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ARE TAKING LUNG WALKS TO
IMPROVE WIND FOR MEETING
f Owners Carry Out Threats Made Since Close of
Season it win Jtse a stormy Session
but They Won't9
fly CHANDLER
... ... in iIia Vntlnnnl nnd
m AwtrlMn I..IIUM will hold their an
P'flwtlnti. The Nnl onfil I-oruue nffnlr
jKwTMIc. wlill the Johnon circuit will
Uw'TT. i i-M! hut nil the rnaRnnteB
KL Joins the imme npolOBlzlnK.
1"1 ?.'.... .t.t the, meeting feet-
," "' 'Vk..; inrmlon of nnlnlon
i5Jr Wbbly would l murder commit!.. .
k ?.t knowlnit btrtebnll innnnattn. wo look
P r ffihW nd bnehbltlnir exhibition
$L LlttM MaVney OrerfUM, who welghii about
Bs iunl. hnn threatened to do nil nort
tPJM.Iu"a? ". tf.rrmnnn. welnlit 220
.M chairman of the National Communion:
Sbthils ether National Lengue mnRnntcs liavo
filJ.nPan.iln8 vitriolic remarks about ench
fr Xrut when they meet In the lobby
2mm Waldorf they will kl and moke up
i !!iht U. all but Mr. llrltton, who ha din-
&. ttarfed. hr husband an prcweni or wo
l9B3Kinr:..fc. nn.t win run tho team hcritclf In
t'Cruini
tti "' nfter the world's aerlee v
PVeral of the National magnates wanted
&'-j3in K. T.n.r'n eealp, but tho former
icernor Mt tlnht and with his mouth
sf Z.Z...A .ntii ihv ran out of wind. Now
K S.-r are only two mnRnates who Itulat
Jt'.i xener ehould be ulven tho eamo dose
UTim Lynch KOt n. few years oro. aim iney
Sbrobabty will forRct their threats when
rtheyarrlv at tho meeting.
j(n of the National League magnates
.fi were eaylnR menu thing about
9 Cbarlfy Kbbets, owner of tho Dodgers, lie-
ci of the way his team was trounced
?" In the world's series. Tho Klntbuah squlro
WZa so upsci llll Kll um;u nu iwt.m itut
(ilk. Since that time Kblietn has taken a
lone TOcatlon nnd returned from New
Orleans full of Ideas anil wind. Ito has
'bta makjnif thlncs hum nround New York,
.rrt will be In prime Minpo for n debate
' with Dreyfus" at the bljr session.
Moth Important Business
There Is nulte a lot of Important business
to be transacted nt tho National I.eaRue
mMtlniT. and for tlm Rood of tho lenRUe
' It Is hop&l that the backbiting will bo done
f' In private. It behooves tho magnates to
i cet together aH Roon nH they convene nnd
3?, ittlle their differences. Then It Is possible
it Ihit tho mcetltiR will bo adjourned In lens
p! thsn a week.
& The main question that tho National
&- Jjespio must decldo will depend InrRely
3. upon the American I.eaRUc's nttltudo con
fa cemlns the futuro nrranRcment of tho Na
if" 4lcrutl Commission. If Han Johnson sticks
5, to his determination to have a neutral
,. party for chairman of tho National Com
'" mission tho National League must decldo
,' upon Its representative.
'. According; to tho National ngrcoment.
-..tandtr which the two leagues opernte, Tcncr
IF00TBALL GAMES ARE NOT WON
I ON SHEER NERVE AND COURAGE;
TALENT AND
By GRANTLAND RICE
Now Comes the Winter
,Yaw comes seasons reached its eml,
You ask us then what we will do,
TVs who have trailed the sportive trend
linen April's sky tens blue;
"What ioIII you write about t" they ask,
To which we counter, wan and solemn,
17k ilje fee dally on the ta$k
(ITtT'M nJt ihliip rt iIttiMM "
Vi T season throughf Who told tiou thatt
. T7!u tllppcd tn with that ancient gapT
tlisQ ipuxo oj sport NS ucinj7 !U(
. IPAUe fonpucs are left to tcagt
1 Mr bat mag hang upon the wall;
s The maahie mag neck warmer sfclos,
fSnBvit though the game riilca to its fall,
iff' The Old Dope never dldi.
ft The Dunk Championship
7 TP THHIIE Is one thing thut gives us a
c J- large. Ingrowing pain above auythlnr
W else. It Is ttNhcnr one university given crydit
J for winning its games through sneer cour-
i, tte or grit. Tho studentH of ono unlvcr-
f slty are Just as game nnd Just ns courageous
' u the students of any other.
There Is no bucIi thing ns "Ynlo cournge"
or "llarvnid courage" nbovo Urown cour
ses or Princeton courage.
It Is merely n matter of material, coach-
iL Ire and general clllclency.
We are told thut It wns "Ynle courngo"
. which beat Princeton nnd Harvard this
Mason. .
Wntt It ft.on VnlA rmpiinlln, rm Vnl.t nnl.
K troontry which Idst to Harvard, 41 to 0.
a year old? or course not. It wns lack of
w'Vale efllciency that lost to Harvard efll-
fjCHmcy,
hJ Vfl t fiAn Tin t'jl o n1 Tlrlnnalnn 41tti
'" Ui because she had u better football team
- 4 team backed un by the material nnd
g"1 proper coaching. She beat Harvard for
jtwur ma lumo reason mat Harvard naa
Ebeen beating her a prevalence of tho
TrooU.
If a team Is given nv greater ntnount of
courage Iieeause It wins, then It must be
awaraea a greater nmount or cowanllce
'hen It toscu. Uoth propositions nre
equally futile, foolish nml Innnn. It mnv
r; havptn that a grcjit system, such ns Yale
na irom luao to mo, may develop the
confidence that comes from n tradition of
Victory. Hut thlk has nothing to do with
courage In Its truer, finer meaning, ' Notli!
lag whatsoever.
The Greatest Institution
The Greatest Ilmtlttltlnn In fill. WnrH la
&t fairly largo order Hut wo know ,the
u.wer ji is this! The Standing of tho
t.iubs, which carry tho official percentages
0' games won nnd lnt If vrn .Inn't (lilnV
' SO, lOfllc 9 (hit rlnt nml IIia nViana nv.,1 th
1 fr?hyan1 th rCSt 0t " ,,mt '0ll0W tt 8h0rt '
,uch Institution.
tT Thlnft What UrnllM rmvA tinA,iA,1 nvnltnA
Sf,obe.r ". hY hail 1 decide a baseball
1 cnaraplonshlp as they now try to decide a,
U Takes a
Man's Head to
look After
Money
Matters
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U. 1MCHTER
.. u niff i' th.9 ""P""1" body beeause
he U president of the National League
which would mean the elimination of tlorry
mrnB'.n' " "," A,nerlenn league Insists
upon n change.
Tho majority of the National League
magnates would favor Herrmann as their
representative In this eent. but It Is hard
to see how this could be brought about,
without overruling the president, which
would establish a, precedent In baseball
The Nntlonal League probably will take
tho easiest way out. which would be the
retirement of Herrmann as chairman. In
preference to establishing a precedent
Tho coming meeting probably will result
In tho sale of two clubs, the selection of two
new manngera nnd numerous other denls.
to say nothing nf the possibility of an In
vestigation of the (Jlants-IJrooklyn fiasco.
Manager Moron, of the 1'hlls. ulll bo on
hand, nml It would not bo nurprlslng If he
pulled off a deal or two of great Importance.
Time to. Wake Up
Out In Cleveland they have an Idea that
there Is only one major lenRuo. They seem
to think that the National Intuo Is a
minor league, subjected tu drafting by tho
American League After looking tho field
over, President Dunn li said lo have de
cided that ho needed n third baseman, so
ho Immediately selected Itodgers llornsby,
tho sensational young Infleldrr of the Ht
Louis Cardinals
minn condiled In a rnuple of his news
paper friends and n ecnsntlonal announce
ment wan mnilo that tho Imllaiu had
opened negotiations for llornsby. Much
space wns devoted to explaining Just what
the addition of llornsby would mean to tho
Indians and they tako It for granted that
Dunn will have htm
Dunn decided that he wanted Speaker
nnd got him. Thcrofore. the Cleveland
fans feel certain that he will get whatever
he wants.
If money could buy Hornsby. Dunn prob
ably would outbid the field, but the Cleve
landers are overlooking the fact that llorns
by is In the National League and Is as
much the property of tho other seven clubs
as tho Cardinals. It would be Impossible
for the Cardinals to sell Hornsby to the
Indians If Mrs. Itrltton wanted to. ns evry
team In the National League would li.iv
to wntvo on tho slugging .Southerner bo
fore ho could get out of the league
Can any one Imaglno I'al Moran, John
Mctlraw. Cleorge Stalling nnd four other
National League pilots waiving on rtorns
hyT Tho spirit nf tho Cleveland owners In
to bo commended, hut tho Hornsby ynm It
a pipe-dream, pare nnd simple. Tho St.
Ixul8 National League Club has been
searching for years for n slugging young
etor with n personality, nnd It might Just
ns well closo up the park If Mrs. ISrittnii
parts with Hornsby for nny price.
COACHING COUNT
football title: If It was left to each club's
say so, mixed with the power of tho prcsu
and the volco of tho fan.
The Clinos League
Hero after n schedule of eight or ten
games to tho season for each team, lasting
through n more six weeks, we hnvq inoro
football champions In tho Knut Mono than
a dozen or fifty world scries can show.
Pitt nnd tho Army are champions becauno
they persisted In not losing n stnrt
llrown Is champion becauso It beat Har
vard nnd Ynlo on successive Saturdays.
Colgnto Is champion becauso she beat
Drown, conquerors of Yale and Harvard.
Ynlo Is champion becauso sho bent Col
gate, Princeton and Harvard. And so It
moves along.
A Suggestion
t'o seo but ono way to sottlo this burn
ing debate Take all tho varlouu elevens
who consider they have championship
claims, put them at ono nnd tho same time
In Madison Square Oardcn, lock the doors
and let tho Nurvivors conjo out nbut tho
16th of next Juno to claim the undisputed
crown.
Practice Games
It may be that tho Dig Four or the Dig
Flvo are looking for somo fairly hu.ky
practlco games next full.
That being so, wo suggest the names of
Colgate and Drown, who return something
llko nine regulars for 1917. lly that dato
they may have had experience enough to
give Yale. Harvard, Princeton, Cornell or
Penn a fairly extensive "warming up" In
a purely preliminary way.
HOWLING NOTES
Western Electric now leads ImlUNtrlst Leanus
Tryon Company did tho trick by (skint tin
rond mm from Hinmlard Itnltrr Heat-lav
Company. Tryon Company Is Improving its
Kama rapidly.
Keen Kutter continue to rnll n steady ?.une
Captain t'lniiley hail an oft nlhl. IS. Ward
led Ihe hist) rollers with 211 score In Ida
first uttoinpt.
Whltey Worrell's White Hawks lost the oH
fama to Htntmlnv's Woadpeckirs and let tlm
liter slldu Into first pluce In lh Mucko
league,
Bam Farlna'a Owls rolled ho blcheat team
score at tho nlk'til, 833 pine
Captain Lswla's Main Office squad grabbed
three elralsht from Button 10. tho leader In
American lee Company's League.
Station S Colt, -made Station 8 first leant
extend Uelf ta win the add same.
Cycle Race Team Is Picked
NEW YOllK. Dec ,1 It haa hn amiauiicad
that ClrenJa and (loullet have been paired far
the annual ell-day cycle rate, whleh begins at
Madison Hquara Oarden on UeeeiuW 17 and
will contlnua Ihvre until December S3. Tt
team wan the race In 1H and nntshed ret tide
wr s( Jloston.
EVENING TEBGBB-HlLADBLPaiA", TUESDAY, DECEMBER tS,
NEW PLAYS
ANOTHER GREAT FILM
OF WAR AND SPECTACLE
"Civnir.nUon" Presented nt tho
Lyric Pictures Wnr's
Horrors Vividly
CtVIMZATtpV rhetor!,, n tM rsrts. wrll
Un by r. flsMner ftuillesn. rtlreeted by
TJmnM lne. . Private serwnlne. ,
Tb Klsjt of VVnslrrnl lUrnrhMM'rall
Qwtn SVnl.... tl IflU Sisr
!,HM Prdlonl .Ilowsrtf llksman
KslMtru IjAMemsnn Miss Knld Mf.rser
The CkrUtiH . , Owse r islwr
I.uthr Anir. the l'tr Adoet
T Prank tturke
The Vtlmo Minister Chrl K. Kfenen
The llUcksmlth J lUrnry yherry
J Vows llueiHl eiilA.K'nny
Ills l4Uhtrr.,. Miss Ktl V"m,n
rel7 HolJicri., Stethsrs ef the World.
M'fflPof r Prllm, nt Ailim lo
tho Kins trftufes'ln-XS'sltln to the
Queen Eusenls. ito.
It Is easy tn res that Thomas II. lnco
began bis phntcsprctncle. "l"lvllliatlon."
back In the Inng.gone daTt of August. 1911.
when the WnrW thrtllH to the large, gener
'ous Idea that It wan fighting "the last war" ;
when ""aclnst" and "militarist" still hnd
something of their original nnd genulno
meanings. The feeling of thusi days itrndo
the directors of "The Hlrlh of a Nation."
"Itamona" and "Civilisation" put nn
t apology upon the screen for showing scenes
of war. Today we are above such generous
pnlete We wallow In "glory" We "pre
pare for peace" In the manner of Kuropo
Wo nre nlmnst ready to tnlk of "manifest
destiny" anil "a place In the sun "
Perhaps It Is tne new nnd hsrsh temprr
ef America today which accounts for the
only blemish on the big fllm displayed nt
the Lyric a certain lark of emotional con
viction. Or, it wo are still willing to bo-
lljve with Mr. Inco Hint pMce Is Intrinsical
ly n better thing than war, nnd ready to
appeal wllh him lo "that vast, pitiful army
whoso tenr have girdled ihe world the
mothers of tho dead." then It Is the ethlco
religious allegory of tho second part of
"Civilisation" which strikes a discordant
note of sentlmentallsm. Certainly, the re
turn of Christ to earth to show tho King
of Wrcdprd the evil of wnr and convert
him to signing the treaty of pence hardly
succeeds tn its gigantic task of carrying
conviction. And th happy army returning
to Its rejoicing homes Is hardly as power
fully a "clincher" ns might be n vision nf
tlm ghastly nrmy that noxcr returned
It would bo hopcluM to attempt U cutnlog
of tho lino features of tho production
Hut high points may be touched upon: Irvln
WlUnt'H superb phntognphy of the peaceful
Cnntlnen'nl fnrjn nl the beginning: tho
grent structure nf capital and palace built
fnr use In this fllm alone: the minute, far
distant, yet tremendous silhouette of tho
mobilising casalry on u distant hilt: tho
sinister shadows of ncroplnnes passing
across tho troops ns they march out of the
city: tho line, mellowing lighting of tho In
teriors j tile exceptionally well drawn lead
ers; the most remarkable old man, old
woman nnd mere baby yet seen on tho
screen ; 0. finely felt Christ by Oeorgo
KMier: naval battle employing n consid
erable section of tho United States' lloat
Ing forci.i. and gigantically vigorous bat
tles. If nny ono wants n now evidence of the
genius of tho screen ho hn It In "Civili
zation," particularly In tho first half pictur
ing the coming nf war. It gives tho Igor
or rare artistic qualities to the tiniest lilts
of life, taken lieu nnd there, seemingly at
rnndom. nnd then fuses theso eplsodea
into u swift, sensitive, shifting cnugerlo of
nil thos"e things in n people's existence which
have mennlng in the particular story. Mr.
lnco and tho directors and camera men
who h.ive assisted him hnvo achieved u
w-nndeiful mastery of tho now art in the
short years since It took shnpo. K. M.
MARY PICKFORD SUCCESS
SEEN AT KNICKERBOCKER
"Tcss of Storm Country" Presented by
Stock Company
"Tess of the Storm Country." ono of
Mnry Plckford's early screen successes, wn.i
admirably presented by the resident com
pany nt tho Knickerbocker Theatru last
night. ,
Tho tltlo rolo Is that of n motherless waif
whose fnther, o squatter, has been con
victed of murder A young theological
student enters her llfo, and after n num
ber of trials nnd dramatic Hltuntlons, there
is tho usual happy ending.
Anna liolicrty made u convincing Tess.
while John Loretiz wns seen to ndvnntngo
ns Frederick Craves Chnrles Moore nnd
other members of the supporting cast wero
excellent The play calls for many nrtlslle
nml unusual stage pictures.
VIRTUE ONCE MORE
TRIUMPHS AT WALNUT
'Little Girl God Forgot" la Now
Piny at Popular Priced
Playhouse
Agnln vlrtuo triumphs, fnr the third time
In tho Inst month. "Tho I.lttle Olrl (!od
I'orgot" Ih a striking title for any play, but
the ptoduutlon is not In harmony w.th the
lugubrious title. It Is thoroughly melo
dramatic, with tho usual tense moments
relluved by humorous Hues and Incidents.
Tho title rolo In this play, that of Nancy
Harlow, has been descr.bed ns u strong
blrndlng nt the principal characters In
"Peg'o' My Heart," 'Tollyanna" and "Daddy
Long Legs." but the author probably lost
sight of Ihe fact that too many lingers spoil
the plo Yet the play Is not spoiled by
any means. It Is simply the old mlftnke of
Injecting an overdose of Minshlnu nnd over
llowlut; haiiplneas Into an utlmrvv Ise per
fectly good production.
,Msa Cecelia Jucques, who Is remembered
for her work In the "Utile Lost Hlster,"
Is In the leading rolo as Nancy Harlow,
and It would he an Injustice to Miss Jacques
to say that she did not please, although
nt tlnieo It was doubtful If she were going
to retain her popularity among populur
prlce theatregoers. Miss Josephine Fair
child, as the neighborly Irish woman, and
her "son," Hoy van fowwn. delighted the
audience. Hdward Caasldy wan :i bad, bold
villain, and a great deal of the humor
was furnished by Charles V. Slddniiu an
Ilurke Andrews.
AND PHOTOPLAYS AT LOCAL THEATRES THIS WWk
NAN HALPERIN IS A
BIG HIT AT KEITH'S
Mrs. Thomas WhifTen Also a
Feature of Highly Enter
taining Show
A new star twinkled In vaudeville last
night at Keith's. She Is Nan Italperln.
Uk the famous general we used lo hear
so much about she came and saw and
conquered.
The very closest analysis of Miss Hal
perln's net gives but ono conclusion that
she Is destined to become Ihe top of come
dienne hcndllncrs, if sho hasn't already won
that post
As near fts mere words cart describe this
llltlo bundle of thngnptlem she sings songs
so distinctly that jou can almost hear the
commas between the words She enacts
the characters In every song with dialect
and lifelike expression She makes changes
with nil sons ()f extravagantly complicated
gowns In the twinkling of nn eye.
Among her best numbers were "I'm tho
Youngest In the family." "That's Why I'm
n Divorcee." "I'd luther He the IlrMesmuld
Than the Hrldo" nnd "Play My Wedding
March in ltagtlme"
Mm Thomas Whlrfen. perhaps the old
est uctrcs on the American stnge. wns
given n decidedly cordial reception In "Tho
tlohlen Night." n very beautiful Utile play
let by lMgar Allan Woolf A devoteil old
couple lire In the midst of cclebrntlng their
golden wedding anniversary While they
nre In the midst of n little fenst their
grnnddaughter arrives In tenrs nml an
nounces that her husband has deserted her
for an nctree. i,p.tP,. (rl husband calls to
got his wife. After a very serious time a
reconciliation Is brought about by grandma.
Tho old couple are In ench other's arms by
the fireside, Just as thev wero llfly years
ago. when tlie curtain falls.
Mrn. WhifTen Is capably supported, by .1
II. Lewis, Peggy Halo Whirfeii nnd Thomas
II McKnlght.
l.co lleers, who scored tho hit of the bill
when he was here before, wont to nbout
fourth place Inst night.
Mr Ueors'n net Is getting n little flat
from standing too long. There's nu ques
tion about the cleverness of his songs and
his piano playing Hut a few new num-ber-i
would make the music more Intoxi
cating perhaps. Moro froth Is needed Such
comment seems strange, as ho was doing
the very same act when he was hero last
time The nudlenco lilted him.
Page. Hack nnd ll.ick, equilibrists ex
ttaoidlnnry. risk their lives nt every per
formance one of the trio stnnds close
to tho footlights with n woman wrapped
about his body tils partner leaps head
first from tho top of n pile of cbalr.i nt
least eighteen feet high Into tlm arms
of the othor equilibrist A slip would send
him Into tho audience
I.lbonatl. a ragtime xylophonlst. stirred
tho house to oclonlc npplause by his artls
tlo and rnpld-llre playing.
Will Onkland nnd company nppenred In n
protty musical cketCh alxnit Ireland.
Tho Stampede KUlers. with Klorcs I.e Hue.
Ihe champion lady r.ipcr. ofTercd a. roallstlc
act of (ho wild West , the Welse Family,
vory excellent perch gymnasts; Mlllor nnd
I.ylcr, negro comedians, also appeared In
entertaining acts. J. a. C.
Empire Four Globe
Tho r.mplre Comedy Four Is the head
liner nt tho Qlnbo this week The song
numbers offered by the quartet were well
received, nnd n eln of comedy Interloped
gavo a pleasing variety to tho act
Tate's "Motoring", nn Kngllsh farce
comedy, portrayed all the troubles of nuto
mnblllng In n humorous way. IJ ti Cllvo
nnd company h.ive n dramatic sketch, en
titled "Ono Oood Turn." vvhllo "Voguulnnd"
Is a musicnl comedy with tho usual num
ber of specialties.
Tho surrounding hill Includes the Vnlcnos
Hnnd, Dunley and Merrill. In a singing nnd
talking act : Kthel C'oetello, singing come
dienne; Nat CnfTorty and company In a
comedy skit, nnd Don l'ullnno In an exhi
bition of horse training.
HnrveHt Dnys Nixnn-Ornnd
"Harvest Days." a musical comedy In
epitome, pleased last night nt the Om ml.
It Is n full three-net production crowded
Into one net, nnd yet all of the salient
points of n longer play have been retained.
There Is n splendid chorus of chnrmlng
girls, with scenery which carries out tho
theme of the tltlo. Tho plnyers featured
In tho playlet are Gene Markey, Tom Aiken
nnd Pauline Harris.
Other splendid attractions nre I.es
Jcncttes, nu act which presents dogs,
monkeys and pigeons gnlnre; Oretchen von
Ilergen, better known as the "Physical Cul
turo Olrl"; Unlten and Hunter, Warner and
Corbctt, Martin Von Ili'igcu mid Irving
(lOBlar.
Surprise Party Penn
'The Prcam Surtirlse Party," tho snappy
musical farce which Is tho feature number
of 11 feature hill, tho first half of the week
ns u tabloid, is far above the ordinary, the
songs are "catchy" and well chosen, nnd
the dancing Is remarkahle. Arthur Por
koff. supported by a oust of nine, put the
necessary vim and dash Into tho net. scor
ing n distinct hit with tho appreciative
auHlenca. Other well-received performers
were Willie Solar, Morn, llvans nnd Krlend,
and Ilurke and Harris The photoplay, "Jon,
Grimsby's Hoy," starring Frank Keenan.
was shown for tho llrst tlmo In West
Philadelphia.
"Fireside Ileverle" Croaa Keys
Ono of tho most novel acts seen nt tho
Cross Krya this season Is tho "Klresldo
Iteverlc." which Is Ihe fea(uro of tho bin
during the first threu days this week. The
act abounds tn pretty mitsid unit surprlsett
and Is well staged It Is quite a happy con
trast to thn usual cliiHH of headline acts seen
in vaudeville. Kiilertalnlng acts were also
offered by Hakcr, I.ynn and company. May
lllllsburg, the Four 'hicks and I,cs Alve
rcttcs Uumont's .Minstrels
Dumont's Minstrels gave u good bill last
night nnd are deriving the merriest kind of
entertainment out of the Thanksgiving tur
key. To meet the change In market con
dltlnus, the title of the topical travesty hns
been changed from "Turkey Forty Cents a
Pound" to "Turkey Was Forty Cents a
Pound," It Is a very amusing bill, to which
Uddle Cauldy and Hennle Franklin con
tribute their always popular specialties.
M( 'IllhUiillirtl UiV rflilhh
ZIM-ZIM A ZIPPY
Stinppy Fnrce at Stanley Shares
News Honors With "Purity,"
at tho Victoria
Ily the Photoplay Editor
8TAN1.P.V "A t'enejr Ulsnd Prlnee..." Famous
riaters-Pusmmint. with Irene Kenvtlew and
Owen Moore utetr sdspte.l frem tMwsrd
pheMan's "Princes Klm-aimy' alreetn! by
Jjell llendereon, ptwtesrsphed by Lewis XT.
'rosier.
Critics nre Always crying for something
new In the movies. Here It Is: "Coney
Island versus Fifth Avenue," In n five-reel
coined', crisp, smart, sprightly, with that
brlskttesa and expertness lit action nnd epl
fode which n season of Kcyslonery Injected
Into Director Henderson. Traceo of tho
Sennett slufr persist In this piece, such ns
tho dlvlrg Venules and the npllV slangy
lenders, though It Is legitimate enough In
characterization. The phony princess,
otherwise Tess Mootie Is humorously but
gently handled, nor 1s the pathos laid on
too thickly when elm goes through the
familiar Cinderella problem of not know
ing which knife to eat with nfter being
dragged Into society by her lover, who Is, of
ourse. an aristocrat. How ho met the
prinresi vviille lie wns on n spree nnd be
came rlnno player lit her father's Joint Is
ver.v agreeably and cleverly set forth In the
lint part of the picture, which one may bet
H nn Improvement on the original play,
lor ono thing. Miss Fenwlck Is better suited
lo the role thnn Dorothy 'Donnelly, who
pinyed It In tho legitimate Mr. Moore Is
as convincing nnd Ingratiating as ho nlwnys
is when he sticks to farce nnd avoids dranm.
snd the minor types are good Montlon of
fine camera work leaves but one fault to be
found with tho film nu occasional slip In
gramma, such as "a mutual friend of tho
betrothed,"
AllC.vniA "The Title's Wings." UlucblM.
with Herbert liawllnemi end tlrace Crlle.
Hiorr ami directum hr Itufus .Steele, photn
sraplied i,y li n,i,.
With "Civilization" and "The Hlrlh of n
Nation" beseeching Americans not to he
come victims of militarism, and "Tho Hat
tie Cry of pence" and "The Fall of n
Nation" demanding preparedness, the nver
ngo spectator may well wonder where he
gets off Now lllueblrd comes out for
native nrmnmnt In this photoplay, which
In beautiful, lavish and convincing ns n
production, hut woefully stale and thin uh
n story The author hns given his trite
plot a fairly novel turn by having the foe
of preparedness convinced of Ha necessity
when lila family Is Imperiled by Mexican
oonirr raids, nnd this Is exceedingly well
handled as far as grouping, photography
and h'Klrlnnlsm go ,V noteworthy hi.f i
or (ongrr.is in session; intelligent color
effects nnd earnest acting help to efface
tho thought of how ancient it all Is. And
there are lots of C (Inrdncr Sulllvnnlsli
lenders for those who like them.
lll'IIT "l!oe nf Ihe Mouth," Illue rtlbbon
vltssrspli. wllh 1'ersr llvlnnd and Antonio
Moreno. 8lory by Arthur Train, scenario
by Jueeph K t'olnnd. directed tiv Psill Scar
don. photoiraphed L Hubert A .'llu.irt.
This Is n harmless nnd pretty Civil War
talo without much gusto or tnng, hut dainty
nnd with the atmosphere of "once upoti a
time," brought out by n series of visions
in the old 1910 style, which has ho much
to recommend It hnnrrlnntlvcly. Ilarrlng
nn obviously painted buck drop or two and
some flowery lenders, It hns nothing In it
to offend tho sensitive eye for beauty. Tho
acting Is vigorous, and whnt n relief the
Hrltlsh Ingenue, ns visualized by Miss Hy
land. it from the United States brand !
Charles Kent, a player of distinction, gives
the plot Its impetus. Hose Tnptcy ImihT
sonnteB n minor part with spirit. On tho
whole, n fair feature.
HKCIK.NT "Th liter of Siuan." WorU-Ilriay.
wlin Clara Kimball cunc and Kutenn
O'lirlen Name of author not atven. !t
reited by manner K. V. Taylor, photographed
by list Youns.
Any picture that contains n countess who
signs hrrself "Vory respectfully" can only
hope for modified rapture from tho re
viewer. Not that nn error like that ncccs
snrlly cuhdemns 0000 feet of celluloid. Hut
It Is 1111 Indication of generally tax work
In studio nnd cutting room. The feature
benrs the World-Ilrndy stamp. Frobnbly
It Is n cold-storage nffjlr, hold over ami
released since Miss Young went to Seli
nlck. Tho star is attractive ; her gowns
ure gorgeous ; there Is an adequato cast.
And ot that story will not do. It Is not
merely that a dope-taking young lady goes
to bed nnd sleeps In glaring lamplight.
The drninn. such as It Is, Ih old-fashioned
in detail and development, artificial In
speech nnd structure, llesldcs, it simply
couldn't happen,
VICTOKIA "Purify." Maslerpleca Pllin At
traction, with Audrey Mutison. rltory by
Clifford Howard. Directed by Ilea Uerger
After many trials and tribulations
many of them censorial "Purity" has
reached Philadelphia. It drew a packed
hoitso to tho Victoria even at tho early
showing yesterday, and the audience left
the victoria seemingly satisfied. Their sat
lefacthu wan obviously not In Clifford
Howard's conventional story. Conven
tional? Well, there won tho usual puro
girl who pi.eil In Ihe nude In order to facili
tate the publication of her lover's poems
and thereby win his waning spirit back
from death. Hut in this case tho nrtlst
was impeccab.y moral and merely fur
nished the necessary money for thn girl to
glvu an equally moral publisher to dofrny
printing costs Hut there wa'.i tho unual
villain, Just tho same, who frequented the
nrtlst's studio; there wan a vamplrv named
Judith l.ure and the poet, played up tu the
usual screen type.
The audience got lis satisfaction from
tho pictorial qualities of the film, particu
larly from tho nllegorlcul portlnrri, at the
start. Thn director picked an unusually
Inrge and handsome garden nnd many
dappled woodlands and handled their light
and shade well. Doubtless ho posed the
nude or semlnudo Miss Munson In many
moro scenes than the censors passed; but
In nil shown lie used discretion, anil Miss
Munson'a frank and unashamed beauty did
tho rest. The total effect was not In the
least lubricous.
The Palace fs snowing, the first half of
this week, flreater Vltagraph's "An j:nemy
tu the King," the Huguenot photoplay
adapted from the stage drama of that name.
K II. (Southern and Kdith Storey are the
principals, set against a romantlo back
ground of French life
1916
STAGE SOCIETY DOES
"YOU NEVER CAN TELL"
An Excellent Production nt the
Little Theatre of Shaw's Dc
Hghlful Comedy '
TOP NKVKtt CAN TKl.t,.
Shsw. I.llltrt Thte
remedy hr Hernsrd
.Charles I. Mitchell
vAientin
lenttM ,.
My n.(
Dolly OVinden......
Pirier Maid
Philip Olarflen
Mrs clsnitem
1110113 Clsndnn
Mr rrsinMon
The Water
. ...... Marie iiaer
IJliira (Intense?
Hdtenrn! H Watlmer
. . , , Msbef Bfieppsrd
Dorelnr It, tthelmerrtpw
. . William It Whitney
.,. Walter l. Daitlmer
. it Yi
Slctoniae. .
H'ctind Walter
iionun
..Henry (' rliepsir,l
m Ael tt-TerriiAS
Aet fmAleellne'te entit
ft the betel. Acta III am
Acta III and IV Mlltlnf rcom
in ins nniei
"You Never Cm Tell," nccordlng lo all
evidence sa far. Is going In hold Us place
for n very long time In the high estate of
Hngllsh comedy An excellent revival of
Shaw's play last night by the Stage So
ciety demonstrated once more the "sure
fire" artistry of its humor. Hlmvv himself
puts down Us popularity with tho theatre
mob to tho fact thai "far from taking an
unsympathetic view of the tKiptllnr demand
for fun, for fashionable dresses, for n pretty
Boone or two, a little music, and cvon for n
great ordering of drinks by peoplo wllh
nn expensive nlr from nn lf-oslhlo comlo
waiter, I was more thnn willing to show
that tho 'drama can humnnleo theso things
ns easily as they, In undriimatlo hands,
can dehumanize th" drnnm " He might
have said "utthuman hands can iledtntnatlio
the drama " For that Is Just thn tragic
blight that has fallen on much of the Kng
llsh comedy of the 1850's. Yut, after all.
human as the peoplo nro In Hhnvv's piny,
and aHClnatliig nn Chirln nnd Valentino
may bo ns exponents of tho duel of sex
and demonstrations of nature's trick of
grubbing us by "the scruffs of our llltlo
necks" nnd using uh "In splto of ourselves
for her own purposes In her own way," tlm
thing that lasts, the thing that catches us
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TIIH DAUOHTlin OF MiicOnKCIOIt"
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CHUHTNL'T
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Herbert Rnwlimon & Grace Corlyle
THE HAOI.IS'H WINUH"
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MARY MILES MINTER in
' A DftHAM OH TWO ACIO"
m iiirmTsri hiioad and
DLULDmU HCHQl'HHANNA AVK
LIONEL BARRYMORE in
"TJIi: 1IHAND III." COWAItDICK"
fPTVAIJ C0TH AND CEDAH AVE.
LE.fAl PARAUOUXT THBATEll
MARIE DORO .1..
FAIRMOUNT '"'SHo AVBtm
Maurice nnd Florence Walton in
"Tim qt'KST op i.ii'n"
KCTI4 QT THHATKlt. MAT. DA1LT.
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uol'hh pirrniiH iinshn: iiAititi.sc'Ai.n nnd
TIIUODOIli: ItOIIHHTH In
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ANN PHNNINOTON III ''llalntiow Prlneen'
FRANKFORD ni r,UNASB
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IMPFRI AI I10T" AND WALNUT fiTH.
llVlirCalMALe TirilKK TIMES DAILY
VIOLA DANA in
"TIIK COAHACK WHIP" .
JEFFERSON 2VI" iriSS0
HOLBROOK BLINN in
"THIS IIIDniS.N HPAH"
IFATSPT? KOHTr-KlllHT AND
t-a-irVl-i-l I ANCABTiru AVENUE
MARY PICKFORD in
LKHS THAN TIIK Dl'MT"
ANN I'n.NMNOTON In "Halnbnw Prlncee."
LIBERTY ,,,,0D Smimdu
DOROTHY GISH in
"ATTA IIOY'fl I.AHT HACK"
WKflT rillfDKLI'IllA
EUREKA i0TSl ANX MA,,1CL'T flTS.
Sir Herbert Bcerbohm Tree- in
"The Old Folks at Home"
MII1TII Pllll.AIIKI.I'HIA
OLYMPIA
IlitOAt) AND
IIAINItniDQE
TJI IJI In "TUB DIAMOND
'"' auuuo ItUNNHH
Also "The Yellow Menace"
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artistry of tho man. What a comlo sense
It waa that Invented th Iwefitleth-centtirj '
twins as well as the twentieth-century
mother, the msrvelously adventltloila Wil
liam, the onmedy of the dentist's chnlr, tho
Incomparable tnnd-hatter luncheon and
the K. C, rather of the afortsntd Svalterl
The Stage Roalety has made it first
long production with, complete) self
possession and success, The performanc
riilm tTcnly, though perhaps sf t(ttt
slowly In tho iwraon of Mr. Latimer's other
wise excellent Philip. Nnlurally one could
rtvtMt te Mltelieir Valentine Me Vhlt
ney'a Walter and Mr. flheppard'a Dohun to f
lie tne ouisianuing natures. let juss
ShelmeMlne gavo Olorla distinct life. Mr.
Vox made Ornmptoh an Intelligible 'old
bugbenr. and Miss User achieved the ur
prire nt the evening by turning out ns
Dolly to be a fluent nnd expert comcdlenn
nnd designing tho old nnd effective settings
ti) boot,
Philadelphia has n, company Of plnyars
that It needn't bo nshgmed of I-nst night'
1 rrformanen clinched t lint tmnressloti and
nailed homo the fact that all the SUtg ',;'
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"ATTA HOY'S LAST HACE"
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"TUB 1II8E OP BUSAN"
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"Till; HATES 01' EDEN"
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NORMA TALMADGE In
"Fjirrv-mTY"
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K.Ti &.- "DevU's Double
V.t. Added Attraction Trlansle-ICeraton Comedr.
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Audrey Munson puRiTYr
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"A CONEY ISLAND rHINCESB"
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GAIL KANE in
"Tho Scarlet Oath"
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