GIRLS GALORE, AND MIRTH AND MUSIC, COMBINE IN MAJESTIC'S "VANITY FAIR'' MUSICAL COMEDY TO OPEN HERE MONDAY BKYY OF PRETTY GIRLS. IX FETCHING COSTIMES. ENLIVEN BOYLE WOOLFOLKS "VANITY FAIR" THE STORY OF TWO HEARTS TOLD IN TERMS OF LOVE IS "THE GIRL PHILIPPA" Hi "The Girl Phillppa." from the pen of America's greatest novelist, which is to be seen at the C olonial Theater Monday. Tuesday and Wednesdav, is a talc of two hearts tolu in tonus of love, war, beauty and adventure. Aglow with color and romance—alive with movement and action—set in an atmosphere charged with secret agents, society intrigue and blood lust the magic spell of the authors genius has woven a splendidlv delightful love theme that charms and pleases. To the strength of the author and charm of the star, add the Greater \ itagraph a power of presentation. ||AMUSEj^MENTS'B ' 'lt I'l I KI M —To-night—"Experience." Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday. Ma> .'l. .2 and 23. with matinees Tucsdaj and Wednesday—Thurston, the Magician. I'ridav. night only. May -'5 Charles l-'rohman presents Otis Skinner in "Mister Antonio." Saturday, matinee and night. May "S --"The Smart Set." the World's Greatest Colored Show. loUiMAL. "God's Law and the Man." KEUEXT—"Environment.'' Horn under the auspices of the old vilizatiou in the world, magic has nourished in every "1 burMon. age. been nursed and ihe Magician fostered in every k clime. The American ■•Wtnder-worker has been a tigure in our history ever since Joe Bandy pull ed live rabbits out of the horse feed '. nss of George Washington's army. In the middle ages magicians were burned at the stake, but with the ad vance of ivili/.ation magic became shorn of its superstition and in the hands of its professors developed into a most popular form of entertainment. Theatergoers will recall Herrmann, and the sreat Kellar. both great mas- , ters in the mystic art. and with their I passing from the public eye came Thurston, who will appear at the Or phum. Monday. Tuesday and Wednes day. with matinees Tuesday and Wed nesday. With a natural talent this famous magician lias with the aid of a highly cultivated mind. Introduced to the | world of magic much that is new and novel. . ... I Mi Thurston has given much of his , time of late investigating spiritualism and confesses that he has met with much success. He includes in his per- . forirance, this season, many of the > greatest mysteries of the present-day mediums. The most prominent mysteries on | Thurstonls all-new program for this season are the manifestations of spirits and the materialization of ghosts, "Pvgmaleon and Galatea, and j "lone " a mvsterious young lady, who floats over the heads of the audie'nce Mr. Thurston will present every i ladv attending the Ttresday and Wed nesday matinees a complete horo scope of her life, free. I Otis Skinner, long recognized as one of the most artistic actors on the ol American stage. ...I- winner In comes to the Ot ••Mister \ntonlu" pheum Theater Friday ovejung, VIBV "a Further importance is lent to his engagement through the fact {hat the plav in which he Is to be seen ; i, from the pen of Booth Tark.ngton It is "ailed "Mister Antonio, and if -aid to provide Otis Skinner with th* very best vehicle h* has had since | AMUSEMENTS /■ \ I,AST TIMES TO-DAY Viola Dana In a Powerful Flve-I'art Metro 'God's Law and Man's' The Story of n Cilrl W ho in I'u returned MM a IJrlde. AI AO the Vmial lunny Comedies ' .MONDAY. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY J Anita Stewart In a Special B Itagraph feature adnpt from Kob- Chambers' popular novel. "The Girl Philippi" \ Tale f Two Hearts Told In Terms of I.ove, Courage and In vent u re. THE I'IC'TIRR THAT BROKE I THE NEW KIRK THICATKrtI HECOKDS. I SATURDAY EVENING. lvisniet. It has proved the comedy success of this brilliant season. Mr. Talk tug; ton's cleverness as a -teller is admitted: his genius for , drawing certain types of American ■ characters has been convincingly ;*w C ! ,vn * lis Ploys and novels. In : Mister Antonio" he has exerted the best ot his ability in the weaving of story and limning of character. The comedy sounds interesting, for the chief character there is a happy-go lucky Italian organ-grinder, who goes singing through life, dispensing char ity and cheerfulness and preaching optimism and philosophical toleration for all mankind. f Paul Nevins and Kiibv Erwood are presenting a new and "clever black face comedy act that is At Ihq bound to meet with the ap- Majestle proval of everyone who at ,. , tends the Majestic Theater the last half of this week. The title |of their comedy vehicle is "Some Bear," and Mr. Nevins is seen as a funny, stuttering, shiftless coon, who iru j°^es laughter by his every word and look. Miss Erwood appears as a dusky belle, and her wonderful danc ing wins her hearty applause. Leon ard Qautier s Animated Toy Shop is an added attraction on the bill, and is a novelty that every child will enjov. Hounding out the vaudeville list are- Kdmonds and Ueedon. in a splendid Italian character comedy, singing and I dancing act: GreenMiller and Green | excel lent.comedy variety entertainers. i.;ind Pipifax and Panlo, the well known and- popular comedy panto mime and acrobatic artists. Coming —the first three days of next week—) Vanity Fair, a musical comedv tab loid in seven scenes, with a companv | Of twenty-one high-class musical j comedy players. It is easier to preach than to prac tice. Every one knows that, but after viewing i iule Mary Mar> Miles Miles Minter in "En- Minter at > ironment," her latent the Urgent picture in which she is , . featured, it is claimed one ¥? es away in a more neigh underHoi 1 a k "l d, '. er feeling for the underdog: a resolution to try lust a little harder to see the good In those AM IS KM F.XTS Mon., Tues., Wed. May 21,22, 23 1" Matinee Tuesday and Wednesday Admission to Evenings—2sc, 50c, 75c, SI.OO. Best Seats to be -\yonderland Matinees. Tues. & Wed—2sc and 50c. ' Had Mon. Night ; THE WONDER SHOW OF THE UNIVERSE THURSTON THEI MJIAIGEAIK H\\\\ ~ s^ rlJ H£ Mosr nvsr/ryjMS \ 23 -PEOPLE - 23 2 EFFECTS - 2 TOE ONLY SHOW OF ITS KIND ON EARTH MORE FEATURES, THRILLS, SURPRISES, SENSATIONS THAN EVER BEFORE. LAUIEid Tuesday and Wednesday matinees with a complete horoscope of her life Boyle Woolfolk's "Vanity Fair ofi 1917," claimed by the management to j be the season's snappiest and girliest i musical comedy tabloid, will be thej attraction at the Majestic the first three days of next week. This is an-' 1 other of those popular entertainments 1 in which pretty girls play such an j important part, and the elaborate f costumes worn by the bevy of chorus I beauties in this show will be a real treat to thettergoers. The big company, which includes ! twenty-five high class musical comedy ! players, is headed by .lack Trainor, I well-known comedian, who has made | 1- ' J THURSTON, MAGICIAN Thurston, with a company of twenty-three people, appears in a n rnm n, suiTssaj'iS SK5a; ,o " d ' ! ' T "-"" •• -s— rac j who "never had a chance," and an un- ! j willingness to condemn too soon. "En- j ' Ironment is an understandable story, well pictured and artistically j handled. The scenes are laid in a New i England village. The story has hap- : pened many times and in many places, but it moves along to a happier con- i elusion than most real life stories. The attraction for Monday and Tuesday will be "The Spirit of Romance." J "God's IJIW and Man's." the new Metro picture with Viola Dana in the _ .. . leading role, which was I "i.od * l.aw shown at the Cotonial and Man's." Theater yesterdav. and I at Colonial which is also the at traction for to-day. Is i one of the best pictures in which this HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH '[ thousands laugh in the role of "Hen pecked Henry," in "Watch Your Step." "Vanity Fair" is in seven scenes, j The setting of the last scene is a | Moorish villa, and is claimed to be the j most elaborate and artistic stage set -1 ting ever seen in vaudeville. "Vanity Fair" is coming to the | northern circuits, after a tour of .the [ South, where it is claimed In every In i stanue the records of the theaters in : w-hlch it plaved were shattered. Tht j musical comedy is to-day completing j an engagement in Norfolk, Va„ where I at each performance 'the theater has j proved too small to accommodate the I crowds. pretty little star lias ever appeared. In the role of a young girl who is sold in marriage to a man she has never met. Miss Dana is given a i*ut that [affords her unusual opportunity for j her clever talents. The usual funny 1 comedies are shown on the same pro -1 gram. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes day. the Colonial Theater will present I another big special production on the ] regular program for the regular ad mission prices. Anita Stewart in "The |nirl Philippa," one of the best stars I in motion pictures, in special eight part production adapted from the J popular novel by Robert W. Cham bers. "The Girl Philippa" is as fra j grant as a wild rose, the tempo is like I the speed tire of a machine gun and I the story plays the musfc of the heart. FUNDS PROVIDED FOR EQUIPMENT Governor Approves Import-1 ant Bill For National Guard Kxcess Strength By approving the W'hitaker bill last night Governor Brumbaugh placed in the hands of Adjutant General Stewart $282,800 'for thejl equipment of the National Guard' with uniforms and similar accoutre-' ments except arms, This sum will enable the State to rapidly equip I men recruited to raise the units of the Guard to war strength and'also to provide for the reserve militia j which is authorized by the pending McKec bill. The Governor also approved the 1 Crow Senate bills reducing the! period in which nominating petl-! tions may be filed from sixty lo j forty days and giving twenty days j additional to the period for certifi cation of nominations. Senate bills approved Included: Amending laws relative to tiling of reports of estates of habitual I drunkards. Prohibiting incorporation of or-' ionizations with names which would ! tend lo confuse them with State! boards or commissions. , Classifying inspectors of the de partment of labor and industry ac cording to experience and length of I service, twenty-five in class A to be l paid $2,000; fifty in class H to be' paid SI,BOO and twenty-five In class! C to be paid $1,600. Mouse bills approved were: Providing fees of one dollar and 1 three cents per mile mileage for per- ! sons attending coroner's inquests in! response to subpenas. Providing for payment by State! hospitals of traveling expenses of' inmates discharged by order of State authorities. Authorizing committee on lunacy! of State Hoard of Charities to trans fer inmates of State hospitals. Making fraudulent conversion off property or its proceeds a misde meanor. The Kline Senate bill validating! marriages contracted on or before! January 1, 1898, which were follow-f ed by continuous living together fori twenty-one years was vetoed in a I lengthy message In which he stvles it "vicious special legislation" and without "one redeeming feature, "jl The Governor says that it is not sound in either law or morals and' that it is contrary to justice and so- i cial security as well as unconstitu-l tional. i The Governor also vetoed the |' AMISEMEXTS n —N Regent Theater TO-DAY OM.Y MARY MILKS MIX'TER IX "EX Villi >X M EXT" lAn everyday thenir. handled hv ™ p "ho knows everyday folkn.l JIOVUAY and TL'ESDA Y "THK SIN KIT OP ROMAN CE" featuring H ARRISBURG Monday, May 21 Bese pageant ever RraS ) BY A OF THIS GREATEST BTfH LDHAS EVER KNOWN tjfjUJ . IPITAL INVESTED IL DAILY EXPENSE 11MI Ml _ iET'PARADEUP ! Tickets on Sale Show Day at Bowman's Same Prices as Charged at Show Grounds Dawson House bill providing for the State Highway Department to take over abandoned rights of way of railroads and railways, the Governor saying that the present law Is adequate and that the bill would •open the way to pay damages to ! othei-8 than railroads. The Daix Senate bill providing i for uniformity in courts in issuing ! writs was vetoed as "Indefinite" and ! likely to cause litigation. The Kline Senate bill increasing' salaries of special county detectives in Allegheny county was vetoed on the ground that it is a matter for the county commissioners to handle, j AMI SI MEMs WH SI Ml VI s - M >IS AMI SKJIKXTS SOUTTER'S 25c DEP T. STORE fßuy Here Not Alone Because Prices 4rel Lower, But Because Qualities Are Better v j Millinery Opportunities For Monday IT •V hi ' M ° nd * y Q we °^ er . a ? exceptional lot of Ladies' and MU.es 1 Untrimmed and Sport Hats in smart, practical shapes-of good quality i M e uXd M Tr„ H RZ eT ™ . $1 and $1.50 Actual $2.00 Actual Values, Values, 1 Lot Children s 1 Lot Misses' Trimmed Hats, 'Trimmed Hats, MXp Monday s Price " Monday's Price . vUv $1.50 to $2.50 aq $3.50 to $5.00 *H-a M n Actual Values, Hflf Actual Values Ski Monday's Price Monday's Price T •*0 SOUTTER'S |( SN| lc to 25c Department Store Where Ever 7 Day Is Bargain Day 215 Market St. Opposite Courthouse MAJESTIC—MAJESTIC—MAJESTIC—MAJESTIC —MA.IF.STir ma trcT.r ' TODAY IS THE TIME MONDAY-TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY TO LET ALL THE VANITY FAIR LITTLE FOLKS SEE , ' , „ . , „ IL 1 THE TRAINED Ihe Bes t Musical Comedy PONIES FEATURED Girl Act In Vaudeville ON THIS BILL— NO INCREASE IN REGULAR PRICES MAY 19, 1917, Russian War Minister Orders AH Men to Aid Nation in Perilous Time Petrograil, May 19.—Minister of War Kerensky lias Issued the follow ing order of the day to the army: "The country is in danger. Each - •'" [| "at he can to avert li.e M i 11. .Nu request* to be allowed joRPHEm^AS^IME? |T 0 - DA Y ! 8 MAT. & NIGHT 8,000 People Have Seen || EXPERIENCE Most Wonderful Play in America I HAVE YOU? ,F y $ T WILL RE , G T RET | SOME GOOD SEATS YET ™ B D E lORPHEUHf FRIDAY NIGHT^I MAY 25 Charles Frohman Presents I" A Great Actor in I \ F I I a Great Play" A Ik-/ IN. Y. American SKINNER In the Comedy of Cheerfulness "MISTER ANTONIO" By Booth Tarkington PRinrC> liower Floor Balcony Gallery rlllbCa. $2.00, $1.50 SI.OO, 75C 50c SEAT SALE WED. MAIL ORDERS NOW ■=J The Federal Machine Shop COURT AND CRANBERRY STS. \W have just opener* a General Repair an.d Machine Shop at the above n.UlreM. We are specially equipped to do grindln* bicycle, automobile and general machine repairing. ' YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED I to resign, made by officer# in command with a desire to escape -r< sponsibillty at a time so grave, 'will be accepted by me. Deserters are en* joined to return to the army fleet by May 28. All Infractions o§ this order will be severely punished. 1 * After a co'nrerence with the gov* ernment the Duma committee and th Council of Deputies, the commanding . generals have returned to the front. Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. —adv. 3
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