14 "BRIDE SHOP" AT MAJESTIC Popular Musical Comedy Re turns to Local Vaude ville House The usual midsummer audience greeted the players in "The Bride Shop." which constitutes the bill at the Majestic Theater for the last half of this week Eddie Vogt. John Sully and Lew Naden are the principals in the musical comedy which has a re deeming feature rarely found in a production of its sort some real com edy. The musical numbers were gcod and dancing numbers were given with fine effect. The scene starts with the usual opening chorus. Jack, the boys and girls sing "Cocoanut Grove." The plot is unfolded, revealing that Mrs. Stokes wishes to marry her daughter. Ange lina. to a title. Arrangements are made for the reception of the Earl of Warwickshire. Dancing numbers of a high order, by Misses Sally Hunt and Muriel Sully, are interpolated. The Earl appears on the scene, joining with Mrs. Stokes. Angelina and Jack in the singing of "Saskatchewan." Eddie Vogt. the star, enters in the role of Billv Cope, newspaper reporter. He falls in love with Angelina, while Yvonne, the French maid, discovers the Earl to be an imposter and her faithless lover. The last scene shows Cope as manager of the Bride Shop. He is disconsolate because Angelina has quarreled. After a lingerie dis play she conies into the shop as a purchaser. After the manner of all loffers they are reconciled and the Earl marries Mrs. Stokes, while Jack Stokes takes Yvonne. "Music in wartime inspires the fighting man." SPAXGLEK MUSIC HOUSE. 2112 North Sixth street, adv. Victoria Theater TO-DAY AND TO-MORROYV "The Geezer of Berlin" See Kai*er Hill unci Hl* War l.ordn Hemly For the Chopping; block! JEWEL CARMEN in "PAYING THE PIPER" A Pretty Girl Pays the Price of Her Folly. Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, September 2, 2. 4. The Ofifieial Red Cross War Film. "THE FOURTH OF JULY IN PARIS" See the Yankee Veterans Mnreh to Applauding Frenehmen. Cele brating America'* Natal Day! Anil, Ineidentally. Help YOCR Red Cross —as Id Per Cent, of the Gross Keeeipts W ill Ite Given to the Hnr risliiirg Chapter by the Victoria. NOTE—On lug to the Great De mand in Other titles for "Persh ing's Crusaders." the Vletoila Man agement Regrets to .nnouncc the t tier Impossibility of Molding the Picture for the Rest of this Week. Admission, ltle nml 13c and war tax ORPHEUM HRSffi ALL NEXT WEEK Commencing Monday, Labor Day, Afternoon Now in Bth Month of Phenomenal Run at 44th St. Theater, New York. Coming here direct from Garrick Theater, Phila. BIGGER THAN "THE BIRTH OF A NATION"' D. W. GRIFFITH'S LATEST SPECTACLE BELGIAN ~ WITH THIS O" A THE ATROCIOUS fr BATTLE HUKS FHOXT. D. W. Griffith's Own Symphony Orchestra —20 Pieces—and Crew of Expert Stage Mechanics, Creating Wonderfully Realistic Effects. ALL SEATS NOW ON SALE Presented under auspices of British and French Governments Priene NIGHTS—2Sc, 50c, 75c, $l.OO and $1.50 rriteb MATINEES—2Sc, 50c, 75c and $l.OO Last Holiday of the Season Why Not Spend the Entire Day at Beautiful HERSHEY PARK ■ /£■ \ Where every convenience is always free. gbffA Band or Orchestra Concerts afternoon and evening. Plckert Sisters, special production at Theater. Mb "The Wan Baby" AFTERNOON, 2.15 EVENING, 8.15. DANCING —From 2.15 to 5.30 and 8.15 to 11 O'clock, g BATHING AND SHOOT THE CHUTES ' MINIATURE RAILWAY, \\ Y SHOOTING GALLERY, yjl /| BOWLING AND SKEE BALL, BOATING AND CANOEING, tj Free Zoo and Children's Playground. Come out V and meet your friends at the most beautiful and popular pleasure ground In Central Pennsylvania. FRIDAY EVENING ORPHEUM All next week, beginning Monday matinee, September 2 D. W. Grif fith's "Hearts of the World." MAJESTIC High Class Vaudeville. COLONIAL. To-day and to-morrow Norma Tal ntadge in "Martha's Vindication." Monday and Tuesday Mabel Xor ntand in "Back to the Woods." Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Norma Talntadge in "The Safety Curtain." REGENT Saturday only James Whitcomb Riley's "A Hoosier Romance." Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Elsie Ferguson in "The Danger Mark." r Thursday, Friday and Saturday Cecile B. DeMilles' "We Can't Have Everything." VICTORIA To-day and to-morrow —"The Geezer of Berlin." and Jewel Carmen in "Paying the Piper." Monday and Tuesday "Nine-Tenths of the Law." Wednesday Douglas Fairbanks in "The Americano." PAXTANG PARK Vaudeville —Free Fireworks. "The most entrancing love story since 'Romeo and Juliet." told to an obligate of strife such Griffith's as history has never "Hearts of chronicled." So has the World" been described "Hearts of the World." the seat sale for which opened yesterday with a rush unprecedented in the annals of the Orpheum. This super Griffiiith work is said to be a drama of wider appeal than has ever before been pre sented on any stage. A soul-stirring tragedy, alternating with delicious comedy, enacted amongst the most unusual of spectacular and awe-in spiring scenes It was eighteen months in making, and it numbers among its leading plavers such famous names as Lillian Gish. Dorothy Gish. Robert Harron, George A. Siegmann and George Faw cett. The success of this remarkable spectacle was instantaneous. Already it has been seen in every large city in this country, and its patrons are now numbered in the millions. It is the Philadelphia organization that is coming here for all next week, twice FRIDAY SATURDAY Norma Talmadge —IN Martha's Vindication MONDAY TUESDAY Mabel Normand —l\ " ""H Back to uie od ' Odd and In usual story In the j Heart of the le j To the Gish girls, Lillian and Dorothy, came the unique distinction of playing parts to the thunder of big guns and the exploding of countless shells, for D. W. Griffith staged man y of his most thrilling scenes in "Hearts of the World." at the Orpheum all next week, on the battlefields of France, during a Hun offensive; an experience made possible only because the British and French War Offices w ere co-operating with Mr. Griffith in the making of this wonderful spectacle. daily, commencing Monday nfternfcon. Brilliant Norma Talmadge is the star of the extraordinary feature | playing at Norma Talmadge In tile Colonial [ "Ylartha's Vindication" to-day and to-m or - I row "Martha's Vindication." It is a type of picture distinctly in a class by itself, for it is not only lavishly j mounted. but presented by an i exceptionally fine cast of play- j ers. Norma Talmadge endows j not only the leading role in this i picture, but every role which she has! portrayed with the indefinable grace | and charm that has made her one of j the screen's most favorite and most I popular actresses. ..... Mondav and Tuesday Mabel Nor mand will be seen in her latest and best screen success, "Back to Hie Woods." the .love story of a masterful man and a girl alone in the heart of the woods. At the Regent to-day. "Her Hus band's Honor" is showing for the fast , time. In this Flnnl showing of picture the j "Her Husband's Honor" well known I star. Edna j Goodrich, plays the roll or a wife whose effort to save her husband from | disgrace shows what a woman's wits j can accomplish in trying circum- \ stances. This is an interesting story , of life and love and the many thrill ing moments and dramatic scenes are j brought out to perfection. 1 Saturday only. James W hitcomb j Rilev's "A Hoosier Romance." featur- j od b'v William X. Selig. is the fontute Play.' Colleen Moore and Thomas' Jefferson are the stars. The dramati- i sat ion of a great poem is accomplished in "A Hoosier Romance." and is film- j od in trulv Hoosier surroundings, it is the story of Indiana rural life in I which a voung girl fights for the man she loves is vividly set forth. Next week two big pictures are tn store for movie fans when "The Dan- : ger Mark." starring Elsie Ferguson, | and Cecil DeMilles' "We Can t Have Everything." will he shown three days ; I REGENT THEATER Final Showing To-day Edna GOODRICH S "Her Husband's § Honor" Saturday Only jH JAMES WHITCOMB HILEY'S l| "A Hoosier Romance" ADMISSION: gj 10c nnil ir.o it ml War Tax Coming Next Week 1 ELSIEFERGUSON 1 The Danger Mark CECII. 11. DE MILLS H "WE CAN T HAVE EVERYTHING" la——w if s '. A.X.T.JLH.Ct PARK THEATER "VAUDEVILLE : The Three Mori ( Brothers Greatcxt Japnnene Ac* in America 4—Other High Class Acts—4 SPECIAL! AN EXTRAORDINARY FIREWORKS DISPLAY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 r \ Majestic Theater ! Vaudeville's Greatest Musical Comedy Tabloid Success, i The Bride Shop A f20.000 production with a barrel of fun, anil a carload of ncencry. Giving the entire performance. HERE MONDAY A condenned version of Victor Herbert** Great Mimical Comedy MI cceaa. The Only Girl Special Scenery 12 People Kinneard & Martin Two Harrisburg Chaps Back home after a lon. Mention on the vaudeville Htniee. HAJtRISBURG TELEGRJWPS ! each. ! Despite all the efforts of the Vic- I tcria management, it was found im possible to hold I Outside Deiiinnds the government's Cause Film Release official w a r _ , , film. "Pershing's Crusaders. longer rtian yesterday, I and Manager James George last even ing reluctantly announced his inabil i ity to secure the film for the balance of the week, as he had hoped. , The original shows booked for to | day and to-morrow will be shown, the | famous burlesque on "The Beast ol j Berlin," culled "The Geezer of Ger- I lin," a laughable travesty which no- I body will want to miss, and Jewel " Carmen, in the special William Kox feature, "Paying the Piper." "Paying the Piper" tells in a con i vincing manner the results of the | folly of a young and pretty girl, who I sought her own desires irrespective o the price that had to be paid. The I film answers in a startlingly vivid J manner, the question. Does it pay? .The vaudeville bill at the Paxtang Park Theater this week makes an evening's enter- Vnudeville and tainment that is ; Free Fireworks highly satisfactorj and -auses regret i that the summer vaudeville season j will soon end. The Three Mori Brothers, a Japan ese novelty acrobatic offering, is the feature of the park bill. Few acts of this kind are in the headline class, but this one is an exception. Those j who have seen the Mori Brothers have ■ been convinced of the justness of 1 their claim to headline honors. ! On Monday evening the • ark man agement will give a free fireworks display at Paxtang that .will surpass any display seen in Harrisburg this i season. The exhibition will start al j S:3O and last an hour and a half. No Alliance, Political or Military, Is Proposed Between England and U.S. By Associated Press l.onilon, Aug. 30. There has been no proposal by England and no sug : gestlon In America for a political or 1 military alliance between the two countries, said James Hamilton Lewis. United States Senator from Illinois, at the American Luncheon Club here ; 10-day. "I join with you." said Mr. Lewis, ' turning to Lord Reading, "in the sen timents expressed in the speech re ; cently made by you asserting that ! mischievous propaganda had been cir culated in certain parts of the coun : try for the purpose (Tt embarrassing ! the Allies. Charges For Private Wire Service Said Too Low By Associated Press . Washington, Aug. 30. Charges now made for private telegraph wire i services of bankers, brokers and in dustrial concerns on the theory of wholesale business, were declared un j reasonably low to-day by the Inter ! state Commerce Commission. No ! formal order was issued because the government has taken over the tele graph services since the case came I up but the decision said a revision j of rates should be considered. Hours For Central High Registration Announced i The Central High School sessions will open Tuesday of next week, it | was announced this morning. Regis tration of students will be conducted as follows: Seniors. 8.30; Juniors, ' 9.30: Sophomores. 10.30. Freshmen have been asked to re ; port first to their grade schools. They will then report to the High School i at about 1.30 o'clock. The new prin cipal. Professor Walter E. Severance, j will be in charge. ! TWO KILLED WHEN PLANE DROPS 2.000 FEET By Associated Press Wichita Falls, Texas, Aug. 30. I Lieutenant F. R. McGiffin, of Fresno, ' Cal„ and Cadet Ellis Bernard Bab cock, of Washington, D. C., were k ill - ; ed instantly at Call Field this morn ing when their plane fell 2.000 feet. ' Their plane fell from the top of a loop. Cadet Babcock. who Is a son of I Brigadier General Babcock, who now | is in France, was taking his first les son in acrobatic flying. He was 21 years old. Swatara Hotly Pursues the Winning Summit ZZ JINIOII LEAGUE STANDING I W. L. P.C. Summit 23 6 .757 ] Swatara 21 10 .693 Albions 9 16 .360 | Crescent 5 23 .178 1 The Summit's tide has turned, and ; she is is now facing a losing streak. Last evening Swatara came along , with an 8-5 victory, and is now but j two games behind. Three of the. • Swatara batters hit .1000. and the game was in favor of the victors from : beginning to end. This evening Al bion plays Summit. The score: SUMMIT AB. R. H. O. A. E. I Swartz, p 3 1 2 3 2 0 I Demma, 3b 3 1 11 1 1 Rudy, ss 3 0 2 1 2 0 I Mercurio. 2b 3 0 0 2 1 0 Ritter, c 3 1 1 4 0 0 I Unger, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 | Leaman, cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 | Hocker, lb 3 1 0 4 0 0 I Hobbs, If 2 1 0 0 0 0 ! Totals 26 5 715 6 1 SWATARA AB. R. H. O. A. E. A. Michlevitz, cf. .. 3 0 0 l o 1 Smith, If 3 1 1 1 0 0 Layten, rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 j Shover, ss 3 1 1 l 3 o j Snyder. 3b 3 0 0 1 1 1 Nye, 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 ; Lentz, lb 2 2 2 6 0 0 | Heagy, c 2 2 2 6 0 0 IM. Michlevitz. p. .. 2 0 2 1 2 0 j Totals 24 8 918 7 2 I Summit 0 0 2 0 2 I—s I Swatara 6 x—B | Two-base hits Swartz, Demma, i Rudy. Home run Ritter. Sacrifice : hit Snyder Double plays Sum ; mlt one, Swartz to Mercurio to i Hocker. Struck out By Michlevitz. |8: by Swartz, 3. Base on balls Off ! Michlevitz, 2; off Swartz. 0; Left on base Swatara. 6; Summit, 4. Stolen I bases Lentz, M. Michlevitz, Swartz. , Demma. Passed balls Heagy, one. | Innings pitched, by Michlevitz, 6; by Swartz, 5. Time 1.02. Umpire I Coubo. I ■ il | MIDDLETOWN I 1 TWO LOCAL BOYS i HURT IN FRANCE I War Department Gives Er- j roneous Address For Mar tin L. Houser Mr. and Mrs. William Houser. | Race street, received word from the War Department, that their son, Martin L. Houser, a member of the One Hundredth and Tenth Infantry, now in France, that his name appears on the casualty list as wounded in l action. Houser's address erroneously appeared on the list as Philadelphia. The name of James Davis appears on the casualty list as severely; wounded. He has been brought home and taken to Carlisle, a be cared for at the old Carlisle Indian school. Davis is well known in town, having resided here for some' years. j 11. E. Force John Schraedley, A. j H. Luckenbill, Leonard Nissley audi Harry Shumaker attended the Elks; convention at York yesterday. Mrs. Elbert Hyatt of Chester, is, the guest of Mrs. Ira Springer, I North Spring street. Peter Lugan and Edward Hinkey j were given a hearing before Burgess S. B. Gingrich yesterday morning charged with being drunk and die-, orderly. The former was lined $5.00 i and the latter $3.00. Mrs. Benjamin Hammond has re-! turned home from a two weeks visit j at Philadelphia. Reserves to Drill in Hummelstown Tomorrow Drills of men of draft age will be started in the Hummelstown square • to-morrow for Dauphin County Draft Board, No. 2. under the auspices of the newly-appointed board of instruc- 1 tion and details from the Harrlsbufg i Reserves. Over 100 men will assemble from all over the district at 2 o'clock. After addresses squads will be formed, i Drills will also be held In Upper i End boroughs to-morrow, details starting at 12:30. To-night instruction will be given • men of the city who may be at the i Island. FALLS FROM TRESTLE Camille DeSimone. 1022 North i Seventh street, is suffering hack in- | juries which may develop seriouslv, i it was said at the Harrisburg Hospi- j tal. this morning. He fell off a trestle | about thirty feet high at the Central Iron and Steel Company where he is ■ employed. MAJOR HARRELL IS WOUNDED IN ATTACKING HUNS Was Recruiting Officer in Harrisburg Who Kept City From First Draft MAJOR W. F. HARRELI. Major \V. F. Harrcll, who was in I charge of the Harrisburg recruiting I district from last February, 1917, i until September 17, 1917, and was known as the man who kept Harris burg free from the ilrst draft call, has been wounded by a machine gun bullet while participating in an at • tack of the American forces against the Germans in Frnnne, it was learn ed by Dr. Hugh Hamilton, recruit • ing surgeon of the local party, this : morning. The wound is in the shoul der. j Major Harrcll was transferred to , the Sixteenth Infantry, and sent to Syracuse last September, after he : hud done such good recruiting work . here as a captain. He has many J friends in this city, and among Array | men who have gone into the service j from the city. I JAP ARRESTED FOR SNAPPING AIRI'LANE Santa Monica Reach. Cal.—Ar ! rested for taking pictures of a United (States Army aeroplane which land-! AUGUST 30, 1918 cd here after a flight from San Diego. ( S. Yamada, a Japanese. Is in tail, pending the result of an investigation : by Army officials. Yamadi was taken into custody by Major H. 1). Pladgett, who brought the flying machine from San Diego. The prisoner is held without bail. Liberty Loan Chairmen Named For Juniata Maxwell M. Manbcck. of Mifflin. 1 has been appointed chairman of the i fourth Liberty Loan Committee of! Juniata county, it was announced byi I Donald McCormlck, chairman of thej 1 Harrisburg District Liberty Loan j I Committee this morning. Mr. Manbeck is a lumberman j | besides being interested in other! ; activities in Juniata county, and is l ! one of the best known men in the i I county. J. A. Kohler, of Port Royal, was I (Chairman of the Juniata county, • committee in the three former Lib-! ! erty Loan drives. 11l health caused him to resign his position. ' Fritted States Food Idinlnlntrntlnii l.trcnse No. 0-35383 Specials For Saturday, August 31st MORNING SPECIALS \ ictory Steak, pound 25? Choice Chuck Roast, pound 22? Pickled Pigs' Feet, 3 pounds 25? Pickled Spiced Tripe, 3 pounds 25? Sliced Liver, pound 12 1 /? ALL-DAY SPECIALS Compound (used as lard), pound 25? Boiling Beef, pound 20? Fresh Ground Hamburg, pound . 24? Bean Pork (for seasoning), pound 30? Boneless Rump Roast, pound 28? English or 1 hree-cornered Roast, pound 28? Pure Lard (the best), pound 30? Old English Corned Beef, pound 22? Honey Cured Hams, (while they last), pound 33? BUTTERINE Creamery Butter, lb. ... 51? Lincoln, lb. 27? Long Horn Cheese, lb., 35? B. B. Special, lb 28? Cream Pimento, lb. ... 35? Gem Nut, lb 30? Limburger, lb 38? Premium, lb 33? Brick, lb 38? Markets in 56 Principal Cities of 14 States ChkagT'l": I GET THE HABIT | Eight Storehouses in Market Street Are Sold Eight stone dwellings and a vacant lot on Market street Between Elev enth and Twelfth streets were sold by J. \Y. Rodenhaver, of the Hotel Carlton, to Daniel Sunderlin, it was ! announced to-day. The deal was ! given last evening and it is said that | the price was approximately $20,000. \ Mr. Rodenhaver has owned the prop | ertles for the past ten years. The I houses had a frontage of 150 feet on j Market street and extended back 6S ! feet. WILL I'ROBATKD I The will of William H. Dum, late ! of this city, was probated by Regis | ter Runner and letters testamentary , on the estate were granted to the widow, Elizabeth A. On the estate I of William T. Howard, late of this ' city, the register granted letters to a i brother. Dr. J. Edgar Howard oi j.Haddonfield, N. J. ' Use McNeil's Cold Tablets. Adv.
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