14 NEXT WEEK'S THEATRICAL OFFERINGS || Tonight's Choice of Motion Pictures ij o SATURDAY EVENING, i offered by Keystone $75,000 yearly to renew his contract with that concern. Mabel Xormand, another Keystone picture star, has a standing offer from it 4"or $50,000 annually. Karl Williams, popular Vitagraph star, is busily engaged in the C. N. and A. M. Williamslown story being photographed at the Vitagraph stu i dies by Director Wally Van. i The recent issvie of Harper's Weok- I ly, speaking anent motion pictures and the stage, says in part: "It is not often that the legitimate stage gets a chance to talk back to the movies. We have read so much of the extra ordinary success of the all-conquering I screen plays that we were open-eyed with dismay when we read that the Criterion Theater (New York) had failed as a movie house and was to return to tho spoken drama with Mac beth. "Oabiria" and "The Birth of a Nation" senied to be proof that the moving picture houses were to be our civic theaters, etc. most interesting features of the bill | for the first half of the week. I The four Keith acts that are book ed in support of this one will be a i comedy sketch called "Handkerchief No. 15" to be presented ly Fremont ■ Benton and company; the Corbett, Shepperd and Donavan Trio who are said to offer a very clever rathskeller turn; and the Iletter Brothers, sensa tional athletes. Lillian Ashleg, the well-known singing comedienne, who ' has made three or four visits to the Orpheum in former seasons will also Ije included in the offering for the ] first half of the week. "The Fortune Seekers" is the title of what vaudeville managers declare to be an excellent musical comedy, and tiiis will occupy tho coveted posi tion of the bill lor th» week-end. Harry Sauber, a comedinn <.? con- I siderable reputation, who producea : the playlet, also interprets its leading comedy role. In it he is supported by pretty Sadina Ward, a dmlnutlve prima donna; Lew Leonard, Billy Black and a chorus of pretty and clever girls. Special stage settings and "nifty" gowns heighten the act from a spec tacular viewpoint. A combination of daring pole bal ancing and equilibrisuc feats will be offered by the Weiss Troupe, three well-known vaudevillians of European importation. Ryan and Riggs, mat> and woman offering a breezy song, dance and patter skit; and the Na jthano Brothers, comedy tnrillers, will be two others of the Keith features of the bill for the latter half of the week. This is the last day that the girls will splash and frolic through their carnival at the Majestic Theater. Pretty girls are scattered aplenty throughout the offering and they are presenting a variety bill that seems to have appealed to local vaudeville lovers. "THE FORTUNE SEEK7ERS" WIL OCCUPY COVETED Orpheum Attractions fVIFf m \■ ■ •!?. ; V- te : ' " i' ' m "T', - . -"r, V ' f MILDRED ROGERS, Contralto. Aborn Opera Cojnpany presents ; ' The Bohemian Girl" at the OrPheum I Tuesday evening, March 14. There will be no let-up next week in the Orplieum's midwinter series of excellent attractions, and after "The Battle Cry of Peace" leaves the field j to-night, Louis Mann in the best play I of his career, "The Bubble," will take possession on Monday evening, fol lowed Tuesday by "The Bohemian Girl," the Aborn Opera Company's mammoth spectacular version of i Balfe's grand old opera. Real gypsies, caravans, a barbecue, a troupe of Tzl i ganl whirlwind acrobats, jugglers, troubadours, fortune tellers, and ani mals will all appear in the flesh on t he stage. Louis Mann's vehicle, by the way, is filled with humor of a whole some kind and Mr. Mann, who plays the part of Gustave Mueller, a deli , catesse.B keeper, fills It with an atmos ! phere of delightful simplicity. Boxing matches will be staged Wed nesday evening for the lovers of that I art, and Thursday matinee and night will be devoted to "The Cracker l Jacks." Friday night comes Albert; Spalding, reputed to be America's foremost violinist of the present day land with an international reputation.; lie will be ably assisted by Loretta Del Yalle, prima donna soprano. Fritz Kreisler, Mischa Elman and now Al bert Spaldii\g. Enough for any music lover! Dorothy Gish * '' ' - I j Prottv little star who will appear at' the Colonial In "Betty of Greystone," a , Griffith production. AMI'SEMENTS s TO-NIGHT BESSIE BAI^RISCALE —IN— "HONOR'S ALTAR" A live-red story of a wife'* de votion. Kr> niiinr players in "HIS AUTO RUINATION." Funny two-reel <«mr 9 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, ONLY Henry B. Walthall and Edna Mayo In Episode No. 8 of "The Strange Case of Mary Page" | Head the story in the Patriot every Saturday and see the pictures liero I every Wednesday: also Personal Picked Program H THURSDAY, MARCH 16, ONLY I THE DISCARD in live parts, by Charles Michclson presenting Virginia Hammond, the I famous I'roliinan star; also Earnest Alan pa in and Harry llcatiiiiont. A powerful drama of life beyond the pale. Hcarst-Vitagrapli news pictorial FRIDAY, MARCH 17, ONLY THE PAWN OF EATE in five parts, starring <;!•'.<>lM>l<: HKIJAV. the eminent actor's greatest m success. Triumplial hit at the IHtli street tiieater, New York. A wonderful artistic production. Don't miss it. Also FRANK DANIELS Hie world's superlative comedian SATURDAY, MARCH 18 $ THE HUNTED WOMAN Bine Kibbon feature in live acts, presenting S. Rankin Drew and Virginia Pearson | A powerful drama of a woman who strives ami men who dare. Based n on the novel of the same name by .lames Oliver Curwood Also Harry Watson of Blekel and Watson, iu "Ziegfcld Follies," in a rip-roaring comcd>. R entitled "The Mislutps of .Musty Suffer." Every Saturday All pictures shown at this theater are. secured by The Stanley Booking Co. of Philadelphia Assuring the patrons that, they are llrst shown at the Victoria Theater I INNOVATION IN VICTORIA'S BILL ■Next Week's Features Run the Gamut of Emotion, Good, Had and Indifferent | Sensation is tlio watchword of thn Victoria pictures which are featured for the coming week. From "The j Jaii'o of Heart's Desire" on Monday to "The Mishaps of Musty Suffer" on Saturday, the entire gamut a good, | bud and indifferent emotions is run and there is 110 end to them. I "The Dure of Heart's Desire" is a 1 Metro photoplay with Edmund Breese lin the leading part. The story is based upon Robert W. Service's im ! mortal poem "The Spell of the Yu ] kon," which all are advised io read be i fore hand in order to appreciate to the ! full this splendid photo-dramatization. |The story is that of a sturdy light j house keeper who saves the life of a young society woman and later be (comes obsessed with the gold fever. Following 011 Tuesday, close upon j the heels of the opener, comes an elab- I orate presentation of J. Warren Ker- I rigan in the brand new "Adventures lof Terence O'Kourke," written by the j well-known author, Douis Joseph ! Vance. This is the first of a series of three which will bring Kerrigan back to the Victoria for two suc cessive weeks. Special Organ Recital. On Wednesday Prof. William P. 1 Mcßride will give a special organ re ! cital. "An Imitation of Nature," fea i turing "The Storm." Synopsis—A ! shepherd is returning home with his flock, while he is playing the flute a storm approaches. Thunder. Roar i tng of the "Water, Crash of falling | trees. Fire bells. Finis, j Other selections will bo as follows: "Just Dreaming of You," Eastman; , "ITne Petite Fleur," Voss; Hungarian Dances, Nittinger; "Why Should I Give My Heart to You," Brookliouse; I "Gypsy Dances," Mcßride. "Tlie Discard" "The Discard," in five acts, an Es sanay feature presenting Virginia Hammond, the famous Frojxnian star and Ernest Maupain, former leading man with Sarah Bernhardt, is by Charles Michelson, a drama of life beyond the pale. , Friday brings George Beban in "The Pawn of Fate." Pierre Dtt frene, a peasant of Normandy, and his pretty wife leave their picturesque farm for the gay world of Paris, con fident that in Pierre the world is to I discover a new artistic genius. Illu j sions are scattered, however, and I pathos illuminates the scene. "Zicgfcld Follies' Star" Appears | The thousands who laughed at i Harry Watson of Bickel and Watson iin "Ziegfeld Follies" enjoyed a treat | In comedy. This same Watson is shown iin the film production, "The Mishaps of M'lSty Suffer." one each week, at ! the Victoria Theater, commencing to | day and continuing from Saturday to | Saturday. On March 18 "The Hunt ed Woman" will be the additional feature with S. Rankin Drew and Vir ginia Pearson as the "man who dares" and the "woman who strives." It is based on tlie novel of the same name by James Oliver Ourwood. (Other Amusements Page 15.)