"' T'SSSS" irotf cSBfcigraB 'V ,2 VMjf1 IXT.WEEK: ROBERT EDESON IN "LOVE FORBIDDEN," AT BROAD; VALESKA SURATT, AT ;fflp PROMINENT AND POPULAR FACTORS IN THE NEW CROP OF PHOTOPLAYS THEATRICAL CALENDAR r-ix-t-. rtvTT-i-x nMirmn TTTTn-mTriv JLVUJK. IXlllJ UxJlVillNU YVJillila, s Ji SEEKING. In a court.0 of lectures recently delivered nt Oxford, to ob tain ft fresh an,, fnlr-mlndcd xlew of ghiikcfpearo's workmanship, 1'rofcssor Oulller-Coucli visualized for Ills classes Ui first night of "Hamlet" nt tlio Olobo rttrtro of Queen IJess's era. Tlio cfTcct tm tho audlenco of tho pla)'s man clous cptnlnff. tho nubtlo touches by which tlio Itmosphcro of the plcoo Is established, Ua Ingenuity with xvhlch tho first xlsltn Uon of tho ghost la Introduced, tho mas terly dexterity with which preparation for n ominous event In made without robbing the rpectators of tlio thrill of urprlta "ere- dcbcrlbed by tho distill wished critic ns though noeltles to tho JlJjhouso patron, l'rom such a treat rnent tho artistry of "Hamlet"' arises pore triumphant thin ccr. rreconcelved notions can bo a Rcvero critical handicap. Indulscnco In tho Oxonian's Imaginative oxcrclso Is u Itlmulus to equitable appraisement of any drsma honored by a revival Tarller lUndardi are, of course, of xnluo In ebservatlons on stago trnlllc. Estimates f given performances best guldo tho pUygoInc public when prlmo considera tion Is accorded existent merits or de merits Compirlsons need not nlvv.eya be odious they may bo fruitful In t,ug fwtlon, but they belong properly to footnotes rather thin tho main btdy of ft tt Preservation of such Idrnls of equity li necessarily dlnicult. Tho current rivlvsd of '"llio Clay Lord Que" nt tho Adelphl N a slRnlllcant enso In point. It Is almost as hard to cllinlnnto refer ence to tho orlRlnal superb production of that admirable comedy ns It was for Dickens's unfortunato Mr. Dick to btnlsh King Charles's head from his unandlne dictionary. And jet tho younger generation of amusement seek r Is assuredly entitled to hear fconie- jttilng more explicit concerning tho pres ent production man jeremiads on tho footllght Rlnrles of ) ester) cnr. Tho absolute quality of tho current offering ihould bo tho major themo I ADOPTING In part Qulllcr-Couch's rroceduro mid re-enforcing It w lth nrttrtfeal observation of the attitude nf this week's audiences at the Adclphl, IH ED WYNN IgFeatured comedian in "Over tho i'Tnn." rnmlntr tr thn fVincfniit- Street Opera House on Feb luary 18. lit may be safely set forth tint 'Que." lis a brilliantly wrought and absorbing I Crama. Plnero has, of course, written lns I more profound. "His Houbo In Orcl-r," 'Tho Second Mrs. Tannuerav." 'Tho Thunderbolt and "Mid-Channel" hao their 'philosophies" In nddltlon to lnaglaterlal craftsmanship and exhibi tions of xlv Id chaructoriz itlon. Tho In veterate 'messago grubbeis," so '"s" tresslngly numerous now.uli)s, aro en titled to what satisfaction they may de rive from the titular persqingo's obsenatlon tint "It lsn t tho f-camp, tho roue, a girl shies at: It's tho old so imp, tne old roue. .Shell tal.e tlio )oung one, the blackguard with a smooth t-Uin and a bright cje, directly ho raises a land tako him without a murmur, mone-hunter though he may be. Take him I By Joo, sho leaps Into his nrms 1" "la en thine has a moral, my uear. declared tho Duchess of Immortal Alloo'n Wonderland, "If jou can only find It" But eery moral Isn't worth wilting a play about, and It Is a poor trlbuto to Plnero'a sense of propoitlon to nsscit that ha evolved "Tho Cay Lord Quet" merely to air Ills sjinpathles with middle-aged men. It Is more sanely con ceivable that his purpose was directly In lino with these, his own pregnant words: To tell a story by means of dialogue, but to tell It In such bklllfully devised form and order ah shall within tho limits of an ordinary theatrical representation give rise to tho greatest possltuo amount of emotional effect, the production of vrtilch Is tho one great function ot tno theatre." That ho achieved this object in a comedy, which, In addition to xeraclous portraiture, la buch a marvol of con struct on that the neraKO ilramas or commerce appear merely crudo and amateurish specimens of pitiful inepti tude, can bo denlefl by no one whose itandards of stagecraft hao defied .Mtlatlns Influences. -Qucx" Is a potent ly absorbing, lntercst-comqclllnB enter tainment and technically triumphant nineteen scars nftcr Its London pre miere. fTHIAT tho xlrtucs of this masterpiece " of Its genre are all expressed In tho present Interpretation, It would bo au urd to maintain, ecn wljhout refer ence to the nHeltnl John Hare produc tion. Absolute, not relatUe. standards condemn Miss Illlngton's sopny. ine fact that Irene Vanbruch's portrait of the vulgar et chaste, Impetuous yet-j artrui. nasslnnate. sentimental loaoio nd lojal manicurist Is unforgettably vivid to audlcnoes who patronized tho Chestnut Street Opera House early In this century Is not fairly germane to tho case. Nobody oxnected the nresent In terpreter of tho part to Imitate Miss Vanbrugh or to reproduce the racy In dividualism ot her performance. Miss iiungton Is entitled to a fresh start in her characterization. It In Tlin finu,iir Hint tht.S follow lines laid down by the dramatist Ills Instructions aro specific. They are ro Jfealed In many passages of racy col wjuy and authorltntUo ttrokes of portraiture. Miss IUIngton xery pos Itly becauso tnls uctress has had 'om ftno ac,hlecmcnts of unothcr tP to hdr -irerilt !h tAmnrrftmentallv un fitted for thd charucter. Her fense of femedy Is weak and It should bo clec- 'ficai in Sophy. Her emotionalism Jias Mie standardized attributes of the con ventional "leading woman " Her Intona on are altogether too refined. loiter speech Is not demanded of tho manicurist, but It should bo made cl nt that Sophy Is not In tho formal "eclat sense a lady." Plnero makes her Say "Rnnir awn." nil Qhnf tint" Ctn Margaret Illlngton's lips the phrases i.-yuna surnris ne y lncons stent. Tet y are distinctly "In character." Sophy good Blrl, but "common." She Is ung ana yet a suitable mate lor winy palmist. Valma. buch a com- Okirtain, blnallon of traits Is familiar enough In real llfn and when their duo fusion, ns Plnero coneeUcd It, Is not presented be foro tho footlights tho xirliy ot tho dramatist's creation evaporates 1TTITH this Important ihnracter out of "" focus, with nc-irly nil tho auxiliary roles Inollklently ncted. with the con ilcnsttlon ot a jilny tint wis In its original form a model of drnnnturgs so ruthlessly executed tint tho divert ing part of Mrs Jnrk I Mm Is alto. Relhcr omitted, the burden of this lino I'liy falls upon tho luckily riinble shoulders of .lohn 13reu Th-it li u ,., the day for Plnero and by uterllng nrt enables somo of tho most btlrrlnp i-Lones In tho modern ilimni to 'get ovr wiiu enthralling xlgor, with a conviction which lenders pitronago of tho puou buii cniiiirmiy w oi tn while. Is not tho lenst of tho hurcls whlcli ho Ins been nmasslng In stnRedoin fur inanv jears .Surely It Is tlm--, to liy forever to reMt thn tinflmtlr. Inllnm. Il.n, t.1... --- ... ,.......u ihi.vj in it mini Prevv doesn't net," tint ho merely phs I ins uiiauio sen tho pcnilty of intural lm Is n heavy one Mr Prow Ins been pit) Ine It n long nnd mi cnnlt ently tint own tho vailitv uf hu achievements from his modest debut In 'Cool ps n Cucumber, ' In 18TJ tin wonderlul ilv iHvs with tluMi stlnm lillng inngo of comedies from Sh il.e speare to hchoinlhati, to tlio ilellhlitful productions with M.iudi Adann und tu tlio perloil ot the liter chUIes l Jones, Clumbers MniiRlnm nnd Plnero occasloinlly cscipis tho popular atten tion Thero are, It U true, sporidlc fall uies In tho long, Impressive list, but the nveraRo of excellence is perhipa nil surpisscd by any other Amerlim stir" With tho Faulty of tho experienced pHyer to whom tho fickle fortum s of M igclind nio "in nged tile, Mr Iircvv entertains a refreshingly frank nml nl most lmpersonil nttttudo upon his 'mis tnkos " One of them, as ho confes-u d to tho writer last week, was his rudeivor of fivo or fix jenrs ngo to renew nc qualntanco with Slnkcpiari' Tho re lval was "Much Ado About Nothing,' and Benedick naturally tho Ptellnr role "I thought I could pl-iy It," confessed tho accomplish! il conitdltn. Petrucchln even after many ".cars. Is still niv ft. oilto of nil parts Under AiiRiivtln paly I had also arttd In ' l.ovc's Libors Lost" nnd 'The Merry "Wives of lnd- sor." Hut the tuith wns tint I h id been i too long away from tho hlnkcpe ire m atmosphere ' One of tho critics," ho nulled ' let mo down xery insilv. 'Tho ltud de clared this levkvver In effect, 'Is ex ntlng In his friendships. It Is not possible to forsako him for twenty jears and then demand ustoratlon to tho pi uio nf boon companionship ' And mj I doubt If I hall cvtr pi ly bhakespearo agiln " THI1 conversitlon shifted to tho modern drama nnd tho actor un affectedly dhcloi-ed another frustrated ambition, this tlmo in connection with tho bmd's facetiously self-constituted rival, Ilcrmrd Sliivv ' hlinvv ued to bo vei.v kind to me" continued Mi Drew, 'and to Ada Itelnn and 'Jimmy' Lewis when Paly took us to Iondon, but ho wafl nlvvas citistlc nnd bitter about tho '(loveriKir.' Often In his hlghlv characteristic notices in tho f-iturday Itevlevv (J. I! H would uncon'-cloinbly roist Dil's light llttlo nd-iptitlouH from tho (itrnnn and then add, nfter prais ing me, 'that ir IUcvv pithily plived his part In tho spirit of a man v lth his tonguo In his check ' Of course, tint wasn't bo nt nil Shaw's lvid InnRlna- tlon was meiely nt work. "Appreciating his opinion of me, how ever, I sonio jears later hoped to pliy Dick DudRecn In 'I ho Devils I)lclplo' In London. I dlcused tho matter with, tho'playw right and ho emphatic illy In formed mo that I wouldnt do Ilo had William lerrlss In mind for tho char acter. ' Oddly cnouRh tho tabb s weio turned subupqiii ntly when a productloii of 'oti Xcver Can Tell' was plumed Shaw asked mo to play tho jrung dentist In that pleco nnd 1 loftiscd, pointing out to him tint tint ih nuclei wies quite overslndovvcd by tho delicious portnlt of tho waiter, whkh was out of inv line Ih.at ended my illitatlon with hliaxlan altalrs " ADMLSSIONi being nppaiently In or .eler, Mr Drew xolunttered tho gratl fjlng Information tint ho had never written a play and never Intended to wrlto one. This disclosure Is Illuminating It suggests consistent and lonI devotion to the art of acting and a sincerity nnd slnglenehs of purpose tint Ins had ef fcctunl rewnrd Mr. Drew appioachcs hlstrlonlsm from tho blnndpolnt ot tho artist faithful to his metlci That spirit Ins been evident In tho finish and general expertness of his READY FOR JOTA OR FANDANGO Two of tho Muriu-Juli troupe, xvlio will reveal the fascination of genuine Iberian dancing; when tho real Spanish musical comedy, "Tho Land of Joy," is presented nt tho Fouest Theatre a few ' weeks hence, . . , , . r it v I . I J h 'Wiij.,1 J L..i J i I 'A EiPEflRMP WKl m. HBWHMHWHOf ' Jf i h tMammm&SLiz' r , jr. eau s voilhxse?. . VK xjiBlBABWHirTA'JbJi'u A .e f fri , I IW V. M1JM ytim 7.r- 'A, - - - ' JLjVS Yt VC :-JmLM2K-I '-. I 7 A , (-A V"' " ilT SsS , 'WiJISPPPPPPPBa, ? , sr w. 7 . '' v vbimzmr&f - s ' vX 6 . v mr? & n 'mmmLsiKXi t ? ?s r vr && . -w, ikai.-s.- ,MKmzrsmsm'iai!sa t . .. rss tfti-t.i a va. 'sap ' ss j-ssrtfi -v. "Av.. i Zt mm ' - - Xmp ' Xfe. , ,7 SflRS&wfiTx!8?"" . EFFIE. SHANNON andNILL5 WELCH I JS fliSH&? v 1 1 In-HCRBOV," RcScnt... I iM W$9MS3Ka$ '1 pcrfornnnres niwin nf. r m inn It' Is mtnlfi s( now In lm . i i tlon of Qucx, a portrait who o piwri n neither dissipated b an ntt4iipt h i.ipy John Hiros creation nor to exp'mt person nllt nt tho expeiiHo nf outngn to tho dramatist Tho Drew Qmx It wholly in keeping nt 'nme points evm more th 111 llale , vvitu Pint ro i Intentions 1110 intensely iiranntp episodes nro ' handled without a Mmln of ovcrem. plnsls tlio comedy pi "igcs enlist rich lesoUICCS ot li I I IX 1I1 lie cles of In I llerllon and polislml ilictlnn nio char-1 netcr thmuitlinut ! etilml xvltli tho nil tlinrltj of experience iud ilcxiblu tal ent Ills poiformanco Itcelf stands square ly cm Its own merits Wltli worthier nsoclates Involv d comp irNona with nis pieiiecei-or iimi nit even worry Fpcctators who sAcumb ,1 t , John IHn nrt ,,om0 riKhtttn v. u. u , H T. C. ro s LURE OF THE STAGE HAD LUClvY POTENCY Contail N.ircI, of "Mart Who Came Back," Owes It His Lifo Conrad X.igel, who cames to tho Adclphl Theatre on Monday, I'i bunry IS, In 'Tho Man 'Who Cnmo Hack," was onro a newsptper printer, and Is proud of it lie leirned the printing trade In tho composing room ot a Chicago news paper, whero ho begin by cmptjlng thn ' pie-box" and miking himself generally utcful Printers, ns a rule, do not becomo actots; then fore, It Is Interesting to Know how Conrad Xagel began his carei r "All thn time I was working nt the prlnti is' trade) I wis hinkiilng to be nn actor," he said rceentlv, I ut my mother and biother thought I wis crazy nnd did nil lu their power to discourage me I went to woik llmlly in n thop where books wiro tilled, nod ono after noon I out work nnd went to .1 variety blow. Mhlle I was nvvay nn explosion ociuired In the part nt the establishment whcio I usjxliy worked 'I didn't know ntn thing nbout the accident and went homo nt tlio uml time', bcciuse I did not w mt mv folks to know that I lost nn afti moon to go to tlio show 'lhings Fecund rather restrained when I went Into the houfcc, and presently mj iiiotiui nsUed mo where I li id i-pi nt the nfternoon. 'At woik' 1 Mid as cheerfully as I could "Vou wouldnt hive 1ki n nllvo now If ou had bun ut work' piped up my brother 'ou wouldnt evm bo nllvo If j on liadn t tlie afternonn off The Bhop was blown up this afternoon '" "Miss Springtime" to Kvturn Here Klavv iX. Ilrlincer's music il comedy, "Miss Springtime,' will fooii bo brought back to tho Torre-1 'lheitie Tho cast of olfchtv Includes (leoigo Mad'arlane, Ilbo Alder, John K lli7zntd, John V. Young, riames Canuion, Ch irles Me thins, Wnjno Nunn, Nlcholtb ISurn ham, Maurlco (" is", I.lzzlo Wilson and Percy 'Woodley, ft aMStSHQLMirw ,.,.. . a at 5S"flfclKf waff li W$. u; ' I g 5Ki! -s4 a jm&:T&m a i e "i-vft fr 'A. a.uiv i.ir Ji-ftVSiasi- 2 1 tm. Mil! li 1 &$ JWt4r.iS &ims- TfHVSt mKte sswfs 'B. st m V ?AS aJ. i . :1m 10t,.n ..v'i WILLIAM FARNUM . 5TAF2. OF LES MI&ERABLE5." Vicforia- VALESKA SUKATT FOR ECONOMY IX GOWNS MI- Suratt his b n d voting al most tin. o xt irs to moiu 11 pie tores nnd nt pnsent 1 inks i-i ine of tlio Mars of tli Fcrein Sin li 14 it tinned to vaudivllle, howevn. ami Is In appear this wek 11JL Ki ilh s Tin itn in a dram t I y Paul M l'ntli r and C V. I'o Vonde, which is ilh' Jlt serious velileln Hie his cvir ntliniptnl on the vaudeville st ige Mls Suiatts muviis have utw.ts Iji e u lieogni.'td sln U fea tures of lir 1- atts met It Is therefore tho 111 hi Inteiestlng to unto that she i now nilvocatlng tlio we iring of gllig InniH ns a wai einnnm Miss Miratt, of 1 nurse will not ap pear lu gingham ill esses when fdio pl.ijs Keiths 'J In itre1 mis week but nio be lieve! that worn u of tod i should ron tene neceisities and Hive on weiring apparel While it Is lmpnslblc to oarrv out her pi ins to licit Ungtli on tho Ftage, Miss Suintt llnds It e is to prae tlio whit hho pnichis in her prlvato life Slie Insists tint liu xjionslvc ma tc rial can bo made Into Just as nttrtc tlvo gowns no am oth r und dcclirts that llio leal effnt is il. lived not fmm irie in iterlal tint Is iwnl in a drc- Imt In thn application of tist, PHIZES FOR ESSAYS ON HUGO PHOTOPLAY ilppuitiliilty Is offer, d pupils nf tlio publiL fcclmoK colleges and otln r lmti. tullons of le.unlng and to voung piople in genu il to win a piie for tho tluee lest eh".ivs on tho tMIUiin I'o picyir laliin nf Victor Hugos ' la s MKr nbles ' which will ho picMiitcil at the Ictnrla l'lieatie beginning en in xt M0111I iv I' W Iluelih r general in 111 agu of tho Central Mai kit Sticct Com pm, which conducts this lllm the it re, nnnnuniiH th it foi tlio tluee bebt e s (ajs, not less thin r.00 nm nifio than foil wi rds In length, on tins puturlra Hon of Hugos novel, pilcs will be n irdeil, $15 for the bert lontrlliutlon; ?10 for tho next be't, nnd $ for the thlid 1 est In mult Thero nro no Mrlngent rules govern ing tho contest All th it Is necessary to do is to tee thn pIcturl7at!on of "Jyis Mlser.ableb" at tho Vlctoili; then wrlto tho essay, legiblj using ono hldo of tho piper only and address It to M lluehler, caro Centril Mukct Street Compiny, southeist corner Junlpef and Market striets Tlio contest will cloe on Tues da, Ibiuiry "0, nnd ns soon there after as tho Judges cm reach a decision tho n imes of tlio winners will bo an nounced In the dall p ipcts and from the stage of the Victoria Iheatre JUSTINE JOHNSTONE IS FLIERS' BENEFACTOR Hnvo xou any unused gloves In jour glovo boxes" Do not throw them away Tho tops mako excellent vents for nvlitors Iteceutly Justine Johnstone, tho at tractive star of 'over tho, Top." coming to the Chestnut Street Opera Ilouso earl lu !brun. told how a group of gills who nio Intnesled In this form of war woik have been helping to clothe tho filing mm In response to nn nrtlclo hundreds of pairs ot gloves wcro Bent In fiom nil parts of tho country, nnd they have bee n fashioned Into soft warm xests for the aviators of clvllizitlon Tops only of the gloves are used, tho long kind, and sewed on a khaki llnlnjr They make tho very best kind of a wind proof garmerit. Tho women who nro doing this work seo to It that tho garments "reach men whom they know In the armies, and al ready they are receiving expressions of gratltudo from thoso who havo worn them Moro gloves aro needed In order that tho good work may go on Hunter Welsh in Hecital Hunter Welsh tho American pianist, will 1o heard lu a lccturc-rccltal, 'Chopin," under the auspices of tho De partment of Miislo of tho University In tension Society at Association Hall, Ger mantavvn, on next Monday evening, 1'cb ruary 11, His subject Is treated from a purely esthetic standpoint and with tho purpose! of teaching the practical appreciation ot muslo as a flno art, Tho lecture Is about half an hour in length nnd will be followed by tho piano recital Illustrating tho composer's work. Tho piano Illustrations Monday cvfnlng will bo: 1. Konata In II flat minor, op. 35. iilnAa fiim (in ilH. t i! rolonalici, IS flat miner., A 4lat major. l, :-"S?m WvSielJSSm X; ''?!. y 0. SVW9C ?-v5&?a fiB.4l,t( A 5J - ttmjy"- 1 ?ieMI '&iiMm f i kmmm& i -mm i i K .?.! 'SKSSa,-SSii.'i8"f. WV& &JMm& J ," oosoTur DM.TON in rlAKt ur am.. Arcooia BOSTON SYMPHONY RETURNS ON MONDAY Opera Skips a Week and Phila delphia Orchestra Goes on Tour Until the npera nnd Mr Stnkowski's orihcstri xv 111 take tempniarr leaves of absence fiom Philadelphia next wick 'Ihc sviupliony org inlyatlon will begin It i third and last western tnur of the n isun Acinrditig to tlio ngulir sched ule, tho Metropolitan npeta fciUs will bo tCHimcil on IMuiiirs 10, and then after, sive for ono gap of a fortnight performance will be given every 'lucs il iv night up to nnd Including that of A pill IC The poitponid pciforinmce n I inuuv 'J will In- in ulo up at Mmo futiin il ite e t to be announced 'I he Phil ulelphla Orchcsti.a concerts will .ilo bi given In uninterrupted se eiuenio on I'lldiy nftn noons nnd Sat tird iv nights from I'ebiimy .J up to nnd Including Apill JO. I.envlng Phil idelplil i on Sunday eve ning for Plttshuigh conceits villi be given Monday aftunnnn und Monday evening hi tint ilt, tho rigulir mit Inco he lug shifted fi nm Tuesday to Mnndij to ronfnrm vvllh the fuel legil litliuis .luiiieM Thibainl, the 1 re nt li violinist will 1 e the soloist nt both con ic! ts Tin next .ippi irimo In tlie tour will le undo cm Wcilnc-day evening nt (llieiliu vvitli II ms Klndlcr lu tho solo inlc , .lull i ( lius-iii will be llio soloist III t'level mil cm '1 liuisel iv evening, wlillo on Pridav, in f oliuiibui Kindle r will igaln be lh soleiist nnd on s iturilay, lu DO ton, P.lcli wlil In fcituiii! Ihieo divs lu tin following week Xlonelij, 'linsdij nnd Vvedneseliy will be given civn to the Me inlelssohn Choir nf Toreiiito This cng igtinetit Is one nf tho iiio-t Imporlaiit ot tlio snsou, for the choir holeli high tank In this ivim tij, and is slid to bo tho peei of mv of tho greit organizations of Its kind In Kuinpe V spcolsl guarintie fund w is r Use d foi the puipnso of bilnglng tho nnhestii to 'loronto, and sterling rut is expected fiom the eo-npei itlon nf tlieso two great music il oig inlzatlons of Can id i nnd Aim Hi i In view of the ibnvo plans tho visit of tho P.oston s inplnm to the Arademy nf Muslo on this coming Xlond ly night Is very conveniently timed, nnd Doctor Minks concert Fliould naturally bo the outstanding; music il event of next week 'llio major Instrumental fcntilln of the program will bo Mns-irc's dilichtful 1 minor svmphony Other numbers will be ltaehnianlnoff s vivid sjmphoiilc poem, Tho Isle nf the Dead" suggcMeel by tho Swiss nitlst Arnold ItnccMln's Btrlking picture ot tlie sime title Ileet hovcn'H hr.iphlu 'Kgnioiif overture will also ho pl.t nil Tho soloit V Inlfri d Christie, vv III bo a ncvviomcr here .she Is a Scotch pianist, wlo has been balled by critics as an artist of potent teinpcianuntal as sets Sho w 111 be heard In the melodious and familiar I.szt concerto In H minor An artistic event ot unique nnd po tent Interest is piomlsod Phlladelphlans In tho next conce r' hem of Wnlter Dinnosch's Xew Yefik Sjmphon Or chcsti.a schedul. d to t eke plaeo in the Academy on Vveducsda aftcinoon I eh ru iry 27 The signal feature nf the pin gram will be tho contribution by Prin ces .Starr, one of tho most tilented ac tresses In Divld ftelascos galaxy. Miss Starr will nclto tlio already celebrated patriot verses, captioned 'Carillon" (fchlmcs) b Kinlie Camimcrtz, the Helglan poet, i:igar' exquisite musical accompaniment will bo jilajcd by the orchestra under Mr. TJamrosch's direc tion. , Messrs Kzerman nnd Jncoblnoff will give a Sonata livening this wed; on Wednesday evening, l'ebruary 13 lu WltheTSpoon Hall The program will be opened with tho Sonata In V major b Philip A Gocpp, followed by tho Brahms Sonata In I) minor op 10S, nnd endid with the Kroutzer Sonata by Ucethovcn Tho only appearance, here this Ben foii of tho New York Philharmonic Or chestra will bo mado In tho Academy of Muslo on tho evening of Mondaj. l'eb ruary 18 Joseph Stransky will con duct a xnrled program whoso major purely Instrumental feature will be Itachmanlnoff'a Symphony No I. Hunter Welsh, tho pianist, will bo tho soloist, offering tho Grieg A minor concerto. The last concert In tho series of morn ing muslcales at tho Dellevuo-Stratford will be given next Monday morning Maggie Tcjte, the Jlngllsh soprano, for merly with tho Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company and later with tho Bos- ton Onera. nnd Arthur Shatturlc. an l-emlnent pianist, will bo tho etars. JTSClYil FROM " ' "OUR. LITTLE. T ' tlfir-r-ll 01.... ,"";,. . - ...,"", ' wir- : ri.Trin',. """ -T EXTRA SCENIC SET SAVED PLAY OPENING Double Equipment for "Up stairs and Down" Solved Diffi cult Transport Problem The' valuo of preparedness In theat ric il iffalrs w is llnelv exemplified last ,Innd ly night when Oliver Morocco's compuiy opened lis engarement (it tlie r, irrkk In the I .ittnn conn dy. ' l'plalrs md Down' 'llio compiny pilnr to Its engigemcnt In ro hid I eeu pi iv lug for a week nt Ills Malesn s Tlieilro in Mnn tre il, Canael i When tho elate of the engigemcnt was nude", tlem vvero Sun day morning ti llns out of tho Canadian city Into tlio stitcs hilt two wee lis I c fnro 'Upstairs and Down" leached Mon treal nil of the Sunday morning trains coming this wsv vvero cinceleil bv thn Catmllin nllioid roinmlssinn t'nder normal iniidltldis the compiny could hivo left Montreal s)In,.t nlgiit wltli Us scenerj nnel nsehed Philadelphia be fero nqon nn M mil n j Hut condltl ms nn not normal Snow I In C mad i le t.itds the trains and nlso In tho (Ire en Mount ilu Vilh.vs To linko matters worse tho r illronl olllclils of the various lines thn cunpinv used woulel makes no Ml uaiHei of the elcllveiy of thn b iggago car although ' thov would do evervthlng III their power" If tho scen ery iliel not arrive in Philadelphia nn Mondiv cirb In tho afternoon there i nlllel hive be e n no pel foi 111 UlCO ot ' Up st ilrs anil Down ' llils was the dilemma that faced M itmger Xloio'in nt tl cml ot 1 it week lie Is about to send out a second compiny In the Hittnu comedy. Tlio productloii they nie to use had been finished, the propel ties all gathered to. gethei, and It wis In his store henise On le lining the. i lllnnel sltuatlnn, the in in ni,er took but a moment to nnl.e up hn mliiil nnd then he ordered tho other pro duction sent over to PI Hade lplii i in its millet It ten bed this cltv early Sat titeliv moinitig un 1 on Monday morning e irlv tin house new nf his Xew York theatre was on the stage of tho tlnrrlck getting eve iv thing In reidlness for the lnltl il perfoini moo of tho cnmed Into in the nflcrnonn tlu company crew ntrivid to find nil of Its work done And fnitunite It was, for tlio luggage car cont lining tin sieniry ordinirily used by the romp my did not reael l'lill ndclphlu until after midnight mi Xloneliy "CHRISTY MINSTREL" SCION AT GARRICK Louis riiuigo Christy, the Trench valet III the 1 iceleiick anil 1 linn Hil ton cnnieelv now nt the flairkk The itre. Is a foii of fleorge C lit is! v, who te elk the' famous c lirlst Minstrels to London In 18'(i nnd in ulo ' blackface ' pnpulir In th it lilt tlnpihu Young Christy Is nuthoiltv for the state mint tint tlio flist piodiietlnn of minstrelsy of wblili there Is nnj iccord vv is at tlie Aniphloti Theatre, on tho Hovverv, In New Yoik citv, In January, ISt I 'llio compiny xvun stvkd tho Vir ginia Mlnstrtls und vias mganlzed nnd inuduetiel by Din 1 Kiumett, who, vvitli DUk 1'elh mi, was liimes; Prank Urnwer, tainhnurlne, and VIM un Whlt lock, Innjn 'Miev cive the luistiulleel song-nnd-ilinco nt the southern iluky mid piuved such a lilg hit tint nu merous othci i nmp mles wero formeel nnel th ft diss of entert ilnment became veiy popul u Minstrelsy Ins cudiireel lu this country for sevcnti-four jears and Is still popular. FEATURED ON THE tRAHCES rtApo Vho will recite at the next Damroschj Concert'" Umtm &?mtgmu cmristie ,maM&' & iiHlv WEr 1 Pianist' V w- A tniu rtefcJLKSffK .d? "iin'-t "&...z"-.!W siaw. axiMMtn&a' Americanization of Successful French Drama Willji Head Next Monday's Novelties Polished Pinero Play and Other Popular Attractions Hold Over .vnr .trrMcro.vs lino in "l.ovo rorlilddcn," mi adaptation of tho Trench drama, "I.'Amdur Dcfcndit," by Jncniics Ilcnnuil. Tho pleco deals vvitli a themo ot nclf-j sacrifice. Hubert lMcson Is tho Walter Walker, Margaret Pitt, H. Kvarts, Harry Harrison and James Window. ijiipi C0VrVt7.Y0 ATTKACIIOSS WKl.Vltl "Tho Gay Lord Qucx" ex pertly constructed comedy by Sir Ar thur Wing Plneio Third net is n model of Ingenious Klngecrift. John Drew essajs, with elgml purees", tho rolo first neleel hero bv John ltnre roiiio eighteen ears ngo M irgnrct IUIngton Is tlio Sophy rullganier. OlherB In tho cait nre (leorgo P.aunec fort, Irby Mnrshall, Otola Nesmllh. O.'i'.'Sr 'Toot-Toot." nrtlctlcally staged musical comedy suggested by Itupert HughCR's Pullimn car farce, 'Ilxeiiso Me" Jeinmo Kern's lively fcoro 's a pilmn virtue ot the offer lng Harry Pern ptajs tho colored porter nnd Donald MniDmnld nnd Loulfo Allen compose the vvould-bo bridal couple, l'lnrn Zabelle, Hilly Kent and I.oulso Groody aro also In the Hi go company. (7 Wt:lCl "fpstnlis nnd Down." xery Miphlstlrntcil orco ((Hung FOiJIety lu x irious aspects from elravvlng inoni to pantry. 1'redtrle nnd J'niiiiv Hat ton, who wrote ' Years of Discretion," me tlio nuthois Pred 1 Itlon l'.thel Stnnmril, Paul Itarvev nnd Arthur llll'ott head the rat. Iho list named cniitrlliutes a capital Rtiidj ot a stago butler. LYI'IC " Cure for Curable'" comedy aceentlng tho benellcent effects of freh nlr and rural life Plav Is aelant cd by I, iwieneo v hltin in nnd llarle Derr Diggers from n sliort story by. Cnrra Harris. AVilll mi Hndge ns tlio ftar reveals his familiar nnd well. HKeil comedy method Clara xioores, Cirson Davenport nnd Clniles H Vemer nro others In the company. ciirvTWT unirvT orrm norm: "Tlie P.tss'ng "show of 1917" Pinal week hero ot this popular lev tie from tho New Ynik Winter Garden Tlie cast includes mativ plivirs of stellar t mlnenct De Wolf Hopper's war time version of 'Casey nt tho Pat" Is well worth hcirln nnd 'Chick" Sain Is both amusing Tiid veracious In a country church Interlude. r.ii'M:i7,.c KI'tTlt H Vnleska Suritt In 'The Pur pie Poppy," bj Paul Potter nnd C V Dc Vonde: Artlo Mehllnger nnd Genrgo W Mejer In a song speelaltv , Mine ("renin's dancing fenture, with Mile Juliette, Alexander Mac Tauten, pianist: Pert nnd Hnirv Gordon In 'Tlio Impresario nnel tho Novleo"! Pillenberg's Trained Hears Clir.annd llmlly Ikarry: Sandy Mcintosh and his "Musical Maids " C.r.our 'The Art Studio" musical ,.,n.l, t ,I.M.1nn r.f T-pnnrtnH ..1,1. t.iiiit.ij, t mini i ii iv .itiiL., ii.tii i c t tl... trni . T..- rr.nMn .. .l 1-n- ' I iniiii il itniiit, iv it inline' iiini int , McICInnls and In Costa I.litlo Hip nnd Napoleon, 'Tho Tnceda Girls ' the Valeria sisters, Martini nnd Max- e iiiniiinn ; jirnwii nnu liariovvt?. i C.'O.SS i;r.S "My llest Girl" musi cal t otni dy ; Hums nnd Toren , Murray , nnd West; llrst half of week ' China-1 town Itonnnco': Tbert Carlelon, Daretlevll v nrel 111 a novel cjcllst .ut, latter half of week (. O.lDltM. T ' I he Mldvv Inter Itev lew 1'bert Cirleton, Plipia nnel company i ii In ,i comed bar net Hist half of , b uirl. Tliillv inline In n ilrnnntli. I i sketch j "A Ileal Gti." musical farce; Hums nnel Tor in, 1 Uter half of week. "Dltth of n Nation'; all week l!7,..lif Pi:' Tied Gius'; Kellv ind Itovd; 'Tho Jolly Tars'. Pnco and Kdge, In "On London Ililtlgo'; Photoplay, ' rersunslve Piggv"; first h ilf nf week "llio Jvew Model;" ' ( lanberrles" one ict plavlet, W il teis nnd Walters, vc ntrlloipiists, jihotopl i, '.shlrlcy Kije", latter li ilf of week. 7.l7) Meplun P Oftmiikc, tenor, "I he Auto Know Hotter" sKr.lch wllh Thorn is Dugan and Ilabette ' lhi tnimilt Vmtnplt. XYeli h niul his "Minstrel Men " Ward nml Van , Sillily Shaw, HI Doia, Juggler. CULOVIAL "No Children Allowed" plavlet, Amanda Grav nnd company lu operatic selections, lllpcl nnd Tali fax Leonard .and Louie Tho Stein tr Trio; "Wolves of tho Kill,' photo plav X1X0 'On tho .Tub" one-act pla; Nan Al er and company In a xen trllociul il net. Alice Cole; OUva nnd her 'lr Until Seals; "Klmroek Jones," pin tnpliy. 1 Aim: riLiis sr.ivr.rv Our Llttlo Wife ' with M ulgo Kenned). Goldvv)ii pioduc tlon All week .l,'C t) 1 ' Tl ire Tp Sal" with Doro th) Dalton, nnd Ilenjamln Ch ipln In "Hie Son of Dcmocrnc) " All wecl. t.-lC. 'Iho Divino Sacrlllce," with MUSICAL ROSTER English Comedy Coming (o Uroad An Important now uttractlon for the Uroad "bticot Theatre beginning Mond ly, February 25, will bo tho comedy In threo nets entitled 'General Tout," by J. 12 Harold Terry. This Is tho famous play that recently scored a hit In London nnd Its success has been duplicating t'.io Tnir- llsh success at tho Gaiety Theatre, Now lorlc, Thomas A, ,lse hna a lending rolo In tho production. Km Mar. The supporting players Include,, Ida Mnje, Itcxford Ilurnctt, WlUlMnjiJ Klllv Gordon : Monday and vVeelfe-a jf elne- e rthncta nf Vestepiliv." lrltll'Nor- ... mni.n.i.A. rri....ln. ivllq,, nn,1 V m 111 l illllltlU&U 11IUIPII IJ, A.Jl.1 .I1U A ' yu a uuiei.ijr. 'IM'li VJrTOIll.l "I.cs Mlscrablcs," withP0(,J minim i nrnuin vn xvcck. liitii ttnm:.XT"ller Iloy," with KiTlo Sham' ?V,E ncm: llrst half of week, nnd "Thlnrs ( M'o Love," with Wnllaco Held; latterfl W,fi nnir ot week '!v"j:Vi sjr.ixu "Things xvo i.ove,- xvitni-,fs,t j Wnllaco Held: flrrt half of xveek' r. ij Mndnmo Jenlouy," with Pauline"!' jj l'redcrlck: latter half of week. yojU f.i I.OrfKT ''Stella Marls," xvlth Mary-f 'i picKror... .mi week. -rf ,3-1 iwulv.sqvi: t b,lst j.'fJC nruv "tno .viuo-.a-.Minuia .,.ufii e.iii-. III IIUIV.1CI1I euiueuj. itiiu muuc- i I Mllo features Norma Pejl, Harry" v ?A llentlev. Helen P.ussell and tho IJcU Mft A t, in, it Tiillr lm ul thn I mnnnnv. .Cf I'. ."::.."":-.:": ,ni" i tv.i l in I "Tlio J.iei J.uicrs, a musi-, cal farce, xvlth Harry I.ang ns the ' . featured coirtcdl in Dolly Sweet heads a" tho fcinlnlno contingent. nrji romsa aitiuctioxs wo.rf rriwuAiiY is oiw .li .; 'Uio Man Who Carney i ,!,rk" m.w 'Over tho Top." KI.1TIVS Annctto Kcllerm.ann. I i:um'Al!Y ?! IlllOMt 'General Port," with Thomas .e te i-u anil iiirini v-ourienay. . -,r IjYJ'IL 'Odds nnd Unels of 1D17," wlth'1,"l .1 irk Norvvorth Olt iwjcio jxosiou s jiussian uauci. ltni t j wliM ,. tM'HiH j - ?' ,'mmmm b . ri-fifMMi WlWii .iffflWW ' ' V "tiJtnR1B'llllllB19rJraE(ailli1llllllll ' ' ' ' ' ' ? w5S'ffl RP iZ3S3ljlM set sin ". i il jftsKitt'l'KBEHxlH m 1 mmKHmBm 4 i &ammmmrm :: 'IHHHHH i v t5 ii .I-, a SIR AUTIIUR WING PINERO Tlio distinguished E n cr 1 i s h dtamatist, whoso "The Gay Lord Qucx." is now beincr revived at the Adelphi Theatie. ACTRESS'S SINGULAR PET AT LAST IN ZOO How Louise Gioody's I'ax'oiile Snake Suddenly Ended His Domestic Catcer A Diceu vn the six feet lonjr, a baby mirnio-tt monl.ey nnd two horned toads . nnd two rtnl live possumt, declares tho '''" picss iicent, have been tho peti nnd i P'a) m lies of nimble Loulo Groody,, Jj;, vvliiwi vivacity l n feature In Henry W. itfV SivhKei ' Toot-Toot 1' companV nt th'6'J Toiie"t Theatre Mln Groody, born IrJ,,'" tho l-ol.itlon of a Texas ranch, spent herwiv healthv clilldhood ilijn on a ranch near "' .sin Antonio Miss Gioody'a mother re-,,, laics how hho wai htanillUB nt the ltltnuiW clit.il door of the rnnch house ono day"' ulna little I.oulso came running baclti Si fiom nn old lv)-eovered cistern with her' 'Ui? arms htretched out and cr)Intr, "See, vjjj V mamma; wo tho pretty emernld brncemavt 4 lets1' nnd with i!eo held up her nrms !"!" v' ... .t . .. iii.... . Lotrtf It, DlltlW nuillU ttilhllllti hlffll D11UJCC9 which fhe 'had wrapped about hcri I w rlsts. ri'rt'trt Later, at tho nue of ten, Miss Groodjc) ivffi IIIUVC'U III IIIU tiuut .i, iiiuiua ui ouuiii vev Itnvi fexleo. nnil there. In the HOttlmst'le' - tit ndnlin Indian hilts, learned from tharfw'.1' imll i ,i .llillrlr, n-ltnr first littttinn .lnvrl .,1 t miles now- 10 moiiti in ciny nnu nowr v to 'color her clay with the Juice of wild , C I'linii eiiix. nun vilii mnocu iiiu uim companions of her b lb) hood and sought' ''"R tilt antnn nM.A. Iinrttil fnmla trt tttalratT of them her pets And ever since herJJ jf ' iiiieic'tic ill uiiiiuuia iiiia ucc'ii ik Buuenujt vtwt trait of her character. ' . email wonder, then, to learn of htr.nX' ' nan wonucr, men, 10 icarn or ntr,fjj vfB imr had n smko nix. feet lomr asn.iwt'Vgtl dally companion In Boston vvhers'Ti'J JM pla)ed two )ears am In Henry "W.'MJ jaJI . . ,.. , . ... ... :"' .t . Having her tl me piijcei iwo jenrs iiko in iienry vVVk'.I' jJ. .SivitKos production of "Along Camem)1i, a3t lluti) " Her mothor said. "It was tC itv aS rr. r t ,l.lnt cnnl.A n, lnn, k. l 1. tftll" iti (n'l'i iiui.i rii.,,t ., itrtnt WiiC-llie:!!-.!. I5"?! thloK roaulrlntf for its dally food littler.?, Jfflil DirtH ana wniio mice i;tn ixjuiso couldvti t si uui vv ir kj bcw uim ivn, so sne pui nimT i wj nnu ttwr tuii uui iau u... it t iii?a, vff tlmp. t1i(rn !n thn rlfirkrinsa in rlnvnnt V . 1 Ilia nvilinl dllrnpIfiH On lifr return frAni mu n nnrfirminrift nnn nf Ixai t-ta rlltiai-alnna AAtP! was to watch him swimming- In tKSM " imiiiiiiii - rtlljr ' l All went well until ono quiet Sunday1"' , aiicrjioon, xviipii ii suricu arose irom mtfc v' a apartment aujoininp miss Groody s. A9n M rhnrmlnir nil! centlennn linH stiililnlv.Ict 1 . c ,1til n i.mitn .nnlln air f.., 1ja.Mir'jB ,.1. .. n.l. p.. ..w D.rt. t-.v uil-"rj .,1 gliding sleathlly under his door. Thrts' iWi ternent had elided under slic doors. Thael 10vi4 iiut-ti ett .uui ,u ejit-c;i uo iv ,Jt;e, tuiu , 'ti next day ho was nrescnted to tho Boston ', ' ...rtn.t tniit 1.1. lila ..haah n n nA ... ., "W Zoological Garden. tr , ,7 if "Our West Indies," Newman's Them5 4 Our West Indies" li tho tltlo of th" fifth 'traveltalk" of Kewanan's 'Iledls, nm .rn et A m Al.ttftl' utlnfl ItlllArl .t thm Academy of Muslo next Friday evenln nnd h.iturday nfternoon. In tttactlv ,J motion pictures nnu color xiews will b shown Bcenes ot quaint, home life, lnj uusirics, paseimci ana natural ueauta In Torto Itlco and our new possession tho Virgin Islands and Santa Clan. : ricturesaue da)s of the buccaneers xvUfc be recalled In a lecture rid In hkMMnft torlcnl backgToundr. One of the strll(W'V lng tealurcs ot tins picturesque "travwM,1 tnlt't la Ih. Ynnf lOn.ttletlifA ninw ,1 m?,ii l'ill transfer of Juilsdlcthm of the Vlr Isles from Denmark to the Unit states, rvevvman went personally secured tne oniy record or the'e monies which cits ts today, . " JtMl. illi -.V 7 tub ' J . 5a .f . i dr t www v l-'i ' ' rS'W li -.. M t - . .- . , :- . ,, Vll t. ' - I .'. . iv, v. :. 1 .. . ..,-. .... ,i" n J .tft . ' . . i- ". ,i Cfft.'" n &.. ,1 Ldk HlfM.jL. V .X. ;.... . .'' i .UUVtTit ' -Si A J
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