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1HB plays are not great," Oscar Wlldc
humility. "I think nothing of them, hut It
you only know how nmuslng they nro!"
"Most of them," ho added, "aro the results
of bets!" Thus adroitly focuslnR his own
vision on hla own art, It is conceivable that
the dramatist, if alive today, would esti
mate the worth of "A Woman of No Impor
tance" from very much tho samo nnglo as
our contemporary public. Tho quest bf
amusement has undoubtedly Inspired tho
excellent patronage with which Margaret
Anglln's efforts at tho Littlo Theatre have
been rewarded this week.
"Scratch Bernard Shaw," run-) a popular
verdict, "and you will nnd Whistler and
Wilde." Naturally nlso tho tepute of "The
Gentle Art of Making Enemies" and the
highly admired Shavian banter have
prompted playgoers with a tasto for "orig
inal sources" to trace tho beginnings of a
favorlto type of foctllght persiflage. Strict
comparison of Wilde, however, nn ine
famous American artist of tho past, with
whom ho so delightfully fenced, or with Mr.
Shaw, who supposedly lights tho lamp of
brilliant paradox In each ono of his new
very numerous stnge offerings, should dem
onstato the unreliability of favorlto snap
Judgments. For all his assumption of ir
responsible "Inclslveness, Oscar Wilde, In
most of his writings, was seldom bitter as
Whistler was. and never a propagandist as
Shaw Invariably Is. The author of "Can
dida" and "Androcles" can no moie resist
pointing a moral than ho can writing an
explanatory preface.
Wilde, at his best, notably In "Tho Im
portance of Being Earnest," is dellciously
and airily unmoral. When ho does develop
a thesis it Is usually trlto or else so typical
of current problems, of his day that only
a technlnuo superior to that at his com
mand could prevent his opinions from grow
ing stale. The condition of affairs Is strik
ingly manifested In "A Woman of No Im
portance." At the time of Its original production
1893 the conviction that thcro should not
be "one moral law for men and another for
women" possessed, the souls of several lead
ing playwrights. Plnero expounded It with
magnificent sincerity nnd power In "Tho
Secortd Mrs. Tanqueray." Today tho merit
of that play survives, not because of the
novelty or radicaliMn of Its viewpoint
theatro patrons. Indeed, h.ivo long been
bored with the overf.imlll.ir theme but be
cause tho expertness of tho dramaturgy has
permanent value.
This Is untrue of the Little Theatre's cur
rent bill. Tho pleco Is a curious mixture
of Wlldo's best nnd worst characteristics.
The "strong" scenes .no mostly claptrap.
Mrs. Arbuthnot's repudiation of her be
trayer t-avors of creaky, old-fashioned
melodrama. The craftsmanship Is clumsy
and It Is hard to disabuse oneself of the
belief that Wilde employed his thesis mainly
because It was a popular topic of his period.
But the old Oscar charmingly shines forth
In the lighter passages. Ills verbal fire
works are of nn emphatically distinctive
type. Occasionally tho manner recalls tho
Congrevo of "Tho Wny of the World." but
oftencr the flavor Is wholly personal and
Inimitable.
Perhaps tho leading feature of Wilde's
colloquy Is not so much flashing brilliancy
as It Is an unbridled comic nonchalance, an
almost lazy humor, a polished but seem
ingly Indifferent sophistication that evokes
mental ripples of ne.-rlment rather than
fcutward manifestations. No one but Wilde
could have written this passage:
Mrs. Allnnbv We nro only colng to took at
tnn tHr I.adv Hunstanton.
Lady untantnn You will find a great many.
dear; a ereut many.
BOTH SIDES
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It presented clever Holbrook Ulynn In a
wholly unfavorable artistic light In Miss
Anglln's production of tho play Inst year
in .New York. Mr. Emery, now that he Is I
iiiuio mmuiar with his artificial spcecnes
than on tho opening, on einelny. prob
nbly makes tho least lamontnble cchthlt of
tho three, Hut tho sterling talents with
which ho has lately Illumined Stevenson's
John Silver In "Treasure Island," nnd, n
week ago. bis delnetnlil.i rnlo 111 "Lonely
Soldiers" nro largely in obscurity
Miss Anglln's wisdom In confining the
Play to a single week's engagement is very
evident. Tho revival Is attractive as a
chapter In stngo history as v. ell ns for the
still animate comedy scenes. Hut Its np
peal In u repertory season Is apt to bo
rather special. What Is heralded as a
moro conscientious specimen of plnywrltlni
will bo revealed next week nt tho Little
Theatre when the star produces for the
first time here Somerset Maugham's mod
crn comrdy of "Caroline." The piece scored
a substantial hit In London two seasons
ago New York proved rather rnld to tho
bright ellaloguo and cleverly contrived situa
tions set forth by the fast developing and
once overtirollflc author of "Our littler"
Our playgoers have lung evinced a liberal
npprvciat Inn of light comedy. The "punch"
Is less craved her," than on Ilrondwav, It
seems probablo that our pla goers will ln
dorso London's vetdlct and repudiate
Uotham's.
A QUINTET OF ESTABLISHED PHOTOPLAY FAVORITES
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F0R THE COMING WEEK
Return of Chestnut Street Opera House to Hitrh u '
Stage Version of Du Maurier Dream Talp " I ate?l
"Caroline," Chief Events
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, 7 "''n.' John N. llaphnor skillful nnd deenk- , ,
. tlon of Ueorge Du Manner's unique dream tale. Production u . , ?Vl"R Wta
port. The cast, selects with fine discrimination. Includes John ,? 8IWl arll'c to
Enrrymoro, Constance Collier, Wnllls Clnrl; and Alice John I,arrJ'more. UtLi
CJIVHTXVT XT1WV.T Ol'KHA or:-You'ro In Love"
mcrstcin. Tuneful sco.e Is by Rudolph Kriml. I the rn. "" by carH.?
Thompson, Mrs. Cardner Crnno. Curl McCullough Clnr IT K?Urle Cn.
Kobcrt Modernized, reconstructed nnd refurnished, the ,hCB0n,ttrM A
Monday night us n homo of flrst-clns.s attractions Catre w' ttoZ.i
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It Is gems like the above that still mako
"A Woman of No Importance" glitter after
the lapse of a quarter 'centurv. It Is the
fun of hearing such lines that renders
worth while Margaret Anglln's Interesting
revival. Tho suggestion of writing such
comedy "on a bet" Is altogether engaging.
What a pity that the gay spirit of such a
atake did not Inspire the whole of tho play!
TlTISS ANGLIN'S presentation of the
-L pleco has many virtues. To the stagy
role of Mrs. Arbuthnot Hhe brings a rich
emotional equipment that lends authority
to scenes requiring the most expert
handling.
The footllght version used has been ef-fectlvc-Iy
arranged. Wlldo's loquacity some
times ran away with him. The first act of "A
Woman of No Importance" Is us motionless
as Shaw's "Getting Married." Condensation
could unquestionably have bettered that so.
called play. But cutting (3. B, s. Is certain
to raise ructfons with tho peppery, propa
gandist. Superficially, at least. Wilde was
less paternni with his bet-born brain chil
dren. It is highly likely that he would
have indorsed Miss Anglln's complete
elimination of tho character of Mr. Kelvll,
with his now antiquated reflections on Brit
ish politics. The line describing American
novels as "American dry goods" has also
been excised. It used to win laughs In
Ixindon. Baiting Uncle Sam Is not so pop
ular in civilized Europe now us once upon
a time.
nose Leclereq In the original English
production is said to have scored a de
erved triumph as the chatty and sweetly
cynical Lady Hunstanton, by lar the best
written part in tho play. It is not easy
to imagine how her interpretation could
have surpassed that now submitted by the
delightful veteran actress, Kanny Addison
Pitt. Her reading of the character is pre
cisely in tho beBt Wlldcan vein.
To the task of vitalizing the wholly un
convincing Lord Illlngworth Edward Emery
contributes intelligence and taste, but tho
part still refuses to adjust Itself to lif
It quite got the best of Beerbohm Tree.
41 A MONG THOSE PRESENT" Is' a dra--jnatic
"trailer." Crook plays, mystery
plays, trick melodramas, have deluged our
stngo for several season'. Possibly were
"Seven Keys to Hnldpnte" now new. its
success would bo problematical George
M. Cchan feel? tho public pulse with un
erring Judgment. Messrs. Evans and Per
clv.il, who compounded the Uroad's present
offering, are laggards.
Plays Inferior to "Among Those Present"
have triumphed because they filled the
populnr demand of tho minute. On tho
other hand tho new piece Is not good entugh
to overcome the handicap of ineiely echo
ing dramatic notes that have passul their
crescendo.
The authors am palpably novices in
stngecraft. Their sense of effective melo
drama is well cuiugh evidenced when the
wheels uro onco In motion. Hut there is
a deal of "stalling" In tho opening scenes.
Tho club window episode vlitually leads
nowhere Its substance could bo condensed
In a few lines. Rumor has It tint the
first act was written In great haste. Cre
dence of that statement Involves no mental
strain.
Shelley l'ull, tho featured nlaver. st.irt-
llngly reminiscent of William Pavorsham
In his younger days, Is .1 ccinpetent and
facllo artist, but he is as yet more to bo
missed as an Ingratiating "leading man"
than to be welcomed In seml-stcll.ir eiful-
gence Ills withdrawal from tho cast of
"Tho Willow Tree" unquestionably les
sened the appeal of that delicate product,
as revealed here earlier In the season.
"Supports" of big-typed actors arc often so
emphatically misnamed that tho defection
of so admirable a re-enforcement as Mr. S.
Hull Is iather regrettable.
Plenty of tlmo Is left for his stellar hon
ors. Indisputably nothing like the full
measure of his ability has yet been devel
oped. Experience, Is the best husbandman
for tho seed of talent. When Mr. Hull,
through actual Intel course with the stage,
knows as much about his art as Arthur
Ityron does, it will be time enough to
consider "bold-face" program mention.
In this connection It may bo recalled that
Mr, Hjron himself, who Is not a star in
the refreshingly unstellar and superbly
played "Roomerang," onco entertained am
bitions to head a production. This was
nearly fifteen years ago. Tho pleco was
called "Petticoats and Hiyonets," nnd was
the work of a former dramatic editor of the
Ptrnuc X.i:oaEit, Asa Steele. Whatever its
merits or defects might have been the flag
nover reached Philadelphia Mr. Ryron's
stellar hopes were frustrated. Since that
date he has portrayed almost every sort
of part In the dramatic gallery, not as a
star, but as a sterling player, whose pres
ence lent substance and dignity to any
cast. Tho choice between sound repute and
the mere adventitious flash of advertising
Is here suggested to Shelley Hull.
A tie-un of Artcrnft film folk.
the center is Director John Kmer
hon. To tho ripht is Douglas Fair
banks, who will be presented on
Monday nt the Stanley Theatre in
Ir. Kmcrson's new photoplay
''Headline; for the Moon." William
S. Hart (left) will bo the screen
magnet at the Arcadia in "The
Silent Man."
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milE restoration of the Chestnut Street
J- Opera House to the category of first
class theatres, scheduled to tdko place on
Monday night, awakens the same sort of
affectionate sentiment that would be in
spired by a resuscitation of New York's
Daly's or the London Lyceum. Thero is
this difference, however. In the presept situ,
atlon. The other two houses arc now un
favorably located. Hut Tenth and chest
nut btreets Is still an admirable spot for
a theatre of real distinction. Tho play
house should never have slipped from its
old honorable estate. This opinion was
clearly registered by the public, which
refused to sanction the unwise vaudeville,
stock company and moving-picture experi
ments. Minagerlal mix-ups alone, not loss
of patronage for worthy offerings, brought
uuuul inn temporary eclipse.
To the theatre's new pilot, Lawrence Shu
bert Isaacs, who succeeds to the high dis
tinction so long held by J. Fred Zimmer
man, tho best wishes of a the.itro-Ioving
public are assuredly due. H. T. C.
RECOGNITION FOR
HIGH MUSICAL GIFTS
Stokowski Will Award Medal for Ar
tistic Ability of Philadelphia
Candidates
Leopold Stokowski will award a medal
annually for the encouragement of dis
tinguished musical talent Thmnt-i, t,
courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra As
soclntlon this medal also elves th ,,
cesBful competitor tho assurance of an en
gagement nt the regular symphony concerts
In the season following the award of the
medal. The candidates must give evidence
of extraordinary talent, adequate ability
resourceful repertoire and distinct person!
allty.
The competition is limited to candidates
under thlrty-flve years of age who reside in
or near Philadelphia and who have received
at least a large share of their musical
education In this city. musical
Applications und names of candldaten
whose Identity will be kept secret, 8h0u,d
bo sent to any member of their respective
committees. At the trial candidates "u
he known to the committee by numbers only
There will be two hearings. tho first nr
which the names of immature candbi.t..
will ne eliminated, It having been dec led
that vocal and instrumental candidates sl.a
not apply in the same year, th. foTthimln,
contest will be for pianists. vlollni.tiJ 5
cellists only.
"MANON LESCAUT" TO
BRING BACK CARUSO
Puccini's Opera Listed for Tues
day Stokowski and Dam
rosch Concerts
The Abbe Prevot's touching and classic
tale of feminine frailty will bo musically
set forth nt the Metropolitan on Tiiesd.iv
evening, when .Mr. Gattl-Casazza's singer"
will Interpret Pucclnl'n opera. "Manon Le
scaut." J.'ive musical versions of tho fa
mous story are extant. Halevy's three-act
ballet on this theme was pel formed at the
Paris opera houo In 18.10. H.ilfe's opera
followed four years later In tho samo Eu
ropean capital. Aubnr's three-act opera
was produced nt tho Pails Opera Cnmlque
In lSjfi. Masse net's "Manon" had Its llrst
hearing In tho same tcmplo of lyric drama
In 1SSI. Puccini's "Manon Lescaut" was
given Its premlcio 1803. Iiilladelphlans
first heard the opera under the Hlmlchs
banner. For several vears nftervvnnl
dropped out of the icpertory. Within tho
last decade It was revived by the New
lork .Metropolitan Company and aio by
the Phll.id.lphla. Chicago oiganlzatlon.
Mnsenct's treatment of the subjcit Is
moie exquisite than the younger composer's,
more distinctively Gallic and sympathetic
ally attuned to the spirit of Prevoit's elgh
teenth century masterpiece. Puccini's work,
mi the other hand, has moments of signal
dramatic power and follows much moio
closclv than tho French "Manon" the ac
tual Incidents of the tale. Massenet's li
brettist ends tils action with the Journey of
1 rlsoners to Havre. Puccini's picscnts the
death of the heroino on the "prairies" of
Louisiana in faithful nccoidnncu with tho
original narrative.
To obviate confusion tonieinlng these
two operas, both of them illustrative of
flno Inspiration, It should be emphasized
tint Massenet's music drama Is cntitlid
simply "Manon." "Manon Lescaut" Is the
conect title of Puccini's work. In ceitain
lespects this opera as worthily represents
tho composer's ability as any of his bcttei
known products. With the tenderness of
"La Hohcme," tho tragic Jorco of ".Madame
Ilutterllj ' and tho vivid melodrama of
"Tosca" Is combined a sincerity of musical
characterization that Puccini has seldom
surpassed
Tuesday night's production by the Metro
politan Company will bo headed by Enrico
Caruso as Des Grleux. Antonio Scottl as
Lescaut and Frances Alda as Manon. (ien
naro Papl will conduct.
Mae Marsh, film star of "nun
shine Alley," next week's attrac
tion at the Palace.
MOVIE ACTOR'S ART
WAS TOO REALISTIC
J. W. Johnston, of Metro, Played
a Tramp Embarrassingly
Well
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" """"iiii wiruiine, modern comedy bv W c
nf "n,... i.... , .. . . ' Jy " Somerset '
-. w... ulla .inc. numerous, otnor admirable plnvs t, U5na,n. aiitW
tho production ns tho third fcafuie of her r,, ' ' 'Ma'Mrct Anm. .?
Edward Emery. Langdon Brute. Phyllis lllrkott nnd SaTon km""" $
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hthel Harrymore, who will be
pictured in "The Eternal Mother"
in tho cominR bill at the Victoria.
minor, Liszt's Polonalso in i; Hit. Chopin's
Nocturne In F will be ,ng t, num.
hers i,.,ved. Miss J.e Hel .1, nscn HnB
an aiu (-,, (iono,rs s.1)I,i1(J., ,, neclor
T, ,iVi. ",',n"ls "d her i-nmposcis
i .i 'uo'iay aiicrnoon free concert
i the Academy f the Kino Arts will be
l-ivon tomoriow afternoon. Special fcitutes
f the piogr.im will be works bv the Phlla
'i ill,,'1 Vi"n,.,?',,", r',mll" "' f-'or and
the -b ..,.,, ''"I1'" A,,""" Haltovitch.
, ., I o ,Uu,",l'1, violinist, will bn heard
uv.n " at lhp ""'I'''''' Retell Club on
Wednesday ,.u,,g ,.,, , , 'J
h ,0if,".lK, "'"' KiU' '"" c"'l w
n ight ''"' Church on the same
1 V. .lohnstnn. who nlavs tho role of
Winch, in eupport of Ethel Harrymore In
The Eternal Mother" a Metro film, adapted
by Mary Murillo from Sidney McO.ill's novel
"P.ed Horse Hill," to be the bill at the
Victoria Theatre tho llrst three days of
next week, had his troubles becauso of his
ability to keep "In character" for his part.
Johnston depicts the gradual degeneration
of Winch from a prosperous gentleman to
a degraded outcast. So well did he go
"Into" his character that ho grew the griz
zly bi-anl needed In tho latter stages of
Winch's downfall. This In Its-elf was not
particularly unusual, but Johnston's sjs-
tcm for doing It was now.
To keep his beard Just tho light length
for his characterization, lie figured that he
must have Just tlueo days' growth He
got shaved every Saturday night and tc
ep.nte him, he "lived und ate In cMnfort for
a few class" Hy Wednesday his beard
leached a seilous1 degiee of density. Then
for the rest of the week he silffered morti
fication. For evample, at noon one day,
Ji Imslon went Intli u popular restaurant on
minimis circle near the Jit tro studio,
American songs mn .iT " --'
'"s "'lying piano"' ndtfanc: VolnU
Parod,st nml " oc'i i u,tty Rn WBf -trained
dog" Z ?'' ,Karl eS!
I'-ather." h0 0,5 Tll WoM "gj
"The Food InVpecl or'''6,! ' Ml
.;W Lulu Sutton? Arrv hneaCa,"eW!
"More Truth Than Pn.,"ndUJ,.S!
first half of week v7' MoStt
musical comedy, the Fours Bu5K4
rcn and Tempictot," r.n" "vrS,w?r
rained pigs. nn('' .kt arJ h,
"ed, photoplay. iai,., t?n,.a Man gM.
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Misses I.irVf.? J."chl' "rolhtn U
ley and Webb? m "!"br!! o
loithcomliig musical ovenfH Include the I"'S",,I "i Winch. Willi this mnko-iip he
first nf tll(, jtoTKl.iy morning musicalcs ''bleared to be a down and out wreck. The
with (i.iudlo Muzlo us tlie spccl.illv cng-iceii ",slaui:it was crowded, but Johnston spied
solo st. in tho Hellevue-Sir itford oir Oe- ll ,,'a"t p'lt at " table occupied by two
comber 3; Irt.,aI ,1. Jom McCormaou W0"!CV'1 1I.': "ent 0"r ""' "-11 ''""" "
the very nonul.tr t..i,m. i ,i. ,..'"' mediately tho women got tin and left the
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the evening of IHcember
iiuiuer welsh, tlm ,-ifi.wi
n lecltal by
Plill.idPlplila
'"': '" ltherspoon Hull on Pee ember
', mid the Hostnn Svnmimn,-. .,
cert, vuth Iioctor Jlu dm tY.ur V,. . t, ' ' Ktu'lf;' ,,.'!t 1,,at hls l't" ns were not
Academy l,.ee,n ' ', l to V e I i'"'"" "f ' '" rcrjiicrtMl the Metro player
-vHIbeth,. soloist on that' ocusion I p.a.ms C,l"C, "'f""-' ,,B l0Ht "" '"
pi.ice. creverai oilier people at nearbv
tallies also depaited Soon the manager
came to him and mid that ho knew that
Johnston was "one of thoso actors from
the studio," but that his natrc ns u-ero
Pianists, violinists and
After a week's tour of the Middle West
the concerts of tho Philadelphia Orchestl.i
will be lesumed on net Friday afternoon
and Saturday evening. These concerts are
In the nature of musical events, for
they mark the appearance on one program
of three of the mest distinguished pianists
in ine musical worm, .Mine Olga Samaroff.
Harold Haucr and Oss-p (iabiilowitsch.
llaucr nnd Oabrllowitsch will play the E
flat concerto of Mozart. Mine. Samaroff,
Hauer nnd Oabrllowltsclv will peiform the
seldom-heard C major concerto of Udch
for three pianos.
The purely orchestral works will bo the
first symphony of Ilnydn, which begins the
concert, and tho "Leonore" Overture of
Beethoven. The symphony, which curiously
enough, has never before been played hy
me uitneririi, i.s inu ono commonly known
as the symphony "w(th tho diumroll," as
It begins with a pause with a long roll of
kettledrums. It Is not to be confounded
with the "Surprise" symphony, whlc h Is
citen entitled "with the dtumstruke." The
entire program, it will be noted, is made up
of classics.
Walter Damrosch's admirable Sew York
Symphony Orchestra will begin its setles
of concerts hero witli an attractive Tsehul
kowsky program on Wednesday afternoon
of next week In tho Academy of Music. The
Pathetlquo Symphony will bo plajed. The
soloist will be Percy Oralngcr, tho eminent
composer-pianist, whose laudable p it i lot Um
has recently given him almost as much
publicity as his lino art. Mr. (Iralnger
enlisted last summer as an oboo player, and
hence a private, In tho Fifteenth New York
Coist Artillery Band at Fort Hamilton.
He will be heard on Wednesday In Ts.'lmi.
kowsky'a superb piano concerto In U flat
major.
The twelfth season of the PhlladelnM..
Operatic Society will open next Wednesday
night In tho Academy of Music with Verdi's
"Alda." Base hospitals organized In Phlla.
delphla will be tho beneficiaries of the per
forniancc. A dress rehearsal of all the KO
participants will be held In the Academy
of Music on Monday night, when Conductor
Wnsslll Leps will put tho llnlshlng touches
on the performance.
The cast of principals includes several
newcomers, notably the dramatic: soprano
Lillian May Olnrlch, who will fill the title
rolo of Aldd, and Wlimlfrcd Uross, who
will ho the Amnerls. Oeorge Itothermel
will be the Itadames; Horace N. Hood
tho Amonasro; William O. Miller, the King'
Twenty-flvo members of tho Philadelphia
Orchestra will be under Mr. Leps's baton.
Tho concert master will bo Emll Schmidt.
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1-OliUEST "Humbler Utise," musical com
edy with Joseph C-v thorn as chief fun
maker mid Julia S,iuderscm In tho leading
feminine role, i'.lbretto Is a version of
tho French pUy. "Tho ltunaway.'" Ada
Meade. John loldsworthy nnd Oeorge E.
Mack are lh the support. Last week
here.
AliKLPItX "flood ! Gracious!! Anna
belle l'!" well-llked farco by Clare Hum
mer. Piinclp.il roles uro In the hands of
Lola Fisher, Edwin N'tcander, Hobert
Mlddleclass, Harry Sothern nnd Mao Mil
comber. Arthur Hopkins makes the pro
duction. Stage nettings by Hobert Ed
mund jones. l.nst week here.
OAllHICK "The Boomerang," which nt
tains the distinction, of being one of the
most enjoyable light comed.es of tho sc,-i.
son. Polished acting nelnrns tho footllght
material devised by AVInchell Smith and
Victor Mapes. Prominent In the cast nre
Aithur Byron, Wallace Eddlnger. Martha
llednian, Huth Shcpley und Margaret
Keys.
IlltOAl) "Among Those Present." "crook"
melodrama Involving numerous surprising
climaxes contrived by Larry Evans nnd
Walter Petclval. Shelley Hull, a talented
young actor, is the featured player. Also
in tho company are Oeorge Howell, Eric
Snowden. Gertrude Hltz and Sidney Toler.
at i'opi'lar phici:s
OUPlir.VM "Tho Story of the P.osary." ele
scilhed as "a melodrama of love and
war." Play Is In four acts and twelve
scenes. The leading roles are assumed
by Victor Hnrvey, Jack P.ag.in, Katherlne
Mcllugh. Chailes W. Outlule, Ward Mc
Allister and Princess Bryant.
WALXUT"ller t'nboin Child." Return
engagement of this play.
VAirnr.viLLi:
hfllTirn'TUp Choir Heheais.il." u play
by Claie Kummer, Introducing Sallle
FMier In a stellar role; "His Iteel Trou
ble." with Wlldred Clarke In the chief
omeely part; Derkln's Euiopcan animal
novelty. Al Lvd'dl nnd Bob Hlggliis.
comedians; Mabel nnd Dnr.i Ford, assist
ed by Henry I Marshall: Jim nnd Marlon
Harklns, James T, O'Neal anjl Frank M.
Wahnsley, Jo.vce, West nnd Mornn, Wll
Ham Ferry, coiU'ortlonlst.
ArADKMY Of MUSIC Nora Hayes, the
popular song Interpreter, In a repertory
of spe-c'ol features. Including Oeorge M.
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ti.iii n uver mere. irvuig l-isner win ' Tr,nr ii,..,,,, ,,, .
assist In her two acts on the bill. A I ,, . , "'" " K "' ew of 1911"
varied program of vaudeville acts will I ,,,,' .'1B 'V "'" ,"uyk' a,11 d'1"1". H"t7
also bo given. Thanksgiving matinee and
night only.
flLnili: "Mr. Chaser." musical comedy
net; tho Iiognny Troirie. the Lunatic
Bakers. Hart and Clark. Ston nnd Mo
Avoy, Fralicepid Sisters acrobats. Oeorge
Beeves, Hariy and Jtllclrtd. Three Tivoll
Git's, Ooulil and Oold.
Pun": stani..' .".. tV.Iar,Ble of TnnMul
trained cats. ' "urns an Ttxh ,
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' n.ito "aSy,f,h",J,w .it
"mi production; latter h itZi' 'J
-U.'Ca)M-"TI,c S lent M W?5
vE.he''i,J-;;rhp ,J" Mother,',
"'randed'T, Y ?
?7ff:.V7' "The Corespondent," with w.h.
Hninmersteln Monday and S!
The olce of Conscience" uiis n 1'
rtln.aa'll'.Vlv,.,
rf fe.
j.uli K7' "The Ilm.,..
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Members of the piano commlH
Ethel Altemus. 312 South FlfteeSth ?
Luther Conradl. 2225 Spruce street -nM
OabrllowlUch. Bryn Mawr. Pa. nni Z
Hammann. 823 South Foy-elgh, ,,
Maurlts LeefBon, Welghtman . nn J. ' :
WassllL !ns. th Pnw.it.In?n. ' Building;
1712 Chestnut twt7 Von ,,iS'0n'
Eighteenth street, and DirVn"'
drik Ererman, chairman. Member-J.?"
violin and cello committee ar i?mi.tho
Van Gelder. 4SK Carlisle .?r?et""m,3
Oittelson. 1017 Snrur. .T "'."U ank
Itohn, 1617 Spruce tr.et- IlVn. vi V. "
jilg.T3rgYWi, McH4rr
Margaret Ashmead Mitchell will give a
recuai lor me Deneni ot mo French Anes
thetic Fund In Wltherspoou Hall on Tues.
day evening. Her .program will Include
numbers by Spohr. Haydn, Hatidt), John A.
Carpenter, Edward MacDowcll, Cjril Scott
and Sidney Homer. Edwaln Evans will
play the accompaniments. The Orpheus
Club will bo heard In Its first concert of
the season In the Academy of Musln innii,.
Among the choral numbers listed are Max
Bruch's "War Song," from tho "Cross of
Fire": "Songs of the Fleet," a setting of
New-bolt's poems by C. Vllllers Stanford
and Turner Hall'u "Land or Freedom"
George B. Nevln'a setting- of Tennyson'
"Illne Out. Wild Bell." will also be
feature. Madame Boye-Jenaen. contralto
and Louis. L.BI JtMtn.. ilAt win
tk . iflliit A rm..M... i &u -: Ml
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C'JJOSS KnYS Ted nellly and Jim Mnn
nlng, In "Inspiration" ; the Pavton Fam
ily, acrobats; Fischer. Lucklpi' and 0-r-don,
Home and linger. Folsom and Brown.
Gertie Falls; flist half nf week. "On the
Banks of the P.lo Grande." musical com
edy ; the Chic Family, Jarro, magician ;
llnyt, Ilynms and lUy. Connors and
Edna Ernesto Sisters:" latter half of
week.
ItltOADWAY Al II. White and Mvitlc
Young. "Hutch" MoDevltt. Ernesto Sis
ters, nnd "Intolerance," motion picture:
first half of week. "Motoring With
Death." Fischer. Lucklc and Goielon Mr.
and Mrs. Cortez Oertln Falls, and "Sun
shine Alley," photoplay; latter half of
week.
Cni.OXlA . Amoros Sisters and company
In a dancing net, the clown seal. Frances
and Boss, Sullivan and Mason, Hevan and
j-llnt. 'id "Honrliig Lions and Wedding
"v,, ,, me niacser.- imotopWjs.
XIXOX Dong Kong Gue and Harrv I law.
TU 1.11. . . . '
mo unmiren 01 I'nnriiHlrin." n
Pauline Frederick- ,,, i.'."l. .
"The Clever Mrs t'nrfnN ., Juli.
nt nge. latter half of week. '
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C.lS7.YO-"The St i. Lively Olrl," ,
potpourri of musical l0medy spcelnltlij
and van, ev lie features. i:mp,lasu "
laid on the dancing contributions. Thi
company Includes It',1, McAllister. Ethel
m rM., !il,rry.T Khann and Dotion.
.... , .....,, i, ..in .-".icpper
(Hickey) Lcvau Is the chief comrdlin.
't.ciiu ii. j.ansing, Helen Stuart. Hailli
Oean ireciwnri(P ''Diana" will offer
clussic cl'ince specialty.
COMIXC. ATTHACTIOXS A
nr.vr.Miwn -i f
AnHLPIIlSnthitig Hut the Truth." ttith
William Collier
l"OPr;i:XT "The ltalnbow Girl." with Bill?
Van.
UHOAD "PoUvnnna"
nr.CVMUKIi 21 ', ,
h'OItlfKUT "The .Music MnMCri" Blti (
Havid Wnrlleld. ,
(lAIMICK "Tuin to the Bight,''
IIUOAU "Why Matry?" with Nat Cot
win, Arnold Daly, Edmund BreeM, '
Ernest Lawford
SALLIE FISHER'S NEW
FEATURE WELL CAST,,
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THIS IS THE KEY OF HIS DECREE
ii ,, n 7 Iw -'Mwcum, London, S. W., Nov 6 1017
Dear Air. traven-Yaur admonition reminds m oi (what Mr
George Meredith once sad to me. of W E Ilenlnv "li ' . , ,
leaf on my brow with one handmdiugfsZc in fho ,
with the. other." i'c ' mt ,n thc stomach-
All right, I shall publish the. nlavs or snmn nf .
tho I shy at rereading them in co'ui blood ' '"' S"'e
Ever sincerely,
. J- M. BARRIE
AND HERE'S THE WHY OF HIS REPLY
..."... .e evening Leaner of October 6, 1917.)
An Open Letter to Sir J. M. B
KT"JJ:LaEE Ft. ., . ,. Suu
i i,"?ir,el,'uJ,to blc" you from the bottom of
delightful, 'Leonora" is the same: so da nm,
arrie.
your art, which
our heart. "Peter Panning'
nora' is ip nm-. .,. i . ?'cr ranntng"
a cause for blame in the nay you arewTtkhntAlZ. V. W! V find
it deserves a hearty scolding from a mlhlir. tnr "aZii?5'V?. or Ptde,
your treasures, published ex IZouurTe jrhTed,e0fUi "'
pleasures? Don't you really think you migh hVdle'frdUn.l "' bookUh
read a volume captioned thu,. yMmshHuU SyJfr4
all this embarrassed ,, overdoing tvhat Pinero. Barker. Jones aZdBrrZ'Z
i,haw, keen to have each precious hero copyrighted by the law AT.? I"",4
' t I 9 an iJ me mncniei ao you
T T' : " "' vn e"i iHounno mmrk
volvlng a novel Chinese conception of
COLLEGE BOY MADE
NEW SLIPPER SCENE
Enthusiasm Over Mnrie Flj-nn's Foot-
Kear Creates Permanent Hit in
Hammerstoin Operetta
A new story Is being told nt the expense
nf Mnrie Flynn. tho dnlntv prima donna nf
me loure in l.ovc" companv. wh'ch will
reopen thc Chestnut Street Opera House
on Monday night. The tale concerns her
astonishment at the evening perfirmnnce'
In New Haven. Thanksgiving Hay. 1011.
when some of the collegians, as she
swung out over the uidlenco In the
ship boom scene singing the lilting Frlml
me'ody "I Am Dreaming." filched tho dell
cately tinted boudoir slippers from her
number two extremities.
It all camo about this way. Miss Flynn
was reclining supposedly slumlierlng at
ine enci oi ine siaRe ship's boom, which
swept out over the first five rows of chairs.
She let her foot dron down from in mat
ing place, when, quick as a flash, one of the
sophomores stood up, reached up and re
moved the foot-gear. The shock of this and
the disinclination not to break up tho dream
scene, caused a look of astonishment on her
face that was perceived by the audience
and resulted In Intense applause at her his
patent discomfort. Forgetting herself, .at
this unexpected mark of appreciation, she
let the other foot down too and a young
woman In the audience nabbed the other
slipper. Miss Flynn was piqued. As she
finished the song and cume off the scene
she hnppened to meet the agent of tho
attraction.
"I want my slippers."
"Why. Miss Flynn. I hardly think It nos.
slhle that you will ever gel them back
again."
"I can't Hfford to lose u iul'r .r is.
high-priced slippers every peronnunce."
"That's Just what you will have to do
This Is one of the hits of the play."
"I'll see Mr, Hammersteln. Oh, here he
is! Can't the agent get my slippers buck
Mr. Hammersteln?" '
"Yes. Sec that they come back to Miss
Flynn," turning to the agent.
"I'd have a terrible job among those col
leglans to try and discover the one who
filched the first. Why don't you buy u
hundred pair und then let the scene go as
It did this ufternoon, It was the "knock
out" In the play, und everv mnn i
woman who gets one of those slippers will
take home the souvenir and ihow It to their
friends.
That's Just what happened.
The agent tates'that he has discovered
otiyirern i nt. r iiiuoiu, UrillSh ColUlll'
4iMau
Dillingham Has Surrounded Star of
"Choir Rehearsal" With Sterling i
Players i
Sallle Fisher, who for several seaion!
has been Identified solely with musical pr- ''
ductions and has won a place for herself.U ;
a star of light opera, Is now wlnnlnj much
popularity as u star ot thc "two-i-dyr," J
Sho will present a one-act play byCltrt I
Kummer, called "The Choir IteheanuT.".! I
story of New England character, at Kelthl ;
Theatre next week.
Charles Dillingham arranged for Ml (
Fisher's re-entry to stageland and he pro
vided the effective staging and suitable cut
which has made "The Choir ItehearuK-t i
vaudeville feature. Every part Is sail M
be considerately treated by plaere of el'
nerlenn. s
John Hogan, who is tho joun pirsa, jl
was recently In "Hunker Bean" and Men
that ho distinguished himself In "Ben Hut
and In "Hebeccn of Suunybrook Farm,"
May Ellison, who enncts the village tplts
ster, has heretofore distinguished tieroU
as a dancer and singer In some of;Mr.
Dillingham's musical comedies, partlcularif,
"WatTh Your Step" and "The Centorl
Olrl."
"John F. Ityan. who plays the organ, la
excellent musician ns well as a capable '
actor and has many successes to hj credU ',
John Keefe I.s an authoritative "Down lit i
Ynnkeo" character Hctor Tho .same ,! 1
true of Al Stuart, who pottrti)H the join) 4
country boy. Tho stage direction was l)f J
trusted to Edwin T Emery, of .Mr. DllltaP f
ham's stjiff, who was for ten .vfars saw t
claeted with the Alcazar stock company la
Los Angeles and has been connected M
numerous stage successes.
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