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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
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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.
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"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-
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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
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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
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'
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.
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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
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THE TOP,' OPERA HOUl
THEATRICAL INDICATOR
" FOR
Successful American Drama. Elaborate Revue andl
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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 ' ''-
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- 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
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"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
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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
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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'
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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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tne rorrett. naa jet.u ack hair Hunt, i
upon.ms .nouiaera in the reej al
way until he yielded to the tu
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