4 REVIEW OF MAJESTIC BILL Did Favorites, Good Comedy and Plenty of Wall Paper and Paste One need not really attend the Ma h'stic for the ilrst half of this week to Ret the opinion of the audience as to (lie worth of the bill. On all sides are heard expressions of approval. And the show is really one of the best to grace the local boards thus far this sea- Bon—and there have been some good ones here at that. Opening the show Is the act of Francis and Ross, two lively chaps who do some unique dance steps, some of them brand new. They're almost "dancing contortionists," if there is such a thing. Granville and Mack, in Italian Characteristics, add a touch of distinctiveness to the bill with their hurdy-gurdy and Italian chatter, and the act goes well with the house. Wil lard Slmms, an old favorite with Har lisburg lovers of vaudeville, is back with his side-splitter, "Flinder's Fur nished Flat." Mr. Simms' stunts with wallpaper and paste is positively the funniest act that has struck the Ma jestic since, let's see—since the last time he was here. Herron and Arns man, in comedy, song and chatter, do Bome quick change stuff, add some blackface comedy and help keep the audience in high snirits. The head liner, however, is the act of Mcintosh and his Musical Maids. This act is wholesomely clean and 'way, 'way above the average "musical maids" order of vaudeville offerings. It's Scotch dances, songs and music from start to finish. One wonderfully sweet-voiced little maid sings a song in a clear contralto, a trifle lacking in strength, but beauti ful in tone. Their vocal quartet work is excellent. If you've been waiting for tile season's best show to come along before Joining the Majestic's patrons, now's the time, the ilrst half of the present week. MAX ROBERTSON. ORPHEUM To-night Cyril Maude in "Grumpy." Monday (Christmas), matinee and night, December 25—"When Dreams Come True." MA J ESTlC—Vaudeville. COLONIAL—"Sins of the Parent." REGENT—"The Kiss." VICTORIA—"The Pirate." The attraction at the Orpheum to night wil be that of the noted English actor, Cyril Maude, who "Grumpy" will appear in the title To-night role of "Grumpy." a char acter with which he has, for the past three seasons, in America, JTOPi ANY CGLD m A FEW HOURS "Pape's Cold Compound" opens clogged nose and head and ends grippe. Relief comes instantly. A dose taken every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippei misery and break up a severe cold either in the head chest body or limbs. 0 It promptly opens clogged-up nos trils and air passages in the head, stops nasty discharge or nose run ning, relieves sick headache, dullness, feverishness, sore throat, sneezing, soreness and stiffness. Don't stay stuffed-up! Quit blowing and snuffling! Ease your throbbing head! Nothing else in the world gives such prompt relief as "Pape's Cold Compound," which costs only 25 cents at any drug store. It acts without assistance, tastes nice, causes no in convenience. Be sure you get the genuine. /? Santa Claus has sent thousands of his most beautiful Christmas Trees! from away up North, down here to Harrisburg. THEY ARE HERE NOW, AT Schell's Seed Store FRESH CUT FROM SANTA'S OWN WOODS. SHOP EARLY! Let us enter your order NOW—you tell us the price and the size, and we will reserve a beautiful tree and deliver it when you say. Walter S. Schell QUALITY SEEDS 1307-1309 MARKET STREET. Both Phones. .'J Don't worry about his Christmas gift, give him a box of KING OSCAR 5c Cigars Their quality needs no introduc tion, no explanation. HE KNOWS John C. Herman & Co. At all dealers, IWsilrAY^a Packed in boxes - maKBXB of 25 and 50. TUESDAY EVENING, Cyril Maude in *Grumpy 9 at the Orpheum Tuesday Evening A performance that will be sure to captivate every lover of fine acting and brilliant comedy will be that of England s foremost character actor, Cyril Maude, who, this evening will be seen cess, "Grumpy." at the Orpheum In his international sue- piled up an enviable record of success. It was not until three years ago that the theatergoing public in this country was given an opportunity of witness ing the fine acting that had been in strumental in placing Mr. Maude in a commanding position on the English stage. At that time the actor left his London Playhouse and came to America, with the intention of playing only a twenty weeks' season here. Fol lowing a brief preliminary tour in Canada, Mr. Maude went to Wailack's Theater, New York, where "Grumpy" was produced. • The very latest musical comedy offer ing, "When Dreams Come True," with book and lyrics by "Wlien Dreama Philip Bartholomae and Come True" .music by Silvio Hein, is announced as the at traction at the Orpheum Chirstmas Day, matinee and night. "When Dreams Come True" was produced originally in Cleveland, Ohio, and then taken to Chi cago. where it played for more than six months at the Garrick Theater. At the conclusion of the Chicago engagement the company went down to New York and opened at the Lyric Theater, where they stayed three months. They then | transferred to the Forty-fourth Street Theater, and after ten weeks at that house engagements in Boston and. Philadelphia Followed. i "Sins of Her Parent," the new Fox play that was so well received at the Colonial yester- Kxeellcnt Koi l'lay day will be pre it the Colonial sented again to d a y . Gladys Brockwell, who will be remembered for her work opposite Douglas Fairbanks and William Hart, makes her initial appearance on the Fox program in this play, and won many new admirers by her clever acting. The story of "Sins of Her Parent" tells how a girl learns that her mother is a worthless dance hall woman of Alaska. The discovery almost brings unhappiness in its path, but all is finally righted by her mother's sacrifice. A powerful love drama pre sented by a capable company. A new comedy and the latest Pathe News are on the same program. Wednesday and Thursday, Dorothy Gish will be starred in a new five-part Triangle play, "Chil dren of the Feud," a thrilling love drama, staged in the Kentucky moun tains, and founded on the notorious af fair at Hillsville, Va„ when a gang of mountaineers shot up a court that had sentenced one of their gang. A play, which from all advance information, will prove one of the best pictures that has ever been presented on tiio Tri angle program. A new two-reel Key stone comedy will be on tho same pro gram. To-day "The Kiss" will be presented at tho Regent for the last time. A young American, who "The Klxs" at has won many medals It event Today for bravery as an avia tor in tho French arpiy, kisses a girl at a masquerß.de. Sne is lost in the crowd and his efforts to> And her again prove inure than amusing. He decides upon the delight ful process of trying to kiss them all until he found the right one again! Finally he finds her, the police in pur suit. There is a thrilling rcscuo in a hydro-aeroplano. 'Anivs pi H ANN PENNINGTON Celebrated "Ziegfeld Follies" star, at Regent to-morrow and Thursday in The Rainbow Princess." La Belle France by Burton Holmes Last night brought to this city the last of the series of Ave travelogs given by Burton Holmes. This last lecture he devoted to a tour of France, and what a tour it was! And what won derful direct photographic process pic tures he showed. The only pity that has attended these lectures has been a somewhat lethargic audience, and an audienoe that has not been at all in keeping with the quality of the lec- T ,le hous c for every lecture should have been full, so good they were. And right now let us express the fervent hope that Mr. Holmes may see fit to include Harrisburg among those cities in which he will lecture again *\ ex t season. And thanks, too, to Mr. Burllngame, through whose enterprise Mr. Holmes came to this citv. MAX ROBERTSON. CITY OF VERDUN DECORATED 11V ALLIED RULERS Verdun, the city which for months bore unflinchingly the brunt of the terrific German offensive in the west ern theater, has been decorated by France and Its allies. This extremely unusual, if not unique, honor was con ferred upon the town as a tribute to its defenders in which all might share. The idea was proposed by the Czar of Russia some time ago. The medals consist of the Russian Cross of St.. George, the British Military Cross, the Italian Gold Medal for Military Valor, the Belgian Cross of Leopold, the Ser bian Gold Cross for Military Bravery the Montenegrin Obilitcli Gold Medal tho Cross of the Legion of Honor, and the French War Cross. The Emperor of Japan has also awarded a sword of honor.—From the Popular Mechanics Magazine. | THE VISCOUNT'S VOCABULARY I have Just had a most illuminating and Interesting interview with Vis j count Kaneko, one of the leading j statesmen of Japan. He is at presoot .la member of tho Privy Council of ! which Prince Yamagata is now presl [ dent, though Viscount Kaneko held j that position from 1888 to JB9O. He hoped that I was not unduly praising the Japanese, feeling that such an attitude was not that of the truest friendship. "Every nation has its faults," he j said; "and unless a writer admits faults in those whom he describes, his readers know he is not stating facts, but trying to prove something or to confuse his readers. I am very care ful in speaking of Americans not to i overlook their faults, but that makes the more forceful my statements of ! their frankness, straightforwardness | charity and altruism. Tho Japanese respect and like the American people In spite of the scalawags that are ; found there,". > j "Scalawag" is a favorite word with' I tho Viscount. When it is not an Am | erioan scalawag it is a. Japanese j scalawag, Mr, Kaneko is not given to slang, but "scalawag" is an lm ; portiyit word in his vocabulary, | Maynard Owen Williams, in The Christian Herald. - ' • . HARRISBUFwG TELEGRAPH JAI'AX'H NAVAL MIGHT At tho BTout naval review held In Toklo Hay recontly before the Emper or of Japan, eighty-four vessels with an aggregate of 467,572 tons partici pated. They ranged .from the super droudnaub'ht Fuso of 30,000 tons, through battleships, buttle-crulsers, cruisers, destroyers and submarines to seaplanes. The Emperor with live hundred guests was on board the cruiser Tuukubu. First the great fleet, vessel by vessel, passed In review be fore the Emperor's ship, each tiring a.i Bho passed an Imperial salute, while tho submarines rose from tho sea and thfeo seaplanes circled on high. Thon tho vessels ranged them selves In the familiar manner on each side of r long lane through which the Emperor'B craft slowly steamed. It furnished a splendid spectacle. The Japan Advertiser notes editorially the progressive growth of the navy of Nippon during recent years: Tons 1894 (War with China) .... 61,000 1904 (War with Russia) .... 283,713 1916 628321 fSBSBBSBSBBBBBBBBt h• d 18 5 2 • I December 4th, 1916 will go down in Studebaker history as PROMINENT BUYERS'DAY. " On that day, a few hours after the announcement of the new Series 18 Studebakers, from reports now in, over 6,000 of the most prominent business, professional and public men in America placed their orders for Studebaker automobiles. This list of buyers is national from every State in tHe Union, an' 4 includes: Members of the President's Cabinet Bank President's Governors of States Noted Lawyers U. S. Senators Bank Directors State Senators Supreme Court Judges U. S. Congressmen College Presidents State Congressmen Officials of Great Corporations Great Manufacturers Famous Educators Technical Experts Nationally Famous Clergymen Mechanical Engineers Famous Authors (A "Blue Book," containing a complete list of these buyers is now being compiled.) THIS IS THE GREATEST ENDORSEMENT EVER GIVEN ANY AUTOMOBILE BY THE MOST PROMINENT AND REPRESENTA TIVE PEOPLE OF AMERICA. It establishes Studebaker definitely as a fine car—a leader in style and quality. It has proved beyond doubt that the day of high prices for fine cars has passed. \ 1 liese buyers of Series 18 Studebaker cars are discriminating, exacting and critical—they are the keenest judges of quality and value. They are the kind of people who have owned the highest priced cars, and their endorsement of Studebaker cars means that the value of a motor car is not judged by its price tag. THIS ENDORSEMENT OF STUDEBAKER CARS TRULY SHOWS: —the obvious value of Studebaker cars. —the obvious quality and style of Studebaker cars. —the great confidence the, American public has in the name of Studebaker. the high standing of the Studebaker dealers' organization * and its ability to inspire the public with confidence in its service. These prominent buyers, in spending $7,000,000 for Studebaker cars in a few hours after the new models were announced is the greatest evidence of faith in a product in the history of merchandising. It is more money than the public has ever spent before in a single 'day for an automobile of any kind at any price. It is more money than the public has ever spent in a single day for any one article, except food, fuel and clothes. It is the first time the public has ever so significantly stamped with' approval the leadership of automobile value and quality. It means more to the prospective purchaser of a motor car than any record ever made on a speedway, on a hill-climbing contest, on a cross-country run or through various "stunts," by specially prepared cars, in the hands of profes sional drivers. See these new Series 18 cars today. Every Studebaker dealer has a speci men of these famous cars on his floor right now —see them —ride in them, and you'll quickly understand why they are the ultimate choice of America's dis criminating buyers. STUDEBAKER SOUTH BEND. IND. DETROIT, MICH. WALKERVILLE, ONT. x "ik FOUR-CYLIKDER MODELS # SIX-CYLINDER MODE! 3 FOUR Roadster 930 DnSCOH AlltO C(h || Sj'cJ { I lilS FOUR Touring Car - • • 940 1 jl7 C T P • ® Landau Roadster • - - • 1350 FOUR Eyery-W.atl.er Car . . 1140 '4/ O. LaHICrOU Street SIX FOUR Landau Roadster - > • 1150 SIX Coupe 1750 _ , _ - _ _ SIX Limousine ...... 2600 All Prictt P. O. B. Dttmit. „ 1 AH Prtcti P. O. B: Detroit. BUDDHIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS The Buddhists of Japan have been greatly aroused by the success of the Christian Sunday schools, which have been stimulated to activity through the plans for the next World's Sunday School Convention in that country. In the last two years there has been an increase of 89 8 Christian Sunday schools in Japan, with an added en rolment 0f>41,753 students. To offset this Christian advance, the Buddhist at the time of the corona tion of the Emperor, dedicated a sum of money, said to be a million yen, for tho organization, of Sunday schools. The abbott of West Hongwanjl tem ple issued the order for this Buddhist Sunday school movement having as its objective the organization of one new Sunday school every day. Before the coronation there were only seventy Buddhist Sunday schools. By Decem ber, 1915, tfiere were 680, with 111,- 000 children, an increase of 610 Sun day schools in two months. By April, 1916, the number had reached 800, with 120,000 children. The hope is to reach 1,200 schools and a registra tion of 228.000 by April, 1917.—The Christian Herald. DECEMBER 19, 1916. TUSKEGEE'S \V K.\ I.TH "Harvard University was not as rich after living 200 years amorig the peo ple of Massachusetts as Tuskegee Is to-day after having lived twenty-five years among tho people of Alabama." This was the tribute paid to Booker T. Washington's efforts by Charles W. Kliot, president of Harvard, and chronicled in the biography of the great Negro educator written by Em melt J. Scott and Lyman Beecher Stowe, just published by Doubleday, Page & Co. Tiie occasion was the twenty-fifth anniversary of tho found ing of Tuskegee Institute. FOR A $7.50 LIONEL TRAIN Only 28 left. Hememlier thene arc the only K""riin