mhJw.. iiit mi, nMHiiy wv' EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERr-PniLADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1918 NEXT WEEK : "THE IMAGINARY INVALID" AT THE BROAD; "MISS SPRINGTIME' AT THE; FORRESi THEATRICAL INDICATOR principals in Operatic swan song and other musical stars Woih tfkeP FOR THE COMING WEEM The Coburn Players in a Famous Classical ComedJ Musical Farce With Sprightly Kalman Score and i v .PVh. m;--X3ssk&mm: Wi t& w."m -v II S T - - Alaskan Travelogue Are New Offerings- XVW ATTRACTIONS It fejk: Supremacy of Acting Restored in French Players' In- J teresting Season The Gallic Elusiveness of Moliere Army'Fun of Refreshing Quality WERE nil revolutionists of the stage I as ratio as Jacques Copcnu no fcirs t the fixation of false artistic tlcl- s need he entertained. Novelty for i tdro novelty's wiko Is no Pirt of hi drk nir nrocram lis primary unit 1 to restore health and balaneo to h4 art of acting and ir nencry plajs minor rolo In lilt productions niid oven t-oinctlmcs wholly regardless ('conventional realism, the truo f unc oil of the theatre, Interpretation though dramatic portraiture. is nobly letved thereby. Lavish ttago Investiture under dls criminating direction In, ot coiirpc. no rune, but Its costliness Inevitably ban llejaps tho substantial encouragement if (good acting At a consequence spec acular gorgeousnecs hat often, through mi. theatrical history, gono hand In and with histrionic decay When Home's folascoa of the early empire expended ottuncs on those open air 'shows" of "user innii mt vvorcis tinu cic-u p.., which pageaulry wan tin chief attrl , c Ulm, hut lie Is also n comic llsure Lute, the masterpieces ot Sophocles and , artistically In keeping with the UiitUg f.urlpldes fell Into desuetude l'lautus King wit and brilliancy of tho play . . ......... ntl Terence were resircica as too nine .nd ihv Seneca look melancholy rank at last ot the great classical diaina- tlsta. j Copcau't Ideals Take Practical I'orni HAPPILY the modern theatres crisis Is much less acute Exe client actors aro, still available and when tho ItOSIKA DOLLY 0f tho fetchinp; dancinp; twins, who will be a principal in the Weber and Field reunion pro duction "Back Again," to bo revealed at the Chestnut Street Opera House on April ''2. -T- hanco It provided the popular taste, not yet entirely jaded, often responds to their appeal But the trend ot the flrnea was unmistakable M. f'opcau has been by no means a solitary figure In refilling these truths, but It hat been WA good fortune to succeed where ev cril other equally ninbltlout "radicals" at' home and abroad have railed Tho indorsement of the French Government, stni mindful of artistic progress In tho jntdst of a world war, and the generous financial support of American guaran tors have enabled the director to trans fer his Inspirational Vleux-Colombier enterprise to New York, and, througli fclcltous proximity, Philadelphia for the lait part of this week has been hharlng inltho benefits The message which these accomplished Fnmch players carry to our own the atre la of the most stimulating Import Huge tomes have been written on foot- Jlght Ideals. Gordon Craig, for Instance, with extremely few actual productions to' his credit, has spilled rivers of Ink In, telling how the theatre ought to bo cured. Percy Mackaje has been almost equally fecund. But Copeau's demon stration Is victoriously practical. It Is T4rth a whole library of grandiose I xttipte. Modern and Clafilc Art VUHly Expressed rplIB Vleux-Colombler's slgnat achieve Jl mnta here this week, though offering the most striking contrasts In content, were always vividly ox prtsslve of that essential of the the trton which M, Copeau has chiefly con jeeMrated his gifts. In tho classic com of "IAvare." us In the ultra-mod-ts tracedy ot "Lcs Freres Karamarov," " iswas the masterly adjustment of In tJLrtUUon to theme that claimed first regard. Seldom indeed of late years ak such harmonious balance In nctB t4rt preserved on our stage. By the rtftd elimination of all stellar pom pejrftr, the director has developed un aianlTr'"" through whose talents he h achieve the artuiio concern oerivcu fa maestro trom a symphony orchea- Dustolevskl adapUtlon. made by u himself and Jean t roue, in handled could easily become nlokenliig liaiuble Acted with trttsOVM alnoerljy. of the Vleux-Co tsf ' ! o . -.tl x -, , . ij IW r-' Iiiih been seen hero ulnro Bertha Iolnh presented Zola's "Thoreo F.aquln The MiiIIitc wnik proved a bi'limnt footllght counterfoil. Profession il i.n lesentallnns of tlie nit or the h" ' "" i ra " " lure In this vicinity lit ShaUespcii i a n productions. Hut the Hani It n. tend, i .18 well us a. playgoer dramatist win n -iih no approximation or duo honois c m lie paid to tho French comlu innstci pieces without the theatre Tor ox. I lenre, theiie mo plays to he acted I ueuiany ib tins true or "i..vare, wim titular figure, the stage's Btiprtine cm bodlnieiit of avarice, la tlmncd with such scrupulous tlclatl that Its very lvldii -. may easily seem, bet1 rcn UooH. covis out of placo In a comedy. Tho life-force of the theatre enn im mediately restore a harmony of kf Ilurpagon, as Charles tiullln presented him this week. 1m no less n detestable I lllqup (jll.ililv of I ruirh Wit rL (i Moilere couju so marvcioubiy NI.Y a .Mollere could so niarvcloUbly v combine gicty with unpalatable truth The cosmic sympathy of Shakes- pearo often barred him fn.iu such per forniaiie-fH Thus tho tindlj;n punish- l kmelit administered by King Henry to I ..... rt , ... , . ... n-nvHiorp' win pn MiiiR, Willi e niutnti the Immortal KaWtatT It lllshly apt o ' Mualo. Margaret Mstzenauei i.lovannl Inspire a kenin of outrage, and Malvo. Martlnelll and Uluscppe do Luea In 1'ie llo's ! have been tiotorloutly ubUHctlt" I leading roles awakens a distinct feeling of pity even I ' '" '""'I d'Or I The (lolden I'o. I, ) , , ,, i. lis an latere ting and Hlngiilar mu' ter ror so absurd a figure I'ren. h wit In , r ,,, ,;.,., lt ran)w Ut tho ,t word Is consistently unsentimental most Important novellv or Mr liattl I'ngllsh humor often admits the clement I C'asazz.1 1 luirent season In whli h the of tendcrnesu. Tlnfo Kiupcrainriitul dlffercnccH apply a No to the school of acting, und It It Iiem e ctreinely probable that the uv rinm Cngllsh-'-peaklns uetor would in.i Ur of Ilaipagoti a gilm and somber (mure and convert the play Into uu II I.m.iI pitchworh liven u ginlus suc'i us ItlehiTd Munslleld misted to sonic ovii ut the true flavor of 'Tlio Mlsun- tluope III his produetlon of that piece i in our vernacular The comedy In his ' nrcflccllve yety ' vol no . " hands became oeldulous and tin of Ita original steely (lulllc ffaye 'lh.it unlriue spirit liiformed liicnt ot the Vleux-t olninblcr't Inter pretatloti That .M Hullln lias been sin gled out for partUuuir mention It a nalur.il conseejuencc of the pre;ioiiilt r ance of his role Hut all the other play eis were equally well titled for tho aux iliary parts In u peiformunce which for spirMe and luminous high CDmlc uppeul(ns physical ehirmt Dodon Is enrup it memorable In our theatrical annals. When Mist I! iir.vmore Was ht.iijo SKlccn rplIU mobility of M Copcau't troupe -- was effectively dlspljjcd In flvo othei plaj lh deligl tlo Ja do I'rrres sen pinicipaicu seriHingiy rcvemeu me facility with which tills remarkabln ' company can accommodate Itself to an atmo-phero vof wistful pathos In til in connection It Is Interesting to recill that tho little play was no nov elty here Under the lltlo of Carrots' Kthel Harrjmoro gavo it a touching piescnlatlon In KngJIsh at the Gurrlck Iheatre In December, 11)02 She por. tr.icd most aiipeallngly Its misjudged neurotic boy hero Tho conception of thlt actrest at a sixteen- car-old ltd Is today a considerable strain on tlio memory. Alk'lltoHII (i 111'-, Tips to ISroatliray alHKIti: Is still some hope for "Dutch" comedians They may burlesquo the Kaiser and his cntourago and lt the apply their ccimlc talents as successful'y as did the Allcntown camp bojs in "Good-Bjc Bill" tho stage will be appre ciably enlivened. That extravagant sceno of Imperlil dlscomllture In tho Uraacs potpourri wat, however, only one of a series of hi larious exhibits. The show, In Its ic freshlng Ingenuousness, lta heartv, un stated funmaklng and Its breezy inu sic, was well worth patronage apart from patriotic motives. As a musical comedy melange, amateur or otherwise It can easily stand on Its Invigorating merits. The zestfulness of Its Interpre tation might indeed be envied by the Julian Mitchells, the Xed Wa burns and Fred Lathams of Broadways. II. T CRAVn.N' , "Lest Wc rorgct," War Film Jules II Mastbaum, managing direc tor of the Stanley Company, announces that he has secured for the htanlcy Theatre for tho week beginning April 29 Metro's screen spectacle "Itcst We Forget," starring Rita Jollvct, who la private life Is the Countess de Clppico. On Monday evening, April S3, Miss jol Ivet will be present in person at tlio Stanley. "Lest We Forget" Is said to bo un elaborate production, giving In stir, ring form America's reason for mak ing war upon Germany. The llhn shows graphically the sinking of the Lusftania, on which vessel Mlsa Joll vet was a passenger About the disaster has been woven a vivid story, showing conditions of the period both In Amer ica and In wor.torn Vurone, Dramatist Acta In Musical Play John I- Iluzzard, who collaborated with Wlm bell Huiiih m writing the ponu itightr" Is principal comedian in Klaw I.. tf-nmi A-lvlnal Uma Va,I. abb - ,. -. v.-n.., ,vn . wra v Ob .... .. . aBh ' .1. W inaiimii. T irominir in inft "Tf- s .overlng a wide emotional rarge ""' -Hie asiroioser ,..ei. a,i.r ' . .. ,, ,, the fc.tuio of the c on- ,'.'-. '' ,".""""" ,.,r;T''"V :r'"IM,i M InKtlmc " ts a nonliexv or llie la.lo , .. . . . , - i remillOS imiuoii cm ins iJmmirH.- ii'b'i'1- ...... -ei, il,,lmu sKI'rt illOLO -. "i ' "'aui-mj in .w&ggie iWHClieil. inu imuioi i U.IH.IHIM 9 spirit of nhoer broad farco wan in, tll(1 r)ft (n exihange for the golden eluding pall J i h 11 t i0"',' L" c" 'Music on the eienlng or April 21 On the of lortv jrars ago lie was Identified itfully caught In the less uiiiul rnrU Hut the queen herself Is what oi lie ""''""":'' ..VocriuiV will bo I "lnp "'Elu' tI"' "'I,""- 'I'liitet. with, with the faiec conie.lles of t liarlet II .., Mollero offering, the sKetchy ' th- wtorU U.m-nd. , H S Z ' La.King the morbid j ' ;, 'CVoncerrC the " " "H'-.n th'ge dousle de na,boull.e " Bard' ' Poll cn l" ZtfVX bird Introspection of .he 'Pathet que ' . iie 'lo lft..lbn !? "!,uTn"er ',' ' "hl a?,Z "lCZT .'arotte.' In which, at In ' 1,-s ,Vs down from the spire, peeks Dodon ' Oft I. sum, 1'"'"; ""-" '. ' Wllhnoon Il-ll '1 he date of the i.'.T.U nfrnkilto wandered hlPailouVl Karamazov." the dire, tor him- n Hie man nnci miis nun i ne aseroio- '""""'"""":: ,: omVwliii. ie- , "ur"""1 "n I'"'o recuai has him ihiough ' A Hole in the around " .... -. I j timt In fur ma Mm tiMr1lmn I IIO m 1(1 f J if CTl.Fnfn, 11 ruilIL WllilL ll , lt.intrrxl ri"ilii IMi on..a.l. l i . .. PllSt 'MiHr ML,Z I s,!:- 1 ,fytmlsKH Sbw 1 WwKr'7 to10"! "w: KWfr- 3 aillHHBI SOPHIE BRASLAU , in ficcial BRILLIANT FINALE FOR OPERA SEASON "Golden Cock," "L'Oracolo" Trovalorc' for Next Tuesday OIICHESTRA'S LAST BILLS Tl rlv ,.,, nroliu, , r niin-k-KcrMiknrT nantomlmc niui' til'V. ' U- i'wi dir." Willi lennl - I. nrnMiln" ... . KHnlM.l'nluliP t 111 . -ri.-IoIr the reeulnr opera rra-mtt at the Metropolitan on Tuesday evening '" "" rernoun or uio sumo eiiiy n 'Oinei new woikm iibvo oeen i aeimaii 1 Hhanpwls praised for Hk melody hut liMndlctppnil by a weal, llbre to tlr driimatle version or the I.Nzt oratorio, The l.tgrnd of Saint l.llzabrlli ' nnd Itiibaud's l ;ill.tn MrIiI'i opi ra. Maiouf the Cobbloi of I'alro (If this list the l.lszt wort. It I lie onlv one thus fir given in Philadelphia 1 lie nrtlon of the fantastic Kusslnn opera, vvhleh Is mimed bv dam ert and desulbed In vocal numbeit bv an en- tliel different set of principals, enn- wrnH the trngle harc.iln made b Kin, Dodon, a lazv and gluttonous ruler, with lib) ehief nstrologcr The ne ronnnrer I,, exe'lisngo for Ills wonderful goldi n ism k whli li i in foietell tile futuie ex- Haiti from the mnnaph a promise of hiiv gift at his eonini.iml The bird plHieel on n spiro In liodon't eapltnl. iniindK a war alarm The King and his lionps begin the eninpilgn nnd i fter a dl nstrous battle with tho foe. Imdo i and his general Poll.an. aro dilven to 'j .". , -. r ;.-', w 'ogHBKJsi : mimAzmmBMnm naru the fupposeu ucaunuanert or iiic',,iy ,, rhester inilevz I cruaiu en- i fiiemv chieftain A beautiful woman emerges fiom the tenl She tings n Fflttcile sfinz. nralsitii; her own strlK- I lured She Informt hlui that she It about to eomiuer hit aplt.il 'lint vie- i tory It very easll won, since Podon ebcoitt her into the city as hl bride I A storm v honejmoon follovvH, In vvhlih the lvaclout oung ueou compela Dodon to umui-e her In ways which ho regards na undignified The pair ipi ir , , h VtVln.t. ,.orv H r1)lo ., that he and the queen arc the only ical human beings Involved This unique achlevimeiit In mu iie drama was completed by J'.imskv-Kor-Kiikoff in I'iOT, shortls before the distinguished Russian compn.crs death A Poushkln poem It Hie solircc or lb bull symbolical, half naive libretto Adolf Holm, formcrlj ot the Imperial FAVORITE FACES TO ADORN FORTHCOMING PHOTOPLAY NOVELTIES m .,vm mm s y .' '".. m, i I ! dtps' t&BK9. ' Wmx'lmmGzx&l$m$ j&mi8sgm8w& JJi "? tfOtet, jHWg feolatRi ' Hvf i'TWr ?PPBI ISik 1 tfli&ftiv llissssHi V s iZSSSmebsk ie j i alW.i VOTml 9rnHssissssssssssslsV. it wE&x.sv!BHn'fr &y it-Wijr'Wt-s . -- .. eali&XssXL ef t; j Jm 1L ieEmHsslssB ' HRS m$&r 1 MKUmiwh i&V J30ZSZJ7S J2&eJlAKT Jr yVh&X-It " S72ZtVZJBy ,VILLIAM S. HART HAS NEW WESTERN ROLE W S Hart s new film Is "Tho Tiger Mun," directed by Mr Hart hlmtelf, un der the supervlslon'of Thomas II Incc, while tho scenario Is the work ot J G Havvkeo, who is responsible for many of. Mr." Hart's recent Artcraft successes. The picture unfolds a story of tue detert In the days of the gold rush "Tho Tiger Man," which Is to be pre sented at the Arcadia Theatre all next week, Is a typical Hart role, and yet contains several elements of novelty Hawk Parsons Is an outlaw and leader of a band of desperadoes, who make the desert tbelr lieadciuarters When a wagon train conies to grief within Hawks baillwn It, and tho young and pretty wife of a pre tuber appeal to Hawk for aid the dramatic situations I com thick and fast How the "tiger man" I i- iMnml(1 hv a. TltOUA WOlTiari. for 1 ... - -- ; , wnAtn MkB iia iiuueu bv uui-uaiiip ii- . .. U d .m. l.li..llH-t- Inlu , rince, u caia in cu iuu.h--iuij "---r M fL-l " ia n MARTINELL. yr " J IJK ' K & "IL TROVATORE " Br "eJ fe - w 1 m -m famm&M , ty - .,jw i as. .y ""viivkivuuiiitm"- Win i,,u-wjjjti jjsfsssrA'SSsssj'sSs. sts. & '"'HmtlQh i' R05INA GALLI as -the Queen in "LE COQ D'OR." UtiSfcl.in liallPt it ic pon Ible for the stage illrcetlnil, wllleli presented in lliv I roblenit In Its demand for the einplov- cnl of loniplrte double cisK It Is said that the Im.igln n on asll.v lends I Itself to the feat of accepting the mimed nillon by the dinceii and the e p'anatorv singing b the regulai open slurs Tlio characters are appoitloncd hi follows !Tii" Prin.Ms Maria llirrknlo II""'? .V,1,', Tlic Kins . Vilaino llkllir V 1ntt Hnlin Anifira ' . MU Ilobcaon Uu.nl fmltli .rf.ei 1.1,7 jiuten non.i-.lo Ur.'." J ..:.,..:.. luniuii nn Til Asliuloarr ll.if Mn.ru I ISikt itu'vwlHel otinsar Il-rtils A Unlaw ,n'"n, l'rhul1?." rVRunb'lTu" Hie tl lei u K . p'erre Monteux will dlreit l.e i on ,j (ir nnd Itoberto Mnrnnznnl vv ill vv lelil I lie I'rllif Pletrn i,e bat on for "I.OrHColo, tint niiiiur- ul,iP )i.0 lvrlc tragedy of l-in ' r',n" ' ,F10 , ( hlmlown 'I lie libretto for tll! ' j,lon neri It derived from n powerful ,lort Mon .,,,,1 Bulmcqueiillj a onc-act titled I lis i.ii nnu n"' """" """i e-ast for this vcrj modem music pl.i ,uiii inilmlo tlonnie Kaston Paul Ml bouse Antonio "-colli and Adtmo Dldilr "lOracolo' will be bung In Italian and ' Le Co'i d Or" In 1'rentii The cone oris of the l'lilladelphii Or chestra on rrldii afternoon and Satur day uveiilng net will bring the orchrt tr.il reason to a close At ill the cafM lleverl from the inelain hol and brooding vvhleh marks fo in my of the olliet works J of the Russian master It n glowing music hlghb colored with the rlc li lines The s)inp1iiinv has not beep pined b the Philadelphia Urchestri sinei IDII-I" Tlie two other numbers c iniprising Hie tin grain me til to higliiv ntliaitive lluee icernts from tlie liirldental iniin which Menilelssolin wtotc for the .tld- summer Mght s Dream." tho overture, nocturno and scherzo, form tho opening number Liszt's symphonic imem, "I-es Preludes" Inspired by the "Meditations Poetlques" of Lumartlnc, comes second In the arrangement ot the program while the symphony Is the concluding number. Tho Matlneo Musical Club will offer u program of special Interest at the concert to bo given In the llose Garden of tho Bellevue-Stratford on Tuesday afternoon of next week. II. Cloug Letter, pianist-composer, and Q. Cotton Marshall (Mrs. H, Clough-LeltcrXi pian ist, will be the visiting artists in this alNAmerican concert Dorothy Gold smith, pianist, anil Clara Yocum Joyce, contralto, will be other soloists. The program for the eleventh free ''unday afternoon concert t the .ctd cmy of the Fine Arts, on April it. at 3 o'clock, will consist of male choruses by tho Fortnightly Club, under the dl taction ot Henry Gordon Thunder, and, . i ..r ,i.. ,..... it, t mnwr . ine ore nesir.'i .. . ... s iiciner lino nancii r nuiuuurn in nsi DOROTHY . GOLDSMITH . PfanisT- in addition, of vocal solos li Mis htoUet line if, soprano Mrs l-angstou Lltt alto, lr Pontius llmlly I .Mario tenor, did Mr Moiv birltone Mr Clireneo llawden will aNo eon tribute a piano solo Phemle tilanninl i.Vam.itlc soprano nnnouinei. prim irlly a love n n and .laughter of rcrrucclo Ul.inni.il th. , which wa. Ilgurcs as tie grim b.icK-wiII-Kmuwii l'lilladclphl.i tenor, ,vll B-ouud Jt m.iv bo called the story of i.i.n i... e., i,i..,, i.. ,i. . ..j la village, and foi moro thin fort emv of Music- on Monday evening' MIsm uiannlnl has lecentlv completed a rour ears course of operatic study In Ita ..n.l !,., m.,.io .,,, .eUUri i.ir.rnvi..i,.it ppC,ram.PS st veral lirge Kiirope.ui l the ipilet and iieaccful atuiobplieic ot l"'"" Not long ago hIip mg beforo Oio a small I lencli town before the iiolormrt King of Italv lnasp.cialpeirorinaiicoofw.il. 'ihen lomet the nmniet with of llohenip ' given in Milan I l,s ensuing ifieito upon the fortunet r ,llup )n t. nup ,gc Tlio l.eonolil Aner. the notriJ v iolmlsi .mil leae her of such artists iih llelfet;' III, niiti. Mlmbellst Hclelel and IMify Ilrown wl) ,uakc j,), fiIKt I'liiladclphl i appear- ,lnc0 )tl lccitHi ol, Wcdncjdaj evening. ,it II IT .at tho Academy ot Music Ills program has been niranged as folIerwi . , honta for violin tnsjor lal Andante r nujor, violin solo ihi rUvotto II major Coniprto . la) Allearo il) AniUnle li) Ml.cro eon nplrlin SonlH for violin. (1 inninr Ilm) I M Cadi .harcllnl T.oratlll llaein- Vucr i In) i reiiHiio Oil Vlvaie Chdconna . Mtali pianlst Is now trhe dul d to play In the Academy on I'riday t-fleinoon, April JO Mlrhlo How, 'lulle I.ltidild and Toshl IvoinorL will appeal In an orlglinl pro gi.nn of -mbolle Orient il dances at llir Little 'IlK.itre on 1'ildiv evening, prll .'I Iho-c i .ir.iniflln n v .lni.iueM cliin is ine tit reel t d with a teus.i luu itientiv in Nc cv olk The Plnl.idi liilu e I'piiitic socie'.v Is Bv&m JWZ&JZgy ft 'lanran cf the Apes' holdh g regular rehearsals for the pcr- formamo of 'Tho Itobe of DeMIn) by Celesto D Heckseher to be glvr-n under tho direction of Wassllt Ips, at the Metropolitan Opera House on .the eve niflg of May 2, .r3 --.r, . EiiiiiiTi lli)01ill - i m mmm zwmkt'm w ksmisvi i I mm " iHfir km A H3K. i REAL WAR SCENES IN GRIFFITH FILM Vivid Background of "Hearts of the World" Photo graphic! in Franco One of the events of the motion-pic I turn fccason will be the presentation of 1) W UrlllllliH latest film pla.v ucaris of the World ' on Mondaj, Apill i, at the CJ irilc! Theatre Heart" of the World lequlrcel elgli tcen montht In tho making Man or the Eeenes were taken cm the m lual bat tlcllelds ot Tiaiico b Ml Clllfllth, with tho olllcl.il support of the IfrltNli and tho Tiencli Ciovcrnmcntt Mr nrilllth, however, is nnloiis to icmovc au ap prehension that 'Hearts of the World' ! nrlmaiilv n war picture It Is, he niluutet dining the exposition of the lor lll(,rc w n()l " "iinon HUggeMlon of war- ala.ui.i: the romitice of two glrlt in ISM lltll ,L 'I hero Is i love, there battle scenes hown arc real OnlJ occasionally hi" It been found ncces- firj to lilcce the stou of the bittlcs i togtlhc r by meant of ac'tcd scenes Prominent In the cast of "Hearts of tho World" arc tho two Olsh sitter-, Lillian nnd Dorothj , Hob Ilarron, lieoigo hlginon, (Jcorgo Kawcett and other well-known plavcrs Jlr Orinith will have personal charge and supervision of the Initial showing In Philadelphia of 'Hearts of the Woi Id " Julian, alagRio Alitchcll'B Nephew .lull in Mlti hell expert director of I'zcrnian-McICay Recital i In Turner Lurtz and D Ilciidrik I Hreituan nniiounce a Joint recital b I Phebc McKnv Mipr.iuo and Murv Rich- aids pianist, on cdncda evening,! April I" in the Vrts Alliance Rooms, iis;i Walnut strict at H o'clock .Miss vu iav win ni Httiuii oj i, iih fiercer iiilden eolitialto lohnl.ro baritone, and Maui he Chci winsk, vlollnl.st 'lncbnmmJ Goods'-JZBS&YT I mfs, v i BHOAD "Tho Imaginary Invalid," nn nngllsll adaptation by Kdlth Ella J Molllero's famout comedy, "I.e Mnlade Imnglnalre." The leading ml.. .. Argan. the self pitying hypochondriac, ntld Tolnette, lilt keen wltted m.uf servant, are plajcd rcspertlvely by much favor throughout the country -rt m r rct t.ti.. anlnnllmA' llin nnmtlnp tntlfilnnt rotYi.rlt. .l.t ... cmuxjoj ..iio-i oH'"b."i -- - " eiuccti ni nut piaynouso muio uii a. )i .. "' inc-iouioiis score HV. Emmerich Kalman, composer of "Surl," and tlio book and lyrics are fo Wodelioiic and rjolton. The cast Is headed by nihe Alder John E it,: 7ard George Macrnrlanc, Johr fohn 11. h KnniCK "Tho Luro ot Alaskn." nn American treasureliouso by Dr. Leonard S bugden. Artistically colored sliucs ana aiiraciivo inuims !''"' cosTrxuixn attizactioss Lyme "Oh. Doy." dainty comedy, with rprlghtly melodies by Jerome Kern P. G Wodehoue and Ouy Holton have furnished the amusing book and Ijrlct The original New T.ork company, Including Anna When ton. Hall Korde, Ljnne Overmann Marie Carroll and Stephen Malcv, It Involved IHFftTMT STREET OPERA J10VSE "Doing Our Hit." an elaborate new extravaganza from the New York Inter Carden Tho stellar company Includes frank Tlnncy, Henrv Lewis, Tames .1 Corbett. Ada Lewis. Charlet Judels and the Canslnoa, Spanish dan cers Among the spectacular features of thlt diversified entertainment It "The Disembarkation of tho American Soldiers In Prance," a enlc specialty designed b Lincoln J Carlcr and J J bhubert ADni.PUt ' The Min Who Came Hack," Jules Echcrt Ooodtnan's ver tuoce'i-ful melodramatic plaj lie generation, through advcrtlt, of a mlllionalre'R ton Is the basic theme The piece It presented In five episodes, each of which Is replete with thrills. In the excellent company are Mary Nash. Conrad Nagcl and Clifford Dcmpscy. AT POPULAR PRICES 0RPI1EVH "Upstairs and Down," the successful farce by Predcrlck nnd Tanny Itatton The prctcnlatlon It In tho hands of the resident La faallc j, Stock Company. WM.Vlr Thurston, the magician, In a bill of mvstlfjlng specialties. VAUDCULLV KEITH'S George White and Uinma Halg, dancers; Ullzabcth Hrlcc and Charles King, musical comedy start Mrs Thomat wlilffen xcteran come dlcnne, In "Where Ihcrc't a Will llicrc't a Way", James and Bonnie Thornton, Horace Wright and Ucnc Dietrich Kae Fern and Marlon Dav it In a "Nlghtmaro Itevue"; i:mil. Trail ccs Cooper and Herbert Marburj, the Mlsset Hlark and While, Sanmiy Wet ton and Benny Wheeler (jl.OttE Lena Buclin contralto Mar Htrratt. boprano, Henry H. Gurncj tenor, Trank Ccnly. baritone, and William Sjlvano Thunder, pianist, In a musical act! Kltt Kruncla; Brown Ing, Dawson and Co In the musical comedy, "Stockings, friend nnd Downing, Chuck Hats. Jestle Standlsh, Olivette, Moffat and Claire Nan Sullivan and the PJindall Tr BROADWAY "Oh, You Melody," with Goldlc Collins; the Bell Boy Trio. Mark Llnder and companj In "The Wager." Johnnlo Regay and the Lor- ralne Sisters, ana "Tlic uncle ot Tear," photopla, first half tf week Julian Rose, comedian ; Willis Knoblo and company, Scott and Keene, the Buster Brown Minstrels and "Ainar Illy of Clothesline Alley," photoplaj, latter half of week. CROSS KEYS Julian Rorc, Hebrew comedian; the Monalue Sextet, Buster Brown Minstrels, the Hoeard Trio and the Three Rozcllas, first half of week "Little Miss New York," musical comedy; the Hell Boy Trio, Johnnie I Ki-k.o and the Lorraine Sitters, and Jack Morrlsey's Australian Whlpcrack ert, latter halt of week VYO.V "Detective Keen," Dartllng and Company; States Ridlo Reservcf with Charlet the United Jn7z Hand, I llhoruiK. "T"C Wh,S"erl"S COLOMAL Joseph Bernard and Mnlta Vlrstow In a plaj let by Wllllard Mack, Hie M j. stlc Hansen Trio, Georgle Howard "The Wrath of the Gods," photoplaj OI'ASn "Too itany Sweethearts." mu sical comedy In four scenes; Charles Leonard PIctcher, monologlst; Loven- berg Sisters and Meary Brothers, the Two Nlppons, Japanese acrobats, and I happj In nurHunnce of this Idea, he en--seventh eplKOde of "The House of ters the divided home i of persons of (Fl Hate, photoplaj. U7i.r...tjf 'K.VAr"Bon Voage mu hical panorama, with Jimmy Olldca: J r Mack Trio, Minnie Klote nnd Marion Qulnn and "The Family Skele. tOll" DhotOnlaV'. first half of weel: "Oh, That Melody," musical comedy, Colonel Jack George, Alden and com n uewse, Allien anu torn- Naughty. Naughty" nhoto. i,,irnt,L pnol half of week. ATVRE I'lLUS piny and plav latter PEATVRE riLVi 1ALEY"Mt Fix It," a new verMon of the adventures of a genial "Happ Hooligan." whose desire, to spread a gotpel of happiness leads'to numerous computations. Douglas Fairbanks has the ttellar role I PAt.,tC' ."Kaiser, the Beast of Ber lin " Significant events of the prepar ation and progress of the world war are vividly brought out In this un usual film The fliulo shows the Kaiser as a prisoner ARCADIA "The Tiger Man," a western melodrama, with a bandit hero who ultimately reforms William S. Hart Pias this vigorous character The dual chapter of "The Son of Democ racy" Is an added feature. VICTORIA Tarran of the Apes." adapted from the popular romance In which tmS hero Is Junglebred and raised by simians Unld Markey and Elmo Lincoln have the leading roles. REOEST "The Landloper." with Har old Lockwood, first half of week "Un. claimed Goods," with Vivian Martin latter half of week STRAND "The Whispering Chorus" with rtajmond nation und Kathryn Williams, first half of week "The Blue Bird." Maeterlinck's fantasy, lat ter half of week. LOCVST-"WM the Cup." with Bes sie Barrlscale. first half cf week. "La Shuberts Branch Out In Capital So great Is the demand In Washlnr. ton for attractions controlled by them and their associates, the Messrs. Shubert have been compelled to acquire! ternnor arlly. another theatre In the canhal city, A deal was completed ye.Urday Eet,Seen, ,he uYork managers and S. Z. Poll, whereby Poll's Theatre la to become a home for Shuhert shows fo? Apr'll'sS 0t ,lme bS'nnln The "attraction to be nhown there on that dat Is ' (letting Togethor"" wT i't".. A Brady's recently acquired pa triotic drama, the stars of. which Lro Blanche Bates and Holbrook HI Inn n, cently seen here at the Lrlc Theatre, The Belasco Theatre, has lonr been the Wi!ici2.6 Phubtrt faction, in Mr. nnd Mrs. Coburn who ha o oa with this merry classic drama, - ww....uj, "uginaiiy ri Young Hnd Trancct Cameron lllustralcd lerturo on the vast Xorik '" onuwn Torca," with Paulino Prcdcrlck i.iiJ half ot week K' w BURLRSQVR f .isivn "Ti,- m... ,.. . Max Spiegel musical comedy nrtKlM tlon. with book b Oeorje JwSS Smltli nnd score bj Charles KnibSI The comnanv It henrterl t. n. 1 noldt, riorencc Mills and Margie WIS T.,Ot7.tD77?0"Thc Glrlt from J land, in a melange of musical com! f-tt11r-i fit-id Lilitln. Ilt . ... 'i In the cast are Bill Gilbert JackClifJ GAYK7Y 'Grottn In tlahi.' i- J muRlcAl liurlctta Harrj Kaler heirji "- "-" wl " tntis. ciinersinUii company are Sam Collins, P.ena Tin. euii aiiu iiarrj I CICTB c'ou.vo attractions April :: ciiest.wt s7;;;r oitr nouj "Back Again, with Wcbcr nj ieiu, ORREST "Cohan Revue ot 1018" APRIL l'i LITTLE TIIEITRI.- Passcrs-By" f ClARRICK "He iris of Uio 'Wotli" urllllth pliotoplaj S-hrY- ' x 'Afc' - " FRANCES CHASE One of the many winsomo par- licinantt in tho mprrv musical comedy "Oh, Boy." cuircntatg, ine tjyric ineatrc. MR. FIX-IT'S" IDEALS ENMESH FAIRBANKS III hl4 rtAvt Act n1intr.rii.is. Mr Pit. I ?ug.as ralrbanlcth,, a ...lk. rob I iviuc.il ii is caiu aiiorut many surprme; Prom the slums in which Mr ralrbanhll battles despcratclj with gangsters nil I slides down the side of a house on J cioinesiine, to an aritoirstle home hmj line,, Filrd no .xnt.. . u,, I olBt," In ttllflT uv... II.LVU u llll tA UOUU, tfV' " Jl 1 picture sw I - I.. r- 1.-,. . .. ., .1... k.n-Ci I nest l.i a habit and that real ItliTOjl comes to thodo who make other peopl'Sn ic id .oi riA-icn I curl eimc ."Ff mi comes to those who make other peopl linmic In nnrynnnna f tlila IH-A. h (1-Ib1 wca alth and smilingly proceeds to Btfll things ph)sleal andjiicntal vvhlcn tMI tin thlncR nnvKlenl nnd n his 1iiflirmtnt Am In Ti-ptl of rCDall ?1 There are two pretty girls In the part: -.tin nll1,Miik nXfTiieturl In ha ITi fltTlC are keit In hot water through fer oiyi I (IU, UUIIUUktl CIIKUktU .J UP -- -. ! tii.ir e,,i-n ,n,iioi ienrnaiihlllty TVia f-enltil l,eni-l fiver frets husv slorll original lines when he learns the, -'""'Jjfa - 1 women's stories, and he is invoiveu "","'" 1 "'.' ."" . """ ,"i ,- ",' .7. mik." rlous trouble through his unique mew-; ods, which shock and amtre all Uihom he comes In contact But 'Mr, , ':'".: '.? "".Y "! "h'vT.;1 limes jar ins pel ineory 10 i"'""r3i 'lrolnt, emerges triumphant smiling "Jl , happy ... jjll I ,Mr ralrbanks In Mr Nl -.J"1,"! &w ",f S.!f.k. "i.S 2E2S'Si, Kuch as Wanda Haw ley Marjorle D-5 Catherine MacDonald Frank CamjK ll Leslie Stuart and Freel uoouwin DANCERS CHAMPION TIRED BUSINESSMEN George White nnd his new partwjj l-r,,mi Ho It- lalA nt the 'lAtfiUW '?t I lll nnH reenttv reelnlent of Sljni I n. ..- ,1.. 11.1... -TCatrA III M" I iniur Hi cow ,-niuev .:..- " ..-r SJ York, will have their Initial appesr.03 I at lrlfh'M Thenlra n.Tt Meek ..T 1 "Miss Halg and I have been drill" In the 'tired business man's stl entertainment,'" Mr White confeti" the other day. "and we decided to cjrri 11 inio our vauueviue worn "" r.,ti J that means Is hard to tell In a g"rH A wav It him mmi to he known as n 'T telllgent, refined offering, with the a! " .'.V.y' L''"". "."" 'K,.... -r thu e are iceen auionrio w- - ,iwm called classical dancing acts on m boards and might have engaged ,T3B selves In that branch of the terpslcw rean art, but after carefully survJi" the field we felt that we were surer m keeping our audience's attention "''JM number of spirited ana less iiii""-i uanc-r uivereiHreniciico , .. .i,fl White and Halg are both artist high order. In their selection of "SB numbers they have shown keen "wn standing of what will please the VM ence. Their ottering consists oi 7i3 of "Incidents" especially Intended m relieve inetiia.- Stanley Anniversary April 2l Preparations have lrtually beencjjflj pleteo for the celebration of the MB anniversary or ine ntaniey "z. wnicn will conic uurins l ":' JltJ menclnsr Monday. April .: A Pl big feature announced Is Norms "J madge In tho first showing of her ne rut drama "By night of J'urch Another orcereing wuii" ,.; ij ptaranca pf Chaflla X'hap In under ll.oiiUOOO contiact He will be eJj "A Dogs tare musical '"vv-i. hert K. Wyn .and .Harry w. are orranglne apeclat concert nus to be pJ-wod by the, btanley C Ofcaiatisi. t i Mrx Wmwm ' r mm MX,fMMMU V-
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