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DEARTH OF
"LEGITIMATE" OPENINGS BIG PHOTOPLAY WEEK AHEAD
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THEATRE AND MOVIE FAVORITES WHO WILL ENTERTAIN PLAYGOERS THE COMING WEEK
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TIIR EVEIM-OI'l'LAK FAKCi: COMRUIAN
Charley Grapewin
supported b- ANNA CHANCE '" the . 'm
Second Episode of the "PouRhkccpsIe" Serial Called "Jed's Vacation"
!Pfrlnl I'lillndp'iililn ri"it'irfl
Frank-0RTH& CODY Anne
In "Ovfr 1lfri nni Otit Tlierf
Hnrrlnl Scxtilx IVntiirrl
TARZAN
sinn(lnn of liiSain
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Chinko & Co. Mystic Hanson Trio Geo.& Paul Hickman
t;
MTftlal fons rnntiiret
CLARA MORTON
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Hprdnl Artllll' rjnlurr!
BEA1RICE HERFORD
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lirnillal Clmrnlfrllilliiii'
l:TRA AllDF.I) ri;ATtiRE!
AND
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fci . SCENE FROM miaa f Nf B4 ENRICO CARUSO Xt " llHi . I
p; 'THE MATiNff"- NIXON 8 I MJJlil 1 !T "-' y-txmmmxmmm' &' &'"'" 'S
w ffi,;'i5M iaRyJJ(nKwrMfcKk. jbs a jhuk;j,3' yzs' rtfe4W-?Ji'"CTi7V v;kjvx - .eVvfcwoiMrrai4CA4& ar "T(TT"inTTfw
I- ! TE V,M GOER'S tmepoIdthkouqh IM k '. JSW' llH fflLA IHSNKIHHI
P c ' , THE DA.RK- STANLEY IWM K J JB MS-SilWL-ll I inBinH I
I : WEEKLY TALK SmB 1 V LJffiff P I 'S
Observations on I'lays anil
Photoplays Srvliin: Favor
' in Philadi'ljiliia
rry i''' f''"iii"" mi.miik nun
JL soo turn iloncncH aiunhit' i
"bomo OUt in tin r;ir nT I.lonol I
more nnil tin iirt- -i" I'liU'l" P..
ndnilrabl! liistrhmir nnuois. i. c . "'riii'
Copperhead." Kranklj. tin- Aiii;usMi
Thomas play owes pvpi.vIIiiiib to .'it
i,Barrymorc. when-as Jlr. Harry moio i.-
nalyJna Blient Ufgroo imipiurii m in,'
Copperhead." The In-atii.t l-catrii.' of
X . Phltadolnlila m it bwkiv iiuiinin !
i P$ly BunrtninruPH ililn J:i.k or r.
.h !. if.fl tit "rli I 'iimti.i,li...i.l
i i.i ty
fnl-
Mil nWT, ' '.
Whatevor tno piny iiiru.-a in - i -
stioictlvo mfnt is KtMiiriiiisl.v nimiiMi fur
by the admirable aotliiK of Mr. IS.ur.v
more." Thpru ia nu iIiiimii-' tu" ir ...nsi.l-1
erable succoks of "The foiiixTlnj.nl," lmt
as tho writer has en.leaioic.l in pm.iI
Uh, this ani mi.m. slnnilil In' i
forth In terms or l.mn.l llai i yiiinn-.
Take the early eperleni e. uf nmiitu"
Thomas with' "The fiiiip'Th-ad" in.inn
seript before tho Shul.eith ilecuhd to
taKo. It" under their iiri.teetive niK.
Aetufo producers like lMatn-o anil Tiler
were rnluctant to mvept Hi mn unset ipt
when Jt was sulimitiei to them lv the
auUior, and mieli dlFeertons inanuBi'r
an IlopUlna & Woods ami Kluw .V i:r
Jangr" couldn't llnil a pl.iee for it at
their-' th'eatres. Then the Shulierts mnli
II -nnil It liven lo in' one ". i'"- "',
popular successes of UM m
tlTr, JJarrymore
Mill. Moral"
VIKW'JCD in the sober linlit of .. fu
mornings after. "The Copperhead"
ress Irr one's meitiorj as inostlv fourth
act. There is no deisms the merits of
the closing: episodes of the play and tV
hlehly 'dramatic iiuallty of the suipiNe
whin Jlllt Shanks reveals lilmself as
thp"atrlot parexcellence who allowed
hlajwlfe and bou to ko to their graieb
despUlne him and who submitted to his
;,'. lipenmlinr an anathenm amons his
'netehhors rather than betray the tiust
fi Abraham Wncoln and thereby hln
country. The motive for the unmask
ing M not so stron?. ho.vever, nainel).
that Jlllt Shanks mlKlit obtain a teach
ing: position for his Bianddauuhtcr. The
first two acts, to iiuole the l)rama
League's bulletin again, "cunl.iiii little
'convincing drama, and really serie as
an' expository prologue to tne genuine ,
-rilnn nf a tier oil forty years i.uei. i
This method, howeier. affords Mr liar
pymore an opportunit.i to make a not
able1 character study of Milt Shanks.
IP TOU are a mob psycholoBint and
certain of the authenticity of your
deductions, it might he worth your while
to enlighten the producers, both or the
so-tailed "legitimate" and motion pic
ture as to just how the public will
treat, tho war dramas In the remaining
month's of the present seutoii anu me
Immediate seasons to,eonie. In this par
ticular. It will be interesting io wuicii
what transpires in m" - -"
Plieon Post," the melodramatic war
,ulai'. which won a remarkable success in
' ,t S.i ,l,ll tli war still was in prog-
' H re4 ntid which had Its "dress rehearsal"
' ,i.,Tt; n-.i while the peace celebration
Eli -' .J".... ii, m us height. So tar
Bionuaj ii.. '.- . , , ...,..
HV Pigeon Post" lias neen toiemuij
it well received, but wmi peace sun ."-.
"Sij-riMiin a week old tne test naruiy i-an v
' 'ojitterl adeuuate.
; i.V- - - f,.h.- chances ure that nil Hostilities
verJa. great many pemons Justly sensi-
VH . j m .. Ii.turnrutuil in
to scenes m wi a.- "mm-vU ...
arama. the back stage gunner and
.hleh-exnlosWe trap man no longer
iir1 - ... ..!... tiiu iiccilu urn
e loam io icucw me i'v. .. . -ilv
loved ones at the front On
,jr nanu, mc miw -
i h AftTuemriornrY ai inaj
siitialded along with the lu.stilltles
r;4cfdSS'a- will have to stand on Us owi
t.i';??r.7i ., Biihstantlally than ever be
eeas,
so tnai ncrcuiic i-
UV11
"fafci? A, Great many years irom now.
.v 'Pi' .Wi Wortd war Is no more than an
"''Em "FOP10 Kill welcome the oppor
. ,'- tSttWo look back through the medium
" iFtbd drama upon tho agonies of the
enirtSct Just closed. Por the !rent. It
ffSe U. ay. the war drama will haye
f S-Mssesa definite, positive merits to win
A tyf way Jnto popular favor
rQi TIIU heels i)f "Tho KolUes" wjr-
''rJ-wcrUd PhiladelphiaiiB are being
''trted to more capital entertainment
& 4CP0 from serious thought through
fl:Sw f "HUchy-Koo" and The
SSalnB Show pr 1918." each of them
Stot'th latest editions of the same
,7,1Utar musical shows of previous years.
'S tittle to marvel over . wrii
&" i..,,,!! fni inauty. color
i. ." i. hat 1....1
I.VW'HHiiirn & v 'v
bwffl, (convta- cares
wr w y "' & r5',
lueir innel uui. - - .. ,iu
fulne-s nilij las'll thev .iikii "I,
i n. i, ,11 nf jiniili, iul let ti- nut
l.ii -limine lliu ii.-irl iila.ml by ilu- -'iiilllll"
eleinenl lt.l imitlll lll'ell,
'. snized n iilien lie il.-i-i il..-rl
nil- as "fin I) iimler tuenlj.' a
I'tloll lihleli i, ,,h'.- ,,, Hie tin
al shuns, allie i ii, it in tlif
ilii"inonlii;;.. I''ianl,l,i. Hie ailiif-'e
iUMllieel III scleeilll): the e!
.-e.nn.- io Iniie lieen "the nuni;i
,inJ
prettier tin i eiiine Hip belU'r."
Itaymoml I iteheo, l -till f u nil -lies tin
elilef "nusoll d'etli," of "I I lU'liy-Knii "
Ills eomlral KM.-o!i.illti tn'i incali'.1- iiuisi
eieri seene. so tli.il ,f one iveri lo at
lemii' to .lei , mil He xcmliliiiii ' of i.
plot lie . mill ! em, strained to liml i,
in llitihy luni.-i-ii. Tin, same lilpi,i
al.seiiep nf plol iifaili ehaflleieriz".
"Th I'as.-lliK .-iliinv," iililell lllidpnialili
is IjIkkit and i e t'e.spli,iilent tlia.i
put I. ike i In- "Kollies." the .Winter '
C.itilen elraiaanza liav been follu'.v
(ni; a lisinp ellrie ill lis ntllbitiiills loln-pu-itioti.
Tliis .le.n's edition s a
luiKlhy shmi.'fn iiineli Irene Fianklln
and the lloiiards finnisli a lion's .-hue
.f Hie fun.
"M;
, to riilla-l
dclphia after us in., seasons' ran ,
in Veiv Vnrk. -icni" hi. -.-eil uith long-,
-layiiiK .iiabtles uti-1 bids fair to n-,
main tit the .Shul.il Tin aire fur soiiie
time lo co'ii Tlie lieiiutjful score antl
'Hies of tins cystiini-, play have vion I
for It many admit el's just aj- hae Hip
sinclnk' of .Iii'iii I'll i. les Thiimas, tlie '
beauty of ln.loll.i Ihgelou and the,
comedy of .li-lin T. Alurrai . Al the
I.M'C. "l:yes of .lUlll" i. still In its I
prune, nhile the iietiiig o' Alma Tell In
the illilli'iilt part of illna Aslillng om
'.inues to ImproiH as the rule beeomes
nor. familiar. She assumed the role on
en short notice uhen the play came,
,nl. I'nihidelplna Kobei i Hllllaid will
n nuin only one nuuesiieeU at the Oai-j
rick In bis lieu comedy, "A Prince
Thele Was."
FAMUl'S te
they sing
tenors cuuie high, whether
grand opera or make
thee appeaianep in in.ilion picture-. At t
lea -I that is tin deduction when nn
con-!der.s tin- approximate cost of pro-'
ilucing "My t'ou-ln." in which Ktiiicn
t'aius.i will make his bow tn pliotoplai' I
liners at the Areulla next week. For,
I'aru&o's services In this picture it to.-t
the producing company J.'il.nnO. Thin!
,,,
famous singer considered his pei-t
soaal siafl iiidispeusllile for his weif.ire
and another item ut $10. mm was placed
to Ins credit Tor Hie expenses of hlH
' etary. his alet and others. The
additional expenses of producing
Caruso s first lilm amounted to Jtl'.niii'.
brmgliig the grand total to close to
Slou.ouii. Ii-lvlng still further into
t!ai uso's affairs, It is interesting to know
that be received l,00n for winging the
aiia from "I'agllaecl" for phonographic
reproduction. A huge phonograph has
been installed at the Atcadbi and thli
tecoid will be played during Caiuso's
appearance in "My Cousin "
AflltlJAT det
tile uo.lll'ibl
lUtion of music to the suc
cess of the photoplay, and in tint
connection it is pleasing to note that a
spe. al fcstlal of grand opeia, music
will be undertaken by the Stanley Oi
chestra Thanksgiving week. The program
will begin ivltli lllzet's "I'nrinen." on
which Director Wayne and his musicians
liaie been ivurking for some time.
Till-; eighth auulvei
Theatre marks an
eisaiy or the Mxoii
nother milestone in
the history of that popular West Phila
delphia playhouse. The pioneer vaude
ville houi-e of that part of the city, the
Xixnn has always strlien for the ad
vancement of vaudeville and, with the
exception of the enfoieed linrting peilod
during the influenza epidemic, has been
In the Held continuously duiinu all the
yeais of its existence. This tliealie
stands as a monument to Samuel r.
Nixon, who died almost on the eie of
the theatre's annheisai y celebration, In
which he always was deeply- Interested.
-Mr. Nixon's filneial will take place tu-
norrow
Till-; same piol
the war play
iiblcm which attache to i
play ulsn holds good In tlie ;
case of films which have the war as the!
background. A good many producers '
had war films In Hie maklner when tlie '
war came to such a sudden end and i
they are now busy recasting their
sceuarlous to conform with the actiiaf J
outcome of the world struggle. In the
case of wur tlhns now showing which I
deal with fanciful endings to the war It !
will be Interesting to observe Just what!
will happe- On the other hand, with
Ihe educalonal war films, such as the'
Government a photoplay "America's An
swer.'' which comes to the Palace next
weefc, oo recasting will bb necessary he
cause tt"" in wit purport lo -be other
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iMiMM-imd las-ij H...V M.nki. ,. n,-! ? Wto lwaMM 1 B&Bcfi$& w.Sg8iL.k :,.H I
"Wuii iii jimin. iul let n- nut mi- - "- ..,- f$iBSSSf"ai MWSW B KSVVSSsV - 'JMI S
1. n -limine ihu p.-m plain! hv ibis - mi . ''ZMm'vZ'aM&wa:rwzt:xxwM,mnfy, pM "i8ilB$wJ 1 - FSSI I '
Mimir-cl.iM.nl lU'iiH.nil' Hi',,,, MlSS FLORENCE O'PENI SHAWN . M, . Mma&M 1 ISlilN? ' &M1M I
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.un" , 'oak.v 1- 3 aWMaWte'i ,:"lsaOTBg "
THEATRE HILLS
FOR ET 11 EEK
Dciirlh of Neil- I'lay in So-
C.tillrtl "Li'gilimnlf" li-
nivcrsary nl .i.vim
i tjfi.i i xn a r rr;. i ios
.17.''--i:ioin I llair.iinore In tile pun
i fill Aiiuiistii- Th a.s play. "The
I'lipln liieafl." n llinu a stoli of riill
IVa. i lays
I in i.v. ksm.
t. . ins
ItlHiMi TV
by Austin
si ri lee- 1.
in tlie nai
Patrick in
The
with
dominant
snt-iiny
mite
tpplic
is
l I'lginll I'lisl."
I'rfp.. ui'lttcn
ii.lpfed by cai i
IMioibe l-'oster ;
the leitdlii(r rol.
i ti ii play '
llinllt the
it pigeons I
ii,i Jerome
I
l(ii:Vi;l -Raymond Ilitciicel.
the
tills eiiition of "Ifltchy-K'oo." The
or i- supported by other well-known
fumnnk rs ami a c'lori f "forty
nilller 111, my."
fi';:.l JIHI SIC "The l-as-mg Show
nf I'.iis. ' the twenty-fourth Winter
ilarileii e ,u aiaganzii. llalogue and
lines in llaiold Atteridge and music
by S!gmund Itonr.icrg .mil Jean
Sibw.iit. The Howiuds load a big
. asl.
t'lll'isr.in - ".May time." a costume play,
with altractiie music. Cast headed
hi John Charles Thomas. John T.
Murray mid Dorothy Hlgelow.
ISM! UK l Hubert Hllllaid In his new
comedy "A Prince There Was." A
liebt lilm of the Cinderella type. The
mir is suppoited by Alice John and u
cast nf umisial stiengtb.
ADKl.l'Ill -"Cyes nf Vi.utb ' with
Alma T.-ll in tin chb f rnle. V mys
tlcaJ play ia which tne heroine peers
int her future through tlie nndiuni of
a ctyslal globe.
KKITII'S Charley Grapew.M and Anna
ciiHiice. in farce ; Paul Morton and
Ni'iiint liliiKS. In inus c.il satlic: Bea
trice llerfonl. In polite iiionoloitue ;
ci.ra Morton, in a "solo songalogue" :
Tarzan. novelty feature : Willie Wes
ton, songs; (It'orge ami Paul Hlel:
iiih". comedians ; Chinko and com
pany, jugglers: Mystic Hanson Ti lo.
tricks, comedy, songs and danc s-
ill.ollh. -"Prt-ttv llaby." nniH'cnl . .ni
cilv : ltile Illn .'arioleon..he named
monkey : Wilson biother.-'. rijuitdlaus :
t.e Main-. Hayes and cimipaii; . eoi'i
rd and songs. Jury and lies', socks :
Ihe liordoiis : liusli ami Scott
C.'O.S'X l M'N Mils cii! coin (ll "l-'n-iln.
ihe Thliteenth": i I'l-on and
Johnson : ' Mem iiies," iiins'cal offer
ing : Mabil Uanllno "ml coinpanv. in
sketch : Nelson and Castle, blackface
comedians; pour Hot tons, acrobats;
photoplay ; llrst half o weuk. Mushal
coi edy. "Blow Your Horn": Cnillv
Smiley and eonipany. In slctch ; Par
iiino. piano-acponllanlst ; Cahlield and
Itose. comedians; liordon und I.e -Mar.
songs; P.oss. Lcmiii aaml Sully, aero
bats ; photoplay ; Ian half 'of week.
ItllOAUWAY Cliaille ChtipUn in Ills
latest lilm cuinedy, "Shoulder Aui-s":
Tlipiln Ilaia in iinotoiilay. "The
Cleinenceau Case", musical coinfily.
"Blow Your Horn": .Marie Dorr, come
dleitiie ; Van and Vjrrle Aveii. In
sketch, l.a Tour n".l panlnee; lli-t
half of' week. William Km num. In
"Tlie HulnbW Trail"; "Memories."
miisl'til I'ovilty net: Olson und John
son, comedians: Knur Hoi'tnns. aeio
bats ; the I'arrjs: last half or week.
Wll.l.l. 1.1 l'E AV-t'harlle Ch.'i'ilm In
"Shoulder Anns"! Hillan and Muleady
liinnologue: Kdditw Heron -md eoni
pany. in Mketcn : aj anu i,eua -nger,
in skit: the (iarcanetti brothers, nov
elty hat-throwing act; the Three
Stars, songs and dances : llrst half of
week. Mllo. Kuropean wonder: "Hello
Toklo," musical comedy ; Qulnn and
De Hex, songs and dancing; Powers
and Oordon ; Constance Talmadge In
photoplay, "Mra, LellhiKiveU'M IJoots."
SIXON Anniversary we-:k. Paul
Dickey's melodrama. ' The Lincoln
H'Rhwayman" Stan. Stanley and
Daisy In fklt. "A Dollar a. KIN'S' , De
son ninl Clifton, equilibrists, Three
Hob, Juggling comedians ,' Gladys Les
lie In pholppioy. The Jistlnu." Tues
doi night on' ll imnd Hitchcock
, v" zir & wjmmmAd2?rir;.f?,$M
v 4- ''wmmM' tZZZJZLZJZZZ
nARQARET MOWER Zh
EV PIC5EON POST-BROAD .
i' ib n,' un. oi Ins Inimliable mono-
loKUes . Ill'sl Pall' nf WeelC. It.llpll
linnliar's innsieal ninell.l, l.'lein
Uiothers, i-nindj anil song; Walteis
mid Walters, leuti iloiiuisls ; Walton
Sisters; liowers. Wallei's and CiocUer;
Photoplay.
I ni.nxiM. Italpli rmnliiirs musical
novelty; Walteis ami Wallers, yen
tiilo(iiisls ; Cole. UusscM and Daiis. in
skit: Walton .sisieis; Schtvnnl Ilrolh
eis. '.tblet.-. AVill'imi Desmond in
pholoplay, "The Preiindei " ; llrst half
d' week, p.u.l Dickey's melodrama.
'The Llninln Highwayman": Stan,
Slant, y anil Daisy, comedy sketch ;
Mot's and H'rey . negro entertainers;
1 ipgon and Clifton, in skit: Melody
Trio; Hindis Leslie in photoplay. "The
Mating:"
I'llnrui'l.AYs
SVAM.I.Y "The Itnail TllloUgh the
Dark" will hive Clara Kimball Young
as- its cliii f player. Miss Young ap
pears as a Kreuch girl who Is- em
ployed as a spy. Kalliryn Stuart made
the scenario from a story by Maud
l.'radford Warren and "Kdw.url Morti
mer dlreot(;d It.
I'AI.AI'K "Anicrlias Answer." the of
flc'al HoiernuieiU win film which was
made for the Committee on Public In
fot million and was selected from
thousands of feet of lilm. It Is an in
teresting review of the work done by
our soldiers in Prance.
AUUAOIA ".My Cousin." In which I'Jn
r' mi i us,, ni'ikis his bow to photo
play lovers. The great singer plays a
dual rule, one of which closely par
allels his own life. He also plays the
role of the ardent lover.
VKJTOHIA "Tlie nominee of Tarzan"
Is Ihe senile to "Tarzan of tlje AP"s "
and follows the Hdgar P.'ce Hurroug'is'
story. Hlriio Lincoln and lhild Mar
key will continue with Hip same char
acter rules they had In the first film.
A number of animals have boon Inlio
duced tluoughout the story.
llKOHXT "I'nexpecied Places" brings
Bert Lyiell for the first half of the
week. It Is tlieVstory of a leporter
who aids in capturing spies. "The,
Uypsy Trail" is the screen version of
I lie play wh'eh was shown in New
York last season, llrjant Washburn
has the chief role the last half of th
week.
LOCUST "He Comes In Smiling" "'
show Douglas Fairbanks In the lilm
version of his stage success or the
.same name. This is one of his best
letiVlPH. "i"1 " llas M cipab'e cast.
XTItAXD "The -Law of the Nort'i"
features' Charles Uay. Charles Chap
lin In the character of a soldier Is the
star of'Shoulder Arms" the llrst half
of the week. William S. Hart In
"Bonier Wlrele-s" Is the main feature
the lust half of the week.
AT I'M'VLAU MICKS '
WALXl'f "Hearts cf the Wo-ld." D
AV Hiitllth's inastertiieee, featuring
Dorothy ami Lillian (llsh. George
Kawcett and llobert Hurioii.
OHMKt'M "Heie Comes the ISrid'S '' a
farc presented by Mae Desmond and
her company of lesldent playeis.
' m:iU.l!SQVK
c ISI V(J "Ullly Warsou and His Beef
Trust." headed I' "e or'lthul It'll"
Watson. Two. ' burlesriues ca''"!!
, -iCramieiiievers Alley" and "The
1 Christening."
llinCAUC HO- "The I'lraf s "wh" Sin
Mlchals. HUH- Wallace. U, Seel(v.
Henry and Llzzell. Kruncls Corno. II.
Hunter and May 'erus.
(I IYETV Sam WilllaniH' "Uli'iu Ktoin
! 'loylrnd." Hilly Gilbert Is the fea
tured comedian, and his paidner la
Sidney Kogers. ,
rUTri!U ATTItACTlUS-H
LYlilC'Oh. I-ady 1-ady!" by Uui
Bolton and P. H. Wqdebouse. with
score by Jerome" Kvrns, comes Thanks
glvlne week.
rO,WJOtls Skinner will reappear in
"The Honor of. the Kamlly." begin
ning ThaiikiBlvlii6'WeelJ..
nAilIHOK Dramattiallou "or lloolh
TaUington's Penrod," by JCdwaril ft
i oiifim 'I'lianKssivi'iu urn-
MMiWAyAtfAaywrsAuwM
LIONEL BARRYMORE.
"THE COPPERHEAD-LYRIC.
blc Screen Rll
"PALS FIRST" COMING HERE I
I The recent announcement thai Knrieo
(lui'iilll l.urlovuoil Film tu Alllirarl (-aruso is to npiuar In at least two
, ,i tSi.iiilnv motion pictures during the current
.ii int. auiiiuv - iu,ason caused no end of comment In
The principal attraction al the Stan- operatic and motion picture circles. Is
Icy Theatre, beginning November "5. , Signor Caruso sereenable? many persons
will he "Harold Lockwood. In "Pals have asked. From the standpoint of
I'iisi." w hieh wan seen on Broadway as
a sli.se play this season with Thomas
Wise and William Courtney In the lead
ing Miles This Is the second story by
Francs IViry Klllolt to be used Us a
play for Lockwood. the llrst being ",ove
Mn for .Myself Alone," which was
ii' based under Ihe title "The Square
Deceiver."
Itiib de P.emer will play lb" lead
ing feminine role. Though hell-" career
(iners a peilod of only two years. Miss
de Reiner has achieved considerable suc
cess both on the stage and screen. James
l.ackaye will act the role of the pal.
He has Ufcen on stage and screen for
ttility years
"Pais First" is u romantic drama, ip
Mihlng around, the adventures of two
wayfaring pals, Danny Itowland and
Dominic, graduates of Yale. Harvard,
Sing Sing and San Queulln.
UPHOLDS TWO-A-DAY STAGE
Beatrice llerfonl Finds Vaude
ville Audiences Same as Others
' Beat i Ice llerfonl, who again comes to
I. K. Keith's Theatre next week, has
i wind to say about vaudeville audl-
nces It will be recnlled that Bhe lelt
be lyceuni Held to present her character
dories in the two-a-day.
"I don't see any basis for the way
some people talk abbut vaudeville audi
ences." says Mls Hetford. "I have heard
hem speak of patrons of the varieties
is though they moved in a different
.orld. Thev asked mc how I Is those
people like my act and If 1 am dls
tusted at appearing between an animal
cl and a gymnastic performance.
"My experience on the vaudeville
stage ghes me the highest respect for
-he Intelligence of the average vaude
.llle audience. They catch the point
Just as quickly as any other and one
ned not ilts'cend to slap-stick comedy
o reach them.
DIDN'T SHOW PROPER RESPECT
Conceited oung
precitiled by
Officer Not Ajf
His Fellows
(ieorgc Fawceti, who plays the role of
the village en pouter in "Hearts of the
World." now showing at the Walnut
Stieet Theatre, tells of an amusing Inci
dent which occurred In a Loudon hotel
after his return from Prance where the
Griffith film was made,
"A self-suniclent young officer." snys
Kawcett, "was In the lobby. lie had
adorned himself as inuch lis Was possible
without breaking jfie regulations. ciU
course be was an under' lieutenant. He
had medals, he wore several lings and
his wrist watch was as bright and
shiny as It could possibly be. Approach
'nit a giuup of otlicers he asked one of
them: 'Do I look all right?' 'Weil, b.t
me see,' one of tlie olltcers responded
as he nif.de a careful suivey of tjie lieu
tenant. 'By Ueoige, old lear. you've
iiirgotten your eairlnss.' '
SCENES CflANGE IN TWINKLING
Effect in "Eyes of Youth" Ob
tained by False Stage
Some swift changes of scenery add to
be novelty of "Kyes of Youth." In which
Alma Tell Is play ng at the Adelphl.
When the curtain rises the Interior of
'he home of (Jlna Ashling Is revealed,
hut later In less than a minute th's' Is
re p'aced by the Interior of a schoolroom
TwIcp nga'n tho scene changes in a
twinkling to the Interior of a dressing
room und to a reetriurant.
To accomplish these changes a new
stage was built Just eight Inches 'higher
han the theatre stage. It Is In two
pans and rests on idlers. While Olna
Billing's home is ort, view Hm school
room scerte Is' set. half on each aide of
lie portable Mage, At the proper time
the Ashling home setting Is pushed "up
stage, an' the two halves of the school
room are pushed together: This-can b
done In the. time It take to tower, and
o tower ,antl
"p i.e- .i. ( vmiii
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heleis CA.RRirscrrors tn.
THE PASSING SHOW cy 191 '
C5RERA HOUSE .
5e?ow- BEATRICE WERFORD
KEITHS . - -
U... ,i FILM
TO TEST HIS ABILITY
Great Singer Said to Acquit
TIiirilf Arlmii-ilik in Dnn
lllinstlt AOnilldUIJ 111 IJOU-
cinema art. can he logically and success
fully sustain a 'screen characterization?
In his flrsi. photoplay, "My Cousin,"
which will he the feature for one week
beginning Monday at the Arcadia Thea
tre, botn questions will be nnswered
It Is said that Caiuso acquits lilmself
admirably In "My Cousin," in which he
plays dual roles.
In one ole Caruso Is the prototype
of his real self, n great singer. Idolized
by the y)ubllc, successful, wealthy. In
the other he Is a poor artist, down
hearted and humble, a cousin of the i
famous tenor, and an ardent lover of
pretty Itosa Ventura.
ACTOR WITHOUT AN AUDIENCE j
Albert Phillips Admits First Ap--pearancc
Was a Frost !
The man who attemnts In strimule !
Lionel Barrymore in the llrst act of. "The
Copperhead" at the Lyric Theatri! Is Al
beit Phillips, who takes the part of
Captain Hardy. Phillips began acting
when sixteen -years old. With, another
boy he drove forty miles to a town where
Phillips was billed as the boy elocu
tlon.st. For five dollars down tho lamps
were lighted In a hall over tho village
grocery store, and all was ieady at 8
o'clock. But nobody came.
Not discouraged, Phillips persevered
and finally landed In stock. Ho played
In many cities and eventually had his
own stock company In Toronto and ChU
cato. ajid nutnagcil his own road com
pany w:ti himself featured in "The
Ureal Divide," "Billy" and " .ool
There Was."
NEW TARZAfl ADVENTURES, i
Thrilling Jungle Scenes Enliven I
Tlio Itomniicn rS Tur,,!,." t
"The Xtomance of Tarzan," tljo film
version of the concluding chapters of
"Turznn of the Alips" Is livf:.i il,,. ,,,
exciting presentation of the adventures I
ot tne amazing ape-man yet given on the
screen. This new production, which be
gins a two weeks' engagement .Monday
at Ihe Victoria Theatre, was drama
tized from Kdgar Hlce Burroughs's un
usual story by Bess Meredyth and di
rected by Wilfred Lucas. '
Beginning with the meeting of Tarzan
und Jane Porter, his predestlneu mate
in the heart of the African iiim-le
whither the beautiful American girl has
accompanied her father In pursuit of his
scientific studies, the lilm takes Its
viewers on u thrilling Journey througn
the land of make-believe.
MURRAY LEFT STAGE TO FIGHT
'May-time' Comedian Fought Vi ith
British in Boer War
John T. Murray, whose comedy en
livens "Maytlme" at tne Shubert The
itre, fonght with the British nrmv at
Mafeking durlhg the Soutlf African war,
and when the world war began offeied
his services lo Ureal Britain. Injuries
he lecelved during tlie Boer conflict,
however, nindo lilm unlit for active duty
tn the struggle Just closed,
Murray was born In Australld. but
began hlH stage career In Kngland and
Ireland. Ho came to'.Vmerlca In 1906
and first played one-night stands through
Canada In musical comedy. Then
he wept to Xew York where he appeared
In several Winter Jarden spectacles.
"HITCW' TO VISIT X0N
, '
Comedian to Enliven Anniversary
Bill Tuesday Night
Next week marks the eighth anni
versary of the Nixon Theatre and as an
added attraction Tuesday night, Ilay
inond Hitchcock will ntertaln the audi
ence with, one othls monologues. Jt Is
quite appropriate that Hitchcock, who
Is u Philadelphia!! by adoption and who
first appeared In this city an an aitia. '
teur. tbcn.M pi'oflonal'.nd.ftt)' I
lJ,s " ynTWnamrnouirtiTOie;,l
as hit wirwAnar,'lwul4jrtlteti;,
MORTON&GLASS
PAUL
Presenting a Ucliclitful' Satire, "M8-19.-.0"
Tnn Miimo Dull) Mullnir.., V, M.,
ptw Iuion n Wrek In A.li-ini-i .
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MiATS FOR TIIANKSdIVINO IVKKK ON SAI.K .MONDAY
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CIIARI.K1 l-KOIIMAN Presents
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"THE HONOR OF THE FAMILY"
GARRICK
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