v-v 1 aj ' f "'; iit1- I-. '''.' vvj v yv.r --1 ' it u R u PAN WHO GBaSPfc 11 .t. Jtmiilt In liollnVM Ittaf nifl1ilMfw T in UHt'VM.fc ." WW..WW ... ....;...,.,, A liko a fair representation of Jacques k-Jtenaud's "LAmour Dcfendu" Is now on I,.t..in,,'I)Vo Forbidden" nt the Broad W'mrttt Theatre. Disregarding for the ....... tin ntiAMflnn nt tha nrtlatl. nm- 1 mom?"' '" -i""-" -- - -....- ...--iwlety of direct propaganda In works of : it,, imagination, the Americanization of GUils piece H conveniently done. The character urantnK m nicn.-vijevu. uo Mi a ImIa... trlfA rnmikiiv Into n fet)!y that, however" at variance with " . . nnnffil iirlncltilen nf fnntllirht lrt, """ "ry probably honestly con fined anil sinceiuiy uesiKiieu, 4a tm '.nrnl that oicn frank "unpleasant- 'tsaess" seems prefcrablo to such trifling. t Special pleading In fiction, whether be ll tveen book cover or on the stage, K Itt course, of debatablo vnluo, Dickens 'Hi not hcslltato to prosoiytlzo for his fe desired reforms In "Nlckleby," "Bleak Mouse" and "Our Mutual Friend." Thcro r. rrltlcs who nttll maintain that such ' course marred his art. Many a "so- Val WOrKCr will sei usiuo mai suieci rl nolnt to tho dellnlte and ilctorlous ('accomplishment of tho noiellst's alms. PsThe Dlckonslan unlntcresteu in socioiogi i'i affairs will possibly answer that E.th special pleading Is expertly handled and suosmiary 10 mo imasuwno buiuu tos of tho inspired tales. To the present writer that viewpoint anoears satisfying and sano. Eugene I Rrleux. of whom M. llenaud l a pal- Jljible Imitator, Is nt his best when tho XOrCO UL ilia mi.,hiiitvki.u hi.ui vvuuvid hit zeat for footlight pamphleteering. Vnr this reason "Los Hnnnclons" (Tho , May Bugs), In which by Ironical Impll- cation tho Meannesses of a rrcc-ioo !f code ar ret forth In scenes adorned by llrld characterization ana n respectful regard for dramatic technique, Is In- V .contestauiy a uctter piay man -uam- '.' av I linnet ' Llilnli ..lttor.rilf.,.1.. pnn. f 'verts tho theatre Into a lecturo halt. 3, "Loo Forbidden," howover, teeters f between two methods of procedure. In Its present form It lacks tho Intensity of a fearless propaganda play ouch as ; "Damaged Goods" or Galsworthy's "Jus J lice," whllo tho efforts to "dress up" 5 the pleco according to recognized prln- i, tipica vi uiMiuuui; ecunt'iuu aro pill i THOMAS A. WISE ' The distinguished American ctor is costar with William ' ,r Gmrtenny in the comedy "Cen tral Post," coming to the Broad on next Monday week. fully unconvincing. As to tho advisa bility of satisfying without reservation the passion for reform through the mi. Sj dlum of the theatre, that Is largely a H mucsuuu vl jjupuuir lusio ana me irena v lit 41ia Hmoa I Tonics OIICA lnnnirl am Tinff r. li 'fluently discussed In the nla house. finm leirs ago performances of Shaw 'A "Mrs. It Warren's I'rofesslon" were prohibited by the New York police. Subsequently tho Dial' Waft Otnil hi n Illltflil0llt1llu alnnlf I? ;n,. ":.i "..".. :,"..,'-; protest. Galsworthy's "Strife" with Its arraignment of capitalism has been both sanctioned and tabooed hero. Its sun- 4 presslon cama at a tlmo when a trolley siriKe was lu progress and the police 'J, authorities frowned upon n contemplated i production In tho midst of a labor crisis. f, "Damaged Goods'') on our stage rode V en tha crest of a strong Indorsement by , . Bernard Shaw and bid for support In loose, ante-bellum days when baring nasty truths before tho footlights was In ' Mfh vogue. Tha "hlgh-browb" enthused to over us courageous mission." "Jjne fo' balance of theatre patrons Indeed the Bl$ vast majority patronized the pleco In K. order to bo startled. This sensatlonal- KMfm was not all In keeping with Dtleux'a j intent, uut it made Ills "trcatiM)" phe vemenally profitable. : EIqHOCKIXO tlie public, however. Is a IwThe ar has seen to that. "I am past saucer now," declares tno outraged ILL fcrother of "Thft MnKtr nf Ballantrflu " A8atlated with Teuton flendlshness, tha bUrcactlon of the average Individual to l'BVEfSaUh4MJ8HVv V At ffrMV VvA AlUh dkapVi I, 'brutal frankness" on tha stage must Kfc Thus a sensational success for "Love i?9oiuaen woum De aeciaraiy prouic L.jlnatlcal, even had the original author lAlesumably received respectful treat- li laenL Tf In ItnnrnhnhlM nitff fbnt mnnv l;Mrsons will recoil o thrills of morbid ''satisfaction In witnessing a play with i'jne dangers, treatment and cure of tu otrculosls as its theme. Xonsensatlon :iwngers will bo Inclined to rulo out such lyk, subject altogether from the contem- fvrry siage, Apart irom maiiera oi lute, the times are not adjusted to such lh offering. Art In its best sense still LJemalns out of sympathy with tha dls- ;To memo in propaganua iirama, ue- ;jiie tha tact that "Damagea uooas ' rAMll lnMv &' r J"piIT my criticism," wrote Shaw In KM-- concluding his unfavorable review get the premiere of "The Notorious Mrs. "-1!bbamith, "has not, I hope, any other L.nuit than the inevitable one of ex- feme unfairness." Shavians and let Ms term hers Include all chamDlons W the "formless" drama of Galsworthy, Burker, et al. have for nore than a rcado been pleased to Ignore the hu SWllty of that confession. They have stead lndefatlgably recalled the jibes leaders of the so-called "emancl- ated stasre" aralnst tha exacting; form ula nf thA "nrAll.niflHa nlov" Arthur "Nying l'lnero has naturally vrne Tne nrunt nr inesa aiairiDes. lith remorseless artistry, furthermorsr ' ' nas loyally stuck by his cuns ana ntlnued to ccoduce a cycle of expertly fought dramas affording popular and ii vemcies lor some oi mo mosi "tltirulshed actors of the English and Ihlerlcan thni. JShawr'notllght "conversations.1' brll- fni as iney, are, nave unquestionably rea ay more persons man nave Itnessed tbera With l'lnero the sltua. Pn Is reversed. A a library cater er ne has been on the whole n In- M iatiur v The', uttu (PPr Tolurnet la wUckfornu hit SSJBaiBJI MBJUBmBsSJSM ISHBSJSjSJlTejp . f CAME BACK Woth Jicep Chilblain A TJ rather to the producer amateur or pro fcsslonal than to tho literary deiotce. "OW, howcier, a new order of things J-1 is happily nt hand. Tho first lolume of "Tho Social riays of Arthur Wing rinero" (:. l, Dutton & Co.) In digni fied "library" form Is at last avail able. Clayton Hamilton, possibly the least "fnddlsh" of well-known American critics. Is editor of tho work, nnd In the Introduction he halls tho author of "Tha Second Mr. Tanqueray'1 as the "ac knowledged. leader of all living nngllsh playwrights." Desplto tho scintillation of Shaw, tho traglo poetry of Synge (distinctly of this era, though deceased), tho radiant nnd touching fancy of liar rle, tho fervid proselytizing of Gals worthy and tho cleverness of llarker, can this assertion bo rea-wnably dis puted? Yes, If technique whereby char acterization and the development of cli max aro entirely outmoded In tho thea tre; cs, If dialogue giving the artlsllo Illusion of life without phonographic re production of tho often aimless speech of dally Intercourse be an archaism ; yes, if tho drama be not a highly spe cialized form sustained by recognized conventions. But surely not otherwise. Mr. Hamilton feels these facts so In tensely that his general Introduction and his preliminary comments on Plncro pro ceding explicit treatment of tho two plays, 'The Second Mrs. Tanqucraj" and Tho Notorious Mrs. Kbbsmlth," ilbrate with unnnolocettc nralte. Under thA rtr- cumstances, howcier, ecn a certain ful-' somcne&H may bo condoned. A dramatist of superlatlvo gifts has Indisputably been misprized by putatlio "artistic" coteries eager to sponsor iconoclasm, good or bad. "I.lttlo Theatres." boast fully "progressive," liavo turned to Tschekov, Strlndbcrg nnd the like In deed to any mad non-1'ngllsh-w rltlu playmaker nnd shut their doors to tha author of "Tho Thunderbolt" nnd "Mid Channel." Mr. Hamilton's enthusiasm Is a cry human exhibit. Ho writes as ono whoso sento of Justice has long been outraged by supercilious and shallow rellectlons on n noteworthy chapter In the history of the Hngllsh theatre. Briefly outlining the chronlclo of that art product, tho editor dates tho fruit ful revival of the Anglo-Saxon stage from May 27, 18D3, tha night of tha first presentation of "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." Ills somewhat hasty sur ley Is in tho main clear and bound. Fair tribute Is paid to the achievements of Henry Arthur Jones nnd to tho pre liminary work of ltobertson. Sydney Grundy, howeier, Is Ignorfd, and Gil bert and llarrlo nre slighted. Mr. Ham ilton's zest for plunging Into his faiorlto theme brooks scant delays. Arrived at his subject, so well worthy of. Indorse ment, he submits an admirable nnaljsls of "Tho Second Mrs. Tanqueray," In which its merits aro duly exploited, hut not at tho cxpenso of discrimination. Tho point is keenly made that this play "lacks thoso intimations of tho univer sal which nre apparent In the tragedies of Sophocles, Huripldes and Shakespeare and In certain of tho comedies of Shakespeare, l'lnero has not attempted to encompass," ndds tho commentator, "with a swift nnd summarizing vision, a view of an eternal truth of llfo In gen eral ; Instead ho has attempted merely to encompass. In particular entirety, a view of a fclnglo 'modern Instance" of llfo as ho saw It to bo lived In the world about him." rpHB foreword to "Mrs. Kbbsmlth" brings up the once-mooted question of the Blble-burnlng cpisodo of the third act climax, on which Shay poured the full measure of his fiery Celtic scorn, and which even the very appreciative French critic. Augustln Fllon, could not swallow. Mr. Hamilton confesses to a like disability, hut his npproval of tho subtle portrait painting 14 this piece Is con ducive of the profitable employment of perusing It. Oddly enough, tho artistry of "Mrs. Ubhsmlth" Is singularly potent between book coiers, and tho play, save for tho one melodramatic mistake, seems quite as carefully w rltten as "Mrs. Tan queray." Tho three otl-r volumes of this ser ies, now In preparation, will contain "Tho Gay Lord CJucx," "Iris." "Letty." "Ills House In Order," "Mid-Channel" and "Tho Thunderbolt." Theotregoera whoso appreciation of tho drama has transcended the limitations of super ficiality should hall the suitable publi cation of these masterpieces with gen uine gratitude. II. T. C. A FILM CONCEPTION OF LINCOLN wK HbH mm I HUKIWH i,x,i-yiBkVHi i&vv v'SvBiIIIIiiIIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIk s"1" The marked resemblance bttwwn Benjamin (Jhapin. tne pnoto: j J'.v, can be tracod in the abov ktu of. the1 movie tar, who may, be ,,,, K ' V- '- ln"Tha Soa ot'Dvtaiocncyit tb; ArcacUa rvTbatr. Sl EVENING HJkLlO ADELPHI; 'GAUNTLET,' LITTLE THEATRE; 'OVER LEADING INTERPRETERS OF FORTHCOMING PHOTOPLAY NOVELTIES DcirucoT ir i s$w?' ;.a$S EHIO BENNETT s j ,, " ?! ! jiniiW A LLLLiiS- ji KtlCHtK.1 in Le& , SS$88sSSSKin',Tihc rfcy of Pi t ' " " 11 Hr lilLIIIHF i "Lodolcttn" Will Be Sung at Metropolitan With Caruso and Easton The second operatic, nnielty of tho sea son will bo presented nt tho Metropoli tan on next Tuesday evening, when Mas cagnl's "Lodolctta" will ho the bill. Tho libretto of this work Is derlied from Oulda's charming tale, "Two I.Ittlo Wooden Shoes," anil tho scones of tho muslo dramn, as thoso of tho orlglnnl story, aro laid lu Holland, Itlchard Ordynskl I3 responsible for the pictorial effectiveness, which Is said to bo particu larly potent. Mr. Gntl-Cas.izza wilt send ocr ono of tho finest casts at his command. Among tho principals will bo Caruso, whoso role Is nalil to be admir ably suited to both his histrionic and local equipments; l'lorinco Kaston, tho gifted Canadian soprano, who scored so deserved a hit in "Tha Legend of St. Elizabeth"; Arden, Amato, Dldur and Malatcsta, ltobcrto Moranzonl will con duct. "Lodoletta" will bo the fourth Mas cagnl opera to bo given In this city. Its predecessors wero tho undying "Caval leria Hustlcana," "L'Amlco Fritz," "Za nclto" and "Iris." Following Us last western tour, tho Philadelphia Orchestra will picsent a new violinist to tho Philadelphia public at Its concerts on next Friday afternoon and Saturday evening Max Itosen, an American youth who recently made his debut lu New York after a course of study with Leopold Auer In Chrlstlantn, where tho noted pedagogue is now living. Young lloscti's ni t aroused tho most en thusiastic comment when ho mado his New York debut recently nnd It was predicted that ho would takn tank with thit group of distinguished llollnlsfs pupils of Auer, who for tho last decade have held a high placo lu tho regard of American audiences. Max Itosen Is a product of New York's Cast Side. Six j cars ago ho was "dis covered" by a Now York business man who was also a music lover and who In troduced tho tad to Edward do Coppet, tho generous patron of art and the founder of tho l'lonzaley Quartet. Through tho generosity of do Coppet It was arranged that tho talented boy should go to Pctrograd to study with Leopold Auer, but on account of the boy's religion It was found Impossible for him to gain admlttanco to tho coun try. Auer therefore arranged to -como periodically to Berlin to give him les sons, and when, several years ngo, Auer changed his place of residence to Chris tlanla, Itosen also went to that city to live. Ho has given concerts in tha Important Scandinavian cities and .has been acclaimed as an artist of tho llrst rank, Ho will play the Brahms con certo here. Tho orchestral feature of the program will ho tlio fourth sjmphony of Tsch.il kowsky. Thu concerts will open with the overturn to "Tho Masterslngers of Nurnberg," by Wagner. Hunter Welsh, tho American pianist, to appear with the Philharmonic So- 1 LEDGlSR - lHlLUELHlX, SATURDAY, e atTKlaSiKirMIH MIHiair7n n t ' . -. " 51 :,-HBHriu.ix . ittttttttttt iiWHrnK f - ..- " v" . &j"" H SWBSL.i.RfiBBBfff,'FV SSKYW-B&trjJSiei Fl .. SKnvmS 'Vf ' ....-j 9.&..XKtikw .: - tmmmL-mifxM v i . -r- ! rfZ.SiW'.a--TI,U MHBiaiaag Af V ". zim ijks. i.f, vammmmwu x-sss-" i eLX k .iiiiiMi w viv)-tk ! im mm I J T ".JW'' iwfil .slniaW' -.LIilllHLIHHH I D? P!!ITv!,-,B vHlMHi msmiSmwtm , B h l i? iimm?Mf'mmi- jmfi R miFjwrrsas&tmkMK:.'-'- SsmssRSKsmssKmmsssssss WILLIAM 3. HART iiVBIutBlajesRawacrV: ri (.auia clcty Orchestra of New Yoik Monday evening, at tho Academy nf Music, was for a number of jears a student Under tho master teacher, Ktnll Sauer, nnd other equally eminent music pedagogues. Prior to tills Welsh was graduated, with high honors from tho University of Pennsylvania, while nt tho same time the subject of music occupied much of his tlmo and attention, Kvcntually his Hurope.in music t.tudles wero entered upon and pursued for a period, of eight years, wl.cn tho artist returned to his native country, a developed and thor oughly prepared virtuoso. Mr. Welsh Is not only 11 pianist of Inspiration, but he possesses Insight, scholarly under standing, poetic Imagination and a pol ished technique, that command deserved admiration. T,ho program selected by Joseph Stransky for Monday evening's per formance Is ns follows: Traslo overture, op. & Concerto In A minor, op. in for plniio and orchestra Hunter Welnh Two nocturnes for orchestra..,, (a) Xuaces: (h) Petes. .Xlrahms ...Urlcs .Debussy Smptiony Ho. s. In E minor. .Hachmanlnoff Tho Matinee Musical Club for tho eighth of tho scries of "All-American' programs will present Harriet Ware Krumbhaar, composer-pianist; Stanley Addlcks, organist-composer, and Fred erick Ounster, tenor, on Tuesday, Feb ruary 19, at 2:30 o'clock In the hall room of the Ilellevue-fe'tratford. This will be tha program: Chorui lloat Bona;.,.... Harriet Ware KrumbhRar Hindu NlumLer honit, llKrrln War" Krumbhaar Matinee Muslial Club Uhorun Director Helen l'uluhkl Jnnei Tenor mlos Th Pilot Daniel Prothero VValtln' Frcl.rli-kllun.ilrr Possession i;arl Cranston Sharp MaanolU Ulooms. , Charles WakefleM Cadman Iteslrnatlon, mum Blair Frederick Gunstcr Helen lloothrod at tlio piano Contralto solos Tour I.lpa Ara Wln...ltenry T. Durlelrh Deep Jtlyer Henry T. Jlurleliti Mabella Cochran Addlaon Mrs. Edward V, LI rich at tho piano Chorus Hj and Dz Henry T. IlurUlih Bwlnc Low tincet Chariot. Henry T. Burlelth fAtlnM. ATll.lMt fellah I'h.Ffi. Director Helen Pulaski Innes Trio ffpU In V flat tem M, & Stanley Addlcks Allfsro Adagio Klorenco Uarnto. violin; Heba Starrer, cello, Htnntey Addicka, piano Soprano olo Fairy Hark ....Harriet Ware Krumbhaar ('ornotiittor, ....Harriet 'are Krumbhaar How io I Ixie Thee. Harriet War Krumbhanr Maud Hanson Pettlt Composer at the piano Tenor olo Persian tirrenadf. Harriet Ware Krumbhaar Mammy' Sonc Harriet War a Krumbhaar Joy of tho Mornlnir, Harriet Ware Krumbhaar Two Neero Bplrttuals. arranffed by Henry T, Burlelrh n, On Down. Moaen , It Elnner. rieaua Doan let DIs Itinei' Ona Tear (1014-l.Uft). ..irenry T. Burleigh Jrderlck Ounster Helen J3oothroyd at tho piano Chorus . . . I ill. trOSS. ...... .iicicii ii.i. niuinuiiani Matinee Jtuslcal Club Chorus Director Helen rulaslil Innei nejtnald DeKoven's popular romantlo opera, "Robin Hood," will be presented by 12S members of the Philadelphia nncratlc Society on February SI and 25 In the Metropolitan Opera House. It will be the society's lorty-secona produc tion. AVasslll Leps will conduct, W. II. Fltzeerald will be stage manager and Miss Frances Fitch tyIU direct the bal let. The principals will be Mario Stone Langston, as Alan-a-Dalo: Kathryn Mc Glnley, Maid Marian; Eva A. Hitter, Dame Darden; Lottie B. Loeben, Anna bel j John Noble, Robin Hood ; Horace It. Hood, the Sheriff! Hermann J. Bub, Sir Quy: Frank M. Conly, Will Scarlet; Jesse J. Erich, Little John, and Charles J. Bhuttlewortb, Frfar Tuck. The Knights of Columbus war camp fund, the Urquhart Auxiliary. Red Cross and base hospital units organized In Phila delphia will benefit from tho proceeds. Ellas Breeskln, Russian violinist, will play on Wednesday evening;, February 87. In WItherspoon Hall. Hans Klndicr, cellist, and Leo Ornsteln, the composer pianist, will be heard at the Little Theatre on Thursday evening-, Febru ary 2. Eugene Ysaye, the superb Belgian lollnlst; Eugene Fltxiu, soprano of the Chicago Opera Company, and nervl Rubinstein, pianist, will glvo a concert in tho Academy of Music Wed nesday evening, February 27, A second recital by tne eloquent Jiussian violin ist. Jascha. Helfetz, will be given r.11 Thursday afternoon, March '14, at 'the Academy of Musle, The occasion will -.-i. 1. t.miBn allat'a I1.f...r - Avauoii'r v w-. ." .vovh wi i mowini mo cucwvn m imo conuuiona. i rcw vui , mark, the .brilliant artists third appear-1 Hence ono of the reafcomrfor the. exist- VioUnlt kwe OJi' year. ' , i , t-.!iscsrer the' Theatre Work-ho . ,y!r k&L. . - ...v: ... - tkAtsttfo.!. .. ,. . '.1' t- '5..-., v.. '...,' CHABIE5 in The Hired Man'1 Strand THEATRE WORKSHOP IS ART INCENTIVE T.'inrlfililo T nlinrnrnrv in SHo-n Lictua.ioic Liauoraioi j 111 stage Development Installed in ,,. ., I fllS Llty ' Tho Theatre Workshop of New York City, a group of whoso plavcrs will i,0 seen nt tho Little Theatro here, bcgln- nlng Monday, Is not Intended to dupli cate or supplant any present activity, professional or otherwise. Its aim H to furnish a laboratory for experimenta tion, without which progress lu any art Is Impossible. Tho workshop hopes eventually to bo to the theatro what tho Itockefeller Institute Is to science a center for tho assembling and devel oping of raw materials In playwrights, play-readers, players, artists and nrt craftamen, now going to waste or dis sipation for want of a laboratory. Professor Baker's celebrated "L'ugllsh 47" workshop at Harvard is, of course, tlio pioneer In tho field, nnd llttlo work shops havo sprung up all over the coun try as a tribute to Its success. Thero seems, Indeed, to bo no better name by which to dcslgnato tho dramatic Impulse cveryvvhcio apparent. New Vurls, al ready tho clearing liouso and dlstribut ing point for tho country In things the- nincai, 13 mo iukichi iiumo jor a uni- VOCALISTS AND JOSEF STRAHSKY Conductor Phllharrnonfa Orchestra verslty of the theatre arts, which, having no precedent anywhere to model itself upon, could hot do better than to start as a workshop on lines already success fully tried out. Thero are, of course, preliminary dra matic schools, community theatres and little theatre organizations, and many of them are doing good work up to a certain point. But since tho flro laws have banished all workshop activities from the regular theatres, and motion pictures havo greatly reduced the road , and stock companies, the opportunities for perfecting tho work so begun under expert direction aro dally diminishing. The type part and the long run are now the only means of training the profes sional beginner. i The art of acting, like all other arts, must havo dally practice or it will de teriorate. But unlike tho other arts, act ing cannot be practiced in the closet It must havo group work, and group work requires spaco nnd tho proper kind of Incentive, Aa things are today, tht actor "out of a Job" has no chance to practice. The actor In a job Is doing the same thing over and ocr and thus gaining little or no advancement The regular managers, under prerent condi tions, have neither the time nor tha equipment to provide for special training, as wns the case, for instance, under tha stock system of twenty years ago The general standards of acting already are showing the effects of these conditions. wsiJis R "'ssssssssss- B l l' ' t.R fiB wTW it" HWAW aRsSsaKMRR SwfOl 'BBaaa&W .M T BiIibibibiSkv 1. MsMJBsBmaCTBsgMLBsiBBsaBB6y .iV iBla J i$ Ba..jsj-fj. mmew jl"iJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJSyJjiay A. & i TsB v SBJiBBBB'f SeaiiiM-Srtp t-6 If4 v xsvs'ls4 -$ Mill llll.f iMIMI r ZilSSsV . " S . -V . 1 Sftr- FEBRUARY 16, 1918 CLARA XVJv KIMBALL YOUNG in'ThoManonertca "- Stanley--.. ANNETTE KELLERMANN OUTSWAM SHARKS Darinff Aquntic Expert licsted Vo racious Fish in Pacific Coast Exploit In tho shark-Infested parts of tho Pa cific bathing Is mado tafo by means of steel nets. Piles aro driven fiom the pitch-out to a certain depth lu n seml- 1 circlo and tho net Is fastened to them. It Is quito common for tho bathers in the Inclosure to f.co several bharks. figuratively speaking, "licking their chops" on tho other side. Annette. Keller mann, tho noted swimmer, while nppear- lng in that section of tho country, be came deeply Interested in tho iplclly , dangorous shark situation, It was only a je.ir ago that Miss Kel lermanu created consternation nnd won a substantial wager by dlsieg.irdlng tho I shark danger In swimming completely around outside the net. In so doing out- distancing not only ono sli.irK, but a whole school of tho voracious fish, It is necessary for a shark to turn over on 1 lts ,)iick to ,)rlnK lta JaW(l lntl, nct0n and ! ' expett swimmer can dlvo quickly and keep out of peril. While this feat Is oflen accomplished i- male swimmers, no woman or girl has over had the nerve and Courage to try It ! and when Miss Kellcrinann offered to perform tho hazardous feat sho had no troublo finding plenty of persons who wero willing to wager that mo couiu not do It. Miss Kcllermann Is back In v.iudcvillo after a considerable absence and Is to appear at II. F. Keith's Theatro next week. Siho Is supported by a company of twenty-live. In addition to swimming and diving, who gives a practical demon stration of physical culture. Librettist in Municipal Office Philip Bartholomae, author of "Over tho Top," which will'havo Its first ap pearance In Philadelphia at tho Chest nut Street Opera House on Monday, February 18, received an appointment jesterday ns film director of tho Iluroiu of Public Information In New York city. For manv years Mr. Uartholonuio hart charge of tho service department of tlio 1'atho nnd Astre Film Companies. In addition to "Over the Top" and "Girl o' Mlno" (a new musical comedy nt the llljou Theatre, In New 'inrk). ho Is tlio author of several successful musical pla, among them being "Wry Good Lddle," which enjojed a prosperous en gagement In this city OTHER MUSICAL STARS IN EVIDENCE 1 niiiii 1 ttt yfJ88. . . : t , issr I .1 kl-v . amp -t3iuN. 'MW&&jmr all wiSr?i I 1 B.VHk (4mA. m& I H slBslBB' MiiiValBslBM Mv, !.BslBslVp m iiammmmmmmmii smmKwr sssv immmmmmmmwsasft. Hi i imp IkIikIikIikB.aIiksIj. AlviiiKAValim rssJsm1BbMHBsv E8 iiiiiH BalV 9wlKliiBlKlV MW . . w. Pi:- , ..., aw THE TOP,' OPERA HOUl THEATRICAL INDICATOR " FOR Successful American Drama. Elaborate Revue andl tt .- rni. 1 irr ..1. 1 unique ineatre worKsnop w m ue reading .res- "a tures Here of Monday's Footlight Bills 'J AVELPJll "Tho Man Who Cnmo Back." Jules Kckert Goodman's hlehlO iuSfA'S ressful drama of human regeneration. Play, which was ono of th lr$-', jilt ouvvwai-1 vifc ,afc rvuani in !. Tho cast, headed by Mary Nash, Uempsey, Bennett Southard, Uuss SlcCarthy ond Nick Long. ouebtxut stiwkt oriuiA. liousu rcvuo. Book, lyrics nnd music Harold Attcrldgo nnd Hlgmund ns ono of tho comclleit of new stars, has the chief fcmlntno part. Other 'ni in tha cast aro Craig Campbell, Aslnlro and Ma Ilclle, LITTIjK TIWATUE "Tho Gauntlet," .1 drama of sincerity and power by t) Norwegian playwright Iljoernstjerne Iljocrnscn. The offering will give PhUadclphlans their first glimpse of tho laudable footlight enterprise entitled the Theatre Workshop. Tho excellent company Involved Include Ollvo Wyndhnm, Hilda Spong, Georgo Henry Trader and other actorspj recognized distinction, COXTtXVlSa ATTRACTIONS rOKREST "Toot-Toot!" breezy musi cal comedy, with charming score by Jerome Kern, book by Kdgnr Allan Woolf and ljrlcs by Herton Urnley. llasls of tho fun-making material Is derived from Itupert Hughes's Pull man farce, "Hxcuse Me." In the cast nro Harry rem. Flora Zabtllc, llildlc Uarvio. Loulie Allen. Loulso Oroody, Hilly Kent, Donald MacDonough. LYRIC "A Cure for Curablcs," Amer lean comedy, by Harl Dcrr niggers and Lawrenco Whltmati, suggested by a short story by Corra Harris. The spiritual nnd phvslcal benefits of fresh air and rural activities nro emphasized in tho development of tho piece. Wil liam Hodgo has tho leading role of a Kentucky doctor In chargo of a banalorlum of healthy Invalids. BROAD "Lovo Forbidden." a propa ganda play with the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis as its theme. The pleco has been American ized from a French drama by Jacques Itenaud. Ilobcrt Ldeson has the principal part of n benevolent and erudite phsician. GABIllCK "Upitalrs and Down," farce by Frederic and Fanny Hatton, In which Iong Island Upso living Is satirized and contrasted with the higher moral standards of domestic servants. Tho cast Includes Fred Tlden, Frances Itlng and Arthur i:i llott. Tho last named's portrait of a butler Is an ndmlrablo cliaractetr study, VAUDEVILLE KEITH'S Annette Kcllermann In a novel specialty Including feats of div ing, dancing and tightrope walking; Low Hockstadcr, minstrel comedian; tho one-act comedy, "Iliibeville"; Hlsa Rugger, Belgian cellist; Mazle King, too dancer; Sam Lazar and Josh Dale; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wlldo In a shadowgraph act. ai.OIIV Hddle Casldy, tho minstrel man; "The Heel Guys", moving pic ture satire; "Tho Isle of Innocence," musical comedy ; "A Itcgular Busi ness Man", one-act comedy; Nora Kelly; the Four Ilntertalners; Gard ner and Bartcll; Burns and Foran; AVnlter Ward, and Lcddy and Lcddy. BROADWAYPA. Chlneso llomance", musical comedy: the Gordon High landers; Mjrtlo Talley and "A Heart of llomance." photoplay; first half of week. "My Best Girl", military musical play; Belle and Monto; L"d and Lottile Ford, nnd "A Modern Musketeer," photoplay; latter half of week. CROSS KEYS Cunning. In a mystery act; Weber nnd Xllllott; Harry An trim nnd Bessie Vale; first half of week. Mabel Bert; Moore and West nnd others latter half of week. WILLIAM W7.V.V Tom Smith and Halph Austin In "All Fun"; William Lawrenco In "Honor Thy Children"; Bert Karl Trio; MacKlmmons and LeCoste; "A Honeymoon," photoplay; llrst half of week. Lewis and Gor don in "4 After 4"; Bert Melrose; "Tho Seven Hearts"; Frank Hobson; Knonioi nnd White, and "The Hired Man," photoplay; latter half of week. GRAXD r;cnsee ritad Balrd ; Curley and I Welch In 'Mr. Fllnn From Lynn Fleeson nnd Carson; the Thrco Shel FCIDERICK GUNSTED. Tcnop Quartet Concert I'oatponed Owing to the abeenco from the city of tha Philadelphia Orchestra, of which organization the Schmidt Quartet are members, the quartet concert scheduled to take place In WItherspoon Hall Wed nesday evening next. February 10,'under tha auspices of the University Extenii Society, wlll.be postponed Ho a -data to be aaaounct later on. ' ir ' ''- f' v.;l -..' vv w., .- .-si v .y.j" . " v...-. . -' '. . . Vrs ' i ki" - . m THE COMING WEE1C ? - itrMi y t n -n $J 1 comixo ATTRA.CT10XS ? 1i iuui in iJIl'CCUIUU 111 llu C1J1BOUVV, -jf fl nlso includes Conrad Kacal. CIlffotA .1!; Whytal, Peter Lang, William Justin n'l 41 "over tno Top," diversified musiau are respectively by Philip Hartholoma iM itombcrg. Justine Johnstono, heralded 'i'l Laurlo nnd Bronson, I'rcd and Adelt ' id t' WITH the revocation of the, ''fuel administration's closlngi order the theatre schedule im Philadelphia returns to normality.' llccinninc next week, the reeular' Tuesday night performances wilt' be resumed and all the playhouses will he open every evening except Sunday. The extra Monday" matinees which the high-priced' theatres gave during the opera- tion of the coal ruling will be, abandoned. r, very Boys, acrobats; tho Jessie Gray Comic Cyclists, and a special feature. "Crawford's Fashion Shop." rEATURB FILMS ,a STAXLEY "The Marionettes," wiHf Clara Kimball Young In the leading feminine part. Tho play Is an adap tation of Tlerro Wolffs successful drama of tho same title, which Is now in the repertoire of the Comedlj Francalse. All week. ' IML.tcr "Tho Keys of tho n!gh' LILLIAN LORRAINE One of tho feminine principals in Jack Norvvorth's revue, "Odds ' nnd Ends of 1917," to be re vealed nt tho Lyric on Feb ruary 25. eous." with Enid Bennett Scenario by C. Gardner Sullivan; first half Of week. "Dodging a Million," Goldwyii production, with Mabel Kormand ; lat ter half of week. " ARCADIA "Blue Blazes Rawden," photoplay of the northern lumber enmps. produced by Artcraft and act ed by William S. Hart All wee.' An extra feature on tha bill will W tho second episode of "Tho Son it Democracy." entitled "His Father.? with Benjamin Chapln as Lincoln. VICTORIA "Les Mlscrables," the n6i tablo and artistic screen version oi Victor Hugo's celebrated novel. Wlls Ham Furnum, supported by an a'dT mlrnble cast, Is tho Jean Valjcan. Alt li eek. REQEXT "Under Suspicion." wltH Francis X. Bushman nnd Beverly, Bayne; nrst half of week. "A Mfft ther's Sin," wlUi Earl Williams and Miriam Miles; latter half of week. P STRAND 'The Hired Man." with Charles Ray; first half of we.lB "Under Suspicion," with FrancH 3H Bushman and Beverly Bayne; lattM half of week. B7 LOCUST "Uneasy Money," with Tar. lor Holmes. All week. !j BURLESQUE ' TROCADERO "The Aviators" Is U1 entertainment of musical farce and audevllle. The cast includes Gladys Sears. Sammy Evans, Charles Nft nnd La Francce, classical dancer, tt GAyuiY "The Jolly Girls." offering two burlcttas entitled respectively "Sapho" and "A Night in Chlmtr town." John A. Perry wrote th books. In the cast aro Irene Shan non, Lottie Lee and Lew White, ' COMIXO ATTRACTIONS T rEDRUARY ts fyf. BROAD "General Tost." with Thomsj A. Wlso. "! LYRIC "Odds and Ends of 1917." KEITH'S Robert T. Haines. JX MARCH 4 " rORREHT "Tho Land of Joy.' Spanish dancers. W,W QARRICK "Blind Youth," with Lout Tellegen. KEITH'S Wellington Cross. ENID BENNETT NOW J A PARAMOUNT STAR When Thomas IL Tnce merired HA Interests with Paramount nnd Artcraft ho brought with him four stares wlfi 1 .1 ii h 1 ," .. iisSFy.fsasssB Ham S. Hart. Dorothy Dalton. Charles iiS j,- uuu j.nm xienneiL. air. Hart.. nrim u Dalton nnrl Mr. Tlnv h.v amK H.n-A ... VV... ,...,,m.it u i-MjiLiaoun(,9j mi", um iuiss xicnncit naa more an ordinary difficulty In securlnr mission to enlist as a Paramount and had to win a lawsuit to etttl matter. -"vl r' 'Ja Now all difficulties ai to 1mJ, tract entanglements having been'.sw away, aiiss Dennett is appearing 'In . first Paramount production tindery personal supervision of Mr. InceJ :' Plcturo ts known as "The Keys. Righteous" and will be shown at' i-aiace next ween. Miss Bennett tne j nee company went to Arro miiu.s, wi !n iuii nceneo. ?t , c . 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