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TOURNEUR PHOTOPLAY
ON STANLEY SCREEN
.Marguerite Clark and George
Beban Score in New
Films
OTAXI.MT "Tlif 1.1ft- l.lnr." Ulrwtnl lit
Maurice Tourneur. Written b. Ororuo It.
Sims. Special cunt. Artcrnft t'lny.
There N n line sense nf Imlnnee to
this iiroditrtlim, for it emboilies just tlie
riRlit priitiiirtlnn nf tlramii. love ititer
ect. tlirillliic "Mints and i-omeily relief,
ninl it sliiiulil iiiovMp the Stnnley
'introns with nn hour nml 11 quarter of
le Ft.vle of llientricnlisin which iileased
British nuillenees as tlie jilnj . "Iloimuij
Kye."
"Itomativ 1J,m"' is not the name of n
WcMrp of, before ,lul 1. or is it the
name of a new edible, but tlie name np
i lied to tlie rightful heir to a lac
tate whieli is claimed by a half
brother Due to his meeting with n
'ttle cirl. the real owner begin to
eek out the missing mm rinse certilirate
llmt will establish Ids elalin. In doing
his he is forced to go through munj
thrilling experiences, and as hi reward
he wins the estate and the girl.
No star is mentioned, but a number
of plavers whov joint acting makes the
piece lil.able. There seems to be a re
version to the old idea of a good cast
'n preference to a star, ami one mut
i onfess that this idea is not a bad one
wheu surh dircetois as Mnui'iee Tour
miir and Mnr.-hnll Neilan are at the
business end of a megaphone.
Pauline Stark will one d.i be a star.
Just now she does some er. line work,
as the little girl for whom the deed is
nminltteil Lou Cod is the villain as
in former vehicles. .lack Holt is the beio
and Sccnn Owen is the gipsj girl who
causes the death of the villain. Excel
lent character work is done, by Tully
MarshaU and Wallace Itccrj .
I'ictorialI this Is a fine film and
ibows delightful touches. Thrilling
viseues are shown in the stranded ship
ind the use of the breeches-buoy, while
in the theatre fire scene one is kept on
I he constant lookout lest some fragment
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'ire.
AUCADIV "Widow lly Trow," Kith Mir
suerlte t'lark Morv by c'lUhnrine t'hlp
holm C'ushlni,' nml illrii ted bj Walter
Krlinrds Paramount plu
Last week the patrons of this theatre
enjoyed n light comedy which was
played with great skill by Madge Ken
nedy nnd dealt with a phase of marital
life. Now comes another story this
week in which dainty Mnigucrite Clark,
whose discovery of the fountain of
youth seems almost a reality, is tlie
star. Until .film plns were founded
upon stage successes in comedj and
upon the lighter forms of the musical
comedy varieti. the one on view having
been at tlie Porrest as "(ilorinnna."
Fritzl Scheff had the role played by
Miss Clark.
"IVhen word was brought b an
erring government official that the hus
band of one of two girl companions was
lecorded ns dead and Hint she wns to
return to the homo of his husband's
aunts to settle the estate, she balked.
It was then that her friend decided to
impersonate her and here is where the
fun begins, for the widow by proxy falls
in love with the brother of the girl and
is about to marry him when the husband
of the girl returns. After complica
tions are straightened out tlie nudiencc
finds it lias thoroughly enjoyed over an
hour's diversion.
Marguerite Clark is charming as the
widow and acts the part with a fine
sense of its possibilities. Hrownfe Ver
non, who hum' be recalled for her work
in comedy films, is the friend of the
"widow" and the husband is plajed by
.rnelr flilheit. Nicel Hanie makes a
hue appearance as the naval officer mIio
falls in love with the MH'Posetl sis er-
m-law, while in the acting of (.ertride
Norman and Gertrude Claire are found
.1.1tl.lf..l- .minlinn nf tlld , It 1 I I I IT, I V 110-
man.
VICTOItlA
Ilmrtx ,if Mm." with lieurp"
Beban Story by William M MrLoy nnu
fllrected by tho star. Special pu.
George Beban is one of the finest
actors appearing in the silent drama,
nnd when he speaks his lines upon the
living stage he commands the attention
of his audience by his sincere work
manship in higher art. But it is little
known that this sterling actor was once
noted for his skill as a musician, nnd
for that reason he
an appreciate the
value of jilaying upon
the emotions of
his audience.
Saline tears are no crime when shed
In the cause of good acting, and it was
with a great deal of tender feeling that
the matinee girls of the Victoria clien
tele brought forth their little squnrcs of
cambric. This film wns n trent for the
starved lovers of good acting and sin
cere motives in presenting snnc iilots
without thought of how much money
could be made by showing the right and
the wrong of a set jiroblem. There is
nood solid meat of drama, into which
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comc awayirom inc iiuL-ruii-i....
the screen is not going backward
Perhajis it may seem strangestn some
movie funs that there is not vthe cus
tomary love affair in this story, but
the loss of that is made up tor in uie
genuine heart throbs which come when
the father shows his deep affection for
his son nnd for the grandmother. After
the death of the man's mother, he seeks
a step-mother for his little boy. but
she proves unworthy and causes a lot
of trouble by telling the father that his
son is (lend, in order to gain an in
heritance which bhe believes she will i
ultimately get.
Needless to say much about the char-
acter work of the star, but word must
in passed on ns to the excellence of his ,
own son's neting in the role of stage
son. Mabel Van Buren has an impor- I
tant role as nn Italian girl. Others in the
cast arc Sarah Kernan as the grand- I
mother. Harry Hattenbury, George
Ticrson and Clarence Burton.
ItEQENT "Th Man Who Staled Rt
Home," with ping naiuot and Clair"
Whitney Scenario by June MuthU and
directed by Herbert Blache.
It was many years after the Civil
War that the production of "Shen
andoah" appeared and it was well re
ceived, though it dealt with a subject
of the past war. Therefore, this new
movie should find a ready reception be
cause of its good story nnd fine noting
nnd the fact that it deals with the spy
of recent vintage should not affect its
ajipeal.
The recent production of "The
White Feather" at the Walnut Street
'Theatre caused a lot of comment by its
mystery and that samo play appeared in
New York under the present movie
title. Lechmorc 'Worrall and J. R.
Harold Terry, the authors, tell a talc
of a man who remained at home when
every one was expected to go to war
and do his duty. .lust what prompted
the man to remuln home is disclosed in
the final reel with the exposure of tho
German spy nnd the disclosure of the
man's business, wearing a "white
feather," the British symbol pf a
slacker.
If nothing else interests tho movie
fans there should be a turning out to
see the return to the screen of King
Baggot, once a great favorite. Claire
Wliitnev also has an important role, as
has Mlic Leslie. Robert Whlttier,
Julia Calhoun and others complete the
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HKMAINIKG PHOTOPLAYS Marv
'-..'J.'ickfetti iiuiOs forth nt (& I'slace.wii
Continuing Attractions
Forrest "Scnmlals of 11)10," by n
new producer. (Icorgc White,
the dancer. Musical revue that
trents topically questions of the
day. (ieorge White. Lowell Drew,
Ann Pennington, (ieorge Itlekel,
Yvette ltugel are among the enter
tainers, ns well as a sprightly
chorus. A dandy "dancing
show." with good singing ami clean
comedy.
Itrnml ".Mis' Nelly of N'Orlealis,"
by l.awrenre Kyrc. "Nelly" is a
brilliant, delightful nml eomtdex
person. Mrs. Piske is ot lier best
in the name part and hns notable
suiiport.
Garrlth "Three l-'nces llnst." nijs
tcry nielodramn of Hie Secret Serv
ice, by Anthony Paul Kelly. The
plot has to do with (icrinan spies
and Uritlsh counter-esiiionnge.
Violet Inning heads tlie cast.
Adelphl "The Hon. Sam Davi
it comcd by Montague (Mass nml
.lules Kckeit (ioodman. starling
liarnej Itcinurd. The story of n
Jewish mei chant who is drawn
into polities and ihercbj involves
himself in hilarious complications.
Walnut--"The Logic of Larry." in
troducing a clever new Irish star,
Harry MiCormick. An Irish -American
comedy by Willard
Mack, author of "Tiger Hose,"
"Kick In," etc. Industrial trou
bles furnish the background of the
piny, whieli is effectively acted.
Slinhert "Sinh.ul," featuring Al
Jolsoli. Associated with him are
Lawrance D'Orsnj, Forrest Huff,
l'rltzi von ltusing and other prin
cipals and a lnrge and busy chorus.
A ttpical Winter (!an!cn extrnv
ngnuzn. New lepertoire of songs.
(liciit Nnithein in "The Hoodlum."
while at the Capitol and Hivoll, Hu
gene O'Hrien 'u tlie big star in "The
Perfect Lover." Tom Mix leads the
Alhnmbra audience through "The Wil
iletuess Trail." The Imperial audi
ence saw an KnglWi cast in "Choosing
a Wife." "Her Kingdom of Dreams"
repealed Anita Stewart at the Colonial
and Hlnnche Sweet in "The Unpar
donable Sin" proved a magnet at the
Market Street Theatre. Tlie Strand
screen has Mabel Normand in
S' " Wallace Held, , dm at Ike
i.oi.u-1.
Mickey" and "The Valley of the
AT BURLESQUE HOUSES
Characteristic Shows at Casino, peo.l
pie's, BIJou and Trocadero
The 1D20 edition nf "Dip Hip Hoo
ray" gave Philndelphinns their first
glimpse of nil entirely novel piece en
titled "Tlie Doll Hospital" yesterday
when the show opened at the Cnsino
It is a two-act affair and is brand
new, both ns to words and music. Kane
and Herman, the Midnight Sons, afford
mirth in plcnh Thelmii Senvelle is
the dainty soiibrette. Helen McCIain
is a prima donna of no mean talent.
The liernaid tiio hac acquired tlie
happy faculty of making their feet
talk, and Somers and Harry inter
spcrse song with wit and humor aplenty.
People's "Snuffy, the Cabman," as
stuttered inimitably by Dave Marion,
is kcejiing the audiences on the verge
nf hysterics. The two-act extravaganza
is loaded with laughter and is well
jiresented by Marion's "Own Com
pany." Babe LaTur heads the feminine
1 contingent.
Bijou Chnrles Robinson, with n
group of burlesque favorites, won the
i applause of last night's audience in a
I musical frolic interpolated with some
clever dancing. "The Parisian Flirts"
i are a quick-stepping, good-looking
i bunch.
Trocadero "Rroadway Helles" rang ,
i m cimUges on the burlesque theme. ,
.,. Mow was pnborntolv staK0( in I
i, t , , , ,ivel nn(, wo ,irP!.S0(i i
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chorus peojiled with interesting songs
and dances. lctorin waye, uouic
Davies, L'mily Clark, Joe Marks, Billie '
Harris and the other principals were
nil above the average.
Camden Night at Dumont's i
Camden Night wns celebrated to open
the week at Dumont's, where the merry I
minstrels satirized tlie new zone system I
of transit prevailing across the Dela-
ware. Tonicht will be suburban night
I and local hits at tlie foibles of other i
nearby places will be a feature. Lddie
Cassaday gave his celebrated cliat with
the girls, and Hmmet Welch was heard
in new ballads. The other favorites
hart excellent opportunities to display
their talents-
Hampden to Repeat "Hamlet"
Walter Hampden, the young Ameri
can actor, whose revival of "Hamlet"
was one of the outstanding artistic
events of the last theatrical season, will
again produce the Shakespearean
, uiussit
classic in this city, this tunc nt the
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neeg ure Tuesday, Thursday and lii
day afternoons, October 21, 23 and 24,
and Monday and Tuesday afternoons of
the following week.
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EVENING PUBLIC
ANNA WHEATON LENDS
CHARM TO KEITH BILL
Popular Musical Comedy Star
Scores Big Hit Vaude
ville on Other Stages
Alum Wlii.ninii nml Hnrrr Carroll are
a decided hit at Keith's. Miss
Whcntou's entertaining virtues can best
be summed up in tlie one word per
sonality ! . , i
The I'mneion sisters, of musical ,
iiimeilr fame, won Harm npproval in
i.iivnl nml iirtistic dunces. Mile. Ililine.
the netltc rreneli chnnteiise. is with us
again in lrtiw1l the same act in which
l,.. ..s seen nml henrd two jt-nis ago.
The only changes are the costumes and
some of the lighting cflccts. Slie I nniy
nsuisteil In .Tun Itiibini. a voting Swed
ish iolini'sl. Harry and (irace l'.llswoilh
offer ii dainty noveltv that was wen
laken with the exception of a song In
Miss Ellsworth, entitled "The Hieeze.
or something to that effect. The pleas
ing little number would suffer not tin
least weie that inconseiiiieiitinl bit of
"meloih" eliminated. Merle Sjmouilsl
nnd Hilly Duval give you a little ini c
dope on married life and "vuuilewlle1
love." Lee Kohlmnr offet n one-i.et
plnj entitled "Two Sweethearts." As
this plnvlet deal solelv with the ef- ,
forts of tlie brother and his sweetheaiti
to get n m.ilileii sister married, we sug
gest tlie name of the plalct be changed
t.i "CetHiii Lena Married." Muchi
J more appropriate! It is regretted that
that world-famous humorist. Liwi
Dockstnder, wns unable to npiiear at
' Inst night's performance because of ill
tiiwu. nliliniiirli Ids nlnce was liumorously i
filled bv Milt Collins. The thorough!
opened by the iil
, wot th-while bill is
U"v uialers. skate dnncers. anil is coin
ulcteil with Knford's Whirl, an nthletii.
sensation.
CiLOIIE Alf Grant is tlie kingpin hit.
He is n comedian of high caliber.
"Verv Good Eddie" is tlie headliner,
nnd those who were fortunate enough
to have seen nnd heard this worth
while bit of music nnd girli will want
to see it again. It is the same ' cry
Good Eddie," although somewhat con
densed. Gennro and Nelson present
"The New Model" ; Kennedy and Nel
son arc acrobatic comedians: Townsciul,
Wilbur nnd comnany present a corned.
i nlni Int nntillo1 'TliO
the' Cobncy Sisters are seen nnd I heard
simnri .icei
in ll coniciiy mil iiiiiii.i r.wh"h . .......
and Charles .UcWood ami couipnoj .
atrobatlc troupe, complete the generous
bill.
WILLIAM VENN "Mnmnis
Birthday", is celebrated here this week,
and for your cnteitinment are Dottie
Claire, a Philadelphia girl, and ten
iliiniiit and jiretty Southern misses.
'Mammy's P.iithday" is a miniatiue
musical comedy of high class. The
I girlies are really juettj and the "cos
tunics, " too. Tlie bill also includes Dan
I Hruce, Mnrgot Duffet and company.
1 tiiibbv Brothers and Clnrk, who throw
1 hats around artistically: Hilly Dale and
Bunny Birch, nnd Anita btewart in
"Human Desire
1 BROADWAY A musical satire of the
, movies, currying tlie name of "Photo
Playmates," with Kelly and Boyd, re
ceived quite an ovation. The skit
' tingles with melody nnd mirth. Then
ngain we have Wilkins and Wilkin.
I These songsters nnd comedinus are on
the bill for the express purjiose of
I making you laugh and to lend jileasing
bits of ragtime, etc., to your open ear.
Newhoff and Phelps add additional
I melody to the bill, nnd the vamp of
vamps, Thedit Bara, continues her home
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LEDGER- PHILADELPHIA', TUESDAY, -
and government wrecking career Ih "Ln
Hello Hussc." All in all It's n good
show.
CltOSS KKS. "Kvcry Sailor," n i
I tabloid musical comedy with n decidedly I
I nautical flavor nnd presented by n i
number of former gobs, wns the nt
tiactivc headlincr. Page and (Jrey
were funny comedians botli In song and
chatter. Homes nnd llolllster pleased
'In a skit, nnd Ctinpclle and Slmoucttu,
songsters, nnd Kennedy and Kramer,
'elcer dnncers, rounded out a rattling
I good hill.
OKAND A. Seymour Hrown and n
rioter compnny of comedians nchlcved
n genuine success in a musical tabloid,
"Some Doctor," The tunes, the jokes
nnd the dancing proved highly sntis
fnrtbn. Other entertaining features
of tlie bill wctc Hetty Heat and
Hiother, with some novel niuslcnl of-
fcets j lliam """' iiI Whcl
Hunter, singers ; Silvers and Herger. a
imeih team: La Temple nnd coni-
jinny in the twelfth eidsode of the
"Ureal Gnnililc Photoplay."
NIXON There is jilenty of good
comedy in, the show and just enough
music to make jileasing contrast. Wil
liam (Siivton landed most of the laughs
in n clever comedy skit by Kujiert
Hughes called "The Junior Partner."
It scnes to show the young ninn's idea
of business and has many funny com
plications. Colonel William Diamond
and granddaughter offered a unique
dancing act, while Sam Lazar and Josh
Dale, Uasll Lynn nml sceral others
appeared to ailvnntnge. A very inter
esting story is unfolded in "Wit Wins,"
the photoplay attraction.
Soldiers' Peace Fete Tickets
The executive committee of the As
sociated Praterhal Societies, mnnnging
the pageant nnd pence jubilee on Sat-
uuln, gives notice that the service
men who belong to the Anicmnn LO
glou should lirocure their tickets for
i the grandstands from the jiosts to wliit.li
they belong. The nun who are not
' members of the legion cau g"t l.Jius at
tlie Mayor's office or from Secretary Ar
thur H. Eaton, 1200 Penn Square
J Huiiding, or from the lodges of the
societies to whieli they Dclong.
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PINERO FARCE WINS
IN MUSICAL VERSION
"Good Morning, Judge," Pleases
Large Audience at Chestnut
Street Opera House
Thai the Chestnut Street Opera
House has the traditions of which Phil
adelphia is so fond and yet can o
thoroughly up to date was proved last
night when its stage received back nfter
a lajise of more tha'n thirty-four yearn
a plot thnt once wns the hit of a season
in the-fnim of a musical show that had
a cabaret and some of the newest of
uciobatlc and other dances. "Good
Morning, Judge," a mtislcnlizcd farce
on the basis of Sir Alfred Wins Pincro's
"Tlie Magistrate," readied Philadel
phia nt last after three Jenis solid run
in London under the title of "Iho
Ho," and a seasons jiojuilarlty In
New York under the present title whieli
is Mipiiosed to be more consonant with
American ideas of musical eourcuy
nomenclature.
The title, however, is about the only
tbinir American about the piece. The
ibook, which maintains the main out
lines of the Pinero farce tlie second
thentricul composition of the author
laud the one thnt won him his first sue-
I cess is the contrivance of Fred lliomp-
son, and the music wns written by
, Lionel Mourkton and Howard Talbot
and the lvrics were the inspiration of
Adrian Hoss and Percy Greenbank, all
forming a sjndicnte pretty well known
to American theatregoers through nu
merous entertaitimeuts devised for tlie
musical ooiueib stage. They have all
done their parts admirably, and the
rctult of their co ojieration pleased n
verv large audience thoroughly.
The farce itself is also typically Eng
lish. It is somewhat slow in move
ment, and the fun is the result of com
plications of plot and not of slang,
epigrams and bioadwaycsc, ujion which
much of the humor of the characteris
tic American counterpart depends In
uantity Production
of Light Six Cylinder
Automobiles
OR the first time in the
history of the automo
bile industry, a new
light weight six cylinder ,car,
built in large quantities to
supply a big and popular
want, is to be placed upon the
market. -
- "It is to be produced by The
Willys Corporation another
of the big organizations in the
automobile industry headed
by John N. Willys, President
of the Willys-Overland Com
pany. The Willys Corporation has
just acquired the magnificent
manufacturing plant of the
Duesenberg Motor Corpora
tion at Elizabeth, N. J. It is
being rapidly readjusted and
augmented to a capacity that
will bring manufacturing cost
down to a minimum. ,
The new Six is completely
developed. Every feature of
'it has been put to severe road
tests, covering over 20Q,000
miles of motoring extending
over a period of two years.
The car embraces some en
tirely unique but extremely
practical ideas in engineering
practice one feature, in par
ticular, bearing upon its riding
qualities, is the greatest im
The Willys Corporation
52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York
N. B.77hAs one of a series of advertisements to acquaint-the public, automobile trade and buyers df
motor cars in general with the present scope and important plans of The Willys Corporation.
OCTOBER 7, 1919
lnrge measure. It is far from tho cus
tomary "parlor, bedroom nnd bath"
type. Not one of these apartments ap
pears. If there is n hath At must be
one of the portable kind we read about
in English novels, nnd which nro usn
nlly collnpsed nnd kept out of sight
when not in use for ablutions.
Tho story hns to do with the efforts
of a romantic widow who marries a
magistrate to keep her new husband lg"
nnrnnt of her nge. To mnintnin her se
cret bIic hns to camouflage the age of
her eighteen-ycnr-old son In the hnbll
iments and habits of fourteen. An old
friend of her first husband, who comes
back from India, complicates her ef
forts nt secrecy nnd in nu attempt to
head off any rcvclrtions which he may
make when he Is her dinner guest she
and her sister make their way to n
somewhat gny hotel where he is stay
ing. It happens that her skittish young
son has taken her new husband there to
show him tho sights of London by
nlriil which, hv the way. arc not
nearly so scnsntionnl lis those of New
York, judging by similnr situations in
home-made farces. Anyhow, there Is
much hilarity and there are n great
many misunderstandings nnd complica
tions before the last curtain falls on n
rattling good entertainment.
George Ilnsscll, Shep Camp, Alice
Fleming, Hobert Pitkin, Allen Kerns
and Mercedes Lorenzo proved deft far
ceurs of varied methods in their parts
and there is a largo supporting cast
and good-looking clihrus. Dancing spe
cialties by Cunningham and Clements,
Mile. Vnld and Allen Kerns were In
tricntely clever nnd very colorful.
"Sis Hopkins" Brightly Revived
Following n week of "hcav." work,
Mae Desmond was seen nt the Orplieuin
last night in "Sis Hopkins," Hose Mel
ville's greatest success. In this bit of
light but appealing comedy Miss Des
mond's part is strongly contrasted to the
part of Madame X, in which she was
seen last week.
The story of "Sis Hopkins" has lost
none of its human touch. The quaint
appeal of the gawky country girl m
lier trials and tribulations and in her
search and difficulties in acquiring nu
"edicntion" arc well presented by the
competent Orpheum stock, with the able
assistance of Frank Fielder in a princi
pal part.
provement in automobile con
struction since the invention
of the pneumatic tire.
The six cylinder type of
motor is unquestionably the
mdst widely approved, highly
efficient and most economical
power plant installation for
motor cars ; and now this com
pany, with unbounded sources
of automobile materials, sup
plies, factory equipment and
distribution facilities, is in a
position to manufacture these
cars in quantities heretofore
unheard of in the six cylinder
field.
WILLYS
CORPORATION
In addition to the Duesen
' berg Plants at Elizabeth, N. J.,
which will produce the new
car above referred to, The
Willys Corporation owns and
operates the Electric Auto
Lite business, organized' in
1911 to build starting and
lighting systems. Producing
100 starting and lighting out
fits in 1912, this plant has in-
creased rapidly and today the
plant is turning out 2,500
outfits per day. Orders and
specifications are on hand for
4,000 outfits per day, begin-.
"39 EAST" CHARMING
PLAY AT THE LYRIC
Constance Binney and Henry
Hull Delightful in 'Comedy
Based on Familiar Topic
It is n peculiar nnd rare mentnl al
chemy thnt can transmute the dross of
the common nnd the Immediate Into
gold, but that is precisely what Hachel
Crothers hns done In her little comeily,
"39 Enst," presented nt the Lyric
last night.
The author has bravely adapted fam
iliar materials and has thrown over
them 'tho light nml shadow of her
thoughtful mind oiTcltlng n deep sig
nificance nnd a prolific beauty. The
result is idenlly true to the real. A
cross section of life in yi Now Xork
boarding house has been jilaccd upon
the stage.
Miss Crothers has succeeded In at
taching an absorbing interest to a home
and nn every-dny subjece, which is no
small triumph, A poetic ntid dramatic
charm has been cast over whnt to many
would havo appeared commonplace.
She hns striven' to nlease rather than
astonish nnd hns achieved her obiect
wonderfully. Her invention is fclici
tous. It is filled with aestful humor
and nt times buoyant with fantasy.
and this in face of the difficulty of
giving imaginative scope to a scene or
topic which familinrity has robbed of
illusion', t It is the delicacy of Miss
Crothers s psychological insight that
one marks in the characterizations,
each one of which is distinct and in
tensely human. She is no mean anat-
omlzer of the human heart nnd she is
n keen observer of the traits and fol
lies of apje nnd youth.
If originality is not nn evident fcnt-
ure, the piny has grace nnd a certain
finish ot style to distinguish it. It
reveals a chnrming artistic skill. From
a hill Miss Crothers sees romance and
discerns the magic of love in the house
with the "paying guests."
In addition to the plensure given by
the play itself there was, for last
night s audience, a delightful surprise.
It was the quality of the acting of Con-
ning January, 1920; and pro
duction is expected to reach
that amount by that time.
The Willys Corporation also
owns and operates the New
Process Gear Company of
Syracuse, N. Y. This is one
of the most important units
in the automobile industry,
building various types of gears
with a daily capacity of:
1200 complete differential gear set.
150 complete transmission spur
gear sets.
800
pairs of straight tooth bevel
drive gears and pinions.
50
sets of tractor transmission
and differential gears. '
These plants are mentioned
to show some of the sources
of supply for the new six cyl
inder car which The Willys
Corporationisaboutto launch.
It may be stated that,
from the raw material to the
finished product,vThe Willys
Corporation will, itself, or
through controlled and closely
allied companies, produce
practically every unit enter
ing into the construction of
this remarkable car.
Anyone desiring further in
formation about the plans and
car program of The Willys
Corporation should write for
our booklet.
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W
stance .Blnncy, who co-starred
Henry Hull on the very same
tvitlt
stager
where only a year ago sho annpnred in
a very minor rolo In tho musical com
edy, f'0h, Lndy, Lady." Miss Binney
uispiayeii amuty mat lew suspected sue
possessed. Sho was equally capable in
comedy nrid in some very trying emo.
tionnl scenes. , She also danced grace
fully to show, her versatility. Thcro
is great nromiso in her work ot last
night. -Mr. Hull was one of the most
natural lovcro that lias been seen on
the stage in many a day. In fact, it
is this naturalness that is characteristic
of the wholo production.
jib iias Dcen saia, uio uusic. piot is
not new. It has been done n hundred
times, but perhaps not with the fine,
touch of treatment that Miss Crothers
has given it. A young, pretty and un
sophisticated girl comes to New York
for a career ns a singer, first to make'
something of herself and, incidentally,
to help, financially, the folks back home
The usual trials and pitfalls are met
and Well, fortunately, there Is a
clean-cut, big: hearted and honest chap
mac just won c no ciemcu tne oppor
tunity to aid nnd protect her. Of
course, it's all comedy and all ends
happily.
The discriminating playgoer should .
like "39 East" not because it i8ftMf
great play but because it Is so de
lightfully interesting; ba'cuse its' ex
pression is chaste with a" refinement o
sentiment underlying its chief parts.
Among tho very fine characterize-!
tions are those by Victor Sutherland,
Hlnnche Fridcrici, Alison Skipworth,
Lucia Moore, Albert Carroll, LuiiPAl-'
berni, Edith Grcsham, Mildred Ardcn,
John Morris, Jessie Graham, Gertrude
Clemens nnd It. P. Davis. The last
three nro of tftgrocs. At least one
negro character in a. play seems to be
the rule this season. The comedy is
in three acts nnd nil of the nction tnkes
place within the period of one day.
The settings are tasteful and appro
priate. "Up From Nowhere" at Adelphl
At the Adelphl Theatre for one week
only, beginning next Monday night,
John D. Williams will present "Up
From Nowhere," a comedy by Booth
Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson,
with Norman Trevor as tho leading
player. The comedy is ono nf th
American types in its amusing ns- ,
pects.
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