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II Will Interest Beth Theatregeers nnrl Levptm nf thn
, Nevel Other
. By HENRY
f mHBATRICALLY penUln&, we stay
, X with the exception of the Wnlnut.
V Game" going out nml the tirnmatiznuen
. ....in In nnd brlnclne with It Alnm
I? beauty, Olive, who was at the snmc theatre cnrlicr In the season In "The Night
If Watch.' r
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VTIIKUWlSn things rcmriln
the
the
n.i.ii'lrh Vlllnuc rolllefl nt
r; Mbi "Tip wiiitiiencicn iwy
nt
0H1"". .--. .1..,.. U, Of,.," nt
fei ft if. " ftenn. Stran ' nt
ll :?! n.wiA. 'LnillPd' Nlcht" nt the
IK Irlc anil "Deg Leve" nt the Adelpiil.
' Of course, we nil hate te nilmlt It,
( but haven t our iriun cuutuun Biiuwii
'- ns little (.biiicthlng nheut character
A w nctlnc this year?
Ift fine Character Somehow, when
Werk in "wliaveB'clmr.
t, some lays . g ,0 n
JL iiii It from (i different angle than
v He Tlicy leek at It from ttie insijiu ;
? J te say te themselves. ''New, what
kndef n chap was this fellow, reft ly?
) What would he de In such and such a
n In"..-Bi Tirtw would he act?
I..SKV nii lit mental preccbhc and
." "".S ""i."
? "we don't em te de quite that. We
. rf.iAv similar ctinrncicrs ii "--I
town e? "end about and I'm rather
it ?"., ,' ..e hnvn n trmleiicy te say.
"New, 1th this extra bib. of business,
v I n get a laugh. It I-jn't really In
." S,?5hnfactcr. but It will get across
I big?" . , , .1. .ni.. Vir "Tnif
I I am '' "' "";.." n ' t e -llread.
Kp In that W is a Vitally dls
tlnct "character." There are wonderful
contrasts and conflicts broughfeut uim,
te the main, the thing Is amazingly
Arthur" Sinclair. In hlji early scenes,
makes the part of Jehn-Duffy about ns
Scar.c"t and decisive nnd cenvliicinn
it i anything I've seen In n en time.
Later, w heli he introduces the comedy
.taunt nfter his levcmnUlns with
.. Aunt L'lleii. It sccmrd te me tunt no
. . ...
..11.. Tnllll I ITIII V 'illlll KLTIMIIU
fcatller eye en thr- success of his at
tempts. It just spoils what would have
bees i a triumph, It h-ccmed te hip, but I
hasten te add that I'm probably wrens
because 1 haven't found imhedy who
iirees with me. Or does that mere
properly mean thnt I'm right
Sydnev Morgan, as (Jeergc lmpresed
me as gmne ... i-.--"
was tee nreaniy piayru niimj . i'""i'
but with tee much of the ntinesphcia e
dap-stick about It.
Hut it's all a mighty keen little show
and one of the mebt interesting thlnss
we have had with us this hcuseii. It is
se full of genuine merit thnt no one but
en old grouch like me would be mean
enough te find nnd point out the litt e
fl.n.atvlilrh mav exist only in his
liner mi.
Ight
i, renlli- iHd It. They started the u'lDestes
up at 8 tfO when a chain te n rount;r reunt;r
weight broke and down she came with
a banc. It wns 0:30 before they were
kble te laise It. and then they managed
te heist it only six inches at n time, the
audience, of course, hurrahing and ap
plauding each upward jcik. As the play
uies the same bcene throughout, they
simply cut down the intermission una
we were out by 11 :l).
THERE'S one thing jeu can be thank
ful for at the present time, and that
is that u haven't Avery llopweod a
t job In filling out an Income tux form.
, Kobedy knows hew much money lie is
" gettiag. If it were all coming fiem niie
source, his income fax job would be
ilaiple, but there probably in t
another playwright in captivity who has
e manv sources of income and nil et
It working nctlve)y.
"Ladies' Night," new enjoying a
run at the Lyric, is only one item.
Hopwood's leceid for this our bhuws
big companies playing te hie returns
In "The Rat," "Ladies' Night. "The
Deml-Virgln," "(.Jetting Gertie's Car
ter," "The Geld Diggers" and "Spanish
Leve."
His past succeshcs are still profitable
te him, for they are all favorites with
read or stock companies. They include
"Seven Days," "Fair and Warmer,"
"Olethcs." "Judy Forget," "Sadie
Leve," "Our Little A'ife" and "The
(Mrl in the Limousine."
Se you see Honwoed's probably net
tarving te death just yet.
Geerge Sidney, of course, is the out
standing figure in "Welcome, Stranger,"
at the Uarrlck.
The play is all about
Mm and lie lias an
the "fat" lines and
situations. That is
nntural. because lie
had a big hand in
Hlggina Waa
in Old Days
a Big Men
rltltin flip Rfnrv
Hut tnere is one
nthr nlinrnpfer the nllulllt lllld Pathetic
town failure, the old man who has
epent his life inventing nnd dreaming
great dreams only te be laughed at by
the narrow-minded townspeeplewho
remains in the memory as a delightful
old man who quite properly wins suc
cess and happiness in the end.
We have hud se manv old men s
parts taken by young actors tills season
that It is nlmeht unique te have tins
old man plajed bv a genuine old actor.
And David Illggins, the Clem Reemls
of "Welcome. Stranjer," isn't a
stranger te Philadelphia by any means,
' though few of his present nudleuces will
recall him without some reminders of
what he has dene heic.
Everybody who was n theatregeer
a dermic age will nmember such plavH
as "At linev Ridge," "Ills Last Dol Del
lar," "Kidnaped" nnd "Up Yerk
State," which were big money makers
ever tiie "pepu'nr priced" circuits.
David Iligglns wrote them, produced
them and stanvd in them.
His Philadelphia conneitlens go back
as fur as 1SS11, when he came Kast from
a long curecr in stock companies in
California and plaed at the Chestnut
Street Opera Heuse with Sadie Hassan
and Jesenh Dewlini. the latter te be
come fuiuiiiiH In fllmdnm ns the Mirncle
Man In the photoplay of that name.
The play in 1SSI1 was "Nobody's
Claim." Four jears later, Illggins
w at the old Arch Stieet Theatre
with Oliver Doud Hyren In a play he
IV "ru'e mr nren. n was raiicu -rue
l l'lnn.r,,.. " 1.. .1.... . .., I1i..I,,l
--bv. in iiiiii riiuiu ,il, tiiHliia
VrnJiKin.! .11, nl.. II ... .1... -M.. ...... ..
If fj Y",,ul. mil I Uiliii III im' i ui-pijimi
K Street Opera Heuse and seenid with it
unc et nis biggest successes. It was one
W the hits of tl use days.
', ANOTHER old-timer in Philadelphia
ti niOtlini Inn lu Mill. Willi,!,.. II, win..
p, n .'lieg Leve" at tl)e Adelphia. He
V ;'::."" "" "" niBBiiis ii.v iiny nieaus,
iv "ui uls local associations are een closer.
S.7iiH.ueer'!6 ". Rarlilcr, playing the
S!2Javy" part of Mr, Appleton, ha
JiS .t,cn ' n Just bucn unattractive
fiunureus of times. Patrons of the
get OUt Ot III" CM r , - -- "
i . .. u -i.. ii wl niir
view or tilings mm .-n"i-""" --,"
. semethlns across." At fiit, he wns Jehn
" Duffy , Svlw, actual Jehn Duffy. T hen
' t rtVimiit he became Arthur S nclalr
l i ...v0" -- . . , 1. -..!.... n
own warped lmnninaunn. iuut m.
Funnv thin? happened Tuesday n ght.
ii. .c.;., mnil. iii nlw. thn stap dlree-
u.n TiiPfiirt-ji'in full's." Tuesday n
Stage Gossip
M. NEELY
,prtty much "as. is" for next week,
There the plays chnnge, "tfhe Skin
or tn0 popular novel, "Mnln Street,"
Tell, the beautiful sister of the ether
Sheivs that Arc Coming
te Philadelphia Soen
February 20 "The O'Brien Girl."
C6han murtcM comedy, darrlck.
"The Oeld niggcrs,,r Bclasce
comedy, Bfentl.
"Make It S3nnppy," Cddle Canter
ffntttrcd. Shubart.
March 20 "The Grand Duke," with
Lionel Atwlll. Bread.
Ne Dale 8ft "Th Sauaw Man,"
with William Fdvcrsham, Lyric.
"Letty Pepper." with Charlette.
Ureeriwoect, Walnut.
old Girard Avenue Stock Company, In
tne halcyon days of "Eddie " MWdle
tnn nnd Florence Roberts and Carrie
Rndcliffc, will recall Bnrblcr's work as
the leading heavy man of the outfit.
When he left this company, he went
nn the read with James K. Hackett
in "The Pride of Jcnice" and then did
a notable bit of character work as ths
hunchback in "The Hunchback of
Notre Dame," with Bertha Gatland.
Then came tours nt the head of his
own cempnny nnd then back te Phila
delphia for a scaen with the Orphcum
Stock Ceinpany at the Chestnut Street
Opern Heme after It moved from the old
Chestnut Street Theatre.
These were great days, children,
xeu'll have te excuse .un old mnn for
mulling them ever in his memories.
TT'S a pleasure te meet n "different"
actor new nnd then. Most of 'cm,
fis, minutes nfter yeu'vn met. take you
aside and tell jeu hew geed they were
in this part or that.
Met Rebert Pitkin, of the Greenwich
Village Follies at the Shubert, the ether
night and he gleefully showed me n
treasured criticism from n newspaper
out in Little Reck. Ark., which he has
carried for some years. It said :
"I wrote n review of 'The Telephone
Girl' when it was presented here by n
repertoire company. At that time, I
said the comedian who had the role-' of
Hans Nix gave thn worst performance
of a German dialect comedian 1 had ever
seen or could imagine.' Sine I, wrote
this criticism, that actor has pa'ssed
away. I ewe it te Ills memory and in
justice te his art te ictract that state
ment In Its entirety because I saw Rob Reb
ert Pitkin in the some role last night at
the Opera Heuse."
"Main Street," that much-discused
noel by Slnclnlr Lewis, which had
most of the population of the ceuntiy
.... . . ... Un"' up ns "pros"
"Main Street" n.nl i.-.Sj" us te
Ceminfi in its status as the
iVcATf, Week 'T'10?' American
Nevel," Is likely te
be just as pnnecntlvc of argument in its
stage form, which is coming te the city
for nn Indefinite run.
Stuart Walker, In that most valuable
stock company of his In Indianapolis,
gave tin first porfejmance of "Main
Street" last summer. In the cast were
the same McKay Merris,' Julia Mc Mc
Mahen und Walter Vonnegut, who will
appear at the Walnut next week.
Merris will have the rele of "Dec"
Kenuicett and te play opposite him In
the part of Carel the producers chose
Alma Tell. Indeed, the Tell family
seems te have pronounced leaning for
this particular Philadelphia theatre, as
Alma's equallv attractive sister. Olive,
was Rebert Warwick's leading lady In
"In the Nlcht Watch," which "was here
"early In the fall.
The story, ns probably everjbedy
knows, is laid in Gopher Prairie, typ
ical, says the author, of hundreds of
similar small towns between the Hud Hud
eon RUer nnd the Recky Mountains.
Its reaction en the ipeently married
Carel Kenuicett forms the basis of the
plot.
On the stage, ns in the novel, small
town characters, typical net only of
Gopher Prulile. but of any place of its
kind, compose the minpertlni; cast.
McKay Merris will be of particular
interest te thiatrc-geers of a compara
tive mood who saw "Mr. Pirn Pusses
Rv." Like Krskine Sanferd, who
played the role of f'nrraway Pim
in that comedy, Mr. Merris' perform
ance Is a ense of n young mnn doing
nn elder role, though, in this case.
"Dec" Kenuicett is by no means as
old as the chap who caused all the
trouble In the Milne play. Stuart
Walker picked Mmrls for the role,
and IndlnnnpeliH liked his portrayal se
much that he was again chescn for the
pert when "Main Street" wns first
given en Broadway. Incidentally, he
lumped from the role of the romantic,
handsome sculptor in "Aphrodite" te
that of the small town doctor in "Main
Street," which marks as radical n dif
ference as could be conceived. Ills en
tire wnrdrnbe for the play was pur
chased In Noblesvllie, Indiana.
THERE are interest nnd pathos in an
event which will occur in a little
corner of Philadelphia's theatrical
world Monday. This will be a benefit
performance te be given In the Arch
Street Theatre in the evening for Wil
liam Slegel, ene of the lending dramat
ists of the AmcVIcnu Yiddish theatre,
who recently had te have n feet am
putated and who lay near death's deer
for manv weeks in hospitals here und
in Camden, his home town.
In connection with his benefit per
formance, Vera Gorden, the stage and
picture star, and remembered for her
plnvlng of the role of the mother In
"Humeresque," Is breaking n vow.
Her acquaintance with Slegel dates
back te IPM, when he saw her in n
play in Mentnal. Later, he wrote
"The Mether Without a Heme" espe
cially for her and secured her a nnsi-
tien en the English speaking btage
after she liad tried lu vain .te get geed
parts In the big Yiddish theatres. She
vowed et that time never te appear en
the Yiddish stnge. Then came her
nhenemennl shocks in "Iluiuoieseuo"
and ilatterlng eiTei-N from many mana
gers, but she expressed the determina
tion never te appear en the Yiddish
stage.
Siegel's injury, received In 1011),
which resulted lu the amputation of a
feet, icsiilted In his fiienilN here com
bining te anange the benefit perform
ance, and Miss Gorden bieke her re
solve und will appear, with ether
prominent stage plajcis, en the pni
gram Monday night. Leen Blank, who
htnned In Siegel's piny, "The Drunk
ard," will also nppear.
Griffith Changes Feature
D. AV. Giltlith m oue photoplay pro
ducer who innkey changes lu Ills pic
tures even lifter' their presentation te
the public. Fer cMimple, notice oemoh
from Ids efllcp, thnt the tlimle 'of
"Orphans of the Storm" has been
chnnged, new scenes have been added
and the action quickened. Crelghteu
Hale has been recalled for several com
edy scenes, and the Qlsli nib t era have
also been at work
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The dissolution of the famous theat
rical team, Deyle and DIen, is the iea-
son for findlni; James Dele en the bill,
at U. F. KeitU'd Theatre iret week.
Deyle and Harlan Dixen appeared us
u dance team with Fred Stone In a
number of musical comedies nnd were
last fcecn heie in "Hltcliy Koe" with
Ilaymend Hitchcock. Dixen is in
"Geed Morning, Dearie," u muslcnl
comedy in New Yerk new. Deyle has
joined forces with Kvclyn Cuvanntigh,
also a dancer. They call their turn,
"The I,ebby."
Cast of "Main Street"
"Main Street," which comes te the
Walnut Street Theatre next Monday
nlslit, will have a cast of favorites.
McKay Meris nd Alma Tell play iTI?
lending roles, and in their support are
Norval Kcedwell, Klmer Grandin,
Julia McMahon, Belle Murray. Bert
Melville, "Wil'lam T. Clark. Walter
Vonnegut, Marlen Iliitchlns, Clif Heck
lnger, Ruth Clnik, Maude Nelan, Marie
l'incnrd, William Beuclll. Hilda Hel
strong and Bejd Ai?in. Harvey O'HIs
Klns nnd Harriet Ferd dramatized the
play from Sinclair Lewis' novel.
He Is a Busy Auther
Lennex Robinson, author of "The
White-Headed Bey." which the Irlh
Plajcrs from the Abbey Theatie, Dub
lln, ure presenting nt the Bread, began
his management of the Abbey three
years before the war. Last jcar, tills
theatre presented forty-five plays,
seventeen of which were entirely new,
and all under his supervision. Between
times, lie wrete a volume of Miert
stories, besides carrying un his duties
as librarian of the Carnegie Trust in
Dublin. lie was born in Cuik, the son
of a clergyman. ,
Dave Marlen Shew Here
Dave Marlen's own company, in n
show called "The Land of Impossible,"
will be the attraction next week at the
Casine Theatre. This production, which
is in two acts and fourteen scenes, hns
a company headed bv Kmil (Jazz) Cas
per and Will II. Ward, favorite fun
makers. Alse in the cast are Inez De
Verdicr. Geerge Slack, Rese Bernard,
Myrtle Franks, Albert Dwinell, Spell -man
and Hazard, Jack Honeywell and
the Gelden Trip. Th6re aru twenty
four girls In the chorus.
Brendel and Bert Bern Here
1"! Brendel nnd Flo Bert, tiie musical
comedy stars en the Shubert vnudevlllu
bill at the Chestnut Street Opera Heuse
next week, nre Philadelphlniis by birth.
As a child Miss Bert sang in St. Mon Men
ica's Church, singing soles at the age
of ten. Miss Bert confined her vecul
art te choir and sole work until Rny
Deeley held beToie her ejes a vision
of theatrical triumph. That settled thu
question and the following year found
Miss Flo doing u vaudeville sketch with
Mlxs Deeley in the Metropolitan Min
strels. Brendel eentually landed in the
two-a-day, seen meeting Miss Bert nnd
losing nn time in forming the paitncr
ship which has lasted ever since.
Hew I Raised
By an Ex-Child
CHAVTKK VI
I Teach My Parents Unselfishness
My I'AKKNTS were curiously
selllnh, se I early decided I would
have te eradicate this fault and sub
stitute a mere neble emotion, It Is a
diilil's duty, I snld, te broaden and up
lift Ills parents.
Many children de net understand
this, but I de, and I shall net bhirk my
duty.
line wuv te teach my parents unscl-fishne'-s,
I .nid, Is te force them te
lake cnie of bome he'plcss creature.
Se I went out nnd brought in the
most helpless cieature I could find.
Tills happened te be n very old dls dls
ceiiruKeil niul dilapidated de,;. lis
hardly held together until I get him
home, nnd then hu seemed, te come vir
tually all npart riirlit in the middle of
the lhing-iejiu. Naturally my parents
were net no pleased with this, but I
forced them te take care of him.
milUS highly encouraged, I went out
x ami by great Reed fortune found
tbree catsall just obeut te be blessed
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MUSIC NOTES
,Th I'hllaJelphl i Orchestra will cle the
lait et Un special cincerU at thn Academy
et Mualc en Monday evening. The iireBram
will bs Bitch, ra3acnk'l,i In C miner; Han
del, Concerto Greae Ne. 1, uml thu Jlic Jlic
llietcn I'lfth Symphony.
The U'ual Trlday afternoon ami Saturday
eeilnK concerts will be emitted en account
or the tour, which will beein In wimiint'ten
en Tuesdij, I'Vbruary 14, and will conclude
III Terente en February u-L-.,
Verdi's "Travliitn." will be auna by the
enlnir. The rele et Vlelcttu will ba taken
by Minn. Oalll-Cuirl. Other In the cait are
Metropolitan opera, company en Tues lav
renjamlne null, uluicppe De l.uci, .Mmes,
Tiencr and Anthcny and Menra. IJada.
Plcce. I.nurentl il Annnlan. Mlrs Reilna
Usui and Mr. uoniuue win lean the ballet.
The New Yerls Svmpheny Orchestra will
he hmrd In Ita flnal concert this reason In
Philadelphia, when Albert (Jeaten. the (tuest
ropilurter. will alBO make his farewell ap
pearance for the eeiBen In the Academy of
Music, Thumd.iy evenlns February '.'3. Mr.
Ceitc,'' preBiam censlnts of the flrnt per per
fernnncn In PhlladclphU of Bnch'a Iubue
In IJ miner, orchestrated by Kls-ar: Sym
phony Ne. n In 12 miner by Tcchalkeusky,
nnd "Cortege de Noces." from Jtlmaky Jtlmaky Jtlmaky
Koiealteff's ballet "Le Cen d'Or."
Th next concert of the Stitlnee Musical
Club.s at the Uellevue. en Tues lay afternoon,
will present I.oratne Wjman. soprano, visit
Inc suest artist, and club members In "Val
entines of Menv Lands," the Pres-ram Cn.n.
nilttee la indebted te. Frank n. II. Linten
fnr Ihe nrrnitlriment nf the sccmla effects.
.SensH and Instrumental selections of Amer
ica, Italy, Helland, AUsirin-uunKury, j.iib
land. Ireland, Spain and Prance will be pre
sented by these Ulnc Nalentlnes, who will
wear the costumes of the ceuuttlca they
represent.
Jehn McCormick, fully recovered from
hla slisht lllnan, will positively appear In
i pelt tl us scheduled at the Metropolitan
.Opera Heuse next Tuesday evcnlntr. Included
lu the program is a new patriotic senn,
"Ireland, Mether Ireland." He lll also sine
bv eeneril request Ilnchmanlneft'H Benar, "Te
the Children." us well as many of hla best
known tones,
Jascha Helfeti will have his only appear
ance in Philadelphia en Monday evenlnir.
March 0, when he will Blve a Molln recital
in the Academy of Music.
Rebert Armbruster. pianist, and Carl Itol Itel
llns, baritone, will be the artists contrib
uting the final preitram of the artist kerles
en Monday afternoon. February U0. In the
fejer of the Academy of Music.
Mtehel Pcnha. sole relllut of the rhllnilM
rhla Orchestra, win cie a rccltul in the ball
room of the llelevue-Stratturd en Thursday
ucnlns M'ircli -.
An Interesllns program has been nrrnnced
by Hen Stad, violinist and conductor of the
I.lttle Symphony Orchestra, for the ennctrt
te be irlen tomorrow nluht In the Hlta-Cnrl-ten
Helel. Mr. btad will be the soloist nnd
will nlav nimsky-Korsakeft's "Chante
Hindu." The ether numbers en the program
Include I.lsat's Hunearlan Rhapsody Ne, a.
Schubert's "Rosamund" Oserture exeerpts
from Puccini's "I.a Tesca." a Waldteufel
waltz and a Rachmanineff prelude.
Mary Garden will make her first recital ap.
pe nance In Philadelphia at the Monday
Mernlnu Muslcales en Tebruary 20 In the
He!leuo-fitratferd. Owing- te her opera ac
tivities, Miss Harden has declined all ether
recital cneanements for this season,
Ruth Rey. violinist, will be heard for the
first time in Philadelphia en the evenlnn of
February 111 in the Academy of Muslu fojer.
The second in the series of three concerts
by the combined musical clubs of Iluhnemann
My Parents
By J. P. McEVOY
with posterity. In virtually no time
tliere wcre nt least twenty-rhe or thirty
llltle cats all ever the phice. My par
ents tried te pet rid of beuie of them,
hut I raised such a vigorous pretest thei
finally gave up in despair.
Taking cnie of this asserted menag
erie taught my parents a great deal
about animal life, unselfishness, und
trained their hunianitaiiau Instincts.
After I hud Installed the cats, I
brought home rabbits, birds, angle
worms, bugs of nil kinds, mice, Bphieib
nnd, by almost marvelous geed fortune
I succeeded in getting a small but ac ac
tlve eeat.
NOW that I nm an ex-child, I cnu
le?,c, bnck ""en tills period of mv
life with some pride and satisfaction.
AMiat I did for my prtreuts lu that
brief but cvenlunl period! What they
learned through my tireless efforts!
What, lifdced! They have often told
nie they cun never repay me, no mutter
hew long they live.
(Anether chapter of tliht lustructlr
uivumuiy ,vin oe prinicii ucxr. wcek,
PWrnt
One of thn most nmhltlnut tirecrrftms ever
undertaken by a Philadelphia church choir
will ba Klven Wednesday eenlnir at Wither
spiKiu Hall, when St. Peter's choir will ap
pear in h prenram or unapcempaniecl church
music. The choir. censlHtlns of thlrty-nlx
mnl elces. Is cetidacted hv Ilnrntil V.
Gilbert. The first half of the pregrpm will
be d"oted te works of the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries. The second half will
consist of works by Russian und American
composers.
The nrst of a series of sonata recitals for
IeIln nnd piano. Illustratlns the develop
ment of the aenatu. will b Bln at the
Settlement jruslc Scheel en Sunday evenliiK
ut 8 o'clock. The nreKrum will consist of a
number of selections from thi early Italian
period. Theio will be an opportunity for the
audlence te usk questions. The publle is
Invited.
At the musical service at the Church of St.
i.uite nnd the bplphany tomorrow ufternoen
nt 4 e clock the program will be mde up nf
music by American composers. Thn instru
mental prelude of liilln. cello, harp and
erBan. beRlnnlnir at 3 He, will consist en
tirely of compositions by Philadelphia com
posers. The service will be under thu dl dl
lectien of H. Alexander Matthews.
.T.h s.P'cIal fn turn nt the musical service
at the Second Prcsbjterlan Church. Tnenty
flrst and .Walnut streets. Sunday evenlns nt
.SO, win be Mondetssohn'N "Hear Mv
Prayer." irendelssehn'a "Cast Thy nurden"
will also be sunsr. Instrumental numbers for
violin, harp and erwan also will be played.
"Miracle Man" In Stock
'Geerge M. Cehan's drama. "The
Miracle Mau." adapted from the novel
of I rank h. Packard, will be the offer
ing of Mae DcHiiend and her associate
Playeis at the Metropolitan Opera
noue next week. This popular plnv,
wiilch was also n great success us "a
photoplay, directed by Geerge I.eni
1 ticker, will give the members of the
company opportunity for splendid
emotional acting. It revolves nbeut un
old "faith healer" nnd the machina
tions of a band of creeks.
Old Favorite at Orpheum
"Ten Nights In a Barroom." thnt
favorite old melodrama, will be pre
sented by the Orphcum pluyers in their
(iermnntnv.ii theatre next week. Duight
Meade will play tiie role of Jee Mor
gan, the drtmkurd; Until Unbiuseii will
he the leading woman. Gertrude Rit
chie and May Gerald will have impor imper
tunt roles, and Melly l'lsher will be
seen a1- the young daughter of .Toe Mor
gan. Jehn I.ett will be S.imple and
Harry Wilgus. Mchltable, the creek.
She Inherited Ability!
Bird Mlllman, the unusual wire per
former who is one of the features tt
the third annual production of the
Greenwich Village Fellie-, which begin
the lii'-t week of their engagement at
the Shuheit Theatre Meuilii, wns born
in Colerado. Her father aml mother
Mr. and Mrs. Djke Mjllman, were also
wiie walkers ami trapeze performers.
MIm Mlllman was trained by them, and
made her first appearance In South Seuth
cm circus called the Gicat Melbourne
Shew.
"Welcome Stranger" a Traveler
"Welcome Stranger," the Sam liar
ris production of Aaren Heffman's
comedy, in which Geerge Sidney 1
featured, new at the Garrlck Theatre,
Is rangln; fur afield. Companies have
nlieady plajed it in Australia and New
Zealand, and early production is
planned In Knglnnd, Seuth Africa nnd
In several European countries. The
entire New Yerk production, new pluy
lnit here, requited two special baggage
cars for Its transportation.
"The O'Brien Girl" Coming
Geerge M. Cehan's latest mm.li.nl
comedy, "The O'liiien Girl." will be
gin an iniletinlte run nt the Garrlck
Theatre Monday, February -0. This
succe-.Mii- te "Mary" has u cast that
Includes Georgia Caiue, Ada Mat
Weeks, Itohiuseii Newbold, Andrew
Tombes, Elizabeth Hlnes and Flnit.i De
Seris. Leuis Hlrsch wrote the score,
which contains the song hit, "Leuru
te Smile,"
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THE CRITIC
THH Philharmonic Society iart Ban
day performed one of it most im
portant functions lu the musical life
e Philadelphia, when it Introduced te
the public the two yeunf aolelata who
weh the piano and violin medala of the
organisatien at itt contest laat year.
New, if thcae young men almply rep
resented a atandatd of performance
which might fairly be termed even fin
claas amateur playing, the PMlhar
menlc would net be justified In pre
senting them te the public, in the per
nmi nt hi nuimheri nf the erganiza
tien. Hut both, like all the ether
local soloists which the Philharmonic
has presented, showed a high standard
of profesalenal performance nnd there there there
fere the organisatien wbh fully Junti
fled In placing them as soloists upon an
Important concert program.
It Is true that neither of the youths
Is yet a finished soloist. This 1 only
natural and it would be Impossible te
expect anything else. Their youth and
their lack of experience militate ngnlnst
original or striking interpretation, but
it in doubtful if even the grcutcst in in in
terprotutlve geniuses at the age of
seventeen or se were able te show
much mere than a clear technique and
a facility nnd adaptability for public
playing, both of which elements were
pesNcsBed by last Sunday evening u
young toleibtR.
AS HAS been explained before, it is
Impossible for Mr. Htokewskl te
give young artists the soloists' position
nt the concerts of the PhPadHphla
Orchestra. The extremely critical na
ture, especially of the Saturday night
audience, and the standing of the or
chestra ntneng the great muslcnl or
ganizations of the world demand thut
the most finished nrtists en the concert
stage be the Kolelsts nt its concerts.
This, however, is no reflection en the
ability of the yeuug men who played
last Sunday evening. Then have been
many nrtits who hnve performed with
the I'hlladelphin Orchestra who did net
reach the technical standard of the
Philharmonic solelHts of Sundny and few
have played with the sincerity, the serl serl
etisncBa and the submergence of their
own personality into the music, which
chnrnctcrlzed both of them.
In tilts respect the Philharmonic mis mis
pereorm n valuable work for both the
miiblu of the city nnd for the young
artists who show Mifiicient talent te be
adjudged by Mi Partcrnnck and the
directors of the Philharmonic as worthy
of n public appearance.
THE greatest difficulty that a young
nrtist, like n young composer, has
te overcome Is obtaining a hearing as
soloist with a competent orchestra. It
he makes geed after a few performances
his reputntlen is virtually made, but
the Retting- of these first few oppor
tunities is n tails which hits almost
broken the heart of many u sensitive
and ambitious young man.
T nnmnnsltlnn flip WIlllO nrOllIOnl
exists, except thut perhaps the work
is harder even than for the soloist, ihei
public is less interested in the composer
i.nn in flm (.nlnist. nerhiins because the
personal clement enters with the soloist
nml lines net in the case of the com
poser. The personality of many a
veung soloist has carried him farther
with an audience than a fnr mere tal
ented performer without se strong a
personality.
There Is little incentive for n con
ductor te put the work of un unknown
composer en his orchestral programs.
He must furuHi programs which ure
attractive te his public or his own
reputation or the attendance nt hl hl
cenccrts suffers. A nnme still gees a
geed wav with the average audience,
although it does net new carry se much
weight us It did n few ears age, when
the attitude of the audience was that
of the dramatic critics of Londen, ac
cording te Bernard Shaw, who wanted
te knew "Hew can we tell whether it
is geed or net, when we don't Knew
who wrote it."
VF THE Fhllhnrmenlc Society can find
X some compesition'' in the larger forms
by Philadelphia composers which hae
net been performed b-ferc and which
come up te the standard required, it
would he n line thing te give them n
henrins. But merit niiii.t be the first
requirement. It is net a service te
any one te perform it work simpl,
because it is the product of a local
composer any mere than it is valuable
te the music of the city te ghu u
soloist a hearing for the same reason.
Beth soloist and composer mut be wor
thy of n public hearing at an important
concert, otherwise such a hearing sim
ply detracts from the nrtistle mimic
of the- organization without doing nnj
geed te any one.
And, speaking of compositions in the
larger forms, it is altogether likely that
there are almost as many manuscript
sjmplienles. symphonic poems ann
operas in the country as there are
works In the smallest forms. The yeuiifc
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composer always desires te speak in
thunder tone and begins early te com cem com
lmse In forms which the greatest toasters
did net attempt until they had thor
oughly mastered the nrt of composition.
But the composer of today wants te
run before he can creep musically ; the
result is that he creeps most of his
musical life.
IT HAS been said in this column, as
roll as elFowherc, thnt the economic
development of the United States must
precede the artistic development nnd
thnt until the material has reached ft
certain stage the arts will net make
much progress. This is undoubtedly
true, but the Intensity with which this
material development Is pushed in n
way proves detrimental te the nrtLstic
development.
In rnminprrn niul nil the ether ma
terial branches quick results are de
manded. This Is the spirit of the
country and in n measure it has com cem
municatee! Itself te the fine nrts. Here,
it will net work, especially In litera
ture. Occasionally In the fine arts there
nre men like Dnch, Mozart or Schubert
in music, and in literature HUnKes
penrc, Hcett nnd Dickens, te men
tion only our own lungunge
men who can wrlte continuously
nnd produce masterpieces most of the
time. But hew rare these geniuses are
is shown by the fact thut these six
men, together with a few ethers, were
produced In the space of nbetit IleO
yenrs. Therefore, it Is fair te conclude
tiiet the pace of the fine arts Is n crawl
rather than u gallop.
BUT n crawl is net the spirit of the
America of 1022, nor has it been
for several decades before this. Where
Is the American composer today who is
eatlhficd te reacli the age of mere than
forty years before he nttempts n sym
phony in did Urnhms? It is true that
when Brahms did write his first sym
phony, he produced whnt new appears
te be an linmnrtnl composition, but he,
was net working en the principle of
Illicit results.
The spirit of speed Is net conducive
te Hip line arts, least of all se intro
spective and comtcmplntlve an nrt as
that of composition, one which cenvejs
the most delicate emotions through a rel-
ntli'rlt litifnnittlnp mpttlllMi. r.nntfililtrp Is
liiuieistoed quickly, se, at least super-
music Is mere elusive because the me-
iliuin is less understandabl... It is con-
nrmiiy. is painting anil sculpture, mil
veyed through the same senses ns litera
ture, but the receptive faculties must be
mero dclicntc.
It is net only Amerlcn, but tiie whole
world that lias Imbibed the doctrine of
quick results. The inusicnl outcome is
thnt most of the compeuors nrc what
is known ns "half-baked." The musi
cal world, like the rest of It, Is rebel-
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