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WEEKLY TALK
Observations on Plays and I
Photoplays of Interest
to Philadclphians
TECHNIQUE especially photoplay
tcchniqnc Is n word to snare the
ynwn and trnp the somnolent e.velld. '
Hut the noun tnkes up n new slgnifi I
ranee when the initials "D. V. (! , nrc
audeil. Thereby Is appended the story
of the bicgest close-up in motion picture
histor.v. Audiences t-as-ped at it hit
week in New York at the fiist showing'
of "Itrokrn Hln'somv," the new (iriflith
"sunplav," which comes to the (San-irk '
next Monday night This staggering
rlose-up is the climactic and most
dreadful moment of the picture. Lillian
OJish. who pla.H the Hogged tvnif of the
London slums, is ljing on the couch of
Cheng, her Chinese protector and
knight She hns fled from the brutnlit.v
of her father, "Hauling Hurrows,"
pugilist and brute, to this ipieer Ori
ental heaven n( peace and gentle hands
and white flowers. Siiddt-nlj Ilurrovts.
inflamed with brandy nnd insular pride
of race, appears. We v..,. the frail and
lovel.v girl, curiouslj orienlalicd In her
garments nnd settiug. vhiink ba(k and
then llurrows's faci'apears on the siln-i
sheet It is of noimal sie, but he
steps forward, nnd with ea h stop. vvt
see the1 cauliflower e.ir, the sensual
mouth, the Sikes-Hko leer and nil the
other horrible, phvsii-nl paraphernalia of
the man leap into monstrosity. It is all
preciselj as such a hated face would
appear to the mind's ep of such a child
as I .up is pictured.
Stress is laid on this pnitieular tour
de force of the photoplav, not because
In itself it H surpassing ingenious, but
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because it is one of the thousand tech-
Tiicnl i1pviiiu flint iii.it.i.
the Ctiflitli
films so renin rknhtn
the vva.v, it was the sme CJrifhtli
xvhn invented tin- ..tnsn.,,...l,... ..!,..
I' """ ...HI'
able nnd abused veiecn tri k There is
no authentic record of the fust time he
emplo.ted it. but leport -.,.. that a '
nameless Hiograph. of a luiiil and ten
twent Hurt natuie. was the ehule i
Florence Laurence, now. nhis! as
effectually buried as Miter Villon's
ladies, in the obscurities of letirement.
was the favored damsel thus shown
(Jriflitli kept improving and experi
menting with this telling bit of molie'
theatriialism from jenr to mmi He
ctid uarmg tilings with it. the most
nanng. pernnps. tieing ,i iiinous magni-
fieatimi of James Kiikwoo.l's ,.(P in that
very imaginntiw and underrated photo-
piny, "Home, Sweet Home." the fore
runner of "Intolerance."
ITXVtrr .,.,! .ill
TV ILL startle people who haw- sec,
Mr. (a. rillo in the pait of the Italian
nressmanor in "l.imihinli. Ltd." tn
hear that he is not of that iaie. Kven
In his curtain calls he maintnins the
rharaeterization. Hut M. Carrillo is
American, of Spanish descent, and the
family has been in California for five
generations.
As he sat in his diossjng room after
the hhow the other night and talked
about his work, while his Japanese
dresser waited with the inexhaustible
patience of the Kast. Mr. ("nrrillo did
not even.Iook Italian He talked vivid
ly, enthusiastically: but where were the
half-closed ejes. the iiinint twisted
smile, the exprcsshelv (piiiked right
eyebrow that in the plav seeni so nat
ural? Like the third-act costume, the
hnn been luiil nsiile nml nf tin. ,nl..
Tetnn the strnre Hip rn.e.linr,i.trit.t.ielous eleitnc storm, the other depict
appear almost too essentially part of the '"K " l,'-,'lt,,(1 'nl"n "1"' a" nc' n"I"'v-
man to be assumed. ' 'K sunnse The stonn stent- is the,
"What I reallv want to do." said m",t ""'llmgl.v lealistie that Mi
Mr Carrillo. leaning forward with a Helasco ha- given the stage The shies
confidential irestnrn nn,l ,, ,,, .,.,.,;, dm ken. the wind blows, and then comes.
- " "M IIMIhl"hl
eagerness, "is to create a series of race
types. So far I have done the Italian
principally, but some day I hone to
play n French-Canadian iole Then,
too, I should like to create a Mexitnn
part, not the comic, villainous peon
type, which is the only Mexunn I have
ever seen oti the stnge.'but u Mexican
of the better class. I have stmlieil Ital-
Ian types for years It is an ninazinglj TTUVv in.inv I'hil.idelphians ever stop
Interesting tvpe to work with. Xl to think of the Gland ns in its wn.v
"I think there has alwnvs been too , a I'lnlmlolphin institution '' As the
much tendency to make foreign parts (jlam Opcia House back in the nine
ludicrous b.v accent and exaggeiated ,!,, it was the home of popular-priced
pronunciation. The real t onntlv lies in Knlml o,l0rJ j),.) llute. Guille nnd
the mutual misunderstanding duo to dif- f utllPr vo, ,.PiPi,rities of that day made
ference of race and fonditting lMeas ns ( ,npr lmws to public favor from the stage
much as to language. under the baton of Maestro Gustav
"In order to play a foreign type." Hinnelis. "C.millcrin Husticana" and
Mr. Carrillo emphasized, --vou must otlHr O,ols had their American pre
understand how the mind of the mnn mieres on its stage.
works. You must not only know how "
he does n thing, but vvhv Then vou,
won't go waving tour aims in mean- ' Clementon Opens May 30
ingless gestuies. You'll n-r tnui hands Clementon I'aik will' open for the
as nn Italian, or a Frent hninu. or nny ( ,.., ,, Fridnt, Mav :!() (Memorial
other foreigner icnlly would." Ut, , T1(, visitor will find this .tear
IrvtiMri ti vifcTvi.- r r . i . ,n,,t Manager Alii helson, well known
UNAUO MAUI INK I II. featured at ,,m.,,. f outdoor enjo.vmeuts,
the Shubeit. brings back memories to llls j,,.,,,, ,.pe.iall.v liberal in the wav
older playgoers, for he is the husband ,OVi,iiig amusements, including a
of ( arne Itatlcliff. the famous stock Ilp water ride, a new toboggan built
star, who for teais managed her own , urP Kafetj and novelty, and u new
company ut 1-orepaugh's. She was ,lami. mior ()f ma,llei
known from one end of the tin to the ian,,g win be conducted under the
other, and when she was married to ,i.,,.tion of I It. Cla.vttm, a well
Mr. Martinetti the etent was noted with Known muster of the art in Philadel
interest by her faithful following. I phill table, an, other comforts
Mr. Martinetti is no stranger in this , nD,j conveniemes for excursionists have
city, when- his wife was s well and )een placed or built in the spacious
favorably known He has been here I anil 8iia,lv groves devoted to outings by
With a number of musical productions. neai and fraternal organizations,
oui tviin none wiicre nis peculiar phase
?.v . .. . .. ' ., ,,ll,p,ay ,"nt " ha in
Oh, I ncle. He played here in stock
also at one time. An earl.v recollection
of him goes back to Babes !u Toy-
lantl anil a relatively recent one to
'Hitehy Koo."
DAVID BKLASCO. in a recent maga
zine article, did some excellent spe
cial pleading in defense of melodrama.
Rome reviewers rather lifted up critical
eyebrows at the melotlrafnatics (frank
and, o? " would seem from Mr Be
lasro's remarks, unashamed! of "Tiger
Jtose." Others, less highbrow and
possibly circulating blood instead of ink
in their arterie. managed to recapture
.at the performance some of the fine
thrillii and chills that had been lost to
thfpi since the louc-ago raptures of
Captain Mayne Ueid and the iugeni
oils author of "Diamond Dick." a rain-bovt'-eovered
literary treat only to be
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fi ". t-jiiiltt- book, nr fin SiindnvK inmnn.
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sFvf-', -Sir. Belastsa writes' warmly, enthu-
K ' " .. . .In utt.IK'. nil1 nm, mtfrlif- uav . lilt
; WHUigerlally. (Why shouldn't a mug.
.-.utn ..F imilnilrilnit dn n lltttf. nrnrin-
-r' Banita for-it?)
" 'ATo 'me there tit no other form of
jmihvviim im'i)blty-M-si;t big;
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MARGUERITE ClARK,
"COME OUT OF
KITCHEN ."ATTddUa
GEORffE WAL-SH.
'HELP HELP -POU Cf
Victoria.
throbbing story of thrilling emotions'
such as Willard Murk tells in 'Tiger
Hose.' " he snjs. ' And I am no dif
f . . , t .... . t
l10"1 frol .' -Rlilor. A hat is true
of mo
in the main, true of him.
.That is wll the whole WOlId loVt-N llll'lo-
I I1"1""1- " '- ,h(' f'" "f I'1" tllllf
,s '""" '" ""' "ipi- ' existence, and
therefore the form that finds the most
lll"u'rs"1 uniieistanaiug ami npprecia-
""" K" ui-tort ptoves- nils nt-vonti
the shadow of a doubt, for plnjs come.
and phns go. but like Teniijsou's brook,
the meloiliamn 'goes on foiever.' "
No one can with ceititude s.i nay
to the sensational situations of nielo
ill atii.-i not nfter the sensations of the
world war Mr llelasco add:
"The Aineiican people sue melodia
ninth-. Kieri vital thing we do is tinged
with emotionnlistn. from our lomniu e to
'.nil - ciimes AVe hear the call of 0111
bugles with a tlnill . we unfuil our tlag
amid sessional diccis; we gtct hem
ism with a feeling akin to reoteme.
,, OV(, ,i,.p, ; ,, l,nt,. Hcicelv; we
i-xptess out opinions without tear am
,,. , .,,,, wIlen . fp0 ,.,
,1(. , sees out- emotion. We feel
hue. hate, je.iloiisj and reienge with
an lnleiisit) mi great that when these
passions are expressed to us thioiigh
nn. form of it 1 1 they at oni e quicken
our undci standing nnd awaken oursjm
path . It is because melodiama ban-!
tiles the emotions without gloves that i
it stirs the latent bigness in em h of us;j
grips our heartstiings and absoihs our
intei est as does no other foim of pla.i." '
And he might haie added still further'
rhnt audiences will Hoik to a good melo
dinriia It sjtishes some inning in
human untiiie Hen a dime noel would
be impressive as staged and acted after
the ISelasco fashion Two of the stage,
settings in "Tiger Kose" are master-
pieies of Mi lielasio's nit one a mar- j
, ,
the rain gentlv .it fiist. pilttenng on the
roof mid leaves, and then in toueuts,
with tin- lightning flashing and the
thunder luuihling. The last att is a
lemaikable stage illusion, showing tiny
light stealing Ihioilgh the thinks of a
mined tabiii in the finest. The lit -
niti-pheie of lcilitj prevails,
, hurt he-, and Sunday schools. The rule
neiiiust mi liquor being allowed on
t)lt grounds is strietlv eufoiced. The
I i,athig facilities have been increased
I f(U. ,i1(. bathing beacli, always a popu-
inr BI)ot. has been enlarged nnd new
bathhouses for the accommodation of
hundreds more, have been erected.
Holmes to Talk on Movies
On Wednesday evening, during the
first show nt the Nixon, Taylor Holmes,
comedian nnd 'screen netor, will appear
iti person and deliver a short address
on the benefits of photoplays. During
the first three days of the week the
photoplay feature there will be Holmes
in "A Ilegular Fellow."
Harry Kelly Still Limber
Harry Kelly, known from toast to
roast for his famous impersonation of
Deacon Klood in "His Honor, the
Mayor," has one of the funulest parts
of fils career in "Oh, Uncle." He Is
as agile as of yore.
Dancers From 'Frisco
I .n j man and Kilns, the young
dauccrB who will be seen In "Fiddlers
Three" at the Forrt-str'Bre proteges of
John CVL, They gained most of their
tUratrkfl esurlMH'e ou'',lhe cctost. ,,
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LENORE. ULRIC.
"TIGER ROSE". Broad
THEATRE BILLS
FOR NEXT WEEK
Schedule of Entertainments
at the I 'arious Play
houses in This City
Mtei I it inutlnrp tire tinnrmnrf-. for
Frhlm tiftfrnuon (tlemorlal Dus at most
of the liou4s.
HV A'lTlAci'IOX
G Mtltlch- "Kiokeii Iilossoms," V.
. (iiithths latest cieutinn, telling
n tragic stor.v of I.ontlon'ii Chinatown,
based on "The Chink and the Child,"
b.v Thomas Biiike. author of "Lime
house Nights " Lillian Gish has the
rule of the pithetic little heioinc,
Hiihiuil H.u tin lmess, the kiuillv,
idealistic Chinese anil Donald Crisp,
the bintis.li ami biut.il villain Grif
fith is repotted to have introduced
epoch-making innovations. Themttsi-'
cal score is hv Louis Gottschalk.
CO 7 ( fl TTRA CTH) S ,
FORRESI "Pidiiieis Thiee," ro- ,
mantic light' opera with a real plut.j
of interesting situations, sentimental1
and comic. The score is of melodic
nient, hut not too highbrow to wins-1
tie anil enjo.v . Featured are Tavie
Beige, foi mer piiinn donnn at the.
Antwerp Open; Hal Skellej, dancing
t omedian ; Louise Grood.v, .losie Iu
tropidi anil the dancing team of Lay
man nnd Kling.
.S7( HERT "Oh, Cnele," musical
comedy, exceptionally amusing sped- ,
man of rollicking summer show. The
entei taining quality of the cast is in-
cheated by meiitiou of sm.li principals
as Bessie Wjiin, Piank Fay, Hazel1
Kirk, Iguucio Martinetti, Nancy Fair,
Sam Ash, Le Cooper and Harry
Kellj. A togueish, vivacious, vocal
izing t horns.
DELPHI "Seventeen," dramatic
version of Booth Tnrkington's widely I
lead Willie Baxter stories, a comedy i
that ileitis with the attitude of n
seventeeu-jcar-old boy toward love.
Last week.
LYRIC "Lombard!, Ltd.," comedy,'
featuriug Leo Carrillo as a tempera-1
mental gown maker niid Grace V.nlen-'
tine ns a mannequin. The "back
stage" workings of fashionable New !
York shops are keenly hut good-naturedly
depicted.
OPERA IIOrSE "Parlor, Bedroom'
and Bath," dealing with experience1
of an unsophisticated young husband I
compelled to live up to reputation us
a Don Juan in order to satisfy his ro-'
mantic wife. Last week,
lilt OA D "Tiger Hose," David Belns-
fit a LllO(ifniillof tii-nilntiltnn n(f WJ1 1 ...1
Mnefu tns muin,ir,.m t i ...,
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levenge In the wilds. Lenore Ulric is)
Kuportetl by a splcntlitl cast of char
acter actors. Last wcelc
YAL'DEVITiLE
KEITH'S Gertrude HofTmaun, in spe
cial songs, dances uud impersonations
and, o course, artistic, costumes;
Ames and Winthrop, in thumbnail
levue; Sidney Philips,' ex-gob, in
character songs; Nash and O'Don
nell, comedy playlet, "Threo G. M." ;
Frank Crumit, musical comedian;
Prosper nnd Manet, college athletes;
Julia Curtis, "The girl with many
voices" ; Sinclair aud Gaspar, new
idea in bister nets; the Vivians,
sharpshooters, aud klnogram novel
ties. OWIIE -"Motor Boating," a craft
freighted with fun; Ijirry lieilley,
"the minstrel of Kerry"; "Play
mates," presented by clever juvenile
aggregation; Tabor and Green, uoug
and nn j Dick Knowles, "different"
FILMS AND BEHIND
a-? zzomSVSX.Kx ' I
flAL 5KElLEY.
'FIPPLETS.5 THREE'Torrest--
comedian; Kelly and Day, singing
iiiul talking"skit ; Itor&inis, ntfrobats,
flttll fitllno rr.i..l nnd
unyZr.; nn(1 Wi.ito
Hevue," musit-al show in brief;
"Shadows of Suspicion," film fea
tuie; Jot- Watsou, Hebrew comedian;
Hc.v wood nnd compati.v, -comedy play
let ; Hector. Weber and Long, novelty.
New bill Thursduj.
COLOMAL Walsh. .Mealy and Mon
tiose. late witlhMcInt.vie nnd Heath;
the Duprees, cjclists; Kejuolds audi
White, musical turn; rsnuth anil
Ka -. kid net; "Experimental
Marriage," with Constance Talmadge.
New bill Thursduj.
CROSS A" A; Iff Hobby Heath and
compau.v, "Whirly (iirly Hevue";
Itison City Four, varied stunts; Itich
aids and Sjniomls, versatile nonsense ;
Dwm-i and Mav, comedians; Moore
and louip.iuv, snugs nnd pinunlogue;
'.Man of Might ' episode." New bill
Thin stlav.
Hf.-l't Fremont Benton and com-
p.in.v. amusing faice, "Handkerchief
No. liV ; Kenne.v and Hollis, college
i ometlians, in "Kresht's Initiation
lteiai-'s Indoor Circus; Burns aud.t'EDlK
Kissen, song-vvnting entertnineis;
Charles Edenbury, difficult feats of
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ritlllll,l llltll a . 11.11 III.M IHIUIH, .!,
and tlance. Cometly film.
KEYSTOXE "Here and There,"
minstrel offeiing; "The Jan Bojs
from Dixie"; OaLe and compau,
comedy skit; Paula uud Purcell,
comediennes; Huth Holand, in "A
Hiot of Fun"; episode of "Tiger
Trail."
IXOX Beresfonl nnd company, one
act play, "A Live Wire"; Melnotto
nnd Leedom, -dancing and music;
Slim, Khiss and Saxe. lively ?rio;
Van Cellos, "Foot Fents" ; Arco
Biothers, athletes; "A Ilegular Fel
low," cinema feature, New bill
Thursday.
WILLIAM PEX Quixey Four,
varied ent'ertaiuers ; HarAld Ijick
wood, in "Shadows of Suspicion";
Ford nnd Urmu, new- dauc-es; Ander
son nnd Burt, comedy skit; Stagpole
nnd Spier, acrobats. New bill Thurs
tlaj .
PHOTOPLAYS
STAXLEY "The New Moou.'v with
Norma Talmadge. Directed oy Chet
Whitey with n cast including Stuart
Holmes, Pedro de Cordoba and Harry
Sothern, Prizma natural color pic
ture show, latest fashions in true
tolor. The Flower Market at Ititten
house Square is another ndded film.
PALACE "The Pest," featuring
Mabel Normand, first half of week,
and "One of the Finest" brings Tom
Moore the last half. Charles Chaplin
in "Shanghaied," added.
i ARCA DI A - "Come Out of the
.-tAl,nn "
Kitchen," with Marguerite Clark aud
Eugene O'Brien. The Flower Market
at Itittenhouso Square added.
VICTORIA "Help, Help, X'olice,"
featuring Geoige Walsh. Alice
Mann is 'lending lady. Charles Chap
lin, in "Shanghaied," added comedy.
REQEXT "Castles in the Air" brings
Mny Allison first half of week, and
"The iLady of Bed Butte," with
Dorothy Dalton, the last half.
ALHAMltRA "The Money Corral,"
with W. H. Hart, first half of week,
and "The Home 'Breaker," featuring
Dorothy Dalton, last half,
GREAT XORTUERX "Daughter of
Mine," with Madge Kennedy, Mou
day and Tuesday; "When Men De
sire," with Theda Bara, Wednesday
and Thursday, and "Experimental
Marriage," Friday ondiSaturday.
STRAXD and LOOUHTfThe Money
Corral," with Villlam S. Hart, first
,three days, and "The Homebreaker,"
with Dorothy Dtfltop, last, three aayf
THE FOOTL IGHTS
MABEL NORMANTA
"THE R-ST" Palace--
STOCK
ORPlim'M "The Country Hoy,"
wholesome American comedy, by Ed
gar Selw.vn. Contrasts rural with
metropolitan life. Favorites of Mae
Desmond IMnjers, in appropriate
roles,
jir Ru:sorn
(IWfCTV "(Jirls of America Com
panj," a favorite organization with a
Subject to Change
MONDAY
AI.H.VMIIRA (g)
1-th, Morrtii S. Taasyunk Av.
William S.
The Monev
A TO I.I.I)
tVJd and Thompson Sts
Anita Stewart In
'- Mldnlitht Romance
AKt'ADIA
c'heslnut holow 16th St.
(it)
Mar'lte riark In Com
O it of the Kitchen
IIP.I.JIONT
B2d abov Market St.
WallHce R.ld In Man
Fro-n Funerul H tnae
ui.ri:iiiiii (a)
llroart & Smquf-hiinna Ave
Anna Case In
The Hidden Truth
IJKOADttAY )
llroail St. and Sntdr Av..
Harold
Shadows
Wallace Held In
The nnarlnc Road
tlttth 31 and Cedar At..
, COLONIAL
Otn and Maplewood Aven
onatance Talmadtte In
Gtperlmentnl Marriage
I'OI.IREl'M
Market bet
I-.M Tlalrd In
The F.cho of Youth
.loth and Cloth.
ntll-RhSH
Main St . Manaunk.
Alice Mradv In
ThA Indestructible Wife
r.t'ni:KA
10th anil Market Sta,
t'onstance Telnvadtre In
Kxiwrlmental Marrlaee
FAMILY
1311 Market St.
()
Knld Bennett In
The Law of Men
PAIKMOCXT (i)
2Uth St. and Glrard Ave.
Orlvle nieckwell In
Hlttlntr the Trail
'ItANKFOIU)
4715 Franltford Ave.
D" MUle'B
For Better, for Worse
Dorothy
Heart of
S6TII ST. THEATKK
llelow Spruce St
(JHEAT NORTHERN"
Hroad St. at Erie Ave.
()
Midffe Kennedy In
Daughter of Mine
niri-iiiAi.
00th and Walnut Sta.
(
The
Better
JEFFERSON
2llth and Dauphin Sta
Bert
Blind
Ben Alexander In
The Turn In the Boad
jctino
Front St
and Glrard Ave
LEADER
41st and Lancaster Ave
Fnld Bennett In
The Law of Men
LIBERTY ()
Hroad and Columbia Ave.
Maaon In
The Unwritten Code
LorrsT
IS2d and Locust Sts
W Hart In
The Money Corral
MARKET ST. THEATRE
3.13 Market St
(a)
Krnest Trnex In
Oh. You Women
MODEL
4S5 South St.
()
Viola Dana In
The Parisian Tigress
NIXON
S2d and Market Sts
Ta-lor Holrnes in
A Regular Fellow-
OVERBROOK
03d St, and Ifaverford Ate.
Mae Marsh In
Spotlight Sadie
PALACE
1214 Market St.
Mabel Normand In
The Peat
PARK
Ilidg-e Ave. 4 Dauphin St.
Dm-o-hv
Home
(si
liroatl and Porter Sts.
T.I la Lee In
Puppy Ixive
PRINCESS
1018 Market St
(a)
Alice Braty In
Marie, Ltd.
REGENT
Market St
(a)
Mav
Castles
below 7lh
RIAI.TO. , ,. , t)
Otn, at Tulpehocken.
rivoi.1 M
B2d and Sanaom Sta, '
RUBY (a)
Market St. below 7th. '
SAVOY.. , . , ()
1211 Market St. ' '
STANLEY ... ()
Market abote lftth, ,
STRAND
QtnAve. at Venango.
VICTORIA (a)
Ninth and Market Sta,
WEST ALI.EOHENY
2Ath St and Allegheny At.
Marguerite
Three Men
Dorothy Olsh In
Boota
May Murray In
Delicious Little Detil
Anita Stewart In
A Midnight Romance
Np'ma,
The
W. B, Hart In
The Money Corral
Oeorge
Help.
Krneat Truex In
Oh, You Women
When In Atlantic City (,)
Visit the Colonial Theatre
Harold Lockwood In
Shadows of -H-jsptclpn
The theatres market (
AiUsHaiiiwM reviews
lot of new material, including n Arong
collection of vaudeville specialties.
I Itoxing on Wednesday night.
i iivuAunnw ne xaxt uur
lesnucrs," featuring I'rincess Olea. in
I n dnneincr sensntion ! Snltr Alnnr
burlesque favorite; Hazel Williams
and a chorus of thirty-live in a new
extravaganza.
COMIXO ATTRACTIONS
JUNE 2
ADELl'Iir "The Little Itrother,"
drama, by Milton Goldsmith, featur
ing Walker Whiteside. Founded on
Mr. Goldsmith's novel, "The HabbI
nnd thePj-iest" ; it tells of the re
union, under tragic circumstances, df
two brothers who became separated
for many years nfter escaping n po
grom in Kieff.
CIWSTXVT STREVT OPERA
ROUSE "Tankee Doodle in Ber
lin," Mack Sennett production of
war, romance, humor nnd sentiment.
Patriotic and spectacular. Sennett
Hathing Girls, familiar on the film,
will appear personally in nn original
, specialty.
STAXLEi' "Daddy Long Legs."
screen adaptation of Jenn Webster's
wholesome story, already known in
successful stage version. Mary I'ick
ford has the chief role -' the sun
shiny little orphan.
JUNE 1)
BROAD "Broadway Jones," comedy
of American business life nnd so
ciety romance, by George M. Cohan.
Will be produced by flic skilled ama
teurs of the Philopatrian Players for
SEE ANNOUNCEMENT DAILY IN THE PUBLIC
PHOTOPLAY PRESENTATIONS FOR
TUESDAY
Hirt In
Corral
William S Hatt In
The Monev Corral
Antla Stev art In
A Mldnlcht Uotntnce
rVelvn
Thou
Mar'lte Clark In Coino
Oul of the Kluhcn
XIa-'lte l
Ott nf
Wiltaro Bcid In Man
From Funeral P.ane
TulU Dean In
BuPng Passions
Lnekwooil In
of Suspicion
Harold Ln, K-vooil In
Shadows of Suspicion
'a'ol.l
ShBdpvva
Wal'ace Red In
The Roarintt Road
nonstnnce Tolr-sdge n
Gxperlmental Marriage
Leah Balrd In
The ncho of Youth
Alice Brady In
The Indestructible Wife
Olive Thomas 'a
Toton
CPadvs
Pitfalls
Frank Keenan In
The Public Defender
Sessue Havaktwa In
The Courageous Coward
F'ste
Etes
De Mllle'a
For Better, for Worse
Phillips In
Humanity
Klttv Gordon In
Adele
Du-ln
The Man
Ma'dge Kennedy In
Daughter of Mine
Thed
When.
'Ole
The
Better 'Ole
Lvtell In
Men'a Kvea
Violet Palmer In
. Ginger
Ben Alexander In
The Turn In the Road
Fnld Bennett In
The Law nf M,i
Pn--f
Mlsa
Harold Lockwood In
Shadows of Suspicion
T'nld
The
W. S Hart In
The Money Corral
W.
The
Shlr'ey Vnaon In
The Unwritten Code
Marg
Violet Palmer In
Ginger
Tavlor Holmes In
A Regular Fellow
Ta
A
May Allison In
Island of Intrigue
,Tne
Mv
Mabel Normand in
The Pest
Dsltnn In
Breakers
Frnet Tmx In
Oh. You Women!
Norm
The
Clara Williams In
One Woman v
Hale Hamilton In
After Hla Own Heart
Shortv
The
Allison 'In
In the Air
Mav Allison tn .
- Castles In the Air
MaV
Castles
Clark In
and a air!
Viola Dana In
False Evidence
Dorothy Gist! In
Boots
Norm
The
Mme. Nazlmova In
Out of the Fog-
Emmy Wehlen In
Amateur Adtenturess
Talmadge tn
New Moon
Norma, Talmadge la
The New Moon
Norma
The
W. B. Hart In
Tlje Money Corral
W.
The
Walah In
Help, Police
George Walsh In
Help. Help, Police
Ren Alexander In
The Turn In the ltoad
cjeraldlne- Farrar In
intt -stronger vow
tho benefit of the Magdalen Home of
the House of the Gdod Shepherd.
FORItBST Lambs' Gambol. Matinee
only, beginning at 1 n. in. 1'roduc'
tlon this year is confined to one per
formance each In New York nnd
Philadelphia. Willlo Collier will be
tho director and many noted theatri
cal pcoplo will appear In typical
stunts.
TAVIEBELGETOSTAYINU.S.
i
Belgian Singer Hopes to Unite Fam
ily Under Old Glory
Tnvle Beige, tho Belgian soprano,
who Is featured in "Fiddlers Three."
nt the Forrest, was prima donna of the
Antwerp Hoyal Opera House from the
time she was sixteen enrs old until
the city fell, nnd after that she toured
Canada giving concerts for the benefit
of the various Belgian relief organiza
tions,. Upon coming penniless to the United
States she was engaged by Mr. John Cort
to create the prima donna role in "Fid
dlers Three." Mine, Beige hns had a
wide experience in operatic roles nnd
created the title part of "The Merry
Widow" In Antwerp. Madame Beige
will continue in the cast of Fiddlers
Three" until the close of the Philadel
phia season, when she nnd Captain
Oestcirich, of tho Belgian army, to
whom she was niniried this week, will
icturn to Belgium and bring back her
mother and the remnant of the once
happy family. They will make America
their permanent home.
WANTS JAPANESE PLAY
Lenore Ulrlc Would Like to Act
"Madame Butterfly"
"The women of that country nrc like
the still waters that run deep," she
says. "They have a dream of potential
ities so long nnd so tingically wip
pressed. The greatst desiie of my life
is to have n Japanese play. Of all the
thentjicnl performances I have ever
seen my one love is 'Madame Butter
fly.' I shall never cease to have n yearn
ing to play it. I hope that the time
will come when Mr. Beluseo will write
a Japanese play for me."
This is Miss Ulric's farewell week in
"Tiger Rose," which closes its season
nt the Broad Saturday night.
PHILOPATRIAN PLAY
"Broadway Jones" for Benefit of
Magdalen Home
The Philopatrian Pla.vers' benefit
performance of "Bioadwav Jones" for
the Magdalen Convent, House of the
Good Shepheid, Germantown, will be I
given at the Broad Street Theatre the
week of June !). It is hoped to mise a
large fund to assist tho sisters of the
convent in their charitable work.
The players are holding four lehcar
sals weekly under the direction of James
J. Skelly, who will play the lending
pint. The name of Miss Ilcginn ICelly
has recently been added to the cast of
players. "Broadway Jones" is n George
M. Cohnn comedy of American business.
New Tarklngton Play for Walker
Stuait Walker has notified Giegory
Kelly of leeeipt of the manuscript of
the new Booth Tnikington play, -vvliich
he predicts will be n greater success
thnn "Seventeen," for Mr. Kelly.
LEDGER AND EVENING PUBLIC
WEEK OF MAY 26 TO MAY 31
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
V.'llllam S Hart In
The Monev Corral
Doiothv D-tlton in
Tho Home Breaker
Neiblt In
Shalt Not
T'lalne Hammers-tein In
Wanted for Murder
- lark In Come
tho Kltihen
Mar'lte Clark In Come
Ou nf the Kitchen
Dnslln Fnrmim In On-It-m-m
Front Indiana
Dusllu F'-rnum In Gen
tlennn From Indiana
At'ce Tlradv In
Marie. Ltd
Mae Mar-! m
Spotllsht Sadie
Alice
Lion
x- k" ood in
of Suspicion
Oeraldlne Farrar in "
The Stronger Vow
Le-h n,vl--il In
The F.cho of Youth
Le-h Btlrd In
The ncho of Youth
Pnr
"-nn-ilance Taltnad-e In
Experimental Marriage
Vrne-t Trv In
Oh. You Women
De MIMe-s
rpr Better. For Worse
D Mine's
For Belter For Wore
Theda Bara In
Salome
Theda Bira In
Salome
Prock" e.ln
of a BIb ntv
Mice Tleidv in All the
World to Live In
Monroe Railsbu--v In
The Blinding Troll
Cecil Do Mllle-a
For Better for Worse
FertriisoTV in
of the Soul
Fnld Bennett In
The Law of Men
Marv PlcVfo-d in
Captain Kldd Jr.
Marv Plckford tn
Contain Kldd. Jr.
Farnitm 'n
Grace Darmond,- What
Tverv Woman Wants
In the Open
- Bara In
Men Desire
""heda B-tra .i
When Men Desire
Potlllpe Frederick In
One Week of Life
Pnullpe Frederick In
One Week of Life
Br-erit Vrtxhhurn In
Something to Do
M.irF'ltrlte c-ltri;
Let'a Elope
victor Mc-re In
Chlmmle Fadden
BUIIe Burke in Good
Gracious, Annabelln
ITvlapd In
Adventure
Pei-gy Hvlap'd in
Miss Adventure
For
Bennett In
Law of Men
Norma Talmadee in
The Pronation Wife
I. Hart In
Money Corral
Dorolhv Dalton In
The Home Breaker
- ierlte Clark In
Let'a Kloptf
Frank Keenan In
Public Defender-
A"ce Brad- in
The World to Live In
Oladva Brotke-ell In
Pitfalls nf a Bl City
- - 'nr Hnli-'-s In
Reoular Tellow
Fev r'neher In
Rovvdv Ann
Grey In When
Ship Comes In
Anlla Stewart In
A Midnight Romance
A
Mabel Normand In
The Pest
Tom Moore In
One of tho Finest.
- Talmadge In
Pnbatlon Wife
Fnld Bennett In
Th' Law of Mn
Albert Bay In
Married In Haste
Anita K(evart In
vFrom Headquarters
H-tmllton
Ranger
Vlole Palmer in
Ginger
Allison In
In the Air
Dorothy Da Hnn In
The Lady of Red Butte
Brvant Washburn In
Something to Do
William Farnum In
The Man Hunter
Talmadge in
Probation Wife
Norma -Tnlmadg In
The Probation Wife
What Shall We Do
With Him?
Shlrlv Mason In
Tho Rescuing Angel
Jane Grey In When
My Ship Comes In
June Elvldge in
The Social rlrat
Talmadge In
New Moon
N"orma Talmsdge In
Tho New Moon
8. Hart In
Money Corral
Dorothy Dalton In
The Home Breaker
George Walsh In
Help. Help, Police
George Walsh In
Help. Help. Police
Ben Alexander In
The Turn In the Road
Uarl Williams 'In
The Usurper
Oeraldlne Farrar It.
The Stroiigttr Vpw
William Pallium In
The Jungle Trail
-JZA
GERTRUDE HOFFMANN
IN A "SINGLE" ACT
Keith Headliner Noted for Ar
tistic Sense of Color
and Design
i
Gertrude Hoffmann, who has gained
reputation ns n producer, as well as an
artist, is n firm believer in ntmosnhere
nml rntni- Tn .....1 ...... srt-i. tt.ip
.... .. .ttui. junta .nisa xiuu-
mann hns given- her attention nlmosl
entirely to he production of revues for
vaudeville nnd her work has created
more comment than any presented in
the two-n-day. 1
While tho costume displays of the
Hoffmann productions border on the
sensational there is nlwnys evidenced
the artistic in the origination nf rleoln-i,
Miss Hoffmann has ficnucntlv been
called upon to furnish designs for other
producers and many of tho biggest
musical successes in recent years havo
been "dressed" by her. Miss Hoffmann
ns returned to vaudeville this season
with ,a new arrangement of dances and
impersonations and appears next week
at iveitns, ns the headliner in a.
single" offering for the first time in
years.
BESSIE WYNN IN WAR ZONE
One of Her Songs Was Strikingly
Popular "Over There"
Since Bessie Wynn, one of the prln
cipnls in "Oh, Uncle," ht the Shubert",
has icturncd to this country nfter threo
cots' war work, she has spoken elo
quently on the part Epgland nnd France'
took in the war and what America did
to win it. ,
She emphasizes the heroic qualities
of the women abroad who took the,
pinces ot tne men wno went to war tn
every form of industry and who bore
hiudshlps and sorrows with utmost for-"!
titude. Miss Wynn during her experi
ences in the war zone traveled under nU,
sorts of circumstances and had bun-,
dreds of thrilling experiences. She in
wonderfully impressed with the spirit of
those abroad. Overseas she sang n little.
song beginniug:
"One for.nU and nil for one,
And God bo with us nil"'
which won great popularity.
Mew Nlxon-Nlrdllnger House
Fred G. Nixon-JJirdlinger, the well?'
known Philadelphia theatrical owner.
and manager, nnnouuecs the addition ot.
another house to his chain of trcatres.,,
The latest acquisition is the opera house
in Dover, Del. He will open this thea-i
tre, which will be known as ixon's
Dover Opera House, on June 1, ns a
combination house, plasincroad nttrnc-;
tions of high-class, meritorious vaude-
ville and feature films. '
Thurston Entertained by Clubmen '
Thurston, the magician, spoke- to?
the members of the Poor Hiehard Glubj
this week on advertising nnd th
methods ot the Hindu merchants?
He will address the notary UluD ana,
the Kivvunis Club during his engage-
nient nt the Garrick., ;
LEDGER
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Dorothv Dalton In
The Home Breaker
Dorothy Dalton In d.
ine Home iircaker
l-a-tline Frederick in
One Week of Life
Norma Talmadge In
Tho Probation Wife
tlnr'ltc Cltrk In Come
) it of the Kitchen
Mar'lto rtark In Come',
Out of the Kitchen ,
Lilt Lee In
Ruatlillg a Bride
Llia Lee tn
Bustling a Bride
Jovce In Tho
and the Mouse
Marguerite Clark In
Let's Klope
Geralillne Farrar In
Tho Stronger ,-Vojv
Oraldlne Farntiln
The Mronser Vow
D- Mllle'a
Better Tor Worse
De Mllie-s ,
ror Better, For Wore
I-rnet Trnex In
Oh, You Women
i:rnet Trnex In ;
Oh. You Women v
What rerv Woman
tVanta .
What Every Woman V
Wants ' i
, Bert Lvlell In 4,
niackle'g Redemption ft
Oeotge Wal.h in
Never Say Quit
Marv Pickfnrd In
Captain Kldd, Jr.
Tavlor Holmes In
A Regular Fellow
William Desmond Inl
The Xtlnt r.t XT-It T
W S Hart in
The Test of Courage
Norma Talmadge in
The Probation Wife
Shlrley Mason In '
The Rescuing Angela
F.lsle Ferguson In
Eves of the Soul
j-.isio i erguBon in vr
nves of the Soul S
Alice Brady In
Marie. Ltd
Alice Brady In
-Marie, Ltd.
Constance Talmadge in
Experimental Marriage
Constance Tatmadan
Experimental Marrlaxs.J
Hale Hamilton In
After Ills Own Heart
Monroe Salisbury tri
The Blinding Trail
William Farnum In
The Man Hunter
Oladvs Brockwell In
Pitfalls of a Ble CitTv
Klsle Ferguson In
The Marriage Trite
House Peters In TheTl
inunaerhoit or Fate -4
De Mllle'a
Better, for Worse
De Mllle-e -T
For Better, for Worse
Tamest Truex In
,Oh, You Women
I.ila Lee in
Rustling a Bride
Dorothy Dalton in
The Home Breaker
iiorotny Dalton in ?1
The Home Breaker
r : ill
Gladys Rrockwell In
Pitfalls of a BiB City
Anita Stewart In
Mldnlght'ftomance
Norma Talmadge !n"&
The Probation Wife
Js-orma Talmadge In
The Probation-Wife
Fov ITncher In
Rowdy Ann
Pay Fincher In
Rowdy Ann
Anita Stewart In
Midnight Romance
Tom Moore In -5
a twan ana itis Finney
Tom Moore In
One of the Finest
Tom Moore tn
One of the Finest
Frank Keenan In
Tho Silver Girl
De Mllle'a
For Better.' For Wnrsej
Kilty Gordon In
The Unwritten Code
Dorothy Olsh In
Peppy Polly
Mary Plckford ln'Jaj.1
Mae Murray In
Delirious Little Devil
' t .. 5l
Dorothy Dalton In
The Ladv of Red Butte
uoroiny jiflinin'iii us
The Lady of Red Bultnf
Li la Lee In
Rustling k Bride
Constance Talmadge Inu
Experimental Marriages
Charles Rav 111
Qreased Lighting
Charles Rav In
Greased Lightning
Emmy Wehlen In
Amateur Adventuress
Enid Bennett tn
Law ot Men
Sessue Hayakawa In
His Debt
Klsle Ferguson In
Byes of the Soul
1- ' i..i;
Norma, Talmadge nj
Norma Talmadge Ini
The New Moon
The isaw juoon
Dorothy Dalton In
The Home Breaker
Dorothy Dalton lln"
The Home JJreakra.
George Walsh in
Help. Help, Police
Gi-orge Walsh In ,
llllp. Help. Police
Pauline Frederick In
Woman In the Case
Jack Plckford In -
What Money can t,
William Farnum In
The Juniltt Trail
May Allison in-
Cstiea In th-'Atf ,
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