Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, February 24, 1917, Night Extra, Image 9

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    EXT WEEK ; "TREASURE ISLAND," AT BROAD; "KATINKA," AT LYRIC; "POM-POM AT
0 ! Ho ! Ho !
'for Treasure
Island at Last
tHoW and Why Stevenson's
Piratical Classic Was
Produced
"Tift men on "" Deai Slan'a Cheat
ff.hO-hO, onn O OO"" " ruim
Drink and the acvn nau nunc r mo rsi.
fp.ho-hc, ana " " rn
"ttlAnl.ES HOrivINS, one tlmo rhllndel-
OphlMi nnd now proprietor of one of New
yct)Cb "little theatres, ine i-uncn unajuuy,
kd longed to see "Treasure Island" as a
1ay ver mco lno "ay " " l
breathless tale or ouccaneers nnu ounea
mid. Two pprlngB ngo, while cnstlng about
for a P'ay for the I,unch n,ld J'"1. he
culled the Stevenson story. Hero was a
j1y as full of thrills, daring escapades,
dramatic struggles and ' surprise as a
baker's dozen of melodramas of nowadays.
And here, too, were heroes beloved of every
youthful heart from the urchin to tho grny
btlred professor yes, and the protessor's
wife as well. Mr. Hopkins was Inclined to
ttlleve a world-wide audience was already
wilting for the curtain to go up on "Treai
ure Island."
He began to wonder why It had so far
escaped the producer's nand. An associate
he consulted could think of no reason ex
cept that it did not contain tho usual lovo
Interest. So Mr. Hopkins Immediately cot
In touch with tho ltobert I.ouls Stevenson
tstato, now represented by J.loyd Osbourne.
From Mr. Osbourne ho learned why the
Stevenson story had not been produced as
a, play. Many had made overtures for tho
privilege, but no ono had cared to make the
commercial ventuio when ho had learned
the requirements of the estate. All of theso
prospective producers had argued lone with
Mr. Osbourne, but to. no purpose, for. ns
Mr. Osbourne says, when "Treasure Island"
Is under discussion ho feels that ho is some
thing mora than mero legatee.
"rv l.lnvd Osbourne. an American eentlc-
,. man. In accordance with whose classic taste
the following narrative nas neen designed,
It Is now. In return for numerous delightful
hours, and with kindest wishes, dedicated
by his affectionate friend, the nuthor."
So runs tho dedication In tho printed
rolumes of the story, nnd thos who are
familiar with tho prefaco recall Stevenson's
account of how he came to write the moving
tale for "a school boy, homo for tho holt,
days, and much In want of 'something
craggy to break his mind upoji.' " Tills
school boy was Lloyd Osbourne.
However, Mr. Osbourno was very anxious
that "Treasure Island" be put upon the
boards If It could be dono In the spirit of
the book, and Anally he and Mr. Hopkins
came to an agreement, not before many
telegrams had been passed, nnd many mote
letters.
Mr. Hopkins selected Jules Kckert Good
man to make tho dramatization and accord
ing to the New York reviewers nothing of
the text was sacrificed, except those por
tions which would not lend themselves to
dramatic structure. The feelings of that
portion of the population which shudders
when liberties aro taken with their literary
pets has been taken Into consideration, The
aim was to present "Treasure Island" as
Stevenson would have written It had he
been playwright too.
The four nets and six scenes which the
audience at the Broad will boo Monday will
Include the "Admiral Bcnbow" Inn, the
quay at Bristol, tho deck of tho treasure
ahlp Itlspanlola. Treasure Island, the Stock
ade, Spyglass Mountain and Bcnn Gunn's
cae. The bold flaro of colors In the pirates'
garb, aa Stevenson wroto of them, will mark
the costuming, Kverythlng,. It Is promised,
will be done to preserve tho atmosphere nnd
favor of tho story, even to "Captain Flint,"
the gaudy parrot who shrieks his "pieces
of eight, pieces of eight."
When Mr. Hopkins was trying to persuade
Lloyd Osbourno to nttend tho premiere of
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Here we have the producer of "Intolerance," now in its last weeks at
the Chestnut Street Opera House, dircctinR a binlseyo view in the spec
tacular sun-play from a captive ballon. It was thus that he obtained
the splendid flashes of the mile-long hall of Bclshnzzar.
tho play Osbourne wroto under dato of
September 12 from Gilroy, Cal.. regretting
his lnahlllty to leave his "llttio mountain
ranch":
"An interesting fact In regard to 'Treas
uro Island' Is that It was the turning point
In It. L. S.'s literary life. Up to that time
his books, though greatly praised by crit
ics, never sold beyond the first edition of
700 or 800 copies Indeed, three of them
were so little valued by their publisher that
for a lump sum of J250 Stevenson bought
back the copj rights of 'Vlrglnlbus Puerls
Que,' 'Traels with a Donkey," nnd tho
Inland Voyage books that subsequently
earned tens of thousands. As a boy I used
often to ask hlni why ho did not write
something 'Interesting.' I remember It be
ing thought quite a Joke my Inability to
read his books
"As most people know, 'Treasuro Island'
was directly Inspired by a small map I
drew as a boy When the map was finished
It I. H. happened to lean over my shoulder,
and added, tremendously to my delight nnd
not a little to his own. the crossed for
burled treasure and the delicloiisly romantic
names now so well known Then ho said
enthusiastically 'I II hne to wrlto a storv
all about if And I said. 'Yes, something
really interesting who it was that burled
the treasure and why tho little Island was
called Skeleton Island and not like your
other books." And he said: 'Oh, no
nothing so stupid or tiresome, but full of
pirates and burled trensuro and tho things
everybody likes!'
"These were not the exact words, hut
I can remember tho gist of that conver
sation as though It were yesterday, nnd
StecnFon'.s eager, mantling, whimsical
face Tlie next day I was electrified to
have tho first chapter read nloud to me
the first chapter of "my" book. The oth
ers followed In almost dally succession.
That tho book was marketable or had any
future outside tho family circle did not
occur to It, I j. S until u considerable time
afterward Yet this was tho beginning of
his success, the actual turning point in his
literary life."
WITH D. W. G.
" " ' lH " '-rfssssisfl
AVERY IS STILL
SLENDER, BUT
NOT SAD
It was about ten years ago that a pa-thetlo-looklng
young man got off an ex
press train In Jersey City from Cleveland,
O. Ho was ery tall, very blond nnd pale
nnd disconsolate, and an absolute stranger
In tho big city. He had saved up a few
dollars after several years of hard work
ns a reporter on thei Leader, ono of the
papers in tho Ohio city, and theso savings
he had Immediately Invested In a hall bed
room nnd a typewriter. He got to work
and mndo four carbon copies of a play
which ho had brought with hlni. nnd which
he fondly hoped would create a sensation
and bring hlni fame and fortune. After
making four carbon copies of tho play he
sent It to four managers nt onre William
A Brady, ono of the managers who re
ceded it, wired his ncceptanco. This play
was "Clothes," nnd Brady wanted it for
his wife. 'Grace George. Tho nuthor was
Aery Hopwood.
Oh. yes, these things happen, and this In
cident can bo verified by Hopwood himself
He Is still tall, but not quite so thin and
no longer pathetic. "Clothes'" made money
for everybody connected with It. even the
nuthor Ho kept on writing plavs, some
of them successes and some of them not.
but he struck, nil things considered, a good
nverage. HIh "Seven Days." which he wrote
In collaboration, was tho first of tho year
run type of farce. Xow, when he sends In
a farco to n manager, that manager first
verifies the signature, reaches for n con
tract blank, saya "Flno' immense! Hern's
the placo to sign '" nnd It Is nil over except
to draw tho royalties "Fair nnd Warmer,"
the latest from Hopwood's pen, which Is
now nt the Garrlck Theatre, Is perhaps
tho biggest success ho has ever had, at
least from the viewpoint of royalty returns,
It ran nil last season In New York city,
nnd this year Messrs. Selwyn nnd Company,
who hold the rights of Jt, have no fewer
than six companies, playing the farco In
different parts of tho country.
(Note to readem Th story of "Pearl of th
Army" will bo ulven In ncfnario form In ihli
npwinpT erv week A new peenarln will l
puhllrhM each Saturday Head the wtory here,
then nee hnw tho illrertor lian carried out tho
Instructions and riVelnped tho mntlnn-pit ture,
drama from the renf.rl at tho motion-picture
houso showing "Pearl of tho Army ")
CAST
T O. Adams ....
Pearl Dare
Colonel Dare
Major llrent
Heriha llonn
Toko
Th Silent Menara
Ilnlph Kellard
-. IVarl White
, V T Cnrleton
.Tneodoro Prlehm
. . . Marl Wavne
. . . T Tumamoto
t"
Detectives, BUet liulliT. servants, valet, ete.
Subtitle Tlertha Honn, who loves Major Ilreni
nnrt holds htm In hir power by Jha i;oelon
nf a rompromllnK uhotoKruph. has i.een told,
he wishes to marry the helreos IVarl Dare
SrenB 1 (Room In IVnuhlriKtnn lirrseltii )
Dertha comes in with seritejnt and 1 Introduced
to otneer of tho day llertha Indlcatrn tint he
wishes to see Major rtrrnt. Ottloer speaks.
Spoken title "MaJr nrsnt is nvvay on of
flflal business. We Uo not know when he will
return " Hhow foreiround of the two At the
n" llertha Is very meh troubled. Kull set
5h hands loiter to officer, asking him If he
will have It delivered-to Brent. He saj he
will Close diaphragm
Subtitle Pearl Darn on the trail of the Silent
Menace has found herself a Prisoner on a tramp
steamer and has been shown that T. O. Adams,
whom sh suspected ot belnit Amer ca's enemy.
1 apparently the honest man he pretended to be.
sr.nV 2 (Pearl'a stateroom on, tramp
steam", as p'r previous episode Open
StaDhriwm on foresround of Tearl nnd Adams
fiX eVeh other by doorway, l'earl looks
through keyhole Into cabin.
sn, 3Captaln" cabin.) The Silent Menace
and captain Inptcture ronverslnr. Silent Menace
Snlsh's speaklmr and tho two exit to deck to
sether. . , , , .
Hp,n, 4 (rearl's stateroom.) Tearl looking
th?ouah keyhole. Now rises and Indies es to
AdamVtliat "ha Silent Menace and captain ar
Bone. Adama speaks.
Rnoken title "Terhaps now you will belleva
thitl am nottha Silent Menaca." Show fore
ground o? th. fo. Tearl hesitates, speaks.
HnoVen title "I almost wish I could, but I
have been tricked befor.." Full set Pearl
flSBies soeaklns out above. Adams lauhs and
Mlts shuUIni door behind him. As soon as ha
f. ion!. I5rT tries th. door. It Is locked.
Subtitle Under cover of night. The canal.
5Jr.n B Vater location somewhere. In un
Bilarded paTt of canal. Moonllirtit effect.) Silent
Menace i In motorboat In plctur.. Silent Menace
nnlihes putting on helmet of dlvlnir suit and
msVce.n.t0ei"rl'a''t"nom' , Pearl seated
4innsalat.. Adams atealthlly unlocks door and
corneS in berkon. to her. Th.yexlt together.
sceni T-5sida of .teamer.) Adams and Pearl
stealthily com. down steps to motorboat.
Nofs.Ies.lr enter It and push It away from
tramo "teamer with boathooks.
Scein " 8 IMotorboat aa per seen. 6.) Silent
Menace .tarts to climb ov.r aid. of boat Into
w r'TA s (Under-wat.r location.) "Th. Silent
Men??. arTlvea t bottom and plod, off out of
'hSc.'nCeUl'-Another location In eanal.) Adams
and rearlin motorboat com. Into picture.
Adams prorslMni It with oar tj ksep from
making a milt. Show foreground of th. two
,nv.n title ''The unwlred mine, are near
he?r.nd I think we will And our mysterious
friend at' work on them." Continuing previous
foreground Adama take, up two dlv ng suit..
Selects diving suit and start; to don it
sn 11 Und.r.wt.r location.) In thl.'
nlcture must be .een two powerful mine), one
Auam. ip..Kiii.
v'n aft In foreground, ut. uin.r w. oi .omt
Ui. distance away. Wires run to 8, but US
and ST are not attached together. Th. wire.
'".;'.,, hanging loose. Show foreground of
the Pllfnf Menace at work HnUhfnr wiring
and ST togatlxr and attaching the mala wires
on jo. .. ,..., .j'
and ' Aflams'i motorboatl
.o"? ". iJ -it. ,
r-t--' wekvi ..r,- - -..! ---
ana.arMtri m motor
Bame Is Trim
But Volatile in
New Whimsy
Maude Adams Charms
New York in "Kiss for
Cinderella"
THIN or airy? It Just depends on your
fondness for Barrio which word you ap
ply to Tils new comedy, "A Kiss for Clnde-,
rella," In which Maude Adams Is now ap
pearing nt the Empire Thontro In New York,
No Barrio play of filmier texture has ever
crossed the Atlantic Yet If Barrk Is Bar
rle. what higher commendation could "Kiss
for Cinderella" receive' Here Is tho fan
tasia of eenllment raised to tho nth degree.
For action, wo have n policeman's gravo
suspicions of llttjo Miss Thing, a sick little
slavy on tho edge of feverish delirium, nnd
forever talking of tho n.ui nt the palace
nnd how sho can get in ; his invasion, heav
ly disguised, of her "penny shop, whore
everything from tailoring and hair cuts to
medicine Is tho samn modest price, his
discovery thnt sho Is only u little nerve
wrecked girl who goes to sleep in tho snow
waiting for "the hall" ; tho marvelous mad
ball of her delirious dream, and finally a
ery dltllcult proposil between 'bobble nnd
Cinderella over the counterpane of her hos
pital bed "
But that ball (And of course tho bits
of Barrle-lsms that till tho other three
acts). Ilavlshinglv beautiful is tho great
white and gold ballroom which Miss Adams
has made out nf a Maxfleld IMrrlsh paint
ing; nnd beautiful Is Clndeiella when sho
wins the prince But U cockney king
and queen, sitting In thnlr gilt rocking
chairs; the policeman nil rigged up In tho
lovely white knlckeis of the prince hut
quite unable to Keep nn.tke dur tig the
selecting of a be.uilv to wed hlni. the fnnr
or flvo famous beauties th.it Cinderella's
rijstlp.ss brain has translated fioni famous
paintings to serve ns her nv.ils fm the
prince; tho Censor in skintight black with
his executioner's n, nnd Lord Times, be
fore whom evetv one quails, mill then the
test by tho thermometer (ll degrees, nf
course) to see If tho ladles have Just the
proper propriety for a princess, a test be
It ndded. which Cinderella, madly wooed
by the onco sleepy prince, now lirevoobly
Insists must he npplled ougenlc-vvlse to
prince, ns well ns princess. to-ho'
Good fun, nil this, thin fun; but Barrle
fun !
Thete will soon he MaMs and Wigs on
tho green Tho I'orrest nnnounces the nn
tiunl student's show for llnsler week. This
year It is "Mr Illp Van Winkle."
With the Mask and Wig habit flrmlv
alllxcd, tho Forrest Is going to break nil
ordinary booking habits by bringing back
"Miss Springtime" after the N'ovv York run
which followed Its production hero in the
fall.
Good news nnd had comes from the
Knickerbocker Theatre. Kugenlo Blair,
long a Philadelphia favorite, will Join tho
stock company Mnich r, hut only because
of tho enforced ivlthdraw.il for health's
sake, nfter a long and trying season of
tho present leading lady. Anna Dnherty.
Miss Doherty, as uuyiy Knlckerbockerltes
know. Is tho wlfo of tho manager of the
theater, Call Wolf Miller.
P Zlegfeld; ,Ir, Is planning, according
to tho Now York Telegraph, to produco
"tho kind nf drama that wears clothrs "
He admits ho Is looking for plays to pro.
duce. Maybe It's a reaction from a recent
court decision that Gus Hill may uso tho
words "Follies of 131 7" In tho title of a
musical show If he features his own namo
Just ns prominently.
Tho Frohman company Is to produce a
new play by that prolific writer nf Knglish
successes nnd Amerlcnn failures. Horace
Annesley Vnchell. It Is called "The Case
nt Lady Camber," and the cast Includes
Lyn Harding, Mary Boland. Sydney Shields,
H. U Herbert, W L.-Ablngdon, Kate Ser
geantson, Loulo Kmcry, Shit ley Aubert nnd
Henry Dornton.
Brooklyn Is so worked up over the pres
ent st'ato of the drama thnt It Is Instituting
no fewer thnn two local companies to give
It tho sort of plays It thinks It wants Ono
Is called tho Brooklyn ltepertory Theatre
nnd tho other tho Brooklyn Community
Theatre K M.
"Pearl of.tne Army
lly Gl'Y W. MrrdXNKI.l,
Scenario lv
or.nitcr. ihi.i'Ki:tt skitz
Author of "Tho Iron Claw " "The Shielding
Shadow," ete.
riionrnni iiv patiii;
KPIOIII! Mil ".Modern llucciineers."
. (Copyright. 1I1". by Ouy W. McConnell.)
Scene 13 (ITmler-water location ) Adams
reaches bottom and moves out of picture.
Scene 11 (ITnder-water location ns per 11.)
Silent Menace at work on mines Adam. come.
Into pletura. Silent Mennm turns und dis
covers him. Th two draw knives or small axes
and light.
Subtitle "Pearl's suspicions of Adams ore
revived Show foreground of Pearl 111 motor
boat pumping. In other hand she hold the ax.
Polsea It. sptiaks
Spoken till' "God Brant that I am doing
right grant that 1 am serving my country
Continuing previous foreground, she brlngn down
the ax on Adams', air pipe cutting It In half.
Then sho drops tho ux nnd hides her lace In
her hands.
Scene 15 (fnder-water location.) Adams
and the Silent Menace struggling. Adams a air
Pipe being cut off. ho collapses, Silent Jlenaco
seizes him and pulls signal rope. He la drawn
up out of picture
Scene 10 (Silent Menace's motorboat.) Silent
Menace's mufi pull up S lent Mennco holding
Adams. Start to take off Silent Menace's
helmet, but he stops them, points to Adams.
They start to take urt Ad.tms s helmet
Scene IT UWi , motorboat J-hc.w fore-
ground ot 1-eari in ";. '";,r,7'-,"r ' ., .SI
from her face and sajlng. fast mated at the
water where shn believes Adams la dead. Close
diaphragm
Scene
18 (Location somewhere at aide of
CLOSE-UPS
WASHBURN, BRYANT, loads,
Essanay; born, Chicago, April
28, 1889; educated there; Btafre ca
reer, from 1907, with George Faw
cett in several successes, "Tho
W o 1 f," " T h o
Great John Gan
ton," "The Fight
er"; screen ca
reer, Essanay,
since 1911
("Blindness of
Virtue," "Llttio
Straw Wife,"
"The Scapegoat,"
"The Woman
Hater," "The
A 1 s t e r Case,"
"Tho Prince of
Graustark," "The
Havoc," "Golden
Lies," "The Prom
ised Land," "The
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Clue"). Height, 6 feet; weight, 155
pounds; dark complexion, dark
brown halr, brown eyes. Recrea
tions, swimming, riding, dancing,
etc Studio address, Essanay, Chi
cago. Ill At the Arcadia noxt week
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At lcnstt MnrRurrito Clark, who comes to the Stanley in "The Fortunes
of Fifi" next week, is shaking hands with George M. Cohan as he
reports for work on Artcraft's "Broadway Jones."
MIZZI HAJOS IS
NO MORE;
ALAS!
MIZ7.I Ilnjos Is no more.
This Is not an nhltunry notice It con
cerns the swapping of names Vale Mlzzi
Hnjos! Viva Mltzl' For Mltzi Is now her
patronym All the legal phases of tho
matter have been attended to nnd when sho
opens nt the Foil est for a limited engage
ment next Monday, in her new comic opera.
"Pom 1'oni." she will be programmed as
Just Mltzl.
Mltzl hays she was compelled to change
her namo because tho American people
could not pronounce, It. After having It em
blazoned upon tho fences nnd walls from
the Atlantic to the I'acillc for tho past five
j ears without feeling that she was making
progress, she became convinced that tho
llungaiian consonants did not roll leadlly
from the Ameilcan tongue nrtd sho peti
tioned the coin t for a name easv to pro
noumo and easy to remomber. and so sho
Is Just plain Mltzl. Plain, however, Mio
could not bo, as witness her dressed as a
boy In "Pom Pom," and as the prima donna
in "Sari'.'
Mltzl was born In Budapest twenty,
threo years ago. Fiom the beginning sho
was tho golden-haired darling of her fam
ily. Sho is tho joungrst. she has two
big brothers. Her father and mother live
in the houso In Budapest which sho bought
for them, and sho has gone hack to visit
them every summer except the last two,
when battalions Intervened
All her family are strapping big people,
and little Mltzl has from the first tlmo she
said "papa" been icgarded by them ns a
prodigy. She admits It As n kid. her
brothers tot'ed her around on their shoul
ders, ns sho was always expected to do
stunts. She was n performer from tho be
ginning; If not In the parlor, in the kitchen.
Tho limelight became her natural habitat.
She had a mimetic faculty, and from tho
tlmo sho started to school It was accepted
by her family that she was to go on tho
stage. As soon as sho was In her teens
she was taken under the wing of the mu
nicipal theatre In Budapest. Sho studied
In the academy, nnd at fifteen played a
It
ranal Silent Mnare n bnitt la beached ) Silent
MVnnee wpcnkn to thm
fipokfn tltlp -"An noon nn ynu 8e the rnnnl
neMrcntM mnd a irclrna to our flpt Don't
wait fnr rnp I niltiht li tnkfri ' Full pet
Hllent Monaro flnlhfs atienktns uut the abop.
Ohfs further dlrrillona nnd nil his men eit
out to ono kIiK' Two mn are told to cuard
Adam. Silent Menace ateulthlly exltn
Scone lit (Ilftom on first Moor of llffhthousn
near r.inal ) 'Dili la tho hour" where canal
mines are controlled Lieutenant in ricturo
rendlmr Door quietly opt no .silent Mennco
Rtens In, Lieutenant rlstn Hileni Meruuu nt
tacka him.
Sccno liO (Slda of ranal ) Show foreground
nf Al.inm bint: In Hllent Menace' boat.
Htealthlly rearhf-o out hli hand Korenround of
Adams renchlny liolitered reoher of one of
his Kuarda. Full t Aclamx ernbn the cuard'a
reoler, necond tiuanl leaps for Adam, but
Adama nhoota him dead. th othr Kuard then
rloaea with Adams, knoeklne reoler Into
water. AdamM atrlkea Rti.ird, knotka him Into
water nnd rites
Siene Jl Aa per 10 ) Silent Menace knocks
out lieutenant nnd poes upatnlra
Kubtltle To recoer th body of her enemy
Keen 22 (Pearl'a boat ) Pearl haa put on
rubber suit And now hold dtlnp helmet Tula
It ocr her head. Taken rop which h ban
tied to boat nnd nlout her waist and lowers
herself Into tho water.
Scone 23 (TpMalra room In llchthouse.)
Thoro Is u tremendou board with leera. etc.,
with the numbern of th arloua mines marked
on It. Silent Menace romea into picture anil
Koes over to board. Itcaches oer and pulls
down Jeer.
Scene 24 (Location somewhere In canal T3i
plosion occurs Volurna of water shoou up In
the air
Scene 21. ( Hnder-water location ) Pearl
hunt Inn about for Adama. Comes Into scene
near mine No 3ft Ooen oter to it.
Scene 2ft Upatalrs room In lighthouse.)
Show foreground of Silent Menace's hand grasp
Inc ler marked 3ft.
Scene 27 (Under-water location ) Show fore
ground of Pearl. She leaps up and with a
oulck movement unfastens main feed wire to
mine.
Scene 2ft (Downstairs room In lighthouse.)
Adams comes ruahlnar In. Iooks about, dis
covers unconscious lieutenant. Uushes upstairs,
. Scene 20 (Upstairs room In lighthouse.)
Hllent Menace realizes that something- is the
matter. Adama comes rushing- in and attacks
Scene 30 (Lower room In lighthouse.) Pol
dlera with officer come runnlnr In. See wounded
lieutenant He is now recovering consciousness.
Questions him. Then, hearing fight abovu,
rush up.
Scene 31 (As per 20.) Silent Menace and
Adams In furious fight. Silent Menace floors
Adams with a cruel blow. then, hearing soldiers,
he rushes to window. Climbs out.
Seene fl2 A shore location.) Pearl arrives
at shore In motorboat. Starts to get out. Silent
Menace comes rushing in and attaoka her.
Pearl gets his arm In Jujutsu hold and ap.
parently breaks It. Silent Menace, however,
manages to push off boat and get away, l'earl
runs off In direction of lighthouse.
Hub title Tho llvlnc dead. .
Scene 33 (Upstairs, room.) Soldiers burst
Into room, seize Adams. Peari enters.
Vehemently tells officers that Adams cannot be
the Hllent Menace as she hag dust fought with
the BUent Menace outside At this moment
Major llrent comes n. Pe-arl notes Urent's
arm hanging uselessly by hla side. Clares at It
wonderlngly. Bpeaki.
Spoken title "Major Hrent. your arm It la
broken.' Show foreground of party as Major
llrent hesitates, then speaks.
Spoken title Yea. I slipped on the rocks
Just before 1 came In.' Continuing previous
foreground. rni finishes speaking out the
ttbove. then half faints from pain and sinks
down. Tearl bends over him. discovers some
thing, pvius ii iiuiii niti .' v"i i ma
Silent Menace's mask and wig, Pearl gases at
,Eti
him.
Hn.k. te
m, demanding to know wh.ro
he tot them. Hr.nt answer. wskly.
Spoken title "I I tuatuX them Just before
r ciro. In." Continuing previous foreground.
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small part In n light opera. In another
twelvo months she was playing tho prin
cipal souhretlo roles
At seventeen she had progressed to
Vienna, where sho was playing tho Hen
phensnnt In tho travesty on "Chantecler"
when William Morris saw her. Ho put her
under contract to come to this country. This
was arranged by her getting leave of ah
senco for six months from her manager In
Vienna.
Sho catno to America without knowing a
ord of Hngllsh, went Immediately into a
Winter Garden review, remained there three
weeks nnd flew tho coop to play her orig
inal rnlo In tho "Chantecler" burlesque,
called hero "A Barnyard Borneo,"
America liked Mltzl nnd It was mutual.
Sho refused to go back to Vienna. Her
manager brought himself Into bankruptcy
cabling her to coino hack and play In a
version of "Our Miss Glbbs."
A Burlesque
(Acted in "Icrv Good Etldip" by Dcnman
the uife. The part of the husband is
DIALOGUE LEADING UP TO BURLESQUE
Mr. Maley-Uow would you like to walk in the moonlight with me?
Mhi Earle didn't know )Ou felt that way ahout me, too.
Mr. Matey You see, I went down to New York last winter and saw one of
thoe problem play, and ever sinre then I've fell there ought to be a little
romance in my life.
Mis Earlc Then naturally jou want to be my husband.
Mr. Matey Now you stay here and
(Exits. Goncs sound oft stage, after the
The Wife f
fitting opposite empty
tand. Wife is sewing in
Caspar, the busba
alone again, Caspar;
Caipar
The Wife A business trip? Huh I It's always the same excuse.
busine. Your business must be very absorbing.
Caspar
Tho n"i7e Don't mumble your words like that. 'What? You're a it
r of blotting paper? That's terrible. Well, what has that to do.with it
turer
Caspar
The Wife Don't say thnt, Caspar,
Is it any wonder that a neglected wifo
sobbing tragically. A bell strikes three
I'll get jour coat. (Helps the imaginary
Caspar I They kiss.)
The Wife Your kiss is cold, perfunctory. No, no, you must go now. You have
just lime to miss ) our train. (Door slams.) Goodby. (She changes her expression
to one of gaety and bursts into song. Loud footsteps in jig-time heard outside.)
Ah, 'tis lie. How noisy his fcct6teps are tonight.
Pembroke (entering) Gypsy!
77ie Wife (rushing to him) Pembroke!
IVmftrofce I must not take you in my arms I must pot. iThey embrace
franlirall).)
The Wife I must not kiss you, Pembroke; I must not. (They kiss.)
" Pembroke I should not have come here I should not. (Embrace again.)
77ie Wife I can't live without you, but I have sworn to be strong. Cara tnli,
rara mia, cara mia.
Pembroke - Carolina, Carolina, Carolina.
The Wife Pembroke, he suspects. He found jour rubbers under the piano,
your ear mulTlcrs on the gas jet. Ah, he's a shrewd man, Pembroke. (Noise
off stage.)
Pembroke What's that? What's that?
The Wife It's the door turning in the key. (Pembroke makes a frantic dash
toward door.) Not there: he'll meet you in the hall. (Pembroke rushes down
stage ) Not there, that's the kitchen. Hide in the closet and .draw the curtains.;
r.ru.i, i,i,l. in imssinarv closet. Wife hurriedly nicks up paper, tits down.-
trembling violently. Caspar is supposed
You missed your train?
Lajiui
77ie Wife Nervous? You say I
take jour coat. No, you mustn t go mere
Pembroke (rushing forward) Stand
ti.. ir'; Inn Iter- knees) We have
t ......
wrongeu juu. .
i.i.,,I Cnm .J,) man; let's sit
He has fainted. Gypsy, help me to support
Tie Wife (assisting him in pantomime;! nave Helped to support him for year.
Pemorofce Uet mo some water, iypsy. tone goes op tiage.j ma myaMti '-,
Caspar, not in tname, dui 10 spare you mo nam 01 Knowing. iinipar na. afpac y
enlly revived. The wife is kneeling at hit side.) -j,i ,
Pr mhroko And now yonr hand, Caspar. And yours. Gypsy. Caspar. cIm Iter: , J
(Joins their hands in pantomime.) I
away from hers).
The Wife Away from here? Where?
' Pembroke To Mesopotamia. There there Is man's work to bo done.
The Wile Man's work? What do you mean? - '
Pembroke (in mock tragic tones) Some day, on tun-bleached .lob -V
The Wife (correcting blm)-SIab.
Pcmoroke Slab, there, in that lar-dlstant land, my epitaph UUJC4
"Here llei the man who.mido tmswof Msnniia)jU. ft -. t i
V ft 7 " '
iviovies yeraumm
Plays as See;
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Asks a Prominent
Manager
ITht following article It rjHitfej"tfM
tram "Thr Frian1 Spittle," Mr. Brat vjjg
belnjr a member of the theatrical or. 'jWffl
sanitation o that name, (.
n.. mrr r t a u a tinAnv
juy n ibxinrn n. unnui Airf
rpHE two questions most freauently putyfjc-S
- to me are:
Will the movies lsst?
Will the itpeaklnfr stafce come back to ncVa
ltn own? f i'&M
.. . t. . . j-.-t. -J-fs
i n.rs Fm. in do a naununK uount r '
tures. tjernetuallv hltrhpd tn a llngrerlnr.- T:
chimerical hope for the speaking ttajo.
Iloth are measurably erroneous.
The pictures will last fpr as great a dls.
tance of time as present vision can cover,
nnd the speaking; stage will come back only
In tho very large cities.
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chi
cago are "about all" for the speaking
drama, and the number two, three ana
four companies are done for and might ai
well bo forgotten.
This being tho case, It Is not much of an
object to a manager to take the long
chances that go with making .a first-class
production. Pretty much everybody knows
that three-quarters of the profits of a big
success have always been derived from
"the road." Now that there Is no "road,"
the percentage against the producing man
age! Is Increased tremendously. '
He no longer merely gambles, but plays.
against a brace game.
There aro various reasons for this situa
tion. In the first place, chicken's teeth
are a dense crowd as compared with good
plays. In the second, nobody can hold an
original cast of really desirable actors and
actresses together, and noVart of the coun
try will stand for substitutes. Then, too.
a production that has been banged around
on the railroads for a little while becomes
rusty, and the leading lady's gowns after
being packed and unpacked and dragged
over dirty stages for any length of time
Inevitably lose their freshness.
This la where the motion .pictures com
In They always have the original cast,
the scenery Is ever aplck and span and
the dresses Just from the modiste's atelier.
The temptation to a producing manager
tn go Into the movies Is strong. He may
work for a long tlmo and spend a ton of
money on a stage production, and sell It
perhaps, If he puts the same care, energy
and producing reputation, with a little mora
cash Investment, Into a picture, he can
acll it sure.
Our stage Is getting Into the same po
sition ns that of Great Britain. Iondon la
all right when given what It wants. Th
provinces aro alt wrong and don't want
anything. They will not support good com-
Contlnued on rase Kleyen, Colomn On
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'roblem
ay
Matey at the lover, and Florence Earle at
played'by an imaginary fhird perjorej
,1r. Maey Nothing of the kind; 1
simply want to be the brave guy who
loses you in the last act.
SONG
To make a modern problem play three
characters you take
The business man, neglected wife, the
home-'destroying snake.
The husband starts for distant parts;
it's then you surely find
The only time a single pair can beat
three of a kind.
set the stage, and I'll return clandestinely.
Delascn manner of raising the curtain.) '
chair on which is supposed to be seated
pantomime) So you're going to leave me
Business,
manufac-
Pembroke is only a friend, nothing more
should seek some companionship? I
times.) Seven o'clock. You must g(
Caspar on with his imaginary coat.)
Utlses,,
go now,
to enter.) So you have come backer
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seem neroui? How perfectly absurd, HI.-
not mere gm,
back. Remember, there is a woman here.
not wronged vou. Casnar: we have no l.V
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down and talk this matter over ouletlv. IJ
him. ''
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