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TWO NEWMUgiCAL ENTERTAINMENTS
MRS. FISRE CONFOUNDS
CRITICS BY ELOCUTION
All Dolightful Art of America's
Finest Actress On View in
"Erstwhile Susnn"
"PENNA. DUTCH" PLAY
fcew Comedy at tho Broad Gives Her
Excellent Opportunities nnd Sup
plies Much Mirth
a-nsTtVlltLR HUSAr. . A.iMWIr In thte irli
'."1-........ Am vntft
ForeeL founded on Helen IX.
tfirttn's nevel.
Madleon. Corey
"Itarnabetta.
i
tanaaemant
ami Joseph
niter. Ilreed
itarnabr Drearr
mr" .v'lr-L
Waller WHhh
IS? jifob Dreary jtowt ntewe 1111
W( Knanu'l Dreary . ... ...Ittkjl Ken
Eg BrelWhter JeMi Dalr MHrt:
W- fiH Jordan ...Henry Jlottlnw
W fiatwrt lrah Iltt,h ViW
EL. ikiilem runti .Sol Alke
ncbn Ron nin
1 Kent
Mtirtthr
Mortimer
?.'.i,:, illier IKratwhlle fluearr) Mrs. F1rt
Mamsbette Dreary 1 1 . Mml'llna iv(mt
ttrnah rkhwenxfeldere . Wrjda Mllllaon
tf til acene Is the Ilrtnic room In the heme nf
Wrnaor Drearr t HelnharU Htstlon. In the
ta Dutch rtflon of l'enneylvahlii. at ib prea.
tst itme.
"TVomsn, the unconquerable, the Irrepres
sible, th Indispensable." as Juliet Miller,
Erstwhile Susan, elocutionist from Ohio,
wife anil then wIJow of Uarn.tfay Dreary,
to aptly put It oil! Mrs. Klak, aren't
Chrlstmascs terrlbta enough for crltlci. with
twice "two shows dally," thnt you mutt add
tit dellclousl)' dtmeult labor of tlescrlbtnr
ence nratn your magnificent art?
And yet a different nrt, different not alone
from the level reaches of mediocrity In the
theatres nbout you, but different ench time
from what you liava Riven us before. The
Mme flirt of the hand across tha eyes, tho
Dim swift Innuendo In tho voice, tho same
hard, unturnabte drive at the very meat
of each situation; nnd yet something fresh,
fomethlne In hand nnd volco that nifties n
new dramatic creation.
This tlmo tho nuthor has helped by sup
ptflnr you, ns lecturer on "such advanced
matters (to tha Inhabitants of llelnhartz
Station, To.) ns "femalo votlnc" and that
vexed problem of propagation, "entrrKotlca."
with a Ann supply of phrases nnd attitudes
of about the vintage of the atnailriR cos
tumes which your Susan seems to have
drawn from her theatrical past In Cedar
Center, la. And, slnco the stngo Is tho stnge
nd your comic earnestness Is all your own,
tboso well-worn phrases and attitudes ot
jhe woman who thinks every one of her set,
sound In mind and body, should have the
rl(ht to one child, "and no questions asked,"
sro tho very breath of novelty.
Then tho background of l'ennsylvanla
Dutch, you must admit. Is something of a
All, Ths utter lack of even nnlm.il cheer
fulness, let nlono kindness or spirituality.
In such men ot Hnrnoby Dreary, sets off
your fine temper quite as well ns his worn-sn's-place-ls-the-wanhtub
point ot view sets
oft your own triumphant demonstration (off
ths stars and on) oflhe high qualities ot
feminism. And ono of these, at course. In
any actress Is your ability to play up to
the Ironic absurdities of such a herolno as
Susan Just as much ns to her flno moments
and clear spirit.
So you give Just the right touch of pride
to ths long vowels of "menaygo" nnd
'elrte" and handle with aJI tho casual em
phasis of urban upllfters allusions to your
"municipal theatro" out In Iowa and th
leommunltv center" which von will found
'j 'Ih the heart of benighted Dutch Pennsylva
nia when you have married a terrible old
lld-beatlns miser nnd placed yourself on
i Inside of the earthworks.' You carry
is family with n high hand Indeed "When
you suggest to tho son who Is risking a
tonsil with his dinner knife, "Let me choose
the weapons," your Inflection Is as sure as
your hand wns when It replaced Dutch fam
ily portraits with "The Itock of Ages." "The
Three Graces," a landscape and one of those
things said to bo still life,-though they look
a long tlmo dead.
Then your art rises beyond the author's.
filit tha cnmftdv of nilil thlntrs and odd
people, to tho "comcdlo humnlne," to the
pitiful realities ot our love and our hate
tnd our sorrow. You, who liavo settled
upon finding a daughter as well as a work
ty your marriage, meet the poor little brow
beaten, mind-mangled Darnabetta and learn
itr fear even of you, nnd without a word
you call us to sorrow with you.
We forcet tho author's routine naivete
Juit as quickly In tho marvelous way In
which ycu handle thnt old, old second-act
climax when you snatch away his whip be
fore Barnaby con strlko his daughter. Like
the best things In this little play'and all the
things In your own acting. It Is tho essence
of that fine rare element, tho tragl-comlc
And now, to nil that you have done upon
the American stage and hero In "Krstwhlle
Bussn. you add elocution. Is It not
enough that you should fascinate, thrill, di
vert, movo, by gesture, .Intonation, ex
pression and by somo subtleomethlnK that
toes behind them all? "Why must you add
that thing of which your critics hate prated
to you so ceaselessly the crisp, measured.
Intelligible, oh, elaborately Intelligible
wort? Just to prove how dellclously amus
lag It and all their past prating really
rT K. M.
OLCOTT AT WALNUT
IN FORMER SUCCESS
'"Heart of Paddy Whack" Re
ceives Warm Welcome On
Its Return
Chauneev Olcott returned to the Walnut
jUst night In a repetition of "Tho Heart of
.Vitty Whack," a charming comedy drama
ky UUs Rachel Crothers. But the Chaun-
Mjr Olcott we heard last night Is not the
tme sweet singer of other years. The
old, actor-singer can act as well as ever,
hut his many years of service on the stage
kve begun to wear down his voice, and he
eeoie to be irritated when called upon to
render an encore. For all that he pleased
the audience with two of his old successes,
"Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "A Little Bit
f Heaven," and another with which his
M admirers are not quite so familiar,
"Who Knows," a delightful llttla melody.
After ths fln.it nirtnln had been rung
wn, several of the audience opened up a
scattering volley of handclapplng, which
'gradually Increased In volumo and en
thusiasm, and cries of "My Wild Irish
Hose" and "Mother Maohres" were directed
ft the stage, Mr. Olcott responded with a
rlf curtain speech, and to quiet the more
LathuslaitlQ he signaled to the orchestra
wader to strike up "My Wild Irish Hose-"
Mlaa Tllllh RlnMali- nlmamfA AS UOIUL
iCurn, which U tho role opposite that ot
Dennis O'Malley, which Is played by Mr.
vI.
COnan md Ifiirrla hn nrftjtftnt the Dro
.taction, have supplied the Irish singer with
; a excellent surrounding oast. Included In
k which Is a youth. Master James Olllen,
who delighted the audience In the role of
Ulchiel. as Irish hov.
Three Gypslea Arrested In Theft
Three of ftva rviui,. accused of robbing
I Brazilian Kwtftia. .Tnlin Tennis, of
1 !!?' " Bold and a sold watch, valued at
i hs item, 1015 Pawyualc .avenue, ware ar-
rJJf4 b H8 P"e f tha voln J4
2WKr streets police station last night
k?" gypsies accused Teaais of having
?KUla a . x . ..-.i- I ... CI9 ttaia-
f!fHrt, isjst weak. Tfc Pe fv
Mw m AduW, Mpjri-4 f&
COHAN DOES SIX MEN'S
WORK IN HIS NEW REVUE
And Docs It Better Than thi Six
Ever Do Book, Lyrics, Songs
and Staging
MANY CLEVER TRAVESTIES
A Remarkably Amuslnu Array ot Peo
ple From tho Plays We Know
or Will Know
tub
coiiAtf hbvur or
tela, a moll
erstr-aut
lit. MlehM terfl
IMIrh lAlhr lhf4Ml llh
"WUI
rwj mnaie una utaeed i ifs i
r nmte nnj utaeed h lfo
Un-mnt Cohun a Harris
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Oeorge M. Cohan starts oft hi revusleal
comedy successor to "Hullo Uroadway" with
a threat from the chorus men always n
pugilistic lot that If we critics aren't good
to their show they won't read our darned
pld papers any more Which may or not
he some threat In this Year ot the (Jrave
Shorlago of White I'rlrit Paper. Hut, any
way, this critic Isn't scared. He liked the
show too well.
Just about everybody who was anybody
In New York last saon Is at the Porrest
now. Some of them Philadelphia knows by
sight and nil by reputation. There Is An
drew Overdraft, who bears. In the person
of Harry Bulger, a striking resemblance to
the Andrew Underehaft which tout Cal
vert put Into "Major Barbara " II. II. Hob
son Is thers for choice You may meet Billy
Holllday again, the only Broadway barkeep
who patronises the manicure.' Illchard
Carle, the original ICd Wynn, gives us a
glimpse, a few seasons ahead, of what Doc
tor llooberang, of "The Boomerang." will
act like. Jane Clay, the crying servnnt, Is
there to prove. In tho charming person of
Valll Vnlll, that "there Is nothing common'
about the Clays. WnsnMenry Clay one
of tho biggest clgarnmktrs In the country!"
Kmlly Stevens, "the unchased woman":
Cmma McChesney, saleswoman, who put
"Potash and Perlmutter In Society"; dabby
de I.ys and n remarkable set of casual
Impersonation owe their existence to Miss
Juliet, ns well a.i Mr. Cohan. "Young
America" and his dog "Jasper," both prod
ucts ot the Harvard School ot Drama, as
semble outside the New York Harvard Club,
right next to Professor Baker' Bonton
Bean Factory. And this Is ery Impor
tant. a crocking good nclor named Charles
Wlnnlnger brings us Paul I'nurel of the
"Mel" several weeks before he Is due nt
the Carrlck as "Tho dreat lvcr" of Mr.
Dltrlchsteln's.
Ot course. It Is quite Impossible to cata
log a hundredth of tho things that Mr.
Cohan has stuck Into his revue. But It ought
to ba said that nil of them belong. In
stead of confessing the usual mental In
consecutlveness of n librettist, he has actu
ally put forth the brain labor to mix his
burlesques Intricately together and lead Ills
character!! through a continuous chain of
events.
The minutest nt his stunts nre amusing,
from his marching song. In which the
chorus sing nothing but the count, "one.
two, three, four, five, six, seven, turn I"
to a prose-ragtime burlesque of the trial
In "Common Clay." Ha says the last word
In Sousa travesty, with sixteen chorus
men disguised In the proper uniform and
whiskers, lending the orchestra together.
While he keeps his wit flowing he manages
to hammer out tour songs about as good
as any from our native smiths, and with
ona of them he flays the temperamental
skin oft that eternal triangle ot musical
comedy Sanders. Brian nnd Cawthorne.
You may notice thai It Is Jist one man
who hns dono nil this book, lyrics, music
and staging. It usually takes two to each
of those dlvlsons In even our least Inept
musical pieces. Which ought to arouse criti
cal reflections on the part of the theatre
goer. Perhaps a man of brains Is worth six
hacks after all. K. M.
Theatrical Baedeker
nnOAD "Kntwhlle Hnn," with MlnnW JUd
durn Klike. llarlun do Kotrist'a dramatisation
nf Helrn It. ttartln'a nov-l. "Ilarnouetia." a
tale of life anions the I'tnnarl'Bnla Dutch.
In thv rait Jnlm Daly Slurphr, Henry ItorU
mr, Walter Wilson. H revUw.
OAMIICK "Meten Cbans." with Frank Cr.
ven, CaYrotl MeComaa and Anne Meredith.
David Uelaaco's production of Itol Cooper Me
Brue's comedy dcallns with a homely younar
man and a mix-up tn eourtahlpe. He review.
FOWIEST "The Cohnn Heme I81S." with
lllchant Carle. Valll Valll. Kllialnlh Murray.
Charler'WInr.mter. Mite Juliet. Harry. Ilulser.
1.11a Ithodes. Jamee C. Marlowa. Frederic
Hantley and others. Oeorse JJ. Cohan's "mu.
slcal crawr-qullt," traveetylng Uroadway auo-
ceaaea. Hee review
.LYRIC "The Illue I'araillee," with Cecil Lean
and Vlvlenn Ueital Vlenneaa operetti with
rnuelo by Kdmund Kyaler and fllimund Bom
bers, and book by Leo Hteln. author of "Tba
Merry Widow." In th caati Uleo Marfleld.
Hatel Cm. Frances Trttchard and Teddy
Webb. He review.
CHESTNUT BTItCET OPERA. HOUBB "In
lolemnco." with Mae Marah. Robert Harron
and Orlrtllh rlayera. In maanltudt and spec
Uoular detail, tha sreateit motion ptctura
ever produced by tha maater ot tha film cralt
L1TTLB THEATRE "Veu Narer fan Tell."
With XKirotnjr onviinsni.nv, Atari ,,ar aiiu
other Hdea flocletr players
Piase nocieir piayvra uiuirauiv rv
f ratnedv br Rernard Hhaw.
AHKLI'llI "Kiperleuee.". with Krneet Olen
vival or
i Tivf.nin
dlnnlns. A modern morality play, with mori
humanneaa than graced "J5ry woman."
There la a lane caat, Ulendlnnlns acta au
" AT rOPVhAR VIltCKS
WALNUT "The Heart af t'esJr Wbaek."
with Chauncay Oltt. Cohan a llarrle pr.-
ent tha popular Irlett utor In a comedy of
romance by Jlacbei Crothers.
- , STOCK
KNICKERBOCKER "Tha .Dairy Tm.
with John Loreni, Anna Dobetty and other
member, of tha stock company. Matlneea
dally this week.
FEATUHE FILUB
STANLEY "Hrww Mhlta." wllh Marruerlte
Clark and Crelshten HaU all week. Wo
li rliatlon of the .barralns Play enacted by
Mlaa Clark while und.r lb direction ot Win
throp Ames on ln etasa.
AtiCADIA - "Trathfsl Tolllyer," vlih W. B,
Hart and Almi Ruben, all wek. Kewrfsy.
IH. ; Trlanile featura. with Hart aa a "sood
mufStrr "On Danierooa firoonJ." with Call
in. and Carlyla JJIaeawelt, Monday. Tuea
day; "Seoteiii." " Jk PUkforJ, Wd-VICTOItV-T'Tb.''1t.la.nUf.i
with Dous-
half of Ihi week. "Tba Awaienlns oritelena
liufhli." with Ethel Jlarmnore. Utter half
ItlKCBW.-
ot waek.
PALACB "A ConrIeUsd rrUeaaa." w
Iraaa F.nwtek and Owen Moota, nta half
i;f yh Road to Leee," with ln
llh
at
Lenore
Ulrleh, latter nan o we.a
iwuiT-"Tt BU ' !,i'.. wl"! Clara K:
JSJI Manday, TueadAy: AmUan Aria.
Sfy " wUh Douslas Falrbanaa. Wednea
dVTBuraday; "Tha Nlnaty asd .Nine." with
wftum Ciurteuar. Friday. Saturday.
iistr MONT "Tee "lk "lr!.,j" " 2'
0 Patrota Brat halt ot week. "tVbom lke,nJ;
RLuirr." with AUce Je. Utter halt ot
M,ek- YAVDBVILT.B
2tffv prase's :s,r.-BK
ft'ru.vrW''' Ilay and Oordao Doo&y, lltad
rind DTrrlii!. Ailrtia sad Vale; Wanda,
aBdw."i,'sur'Allll.ma In ! Broken
0".rtb;'llon'nJr.tMTLarr.a?...8d
&TZu. La Besa aoa S
Fa
, RodrUues
Rr-?f,raa Annetroojej u
or Armtir"1 fw"r'
oenaa aBj
X.MAanv: Oranle
Oraals sod OraoU. Far t. Hart
t ii Jt uimninV.
BPJ35g3S
Blalaa la "Oa the
i- TYeewaea , ay
aallasher and Mar-
r:fa?iw. i,,cri.Sfin.,r"th.0F.
ilpSSsUsl&rtask, .EotopUy. lb. Utter
cK4tr;'u5rW.v,hiV,
Watt??, tiJiraiHette. (Iret half ,
Deserter"
i: rorwe
at wk
iuiptf.jyrTV""i';'Si'.BI
Tror and Mebrjda. Healer
Wane MS??.
rY" -j V) ltiran sietfl Mfrman
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wA Hulla- Xwo-ase mo.
uaraaty. aatke a4 bar-
luaoa
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saa
tree aOrt
ill iWll 'S"v,w.:. Jhn JtcMrlelK. Wllr lira
JIw. r'iRJXlii- .VW Holier. Jme f. Mr
iiKl,"l.,i,h ' Mseray. Jetty Ots.tr, iAU
J.ifi. VV'l Y"'t. f'1" JHt Charles Win.
n'nur. Utile hlllr, Alfrtd Latell.
ETSNINa LBDaEH-PHirAUBLPHTA', TOEDAY, DECEMBER 26,
NO, YOU NEVER CAN
WtwM
fey t5 N- i 'I (iccs
- "VOVNQVCP CAN TELL"
For Instnnce, horo is Chnrlea D. Mitchell, ptnycr of tho Shavian dentist,
nt the Llttla Theatre, turned into an artist. With ready pen ho catches
tho peculiarities of his fellow actors nnd himself.
SEVEN CHANCES TAKEN
, BY MEGRUE'S JIMMIE
A Casual Young Man Fincia Him
self in Hot Wnter in a
Diverting Piny
SI'.VIVN rilANfiiy Coined In lhr-" arte by
Itol Cocner Mearue. founded on a aoserellon
In a ehort atory by Oouverneur Jlorrie. aian.
iicment bald'llelaaco. and V'l'tel,"1"1"
kiu..A..i .iiMr.hii rlarrtra Theatre.
hie nereonal aupervlelon
Jltnml- Hhannon
Illllr Meekln
Karl tloddard
Ralph Denby
Joo Opener.
lfenrr Oarrleon
vrank Craven
John llutlar
Harward lllnn
Charlea llrokata
Frank Mnrssn
Harry LelaMorj
, Freeman Wood
....Carroll MeComaa
Marlon' Abbott
Anne Meredith
Kmlly Callaway
' itaverly.Weat
llladya Knorr
Florenr Deehon
Allco Carroll
Oeors
Anna Wlndeor
Mra. Oarrleon .
Lilly Trevor
l'essy Wood
Irene Trevor.. . ..
(leorslana Harrison
Florence Jonea
lunv Ilrawn ..
a r In the club. Wedneeday afternoon. May
AAct IL H the clob. Thuraiay after dinner.
afternoon, May
Act Ills OUWIOB " " --"- " ""
Quito aside from Its engaging comic
points. "Seven Chances" deserves the "Sue
cess.tierald" label because of the brlekness
of Its bartender. A couple of IJronxes are
ordered. nnd served In about two mlnut".
the keep" thus establishing a record for
the Attantlo coast.
The primrose potations are to cheer up
young Jlmmlo Shannon, twenty-nine, and
making fifty a week, who has Just lost his
astonishingly rich grandpa In nn automo
bile smash. The old genllrman. a devotee
of domestic ties, has left twelve (count 'em)
million, all to go to JlmVite lr he "'"fries
..,. n.'aihlrtv. Penetrative and
persistent thealrrgoer. you vo guessed It I
Jlmmle doesn't care much for tho girls. Is
plainer than original sin, and has a bad
three hours making UP his mind whether
he'll take tha lash of hard luck and let the
.., .,,-. or nair off with some nice maiden.
who Is willing to stand for his commercial
Ism. Six pssa iilm up, but the seenlh a"
charmer takes him.
Out of that situation Mr Megruo lias
made a cute llttla play. He evidently con
siders It an affair of farcical sHuatlon. but
we might as well tell you now that It de.
pends on the authenticity of its detail nnd
the natural charm of Its dialogue, rather
than on any novelty of plotting, for Its
appeal. That appeal, while slight. Is legiti
mate and. most of the time, amusing and
sympathetic
Mr. Megrua has had experience In the
playhouse beforo this, and from "Under
Cover," "Under Firs" and the rest of his
pleasant pieces he lias learned pietty well
how to make the dramatic wheels go round.
He rings the changes on Jlmm'e's chagrin,
despair, remorse, hope and bliss, with a
fair amount of skill. The situations Intrin
sically are thin, bbt they are presented In
the disguise ot capital "man-talk," the kind
of talk ono hears regular people Indulging
In In clubs and on the street, short, broken
speeches that carry the Illusion of the
actual, even while one's reason Is revolting
at tha Inherent lmprobabllly of the basic
Idea. -
Thaarretabla and human part of ths
play Js largely In ths ascendant, and like
wise largely In the "spb! hands of Frank
Craven. Mr. Cravett not only reaffirms his
title to the honors of quiet and sincere
comedy: convinces ons that no nlco
people are very good-looklnr, and that
handsome chaps are usually dubs. The
erstwhile Intemperate clerk of "Bought and
Paid "or" "' h0 "" or "T nir
Cooks1 (which never reached Philadelphia)
bas here a role written, line and Inflection,
for hU subdued and subtle talents. Ha
Is vsgue, bashfuL hesitant, blurting, kindly,
cubconsolously affectionate, without pretense-
Kven seeing the play the second
time, one doesn't quits git under the skin
of bis method, so apparently everyday and
tasy are the Craven effects.
The charmer who beoomes Mrs. Shannon
Is charmingly exacted by Mies MeComaa,
who is Just as pretty and as competent as
she I tn musleal eomedy Mr- Belasco.
with hU customary decency toward "the
road." lias kipt his oast a good' one
Intact, av for the part -of Jlmmle's pard,
John Butler very efficiently replaces Otto
Kniger In It The glrU all are well within
their separata picture-frame, and the men
mora or less real. too. The clubhouse, with
US wandering souse and other casual types.
baa been staged without attested detaC It
la Just sv comfortable, naxy room,' with Its
drinks and smoke, and iu Junwl Bar
ring tha colneideBeea and crista In wbic.
b la ad, you eat) flj bun any dy m
Vvalnu street Car tflflfllatitKifiert STWfflfai
B-jP.
AND A BRACE OF COMEDIES ARE SEEN LOCALLY
HART AND MISS CLARK
IN FINE NEW FEATURED
"Snow White" nnd "Truthful
Tulliver" Seen nt Stanley
and Arcadia
Dy the I'holoplay Editor
STANLEY "Hue Whlla," Famoue riayere
Paramount, with Marauerlta Clark and
Crelfhton Hale. Mtory adapted from tha play
nf Jaeele llraham White! Directed by J.
Hearla Dewier. 1'hotostaphed br H. Lyman
Mroenlns.
Timeliness of theme could scarcely ba
more charmingly realised than In this case,
for "Snow White"' most adroitly combines
the appeal of the best sort ot malte-belleva
with some ot the most exqulslts photography
Famous Players has ever turned out, beau
tifully Illuminated subtllles. tasteful and
pictorial acting by Miss Clark, who looks
younger than ever, and faithful adherenco
to tha original script by Miss White. Tha
latter. In play form, wan done at the Adel
Pflhl Theatre In this city some sensons ago
by tha tiny and tremulous Marguerite, and
thoso who saw the piece, staged by Wln
throp Ames, can reassure themselven that
every Jot of effcctlveneas that tha produc
tion had has been retained and strengthened
In the film version. The story Is completely,
but not tlresomely, told tn six reels, lovely
"locations" adding to the appeal of the nar
rative. Prince Klorldon, of Calydon: Sir
Dandlprat Hombas and the evil Queen
Hrangomar are all Included, as well as tho
witch, her comlo cat (moro might have
been made of that delicious creature) and
tha rabbits, birds and other silent actors,
so say nothing of the dwarfs (real ones).
ARCADIA "Trolhfal Tslllter." Kay.llee-Trl-
rule, wllh William H Hart and Alma
Ileubena. Htory by J. (I. Hawka. Directed
by William a. Hart. Vbotosrapbed by Joe
Ausuet.
Three things strlks one after seeing
"Truthful Tulliver." One; Mr. Hart Is
tlrtd of being a Had Man regenerated by
a Woman's Love, Two; Mr Hawks can
write human and not Improbable plots, aa
well as absurd and theatrical qnes. Threoi
Mr. August Is ona of the brat camera men
extant, and photographs clouds as can no
one of his rival crank turners. The Tulli
ver of the title Is a newspaper man who
settles down In Olory Hole, one of those
vicious western towns so beloved by Mr,
Ince'a authors, and. seeing a girl of breed
ing Insulted nn the street, determines to
clean up the place. He does mis. in part,
by rldlnggfull tilt through the back room
of a salmon, lassoing two men and, still
on horseback, dragging them through a
window and half a mile down the thorough
fare. Another stunt Is his lesp from his
steed to a swiftly moving train.
REOKNT "On Djoseraue tlroond." IVorlJ
Ilredy, wllh Clall Kane and CarlyU lllaek.
welt. Htory adapted from tha norel "Llttla
Comrade," of llurteo K. Htoteneon. Directed
by Robert Thornby. rholosraphad by Lucten
Andrtot.
War not Babylonian nor Civil, but the
modern European sort provides a back
ground for thU new feature. Unfortunately
It doesn't, provide a story. In this element
ths picture Is lacking, though It Is capably
directed and photographed with sharpness.
Also It I acted well by Miss Kane, whose
natural and Ingratiating methods before
tha camera entitle her to her own little
place In tha sun a place to which "hand
some" Mr, Biackwoll, despite his long movie
experience, is hardly yet entitled. Ha t
an American who has studied at Heidel
berg; she a carrier Of "secret papers" for
Franca, How he helps her to escape from
the aermans, only to have her face execu
tion at their hand later, escaping through
the fact that her captor Is a friend of her
lover, I tha gist of the crux of tba plot
Jt U not a highly stunning emotional
smash. The detail I fairish.
ropulsr films were dUplayed at tha Vlc
tor.a, tha Palace and other photoplay thea
tres. Tba Victoria bad "Tho Main
maniac." tha Fine Arts-Triangle comedy,
wltt. Douglas Fairbanks and Constance
Tolmadge.j In addition to other offerings.
At the Palace were seen Irene Fenwlck and
Owen Moore In the Famous Players-Paramount
"A Coney Island Princes. "
New Austrian "Wr SHnUter
BEHLW. Dec i The Auatro-HuBga-rlan
. MhUsUr of war. General Rllter von
Krobatte, u to be reputed by Field Mar
una! ven W-lyr, aoeordlBX te a Veens,
report EvHtjfa.4 it taa Voce SteMuoif.
HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN
EVIDENCE AT KETCH'S
Eddie Foy, Mrs. Gone HurIics,
Harry Antrim nnd Betsy Vale
Prominent in tho Bill
Rvery set save one was taken at Keith's
Christmas night performance). And the holder
of thnt seat presumably had either mlrsed
his train or had eaten too much Christmas
dinner.
The lucky ones who escaped the fate of
being turned awny under the hlg holly bell
at the entrance of the foyer applauded every
net generously, from the Christmas musleal
selection on through Kddle Foy and the
even Utile Foys to the equestrian finale
of Hradna and Derrick, wllh their handsome
white horses. Threa acls making their
debut here "went over" splendidly. Harry
Antrim and Betsy Vale, n local comedy pair.
In "Filings of Fun." wound up In n blase
of glory, Antrim's mimicry of roosters nnd
cats was ludtcrouN and clever, and Miss
Vale was dalntv nnd etanefnl tn "limit,.
"Honk-Maybe" William (llbeon and Texas
Human made n distinct hit. Their vehement
dialogue over tho car that wouldn't budge
provoked many laughs. "Oklshoma Hob"
Albright's singing nnd ragtime yodetlng
made a promising debut
The most elaborate of the offerlngi, thn
new comedy, "Downs." was brilliantly
clever Mrs. dene Hughes and her sup
ports. Nell Paul, May Will and Unwell O.
Itnndalt, proved excellent vehicles for pre
senting the subtle sarcasm, the wIL thn
situations nnd the sartorial splendor that
made the act n decided success. Kddle Foy
and his talented brood of youngsters. In
'The Old Woman lit a Shoe," were looked
upon with favor, as usual, and perhaps
with a little morn favor than usual.
Petite liny Dooley and J Cordon Dooley,
who has discovered threa moro ways
out of the 1001 of falling, went through
their program with a barg, The harmoni
ous darkey singing of Fay, two Coleys nnd
Fay was excellent. The biggest hit for the
children, who were moro numerous than
usual, was Wanda, the trained seal, who
showed thnt It wns nlmoat human In In
telligence by Its ultimatum of "no rats,
no work."
"On the Hoof" Cross Keys
Lively songs nnd snappy comedy combine
to make "On tho Hoof." n tabloid which
headlines the bill nt tha Cross Krva. nn
enjoynbte affair. The act Is presented by
a number of clever icmcdlnns nnd pretty
girls It was rewarded with an abundance
of laughs nnd applause.
The Whirl's Four Harmonists, In addi
tion to rendering the latest songs effectively,
havo a line of good comedy which contrasts
well with their miislcnl offering.
Other good acts on the bill Include Ollle
Whrte. violinist; Woods. Forbei nnd Ilnl
pern, nnd Lucy niltelto, Jugglrr.
Tliero arn a number of thrills and sur
prises In the pictures.
Honnle Sextette: Globe
The (Hobo has on Its board.-! for the holi
day week enough t cheerfulness to usher
Its rryrulam Into a Happy New Year. There
Is musla aplenty In a swing of action nnd
laughter strewn through nearly every net.
The "Bonnie Sextette," which William
Brady pretenls, nnd Bnrncy Williams, pro
nentlng himself In 'The Broken Scarab," vie
wllh each other for chief honors In doling
out the Yuletldo ploasurc. The Bonnlo Hex
telln offers a beautiful nnd lyrically musical
production, while "The Broken Scarab" Is a
happy musical comedyette, with an Ha
waiian dancer as u feature.
Among the othor plrnsmit things the
Clobn has lucked In tho thcntr.cal Christ'
mas stocking oro La France nniV Kennedy ;
Lee Begs nnd company . Hodr,N)uex J)un,
(leorge Armstrong, IJann Cooper and com
pany, (Iranls nnd Grants, and rotter, Hart
well nnd company.
Minstrels Dumonl's
If your turkey dinner didn't agree with
you. and you havo come to the conclusion
that there Isn't much In Ufa nfter all, don't
go seo a doctor, but tnho a trip to Ninth
and Arch streets And seo Frank'' Dumont
nnd tils blaclifnccd troupe this week.
F.nougk said The show this week Is a
scream. Tho mlnntrela deal wllh up-to-date
topics and the songs are In keeping
with the holiday spirit. Cddla Cassady. Alt
Gibson nnd others continue to be among
the favorites. Their songs and wit left thn
patrons In a continuous ktate of Jubilation,
"On the Levee" I'enn
Mahel Klalno In n musical tabloid. "The
Bagtlme Band on tha Levee," heads tho
William Penn bill for the first three days
of tho Christmas week show. Hilly Morse
In "A Night In the Trenohes" brought forth
applause aplenty In his latest amusing war
novelty act.
Gallagher and Martin lent a diversion In
a double number sltlt, while Seymour's
Happy Family, Including Baby Klvn, and
Dorothy Glsh. featuring In the film pic
ture, "The Children of the Feud," round
out n very entertaining Yuletldo show.
Beginning Thursday Dauglan Fairbanks
wjll be rcen In 'The Mntrlmanlac," a brand
new photcplayknnd there will be n number
of vaudeville surprises ,
Dalrv I'arnt Knickerbocker
Many pleasant memories of Ufa In the
country are reflected In "The Dairy Farm,"
which begun a week's engagement ut the
Knickerbocker Theatre, at Fortieth and
Market streets, last night. Both the old
nnd young folks heartily enjoyed tho pro
duction, and showed their approval through
out the entire play.
The play lacks nothing In the mailer of
depleting life and Incidents on the farm.
Hleanor Herron Is the author, and her con
ception of rural Ufa Is Interestingly por
trayed, An excellent stock company, with
John Ixrenx and Anna Doherty in the title
roles, gave the various parts a most Inter
esting, pleasing Interpretation.
In addition to tha play there were nlso
many Innovations, whloli were nlso thor
oughly enjoyed, eepeolally by the young
folks. The Invitation extended by the man
agement to their patrons to bring their
Children along to see the Christmas Irea
was met with a general response, and the
youngsters enjoyed themselves Immensely.
The management of (he Knickerbocker
ha endeavored to feel tha pulse of It
patrons In determining the kind df plays
that mostly appeal to them, and In this tha
management baa been successful. A visit to
the Knickerbocker Theatre usually means
a return trip, and tha play that Is being
scan there this week will be witnessed by
large audiences.
Christmas In the Theatres
Travesty was not tha only thing offered
their patrons by the minstrels at Dumont'a
yesterday. There was a real Christmas
tree, with toys for the youngster who at
tended one of the two performance. Tha
presentation of gifts for tha children took
place at tha matinee.
"Experience," whlab is about to leave
this ally for Baltimore, refuse to take It
self too seriously. Last night the member
ot the company produced on tha stage of
tba Adelphl Theatre a travesty oa the
George V. Hobart morality play entitled.
"Inexperience," Mlaa Margot Williams
played a simple oountry maiden who goes
to Broadway, taking her "stage mother"
with her- There were other liberties taken
with tba original text, and much gayety
among the actors, A Christmas tree ably
sustained the rota of Santa Claua.
DANCING
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CHICAGO AND VIENNA
MEET-IN PARADISE
arothodaW Two Cities Blended
in n Germnn Operetta With
Illinois Snuco
TiiRnLur: rAnADisr.
Mtttleat rlay by Bdsar
nm in. naara en viennea nperett In
liKTt,v..tw.. .Austrian rit r Lm
r.'." -M .'! JrnWh. Jlueie by Rdmund
Kreler. Additional numbers br Hltmund Horn
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Juetua liamrtl
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Act 11
radlso Inn.
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Kast Is Knst. and West Is West, but tha
twain have mot. In spite ot nudyard Kip
ting and his verses, 'The Blue Paradise"
theoretically is laid In Vienna. Yet the mo
ment you gllmpso Mr. Cecil Lean nnd hear
Miss Cleo Mayrield's lelephonlo drawl you
know you nre In Chloargo. They don't let
you forget It, nor does tire Adapter of tha
operetta, which Is properly called a "mu
sical play."
Operetta It no longer Is, though tha Illu
sion pops up n lot vf the tlmo through tho
spirited nnd better-thnn-ordlnarr score;
through the unobstrustve nttrnctlveness of
Miss Vlvlenno Segal, itnd through tho re
ftnod antics of Teddy Webb, and tho bisque
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TllgPqw JHIll
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beadty and polite calm of Miss Hajsel CWft
In tha end It Is practically a draw tetwem
tha imported nnd tha native elements, TS
combination last night pleased a great
many persona In a larga house. It It (mean
Ing- tha eomedy) didn't wholly plesaa Ml
of them. It was because this comedy -waM
not allowed to slip down tha local throat
easily, but was administered, spoon-wlaeV tn
tremendous and overflowing dosea
Tha pleea begin by taking Itself rather
seriously, with an atmosphere ot Jolly-good-fellow-Heidelberg
stuff, and tha tent fill part
lng ot nn American student and h, flower
girl. Curtain. In tha first ncL however,
w are, unmistakably In tha locale of mer
riment, the flower girl (Miss Begal) liaVlnff
died In order that her daughter. Gaby, m
be Impersonated by Miss Segal. Mr. LeUh'a
prologue sotrow gives way lo hl charac
teristic mirth, and there Is considerable
fun of a well-known variety, mora than &
generous share nf tha better kind of Vlfti
nee melody, most strikingly brchetrate4
and snapplly plnycd. and some enthusiastic
slnglne;. Act two takes us back, tn tha Inn
ot "TTe Blue Paradise." The solution of
tha not too brain-taxing- complication of
tha (lret part of tha show her Is accomt
pllshed. Mora muslo and dancing (with
Chlcargo by no mcana downed) and what
Is likely to ba a popular entertainment end.
Miss Segal, naturally, la Interesting. She
Is a Phllsdelphlan, a graduate from ama
teur operatlo ranks, nnd she I pltnbta,
pretty nnd agreeable In vole and deport
ment. Mr. Webb, whose hen-pecked hue
band In "Tonight's Tha Night" haa doomed
him to moro domestic repression, artis
tically touches a stain part to a comla
Issue. Mr, Iean Is the featured player.
Ilia methodla not that of, say, tha lata
Maurice Farkoa, or George Grossmlth. Its
Is In a perpetual stato ot toleranco of his
own part and personality. Ha enjoy wnrk
Ing; you feel It. Ha works hard, In a
word, he la the Mr. Lean of "Tha Soul
Kiss" and Chicago. B. D:
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