y:yKTfv 7 . ! ',t'ri. 1 Kl- EVENING PUBtlO LEDGEltBHILADULPHIA, SATURDAY, MAKCH 23, 1915 K A"V !XT WEEK: "GETTING TOGETHER," AT THE LYRIC; "DOING OUR BIT," AT THE OPERA HOUj L " & . tf- i V rKT m h & I !fr7 fev w?i Kty th . i f f? ft '. 'W." j " sHsRaSaW. jLavedan's Finely Wrought M to American Audiences jfcTO " of Her Powers TF'$C rpHE finest war play thus far revealed ? t'- J antedates the outbreak ot the con- fllct by eighteen months' . .Service." now visible Bt the riroatl Street Theatre. received Its Paris' premiere on Feb- ruary !. 1313- The prime Intent ot ihls powerful drama, however, was mit i .prophetic, and plawrlght Hem I Lave- dan even today would prolnbly shrink from the assumption of a slbjlllne role Tt Is the magic of events which has converted an academic dlscuslon vital lied by expert stage craftsmanship and vlld characterisation, Into .1 footllght exhibit of throbbing contempoi a ry per tinence. M. Laved.in's original purposes doubt- less had little kinship with tho.e uf,R,u.r , cx(n,pMftcj ,,y ..CatIl. the earlier II. !. Well-, who fictionally erlne.. ,, "Hrother Jacques. submitted forecast aerial wnrfuic. or tkoso of! by Anlc nuw, a R()oU llwly l,ar, Jules Verne, who Imagined the "'''t , ago. won ready enough public response submarine. Ills method was that of Th cnancn , ,,,;, , dranlatlBt Hmi certain fellow Trench ill. mint IhK. nota- h, American appeal c-amo with "The bly Hen leu and Batallle. Their favorite ruel." a dramatic battlo of Ideas on practice has been to select a problem. the subjects of ngnoitlclsm and religion social, political or ps.vchologleal, nttd I The magnificent iietlng of CJtla Skinner then to camlne Its strucluie In terms of the .theatre. The tesult was not so much solution as analysis. Aggressive opeclal pleading was deliberately avold d. Hen leu's "Tho Krilgmn." for ex ample, presents tho question of punish men for marital Infidelity, but the title of the piece alono Is a faithful Index of the author's thjncso In answering his own riddles. This attitude of detachment Is un questionably responsible for the marked Indifference with which rome of the most notable works of tho modern French stage have been received In this country. The American public delights In taking sides. Witness the favor ac corded on this side of tho ocean to the PIPE MAJOR McKENZlE BALLIE , This picturesque Scots fighting man is a member of the com- tianv nresentinp "fjpttlnr- Tn- srether," a dramatic stimulant fn. milf!n ha rnn,l at tho Lyric Theatre next week. IiliBll .i sworn. Its place Is taken bv sincere and plays of Kugene Bricux, an outspoken touching art. The actress's opportunl ., . , , , 'ties In "Service are fewer than her propagandist, a passionate social re-, ,caUlrlK ma.s. but wlen H,ey do occur former, perfectly willing to throw the i she rises to noble heights ot histrionic whole cargo of dramatic technique over- board In order to drive home his definite convictions. World Upheaval Clarifies "Services" mills lovo of tangibility easily ex- j plains miy ine lmporiuiioi. or "fiervlee" haa heen rlplav. ,1 tn flv. years. In the beginning M. Lavedan'a , jk " fm rat itlli v,o onnAil ulliintUna t.. 1. carefully reasoned situations lacked immeoiaie appeal, ine actual fact ofio realizes ine snuation. war leaves our footllght predilections I unchanged. Extravagant as It may i appear, the alteration seems to have taken place In the play Itself. In the ' tremendous spiritual upheavals that ac-' .JL dhH4 4 ti ipwTa lAvmA 4I.A ...t "i, bilities of an author aiming- to be un 7-J f . tVtrtrl In 1 v HitrKla t hats Kasn innn1.n p S There Is little cryptic In "Service" now. .f Plainly a dramatist or mental pene- tvVtratlon, of polished technique and of jnign gifts or rootught portraiture, de islred to" state the case o pacifism versus R3Ks,Blred to state the case EST,5ffimll)tarlsin as strongly F .4,Jy s possible. His f i . t'loeophy Is all for n strongly and as Impartial. humanitarian phi- nonreslstance. Ills j . feelings, goaded by terrible provocation. jj'-aa expressed In the three malp char 'actrs, urge him to the opposing view , cud the play ends In a passionate cll-'-' max of belligerency. I M;. Tin American people have passed . iM-ougn jusi sucn stages or belief. And 'world peace being Jhe object ot our ' ihkare In a world war, both sides of the '. Hitl6n may be heard without offense f hi "Service." The taint of the academic A.--MM been utterly dissipated. The play ifBM been metamorphosed, made over by suiio occurrences. Naturally the arguments presented r a laminar stamp. Tpelr form, iver. Is new here, for heretofore the war plays havs either been melodramas like "White Feather" indly satires on social sidelights, of -aenerai rost" and "Lonely -eervice-' prooes the spirit c of the struggle, accomplish- with swift,, tense dramatic art. acta In which the move- for. a momeDt retarded bv bc arauiiuuit. , . .. . m , 0uriai?h War Play and Its Appeal Mrs. Fiske at the Height ' Dunsany's Fantasy acters ure In a sense sjinbol they stand for ery dcllnlt bollc, etnee cry dcllnlte lucas ' Hut a masterly dramatic portrait ! lalntcr has clothed these personages with humanity. The effect of such adroitness Is profoundly moving to such I theatre patrons as resent checking their Intelligence!! with their hats and coats Author's Erratic American Kccord THK nrtlsl I-'lke as rtlstlc discernment of Mis evidenced In this offering warrants Hie highest praise. From a practical standpoint there wcic com parative!) few inducements for cipoti" Ing the art of I-avedau. Ills earlier. Kbeii I'lympton and Guy Standing krpi this piece alive, here for a season, but Its success was much moro artistic than financial. Sire" which Mr. Skin ner alto offered Mmio ears later, was wretchedly botched in the Kngllsli ver sion That piece ot Injustice suggests till fuither luurels for Mrs. I'like. The pretent adaptation of ".Service" Is the most faithful which any Trench play revealed to Phlladelphlans Ii.ir received In a long day. William l'. Taylor has converted tho original text Into virile, Idiomatic Kiigllih. Ho haa rrfpectfully refrained from "Improving" a single passage of tho dialogue. A similar reverence animates both the acting and the stage management. Tho authot'H scenic directions are scrupu lously followed and Indeed photographs of the Paris production published In the available Trench copy of the drama rc eal the pre-cut l-els ut the Broad as exact copies of thoso at tho Theatre ta'aiah ilcrnhard. l.eo Uaker'a facial make-up Is clearly modeled on Luclen tJultry's. and MiiVIy the American ac tor's performance Is entitled to rank with some of thu HneK achievements of the Trench stage. Mr. Baker may be recalled as a mem ber of the Ill-starred hut splendidly ar tistic New Theatre company. Ills butt work with that remarkable organiza tion was disclosed In Udward Sheldon's "The Nigger," but the full sweep of his talents vvas not patent until now. His portrait of the ruthlessly jet heroically patriotic Colonel Tulln ranks as the most memorable footllght creation of tho jcar Artistic Star in Secondary Role M'Sn FIS1CI7K repugnance of the pe or tncatric vanity wnicu runs counter to the content of a given vehicle Is displayed in her assumption of an almost secondary role In the piece. Thero have been similar manifestations of her broadmlndcdness In the past, notably In the Ibsen plajs In which the brilliancy of George Arllss abides In retrospect More recently neither her plays nor her companies have been up to the old standard Her unquestion able deftness In comedy has lately led her toward works which, though amus ing, were not ot finely woven fabric Mrs. Uumpstead-Lelgh" and "Krstwhlle Susan" belonged to this category. Her abandonment of "Madamo Sand." which served her during the first part of the current season, Indicates that In- cousenueutiallly was beginning to pall , Philip Moeller'8 play was not of vital 'substance. Historical caricature, clever, 'but rather forced, was Its keynote. The 1",, ," w. OTrAv"1 SU? i visualization of the lady ot llalso her i visualisation ut tlie lauy ot liaisons nrta cmiiuimntitan; ir4ieeu, Mere showlness has now been for- ' beauty. The intense subjective magnet Ism of her personality Is revealed In the highly dramatic reversal of pacifist sentiments which Is the supreme crisis of the drama. Furthermore nearly all the once over dlscusscd mannerisms have disappeared. Her enunciation throughout Is admirable. Her voice has vibrancy and tense-quick-eninir anneal. Tier neftnir u-lih . t,iM. ' of meioarainatics, Ih jet conceived on I the broad emotional lines Of the French TJJl't, ! T?T. Zt" .b I . , . ... . . ! tplrcd by characteristic good taste, pl'aln Unique Fantasy Ably Interpreted THU curtain raiser, "A Night at an Inn," Is a tjplcal Imaginative work of a playwright who has bad the bad fortune In tliU country to fall Into the hands of amateur Interpreters. Lord Dunsany's extravagant fancy, with which Is sometimes blended a keen feel ing for startling realism, really demands the most expert handling. Happily, the present playlet receiver It. Frank Gold smith Is excellent as the superclever Toff, and his associates contribute ef fective studies of cockney character. The eerie atmosphere of this unique little play of fate baiting and consequent vengeance Is heightened by capital stage management, particularly In the difficult scene Involving the appearance of the appalling avenging Hindu Idol, The ten sity of "Service." however, Inspires the reflection that the bill might be better balanced with a playlet of somewhat lighter caliber. Nona the less, the whole program remains by far the most Im portant ot the year. War Play Belie ' Its Purpose ' prpHE other dramatic novelty of the ju itccit cut viuy ue cuaracieriseq as a regrettable mistake. 'The Little Bel gian" purports to have a' wartime peril nence, but In reality Its stale situations, fashioned with wearying crudity and ex presMd In lamest dialogue, bear no In herent relation to the conflict. Extended discussion ot this play's embarrassing .oiMM mine. Msauvr of PANTOMIMIC ARTISTS OF THE SCREEN TO BE SEEN HERE IN NOVELTIES ilflbvVi k. mHHBBBBF-i iBPBBBPBBmBBK i'Wr'' PBhHHHHIBhHHHm -Tt l I IBWv" HB99siVVwhB1iBi BHBbHbbShHHbI HH miMS9P3HBBIrBHHBHH&'; ''t??'' i Tom Moore find Mabel Nor- t MHHMh 'H si' ' J UKj, " , mnnd in "The Floor Below" - &bKHk SsHKlS MHfe $-" '''' ' Stanley. 3Bm... T wn&MTy Bllk. x5C FARRAR'S 'CARMEN' TO BE REVEALED AGAIN i Bizet's Richly Inspired Opera I Booked for Tuesday Night at the Metropolitan I In keeping with the reernth awa ened Interest In Spanlth nun-leal iolni ling. Mr elutli-Casaza will bring "t'ar I men" to the Metropolitan Opera House on Tuesday evening of nnvl week This time. however, Ibeil.i'H faietnating rhvthms will be riissed thiough it iKreudi alembic Kranco has long en Ijojed a singular facility foi liiterpii'l Ing her pIctuitMiue southern neigiibcn It Is hard to leallr.e th.it Hie immortal "Ull Bias" Is a ptudurt ut I.e Sagi -Oallle genius Similarly, the wonderful muslail realism of 'I'armeii imfni' ' Ingly Kiiggcsta a HiMianlc origin But i the lii'-plrntlun of tho work Is none thu I lets French throughout. It Ntenis from Prosper Mcrlmec'K verv i soberly told tragic tale made Into an operatic book by Metlliac and liuievy and fcet to Georges Bizet's unforced and vital bcore, perhaps the mont niisterly muMcal work emanating from Franco throughout tho nineteenth century. The Metropolitan's cast will consplcil oualy Ineludu Ueraldlne Tarrar as the seductive gipsy git. Clarence White hill, the admirable Amerlcv.n baritone, I will be the toreador, i:.eumllln; I.cou ' Itothltr, the Krencli bahso, Hie Zunlgii ; I Mario Sundellu, the young Suandi I nivlau-Amerlcan soprano, Hie Mlchaela. Others In tho production will be Sparkes, Perlnl. Bada. Re-s und l.aurentl. VI- I vaclous Hosinn tialll will head tho danc era and Pierre Mor.teux will direct the I rtaehmanloffs "Kaknebnlne," tiretchnni- concerts In tho cjcle. likeness to his father, has character orchestra now's berceuse, Clierniavskl's "Wltere- Tho Philadelphia Musical Bureau an- iMlca of the human race, but the ,.,,.. ,,1.'". " i''""''.; ..,!l.'':",.f.,.,:m..,11,i",',l!8liiouiices tho second concert of the ' strength, tastes and mental attitude of l-oiiowiiig wie cusiuni ui I...-...-.. .-... jears ineiu - ..i. w,.-.. . . y .... , Philadelphia Orchestra on Uioil 1-rlday. The regular pair will be given as usual, on Saturday evening and KnMir Mon-, day afternoon. Llrem ztmoaiisi win ba anslstliig artist. This sterling vln - 1 llnlat. who Is one of Leopold Auer s Uls-1 rue Lkr.ilnl.ni Operatic Company, ' der tho auspices of the University Ex tinguished pupils, will be heard In th with a star vast. Including Mina Hure- tension Society. I Beethoven concerto The work has not i wltz and it Soloviova, will give four I been given here previously this seat-on, ' performances at the Walnut Street The- i Mae Kbrey Hoti, soprano, will be land Zlmballst has nevtr befure played . atre on Thursday matinee nnd night, ' heard In her only recital this season tt In Philadelphia. March 28, and Friday matinee and night. In Philadelphia, at Wlthcrepoon Hall, I Ti,.r u i.i.imrfjni nrletv In the nr. March 2!i The program will consist uf Tuesday evening, April !. under tho ' chestral part of the program, as well as I a seasonal note. The concert open, with the B minor suite of Bach, written for htrlngs with fluto obligato, This and I the concerto form the llrst half of tho program and contrast strongly with the latter portion, which consists of two ' modern works, the "Good Friday Spell" I in frfcm "Parsifal" and the "L'astei" Over- ... .. nln.ul.i'.l.'n,Bnt!..ii' Tho over- tuiu ui ....,.,-.. ...,.... . ,, ,rl- Uure paints In glowing colors the Bus- , slan festival of High faster and la based l .1 r.t ...,. I.,,!',.. h,...t.. I. UllUll IIICIUC. 1,1 ,1,'S I.U.CIUII xttuii.,,. Is a finely effective number. tra under ot?M,l ,,in owsltl. Willi The Philadelphia Orchestra the direction of Leopold Stoko give n concert In New York on Wedncs day afternoon, March 27, under the aus plces of tho Society of Friends of Music. The tliree-plnno concerto of Bach, with Mine. Olga Samaroff, Harold Bauer and Osslp Gabrllowltsch at tho kev boards, will be the feature of the program. Bauer and Gabrllow Itsch will nlso be lienrrl In th rlntlht.. I'ftnp-rln nf rtrt The orchestral numbers will Include the LBach suite In B minor and a group of, selections from the operas of Lully. Itosa Balsa, the much-admlred dra - tlc soprano of Campanlnl's Chicago PRINCIPALS IN ii-x. .-.sr j&mwM&m!im&ixmxmmimit ssaya :. .V ?.m?A46ywi. ft.M'm vwrwammmmmumi w 1mmmmmmmmW aoysno 'ftfflttoStV-sS-L ""SsJ-v if, JjHnlKLLLH I Justifies 'm I mmWmmSSmm I By a singular coincidence Blanche iX EmSEBBBBBBBft'k j? 1 mBmWmVmmmmmmmmmmwLyi Bates and Holbrook Bllnn are costars in t H' ' fliHBHH ! "Oettlng the Lyric this mmmmumttmmmmumw il HkBSiBMHHfl I week after a professional separation of ; ,, trlmw7iTjSmW S i 1 many years. It so happens that Miss V , ,-iW Jttmmm ' l a 1 1 Dates and Mr. Bllnn are both it mmJ'ivI 'rim, kmmmh H mmmmmmjmmmmmmmWM ffi of San Francisco and years agq they if Uf 1 'Wsfm S mBSSSSSSSSH 1 appeared as amateurs together In a t L WtmW m HH H play In that city called "Withered i HM i-MUmW 5VV 1 i KBEsBIBaaaaaaa 1 They have to- t B JJmmmm ' 1 & H H gether since that time BSvSk iSBE BmSESESflBSEBSESESEJ The Kaiser Would Roast Him Now -WM 'DSH''liH S Clarence Derwtnt, who Is Captain bTOtlw ' "mMnrJ?mMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMm Trevelyan the mysterious. In the Wll. Vlf.j '?4BF' 1Jp11 1 llam A. Brady production, 'The Man &H ' hWjs i f who Came Back," at the Adeiphi, once 5te x&r&fr mmmWmmWmmmmmlmmmmWmmmmmm M ' had the doubtful distinction of playing l"l Ull I'm 1 flN nrtitfir " Tk&mmiammmmmm-hf before the.Kalaer. .The place waa Wls, vWiftHiu.4? " !mnmmmummmmmmmmmwmmm0' n?.v LSBrj Mrv ?w-. 'WtWPevwijr'V'j?" f.Jt .fc.Al..vhw .."- -;,. ,a-v,,--. mmummgjmmx BSXIdBm' ' :"'H9SSi "TARZAN 0F THE AP.ES"' guim mmLm Francis X. Dushman and Uevcrly liaync in "The Brass Check" Regent '.'rand Opera Compauv, will glvo a re- Damrosch promises huugiy Wagnerlans cltal In the Metropolitan Opera Houro on Friday evening of next week. In this connection it Is Interesting to note that Mine p.al.-a made hr American debut In tills rltv when Franchettl's "CrUtoforo Colombo." with Titta Buffo In the title inle. hail Its premiere here. She has vion mini" new laurels since that occasion. N.-vv York hailed her n I, ' sX. , t.X 'even In'u.e n id"c"of m ! ?. m' l,'rV:.rnr . '""' '"" l'"'Kr ' V, ',. .. an aila fiom Verdi's "Sicilian Vespers." ....,,..,... ,u.t ..u... . ...- --. " -- ," ''' ". ''" '. hei ns-oelate. ll.ls latter artist will "I"" be heard In selections by Leonca - ano. rostl anil Kossinl. lie la a mem- " " "" i,n,.w n,m.auii. l 'Irama singing and dancing. Formerly I " ""r',llJ"" n5' nt ' '" 'ch Street enlarged and will present nn entirely new lepertolre. The bill will be changed ut iiu,, i'ci ,1,1 iiiuueL Keen Interest Is being dlsnlaved In 11m selections to be rendered by John Mc- ' c'orma,k "' his final concert to bo given ,,,, ,,, ,,,,, .... ,, -- .; v,. .ih i i m . I ! ' J C, f" , '"' ,l" " ' bl '. ' ,, " -" " " '- ,u,,,c ... ,11.11, e orders rfeilv,il .Inrlni- Hia Itiwt .. . ,.i. ..... "": -. -.., .. ..... ,u,u,,, w, ,,,,, er songs. In iiddltlon to all of the newest n mSwIj Tn.,i7i the newest ..' JJct.orn'RcK " rnertolre, will make the task of anuiiglng the popular ie - this conceit, requesting many of the old- ,ur-st t""b.iif! .t ,iiiuc-uit une McCormnck Is now on tour to the Pi. ' ' i addilloii to Amellta Oalll-Curr I. wm ,tH be the effulgent star at the New York Symphony Orchestra's con - , cert to bo give In the Academy of Music o", Wednesdav0 aftmioon. Ap"r?l ?NvXr iVin nnn rr IZ v . ,ir , ar,,e , ,-r,,"iB , "" the Invocation fiom ' -nobert IS DN ambition, however, Is' to become a prm a ' let Devoe and Moralls Euronean ec UH' UU UIHIj r UlWl ' K?.SllrlAiTn;JSi?"a Oscar Hammerstein tlrst told! rSSr- REGIMENT OPMfl him everywhere. In Cleveland the con-1 duets, mo that I had a voice," said MIsh Ne- a globe juggling act, and "Between k Icert netted J11.000; twcntj-slx auto- bj' """Vr'' ",' pald n, attention to 1'Hends, photoplay. Over In I'ussla thev have the "KlW graphed song iccords having sold for-. I S'Ef. 6 "5fn. 'Jl " J!! '. . , C'dLO.YAL "Movie Mad." ... ,.,!' Ll.TJ !?.- .. S! 3 tr, .... t .. irnni "in iipiiih up mhi.i." nv lit tini liuiik rtiit n,n cut iiiipmnrn i an vi yiy."' n naji a" q smv.in i. i ii --k-vf mnr Tnnitj BIZET'S MASTERPIECE AND OTHER MUSICAL STARS a rich orchestral treat. The purely In strumental numbers will be the prelude to the third act of "Lohengrin," the "Good Friday .Spell" from "Parsifal," ihe "Forest Murmurs" fiom "Siegfried," and the dance of the apprentices from "Die Melstcrslnger," In addition to the second sjmphony of Brahms. Th' "" "' SU"d'' nfl'r"oon L0"" cprts a' ho -adeniy of the Flno Arts ulll lio iiniwfl nn Amll T. mill will ROll - tlnue until Mav "G Theie will be eight l"lue um'' "" - llw'c "'" no e'Bi Schmidt StrlnL- Quartet for Thursday evening. April 1. in Witherspoon Hall, TJlo assl!tnK nrtlst u ,)0 Hunter , Wilsh. the American pianist, who re- tenty ul)1P,lrf,d wt, notable success as soloist with the Philharmonic Society of Now York. The concerts are given un- auspices of the department of music of i , "ie Liuvers ty Intension boclcty Mrs. I lllls elty, us she has frequently appeared ! with tho Philadelphia Orchestra, the WJ'CUltW UUblCj, IIUIUI UUtltl UIU other leading organizations, Her pro- giuni win include a wide range of com positions. HclfTenstcin Mahon Concert t i-sl,..l (.III I., n.1. .. I... T 1I.IH. .t irttl.ll ,.,, ,,u hlH "J Ot HfltlCII" Rtpln Miinnn. luiHHn linifiinili,. iiHf.lKt.,1 liu "oien t'onievy iviuiuius, n;trnii, auu Borneo Cella, violoncellist, at tiic Twen - trt century Club, Lan-downe. Pa., on Thursday evening. April 4. William Sll- .vano Thunder will bo the accompanist, nnu win aifco piay cwo piano solos, .vir. -,lftsn win sing ine recuaiive ano ana , n.. We.mJ.l..v' .v.ninr. mo, , concert, will lie given at the Walnut I ?,trt Theatre by the Italian Garibaldlnl 1 ""JYh. a0""."? Sanso balvator. the l'iT0Se.ecln ?f.whlch "r.e . " do.nat'11. to e8fln7"?oW"ms VromlseS " lnter" "Tarzan of the Apes" will be seen at the Victoria Theatre on April $ for a two weeks' run. Tho film Is based on Tarzan books, four of which are heading "best seller" lists. Tho first book was Issued in 1011. At the tlmo of Its pub lication "Tarzan of the Apes," us a serial In more than 6000 papers, was pronounced a unique fiction teiiiallon. The story tells of the, marooning on an Island near tho African coast cf n British nobleman and his wife. After undergoing many hardships the mother gives birth to a bo baby and dies. The father, attacked by terrifying animals, foremost of which were huge anthropoid apes, succumbs and a she-ape, whose "e one had been killed the 'same day. steals the child from the cradle and i adopts hllll. I T" 1oy """"PS Into a monster of treinrmlnn ,,r.nMi, i, v,., .. ,...,.., ' "' "pc , '"vc comes 10 mm. Il6 sees 'o first white woman In Jane Porter. no with her father and a party are cast ashore on tho Island. The cast of me pnotopiay includes i;imo Lincoln, j.niu Aiarkey. True Boardman. c.enran French, Kathleen Klrkman, CJordon Orimth, Bessie Tener, Thomas Jefferson and Colin Kenney. EVELYN NESBIT HAS nPRPATIP AMTllTirkMo .Qscar Hammerstein Has Encnnrnn-o,! i j Her and She s Taking Vocal T ,acnno I Since enteilng vaudeiille, Evelyn Nesblt, who will be a Keith star next j week, has developed genuine talent as a dancer, and her artistic "urge" Is now leading towird other fields. She been told by musical experts that she I posKesses a voire which onlv noriu Irnlnlno tn annhl. I.A.. ... .... . a. " s jv v,,u,j,v ,,v, it. .-lltl-l mo () er.ltic field, and film Iiiim nlrn.lf t,i!.,iA uiiiiKeineiiin to nin-nti iiib hummer In I studying with one of the best-known .teachers In this country Miss Nesblt will appear next week with I Bobby O'Ncll. Introducing a series or 'new huiiko aim itikiiihi oances, wmch "" mm to w muro ciuuoraie man any l.! .e. &?, l?".? h P.roml. a future as a vocalist. I bnnm. ... ested and began to take lessons. I know my voice has Improved, and if ' can better It as much again I shall I J5"St,15,l,SrS,"UOn '" Utm a ra f(trt m Children's Matinee at Nixon An Innovation will be Introduced at the Nixon Theatre on the morning of Good Friday of this week, when a special school children's matinee per. formancs will be given at 11 o'clock The attraction will be Benjamin Cha pin's hlstorlo and patrlotlo feature film, "The Bon of Democracy," dealing with Incidents in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Harrlgan cho at Opera House Ada Lewis, principal comedienne of "Doing Our Bit." the colossal Winter Garden extravagansa which open its engagement at the Chestnut street Opera House on Monday, March z, ere. A,ai Ak& ul dh iA mib. .ui eyv .Mfi'wwwini Iourh "mmramivutiiyi THEATRICAL INDICATOR Composite Patriotic Spectacle, With Stellar Cast arSl Tliirnnoiflnrl Tnvif WTlMfov- ClrtfAan TTv-Mn.. J?fl Are iew uuerings 01 Ante-jCiaster Period XEW ATTRACTIONS 1'?7rT'r2jttllnc- 'rr,f-l.ftr ' ilramnllf, tYillUnr, nH..... introduced. " CIW8TXVT BTMIKT OPKRA 110VHU "DolnB Our Bit " an clabor extravaganza from the New York Winter Clanlcn. Tho steii-,. - Blf COX TIXUISG ATTRACTIONS, BROAD "Service." a drama of notable power and pertinent Interest In Us analysis of Ideals of pacifism and pa triotism, by tho French ncadcmlclan, Henri Lavedan. Mrs. , Flake, the Btar, Is supported by nn admirable com pany, which Includes Leo Baker and Ian Uobcrtscn, the gifted brother ot Sir Johnstone Forbes-Itobcrtson. rrc rcdlng tho major offering Is Lord Dunsany's one-act play, "A Night at an Inn," with Fiank Goldsmith and Iteiio de la Chapcllo heading the cast. rORRUST "Tho Land of Joy." clubor ate musical comedy spectacle, origi nating In fpaln and Introducing to Phlladelphlans some cf tho most famous dancers ot tho peninsula. The production evoked a genulno sensation In New York this season by reason of Qulnto Valvcrde's dashing score and tho brilliant dancing and ringing of Its graceful and gifted stars. The cast Includes Doloratcs, I.ulsltc I'uchle, Carmen Ixjpez nnd Antonio Bilbao. Julius Tannen Is tho Ameri can comedian. ADChPHI "The Man Who Came generation, through adversity, ot milllonalro's son Is the bastc( theme. The ploco Is presented In five episodes, each ot which Is replete with thrills. In the excellent company ure Mary Nash, Conrad Nagcl and Cllffoid Dcmpsey. VAUDRVILLE KRITIfS Uvelvn Nesblt and Bobby O'Neill, In a "Hoaclnnd Fantasy" ; "Tho Weaker." a plalct of wartime In France; Walter DcLeon and Mary Davlcs, in "Behind tho Front"; Dolores Valleclta and her troupo of trained leopards; Harry Hills, tenor; Joe Cook, Page and Mack, equilibrists; De Winter nnd Hose and Alton and Allen. GLOBE "Hcslsta," in feats ot magnetic strength; Beatrice Morrel and Her Sextet ; "CJoIng Some," musical comedy; Oeorge Armstrong, Gordon n.l T... ............. l .. . I . . ' tlllll 1.UICC, .tllllUJ',1, III tt IWll!IK lilt. Ash and Sliaw, Homo knd Wegar, and Hay and Paganne. CROHN KEYS "The Novelty Shop." musical comedy ; Schooler and Dicker son; Manning, Feeley und Knowles; Ilyron, Lloyd and company; tho Iskawa Japs; llrst half of week. "Caught In a Trench," musical play; Harry Breen; Al H. White nnd com pany; Four Avallos, Smith and Troy. Frere, Baggot and Ferrc; latter half of week. BROADWAY Herman Tlmberg nnd company. In " Tho Viol-Inn": Walter Law and company; John and Mario Grey; "The Debt ot Honor," photo play; first half of week, l.mmctt Welsh, the minstrel ; Schooner and Dickenson, "Everyman's Sister" ; Arm-. strong and James; the Iskawa Japs, and "The Devil's Wheel." photoplay;, the latter half ot the week. WILLIAM PEXX "Dancing a la I Carte"; Bobby and Nelson; Mr. and, Mrs. Mel Burne; the Nippon Duo, In j a Japanese planologue, and "The ' Wasp," photoplay, first half of week. "The VIoMnii." with Herman Tlm berg; Donegal! nnd Curtis; George .lessell ; ltobb and Hoblnson, and "The Silent Sacrifice," photoplay; latter half of week. comedy by Wlllard Mack, vilth Maud Leone In the cast; "The Haces of Song"; Glenn and Jenkins; tho Zeb Zarrow Troupe, cyclists; (Icorgia Howard, the singing violinist; "The Birth of Man," photoplay, GRAND Langdon McCormlck's pre tentious melodramatic war spectacle, "On the High Seas"; Lee, 'DeLacey, Bice company. In "Excess Baggage": Tamage Sisters, Joe Daniels, Stag and Spire, and "The House of Hate," photoplay. FEATURE FILMS STANLEY -"The Floor Below," with Mabel Normand In the comedy role of a winsome "copy" girl In a news paper office. Gcldwyn makes the production. "The Bell Boy," with Fatty Arbuckle, Is an added feature of the bill. PALACE "Amarllly of Clothesline Alley." an adaptation of Belle K. Manlate'a story of the same title. Mary Plckford has the name part. ARCADIA "Wild Youth." n photoplay version of. Sir Gilbert Parker's novel, with Louise Huff, Theodore Iloberts und Jack Mulhall In the leading parts, .first half of week. "Love Me," with Dorothy Dalton, latter 'half of week, "The Son of Democracy" series con tinues. VICTORIA "Headln1 South," with Douglas Fairbanks. The picture Is one ot the most diverting In the repertory of this popular film star. "The Son of Democracy" series con tinues. REGENT "The Braes Check," wl'th Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne; first half of week. "A Daughter of France," with Virginia Pearson; latter half of week. Second episode of "The Kagle.'a Kye" Is an added feature during the first half of the week. STRAND "Amarllly of Clothesline Alley." with Mary Plckford; first bait of week. "Wild youth," wlt'i Louise Huff; latter half of week, LOCUST "Sunshine Nan," with Ann Pennington ; first half of week, ".Eve's Daughter," with Blllle Burke; latter halt of week. ' BURLESQUE OABINO tif noseland Girls In the : k ewer." and VTfce FOR THE COMING WEE """'"gu A,t-" ;"""- iUw, -ALiavaganza gl x-" ""n- w. -....- .j oi.ttiacie, Wlttl l, J.,,1,. ot tho British and Canadian iccrulllng mission nnd tin. a..., K"i Hnd navy. Ian Hay Is co-author of tho plcco with J. llartt. .'l and l'erclval Knight. Blanche Bates has the stellar lole. other lull cait are Harrison Brockbank, William Hosclle, Tcrclval Knl'hi fl Harr Sterling nnd Holbrook Bllnn. Numerous musical speclafti -I inciuucs rraiiu nnney, .lames j. coroett, Ada Iewls, Charles Jud 1 2l the Canslnos, Spanish dancers.. Among the spectacular features ffvi diversified entertainment Is "The Disembarkation nf n,. "." filers In Trance," a scenic specialty designed by Lincoln i r-.Mn " J. J. Shubcrt. I .. arttr H ipany are Solly Ward. Harry W . ;I.rt.P Le Uuer. Ui., K&S man, TROC. oiiow-. a feature of tlila m25 comedy diversion will he h.SSW skit entitled "Over Here." w?SS (7VK7r-"7he jrl, From (.!' lies. In a potpourri of vaidevlluS' musical comedy -in the Air" .. principal farce The comp ' ? r tides Athena Hananle, danrlsl Hinder nnd Will J DeeVy L COitlXO ATTRACl'lOXS APRIL LYRIC "OU. Boy'" J UHOAD The Master Daly. with Anoii l7;i7T.M"! ". wig oub. -.-. . . -iwjy saniucis. LITTLR THEATRIJGhmw. A PHIL S rORRKHI Harry Lauder Klin It's Loulto Drcrser. APRIL to 1.11 1 1. r. IIIUATRKCnn,,,.: v,. Colomblcr company, In French pUnM Mitchell's Art in "Miss SprinetiwrW" .Tnlli.n Miiri.it ..,... ji 4m singing numbers In "Miss SDrlnrtlmStl iviaw Ac l.rlanger'n musical comedrttlB IUe. Which relnrna n lh. i .".-'." tre April IB, Is a nephew of Maine Kit. hell, the adored "Fanchon" of toS frlntit 1110,1 1 1,1 ol.. .u.-.r". v"7 tiui, i hcjiriuiiuu ngo. lie W'at clONff Back," Jules Hckert Ooodnian's ery th the farco comedies of Charlti R successful melodramatic play. Bo-, J.?"1- - .,r 'lcte'' eccentric parts In m. J.'"' ".''"'iu.K" ".?." J1'! . . . v,,l-i, eLso proauciion. om or ills best-remembered charactina. tlons was the tramp in the baietnH mask who wandered hilariously throM "A Hole in the Ground." , FAY MARBE . . i.. urA, ', n winbome memuer 01 inv vuf.i; Jioyi company anu iivio r,n tired us tommander of MT unique "Regiment of Love" M Here In America. Fay Marbe liM I canlzed what she calls "The Regtatl of Love" and she herself Is the colo in command. Miss Mai be Is the winsome few actress who has made a lilt In one the leading roles of "Oh, Boy." Hie w tAni ..,.. n.inn tn flu, I.vrifl TW '.v"' ;""".," "" . n ."mi,. MrM attracted bo much attention In 'J York that her admirers lornito i. " cletfs of a regiment which one flJ J a spirit or fantasy sne "'H"'""r called "The Iteglment of Love. An ner auniirers weio man -- IUl Unlted States army, mostly o1."3 .Anan.a a , a n nf tlllMTI nreSeiUcH "l with a uniform of 11 United StateJ 1 WJJ ry ofllcer. JIIss .Maruetp'"' : iicincit ,iiuiuB.i,u, .,, - w- fcrtfi on several occasions used It whejeeri back riding In Central rant. ....... .1.... tAn nniiM.fl lir one mon and warned her that she was '"J sonatlng an officer of the United BW aimy by wearing this uniform. Marbe, however, prizes It as 1''. dearest possessions, especially slow ' ottlcer who gave it 10 nei i 1- -ine in France with the American tn Miss Marbe declares that M count eighty-seven or ner """i"jJ enrolled in 'ine lies'":"". - . and half of them are with the srra l.v ,. nr ,1 ih. .lliTerent canlOHu In the eastern part of the'ccuntry. 5 Ait.... ...H tt..in,. nirti of the Ul VlhUtJ'-DCVCll llftlltMlf, V.. V-- HUBS 1U States army In love with her, Jl,"J2 be's time is much occupied in wto letters to each ot the members M regiment. The memuers ", little organisation of e Bhty-seven.Jl ing men, of which Mlea Marbe li J honorary colonel, have d"',' 13 up a collection and .P""-?,'' JJ a service flag containing elgniy-K" stars. -i Wllhelm Invades KilmUritUJ .iiii. K. Mastbaum has compi'w i rangements with the Jewel PrMncn Inc. whereby the flrat rhuaam showing of the sensational n'."i "The Kaiser, ine "" ".IT tat i b? held at the Palace Thestre WJ Broadway Theatre. New Jort The production, the scenerlo Jl was prepared by K. J. Claw-on. wj w?.m's, ,ni iassr SKTaT wSSypro"ducd thVjplcWJ. J SLB'.1. ,Mi"ei-"i'0o.;r len Sear..1 IDeBruJle-r.iLegJ rn. jp ernon, tT."'l. jLf 'Wtk i HL& v, -"'" v5K-"---r:a!l :: 1 mmmWmt--hy'-iMtZZMmmr l til' wIlR ml 'i ri rHT r'fi (1 S Via Wji n Ji I Wm j-i .kMsMB. slBBTB ifmmmmmMmmmmmT' ff Uf, .v " '"' 'r.'Nfrf; B.'lssn VMIBL MT TassV , wmi rWsWtrWe i 9m . 'T Vr.TfAAI. 3" jLf.i:-2&' bW
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers