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Ncmcy Wynne! Tallcs of Many Things Mrs. Horace S. Lee Has
Been Stopping With Mr. and Mrs. Horace H. Lee.
Mrs. William Yarrow Home From New York
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HAT with weddings now every week
or so and ono thine and another tlio
season Is moving on, Isn't It? There's the
Hudson-Randolph wedding today and the
Brownback-Kennedy wedding last Saturday
and on the 21st Helen Tower's wedding to
Major Robertson, and on tho 31st Mary
Parkard and Doctor Billings. First thing
you know there'll be other dates and en
gagements and weddings. You Just waltl
DID you know that Horace Lee's wlfo
has been -on hero staying with her
In-laws, tho HordcovII. Lee's? She was
Bertha Clark, of Merldcn, Conn., and she
nnd Horace were married at Camp Upton
Just a few days before ho palled for
Franco. The wedding took place the 5th
of November. Every ono who has met
Mrs. Lee is charmed with her. She cer-
. talnly is attractive. Whenever you hear
of an out-of-town engagement you are nat-
urally curious to seo tho party of the
second part and you're apt to bo a bit criti
cal. So It's hard to come to a strange
town, especially when your husband Is not
with you to help you out by giving you a
lino on this or that ono so you won't make
any faux pas about any 'one's pet fad or
aversion. And when ono had come and
been seen, and has conquered. It's sorrio
triumph.
And young Mrs. Leo has certainly passed
muster. She's very, very lovely. Tho en
gagement was announced last spring, and
when Iloraco received his sailing orders
they decided to bo married and not wait till
his return. The camp chaplain officiated,
and two or threo days after tho ceremony
Horaco sailed for Franco. Who knows,
however, with the return of to many troops
that he may not be sent back soon.
TUTUS. WILLIAM YAItltOW has been
having a mighty good time in New
York, where sho was vlstlng her friend
Mrs. Edwln Wilson. Amons the en
tertainments given for her during her stay
thero was a dinner by Baron D'Algny.
Captain Lantz, of the French War Mission,
nnd Prince and Princcai Vloia also enter
stained in her honor. Mrs. Yarrow is going
to dance in the Charity Ball in a set Mar
garet Berwlnd is getting up.
I must say I'm looking forward to tho
Charity Ball, for thero Is no doubt that tho
girls will bo as cute as possible In their
Kato Greenaways and Dolly Drakes. I'm
wondering who will bo the Bobby Blakes.
Maybo they will be girls, too. Certainly It
would not bo posslblo to get enough men
to dance, fpr many of them are not yet
back from tho war.
"PEHA tnnlpht nnrt thrt Wnnrlnw miidf-nli
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yeaieruay, anu mis (Uternoon Isaac
Marcossan at tho Independence Squaro
ned Cross auxiliary, and Alice Whart"i
thero yesterday and the Plays and Players
last night and tonight, again at the Play
rooms. I'll say Its some busy week. ,
I do lovo tho informal affairs at tho
Plays and Players, and itho whole bunch
was certainly in good form last night.
English Night they called it, and they gavo
a Barrle and a Richard Brlnsley Sheridan
play. Kato Seelcr looked awfully pretty.
And it strikes me sho has doclded talent,
what do you think?
It's always more fun at tho Playrooms
than In tho Little Thrjro because you
soro of wear anything, full dress or after
noon gown or shirtwaist if you feel llko It
And then men wear dress clothes or dinner
coats or business suits and nobody says
anything. It's somo little clubl
TT'S'sort of a blow to find that the captain
- whose insignia you "happen to be wear
ing on your coat is not tho s.imn ntfio in
god to y6ur best friend that ho Is to you.
However, if you persevere, you may be
able to change her mind. If you go at it
right you surely will. I heard a mind
being changed by two voices back of mo
on tho trolley yesterday, and since the
voices were quite audible and tho remarks
qulto amusing, I got tho conversation
almost "as was." One said: "He certainly
hates himself, doesn't he?" to which the
' other made reply, "Well, you can't blame
MISS RANDOLPH WPS
BRITISH SECRETARY
Married to Robert Hudson
Home of Charles Pen-
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rose Keith
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Ollfi Of tllA tlint foililnnahla .AJ.1I
the season took place at 3:30 o'clock
thlS aftemoan. tLt th hnma nf Hf r.n.1 r
Charles Penrose Keith, of 321 South Fourth
street, when their cousin, Mlts Hannah
Randolph, daughter of Mr. Philip S. R.- P
Randolph, became the bride of Mr. Robert
Spear Hudson, secretary of the British
embassy la Waihlngton. The ceremony
was performed hy Monalgnor Kleran, of
St. Patrick's Church. Mljs Randolph was
attended by her sister, .Mrs. John R. Fell,
as matron of honor, by her nieces, Miss
Dorothy Fell and Miss Emily Stevenson,
and by Master Antelo Devereaux and Master
John Fell. Mr. Ronald Campbell, of London,
first Secretary at the, British embassy, was
best man, and the ushers were Mr. Nigel
Law, Mr. Crawford Stuart and Mr. Oliver
Harrlman, all of the -British -embassy, and
Mr. Emlcn Randolph, a brother of the bride.
A reception followed the ceremony.
HART CHISHOLM
A pretty military wedding was solemnized
at the Wert End Collegiate Church, In Now
York, on Saturday afternoon, when Captain
Montgomery Xocke Hart, ordnance depart
ment, U. S. A., son of Mr. ana Mrs. Oliver
H. Hart, of Germantown, Pa., was married
to lllss Hazel Elizabeth Chlshblm, daughter
;!; of Mrs. John Alexander Chlsholm. of this
city and Toronto. The Rev, Dr. Henry E.
"Cobb, pastor of the church, officiated.
The bride, who was given In. marriage by
her mother, wore a gown of cream satin and
silveV and carried a bouquet of lilies of the
valley. She was attended by her sister.
Miss Juliet Chlsholm, as maid of honor.
Mr. Harry A, Richards, of Stamford, Conn..
Was beat man, while the ushers'were Lieu
tenant William P. Wlmnngh, U. S. A.. Mr.
William F. Low, "Mr. Stanley Brown. U. S.
N,R., P., 'and Mr. Walter T, Pollock, U. S.
w. ii. !'., an oi ffwif, lorn.
MANNING CHAPI.V
i i -.Announcement is niape on ine marriage or
Miss Helen F. Chapln, niece of Mr. and Mrs.
Germantown, and Mr, Richard Manning, of
this city, who has Just returned from flEhtlne
he Overseas, where he was wounded, on Saturday
i vtt i evening at the home of Rev. J, Pu.,,nati
.in vtGermantown, vwjio performed the ceremony.
' .i-.viC.a wore ner iravenw sun oi oarn
' blue eVMbwUh jJ$rK blue ht.--Im mediately.
him. I wouldn't hato myself either It I
was a young man llko that and got raised
to a captain's commission." Then thero
was more about showing everybody how ho
hated himself, and this finally brought
about tho remark: "It depends on how
well you know him. You don't really know
him." Food for Uiought a silence. Then,
"Well, I guess no's pretty wonderful kid,"
followed by a sigh from tho other voice,
"Oh boy I'll sny so!"
NANCY WYNNE.
Social Activities
Mrs. Alexander J. Cnssatt ami Mrs.XJohn
B. Thayer, 3d, will entertain four guests In
their box at tho opera this evening. Among
others who will entertain will bo Mr. and
Mrs. Henry S. Groc. Mr. George H. Mo
Fadden and Mr. and Mis. -Alexander Van
Rmnselaer.
Miss Elizabeth Rush Porter, daughter of
Mrs. John Blddle Porter, whose mnrrlage to
Mr. Frederick C. Fearing will be solemnized
on December 28, wlll'have Miss Ellen Mary
Cassatt aB her maid of honor, and her
bridesmaids will be Miss E. Gwcnn Martin,
and Miss Dorothy H. Barnes. Mr. Joseph
Lea Fearing, of Chicago, brother of tho
bridegroom, will bo best man. Miss Martin
will give a supper and itanl-e after tho le
heaisai or the wedding on oecember 27.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Frederick Gleg, of 4G4U
Locust street, aro recclv'ng congratulations
on tho birth of a daughter, Dorothy Ellen
Gleg, on Saturday, December 7.
Mr. and Mrs. Isador Strauss, of 3731 North
Eighteenth street, announce the engagement
of their daughter. Miss Adele Strauss, to Mr.
Morns stein. United States medical corps,
Allentown, Pa.
Dr. and Mrs. Leonardo S. Clark announce
the engagement ot their daughter, Miss
Marlon Clark, to Mr. H. Miller Loner, Jr.
Tho engagement of Miss Emma Gottlieb,
of 1802 West Erie avenue, and Mr. Louis
Gluck, formerly of Now York, wbb announced
at the b'rthday supper last week, which
was Blven to Mrs. Nathan J. Gottlieb at
her homo on Erie avenue. Miss Gottlieb is
well knbwn for her charity work 'In the
northwest section of the city.
Mrs. Thomas Rcllly, of Hunting Park ave
nue, announces tho engagement of her
daughter. Mls Bertha Katherlne Rellly to
Mr. F. X. McCoy.
THE MAN WITH
Uy VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Covvrioht, 11, liy the Public A.ctoer Co.
Covurlaht by Uobc t M. McUride d Co.
CHAPTER XX (Continued)
WE STRUCK oft the track into tho forest.
Thero was not rnuch undergrowth, and
the trees, were not planted very close, so our
waywas not impeded. Wo jogged on over a
carpet of wet leaves, stumbling over,tho roots
of the trees, tearing our clothes on the
brambles, bringing down showers of rain
drops from the branches of pine or fir as we
brushed on our headlong course. Now a
squirrel bolted up n tree, now a rabbit
frisked back into a hole, now a soft-eyed
deer crashed away Into tho bushes on our
approach. The place was so still that it
gave mo confidence. There was not a trace
of man now that we were away from the
marks of his carts on the tracks, and I began
to feel, In the presence of tho stately, silent
trees that at last I was safe from tho menace
that had hung over mo for so long.
It was heavy going, for at every Btep our
feet sank deep in the leaves. The foiest was
undulating with deep hollows and steep
banks, which tried us a good deal. It soon
became, evident that we could not keep up
the pace. Monica was tiring visibly, and I
had had about enough! Francis, too. seemed
done up. We slackened to a walk. We were
tolling painfully up one of these steep banks
when Francis, who was leading, held up his
hand.
"Charlemagne's Rldo !" he whispered as wo
came up. We looked down from the top of
the bank and saw below abroad forest glade,
canopied by the thick branches of the ancient
trees that met overhead, and leading up a
slope, narrowing as it went, to a path that
lost Itself among tho shadows that were fall
ing fast upon the forest.
Francis clambered down the bank and we
followed.
He led us up the slope and along the
narrow path. A path struck off it, and he
took It. It led us Into a thicker part ot the
forest than we had yet struck, where there
were great boulders protruding fron. the
dripping bushes, and brambles grew so thick
that in places they obscured the track.
The forest sloped up again, and in front
of us was a steep bank, its sides dotted with
great rocks and a tangle of brambles and
undergrowth. Francis stooped between two
boulders at the foot of the slope, then turn
ing and beckoning us to follow, disappeared.
Monica went in after him, and I came last.
We were In a kind of narrow entrance,
scooped ! of tho earth between the rocks,
and It ltd down to a bioad chamber, which
had apparently been dug beneath some of
the boulders, lor, stretching out my hand, 1
found the ioif was roct and dimp to the
touch.
Francis and Monica were standing in this
chamber as I came down. Directly Intered
I knew why they stood so still. A glimmer
of light came from the farther end of the
cave, and a strange sound, a sort of strangled
sobbing, reached our ears.
I crept forward In the dark In the direction
of the light. My outstretched hands came
upon a low opening. I stooped and, crawling
round a rock, saWanother chamber Illuminat
ed by a sputtering candle stuck by Its wax to
the earthen wall. On the floor fc man was
lying, sobbing as though his heart would
break. He was wearing some kind of mili
tary great-coat with a yellow stripe running
down the back.
"Pst I" I called to film, drawing my pistol
from my pocket. As I did so, Francis be
hind me touched my arm to let me know he
was there.
"Pstl" I called again louder.
The man swung round on to his knees
with a sudden, frightened spring. When he
saw my pistol, he jerked his hands above his
head. Dirty and unshaven, with the tears
all wet on his face, he looked a woe-begone
and traglo figure.
"KameradI Kamerad!" ho muttered
stupidly at me. "Napoo I Kaput 1 Eng
lander 1"
I gazed at the stranger, hardly able to
believe my ears. That trench jargon In this
place !
"Are you English?" I asked him.
At the sound of my voice ho stared about
him wildly. v
"Ay, I be English, zur," he replied with a
strong West Country burr, "God help me I"
And, heedless of me and my pistol, he covered
hi face with his hands and burst into a wild
fit of sobbing again, rocking himself to and
fro In his grief.
"Go back to Monica 1" I whUpered to Fran
cis. "I'll see to this fellow,!"
" I managed to pacify him presently. Habit
is a tenacious ruler and, grotesque figures
though we were, the "zur" he had addressed
to me brought out the officer In me. I talk,
ed to him na I would have dono to one of
my own men, and he quieted down at last
and looked up at me.
Ha was only a lad I could tell that by
the clearness ot his skn and the brightness
of his eyes but his face was wan and
wasted, and at tho first glance he looked
like a man of forty. Under his great-coat,
which was German, he was clad In filthy rags
which once hadfbeen a khaki uniform, as the
cut and nothing else revealed, '
He told me" his simple story In his soft
imtroetsnire aooent, jusi wiapiain tale oi
3H immgntwimmn .inmmwmu'm ur
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Mrs. Hudson's marriage took place this
afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Penrose Keillu 321 Smith
Fourth street. Mrs. Hudon was Miss
Hannah Randolph
Navy Engineer to Lecture Here
The Junior section of the Engineers' Club
of Philadelphia will hold Its monthly meeting
at tho clubhouse. 1317 Spruce street, this
evening. W. A. Stelger, of the Steam Engi
neering Bureau of tho navy, will read an
Illustrated paper, "Practical Talk on Marine
Engineering."
THE CLtiB FOOT
of the Royal Engineers, and he was captur
ed near Mons in August, 1914, when out lay.
ln line with a party. With a long train
of. ""tlsb prisoners "zum of 'em was ter
rible bad. tur, dying, as you might say"
he had been marched off to a town and
paraded to tho railway station through
streets thronged with Jeering German sol
diery In cattlo trucks, tho fit, the wound
ed, the dying and the dead herded together,
without food or water, they had made their
Journey lno Germany with hostile mobs at
every station, once tho frontier was past,
brutal men nnd shrieking women, to whom
not even tho dying were sacred.
It was a terrible tale, that lost nothing ot
Its horror from the elmplc, unadorned Btyle
of this West Country farmer's son.
"I bean't fit cumpany for no lady, zur,"
he whispered to me, "I be that durty, fair
crawling I bo Wo couldn't keep clean
nohow In that camp!"
AH the good soldier's horror of dirt was
In his voice
"That's all right, Maggs," I answered
soothingly, "she'll understand !'
We Bat down on tho floor Jn the' light
of Sapped Maggs" candle, and Francis and
I reviewed our situation.
It was now half-past five in the evening
We both agreed that we should certainly
make the attempt to cross the frontier that
night. Francis nudged me. Indicating the
snpper with hbi eyes.
"Maggs," I said, "we are all In a bad
way, but our case Is more desperate than
jours. I shall not tell you more-than this,
trat. If we are caught, any of us three, wo
shall be shot, and any one caught with us
will faro the same. If you will take my ad
vice, you will leave us and Btart off by your
sc'f: the worst that can happen to you Is
to be sent back to your camp. You will be
punished for running away, but you won't
lose your life!"
Sapper Maggs shook his yellow head
"I'll stay," ho answered stolidly, "it's more
cumfortable-llke for us four to 'old together
and It's better protection for the lady, i
bean't nfear'd of no Gers, I bean't! I'll go
along o' yew officers and the lady, it yew
don't mind, zur!"
So it was settled, and we four agreed to
ur.lte forces. , Before we set out Francis
wanted to go and reconnolter. I thought
he had done more than his share that day
and said so. But Francis insisted.
"I know my way blindfolded about the
forest, old man," he said, -it'll be far safer
for me than for you. I'll leave you the map
and mark the route you are to follow so
that you can find the way If anything hap
pens to me. If I'm not back by midnight
you ought certainly not to wait any longer
but make the attempt by yourself." '
My brother handed me back the document
and went over the route we were to follow
on the map. Then he deposited his bundle
In the cave and declared himself ready
"And don't forget old Clubfoot's box" he
said by way of a parting injunction.
Monica took him out to the entrance of
"If. LefUSS'' ,vheu.W.a3 dabb'ne her eyes
with her handkerchief when she returned
"You remember the Captain of Koepenlck
trick," she said. "Well, Francis played It
off on the sergeant and those bIx men. Ho
Blept at Clevee, had himself trimmed iip at
the barber's, bought those field. b-ots ho Is
wearing, and stole that helmet and great
coat off the pegs In the passage at Schmidt's
Cafe, where the officers always go and drink
beer after morning parade. Then he drove
,to the castle he knew that the place would
be deserted once the sh-ot had etarted
and told the sergeant he had been sent from
Goch t Inspect the guard. I think he Is
Just sjfiendld! He Inspected the men and
cursed everybody up and dowp. and sent the
sergeant out to the paddock with orders to
drill them for two hours. Francis was tell
ing me all about It as we came along. He
says that If you can get hold of a uniform and
hector a German enough, he' will never call
your bluff. Can you beat It?"
The hours dragged wearily on. We had no
food, and Maggs, 'who had eaten, the last
of his provisions twenty-four 'hours before
the British soldier is a bad hoarder
s":on consumed the last of my cigarettes. It
was past 10 , o'clock when I heard a etep
outside. The next moment Francis came In,
white and breathless.
' (TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW)
Another Tarzan Story
Many readers of the Evening Public
Ledger already know the charm
and fascination of this wonderful
series. Fqiir of the stories have, al
ready appeared in thesd column's.
Tarzan and tho Jewels of Opar
The new tale is as thrilling as its
predecessors. It will begin next
Saturday in the
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PRETTY DANCING ACT
PRESENTED AT KEITH'S
Lucille Cavanagh Wins Admira
tion and Applause Comedy
Keeps Crowd Laughing
Tho nudlenco at Keith's Theatro was kept
laughing most of tho tlmo last night, but
It stopped snickering long enough to ad
mire and applaud the dancing act of Lucille
Caanngh. Miss Cavanagh nnd threo men
gave a pleasant entertainment for which
pretty scenory had been provided.
Another pleasant act was "Sweeties," a
musical skit. In which tho girl found her
self In tho predicament of being forced to
becomo engaged to four soldiers going away
to war only to fall In loe with a French
Blue Devil, Just beforo their return.
Florence Roberts and her company won
applause In the one-act playlet. "The Woman
Intervenes." A man Is saod from an affair
with a married woman, to return to the
"woman who Intervenes," an old love.
Sidney Grant won a big laugh on every
story and eveiy Impersonation. The muslcai
comedy favorite's return to audeWo after
four years' absenco could bo called a suc
cess. If Judged by the laughter ho aroused.
Ethel Hopkins was Just what she was
billed to bo, a delightful entertainer. Sho
sang well
Dezso Better Brothers, tumblers: McFar
land and Patace. singing cutups : Marie and
Ann Clnrk, imd the Belgium Trio were other
good nets on the bill.
Tho program opened with Tatho Travel
pictures.
Ol.OIti: "Winning Winnie," a delectable
tabloid musical comedy, proed to be a good
headllner at the Globe last night. Girls
aplenty mndo the audiences think of tho
"Follies" In all their glory Another very
ecellent act of a musical nature was
"Childhood Days," which poisessed a fresh
ness and charm which won emphatic ap
proval. All Rajah In a mlnd-readlng act
pleased, as did the Great Howard, a ventrilo
quist. Others on a well-rounded bill were
Charles McDonald, vocalist and fun-maker;
Elsie Bergero nnd company, In classic poses;
Rome and Cox. In comedy; White's Circus,
with Its leaping hounds; Arthur Lloyd and
Jack and Tommy Weir.
rilOS.S Ki:YS The troubles of a boss
polltlcjan are recounted In an Interesting
manner by Clark and Verdi who are featured
at the Cross Keys In a hilarious talking
skit. Their act Is rull of philosophy and
oerflovs with original lines. These come
dians are originators of this style of comedy
nnd their offering met with emphatic appro
val. Seeral other good ncti round out an
entertaining bill. The pictures are timely)
and thrilling.
IIKOADVYAY Ned Norworth and his com
pany in a singing and comedy act easily cap
tured tho honors at the Broadway. A closo
second was Flora Flneh, formerly famed ns
co-star with the lato John IJunny. who pre
sented a sparkling, comedy plavlet. which
won approval. The rest of the bill proved
equally satisfying, and Constance Talmadge
In the photoplay. "Mrs. Lcfnngwell's Boots."
scored a real hit.
NIXON "Sliding" Billy Watson and Joe
Wlllard. both Phllndelphlans are tho hit pf
tho bill this week at the Nixon. They pre
sent a traesty on life In the trenches which
overflows with bright lines nnd Is further en.
livened by funny situations. Tho act was
wnrmlv received. Dlro. the plano-accor-dlontst.
won an abundance of applause with
his harmonious selections. His repertoire In
cluded classlcnl as well ns popular airs, and
he played with much expression. "Miss Am
bition" Is tho photoplay attraction for the
first half of the week.
COT.ONIAI. Mile. Dlanna, tho French
chanteuse-songster. and the young Swedish
violin wizard, Jan Rublnl, pre'sent a meri
torious act that heads the Colonial bill. Not
only Is the act entertaining from a vaude
ville sense, but also satisfying from a musi
cal standpoint.
Ruhinl at the age of nine was acclaimed
a genius, and although not twenty-one. the
artist has appeared In every capital of
Europe, winning his wnv with his bow tal
ent Joined with Mile. Dlanna. a singer of
rare talent, tho pair offer an unusual turn
In vaudeville.
Other features of the bill nre the equlllbrls
tlc doings of the Five Martins, the novel of
fering of Cope nnd Johnson nnd the photo
play feature. "The Still Alarm "
OKANI) An excellent bill marked the
reopening of the Grand last night. The thea
tre, which has been redecorated since tho fire
with colors of rich rose. Ivory and gold, fur
nished a splendid setting for "Pretty Baby."
the brief musical comedy that bends tho
bill.
"Pretty Baby" has much musical merit
and Is not short of good situations. Helen
Brandon. Lew Hamilton and Eddie Raye con
tribute much to the rendition of tho act.
On the same bill aro the Five Famous
Lloyds, presenting a western turn, entitled
"On the Indian Reservation," dlsplaylitg
many novel stunts and horses. Moss nnd
Frye amuse with their cbony-hued comics.
Walters and Walters exploit ventriloquism,
while the p!ctur Is the thirteenth chapter
of "A Fight for Millions."
WILLIAM PESS The famous Pletro,
plano-accordlonlst extraordinary, made his
1918 appearance before a West Philadelphia
nudlenco with a repertoire of catchy num
bers. Wnr songs nnd popular airs. Inter
spersed with classical music, aro embodied
in the variegated program of this renowned
nrtlst. Bobbv Stone nnd n company of ten
are seen In "Violets," a clever little skit that
is well worth seeing The other acts Include
Fox and Brltt. In "Tho Stayouts." and John
ny Singer with his Inimitable dancing dolls.
Harold Lockwood Is featured In tho photo
play, "Pals First."
EDITH CAVFJJ. TN FILM
Julia Arthur Acts, Role of Martyred Nurse
on Walnut Screen
There could have been no more opportune
moment for th prenntnn rtf tho fl'md
ptory of the life of Fdlth Cavell. the Red
Cross nurse, whom th Germans shot In
Belgium, than now when the neRot'aMons
for peace are going on. Plnvd undr the
title of "The Woman the Germans Shot,"
this graphic tale of the heroic deeds of that
courageous woman brought forth deserved
applause at tho Walnut Street Thatre last
evening where It had Its Initial Philadelphia
presentation.
The film version dwells upon the efforts
of tho Amerlcnn ambassador, Brand Whit
lock, to save tho nurse from execution at
the hands of the Germans. It Is not a grue
some story, but rather Is handled with such
Intelligence that Director John Adolhl's work
will long be remembered In that connection.
The scenario was prepared by Anthony Kelly
from the reports prepared by Brand Whlt
lockj Mr.' Kelly will be remembered as tho
author of "Three Faces East," which had
Its successful engigement at the Broad
earlier In the season.
A little fiction has been edded to the his
torical facts of the Ca.-1! ..ase, but with such
skill that no onewlll take offense at such
because Julia Arthur has the lmpor'ant role
of the nurse and Crelghton Hale that of a
friend. J, W. Johnston, Paul Panzer, Wil
liam H. Tooker, George Marjeronl, Sara
Alexander nnd Almee Denny are In the cast.
Vt'ITHCnsl'OON HALL
Thursday Evening, December 12th
HUNTER WELSH
Dlitlnsulshed American Pianist
IN RECITAL
Ticketi nnc. tl.no. ti.eo
Now on tale at ltox Omce Wllherapoon Hulldlnc
" Auspices University Extension Boclety.
ACADEMY OV MUSin
Saturday Afternoon, January 4, at 2:30
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FARRAR STANLEY STAR;
BINNEY SISTERS FILMED
'The One Woman" at Palace.
Elsie Ferguson at Arcadia.
"Sporting Life" at Victoria
STANLEY "The Hell Cnt'VwIth Ornlctln Par.
nr. Directed bv Knlnaltl Varker frum Wlllard
Mack'K atory Cloldnyn play,
Wllllard Mack has written so many suc
cessful plays nnd photoplays, that It Is not un
uusual that he should hae presided a good
vehicle for Geraldlne Khrrnr Although fun
damentally this tory Is nf the rithrr ordi
nary western type. It has been given some
new twists which add to the Interest Hrielly
outlined, a sheriff asks the heroine to marry
him after she has been Insulted by the 1
laln, who Is stabbed
Oernldlne Farrnr Is the best of the oper
atic stars who have gone Into the movies
and her nblllty to play before the camera
makes her an acceptable acquisition for
Photoplaydom. Thomas Snntschl Is the lead
er of the had men and Milton Sills makes a
good sheriff.
Of equal Importance with the motion pic
tures at the Stanley is the musical program
which Is to bo a regular feature each week.
A selei Jon from "La Hohemo" engages tho
orchestru's efforts this week.
PALACE "The One Woman" with Tiara WU
llama and Union Putt. Directed by Reginald
llarkor from the Btory by Thomas Dllon. Se
lect play.
It Is Interesting to compare this product of
Reginald Barker's direction with that on view
at tho Stanley this week. Mnce It Is unusual
for a director to hno two new pictures
brought forward the same week The story
Is of a philosophic nature nnd expounds the
theory of socialism, but Just to what advan
tage or disadvantage Is best left to the
epectntor's tndlldual Judgment.
The plnjers present their roles with In
telligence Dawson Butt has the part of a
clergmin and Clara Williams Is the woman
In the case. Thurston Hall, who is remem
bered for his many personal appearances in
this city, Is capably cast as the governor.
Little Ben Alexander, of "Hearts of tho
World" fame. Is tho boy
AltfADtA "t'nilrr the Creenwoed Tree" with
riale rcrttuann nnd Kuff-ne O'tlrten. Story by
Henry V. Imond and directed by Emtio
Chautard, Artcrn't rlay.
One feels that the Afcadla attraction Is
cry seriously Inching In action and that the
reading matter could be curtailed to great
adantage. It Is notion which has made tho
motion the popuHr form of entertainment
that It Is. Poslhly the fault lies w'th the
adaptation of Adrian Oll-Spenr. but It Is more
likely that the shortcoming rests with tho
author.
The vehicle does not nttaln tho standard to
be expected for Miss Ferguson, but it must
be said the fault does riot rest with tho
actresB. On the spoken stage Maxlno Hlllott
hns the,rolo of tho society girl who took to
the life of a gypsy to ecape the ennui of her
tinlly routine of nfTnirs. Kugene O'Brien,
formerly leading man for N'ortna Talmadge.
plays opposite the star. Others In the cast
aro Edward Burns, Charles Craig and Mil
dred Burns.
VICTORIA "Simrllnr Life" with Comtnnce
lllnncy. Directed by Maurice Tourneur from
tho piny of the aame name. Artcraft speclul
Maurice Toumeur has always been the ar
tistic genius of the motion-picture screen
and his work Is that of tho master. To thoso
who have seen "The Blue Bird," "Prunella"
and his many other artistic although not
financial successes, he will need no Introduc
tion. Thero Is ample opportunity to weigh
Tourneur's worth In this Instance for he has
the old-time melodrama to work with nnd
not tho beautiful stories he handled In tho
former pieces. What he has accomplished
with the materlnl will be screen history.
A melodrama without actors would not be
possible and so It Is noticed that he has se
lected a cast of players whose workmanship
seems to have counted for more than their
stardom nnmes. An Instance of this is found
in tho wonderful girl actress, Constance Bln
ncy, who has a prominent part In the story.
She fn a veritable screen find nnd It Is not
too much to predict that In another year tho
electric signs will contain the name of this
dainty person. Her sister, Fair Blnney, Is
also In the cast, and since It has been an
nounced that sho Is to play opposite John
Barrymore, It Is a foregone conclusion that
sho also "has arrived." Ralph Graves, War
ner Richmond, Charles Eldrldge and Wllletto
Kershawe are others In tho cast.
The story concerns the attempt to spoil a
horse race and the trickery of drugging a
fighter who Is to appear at a London sport
ing club. There Is the Ioo Interest nnd
other details which made the melodrama of
Cecil Raleigh and Selmon Keiley so popular.
IWOENT "Flie Thousand an Hour." with Hale
Hamilton. Story by George Randolph Chester
and directed by Ralph Ince. Metro play.
Georgo Randolph Chester's stories have al
wajs made good movie fodder for the fans,
and this one Is no exception. He nas a fac
ulty for creating character which can bo
eaelty Interpreted by screen players as well
as actors on the spoken stage. It Is n
foregone conclusion that the hero of this tale
will acqulie the million dollars he sets out
to get at tho opening of the story, but It Is
tho manner In which ho overcomes the ob
stacles that supplies the Interest In Its un
fold'ng. Hale Hamilton has been a popular actor
on the spoken stage, and he readily fits Into
the silent ro'o In the art of the hero. Play
ing opposite him Is Luclle Lee Stuart, wife
of the director, Florence Short, Gilbert Doug
las and Robert Whlttlcr are In the cast.
The Strand has Blllle Burke In "The Mako
Bellevo Wife," and tho Locust Is prercntlng
Enrico Caruso In "My Cousin." Dorothy Glsh
Is at tho Belmont In "Battling Jane," while
Clara Williams Is the featured player all
week at tho Rlvoll In "Carmen of the Klon
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Beginning NEXT MONDAY EVO . DEC. 10
Three Oriental Plays
By Flays and l'layers
Nlchts at 8:00.
Mat. Sat. Only. 2:15.
LADTE8' MAT, TODAT
30SE SYDELIJ'S
Continuing Attractions
Forrest Mltzi In "Head Over
Heels," a play with music, produced
by Henry Savngo. The book and lync
are by Edgar Allan Woolf nnd the
score by Jerorno Kern. Robert Em
met Kcnno and Charles Judcls aro
also featured.
Opera House "Seven Days' Ieave,"
an English wnr melodrama of tho
pronounced patriotic type. The heroine
Is played by Jean Stuart, last seen
here ifh tho vampire In "Tho Wan
derer." ,
Ljrlc "Oh, Ijuiy! Lady!" musical
comedy, produced by P. Hay Comstock
and William Elliott. Hook and lyrics
by Ouy Holton and C. CI. Wodehouse
nnd score by Jeiome Kern. Original
New York cast. Including Vlvlenno
Segal, Carl Randall and Constance
Blnney.
tinrrlrk "Penrod," dramatized from
Booth Turkington's popular stories by
Edward A. Kose. The principal char
acters nre children. Klve members ot
tho cast of twenty-threo are young,
sters.
Shtiberl "Maytlmc." a costume piny,
with attractive music. Cast headed
by John Charles Thomas, John T.
Mu.rr.iy nnd Dorothy Blgelow.
Adelpht "Eyes of Youth," with Alma
Tell In the chief role. A mystical
play In which tlio herolno peers Into
1 er future through the medium of a
crystal globe.
"LONDON BELLKS" AT CASINO
Attractive Costumes ami Pretty Chorus
Feature Show
Veteran burlesque patrons at tho Casino
found that Rose Sydcll's "London Belles"
arc Just as attractive as over and tho show
one of the season's hits.
"Whoop-Dee-Doo," tho leading feature, Is
full of laughs nnd catchy songs and Is laid
In a pritty scenic setting. The chorus and
the nudellle skits, which vary, the program,
scored distinct hits. Twenty chtchy musical
nuinbtrs Intersperse the two jicte.
All tho costumes, which arc designed by
tho star herself, Bhow an orlglrallty nnd
attractiveness which add to tho novelty of
the show. Ono of the teems Is laid In Can
field's fumous gambling houBc and Is callid
tho "House of Cards." Ll!ng models and
a realistic air add to the scene.
George P. Hayes and Kato Pullman head
the list of players, which Includes many
well-known burlesque players.
TROCADKHO The speed limit holds no
terrors for 'The Auto Girls" at this bur
lesque house, and twenty sizzling, sensa
tional speeders put plenty of spice into tho
week's entertainment. Tho cast la headed by
Billy Wild and James J. Lake. "The Mili
tary Maids" also were accorded considerable
applause.
GAYLTY "Casey's Nightmare," a two
act musical satire with which Pat White and
his Gayety Girls opened last night at this
theatre, provides an evening's performance
of screaming fun. Hendllncrs In the cast are
Arthur Putnam, Bessie Baker, Walter
Brown, Mabel Morton, Alva Grieves and Al
Cooper. Thirty living art modtls are by no
means the least attrnctle featuro of tho
show.
"MARY'S ANKLE" AT ORPHEUM
Clever Comedy Well Interpreted by Resi
dent Players
Tho amusing intricacies that make up tho
story of "Mary's Ankle," the clever comedy
from the pen of May Tully, were presented In
splendid, manner last night by Mae Desmond
and her company of resldmt players at the
Orpheum.
The story deals with the escapades of
three Impoverished oung men, ono of whom
pretends he Is going to marry a certain
Mary Jane Smith in order to obtain wedding
presents from his close-listed relatives. Then
ho 'plans to visit the nearest "Uncle" and sell
them.
Comedy galore begins with the arrival of
a real Mary Jane Smith, who Is pressed Into
tho plan, much against her wishes. Mary's
experiences were well Interpreted last night
by Miss Desmond, who lost none of the op
portunities to register tho eer-growlng com
plexity of the sltuntion. She was well sup
ported' by the other members of tho cast,
who have the necessary zest for the comic.
There is an elaborate scenic effect In the
third act showing New York harbor, WTiere
Mary and her alleged husband are ready to
embark on a honeymoon.
To Speak on Balkan Peoples
Dr. Herant Baron Matteosslan, an Arme
nian born In Constantinople, who resides and
traveled for twenty years In the Near East
and Is now a member of the faculty of the
University of Pennsylvania, will speak be
fore the University Extension Society this
evening at Association Hall, Germantown, on
the "Balkan Capitals and Their Peoples."
COI.DWYN PRESENTS
GERALDINE
FARRAR
IN Vvri.T'SIV- FIRST SHOWINO OK
"THE HELL CAT"
CAST INCLUDES
MILTON SILLS AND THOMAS SANTSCIII
"L I'OHEMi: ' Si lections Stanley Orchestra.
NEXT WEEK "UNDER FOUR FLAPS"
DATA PL? 1214 Market Street
l ALAvX ALL THIS week
1 JTU-il 1V1J F.rst presentation
"THE ONE WOMAN"
FROM THE NOVEL
By THOMAS DIXON
Author of "THE 1IIRTII OF A NATION"
ARCADIA
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loii a M iS' s :. nji 7:4.1 n an p m
ELSIE FERGUSON
and Eugene O'Brien
IN FIRST PRESENTATION OF
Under the Greenwood Tree
FROM PLAY OF SAME NAME
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"SPORTING LIFE"
FROM DRUIJV I.ANE MELODRAMA
DIRECTED UY MAURICE TOURNEUR
Comln Lnuls Hennlnn In "Oh. Jehnnyl"
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"BACK TO EARTH" WINS
GENEROUS APPROVAL
Novel Comedy, With an Excellent
Cast, Draws Many Laughs
at the Broad
A novel Idea cleverly worked out In n plot
that calls for situations which at times re
minds one of ".Vothlnir Hut the Truth."
"The Thirteenth Chnlr" nnd "ven Keys lo
Daldpate," plus feme splendid acting and
artistic stnge trappings. " makes "Back to
Karth," a comedy, by William Le Baron,
presented at the llroad last night, one of the
best theatrical offerlnss here this season.
There was a packed hou-!e to receive It.
If laughs and curtain cnlU are measures
of success, then "Back to Karth" Is a smash.
Ine hit The dialogue, while at times broan.
Is snappy and bright Nothing; serious Is In
tended nor could It bo found with n micro
scope throughout the three acts of tho piece.
It is a bully entertainment of light texture
meant to tickle tho risibilities and nothing
more Just a humorous fantasy that leaves
plausibility out In the back alley, and from
the rise of the curtain proceeds to make
the audience forget Its own cares and take
enjoyment from the troubles of the char
acters In the piny. That not a point In the
delightful complications Is lost, nor the pur
pose of the playwright to entertain defeated.
It due as much to the work of the capable
company ns to the author, who by no mcahs
has turned out any trifling manuscript.
Ono has but to consider the Idea around
which Mr. Le Baron has built his comedy
an angel, bored In heaven, who obtains a
two weeks' leave of absence to live upon
earth among the wealthy set of New Yortt
city to grasp Its possibilities. The comedy
naturally iirlscs from the heavenly visitor's
unonhlitlcatlon and the puzxle he proves
to those nhout him, none of whom Is aware
of whence he came, except his host, and he
won't tell that Is not until matters become
so mud lied that explanation Is the only
thing that will save the situation the celestial
being In human guise has created In the love
nff'r of this same benefactor.
The almost Impossibility of one going
about In th's modern day without straining
the truth to please those with whom one
cornea In social o- business contact Is a point
emphasized by tho author Frankness and
veracity nre more often llkelv to get us Into
trouh'e ns not. This wns tho Idea behind
"Nothing But the Truth." Tho fact that
men have sacrificed their chances of eternat
happiness In their pursuit of enrthly love Is
another phase of Mr. I Baron's play,
trentvl from a comedy viewpoint, of course.
A splrltunllstlc seance In the first act Is al
most n travesty on a scene In "The Thir
teenth Chair." The method of presenting the
comedy l.s after the fashion of "Sevep Keys
to unlilpate.
The role of the angel come to earth seems.
ns If the author had Wallace Eddlnger, who
enacts the character. In mind wnen ne created
It. so well does the act-r fit Into It. Charles
Cherry, who, can always be counted upon to
give a creditable performance, be the part
fat or lean, Is excellent as the wealthy bache
lor host of the visitor nuth Shepley ap
pears to good advantage In the character of
the girl with whom the angel falls In love.
An especially clever performance Is given
by Minna Oomble as a nervous, talkative and
suspicious matron. Others who help mak'o
the comedy go nre Harold Hendee. Paula
Sterlln". James Dyrenforth, James Kearney
and Klrby Davis Mr Le Baron ond Fred
O. Latham, who produced th comedy, were
present at last night's performance. Th
piece Is presented by Charles Dillingham.
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