.rvj.' r ' ff - . ,V" '." - ",v ---, "'Vf'' rV, EVENING LEDaER-PHIIiADELPHTA'. SATUBDAY, AUGUST 25, 19i7 -;''.. 'C . &.$ SgggHIgglY AND VERBALLY SET FORTH FOR LEDGEg'3 minimi wnniiino, MODERN AND OLD The Press Agent of "The Thir teenth Chair" Discourses Sagely Upon Them FJ. IW Is "The Thirteenth Chair," Bayard Veil ler's melodrama of mystery, a distinctly new tontrlbutlon to tho art of playvvrlghtlng? In ffew Tork, where the piece ran continuously for a year, tho "yeas" nnd "noes" are about enly divided. It wilt bo Interesting to follow the local discussion which It sure to tnsue upon the presentation of the play ,t the Adclphla on Labor Day with the j;ew Vork company direct from Its year's run at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre To describe It best, one speaks of "Tho Thirteenth Chair" as a mystery play, and - vet K Is mystery In which tho audience has a part quite as much as does the police Inspector, who Is called on to boho It In fact, at tho ory beginning of tho Fccond act, which witnesses the arrival of the nollce on tho scene of tho murder, the audi- jnce is, for tho time, far better Informed of the events that have gone before than Is the ofllccr who Is called on to solve the Bijstery of the murder of Kdward Wales. For the benefit of those who have not already seen the play, let It he said that twelve people, all gently bred and pos sessed of more than tho average amount of worldly goods, gather together to spend an evening at tho homo of ono of their number. As a rather unusual bit of entertainment, the services of a well-known medium are enlisted and a spiritualistic seanco Is to be given. In order that there may bo no suggestion of trickery, tho doojs and v, In flows aro locked and tho thirteen sit In a circle with their hands clasped together Then, while tho lights In tho room nro extinguished, ona of tho thirteen H mur dered. Who committed the crlmo? Who killed Edward Wales? The solution to that question forms tho basis for tho rest of tho play. Assuredly this Is a mystery play, yet nt no time Is tho audience fooled, for as the police Inspector goes ahead untangling tho mystery, ho takes his audience with him The final solution of tho story Is no more of a surprise to the audience than It Is to the Inspector nnd the audlenco has been fooled no more than has he. To traco the history of plays which might be described as mystery plays does not re quire ono to go back In tlmo for more than t few years. Prior to the coming of Ibsen there were no plays at all that matched up to the standard o' "Tho Thirteenth Chair" as mysteiy plays, for tho simple reason . that playwrlghti Invariably retorted to the 'soliloquy to explain to tho audience what would havo otherwise proven a mystery to them. Ibsen, by doing away entirely with the soliloquy, introduced an entirely new style of play, freo of anything that sug gested the mysterious. There followed a period of years during which the drama mado no effort to create Situations calculated to mislead tho audi ence. And then came "Arscne I.upln," tho first of tho detective plays which might ' be called mystery plays, but which vvcro totally unlike "Tho Thirteenth Chair," in that they deliberately bought to mislead tho audience. L ITollowing "Arscno Lupin" came "Under O'!. and following that "Inside the Lines," both plays that were mysterious only in so .'ar as they did befool their audi ences by taking an unexpected twist at the enc In that, too, they dirfercd from tho present play of Mr. Velllcr because, when th explantlon does come nt the conclusion of 'The Thirteenth Chair," ou realize that it had been quite within your power at all times to havo discovered tho correct solu tion, had you taken tho correct course of i y reasoning from tho start. t In any discussion of mystery plays one MiMWb nuv tuuiuoo iiaja ui uiu UilUl auier Ul WiV - '"' GOATS, BE PREPARED FOR THEATRIC DRAFT! "The Wanderer" Expects Every Hircine Actor to Do His Duty. No Kid to This & ' "SOME WILD WOMAN!" She is Tislia, otherwise Jean Stewart, who plays the Babylon ian vampire in "The Wanderer," coming to the Metropolitan. Any ambitious oung goit In rhlladel phla or Its suburbs nnvlouti for a stage career, will get the chanco of its young llfo when "The Wanderer" opens nt the Metro polltan Opera l!oue lato In September. In this great big biblical spectacle, tho scenes of which aro laid In Palestine 3000 years ago, five young goats nro Used to give proper atmosphere to the scene Of courso theio nro vheep and other farm animals in abundance, but the stage business re quires that !lo young gcuts shall be In- irouuceii at n crit.tin moment Aiitbropolnglc.il students havo commented In scientific works upon the nmazlng de velopment of the common or ordimry garden variety of goat, which grows so rapidly from Infancy that In manv icspects It has some of Hip attributes of the t.iblilt family In other words, n joung goat that weighs npptoxlm.itely five or sK pounds shortly after birth develops abnormally Into li voung goat of startling dimensions nnd great weight within a very few weeks It attains its full nuturitv Inside of three months nftei birth and then becomes verv unruly and dlllleult to manage. In splt'o of tho most c ireful training Ilccausfl of the rapidity In growth of strugglo tho monks wem obliged to wngo In order to Induce the peoplu to see their plays. In those days the taste of tho pop ulace ran mpro to tournaments, bear bait ing, cock fighting nnd similar amusements As an Inducement he went to Home, where he persuaded tho bishop to grant a 1000. days pirdon to every one who attended And for fear that that would not prove Inducement enough, the good monk also secured from the Bishop of Chester an addi tional fort -days' pardon, so that one visit to the monk's play was good for nearly three j cars' pardon for all other earthly misdeeds. !j- The Thirteenth Chair" with the bo-callcd mjaiiiy inuy.-i ui ine mieemn century, wmen really marked tho beginning of the modern drama. While those plays, written by monks, were called mystery plays, they were really nothing but Biblical atorles told in Play form. While there Is some uncertainty among writers as to when tho first of these "mystery" plays was written, it is likely that the Coventry mystery plays, founded on stories from the New Testament and written In 1416, were tho very first begin nings of our modern drama. in connection with the early mystery or nilrwle plays, an expert tells of the B. F. Keith's Theatre CHESTNUT A TWELFTH STh. .Mat. !it unit 50c M8,t Sic to $1 2 SHOWS duly i NKVT miii.k ANOTHER BIG WHIRL SUMMER GAYETY AND SONG! 3 HOURS 3 or tiii: Best Entertainment in Town! The Schedule 2:05 Orchestra 8:05 2:10 Palhc Weekly Pictures 8:10 2:20 Karl Emmy's Pets 8:20 2:2(5 Eddie & Birdie Conrad 8:2fi 2:30 Dan Rurkc & Co. 8:30 3:08 IJcnnie & Woods 9:08 3:19 Ray FERN & DAVIS Alice Marion 9:19 3:38 Joseph E. Bernard & Co. 9:38 3:37 Swor &' Avey 9:57 4:13 "A Musical World Revue" 10:13 4:50 Exit March 10:30 Labor Dav, Sept. 3 (ire iter Mormn IMnccrn Ilk- Innuciir.il lllll of New M-ion! GARRICK THE CRISIS TODAY at 2-15 TONIGHT at 8-15 Winston Churchill's Immortal Classlj In Film Praised by Dramatic Critics. A i-enmtlonal Screen Production of to Farrous Novel. Secure Seats In Advance. Mats . 1'Sc to 11.00 Nicnts, 23c to !,5U Our Audience. I Mere',, Walnut ab. 8th St. Matinee Daily Vrc l.iricrb of Women. IIP IsnnI MHtMir lOIIXY VMI TIlMCIIT SLIDING HILLY WATSON AND YONDER SHOW" III.UIN.MM! Illll)l iM,, anotiii-.k or Tin: hi:i, IIMM The Big W llli Not n null Moment In It. Harry K. Morton nntli Zella Russelljj H JE " v ms&vm 11a ill ik f'.iut n9 kuna.l.illi f - tu -, ui uufri lisnir 'irril A Beauty Chorus of 28 Cherubs young goats It will probably be necessary to have several nets of them appear In the first act of "Tho Wanderer," therefore, nillott, Comstock nnd Cleat, who will bring this biblical play to Philadelphia, will ar range beforehand to corner the goat market and bo sure they have plenty of available candidates of tlie proper slzo nnd Inex perience, In order to give the right atmos phere to "The Wanderer." ltcslilcnts of Frnnkford nnd Logan who may hive family goato as their cherished possesion, will be especial. y notified that their particular product will bo cordially welcomed nt the stago door of the Metropolitan Opera Hotiso In due time Meanwhile nny ono owning lady goats likely to produce offspring that will mature at tho proper time and bo of tho right slzo and weight for the produc tion of "Tho Wanderer," may make ap plication In advance to Alfred Hogerlo at the Metropolitan nnd notify him of the number of goats they have, the color and the probable size of tho family Thcro Is no "kid" about this coat storv. either, for KUIott, Comstock and fleit actually use the goits as well as the sheep In "The Wanderer" They will bring 120 sheep Willi them from New York when the play comes to tho Metropolitan, but Phila delphia must supply tho goats, COLLEGE MAN TURNED FROM BOOKS TO FOOTS Quotes Aren't Needed in This Case, for Footlights Are as Well Known, ns Sam B. Hardy Sam 13 Hardy, who heads the cast elected for Klaw & Krlangcr's next musical comedy production nt the Forrest, Is ono of the younger generation of comedians, n Yale man of honor In clasca and sports, nnd an actor of varied experience In tho practical rchool of the stage lie has played leading roles with dramatic stock companies In Min neapolis, Toledo, Springfield and Rochester, Douglas Fairbanks, "Stop Thief," "Prlnceis Pat" nnd Zlcgfold "Follies of 191fi " In "The Vnano 1t of Nroin1 Philadelphia's Premier Playhouse The Home of FlrM-Iiun rnrnmoiint nnd .Vrtrrnft lMrtiirp Monday, Tuesday and VVod Douglas Fairbanks IN MTt. tVIM.TAM MOOim TATrit TrfBcnta Th HomiI ltnllnn rioprnmfnt's OKPK'IAIi waii l'icTunns "The Italian Battle Front" "Thpro la nnthlns In nnv of the Thcitri-s alonK Hrondnny tn equal th Pramitlc In tensity of 'Till: ITALIAN It VTTI.n rilONT ' UK TO IT "New Tork World "Their art and their beauty rlvnl th art nnd th beiuty of all the Art Uallcrlca of Kurope New York Amcr.can GARRICK orr.NtNO i.Aiion day matinhi: Twlco Dilly, L' IS and 8 IS. Orchestra ot .10. All Seats Henened On Kilo Thursda. WOODSIDE Philadelphia's Foremott Park .MUSICAL MKiNSATlON OK SKASON IMPERIAL BAND OVISIH'l'n Itnni. Conductor SI'KCIAI. ATTRACTION KDITII M. KI.I.lsdN. s0Pmno KINA VVAI.LACK KINNKY, Contralto FREE CONCERTS Children's Day, Tues. Amusement! FREE to Children from Noon to 2 P. M. Fireworks Every Friday Night "Down to Earth" Thursd ly, Krldiv nnd Sat i Mme. Petrova IN "The Law of the Land" mfaBmsBssmi&& FISHING and "urf bathing ore fine at Stono Harbor. Iieadliic. U Excursion. Wm.PennT"TT?,F REOPENS Monday Afternoon MATiNi:ns init.v. s.in. in. isc. KVKN'INT.S 7 i fl Flrt Time .-t 1'oiuilnr I'rlrrn "The Corner Store" DnitElriH Fnmll nlfr'i sNter 1'I II K mill Tl KMIM DOROTHY DALTON In Her retett surronH "TUB FI,Mr! OK Till: M'ltON" ( Inline of Hill Tliurnd.1 Zoological Gardens O AJmUnon S ChiUern 10 OR&re BlrdT sndDeat f ..nl. eiinm... EVENING LEDGER PHOTOPLAY CALENDAR WEEK OF AUG. 27 TO SEPT. 1 ALHArvlBRA APOLLO ARCADIA AUDITORUJM .BELMONT BLUEBIRD C0LISE0YA EUREKA FA1RMOUNT Family FRANKFORJD 56TH STREET GREAT NORTH. IMPERIAL JEFFERSON LEmDER n LIBERTY LOCUST MARKET ST. 0VERBROOK PALACE PARK PRINCESS REGENT RIALTO RjDGE AVE. .' RUBY (SAVOY STRAND STANLEY SHERWOOD MONDAY Hnld Dennett, in The llother Instinct Somewhero In America The Katal Illng H. H. Warner, in God's Man Kane Williams, In The Stolen Treaty Faullno Frederick. Sapho Olca I'etroa. In Tho Wutk Hutterlly A Kls for Suslo The Katal King Harold Loekuood In Hidden Children Mary Anderson. In Dy Right of Possession Dustln Karnum. In Durand of tho Had Land Mary Plckford. In The Little American Mabel Taliaferro. In A Wife by Proxy Boant Washburn. In The Golden Kool Selma Salter. In Slumbedand Tecey Hyland. Caste In Wallace Held. In The World Apart Hy Itlsht of Possession Tho Gray Ghost. No. 8 Alice Josce. In Within the Law Arthur Hoyt, Mr. Opp In Antonio Moreno. In A bon-of the Hl The Lone Wolf Marituerlte Clark. In Valentine Olrl Charles Ilay. In Sudden Jim Viola Dana. In The Olrl Without a Soul Edith Taliaferro, In The Conquest of Canaan Wrath of Iove . Fugitive Passenger Gladys Brockwell. in The Soul ot Satan Whither Thou Ooest The Count Douilas Fairbanks, Down to Earth The Honor Hysiem. In Alice Brady, In A Belt-Made Widow Taullne Frederick, In tlT ueiwr tJ TUESDAY Douslas Kalrbank. In Wild and Woolly Dement Hall Calne, The Deemster II. H Warner, in God s Man Karle Williams. In The Stolen Treaty Pauline Frederick. In bapho Harold Lnckwood, In The Hidden Spring Jack Plckford In What Money Can't Buy Bessie ISarrl'cale, In Borrowed Plumage Normi Tnlmadge, Poppy Enid Bennett. In The Girl Glory Mary Plckford. In The Little American Allco Joce. in The Courage of Mlenco Brant Washburn In The Golden Fool Bhea Mitchell In Whither Thou Ooest Mae Murrav, In At First bight Wallace Held. In Tho World Apart Ollvo Thomas. In An Even Break Alice Josce. In Within the 'Law Viola Dana. In,, The Girl Without a Soul Tmm l,.Men. In The Trail of the Shadow The Lone Wolf Jane Grey, in Her Fighting Chance Ethel narrymore. m The Call of Her People Viola Dana. In Th Olrl Without o Soul Mary Plckford. The Ui In Ittle American Harold Lockwood, In The Hidden Spring Anita Stewart, In The Message of the Muuse Neva Gerber, Mr. upp In Doulas Fairbanks. Down to Earth In The Honor System Allco Brady. In A Self-Made Widow .. Hurray. In The PrUnroseRIn WEDNESDAY GHdj s nrockwell. In 'the oul of Satan The Flower of No Man's Land II. II. Warner. In God s Man Iteglna ltailet. In Iho Golden Lotus Wallace neld. In Big Timber Two Llttlo Imp Comedy, Suds of Love Geraldlne Firrar. In Jo in the Woman Earlo Williams. In Tho Stolen Treaty Louise Loely, In 'Ihe Bied Case Tho Mother Instinct Easy Street By Bliht of Possession The ratal Ring Mary Plckford. In Thu Little American Virginia Pearson. In Tho Wrath of Loe Brvnnt Washburn, tn The Golden Fool Virginia Pearson. In Wrath of Loe Fannie Ward, in Unconquerod Mary Plikford. In The Little American Alice Josce. .in Within tho Etw Tho Food Gambler The Gray Ghost Wife Number Two Neglected Wife The Lone Wolf Jane and Katherlne Lee, In t Two Little Imps Gertjudo MrCos In Madame bhcrry Gladys Brocknell, In The Soul of Satan Gladys Brockwell. In To Honor and Obey Kitty Gordon. In The Beloved Adventuress June Caprice, In Every Girl's Dream Crane Wilbur, In Thi Eye of Envy Douglas Fairbanks, Down to Earth In The Honor System , Wallace Reld, In Big Timber Carlyle Blackwell, Youth In THURSDAY Olids'fl Brockwell, In Tho Soul of batan Heeda Nosa, In The Bar Sinister II. 11 Warner. In God a Man Reglna Badet, In The Golden Lotus Wallace Held. In BIB Timber Ethel Barrvmore, In Awakenlngof HelenaRlchle FRIDAY William Desmond. In Master of Ills Home Bnant Washburn, in The Golden Idiot II. B Warner. In God's Man t Anita Stewart, in The Message of tho Mouse Vivian Martin, in Forbidden Paths Geraldlne Farrar. In Joan tho Woman Arthur Ashley, In The Iron Ring Mabel Taliaferro. In The Jury of Fate Brvant Washburn. In The Golden Fool Montagu Loe, In The Brand of Satan Madame Petrova. In The Waiting Soul Virginia Pearson, In The Wrath of I.ove Gertrude McCoy, In The Silent Witness Mvrtle Gonzalez, In The Greater Lay Fannie Ward. In Unconquercd Enid Bennett. In The Mother Instinct Mabel Taliaferro. In The Jury of Fate Rhea Mitchell. In Whither Thou Ooest Carlyle Blackwell. In Price of Prlde The Lono Wolf Franklin Farnum. In Bringing Home Father Jackie Saunders. In Bab the Fixer Oladss Brocknell, In The Soul of Satan Peggy Ilyland, In Caste Edna Hopper. In Perils of Ulvorto Alice Josce, tn Her Secret Alma Taylor. Iris In Mme. Petrova, In The Law ot the Land The Honor System Wallace Reld, tn Big Timber Fanny Ward, tn Her Strange Wedding Olsa Petrova, In Bryant Washburn. In rilling His Own Shoes Ethel Clayton. In Souls Adrift Ethel narrymore. In The Greatest Power Beatrlr, Mlchelena. In The Unwritten Law Frances Nelson, In The Beautiful Lie The Lose That Lles 2-Part Kes stone Comedy Douglas Fairbanks, In Wild and Woolly Bessie Barrlseale, In Wooden bhoes Valeska Suratt. In Wlfo Number Two Carls le Blackwell, In Youth Mary Plckford. In The Little American Emmy Wehlen. In Miss Robinson Crusoe Mabel Taliaferro. In The Jury nf I'ata The Soul of Satan The Fatal Ring Arthur Hoyt. In Gray Ghost. No. 6 The Lono Wolf SATURDAY William Desmond. In Master of His Home The Question Mutt and Jeff Comedy II B Warner, in God a Man Anita Stewart. In The Message of the Mouse Vivian Martin. In Forbidden Paths Tearl White. In May Blossom Ethel Clayton, in Souls Adrift William Desmond. In Time Locks and Diamonds Valeska Suratt In Wife Number Two Anita Stewart, in The Juggernaut A Kiss for Susln Part Kes stone Comedy Peggv Hyland. In Her Right to Live Bessie Barrlseale, In Wooden Shoes William Desmond, Ir. rime Locks and Diamonds Bar Sinister June Caprice, in Every Girl's Dream Mary Anderson, In Divorcee Harold Lockwood, In The Hidden Spring Mme. Pitrova, in The Eternal Question The Ese of Envy The Immigrant Mabel Taliaferro, In The Jury of Fate Mme. Petrova, In The Law ot the Land The Honor System Alice Josce, In The Long Trail A Roadside Impresario A Black Cat Feature OUa Petrova. tn Emmy Wehlen. In Miss Robinson Crusoe Mary Plckford, In The Little Amtrlcan Glads a Brockwell, In To Honor and Obey Paullne Frederick. In The Love That Lives William Desmond. In The Master nt His Home Allco Brady, In The Divorce Game The Lone Wolf Bar Sinister Enid Bennett. In The Mother Instinct Mary Anderson, In Divorcee Mary Plckford. In The Little American Alice Joyce, In Richard the Brazen Emily Stevens, In The Slacker Alice Joyce, In Her Secret Mme. Petrova, In The Law of the Land The Honor System Alice Josce. In The Long Trail The Little Boy Scout A Black Cat Feature Olga Petrova. (n 0 A. M. to 11.1B I'. M. TRICKS. 10c. 20c MOXI) VY, TL'i:I) VY nnd EI)N1H Y Gertrude McCoy IN FIRST sitrm INO OF The Silent Witness TIIL'Itsnw. FltHIW nnd SATUItDlY Olga Petrova IN .METRO PKOni'CTION "To the Death" 1 HIST PRESENTATION HESSU'ER'M sMI'IinY ORCHESTRV IN HERT Or .SHOPPING DISTRICT CONTIMOl'S II A. M. to 11 V. M. Hlr.JXc. 21p. 3Tr BEC.1NMM. MOMitY MATINEE I). V.. BERG Offer The Hoosier Girls The Mot 1'retentlmn of MuMrat Comedy Production' hrECIU. ADDED ATTRACTION MELODIOUS FOUR A Refined Instrumental. Vocal nnd Comedv .Offering p AND OTHER ACTS OF MERIT I0X TIIliAllU; Uoi the Arm: Market below 00th Street MATINEE DAILY 2 30, 10c, FVe EVENINGS 7 & 11 . lllg 'Mr, lilc MONDVY. Tl'ESDVY-. WEDNESDAY PLATINUM BEAUTIES The Most Elaborate nnd Novel Offering of Iti Kind In amleHN? Tlll'RSDVY. RIIY 4 S T RDY VI E (.KOli; rretentn A Tlmelj Military spectacle "The Boys in Blue" Introducing Miiclng, Mulo. Drilling nnd W ull.SrnllnR AMI OTHER ACT.s OF MERIT OT" A Ml CV MARKET Above 10T1I O 1 iltLiLi 1 fvj In a New Plas". Next Week -"THE PALACE In 1214 MARKET STREET Bryant Washburn THE GOLDEN FOOL" A DO A TM A CHESTNUT Below 10TH AKtAUlA Mary Anderson In Final Showing of 'THE DIVORCEE" MARKET Below 17TH Mabel Taliaferro THE Jt'RY OF FATE" REGENT In OTII inriTADI A MARKET Above 0T V1C1UKIA VIOLA DANA 'THE GIRL WITHOUT A SOUL" In MXON'S GRAND BROAD AND MONTGOMERY r, O. Nlion-Nlrdllncer Gen Mr. DalljOIats. inc A I3c Evgn. 7 A 0, ISc. 21c 'THE BIG MUSICAL COMEDY" "WHO'S TO BLAME?" IB rersons, 3 Mammoth Scenes, II Mu sical Ensembles, Wonderful Effects, a Trl- Ut3PhBRITTONS. N1EMN A KlS.NKnY. BOB HALL. REEN 4 FROST. THE JIB. ON.OS. PICTURES n A QTlSJO MATINEE TODAY LADHNW "Sliding" Billy Watson walnut Above 8th st. arid Wonder Show Trocadero Jack Reed and His Record Breakers and Juanlta I'lItlTOl'IAM PARAMOUNT ARTCRAFT PRODUCTIONS Shown at These Theatres AUDITORIUM JfJSati&. FANNIE WARD In "THE CRYSTAL GAZER" rfJ ICCI TlT MARKET ST. Below 00TII LAJLilOIliVJlVJ, y op,. jomm Unit Orchestra ARTHUR ASHLEY, GERDA HOLMES and EDWARD LANGFORD In "THE IRON RING" FRANKFORD " "'vInue WALLACE REID and ANITA KING in "THE SQ.UAW MAN'S SON" Alio-KEYSTONE ITAnCD FORTY-FIRST AND L.t.ML'Il.rV LANCASTER AVENUE KATHLYN WILLIAMS In "BIO TIMBER- SHERWOOD BALTIMORE AVE. JACK PICKFORD In "WHAT MONEY COULDN'T BUY" CTDAMn GERMANTOWN AVENUE O 1 IvnlvL AT VENANGO STREET Jack Pickford in "The Varmint" FATT4 ARBUCKLB In. "His Wedding Night" TIOGA" CA fll AND VENANGO GTS. .KANE nnd traveled with Henrietta Crosman In "Sweet Kitty nellalm," Jnmes K. "Hackett, Itlvlcra Olrl" ho will appear an a homespun Westerner, who likes and must hnva life that Isn't harnessed. A trip to Monte Carlo looks fjood to him, and he takes It. Ho k'novv all about thoo smart alecks who made fools of people and sent them home poor nnd mean. l.lkc to see ono. hand him any thing He had a system, ho had, one that would put cracks In tho skylight of any Bnmhllnfr shark that over Brow. In this orma Talmadge ' THE MOTH" HONOR SYSTEM" spirit he falls In with the loveliest trtl of self promoters that ever adorned mysteries of life. Nor ara they Ml dvH In the chances of wheel and cards. stnkes of family pride, fortune and love i fought for with tho zest and cunnlnf human vanity nnd need. This makes a I Meld of clover for the prairie colt to prM In, and how ho capers and what mlx-l he makes ot people and things are humorous surprises ot the plot of Itlvlcra Olrl." The Oberammergau of America For many, manv venrt. oilvrimft from tt . tl,. wU .t.w.j l fntiiflMft riKtlon rirty In Hip Ilttli- illlnro of QbframmfrKaa. which became tmott KJrW;;."?, L,grea,.O.,,,,:l,,,:IrPno,fnrh0A,I.VierrUn,,",, '""" " 'K"t From all over our beloved country, the . nlte-rln n to iffii great lllhllfal drartin nhleh tells In rlt hfftl llorkl inmi of America haT' , i.t j . ::k..' ffs'af.:.1":'" v.'' w. ' &. rate . r-A'eKWKSS ...... . w .,.,., .., , ,i- niu nun iui i'iiu yci inru hi; a in, This wonderful story, told in the Gospel of St. Luke, Chapter IB, enilielllshed with stngr settings of InrnmpnrnMe benntr. wss sneh n sensation Is.t srn.rm u Nrvv lork llisl i.eople went hundred of miles to re whst has been Dtu derrllied n "The Oberammergau of America." "" T'.?re."t P1y,"T''e, Wanderer," after beinu presented in Now York nil of Inst eiiM)ii. Is sgaln plnylns there nt the hlg MAnlmttnn Opera House. In IU Arroml seisoii, turning liiindrrd of neoplo nvvny nt every performance. This same identical" company and production, the last word in stale Rorgeoujne, nnd Injl.l. dlspW. will lie trnnspoHrd Intnet lo the etsre of the Metropolllnn Opera House In I'hlladelp hla on Thursdnr night. September 0th, for a brief nnd limited ensngement pKor lo the opening of the grand opera season. "The Wanderer" was staped by David Belasco, the wizard of all tlientrlfivl product.on. It Is the biggest drnmntlr speettrle on earth. It Is staged on urh n rolosvil senle tbot It ennnot be presented on nny nrdlnnrv theatre stage. 11 rentt re the vJ evpaii.c of (he beniittriil Metropolitan Opern House for Its proper nnd nilenunte eplnltntlon. ' "'" "The Wanderer" is the greatest drama of mother-love ever staved. It shovj the eternal nnd never-dtlng lore of u mother for her erring bor. In this great snul-tlrrlng Hrnnm. we see Jrther. the hendtrong boy. demnndlng his portion from his fnther'H estnte, nnd leaving the old home In nnclent IVJestlne to seelc hi fortune In Jf runlrni We see the ambitious, impetuous youth plunged into the vortex of the gav life of t lint period. Me e .Terun1ein. three thousand enrs ago, n brilliant nnd Jojntis rlt given over to Rarrlmnalliin revel, to Idolntry and to sin. In the midst of these temptations, with wine, women and sons at M elbow ever luring hint onward, we ..re the Prodlinl Son "nntlng his snbstanre tn rlntou living." We jee Juvt n one enn see today In nny big city the mad downward enreer of n wayward jonth rushing tovvnrd self-destruction. And then the aftermath; the good in the boy reassert itself. He bns Mnnrdi tie know the punishment he ileserrrst jet poor, nlone, In rags, he thinks of home nnd of Mother. He turn hi step sadly hack to the little home nmonc the bills of Hebron! nnd there nt last he tlnd fnrglvene. peace nnd comfort. This wonderful story is superbly told in the great drama, "The Wnnderer," which comes to the Metropolitan Opera Hon.e. Sept. 0. It Is the greatest nnd biggest attraction ever brought to the city of l'hlladelnlil t for nny playhouse. It will be edmlrnlilv urlrd br the rrentet cast ever organlred In the history nt the American Mnge. If jou don't see "The Wanderer," ou will miss the most dramatic nnd moit Inspiring spectade of the ages. tSlgned) WILLIAM ELLIOTT. F. RAY COMSTOCK. MORRIS GEST, 1'rodurcr of "The Wanderer," (Per .Vlorrls (ieat.) FORREST SAMUEL F. NIXON Managing Director THOMAS M. T.OT. ... Ruthless Manager Today and Next Week Jul Iu.r SVefier ' rreenfr LVHYNtiKM and her Son WBtJ&mUtR-tiWm A I THAWfEL J V ihH i s'jl m i .i tf& REDEMPTION WW "THE FILM SCREEN A DISTINCT SENSATION." Iress. STAR. STORV AM) PRODUCTION EXERT AN UNUSUALLY STRONG ArrEAL. MATINEES, 2:15 25c and 50c 15 25c to $1.00 RESERVED SEATS IN ADVANCE TWICE DAILY JSggJffi " s- ll . u (rly iVl Si riioTorras nioTonvYS - i v-'.s ? ' "5 fA The Stanley Booking Corporatipn ... .... i ,1 .... nUnln thai, nli.t,ivna Ih.Miitl. ,V.a CTAVTrV TCaaIs!,. J .Jt-. THII followlnc theatres obtain their pictures through the STANLEY Booking Corporation, which Is a Ruaranteo of early showing- of the finest productions, ll pictures reviewed before clilbltIon Auk for the theatre In your locality obtaining p'ctures through tno sta.m,iji uuuiuxu (juiu-uhatiun. .tw.'a 'V.-Tl WJ -fc ATLANTIC CITY WHEN IN ATLANTIC CITY , Visit THE COLONIAL At UAMDDA 12th. Morris Tassjunk Ave. ALHAMriKAMat ballyatS. Evgs.OUStO. DUSTIN FARNUM In "DURAND OF THE RAD LANDS" A Dl 1 O BD AND THOMPSON ArULLU MATINEE DAILY Antonio Moreno & Mary Anderson In "THE MAGNIFICENT MEDDLER" A O - A T-l I A CHESTNUT ARCADIA nELOVV 1CTII MARY ANDERSON In 'THE DIVORCEE" S.'D ABOVE MARKET BELMONT EMMY WEHLEN THE TRAIL Or THE SHADOW" tn BLUEBIRD SUSQUEHANNA AVE LOIS WEBER'S "THE PEOPLE vs. JOHN DOE" UTH AND CI1RARD AVENUE FAIRMOUNT Miriam Cooper and Jack Standing In "THE INNOCENT SINNER" r-AlVIlI V THEATRE 1311 MARKET ST. r AlvilL.1 .vuiv KiuitALL ojiqax EMMY WEHLEN ' 'c S?8. CHARLIE CHAPLIN In "THE RINK" CtTU CT THEATRE MAT. DAILY JO lnul. Below Spruce Evgs. T to 11. LOIS MEREDITH In "SOLD AT AUCTION" GREAT NORTHERN .JE;. MABEL TALIAFERRO In "THE JURY OF FATE" IMIDCDlAI C0TII and WALNUT STS. llVlrfc.rUi-' Mat. ".so. Evrs. 7 & 0. Wilfred Lucas and Elda Millar In "HER EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR" JEFFERSON 29TII AND DAUPHIN STREETS Harold Lockwood ,n ""'inc, "MAX IN A TAXI" I IDCDTV BROAD AND L, 1 D Cj t 1 I COLUMBIA JANE snd KATHERINE LEE In '7AVO LITTLE IMPS" PEARL WltifE In "THE FATAL RINd". T fr'J ICT 0D AND LOCUST LUVUJ 1 MATINEES 1:30 and 3:80. Evas. 0:30, 8, o.so. GAIL KANE in "Souls'in Pawn" vMARKET ST. Theatre " ENID BENNETT In "MOTHER INSTINCT" Every Wednesday "GRAY GHOST" Every Friday PEARL WHITE In "Fatal Rlns" 1 lYnRRROrikr 03D 4 HAVERFORD U V C.Kt$KUUlS. H0p,.jones Unit Orch. "UNDINE" PAI ArF 12" MARKET STREET JV-MjAVwEj ioc SOc. BRYANT WASHBURN in "THE GOLDEN FOOL" rjADt1 RIDGE AVE. A DAUPHIN ST. r-rrv Mat. 2:15. Ev.8:45to. Norma Talmadge in "POPPY" "DO CHILDREN COUNT!" PR INirrQS lls MARKET 1 li vv L u J STREET OLIVE THOMAS In "AN .EVEN BREAK" RFfTMT 13I MARKET, STREET JAIlvjIltN 1 HlJMN VOICE OROAX MABEL TALIAFERRO " In "THE JURY OF FATE" RI A I T fl GERMANTOWN AVE. I rt L I U w TULPEHOCKEN sjl, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS In "WILD AND WOOLLY" -1 3 ir, 1 1T 4 m y.sa -Mm v"- rj.n AW-y ft t ; 'M ,11 T- ( T3 T I D V MARKET STREET r KJ D I BELOW 7TII 8TREHTJ HAROLD LOCKWOOD In "THE RIVER OF ROMANCE" WJ-'S- 1& t . SAVOY 1211 MARKET J1 'V. f EMMY WEHLEN " "wilS,B2g2PW0,f1'l 'J. JIava You Heard the Nsvt Savoy Orrn? I.K.. CXAN1I CV MARKET ABOVE 16TH v r'ft SjlAINLfc.1 u us a;m, tou its r. iu. 1 MfVDHA TM MAnr.lT ( 'J In 'THE MOTH" ..'-sL . . ' - "1 VICTORIA aiyb hxm VIOLA DANA . , , .. ..... ......... , EOREKA 40t" MAnKET ST8, 1 RIDGE AVENUES 4 Oi-IVt. HUMrVJ JL , . ' . i - -1'- -u-J-itW, .'VUjsSiJU 7: AfGpypVfo T?"?vy ,v li if' n IJjMI
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