Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 16, 1918, Night Extra, Page 6, Image 6

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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 191S
EXT WEEK: "SERVICE" AND "A NIGHT AT AN INN," BROAD; "THE LITTLE BELGIAN," GARRICKJ
FAVORITE STARS IN THE LATEST PRODUCTS OF THE FILM STUDIOS
THEATRICAL INDICATOR
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Mrs. Fiske in a Pertinent Play'by Henri Lavedan, the J
French Academician, ana a wartime (Jomedy
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rartOMPARED with "Tho Land of Joy,"
KP now rcsplcndcntly visible nt tho
Ft v. . ... .... i.
JiVrrest, even the Russian Ballet on Its
.? first visit hero takes rank as a minor
K novelty, Pantomimic dancing Is a fairly
.,! wldenread art and even though Pav-
If, lovfl. ATnrrfkln nn,t Vltlnftkl. before SUC-,
';iV cumblng to Malvollo's malady, "self- (
tffcttnt" Fcaiou lony new pinnacles oi
' f ueaiuy, puoiio preparation tor "eii'
'iff, achievements had been for somo yearii
r iHUtn progress, Russian music had crowded ,
:.i.. orchestral nroerams for many seisons
l.? . '..-..... ..1.1. t...n.. I... II.AClfllrA I
'- Acuummaiicxs nun .uuocu.nw ..-.......,,,,, ,,.!.,., n.i,ra ,in l.nf in tnu?c.
i,,HOTd ll'c00, a culiU-a,1 rcnulsitt- Dos- ,
XW?le"ky' Tolstoy, Tchekov. Pushkin nnd I
wlT-XTi'V c"Jeu "uc" "" ' .. "i"""' "
,! 'e operas slipped Into tho repcrtorj
w ann kihiph incrp.
C. T J U n Mimmnn crv fliat llllslnil chir-
sr-'. . ". r : ----- -- . , ...
Wav Actc U dally misconceived noroau. nnu
ih recent bewllderlnc course of history
'would setm to support thit contention
llut that slncero effort toward soUInK n
lddle has been mado Is undenl.ibla
Hussla may hae been misinterpreted,
but sho was certilnly not neslccted
Spain wjh. I'art of the blamo nnnt.
of course, bo ncrlbed to her own rigid
aaha !. T)4 rtnnlllf tlltflft- llf
iT:.;:- - J-1... . ?;. n n;
forclsn indlfferentc. Tho whole nation
In tho conxentlon.il phrase, was 'worn
out "Vew persons beond her frontler
cared greatly whether her art, llterarj
ite'-UH,r !Tal " "JSl1: '
chorean, were uood or bad, proKroslvc
or uecaaent.
As retards palntinc. an exception must
bo made, although this falr-mlnd'.Jncs
!- ,.,,.,, i.i.. ,..,. ,it vhiir
nn man nniiriuuii huh i.lii iiiiiiii-li iixt-d
Ix of comparatively recent date, w hlstler
tiot .. n-tl tr i-iv liAri. Iln urnlsf'rl
h..t . n.l t tn. I.orn llr, lirn XI
T Uh 1.WI..1JB. W..1b. .fc.., --. ........
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reawakened Gosa cult, and llnilly !
ireneral. world-wide Recognition of med-
ern Spanish palntcrs-of faorolla, I'M-1
loaea and Zo.
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NO SUCH Rood fortune befell the
Iberian theatre or music Mrs.
Patrick Campbell nrouscd but a pass
lnc Interest In her presentation of Uehc
caray'a "ilarlana." 'William racr-1
mr- sham offered an extremely freo crslon
of the samp dramatist's "f.l tlran I'ak-
fe? &::rZl''i-:r):$"'!n?:
.11 i A J .In . .i
Hjml.falluro 'n OUmera's Mart i of the
vLowUnds' (Tlerrllalxa) and I.ouTtl.
Je:en a rather complete, one with "Mail i
. c i in i i i. .
Lrnest Sc lelllns bravely totiKlit to
.exploit Spanish tomposera In Ms piano i
recitals. Uo Ultrlehsteln won scant
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''caUf' uo ,1m" ,' ,!",'",.sn leompaliles have fXtenMe repertoires of I the fr).t time In Ainirln .ih the nrllst
opera C.oycteas, b tlia lll-fateil I-- frUcj, UOrki .inl I hne ofTtrid thom li hero of M.il.ii;i1 h "I.odolettn," and
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ausscx, at last raw tne acw orit
Metropolitans footlights but tho work montll3. ftason , Oaraeas. V.ncuela,
failed, largely. It Is said, through the I , t ar ,lUr e ent to 1Uvana.
Inability of the orchestra to Impart thoMcxlco oul,i 110 lllP1, lu.ided In the
tour (.ivo for the regrettable revolution
I have another troupe in Cuba now
w'i',: .im . m i
Est Ei t tW' '
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BLANCHE BATES
To head the east of the war
play, "Gettinp Top;other," vvtit
ten in part by Jan Hay ami
billed for the Lyric Thcatte on
March 25.
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.panMi'T1"
I --ae
I5i peculiar aim iricay enirin or
'tSx. Shythms. 1
IN VILVV of an llieso uepressing clr
cUmsianees, tho tllumph ot "The
Il Ai Tii1 nf Tnt" lu all iliit mnr-A tlio rt n iilri r
1 The entertainment enters 110 claim for
'..,,. .. .1 , 1 , ...
n, "hlgh-broiv" rating In design, it Is
!( 110 more uiiiuiiiuua man mo .,cbiuu
"Fellies'
M' . .The vlrtucrt of Vnlverdo's grandlo'O
?4 V'TarTiietn.' nr.i flinse nf eveetitlnn nml
' nf Inspiration accurately kejed to ar-
yt Hstlo intent The score Is so-called
V-"- llirlit tnnali- Ihrnln-hnilt. but nf n lliiellv
i;nd freshness not attained ln anv Amer
V r' lean revuo or operetta In many a daj.
Kjk' 1 All of the singers save gifted Maria
EfW ' .Marco, who might adorn even Mr Gat-
(fi&'rn ,Tllncl opera, but they aro radiantly
BwV','vJ',lu' to Senor Valverdos melodious dc
t Mnanus.
j.'iJThe dancing Is unsurpassed of Its
Jflnd. In grace, vigor, pas3on and tech
ilaue It Is simply electrifi Inc. Of that
.Illimitable llery Bplrit which Ii a xlvld
, KflllClUllOlll. UL II1Q CUIULlie 3pUIISll CliaT-
er. 11 is a teaucuve ana stimulating
nbol.
&Tb whole offering Is a, complete and
Nome refutation of the fallacy that
kt entertainment Is necessarily In-
io. vveariea Dy Horrible examples,
public has often humbly accented
tt sophistry. But tho truth Is out
, Many native revues were repre
dble, not becauso they were un.
VMrtltlous. but because they were In.
rmubly poor of their kind. Spain,
ton misprized, hns shown us the
xning. iue appreciation ot higher
91 of her endeavor, of the plaja of
ecaray. Gulmera. Ualdos. of the flc.
' of the last named and that of
ireon and Ibanez and of irranil nnera
." noble scale a exemplified In the
Bros- 01 eomas ij re to 11, may come
i-ernaps "ineiUina of Joy" has
eiia way, -
. m m
ST In the genesis of the offer.
f, Inspired the present writer to
ru a rasn venture. lie dusted
IHinlah lrregulapxerbe arranged
wiTBuini; pietnora r castlllan
i Into a Mniblance of order,
-, ia iwifipiivr usiis zrom a van
' Book" and tracked Rennr
Velaaco to the wines of n.
.fhaatre.
Bearto sua watchlne the
H' looked pained. "We"
SBLM 1 AftulASniul mm.
Havani last fall nnd had n season of
marked yucce-i In New York Tho only
uranoacK wan tno coiu wcamcr. mui.
was a ncw CXpercC(,
"My commnv." he continued, "was
originally recruit) d in Spain, and, oddly
enough, nil fiom one. c'ty. my native
lilnce Vnlfntn " Tli.. lfitorvletie r ex.
pressed his admiration of that enchant- I
me corner of S'ialn "All. es, many,
now er Were," was Senor Yclascok mou-
cst comment
"sipain," ho reflected, 'Is rich In char-
nrtr ,.,i ,,i, -,,,,.- n,i ue imo
. . -. . . . .
particularly, thero are many rmbarras-
mentH Xamo work, nrc often barred,
from the Krcat oi.cr.i houes
.,,, tlct(1 n,n(. , ,
because the
rurthcr-
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more, tho moet dltlnsulhed artists earn
so much money nbtnad that they rcfufo
to stay home Thus, for example, to
diy In America, ou hic llarrlentos,
I.izam, Mardones and Do SeRurola, till
.Spinlards V c'd like to keep them, but
w c can t
"A1
S A result of tlili situation and
the ItnllinlzInK of tho Tcatro
eal In .Madrid i.ny r our llnest com
poserH haxo tumed their attention to
operettas I chould c iy that theie.iro
at least 500 fertile talents expended In
this direction Tho tlnet-t Is that of
iraoar ' o' VoTorft,! mcloSou-I '
cqulsltpy uircd 1 ni afraid, how-
M.r. tint it is too thoroushly Spanl'h
In Its llaor for Importation to non-
.......
i-itln Hncn 111 America liuenoj Aires
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"' ' "l" "'" " " limns n mill
fau.r
n,en. 1,,,frc U. Ul,,plr w,l "rA fi.,u !
f.unao jlo "osns" and or tour-e Qu nlto ,
"Hirde, compwi of The I. nd of.
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haps the most fecund in Mpiln Ills
'ft'er. who died about eight ears ago.
iou should know was alo tmlncnt Ills
,HSt pcrfor,nnnce was 'I.i tlran Via'
Occaslon illj. ' he admitted 'we do
break down tradition nnd Sp.mlMi is
sunc In the blK opir.i houen In those
ilreumstance the faorlte work Is un-
questlombl Ilteton'H ' Dolorei ' .i ljrlo
" tmwlcal M,lcn.l.r. If the time
i ram.i of (xieptlonal power and com
exer i oint when Spain Is rleli i nougii
, , , ,,,,, ,,
,1(.c(lni,,irc, t itnlim
le i an modify
.nnmlaf.ii i.F In 111 IIMIni 1
,",., ,. Ilbl ti. startle the world with
our mupk-il vlrtllt
.T,.,.rc , of louriH, ,, ,ati. of ,n
lhe ,cg, CJipt.lb,e theatres Xumeiouf.
0IM.r,ttaB (Zaizuela) .ire eompoied
jearlj Tin public adnres them
My
I many Hp.mlU sneakliiB lountrie" This
.,, .i,h ,.in,,i n.reo
under the muileiil direction of Valverde
himself A third compaiij Is plajlng In
paln "
, I
"yOi; aro of course an ire pursued
i the qucstlonci, 'that jour name
bears
curious ident!t with that of
' nnrt ,.r Mnpr p.m mnii tiniiii in.inacprs
. . ...
v.... w. ........ .- .
Senor AeHseo nulled s ' he con-
I fesscd the similarity of pionuiielatlon
ot tne Mamsn u ana v renners v e- oj eoiust oe supremely eiui-iueiu
(Iaseo and Ilel.ieii vlituallj the tame, Uls UHSO. ub lit the cast will be
name ' nil jour Impresario 1 mav sav. n,uili0 jtuzlo, Joho Mardones In the
was depplj Interested In The 1. mil of.,at ulltl, i,0 0 mdly piisented with,
i T tfrt tiili! 114 fmit InII4 In N'ew ... .. ..... r. ... t -.1 ..
, ""' - .- ---
ork and was a keen analjst of what-
ever vlrtuis- tlio ptcto possesses.
1 shall be sorry to leave America
ho concluded, 'but It li pronuiie that we
shall denart In May I have enfoved mv
visits to jour great cuies cxcecuingi-.
... . . .... .1 . .-
and most of all I was Impn scd with
Washington The capital Is Indeed inuj
bonlto (verj beautiful )
Senor elasco raised his hat In true
Castlllan stjle and us the Interviewer
departed to look up seveial verbal puz
zles lu his pocket dlcilonarj, ho re
tlicted tliat he had not discovered the
Impresailo's i'lirl"tlan name
'What Is It' ho iiicUlrul accosting
Oeorgo W Lederer, the American pilot
fur lhe troupe
"Ulest if I know exclaimed the
veteran manager '
A nearby Castlllan declared that It
was Huloglo Mr lederer seemed rather
I startled at that livish outlaj of voivels
Tho incident vias suggestive When
the showman himself is Ignorant of his
'own comnnager's name th clement of
I novelty In Spinish footllght art Is In
' disputable
IIH "Lord and Lady Algy ' revival Is
apltal Instanco or what artistry can
accomplish with coinentlonal dramatic
materlal It C Carton'3 delicious com
edy Is allvo after nineteen jears not be
cause of anj" profundltj or "message,
''"t because of graceful, witty literary
sum ana ponsneu comeuj- tieiinuiue.
,t wa, otUouif back ,n tll0 tla, B ot
mo j.mpiro siock coirpany, tnat tins
.. ... .... .., . .. ..
piay in nn ouiunes uoio .1 strong lam -
lly resemblance to tho Immortal School
for Scandal." Quarmby Is a I.Ind ofiK)jiH arrangeineut of Tho Iiat" or
modernized Joseph burrnce Lord Algj 1 rtu.li.ird Straus 'three numbers bv
copy of Charles Tudivay a .cflcxt of SI. "popln? the nocturne1 In "n" major? the
Peter and Mrs. Tudnaj- an echo of!, also ln A Hat major and the Jl Pat
Ladj-Teazle .
Hut nil these parallels d dn t matter
a Jot Mr Carton handled his material
with keen dexterity and compounded
.1 play with a feeling for character val
lies and with bright nnd pollslicd dia
logue vi ell ileFcrvhig of preservation.
Expertncss of treatment Is often a
prime conspiration In plaj'-maklrg, as
Shakespeare himself proved when he
turned so many crude works of hie pred
ecessors Into miracles of beauty nnd
dramatic power.
Mr, Kaversham's present p-oducion Is
quite able to take care ot Itself Not
all the roles are as well plajed as In
tho original cffcrlng of nearly two
decides ago The play too, seems a trltlo
thin In the middle. Maxtne Klllott, al
though effective, lacks tho coanilo sweep
of Jessio MIIw aid's comic gifts, nnd
Irene Fenwlck Is a somewhat too pallid
Mrs, Tudivay, And yet tho net result
Is refreshing and delightful entertain
ment. Tho men are, nil effectively cast,
while the star Is udmlrablo as ever
and not a stags day too old for his
Ingratiating part. The bearon has d's
closed few offerings worthier of patron-
age. . Jl. T. c.
HUN INTRIGUE MOVIE
SPUR TO PATRIOTIS M
William J. Flynn. reared chief of the
United States Secret Service, asserts
that bis object ln supplying the ex
citing themes of "The Eagle's , Kj e." a
new movie serial devoted to an Illumina
tion of German espionage Intrigue tn
this country, was to Inspire patriotism
and to foster lojalty to the Government,
"Propaganda In behalf of these pur.
poses." ho declared recentlj-, 'has been
shown to bo necessary. The people ure
entitled to a full knowledge of the Im
perial German Government's crime
against America, Motion pictures may
vnvi wim mci mmum to cms
rawua isj wr.sMry
3 flk ' I HI .SHL i H VHv
J5
CARUSO IN ANOTHER
NEW OPERATIC ROLE
Will SillfT ill "LoVC of Three
T.?,"N 1" ,,. ",.
Kings" for I' ll'St TiniO
Lmlco i aruso has a comfortable bed
of laurels but h dncn't propose to
rest In It Ills eagerness to learn new
pirts MrlMngly dlstlnguWhes him from
the tvpo of pcrfoimer viho- .irtlstli
houl Mumhcrs after drafts of liopu
lir i.iU.i i'ioii
Three unirtes are open to the fupcrli
tenor He i m rellre aftei ,i meinor
nblo cine' in the donul t if hong I'
can liilirpnl the ttandinl repertorj
and his pulillc will lull him with delight
He enu li.irn new roles Happily, tile
list-mined promlure is now insplrlnglv
Ida Tills iiaion he has appeared tor
iMM"P?i , .. iiniPi m'mmmMmmsim mamsmmmmmjm i
IHr l' m iyll,m lwimW-'IMwMm.. . i.wB3BBmmSf !
imv i-flF&i rr i wj , MMmrfJHiii, -ii
ISrVi Bi'. H i SNOW in"ThoEale-stvr- 1EPr f3PM .f
lr"Chcotin8 the Public" Victoria ' filw'Kr AV) n W
Here mnev?TSi ml w F i i
Thrrr. i.inrtp) nr fir,dii In the funerli i . KSHii?cH5!i3.'v '.:' J5. MOMTAfil v ..Vs
i tenor lie i m rellre aftei ,i ineinor- 2gB44r:!.'5iii't) (")
n8 John or 1-v.lei, 1,. Mcjerheer'b grand- mlnr wn,,til u fllPCm, ln ,;u.Jln., ,
lo,e "l.o Prophcte . ie ,)(rrnrollc , A minor ,llld .j.t
l'hlladelphlans on net Tuesiliy eve- ju,iKieuoe nt Mnszkow-M eomplete the
nlng nt the Metropolitan will behold i,m TIlP jn.vent mu-.li li misoii his
and heir him for the m-nt tint" leiellj.n HlnKU,,llh mif i ,,1.,,,,, i,
in another tifjvv charaeter Ills vehicle t ltxl. and the nppearanc. if Hofmiun
villi be Itnlo Montemezzl'8 touchlngly (.houj.i, theiifmi. bo of imiisu il in
tragic music m 'Tho Lovo of the ieret to the mini mu-ii Urn is In thU
Thiee Kings ( L Amoro del Tie lln ) (,tj
rerrari-T'ontana and (jiov.iunl Zenatello i
have previously sung the tenor parti
m tl)s ov,iit0 oru i this country
it will be intending to compare Cam-1
m inr r nn nim mnii a, , ..
of
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it r iu ti iiiv.1 vitdiiipiij iitiii m i'
111111 minim 11 .III must, iur niiua m;.
Ing a ilinde nko numerous apologies
had to be made Voially h thoulil
nn uuiiju wit.i.1 i.uiuir.10 . jviu.il,
Kandus. Tiftanv. P.obeson and Haila
Ilobertn Moranzonl will eonduct the
i,i,i,ly "atmospheric' and Intensely mod
prn hcor,.f to which Montemezzl has set
it..... nA..r.m u ,iaa,.u mniinn- nn.i ,iaiiri.
i ... .- -.
Uantesijue poetic liagedy of medieval
Italj
1 Leopold Mukowskl will present, foi
the "eeond time this season, 11 progium
' entlreli mado up of Ilusslan compol
1 tlons nt tin Phlladclplil 1 Onhestra con-
leits on 1 rldaj nft rnoofi and S.iturd iv
I evening net Tluro will bo no hololt
' and no uniphonj
I The opening number will bo Tf ch it
I kovvukv h iivntuie taut.isj, ' Itonieo nnd
Juliet," a powerful work deplitlng musl
1 eallj- the gnat P.usslan's veislon of the
immortal love storj Kolloiilng It will
I bo Arenvkj k ' Varlntlon on 11 1 heme
of Tselnlkouskj for string orclicstr 1,
I which tiie composer dedicated to the
I memory of Tschalknwskj The llvelj
I nnd brilliant ' Spanish Caprice" of p.lm
' sk -Kor-ikovv with Its pbiu int Spanish
d men rh thins villi eompleto the Hist
I half of the program
In the lattel portion of tho bill Mr
Stokouskl villi lepeat he rtnuest tin
of the numbers given at the Iiussl.ui
I concert earlier In tho seahon Skrjabln's
1 poemu de rHxtnce ' nnd tho dances
from Poroilln'H 'Prlnco Igor"
Jos-'f Hofiiiann. tiie masteilj 'nanlst
I will appear lu neltal nt tho Academy
I of Muii on Wednesdaj afternoon
I March Ju P01 the occasion he has
. 11 rr.i 11 ireil tn nrimrani of wide innee 1-
,.-.. -- .- -- . ..-, ..-
' ginning with the " minor sonati of
Ileethoven and eoncludlns with nnd.iu.
VOCALISTS AND VIRTUOSI BILLED FOR COMING MUSICAL EVENTS
V" J&. . r ... vl !
1 v-imHRH M-P Jm h X flP&- ti u iiih i kl 1 f i
CLAUDIA
MUZIO.
Soprano
"THE LITTLE BELGIAN,"
A CHARACTER STUDY
"The Little Belgian," by Arthur Rich
man, which is to have Its premiere at
the GarrlcK Theatre on Monday night,
Is heralded as a new type of war play.
It seeks. to Interpret the connici In
...-.. aI Annum rharacter and the niece
therefore becomes a comedy, lined w(th.
tenderne ana ii-wion immr muii
melodrama of "alarums and excursions."
Xv , tJMPZf hichoias ;lEAr ' -
tZzvsxlzlr oourr. '"Tr'iai"!i m IS
. . sis9S Tanor iMViailnlstB MM j
jt v M r m ' " 1 1
1 "jr??:r bl s .' ii .
Ethsl Stannard. recently a member 01
. ..T-.f.t anH nlvn" Mil at h
w?fT:&Xd&wfr-m:" "$ . ?, x .w
KTJIfeMC n'n .-.v.v
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1 iiV mswlgftif iT A l
PAULINE FREDERICK!
ln"LaTbsca." Arcodia
A giouii ni stars villi iMidir nnl.-
northy the pingram to he glicn 1 j the
I Matinee Mule il Club In the billroom
I or tho llelln lie-Stratford mi lie vt Tue.i.
dij iifternwm Hi nil Scott, tho iidinlr-
iible opei.itli bisso, V i i Ilarstow, vlo.
, llniht will he fi itiind pet funnels The
bill in full ii 111 he .is follow m
Alabama
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Wr
Itefore Sunriai.
Vlbirt spiMmc
ei II llurlrlKli
I in (rnit. in
i ell Hurl Ish
Iiiri.tui ilnliii
Henry Hot 1, n Hum
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.Mum l m -nrinu
. ii.ii i. im- ir
u.,.1,1 . i.tii.....
r In 1 riorinci smith h prtin 1
I A latin! of '(rem nnl the vimtir 1 hn.lnlrl
t vv Vnn",'r'"ti,,Mr""llands ' ,"" fVTorK
.. I Ii'iiuiescat fnilmaii
inn I In l
a U No Vorf rHrtnt r
KiVahis
nmm) Cart enter
..-aprli. ln;tlen. Camlll, VI erkiier
V Sore in frirlnc II vltnil r Vlatilims
iiil r Vlatilifus
.,' J.'."k !,'?'.'"',M
VW1V oiickrlit
U""" ,tlBe.,
ine onu or lie inriiKii
Hera .Vila', n eri Vue
. Viri lltriitow
vVar
Whit In liver II Until lb-tit uf llosr"
Son of Jo
tuvl ri-ik
U tt 1 WiltelA i,f Vlllliietulllt i I.tcuratiie
II ml H.utt buss liiitiini
Amrllt.i ii.ilb.Ciiirl his inaugiiiat'd
a vacation time for picss i geutii. In
terest In hei forthcoming uppeaiince
here neids no stimulus from verbose
scribes and monnnlis of hsperbnle Al -
ready tho advance orders for tkke's for
tho New York sjmplionj Onhestra's
coniert
April
Is embuiis-Ing the
boxorlk e
Tho intich-ndmlreil inlor.itur.i soprano
will be heard In tho Ae uleinv of Muli
on tho afternoon of April 3 Her selec
tions will bo the lit 1 1 Song" fiom
DollbCHH ' Lihmi ' and tho "Mad Seem
. from Unnlzi ttl s "l.iiiln " Wnltir Uam-
roseh. dlio ting his .Ncn Yoile urehestin.
l also llitrrpict a irogr.un of Wag -
nerl.m excerpts, tho first bill of this dis
tinctive character to be oilered In Phlli
dclphi.i Pils season
I Ron i Riisa, soprano of the ('huugo
Opeia e'liuipanj who made hei dibut
ln Phlludelplil 1 undei the baton nf Cleo.
foute Campanlnl duilng tho Phllndel-
1 l'hla-i hlcago Opera teglme. will be
I heard Ml ueltal at tho Metropolitan
' ' ', !.U"Vo ,7. ' , wlli""ft "gI u'omo
Rlmlnl the Italian baVltone. laomo
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j K2rg L,
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IBSSSf M
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f f&mmSM X I Tfr: Kci I
iHllr 1 -. ' 11
; ' "Wftak 1 KLll. h i
n"'ji I VSn--i i
LOVE in "The Cross Bearer."
Palace
HOWARD LANGFORD
ECHOES 'WANG'S' WOES
"Katinka" Actor Keenly Re
sented Having "An Elephant
on His Hands"
How ml Lsugfnrd, non appearing Ii
' Katlnk.i ' at 'he fliestnut Street Opera
!& l'". I:!:!!., VI' HI "l"'.
... ". ,iivi-i ....... I I nulling iiiiv..miifi
his clnus i inei Mnnv je.irs ago Mr
Ltngfuril tiivtlul with roninui.lL
in,iis
Clnus He hid nne espeikiue with iRi ""lr "f"-' """ """ " u" " .'"
elephint'-ivhlch ., has not vet told lu tnl, liRhicrs;of a.n uitlon He Joined
rhjnie. nlthough It v a i fur lion, being ll' 'rltU tank torps In 1310. uud lia j
proa,!, piitlclpiicd In nt leist tlin o ttirlhlei
When we weio g lllm; mar M.I111.1 "' tBM Tw,) of tm'"- ",ri- al Alras '
Mont.' F.i i the lonidllan. "we were and one it pre
nsk.d to Mid rn e'lphtnt nnd I.e.per, "'aptnlii llalgli his bun wounded
to the i:iks I,,dv.e whlc'i was giving a'lwlet. unil ivtiv iiieinbii iir Ills crew
stifit fill i.ltli ih '.sii-e.iu r iiim' heals sotiii i.vliliiiea of bullet or shell
i mm i.llint.
imu inner
ittrul'ons The nil a were
ateoniinoiliteil nml 1, ,1,1 in roi. nr.,. n,.
attendant In ri turning tho eh phunt The
how ' llng lo led on the t.nln after
tho perfornmnce, when it was notked
I l tuuntlnu trunl.-i ih it u.n uirn ?i.
i i,i,Mt u.. ,
'I st.ut.,1 over to the bi,u,r and
' 'unii in 11 1 ne I oeper was dead to lhe
w"1'1 w,lh '"lll,v- ""' '"'tiling left for
mo tii d but pin l.iepei nnself 1
awnr k..o.v this p,itlVi!iar e'.Phints
' """" ""c me I eeper was dead to lhe
t nipi r 1 ut I hid heard tell cf uthei
nViViT '"1'inuts- tempeii mi with mm h fou
vu, iHliH thought toul tumbling I put the ln.nk
iiiui nun nnu hi men clu i u i s lie stlnl
1 Indnt gono ven f.u iihni It began
lo riln and the wind rune up sluing
'I mnj mid tint tho l ilhoail inids
iiliu the elum win Inadlng wis i I
movt a inllo aw i The ileplunt moved
along sulftlj and kept ine bin ns a
1 splinter to aiuld falling on the lough
slutt undei mv frit ml m feet e, 1 was
sc.ind nnd nlinost tlcM.il to death when
I met tho head . mini U I.e. pel about h ilf
;:",', ' .'...".,."...'K.lr'"1 '"eiiig
.Lin ui- uiU 1, o 1111n.11 1 lumen over
my thirj,e wltli 11101 nllef than.I cull
ipic-s and sighed Jung und deep the
next div when I heard lint the tie .Hint
that 1 had had In ton was the most
do, He one lu the hem .s, , trthK
1 Hopper lied to ti
11 tin nuth lu slug-
1 ing tlio 'woes nf 1
in ilup lu ' Num.-. '
"iilth an elephant on Ins hind
... ,,, ,, .
lli't .Stage .Name Hona J ide
Luinxlui II.11. pronln.nt In tin
'l.onl nml L uli
Mg lonipinj .it the,
Ljrlo TJientri, lust appeared In Phll.i
ilelphl 1 vilth William Faveisluim In
Getting Mauled' n is no iclatlmi
to th" famous Mi John Hare I'urlousli
enough. Lumsdui Ilaio lomes bj ids
name legitimate!, while sir John
adopted the nimo of Hate when ho
unit on tho btage
f iBlHH
CLARA
KIMBALL VOUNG
ln"The- HntiAO of
Class." Stanley
'LADY' TANK USED IN
STIRRING WAR PLAY
I
I
"Britannia," Deadly Female of
the Species, Thunders in
Getting Together
If one never knew that there were two
nrletles of tanks no, not military and j
I Million, but both nilllt.vry, one mile j
mid the other fenule iinllzatlon of
that faet Is Imminent A tink of the
genlhr sex, sho of the six Lewis ma-
rlilnn mit nttil ft iiFr.iinllltin- 4"ftin ninnld ,
to foree her waj through a bruit wall
tlirnn f. rt (litrl t. Ill K lir Mt-i.it nlmti t
the vieik of M ireh 23, In eonncctlon vilth '
the vi ir plnv, ' i letting Together," which
is billed foi the Ljile liieatio during
tint week
While the male tank Is a much hus
l.iir IlKtriinieiit nt w-irfTi... e.irrelnir.
henvv nrtllleiy In nddltlon to tho ina-1
i him guns the ' Ilrlt uinl.i whose mod
t avulidiipiils icgistiis thirty-four tons,
i.iillis man ntllwaid evidences of her
putlcipitlon In the Itattle of Arras ,
Hit still blili'i nre nkked in a dozen!
pi iee, win re niuhlne gun bullets,
r.iit. .1 in niimturn In r lintieriioiis hide
..all, memru HalKh. who brought
llie t ink ncioss the oic.in and Is guld-
Ing In r through her more domestic en-
.-'":"?" ....i. .... ....,'.;.
mo iiuiK win n m mi ne-re iiuoukhuui.
' lhe vicek. ni 11 fuithci Incentive to the
' UrltMi nnd Ciiuidlnn icerultlng drive,
, In behalf of whleli the play Is being
give 11 In this and the other larger cities
nf tin immtr
i tfi.n. h. Pit,
held" a strong cast
1" the l'he.
DALY TO HE SEEN IN
ut"1 ky' "" J"""
NOTED IJAHIt DR
MIX
Aruiild Hilv Is pi inning a tour foi
one ui tin iiiiist artistic sinecures oi
ills eiuci and, thus Hiimiii Htln s
inaHirli irinli lomiilv T.ie Master,
will prubtbl) lo seen Iir tills i ItJ befoie
till si a.iiu I losil i lie pi.n lias auapieu
fin tin
UI lel
Vim rU an Mage by Dcnjanilii P.
r '"was'' ii. st pioiluced on
lhe Mister' was nist l
llroadiiaj a J ear agu In Mr Ualj anil
nas supirl.itliily iiralsed by the i rltli s
Its inn Interrupted by Mr lialj'n sud-'
''"' "l"1 serious Illness, was icyumed
this fc.ason at uieuuusoii ineaue. wnere
V,, 'Mji.-h.is not beni .een in Phil 1.
Oelphla fm several seasons, JUt his
hlglilj aitstle portiav.il of tho leading
roli.s in llernird sh iw s plaji is well
, lem'embered Ills vu.rk li'lhe. Mas-
''' ' '' ,,lt" I'ronuunecd tho tliicst of
I '" "i. er
Hcnclit for Unsincss Girls Club
The I'huiih Settlement S'ocletv- will
give a muMc.il benefit for tho UusIneeH
'Gills' club In the I.lttlo The are on
Tuei'dai afternoon of next week, lhe
artists involve.! will bo Cecllo Ajres,
pianist . nii.iiiii 1 ucr-um, e-uniraito ,
i:ilzibth Hood I.stta, mezzo-soprano;
Doi othy Johnstoni lliseler, harpist,
Mrs L J llininiond, soprano; Willie
Greenberg violinist, and Helen Fer
guson und xltou K Doughertj, uctom
panlsts v8
AMEUTA
LLI-CURCI
soprano.
VAUDEVILLE'S BEST
PAID STAR AT KEITH'S
L'va Tanguay has been described as
eccentric, erratic and freakish, yet this
cjclonlo comedienne continues to be one
of vaudevilles most popular features!
It Is often asked why Miss Tancuav
continues her whirling, Jiggling, ravliia
waving Interpretative methods The an.
swer is eany. She does bo becauso it
is profitable andfstrong popular Indorse
ment Is thereby Implied. Ufa asserted
ih.i . iiuiw, ro--. ii. .nVtleO
v
K: ' tPIIPk
kHi -rssXI. Hw JBMBBv
ii a; j BSSSV tf
f sft. fr w . r ,&
V-GA
by Arthur Richman, New Ollerings
.v;ir ATTIl.lCTTOXS
i IIIIO.W "Service," n drama of notable power nnd pertinent Interest in it.
mialjsls of IdeuN of pacifism nnd patriotism, by the Trench AcaJeml. f
clan, Henri Lacdan. Mrs. l'lske, the btar, wilt bo supported by an t&- H
mlrablo company, which Includes Leo lidker nnd Ian Ilobertson. the e-lfiM4
brother of Sir Jolmstono Porbcs Ilobertson. l'rcccdlnf: tho major offering if
Lord Dunsany's plctutesriue one-act play, "A Night nt an Inn," will U p
glcn, with 1 ranu uoiiismitii ami i.cno uo i.i unnpeiio Heading tho cat.
(I 1 lllltCIC "The Little Uelglan," a new tjpo of war play without gunllro or
,..! H..d tti.l r nll(ll lif.it i hleflv with tiin nfTnnf tf ellHlM .i
llilfciu di-i;iii;-i .. ww. ....... .-.. .
human charncttr. Aitnur kicihiiuii is mo manor ot me piece. Leading
tho enst Is lHhel Stannard In tho name part Others linoUcd ore Chariej I
A, Steens,on, Malcolm I'.isvctt, Ummett Shncklcfonl nnd Mrs.' Edmund 1
(lurnerj. Oliver Morosco mikes the
C OS'TIXVISO A rTKACTIOXS
1 Olllirsi "The Land of Joy," elabor
nte musical comedy spectacle, trigln
Mini? In Spain nnd Introducing to
Plilliflnlnh ans FOmo oi mo i
' . . . ., . . I .In Tllrt
mmous dancers oi me iui..., -- ,
production evoked n genu lne sensation
protiuciioil muixuu i b. .-." -
in New York this season by reason of i
Qulnltu Valv erde's ciasniiiK ""'"
Hie brill ant dancing and singing cf
Its graceful and gifted stars'. The
cast Includes Dolorates, Lulslto. Pueri
le, Carmen Lopez nnd Antonio Bil
bao Julius Tunnen Is tho American
, . .-. in..
comedian.
LYRIC ' Lerd and Lidv Alg.' revival
of It C. Carton's olever English com
edy by William raversham, who, as
in the past, enacts the rolo of Lord
Alcemon Shetland Irene I enw ci.
'.til.."" . . ..... ,. T'tllnll 1
Macln Arbuckle tinu .wumi """
tire stellar associates
! CJin&TXVT STKEUT OPCHA novsv
'VoiinVn liuilotnh lrlml and ui'
to Harback's breezy musical play,
which won marked favor hero a sea
on ago. Arthur Hammcrsteln makes
tho production., In the cast nro How
ard LangsfoTd, Marqulta Unlght and
Clar.i Pahnei.
ArtKLPJll "The Man Who Came
l.ick," Jules Lckert Oc lodman's very ,
hUCCeSSlUl Ilieiuui Lilian v irf ---
generation, through adversity, of a
million-lire's ncn Is tho basic theme
Tho piece Is presented In five episode h.
each of which is replete with thrills
In tho excellent company are Mar
Nash, Conrad Nngel mid Clifford
Hempse.
ir ropi.t vJitCLf
OKPHC f.1 "Under Cover," a detective
innlAilrnma liV Klo COOPer MtgnH.
WhlUl WHS mirhCUiy puctcim rvt- j
ral cars 'ago. The present proaur-
tton H by tho resident i.a ane biock (
YAVUVA-tLLi:
KI'lTII'S Kva Tanguaj.
HI ejeionii;
miff nnielties: Imhoff. conn anu
Corecne. In "A Pest House": M.irl.i .
. . . I mA.I.1.1 riflT.
j.o ami iier vuiii.i.j v. ...v........ -'--
othy Clranvilleo, In ' Types of omen ;
liert irnnlonc. r.ernlco Howard and
Jack White. In 'The Gadabouts";
three Homanos, Lee itoso and Kath-
erlno Moon. Do Kos's Troupe of 1uin-
biers and balancers. i
f QUE ltaskln s Revue, featuilug JIJ--kofl
and Vanity, the Itusslan dancers ;
"Hverj man's Sister," allegorical
sketch: Dunham-Edwards Trio; Clark
und Kngan, lhnerson and IJaldvvln,
Aithur Tipper, Clark and Woods, Four
Musical Allords and I'hung anu .via-,
tirlental llluslon'sts.
11110 WJU'AP Deatrlce Morrell and her 1
sextet, Jones and Sjlv ester. Chase,
and La Tour. Tuscano Ilrothers, Flor
ence Henrj, "The Girl with the Cham
pagne Hjes," first half of week. The
Mimic ltcvue of 1D1S," headed by
Prank Manning and Lew Clark;
Mirks and C.iimantcll, Tho Bollard
Trio and 'The Warrler," photopla
with Maciito, latter half of week.
C I'OSS KEYS Walter Liw, In "Tho
Scnl of "Silence"; Six Jolly Tars, Ash
and Khiw, in 'Tlio Mosquito Tiusl";
Newport and Stlrk, Marks and C'ar
montell, Pour lteneo Olrls, first half
of week. Ileatrlco Morrell and her
lextet. Jones and Sjlv ester, Klor
niie Henrj, lleoTgo Armstrong, Chase
and La Tour and the Tuscano Proth-
ci, latter half of week
lyujj.wi 'K.V.V "The Mimic World,"
'"al ,cTS.lV' ""LJllL
VV liter lcopold. Trennell Trio nnd
lhe Kejs of tho Righteous." photc
pl.iv, first half of week. "Tlio Rocky (
Pass." musical comedy; Eddie Glrard ,
and eoinpanj , O'Donnell and Hlalr,
t'urr" nnd Graham nnd "Jack .Spur
lock, Piodlgal." phctoplay, later half
of week.
, . V.,T1, viol-Inn" musical com
r'1AU-.J "i.;", Ti.X.g- lZf
edy, with Herman umoe 1,. J.ew
1 Ho "z. "In the Wl CI. s Inglng
..,., v.n in,l P.irUnr. Inrtrnt
Ull, ...V.fc..,. . ...-., .D -,
Franiols nnd partner, Naloa, Haw-1
alKn musicians, and third episode of
"Tho Houso of Hate." photoplay.
COLOXIAL "Oh, You Mclcdy," musical
romedj ; Dingle and eompany, Harry
Hachelor, DeVoo and Moralls, Jug. 1
glcr.s, nnd "Uluo Blazes Raw den,"
photoplay,
XIXOX Six Imps and a girl. In "An
Ainblan Night"; Townsend Wilbur
uud company, Jenks and Allen and
"V Petticoat Pilot," with Vivian Mar
tin, photoplay,
FEATUnU IlLMS
STAXLEY "The House ot Glass," u
screen adaptation cf Max Martin's
successful melodrama. Clara Kimball
Young has the leading
role. In tho
east aro also Udward Kimball, "Kid
McCoy," Pell Trenton and Josle Sad
ler VALACL "The Cross Bearer," a -World-Hrady
picture. Introducing Cardinal
Mercler in dramatic llelglan episodes,
Montagu Love portrajs the patriotic
Cardinal. Among the spectacular
fceenes Is that of the German troops
entering Louvaln.
AUCADIA "La Tosca," Sardeu's melo
dramatic play ln motion picture form
Pauline Frederick enacts the part of
the traglo Italian songstress, Ed
ward Jose directed tho production.
VICTORIA "Cheating the Public,"
1 .
NOTABLE COMPANY
IN "HOUSE OP GLASS"
Tho cntt or 'The House of Glass."
which will be at the Stanley Tlnatro
all next week. lis perhaps the most care.
fully chosen ot any that have eontrlb.
utea to ina success oi ciuru jvimoaii
Yovng'a previous Belect Pictures.
Among the chief players are Corliss
Giles, who was Miss Young's leading
man In "Shirley Kaye" and ' the Mario,
nettes"; Pell Trenton, a well-known
screen actor; Edward Kimball, the star's
father, whose portrayal of the stiff
necked parent in "Magda" and the
kindly uncle In "The Marionettes" won
him high praise ; James T, Laffey, Josle
Sadler, the expert character woman
from the speaking stage ; Norman Selby,
better known as Kid McCoy, the pugl.
Hstlo Idol of a few years back; WIN
llam VValtman, Peggy Uurke aiul Doris
Field.
The picture Is directed by Emtle Chau.
tara, wno ws wn is Ttoung I
..v. wfc oiiiiiu limes Oil 1
production. Si
H
with Lnld Markey Additional f...
tures of tho bill nro 'The Gerrntn "M
v.u.j.11 iii imBui nnu a new cplsodt I
of "Tho Hon c.f Tipinni.MM'i ...,..
with IlenJamln ChaDlln. 4'-
. ' '-"
Ri:aEXT'7o Shell Oime." with p i"I
w "jmo. with , pj
the film serial devoted to tho Gerrain -.1
. i-plonage campaign, and entitled 'Th.
t:.i. ,., ii,.. 1..1. ". r?
-.-r,,... jj ji aiirL u in in ti. hi
'Naughty Naughts.' witii i:ni,i n..'
... i... . i.i." , - :
iivii. iiinr lltlll ui wceii i
LOCI ST "Hcidln' South ' with Dour.vy
MRAXD "Huck una Tom" with Jackal
ricKtoru first htlf of week. "Sun.?!
.Ill.n Vn. .1. . .. .. . . .
i-hino Nan.'
i .-.nn. imui uu I'eiininsion, lat M
alt of week. !M
ter ha
i
nunLKsoi i.
. ....... ... ....
uanir-"Tiie iany lluccaneers," In W
.i imuiic.1i comeiiy in ino acts and lx m
fceenes, entitled "Dodging a Million "Jj
Tho east Includes Frederick Harwi a
Bert Jlertrand, Mao dirk and CraceTfl
vict-iouu j
Crl.VO "Tho Million Dollar Dolli"
In a melamge of musical comedy and ,
vaudeville features. The two-act bur.
letta, Introducing Hdn Mae, Oladya J
I'arucr nnu unrt uragdon, Is entitled
in uoii ianu
TI:0CADIC,:0The 0rUma,
BurlM.'
eiuers, in nn entertainment of fun,
Si
music nnu oancing. Tiie three bur
lettaa aro "Tho Doll Shop," "At Port
Hokum" and "At the Fair." L
Stevens Is, tho leading comedian
'51
COUIXG ATT11ACTI0XS
it A HCn 2i
LYRIC "Getting Together
'M
'CllESTXVT STUKKT Ol'VHA 1I0VSS '
J"0lllT Olir Hit."
nnu n o iwi (."uii y
AVIUt 1
jtYHIC "Oh. no' tj
KEITH'S Hobart lioswnrll. k
..
? tv
u
i,
,11
'j
,J
ADA LEWIS
This expert Ameiican coraedi- fffl
I character studies since the Har- (M
cuiic, pruniineiib 111 luueiiftui, .
I rigan days, will enliven "Doing 1 $
Our Pit," the Winter tiarden v
spectacle vvnicn comes 10 me
I sIk AnAhiii Cv f . llAiies An
uciiiiuv oeruee vpexu jiuuoc vu m
iuarcn u.
VOCAL FLEXIBILTY
rj-srTMPisjr a si .-- a flflBlfl
OUUTHAKUa Aaaoif
I "Thtee-Voiced" Actor Injects Thrills
' Into "Man Who Came
1 Back"
In TI.. ifo- i-i, ri...A Ti..t'' t."j
I the Adelphl are v,o characters ecn
, as distinct as the day Is long and ?
far apart as the poles. And they'tttfl
i plajed by the same man. The chit's
1 aeter n niii., .1,. m.- Ptttn
"" " " . " . V'-.i
right bower In the Brady melodrama, j.
and Blnksle.Mho drug-crazed, who fromj
his bunk in San Shew Sing's oplumj
Joint pours out his troubles to a crH
less einrlrt. ThA mnn who nlsvs tatWl
is Benneir stnnthfiril . '$
Mr. Slniltlinr enniaa frrtm fian Fftfl-I
Cisco, and probably knows as nmj
about that city's famous Chinatown wl
Its people as any other actor, J?i
knowledge proved aluable. when Wuljl
lam A. Brady sent for him to
acter is remarkablo In that It Isni
(..HI. -.11 l .. l -.. a-aHa1lv VlUIlt8
"llll ail 11B VIIUICBB VMS!'""" 1
He graduated from the Unhenlty
r-ll...l -.J AA.. nvnnnr hill CliMl!
mates Klmer Harris and Richard n!"Jl
Tully, both of whom havo made tBl
names known In the theatre. ' j
Some ten or more years ago he 'i
appeared under Mr, Brady's rnn?'i
inYi nlnvlnir n elinrueter bit n 01
man who had to have a peculiar ?
pathetic note In his voice. -n rs
Southard, who had been known In
as "the character actor with tniiJ!!
iiIpm ii wa. nhlA tn fftlfi hUll. 11
ho was given a better part, bit
M.niiu ser nmiiv remembered "H
voice episode.' and to that-Mr, Soutbjrf
niiBii.i. i.ia ViAiniv nnt. for by wf
Brady to play Blnksle.
tVlnl-- Univbll T? evil ft for Ealf
. "Doing Our Btt." another W'j
Qarden spectacle. Is coming 'D.,,i3
Chestnut 'Ktreei upera hb ".-rj
St. Frank Tinney, oanj ,"
en HUiem. the Canslnos, yin
Fleslntrr. Babe Dakln, Jfmei OM
lltnry Lewis. Charles Judels, Ad'
I. -nl lto othara are ln the tlal
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