10 lAMuseeoeflrei LAUDER GETS A BIG RECEPTION Famous Scotch Comedianl Greeted by Enthusiastic and Responsive Audience Harry Lauder, famous Scotch come- J dian, was greeted last night at the ] Orpheum Theater by one of the most I enthusiastic and responsive audiences j he ever entertained in Harrisburg. j For more than an hour this clever , and appealing entertainer kept the > hundreds who came to hear him in I laughter, and after each song was ap- I plauded for minutes. Then, at the close of the entire pro gram. Harry stood for several min- i utes just back of the footlights and gave his audience a straight-froiu- I the-shoulder talk that put a new de termination in everyone and kindled j the patriotic spirit of the large crowd j as he told them the mission of the al lies in the great world conflict and , declared that the entry of the United States into the war against the Hun! was a Godsend to humanity. Harris- ] burgers haven't heard many such pa- ; triotic addresses, and have certainly j heard none in which the speaker in so few words could say so much. I The patriotic spirit of the evening i HEAR s EMPEY Auditorium FRIDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 28 i EMPEY'S FAMOUS BOOK TO BE SOLD FOR SMOKE FUND Author of "Over the Top" to Appear Mere in Person The stage is set for Sergeant Ar- i thur Guy Empy's lecture in the Chestnut street auditorium to-mor- J rov evening. Hundreds of people ' of the city are eagerly awaiting the time when the small author of the most famous war book, "Over the I Top", will relate some of his ex- j periences in the trenches of France, j The articles of this soldier now ap- | pearing in the Harrisburg Telegraph ; are full of adventures so well liked j by the red-blooded American reader. , An autographed copy of Mr. famous book will be auJtioned off at the lecture. The proceeds of the sale will be used for the soldiers' smoke! fund. The expression "Over The Top" has been used in the campaign for liberty Bonds, Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. Little did Empey think when he wrote this book that it would j become world famous. From the, start of the book to the finish it contains interesting stories of life in the front line trenches. "t*p and at 'em" is a favorite expression used by this former American sol dier. Empey is a man of adventure. At an early age he left his homf and i enlisted in the Navy, his parents j:oon had him released but life was. , 100 tame for this young lad. who joined the cavalry. After serving two enlistments he was employed as a detective and also a member of the NeV York National Guard. After serving on the Mexican border, Em pey tame back to New York with a desire to get to France. All efforts to get into the Canadian Expedi tionary forces failed and he managed to get to London on a boat used to transport horses to England. Imme diately after his arrival he was ac cepted for service and in a short time was in France. When he was discharged because of physical dis ability, he began to lecture on his experiences. VIGILANTES WAR NOTES In his book, entitled "Militarism." Karl Liebknecht says some things which Americans should continu ously keep In mind: "We Germans In Prussia have three cardinal rights: the right to be soldiers, to pay taxes, to keep our tongues between our teeth. "Poverty and misery, need and starvation, are ruling in Germany, lielgium, Poland and Serbia, whose '•lood the vampire of imperialism Is sucking, resemble vast cemeteries. The entire world, the much-praised Kuropean civilization is falling into ruin through the anarchy which has been let loose by the world war. "Those who profit from the war desire war with America. To-mor iow. perhaps, they may order us to aim weapons against new groups of our brothers, against our fellow workers in America. Consider well '.c fact: as long as the German ■ople do not rise and enforce their M will, the assassination of the IU'IO will continue. I.et thousands voices shout: 'Down with the iixinelcHK extermination of nations! iJown with those who arc responsible •or these crimes!" For writing the above he is In I'liHon at hard labor, but that does not effect the truth of his assertions. - -* • • - • / I • ;/ THURSO A V EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH * DECEMBER 27, 1917 1 THE CELEBRATED DEBUTANTE GIRLS IN VICTOR THE MUSICAL COMEDY TRIUMPH AT THE ORPHEUM NEW YEAR'S I •- ' I . . Y* * . \ - • s v- v. "• ? "• v .N yV'VScI I _______________ Henry Blossom, the librettist, who. in collaboration with that masterful composer. Victor Herbert, has given to the musical stage such suc cesses as -M ile Modiste." "The l!ed Mill." "The Prima Donna" and "The Only Girl." and the latest New York rage for such productions, "The Prin -1 i-ess Pat," which comes to the Orpheum Theater .January 1 (New Year's Day) and New Year's matinee only, undoubtedly ranks among the foremost lyric writers now before the American public. He knows how to write verse, to set music, that is singable and not the utter rythmed drival that so many of his conferees constantly grind out. It may safely be said that Just now he -is the cleverest author of lyrics In the business. He can also i write a' good book when he is in the right mood, and that he surely was when he wrote "The Princess Pat." Messrs. Blossom and Herbert have collaborated on onlv the live above-mentioned productions, and every one of them has proved a distinct success artistically and financially. was not confined to the address alone. Harry has composed a new song—one which is almost certain to be one of the greatest song successes in years—and he sung it last night before a theater audience for the lirst time. The song is "Marching With Sergeant :ov er the Topj The Best Selling Book of the Century i i ► If You Didn't Get a Copy For Christmas, You A Can't Get More Pleasure Out of $1.50 A v of Your Christmas Money i ►•i j j ► "The tremendous popularity of Sergeant Empey s < ► 'Over the Top' has inspired a popular song of wide , y circulation, 'Over the Top.' The Shuberts are of fering a comedy 'Over the Top.' But the real i 'Over the Top,' the one that has charmed, enthral- * t * led and instructed a whole world of absorbed < * readers is the personal recital of Sergt. Empey's \ ► adventures. It is pre-eminently THE book of this < 1 ► greatest war in history."—Pittsburgh Chronicle I I ' j I $1.50 jljijjf tua.ly sold 250 copies for < ► Wherever each business hour since i ► Men June Bth, the day of publi- * j K Sell cation, and the sale is con• i j K Books stantly increasing < ; i ► i ► New York G. P. Putnam's Sons London ' ► < Don't Fail to Read "Over the Top" I; The Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Book Depart ment announces that more success lias followed 1 the sale of Empey's Over the Top than has been given to any other book which deals with a first hand story of the actual fighting in France, [: Empey's experiences were grim indeed and in their telling they! i are so thrilling that you will not want to lay down this hook until' ; you have gone from cover to cover. ;! And with all its grimness, Over the Top is lightened by! ; a touch of humor that is hard to find in any book. 1 16 Illustrations ; including a map of German trenches with key to front and second 1 j line system, communicating trenches and British lines. # On Sale at Book Department ■ Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart j I the President. From the North. East. I South and West." and wat written ! after the noted comedian had seen I some soldier "boys" returning to a cantonment after a long day's tramp, i The song has a marked martial strain. ' a line r.vthni and if one may judge from its reception in Harrisburg it will be a tremendous success. Of the new songs on the program, "We A' Go Hame the Same Way" was another feature. first sang the verses and chorus and finally the au dience helped along by humming the SERGEANT EMPEY WILL TELL ABOUT GAS ATTACKS Author of "Over the Top"| Will Give Vivid Descrip tion of Hun Warfare When Sergeant Arthur Guy | Empey, author of "Over the Top," appears in person at the Chestnut Street Auditorium, to-morrow even- j ins, he will give a vivid description of the deadly German gas attacks, with a demonstration of how the British "Tommy" and French "Poilu" guurd themselves against the death-dealing fumes. In this demonstration Mr. Empey will use one of the famous gas helmets, which we have read so much about, but heretofore have never had the opportunity to see. Mr. Empey will adjust the helmet in record time, |as he was often compelled to do while fighting the Germans on the western front. In speaking of the ; method used by the Germans in re j leasing the gas waves, Mr. Empey ; had the following to say: "The Ger j mans generally use the gas just be i fore an infantry attack, and when i a strong wind is blowing towards the enemy trenches. The Germans are often double-crossed by nature, land pay dearly for their inhuman ! methods, when the wind changes, and tarries the deadly gas waves i back to their own trenches with i terrible effect." This is only one of the many things Mr. Empey will -relate and demonstrate in his lec | ture at the auditorium to-morrow , evening, and all patriotic people of Hnrrisburg and vicinity who want jto hear and see a man who knows what it means to face the Huns on 1 the western front (as some mem ber of their own family will no I doubt soon be doing) should not fail I to gra*p the opportunity afforded, | and secure seats at once. The j tickets are now selling at the Or | plieum Theater, and there are sfttll j choice seats at all prices. Kind of Literature to Send the Soldiers ; The boys in the trenches want | looks and magazines to read, but : the trouble is folks don't know what j kind to send them, so Mrs. Mary I Roberts Khinehart has come to their ' rescjje. "Send all the good, live 1 stories you can find," the Pittsburgh , author writes. "Every' boy over there, every man, has in his heart j either a woman or the dream of a i woman. Send clean stuff. Don't j send erotic sex these | things have a way of clearing theni j selves up. Life is a real thing. So iis death. The soldier may not start as an idealist, but inevitably he be comes one. Send him, then, stories jof good women. Send romance. 1 Let him, for a time, lose the mud I about him, and that life of an army jin the field which is always un ! beautiful. Send him to happy places. I Don't underestimate his intelligence. ! This is a wonderful army we have | gathered together. I>ook through your shelves or the book depart ments of the shops and send the sort of thing you would give a nice boy for Christmas. Send humor—l oc casionally write humor myself." ! melody. "Very good, but a wee bit weak." was the criticism from Harry. The next time many joined in singing the chorus softly. The melody in this song is one which will be long remembered, and it is sure to be among the leaders in the numbers by the Scotchman. The other songs included: "I'm Going to Marry 'Arry. on the Fifth of Jan-u-ary," "I Long to be a Sailor." "The Waggle of the Kilt." and "The I-ads Who Fought and Won." Of the old favorites. "Wee Hoose Among the Heather" was the only one he sang. Before Lauder's appearance a com pany of clever vaudeville artists en tertained for the first part of the pro gram. The acts included balancing feats by the Five Kitamuras, Japan ese artists: some excellent dancing by Adelaide Bell and Grazer Arnold: a song surprise by Francis Renault; Ar naut Brothers. musical eccentric clowns, who made a big hit, and [Cleo Gascoigne, diminutive prima donna. As a closing number of the whole program the Scottish High lander's Band played a number of se lections on bagpipes. MAX ROBERTSON. ORPHEUM 'To-morrow night and Saturday, mati nee and night William A. Brady presents "The Man Who Came 1 Back." Monday, matinee and night. Decem ber 31—"There She Goes." Tuesday (New Year's Day), matinee and night. January I—"The Prin | cess Pat." MAJESTIC : High Grade of Vaudeville. COLOXIAI, | To-nisht —William S. Hart in "The j Primal Lure." [ To-morrow and Saturday Douglas Fairbanks in "His Picture in the 1 Papers." REGENT To-day Geraldine Farrar in "The Devil Stone." To-morrow and Saturday, double at traction Jack Pickford in "Tom Sawyer," by Mark Twain, and Mack- Sennett comedy. "International Sneaks." VICTORIA | To-day "Shall We Fo/give Her?' i also "Vengeance and the Woman." I To-morrow and Saturday Alice ! Brady in "Maid of Belgium." Wednesday and Thursday Mrs. | Vernon Castle in "The Secret Ser vice." To-day's attraction at the Victoria i Theater features June Elvidge and Arthur Ashley, one ! "Shall We of the screen's I-'orglve Herf most poplar team iat the of stars, ip the J Victoria To-day highly dramatit: sensation, "Shall iWe Forgive Her?" It is the sort of i drama that teaches all a powerful | lesson of forgiveness and makes one i better for having seen it. To-day,,as j an added feature, we present for the ! first time "Vengeance and the Wo | man," a new and different kind of j serial story, starring William Dun jcan and Carol Holloway. who will be j pleasantly remembered for their great 'work in "The Fighting Trail." To | day's presentation is entitled "The i Oath." meaning, of course, an oath ' of hate uttered by an outlaw against j a man who brought him a well-earn ied justice, and the trail of fiendish villainy that followed in its wake. For to-morrow and Saturday we of fer "Babes in the Woods," taken from the book of the same name. Probably "The Man Who Came Back" will be the last play to have an opium den scene. "The Man Who that is with con- Cunic Hack" temporary interest. When this drama I began its run at the Playhouse in i 1916, its third act with the "effects" in | a Shanghai opium joint was ostens ! ibly a picture of conditions as they i existed. But the opium trade receiv -led its death blow within the year, and at the beginning of this month it was officially stamped out. The Ameri | can Consul-General in Hong-Kong i now reports: "The opium business ] has practically passed out of the trade lof the Far East." With the French ] prohibiting the consumption of vodka, and the Chinese stamping out the I frowning upon absinthe, the Russians I opium curse, the supply of dramatic i material is considerably lessened, es | pecially for those plays which depict | struggles of a prodigal son. But the dramatic strength of such a scene as that in "The Man Who Came Back" is apparently not at all affected by contemporary events when they are so far off. because the play ran for over one year in New York and comes to the Orpheum to-morrow night and Saturday, matinee and night. The cast will be headed by Dorothy I Bernard, and includes William Crow- I til, Harry Sleight, S. B. Hamilton, Henry Davis, Irving White, Frank | Howson, William Blaisdell, George 'Howard. Beri Nedelle, Hulbert Fred i erick. Fuller Golden. Alice Lorraine, j l-evina Shannon. Cora Calkins, Marion | Berry and Anna Pohl, all of whom (appeared in the roles at some time | during the engagement at the Play j house in New York City. ' "The Princess Pat," the Cort Thea ter, New York, production of the Henry Blossom-Victor Her- J "The bert best musical comedy, j Prince** will be presented at the I Pat" Orpheum Theater for the New Year's Day attraction j on Tuesday, January 1. for a matinee and night performance only. Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert have be come so well established as collabora tors In the composition of light and musical comedy that any Joint work of these gifted men attracts far more than ordinary attention. They have to their credit such other pronounced successes as "The Prima Donna." "The I Red Mill," that lent greatly to the fame of Montgomery and Stone, and "M'dlle Modiste." another opera that ! gave us Fritzi Scheff at her best, while a more recent work was "The Only Girl," which ran for an entire season In New York. These Ave pro ductions represent all on which Blos som and Herbert have collaborated and every one scored a most emphatic ; artistic and financial hit. That "The Princess Pat" has Its full share of success is best demonstrated by the I fact that it crowded the Cort Theater, New York, all last season. The story of the play has to do with the en tanglements brought about by the . Princess d! Montaldo (nee Patrice O'Connor), otherwise Pat. " Tier hus band has latterly shown a lack of af fection for her and to 'point out the error if his way and incidentiy ! cause a revival of his earlier demon strations of love as well as to save her chum. Grace Holbrook, from a , marriage with an eledrely man, Pat i starts a little .affair with the old man that serves to accomplish her double purpose, but meanwhile creates havoc with her own happiness and that of those she endeavors to serve. The book is said to contain an ample sup ply of comedy, while the score of Her bert is, as usual a joy to hear. There are twenty numbers, and every one of them is of the distinctive brilliancy i of the composer. [ "There She Goes," by Louis Weslyn, is said to be a joyous potpourri of tuneful melodies, "There She CJoea," truly mirth-pro- MUMICUI C omedy voking comedy situations, pretty girls prettily gowned, dazzling scenic splendor ar.d a chorus of twenty sing ers and dancers With Harvey Orr portraying the leading comedy part and a cast of principals, including Miss Martha Craver, the Dancing. Leßoys. Cal Clifford and others. a splendid production is promised, with 'a veritable landslide of latest gown land millinery effects, rippling waves of laughter and a swarm of fascinat- I ing beauties in the chorus as well as ! among the principals, all contribute, to the wonderful success of "There She Goes." Mirth, melody, youth, beauty and whistly tunes are most essential in a musical comedy—all are found with "There She Goes." This newest musical triumph is announced as a regular gloom destroyor and has won its wnv into the hearts of every- i one. from the matinee girl to the tired t businessman. Among the song hits | are: "When You're Twenty-one." "There She Goes." "The Seaside Rag." | "To the Music of the Old Jassz Band," "Some Girl in the Summertime," "I've Got the Sweetest Home in Dixie," ] "Hawaiian Moon." and "Sometime if Dreams Come True." "There Slie Goes" comes to the Orpheum Theater, matinee anil night, Monday, December 31. Jewel's Mannikins, an act well known to local vaudeville devotees, is I the feature attraction at At the the Majestic the remainder Majestic of the week. These little wooden men and women are presenting an offering all by themselves, entitled "Circus Day in Toyland." which is pronounced splen- i did. An added attraction on the pro gram is the appearance of Doris Darr, one of the most popular singing come diennes now appearing before the public. Miss Darr is very pretty and talented, and her act consists of sev eral songs, which she puts over in ex cellent style. Larry Simpson and Company are offering a good laughing vehicle, entitled "Reno and Return." There is enough variety in the act to please everyone. The Worth-Wayten Four, a splendid comedy male quar- ! tet, and Kay and Belle, novelty danc ers. round out the bill. Jack Pickford lias long been a stu dent and friend of Mark Twain's fam ous boy hero, .lack Piekford aa "Tom Sawyer," and Mark Twain"* it is for this rea- | "Tom Sawyer" son, as well as for ! the fact that he has become a famous portrayer of boy roles, such as "Freckles." the "Dum my," "Seventeen." and others, that lie was chosen by the Paramount Com pany for the character of Tom, in the . picture which will be shown at the Regent Theater to-morrow and Satur- j day. The fact that the exterior*scenes : were taken at Hannibal. Mo., the very j town in which Samuel Clemens, or t Mark Twain, as he ic better known, | wrote, adds to the effectiveness of the production. The river scenes, where I Tom and the famous Huck Finn es- ! cape on a raft, and return only in time 1 for their own funeral services, was taken at the very spot Mark Twain described, so that coitld he see the production, he would undoubtedly be lieve his hero was'coming to life be fore his eyes. Jack Pickford isn't so old that he has forgotten the days when he lived breathlessly through the pages of the story, joying with the redoubtable Tom in his adventures or sorrowing with him in his misfortunes. The in cident of the whitewashed fence, which received three coats, and for which Tom. who was supposed to do it himself, received payment of un limited marbles, jewsharps, tadpoles and other boy's treasures, has long been a favorite of Mr. Pickford's, and it is faithfully portrayed in the screen version. This is the last day admirers of William S. Hart will have to see him in a reissue of his William S. Hart greatest Triangle at the Colonial picture, "The Pri mal L.ure," now appearing at the Colonial Theater. It is pronounced a picture with plenty of "punch" to it. and is a typical west ern play, furnishing enough thrills to satisfy the most urgent seeker after excitement. The star's acting is worthy of much praise, and the sup porting company is a well-balanced one. The attraction for to-morrow and Saturday will be Douglas Fairbanks in the excellent comedy feature, "His Picture in the Paper." The picture is full of amusing situations, all of which are well handled by this in imitable comedian. AMUSEMENTS I MAJESTIC THEATER Five Splenllil Vaudeville Feature* Including LARRY SIMPSON & CO. In the Comedy Variety Offering, entitled "THE ROAD TO RENO" JEWEL'S MANIKINS I're*entlnsc ••CIRCUS DAY I.\ TOYLAND" [REGENT THEATER TO-DAY GERALDINE FARRAR 'The Devil Stone' ADMISSION Adult*. 15c. Children, JOe. Flr*t Time nt Tkrur Price*. Double Attraction To-morrow and Saturday JACK PICKPOHD In "TOM SAW Y Kit" and A Mnek-Scnnett Corned v "INTER> ATION AI, SNEAKS" VICT O RIA TO-DAY ONLY "SHAM. WK FORGIVE HER" Featuring: June Klvldac anil Arthur Aahley. AIHO the flrat Installment of "VENGEANCE AND THE WOMAN" with the noted ntar*, \VM. DUNCAN and t'AHOI, HOM.OWAY. AdmlNNlon. lOc and 15c To-morrow and Saturday "lIAIIKS l\ THE WOODS" Monday and Tucaday William A. Ilrady l're*ent* AI.ICF. BRADY In "MAID OF THE BELGIANS" VICTORIA PARK PLANS ARE II TO BE READY SOON Superintendent Shrciner Will Have Those Showing the j Bridge Studied Here Tlie first detailed plans for the improvement of the old Capitol j park, which is to be undertaken simultaneously with the landscaping! of the Capitol Park extension, will , be ready for the approval of the State Board of Public Grounds and Buildings early In the new year and , there is a possibility that the new en- j trance to the jjarlc lit Third and State streets may be completed in time for the inauguration of th | amusements ORPHFITM Days, pri- Dec. 28 AIIJUITI ltKtilNMKtt Mk MATINKF, SATURDAY? * t* WILLIAM A. BRADY Fro^°^"°. r y THE MAN WHO CAME BACK With the playhouse production and the cast which on I 1 October 6th terminated an unprecedented engagement ■ of 500 performances in New York. o • Ma*.—2s, 50 75. 1.00 rncps* a * 'vvc. \l K h.—2s, 50, 75, 1.00, 1.80 Mnll Order* Now. MONDAY Xil: DJ£ C . 3 1 Harvey D. Orr Offers The New Musical Knock - Out THERE SHE GOES By Louis Weslyn, Author of "The Million Dollar Doll" •1 BIG ACTS AND I SCENES 40-People-40 22-Whistling Tunes-22 Original tM and Producti(Hi, With HARVEY AND HAROLD ORR A Show of Youth and Beauty! A Million Dollar Chorus! A New Type of Musical Comedy! Pp Tp r Q Mat.—2s, 50. XV. I \j JLf O Eve.—2s to 1.00 A L NEW YEAR'S DAY T I 1 UrpneuniMATiNEE night lues., Jan. 1 Mat., 25c 50c, 75c, $1; Night, 25c to $1.50 I —No higher. dSLs HEAR Sergeant EMPEY Author of "Over the Top" fW Friday Night, Dec. 28 * If CHESTNUT ST. AUDITORIUM Demonstration—Trench Warfare UP-AND A Sensational Event for IloJTiNburg AT 'KM POPULAR PRICES K(n}.HOW selling" AI C.IW 400 seats . .lOe at or i>iioum -riie . 4... ,w\ liter. IViccH 50c, sl. EMPEY 1000 seats ... frl.OO I 51.50 ami 52.01)' next governor. The inaugural cere monies of most of the governors of the last quarter century have taken place at these steps, which are,of brownstone and out of harmony with the new Capitol. A granite en trance with gradual ascent to the plaza which will be made half again as wide will be provided. The other plans to he linished call for the terracing of Third and Wal nut streets with a low coping to be the boundary of the widened high way and a big circle at Third anil Walnut streets, Which will be the lower formal entrance to the park. T'lis will include the present en trance with which so many people 'n political life in Pennsylvania are | familiar. The plans will also provide for a formal entrance from the park cx- I tension district for a new bridge to i span the railroads, the idea being i to have this bridge authorized for i Walnut street, relocated at State and ' be a part of the park improvement plans of state and city. The pre. 1 liminary steps for this chuye will ; be taken up at a conference of city i and state officials shortly. Superintendent Shreiner, jusl j homo from New York where he saw ' Arnold W. Brunner, says the ideas j are wonderful. IlTse McNeil's Pain Exterminator —Ad< AMUSEMENTS
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