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10 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1913 Thespis9 Realm devil ule Vau rums Vaudeville, Stock and Pictures The next production at the Chest nut Street Theatre by the Orpheun Player during the week of July 21 wil be Sir Arthur Pinero's famous comedy "The Gay Lord Quex," which was rro duced in this country by John ELare Thurston Hall, the new leading man, wil be seen in the role of Quex, while Ger trude Dallas will have a wonderful op portunity for both comedy and emotion al work in the role of Sophie Fullgarney. the manicure girl. METROPOLITAN Diversity is the keynote of the bill here this week. Heading the list of features is an intense little drama, replete with thrills and pathos, entitled "Their Getaway." Presented by Charles Bachman and Company it unfolds the story of a crook and his wife, and the action centres in a diamond necklace. The sparring of the pair with a central office detective affords tensity, and the end is well sustained and excitingly worked out.

Another act is "The Garden of Song," in which, a selected company of singers shows its ability. Weston and Lee appear in a singing and talking act, while theThree Pappas, European a sensational specialty. Ridgeway and West, the wizards with stringed instruments, will play favorite airs, and the Simpson Sisters produce novel dances. Feature photo-plays include those stars, Gilbert M. Anderson and John Burmy.

For the second half of the week the following have been engaged: Dick Bernard, brother of Sam, in "The Animal Stuffer;" Ethel Whiteside and Her Picks in a novelty singing act, "Frolics in Coon town;" Emmett and Emmett, in animated visions of art; Rouble Sims, who sings, talks and draws; Tier-ney and Sabbott, dancers and singers, and Dare and Norwood, hand-to-hand balancers. There will also be a change in the motion pictures. Pathe's Weekly, exhibiting events of the world, is shown here. NIXON Travestying the "futurist" discussions and theories, "In 1D09," by William C. DeMille, will head this week's bill at the Nixon.

It is on the premise that in that far-off time women will hold the reins of power on which the little play has been built. Mable Wright, who scored notable hits by her genre work with the Little Theatre Company, has a leading part, and other members of the cast are equally talented. Selbit's Spirit Paintings promise much in the artistic line, while the WCvl ten -rr T0 Take Off That Weight of Fat! EVERY WOMAN'S FLESH REDUCE! Easy, Wonderful. External Method for Men and Women. Results or Money Back Guaranteed Users of $2.00 Package, Which Contains Three Times Amount in $1 Size Just dissolve Every AToman's Elest Reducer in your bath, and that's all Your superfluous fat will fade away eas ily, surely and without any bad effects Day by day your figure will becom.

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AMUSEMENTS SHOWS DAILY, 2 P. M. AND 8 P.M. Mat. 25c and 50c Night, 25c to $1 novelty of selecting the pictures to be reproduced by passing post cards through the audience will appeal to many persons.

Belmont and Ilarl present a musical melange of really catchy qualities. William Cahill is an Irish comedian, and his songs and stories are declared inimitable by his admirers, of whom there are many. Power's herd of trained elephants provides still another top-line specialty for the coming six days. These thespian pachedyrms perform their feats without a word from their trainer. Those self-styled "Monarchs of Melody," the Balloo Brothers, are booked to appear, and their return gives every oprm-lse of being the signal for general jubilation on the part of audiences.

GARRICK George Kleine's photodrama. "Quo continues its really remarkable run at this playhouse. The one-hundred-and-ninth to one-hun-dred-and-twentieth performances will take place this week. History, romance and tragedy are blended in this spectacular picture play, and the appeal of the themes is apparently to all classes. The gladiatorial combats, the chariot races, the orgistic feasts of -the lions attacking the Christians all are reproduced with fidelity and power.

AMUSEMENTS B. In "THE REAL. 2 AMERICA'S S. MILLER Call Bo's ence Heston, who played the leading female role in the play. Miss Heston was educated at Ogontz, and went on the stage to play the leading role in "Checkers." For more than a year she has lived at the home of her family in this city, because of a serious illness.

The young couple will be wedded at nine o'clock Monday morning and will shortly leave for California, where the groom is well-known, both socially and professionally. ROMINENT THEATRICAL MAN-agers who were seen here during the week included James D. Bur- bridge, of Jacksonville; L. M. and Roy Crawford, of St.

Joseph, who control the big Crawford circuit of theatres extending through Kansas, Indiana, Missouri and other Western States; Frank Zehring, from Lincoln, Nebraska, where he acts as Mayor in addition to looking after vast theatrical and bill-posting interests, and Charles D. Kindt, of Davenport, Iowa, who controls a dozen or more theatres in that State. Mr. Kindt was elected president of the National Poster Advertising Association while here and appreciates the honor highly. There was also present John D.

Mish-ler, of Reading, a man who has the reputation of being the squarest man in the show business. He greeted many of his old friends while here. Charlie Yeeker, of Lancaster; Johnson, of Erie: Fiek, of Williamsport, and Bryan, of Shester, were other Pennsylvania managers who were much in evidence. Fred Busey, who was one of the slickest advance agents in the country- for many a year, but who has now settled down as owner of the billposting plant in Danville, 111., was talking over old times with a number of theatrical people during the week, and it could easily be seen that he was yearning to go back to the road. Harry L.

Carey, manager of the Philadelphia Billposting Company, was kept busy looking after theatrical men from all parts of the country- He managed to put one over for the Pennsylvania delegation to the convention by hanging a big banner in front of one of the leading hotels. ISS JEAN CURRAN, A BRIGHT and affable young woman from the West, was here during the week. She is well known to thousands of theatrical people, as her father, James Curran, controls the bill-posting business in Denver, and she is thrown into contact with managers and agents. She just bubbled over with vivacity while here, was wildly enthusiastic over the ocean and salt water tafiy, and will be a frequent visitor here in the future. Lottie Briscoe, who at one time was a favorite with the patrons of the Chestnut Street Theatre, when she played with the Orpheum Players, has been here recuperating from a spell of illness.

Of late she has been a star in photo-plays, but the strenuousness of the life of a "movie" actress has not agreed with her. Charles Fleck, treasurer of the Casino, and his interesting family are living down Chelsea way, and he and his kiddies daily dally with the breakers. Fergus McCusker, who expected to DISTINtJUISIlKI C'HAUACTluK STAR KENT CO. B. F.

KEITH'S S. Miller Kent, the distinguished American character actor, with his playlet, "The Real is one of the red-letter attractions at this playhouse for the current week. Maverick Terrell and H. O. Stockham are the authors of the piece, which is said to combine an amount of thrills seldom successfully incorporated in a full evening's entertainment.

Detectives and crooks, as is the fashion nowadays, are the principal protagonists in the drama. Another meritorious feature is offered by Doris Wilson and Company. It is entitled ''Through the Looking Glass," and though not an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's fanciful masterpiece, is equally novel in treatment. The salient secret of the production is its greatest charm, but it may be added that it deals with life in the "green room" of the theatre. The mis-en-scene is a dressing room, and the characters are an actress, a chorus girl, a maid and a "props." Sydney Jarvis, a well known baritone, who has appeared in Cohan plays and with Elsie Janis in "The Fair Co-Ed," has to assist him, Miss Virginia Dare.

Together, they give a series of popular songs. A newcomer is Robert Emmett Keane, billed as the American Englishman. He possesses a discriminating sense of humor and a fine, selective appreciation of sentiment, while his clean-cut, dapper personality will endear hfm doubtless to all his auditors. Some, of the other acts programmed are the Three Collegftins in "The Rehearsal;" Martinet-ti and Sylvester, old-time favorites, in their bumpty-bump fun-making; Georgette, the "little dynamo of vaudeville," who is making her local debut; the Three IledJers, strangers to the varieties at this theatre, who are head-and-hand balancers and acrobats, and the first run Pathe Weekly motion pictures, portraying the world's events in clear, lucid photography. CHESTNUT "My Friend from India" will be the current week's offering by the Orpheum Players.

Thurston Hall, their new leading man, will make what may be called his first formal appearance with them, since his few performances in "Divor-cons," were hardly a fair test of his abil ity. The play is one of the funniest of the tarces by H. A. DuSouchet. It was produced in New York at the Madison Square Theatre, about fifteen years ago.

Theosophy, pork packing and bar-bering are some of the composites from which the humor is extracted, and complications are numerous. Mr. Hall will be seen as Charles Underholt. Gertrude Dallas will have the part of Marian Hayste, society woman; Joseph Kaufman that of the barber; while Shep Camp will interpret the pork packer. Lois Frances Clark, who played Tillie, the German maid, in the original New York production, has been engaged for the same role here.

The staging will be excellent, and the costuming carefully in keeping. Will Page Explains Contending that Percy Winter during his connection with the Orpheum Players had received credit for much good work done by the organization's stage manager, John J. Geary, William A. Page, manager of the company, made public yesterday two letttrs bearing on the recent resignation of Mr. Winter from the Players.

Mr. Page says he sent the first letter to Mr. Winter, and that the same even ing he received the second reply: "Dear Mr. Winter: "I have decided to make a change in the position of stage director at the Chestnut Street Theatre and in accordance therewith, I hereby give you two weeks' notice that your connection with the theatre is to terminate on Saturday, July "If you should prefer to tender your resignation to take effect on or before that date, it will be accepted, in lieu of notice, in recognition of your long term of service at this theatre. "Yours very trulv, "WILLIAM" A.

PAGE." "My Dear Mr. Page: "I beg to tender my resignation as stage director with the Chestnut Street Theatre to take effect two weeks from this date, i. after the performance on Saturday night, July 12." Page said yesterday. "Mr. Winter did not become disgusted until he had been notified that his connection with the theatre was at an end.

Then he began to discover alleged faults with the actors and players whom be had previously praised. Further comment is unnecessary, except to call attention to the praise of the company by the dramatic editors of all the newspapers in Philadelphia, to the effect that the reorganized company is the strong est the Orpheum Company ever had." AMUSEMENTS METROPOLITAN vyria iiuunc, oiuau luu rupiar Diree. Marcus Ioew Nixon-NirdUnjrer Cool. Comfortablo and a Oreat Show. Continuous from I to 11 P.

M. FIRST HALF WEEK OFFERING 1 Charles Bachman Co. In the Intense Drama "THEIR GET AWAY" 2 "GARDEN OF SONG" Hih Class Singing Act 3 WESTON AND LEE Sinking and Dancing Comedians 4 THREE PAPPAS Sensational Acrobats 5 Rossler's Performing- Dogs A Treat for Children and Grown-ups 6 NILREM Card and Coin Manipulator COMING THURSDAY DICK BERNARD in a Screaming Farce "THE ANIMAL STUFFER" ROUBLE SIMS Sings, Talks and Draws Cartoons Ethel Whiteside Picks in a Novel Singing and Dancing Act "FROLICS IN COONVILLE" 4 EMMETT AND EMMETT Animated Visions of Art 5 TIERNEY AND SABBOTT Refined Singers and Dancers 6 DARE AND NORWOOD Sensational Hand to Hand Rslanrpr. Afternoons. lOc it 15c.

Evgs 10c, 15c 2.1c pit. pare INTERNATIONAL BALLOON RACES Thursday. Friday Saturday Next, at 4.30 A THRILLING AERIAL EXHIBITION Spectacular Double Parachute Drop From the Clouds Concerts Afternoon and Evening By Paleno's Famous Banda Verdi Open Air Boxing Friday Night Cars southbound on 10th and loth Sts. direct to Park. Cars southbound on streets between Delaware Fiver and loth connect with Phila.

Railway cars direct to Park, at Moyamensing avenue. WASHINGTON PARK ON TnE THE PARK OF DELAWARE TON AMUSEMENTS. Lilly's Concert Band SCHUMANN QUARTETTE Annual Rally Games, Phila. Foresters, Saturday, July 19 SUMMER NIGHT'S FESTIVAL. 20TH CENTURA" QUAKERS.

FRI-. JULY 18TH BOATS FiiOM ARCH TREET London, where Marie made a hit with her singing specialties, and Billy had the Englishmen in hysterics over his quaint wheezes. They write that they will sail from England on August 1. and that they will spend a few weeks here before they start on their vaudeville work in this country. Kerry Meagher, well-known in Chicago as a booking agent, for the Western Vaudeville Managers' Association, spent three days in town as the guest of Norman Jetferies, the able writer and vaudeville agent of Philadelphia, who is spending some time here in yachting and fishing.

J. Bart McIIugh has his amily in apartments on St. James place, but jor-neys to New York twice week to lay out routes for his numerous vaudeville acts for next season. Stewart McShea, who accumulated a lot of money in amusement enterprises here, he being the first partner of Captain John Young in the old merry-go-round, is now taking life easy on the interest he derives from his investments. One of his old friends asked him the other day if he was going away on a pleasure trip this summer, and he replied: "Yes, tomorrow 1 am going to sit on the grand jury." There is a first-class "Koochie" show on the lower Boardwalk, and the ballyhoo made by a number of sinuous dancers makes the promenaders gape in wonderment.

Announcement was made yesterday that Louis Wesley had engaged Jake B. Isaacs as resident manager of the Savoy. Mr. Isaacs has been identified with Weber and Fields, Cohan and Harris and other prominent managers. THE CALL BOY.

She Loves This City Miss Mabel Wright, who will appear at the Nixon Theatre this week in William C. DeMille's delightful travesty, "In was until recently the leading woman ot the Littie Theatre in this city. "It is a far cry from 'Ghosts' and other problem plays to a travesty in vaudeville," she said yesterday, "but I must confess that there is a freedom from latitude in vaudeville that is not found in the legitimate drama. I can frankly say that greater opportunities are offered in vaudeville for originality and development than in the legitimate. "In the first place the Btage manager of a theatre or a production has set ideas, and they are usually of a type that have beerr in use for years.

In vaudeville one may try new ideas and play the same part in many different keys. "I am delighted to get back to Philadelphia and to make new friends in a new field of endeavor. While I was in the Little Theatre Company I really felt that Philadelphia was home. 1 have traveled all over the world and can truthfully sav that nowhere can be found the air of prosperous and aengntiui domesticity that is native to the Quaker City. "Of course I love Ibsen, Sudermann, Hauptmann and other famous authors of the drama and realism and idealism, but to play such parts as are to be found in 'Ghosts' 'A Doll's House' and kindred plays, for any length of time is most wearing and trying.

Vaudeville is a tonic. The audiences come to be amused and not to seek intellectual uplift. They are in a receptive mood, and it is a delight to play to them." Sings Cohan Songs Sydney Jarvis. late feature of George M. Cohan's "Little Millionaire" Company, appears for the first time at B.

F. Keith's Theatre this coming week in some of Lis latest song successes, assisted by Virginia Dare', who enjoys the dis tinction of being the one young woman picked out of many hundreds by the celebrated painter and illustrator, Harrison Fisher, as being "the ideal type of the American girl." The combination is a very happy one and the pair have been a hit wherever they have appeared. Mr. Jarvis was featured for two successful seasons in the Cohan and Harris production, where his splendid baritone voice won him unlimited praise by his rendition of one of Mr. Cohan's notable song successes "Oh, You Wonderful Girl!" In Mr.

Jarvis vaudeville venture, he is making a feature of this song and has some others that were written exclusively for him. Prior to being featured with "The Lit tle Millionaire," Mr. Jarvis was leading man with Elsie Janis tor two seasons in "The Fair Co-Ed." One of Mr. Jarvis' songs is entitled "It Takes a Little Rain With the Sunshine," during the rendition of which dainty ballad Miss Dare is seated with him on a floral swing, which sways to the rhvthm ot the music. New Detective Play The distinguished American star, S.

Miller Kent, never achieved a greater tri- ump than in his absorbing playlet, "The Real the "Raffles," of. vaudeville, which will be seen for the first time in this city at B. F. Keith's Theatre, this week. "The Real is an interesting detective drama along original lines, and Mr.

Kent certainly does get out of it all there is to be scored. Of course Mr. Kent's training in "The Cowboy and The Lady," "Facing the Music," "Raffles" and other plays in wnich he met Avith signal triumphs fitted him admirably for the character of the immaculately attired gentleman burglar, a species of "Raffles," who plies his profession among the smart society people of various large American cities. In the midst of one of his biggest undertakings he is interrupted by a shrewd detective who mistakes him for the owner of the house that is being robbed. The detective tells of his plan to catch the thief who has so long evaded him.

"The Real listens attentively to the details of the trap in which he is likely to find himself; but by an exceedingly clever device he fastens the guilt and identity of the burglar upon another, himself cooly escaping with the "swag," and even a large roll of marked bills shown him by the detective. One big laugh follows another right up to the exciting dramatic surprise at the finish, the audience wondering every minute what is going happen next. ROBERT EMMETT KEANE I MARTINETTIE SYLVESTER "Thr- Ainorirxn Englishman" I Tl.o Local Bnnipty-Biimp Favorites kKre DORIS WILSON CO. In VanrWillf-s Biggpst Surprise Act. "THHDfUII THE LOOKING GLASS" THE THREE COLLEGIANS GEORGETTE "Those Famous Rah.

Rah Boys!" '-The Little Dynamo of the Varieties" THE THREE HEDDERS THE PATHE WEEKLY "A Little More Than Equilibrists" OF CURRENT EVENTS EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION: Late Feature with Cieo. M. Colian's 'Little Millionaire" Co. 'Wireless9 Kaufman Joseph Kaufman, who appears with the Orpheum Players at the Chestnut Street Theatre this week in the role of the young barber in "My Friend From India," is a young actor whose rise has been very rapid in the past few years; a native of Washington, D. and a graduate of Georgetown University.

He went on the stage in one of the companies of the late Henry B. Harris, and after three years on the road, he was engaged by Frederick Thompson to play the role of the wireless telegraph operator in the famous production of "Via Wireless." Mr. Kaufman made such a hit in this part, where he has to send a wireless message while the ship is sinking in the telegraph office scene of that play, that his success was instan taneous. Jn a single night he became the talk of New York for his strong emotion and virile impersonation. When the Orpheum Players 'presented "Via Wireless" in 1900, Mr.

Kaufman was especially engaged to play his original role of the telegraph operator. He came to Philadelphia and personally supervised the production, and acted as stage manager during the three weeks of his engagement. Ever since then he has been very anxious to return to Philadelphia to join the Orpheum Players. One of Two Peas Dick Bernard, the well-known German comedian, who is a brother of Sam Bernard, the famous one, comes to the Metropolitan Opera House this week and will make his debut in popular priced vaudeville at that theatre. Dick and his brother are like two peas in a pod, and on the stage it is alinost impossible to tell them apart.

In several of the shows in which Sam has starred Dick has appeared with him, and on more than one occasion Dick has appeared in the star role while Sam has been indisposed and the audience never knew the difference. The Bernard brothers are renowned for their mutual affection and are inseparable companions. Both are married and each has a son. Sam's son is named after his brother Dick, and Dick's son is named after Sam. Both of these youngsters receive the constant attention ot their uncles.

It fcam sends little Sam a present then Dick sends his little name sake a similar gift. The two comedians try to outdo each other for their name sakes, and it is a constant joke among tneir inenas. The two little Bernards are as chummy as their fathers and are seen together constantly. Both Sam and Dick say that they will never allow their sons to become actors. Sam's boy is to be a lawyer, according to his father's plans now, and Dick says his boy is to go into the navy.

Florence Rockwell has returned east after her stock engagement in Salt Lake City. Miss Rockwell is to share Shakestearean honors next season in a notable company. AMUSEMENTS YOU'LL LTKE THE 52ND AND MARKET STS. WHERE THE SHOW IS ALWAYS GOOD ly 2 P. M.

Evks. 7 9 10c, 20c WM. C. DeMILLE Presents A Travesty of the Future "IN 1999" When Women Rule the Roost A Merry Musical Melange BELMONT and HARL A Man, a Maid and a Piano The Illusion of the Centurv "SPIRIT PAINTINGS" Sensational Spiritualistic Seance One Good Turn Deserves Another BUSCH BROTHERS The Bounding Bros, of Barbary Erin's Wittiest Son WILLIAM CAHILL From the Emerald Isle POWERS' ELEPHANTS The Too Notch of Training SWIMMING a cur: 22P Walnut. Open all year.

Teachers, 2' Pools. 6 $5. i mm THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN VAUDEVILLE. POPULAR SONti HITS. THE Rafflps of Vaudeville." PRESENTING A SERIES OF Daily Mais.

25c, 50c TIEEATME 25c, 58c, 75c AT MAT. AND EVE. TOMORROW By II. A. l)u Souchett One of the funniest as well as the cleanest farces ever written.

Only a sphinx can sit through a performance without breaking into the heartiest of laughter. I Sonts a Week Advance. Bell Plwi-. FM'ert Keystone. Rare.

XLhc From a Staff Correspondent. ATLANTIC CITY, Julv 12. ASIDE FROM THE COMING OF George Evans and his "Honey-Boy" Minstrels, who lingered here for the week, and James K. Hackett. who is taking a dip into the vaudevilles in a playjet called "The Bishop's Candlesticks," there was little to break the monotony of everyday life down here.

The minstrels did a nice business, even if they did not play to capacity at each performance, and the program pleased. Several of the best features of last season have been retained, notably "De Golightly Guards' Reception," with Evans himself in the part of General Woof Woof, and Eldon Durand, a newcomer in the field of female impersonators, as Choleyanria Go-lightly. Durand is not of the usual type of feminine impersonators, inasmuch as he makes no effort to sing in a falsetto voice. He is of fine appearance and wears gowns in a truly womanly fashion. The first part was quite original in design and picturesque in its attractiveness, depicting in succeeding scenes a summer in Japan, Hawaii and Dixie.

Vaughn Comfort was again the interlocutor, and his effervescence did much to insure the fire of the jokes of the end men. To their credit be it said that the majority of the quips were of recent vintage, while the songs splendidly rendered were right up to the minute. Of course, George Evans was highly amusing, he always is, and he has the happy faculty of localizing much of his material, which gives it added interest. The show is fast getting into shape, although on the opening night there -w-ere some rough edges, which, however, disappeared before the week was half ended. The parade on Monday throuerh the principal avenues was one of the most attractive seen here in a long time.

Evans, at the head, wore his street clothes, and immediately following came the comedians in neat frock oats of dark -material and high The band and lesser lights wore flaming red suits with green cuffs and neckties and high hats. Tommy Grady and Bob Watt were in their element, and tried to view the procession from various points along the route laid out. But they were doomed to disappointment, for the minstrels evidently grew tired of the hot sun and cut the route down. The old-timers were consequently chagrined when, after waiting more than a half hour on the steps vi a church, they discovered that the parade would not pass that point. MR.

HACKETT USED AS HIS vehicle a strong playlet by Normal McKinnel, which is founded on Victor Hugo's "Lies Miser-ables." Hackett was quite at home in the role of the convict, and fairly thrilled the audiences with his realistic depiction of the awful sufferings of the hero, lie was supported by a capable company. During the week Mr. Hackett spun a snake story which was almost as awful as his suffering in the piece. Ed Wynn was on the same bill, and, as usual, scored a decided hit. He has introduced a lot of new material in hie patter, though, of course, he still retains that tunny hat, which creates as many laughs as of yore.

The Savoy, by the way, is adorned by a new and brilliantly lighted lobby, which is decidedly attractive. I 'hear that Mr. Wesley is engaging some 8tiff bills to compete with the New Nixon, which is going to enter the field with some big snows. Tlik new house, by the way, will open on schedule time, Monday evening. Some strenuous work has been done during the past ten days to get the handsome play-bouse into proper shape, but it was labor well spent, for the house is beautiful in every detail.

The latest inventions for keeping it cool and inviting during the summer have been installed, the furnishings are elaborate and attractive. the interior generally pretty. While the entire program for the opening night has not been revealed a feature will be the Eight Diving Girls, whose act will be especially interesting here, where so many of the fair sex dote on anything aquatic. There will be some six other acts of a diversified and entertaining quality, together with the very latest conceits in photoplay films. The prices are a distinct innovation here, and should have the effect of crowding the house at each performance.

Fred G. Nixon-Xirdlinger was down during the early part of the week consulting the "Governor," Mr. Samuel F. Nixon, on matters pertaining to the New Nixon, and was perfectly satisfied with the present outlook for the house. Tunin Dean has arrived in town and will take charge of the new house, thus settling all dispute as to the management of it.

THERE IS TO BE A WEDDING here on Monday morning of two young people who are known in the profession. The groom-to-be is Hobart J. Cavanaugh, who last eea-Mti played "Jimmie Gilly" in the "Bought and Paid company which jumped from Now York to the Pacific coast. He 3ms been engaged to interpret the same character during the coming season with one of the two companies which William -A. Brady will send on tour.

It will oj en in the Far West some time next month. Cavanaugh was educated at the University of California and took to the stage early in life. For two vears he starred on the Pacific coast in "Checkers," and it was while playing in this delightful comedy that he first met' his future wife. She is Miss Flor Cbat wind up his honeymoon under his own vine and fig tree in Ocean City, far away from the madding crowd, has had a job sicked on him, and now will have to run to catch the last car for that place, hi.s home and his wifey. He has been selected as treasurer of the New Nixon Theatre, and will hold that position until the Forrest opens for the regular season.

Harry Talge, of the Chestnut Street Opera House, is putting in ten hours every dav on the water near Somers Point, lie is living in a cozy bungalow at that place, and says there is no such enjoyment in the world as fishing and loafing. Jack Shermer, formerly manager of the Colonial Theatre, but now the advertising agent for the Nixon and Zimmerman theatres, was down for two days this week, and would like to spend the balance of the summer here, but his duties in town, and the fact that he has to cover all the New Jersey coast resorts, will prevent him doing so. William Penn Wolf takes a flying trip here every time he hears that a showman is in town, so that he can talk shop to him and perhaps interest him in printing. Jerome B. Carey came all the way from Utica, N.

to greet his many theatrical friends who were in attendance at the billposters' convention. As he at one time made this town his home he was able to map out a long routine of pleasure for the boys who wanted to see it all. i A OUNG ADDIE" FOREPAUGH, as he is still affectionately called by the many circus peo ple who knew him when he was one of the principal performers and animal trainers with the Forepaugh Show, is here for the rest of the season. He is comfortably located at a big Boardwalk hotel, and will remain until cool eather, unless a cicus should come within a hunded miles of here. In that case he will make a bee-line for the tented organization and put in two or three days with it, just for the sake of old times.

Tom Hodgman, an annual visitor, is resting here alter a hard season ahead of "The Prince of Pilsen." His manly form, when clad a bathing suit, has earned for him the title of Apollo Bel videre, and many a fair bosom will encase an aching heart when he goes on the road from here ahead ot another theatn cal attraction next month. Walter K. Davidson, a young Philadel phian who has fiddled himsuii into fame has been engaged as leader of the or chestra at the Savoy Theatre until the middle of August, when he leaves to join the Fiske O'Hara company. He will play violin solos while that singing star warbles, and will also play a part in the last act of a new play now being written for the man whom his managers claim is the successor of Scanlon. Davidson was the leader of the" orchestra at the Walnut Street Theatre for the past two seasons EWS COMES FROM ACROSS the pond that Marie and Billy Hart, who left here last October for London, and since that time have played vaudeville dates throughout Great Britain and South Africa, have of late been playing at the Hippodrome, in jerked to the tier of seats from which the Romans are either applauding or showing resentment at the doom of the slave.

Then our eyes-focus again on the girl menaced by the enraged animal, and by this device the tensity of the situation is emphasized and our attention kept at a high point. This is merely one of the feats of craftsmanship displayed in the progress of this Italian masterpiece of motography, but it shows to the layman to what a degree the "silent art" has been developed. The imaginative director no longer limits himself to a narrow circle of action; talented men such as those of the Cines Company have broken away from the trammels of the legitimate stage, and their productions now present an almost unlimited range of vision. Notable examples of this broad scenic scope are shown in those scenes of "Quo Vadis?" which reproduce the sack of Rome, the imperial banquets, the lovely vista of the Appian way and the great arena episode above mentioned. SOUVENIR PHOTO OF THURSTON HALL 3 MOT F1EI1B Those Arena Scenes in Quo Vadis? CAST INCLUDES Mas AND JOSEPH KAUFMAN EDW.

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P.Ac One of the most impressive secenes in tne Cines Company's "Quo Vadis?" feature photoplay, now showing at the Gar-rick Theatre, in this city, is that depicting the torture by wild beasts, of the Christians in the arena. It is at this point in the progress of the motion drama that a vital incident takes place, namely the rescue of Lygia from the buD, which is about to 'gore out her 1'fe. and the subsequent appeal to the Emperor, on the part of Vinicius, to spare the Christian girl. Many spectators have thrilled visibly during the enactment of this stirring episode, but very few probably have realized with what consummate care and technical skill the scene has been prepared. By a method known as the cutback the action is shown to shift quickly from the sanded floor of the amphitheatre to the circle of boxes.

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