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WEEKLY TALK
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Photoplays of Interest
to Philadelphia
BATES la In town, and tho
Mnrjv wrnnta everv one to know
U the does not believe In hldlnc her
hi under a bushel. She is a busy llt
i'.rHr. Non does not try to
Kherolf by putting her advertising
lui t m n. hta-h.brow basis. She haB
s.l n noli nn rl aha Is anxious to
ir it: Presto 1 tho way to do It Tilth
fettle' greatest dispatch Is to advertise.
Tra In the same poauiou --
tr butcher," Nora tola tno riaygoer.
le'eells meat and I Eell entertainment
te advertises, and bo do I. lie tries 10
avtaca peoplo he lias tor saie mo urei
it In town. I try to convince ijcwi"
DiLhave the best entertainment in
. Invino- rnnvlnced myself ol that
: It l asv for me to convince others.
Km.wiii n.v.r cut her any shekels In
reOihi old world If you wait to be dls
icr-.,.. niaA.A. vmirsMf first and
r.teii,yell loud enough so that everybody
111 pay attention to you. .mam nuci-
ifiMnr."
fsi'But that is not all about Nora's ad-
pifcrtUlng. She lnjecto tlie personal eie
ajnent Into It. both In her newspaper ad-
Jyertlaine and on the billboards.
UflV'mien the Atlantla 'fleet came back
Ptrom European waters Nora plastered
trow York with her posters welcoming
?the gobs home, and she did it to sucn
in oTt.nt In her advertising that nhc
onvlnced thousands of them that rh
as the greatest little weicomer 01 an
! Rhn called them eobs. too, and signed
Klierself "your loving son, Nora Bayes,"
f BUDSCTlptlon tnai nas aireauy uei-umiv
etffsmlllar to PhlladelPhlans during the
RSweeJC she has been in our midst.
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13-.TSUUXS ADilJjil, ouno uncucvi ..-
fc'aj the man who votes as many times
Li'M he can change ms sun in j-aiuiro
Kjnrat," used to be a minstrel, no owne
iiip to the fact that he once piajeo.
KUttle Eva in an "Uncle Tom's Cabin
jtroupe.
I"AMBS McINTTRE and Thomas
I Heath, who are reappearing at the
43hubert in "Hello Alexander," have
Jsunple funds, thank you, but they are
worrying about the future. Not for
hthcmselves for others Because the
FWal, genuine, dyed-ln-the-wool black
Evfrv rtlaWt romedlan soon will be a
Ctblng of the past. There are only a
ifrioxen or so of him left. Mclntyro and
E Heath are two of the limited number.
BilVhen theso men ha-o passed away it
5VWIII be at an enu. ways- Because
Efiobody is In training. Nobody is down
N' South studying tho negro to presene
STils identltv on the staee. Within a lew
t'3'ears burnt-cork minstrelsy will be but
K.'a." burlesque of Its real self. "The Georgia
KJMinstrels" Is twenty-nte years old, as
m. Jim Mclntyre and Tom Heath produced
"It It has been abused, lacerated, torn
fasunder, put Into eery concchable
shaDe, and it still lives.
Kfu'Nelther Thomas nor James will be
ijlntervjewed. You must lnter1ew tho
?nn. Last nlgbt the firm Bald: "In
Pittsburgh recently we didn't know a
ts-Ingle person on the same bill with uh.
(There are thousands of actors In the
foountry now. In the old dajs we knew
every actor and actreBs hi the United
FfKates,! his or her pedigree and family
s-nnecuons. ine jjroies&iun una jiuiuo
ogreiB. Vaudevlllo actors aro now
slness people, xou hear them laming
Fjsi property values and taxeB." Business
ewoas, tno intniea ana otner taciors
era., to be crowding blackface oft the
as. lienco Jicintyre ana iieatiru
F regrets.
fTTHEiin is still room for thoso who
fiLhave a novelty to offer the motlon-
tfcture producers. Perhaps It is iu Idea.
Sor'tltllng pictures or their projection.
tjfo matter what it may bo they will
receive a hearlmr because the industry
needs' more than Just the ordinary run
KiPlctures. As for tho stars, they ha
been placed Into tho picture world from
almost every walk or lire. Many of
ttheso players have come from 'vaude-
Elrille. The latest recruit Is Johnny
JXtooliy. a Phlladelphian, who Is to start
"Work with his own company, although
Il.i Bart Mctlugh Is Interested by rea-
IfBon of being Ills manager.
KMany nationalities are represented In
"the mm players ranks, but one of the
'outstanding feminine artists Is Lady
ftTsen Mel, who recently appeared at
kJCelth's. She Is said to be the only
i-Cblneso' star In motion pictures. Her
Lworlt'ls as good as many of the better-
RQWn players, and If she Is given the
oper vehicles, right direction and sur-
Bunded by capable players there Is no
reason why she should not become as
Dular as did Sessue Havakana and
su A'okl, the Japanese plajerx.
ESThe Betzwood 111m Company Is the
onsor lor "or tno Teeaom ot tno
ftJBast," which was made in this city and
Rich is essentially a local product, al
though the exterior scenes were photo-
rapnea at uetzwood, where the old
in stuaio was locatoa. Although the
pductlon was an early one for the
npany, it will have a showlne the
st half of next week at the Itegent
rteatre.
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(ISAjj money to the amount of J125.C0
i ls.used in paying off the lien on the
scora farm in "Turn to the Right."
Sot even the two-bits Is stage rnazuma.
rhls point was insisted upon by Wln-
Uell Bmlth, co-author of tho play, who
Sftlso' staged It
liVi'Belacco could not be more realistic.
Jfe .
T CORRESPONDENT asks the Play
KrXroer to recall some of the roles in
filch. Chauncey Olcott has appeared.
ctfOlcott admitted at the Walnut that
i aCDekred early in his career as nalnh
aV?inafore" and Nankl Poo in "The
0aao, ana tnen quicKiy atctatea the
Mowing list of his parts:
s.urlco Cronln In "The Irish Artist."
i-Mlnstrel in "The Minstrel of Clare."
erald O'Carroll in "Sweet Inlscarra."
ilck-Jtonyane In "A Romance of Ath-
ae. uarrett uwasn in an Irish drama
:tho same name, the featured role in
'Ofd, .Limerick," Terrenco in an old
sn play or that name, the title roles
'.'Edmund Burke," "O'Neill of Derry"
"-aggea KODin," iiichard Temn e
JTBIJeen Asthore." His most recent
.ranees nave Deen in "Macushla,"
en unue ana "The Heart of
.Whack." "Once Upon a Time,"
st season's success, brings him
lito-the year ISIS, and his nresent
.'.rrha Voice of McConnelL"
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reBJ;5HUBERT Is a Arm believer in
i,iMiOtn now Deioro tna Legislature
Si UBip out the ticket speculator evil.
."Tlva prooiem m I'hllade Dhla is slmi-
l-Lia that, In New Tork." he said while
FijftWs week on a tour of Inspection
pi til Street Opera House, which he
r. . hrflthar control. '
,J"on the eubject of ticket
&yHTln particular and the the-
'A
uatlon In general, Mr, Shubert
Stsyortance of amusement en-
win uieir i-ast ramjncatlons.
imperative that the public bo
from any return to the con
,t obtained before the enuct-
ot-.tha' New York law that now
It unpronubie for speculators to
exorbitant rates for theatro
Tiwm must be one price to all,
must .D tho price set by the
atid posted nt the box otllce.
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THEATRE BILLS
FOR NEXT WEEK
Schedule of Entertainment at
the Various Playhouses
in This City
XE1P ATTRACTIONS
FORREST "Flo-Flo." musical comedj
An American heiress forced by a title
mad parent Into a marriage with a
nobleman she cannot love, and a beau
tlful corset model whose Intentions
are vampirlsh, are the center of tho
plot of "Flo-Flo." The show la said
to number about Its attractions a sen-1
satlonal team of eccentric dancers and !
a "perfect thirty-six" chorus with a
ense of humor The company, headed
by Andrew Tombes, Includea Itena
Parker, James H. Carson, Thomas
Kanders, Arthur Mills, Leon Leon
ard, L'dna Morn, Loulte Beaudot, Ar
mond Robl, Marjorle McCllntoclc and
ylllUm Hugh Mack, all well-Know n
entertainers.
GARRICK "Turn to tho Right," return
engagement of comedy of lllago belles
and city crooks, with Ruth Chester
and Mike Donlln. Pathos and humor
are deftly blended In this play of mirth
and mother-love bj Winchell Smith
arid John E. Ilnzz.ird. A laughing hit
despite the fact that its underlying
theme Is old.fatiloned morality. It
successfully welds the elements of
comedy and religion. Presented with
the f.norites ot tho original cast.
ro.vr.vi ixa attractions
ADELPIll "I'arlur. Bedroom and
Bath," described as a fiesli. Illppant,
farcical frolic in three act, by V. VT.
Bell and Mark Swan, dealing witn tne
experience of an unsophisticated
oung husband who Is compelled to
live up to Ills reputation as .1 Don
Juan in order to satisfy hla romantic
wife. Florence Moore featured In a
cast which also Includes John Arthur,
James bpottswood and Nick Judels.
LYRIC "Ladies First," three-act mu
nlcal farce, book and lyrics by Harry
B. Smlthw music by A. Baldwin Sloan,
based on Hot's farce, "A Contented
Woman " Nora Baes. who Ik fea
tured, Is a whole show In herself, and
her support Includes IrWng Fisher,
Florence Morrison and other capital
entertainers In original drolleries and
clltles
OPERA HOUSE "The Melting of Mol
ly," musical comedy, founded on Maria
Thompson Davies's popular novel,
book by Edgar Smith, ljrlcs by Cyrus
Wood and score by Slgmund Romberg,
the Winter Garden composer. Tho
plot has to do with a stout heroine,
diet and reduction. Isabella Lowo,
Maude Turner Gordon, George Trim
ble, Ted Lorraine and many others
are in the excellent cast,
SHUBERT "Hello, Alexander." Re
turn encasement of Mclntyro and
Heath's Joyous musical show, with all
the old favorites ana mucn new bong,
comedy and dancing material. Dan
QuinUn, live Puck, Vivian Holt and
Johnny Burke are In the long cast
Broadway chorus.
WALNUT "The Voice of McConnell,"
a fascinating Irish play, by George
M Cohan. Chauncey Olcott as star,
has new Celtic melodies written for
the popular Milesian tenor by Mr.
Cohan. Mr. Olcott for tho first tlmo
in years, plays in modern raiment
He Is a Dublin tenor In the plot and
his vocal Interpolations tit In nat
urally. Among them Is "Mother Ma
chree." Gllda Leary has the chief
feminine role In the large and admir
able support.
PTOrOPLjtVS
STANLEY "The Woman on the In
dex," featuring pauuno 'reaencK.
Sto-y.by Wlllard Mack, directed by
Hoba.-t Henley.
PAL.ICE "Wives of Men," with Flor
ence Reed as the star. Written and
directed by John II. Stahl.
ARCADIA "Good Gracious, Annabelle"
has Blllle Burke as the chief player.
George Melford directed the play,
which was written by Clare Kumnaer.
VICTORIA "Tho Better 'Ole," with
special cast of English players.
Founded on the play of tho same
name. Originated from Captain Balms
father's cartoons.
REGENT "For the Freedem of the
East." with Lady Tsen Mel as the
star, first half of week, and "Ex
travagance," witn uorot.ny uaiton, last
half,
STRAND "Paid In Full" with Pauline
Frederick comes the first lialf of week
and "Maggie Pepper" with Ethel Clay
ton, comes the last half.
LOCUST "Paid In Full" with Pauline
Frederick, first half of week, and
"The Girl Dodger" with Charles Ray,
comes last half.
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH'S Edna Goodrich in a head
lit playlet, "The Mannequin," by
Edgar Allen Woolf, featuring a gown
display; Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry.
In a characteristic sketch, "The
Rube": Pat Rooney and Marion Bent,
in a typical song and dar.ee act;
Yvette Rugel, a Philadelphia singer, In
new numbers; Mabel and Dora Ford,
In a dance revue; "The One Way
Out,' one-act drama; George N.
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STARS ABOUT TO SHINE' ON LOCAL STAGES AND SGREF.NS
anfV v i . i N, W L. I Bill Xz?3M- Rna k '- - Ck-
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BILL, in
THE BETTEC OLE."
Victoria--
t-SABEUE LOWE.
MELTING or MOILY."
Opura Houst?."
Brown, worlds champion pedestrian
and Billy "Weston, Boy Scout walker,
in u tpecd walking exhibit; Pat
Itooney and Jimmy Barry, In a tra
.iv ti forecolnir act: Bernard and1
Duffy, singers and dancers; Mcintosh'
and his Musical Maids In Scotch
numbers; Klnogram pictures.
GLOBE "Tho Corner Store." rural
comedy; I'mctt J. Welch's Mlnttrels,
in new blackface stunts ; "The J-ove
Race." musical comedy In tabloid,
with fetching chorus; Al Grant, come
dian; Morrow and company, In "Along
a Country Road" ; Sherwin Kelly, In a
tons ejele; Brown and Burrows, orig
inal chatter and ditties; Dale ami
Bojle, oddities In song and dance.
BROADWAY "Kull of Pep," minia
ture musical comedy; Theda Bara, In
llrst South Philadelphia, t-howtng of
"salome", Billy Klllott, tho "corker
in burnt cork'; Lehr, Udmundson and
Mars, lecently with the American ex
peditionary forces. In a novelty; Cum
mlngs and White, In fresh tongs and
cunikallties. New bill midweek
COLONIAL Leona I.e Mar. the Lensa
tlonal mind-reader , Harris and
Morcy, in a musical melange; Meletta
Sisters and Pollock, In new dances and
songs , Hickman Brothers, In black
face, and "Tho Poor Boob," mowe
feature. New bill Thursday.
CRObS KEYS "The Homo Guards."
farcical comedy; Oscar Lorraine, mu
sical eomiquo ; Rhoda and Cramptou,
In a song phantaby ; Barney Gilmore
and company, in an Irish skit and
motion pictures. New bill Thursdaj.
GRAND J. C. Lewis, Jr, tho world's
youngest comedian, and company, in
"Billy's Santa Claus" ; Ralph Smalley,
American cellist. In a high-class musl
l.iI program ; Bernard and Scarth, In
"The Talo of an Overcoat ' ; the
Gellis, French entertainers; Three
Rozellas, in a musical novelty; Jack'
Morrisy, with new wrinkles ; "Tho
Master Mjstery," with Houdlnl.
NIXON Ruth Roy, "the queen of
syncopation" ; "Crosby Corners," a
Junior '"Old Hom"stead," with com
pany of ten ; "Billet 13," showing a
boldler's experiences; Earle Williams,
In "A Gentleman of Quality," on
screen. New bill Thursday.
WILLIAM PENN "That's Going
Some," miniature comedy, with large
company and chorus; Cartmell and
Harris, "Golfing With Cupid" ; the
Dooleys, comedians, and two movie
features, Clara Kimball Young in
"Cheating Cheaters" and Charllo
Chaplin in "Tho Bank." Bill changes
Thursday.
MINSTRELS
DUMONT'S The blackface comedians
will Introduce new skits and continue
some of those already popular on tho
bill A fresh repertoire of songs and
additional specialties Is listed.
STOCK
ORPHEUM "Hit the Trail Holllday."
Cohanesque comedy of thrills, laughs
and punches. Frank Fielder will as
sume tho title rolo and the other
favorites will bo congenially cast,
BURLESQUE
CASINO "Maids of America," 1919
edition, headed by the lanky comedian,
Al. K. Hall, and the diminutive fun
ster, Bobby Barry. "Without Rhyme
or Reason" Is tho name of the come
dietta which will be equipped with a
large chorus,
GAVEir "Tho Big Revue" presents a
spectacular extravaganza In two acts.
Larga chorus and such principals as
Claire Devlne prima donna; Hlckey
Lavan, comedian ; Nellie and Green
wood, soubrette.
TROCADERO "The Lid Lifters," fea
turing lively comedy, snappy dancing
ana tuneful music. Harry Long,
comedian, is featured in "Delivering
the Goods," and an agile and largo
cnorus is promised.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
MARCH 31
BROAD "Happiness," comedy drama,
by J. Hartley Manners, with special
stellar role for Lauretta Taylor of a
dressmaker's errand girl who "ar
rives." Support Includes J. W. Ker
rigan, formerly 'Of the Irish Players;
Lynn Fontane, shortly to be starred,
and Beatrice Terry, niece of Ellen
Terry.
WALNUT "The Eyes of Youth," by
Max Marcln and Charles Guemon. A
"dramatic novelty," with crystal gaz
lng Involved. The "folding stage" is
used for quick action. Alma Tell
featured!
SIIUBERT "Little Simplicity" musical
romance, score by Augustus Barratt,
book and lyrics by Rida Johnson
Young. Locale varies from the
Orient to Paris. Walter Catlett, Carl
CJantYOort, Marjorle Gateson, Mabel
FLORENCE REED.
"WIVES of-ME.rT
Palace
rLOEENCE SCABTH,
CAISOLYN L1LJA.
"PARIOR.KPROOM and BATH."
Withee and the Cammeron Sisters,
dancers, aro in tho cast
APRIL 14
BROAD "The Marquis of Priola," by
Henri Lavedan, adapted from the
French by Leo'Dltrlchsteln, who plays
the title role.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE
"Yesterday," play with music by
Glen McDonough and Reginald De
Koven, featuring Ruth Miller, Joseph
Herbert, Vernon Stiles and George
Blckel
DATE UNANNOUNCED
LYRIC "Lombardl, Limited," with
Leo Carlllo. April.
BROAD "Tiger Rose," David Belasco's
original production, featuring Lenore
Ulrlch. May.
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO
TO BE GIVEN TUESDAY
Metropolitan Will Present
Verdi's Tragic Opera With a
Strong Cast Story of Opera
i?rdi's dramatic opera, "La Forza del
Destino," will be given by the Metro
politan Opera Company next Tuesday
evening with one of the strongest casts
that the company can muster. Caruso
will sing tho part of Don Alvaro, ,Rosa
Ponselle that of Leonora, De Luca, Don
Carlos and Mardones the Abbot. Others
In the cast will be Rossi, Delaunos,
Chalmers. Mattfeld, Ananlan, Paltrlnlerl
and Reschlgllan.
The work, while virtually unknown In
this country, has always been a favorite
In Italy. Tli story is tragic. Don Al
varo Is an Indian prince in exile, but
his origin is unknown to the nobility of
Seville and also to Donna Leonora, with
whom he Is in love. THey decide to
elope, but are surprised by her father,
who is accidentally killed by Don Al
varo and who, dying, curses his daugh
ter. In the second act Don Carlos, the
brother of Leonora, is seeking his
father's supposed murderer. He Is dis
covered by Leonora, who seeks refuge
tn a monastery, where she confesses an
to tho Abbot, who allows her to spend
the remainder of her dayo in a cave,
cursing the spot in front of it to protect
her.
In tho third act Don Alvaro, now a
BOldier in disguise, saves tho life of a
fellow soldier who Is Don Carlos, also
tn disguise. They become fast friends
when Don Alvaro Is wounded in battle
and gives a valise to Don Carlos, asking
him to destroy certain letters (n the
event of his death. Don Carlos opens
the valise and finds a plcture'of. his sis
ter. Don Alvaro recovers and Is forced
to fight a duel in which he thinks he
has slain Don Carlos and enters a
monastery.
In the. last act Don Alvaro, now a
monk, Is again found by Don Carlos,
who .Insists upon another duel. 'By a
dire chance they fight on the spot cursed
by tho Abbot in front of Leonora's cave.
Don Carlos is mortally wounded. Leo
nora, rushing out, Is recognized by her
brother, who stabs her. Don Alvaro
ends the tragedy by throwing himself
from ft cliff,
EOEOTHY PALTON.
I
"EXTRAVAGANCE'
INTRODUCING SERGT. BARNARD
Nixon Grand Headliner Just
Back From France
Jules Barnard, who, with Florence
Scarth, Is to do a novel patter act next
week at the Nixon Grand. Is Just back
from "somewhere In France," where ho
saw active service and succeeded In
winning his way to the Insignia of a llrtt
sergeant.
Tho act is a lively little affair, brimful
of complications, and Is said to offer
Miss Scarth, who Is a vaudevlllo favor
ite, a splendid vehlclo for a line of
comedy In which she excels. Barnard is
an accomplished comedian.
If Willard Is Missing
If patrons of the Chestnut Street
Operu, House do not see Willard Mc
Clulre, who has been looking after their
comfort for years and years, they need
not become alarmed, for the probabili
ties are that. he will have been kid
napped by Mii. Wlllard McGuire, who
Is one of tho laay cnarmcrs of the Big
ElkK' Fair at the Mooso Hall. Mrs.
McGuIro has been one ot tho most
active workers for the success of the
affair.
Mask and Wig Rehearsing
Tho Mask and Wig Club of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Is holding dally
rehearsals for ts thirty-first annu'al
production, which will form tho Easter
Week attraction at tho Forrest. The
new piece will be In the nature of a
revue, embracing bits from former suc
cesses and many skits on timely topics.
The music has been written by Charles
Gilpin.
General Maurice to Lecture
Major General Frederick B. Maurice,
director of operations of the British
general staff 1915-18, will deliver a lec
ture, "How the Great War Was Won,"
at the Academy of Mu3ic Thursday eve
ning. General Maurice, Just before sail
ing for this country, went over the bat
tle grounds of the western front with
Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett, ot
Uho United States army.
Jolson Due Here Soon
Al Jolson will appear here in "Sln
bnd" In the near future and will bring
with him the entire and original Winter
Garden cast and production. Among tie
members of the cast will be Kitty Doner,
Fritzle von Bushing, Virginia Brooks,
Farber sistors, Lawrence D'Orsay, For
rest Huff and Ernest Hare.
Supported Booth and Barrett
James H. Huntley, who plays Deacon
Tllllneer In "Turn to tho Rlrtht.!" Ht
the Garrlck next week, Is ono of the old.
est American actors before tho public
in point of service. He played in sup
port of Booth, Barrett, Modjcska and
other stars of yesterday.
From Bank Notes to Music Notes
Arthur Hull, tho baritone in Nora
Bayes' "La1les First" at the Lyric, was
born and raised In Philadelphia. He
Btarted In life as a bank clerk and be
gan his stage career In the chorus
seventeen years ago. He has played
leading roles ln many Important pro
ductions. '
GIRARD MEN COMMISSIONED
John J. and Albert M. Cnssidy
Achieve Honors in War
Two Philadelphia soldiers, graduates
of Glrard College, have won honors1 for
faithful and efficient duty after serving
twenty-three months with the army.
John J. Cassldy. brother of Mrs. J.
V. Tobln, 21G Walnut lane, Wissahlckon,
was a chief clerk for General Leonard
Wood when the latter was cormnander
of the Department of the Baft, with
hadquarteru on Governor's Island.
When the general was transferred to
Charleston, S. C, Cassldy went with
him.
Two weeks later he was ordered to
accompany General Pershlne in the first
contingent to go overseas. Six months
later he was commissioned a llrst lieu,
enant. A month ago he was promoted
to a captaincy ln charge of the record
division ot the adjutant general's office,
which Includes virtually all the records
at Keneral headquarters.
Albert M. Cassldy, a brother, en'lstod
ln the regular army eleven years ago
and saw service in Cuba and Mexico.
He was attached to the Sandstorm Di
vision from the Southwest. He won
his gold bar on the Mexican border and
was promoted to a first lieutenant shorti
ly before the division went aoroad seven
months ago. He has been recommended
for a captaincy. '
Captain Cassldy was graduated from
Glrard College In 1838 and tils brother
was a member of the class of 1002,
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PAULINE FREDERICK
ON SEVERAL SCREENS
Popular Star at Three Houses
"Hearts of Humanity" at
Popular Prices
Paulino Frederick can be depended
on to live up to her sartorial reputation
1 In "The Woman on the Index." at the
1 Stanley next week. Her furs In tho new
Goldwyn picture are bewildering. One
coat in particular will come ,ln for a
great deal of admiration. It Is of 1
broadtail with white collar, deep, droop- j
lng cuffs and a twenty-four-inch band, I
on the bottom, of chinchilla. It Is su- 1
perbly fashioned and combines several 1
novel touches. The most surprising
use Miss Frederick makes of pelts Is .
found tn another costume. A short,
loose coat, with A. sailor collar, is made I
of crlma fur. Under It she wears a I
blouse of chiffon velvet The skirt Is
a continuation of It, and for a short
length of the same material Is entirely .
of crlma.
"Hearts of Humanity" at popular
prices will be shown at tho Palace week
of April 28. This picture has Just closed
a run at high prices. The fact Is em
phasized that the feature is not a "war
picture" that It Is a love story, with
the war as a background. It Is the ro
mance of Nanette, a little Canadian
wife in whom a great mother-love Is
awakened by her husband's written de
scription of the sufferings of Frencn and
Be'glan children. The strong cast In
support of Dorothy Phll'ps. the star, In
cluded William Stowell, Margaret Mann,
Pat O.'Malley, Robert Anderson, Gloria
Joy, Walt Whitman and George Hacka-,
thorn.
Clare Kummer's play. "Good Gracious,
Annabel." has been made Into a starring
vehicle for Blllle Burke, and she will
be seen a the hTnlno nt the Arcadia
nil next week "Good Gracious Anna
bel " a delightful farce, was presented
in 1916, and enjoyed an extended run.
A cast of unusual excellence, headed
by Lola Fisher, as Annabel, was fea
tured. May Vokes. as n slavey, had one
of the funniest characterizations ot her
career, and Walter Hampden and Edwin
Meander were conspicuous.
Old BUI, the central figure In "The
Better 'Ole." principal attraction at the
Victoria next week. Is the everyday
sort of person everybody knows. "The
Better 'Ole" Is typical of the rough-and-ready
and rough-and-tumble soldiers of
the army of Great Britain, which fought
tho Germans In the first great rush of
the Hunt? over Belgium and France. Old
BUI Is the chief character, and Is ably
seconded by Bert and Alf, his cronies;
Victoria, a charming French girl, and
Maggie, Old Bill's wife. The part of
Old BUI Is played by Charles Rock, who
played the role In the original produc
tion. The screen version Is Bald to be
even better than the stage "play.
Pauline Frederick will bo the photo
play attraction at the Locust and Strand
next week in Eugene 'Walter's "Paid in
Full," an Impressive plcturlzatlon of on"
of tho best American dramas of recent
years.
JUGGLEJJNES AND HATS
Handera and Millie Master Art of
Stage Speech I
When "F'o Flo," coming to the For
rest, opened last season, the funny team
of the program wbb Thomas Handera
and Arthur Mlllls. They were accepted
by the first night audience as much bet.
ter dancers and hat jugglers than they
were actors. Of course dramatic artists
are not expected In muMral comedv
circles, still one likes to know the
general purport of the lines spoken on
the stage.
As actors on the speaking stage Hand
era and Ml lis were pantomlmlsts ; in
the movies where adept l'p readers pre
vail, their utterances would have had
greater significance and no doubt scored
laughter, but which the flr't night audi,
ence failed to grasp. However, by fre
quent repetition and private course In
elocution they mastered the art of speak
ing lines, much to the surprise of their
colleagues, who had o admit they were
funny but coulJn't talk.
Their previous efforts In vaudeville
had made them dependent wholly on
the expression of their feet and their
ability to make derby hats do every
thing but .talk. But now Handers and
Mlllls can juggle lines rs well as hats.
TWO YEARS OF SUCCESS
Three Hits for Winchell Smith and
John Golden
Winchell Smith and John TO. Golden,
who hae reKlittfred three comedy hlta
In their two years together aa a produc
tre In New York to house their new
nlay. as well aa their uxcutlve offlcea,
wHch now occupy two fl'S of the Hud-
i Tlioatro hulldlnc. They announce
that they will either purchaaa or build
within the next year.
1 The flrat Bm'th and Golden succean,
Turn to the Rlfc-ht." berlna ra return
engagement at the Garrlck Theatre Mon-
day. "Llghtnln' " nnd "ThMe Wine
Foola." Which have thickened the flrm'a
bankroll thin season, will be shown later
to Philadelphia, playgoers.
THE ELOQUENCE OF SILENCE
Not a Word Spoken in Big Sccno
of Comedy
Tears and laughter fight for mastery
In "Turn to the Right," -which begins
an engagement at tho Gartlck Monday,
but there is one big moment when tho
two give way to hushed stillness.
This Is tho scene wherein Jon Bascom
suddenly reappears In tho homo that hs
left as a young boy seven years before.
Bo far as the manuscript Is concerned,
there is no sccno at all, for not a word
Is spoken, and yet it Is the one Incident
of the play that lingers lopgest In tho
minds of the audience.
Tne scene Is laid in the kitchen of
Mrs. Bascom's llttlo farmhouse. Mrs.
Bascom Is reading her Bible, seeking to
provo to herself that her boy must re
turn in answer to her prayers. Betty
Bascom, the sweot-faced daughter, who
has but the rarest recollection of her
brother, has placed In the window tho
lamp that for seven years has shono
nightly to guide the oy's footsteps
homeward. He stands gazing at the
little mother bent over her big Bible,
while Betty, who does not recognize the
Intruder, stares at him.
This Is a scene to which the authors
contribute not a word, but thanks to the
stagecraft, It is tho most eloquent in
tho play.
RECIPE FOR FARCE
John ,Arthur Opposed to Slapstick
Methods
Rarest of. actors is the skilled farceur
tho man who, without extravagant
makeup or tho obvious uses of the slap,
stick, can force a laugh from the leanest
line or "put over" the most tenuous of
situations. Such a man Is John Arthur,
who plays a prominent part In "Parlor,
Bedroom and Bath" at the Adelphl.
"A maximum of result with a mini
mum of apparent effort" 's Mr. Arthur's
reclpo for the successful farceur. But
this minimum of apparent effort, accord
ing to Mr. Arthur. Is the hardest thing
to obtain. To conceal effort, he says,
requires the greatest effort. The vanity
and false artistic standards of most
actors militate against this Ideal.
Mr. Arthur has very little use for the
so-called slapst'ck variety of farce. A
certain quality of wit and satire should
mark a good farce, he maintains, and
a greater consistency In the story than
( has been noticed In the average contem
porary rarce. He believes that the nub.
lie taste Is continually Improving In this
direction.
CHESTNUT BELOW
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A SPRING FROLIC OF VAUDEVILLE STARS!
The Brilliant Star of Society, Stage and Screen!
EDNA GOODRICH
ROrrOKTED BY A SELECTED COSIPANY
in Edgar AUan WoolPa Greatest Sketch, "The Mannequin"
BERNARD
& DUFFY
McINTOSH &
MUSICAL MAIDS
I'hiladelphla's Own Favorite
YVETTE RUGEL
The Mlnlnturn Trlma Donna
ROBERT T. HAINES
SPECIAL ' Vat Rooney, Jimmie Barry & Geo.N.Brown
JV'U A n,ot flf Tttt)ltfr ln "I.OOKISV. nACK OVER THK mi.T."
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MR. It MRS.
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A Rnrnl firrtnm. "THE RUnE"
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BARRY TEAM TAKES
"RUBE" MM LIFE
Vaudcvillo Artists Study
Types on Their Ding
man's Ferry
Jimmy Barry, known In vaudeville ao
a portrayer of "rube" characters, as
well as for his writings for the star.
has other hobbles besides depleting the
country youth before the footlights.
Barry Is a farmer, but his chlet Inter
est centers In cultivating roses. Tho
Barry roso has been a frequent winner
at tho Philadelphia and other flower
shows.
Mr, and Mrs. Jimmy Barry, who come
to Keith's next week, are partners on
the stage as well as In domestic and
business life. The Barry rose Is a cross
between a Blarney and a Bello of Rich
mond. At the close of the season Barrys
return to their farm at Dlngman'a Ferry.
Pa., spending every summer there.
Tho close companionship with the
farm and flowers and the country folks
has given Jimmy Barry material for
the little rural stories he has been so
successful with on the stage.
FIRST AID TO BANTING
"Melting of Molly" Dibcusscb
Obesity
Philadelphia women who aro too fat
or too thin are getting good advice free
of chargo at "Tho Melting of Molly,"
now at the Chestnut Street Opera
House, for In tho company Is Vera
Rochm. Miss Roehm Is well cast, too, '
for Bhe has the role of the physical
training Instructress which 13 her pro
fess'on off the stage.
She is a specialist In the reduction of
avoirdupois, embonpoint and other
weighty matters with which many
women battle, and her Instructions, if
followed carefully, are said to have ef
fected more reductions than ever were
advertised by department stores.
'She is also expert In building up tho
woman who runs to angles and lack of
rotundity.
TWELFTH STREET
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Beginning Monday Evening Last Week
CHAUNCEY
OLCOTT
In Ills Greatest Succen
"The Voice of McConnell"
By GEORGE M. COHAN
rillLAPELPHIA'S PRESS UNANIMOUS IN PRAISE
OF STAll AJ.D I'LAY
PUB, LEDOER "Mr. Colian'lui certainly built up
a charming- atructure of fancy, lOTe, romance, laughttr
and nonr."
PBE6S "An arllitlc achievement for Mr. Olcott,
of wlilrh anr actor might be proud."
lnnuiitta "j.ne capacity auaienco waa aengniea.
wrt hit hit
1BD "A MihlT plcatlne oenormance. lull 01
good-natured fun and laughter."
AMER. "Th nrf ntilnfft nil a tolnmnh.
EY. SUB. LEDGER "Mr. olcott haa demonatratM
ln It hla ability to play straight light comedy with
apl'ndld artlttrv."
E.V. BULLETIN "Mr. Olcott waa at his bait."
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