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y I O b- c« THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, TUESDAY MOBNING, JANUARY 8, 1924 A NIGHT OF NEW PLAYS IN THEATRES \ • ! 1 — ; 1 * -- | „ 'j J. T T I _ I,,,, I,,- , • ... ,1 MUM ii • ——in m •!•!• 'UN • i • .—i—«• . n « — ••••••••mini. -ip ETHEL DMRYMORE Popular Actress Appears at the Lyric in "The Laughing Lady" Receives Warm Welcome and Adds to Her Reputation in the Title Role SMMITOWN COMEHY SCORES HI jjpEK "Thank You" Is a Cleverly Amusing Satire on the Sub- urban Church People . ..Henrj Daaiall U«a«l Papa ...Willis Clark .Idward Msrtjn "The IiSughing Lady," a comedy in three acta by Alfred Sutr© wan pro- duced for the first time in this city ft the Lyric Theatre last night. TJie cast: Pan 1*1 Parr. Kt C .... Bamiito* Ptajaate— Sir Bactor Cailadlaa.. Sir Harrison Peters.. tatjr Ifarjorie t'olladtna.. .Mist Bfrrraaora Esasee Parr .Virsiaia ChaaT»aat Carolina Playaata . .Jaa« Waeattoy Oatfcaa I>*11 *U*el IntroaWl Act I aa4 II—Mrs. Hamilton Flarsate'a Drawing; liiwm In M*yfair. Act III—"Hie Drawing Room la Lady Mar- Jorie*a Plat. To the Barrymores, at least two of the triumvirate, appreciation is ac- knowledged for current and passed en- tertainments of highly contrasting na- ture. Last week John, in Hamlet, gloomed his way about the Shubert tia the melancholy Dane; this week Ethel is illuminating the Lyric as Lady Coliadine in "The Laughing Lady," much the same Ethel of many delight- ful memories, huaky- throated, more maturely beautiful, perhaps, but radi- ant, honeyed, infectiously charming. Sbe still has her vogue. Judging from the attitude of the aOTience last night, she has enough vogue to last her an- other quarter of a century. Why the effort to perfect talking pictures when we have Ethel, the talkingest and most picturesque of them all? Such unqualified praise cannot he given Mr. Sutro's play as whole. For two acts he sweeps along interestingly, and the audience reacts appreciatively to the rattle of a machine gun fire of epigram and zipping repartee hot from the barrel and the third act Btarts out well, but ends miserably with two couples doomed to live with each other and endure each other if they can, Mr. Sutro's plot involves the infatuation of a lawyer for a woman be has grilled on the stand when her husband was divorcing her. She meets him the eve- ning the divorce was granted at th£ home of mutual friends and deliberate- ly sets out to ensnare him. He is by this time aware of her innocence so far as the charges made against her by S>er husband are concerned, and he tumbles. In the meantime, the husband. •'' good chap, but a dull one, whose fam- ily has led him around by the nose, also comes back and wants to resume where they left off. She will have none No Preachment, But Has a Lot of Wholesome Logic in 1 i •:- its Theme " UV* %» KU\* J WM fc V»« UUC •¥¥ IU U« v t.: UVUi 1 of him. although liking him. Then enter J tae ,n.*_ "Thank You." a comedy in three acts by Winehell Smith and Tom Cuahiag, presented for the first time in this city at the Garrick Theatre last night. The cast: Mia* Blo«a*tt • Slaaaar Pott Fraadie Stoaer Biisaa &e*k. Jr. Pa*id Lee Harry Davenport Andy Bear*aley PMl Blthor. ill*. Jones Phyllis Rankin Diane * .... Bamy Carpen Kenneth JSmiesou Robert Keith Cornelias Jsmleson Prank Monroe Abaer Norton GeortP AJ Schiller l»r. Andrew Cobb Will Chaltarton Judze TIasbrouck _... Albert Hyde Ta« action takes place In the ttnd.v-.af St. Mark's Rectory. Dedhaoi, Conn- There's a lapse of months between the acta. The story of a poorly paid rector of a church in a small New England town, who is forced by the meagreness of his remuneration to accept donations from his parishioners, and what" happens when his niece, a strong-willed young girl who has been reared in Paris, who smokes cigarettes and dresses in such good taste that she shocks the said fe- male natives, comes to live with him, furnishes the motive with which the authors of "Thank You" have woven a play which has scarcely a dull moment throughout its unfoldment. The au- thors have mixed some keen-edged na- tive into the exploitation of some of the things that are wrong in the little church. *he petty vestrymen, the mea- gre salary paid the rector, the doings of scandal-mongers and the power of the town's most wealthy man to con- trol affairs, whether right or wrong, are among the things etched with home- ly realism. The characters are fa- miliar ones, such as may be found in many small communities, and the com- bination of incidents is brought about plausibly and the threads of the story are bound together by a romance which, although it starts the machinery of the scandal-breeders to working overtime, ends happily. The theme is tersely stated by the millionaire, Jamison, who says: "Some of oor Christians are more uncivilized than savages. They turn our ministers into 'Thank you' men. You give, them a tip at your wedding: you give them a tip at your funeral. They can't guide people who are always giving them tips. And if they can't guide, what good are Stars in New Stage Offerings Here This Week NOVELTIES IN PICTURES the wife of the lawyer, who calls on Lady Coliadine, the cause of all Mr. Sutro's troubles, and proposes that in order to save her husband's career, said husband and the lady have an Af- fair. Lady Coliadine is properly shocked, although personally, we could see little more immoral than in the other course she was evidently con- templating, that of marrying him, after he had obtained his divorce. And the compromise already mentioned, the way the thing was settled finally, was equally immoral from every standpoint except that of convention. The role of Lady Coliadine la one that made no demands on Miss Barry- more's talents. It is the "Mayfair" things she can do well and make work play. Throughout she was exquisite, and even her little curtain speech con- tained a precious sisterly dig at brother John. The company is adequate, al- though not brilliant. Among those in her support who deserve special men- tion according to this reviewer's lights were Henry Daniell. Lionel Pape, Ethel Intropldi and Virginia Chauve- net. The play is well staged and Miss Barrymore's gowns are sartorial pic- tures. llGEflllBSE"lll«oiiSsw •swan; •«»•»• Lenore Ulric Plays Her Origi- nal Role in Film Version of Belasco Play Surrounding Programme of Greater '--Moment Notably Delightful Musical Portion "Ponjola" a Series of Amaz- ing Incidents; Good Comedy Films on the Bill At upper left is Florence Nash, in "Merton of the ,Movies"; next is Katherine Cornell, in "The Way Things Happen," and at right, Midgie Miller,-in "The Gingham Girl" In lower row are Raymond Hitch- cock, in "The Old Soak," and Margarette Davis, in the "Vanities of 1923." II TIES HM' • DEFTO IT Ml Catharine Cornell Makes Outstanding Hit in Weak Play | "The Way Things Happen." a new play in three acts, by Clemenee Dane, was presented for the first time in this <-ity at the Adelphi last night. The cast: Mra. . T a m a : . Auriol Lea Shirley PrMa Katharine Cornell Martin Parrea. .Ton* Xetbltt Htrnett Beatrice Allen Murwl Haabjirj Helen Rabbins Cnosaie Hare t Reginald Sheffield Bennett Lomat Iran Simpson Sirs. Hanbury ...Lillian Branqard Br. Rodaon -George ThiriweH A Porter , .... Orlando Smith The action takes place la Mrs. Farrea's home just oat aide London. Katharine Cornell can act. She proved it again last night when she took a dull, weak play with stupid % lines and filled it with such emotion that a bored audience was roused to sympathetic laughter and tears. The role of the minister, David Lee, who has been brought to his senses upon the arrivel of his niece, is played with cameo-like finesse and naturalness by Harry Davenport. It is a part which might easily be overdone, but Mr. Davenport, seasoned actor that he is, made it real and sympathy-deserving. Remy Carpen is attractive, graceful and j winsome as Diane, the Parisian-bred young flapper. Frank Monroe as the apparently overbearing, level-headed Jamison, yet who has a big heart, again essayed a type of character he plays so efficiently. Robert Keith as the young- er Jamison, who is largely responsible for the scandal which almost disrupts the congregation, deserves a word for his excellent playing, and Phil Bishop, as the reformed tippler; Phyllis Rankin, as the scheming Mrs. Jones, and Elinor Post, as the scandal mongering Miss Blodgett, were others who were excep- tionally good in their portrayals of vary- ing types. George Schiller made the part of the nervous vestry clerk one of the comedy hits of the evening. "Thank You" well deserves the praise given it since it was first produced, and its stay here will no doubt be as en r joyable as in the few other cities where it has thus far been presented. w THRU P U T OF GHOSTS 1HE GIKUM Gi" HUB t-1 IB'HE PRESENTED AT FORREST nteresting Mystery Drama Opens Regular Season at Chestnut St, Opera House Zeno. a drama in three acts by Jos. F. Rinn, was produced for the first time in this city last night, at the open- ing of the regular season of the Chest- nut Street Opera House. The cast: Chief Inspector Parker..Wm. W. Crimans Sniffy Gordon Martha MeGraw William Kin« William Shelley James Cartier.., Marie Mrs. Hampton.. Grace Hampton. Harry Williams. Charles Bakers, Professor Dodge. One of the "Intimate" Plays With Incidental Music and Much Vivid Dancing Musical Revue With Joe Cook and Peggy Hopkins Joyce Is Enjoyable t Is a Pleasing Entertainment Which Easily Caught Last Night's Audience "The Gingham Girl," a musical come- dy in three acts, score by Albert von Tilzer, book by^ Daniel Kusell, and lyrics by Neville Fleeson, was given at the Shubert Theatre last evening for the first time in this city, under the direc- IIS 'THE OLD SOME' Popular Star in a Whimsical Play at^the Walnut Street Theatre Hugh O'Connell Mary Daniel Mina C. Gleason Margaret Shackelford Frederic March Paul Byron Leigh Lovel Dr. Moore William B. Mack Act I and II—Scene 1: Office of Chief I a - i — — . -.,, „ -„ , T „ --™. spector Parker at Police Headijuarters. Scene ! tion of Mr. Kusell and Laurence Library^ in the Hampton Home. Act JII— j Schwab. The Cast: Silas Q'Daj Walter F. Jones Jack Harden Russell Mack Libby O'Day /.• Midgie Miller Mary Thompson Jane Richardson Harrison Bartlett Rex Carter Mildred Ripley .'. Olive Reeves-Smith John Cousins Joe Laurie. Jr. Mazle Lelewer f Joyce Fair Son.va Maison Bertee Beaumont Sophia Trask Julia Ralph Rose Maude Lydlate Ann ..Bebe 8tanton Act I—Centre Street, Crossyille Corners, New Hampshire. Act II—Scene 1. A Cafe, Xew York City; Scene 2. A Studio Down Greenwich Village Way. Act III—An Office, New York City. "The Gingham Girl'* was rapturously received by a large audience, afad proved a pleasant entertainment. It is one of the "intimate" musical comedies which have come into vogue of late years; the full stage is not utilized, and the chorus is a small qne, more for dancing than for singing. It did this part'of its work exceedingly well; the score is not distinguished enough to make its musi- cal achievements of much' consequence. Of the .principals Miss Richardson won first honors vocally, but there was a Charm in all Miss Miller did that cap- tured the beholder. Messrs. Russell Mack, Rex Carter and Joe Laurie are excellent comedians, playing with more restraint than is usual in productions of this sort. The story is as logical as one could expect. It contains some familiar ele- ments, and now and then the action drags. The wit varies in quality—now Scene I; Garret in the "house next door; Scene . 'J. same as Act II. Announced as an expose of the methods of mediums, "Zeno," which made its first appearance in this city last evening, fully fulfilled this role, but then why shouldn't it, as its author. Joseph F. Rinn, is a well-known psychic investigator, whose amusement it has been to tie knots in the learned arguments in favor of spiritualism put forth by such authoritative spokesmen as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge. No respect for the ancient "Sir" halts Mr. Rinn when he shows what stuff ghosts are made of with the same thorough destructful- ness as a child spills the saw-dust from a doll. To. those to whom this subject is con- troversial this is well and provides an interesting evening's entertainment, but the play owes the success with which it has already >met to the fact that it is an out-and-out thrilling mystery story, with a plot that is enhanced by the use of every up-to-date scientific development. In this respect the use of the radio by Zeno to give his orders to his band of outlaws, gives an un- usual touch that is appreciated, and the solution of the mystery is brought about by a decidedly ingenious use of the same medium. The second scene of the play reveals a spiritualistic seance that is complete in every detail.- Then_ all doors and runs Miss Cornel! is far above the play. She | "^ V ^A H3T" H»- U |,i^Tmo.rhrs.i! makes of what she wills. 'Without 11£? ?}}J°J k u:„ E ™£? j5? 0 !L b w- her it would be a puny effort. disappointing th^a^Ciemenc^Dane, the I * he '; ove of a d o t i n * daughter and then mithoV of the clever "A Bill of Di- £ ? f c saves , M ern £* 8 ° n ,. b ? akm * the blame for an offense that is not his own is well told in a more than usually effective plot. There were many vorcement," should follow it with 'The 1 Way Things Happen." It is a stupid thi»g—so stupid, that after the first five minutes of a deadly first act, a bet could be safely taken on the end. Oc- casionally through • the play ring's an echo of the discerning insight into the psychology of women that marked the •Bill of Divorcement." But, only oc- casionally. The play runs on in the dull and even tenor of its obvious way "The Old Soak," an American comedy in three acta, by Don Marquis, was presented for the first time in Philadel- phia at the Walnut Street Theatre last night. The cast: » Clem Hawley Rayfliond Httckeock Matilda ••• Alice May Tjocy ... He'.len Vajlaly Clem. Jr. Maurice Clark Cousin Webster Paraoaa.. Frank W. Taylor Tom Oa-den Leonard TLiOrd Ina Heath ..: 8aa Sterling XeUie Lydia Dltkton Ai Harry G. Batea I windows are locked. Spookdom .„„ The story revolves arouno>Clem Haw-1 amuck, and if there were any spiritual ley, who sells out his garage business j ists in the audience they must have en- and then industriously devotes all of i vied the thoroughness of the events, .-. arklin . now cru dely obvious his time to spending the proceeds on which quickly followed each other, and ff^^^j^pSSH at least strong drink.' He is a lovable cftarac- decided to go home and g.ve their own ^ e nodular air ai little oversentimental -. - 'little khosts a good lecture for their one .P°r n *» r ,*~t.r " ^ . T ^ y g T .ZZ* shortcomings. Then the mystery de- P ^ P 8 . but 8ti11 a fj ea % to ?* ear ' veloped as a man disappears suddenly, Th f P lfl y wa f mounted with good taste although handcuffed to a chair, and i *l nd some °* the color effects in the there is also an unexplained robberv. | dances made a striking appeal to the Throughout the rest of the play the au-1 eye. Among the principals not yet dience is kept in anxious suspense and mentioned, Miss Bertee Beaumont, often finds gooseflesh beyond control as ! though her style was somewhat metallic, chairs move about and stolid tables do ' carried off the humor of her part with the most unexpected tricks. j skill. Let it be added that there was ter. a cross between Rip Van Winkle and Lightnin' and in the course of time becomes known to all the townfolk as the heart of his faithful wife, and loses sly digs at prohibition and **A1," the bootlegging friend of the Old Soak, was greeted with* almost affectionate ap- plause. Raymond Hitchcock, in the character of the Old Soak, made his first Philadel- phia appearance in what he called "the legitimate drama" and that he did so -ata-s.*. uuvt v*¥n v^-aavs. vi S.*.E» VI/I1VU0 *Te»J» 1 —' v but disturbed, the gods be "thanked, bv I successfully was attested by the almost the brilliant acting of'Miss Cornell tcontinuous applause and laughter of The second act is by far the best, la I aQ overflowing audience. The part fits him like a glove, and the bits of pathos which emphasized the comedy were, car- ried with ease, although at times he was unable to resist the life-long habit of indulging in extemporaneous fags. The play fairly sparkles prith good lines. One scene between the Old Soak, Al, the bootlegger, and Nellie, the servant it, Tom Nesbitt approaches the mark set by Miss Cornell and their emotional scene at the close is worth the entire play. The story is trite. Miss Cor- nell takes the role of an orphan girl, l»efriended by Mrs. Farren. She is in love with Martin Farren, who is en- caged to a frivolous and extravagant tfiA Martin, in order to buy the in Ac Hawley home, was a scream luxuries which his fiancee demands, is The company was entirely capable and driven to stealing bonda from his firm at the end of the second act Mr. Hiton- and Shirley to save him from prison, i cock made a curtain speech that was as sives becself to Martins employer. The good as the play. The Old Soak is a part of the mother is well taken by j hit, a palpable hit Auriol Lee. She is not only distin guiabed in appearance, but convincing in her acting. The stage settings arc Ooublt Bill at the Oraheum featuring the vaudeville at the Or- pheum last night was "The Frqncb Model," a sprightly dancing act p>e- ted by Grette Ardine, John Tyrell ar*. Wiliiam Fynan. Other acts in- cluded Ingles awl Winchester in a romedy skit: Eddie Car,r and company in "The Right Way;" Hall and Dex- ter in "Her Fir*t Lesson," and Camule | of his nephew After the opening scene, which was mainly used for the explanation of the plot, the play moved quickly and as suspicion was shifted from one charact- er to another, the audience became more and more excited. William W. Crimans, as the chief inspector, Hugh O'Connell as Cartier ,and William Shelley as the District Attorney, all showed skill in their parts, while Mar- garet Shackelford and Mary Daniel were very effective in their roles. RETURN OF^MERTOIT Delightful Comedy of Movie Life Scan at the Broad Harry Leon Wilson's delightful story of movie life on the coast, entitled "Merton of the Movies." which had its first production in this city a lit- tle more than a year ago, returned last night and furnished entertainment for the audience at the Broad. Merton, it will be recalled, was a youth in an in- terior town of Illinois, who had. saved up some money, not very much, and had also taken a correspondence course in movie acting. Spurred on to greatness by this he hied himself to Hollywood, determined to rescue the films from decay. H:s disilkisiea. however, was inevitable and came when his money had dwindled. But thanks to a sym- pathetic understudy, he is given the chance of bis life and he makes good. Glenn Hunter again " ' iole the elm Trio bar eiperts who provided many f satisfying amusement. «m<l Miss Des thrills. The feature picture was "The I nond as Mury ami Mr. Kfelder as Dr. Bat»foot Boy." with Frankie Lee, a j Hampton led in the huirmruut; sirua- ctevW child artiste and a well-balanced, tiona, while others in the company •jtft la the production, ' added aeat lo the acuoa. "Mary's Ankle" at the Desmond Rollicking farce proved a pleasant amusement for the patrons of the Des- mond last night, when the admirable r*wuU»«! company gave a smooth and entertaining presentation of Mae Tully's piay. "Mary's Ankle," which unfolds the deplorable roudition of a young doctor and his t.vo chums. ilhe,y are relieved when <h*» doctor's ^ltfcle arrives at his office just as Mary is umKo^^ ^™^J r f T l e ^ a t a ^«^l5SK' la*7"nigh7. -Thrsetting wast duced Shaw to Germany by appear umle concludes that sfte h tue b-ide vvho gay f Merton the golden opportun-1 novel and the feats daring. Other acts ing in a sene* of his plays, and she L2 '!& t *«, e ^r??r{ it y< Needless to say their portrayals.} included Porter J. White and company, j has not, a single touch of vulgarity in the performance. It offers welcome relaxa- tion to those who do expect too much. All Aboard" at Casino With an elaborateness of production that seta a season's record and with the best (singing chorus seen in many seasons, "All Aboard" opened the new week at the Casino yesterday. The show is well .balanced, has a sur- prising variety of quick-fire comedy and carries an additional feature in Roman- off,, the strong man. The latter has several new offerings, that of laying on spikes with heavy weights on him and these struck by heavy sledges. Iron bending and driving of nails with bare hands are other of his tricks. "Shorty" McAllister^ and Tom Senna are the comics and are quite ac- ceptable with a minimum amount of horseplay. Gertrude Parrish, Ger- trude Webber and Marie Hart carry the burden of the singing, with Dudley Farnsworth as an able assistant. The purse number is easily, the leader. The stepping of the Six Flower Girls brings a novelty in burlesque. The, show is staged in twenty-five scenes, with a dozen good sketches, making the most varied offering of the year. Aerial Athletes at Alhambra * The Weldanos, two men and a woman, gave a somewhat spectacular and thrill P nn Hunter again interprets the ing exhibitipn of aerial athletics as the ; */ r bru **J pt !' ir ^ V w i s sh of Merton as doe, Florence Nash headline feature.of the bill at the Al-j her repertoire It J i j »b •haiarter of "The Montague Girl* hambra last night. The sejtmg was duced Shaw to Germany, Earl Carroll's Vanities, a musical revue in two acts and thirteen scenes. Lyrics and music by Earl Carroll. Pre- sented for the flrst time in this city last uight at the Forrest Theatre. The cast includes Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Joe Cook, Harry Burns, Irene Ricardo, Don Barclay, John Byam, Ed- die Leslie, Claire Elgin, Dorothy Knapp, Ruth Oswald, Frank Blyer and Margaret Davis. Revues have been so frequent that there is scarcely any which blaze an absolutely original trail, and this is true of Earl Carroll's Vanities, although it has succeeded far more than any other offering this season in a really diversi- fied performance. Musically, the piece is a gem, being crammed with tunes, often forming a basis for spectacles, which are not only good of themselves but almost faultlessly presented. For variety's demands, there is Joe Cook, a former vaudeville favorite. A more versatile chap is seldom found and as a matter of fact he stands out as the big hit of the entire show. Aside from tae music and away from the elaborateness of the spectacles, there is nothing to justify the extremes in costumes the producer is offering. There is no call for beauty's sake alone, nor* is there any excuse for the lack^of costumes of several of the cast. Not only are these past the border line of convention in many instances, but they serve to blot the show with the only smudge that can be found against it. The singing of John Byam is a pleas- ing memory. Tears have improved his Btage presence and seem to have mel- lowed his voice. His * "Snowfiakes" number was outstanding. Miss Joyce is a beauty who ftilly justifies the press agentry and her song "Pretty Peggy" is the whistling bit of the show. Renoff and Renova, classical dancers, add two numbers of better than the average, while the Dancing Girls provide- other pleasing hits. Al Thomas has a dance, of the Firscot order, whicb^ won the first-nighters. Irene Ricardo's comedy songs afe of the best. Of the scenes, the fur number, with its endless variety of furs, and jhe rib- bon finale stand out. Dorothy Knapp, the baanty priae winner, is a feature, and for her is devised the fountain scene, which is probably the most dar- ing of -*the performance. The comedy throughout is well sustained. Vanities is quite as good a revue as the past several seasons have offered and per- haps just a little bit better. On View at Cross Keys "The Law Breakers," a comedy play- let with musical trimmings, featuring Jack Mundy, was the headline offering at the Cross Keys last night. A bevy of comely and vivacious girls figures to advantage in the piece. Mme. Adelaide Herrmann, probably the moM; accom- plished female illusionist, mystified with her clever work in deceiving the ey%, several of her numbers being of espe- cially puzzling nature. Mellon and Renn, in a comedy skit called "Mislead- ing the Orchestra;" Harry J. Conley and company in "Rice and Old Shoes," a rural skit, and Frank Mullane, the jester, with original songs, were others to entertain pleasingly. On View at Broadway Jim McCool, Tommy ReiUy and Kathleen Murray in "Those Were the Days," an Irish singing'skit headed the bill at the Broadway last night. Other acts included George N. Brown, the famous ehamttion walker in "Pedes- trianism;" Officer Vokes and Don, an astonishingly well-trained dog and Dorothy Barnette and company in a delightfully entertaining specialty. The photoplay feature was "The Light That Failed," adapted from Rudyard Kip- ling's story of the same name.. Famous German Actress to Appear. Tilla Durieux, one of Germany's ablest and meet celebrated actresses, will be seen here for eight matinee per- formances at toe Adelphi Theatre, Mon- dav. January 21; Tuesday. 22; Wednes- day, 23; Friday, 2."); Monday. 28: Tues- day. 20; Wednesday, 30. and Friday, * in, a series of plays from ' e who intro- Suspense is the only quality which redeem* the screen production of David Belaaco's successful stage play, "Tiger Rose," the feature at the Stanley this week. With the many dramatic pos- sibilities of the original play and with Lenore Ulric retained in the stellar role, there seems to be little reason for producing such a poor film. If the dramatic situations had been handled properly, the picture would never have degenerated into the cheap "thriller" that it is, a harrowing "mel- lerdrammer." The screen version has been patterned after the original cow- boy pictures of the Wild and Woolly West. That there are mounted police instead of cowboys and that the stpry is laid in the Canadian Northwest in- stead of Oregon or Texas makes no dif- ference. The tricks are the same. There is a whole succession of tricks, tricks so obvious that "Tiger Rose" becomes a most amusing satire. Re- garded in that way the picture is quite good and highly amusing. Ihe characters spend most of their ^time running up and down steps through a trap door. And^ just at the thrilling moment when the escaped murderer is going to be caught by the chief of the mounted police another obvious trick is pulled and all is right for another five minutes. Briefly the story is con- cerned with the escape of a man who has killed the man who ran away with his sister. He is aided in his escape by the husband of his sister and by his sweetheart, Tiger Rose, the fear- less and elemental child of the Canadian woods. At no time is the picture convincing in spite of Miss Ulricas acting. Even she is not nearly so satisfactory on the screen as on the legitimate stag£. The surrounding programme has some excellent musical numbers. Josef Pasternack leads the orchestra in a brilliant rendition of Wagner's "RienzL" and William Kleiss plays Chopin's "Polonaise Militaire" for the organ selection. Mme. Elsa Stralia, soprano, is heard in several effective selections. "THE MAIL MAN" Full and "Ponjola," the pen creation of Cyn- thia Stockley, the photoplay being ehown at the Karlton this week, is a pieturisatlon of a story, amazing in in- cident and detail, of a woman, diminu- tive but daring, who poses as a man to help another woman, and as such steps tghtly in exclusive London and stealth- ily through Senth African jungles. It is a story of intrigue, of diplomacy and of life in the land below the equator, wfcere man and beast continually fight for supremacy. The picture is an example of the pro- ducer's ability, not so much concerning the continuity, for there is a certain lack of connecting links in the chain of the story—possibly due to the censors— but for scenic beauty and realistic ac- tion Anna Q. Nillson, that beautiful actress with golden locks that have brought her fame as well as fortune, is shown for the first and—we hope—the last time without the locks, having been •(-compelled by reason of her masculine camouflage, to clip the golden tresses. But ber acting on the sliver sheet, ai well as the acting of other members of the cast, makes one forget any faults that the critic might find. Whilst "Pon- jola" means liquor, and gives one the impression it is more prohibition propa- ganda, the question of liquor is only brought before the spectators in the quantity of the soul-destroying drink that is consumed by two natives. Many other celebrities are in the cast, includ- ing James Kirkwood, Tully Marshall, Ruth Clifford and a dozen others. There is also a comedy in which "Our Gang" reign supreme, and their antics are far funnier than ever before. A news reel completes an enjoyable pro- gramme. "The Fighting Blade" at Palace Richard B^rtheimess starring in "The Fighting Blade" was the princi- pal attraction at the Palace last night. As is generally known, the story is based on the contending factions of the time of King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, and is therefore replete with romance and adventure. It has been filmed with marked attention to his- torical detail both of characters and settings. Dorothy Mackaill and Lee Baker have roles almost as Important as that of the star, and there are other capable players in the somewhat lengthy cast. The short reels also proved diverting and entertaining. "The Country Kid" at Strand Wesley Barry, in "The Country Kid," was the featured picture at the Strand last night. The much be-freckled -young star, as well as a pair of other preco- cious youngsters, figure delightfully in the story of small town antics. A spe- SOU! ,,tl CHIVALRY IN 'CAMEO KIT' r — — Adaptation From Booth Tark- ington's Story Shown on Screen at the Fox Some Surrounding Features of More or Less Moment on the Programme of Melodramatic Events Pleased Victoria Patrons With one of Uncle Sam's faithful workers as its hero, "The Mailman,'^ which was shown at the Victoria last j c i ft l musical attraction which provoked night, has an appeal to those who enjoy l much enthusiasm was the American deeds of valor, especially when done by Symphony Male Quartette, which ren- a man in uniform, so the audience fre- | dered several choice selections. quently gave vent to its pleasure. To ! — be sure the story is a trifle beyond the | " Tnft Eternal Struggle" at 69th Street belief of the average person, but it is replete with action, some thrills and on, some tamis ana i . * £ ' ; £ . « SaUSSSLs^&iI'tt gives some views of the Pacific fleet in * g f fff^^^tS^^MX ietion. There is a midnight holdup. ' picted - Sn » e ^ » « * i l 2 t r a g | l e , vUeb the attempted theft of a fortune in was featured at the 69th Street last radiumr the threatened death penalty | gjjv, 1 ^ ^he^Law BrSger?" to the hero's son, the last minute con- ^Wlf. ^ ; f ' \*L:±t, aJKSSL fession and all that sort of thing. And ^ R V W n„ama TW? A S I T P t makes a strong appeal to those who J ^ K , ^lj han18 - Kenee Adoree. Pat ..."- xf_„lr4_ +u«;- mo i, ai , n ! O'Malley. Barbara LaMarr and Wallace Beery. An added attraction was Larry Semon in "The Midnight Cabaret." have a little sentiment in their makeup Ralph Lewis is the hero of the poor- ly paid postal service, while Johnnie Walker plays the part of his son and has many exciting experiences. -Vir- ginia True Boardman, Martha Sleeper and Josephine Adair are othenfin the cast. The sea scenes are particularly stirring. "Enemies of Children" at Regent An adaptation of George Gibbs' novel. "Youth Triumphant" under the title of "Enemies of Children" was the offering at the Regent last night. The story has been effectively visualized and shows how the heroine overcomes many "Cameo Kirby," the feature photo- play at the Fox Theatre this week is stirring romantic drama. The direc- tors are to be congratulated for the se- lection of such an admirable cast is the "tout ensemble" of this picture tod splendid manner of presentation. But to one, John Gilbert, who plays the role of Cameo Kirby. pernaps more than any other, is the success due. Adapted from Booth Tarkington> novel and the celebrated stage play. "Cameo Kirby'.'^is a thrilling romantj- drama of the Mississippi River in the early fifties when the steamboat peek ets were famous. The theme is built around Cameo Kirby and Adele Ran dall, daughter of Colonel John Ran- dall and with the exception of a brief part of the story laid in old Nerw Or leans, the scenes are on the "Light ning," a river steamboat, and the St. Rose plantation owned by Colonel Ran- dall. While returning from a business trip to New Orleans where he sells hi* sugar crop, Colonel Randall is invite-! by Colonel Moreau, a notorious crooked gambler to engage in a game of poker. Cameo Kirby, equally as notorious n gambler, but a straight one, also take* part. Kirby and Moreau are deadly enemies from a family feud. Kirby in the game wipes away Colonel Ran- dall's fortune including by a deed hi* plantation, but only to prevent Moreau from getting it He Is preparing to give it back when Colonel Randall commits suicide. Moreau believing he has shot Kirby dead whep the latter falls off the steamboat, claims from the family of the deceaed colonel, the honor of having avenged his death, but Kirby later turns up, challenges Moreau to a duel, kills him and wins the love of Adele Randall. Erno Rapee as usual has arranged an attractive musical programme. "The Swan," by Saint Saens, is given «s a 'cello solo by Ennio Bolognini. with a harp accompaniment by Florem*- Wightman. "The Gold Diggers" at Colonial- Yesterday a new scale of prices Was inaugurated at the Colonial, and tlu patrons appeared delighted with the new-order of things. The feature pic- ture was "The Gold Diggers," Hi- story of life along the "Great Win. • Way," in which Hope Hampton and other well-known screen players ha-, •> excellent roles. There was a pleasii musical programme and several H)U. reels in addition to "The Gold l>u gers" which in itself is a highly . tractive entertainment. "Circus Days" at the Imperial With the atmosphere of the white tents almost constantly in evidence, "Circus Days" proved a pleasing offer- ing at the imperial last night and the youthful star, Jackie Coogan, who rises from a lemonade dispenser to a great equestrian, endeared himself to the au- diences by his remarkable acting. "The Light That Failed" at Benn The screen adaptation of Kipling's —p. — The Light That Failed" which has struggles after being cast off in her hitherto been reviewed at length in childhood. Virginia Lee Corbin and j these columns, was the outstanding at Anna Q. Nilsson play the varying ages of the girl with much charm and effect. "Rupert of Hentzau" at Capitol With a cast of exceptional merit portraying the various roles, "Rupert of Hentzau" the Sir Anthony Hope ro- mance of swash-buckling days, which has been transferred to the screen, was enjoyed by the audiences at the Capitol last night. The list of players reads I almost like a land. traction at the Benn last night. It contains many elements of appeal and of dramatic strength. "Potash and Perlmutter' - at Leader The scren version of Montague Glass' delightful comedy "Potash and Perl- mutter" showing the two partners in the suit and cloak business, was the pleasing offering at the^Leader last night. Barney Bernard,~£lexander Carr* Who's Who" in film-j and Vera Gordon have the leading roles j Lewis Stone and Ramon Navarro pi: • "Meanest Man In World" Gt. Norther i George M. Cohan's delightful comer . "The Meanest Man in the World" tran- ferred to the films was the feature m the Great Northern last nighfT Br Lytell m the titular part is decideo! entertaining and appealing. The add- ! attraction was Ben Turpin in "Th • Shriek of Araby," a veritable seresu: Pictures Which Are Still Popular "Little Old New York," starriu,' Marion Davies, continues to win man. new admirers for the young artiste wn > so vivaciously interprets a role in th romantic story of New York in its enr : days. There is a certain element of th historical to the picture, as well as M - entertaining qualities. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" r mains a drawing card at the Arcad'.: where it is again proving its worth : a spectacular production. Lon Cham . in the role of the devoted hunchba<-.; gives a remarkable characterization while Patsy Ruth Miller and others cot' tribute well etched portrayals. Ti; staging is elaborate in every respect. The Rex Ingram production of "St; amotlche" began its third week at ti Aldine yesterday and again drew appr^ ciative audiences. All who-have seen n and may see it will cherish a kindly rc- gard for it as one of-4.be finest fill.- productions of the day. Alice Ten\\. in it. the leading roles splendidly. It were almost flawless. The other roles were played by "almost the identical act we saw on th^ premier of the [Jece. It Is real good ci and well worth seeing. created a large number of prin m "The Visitors," a sensational play- j cipal roles in Max Reinhardt's Produc- er- Mildred Parker.- a pleasing vio- hons at the putsches Theatre and the •inist; Hodge and Lowell, versatile ™ A h ™ ™ ^ G » £ r TsnSLlm^ itertaknncnt !lci ; tain.-i"^T*rd the pictwwf, "The,Span- | fjudes "Hed l ish Dancer," starring Pola Negri. "The Death THE BILL_AT KEITH'S Array of New Acts and Same Old Fav- orites Shown ^A quintette of < acts described on the programme as novelties in Philadel- phia, brought a number of new faces to B. F. Keith's yesterday, some of them being instantly welcomed and admitted to the inner circle of popular enter- tainers Among them were Bert Rome and Henry Dunn in "Harmony as You Like It," consisting of a number of new songs well sung and acted by two young men of agreeable personality; James Carlisle and Isabelle Lamal in a new sketch which has a lot of rapid- fire dialogue, some of which it quite funny; Boudihi and Bernard, a man and woman team, who get real music out of accordions; the Three Original Blanks, jugglers and balancers in an act that has not been duplicated at this theatre in many a day, and Ed. Lowry, a versatile performer who kept the house in good humor while he occu- pied the stage, his special forte being dancing, although he is a comedian as well. The best dance number is that of Mile. Marguerite and Frank Gill, re- cent stars of the Music Box Revue. Their performance is much the same as it was when that organization played here, being beautifully staged and sup- plied with extra numbers that relieve the tedium of straight dance numbers. The assistants who furnish these diver- sions are Frank Johnson, who has a very good baritone voice, and Leslie Hall, pianist. Pat Rooney and Marion Bent closed the show in a tabloid musi- cal comedy called "Shamrock," that is rather dull and uninspiring. It Is in four scenes and tells the story^ of the arrival in this country of a young Irish lad who is seeking an uncle who has been dead about a week, his court- ship of a wealthy girl who has taken rather an impersonal interest in him on the way over. Some of the music is enjoyable but there is a dearth of com- edy. The news pictures and other feat- ures were interesting aud timely. e Minstrels New Programme The Emmett Welch Minstrels pro- vided an entirely new programme for the amusement of their admirers last night, with "Where Husbands Go on Lodge Night?" a screaming satire as the leading attraction. Some nervous wives would relish this exploitation of the comedians' ideas of the deceit of their hubbies, for there's a revelation in it. Of course it's all in fun, how- ever. Other acts included George Moore a unique juggler, who had some THE BILLET FAY'S Of The Usual High Calibre of Pictures and Vaudeville The usual double bill of vaudeville and pictures prevailed at Fay's last night, with the result that the audi- ences were regaled with plenty of spark- ling entertainment, ranging over a wide area, and with a photoplay feature which told its moral in a way that com- manded close attention through te«« ,.„... _ folding. The picture was "Bright replete with newness and melody and Lights of Broadway." While the story wa s received with much enthusiasm, of the day-dreaming Vrl of a» small The Texas Four, a quartette of bar town who aspires lo become a great rnonizers and humorists from the Lou* star where the bright lights shimmer, star State, introduced exclusive raat<> and who makes the- plunge only to find r i a l and White, Black and "Useless." that dreams are sometimes the oppo- the latter a trained mule, provided niirth site in reality, is by no means new, it f u \ moments in "The New Blacksmith." is told in such a convincing and at- tractive way that it makes a strong GLOBE'S BREEZY BILL Plenty of Amusing Acts With Splendid Vocalism and Dancing A breezy bill which included a plcn tiful array of amusing arts as well s* singing and dancing features was pro vided at the Gldbe yesterday. One ot the leading offerings was the sorcg and music number by Paul Cunningham sn<l Florence Bennett, aided by a group of capable vocalists and dancers. It va- appeal. Doris Kenyon plays the part of the girl with a sympathetic style which wins her many friends. Lowell Sherman, Edmund Breese, Tyrone Power. Harrison Ford, Effie Shannon and others, most of them stars by right of merit, lend additional impressiveness to the unfolding. Heading the vaudeville was "Oh, You Sheik," a musical extravaganza, in which the Berg Sisters and others appeared to decided advantage. Other acts in- cluded Burke, Bartow* and Burke, in a classy slang skit, which included songs and music; Jack Goldie, a black- face singing and whistling comedian of merit; Les Gladdons, two men in a fine posing act; Pirallo and Girlie in ex- quisite violin • and accordion selections consisting of a lot of new material, and Green and La Fell, who offered a neat and artistic singing and pianologue act. Change of Policy at Keystone A change of policy was inaugurated at the Keystone yesterday whereby two shows weekly will be,the order of things. The bill for the first three days starting yesterday was headed by the Billy Batchelor Revue, in "The Beauty Parlor," and other acts included Press- ler and Klaiss a breezy pair; Middle- ton and Spellmeyer, in a Western comedy, "Lonesome Land:" Annette, the brilliant singer of exclusive songs and Krayona Radio Co., a startling combination of electrical drawing and explosive art. The photoplay feature Was "Thundering Dawn," featuring J. Warren Kerrigan and Anna Q. Nilsson. "Sweethearts" at William Penn "Sweethearts." a sprightly musical comedy tabloid with a capable cast and replete with catchy rousir ^ind danc- ing, beaded the bill at the- William Penn last night and received marked favor. Burns apd Lynn in songs, dances Dante," Hebbel's "Judith* which were delightful and comedy; Marcus and Burr in com fundV Mvings~to"accompany' his:'expert | edy chatter and melody; Bordner and manipulations; Franklin and Barnes in Boyer, comedy acrobats in exclusive "Mr and Mrs. Magee," a lively Irish j stunts, and the motion picture 'The skit; John Lemuels in a few remarks Gold Diggers* with its story of chorus in the genuine Southern darkey dialect J girl life in New York, were other st- and the ballads of Emmett J. Welch, I tractions which met with a warm % ception. Dorothea Sadlier and Denton Van*' were seen in "1099," a playlet with songs, visualizing the author's id^as oi what may be expected in the som< - what distant future. It was amusinc and tuneful, and played with breezi MM. Other attractions included the Ton - lins, in "Art and Mystery," in whi«!i they mould pictures from rags; Chorlv and Lillian Gerard, in a nifty specialty: Vernon, the ventriloquist, with sopn: amusing patter; Mack aud Merion. a versatile duo, and Lyndell, Laurel and Company, a distinctly original act. Allegheny Changee Pelloy A change of policy was begun at ih • Allegheny yesterday, and hereafter there will be a complete change or programme on Mondays and, Thursday «. Heading the list of attractions for tin- first three days was the Juvenile Frolic of 1924. in which the Mandell Sister-i and Dorothy Herskind provided the graceful dances and Sam Krevoff an<! Jerome Mann the comedy, while ••'!! did their nhare towards putting th.- songs across nicely. Other acta it. eluded Oliver and Olp, in a comedy ski. "Wire Collect"; Tim and Kitty O'Meai-i, a dancing specialty; Elkins, Fay aa-i Elkins, in "Mirth and Melody." an<l Bobby Henshaw. in a versatile displn of his skill as a singer, yodler, musician and imitator. The motion picture offering was "Th" Spanish Dancer," with Pola Negri i i the stellar role. The production ha. been extensively heralded and proved a delight to the audience. Club Madrid at the Gratd The Club Madrid, presentiag "Tiie Girl of Spain," a singing and dancing revue, with a cast headed by Horace Ruee, Billie Shaw and Violet Ma> topped the bill at th,e Grand Opel* House last night, and other acts com- prised Jean Granese, assisted by her brother, Charles, and Tito DeFiore. in exquisite songs; Kay, Hamlic and Kay. expert mid-air gymnasts; Jinj and Jack, a pair of comedy entertaine*. and M«- relle's Dogs, which presented a splendid canine revue. Pom Negri In "The Spanish Dancer" was the screen at- traction. . I Thomas M. 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I O b- c« THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, TUESDAY MOBNING, JANUARY 8, 1924

A NIGHT OF NEW PLAYS IN THEATRES \ • ! 1 — ; 1 *

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ETHEL DMRYMORE

Popular Actress Appears at the Lyric in "The Laughing Lady"

Receives Warm Welcome and Adds to Her Reputation in the Title Role

SMMITOWN COMEHY SCORES HI j jpEK

"Thank You" Is a Cleverly Amusing Satire on the Sub­urban Church People

. . .Henrj Daaiall U«a«l Papa

. . .Wi l l i s Clark .Idward Msrtjn

"The IiSughing Lady," a comedy in three acta by Alfred Sutr© wan pro­duced for the first time in this city ft the Lyric Theatre last night. TJie cast:

Pan 1*1 Parr. Kt C . . . . Bamiito* P t a j a a t e — Sir Bactor Cailadlaa.. Sir Harrison Peters.. tatjr Ifarjorie t'olladtna.. .Mist Bfrrraaora Esasee Parr .Virsiaia ChaaT»aat Carolina Playaata . .Jaa« Waeattoy Oatfcaa I>*11 *U*el IntroaWl Act I aa4 II—Mrs. Hamilton Flarsate'a

Drawing; liiwm In M*yfair. Act III—"Hie Drawing Room la Lady Mar-

Jorie*a Plat. To the Barrymores, at least two of

the triumvirate, appreciation is ac­knowledged for current and passed en­tertainments of highly contrasting na­ture. Last week John, in Hamlet, gloomed his way about the Shubert tia the melancholy Dane; this week Ethel is illuminating the Lyric as Lady Coliadine in "The Laughing Lady," much the same Ethel of many delight­ful memories, huaky- throated, more maturely beautiful, perhaps, but radi­ant, honeyed, infectiously charming. Sbe still has her vogue. Judging from the attitude of the aOTience last night, she has enough vogue to last her an­other quarter of a century. Why the effort to perfect talking pictures when we have Ethel, the talkingest and most picturesque of them all?

Such unqualified praise cannot he given Mr. Sutro's play as whole. For two acts he sweeps along interestingly, and the audience reacts appreciatively to the rattle of a machine gun fire of epigram and zipping repartee hot from the barrel and the third act Btarts out well, but ends miserably with two couples doomed to live with each other and endure each other if they can, Mr. Sutro's plot involves the infatuation of a lawyer for a woman be has grilled on the stand when her husband was divorcing her. She meets him the eve­ning the divorce was granted at th£ home of mutual friends and deliberate­ly sets out to ensnare him. He is by this time aware of her innocence so far as the charges made against her by S>er husband are concerned, and he tumbles. In the meantime, the husband. •'' good chap, but a dull one, whose fam­ily has led him around by the nose, also comes back and wants to resume where they left off. She will have none

No Preachment, But Has a Lot of Wholesome Logic in

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its Theme

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of him. although liking him. Then enter J tae,n.*_

"Thank You." a comedy in three acts by Winehell Smith and Tom Cuahiag, presented for the first time in this city at the Garrick Theatre last night. The cast:

Mia* Blo«a*tt • Slaaaar Pott Fraadie Stoaer Biisaa &e*k. Jr. Pa*id Lee Harry Davenport Andy Bear*aley PMl Blthor. i l l* . Jones Phyllis Rankin Diane * . . . . Bamy Carpen Kenneth JSmiesou Robert Keith Cornelias Jsmleson Prank Monroe Abaer Norton GeortP AJ Schiller l»r. Andrew Cobb Will Chaltarton Judze TIasbrouck _ . . . Albert Hyde Ta« action takes place In the ttnd.v-.af St.

Mark's Rectory. Dedhaoi, Conn- There's a lapse of months between the acta.

The story of a poorly paid rector of a church in a small New England town, who is forced by the meagreness of his remuneration to accept donations from his parishioners, and what" happens when his niece, a strong-willed young girl who has been reared in Paris, who smokes cigarettes and dresses in such good taste that she shocks the said fe­male natives, comes to live with him, furnishes the motive with which the authors of "Thank You" have woven a play which has scarcely a dull moment throughout its unfoldment. The au­thors have mixed some keen-edged na­tive into the exploitation of some of the things that are wrong in the little church. *he petty vestrymen, the mea­gre salary paid the rector, the doings of scandal-mongers and the power of the town's most wealthy man to con­trol affairs, whether right or wrong, are among the things etched with home­ly realism. The characters are fa­miliar ones, such as may be found in many small communities, and the com­bination of incidents is brought about plausibly and the threads of the story are bound together by a romance which, although it starts the machinery of the scandal-breeders to working overtime, ends happily.

The theme is tersely stated by the millionaire, Jamison, who says: "Some of oor Christians are more uncivilized than savages. They turn our ministers into 'Thank you' men. You give, them a tip at your wedding: you give them a tip at your funeral. They can't guide people who are always giving them tips. And if they can't guide, what good are

Stars in New Stage Offerings Here This Week

NOVELTIES IN PICTURES

the wife of the lawyer, who calls on Lady Coliadine, the cause of all Mr. Sutro's troubles, and proposes that in order to save her husband's career, said husband and the lady have an Af­fair. Lady Coliadine is properly shocked, although personally, we could see little more immoral than in the other course she was evidently con­templating, that of marrying him, after he had obtained his divorce. And the compromise already mentioned, the way the thing was settled finally, was equally immoral from every standpoint except that of convention.

The role of Lady Coliadine la one that made no demands on Miss Barry-more's talents. It is the "Mayfair" things she can do well and make work play. Throughout she was exquisite, and even her little curtain speech con­tained a precious sisterly dig at brother John. The company is adequate, al­though not brilliant. Among those in her support who deserve special men­tion according to this reviewer's lights were Henry Daniell. Lionel Pape, Ethel Intropldi and Virginia Chauve-net. The play is well staged and Miss Barrymore's gowns are sartorial pic­tures.

llGEflllBSE"lll«oiiSsw •swan; •«»•»•

Lenore Ulric Plays Her Origi­nal Role in Film Version of Belasco Play

Surrounding Programme of Greater '--Moment Notably Delightful Musical Portion

"Ponjola" a Series of Amaz­ing Incidents; Good Comedy Films on the Bill

At upper left is Florence Nash, in "Merton of the ,Movies"; next is Katherine Cornell, in "The Way Things Happen," and at right, Midgie Miller,-in "The Gingham Girl" In lower row are Raymond Hitch­cock, in "The Old Soak," and Margarette Davis, in the "Vanities of 1923."

I I TIES HM' • DEFTO IT M l

Catharine Cornell Makes Outstanding Hit in Weak Play |

"The Way Things Happen." a new play in three acts, by Clemenee Dane, was presented for the first time in this <-ity at the Adelphi last night. The cast:

Mra. . T a m a : . Auriol Lea Shirley PrMa Katharine Cornell Martin Parrea. .Ton* Xetbltt Htrnett Beatrice Allen Murwl Haabjirj Helen Rabbins Cnosaie Hare t Reginald Sheffield Bennett Lomat Iran Simpson Sirs. Hanbury ...Lillian Branqard Br. Rodaon -George ThiriweH A Porter , . . . .Orlando Smith The action takes place la Mrs. Farrea's

home just oat aide London. Katharine Cornell can act. She

proved it again last night when she took a dull, weak play with stupid

% lines and filled it with such emotion that a bored audience was roused to sympathetic laughter and tears.

The role of the minister, David Lee, who has been brought to his senses upon the arrivel of his niece, is played with cameo-like finesse and naturalness by Harry Davenport. It is a part which might easily be overdone, but Mr. Davenport, seasoned actor that he is, made it real and sympathy-deserving. Remy Carpen is attractive, graceful and j winsome as Diane, the Parisian-bred young flapper. Frank Monroe as the apparently overbearing, level-headed Jamison, yet who has a big heart, again essayed a type of character he plays so efficiently. Robert Keith as the young­er Jamison, who is largely responsible for the scandal which almost disrupts the congregation, deserves a word for his excellent playing, and Phil Bishop, as the reformed tippler; Phyllis Rankin, as the scheming Mrs. Jones, and Elinor Post, as the scandal mongering Miss Blodgett, were others who were excep­tionally good in their portrayals of vary­ing types. George Schiller made the part of the nervous vestry clerk one of the comedy hits of the evening.

"Thank You" well deserves the praise given it since it was first produced, and its stay here will no doubt be as enr joyable as in the few other cities where it has thus far been presented.

w THRU PUT OF GHOSTS

1HE GIKUM Gi" HUB t-1 IB'HE PRESENTED AT FORREST

nteresting Mystery Drama Opens Regular Season at Chestnut St, Opera House

Zeno. a drama in three acts by Jos. F. Rinn, was produced for the first time in this city last night, at the open­ing of the regular season of the Chest­nut Street Opera House. The cast:

Chief Inspector Parker..Wm. W. Crimans Sniffy Gordon Martha MeGraw William Kin« William Shelley James Cartier.., Marie Mrs. Hampton.. Grace Hampton. Harry Williams. Charles Bakers, Professor Dodge.

One of the "Intimate" Plays With Incidental Music and Much Vivid Dancing

Musical Revue With Joe Cook and Peggy Hopkins Joyce Is Enjoyable

t Is a Pleasing Entertainment Which Easily Caught Last Night's Audience

"The Gingham Girl," a musical come­dy in three acts, score by Albert von Tilzer, book by^ Daniel Kusell, and lyrics by Neville Fleeson, was given at the Shubert Theatre last evening for the first time in this city, under the direc-

IIS 'THE OLD SOME' Popular Star in a Whimsical

Play at^the Walnut Street Theatre

Hugh O'Connell Mary Daniel

Mina C. Gleason Margaret Shackelford

Frederic March Paul Byron Leigh Lovel

Dr. Moore William B. Mack Act I and II—Scene 1: Office of Chief I a - i — — . - . , , „ -„ , T „ - - ™ .

spector Parker at Police Headijuarters. Scene ! t ion o f M r . K u s e l l and L a u r e n c e Library^ in the Hampton Home. Act JII— j S c h w a b . T h e Cast:

Silas Q'Daj Walter F. Jones Jack Harden Russell Mack Libby O'Day / . • Midgie Miller Mary Thompson Jane Richardson Harrison Bartlett Rex Carter Mildred Ripley .'. Olive Reeves-Smith John Cousins Joe Laurie. Jr. Mazle Lelewer f Joyce Fair Son.va Maison Bertee Beaumont Sophia Trask Julia Ralph Rose Maude Lydlate Ann ..Bebe 8tanton Act I—Centre Street, Crossyille Corners,

New Hampshire. Act II—Scene 1. A Cafe, Xew York City; Scene 2. A Studio Down Greenwich Village Way. Act III—An Office, New York City.

"The Gingham Girl'* was rapturously received by a large audience, afad proved a pleasant entertainment. It is one of the "intimate" musical comedies which have come into vogue of late years; the full stage is not utilized, and the chorus is a small qne, more for dancing than for singing. It did this part'of its work exceedingly well; the score is not distinguished enough to make its musi­cal achievements of much' consequence. Of the .principals Miss Richardson won first honors vocally, but there was a Charm in all Miss Miller did that cap­tured the beholder. Messrs. Russell Mack, Rex Carter and Joe Laurie are excellent comedians, playing with more restraint than is usual in productions of this sort.

The story is as logical as one could expect. It contains some familiar ele­ments, and now and then the action drags. The wit varies in quality—now

Scene I; Garret in the "house next door; Scene . 'J. same as Act II.

Announced as an expose of the methods of mediums, "Zeno," which made its first appearance in this city last evening, fully fulfilled this role, but then why shouldn't it, as its author. Joseph F. Rinn, is a well-known psychic investigator, whose amusement it has been to tie knots in the learned arguments in favor of spiritualism put forth by such authoritative spokesmen as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Oliver Lodge. No respect for the ancient "Sir" halts Mr. Rinn when he shows what stuff ghosts are made of with the same thorough destructful-ness as a child spills the saw-dust from a doll.

To. those to whom this subject is con­troversial this is well and provides an interesting evening's entertainment, but the play owes the success with which it has already >met to the fact that it is an out-and-out thrilling mystery story, with a plot that is enhanced by the use of every up-to-date scientific development. In this respect the use of the radio by Zeno to give his orders to his band of outlaws, gives an un­usual touch that is appreciated, and the solution of the mystery is brought about by a decidedly ingenious use of the same medium.

The second scene of the play reveals a spiritualistic seance that is complete in every detail.- Then_ all doors and

runs

Miss Cornel! is far above the play. She | "^V^A H 3 T " H»- U | , i^Tmo.rhrs . i ! makes of what she wills. 'Without 11£? ?}}J°J ku:„ E ™ £ ? j 5 ? 0 ! L b w -her it would be a puny effort. disappointing th^a^Ciemenc^Dane, the I * h e ';ove o f a d o t i n * daughter and then mithoV of the clever "A Bill of Di- £ ? f c s a v e s , M e r n £ * 8 ° n , . b ? a k m *

the blame for an offense that is not his own is well told in a more than usually effective plot. There were many

vorcement," should follow it with 'The 1 Way Things Happen." It is a stupid thi»g—so stupid, that after the first five minutes of a deadly first act, a bet could be safely taken on the end. Oc­casionally through • the play ring's an echo of the discerning insight into the psychology of women that marked the •Bill of Divorcement." But, only oc­casionally. The play runs on in the dull and even tenor of its obvious way

"The Old Soak," an American comedy in three acta, by Don Marquis, was presented for the first time in Philadel­phia at the Walnut Street Theatre last night. The cast: »

Clem Hawley Rayfliond Httckeock Matilda ••• Alice May Tjocy . . . He'.len Vajlaly Clem. Jr. Maurice Clark Cousin Webster Paraoaa.. Frank W. Taylor Tom Oa-den Leonard TLiOrd Ina Heath . . : 8aa Sterling XeUie Lydia Dltkton Ai Harry G. Batea I windows are locked. Spookdom .„„ The story revolves arouno>Clem Haw-1 amuck, and if there were any spiritual

ley, who sells out his garage business j ists in the audience they must have en-and then industriously devotes all of i vied the thoroughness of the events, .-. a r k l i n . n o w c r udely obvious his time to spending the proceeds on which quickly followed each other, and ff^^^j^pSSH at least strong drink.' He is a lovable cftarac- decided to go home and g.ve their own ^ e nodular air ai little oversentimental

- . - 'little khosts a good lecture for their o n e .P°r n *» r , *~t .r " ^ . T ^ y g T .ZZ* shortcomings. Then the mystery de- P ^ P 8 . b u t 8 t i11 a f j e a % t o ? * e a r ' veloped as a man disappears suddenly, T h f Plfly w a f mounted with good taste although handcuffed to a chair, and i *lnd s o m e °* the color effects in the there is also an unexplained robberv. | dances made a striking appeal to the Throughout the rest of the play the au-1 eye. Among the principals not yet dience is kept in anxious suspense and mentioned, Miss Bertee Beaumont, often finds gooseflesh beyond control as ! though her style was somewhat metallic, chairs move about and stolid tables do ' carried off the humor of her part with the most unexpected tricks. j skill. Let it be added that there was

ter. a cross between Rip Van Winkle and Lightnin' and in the course of time becomes known to all the townfolk as

the heart of his faithful wife, and loses

sly digs at prohibition and **A1," the bootlegging friend of the Old Soak, was greeted with* almost affectionate ap­plause.

Raymond Hitchcock, in the character of the Old Soak, made his first Philadel­phia appearance in what he called "the legitimate drama" and that he did so

-ata-s.*. u u v t v * ¥ n v ^ - a a v s . v i S.*.E» V I / I 1 V U 0 * T e » J » 1 —' vbut disturbed, the gods be "thanked, bv I successfully was attested by the almost

the brilliant acting of 'Miss Cornell tcontinuous applause and laughter of The second act is by far the best, l a Ia Q overflowing audience. The part fits

him like a glove, and the bits of pathos which emphasized the comedy were, car­ried with ease, although at times he was unable to resist the life-long habit of indulging in extemporaneous fags. The play fairly sparkles prith good lines. One scene between the Old Soak, Al, the bootlegger, and Nellie, the servant

it, Tom Nesbitt approaches the mark set by Miss Cornell and their emotional scene at the close is worth the entire play. The story is trite. Miss Cor­nell takes the role of an orphan girl, l»efriended by Mrs. Farren. She is in love with Martin Farren, who is en­caged to a frivolous and extravagant tfiA Martin, in order to buy the in Ac Hawley home, was a scream luxuries which his fiancee demands, is The company was entirely capable and driven to stealing bonda from his firm at the end of the second act Mr. Hiton-and Shirley to save him from prison, i cock made a curtain speech that was as sives becself to Martins employer. The good as the play. The Old Soak is a part of the mother is well taken by j hit, a palpable hit Auriol Lee. She is not only distin guiabed in appearance, but convincing in her acting. The stage settings arc

Ooublt Bill at the Oraheum featuring the vaudeville at the Or-

pheum last night was "The Frqncb Model," a sprightly dancing act p>e-

ted by Grette Ardine, John Tyrell ar*. Wiliiam Fynan. Other acts in­cluded Ingles awl Winchester in a romedy skit: Eddie Car,r and company in "The Right Way;" Hall and Dex­ter in "Her Fir*t Lesson," and Camule | of his nephew

After the opening scene, which was mainly used for the explanation of the plot, the play moved quickly and as suspicion was shifted from one charact­er to another, the audience became more and more excited. William W. Crimans, as the chief inspector, Hugh O'Connell as Cartier ,and William Shelley as the District Attorney, all showed skill in their parts, while Mar­garet Shackelford and Mary Daniel were very effective in their roles.

RETURN OF^MERTOIT Delightful Comedy of Movie Life Scan

at the Broad Harry Leon Wilson's delightful story

of movie life on the coast, entitled "Merton of the Movies." which had its first production in this city a lit­tle more than a year ago, returned last night and furnished entertainment for the audience at the Broad. Merton, it will be recalled, was a youth in an in­terior town of Illinois, who had. saved up some money, not very much, and had also taken a correspondence course in movie acting. Spurred on to greatness by this he hied himself to Hollywood, determined to rescue the films from decay. H:s disilkisiea. however, was inevitable and came when his money had dwindled. But thanks to a sym­pathetic understudy, he is given the chance of bis life and he makes good.

Glenn Hunter again " ' iole the elm

Trio bar eiperts who provided many f satisfying amusement. «m<l Miss Des thrills. The feature picture was "The I nond as Mury ami Mr. Kfelder as Dr. Bat»foot Boy." with Frankie Lee, a j Hampton led in the huirmruut; sirua-ctevW child artiste and a well-balanced, tiona, while others in the company •jtft la the production, ' added aeat lo the acuoa.

"Mary's Ankle" at the Desmond Rollicking farce proved a pleasant

amusement for the patrons of the Des­mond last night, when the admirable r*wuU»«! company gave a smooth and entertaining presentation of Mae Tully's piay. "Mary's Ankle," which unfolds the deplorable roudition of a young doctor and his t.vo chums. ilhe,y are relieved when <h*» doctor's ^ltfcle arrives at his office just as Mary is u m K o ^ ^ ^ ™ ^ J r f T l e ^ a t a ^ « ^ l 5 S K ' la*7"nigh7. - T h r s e t t i n g wast duced Shaw to Germany by appear umle concludes that sfte h tue b-ide v v h o gayf Merton the golden opportun-1 novel and the feats daring. Other acts ing in a sene* of his plays, and she

L 2 ' ! & t * « , e ^ r ? ? r { i t y < Needless to say their portrayals.} included Porter J. White and company, j has

not, a single touch of vulgarity in the performance. It offers welcome relaxa­tion to those who do expect too much.

All Aboard" at Casino With an elaborateness of production

that seta a season's record and with the best (singing chorus seen in many seasons, "All Aboard" opened the new week at the Casino yesterday. The show is well .balanced, has a sur­prising variety of quick-fire comedy and carries an additional feature in Roman­off,, the strong man. The latter has several new offerings, that of laying on spikes with heavy weights on him and these struck by heavy sledges. Iron bending and driving of nails with bare hands are other of his tricks. "Shorty" McAllister^ and Tom Senna are the comics and are quite ac­ceptable with a minimum amount of horseplay. Gertrude Parrish, Ger­trude Webber and Marie Hart carry the burden of the singing, with Dudley Farnsworth as an able assistant. The purse number is easily, the leader. The stepping of the Six Flower Girls brings a novelty in burlesque. The, show is staged in twenty-five scenes, with a dozen good sketches, making the most varied offering of the year.

Aerial Athletes at Alhambra * The Weldanos, two men and a woman, gave a somewhat spectacular and thrill

Pnn Hunter again interprets the ing exhibitipn of aerial athletics as the ; */ rb r u**Jp t!' i r^ V w i s sh

of Merton as doe, Florence Nash headline feature.of the bill at the Al-j her repertoire It J i j »b •haiarter of "The Montague Girl* hambra last night. The sejtmg was duced Shaw to Germany,

Earl Carroll's Vanities, a musical revue in two acts and thirteen scenes. Lyrics and music by Earl Carroll. Pre­sented for the flrst time in this city last uight at the Forrest Theatre.

The cast includes Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Joe Cook, Harry Burns, Irene Ricardo, Don Barclay, John Byam, Ed­die Leslie, Claire Elgin, Dorothy Knapp, Ruth Oswald, Frank Blyer and Margaret Davis.

Revues have been so frequent that there is scarcely any which blaze an absolutely original trail, and this is true of Earl Carroll's Vanities, although it has succeeded far more than any other offering this season in a really diversi­fied performance. Musically, the piece is a gem, being crammed with tunes, often forming a basis for spectacles, which are not only good of themselves but almost faultlessly presented. For variety's demands, there is Joe Cook, a former vaudeville favorite. A more versatile chap is seldom found and as a matter of fact he stands out as the big hit of the entire show.

Aside from tae music and away from the elaborateness of the spectacles, there is nothing to justify the extremes in costumes the producer is offering. There is no call for beauty's sake alone, nor* is there any excuse for the lack^of costumes of several of the cast. Not only are these past the border line of convention in many instances, but they serve to blot the show with the only smudge that can be found against it.

The singing of John Byam is a pleas­ing memory. Tears have improved his Btage presence and seem to have mel­lowed his voice. His * "Snowfiakes" number was outstanding. Miss Joyce is a beauty who ftilly justifies the press agentry and her song "Pretty Peggy" is the whistling bit of the show. Renoff and Renova, classical dancers, add two numbers of better than the average, while the Dancing Girls provide- other pleasing hits. Al Thomas has a dance, of the Firscot order, whicb^ won the first-nighters. Irene Ricardo's comedy songs afe of the best.

Of the scenes, the fur number, with its endless variety of furs, and jhe rib­bon finale stand out. Dorothy Knapp, the baanty priae winner, is a feature, and for her is devised the fountain scene, which is probably the most dar­ing of -*the performance. The comedy throughout is well sustained. Vanities is quite as good a revue as the past several seasons have offered and per­haps just a little bit better.

On View at Cross Keys "The Law Breakers," a comedy play­

let with musical trimmings, featuring Jack Mundy, was the headline offering at the Cross Keys last night. A bevy of comely and vivacious girls figures to advantage in the piece. Mme. Adelaide Herrmann, probably the moM; accom­plished female illusionist, mystified with her clever work in deceiving the ey%, several of her numbers being of espe­cially puzzling nature. Mellon and Renn, in a comedy skit called "Mislead­ing the Orchestra;" Harry J. Conley and company in "Rice and Old Shoes," a rural skit, and Frank Mullane, the jester, with original songs, were others to entertain pleasingly.

On View at Broadway Jim McCool, Tommy ReiUy and

Kathleen Murray in "Those Were the Days," an Irish singing'skit headed the bill at the Broadway last night. Other acts included George N. Brown, the famous ehamttion walker in "Pedes-trianism;" Officer Vokes and Don, an astonishingly well-trained dog and Dorothy Barnette and company in a delightfully entertaining specialty. The photoplay feature was "The Light That Failed," adapted from Rudyard Kip­ling's story of the same name..

Famous German Actress to Appear. Tilla Durieux, one of Germany's

ablest and meet celebrated actresses, will be seen here for eight matinee per­formances at toe Adelphi Theatre, Mon-dav. January 21; Tuesday. 22; Wednes­day, 23; Friday, 2."); Monday. 28: Tues­day. 20; Wednesday, 30. and Friday,

* in, a series of plays from ' e who intro-

Suspense i s the only quality which redeem* the screen production of David Belaaco's successful stage play, "Tiger Rose," the feature at the Stanley this week. With the many dramatic pos­sibilities of the original play and with Lenore Ulric retained in the stellar role, there seems to be little reason for producing such a poor film. If the dramatic situations had been handled properly, the picture would never have degenerated into the cheap "thriller" that it is, a harrowing "mel-lerdrammer." The screen version has been patterned after the original cow­boy pictures of the Wild and Woolly West. That there are mounted police instead of cowboys and that the stpry is laid in the Canadian Northwest in­stead of Oregon or Texas makes no dif­ference. The tricks are the same. There is a whole succession of tricks, tricks so obvious that "Tiger Rose" becomes a most amusing satire. Re­garded in that way the picture is quite good and highly amusing. Ihe characters spend most of their ^time running up and down steps through a trap door. And^ just at the thrilling moment when the escaped murderer is going to be caught by the chief of the mounted police another obvious trick is pulled and all is right for another five minutes. Briefly the story is con­cerned with the escape of a man who has killed the man who ran away with his sister. He is aided in his escape by the husband of his sister and by his sweetheart, Tiger Rose, the fear­less and elemental child of the Canadian woods.

At no time is the picture convincing in spite of Miss Ulricas acting. Even she is not nearly so satisfactory on the screen as on the legitimate stag£.

The surrounding programme has some excellent musical numbers. Josef Pasternack leads the orchestra in a brilliant rendition of Wagner's "RienzL" and William Kleiss plays Chopin's "Polonaise Militaire" for the organ selection. Mme. Elsa Stralia, soprano, is heard in several effective selections.

"THE MAIL MAN" Full and

"Ponjola," the pen creation of Cyn­thia Stockley, the photoplay being ehown at the Karlton this week, is a pieturisatlon of a story, amazing in in­cident and detail, of a woman, diminu­tive but daring, who poses as a man to help another woman, and as such steps tghtly in exclusive London and stealth­

ily through Senth African jungles. It is a story of intrigue, of diplomacy and of life in the land below the equator, wfcere man and beast continually fight for supremacy.

The picture is an example of the pro­ducer's ability, not so much concerning the continuity, for there is a certain lack of connecting links in the chain of the story—possibly due to the censors— but for scenic beauty and realistic ac­tion Anna Q. Nillson, that beautiful actress with golden locks that have brought her fame as well as fortune, is shown for the first and—we hope—the last time without the locks, having been

•(-compelled by reason of her masculine camouflage, to clip the golden tresses. But ber acting on the sliver sheet, ai well as the acting of other members of the cast, makes one forget any faults that the critic might find. Whilst "Pon­jola" means liquor, and gives one the impression it is more prohibition propa­ganda, the question of liquor is only brought before the spectators in the quantity of the soul-destroying drink that is consumed by two natives. Many other celebrities are in the cast, includ­ing James Kirkwood, Tully Marshall, Ruth Clifford and a dozen others.

There is also a comedy in which "Our Gang" reign supreme, and their antics are far funnier than ever before. A news reel completes an enjoyable pro­gramme.

"The Fighting Blade" at Palace Richard B^rtheimess starring in

"The Fighting Blade" was the princi­pal attraction at the Palace last night. As is generally known, the story is based on the contending factions of the time of King Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, and is therefore replete with romance and adventure. It has been filmed with marked attention to his­torical detail both of characters and settings. Dorothy Mackaill and Lee Baker have roles almost as Important as that of the star, and there are other capable players in the somewhat lengthy cast. The short reels also proved diverting and entertaining.

"The Country Kid" at Strand Wesley Barry, in "The Country Kid,"

was the featured picture at the Strand last night. The much be-freckled -young star, as well as a pair of other preco­cious youngsters, figure delightfully in the story of small town antics. A spe-

SOU! , , t l CHIVALRY IN 'CAMEO K I T '

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Adaptation From Booth Tark-ington's Story Shown on Screen at the Fox

Some Surrounding Features of More or Less Moment on the Programme

of Melodramatic Events Pleased Victoria Patrons

With one of Uncle Sam's faithful workers as its hero, "The Mailman,'^ which was shown at the Victoria last j ci f tl musical attraction which provoked night, has an appeal to those who enjoy l much enthusiasm was the American deeds of valor, especially when done by Symphony Male Quartette, which ren-a man in uniform, so the audience fre- | dered several choice selections. quently gave vent to its pleasure. To ! — be sure the story is a trifle beyond the | " T n f t Eternal Struggle" at 69th Street belief of the average person, but it is replete with action, some thrills and on, some tamis ana i . * £ ' ; £ . « S a U S S S L s ^ & i I ' t t gives some views of the Pacific fleet in * g f fff^^^tS^^MX ietion. There is a midnight holdup. 'picted-Sn » e ^ » « * i l 2trag | le , v U e b the attempted theft of a fortune in

was featured at the 69th Street last

radiumr the threatened death penalty | g j j v , 1 ^ ^ h e ^ L a w BrSger?" to the hero's son, the last minute con- ^Wlf. ^ ;f' \*L:±t, a J K S S L fession and all that sort of thing. And ^ R V Wn„ama T W ? A S I T P t makes a strong appeal to those who J ^ K , ^ l j h a n 1 8 - Kenee Adoree. Pat

. . ."- xf_„lr4_ +u«;- m o i , a i , n ! O'Malley. Barbara LaMarr and Wallace Beery. An added attraction was Larry Semon in "The Midnight Cabaret."

have a little sentiment in their makeup Ralph Lewis is the hero of the poor­

ly paid postal service, while Johnnie Walker plays the part of his son and has many exciting experiences. -Vir­ginia True Boardman, Martha Sleeper and Josephine Adair are othenfin the cast. The sea scenes are particularly stirring.

"Enemies of Children" at Regent An adaptation of George Gibbs' novel.

"Youth Triumphant" under the title of "Enemies of Children" was the offering at the Regent last night. The story has been effectively visualized and shows how the heroine overcomes many

"Cameo Kirby," the feature photo­play at the Fox Theatre this week is stirring romantic drama. The direc­tors are to be congratulated for the se­lection of such an admirable cast is the "tout ensemble" of this picture tod splendid manner of presentation. But to one, John Gilbert, who plays the role of Cameo Kirby. pernaps more than any other, is the success due.

Adapted from Booth Tarkington> novel and the celebrated stage play. "Cameo Kirby'.'^is a thrilling romantj-drama of the Mississippi River in the early fifties when the steamboat peek ets were famous. The theme is built around Cameo Kirby and Adele Ran dall, daughter of Colonel John Ran­dall and with the exception of a brief part of the story laid in old Nerw Or leans, the scenes are on the "Light ning," a river steamboat, and the St. Rose plantation owned by Colonel Ran­dall.

While returning from a business trip to New Orleans where he sells hi* sugar crop, Colonel Randall is invite-! by Colonel Moreau, a notorious crooked gambler to engage in a game of poker. Cameo Kirby, equally as notorious n gambler, but a straight one, also take* part. Kirby and Moreau are deadly enemies from a family feud. Kirby in the game wipes away Colonel Ran­dall's fortune including by a deed hi* plantation, but only to prevent Moreau from getting i t He Is preparing to give it back when Colonel Randall commits suicide. Moreau believing he has shot Kirby dead whep the latter falls off the steamboat, claims from the family of the deceaed colonel, the honor of having avenged his death, but Kirby later turns up, challenges Moreau to a duel, kills him and wins the love of Adele Randall.

Erno Rapee as usual has arranged an attractive musical programme. "The Swan," by Saint Saens, is given «s a 'cello solo by Ennio Bolognini. with a harp accompaniment by Florem*-Wightman.

"The Gold Diggers" at Colonial-Yesterday a new scale of prices Was

inaugurated at the Colonial, and tlu patrons appeared delighted with the new-order of things. The feature pic­ture was "The Gold Diggers," Hi­story of life along the "Great Win. • Way," in which Hope Hampton and other well-known screen players ha-, •> excellent roles. There was a pleasii musical programme and several H)U. reels in addition to "The Gold l>u gers" which in itself is a highly . tractive entertainment.

"Circus Days" at the Imperial With the atmosphere of the white

tents almost constantly in evidence, "Circus Days" proved a pleasing offer­ing at the imperial last night and the youthful star, Jackie Coogan, who rises from a lemonade dispenser to a great equestrian, endeared himself to the au­diences by his remarkable acting.

"The Light That Failed" at Benn The screen adaptation of Kipling's

—p. — The Light That Failed" which has struggles after being cast off in her hitherto been reviewed at length in childhood. Virginia Lee Corbin and j these columns, was the outstanding at Anna Q. Nilsson play the varying ages of the girl with much charm and effect.

"Rupert of Hentzau" at Capitol With a cast of exceptional merit

portraying the various roles, "Rupert of Hentzau" the Sir Anthony Hope ro­mance of swash-buckling days, which has been transferred to the screen, was enjoyed by the audiences at the Capitol last night. The list of players reads I almost like a land.

traction at the Benn last night. It contains many elements of appeal and of dramatic strength.

"Potash and Perlmutter'- at Leader The scren version of Montague Glass'

delightful comedy "Potash and Perl-mutter" showing the two partners in the suit and cloak business, was the pleasing offering at the^Leader last night. Barney Bernard,~£lexander Carr*

Who's Who" in film-j and Vera Gordon have the leading roles j Lewis Stone and Ramon Navarro pi: •

"Meanest Man In World" Gt. Norther i George M. Cohan's delightful comer .

"The Meanest Man in the World" tran-ferred to the films was the feature m the Great Northern last nighfT Br Lytell m the titular part is decideo! entertaining and appealing. The add- ! attraction was Ben Turpin in "Th • Shriek of Araby," a veritable seresu:

Pictures Which Are Still Popular "Little Old New York," starriu,'

Marion Davies, continues to win man. new admirers for the young artiste wn > so vivaciously interprets a role in th romantic story of New York in its enr:

days. There is a certain element of th historical to the picture, as well as M -entertaining qualities.

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" r mains a drawing card at the Arcad'.: where it is again proving its worth : a spectacular production. Lon Cham . in the role of the devoted hunchba<-.; gives a remarkable characterization while Patsy Ruth Miller and others cot' tribute well etched portrayals. Ti; staging is elaborate in every respect.

The Rex Ingram production of "St; amotlche" began its third week at ti Aldine yesterday and again drew appr^ ciative audiences. All who-have seen n and may see it will cherish a kindly rc-gard for it as one of-4.be finest fill.-productions of the day. Alice Ten\\.

in it. the leading roles splendidly.

It were almost flawless. The other roles were played by "almost the identical act we saw on th^ premier of the [Jece. It Is real good ci and well worth seeing.

created a large number of prin m "The Visitors," a sensational play- j cipal roles in Max Reinhardt's Produc­er- Mildred Parker.- a pleasing vio- hons at the put sches Theatre and the

•inist; Hodge and Lowell, versatile ™ A h ™ ™ ^ G » £ r T s n S L l m ^ itertaknncnt !lci;tain.-i"^T*rd the pictwwf, "The,Span- | fjudes "Hed

l ish Dancer," starring Pola Negri. "The Death

THE BILL_AT KEITH'S Array of New Acts and Same Old Fav­

orites Shown ^A quintette of <acts described on the

programme as novelties in Philadel­phia, brought a number of new faces to B. F. Keith's yesterday, some of them being instantly welcomed and admitted to the inner circle of popular enter­tainers Among them were Bert Rome and Henry Dunn in "Harmony as You Like It," consisting of a number of new songs well sung and acted by two young men of agreeable personality; James Carlisle and Isabelle Lamal in a new sketch which has a lot of rapid-fire dialogue, some of which it quite funny; Boudihi and Bernard, a man and woman team, who get real music out of accordions; the Three Original Blanks, jugglers and balancers in an act that has not been duplicated at this theatre in many a day, and Ed. Lowry, a versatile performer who kept the house in good humor while he occu­pied the stage, his special forte being dancing, although he is a comedian as well.

The best dance number is that of Mile. Marguerite and Frank Gill, re­cent stars of the Music Box Revue. Their performance is much the same as it was when that organization played here, being beautifully staged and sup­plied with extra numbers that relieve the tedium of straight dance numbers. The assistants who furnish these diver­sions are Frank Johnson, who has a very good baritone voice, and Leslie Hall, pianist. Pat Rooney and Marion Bent closed the show in a tabloid musi­cal comedy called "Shamrock," that is rather dull and uninspiring. It Is in four scenes and tells the story^ of the arrival in this country of a young Irish lad who is seeking an uncle who has been dead about a week, his court­ship of a wealthy girl who has taken rather an impersonal interest in him on the way over. Some of the music is enjoyable but there is a dearth of com­edy. The news pictures and other feat­ures were interesting aud timely.

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Minstrels New Programme The Emmett Welch Minstrels pro­

vided an entirely new programme for the amusement of their admirers last night, with "Where Husbands Go on Lodge Night?" a screaming satire as the leading attraction. Some nervous wives would relish this exploitation of the comedians' ideas of the deceit of their hubbies, for there's a revelation in it. Of course it's all in fun, how­ever. Other acts included George Moore a unique juggler, who had some

THE BILLET FAY'S Of The Usual High Calibre of Pictures

and Vaudeville The usual double bill of vaudeville

and pictures prevailed at Fay's last night, with the result that the audi­ences were regaled with plenty of spark­ling entertainment, ranging over a wide area, and with a photoplay feature which told its moral in a way that com­manded close attention through te«« , .„ . . . _ folding. The picture was "Bright replete with newness and melody and Lights of Broadway." While the story w a s received with much enthusiasm, of the day-dreaming V r l o f a» small The Texas Four, a quartette of bar town who aspires lo become a great rnonizers and humorists from the Lou* star where the bright lights shimmer, star State, introduced exclusive raat<> and who makes the- plunge only to find r i a l and White, Black and "Useless." that dreams are sometimes the oppo- the latter a trained mule, provided niirth site in reality, is by no means new, it fu\ moments in "The New Blacksmith." is told in such a convincing and a t ­tractive way that it makes a strong

GLOBE'S BREEZY BILL Plenty of Amusing Acts With Splendid

Vocalism and Dancing A breezy bill which included a plcn

tiful array of amusing arts as well s* singing and dancing features was pro vided at the Gldbe yesterday. One ot the leading offerings was the sorcg and music number by Paul Cunningham sn<l Florence Bennett, aided by a group of capable vocalists and dancers. It v a -

appeal. Doris Kenyon plays the part of the girl with a sympathetic style which wins her many friends. Lowell Sherman, Edmund Breese, Tyrone Power. Harrison Ford, Effie Shannon and others, most of them stars by right of merit, lend additional impressiveness to the unfolding.

Heading the vaudeville was "Oh, You Sheik," a musical extravaganza, in which the Berg Sisters and others appeared to decided advantage. Other acts in­cluded Burke, Bartow* and Burke, in a classy slang skit, which included songs and music; Jack Goldie, a black­face singing and whistling comedian of merit; Les Gladdons, two men in a fine posing act; Pirallo and Girlie in ex­quisite violin • and accordion selections consisting of a lot of new material, and Green and La Fell, who offered a neat and artistic singing and pianologue act.

Change of Policy at Keystone A change of policy was inaugurated

at the Keystone yesterday whereby two shows weekly will be,the order of things. The bill for the first three days starting yesterday was headed by the Billy Batchelor Revue, in "The Beauty Parlor," and other acts included Press-ler and Klaiss a breezy pair; Middle-ton and Spellmeyer, in a Western comedy, "Lonesome Land:" Annette, the brilliant singer of exclusive songs and Krayona Radio Co., a startling combination of electrical drawing and explosive art. The photoplay feature Was "Thundering Dawn," featuring J. Warren Kerrigan and Anna Q. Nilsson.

"Sweethearts" at William Penn "Sweethearts." a sprightly musical

comedy tabloid with a capable cast and replete with catchy rousir ^ind danc­ing, beaded the bill at the- William Penn last night and received marked favor. Burns apd Lynn in songs, dances

Dante," Hebbel's "Judith* which were delightful

and comedy; Marcus and Burr in com fundV Mvings~to"accompany' his:'expert | edy chatter and melody; Bordner and manipulations; Franklin and Barnes in Boyer, comedy acrobats in exclusive "Mr and Mrs. Magee," a lively Irish j stunts, and the motion picture 'The skit; John Lemuels in a few remarks Gold Diggers* with its story of chorus in the genuine Southern darkey dialect J girl life in New York, were other st­and the ballads of Emmett J. Welch, I tractions which met with a warm %

ception.

Dorothea Sadlier and Denton Van*' were seen in "1099," a playlet with songs, visualizing the author's id^as oi what may be expected in the som< -what distant future. It was amusinc and tuneful, and played with breezi M M .

Other attractions included the Ton -lins, in "Art and Mystery," in whi«!i they mould pictures from rags; Chorlv and Lillian Gerard, in a nifty specialty: Vernon, the ventriloquist, with sopn: amusing patter; Mack aud Merion. a versatile duo, and Lyndell, Laurel and Company, a distinctly original act.

Allegheny Changee Pelloy A change of policy was begun at ih •

Allegheny yesterday, and hereafter there will be a complete change or programme on Mondays and, Thursday «. Heading the list of attractions for tin-first three days was the Juvenile Frolic of 1924. in which the Mandell Sister-i and Dorothy Herskind provided the graceful dances and Sam Krevoff an<! Jerome Mann the comedy, while ••'!! did their nhare towards putting th.-songs across nicely. Other acta it. eluded Oliver and Olp, in a comedy ski . "Wire Collect"; Tim and Kitty O'Meai-i, a dancing specialty; Elkins, Fay aa-i Elkins, in "Mirth and Melody." an<l Bobby Henshaw. in a versatile displn of his skill as a singer, yodler, musician and imitator.

The motion picture offering was "Th" Spanish Dancer," with Pola Negri i i the stellar role. The production ha. been extensively heralded and proved a delight to the audience.

Club Madrid at the Gratd The Club Madrid, presentiag "Tiie

Girl of Spain," a singing and dancing revue, with a cast headed by Horace Ruee, Billie Shaw and Violet Ma> topped the bill at th,e Grand Opel* House last night, and other acts com­prised Jean Granese, assisted by her brother, Charles, and Tito DeFiore. in exquisite songs; Kay, Hamlic and Kay. expert mid-air gymnasts; Jinj and Jack, a pair of comedy entertaine*. and M«-relle's Dogs, which presented a splendid canine revue. Pom Negri In "The Spanish Dancer" was the screen at­traction. . I

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