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OFFERINGS
HEADLINERS IN VAUDEVILLE AND PRO MINENT PERSONALITIES IN AN ARRAY OF PHOTOPLAY NOVELTIES
IBSEN INVADES THE
PHOTOPLAY REALM
BE PLENTIFUL
j
MPicture Specialties ana
Elsie Ferguson sin "A Doll's
House" Will Portray the
Revolutionary Nora
tractive Vaudeville Nov-
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Be? wie8 Arc rromiscd
JERT THEATRE PLAN
,
TW aummer amusement schedule goes
act next week. Not nil the plans
Flfcity forecast will bo executed, but
etheless the diversity of entertaln-
nt offered to Phlladelphlans during
Mf'hot weather months wilt probably
Jajreater than for some seasons past.
tlon picture managers have booked
'number of attractive novelties for
(period. The vaudeville roster Is
L7nlled with acts, and two of the
Miilly high-priced theatres will remain
lafeem for some time with photoplays.
allowing the run of "My Four Years
nTGermahy," tho Forrest will submit
Itli American war picture entitled "Per-
MlhinVs'Crusaders" on June 10. Popular
fWiterest In "Hearts of the World" at
"Ww" riarrick shows no slKn3 of nhate-
.'" . . ,. -,. ni
Kjnenti Tno uroan oireei iueano ..
beopen throughout this week with the
fphllopatrlan Society's production of
f Carlyle Moore's sprightly farce, "Stop
Fthlef."
Mfi'Kelth'a Theatre will take on a special
-.Interest during the same period through
njthe presence of the fascinating Spanish
Iv'rtannorii whr cave new InsDlratlon to
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Lii.fnr iroBtor. Mnst of the talented
, art 1st a In Euloelo Velasco's organlza-
fcitlon will appear In an elaborate thlrty-
P: slx-mlnute act. Among the stars are
?l- 1 X' v. , t !... T.... 1'lnlAltn Mnfl.
.LllBia. loicnoi, Anna Juan, v ,vi.-n.x ...-
Entanlta. the Marl-Jult Sisters, nimble
r Antonio Bilbao and the dashing Do-JoretsT
t Two Shubert playhouses will definitely
enter their summer solstice tonight when
the final performance of "See You Later"
kwlll be given at the Adelphl and the
let presentation of "Oh. Boy," whicn
fa been delighting Philadelphia audi
oes since Easter Monday, will be made
the Chestnut Street Opera House
cislon has been made that the hand-
lie new Shubert Memorial Theatre,
Ich has been erected on Broad street
Ihe former site of Horticultural Hall,
Mnftt tin nnpnpit until the Inst w eek
jgust. The Inaugural attraction will
Lhe Oscar Asche oriental fantasy,
I'flhln Chow" which hai had an
season's run In New York lis
prous engagement there was divided
pp. the Manhattan Opera House and
pnt'ury Theatre.
lott, Comstock and Ge3t, producers
Be Play In America, promise that
kriglnal cast will remain -virtually
for the Philadelphia run. Head-
Ihe company are Tyrone Power,
(nee Reed, Kate Condon and Albert
wson. Henry E. Dlxey,,who proved
nature for his role, has Retired from
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MABEL NORMAND
ho assumes the title role in the
Btoplay "Joan of Plattsburg,"
rh will be a feature of the Stan-
'Theatre's bill next week.
The Shubert's second attrao-
kknext fall will bo the highly sue-
at. winter Garden extravaganza,
with enlivening AI Jolnon in
lief comedy role. That offering
B..foilowed by the musical comedy
time,''
' Initial attraction at the Chestnut
t Opera House next autumn win
ftbly.be "Leave It To Jane," the
slcal farce derived from George Ade's
.College widow." Jerome Kern.
BPOer;of "Oh, Boy," "See You Later"
try.Good, Eddie," has written the
i,t Save for the JolFon show, nil
winter Garden nroductiona will hn
I'ftt'.thl Chestnut Street Opera House
ttfhout next season. The rehabillta-
,.of this theatre was one of the
:?.st1mulat!ng features of the past
ttrlcal year In this cltv. Thn house
jpow an assured position aa a home
RUtlcal comedy.
vp .
PLAY BRINGS
jSHAW.PINERQ TRUCE
&T5.-
fts, Representative of Die-
f ;rcato Artistic Meals, in
faKr "Majks and Faces
If''-!
,,. wi leniiy superlative nril-
p.'WJtj aaorn tne screen production
Iaik8 and Faces," which will be
.major offering for the first half of
t;.week at the Locust Theatre. The
lpn, originating in England, was
fto'eecure funds for war charl-
Thus revenue will bo obtained by
mar or ne picture to photoplay
iiijuusHuui uie worm.
iur,tho celebrities who appear In
rceq .aaapiaiion or a well-known
i iieaoo arama are George Ber-
w. -oir jriuur wing j'inero,
t M. .uarrie. Bir squire Ban
lldDuMaurler. Nisei Plavfalr.
Llrvinr, Sir Johnston Forbes-Itob-
wuuirea winery. Irene vanbrugh,
rcauKi ucorKB Ajexanaer ice
Bino pnotopiay was staged),
Iktt. Viola Tree and Stella
Dbell.
' of talent here renresented
fUmpreslve, but the shades
Mllef entertained by the
ifutisicouia pave started the
Lteon record If the director
d actors a free rein- "Mis
trance bed-fellows." declared
(aicatest playwright. But the
mx"tte .equally piquant, as
f. Bernard Bhaw and Ar-
liM'-atartllngly attests.
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THtf in Lool Attire
ce ever
villft pause was opened
C.,KeIthV Theatre wilt
ummer. 'During the
atr lias undergone a.'
MMumin .' summer
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BUHLER TO CONDUCT
STAMRVTHrATRi
Will Have Direct Charge of
Extensive System of Photo-
ay Houses
Announcement was made yesterday
by Jules II. Mnstbaum, president of the
Stanley Company, that Frank W. Buh
ler, one of the most widely known the
atrical men in the Hast, had been ap
pointed managing director of all the
theatres under the control and direction
of the Stanley Company and Its affiliated
enterprises in theatrical and motion
picture circles In this city. Mr. Buhler
was born In Savanna, Missouri, in Oc
tober, 1SS1 In early manhood he
was at the head of a dramatic stock
company. Later he became engaged In
the motion picture business with Harry
Davis, of Pittsburgh. In 1506 and in
1908 he waB transferred by Mr. Davis
to Buffalo, X. Y., as manager of the
Dals house In that city. In December
of the same year. Mr. Buhler came to
Philadelphia and was associated with
Alexander Boyd in the Bijou Dream
and later the Regent Theatre From
here he became managing director of the
Central Market Company operating a
chain of houses on Market street
The case of the Victoria Theatre, which
lie has lately directed, Is an illustration
of his keen dlscernmenL Failure was
predicted for his policy of presenting
feature films at the Victoria. Mr. Buh
ler, however, had the conviction that a
demand for such attractions existed
among his clientele, and the marked
success of his enterprise strikingly at
tested to his vision. His management
of tho other Central Market street
houses bore Blmilar good fruit.
REAL CAMP LIFE IN
NEW NORMAND FILM
Valuable Governmental Aid Secured by
Makers of "Joan of Plattsburg"
The willingness of Uncle Sam to co
operate In matters unlikely to Interfere
with the operation of the official ma
chinery was well Illustrated In the ready
and complete assistance gl'en Mabel
Normand, Goldwyn star, In the making
of her new photoplay, "Joan of Platts
burg," by the officers and students at
the officers' training camp at Plattsburg,
V. Y.
When It nan explained to the com
mandant that the story of "Joan of
Plattsburg" required a number of scenes
showing the student officers In training
and the nature of the plot was revealed
to mm ne issued permission for the star
to enter at any point In the routine of
the camp for the sake of securing the
trenes she desired.
Owing to the press of their own time,
It was Impossible for the commandant to
permit any special scenes to be staged
with the men in the camp. He said the
camp would go through Its regular mode
tf living and working and Miss Nor
mand and her director must select the
best scenes as they proceeded.
The result of this novel method of
staging a picture will be shown at the
Stanley Theatre all next week, when
"Joan of Plattsburg" has Its first Phila
delphia presentation. Miss Normand
was cordially treated by the soldiers and
accorded eery courtesy that regula
tions would permit. Indeed. It was
largely on account of the privileges
given the company that the play was
named after the great camp.
FAREWELL WEEK OF
UNIQUE GERARD FILM
"My Four Years In Germanv" has
one more week to run at the Foirest
Theatre. This unique type of film offer
ing. rvied with scrupulous accuracy
upon James W Gerard's personal record
of ccnts in the Teuton empire before and
during the war. Is of po'ent and sin
gular historical value Director Wil
liam Nigh has. with excellent judgment,
refrained front the sentimentalizing tac
tics so common to the movies, and has
resisted all temptation to insert fiction
In the screen document The truth
Itself Is sufficiently dramatic In this
instance.
The various historical characters por
trayed are vividly presented Halhert
Brown is entitled to Rpeclal commenda
tion for his convincing conception of
Mr. Gerard.
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THEATRICAL INDICATOR
FOR THE COMING WEEK
Moore's "Stop Thief" to Be Revived by Philopatrictn
Players Wide Variety of Interesting Attractions in
the Vaudeville and Motion Picture Houses
-YETT ArrwAcno.vs
BROAD "Stop Thief," Carlylo Moore's lively farce, first presented here sev
eral years ago under the Cohan and Harris banner. The coming revival
will be made by the excellent Phllopatrlan Players. Heading the cast
will be James J. Skelly, Hugh B. Dunlap, George Willis, Martlne Hlckey,
James Masterson, Gene Carr-McCullough, Mary Hirst, Flora Apeldorn,
Madeleine Barthmaler and Beatrlco GInty.
co.vTLVtr.vo ArrKAcro.vs
FORREST "My Four Years In Ger
many," a screen adaptation c-f James
W. Gerard's widely read historical
record. The picture has the sanction
of the ex-ambassador, who has highly
praised the portraits of the notable
personages Intrusted to the film
actors. Halbert Brown enacts the
author of the Illuminating expose of
German diplomacy.
GARRICK "Hearts of the World,"
David W. Griffith's elaborate motion
picture. The film presents a love story
against a background of war, for
which actual scenes were photo
graphed by the producer on the French
battlefront. The cast Includes Dorothy
and Lillian Glsh, Bobby Harron and
George Fawcett.
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH'S Velasco's Spanish Dancers,
including Doloretes. Lulslta Puchol,
the Marl-Jull SI'ters and Antonio Bil
bao, who were recently seen In this
city In "The Land of Joy" j "All for
Democracy," patriotic posing act;
Buster Santos and Jacque Hays, in
"The Health Hunters" , J. Francis
Dooley and Corlnne Sales, In "Will
Yer, Jim?"; "Motorboatlng." playlet,
with Tom Mcllae; Gertrude Holmes
and Robert Buchanon In "The Yester
day of Song" ; The Browne Sisters,
and the Threo Bobs, Jugglers.
GLOBE Mabel Walzer, In "The Merry-Go-Round"
; Emily Smlly, In a playlet ;
Cantwell and Walker, In "One Man's
Opinion"; "Help! Police!" musical
comedy ; Goldle Coleman and the Four
Keltons.
CROSS KEYS "Too- Late for Rehear
sal," musical comedyi with Tony Kin
ette; Tom Kay, Kennedy and Burke.
Dawbon and Bennett, tho Lunette
Sisters, first half of week. The Buster
Brown Minstrel Troupe, Grace Camer-
DANCING DOLLYS IN
THEIR OWN MOVIE
Sprightly Twins Devised the Scenario
and Planned First Film
Vnicle
The charming Dollys. Roszlka and
Yancsl. will make the Philadelphia debut
as photi.play stars next week. These
delightful d.incers, recently seen on the
(pe.iklng Rtsge in "Back Again," at the
Clieslrut Stiret Opera House, have a
sneiially pu-pre-l vehicle entitled, "Tho
Million Dollar IKil'les," which will be
i ho clikf 'ittractun at the Victoria
Theatre The jpilghtly twins are them
selves the authors of the scenario, which
permits them lo wear a luxurious and
attr-ictlMJ diversity of smart gowns and
aNu provides capital opportunities for
dancing features. Fifty-eight changes
of costume nre Involved In this "fashion
reltvr" Lcrnce Perret directed the
picture
The fclpters wi'l appear In person at
the Victoria on Tuesday and Friday
botn at the afternoon and evening
showings Tne special trip entails par
ticular dlfhculllos as the Dollys are
scheduled to dance every night at the
Chestnut Grove Hoof Garden In New
York As the act there comes late on
the bill, they wi.l Just be able to pay
their Philadelphia patrons a brief call
nt about S o'clock ai.d then hustle away
for their Lrondway dancing specialty,
OFFICIAL WAR FILMS
TO BE SHOWN HERE
The United States Government,
through the film division of the com
mittee on nubile Information. Is offer
ing the first of Us official war films un
der the title of "Pershing's Crusaders,"
which Is announced as a timely attrac
tion for the Forrest Theatre beginning
Monday evening, june iu. mere are
eight reels of this film. The pictures
were taken by United States signal corps
at home and abroad. "Pershing's cru
saders" will also show Interesting scenes,
photographed by the camera men of the
In this comprehensive film will be
Hliown Uncle Ham's soldiers In the mak
ing, the work at tbe cantonments, the
activities of the war charities, the Red
Cross. Y. M. C. A., Knights of Colum
bus, Masons and Y. W. C. A,; how the
army Is fed and clothed ; the making of
arms and ammunition; farmers In the
field doing their part, working men In
factories: tbe building of ships: the
navy In action: American aviators, and
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on, Cardo and Knowles, Grade Em
mett. In "Mrs. Murphy's Second Hus
band"; Mack and Arnold, Ergotti's
Lilliputians, latter half of week.
I17.r.AJf PEXX "Going Some." musi.
cal comedy, with Billy Lang and Net
tle Packer; Cook and Saro. Isabell
Miller, In "The New Boarder"; Curtis
and Gilbert, and "Tho Reason Why,"
photoplay, first half of week. Vera La
Rue, in "Here, Comes Ke"; Frank
Crumlt, the Barrys, the Ballyhoo
Trio, and "Just a Woman," latter half
of week.
.V.YO.V The Cycling MeNutts, In a
novel specialty ; and other acts. "The
Greatest Show on Earth," with Enid
Bennett, Is the photoplay feature.
GRAND Bobby Heath, supported by
May Roberts, Billy James, Fogel and
Dais and William Henry In a bong
review; tho Radio School Jazz Band,
Bobble and Nelson "The Man of the
Ice Wagon," Queenle Dunedin. and the
fourteenth episode of "The House of
Hate." photoplay.
COLONIAL Clare Vincent and com
pany. In "The Recoil"; Bud Snyder and
company, cyclists; Taber and Green,
Doherty and Scalla, the Franchettl
Sisters, and "M'llss," photoplay.
FEATURE FILUB
STANLEY "Joan of Plattsburg." pa
trlotle film with bona-flde scenes of an
American training camp. Mabel Nor
mand bas the stellar role.
PALACE "The Face In the Dark," with
Mae Marsh, first half of week. "The
Reason Why," with Clara Kimball
Young, latter half of week.
VICTORIA "The Million-Dollar Dol
lies," with Roslka and Yancsl Dolly In
the principal parts. The sprightly
dancing twins deised this bcenarlo
for their first photoplay venture. They
igwui appear in a or
If smart gowns.
REGENT "The Wlnnl
will appear in a brilliant array ol
Ing of Beatrice,"
with May Allison, first half of week.
"Believe Me, Xantippe," with Wallace
Reld, latter half of week.
BrtOiDHMY "Over the Top," with
Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey, first half
of week. "The Fall of the Romanoffs,"
film survey of recent Russian history,
with Alfred Hickman as the Czar, and
Nance O'Nell as the Czarina, latter
half of week.
LOCUST "Masks and Faces," with a
notable collection of ISngllsh actors
and playwrights, among whom are
Shaw, Barrle, Plnero, Forbes-Robert-Hayakavva,
latter half of week,
facn, John Hare, Irene VanbruL and
Dion Bouclcault, first half of week.
"The White Man's Law," with Sessue
STRAND "Prunella," with Marguerite
Clark, first half of week. "Believe Me,
Xantippe," with Wallace Reld, latter
half of week.
BURLESQUE
TROCADEROThe American Beauties,
In a musical comedy offering. The
cast Is headed by Pearl Lavvler, Elinor
Revere, Harry Lang and Harry Kelly.
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HAtBEOT BROWN
VON JAGOW
PHOTOPLAY HALL OF
FAME SUGGESTED
Maurice Tourneur Urges Trib
ute to Muybriclge and Other
Movie Pioneers
The suggestion offered by Maurice
Tourneur, director of 'The Blue Bird,"
"Prunella" and other notable films, that
the plorieer Investigator into the secrets
of motion photography, Edward Muy
brldge, be fittingly honored for his ac
complishments, has met with such ap
proval by representative men In tho
picture Industry, that Director Tour
neur suggests further that n motion
picture temple be erected in honor of the
one who did more for the perfection of
motion photography than any other man.
"I believe that we should erect a build
ing a screen temple to Muybrldge."
said Mr. Tourneur. "Perhaps we should
make It even broader in scope, a s,ort of
movie hall of fame. Here we could pay
our tribute to Mu bridge, Edison, East
man and the other men whose inventions
have been milestones In the progress of
films.
"I am not In favor of a bare, empty
building of marble and stone. Let us
keep here a selected number of the rep
resentatlve pictures of each year. Honor
of this kind to the best pictures would
encourage artistic advance aH nothing
else coulo Here, too, we could keep the
scenarios of these selected pictures.
"Where should this hall of famo ba
located?" Mr. Tourneur repeated. 'i
can think of no better place than the
University of Pennsylvania, tho one col
lego that had the farsightedness to see
the vast possibilities of Muybrldge's dis
coveries. We have 17,000 motion-picture
theatres In America today, and 15,000,
000 fans attending them dally. I
suggest a contribution of one cent from
each purchaser of screen theatre tickets
for a period of three days. No one could
feel the pinch of giving from one.to three
cents. This little tax of a penny should
rightly be collected Just now since It
uii durinc the summer of 1878 that
Muybrldge's first successful race horse
pictures were taken at tne c,eiana sun.
ford race track at Oakland, Cal."
Nixon and Colonial's New Policy
A new policy, for the summer months
will be Inaugurated at Nixon's Colonial
theatre. Germantown, on June 17,
when there will be two complete vaude
ville and photoplay bills given weekly.
The changes each week will take place
on" Thursday. On June 17 albo the re-vvard-of-merlt
summer season passes
to the school pupils who have passed the
June examination will go Into effect.
Manager Fred G. Nlxon-Nlrdllnger,
will moreover, weekly, award a box for
the Colonial and Nixon respectively to
the champion rlveterB' team of the ship
yards, on the Delaware.
WAY FOR ACTION
seen in the Government film spec
ineaire on jane tu, are here revealed
miim.vi ii "f ir-' i- in iimniyitfimirtii. r"mTrn irrnfflWr-rftT
Al CIEteAUD t FRED HERt-J AS
C,"mV POOR VEAW.S IN CEOMANV'
POUBEST
GRIFFITH RECALLS
THE KAISER'S "DUDS"
They're Defective Shells, as
Movie Director Was De
lighted to Learn
David W. Griffith, who produced
"Hearts of the World." the stirring
drama of the war now on view at the
Garrlck Theatre, Is now In Los Angeles,
where he went following his return from
the war zone last year. When he was
In the East he was too busy with all
sorts of Important business to give many
Interviews, but since he haB returned to
California he has had a bit of leisure
occasionally and recently at the Hotel
Alexandria, seated with some friends In
the dining room, he related a dramatic
happening, which, fortunately, did not
result fatally for him.
"Civilians had not been permitted to
go to the front, but a gentleman high In
the servlco of the British Government
was Influential enough to obtain for me
a permit to penetrate to the war zone,"
Bald Griffith. "Upon my arrival at the
war front, a young officer was detailed
to accompany me to the trenches. He
was terribly enthusiastic; I thought a
little too terribly. Anyway, he was proud
and he was particularly proud of his
new boots. But ho didn't care about
wearing them the first day and he
wanted to keep them Immaculate or
nearly so.
"Well, he showed me around behind
the trenches in the reserve trenches.
It wasn't at all what I desired, for I
was keen to get to the very front.
Finally 1 obtained a reluctant assent
from the English "officer to accompany
me to the front lines. They were really
old German trenches that Halg had cap
tured. We walked through what seemed
to be miles of approach. It got muddler
and muddier every minute. The soldiers
that we passed were standing up to their
knees In a slough of mud sometimes
almost up to their waists. That was
too much for the English ofllcer my
friend who momentarily became more
concerned about those precious new
boots. When ho couldn't stand It any
longer be declared, 'I'm going to walk
along here on top,' and with that he
mounted to the surface and began a
stroll In full view of the nearby German
sharpshooters.
"Of course, I went wltn him. And it
wasn't long before there came the sound
that warned us that we had been ob
served the snarling whine of a German
shell. 'Look out!' shouted my friend,
the lieutenant. I 'looked,' but It wouldn't
have made any difference whether 1 had
or not If that shell had been looking for
me. But I heard a squashy 'sound then
and I knew that the shell had struck
the mud and we were. safe. But we
were showered with mud at any rate.
It was only a dud," ' my lieutenant
said, as he wiped the mud from his
clothes and his boots. 'What's a "dud"?'
1 Inquired. And then he told me that
It was a shell that did not cxpioae ana
thus failed to do Its entire duty, I can
tell you that I was very thankful for
the nonexploslon, for had there been an
explosion It would have ended our
careers. The 'dud' had hit only ten feet
from where we stood.
"We weren't by any means free from
danger with this one shot. Again there
was a terrible whining and when that
shell struck It exploded with a roar that
I can still heur. We were covered with
mud, but we were not Injured.
"'Come on,' shouted my lieutenant as
he leaped into the mud of the trenches.
I had leaped almost on tho instant and
I am sure I beat any records for broad
Jumping. I didn't wait to see where the
lieutenant was. but I ran and I never
stopped until I found a sap where I
could get a little protection from the
bombardme.it. Afterward I was told
hut it waa the liveliest bombardment
on that aector that had been experienced
in a long time, x am pieasea to say inai
MAE MAftSH
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B FRANCIS
FACE I N
DARK'
PALACE.
"LAND OF JOY" STARS
ARE COMING BACK
Velasco's Brilliant Artists Will
Grace Vaudeville With Real
Spanish Dancing
The opportunity to renew acquaint
ance with the gifted and Inspiriting
Spanish dancers of "The Land of Joy"
will he provided to patrons of the sea
son's most original footllght offering next
week. Those who failed to see that cap
tivating entertainment will be enabled to
repair the omission, for most of the
brilliant iiitHts of that superb troupe
will be seen In a headline act at Keith's
Theatre.
The elaborate specialty devoted to the
fascinating Iberian dances to the ac
companiment of Qulnto Valv erde's highly
distinctive music will embrace many
of the most Important features of the
full-sized musical comedy. The act,
which has been newly staged and In
part newly costumed, will consume
thirty-six minutes. Ills chronological
dimensions aro therefore as unusual In
vaudeville as the nature of tho offering
Itt-elf.
Impetuous Doloretes will be back
again. So will the piquant Lulsllta
Puohol, whose singing of the haunt
Ingly tuneful "Ay. Que Rico!" was so
delicious. Antonio Bilbao will be
another star and the delightful and
comely Marl -J til I sisters, who might well
be termed the Dollys of Spain, will
again reveal their duo specialty. Man
zantanlta will perform her wildly
rhythmic gypsy dance, instinct with tho '
true flavor of Granada's Albalcln, where
she was born. Many of the other mem.
bers of tho company hall fiom the'
province of Valencia, that land of song, I
dance and color. Immortalized In mod
ern art by the vivid brushes of Sorolla
and Kuloaga.
Senor Valverde's Inspired score Is of
a quality to demand new recognition
for the freshness and vitality of Spanish
music, too often neglected on this side
of the Atlantic. It is to be hoped that
at least a portion of his colorful "tone
poem," the "Valenclan Wedding," has
been retained In the vaudeville act.
Praise of the Velasco production, both
In N.ew York during its long run there,
and at tho Forrest during the threo
weeks' engagement, w'as as fervid as It
was deserved. This eloquent dancing set
off by pulse-nuickenlng musical vigor
certainly opens to audiences too long
wearied by imitations of Spanish stage
are a new conception of beauty.
Pleasing Programs at Woodsiile
Interesting summer events are in
prospect for Woodside Park. Rodia's
Band continues to give concerts twice
daily at this resort and next week there
will be a new soloist In Edith M. Klllson,
who succeeds Edna Wallace Kinney on
the musical programs. Friday evening
will be devoted to fireworks, many of
thpm nf a natrlotic character. It is an
nounced that the Orangemen's parade,)
which would logically nave lauen piaco
on July 12, will this year be held on
tho next day, a Saturday. The partici
pants, some of whom are Government
employes, will thu he able to take ad
vantage of the half holiday.
"The Ambawajor" at the Walnut
"The Ambassador," a musical comedy
by Kdwln T. Hacklev, will be given at
the Walnut Street Theatre by the Im
perial colored playera on the evening of
June 6, 7 and 8. The cast will Include
William E. Norrls. Lois B. Deppe, Susie
Harris, Alicia Fields and Estelle Poul
son Jones.
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The contention made during the late
nineteenth century by thoughtless Phil
Istlncs that Henrlk Ibsen's master
pieces were "nothing but talk" w'l pos
sibly receive refutation next week at
the Arcadia Theatre when "A Poll's
House" will bo presented as ft ellent
drama. The photoplay producer de
mands dramatic virility. That he has
found It In Ibsen without the aid of
spoken dialogue was successfully dem
onstrated In New York last week when
Elsie Ferguson offered her screen con
ception of Nora" Heliner.
In many ways "A DoII'p House" Is an
Ideal Instrument for enlisting the photo
play public's Interest In the great Nor
wegian dramatist. Its psychology Is
much simpler than that of such works
as "The Master Builder," Little
Eyolf," "John Gabriel Borkman, The
Wild Duck," "Rosmersholui" or "When
We Dead Awaken." Dialogue quickens
those plays Into magical force, but the
emotional vitality of the earlier work
"A Doll's House" was written In 1879
should easily lend Itself to the films.,
"Ghosts" and "The Pillars of Society"
have already seen the silversheets, but
In the days of their production the tech
nique of the movies had not quite de
veloped to Its present finish.
The "Doll's House" experiment sug
gests numerous angles of Interest Ita
success here, foreshadowed by the
Broadway showing, affords significant
comparison with Shakespearean ven
tures on the screen The bard's dramas
In film form have been lamentable fail
ures. Becrbohm Tree several years ago
Journeyed to California to make a pre
tentious "Macbeth" picture. But with
out the enunciation of tho tragedy's
supreme poetic lines Its action seemed
to become merely distressingly lurid.
The film was never shown publicly. The
wings of Immortal art were clipped with
the elimination of Its poetic beauty. The
province of the movies Is defined with
particular clarity when Insen succeeds
where Shakespeare falls.
In addition to Miss Ferguson, the
"Doll's House" cast Includes H. E. Her
bert as the obtuse and selfish Helmer,
chief Instrument o'f Nora's rebellion
against antiquated feminine limitations;
Alex K. Shannon as Krogstad, Ethel
Grey Terry as Mrs. Linden, Warren
Cook as Doctor Rank. Maurice Tourneur
staged the production.
Knight Portrait for Friars
Hugh A O'Donnell, the traveloqulst,
has presented to tho Friars Club, New
York, a painting of George S. Knight as
Baron Rudolph in the play of the same
name by Brontion Howard. The dona
tion was made In the name of Sophie
Worrell Knight. The painting, which
originally cost $1500, was willed to Mr.
O'Donnell It was the last of John An
trovis's four remarkable portraits, re
spectively, of Edwin Booth, W. J.
Florence, J. K. Emmett and Mr. Knight.
The canvas measures sixty-eight feet.
II will prove a histrionic asset to the
Friars and be a fitting memorial to an
exceedingly talented actor. It Is to ba
placed In the board of governors' room.
MADELEINE BARTHMAIER
Who will have an important role
in "Stop Thief," which will be tho
Philopatrian Players offering at tho
Broad Street Theatre
PHILOPATRIANS TO
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Clever Amateurs Will Give Moore's
Farce Next Week at Broad
' "Stop Thief," which will be given at
the Broad Street Theatre all next yvoelc
by the Phllopatrlan Players, will mark
the twenty-sixth annual production" by
this excellent amateur organization. The
performance will, as usual, be offcrel
for the benefit of the House of the Good
Shepherd, In Germantown. As In former
jears, the direction ha1; been entrusted
to James J. Skelly, who has assembled
a cast whose competence to handle' th
mirthful scenes of Cailyle Moore's di
verting farce may be tafely predicated.
Two boxes for the Monday night
presentation have been donated to the
most zealous committee In the War
Chest drive. Moreover, on that evening,
enlisted men will be admitted free.
There will be several special occasions
during the week's run of the play: Wed
nesday will bo Army Night; Thursday,
Phllopatr'.an Club Night, nnd Friday,
Navy Night. A matinee will be given
on Saturday, June 8
"Stop Thief" was last seen here In a
Cohan & Harris production at the Gar
rlck Theatre. The farce Is replete with
lively situations, not the least amusing
of wh'.ch Is the wedding, during which
an Intruder bteals all the bride's gifts.
ATTRACTIVE MUSIC
ON LATEST RECORDS
Both classical and light music are
worthily represented In the new Colum
bia records for June. The overture rep
ertoire is augmented with ithe familiar
preludes to "Martha" and "Stradella."
the two operas by which Flotow Is best
known. New uussian numDers inciuae
the march from Borodin's "Prlnca
Igor": the.Becond act set of Ivvanow's '
"Caucasian Sketches," a vivid pictorial !
composition, and Tschalkovvsky's "An- v
dante Cantabiie. Tne Boston string
Quartet gives a Poetic Interpretation of
Schumann's "Traumerel." An attractive
operatic offering Is the fine baritone solo,
"Dl Provenza." assigned by Verdi to the
role of the elder Germont In "La Travl
ata." The singer for this Columbia rec
ord Is Rlccardo, Stracciarl, of the yChl
cago Opera Company,
In lighter vein are "The Land O'
Yamo Yamo," sung by Van and
Schenck. Tile reverse side of this recoru
Is devoted to "My Mind's Made Up to
Marry Carolina." Al Jolson contributes
"'N Everything," his new hit from tho
Winter Garden extravaganza, "Slnbad."
Among the other songs of the times are
"K-K-Katy," sunk by Eugene Buckley;
'The Yanks Started Yankln." by Arthur
Fields: 'Three Wonderful Letters from
Home," and "The Makln'a of tho U.8 A."
A one-step arrangement of "Sweet Era
mallna. My Gl," and medleys from
"Golnr Up0 and "Odds and Enda" ar'
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