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WEEK IN HARRISBURG THEATERS
THE "BATTLE CRY
OF PEACE" SHOWS
SCENE OF RUIN
Possible Result of Country's
I'npreparedness Shown at
Orpheuin All Next Week
Y-cace with preparedness, and power
behind that peace, are the keynote? of
"The Battle Cry of Peace," a film !
propaganda to be shown at the Or
pheum Theater next week. J. Stuart
Blackton wrote the scenario, Wilfrid
North directed the production, and
Charles Richman, an actor of many
parts on »he legitimate stage in the
past twenty years, is featured as the
"star."
Commodore Blackton lias plied his i
pen trenchantly. Obsessed by the fear
that the United States, throilgh pres
ent lack of a mobile army and an ade- ;
quate navy, would be at the mercy of
any invading power, he has laid his j
preachment on pigment, or, to be up j
to date, on the screen, with heavy and
unsparing hand. He has scoured sta- |
tistics and reviewed page on page of !
national history to impress upon the
people of this country that, in pro
portion 10 the nation's resources, \
wealth and possible fighting force, we
are so meanly equipped and so woe
fully unprepared to cope with and re
sist invasion that our position as a :
nation is ridiculous and portentious of j
possible annihilation. In the third and j
final section especially, in which alter-'
nate in quick succession statements \
of prominent men, past and present:
statistics of comparison showing the i
strength, military and naval, of vari- ,
ous foreign powers, and pictorial illus
tration of our present prosperity and I
what might happen to ruin it. Com- |
tnodore Blackton gives evidence of the |
sincerity of his efforts and of the tire
lessness of his labors to present in j
effective' fashion a nation-wide wayi-
Ins against falsely based feelings of
security.
With the collaboration of the Sec- i
retary of the Navy he has been able
to secure authentic pictures of the
American navy in action; through the
aid of the nation's leading military
Officials he has been able to give on
the screen a series of military align- j
nients, offensive and defensive, which '
are inspiring in the extreme. And
through it all ii; the genius which has
enabled Commodore Blackton and his !
collaborators to assemble these fea- j
tufas in dramatic sequence and to j
make them point, ominously though it |
be. the moral o' his tale.
The locale of "The Battle Cry of j
Peace" is laid in New York. The j
scenes, in rapid sequence, show the
possible reduction of the metropolis to
ruins through the superior forces of a
nameless hostile force and l>v the iiu
potency of the defending army and
navy. Woven in and out is a slender,
very slender, story of a wealthy man
who believes in peape only and is blind
to all warnings as to his country's :
preparedness. Til the end that man '
and his family perish, and their ends
are no* pleasant to see. The pictures 1
in themselves are splendid, the sem
blance of the bombardment and de
struction are wonderfully obtained. :
and verisimilitude is heightened by
very effective accessories behind the j
screen and by the orchestration sup- I
plied by i nameless genius.
No matter how elaborate may be a
film play in these days, the average
picturegoer insists on good acting. It
is to he found here with Mr. Richman,
1,. Rogers as the spy of the
unnamed nation. Ixmise Beaudet,
Norma Talmadge. Harold Hubert, ku- i
ciile Ham mill. Thais Lawton, Joseph
Kilgour, E. M. Holland and many i
others whose names and portraits are
well known to motion picture votaries.
AMTSEMEXTS
ORPHEUM. MARCH 17
SPALDING, Violinist. 25c to
DEVALLE. Soprano. $1.50 j
»g'SEMESTS V «I'SE3IEXTS AMUSEMENTS
O^^TTEUpvT]
Beginning Monday, One Entire Week, Thursday Excepted, |
J. STEWART B|
BATTLE CRY OF PEACE
A Call to Arms Against War |
Founded On Hudson Maxims "Defenseless America" ?
If you we till* picture you will be au eyewitness to nn attack on Xew York hy an invading foe.
Reserved beats Now Sel.ing For Aii Performances ?
Three Shows Daily 2.30, 7 and 9
The two evening shows will lie entirely separate. Patrons attending «lie seven o'clock show will he ex- I
to vacfltr at !» o clock. I
What the Newspapers Say Matinees
The public and press have given "The Battle Cry of Peace" a reeep- lOr 1 9C/>
Hon unique In the annaln of motion pictures. Here are brief comments luL> Ljl ►
by the dramatic critics of the Ivew York newspapers: ,
"The 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' of pictures"—"Zit" N. Y. Evening Journal. '
"Greatest war drama ever Aimed"—Chas. Henry Meltfcer, N. Y. American. ITV, •
"Thrills by the yard."—Heywood Broun. N. Y. Tribune. k
"Par transcended anything an acted play could present."—Louis V. De ® I ;
Foe, N. Y. World. . i >
"Charles Rlchman superb."—John Logan, N. Y. Herald. lA. 1 T Of or
• Wealth of interest material."—Alexander Woolicott, N. Y. Times. lvC« IDC. ZjC. JjC
"Thrilling pictures of the siege of New York.—Lawrence Reamer, N. Y. * '
Hun. • s
"Picture rose to unusual heights."—N. Y. Press, ' ,
"A magnificent and sensational performance."—Rennold Wolf, N, Y. £ '
Morning Telegraph. OpeCl®! PFICeS 01 !
A b!« thing done in a big way."—Charles Darnton, Kveriing World. *
"Story so well told, so well acted, cannot fall to make deep and lasting 1 t l « «i
Impression." —Gilbert Wolch, N. Y. Kvening Telegram. I ( )r» fn CfnrYril rm a ►
'Picture one of the finest over shown."—Frank Pope, N, Y, Journal of v 1 3V.IIUUI ■ i
Commerce,
"Something new in motion pictures."—Burns Mantle, N. Y. Evening Mail. . £_ , • I
£.'\ extraordlnury fl'm.—N. Y. Kvening Sun. CaCn 3l lirSt CVCninC
Pictures and production strikingly realistic."—N, Y. Evening Post ®
" The Battle Cry of Peace' has proved a sensation and the Vitagraph r> • m m > I '
?!*Evening n ° ° th#r attract,on fo: " * "«• *» come. N. ShoW Monday.
Augmented Orchestra With Special Music
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SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH • MARCH 4, 1916.
WHERE SHALL I GO TO-NIGHT?
COLONlAL—"Artagnan."
FAMILY—"The Valley of the Missing."
GRAND—"Pennington's Choice."
REGENT—"The Soul's Cycle."
VICTORIA—"Kennedy Square."
MAJESTIC —Vaudeville and Moving Pictures.
ITEMS OF NEWS AND INTEREST
IN STAGE AND FILM LAND
All who remember A 1 Jolstn's famous |
tongue-twister explanatory of "Sister
Susie's" action in "Sewing Shirts for
Soldiers" will be interested in ascer
taining "Which Switch is the Switch,
Miss, for Ipswich." Inasmuch as that is
the problem which A 1 makes the bur- j
den of his song, and devotees of the
New York Winter Garden are merrily j
whistling the same as they watch the !
performance of "Robinson Crusoe, Jr." \
After a four weeks' trip through the
■ South and Middle West, William A.
• Brady returned to New York and stated
that the spoken drama is coming back, j
i "It never lost its hold in cities like !
New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and !
Boston, but in the smaller towns dur- !
ing the last twelve months it was i
nearly wiped out in the tremendous 1
spread of motion pictures.
Miss K. M. Boyd, of Washington, I>.
C., has contributed the following gem
to the recent issue of the Photoplay j
Magazine:
Dorothy, aged three, had been
I breathlessly watching the terrible vil
i lain. When he reached a railroad
bridge she turned to her mother and
1 asked:
"Oh. muvver, what's he going to do
■ now?"
"He's going to blow up that bridge?"
"But muvver," came back the small
inquiring voice, "How can he get j
enough breff?" I
j ALL-GIRL SHOW I
LAST HALF WEEK
Divers, Comedians, Dancers in
Variety Bill to Be Seen
at Majestic
Taking chances with all traditional
occurrences that are apt to transpire j
i When fair lady meets sir knight in the
• fateful leap year, the management of
the Majestic Theater Is announcing an ;
"all girl" variety bill for that play
house during the last half of next week,
i Whether the management is throwing
, all such cares to the winds no one
knows, but Manager Hopkins is fear
lessly announcing that his garden of
j girls will all be "pippins" just the
same.
Once before Harrisburg vaudeville
goers enjoyed an all-girl vaudeville
bill. That was about three years ago
when this type of entertainment held
forth at the Orpheum. The experiment
i was an unqualified success, and no local
t youth stole any of the fair damsels:
records show, however, that this bill
; was not presented in a leap year. The
' tables will be turned next week and
the girls will have a chance that they
didn't have before, so beware! By way
i of warning to all eligible bachelors, the j
Majestic management will send a num- \
Iber of notices through the mails dur- j
ing the next few days, informing the i
marriageable Harrisburg male con
tingent to beware of its fair artists.
Some Orpheum favorites are included i
In the roster. Just how clever a show
;of variety can be presented with all
; females will be demonstrated in this
program. There >vlll be some comedi
} ans, including Kate Watson, a charac
ter artist, who is as good looking off
. the stage as she is funny in her foot
| light toggery. Miss Watson created
] tumultous laughter at the Orpheum I
| twice in former years.
The headline attraction, "The Berlo
Girls," do a very spectacular diving
act. These four aquatic artists are not
I only "Diving Venuses," but along with ;
their expert swimming stunts they in- |
i ject considerable comedy. Special stage j
i setting enhf>"res their offering from a
spectacular lit of view. The girls are
j said to work ith a spirit and skill that
. makes their performance one eontinu
| ous round of good entertainment.
Another Orpi.eum favorite of the bill '
Miss Laura Cowie, leading woman
with Forbes-Robertson, who will be
seen at the Orpheum in the near fu
ture, is only 23 years old, but she has
decided views on life. She loves her
art more than anything else in the
world, and like Maisie in "The bight
That Failed," she has never seen the
man for whom she would give up her
career. This does not mean, says Miss
Cowie. that she never will. Evidently
Miss Cowie is an advocate of prepared
ness as well as Safety First.
Chicago has a theatrical police
woman. She is Miss Violet Ford, an
actress, who plays the role of Deceit
in "Experience." Miss Ford wears a
nifty uniform coat and cap, and a dark
blue skirt which harmonizes with the
rest of the olitlit. Having a good right
arm and a solid build, and having at
one time demonstrated with a straight
arm her dislike of fresh stage-door
Johnnys, she accepted the position of
guardian of her weaker companions
and after MCh performance acts in a
capacity similar to that of Cerberus,
tile watch-dog of Hades. We make
haste, however, to disclaim any inten
tion of making odious comparisons.
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KATE WATSON
will be Robbie Gordone, who offers one
of the very prettiest novelty posing
acts in vaudeville to-day. Clara How
ard, a winsome singing comedienne, and
the Fan Tan Trio of song and dance
artists, complete the all-girl show.
Billie Burke Makes Screen Debut at Colonial in "Peggy"
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Popular Little Screen Star to
Be Featured at the Colonial
Monday and Tuesday
When Director-General Thomas 11.
Ince obtained Billie Burke's signature
to the contract under which she be
came a moving picture star in the
Triangle-Key Dee production, "Peggy,"
which appears at the Colonial Monday
und Tuesday, neither h<! nor the frolic
some Broadway favorite had any idea
that she was really being provided
with a jovous holiday experience, un
tainted. save for a trifling honorarium
of $40,000, with a thought of any
thing as sordid as work.
But it's in just that light that Miss
Burke has persisted in regarding those
sunny days in California during which
she bubbled and frolicked through the
scenes of the amusing comedy-drama
which portrays her screen debut.
Kcimrtant to Stop
The final touches completing "Peggy" ;
found Billie Burke a much changed !
star. She confessed that she was 1
sorry her tlrst film play could not con- !
tinue indefinitely. Thomas H. Ince
reminded her of the obstacles she had
put in his way when he sought to add j
her to his collection of Triangle stars, |
and with pretty contusion the new film '
star reiterated her confession that she j
was genuinely sorry that "Peggy" was j
done. "'I told sou so," declared Ince.
And the Picture
"Peggy" opens on a luxurious estate
near New York city. Miss Burke is
discovered standing in a fountain,
AMUSEMENTS AMI'SHMKNTS
£ MUSICAL MISSES
" and a Big Show Besides
Last Time To-day and Show Starts To-night at 6:30
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MAJESTIC
Coming Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
UINA CLAYTON CO.
And 4 other big: Keith liits
Girls, Girls, Girls, All Girls!
Don't miss the all-girl hill lust luilf of next week
Victoria Theater J||
Victoria Guarantees You a Pleasant Evening's
Entertainment u3T
T>u»u> WHYf—HKt'AI'SK VVK OBTAIN OI'H PICTt ItES THHOLOH THE VlTiadibauk
Ret. U. 8. Pat. 1907 BUOKI\U COMPANY, OK PHILADELPHIA. Ron, U. 8. I'M. 1907
Ninety per eent. (00'/ c ) of (lie theaters obtaining; their pictures through tin* Stan
ley Hooking Company are successful. There's a reason. The theater that aims for
perfect service—good music—equality of treatment —good ventilation—good music.
Victoria's Program For Next Week
MONDAY ONI-Y TUESDAY ONI.Y WEDNESDAY ONLY
@ METRO DAY WOHLD DAY Xhe Black CrQok
in T Pl ; lCe of Five^Parts
The Tlirmoil Happiness Case of Mary
TT t-R- Starring MARY BOI.AND Page No. 7
Hearst-Vltagraph A Modem Society Drama Head the story every
KX tv • t _j Also J. Warren Kerrigan Saturday in the Patriot
News Pictorial and Pathe Educational Pictures Also
Kcgulat Program and Hegular Program Regular Program
THURSDAY ONLY ERIDAY ONLY Special Saturday Only
®Essanay Presents A Woman's Power Hack Again Eor the I.ast
Vultures of Society „»«»-■» cSSIASSIOg,. A
Mojhe King The Yellow
Elve Acts ,t- Pa«s«;nort
JACKIE SAUNDERS \l£,
p. Txt i. FRANK DANIELB RAYMOND HITCHCOCK
Cnild OI the West World's Funniest Stage in the. Wonderful Wager
lieiirst-Vltagrapli Comedian Pathe Educational
THEATER OPENS 111 A. M.
e Features start dally us foUows: 10:45 A. M., 12:15, 2:15, 4.15, 6:15,
Head the Telegraph for the complete program every Saturday for
Hear our $25.0(10 pipeorgan playing daily from 10:30 A. M. to lltSO I*—
P. M. by Profs. Mcßride and Mcintosh. ti HI el [Fjn
In a popularity contest held recently by the New York Telegraph, LjjjtS,ij
Clara Kimlmll Young scored more votes than have ever lx'cii given a WSF //
candidate for anything except the 1 "residency of the United States and
received more votes than the other ninety-one contestants put together.
Pst! Seen It? M-m-m!
It's the Vampire Walk
Tliwla ilara's Seductive Screen Car
riage Serves as Basis for Brand
New Dance Creation
The. vampire walk! What is it? This
is the <iuestion which is bothering
Women's clubs and other supervisors
of public morals as the result of an
announcement by Emile Lessard, a
leading New York dancing master,
that he is inventing a dance to be
known by that name. Mr. Lessard is
frank in admitting that he received
his idea, for the forthcoming terpsi
choreun creation frotn the peculiar
carriage displayed on the screen by
rheda Bara. vampire woman of the
William Fox lilms. Miss Bara will
appear at the Colonial Wednesday and
Thursday of next week in "Destruc
tion," a five-part feature of present
day life dealing with a woman who
craves luxury.
spraying without fear or favor the
house party guests who have dared
her to do "something different." There
comes a letter from her uncle and
guardian in Scotland. He demands
that she leave America and the do
nothing set in which she is being
reared and henceforth make her home
with him, liis wife and son, in Scot
land. She protests and paints a vivid
picture of the contrast between her
hoydenish freedom and the restric
tions she fears will be placed upon her
in her new environment. But in the
end she goes, and so goes the story,
which is said to be one of the prettiest
productions on the screen to-day.
A BANNER WEEK
AT THE VICTORIA
Six Big Features Will Be'
Shown on the Screen of llie
Popular Theater
The hustling management of the
Victoria Theater have booked a series
of feature films in their big capacity ,
house in MarJsM street that promises!
much for the patrons of this theater j
during the coming week. Read over
the list of attractions, with the stars j
who will carry the big roles in each,
and you will agree that March 6 to
11, inclusive, will be one of the best
in the history of the theater with the
2,200 seats. The week's offerings in
clude Valli Valli, in "The. Turmoil," ■
Mary Boland in "The Price of Happi-J
nesß," a World feature entitled "A Wo-'
mail's Power," the popular current
and serial attraction; "The Strange
Case of Mary Page," "The Vultures
of Society," and others.
"Turmoil"
The week's bill leads off with Valli
Valli in 4,200 feet of intensely in
citing drama,' "The Turmoil." It is
a splendid drama of typical American
life dealing with two families, one
newly rich, the other poor, but aristo
cratic. "Bibbs" Sheridan, of the first
family, falls in love with Mary Ver
trces, of the latter, but her pride pre
vents her consent to Ihc marriage,
wherupon the young man shows real
stuff and declares his independence
I from his father. The admiring old
man is the old block from which the
chip had flown and lie takes care of
the poor family by a sale of worth
j less stock, and all is happiness.
I On the following (lay, Tuesday, "The
Price of Happiness" holds the center
of the stage and Mary Poland enacts
the role of the wife of a man in
moderate circumstances. She is
j somewhat envious of her richer
I friends' wealth and discontent causes
j all sorts of annoyance. There is a
AMUSEMENTS AMUSEMENTS
KM An Excellent Program For Next Week K/$M
Monday-Tuesday II
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KB. Billie Burke )Wm
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WMMM America's foremost actress' first screen
BfcJTi appearance, in
B "Peggy" SI
A $40,000 Triangle-Kay-Bee Feature
Ford Sterling, in "His Pride and Shame" j^Ma
Keystone Comedy SR.- ,*a
TIIEKE WIl-Ti HE NO AI>VAXCE IX PRICES
■ppO Wednesday and Friday and OmuJ
Thursday Saturday
I FOX Presents Rpccjpßnppjcpalp
Q ThEDA BARA Bessleß » rr '^ ale |gg
ITIio Tragic Temptress of i *"
DEiTklilTlON " Honor s A!tar " pi
..I- , . A Story of l.ove and a
A l ive-reel Dramasliow* woman's honor—Hint is wmiwwfl
wenHli entirely different. |WB
Cartoon Comedies with ®° MJER - MM
all the popular stars. Better l-ate Than
CHAHME'S HCSTEU Featuring two-reel Key. jjjjMNM
very distinct and clearly outlined
■ moral to the story.
But wo must hasten along and see
what Wednesday has in store for
us. According to the announcement.
! it is "The lilunk Crook," so we will
j be consistent and decline to divulgo
the nature of the liim which draws a
' blank for its headline. You will have
j to see it for yourself, but our candid
opinion is that it sounds very inter
esting and promising. Of course one
would naturally go to see the next epi
sode in "The Strange Case of Mary
Page." on the same day. with Henry
Walthall and lOdna Mayo, so nothing
further nfced bo said about it.
"Tlic \ illture.s of Society"
One of the most widely heralded
'and highly touted motion pictures of
j recent months is "The Vultures of
Society," in which Lillian Drew, 10. 11.
Calvert, Marguerite Clayton, and Era-'
est Maupain are leading figures, and
j which will be shown at the Victoria
!on Thursday of the week coming. The
I story, a thrilling one, deals with an
I orphan girl of the West, who sought
| the city to make her own way, only
; to be preyed upon by the vultures of
| society, who beset the path ol" de
fenseless girls. There is not a dull
I moment in the play, and the audi
| encc thrills with the little western girl
! as she turns the tables upon tho vul
' j tures, reaches the top of the social
1 ladder, wins a fortune and a prince.
On the same bill with the headlincr
is "The Child of the West," a Knicker
-1 bocker Star Feature with Jackie Saun
. | dors us the principal.
1 on Friday "A Woman's Power"
■ ! holds sway, with the scene of the story
'{laid in the mountains of Kentucky,
1 1 and later in the Philippines. Murder,
; | love, war and peace follow each other
■i In quick succession. Tho World Film
' Corporation vouches for the picture,
• | and one must be grateful to them for
- j putting Molly King, the charming
• ' and sympathetic young actress, in tho
I j stellar position. "Molly," by the way,
• ! has started on a trip around the world
I in an automobile. We like her giiit.
' ! I,ast of all, and as the climax to
f i a week of good pictures, a combina
• j lion of the Lubin feature, "The Won
| derful Wager" and "The Yellow Pass-
j port." a story of life in Russia will
r be presented. The amusement col
• I umns of this paper will keep you
i ' posted from day to day on the more
s | detailed stories of the daily program
r j In the Victoria.
i I (Other Amusements Page 17)
family
THUATKK
Third (iml llnrrlM Streets
WIIJJIAM FOX present (ilt.K J«J
>lll,l«Flt WIIITK, l.oon iM'ople in uc
tiou, eust of product ion, ."t>o
diiy/lln* scene*, in ««TIIK VAM.EV
OF Til 10 MISSINU," JH ATI MOM AND
i:VK\l\(i, in H parts to-duy only.
TO-DAY
OH It I \ JOHNSON IN
"D'ARTAGNAN"
••The Three >liiHk»'lcerK"
Wonderful live-reel production of
Ale.uiiidcr HIIIIIIIH* fnitinus stor£*.
( hnw. Murrny
"FIDO'S F\l.l»
T*vo-reel Keystone Comedy.
Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt
President of tlir National Woman
StilTrayo Association, will
speak at the
Board of Trade Hall
Tuesday, March 6
AT H O'CLOCK
Everybody Invited
ADMISSION FRKK