12 NEWSY PARAGRAPHS OF THE THEATER AND MOTION PICTURES ORPHEUM To-night only, Monday, Sept. 21. Edna Goodrich in "Sleeping Part- Hera" Three days, starting Tuesday, Sept. 23, matinees Wednesday and Thursday -- Robert Downing In "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room." Friday night and Saturday, matinee and night, Sept. 26 and 27 Lee ! and J. J. Shubert offer "Maytime." MAJESTIC High-Class Vaudeville, Monday Tues day and Wednesday—"The Saxa phone Melody Four," a real head liner jazz musical offering, and other pleasing specialties. 'All this week—"Auction of Souls," featuring Aurora Mardlganian. the sole survivor of 500,000 Armenian girls sold into Turkish harems. COLONIAL To-day, To-morrow and Wednesday —Stewart Edward White's great novel picturized. entitled "The Westerners." REGENT THEATER To-day, To-morrow and Wednesday Double Attraction Marion Da vles in the Paramount-Artcraft Special, "The Dark Star," by Rob ert W. Chambers and the Mack Sennett Comedy, "Uncle Tom With out the Cabin." Thursday, Friday and Saturday An all-star cast n the Super-Spe cial, "The Turn in the Road." The new bill which opens at the Majestic Theater promises to be ex ceptionally good. The At the Majestic Sterling Saxaphone Four is one of the spiciest musical offerings in vaude ville. The members of this troupe are all musicians of the first rank and are sure to please any lover of music. Four other Keith acts complete the bill. Each of these acts are billed as excellent acts, therefore the show which starts to-day should be ex cellent. Next Monday the new serial Than Ever THE GREAT Fair September 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 _ _ . THE ONE BIG FAIR OF THE TEAR $35,000 in Purses and Premiums 16 Trotting and Pacing Races Automobile Races on Saturday GROUNDS more beautiful than ever. Grandstand. seats over 10 000 people. Nineteen vaudeville and circus acta. ADDED ATTRACTION Double-Team Race, Friday, Sept. 26, for $2,000 Purse. Winner Takes All. All large • buildings handsomely decorated. Over 70,000 articles and novelties"will be shown that the United States uses and manu factures. The Bis Midway lined with new and novel features. Largest Poultry and Pigeon Display in the World TRANSIT SERVICE EN SURPASSED All Roads Lead to Allentown—Accomxnodutiena the Rest K.fiT can better travel accommodations than this Gigan tic Exhibition. Special trains and reduced rates on all railroads—The Reading. Lehigh Valley, Jersey Central and Perkiomen R. R. The Lehigh, \ alley Transit Co. will have* direct connections to the grounds from Sixty-ninth Street, also Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia. DO NOT FORGET THE FAIR WILL BE SIX DAYS, MONDAY, SEPT. 22, TO SATURDAY', 27, INCLUSIVE. COME TO THE BIG AUTOMOBILE RACES ON SATURDAY H. B. SCHAL.L, Secretary. I Ufll |/m|AiUI£CUT> TO-NIGHT ff I I J Doctor's Note— _____ When in donbt give them aromatic spirits.of ammonia O ll n . STARTING C . M |. O/? and see Z UajTS FRIDAY DCpt. ZD BEAUTIFUL Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert Present the Musical Show of Everlasting Joy GOODRICH 'M A YTIME" I In the Gay French Farce // n * n p Kin Book and Lyrics by Rida Johnson Young 111 ■ lllNll Score by Sigmound Romberg PRESENTED BY AN EXCELLENT CAST TOGETHER DAD T\l 17 D 0" WITH A YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL I AKlntKu f i | y o By Sacha Guitry I [j| A. J With the original production from the Bijou Theater, New SENDS YOU HOME WITH A LAUGH York - SAT. MAT: 50c, 75c, $l.OO, $1.50. 25c, 50c, $l.OO, $1.50, $2.00 NIGHTS: 50c, $l.OO, $1.50, $2.00. 3 Days Starting Tomorrow ARTHUR AISTON OFFERS ROBERT DOWNING IN A NEW VERSION OF "TEN NIGHTS IN g A BARROOM" | NOTE s THURSDAY ONLY | MR. DOWNING IN HIS NEW PLAY "A MODERN SHYLOCK" | MATS. WED. AND THURS 25 AND 50c NIGHTS—2S>SO-75-$ 1.00 MONDAY EVENING, featuring the daring; serial star. Helen Holmes, will be shown. Stewart Edward White's greatest hovel, "The Westerners," which has lately been adapted At the Colonial to tha motion picture screen is now being shown at the Colonial Theater. This picture has the reputation of being the one true story of actual condi tions in the West. The author was born and bred in the West, and, therefore, is in a situation to know. "The Westerners," as a novel was one of the most popular books ever published. As a photoplay it is even better than the book. If you have seen the book, now see the location of the story. This picture will be shown to-day, to-morrow and Wed-' nesday only. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Earie Williams will oe 'Shown in "The Wolf." An excellent cast of players was assembled for the various roles in "The Dark ,Star," Chmmbcr'* Story the Paramount-Art at the Regent Craft Special whicli will be shown to dav, to-morrow and Wednesday at i the Regent Theater At their head ' atararls Marion Davles, beautiful and talented. "The Dark Star" is generally re garded as one of Hubert W Cham bars' best works. His Ruhannah Csa-ew. the heroine of this novel is a yarVMi> child, a child of the Dark Star, under whose evil influence she 'Was born, and her thrilling adven tures" as evolved by - Mr. Chambers arc the acme of dramatic effect. A girl from a mission in Turkey, a boy from a New York village, a raven ! haired daughter of Kussia, a way ' ward son of the Caucasus, are all swept together in a maelstrom of mystery and intrigue. "MAYTIME" Announced as one of the biggest popular successes yet produced by the Messrs. Lee and J. J. Shubert, "May time." a genuine dramatic and musi cs! novelty, by Rtda Johnson Young, with music by Sigmund Romberg will I be seen here for the ilrst tme at the Orpheurp next Friday and Saturday. To those who keep posted on the more important theatrical ervents, "Mayttme" is by no means an un known quantity. News of its excep tional worth as a distinctively "dif ferent" entertainment has already traveled far and wide from New York where it was seen and heard by over a half million patrons during a rec ord run that lasted over 15 months of capacity Broadway audiences. Chicago, too, for six months riveled the patronage accorded it in New York, and Boston playgoers found it equally delightful. Certain it is that "Maytime in nowise resembles any recent musical offering. In fact, it marks real innovation in the stage fare All of the scenes are laid on Manhattan Island and the action staining cln a Washington Square garden in 1840, carries on for almost a century, reachinng its climax in the uu=y times of to-Gay. The fact that each of the four eras depicted— -IS4O, 1855, ISSO and 1918—are accu rately reproduced as to costumes and manners make a picturesqueness in staging "Maytime," that will aelight •h" b-ded theatergoer. The exellent cast organized by Messrs. Shubert for .-a, t.a.e ' uiluuos Eileen Vanßlene. I'harles Spetiiman, Phillip Branson, Worth Faulkner, Elcarnor Vernon, Harry B. Eestcr, Eleanor Riketts, Kussell Tennon, Harriet Mayfred, J. W. Summerhays, Eleanor Sydney. Marguerite Van Keys, Ben Probst and a sore of others. There is, of course, a pretty youthful chorus. HOfIEKT DOWNING "Here's to you, Tom Moore!" A drinking song, that the eminent ac tor-evangelist, Mr. Robert Downing will sing in the production of "Ten Nights in a Bar-Room" is one that has become very popular, once heard, it rings the ears like "Some old sweet song." It will be quite a nov elty to hear this man, who for 25 years has produced and played such parts as "The Gladiator," "lngomar," "Virginius," "Othello," "Marc An i thony," etc., render this song as "Joe Morgan," the man who came back. H's portrayal of this part ranks him with such men as Joseph Jefferson, josepn iuurpny, Joe limmett and others who have made successes of distinct characterizations. Mr. Arthur C. Aiston, who is di recting the company, and the man ager of Mr. Downing, has left noth ing undone for a perfect presenta tion of this very familiar play. The song, like the play is an old one, and was first introduced by Mr. Downing when he created the part of "Hank Monk' in Joaquin Miller's play of the West. "Tally-Ho!" There are men and women to-day, who remember this song. But to the present gen eration is a new song. There are other songs in the play sung by other members of the company. Larger Vessels of Government-Built Fleet to Be Privately Owned Washington, Sept. 22.—A mer chant marine policy contemplating gradual relinquishment to private operation of the larger vessels of the Government-built fleet and immedi ate sales of the smaller vessels has been formulated by the executive committee of the National Mercan tile Marine Association, it was an nounced to-day by Edward B. Bur ling, chairman of the committee. Recommendations of the committee, it was said, will be submitted to the association's council of 45 members for adoption and presentation to Congress as a proposed guide in the enactment of legislation. Believing that the immediate sale of all ships to private operators is "not only undesirable but impracti cal," the committee recommends that the large steel vessels be sold only as the development of private firms might warrant, with the sale of such ships confined to American firms and made at current world market prices. Immediate disposal of the smaller vessels is recommend ed, however, without restriction .as to purchasers. BxiutaKntaMMTraxuKiPH t > Robert Downing, in "Ten Nights in a Barroom" \ > There are plays, and plays; but the play that is said to appeal to the lover of plays is "Ten Nights in a Bar Room," which will be the opening play to be presented by Robert Downing at the Orpheum next Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, matinee and night, Mr. Downing will offer for the first time his new play, "A Modern Shylock." Matinees will be given Wednesday and Thursday. ' > '' EDNA GOODRICH TO-NTGHT Edna Goodrich, said to be the rich est actress on the American stage, will personally appear at the Or pheum Theater to-night in the gay French farce, "Sleeping Partners*" Miss Godrich has appeared here as leading woman and co-star with Nat C. Goodwin and her present vehicle has behind it a record of success in New York, London and Paris. This is the only company on tour in this play and the original production which was seen at the Bijou Theater in New York will be used in the cur rent presentation. It is hardly pos sible that Miss Goodrich has had a role more suitable to her than the French wife in "Sleeping Partners." With her wonderful beauty and nat ural vivacity, she posseses all the charms of the French ladies of our imagination. Aside from Miss Goodrich's beauty she has always been accepted as one of our best dressed stage women. In "Sleeping Partners" she wears a handsome afternoon dress conceived and executed by Lady Duff Gordon. The material is of black taffeta and the style shows the new silhoutte, the tight waist and the distended skirt. But as seen in all the new frocks this fall the skirt has that daring touch. In the dress worn by Miss Goodrich there is a rather full tunic finished by very wide black lace which falls over the tight under skirt. With this Miss Goodrich wears a charming little velvet hat trimmed with IParadise plumes and a hand some Russian sable set. In he second act of "Sleeping Part ners" Miss Goodrich enters in a most gorgeous royal ermine coat, made es pecially for her and valued at over ten thousand dollars. It is made of the finest pure white ermine in a lovely dolman, cape effect. But when she throws aside the coat and re veals the evening gown and jewels, one cannot suppress a gasp of ad miration. Her gown is of luxuriant beauty and richness and we are told was created by Bendll of New York. It is of a pale green chiffon velvet with the tight bodice and the wider c-fTect at the hips." The wide effect is given the gown by the wida panel of bright green brocaded satin with a daring touch of cerise. The panel, unlike the panels of last season is draped diagonally from the hip to the bottom of the skirt at the opposite side and up the back of the skirt to meet over the same hip. With these Miss Goodrich wears some of her wonderful collection of Jewels. She wears a beautiful collar composed of four ropes of diamonds and with this , a long string of pearls. EDNA GOOnniCH IN "SLEEPING PARTNERS" Beautiful Edna Goodrich and an excellent supporting company will be seen at the Orpheum to-night only in a new comedy from the French of Sacha Guitry. "Sleeping Partners.* The same lavish production will be seen here as originally presented at the Bijou Theater, New York, where it enjoyed a run of over seven months. NEW ERA MOVEMENT TO BE DISCCSSED In the interest of the New Era Movement of the Presbyterian Church, an institute will be held in Harrisburg October 10, 11 and 12. Practical plans will be outlined at that time to enlist the entire mem bership of every Presbyterian church in the movement. Similar institutes will be held October 14 at Sunbury; October 29 at Lancaster; October 30 at York and October 31 at Cham bersburg. CAR THIEF NOT LOCATED The police have been unable* to discover he man who stole the car of H. W. Neldig, West Fairview, on Friday night and left it in a wreck ed condition in Front street near Verbeke. The story of witnesses that a woman was .seen to jump | from the car is discredited by the police. "SMILING ni1.1." PARSONS TO ItKST "The Blue Bonnett," newest vehicle in which Billie Rhodes is to star, has been completed at the National stu dios The picture was directed by Louis Chaudet. Itis said to be one of the best in which this star has ap peared. NVith the completion of the picture it is announced that she and her husband, Willam Parsons, will leave shortly on a vacation trip to the Hawaiian Islands. They expect to be away from Los Angeles about four weeks. In this same connection it is also announced that Mr. Parsons has completed his latest comedy, "He Did and He Didn't," which was di rected by William Seiter. And he immedately began the filming of an other comedy, as yet unnamed, which is being directed by Harry Kdwards. Prizewinners Named For School Gardens Report of the school war garden Inspectors to-day shows that the following prizes have been awarded: John and Robert Lenker, 725 South Nineteenth, plot Nos. 11 and > 12, Ninetenth and Paxton streets 1 gardens, first prize, $lO. Cora Bell, 743 South Nineteenth, plot Nos. 39 and 40, Nineteenth and Paxton streets gardens, (second prize, $5. Paul Althouse, 1501 Vernon street, eighth grade, plot No. 74, Bellevue gardens, third prize, $5. Dorothy Shank, 1140 Market street, plot No. 30, Fifteenth and Vernon streets gardens, fourth prize, $5. Special Crop Awards Harry Eckenrider, 123 South Four teenth, plot No. 25, Fifteenth and Vernon street, gardens, tomatoes, $2.50; Styles and Freeman Gaffney, 2052, Swatara, plot Nos. 16 and 17, Twenty-third and Brookwood streets gardens, pole beans, $2.50; Catherine Bentley, 25 South Six teenth street, plot No. 18, Fifteenth and Vernon streets gardens, beans, $2.50. Emory Cook, 1554 Vernon street, plot No. 15, Fifteenth and Vernon streets gardens, cabbage, $2.50. Louise Bitner, 1504 Berryhill, plot No. 44, Nineteenth and Paxton streett gardens, sweet potatoes, $2.50. Margaret Rickenbach, 731 South Nineteenth, plot No. 66, Nineteenth and Paxton streets gardens, sweet corn, $2.50. XV. H. Horner—Prize For Best Cab bage Head John Klinger, 1437 Vernon, plot No. 29, Fifteenth and Vernon streets gardens, cabbage head, $5. Ten Excellent Gardens Robert Badorf, 1833 Berryhill , plot No. 29, Nineteenth and Paxton streets gardens, $l. Mildred Soles, 690 South Twen tieth, plot No. 30, Nineteenth and Paxton streets gardens, $l. Fred Hoopes, Market near Thir teenth, plot No 13, Fifteenth and Vernon streets gardens, $l. Leonard Brown, 2458 Sixth street, seventh grade, plot No. 71, Hoff man's Woods gardens, $l. Virginia Faust, 26 28 Sixth street, sixth grade, plot No. 79, Hoffman's Woods gardens, $l. Ten Excellent Gardens Thomas Harvey, 1930 Kensington, Lift off Corns! Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezone costs only a few cents. With your finger! You can lift off any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be tween the toes, and the hard skin calluses from bottom of feet. A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs little at any drug store; apply a few drops upon the corn or callus. In stantly It stops hurting, then shortly you lift that bothersome corn or callus right off, root and all, with out one bit of pain or soreness. Truly! No humbug! FIRST PRODUCTION BY NEILAN ADAPTATION OF PAIIRISH BOOK Work on "The Eternal Three" will soon be started under the direction of Marshall Neilnn. It is his Initial independent production for the First National Exhibitors Circuit. The film is an adaptation from Randall Parrish's book, "Bob Hampton of Placer." "I have but one object in mind," said Neilan, "that is to make 'The Eternal Three' a box-office attrac tion. During the years I hove been producing pictures I have made a study of the situations and bits of business which are most powerful in bringing about the proper plays of emotions among the viewers >f the picture. It may ho artistic in the extreme and embody asveral new übas :n dlrec ng, but, above all, it should be a bo;-office uttciot'en. "If I could iaal.o the box-oibco at iraoi.ocs for the world I :are not who utukes *b- works of art. After all, what is a greater work of art 'bun tint w'lio \ iiiinres hap,der the !ivei> I' millions of people''" Lowir Stone will play the patt of !'• b Hampton J'nrjoi-.e Daw w . play the hading feminine role; Maid >n Hamilton, who p'uyed the "'l role ill "Daddy Long Legs," will be the third side of the triangle; Wesley Barry, who also appeared in "Daddy Long Legs" will play the part of a miniature bad man. I SKD WIGWAG SIGNALS TO DIBECT Resourcefulness is one of the prin cipal attributes of motion picture di rectors. and pretty nearly all direc tors have it to a greater or less ex tent. Director Charles Maigne proved the other day while filming a scene of the Irene Castle Paramount-Art craft production, "The See-Say" that he possesses it to a marked degree. Mr. Maigne was staging a scene which showed an automobile plung ing over a 400-foot cliff near the Taughannock Falls in Ithaca. N. Y„ said to be the highest falls east of the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Maigne had five cameras stationed at vari ous points and distances to record all phases of the car's plunge over the cliff. After planning his camera points, however. Mr. Maigne found that the roar of the waterfall would prevent his voice from being heard by the different cameramen. Then he discovered that three of his cameramen had just been mus tered out of the Signal Corps of the United States Army, and were fa miliar with the semaphore signal sys tem in use in the Army. Immediately he went to Colonel F. A. Barton, commander of the military training section of Cornell University, and bor rowed three regular Army non-com missioned officers. From another mo tion picture company he borrowed two cameramen who had Just been discharged from the Army, and then proceeded to shoot the scenes, the cameramen and their assistants car rying on conversation and receiving instructions by means of wigwag signals." plot No. 7, Twenty-third and Brook wood streets gardens, $l. Ernest Saltzer, 1818 North street, eighth grade, plot, 90, Bellevue gar dens, $l. Paul Althouse, 1501 Vernon, plot No. 175, Bellevue gardens, $l. Luther Shoop, 1612 Chestnut street, plot Nos. 4, Nineteenth and Paxton streets gardens, 50c. Beatrice Sheets. Derry near Twen ty-second street, plot No. 28, Twen ty-third and Brookwood streets gar dens, $l. Thornton Griffith, 2039 Swatara street, plot No. 5, 50c. Favorable Mention Charles Siple, 2147 Jefferson stret, plot No. 101, Hoffman's Woods gardens. * Beatrice Ebright, 1815, North Seventh .street, plot No. 17, Hoff man's Woods gardens. Irvin Erh, 153 South Eigtheenth street, plot No. 67, Hoffman's Woods gardens. Irvin Erb, 153 South Eighteenth, street, plot No. 57, Hoffman's Woods gardens. Elmer Donley, 150 4 Regina street. No. 13, Hoffman's Woods gardens. Jacob Motter, 2131 Derry street, No. 10, Twenty-third and Brock wood street gardens. Julia Gruver, 2021 Kensington street. No. 22, Twenty-third and Brockwood gardens. Katherine Jones, 707 South Twen ty-first street, plot No. 30, Twenty, third and Brookwood gardens. Mary Stlne, 2044 Kensington street. No. 62, Twenty-third and Brockwood street gardens. Elmer R'-nads, 2065 Prospect street. No. .50, Twenty-third and Brockwood street gardens. Dorothy Threefall, 640 South Six teenth street. No. 63, Nineteenth and Paxton street gardens. Ethel Ausbach, No. 43. Fifteenth and Vernon street gardens. Howard Smith, 1661 Market street, No. 8, Fifteenth and Vernon street gardens. H. Howard Smith, 1604 Market street, No. 25, Fifteenth and and Vernon streets gardens. MASSMEETING The Brotherhood of nailvray and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express nnd Station Employen. MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS Wednesday Evening, Sept. 24th. 1010, at 8 O'clock Technical High School MUSIC Vocal and Instrumental SPEAKERS Mr. Roberts, formerly U. S. Labor Commissioner to the Porto Klcan Government, nnd Mrs. Mae F Hughes, general organiser. V I HKSWMI COLOmm THEITEB ,WIIK&%BtNI TODAY, TOMORROW and WEDNESDAY STEWART EDWARD WHITE'S GREATEST NOVEL HAS NOT BEEN PICTURIZED AND IS BEING OF FERED TO HARRISBURGERS, ENTITLED "THE WESTERNERS" Without a doubt the greatest story of the West as it really is ever told, by an author that was born and bred in the snow capped hills. It sparkles with atmos phere. It is full of pathos—punch and humor. One of the really great screen at tractions of the day. SEPTEMBER 22, 1919. SCREEX ACTRESS WEDS WEALTHY ST. I.OUISIAX The marriage of Eileen Percy, noted film beauty, and Ulrich Itusch, grandson of the late Adolphus Busch of St. Louis, has been announced. The Ccuple had kept it a secret for several weeks but preparations for a world tour as a honeymoon caused "the cat to be let out of the bag." They ex pect to leave shortly for the Orient on the first lap of their journey. Miss Percy's latest screen " appear ance Is in support of Sessue Haya kawa in his Robertson-Cole feature. "The Gray Horizon," which is to be released within the next few weeks through Exhibitors' Mutual. ARMENIAN PRIESTS PRAY FOR SUCCESS OF PICTURE Armenian priests in many cities of America are celebrating Gregorian masses and making special prayers for the success of "Auction of Souls." the astounding motion pic ture, opened a one-week run at the Victoria Theater to-day. The prin cipal character in this picture is Au rora Mardiganian, the beautiful 17- year-old Christian girl, who escaped from the harem of the Turks after two years of torture and was sent to America as the ambassadress of her martyred people. The story of "Auction of Souls," is woven around Aurora Mardiganian s own experi ences and the terrible massacres which she witnessed. Today, Tomorrow and Wednesday "THE DARK STAR" BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS WITH MARION DAVIES A Paramount-Artcraft Special Daring deeds and love, mystery, crime and intrigue all athrob in this great fascinating picture-tale. You would never miss THE MACK SENNETT COMEDY "UNCLE TOM WITHOUT THE CABIN" Thursday, Friday and Saturday An All-Star Cast in "THE TURN IN THE ROAD" A Super-Special The beautifully told story of a rich man's son who sank to the depths of degradation in search of truth and found it finally in his own home. VICTORIA! —Today and All This Week— WOMEN SOLD FORBScEACH 500,000 Armenian girls became the prey of the Turks in 1915. For two years the Turks committed atrocities unheard of before in the history of civilization. Out of that 500,000 girls only one ever lived to tell the sordid tale with a mind capable of recounting the fact and she is a seventeen-year old girl named AURORA MARDIGANIAN who wrote the book, "Ravished Armenia," and later was en gaged to relive her experiences of those dreadful two years for the greatest picture of the Near East ever told, entitled AUCTION OF SOULS The play that is built on facts—not fiction. Every incident in this remarkable photoplay has been sub stantiated by American and British investigators. Owing to the enormous cost of this production we are forced to make a slight advance in admission during its run at this theater. ADULTS 30c; CHILDREN 15c. It is the only picture ever shown in America at $lO a seat. A Picture That Will Make Your Blood Boil Penna. Legion Has i 40,000 Members; Is ' the Second Largest' New York, Sept. 22. Reworta from 38 state organizations received yesterday at headquarters of tho American Legion showed a totatl membership of 600,000. New Yorl< led with 65,000 members and ( sylvania was second with 40,00fti( New Jersey had 35.000. STERLING SAXAPHONE FOUR A musical offering that is vast ly different—full of ginger and jazz. —Othef Keith Acts COMINO NEXT WEEK HELEN HOLMES "The Fatal Fortune" Don't miss the opening episode.
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