamma
nnd papn.
Tho message carried by this new vaude
ville story Is entertaining. The only ques
tion which arises In tho mind of thy listener
Is, Would a child of the doll baby and
skipping-rope age know of all tho subter
fuges to bring about marital bliss?
Vivian nnd Genevieve Tobln, who do
not appear to bo more than ten or eleven
years old, enact tho roles of tho young
sters. Adequate support Is given by Daniel
Hall, Clnlre Mnckln, Knthcryno Butter
field nnd Stanley Young.
Cecil Dorrlnn, the author, haH given tho
publlo something to think nbout nnd his
lines, for the most pnrt, nro crlnp nnd life
like. The sketch wns very well received.
At this time of year when vlgoroous
Americans fjel the call to the woods It
was quite npproprlnto to havt Chnrles Kel
logg, tho Nature Singer, with us. In addi
tion to talking with tho birds of tho forest
and replying in voice Just llko theirs, ho
gave somo vnlunblo facts concerning the
benefits of outdoor life. Ho also Bhowcd
how to overcome obstacles which arlso
In the Ufa of the woodsman.
Mr. .Kcllogg's offering Is n rnro treat
and sriould be seen by those who yearn
for substantial knowledge and entertain
ment. Wlnsor McCay, who has been making
many of us laugh In tho papers for some
time, proved that ho can be Just ns funny
when tho public sees him work. In addi
tion to his many queer funny folk of
l'Icturclnnd, he Introduced "Gertlo," his
portable charnctcr who can move In oil
directions despite her frnll physique. Ho
won many laughs.
May Nnudaln sang sceral exclusive
Rongs sweetly, accompanied by Anatol
Frledland. Sho haB a winning manner nnd
a pleasing voice. Tho audience wns ap
preciative. Jack Wilson cut up and fussed around
with Frank Hurst and Lillian Boardman.
He bet tho pace for laughs and, of course,
did the whole show over again.
William and Margaret Cutty, of the Six
Musical Cuttys, won abundant applause
with their good music The Five Klta
muras gave a number of acrobatic thrills,
SamarofC nnd Sonla pleased, and Hal and
Frapcls managed to be on tho bill.
Tho pictures overflowed wth tlto latest
nows. J. Q. C.
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'Don't Loa Tour Nerve.'
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"THE GIRL WITHOUT A CHANCE"
GETS A CHANCE AT THE WALNUT
ulloe, "Thf Okfe Trottare." Oeor
OT Four, Btaaie Lester. Pearl Ab
ty and Daley, Arthur Qoldle, &keeti
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Whlto Slave Melodrama Scores nit nt
tho Popular-Priced Theater
it tho Hughes campaign managers are
looking for a telling blow against the Wilson
Administration, they can't do better than
quote from Whitney Colllns's white slave
melodrama, "The Olrl Without a Chance."
wnicn openea last night nt tho Walnut
Street Theater. In the opening act, a pro
loguo which goes back1 to Italy, an American
connected with th United States Embassy
betrays nn Innocent Italian girl. If this Is
thd type of man from which the Democracy
recruits Its foreign representatives, then
surely should the electorate overthrow the
present Administration. It Is worse than
the San Domingo affair. But, not content
with doing his dastardly work In sunny
Italy, the embassy attache returns to his
native land nnd turns police Inspector and
white slays dealer rolled Into one compact,
villainous bail that almost drew hisses
fiom tho gallery.
But the play really has Its merits. It Is
good of Its type, well written and sufficiently
Interspersed with humor to make the dra
matic scenes doubly effective by contrast
Tha story ends with the old sweethearts of
the betrayed girl killing the traducer-at-tache-lnspector-whlU
slaver.
There is some real good acting. Fred
Hubbard shines as an Inebriated comedian ;
William Rath, Burt IUe ailbert and Walter
Wilson ars also due for.spaclaj mwitiun.
Curiously enough, whereas this week's play
portrays the police department as crooked
and vile, next week's offering Is to be a
defense of the selfsame department.
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Othcrwlso Mrs. Florcnz Zlcefeld.
tho noted actress, has contributed
another star to her husband's
theatrical ensemble in tho person
of a nine-pound daughter. Mother
nnd child are doing well.
bott nnd company. In n dramatic playlet,
entitled "Silver Threads" ; Dufty nnd Daisy,
cyclists; Aithur Goldle, versatile entertain
er; Skeets and Kldrrd, musical comedians;
"The Small Town Johnny." with Blckncll
nnd Glbney, and the Haverlocks In a Jug
gling novelty, all added to tho success of
the bill.
Don't Lose Your Nerve Nixon Grand
A comedy sketch, "Don't Lose Your
Nerve," the headllner at the Nixon Grand
this week, proved ns attractive as Its title
last night, at least If it may bo Judged
from tho number of laughs It evoked.
Jewell's miniature circus also won a good
share of tho applause. Others on the pro
gram Included Wilson and Larson, Tommy
Hay, "Nuts and Bolts," Zeno and Mandel
and tho regular Patho news pictures.
Bachelor Dinner William Penn
Music nnd comedy In good proportions aro
dispensed In 'The Bachelor Dinner," which
headlines tho show at the Tcnn. There Is
a bevy of pretty girls and handsomo set
tings which give proper environment. The
act was well received.
The show generally was all that could
bo desired, nnd Included Sylvester nnd
Vance, Hughes Musical Trio, the Carltons
and Dorothy Dalton In "The Jungle Child."
Frances Connelly Globe .
Frances Connelly, the pretty Philadelphia
dnnseuse, In 0110 of the chief attractions at
tho Globo this week, whero sho appears with
Cliff Uragdon and others In The Globe Trot
ters. Miss Connelly presented a number
of tho very latest dances and scored nn
emphatic hit. The musical comedy In which
she appeared Is full of good comedy and
music.
Pauline, tho hypnotist, mystified nnd
nmused. Tho Georglo Comedy Four In
songs ; Bcsslo Lester, comedienne ; Pearl Ab-
Lawn Party Cross Keys
All the characteristics of famous theatri
cal stars are shown In 'The Lnwn Party,"
which Is the feature, attraction nt tho Cross
Keys. Tho act goes with lots of snap, nnd
Is presented by a capable cast, In which
there Is nn ample supply of pretty girls.
Kurt la's Itoostcrs proved n delight for the
kiddles and grown-ups as well, while good
nets wero also presented by tho Comber
Trio, Mumford and Thompson, El Coto, Mc
Gowan and Gordon and others.
CLARA KWIBALL YOUNG
ON SCREEN AT STANLEY
Selznick Star in Film Version
of Chambers's "Common
Law"
By the Photoplay Editor
Were It not for the fact that big crowds
nrs the rule and not the exception nt the
Stanley Theatre, It might be deduced from
yesterday's attendance thnt 'The Common
Law," Louis J. Selznlck's production, with
Clara Kimball Toung as the srtrst's model.
Is nn uncommon picture. As n matter of
fact, readers of the Evbnino LEDOcn al
ready know what the feature Is like from
reading the review printed In this depart
ment some time ago, after a private dis
play In Philadelphia.
The Stanley people are presenting It In
Its original seven reels, so the current pro
gram nt the playhouse. Is a long ono. They
decided not to eliminate nny of It. despite
certain opinions that It was slightly too
expansive for tho greatest enjoyment. How
ever, ns predicted In this column, Mr.
Breltlnger nnd his fellow censors werent
so ensy on 'The Common Law" nnd various
amputations hnve been omdally made. It
Is hardly necessary to ndd that most of
thesa were quite foolish nnd that tho cellu
loid story Is Inoffensive throughout And
ns to the nudity question, compared with
Annette Kellermann In "A Daughter of the
Gods." Miss Young Is positively nmbuahed,
consented and screened, Implying no pun.
either.
AncxniA "Tnn TAOAnosn rniNCK." Kay
Hee-Trlangle. with II. n. Warner. Story by
J. a. Hawks, directed by Charles Olblyn.
Thank goodness Mr. Warner Is not one
of our "beautiful men" of fllmvllle If he
were ho would probably havo strutted and
posed nnd "acted" through five reels of ro
mantic adventure In this picture. Instead
he gives us quiet dignity, forcoful charac
terization, unforced In Its presentation, nnd
sincerity, which nld the nottoo-probnble
story of Mr. Hnwks' to n very largo oxtent.
It Is one of thoso mythlcal-Balkan-klngdom
affairs, laudable In direction, nnd dellcntely
nnd cleverly photographed, but gradual In
development and containing such errors of
taste ns references to a fictitious principality
In combination with Itumanla, which Is
certainly real enough theso days. The film,
however, has tho tang of the pleasantly
Impossible, and is sufficiently well acted by
the cast to get by, Scenlcally, the views of
Balkan mountains and valleys are most
true and graphic.
nF.OENT "THK HEART OF A IIF.RO,"
World-Ilrady, with nail Kane and Hubert
Warwick. Story by Clyde Fitch, directed by
Emtio Chautard.
Homance, but of a more gcnulno sort,
also prevails at this theater. This Fitch
drama, familiar to older theatergoers In the
presentation by Maxlne Elliott and N. C.
Goodwin, Is not so well known to the movie
patrons. It Is likely that muny of them will
enjoy tho traglo tale of tho great American
patriot, colored with tho love Interest of the
author's mind, nnd made sympathetic and
touching through tho repressed nnd Impres
sive noting of Mr. Warwick. He has never
done better work work which Is ably sec
onded by Miss Kane. . Bo far as on pair of
eyes could see, the historical background
was correctly visualized. But the Photog
raphy was uneven, sometimes brilliantly
pictorial, as In th hanging scene gem
of composition and sometimes uninspired.
pniNCB8S "rntrDKNCK tub rj"A!
ThanhiMieet-rathe-Oold Ilooeter. with "'Jr"
llnlrtte. Story by Agnes C. Johnston, directed
by William Tarda.
After Fairbanks, the feminine, deluge of
excitement and skipping about and doing
crazy things In an amusing way. The Ir
repressible Douglas set the masculine style
for this kind of entertainment, and now
the ladles are taking It up. Not that Miss
Hulette hangs by her teeth from ft window
sill, or Jumps Into the ocean from nn aero
plane. She does, however, buy a ship, and,
decking out a crew of tramps In fancy
dress, emulate Captain Kldd. Had It not
been for her charm of face and for some
brisk Falrbankslan leaders, the result would
have seemed a little stilted. But "Prudence
the Pirate" is quite excellent fun, with good
detail work and fairish, comedy bits by
Flora Finch and Blley Chamberlain, to say
nothing of a grandly homely dog.
BERNHARDT NOW 71
Greets Americans on Birthday Trip at
Niagara Falls
NIAGARA. FALLS. N. Y Oct, U. "I am
very happy to have the opportunity of
spending my seventy-first birthday In
America with tho American people."
Sarah Bernhardt gave this message yes
terday to the people of America whllo she
wns seeing the wonders of Niagara from
a publlo trolley car, the first one she ever
wns a passenger on In her life. Mmo. Bern
hardt nnd a large number of her company
mado the trip around Niagara's gorge late
yesterday. It was Impossible to obtain a
private car.
SOUSA'S LIGHTNING CHANGE
Famous Bandmaster Donned Uniform
in Transit Between Railroad
Station and Metropolitan
John Philip Sousa's reputation for
punctiliousness remains intact, but to
maintain It he wns compelled to use his
limousine as a dressing room, and the
drawn curtains of the car were nil that
prevented pedestrians from Broad Street
Station to the Metropolitan Opera House
from seeing tho famous March King in a
"quick change act" calculated to make oven
a protean actor Jealous.
Sou'sa and his band gave a concert In
Washington Sunday night. The leader was
entertained nt supper after the concert,
nnd did not leave the capital until yester
day morning. A freight wreck stalled the
train on which he was a passenger. Real
izing that if he wore to appear at the
Metropolitan matinee performance at the
mlnuto scheduled unusual preparation and
activity would bo necessary, the band
master telegraphed Instructions to have his
car nnd nn afternoon uniform at the depot
to meet him. Mr, Sousa entered the llmou
sino at 3:46 o'clock wearing a traveling
suit and emerged at the Metropolitan at
3;59 o'clock In the blue and gold with
which his admirers are so familiar.
RIVAL ROMEOS AND
JULIETS ON SCREW;
Bushman and Bayno Comiwg.
ttrtti. t j ........ "lW,
iTibu jiiMu ana nil Hard in
Reverence to Shakespeare
nomeo and Juliet have alwava v. i
rivals for nuhlln .ii.mi.. '"7l beai
In their own Immortal tragedy Ner 1
are two rival celluloid preductkme w'1
fan.1 Metro set Its heart som? iSSSZ
ngo on turning out a careful. tUw!
npd thorough screen version of
sneare'a nlav. If mat it . .. .."""IS.
brated lovers, Bushman and llayn tJt 1
"lends"; It built an Italian lowrt .3 I
hciii uui irumpeiera 10 tell all tha vu
The result seems to have been that Wt22
Fox was tempted to do the "Carniea" iZ! !
again and quickly put out a phouiS.
version of his own to catch th. baek2
of Metro's publicity. At any rate her??
Theda Ilara. rlvallno- n....Ji r"r h
she rivaled Geraldlne Karrar. whlleM. Z
Hllllard playa Itomeo. " ""
Both films wero first shown to PhllaAJ.
phla yesterday, the Metro version .riT
Victoria, where It remains all the wet a, j
tha Vox vnrlrtv n( ih. li,...V ." J
-- -- - uivumaiiv, llVntssslJ
not bo trus to say that the latttr ahZ .
far below the Metro's more ambitious
elaborato effort. Both are Interesting Hi )
arresting productions, and where one J
where else. The Metro version, for oasojl
pie. Is much moro carefully titled and tawl
doner tn Rhftlreinutw Tt, c ... "VT- fl
ertles that tend, on the whole, for mZT Q
liveliness of action. The Metro Is a fa! 'j
vnr-irsa ft rati Anltmis nin,1nl. . . IS
saw. ....waa,iwuo jyiuUUtUUil J III InfftnfilBS T!
are nearer the Renaissance, while the SwJ 3S
...! w: i .Tr::-r"... ":!?"neo:
Whllo tho For hna nvlrinnil.. ...Tj ."" I
vlllaea used In -!.. M.i I".1" " "
men". Ih n,,ln -. v ..."? "VSN'ii
...... , .. wBiunniii, ut iiio ivjeiro la niai
the Capulets Is really a magnificent itrse.
ture. On the other hand, the Fox vena-
has lll-hterl tla Inlerlnr. - v-.. ."
photography nnd printing for the 'exterw 3
are annerlnr lHW' J
The Metro verson comes back with a fa.1
closer following of the play In Its smmJu
The For r.hnl. I,v fr-.!i . ' ' " Bc"a
bits of photoplay technique In the sceBtrie !
which keep suspense higher, alotlta! i
In one reirt.rd. thr nnn k -. j.
to tho relatlvo merits of the two films, TUt
final scene In th tnmh of th. .... i...
Director Noble stages It for Metro, U ft-i
ucucr nci, uircciea ana nctea than J, rjae. ,
uuu nuaaru s lor r ox. luchness. bttsti
and tragedy are unmlstakeablv linViwi .
TVs for nntlnr. tha "Mfttmm ab., i. . t
festly superior. Miss Bara outsets Mln'4
uujriio iy iJuiiiiiK oenuusness in place ofi
smiling charm, and Mr. Hllllard has n--
m,nli nt ulnr-erilv ,h1h v ....
can't reach. But Mr. Bushman Is bb-j
denlably striking in figure.
Here unmlstakeably are "tales that.
jiuiu uiu iiioii liuui uio cnimney corner
k. it
Minstrels Dumont's
"The Brewery Elopement," a new bur
lesque, and "School Opens," n skit showing
the trials of tho new pupils, wero features
of the show at Dumont'B. There wero many
now songs by Kddle Cassldy, Tom Malone,
Qeorgo Carvln nnd others. Tho bill brought
many laughs and was generally satisfactory.
Come end spend a nlirht with the Movie Folk
In Ileal Ufe
MASKED BALL
Under the auanlres of the
Motion Picture Employees' Ass'n
Raslee' Hall, Ilroml Si Nprlng darden Hta.
Tuesday Evg., Oct. 31, 1r'm
Dane) pr 8 to 3. Hand ami Orrhritra
Doom Open 7:30 Sharp
Prominent Photoplay Presentations
mBIMIIlllMIIIIMIIIBIlWM
$m3U BoSno Grmpam
rpiIE follonlnc tlieatera obtain their ptcturea threnih the STANLEY Deoklnc
A Companr, wlilrb la a tuarantre of earlr ehewlnE of the lineet prouctlone.
All picture, reviewed before eililbltlon. A.k for tbe theater la jeur locality
btalnins pictures throuth tha BTANLKV I1O0K1NO COMfANY,
A1L..LU. ISth.Morrls I'aaayunk Ave.
AinalllDra Mat. Dally Si Rtg-a.OifS&O
l'aramount Plcturea.
w 1111am o. nun ov dhaw eqan"
Apni I r 2I AND THOMPSON
"ruu'W MATINRn DA1LY
PAULINE FREDERICK in
"THE WOMAN IN THH CASK"
ARPiniA CHESTNUT
KLAU1A m:ix)W ioth
H. B. WARNER in
Tlin VAQAUONP 1'nlNCK"
Ol7I rViniVIT 82D aiiove MAiticirr.
JtSHLilVlvJlN I Mats., 1:S0 & 3:30, 10a
K(a., 0:30, 8, 0:30, 16a
Kathlyn Williams nbdo-well"
jiPnAD OOTH AND CEDAIl AVE.
LUA1V PARAMOUNT THEATER
Owen Moore & Marguerite Courtot
in "R0I.LINQ 8TONK8"
Bazaar for Swks Charity
A concert, basaar and dance given under
the ausploes of the Swiss Society of Phila
delphia tor tbe benefit ot the Swiss people
living along th border of their country
who have suffered from depredations of the
warrlnr nations of Kurope was held In
Xsnderton Hall, Seventeenth and Venango
streets, last sight
Burns Caw Woman's Death
WILKBa-BAKKE, Oot 24 MU Sarah
JboUk, a jiiwfusjownl aurss. is 4m4 hwi
Man sHafsts ttvi at Jatr iaWH in t-
FAIRMOUNT ".SJSd avenue
Marie Doro ..Common Ground"
FRANKFORD r,lANKXvESuB
PAULINE FREDERICK in
"DELLA DONNA"
ecXtl QT THEATER. MAT. DAILY.
OD HlOl. iielow Spruce. Eva. T to 11.
LOUISE HUFF in
THE REWARD OP PATIENCE"
n A OnPM 6?D LANSDOWNE AVE.
1.I.LJ1 inENlNO 0:80 TO U,
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in
"THE DARK, BILENCB"
JEFFERSON S0T $ZE$m'uut
VALESKA SURATT in
"THE BTRAIQUT ROAD"
irXnCD FORTY-FIRST AND
LCttXCIV LANCASTER AVENUE
E. H. Sothem ..The,chRUel..
LIUPDTV BROAD AND
1 D L K 1 I COLUMBIA
Ethel Clayton & Holbrook Blinn in
'THE HIDDEN BCAH."
VWWlA)V
NORTH rillLAnELMHA
LOCUST
B2D AND LOCUST
Mats. 1:30 and 8:30, 10.
UVKl. U130, 8, U;30, ISO.
Robert Frleitnn '" "THC "oht
rvoperx n.aeson that failed"
Market St. Theater $$"
VIOLA DANA in
"THE LIOHT OP 1IAPPINES8"
OVERBROOK ,g JiSSfSS
Francis Nelson nnd Arthur Ashley
In "THE 11EVOIVT"
PALACE
1214 MARKET BTREBT
10c SOe.
RlnnnUn C.S. In
"The Storm"
PARK au AVE. DAUI'HIN ST.
nnn, mat., 2iir. Eva., ows to 11.
LILLIAN GISH in
DIANA OP THE POLLIES"
m
Tempting
PrvS Kvy ySV
PRINCESS oiiTsa,tr
Albert Chevalier -MIDDi?EMAN
?JJ:Pl,od .of "BCARLET HUNNEll"
RFfiFNT 1M4 MAItKET STREET
xxbucii i nun an voiau ono an
Robert Warwick nnd Gail Kane in
"THE HEART OP A HERO';
RIAI TO OERMANTOWN- AVE. '
lllkJ AT TULrEHOCKEN ST.
VIRGINIA PEARSON in
"DARE-DEVIL KATE"
D 11 R Y MARKET STlrEET
A u u ' DELOVV mi STREET
Edna Mayo and Eugene O'Brien in
'THE RETURN OP EVE"
SAVOY 12 MARKET
r. T V I 8TREET
VIRGINIA PEARSON in
"THE WAR PRIDE'S SECRET"
J" I O G A lnU AN VENAN0 fiTB.
FANNIE WARD in
"EACH PEARL A TEAR"
VICTORIA MAItKET STl
T V , ABOVE NINTH
F. X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne
In -nOMEO AND JULIET"
GIRARD AVf,I?BJ.?.0E"w mu
VAUDEVILLE and PEATURE PHOTOPLATS
TONIGHT Amateur Contest
WEST PHILADKLTHIA
EUREKA "T8,
npiOTHy gwh
-y"VW!
TANf FY MARKET ABOVE 18TiT"
13 'ir- U1B A. M. to HMSp. M.
CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in
"THE COMMON LAW"
BOOTH rHUABag-PHIA
OL Y M P I A wai J"
li 1 HI r 1 A BAINBRIDQa
CHAS. CHAPLIN ia "The Count"
Sd Chapter of "THE TBLLOW WWNACM"
When Yes Want U Know WUn to Be UOOD
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As toothsome
as the name
implies.
Delicious, long
lasting. The
third oi; .the
Wrigley trio of
refreshing con
fections. Good for teeth,
breath, appetite
and digestion.
Three of a kind
Keep them in mind.
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Don't forget
WRIGLEY5
after evmry meal
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