ADELPHI; ''OUT 'THERE," METROPOLITAN; GEMRD PtiOTOPLAfrMMSf P -'V 1 V GIFTED ACTORS WHO WILL MAKE "OUT THERE" UNIQUE IN STAGE ANNALS f American Reserve, French Frankness and Their Effects on War Plays "Three Faces EasC'' Needs Drastic Editing ttnllkely (hat any fulUpropor- i war piay.cnureiy wormy or its HI be written In either Britain while the conflict endures. (taking audlencei are thy or .intimate emotionalism. Thel P dramatic thrills and "strong file largely a theatric one. with a direct personal applt- rlns no easy acceptance from ay-soers. fthe daring of genius, James M. nometlmes challenges this retl- ut even he Is wont to take a ; refuge In the mists of elfland. 1 with those mollifying vapors rent New York playlet, 'The frd." In which a young British I 'reluctance on departing for the address his slro as "drar ;la developed with characteristic , the author has acutely sum- ithe whole situation. It has jeertaln commentators to regard Mfrv -AWiWWWm EH' f kAAAT EjA YJtmWWWWr W' t' 'I K1 :ZITELKA DOLORES eat in the cait of the new comedy. -'See You Later." .revealed at the Adelphi The atre on Monday aian" and now a movie writer, Anthony Paul Kelly, submits another crude foot light specimen In "Three Faces nast." Neither the patriotism nor the type of this play can be impugned. Spy melo drama can be extremely stimulating and, as Gillette proved In "Secret Sen Ice," it may even approach the quality of a classic. The whole fault In the Broad's current offering Is In execution, never Intention. ' George M. Cohan, one of the pro. ducers of the piece, wits an attentive spectator and listener at Its local premiere last Monday night. It Is hinted that ho Intends revising tho play dur ing tho summer. One wonders whether he hadn't better employ his Incontest able cleverness In writing nn entire new nelodrama on his own account. Editing Mr. Kelly's work will Involve the following formldabto duties: creat ing a Secret Servlco heroine, who Is not a numskull; subjecting the action, now smacking strongly of tho screen, to footllght technique; eliminating long discussions of events with which the audlenco Is already acquainted, prun ing out Innumerable lncuiis:stcncles ot motivation, rewriting the whole dia logue. With this prospect ahead of him there should be few Idle dog days for tho author of "Over There !" Mr. Kelly has pftlnly been enamored of tho popular school of trick playwrlt- Ing, In whU;h footing the audience until tho final curtain "tag" Is tho standard procedure. Amid tho ovorcolorlngof rapid melodrama this complete reversal of S situation, which William Arcler learn edly calls n "perlpety," Is legitimate enough. But tho author ot "Three Faces K.ist" has abused his privileges. So many persons In his play are not what they seem that they hardly seem what they arc when the real truth Is at last revealed. (FA III i ll, '' im W GOJ3CJSl JL&UISJ- ORCHESTRAS FACE SHORTAGE IN MUSIC 01 Linguistic lapses of a Tentative Cast BVlO.UStA a spring "trv-out," de signed to determine the possibilities of tho production for next season, the piece is Interpreted by a plainly experi mental cast. The quality of this per. sonnel Is excellent, but fitness of the actors for their respective roles does uot seem to have especially Influenced the selection. If Mr. Cohan should remake the play, keener discrimination In casting It may 'well be used next fall. In the tentative presentation, Kmmett Corrlgan, an authoritative and experi enced actor In certain parts. Is decidedly unsulted to portray tho subtlo and mysteriously formidable German secret War Multiplies Difficulties of Procuring New Scores From Europe AMERICA'S OPPOBTUIS'ITY Planning for next season, the leading orchestras of tho land nro ruling little anxiety nbout patronage. The solace i and stimulus of tmtslc In wartime was thoroughly well attested this vchc, and the principal Instrumental organisa tions enjoyed (substantial prosperity. The difficulty Is not In finding thn public, but In laving up tho muslc.il stores for Its appetite. Not only Is there a definite shortage of new com- j posltloni, but musical scores In general nro hard to obtain. The best and mot practical editions of many Russian works are published In Germany. JThey are now, of course, unprocurable. Spain Is said to be developing a vigorous school of modern composers, but their products are seldom Imported, nnd It Is not easy to find satisfactory delivery t'nnnnf is. AAAAAAAAAy? AAwJWWWWWW A H A- -Sfc. ' vv tm Jm IH HIHBI HK8H H&LEN- WJLP& EBBEkm W y'czA AXTHap-" rHB 41BBBB1 PHENOMENAL CAST FOR RED CROSS PLAY Cream of Stage Art Will Adorn 'Out There'' at Metro politan ONE PERFORMANCE HERE ziw-ii;? TJiyjoR however, been irp"nteilly drafted for service during Hh- last season The standard TschalkowsUy works now en Joy marked popularity Nevcitheless, satiety, Willi respect to tho "Pnlhctlnue" and otlicn by its coinpnsor. Is n pds slblllty. rertnlnly no sueli li.iudlc.ips as the present with tc-pei't to matcr.al havu ever confronted our concert dhec tors In Anieilcan musli-nl nnnals. The Phllailelphlii Orchrstta nian.igp. ment Is nlieady plniinlng for n slrpnuth- GOJ?G S7 COHAN-.. The pait of Norman will be sung by Lewis Jiiines Howell, baritone, and Angus I) Paul W Towner, basso. rnurpased In luter Is the cast which will present "Out Theie" in aid of the Ked Cioss drive at the Metiopolitan Opera House for the single performance of Wednesday, May 15 "All-star com pany" Is a much-abused phrase, and Inaccurate uo has vitiated Its force. Hut In this Instance the original meaning Is revived with scrupulous fidelity. It Is a simple fact that In the whole history of the American stage no play has ever enlisted at once the services f so many distinguished actors ns .1 Hartley Man ners's war drama. The chronic statistician comes forward THEATRICAL INDICATOR FOR THE COMING WEEK Musical Farce With Bolton-Wodehousc Book and Jean Schwartz Music to Open Spring Engagement. Gerard's Chronicle of German Days Filmed .v;ir ATTiiAcrioxa ADi:i.PItl"Hee You Later," musical comedy ndaptatlon of "The Girl Krotn Hector's." Guy Hollon nnd 1 a. AVodehouse, perhaps the cleverest of con temporary librettists, wrote tlio book. The scoro Is by Jean Schwartz and i William :. Peters. In tho cast nro Mabel McCane, Herbert Corthelt. Charles Itueslcs nnd Charlotte Granville. l'OItnESr"My Koiir Years In Germany," n screen adaptation of James W. Gerard's widely read historical record. Tho picture lias the sanction ot tho ox-,mbassndor. who has highly praised the portraits of the notable personages entrusted to tho film nctors. Halbert Ilrown enacts the author of Hie Illuminating cxposo of German diplomacy. BIxOAD "Three Paces Katt." a rietec- ns a vigorous hero. The scenario la by C. Gardner Sullivan. 1 crOA-Mi-.-cicopatra." William Fox's film piny picturing the life of Hgypt's alluring queen. Theda Wara will play the enchantress of the Nile. The bat tie of Actlum Is a special feature. KEflEST "Illders ot the Night," with v lola Dana, first half of week. "Peg of tho Pirates." with Peggy Hyland, hitter half of week. BTJIAXD "Hlle a-Mlnute-Kendall." with Jack Pickford, first half of week, "The Biggest Show on JJarth," with Enid Bennett, latter half of week. " LOCUST "Hlch Man Poor .Man." with Marguerite Clark, first half of week. 'An Allen Knemy." with Louies Glaum, latter half of week. BURLESQUE CM 81X0 The Burlesque "Wonder Show offering tho two musical comedies, 'Cnfo do Ornft" and "A Merry Mix 'P " "Sliding" Billy Watson, Is the leading comedian'. rilOOADEHO Girls 'in a musical com edy offering, Heading the cast are Harry Kelly, Blllie Hart and Llbby Blondell La Mona will contribute a special dance feature. GAYETY "The Cheer-Up Girls," In a melange of musical comedy feature nnd vaudeville. Among the principals nre Jim Dally. .Too Hose, Emma Koh ler and Mile. PI F. Pmedlng'tho cantata thero will be'a,wltl1 ,ho daggering announcement that short program of numbers by the chorus and solos by l;lsa l.vous Cook and Mr, Tnw ner. pa v ment of the combined ordinary sat arles of these plavers for one vear would Involve tho expenditure of J3,00(),00ii, nnd Hint in order to make the production even moderately profitable the price of seati would soar to $30, Mere lucre. hrmeier, Isn't always a guarantee, or nrtlstt, and In this rase deduction Is There Is naturally a tendency Justir"f" personnel for nct season. Save now to treat tho composers of our nlllts for 'he leslgnntlon of Daniel Maminire. generously on orchestral programs. , the llrst flutist, none of the thliteen The policy Is commendable not only changes In the orchestra h ranks Is nf ftom the patriotic standpoint, but be- really prime Importance The newcomers cause v ears of devotion In i-lnswtp Bcores. . vv III doubtless In- ut Kiihvtfintltil nrti,tt. though a product of the old un-Prusslan- worth A tir-t flutist of sterling tnl- lieu Uermnny, has rendered us some- t'"s. Is. moreover, under consideration, what neglectful of vigorous new musl. In addition to tho regular palis of cal movements In Latin lands. Trench twentv-llve (oncerts on the I'lill.nlelnlil.i composition nnd Its slsier. thn Ttpidnti schedule. Mr. s:tii.Muki.i ..an r.i. .i.i..... have had especially flourishing llfo for , conuirts out of town mxt venr .'ho .u.. Uuncr ot a century, nnil such win ie submitted lu New York, lom narnes ns Debussy, Salnt-Saens, Dukas, posing tho orchestra's first regular series D Indy, Itabnud, Cesar Kranck and I there, ten In Plttsbuigh, three In Cleve. Itavel nr nmnnir i. mn. A...tn . I., to.,,1 ... I.. ..i n ... ... modern music. But the trouble Is that I 'ngton and tho same number In res ec- , T"p, eUk ' 1,Int,1"'r "'", " ,,arrl!,1t'r, of i'-f , Be ,',, J e rBe, " " i' ' Jlr ' with the exception of Camtllo Saint- tlvely Baltlmoro nl Wllmlnii.'.n Ontario, u second was a .voung doctor. Klskc. Julia Arthur, James T. Powers, Saens. these comnosers raid) frlmVti I ualTlmoro and Wilmington. wn ,, joungest was a student at Ilurr Mcintosh. James K. Haikett, II. as tone Painters 'wilt, en U 7'" I ?'(il11 I','K?".!l ""?.' lJb?':lrr . Warner. O. P. Heggle. Chauncey 01- try they characterize In music a verse.' T,le ""' Tee Sunday afternoon V"' the li ftintrv while tho doctor ti C',U-Me.otge J"'ne. Helen Ware, Picture, a scene, a memory or an .,.." " '.' "B 'caue'n 'or tlie Klne Arts with tho medical corps Thev hav J," "f, " "," ",u'"ll!',ur' "' pin, uui PUlcr of Three Patriot Tbeij" Is n deep 'personal aspect of ti.fl t iuIwip'u Itili.rouf In 1 lin i U t Tills vvllisoine member 'I tho VVener ana i) niraicurai. mi me ami in Plelds orKimlzatlon In "Back Again," nt ' "out Theie" will offer their services the Chestnut Stiett Optra House, has free It Is the long-rccognlzed scale of tin co brothers In the runllict. She is their abilities which will make the pro a native of Toronto The patilotlc trio ductlon memorable enlisted ns soon as Canada enteied the nil ti.tx2iiii;; iiisLliuillc Kiliay liiciuue.s fw service agent. Ills interpretation is some or halnt-Saenss scholarly but not li.aw. noi to sav dcnresslng. and hlsl-'r'" "'ireu riions in tins neld are episode. Verv few or ihon. n i, I will be given tomorrow nfterimon m s regarded as symphonl&ts and tho sym-! 'c,ock' Tno participants will be Mrs. Phony. Is the cornerstone In the strnr. John B. Miles, violinist: Anton Homer. ture of nn Instrumental program French horn plajcr, and Philip H. J lie Kranck and Itabaud symnhonles uoepp. Pianist. Additional brasses will aro regular season visitors. Occasionally : bB Ileard In the Brahms horn trio, which .M uo a sijt-viui leaiuro 01 tno ptotraui. iject as "typically British." but MdMness of Americans to compre- .; Is significant. The average Mind would find neither n prob Ja crisis In puch material. & f ace vs. Polcnancy rartlme OITerlncs disparate viewpoints are strlk- manifested tn the nature of the kr dramas and those of the eaklng world. Tarls. with able tragedy at her gates, Is tto be profoundly moved at its f.slmulatlon before the foot- Americans nnd Britishers tf Inclined to brand these exhl- rVin bad taste." It Is not that' aid of facing facts, but that and terror of the war puo- sed upon the stage seem r,'of an outrage upon private The French are tempera- rj.averse to grasping such for- hl traits. Formerly they were fat what they called Anglo-Saxon rlcan "reserve." Entirely re- taow, they are still deeply pur- aped praise upon Henry Born- yt emotional war play. "L'CIe- L'Jvrew York, while recognlzlnr refused to tolerate Its throb ity Admirably acted by rge and able associates, the down to predestined failure, liable thai Henri Batallle's ones" will cross the ocean wartimes. Insufficiency ce" Is the drawback. however, upon our stage pportunlty for playwrights telling artifice of swift rlotlo melodrama or. anDre- pwealth, of material In the aucta of the conflict; The ;that Philadelphia has seen ln4ed, alona- tuner one of ibut' It li eurprlslnr "how dramatists have held them M V tAw "C'ettlac Together." "a spectacular mosaic, only atedVMuise of,jthe 'pres. f the aeason. By far Ml "strata. Y. Tennyson V U.-'fUrm'ooi, responsible npi aemetiy, -imeiy hoi- f, R. 1tmt$'ptrrt , author oeiai (, -ywrl iMWarutlOBa were tut Mt and Wf 'twmlTiwfte elr- Jt(f(Uier,s a,lalrljvef. lrpi aa i revealeO. sjj.. J -5 - y ,.h yj French accent, with which he fools the Kngllsh Home Secretary, isn't even crcd. lble enough to deceive a correspondence school student of languages. The German In tho piece Is almost equally bad. Von Belke's name Is per sistently mispronounced as though Its final syllable were "key." Violet Hem lng, who Impersonates the lady sleuth. Is an Invariable offender in this regard. The Teuton spy chiefs who employ her never seem to notlco the error and ac credit her with being a lojal compatriot. Her very typical Brlttlclsms of speech would promptly unmask the whole game anywhere'but In stageland. Zeppelin Raids Knter Slngeland THi: most hopeful and, indeed the only genuine, novelty In "Three Faces' East" Is the effectlvo suggestion of the Zeppelin raids, conveyed In sounds In- ' dicatlng alarms, airplane whirring, anti-aircraft guns and "all-clear" signals. The two night-attack episodes are ad mhably handled. By revealing Interior1 Bets and making use of an eerie medley ot off-stage noises the Illusion Is much mole successfully sustained than If any spectacular scenic exhibit of aerial war fare had been attempted. The pulse tingling stimulation of these melodra-' matte moments is Indicative of the possibilities of an Anglo-American va riety of war play. Mr. Kelly was not skillful enough to grasp other opportu nities as well. That's why his' play misses fire. Swift Courses of Koolllcht Stars NB doesn't have to be an octo genarian to recall the last previous all-star production comparable in bril liancy of names with that of "Over There." which as the theatre's contribu tion to the lied Cross drivo wllj be given here on Wednesday night. And jet In lining up the celebrities of Joseph Jefferson's memorable stellar revival of "The Itlvals," and those who will be In volved In the Hartley Manners play the realization that a complete stage cycle has pissed since 1196 Is rather dls. quletlngly keen'. Only two of the Jef fersonlan notables Nat Goodwin and "William II. Crane still hold the stage. It has become a critical "cliche" to de ter I be the latter as a "veteran actor." All their associates In that famous cast are either "dead or retired. The list Includesbesides Jefferson Robert Taber. Joseph Holland, E. M Holland, Francis "Wilson. Mrs. John Drew, Julia ariowe ana ranoy ;tice. in the foot llght aodfac the stars' courses are ex osvedingly swift, H, T. CRAVEN. submitted. And here the list thins out. Trt plttt" Tlnn.i AI,Tht..l, . I. i. il . .. . .. . ..,..,. u... . .,vj .'..km .tlltl II II. Illl- I IIII.IIIPIHMT'1 jb may ua mill some nru t.inr f:ii in aia. nA .. in t. t ... ,. . i ... ....,. .t.- . i..... sympnonles exist which nre unknown to at 1710 Chestnut street next Wednes- Tlioatre next sinsoti and the Do Lancey our orchestral organizations, but war , day evening The program will Include "inct Pl'li?re will be oieiated liy time Is not suitable to the prosecution selections by Scarlatti. John Bartlett i1 A Nflt,a'l?' ".'"i. mH.' et',n f's"' of artistic discoveries and our conduc- Brahms. Hue. Grieg. Lokfler Dellu, and , IVV'ar' D? ,,Ms .1,1 n's tors no longer make their fruitful Euro- Itles and three Canadian folksongs, policy respecilng his i new ncu5lsltl?,n pean trips In summer. . v ,,... ' , . et t,C(,n announced, hut it tin. 'llN ieouimuin will tin- The Camden Choral Soclct quesuonuuiy uo ji oest to cope with the direction of Mr. George the situation. To some extent the Kr-.iu. win ini- Muv rim..!.., ."n... illtinvlati nnnntrlA. rr. t. Ka .i.n...u .... ...i ,. . .. . t .... ... liere -,! ,.,. nr- .nm ..u. ."" " "' " ".i".. .'.""""""'"."''' '", """'". l". ."" to continue his pie-ent duties nt the :'.:." "."... .. "'" "'i'"oniisneiu iuesoay evening, aiay n in tne Brollli ills nersonal representative at In France and I'landetH, but noiio of "ho will read an address, which Presl them has been wounded Each has dent Wilson Is expected to write. Elea galned promotion, tho joungest rising ' nora De Clsneios, tho grand opera con front it prlvnto to a first lieutenant, tralto, formerly with the Ilnmmereteln while the doctor has become a major. troupe, will lead the singing of "The Star - Spangled Banner." The production Is made under the Joint management of Klaw & Erlanger, George ". Tiler and Cohan & Harris. The en- Lillle Tlicatrc Under New Management Buelnh E. Jay vtlll retlie from tho tiro proceeds will be turned over to the I!d Cross, Then of the principal cities nf the country, all east of the Missis sippi, except St Louis, will bo visited. The opening performance will be given In Washington on Monday night, with tlve melodrama of spy Intrigue In the present war. Paul Anthony Kelly, well known ns a scenario writer. Is the nuthor. The cast assembled by Cohan Hnrrls Includes Violet Iteming and Einmctl Corrlgan. C1IE.1TXUT sntEET OPERA HOUSE "Hack Again." with Weber ami Fields Jointly Illustrating tho title ot this extravaganza. George It. Hobart nnd Frank Stammers have provided the dialogue and Louis A. Hlrsch the music. Featured In the cast nro tho llinblo Dolly Sisters. The other play ers Include Alexander Clarke, Howard Langford, Earl Bcnham, CWga Holler and Itubby Dc Remer. Last week. LYRIC "Oh Boy," dolnty comedy, with sprightly melodies by Jeromo Kern. P. G Wodehouso and Guv Bolton have furnished the amusing book and ljrlts. The original New York com pany, including Anna Wheaton, Hall Forile, Lvnne Overmann. Mai le Car loll and Stephen Maley, Is Involved. C, A RRICK "Hearts of tho World." David W Griffith's elaborate motion pkiuie. Tho film presents a love story against n background of war, for which nctunl scenes were photo graphed by tho producer on tho French li.-tltlefrnnt. The cast Includes Dorothy and Lillian Glsh, Bubby Hanon and titorgo Fawcct. VAUDEVILLE LEITIVS Bessie McCoy Davis assisted by Thomas Conkey nnd Henry Coote, In "A Period Dance Ilevue"; "Married Via Wireless," musical comedy headed by Queenle Williams; Santley anil Norton, Fink's mules, The Great Leon, , magician Milt Collins, Lester, ('raw , fold and Helen Ilrodericlc. Miller nnd ' Cnpmaii, and the Lunette Sisters. GI.IHIE "The Vacuum Cleaner." musl-1 cal comedy: the Dairy Maids, the J Platinum Models, Corbctt, Shepherd and Dunn, Chniles McDonald, JacK I Morrlssey nnd coinpan), Green audi -Miller, Julia Curtis, the Mariott Tioupe, nnd Al and Lena Anger. CROSS KEYS "The Firefly," operetta;' Armstrong and James, the Fodr Cns-1 tei, Cnntwell and Wnlker. first half' nf week. Lillian Herleln, 1'iank Mtil-1 , lane, Stephenson anil Nugent, latter i half of week. W.'0,t)ir,ir Lilian Herleln. "Oh. You' Devil." niusicl comedy; Italllgnn and I Sjkcs, Mareunl and Steele. and 'True Blue, photoplay, first half rf week. "The New Producer," musical comedy j "Pietty Baby," Jessie Standlsh, the Four Casters, Paull and Boynes. nnd "Bravo and Bold," photoplav, latter half of viieek. WILLIAM PEXX "The Forest Fire," si ectacular melodrama ; Jlminlo Lucas. Mason and Coles, nnd "The Shuttle," photoplay, first half of week. Halll Kali and Syke.s, Bojd and Danville. Jack Mcrley, nnd "Woman and Wife," photoplay, latter half of week. .V.VO.V "Oh. Jlr. Detective." musical comedy; Emily Smiley, In "Aren't TlieyWonderH" : Alice Hove; "Play ing the Game," photoplay. COLOXIAIi Oetnvla Handworth, In Salvation Sue" , the Gladiators, '. c feU ,mr li BESSIE M'COY DAVIS Widow of Rirltard Harding Davis. Tlie one-time "Yama Yama girt will be a Keith hcadliner next v eck. SAIGA'S CLEOPATRA TYPICAL OF FILMS Interpretations of the character of Cleopatra, the Ptolemaic queen of .fsji. " i-i-u more variaoie man lv. under derstood that the Little Theatre will the President, Cabinet members. Govern- ' qui yj -Oh tint Meloilv " mu.lpii 1 Wentlliw. "fufcn N-w .l-.r'ln" 1" nm!e "i"tl.in '""i" S"!."'"! "i."?'"", ""t d,lK,,lt,arlfH eW. with Goid.e Collins; Jo" Ccou Cross of JS.u4VSr;. The iew" "lirteml" "'.'.'i ' L T' ' Ulplo,na,S '" Kninplali. and Bell, . I C.Morton. 1 toy f attendance. There Is nothing experimental about of genuine merit, as Mr. Stokowskl has auditorium of the Camden Y M C. A. the Little Theatre will be Samuel Haley, i tho vehicle. Mr. Manners's woik has SCREEN STARS PURSUING THEIR ORBITS IN NEW PRODUCTS OF THE STUDIOS 0 NewFeaMrei at WoodIde Park Tto lverUM't;Wocdslde Park are WtuaOflphla's quota MMSta. j'JUmantr th . Lfm Melhe sjHHsK Wfc. mt. W i0S&u:lBB.jm-f 4 i TwK KTHELMAN5v jt . ,' i . rT?TO r MARY 5ALTER inMcmSrrsS . ' yAMNA MILSSOH in J in-M'LI&S" YATES 'A7cadiaSc ' ?S "HEART of -the SUHSHT?- Palace .. . i'iilL '56)' Hl 4mm NTwtiVUHP KmmwM:?tT??:.;y mW'mMM 1iV'iiua nnH TaUo1 Unrrv T.n. ' those Of Hamlet. In the lnttni- In.in... Jnpnneso Juggler; and "Mr. Fix It," ,ll n-t,lal Shakespearean text, although t.i.ninnt.v I a source of some . disparate theories. ,....w, ....,, . liaa il ivrtnltl cril ri Intr utnKtll... n cernlng the enchantress of the Nile, neither historians nor dramatists agree Shaw's Cleopatra Is closely akin to the model n "flanner" tvne. nert. cnnnottiah ami sprightly. Shakespeare conceives ner in tin- t;ranu manner ana she Is nnd Arthur, and photoplay FEATURE FILMS "House of Hate,' tLATLIih 1ILMS la somewhat - similarly Imposing siren ST AX LEY "Milss." film version of m Dryden s "AH for I.ove." Sardou. Bret Harte's California romance 1 ,n,ore. tnan"ny of the playwrights, em- Mary Plckfoid will essay ?he tUlTrole Jld" " emotlo"al' melodramatic so long acted on the stage by Annie And now the movies have their sav lixley. Theodoro Itoberts, Thomas about Maro Antony's seductive evil Melghan and Tilly Marshall are In genius. Cleopatra Is dubbed a, "vam- iim i.nat nire." This Is only natural. In fllminnri .I'lLACE "Heart of thn tSiinuet .. .there are three principal types ot ! ..-n'-riiV," fcaen'sry'of Z ISSVZSSS S'SSSS' American occutatloii of Vera Cruz, portray the Queen of Egypt at the Vie- Anna Q. Nllssou has tho leading torla next week. Is hardly 'suited to th feminine part 1 Shavian conception of the part. Sardou .4J.T,tM "Selfish Vales," another film ,no.re in her line, and It In therefore of western life with Wl.I.nn, S. Hart Eoii& !iS &SSS&,VSX Davenport models. Years ago we llttla ' PIT AlITNTr nV rii'Dinn'O suspected that these gorgeous creatures rlL.iVllij Ul' OlMtAuUa i were "vamps," but that Is certainly how urtrvi. Ttlim n-r riem "'" movie mall sees them, IJUUK. IKUb I(J I'ALI , The Fov production In which Miss uara win appear is saia to nave been The dramatic element history receives exnresslon version nf Jnmes W. Gerard's ing book. "Four Years In This carefully prepared motion pic ure ! shades of Salamls and Its predecessor. Is In many vvavs unicpie In scieen an. i aaianus ano its preaecessors I nals, The hand of the fiction wilier " ' has not been laid upon the scenario nni TfiY Wnni'IinilSP The scenes disclosed nre hosed unoii i UUI' ' Jl- WULIl2.tlUUsh actual facto, most of them furnished bv the ex-ambassador. Supplementing the , T In authentic I Ke wiin u Keen regara tor historical , In i hi S ! accuiacy. Thirty thousand persons.are i llhimln-it Mnvniveu ne entuusiastic press agent fiprmnn?. " declares that the Actlum scene will PICKFORD Stanley BOBBY HARR.ON in "HEARTS of the WORLD ". , Garrick been praised as the best of war dramas In our lunguage. It accents, both the tragedy and comedy of the conflict and Is said to be by turns touching, Inspir ing and amusing. The theme suiriresia the sort of material which Dickens .mum ucveiun were 119 alive today. The central figure is a poor child of the Lon don slums, who passionately desirous to do something "out there" becomes a Bed Cross nurse. The scene shifts to the front and In the hospital episodes, with their touches of fun and pathos, Mr. Manners Is said to have attained his hlgh-water mark as a dralnatlst. Ills best known play, heretofore, has been "Peg o1 My Heart." "Out There" was given w'lth an ex cellent. though less effulgent cast In New York during the season of 1916-17, and this year It was most successfully re vived. The piece has never been seen beyond' the Broadway terrain. iteien warn wm'iiavn tne part of i r- : 1 ; demonstrated' In his exploitation of Hart ley and Edgar Stlllman Kelley, Amer ican composers now have exceptional chances to. appeal.' Doubtless next sea mnn wa ahall also hear mora of Slb 1Iim,'-Um gifted Finn, If the scores can M aaiiinea,- Min.aainwui. inetiiauan. KARL DANE asBLTHMANN- THEDA BAFiA In HOtLWtln,':FOUR.YEAR5 ,fCLEQBTft.A,, " iorr.T-..v. ,"-veisnni,..A-'iT,-i.rr.. iilctlirlratlriM of lilu imvihI ... ..ii.... I war episodes and views of English and I American fighting units. The film thus takes rank as a historical document. I visualizing four of the most eventful Ijears In the International chronicle I The actors chosen to portray the galaxy of historical personages are said to simulate the original types with re markable fidelity. Among the German dignitaries who will be shown Hre thn I Kaiser. Bethmann-llnllweg. Von Jagow land Admiral von Tlrpltz. Mr. Geiard Is I Impersonated by Halbert Brown, and, as I the cieatlon has the American diplomat's vise. It is doubtless a lld and con vincing ciiaiacterization. The Zabein Incident, with the brutality of the Teuton military caste to the lame Alsatian -shoemaker, Is presented as a suggestive and ominous prologue. Scenes in the Iteichstagi emphasizing the grow ing excitability of the Socialist wing, are tleii revealed. Sir Kdward Goschen the British Ambassador, soon becomes an Important figure In the historical ex hibit, and his Interview with the Kaiser productive of the famous reply as to what Kngland would do were France attacked Is then depicted, Following a batcn of stimulating scenes of the "News Weekly" type, the prison camps of Wlt tenburg are shown and the attack on the American embassy. The film closes with pictures of the American troops. MARY PICKFORD AS DRET HARTE'S "M'LISS More than it generation ago "M'llss'V ... n v.lvnlnv nt,,. imkau,. .l.. ... HWl B ,. ,-.. Buiwno, mi aula tlzed by Clay Green, a resoutcetul playwright, who recently was stricken' with blindness In California, Annie Flxley was a special favorite III the title role. in inn stage version mere was a LIBRETTIST FIRM Princess Lizzie. Beryl Mercer will be combination of several of tha llarte uiu velvet, cumiriucu tippler. If n Warner will, enact Herbert Hudd 'and' James T. Powers will be Monte. Laur ette Taylor will have her original role of 'Aunted Annie and Oeorge Cohan will be the American soldier. Grand opera prices.. ranging from t to.lt, aaeat.vwin pf-evall,. Aside fro. western Btorles and the most famous characters of these will bo seen In "Milss," the latet photoplay of the dsvs of '49 starring Mary Pickford. The new pickford vehicle, plcturlzed by Frances Marion and directed by Marshall Nellan, has just been released by Artcraft. pictures. It contains all mr layurii vicHicms 04 tne western The music Is pretty, but the book Is weak," Is not so familiar a catch .phrass In theatrical circles as It was Eomo years ago. Time was when Harry B. Smith wae llhret.'.st-ln-chlef to tho American stage. But he wrote so many "books' that their quality necessarily deteriorated. In fact, he never regained tile freshness of Inspiration characterizing his "classic" "Bobln Hood." Recently his pen' has 1 been less active, and after the lament ably brief ascendancy of the late C. M. S. McLellan, upon Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse are devolving prodigious labors. That, however, they have borne the strain with remarkable ease Is evi denced, In the breezy quality of the com edy and M rlcs In such offerings as "Very Good, Hddle," "Oh, Boy," "Oh, Lady,' Lady" and numerous other musical farces. The latest product of tho ener getic co-workers Is "See You Later" which comes to the Adelphl Theatre next week. , Mr. Bolton boasts the formidable full name of Guy Reginald St. George Bolton, He began his working career as an architect.- Experimenting soon with fiction, he contributed short stor ies to The Smart Set and he also wrote a problem play which no one a1,e!?; ?"" -J1"1'11" as a librettist were first disclosed along the lines of re vision. He made over the almost de funct "Nobody Home" and turned It Into a profitable entertainment. P. G. Wodehouse Is the Jingle man of ' the partnership. At the age of nine teen he underwent a grueling drill in versifying on the London aiobe. for which paper he was compelled to m-o. xluce a set of humorous verses between the hours of nine and half.pait ten in the morning for eight years. He also contributed poems to Punch in. debut n a musical coroedv metrlolst ' mam milrii, nt lh TnnJ. r.?,.. """W he was employed as a lyric vitEm a saury of twp ,pguR I - -- -- -
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