tev 7-' i ) nr 0) ttVUXrNG l'VKLK1 J&DGERVlIILADm'HlA, SATtTKDAY, ffOYEaUJER ' 1, J1019 Afc4JVK CHANGES IN ATTRACTIONSTAT PLAYHOUSES AND MOVIE THEATRES HERE NEXT WEEK 1 i,&tk"W ,5'V Mv PP it . CXL -"'"'- Ur- sv." TtiE PLAYGOER'S WEEKLY TALK Observations on Plays and ' Photoplays of Interest to Philadelphia LKKSTALMMi ' li'ttiTH which A tnny ranio from mm lc prniltic'cri, let it be uuclci'stnml Hint Mil is u mi-re tlioiiRbt militant mi lately ri'uillnir ail. yortiaciuentM In New Yn-k new-i'iimei-v Are thp movies koIiijj luekwanl? That Ii n (iu'stl(iit of Inten'si Tin1 Ottpltcil Theatle. vvllii'li iih.'IHcI In Ni-vv YcSrk last week, nmimiines IVinr' Italic II ''lJeiiil-Tawe Itevtle." stapeel , y Neil Wnjliiirti. ami iiluNti as well . w other features ANIDi: 1'ItO.M Till' AIOVIKH, Tliere was a time when Hie , m'ovie vvns the feature at a auclevllle hoV or ns an ilnaiileil nuiRiiet at the Cinrun houses, hut now, in New- Voik fchj-liow, it M'ems that Miiuethiiij; more In needed to bring the iimrter to the bdx office window TnRO the lnoie iiinduelinii- llieni jelves ns made todnj . They repre sent the highest tjin- of iilintiiRinplm: nkill nnd the authors who suppl.x the storiex are paid liirjji' sums inr then Wens. Salarie of the plajers now reaches thousamts per week as iiKuiiit the hundreds of a few jears ago for tliei same netors. The cinema plajs are averaging .MIDI I feet of film now as against 500 some jeurs ago when the movie alone was an nttinetiuti. mil tlie nianngers seem to think tliat pa trons want a lot nt I'tni- wiili their lilin fnre and tlir.v aie tiuig mil all kinds of things as -ithleii ntti'tu-tiuu What with good mo ie pin vs. com petent player and realistn buek grounds as against the old painted atone walls or riniviis ninl nitilieiiil flinibber.v, tliere slmuld be no neies- Bit' for added attractions. Theie tire enough of new him pioducts coming OUt to insure screen llcneltics. as is tvideneed by t lie (loldH.vii-ltra injured rartoon, show motion photogiaphy of Tuthe, mitural color movies of I'rizma. Literary Digest s.aings ami the Heieu titic Mngazine reels. The ern7e for extraneous "ucnelU" tan not let affected l'hilailelnhia To oe sure our nouses nave neir organ or drchestral miiHie. Hut this is suiiple uiHLur iiiiu uciiMlKs ii is ufL n nvni iiiviuing Honors, ami mnjlie le ducing the pictorial and theatrical 'values of the Mini i its couipetitiuu. ;Nl 1 NDHUSTAM) thai "(noil staged in the orning. .lodge recent Ij li .!. ro fu lii ;eil tiif n Ohio inn 19; Aslil.. tifahmi(.n iav - iiased or ruieio s farce, ine .Magistrate, wiui almost an tne prncedure to follow if their wives he inginal lines intact and lightened with come incensed at something and rum tuneful ditties and dances, it had the out n threat to "go home to mother." elements of Miceess had it been left to Mr, Washbui n. as '.smith, is on a appeal on its own merits. Hut no I niucii-intermpteil lionevmooii. Wrecks. Broadway producers and piny doctors Hies, in nursuiinr aunt, ami tinnllv an 5 J bad to jazz it and "Aiiiericnube" it ant uii,i vim i iiim ii So it's "(iood iiiglit. Judge !" GEtMIi LKAX. .stalling iu "Look Who'p Here," had several interest -Jng things to sa) nfter the unit inn last Wednesday on the genera of ' 'nughs" encountered by the tomedian in his ef forts to amuse the audieme. "Tliere are two Atirieties of .uughs with which a stage eomeilian conies in contact," Alt . Lean confided. "tine is as welcome to him as the first breath of spring, while the other is like a Midden cold spell on the load bcfoie he liaS had his winter clothing sent on mv fron home. U; S ''The tirst laugh is a laugh that everj -eVvtrttp'"Voinediaii strives for. the sponta neous and hearty 'Ha lia : that comes ns a reward for his work. Or again it moy be a oliutkle from n fat man in the baldhended row or n tipple of quiet laughter through the entire theatre, but whatever the natuie of it. it is just as pleasing to the comedian when lie knows that it is due to his acting. em.. . .! ...... !., rtt nil nnllnilV lllf- m .. i. ...i : i- n... ...... tiitntr Unit- tl. nnmo.linn ilrnniU. This is the laugh ' that results from some iinforeeea mis-t- linn. Tlien there is the person that iSf laughs at the wrong time: the li)jtericut A ' ...... n. tlm lix.nl ..iitinillnn ni the ii ituniuii .in- i". ... lage cut-up. It is these thiee tvies ..ttirrt- t..nla life n hlinlnll flir till StllCC j,' ... ,,,!;.,,, It iw nnt honest lauchter. & and thill is what he works for. tJtlti Qn.A iu nmi I wits 111 11 i tl T 111 ft "Some jeurs ngo 1 was iila.vliig 111 a piece iu w'liich I liandled the lole of 11 -voiltiiful lover who was courting the daughter of an iiate old father. rim tjwint- ...... r. .. - " " i - :" -; old man did not approve of his ilaiicli - ter clioiee ami snowen u nj m...u.j in several scenes preceding the one in which I hud n erj pretty little Ioc fest -with the girl. . "The scene was dramatic and quiet. r !, ..mltlost in the ohl. llllllg- t..,. ilUemnlitlire one lliellt to IIHVC ri chan in the orchestra begm to laitgii uproariously ami couiiou.11 uu". broke up the pcenc. 1 walked to the footlights and addressed him. "Will xnu be kind enough to let tne in on this 'laugh ?" I asked. --'. . . -i .... mttit Hit xvbp just 'thinking xvliat would happen if the gal's old man came in mid ketched 3'i found out too late that be was the Tillage comedian. Sliirn. -.. retl 1CI- Ollllllieii. "The laugh was on me. J -p-, i r KOTHKKN and Julia Marlowe ' 'W will present "Hamlet" in their Xgagemeiit here later In the season, " ., 'The arrival in America this week of Sr Johnston Korbes-Hnbcttson. who Is giving n series o ':"''' lecture "Ota' nt . -' '" '. n, hPn,. This company will not produce ,Music. and Lady 1- 01 es 1 ot 1 tson (Iistr,blltnrs for (Oertrude Kl hottl re .711" an. '"'j Kii ngra.ns, IVizmn Natural Color Sag'ths Si, latXjolms.on Kilnts "When Hearca, Went Dr.V n nd Lady Korbes-Ilobertsou were ap- new drama mid other subjects to be pear! ng in this count r.v in repertoire. acquired. t means that the compauv the occasion being his farewell to the can now give its time am! attention itage while 13 II. Sothern and .luliu , to n big factor in the movies, the Marlowe weie appearing in Shake ph.vsieal end nf the business. 1 Miearean plays. As it developed, this -- 's vas n'l4" ' 1aNt J0'"' appearance of .(fan Stuart who is to play in this ' Sotherii nnd Marlowe, for Miss Mar-I city in "Tlie I'liknovxii I'lirplc." was loVc''1 illness that season resulted in once n movie actress nnd made good, he withdrawn! from the theatre. Hbut the lure of the spoken drnnin was va during tins permit mat 1)0111, Korben-Hobertson and 11. II Snthcru 1 played "Hamlet" 011 the same evening ill 'ew York ifud both taxed the cn I jiacity of their respective theatres. On !( neension. too. Julia Marlowe and tiertrude Klllott were tlie Ophelia. 3Tnw lotlieni and .Marlowe, again co- fW- "Jfars are having a triumplr.il season Si add fir Johnston I'orbes-Hobertson 'vx," 'Jeturn vvith his wife to make u lee- ! l1' tnre tour of the country.'' .. "t - mSKI'II ('. DOniHKH'n this week US bk'UI"""! nmnngeuient of the Nhonione person in TOJKM) would know lilin mill, Broad street aril .Montgomery 1 Still lie is one ot me nest, known ac Stie. lie succeeds Wi Duyton Wege- tors on llroadwny and has n coinedv k, xvlio IiaB ueen uppointeu manager rote in .x i.uic .iwuriirj . jic miiw Eelth'a new theatre nt Syracuse. like a bunk president or a successful r' -. .i ... 1 t ..t.i. I. ,.,. ..I... jk I loimiierix ous iiim'ii wiiii inr t ...,. ........ .t...... lui liimil tin 1,'nu ftr mauy Vcars manuger of KeitU's Hi- y,n 01" Kighth above Itace street, i ivfcre earlier continuous shows were alSfljrotevI in this city Kor u long lbe cerved as assistant manager nt t' TrtJrti' Chestnut street house, later ! ! i Ifviaf inane muuuger in uue 01 um I'K vm'lHHtl Imuses, 1 i'i ' li.'i ' Ceb, the Beautiful Cloak Model! t (UNi .Mux new. hip frnige upuuty unu ' creator of modern faghiijriK. lit nt t YtArrlcb In "fAKik Wlio'ic Here.'' SI the I Uh ."Xf Mtlnl.l'M vinel la .n nrrniippil thnt nn I i.-. .' onfrniwo lie xvpnru n rmn - it'eW, fbfluge of cOKtiiiiirs, lints, i-lioe, , okinw' nnd everything 5IU jry- i 'i wi't?Jttt 1 1 lit-rc iu "Tlie llluo t .scll,1' . IK. Nyyft p K m j'Sfc 5i CLEO MAYFIELD " LOOK WHOS HERE. " Gtrrick STELLA MOPrPI'SSCX Trocaclero TOPICS OF INTEREST TO MOVIE PATRONS Charles' Bryant Supporting Na zimova. More of Tom Mix's Stunts Film Flashes , Chnrles I'.r.vatit. who has for voine time been identified as lending man for Vuziiiinvn. was again engaged for that part in the newest Nnzimowl piodue- i Mini. "The Unit." n MMeen nilnptiitloii hv .lime Matliias fiom the pla in whirh Maude rulton the author, started. It will be at the Stlllilel Ilevt week. Mr Itrjiml has u notable sriccn lee old lie siniported Vimiiimn in "Ueve Inlion," "Tm of I'nte." "I',e for l- !" and "I hit nf thi' l'i " tie mnilp ,j, ilrlmt in l.nniliiii in Sn Aitlim I,;.,..,..,'.. i, ,..;,. .... I., tooit ,. ..n to Ameriea with Mrs fainpliell and leniained with her during two seasons, plaing with this noted nclrcs In l'li- Sec.mi! Mis . 'I'llllnlliMllt " nnd "Min-iln " He became leading man for Ktiiel 1 tarn mole in her tevival of "t'liptain Jinks " Then he appeared in Cciug" Iteriituil Sliaw's "Misalliani e." ami in Hubert llichens's "lielln Donna." and in some of .loll n (inlswoitln 's plns He has plajed leading parts witli Nll7immn in Iledda tinblei en s "W ild Duck. ' and "A Doll's Iloife." and wa her leading man m the vaudeville sketch "Wai llrides." whiili was lier initial veiituie in mot ton pictures. lir.Miut Waslibiirn ami l.ois Wil.oii. appearing in the new I'm amount Art craft pietuie. "Win Kmitli Left Home." ulllill is In lie slinw n nevt u eel. ill tin. Arenilifi nffet' litwlifiml.. n mi nl carthnuako aie leagued against Mm. A prettv seiviug maid inveigles him into a lather compromising sit tint ton. and his oiing bride. Miss Wilson, angered. I starts to leave in an automobile with i hpr aunt. Smith quickly disguises him . self ns a footpad and. holding up the machine nt the revolver point, kid naps his wife. This is the laughnble climax to what is declined to be a thoroilghlj eniojahle picture, crowded with novel situations, ti ml mirth. Tom Mix will be the star next week i at the Victoria, appearing in his latest William I'o piodiictiou. "Rough Hid- nig Hoiiiancf " Tom Mix is shown at the beginning a- an engaging .voting aiicliman who finds cighty-five-cent ' 'beefsteak bjond the reach of his I meager ,.ursi- Then he stiikes oil on his ranch and riches gush out for hint. The bright spot in ills life heretofore has been his close fiiemlship with a little barelegged boj . who tends fairj tales for him and seeks to convince hint that such tilings as his story book relates co ii lealb happen All tile w olid change for him when up exiled princess 11.1111 ine iiiukuu states passes through his ranch. Hi rescue of the princess, when he shoots a flower out of the hand of a desperado who is insulting her. and his subse uncut lassoing of tite had man ami drnifirlnir of him to the (laconic, when he suspends ti.M unworthy reiresen- tntifn nf IliP Wp4l Vdlll llllWll. Hie Sllil! tative of tlie V t0 be both ami 1 ., viit to Sim 1 irm.(,ss ,e rid ....... ,. lintli amusing as.' inriiiing. on mi Kinncisco to aid the 'iiles mi four llit?llts of ll I ir,..,. scape on Iiorseback. Hooth Tnrkington has signed a inn tract with the (loldwvn Co. which will give them the exclusive right to all of the writer's movie scenarios He will begin b.v preparing twelve tvvo-ieel ! comedies iu which his characters of 1 ('lnrence" and other American bojs .. .... ., will appear This marks a forward stride in the use of original material for the movies instead of adapted plas. There is a big diffeience between the time that studio work begins in the east nnd that of the west. In "alifor nla the pla.vers niuut be "uinne-up," lead to go to woik b.v Still) iu the morning, while nt the New "iork studios tlie actors usually 111 c ready about noon. Of course, the pla.vers in I the eastern plants usually aie acting in 1 P"K" Vi- which keep thcqi up at night. World Film is no more, but in its 1 nlnec tliere is tlie Hepublie Distributing 1 ('or,,, with Lewis J. Selzuiek as its too great. r The favorites of the "movies" me so well known to their admirers that it is seldom that the can go tor a walk or a ride without being recognized, "but how about their paTentsV It is n fact that all of them hnve parents, though most people seem to think that the 1 aie like Topsy and "just grew up." Kew picture stars are better known I thnn Lillian Mortimer, hut her father, 1 x'l, V Aliirtlliioiv i-niilil imsa Mm William A. Mortimer, could pass you .... .1... -tre'etf nf- I'hiladelnhia and 'not' liioivrr. ""- Itx Head, s I he Spoilers is i proving one of the real "reel sen 1 sations of the ,vear. It is repeating Its stage success and is proving a box 1 office ifmgnet. Hill larnuni and Kath llti Williams nre in the nil star cast f Dorothy Dulton'n greatest mifresa on 'tlie Hcreen iK sulci to be her latest pro , tltictlon, "IApaphe." n ktory of the unilervvorlil ol ll'flrit. Notable Cast for "John Ferguson" I'rnmiupnt In-the oast of-"John Ker- niisoti." xvliieli comes to the Ilroncl 5Ion fln.V iiicht, are Diidley Digites, Helen Treenian. I.ui-y Ileaimiont. Harry Me Colliim. John Hurby and Oeorge Ilren 'nam WHO3 WHO iS COPOTHt NAT?GAT?E.T CISH. TURNING YOUNG. Pbmt THE TABLES' FRENCH PLAYERS COMING Farces and Operetta Scheduled for Little Theatre l'lench fnicc is to be illuminated b.v tlie art of expert I'nrislan comedians nt the Little Theatre 011 tlie evenings of Nm ember 11. IU. 1!' and Id, The com -i.in. which is taking a btief tour ire liiniuary to its scheduled season at the Theatre I'ltrisien. New York, is in some degree sponsored bj Otto K11I111, who was lesponsible for iniiortiug the Yieux Coloinbier pla.vers two .vears ago. That organiatioii covered a broad field and emphasized especially the classic I'rem h drama old mid new. Tlie present tioupe accents the lighter mid one of tiie espe cially 1 liaractci istic aspects of tlie Trench stage. Three offerings will be made, Tues day and Wednesday w ill be devoted to a double bill, consisting of "Main liaiiche," b.v 1'ierie Yeber, of "Madame I'lcsidcnt" hilarit.v. and "Choncliette," 11 one-act operetta bv De Flers and Caillavet. authors of numerous Parisian hits, notably "La Helle Aventiire" I "The Heautifiil Adventure." I On 'J'liursda.v mid I'rida the attraction will be "tlucule du Loup" ("Wolf's Jaw ," I b.v that skilled conipounder of farces, Maurice Henucqiiin. The plavers have been 'drafted from sui Ii notable I'm is theatres as the Itenaissaine, the Antoine. the Ouevie, the tltatid (Juignol and tlie Vniieties. The engiigeinent at the Little Theatre1 will lie under the allspices of tlie 1 Trench play committee of I'lnladelphia. 1 PUZZLED BY TRAFFIC RUL.ES One of Original Martini Girls Learn ing American Way Ma.v Thompson, the little singing and 'dancing ingenue in "..tigel Pace," I Victor Herbert's musical comedy, cur- ' rent at the Torresl. is very Knglish iu her mannerisms. She came to this Country in her early "teens with the I Martini (Jirls. a dancing act which 1 created a fuiore in vaudeville citeles. afterwards joining "The (loddess of Liberty" in Chicago She was promin ent in the support of diehard Carle in 1 "!)() in the Shade," and more Intterlv was leading ingenue In "You're iu I Love," She says she has no wish to return to "dear old Lunnon" and insists that she is now thoroughly American. Tiaf fic gives bet trouble, for It seems that she caunot adjust herself to the way it is icgulated here. In I'nglanil it is the rule for vehicles to travel on the left, side of the stieet and bete on the right side. At first njery Mini ishe wanted to cross the street she looked the wrong way mid had many narrow escapes. Old Circus Bandmaster Dead l'aterson, N. .1,, Nov. 1.- James S Hobinsoii. reputed to have tlie largest collection of circus posters in the world, is dead at Morristown, this stnte. For more than forty yems he was band master with circus organizations re tiring while with tlie late I'. T. Har limn 111 ISilll. He was born in 18110. When's the Choruu Not a Chorus? The stage manager nf "Angel Tare." nt n recent rehearsal at the Forrest, asked that tlie principals step down to tlie footlights. F.very member of the company grouped themselves there waiting for the announcement. When ' the girls were asked wh they had 10111H they said in unison. "Why, we're BUbprinclpuls. aren't weV" ' I" Hoover Indorses Jewish Work Herbert C Hoover has indorsed the, Jew Mi war relief campaign, which opens here Tx'ov ember I" A letter" from the) former food iidministrator was lead nt b ineetiug of women workeis nt hendquar 1 ters. Hill Spruce street yesterday taaianaemBBnaKio 41st Lancaster Ave. 1 Thit Week MabelNormand 1 MICKEY The I'lclure Xou will I'lclure au eer Knrj;: """"""fcSWWrEB - LIMITED. . i IJ,. ,?, . .-ffltos. -111 A i . v tffl-- -dSfcTX . ' -- -; .- QOMANCL" Casitio-" """"LI a a m v. 1 , - a Vitior-M Mk x, ' mif'WZ' WBl.." fiBfe AILEE-N MAL DESMOND. W ". JMPl i. MM Si STANLEY. -HAPPINESS" 0Np0N jKk THE ENGLISH WHO LAUGH iW ev,,,. imS, 0ur Anglo-Saxon Brothers Have Ml IS J IN COMING ENTERTAINMENTS BE.RT LYTELL. LOMBARD! WF1FM TIPFFMAN. cilOHN FERGUSON;' Broad- HER "JUMPS'" ARE "HOPS" Grand's Headliner Keeps Theatrical! Engagements by Plane ' .. . . . .... 1 sing an airniane insteau ot tne sing an airplane tiniii. Miss Hope IMen, mindieniler and nviallix, will establish the iccord of being the first theatrical performer to fulfill n local engagement through this novel mode of travel, when she leaches this city tomuriow and lands her plane nt Island mad and F.lmwnod avenue, the flying field ofthe l,enusylv!ininAVro Seivice Corporation. Aiconipanving Miss IMen will be her stage associate Nnrmnn Fresc)tt. James i Sarsfield, a former ligger on the NC-4, ' and several inn hanics. Hefnie bringing her plane to earth Mis F.den will ciicle the city several times. In the evening she will be the guest of local aviators and the manager of the (trand Opera House. Hioail street nnd Montgomery avenue, wheie she will present her mystifying and interesting exhibition in thought ttansferencc during tlie w eek . Despite adverse vx en I her conditions Miss Kden has met with but n single accident, tins happening at Heading last Monday Lost in a heavy fog about a mile fiom tin city, she was forced down in a w ileal held. The soft ground caused the plane to tip over, damaging the machine slightly Miss l'den ea enped with a few scratches. mttixn 4 .xinvToaxiKRV l',li.Nlxori-Mrriltniter,(irn..Xler. I)Vll. XIATS. S5e N lhts. 83f &. 4Qe (Ine. tiix I .nkt i:nK "FRESCOTT" and IUISS HOPE EDEN ixilnd nartr Hml Ailalrlx) AKKJVK 11Y AKItOl'LANK XUMIAl AT 4 V. XI. IVnnu Aero Kervlce Field at IslHtid Road nnd Klmwoort Av Mflil'IIV & LAI'IIMAIt SXI tliK Chinese Tronne KAXi: I. IIKUM.XN XIOUI.KX i NKI.SCI.N'S I'KTh I in.il KpUoile LAST DAY Philadelphia Retail Grocers' FIRST REGIMENT ARMORY HHOAI) and CALLOWHILI, STS. All Exhibits Will Remain Open I'nUl 10 o'Clock Tonight ' KATHERINE LOCKE Series of Talks on Current Topics Ilellevtte. Stratford Ualllroom Altcrnntinc Tuesdays at 11 A. M. I-'IRST TALK NOVEMBER 1 Problems of 1'acific ShaiituiiR lSetiellt of XlrlhoilUt KnUrmml lloiltal SI'.AMIN TIC'KE'IM, S10 M.Mil.E AIIXIIHSIIIN. I.0 .iri'LY FOR Tll'KETH Tl mi si m ii. I'l'.mcK. linn riNi: ntri'.f.t riiimrknl' & Emmett .' XYelrh Minstrel UUITlOni ARCH A NINTH STS xivtinki: TIIIIAY. I0e to ROe ' n",-H iiK.ProfiteerinB Landlords strath haven inn WW w tBB Jules Jordan, who has plaved Abe ISbHB I'olash uiles in Lniiilon, snjs the I'ng- SBfilliKllalllB '1'-'1 People have 11 sense of humor. Mr. WMzymxMm&M&MWSttKi Jordan re'rentlv letiiined to this conn- I Mm!mSW WK ti.v nfter 11 vear in Knglund. JEHlwSMimWsBmxIlZsS? sSiBUm "The only difference Hill P m JlPliiif9H MWAKTIIMOIIH, VA Hallowe'rn Dinner Dunce Kilt Nc.lt. Hiatl I'. .XI. SSIKl'ASII dlVKN AWAY TON1I1HT Big Masquerade Carnival lI.(i: ItlMi 3lli t. Mnrkel HI.. . MCATIMI f. HNf'IMi "IKINfl Ol'T Ylll'H I'AltTY 1 - WfHi """Nw TSiii v TOM VIVIAN GRACE. MIX, PENSM0RE, WILLIAMS v 'ROUGH' LONDON Ktitcker- l Din Nir; nr i lti ROMANCE." Cdsiitcv -$, Viclgr-ia between 111erican audience and mi F.tiglish audience is that Americans want their humor subtle and quiet while iu Lng- luinl tlie comedian must work harder and emphasise vvith more punch every line intended for laughs," he sa.vs. "Hut they can laugh ovei Jheie and the.v appreciate American humor de spite cm rent opinion." Mr Jordan comes to l'hilnde'pliia 111 "Husiness Hefore I'lensme," a' the Walnut ne.xt week. Iu this co.iied.v . the third nf tlie Potash and Tcrlniutter series, .Mr. Joitlnn. ns Abe, engages in tlie 11 1 111 tiiisincss, up iin nliiiecl ti ' 1'ntncli t.iiitw c,,,(tn tlll'l ........ ,..,..-. ,.,.,,, ...... Started Careers, at Hull Hnn Hull House, the Chicago social wel- .,..-. , ,iu,.,,.... 1 .' n. . ter" ' "7 ' , IJ t t , ttriciii' S? .M?U' ie si Z I i" ; """ ".', ..-.j.mi.- ' iavis anu netty riescotc. Iloth ceived their first stace exnerlence J re- members of the theatrical compan.v that produces plays for the benefit of the children of one of the world's greatest melting pots, the "west side" of Chi cago. CHESTNUT BELOW imci ,.r "i itti.. i...,....n. '' 11...: :'"i". '" " v - .. THE KEITH SHOWS ARE THE BEST SHOWS! Herman '1 (inhere fterH u feiiHonHble 'Imifful Iriuntpli! Jay-GOULD & LEWISflo in "CHICKEN CHOW MEIN" n mrrtcan-Chtnpsr luntnto in I'our Xuursfs With Company of SO, Inrlmllnc l"lock of ltromlwnv Trim n In WILL OAKLAND- Jn n Repertoire of A KRAXIATIC SKNSATIOX! IIM:ril KI)VYAI(I) Bennett & Richards rreienlliiE "DARK CLOUDS" LIDA MacMILLAN & BERT SNOW IIITerlng a Comedy Pketfli Cnlleil "CONTRARY." Iiy -Xlnrk 1:mIii RAYMOND & SCHRAM NORA JANE & CO. TJEW KINOGRAMS Kxtru Added Attrartlonl AND Vint Alipenranee llerel AILEEN STANLEY The filrl With the I'erhonnlllr In Chiirncter Song Next Week! Grand Tvto Miowt ll.ill. 2 I. Al., HUe mill ft.tc, Ineludlnir X'nr Tux. Mlhl. H I'. XI., 30.- to SI. Ml, Inrllldlne War Tax Healn luaH n Week In Achanre. Hell. Illliert 330.Xi Kejotone, Race 2130 'o Teleiihone Order for Mltiinlnv or tlnlldnsh Bargain Mat. Thuri. 25c50c-7Sc Regular Mat. Saturday WALNUT ZSC to $1.00 Phone Walnut 2160 Matinee Today Tonight Lett llltsT TI5i: AT l'dl'lILAR 'MONTAGUE - Potash and Perlmutter'lin the "Fillum" Business NOV. 10 SEATS THURS. Direct From A 1 1 N. Y. Triumph cJULES dOPDAN. "BUSINESS BEFORE m.,.. . PLEASURE- Walnut- NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES J. Fred Zimmerman Tells Why He Pioneered In This Field ' J. Fred Zimmerman, dean of local theatiical managers, has five big neigh -hoi hood theatres under his care, and evidently enjoys it. He was a pioneer iu this field. ".My idea about a neighborhood play house." Mr. Zlmmoimnn explained, "originated something like this: Theie luive always been little icstaurants where n man could go iu 11ml get a cup of coffee nnd a roll for ten i cuts it ised to be less but the man who had some money (or wanted people to think r he had) thought he coiildn t iillonl lie seen coming out or 11 oiie-arin lunch shop. And that was why the higher class lunchrooms filled cxnetly the right place, Kv cry body goes; nobody ever feels ashamed to be seen theie, even If lie could nfford to buy all his meals at an cMiensive hotel. "Well the neighborhood playhouse conies just in between the high-priced moving picture or vaudeville houses and the small ones with the scarlet . . . : . 1. ..111 it I'i"ii MiiiiuiiuviiiK so""' iniiuui. . t-umming a Xue III tlie dining loom, wheie the party " "'. '"!.. nrm ' , "" '!."B" 1 nee rmmni hit t-iumuiuMi nm 10 'n a" "is(' ""I'1 "' nt!l''n ,imt"' -f 1 "-; $& iLlKf 'I would learn jign language. They have i, ,!.... i f..... - i. necomi-very pre ..cicn.i. ii.ee, s,, ,,,,,. that the other evening when the doors of the room were opened by John Young, which was a, cue for laughter and talk, they foigot themselves, nnd only made signs. TWELFTH STIIEET AMERICA'S I'ltl'.VIIKIt ( ONTRA-TEXOi; Hones Old and New oyi'.r 1ikiie fkoxi "oykk therb" tii.w corhim; Hunting & Francis 1'rel.entlnir "TIIK 1'l.OW TJt SHOl1" Anniversary Jubilee Nights, 25c to $1.50 Seats, Lower Floor, 51.03 Sat. Night, All Lower Floor, $1.51 Time "Parlor, Bedrpm"and Bath" PRICKS A, II, XVOODS Tresentt A NEW COMEDY GLASS " JULES ECKERT OOODMAN A Rapid-fire Farce of Mystery and Surpriiei "IT HAPPENS TO EVERYBODY", Harry Sheldon's Now American Comedy TIMBERG NOW A PRODUCER "School Days'' Star to Stage Big Act at Keith's Not so many years ago Herman Tim berg wan one of fills Kdwards's juve nile stars. He made a name for him self nft n singer and a comedian and In n couple of seasons gained, distinction in vaudeville, When still in his' teens Vounc Timberei was featured In n three- act musical comedy called "School Days," which -was nn elaboration of the 'vaudeville act iu which ho mnde his debut. This piece played the legitimate thentres for two or three seasons. Tlm iierg this season lins blossomed out ns a producer of one of the most pretcn- 1 tlous musical nets In vaudeville. The production is called VChicken Chow Mein" and decrlbedns an "American-Chinese fantasy in four courses.' The principals nre Jay Gould and Flo j Lewis, well known in vaudeville. Tim berg's tirst big effort ns n pioilucer will lie scjni as tlie Keith feature the coming week. THEATRE FOR MISS MAYFIELD New York House to Be Named for Singing Comedienne Cleo Mnyfield, costnr of "Look v no s nere, is saui 10 ur uuc m m . most beautiful women on the singe; in tact, l ecu liCan uoes not nesiiuu- iu proclaim this on the (larrick. A syndi cate has been formed, to be known ns the "Lean Syndicate," and plans have been completed, enntrncts let out and building operations soon to begin to erect on Htoadwny a well-equipped the ntre to lie known: ns "Tlie Mayfield. Miss Mayfield iu "Look Who's Here weuis some costumes thnt are a leveln I ion of the diessmivkcr's nrt. Miss May -field's costumes arc nil designed by hrr self. Burton Holmes Lectures Begin Soon The annual series of Hurton Holmes trnveiogues nre to begin this month nt I the Academy of Music. Last summer 1 Mr. Holmes motored over Northern 1 France, AKnee-Lorraine, the occupied Hhinelnnd and Helglum. As n result, he and Ills cameras bring back impres sions of just liow these portions of 1 F.urope looked nt the time ot his visit I and ns thev ' will doubtless look to American tourists who will go nuroau this coming year. Mr. Holmes's trnvei ogues tye in nn sense "win" talks;" what he proposes to show nnd tell about is the F.urope of today the changes xviouglit b.v the war in the "devastated legions," and also in the; undestroyed cities nnd in the Iovel.v countrysides and in the centers of commerce nnd manufactures. Bargains in Comedies Through his long friendship with A. II. Woods, the pioilucer, Charles C. 11 ..nl .... .n..n.. nt Clin Wntnltt II tllllllllllSI'l , JIIUIlilRI I U UK ....,...,.,. has been able to secure two Woods nt- tractions. The plays are "Tarlor, llecl- 100111 and Hath" this weeK nnu "Husiness Hefore Pleasure" next week, 1 11 Potash -Perlniutter show. Ilnth come dies enjoyed runs in Philadelphia last season. Now they can bo seen with excellent companies nt (he Walnut's popular prices. TROCADERO homi: or RKriMcn 111'RMS.sQim IQTH-Jt Alirll MAT. HA1I.V This Aftrnioon ami Kvenlnr Till: XIONTK C'.XItl.O (illtl.S lrk t'om. .Nov. 3. The SWEET kWEETIE GIRLS with Max Field and Stella Morrisscy I'HOT01T.AYS Ail L 13th, Morris & I'aayyunk av-i niuniiiuiu Mat, uaiij at '-; i;vi,'8.u:4a a. i KIMJ IlAl'.OOT In "THn MAN WHO STAYED HOME" ANITA STEWART ill "THE XVRKCK" A Df Aril A CHESTNUT llflow 11)11 MtWMlJlM. jo A. M tolll5r. M. JACK PICKrORI) In I "HUIUJI.AU ltY 1'ROXY" ni i iPniDr broad street ani DU.VJILDHXL' SUSQUEHANNA A'E. DOROTHY DA1.TON In "TIIE .MARKGT OF SOUI.S" , BROADWAY ndatvt TAULINE PHEDEilirK In , 'i I "BONDS OF I.OVE" ' CAPITOL uoiftcr 722 JIARKET STRIET in A. ir to ti!in p m. uoi:rt xx'arxvicic in IN .Xll.ZOUHA" PHI ON11A1 atm. & Maplevxood'kxei. KKJLAJLltL. L.:3o, 7 and 0 If M. notir!r.AS paiiihanks in "IIIH -MAJESTY THE AMERICA 'DDCco main st., manaycx'k C'.'K J1V1J ll-vJJ MATINEE DULY D XV. GRIFFITH'S I "HROKEN HI.OSSOMS" f FAIRMOUNT MiSAV?Affi -MATINEE JA1LY RniSCAbE In f 3U.Y, M. P." ATRI-1811 JJAet St. HESSIE 11A "hirrr K CAIVIII' V THtlATRI- i -xiritj i u A. M. to Jlldnlht. MARY I'lCKFORD 111 I "TIH-fHOODl.UM" ( . 'irYTH 'VT TIlEATTtlTneiowFpriice. JUllltH. lUTINKf DAILY OUY T.MrRY In J "THfJ UNDERCURRENT'! FRANKLIN T1,,SR1JTER WILLIAM nilRSBI.I, In) "HERO STUFF" j GREATvNORTHERN T&Sl n c rinicpiitii'n "IIROKEN HI.OSSOMS' IAIDITD I A I GOTH A: WAIJT STS. i . ' iivn iii-vi. Mats. 2 :.1(). kg,, 7 4 9, ,..'..: "me i ii ii'h i "HrtOKEN 1ILOSSO.MSI I RADRR 4,s''' & AANCArfBn Avn. - - - aiA-i lNi:n IAILY iitif.liiii.V' i K. ULARKIa "ti'wii ill I'ltU.Xl I.IRFRTV nnoAD colMria av. - . .vi ATINEEPAILY Jl.UA Mr.WARTV II "HEIt. KINQDOM OF DRJVMS" 333 MARKET 8M,T,'?S oiiiiuuctf iiAititii HIAP.IN In "iirnn'ii MnnFI 4M (1' ST.j Orchestra. - unni iHiiimf f ii iici.ta.u r Aii.Niiar n "WOI.VKS OK TIIK NtoiT' 1.mr . m . . ,.. U7""rJ. v OVERBROOK ife.y. MARY PICKFRD in 'THE HOODLUM" RROAD ST Al iniTORIM nroj t 'Rockland KINO IIAOQH "THE MAN WHO 8TATBPJLT HOME" PrlWPlAY5SV f THRU X ( y&lhn&y, ) V XOMPANY r J-NOFlMERICA FURFKA 40TH & MAKET STS. IVJIXL.IN.V MAINEB DAILY WALLACE REtlxV "THE VALLEY OF CAffTB" SHAMROCK ON BROADWAY Youngster Steals a March on Vet eran Producers ,Few paid attention, and cared leas, judging from the attendance at the premiere of "John Ferguson," which had been in nlmost every prominent producer's liancl, but In vain, until a little band of Irish actors decided to produce! it. They pooled their limited resources, selected a cast, leased a theatre, nnd on the opening night their credit in the bank wns the Inrge sum t nineteen dollars and forty-two rents, with a debt for actors' services staring them in the face. News travels fast on Hroadway and on the second night severnl producers looked "John Fergu son" over xvlth 11 view was to Its possi bilities. How preposterous it seemed for an Irish play of the soil and heart f to grip Hroadway ! Just a mere flash I A crazy idea of a few actors 1 These and similar expressions passed from office to office. However, "John Fer guson" grew dally in popularity nnd Hroadway was sinriicci at. ine uewn that it xv ns to move to a larger theater In order to meet the demand for seats. Wurra : Wurra ! l'rociurcrs xvcro uoi. on the trail. Hut Wnlter Wanger, a youthful producer, had his contract for St. John Irvine's piny securely locked up iu a deposit vault, llrady, Weber. Cort and David Ilclasco, the seer of. good plays, were among xnosa wno turned the script down. The play starts its road lour .next week at the Broad. Three Well-Known Principals The three young men in "Angel Face" who impersonate the fiances of the three daughters have all appeared prominently in various productions, John lleinhnrd having played in "Madame Sherry" and nn important pnrt in "Princess Pnt," besides being fentured in numerous motion-picture fenturs; Hlchard Pyle, playing the leads in "Leave It to Jane" and Oh Hoy" and Howard Johnson appearing in "numerous Hrondwny offerings. Cecil Lean's Dual Role To see Cecil Lean in his new mu" sicirl play, "Look Who's Here," at the Garrick, nnd to see Mr. Cecil Lean, mayor of Suunpcc Falls, N. H., are quite two different things. Mr. Lean, who is extremely popular here, plays two otffcrent roles in lif During the winter he is nn nctor, but in the sum mer le is a plnin Yankee farmer. "Sunrise" Little Theatre Booking "Sunrise." a new play by Wlllard Mncl. author of "Tiger Rose" and ft number of other successes, ,will open at !. T iitln 'ri,ant,'n nn 'VrtVAItlber 54. IIIC ..lilt'- -..... .'" ,..,...... - T)....... I..'.,vi!n1- ii.tll tin fAnfltrPfl nun n distinguished cast will support him. M.PENJK I.nncstr Ate. IIfl.40tli S li Diillr 'JilBi win r.xt. i k v 5 BIG ACTS The Snnir-WrltInK Comedian BOBBY HEATH SIX BATHING GIRLS Margaret Young r'inn SETHEL MAYHALL & CO.!! 5 PrpKcntlrn: "TIIK lVnONCl HtY" 1 SAllen & Lee, Sherwin Kcliyj 5 Ilrst XVt I'hllmlrlnhlil Shovxlnt I PAULINE FREDERICK S In New' Photoplar 5 "BONDS OF LOVE" SrhotnolnTi Thru 8tnnler Co. of AmerlrnS f HII.I, CHANOKD THUItSDAY i :MvuxuxvmutvmuHvvmu? nioTorKWR w J and 3HT The fo lowing theatres obtain their pictures through the STANLEY Company of Amer ica, xx'iich is a guarantee of early showing of theinest productions. Ask for the theatre in yoir locality obtaining pictures through the Sanloy Company of America. PAI APR" 1S14 MARKET STREET rAl.-VC jo a. M, to 11:1,1 P.M. DAVID POWELL in "THE TKETHxOF TUB TIQER" PR tMPPQQ 1("8 MARKET STOEET r II1'SV10 8:30 A. M. to 11:15 P. M. LEW CODY In "ARE YOU LEGALLY MARRIED:" R FP PNJT MARKET ST. Below 1TTH rEAjE.lN 1 11 A.M. toll T.M. MAROUERITE CLARK in , "LUCK IN PAWN" RIAI TO GERMAN-TOWN AVE. r1'1-' J AT IUIJEHOCKBK ST. ANITA STEWART Infi r "HUMAN DESIRE" RT 1P.V MARKET ST. BELOW 7TH IXUDI jo A. M. to 11:15 IV DOLORES CASINELLI In "VIRTUOUS MODEL" 5AOV 12U MARKET STREET Jrt VVI , 8 A. M. TO MIDN! !IGHT MADELINE TRAVERSE In 0.1AIIE. JC I'AHia ' TANJI PY MARKET ABOVE 18TH J 1 -l"tL,C I 11!15 A. M. to 11:15 P. M. nr'.n'v t vTE?r.T. c "LOMHAHDI. LTD." VFPTORIA MARKET ST. AD. 0TH V 1V 1 JIli 0 A.M. to 11 :15 P.M. ALL-STAR CAST In "UJlKUKKlia" TIIE NIXON. NIRDLINOER THEATRES O BELMONT B2D AB0VE MARKET ANITA STEWART n "HUMAN DESIRE'1 CEDAR 00TH AND CEDAR AVB- CHARLES RAY In "THE EGQ-CRATE WALLOP" COI ISFUM MARKET 13ET. .WL.liJEUlVl botji AND 00Tn HERBERT RAWLINSON In "A DANGEROUS AFFAIR" FRANKFORD ins F""ord at ' KESSUE HAYAKAWA In "IN THE COURAGEOUS COWARD" I flf I ICT B2D AND LOCUST HTREETS Mata.l:S0.3:U0. EVB.0:80 to 11. ENID BENNETT tn "STEPPING OUT" MV?Sm S2D AND MARKET STS. INl.A.WIN :lfi, 7 and 0. HERBERT RAWLINKON In "THE CARTER CASE" DIPI I B2D AND SANSOM STB. rUV-lil . MATINEE DAILT OERALDINE FARRAR In "THE WORLD AND ITS WOMAN" t- STRAND aEUMAirrojAVR KNAKQO ENID BENNETT In "RTEPI'INO OUT" JEFFERSON SS. SSf ffiffi? MARY PICKFORS In "THE IQODLUM" PARkr RIDGE AVE. DAUPHIN VrJ rMMS. .Mat Sll. nc.n;4atc41. " HENRV . WARNER In "FOR A WOMAN'S HONOR" i it! Sfl V.f w ,1 1 J 'f i -" tr ' ,- ) ! ilt
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