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EVENING' PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, FEBRtTARY 3, 1920
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MUSICAL SHOWS FEATURE WEEK'S AMUSEMENTS NEW MOVIES PRESENT WELL-KNOWN STARS
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."TILUE'S NIGHTMARE"
STILL LAUGH-WINNER
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IViario Dressier Revivos Musical
Comody Classic, to Pleasure
of Audience ,
TUrrliiB the farts that it wnt revived
nt the Broad and had as star Uiat broad
comedienne. Marie Dressier, there wai
rothini! brnad nbout the resuscitated
"Tilllc'H Nightmare,',' a music comedy
ela-,slc or a decade ago. The romrrcc
tion, jokes, situations, ,and' it even
ofemed. eccnery, was wholesale nnd
wholesome. After tlireo Vuiccisful sea
frtii( on tiic load nnd n flipr in the
movies, it was relegated to the store
house whence it has emerged ns amus
ing ns eer, if the laughter and an-
plauM! of the audience are, signs of the
quality of diversion. Certainly the
quality of its diversion is not strained
through the sieve of itony nnd finesse,
hut droppeth through a wide-gauge
colander at least. It is robustious,
loud and jolly.
Appropriately signalizing the infre
quent mival of n musicnl comedy, the
auditorium of Jlie Hroad, usually ic-t-rncd
for the higher reaches of the
drama, echoed to tlic laughs won by
Tlicspis in lighter mood. I.en Miss
Dressier, prpbnbly our largest and
loudest lady comique. was giddily light,
especially on her feet, which is nn
athinvmont, considering her heft.
f.ittle attempt has been made to mod
ernize ndgar Smith' book, or A. Bald
win Sloane's score and this was wise,
for as they stand they are nbundantlv
supplied with hilarious material. To
be fure. Tillic's jachting jag is incu
bated by loganberry juice instead of
(hampague, ns in what must be con
ntlered the prohlbhistorlc version.
Then theie is n '-'.7fi stanza interpolated
in the immoitnl balloon ditty, "There
fiors Another One." The music has
Viceu futurizeil a hit with jazz, but no
impious blaring of the brasses, no im
pudent ragging of the rlijthm, havo
desecrated the sacred measures of that
heart touihirg. soul -reaching ballad
"Henen Will Protect the Working
(.ill." Miss Dicssler, with her inim
itable coloratura, does nil the blaring
and nigging that this classic can stand
The audience was anxious for encores,
hut the --tar cojl declined to accommo
date posibl for the renson that it
must be Jis hard on the oice and the
vnral method as that other classic, Eva
Tanguaj'R "I Don't Care. '
Miss Dressier was a long ton of mirth
herself and had tapable support. Oc
fawa Broske, who plaed the sister in
the original, and .1. Clarence Hnrve,
the imenlor, were missed, of course,
hut the new incumbent, Juliette I.ang
and Harry Huguenot, proed accept
able A large chorus, well and fre
quently dressed, graced the proceedings.
There is a lice in "fillip's Nightmare"
bout an act having a hard time to
iue.-ze a giggle out of the audience,
ut it does not apply to "Tillie's Xight
maie." which extructs not onlv giggles,
hut jtuffaws with the easiest of ease.
AN ATMOSPHERIC DRAMA
"The Crimson Alibi," at Adelphl,
Has Old-Tlrfie Flavor
'"Ihe Ciimson Alibi." drnmati.ed bv
Cipoige Iliondhrtrst from the novel of
Odawis I!o Cohen, presented nt the
Adelphi, marks a return to the old wajs
In the nlaj of many Mcnes, there being
tour acts and nine scenes ns well as
the virtuous heio anil heroine, only this
tune several virtuous heroes and hero
inis ligurcd: in fact, in this "mellow"
drama nearlv every one was virtuous.
There was this essential difference the
nl.i real, suie-cnough villain in the
pmv was killed in the very first moment
of the prologue As all students of the
'mellow" drama know, no one could be
fally guilty of murdering the villain.
There is then the murder, committed
in the dm I. privacy of Joshua Quincy's
Jibrarj. The audience sees the old man
falcd in his thnir, .the door opens
yuictlj. ii hand is shown by Ihe cver
fnithfiil 'spot light" cooly picking up
Mlur dagger from a tabic and then
a lunge of the weapon, n gasp add the
murdeier nonchalantly departs.
rhi' real deJccliM' (an amateur de
twtiir of couise. or at least not a
J'Rulai one), DaWd Carroll, is sought
for the tuse Come then mam scenes
'looted In the whitewashing of the
variou, "suspects" and much loose
'ambling along until about the middle
"f the second net, when things tighten
nn and one is led to the big scene, the
"auk dismal, forbidding abode of
"ooks the Hotel Carter, with its many
looms and corridors and numerous
"Slits of stairs. Here ensues one, of
'" prettiest exhibitions of general gun
j'laj seen in u long while. It has noth
ff to do with the solution of the
nysterj. but it certainly has "at
nosplure." In, fact., despite its dis
ifjjaiines the uituo of the production
atmosphere."
Harrison Hunter was the detective,
uave. ro(ksure. "stagy," one might
'yen su&prtr. propel ly so. William H.
Hiompson brought bis veteran art to
l'ar on the pait of Professor Bristol.
n,i, "moll?w" but effective piece of
,, ., R"l,ha .Mann's emotionalism
lni..nwfal "01t ?f " melodramatic
in iue 100 per cent in love, nnd Robert
nViLWHS,fcuffi.cIcntlv iSn"-nt nnd In
foil n R '"7 I!V,T lo ,mik(" a Plendid
mil One of the most interesting bits
.n .... nerformanie, liowever, was the
hnm. ' '10,useeeper of the Quiucy
Vh ,T'rlbutl u.v 'nda Palmer.'
who didn't know nnj thing about the
ban r,Jiho staB'ng. done by Mrs. T.il-
h 7 d,7; """"buted very much to
" afoicsaid utniosphere.
BURLESQUE' BILLS
wihT'E'"? "?'n Weli-U'. Big Show"
hurl?0'1 wst a,nd t'h(m"J make this
hurlcsque attrnctlvPi We, h ,
bSan " n t" vaudeville and
hX?q.'e t,!are-Boeu alike, is never
las been picked with nn eye to beauty.
Jnd ni.ar.e V?ral 80l1 fconB numbers
"a plenty of humor to brlug laughs.
.,!5','l,r 'CSIrl. From the Follies"
, if.! nK..'.,,,'V0fkinf: sl,w that lives
tudo .', itU,P' ",,nH ia m P'llehrl-
MlunV rw,lni?p- lh,0 d,Ipf interpreters
Harr v ' I,nu('"y. "oprnno soloist:
Vi... Vn,.-Clasy- Juvenile; UKry
der ?'. i,cLt,p eon'edian, und Fred Ben
"lr llildlsh cotnlaue.
comique.
hurlfJ.,0 'Al Abe Isolds TtPTUei"
is drffi,0' ,,hc nc"er nnn1 better sort,
ilkh inmi'Ji U-rg? udt'nc;' Tub Yid
nd his offl1 ,s fculurFd new role
"r n,, eff?rl n,ro received with laugh
', ?unnI Bale plays a leading feral-
owLh Ct Tl,npful music wItb wc
raae up a well balanced show.
Lunacy Board Appointed
y 1 M.1?. army org have been named
Urd n nan.t!.acneral Robt LcoBul
ion institute the lunacy commls
Grove, n. "ami?n Into tho .sanity of
nrVft" "'eland Bergdoll. Philadelphia
Continuing Attractions
GAnillOK"1hTcc Wise Fools,"
n delightful blend of comedy,
farce, melodrama nnd emotional
drama, based on the change
wrought in the lives of three
bachelors, who adopt the daugh
ter of the sweetheart all had
vainly wooed cf yore. Finely
acted. '
FORREST "Hitchy-Koo," the
1010 version of Ilaymond Hitch
cock's characteristic revue. Has a
number of interesting specialties,
including new dances. A trnvesty
on the movies is a rollicking
feature.
PHILADELPHIA "The Cat
Bird," a comedy of .sparkling
dialogue, Clever basic idea is well
carried out. Ilupcrt Hughes is the
author, and John Drew, as star,
has a part which he interprets
with the finesse of his fine comedic
talent.
JA'RIO "Forever After," n play
of love and youth nnd wistful
yearning and finally satisfied
romance. Alice Brady, the movie
fKvorite, is the star, and is capa
bly supported.
GREENWICH VILLAGE
SHOWS ITS. FOLLIES
And Shubort Audience Is De
lighted With Its Many
Manifestations
Once upon a time a Greenwich Village
resident wrote a play nnd lost It in the
New York subway and the fact was
briefly mentioned in the Snm S. Shubcrt
Theatre last night. But the audience
didn't care. People there seemed to be
very well satisfied with what they got.
What they got was what Philip Bar
tholomae and John Murray Anderson,
who aic lesponsible. call n revusical
comedy entitled "The Grcenwioh Vil
lage Follies," with music by A. Bald
win Slonnc and costumes designed by
Shirley Barker and scenes designed by
Charles B. Falls, nnd stunts by the
ladies and gentlemen hereinafter men
tioncd. Let the credit go where it is de
served. The requisites of u revusical comedv
nic pretty girls, beautifully attired and
tasterull.i iiuatlired : pleasing nnd in
genious scenic effects, whistleable and
toe-titillating music, bright lights and
u broad humor that provokes shaking
laughter. These things the Shubcrt pro
duction piotidcs abundantly. There is
also a superstition among revusicalists
that what the public wants, is n little
coarseness mixed with its humor.
Judged by other rcvusienl and girlesque
and other new-minted ndjectivcs bhows
that have be.cn produced in this city this
season, the present producers have acted
temperately. The show would have
been just ns clever, just as mirth-provoking,
just as pleasing to the eje if it
had been a total abstainer.
And "The Greenwich Village Follies"
is n corking good show ! There is no
doubt about it ! It is staged admirably,
onebit of delight following another so
lapidiy that not onec did one have time
to wonder what was coming next.. Be
fore one wondered one knew. More
over, the members of the east appeared
to be enjoying themselves, which is
surctv that the crowd was with them
and that they "were getting rt over."
First honors as lnugh provoker went
to James Watts, a burlesque dancer
nnd singer, whose vocal organs are as
educated as his legs and capable of ns
many eccentricities. Ted Lewis, th?
jazz king, won (and deserved) an ova
tion. Miss Frances White wns "cute
and clever." Paul Burns was capable
and adequate. And there were others,
singers nnd dancers and comedians, who
pleased the crowd. Miss Grace Kmcr
son, who substituted for Ada Forman,
the featured dancer in the show, re
ceived generous and well-deserved ap
plause. Ann tne ononis wen, they
don't make them any more lissome or
lovely. And there you are !
steady7lowof fun
"Somebody's Sweetheart" a Hit,
and So la Chief Comedian Kent
If Philadelphia refuses to enthuse
oer "Somebody's Sweetheart." which
opened last night at the Chestnut Street
Upera House, it certainly will not be
Ihe fault of the show's chief comedian.
William Kent. Kent, nlrcad.v well
known here ns an individual hit in a
number of successes, returns to create
a pergonal triumph. Seldom has any
thing tunnlcr been seen here in years
than bis impersonation, and the re
peated and vociferous applause which
followed his long nnd extremely funny
becne toward the close of the opera bore
testimony to the plensure or the audi
ence.
It is only fair to say that Kent had
good material to work with and a tal
ented group of co-workers. Hnmmer
stein's newest musicnl show, made up
of Alonzo Price's book and Antouio Ba
funn's score, is abounding in all the
good things that spell success. To aid
the principal comedian there are Louise
Allen, his vis-a-vis; Ardelle Cleaves
as the gypsy and John Dunsmorer of
the old Bostonians, as her admirer. Miss
Cleaves and her violin and Dunsmorc,
with n splendid baritone voice, scored
undeniably.
The tuues were attractive, though not
particularly catchy, often verging on
what might be called higher opera. The
scenes were adequately mounted. After
all is said, it was Kent and more Kent
that put the show over in whirlwind
fashion.
Melodrama at Orphaum
Robert H. McLaughlin's tense and
stirring melodrama, "The Eternal
Magdalene," was presented at the
Orpheum by Mae Desmond and ber
players. The plot deals with the chas
tening process by which a self-righteous
man learns to legard his erring fellow -mortals
with humanity and sympathy.
The flaw in his own armor is an in
discretion of his early youth, which is
brought vividly before him during a
religious campaign conducted by an
evangellstof slangy vocabulary and
strenuous personality. Miss Desmond
as "The Woman" has ample opportu
nity to display her etnotlonnl talents.
She was ably supported by Frank
Fielder and the full strength of the
popular company.
Dollar la Worth a Dollar
Authorities at the United States
Mint, Seventeenth and Spring Garden
streets, nre continually bothered by
persons anxious to Bell silver dollars at
a premium.' They are misled by the ro-
I port that the standard dollars .contain
hibout $1.08 to $1.12 worth of silver.
(The dollar is worth a dollar, and no
more, authorities Bay.
Appeals to Police for Aid
Michael Berrichlo, eighteen years old,
702 South Randolph street, has ap
pealed to the police of the Third and
DeLanrey streets station, for assist
ance, The boy said he was ill and in
distress.' His Btory nrlll be Invest!
ja(ed.
ROONEY'S 'SONG SHOP'
SCORES HIT AT KEITH'S
Warron JacKson and Robort
Adams Offer Melodious Cem.
Other Acts Co Big
Pat Itooney certainly conceived
something when he thought of "Ye
Song Shop." n delightful, tuneful com
parison of old-time melodies nnd pres-ent-dav
lazz nnd ragtime, and War-
rpn .TnnL-cr.ii nnd Robert Adams arc
just the two needed to make the brad
liner nt Keith's this week the big sue
cess that it Is
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argument between tlioso two pleasant
singers. Ode defends old-time mel-
odies, while the other champions the,
present-day airs. They agree to nllow
the audience to decide.
The scene is a song shop. Two great
books, one on cither side of the stage,!
open ftom time to time to disclose the
words of the air then being sung. As
the books open one of the-several young
lauies in the snow, an iin-n uu ....,.,
lr.no fnrtl. in rnllllinC tO SUlt 111C air,
that is, tho old-time melodies were rep-
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resented by costumes nnu iw .""' ""
by lack of make-up.
Anna Held. Jr., came, saw and con
quered. Assisted by Emmet Uuilfpyl.
the daughter of the other Anna Held
displayed some of the name delightful
moods and airs that helped make her
mother famous. In her .opening song
she claims her "mother's big brown
eves." She has. Her costumes were
gorgeous. Guilfoyl was just the proper
foil for her art. He rounded out the
net perfectly. ,. ,
Others on the program were men
ards. porlraing dainty dancing types,
Frank and Fischer nnd Eldrie Oilmnre.
n clever comedy couple; Daisy ellis.
nn American pianist of distinction.
Paul Morton nnd Naomi Glass, the
popular personality pair, who offered n
delightful and well-received musical
satire; George Bobbe and Kddlf el
soo. in a comedv selection, "is (tin -Thomas
F. Swift and Mary H. Kclley.
iiun clever offering ot song '""
loguc. and Captain G ruber nnd Mile.
Adclina in a miniature tircus offering.
Alleghenj Music nnd dnncing by
Johnny Ford and the five Original
Mclodv Maids give a good start to the
interesting bill. Amoug the attractions
pre Harry Longford and Anna bred
cricks in a skit with the well-chosen
title. "Scream" ; Welch. Mculy nnd
Montrose. clecr comedians: ''""ej
and Anderson, adept jugglers; Viola
Lewis nnd company, juveniles, nnd
the photoplny. "Hjes of Youth,' with
Clara Kimball Young.
Globe "Too Many Husbands." tune
ful and dainty, sets a high level. Wil
liam I.nmpe & Co. have n clever Jurce
irT"One Flight Up." which adds up-j
loarious comedj. Tom Brown's Saxa
phone Four, musicians: Billv l'lliotl.
blackface: Hddic Heron & Co., nojclj
! ketch: Bobby Hcnshaw, popular music
Billv Bouncer, acrobat: Cantwell and
Walker, in a pleasing skit, nnd others
score.
Broadway Music and comedj com
bine" with n splendid dramatic sketch in
the make-up of nn unusual bill. Burns
and Kissem are among the chief fun
...nbnp.. n..rl Ti. i Inn ..n.l U'n..l ...1.1 1. ni
kbit of laugh provocation. Charles Mac-
I I In, i. It. n t n,w.nn .... i.nrni.- . .1.!. !..
1VU.IUI3 nun lUIUIIUI.J (IKI'lll .1 Mill. Ill
which clever actors use their ability
well. West nnd Hdnnrds, musical
comedians, and Douglas Fairbanks''
latest photoplay, "When Clotidi I.oJI
Bj" complete the. bill.
Cross Keys -Variety is displayed in
bill which boasts two head-liners of1
distinction. Al White nnd compauy !
present n coined plujlet. The Tctsu
wari Japs have n remarkable oriental'
novelty. Amoi g the other acts are Al
Fields, the monologist ; (lilleu nndMul
cahy, musicians; the Baker Citv Four,
with melody of all kinds; the Marklev '
Trio, who radiate syncopation. ' '
William Penn Horlick and the San- i
apn Sisters, a trio of dancers wiio can I
really dance, are among the delights of
an entertaining bill. Jimmy Uowiandi
and Tom Median win their way into'
the respect of their nudience. which
leaves holding its sides nfter a lollickingl
comedy skit. Furman and Xash put I
over some clever songs and Black and '
White nre n capable acrobatic team
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Clara Kimball Young, In the. wrccn
version of "Ryes of Youth" completes
tho bill. '
Grand Mertens nnd Arena, described
as "two funny men with n funny dog,"
amused the children nnd the grown-ups,
Other numbers Included Maxinc "Sikcs"
Douglas, assisted by Al Garbelle In a
ejever scenic nnd song revue ; Tom Gil
len. monologlst. otherwise known ns
"Finnegan's Friend"; Kvans nnd Wil
son, In n novel skit entitled "Will You
Marry Me?" and Kstelle nnd Bert Gor
don, comedv duo. "Too Good to Bo
True," n Trucx Pnramount comedy,
was the film feature.
Kejstone "The Trinl Marriage." a
clever skctcii by John Collins, n Phila
delphia newspaperman, scored ns the
henrtllnn fnntnrn If nmiiu.nf.lv tnlntna
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couple who were invited by. n mnrricd
friend to come live with her awhile nnd
liml out what it was like to dwell under
the same roof. Other good numbers
ere Itnlph Dunbar's "Tennessee Ten" :
Ash and Hyams, in a sketch ; Shea and
Carroll, comedians, and the De Bar
iroupe.
Nlvon . ,M
the vny of laughs and
l.eoni nnd Zinnv bffer
t,riIs (;011ciiB-
nocI acrobatics. Niobe is a surpiising
aquatic novelty, with beauty as a big
asset. Laughs aplenty pjinctuate "Lots
and Lots." Sablna nnd Goodwin add
to the comedv, while the Nakec Japs
present the latest idea's in iiu-Jitsu
work. The photoplav, "Beckoning
Bonds." with Bessie Barrlscale, is a
romantic tieat.
numont's "Naughty Naughty Fct
tv" is the new trnvesty. There is no end
of amusing situations nnd nn abundance
of laughs. I.mmct Welch offers some
new songs, while Charles Boyden nnd
Alf Gibson ndd to the geuernl hilarity.
Franklin nnd Patterson won approval
in their skit, "Mr. nntl Mrs. Magce."
Pierrot Revue on Walton Roof
A depaituie fiom the form of enter
lainment which has been in vogue on
the Walton Itont wns in evidenrc last
evening when the mnnagemen pre
sented the "Pierrot Itevue." A bevv of
pretty giils was featured nnd specially
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appearing in the public press. Be
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grocer so he would not suffer from
direct sales, a system of keyed cou
pons was devised, making it possi
ble to keep an accurate, record of
the purchasing power of the news
papers' used.
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Photoplays Elsewhere
VALAOlj "KvcrywcTman" con
tinues its successful engagement.
It is n spectacular and morality
story which shows symbolic char
acters sucli as Love, Beauty nnd
Nobody. Enacted by capable
players.
VJOTOIUA "Soldiers of For
tune," by lllchard Harding
Davis, This story wns directed by
Allan Dwnn nnd deals with the
thcllling adventures of American
civil engineers in a South Amer
ican country. It has been realis
tically mounted.
CAPlTOh ''When the Clouds Boll
Bv." with Douglns Fairbanks.
COhOXIATt "The Thunderbolt,"
with Thomas Meighnn.nnd Knth
erine MncDonnld.
GIU'jA T NORTHERN "Behind
the Door," with Hobnrt Bos
worth. 7.1 PERI A I, "The Broken Mel
ody," with Eugene O'Brien.
AIilfAMliUA "Piccadilly Jim,"
with Owen Moore.
MARKET STREET "What's
Your Husband Doing?" with
Douglas MncLean and Doris May.
CGhlKEUH "Wanted a Hus
band." with Blllie Burke.
LEADER - "Behind the Doer,"
with Hobnrt Bosworth.
WEST ALLEGHENY "A Girl
Named Mary," with Marguerite
Claik.
LOCUST "The Thirteenth Com
mandment." with Ethel Clayton.
STRAND "The Thirteenth Com
mandment," with Ethel Clayton.
HELVOT- "My Husband's Other
Wife." with Sylvia Brcamer and
Ttobeit Gordon.
RIVOLI -"The Isle of Conquest,"
with Norma Talmadge,
FRAXKFOIID "Ited-Hot Dol
lars." with Charles Hay.
.11 MHO "Crooked Straight," with
Charles Uay.
CEDAR "When Benrcnt Went
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well-known musiial comedy favorites as
follows: Jerr. Delaney, Eve Hackett,
Florence Kern, Mnrthn Wood. Helen
Herendeen. Mabel Height. Beatrice
Wilson. Virginia Wilson, Sjbil Stokes
and Jule Andeison
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FILM OF NORTHLAND
ON STANLEY SCREEN
Many Pictures Moved to New
Theatres Prominent Favor-
' ites in Cast
STANLKV -"nark to Hod's Conntrr," with
Nell Bhlpman. Slorv by J. O. Curwood and
directed by David M Hartford.
This Is a general, all-around good
picture. It has thrilling melodrama,
fine photographic effects nnd .good ac
tors, while the introduction of animals
gives the picture a wealth of novel In
terest. Nell SMtwian returns to the screen
tuT.r n nbsence, nnd her work ns the
heroine is exceptionally fine, while that
of her vis-a-vis, Wheeler Oakmnn,
biings back memories of his playing
in "Mickey." "Wellington Playter has
a thankless role of villain, while Charles
Arling has an Important part.
Several incidents in the animal part
of the play are worth note, chiefly be
cause of their humorous aspect. The
bear cubs are particularly fine, while n
note of pathos is introduced with the
wounded dog
Readers of "Wapl. the Walrus'" will
recall James Olivet Curwood's story as
being virile, and now that the action
has been tiansferred to the screen it
takes on more of the gripping feeling.
A girl loves animals. She goes to the
North nnd there is befriended bv nn
author During the nbsence of the
nulhor the girl is annoyed by the vil
lain, but the hero returns in time to
sae hero and her father. They leave
on a boat nnd find the captain to be
the defeated villain. Things come out
right in the end. A dog, supposed to
hnve been a descendent of n Great Dane
shown in the prologue, helps in the
rescue of the girl.
ARCADIA "Anns of OrfMi Oahles." with
Mary Miles Mlntr Rtorv by I. M Xtont
Komtry and directed by William Tailor
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plcturo can be told as from nine to
ninety. It means that readers ot Ihe
L. M. Montgomery "Anno" series, of
stories will find this picturo to their
liking, and those readers aro numerous.
Rcalart again shows real art In this
play, for no better selection for the
characterization of the title role could
have been selected than little Mary
Miles Mintcr. Hazel Sexton, probably
a relative of the dancing juvenile Al,
is fino ns a kid, while Albert Hackett
again shows thnt his ability ns a screen
player is equally as fine as his work
on the spoken stage. Leln Homer is a
good character player as the gossip.
.Tiist. n slmnle little storv of an
nrnhnn trlrl whose antics get her into
a lot ot trouble witli the church folks
and the neighbors. It is the story of
n country town, and will no doubt appeal-to
an nudience which docs not care
for the whirl and bang of the mclb
dHamatic and vamplsh movies.
REGENT "The. Trer of Knowledre," with
Robert Warwick. Blory bv n. C. Carton
and directed by William C n Mllle.
Many people, men as well as viomen,
would willingly sell their souls for gain,
i that gain be luxury. Luxury lovers
are everywhere, nnd in this story ot a
vampire it appears that her chief aim
is to charm men into permitting her
to have the things she craves. No ; the
picture is not an immoral one, else the
censor would not permit its showing.
AVhile Robert Warwick is featured
in this as the first victim of the vampire,
it is a case of having the honors stolen
from him by Kathryn Williams, whose
role is a fine characterization. Wanda
Hawlej, who also is in other pictures
playing about the city, lias an important
role, nnd Irving Gumming docs good
work. Theodore KoIoff and Yvonne
Gardellc arc shown in the prologue as
Adam und Lilith
After finding the love of two men
to her liking she decides to marry a
third one. He believes he has a jewel
of a wife. 'Then she plans to seek
another spouse; but he is n friend of
lover No. 1, who takes it upon him
self to wnrn his friend of the giri's
affair-.', and her designs nre thwnrtcd.
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Flske O'Hara Scores In "Down
Limerick Way"
Fiske O'Hnra's lyric tenor found its
way to tho hearts of n big audience
last night at the Walnut, when bo began
an engagement in "Down Limerick
Way," a rollicking Irish comedy bj
Anna Nichols.
Three new songs delighted the aud(
ence, "Down Limerick Way," "Dear
Little Angel From Heaven" and "It
They'd Only Give Old Ireland to tile
Trish," all written for Mr. O'Hara'
new comedy. His. accompaniments yrere
played by a special orchestra.
Miss Patricia Clary, pretty and win-,
some, played the lead. The tenor was
nbly supported by nn excellent cast, in
cluding Nan Bernard, Mary Louise
Malloy, Lanrcllo Allen, Richard H,
Irving, ,T. P. Sullivan, .7. K. Miller,
W. T Shcehan nnd Norman Post.
The story of "Down Limerick War"
concerns Sir Daniel Darragh, whose
matchmaking sister Mona wants to get
him married to one of her rich friends.
Her plans are upset by a 'legacy" left
Sir Daniel in the person ot n lovelv
nnd youthful lass who believes in faries.
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up tho fun and the sentiment of what
is a thoroughly plenslng performance ot
a thoroughly pleasing Irish comedy.
Witty Comedy at Dunbar
Patrons of the Dunbar have a nov
elty this week with the presentation
by an entirely new company of Alan
Dale's dramatic play, "The Madoniia
ot the Future." The dialogue is full
of irony and wit nnd there is n vein of
humor running throughout the per
formance that relieves the more som
ber moments. The Quality Amusement
Co. has equipped the play with
admirable stage settings. The leading
roles are in the careful keeping of
Thomas Mosclcy, who plays Rex Lethe
rick; Abbie Mitchell, us Iris; Laura
Bowman, as Mrs. Wallingford ; Susie
Sutton. Alice Gorgas. William Town
send, J Frnnccs Mores, A. H. I)e
Comathicre, Hmncy Kirkpatrick, Barf
rington Carter, Kvclyn May. Mrs.
Minnie Drown and Mrs. Minnie Wash
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