AMUSEMENTS |
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I MAJESTIC THEATRE
ALL THIS WEEK
Mat*, and EvmluKN, 2.30 and N. 30
The Only Real .
WAR PICTURES
I*resen ted hy the
Public l.cdlter —Fvealn* l.edfler
of l'li%::delphla
Adults. AN C«M.| Children. IS cts.
Tkex picture* were received
ICNN than ten ilnya aKo.
ORPHEUM
AN EASTFH WEEK HOI QI ET OF HULING'S
VA I DEN 11,1,1) HOSES HA ■■IBUM
SAM MANN & CO. TRAINED
TRQVQITO SEALS
Diamond S Brtnnan 4 Group of Sea Llona With Almoftt I
Chares Lawior & Daughters Vaudeville and I'leturea I
» OTHER EXCELLENT ACTS Mtita., fte and l«e. Etn 10c and 15e
ITHE PALACE THEATRE
333 MARKET STREET
Has them all talking
ll' The best I have ever seen
is the way a gentleman spoke, when asked how he enjoyed our show. Theu
others will say, "How in the world can they give such a great show at
the admission price of sc?"
We will show six reels of the best pictures to he had—Admission to
1 any seat
; , 5 CENTS
And don't forget Wednesday we are going to show the first episode
j of the
| SLACK BOX
Admission 5c if
n The admission to the Palace will be 5c except Saturday evenings and n
REGENT THEATRE
To-day, Tuesday and Wednesday
THE SPOILERS
FEATURING
WILLIAM FARNUM
"From the Rex Beach Book," in 9 reels.
Thrilling, Powerful and Picturesque, A Virile Master
piece.
On account of this extraordinary production we show
at the following hours: 12 noon, 4.12, (j, 7.40. 9.30.
Showed at the Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadel
phia, two months.
BALCONY, 10c—ORCHESTRA, 20c
The most wonderful story ever filmed.
I SOME PEOPLE SAY--
"It's wonderful," others, "It's tlie best I've ever heard." and no on. when
talking about our new
$25,000 Pipe Organ Orchestra
Appropriately Termed (he Pipe Oriiiui with the Human Voice
SEE-«"THE BLUE MOUSE"—WEDNESDAY
VICTORIA THEATRE
' CHESTNUT STREET AUDITORIUM
Monday Evening. April 12, at $.15
THE REAL CONCERT EVENT OF THE SEASON
Prima Donna Soprano Eminent Swiss Pianist
Alice Nielsen Rudolph Oanz
Metropolitan Opera Company The Pianist With a Message
Tickets, 50c, 75c, 91.00 and $1.50. On sale at Sigler's Music Store, :io N.
Second street. Diagram opens Wednesday, April 7th. Mail orders accom
panied by cash or check filled in the order received.
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Photoplay To-day
"THE WIRELESS RESCUE"
2 Act VitfiK'rnpli Drama KenturtnK
•I A MES MORRISON »V DOROTHY
KEMEV.
.'HIS BROTHERS KEEPER"
"2 let Hio*rraph
To-inorrotv'* Feature
"THE III.KSSKI) MIRACLE"
3-net l.uliin
_ \ I
Free Moving Pictures
every evening 7toll p. m., ;
Palace Confectionery, 225
Market street.
THE SPOILERS
Rex Beach's Great Story in Motion
Pictures Draws Big Crowds
to the Regent
"The Spoilprs," Rex Beach's mas
terpiece, opened at the Regent for a j
three days' run to a crowded liouße i
this afternoon.
'•The Spoilers" is one of the great-!
est films ever produced and its exhibi- j
ijon 'here is another evidence that Mr.
\ AMUSEMENTS
THE GRAND CANYON
OF THE COLORADO
Magnificent Colored Pictures T
Dr. Douglas W. Johnson
of Columbia University
Auspices of HABKISBUBO NAT
URAE HISTORY SOCIETY
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 7, S.ts P.M.
Technical High
Auditorium
Prices, 25c and 30c
Reserved Seat Sale
Footer's, 34 North Third Street
Attraction Extraordinary
Joint Recital
vK "•''""'n* tiueen ot
MR Jlollnlsts, and America'.
" fEU teat Concert Tea or,
/H.MAUD fOWELL
JLEVAN WILLIAMS
Thursday evening April N. Chestnut
Street Auditorium
o„ P «E"i VT »«•«• now
V" s>l nrk'L'i J' r """ * u " lc House,
i*> Market Square.
J Megaro, ot the Regent, is carrying out I
his announced intention of giving the 1
j people of Harrisburg the best that is to
I be had in motion pictures,
j "The Spoilers" is a thrilling, red
i flooded story of strong men battling
! for supremacy with all their power of ;
mind and muscle It is clean, whole
some and fascinating from start to fin- j
ish.
This same production has been shown
in other cities at 50 cents and $1 ad
mission. • It had a run at the Stude
baker theatre in Chicago at $t and was
recently at the Chestnut Street Opera
House, Philadelphia, at the same price.
On account of the great expense in
>ecuring the film, Mr. Megaro has had
to advance the price of admission
while the production is on at the Re
i gent. Instead of the big prices chatged
I in other cities, the prices here will be
J -0 cents for the orcnestra floor and 10
j cents for the balcony. Adv.*
j STAB-INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BEING RESULTS.
HARRISBUFQ STAIt-INDEPENDENI MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1915.
♦ ■ »
| The Daily Fashion Hint. \
♦ »
- - ft Tiik
Blue moire daytime gown. The gir
dle and skirt edge are slashed and
piped. White organdie collar and ye!
low tie Blue hemp hat with wheal
\nd roses; blue tat'feta facing ou band
MAN BURNS TO DEATH AS
HE SLEEPS AT LIMEKILN
Frank Logan, of Shepherdstown, Dies
Before Medical Aid Could Be Given
j Him—The Flames Smothered by
j John Deeds
Making his bed beside a limekiln
I near Lemoyne, eost Frank Logan, aged
; oO years, his life early yesterday morn
j ing when his clothes ignited from the
| tire in the kiln. His cries were heard
I by John Deeds, a burner at the kiln,
| who ran to his assistance, finding the
[ body enveloped in flames. Deeds flung
liis overcoat about the man, thus
j»mothering the flames, but the victim
j was so badly burned that he died soon
I afterwards.
Logan, who resided at Shepherds-
I town, had been living near the kiln,
where he was employed. About three
weeks ago he left his work and noth
ing was seen of him uutil Saturday aft
[eriioon. when he was noticed wandering
j about the kiln, lie left about 5 o'clock
land was not seen again until found' by
Deeds.
When discovered the man's clothes
| were burned and his body badly
I charred. Deeds sent one of his* children
I tor Constable Calvin Coleman, of Le
moyne, who in turn notified Justice of
the Peace Ralph C. Crow. Dr. Ever
hart was also summoned, but when
the three arrived on the scene the man
was dead.
Coroner Deardorf. after an investiga
tion yesterday morning at 10.30
o'clock, pronounced death accidental.
ijogan had no relatives and had been
residing in Shepherdstovn with J. A.
Sours until one year ago, when lw* came
to Lemoyne. The body was turned over
to the Cumberland county authorities
j for burial.
MARKER FOR TEACHER
Memorial Will Be Placed at Grave of a
Pioneer Schoolmaster
Skippack, Pa., April s.—Persons liv*
j ing in the vicinity of Skippack have de
j cided to mark the grave of Christoplher
i Dock, known as the pioneer schoolmas
ter of Pennsylvania, who died in 1771
and was buried in the graveyard con
i nee,ted with the Lower Skippack Men
nonite church.
j A committee consisting of the Rev.
Jacob Snyder, Roaring Springs; the
Rev. E. W. Graybill, Richfield; the Rev.
j J. W. Schantz, Schwenkville; the Rev!
! Amos K. Bean, Iron Bridge, and A. B
Mensch, cf Skippack, will raise a fund
of SIOO for the marker and the grave
| will be marked in August,
j Dock came to Pennsylvania from
j Germany in 1711 and opened a school
at Shippack. He often remained in the
school after the children had been dis
-1 missed and prayed for the boys and
' girls who had been unruly. One night
he was found dead on his knees in the
j ei'hoolhouse. A book with Dock's sug
j gestions for teaching is regarded by
Governor Brumbaugh as the first Amer
!"'.an pedagogical work.
Coin* Scarce In Paraguay.
The amount of gold or any other
metal ever coined In Paraguay Is so
small that It can with safety be en
tirely excluded from consideration.
None whatever Is in circulation at this
time, and the very few coins of Para
guayan origin outstanding are held aa
: t-urlogltles.
Naturally.
"The military aviators are very pa*
1 trlotlc. aren't they?"
j "They certainly do take lofty Ideaa
of their duty."—Baltimore American.
A Lac and a Lack.
| "In India n Sac of rupees a for
tune."
| "And in America a lack of dollara »s
a misfortune."—Boston Transe*.'??.
■ Trust not TOO much In an enchanting
I ffcee.—Vergil.
WRIGLEYS %
n J around each package has a IWOWEV?)
U United £Z Coupon
coupi ] n th e same kind and good toward j
same high quality merchan- n
< " Se as United Profit-Sharing j
|\y// Coupons announced by numerous
£/ ▼ U manufacturers and by
local Stores. \ \ Each package
having a coupon
111 means you save
l!l» them rapidly from
WRIGLEYS
The Coupons will
iTiffk Jllf bring a thousand
#/ITtrSli useful, ornamental,
pleasure-giving
things attractive
Sealed air-ttohi 2 ifts articles for
Always fresA and cfea«? SrJZd\ome.
AMUSEMENTS
r V
MAJESTIC
All of this Week, Public Ledger
War Pictures.
Wednesday, matinee and night,
April 14, Sousa and his band.
Thursday evening, April 15, David
Waifield, in ' - The Auctioneer."
ORPHEUM
Every afternoon and evening, high
class vaudeville.
COLONIAL
Every afternoon anil evening, vaudn
ville and pictures.
VICTORIA
Motion Pictures.
PHOTOPLAY
Motion Pictures.
REGENT
Motion Pictures.
Real War Pictures
The latest pictures of the European
war—pictures made in Germany, East
Poland, Western Poland and France,
will be shown in this city for the first
and only time at the Majestic all this
week with daily matinees.
These pictures are exploited by the
"Public Ledijer," "Evening Ledger,"
of Philadelphia, a paper owned by
C'vrue Curtis, who also owns the "Sat
urday Evening Post,'' the "Ladies'
Home Journal" and the "Country
Gentleman." They were made by statf
correspondents and photographers, four
of whom were killed while taking
these pictures. They are the only au
thentic motion photographs of this
greatest of all wars ever made. The
three thousand feet of films which will
be shown have been shown in no other
city, excepting Philadelphia, where
they were inserted in the film being
shown at the Forrest theatre. These
new reels were received less than ten
days ago and were censored by the
Pennsylvania authorities on Monday
morning.
Did you ever stop to think that the
Civil war has never been visualized
to the reader of history; that the Na
poleonic wars can only be learned by
reading pages of books; that Caesar
i cannot be known excei>t by reading;
| that Hannibal, Washington, Alexander
| not to mention Cyrus, and Xerzes, are
simply namesf We cannot visualize
them. It is simply a question of im
agination. For the first time citizens
of this city will have an opportunity
to see a war. This war ie going on
now. It ie costing twenty thousand
lives a day, according to official re
ports. It is changing the face of the
world. These pictures show the war iu
its most intimate phase. They will be
shown here for a limited period, and
they are the only authentic pictures
that have gotten through the lines.
Adv.*
David Warfield
According to the traditions of the
theatre there ie a new generation of
playgoers every decade, which seems
to be fully borne out by the tremen
dous popularity of David Warfield in
David Belasco's revival of "The
Auctioneer," which comes to the Ma
jestic on Thursday evening, April 15.
Mr. Wanfield as Simon Levi is endear
ing himself as much as ever to the
public in the character that gave him
his first real fame. When "The Auc
tioneer" was first produced thirteen
years ago, Mr. Warfield was a stranger
to the public in a rolo requiring any
expression of pathos. But now eleven
brilliant years have intervened and in
returning to the character of Simon
Levi, playgoer* will see him in the
fullness of his powers, revealing a
character s-tudv that ranks as his
greatest achievement. The cast is said
I to have been selected with great care
I by Mr. Belasco, and all of the living
j members of the original company have
1 been gathered together for this special
| production.
Mail orders accompanied by remit-
I tance and self-addressed stamped en
j velope will be received now.—Adv.*
Sousa Coining
i The wonderful hold which John
j Philip Sousa has upon the public is
i demonstrated at every performance of
■ Sousa and his band. He is the musical
idol of the entire world, and this is
I forcibly shown by the attendance at
| the Sousa concerts. When the "March
IKing" comes, it means a feast of
, new music, new songs, new operatic
excerpts, new solos by eminent solo
ists. The musical appetite is whetted
for just these things—and Sousa
maintains his hold on nis audiences by
his inimitable way of presenting them
' through his Sousa organization, in the
j Sousa style. Many new and effective
i features will be henrd when Sousa
and his band are hero on Wednesday
evening, April 14, at the Majestic
| theatre.—Adv.*
At the Colonial
You'll want to see what the bunny
j left at the Busy Corner, talk about
(red and blue liaster eggs, they can't
' commence to bring to mind all the
| clover things he left at the Colonial,
j The best thing in the basket is a big
j seal act, known as Hilling's seals, and
i said to be the best and most original
|in vaudeville. And then there's .1
! dandy comedy skit of sougs and pat
; ter, that Charles and Adelaide Wilson
| offer; Lowel and Esther Drew in a
; variety sketch "At the Soda Foun
i tain,' r and Ruth Belmar, sensational
i contortionist, completes the "good
: ies." The basket is garnished with
new and interesting "movies." "The
| Rose of Panama," another 'musical
: tabloid operatta, will reiign at the
I Busy Corner during the last half.
Adv.*
At the Orpheum
j What looks to be the best all round
j bill the Orpheum has had this seaAn,
| is the array of talent that is booked
ito hold forth this week. Sam Mann,
! most inimitable of comedians, and the
j celebrated brother of Louis Mann, will
; be its brightest light. Mr. Mann, who
i has been declared the David Warfleld
!of vaudeville, scored the laughing
(hit of the Orpheum's career in "The
New Leader" at the Orpheinn several
! seasons ago, and this week he returns
J in a new comedy, said to be as clever
j anil original as the other. It's a real
estate act called "Lots and Lots of
| It." He will have the support of an
J excellent cast. Another of the big hits
j will ibe the return of Diamond nnd
| Brennan, the nifty girl and the splen
did comedian, who will have a new
skit of fun and song called "Nifty
Nonsense." This is one of the most
clever duos in vaudeville and incident
ally one of the highest salaried.
And Trovoto, the violinist with the
wiggly eyes, will be there too. Tro
voto was a tremendous favorite at the
Orpheum some seasons ago, BO that he
will likely receive a biig welcome this
week. And Charles L/awlor and daugh
ters, the delightful trio who hail Har
risburg singing "Pretty Peggy From
Over the Sea, will be here again in
an entirely new act. This delightful
character singing trio is easily one of
the best novelties that travels the
Keith circuit. They will likely win
one of the biggest welcomes of the
bill. Some of the other big names of
the bill will include the Bottomly
Troupe, presenting a sensational cast
ing act; Alf James Holt, the clever
comedy mimic, and Bradley and Nor-
I ris, in a rattling variety act.—Adv.*
Victoria's s2s,<M>o Pipe Organ One of
Few in the Country
I The pleasures of hearing a pipe or
i gau orchestra, such as the Victoria has
| just recently installs 1, is limited to but
I few motion picture theatres in the
country to-day and especially theatres
whose admission is as low as the Vic
toria. The more pretentious houses,
such as the Vitagraph Theatre in New
I York City, the admission is five times
jas great. This greatest of all ad
j varices made by motion picture the
i utres has more than double the charms
!of this form of entertainment. During
'the presentation of the highest class
j features this wonderful instrument ac-
I companies each action of the play and
j provides its proper tone expression. Al
' most every musical instrument can be
| duplicated, the birds twittering imitat
| ed, the honk, honk, of the auto horn
j correctly sounded, etc., which show
jtfoe wonderful possibilities of this re
| inarkable pipe organ. To-day we show
''Runaway June, ' the great serial pic-
I ture, which is causing so much favor
i able comment. Every day is a feature
| day, but on Wednesday "The Blue
Mouse," a six-part film play of the
show of the same name with an all-star
cast, will be presented.—Adv. *
At the Palace Theatre, Wednesday,
April 7
The Author—E. Phillips Oppen
heim.
E. Phillips Oppcnheim is not only
I the greatest living writer of thrilling
! detective and mystery stories, but as
the author of forty of the best selling
I novels in the world, his books are pub
; lished and sold by the million, anil
! are known to still more millions of
readers throughout the world. One
jof the universal's biggest achieve
! ments was the securing of Mr. Oppen
| heim's agreement to write the great
I serial, "The Black Box." Up to that
| time Mr. Oppenheim had refused all
j offers to write for moving pictures, al
. though ho had been offered huge sums
for anything he cared to produce. The
! Producer —Otis Turner. Otis Turner
| was the logical man to put the wondor
j ful mystery story of "The Black
| Box" in scenario form, and produce
: it on a scale neveV before equalled in
j this or any other country. Those of
you who have seen that" marvelous
photoplay "Damon and Pythias"
I know the remarkable ability of Mr.
I Turner. You know that no situation
j is too big for him to handle. Mr. Tijr
| ner admits that in "The Black Box"
' he lias found an opportunity so big
j that he is willing to stake his profes
j sional reputation on its production,
i Before joining the Universal forces,
! Mr. Turner was responsible for some
I of the (greatest theatrical productions
I of Charles Frohman and Henry Sav
age and othens. In film play directing
however, he found his first opportunity
to produce on the big scale that mark
ed such of his work as "Robinson
Crusoe," "Sheridan's Bide," "Won
in the Clouds," "Damon and Py
thias," and others of equal greatness.
Adv.
Photoplay
"A Wireless Rescue." One of the
latest methods of communication is il
lustrated in this stirring Vitagraph
two-part drama, to appear on the screen
of the Photoplay to-day. It is the use
of wireless telegra-phy on fast-moving
trains. In this ease it is the medium
by which a fearful wreck is prevented,
■when a discharged employe attempts to
secure a double revenge by openijig a
drawbridge a few moments before the
fastest train of the road is due at that
point. Th» alertness of Polly, the tow
er-keeper's sweetheart; her bravery,
and the knowledge of operating a wire
less instrument places upon her shoul
ders the responsibility of preventing
the catastrophe, but she proves equal to
the emergency. Adv.*
"The Spoilers" at Regent Theatre
To-day "The Spoilers" at the Regent
will commence three days' run. It will
continue Tuesday and Wednesday. This
'big moving masterpiece has played in
the big cities at admission for 'soc and
a dollar. The admission will be reduced
to a popular iprice within reaeli of all
for the benefit of people who know
good film plays. "The Spoilers" is
from the 'Rex Beaeli's 'book in nine reels
and three acts, featuring one of the
most wonderful genius of the world.
Big moving, masterful and wholesome
in its human interest, thrilling in inci
dent, absorbing in situation, powerful
in progression from start to finish.
"The (Spoilers'' is a thrilling red
blooded story of strong men battling
for supremacy, with all their power of
mind and muscle— alert for every cast
of ehanee. This picturesque, rugged
romance of Alaska has a love story with
splendid imagination that grips anil
•holds the sympathies. "The Spoilers"
presents the most stubborn, strenuous
and exciting fight ever pictured—the
acme of realism. You see a whole town
dynamited, a volcanic earthquake ex
traordinary, a wonderful drawing pow
er. "The Spoilers" was shown da
Stuilebnker's theatre. Chicago, eight
weeks at charge of admission sl. Has
shown in all the big cities at the same
admission; was recently at Chestnut
street opera house, Philadelphia, at the
same price. This is one of the most
wonderful stories t'hat was ever filmed.
Lovers of motion pictures who are
discriminating, cannot afford to miss
this production; or they no doubt will
reigret it after they have heard others
talk about it. The, price of admission
at the Regent is raised for three days
only—while this film is on. While oth
er cities have charged 50 cents and sl,
t'ho admission at the Regent will be 20
cents on 'the orchestra, floor and 10
cents in balcony. The balcony is almost
as desirable as any other part of the
house.—'Adv.*
BULL RUNS BACK TO DEATH
Valuable Holstein and Calves Perish
When Barn Burns
Towanda, April 5. —The mammoth
barn on the farm of Louis Piollet, at
Wysox, was burned Saturday evening
with all its contents, entailing a loss
of about $20,000. A valuable Holstein
bull was taken from the barn, but
broke away and returned to his stall,
beiniyj; cremated. Nijie thoroughbred
calves were also cremated.
T. W. Piolett, lecturer of the State
Grange, son of the owner of the build
ing, recently removed about 8,000
bushels of wheat from the building,
obtaining the record price of $1.50
per bushel.
To Train Horses at Fair Grounds
Lebanon, April 3. —Beginning this
week strings of horses will arrive at
the Lebanon fair grounds for training
for the annual summer races. Word
was received that the string of Wil
liam Eckert, of Reading, and that of
Mr. Kline, of Reading, will remain
here during the summer. Workmen ore
now engaged in gett.ign the stables in
readiness for the reception of the
racers. Included in the Eckelt string
is Peter Stevens, the fast horse which
was defeated in the grand circuit only
once last year, and which will be en
tered in this year's races.
Council to Go Limit on Loan
York, Pa., April s.—The limit of the
power of City Council to borrow on it;
own authority will be reached by a loan
contemplated in connaction with the
erection of the proposed sewage dis
posal plant, contracts for which will be
let to-day. The cost of the new sew
age disposal plant will be in excess of
SIOO,OOO.