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."
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Successful Calamltj ArllsV n "ilamll-
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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
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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
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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
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that 'auditorium' is aitogetner too gTanu
'ft ivum, iui in' - ,. " "- -msi
1 huts xcep, that there are no tables or
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,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
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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
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in "OVER 4heTOP"
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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.
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