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ST WEEK : "LAND OF JOY," FORREST; "LORD AND LADY ALGY," LYRIC; "KATINKA," OPERA HOUSl
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POPULAR PHOTOPLAYERS IN ATTRACTIONS NEW TO PHILADELPHIANS
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THB course pf a
little curtain
eh that came as
a refreshing
e. amid the scenery-bltlne bom-
:"of "Blind Youth" at tho (Jarrlck
relaat MondaV night, Lou Tellegen
Ined that lift hail hein frnlned unnn
gSYench stage and quizzically ex-
ma the hope that evidence or such
rfte might bo discernible In his per
nance. Xt ! nkavllnklA ... t.lliiiA flint fhf
lgJek-Dutcli-GaIloAmerlaaii star was
SMb-rlng partly under a delusion. His
nest conviction may have been that
was actually reflecting certain eie-
ta ot FrVnch art In tho farrago of
lAn Involved, nut playgoers with
detached critical faculties can
aly agree with hltn. His present
hods of expression are very like those
jthe old-fashioned melodramatic of
ovn theatre; very unlike tne artis-
rr which he revenled here some years
o as a French actor In the company
iSnrah Bernhardt. Gallic hlstrlonlsm
cannot to easily be dismissed as mere
.rant.
V'-' .It Is, of course, perfectly true that cer-
J.talli exactions of tho Krench school dlf-
B" y I i.HI, Ae;ilollB Ul till ririiuii r.,vu.
5A-JJ,fer. materially from those of our
'uv,J Certain artificial standards In the p
own.
i poetic
rt if drama of our ally are definitely fixed. A
l.iirlald formalism In verse declamation
irpreralls at tho C
lta-iv-11. tl r-nn.A.tn T.-mnn1f Ulieil
i iffc-JUclne or Cornellle tragedy or u Oal-I
.. DlDIHlia UL 1,1,7 V.Uill(U,C .,.', -
tHcUed Greek play Is staged, llut the
j i:modern works of Hervlcu, Uccque, Do
Kjrcrs, v.avauiei, i-aveuuu, ,.,,......-,
Bernstein and PataUIS aro usuiiuy
'iMCted In Paris not a. whit more rtoridly
tfiHiah the Bame pieces translated In our
- jj "Mreover, bucIi actor-managers as An -
a 'ftjfctolne, Coupeau and Lugne Poe-havo long
'"V tJen ,n tlia ndvnnco guard of footllght
32 vernacular en mia Bio-d or ine utcu.
i".t .- i. . ....hn..u ..u An.
fr UHurallsts." Tho winning simplicity
frt tn.fliml i.hlr.li wnn InUrPlS for L.OU-
lTpiiu's Theatre cf the "Vlcux Colom-
j.Bler tuove-cote lias tins season un
tvJ f,trofltabIy revealed In New York, where
;une impresario is now conuutiuiK
iL-nllrt .. t.lu .l.nl...tt.a Ifnrlulun 1ilr-
I Chouse. M. Poe nnd his talented wife,
Suxanne Despres, havt; been reporteu us
:en route xor America, iney nuuuiu wjh
.'ii'.TleanTlnce New Yorkers that realism and
W' 5Trstralnt aro far from being Irreconcll-
KING BAGOT
Wf f ', To be seen in the 1
F,v'V-"The Eaele's Eye."
photoplay,
at the
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ueKciii, un luurcu 10
ii. . . .
labia with French acting. Tho present
Jwriter, who was onco privileged to seo I
iHme, Debpress Nora In tw Dolls
flIouse,, can testify that not even Mrs.
Elske's portrayal of tho samo part was
hJMiperlor In subjective power anu regaru
for verity.
1
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"ftlttl. THLlXaKN'S Intimated fears
VI iirtii inni,tlnir T-'rench nrt unon us
r therefore groundless. Ills safest
tenures Is to remember Its principles, es-
"MClallv In th'lr nourishing latest de-
fivelopment and net upon them, liven
H -t'JKl" Ciailll Ulill II1W bwi n rtmw.CTi.w..
& with Mme, Ilcrnhardt has hindered his
EfW'jidvancenient as a modernist will not
i holdi Avater. Jtistress as sue is oi mo
.'ifttand manner" and the hypcr-mlo.
fe'.Bdramatlcs of what Hernard Shaw has
C K1n.KA,l i'Cnr.1nn,llr,lii,n." tin. I rrenremil-
Ne3,suran nas niso succe-j.iiuiij hi,ucm
: ,ther very different theatrical realms.
f; 9,fhe toolt Mr. Tellegen with her on sev
f:'M.mArot theso digressions.
p. i'.'r"Tbq showy emotlonallsin of "Tosca"
IK Wk kia tin nml (n At neterllnelc'n "Sister
i jpes&tnce, in which wuii ..iiue. ie;rii
hardt in the name role her leading man
acted Prlnvo Belphegor with superb
luetic distinction, at tho fag end of a
; en here several years ago. His
1 ptrformance of tho Duke, of Bedford In
The Trial of Joan of Arc was another
I ixjtable achievement, duly romantic, but
i,mVer; overdone, while the vivid untheat
i rksal,. sincerity of his Armand Duval,
I'even in' so tcnerable a product of the
j.'almy days ns "'Camllle." resulted Irj
; touching revitalizing of that familiar
character.
-..Such accomplishments render the
mKseiit exhibit of "Blind Youth" all
I tli more regTettable. Tho piece Is
I HirhJ trash, and Mr. Tellegen seems to
ayo-niiunea nis aciing- to us-nosurdl-UM.
J Naturally there are moments In
ct.llie sheer force of his abilities
rs through the overwrought twaddle.
: on the whole hla artistry bears but
'resemblance to that which thrilled
term patrons and convinced them
the venerable actress had dls-
4 most sifted leading man. un-
Dred by her own genius.
BW YORKErtS. hannllr. have bad
I ,''much better view of Mr. Telle-
, . an.r.ngusn-ipeaKing actor than
; jii 'piayKoers. i'raise ot nis per-
Mice in Jingei uuimera's ".Maria
r-waa accorded Dy discriminating
p, JhU Catalan play, with Its attrl
i of Imagination, its noetrv and ((
It', dramatic vitality, should have
imlrably suited to the star. Its
t,' by reason of the depletion of
ifllar aspects of Spanish life, was
Wy Kimewha, exotic But sure-
iav or larre Brrisrii. er aam tenn
. -wrih. Is a preferable vehicle to
Hue value on both counts,
j-ttildle to apportion In detail the
i or,- Diinu xoutn.- Mr. T.n.n
i-auinor, may pe responsible
ir aramausu oitenwtre for tho
erneiuonausm. willard Mack,
r. may nave injected the lame
comic relief. Oblivion 1. ih.
rM forjweh a prWucf. If jjr.
I aepiren to success In the drama
sum ne suoum, environ his
I .with better Play.rraftumnn.
It'ietho only safe way to re-
UTtie position aa an actor.
;."'dance," declares Have-
"Mama uiiableijpijeeet
etmrjHvin.
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,'jsi :
(JrmlaiTZ,
Kuropean countries. Arngonalsn "Jutas"
aro but weakly reproduced In Seville,
life Andaluslan' fandango undergoes a
curious metamorphosis In Saragossa,
Kstremndura. Gullcta. Asturlns. Via
caya, .Navarre, Old and New Castile, li
Marietta, Murcla, Valencia, Catalonia,
Andalusia and Aragon are disparate
kingdoms In Terpsichore's empire.
The difficulties, then, of transplanting
tho most fascinating of nil phases of
the art of dancing beyond the Iberian
Peninsula have for years been formi
dable. Pitiful Imitations have there
fore flourished. Real Spanish dancing,
ns Vullller In his history of tho product
describes It "nil flutter and glitter,
grace and animation, quivering, sono
rous, passionate, seductive" has been
largely a legend save to travelers.
And even the Inquiring voyager has
often experienced dllllculty In untnrtlilng
tho alluring, rhtlimlc symbols of Spain
Dancing from the American commercial
viewpoint Is badly organized In Its habi
tat In the ante-Bolshevik day It was
easy enough to see the P.usrlan billet.
Tho sole requisite was a ticket to the
i Imperial Opera House. Dancing in Bus-
sla Is a hl.hlv cultivated nrt In S'naln
i It Is the thrllllnir exnresMlon of national
i Instincts nnd so Impregnated In the life
of tho people that Its pervasive yet
subtle presence N
taken nlmo.it ns a
I matter of course.
No company of royal Spanish dancers '
ofllclally domiciled In a Madrid or Bar-
ufiona ineairo exists, instead miracles
Of tTr.lf'P. fvisiilitn nn.1 ,lrnn,ittl f-Mnr
i aro to be found by Hip fortunate In tiny
jmup halls In tho Castlllan capital's
, u-oirepm nmi ueni or an in inai veil
A.Ai.i L...im.... ......ii.i . -.i ii. i
1 crablo Scvllllaii establishment miscalled
"Novedades." on nn obscured corner ot
, the Andaluslan clty'n storied "Slerpes."
Patronage of the one-act musical
comedies prevalent throughout the coun-
try also occasionally Insures n gllmpi'O
of terpslchotean beauty. l-Vrlas or fes -
tlvals In Valencia. Malag.i nnd ele-
where are often productive of hUperb
dancing. Theie are no booking routes"
for such exhibits.
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T now, not ineiely from urcsat
K
--' n
gents, but from highly competent
courts of appraisement, comes the no
.es, gratifying than amaz.ng news that 1" ,.,0" ne' S
the bloom of Spanish dancing has not.enrd for thu local debut of Km l
faded In a tea voyage. "The Land of i t'aruso In tho C'onrled das at tho
Joj" ll.a Tlerra dn AleirrliiV which will
bo disclosed at the Korrest Theatre on
'Monday night, Is authoritatively hcr-
alddl as a bona-flde presentation of a
wondrous nrt Malaguenas will be
danced by Malaga henorltas, "Jotas'' by
Aragone.se damsels, fandangoes by
veritable "ladles of Cadiz
ti, i0in...i .,. .ii.i 1.1...1
Spanish composer. Qulnlto-sbort for1 ,J'r '"i'ltU-Casazia will m.1 over one
Joaquin Valverde, Is responsible for ( "t the best casts available In tho Mctro
th iLisiiinir cnr nr n,i. mrarin- i,i.,i. i polltan Opeia Company Maria liar-
Is In character n kind of three-act "zar-
zuela," with welcome emphasis laid on
the dancing features
The production inodestlv ilntnp.l inn
I New York nomo months ago and In a
few days Ilroadw.iy realized that much
'of our own musical compdy was soporific
and that Imitations of -Iberian dancing
will hereafter be as Intolerable as thoso
of Harry Lauder. .Strands of an "up-.
to-dato" American libretto were faintly
Interjected. Hut, considering tho prlnio
features of tho spectacle, that penalty
should be comparatUcly light. Accepta
tion of It Is a low price to pay for a
glimpse of what Spain so tenaciously
prizes and what Hiuelock Hills feared
would fade In tho mere passage of a
proUncial frontier. II. T. C.
IRVING'S DOG EASED
FAVERSHAM'S AWE
Admiring Young Actor's Timidity
uuiiisncu uy irageutans conuc
Ecension to Canine
r Vi .S-.?..?.. ...il .u.e" L"."iu"l.l"Cl
As a young lad I used to haunt the !
of mv jouthful bero-vvorship was tho I
iaie ,-)ir nenry irving," says William
rau-iMiuin, win is 10 nppear witti
.u.i.io r.iiiou, jreno eenwicK, .il;iclll
,i u;i,ir- iinti ii iiuiuuin e'ast in "i.,,r,i ,
anil I-ae?y Algy" at the Lvrlo net nwi
"In later ears the Influence of Irving
came to be one of tho prime Intellectual
forces In my life, hut nt that time I
neu.m iiiucii in hwo or nun. until one
night I was standing at the stago dooe
cf the obi Ljceuni Theatre, in London.
waning jor a glimpse or the master-
?.c'.!: lira.r ..'!? .ld four-wheeler that al- (
fVreTntly Irving camTout 8 lookC i
very tired and worn after a btrenii-
oils performance. He opened tlie elnr
lf u,e
he cnrrlace. whlrli. Ilkn 1,11 u
kind, containee) 0110 larire cnmrnrinhu
seat, and opposite It a tiny hard scat
wnn ien iiiicte m ine driver. As Irving
ears later that I first met him.
un.n. .n a.u. ,n ,. Hn,n.l . ... ,1'IM ITIin IIIB ,1'LI IIU ,t.,i,L-,t,,aiuiiuc,. ,,,,, r.l.na. .. . 1,1 r.i ,,,I, i,,.'r,,n ',, m I'm,, .,Mm.. ...r ..... ..... .. . i
his 'lit. W eTrjeV K 'in ahead''h I the auspices of the Cn.verslty extension When Otto Haib ach w r, "Katlnk," nn sttrr,,0""," ???" Montague I.ove and'a ,Vce ,e, c.t ' T.&R nLard Moffat's ee', s'go' .ia"a1?eexteS 1
jumped the dog and up to the cemfort. i Society on next Monday evening at which e-omes to tho Chestnut Street , ,. V.'"" nJ,u"V;, M?Jr "r, l!?u ol(I 1-ady wilt he seen ut the Palace Theatre dur- novel "Hearts SieatirT.i ,m,. stock engagement here. For three yeirir
able sea . Then living climbed In ana I Association Hall. Ger.nantowii. Mr. Oi.era House for a return engagement ' 'rlv dSie M i n' m '.'"'t Thel!.tre nt nn "'B "" emlru weeK of -March 18 In the" ! store'v his tie le'tfi f, i '?,U.h ho was a niember of the KrepatJiM
seated hinseir on the small, uncomfort- Welsh has taken "Beethoven" as his beginning Monday, he selected tie name i fjrli date. M ss Dun Is well remem-lflrst bliowlng of the timely photoeln. n a reL ', , V J."5. 0l,1 '" 'ls Stock Company, In the clavs wlien CaV
able teat, while tho dog stretched him- bUbJect. ?L1' ?,Ln. tJ,JjlH .hit-lnc. As "Llalne" iLlL "f.J, JfJ ,?" ' ,ncM, 'i' H chard I "The Cross Bearer." The domli a g ""n- booked for the first half ot next rle ltadellffe was tho popular leadlaf?
self in luxurious e-omfort cpposlte and tuDJ0Ll- J ' Pl'V'" f'jfn to the dKimatlc f. "' , i,r.rr',nl a"? "avid Be- role is that of the patriotic Belgian pr". ' "' Tlle "eloved Traitor." will, woman nnd George Learock a rejnlnrj
they rode away Into th misty night, i n-,, K-ipi,iau, nutv lecture-reehal h.fnTli,0' ,,l10,Ua ,ly P3'"' 1 w"s I -rn" r eT'l'j1 r, r?' " .? r Virginia" and nte. Cardinal Mercler. Jeanno Hagles Mtc Marsh, latter half of week. stock favorite. In tho Forepaugh com.
Somehow, after that. I never stood In I ,T'e Nlcholfs ,?; '"tyre-recital before the produc Ion was put Into ie-1 T'e Gov ernoi s Lady." is In support of Mr. Love magics A "Ono More Amerlen , P-ny also vveie Martha Lord. Jesse Bon-1
awe of Irv nir. a t hoiicl, le .,.., i which was postponed February II owing hearsals. Before loner, however, t h ' viJiiirt uno .vioro American,' a tt,.ii i,, Ei , ..iti.,..r n-7,-1 i.'fl
The " Friendly' ' R
PESTER the audience into senility.
Sprinkle the chorus girls over the aisles.
Summon' the music of strident futility.
Cymbals and "cocoanuts," banging for miles.
Badger the. baldheads ivith persiflage pitiful.
Turn uv'ry spectator into a guy.
Making him wonder "Why in a whole, city full
Of other idiots, here shoftld be I?"
Drive moldy johes, reminiscent, "Joe Millcry,"
Into the orchestra leader's lax ears.
Pin self.respcdl in a lingerie, pillory.
Order the "flappers" to dance ii the tiers,
Parquet and balcony, boxes and gallery.
Oven the runway and down the, front step.
Call pandemonium value for salary.
Subsidization of rcquisite"pep."
Cancel thu manuscript of the libretto .man,
Show any" part that pops into the head,
Any old character, spluttering ghetto man,
"Darky" or "dago" or Indian red.
Take any motive from Mozart or Massenet,
Crieg'or Tschaikowsky, or Wagner, perchance,
Muddle them madly and into them fasten a
Tempo of "ragging" to hustle the dance.
Claim the whole crowd is a "pally" society,
Adors and auditors, one in a show,
Shattering burdens of footlight satiety.
Making all partners in "ginger" and "go."
Then ivith a palpably faked inspiration
Aimlessness ask that the sufferers sing
Mr. Berlin's latest "wildly sensational'
Ditty or otherwise vacuous thing.
Strike up tho band, with its "jazzing" exuberant,
Marshal recalcitrants into the play,
Mke them assist and behold he protuberant,
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1 BaiTieiltoS the Gildil ill
Verdi's Opera
"Itlgolctto.'' the third Wrdl open of
tho ceawin wjili h utll be kIvpii at the
Metropolitan on TuenM) i Miilng. will
fro to Introduce to I'hil.idelphlans
Hlppollto I.uzaro. the noted Spanltli
A'aucmy. 1 lie iiiusl.' for this ihaiacter
permits Senor Lazaio to display tho
brilliancy of tone and the wialth of
ttsouix'cs which have contributed to the
artist's lecsnt significant successes in
New York. Itulecd, as a vocal seina
tlon of the (.eanon, I-azarii. the Metro
politan's new tenor, has vied with alll-
curd, tho Chicago Opera Uompuni h
i coloratura soprano.
I rielll9' a compatriot of Utzaro. will
sing tne norm iiiumc ot i.in.a: ue i.uca
i wl" "" ,,le tragic jister, Itigoietto. and
Mardones and U.id.i will hnvc auxiliary
' ,ok's' omaro.Papl will londuct.
I
I Tli Doston Smphony Orchesti.i will
give Its last concert of tlie senson here
on Monday evening In the Academy of
Music Kor this l.i.t appearance Doctor
Muck has arranged 11 program devoted
to DrahamsB I major. No. 2,
anu
Klmskv-Kor-akoffs fasclnatins syni
phonlc suite, "Scheherazade."
Doctor Muck In the ears he has been
In America has 'On tpedal praUe for
his Intprpretatlons of the bjmphonles
of Ilrahms. especially for his Inter-
P.T'SV?n.?.' iH',!a!i !-::..rii'Hn-.C,AV''Mn S.kos,EconJer,s
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works, which up to ten Jearsago iarel
anneared on concert programs. Utahms.
sjmphonlcally nUne. baMng been
limited almost cntiieiy to ins smpuo-,
nies in c minor anu u major, in nianj
In many
respects tne tniru syniiinouy ui maimin
l9 tho most beautiful ho wrote, anu
eeriainiy n coiiiuini .v nwiui ' i"""
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The br 11 ant, colorful oriental suite
of Ttlmskv-KoYsakolT Is an attractive
"Unber. but Its presentation directly oir
tne neeis oi me i-iiuiiui wn..not
ic iinis ui ire 1 "-ii w...-..
:rfomtance of tho same work vesterday
,1,1 today Is rather regrettable The
ss traek-doubllng of this sort by .-rm-
I - .... Ian Inn n tlm (.alien fl-11 Il-
per
ijiu
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simulation and development musical ,
pnoiui- enK.eiu..e,uM. . w,.. ., ... (
art. Doubtless Doctor .muci.s listing or
the number was uninspired ny nuy spun
of competition, for. oilier reasons aside,
the proe'celure Is unwlsa from a practical
i.n.lnn... ul timltir.lnt. Snnin klml nf u '
musical cleailnc house bhould be
'd' Pffrably through correspond-
cnc'' cl,au"nP coiiuucioih m ugrce 1101
IO llll 111,3 win" iit.is,, cu,i u. i,:.,-,! j
during tho samo week
Hunter Welsh,
Anieilcaii pianist
i in the enl Rltuutlon will be crlven on I
evue
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Tuesday celling. .Match '.'(I, In Wither-t-poou
Jlall under tile fiuspiLfS of the
deportinem of music of tho t'uUiihlty
i:ten.vlou Society A program loin
po.ud cntlrel of Anglo-Saxon ongs will
be given.
The fourth In tho series of p'lwite re
ntals Under the auspices of the Iiuslhcps
Women's l.eiiguo Choial' Club will take
Place on Tuesday ctnlng. March l". at
8 o'clock In the choral Club room, HIS
Walnut strut. The chorus will present
time of Its own members, Ullrabeth
Knit-t and Illlle Hasenfus, soprano, and
lllaiithe Sjlvls Copes id.uilst, assisted
by litlen Kallkman, vlollnltt. Tlie pio
gram Is In chaigc of May Poittr, tlie
musical dliector.
)llc I'remstad. the inimitable dia
matlc soprano of the Metropolitan Opera
loinpany, v. Ill lie the soloist at the con.
certs of the Philadelphia Orchestu. to
bo given undtr I.opold Stokuwbkl's
baton nt the Academ of Music on
Filday afternoon and Saturday nlglit
of m-t week. Owing to tho ban on
Wagnerian opera, In wIiovh Interpre
tation the i-ltigcr excels stilt has not
been heard with Ml. Uattl's forees this
freason
hln has befii devoting much utlmc.
J - ,""",:,r' '." '". h,uu ol "ngncii.in
roles In Hnglish. as there are sltrnlll-
cunt Indications that tlie Metropolitan
will present the great inuslo diiimas In
our vernacular during the next fcasun.
One of the operas nhnost rertnln to
be bung In Hngllsli will be "Tristan and
Isolde." hi which Mine IVemstad will.
i nf n....n .. .. ... .
tlle "I bo heard lu Menilelssolm's "In-
fen ., j ,, . "Wanderer's Night
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; pury p'trprogra.u will con-
, f tirJhm' svmnhnnv v i n,i
, Wagner's "rtlenzl'
iv.Ti-ii.r' ni.,i' ,...
U ( IUIL
,v . ,
idy celebrated
will give his
Jasch.i Hclfetz, the alrea
young Jlussian violinist,
'see - onu recital or tne season here on
Thursdav nriemnnn r ,,v. i, i
,i,B Ac.-.riemv An, .h nn,i.
,, varied roster will be the Men-
ucisKonn concerto, scneuuieu originally '
fov rc,lou, c0ccrt, but suddenly
removed fiom the bill I,, favor of tho I
Wlenlawskl concerto.
I
ueissonn concerto, scheduled originally
i
Alma Cluck, tho soprano, formerly I
of tho Metropolitan Opera Conipanv
and now one of the oi'al stars of the
concert stage, will be the feature of a
recital to be given lu tho Academy 011
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do-Icludo a croun' of Cncllsh s,,.,irs. K..I.
vatoro do Stefano. harpist, will be an
assisung nrusi.
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CHRISTENED "KATINKA
r. It w h u
noticed that Klalne was surrounded liv
iiusmaii rurnieure, uussian gayeues and
Busslan music, and tlie title seemed ill
I fitting
So Mr Harbaeli bought a Buslan dle
! tlonary nf picper names and, nfter in
i countering many Jawbreakers, ho ell-
covereu ine catchy "Kntlnka." lie salel
the name aloud and liked it. Tlie moro
he repeated It the better ho liked the
sound, until nt last he was Inspired to
write tho ljrlcs of the song "Kntlnka.
Sweet Katlnka," and the musical com.
edy was christened with an easy name,
that was also linguistically appropriate
REAL BRITISH TANK
IN LATEST WAR PLAY
Philadelphia Is to see a real British
tank not the papier-mache mlnaluie or
Imitation, but a real Iron and steel,
lumbering, powerful engine of human
and trench destruction.
This tank, which Is making a tour
of the United States In a campaign for
enitstment in this country or sublccts
of Great Britain nnd Canada, will be
brought to this city on, or perhaps a
little before, March SC, on which date
the new military play. "Getting To
gether." by Major Ian Ilav Bcltli, and
J, Hartley Manners. Perclval Knight,
and Harry B. Smith will be given at
the Lyrlo Theatre.
The cast will Include Blanche Bates,
Frank Ii Tour. Harry B. Smith. Har
rison Brockbank, nnd Lieutenant Gltz
Bice.
The tank Itself not only will figure
In the play, -but' w 111 also be on public
v. lew.
Ada Lewis, Expert Comedienne
Ada Lewis, who Illumines "Doing Our
Bit," the latest Winter Garden extrav
nganza, which opens an engagement nt
the Chestnut Street Opera House on
April 1, enjoys a unique position on the.
American stage. Probably few come
diennes ln America can boast of an ex
perience behind tho footlights so long
and varied. It Is JOst twenty-six years
slnCe Ada Lewis quit the Alcazar Stock
Company In Han Franolsco, quietly
slipped to New York In quest of greater
opportunity and was made overnight
through the reallstlo Impersonation of
the gum-chewing tough girl In Kdwani
IlarrUran'a "Bellly and the 100." at Har
rlgana Theatre.
During 'the Intervening quarter of a
century, Mies uewie nasi ueen coniluu
ously.ibefore the public In roles that ao-
mi.
ww?& vftiVA b ' iii,.r
lliil
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MADGE WEST IMBIBED
RT AT STRATFORD
La Salic Stock Actress Taught by
Ucnson at Shakcspeate's
Birthplace
It was in the historic, histrionic at-
'4 faKfi.v wi. tkix
' IbR
uli:
niospiicra ot .Mrafioru-evn-.voii that of It While all the exposuies ot the
Madge West, now of the i-tock company machinations of thle rcie of alien con
at the Orphcimi, for two ears i-tudle'd sn'rators will bo dovetailed lu a fictional
under 1 It. Person, tlie Shake-vpcaiean b,or''' llle '"icIUcnta themselves are
scholar and producer, and thus laid the !lou,,deu' ln ,ru,h'
foundation for the bctle-s of successes Tlle ".,.,', of Ambasradoi' von Ilrrn
that have maiked her Mage earec ,n uWti lS
America. , Frank Von Papen ; John Wade, Captain
vvlien the now leading lady of the La, Karl Uoy-Kd: Frederick Jones. Dr.
Salle Stoek Company uturned from Helnrlch Albeit, and Florence Shaw,
England f,ho entered a fashionable MilI'tln0 August Steplian
boarding school lu New Yolk, and It flilef Flynn has arranged his ills
was there that she met Itlancho Hates ! c,0,,ure3 r tlle Cernian spy Bystem lu
who Introduced her to Leo Dltrltcl.steln', '"7"' ?"'.!'oJ,t'' c.?cU .c0'""'e.t0 '",'tsclf.
, It took but a preliminary ,11 splay of ' "'"Ifach telllne the story of a plot In
Madge We-ht') ability as an emotional ,?stSl,',, and exposed during tho last1
actici-s
ior .Mr. Dlttlchsten to rnun
!, 'Vi ,l,e. !''. m hl Pioductlou of
ni.. .... "'"' :v,'st acted m tliat
Sevcral, "lher ""table productions and
I conies to the La SallA Stock with n
conimcndable record of artistic achieve-
. j .w. .,, sear-, iaiejr a nninrn In
I'aulist Choir's Spring Concert
An excellent urogram linu i.,A
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Tn "Vf M uslgK,hi? cv , liter oi."'?..'-"!'
It Includes numl'.Ts by Verdi itfaiim,
llnrerlAl 111 1.. i V . 1UII 'I(tlllll9l
list
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Tschalkenisky. 'itaehmanlnoff and' Father
.....i.,. - ,, ieiiiisK.v-iMirsai.olT. Hack Oriet
Finn.
ductor
. u I.IM-liameU Is ih n..n.
Of tlle etmli- ti.1.. .
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boH. and was organized In 1)04
n -'7.?,?;. i-'Ji."'.1" '""l0 ""'" our of
.'VinLn llAd t,tatP!'' W?H ecoiated by the
rench Academy and was also nwilrded
the prize In the Interntlnni.t .,.;,,... iU
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of ruined cities and towns n v.T L"'e I vantage.
of ruined cities and towns lu Fia
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GERMAN CONSPIRACY
EXPOSED IN MOVIES
"Eagle's Eye" Compounded of
Chief Flynn's Revelations
of Teuton Intrigue
The Kagie's Hf." a new photoplay
serial, lu which Chief William .1. 1'l.vnn,
of the I'nlttd States Secret Service, will
expose the cr'inm and e'onspiraeles of
the Imperial Cerm.iu fJovernmi-nt spv
s.v'stem in tlm I lilted States during the
last three jears. will have ll,s premiere
In tills rliy nt the Regent Tlieatic on
Match IS, when tho first chapter will
be shown.
In one episode of "The Kagle's live"
a wireless plant In opciatton will be
shown, which could only be done through
tho courtesy of the Federal floveinment.
This scene will reveal the Incidents of
tho Installation In a residence near Fifth
avenue of u wireless apparatus so pow
erful that mccsngcH could be received
or sent from as far west as Honolulu,
Hawaii, and ns far east as Nnuen, Uti
many The dlse-ovcry of this wifeless
plant and the use to which It was nut
,,y ""n"'" agents figure In one of the
most dramatic scenes In the production.
heveial scenes In "Tho Kaglus l;ye"
will bliow Interiors of th Ciepu.iu em
bassy In Washington." In one episode
a Meeting will bo shown between Von
Ilemslorff. Von Papen, Von Igel nnd
Bny-lid. This Incident aetually occur-
Int linil Rexet.'il rvr.ntd M'erit tlm ,'ns.iilf
' years.
CARTER DE HAVEN IN
VAUDEVILLE AGAIN
Having spent a cpuple of jcars making
eomedj bhns for tho motion-picture
Held, Carter Dcllaven and Flora Paiker
have returned to vaudeville. They will
appear as the headline feature of the
bill at H F. Keith's Theatie net week.
The offerings of these popular Amcil-
can cnteitalncrs have always been dis
lnclle. Mr. DeHaven writes ths songs
and Jests that ho and Mlrs Parker use.
His present assortment, entirely a
"homo product," Is Fald to' be bright nnd
timely. Hver slice the pair hava em
barked upon ftagc careers the)- have
been prominently Identified with the
two-a-day style or entertainment ; but.
HKo nil good tnudcvllllnns. they
done their tutn In musical co
lavei
conicdv,
A (rriJaaaaHMaV M
f O.VT.Vf.YO ATTRACTIONS
GAUUICK "Dllnel Youth," by Wlllatd
Mack and Lou Tellegen. 'I ne lauer
piakes his first appearance hero In nn
llngllsli role. 'Hie play concerns the
struggles of a oung nrt student m
Paris, nnd It Is salel to be derived
fiom chapters In the star's own life.
Jennie Hustaee. Marie CliambeiK,
Kdilh King und Mark Smith arc In
the bupport.
APl.'I.I'lll'TUe Man "Who Came
Hack," Jules Hckert iJoodman's a cry
successful nieloelramatlc play. He
generation, through adversity, of a
millionaire's son Is tho basic theme
Tho piece Is presented In five episodes,
each of which Is replete with thrills.
In tho excellent company nre Mary
Nash, Conrad Nagel and Clifford
Dcmpsey.
AT POl'VLAR PRICES
oni'llEUM'Val First." .1 farclc.it
crook plav, which will have Its llrst
production ln Philadelphia, llkliard
La Salle and Harle Western have the
leading roles lu tho lesldcnt stock
company's performance.
YAXJUr.YILl.V,
liUiril'S Olad.vs Hanson, In "l.ibertj '
Allanu," Carter De Haven nnd Plena
Parker, lu 11 musical comedy feature;
Homer I!, Mason and Margaret M
Keeler, In Porter Hmerson Urovvnc's
"Mairlcd", Joe Morris nml Flossie
Campbell. Ill a plajlet, "Tlie Avl-ate-her";
,'wau and Mack, Itussell Mack
and Ulanche Vincent, In "Song
Skfte-hes at the Piano"; Tour Ankers,
Krltch ilruch nnd Sister and Sully,
lingers and Sull.
GI.Olli: Long Tac.li Sam and his com
pany of Illusionists, "The Coincob
Cut-Ups." Mattlo Klrchener, in "Tlie
Oolden Ulrel"; Florence Henry, lu "Tho
Scout" ; Tlie Four Henees, Amanda
Cray and "her bos," Alice Kove,
Chat ley Itellly, Hlllolt atid Wen und
the Wlles.
CROSS KKYH Arthur Ltpson, Allman
arid SjUes, Oeoige llandall. In "Too
Hasy"; Clark and Fagan. Chum Moy,
flri,t half ot week. "Tlie Peauty
Fountain," musical comedy. Willing
Levering Trio, the llroadleys. Dun-ham-IMwarils
Trio, the Uallard Trio,
latter half of week.
UROADWAY "The Peauty Fountain,"
WIIIIng-Leverlng Trio, Frank Silk,
lirst half of week. "The Dairy Maids,"
musical comedy; Jack Levy's "Sni
phony (Jlrls," Allman and Sykes, Ar
thur Llpioti, and tho "Three Wllle
Hrothers, latter half of week 'Leu '
Mlseiablcs," with William I'amum, all 1
w eck.
1I'.U. PL'.V.Y Al Iodell nnd Hob Hlg
glns, lu "A Friend of Father's"; Jack'
Alfred Hrennon and Davis, and "Les '
.Mlserables." photoplay; llrst half of
week. Hmmet Devoy, Pond, Albright
and Palmer, McP.ea and Clegg, Louis
Linden und "Tho Marionettes," pho
toplay; latter half of week.
V.YO.Y Adra Alnslee, ln "Doing Her
Pit"; Palfrey, Hall nnd Drown, cy-1
cllsts; Will and Harry Hogcrs, An-1
drew Kelly, Juno Salamo, contortion- I
lst anj p,,, planter," photoplay. I
, COLOXIAL Alexander Gaden, In "Se- '
rrct Service"; Barton's Song Itevlew,
Lowney's llawallans, In "A Night at
Honolulu '; Itlce nnd Hdge, Ulanche
Sloan, "The Warrior," photoplay,
featuring Maclste, the giant of "Ca
blrla." ailAXU .'The Mimic World of 19IS,"
musical spectacle; HI Cotta, xjlophon
Ist; Hspe and Dutton, "Tlireo Chips'
and the bccond episode of "Tlie House
of Hate," photoplay.
FRATURi: FI.IMS
STAXI.VY "Amarllly of . Clothesline
Alley," with Mary Plckford. 'Hie
photoplay Is an adaptation by Frances
Marlon ot Bello K, Manlate's novel
of tho samo title. Tho direction was
In charge of Marshall Ncllan, wlic-e
Chinatown scenes are said to be high
ly realistic,
TALENTS HERE
or'
A.
nussian Revolution In Film Cyclo
ceedlng ones present animated n!ue"
menta of, the conflict In IliiSJln f anrt'fn'"
revolt as 'taken by Donald c ThJm.the
All-Star Revival of Clever Carton Play and Spanish1
Musical Comedy Head List ot Ulter
ings in the Playhouses
3
.V; ATTIIACTIOXS '
roil 111: ST ''The. Land of Joy," elnborate inmlcnl comedy spectacle. orlffu.r
Ing In Spain and Introducing to riilladdphlnns totno of the ipost faniouf
dancers of tho Peninsula. Tho production evoked a genuine sensation.
New York this season by reason of Qulnlto Vnlvcrde's dashing score tntf
the brilliant dancing and singing of its graceful and gifted stars, xhi1
cast Includes Doloretcs, Lulslto I'uchol, Carmen Lopez and Antonio Buif
Itao. Julius Tanncn Is the American comedian. U
I.rillC "Lord and Lady Alsy." revival of It. C. Carton's clever EnslJl
comedy by AVllllnm Kavcrsliam, who, ns In tho past, enacts the rol 0fl
Lord Algernon .Shetland, Iicno I'emrlck, Jtaclyn Arbuckle and Maxn7
Klllott nro stellar associates.
CltllSTXUT srillU'.T OVINIA llOVHi: "Kntlnka," IJudolph Krml Mfl
Otto Ilarback's breezy musical play, which won marked favor heretj
season ago. Arthur Hammerslcln makes the pioductlon. In ti,c castiril
Howard Langsforel. Mareiulta Dvvight and Clara Palmer. " tJ
Paramount film, revealing cicorgo El3
ban lu ono of his elTeellvo Iui!.1
character studies. The ruppofK
east Includes Cnmllle Ankewlcli H,i2
1 Lddy and Haymond Hatton TheTifiJf
, episode ot tho "Son of Democracr
I will be an added feature, VV'CJ
' YIVlOntA "The studio Olrl," ,S
1 Constance T.tmadgc as a vlvacZ:
, -New; Hngland heroine, first l.alf rf
; iveek. "Tlvt Price of a Uood Ttai'
with Mildred Harris and Ke&l
Harlan, latter half of week-
, .'COi.'.Vr ".Sunshlno Nnn." will, e.'S
Pennington, llrst half of week "ri.f
Knmlly .skeleton," with Charles hni
latter half of week. 'U
STllAXn "Headlii' South," with DouJs
las ball banks, first half of weed
l.vc's Daughter," vMth Dllllo BurkeM
latter ha f of -,.!.- ""M
I LOU VST "Hidden Pearls," with Scssml
Jinnkann, tlrst half of week. "Bluil
Phizes Itaw den." with William 3J-'
Hart, latter half of week. 1
nvm.r.8QVi:
e.,im.e i no iiroauttay Frolics, In
builetta In two acts and eight scenei.1
entitled, "Str.inele.1." Heading the
C.I YV.TY "Tlie Tempters" In a bill of
song, nance and run-making, lttad-1
lig the company of Iwentj-four en-1
icrtaincrs Is Zalldh, tho feature!
elanccr.
' i
CLIFFORD DEMPSEY
Who nives 1 vivid nortrait of
the wastrel's father in "The Man
Who Came Back" at the Adelphi.
cast aro Lon Hascall, Wilbur Dobbi)
and Hllcen Sheridan.
JHOUADEHOThe Girls From Hip
Pi land In a. musical c6medy med;
iey. jvmong tho principals an
Teresa Adams, Ben Small, Nlblo ana
Spencer, and tho Six High Steppers.'
C03IIXG ATTRACTIONS
MARCH IS
IIROADMrs. Flbko In "Service" ndl
"A Night at the Inn."
OAIHllCK-ne Little Belgian."
KEITimEva Tnnguaj.
MARCH s;
KEITH'S Hvelj n Nesbit
LYRIC "Getting Together."
DEMPSEY GRATEFUL"
TO FOREPAIIfiH DRILU
Clifford Dcmpsey, whoso ndmirablii'j
I'c.i.niuunce ot ine piutocractla Wtiwrj
of the youthful prodigal In "The Mil),
vMio Camo Back," at tlif Adelphi. strlktlk
a new and thoroughly human note Hi
stage rathers. Is by.no means n Btranir,i
i" , i-niiucicipnio. Air. Dempse
managerial circles; Jcunio i:illson and
viueri nacaet. 4 j
Mr. Dempsey gives substantial credit j
for his measuro of success on the SUP I
to the training, tlio very thoroufaj
I schooling, through which bo went, while
a member of the Forepaugh company,',
iiu canio 10 me organization uireci in"
mi engagement us leading, man veiuj
i:m i:ilsler, then in her heyday as l
1 siar. .vir. uenipscy was or the opinioji
that tliern M'tiwn't t,il, 1,a HMn'l knOWl
about nct,lng, but ho shortly found ttiafj
enero were proDaniy at least ecvniijj
live or elgluy things must be romenc
liavo missed. Tho Foienauch companx
set a hard pace; It played dally fnatj
Inecs and had llttlo tolerance vvnatewl
fnr thA linfnieiinaf n ivhn iuuR tlOt lePl
1 ter-perfect each Monday. evening. Ma
1 1A.. ... .. .1.- ..., ... , V.-aV
i-it-nilioc wua im secoiiu or iisi
man. V
Of late seasons Mr. Dempsey has beenl
appealing on Broadway, and prior wj
Ills present role In "The Man WHO v.-"'
Back." In which he played for row
months at Mr. Brady's New York TM-.
atre, the Playhouse, he was In T"
MlrnMA Mnn'l nn.1 Ih. fnllnwlni? SellO
In "Hlt-thc-Trall Holllday." M
a
MRS. FISKE TO GIVE E
TWO NOTABLE PLAYS
VJ
Mm 1?I1ia nnenlnir l,Ae encagenvellti
at tho Broad Street Theatre on MM
day. March 18. will bo seen In litw'l
Laverinn'n nnvrfnl two-act dr&
"R,e-leA" e'Arwlp"V Thin work wlt
be preceded by a Ixird Dunsany plW,'
"A Night at an Inn." ' ,.'-"3
Lave,dan. one of the forty "imm
tals." took fifteen years In wrltW
"SprvieA anrl .v1,I!a II wnn neceDtedl
the Comedle Francalso, he wlthdrcTilfl
because.be refused to allow the """"va
ment to tamper vyltji his manuscript IU
was produced nt tne -jueaire -Bernhardt
In February. 191S. and'll
nlrAAHv liii n iiinTiS Ann nrformaDC1
In Paris alone, with Luclen Qultry.ilj
the leading role. The theme, pro'
speaking, Is that of pacifism versus 1
trlotlsm.
"A flight at an Inn." which was On
produced at the Neighborhood riajfl"!
in urand street. New York, tens
story of three sailors who were pur
bv a nemesis fnr llin theft, ln faT4
India or a ruby from the head ej
laoL rate overtaken tnein in tne 1
of. the cod. himself after, j they
Kiuea three or. the, priest. .
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