ir "Tjnrw-r w? Bijrifror r 'XflBiJiwinu X V ;- ' r 1- TTT 1-1- r- i t-U-: L ... - r' Li Ii-i-iA- L; , ,' -j wC3 SWrW---rf-l rr" -. EXT WEEK: "OUR'' BETTERS," BROAD; RIVIERA GiRL," FORREST; "fW EgoSB VERSATILE VEILLERS, 1JL.AYEK AJND Jb'LAY-WKlTEK CiHusband and Wife, But They Don't Always Agree on Details, ana sometimes Margaret wycneriy Wins Out Argumentatively LADIES OP THE PHOTOPLAY IN LIGHTER VEIN I ni,AHHIKVINCl nrtl nrtlHtlc partnership.! looks. Mint pin- cotrr for Instant e. mo n.ne ...... ....... Hc'Ta)l"r I' Mrs. J. Hailley Manners. ,nd IliRt t'tht l'I,uUu" '"'Ir""3 lllM "' rlcdy I"'" dramas "f ll01' husband's '"' ig Knowledge that Mnrgarct Wycherly I wife lu Bayard Velllcr. the playwright, ma nroinl't tho fmitllght fnn In believe thai he L, ,iiTOcicil n parallel case Out In spite of ttliat hlslor Is said to do life lias a way t,r not icpcatlng ltso:r. Mrs. Velllcr Is too versatile an nctles to s,.'ri.iher.staniped Inlo n eh.irnclef. H nip. time" i"'"1 hides ,,vcr lhe ,riK'!" "ntl rrratr i mie iiii niiltf different line than thoo nrltinallv lalil down hy her husbands traftKinaiiPlill' This actually happenc. wlidi "The Thliteenth Chair" was In the ...iklne Sho toM the theatrical repot ttr ,,. ,Uv this eck that Mr. Vclller'a llr l initio" f Itos.ille a 'ange did not colli' tide ttlth that pschlo pcrsmngc as she noB- nnrtiaya her, Vein see chc explained, "a spiritualistic Titfalle Vl, is known to the Ik-llon world be ttf my husband moved her Into the iliama. The name was Will Irwin's In a seilcs ef tales that h.te become lather widely te-ail lr I ruin described the elolng of a T'oalle l.'i Hiangc, supposed -Lamm of xtaitlliiK cleverness. seal." he has heen an cpeit In p-yrl :.r,.li. and his "ipoe of in thica ,ion, as tlioroimli and authoritative. It Ir truo that after prolonBoil liivestlnatlon of the juliject he .onfcsed tn me that In the. midst of niueli rhailatanry and IntilRiie there were a few points iihout spliltuullMii ulilrh he rotild not explain Hut In tl mala the ImsU of their 'miracles' was tricks Armed wl.th his equipment he evDh'ed his UomIIc and Mr Velllei con cdvcil the Idea of lmlldltiB a pla.v ahout her The cl.ilii"Jant feature was due to Mr. V l & to ho a l'or Hon yrli'cal ie. 1 sensi M MtGAItET WVCHKRLY IJAYAUI) VEILLKR Irwin il his lonttlhutlon to "I'lic Thli teenth Ch.ih' Ileum ith ends. 'I'lieie Is not flrKle wheel of the plot machinery of my busliand'H play deilveil fiom Mr Irwin, l'urtliermore," she inteipolated, "there are roine features of II that ure not even Hay lilV, hut mine "When the piece v. as completed Mr. Vell lcr wanted me to depict n younger Kosalle nril a mi one lather iiioib eccentrically riihed Vou will t.il.e avv.iy the luimanlty oi the pl.iv hv such iiietlioiH',' I told lilm. In a I'liK di.un.i lil.u Ihls. whose hasis imil de I. pin. nt are Biounded In sheer aitl lli the mil. of sincerity Is Intensely pre- H'lis If the audience Is to liclleve for the moment that all tho wondeiful hapiienings ii! Tli 'TliiitLentli Chair" au real, then t icv iiiii i I'lcdit it'-' principal peisonaBe. I rhotllil like iii, ItuFiille to ii'henililc in.inj mi o;d wouian encountercil nn u busy metro politan stieet 1 don't want lief to seem Inciedllile or bizane, liut, on the other hand, el liiiust commonplace In appearance above II. natuial .ft me try the lole my way "on the load." If the conceit misses lire, then III icalUo that nu were rlfilit and I will act .H'coiiliiiBly ' 'After some petsuasion he HKieeil to the experiment I piesented ni own llosalle. tieltliei will Ii win's nor llayard's l-'or the tluee hoiiis tialllc of the M.VRe tho spec tator acceiits the leinarUahle Incidents of TlieThliteentli Chair.' and I can't help fcel lK that this mental attitude prevails, be i iusc ltnsj( ,a (IraiiBe seems not a plienonienon but a possibility. In haying tills don t inteipiet me us valti over my Powers nt perception. Set me down lather as an Hiinrtle of realism and appreciative of Its value even In a melodiama where coiiH-ious the.Uricism iiiedomlnates." "IlaVH I studied medlunis and their cam.es"" slie echoed. "The question has a familiar riiiR, but I suspect that my imivver maj surprlso jnu. I liavo no llrst haml linnvrUdKP of spiritualism whatever. I never saw u clairvoyant 'In action' In my life. I had an Instinctive fcelliiR. however thai my Rosalie struck the light note and I was niotp than ftatteied when the authorl lathe Mr. Irwin Infoimed me that my actions and vocal inflection establMied the pioper ntmo'phere." "Vour accent adds to the flavor," the theatrical reporter Inteijected Miss Wych erly smiled "I hadn't much choice In Itlsli luoBiies." she ndinltted "I selected the one I use for the very excellent leason that II the only one I can toinmnnd ltoallu peaks Dublin lilsh. not Galwn.v or Ros common Doubtless ,vou never heaid of 1' .1 Kell.v Some .vears ubo he was a to mantle .voiiiib Hibernian lie's lust as lilh and a uimnnlle today, hut with the j lliPV lttl1.li .....lwal,.n nf . ... til. riilnaad 'Clin ' time that I am lecallliiB was near the veiy lieRlnnlnn of my stape c.iteer London Is my hlrthplac". hut I have no fnolliRlii an sociallons with tliat clt.v. The hlstr'onlc bee litir-znl seductlvel.v about me when I was a schoolBil and appeared hi a piece b I'.ml Kester I fni'Bet Its name Vol loi'B afterward I was one of manj supei' mtmerar ladles In I'.'chaul Manslleld's laiEe lepertoiy coniian I had one line to "peak In '('jiuno de HcrReiac' and I was might proud theteof "After Mini" valuable expel icnie in stoiU I developed dellnlte nmhltlnns I wanted tu exploit tlie exquisite and then vlitu.illy un known poetic diamas nf Wllllan Hutlei Veal, the Irish playwright, now Justly fainoti' Tim ndnilrable inh pu.vem from tile Abbe Theatre were unheard of In America They latei adorned the Kenins of Wait, with their art here bill my veil lute preceded theirs b seveial seasons 'HiowsiiiK one d.i about a San I't.iu ilsco book sinie my earl Hock training, was gained in California a volume of Veats's works taught my ee. I was soon f ntranced by the delicate and touching love liness of The Countess Cathleen' and some of the other pla.vs. I burned to produce thciu. and eventually Dayard and I. with slender capital, took the plunge We did Cathleen. which, to my mind, still marks the rtct of Yenls's art: The Land of Mean's Desire' and 'Kathleen XI llonlllian Mv uilcn did not Invnve the use of dialect The nthei p.uts did I' .1 Kell.v appealed om of now here mid pleaded for emplovnient In the projeit lie was .in Ingratiating lad II had p-isoiiaqi' and sympathetic appeal llui innsi of nil in. had an accent. It canto light limn Dublin. It had a haunting per sistence. Those curious upward Inflections, fcund lu 1'iln only along the Munttcr coast, rim, today unforgettably In my ear-t I can novel talk any other brand of Irish. The voice of that young Kelly of the 'Callilecir m-i Hire demands a hearing l'altliful y or otlierwisH. his Is tlie voice I tiy to ich'n In The Thliteenth Chair ' "No. ' she continued, "I never came to Philadelphia with the It ls.li pla.vs. lu fact, until the present visit. I have appeared In an linpoitant part In but mie other produc tion in this cilj. ilni-e upon a time Jains .1 Cothelt took an artistic lilgli.1ei- He wan -lartcd In a dramatization of IJernard Shaw's amii.iug novel, 'Casliel l!ron'H Pio fession " I pla.ved the heroine in that curi ous piece It wnH good fun. although not lonsplruciisl piofitnble. financially We lad ,i week's run nt Hie Walnut Stieet Tlicai ro here "It Is slnic tlio-.e das thai Mr Ve.ller has Invaded the province nf pla)wiltlng. Dddl eiiriugh. tills Is oul the second of bis winks In which I have appealed. The ilher one was 'The Fight." .lane Cowl and Helen Ware weie featured when his 'Within the Law' was produied, and I hnd no rctondl shaic In 'The Primrose Path." an earlier play of his that has always? been a favorite of mine. Indeed. I sometimes legnrd that play as tho best vvoik he has done. II was a little, ahead of Us time, I now believe. I'd like to see It have a chance today. So ou see.' she said, "that although Ilayard and I are both In thcalii cal harness, we have not always been a team Mj own taste often Impels me to ward the iioetlc drama, that fragile, un-pii-fltatilr domain I was pleasing myself when 1 acted In Xew York lu a special p-oductlon of Soplincles'n "IMIpus Ilex," en gineered b ls.uloia Duncan and her lunther. and I wan aim delighted to play Light In 'The llluelilid' in Xew York'n Xew Theatie, as tlie present Century was then called, and last summer I even went on the rural Chautauqua circuit, playing Portia In a tent, the Sh.vlock of Krlc. Blind' That was a hauler test than you may imagine. Tlie exact woiding of the 'quality of meicy' sneech had a trick of slipping fiom mi' and when the school girls with their class-loom coplea of The Merchant of Venice' would sit In tho first low and le iuniselesl i heck oft nn.v lapses from the text facing a premiere audience on Hroad wav seemed by contrast the climax of com foit "Vow .vou realize,' she said, "that It's usc'ci to ask me If I think Philadel phia has Improved of late eais, for only now am I Betting acquainted with It. They tell ine that there are some lovely auto rides to be taken bete. What about motoring along tlio upper Wlssahlckon? "No atitos aie permitted there." "Philadelphia. Indeed!" exclaimed llm as tonished actrew". "Hut. do ou know." sho added. "I think that's quitp an admirable lulo after all. Theie'n something quaint and npptalluB about the notion It has i harm. ".So lias MatBaiet Wyiherl," reflected the departing Interviewer. 11. T. C. Notable Recitals Slated Aithur Judon announces four recitals by eminent artiRts at the Academy nf Music duiluB the coming season. Hfieni Zlmbal 1st, the llusslau xlollnlst, will appear on Sntuida afternoon. October "7: Alma llluck. h'opinuo. will give u recital on Marcli 13; Violence lllnkln (Mis. lleibert Wither spoon) and Heibeit Wltherspooii will give n joint lecltnl on January LM ; and Josef llofmnnn will make his annual appeatance lu lecilal on March 20 PENCRAFTSMAN AND IMPRESARIO "ft It j Jm-- JB flk -Hkk. . rl f U When Somerset Maugham is not busy v.:i'.iiiK some satirical cemedy lilje "Our Bettern," cominp; to tho Broad, ho likes n sentle canter with Producer John P. Williams. Tho cneraving discloses them on their fa- TRAVELING LIBRARY AS AID TO DANCERS HIM C a iim Ml. & if t jf Mmm mlfifl1lliBW ULkJ Mat kui c' Miiyo.mit hut nf "l'oljynf aRuBttflBBMwili TrW"V ill" I'irciiR," nt lln .Stanley nil next BBBHI ' nt? ".M-ek, is fond of lior tnuntry liomc BBBHBEiMjJsM t TrTo ami her k. m(1K ?xS ffi i Mvuin Martin, vnoso cclluloiil self tfWi ' Vj. j will enliven the SI rund's .H'U'cn, te- W&& J hL j tteats tn the chill mountains to g)!$itP f Ir ' "v I nvoid California heat. 5rv , HV.V . N VA If sllS&Sk. r- ffl v I lit -f .i;iU fea, -.1 Ml Ilium (KB i NiS.rf. if (il mimes m j 111 J Tlie and ne i anaerer Hy WILLIAM A. PAGE 'i-'f.:.d I mm id. I'.'ni nl .Uiimlrr l .vniniiiln In Im .v.i.i ,i l)i Wriroimdiin ()ri.l in " Mi,ifri.,li tn i .iivrliilii In Will' i in I'Ml.ill. V. It.i I'.ilii'ln. k .mil Mnrrh II. si I -iMII'sls III' I'ISl.Clllii.MI I IIAITKH- I. 111. i lh. !.. i i-r .ls imil lllll.tiill l-f tlie hum ,.f .In, i.i, tliiritiK lli time of Klnu -i.ii-iinni IiniMi . ,ir sun. I iinliH.i h f 1 ..in. u'l.-ii' h. is ii Hhriilirr.l Inn. At m I ' Uul.ni lu in, nt. net. 'I'olil. tin i-vil. till "l-.'-.t tll.in wli'l til.lui.s tn blni th .1- I iiu- nr ,t. iiiffjlpin mill tir..Mll ii..iii him in "I. I 'l f.ll llfM iMltlull llf tllrt tntt l.l thin ii in. hi. nun ih wnrt.t In m.ikn bt '-''ii. I. tin i iiruni'srs lo niU ins fHlhi-r. i'l i i nt n , h. 1 1. nturi- Miiiiitit. ii .iiil of hi hiihii i.iiii;I nr.iis lain lUui, hli I.'. i ) i .tli. r iiiiiirfl unit rniirilil niiii'li CI l. fine was l" -liind .f,,r,. ,, HISTORIC BIJOU WILL REOPEN ITS I'ORTALS The houi-e vvheir i oiitiimuiiH v.uHiiville was born In Pliiladelili',i naiu-lv tin- Itiimi I'lRhtli M'.ivet above llm r. will ipi n foi ItH tvvent.v -elBhtli ea.on next Alui'd n Many utarx now famous on tin- inu-i. il coined) ami lnuii.it ii- flakes mail then fir st bnv to I'lilliiilelplilnnv at tin 11 was here that we lift i-mie to know Wehr and Vicldi, tlie I'om I'oliini-' in Iml iPK the famous Meoipp M Milutvu- anil Heath, Sam Hernaul. tlie llouei" H-oilu-i-I'issle l.oftUM anil a m-hu of ntliri- vilm "Ubnequentl.v lioiie 111 k'.oij on Iti'MUw.iv The I'.ljou Htarteil lt i.ireir Willi cn-ii opeia nnd vauileville and the p.-t foi iiiam -was continuous "I'onu- i-.ulv anil sl.iv late ' wai a M. iiiiI.uk Invitat mi t .ill j-atioiiH Aflir a f i v Hennns uf nun. opera anil vaudevllli- Un- pi.li. v iIi.iiikiiI i conllnuoiis vaudeville, anil with the .. ep t Ion nf a eam or two nf -.tocU. vamlivill. has heen the polli) ever since Tlie Utile playhouse .sel Ihe p.n e f-.i comfoit as well as rooiI shows nml ltn pu- ent sloKan, "cool, i-lean ai'd ni.v ' l-i ein pliatically warranteil. lu nrinv vvas tip Hijou has been nn epocli-inakliiK liiiii-e in the way nf novel i-nteitalniiient It wan the first ihealei in riillaiklphlii to pie--ei i motion plctuies anil also the pioneer in many other Innovations which were inn iciued Willi the m-ncial i nnveu.i-in.e of patrons. There's a cosy look about tin- ISilmi which biliiK.s contldence on riitciliiK fu ller the direction of Manager .lo-.-ph i' Douglieity the liouso staitM ita I went, eighth season under ileclileilly pleas. mt prospects. It has been tlioinuglily reno atcd during the summer with nunu-ious milled atlliictlous tor the inmfoit ut patrons. a wliulow In which could b oeJIn a llht.vV he whl.pereil noflly; .'..; ".Mother mother." SJTS Chapter V ' 'SfiLr. Avwrs Hut why liother to caption tlu.s Koldcii'haii-cd youuir womiln? For every one knows Mary Piekford. Her' latest piettno, "Ilcheeca of Stiiinyliiook Farm," is tlie forth cominc liill tit the Arcadia . and Palace. THEATRICAL BAEDEKER FOR THE COMING WEEK ItltuMt - "Our l.eonoro Hauls, i:V 17 .'. IC770A..' Ilettcis." with liii.vstul Ilernc. Uoso t'uKlil.m. I'rltz Williams, .Moillnici- Wclilon. ("oineily by Sumci'M't .MniiKliani, llliistr.itlng tlie motto. "If nt first .nil don't succeed, climb, climb ;iRaln. with icfi'leucu lo tltlc'hiintliii;. Ojiciilim. Muiul.i nlKlit. I'OU RUST "The Itlvlera Hill." with Wllilti lionnctt. S.un I'. Haul. .Iiillette Day. Carl Oantvoort. .Musical cimiedy by Kuiiiieili'li K'.iliiian. (iuy Unlloii anil 1. O. Wodehouse. set iiinld tin plctuicsinii aspects of tin Colo il'Azmc. with n-enes by L'lban. OpenltiB. Monday night. coxTixirixa pi.avs ADKWIII "The Thiiteentli iiair." Willi Maisaiet Wyrherly, Ilairison Hunter, Kilene Van Illcne. Uajard Velllei's tin 111 Ing and expertly written chessboaul mt-lii-(trnnia, Involving a seance and a minder. ,17' rOl'Vl.M! MUCKS onrilV.l'M "Common in.' with Thomas 13. Shea. Cle.et Klnkead's sociological drama, touclilng on tlie lelatlonsdiip be tween a servant girt and an eminent Judge. rnATcnt: nuts Bjf.'CK "The Italian llattlefionl ' I3 tiemely beautiful and lilstorlcallv valu able olllclal war films, depleting the Inti mate and epic side of Ital' conflict with Austria. All week STASLKY "Polly of the Ciiciis." with .Mae Marsh. 1'lrst showing1 of Ooldvvii I'ic iuies publicly In Philadelphia M.ugaict Mayo's bcieen adaplatlon of her own play, with a former lirlflith stai as the "hlg top" waif All week. AIICAl'lA "Itebecci of Suuii.vbiook Vaim," with Mary Piekfoid. Vllm m-i-slou of Kate Douglas WlgiTlns and Char lotte Thompson'." stage coined All week I'ALACI! "Itebecca of Sunujluook Viuni." vvltli Jlary Piekfoid. All week YICTOlltA "Redemption." with l.veljn Nesblt and Itussell 'i haw All week. RVGEXT "The Guaidlan." vvltli June 131 vidge. Monday. Tuesda ; "An Alabaster llox." with Alice .lojie. Wednesilay, Thursday; "To the Heath," with Olga Petrova, Vilday, Satuida S77M.VD "Seven Keys tn Haldpate." with fleorgo M. Cohan, first half or week. "Little Miss Optimist." vvltli Vivian Mai tln. latter half of week BKLHOXT "Outcast." with Ann Muulock, Monday. Tuesday; iteputailon." with 13dna Ooodrlch. Wednesday. Thumlay; "The Urlde's Silence." with (iall Kane, Friday. Saturday. l.OCURT "bown to I3arth." with Douglas Fairbanks, all week vavukvilu: ft! fc'Vi- ill l .. .. - ., zystV.&tbZd vorit afi KKITH'H Marlon MorBau'u ait ilancets; "The Cheiry Tree," with Ilaiiy ilreen and company; Cecil Cunnlnghain. In songs; 13ddle and Lou Mlllei, "Hrotheis In Harmony"; La S)Iph. "the Living Venus' ; Bert Swor. lu lilackfaic; Jack Alfred and company, acrobats. "Put Out." with Arnold and Taylor; Wheeler and Dolan. lu dances; motion pictures. ai.OBh' "The Bohemian Olrl"; Those Five Foolish Fellows; Kugene Kmmctt; Charles .Buckley and company; Kute and Klover; Frank Ilae and company ; Carson and Wlllaul; Nelson and Castle; lliant and Martin ; the MacPhersons. HllOAOWAY '"Too Many Sweethearts". Kmeat Ilupllle; Tlie Melodluus Four; "The .Moth." photoplay, first half of wwk. "Ths Boys In Blue"; John Kckard and company; Froilul; William Wilson and coniu.iny; Ki.izy Kat Knpeia; "The Slacker." pliolopla.v. latter half of week. H'f.f.IJf I'l.'XX - "Who's to lilaine"" Kelly and lialviii; Tluee ISoys and a (llil. Naioiii , Wooden .Shoes" pbotopiav. Hist half of week "Sninll Town Opci"; lleue linen; C.iiui'ioii.Dev lit conip.ili ; Itui'ki-i and Wiiiifit'd- "An Nvcn Ilieak,' photopl.iv. latter hair of week (7.M ) "The New ChauflViii ." vvltli Louis Simon; "The D.inre Fantasies." lu tluee scenes; Mile Cellna'H clicus; Loney Has kell, in monologue; Miss Vlnlay Itailon ami Chailes ,1. Hill; Aulur and Waul, llllltinll picturi-s. HKYS'IOXK lllnns and I'.uit "lln-wilnkle eiaseiH' : Suiii.i anil Wiber; Callirii Cbalniier and ioiiii.iii : linen. Muller aiiil (iieen; Clalon nnd Lenii : Fieil ei!il V lloweis; "The llui Aie," seiial photoplay. CI.'IISS li:Yti"' Need a illl": "un Hie Hilge of Things"; Finiui ; Van and i'leice; Stalfiuil and Ivv, llr.t half of week. "Too Many .sun tlicarlx" ; Liuest Dupille: Connein and l-'ole.v : Meu-illtli and M.ver, latter half of week. ;.U'.'.'N.S' "The .loll Tais' ; l.cinaiie and Dawson; Ortli and Athleda; tlie Mii-lcal Five; llrst half of week. "Hello, Jar. Land'" Walter Kaufman; Jones and Hicenly; Hall liiotlieis and lumpiui. lat ter half of week. AJ.VO.V The SW Vllginla Steppers; Chailes Mack; tho .Sclimetlans ; Two Little Sweutliv.il ih; Laura Oulwii : "Seven Key.s to Haldpate," plinliipl.iy. CQI.OXIAI. Frank La Dent, Kaufman and Lillian; lllhel Douglass and lotn- . pany; Mayo and Tally; Watson's dogs; "i:erv dill's Dream." photoplay. IllJnr Flint half of week. The Pettiioat Minstrels; Kiazy Kill Kapeis;. Wtbir and Hlllolt; (i.iton Com ad: (lieati-r City Vour and "The lied Ace," photoplay. liriU.IMQVH CASIXO '"llic Spoitlng Widows," with Mai i: V . Cooper, Savn. Du-ua Mack and others. Ilutlctta, song and dance iutei-lilended. rilOCAIH:i:il"''v Tempters." with Max Field and Sldne.v llogeis. Zallali, Inter preter of L'g pilau dances, a featuie. C0.1Y1-; AvriiAcrioXN hW7'K.wu: n KHITII'X The Dolly Sisteis; Sam Mann; Belt Lev. HUl'TllUItVI! m. ilt:rtlOI'OUTA. "TUB Waudcier," with Nance O'Nell. Janien O Nell. Chailes Mill ion and Sidney Mcibeit. si:rTi:Miii:n a. IIISOAli--"The llesculr.s Ar-el." with Hlllle llurke IIAHIUCK "The Willow Tree,' with Fc llaiuter I'ORIiKST "Jack o' littntcrit," with Fit-d Stone. KKITU'S Josslo Busley; Walter C. Kelly. Aiai'ioii JIoi'Kaii IJclieves That Knowledge of (Jiwk Drama Helps Torpsifhorc Passing Kciiti's Tlieaile Willi a huge elcctilc sign which iilny.cd out the words lirealer Morgan Dauceis" glancing at the photographs illpla,veil in fuiiil nf tlie Un title anil then tinning toMilutch nuw.iul up I'liestnul street, tin inti-rviewei. wltli a si I. stony fan-, on which wi-ie engiaven tlie lines nf deip sufCeilng. man lied u-sd-Intel v into tlie pic-cmc uf Miss Million Morgan herself, lu lu r suite nt Ihe I lit x Anv one who thlliVs thai tlie inlei v iew. r lia an Inclination to Heat .Ill's Morgan ami her dancers lu a spirit of levity lias another think coming .VIKs .Morgan Is a woman of lellneineut n'nl slnceritv. She wiis n inembir, of the fncliltv of I lie I nl virsitv of California for four c.us, teacli mg ph.vslcal cultme to liuudiiils of silinol ("a.heis, as well as tn the uulveislt stu ill uts No one i eept a woman of tin1 lit CM t.vpi could occupy such a poslilou for tliai length of time. She Is fully aware in tin- disposition on tin- p.irt of a nude gio-s public to make coaise fun of classic d.iiii tug, but she goes hi.ivcl cut with her vvoik Just Hie s.une Theio Is a firm set i.. he) lips and stletigtli in her thin which Iciws that tin- light hasn t been nil fun. Smrfeis wlm think Hint c'asslc dancing i.'iislst merely of p.itti.ilh li.in- liuilis and Coaling dlapeiies will be Mllpll-oil In beat il-at Miss .Moigan ti.iius bcr .voiing gill pi-plls she lias foul teen lu her coinp.iuy, i.uiging from seventeen to twinty-ono cais "Id in nienlalit as well as in pli.vslcal inns 'liieie Is an old story about a choius Bit who wanted to buy a ptescnt for an i tliei chin hi gltl. and wlm lep'.led when tlie i It'll, suggestid that :i boot; might do. Oh. she had a book'' Miss Morgan's il.inceis are leipilied b.v their Instiiictor to ie.ul not one book bin mam Juvt now tl'ey have a "li.ivellng llliiat" loiislstlng of twenty or Ihlity volumes, which lliey aie cai rylng with them on tlieli tour In vaudeville and which they lead lellglou.sly between dances. Here Is the list, as Mips Morgan gave It .veMcnla.v : All the llieek dramas, the pla.vs of Ai-scli Ins, I'linpiilcs and otliers. some of them ti.UMl.iteil by Cllbeit Miiiiay. Maeteilini k's pl.iS Nletzscbi-'s philosophical works Vidians books on Creek, Unman, Hindu and 13gptian iiolhology. (I. Bernard Shaw's plas "for mental ex eicWe," MKs Moigan eplalned IS.iblndianatli Tagcue's poems "because they aie full of Imagination and bemuse his philosophy of life Is so beautiful, vild .Miss Morgan Ben Mill' for lei-re.itlou " PHILA. ORCHESTRA ABANDONS CHORUS Gives Up Vocal Work Because of War, But Promises a Splendid Season Pel haps at no time In the lilstury of America lias music made sikh a profound appeal as lu this cnr of war. and It Is a comfoitlng thought t those who have l.ihoteil long In its behalf to know that llic people aie tinning lo music now for mmfoit and soliue. The eighteenth em it f Hie Philadelphia uichcsti.i uoinies, tlieiefoie, to lontlmie in Intel ect and in a way to excel all others, for II enteis upon the ioitliionilng season on ii llrmer, htuer footing than ever liefnie Mr Slokowski and the management of tlie oichestia have planned tho siu with a view to tilling more completely, If possible, the musical needs of the community. For tills season the soloists have been chosen with cspecl.il caie, and a glance at their names is assinauie to tlie public of high aitlstlc attainments Mischa Klinan, Jac ques Thlhaud. Hfieni Iniballst. Sascha Jaiolilniiff and Tliadde'iis Itich constilut. the Imposing list of violinists, xx 11 t lo Pablo Ca.-als and Hans Kludler lepteseiu tlie cellists. Among tlie vocalists Hie names of Matgau-ti M.ilren.iUfi-, I'ovki Frijsh, tlie Danish soprano; Olive deinstall Julia liausseii and Nldiolas Doutv give promise of niueli thai is good lu the art of sing ing The newi outers mining tlie pianists will be tiiiloiuai Novaes, tlie oung Brazil ian, who ciealed a fuune lu New Voik last season, and Aithur Shattuik. a lepiest-nta-tive Anieilcan pianist Ilmold liauei Os slp aalillowitsch and Joseph llofmann need no Introiluctlon. while Call Fiieclherg, the soloist scheduled to appear at the second concert of the season, will make his Phila delphia debut on that occasion. In planning his pi-ngiams for the loiuing ear Mr Stokowskl lias taken into ac iounl Hie great demand made duilng Hie last few .vears for special piogianis of oichestr.il music. It lias been touiul pos. slide, without leilucliig Hie standaul of the mtists engaged and without decieahlng tlie Intel est tn soloists and their wniks. to plan conceits devoted to Kugllsh and Scan dinavian music as well as the usual Tsehalkowskv, Wagner, llusslau and all Beethoven prosiams. The Immediate etfect nf tho war Is seen lu ' the tcnipoiary abandonment of the chorus. It was found necessary lo tako this step becauso so many of tho men had enter id the service of the country. Hnd the. gieat majority of the women were devoting all their lime nnd oncgv to iclisf vvor.: Tho choiiiu has Income such nil Integral pait of the city's musical life, however, that it will undoubtedly icorganlze within a short time and continue the work no auspiciously begun. Chanter IV mid and haul as he let her. Suiely no one xx til r-i li.ivr suspected that lliee Iwn men who faced each other vvltli linger In ilieb- hi-nrls nnd grim Intensity In their faces weie lenlly brothers. The one. n -I less ttmii fort, Htrnhglv built nnd tough vlsaued. bail briiwii.v arms bare to the shoulder, showing muscle of steel, and the other M-emeil not n day over twenty, with the slender, lithe frame of nn atlilete ' Thou worthless one." bellowed it.iu , niiBrllv. "Where wen thou Inst night" Jither mpiMtitl.v mid lightly turned o his heel nud strode toward the well "Where I chin to be.' he answered, "Then I inn guess," cilnl Until. "While I have sweated in the sun to bilng the hat vest In before tlm liol da, fiithei mid I mid nil of us. down to tlie uifnticst scivaut thou bust shirked thy one task like lb" other. Ivlng about b da.v and night, com. panlnii to the wotthless In tlie village or on il v back, n-staiing ut the sky. How thou i.insi lie of tlie same pan-nls us tit self . lanuiit see. Yet thou art in brother, and one da I must give thee a thlnl of nil then Is Yea. a tlilid lie Iliiui nic urseil " Jelber laughed contcinplticuH. Before hltn stood the well, tin pitcher of water which lilssab had but leientl diiiwn to lake within the house. 'and n cup lie lllled tlie cup with water and. turning to the toweling tlgui-e of tils elder lumber. who-e list was lalseil in a thieateiilng manner as though to stiike hint the niing boy hurled ihe water full In the o.ves of the elder, flaiil staggered 1i.it 1 In suipth-e and auger. liaai. making n sudden lush, sought to oveithlow tlie voiinger brother But .Icther was quhk of foot, and agile lu scUliinlng fiom bis Inothei's giasp Again the lluclied. when, siubleuly n voice, stiong. deep, connnaiiillng. made both pause. "Stop, mv sous " Ipun tlie upper step. In the domwii of the house, stood Jesse, the aged p.iti l.in-li of tlie tilbe of Jildea. his staff in hand "Peace both of tn" he crl-d "I ant Hie master lieu. (I.i.il. thou ml tile elder Thou shouldst be the wl-ei. 'I lion Miowesi .letlier has ton high a pride to let tlite tell him what t . do. Besides, that Is my duty, not thine. Un, get thee readv foi the evening meal ' liaal Instciied. and cast an nngiv look at tin mocking .Icther. but n-euteted the house Vnd thou, Jetliei." continued Jesse, laving Ills hand in kindly affect Ion upon the shoulder of bis .voiinger son -limn hast done wiong to lift thv baud against Ihv lumber. Never again let theie be sliife between oii. Tonight, liefoie 1 ask Hod's blessing upon my household. es. even be fiue we gather nt Hie table, thou shall till Hi brothel that thou dost lepent of thv childish act " H!.k p'lidon of Hilar.'" exclaimed Jetliei. iinicdillousl. diawlug back 111 iim.ieiiient "Ask p.iidon of O.ial? I'll lint liave liaal the master over me Nor Shalt thou." agreed Jesse, up piovinglv "Only to th father slialt tlioti n.i'ouiit Wheiii didst thou spend last nlglil? Fiom the high watch tower I saw thv slieeii upon the hills at dawn this iiioui iug, but thee I did not see. Where dldt tlioii spend last night?" .Icther came to his father, petulantly, almost pleading "Am I a child?" The old man looked with loving ees noon tlie lad. in many wa.vs thou ait. and yet the fault is not all thine Thy mother hath indulged thee nv eunuch, and I myself, per haps .letlier, thou dost not know how dear thou nit to us. thou child of our old age, and such a child wert thou, so beautiful." once moie Jelber clenched his lists with anger and lesentinent. "A child again always a child." be pio Iisi.mI -Canst thou not understand a child becomes a man? Thou, too, dost treat me ns (ktal docs when I am no longer a child but a man full giown. I tell thee, father, no man shall be tnv master." "What woiildst thou do, 111 son?" "Ho elsewheie. See the gieat W'oild lie. 111111I tlie-e bills. Live my own life Be iny own inastei Not .letlier. a son of Jesse but .Icther himself " , .lesst, gaiheied Ills lobes about him and tinned to go Into the house, where illicitly lights Indicated that the evening meal was almost ready. "1 will not greet the holy dav with angry he.iit." said Jesse, soft I v- "Thou dost try my patleiico solely, Jelber It Is late. Ho lo lliy loom and bathe and clothe, thyself as doth betlt the celebration. And It Is my wisli that thou shalt not stint thy kind winds wltli thv lnother." Slow I v tho xeuctalile Jesse climbed Hie steps that led into the house of Ids fathers Slowly lie dlsappenied. And Jetlicr, with a tumult i.tging In his soul, flung himself upon ihe glass. Then, stunk hv a sudden thought, he spuing to his feet. Quickly he bounded up ihe long Might of steps out side the house which led past the npait meiits 011 tlie second still of the houe, and to Hie 1 oof But he did not ascend to Hie u.of Beaching over from tlie steps lowaul V KS - Ml! m aVA m TTIItOM lt.i!ii the window i-uinf- ll. trntU ', -V ! p....... ..- ......... .. . . . i ,: imil' in Milium! m rrpponA to Jftnerajwn nn tt 11.11 in 11, my imy t , "Atflfhor. t Unllltl fanjsalf i-tll. ! .Uh if uuickly " . AW Down the stone steps !y ran hurrledlyjffl?: n tnl pared anxiously to and fro upon the v5 tittr in n few moments the tall and HI stately mother npproaclici! and bestowed upon his foiehend a kiss Thou nit Hushed, my boy," exclaimed lliiltlnli. mixlousl "Thou wert not clothed for such a chill night upon thn hill. I inve often warned thee against the suddeii cold Another time I shall not let thee, so until Willi mine own e.ves I see thee warmly cine,- Jelber Impulolvely broke nway from the affectionate embrace "liven as thou rcgitrdest me, so does my fill her." exclaimed the boy, turning to her passlotMtelv "A child, to do ns bidden. Bill I tell the", mother, I am 11 man, nnd a 11 man otliers seek speech of me. Fven noir mie who has traveled nnd has great friend! lu many clil"x awaits my companionship em a long Journey, and I would have thee, get nn pniiinn from my father. Thee he would mil lefuse " Mulelnh sank upon tlie edge of the well and clasped her hands "Hut wheie wtnildst thou go, my son?" "Whither I will. I know not yet, but soniewhete bejond these prison hills." "But who Is this man whom thou callest thy filiul. this man who would have the lake ihv portion and leave thy parents' bouse all of a sudden when perchance thou h.it not even a plan?" .Icther came to hsr full of enthusiasm, "Plans? 1 have many plans, hut this only I shall tell thee now. I shall go from this little village and I shall become a man much talked about " lliilclah shook 'her head doubtfully and smiled Indulgently. .letlier. stung b.v tlie Implied rebuke, turned away fiom her sulkily "Ask hi father fot my portion," he said, tersely. N.i. that 1 shall not tlo." replied Ihe mother llinily "Wli.it? Thou woiildst give all to my In other t.aal? ' "Lath shall have his share when the pioper time comes, .letlier. Yet did I know inoie of thv plans " "Then I will tell tliee. mother." cried the bo, kneeling before her. "I shall go In compaii Willi a great meichant whom I met at tlie Inn ntnr Hebron. What he sells I know not, and what lie buys I know not. We com used long on other things. Of one thing I do know, for he hath told me. In Jerusalem he hath houses and goods In plenty. There, loo, he bath many friends of highest uink who, for his sake, will greet me as their friend." A nameless terror gripped Die heart of lluld.ib "What know est thou of him or of Jeru salem"" she ipieiled nnxlousl "Of him? Me Is my friend." affirmed, tether, warming with enthusiasm at the piospect of the Journey. "But of tlTte city? Ah, mothei. ioiiUW thou but see as I see when fiom the distant hilltops I gaze upon the lights so far nway In the north and dream of that upon which they shine. The many stieets of the great city of Jeru salem lllled with palaces of gold nnd Ivory, where dwell victorious taptnlns and great meichant princes! The gates In the high city walls that open Jo fully to stately cat avails from Bab Ion and Nlnevah and Hg.vpt. places I know as yet only by name, but wonderful Indeed, 'tis said to look upon. I sec the whole world as I stand tlieie. one of the thousands at the city's gates, and hear tlie clamoring throng whb would unload the camels' burdens, and as they bend tinkling their silver bells. I would see their cat goes' wealth, embroid ered purple robes and wines that bring men golden visions and swords for heroes, mystically engraved. I see them all. mother. And I shall be a part of all there Is, and feel the glow- of the full rush of life and then at lasf, ah' then, mother, then I shall live" Impulsively the lad dropped upon his knees and hurled his head In his mother's lap, teats coming from sheer Joy at the prospect before him The mother stroked his head tenderly and said nothing, "Thou know est thy father Is both wise, nnd ;ust," she said softly. "I shall speak with him. Meanwhile, I beseech thee, .letlier. prepaie thyself in humble spirit for the 1 veiling meal." , But .lether once more averted his face and said grimly: "I shall stand here until thou dost re turn unless thou stacst too long for my farewell " The mother hurried within to acquaint tlie aged Jesse with the demands of their xounger son. .lether, freed from the re straint Imposed upon him by the presence of his mother, ran to the top of the great mck which formed a natural elevation In Hie front of the bouse, and whistled, From a small hollow amid the rocks came an answering whistle. The boy returned once, more to the well, and In 11 few moments. Tola, his new found friend, joined him. "Thy father holds a. pleco of silver long, ere he throw it away," said Tola. "My mother e'en now asks my share for me," leplled .lether. "Well, do thou mako haste, boy, If thou w-oulclst go with ine to Jerusalem," answer ed Tola. 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