Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, November 21, 1916, Night Extra, Page 8, Image 8

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    EVENINC LBDGBBr-HIIiABBLPHIA, TUESDAY HOVHJMBBR M, Vm
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SPICE OF DIFFERENCE IS APPARENT IN NEW PLAYBILLS AND PHOTODRAMAS OF WEEK
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FILMS PURGE DRAMA,
ALICE BRADY'S OPINION
Theatricul Manager's Daughter,
Here to See Herself on Screen
Praises "Movies"
SOCIETY STARTS
NAT GOODWIN WINS
LAUGH AT KEITH'S
Muriel Window, a Dainty Misa
of Many Talents, Ib the Big
Hit of the Show
SECOND YEAR AS "PRO"
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'TUB WBAKnST WNIC,1' by lleutsti Mart
J)It. and "AT JMOIIT AM, CATS AltH
jlam If Whitney, Kelt!
v. Helena llnlMrnle. llannr U,
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ntf milliner, Henry l. m
Vtnttn rrel'ller,
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-v. ,i IIVUIU IMIb wo UIO HUM, W nwj .,.
i&SSvi'',n fuicn ftocittr Kot away wllh a wlioop
t'.i'a nJ ft hurrah nt the opening of Iti seo
4J"'I son at the Uttle Theater and It
J " first an a professional company lining busi
ness overy nlelit lit the week Ni one of
he four plas presented was unirilstakabljr
H hit No moto waa any one a failure
-Ami If no player stood: nut with an tin
., Waiinl piece of work, certainly thn acting
yraa Vor)' Rood Indeed, ami wliat's more.
Very oven for nonprofeMlonal players The
! .. Thote arUntlo level, outside llio merit of
the playlets, was unmistakably and prom-
I Iilnnly hlKta, If tlio society can lilt upon
. as many striking playlets as drcoiiitrit Its
first season, then the success of the more
ambitious venture this year nurht to he
ssured. Anyway, there Is Slmw coining;
1 next week
"The Carrier I'tireon" the State So-
, claty did last year It remains an Inter-
sllmr, but not arresting or moving Kenre
tudy, excellent In charnctertzntloti and
, most excellently acted, especially hv Mr
' Vhltney.
"I'hlpps," by the late Stanley Houghton,
la an amusing, artificial comedy about a
butler who Is hauled In to Berva as wit
; Am In It colluslvn divorce proceeding, and
confesso a benlRii Infatuation for Ills mis
tress, the lady In the case The humor Is
constant cnounh, but the plotting la nothing
Unusual Mr Whitney again plays neatly
Mrs Dalslmer Ih charming, but a llttlo
more elaborate than Is necessary Mr.
SYwc underplays Just a trifle In u Krnulno
avnd successful attempt not to do tlio ob
vious coinlo butler All In nil. nothing to
hakn the house
The moat spontaneous applause of tlio
arranlng went to Morris Hall I'ancoaxt'n
arrangement of curtains and lights for tlio
medieval drama, 'Tho 'Weukcst Mnk "
Good acting again carried llluilon, but the
tory of Dculah Mario DU'h HnKllsh cap
tain, defented btforo tho walls of I'ontlvet
tjr tho weaknoss of tho oon born of a
IlNBon twenty yearn before, has all lleulah
ilarlo Dlx'a customary grace and care, but
Bo mora than her customary vigor
"At Night All Cata Are Gruy" ran claim
b decidedly lively and amusing action,
'though somothtng lacking In sollder iiualltles
, of fun Iteepi the melodrama of tricksters
trlckel from "getting over" as strongly im
'' one would like to sea It It Ih full of smart
allueloni to modfn i!a wrlghtinK One
In pirtlcular Is Inordlnutcly good It comes
ivhcn the thieves who have been manque-lad-
' lntr as an unhappily married couple find
themselven atone and the man rejolcen In
his partner's histrionic abilities "If
Granville Uarker had seen you do that,"
. sayB the proud burglar, "he would have
made an honest woman of you." Mr.
Trledley. Mr Sheppard, Mr. For and Miss
Bhel'nardlne play cry expertly.
Despite a certain lack In the plays of
. that vulgar quality known as "pep," there
is fine promise In the first bill of tho Mtago
Society Aside from an Inability to boro,
jeven though It does not enthrall. It shown
, unmistakably nldenco In acting and setting
'of what first rata and thoroughly delight
ful fcntortalnment the Stage Society will
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Theatrical Baedeker
UTTI.E TIinATKll -"The Carrlrr PIimiii,"
,5ralpp." "The, Ueakrt Link.1' "A Mht
Ail can
Playera
Lain ,ti urajr," ay tne mac nocifiy
uiin aiaze uireciion Dy ueuiali u.
Jay
Hec roaw
X.TOH:
IJIrl. Ulll. Ho nirla.' with rt'ln
navlsM
viy woi ijiis Mrraitn. Thornton
Scalt Walah Comady. with tnualr
Hall and Scott Welsh
ny TOOfnaa. nyunay, narry u
Hmllh uni
Jaroma o Karn Hcancry un
Jtatxned by Hobrrt
llacMJlliil ere reuatf
BBOAD "Thf llarn of Life." with tiurtta
Taylor A nw iluima uf mothrrhood ijy her
husband, J Hartley Manners, author or IVit
O' My Heart In which octrrMa and author
show phm3i'jiia! pnwrraa In thtlr arta In
dorattt by Drama Laacua
OAIinH'K "PotanU and
Prrlmnfttjta In Ra.
trv." wiiii irn.
with Uarnev Hcrnard. Ifontaeii
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and Rol CoDp aMeicruA1 eaual tn
rotnh . nd Irlmuttr A mm Inc. but
moro malodramatle than tea pradeccasar
TORUEST "Zleefald Kolllea " with Ini Calr
Kanny llrlce. Anna lvmilualou. Uart Wllllaina
Barnard Qranvtlla, Wilt nosers and a blir
rompany. Tanth annlnraary production pf
tba tamoua froth and (rtrol Institution. Uaau
tlful to tha ere.
ADELT.lt! "Experience." with Ernaat Olendln.
nlrut. A "modern morality slay" wllh mora
humanneaa than nraetd 'varywoman."
Thera'a a laria caat. aiandlnnlnc acts
superbly.
AT rOPUldUl TOICE3
WAI-NUT "nroadwsy After Dark." with Vlr
atlnla Uunran. W. C lUnnan'a play, polntlna:
out hor difficult It la tor a woman to return)
Baa re; low,
STOCK
IWTCKEItnoCKril "Mtrel llary Ann." wllh
Anna Doherty and John Jjoiuns Hevlvat of
Zanswlll placai colnelilent with riaumptloa of
aaeon ci awca. dm review
FEATURE FILMS
BTANLRr "Mlaa Georte Weahlniton." with
Marurlte Clark, tfrat half oC week. "Tha
Tallow Pawn." with Clo ntdtely and Wat
lac Held latter balf of week. Travel pic.
tures. imws tllma, coraedlaa and educational
alt week,
ARCADIA The Dartl's Deoble." wlthWllllam
H. Hart nrat half of week. "The Hen.
orable Alrr." with rharh-a liar. Marierto
wllaon uid Mirnnt Tbompeoii, atcund balf
of. week, Othera.
VICTOrtfA ''American Ariitofracy,
with
HTh.
Paoslaa Falrbanka. ant halt of week.
iviwer," wun 3
Vi
with Emily Stevens, latter 'halt of
raek. Keraton
comedlea ana oimra an
weak.
AiaCB "Tba 8dI or Kara-San.", with
Baaaua IfarnJiawa, Taurl Auk! and Myrtle
Stedman, all weak. Othera.
&i. ., aEQENT "All Maa." with llobart Warwick.
,"i As.fi Mollis Klnr and Oerda Uolnwa. nrat half of
''j4. -, -weak. "The Wasar?' wfth Bmjly Stevens.
ykiier nan or weex. uinere.
qNT'DIi uJJiU yT." with
, A&oe Ilrady. airweakTTha World atar waa
prteent In paraoa list nlxbt and sane aevsral
sonrs
jlI-HAHIirtAl-"aa Than the Daet," with
Mary Plckford. Drat half of weak "Tha
Hair to the lloorih." with AnltaKIn and
4 borne inlxhan, liter halt of week. Utbers,
VATnHVIU.B
IOtrni'8 Nat C tjoodftni ttaatrlra Ilerford
The tlarden of Love," muelca! tomedy
Charll Ahearp's cycllnai eumedy company:
tra Clayton in "('nl'ualon", Cartmelt and
Harris In Oolftn V Ith p1"' Mu'lel Win
ditv, tteifal and lleuJer, Uadla and Ramadan,
pictorial nawa.
SWHB "The ,NW, reader"; "The Untarle
Shop7', Daniel and Walters; '-Tha Ureterloue
AVllr't U.atrlca Lambert "Tb Wuroltur
Itovars" Charier Kijeyt Keyston. .Trio, tha
Oardacra, and the Jul I-avy family.
OaAWD "Nelshbora", Meotroa and Allan)
. Ojcllrj. McNutta. Venlta Oould In Imperaaa
Uoni. Cl, Dlamoud and aranddaua-hteri
' ,' Tabor and uraan. others.
UlraoU"! Oriental
ord and Oordoo. Chief
Uatea and company:
IKiolaa lint ballot ."tek Kroplr
r Four liualnt. vtollalai; Cora Simp-
axra and company jun Dlu and.niodetai
paiton
family
and
UMtt) aril
Nort, latter
aaj(
of w
miXIAM PBNN-Auooat Domoad and Do.
' 'llona Koof alvatariaa" Waiter ahd Henry.
Itceers, Curaaa and Jtosere, and "gome-
Iloy
n
tens."
piiitoplij'. Utter half of week.
w.,s? y: iVW"WHUT
ri . jnu3CADHRO"ID uiacaiei aiaatra.- witn
iwr SP V"i ,"t' vw y
absw a llawailaa ajwaalty. "Taaka ltola
iky (tula airla''
AIIN3TRELS
tusuaat S "Paybnc flection
Bats " "Th
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CEUoci ef.Normauiy. burlrau)
IravwJe by lb lo-ai eiackiau artist.
?; r- Will Erect 100 Houwa
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1 H&jrtut Moioay, vno imu to arswiga
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PKOM THE LINGERIE SHOP
Nollio T. Hovvo, it plfiimirablo part
of the musical comely of llinl title
prcsentod nt tlio Glohu this week
ANONYMOUS VILLAIN
AMONG LYRIC 'GIRLS'
Gueas Who He Is, Then Look at
Somo Fetching Scenery and
a Corking Cast
"OIUI.H Wll.t. Ill", tltltt.t
coniftdv wttlt tnualo
In proluKiie anil twii ncta Hook by "llimnaa
Hjdney" I jrlfs by Ham It. Hmllb Mualo
by Jiloina II Kuril Musleal niiinbers alapd
uy junan .mmeM. rrguunu n iiiiioih .
Her .Mananemont Hlliabi th Marbury and
I.ee Shubert l.yrlc Tb-atrr
Hilly
Ilelna
I.one.
VIMnn
Im
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lli-Ui
Mrs Mnrvln
(Ilorla
Phil Marvin
Alonao lllrd
Jarkaon
Adela
!,oril lllclinnl Klldare.
Jack Vnm tin
Ted WataoT .
l'rucu Orant . .. .
Mm. O'llourlie . ..
Frank Sylvester
.Heine Uavl-s
leond Momsn
Vivian Weeeell
L,nla Mor-dlth
.Pcitay Wood
.Helen Clarke
. . Louies Mink
.Qlorla Ooodwln
llorln
fcllf
juenun :ioa
rtflnn Wobb
.a. H. Ilrron
.Adele I Pierre
. . .Percy Ames
Hcntt Welall
Wallnce MnrDonalfl
.. Ihliratim Hall
Intiln f.VdlalM
.Mra Hciimaia
f. Mils ii U Vcr
roloeuelloilr'oom III Mrn Marvlirs loiiiitry
houe Mrat and c rind acts urawinn rciom
In ilra. Jlarvln'a country house
The f.jrlo, translont homo of La Oaby,
Jovial Jolson, tho Howard brothers and
kindred Wlntergardoncrs. got quite a dif
ferent nort of show last night It Is an
entertainment decidedly In the formative
state, which mcini that there are points
of marked merit, and almost as many of
no merit at all. Of course, the lattor will
bo eliminated as quickly as possible.
Speedy notion In this respect Is needed
From 8 15 to nearly 12 Is vastly too long
to linger In any theatrical atmosphere, even
that hallowed wllh the artlstlo Ustofulness
of Mr. McQulnn'fl delicate and distinguished
stago adornments, of the thin but cheorful
pretttness of Mr. Kern's musical Jottings, or
of tho uncommonly proflclent ensemble of
an uncommon number of good forclal
actors.
To spilt hairs over a piece that has had
Ita head thoroughly combed by the
theatrical barbers, nnd Is In full trim for
Hi New York Knowing, Is usually a waste
ful and unkind tusk, but "airls Will Be
Olrls" Is palpably not In trim yot, and can
bo made so with Judlcioui paring nnd
chopping. So let us note somo of tho
ploauant and retnlnablo features of Miss
Marbury'a nnd Mr Shuberffl production,
and then some of tho unnecessary and. In
our opinion, unretalnablo ones.
We have, first, the cast headed by MIsa
Wood, who run Interpret light opera, aa lit
'Tho Madcap Duchoss," or musical
travesty, an In "Hello, llroadwny." with
equal facility, and Mr Hall, youthful vet
el an of Philadelphia stock Wo have Mr
Hhcstot, vthone maniac In Tho Misleading
Lady" ho has never quite equaled, but
who Is an adroit player of grotesquo roles
We have the semplternally Juvenile Miss
Davlea, the broadly farcical Miss Wassail,
tha baby-oyed Miss Meredith, and soma
other engaging girls Wo have Mr. Ames,
droll and dry English "ass": Mr. Welsh,
capital Junior comedian; Mr. Tod, the rab
idly refined dancer, and Mr. Webb, the an
gularly agitated dnncet Tut them In sur
roundings almost, If not quite, aa charm
ing to the eso na "Stop, Look. Listen I"
glvo them tiny tunes, Ingeniously orches
trated for a playhouse of the New York
Princess alze; clothe them In well-made
and handsome garments, and what mora
can you nalt?
Just thlT A libretto. - Thomas Sydney,"
so tha lobby gossip ran. K or are, two
gentlemen having a try at something new,
by writing a "book." They should have
been advised, and our advice to the back
ers of "Qlrls Will 11a Olrls" Is to throw
away three-fourths of the current one, and
get an expert show doUoi t do the job
over again, kreplug a Joke here and there,
all the lyrics, nnd nothing of the plot.
This Is tenuous bejond belief repetitive, a
mild boro at Its best. Its Inadequacy pre
vents what might have been a successor
to "The Only Ulrl" from aihlevlng that
end. All kinds of opportunities abound
They taper Into vacuity People ramble on
and off stage in a manner suggesting a
oross between a high school performance
and a vaudeville show, Much Is said that
la not Intelligent.
"QlrU Will Be airls" should boast a
stouter mental thread on which to string Ita
melodies. Us gowns. Its seta and most of
all Ita company And, by the way, the orig
inal title, "Strike tha Lyre," was much bat
ter than the present ope. rouldnt that be
Included In the revamplnr process?
B D.
Burleaque -Trocadero
"Tha Mischief Makers" began tha week
at tha Trocadero last night with several
carloads of fun, mualo, scenery and action,
not to mention tha Yaaka Hula Hlnky Dnla
atria. Tha fun waa spread In good quan
tise all tha way through ; tha music, spiced
It to a tickling flavor; the soenary waa ade
quate, and the Yaaka. Hula Hlnky DuU
Olrla did tha rest to make It a show,
Tha comedians were up to tha standard
of tha Trocadero and thereby shook the
house moat of tba evanlng, exoept at
moments when they ware off and tha mualo
set H mrinrtPaT. The Yaaka Hula Hlnky
Dula QU are nloe to look at and thalr
voices nulns; to listen to. They were
rewarded with plenty of encore.
Talks of America as Melting Pot
What 1 being dona to Amerlcanli
foreigners will b told this afternoon at
tha Phllomtulan Club, 319 South Forty
fifth street, when Mrs. Max Morgenthau,
Jr assistant bead worker at tha Henry
Street Settlement, New York, tails of tha
work dona among foreign women In New
York to aid them to lustlll American Ideal
in their children. Miss Caslmla Slenkle
wlcx, secretary of tha League for Immi
grant, la to give an addrasa on Amert
canUtor factory workers, and MUs Mar
garet Magulre, publla sabool principal, will
rfage. up the avubiaM of Ajaaflcanixattoa of
RKCTpubliE'ivhoSi'rHyiJ, Southward Nejffh-
drjirwttl giva left;
It waa quite fitting that Nat floodwln
should follow "Tho flarden of Lovci" a mu
sical aketcli at Keith's, last night
He wanlbllled officially to follow another
skit called "Oolfing With Cupid," and an
ho admitted to five big matrimonial games
In which the little god figured, even this
would hat been quite apropos
Mr. Uoodwln, who has been the hero
of many n romance, made light of hit plight
with the lovo game His one regret, he
said, wan that he didn't havo his various
wedding ceremonies filmed for posterity.
Although tlio actor liv beon n ntar for
moro than thlrty-flvo year, tlmo baa dealt
kindly with him Ho silll hna an abun
dant Bttpptr of blond hair, a good tailor
nnd a fund of good storlei Ho Is n ntrlk
Ing example of tlm rpcrim ut man who
nover grown old
Ho gavo those pirsont some Intimate
Itnlde Itiform-ttlon rcgur.llnc the troubles of
nn actor, nml rspecljllv when the actor Is
an American In Knglnml Ills Interesting
deicrlptlons of the dlffcinnce between Hng
llsh and American humor brought many
laughs.
Incidentally, be was veiv candid nbout
his own experiences and admitted giving
tickets away by tho hundreds In order that
ho rould carry his own audience He closed
with n decidedly good rendition of "Danny
Devcr"
The hit of tho show was scoied by a
captivating girl who was styled mi the
program as "Muriel Window." Sim l"i the
antithesis of tlie name, which surely cannoj
be her reul one
Mlsi Window crowded so much ability
Into her unlquo act that It's a safe predic
tion she will mnlto a beellne for stardom
Thero am many icuhohh why hiilIi an
assertion Is not cxtravngnnt Sho Is origi
nal; sho nvcrllown with mngnotlsm; sha ha
excellent oljle. Her costumes wero unique.
Hor songs wore full of laughs and wit.
Bhe changed costumes before the audience
without a moment 'ji delay .She Is an ex
cellent mimic, full of energy and she In
pretty "At tho lllrdle'H Hall" and "Jnck
In the Box" wore two of her best song.
That the itudlonca shut-id must of the
views oxpresscd wan evident by the laughn
and npplause which greeted her efforts
Una Clayton and company presented an
excellent sketch culled "Collusion ' Good
acts wero also presented by Walter Shan
non, Mary Annls and company, Beatrice
Horford, "socloty'a oxcluslvo entcrtulner";
Charles Cartmell and Laura Harris, one of
tho very bent singing and dnucing nets In
vaudeville; Charles Ahonru and bli troupe
of cra7y cycllsti. Begat and Bender, nnd
Hndle and Kamsdon. J. ft. C.
Ltngerio Shop fJlobe
Musical comedy nnd farce oomedy share
honors at tho fllobo Thentro this week
"Tho Llngerlo Shop," a tabloid musical
comedy, eem'H as nu excellent hackgrouud
for the display of womon'n apparel by the
members of the company There It the
usual number of songs, dances nnd special
ties. Ram Mann's onu-nct farce entitled
'Tho New Leader" drew many laughs and
was warmly applauded Tho lines have tha
necessary "punch," and a capable cast of
players addi to the miccesi of tho net
Other acts which, pleased wore Beatrice
Lnmbort, singing comcdlenno; William 3.
Harvoy and company In 11 drnmatlo offer
ing, 'Tho Furniture Movers;" Charlei
Hllay, monologlst ; the ICeyBtono Trio ;
"The Mystcrtoui Will," a drnmatlo playlet;
Daniels and Wnltorn, In a singing, danc
ing and talking net; the Gardners, In
songs and dances, and the Jules Levy fam
ily. The pictures were up to tho minute.
Neighbors Nixon Grnnd
"Neighbors," a sketch full of fun, snap
and protty girls, pleased Inst night at the
Grand Tho pleco was particularly refresh
ing because It bristled with new lines and
novel Jets of humor. Jlost folks go to the
theater to bo entertained, and "Neighbors"
surely doei that
Tho Five Cycling McNuttn were there
with somo brand-new alunta stunts which
made the audience hold Its breath one min
ute and laugh heartily tho next There
wam't a dull moment while these cycling
fanatics occupied tho board. Other excellent
acts were furnished by Montrose nnd Allen,
Venlta rioiiltl. Col Diamond and his grand
daughter anil Tahor and Allen. Tho pic
tures this week aro particularly good
Lawn Party Penn
There Is an abundance of comedy and
muslo In the Tawn Party," which heads the
bill at tho William Penn. In the course of
the act members of tho caat give many
good characterisations of stago celebrities.
uuttr good acts on tho bill Include the
Hong Kong Masteries, Kahler, Wnlter and
Henry, Itogers, Curxon and IlogorB. Louise
Olaurn, In "Somewhere in France." Is the
photoplay attraction.
The Miracle Cross Keys
Thero aro lota of good philosophy and
many things -worth remembering In "The
Miracle," whloh headlines tho show at the
Cross Keys. Tha act Is oresented dv Mau-
rlco Samuels and company, and tho caat
taxes advantage of every opportunity Nona
of the good points were missed by the audi
ence, which expressed approval b pro
longed applause
The ahow was good generally and in
cluded the Oriental Opera Company, Ford
and Cordon, Chief Eagle norse and Elvla
Bates and company. The Kmplre Comedy
Four are scheduled for tho last three days.
HELEN KELLER ISSUES DENIAL
Not Engaged to Bo Married, Sho Re
peats BOSTON, Mass.. Nov. 81. Helen Keller
nas issued tins statement:
It Is a great pity that Mrs Macay
and I have been subjected to annoy
ance In a matter for which neither of
us In any way Is responsible, itnd as
to which neither of us had any knowl
edge, I repeat emphatically the denial
already published lit the newspapers
that there has aver been any engage
ment, or wougnt ot engagement, be
tween Mr. Peter Fagan and myself,
Such a thing ban never remotely been
contemplated by me.
Further than this, perhaps, it Is
proper for ma to say that Mrs. Macey
and I are on the warmest terms of
afTebtlonate friendship. Sha had been
ordered by her physician to go to Lake
Placid for a while, and I am going
with my mother to Montgomery, Ala.,
where my married fitter lives. The
temporary separation Is due to abso
lutely nothing except a question ot my
dear teacher's health.
I hopo thla statement will put a
stop to all the gossip and rumor and
end tha need of any further publicity.
,
PASTORS AS POLICE JUSTICES
DOVER, N J, Nov. JI Dr Walter B.
How, rector of tha Protestant Episcopal
Church, and tha Iter, Dr. Christopher H.
ion Ulahn. ot tha First Methodist Church,
will qualify for tho position of Justice) ot
Face, to which they were elected In tha
recent campaign.
During a carnival last summer tha clergy
men complained that gambling was permit
tad Warrant wr sworn out for two al
leged gamblers, but Major Whitman, after
a tilt with the ministers, went ball for tha
prisoner and tha pair were released It 1
said tha two awn have atnea disappeared.
Tn .JiB m t two nisJir aa po-
'. WSM. 9 8 W W
HBiu(y tor a pafrtqQ "ei
tttatvip.
h QjBMiW 3&mmmtf&a
JOHN LORENZ
Lending man of the Knickerbocker
Thcutor Players, opening a now sen-
son of stock nt tho Knickerbocker in
"Merely Mnry Ann."
WALNUT'S NEW PLAY
SHOWS VIRTUE WINS
Woman Successfully "Comes
Back" in "Broadway After
Dark," Stirring- Drama
The dfnicuUIrs tint confront a -nomnn
who triei to reform aro clevetly portrayed
In Hulton Powell's pioductlon, "Broadway
After Dark." which la bolnff presented In
this city for the first tlmo at tho Walnut
Hero In nn Imprcsilvo story of a young
gill fresh from tlm ciiimtry and the Inllu
rneo of a good mother, alono In n great
city, whose beauty uf faco nnd gr.ioeful
ness of figure booh attract tlio attention of
society vulturci. who prey upon tho Inno
cent and trnlMc In women's notils Coming
in contact with these men. sho la forced to
lead n llfo of sin Her mad enprtcos and
wild career in the cabarpt.s ami tlanco balls
along the Great White Way soon earn her
tho nlcknamo "Tlio Broadway Cnmllle."
It in while living thua mio mrola a young
Westernor, .w ho leurnH to love her with an
honest lore, nnd though ho Is nwaro of her
pant, ho Is willing to aid her In her light
nnd to mnko her his wife They Htrugglo
together nnd an success seems to bo within
tholr grasp the long arm of vlco reaches
out and pullx her back to the old life All
Broadway Ungi with her name as she Is
welcomed ugaln by the other unfortunates
who "necr had a chance"
This rcmurkabla play reveals In all ll'v
hldeousnoHH the pitfalls and temptations
which aro net to snare our oung woman
hood. But lore knows no barrlcts and
finally surmount" all difficulties, all protes
tations of tha young man's father, tlio luro
of gold and wine, and conquers tho Imto of
n man who spares neither life nor money
In order to accomplish his terrlblo ulinn
As tha Inst curtain falls tho lover and his
laved one fall Into each othera embratc,
thus proving that n woman can "come
bnck."
Mclatne Hndley, who plays the Tola of the
unfortunate young woman, delighted the
audlenco with her excellent acting.
O M. Williamson, who appears opposite
hor on tho lover, drew neveral rounds of
applause by his drnmatlo denunciations of
the villain, none other than W. F Canfield
Oales Satterlee made the audience love
him In the rolo af Macklln Deneen, who
aided tho young couplo In their tight against
temptation. Among others who pleased
wus Alma Powell as Bay St. John, of the
chorus, and Messrs. Gates Austin, Reynolds
and Wood.
PLAY BY HIGH SCHOOL LADS
"Tho Groat Catastrophe" Will Bo
Presented in South Philadelphia
by 1917 Class
A play and dance will be held tin Thurs
day night nt the South Philadelphia High
School for Boys, under the auspices of the
Class ot 1917, This will bo the first tlmo
In tha history ot the Institution that such a
social function has been held iu tho fcchool
building at Broad and Jackson sheets
The play, "The Great Catastrophe," will
be presented In the school auditorium un
der tha direction of Prof. George M. Haasz.
Dancing will follow in the soliool gymna
sium, which has been decorated for the
occasion. Hawaiian muslo will be fur
nished. The committee In charge of the
play and dance appointed by the president
of the class, Jacob Ieruelit, consists of:
Eiiarln I. Orr, Barnard S, Miller, HartT Ituoh.
Leon II itoie, Hamuel Kali, ileursx Owena
Albert AarJu, Franklin Banka Keml til llnien.
I'M Cloldaberr. Cbarle 'ihomas and Krankllu
J arsham. chairman.
A class Praildent. W. Jennlnm Winn, vlra
JrealdUnt, I, Leon Itorowlts, aecratary. Milton
1 Malnlokj treasurer. Uenlamin Zimmerman,
olaaa advlaer, l'rot. Frank V Melvln
n elus President. Jacob Iaraellt. lce ureal.
dent. EaYld Meraniai awcretary. .Hamuel llern-
nans; treaaurer, Jieajamin inaon ciaas a4
viae
r, l'rot.
HoberT.
l 44. P.
Morrla
V cuas t'realiltnt. Uarry 1'anta, vie creel,
dent, Simon wallackt aecretsrr. Mlmon Cohen !
irtnaurer. Philip riaturtoaky, claas adviser,
I'rof. Wllioa Scott Beroa.
TUB VKNB OVER TYPEWRITER
Fair Typist May Continue Ardmoro
) Laundry
Uetiurtnc to send a thriving laundress
back from tha tub where nho can earn
fat) a -week to tha typewriter, where sho
cun earn only a fraction ot that, Judge
Swarti, In tha Montgomery County Court,
at Korrlstown, ruled yesterday that hang
ing out linen In a bade yard was not suf
ficient causa for an Injunction against tho
washing of cloths In the exclusive sec
tion of Ardmor.
The defendant In the case nas Miss
Qeorglna B". Cuthbert, who forsook the
typewriter tor the tub and built up a
business which, she testified, yielded her
6Q a week, Sha took over the "family
washing" her mother had done, and ob
tained trade from wealthy residents ot
Lower Merlon township,
Tha complainant was Miss Maria f.ua
en, who own a homo worth 120,000 ad.
Joining tha house In which Miss Cuthbert
operates her laundry, Sentiment ot the
neighborhood was with Misa Luiaon.and tha
persona aha had called aa witnesses all tes
tified that the hana-ing-out of the wash
would destroy tha beauty of their section.
Wltne&iM admitted that there were no
noises or objectionable odor emanating
from tha house which serves Miss Cuth
bert a a 1800017,
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IN LOCAL PHOTOPLAYS
MargueHto .Clark and Mollie
KintSppply Lalter; Hart
and Warwick Former
Uy (he Photoplay Editor
STANLKr "Mies (Irene Usehlnftan," Famoue
I'larers-l'sramount, nltli Jlarttierlte Clark.
Directed by J Dearie IMwIey
In this five-part tomedy Miss Clsrk, the
tvell-known curl-shakrr. Is back at her old
tricks of bring a minx and a chnrmef. On
tho core nr pcrronnbillty alone she jilsll
fles the plav vihloll one df yesterday'a "au
diences' round convulsively funny, but
which to the reviewing oy is slightly too
elaborate In lite working out for so simple
a plot Thp little li'nmous Players Stat,
looking nbout seventeen (which she Is noi),
cavorts tiirouRh such familiar situations as
Ititroilm lug u voting iiini) ns her husband In
order to exculpate herself of a schoolgirl
rank ''ompllratlons bury her for 6000
feet of iciiiiioiil with a "happy ending" of
tho mout flpiiiovcdly conventional aort Hut
it is not had fun, and. to Judge from Us
reception at the Htnnlljy, is ono of the big
gest popular hits that has come out of the
Paramount officer!
Adding to the tone of the production ate
exceedingly capablo direction and photog
raphy that has seldom been surpassed In
clearness nnd limpid beauty. The band
ronieness of tlm Interiors reflects high credit
on Mr, Duwlcy. Such tnstoful and well
compofed sets are Infrequent In the movies
oven in Iheso dnys of rostly furniture and
decorations In support of .Mlsn Clark are
seen tho tnklng Nllea Welch, a the bus-bnnd-ln-spltc
oMilmmlf: Frank Losce, aa a
bewildered paterfamilias, and somn lively
girls. Tho plcturo will orert a special ap
peal to women. It In perfectly clean, though
thn thin Ice ot genteel propriety Is skated
on now nnd then. It never cracks
AKi'llJIA "Tha llevll'a IooMe." rrlansl"-Kay-Uer
with William B. Hart Story tr
.1 tl. Ilawka, directed by Wllllum a Hart
i'hotosrapboil by Joe Ausuat
It Is pleasant to be nblo to credit the
ubiquitous nnd ngrccablo Mr. Hurt with a
two-handed assist in "The Davit's Double,"
that, from thn standpoint of direction and
acting, places this new picture among the
llncst over released by Triangle. Instead
of tho customary good man gone to the
dogs, or bad man redeemed, we havo a
really powerful and thrilling story so filled
with genuine siiHpenso thivL one's Interest Is
'held up to tho climax To thoBo who think
of the two-gun star as. at tho worst, a
lovcablo rulltan, his ability to look Ilka
Lucifer In this role will astonish. A faro
dealer and former bandit, he falls in with n
moriomanhic.il nrtlst nnd his wife The
former has been louklng everywhere for a
suitable model to complete his canvas de
pleting tho fallen angel. How he meets his
death nnd how Hurl and the painter's wife
find love nto told with much somber and
striking ability, the exiiulstte camera
work giving big pictorial value to tho whole
11 1 r ii. .Mr Hart's playing Is touching nnd
realistic), nml Hubert McKIm, as tho nrtlst,
nocompllshes nn adroit bit ot impersona
tion. Hnld Marlcay docn not offend, nor
does sho electrify, as the wife.
linOKNT "ll Man." Worlil-nrady, with nob.
nr! Warwick nnJMolllo Klnc. Htory by
Wlllurd Maclt. directed by llmlie Chautard.
If the urtlstlo success of photoplays were
to bo gauged by tho individual attractive
ness of the players, this oould bo voted a
triumph. Unfortunately, thero nre such
things as Htorlcs to be considered. As a
story this is quite beyond tho pale. Ilr.
Mack, tho author, lives in n mental land,
wheie joung wastrels quit boosing and
"make good" b tho simple expedient of
going to Montana, where they lick ranch
bullies with tho ease of trained athletes,
and whero pretty daughters of railroad
magnates suffer a moro fractured ankle
after two trains havo collided with nn
Impact that reduces them to splinters. In
cldciitallyMf waa a bully smjsh, handled
wllh exciting cleVorneHS, and the direction
throughout waa apt. Miss King Ib so
engaging, nnd Mr, Warwick so stalwart,
that It seems a pity not to like their
vehicle more Hut It is a prelty crude
uffalr.
Thn Palace displayed vesteiday the Para-mount-t.nsky
feature, "The Roul of Kurn
S.in." with tho two expert Japanese screen
artists, Sessuo Haynkawa nnd Tsurl Aokl
nnd Myrtle Stedman At the Victoria was
on view "American Aristocracy." n Fine
Aits, with tho athletic Uouglas Fairbanks
and the blonde Jewel Carmen
Movies Collect for Poor
MAHAN'OT CITV, Pa.. Nov. 21 This
was Potato Day at local movie houses aB
a boneflt for tho poor of tho city. Large
quantities of potatoes nnd other vegetables
wero distributed at thu door of admlbslon
that will glvo Thanksgiving dinners to de
serving poor.
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STOCK COMPANY AGAIN
AT KNICKERBOCKER
"Merely Mary Ann' Zangwill
Piny, Wins Success ns First
Circuit Production
The return of stock company pla.s at
the Knickerbocker last night proved such
an Unqualified bucccss that from tho point
of lew of tlio audlenco, nt least, tho wis
dom of Manager William W. Miller's de
cision to Btipplant road productions of In
ternational Circuit productions was demon
strated beyond question Tho opening play.
' Merely JIary Ann," la ono which Ilib al
ready won the devotion of theater-goers In
other playhouscn of the city, hut that did
not detract from its popularity livnt night
As tho various players appeared In turn
In tho first net the nudlenco greeted them
llko old friends, and strangers In tho audi'
once wero told without any solicitation the
history of each plaer. Tho groat burden
of npplause, of coutse, waa reserved for
Anna Doherty, who represents Mary Ann
in Israel ZangwIU'a story. As the success
ful Ingenue of tho former Knlckcibockcr
Players sho gave every promlso last night
of fulfilling nil expectations In her part as
the leading lady of the new company.
The character work of John Lorenz, who,
as tho loading man, has his own following
In thin city, Is doubly clever considering
the handicap with Vthlch ho struggles T-
part ho plays is that of Lancelot, a musinal
genius, whoso work Is not appreciated until
ho agrees to write the music for a popular
ballad, nut, unfortunately, Lorenz cannot
play a note. He Is not nlone In hln trouble
apparently, for the other lesser "musicians"
seem to bo In tho n:imo position Chnrlca
Moore, Kllen Travis, I'nul Jones. Maud At
kinson, Karle T Western and Frank Ken
more, tho other Important membors of tho
company, did very creditable work in their
respective parts.
The Fortieth and Market Streeta' Busi
ness Association, which attended tha per
formance In n body, presented cncli mem
ber of the company with a floral piece to
show Its appreciation both of tho work of
the actors last night and also ot the fact
that they havo returned to the Knicker
bocker,
Minstrels Dumont's
Mirth and good hinging nro tho features
of a good show given thla week by Du
mont's Miustiels, the local blackface artists
"Paying Ulcctlon Bets" and "Tho Chimes
of Normandy" travesties offered lots of op
portunity for the burnt-cork funmakeru
and drew many laughs
Tho minstrels were exceptionally funny
lit their burlesque on "Paying Election
Bets," and showed the audience how those
who had placed their hopes on Hughes
paid freak bets. Leo Kogau, who recently
joined Dumont's blackface circle, sang sev
eral new songs, while Vic Richards and the
rest of tho comedians were as funny as
usual
Prominent Photoplay Presentations
MMxosmaMMMiiaMa
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nommj. nom
THE feUawiar theater ebtatn thtlr plctnree tbronih th STANTJEY Booklar
Cempanr, which la a suaraittM of early abeivlua- of the flneet prodncUen.
All picture reviewed before eihlbltUn. Aak for the thruler In eur Ixallt?
btaUlaa; Pletur Hiruib th HTAMJSV 1IOOUING COJll'ANV.
AI milDD A l?tl. "arris Paiyunlc Are.
Mat. Daily at 2", Evj. Di4S .
I'aratnount 1'lcturee,
Mary Pickford In "LEa3 T$
DUST"
APOLLO
WO AND THOMl'SOK
JIATINEH DaJLT
DUSTIN FARNUM in
THE PAKBON OK PAKAMINT"
ARCADIA
CHESTNDT
BELOW 10TH
WILLIAM S. HART in
TUB DKVIL'S DOUBLK '
BELMONT B'D AB0VH "AKKET
World Presents ALICE BRADY in
"BOUOHT AND PAID FOR"
rrrjAB oth and cedar avb.
"ROMEO AND JULIET"
-With BtramiAN m PAYNE
FAIRMOUNT "aSdavs,
Loujaa 'x.orTii?ii.,coHD .ad
tStn KBWATID Og PATIENCE"
CRTH sT T"BATmt. MAT.' DAILT
oo in j j. . ,, 6pru. e r ,
MARGUERITE CLARK in
"Wlr.nFLOvVEH''
FRANKFORD "" r?H'A?
LOUISE HUFF in
"TUB REVVAnP OK1 PATIKNCK"
JEFFERSON " AjgF
BERTHA KAUCH in
liOVTBAND HATE'
FPAnCD JXIHTI-VIHST AND
. . . . l'AiiAaT?:n AVKNtra
Lenore Ulnch in 'The Intrigue"
QIABI.ES CHAPLIN U "lUhlna th Screen"
LIBERTY PB Dcor.uB
ALICE BRADY in
"nouoirr and paid tor"
i nn iw e,D xnd locust
k&JKJO I Usta, 1:80 and S-.10, IS.
Kva.. OijO. 8. StSO, He,
Viola DRnata'TBgraE;.
LOGAN THEATER '"&,
BlMicheSweel "The Storm"
west rmuuDxruu
A. B. C, THEATER '
EDITH STOREY in
'Ttie Tarantula"
EUREKA "iB0tit"
The motion pictures, In addition to keep
ing us out ot pocket money most of tha
time, out of tho home part of tho time and
out of tho "dumps" all of tho time, perform
yet nnother function. They keep us away
from tlio low, cheap "melodrammer," with
Its dizzy-haired herolno who Incessantly calls
on somo ono to "save tho chee-lhl" nnd the
purple villain who perpetually stands in tha
oiling, meditating dark deeds Tho motion
pictures, therefore, do not live In vain.
A very charming and posttlvo young
woman mado these observations, a young
woman reared In tho ntmo'phcro of the
theater, who knows vvlicicof she speaks.
Mlas Alice Brady, daughter of William
A. Brady, theatrical manager and latterly
motion picture producer. Is on "tho boards"
and tho screen despite her distinguished
father's protests Ho wanted her to nlay
at home. She determined to go out and be
a somebody. In tho convent whero she
sttldlod, in Madison, N J she dreamed
dreams of becoming a famous operatla star.
To koep peace In tho family fIio was sent
to tho New Hngland Conservatory of Music,
In Boston, to havo her voice trained. But
grand opcrn looked too far away and so
nho decided on light opera.
"I'm coming down to Now York to play
In Gilbert and Sullivan," sho wtrcd her
"dad "
And sho did Sho was seventeen. Then
nho tried tho drama and "liked it fine."
Then tho "movies "
"That's whero tho monoy grows, ' she
snld with crisp frankness "Hut tha
'movies' will never put tho legitimate
drama out of existence, thank goodness.
Tho 'movies' nro wonderful In their way,
but Just nbout one-tenth of tho nrtlng that
you do gets over. Tho volco, of course, la
lost entirely. Tho best thing the 'movies'
havo done how over, h to havo put the
trash melodrama out of business Tho low
down, cheat) slapstick, crude stuff Is fading
nvray. (loo'd drama will survlvo nnd bo
moro vigorouR than ever as tha result of
tho moving picture. Tho other stuff will
go. Already peoplo do not want to seo It."
Miss Brady mado a flying trip to Phila
delphia to seo herself on the screen and
to appear beforo tho nudlenco so as to show
It how very much better-looking sho la In
tlio real than us tha film herolno ot "Bought
and Pnlr For,"
"Tho 'movies' don't do me Justice," she
said, petulantly shoving back hor dark
brown hair, "nnd I think It's a good Idea
to let tho Dim audiences havo a lonk nt you
onco In n white, Just to prove to them that
jou'ro not actually dumb, as the movies
make you."
Sho put on a marvelous evening gown of
Nllo-green satin, topped It with a metallic
lnco hat. tipped it with sliver slippers,
tried a. few bars of the song she was to
sing to tho audience, nnd sallied forth ener
getically to tho Belmont Theater, where Bhe
is appearing plctorially.
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Anita Stewart ,(The combat"
Tomorrow Marie Walcamp In 'I'SiS7Kvr
A Kimball Organ M,,?ffiJK
Will B Iteaily to riav ThaakKlvInc Par-
OVERBROOK ,S
LEW FIELDS in
"Tllti lAVf Wim BTOOP 8TTU!
PALACE iaw 5Sn,f
SESSUE HAYAKAWAin
'T1IK SOUl. OF KUltA-BAN"
rAoir "niDGBAVB. a dauphin .
rAKIS, 11 AT,. 2:18. EVO.IJtall.
Norma Talmadge,,pjfty.fy
PRINCESS ""MI
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REGENT ,M,$fSfU
ROBERT WARWICK in
"AM. MAN" Worlay"j
RIALTO SS?5SfiSS
Anita Stewart & Earle WUli&m Jn
eierva anna nmim TlIfrTIlKRH "
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vnii i.nir ADELTHLa
RIDGE AVEWEr.
Alice Brady in "The Gdded Cage
"Gloria's Romance" 1jmit
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