W?T.'PHk " "V -.' v'-ran? v T C J - ' '' ', -ft ' ? ..- ft ' . ' K ' "3 V 12 EVENING PUBLIC LEmEfr-PHILADELPHIA', SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919 fe. 'O NEW PLAYS AND MOVIES AND FAVORED HOLDOVERS FOR NEXT WEEK'S AMUSEMENT &'?; t h'ti. : . ft tS' i S. i !$" ; fc ..-.it u W -. m l: ' V, ; ' J- 5 Ur THE PLAYGOERS WEEKLY TALK (Observations on Plays andt Photoplays ofjntercst U Pliiladclphians 'iWi WILL be intircstinc to see Walker fowl-, -Whttctide next week in a type of ichtractcrlistion new 10 ms imiauci- ii'Vniili .Hmlrers. .liidelne from tue text EV&?oiDr. MIHon Goldsmith's novel, 'The gift Trlest nncl the Itabbi." from which lis ft "The Little Brother," Mr. AUiltcsidc s 'ntw play is drawn, he should iiavc an opportunity to display his capacity for 'comedy, comedy, that is, in its genuine Tsense of drama that chastens with a smile. Castiea mores ridendo, as the high brows put it. THE gentle little rabbinical protagon .,. 1st of the play should give amplitude ot opportunity for delicately humorous , delineation and very human comedian ship. .... Wc hope nobody will be misled by this to think Mr. 'Whiteside has be come what is called a 'Yiddish comique," as a burlesque press agent once, described his star. ' The Goldsmith novel is based on an Incident which occurred during one of the fearful massaoresin Kiev, at which timo two small brothers became sepa rated. Mordccai, later Kabbl Elkau, has spent his life in the search for his brother, Jacob, whom he ultimately meets in New York under uircumstances at once dramatic, yet still satifcfying to his fraternal heart hunger. There is a love story and comedy incidents arc supplied by a marriage broker. Thus "The Little Brother" is one of those intense dramatic plays that have for theme the world-old one of bigotry and prejudice. Its fictional inspiration has' aptly been termed a plea for toler ance in that it has for its object the breaking down of the barriers that re tard the progress, of humanity. The two brothers have waged an unrelent ing warfare, and when the realization is brought home that they are kin the denouement la the more startling. The book, and presumably the play, cuds on a chord of hope for the future. Special timeliness should attend this plea for tolerance and message of uni1 versal humanity in view of the re ported pogroms in Itumania, Poland and southern Russia. Mr. Whiteside's Rabbi Elkan. so different from the passionate emotion alism' of his David Quixauo in Zang wjll's "The Melting Tot" (quite a different sort of .Tew from Elkau), his intense yet subtle Japanese Tokeramo in "The Typhoon," and his inscrut able and gruesome titular impersona tion in "Mr. Wu" will be awaited with interest by devotees of the serious drama. BEFORE he. became celebrated for Impersonation of exotic characters 'Mr. Whiteside had quite a reputation ' as a Shakespearean actor in the prov 1 inces. He did not hesitate to introduce innovations in Shakespearean perform -ty 'dnvts, and in )iis portrayal of Richard -r-rThlrd he made that character a young 'France, and not the typical humped backed, bandy-legged villain as shown today. History shows that Richard was not an old man at the period of liis plots and counter-plots and mur derous scheme for pomp and power. Mr. Whiteside was but a youth when he had the temerity to offer his own j conception of Richard, and that he had i the erudite critics by the cars goes -without sarin.:. Nevertheless, the pay IDg PUDIIC Kl mm n xne pan. wn -.. 1 l 1 IV. l a. 1!1. convinced the star tnai ne was rigni. j Instead of waiting untU he had aeh.eved lame in ine usual rouna 01 pans oeiorc . essaying Shakespearean roles be began his career in "Hamlet, later appear ing in !'Thc Merchant of Venice," "Romeo and Juliet" and Richard the Third." As a playwright he wrote and starred in several of his- own pieces such as "The Man Iu HIack," "Jewels of Fire." "We Arc King" and "The Magic Slelody." WE ARE in hopes that our expert colleague, Robert W. Maxwell, will give the O. O. to the prizefight "staged" iu "Hroken Blossoms." We heard a very refined-looking person say at the ttarrick that the "bout" was "pulled," whatever that may signify. e seemed to sense, more by the man ner of the refined person than from any knowledge of fisticuffs as a fine art, that this technical sporting term means the ''fight" was not authentic, or in other words, that it would not "kid" a "wise. . guy." By the way, there was a kid in it. the formally typed Mr. Norman Selby of the pro gram being none other, so we are in formed, than "Kid" McCoy, who with Cashel Byron and Joe Grim (ehcu anni lugaces!) forms our repertoire of pugilists. Doubtless Mr. Maxwell will retort that he is ready- to offer an authorita tive analysis of the engagement between "Battling" Burrowes and "Kid" Tilc Coy if he can panhandle a pair of passes. That isn't what is. worrying us. What is worrying us is that we have been unable to fit iu the interesting word "bash" anywhere. 'TVT comedy is tragic." '- Bo says Mack Sennett, the king of film farce makers, whose laugh makers are known to the screen the world around, in a talk brought about ' y the' numerous hilarities of his latest fun production, "Yankee Doodle' Jn Berlin," which film fans who like laughs will have a chance to chortle at Monday, There are weary lines in the rugged face, under the gray hair of Mack Sen nett, but the light in the gray blue eyes shows thst he knows just what the lights and shades of life. are worth. As t tohAnvet! M "ford nt latlffhter ' h tine a sense of humor and can't take life too seriously. -Mack Sennett is a pioneer in the motion picture, comedy came. lie is to the comedy part of cinema produc tion what D, W. Griffith is to ine dra raatlc part. To Bennett's talents mo tion picture followers owe the develops went of such farceurs ,as Charlie Chap lin, '"Fatty," Arbuckle nd Ford Ster ling, and .such' a comedienne as Mabel S'ormand. It was his judgment, skill Unf backing added to their ability, that 'brought them-to.tne. point whera the 11 world in general laughed at them. "i-'My chief cofceern in the whole mat ter' in ' the uorkHM aide of comedy it Jgp't autoiM , it's tragic. I have, been BMa'BnBT;,mgwi, )fr ana j imtum a coraeoy a-wceic jn mat wMk..T.Have,producd some-.- I'm not conceited enough to think that Hut many of them were good, and some of them were better than good. There is nothing new under the sun. .Ker centuries the men who have made the world laugh have been employing the same old tricks to do it. That's my game, thinking of new laughter situations made up of old, old material. "I am something of a psycholo gist," says Mr. Sennett. "I study as well as make laughter. Laughter, you know, is universal. People- in China or the Fiji Islands will laugh ns heartily as the American public, and at the same picture or series of pictures. "To meet the demand made upon me I have to he at work subconsciously at all times. No matter where I am. what I am doing or whom I am with my subconscious mind is always looking for 'material.' I watch people drink their cofTce and try to get a wheeze out of the sight of a man crossing the street." THE SUCCESSFUL PLAY Walker Whiteside Defines Some the Requisites Walker Whiteside, coming to the Adelphi in "The Little Brother," re cently made the statement that he read more than a hundred plays a year in i order to find one that measured up to his requirements. The star qualified his remarks by saying that the plays were very good on the whole, but that in order to suit him certain requisites were j demanded. In the first place, is the central figure of stellar magnitude? Is the love interest strong? Is the end "ingMhappy or otherwise? Is the theme sufficiently engrossing to entertain the public? Many stars measure up a play's possibilities by the star part and overlook the balance of the piece, nnd as a result it fails. In Mr. Whiteside's experience he has foundthat a happy ending is not always nooPMinrv . althouch it has much to do ith the monetary success. In 'The Typhoou," for example, there was a flaming lovo interest which .dominated the piny. Therefore, the death of To keramo" was not a depressing factor. The Melting Pot" also had its tragic i moments, but the love interest nnd the'iucr ot tnc uaiaiaisa urcnesira on ,. t tUratrcgocrs nway , , ,.Mr. Wu- wns ,cvoi(i 0f love Ple''- cruCsome, and al- --. ,, wui..t,1' nrtinr mnrte the I LUUUgU ll. "'-"" -,.-.-. piece a season. success he shelved it after MISS GROODY'S PICTURE Found Beside Wrecked Airplane In France ' Louise Groody, brisk and bisque sou- brette of "Fiddlers Three." was a little shaken with her number "All for Love," at the Forrest Wednesday afternoon nil because of a letter. It came from Franco just as she was about to go on. The letter, long-delayed and censor thumbed, was from a sailor Miss Groody had never seen, written about an un identified aviator, beside whose wrecked plane the sailor, souvenir hunting, had found a picture of Miss Groody dipped from an American paper. Rodla Popular at Woodslde Few band leaders now before the public possess the combination that has been such a marked characteristic of the work of Giuseppe Rodla, who is conducting a series of high-class con certs at Woodsidc Park, thereby re establishing himself a favorite with Philadelphia music lovers. Rodia's con cert band comprises musicians whose training and ability have done much to raise them to the plane they now oc cupy. Rodla enjoys the unique dis tinction of being a good organizer, a capable, leader and a fine musician. It required only a spell oi nne weainer 10 emphasize the popularity of Woodside Park as an amusement center, and every indication now points to a successful season. iTUEM Willotf Grove Park America's Summer Musical Center LAST WEEK OF , FRANKO ana His Orchestra Nahan Franko, Conductor . t.,' GENEVIEVE ZIELlNSKI, Soprano " "CONCERTS. AFTERNOON AND EVENING ' MuticPavUton Rtserved Scats at the PartMail or Phone -; -FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE '6th Edward Garrett, Pianist New, HighClass Amusements' COMING SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH VESSELLA AND HIS BAND , u-r.-j, fat -. tsj y '?; ?.;'- -7? w . , - . . . . f -v. - ; mmm? A,FimmX. - bub.1 -sew of v Xv&Jirr:A I IwIhEiSKil., 'lzm&. t:.i'j ... . s-.ai.... lOUIS BINNISON. K''ii I 4tiHttfiife rOBsSSSi: ,'7'1 j in 'THE T5QAP CAllEDjTMg jgHH. ' STtXM0 : lOUIS BINNISON. in "THE 1200 CA11ID "STRAIGHT." Alhambra. GRIFFITH ENJOYS RUSSIAN MUSIC Director Has Concert After Re- hearsing "Broken . Blossoms" All the preliminaries in the staging of "Broken Blossoms," at the Gar rick, had the personal attention of Di rector Griffith. He saw to it that the screen was placed at just the proper position from the footlights to provide the best possible view of the picture '' "' I""" i me Huimonuio, ami he listened carefully as the orchestras rehearsed under the direction of Louis F. Gottschalk, the composer of much of the score. It was late when the rehearsal was at end. and then Griffith called to the UIU Mil; IU UB& 1L 1L UUIU UV lIUPDIUli; for the men to piny something charac teristically Russian. The men were delighted, in spite of the lateness of the ending of the rehearsal, to "oblige," and so there was an impromptu con cert that all the stage crew, the camera men nnd the operators thor oughly enjoyed, but that no one prob ably found more delightful than Grif fith himself. A "LIVING PROGRAM" James J. Morton to Be Humorous Announcer at Kelth'a James J. Morton is to bo an added feature of the bill at Keith's next week. He is not an "act," but will appear several times during the performance and may be termed an animated pro gram. His job is to announce each of the acts, as they appear and to make these announcements as funuy as pos sible. There will be no limitations- put on anything Mr. Morton decides to do in his "turn." He is likely to reveal a few secrets ; call the actors and actresses by their right names and inject bits of comedy into some of the things that are expected to be serious. For many years Morton was known in vaudeville as "The Man of Infinite Jest." The "bumorous announcer" idea is Morton's own and he has been such a success with it that he is always working. Rabbis to Attend Play Prominent rabbis of Philadelphiawill attend the Tuesday cYening'pip'rformanee of "The Little Brother" at. the; Adel phi. Unusual interest attaclies to 'this engagement on accQUntiOf'the fact' that Sir. Whiteside impersonates a -rabbi in 6llaw'iylM!yBHaTl; TO BE SEEN ON STAGE AND K'PlPflH LILIAN G,iH"BBOCTN BIDSSOMS" fHHiiHllHEJESHkCiO 3 RUTH KING. -SENNETT ..BATHING GIEL5. Ot9r. Hou.o... the play, an adaptation of the novel by Milton Goldsmith, "The Rabbl "and the Priest." GRIFFITH T. Out from the far places hei copses once .each year bringing, with him ..the matchless treasure'' of' his long labor, i "-,' Up from theNSduth with "THE BIRTH-OF A NATION,", the most popular- v dramatic entertainment' evert created.' ' v ''. Then from Babylon end glorified PaJejtine with "INTOLERANCE," the mightiest' spectacle 'man has. -ever .conceived. .,.,,. ,' Last from tie Fields of FUnders with "riEARTSiOF THE WORLD," the epic of 'the! war made for the) French" and British Governments.. . - ' And 'now,.from London and China, DAVID WARK GRIFFITH '.brings for its first snowing, to tne BROKEN BLOSSOMS As startlrngt-an (advancement in the cinema areas' were .the o then triumphs ' of tidsworld geaios. L ' ,. ' " : A;drama of profound!! emotiss, of exquisite delicacy, of terrific strength.'' It kca worthy expression of Mr.' Griffith's great talents in. their rich maturity. ' -; The offering is introduced ' by an impressiordstic prologue of original .conception. ; , J ' - ' , This pictureis' showing New York at the seasationaltop plrtce of $3,aad to crowds y that fi! the George. M. Cohan Theatre to capacity. , " SCREEN WALKER. WHITESIDE "The. LITTLE: BROTHER" ActelTshi"'- Orpheum Closed Till Labor bay After the most prosperous season in its history, the Orpheum Theatre, Ger mantown", will close tonight. It will reopen on Labor Day, according to the plans of J. Fred Zimmerman. During the -vacation period it will be redec orated and a new outfit of scenery and stage equipment furnfshed, and when it is ready for the season of 1010-20, Mr. Zimmerman says, jt will be as pretty as'.,when first opened. It will run high-class attractions'. world m r -rAKcnw.1 2s k. Xv " A -aifcvjMfrw ' --ill AjMS AT GRAND OPERA Bessie Wynn Has Won Success In Musical Comedy . "Oh, .. Uncle," at the Sh'ubcrt, has as one of its principal feminine char acters, Bessie Wynn, a native Phlla delpbian. She has just returned from France 'where she made a tour of the war ?onc, singing to the soldiers of the American expeditionary forces. Mies Wynn made her. big reputation in. "TJic Aizard of Oz'.' with Mont gomery and. Stone and. later iu .Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toylamfy" Later she made a hit in "big "time" vaude ville over the Keith circuit. She has a rich voice and bcr ambition Is to go Into grand opera. Already she has a considerable repertoire In French, Ger man, Italian and English. JudioTtenant 1850 Market-ttvl The Dantant of this Orlginatort Tonight Is Another WUNPBRFUL NIGHT find Don't XI it a our aa Bunaav Mondyli KtwpleKltht TutadiyiiNovaltyNlKht Wednesday Is- Smokt Klht ' - Thursday la&tuilloNichL rTiaay is a wonatrrui N!ht and 1820 Markot St., can b rented for-pri-vata aflalra. PHILADELPHIA PRICES Er'a. 5t Mt..2Sc to'2 j rT rTL-Vrlit TO HONOR CARR1LL0 Pen and Pencil Club toGive "Night In Bohemia" Because he began his career as a cartoonist on a newspaper, Leo Car-, rillo, the star of "Lombardl, Ltd., will' be the guest of honor at the "Night in Bohemia," to be held at the Pen and Pencil Club Monday next at midnight. Mr. Carrillo entcrod the' newspaper profession without .any Intention of adopting the Rtage. He had a splen did singing voice, .could recite well and was an excellent ' imitator. He was therefore the star performer at all .the functions.- of the Press Club of Sau Francisco. Members of all the theatrical com panies Jn'lhe city will attend the "Night in Bohemia,"- among them Oliver Blng-. ham,- Frank 'Fay, -Harry Kelly, Haxel Klrke, Bessie Wynn, JCancy Fair, Grace Valentine, Harry Cooper, Hal Skellr. IjOlllftn rtrnn.lv tni1 'Tnnta Tlflftti Others who will bo present Include Major. Anthony Drexcl Blddlc and a company of Devil Dogs from League Island, and Minor MeT.nln. "h Annlln Of the American Navy," who posed for nowara Chandler Christy's navy post ers. Thfl rernttnn .nmmlH.A nnn. slsts of Henry Starr Richardson, Paul Weedon, president of the Pen and Pen cil Clubi Ilnrrv .Tnrrinn.. Tin In!, tlin. Hiam, William Rowan, Mark Wilson, uowara anellcy, Abe Einstein and others. Oliver Morosco and Miss Jeanne Proyor will nlso 'attend, the former coming especially from New xurK. TIMBERG'S TALENTS Versatile Viudevllllan Is Comedian, Musician .and. Composer Herman Timbers, who heads .the bill at the flranrt In-"Tl,. Vl.l.l.. n I. rated one of the versatile performers in vauucviue. Timbers made his first ap pearance with Gus Edward's "School Girls and Tlnvn ' ' ltiwln. .' f the tabloid, Timbers retained the stellar roie- wnen tne piece was made into a full-sized, musical comedy. After a season or two In vaudeville, he rejoined the musical comedy ranks to become a comedian of the New York Winter Gar den, where he remained two years.- Timbers wrote music for "The Pass ins Show of 101C," "Over the Top" nnd "Doins Our Bit." "Viol-Inn," written by Timbers, is said to be a cleverly- constructed tabloid. CHESTNUT BELOW AS GOOD FOR YOU AS A SPRING TONIC! ' POPULAR ACTOR.AUTHOR. IN HIS NEW COMEDY DRAMALET ALAN BROOKS in "DOLLARS AND SENSE" ' ' A HUMOBOCS TRAOEnV IN FOUR EPISODES. STARRING TTIB ADTnOTt VINIE DALY I Homer-Dickinson&Deagon-Gracie The Intrrnatlonftt Star HARRY COOPER Appearing Alone in a Songologtie Written by Charlgs R. McCarron ADDED IAMFS I MORTON THE HUMOROUS FEATURE,V1,:o:J, 1V1VIV V-'i1 ANNOUNCER RUTH BUDD HARRMRANZ&LASALLE-BOB EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION ERNESTINE MYERS INTERPRETERS Or TEKrSICllOnEAN ART (1RANT SlrKAY AT MANO Two Shows Dally, 2 P. M., SSe and SOe. Nights. 8 V. M.. !5c to S1.00 Seat Alwur .Wk,ln Achanre. IMI. Filbert 339Xt KeT'tone. Race SISO,' . N Tlphn Orderai far Satardar or llolldara DON'T FORGET! PHILADELPHIA'S FOREMOST THEATRES" FORREST - MATINEE TODAY TONIGHT AT 8sl5 S 3P; JOYFUL WEEK g-w5., ai ' All' MuJic-Lovins Philadelphia It Talking of the Beautiful Music, ' Convulsive Comedy and Wonderful Dancing " IN JOHN CORT'B GLOKIOIS JIl'SICAL COMEDV FIDDLERS THREE - ' , With TAVIE BELGE nAI, SREEEBV, 'MCIRE GROOPV,- THOMAS CONKEV, 40S1E ; INTROPIDJ. HENRV LEONE.-J08EPII MILLER rflTJlERT CLAYTON. CORA MAYO. KCHLirj UAITCB. ANTONIO SALERNO. LAYMAN and KI.INU. AND A CLASS A-l BEAUTY BATTALION Don't Forget the Lambs' Gambol, Forrest, Mon. Mat, June 9 BROAD MATINEE TODAY TONIGHT AT 8tlS '3S5. POSITIVELY LAST WEEK ggpSJ1 !, s The Season's. Greatest Dramatic Triumph! DAVID BELASCU Freacnta -TIGER ROSE: v Farewell Appearances in This Play of ' t LIOREULRIC Don't Forget the Lambs'-Gambol, -Forrest, Mon. Mat, June 9 ? ' V SIT I .T rn NINTH W A Iu IN'U 1 Starting Monday at 8:20 P. M. ONP WFPKl rMI'V " " Kjtept Mo.dar VlllU VY EaCaTa. JML. I Kr(rr Ernlnr Efpt Friday THE, AMERICAN PREMIER OF THE 28 DIVISION Theatrical Troupe IN THE MUKJCAIi FARCE THAT WAS A EUROPEAN SENSATION "WHO ARE '-YOU"- 'AV OrlsUaUr rrewnUd on Topr la 'Fra'nra 'end CommtDdn) br.Cianara) rartklat.' i ,i ; CInTKMulr and'OHirra '. i. - -T T II I'v" ' V '. SaaUi'StUlaf-ati Ra'IIW; SOLDIER-ACTORS', ' QUEST FOR GOWNS "Perfect Ladies" of, Iron Divi sion Theatrical Troiipe Fitted at Last As in Mask apd Wis productions! many' members' of the Iron Division stage troupe impersonate female char acter, and when this show was organized, no difficulty presented it self, no .obstacle, seemed so insur- mountable, ns securing gowns for the "lady," mambcrs of the organization. A search through the camps showed nothing- available, nnd Captain Raf-. fcrty' appealed to Senator Flynn, of Pennsylvania, for help. The Sena- . tor's daughter, interested In war work, was appealed to and wlth the ns- ' slstance of other war workers, went , over highways and byways and sath- ercd up all the female attire they u could. , These garments were packed and shipped to Camp Hancock and from -there, transported to France. In -all, the garments were shipped over. 400O miles and when unpacked consisted ot a nondescript series of styles dating from 1880 to the present year. Noth ing daunted ,thc members of thetroupe called upon volunteer dressmakers and in, a short time the dresses were transformed Into very presentable" gowns for the impersonators. These original costumes are creations of Ue members of "the Twenty-eighth Di vision Theatrical Troupe. Ail will be shown and worn when "Who Are You" is given by the members' of the troupe at the Walnut beginning Mon day. Oliver Bingham Back Oliver Bingham, brother of "Ralph Bingham, the well-known, entertainer, and who until be entered the United States army was a member of the vaudeville team of Bingham nnd West, has just returned from overseas. Bing ham, a sergeant of Company K, 110th Pennsylvania, Twenty-eighth Division, was gassed In the Chateau Thierry dis trict and twice' wounded at the bat tie of the Argonnc. After the sign ing of the armistice Bingham organized a theatrical company nnd traveled throughout the front, plnying a mu sical comedy, "The, Queen of Hindu stan," of which he was both the au thor and producer. , TWELFTH STREET In ChatUr. Song and Dante SEVEN BRACKS' HALL BROTHERS AND VIK.ST Ari'KAKANCK HERE! & PAISLEY NOON ANNUAL. I.AM11S' GAMIIOL. . FORREST THEATRE, SIAT. HON., J ONE 9 Dread It Sansam Sta. ''1 THOMAS M. LOVE. Daalnaia ManaHj llroad & Loeuat Sta. , FRANK NIRDLINGER. Batlncaa Manaiar AND 'WALNUT' f t- aa''tlta far All . IVrf armmaV. v '- A a i? i w V :.s,jUtiM' Ak j iiwnwii.Y sMti is-".i '..,u;i , j . , u i.i ; "i ' iii" ihi ' , ', itff ,i asaaawiiltes MMtfcHM- im twa 3 mam i. Kt urmOiM that 1 fAT w& I aWW mMf ahBMlf wt ws goii m mH. wSfMa ,-i'ji, .- -iaiS4ji.:;!. iiftywftpis jMfJSimid&MU: