Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, April 29, 1922, Night Extra, Page 17, Image 17

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    (0 BOBBatetliADBLf HW SATURDAY, , APBIC, ?20g922 ' . 'iW::
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TO MU$IC LdVERS
in Russian Owra Company, which
I'Im been appearing in -this ' city
' the jpregent wee, naa given
delpnians tne opportunity je near
. kind of , music, nnd abeve nil, te ex
irttnce an atmosphere which ' is' en-
if new te the city's music-lever.
geme reason,) .uussmn opera nas
te any great extent mude much
.. nutslde of Russia, even in the
?. mtmlrnl centers of Eurnse. and
tt few which" hnve been given have
n prescntea morn en (ine .nnrae 01
, composer than for what they were
imtOOttU 10 m,.,uriu luiniieii-uiiy as
t after seeing the Russian Opera
mly understandable. ,There 1b an
SppcrO HOtim lite jwuhbiuh uiiuuuui
i .which Is wcrhnps mere individual
i-.that of any btlipr country. Thev
Vthe 'finest when the subject deals
i Hussien ieik tere ana icjena; out
i kind 'of opera require n company
k'thn traditions of the country born
hrnl within its members : it. is het
iTtMnr te be. acquired. In another
MO. IUO OUU1C lill'U in Du ill XIIU
irber "of Seville when Ilejina Is
n or pcrnaps it weuiu de eeiier te
mum thcre is an atinosDhcre which
Ms the role an enchantment mlssine
ken taken by one of northern herit-
no matter new iihe tne voice
Jlty and the vocalization may be.
I . .
UT the Russian opera is a much
blister thine than is generally sup-
mi nutside of Muscevy Itself. It
Mimnnrntivelr recent, starting with
Jllnka, with whom, fer'thnt matter,
Odern llllHBian idukiu runny uvgun.
Its first opera, "A Life for the Tsar,"
PW, an iinmcdiate sucress, but bis
mI, "itussmn ana j.euHiniijc, a
hotter work. Was destined never
Kfbecome'pepulnr In his lifetime.
Ff.JIOWeVCr, 1C was in uiese nt wiui
t-'tTnlcnl Russian miiblcal character-
kilties were first used in operatic form
had the effect of these operas upon the
Knccceuing generations ei iiuBsuin.cein-
lers nas eecn very grcui, in wet.
has been apparent in every Russlnn
itopescr until the time tvhen some
M the prcscnt-duy Russians adopted
jitmlcnl Bolshevism as their creed;
9 . r Sft t.a MiinnHllltAil title ill t I M AH
wrgemljsky. whose finest opera,
IjSBeiissaika," nu its rnueueipnia
jHemicre, ut icunt nu iui ub mi; iiivsvhi.
sgtncrntlen of opera -goers is concerned,
ISnQl runt nuuj ,i....in. &fiiiiiii.jenj
ias a little jeunger than Glinka, but
111. .l.A ... rt llinti mini .... t.n .... -
?BClWt-7l llu !-" l-J PUJH "1 KUJS VII-
rlrir natlennl character In their music.
, vi? . i . .. ...... -. ,
iJWlnka imu tne versatility una spen-
'Uheity usually associated with the
jglav character and Dargenljsky, whlle
tyerbaps no less spontaneous, was mere
Inflective and his music is generally
i dramatic where that of Ulinka is
'lyrical. Like Glinka, Dargemljsky was
destined never te hear his finest opera
jacclalmcd according te Its merits.
c
i luuuuMliUttA-i. uu iiiu i.uiiiiju&i:i
U at nn onern which lin left unfinished
It his denth, which occupies a unique
, place in JtiiH.slnii epcrn. The work is
.tttltlrd "Tim Stene Curs!" mwl is.
frenghly, of the muihj plot n that of
.'Mozart's "Den Oievnnni." Dargomlj Dargemlj
iiky hnd completed the work of com-
position by the time of his death, hut
'hid net et ercliebtratcd it, nnd this
'Uik he iutruhtcd te Rimsky-Korfakeff,
who carried out the task according te
Itm Inuf.nnllnni. if .hn ...i....pn.B
!IUD llJSkl II.LIUII'- Vk mt; VUIIIJUIiVI .
The opera has'.bccn called "The Gos
pel of the New Russian Scheel," and
iiiejrcents the Inst stoge of the devel
epment et uni'gemijsKy. jn it no 101
ii lowed out his own dictum that the
Tieund mut always carry out thc'iiican-
Msg of the words n program of com-
itMtltlen nnt efleli fellnvvnil liv rmprntln
'composers of nny kcIioeI. This strict
which have been presented hera is he
se effectlve as Rlmsky-Korsakeff. The
composer of the "Pathetique" Sym Sym
pnehy was far mero cosmopolitan in
his operas than in his symphonies, and
nis poignant melodies hre mere effective
for- the. great sole Instruments of the
orchestra than they arc for the voice."
But Tschalkewsky. in these works
which have been given .here ha net
chosen, legendary subjects as have the
ethe.r. 4rcat Russran composers.' It
would be interesting indeed te hear hew
he would have set such -a libretto as
"Reussalka" or "The Hnew Maiden."
MUSIC N0.TE8
2512?-?'' tl9 Jrreit Thtrq nxt wek. The
rhS?.r,tI,M0!."n,,uVJ?lle",' Monday, "ldusen
Maiden ' or "an-rurmirhkii h niin.K..
anpsureuehka." by' nimtkv
"""kwys tvpuneinay. "Mftrniaia" or "nu
K,.5.. J"y J?riimUiky: Thunaay, "Tiar's
..me, u HiminyKeruKOvi Friday, "Berla
aou(lenoy,'' liy Mouuemkl Saturday mat.
Ln.'.t' K"WD. ln." by Tichalkewiky:
Saturday nliht, "Beris Ooudenov," by Moui Meui Moui
erky. c (
Tarnakl Mlura, Japan prima denna. Is
Je appear with th 8n Carle Grand Optra
Company whn that ertanltatian comes te
the Metropolitan Oprra , Heum under the
aueplcce of the Philadelphia Opera Ateocla Ateecla
tlpn nest fall. Bhe will, be heard In Cle
Cie Bkn InPucclnl'a opera, "Madama But
terny.'' and may appear In another Ori
ental character,
. The Catholic O;
"Pinafore" at l
Wednesday evenlnr. May 10.
aperatle society will present
the Academy et Musle en
The Philadelphia Musle Club luncheon will
? lvn In the ballroom of the nellevu nellevu
fltratferd en May a. A short coneert will
fellow the luncheon with ten voices In chorus
from "Madame Butterny" arta. "One Fine
pay," suns by Dorethy Fex. Olhr numbers
In Japanese costume by Elisabeth Heed
Latta and Aumista Wltherew. The Women's
fyippheny Orchestra wilt play and Carolina
Llttlefleld will present a Japanese ballet.
..??? ernn concert te be Hven In the
fliSA. eeulJ5i he. Wnnamnker, Stere en the
wi?Dln.? .f hur.,day( My 1" connection
wJ!.hi&,u,Ic vWcelt' w'" Present a number of
novelties. Anions; these will be a wedding
march top ernan. horn-1 nnd trumpets, wrlt
AD. Vy A.lpl!.ense Mallly and dedicated te
Charles M Courbeln, tind the flrnt rerfonn rerfenn rerfonn
nnce In Philadelphia of Balt-um Fae for
',?." trumpets, trombones and tympanl.
wrj'ten In celebration of the vlctnrv of the
allied nations In the. World War. The organ
will be played en this occasion by Chsr"s
. Courbeln, assisted by th'j combined choirs
of the MendelMnhn Club, the Churrh of fit.
Luke and the Epiphany and the Second Pres.
hyterlsn Church, under the direction of II
Lindsay Nerden and II. Alexander Matthews.
In connection -wltt. nr..l. xxmW id. -jM.
delssehn Club, N. Lindsay Nerden conductor,
will atng at the Broadway Theatre. Bread
street nnd Snyder nvenue, en Sunday after
noon. Henry Fry will be at Uie ergnn.
One of the most Interesting concerts te
be offered during Muele Week will he the
spring concert et the Treble Clef In Wither.
'Wn Jill .rrld.a: evening. The soloist
will be Dorethy J'Jinstcne-Baseter, harpist.
The numbers by the club will include n
number of works by American writers two
ammmmmmmmmMs inmri Msatat&&sm2mmmamimmmm
ty.Vti&SkF u'"w u d,Mcl,en I .STAOE-AND SCREEN
I!!
J0'' Will lv concerts dafiy In IU audi-
.......... .iu.n a.enasr te saturaay mil
flt..:l.e P. M. On Wednesday even n
XL" .5. " ensemble recital hy William
11". U0'"- Mendsr te Saturday Inluslte
en Wednesday evening there
JJ5 "berg ylellnlrt, end Ghace T-inerd
Je5-rii At.nen en Stturday the Consirv Censirv
'Jfl' pynpheny Orchestra conslitlng.ef 110
Pieces, win give a concert at Keith's The
atre. under the direction of William Uelser,
-V.00J9n,S.n w,,h th actlvltlea of Music
Week. C. Ferdinand Jarhsen will give a re
ception and leeture-rrcltnl at his studio, tTOS
Chestnut street, en Wednesday, 3d, at 8.1.
The lecture Is open te students of singing
and ths, muslo'levlng publle generally.
''Peg 0 My Heart" In Stoek
The new stock company at the Broad
way Theatre will make its debut Mon
day in J. Hartley Manners' "Pea O'
My Heart," in which Laurette Tayler
scored se memorable a success. Edna
Hibbard, remembered here for her work
in -irajr and Warmer," will play
"Pe6." The supporting cast will in
clude Loen Gorden, Ocorge Conners,
Olga Krelow, Ralph Lecke, Shirley
DeMe. Harrison Ollmere nnd Jack
Connelly, who is also assistant stage
airccter. ,
Mind Reader at Keith's
Hepe Eden, billed as the "Miracle
Girl," who is one of the features en
the bill at B. F. Keith's Theatre next
week, gives a demonstration of mind
reading. Her ability, she claims, Is
nothing unnatural or uncanny, and she
compares it te picking messages out of
the air without the use of wires. Ever
since she was five years old Miss
Eden has attracted the attention of
scientists and mental experts by her
ability te submit te rigoreu3 tests en
her unusual mind -reading power. She
answers any questions put te her by the
gudiencc.
Radie Travesty at Dument'e
'"Have 1'eu n Lltle Radie in Your
Heme?" is the name of the new travesty
which will be presented at Dument'h
next week. This burlesque number will
describe the trials and tribulations of
the amateur builders of radio sets, and
the cast of favorites will extract all the
fun possible from the subject. Emmctt
.T. Welch will sing some new ballads;
Iiennlc, Pinkie nnd Fuzzle Franklin
will present a revue called "Heme Frem
the Opera" and the olio will centatln
bevcral features. x
Elate Fergusen- Declares She Will
Divide Time sHtWesri TVve of Them !
Miss Elsie Fergusen, star of '"The
Varying Shere' new playing at the
Br'ead Street Theatre, declares' she wllj
hereafter divide her time between the
stage and screen. '
, ' Worthwhile, plays,' MytLMTsa' Fer Fer
gueon, "are scarce because dramatists
prefer te write fdr the box-office. I
am keenly ..interested in, thev artistic
possibilities of the screem-'In pictures
one can bring out all .the 'poetry, ,'the
Imagery, the lights and shades' of char
actcr. and .emotion' in a way that com
bines the, genius of the great writer and
the master poet. I That is, if you can
And a picture director capable of doing
it. ' ...
'However, the picture producers ap
parently prefer te make a number of
peer pictures ithah take the necenry
time' te create one' geed one. I believe,
though, that some 'of them are beginning
te. see the felly of their ways.
"Se far as physical comfort is con
cerned, I prefer acting en the stage. It
Is my first love, and I expect it will be
my' last one. While the pictures fas
cinate me with their possibilities, their
art and beauty, they de net 'give' te
the player as does the stage. I cannot
imagine, a successful actor or actress
-ceneunclng the stage for the studio."
Musical Club te Held May Day
The Matinee Musical Club will held
its annual May Day fete Thursday,
May 18,,at the Rcllevue-Stratferd. The
attractions will be varied and numerous,
including a fashion show, vaudeville,
dancing, enrds and fortune telling. Mrs.
W. E. Reese is chairman of the com
mittee in charge. The proceeds are te
be given te the Music League of Phila
delphia. Tem Burke In Recital '
Tem Burke, the Irish vocalist, will
bq heard In n benefit recital at .the
Academy of Music May 18, under the
auspices of Cardinal Dougherty, for
the proposed industrial school of the
Catholic Heme nt Twenty-ninth street
and Allegheny avenue.
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B.F.KEITHS
Chestnut Bala I2thSh.
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Mmt. ' NIXT WEEK-GRAND MUSIC WEEK FESTIVAL .Nirht
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BOOKS
Rots First Editions Literature et Other
Nations Autographs etc. 7 De you have
hooks te sell 7 See the Publle ledger Heek
Kxcnange. puensnea eviry aaiuraay morn
Ing and Tuesday evening en our bi
view pages. low.
book ra-
ehert cantatas nnd two new songs by Ellta-
jvari ecnneiacr directs tne club.
both Oest.
, .Lewis James Hewell, baritone, will give
his annual song recital In Orlfftth Hall
Thursday evening. May 11. Mr. Hewell will
have as assisting artist Nina Prettyman
Hewell, violinist, while Ellis Clark Ham
mann will be tbe accompanist.
A musicals for the benefit of the Presbr
rlan Orphanage wilt be gtvn in Wither Wither Wither
een Hall next Wednesday afternoon nt 3
terlan
n ciecK. ine oieisii are r;ann itarwoed
Raugher, Ames Relfsnydrr. Nonh II.
Swayne. 2d, and Dorethy Johnstene-Ilaseler.
The second private concert of the Fort
nightly Club will be given In the Academy
of Musle en Saturday evening. May 0.
The Kelly Street Rustness Men's Assecla.
evening,
Hen Chorus will she an Imitation concert
at v unereygen nan en jienuay
May 10.
K Uernade Olshansky, baritone, assisted by
Dorethy Rust Hemenway. soprano, and with
Bisa' linea at the piano, will give a song
recital next Tuesday evening In the Academy
of Musle foyer.
The Manufacturers' Club will gUe the last
musicals of the mason Monday at i!'30. The
nrtlsts are Ela Lens Cook soprane: Julei
Falk. lellnl-t. ani Ellis Clark Hammann,
pianist.
i . l. i1'. i.opreaen, a eung I'nia-
.follettinir .if IiIk nun l.lcnla lnil ,n tli' V." PP"1 SHne. 'J10 has.beerj appearing In
-j .I ", T i.i iu'i ircnni un i.ewia jnmes tli
iHUVJIllUll ... 1. IIU,, 1.IIVI.IIIU 1UI11I, .. mull . iiniiiunn,
I' tlM.AKtmnt.wl ,li,i nt.fi.nlmiii.n.tl- it ,1...
i traditional divisions of the opera.
' The text of this opera is by Peubhkin,
w wiiem wt many et the Kussinn eper
recltnl ulth I.nwln Jnm.i TfnwAll.
le. ulll be henril In rArltnl Thuradnv
v.viiiiiK uexi in ine DHuroem ec me khz khz
nrlten. sh will be assisted by the Knelsel
7. rr1"-'. ,f n',,' '. c!lei N,na Prettyman
Hewell, violin, nnd Agnes Clune Qulnlnn.
piano. Ellis Clark Hammann Kill be at the
piano.
A.f ................... ...... 1 -l.,..1 ...-!-.
,f" vuiiijiuscr.i uru luucuicu lur mcir
uerctti, aim it ngrccs only In the main
outline with the story of the Mozart
opera, but it has gaincd'in dramatic
force bv Its cnm-trudimi hv tlin crnnr
iEnsslan poet. DargeinHsky took his
wit eud t-ct It te music precisely as It
Jitoed, and whlle this tends te n luck
Iff scenic urlet.v, nevertheless), accord-
Hing te i.enz, there Ik a compensating
lain lit emotional interest, uhlln the
'Psyeliole-jlcnl delineation 1h both Mibtle
jMd profound.
'i
jTDl'T in hplte of the title given it as
.tlic "liespel," the opera lins never
iwen iieceptcti ns sucli in its entirety.
Boredliie nnd Motishergsky both claimed
te revere It. but neither ene did se
enough te fellow It in their own oper
atic works), nnd the later Russian com
(Posers Iinve departed materially from
i " ."i-m wuicn icsh man nair, a cen
tOry sen wns (Ipeincil tne Ktnrtlncr luilnt-
jef the, Russians.
' Tlin nlfitli.nl .., amm 9 l. .Lah X......
-.... u.ib.uui iiiiintuin ui iiiu iiii;ii nun
.Smsliin school did net ner'ee with Wna-
(Mr ns te thu importance of the erches-
in iijiith. viunnn una crcntcu u new
Idiom which every Russian could hear
Snd llllflni.kfn.,.1 ..n.l aII a I.I.. I.mh.a.II
JT ' ,l""li '" "' "l inn tiiiiuvill i.VP Thn.iti-a Snnclnv nftrrnenn ut S .10. Thn
H blltcesseiH tried te work out what chorus, unde- the d'rectlen of Stanley Ad
00 canceived te be the right principle '" wl" 8lne seieral numbers and the
of refill mn I Inn AAAA-.iinn. ,n l,tu ...... I Women's Smpheny Orchestra, J. , V.
llrl,i J, i ,i naming te Ills own I L,man , tonducter, will Pla.
"lilts. lint ihey had ene point in com-1
henll"1 ,!'l!,t ?V"S ,1,Ut lhJ-' .V?lt'0 The Temple Qlee Club will ghe Its ninth
10UI(1 he tlie prime means of inter- nnnual conceit next Tuesdn evening at the
yreiBlleit of tln voinpeHcr's intention llnptlst Tcmine me ciui numiwrs sixty
Man In Ilanna. Sir Walter Hcett's "r.ecli.
Invur." with a muiilcsl scttltur by Hum Hum
menil. will be the feature number for the
rlub. The assisting nrtlMs will ln Mae
Kbrey Hntz, soprnne; Frederick 13. Starke
Pianist: E. I.lenellyn Roberts, baritone, and
Jumes A. Miinnlng. reader.
The LeefsoivHIUe Conservatory will gle
ti Musle WVk concerts nt the V. M. C. A.
nuillterluni cm Thursdiy. Mny I. One will
Im held nt a P. M. anil the ether at 8:1.1. the
lattur being by members of the fnculty.
Sihoel of Munle nn-
Tueiciay, 'Muy
in, 1421 Arch
ha been pre-
T"edav evening. Mav 2, and Thursday
evening. May It. rccltnls wilt be given by
thn pupils of Laura D Wald-Kuhnle In
volce and expression In Preiser Hall.
. On next Saturday evening the Lighthouse
Chorus will give Its first concert bv sing
ing Handel's "Messiah" In the auditorium
of the Lighthouse West Lehigh nvenue.
The chorus H compo-el largely of English
nnd Scotch singers who are connected with
the mills in the northeastern section of the
city. Stanley Muichamp ts the musical
dlreetnr unit thn HOln'nfM ulll hn Ma. fad..
I soprano; hephla Heidi, contralto; Henry
uurney, tenor, anu ueerge jtuseci Strauss,
bass,
Th twelfth free Sunday efternoen con
cert at the Academy of the Fine Arts will
bd given en April 30. at a P. M. The per
formers will be Mildred Faas, soprano;
Herace Alwyne, soprano, and Domenlce
Deve, lellnlst.
The annual competition for the Hnhn Geld
Medal, awarded by Frederick K. Hahn for
lelln nlaylng, will be held at the Zeckwer
Hahn Philadelphia Mus'cal Academy, at 1017
Spruce street, en Sunday afternoon, May 14,
at 3 o'clock. ,
The pupils of Frederick E. Hahn will give
a concert en Wedneslny eenlng. May 17. at
8:1.1 o'clock, nt the Philadelphia Musical
Academy, at 1017 Spruce street.
Thn Philadelphia Musle Club offers for
opening day et Music Week a prezram nt thn
a - - ----l.w.--. IIICillM
nil that the etches-tra must therefore
rimaln ns a subsidiary factor, simply
enhancing and supplementing tlie vocal
Parts.
Te a certain extent that still remains
'naracteiiHtlu of the Russian opera,
aitbetiKli the eicliestra has come te have
mom and mere important place In
"" eiierutli' schemes of Tachnlkewsky
"a Itlmshj-KersaKblT, the former lit-
innileal j mi ercliestriil (iiihikimt nml
tee Iftiiin. ...... a .i ... . .'....... ' ... . , . .
lllt T hCrlrn,,,,0I,..V.",t 1,llSr 0Ve.f """"h e'J.l'n thn TuSMu
i "CU. Iloredinn In lilx "Pr ni-n Ipni-" r.--i, a., nrir.rflut uregram
Jhn. .1.. . . V '." -....--... .ui.-,, .... ",,.'-- .,. ... a..,a-aI
i- uepiirteti frankly from the ilea of rurcci iy i;"!'" t..." """" "u DU,V""
fftjeWer Uiissluns and MoiiH.sergsky in ,nl,nb", et ," fl,-uiiL--
IJerlH aomlenon:" 1ms written What he Abram OnUlfns,w 111 present his lelln
himself termed a "national munlc nup'.1". '. P. SI: .M.! 'S 5'J,1",. S"."BB1.
en Thursday evtnlng, May 4, at 8:10 o'tleclt.
The Students' Association of the Hebrew
Education Society will Ke a concert at
8.1ft Sunday vnlng ut 'foure Hall 'lVnth
and Carpenter streets. , ltesMla Phillips,
roprune; Aiimi Nowlieff. pUnlst. und Herman
k v Minetrg. nun"".. " .-.a.....
111 posit of THl'halkewHky ns a ' The ser Ice nt l''.VJ?Iu"l1,l.10.frnS1'1 a'?Kt
.i-Wloimllstle operatic coinneser Is I .?!? J.Wif JareVSf.0K'rSnr.
" III lletibt OUtHlilu of Itnssln. Thn .r Musle Week 'Ihe. ihelr ll'-n the
linaxa-. a . . - "- --'- -- -- --..--,.- ...-..
jras i Kiiusky-Korf-ukelT, Roredlue,
JJJtgemhUv ,i,i MousHeighkv ate se
'tmSiki y It,lt-H" that It would be Im-
ns.r if '"''""eelve I hem ns Lclug sue-Isan!.-'
'. B'Vl'11 h' 1'erhens of any ether
'Si nal"y ""J "llll- prehervu thu Rus
'fin?. ntM,sI''leei which the Riibsian
iS?.11 (,0,"Puny mnde the greatest
iii.m et,it peifenuances liere this
. J?ut "KiiRcn Onegln" or
i KWue, I)ame" uilght conceivably be
'Wthn rv. hnvtH of ' nationality
.tikii.. . ,,,B violence te tne ntmes-nvl-i"
tliu operas, hecnuen they rep
cliTC w,l'lel.v or boudoir opera, which
t"ie Mime the world out.
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Biiiy-WAYNE & WARREN-Ruth
IN "THK tJiST CAR." FIT I'AUr OKnAItD HMITH
KAY, HAMLIN & KAY I'rcssntlng "Tne lllllpesur"
PATIIK NKWH
KXIT MARCH A
8:08
.8tl0.
.8t22
8t29
8t38
8t83
9t09
9t24
9(42
10:14
10:32
10:40
10:50
1 JmJK.,t I O.0J OKCIIHSTBA OF ONB IIUMIRri) PIKCES
Kiii.eiciT. .tntiM I- nrtAtIN PltESIIlBNT 1II1I,AI)I:i.P1IIA MtJSIC I.KAQl'C
fl.'HIJn ANII PATRONH OF TIIIS TIIEATKE AKE COHIJIAI.I.Y INVITED
IJiifiMiiWMAM4MArWMM
M DIRECTION MAURICE E.FELT
Aldink
k CHESTNUT AT 9W STREET
sW CONTINUOUS II AM-TO II PM
UNITED ABTISTH PIlODl'CTION ONE WEEK IJEOINNIMI MONIItY
WHITMAN 1IENNUTT PRKSENTS
BETTY BLYTHE
FAIR LADY
A 0m
laMHl I -,!-. rr
in vlviavM S.--;- yiW
l'neM m:x nnACira NOVEt. ta " um''i BaHil
"THE NET' nialKa ''-'T ' ' "' lnlHI
.RR?IVkn..A.A.anM0-1?M"AA-tjH3Vy4L '' v 'l&Bf'-. ' SnnVtH
MISS BLYTHE WILL APPEAR IN PERSON
DAILY AT .1, H . 10 P. M. IN TWENTY MINUTES OF NJNU AND MnnillMENT
?f1? "THE ROSARY"
DERNARD McPONVILLE'S PICTUIHZATION or
EDWARD ROSE'S DRAMA
BROADWAY
BR0AD&
SNYDERk
COMMENCING MONDAY INAUGURAL OF STOCK SEASON
BROADWAY STOCK
COMPANV
With EDNA HIBBARD and LEON GORDON
IN J. HARTLEY MANNERS'S
PEG OMY HEART
THE PLAY WHICH MADE LAURETTE TAYLOR FAMOUS
POPULAR PRICES PREVAIL
Matinees Wed. & Sat., 2:15 25c, 50c. Bexes, 75c
Nights at 8:15 25c, 35c, 50c, 75c. Bexes, $1.00
TAX INI'I. DUD
CROSS YXtSSS
COMMENCING MONDAY EVENING INAUGURAL OF
SUPPLEMENTAL SEASON OF SPOKEN PLAYS BY
MAE
DESMOND i
HER PLAYERS
in Margaret Maye and Salisbury Fi
"TWIN BEDS"
POPULAR PRICES PREVAIL RESERVATIONS IN ADVANCE '
Matinees Wed. & Sat., 2:15 25c &. 50c Nights at 8:15 35c, 55c, 75c,
TAX INCI.l'DED
in Margaret Maye and Salisbury Field's Popular Play
I
I
151
i GranD
IIKUAD AND MONTfiOMERY ATE.
r. . rixen.iruiinaer. uen'i aur.
Mitts. 2 P. M 17c Si 3.1r: Kiks.. S.'c & !"
Twe HIkihh S.-tiiriluv Kiriilnu. n-IW A 0
B. F. KEITH'S POPULAR VAUDEVILLE
OLSON
I.Ik-1,1c I. uU
& JOHNSON
1.0 ll.il W.IIi I.iiiikIis
IIFX SMIr" ' KKMi:it VAHKIltl.
nun .uvakfmmi ,(ir." i mew:
ci.k I'eivAitn I'l'ii'iir I'ltri.i in:
wama.'' Tliorerorp It will be ncen trmt
J-ne hleiiu ducat" has net exerted a
"try BtrOllir iMlllll.lw.n nnnn tl.ne. nmn.
iwrs win, jm,j mmje Hu8)laii opera
newn eutHldu of tlin borders of that
vuirj
fSllv l 3ntan... WS.wn K
luuttl. mssT Mert: JlBBnlK-t,,!.! tl
mlne ' T Twtlus NuWy. niM tl' "Itccs "Itccs
slenul " 11. AlexttiiJ" .'lutthvws.
iS! t Vi0'1'1 ,,mt Tsclmlkewsky vn
liJth?: "i VJ'iiplmnlst; but, in M'ite
HiH" r ,."u-,h " furry tlic ori'iica eri'iica
gjn i IiIh opera te the pxtremes
inignt icaHenably be expected.
Wee in Hill) the principal clement
jiwu in iiih worn, ana it is
Mhat (n (hehaadUng of Jbe op.
wwtr,TtaraeMlMr of Jila epem
sneclul inns eal H?rli.e Is nriiinunwil for
I uKe'h V'hurUi. (liTinanleiMi ut I 1 M.
rtay m "Snnretlen with Muslj Week.
'Vli kvinLli-H iheth I'salin the ceiielutlln
iJri wll b IMtliler-. Allro Awa--.
"?.'S" .iiiiwil by Ucorue Alexander A.
A
Humlny
III HiMltl
Vf,
tliJJTii
lt2Jailk&
laM'AhTtK AVK. UKLOW 41bT
Hlmart.s iiiii nuifi. "
NKXT WKKK
5 BIG ACTS
HOLMES & LE VERE
BERT WALTON 1 THALERO'S ClRCUS
SHIELDS & KANE
FRANCIS ROBERTS TRIO
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
ix rutsT wrT riui. hiiewixu
"WOMAN'S fir
PLACE" (Mfat)
IHII h-PKfil Tlnir'ile
OWEN McGIVENNEY
Till, immiii's I'liiifiy crnit
ClIfcM'.NLT f. UI'KltA IIOtbE
r inn . Teinsi-t H
SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE
A., I - i VI. .
bam SHUBERT Ws- A'r '"
The World's Greatest KnterU ncr
rv "unSute" JOLSON
LYRIC MATINBB TOUAV
irviw .f lltur, , .,,
E. H. SOTHERN JULIA MARLOWE
MAT. "TAMIXtl OF Till: tlllthW"
illMC.IIT "TUKIFT1I Ml 111
ADELPHI MATI.NKIJ TODAV
"LILIOM" N' y- rnoDucTiex
- 1V" AVI III
,lni-li ''r'l lil'trmit & F- 1 Cnlll.nn"
WALNUT .MATixnu tedav
VICTOH IIFWitwwT'S M...'.. i t'snitdy
"ANGEL FACE"
a
69
ST. THEATRE
OI'I'OIITB TFIIMIVAT.
(ti can i-.MiK iir.iti:
Men Tues. anil Wrd.
Agnes Ayres & Jack Helt
"BOUGHT & PAID FOR"
A Ileinrxtlr Itriun.i nllli n Uvnl
Itum int'r Anf il
Tiii'iiin v. riunw a satihday
ETHEL CLAYTON
In "THE CRADLE"
OH) llil. .MAUKI.T tit.
Dillt ill 3:13
i:rnlncs, 7 ft 9
IfiWWtO f NTERrAINMfNT 11
ll u.aci irnThfTM-f ii:'a :JI ,
l3fa ,'Hrl''. i5' 'vnl'i SI SO 4iK
il-nm IllliyCll U UvMIS"
West. .
Owliuc te Jlusle Week, the program HuinU
owiiucie.iiu.iu. .i.vter an t'hun li
w -fit ?- Jur'aeSSK:
UU. 4 '- -"--- L.LJ.Vlirt- W.L.it
.1 ii ,nnn 1li, rn'UUH
. ...... ..f V I.tn lkflV I
nhelr Is un-1" ' ' ',""" 'ueu , eilsT.
MIDGIE MILLER
i'i:n8iiN'Ai.rrr han'it.u
" VI QUINN
ArtSIHTBO " i l:,: "M- IN
illSHU-Tm TIIHKF (,("
NINA OLIZETTE
WILL CRUTCHFIELD
fiitfniif ('"M hia
THE KENTUCKY SERENADERS
pouerf,
linUs .Nonleii.l'eutj.
in Menica, .uliuur iinil
?avi.umu "riwl.!. I.MPI.I.
in connection with Musle Weelc. rrejrlf
ir.mi will iiliiy ii siwclal ernan recital al
eX'l" rrt 'iUtlil ChurcU. B jnieimh ana
insem stroet. HunUay, at 7.30 l. Ji.
e Church of the Saviour there will be
at observance of Mne le WHfc IR
?ce. afTi si WM&rtvwSS
Mn
the
Hunsem
fAt the,
a specii
I mualeal
ADIrtctlmi Mu'irce II. Tell -
L D I N E
Cliecttiut et Will. fen. II A.M. te 11 I'.M.
"THE SHEIK'S WIFE"
i.i.ied 1.AHHY HI5MOX. 'THK HIK1W &
W J,UY bCUUIlN h'ABJIION IIIJVIEW
HenlnnliiB tpJV and centlnuln ecry
Saturday f.iereatter. thlldrcn. acrempa.
hisd by their parents, will be admitted
CelweeX t' A. M. 1 ". or 85
nii, tarn- laeluded. .
ACADEMY OF MI.'HIO
TrKSIlAY. MAY 2. AT 3 OTLOrK
LAST AI'PKAKAXt'K 1IKKF. OF
SIR ARTHUR
CONAN DOYLE
IN A I'HOTOflllAI'IIirAI.I.Y
II.I.USTUATU1) I.KC'TUIlt:
"RECENT PSYCHIC EVIDENCE'1
lie le g.'.SO. Arsil. A llePlif'x. 1110 Clici.1.
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 9TH
The Cheral Ait Society of Phila.
II. AI.KXAXnr.R MTTIIKVH. Conductor
Soleistt BACHAUS, Pianist
Tickets .it llrniie'N, nil) (hiMnut hi.
S 7lC)ceK
I ' nr A w
leW HLL-9 I MR
fW VOD-VIL ACTS
and xrI. IIAItT In
"l.I'KF. or .un"
5
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
MONDAY. .MAY 1. AT H I', jr.
TU1:MAY. .MAY 1'. AT 8 1'. M
llht & Linrnsttr Ave,
2:30 te 4i30, 7 le II
euuka
MONDAY. TUESDAY & VFJ)XF.SDY
NORMA TALMADGE in "POPPY"
CHARLIE CHAPLIN in "PAY DAY"
Tlll'ltDVV. rillDAY A SVTI'UDAY
t.i.i..ci: kkiu, "I'iiis chami-ien"
......................fft
STPANDs
OEBMAXTOYX AVE, and VEVANCO B
ALT. NKXT WEEK
GLORIA SWANSON S
in linn i.ATnsT T'lCTt'itn s
"HER HUSBAND'S E
$ TRADEMARK" $
A Picture thnt neem H..nh imn v,, ........
hearts and unfolds n uendeiful drama
mnde from the Jeys nnd sorrows
ir.nngrv 1 1 r
' ID A HANSOM 8TS.
T?,Wf
vwvves 1:30. 3, n.1. te 11
MONIItY. TI'F-DAY A H EDNIDA
DORIS MAY in
"EDEN AND RETURN"
Tiirinv vimin u-.n.y
"AT THE STAGE DOOR"
CO' . M.MIUET ST.
0U4itftt ,,0" r,0T"
TV-IW 1:30. 3, 7. (I l'.M,
Men., Tues I' I'I,XF
In "1UI1 Kiniw in
ed. unet tilliMen
rnriirmcK
nmn "
riuirs.. I r . i:ihrl riajlen."li.. C'rVdle"
. . Merliert Hmlln.nn "Th rMiner"
A lIAt I,J" I'erl,ST STS.
QL0CWV j.30i a.00i c.30 tlt n
AM. NEXT X EKK
ETHEL CLAYTON
in "THE CRADLE"
M
M
W
M
n
K
H
m
T.-e'e . s"M St. nb. Market
lc)CvTtV0H4 1 30-3-u ye ie u
Agnes Ayres and Jack Helt
In Willi 'in Dp MIIIi-N I'rudiiitlnii
"Bought and Paid Fer"
.IHHHUyUIUBHHHHIIHU.
crtTiOWr Mill. Tediy. IIFMOX
rUHKUl TmilBht. CAItMr.X
RUSSIAN GRAND OPERA
Net Week's Iteperlii re. Smli New
Men . Muy 1. "KUHI'A OXF.OIN"! Tues.
f'sSmV MAIDEN"! Wed, "MKHMAID"
(lliisiilkn)t Thurs. "T-JXIl'S UKIDK"i l'rl. !
and ut NlR'its. "IIOUI-1 l.tlt'DONOV"! but.
Vat "Fl'IIFV IlNFIltV."
RROAD MA11NM. TOD.W AT JlIU
Bnu"M tOMT T RilO
ELSIE FERGUSON
FLORENCE COWANOVA i garrick ' W mat. today ,
UAINUt CAKlNiVAL
at
t Tlcliets nrie, SJc. 1 10, H.OI, SJ VO.
1 lleiiH's and Academy nf Sin l.
I nXIHIIlTIHN Al.l. STVI.li.S OK DANVIXa
NEXT WEEK LITTLE THEATRE
THE YELLOW JACKET
WELCOME STRANGER
wi'h ni'iiuni' miim:v
" ACUIIMY OF MI'MC l'0 Fi
TI'DAV VVV. . MY D. T 8:1,1
kitvn (""TM ltv iii iiviimn
OLSHANSKY
Limited nnnilirr ef tickets, St.iM snd ti.OO,
t tinn'i' nnd AcnVmv. Knnlie I'lnne,
ONLY PHILADELPHIA APPEARANCE
M.
,P.
Under the Ausplres of the NVllimul
Women's Ir-de Vnlen I'ensiie
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Monday, May lit, 3i30 P. M.
TIC KI-Ts Mm nl f deim .V lf,.,.'
BHee1
DIRECTION STANLEY CO. OF AMI
a te VBifhfliMAB " A- T0
WlflfllK Him M.'
JVBXT WEEK -' "-'. "BT AUXT WIMKX
nfc.r.Mjmt.njff iun tllnirr-f. "1" .
,lllir,ii.iu..uniwin,.... ,1,
THE AUTHOR. CAST AND DIRECTOR OF HUMORBSOUfhV
IN A STILL GREATER PICTURE 1
. .' Jl
4
Story
by
FANNIE
HURST
THE
GOOD
Directed
by
FRANK
BORZAGE
AJ
A
PROVIDER
WITH
VERA
GORDON
with
DORE
DAVIDSON
only Tiin oneANMZATto.v that rnnATED "lu'xrenuaqun"
BUItl'AbH THAT RUI'RRU Ct.AHHIC.
COULD
ADDED ATTItACTION
CAMHHIAN
CHORAL 80CIKTY
-KOIt MUS'C W'i.I'K
WELSH SINGERS r. lV:?.vS?k.n8
MAYS ! RODOLPH VALENTINO & OLORIA SWANSO.V. "HKYOND THI3 nOCK8"
STAN TON
I SIXTEENTH AND MARKET II
11-30. 1:10.
a. se, r.-ae,
7:30, u at
ll.-ltl. lilO,
.1 se, C 30.
7 30. 0.30
COMMENCING MONDAY ANNIVERSARY WEEK
ELLIOTT
. '"- '"mMt
DEXTER
In ii I'euerrnl Drann of M trrlnce und Disillusion
GRAND
LARCENY
CLAIRE WINDSOR IN THE CAST
May 8
First Time at
I'epulur I'rlccj
D. W. Griffith's "Orphans of the Storm"
11:30, 1:30.
3-30, fl-30,
7.30, 0:30
TaHten
BitOAD
AND
CHESTNUT
NEXT WEEK FIRST PRESENTATION
JACK
HOLT
IN FRANK LLOYD PRODUCTION
THE GRIM
COMEDIA
PeW ufKMl
Jr .2zz ' '
;9wl
.X,:. -' -';..' - H
Wfi 4l v &. & ' i
By RITA WEIMAN
A fascinating btery of nights behind the scenes in a Broadway theatre.
PALACE
1STH AND MARKET
10 A. M. TO 11:15 P. M.
MONDAY riRST PRESENTATION
HUfClUA
IN HER CROWNIN6 SUCCESS
A STUWNDOUS PICTURIZATIONOP
HMIY
PROM TH8 WORLD-FAMOUS NOVEL
BV CYNTHIA 8TOCKLEY
flL ib.M9HijfKn r &
VICTOH1A
NINTH AND Mi';KlBT
a. m. iu line f. M.
. T T
vNl
IN
I
NKXT WEEK
ThsOueen eP
Hi Artists Studies
Heedless Moths
Tlie plrture that
tells it life story et
tlie niiirneraiis rlslit
iiy n lie lutlful jnuiic
clrl In Iter brilliant
rlw te fame it ml
fortune.
fsVHV
ALLEGHENY
FRANKFORD AND ALLEQHENY
NEXT WEEK
VAUDEVILLE
AND A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
BETTY COMPSOH
and Clee Ridgely in
"The LAW and The WOMAN"
riteM i i.ydi: rnr-ii ,
i in: wemw iv nn: i sk
ARCADIA
aiXTEENTH AND CHESTNUT
10 A. M TO ll'IIPM,
NEXT WEEK
WANDA HAVVLEY
AMI T. HOY IIMIMN
"TOO MUCH WIFE"
lie 111 at li ') I'm Jlf ' " I u wui
.i-.iilem-TKts, Ilex OlT.i. Hepiie s Ulll Chest
FIN 1. I' i h'KT
U Q EhT
I'KOailAM
DHILADELPHIA)
1 ORCHESTRA,
TOfiTkfWUn TITTLE TATTUC8 BHOWs(
,1 nUWUIUlU with Carrell Vallif.lMt
DUMONT'S 5S 'v... .,
-----. ." ! " Jia
EMMETT WELCH Min.trd I
ure-uoaiBtriaeiuurewnCoalMJoeRunnlnf '
ALHAMBRA
TWELFTH
AND
.MORRIS
.NKVr WKI.K
RAY HARRA CO.
FIRST nr' T" 'i - JWINO
TDOTFALLS"
FOOl
GLOBE
JUNIPEIl AND MARKET
VAUDEVILLE II TO 1.
NEXT WEEK
MINSTREL Filler PART DE LUXM
JOSIE FLYNN
MINSTREL MISSES
SECOND AND FINAL WEEK
DEMPSEY-
CARPENTIER
FiSHT PICTURES
I'iltST PENNSYLVANIA BHOWIXQ
:$
a
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Mi ANITA STEWART
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