JvSjT'.'.W "W?Hc57SP''' MSstWWpi 'iVp ;-"?"- v ' ?' 10 EVENING PUBLIC LEpGER 55ILAPELPHIA, . SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1918 "FRIENDLY ENEMIES" COMES TO L YRIC"SQUA W MAN" AT STANLEY SPECIAL NEW YEAR SHOWS - tT NEW YEAR'S ATTRACTIONS AT PHILADELPHIA PLAYHOUSES HART WORRIES ALONG IN HARD-BOILED SHIRT VARIETY ADDS SPICE TO SCOTT'S CAREER t pLiTGOErs, ft' If w " it - H- 'I'- 1 ,, f 11. lr i 6 i v? ' - iri . II. - v-) 'i '- . lr .' It. i' flu f .,: & .E 'f- ' k r .1-, .' ?-'- 1 I - f iJ If I it ! T If p h fe I" V T r 4 II h '? . ? 1 1" . r.lit' ". r a , WEEKLY TALK I Observations on Plays and Photoplays of Interest to Philadclphians TT HAS tlio Uelasco touch." JL Whtn you say that nbout a piny you probably mean to Imply Hint the Mood of auccfM liaa betn Infused Into It so that somehow It Is .lint bound "to BO over." All of which Is just another tribute to the uncanny something which assures a glorious future for any pro duction which emersr with the Ha lasco tag of approval, bo It sentimental drama or serious drama, farce or com edy, musical comedy or what not Kor more than a quarter of a oenturv rnv Id Celasco has been writing, adapting and taglng plays, "discovering" and .lc el oping players, building anil operating theatres. And always with that same euccesc Now nnd then the llelasco tag of ap proval attaches to some pli-.yer, perhaps hitherto obscure, and just as night fol lows day the public Indorses tho self -tlon and there Is n new rise to stardom Belasco "tagged" Tald Warficld "lien lie was a none too prominent comedian with Weber and Fields, nnd tlii-nrcfurth I TVarfleld's obscurity was n thing of tin past. Then one dn Knim-i" Stair amt to bask In the sunshine of Llelasco s approval and history repe.it ed Itself More recently, it wns Ina Olalro wl o fell under the Belasco spell Mm 'It parted from musical comedv. nnd tod.o the billboards of our own OnrrlcW TIih Atre infoim you of the new star of 'Tolly With a Patt ,' Llttlo wonder, then, that D.ulil 11. Jssco has been glorlded as "the wizard of the American stage," 'the inasui technician of the drama," the Aladdin of tho playhouse." "tho master rafts man of etageland. - nnd so on and mi In appearance this remarkable nun re minds one of a well-bred and .umlnlib' priest the clerical collar. vvlilcli Is pail of him, emphasizes the Illcenrs Ho rarely smiles, though his ys me U!ndl nnd far from austere Born on tho Pacific coast he enteie.'. as a call bey the show business h'- he was destined to adorn Later K was an actor nnd It is stage lilmui ' that his first spoken line wns ' 5.' 1 I fly so high 1 hit the ekv '" Uut'iiftri the usual Btruggle to get on It vva as a stage manager that he llrst found himself. Coming Hast his Inltinl off-i -lng wns "I.a Belle Rinse." pioiluced ii 1882 at Wallaek's. Tliedlregoers of the late '80s and earl '90s recall ' The Wife," "Lord Chumley. I'he Charltx Ball," "Men and Women." "The CSli 1 I Left Behind Me." and at n later peitnil "The Heart of Maryland Ziiza "Naughty Anthony," "Pu Bnrr." "The Darling of the Clods." "Sweet Kltl Bellalrs." "The t'.irl of the tlolden West "The Rose of the Itancho " "Petti Grim," "The Easiest Wa." ' M.u e Odlle" and ' The Auctioneer." Among the stars, "featured" players and leading artists he hns exploited nre Iiavid War Held, Mrs, Leslie Carter. Blanche Dates. James A Heme. Charles 11. UiiitiN. Robert Hllliard, Frank Keenau, t-'yiil '.Scott, Edna Wallace Hopper. Frank Craven, Henry Miller. John K Kellerd. Arnold Dal, Frances Starr. I.enure Ulrlch, Arthur Byron, Martha Hedman, Wallace Kddlnger, nuth Shepley, Jeaniu Bagels, Bruce McKae. AVIIliard Mark. William Courtlelgh, II, Ueevea-Snilth and Ina Claire. The Belasco attractions tills season areti"The Music Master.' "Daddies,' "Tiger Rose," "Tiger- Tiger," "The Boomerang" and the 'Polly With a "Pist" of our piesent acquaintance. Are they popular successes? Of course, for have they not experienced "the Belaco touch?" SPEAKING of the magic touch, there ' Duuglas. who w 111 be renumbered for his ure Hftine out of the category of corn Is George I.rderer. who one susperis Part of the rad In 'Our Beers. has monplace plas. In the way of melo- .. i i i .. i .!... .i ...i.i. " r""""'"" ""' "u. " miming ine pep uui lie vivei "pep Lady," which haw caused that inuplcnl ' play to go along so nicely at the For rest Theatre. Last year he did ns much ,and more for "The Land of Joy." which furnished us with somelhlng so delight fully different from the usual run of musical plays Tho w rlter found Lederer In a reminiscent mood, and made certain not to Interrupt It. "It was twenty vears ago last March," said Mr. Lederer. "that 'The Belle of New York' company made the big leap from Philadelphia to London. The closing performance on the Satur- ") niBiu ui ion nuinut airrei ineairo previous to sailing was a gala one. and well remembered d- manv who woie present. There wns epeechninklng ga- lore, but tho wiseacres shook thtlr heads dlalo that has since fo tlosel- cemented theatrical Interests on both sides of the Water ."The wise ones spoke rlmllarly of 'The Velvet Lady' They piedlcted n straight farce could not be nuct.'e9full muslcjil- UeUThey mat many had for th plays. For was adapted The original service for vears tinder thiee distinct titles, viz., 'Jane,' "My Uncles Will' and Roland need's great success 'Lend Me Your Wife.' Still the musical version mado a million dollars. The Only Girl' was taken from "Our Wives." 'The GUI Behind the Gun' was originally a French farce and 'The Pink Lndy' was tailed in ItK original form 'The Satyr Very Good jurin io aaijr very uood formerly 'Over. Night.' 'Oh, Eddie' was formerly 'Over. Night.' 'Oh, Look,' came from 'Ready Money' and TLioing ur vvna -i ns .vviaior 'Head Over Heels' wns tnken from The Baby of the Family.' while 'Toot-Toot V was made over from 'Kxcuse Me.' and so tn. Golng Up' was 'Tha Aviator.' 'Head TTI , , , , HH chief interest In "The Saving Grace," the C. Haddon Chambers play, which is delighting audiences at tno iiroau, jies in t-yrn m nudes ie frtahing and delicate comedy chaiacteil satlon of Blinn Corbett, a cashiered Kngllsh army officer in straitened cir cumstances, trying to keep tip personal And" family appearances, and who Is deeply unhappy over his vain efforln h?.acomn'aXvTineim?aCn swl'mh Jlc" v v of",h'' 9tock '""'"', mentioned, who rpenr next week at Nixon's Apollo Mr. Youthful Actor, you are warned .' frfeSd sa"d th"J "vo.Sd nddiess th.lr lnlr beCttln' UOlt'' f,lars'E0,me of,,,ne1nJ ! 'rhcBSre. Atlnnt'e City. In a comedy of by none less than Cyril Maude to avoid Jfifrr-fn. in J ,. i,S..tu f., I now dead, w cro Ad'i Uehan. lUmy ' Pennsylvania Dutch lit e.e-itl tl ed ' 'Till le " tno flatterer. And you will admit that asserting ha? ntu.ui I "oSS wt" "'r- '""" K' ll,""m' n?, "T Pp'nt "" lHSt "ei'k In ValherlS i, when the great Kngllsh actor says the th"nT Th. wo PsucceM , of tl e p eco m """ wlllL,m l-.'vcrsham. Wllla'n Nor- popularly known as -local colo," In tho """erer came near marring hla career En&iid ,"t ha. Soften "e't rls. (liorge Clarke i'1'ares IMchnionil original locale of the play Thl. I. for tho Hie same can apply to you. mtoKOtottXo?mitr. Arthur HMon Viola. Allen rone p,po of ombelllshlnic It with little, "Of all the evil, the actor has to perhaps overlooked the fact I Tl.TOTIU.-wu -- --'-'- lHck of lIavel. ..... .,:,-," V"" ,..'- h,. Toceur t me and again., or our recent big successes 1VJ. receiving some ioii sai-re,. ca , headquarters n id sallied' "Once a critic wrote of me that the J elr foundation tried and true n,ev real or fnl.ulous. It is becoming ev I- ,,.,,, ,. ,,, ,'.. ,.."",.. m,'"eu '......,.. 1.. .2a. ...... a t instance, 'The Men y Widow' ,i,.i tw.e screen favorites are to have 1, " ;, .. ,r.:L: .." '." '" .'" '. ""160 Z.i '. ''.., ' f i :".... "t?.. .i.. : .n .... A,,i i,. ; .i . ,.. . i. , .,w.... ...-,,,.,. i.uini'in, iiiaKing a "lis pieuneu ui mc iiiiiv, uui 111.1a w,.,u , from an old 1'rench farce. nmnnnn v In seimratlng pliota-pluy ..,. . . ";. ,.. ,. .... ... Jii...i r f i , or MnUnme bheu.v dd r,,n,ine,ir from the bulk of their In- .h. i,,i,v, ,i. .. ..' ...,.i ...i i.-j. -,,i,- ..,,. tv,nr. i become relnstntcd In the service. sub.itnntlall as follows. 60 far as Mr. Chambers's work Is Mr. Kelly, true American that ho. Is. concerned, the play could be, perhaps, and a fighter, nsh's nam suggests, en ..ervedly referred to ns an exceed- Httd th tJn,t1ed atntesnnvy after 1PBly delightful comedy of manners- Africa '"'f"3 V'8 J"-. V'!"' ICnjllih manner., because tho piece Is , malned and there hest' u r accordlnB to .r, very English, The cotnedy I. of I lt "Por ts A short me ago S tary Ilht texture, with Just an echo of tho Plckford called upon Mr, Kelly to submlr ir In It and contain, a trinlng lovo . " .cennrlo. for her use anl agreed If . tery of ' '.canty content- An annly.Is thty wtr. MetpteJ. to pay him at thv 5o not rtWlyor;'' $?1 d'ay's S.V! ,n,c '..f!i.. " , ,"..' .u nl .uuT."," seen viiiu. . .1."". ... i-uii cujr U , clean and bright In .pot., there Is a chanc. that It would prove fiat and com- 1 monplace In other than the very capnble ... hands ot the cast interpreting It. It is ot so much what I. done a. the man Tier In which It I. done. Too much can not be said for Mr. Maude and hi. a. toclate. in th). respect, Mr, Maud. '! A record of many excellent charac ...i.Mi.in.. III. "Qrumuy" will be re- ? jwomteer for It. artlsUo and llfe-llko 1. U? ha. had role, uurinir ;,oH4 W talent, wider ocope and HtitV opportunist., but to none of fiirAcr an wiv kii tv mj tiaivitvin anuanv icon c i am in inn tlktn nao orou.in uvvifi - s&Lmfr u , m uhi mqmmm 'tT - wmzmmum&k. ? asms-. :,jt? w -., iPJMBHWBPHwCTt v nJK, iti " .S' s i'4K! iaWP t tAdddzne, tg.crVi.rxQ3 Jt4ia.;o3n. onal Hcleao. 3aJ.teii jh-'OH! LADV ' LADY ' ' " OPWA WOVJ5C vei complex The man is at times' proud, sain mid unfeeling; at others I modest, humblu and snipatlictii'. lit- is a dreamer and n man of piactlval pa trlotlsm. He has a deep-rootec honesty and i-t is Hilling to be a trickster for I financial gain. He Is u lynlo and n hu morist, and withal u devoted and faith ful husband and a gentleman nln.is. In Mr. Muude's hands earn of the many facets Is touched out with an amazing subtlety and distinction. In the role or the auoring wue. wu.u Hope t'reWM denionstrateH anew ner Tlle UIjtten version of "Tho Mnsquo ' versatility and cipablllt and dtserves TA&er wn(l possessed of a timely war a great measurn of the praise due the tinge, as is "Thu Saving Grace-' which I smoothness of the production Ldward ' ,-, rii jtuujB .in, hl .teelleiit rnmtianv a dinprent ruie, iiul uuvi ,w...... .-.. well with it . While "The Saving uracc vy... nu ..i.i ,!. InnreN tn Its authors ne.au, it i f!i,i far from being a poor play, and with the prchont company affords a verv delightful eiilei-tnliimcnt The coming of "The Saving Grace" recalls tho vogue that l.ngnsn comeuies had somu ears ago, when the Bmplra Theatre company and the 1-vceum Thea. tre comiianj, bolh of New Yo, man- aged by liiurles and Daniel ! rohman, rrepctliiv, and the Augustln Daly compaio specializing In the npe, paid " ..... . their annual visits to i-iiiiaueiiinri, ,,. .,... ,,It. iionoreu uv mc en- I .nineiiis heie of thoe celebrated Hug- h nc(orB .,olin Haie. Hecrbo'uin Tree ,, n y vvillaid. when they cune to "-- ' "l '. ", ' u" J. " ml" (.,,.," Htrdlnaml oitschalU nd w '" ' Coiirtlelgh Henry Arthur Junes nnu vnliur Wine Plnero were among ihe ,, '" ,.,UT ...pusi-nted 1"'1-"" lli"J vested or earned inpltal. The scenailo writcr It appears Is coming Into lil 'i-h-ie nre about a half do7f.. ln(i.rB of original scripts, fiee lines .nmt nf n,e. , who nre reputed to ba iiu.in rrnu'i 1'JC.uOO to $50,000 a year aci, frnm tm, products of their pens Alri0ng these are said to'bs Francis Mu- ri ilta Loos. Maibelle Helkes Just'ee ron Anlta Loos, Mail c uar(mer Sullivan i r unrdner Sullivan ami last, but bv no ,.,., lenst. Anthony Paul Kelly proli- nlllv ti. most proline of them all Mr at)h. t mni)t p, ,-,.. VlV ti,a r of he ...or hu. , lllB war -rh i wny. ih ine auinor oi one successful spoke.t di.m.T. of lbs vrar. "Threo h'aces i.ast. wnn-i ' hud Us premiere In this city, i nere is ft ,trv conctnilng Mr. Kelly and ii Bateen plus nnd Its truth Is vouched fur on good authority -tint Iii-I'-mM tim rnrreetness of the stnteti.e .t re'Hilvo to the large incomes of lop-r.oirli fcennrlo writers. This tilm-piav maker has Btattd over his own slguniure i'.t h hardly ever siiei.ds moio tbii a wiek nn a. manuscript for screen piodueth n to This nddB some Interest to t.io tale which Kelly completed outlines for film storied , . - llh,tt. ..... t..A .. n. n flaa tllnlftnrf " "Y," , and told him to go ahead I "",'Khr" ".-, ana continuities. Mr Kells. rejoicing over the deal, told a friend. The friend told another, and finally an account of Mr. Kelly', com-miur-Ion got Into tho newspapers. Thnt was a fatal mistake. The commnnder of tho naval district to which Mr. Kelly Is or was attached read the announce iment. He addressed this brief note to th. .'utWi "Are you In the navy or In i motion picture.!" Mr. Kelly's reply 1 ntVy,. he answered. It I. .aid that Mr. folly's a.!d remark wai .bmethlnir In agreement trim nnerman. iicmui oe- ,- ".i?"i. .t. - Anomev iiwvmv i pitm-viy imi ,i, l-nit-il mates. Among the membeis nATP.IL'lA COLLIN'GK. wlm will an. . . ...... Ann-..i vnnia uuitn seitiementn rrr tin. mnttn it imtn vmi iinte tim verv Hounu or it i in. ARDt N Sesoue. GREATEST THINCi IN walnut, KayaKiwa UIPE- STRAMD ANP oeiiig jiaid for photupl.iv mateilal may e found In the report fiom London aat Sir Jtmes M. Ilarrle has refused an .fTei of $100 000 for the film lights I" ' 1'eier Pan " I mill-: war play i.s coming to figure I X most prominently In the ncqunin- iuiireMii in i luuKieiiimii uituiir-hwi.-. .Notwithstanding that a great ueai nas been written nbout the pi obable unpopu- lsilty of conteniorar war plays. It Is altogether reasonable to exptet that the great struggle which has gripped me of Its merit, because tne saies mmuiia world's heart for the last four .vears had sold the product to the exhibitor should lesult In n profusion of plays before It was even made into a'scenario, with the emotions engendered by the ' and all thnt was expected of tho dl v nr as their ba.x'c theme Karly in the rector was so many feet of film The piesent season "The Big Chance" had quality of tho production did not matter lis unfortunate experience here. "Three in thote dn nor wai there any atten I'aces Kast." although essentially a war , tlon paid to the author. During the last nini wn nf,t -.san,iniii ,i.nnnHnt rtr, vefir. however, there has come a change. , t,, ar ,heme for lt, rower t0 interest. .. ' luiuiii.t, ij- i-iKeon rosi anu fteven ,Dav' Leave" furnished all the thrills -- ;""-''"","- ""- ' ". I'mjs uuuuoje uiu, uy , "e ambulance men from Allcntown : "Off at sea,' with im cast of sailors and marines and most retentlv "Who Stole the rinf by the men from the hrrieen . --- ...wu..v., t.t.u .1,11111 111,. KU1IH LU ('roving Ground, and ...1,1.1. U. , XeH Yoril lth the new tjl,e of ., XUa ijoy : Une ot tl,e hest of (J war ,u wm tome t0 Philadelphia next week In the f0rm 0f 'Friendly nnenile..'' which has been meeting w It'll great sj'cceis In New York nnd on the load. Still another war play w ill put in Its appearance hei jnnuary .0 when "The Uetter 'Ole based on the famous B.ilrniinth .,- toons, will be tho attiactlon at the Broad. iuii. .inn kuuurn ui realism oeroro pre- sentlfig It In New York. Accompanied by Mrs. Helen 11. Martin, one of the authors of the play, u;id William H. Post, the stnga director. Miss Colllnee .l.llllnnnl ln...l.... .,..... . . visited a number of tho Quaint Pennsyl- "chlel amang them tnkln' notes ITflTH tne ndvent of the new year VV c f comes the revival of serein stories, whlc i were produced in the days vyhen CHESTNUT BELOW HAPPY NEW YEAR JUBILEE .3 Shos-a New Year's Day 1:30. 4:30, 8 P. M. M.t'ONU AMI flJAl WULliv III' .Jill) qilttKN Ul' UANClil BESSIE CLAYTON litllHUNTH HKRSKM' AND Till! JXCOMPARAM.E BPANI8H DAN'CEIIS ELISA CANSINOS EDUARDO In Her New Edition I ft 1 Q nanpA D,,Vu Wilh Tom Din8Ie of Her Brilliant olU VIZ WCV eW iphn R)l;ran &Frank Hurst tl'Kl I A i. nu.m ,. , MURIEL WINDOW Tha Little Petcock of V.ud.vlll MISS NORTON and In 'A I)rmllc Cartoon With FRANK GABY I "ELLY" "THE FOUR OF US" I DeWlTT, BURNS AND TORRENCE American Red Crow Pjcturei KATItA AIIKK11 ATTHACTIOM TUT. HI.Mir.R ARTIEMEHLINGER &GEO.W.MEYER i IN A MHWICAI. lIMt.ANflg. HtKOINO THB1W OWN COMPOBITIONW T Hko; how all. 1 P. M.. M nd N TaUaiitiw Ordm fiw ! T.t"1Tj1si''1 "-i3V- 3t. TCMPLE OF THE UROADWAf DUSK" COLONIAL motion-picture production was In Its formatle stages. 'Notable among these revivals is "The Squaw Man," which ronies to the Stanley next week. Many a story was spoiled by directors whose .......I... .. ,1. .i.,,l,np'a Intnnt U'nn n. fi,it nitimtiBh thi. iloes not alto- gether explain the poor material given to uiu scieen, Hinte iiie ijiiaui,--, i,.v.. .,-. the screen, since the pictures then were produced from the treasurers uepaii- . ment of the llrms empiojing inese "' rectors. It was a comn.nn thing In years i gone by to turn out a story regardless . . .. . ...... ..II ntl.ntlnn tn 1 lie annoiinceinenis nun- uuu rtn,..".. . the author and to the director, nnd It Is only a very few of the p1aers who nro receiving the heralding of the adjective writers. Shakespeare's line. "Tho play h the thing." seems to fit the coming fea- , ture productions for the new year. i Kivo thousand feet of film is the nc- , rented length for what Is known as a ..;...., ...,ifln Sneetneles average ""c., ..r.."... ,. V;VT. tint manv . uouiw uui mi '" ' '"-! ..:..... Interesting subjects have been shown upon tho screen requiring onu a icw i hundred feet of film. An Instance will bu found nt the Stanley next week m me i.i,nllnn nf tllw H'm sllOVVillK lTeSl- 1"'" ""' " ' "- . ,i,nt WllsonV arrival in trance. me , Gaumont Public Ledger-Evening Ledger N(.WB Weekly and the Pathe Weekly are really animated newspapers because they record in permunent form current events of tho greatest significance, WARNS YOUNG ACTORS Rpvvire of Flatterv. SaVS Cvril new are oi ijuncij, w.;o Maude I.. .... .. ... -, . - ... .1.- D...J uglil, saia ir. lauue, ui. mo muU Street Theatre, where he Is appearing In "The Saving Grace," the moat lnsldl-, ous Is flattery. The young nctress who I Is tnld there Is a certain note In her voice that Is lovely will be always using usual nnd I knew 1 was beginning to come under the Influence of the flatterer. If I had continued to believe In his flat- ten I should have become absurd In my gesticulations TWELFTH STREET r.i'i;i,'i.vi. Novrirv i'KatiiiiK' "GIRLS OF ALTITUDES" America's PrettlMt Aerlil Bnillon PAUL NICHOLSON tha Orl.fr.at New TerkCait "Rebuilding Broken Livet" AND bfiiciAi. uiixicAt, riMTiiniii THIS COMrOHRK BO a Nl.rila, K r. M.. Z3 U IM, Mw t Hd i A YOUNG ACTRESS OBSERVES Vivicnne Segal Tells of Improve ment of Music Vhicnne Segal, the little Philadel phia!! who will deert musical comedy next year to take up her music studies abroad, says that even In her brief stage career of throo years slio has noted a derided lnvrocment In the music ol musical comudles. Much of thlsslie at- tributes Theatre attractions In whlsh she has ai- i-tel She Is now playing tne leaning ,.,. rrliA m "fill r.ndv! t.nrtv at tno chestnut Street Opera'llouse. "Although I havo been in musical ?.flg5gLqL!B?tt'gPHILA0ELPMlA'S LEADING THEATRES, DIRECTION LEE J. J. SHUPER OTt&m ns-i LYRIC I 1 iSBSKWWpSiWKEIWiWKiHI I MATiNEE jMh III WOitmmiSmMmmsWtm m Wednesday fMfeBS V III SAMS.SHUBERTK IE Dy) JaaBrH. I i I S MESSRS. ICE t-J. J. 6HUBEKT Pruent 1 H if My EateWV BBEabll h' X IS MavtilmA I )FRIEMDLYHllMIE8 ! BEGINNING MONDAY, JANUARY 6 SEATS THURS l I I ( I I MESSRS, LEE & J. J. SKTJUEKT FBESEHT THE KINGS OF MIRTH AND LAUOUTEB McINTYRE & HEATH I.V A SrECTAClLAK MV8ICAI, COMEDY HELLO! ALEXANDER WITH A SUrrOBTINO (AST Or DIHTINdUISIIED AIITISTS I t I l ( I I I tl! i i ii i! i 'i i i i ( i i i i i i i WWkw&mm$rTlmiAilP9l9$ i ! MATINEE TODAY ' : TJoroWirvT TSi&lcvw ji MAVTIM"shvbert comedy only three years," said Miss Segal, "I have been at times humiliated by tho hodge-podge, which somn com posem submitted under the name of music. Jerome Kern, to my mind, has done much by his musical scores in as suring the success nt the Princess Thea tro attractions In which I havo ap peared.' George Arliss Coining lo Broad George Arliss will begin a two weeks' engagement at the Broad Street Theatre .January 0 In a two-play program made up of "Tho Mollusc," by Hubert Henry Davies, and Sir James M. Barrio's latest dramatic work "A Well-Remembered Voice." mKmmMKzrm&mmsmBmmmimmmmmM&m's i By Wearing a Sombrero the While, He Manages to Struggle Through Film Can you recall ever having seen "Big UIII" Hart In a dress suit? Well, they put "Bill" In glad rags at the studio where he was engaged oft his now picture, "Branding Mroadwny," nnd thereby rendered him as uncom fortnblo aa a man can be tinder ordi nary conditions. "It mado me downright unhanny." "onZCr.g1uron0ef,1?hlCXdS.'i'l TM '" " "laJ- ca,,d 'T"e lrl J shirt outfits. Tlio collar binds like a "" , bridle bit on a mustang, nnd I feel The following year Scott became a ns aukwnrd as a cayuse In harness for member of Mrs. FJske's company and the Hrst time. Of course, It art demanda I ,,..,, ,., ,, . ...,. , . that I wear the think,. I m game. butiplil5ed '" In repertoire for two give mo n soft shirt, n pair of overalls nnu chaps, nnd I'm contented as a , Comanche with tho snako bile. I1PMA t-lt1i t in DiifiL-n Itlie" "Uill" looks well enough In his rig, but ho Is manifestly uncomfortable. To make tho slight concession to his wen cm temperament he wore his well known sombrero when he wasn't work ing, nnd tho combination was decidedly Incongruous, "Branding Broadway" will be next week's attraction nt the Arcadia Theatre, PRESIDENT INDORSED "FRIENDLY ENEMIES" Said Play Expressed Senti ments He Hoped Would "Soon Grip World When A. II. Woods presents the play, fiVlenrlK- l.'nm?nn " at IliA T .Vflo Thontro Mondny night he will bring with i him to Philadelphia the Indorsement of l no lesa a person than President Wilson. Aiier tno second act or tne piece, wnicn he witnessed at the National Theatre In Washington, the President said: "All thnt I can say linn already been tald most admirably In this beautiful play. All tha sentiments I could ex press have been admirably represented rentiments that I hope will soon grip the world." Admiral William C. Bralsted. surgeon general of the United States Navy, re- I cently Bald: "This Is Inded. a ureal 1UUY. J-uitu uitj iciiouii ii icuvucn liuuit; lu , ourselves and you will feel better for JUU 1YJ11 iCOl UCtlUI 1UI I having seen it. Kvery man, woman and i child in Americn should see lt." I j "Oh, Lady! Lady!!" to Move Tho sixth week of tho Philadelphia run of the Princess Theatre musical comedy, "Oh, Lady! Lady!!" will be gin Monduy at the Chestnut Street Opera House, to which the original cast Is moving to make way for "Friendly Knemles" coming to tho Lyric. NIGHTS PRESIDENT WILSON SAID: "ALL THAT I CAN SAY HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, MOST ADMIRABLY IN THIS BEAUTIFUL PLAY. ALL THE SENTI. MENTS I COULD EXPRESS HAVE DEEN ADMIRABLY REP RESENTEDSENTIMENTS THAT, I HOPE, WILL SOON GRIP THE WORLD." MOVING MONDAY TO rHPSTNIIT ST OPERA HOUSE VI AJUlJ JL 1 IV Kf A Che.tnut St. below 11th St. &'."' WiO, $1, 75c, 50c (ffiKJfii) Holiday Mat. Wed., Reg. Mat. Sah P, RAY C0M8TOCK & WHXUM KLLIOTT'S Princess Theatre Musical Comedy Success 3HJB&P , WITH ORIGINAL IDENTICALLY SAME AS PLAYED 5 CAPACITY WEEKS AT LYRIC THEATRE P& TtfusiQcti Comedy Ttyasterpiece WITH GIRLS AND GOWNS THAT CAPTIVATE Actor Has Run Gamut of Plays in Many Years of His k -a Experience c Cyril Scott, who has one of the ieadrc lng roles In tha Belabcp comedy, "Pollj With a Past," now running at the Gar rick, has appeared In dramatic comedy nnd musical comedy productions, A nn tlve of Ireland, he came to this country when n child. At the nge of eeve'ntettv' ho began his stmro career, when h nitwit Jefs He then Joined the late Richard Mansfield in "Pilnco Karl." nnd later In ' a repertoire of that fnmous star's stlo cesses. Following this lie joined Lotta's ; company, ussumlng prominent roles In "Pawn Ticket 210" and "The Little De tective." -" After playing with K. II Sothern 'In i "Lord Chumley" nnd In several other productions, Scott Joined the Kmplr Theatre Stock Company, maklnp; his I first appearance In "Tho Girl I Left Bei hind Me." He subsequently was cast In many of tho company's most pro ' nounced successes. Then he enteric ! the musical comedy ranks ns leading 1 support to Do Wolf Hopper In "Dr. Syntax." ! Ills stay In musical comedy was brief nt this time, for he returned to the legit imate stage In Pelasco's production of "The Heart of Maryland," with Mrs. Leslie Carter. , lt was as n member of Augustln Daly's musical eorhody Companies that I Scott won his greatest success, playing prominent roles In "The Geisha," "Xum- bcr Nine," nnd ,V Runaway Girl." H again mude a brief return to tho legit linatc stage In "A -Stranger In a Strange Lnnd," and then won further musical comedy successes with Anna Held in "Papa's Wife," ns Arthur Fone-i gnl In "Florodora," and In "The Silver I Slipper," "Tho Medal and the Maid," I "Glittering Gloria" and 'The Money- Coming back ngnln to tho legitimate Btmre. Scott scored an emphatic success -UUItl'f , )n .Tno prnce Chap." later nssumlpg iea,11R roie of "The Man of the .. t0 H8 nMt engagement wns in "The Lottery Man" In which v" . ,.1...,1 J.- .,.,,. " "m)t:u l" """,D ,J"1' Pror to his present engagement Scott appeared In "The Prince Chap" in whkjh. he was the star. ., Mrlntyre and Heath Coming I Mclntyro and Heath will open here ' In the musical extravaganza "Hollo, 1 Alexander," nt the Shubert Thentre, BST- ginning Jnnunry C. ; Limited Engagement Beginning Monday Evg. 8.15, MATS 2.15 Rejuhr Matinee Sal. 2.15 Special Holiday Matinee Thurs., Jan. 2 . i i i i i i i i r NEW YORK CAST if u !C ' 4 i, 'i, ; l 11 i P" 'D .'J.,,
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