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mi..i,i.M itontjfc i (i,0 tuei.y pot-
' se'ior of n j.bftiitaneouq hlstronlo
method. As n labor;?av)iig device thli
naturalistic thnini In exceedingly potent.
It 1ms rellocil (lid nclor from any lie
cecity ot differentiating his portraits
In consequence the star Is enabled to
present the i",inio character season nfter
season In lJ ( that tntcfully follow a
common formula,
Thl pattern stipulates thnt the lead
lug tniilo personage slnll exploit sim
plicity u ngalnM "erfctc" culture, that
he shall ho frnnU of nnnncr, ready of
rolloqulnl humorous specrh, quickly re
sponsive to the nppenl of Miomel" sen
timent aiul tlrclCKs In hla advocicy nC
cheery opt mlsm. It Is theatrically ex
lt;nt that such a stage lm1l Idunt "nail
first he placed in a Focl.il ami Intellectual
rlicle uiisvminthetlc to his tempera
nint, thnt tho forro nf hh "mes'.ngc"
sVill eventually effect n spiritual trans
formation of all the linrncterH In the
piece savo the hopeless out-and-out
vtlla'ns, ami thai the llnal curtain should
fall on n hlnzc of felicity seldom found
without tho frontier.-, of the celestial
regions.
Crltldsin of footllght product Involv
hiif such factors must tiereirlly rccm
ungracious. The nvvkvvnrdne of tho
revlevvet's position was clearly demon
strated with regard to Mr. Hodgo's.
fiist etr.Mng success. "Tho Man l'roni
Home," Tho falsity and Mnllowiiess
of that Tnrklngton-Wllson play .no
not a iiioment's unealness to the vast
majority of theatre-goers who delighted
In seeing Kuropcan rlvll'zatlon (whose
hesl elements, by the wav, we nte now
fighting to prcerve) mo-t unfair1!- car
tooned and the pert virtue of Middle
Western Ajnorlcanlm lauded to tho
ek'ra.
I'onimcnt on the exaggeration nf the
picture almost l.jvnrlablv nrouscd a
storm of resentment. Aspersion on the
distortion of fact wine railed unfeeling
and their authors branded as Intellec
tual snobs. The reUewer's plight was
preelelv similar to that of the art critic
who seeks to eplaln why Hovenden's
"InreaKIng IJoine Ties" Is lnferlor'to a
Vclnsepicr. portrait of rickety King Phil
lip. "Haven Heart !" mentally ejaculates
a flattered" public. "Why carp at the
MAE MARSH
Who lias in leading role in the
photoplay spectacle, "The Birth
of u Nation." to lie shown at the
Orpheum Theatre next week.
sweetly sentimental? Why laud the
lenllnlcilly disquieting? Should not
a p'cture soothe the sensibilities?
Should not n duima cm or iiuti comfoit
the Fpul without reftrencn to tlin dis
tressing facts of actual ehte;ice?"
Divorce lalntlni; and the. dritm.i fiom
art and tlw arBiimeiil Is o't course un
answerable. "Macbeth." 'Tho .Mls.in
thrcpo." "Mld,l'hanncl," 'GhoHts" nnd
all reallsttu or satirical comedies as well
'ate thci) liromptly mled out apd the
plaj house Illumines Its static fof'TolIy
anna," "Come Out of tho Kitchen,"
"Turn to tho Jtlght," "Peg o' M Heart,"
"Mother Oaic Chickens." "Tho Man
From Home" and Mr. Hodge's present
vehicle, "X Curo.for Curables."
Such an unloading of the molasses
barrel and all these pieces, be, It ob
served, aro of comparatively tecent
date cught to entitle the critic to a
vacation. Rev lawless Tuesdajs should
follow heatless Mpndas, for tho public
that applauds 'glad' plays lefuses to
recognlsie defects of art stry In the face
of a "wholesome message," however
trite.
IT IS therefiro e.ap?ratlngly difficult
to etpluln that treatment rather thun
theme Is the prime factor In tin art
notk. Tho "lic-good-and-jou-wlU.be-happj"
code notwithstanding the fact
that Mark Twain added "but jou won't
have a good tlrne" ,1s sound enough. It
is the average falslt nnd crudity of hs
presentation that galls the berated ana
lyst. In tho subtle way that Velasquez
handles it, sentiment Is n fine thing-,
Kven n "glad" boo oi play may be a
masterpiece, ns witness "A Christmas
Carol" In fiction nnd 'JA Pair of Spec
tacles" on the stage. They are bril
liantly executed nnd thus sived for nrt.
Hut Mrn. Porter, Mrs Wggln. Cath
rlne Chlsholm Cushlng, Mr. Taiklngton
and Mr, Hodg aro apparently con
Kniptitous of performing their self Im
loseil, tasks with are, pr else they are,
thrrnigh Inspirational deCclencles, un
fitted for such enterprises Their char
acterUatlon Is crude, formal and obvi
ous; their vjslori of life Ik mushy and
untrue t their sense of diamatlc technique
.usually naively feebln. They may be
depended upon, liluously to nok If their
products are sUherslv'o of good morals.
"Of rpitrse not."inUft bo tlui stereotyveu
Vpy. and Klnllng's rtinal 'Conun
drum of the Wot kshops," "It's pretty,
but Is It art?" ioke the slenderest In
terest , Futile, therefore It Is to dls3ect the
rArtleular specimen of a pattern play
which. Mr. Hodgt Is now offering at the
I.yrlc Theatre. The star,, who is, more
over, rumored to be, a co-authtr of his
Vehicle, freely exploits his own pefson
allty, which happens to be an Ingratiat
ing one, and the. popular suceesa Is n
.fllspUtable and .Assiirrdi The nleco
" -v
BBBffX fw( " fHHi
f jwouldn't harm a canoiy bird or stltng.
nie. one.
' 'A .
y TT 18 rofrefhlng to turn from this sort
s-of thine tn such art exhibit nf polished
araatlo craftsmart'i and vital cjiar-
)iruatlon as It now Imminent. John
iwiw.ui disclose ,on n,ext Monday at
jvaeipni f)w vvnnur'vvinB1 j-inero-s
W ltf J
xf" a wqrjf svhlcll,
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I'M
HAfe,
QUEX," AT ADELPHI; "UPSTAIRS AND
Woih JceP
ozS
urtairz,
&
Hooks" should ball wltii lmtlculAr
satisfaction.
IJlfiliteen odd .vears ago, when tho plav
Was first piesented heri, the cry that
It "taught nothing" nnd 'meant notlilUK"
wamhimcntnbly rommon It means this, i
tt means thnt the most skillful drama
tist of tho age was Inspired to delineate
human character with sure and vivid
tlnlrvovance, thnt ho ntido his person-1
acea tho mouthpieces for Polished,
sparkling nnd veracious colloquy, and
that his ncuto sense of form enabled
hlni to develop tho Interplay of motives
In a series of attention-riveting situa
tions. Illustrative nf tho highest gifts In
modern stnge technique.
True, It voices no "message," but n
certain Stratford scrivener, waoso works
have lately fled our boards, a certain
prollflp nctor-imnnger-playn right, who
penned that' shoeklng ' Othello," that
persistently grim "Macbeth," that
nw fully melancholy "Hamlet" and that
really terrible "King I.cir" nnd that un-
InalU Intnnu "r Iflh VIl-lll." til UhlCll
nn estlnnble Mahrillo Is so "notoriously '
ahustd," once immorally claimed for'
the ftnge the mission of reflecting
natuic ns with n dlspasFlonnta mirror.
In splto of nil tho Polliatirns, Dmlcl '
Voorhees Plke, Mother Cirevs and
Doctor Pi ndergrases, certain sub
reqiient footllght crnftsnien reem lo have
believed hint. And on the strength of
thnt standard thete Isn't even the least
little bit of n sermon In "The flay Lord
Quev, " It Is pure drama.
T
,0 THH .voungei generation of an-
dlemes the phy should have the
chit m ot novelty. Its London premiere
nt the fllobe Theitro occurred In 1801.
with John Hare nnd Irene Vanbrugh in
the leading ,olrs. Success was l,n-
lilt UlAtT I 4 IMI Itltailttlf II 111! I1 IJIll"
pact, djnamlc dialogue, betrajlng n
hand practiced In legitimate stage
artifice, dolle.ltcd fcrv one sive thoe I
subscribing' to the budding Shavian type
of jiliv In which situation Is sacrificed
for piolK conversation Hilnnln. The
slncilty of portraiture was Indis
putable, th Interpolation niarvelouslv
well attuned lo the thematic content.
Lie t ivor of sophisticated cvnlclrn,
fiequently patent, was not. however, so
engerlv nppreclited In this country as
In Ihiglind When Mr, Hnre (he H
now i baronet) and Miss Vanbiugh Im
poiled the piece here. Its rather sirdonlc
nppeal did not encounter full tespnnse.
Qucx' pleased dhcrlmln itlng audiences,
but failed tu win wld'sprend American
favor
Slnc thoso dijii theatrical patronigo
here h is undergone .1 marked c.iange
Increase In numerical proportions hni
developed n group of pla house dev
otees eager for the above-mentioned
"sapp doodle" claa of offcrliigs and
responsive to the triumphant vacultv of
the average so-tallel inuslcil show,"
Viewing the sltuitlon rehtlietv.
audlenes who 'hate lo think" are In
in,. (MiiuiiiiiMiiK nuijiiiii, n .iii un-
riearlo will avei. On tno otlirr Hind,
the abohile qutntllv of the more dls-
ceinlnsr his neceB.irlv lucreied.
though at a sliwir rate, wlta the
g-owth nf population and the Immense
expansion nf the thcitrlcal business It
mav therefore be teasonalily deduced
that, while ten "Polls annm" miy hold
OU" footl'gits,
Phlladclphlans slmuld help to sustain
that tecord TIios vilt'i memoiles of
the Huie diys nt the Chestnut Street
Opera House i.nv profitably renew
iccinalntance with a inasterplcco of Its
genre NewcomcrH aro llchly to be
envltd Craftily contrived fcurprlee. Is
ono of tho supremely vital elements of
t'lls comedy The mess agent who
dlspstc'ied to tho newsnnpers a svnopsls
of tho action was guilty of n tactical
eiror, No hint of the itniinonentM of
the wonderful third-act cllmnx will be
found on this pige tod ly It would
spoil iue urn ti.
"LES MISERABLES" IN
PICTURE-PLAY FORM
""" " ""
One of the most interesting Vox nn-i
UouncenientK nf the .tear Is tat of the
Hnemn version of "I.es Mlserableit"
Tho picture will be shown at-the Vic-1
torla Theatre during the entlro week of.
i enruary n. vviiiiam i-nniiim will an
...nM n rn.. 1'nll.n.. I.. -l-l.- .
pear as Jem Valjean In Victor Hugo's
deathless tale
The photopliv was scieencd under the
direction of Frank T.lojd. who has eon.
trlbuted some ofvthc best productions
to 11, e 11 ins. iiiuuiiK iiiiieis "A Tale of
Two Cities." Tho company of support
lug plaers has been c,hoscn with caic
Sfieclal attention also was given to the
photography, ns the book rcn.u I res scores
or nigni scenec.
The three-score jcars which have
pissed since the publication of "I.es
Mlserablps' firmly cntiepchcd Its fame
swinuurnc ntcu tne woiu as ti1(( most
splenica eplo and dramatic: pleco of
fiction ever .rented
the stnge for a given season, one "Cuy 1 nem aim -ne-rs i.o--i, imui, .n- neglected lonilc oicra. 'The Iliitered i "" l"" "r",1"L, ""'"" ''" ';,i,. ,i,..;., : ,hn i,V r. , . n . """ u mo ingn heas."
Lord Qucx" has a much better chance , gdan and Audlslo Hoslna (Jalll and' IJrtlo - Ti10 ,,rii,i0 liml .Ump n(.ath. eomp.iin went to la.ndou. tho modern er. v u vo the. 1 ours fro., inldidght , spectacle; Cenaro and Oould, Martini
of survlvil than It had two decades ago 'Iucpic- Ilonflgllo will lead the. ballet fl((, ..Trl,t lt ani liuim.. , , , c. .inedies e,lu bv the organ Iz itlon fa led "' - " ', .1''" "" '" "Llu '' ",ln; add MiMnillll.it.. Dornly and Howard.
Mr. Drew and Miss llllngton's success Mr. Moranronl will preside nt the itm- cIosll,B kc,eafon, ,lk , ,,p ,,, 1C , t.. set the Thimcs on Ire Ml'. Daly then' fil? ""m c... J lcx' . I'1 'n, ",'' 'Tieasure lsHnd." photoplay! first
In the Pinero revival would seem to ' due tor's desk. ceon,l puiclv Inrtrtimentnl Wngneili,, loeMc '" 'lo ,"l!l,?", 0'"; V,s0 U hlo-ue ai 1 .let , Is I civile iv'.iv ,nlC nf net:U- '0n ,,,e 1,Ib" s"
substantiate the validity ot this asser- . ., ,,,.,,,. number on M. .Slokows-ki s puigrams ,1,0'i';ht "l" l"0',, '"ollsh "lln'? "' ,'I,C IththNvvoilv ' Do Your Hit." Mcellm.ls nnd f Tos-
tlon They hive restored 'ClueV' lo T" M" 5!"!cal Club, having se- , ,, f , , wo.ld-makc- a t-liakivpearea,, pn.duc- " nM "-ttcr-vviltlni. and ,,, Dimham ,:,,ttard, Tllo. ,.Ho,fl of
Its artlstlcilly descned position before cured special per.i.lss on from ns,lng- , tlon It was like l.r nglng eo.ls to .New- "" mood," photoplay; latter half ot
v PARIS BARRICADES RESTORED BY THE CINEMA MAN
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iiHifiB e mLj& r vtka t rHwnmHim i
pk u wt h Rht Wi ri aaaHaaA( m . r m c x. . l ' . , .-.. itii lit vtvociiiufi
. WMQMmMtmP IPli
'i BaKr iABPHrBK iBfjMKMy 1BHvHvCBI m j"1! A.fcgjNHM .
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prt Atlrrintr scene' of hii "Revolution -of July," arevwtled'lnhe'njotlon-pictur yerBipn .of H(e8''"Les
TMwifXiti,'' 8che4u rr prMenUtton, otthi yietoris Thfti;e durlnjr tho vimk'ot Fcbry n.v .
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EVENING PTJBEIC
PHOTOPLAY STARS WHOSE ART WILL BE REVEALED HERE NEXT WEEK
-- v iiaii-mmiMi!t-iMjrixmr S(BSS98,HSSifc
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' ?!i!iSk,k. A ?K C8Jl3ri!K2sI22aSHl'!2S!ZS3SE!5a? ....,'y,-.rn. "c
Vi , , SSSfeW4r . WILLIAM 5. HART I f ip-- 1 " -
r. j,l ,w jMimm sL g ViSHSSSflHH B
VIVIAN
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in "A PaHicoat-Piloh" Regent--"
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t irrvnrvT ATrT A T1TIT T
VMU1 UrMA WILL
REOPEN THE SEASON
i m-i:i.,., e: t t
Metropolitan SCl'lCS to Be Ke-
sumed on Tuesday With
"Traviata"
After a Iilitus that his listed since
January 8. the grand npci i seison will
be resumed lit the Metropolitan Special
governmental pet mission has been se
cured for tho opening nf tho house on
Tuesday nights and theicfoio Mr, llittl
Oasa7za's oiganlzatlon will return hue
on Kcbrti iry fi
The bill will be Verdi tuneful "I.i
Travlntt," which had been originally
scheduled for Jnnu irv 21, and whoso
performance wis binned bv the fuel ad
ministrator Tried i Hemp"! will sing the
leading feminine role of Vloletta, as Mar.
gmrlte flautler Is tailed In this oper
atic version of Camllle' l'rance-co
Do l.uca will have the effec'lvo baritone
part of the elder cieimont to whom the
pnpul ir nrla "Dl Proven?!" Is allotted
punir
Mme. Ilempel however will neies-
(isrllv be the spcctaculir factor In tho
production Vloletta Is up lilt il prlnu
donna lojo and its muFle tails for Just
tho sort of dlplajs of brllllmt isil-
oratura work In wlilch this artist e-
eels. Among the subsldl iry meinbcrH of
the cast will be .Mines. -i.gener and Mitt-
fmtnlL'litlv concerts on Tue-dav aft.r-i
I lOll. IH 1HJW fllUIUCli ll' liuill ll UnU'Ul ..... ,.lllf I 1 1, f II . .U l'll l.lll,-ci wilt tiePK.
noon, in tho Kobe Cardtn of tlio Wvo Its nest .ont.rt heie In tlin Acad-Uellevue-htiatford.
The following can - "'m f Musii' on Mondi evening, l'cb
fullv dBvlsi.1 urogram is listed for thlt r""r' " '"" In "'o ntdlmi tun ot
inminir Tuesdiv ut 3 11 m :
Orth-stra-An Ocean llhap.0 jj. I
tranU I. VV ird ,
A Utile Overturn Stanley Acr I
Din Matinee Musical Club Urihtstra
nirectnr. Mm IT'ttvman Unwell
pru.o mIiw Milkmaid bum.-. Arthur Pooto
'.Mi Ion. Jtut u I)n",
nili.heth N,'"ho"rJin A lUaCh
Mrs t: I' l.lnch nt tho pliino
Contralto solos 'Mi
'I'mllU lk,,n'ca
'riiini .. iify -sicnin
oi.i.n " ll"""r
itm nanlU Jom ut tli I'liino
Orenn se,lu Ids lit Ilalili IvIiuIt
l.lilluuU" KiHtfli Klai; Mill, r
,,rano o"-lYn"in!,liPM,'',lJh..h,r.l '
1-reilirltk n Muke
,. 'Ju,i'." l!IS.rirlitI.lK!"i.
i, llrt -,.1i,m UcriPUSC
'I .. ... ......
union
h ., William llbuiui
,,Un n-l'ihrojd Jf'tle piano
Contralto solus "Alone. Cpon the llous.
.'"J"" ., ,C'in'.-!",'i".':i"i,1,l!on!,
.Krt "V oik. '...:;::. :v..VacVi.it..
riara Yiitum Joeo
.1 ,11,1k I.11 uri.o
! jJani-l .ones hi ntc piano
riano sol,.-.Nole!elto..le.ta. Op ,, No
1 ...... ,.,:,.' Jiorr.i cuss
l'oltiuilsa Anwrkaliii
. ...1-1. i'!',Jc" rjrenter
?pra.io solos
1 . mini , n?tipoi.n,"
William Arm. If.,--
I "Arrll ffr'o,,..,' Vriompson "" "'""'"
Mrs '1: 1'- l.lnth nt tho plino
The Phllailelphli Orchestia's pro-
I grams for tho concerts to bo given In
tho Academy on Friday afternoon nnd
Saturday night of next week promise to
be among th most lnteiestlng of tho
season Josef lioinmnn, pianist, will Im
tho soloist.
The major Instrumental featum will,
rt,tt-mwm&tmi'(VKzvrvtx--x ixv
EEDGEli - PmEADELPBrA", SATURDAY,
"K&zzszzz&nw" fA9 jsBT&rmrmxrmnL v fj &4&:?z??7wzi& mmmm a
xi f iPlftfitpTyfirV tPE' mJesv dB u Bv v vfvHHBIwiHBI j
va. , 1iLwr
GEORGE
WALSH
in " dock
.cDiirlrek' .
Prodigal." VidoriO -
""pllo'n, ,n," ir by Ccir Pranek
T'iIh itiisln piece l.j Hie greatest of II. I-'
'"' eomiiiMcrs illsplivH n uiihmc nnd
uplifting t lit nt In It i flmst llmter In
point of melodic bi.iutv. In unforced
charm of nirluMiutlmi unit in ileip
spliltuil content thlsi noble work has
few, it any, superiors nt Its kind In the
Held nf model n music
The conceit will open with Mictnnn's
sp.itKllng owrtuif to his tirivvnir.iiit.ibty
. "1P u'on hmiiiion Dicinstra will
atTalrs. would Inve bun tho fourth eon
lift hill It fi u iinpcvuocv ID li tllll l.. !
".':", ' ."...: .''"' " " ".' "" I
,l,c,,,"cir" lt' "Miit uiu euiictrt seneil-
tiled for Dtotmber
-me soloist at this toncirt vtlll lm
tviie.i ,..,.i,i, ,, 1. , , ,
Winifred e bristle the Hnglldi )I mM
The program tint Doctor Muck 1 is ar-
'-"IK"-' comprises Moziifsa-MlnorSM,,.
ranutu cmnpriscH .uoz ins (i minor smii-
rjnipuoiiv, 'rue jsihihi ot tbe Dead";
'''(izt's K nat concetto for plan,, and
oniiesir.i, unit uiiiiiiiven s uwituie in
Co.IIio'h "Cgmont '
-
ulta Home. who Has not I ten
heaid u Philadelphia this hioii. will
t'Tllelpate In the prog,.,,,, nr.anged for
HlA ,,,r.ml.1. lllllul. .In 4r 1... ..1. n ,.. . f. .
'" ".,,. ,,i,-il,iict iu ,,t- k'mii 111 un
ballrcmm of. the llellevue-Miatfoid on
Monda. Illeanor M.encer, tho Kngllsb
pi inlst. will be u costar in the concert.
which In point of nitlttlo wmth shoulit
i''- ".' " '""-t stgunkant ,.r ti,
season
T,,e Vew y0,. pi,,armonlc Or
. . i.A.i.., 1.. . -..,, ..... .
iliestia's schedulo Is so full this season
that Joseph Ktianskj'a admirable sjni-
phonic organlzatlr.il inut be ictrlctod
ir. lint n nlntrle uliiioiirnnpA In l'htlnll.
I'1''-- T1,1' ""'eeit will bo given In the
Academy of Music on the evening of
I'.bruiry 18. Tho purely Instiuinrntal
part of the program will ionlst of
Iiiabms's "Trnglc Overture," two De-
imssv nocturnes. "Nn ices" and Petes."
nnd rtichminlntift's setond sMiiphonv In
i: minor Hunter Welsh an Ameilcan
pianist vvltli a ilch nrtlstlc enulpment.
will be tho soloist. He will be heard In
til leg's .oncei to in A minor
mrt "'x-i.txttxt-TetxS'itw.i ,
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DOWN," AT
PAULINE FREDERICK
in "c)oalousy"-Arcadia'
SHAKESPEARE KOLES
IN DREWS LONG LIST
.Star's III I
,,,
Hunt Achievements bv No'
;ans Confined to "So
. , . ,,
ciety Plays"
'mssmS I
John Diew his m long In en liientilled ut all escntlul to the metes of u di.i
w tilt modi i n snilftv loles tint the nntlo woil, tint I". not too man of
ivtiage tlmttcgoer seldoni thlnl-s of them e'ompllcatlons ,up not buds on
him ns biting plijed atiMhliiK el e h the milii trunk of the dramatic tue h
n mattei of tart Mini" nf Mr Tirew s blg-j
gest succcsi-cs have been In sli ikc - pcar -
this Intention anil his pi eduction ot "The
laming of tho hlm-w ' made an enor
mous bit The Ihigllsh critic', were loud
In their praise of Mr. Drew's splendid In
teipietatlun of Pctruchlo Mi Drew Ins
. . .. I..
I"'c:l'0" ' ' .""tmiei,
utliclio, "tilt ii-
ard III " "King I.ear," ' The Merchant ot
Vtnlce, ' 'As Vou I.lho It," "Much Ado
About Nothing" and "Love's I.ibor's
Lost ' Ho his appeared to advantage
In ' Itlchelleu. ' and Is crtdlted with do
llghtful perfoiniauees In "Ihe school
for Sinnd.il' and 'The l.idy of I.jons'
In his time Mi 1'iew has itted more
than 10" roles, a record of which ho
IRENE FRANKLIN HAS
HER SMILE RECEIPT
'ilrvvalo nf the blues' Heat them
banldi them, and tho rest of tho diy
will tnko euro or lttlf " Tint, 111 a nut
shell. Is the sln.p'e s.vstrm of phllomphy
iidvocated by Miss Iieno 1'ninklln, one
of the scpi.nl of .ntertalneis In tho New
Voik Winter (laiden's annuil revue,
Tho Passing .Show of 1"IT. ' at the
Chestnut .Street Opei.i House 'A pleas
ant Millie Is the most Inexpensive. In
vestment on e.utli, and It Is the. one that I
brings the gitntest nturn How 1
wish every girl could icnllze Just what It
means whin she smiles I think vie
wou'd all snillo of tener than we do
,10 Theie aro nlwass wajs. Indeed.
I of smiling. One ma smile nnd not have
It mean a single thing, or one inaj
I smllo and hive a person fel It to his
very linger tips. Such u snillo Isn't
easv, but what a compensation one mav
I Invo for the trouble taken to learn It
after the. results aio counted)
"1 h.ivo, a simple lechie for smiling.
I learned It before smiling came ns i
easy .is n, uoes now omo uavs I
smllo fiom iorco of habit, but I teally
iiiraii picriiiiiig my siuiie says, iiero is
my iccipe: vv lien ou nro about to
smile, think first that In jour smllo jou
nro to promise something. That Is
Is ,iid When unv nut. ravs tint , '0 ' ', "; '1J ' ' ,"' '' "l' fO,(M7.1 .-''An Arabian Night." 'On
MMjrutrK rSHSS s:i,-De- a5l!r
an.. .J, ,., t,y ,f, ...eh as- , -"J- JZ m0lW, rSiTO
ser"" appeal In the pic ture tie irlng elaboiatn ko'n ' Itollltkers. ' "A Cold Deck."
., X...1J ...M.Vll ClllllV , V, ,1 ,-- ft .irUIII
I, I lUA n.t . n.. A It - ., . .
m, ii-,i juii cniii iiiiiiw it ;in ,t,nu oi a
promlso you like. The best smile ot all
Is tho ono that promise most. No ut
tack of tho blues tun withstand It."
"Jack Spurlock" In Pictures
"Jack hpurlock Prodigal" will he
seen here for tho first time In films at
tho Victoria next week with George
Walsh as tho star and Carl Harbaugh as
director. George Horaeo Lorlmer's orig
inal story Is breezy In netlon. keen In
Its, horse sense philosophy nnd engag
ing In humor. Tho tnlo is said to fit
George Walsh to a dot,
Tho first scene, where the joung Har
vard student. Jack Spurlock, finds a
bear In his dormitory bathroom after' a
wild night In noston's cabarets. In a
characteristic preface to subsequent
enlivening episodes.
"Our Hawaii" Newman's Next Talk
"Our Hawaii" Is tho title of New
man's fourth lecture vo be given next
Friday evening and Saturday afternoon
at the Academy of Music. In a new
series tf attractive motion pictures
and co4r views,, the. traveler' will
conduct Ins audience to Honolulu, Wal
klkl, Molokal, Jlpna Kca, pearl Harbor
and the uplands Tho motion picture
scenes Include a May Day festival, the
lato ex-eiueeh' sevciity-elghth birthday
cejcbratlon, (United states troop In
training-, pineapple Industry activities.
exhibition pf surf-board riding, (he
Hula dance and, llauea volcino In
eruption, 't' - . .
EEBR0AEY 2, 1918
GARRICK; "TOOT-TOOT,'r
MABEL
NORMAHD
V in UoclRinA o
Million:1 at STanloy
HODGE'S PLAY CRAFT
BANS THE SCENARIO
Actor-Author Never Uses Pen
Until Dramatic Development
Is Fully Conceived
Vslde Irniii hi lug a tlcvei .utor Wil
liam Ilndgt, the star of "A Curo for
I'urables" who Is appearing for an In
definite engagement nt tho I.vilo The
atre. s a novelist and diamitlst of no
mem nbllltv Mr Hodge In discussing
the art of plav writing tecentlv dbcIoul
Koino Inteiestlng facts tegardlng Ills
method of writing for the stage
may
stage, In mi dressing iiiom, or In bed
I i in rcvlrtMnv cenarlo, miking mental
notes and changes whltli I never forget
I never write n scenario as do most Rami's Julian liltlnge. Imper-onalor ;
draniitisls.' said the stai 'Instead t William flaxttm In "Kisses;" Urfro.
f'P.'' i'.".Cn ', ("-?.'i"1. wll,fh ,' I"'1 "ocordlon soloist; Marjnn Vadlc and
forget lly dolpg this 1 novel have to 0liv , , . .,,,' ., . . ,-.,,.
i"""i ii-iu 4 iim "-uii iiiv
"When the ncltul votk mi the pliy I GI.OIIV "Hlld i' Ankle," musical com
have planned Is begun, I st.ut right off I cel': "Inspiration," coined v; Do l.lslo
with tho opening speech and go through i and Johnson, llish nnd Shapiro,
wllh the nets from the rife of tho cur- itawles and von Kauftnin, (inrrlson
tain to the fliflle. and It Is seldom tint sisters. Knovvles nml ivhltn nmii-i
T l'',u, '" m,Kl' ll 'hinge of any im-
, piirnnce in m in inuscnpi after 1 Hive
stalled It
'I alvvuvs nvo'd unnecessuj amipll
entlnhs ns I do not believe tint tin ate
rf"v nieaiw 11 Is l,est to Keep on the
main theno trunk at all times, woiklng
V T'PI A "rrxri;' r;rmnv.To
... --.w-., uuiuio
IN NORMAND FILM,
M ibel Norn, ,.,.1's newest (Joldw, nic
till,, rnvnlcu ,,,M,.,I ., f .l,l. , ,i.. .1.
miiim- -.i,...n.., . .,- ...:."'. '" V, "
iilinoiphero genuine, OoMwmi engaged
" '.l'l"NUm VI III llU l
Hlckson, n rifth avenuo touiourler, to
supply costumes
and inanntiiulns to
wear them
"Dodging a Million" tho nen plctiiie,
to be shown nt the htanlev Tni.itre be
ginning next wctk, gives Miss Nornnnd
me opportunity tp vir.i
flocks, eloaks and lingerie Ono or tho
most striking of these strikingly modem
creations is a blue wool velour aftcrncon
frock, trimmed with dark blue iKm
and showing the ultra new bust'e effect.
FACTORS IN COMING MUSIC BILLS
LOUISE HOMER . Contralfo JpS& 'm"'
; sssmsM!8i8!5is$ x" "XS FRIEDA
I -xJJi "i I
I '"mLh 'l fEdH I
HJkMfHH 1
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'
cJOSir HOFMAHN.
Pjn?t,yith PriilflclelprH Oftsl
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THEATRICAL CALENDAR U 'S M
FOR
John Drew to Revive Masterly Pinero PUJt
Hatton Farce Coming
Into Musical Comedy With Kern ScoVe 3a
Xi:V .ITTltACriOXH a Vfi-'
tif'r.ffr 'ri, ri,., i rtr.i i,,a i.ntiun.. .....4 ... . ,.. - .,... . .
-,,v "" ,vj,.. .oi.A, .Miiuuiib uu VAlt'lli- IllSIUCTlieU X-CQ
by Kir Aitlmr WIiib Pinero, admirably representative) of Itn jdfeunso
author's senilis. John Drew will portrny the nnmo ftkri, while Mar
Illlugton will bo seen In tho lvitlly drawn character of SopliV&Mli
nt-y, tho manlcuilst. JVV
OAllltlCK "Upstnlrs mid Down," by Tredcrlc nnd J'nnny Hulton. T(;We'
Is u farcical clironlclo of oilvcnturea at a honso party, linolvlf'.u both.(&
cucstfl mill their Forvants. Tho well-chosen east Includes Ethel gta2rd
llobeitn Ainohl, I'rcd TIden, Orlando Daly nnd Herbert 1'arJconV Ollvef
Morosco inul.es tho production. kf
1 i?l , '
roilHUST "Toot-Toot!" a musical comedy derived frum HiiDcit HuchM't
successful nnd nmuslnj? Pullman
Hdgnr Allan Woolf, Ijrlcs nic by
ptoduct of Jerome Kern's fertile
clovctest of nil delineators of ties:
Ins tho 10I0 of tho loquacious train
COXTIXVIXO ATTRAC1 10X8
LYI7!U"A Curo for Curables," an
American unncdy extolling the virtues
of the "Minpla life" jis balm for body
nnd mind. Piny Is ndipted by Harl
Derr lilggern and I.iwrcm'o Whit
man fiom a short Mory by t'orra.lliir
llfl. William Hod go has tho lcadli g
role of a youns Kentucky phvslclm,
whoo unl(iie Fstem ot 'treatment"
ls piovocatlvo of I iugh-w Inning sit-
U'llloiis,
Hl:rAl) "Hamilton. n footllght ver
slon of Interesting and thought-stimulating
chapters In the life of the bril
liant American statesman, Maty P.
Hamlin and (ifnrge .rllss nindo tho
piny, nnd the latter actor portravs the
titular character with sure and subtle
art Th admirable supporting com
panv Included dainty .Itaiinc Hagcls
ClinSTXVT HTKKKT OMItA 110VM3
"The Passing show of 1117," a varie
gated, spictaculir i nterlalnmtnt, orig
inating In the New York Winter Gar
den Tho tast includes the names of
nianv popular funmaktrs. Among the
principals nru le Wolf Hopper. Jef
f'rson Do Angells, (leorge Schiller,
jQlinnv Dooley. Irene 1'ianklln and
Koslo Qulnu
ivinnTiui:
fonte, dancers, Corbelt Shepard and
Donovan, slnf,ers; Pliny Athos and
tlreta Head, i oiler tkatcis.
nnd Duncan, Mnnnlng slstcts, Musical
Kielses
C7.T.S.S i:i',S' ' TwoManySweethearts,"
miislr.il fano- "Do Your lilt," plaj
let; Iteed and Hills, J.'inmett's 'Ca
nines." flist half of week "Tho Ris
ing tleneratlon", the Vnllerle sisters.
Martini and Maxlmllllati, magicians;
lladvs Coielll, Mason nnd Owjnne.
Harry Hsuda; lattei half of week.
H7WJ.IV f'.'.V.Y " ho Corncob Cut-
"l'" "rl,c Nrw Janitor." C'lilre and
Kuter, 'Dn break." photoplay; first
SilL?1. ''H' s." ",.e..st,. ..PJ?!-."
11111 1 11 iim jimiicu, dim l oocl,
:alcrlnl and Son. "Illuo Jeans,
' photo-
plaj ; latter half of week,
Gl.'AXD Prnnlt Stafford nnd company
In ' Tho Hunter's ej.ime." Ilarrr
eooptr ana jim iieancy, Alvah and
P.lrtnci, eeiulllbilsts; Abbott and
AVhlte, musicians; Killy and Pauv.iln,
11 eel and Anna Perlot,
photoplav
VVATVRK Ftl.il S"
STAXJ.RV "Dodglnc a Million." In IM.
goV S.lwjn. ti'oldwvn production,
vvlth Mabel Normand In tho leading
lole. All vcel.
I'ALA OH "Wolves of the ltali;
William S. Hart. All vrccK
ARCAPIA "Madame, Jealousy," by
CIcorgo V. Hobart 'raullne. l."rederlcl;
Is the star. All week.
VICTORIA "Jack Spurlock Prodigal,"
photoplay version t a Ocorge Horace
Iorlmer theme. Oeorgo Walsh has
the title 1 file. All week.
RROHXT"A Petticoat Pilot," Monday
and Wednesday. 'The Hyes of Mva
tcry," latter half of week.
STRAXD "The Widow's Might." with
Julian Eltlnge, Monday and Wednes
day. "Stella Maris." with Mary Pick
ford, latter half of week.
I.0CVST "In the Ualancc," vlth Karl
Williams. Monday "The laiinb," with
. Fairbanks, Wednesday, "The lJlrlb.1
ot u. iian.' vnin Jtenry u, Wottliall,
thp latter half pf the week ,
OPPHl'.l'UT). W, Orimth'a prmluc-
1 tlon of "The. Birth of n Nation" .All
e vek. i- 9.
I BURLKSW r ",,, J
f(rliSf.YO - Jn Wutfntsf, J
viwpni'Jjj jtrtut rnsacemML
(74s.yojMin wu?ruim, mi
t l M'Vt J (. "'
AT"
THE COMING,
"Excuse Me" Convet
enr farco "Kxcuso le." Uoolt 4oy
licrlon llialcy, while the acorp. U
lnsplrntlun. The cust la heaucjhy
;ro cliutncter, Willis 1 Svvc.ittiamjiwi
porter.
.V2-.
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builettas, entitled resuectiv elj'. "f
vi hero Here" and "Somt t litre Jh
Will Itr, tiMmnlMl 'li'l. A f-t ftal
1 l s
and the Mlschk.i Plplka Ti oUp - Veil! T J
twmnuuiQ Eiivt:iui acts, n, V
TUOOAnSRO "Crown-Up rjaije.i:n'f3
an entertainment of mulenl romtit J
acts nnd vaudeville specialties. 'OrJi
Kntal' s a featured dancer, 'rJ
IMVI'TV Tr..... 1 m ,- ,m,. JM
v.,,-.,,, 4,,-jiij x. uuuu n rtitft iivy.
vuo or i'ii." Helen Stuart will bj.
leadlnj; funmakcr In a character com-.
edy role. Others In tho musical coai if
eel,' tast will bo Harry Levan. TrankYi ;
II. rnnnlnir. Charles J. Qulnn, Ltttyy;
JiUllt'n H ,J7J
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FREDERICK TIDEN i
Prominent in the cast of "Up-"
stairs and Down," next week'a'e
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P'retl Titien Traces Source of Whini
sical Sense to Childhood
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j iciierlc Tidcn. one of the prlncwal . Js
nieiniiers Hi ino cast of tne merry W
ton comedy, "Upstairs and Down." he't ?j
,1 nAl. .. I. Ill ,,. I.,. Vj
..vr.n ,'iu .i. inu uiirricK, was a menti 4,)
ber of tho oilglnai cast supporting Mltinj!
Mnllcli Art. una In -ri,A T ,,! tlll.i..Hjl.
. .... ... ...v miiiii; .i4iiittci. JJj
Mr. TIden s a xery great admirer of s ,?J
F'lriinB Tli-s-t (inuA -m .UI ti jf J 1
W.....S.O UU..4V iimntrji uj llUnSUI)i(t.(T)(-i fl
derness nnd laughter Ite believes Itajttj
flArlanffi t liloli an. .! ..!. a. lltitJ
elf ted writer tho tnltsmanle anrl hii.M
Inc power of a Much, to be of reil
imcrvci. 'Ir.H i
When Hanie Mai a lad at f4iil
lost his elder brother ery uddenlyjl
ttiiu unit; uuiues icii me last; of com-1;
fortlnff hU Brlef-trlcken mother. ThSit4i
In which ho has been enraged eer slncVjj
-tx7 uuauir-'B ut. uQvvioping; me itensf aC1
hlms, Thut was hla crafty .? 'pfil
time he won a laugh from her' he tallied!'
11 on u scrap 01 paper. When the do.
tor came ho slvly sllppped the ugh rtJ
port into his hand, and the rttjit. day is''
scoreu live, tub Musician advised him' f
to show tho report to hla mother, eSfetA'T,
Barrio put tint ono down. It -WW!
1 rimy a laugu wun 11 tear In tho mht- j, J
die He counted It as two bnu-h." ..
1 ISVSj
RADICAL TACTICS IN
lit;
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JEROME KERN'S SCORSS
Composer of "Toot-Toot!"1 EmeWw
KnvnnlmnAo nM,l H:.-..lij','f . W
His Instrumentatitin is1?:
. . .- t 1 vJ "
Jerome Kern, composer of "tvM-"
Toot!" next week's attraction at 'itm
I'orrest, Is nn Innovator. ArrSbntr-1 Ot'
achievements, Jerone Kern ha? ierfni
credit tho fact that ha was V ptonr
when he first Introduced saxophones; Itfta
the scoring of his musical oomedy.f'Ti
Boy," Ho also lias to hla crojlttttv
fact that he was the first American
poser to use two planoi, a rtM Mft
an upright. In hh lnstrumtank
"When cabarets flrat cjima intn :& .
said Mr. Kern recentIr'T,sttab
thero was a somethlng.a glnaWi
in-i, in ineir uanco mull?,
tainccl by a convention!-
Hence the introduction of vtbe 1
in- urvncBiruiiu,,, anaBflr 1101
Instrumehts ' J Jf i.
Jerome Kerns musio Uu 1
and sung- by million,
theatregoers. Within tkt 1
his' current succe haTfi
a Heart." "Oil .Boy,"..1"
'jeaVoTH to' Jane," i-TM t
no hbvq mi many mtt
taiulttinuiy, rewlrM
luii'AtlnnVand lnrntkftti.
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naiinoiiuavions Ktrn 1
jnevircr-moown
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