' y EVENING PUBLIC HED GEE PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, . it)21 18 rwPF3 m 1 f : t if i BARRIE AT HIS BEST IN HIS LATEST PLAY The Old Barrie of 'Dear Brutim' Is Thore, but a New and Deeper Barrie as Well Bread "- Evry hey snl every ssl Tnst's born Inte thin world nltva. U either it little Ubcrnl Or it i llltl CnnnrvntHe. ' TV. S. Gilbert's philosophic sentry of "Iolanthe" mnile tlmt sngc remark, nml although It seems like n long Journey J from Ollhert nnd Hulllvnn l'ght opera te James Matthew Hnrrie's Intest piny, tlie fnct remains tlmt the "entry ceuhl have geno en te wiy that every one Is cither pre or nntl-Itnrrlc. Therefore te some "Mnry Uee" wns Just "nnethrr of these Incomprehensible i things of IJnrrle's" while te ethers it I had nil the lKniity nnd wonder that ' "Dear llrutus" had, nnd nil the ether I of the long string of the Scottish dramatist's works. Se nil tlmt rnn be I done Is te treat it from one angle and 'let It go nt that. Instead of the forest of "what nv'ght have been" nf "Dear llrutus, ' "Mary I Hese" has Its "is'and that like te be ' visited." n lonely ipet in the Hebrides. It Is n typical piure for tlie Hnrrle. nncy te ream but mnke no mistake, "Mnry Hee" is net fancy. Mere nnd merr is Hnrrle getting away from utter whimsy te definite theme, and here he has taken one fraught with as much difficulty as beaut the re turn of our leied ones believed dead. Mnry lto.e d sappears one dnv while with her husband en "the Island that likes te be Iited": vanishes in the thin nir. Tuentv-five years later she returns te her fnmilv. The tragedy Is that "Mnry Hese ls( unchanged, while they have aged They , love her "till, but there i a difference. She had become a memory te them ; alive they de net knew hew te take. her. She Hem-es their feelings Hew bnld W tlmt description, nnd , yet hew libelees it would be te trnn-scrtb the nnthes and wonder if that scene! of "Mnry Hese's" disappearance; the tragedy of her return, perplexed, seek ing. There were few dry ejes in the Drend last night, just as there were few after the scene between Mr. (iillotte and Miss Bellnmy In the "forest that might have been" In "Dear Hrutus." Te many It seemed thnt Hnrrle achieved his great est effect In thnt disappearance of Mnry Rese in the second act scene. At all events, he definitely side-stepped whnt would have been the mud cruel scene of nil. the meeting of Man nnd her en, whom she thinks of at a baby, but i who has grown te mnn s estate, n roughened, almost crude soldier nnd wanderer. Instead, the piny w right delayed thnt meeting until after Mnrj Huse was dead and returned as n gnestic, stm seek ing her son. Then. Indeed, she meets him, but knows him net. knows only that her search Is ever and that she can go once mere te the "love!, lovely place." I'erhaps, after all, it was kinder and. certainlv. happier s0. Miss Huth Chattcrten, forever "come out of the kitchen" and freed of "moon light and honeysuckle." was a wonder fully beautiful and spiritual Mary. She rose te her great chance in the lnt act as her best friends would have desired. Surely. Harrle would have wished his character be. The ethers were all se geed that it would be a shmnc te burden them with cold, limiting adjectives. Especially did Tem Ncsbltt bring poetry and imagl - ntry te these remarkable lines of Hnr rle, lines which have maintained the charm of the old Hnrrle nnd added a depth and significance of an entirely new Barrie. 'ENTER MADAME' WINS BY ITS KEEN COMEDY Continuing Shows OAIWWK "Mr. Pirn Tasaes By," delljthtful English comedy by A. A. Milne, with Laura Heps Crews. Dudley Dlgges and Ersklne San ford In the lending roles. ADKLPUI "The Hat," mystery play of plays Thrills and shudders Judiciously spread throughout an evening by the skillful hnnds of Mary Roberts Illnehnrt and Avery llopweod. MECCA' AN ELABORATE, COLORFUL SPECTACLE Beautiful Dances a Feature of Latest Big Extravaganza Seen Here Last Night "THE MERRY WIDOW" STILL ALLURING Revival Has Splendid Cast and Freshened Comedy Musie Varied and Levely Delightful Satire, With Gilda Varesi as Auther and Star, Pleases Audience Lcrric Madame entered last night In the person of Gilda Varesi and worked her charms upon an appreciative audi ence na successfully as Lisa Delia Rob Reb bla worked them upon her recreant hus band. "Enter Madame," which Miss Varesi wrote with Delly Hjrnc, is a study in feminlnc art und n demonstration that the woman with dramatic training can outplay the woman without it when ft comes te holding the love of a man. Madame Delia Rebbia is an opera singer, whose husband has grown weary of traveling around the world with her and who, as she has been absent in Europe for five yenrs, has decided te divorce her and marry a. widow who lives in the same apartment house with him. He writes his wife of his inten tions and she takes the first steamer home. On her arrival the battle begins. It Is treated In the comedy spirit and with the audac ty of the French drama tists. Miss Varesl a ts the opera tlnger with a lightness nnd grace which are charming. She plns en the emotions of her husband, who has nlways loved her. and plays en them se sucressfully that she triumphs ever the widow. The two women have an interview which might be called cattish if It had net been se skillfully managed. Jane Meredith, who was the widow In the original New Yerk rnst, was In the first net the comfortable domestic crea ture that the husband craved, and In thp last act she was the vindictive de feated rival, and she was dramatically satisfactory In both moods. But the most delicious moment of the whole evening came after the vindictive widow left the room arid the wife began te think of the things she might hnve Bald. It wn.s se true te life that the applause was spontaneous nnd genuine Henry Rtenhensen as the emotional Irish husband tern between two nt trn' ve women, left nothing te be de slrei' and flown Muir as the Melid son was unlmnglnntlve enough te suit the most exacting taste. The piny itself Is constructed with the skill of one famil iar with al' the artifice" nf the wtage, able te use old situations in an effective manner. It is the kind of a play thnt ought te nttract women Over the Hill" at Orpheum Orplieum "Over the Hill te the Foeruouse" wen u crowded house last night, and the favorites of the com pany have seldom innde n better Im pression. Huth Robinson was excel lent as Lillian Clark, ami Dwlght L. Meade played at his beet as Dick Saunders, while Nettle DoNcnpert, as Ma Saundeis. uss n i !" illng figure. Harry Wilgus and Melly Fisher also did t'uie work. NEW TR0CADER0 8HOW Trocndrre "The Jelly nirls" tickled everybody's fancy last night. Music, fun and pretty elrls are ill well rep resented, and Mile. Merlta, a foreign artiste, has a repertoire of dances which usi out of the ordinary. Among the fun inkers are Lew ijenlun, linrry Shubert Tf they nre going te make their musical spectacles any mero elab orate and spectacular than "Mecca" Is, the '11 have te enlarge their stages; If they try te crowd any mero Inte nn evening's entertain ment, they'll have te enlarge, their evenings. Net that "Mecca" hits any particular high spots ns n work of art, nor that It is particularly satlsfj -ing ns entertainment; but for sheer size and massed effects and dazzling color schemes nnd the hnndllng of stage crowds, it gees about as far ns the pres ent linear dimcnMens of the theatre permit. Of course, theie's one of these near Oriental, make-believe stories strung through te held the scenes together, but, in spectacles, the (.tery Is only nn excuse, and the big dances nnd the songs nnd the specialties nre the real things. In these "Mecca" abounds. If there were less story and less rcnl uttrmpt te make them seem real, the result would be much better. As It Is, it is nbeut the sheutlngest spectacle thnt we hnve had et. and hew the threats f half the cnt survive the crimes com mitted upon their vocal chords only 'i voice specialist can explain. This isn't in the singing; the singing is geed. lint everybody seems te hnve te ell throughout the piece nnd these who don't really have te seem te feel they should se ns net te be overlooked In (he general medley. All the way through, there arc beauti ful dances, costumed in n way te de light the eye. The big cllmnx comes In the bnechannle. arranged b Michael Kekinc, which occurs at the end of the eend act It would be difficult te im agine an thing mere elaborate than this en nn ordinary stage nnd its effect heness Is net only the result of the dance Itself but of tlie fine stage setting nnd the color effects of costumes and lighting. Martha Lerber, the leading dancer. Is the very personification of grnce and benuty of form, and he is ably supported by something like one hundred ethers. The comedy element of the story" Is excellentl handled by Themas Leary ami Ida Mulle, as an old Chinaman and ills eunint little wife. while these who stand out in the mere seneus roles nre Hannah Teback, whose voice makes one wish she had mere effect ne music te sing, (Hnd Hansen, Themas Mcrryman and Or vllle R. Caldwell. DONALD BRIAN HEADS BILL OF SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE i Sings, Dances and Tells Stories That Win Every One Other Acta CJvestnirt Street Opera Heuse Shubert vaudcville scored another all Mar bill this week, with Dennid Rrinn as a hcadliner the inimitnble Donald with his repertoire of songs nnd dances, which hns wen him se many friends nnd such a huge welcome everywhere he plays. Geed old Irish wit is woven into jekcj which convulsed his audi ence, songs of charm and mirth, and a klet:-e:T with the feet which seem te speed en wings of dr. He sang a geed old Irish tune. "Grandma's Sun day Dinner," recited n poem, "It Takes a Let of Living in n Heuse te Make It Heme," and introduced n new song. "My Darling," for his closing num ber. Misa Peggy Bytnan was at the piano. Oeergle rrice scored a fucccss with amusing parodies en "Beets, Beets, Heets" and "The Killing of Dan Mo Me Grew," and sent the audience into inrexyms of mirth with an impersona tion of l'nnnie Hrlec and Al Jolsen. Jack Conway and company presented a skit entitled "The Cellar," the name of which explains a great deal. Jack Conway does n clever and funny "drunk" scene, in which he mnkes the most grotesque of faces. The Donald Sisters, hand balnncers ; Jeck McKay, a Scotch comedian w-ith his bagpipes and Emily Darrell, in "Lnte for Ho He henrsnl," with hr deg, Oscar, nlse scored. "The World's Greatest" were Henrv neeal and Simeon Moero nn-1 company in a sketch Ferrrst Pcere ns big n hit for the re vived "Merry Widow" as for "The Merry Widow" in premiere produc tion ! An enormous house nnd one enormously enthuslnstic gnc emphntlc testimony te this effect in the first 1'hilndclphla performance of the re vival last night. And rhl'adelphla's verdict has been waited with iiueiesi bv the management, for it was here that the famed operetta of nil the European capitals had Its American metropolitan premiere mere than n dec ode age nt the Chestnut Street Opera Umise, with Ethel Jacksen as the nrch and fasclnnting title character. Donald Brian ns the nimble-teed lever, r red Erear ns the unctuous Nlh nnd H. E. Grnhnm as the dry Marsevlan REID DISAPPOINTING IN HIS LATEST FILM 'Hell Diggers' Is Typical 'Mevie' Stuff 'Dr. Caligari' Notable. Other Photoplays Stanley Everybody knew the gentle man in the snnky mustache wns the rll lnln. nnd that started "The Hell Dig gers" en its way with premise of many thrills and much hokum. And, en top of thnt, there was much talk of mortgages which the before mentioned villain thrcntencd te fore close? and thereby get the heroine's fnther In hli power. Thrown in ns the final necessary Ingredients nre Wallace Reld. ns a handsome young engineer, and n number of thrills which almost spoil his romance, but don't quite. All of which is prelimlnnry te saying thnt "The Hell Diggers" Is typlcnlly movie stuff nnd reflects no pnrtlcular credit en any one. There Is n great denl nmbassider. whose taste for Intrigue! 0f tnjk nbeut re-soiling dredges which wrought the romantic complications of I m)v ,mve been 1(, w ntinc, but wns "cLSrUXV i h.r.11, of the greatest order of inter- Miirlirlse Somebody hns snld thnt Beethoven's secnth symphony is the "npotheesis of the dance." Certainly Franz Leh.ir s score for "The Merry Widow," b the snm" token, is the npotheesis of the waltz. The lilt nnd sweep nnd abandon nnd curvtllnenr graces of Its aried and levelj Viennese vnlses capture the ear and quicken the pulses as of ere And the ether numbers, the "Mnrsevlnn" folk dances. the benu tlful and expert part-writing of the fiinieu sextet "Women" (which was unexpectedly sung as n septet, part of the time! : Dnnlle's recutsh "Max ims" : Natalie nnd Camille's touching lute-song "Oh Sny Ne Mere." 'nnd the re'nnrkably melodious choruses hew wonderful the all were, and hew wonderfully well they wear ever the pnsinse of the enr. The coined v hns been freshened for tlie revival, but wisely no attempt hns been made te improve en the erlglnnl elnracterizatieni. which were believable .persons nnd net merely musical comedy cotnentien.il puppets. An atmosphere nnd Imagination mark the entire pro pre pro ductlen. which Is in externals rich and pictorial. The new cast 1 splendid, all around nnd in detailed personnel. Lydia Lip- kewska. of the Pctregmd Imperial Opera nnd formerly of the Hosten Opera Company (she sang a geed Gilda here several years age. In Hnm rr.erstein's regime), did net effnee mem ories of Ethel Jacksen, because while she was rollicking nnd seductive (vnmp ih would be the modern word) she hail net Miss Jacksen's subtle abandon. But she was, if 1111 thing, better ecnlly. Reginald Pnsch. of the Rembrandt Theatre, Amsterdnm. who took the pnrt nf the amorous I'rince Dnnile vice Donald Brian (who, Interestingl enough, by way of coincidence, wns headlining a vaudeville bill at the house in which he created the role of the l'rincc nt the premiere) had bet ter vecnl cords than Mr. Brian, though net such grnccftil and nimble legs. But he danced well and sang very well. Dorethy Francis, nt tlie Chicago Opera, was fine ns Natalie, the Ambassador's wife, and Raymond Crane made a tpical figure of th prving diplomat Intent en marrying off his impecunious, l'rincc te the wealthy widow. Jeft De Angclis Drought lil- adroit nnd sure comedy methods te the buffo re'e of Mr. Nish with the met laughable results, and the ether mem bers of the large cast were worthy te keep the principals company. HOUSE JOINS IN SINGING WITH SIR HARRY LAUDER Scotsman Gets Reusing Welcome and Has te Add Old Songs te New Walnut It's hnrdlv fair te call Harry Lauder an institution for few Institutions nre humorous. "Ge ahead, lads take the reef off the Hoesc it no belongs te me," he told the crowd that jammed the theatre rhe Carnival where sem" woft-slies dancing and bie.ith-tnking a rebitlc stunts weu vigorous applause. Alfred N.iess and ci mpnny, assisted bv Miss Sigrul. did real live skating en real, live ice, Hnd n sketch, ' A Wayward Conceit," was j;iveii by Bert Claik an 1 I'lnvia Atmie. est. Held undoubtedly docs the best he can with thn material nt hand, but that material Is far bWew Its nuther's ether screen piny. Nobody would realize that Byren Morgan, nuther of the ligh but sparkling automobile series, wrote this one. Even the final thrill Is tame com pared te these rncing stories. 1eis Wilsen hns only a fc-w scenes te display her tnlcnt, nnd the rest of the enst Is uninspired except for one who was dewn en the screen ns "Alexander Brown," but who it Is whispered was Richard Bennett, stnge manager nnd producer He wns splendid. The scenes, almost all exteriors, were geed. Karlton These Interesting rascaia. .1. Rufiis Wallingford nnd Blnckle Daw, havt found their wny te the screen after all this time. They de net make their debut, as n matter of fact, in the orig inal Wnlllngferd stories which formed the bnsis nf the stage play, but In a re centlv conceived sequel, Ihc bon et Wallingford." . , ... The film telh of the son of the swindler, who. however, docs net fol fel low In his father's footsteps, but gees a straight and narrow rath. In order U maintnln the original Wallingford ntmesphere J. Rufus himself nnd Blnckic Daw nre painted in their familiar colors. Wilfrid North, noted as a director, makea n splendid wal wal lingeord. fat. sleek nnd suave, nnd Geerge Webb is a Bufficlcntly lean and V.m mit uln rtlifMl Tlnu. niu producers have wisely spread melodrama with comedy or vice versa n.i i,. result is wreen entertain ment, net of the highest order, but of such a character ns te please nil classes of fans. , , The plot concerns nn oil gusher nnd the plnn of Walllngferd's son te "put ever n geed thing." only te have his better instincts conquer. An-wlla Bcbe Daniels, ns piquant nnd vivacious as ever, manages te put "The Speed Girl" across purely en the per sonality basis. It's n very persennl show, since it shows the star being nr rested for speeding and spending a term in mil. Add te thnt the fact tlmt the heroine is a moving-picture nctrcss and the nnalegy is complete. ! nil nrettv mrv material, but thankfully it box" been done in nn niry ,. e,- en,l tlmt. makes it hard te pick Haws in it. The eeninii-uie-M.-riii:- views of n studio ndd te the interest The fans seem te take te them en every occasion. , Theodere Ven Eltz, a mero or less new name in the ranks of lending men, tnkes his honors graceiuny. nucr liters Is. ns usual, fat nnd funny Frnnk Elliet. Nerrls Jehnsen and il lmm Ceiirtleigh arc ethers In the cast. Vlcterhi There In snow, snow nnd mere snow in "The Gelden Snare," nnd fhnfa n It should be. since James Oli ver Curwood is the author. It was n long time age thnt Curwood did "The Chalice of Ceurage" nnd "Ged's Coun try and the Weman" for the screen, nnd it seems remarknble thnt he has been able te continue turning out stuff th.r u an fresh nnd interesting, even Photoplays Elsotvhere STANTON yyW the Hill." taken from Wilt E. Carlcten'a poems. PALAOB "The Sign en the Doer," with Nerma Talmadge. 0 4 1' ' T.P L "Dangerous Curve n? d' wlth Blchard Dix and Helene ClindwicK. COLONIAL -The Sign en the Doer." , .with i Nerma Talmadge. r.l I'KItlAL "TUn Sign en the Doer," With Nerma Tnlmnrln-. ALHAMUKA "The Little Foel," R screen adaptation of Jack Londen story. ORBAT .VORTBy"The Sign en iIA'L'SEJ STKHKT "Cappy nicks," ,,SH,Bheni" Melghan. tOWtSr-. "The. Old Neat," Rupert Hughes' story. MVOLt"Vv the Heed With Sal- "c- reissue of one et Constance T?.m,??L8B me9t Popular pictures. BKLMOxy "When Llghtn Are wrSv. ,?wSU0.. "lyaknwn's latest. 00LISKVU "Beyond," with Hthel Clayten. CS iJT,,Tr?Affnlr" of Anatel," Cecil II. De Mllln nlt.afn.. r.ntlire STHAND "Cannv Illefe. " will Themas Melghan. LRADItn "Cappy Themns Melehnn. LWKItTY "Jim the Penman," with Lionel HarrymoTe. FAIItltOUNT "Ever Since Hve" nicks, nicks," with with MOSCONI FAMILY GIVEN WARM RECEPTION HERE Phlladelphlans Head Bill at Keith's and Applause Steps Their Act Keith's The popularity of the Mos Mes Mos ceni Family, of this city, wns easily determined when, nt the opening of their act, the audlence clnpped until the per formers hnd te step a moment te show their appreciation. Their unique opening, showing the trades usually taken up by Italian im migrants, led up te n remark their father had discovered nil their brnins were in their feet, hence their dancing, Of course, he had been n great dancer in his day, but, new having renched sixty four, he hnd retired. Father belittled this rcmnrk by nppearing from the renr of the house nnd dancing with his chil dren. Conrey nnd Yates provided mere than adequate amusement with u blnckfnce sketch with n new twist te such enter tainments. It meant n laugh a minute for the nudlcnce nil the time they were en the stnge. Shnrkcy, Reth nnd Witt, in their first appearance in Philadelphia in a triple nlllnnce of song, music and fun, get n reception which shows their re turn will be mere thnn welcome. Aside from the fun nnd ' popular song nngle, there were two nets te pro vide entertainment for true music levers: Craig Campbell, the American tenor, who snng the "clown song" from "I'ngliaccl," and Ruby Norten, who, among her ether songs, gave the arln from "Madame Butterfly." Besides nil the fun, song nnd dance, there were novelty nets te round out the bill. Frnnk nnd Ethel Carmen were seen In hoop rolling, nnd the three erlglnnl Reirals In fents of strength. "The Leve Race." n mlnlnture musical comedy, provided some singing and dnnclng nnd a varied assortment of gowns. Globe The Pet Peurrl Dancers held the position of honor with n splendid of. fcrlng of nimble-foetcdness, nnd Eddie Clr.rk, song writer, nppenred in person with his own cempnny In n song nnd dance revue. Jane O'Reurke nnd com pany presented n comedy sketch called "Merely Married." Brown nnd How Hew ard pleases with fifteen minutes of syncopntlen, and Annette nnd cempnny offer n numeer ei new seuks. umcr bill Include Billy. Edwards and company in n comedy callctl "Antonie Bambino,' Jack Eddy with song hits, Florence Martinet and company In acrobatic stunts. Corinne Arbuckle "The Broad way Country Girl," and Laypo and Benjamin. Allegheny Levers of motion pictures hnd an unusual treat with Charley Chaplin in his latest comedy. "The Idle Class," nnd Thftmns Melghnn, In "Cnppy Rlckb." "Getting It Over" was a big soldltr-bey offering, which struck a popular and pntrletlc note. Other appreciated numbers en the bill were Amnndc Gilbert nnd Her Beys; Harry Ward nnd Hnrriet Raymond. In nn amusing skit, called "Oh. Helle." nnd the Four Benncssettls, equilibrists. Broadway ChnRe nnd Lateur, with their comedy skit, wen first honors. "Step Lively" Is the name of it. Ool Oel die nnd lliern and their chnrncter songs made n decided hit. "The Idle Clnss," featuring Charlie Chnplln, nnd "The March. Hare," featuring Bcbe Daniels, rounded out the bill of merit. Cress Keys "Man" and Wife." n comedy skit with Bebby Connelly nnd Bnrbnrn Snbln, screen performers. bended the bill. "The Cinderella Re view" scored heavily. Other nets which pleased were , Arneld and Manlen, comedians; Frnnccs nnd Dnughcrty, cemedv nnd senirs. nltd the Vnndcrbllt Brethers, in a hIgh-claBB athletic turn. William Pcnn Of course, the feature Is Charlie Chnplln's "The Idle Class," but the vnudcvllle Is overflowing with geed cntcrtnlnmcnt. Bebby Jarvls nnd company win lnughs In a sketch, W. S. Jenes und Edyth Cnvnnnugh score In songs and comedy, whlle Fern Biglow nnd King nlse keep the lnughs moving. As nn extra film nttrnctlen there Is Constance Blnney in "Hie Cnse of Becky." Keystone "Century Girls," n mlnln mlnln tueo musical comedy, bended the bill, which was timely and varied. Mary Speers and Parsons offered n diversity of dances; Lee Haley convulsed his au dience with songs nnd stories. Others who helped provide plensant cntcrtnln mcnt were Leu nnd Jean Archer, In n novel skit, nnd Cnhlll and Remlnc, In n comedy mix-up. The fenture film was Chapter VIII of "Hurricane Hutch." Nixon's Grand Remarkable feats nre performed by Shlrecn, known ns the "Girl with the X-ray eyes." After double and triple bnndngcK arc placed ever her eyes she Is nblc te describe nil sorts of objects held before her. "An "An nabclle," n musical tabloid in several scenes nnd presented by n very' enpnbli enst, scercii a hit. Other geed nets include Rolls and Reyce. cxccptlenn1 dnncers; Ruckcr nnd Winifred, comc cemc dlnns, nnd Tip, the educated doc. eusfjertp'rf jfttultUfiK (Etwltefi 2DeUm furniture iffletft Huxudetttf nnb tfxcliiflftbe of ll Davenporte Chaise 8 tongues and Chairs Seme reasons for the ttreat arid erewlntr natmn. age for this famous furniture. It It absolutely different. It cannot . be duplicated In any store, for It it produced only te your exclusive order. Its luxury, quality and construction are of the most exclu. sive character. It lends additional attraction te the most dlstln. gulshed homes. Dougherty's Faultless Bedding Hair Mattresses Bex Springs Bedsteads 1632 Chestnut Street PIM,MMMHMIIMIHaMMwMalaMMatFg ii n i i ! acts which complete n well-balanced I nregrnm. Nixon Solid merit from start te finish 'ells the story of the show which Is bended by Mrs. Gene Hughes nnd com pany. They offer n geed comedy sketch which overflows with solid lnughs Adler nnd Dunbar In a travesty skit keep the audience in geed humor Others en the bill nre Sully nnd Themas In "Slapsticks nf 1021": Harvey De De vera Trie, in "The Meledy Shep," and the Weiss Troupe, ncrebnts de luxe Tem Moere in "Made In Heaven" is the photoplay nttrnctlen. Walten Reef Many picturesque nnd novel dances are efTcied by Fay While nnd Hewnrd Mills. 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Eddie Miller in. and Pearl DESMOND IN 'OVER THE HILL' Stock Players Give Graphic Produc tion of 'Mother-Leve' Theme Metropolitan Opera Heuse Last week Sine Desmond played the role of Madge, the pretty nnd pluekv young her .me of "In Old Kentucky." This week she shows her admirers the scope of her versatility by taking the part of the aging mother in "Over the Hill te the I'onrheuse" and making that chnr ueter just as vivid end just ns lovable ns the mnnv "ung ones she hns plmid. This adaptation of the poem of Will K. Cnrleten has been well produced by t lie Trnnk Fielder players. Mr Fielder himself pluvs the one faithful son of all the mother's breed, Frank Camp. F.leaner llrent end Jay Mulrey de their bits well. The story, as arranged for the stage, starts with nn Introduction n chron icler, which is fellow eil by two short "pictures," one of Mether nt the agu of sixteen, and the ether showing her nt middle age. Then the actual piny starts. There arc four acts and six scenes. A feature of the show Is the Intro duction of the song "Over the Hill," bung by Fred Genlan. "Tlt-fer-Tat" at Casine Casine "Tlt-fer-Tat," this week's show, has a number of high points te lecemmeml it, and ever body seemed te find something te please and enter tain "The Hldlculeus te the Sub lime." a musical burlesque. Is the mnln fenture of the perfermnnce. Helen Spencer nnd Geerge Nlble enrry off the leading roles splendidly, nnd the cast is large and well chosen The chorus can nctunlh dance nnd sing, tn A number of cutchy tunes nre Introduced, and the Jokes seem te be of recent vin tage and are well put across by the players. when thc began te sing his rollicking though it is palpable movie fare, full of inconsistencies ana impessiDinucs. "The Gelden Snare" is all nbeut a madman who lives up in the Arctic re gions nnd Is pursued by a Iteynl Mounted mnn. Wolf dogs piny n big part in the film, nnd thcre Is ene of these nntlve flowers, untaught and care free, for n heroine. .... Lewis Stene, Ruth Itennick, inimi table Wallace Beery, Melbourne Moc Mec Moc Dewell and Wellington Playtcr are the leading players and they de their parts excellently in the face of be much snow and wild nature. Regent Mildred nnrrls Is Improving in each picture, na "Habit," her latest, shows. As a picture it Is net faultless, and there is n great deal nf fuss about the showing of the Intest fashions in a Fifth nvenue shop scene, but the star does quite well In her part. It Is a society drama with a rather liirbl climax of a struggle between the illain and the girl nnd the killing of the former bv the here. UNginnllty Is net a characteristic,, but the action is fairh swift nnd quite coherent William Lawrence, Walter McGrnil nnd r.thel Grey Terry support the young star and de well, though net notably. Ambassador It Is se seldom that Charles Dickens finds his wnv te the screen thnt when he does praise is in order rather than criticism, no matter what the (junlity of the picture taken by ether standards. "Our Mutual Friend" is net a technically great picture. In lighting, direction and centlnuit it hns serious faults However, there is n sin cere purpose, there is evidence of a great love and ndmirntien for Dickens and there Is some very excellent acting. "Our Mutual Friend" is both n dif ficult nnd n wise choice among the Dickens necls. It is difficult because of the multiplicity of characters nnd scores of side themes. It is excellent pleture material in view of tlie many melodramatic high lights and the Mvld atmosphere attending the waterfront scenes. The cast is well cheecn ler type, and names songs. They fniriy uni tnai. uniy me i solid construction of the old Wnlnut In its beautiful new dress snved It. They laughed and they clapped and they cheered. The found it ns easy te laugh with Sir Harry and sing with Sir Harry, bandy legs and roving blue eye and nil, n.s ever they did In the days when he wns plain "Hairy. " The vears seem only te enhance the Scot's finished art of mimicry; te mel low the humor thnt millions love; te enrich the voice thnt can be humorous nnd tender nlmest in n breath. It tnkes no prophet, of course, te say that Harry Lauder will "pack 'em In" when ever he comes te town, nis visits ere enlv tee infrequent. He hns come te Fhllndelphla with a new repertoire of songs, net ns he told 1 Is beurers when they insisted en n speeeh. that he does net love the old ones better, but because if he hadn't some new ones his nudlences would feel htv were getting k-ss than their money's worth In n delightful Intimate corner of Mie evening the crowd retnlinted for ns demiinds thnt they sing with him tv Insisting that he glve them some of Ins old songs. "Sing 'I Leve n Las sie,' " urged one of his fair auditors. "Yeu love a laddie, you mean." said Harry. He brought tear te the eyes th.u had been wet with mirth a moment earlier when he snng "Wee Heese Among the Henthcr." As wonderful ns his singing nre his charncterbntlens the sailor lad who sings "There Is Somebody Waiting for Me," the nneient with his cough nnd Ins snuff bettle nnd his remlnlscent ' When I Was Twenty-One," and funniest und most finished of nil, the hiiheling schoolboy who Is the "Saftcat e' the I'nniily.'' The members of the Caledonian Club were there in full uniform with their itpes, nnd they made Hnrry a member of the clan. Seme ene bent him n vase of chrjwuithemuins nlmebt as tall as himself Sir Harry had a geed time and se did every one else. Woodrew Wilsen Revealed in Talks With His Secretary Mere Aid for Flre-Vlctlm Family Anether contribution te the family of Jehn Devlne, 20-7 f'jitharlne street, victims of a recent fire thnt destreed all their household possessions, was re ceived by the Hvenine Frnue LEnecn tednv from Antheny Knyser, motor metor moter truck dealer, Sil.S Seuth Kleventh street. Mr Knvser sent n check for $5. Mr. Devlne Is nn Invalid unnble te work and his wife Catherine supports him and their four children by working In a mill. Youth, Hurt by Aute, Identified The twenty-three yenr-eld youth who wns struck by an automobile at Ger Ger innntewn and Allegheny avenues Inst i !'t was te liv Identified ns Allen Nicker! ecker, -lOafi North Lawrence treet. The chnuffeur who hit him scaped. Nlckerbecker was taken te the Samaritan Hospital where his right hand wns severed above the wrist. Po lice are bcarchlng for the chauffeur. although there nre no big, well-known they nre unltermiy excellent. Illtieblrd Whether or net "The Cabinet of Dr. Cnllgari" proves popu lar with the general public, the city ewes a debt of gratitude te the manage ment of this theatre for having the nerve te produce It. It In se totally different from the films we have been seeing that meat persons are tee sur prised te make up their minds en the spur of the moment whether they like it or net. Yet It nt least has the merit of striking out In n new wny te express en the screen the mentnl attitudes of the persons concerned' In the story. It Is all weird nnd carries u spirit of unreal Ity, but that In exactly what it is in tended te de nnd it stands out ns prob ably the most notable addition te movie technlc that the last year has shown us. "Dr Caligari" ought te be seen by every one who is really Interested le films. It Is a genuinely "big" piece of work and it is likely te form a basis of comparison for some tlme te come. 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