EVESIXG PUBLIC LEBGEll-PHILADELPIIIA, SATURDAY, MAY L 101$ PACES reJF &4ST' AT BROAD; "FLEURETTE'S DREAM' KEITH'S; "OVER THE TOP' ACADEMY PLAYERS CONSPICUOUS IN A VARIED ARRAY OF FOOTLIGHT ATTRACTIONS Woih JceP and Slmdows of First All Wartime Theatrical iSMtaftm m Philadelphia Since the Sixties Encour- 'tgig Predominance of mpj for replacing footllght atlrac- "Wlth elaborate motion pictures in UtJt-called legitimate" plaj housei onally official Indices of a swan-song. Summer stage t"Srhch seem likely to assume prominence tnis year, may ue fr'Wtfti'as In the nature of an Interlude S'n.t conventional dramatic schedule runs i T September to May lb period which has Just cloied i Atmrtpan theatrical managers were con-1 ffioit with many unusual problem, llt th Hrst time since the sixties ad- bnnjment, of enterprises to wartime con-, llbn was necessary throughout an i Jrseason. The Spanish fraj was Hrrely a slimmer chapter Its effect et( ifootltght affairs nan consccmently ttidfnav Kof the season of ID 17-18 the ltal tuatlon to be determined was the posi- n mm utMHM hniNMMl Co at entertainment In an epoch of j Oarrlclt Government disapproval banned wojhf strife. Fears that the lP"lar tho puTj, but failure would have been In sppttlto for the theatre would fall were e,abIe en ,uthout tne oinc,aI ruUnB friy expressed last autumn Tliey I nn..Cdl ....... A. . ,. Lji na .. .1 1 , u n. ; liurfV! iiunoci, ci, ue ni bi uuiiuicoo CfhoWof Britain's Impresarios during our raivnnL year ot r me wicuc.o iaWome an emotional tnfety-valve. kTa potent extent, though perhaps lesil Ithaotwlth regard to music, the public jhaaj-found solace and relief In stage nivewons. Moreover, the critical racui- ties? of audiences seem ciuite as Keen as 1 IJALULlll UltUWiM ho impersonates James W. CjrarJ in the film plaj, "lour Yean in Germany," coming lo the , Forrest the week, after next lever? T. he majority of good plajs have Iteeri successful. Unworthy products jhicva gone down to deserved disaster. Alfenagerlal profits took a sudden t ;mWe last fall Immediately after fie limpaaltlon of the theatre tax Hut ' Ew'thtn & tnonth'ft time the "slnmn ' hail and the prosperity of the play- Offering good attractions has ' qlent to encourage preparations "footllght epllorue In which the bert Theatre, fast Hearing corn- on Broad Btreet, will be an lm "faclor . "AnirftUeiiient from m I'ersonal Anglo "IVTAL of slxt--two productions, Llmtlttlng the French plajs, was sub- iiitd to I'hiladelph ans during the pai, Mason In the high-priced theatres ittUn less than half of these offerings Iv erfr jrtuslcal comedies. Of the forty tyobIa)fS six were "tepeats" or re lt)C And two Dunsany's unique 'A st at an Inn and the Theatre Work- t ,! ti,, nnn.t M.n i wlur. ! I a trifle. The Good Men Do" were ( nfKt pieces. i&tlsMcctlvo appraisement of the fsMriew plays Is, of course. Ir-Hivolved with the personal eaua- 'z$M AKrepresslble element of critl- urally colors the following "Wi T(ite present writer, considering both rmt dramatic material and Its In- IrtMMtlon, seven plays seem worthy of ens rank in the year's chronicle. I ( Somerset Maugham's "Our Bet- ' irlrt Jn theme but powerful In ex it,: jMrrte a einn lantasy, "A Kiss j CVSjjirulU" , John X Haphaei's hlia) adaptation of Du Maurler'a betson," Hulbert Kootner'n conceived "The Open Klre," (apes's refreshing light com- omeraiig' , Jasse and Itar- enlng satire, "lamely Sol- Iftnrl 1-a.vcdans poignantly play 'Serlce." distinction and covering '.of dramatic art, from pre- spectacle to the airiest fig list of offerings. In i quality of the vehicle acting. In others, weak sated by clever por- era! of the plays, nicely regards Interpretation, "good shows, but wltb- ) lnlons. broad category may be , fourl V Damuel'a "The Wan- lf i4 Vlr- 'The Thirteenth Jfulton'a "The Brat." -, . i Mo4es'tf 'The Willow "Kipattna; CnealT." ry mm. O 1M 4 mmMMDmMmWmMMMMMmMmMmMmMmMmm mmmmmmfmmmmm " kmmmmmkm - i JBgffESBlmmMmMmu i OUBM t""t itn r Gkirtain, 'A 'Legitimate" Drama Successful Calamltj ArllsV n "ilamll- ton, Ttrr) ' (Jenernl Post." BJocrn- tons 'The Uauntlet," Main's "The Mas. t'r," Molleros "Tho Imaginary Invalid," " masterpiece tamely presenteu ; unam- here's "Passers-Mj," an appealing com- ruj poouy given, ifoouman s "ine .Man Who Came Hack." hmlth and llazzard s "Turn to the night." Maugham's ' Caro- line' and Kummers 'Good llraclous. Atinabelle " Adiolt lilstrionim was the chief redeeming feature of the four last- named pieces ... A l.llllo l.lst That A uiililn'l Ho Missed - vriVK new plajs of the vcai could Xi have been spared without regret In several comforting Instances there was complete concord of the public's opinion and this writer's "The Little llelglan ' "died In Its tracks" at the "Ihe Itesculng Angel' went Into stor- I ace after a fortnight s struggle In New YorU j-obeit Kdc-son moii abandoned nls tour n , l(no KorllIlll,n . . L ttaM ,, D(m. nnil .lhe .a(ionna r ,hP ruture.. ,,. r,a,1i , i, . iiiin.i ( Vouth .. R ,pccmell ot nectlc ,ra.h , (SunheU Iargt.ly thiough the Interest attaching to I.ou Tellegen, consort of niloton,a.. und 01)er..,ic Kta, TB ,, 'sleuth plaj, ' inong Those Present, was revised and recast Popular favor for sucrirv tint Innnenmis IccuiIiIIa ii ncrortled In the Instances of ' Como Out' of t ho Kitchen and Hodge's offering, "A uie for i urables." The vears diamatlo revivals Included the most outmoded of the Oscar Wilde plavs V Woman of No Importance", the still brilliant 1'lneio comedy. "The Gav Lord Quex'; Carton's, diverting Lord and I.ady Algj" and Ibsen's! Ghosts Two exemplars of the wcarl r me glnd school of plaj writing rollyanna and "Mr. Antonio." re turned heie and were lecclved with marked Indifference. I'olislicil Portraits ll.v Supporting Actors A3 SO often happens on the A.nerlci, .stage some of the best Individual j performances of the sear were con- to tributed bv aitors uninvested with thoi?' slcllar aureole It Is true that John Prew as Quex Matgaret Anglln in her Interesting repertory teason and Mrs Kisko In eivlce' easllj- sustained their established reputations, but the other graphic portraits betrajlng positive In itiation were drawn b auxlllarj actors Among the most memorable creations were Hose ( oghlan's Duchess of hurennes In Our Uetters " rt Pejton Carter's bril liant flash of satire, "Lord Times," In ' A Kiss for Cinderella ' ; Nance O Nell s Impressive liuklah In "The Wanderei, Fanny Addison Pitts superbly convinc ing Lady Hunstanton in "A Women of No Importance" and Lee Haktrs trench colonel In "Service ' ... One New Note In .Musical Coined) Till! musical comedy roster was as a rule, of the conventional tvpe .Olltter and girls were the chief con comitant! Most of the scores ief ah. solutely no Impression The funmak Ing depended very sllghtl on anj thing provided by the librettists Jerome Kern furnished engaging- light melo dies for "Oh, Hoj" and Toot loot both of which were admlrablj pro duced, and "IIItchy-Koo the amor phous revue, captained by Raymond Hitchcock, proved breezj and diverting The Winter Gardens offerings at the revived Chestnut Stieet Opera Houe were of a familiar pattern, albeit one i that Is exceedingly popular. Tho sole new note struck in musical show s came from abroad In ' The Land I ot J0 6"al" sent us 'ost captlvat '"S potpourri of melody and dancing The charm of Yalverde'ii score, the rhjthmlc grace of the Valenclan senor Has and the brilliancy of Investiture made this production as exceptional as it was richly welcome ... .Morn Chance Than I'lan In Season pHILAPHLPlIIA'S dependence on J- New York as a plaj -producing cen ter and the complexities of booking syndicates necessarily make the qualllj of a theatrical season here a matter of chance rather than plan. A good jear on Broadway often means sterility In our playhouses, which are then forced to accept whatever attractions are avail able "on the road,' The reverse side of j the picture Is revealed aa It was last autumn, when New York was experl- mentlnr with her new offerings and we received the fruit, o, a previous vigor- mis season In the theatrical metropolis U Is thus noticeable that ot the plaj-s rated highest In the abovf summary, all but one were given In Philadelphia before January 1. I camp." declared the patriotic? propa- Our season thus took a wavering gandlst for the newest "booking ofllre," j course, artistically stimulating at thel'l!' Ilke a ""' nilnlnB camp . ' j .. . . . without the saloon Imag ne a big sleep. ' outset and rather characterless at the "Url, ".,h0ut wheels, built of matched very time when footllght activities are boards, and you have a picture ofl a supposed to be at their height The most regrettable weakness of the jeer was. the complete exclusion of Shakes pearean drama. Perhaps the most con soling feature was the numerical pre dominance of plays over musical pieces. Maybe the mythical "tired business -- man" la wearying- of vacuity in any event the renewed dramatic vigor la an'cavtecn anu iney are nueu wim nose ,u;ury of better tlnea In the theatre Vi VIOLET HEMINff in'TMREE FACES EAST"- Broad TRENCH CIRCUIT FOR AMERICAN ACTORS Details of Inspiring Plan for Theatrical Kntcrlainmenls "Back From Fronl" AMI'S EXPLAINS MilJI) The niguilzntlon of the ' Treni h i ir , cult now well under wav mav nh ' frolve am American actor from the j charge of being it superfluity In wartime In tho whole hlstnr of tho theatm there I Is no undertaking nobler than this m lone vvhoe spiritual and patriotic re wards are so rich The publh at home I has heard n good deal concerning the pleasure which our tioops take In enter tainment, but i: II Kothern and Wln i throp Ames who have Just returned from a tour of Investlg-ulnn at the front i have bt.itej the rtp anew with em phasis anil enthusiasm Kntertallimcut ' decnr- the formei nlrecor of Nev Ul-fntcd New T! ew York's undescrverdlv rhealio. 'Is not n luxurv the modern man (nue deprive hlm " 0en '" " "tlU" ,lluc ""a ,"' j ituiiia uinL n iv ti lit t-fpciij S VIU1I I nun as sugar In hi rood v e actr make soiue'hing in this win that Is a" needrul 'is meitonl Details of ih piojict vvhiili Is umb POPULAR PERSONALITIES B THE LATEST TYPES OF THE 1 ' ' V rz2wmu?wjz i i ' i i ii- ii i i ymw....ii rr -y i ' Ml til AM COOPER in "WOMAN and -tbe LAW"- -Victoria the direction of ihe M "' , win recentlj disclosed In nn Inspiring meet Ing held In the Palace Theatre, New York, where Oeorge M Cohan Augustus Thomas, Mr. Sothern and Mr. Ames wen- I speakers The imperative need for vaudeville performeis accustomed to appearing without elaborate pcenory or larg ci panies was emphasized lis Mr Sotlinn who admitted that his whole training was of comparatively little use to hlm on the "Trench circuit" "I felt In confessed, 'that 1 was virtually useless for entertainment I went to Invcstl gate, but while I was erv eager to enteitnln. and tonsequently I persuadeu mjself to leclte, a thing I have uevei done before In m life I am sure 1 did not do It very well There was no -'."-' " .?", Vo" , "" " """ r ,i,. most vivid nlcture of con dltions 'over there ' was, however, paint led by Wlnthrop Amei Indeed. It was j J 'Z ? countS,seem 'worth I whlle recording here, both for the actor desiring to serve his country to the best of abilities and to the lajman whose financial support of this Y M. C A. plan .n. h-a.- siinli lnsnlrlnir fruit. The barrack Inside It there Is a center aisle, and on either side of this aisle is a double row ot bunks. This Is the soldiers home. "In some of the more Important camps there are separate auditoriums except 7 j - ,i..., -. n,.t in,, it,, .mi... that 'auditorium' is aitogetner too gTanu 'ft ivum, iui in' - ,. " "- -msi 1 huts xcep, that there are no tables or "PPK "J '"' '" Sometimes the lift stags has a, drop curtain, oiteuer no. m nnuo cue pojw nave IKH i F5 C4 w morns' 'tA v fmmmmWBBImkmm MARIE CARROLUMS5fl st)?air WlS V f Z painted u ludini. nlaiv b.u K ilrop ' It ,iliuo-t ilwavs repri-ventH .New York hai- hoi vvitl the Matuc ot Llbeitv I ou Ken whit happens to the show th.it drpends nn scenery and costume The fin t thai ou are coming to play there will hnn bet n clnlked mm week nllp.iil on Mm lilillrlhi linn lit milstiln Hi.. u . an, e In II " be" ,ae c w U,.an cheerfulness ami gajets and clean o k to vvelc. ,.e ..u 'laughter, and good catchy music and Vou , ,y UUnK-'tlmt tf ,ev are so stirring rec.ta.loiis and little swift pla.vs larved Toi entertainment us tint nrettv h, (nothing thits good of Its kind .... ....,' " .. ",V "i'I"1 "K" ' .r.Cl ,,,! .li .Inne n.,,1 that Is '.Made In III bovi sin nmrlv nnvthiiiir will be cnml eiioncli in tend them Well. I don t look .it our rcsponHlbllilv In quite that vva.v And there s another and a deeper leison vvhv wo ought to hend Hum mil ver best TIihv ale no longer bovs, but men men who teppect the dlgnit) of theli servile men that the American threatro e moot iilTntd to belittle bv sending to llicm .tuviliing but Its most respectful bet Ilul bv best, mind ou 1 don t mean MEREDITH in "OVER 4heTOP" Academy of Music cJACK PICKFORD in "Ml LEA-MINUTE KENDALL"-- Arcadlq .. J 1 mL i 'tEsmSM VmmW Xr I .XJ JBr ''HHTimcuSfHeiKy tsfi " ri s.-sirmi " - vara- itrnjiFvutitizr jtmhanttBui irvtiXmiut-jr v&& ft ,&&zz88?j . . sjt?,ffiumrmc mtm r-.- ww NCS o luio PSS1iBbPS mmi j m Wmmmmm.JmL.Jlmm mmX$Zmmmmmml FAHNIE STEDMAN in "THE (JEORGE M. COHAN REVUF." Forresl iilghhrovv Men the.v ma be, but when tln-v re at plav thej aio Just great, happv wholesome lino American bovs Thev li,um t lost theli tente of humor l'"r Instumv one dltMnn has taken for lls niolto. 'see America Kirst ' They don't mint von to 10-e jour sense of llUlnor W hell 5 Oil COlllO lo theill 'I lltv nnil well done,, (ind that Is 'Made III America ' "Hint's 11 made In America Vou II never wallre hou much It will mean to those bojs to have vou come SilOu miles to seivn tbeni how much thev need miu till J oil stand befoic vour (list Hiidlcme and get their welcome 1 envj vou that feeling Tho service we are nskcd to tin is not a dutj It Is a great privilege ' UFTKD FROM EV GRIFFITH HLJI - utuiice !hat the piesentation of llr-urtH of tho Woiltl' ut the lianltk theatre it emnt fiom nn furthei In (erfeifiite by the ceiiEors Is welcome new a for photo)la pations Mr. UilttUh's iitttute la in some wajs one of tne niohl ctruoidinai of Htreen product a The nar Monen nte ild, tliillllng and lin iirepi Main of them are photoKraphp nt oiliul flcrlitlrirc for In nrmii ilnn t film the producer had tho sanction of ttie lintlsn liovernmeni anu exceptional I "" "u iciirano s me leaning ni lists opportunities for seeing und perpetuat- I A recital for tho war relief fund will be nig in celluloid the 'real thing ' given in Ihe Hellevue-Straiford ball- 1 he story of the French village said loom on the evening of Maj 7 The par te, be Ham which provides the senti- tlcipauts will be Maj L'brej- Hotz, John mental Interest In the photoplay Is slm- F. Uraun, tenor . Harl Pfouts, violinist piv and dlrectlv prei-cnted Acton well and Kills Clark Huiniiiann. accompanist trained for motion camera work. Includ- ,Tie Anollo Orchestra under ti, ,iir., ing some of the pilnclpals In Jntoler- .." of J W F I email will eriv. . fn" nnce nortrav the leading roles I llllun I . . i-eman, will give an In- ami " I)orethyoUh Stobft hVmoii a?.a J la,l?n l" '" ,1,e I,roa1 sl-' tieorge Fawcett ore among these fea- IJra"'n,f n""a tomorrow afternoon tured plajers. The tame grasp of film ' " technique manifested uj Mr. Urlthth 4n f'.l'V KMPKV T17T r The birth of a .Nation" and ' Intoler-, u l 'll1-'1 1 ULL3 ance" gives force and distinction to the, HI' SPV f"l'l VITItfC new offering, fisiuestlonablv the nm. wr 3I J rt-ill 1 1 Ilia tiuler Is a mater of the resources of his I popular art The Hlm will have its first public presentation at the Carrlck this afternoon. , FIRST SPOKEN PLAY BY SCENARIO WRITER A proline writer of photoplays makes his debut as the author of a spoken drama in "Three Faces Hast," a new detective play, which cornea to the Uroad Street Theatre next week, He is Anthony Paul Kelly, the latest addi tion to the Cohan and Harris coterie ot American dramatists. , "Three Faces Kast" Is said to have, threats by mall and even bribery pro n"JJt0,7nlment a the Ac.dJmv of 'plenty of thrills and a curious lovelposals sent by enemies of the United Usio In ! conneetiSn v lib B.rmKm. storj threaded through Its prologue and Stotes To all threats and proffers the'n.v. nlcture. "Over the Ton" was held thre acta The denouncement brought about by a muster detective. in plot Faces indebtedness. secret prcuijiiB ma unm lur mo Buy ooys, OV er there nult and a few over TnUrSosv VftKiny ctiiu riiuiiih)t -MIT- ,,w.w... ..,,. w w...,.kV tfiKrnunnf, which forms the crux of "Three her .are ,o mlnJ Znce m. oSlt I noon Some of h- men in the offering , H. D Warner 'and Chauncey qioott Fast Mr Krllj acknowledg.. Beaeant Hn nev wil h. riv, . M In th- were nrores.ion. ;i'"'ww -no -r. irV" ."r., ""' "7 ". .."Winal to teveral official, high 'alphai-laj vr.o of l7i. Mlir bdik "-ant Ma w "'' ?- ''.H. '"H" Iffi t ,"V"P '7 -" -? Sa-" ft aervKo o? the AllUd oatfoJis- at the Acitdtiny Of JJuslo neit'subt. SLI rood aa '-real aaors." " . Vf u;k by KUxtiBra, I .Clamoima. cJUNE WALKER in "BACK AGAIN" Chesnur St. Opera House-- PHILADELPHIANS IN J. S. BACH FESTIVAL i Well-known Singers Will Par ticipate in Classic Chorals at LeliiH CONCKKTS OF THIS WEEK Mush al nrf.ilrs throughout the coun trv nie entering upon the late spring and sunuuci solstlip hut there Is oiip nrtNtli event of now national distinc tion which will c'nim Its annual share of attention This Is the Hethlehem llach festival to he held at Lehigh I'nlversl'v on May Jt anil I" Tho demand for tickets for this ti Iliiiie lo i-Inssic ill I Is reported to he fullv as great as ever John Sebastian Hacli. mtlstlcallv rkl llgure In niuslc, seem, eve. ywhere cAen.p.ed from bins against (Serinanlc J-'"' , , , r(T -" J"S "er nn" " ",", were piompiiv sneiveii " """ " the war began. Hich and. Htethoveii numbeis llguie promlnentlv on Minifit programs Pr I Kred Wolle will lei d the SD slngeis with the Phllndelphlii Orchestra nnd the .Moiiivbin Trnmhone Choir The soloists will be Mildred Kaas, Mae Hntz. Lmiii i Hoberts Merle Moock, Nlcnolas Doutv and Charles T. Tlttmann, some of wlutiii Phlladelphlaiis Foi the open ing session I'lldav cfternoon, the vvoiks iho'-eu are the cantatas 'Mv SILENT DRAMA MARY &AFLDEN in "Tho SPLEWD1D SINNER." S-tanley "-linn Nn- n lliaviness clods Time i the He--! unci o Shall ihe lirace that e dung udeli an ndc- of Mourn ing and the Magnificat The two aturdav m isions will bo devoted to HiicIih Mam In It minor, nt 2 o clock Ihe Ivvile' and tlloria ' and at S o clock fium tho 'Ciedo" to the end. The fiee conceit to be given at the u...,.,i iriKm is coinorrovv alter- tuwu tin iiiiiii, luinuiu i a iic i iieiuu9i theadmlrahle Philadelphia pianist, and ,lr "'"1 M" Henrj Hotz, lespectlvelj, Ihat Herman spies stll are active In this country was proved recently 111 the case of Seigeunt Arthur (Juy Hmpey author of ' Over tho Top" and hero of the Vlln rrwa iiti nlntiifn . ttc& ,.... nil. . which is founded on the book. Twice In one day the sergeant, who had taken time off from a motion-picture Btudlo to deliver several patriotic lectures In Peiin. sjlvanla cities, was mysteriously threat ened Hmpej-, who has been lecturing In be half of Americanism, the Liberty I.oan, the Hed Cross and tobacco funds for soiuiers. savs ne nas receiver! mnnv fighting American replies "Five mil- Hon Huns haven't been able to make the THEATRICAL INDICATOR FOR THE COMING WEEK Broad to Reopen With Sleuth Play by Paul Anthony Kelly Sergeant Empcy's Widely Read War Booh in Photoplay Form xi:w ArTn.crios lillOAO "Tlnee l'nces i:ast," a detection melodrama of spy Intrigue In the present war. Paul Antlionv Kelly, well Known ns a scenario writer here makes his debut us footllght plajwrlght. The cast assembled bj Cohan & Harris Includes Violet Hemlng nnd Ilmmct Corrlgan. ICMiKMV or M USIC "Over tho Top," nn aclaiitntlon of Guy lnipej s war book with the author nctlns the militant hero. Several Vltngrapli favor ites cue In the suppoitlns cait. COXTIXVIXO ATTHACTIOSH I OnnKST The George M. Cchan Hevur ile'crlbed by Its author as "A .Musical Conglomeration In Two Acts" The fun making Is often In the nature of pertinent satires on the season's dramatic successes but no special Knowledge of New York's hits Is neces saiv to tho enJoMiient of either the imnii or me music in ine company i nro Nora Dase Charles Wlnnlnger. harles How Clark, Llla Ilhodes and Kiederlck Santlev. llll.blXVT STIIKKT orKR A 1IOVSF. Hack Again.' with Weber and fields Jolntlj Illustrating the title of, "in cxir.nagnnza iieorge u iiuuni. nnil Prank Hummers have provided' the dialogue and Louis A. lllrrch the music featured In the cast are the ' nimble Doll) Misters The other plav-. t PA fllMllda Al&,n,lnp I'lfirllA ttnu.irrl I Latieforil i:nrl Tlenhnm. Olir.i Holler nnd Itubb De Keener. .J'C -Oh Hoy" dnlnt comedy, with sptightl' melodies bv .lerrme Kern . 1 i Wodehouse nnd Huy llolton hnvo furnished the amusing book and Ivrks The original -New ork com Ibiii, Including nna Wheatoii. Hall! loule Lvnne Oveimann. Marie Cai t loll and Stephen Malev Is Involved WKT.l'tlt 'The Man Who Came I Uack, ' .lulcs Hckert lloodman's verv i buccessful nielodrnmatlo pla. Ite Kenerntinu. through ndversltj, of a millionaire s ton Is the b.iKlo theme ' ---- -.--. fit, j IlllVUIt tlllll IMC V 1IIHU1MIU II IU cacl,PofCw hlc'h"Vle" flhP"lll? ' "'OW.IBO--T.I. Speedwa, Oirl-' in he excel ent ompinj ""J, M rv I 'n11ft,,0,,rrl ' "' ncln and fun Nash Ccnrad Nagel and Cliffoid I "Sh !?, , A .' T L"1 nc.l , w. 'i ?. ' L""l Oempse. I.at Week fl A t Ff -!. lilt H. si .... miimt tit-Hit'' ui lie urm David W. UrimthH elabo.ate motion picture. The film prevents a love storj against a luckgiouncl of war, fen which actual scenes wero photo-' graphed bj the producer rn the French battlefront 1h cast Includes Dorothv nnd Lillian (Jlsh, Hobbj Hairou und (,'eorge Fawcett. VAUDEVIU f: hKITIfS ' Kleurettes Dream of Per onne." a patriotic plavlet lntiodui ing Lnelv Duffllordon fashion models Hcckwell nnd Wood, l'nv and Moien e Courtnev, Flannlgan and Neelev In Off nnd On' . Foui Hards ni robats Hunting and Francis Three Chums in "A Few Moments at the Club '-kipper and Catstrup, and Frank Shields Lillet thro'weis GhOHV, 'Tile New Producer Maurice Free-inn nnd company, In "No ( till dreti A lowed '; Field and Hallldtj Franl Mullliis. "Dances D Art " Vrank Wlilttlcr. Lalla Selb'nl Armstrong nnd Jones Kahn and Hocne, and lllgley und Norton C.'Oi.S KEYS "'Ihe Fascinating Flirts ' with Phil Adams. Corelll and Clllette i Imrl'e McDonald, Je.innette Chllds Castellano and Zatido, and The Break away Ilarlows. first half of week Herchoff Troupe, in "Bohemian Life Regal and Mnek. Tom Mahonev l nnd Lena Auger Leonard and Louie and the Marlolt 'I roup?, lattci half of week ISKOADWAY llerschoff Troupe. James c Morton Tom Mnlionej. Leonard and Louie, The Mariott Tioupe. and 'The' Blue Bird" first hnlf of week 'The Bandbox Revue" Conwaj nnd Fields I rthur Barrett, (iruett Kramer nnd Oruett. and ' Her One Mistake ' phcto Plav. latter half of week llf..MU ;. V fius Hdwardss' elaboiate ' llandbo llevue" Wnltel llrower Sherman Hanks and coinpanv. The Sterlings, and "Lest We Forget,' pliotoplav, first half of week CIa Ciouch, In 'Oh Vou Devil . J.mies c Morion "The Street Irchlns" ami 'Taizau of the Apes," photoplay, lat-, lei half of week. (.KAMJ 'The borest File,' Laiigdoii i MeCoimlck's diaiiin In three scenes nuu two tableaux; ah mine and Bell, Al Abbott Leonard nil Wllllanl Shepherd and Dunn and tenth eplode ot "House of Hate," piiotopliiv IVI.OMA1 DeLaey. Itloe and Ccm Italic Ill ' l,0lia Tlnrn.it.. ', t ,. . Munlklns Alice Hoje. and "Hrowii of Ilaivnrd" plioloplaj i viv rinnoviiie. with (leom I! Heed: Nevlns nnd Mnso Kauilsnmt and Company, and "Liielalmed Uoodb," photoiilaj tnAintK ui.us .S7 I.N t.KY 'Tho Splendid Sinnei." the second scieen plaj with Mirj (larden In the chief role Kate Jordou wrote tho scenario, and Hani Iton Hevelle Is the leading man. Uoldvvju made the production il'Al.AVi: "Ihe Danger Game," a com 'GARDEN'S NKW FILM IXEMOTIONAL KFY "The Splendid Sinner" Adapted Prom Kale Jordan's Mviil Modern Slory From hundreds of s'orles submitted bv distinguished wrlteii Jaiy Harden and Ooldwjn's advlrorv lard selected Kute Jordan s 'The Splendid Shiner" for the singers Eecona appearance in motion the tieneva ueci iross pictures, of which Phlladelphlaiis Willi The actrest-es of the stage women s have un opportunity "to Judge next week ar relief are living up to their pa at the Stanlej Theatre I trlotlo traditions, latelj demonstrated In Pltrheil in a Mvh vmniinni t ... i. their successful efforts for the third .1,. .,- J iniLnw ?? ' y ' I-lbertv lxan The members of the the storj of The Splendid Sinner " oh, Hoy" company, now at the I.vrlc, With the half-world at her feet as the will visit the work rooms at 2021 Wal nilstress of Itudolph Von Horn. Dolores nut stieet and offer their services to Faigis Is made mlserah e by her con. the cause science She despises the man whose chattel she Is and when Anally she breaks with him she seeKs solace in the quiet of the country Hugh Maxwell, a young phjslcian meets her and falls under her spell They are married, nnd not until Von Zorn confronts his former mistress does Maxwell know what man ner of a woman he has married He leaves her In anger and bitterness Serving humbly and tirelessly, Do' I lores Is next seen In a French hospital under Herman guard, A wounded soi dler entrusts her with dispatches he Is bearing to the French In a buist ot feeling husband and wife recognize each othr. Hut they are not to be happy, for both are arrested for consplracj'. Hy a splendid sacrifice Dolores enables her husband to escape over the lines. The price of her daring she pajs In a dis play of heroism. Show by Camp Meade Boyi The final rehearsal of the big vaude- .'v.' .ci.." ..... ".----- at Camp Meade on Thursday nleht last The soldier will Blv pr'ormances edv, featuring Madge Keunedv, first half of week Hy ltlght of Pur chase," brings Norma Tnlmadgp In the leading role, latter half of week ARCADIA "Mlle-A Mlnuto Kendall," with .lack Plckford. Lottie I'lckford nnd Lruisc Huff In the principal roles The film has been adapted from tlu play of the same name b Owen mvis. VICTOMA "Woman nnd the Law with Miriam Cooper In the chief feminine pirt Tho play hns been written around tho De'-nullcs case nnd was directed bv It A Walsh ... r. T Ilravo and Hold features lleorge Walsh In "!'ort-fort at Corf IViin " first half of week 'The Ilig Rest Show on Karth," Is a circus pie tuie stnrr ng Hnld llennett, latter half of week. ?'''! VB - Let's Get a Divorce, with Illllle lluike. Urn half of week ' l'n claimed floods," with Vivian Martin hitter half ot week. I.OVVS1 ".Mr. 1,-It." with Douglas J'nlrb.inks OIll'llKl'M "I.et We I'orgel with lllta Jcllvet. nviu.r.sQi i: l .IS O ' The Spiegel Itevue tnti odnf lug musical rmnedv and audevllle tpeclaltles The coinpanv of flft In- ludes Mldglo 'Millet, llnir.v Sheppel nll.iliHU Hi others .lohniiv Walter -Ma Clinton and the California frlo trlbuted bv Athena IM Itogers and John Ulaik head the comedians i iiiiri .,. . n iv , ck I ''"1 ,T.?,a. P..''S. ' ...:!h'I consisting of a burletta in two nci and flvo scenes, The cast Is headed bv Mlna Sch.ill, Jennnetie Molir, Kred lleeb and Ilarr) Kav CHIC HKADLINKR One of l.ailj DufT-dordon's "nun neqiiiii'," who will appeur al heilh's in llie plav lei, "I leurelte's Dream at I'cronne." modk .MA,rvu ins l CJ AKIT bHOW I'roeceds of l.adv DulT-Cordon's Ke eilli Ail for 1 rcnili Relief Work 1 Chailty is the Justification of the dls- , play of sattoilnl splendor In wartime which Ladj Duff-Gordon has lecently 'presented in vaudeville The exhibit Is "iado In n lantomlmlc, musical revue called Fleuietle'a Dieam at I'cronne,' which will be seen at Keiths The- i""e next "eeK llle l'ronts of the vaude llle tour aio to go to Secours Franco Amerlcalu Pour It Fianve Devnstee of whlcli the fashion expert's sUter, Hlinor Glju, Is president French villages now In lulns will ucnuhe a building fund as a icsult of this levue of modes l.adv Duff-Coidon gave seveial exhibi tions foi charltj- 111 New York last vear 'I ho entertainment of two hours and r half has now been condensed to a half hour for vaudeville "Fleurette's Hi earn at Peronne con cerns a little French girl who dreams of a ballroom triumph In costly gown I.ady Duff-tlordon appeals in person In the sketch, aided bj1 her "mnmien.ulna " Patriotic- Sluge Women It was Charlotte Cushmun s check for $2000 which gave potent Impetus to the lied I'ross In America during the. Civil War The famous tragedienne was the cjnosure of the American theatre goer when she contributed to the wai relief which was first known us the Sanhary Commission and latei called elium Willi a Modem Touch An anachronism almost flew Into the historical photoplay 'Cleopatra," when the battle of Attlum scene, which will be one of the big features of the mo tion picture at tlu Vlctorla'on May 13 wan being staged bj the Fot company at Dalboa, Cal Just as the lombat be tween the forces of joune Octavjus and Mark Anthony was under way, n flock of airplanes from the national avlutlou ramp San Diego, skurrled across the sky high abnve the floman and Hgjp tlan fleets The camera man was quick try-turn his lens from the spectacle ttwd men. hovering over a naval fray dated 2000 jeara ago. would have been novel and disconcerting even in the movies. Superb Casl in "Out There" 'Out There." J. Hartley Manners's ad mirable war play, which Is to tour the country for the benefit of the Hed Cross during the forthcoming drive, vylll be presented at the Metropo it n Opera House on the evening of May IB, Among the notable actors and actresses, all of whom have volunteered their services, to he seen In Hie performance will h nnr. Arllss. Ueorge M Cohan. Mrs. Flske, Julia Arthur James T Powers. O 1 Heajgle, i&i 'iJh. fJl
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