f3&. -. -' fvi -'F- ::&: EVENING PUBLIC EBDOSlftl $AWBmAf .l&tiARY 8, Ifff1, 10 ' 1 t v fJ, J.- . M If 'JVJgXT WEEK'S PLAYBILLS MINUS NOVELTIES, BUT SCREEN OFFERS NEW ATT R iyJt- . j.- sw.T 1 tvW . i iDh ' il4fcjgfc Mil ij va c ri t I -as t " jtf evw rap t ft '? . ft-L. - w ?rY h u k, L . lV- l m THE PLAYGOER'S WEEKLY TALK 'Observations on Plays and Photoplays of Interest to Philadelphians W; HEN the riaygoer waa three de- cades nearer the cradle, that Is to ,aay In the late 80s, a tan. graceiui young girl with nn eloquently musical voice played leading feminine roles with Edwin Booth and Lawrence uasrcu, when those effulgent luminaries were touring together. As a rolo "tho sup nnrt" inf thn ulnrs were as tallow dips to a great aro light In comparison w 1th their principals, but one remembers this vminc nAv rnmn In for irenerous meed of praise from critics and public alike, j She retired from the stage and later re-' turned, but her renewal of stago work was not widely neraiaeu. lor ma memory of tho public Is short-lived But there were many who did not, nor would not forget. The Playgoer had the pleasure of greeting the lady tho other evening, nnd a pleasant surprise as welL For there responded to hte salutation a graceful w-Amnn nMA wntlld htte BWOHl mURt have been a child In pinafores when the , great Booth and Barrett last appeared together. It was Minna dale llaynes, i wfto is playing the part of the society leader in "A Tailor-Made Man' at the Garrlck. Taking Journalistic advantage, the question was ventured as to how she Icept looking to young. And her reply Rave food for refection, as well as ad vice herewith cheerfully handed ocr to those who are wise enougn to iaho u "My method Is," s.ild Mrs. Hay lies, , "to forget all about time and ages, not in tret mil in koco eternally busy Life Is big through what we do and what we achieve, r.ot through the num ber of years that pass over us. Keep cheerful and be Kind." Mrs. llaynes, In her early days on the atage. played almost exclusively In Shakespearean plays. She retired for ome years, during which she devoted herself to platform reading. She ex pressed herself regarding the experi ence as follows: "There Is In .Shake spearean parts n flexibility absent from the modern. I'orhaps Imagination would be the better word. But I And a Joy In this modern role, for In tho modern play there Is more spirit of co-operation, which WV gravely absent with the in dividualistic actors of the old. days. This Individualism Is a Joy In Itself in platform readings, but It should not be In the acting of a modern play. Tho lack of coheslvcness resulting would be disastrous." QJt 1UCH a wide experience as TJrnest I Lawford. of the "Why Marry?" com pany had has left him a lot of vivid and Interesting impressions of famous people with whom he has worked. At a result he is brimful of anecdotes nnd ptorles, a couple of which he "released" .l.. ..... nli.li, In nl. ,lrsaalrC rwilil L4 Mr. Lawford was rehearsing one time S. In 'a Clyde Fitch play and constantly Mr. Fitch kept aamonisning mo .icior that ho did not display the proper feel ing for tho character he was portray ing. Mr. Lawford replied each time that lie would dlplay the feeling when the audience was In front of hlin. At a cer tain point when It was time for Mr. Lawford to speak, Mr. Fitch aroe. asked the company to wait a minute, stepped to the rear of the theatre and Into the manager's office, returned quickly and holding aloft a sign, he aald: "Now you may go nhead, .Mr. Lawford." The sign was one used by the management in tho lobby to inform the public when the theatre was en tirely sold out and read "HOUSE FULL." Mr. Lawford recalls with relish an Incident which reveals tho humor of lames M. Barrle, A certain pusning young actor who had been understudy ing a part at tlie criterion uneaire in London for a long time was finally given an opportunity to play the part "Early in the day the cheeky actor sent telegrams to everybody of importance telling them the glad tidings of his great opportunity. The famous novelist and playwright was tho only one of all those notified who made any reply, nnd his reply was: "Thanks for the warn ing." WILLIE COLLIER and Cecil Lean, who Is signalising his return to vaudeville by a Keith engagem.it, had one thing In common at least. Tha success achieved by many per . formers on -the American stage, par ticularly In musical comedy and vaude ville. U often the result of their own ability to "fatten" the roles given them by Injecting lines, bits of business and even up to rewriting the part given them In the original manuscript. In some instances authors object to having players change the manuscript, but there are a few musical comedy stars who demand that privilege before sign ing contracts. Cecil Lean Is one of these. Mr. Lean Jiaa "rewritten" every part he has, ever Dlayed. He Is known as an "impromptu -comedian" and rarely sticks to the lines of the "ecript" Mr. Loan Is to musical - comedy what William Collier was to the ? straight comedy stage. Mr. Collier never t played a part the way It was written ; yi' neither does Mr. Lean, and audiences gain thereby. W INTER GARDEN- shows come nnd I Jng the people still grim In determlna m.... r..a .i, ,i .h. ion to. win and still unterrlfled by the W Winter Garden show go, and the theatregolnc public takes them as a matter of course, giving little thought to the huge institution where they are conceived and produced. Fe,w people who enjoy these shows realize that the ex . travag&nza they are viewing required 'ycrhapa a year or more of preparation S before It was ready for public approval. 5rtThe largest or the winter Ganicn snows 'tf'm th irTnRtTiir Shown" Tt ts nnlv nt. 8- 4Iim "Winter Garden, in New York, where a permanent force of specialists In all lines Is employed, that this sort of en- V'- tartalnment could be properly put to- f ' X'mer. "B wuniuit ui a Basing auuw t requires many months of preparation with all departments of the Winter Garden force lending their aid. The hooks and lyrics of tho "PaBhjg Show" are provided by Harold Atterldge. who has been connected with the Winter Garden In this capacity since It was lOpened In 1911. Slgmund Romberg has composed most of the music for the "Paulnr Shows" for the lant six veard. 'Various prominent composers collabor 1 ate with Mr. Romberg. For the "1918 ' edition" Jean Schwartz has furnished , sereral numbers. All tho Winter Gar X '4n shows are staged by J. C. Huffman, .and the dancing numbers and ballets ' re arranged by Jack Mason. The Mtilc department Includes scores of t- Jrtlts every bit of scenery for these thews being finished In the Winter Gar 'v4n etudlo. There aro three attractions .very year In addition to the "Passing :rW'-, S.rNB member of "The Hetter 'Ole" ", Vy company found no difficulty In drawing the part assigned to him, and that Is Sergeant Major L. Shannon Oermack, who plays the part of the aarceant major In the play. geani aiajor Lormcn gpem inree In the trenches with the Canadian Htlonary forces, having left news- worK In November. Ju. to enlist ur cousins across the border. I the clothis which he wears In the rnant Major Cormack wears the ralltl gold stripes on his left juk oeiow ine sergeant majors wnicn snow inai ne naa peen twlct. and on the right arm the three Inverted blue chevrons AaakjMta three years In France. American service .the wound tra warm the rlfct arm and y -o. '.tilaHLHiPi fl SsfalsA' NJ a V MARION DAVIUEoNWrOR GLORIA SWANSON. "' JHBJJIhBB., "HS UP" .BETTV TURNER. 6B0RGE WAISH. GIADY5 GILBEBT.' y-Kkt0fff KWmlSFZ RUBE MAROWPD. ThcBEnER-OLErBrcod- "LUCKdnd PLUCK." Victorid - "ATAILOE-MADE MAN." R JjH 1'?M$4Tk "SHBrff X Glob?.. tho perlce htrliirs on the left, one serv ice stripe being worn for earn six months' active wrilce, but thrro have been so many wounded Canadian and British soldiers In the United Stuns on Instructional and other duties tli.U the distinguishing marks nre readily rerog nlztd, and hardly a performance gi-s by but eoine one comments on the fact. YANSCI OR ROSZIKA? Dolly Sisters Are Ucally Sisters and Kcally Lwins There N a new popular Indoor sport In Philadelphia due to the presence of "Oh, i Look!" at the Shubert Ono of the i Interesting feature- attached to watch- i Ing the Dolly Sisters on the stage Is to try to guess which li which For the Dolly twins an- replicas of each nther and it Is impoolble tn tell which is Iloszlka Dolly and which Is her sister, Yanscl. OIT tin stage they make every cfiort to dress differently from hat to shoes nnd they een dress their hair differ ently, ko that people may distinguish one from the other But on the stage they nro a constant puzzle to the au dience, as they dress In duplicate. Yanscl Is older than Iloszlka by about ten minutes and Just nt present weighs twenty-ono ounces more than her coun terpart. "AMERICAN" DEBUT HERE Marie ltcicharil Had Been Fa vorite on Gcrtnan-Spcaking Stage "My real American debut was made right here in Philadelphia," says Marie Uclchard at tho Lyric. "Yes, that was my real debut on the nngllsh-speaklng stage. "I had been playing various roles at the Irving Place Theatre, in New York, where the lato Helnrlch Conrled pro duced Oerman drama before he be came manager of tho Metropolitan Opera. Mr Belacco Ban- me there and sold he had Just the part for mo In a new play he was producing for David Warfleld. "It turned out to I The Iteturn of Peter Grimm.' and the acceptance of that engagement was the turning point In my career. We opened in this city, intending to stay only a few weeks, but wo really stayed for more than two months. t,o that you can depend upon It that I hao very agreeable recollections of Philadelphia. "But It ha,t so happened that affairs hae kept me away until now Most of the plays In which I have sinco appeared had long runs In New York, nnd, be sides, I had picture work to attend to. Anyhow, here I am again, and I am glad to understand that we shall be In Philadelphia for a long time." I.Ike the Mrs. Pfelfer, whom she impersonates in Friendly Enemies," Miss Helchard is suffering from no delusions regarding German rule She knows well, che de clares, that tho Germans will be better off without it .She has two nephews In tho Bervlce In France. NEWMAN TRAVELTALK. "London in 1918," Described in Pic ture and Words "London In 1918" was the subject of n. M Newman'n lecture last night at the Academy of Music in his series of Illustrated traveltalks on the -various fronts home and fighting during the great war. Mr. Newman gave a graphic recountal of tho course of dally existence in the British metropolis In the streps of tho climactic year of the conflict, shoiv- submarine and sceppelin menaces against their comfort and safety. Parades, spec tacles nnd industrial views, as usual with Mr. Newman, discriminatingly se lected and finely executed, added to the Interest and value of the traveltalk. It will be repeated this afternoon at the Academy. Mr. Newman will conclude his local series next Friday night and Saturday afternoon, by an illustrated traveltalk on "Wartime England." Dinner for Theatre Men Officers of the Penn and Tencll Club will give a dinner to the theatrical man agers of the city at the Bellevue-Strat-ford Hotel tonight This wilt be In appre ciation of the efforts which tho the. atrlc.il men have made nnd nre making to Insure the success of the club's "Night In Bohemia" at the same iiotel tho night of February 26. Cecil Lean Back to Vaudeville Cecil Lean and Cleo Mayfleld, who have not been seen In vaudeville In this city for four years, are next week's Keith headllners. Since their last visit Mr. I,ean has starred In several musical pieces, the most recent being "The Blue Paradise," "Bright Eyes" and "Three Wives." In their new vaudeville offer ing, all the music and lyrics are by Mr, Lean nnd in addition to being catchy and pleasing, tbey contain satires on popular foibles nnd fads. Eiglit Cobs in Vod-e-vill The question, what is to become of the boys In the service after return to civil life, has been answered by eight Jovial Jackles fresh from foreign waters, who are appearing as 'The Jazzland Naval Octette" next week at the Nixon Grand. Uert Wilson, U. S. N., has gathered his shipmates Into a musical octette, pronounced "one of vaudeville's most diverting novelties." Every one of the eight has seen active service abroad. "Kits Burglar" Coming to Opera House The Kiss Irurilar." a musical ro. mance, with took by Glen McDonough and score by Raymond Hubbell, will be presented at the Chestnut Street Opera House, beginning February .2, The fea tured members of the cast are Marie Carroll, who has won distinction In "Oh. liorl" and Penman Maley, who will be remembered from "Very Good, iSddle, STAGE STARS AND FILM FAVORITES V Y - V taaBFTV,. -VaFBBBBBkft S . ahu. ,. aBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBIBlt L VHtfAJZKJT Jb(bbbbibbV I "aaaP 1 7ilBlalalaB ? A . MJr t . V? i S IJL-0 ,lk ' ENID BENNETT . ,V '',. ' -L. 1 1 '.. ,-..g. fUBMak i r 1?oq?nrdnd Strand- f u i '$fc s-s- viaKtLla-0-' m ,V'-i IRINE FRANKLIN. AflVKA 'W I I - ,?,LxPASSINj SHOW. SialalaBr ' 'iiJallWr .f iVa zril rf. ( ,4-1 esa4a3V"Nk BMTv -Hv-s-r ?ty i ""II aiiA :&Wl aMaafeilVK Wki ,4-" . .iirrlKj,KaTafc'.jAlTkiX ,mmAM tafU ; ; As (.' Hi -u'i "b.1 ' . ( Ahsffl tft mmm -b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-k ,m)wixmK,-3 mTmm&m. . -wa& if mh y rf--!i . Hiss JSW" l TVliB Bm 'l-'l l "H)l(. . " -BE-aBW-BW t WmMENrr hm WlA 'MILLION DOLLAB 1 i M A A CHARLES WINNGER. TRIENPLV ENEMIES." kjric THEATRE BILLS FOR NEXT WEEK Schedule of Entertainment at the Various Playhouses in This City .YCir AT7VMC270.VS CIWBTXUT STltVET Ol'BliA HOUSE "Passing Show of 1918," Winter Garden revue, return engagement, with new songs and features. Including "Can You Prcturo Uroadway When the Town Goes Dry" and "We Can Fight in Feaco Now." A chorus of 100. and these among other principals: Irene Franklin. Willie nnd Eugene Howard. Fred and Adelo Astalre, Will Philbrlck, George Schiller and Irving Kaufman COXTIXVIXG A TTKACTIOXS FOKKBST "Going lTp," musical com edy, based on James Montgomery farce, "Tho Aviator." Fcoro by Louis Hlrsch nnd book by Mr Montgomery and Otto Hnrbach. Musical numbers, tuneful nnd Jolly. Includo "Tickle Toe," "If You Look In Her Eyes" nnd "Down, l'p, Left, Right." Cast In cludes Raymond Crane, J. Humblrd Duffy. Helen Groody and Lcatrlso Nes- bltt. With a Cohan and Harris "beauty chorus " SHUBERT "Oh, Look," musical com edy, based on "Ready Money," farce by James Montgomery, lyrics by James McCarthy and music by Harry Car- I roll, wno has contrioutea -i m Always Chasing Rainbows," "An Old-Kasnioned Girl" and "Dolly Twinkle" among other catchy numbers. The versatile dancers, the Dolly Sisters, and Harry Fox are featured, and the company In cludes a lively and lovely chorus. WALXUT "Twin Reds." tho lively farco by Margaret Mayo and Salisbury Field, with a well-balanced company and attractive settings. Lois Bol ton, a well-known player, has the feminine lead role. Last week, A DELPHI "Why Marry?" comedy by James Lynch Williams, enlisting the services of a number of stars. In cluded are Edmund Breese, ErneBt Lawford, Leonard Mudle, Lotus Robb, IJUlsa Randolph and Anne Morrison, Shavian In sparkling dialogues and finely acted, lir.OAD "The Better 'Ole," based on tho Bruce Balrnsfather cartoons. Macklyn Arhucklo as Old Bills Per clval Knight, Bert, and Perctval Vivian, Alf. are the "three masketeers" of the French trenches. Perclval Knight wrote the music. A wartime play with muslo but not a war-play or a musical comeuy. mgn In amuse ment quality. QAURICK "A Tailor-Made Man." clever comedy, by Henry James Smith, with Grant Mitchell In the tltlo role. It presents a tailor's helper as a psychological study of the effect of environment on character and achieve ment. In the cast are Rowland Buck stone, Dore Davidson, Minna Gait Haynes. Gladys Gilbert, Mary Martin, Lotta LInthlcum and other favorites. LYRIC Lew Fields, in "Friendly Ene mies," a play based on emotions aroused among American citizens of German birth during the world war just enuen,. it menus humor, senti ment and pathos. VAUDEVILLE KEITH'S Cecil Lean nnd rieo MavfieM In "Acting Songs." lyric satires on fads and roioies; ian iiaipenn, secom! week of character songs j Four Mor tons, in comeuy reaiure; ueorge Mac farlane. musical comedy baritone, tn hlgh-clasi gongs; Eddie .and Edythe Adair, in a sketch. "The Bootshop"; Le Grohs, pantomlmlo contortionists', in an eccentric novelty, Olrmnla Desvail, equestrienne; Jloward and Ross, grand opera revue; Cummins nnd White, In "Campus Capers," and current event movies. BROADWAY "Girls and Gowns." costumes and models, comedy and music; Mack and Earl, songs and" patter; Weber, Beck and Frazer. tn a melange of melody; Bett's Seals, highly trained ;Nazlmova, In -"Eye for Eye," first half of week. Second half, Theda Bara. In "The She Devil"; Jltsu Japs and others. " CH08S KEYS First half: Robert LOIS BOLTON. TWIN BEDS:. Walnut ELSIE FERGUSON, HIS PARISIAN WIFE. Arcadia- Henry HUlge nnd company, In a com edy; Duquesne Comedy Four, In varied stunts; Bert nnd Betty Wheel er, "Versatile Nonsense" ; Ju Jltsu Japs ; Homer and Dupard, In songs and comicalities, and Warden Broth ers, in a novelty. Last half: "Speak ing of Men," comedy ; Houdlnl, In nlmets. COLOXIAL First three days of week: "A Friendly Visit" ; Frances Yates and Gus Heed, in a skit, "Double-Crossing" : Fenton and Fields, conversational skit; Mang and Snyder, athletes; Bert and Lottlo Walton, "the Cretonne Duo" ; feature photoplay, "Tempest and Sunshine." Last three days' bill will include Lord and Fuller, a variety net, and several other turns. QLOBE Rube Marquard, with Overseas Naval Jazz Band ; Gates and compan comedy plajlet; the Dancing Serenad es : Burns and Klssen, in songs and comicalities ; Archer and Bleford, In "The New Janitor" ; DcVoy and Day ton, In lyrics and patter; Ionora Slmonson, French and American songs i Novelty Minstrels; Fugl troupe of Jap acrobats, and Nelson Waring, planologlst. KXICKERBOCKEIt Headllner In "Churchill's Revue" of twenty-five Is "Churchill's Revue" of twenty-five singers, dancers and comedians. First run movio will be "The Prodigal Wife," featuring Mary Boland, Lucy Cotton and Mrs. Stuart Robson. Other acts are: "The Little Men Club," midgets; Jungle Pirates, animal act; Hazard and Buckley, "One Thousand Laughs" ; Toell and Dort, in a skit, and William Lee, monologist. Y.YO.V First half: Rlgoletto Broth ers and Swnnson Sisters, In "Around the World" ; Santsel and Leonhard. song and dance; Bert and Lettle Wal ton, "the Cretonne Duo" In varied stunts; Bernard and Scarth, In a fun ny skit; Lord and Fuller, comedy pair; "The Highest Trump." as film feature. Last half, Four Haley Sisters and other acts. XIXOX'S GRAXD Jazzland Naval Octette, real sailors In real entertain ment; Magean Troupe of Acrobats, bensatlonal and novel feats; Frank Mullane, singing humorist. In new aggregation of his own brand of com icality; Guy Bawson and Frances Clare, in "Yesterdays," a sentimental sketch that should please all who re member youth ; Al and Fanny Stead man In "Planocapers" ; Houdini In "Tho Master Mystery," and a tjun shine comedy. Tm.r.MJIf PEXX First half of week: Wilton Sisters, pianists, violinists, singers and dancers; Royal Toklo Japs, acrobats; Ladelles in song, dance and comics; Stone and Hayes, In "Green Goods," anJ Kaxlmova, In "Eye for Eye," as the cinema feature. Last half: "On Their Way to School," mpslcal sketch ; Kellermann, In "Queen of the Sea." and others. STAXLEY "Don't Change Your Hus band" was written by Jeanle Mac pherson and had Cecil B. DeMllle as the director, Gloria Swanson, hereto fore known only In comedy pictures, has the chief feminine role. PALACE "The Belle of New York," starring Marlon Davis, Is the cinema version of the musical comedy and will be shown the first half of the week. "The Heart of Wetona" la the attraction the last half of the week, with Norma Talmadge, as the stor, ARCADIA "His Parisian Wife" win have Elsie Ferguson as the star. Eve Unscll prepared the scenario which was directed by Emlle Chautard. David Fowell and Courtney Foots have prominent roles, VICTORIA "Luck and Pluck" provides George Walsh a starring vehicle. It was directed by Edward DUllon, and Virginia Lee is the heroine. REOF.XT "In For Thirty Days" fea tures May Allison as me leaning piay. er for the first half of the week, and "Happy Though Married." comes the last half of the week with Enid Ben nett ns the star. BTRAXD "Old Wives for New" Is the Cecil B. DeMllle production which comes for the first half of the weeic, and "Happy Though Married" comes the last half of the week. rnntlST "The Sliver King." with Wll- Ham Faversham as the star. Is the attraction the first half of the week, and "Old Wives for New" comes tne last half of the wee. FOR NEXT WEEK BURLESQUE CASINO 'The Million Dollnr Dolls," Headed, by tho character comedian, Cliff Bragdon and the California prlmo donna, Eda Mao, in two-act extra vaganza, "In a Whirl of Pleasure." In Bupport are Flossie Everctte, soubrette ; Tom Gallon. Irish comed ian ; Harold Carr, vocalist. TROCADERO "Grown Up Babies." in a burlesquo frolic which Is promised to depart from the familiar paths. In the company aro Frank X. Silk, Dan, .McCarthy, Jean De Lisle, Ethel John son, Rose Kelly, and a bevy of a score and half choristers. Picturesque set tings are promised. OAYETY "Billy Watson's Oriental Burlesquers" under the personal di rection of Billy (Beef Trust) Watson, PHILADELPHIA'S CHESTNUT STREET OPERAHOUSE 160 PEOPLE I rfticua NEVE& CHANOE 50c, 75c. JL 00, $1.30 No His bar (Exetst Rt fc HnlUtTil WI I.T.I r. IIOWAKD KOV CUMMINOH Mll.I.IAM rtUMlBICK J.mVAKU 1IASSE And a A DELPHI M, .Uttmmmmmtmmmmim NEXT WEEK 3RD WEEK OF THE SEASON'S BIGGEST COMEDY HIT m "WHY MARRY?" A jnl0i? . -, IEDMUND BREESE ERNEST LAWFORD ALL - STA R LEONARD MUD1E LOTUS ROBB NCLuniN LOUISE RANDOLPH ANNE MORRISON Direction Selwyn & Co. (In Assn. With Roi Cooper "It la small WlllUnm'a work bft plar produced LYRIC BROAD ST. ABOVE ARCH A H- WOODS I're.tnU LEW '" FIELDS H JOS BEHEHTS AT ASOTE THEATXEB. AlLY BENEFIT PEPT.. CHtSTMPT ST. & Pi iay"HAPPY THOUGH MARRIED" r ' hlnifielf. 'two new one-act comedies are listed, "1,'ho Joy Lino" nnd "Rell ly's Reception." Numerous vaudeville specialties will bo Introduced. MINSTRELS DUtlONT'SA feast of blackface mirth and melody Is listed with excellent op portunities for Burke, Hortlz, Franklin nnd the other prime favorites. An up-to-date satire is promised. ALL THREE OF 'EM Something About Librettist, Lyr icist and Composer of "QoingUp" Otto Harbach, who wrote the catchy lyrics for "Going Up," the sensation ally successful Cohan nnd Harris mu sical comedy production coming to the Forrest Theatre on Monday night, first came Into prominence ns librettist for the operettas In which Mmc. Trentlnl starred for several seasons. Harbach's latest effort is "Up In Mabel's Room," a rollicking farce. James Montgomery, whose farce, "Tho Aviator," is the basis of "Going Up," was an nctor before he took up play-wrltlng. On one occasion, when Edward Abeles fell sick and could not appear In "Tha Aviator," Montgomery played the tltlo role himself, Louis A. Hlrsch, who wrote 'the' mu sic, ranks with Irving Berlin nnd Je rome Kern as a master of ragtime mel odies. The success of his "catchy" tunes for "Going Up," has led to his selection "as composer of the next Prin cess Theatre show in New York. Florence Reed in Walnut Film Florence Reed, in the photoplay, "Wives of Men," will be seen nt the Walnut the week of February 17. Miss Reed, wha Is a Philadelphia girl and daughter of the late Rolantl Reed, the comedian, has made successful films and has neen starred in successful plays. LEADING THEATRES, Chestnut Bel. 11th MEBSR8. LEE AND J. J. BKDBERT PEESEKr THE S ACTS I 2J BCENES1 THE SAKE KllfiRNE 1IOWAHD I 1IIVIMI KAUFMAN I OKOIUir, hCIIII.l.Kll I KMII.Y MILKS I -r.v.rrTA rnmtKK Gorgeous Bouquet of American Beauti THURSDAY $1-00 M 1IKST HEATS Matlne Today $1.50 EXTRA! IJNr.OI.NS BSST sTats ii BIRTHDAY By Jesse Lynch Williams Megrue) wonder Columbia Unlieriltr awarded Mr, such a prlso of distinction (I'ullUer 1'rUfl as during njf jcaif. tuuiis awcuicrt wmm BIENDL.Y 2nd MONTH OF THE PHENOMENAL RUN N EM I IRENE FRANKL1N-0FF STAGE Ascribes Much of Her Success ,to Husband's Co-operation Irene Franklin and Burton Green, two of tho featured players in "The Passing Show of 1818," coming to the Chestnut Streot Opera House for, a return en gagement of two -weeks on Monday eve ning, aro self-made, self-educated peo ple. When they were married Miss Franklin was getting S25 per week and playing muslo halls and amusement parks to take care of herself and her young sister, left to her care by the death of both father and mother soon after the baby's birth. Mr. Oreen was soliciting advertising when he became Interested In the young singer whose songs were being ruined by the pianist who was playing the accompaniments. He already had a following at Tony Pastor's for spirited playing by his cleverness In building up accompani ments that 'brought ou the points for the actor on the stage, whether the ac companiment was to a song or an acro batic act. It was Mr. Oreen who Insisted that his wife write tho words of "Iledhead" after several composers had told her her Idea for a song based on her own child, hood experiences with the hated nick name could not be developed Into any thing that would go, Jesse Williams's Other Play Jesse Lynch Williams, author of "Why Marry?" is a graduate of Prince ton, Before he became known as n novelist he gained a circle of readers by his short stories of life- lrt Princeton and his newspaper Btories. The Impres. slon has been current that the comedy about matrimony at the Adelphl is Mr, Williams's first play, but the author now corrects that error. "This Is my socond play," said Mr. Williams. "Many years agb I wrote a short story about a reporter called 'The Stolen Story.' As a short story, and In several other forms. It was successful, but unfortunately It failed when produced as a play In New York. I think It only ran a week or two. That story had a very .Interesting career. Although It failed on the stage, It was a success as a short story, as the name-story In a book1 of newspaper yarns, as a novelette published in a mag. azlnn, as a full-fledged novel and as a moving picture" Some "Parts of Speech" "Nothing elso In the world Is ever quite so fnsclnatlng to an actress ns speech," says '-Lois Bolton In "Twin Beds" nt the Walnut. "And of course I mean forms of speech and accents," she goes on to say, ''not the after-dinner kind. The singers say blithely "the head Is n sounding board.' The real truth Is that the head Is a dozen sounding boards. You can make your tone re sound ngninst your upper teeth. 'That makes ISngllsn. Try It, You can use the back of the nose for resonator. That makes French. You can close tho throat In over your tono and let It out chopplly, and that's German." Yale vs. Harvard in Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell, the stnr of "A Tatl-or-Made Man," at the Garrlck Theatre, was graduated from Yale In 1905, and afterward took the law course at Har vard. For this reason he declares that ho never tnkes sides In tho matter of college athletics, because each of the rival colleges may be termed an alma mater. Sam Nixon-Ninllinger Demobilized Nlxon-Nlrdllnger has been honorably discharged from the "Jnlted States Navy. During the war young Mr. Nlrd Unger wag located In tho city, and, with the assistance of his brother Jack, was able to maintain his managerial supervision over the Garrlck, The young man Is a grnduate of tho Staun ton Mll'.tary Academy. Laurette Taylor Broad Slar Laurette Taylor, In "Happiness," a comedv of character bv her playwright husband. J. Hartley Manners, will be one of the most important attractions of the current season ar tne uroad. DIRECTION OF LEE & Beginning lYlonaay at o return Engagement! 2 Wee"ks Only I Mats. Lincoln' Biithday (Wednesday), Friday and Saturday NEW YOHK 'WINTEB QAHDEN'3 JOYOUS GREAT WONDER CAST OF SUPER-EXCELLENCE IltKXK 11IANKUK I BUKTON flUKKX I'JtKI) AMTA1UE I AI1KI.K AHTAIIli; 1IOHMIA I VIOLET KNULEFIELD 1IKLKN CABKINOTON I JACK IIALL i.u.i.IAN FKR9IOYLK - es Ticked From the Famous 'Winter SAM AMCIJI TRPPTTHEATRE S- Oil J O HflY 1 Broad Near Locust ELLIOTT. COMSTOCK AND OEST BEOISIER ANOTHER SUCCESS. xnii rniLADKr.riiiA newspapers fronounced THIS TUB I1EST MUSICAL COMEDY IN YEAItS. AND THIS I'lIILAUKLPUIA PUI1L10 HAS ENDORSED TnB YEnDICT II HUOE ATTENDANCE. Bw Q?EBA HOOSE BPILDWO. CHESTMPT ST. GOWNS AT STANLEY WILL PLEASE FANS Hart .and Barrymorc Am nounccd in New Film Plays. Roosevelt on Screen Gowns of exceptional beauty aro wonl by Gloria, Swnnson In "Don't Changj Your Husband." Cecil B. De Mllle's nert picture, which comes to the Stanlej next week. Among them Is an evening gown of brocaded pharmeuse with pearl and specially designed headpiece, a bluj negligee with peacock color effects o brocaded silk with silver lace headdress and air evening gown of cloth of gohj brocaded in blue. These constitute, wtlj others, a veritable fashion how. An Interesting Incident oeourred duri Ing the filming of an exterior scene o) The Belle of New York." the featurj ir 1 " .palac8 Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. Marlon Davts takes thJ Part of the Salvation Army lassie whd afterward beenmrn , t.iiA a York, made famous by Edna May In the original musical play. Miss Davles pul on her Salvation Army coatnme at th studio, Jumped Into he- machine anq was driven to the location chosen. la the original play Edna May had a sons called "Follow Vj." and when she sang it everybody on the stage literally am fWareUe ca" an,'1 dl1 as hy wer. told. When Miss rlavles stepped out ol iSTniM6 dl(In't hav'to sing foi school children, messenger boys, bustnesi EJaVrC8'J"lls and Bentlemen ol nVre,', n faotl everybody within "see Ing distance, Just naturally followed.. John Barrymore and William S. HaM are scheduled to appear at the Arcadia this month In first showings of 'hl 2!?'".! plays; Mr' Barrymore will ap, pear the week of February 17 in "Her Comes tho Bride," a screen vrslon ol tho play written by Max Marecln and Roy Atwell. Falre Blnney will be hlj leading woman. Mr. Hart will appeal tho week of February 21 in "Breed o) .ucn. oome interesting scenes wer inKen at me Chicago stock help out tho color. yards tj George tValsh. has worKed with sevi eral peculiar nnd temperamental player! uurlnir his career, hnt In tfca n,ai,in of his latest picture, "Luck and Pluck" uniui-iiun ni me victoria all next week, he was In contact with an actor whoss vagaries and whims surpassed those ol any other player he had ever met. Thl creuiure or temperament was one of th$ squirrels In Central Park, New York, The plot demands a squirrel should steal upon the hero while the latter 11 eating peanuts on a park bench, snatch the bag of peanuts from the hero's hand, and then climb Into a tree, with the hero in pursuit. The Btar nnd director In Central Party observed that the squirrels were tarns, enough to eat out of one's hand and so half their problem was solved. Tha, other half involved the task of getting a squirrel to act befo,o tho camera. Pai tlent and persistent effort finally pre vailed with on of the animals. At the Strand Ai extra added attrao. lion for next wee will be the fl-st showi Ing In Philadelphia of 'The Real noose, velt." This film shows tne life of "Teddy" and whnt he accompl'.shtd 5uri Ing his administration, and earlier and later career. "Little Teacher" Next at Carrick -The Little Teacher," a comedv o vouth and romance, with Mary Ryan In ihe title role, will be the attraction a the Garrlck, beginning February H. "The Little Teacher" Is by the laM Harry James Smith, also author of "A Tailor-Made Man," now at the sam house. J. J. SHUBERT ANNUAL REVUE POP. MAT. FRIDAY ?.! $1.00 Garden Ergs, at 8:20 Mat. Today 2:20 THE PINNACLE OF MUSICAL COMEDY WITH CHARLES WINNINGER I i Mclita. . lis Mats,. JU $1 Mats Wed. MaLTotfay,ltSU$1iO i i BELOW Jlth PH0NE-MJ0V8T SIM .MIJ 5 we fill-mm '--, 3-- I, e: t f i- z ii' t i Mil ill M "Ml ril V 5 "t . 01 VI b 21 :u VM 4 a i. i y P V .: r i v. ;, ,3 ;' ,'i 4J i . " 7 ta- ' - -
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