ftEW THEATRICAL ATTRACTIONS DENOTE "RESCUING ANGEL" HAS MARITAL BENT BHIio Burke Adopts a Hasty Matrimonial Mood at the Broad PLAV BY CLARE KUMMER HB ni'.Sfl'INO ANOET. Comedy. In three "rii li" ''Lire Kummer. Staged by llobert Kdmtid Jones, management Arthur llopkln an4 F XUsfeld, Jr. ihn I'athovn Demlng. who has apent hit orlun without knowing It. Claude Gllllng-water life- Pi-ming. hit wife Marie Walnwrlaht vV,n Elmer llrown rnU-oun Demlng Walter Schellln jj. lltnlev Daca Deaboro jl"er Kollnaky tlobert MoWade Anr'la t'emlng Wlllo llurka "illlnm llanlry rtlrhnrd narbee villot Hlnrte r.oland Tounit George Whllrly Krulerlrk Prrv Uliinl Tlhoda Peretford Act I The Demlnga'a veramln. Hcene 1. IJe fore dinner. Scene 2. After dinner. Act 2 The Demlngs'a llvlns room, neit aft ernoon H 3 Suite In the Hotel Ualnlelgh. that eve rln.' The practice nf marrylnp; for money lws aelJon) been treated n cavalierly before the footlights us In this little play, which marks the return of Olllle Burke to the atnge Heretofore the mercenary marriage theme has almost Invariably Inspired the dramatist to preach. Clare Kummer evi dently feels under no such compulsion. Flm has Bouslit t" make her heroine fas rlnathiRly unmoral. A. embodied by the atar, this Impulsive younfr. person scarcely takes time to Invoke casuistry to her nld Angela Demlng. as the character la called, determines to repair the broken fortunes of an Improvident father by making matri mony financially advantageous. Kxposed In her first swift move, she Immediately contemplates divorce and a second mar riage with another equally eligible suitor. Telephonic reassurance Is Riven that Papa Demlng Is solvent after all and tlila very much devoted daughter dls;overs that love had budded in her artless heart almost simultaneously with the formation of her Impecunious plot. As more wealth la no longer needed, n little love Is accepted is a handsome substitute. I'lay texture of this quality Is, of eniuse. knit with the strands of pure farce. Pre potlcrousness Is life to a Rood deal of legitimate funmaklnp. and when Miss Kum mer choscs to consider her dramatic frame work from the standpoint of humorous ex travaganza "The Rescuing Angel" Is lightly Hid breezily amusing. But there are timet when the error of Injecting seriousness and ttntlmentality Into tills wild fabrjc Is dis concertingly committed. Cast for a parr tlut should have been consistently nualnt and droll. Miss Butkn Is In tears or on the verge of them In several scenes. Kootllght Improbabilities submitted In a conscious spirit of fantastic foolery are easily credited after Jt : 1 5. Bernard Shaw even fashioned a wholly unreal farce out of Christian martrydom and "got away with It " But the discordant elements In Miss Kummer's three-act offering are hard to reconcile. One can comprehend an "angel" with the whims of Puck, but hardly one whose moods alternate with those of Saint Teresa. If Miss Rummer's latest play Is to attain n thing like thcsucdess of her "Success ful Calamity" aiid Good Oraclous. Anna belle'' whose delights are still In store for Phlladelplilans. the note of comic incredi bility must be better sustained throughout the performance. Miss Burke's girllslv tears AMI be artistically all the prettier the more emphatically they suggest crocodile lamen tations. cast selected with laste and care labors diligently, though not always wisely, to rover up the essential thinness of Miss Hummer exceedingly fragile product. Rome bright H11C3 are admirably dellered. They shine amid situations whose outcome can be forecast eon by those who are only faintly "theatre-wise." In the more frlv nous and the the best passages Miss Buike makes neat use of her opportunities, but on what ability she has been accredited with possessing her role Is but a mild tax. That finished actor. Frederick Perry, draws but ineagerly on the rich store of ar tlrtle assetB as the eventually permanent swain A delicately etched portrait of dry comicality Is contributed by Ilotand Young as the young man who was to have been husband No. ". Claude Ollllngwater enacts the wool-gathering, dcbl-crlpplcd father with fluent romlc skill, but Marie Walnu right as Mrs. Demlng Is occasionally too eeiious in method. Jlobeit I'dmond Jones's Interiors are the most charming teen here In n long time. Miss Burke's KOttrls. hats, cloaks, negligees are all ex quisite. Indeed, their opulent beauty closely misses being monotonous. H. T. C. "TURN BACK THE HOURS" A HIT AT THE ORPHEUM Turn Back the Hours," a vivid melo drama based upon a tale of dual personal ity which had Its first performance at the Orpheum Theatre, Cermantown, last night, gives Mabelle Kstelle unusual opportunities to demonstrate the scope of her histrionic ability Appearing first as a girl of wealth and culture, surrounded by luxury, she Elides with ease into the character of a waif "f the sticets. And both types are por trayed with fidelity. The story, which Is the work of Kdvvard E. Bose, author of "The Rosary" and dram atlzer of "David Harum"' and "Janice Meredith," Is full of thrills. A young and beautiful girl, accustomed to life In a pala tial home, la trapped by the forces of the underworld and held prisoner In a den of flee The man who had been her suitor, b'lt whom she had rejected, discovers her Plight and endeavors to rescue her. But she will not accept his offers of assistance. Marlon Farley, the rich girl, and Roxy, th creature she afterward becomes, are both played by Miss Kstelle In most effec tive manner. She Is supported by a capable company Miss Kstelle was seen In this city last year In "The Ulrl He Couldn't Buy " Continuing Play's Vhe magnificent Elbllcal spectacle. 'The Wanderer." presented by a superb cast, has truck the pace of deserved success at the Metropolitan Opera House. Bayard Vell I'r'a excltlbg mystery melodrama, "The Thirteenth Chair," with Margaret Wycherly In the picturesque role of Rosalia I.a firanse. Is still drawing large and ap preciative audiences to the Adelphl. l Kames new examiningboard Baker Appoints Men to Test Army Officers for Promotion WASHINGTON. Sept. 25. Secretary of War Baker today announced the appoint ment of a new board of officers to meet In Washington to examine army officers eligible for promotion. Colonel Oeorre Downey, of the Quarter niHtter Corps, is senior member and pre Hdlng officer. Other members Include lieu tenant Colonel Truman O. Murphy, Adju tant Oenernl's department: Major Harold W .lones. Medical Corps: Captain Thomas Bpauldlng, Coast Artillery Corps, and Mrsl lieutenant Calvin H. Qoddard, Medl eal Corps. WAR AFFECTS COLLEGE More Than Half 1918 Class at Haver ford Now in Service i Effects ot the war are greatly felt at Havtrford College, as many of the former students have responded to the call for jnn. The class of 191S has been depleted vy more than half, and many of the men r lrtdy in-FrancV. . .,.- .-. "THE WILLOW TREE" A SCENIC DELIGHT Fantastic Play at Garrick Thea tre Exquisitely Establishes . Japanese Atmosphere FAY BAINTER TRIUMPHS TI1K WIU.OW TnF.E- -Jananeae fantaav In ie'n5c!."' "".' ""r' henrlmo anil Ilarrl- N'orn s.'a "iiii rtarrit. Klmiira . Ornrmm Vein: tlne..l,l t tlanLa rienfrr-v iiIIK Harold Salter Kdfrarif llnmin.'.' John Charlei (loin Tpmotada The Imaae A lllni Seller A I'rleat .... A Flih Seller A Street Slnaer . . Malcolm Fasaett . . flerthold Craw font . . lleorar TV. Wllaon . . Msa Kay tlalnter . ... S. Hatakenaka Uarrel Vinton . nertholrt Crawford Mlaa Corallnn Walda """' irmpie Time "iSf',."' "' S,,r.', William Harrli. Jr.l Fuller ' ln ,he roun1 of lf- aeottrey Miaa Fay nalnter Knchantlng. exotic settings, a new fern mine star whose Imter is undlmincd through tnree hours of fantasy, a text Instinct with Tf"" feeling for the Orient are virtues or The Willow Tree" that make Its shadow welcome to starved Imagination. Surren- r. t0 Jta "Pell Is easy. The eye Is feasted with beauty. The necromancy of Fay Baxter's art thrills one like a new melody. So refreshing Is It t- be whisked away Into the realm of fancy that to break tho charm with analysis seems at first to be a need less cruelty of criticism. But as the piece progresses IL allurement Is not always bus lalned. Most potent as the curtain rises on the delights of an eastern garden, in the center of which is .et a complete and per fectly fashioned Japanese house, convincing in every subtle detail, the novelty of the P cture partly fades as the antiquity of the Plot material becomes moro and more ap parent and as very obvious padding pro longs what might have been a gem ot a two act play Into one designed for a full eve ning'a entertainment. .1. Harry Henrlmo. who collaborated wltn Harrison Rhodes In "The Willow Tree." and some years ago shared with George . Hasleton Joint honorablllty for that Imagin ative masterpiece. "The Yellow Jacket." has once more sought to project delicate Oriental poetic concepts acrosa the footlights. Ife has succeeded less well ln tho present In stance, partly because the high standard set by Miss Balnter in .unrealized by the other most Important member of the cast, and partly because his theme, stripped of iu embroidery. Is woven of fairly familiar theatric material. For "The Willow Tree" harks back In passage after passage to W. S. Gilbert's "Pygmalion and Galatea." That delectable seml-lronlc, seml-poctio play was conventional, too. In basis, but the nuthor's lines snapped and scintillated with a piercing paradoxical brilliancy, now hard and biting, now touching and profound. The Image, galxanlzed In life, who Is so deltc lously and sympathetically portrayed by captivating Miss Balnter. philosophises on love. life, tlie world, mankind, on all the riddles of humanity In lines that strik ingly suggest Galatea's, but robbed of tun glitter and Inspirational glow. Two-thirds of "The Willow Tree" Is devoted to one sit uation, that of the statue become human, enmeshed In the tragl-comedy of the world, and beloved of the youth whose passlonav. wish called her, as Pygmalion did Galatea. Into being. A new and heart-quickening note is struck In the finale in which the Image, true to the legend formula from which she sprung, orders the felling of the willow tree on which her human existence depends In order that her adorer, an Eng lishman, may save his honor by fighting for his fatherland In the great war Tne renun ciation which she enforces restores the youth to the arms of his original sweet heart from the far western world. Miss Balnter, comparatively a newcomer here, although the theatrical records re veal her as having participated In an ob scure operetta some seasons ago, not only embodies 'the Japanese Galatea, but also the English maiden. To triumph over the mere mechanical difficulties of her task would be no mean achievement. Her quick changes tire accomplished with startling celerity. Add fo this her polished hlstrlon Ism and It must be realized that "The Wil low Tree" owes to her an Inflnttoty great measure of its appeal. Unfortunately Mal colm Kassett. as the romantic Britisher Kteeped In Oriental mysticism, Is stilted, artificial and unconvincing. He has a trick of swallowing his final syllables and of af fected utterance that mars some of the most poetic moments of the piece. The aged Japanese Image carver ot George W. Wilson Is delineated with sound authority and the other roles are all capably handled. Mr. Benrlmo's achievements as a master of lighting effects are superbly manifested throughout the performance. H. T. C. Clark's Hawaiians Colonial I,lle a vision In dreamland Is Clark's Hawaiians, a plcturcsquo novelty, which heads the hill t the Colonial. There Is no end of strikingly pretty girls, who sing delightfully amid a decidedly artistic en vironment. The act was rewarded with an abundance of applause and Is one of the best featuies seen at the Colonial for some time. Rlvoll. the man of a thousand faces, who can in the twinkling ot an eye make himself resemble almost any man In the world, surprised the audience with his novel Impersonations. Dunbar and Turner won nn abundance of applause with their unique offering, and Mabel Harper and company delighted with an entertaining skit. Nolan and Nolan are Jugglers far above the average In vaudeville, night up to the minute was "The Yankee Way," the photo play which affords George Walsh, the pop ular star, no end of opportunities. Hickey Brothers Nixon Comedy reigns this week at the Nixon. The laughs are started In motion by the Hickey Brothers and kept circulating In whlrlwlpi fashion by Mullen and Coogan. The lattU have an act which defies de scription with the exception that It has a little bit of everything and keeps your face spread out in broad smiles. A happy way of blending comedy and song has been devised by Ward and Cullen. who are pacemakers In this line of enter tainment. The Olockers show that many novel thlnrs may be done with water, and the Howard Sisters also presented an enter taining feature. "Barbary Sheep, an Intensely Interesting photoplay with Elsie Ferguson, the well known dramatic stir ln the title role, brought the show to a fitting conclusion. Kitty Francis Co-Nixon Grand "Ambition," a clever revue, presented by Kitty Francis' and a company of fifteen elrls Is the feature act at the Nixon Orand hl week. While Miss Francis Is the star of the company, much of the credit should ko to the young womeh assisting her. The act has many catchy musical numbers, and won favor with the audience. Johnny Cantwell and Rita Walker made a good Impression with a good line, of snappy chatter, and their singing and danc Ing were alos about the average. Aero hatlcs mixed with comedy was the offering ot "Sim and Steering, while Wilbur Sweat man a ragtime clarinet artist, showed he was "a master In handling syncopated airs. Other acts on the bill were Rains and Clarke In a minstrel skit, and Edwards BrotheVs In a funny acrobatic act. The program concluded with motion pictures. "Girls From Follies" Trocadero There Is plenty of action In the two bur leagues given by "Th. Q Iris from the Fol ilea" at the Trocadero, The comedians, Tom Robinson and Fred Binder, keep the laurhs rolling In lively fashion. The eos-i'i'J-Tln.rv' are ill that could be de. Hreftt while .(he !"," ? the ,ver Im ih lts Vwr it JOOkt nd VoJ. Athen W,t( tui-nt, novaj nunc.) y, a kl-l rtxfwr EVENING- LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, WINSOME ACTRESSES IN LAST NIGHT'S NOVELTIES aSaaaaK t, ? IV & wftH ValBlBlBalBlBlBlBlBlaaiBBlBalBlBV'alBlBlBlBlaBH BalSBr " 'bb1bbb1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1bYi II, ili" ; . '4"ilpH SBlSLI KflLsHKLl -lalalaLLalaHialalaalaHr!' IV i . ' ' 4 lilfil aaaLLE) r AJh,HHkH flLflHBaaaaaaaaV " J&&Mt'PSl I aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaKlff JLIH aak VJaaaaaaaaHHal lCT iZi&$lSfoKJ I K 7' "PHI laam '.JaaaaHrJMMMk. V $$$' LaBsTl aBBP aaaaalaaK ataaflaflalalalHI VXA " " S JVN .XBaBlaaaaaaBL Snnderson is the film star of "The Runaway" nt the Belmont. "BABY MINE," STANLEY; OTHER NEW FILMS Metro, Fox and Mutual Con tribute Pleasing Bills to Picture Houses By Ihc Photoplay Editor "Haby Mine." the Stanley's highly at tractive Goldwyn feature, starring winsome Madge Kennedy; and "The Spy." a Dustln Farnum offering from the Fox studios, vis ible at the Palace, were both recently re viewed In detail In these columns. ADDED ATtnACTION' AT 8TANI.KY "Re treat of the German nl the Battle of Arr." fourth or a aeries nf oniolat nrltleh War Pictures. Taken on tin Wealern Front. This series of pictures nrc the finest war films that have been brought to this country. They are complete In every detail and give a comprehensive pictorial description nf the war. The photography Is excellent when It Is remembered under what difficulties thei; cameramen must work. The tanlci nre shown and the task of thee leviathans Is more clearly shown than any word plctuie of them could ever he. ARCADIA "When n Man Hee Red." Fo. with William Farnum. Adapted from J.arry Kan' aiory "The Tainted l.ady." Directed hy Frank I,loyd. Considering that the sea-captain villain of this film has abducted the hero's sweet heart and betrayed his sister, there seems lo be ample provocation for ruddy haze through which William Farnum views the strongly melodramatic situation In which he Is placed. As usual, this actor gives a vivid exhibition of muscular virtue. The frenzied skipper Is vigorously choked, the llttlp sister Is avenged, the reformed "Painted l.ady." who transfers her affections from a decadent millionaire to the manly mate of tho "Alba tross," Is regained and a prospect of Idyllic times on n Pacific Isle Is forecast In the final fadeaway. The picture is called "A Romance of the South Seas," but the Polynesian scenes are somewhat carelessly faked. The rocky coast of tho alleged tropic land is plainly that of Santa Catallna. off I.os Angeles, while the elaborate cafe scenes emphatically sug. gest the purlieus of Geary street. San Fran cisco rather than any sub-equatorial realm. Furthermore, the "natives" revealed nre representatUes of the negro race, numerl rally scarcer In the true South Seas than Caucasians Despite these defects, how ever, many of the open-air scenes of the feature are exceedingly picturesque and beautiful. Somo of the sea-strand views are well worth a trip to the Arcadia. Jewel Carmen bk the "Painted Lady" Is as pretty a screen heroine as ever. G. Raymond Nyn is highly forceful and sincere as the savage "old man" of tho "Albatross." nf.OKNT "North of Flftr-tlirce." Vn with Duatln Farnum. Story by llertraml W. Sin i lair Directed by Richard Stanton. Lads and lasses of the Robert W. Scrvlss brand ot elemental virility enact their pas sionate roles in this feature against n. back ground of magnificent mountains and rocky hillsides cloaked In snow. As frequently In film plays, the photography is artistically far superior to the thematic material. In this Instance the tale Is that of Ingomar and Parthenla over again. A maid of civilization forcibly Belzed nnd wooed by a rough "caveman" with a tender heart stirred by honest love. When Mr. Farnum as "Roaring Bill" clears himself of a mur der charge, Winifred Kingston as winsome Mabel Weir Buccumbs to destiny and abduc tion ends In the sound of wedding bells. There Is a good deal of repetition In the early portion of this screen drama, but ex citing episodes crowd upon one another In the scenes In which pill proves his Inno. rence Auxiliary roles are well sustained hy Edward Alexander. Rex Downs nnd Frank banning. VICTORIA "Their Compart," with nushman and Nayne. From atory nf Charlea A. Ikuj and the acenarlo of Shelby 1 Vino. Directed hy Edwin rarewe and pohtographed by R. J. neranulat. Metro production. There Is no attempt at bigness In this latest output of the Metro studio and yet by the competent manner In which every detail Is handled and the excellent quality of the story. It ranks among the best of recent stories of the rough, western type. A steady Interest Is maintained with an even tempo throughout, while the many scenes of arid land and towering mountains form a natural setting that Is noteworthy. There are no herds of cattle or swift riding cowboys, but Just a faithful gathering of varied types of men that are likely to be foond In many mining camps. The pho tography at times shows careful details, while the double exposure work Is novel. The unfaithfulness of a woman forms the basis of the story and the manner In which her husband Is kept in Ignorance of her Infidelity Is carefully shown. The censors have added their mite In the way of a few Inserted leaders, but they were quite un necessary, for the splendid acting Of the players' told more than could the words Just what was meant. Metro Is rapidly advancing In the cinema world. BELMONT "The Bunawar." Mutual Film Cor poration. Julia Sanderaon. Adapted from the play by Michael Morton. Those who like to see Julia Sanderson In a series of pictures showing her In vari ous surroundings and In many different costumes will be delighted with 'The Run away." Miss Sanderson Is good to look upon. The opening pictures showing her dabbling her bare toes In a running stream are particularly charming. She Is a coun try girl, an orphan living with an uncle. It Is planned that she shall marry a young man of the village. To escape him she runs away to New York and takes refuge with an artist who had boarded with her family and discovered that she had artlatlo gifts. In New York she Is" driven by force of cir cumstances to the stage and makes a bril liant success as a leading woman In a comic opera company. The story Is Improbable, but one need nqt worry too much about that, for the pictures are beautiful and Miss Sanderson Is charming. She makes her "movie" debut In Philadelphia In this mm. -nlIMTAL. AND LOCUST "The Jankee Hedf. iv.i with rleoraa Walah. Story by E wick and Ralph II. Spence. Directed by Rich ard Stanton, roi prouuciion. There Is a trace of the last serial story filmed by the Lubln forces under the title ot "The Road of Strife" In thta new release from the prollflo Fox forces. It also serves to bring Enid Markey, former Triangle star, to the sllveraheet once more, while George 'Walah Is again able to live up to his title ot "amlle-a-mlnute," The authors have laid most ot the action In the overworked .Balkans, wit a .entail portion fvtk4 openlqk A AmM , Hero W.ijan i re eentr tit a' bk ftrtto a iwwwd WlwalMitliift At unknown tri. M r J ' FULL SWING PT XiDhC :- ' i - " " -"-, all Rillie Hurke (above) last night signalized her return to the stage after two years in films in Clare Rummer's "The Rescuing Angel" nt tho Uroad. Versatile Jessie Busley (below) is a Keith head liner. is sent abroad, and there his kindly nature leads him to protect another girl a prin cess. He does, and In the end well, the usual ocean view fadeout. Assisting him In his efforts are .loe Dowllng. Charles Mlder. .lames O'Shea. Count Von llarrten burg. Edward Cecil. Tom Wilson and the author. Ed Sedgwick. Hob Hall Globe Ftom newsboy In vaudeville headliner Is some Jump, but that Is the feat accom plished by Bob Hall, the headliner nt the Globe this week, and It seems hut a few short years ago that Boh was selling papers In front of the LKDCiRrt ofllce, Sixth and Chestnut streets. When It romea to light ning song composition he can't be beat. Songs, whether they be. about politics, the young lady with the red hair or the man Willi the wart on his nose, can be turned out hy Bob In record time. "Hello Jassland," a tabloid musical offer ing. In which Elsie .lones and Willie Mack are featured, was also a very popular num ber. Songs, dances and comedy were offered hy the Georgia Comedy Four In their sketch, entitled "Back In School" while Hale, Nor cross and company are Been In a comedy skit. Other acts which pleased were "The Mo diste Shop": Howard and Sadler in a reper toire of songs: tho Plfer trio, dancers; Paul and Pauline, who do stunts on the wire; Jesse Haywood and company, In "The Quit ter." nnd Parnalaskl's Pets. The pictures were up to the minute. "Mammy Jinny's Rirthday" Cross Keys There Is no end of fun on the bill at the Cross Keys. Much of it is furnished In "Poor John." a musical farce. In which domestic complications almost wreck two families. Barney Williams Is the "chief funmaker In this offering and Is ably as sisted by Margaret Arpold. Good music, picturesque scenery and pretty girls combine to make "Mammy Jinny's Birthday Party" all that could bo desired In the way of an up-to-date tabloid. The act Is well staged and awakens pleasant memories of the Southland. Other acts on the bill Include Williams Miller and Sluger Brown nnd McCormlck, Geycr nnd Parker. The pictures were full of thrills and news, The Bachelor Dinner Broadway A Seymour Brown's "The Bachelor Din ner." the headline number on the bill at the Broadway last' night, remains Just as popu lar as ever. The "book" has been fresh ened up and new songs and dance numbers Introduced. The principals and chorus leave nothing to be desired. "Joan the Woman," with Geraldlne Far rar, was the feature photoplay offering. The photography, settings and period cos tumes are excellent. "On he Edge of Things," a dramatic sketch presented by W. Olathe Miller and company ; the Three Twins, In ongs, dances and comedy; Mlntz and Palmer, singers, and John Neff, billed as the world's greatest musician, did their "bit" In making the evening's entertainment a success. 'The Bride Shop" William Penn Eddie Vogt and Lewis Naden draw a breathless succession of laughs this week at the William Penn ln a very unusual Bketch called "The Bride Shop," In the background between laughs there Is an octette of pretty girls tetchlngly costumed and a very exquisite bit of setting. In tho foreground there Is Muriel Rastrlck, who, as a winsome bride, sings her way Into due honors. "Business Is Business," a sketch with G. M. Fisher and J. K. Hawley, draw as many laughs as "The Bride Shop." Other well-received numbers on the bill are Klnzo, a Japanese Juggler; the Du quesnes, a comedy quartet, and "Flying Colors," a photoplay, with William Desmond starring. During the second half of the week at the Penn "Too Many Sweethearts," Archer and Ward, and Edger Berger will be featured on the bill. Smart Model Suits $45 to $250 Gowns Frocks C BIou5 Si OF BUSY AUTUMN SEASON Dainty Fay Rainter materially helps "The Willow Tree" to bios- som charmingly at the Garrick. GERMAN SPY SYSTEM IN "THE WHITE FEATHER" Dramatization of the Evening Ledger Serial Greeted With Applause by Big Audience MELODRAMA WITH HUMOR THE W1IITK FBATHKR A comedv In three acta, lly jchemere Worrell ami J. K, Ilar . old Terry. Walnut Street Theatre. John Treaton, M. P Fred Forrelt Alias Myrtle Roberta Uelltnter l-rauleln Hchroeder tona Soula I'erclval Pennlculk Jack Morton I- rilx Alfred Beumont Molly Preaton .Isabel Lamon Miriam le Clemenee Randolph I'hrlatopher llent lloyd Clark Mrs. Sanderaon Mathilda Raring- I'arl Sanderson Krlck Jewett Vrtvato Atkins Otto Kremm Private Thomas Oeorge Wendell Scene Tho Sanderaona' prlvato alttlns room In tho "Wave Croat" Hotel, Kaat Amelia. Time, the present. Act 1. After breakfaat. Art. If. After Tea. Act 111. Scene 1: After tllnner, scene S. A few hours later. Tne story of the way the British spies fight tho German spies, printed as a serial In the Evenino Ledger ln the summer under the title or "The White Feather," has been done Into an excellent play. In the stage version all the action takes place In one room between morning and mid night. The young Englishman who has refrained from enlisting Is decorated with a white feather, and will not explain to the girl who loves him why he Is not In uniform. The audience, however. Is let Into tho secret that he Is an English spy and that the seaside boarding house, In which all the action takes place, Is run by a German spy. The young man is as sisted by a woman of whom the girl, who loves him Is Jealous. The son ot the board ing house keeper Is employed In the Ad miralty Department In London, where he Is gaining Information for Germany. The play moves about the efforts of the German spies to get Information to a U-boat so that It can destroy an expeditionary force on the way to the Continent nnd about the efforts of the British spies to check mate them. It Is lightened by comedy, a great part of which Is supplied by Boyd Clark, the young man who receUes the whltn feather. He has to create the Im pression that he. Is an ass while at the same time conducting a most difficult Secret Serv ice Investigation. Ho makes the trans lation from the fool to the keen detective with facility. Fred Forrest, as a member of parliament, with whose daughter the British Secret Service man Is In love, suc ceeded In creating the Illusion of reality, lie acts with ease and authority, and gets Inside of the part. Alfred Beaumont, as a waiter, who was also a spy, did an ex cellent bit of character acting. The audi enco filled the theater comfortably and ap plauded with discrimination. It was especi ally appreciative of the comedy and was so willing to be amused that It laughed at times when no laughter was expected. The play ought to be seen by those who read the story, and by all thos who wish to get an idea of the methods employed by tho German spies, for there Is nothing done or suggested on the stage that has not the warrant of precedent fn the history of the last three years. Sammy Wrcnn Empress Philadelphia acta are prominent on the bills for the first half of the week at the Kmpress Theatre. Two of the acts are from this city, one of the teams being Wrenn and Woppler, In songs nnd chatter. The coupU have a funny line of giggles and a couple! of good songs, one of which Is "I'm After You." Another local team on the bill Is Cotter and Boulder. In songs and foolish talk. They work In breezy fashion and bring no end of laughs Other acts on the program are "Five Foolish Fellows," and Dlnklns, Barr and Everltt. "THE EASIEST WAY" AT THE KNICKERBOCKER Eugene Walter's Popular Play Revived by Stock Company "The Easiest Way," one of the most pop ular plays from the pen of Eugene Walter, was successfully revived last night 1- the stock company at the Knickerbocker. The play. It will be remembered, was selected by David Belascv as a stellar vehicle for Frances Starr. The story concerns Laura Murdock, a young actress, who endeavors to lead an honorable life In New Tork while waiting for her sweetheart. For Blx months she struggles in poverty, but Anally takes the "easiest way" when It la presented to her by a -former lover. Grace Hayle, as Laura Murdock, the part created by Miss Starr, was excellent, while Harry Bond gave a capable and convincing portrayal of John Madison, the sweetheart. The supporting cast Included Earl T. Western, Walter Jones, Marie Warren and Rita Davis. The staging and scenic effects, under the direction of Maurice Stanford, left nothing to be desired. The scene In the cheap the atrical boarding house was particularly true to life. A Schmalzbac.lt Suit meets every requirement of fashion and utility. Cloths in all the newest shades to please the most discerning Only one of a kind. Jew Shop 1302 WlnUt Stret 1917 SURPRISE IN PLAYLET CATCHES KEITH CROWD Musical Numbers Also Strength en Bill Bob Hnll Scores nt the Globe "PAnsy's Particular Punch" Is the head liner at B. F, Keith's, with Jessie Busley playing Pansy. It a good playlet by Wlllard Mack, with an O. Henry surprise finish that fairly "knocked them off their seats," last night. It would be cruel to tell those who may see the show about the finish, but the beginning presents n couple of grafters who nrc going to use Pansy Mc Gulre as a long-lost daughter to swindle nn aged millionaire out of J10.000. Walter C Kelly, an old favorite, came back with his Virginia Judge nnd won new laughs, some with his old stuff and some with new. His negro characterizations are genuine art with genuine humor. Helen Trlx and her sister Josephine, first time here, offer quaint songs and dances with piano accompani ment. Paul Perelra. late of the Portu guese court, with his string sextet, offers beautiful numbers. Iludlnoff hns a unique number In which he does "smoke painting" and Imitates birds, not by whistling, but by singing In his throat as birds he has studied do. Leavltt and Lockwood and Klinbetly and Arnold, teams, offer more or less Interest ing banter, both making use of a little quarreling etulT. which seems to be very funny, according to the vaudevllllan's rules. The Taltos. In dances, nnd the Four Lukens. nerlallsts unusual, with Pathe Pic tures, complete a good bill. FRED IRWIN'S SHOW NOW THE CASINO ATTRACTION Tuneful 5and Amusinjr Burlesque Bill Rocks Burlesque House in Its Trnin Fied Irwin's Big Show has been trickling Into town prelty nearly ever since cow punching was In vogue around Thirteenth and Chestnut streets, but never has It been better ns a laugh puller than It Is this year. A great crowd, many members of It women, came to the Casino last night to see the affair Many characters from the works of Shakespeare strut upon the stage and em phasize the fact that there Is nothing new under the sun In the way of burlesque. The principal funmakers of the play, which has the ambiguous title of "BUI," are Leo Hayes, Sam Bachen. Harry Howe, George Wong and George Burns. Twenty-eight girls dance and sing a great deal of pep Into the production, which Is thoroughly up to the standard set for the Casino for Uiis year by Manager Leslie. CONGRESS SUBCOMMITTEES CONFER WITH PRESIDENT Alien Slacker Bill and Invitation to At tend Interallied Parliament Under Consideration WASHINGTON. Sept. 1-5. For the first time since the declaration of war President Wilson conferred today with the subcom mittees of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. The appointment wns made at the re quest of the members of the two sub committees. They wished to discuss with the President-two Important questions first, the alien slacker bill, and. second, the proposal that representatives of the Amerl can Congress attend the Interallied parlia ment The alien slacker bill, which permits the drafting of the subjects of foreign Towers now In the United States, Is now pending in Congress. The Invitation to send mem bers of thp House and Senate to the Inter allied parliament has been favorably re ceived by Congress, but whether Congress men shall go Is entirely up to President Wilson. The subcommittee members wished to se cure the opinions of the President on both questions before taking any final action upon them. HYMNS OF OLDEN DAYS Enlisted Men Invited to Attend Unique Service Old-thne hymns will be sung at Holy Trinity Memorial Chapel. Twenty-second and Spruce streets. Sunday night. The en tire service will be made up of tunes sung and enjoyed by generations of English speaking people "Coronation," "Webb," "Even Me." "Bathburn." "Sicilian Mari ner's Hymn." "Bethany," "St. Gertrude" and others. The congregation will be led by the boy choir of forty voices under the direction of Ernest Felix Potter. A short address on hymnology will be given by the Rev. J. Ogle Warfleld. The enlisted men of the army and navy are expected to be present :Shop Here Dress FRANK ELEVENTH AND HATS TRIMMED A MAMMOTH NEW STOCK OF Rich FURS at 10 to 3(n Lower Prices Than Any Store in This City Is Asking for Such High-Grade Fashionable Skins liff-giwi iTBTti ir i . "9 DEALERS SCOUT HINT OF MILK AT 14 0BNTS Production Is Above Normal fot Season nnd Famine Report Is "Wild Talk" There will be no milk famine nor Increase " In price to fourteen cnts a quart on Oc-' tober I, according to milk dealers of thl city. All talk of an Increase In price l nothing but "wild rumor." dealers declare, since tlie supply Is more plentiful at the present time than ever before. "We have not even thought about an Increase." said C. B. Lane, head ot the scientific department of the Supplee Alder ney Dairies. "There will be no change ,for the present. Milk Is ery plentiful at the present time. In fact, It Is most unusual to have the volume of milk available that Is now being produced. This supply Is proba bly due to the higher prices that are belnr paid the farmers nnd the unusual pas turage. With more grain and grass than ever before, naturally the milk production Is greater. This talk about farmers sell ing their cows Is a Joke. Cows are a trr good paying Investment at the present time." Walter L. Moore, of the Abbott Dairies, said that he had heard of no contemplated Increase In the price ot milk to the con sumer and that prices are stable for some time to come, "While the producers are asking a little more for their milk, there is plenty of It on the market," he said, "and we are able to obtain all we need for our customers." "NORTHEASTER" BLOCKS CHEAP FISH PROSPECT Few Vegetables in Abundant LiBt, To day on Mnrket Report of Kood Commission A strong "northeaster" on the coast ha ruined all prospects of a large supply ot fish this week, nccordlng to the report of J. Busscll Smith, chairman of Food Com mission of the Home Defense Committee. Other market conditions virtually are un changed. The report follows: ABUNDANT Peachts, paraley. splant, cab haae and aquaah. NOHMAI, Cantaloupes. Irmona. vluma. grapes, oranges, heeta, cucumbera. garlic, car rota, turnlpa, potatoea. awret potatoes, radlihra ann p-ppera. HCAHCK l.rttuc-, tomatoes, onlona, corn, string beana. lima beans, celery, rranberrUa, bananas, pineapples, applea, peara, blackberries ami raspberries. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Charles Jewela. 3900 Iteno at., and Kmma, Mall, .mod ritno at. Albert J. Ilradlev. 1750 N. tlth at., and Rial r. Pfelrfer. 24M N. Falrhall at. Jack H. Pauser. nimlra. S. Y.. and Ida Ham- llton, Kimlra, N. T. Daniel Peala. 132:! Hodman at., and Lucy Thomas, 182.1 Rodman at. William II. Vall-ly, IMI Torler at., and Maud Trlmm. 1(531 Porter al. Jul;a Isaara, 4110 W. Olrard ave and Kthcl Kohn. 1010 H. 4th at, Patrick Iloyle. 48 Perklomen at., and Annie Cannon. 2037 Norrla at. Walter J. Ward. 2ti4l Frankfort ave.. and Care line T. Mayner. 1N26 B. Schiller at. Arthur C. I.aah, 424 Walnut at., and Emily Turner. 18 H. Ituby at, Joeeph Matkua. Cheater. Ta.. and Stanlalawa runcaltr. 1(122 Olive at. Frank Thomas. H2 Hodman at., and Emellna Spouae. mitt Lombard at. T Edwin L. Vocelaonar. 1AS3 Thompaon at., and .lean XIrSorley. 1.13S N. f.Oth at. Fr.n.t 1;. V0'' 003s Hawthorne at., and Ellia- heth Welimann. 4.1tu nouvler at. ? Sttr ."nVaarV ,nHh.?,c1hUet.,"nVu't'Hli,ietnUt "'ffljUMl KJa?e3r i1f"r ,t" nd C"' i,im?MioJ.'?,.,ir' cm.den. N. J and Beaale ...ft'niey. 100.1 Monmouth at. William K. Kdwarda. 1S.1 Snyder ave.. and Maria Parkomlen. 335 Durfor at. n""l', K; .Taylor. Weat Berlin, N, J., and Son lln I. Inn M17 T..I... ... ' " "llilJS DMk?!thJaf""'' ra" "" Evtt n""r- "'ii'r'i1? J.7oyoni,H ty B,h ' ni Annie Urew. 2727 N. Warnnck at. rrank D. Johnaon. S2S1 Itaverford ave.. and r. V. mJ" ,onf- couinedala, ra. David W. Barker. 2440 N. rirata at., and It. Kaultmann. StHS Wyalualne ave, Chfla'lan D. Wild. IB28 E. Palmer at., Lu'u MacAvoy. 1628 E. Palmer at. in... o.i - .,Tr".. -V-'"" ... r . 1 nf" K,"7a' v.oiuni.aai. la. David W. Barker. 2440 N. rirata at., and Allca and Paul J. MacKav. United HtntM -t mMn rr-. , ""'. T,rt MJIrt.r' Marmaduke. llaltlrnure, Md. M..urBn rf 8"'ely v. William Tollok, 1033 W. Someraet at., and Ida Srhauder. 2218 N. Marahall at. John n. Miller 11118 Corllea at., and Anna ...Siy'""-.218 Montgomery ave. William J. Nolan, United States ateamahlp May- r Dow'J'.M.l,n', Afe,1lJ,r.ldan' isi2 Capitol at. John Millllncer. ,1024 N. I.awrence at., and Helen J. Meagher. 840 K. 4th at. Ab" Y. I-.ee. 289 H. 37th at., and Mary Touns, on 8, r2d at. Jo!m .? ',,lmr. Wllmlniton. Del., and Maty Wolf. 1022 Oreen at. I.oula Segal 1834 N. 32d at., and Helen Bund. helm. R124 !,arrhwood ave. John K. Smith, 2343 8. Colorado at., and Anna I,. Hill, l'ltman. tt. ,.f. Jamea Harrlly. 2020 Wlahart at., and Teresa McLauBhlin. 2B23 Wlahart at. Joseph Kalander. 183.1 H. 7th at., and Tlllla I'olofaky. 2U1 8. 7th at. Hush J. Kennedy, 2.143 Moore at., and Catherine A. Kaveny. 5300 N. Broad at. Milton C. Dlckeraon. 1440 X, 2d at., and Minna F'legel. Gflll Itoaa at. Samuel Link. 214 N. 10th at., and Cecelia Miller. eta n. rrom ai. Thomaa J. Fitzgerald, 1212 8. Markoa at., and rhyllla R. Fathman. 3020 Taney at. Ch lanea j. imey. liuz h. lain J. Flnley. 1102 8. 13th at., and Ilalaa M. Campbell, lino 8. istu at. Hugo J, Rocchl. Nevr York city, and Margaret Burke.New York city. Stefan Pater. 2A29 N. Hope at., and Stella AlOitaan. o,lii r.. nuiea ai. John J, Judge. 2215 Wallace, at., and Marl Wall, 2&08 Olive at, John Daallloa. 338 Campbell at., and Helen Efatathlou, 1034 Wood at. Clarence V. Navllle, Detroit. Mich., and Doro thea P. Noauea, 423 Ilalnbrtdga at. Howard W. Hterr. 4523 Klngaeaalnx ave., and Edith Elliott. 1730 W. Erla ave. Smartly Save Moneys SEDER MARKET STREETS m VllEK OF CHARGE Fur Sets Tied Fox, Folret Wolf, Taupe Wolf. etc. 119.98, IS7.B0, :.3(l and np Taupe Fox Sets Large flat scarfs and novelty mufTo 1(3, 139.50, Ht.50 and up Wolf Scarfs Taupe, Polret and black, ural Raccoon AUo nat- 115, fIT.M and ftS Fox Scarf 8 Black, Taupe. Silver Oray, Polret, ' lied. Victoria, Lucille and Cross fox Jl.50. M5. lt.6B, 115 and Fashionable Capes Hudson Seal, Australian Opossum, Black Lynx, Jap Kolinsky. Natuf Mink; some with combination fur Mt.0, J5, 4t.5. 4.M s4 $K- V '? V-i 4. &' aw rajArjif.il
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