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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHtEADELPHlA. gXTURrife DECEMBER .14, 11)18,
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ILDIERS IN MUSICAL COMEDY AT GARRICK WAR FILM AT STANLEY WALLACE REID, ARCADIA
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Jj WEEKLY TALK
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Wiervations on Plays and
fPholoplays of Interest to
N$ Philadelphia
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THEATRE AND MOVIE FAVORITES WHO WILL ENTERTAIN PLAYGOERS NEXT WEEK
iHILADRLPIIIAtS Christmas nlook-
i-lnB will not be tilled to ovcrflow-lnsr
l- yearwith ne.w dramatic nttrnc-
wC At this writing only tnrce or me
iim1 "leffltlmnte" houses will be
raced up for tho holidays with chanite.i
their: kills, nlttiouan it. irumi. i". bjuu
knV. ivell for the drawlnc powers
Cotithe. four shows which nrc scneauicu
rtA 'remain-
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i,'(..TBe-newcomep-.-i"B x ,nc
I pk-rlt Maud In C. Hatlilnn Chambers's
3 'latent confedy, "The Snvlnp; Ornr;e,"
.'witch play rcvenls Mr. Mnude In a type
liOf. .cnaracier; ainereni. iruiu mc n .
I but 'loVable, Qrumpy. As Bllnn Cor-
f-XMU. In his new ehlcle. he will cluu-
liaMn-lii. a full. blooded. (renim. npiinus-
Sttlfc 'Britisher, who covers under a cheer-3'tik-"eXterlor-an
almost 'rellRloun leo-
B3'tIoh to England nnil Iit tradition-.
3k Once aealn a Philadelphia ftrst-nlRht
li.'alatidlence will fit In Judgment at tho
feWpremlere of n Klaw A Krlnwccr nroduc-K-Sttlort
when the new musical comedy.
P3"The Velvet Lady." has Its opening at
BTtb Forrest Theatre Uecemner sj. me
K'plny' Is admittedly a mtHc-nl version
KJfot the farce by Fred .Tncl:on. which
kS.pll.yed In New York Inst season under
EJI'P0 "',e ot A Fu " HOU"e' wnicn mn
"Xbteu pressed up In new clothes for the
fM M the .Oarrlcl. the 'holiday attraction
W2,Silll'be the David tlelasco comedy.
V5'tolly; "With a Pnst." In which Ina
LlCJalre. who Is one of the latest bc-
a qulfltloni to the Hclasco personnel, win
"Jpliy the role of Polly.
K, AS Is planned, Charles multichain
SSlX sends the new William Le Ilnron
lo
ZiT
ISWl
fttf;
B.'SlVhlnT'lcal comedy. "Back to Earth.'
fVJfX-ondon early In Hie sprlnR. It will be ,, ,
iTone more Irslarce of the remarkable "r ' ""
KV5 dependence of Knsland's theatre nnon
t3l . J f -t !.- .1.1 .. .. ......
7fmrrica ever sinrp iu w,n,i ui "ii.
irAince ine ihu ni un im-m , ..n--.
fyrt-aurette Taylor fl-.it d-ll(jhted Lindon-S-iiers
with "Pec O" My Ilppr." a steady
FySVt.arrt nt n)nv9 from llU enillltrV ha?
;jlrKiured not only Into l.n"dni but Into
iifann 11 well. ill ni- i hi' j .. , . ... . .
VSiif. now no fewer 'th'in four theatres " "T uieaire Lnr.Binias nceh.
'ortsentlnc Ame-lca- plays hy EnKllh- , ,
'A ISSmIS companies. TT IS Brmlf,lnB lo n,lo the demise of ,
!? Any nreJudlce ntnlnt the American 1 so many fake scliooN which .mvi-r-
SSfdnima per se thnt mlnhi hae existed tled tliemselies a stepping stones for
Siln England hai b'-en swept aside by the aspirants to the movie Kcreen. It Is I
;iast four years' inmhty unhenvnl. while doubtful Ir there Is a Ilrst-ciass movie
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2HU6EPT If HRPJP"t TH? Uat" Cjfar3lCV HfL 'Rfc x? w &'',?'' rlffll SM' iflHix': at.?-
TO MANY MILLIONS
AUCABIA'
-UUne Jom, "tmE TESTIrJG OF MILDRED 'Vaaer Tcnjl Tli" pl he. STANLEY
vnt. Rtukni
In' pui'i i (ilt c movlnT photoplay. lll clve I'cif ocr to some-
011 lo iianuatian. f lorenz ioiegieia nunc quite dirrerent aca.n tjnristnias
ImiURlit h's llrpt enture In the letslll- J wee):, whin the nmbltlous spectacle,
mate field. "Hi PiReon Post," here for I "The Clnrdcn of Al'ah," will be the at
oritlcNm and ndi'ce before fiolns to ' traction. The scenic representations will
N'pw Yoili. and now we are about to he form the backcrounil for a large com
aked to loot. oer another, the Kl.iw &pany of players, with plenty of camels.
Krlanger music. il cuinedy, "The VelM-t liorses. donkeys anil goats to carry out
IjiiIv." which is to hac Hi premiere at' tho iffects. A tinln of ?evcn cars Is re-
quireu to iranspori ine wnerevwmai 01
"The (iarden of Allah" fiom city to city.
A really, truly Christina tree will
grace the stage of the Lyric Christmas
i:ve when th'e collections being made nt
that theatre by members of ie "Oh,
l.rirH' I.nrlv" runt will tin rxnended in
I, In H place .Iheio ha been ewtahllshed plajer today who can trace his or her1 Brts for many n p00r youngster of the
PERFORMANCE TO AID
FUND OF CHOIR BOYS
j 3, for all time. It Is hoped, an article sucres to a school for moiion-plcture
K.4tiinrtrinnrIlhfT hetween T1nilnnil and nnttnir It Is not ro. however, with the
'2jAmerlca. A good d"al of such prejudice artors upon the spoken stage, because
W-jlSirose through illttieulties in unnertan(- manv of thee players nae auenueu
jlnrvlocal Idioms and poln of view; but reputable schools of dramatic expression
!thMe probably have nren oercome fiv
C'atMnA ,,, Mt I ni.a .if all.llAPU hAtrntl In
fefjrJtta across the Atlant'e.
Pirttl,Rne of the w "' ne'e" on
fetie, London stage today Is Doris Keane.
RSSle. young American, who. when she nr-
;alved there three e.rs acn with Hd-
f5tward, Shelilqn's play. "Tliniance," was
IStulierly unknown Other almost enuallv
popular London "favo I es from this
,3 country are Elsie Jnnls, (Tertrude El
tJlJlott. a sister of Maxlne : IIel6n Ray-
J-mnohd, a Philadelphia girl : .To -eph Coyne,
e field Is much largervJln the talking
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drama than in tne sneif one, wiin ra
many companies oul upon the road and
resident stock companies In most all the
cities. As for the motion pictures, near
ly all the fllnn are made In California
and New Yoilt.
The better class of motion-picture
producers do not go Into the open mar
ket for their scenarios, but have tliem
rlt'en by persons who are definitely
engaged for that work. Ot cour--e, a
scenario editor alo Is employed In many
SlHaymond Hllchcock and Shirley Kel- nr ti,i studios, but the majority of the
JWHW. most of whom ventured Into Lon- )0t Pr productions today come from the,
iidoir and won popularity during the cinema cr,slons-of plnys which hac,
otrrcsj of the war. appeared upon the spoken stage. Colum-
olty. Persons who know of needy chil
dren nre nsked to send the names to
the Lyric so that Invitations may be
sent out for this holiday enlertalnment.
YANKS AT THIERRY
SHOWN IN WAR FILM
Stanley Feature INext Week
Will Reveal Americans
at Gam& of War
It will eer be an outstanding fcatuie
Returning Pastor Also to Be
Honored at Opera House
Monday Nipht
Monday night's performance of "Seven
ras' Lenve" at the Chestnut Street
Opera House will be In charge of the
choir bns at St. Ambrose's P.,E. Church
Howard and Ontario streets, who arc
appearing under the direction of their
choirmaster, P. Arthur Rombold, In the
'.onilon melodrama throughout Its Phila
delphia engagement. The performance
will be marked hy concert features con
tributed by the boys ntid by a reception
to the P.ev. John G. Currier, lector of
St. Ambrose
The Ile Mr. Currier, 33S3 North
Howard street, returns today lo his
charge after having been absent on
leae since last May, when he reported
at liettjsburg to serve as chaplain with
the tank organization. His return will
bo made an occasion for rejoicing on
the part of the parish, which will reach
Its climax In tho big thcatro party
Mf 1 (Kn less thnn thre, successful Amerl- i.in TTii.nWilt. nnrl sffrral other renuta- - ,. ,,... .,. ..,i.. aimi-
iMi'muslcal comedies, viz: "Going Up." i,le college have classes In photuplay " ,ia,i..f rinvs, "lnnnc(' for Monthly night at "Seven
'f.fifce Lilac Domino." "Shanghai." Are ,,, and tbev are certain to be help-1 P' '"t the breach In the arkest d . s na. , eave .. t whch tha pMibf wu
r-'iannlng In London and are distinct bits. fu, but U Is el for Jhe movie aspirant "J tho "rld, "ar and tUf"cdh "fci on ' ho the EUCSt of hnor- Th-e oc;aRlon '
?Hi'?lso are such plays as "Fair and fo ,e warv of the ndvertlsemenls which "' conHlct. their success In the eg Ion ,I0 ,, beneflt pel.fo)rmance' for thc cholr
:,Sl?l.r't ..Ri,, ; vonth." -XohnrtV. L '"., :,,M, .mi i soJIltle. ' Chateau-Thierry being the beglnn ng i ho . gummr vacation camp fund. A
fijifJOeA;" 'Twin Beds,"
H,J.; r 'No hlng But the
"Daddy Long-
Trulh" and
iTfte" TCaugltty Wife " All of them are
sunning 'simultaneously to wtjll-tHled
WE HAVE had Ibsen on the screen,
Eile P. rguson having appeared In
..roilltnhle production of A J'on s
of n new morale for the armies ui "
Allies nnd of the operations that droe
the Germans back over their hard-.earncd
territory.
Interesting details of these military
feat tiro will he the appearance of Master
Harry Hheln, who will sing Bishop's
"Lo. Hear the Gentle Lark."
THEATRE BILLS - '
FOR NEXT WEEK
Schedule of Entertainment -
eludes Only One "Legiti
mate" Opening
XKW ATTRACTIONS
GAliRICK An nll-soldler cast from the
Aberdeen Proving Ground will present
their musical comedy, "Who Stole the
Hat?" Jack Mason, formerly di
rector of the Winter Garden shows,
staged the production. Captain Prank
Tlnney will be the featured comedian.
SllVHERT Th'e , Isadora Duncan
Dancers, assisted by George Copland,
pianist, will appear In a special mat
Inee Monday,
COXTIXVIXO ATTKACTIOXS
FOnilKRTMtzl In ''Head 0er Heels."
a play with music, produced by Henry
Savage. The book nnd lyrics nrc by
Edgar Allan Woolf and the score by
. ' Jerome Kern, Robert Emmet Keane
and Charles Judels nrc featured.
OPERA HOUSE "Seven Days' Leave."
an English war melodrama of the
pronounced patriotic type. Tha hero
ine is plaed by Jean Stuart, last seen
here as tho vampire In "The Wan
derer." Z.YRIC "Oh. Lady ! Lady !" musical
comedy, produced by F, Hay Comstock
and William Elliott. Book and lyrics
by Guy Bolton and C. G. Wodchouse
and score by .Jerome Kern. Original
New York cast, Including Vlvlcnne
Segal, Carl Randall anil Constaifce
Blnney.
SltVHERT "May time," a costume play,
with attractle music. Cast lieadeo
Dave Ferguson will play the. leading
role In "Tho Rounder of Old Broad
way" tho last part of the weelc.
MXOK McCart and Bradford In a
farce will be headlines the first part
t the week. Robert Kverell's
monkey circus will be featured the
last part of tho week!
COLONIAL Robert Everett's monkey
circus will bo featured the first pan
or the week. McCart and Bradford,
n their farce, will be headllners the
last part of the week.
PIOTOPLAY8
S;v'Br "Under Four Flags," the
third official Government war film,
shown closeup views of the first-line
trenches In France, Belgium and Italy.
The Stanley Orchestra has prepared a
special musical program to accompany
this picture.
PALACE Paulino Frederick will play
the part of the misguided maiden In
A TJaughter of the Old South" the
first part of the11 week. Mabel Nor.
tnand will appear as a swimming gen.
lus In "A Perfect 36" the last half ot
the week.
4,2M"To JIlny Millions." with
Wallace Reld and Deslrce Lane In the
leading roles. Story adapted by Gard
ner Hunting from the novel, "Someone
nnd Somebody," by Porter Emerson
Browne.
VICTORIA D. W. arimth's "The
Greatest Thing In Life," with Lillian
Glsh and Robert Harron In the lead
ing roles. Tho scene Is laid on the
battlefield of the Marne.
REOEXT "The Testing of Mildred
Vane," with Mae AlUson, will be tho
nttractlon the first half of the week.
Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex will
appear In "Good Bye, Bill" tho last
half of the week.
STRAXD The Drury Lane melodra
matic photoplay, "Sporting Life," will
be the attraction the first part of the
week, and Elslo Ferguson In her latest
film, "Under the Greenwood Tree," tha
last part of the week.
LOCUST Ethel Clayton will star In
"Women's Weapons" tho first part ot
the week, and Charles Ray. An
"Strlngbean," the last part of the
week. i
BURLESQUE
CASIXO Tho "Twentieth Century
Maids" will offer their burlesque skit,
"All In Fun." James Barton Is lho
featured comedian. The scenes Include
the Mardl Oras and the Metropolitan
Opera House In New York.
77OCM0J?JO-,"HeIIo Paree." with two .
acts and four scenes, will be the bur
lesque attraction. Jules Jacobs and
Lew Golden will be the featured come
dlans. OAYETY-Ed. Beatty's "Pennant Win
ncrs" will present. the two-act musical
piece, "The Lemon Department Store "
and Ima's Birthday."
DANCERS SIMPLY PERFECT
Pupils of Isadora Duncan Models
in Body and Mind
Anna, Therese, Irma, Lisa and Margot,
the six beautiful dancing disciples of
Isadora Duncan, who 'will danco at the
Shubert Theatre Monday afternoon, aro
Interesting Illustrations of Miss Duncan's
value of the danco as a potent Influence
In tho betterment of, the raco by the
creation of perfect womanhood. These
girls closely approximate Greek perfec
tion of form nnd In mind show Hellenic,
beauty of vision. They aro all that re
main of the community that peopled tile
Deautiful Dlonyslan, at Bellevue near
Paris, which Miss Duncan generously
turned over to the service of the Red
Cross and which now houses Its capacity
of 200 wounded soldiers.
Tho six dancers represent Miss Dun
can's oldest students and were reared
from childhood, adopted and educated.,
by her so that the deepest affection exists
between the girls and their wonderfuF
mother-teacher, of whom the great,Rodln
said: "She has drawn' from nature that
which one calls not talent but genius."
The Duncan danqers will be nsslsted
here by tho Pianist George Copeland.
by John Charles Thomas. John T.
Mitrray and Dorothle Rlgclow.
ADELP1II "Eyes of Youth," with Alma
Tell In the chief role. A mystical play
In whtoti flm liprnlm neers Into her
future through thc medium of a crjs-H
tal globe.
VAUDEVILLE
KETH'S-Emma Halg. a Philadelphia
girl, and Lou Lockett, .will head the
bill In their song and dancing num-.
her; Valerie Bergere and Herbert
Warren will play the leading roles In
n. one-act Janane.se nlav. "Little Cher
ry Blossom" n company of ten"vlll
present the comedy, "The, Country i
Store" ; the Duncan Sisters, In novel
ties of song; Harry Hlnes. In descrip
tive songs and stories; Derkln's dog
and monkey pantomime; Ann Gray,1
harpist and vocalist ; Eddie Miller I
and Tom Penfcld. In song Jilts; the I
Plckfords, acrobats and Jugglers; Red
Cross war pictures.
GLOBE Headline attractions will be
"Yucatan," a big musical tabloid ,
Raymond Bond and company In a new
sketch, and the Boyarr Troupe" of Rus
sian singers and dancers.
CROfS KEYS "Sir. Inquisition." a
breezy musical comedy, will feature
the bill the first half of the week. A
big company will head the bill the
last part o the .week In the musical
tabloid,' "Here They Come."
BROADWAY A musical comedy,
"What's the Use," and the photoplay,
"Sporting Life," will featuro thc bill
the first part of the week. For the
last part of the week Colllns's variety
dancers and the photoplaj-, "When a
Woman Sins," with Thcda Bara, will
be featured.
"WILLIAM PEXX Eddie Raye and
Irene Vincent will head a big cast In
the musical comedy act, "Pretty
Baby," the first part of tha week.
CHESTNUT BELOW TWELFTH STKEET
Next Week Philadelphia's Own Dancing Stars!
Emma Haig lou Lockett
PIRECT FROM BROADWAY SUCCESSES
iy TiiF.m own onmivw. mm concbi'tion op bono and daxcb
DUNCAN SISTERS
in a rvfi.K or r.woRiTK soNV.q
HARRY HINES
TIIF, fiSTIt VARII1TV
"THE CORNER STORE"
A IIII.AHIOUS HI'BAI. COMFIIV 1VITH A COMPANY OK 10
DERKIN'S NOVELTY
ANN GRAY
MILLER & PENFOLD
THE PICKFORDS
American Red Cross Pictures "Soothing the Heart of Italy?
KXTKA A1IDK1) 1'KATl'KK
AND WELCOME KKTUKN TO VAUDEVIMJSI
Valerie Bergere Z Company
IN A miN'TY JAPANRHf! PI.AYI.WT. "I.ITTf.r, 'HKRItV HI.OSHOM"
ln MhOKH Dnilj Mutlnc-H, -J 1, M 2iir mill SUr. Ms-Ills. K P. M.. 'ISc to ftl.00.
Heats AIiviits Week In AiUimee llell. Filbert. .S3B5i Kevsloni-. Unre aifil).
Next Week! Joyous Christmas Week Festival.
fiS&S outg '& "k'S Hone" 1. ,e,e n t likey toany J ZJnV. "W ' """
3L'J?? art touli" ,he 1'"Bllsn of Bernard Shaw'a plays filmed, accord- ( L.nder Four
t, nimvinccs.
Ing to a reply the noted irisnmnn mane
in n mntlnn-nlcture magnate who sug-
Eali,JPne American" manager, (lllbert I11-
WllMv
-ion or Henry Mill r. nrmly estab- '" " V J... i,. rmiii.i to nut """" "' "". .v"""""v ""
Pished hlnistlf over tere during the - otn.7 liinnd" and "Major -? ". ' " '
. 'ii na uren uue larKeiy io nis . , ,-. nwnn4v fnrm Mnaw -'-. v."" . .
l(r?,na' actMtlea and livtrumcntalby
; Sitjiat. the eyea of our English cousins
P'arW6, been opened lo the always widen-
Barbara'
wrote:
"Afl ou may
Into that pretty
Into photoplay
Imagine
form. Shaw
I have gone
thoroughly. Result:
of the American None-ot my piay8 may be filmed. Film
the firs,:
London,
Mlierl de Courvllle
-Jsi potentialities
iMJ'Jiclt to Earth" will r.ol he
pS'aClAVrjllnm I.e Baron's pUs In
'h.mhiusc iicm ?ri, ,iucri uc
r iwfll,produce ai lit- en riiinley Theatre
;tnre-itne le u.run cugt',nc .-atlre. "The
, IS said there arc a thousand or more
jilays written for each one pioduced
l of ''those which get their chance
aoout half prove failures. eertheless
:vry-,mall brings to the nfllces of the
t4atrlc,il managers batches of manu-
pfs.Jto say nothing of those .lugged
by,th,c aspiring author-? In person.
jine reason tor mis noou or aram
yi ithat, Is, to say the real motive
ilrrrr. -1. .. ". . ": ".w ,,. cince .then tneRe
u iwv ul LiiviiiuyniiHjLiB. miiv us iiipanpn . .. nntfnw An
rtjiw . - " ...-.- nmji,M,( nnp. neen t"iiLriiiunnifc ,,
M.OTgnThrenrr"aiarecenTeof Jnl !' " "0n "'
States olhclal ar picture, "Under Four
Klmrs." nrenared bv the division of
films of the committee on publlo In-
exniuuvu ni,
eek.
Thn film shows the French armies
l ('treating before the Hermans. Refugees
floe like sheep, laden with what few
household necessities they could grab In
,,tu. ,..., t .iA..n,,m Th. srpnps lnOl-
- - . . .-. , J IL I1I1II1ITL1 UriMlLUlL. ... ..
Ing kill" a Play done aeau, ana snouiu utmost defiialr '
therefore be -M o the corpses of e ' -utmost de,pa Ir iireparatIon8
plajs thnt have hf 'J?1' ru"- ' f the Americans, already on French
are Immortal. Thanks all thc same for The (loushboy. the bst of Alner-
the : UBestton. . , manhood, aro seen training
Typ'cal oi the inanlsn t it n trcU(.R charB,B over wide cn-
. .,. .. i nanses. following practice barrage and
THE second tciease oi "' ' "" b , " -nttea .-, cvery way for the
Film Company, a Pl.ll.de IpM. .cor them. y
poratlon. will be "Oh. Johnny, In -which Klnally there ls Bhown the historic
Louis Bennlson makes hl bow as a m(,etnK between Pershing and Foch,
motion-picture actor at tho Victoria during which the, American commander
Theatre. December 23. Tho Betznood encouraged Foch to undertake his great
companv recently put forward Its first I counter-offensive.
Him In "For the Freedom ot me ivisi,
In which Lady Tsen Mel. the Chinese
mntlon-nicture nctre". held the lending
,1 'niiiuiriiiiiiji
Eiw.JWiMjinners's'Sult against Oliver Moros-
.TciMiln, which the former unsuccessfully
(iirjnsnt tmfrtftablMi Ills nwnershln fri tYit
r3imdtloniptcfhre rights of "Peg (V Mv
, inqari, uurinn ine. lesumony it was
janciosea ttnat tne receipts of the play
new star.
LS).-3Ianners received $214. 550.2.0 In
Ities. nen one considers the In-
mm nprfflrmuncM milaM- ,kl
ht'ry' And1 the faei 'tha't tliev are. mill
vlhr'In. one readily sees that It Is
.tuiKe-'worth while to be the author of a'
Mjeeessfur ily
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MJ!tfb
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VETERAN PRODUCER HERE
Fred G. Latham Won Early Fame
in Drury Lane
nv..i rs t.aihnm. who has produced for I
Benns-on. who is miner miiimn iu c,ri,B Dllllnglinm the new comeuy
nnnear In a series of sit Betzuood films, "H!u.; to Earth," now plnylng at the
Jived the leading- role last season In Broad, has a "notable lecord as a
It'sugenlay. "Johnny net your nun.' V'i?, ft?
uhlch had extenae.1 runs ,n '-'; i hnsfu'the gamut of productions from .
,. ,,. r- .. .. ........... jrrand onera to iarce.
be a capable de- i,-or many years prior to settling in i
f the typical cow- America Lathan was general stage di
rector at the lloyai' Italian uperanuuw
In London, and previously he held u i
(U. $. OFFICIAL WAR FILMS)
General Pershing
sends these
pictures to you!
w.,sjicu iiwua, kiic :vciii9 ui me piny ,. i. TT tio
4t4tfie lilted States alone since It was '""' 't'e ,', g",a ',
qprSlilced In XewYork In Decern- Tator of the role o
mi!E committee on public .nformat.on's - lllonjat ?rurv ",
i war films were designed to tell a fJrau nrouBht 'Latham to America, ap-
EAKINO of successful plays, let It
kbi Said tbnt wlien n Ihffnfrlnnl nrn.
SiJJductlon which has receUed a "panning"
..oil .Its Initial presentation and .iftrr-
j "': , - .
ward becomes popular and a drawing Thmlre next week, depicts the results
position In the pome or pome other n,ns extensle nrenarnl Ions bv show-
leitr.'the Judgment of the critics, or nub- i ,i, inn.rlo.ir, ..nldlers In tha heTat
IjM'.haa not always been at fault. More 0e battle'alqngslde their Allies.
,,... ,,v- , ,uuub-:i iiaa iiikcii - i t
.AQt. A Dtfii.,. Thplr first ninclal Mrttntl,, rtlir, tntr director at tne
"letures "Pershing's Crusajlers" nnd Metropolitan Opern House" In "NVw Tork,
"Amer'ca's Answ
nrehenslve Idea
on which America was pr'p.iriin.-.u inr th jieimpoiitan after Orau's death,)
n more nctlve participation in tne war. jtham Joined forces with Charles nil
Now the third fllin. "Under Four , llnkham. for whom he has produced h
Flags," which will have Its first show- 'great many operas and dramas.
Imr in Philadelphia at the' Stanley
er. imparted n, com- w-ucn wiumi ,ur " ""","L ,,,;,
. . . , i,ni r.f iirnti's rpfflme. when (laltl
of the tremeiuous scaie ""; --. --- - --," rr.n,.Bmen, ,
. . J -1. lOUHBIl tUW" l - "- '- .- .-
llfrfZUP ani has PW a play-doctor to
wwk uti una uixsuusis ana tne piece
,h, Mter seen is iar airrerent fro
HAT Is declared to be the, short
est featunvfllm on record ls one In
DANCING STAR BACK HOME
Pupil of Walter Wroe Is KeitlYn
Headliner Next Week
One of the joungest dancers who re
cently has on favor on the ,Btnge
VV est featunvfllm on record ls one In
-rt3.T,.r . . Vi- r- .i nl J . ra l?e which Mrs. Charlie Chaplin is the star. Is Emma Halg a Philadelphia girl, who
t?ft "ZL nn, rLe'Z"'t!'T.be!nt;t"e Th lm I. precisely twenty feet long, received her earliest training and made
feKkui. LZ JL "?, " J' U.lu- ,"eomposed of one scene nnd requires her first appearance o any stage In
CUi '' "!' offerings here. ' . ' fr... .conds for projection on this city. She was a pupil of-Walter Q.
i
iTinca xncre vas. nreanfed nf i "" r , . . .. t- -.- . u i .1- .- k,, .-.- 1,
Tick w)th Robert Hllllord lit the lead- l : . Mholt cllnnlng taken out of footlights In one of the small-time au.
;ro9 ana niso accredited as being a , ' ,in-tian "Borrowed Clothes." and'devllle theatres as the substitute for a
Minor or tne piece, was faintly ... ' 1. d ok.niin v.iiihnn..n.!.i9nrr who mi suddenly taken lit and
and mildly condemned. The ".".?. ."'. .." .. iv.. n,iin nirr, .was unable to annear. Miss Halg went
.bad possibilities. What hantiened? ', .u.2 .itrin Mr. r-hnniin . on at short notice, won considerable
W re .told tliat the hints given here . .!,, .imr.iv ho ninsr. I favor and has been engaged over since.
j. .,.., ,nv...B u. ...io nmnuscnpt in , )n twenty fee, to sallsfy the
.. hands of George M, Cohan for re- curiogty of patrons w4shlng to see the
.BEJiES t1wZ3S2WJ?! bride of' the famous Charlie.. ,
w r., ..,,., wb in uia.i ok - - - -
WKiuiance, unmercifully flayed r00 Many Millions." In ihlcli Wal-
w,oiine reviewers uesplte Its ex- , ,e na wm appear at the Arcadia)
r'teftYh.'mn" 'n'J.".'; ?'..wk' V J?? SNATCHED FROM POOR PLAY
r-.-' : r f m.,.. , , Tiiifitinir iram x-onr I'.nierrun urawiiBR ' --
0.14. he couldh t stana ther show's cnmAnn. n RAmhnH,.'i a.i
i 'it'i''0!"'1"; t.'l' .uih?r" ind pro- for, Hunting, he has. a reputation as a
-. ,,'wuld 'b thankful for those .killed writer of screen stories, among
s. t spn'P'on " doubt they are. whlch can b mentioned "The Petticoat
MtltA MIBi Una- huri hHafr..t ... . . . . IL nana Cllfttli VI MUUU lUILUIieiUr I ILL II
:il"'C.7iA ".:!?. "'",""""" """ Vllot.- wiucu ma,w, 'jracie . Ir i Constance Blnney". who dances in "on
The varmint," in i Jjdy Ladyl" at the iTyrlc Thea're. thai
and
Emma Halg Is now a headline feature
In vaudeville and will be at B. F.
Keith's Theatre next week with Lou
Lockett, offering a series of dance crea
tions which they originated.
Constance Binney Gets New En
gagement the Opening Night
It was a ttrenk of good fortune for little
"Oh.
, that
Yes, General Pershing himself
dispatched to this country most of
the material used in the most thrill
ing war film of the' century
"America's Answer."
"America's Answer" shows
Great Transports, convoyed by
'the U. S. .Navy and fairly bulging
with Yanksl
These same Yanks disembark
ing, at Frencn Portsl
Amcriqan engineers converting
unproductive, swampland into a
- modern concrcte.dock, three miles
in length!
General P.crshing welcoming
newly-arrived troops 1
Real "dodghboys" baking tonlj
of war bread in gigantic ovens
. cvery loaf stamped 'with the torn
pany tradS-markl
American .soldiers being
whiske!d'away to front-line-
trenches in long troop trains
lome of them the very boya who
left homes' in this city to fight for
Uncle Saml
Other Americans marching
through French villages, while
fatherless French children wave
them on tq victory!
U. S( artillery thundering' out
"Americans. Answer" in the only
kind of language that a hun can
understand!
These arc just a few of the many
stirring scenes the U. S. Signal
Corpshas filmed for you''
Americans who have to stay at
home.
"America's Answer" brings the
war home to you in a way that'
nothing else can. No man orwo
man, howeve.r patriotic, can see
"AmericaVAfiswcr," and not be
a bcttcV citizen for itl
Insist on seeing
- .w ---- - ItlUM
:jan Deen enjoying n jonr run hi uhlch Jackr Plckford was starred. F. Ray Comstock hanneneJ to be rirenent
. JTOrlt. IClaW ICr!atiirit nn,l nt tha Aral nrfnrmunrA nt TOlntlirnn t
ria xjumiKnum nave com in rniir. o ,t.inrt n, in ia .af.i.,1 ii .m Atness 'from naiuniay 10 aionuav." in ,
k, nt thi. iiMm.. e X. nu : . DU" """"?. 'it" -X '".. ,Z'Z'' "I ."'." which Miss Plnney .made, her Initial an.
TaVVZ. V ,',' ,: " iu- ,e put on i me urgem urHiiiiiiiiK ,ie. ,,,nrIlnc before an " American nn,l an '
ihMn'lhl"'',''. The,bpro. Cember 30 wljep Houdlni. the. handcuff SX 1 iTerlSu of TilSJ. fn"pS?S
P. "hw I . '" "nr have . magician, will appeor In the firt rpl- fomstnek managed to obtain bar release
S te premier performances or their I eode of "The Master Mystery." Of .from the Ames show, whiph rater went
Ambr
l V II
icas Answer "
COmedlee here. Karlv tl.t Run. .... li Hlnrv wilt hn tnfArHnAr..H
.. -. i - - - - lUUIBtl ,, - ..... ,... ....... .v.
tr cave ua "Tha Girl Hehlnd the ..nh nmiiv a situation In which Hou.
CijnjaklhE'U fo Ntw York, dint's trickery will be brought Into play.
i"ir;iM'fnt'i rniy mis
OUihMtlMiW vhad JPhltadttiirf,!, The hlatorlo Walnut, ptreet, Theatre,
Into thc storrhouse, nnd engaged her for
per preytnr pari in run, i.auy; uidvll"
While abroad Miss Dlnney studied
tinder pocchettl, the cventy.year-old
maltre de ballet of the Ballet Russe.
,wlwi taught Pavlowa. NliJnsfcy andtBwny
other noted Russian dancara.
at your favorite theatre
Aviil(ttk It all txhUitm tlirtuih Wirld Film Gorporathn Branch 1
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC 1NI-QRMATION. GeorBe. Creel, Chairman
WHWmmr,,Vnttu S.Jrirt,,Dir:t9c,,ylr,hinKp, U.C.
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I FIRST HALF 6f THE WEEK
Ethel Clayton
IN
"Women's Weapons"
LAST HALF OF THE WL'KK
The Favorite Youne Film Star
CHARLES RAY
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62ND-& SANS0U STREETS i
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY
That Thrllllnr Drama
"The Still Alarm"
WJOINKNDAY & TIIUHSDAY
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'The Devil's Donb'le?
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in "Stepping Stones"
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In "CROWN JEWELS"
WEDNESDAY' It THURSDAY
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