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IN CATHOLICITY of composition the
theatrical menu set before Phlladcl
nhlans next week Is Indisputably lavish.
The public may break Its war bread at
home, subscribe to meatless Tuesdays,
wheatless Wednesdays nnd "flshful" Fri
days, but on the footllght bill of fare that
follows tho evening demltasso few limita
tions have been made. Tho shyness of
Shakespeare these days Is primarily due to
the retirement of K. II. Sothern nnd Julia
Marlowe and to tho comparative obscurity
vt Ilobcrt Bruce Mantcll. Last season tho
Bard's standard was triumphantly unfurled
by Sir Herbert Tree, but the death of that
excellent producer leaves none to execute
his ambitious plans. Perhaps Miss Anglln
wilt exploit the Shnkespoarean comedies
later In tho year. Meanwhile, awaiting her
projected undertaking, tho theatregoer of
liberal tendencies confronts n footllght ros
ter accenting art in certain Items and gen
erously replete u 1th variety ns a whole.
"Polite" light comedy, dcllclously en
hanced by expert acting. Is worthily repre
tcnted In "Tho Boomerang." There Is farce
In "Mary's Ankle," and tho same drama
turgic element will typify "Oooil ! Ciraclous ! !
.Annabollo! !!" which arrives here on Mon
day night. Poetic drama makes Its spectic
ular claim In "The Wanderer," avowedly
frivolous "revue" In the Zlcgfeld "Follies"
operetta In "Eileen," and sentimental
comedy In "Como Out of tho Kitchen."
In addition to these, vaudeville, exalted
to pinnacles of lofty art, had Its effective
Innings this week In the achievements of
two Incomparable stage personalities. Harry
Lauder, whoso Infectious humor nnd un
erring feeling for character drew apprecia
te audiences to tho Academy for four
days, has said farewell. Yvctte Gullbert
two nights ago sealed her supreme art,
which Is not precisely thnt of singing, act
ing or recitation, but which n prominent
critic has described us combining "tho finest
beauties of all three." Words are almost
futile In analyzing tho Intangible magic of
her appeal, Its eloquent and subtle factors
of poetry, of humor, pathos, ripened worldly
wisdom that blends Irony with pity and
softens steely truth with goddess-like lov
ing kindness. Her gifts are Indefinable,
and If her fusion of them In her unique
entertainments docs not symbolize art then
thero Is ncr meaning In that oft-abused little
ord.
Am
KT In humbler form, though perfectly
suited to Its setting, also exacts Its
trlbuto In tho current presentations of
"The Boomerang." Tho texture of this un
pretentious play Is so fragile that the
solidity of Its three j ears' triumph may
possibly arouse In tho minds of Phllndel
phlans who view the piece for tho llrst tlmo
tho Inquiry, "Is that all?"
"Strong ' Eccncs, profound philosophy,
heart-quickening "messages" are conspic
uously absent from tho well-oiled trnlllc of
tho stage set In motion by Wlnchell Smith
and Victor Mapes. But "Twelfth Might" Is
still a masterpiece, although It Isn't "Ham
let." "Trelawny of the Wells" Is n charming
play, although its eng.igmg character bears
scant relationship to "Tho Second Mrs.
Tanqueray "
Reviewers who persistently "pine for
what Is not" are Inclined to overlook virtues
and sometimes even defects Immediately
within tho normal range of vision. The
WINCHELL SMITH
VICTOR MAPES
Together theso two clever play
wrights cast "The Boomerang"
firmly into the bull's-eye of success.
DUO OF DRAMATISTS
CAST "BOOMERANG"
Two heads are said to be bettor than one.
This is surely true In tho case of "The
Boomerang," the comedy de luxe now at
the Garrlck for It took two men to wrlto
It Wlnchell Smith and Victor Mapes nnd
they are not "coming" playwrights either;
both have naturally "arrived."
They have had rather Interesting careers.
Mapes was bora In 1870 In New York city,
was graduated from Columbia University
In 1891, nnd later from Sorbcnne t'nlver
lty, Paris. Ho served as a reporter on the
Jew York Sun, as stage manager of the
old Lyceum Theatre, New York, for Danlol
rohman; as dramatic critic on tho New
lork World, .using the pen name of Sidney
Sharp.
His first play was written In French when
he was only twenty-five years old. It was
called "La Comtesse de Llsne," nnd was
accepted by the National French Theatre
(the Odeon), but was, refused production
when discovery was made that the author
was a foreigner. Later It was successfully
Produced at the Theatre Mondaln. Mapes
nag also written "Flower of Yeddo " "Don
S''ar'8 Return," "Captain Barrlngton,"
ne Undercurrent" and 'The Detective,"
II Plays, and two novels "Partners Three"
and "The Ollded Way." He lives at Short
UlHs. N. J.
Smith has amassed a very substantial
fPri;une from a trio of comedy successes
The Fortune Hunter," In which John Bar
rymore had the title role, "The Boomer
ng' nnd 'Turn to the night." He Is a
native of Hartford, a city which shares
wh Syracuse the distinction of having
turned out more theatrical people than
ay other email city. He started out as
. 1,',rl,h. operator, and later turned hlm
iv.1. !nt0 an actor- In "Secret Service,"
Bn..V?ulam aleH ("I" from Hartford),
omitft had the comparatively minor role of
Uvtl War telegraph operator. But he
avf "o reallstla nn Interpretation of It
mat he scored the. most emphatla of hits,
Was simply playing himself. A drama
'"ia.tlon of "Brewster's Mllllcms." which
o wrote In conjunction with Byron Ongly,
ua nrsi aiiemnt at Diaywritrntin.
jth Jt:ii Arnwtre, .vHiiwwy elhjht t ttiki Vry 4yT
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CURTAIN
writer recalls n certain critique of a com
monplace melodrama, wherein lamentation
was tnado of tho fact that tho piece hart not
been written by Ibsen, Arrows of denun
ciation whizzed wide of the mark nnd the
actual weaknesses of thn nlrro no (mnV
melodrama escaped any well-aimed or de- I
It Is Idle, therefore, to pick flaws In 'The
Boomerang," because It may happen to be
different In design from one's favorite
media of theatrical expression. A slender
thread of plot Is spun out through three
nets thnt provoke Interest, rather than
rapt nnd passionate attention, nnd smiles
rather than hilarious laughter.
The chief weakness of tho piece, consid
ered strictly ns an exemplar of thistledown
comedy, Is that the course of Its develop
ment is fairly well foreshadowed In the
opening act. The very tltlo helps to fore
stall tho dramatic element of Burprlo. nnd
It must be evident, oen to tho mildly so
phisticated play patron, that young Doctor
Sumner's methods for handling a love crisis
will cventunlly react upon his own nffalrs
of tho heart But tho situation In which
authoritative assurance Is "hoist by Its own
petard" Is rich In humor and occupies a
legitimate place In polished comedy. Unin
formed by especially sparkling dialogue or
unusual technique, the thematic material
of tho piece Is handled with fluency and
taste. The effect of theso methods Is glori
fied to tho point of nlmost disarming criti
cism by some of the finest nctlng of Its
kind which Phlladelphlans have been privi
leged to enjoy In several years.
Augustln Daly's peerless comedy or
ganization used to take Just such Incon
sequential affairs ns "Tho Boomerang" nnd
Intensify their appeal with tho facllo au
thorltatlvo talents of John Drew, Ada
Itehan, Mrs O. H. (Jllbert. James I.cwK
Without their arts "The Railroad of Love"
would probably have carried few theatrical
passengers. Divorced from the Interpreta
tive assets of Arthur Byron, Martha Hcd
man, Kntherlne Keys, Huth Shclpey and
best of all In this Instance, of Wallace Ed
dinger, tho Smlth-Mapes play would never
havo achieved Its record of prosperity on
the American stage.
Managers hae n stock Jeremiad nnent
the lack of good plays. Suppression of
such moans and tho substitution of keen
attention In selecting tho best avallnblo
histrionic material can work wonders with
comedies, which, like "The Boomerang." can
never demand recognition In a collection of
"The World's Library of Dramatic Litera
ture." David Bclasco's respect for tho
ancient nnd honorablo art of noting, ns cl
denced In "The Boomerang," bears fruit
In Joyous, Intelligent, If not epoch-making
escningf of entertainment at tho Garrlck
Theatre Delectable trifles on our stage
are not so prevalent that fear of over
praising them should cause a moment's
anxiety.
CLAYTON HAMILTON, whoso sound
position In New York theatrical criti
cism Is deserved by reason of his keen
seii80 of footllght values and his frank
methods of expression, unsullied by the
feeble attempts to be "funny" that rage
virulently In Gotham's reviewing circles,
has called "Tho Boomerang" the. "Sweet
Lavender" of Its day. His analogy Is drawn
from tho facts that Sir Arthur Plnero's flrbt
striking success was a "pretty little play."
that It broke London stage records with
a run of 697 consecutive performances and
that It was unashamedly sentimental. The
citation of this alleged parallel has moved
the present writer to reread "Sweet Lav
ender." Tho experience was Illuminating,
nlthough not entirely In the way suggested
by Mr. Hamilton. After several decades of
stage progress, the old Plnero piece despite
much prettily written colloquy and nt least
one vivid character portrait, that of Dick
Phenyl appears artificial, unreal and ultra-sentimental.
Assuredly tho modern
technique of Smith and Mapes Is workman
like and convincing beside the Immature
Plnero's then clumsy tactics.
"Although I'm a poor, commonplace girl,
declares tho "sweet" heroine, Lavender,
"and you're far abovo me, my prayers for
you are Just as good as any lady's, and
they shall never cease, night or morning
never, never, dear, as long as I live " If
"The Boomerang" ever echoes such treacly
notes as that they must be whispered.
Tho "Sweet Lavender" Influence, however,
Is by no means dead, oven though the
present play at the Garrlck Is In the main
guiltless. If Mr. Hamilton had looked n
little further his gaze might havo en-
countered "Como Out or tne lvitcnen.
There you have "Sweet bavenoer ui mv
period, and there wero others in "Pollyanna"
and "Mother Carey's Chickens." It Is libel
ing even the undeveloped Plnero to enrry
out tho analogy In explicit detail. The
greatest dramatist In England today never
dreamed even In his most syrupy moments
of committing offenses now registered In
tho "glad" school of theatrical philosophy.
"Sweet Lavender" Is, however, in a sense
a. grandmother of the modern sentimental
drama. Mr. Hamilton rightly felt this, but
he picked out the Wrong play In pointing
his mornl. .
CCnOWS Out of the Kitchen" Is super
I . ,.. ,.. inrt" than the highly
I i nelallv less "glad" than tne nigniy
popular specimens of Its cult cited above,
K?v.'l I.Kia them, none the less, In Its
saccharine artifice. Its crude theatrlcism
and In the general aslnlnlty of Its situations.
Anything more palpably unreal than the
last act dialogue between Mr. Mcltao and
Miss Chatterton Is hardly conceivable.
Here Is a scene In which two actors, with
creditable stage careers, parry each other
In lines which tlatly dispute the audiences
well-grounded conviction that both of these
iiersonages are perfectly aware that they
we n! ? fooling eich other. Olivia Dalnger
field of the Virginia aristocracy, assumes
to be Jane Ellen, a cook In her own
household. Burton Crane (Bruce McRae)
knows her Identity and pretends that he
doesn't. She knows that ho knows ami
pretends that she doesn't know that he
knows. Tho obvious conclusion must be
that the lines do not reflect human ty
upon the stage. If the theatre Is really In
tended to Hold the mirror up to nature,
the glass '8 her0 "erlnf rr?m ,ft d,?,ep
crack The whole episode Is simply silly,
uninformed by any evident sense of char
acter or verisimilitude before .the foot-
"KAllS'thls nonsense could be wholeheartedly
excused If "Come Out of the Kitchen
claimed to invade the realm of sheer
whimsy as Barrle does. But the audience
la asked to sympathize with the troub les
of the Dalngerfleld family, sentimentally
emphasized, and Is then requested to con
done the sheer theatrlcism of the way In
which their silly antics are exacted by the
playwright with utter disregard of sin
cerity. Of course, the prankish Olivia has
to weep profusely over the ample Bhoulders
of the Inevitable faithful old black
"mammy" of the stage South and next m n
ute she Is sacrificing all Bense of verity
with wearisome overdone courtesies and
"oh-so-cute Impertinences" Inconceivable
with a respect to the sane and highly ef
ficient young person Bhe Is supposed to be
when the curtain first rises.
BE IT chronicled here that "Come Out
of the Kitchen" is a huge popular suc
cess. So was "Polyanna." Tho great pub
lic Is generous. Certain theatre-going sec
tions of it refuse to face factB, delight In
the molasses barrel and are unoffended
by appeals for laughter, unclouded with re
spect for reality of situation or character
Perhaps the tjuestlon of situation should
not be Involved. Wasn't there once a play
entitled "She Stoops to Conquer," and
didn't a charming young lady masquerade
as a serving maid, and Isn't the piece a
well-spring- of internum merriment ana
3
Edward K. Lincoln (top row left) will be shown In "The Freedom of
the World," at the Victoria next week. The film version of Edward
Everett Hnle's classic patriotic story, "Tho Man Without a Country."
will be revealed at the Palace. H. E. Herbert and Florence La Badie
(top row right) are registered in leadinp parts. Pauline Frederick
(bottom row left) will bo starred in "The Hungry Heart," at the
Afcadiu. George Walsh (bottom row center) will be the Nixon's photo
play feature in "This Is the Life." Marguerite Clark (bottom row
right) will be seen at the Strand nnd Locust in "Bab's Burglar."
ALL-BEETHOVEN BILL
FOR MUSIC LOVERS
Stokowski Will Devote Next Con
certs to Masterpieces Boston
Symphony's Return
Trlbuto to tho genlun of Beethoven will
be paid by Leopo'd Stokowski nnd tho
Philadelphia Orchestra In the pair of con
certs listed for Friday afternoon and Sat
urday evening of next week nt the Academy
of Music. The program will bo purely In
strumental and will Include nn overture, two
symphonies and three "equall" for four
trombones. So much Interest has been
manifested in these concerts, which havo
boen planned without a soloist, and so great
has been the enthusiasm of the audiences
on the occasion when the Orchestra Itself
has been the feature that for the present
season It has been arranged that a number
of purely orchestral concerts will be given.
For them Mr. Stokowski has planned pro
grams of national music (similar to tho
Russian program glen several weeks ago),
as well as programs of one composer se
lected for the occasion.
For this week's concerts Mr. Stokowski
has made a departure and has billed two
symphonies, the second, written by the mas
ter at a happy period of his life, and the
Immortal fifth, the 'best known and tho
most admired of the nine. Tho concert
opens with tho overture to "Corlolanus."
This Is fol owed by the Second Symphony,
written In the year 1802, when tho com
poser was thlrtj-two years old. It reveals
the master In the normal condition of a
man at peace with himself nnd tho world,
happy In his art and not yet stirred to his
very soul by tho sorrows of life. It Is In
sharp contrast to tho Fifth Symphony,
which brings the concert to a close. The
first four notes of tho opening movement,
which Beethoven himself said represented
Fato knocking nt the door, give the cluo
to the whole meaning of tjio symphony, the
struggle of tho Individual with fato, the
alternations of hope nnd despair and the
final triumph. It Is probably the greatest
work of Its kind In the symphonic repertoire
The "Threo Equall for Four Trombones"
appears on the program In tho light of a
novelty. They nro mainly In hymnal form
and aro marked with a solemn beauty of
harmony characteristic of the master. At
Beethoven's funeral a choir of sixteen men
singers and four trombones alternately
sang and played two of theso "Equall," ar
ranged to tho words of the "Miserere" and
the "Ampllus," Tho term "Equall" Is used
In music to denoto voices of tho same kind,
male or female, nnd Is extended to an
Instrumental composition written In tho
range of male or treble voices.
The first of n series of five concerts given
annually by tho Boston Symphony Orchestra
In this city will take place In the Academy
of Muslo on Monday evening. The orchestra
ALADDIN'S EXPLOITS ARE LITERALLY CHILD'S PLAY
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William Fox's "kiddles," already registered In the populnr film extravaganza of "Jack nnd the Beanstalk,"
will be seen In the newwt aglc screen play "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" next week at the Stanley
Theatre. The ! fa . ef manjr tht vividly catch the Oriental atmosphere of this fascinating ani
ymm h -. VUA'ni-w )uHhc v oi mhm tta-t tt OMk are acted by eWMbeav
. ' A' ' tf I -
returns, nfter Its seven months' nbcnce.
Its last concert having been given hero In
March.
Tho program for this first Philadelphia
concert it that which opened tho Boston
season of tho orchestra, October 12 and 13
It begins with tho C-mlnor Symphony of
Beethoven. In tho second patt aro Ber
lioz's overture to "King Iear," Liszt's
Fifth Symphonic Poem entitled "Prome
theus" nnd the prelude to Wagner's
ner's "Parsifal." Tho "King Lear" over
ture, which Is opus No. 4 of Berlioz's work,
Is rarely played, and consequently un
familiar. Tho "Prometheus" of Liszt Is
ono of the least known of his symphonic
poems and Its revival has been warmly
appreciated by admirers of Liszt music.
Sascha Jacoblnoff, tho Itusslan violinist,
will mako his first Philadelphia nppearance
of the season on Wednesday evening, No
vember 14, in Wltherspoon Hall. Jacobln
off has Just returned to the city for a few
days from the middle West, where. It Is
sMd, his recital and concert engagements
wero highly successful. During his nbsenco
the violinist and his accompanist, Clifford
Vaughan, had two appearances nt 'the
Lockport festival, nnd then concertlzed In
Benton Harbor, Ypsllantl, Chicago, Grand
Tlaplds, Buffalo and Youngstown. whero
the violinist appeared In Joint recital with
Martlnelll.
On this past Western trip tho critics re
ferred to Jacoblncff variously as "Playing
with the soul of an artist nnu the. hand
of a master;" ns "a masterly violinist," "a
great tono artist." A largo number of en
gagements havo been listed for Jacoblnoff
this season, Including threo with our own
Philadelphia Orchestra, ono with the New
York Philharmonic Society and two with
the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
An Interesting fact In connection with
Mr. Stokowskl's Dlthyrambe, which Is an
nounced for performance by tho Maquarre
Ensemble on Thursday evening, November
15, nt Wltherspoon Hall, Is that It is ono
of but few compositions written for flute,
cello and harp. Following tho ancient
Greek Idea of the dithyramb as used In the
worship of Dionysos, this work has been
fashioned In free, untrnmmeled recitative
style. Tho flute, which held principal sway
In tho accompaniment of tho Grecian
dithyramb, combined with harp nnd cello,
affords possibilities In tonal effects of
which few composers havo taken fullest
advantage.
Two nt tho othor works announced by Sir.
Maquarro for first performance at tho
coming concert are n trio for (lute, violin
nnd viola by Max Beger and a serenade by
Dvorak for two oboes, two clarinets, two
bassoons, threo horns, cello and contraband
The trio, while written In the contrapuntal
ntyle characteristic of Beger, Is never sacri
ficed In contents to mere manner of style.
The Dvorak work Is modeled on tho form
of tho old serenades, which wero really tho
prototypes of tho symphony. It Is subdi
vided, in orthodox faBhlon, Into four move
ments. A. Cnplet's "Suite Persane"; Sal
zedo's "Pentharythmo" and Juon's "Diver
timento" will bo nlso on tho program.
Horatio Connell, bass-baritone, with Ellis
Clark Hammann at the piano, will bo heard
" ihis Universal
Theatre"
Art is a faith as tvcll as tear, and ue
Who hear the legions of the sordid
Hun
Voicing the argument of shell and
gun
Upon the halloiccd hills of Italy,
We know the might of tihat lust cannot
sec,
And of those beauties that have e'en
outrun
The fairest promise of a fruitful sun.
Wo hear their proud and deathless
litany.
May not the stage be life, since "life's
a stage"?
And may not Duse, silvery and pale,
And Verdi's song and great Salvini's
rage,
And blithe Goldoni's penetrating gale
Of laughter forge a sicord against
tchosc gage
Of battle Darkness never can prevail?
II. T. C.
In recital In Philadelphia for the first time
in five years under the auspices of the de
partment of music of tho University Ex
tension Society, at Wltherspoon Hall, on
Thursday evening. November 8. Mr. Con
nell, who Is tho son of ex-Sheriff Connell
has had four engagements hero as sollst
at tho symphony concerts of the Philadel
phia Orchestra. Bach Festival at Bethle
hem, New York Symphony, tho London
Symphony and many other musical organi
zations. Following Is the program:
Nina ., rWffolest
Moot Xle llv Moonlleht Alone Old Knullsh
In Qufsta Tomha Oscura lleethoven
'TiYren the llranchn ana th Blossom
(Upera "Uornlce") Handel
Die Malnncht lnra,,.
Itosleln Drele J,,rahm"
Lilacs ItachmanlnnfT
rtlghtlnKale and Cuckoo Cesar Cut
Hal Lull Coouard
Sur In Pont D'Avlenon Old Trench
Aooah (Sioux melody) rcnc"
, , Arranged by Thurlow I.liuranc
Uunnrla's Trenaura. Hungarian Folkwmc
hen the Kye t'omi' Itamo Ueorge Ji. Nolii
rho Oelda o' llallyclare. Florence Turner Malev
Wher Oo the ltoatu? (MS.). .Stanley Muicliamn
Cupid's Visit (MS ). .Manrlfs i I.ee?JSS
The series of free concerts nt the
Academy of Flno Arts will begin on Sun
day afternoon, November 11, nt 3 o'clock.
Tho Hahn Quartet and Mr. nnd Mrs. W.
Berton Pierson In song numbers will con
tribute to an Interesting program.
Nothing Soft In Ilcr Contract
Ethel Gibson, who has Just signed a con
tract with tho King-Bee Films Corpora
tion to assist Billy West In the making of
their two reel comedies, got very tempera
mental Just before leaving for Hollywood,
Cal., and Insisted that a clause be put In
her contract prohibiting tho tiso of cus
tard pies, puddings or Ico cream In any
scenes that fcho may bo engaged In.
Miss Gibson's reasons for this clause
aro plausible. About a month ago while
working at tho King-Bee studio at Bayoune
she played In a comedy called "The Pest."
In this scene Billy West throw a plneappio
pie, but tho baker that made tho pie evi
dently forgot to take somo of the pine
out and something struck Miss Gibson In
the eye that sent her to tho hospital for
two weeks.
Hence her Insistence on the pie clause.
Much-Lauded Farce by Clare Kummer Will Be
Theatrical Novelty of Coming Week Popular
Dramas and Musical Shows Hold Over
COiUNQ ATTRA.OT10NB
ADELPni'Goo&l Gracious!! AnnabollolII" highly successful farce by CUT!
Kummer, who has. rapidly taken rank among American playrlsrhta nitk
a. talont for footllght merriment. In tho oxccllent cast, which distinguished tlM
piece during Its lonff New York rifn, are Slay Vokcs, Lola Fisher and B4ia
COXTIXUtXO ATTRACTIONS
QARRICK "The Boomerang," a delightful
American comedy, humorously presenting
the effect of modern medical "science"
upon a critical affair of the heart. The
production Is characterized by acting of
a conspicuously high quality. Tho chief
performers In tho almost flawless cast
are Arthur Byron, Martha Hedman, Wal
lace Eddlnger and Katherlno Keys,
LYRIC "Eileen," romantic operetta with
an Irish setting. Melodious ncoro Is by
the popular and productive Victor Her
bert and many of tho numbers aro In his
best vein. Henry Blossom wroto the
bock. Tho company Includes Walter
Scanlon, olga Holler, I.oulse Allen, Irene
Ilowan, Josle Chutlln and Scott Welsh.
1IROAD "Como Out of tho ICltchon." a
comedy by A. E. Thomas, based on Alice
Ducrr Miller's story of tho samo title.
The themo concerns tho adventures of a
young gentlewoman masquerading ns a
cook In her own home Huth Chatterton
Is tho star. Prominent In her support arc
that admirable actor, Bruce McBae, and
tho veteran Mra Charles Craig.
FORREBT The Zlegfcld "Follies," 1917
edition, provide an eyo-dazzllng spectacle
In which feminine beauty vies with the
cxqulstto settings provided by the master
designer, Joseph Urban. Among tho
principals nro Fannie Brlcc, Bert Wil
liams, Eddlo Cantor, Don Bnrclay, Allyn
King, Mildred lUchardson, W. C. Fields
p- ' tho Fairbanks Sisters.
L1TTLV THEATRE "Lonely Soldiers."
Miss F. Tennyson Jesse nnd II. M. Har
wood's delightful satirical comedy of war
time England, acted with superb art by
Margaret Anglln nnd an admirably se
lected company that Includes Edward Em
ery. The play Is ono of Uie treats of
tho current season. Last woek here.
METROPOLITAN OPERA BOVBE "The
Wanderer," resplendent biblical play ex
panding tho parable of tho Prodigal Son
as the main dramatic thesis. Noteworthy
staging by David Bclasco. The cast con
tains well-known artists of tested ex
cellence, Including James O'Neill, Nance
O'Nell, Sidney Herbert, Charles Dalton
and Frederick Lewis.
AT POPULAR PRICES
ORPUEUU "Tho Katzcnjammer Kids," a
musical comedy based upon the popular
cartoon series. Donald M. Bestor pro
vided the scoro and David M. Wolff the
book and lyrics. Tasteful -enIo Investi
ture Is promised.
rEATURE FILUS
STANLEY "Aladdin and the Wonderful
Lamp," a screen version of the most popu
lar nnd familiar of Oriental magic tales,
William Fox makes the production. Most
of the parts aro played by children. All
week.
PALACE "The Man Without a Country,"
film play adapted from Edward Everett
Hale's celebrated patriotic story: first
half of week. "Tho Narrow Trail," with
William S. Hart, latter half of week.
ARCADIA "The Hungry Heart," a David
Graham Phillips story, featuring Paulino
Frederick. All week.
VICTORIA "For tho Freedom of tho
World," with E. K. Lincoln and Barbara
Cnstleton. All week.
REOENT "The Princess Vlrture," with
Mae Murray, Monday nnd Tuesday. "The
Adopted Son," with Francis X. Bushman
nnd Beverly Bayne, Wednesday and
Thurrday. "Tho Antics of Ann," with
Ann Pennington, Friday nnd Saturday.
STRAND "Bab's Burglar," featuring Mar
guerite Clark, first half of week. "Tho
Submarine Eye," latter half of week.
LOCUST "Countess Charming," with
Julian Eltlnge, first half of week. "Bab's
Burglar," with Marguerite Clark, latter
half of week.
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH'S Eddlo Leonard In "The Min
strel's lteturn" ; W. M. Macart and Eth
lynno Bradford In "Lovn. Honor nnd
Obey" ; Wellington Cross. Florence Temp
est, In dances and Impersonations; Searl
Allen and Ed Howard, the La Vars, Ma
bel IIussclI, assisted by Martle Ward ;
Henry Simmons nnd Kato Bradley.
GLOBE "Miss Hamlet, Jr.," a musical
comedy: "Over There," comedietta;
Frank Fnrron, Lewis and Hurst, Somers
and Morse, McCnrter and Mayno, Dave
Hnfael and company, Mnrgnret Dawson
nnd company, Gladys Bowen and Syl
vester and Strosster
CROSS KEYS "A Ilegular Army Man,"
with Dan Simmons; Arthur De Vor and
company In "My Wife's Mother" j Frank
Terry, Dawson, Lanlgan and Covert,
Gardner and Hartman and Edgar Barger,
first half of week. "Motoring With
Death," Dale and Noble, Slgnor Gtanlnl,
"Whero There's a Will," Rich and Hoyt.
latter half of week.
BROADWAY "Tho Clock Shop," Monarch
Corned " Four ; Louise Barlowe and
REALISTIC SAND
STORM IN
'ALADDIN"
Desert's Fury Vividly Staged in Screen
Version of Oriental
Talo
What Is heralded as the most realistic
sand storm ever staged forms a notable
scene In William Fox's latest Imaginative
film play, "Aladdin and the Wonderful
Lamp," billed for the Stanley Theatro
next week The scene shows the camels
plodding slowly along when tho storm
breaks Thereafter Aladdin, portrayed
by diminutive Francis Carpenter, vividly
suggests how the natural phenomenon
affects a person wandering nl&no over
the desert He gets along fairly well
until his water cask runs dry. Then the
throat, parched by lack of water, calls
painfully for relief. The lnd gets up. He
staggers. He falls over a bank of drifted
sand and lies there unconscious, while the
parched desert rages Its fury. This re
markable scene was manufactured in Cali
fornia. The episode, however, is far from being
tho sole thrill of "Aladdin." The Genie,
for Instance, arising from nowhere and
disappearing with startling rapidity, 'Is an
other astonishing factor. Wonderful Inci
dents crowd upon each other with the same
prodigality of romance ns In the original
Oriental tale, long associated with, although
not properly belonging to, "The Arabian
Nights," Moving pictures lend themselves
admirably to tho presentation of magical
incidents. A profusion of them Is prom
ised In the screen "Aladdin."
Yolanda Mero's Recital
Tolanda Mero, pianist, has arranged an
attractive program for her recital to bo
given In Wltherspoon Hall on the after
noon of November 15. She will open her
concert with the Bach concerto for the
organ, which has been arranged for the
piano by A. Stradal. and which will be
followed by the "FuneralUes" of Llat
Other numbers will be Rondo Caprlccloso of
Mendelssohn, followed by two numbers of
Debussy, ''Clair de Lune" and "Jardlnsous
la plule," the ballet muslo from "Rota
munde," a group of Chppin pieces. Including
the Prelude In C sharp minor, Nocturne In
V sharp major. Betters- at C sharp minor
and Valse, wlH brl", the rerww a
JMff
.i
"Dancing Dolls," Arnold and Tartar, JMr
man and Anderson, "Flghtln OMt"
photoplay, first half of week. "YUMtlM,"
Bandy Shaw; ".My wife's Mother." Daw
eon, Lanlgan nnd Covert s Ed Berger. art
"Ono Hour," photoplay.
EMPRESS "Motoring With Death, )
munds and Leedom ; George Reeves, Mm
pavls and company, first half of week.
Loulso Barlowe and "Dancing DoHa,"
Armstrong and Klalss Sisters; Walter
Healand nnd company. Smith and Fariri
er, latter half of week.
WILLIAM PEXN "The Wedding Party."
Texns Comedy Four; Galeltl'a Monkeys,
Baker and Itogers and "Fighting Odds,"
Photoplay, first half of week. "Sherman
was Itlght," Al Lavan and Blllle Wat.
Itlns, Martha Hamilton and Fred Thorn,
Vanetto and Oershon and "Tho Clodhop
per, with Charlie Hay, latter half of
weelc
ORAND William and Margaret Cutty In
a musical act; "Tho Toll Bridge," a
Pketoh; Hallen and Hunter, Conrad an
Conrad, Iteddlngton and Grant, Rem
bleslm.i, cartoonist; and final episode f
the Battle of Arras, war films.
COLONIAL The Golden Troupe. Russian
dancers ; Dunbar and Turner, Three Brit
tons, musicians; Ralph C Faulkner,
Stewart and Lewis, Loshe 'and Turner
nnd "The Narrow Trail," with W. S.
Hart, photoplay feature.
NIXON Chlnko and Minnie Kauffraan.
Jugglers and cyclists; Sylvia Loyal W
The Act Beautiful" ; Sophie and Harvey
Everett in "When Adam Met Eve"; Bit
nore and Carlton. Storm and Marston In
the farco. "Tho Interrupter," and "Tfato
In tho Life," photoplay, with George
Walsh.
BURLESQUE
CASINO Sam Howo's "Big Show," lntre
duclng breezy comedians, pretty girls and
comedy nnd musical features. "A. WKo
In Every Port" is tho title of the two-act
burletta. Book and lyrics are by Ed
Hanford. Sam Howe, Dainty Eva Hull,
Helen Parr are among tho chief per
formers.
TROCADERO "Tho Social Follies" wfll
provide a bill of musical farce and spe
cialties acts. "Tho Six Diving Models''
will contrlbuto n spectacular nquatla
net. Prominent In the cast of the bur
letta aro Mlna Schall, Madlyn Worth, S"lo
Owen nnd Harry Scyon.
OAYETY "The Charming Widows" Is the
caption of a melange of burlesque and
musical farce which will be next week's
bill. Tho burlettas are "Palace of
Sweets," "At the Springs" and "Hal
loween." Eddlo Dale, Ada Lura, Myer
Harris aro In the company.
COMINO ATTRACTIONS
NOVEMBER It
FORREST "Rambler Rose." with
Sanderson and Joseph Cawthorn.
NOVEMBER 10
BROAD "Among Those Present,"
Shelley Hull.
Julia
Witt
BURTON HOLMES
AUSTRALIA WILL BE
HOLMES'S NEW TOPIC
His Travelogue Series on "Tho Mili
tant Pacific" Begins This
Week
Beginning this coming week Burton
Holmes will start his annual appearances
In this city. "Australia, the Country Which
Covers a Continent," will be his topic, as
the first of flvo travelogues for which fee
gathered the material this last summer In
voyaging "around the militant Pacific." iW
Commonwealth of Australia Is the 0hr
country In the entlro world that covers an
entire continent, but this Is not Its principal
charm for Mr. Holmes's patrons. The dally
doings of the Australians, their cities, Syd
ney, Melbourne. Adelaide; the Interesting
aboriginal life, the cattle and sheep raising,
their kangaroos and horse racing and mili
tary activities, each arouses Interest, and
Burton Holmes's colored views and motion
pictures will answer many a question re
garding this remarkable land.
The other subjects of the series are "New
Zealand and Tasmania." "The- South Sea
Islands," "Japan In 1917" and "Alaska To
day," all absolutely new to Mr. Holmes and
to his audiences.
As usual two lectures devoted to the
samo topic will be given each week, on Fri
day night and Saturday afternoon In the
Academy of Music. The first date will be
November 9.
55000 FOR ACTOR'S
LIBERTY LOAN PLEA
Skinner Promised Cawthorn
Amount If Latter's Speech
Scored Hit
Joseph Cawthorne. who with Miss Jlt
Sanderson Is appearing In "Rambler Reae,"
at the Empire Theatre, New York, has
making speeches between the acts, ltt
lot of other actors In the metropolitan1 h
ntres, urging the. audience to subscrlk t
the Liberty Bonds. One day last wsek.M
got a telegram from Otis Sklnnsr, nnnltsji'
Charles Frohman star, now playing "Mlatff.
Antonio" at Poder's Theatre, Chicago, sjM'
who also has been appealing to his Mil
ences to buy a Liberty Bond. Tb wffi
said:
Chicago, 111,. October , 11,
Joseph Cawthorne,
Empire Theatre,
New York cltyt
Hear you aro making Liberty BeVS
speeciicB ui b,j jjw aw mum:,) i?i ieM
ir Hose." If it's a good speech ant r
down for IS00O subscription. If U tout,
tine yourself 4S000 and pay It Jn JUhertr
Bonds. Decision rests with Miss Bander
son. OTIS SKINNIER
nt mnni. Mr. Cawthorn showed the a.
ssge to Miss HaaAMrse andv ef oourw, j
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