WM4' vmr- wW " '..."id vx I . L; EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 19&2 10 -l La!?- ' ..-.r- ,ivi i v. tu marcs. i?r:vY' . 1Wfl I R ' c re K FV '' w III' K ; ,1 P. ft Mh . -k. - . TBQbURE THE CURTAIN GOES UP Nothing Heavy en Theatrical Horizon Here "Pomeroy's , Past" at Garrick'Warjelninc" at Lyric "Dulcy" Wins Friends at Bread STARS OF THE STAGE HERE NEXT WEEK PEGGY WOOD l a Scene? fWiii MAPJOLAINE Lyric WITII Eugene O'Neill's comber and cemmfnl -r:iling "Ilutr.v Ape" depart- j lng from our midst, the light nnd nlry Wntl of theatrical fnre will rule, I and Is apparently te continue well into t he fall. I Next week's two openings will be a brand new Clare Kummer comedy, ' "Pomeroy's I'at." at the tlarrick. and the mlral version of Leuis N. l'arltcr's "I'emander Walk" at the I.yri'. Of the shows that remain, two nre iihiMimI. "The Blue Kitten." which , tarts ItH lat week at the Shubrrt. anil "Spi.T of 111:.".;'' at the Kfrret, one is ! light comedy, "Dulcy.," at the Ure.id. and t!'e fourth U mystery melodrama. ' "The Charlatan," at the Walnut, which misht be called erleiis, but never, leavy. r rN.TIIH year since "Pule?" first came te the attention of the theatre- jfelnjf public. Its JetirnnlUt'r nutltnrn. Geerge O. Kauf.ium ami Mnrr Con nelly, have presented a si-end comedy hit In "Te the l.adle" and piemived u third te be called "Wen of Pitta- . bur." Their succe leeks f be a lien il by and InvUnr.itin? tonic .for the i:s comedy which has had "a bad case of lndegrt en bronchi A v.... ?. en liv t'e in in,. ary a Bed ,.on(.ec,i ,H f u. . a5a"c .'. weed and Carlten Of "Dulcy" Andrew. Therrf maj be nothing es pecially deep about "Puley," but u: dialogue is almost nlwns spaikling. and quite often substantially clever. It's uivall wonder that Iloetli Tark Ington is quoted f'mriu terlxtng "Dulcy" as 'the sn,vt riimi'l.v" 'iivi' It Is DKi.li In the Uoeii 'vivi'lit' Btyle. theuuh. flian..fullv . einphii-iznig the enlllifh IMther lll.lil Ilie in'll'lll" phase l,i "T. tin- l.'i'ln." K.u.f- i man nnd Cnnclh ,itc -.-id i" li- flashes t'l.lt rem'nd one ''f t!'e icri Ade of earlier day- that i of a bllnd ins t-ert of satire that at pi font eeiiis te be raerlcunu anion; .viueric.in u..iu..i. Shows That Arc Coming Te Philadelphia Soen September SA "Cp the Ladder," wlt'i Peris Kenvon, Walnut "mrnil.re Alley." with Hernard iTranviu. Shuliert cir'e'ic- 5 nlly." with Marilyn M '.r ami I.rnn Krre'. Ferrest Ortnlwr 0 - "Tli Czarina," wlt.i D"- K etie. Hreail R'nih iik lirl'lf " with Cecil l.rv.i and flee Mnyflelrt, I.vrl Tie Peml-VirRln." with Hazel liawn. Aii"llhl "Th K')'. of Stamheul." with Jarris rnrten. Sluibert nnelier in Harry Lauder. Walnut October J3 Waltr Hampden. S5hTkeparean nperteirn. Wal rut T'l" H it-M Mmifv." with Frances W'-'" .in 1 Tayler Hn!ms, 5'Vl.i-M' (enil"r- inM'n pnlelarlt," with V L'dir us I. "tin", l'i'r m hU old role "Mar- jelnine" I- in of a ii'iiiilii-i- of nui-dcni s!ie I'ntnin: here till- fall wli'h have' substnnt'nl "toriee. Thrv lindud" "The Hese of Stamboul" and "P.irii.lKe , I Alley" nnd "Tlie Hetel Meus-e at the Shubert. "Pally" at the Ferrt-st. and , "The Blushing Bride" at the I.jrie. ' These seng-lilled performances, te- ! gether with tlie farcical "Pntnl Virgin." v hied comes te tli" Adelplil, 'are evl- , dentiy composed e!elv for amusement pitrpi'px nnd tht li-nve only 'ilie with Duns Keann. which cemns in the ISrend; "Ip the Ladde;-," wlili b nr,,ii, ,,, ff,,, Walnut ee' after n"'. i'.i.I Walter .impd"n Safer a: !'; s.une l,ini. te i,ilinlij the mere "" ri !! 1 Ul-j ev, of the thealr" Theatrical Billboard Fer the Coming Wrch New Attrnctlern , i i;.'.r.Pt. ic - ri)nm' Pant," la""t , ' K''ir"i'iT i 'Oi'dv with Lanr.i ' l;ie i and Kolund Yn'ini: in fh- ; Ire V- r'"i'.rts LVltl'" - ' Mi-,"ln'ne." musical ver'ler, e' I.'i v Pi'lc-r's pl.iv. "1'oni.inde "1'eni.inde Walk.' u!th Pi CBy Weed as .tnr and' l...'.:e l.i.i'!' i.i h.s. old f.iuiili.ii roe lll.W Tllllt Iti'lllHllI Ht'DKP.T ' T'J'' Hl'ie Kitti n." flnn w. k nf mis. !! cetneiiv irnm in French with teiV bv It-nlelf Frliul! tlie featured lists. "Dulcy" is almost always gay and pokes fun in a delicleut-ly gentle man ner at the kind of a person who forever talks in bromides, but it seldom achieves real entire. Tli one notable exception is the case of Vincent I .each, the Tnnvlnr-.nletnre writer, nllll it Is inter esting, even though it i- probably net (7arlnn Bignincant. tunc uie muin ui portion of "Duliy" is L-ieh p.uder p.uder eus and affected description of '.iW lat,,t film. Here e;ireliing -atire with a character that M-ems a iom;ieit" et' at least four well-known him ceMiii'ii'.-. te whom 'rn'es'.al themes" and "mighty epi's" are things of de c mil cern. Net a few of tliee who have seen "Dulcv" lmve ninde object ion te the lowering of the curtain in the niiddh' of Leach s spe-ch ! denote a lap.-e of time. Perhap.s it was for the hi-t Up te that time th" humor had suffered no lapses, nnd it is etremet deuluful whether the author- M have m.iin- tnined their iuoeiI "f howling riull r much longer. The parts of "Dulcy" that InggM (If any did.i are these which linger mementnrilv en "big bume" filk. Se far, despite the nrinj. many attcinpis ... t.A .., .,f Ol.O'lCM e i1r.Mtn.lt is: s. vii no.- !.. . -. ..-; -, --.'..- French with tee tills tncme lias leiiruneii en-ivei, ume- . i.,. .-,, ,-,, terestiug and dull In all hut a lc , ivied.ar. I cases. "A Taller-Mnde Man suuet-eu ... , .,,....,..,.. (.nmp,,v ,,.- rteerce s irem tee great a u su m u, -, -nui-times de Cehan's comedies. i,ucki!. as In the case of Cehan himself, the hi hi thers of "Dulcy" have written din'egue that Is se breezy and te the point and contains such a rapid-tire of cleer quips that the oeensieiial heaincr-s et ti-e subject i- iinte f irgnen. It is Indeed fortunate ler Phi'ailel pbla audiences that Kaufman en I Connelly leaned heavily en tin cinrae ter of Dulcinea ; otherwise, uith the distill' tlv "spettj" ui-t. inili'ii f the richness and vivacity of "Dulcv" wnmd be lest. We have heard the re-nnr't that Lynn Fontanne i-, "tee j:ngli-h" te play the rob- f i veung Aiu-rlcin matron It's liard te -ee en wl.jt foundation that cr!fici-m is forniedev ferniedev cent that MM Fmiianne i- an Kng Kng lishwemati. and Dulcinea Smith i a dwe'ler in New erk suburbs. N th ing In the chiraefer::'atien I'iggests t v differrr',. With the sair. kill ni'li winch she pencilled the roles she pinyd with Lauretta Tayler and in "Chris." Miss Feiuanne deeicts this e,:ng wife, who licarlv wrecks lur liushand's busi ncs areer. s'lcking remark:ibl- clove te character from beginning te ep 1, though as one of the tir't night nuli ence rem irked, "it inn-! have hurt." The person probably meant ' it mut-t have liurr te m sn dumb." but Dul cinea Smith was h.irli "dui.il:" -he was just tee eager and tin willing te take the whole world in her lap and cuddle it Kiufmnti nr.d Marc ' ennel'y. with I. win Fontanne In the role of an Inveterate u-r of bromides. WaLNTT The c'harl.itan. ' latest member of the mysterv p!av schoe' wltii Frel TiM-n in the le.nlini; rele: , r. ag c r.d thrill' embli.ed. F iRP.KST -"spi.-e of i;i;;." Arniand ICaliz pr I'll' ..ni of .Incl. Lalt revue, with a .a-' 'Kit Includes VaieMm Sur r.ut N i", Haii-r.ii and ijeergi- 1'rici.. lllll!i lle D F KT.TTM .-- - rsd! 'ead-d bv pel.;- Aid". fern-r fuiliK n.'ir, In n inln- i"iri- tn.i-'ci! I'itirilv, 'Sad.- ' iii e' Th "S- iiir'.s ' in leh she i mtp nrte, bv C'l'vird Tirncy end ,tnie 1 "Minel'v . nlf-e. Ja, 1 Wilsen, black- i fac- comedian . Jsg.. r.j ley In trav. , e.s'y cild "I'.atty" , Marven Vndlc d.n.cer. and nn ; sri. inllnlFt. In nniste nrd dim nie-'t:. ; Sam L-"Wla f -d Faei T'lly, i en-i'.v and me , . Lum Sianlev and Al Hirt,es. :e-ntrl , d im-'iJ. ,(, Lsn, and pearl H.irpvr in . .I-:, ty irfnng, Birbiite, thrills,, and usual 1. p s fl.'iRl"- St.-i n dtit." satire en the I movies, head.s the bill, al-wi. .seeni Z a 1 j-jsvx aSv'C(.mJs'.' 1. cm.-.- :7vs. MADELON LA VARRE feTS': WWMP PSSS "THE CHARLATAN "Walnut f'i J Jfm' MC 'HIP LVNN FONTANNE SVALUS CLARK &Mm ' IWMl ifl, LFLA BLISS -DULCY" Bread m$K . fe 1SffiWKW feflf 1 rarlp. &m tip Nflp 1 m Zfer w I V V ' Vt& "sWI POLAND 'DOLING stgL..APP -POMEROVS PAST Av.-ry.-;., jc.Mrn.'r -w EVA TANGUAY. Cress ku I CLARE KUMMER'S FIRST Seng "Egypt" Brought Success te Writer of Popular Comedies In the. days wdien llreadwiiy nnd Thirty-fifth street was considered te be uptown New Yerk, Charles toll tell man wns presenting n musical play at the Herald Siunre Theatre called "The Olrl from Kays," with ftnm , Ilemnrd and Hattlc Williams. Tech- j nieally there wns "u hole." the second net, n lapse, n something needed te lift. Just nbeut that time n young I woman called en Charles l'reliiiinn with j n note of Introduction by William till- lette. The young lady, who said she , hnd written a Ming, was (.Mare Kum- j mer, n niece of Mr. (llllette. nnd the song was called "Kgypt." It became I a hit of the show. This was nbeut the first product from the young woman te cet In llreadway. New she leeks , back en n series of plays, Including "A Successful Calamity," In which Mr. tllllctte appeared. "Ooed (Ira (Ira cleus, Annabelle." nnd "Holle's Wild Oat." Her latest work is a comedy. "Pomeroy's Past," with Kelnnd Yeung and Hepe Crews, which opens Menda at the Carrlck. fclhJtNiE LADLANC ALPWIA Casife GILES ISijeu. iec beads bill, with tJi.iilys Walten In tllm fi.itu'i. "The Treupct " KKVST'iNK 'I. erste Five. f. cturl-g puri'ln- He' . . In s!j1.0,,,t,ni) n, N, s'- li- :nIlt"-T : also, .loe ISnp , , d L"U liciit in pevcllv suit : Kr.uit: P son aril m.piiiiy in ' Sonic ,M '.c inir.n of SIcrrjm.iUiiiK ' ; S'io'i'i S'ie'i'i itii.1 U":ii-. r in Tiai'l! te the l:.'ii-lv Hill-' : . LittlL- Lhi and ion. i. t,e..t . Pltn elf -rinir. th'rd r -' :il t nirrt i.f ' piiv of Buff.i'.a Dill, ar.'l shei ti r sub.i, is. WAPT'i.V It""F --Special feature pes' ii.l; U, be l-'.iy Marbe In an offer lag th it in Index songs aid d.'.nc. s . nls Marlen wjUlns. with Ibpt ate Mll.l'.an, i.i'i- cal i-euicdy f.ierit -: M'ni-rc i. Seuth ri-a l-land daie ' s. end iv.' lirady, unusuJl and d.ilniy rlanc- st-ps. Iliirlesfpie l'"!.ishll(jhti. of li;".. pre- lwe.net n'l'iiil I'lr-r n:, , in'irMi" .Mread 'v Ab l,.,eni ' i tni- bj Mi- v.'!(. Mi rr and: (in v i'c' in, ditu-.s staj;,. i r-'ellvi !' 11.- and a nt mat iniudis K I I Si huhert. Ann My-i . and Ja.-k Pall. ', aian. j HU'iC - Mile-n-M-nute Olrl"" pre. d'l I In .V'.i'j and IVrnatd, w.th .1 r i -t Mac Iticbides Id i !: rn: rd .!.! s Ibwanl. Alf.a 'id's. Mas- i eleman VAI..f I and i..r.M .''.it. and a eueriiM et V.' i-'Vi.n Ii'imij en WVd.'.MiJay and 1 ''e Kiid.iy r.iirlu. ind "I'm lp te VeU' a-, rnursiiitv niiriK.s f. mure ' r..LVc i'i; . i I'hlch is re- j nces, lifts one "Spu'ce" Gees With a Rush and Wins time te grate. MQJPICK OK 10L".'," wl; sJ sahng Ferrest audienc undeniahli and mighty adviintage many of Its kin I : there t- never cnniicl! of any one tiling te cause a feeling jf monotony or weariness. I Any specimen of that strange hybrid species, the revue, l.n hound, by the verv nature of things, te have acts and specialties a n d people In it cast which crate en in dividual nerves. In "Spic.' i.f I'.ej"1 they don't have Scenes and Mings and comedians nnd dancers (lash before the eyes like Ilurtnu Helmes' crowds when he speeds tlie camern. The result Is a corking geed enter tainment, at -times still needlesslv risque, nnd mere thnn mi pitched in a loud shout, but mechanica'ly smooth and generally Interesting Whereas the honeymoon sketch, "Je Veus Alrae" Is tee obviously attempting te i be naughty, the stenographic comely. taking off Ja-k Lait's own "Help, Wanted" is genuinely amusing, and whereas the "California Widow" affair, is stupidly dull, the burlesque en taei bedroom piny has its funny moments. That's the way It gees and geed and bad nnve been se cleverly blended by the use of speed that the sum total is geed. And at least two of the settings are, magnificent the blue and white Dutch platter arrangement and the startling scarlet and white staircase number at' the end which contained the "Old Fash ioned Cake Walk" number. Little Swh. th.-ir. t-n-tille'.. In iir.s ! iu ' -m'i.h"- nnd dances; j i:nn ftretaers Hid Smith, cepi-ilaiis and shifts; Kite Linden, m- iln' , l."Uin and lee, cimeiy sk ' . lpuvnnl ar.il Lw is, comedians in Pe you Like Me', llmrj H T"in" and company In cem-dv; Mnrr's and TewneH In fun eff-r'r.g; Prevos- and ijuulut trie i e-pedlnns. ALLK'JHKW -Jin'n' Carr nnd hi-, doctors of mei'Tiv, ' will render ent-inal jazi nutrb-rs , illerla Swan son, ui "Ht 'Jil'l- ! iicn." is thu flltn offering, also "Pewn the Avinu-," niu'c-al fare- revelty with Virginia Taker a::d . '.ei-i.s . I!ey and Aithur. , newly a,- Hawkins unci Mick, ..F,v Line8.. Her start I .ackfaie eeir.nl ati-t. Tower and Uur- rll. In a eenii-dy fkit called "Kued for Ljnn Pentuniie, star of "Dulcy." S psirrejH " new playing at tin; ISrend Street Then- Div AfiWAY Monday. Tuesday and 're, advises all the stuge-strucl; who edneaiday, Tii" Little Ilar. tnu- itslc lur te taiie any part, no matter Painty M ilds Hurl-1 iin. i.i w, ck u ifT.-ring. cheru? of. thify and ist thai nciudea Oeerg. '."i'i'. Ilarl K.in- and Lbar.er M.-k. two l.urlettas with vaudeville no-. ','. s, iiieluding Al iinl May Pil-1 mep. sprinkled throughout Minstrel, iccen- i iPMriVT'S opening, of Lmmett Welch1 i Mmstr. 1. fur Kenson taks p.aee te day li first pari ai'.- W-'ch. Charley. Held- n .! ' n L.-imuls, Happy Thomp. ' son end m.iny ntherx; urier-pii-cn Is i 'P.; u- tin- Pop'-sters." sta "I b , t'hi-.'.- Heyden ; aK'i special fia''.ria: ci n'a'nii.i; .son-s and d.in.:cs I Guide te Photoplays for the H'ccl: te Come ' New Photoplays 7AXr,l'V "lliurican-" Hal," Ba s'ery .'.-Mid .v Allen llelnbar. wl'li I "ii 111' I'i dlij.i ti-itur. d .'ind :i ca.-' tl.it In, I ,d , I!., but 111'' . ind Wnlhe" l'e !" . .'. ' I'.ll'i '- ll.. 1 i.lll l.l-lll'.'l r-iiw si - I l.j ; i ml - I llinih-rs. .l.P.Vf -' V.nir It.. t Cri. ml." with V. r.i Uerlmi in aieilher of lier famoe i "I olio : ' rel. -. and .i i i '. that ti -cl.nl-, lie... n.,itt, H.tij H. drun nt.d Le.i Pi ,d mi. I Vf Ai:r tiA -- "What's h' Wi'Ii tle WeniMi"" In Pannl t ,i'- a, P .l'tian. wi'!. a M ir caif the' nciiii 4 Wilten Lackaie, IP.,) l,a It !. l'et"l.i!,cO Pi Illicit, Heil.ll H ip, r Juli'i S'l.iyti" !.,rileii. Moi.-te.- . I..vc, Jl'in'bv Uirden. I! irbarft '.i '. "ti iiinl Paul M'Alli.ster. ATA ML' APE THE l-MUF KITTEN" SLubt-b Tneda nnd Wednerda?, "If Teu He- lee It. I's Se," with Themas Melg han wTliursibi: , rt'i.'.iy and Satuulay, I "H.rUild' I 'age," null (llerla Swan s', n. .; I );:,' --Monday and Tuesday, "The I Tep of N. Verl:," with -May Mc- Aei; W ilcesdnv, "Iiee Air, with .M irj'.rle nw ; Thursday Friday and Sitiinhn. ''"ir Leading Citizen,'' with Theiuas Mi ijlian. I HAXP --"Her r;iMe,i Cag." story c.f rriii.e ami AmeruM, with Glut In Sw.niMn. Itarr' n l".nl, Pa id P.. mi li, Walter III i3 and Anne Cern-wal'.. Price's Twe Seng Hits (icergie Price, ihc little singing come-1 dlan, i- credited with two of th" sum- J mer s song mis, nni;ee imeiue Hliics" nnd "The Sheik of Alabam," both of which tire Included in his spe cialty in "Spice of lll'-'J" at the Ferrest Theatre. Irving Caesar and (leergcj lierdhwln, lyrist nnd composer of Al i .lolseu's famous "Swanee," wrote' "Yankee Deedle Illues" six weeks age. and persuaded Mr. Price In introduce it at the Winter (iai'den, where it proved' a success. Twe weeks age .lack Yellen ( and Milten Agcr came along with a p new song called "The Sheik of Ala-. bam." and young Mr. Price put this; number ever for another hit. (i"orgiei Price Is only iventj-lwe. yet lie Vis been en the stage since the age of seven He appeared for many years 111 Ciiis IMwnrds' revues, including "Scheel Days." "Hand Pox ltevuc." "The Sengfcst" nnd the "Kid Cabaret. Dumont's Big Opening Tndar marks the opening of the sen sen sen cf the. Kmmi'tt J. Welch's Min strels at Dumont's. The famous first part stnrl.i the fun and contains new sf.ngs. Here Mr. Welch Is surrounded bv Charley Itejdeti. .lehn l."inues, liappy Thoniiisen. Huss Kelly. Leslie I.tiMar. Pennie rrniiklln. lll'hard Lee. Dave. P.iirnes. Curl Ashwnnd and .lee Perry. Mack and Atkinson, the danc ing demons, have a specialty, nnd Fex lipil Ward, veteran burnt -cork enter tainers, have patter anil dancing. Pennie- Franklin and company present "Along the Swaine Shere." a char acter comedy with songs. An after piece called '"Deping the Depesters. or the Wave of the Ding Itefnrm." staged by 'Charlie P.e.uleii, will be another feature. Dancers In New Play Soen Pese and Arthur P.ejlan, the danc ing team which scores one of tin- big gest hits in Arthur Ilainiiierstein's pro pre pro diicTieu of "Tlie I'.lue Kitten." the mu sical comedy with music by Itudelf Frmil. which enters en the tinal week, of its engagement at the Sluibert Men- ' da , have scored se unmistakably. In I this play that Hniumerstetu has placed i them under u long-term contract which j calls for their next appearance in Oc teber in "Plossems, a new musical comedy production under his manage ment. Pese Iiejlan is distinctly of the Pavlewa school. A PHILADELPHIA INSTITUTION" f in tm t vntr.i'Vr ui'kiw la'in stkixt NEXT WEEK VAUDEVILLE DE LUXE! A Time-Table of Stars! Mill! s. al farce comedy, with Mg cast, "Hi-r lilided I'uKe.' with t;icrla Swan son, Is tl.m offering, also, Hobbins Family in "luglng. d.inctns and '. ittiedv ; ll'nrv and Adeli-lde, tonus and dinc.es . Thursday. Ft. day and Saturday Uebby .WIsmi, slnglng c jtr.i-diar. ; also, film feature, "A Ta.lur Made Man," with Charles Ray. muM.ca; comedy plaR-t, atury iioeu it uruiight her success and seen after Lllen T"fry took the young act res under her wing. Yl fart l- Mnen-hlne Valley," with i 'in l'ari.ui'. It. another of his pik'c d rr le. llilicrt Hrenen dl ri.'.'l. nnd :n tie .i-t are 11. K. Her I rt ind .Sadie Mull. n. Ilt:nt. T "Her Mai H.irgaln." the : " of u j.iini r d society Idel snd c! tdv r.'iluc d '" I'li'i-i'iv, wl'h Anita St. ...i-t and U.,1'. t Mctirall f Artful. - "A Met, nn te Adjourn." P. t. Wil-en pr. .It. i Hen of a Peter H Kvnn story, n.'li Hey Stewart and .M.irjetiu Paw in thu main rele-c. Pr IiiilsI y Ilevlewed .ST. I TO.V -".Mnn;ii Criste," elaherate I'm :elailat.iit of Alexandre Pumas' ..iiin:.ie. with a cast that In.l'clei Ja, k ii lb. tt, Itehert MiKini and Ls-t'-.l.i T.ij ler. ltevlew." and ethers -l'.OS.S KKVS Cvn Tanguay cyclonic etnidienne i.nd singer, wl.; h-ad th b'.:i for the entire week with ns senrr and new gowns, for the ftrst half of the week tha surrounding b.ll will li.cludr, . i l!c. r IPn.an, . emc-dy pengs; Why Ciejiten and lempany in comedy playl't ; Varden and Perry. A U F. favorites, n offering . Ameres and Jianette in lern. d ri'.v- elty; last naif or ti.e i;s. 'II Llttle Liar,'' muslea, far and many ether acts hew se. nil. us ii hi..-iiuiinir jind le me-rf If r.ei.ssary. en the side, for a In mg. ! KAHI.mX "The Storm." screen ver- M,s, Fenrnnne herself maije her -,;, K.. " U;Z 'T V.rB'.n.a in p.ajs of liccrl.em 1 ree ..Henry Irving Va.li nnd Matt Me..re and Lew Waller lit night and worked in the dajtlnie keeping hooks. IJ. i rW.'-M T .VO.'7V;.7.'.V--Mendny. Tues- hr,t speaking part .onsisted of live ,. s V':' ' nJ:;' u.' '''', ' "V- ' N'r; .T' ", rnf in a play way'eut in tl.e provinces. It ; &&, , , ' , t'.l: ZJ' Call," with Milten Sill.--. C li I. ) .V .1 .- Meinhiv. Tuedav and Wnliii sduy. "Her lr.lil"d face," v.ith ileriu Suansen, T)iUiday. Fr.day and Saturday, "nne I'lear "'.ill. ' with Oalre Windser ns stai ;.:il 2.11 a. os a.t: out nr.-.rit At'sTlp's 1 I's SI TO.'K s or 'I in: hav PVKHKT'IK -A crsatilc Specialty "liic-iWK K H.UPi:i: Pearl-In "Pits "of Wit" MARYON VADSE & OTI GYG3 A-' I I, i Till: Pi'lfl'tv II VNSl'ir.I.r) IJANCnitS ami M HV 1ST I'i Mfi "sjljl H.'.' H.l Sam-LEWIS & DODY-sasi In i Tt' t of ru ,iia' t i lei "Ileilu' Helle! Itelle!" lie. Iirh,v" "I'hP- auv ir'i.i.v i;iti;si;."i - iim; p'uf't'i.Aii fii.Mnnii:NNB .SESS3E BUSLEY In "P't- , . ri.l',. Itrsuit of the Mvierv Tlav. STALi: ei IHRNKS- 15 HI ' , I III. 'IIT 3.17 t.SS ."2-4,:iir VAt:in; i (i NI.WP.s ill I s 1 1'1'M 1 IT1IM VDONNA. Al MlllAlltt'AT" iiKAUUMin: DeLYLE ALDA l.aie ,.f ;' . ' i iviie" in SAint:- -e.nk np Tlinsi-: r.mt.H" With KDWARDIERNRY and JAMES DONNELLY .l ,e. i:.' i.'S TNN'II.:T lll.ACIiFAiT: Cu.MliPIAN JACK WILSON Wi'h f C'OMIM, V.linm. lle Ardslev mul Wll'l.. V N-.I-NSI,' I, FU'VI K" Ward I'M III. M Us IMT VMM II " ', SI'.'l'T. 2: UILLI M I-AVKHSHAM IT -H. ,V, l lllli & ":., HeXf . h.i. N'Kh'n, 8.11 n. e.n n.37 e.n 10.53 2).J' IIp.JVI pT PHILADELPHIA'S LEADING THEATRES, DIRECTION LEE & J. J. SHUBERT-"- IVDIf POp- MAT. WED. SSS 1.50 MONDAY ' NIGHT PROMPTLY AT S.20 THIS IS IMPORTANT AS MISS WOOD APMAGS V 7y PQOLOGUB JOHN HENC1V MEAD.S Vrerents -A MUSICAL COMEDY OF,, LOVE AND LAUGHTER WDtiK. PEGGY WOOD LENNOX PAWLE- FRANK MOULAN A WHOLE YEAR. IN NEW YORK. I ISTEN! Stay away from the idea that Modestly this is the usual mystery play. we refer e the Bulletin : "It's better than 'The Bat.' " Alse the Evening Ledger, vhich says: "Philadelphia should accord this play a record run." "But it's mere than that thrill upon thrill; shiver upon shiver," said the Public Ledger. And yet te this collection of spine freezing thrills is added art assortment of tricks of magic capped by the Yogi sword trick, where a man is speared by swords like a beetle and yet lives! All this and mere, tee, is THE CHARLATAN, which enters its LAST WEEK at THE WALNUT Monday niqht. AND FOR EVERY THRILL THERE'S A LAUGH! Starting Monday, Sept. 25 Scats Monday WILLIAM A. HKADY I'KKSKNTS 'I III'. M".V AMI. KM W (IIM1IIV tlt'.M HeEJ MtillTS fillf. TO S. llll SAT. A T ,'ille Til SI. ell MAT. WED,. BEST SEATS, $1.00 S.L13 n Ra EGsara Cfl ww i trans, te 11V I1WI.N 1 Is 1 ( VST ntllM llll' us nun K?B2MJ n iim: nuiitiw vm Be NYON I'l.XMIIM ! . M V VOItK -J wen MAT. TODAY NEXT WEEK LAST 8 TIMES 9 MUSICAL SURPRISE. rv cftKe MEW SEASON I k, ,.,. . RTHUR HAMMERSTEIN Present? THE MUSICAL COMEDY REVELATION .MtW trfl ' ."J' A , ' n'ti'i WwSmwm mk:wtiMnw&sm DilK VS"TT tfv llJ!lrH:? nt.Trr;-pi,''Lwiffe'. r.ssr,)! ; .,j wA 4tm&mU' WiA , v w l mmhKx$v:m&i R5sr.QN 0 w?m& m mm eia im;u 8ffli;W(ff m&smm ; ""..'m, vl: Ym&gm& "... mstemmr mmm dpMmm i . xfcjiijtfvf :ki rij wvuMNiiq iV,a JJ5fISJK FCV'J Ji f.fVM .,VJ ITf ras mmfmss avsfcsafey ". ADA MEADE VICTOR OCLLV - HAk CLAR" ' - OTr bC3 ! OTHERS 30-CH0R.US OP PLAVPUL. KITTENS-30 Beg. Men., Sept. 25th. Seats Thursday fit C IM,K K. ( AULTON I'lcsents M Ml s( , I'KODI -.() ua MMI. Olllll.lls ) NOW m v?a pi m a k r!llftil t u tm K33 ksa H With nrivXAim (jkaxvii.i.h. mahkl mthkk 'Ml l..irT l KKOI MUM, ( s' I'I'IM ll' s I'nr lli.ni'1114 nl Alieve 'I llt-titlf... piU ill nrht ' " ' ,. ,.. .in'1".-""" r.iiuu mil. Ii'l'l.. Clu ,1,1 . limit (i::;ii .V 1 lllli . I .ne .. '., nexi. iHihi i. I'' ' II". te rt 3:i!i Casine's New Offering "Amerienns Abroad." n tve-a',t ir.u'lcil (iffei'lns, will lie prPM'liicil by Jacob nml .Icnnen'n "DnslilislitN nf IHL'.'J" eempiiny nt the Casine Tlicntr'j next week. Abe Lfuvltt Is the author cemtUy nf the book. Spwlnl raui-kiil niimLers have :ils.j been written fur the jileee, IIAIWKT .vf.T.'T Mcntlny, Tur.lay in. 1 AVeilii".sil.iy, "T'le Prli. "ive L-'Ver." with ' unstnii , T.ilnmu"0 , 1 iK.isil.iy. Viklay ami .iiiunl.i. , "The Wurl'lly Miiduiiiiii." with i.'lar.i Kun b.ill YnuiiK. AI.IIAMI1TIA Men'lny, Tiieiilnv and Weilii'.'S-'l.". . The Veunfr Liana," with M.ul'.n Lavlea, Thui wlay. Fr'Uav an.l batiirln, "Oathbeund, with lei-.tln rurntini and Florence Lvar.s the ran lire I'M. Wchilbert, .fuel; f'nll.'i- ' Clianey. hnn. Ann .Myers, .snrnii Jlyntt., Lu- . .v.YO.V.S AitllASSIADOIl M e n d a y, peine LiilJIune, I. I. Ilninii nnd Itay i Tuesdav nnd V'dne.duv, "Miui Frem PHILADELPHIA Is rjuitn well nc- quainted with Clnre Kummer, having mt "Geed Unu'lnim Annabelle" i officially, nnd having mnilu thn nenunlntiincp of "Holle's Wild Oat" ui the firm BtiiRes of its progress, ns well j its having witnessed hiiub liurke pat ter harmlessly through another one. Th opening of "Holle's Wild Oat" (lit thu Little Theatre) clings te mem ory as one of the longest and most un tamed debuts ever witnessed here. T.nter It was revived und limned anil served llelunil iuuiig ns a vehicle for ' fay "is iein.' Ian-men juvennen, I'll T 1 1 1 TI.W 1f.rAn. ie...u,1A.. .ind' WeiJnewl'ay. Joe I'a'rcey. bl.icV- "h lyrle.s by William K. Wells and) fae comedian who betii sings und .luck Strail'!-, und music by Melville j i'sH"The WeVlrtly Martemia """h ."lira ' "" a"' "? r' Su,,i r'"!'N ' "' " " ' 'l "Monday. Tuesday and Klmbell Ye'inc. nNe, I'ellms and "Hurt has put en some very elever and uiiiiiie I Wi.dneha.iy. "ShTli.dt llruwn " with In trnveitv surprise ' offer; Hal Jehn- dances, while Jehn (i. Jcrinen fiigeii Hert Lytell ; Thurnlay, Friday and Pi.n eemedlun. .n far... with music the entire tirodiiri'lJen. Iricluded In! Saturday, "Ace of Hearts," with Lira Lddle Furman Ui sa.t wit n muse ; I'.iul .Nelan, jubk ler Tnursuay Knunv and Hatur'l.iy, IteKr (irav and company In comedy, "Tne Trattic Cep," und his surround surreund Iiir bill NIXON'S C'.t'.ANt) "Favorites of th" Paft." a neveltv with seriif, peimlar old-timers. liieiucllnif .May Hoey, ,VH,, "Mtle-ll-MInl Charles Leder. fatherine Marc,, at.d i,,. i,.Pris ,mii Her n...,. ii9.iiuii i,i.,i. hi., t.ni ..i.... ' .vierris nun I .11.1. .J.v..v ..... ...... .J.,., lll-,., tlre'nl'O and tirayten, tongs, daie.es and comedy; Mlllnrd and M,ick. "Iloneymecinlny." dainty effci InB ; Ijurte and Melvln. nthlutcH ; Tat Har rett und Nera Gunneen, "Loelclne f'ir Fun" , ucerite i-.eiiuna and Hilly I'ulnn. "Mlle-a-Mlnute Girls" at BIJeu Die Hijeu Theiilre will prc,;t ncMt n-.Minute iiiris. preiiueeii nurd, well Kiijwn in the production held as makers of the lutiuuitn t.vpe t iniislc'il revue. A splendid cast of comedians has been feltcted te enact the play, chief among them being Ma ISernnrd, Jules Ilewnrd. Alfiit (illes. I-Mwiird De eld,., .ax Kelly In travesty. "Urinslng )Ieme Celeman. Deris CInlre. Charles Merris, the Chrlstmus True ; Lailu Seibini m.-ii,, i ,, Minn Iternanl Ilie U'll and Ilert Albert in novelty and usual "SjK ,0JX."l. tha lirtV.t Zltn plcturfs. almost u year. There swn.s le be something of a aecrecy surruiiudiiu "Pomeroy's Past" except that the same Heland Yeung Is ce.btaripd with charming Laura Hepe Crews In this Kummer comedy. A 8 FOIl "Marjelaitie," Philadelphia may consider Itself lucky, Peggy Weed, who as the. little French heroine Inlked doughboy deughboy doughbey feggy Weed la Kngllsh se charm Sack In Town Ingly In "Iluddie.s." Once Mere is 'll(ire 'I"1" llli,,y te leave the cast afttr the engiigenicnt here for another ntav. hut we nre te hnv her ns the W l.Awitnji nt .lif iitiisricAl verfltnti of Tvilltt lb- K. l'arkcc'a 'Teuunder Walk" as weU In HlnKinK nnd dnnclni?. head the bill nlse, Klcss, Mannlnif and K'lass, novelty wire effm'lnii ; Jee i lark senr-t nnd funny saylnns ; Ke.itlnu and il.n. rett. slnclntf and patter sketch ; Satn Llebert, character actor tn comedy p'aylet; Calvert nnd Shayne in comedy eiterinB mm iiii buhuh una uanees ; the film offering Is "The Queen of th and n chorus of sixteen girls. Matinees will be given daily. I lie show is in two nets and eight scenes. Hntlng will be n special added attraction en Wednesday und Friday nights. I Trocadere'a New Shew I "The Dainty Maids Ilurlusque Cem. pany" will no urn uurncuen at the Meulin lteuBu, ' with Murtha liana- Trocadero Theatre next week. The two field. 'rollicking biirlettus furnish the com- NIXON' Rey It'ca nnd Mary "Werner I pany with ninplu opportunities le dls ln comedy success, "On the Scaffold." play their variens talents. There is Is the h-adllnrr for the llrst half of . chorus of thirty and many high-class next week, ae, Llvlnlieic s.Hier. and wl,ev illc novelties will be sprinkled ienga. Thres AnUms. efulibnsts ; D';lm,.'iiv. In the e st are Gee go , ar film fenture Is "The Understudy.'" with roll, Knrl Kerns, Lleaner Mack, Win Win Derla May: Thursday, Friday andliile White, Hnrry Haley and Grace Saturday, phaw'a Sporting Deg ito-iTreber. IK'U'h Itlver," with Irvlnr: Cuinmlncs Thursday, Friday and Satuulay, i "Fair Lady," with Hetty Hlythe. I.OCVFT "The Olery of Clementina," ' Wllllnm J. Lecke's famous story, with l'aullne Frederick, as frump who turned Inte a butterfly , also, Huster I ICuaten's "Ulacksmltli." I- 11 I V O I. I Monday, Tuesdny and Wednesday, "fj'.edninht l'aul," with1. Constants Talinadse; Thur.'day. l'rl-.. day and Saturday, "Healing thu Oauie," with Tem Moere II F I. it O .V T Monday, Tuesdav and Wednesday, "Linty." with Weslev Harry: Thursday, Friday and Siiur day, "'in and Get It," .tlarslrill ..lan pioductien. CEP AH- M'mday nnd Tuesday, "Good "Geod "Goed nlttht l'aul," with C'enstam e Tnl inadKO , Wednesday and Thursd.iv, "Iloyend Hie Halnbew," with star cast; Friday, "The Treupei," with Gladys Walten; Saturday, "The lllack Hub," with Herbert Ituwllns'ui. COUtHKVM Monday find Tuesday, "The Face Iietweun. with Hert Ly tell; WeilnesUnv, '"J'rlinmed," with Heet GIIeti . Thursday and Friday, "Afraid te Fight" "I'll Frank Maye, Saturday. "G"OdnlKht l'aul," with Censtance Talniudge. JVMItn Meiiduv. "II pprted Mlsslnit." with uwen Moere. Tuesday "The Wish Kid" . Wednesday. "The Call cf Heme". Thiirsiluv. "Hestlesii Seuls":1 Friday "A Dangerous Llttle Demen j" Haturduy, "FlBlitln' Mad." BIXT1'-NINTII STREET -M e n d a y, Vk0 :K'5 en i jst&ZL.m r- t . v: n M&&m pty w I 1 .1. Tri'il liuinei in.lii A Cutis' 'I lu- itrr M. . I' Vl.dK. t.rnrr.il viiniKir O Jit 4 iTELE-VCNTH ieLliHIGTTl ;t TIMI DAILY Itl.li. MIIMIV.'V Mnt.3:S0 t!0e 'j.Vi I vs-.t A 'l-;'leMii .Illc S-GEORGIA-S IVaturiiiB DOROTHY IJOYK In 'MMIII'VrillN" Little Yevhi & Ce. Frank Unlisen & Ce. A II i . ti- I ,t'la . Sliih. .ti n . i.f P.. ' .,1 ,l I V .I.M ,r Lcena-STEHHENS & HOLLISTER-Ua D. n.vi tu i.i vi ni.v r. i M - ' "jee mm a leu gadt wiiiin rTitrurs Minvr "llll', M' " ( h.iutVr ;t nf the IIMorleil l'liiite srilal. BIN THE DtO -.-TL DAYS .(a J ,t&;i?K , httfi VGMZ r m. tJi - $n,;ti$kd I'M'III M W -,. I It'll WKKK ItLdlNNlXO MI1NI1.W MATINKK h GREAT BIS TUNEFUL FROLIC In two prtttntleiu acts and eleven tcenes 0 exqaiiUe stage ztttings, into which is projected a constant Rew of merri ment by a capable cast et principals and a WORLD OF WONDERFUL GIRLS! ffvi I VM V-. 1, j v V I.. Ill I.IIIV 11 1 VI VI INI I IV I M MM,- 7 A 1 $Jt 5 BIG ACTS lie iVil In ki. imiiN III.-I-.I Hit JOE DARCEY llnrl, ( linn With ,i Ml very I lnlnc HAL JOHNSOfl & CO FURMAN & EVANS COLLINS & HART 'I III llltK.IN XI. TI Wl l'l l.lll N N1I IIIMI'WV "CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG" IV Tll "WORLDLY MADONNA" " I'll I 1 IMM II) I III It'll W U;'.ILI wrafc RETIMED EHTERrAINMFW7"'.rf IrTV ST TT I7 1 1 . 1 -. tt t IWUIP M Senile. SI. Snt11nl.it. l mi'lr.v FAY MARBE PIIHUnWI.riV , Vi llANf'R MARION WILKINS WITH Hi;i'l' A M I.I.IVAN Ttrenilu.iv Mien .i' (' i ,. J.'i, vnr-lt... Nlli A It ice. M.it. I'.'"'' I'lilli's ICc.il UlirleHli 'I III aire. Jil'l sll"rt -Hull I 'rum Mirkct M. M.illiire mul TuiiikIiI. l.n.t Ihun "I'AWIVI, ltl'MIA" , ,, . Ni'vt Weel. AiiuIIut lllali-rmterul Snow Mile-a-Minute Girls 'n l.nim Al'eud et tlie H"s' Vlt! 20 Speed-Burning Girls 20 Wisliifsclny HOMNfi I'riilay IhiirHiliiv "IT'S 1 1' TO Mil MINERVA .-K A I I vMl 11 v ACADEMY OF MUSIC ffir IIM. Will. K I "MIM1 N 'i SEPTEMBER 25 OLIVE BRADY 1) VI.S'I V li V. ii ,-; S.HVlROKwwvrx JTI7IKI L' .-. -.-, "irn6.. u f wmv evwn X.OMFAMY OFOUER IOO aRTISTS-ORCHESTRat:HOKUS&' PALLET. REPERTOIRE OF 50 MASTER WORKS OF RVISSIM. FRENCH. TAlAti OPE"RqSMl ,MtiNl) i i t V it . i . k TI 1 1)A) M;(KEi i.iiiii vitriol PRICES $1 te $3. SEATS NOW fiPtf.AftP - . C' iniji'l.' I. M' MAI'. A I.VIi. iMtlilvlV yUlltr Hrrlirrt CuinliirllM i.ivv.,r.i kome ORANGE BLOSSOMS i'l'ilVrilllli Ii'v ami ,",V'mi' MAT VIO.MIW HI. M U" " tl,,1 Ve.inir l.nnra Hene UeWI t.Lr!..:::r,,rs pomerey's past PHILADELPHIA1 1 ORCHESTRA .i.itt.i-iLrii l'.,.,.,l.ir I'rlie .Mill. I"03' - ' 1 UKUlVlOl Lu'lllMKI Ml il i.wniMK- "'.'Anfl Hurl.r .i.tlit Si'ILli or 1 Vlr,"'.' '"nralt. N". Itiilnerln. C.'i'rle rrlre JHIOAD iMAT. TODAY (IIVUI)V 1'.'",. Hllll I.V lll-VI ' SEASON SALE TO Simsrntnrnc LYRIC l-k' . .... 1TH THE HAlltY A i iu . , .. m w i nil v r'V TI.Mi: T0VH.1IT new; en at IWppe'i, 1119 Chestnut St. .VII V .v.'vv I, IIKI1I If. . 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