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SHIRLEY KAYE QUITE
A GIRL OF YESTERDAY
6ld-Fashioned, but Efficient,
Comedy Brings Elsie Fergu
son Back to the Broad
SlIIRLET KATE. Comedr In four sets, br
Hulbert Fnotner. Stared by Kdrar Mac.
Oreror. Manas-ement, Klaw & Brlanser.
Broad Strait Theatre.
T. J. Masen , William Hotden
John Jlawaon , Lea tlaker
Mrs. Macen..... Mrs. Jacques Martin
Dalar Macen , Kitty Drown
Shirley Knye, Ktslo Kersuaon
Eaerton Kava Oeorse nackus
Mr. Dlnswall .Dousiaa rateraon
Mrs. ltarlla .....Francea Nellaon
Tbe Earl of nosselvln Ranald Uyram
Carol Vallon Vlolette Klmbal Dunn
Act 1 -T. J. Matren'a Country Tlace.
Act 2 Bserton Kaye'a Library. , ,
Act 0 A Receotton Room at Mrs. Vallon s.
Act 4 An Untenanted Cottase.
"Shirley Kayo" Is tho sort of piny that
makes you wish you wore ten years young
er. Go to the Broad Imagining that you'd
never seen a comedy, never been In a the
atre, before. How llluslvo and enthralling;
It all. will seemt How fetching tho society
atmosphere, how delightful the lavender
and plnk-llghted reception rooms nnd libra
ries, how ripping that wonderful girl who
can make finger rings out of financial
giants I If you can put the clock of the
years back, you wlllcome beneath tho spell
of titles .nod butlers with crooked ctbown
and speeches that launch thomselves ngalnst
"tho elegant, dissipated Idlers who sit on
tho backs of workers" and lcavo tho Idlers
crushed and quivering.
Yes, the first visit to tho playhouse Is
tho best. For It has no background to
mako comparisons necessary, If odious, and
no standard of critical Judgment to put the
mental metronome above tho heartbeat. If
you are very young, you will like "Shir
ley Kayo."' It Is quite nn old-fashioned, yet
by no means incompetent, comedy. It
boasts a lovely and Intelligent star. But it
is Ingenuous to a degree It presumes that
the American theatro is In the same state
that It was when things like "Tho yTalls of
Jericho" were "the go" and the mechanical
rabbits of pencraft had not scampered back
to their burrows.
Technically, Hulbert Footncr, the hith
erto not-well-known author of the piece, has
not a lot to learn. His workmanship Is
usually sound, his sense of the footlights
adequate, his farcical spirit fairly keen.
Furthermore, he displays, now and then, an
Insight Into femlntne wiles and guiles not
unllko that of the late Clyde Fitch. Ho
knows that womanly persuasiveness linked
with sound brain-stuff Is opt to succeed
where pretty Incompetence would not. So,
do not squirm, you oldsters, If ho uses (or
misuses) this facility and makes his gifted
and beautiful heroine turn the tables on n,
combination of sharp railroad managers.
Perhaps It" Is not Life. Mr. Footner evi
dently believes that the drama's laws the
drama's patrons give. Only hasn't he for
gotten that theso patrons, many of them,
have grown up Intellectually as well as In
years?
So much for tho play. Tho playing Is de
cidedly good. Miss Ferguson could hardly
fail to lend her persftnal grace nnd her
charming sensibility to Shirley. Sho places
within tho part nil her old vigor and mood
contrast and plastic witchery of face and
form. Emotional twists she nicely conveys
nnd sho is generally sympathetic. Ono bad
fault she has accumulated a curiously un
real, thick method of speech when she is
saying nothing In particular. When tho
lines rise up Into any sort of meaning (not
when they become such things as : "I'm tho
reed; ho tho wind"), the fine clarity of
her organ resumes Its former sway over
the ear. George Backus, Lee Baker and
Mrs. Martin aro the best of tho support. The
latter's social pusher Is very clever, Indeed,
even If a bit farced. Mr. Baker does tho
"Insulting engineer" In a manly manner. ,
Shirley Kayo passe3 Judgment on herself
In ono sentence: "I'm only Imitation Eng
lish." Still, sho is not a bad Imitation at
that. D. D.
A PAIR OF SIXES WINS
KNICKERBOCKER AUDIENCE
People's Sparkling Farce Heralds Re
turn of Stock to "West
Philly House
"A "Pair of Sixes," that sparkling farce
which delighted Broadway several seasons
ago and alRo entertained theatregoers of
this city, was accorded a reception at tho
Knickerbocker last night which would seem
to indicate that It has a well-denned place
In the popular-price field.
A new leading woman mado her first
appearance with the popular organization
in tho person of Miss Ituth Iloblnson, who
was known to Philadelphia playgoers as an
actress of ability. Cast in the leading
female role, she showed her friends who
flocked out to witness her entrance Into
work In tho West Philadelphia organisa
tion that their appraisement of her had
been correct.
The complications of the piece aro provo
cative of no end of mirth. Situation after
situation drew house-rocking laughter from
tlie audience, who greeted those of the old
company who returned with tho greatest
of cordiality, "it
Six Little Wives Globe
"Tho "Six Llttlo Wives," a tabloid dealing
with complicated love, was the feature act
of a good' bill presented at the Globo Thea
tre. The act employs twenty persons, who
appear In three Bcenes, two on board a
ship, whlld tho other Is on a dock. Con
spirators, concealed on the ship with the
idea of sending It to tho bottom, and who
aro subsequently discovered, furnish the
plot of tho act. Beautifully costumed girls
are much in evident and sing many catchy
songs.
Itlta Gould, a comedienne with plenty of
good material, was well received. . Good
Jokes and fine singing wore offered by the
the. Hippodrome Four: Burke and Burke
scored a hit with "A Western Union Flir
tation," a novel sketch.
Hetdler and Packer, In songs and eccen
tricities ; the Three Chums, comedy singers,
and Esmeralda and Alvlne, xylophonlsts. In
classical and popular selections, complete
the bill.
HONEYMOON IN CEMETERY
Inventor's Alleged Eccentricity Cited In
Wife's Plea for Divorce
NEW YOItK, April 10. One of tho rea
sons cited by Mrs. Josephine Cahane In
asking Supreme Court Justice Finch to
annual her marriage to Benjamin Cahane,
an Inventor, was that he concealed the
fact that he was eccentric, which she dis
covered when he directed the cab driver on
the day of their wedding to go to a ceme
tery, 'She said she fdund later that her
husband was afraid of ghosts. In order to
prevent him from treating her cruelly, she
ajso alleged she took an apartment over
looking St. Anne's Cemetery,
"When he trlen. to abuse ma I told him
to look into the cemetery and sea the
ghosts,'' said Mrs. ethane. "It had the de
sired eKcct"
Tho court reserved decision In the case.
SitgRMts Governors War Parley1
WASHINGTON April 10. Governor Cox,
of OMe. ; telegraphed President Wilson
Mggm4jjy that a. conference of State Gov
;rnni''liir,' called to, oonslder problems.
ESWWJHl
DANCING, AS OF YORE,
MASK AND WIG FORTE
"Mr. Rip Van Winkle" Put on by
Ponn Students in Manner
That Cheers
MR. RIP VAN TV1NKL.K. Muilcal comedy.
Hook by Kdwln M. I.avlno. lyrlca by Charlea
Ollpln, Muala by Charles aifpln and others.
Biased by Charlea B. Morgan, Jr., and tho
committee on produotlon of the Maak and Wis
Club of the Unlvtralty of Pamuylvanla. For
ret Theatre. ...
Old Black Joe Raymond D. Stevens, 'IT
Jill... Douslaa r, Klnraton. '19
Weenie .....William W. Leonard, 19
Jack Duncan MoO. Spencer, 'jn
Tom. Wlntleld T. Dousherty. "
Katrlna Joseph O. Carpenter, '18
Matilda Edward Lonsa'reth, MS
o-xaU Stephen M. Hlrcn, '18
Mr. Rlpplnston VHn Winkle. ., ,,
. -. . . Robert F. McMurtrte, 19
Doctor Otdachoo Hylvan it. ltlrrch, 'If
Part E. Ptratpart Sylvan H. Hlrach, Mg
Tart E. Serondpart... Kenneth C. Wltherow, '17
Act 1 Fantaatln Red Foreat. on top of a
mountain. Act 11 Mr. Rlppltirton Van Win
kle's mate at foot of mountain.
To begin with, you know, a Unlvorslty of
Pennsylvania Mask and Wig show is ft
something compounded of color and melody
and brilliant dancing. Charllo Gilpin writes
the melodies and Charllo Morgan concocts
the dances and Edwin Iavino designs the
color part meaning, chiefly, costumes
and there you are.
Well, anyway, there aren't any poor Mask
nnd Wig shows, only some of them are bet
ter than others. And this ono seems to be
about tho best that has been projected over
the footlights In many a year.
The dancing, especially, Is something to
write homo about. Every year theso Penn
sylvania students dance themselves almost
to a fraxtlo in well-nigh endless rehearsals,
and then they dance themselves Into the
hearts of their particular admirers and the
Philadelphia public In general. Whon folk
talk about the Mask and Wig productions
they usually get to talking about the
dancing end of them. And the perfection
of dancing the dash and grace and verve,
or "pep," as tho classicists say is marvel
enough.
DAINTY COLOIIS AND MELODY
"My Guatemalan Girl," for Instance, Is a
more brilliant and altogether pleasing dance
number than the most hardened theatre
goer Is nccustomed to. It's a-glow with
dainty colors and grace and rippling mel
ody. "The Dance of the Marionettes" is a
second. The "Carnival Dance" that openB
tho second act Is still another of those won
derful combinations of arts that please and
bewilder.
In passing it ought to be mentioned that
"Mr. nip Van Winkle" opens, proceeds and
ends without a single Hawaiian number,
without a suggestion of "Hula, Hula" or
"Wlckl Wackt Woo" cr even a ukulele.
Instead, Ray Stevens, In the person of tho
well-known Mr. Old Black Joe, brings In
some banjo piny-panktng that adds no
small part to the diverting evening.
GLAD LIKE POLYANNA
"Polyanna," however, seems to have been
remembered In tho composition of the piece.
The play Is glad, exceedingly glad; almost
as glad as Polyanna herself. There Is a
real moral tho Polyanna moral of being
happy and smiling and so on. However,
when the chorus. In real Winter Garden
style, leans over the footlights and Im
plores you to smile, you're really qulto
happy,- quite g)ad that It does.
This, trje twenty-ninth Mask and Wig
production, Is such a success that It Is
not amiss to mako a suggestion or two
of tho constructive order. The chief weak
ness of the affair Is tho lack of a. book that
gets anywhere. The lines are not any too
good. Tho story drags a little in the first
half, though tho latter has considerably
moro."2lp."
And the cast Is below the standard of
other days, with some exceptions that must
not be overlooked. Raymond Stevens, who
hns most of the work to do, does it well.
His talents aro handicapped by tho nature
of his role. lie la a natural comedian, with
case) and aplomb. He could work better in
white face and get more fun out of tho
show, too.
Joseph G. Carpenter handles well the in
genue part of Katrlna. Wlnfleld T. Dough
erty, who plays opposite her (of him) as
Tom, is a reg'lar actor,, also.
Stephen M. Birch, with a sort of hearty,
good:natured "rube" part, makes merri
ment, and so docs Sylvan H. Hlrsch. Ed
ward Longstreth achieves eccentric comedy
ns Matilda, Including clever handling of a
burlesquo Cleopatra. '
ADDING TO CAST WORK
Perhaps It would be a good thing, though,
for the Mask and Wig peopfo to pay more
attention to devc'.oping the cast parts. They
need more of the old stage presence that
used to make the club's acting a delight.
They need more of the old comedians who,
with natural adeptness, kept the audience
in peals of laughter instead of reaching
out for an occasional bon mot at which
to smile.
To come back to the original proposi
tion, however, this play about Mr. Rip
Van Winkle Is one of tho most satisfactory
musical comedies tho University men have
ever put on. Every cent of this year's
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BY FIRST-
"HAPPY" AT ORPHEUM;
AND HE IS MARRIED
Hooligan Weda In New Vorsion ,of
Farcical. Complications
nnd Fun
"Happy Hooligan's Honeymoon," founded
on tho adventures and misadventures of tho
peripatetic gentleman who wears a tin can
for a hat, diverted two audiences at the
Orphoum yesterday. A special Easter Mon
day matlness was given in the afternoon.
Tho entertainment, which is -on broauiy
farcical lines, Just llko the drawings of
Frederick Oppor, In a now edition of (ho
original "Happy." Thero are many familiar
character embroiled in the action, and
somo new ones, as well. Tho show Is en
gagingly farcical, and discloses some fresh
touches.
MR. SHAW IN AGAIN
AT LITTLE THEATRE
"Candida" and "Overruled" Arc
Capably Presented
"CANDIDA" Comedy In three acts by O. V.
Shaw. Stage Society Players.
Proserplno Oarnett. Morell'a eeeretary.
Mabel Shcppard
Rev. James Mavor llorell. .Tlenry C. Hheppard
Rev. Alexander Mill, tne of Morell'a curate!,
Clark 1. Homo
Mr. Bursese, Candida's father.. Henry I,. Fox
Candida Marsaret O'Neill
Eugene Morchbanks Kdvr, 13. Latimer
SYNOPSIS
Act I Llvlnc room In St. Dominic's Par
aonace. Act II Scene la the same, late In tha after
noon. Act III Scene Is the same, lato In the eve
nlng, 'OVERRULED" Playlet In one act by O. B.
Shaw, fitace Society Playcrn. . ,
Mre. Juno Cadvtt Palalmer
Mr. Lunn William H. Whitney
Mn. Lunn Dorothy Enrlo
Mr. Juno Henry T. Fox
Scene A retired corner In a hotel lounge.
You're wrong, Mr. Shaw, and you sacri
fice tho truth to the epigram when you say,
or mako your poet Marchbanks say, that
"nothing that's worth talking about Is
proper."
"Candida," perhaps tho most eminently
proper of all tho proper plays you have
written, U certainly worth talking about
even when It Is done by thd Stage Society
Players, who sometimes see further thah
they can reach, and aro not to bo too
severely criticized for that.
"Candida" is more than ono of the
"pleasant plays." It Is one of tho big plays.
It has big roles requiring big nctlng and.
like hen's teeth, big acting Is mighty,
mighty scarce. Left mcmorahlo In the
minds of those Shaw enthusiasts who were
tho first to welcome "Candida" to America,
tho titlo rolo as played then by Dorothy
Donnelly Is not for tho amateur. , It needs
Imagination, possibly because Candida her
self. In tho greatness of her soul, lacked it.
It needs grasp nnd depth of feeling that no
amateur can give It' and stay amateur.
Theso it did not get from Miss Mnrgaret
O'Neill at the Llttlo Theatre last night.
Candida, the whole-souled, whoso lovo for
her clorgyman husband Is so profound, so
unquestionable, that sho can scarcely "tako
In" tho fact that the boy poet, inado man
by his love for her, has created :1 home
breaking situation; Candida, whoso ono
thought Is to give. Is a woman extraor
dinary. Miss O'Neill stood out of tho part
most of tho time, misinterpreting gullcless
ncss as stupidity, womanliness as petu
lance. Henry C. Shcppard as tho Rev. Mnrell,
Candida's husband, gavo a finished, Intelli
gent portrayal that deserved more credlt
ablo support than ho was accorded by Miss
O'Neill's acting. Mrs. Shoppard did the
typist capitally and Edward B.. Latimer got
tho fine, burning spirit of tho poet, March
banks. Tho minor impersonations were well
carried off by Henry L. Fox and Clark P.
Home.
"Candida" was followed by that sclntll
lant, cynical Shavian playlet "Overruled,"
which provrti better than any maudlin mld
Vlctorlanlsm could that most husbands do
lovo their wives nftcr all and that oven
the most dangerous, sea-going adventuresses
are not nearly so dangerous as they are
mado out to be. It was well given, the act
ing of William H. Whitney and Miss Doro
thy Earle being particularly miave and
gratifying. M'LISS.
Long Tack Sam Nixon Grand
Superstitious thrills percolated up and
down tho spines of persons who saw "Long
Tack Sam" and his company of eight "won
der workers" at tho Grand yesterday,
There are Oriental acts, and Oriental acts,
hut this one right from tho Far East made
things happen which according to all nor
mal precedent should not have happened.
Things appeared and disappeared in a most
disturbing manner, and a lot of substantial
articles were picked right out of thin air.
Other good features were Naynon's
Birds; a bright sketch, called "Cotton
Stockings" ; Leo Beers, mouologlst ; Lord
and Fuller, and Jim and Anna Francis.
Tne pictures jvero excellent.
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'PEG O MY HEART' RETURNS
AGAIN; BRIMFUL AS EVER
Easter Monday Production of Popular
Manhers's Play Roundly Applaud
ed at tho Walnut
A better-than-usual production of "Peg
o' My Heart" came to the Walnut Street
Theatre last night, and though this Manners
play has been tried with varying success
by road and stock companies many times it
never seems to lose Its freshness. This
stand at tho Walnut for the enuslng three
weeks will probably sound- the death knell
of an old favorite for traveling companies,
when It shall bo taken over by stock com
panies. Last night's performance was In exact
accord with tho Joyful post-Lenten season.
The players went obout their work with
earnest vigor and Carewe-Carvell In the
titular rolo added the charm of youth to
well-founded ability and eventually she
thoroughly delighted aa tha whimsical Peg.
The talo of an Irish lass who enters the
household of tho lordly Chlchcsters and
their unavailing efforts to polish tha man
ners of the reluctant Peg is thoroughly
familiar to theatregoers of other years. A
successful play must havo a lovo affair, so
to make the story real Interesting a young
and handsome I'ngllsh nobleman Is car
ried away by tho eweet frankness of Peg.
Now wo seo Lovo Affair No. 2, but not
qulto as successful as Peg's. Her snobbish
cousin's heart Is carried away by a married
man and though the cousin has dealt out
some mean treatment to Peg, tho Irish girl
does not resent It and returns good for ovll
shows her cousin tno folly of her ways
and the engagement Is broken off.
Miss Carew-Carvel as Peg Is wholesome
and lovable. Tho part. of Jerry Is played
by N. Murray Stephens, tho role of Mrs.
Chichester is capably handled by Clara
Sidney and Vera Shore Is In the role of
Ethel.
SAM SIDMAN'S COMPANY
PLEASES CASINO CROWD
Not n Dull Moment in "Welcome to
Our City," His
Offering
The Sam Sldman Company came to the
Casino Theatre last night and from the
rise of tho curtain to Its fall thero was not
a dull moment In tho show. Jean Bcdtnl,
who lingered here a month or so ago with
a show of his own, wrote tho play, which
Is a musical comedy In two acts, entitled
"Welcome to Our City."
Thoso beside Mr. Sidman who help to
make the piece one of the- brightest and
most amusing Been here this season are
Frltzl Van, Esther De'Laur, Jean, Addle
and Marjorle Carlson, Katherlne Howard,
Maxwell Sergeant, Eugene Rauth, James
Rome, Jean Huler and Stanley McAvoy.
EASTER CONCERT AT DREXEL
Orpheus Quartet Presents Song Cycle
"In Fairyland"
The Orphous Quartet, a well-known en
semble organization of this city, was the
chief contributor to the program In tho an
nual Easter concert in tho Droxel Institute
free music series. Theso concerts servo nn
admirable purpose of musical missionary
work nnd tho auditorium is always crowded
with those who have little other opportunity
to hear the best in music.
An attempt Is mado to vary the programs
throughout the season so that there will
be no monotony. Thus at Christmas carols
and Nativity music was in order and at a
later concert the Rich Quartet gavo an ex
cellent program of chamber music. On other
programs noted singers and Instrumental
ists have appeared.
Tho Easter concert had a touch of nov
elty In form and quite tho vernal touch In
subject since Orlando Morgan's interesting
and melodious song cycle, "In Fairyland,"
was given. This work consists of a num
ber of graceful lyrics appropriate to the
season set In tho form of solos, duets and
quartets. The singers were Edna Harwood
Baugher, soprano; Mabelle Addison, con
tralto; Henri Merrlken, tenor, and Donald
Redding, baritone. William Sylvano
Thunder was the accompanist. The various
vocalists were also heard in other num
bers. Nat Hurd Weds Secretly
PINEHURST. N. C, April 10. It hns Just
been learned at Plnehurst that Nat Hurd.
the well-known Pittsburg' sportsman, nnd
Miss Caroline Fuller, of Now York, two
prominent members of the cottago colony
here, were secretly married at the neighbor
ing county seat of Carthage .a week ngo.
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"SO LONG LETTY" WINS
A HEARTY RECEPTION
New Musical Piece at Lyric Pre
sents Farcical Tale of Con
jugal Mix-Up
"SO LONO LETTT.", Ily Oliver Moroecp and
Klmcr Harris. Muelc and lyrics ly Earl Car.
roll. Lyrlo Theatre. Producedj by Oliver
I.oUyrRnhbln .Charlotte Oreenwood
Oraco Miller wIHay n?lV
Tommy Robbln ', W..eyn?.ri!nJ
Harry Mlllor w alter Catlett
frfl r.nBA ..... i .... crn. Dona
Chita AlvaVeV.V. 7. . . . . . . . . . . -,; Winnie lUldwIn
Sadie McOulggle l'aiillne Xe.I.ormn
rnlllp Brown ' ""lien t KS
Hilly Monday l.Vh'.if r.' lie v
Chauffeur .; .' "-oh'tt Calley
Dancers from tha ''Casino, . ,. .,
SYNOPSIS OP SCUNKS ,. ,
irrr I Trolley car oolonv. Golden aate
Beach. Homes of Bobbins nnd Miller. Saturday
'act00!1 Scene t. Exterior ot Robblne'a car.
Evening. Scene 2. Interior of Itobblna'n car.
Ono week later. ..-
Place San Franclnco. Tlm Tho present.
Six or seven yrars ago tho public spurned
tho llttlo farce, "Thy Neighbor's Wife, al
leging "lack of punch" as tho primary cauno
of failure. This fault If fault It really
was has been emphatically rectified In "So
Long Lctty," which Is a musical comedy
version of that earlier unsuccessful offer
ing. Certainly there Is no lack of "punch" now.
Elongated Charlotte Greenwood punches
herself with seemingly double-Jointed ex
tremities. A vigorous supporting cast
punches very obvious comedy points lustily
across tho footlights. An orchestra con
taining a bulky xylophone nnd nn unusual
proportion of brass punches tho melodic
adornment powerfully into tho enrs of
amusement patrons nt the Lyric Theatre,
and "So Long Lcttlo" Is rated ns a full
blown, not to say a bursting, success, .
Elmer Harris, guilty of tho whimsical
charms, tho dollghtful but lll-rccclvcd 'deli
cacy' of "Thy Neighbor's Wife," la listed ns
author of his metamorphosed play, In as
sociation with Oliver Morosco, tho Pacific
coast theatrical magnate, who exacted east
ern attention with "The Bird of Paradise"
nnd other popular offerings. Tho score, so
ardently "xylophoncd," "tromboncd" and
"saxaphoncd," is by Earl Carroll, who Is
also responsible for tho lyrics. Somo of
theso, It may bo mentioned, depart cour
ageously from hide-bound metrical tradi
tions. One of theso pioneering ventures
rhymes "potato" with "waiter." There aro
sovcral other equally novel locutions.
Miss Greenwood's pleasure In her own
comicalities was richly shared by last
night's largo audience, which laughed de
lightedly, when Bho kicked at onco sideways,
backward and nltltudlnously. Hor slangy
phrases and tho liberal quantity of similar
matter voiced by other performers also won
high favor.
Tho original theme concerned an Inter
change of supposedly uncongenial wives and
husbands dwelling in ndjolnlng suburban
residences. Tho trolley car colony at
Golden Gyto Beach, Cal., is now tho locale,
but tho conjugal mlup has been retained.
Miss Greenwood portrayed tho "sporty"
spouse. May Boley, always technically ex
pert, but hardly tit her best In this particu
lar environment, was the contrasting wife,
skilled in culinary art. Walter Catlett was
her too bibulous mato and Sidney Grant
presented tho star's domesticated husband.
The last-named nrtlst seemed to bo under
tho Impression that ho was acting In tho
basic farce. Ho was nmuslng without
crudity or coarseness, strangely facile In
the vanishing art of light comedy. Winnie
Baldwin In somo nmazlng costumes sub
mitted a Spanish girl, with a strong, stage
Parisian accent.
To say that "So Long Lctty" Is a hit
would be putting It mildly nnd Implying
a disastrous clement of delicacy nonexist
ent In the performance. Tho show Is a
thump, a bang. . H, C. C.
Fashio'n Show William Pcnn
Catherino Crawford, with a dazzling
array of models in "Tho Fashion Show,"
won stellar honors at tho opening of this
week's bill at the William Penn, tho favor
ite playhouse ncross the river. Tho latest
styles, as displayed on tho dozen and
more pretty glrln, won favor with the
womenfolk In the audience.
Other nets on the bill were: Wllmer,
Walters and Company, Andy Rice and
ElkinH. Day and Klkln?. There was also
tho usual photoplay. "Blood Will Tell," that
was well received. There will bo a complete
chango of tho bill on Thursday with Stove
O'Rourke, tho popular Philadelphia!!, as tho
headline attraction. O'Rourke is announced
as John McCormack's only rival.
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"JOHN DOE" REPLBTEF
WITH HUMAN "TYPgfr
Lois Weber's Capital Puni8hmeik1
Film at Victoria Palace Show, ,
Theda Bara as Ingenue '' '4
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By the Photoplay Editor
VICTORIA "The People vs. John 1 t. ''
le, with t.eoh Ralrd and othtM ' tv,w'
and directed by Lola Weber. """"" Wrlttta
How much enjoyment you got out of i
much-talkcd-of picture will depend on yo'
state of mind and your personal prodll,'-S
tlons. If you are looking for the thrill 1
the unoxpectod and tho Interest that tfa
aroused by lngonulty of plotting, y0 m J
be down In tho mouth a bit. If you rellA'l
humanity In "types" and thoso everyday;!
nctual touches that distinguish all MiJ-J
Weber's films, you won't bo disappointed J
Much stress has been attached to the faetl
that tho production Is an argument againtt 1
innltnl nilntnlitwHe 1n V . .. t, ,
"'i"'' jiuMioiu.iciii. ,i uu nurc, it dotj
mako a biting attack on that system. But
it-Is Just ns much an attack on third degree
methods, ono of the oure-flro movie themi.
dating back to the days of one-reclers. There V
.o . .. w ..,...,. ,uiuiuuu ill U1Q CtlQICa
of characters In thin play. The sugnee
man, hang-dog, helpless; the grief-strlcltMxi
wife ; tho pathetic children all are liandlrt
wim raro uympuiny p.nu understanding, andv
tho local and judicial atmosnhern n! .k..
truth and fidelity. Tho action Is decidedly V
juuuiy, uuu uic icuucra 01 me oia-echOOL '
anticipatory type. It, is as a document ot ':
auiimii liven, uuu uui no a uexirous work Of
nrt. thnt 'The Peonlft va .Tnlin TIam.i... '
Its demand on tho mind and heart. Of Hi
timeliness there can bo no doubt. -;
rAI.CE "Her Oreateat Loto." Pox. wltk'
Theda Bara and Harry Hllllard. Story
adapted by Adrian Johnson from Outdi'i o
William Fox Is proving to tho trade that
his somewhat hyperbolic description of the '
Fox product as "supor de luxe" meaia!?
tlon rich In scenic merit nnd decoratlveS'
nklll. 'with rnlnrlHontnt vnlun nlnna t)...'A
sia" is the background for much of thl
action. Not all of this cinema "Ruulit -
rings true, but that doesn't depriva the.al-jjJ
wivi v. ma v.u.v M .,, 1UI DUI11V WDn .
dcrfully impressive Interiors and outside "
long shots. Tho furniture and nccessorlei ),
luiivu iiu uuuui vi men cuniiinccis nna lasts,
If the critical ohotoptaygoer demands some. I
thing clso, let him behold Miss Bara. mlnuiV
tho robes of "the handmaiden of Hell" and S
disporting herself as nn Innocent, nun ''
young girl. According to the song that her
lover sings, she Is "tho pearl of price on
tho breast of vice, tho cup of gold In the !
drunkard's hand." Which means that she y
is torcea into marriage witn a dissolute'
prince. There aro enough titles of royalty f
In tho show to stock n social blue book, ,
Miss' Barn's acting shows marked Improve-
ment. Sho should get Mr. Walter Law to'
spruce up his whiskers. Those adornment ,
are not Pctrograd; they are Hepncr.
!'
As forecast In tho Evenino Ledger yei
tcrday, tho Imperial Theatre, Sixtieth street
below Walnut, has boen leased by Stanley
V. Mastbaum In conjunction with the firm ,
of Sablosky & McGulrk. It is estimated !
that tho amount Involved In the deal ap
proximates and probably exceeds $100,000.
As heretofore, tho Imperial will dedicate
Itself to high-class motion picture enter- ;
tainment. All the presentations will be dl-'
rected by tho Stanley Company. Flnt-;
showings in West Philadelphia will bo the
rule. Many additional conveniences forv
patrons will also bo Installed.
The Regent has ns a feature Vltagraph'l
"Captain Alvarez," with Edith Storey
starred. Reviews of tho Stanley's and
Arcadia's chief pictures were printed In the
Evening Ledoer yesterday. "Joan, the.
Woman," the Lasky sun spectacle at the
Chestnut Street Opera Houso, will be 're
viewed In this paper Wednesday.
Continuing Plays
Bernard Shaw's "Getting Married," re
viewed in yesterday's Evening Ledoeh;
continues at the Adelphl. This1 comedy
gains in richness of emotional and humor
ous appeal when acted by such players as
William Favcrsham, Henrietta Crosmari,
Hilda Spong and Charles Cherry.
The Gnrrlck Is the only big central play
house which did not chango Its bill for
Easter. Avery Hopwood's farce, "Fair and
Warmer." Is tho attraction. Tho competent
company Includes Janet Beechcr, Ernest
Cossart'and Edna Hlbberd. '
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