1 , ''A.. .- !-.. Vf Kip Ytp, - ' i-lfi 1 ". ".VXiS !Kvtr7 r:'Y EVENING LEDGER-PHIL ADELPHI A, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917 ' IXT WEEK: "RAMBLER ROSE," FORREST; ADELAIDE, KEITH'S; "LITTLE PRINCESS," STANL1 -- .,i THEATRICAL INDICATOR FAIR PACES IN FORTHCOMING FEATURE FILMS BOTH SIDES FOR THE COMING WEEK! trj. ofihe ATnnipfll Plnv. ' Fcaturincr Julia Sanderson and Joseplr.il Cawthorn, Will Be Chief New Attraction Margaret jj Anclin Extends Her Little Theatre Engagement ' jj& CURTAIN '(,' ) d JSSLi! i KWiL M BPUv VW1W H MTV i9HHiHH i r- irtwrr'''KKWm in i t n s' k jjvsr-;ar I I'M ftvBKBr ttfi BF.SCUINO ANQCL." In which "THlle Burke recently appeared here. Is X B lowlcJRed failure. Tho scenery 1 ".rtles have "gone to the store- i.-Tto company 1s disbanded. "Good! $7aH Annabel's !t I" now vism.o a, u BStr - carts of tnrco "" J for pay Kum : lr ire . ,tl. ,....,,iiv,i pint struc- 81 Jrf the sort of dialogue that cur V. W . .. "smart." in Mln Burke's i v ra". ..- A ' '...t vehicle, however, extravagant -n ineiru.- ..-.iifttlA htf in Ik .; .. were mauo uin......- -., ... Trtato sincerity of Interpretation. S out of P'.aco in farce, MrtK4iy ou ,,,,.. r.y. there H t IB u -t f ,, tactics. Tha heroine's h Sn adventures tax .credulity, but !l: to?lh ! ellcve thcm. The par- . ?"."; .,.,!. tactics. The heroine's R. w ,'s, ...Umber In the author's head" to A 2SBrrie-rom which the .play pir,fd ww stocked neither wlth;drnmallQ R JSXue a philosophy of life, a sense of K technique, a i .,,,,. nor a tas'.e .for ?.'' lln'f rr.ntnl card cvtnlogues of pert 'tSons colloquial satirical retorts, and observation', ' " uii,.s. redressed. T 7!d ho"ev r 1. the fantastic filing tort U Kummep drew lavishly upon eablnet " tor8 wero cgaBCd ,,l.".,wJ. ,iflrlnl brand of repartee KnaTheaedr.;.c "Annabelle" quickly be 8 "me a popular favorite. riutOOUt! of this description has a dts- Uunctlvely urban flavor. In all large I Mts there are groups of posers who pride mmnlves on their grasp of what they tVm W bo .ip-to-the-mlnute satire. This S " Mltv ta not actually wit Shallowness 4 ctmtaiUly peeps through Its veneer, but In rc .. .irt..i .t.j.a "hfjnhprnlaii" or Mlsr wealthy, f.o appeal of this egoistic irimor" Is exceedingly potent. lllchard Utliibley Sheridan. ho knew uliit true comedy was, cuttingly f-atlrlzcd the ham article In the Immortal Sir Ben lamln Backbite, whoe alleged clever say Inn were prUately circulated. Jllss Kum !. miMlnhM hers. Ily so doing it is pos- elblo that sho Is consciously satirizing tho f Mlf.idmlrlng flaneurs who form most other v drirjatle personao. On the other hand. If tier viewpoint Is less subtle thero are many metropolitan audiences unablo to dis tinguish between "smart" silliness nnd wit. In "Annabellc" they may hear their own precious lingua franca articulated by com petent players. "That fish," observes tho eally-seeklng heroine, "has a good face for t flih." Prattling members of putative "artistic" circles enjoy Indulgcnco of thlH iort of thing. Among Miam "high-brows" anfl "smart people"' n so-called sense of humjrlsh'ghly fashionable Just now. Claro Kummer write! a l.i mode. Llko the tpouss of Gilbert's hapless Haines Carew, "sho never can resist a Joke." Generally speaking, this predilection Is very welcome In farce. But In this Instance the Indefinable feeling that the- author Is ustly pleased with her efforts and that every artiflco of dlaloguo was called forth to execute them Imparts to Jtho llttls play a mirgestlon of etraln. Xaturally folks who filk tho Kummer Ian. piaie will seldom notice this. Spontaneity li to far beyond their ken. that they never feel Us absence. Annabelle and her friends are their friends. It's "all In the family." A comic magazine at a boarding school Is excruciatingly funny to the scholars. In timacy Is its keynote. On a wider scalo It Is prevalent In "Good! Gracious !! Annabelle I ! !" nnd success In tho house hold Is thus assured. There Is no mixture of styles, as In tho defunct "Rescuing Aniel." "TVEFENDEnS of Miss Rummer's methods J point with pride to the absence of horseplay In her products. That word in these modish times Is anathema. Naive ftn-maklng Is unfashionable. So onco was romantic drama upon the French stage. J3ut een modes are not Infallible, as Victor 'Hugo proved when ho punctured the pro wling Parisian one with his "Krnanl." It Is perfectly posslblo to write a capital horseplay farco as "Are You u Mason?" ja a. Deserved success with such an essay ; In llshed dialogue as was "The Impor 5 nce of Beinfj Earnest" Is also attainable. ut the genius of Oscar Wilde rose abovo init no V, In.. In !.., I..-.. ... ..... ei -"uui tutio n wnicn no louna mm- -- -"o k.uuuiicr, ui iciibL 10 me present writer, seems not to have done this. In summing up it may bo added that May y .OD umrii)uiioij io ipo picco is wnouy ftj Wt of key with its predominant tone. Her Wg irresistible comlo methods belong to tho Is Jla. unashamed farce of hearty laughter, P. ana despite the taste of the period every mi "of her amusing scenes is greeted with -wiiin L.icninnaiions. i. ,yUes ,s tt unique figure In stage janu. Her manner is Invariable. It Is Just we Fame today as It was twenty years ago Lm ty. ,FrlemI 1'rom India." a iilay from jmch Kummerlaiih" should recoil In hor ror Indeed It's rather hard for ull of ns Sin i J creult tne fact that fcho ls Et Wlldously funny. Her ludicrous "domes "lue must- havo a dash of immortality. J?v fjy ejent. the appeal to hilarious discord wnien sho strikes In "Oood! Oraclous! I Awabelle! I '." cannot bo withstood. O0!Tle AYf-nlt.r.. All... -.-....... . ... 1 Jlly' L,oIa Klsher is charming In the title v. which migtit easily become intolerable JJ other hands, and Edwin Nlcander as the f ,J?cratl "souse" contributes a really Hi i. sltlrIcRl portrait a characterization nlca alwo reveals Miss Kummer at her mi. since sho cannot, of course, ba held ?pn,lbla for Miss Vokes's Inlmltablo m V,8, Ir' Oleander, b.- the way, Is an J'o irlend here. Ills stock company per rnMancea ln tho da'a wlle" rasident dra maua organlratlons wero more prevalent "ian they are now, aro remembered with usure oy rniladelphla theatre patrons. M, rjISPATCHES announcing tho death, in London, of -William II. Kcifdai char acterlied him as the "dean" of tho Brit ish staijo. From several standpoints the "He was a misnomer. Mr. Kendal, who t a seventy-one, Is survived In the English ..i.u oy mo uruuant sir John Hare, K ho la seventy, and Sir Charles Wyndham, who is eighty. Tho Inspiration and artistic Vilpment of both of theso actors tran Mended thoso of Kendal. rtT?" iitter' nowevcr, possessed admlraKe S.lu;.",wSs a dclBht'ul light comedian, pushed, fac 1 and fluent, nnd even to serl- OUI.rOleS IIA Itrntirrlit n Linn..!,., ..nJ n . . Of tOtd tasta Ihflf ImtiiMu ti......l .!, ,. Jaratlve limitation of his resources. His ni,..i "","' ""I'l"' uuatureu ins rom i-f,1a' nation. With his wlfa Madge. IU.1, living rfa,K A .t. ...... .. ... it.- .. ' -"; w ma unto revuiu ft i.. . P'aywright "Tom" Hobertson, Ken ftj'ai lonr honored our audleneea with a ' !i . of aereeablo comedies, capltully In time "The Kendals," ns thoy were v!?. . nate,y called, became a synonym on ULA e tor cl'an. wholesome. Intelligent l"' ",ln e'tner or tne pair it was uu io auociate the typlcap atmosphere wiwiif uney were regaraea rather tmtt t pMonal friends, a stntle- i mm hmm ex.tlMaa 1 -- ..J."T I i"5b' portions of the public usually averso to footllght entortnlnm.pt Thl. ,in.r ., that tho Kendals over foisted sentimental mush or preachy "sappydoodlolrm's" upon us. Their plays were usually the sane prod ucts of tested dramatists. They neither stultified tho intellect nor preached a "mes sage." pvNCn It Is true, nnd greatly to the -f astonishment of tho public whose artls tlo comprehension hai since happily broadened, tho Kendals sounded what was then called a "startling" dramatic note here. They were tho first In Philadelphia to pre sent the Pincro masterpiece, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Mr. Kendal was the Aubrey. Mrs. Kendal tho Taula. Astonishing as It may appear today, tho public was shocked. Paula Hay wasn't at all tho sort of herolno that Phlladelphlans were used to connecting with Madge Ken dal's "wholesomo" art Hers was a sterling performance her histrionic gifts outran her husband's in scope but timid audiences felt they could not get accustomed to seeing their beloved Mrs, Kendal present a por sonnge of alleged dubious morals. Tho Kendals experimented no moro ana re-entered the light comedy field. Tho present writer recalls them with particular pleasuro ln Hendrle nnd Wood's "Tho Elder Mlsi Hlossom," ln the adaptation of Sar dou's "I.es Pattes des Mouchc V entitled "a Scrap of Paper" and In Sydney Clcundy's "A Whlto Lie." Tho lust named play re vealed Mr. Kendal's art In Its most con genial estate. His quizzical nonchalance had Its delightful traces of tho familiar comlo methods of John Drew. I T IS of pertinent Interest that mention of the Kendals' endeavors should como at u time when tho two theatres at which they generally played aro undergoing radical metamorphoses. Tho old Chestnut, Fccne of some of their most delectable efforts, Is fast being demolished to make way for a commercial skyscraper. At the Chestnut Street Opera Houso tho welcome spirit of revival Is Installed. ThN theatre, o rich In Philadelphia footlight traditions and lndlssolubjy nhsoclnted with tho names of Henry Irving, Klchard Mans field Ada Ilehan and other stago divinities, has been completely remodeled and will be reopened to tho public; on November 2C, with a production of the Arthur Hammer stein operetta. "You'ro ln Love." Among the modern Improvements ex ecuted tho removal of nearly all tho an noying old parquet clrclo posts will prob ably receive the heartiest popular tribute The seating nrrangement Iiuh been entirely changed. A new parquet floor has been laid Improements hae been made to the stage, which, by the way, wns rebuilt an recently as during tho reglmo of the Keith stock company. A tabteful new decoratho schemo has been developed. No reconstruc tion of tho pleasing architectural exterior was necessary. Thero should be no need to stlmulato the Interest of Phlladelphlans In the restora tion of this flno old playhouse to the first class category. If a theatre can possess a personality, tho Chestnut Street Opera Houso assuredly has one. It has been held In Incero affection by truo theatre-lovers for many a year. MARGARET ANOU.VS highly enjoy able production of "Lonely Soldiers" seems to have Justified the Little Theatre's existence. Her engagement nt this house has now been extended for four weeks, and part of that time will bo devoted to one or more new productions. Of particular Interest Is tho announcement that Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy, "A Woman of No Importance," will bo a feature of the reper tory. II. T. C. SARA CREWE, MARY PICKFORD'S LATEST Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of "The Little Princess," the screen version of which was adapted by Frances Marlon for prcsen. tatlon as Mary Plckford's latest Artcraft vehicle, has been ono of the foremost Anglo American novelists during tho greater part of the last half century. Mrs. Hurnett was born In England In 1849 and In 1S77 mado her reputation as a novelist with "That Lass o' Lowrlo's," a story of Lancashlrs life. In 189G Mrs. Burnett wrote "A Lady of Quality," which was mado popular on tho stage by Julia Arthur. It Is Interesting to note in this connection that William S. Hart, now also an Artcraft star, ap peared with Miss Arthur In this production. "Little Lord Fauntleroy," written In 1886. was the first of the successful novels of child ltfo by Mrs. Burnett. "Sara Crowe" followed shortly afterward and this char acter Is also the leading one in "Tho Little Princess." Tho new photoplay will be tho Stanley Theatre's nttractlon all next week. MUSICAL LUMINARIES OF NEXT WEEK ."::4:Mi. Sacha JacobinofT, the violinist who will give a concert in Witherspoon Hall on Wednesday evening. NIXON ANNIVERSARY WEEK OF NOVEMBER 19 m.. nnnlversary or me ixon j-iichc, The anniversary of the Nixon Theatre, marks tho eighth birthday of that well known playhouse and during that success. MI career there have been played 2132 vaudeville acts In 364 weeks. Fred Q. Nixon Nlrdllnger built the theatre and named It nfter Uls father, Samuel P. Nixon. Since that time houses in which Mr. Nlxw-Nlrd-I ' r has been interested two others ln Philadelphia the Nixon Colonial and Nixon nrand have been named after the eenlor . .,,i minuar. on In Atlantic City. &kSZS2&25& mm&i , . T'S,." ".i'rr. Ww : sj'nw x A . MSmm: U, I JMolsllfHuS H Gcraldine Farrar will be seen in .'HCBf ywga Uf W 'lmKP'f' "Tne Woman God KorKot" at the SL ffx. S M& WMmSP V; .Strand next week. flW ' & . " 'i P NEH WEEK WILL BE yg ' Wj.t $ ffSr t A 'M&mBmM P W" J MWmMIBm A Elma to Play with Orchestra. JT jf ' H ilHIHH I JacobinolT and Mcro in (p W4fL W &F IHKS Recit-ils JWf0? Er:;rrr;rz2zrr:2 Louise Huff (top), who, with Jack Pickford, will be the film stnr of "The Ghost House" at the Locust. Annette Kellermann (bottom) will reveal her photoplay art in "A Daughter of the Gods," the special attraction at the Victoria. AUSTRALIA DELIGHTS " IN' OUR VAUDEVILLE American Actor Declares That Some Theatres Play Same Turn Twelve Weeks Aiisti.ill.i in now the T'topl.i of the Amer ican vaudeville performer, according to ;or F. Wlllard. who with his partner Hilly L. Wilson, has Just returned to Philadelphia. The team spent several month's In the Antipodes. "Since tho United States de clared war against Germany." said Wlllard, "American acts have been given xno giau hand everywhere In Australia." Tho peoplo were so enthusiastic' over American performem. he asserted, that they often stopped nt theatres where fav orite Americans were plalng and btought them home to dinner. An American with tho le.ist degreo of Melabllity Audi it dltllcult to spend money there, Australia can glvo lis iv few points, nc coidlng to Wlllard, In regard to tho en forcement of puro food laws. Ho said It was a common thing to see a corps of pure food agents iuvado a restaurant when It wns filled with patrons and mako a sudden inspection of all kinds of food in the place, even that which was being consumed by the customers. Wlllard said he remembered soveral Instances where restaurant pro prietors were fined forty pounds because the butter served was not up to the 10U per i'ent standard. Best of all. he declared, an act can play at ono house for twelve weeks without changing Its material. "When the peoplo there like anything." he said, "they llko it often." Yolanda Mero (top) will be heard, in a piano recital in Witherspoon Hall on Thursday afternoon. Mischa Elman, the Russian violin ist, will be the soloist at the Phila .delpiia OrehMtra concerts on next FrtovstwwB ,anT$S&ttday .' -i-f .l' "Vv,;-"v- W ' t'WF-X'' " -."V3. MZm I . . J- next ecK s music SUNDAY Free concert, Academy of the Fine Arts, :t p. m. Tuesday Nicholas Douty recital, Witherspoon Hall, 8:15 p m. Wednesday Sachn .Tacobinoff re cital, Witherspoon Hall, 8:15 p. m. Thursday Yolando Mero Kecital, Witherspoon Hall, 3 p. m. Friday Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of Music. H p. m. Saturday Philadelphia Orchestra, Academy of Music, 8 p. m. Ono of the most popular and melodious of modern Bvmphiinles will be the chief In strumental feature of the Philadelphia r-Uic-tra's concert to bo given In tho Acade my of Music on Friday afternoon nnd Sat urday evening of net week. Tho work Im Cioldnuirk'H sentimental nnd gracvfully writ ten "Hustle Wedding." which Mr Stokowskl has always led with sympathetic uppn-cla-tloiv Nlcolal's "Merry Wives of Windsor," with Its familiar and rather typically Teu tonic waltz, and Chabrler's "Spanish Rhap sody," a work In which a French composer has brilliantly caught the zest and rhythm of Peninsular dances, will al&o bo on the program. The soloist will bo Mlscha IC1 nian, the exceedingly popular young Rus sian violinist He will play tho Saint-Sacnn i-oncertfi in II minor. . As Is well known, tho OoldmnrU sym phony Is tho tonal picture of rural nuptials Tho various lilies of the work tell their own stories. The wedding march conn-' first, then tho bridal song, the serenade. th tender andante, "In tho Uardeii." and the i-plrlted and festlvo final dance Another excellent llussiau - iullmt will also be heaid In 1'hll.idelphl.i next week. He Is Saseha Jacoblnoff, who will glvo a recjtal In AVItherspooii Hall on Wednesday eenlng. Ills program consists of Vltall'H ehaconno In f minor, Fr.incoeur-Krelsler's "SicllieniiB and Itlgaudon," Faurc's "Apres un Itee," Zeckwer's "Chant du Voyaguer," Salnt-Saens's concerto In H minor, Tchal kow sky's "Serenade Mclanchollque," Dit-teisdoif-Krelsler's scherzo and I'aganliit .Tacoblnoffs capriLC. Clifford Vauglmn will play tho piano nccompanlmenf. The flist piano recital of the' season will be given by Tolnnda Mcro on Thursday afternoon, November IE, nt Witherspoon Hall. Mine Mero, a Hungarian by birth, but now married to a prominent American resident In New York, Is one of the ounger of tho concert pianists beforo tho public today, and an artist whoso work ls char acterized by musicianship, temperament and originality. She has arranged a program of diveislfled Interest for her re cital. Including tho piano arrangement of Ilach's Concerto for tho Organ, tho "Funcrallles" of I.lszt, miscellaneous num bers by Mendelsohn, Debussy, Schubert, llerkler nnd Agghazy, and a group of Chopin pieces. The Matpiarro Knsenible, assisted by Carlos Salzedo, harpist; Hans Klndler, cellist: Kmll F. Schmidt, violinist, and Al fied I-orenz, viola player, will gle Us opening concert of the musical year In Witherspoon Hall on next Thursday even ing. Tho program numbers will bo Caplet'a "Suite Persane," Iteger's trio for iluto, violin and viola, Salzedo's "Pcntarythmle," Juon's "Divertimento." Stokowskl's "Dlthy- rambe, and Dvoraks "berenacic. Nicholas Douty, the admirable Philadel phia tenor, will be heard In the first of a series of lecture recitals under tho aus pices of the University Extension Society In Witherspoon Hall on Tuesday night of next week. Ho will ofier an exceedingly varied program, Including numbers by licet hoven, I.ulll, Monteverde, llach, Handel, G re try, Hadyn and Mozart. The first of a series of free Sunday after noon concerts at the Academy of the Fine Arts will be given tomorrow at 3 o'clock. The Hahn String Quartet will play a uuartet by Haydn In 11 flat, Tschalkowsky's Andante Cantablle and Ilumorcsque, Gla zounow's "Modo Antlco" nnd Percy Grain ger's "Molly on the Shore." Mrs. W. Hurl ton Plersol. soprano, will sing 'II lie Pns tore," by Mozart. Mr. W. Pierbol will King Schumann's "Two Grenadiers." Mr. nnd .Mrs. Pierbol will sing "Thou and I." by Cornelius, and "The Nightingale," by Henschel, If sufficient popular and financial aid ls forthcoming. It Is hoped to give eight or nine of theso concerts. A concert for the benefit of the French Relief Fund will be given b- Mrs. William Cookman. soprano; Mrs. Frances II. Kel. lore, contralto ; Charles Aiken, tenor, and Charles 3. Shuttleworth, baas, at the Qer- mantown urioui v-uo, on ncaneeaay. ino B. on weanesaay, no- i'A-- rc;.t(et $ p.,m., .-Hk ,r -r. ;n , V v i "-j Emmy Wchlen (top) will be u screen feature at the Recent in "The Outsider." At the Stanley Mary Pickford (bottom) will be presented in her latest motion picture, "The Little Princess." WINNING SMILE MADE "" FOOTLIGHT HISTORY Two Managers Competed for Julia Sanderson Because She Could "Look Pleasant" In "Itninblir Itoso," the uvw musical play In which Julia Kaudcicoii and Jovoph r.twthnrii am coming to the Forrest The atio Monday uveniug, tho popular twain sing a song about smiling how It's better to smile than to cry and there Isn't any girl In the country to whom such a song could be assigned moie appropriately than to Miss Sanderson Some actresses owe their success to ono thing, some to another, sometimes It Is hard to tell to what they owo it. Miss Sanderson imes a goodly share of her success to her smile. In the rotcpaugh Stool: ('oimuiny In Philadelphia, or whleli her father, Albert .vukett. was stafje dlreitor. Mis .Sander 'in leeelvnl her earliest footllglit expert .ive Sho wn Jut u little ulil m the time, but they put Inr in to play all sorts of pans. one night a New York producing man ager happened to diop into the theatre. After the first net he asked the man In tho biixolllce jlm the little girl with the. Kinllo was. "That." said the ticket seller, "Oh. that's AI Sackett's llttlo girl. Has a nice smile, hasn't she?" "Yes. nnd I want it." said the manager. Ho saw Mr. Sackett and Julia came to New York to unllo In support of Paula Kdwanle.s in "Winsome Winnie" at the rnsinn. New Yorkers liked her smile Just as much ns tho Phlladelphlans had, and the next season they Rave her u,better part hi "A Chines,, Honeymoon." Then she joined De Wolf Hopper's company and then her father thought It would bo good for her to go to London. Sho went, and her smile got her a part at once In "Tin; l.lttlu Duke," one of Georgo I dwardes's productions. Charles Frohman dropped In to seo this piece one night nnd tho first thins lie said to Kdwardes afterward was, "H'hn's tho little gill with tho smile?" "Why, you ought to know her," replied Kdwardes. "Sho comes from Ameriia." "Well. I'm going to tako her back,' said Mr. Frohman. And ho did, and put her In "The Dairy maids" first. Then he gavo her the leading lola In "The Arcadians," and whllo she was playing In this piece. he got u cable from Kdwardes ono morning. "Hear ou'e got girt with wonderful smilo In 'Arcadians,' " said tho London manager. "You had her first, but I'm going to keep her." retorted Frohman. - I After "The Arcadians" sho had thp lead ing role In "Tho Siren" and then Mr. Froh man mado her a star In "The Sum nine Girl." Theatrical Supposing that in soma Elysium oj art, Dick lY'agnvr und Shakcspvara worn frooly conversing, And Wagner said: "William, it touches my hcurt To notn that my products arc worthy of cursing, Enduring enough on an alien stago. To warrant the action of barring and banning. Considering all tho nogloct oj the age, There's something refreshing in such a fine canning." And Shakespeare said: "Richard, you make me feel cheap The case of your art is still up for debating. While I in my frigid oblivion weep. I'd even accept an unfavorable rating, For any old verdict is better, I swear. Than that which is fulsome, but seldom produces My plays in a modern theatrical glare. Why even a 'roast' would havo. succulent juices!" Supposing, we say, that such words were pronounced, And ice overheard 'cm, would they be a sermon To teach us wed honored the Neglected an ally, and pattered a bermunr 1 1 " ' J -,'Vv r;.lL ii-v -' COMIXO ATTIUCTIOXB I'OllllUST "Humbler Hose," n musical comedy, with score by Victor Jacob!, com-. . .... . i.rt.1... ri- l.rnm I'tnll." Itnm- 11. Kmltti tvr.in 1ia Vinnlf TliA .z' poser 01 Pj mi ami !"- vim - - - - - -- - - , stnrs tiro ."tllla fc'nndcison nnd Joseph Cawthorn, Other members of the cast ,;A John Cloldsworthy, Stuait Iinlnl and ticorgo .. Mnck. The Charles Frohman ,j $ Company makes the production. UtKl.l'Ul "Uc.od! OrnrlotiH" ,1a,,1,,-m belle!:'" ("litre Kummor's whlm'lcAi farco. now In Its thlrr k iikoh ' ,lucc'B'': The qiinllt of the dUUciRUe ."" " ,f Iiiih liot'ii particularly iidm.rcd. Lo'' " rr enacts the irrc-ponMble heroine wi.v mhentures produce some surprising u tlon. The support Includes l.uwm Nlcander and ill ull May Voltes. UMtKICK "The lloiinriing." ne of tho bebt light eomedles of recent sci-on" Wlnchell Smith and Yletor JiiH' i tho pluv. The original New York cast la Intact In Includes Arthur ;. Maltha ll.dmati. ltuth Shepley. ". nll.ioi Kddinger ami Margaret Kej e Mngini. is b D.uld Ite'asco. H.'O.Wl "I'ome out of the Kitchen," an adaptation of Alice Durrr Miller's slor of tho same name. ltuth Chntterton por trns the lesourceful Virginia girl who masquerades ns a cook to relieve tlnanclnlly enib.irr.uslng situation Uruce Mcltiio and Mrs. Ch.ules Craig are auxiliary p!acrs. T.YIlir "Kllein." Irish operetta In which clever wags of the Kmerald Isle r-itwit i,f i!f.,i,.,v.t.j in i!imitl:ir Htace fashion. Victor Ileibert provided the tuneful score The book Is by Henry Hlossom. Olga Holler has a piiiua ilonn.i role. UTTI.V Til KA T UK- -"Lonely Soldier. Success of this delightful comedy as pre sented by Margaret Anglln nnd her ad mirable compute, which Includes Kdwn .1 Ktnery. has warranted an extension of its engagement here Next week, how ,.ier. i 1 1 I.isi for this city. Other Anglln productions will follow. .it roi'UiiAJt miens Oi:i'lli:i'M"A Daughter of tho Sun." a p!n of Hawaiian life by Lorln .T. Howard ami Halph T. Kettering A troupe or nntlvo PoHneslan singers nnd dancers urn ili he lompany. Uowiand and How ard mako the production. I'HATVHi: I7..WS STAXLLV -"The Little Princess." an adap tation by Fiances Marlon of Frances Hodi-Min liurueU'H Sara Crewe stories. with Mary Plcliloni in inc imc roie. .m- traft pioduotlon. All weei: JMiri; "The Mark of Cain." wltli Mrs. Vernon Castle, first half of week "Tho Spreading Dawn," with Jnno Cowl, lat ter half of week. Al.TA 1)1 A "The Clever Mrs. Carfax, a Paramount production, with Julian KJ tinge Scenario Is by Hector Turnbull. All week. VH'TOItlA "A Daughter of the Cods, tne spectacular William Fox picture, which had a long iun ln tills city last season. .,...! t.. lw Hermann Is the stnr and the sea scenes are especially noteworthy. All K.'fJK.vr "One Hour," with Zena Keefe ..! Ainu llnle. Monday id Tuesday; "Tim outsider." with Kmmy "W helen. Wetlnesdnv and Thursday ; "A Game of Wits." with Gale Kane, Friday nnd Sat urday. LOCUST "Tho Call of tho Kast. with Sessue Hnvakawa, first half of week. "The Ghost House." with Jack Pickford and Louise Huff, latter half of week. NTHAXD "Tho Woman God Forgot, with Gcraldine Farrar, first half of week "The Antics of Ann." with Ann Pennington, latter half of week. VAVDEVII.Li: 7C.777V Adelaide and Hughes, dancers; George Whiting and Sailio Hurl. Pox and Waul, minstrels; vwiner uruwer, urn noluglit; "Cieatlon," a scenic spectacle depicting the birth of the universe ; "The. Futuristic Ilcvue." presented by Countess Do Leonard!, violinist; Marie Fltzglbbon. Lew Madden and company, Tho Little Johns, Jugglers. ailAXD "Tho Clock Shop." u tuneful travesty, presented by Frank M. Miller and Introducing George Spellman ; Henry l'rey, Dunbar and Turner, the Flying ItUHseR Wind and Cullen. ill mirthful nnd musical sp.-Unltles. and Watson's trained troupe of Inlilllgeiit dogs. ;.OHl.'i Wlllliim l'owen In "The Iteguhir Arinx Man"; Hyniaii Adler and company ln "The Miser's Dream"; Signer Glaulnnl, tenor; Haley and Noble. Adonis and hts dogs, tho Klucald "Kilties," Sampson and Douglas, Arthur Devoy. c.inin aim no malno and the Three Melody Fiends. CHOSS KEYS Fred Helder and Nettle Packer in "A Sidewalk Cabaret" ; Hutch McDevltt. "My Mother's Aunt," a sketch; Newell nnd Most, Cook and Ilochert, Chung Sun Leo and company, Illusion ists, first half of week. Lillian Steele and companv. Al White's Duo. Hurt and Hnr rls nnd' Lyman, latter half of week. IHIOADWAY The Petting licttys, Joe Hortiz und ills minstrels. Hurt nnd Har ris Kdmunds and Leuloin. "Jack and tho lleiinstalk," photoplay, first half of week". Jack Mandel. Hojt, HymuiiH and Hay. Helen Gleeson anil company. Cook ami Pother. Chin San L"o and "Tills ls the Life" photoplay, latter half of week. WILLIAM I'l.XX "The Hroadway Hoys and Girls." Al und Fanny Stedman. Helen Gleasou nnd company, the Hallancton Tilo, and "Fighting Hack." photoplax. Hi si half of week. Swor und Avey, New. huff and Phelps. Three Kervllles, and i'aradlso Gardtu," photoplay, latter hall of week. . vVO.V Ilert and Harry .Gordon. Hopkins nnd'Axtell, Van and Hell. Collna's Com. edy Circus, and "The Scarlet Pimpernel. ..in, linstln Farnuiu. photoplay. COLOXl AL Ollle and Johnny Vnnuls, Dun. can. Kdwards Trio, Mary and Mary Dorr. Webb and Conley. .Mahoney Hrothers nnd Daisy, Hradley and Ardlne. "Uiisputln, tho Hlack Monk." photopluj. JII KLESQUi: C th.Yi "Some Show," u, potpourri of burlesque und vaudeville, with F.dmund Hayes, former star of "The Wise Guy," In n. leading comedy role. Thomas Sny der, Mario Jansen, Juanita Snun, Mildred (erll nre also In the cast. I riiOVADEllO "The Pace Makers," with Thought art that we trounced, H.T. C. ,.?... kt ' m?'j?4L. &Mmm& m Tnnl n m ni A 4 1 ItllllH km nlitf fnN.v Ajl ""Via A (Hi I IIIIU 4l JlllllCl UR (.iiicti aur &lIi makerfl ln tlilH lively melnnge of mirth W4 ;t ami mutii1. uni i;ntni. tne dancer, win d :(: n special feature. Other members of the cast are Wnalen, Kugeno Iloth and Slnat, violinist. UAYKTY "Tho Innocent Maids," n two net burlettn, with musical comedy pe (Initios nnd vaudeville features. -Mllo, the classic dancer, will bo an extra at traction. COMIXO ATTIIACTIOXS XOVKMIIKlt ID HHOAH "Among Those Present," 'with Shelly Hull. OIll'IIKI'M Treasure Island." li:iTJI'S Pnul Dickey, Hentrlce Hcrford. XOVKMHi:i: ill CIIHSTXVT XTtiKKT OI'VllA IIOUBE "You're In Love." LYIIIC "Peter Ibbetson." I.lTTLi: TllKATUE "A Woman of Importance." KKtTII'X Snllle Fisher and company. ni:ci:.Miii:ii ,i IIIIOAD "Pollnnna." No BRILLIANT OPERATIC SEASON ASSURED Metropolitan Company Will Give First Performance Here on November 20 Grand opera's appeal In war time Is sln $J cere, iiol uiyuioux. .xouie music is un ins f comparable stimulus In tragic times. Kvery i great Luropean capital can attest the truth of this assertion, Philadelphia will realize it more keenly when the season of lyrlo dinma. scheduled to begin here on Noem ber 29 lit the Metropolitan, starts to exer Ise Us esthetic and vitally Foul-cleansing1 sway ' In tho autumn of 1911 Paris tried to abandon grand opera. The Comtque and tho Academle de Muslquc were closed. When the immediate pressure of the German peril had passed, calls for the higher forms of Ijrlco-dram.itlc entertainment became Im perative. To Ijcgln with, many superbly gifted artists men bejond the war age and women of all ages were In urgent need of employment Secondly, tho public, satiated with tho hideous facts of the times, de- inanded Its glimpse of Idealism. Grand opera properly dono Is an artistic monu ment. Its Influence far from ceases when tho cut tain falls upon a particular per fui mance. Memory of the penks of radiant benuty attained abide In the auditors'-souls. Artistic as well ns food rations are es- umitl.ll I ft llin ...,.ll.l,ilr..y of n.,1 nlt'lllvA I.-' ....... ... .... ., - ..,.,, ... I...J ... , .......I . lie.iole. Ill uur ,nnrliu nu l linmil,.,- nilAa Paris reopened her opera houses In 1915 and regular seasons have been given there over since Often with the streets of that capital, once Joyously called "la vlllclum lerc," plunged In darkness there was still light enough within doors for an exquisite "Manon" or a throbbing "Louise." It Is therefore a cause for Intense satis faction that an opera season rich In artW-. tli Inteiest and sealing exalted pinnacles of loveliness may be foreenst for this city. Symphony concerts and the lyric drama liave now vlitually tho same mission. Lyric drama in the German tongue has b-en abiindonid this tenson. Only two ai lists, horn within the territory of the Central Powers, are now members of the Metropolitan Opera Company. These Bind ers are Frieda Hempel, who Is ubout to marry an American, and Margarete Matzen. auer, who ls now an Italian citizen. With tho removal of tho Teutonic wing, a bril liant array of operas will nonetheless ib available for production. There are about fifty of such works In Mr. Gattl-Casazza'a present repertory. Chief nmong the novelties wil' be the en chanting spectacular Arabian Nights opera "Marouf, Savetlcr du Calre" (Marouf, the., vobbler of Cairo) The story Is taken directly from J. C Mnrdrus'.s tianslatloii of "The Thousand and One Nights," and the libretto Itself Is by Lucleii Ncpoty. Henri Itabaud, tho French composer, one of whose admirable symphonies is agreeably familiar to Phila delphia Orchestra patrons, wrote the music Tho score Is modern In design, richly or chestrated and graphic. To some extent the s-tle Is a blend of Debussy and Massenet, , Informed of course by M. llabaud's Indi vidualism. Upon the purely dramatic stage, the nearest parallel to the piece Is Knob lauch's "Kismet." In which Otis Skinner ap peared some seasons ago. It Is probable Hint AI Do Lucca the excellent barltona. will be heard and Feen as Marouf. the poor V i' ra cobbler, who wins tho princess of Klialtan, ' ""4 when tho work Is produced In Philadelphia jjj,? later In the season ' filil Other new works on tho list are Cadman STX-fT. Aniorle.iTi nliprii. "ShnnewlH" I'.Thft Ttobin t V',. Woman), Itlmsky-Korsakow's effective mer -jXm ger of the styles of pantomime ballet and lyric drama. "Le Coii d'Or" (The Golden Cock) and Mascagnl's "Loeloletta." in which Geraldlnu Knrrnr will be heard. Liszt's "Saint Kllzabeth," originally written as an oratoTlo, will be done In operaUc form and in Kngllsh for the first time In this country. The rest of the repertory will bs made up of standard Italian, French and Russian works. De Koven's "The Canterbury Pil grims" will bo sung ln Knglish and Oluck'a "Orfeo" In Italian. Among the notable re vivals will be Faust, with Joseph Urban scenery, and Meyerbeer's "The Prophet.' 1110 euinimii) itiuuuw ncaii nu mip y , , favorites of the French and Italian wings at ' J V ii., kf.iHim Aninnir tlie nan-romer will t' ! be Olive Fremstad, Cecil Arden, Julia ClauavVu. sen, Vlncente Halllster, Thomas Chalmers, fn . liuls D'Angelo, Helen Kanders. ltuth Mll' Ari.V ler. May Peterson, Hlpollto Lazaro, the much-heralded tenor ; John McCormack, Who re-enters the operatic field, and Jose Mar y ...... ,1.. ,.,l.l- Vila Cn.nlal, l,n-lln. . . . ' UUIltP. IOC HMIItllHUtV ..,., 1.,, MM.IflW, ftf iinhertn Moranzonl. formerly of the Bam. - ton Opera Company, will be a new leader of . .'. the Itnllan operas. . J'V, , The Metroiwlltan's New .York seal opens on Monday night with "Alda," wli Caruso and Claudia .iiuzio in the cast. Ti Philadelphia bill Is not yet announced. Thi will be sixteen performances here as ui on Tuesday nights. 11. T. C.. j. In New Zealand With Burton HehetM New- Zealand and Tasmania furnish' tbe.V- material, gathered this last summer, fort ' ," tecond bill In Burton Holmes's strjea'.of'v Travelogues, now being given here. Nw;s .ealanu ana Tasmania are nine iraoa- tm planted sections ot e-ngiwiu ana scouaM Auckland, Wellington and Chrlstchurctt e4 Knglish as any In far-off England, ": Dunediu Is as thoroughly Scotch as gow. Mr. Holmes's motion plcturts,o show the sports and customs ot tne Ma the busy sights ot the cities' streets the I on ranches and farms and tne woa geysers, waterfalls, rivers and rnoua trails of this land of romance and.1! Tasmania Is also a country of great I und commercial importance. Hofcart. capital. Is another English-type' rivers, falls ana mountains or are wonderfully peautuui ana I side Is celebrated for us aa mn.t famous product being a apple. V ... Vvy.' Mr, Holmes &m a '. nA- .A m i 1 H 9i 0 Jr. '1. '.v. sh fS i h?" rT' - ftfei'l a-, ft-
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