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it THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SUNDAY CORNING, SEPTE1MBER 23, 1917 -fr ft S'vv A .0 'Sgv. -A I I I I 6 III I I I -5S? 8 III I JU .1 III si 1 1 II I ix xT ST j. Sc. VjLr f' I. il jsis cl yy or brave and true man whom has a- a suitor attempts i wo h--r.

but she declines to avail opm. "Tl I jsi' xXv or ttif wav oi sa'etv ro throws There i another cirl prisoner in I I i i I VVT'-. IB. F. KEITH'S A double feature bill is announced for this week when two well-known artists in the legit- ft write plays; now she is counting royalties from three successful dramas.

"Miss Rummer's writing talent was a heritage from her father's family, the Beechers, whose most illustrious scions were Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe. As Brooklvn schoolzirl she IIILE I WAS EXG AO- ed in my routine work the familiar footsteps of the Old Staper were heard and as he ambled into the room my thougnts went back to the early spring when he re- turned from a trip to New York. "You've been a cuest of Mr. Gest a famous Broadway musical comedy pro-j stop short and looking out the window, again," I exclaimed, ducer, the open sesame being a letter of I he reached for his hat and prophesying a as he took his favorite introduction from William Gillette, a rel-1 storm he bade me good night and de-chair, and uttered a arive bv marriaere. Within the sanctum I parted.

A Busy Time for First Nighters lot tne most prominent. American stage. It is given at apopu-n her friend and" t-he tells him 1 lar scale cf prices, with only stav tl ere and rescue the girl, the best orchestra seats. The production she undergoes and the clever is so massive that it could not be given sijrh of relief. I "Well, you have guessed correctly," he; theopenins perfornnce of' 'The Wa derei- at the Metropolitan and of course.

met Morris Gest, Will A. I'apce and the other luminaries who are in charge hc Luc ri nf K. mivta. Thfsp nre nn to us prtravumnt heir entertainment of friends as they are in the lavjsitness ot tneir stage proauc- tions. Ana they do it with that whole-! heartedness that has none of the-com mercial spirit to it.

"By the way, I saw you at the open in people who insist that we rarely get a iff pertormance and von seemed to be; uite as deeply interested in the produc-j tion as was. and this marked the ond time I had enjoyed it. I was some-; curious to make comparisons be- tween the presentation at the Manhat-1 tan Onera House in New York, and the one now established at our Metropolitan Onera Honse. You know there are some: -1 -lwt f.A I usual matiness. Tins tmiotieK- r.ietures- manager.

In those anti-sutf rage davs a IV' i' II a woman who could do one tiling welMvas 1-5 Su hue cfferir to wrth she ments to save her own in any ordinary theatre, and yet the life au'l iun.r ht. 1 that of her girl friend enormous Opera House is packed to its i. a series of vivid scenes and i utmost capacity by the thousands of thrtlHn sr'-idm Miss Maheile Estell; patrons who wish to see this play, ays the dual of the two girls, and Matinees are given on Wednesday and r-h. is surrounded by a capable company, Saturday, and the Wednesday matinee The play Lave the advantage of new is a bargain one, when the best seats ind upproi'nate scenic effects." are onlv $1.00. Theatregoers intending i to see "The Wanderer" should buy seats BROAD Miss Billie Burke will be- Aell in advance for the engement uin a two weeks' encasement in Clare i miwt necessarily terminate very soon, new -Th v.iand the demand for seats has been -very considered an anomalv, but one Avho could Vfa "if oV- j-ay liainter her original mar- two nines like the tabled giraffe to ijf vsl 2S acteriztition as the Japanese the countrvman, there was 'no such ani- I Jemple, 4n KneliMi girl, a ma.l Mr.

Manager advised the asPir- '-The role tt has wen recotn-: iaR author to ro forth and find a com- Sra" it wa Tar 1 tor this charmtn young actress and noser and return with her sone. ora placed her in the forem-t rank ot Atner- nrl hen bant lanny Davenport who played the fcan thespian artists. The Metropolitan gel," tomorrow nrjht. Th performance will mark the return ot Miss Burke state after crt" absent of several sea- sons, her last here having Tt.iviM V- of fnrtb'i IJiay uri tr i llli tuc tii ul- nei SODli. ilie IUUIidtl tai 1.1H1V; o-f tion as that fiiven in the Metropolis.

Just proved highly and his surprise was not why there should be any difference I unmixed with chagrin when he was in-nannot figure out. Of course, there are I formed that the music he had heard was pome members of every company who the original score he had refused to lis-will not leave New York when the show ten to previously. 'Egypt" was sung betakes to the road, but these are usually fcallie 1 isher in one of the producers -the 'excess who find the road musical comedies, and after that Miss a little too prosaic for them. However, Kummer had no difficulty in placing her in the case of 'The the com-j other ditties, with no questions asked as pany, insofar as the principals are con-1 to division of authorship, for 'Egypt in that it will introduce to Pbila- week tomorrow night. It anyone be-dc 'phia playgoers an author who estab-! lieves that the days of melodrama are lu-'iH'd herself as a dramatist of creat over let him journey to this theatre and skill and devei nee la-t season with her 1 watch the tense, breathless manner in st two tiracious.

Anna- which old-time playgoers sit through the i imate and musical comedy world will be included in the list of entertainers, i One of these is Jessie Busier, who will offer a one-act playlet by Willard Mack, entitled "Pansie Particular Punch, de- scribed as a novel variation of the crook play. Miss Busley will be supported by an exce lent company. Sharing honors will be Walter C. Kelly, better known as "The Virginia Judge," and one of the most popular entertainers on the vaudeville stage. Kellv is a humorist-historian and his story-telling ability is as broad as his experiences.

He specializes in negro stories and no artist in or out of vaudeville has a greater fund of laugh-propelling chatter. Lovers of high-class music will be delighted with Paul Periera, the eminent Portuguese Court violinist, supported by his own original string sex-will be delighted with Raul Periera. the tette in a delightful musica-le. Every member of the sextette is an accomplished artist and the programme includes classical and popular selections. A distinct novelty will be provided by Rudinoff, the celebrated artist -entertainer, who is the originator of s.moke pictures.

He not only interests by his sketching but adds a novel bit of whistling. Helen Trix, a dainty singer and writer, wi'l make her initial appearances in this city, assisted by her sister, Josephine, in a repertoire of songs -written bv herself, all of which tell a pertinent storv. Kimberlv and Arnold, in i a medley of catchy songs and snappy chatter; the four Lukens. supreme aenal- ists: Abe Leavitt and Ruth Lockwood, in odds and ends of comedy and melody; the laltos, clever dancing cao and the Pathe Motion Picture news will round out the performance. ALLEGHENY An exceptionally well selected bill of features is announced for this week by Manager Joseph Cohen.

The first big attraction is Olga Petrova in "The Law of the Land," a photo-drama that ranks among the highest in this line of amusements. The vaudeville features include the musical tabloid, "Wedding Shells," with a company of twelve people; Eddie Borden and Company in "The Law Breaker;" Grew, Pates and Company in a comedy calied "Solitaire;" Harrv and Augusta Turpin in "The Bank Clerk," and the Kanawaza Japs in daring acrobatic feats. NIXON Elsie Ferguson in the pic- turization of Robert Hichens' novel "Barbarv Sheep," will be the photoplay offering here in conjunction with a vaudeville bill which comprises Mullen and Coogan. nonsensical comedy; Three Hickey Brothers, remarkable acrobats; Ward and Cullen. entertainers of merit; the Howard Sisters, two pretty girls in pongs and dances and Charles and Anna Glocker, in a sensational water juggling act.

EMPRESS The Five Foolish Fel-edy riot featuring Barney Wi -of the week, supplemented by Cotter and Boulder, in songs and pianologue; Wrenn and Wappler, Hinkins, Barr and Everett, in a sketch, and others. "Who's to Blame." a musical tabloid, tops the bil1. beginning Thursday, and there will be an array of clever talent. The pictures will be changed daily. NIXON'S GRAND Kitty Francis and company, in "Ambition." a new revue; Wilbur Sweatman, ragtime clar- lonetist; CantweU and Walker, singers and dancers; Lohse and Sterling, clever acrobats; Rains and Clarke, darkey character comedians; Edwards Brothers, in a burlesque circus act, and pictures are also announced.

ray ARRICK The regular season opens tomorrow night with Cohan T- and Harris' greatest dramatic success, "The Willow Tree," a fantasv of Japan, by Becrirao and Harrison Rhodes, for 'an engagement of two weeks only, with Company of associate layers includes Malcolm Fas.ett. W. Wilson Harold Salter. Graham Velsev. Harold de -Becker, Bert hold Crawford, Darrel inton, Corah nn aide and S.

Hata-J kenaka. "The Willow Tre," it? sumptuous Japanese investiture and the charming atmosphere of the-orient, has been acclaimed "the sweetest love- r-tory of the century," but Messrs. Benrimo and Rhode' delightfully t-ntertairiiinr Flay is much '-more than a mere romance, is an intensely human drama ot potent appeal, never sombre, no song of. sorrow, and no preachment, yet there is a sublime note that strikes a responsive chord in the heait of eveiy hearer. Simple, direct and 'forceful in word and action, the beautiful story of love and self-sacrifice is told in an absorbingly new and most effective manner that makes theae-old Japanese legend, upon which the play is based, seem perfectly true.

Laughter i frequent and spontaneous, but cleverly interwoven with clean, wholesome humor, there are hearthrobs ar.d tense moments when the majesty of the message the lesion of loyalty to the native land Sounds a deep-toned note that will never lf for-erotten. The story of "The Willow Tree" deals with the interrupted love affatr ot a poetic young Englishman, who, having journeyed beyond seas to seek solace in the land of the lotus, there finds in a beautiful image, hewn from the heart ot a green vi How-tree, a remarkable resemblance to- the girl he loved in Engjandi "What is more, real than a wish in the heart of a man." says the legend of old Japan. So, with a mirror, which is the soul of a woman, he awakens the image to life and lives in blissful idleness until the Princess of the Willow Branch sends him back to his own people, to do his part in -the world work Cohan and Hama have provid- i tl pi Mhe Hi an of than that which I saw in the big town fcled numbers of the decade. Among the ut it prove. a good vehicle to show in the spring.

I can only repeat what I i son- that followed was 'Dearie, a sen- the metat ot the new organization and Told you then that I consider it one of timental ballad murmured in literally they individually and collectively sized the most beautiful and most artistic millions of city fiats and on provincial to the requirements I was favorab -ta-e presentations that I have ever wit-1 front porches. 'Dearie was one ot the nn pressed with Miss Grace Hayle ot Vd I most widely sold songs ever written by hom I will form judgment-later. Iirl "It eepms somewhat strange that an an American. estern Charlie Moore and Mane ar- idea nivalis amom- ome folk that this! "From writinc sonsrs for lame and halt ren need no praise. Their work is if i motion Sure.

Yet I have been plays Miss Kummer became a doctor of known. alter Jones and Robert Bent-4td mnv times if ch were the ease, librettos, whose business was to write ly are capable players and Miss iola mlD limI.lI':r" 2i.fiT snatches of dialogue to bridge over promises good. In Rita Davis be broken provided the author can 'get away with it. "The case of Bayard Vellier's 'The 13th which already is a popular success at the Adelphi, is only slightly different. In it the author does not set out stealthily to catch his audience unawares.

He warns them that he is going to try to mystify them. Thus he lays down the rules ot the tournament which is to take nlace between his own clever ness of invention and the alertnees of the audience in anticipating his final revelation." The low roar of thunder and a flash of lightning caused the old fellow to ISN'T OFTEN THAT A receWi JSSthS Kiek l-wJ. nr.ft Tnterori deierlfe the nectea un me enterprise oeeerve trie triouie ior ine reason that nothing that good taste and good judgment could suggest for the comfort, con venience and pleasure of the patrons has been overlooked. And the coming of the new company leads) the woman is emnloved bv the Russian Government to track a deserter charged with murder, and, after she has found him and fallen in love with him, and turns him over to the police, she also finds her victim murdered her own sweetheart because of his niess-al'iance with his wife. In "The Deserters" the motif is the same and the story the same, and it was so cleverly put over that not until I racked rav cobwebby diarv of J.0O7 did I know that Harrv Trues- dale and Helen Ware appeared jn the.

play this city durimr that season I found a most capable and excellent ar- wiai rnmnanv arwi maiuwmon RERES AN ECHO FROM THE front. It was received by Billy Robb, of the Broad, who is famous for his charitable deeds. It was written by a private in the Seventh Infantry, encamped at Gettysburg, and shows that becoming a regular soldier has a good effect on some people. He writes: "Dear Friend: 1 write to tell you that you can save a lot of money this winter because I will not be around Broad and South streets on Monday nights when you are going to the boxing show. I will not be pulling your coat-tail for dimes and nickels for booze, like I did for the last three winters.

I thank you kindly Mr. Robb. because you never refused me once when you had the change. On July 17th I joined the regular army, was 6ent up here and have heen here since. I have not touched drink since I joined that was my downfall.

I expect to be sent to France in a short while, and I intend to be a man and do my duty. (If I make as good a soldier a9 I was a panhandler 1 will be a I used to carry bags around Locust street and Broad and I was drunk half of the time. But I am straightened out once more and I hope to keep this way. When I get in the trenches the Germans will wish I was still around Broad and South. Thanking you for befriending me when I was down and out.

etc." Enlisting has done much for this fellow, and it may do as much for other frail ones. Let us hope it does. Perhaps Mr. Robb has some other "panhandlers" who might join the colors and become cured. jTTjARRY JORDAN DISPLAYED HIS Keen msignt into the Kind of show to give people at certain times during the past week.

On the bill at B. F. Keith's were Sam Mann, the Dolly Sisters and Jean Schwartz. Bert Lew. Felix Adler and others.

Monday was the Jewish New Year. Harry is some good Picker. THE CALL BOY. Burton Holmes'' Return The picture takiner camnaicn of the Burton Holmes Travelogues and the Para- mount-uurton Holmes Travel-Pictures end by the 20th of this month with the richest harvest of motion pictures and still views ever taken in the twenty-three years of Burton Holmes' career. From New Zea'and.

A ustra Samoa. Hawii, China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan and Alaska have been brought back the widest possible variety of the most interesting scenes in the daily the people, in the characteristic sett ng of each country. The motion ctures have been especially taken to visualize the answers to many inquiries such as "How is the new government railway coming along in Alaska?" "Do the Fin Is anders still practice cannibalism "Are Dawson, Atlin and Fairbanks still producing gold?" "How do the geysers of New Zea'and compare with those of the Yellowstone?" and "Can an American make money in any of these counJ tries in raising rubber, or sugar, or bananas, or coffee," etc. Motion pic-, tures showing these and manv more in dustries have been brought home, a large number of still pictures taken by natural color photography process. The definite subjets of his coming winter series will be announced Burton Holmes' personal season of Travelogues begins November 4 in a circuit which includes Philadelphia, Wash ington, iijltimore and Pittsburgh.

ILOBE A bill of attractive features is announced for this week with Bob Hall, a song writer and com- edian as one of the leadmg players, "Hello Jazzland," a new musical offer- ing, will be another strong attraction with a big cast of clever people headed bv Elsie Jone3 and W. Mack. Ihe deor gia Comedy Four, in new songs and comedy; "The Modiste Shop," a bright act; Hale. Norcross and Company, in a com-edv plavlet called "Love in the Suburbs:" Howard and Sadler, harmonists: the LaThrop Trio, dancers; Paul and Pauline, sensational wire artists; Jesse Havwood and Company in a sktch and Pamseka's Pets are other features. BROADWAY Two well apportion- ed bills have been arranged for each half cf this week.

Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday, "The Bachelor Dinner" will be a topliner, and other acts include the Three Twins, a trio of vivacious girls in dances; Mintz and Palmer, in songs and melodies; ''Love in the Suburbs," a funny sketch; Johnny Neff. eccentric musician, and Geraldine Farrar in "Joan the Woman." Beginning Thursday, Barney Williams and Company in "Poor John," a musical tabloid: Watson's Dogs, clever canines; Rudinoff, Russian violinist; Kelly and Galvon, comedy sharpshooters, and the pictures of the British tanks La operation will be shown. if WILLIAM PENN Heading the bill for the nxst half of the week will be "The Bride Shop with Eddie ogt as chief funmaker. Fisher and Hawley, comedians, in a new sketch; Duquesne Comedy Four, singers and comedians, and Kinzo, juggler, together with William Desmond in "Flying Colors," are announced. Beginning on Thursday, "Too Many Sweethearts," a musical tabloid; Edgar Berger, champion athlete; Archer and Ward, in songs and dances, and Enid Bennett in "They're Off," a diverting photoplay, will claim attention.

CROSS KEYS "Poor John," a comedy riot featuring Barney Williams and Margaret Arno tos the bill ior the first half of the week. Also ap- pearing will be Williams, Miller and Slur ger, in songs; Brown and McCormick, singers and dancers; Geyer and Parker, comedy singers, and the lockers, water jugglers. Beginning Thursday "The Bachelor a musica: tabloid; "Nearly a Detective," a comedy sketch; Kahn and Boome, comedy and songs; Kemp and Howard, singers and dancers; Johnny Neff, travesty musician, and Wal-thour Trio, cyclists. KEYSTONE Mark Adams in the musical comedy oher.ng, The Uneeda Girl," with a beauty chorus, will top the bill here this week. Harry "ioung and Ethel Lnderwood head the cast.

Rozers and Wood. Russian dancers; Mr. and Mrs. Cappelin, in a sketch; Laura Ordway in a skit; Manning, Feally and Knoll, songs and comedv and a chapter of "The Red Ace are other attractions. "Captain K'dd, the comedy Cohan Harris will brin-? to the Broad Street Theatre in November, tells of an adventure in search of hidden wealth that delighted New York all last season at the Cohan and Harris Theatre.

There isn't a soul in all the world who can sit unmoved to laughter while listening to the inimitable drollery of this comedy from the pen of Mrs. Rida Johnson Young. OTHER DRAMATIC NEWS WILL BE FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE HOW IS IT APPLIED? Very easily. Just wet your hair with it and alloW to dry in good, fresh air. Nothing hard about that, is there Apply on hair once daily and day by day observe the hair becoming darker and darker.

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for $1 at such reLale dealers as Gimbel ijgetts; Riker-Hegemari drug a A. Plays, We've Seen or Continue Here METROPOLITAN The big spectac- ular production of "The Wander- ers" will enter upon the second week of its positively limited engagement on Monday night. This beautiful produc- tion of the story of the 'prodigal son, presented on a scale of unusual magnific-! ence by William EZliott, F. Ray Com-! atr- and Morris Gest. has scored a sensational hit.

It is beautifully acted by a superb company, wnicn mciuaes Nance O'Neil, James ONeil and many big. ADELPHI "The 13th Chair" continues to mystify large audiences at this house, where it enters upon its lourtn iavara euier pis ii a cre uutw so "much as rustles his programme, he is glared at by a' dozen people in the adjoining seats. It is probable that the dark seance scene is as strong an episode as has ever been introduced into a play, and its grip is sensed instantly by those who attend the performances. From that tune on the interest is almost nerve- racking until the final denouement, which is concealed so closely during tne tnree acts. illiam Harris, is to be commended for giving Philadelphia the original cast, with Margaret Wycherly in her original role of Rosalie Le Grange, and Harrison Hunter as the dominating police inspector who fails to 6olve the mysterv, with all his police keenness.

KNICKERBOCKER "The Easiest Way" will be the offering here this week. The play is one-that will always attract attention because in it Eugene Walter, the author, made all of the characters real men and women, and the incidents he has always insisted were from real life. And there is nothing in the work that doesn't make one Feel tbe truth of Mr. Walter's statement. It is an absorbing drama chosen by David Belasco to star Miss Frances Star, and it deals frankly, almost brutally, with a phase of life unfamiliar to men and women happy in their peaceful domesticity, but "quite recognizable to the men an 1 women familiar with the theatre its environment.

The 6tory tells of a young woman to win a place on thj stage accepts the care of a man of the world. When, however, she meets the real man she agrees to forsake her ways and lead a straight life. But when sue has tried and failed and the tempter she isn't strong enough to resist. Miss Grace Hayle will play Laura Mur-dock and Harry Bond will be the lover, John Madison. Rita Davis will be Effie St.

Clf.ir, a part she jdayed with the original company, and alter Jones, Viola Faust, Earl Western, Marie Warren and the other favorites will appear. The play will be given a siaging duplicating thtr "Beiasco production. and. Franklin in a character act. The songs, too, will be new, and there will be some new steps by Burke and Walsh.

TROCADERO Great stress is placed upon the dancing features of the programme which will be offered by the "Girls from the Follies" this week. It is Claimed that Athlene Hananie, who of Armenian and French extraction, something really new and sensational to offer in the matter of Grecian dances. A bright, clever and amusimr musical show is given by the "Girls from the rollies. It is described as a merry dish of musical dainties;" it is, in fact, what we are in the habit of calling burlesque, but it is an unusually good specimen of its class, notwithstanding that it boasts of but three scenes, one in the first act and two in the second. The company is an exce'lent one and includes Fred Binder, Hebrew comedian; Tom Robinson, Celtic wit; Fay Shirley, prima donna; Bonnie- Llovd, ingenue; Madtc deVoe, soubrette: Harry C.

Van, Billy Harris and Joseph Simpson. There is a chorus of pretty girls who are if at times sparsely, gowned. NEW PEOPLE'S For this week -the management announces "Thf Million Dollar Dors" company of fifty clever burlesque performers and pretty girls," who will present for the edification of the Kensington theatre-goers a merry skit in two acts entitled "Doll Land, with an array of vaudeville acts. Madison Corey's new musical "The Grass Widow," will be pre sented at the Forrest Theatre for a brie" engagement, beginning October 15. Thif is Mr.

Corey's first production since he severed. his connection with the firm Corey and Riter last The piece is a bright piquant comedy with boob and lyrics by those nimble writers, Ren fnold "Wolf and Channin Pollocks with mueie. by Louis A. used to dash oft" soncs for her own amuse ment and t-o many friends assured her they were peffectly'bully that the decided to market them. One dav die manaced to set past the ruardian of the door of she explained to the magnate that she wrote songs she would be glad to have Spiked her she' saidV and Vhe too thought they were better than some she had heard on his stapes.

he man-: ar asked for a demonstration, where- ui .1, t-o v.v,.r "The lyric is the producer said, a bit. Dut what aoout the music' Where can Ave eet the music' -I have written that, too- she told him she returned some weeks later she sang wf. dull She "became expert at this ic 1 fPOJ er tO write whole niavs. aid write tnem, out apam tue apaciiy ducer to the beemner baltc manuBcripts began to pile i. them, but apain the apathy of the pro ed her when up with no was pome vears afterward that hpr peraerverance 'was rewarded.

Marie hix 0f an for a musi- cal iav SUDiniued bv Kummer and advance royalties were paid on the man- usenpt. men sometning nappenea Miss CabiU's plans and she was forced to abandon the idea of immediate production. It was at this juncture that Miss Kummer met Arthur Ilopkins, one of the most, enterprising of the younger New York producers, and a Philadel-phian, by the way, whose flair for the unusual in plays had already brought to the stage Eleanor Gates' 'The Poor Little Rich Girl' and Elmer Reizenstein's 'On Trial." Mr. Hopkins liked the idea of "Good Gracious Annabelle" immensely. He suggested some changes, chief of which was the deletion of the score, and when this had been made he produced it in New York.

Those who know their Broadway know the rest of the story. The play enjoyed a prosperous run and Mr. Hopkins then accepted the second play by this previously unknown author, 'A Successful the completed manuscript of which she turned over to him within two months after the time she had begun work on it. "There is no more waiting in outer offices for Miss Kummer, as managers have been seeking her work. But not forgetting the rebuffs of other years, she has given Mr.

Hopkins a monopoly of her output. Her only exception this was when she wrote a vaudeville sketch for Sallie Fisher, in remembrance of the first stage rendition of her first song. Miss Fisher is now appearing in the sketch called 'The Choir Rehearsal in big vaudeville time. A FEW MORE PUFFS ON THE pipe and then a shift of topic again. "One of the most puzzling paradoxes of the he said, "is the slight reliance that can sately be placed what are generally accepted as the fundamental laws of playwriting.

From Gustav Freytag through the whole lifet of commentators and theorizers on dramatic construction and technique to such contemporary authorities as Professor George P. Baker and William T. Price there is probably not one who would hesitate to, declare that the playwright commits a cardinal sin against his art and courts resentment when he deliberately sets out to deceive his audience They will tell you that the audience must share with the author the secret or mystery of his plot in order to understand and enjoy better the dilemmas of the characters in their unravelling of it. "In nine cases out of ten the results move the wisdom of the axiom. But inevitably comes the tenth cf.se to demonstrate that no rule is inallib in the theatre.

If such rigid principles were always observed Henri Bernstein's 'The Thief would never haye been produced and the stage would have been denied what perhaps was the most absorbing and effective drama that has come out of France in a decade. George M. Cohan might also have been deterred from writing 'Seven Keys to in which, to their great delight, he completely fooled his audience, not once, but three times. These are only two among many notable examples. The conclusion is that in playwriting there is now law so arbitrary it hat seemed to oe too mucu ior xne i crti a.

nittjuiuaan, "Msu-rpt Rerviro acpnta sidir.c a contem and aiamitv. "The Reint -in is in the vein of! himsi-ii that proved so deiight-fui Kun ir.er's other plays. It is siiid to afford MUs Burke a rede that of American young tientle woman hap-piiy suited t' her personality and her unquesti. ned talents aa a comedienne. lh.e iiijv is said to be characterized bv the same graceful, witty diakgue that caused theatrics! commentators to com pare Miss Kummer to the late Clyde Fitch hen her hi st offerings were pro-duced, and to have the added advantage a moro dramatic story than either of its predei-eesors.

Mr. Hopkins has assembled an unusually interesting cast for Miss Biiike's It includes Rob ert McWado, Ciande Gillingwater, Fred- crick Perry and Marie Wainwright. all veterans oj manv Broadwav productions; Kdand Young, "Richard Barbee, Walter i7ana uesooro, uioaa ueres-lord and Elmer Brown. WALNUT This theatre begins its season tomorrow night wtth th presentation of "The Feather," or. as it was known in Loudon, "The Adventures of the Man Who Stayed at Home." It is a melodrama which had a I 11- -v 1 trates a battle of witjJ between the Brit.

War and a band of German plated raid of submarines on a transport base on the sea coast. The purport of tbe play is mer-ly to thrill and amus gained in its phenomenally successful and extended ru.i in New York and London. A serialized version of the story is now running simultaneously in many o. LI1C a UJ.iCIl'. I'd Lil 13 XJKJJKTl, rCtTil ihe leading daily papers ot the country with Anibasasdor Gerard's narrative, 'My Four Years in Germany." The company, which will present the play hera the only one on tour and the produc-" is new and complete in every detail.

The same popular-price policy Will id lered to and there will be the usual matinees on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Burlesque Bills CASINO Fred Irwin's "Big Show," -which will be seen here this week, is said to be one of the really notable gloom dispellers and of the better kind of burlesque. The title of the book is "Bill," which is pleasant satite on Shakespeare, introducing many of his famous characters; in bright, but in. no sense. situations.

There is a musical environment which comprises some melodic gems which will be whistled instantly. The burlesque requires the services, of a large company and Mr. Irwin has secured no less than five capable comedians to play the principal comedy roles. They are Leo Hayes, Sam Bachen, Harry Howe, George W'cng ar.d George Burns. The-author dec-ares that his sole purpose in writing the burlesque was to amuse those who haven't laugu-ed for so long that they have a most forgotten bow-.

There are numerous dancing ensembles which 5 brim to some twenty-eight pretty young, women who form the chorus and who are provided, elaborate costume changes, which add to their individual charms There are a1 so several superb stage settings that would: do credit to any Broadway production. the matter. of vaudeville specialties these harmonize with the hiali quality of the balarice of, the DUMONT'S. -A change of bill is announced by the Minstrels for this week, with ''The White House Pickets" home after visiting the president and jails. nursery Khymee; or, iuother Goose Jingles" "is another new satire employing the entire The added attractions are Person, the piano-accrdioni6t Richard Lee and Leo raean.

in a sketch ot song'ana story; Will in; ajta)k the ladies, cannot f- thorn for There i9 no hin- tS. Cannot Iutnom, lOI L.utI." 18 lu" the silent drama sort. Tn order to assure your readers 1 A V. i mals appearing in it and eakms nut loud, I want to emphasize that Ihe Wanderer is a wondertuliy entrancing i drama splendidly interpreted by plaj era ot ability and staged a manner that mark. a new standard macriticence mst as you declared your review oi the r.Iav "The production is immense that it will be unprofitable, even if it were possible to present it in many cities, so that its cna'igement here at the present time will in all likelihood furnish the only opportunities our people will have of seeing it.

As if? now well known, the story which Mr. Samuels used is1 that of the Prodigal Son. and he has exhibited great skill in constructing his play, so that there can be not the slightest chance of offense. It ig a play which has wonderful magnetism for the clergy of all denominations, and I -observed many men of the cloth chatting in the foyer of the playhouse on the opening night. The genius of Mr.

Belasco is reflected in the detail and the erandeur of the stage settings and the carving of the characters, while the producers have stinted nothing in providing the effects and the company. At 1-ast five of the principals are seasoned players, three of them having prominent characters to interpret. James O'Neill, whose photograph adorns your wall there (pointing to a large frame) is pimply superb in the part ot Jesse, the father of the two boys, anxious to see them happy and repressing hrs disgust with Jether for wishing to go out into the world, in a true parental way. ance O'Neil, too, gives a wonderfully artistic portraval of the mother, ever watchful ot the destinies of her offspring. Her display of mother-love, both at the time the M-ayward son leaves the humble home for thf "iv life of the city of Jerusalem, and her pleadings for his forgiveness when he returns, broken in health spirit and toot-Kore, is beautifully done.

Frederick Lewis, in the part of Jether, gives a mastertul presentation of the character, and Jean Stuart is quite effective as the siren who 'ures the wayward boy to give up even his only to cast iniji ivi another when his money has disappeared. Indeed, the entire cast is worthy of extended notice. I predict that Ihe Wanderer' will have a long and successful engagement here." HIE FILLED HIS PTPE AND LIGHT-ed it before resuming on another topic. "Figures are prosaic things," he began, "but they are likewise enlightening and are among the things that do not usually lie. If the figures in the box offices local theatres were referred to they would fchow that among all the stars who have played here in the past decade few have attracted as large audiences as Miss Billie Burke, which may be a more convincing way of saying that Miss Burke is one of the most pooular actresses as far as Philadelphia playgoers are concerned than merely stating the bald fact.

"Therefore it cannot be considered press-agenty to assert that the coming o. Mies Burke now is an' event of no little interest, and the fact that she is to appear in a play by a new author whose first works won wide approval in New York last season is calculated to heighten that The new author is Clare Kummer. who buret into the Manhattan spotlight last winter with tw3 successful Gracious Anna-belle' and A Successful Some 4azea or more years ago Mis Kummer -writing popular aotgs and longing to Mem and Wonieo. Need No Longer Mesitatfe Entirely New, Clean, Easy, Harmless Treatment for Restoring Youthful. Dark Color to Gray and Faded Hair Called "Canute Water" perfect harmony with the idyllic theme FORREST Charles Dillingham has again selected this theatre for the premier of his big musical comedy production.

The first night of "Chin was a memorable event here, and on Tuesday night Mr. Dillingham will present Fred Stone in a new musical comedy entitled "Jack o' Lantern," by the authors of "Chin Chin," the book and lyrics being by Anne Caldwell and R. H. Burnside, and the music by Ivan Caryll-Fred Stone, that wonderfully versatile comedian, has long been a high favorite in musical entertainment ever since his entree into musical comedy seventeen years ago as the Scarecrow in "The of Oz," and everyone is now on the qui vive to see him in Mr. Dillingham's new production, for it goes without saying that Mr.

Stone will have a whole lot of surprises and novelties in his inany varied forms of entertainment and activities. The production be more elaborate than Di'lingham has ever undertaken in musical comedy. The company numbers over 150 people, which, together with a small army of stage mechanics and an augmented orchestra, are now in this city for final dress rehearsa's of "Jack o' "Lantern." The scenery will be magnificent, as it, is. from the brush of that master -Joseph Urban, ho has painted half a dozen huge -enes for this production. The chorus is one of the largest and prettiest ever assembled to surround Mr.

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