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nrvz usmm 10 THE FORT WAYNE JOURNAL QAZBTTB VUtSDAY MOHNINQ, NOVrMBCR i. 1111. nr FAM0USPR1MA On cannot adequately do Justice to the Paramount master picture "Carmen with the greatest of all American artists Oeraldlne Farrar In the title role It goes without saying that such a Carmen as. that of Miss Farrar who has played the part upon the operatic stage many times will be enjoyed and admired everywhere. Of toe skill with which the pictures are posed the excellent fitness with which ach type of was cast, the amazing daring displayed In the muggllng scenes and above all in the bull fight, moments of breath taking realism and marvelous photography of thes there Is nothing but the highest praise.

It chilled even while it In spired Farrar smashes every tradl 1 Hon and the filmisatlon shows why ha eclipsed the star of Calve. But Fearar positively electrifies She Is a tearing demon a lurking vgmplr and JEFFERSON Again To day and To morrow paramount presents the beautiful and talented prima donna GERALDINE FARRAR in the eperatio masterp ece CARMEN las Farrar received the highest salary ever paid to an artist In the history of met gn pictures for an ppearanoe in a single production. Excerpts from the opera by the augmented Jefferson orchestra Singing by talented vooalists In French and English The De Luxe film attraction ef the Bhowa at 1 2130, 4, BiW, 7, I 30 and 10 pm. ADMISSION AdulU 20c Children 10c HE'S NOT REALLY A I0NAIRE ORPHEUM THEATRE Mary Miles Minter IN 'Emmy of Stork's Nest' i acts from the i If" a breaker of hearts that knows no bounds. This wonderful Paramount "Carmen contains two fights as vehement and swirling aa the reels have ever unrolled and adds to them the tumult of an arrest and the lncl dents of a bull fight In which the bull la a lively and engaging beast.

It contains also sundry scenes and ard ent amorous caresses and these fights on the one hand and those transports on the other are dear to the public of the reels The photog raphy of the picture Is simply mar velousv Tou are lost In admiration at thai beauty of the rapidly passing scenes and the effectiveness of the, lights shades and color The first presentation at the Jefferson yesterday to alt who witnessed it was some thing never to be forgotten. You will never grasp the full beauty of grand opera a most celebrated star until she has enthralled you from the screen In the witchery of "Carmen Miss Farrar In her first attempt for the film has show the faddish vam pire delineator the part to the public in all Its cruelties. She has portrayed a "Carmen" that will live because het work carries a universal appeal that takes root In every brnast Her "Car men makes aa dramatic an appeal to the eye as her voice ever did to the ear The resolution of Oeraldlne Far rar the beautiful and glften star to employ her talents In the attaining of a success In the films Is one of the greatest steps In advancing the dig I nity of the motion picture It is evi I dent to the most uninitiated that a fortune has teen spent by the producers In staging this remarkable pic ture The mammoth set ecenm thi wlldness of the landscapes the rran duer of the ensemble of 20 000 people an in tfpamsn costumes the wonderful support by the acting cast, the grip ping interest that has been Injected into the plot all point plainly to the lavish expenditure of money care and Drains in the production The jerrer son orchestra doubly enhanced the dramatic value of the play by an Intelligent program of excellent music Including the Carmen opera Itself A most pleasing and diversifying idea, also deserving of the highest praise. was the vocal numbers rendered by a In the present production at the Em trio of trained voices These voices press As Clara, Miss Gleason has a belonged to Miss Ruth Von Nlcholay part which seems to have been written MlftS Ruby Brock and Charlotte Qulra I especially with her abilities in view bv Thev un In both Frnrh and George Cohan could tint hlmajtlf English with great effect, and were hav picked out an actress who would mora penecuy enact tnia role than Miss Gleason McLaln Gates who Is known to all his friends as "Mac has the part of Wallace in this weeks; ahow at the Empress Ha makes a splendid appearance and is an actor of unouea tioned ability Ted Newman, is another meraoer oc the company who is very wn iikou, i Alias Dniney moor. Manager Porter has placed a frame in Krone or tne tneatre In which appear some telegram exchanged be tween him and the binest Dlav brok ers In New York City regarding the presentation or tsroaaway Jones" here These telegrams ahow that the royalty aione on this week presents tion pf Broadway Jones' Is 1400 making this the most expensive stock proaucuon ever given in this city Combined with the salarlea tha oi.

tumes the soenie effects, tha printing and advertising the sum total of the oost or presenting "Broadway Done can be seen to run into a large sun of money But the slogan of tha Empress slock is to present the latest and best dra nmtlc success of tha day in teal New York atyle at popular prices Thta plan will be carried out la 'every produc lion made by the Empress stock and just how elaborate these production will be can determined by seeing oruMwty jgnee now being shown ANEW BY THE KEITH BILL AT NEW PALACE King Joy Is crowned anew and will wave his hebdomadal sceptre tinchal longed at the New Palace thin wee) br Virtlla nf hnthnrll VMtt In liln by the Keith bill that opened yesterday afternoon For none will deny the right of tha eight way Keith program to conrer tne Kin sir crown on tne justly famous Mister Joy after on afternoon or evening apent with the artists comprising this weeks entour age, its too delicate a Job for the writer to attempt select the head line attraction on this bill for each lass of fan has his par ticular type of act aa a favorite and each I exemplified in Its hlshest perfection on the current bill The Mon day afternoon crowd hnsvr nnm Inated and elected Felix Adler to the premier honor. Adler whose name has been linked with fun for years, has a bunch of comedy creations of his own that warm his audience to him In a very few minutes Me sings a group of parodies tell a some storlea and closes with a ventriloquist stunt that is a not in rarce. His rummy" la a gem Five times Mr Adler and th rummy" were forced to return to the stag to acknowledge tha applause that Insisted on more and still more medy The New Palac but In an act for good measure that cams "near stopping the show It 1 Jennet Adair, singing comedienne who although she follow ea Aaier too her houselby storm Miss Adair sings a group of character song In an Inimitable manner Bom of them are not entirely new In them selvea but In th manner In which she sings them they are total stranger to Fort Wayne Miaa Adair was Included In tha bill without being programmed is a toucn oc tne generous policy of he house and the management de serves) unstinted credit for th addl tlon for Miss Adair was eten httM received on th opening afternoon than was Ra Samuels, as beautiful a dancing act as on 'or will see la th grouo of six claa slcal numbers done bv flnr nrt May LeFevr and the sextet of Met ropolltan Dancing ghls Th two prln, "Gimme a thousand dollars worth of chewing gum" Th speaker waa a well set, good looking young fellow with a merry twinkle Jn his eyes Www what a that" queried th clerk In th cigar store as he very nearly fell over in. a heap behind the Counter I said "Gimme a thousand dollars worm gum waa the reply Then a flush of embarrassment spread over th speaker's countenance "i peg your pardon said the young man, I was thinking so hard about my part as a millionaire In Broadway Jones' at the Empress this week that i xcrgot, lor tne time being that I not a millionaire In real life Tne speaker was Frankie Jones and the clgsr clerk seemed to feel con alderably relieved when he realised that he didn have to dig up a thousand dollars worth, of gum for th prosperous stranger Frankie Jones as the millionaire in csroaaway Jones" has amrt that fits mm to a nicety lie is such a pleas ing millionaire on th atage that his inenas ieei mat nq anouid be a mil lionaire In real life because he demon i rates by his acting that he would be a mighty companionable likable men cuy teiier rankle Is a big hit In this first production of the new Empress stock company He's always been a Fort wayne ravortte and in Broadway rmmncea mm local popular Ity tremendously Another tremendouKlv nnnnkp mm ber Of th Emoreaa atonic enmnanv la Mlns Helen Gleason, the dainty charm tng and piquant leading woman. Miss Gleason is enacting tha role of Clara th Jefferson.

Palace To Day Keith's STANDARD VAUDEVILLE Biff Value for WU Buyer Ovsrtur, H.lplng th, Bl Th, Augusta Gifts, 13 i Thompson a I 68 Fnxman a Dunham M.tropolit.n Dancing t29 3 59 16 4)30 Girl Fallx Adlsr 44 Adair 10.01 Marl J.ps. ,,1015 LYRIC THEATRE TO DAY ONLY Paramount present HOBART BOSWORTH "THE SEA WOLF" and Thursday Th, wwid grsatsst amat anal actraMi MME PETROVA, In "THE VAMPIRE" COLONIAL AS IN DAYS OF OLD" A tory ef Rfmim and Lev IHC CAMEAA MAN TMrrwM Cran Wilbur I Th SPECIAL SOUVENIR Mat. To day OF "BROADWAY JONES" Frank Jones, Mia Gleason McLatn Gate and an all tar cast at tha EMPRESS Prioss 10, and 20, The Temple Player PRESENTING "MARY JANE'S PA" A dslightful Amsriesn drama Matinee, Tuesday, Thursday, "Saturday and Sunday. 10c, 20c and Evenings, 10c, 20c, 30c 50c RECEPTION MAT. THURS.

PHONE 416 duetlon of With In Th, Law" which will produced by th, EmDi ssa com. pany Jiava arrlvad In th, cltr and Manager Porter has them on display at tha Aurtnta Candy Mora and also ana msrwr ator. LAQRANGB lnd Not 1 Zap Cy ter aad savenLv rears, dlsd at th count It flrmary Sunday morning after pi ur uinoBaj. inr cvaiar nan pnii an li mate of the county 1 stltution for the pas several months and was well known In Lagrange He 1 survived by one brother Lewis Eyeler of this place and a nephew John Eyeler who is a eon due tor on th a R. railroad with headquarters aa Fort Wayne 1 aunty Commissioner Norrlf Klmmel and 'Nelson were In session at the court house to day their ti ne being devoted allowing tnt uauar monthly biiia.

Mr snd Mra James La tou are soend Ing a few days at Cfeltago, leavlnf for iur unay vKiiins Jemei Oerrin who has been at ths home of his parent in Michigan being cauta mere Dv tneir luness aas ren I Mrs Julia Poster who has besn quite nr tor the past several flays. Ml out very Uttle Utter at this time illlara Tlmmie lost control of his utomubils this afternoon snd ran Into Ihe hltchracK Dorttl of lbs HlnkUy store. ut luckily the ramags was very slight. County Auditor Harvey Lewi was In a to oajr tuvu)g aciar vvnis hum RSsUlf? JJ BiSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBm I itflBBBBBBBBB. BBT PBBBBBBBBsL sbbbbbbW 1sVs1' mmmmmmmmmmWmSmmmmmWmmm 3Sfe A 'SHSigSBSBSBSBSBB rr.

Z. esasjsssj THE TOWNS "CAT PROCLAIMING HER8ELP IN "MARY JANE 8 PA" AT TEMPLE THEATRE fectlons The boll fight, for Instance. remarkable both because of Its photographic excellence and lis san guinary fierceness Th most skilled picadors and matadors In Spain were hired especially for the occasion Th wildest bulls were secured and Seville saw a day of rare sport, for the nimble dexterious aladlstora seemed as hllarated by the presence of th camera and performed feats that mak an audience gaap with astonishment. Hers and Rider Leap 85 Feet Into Stream Emulating Death of Joae end by leaping oft a high precipice Into th ocean below on horseback the Fox directors gave a most startling reproduction of this dramatic Incident ay hiring a noted dare devil, Art jmW' 'The nsl pianalogu AUGUSTA GL08E rl" on sason a best II. Ke th PaUc this wk clpals are graceful, finished dancers while the ballet Is ootppoued of six perfectly trglned and beautiful young girls drilled In a group of ensembled numoers tnat eciios any similar ef fort ever seen In tort Wan.

even th Maryon Vadi Ballet. Augusta Qlose th aminent pianist and singing conoedlene proved aa big a pleasure as the advance notices be spoke her She is as clever is beautlfuL Neither Freeman nor Dunham la Caruso but as mixologists of syncopated melody they are In a class by themselves. Th boys present neat ap pearances and put their rongs ever big Th Rexos, Edward and Miss Wlnni open th big bill with a splendid offering combinlnc a dearee of grace and acrobatic skill of unusual utinctlon with an effective stage setting in a manner that make their act on calculated to put veron in a royal humor Th Japanese with th funny streaks th Three Mori Brothers are more than mere acrobats. They are fun makers aKtraordinarv Tha Keith 4aunt and Journey complete But boys ea lUUowV rea plgbt MARY MILES MB AT ORPHEUM: 'CARMEN FILM EPIC HERETHURS. Despite th extravagant and lllogl cal claims which have nrefacad thi exhibition of dllTerent production of in ciepratd opera and novel, men there exist pot th slightest ting of doubt In th minds of those who hav witnessed these eral photodramatlo versions of Prosper uerimes lov claaaio (hat th WH Ham Kox conoeDtton of the story unquestionably th most ambitious, th most artistically conceived and xe cuted and th most Impressively gctsd version at the drama existent to day pi ary tremendous resource of thi gU film corporation was brough Into piay auring th waking of th pie tuie, ud In order to reproduce thi story with utter fidelity to th orla Inal them th Fog executives taused ntir Bpai lab clues to be elected caatles palacaa, cathedral phatas tribes of real Andulasian gypsies wr Impoited to lend atmospber to th multitudinous scenes aa expedition from th Fox etudes wn sent tq Be vlll to film a real bull fight in th famous El Toro arena and to cui4 1 hotographs and sketches of th his torled rlua so aa to rDroduc It actly for the "Carmen" production Jq tMa coutury Fa "Carmen" Has Original Bull Fight aan in eviii, Th result of th mriant pre par tlon resulted In photodrama rcon aiunmat grtlatlQ and tchnloglpart Tarvls by name to perform th trick.

Evidently obvious of tha extreme dan ger which the feat Involved Jarvls made the leap with Ave cameras reg Isterlng th plung, but aa the result or his intrepidity now iana ulshes In th Flower hospital In New York with a compound fracture of his leg and inrea. oroaei) noa Msry Miles Minter in ''Emmy Stork's Nssr Todayi Attraction Th stellar Honors in this oroduc. tlon ar delineated by Mary Miles mmer a recent comer in filmland who has won Instantaneous success see Miss Minter on the screen Is delight, both because of her youth is not yet sixteen and because ah Is a finished artist, having oeen on in stag sine she was save year old Her first spiearanc wa with Nat Goodwin In "Cameo Kirbv Later eh played th title rol In "The Littlest Rebel, a performance that elevated her to stardom and won her thousand of admirers during the four years th play ran In New York and on tour in jtmmy oi storks Nest Miss Minter has the rol of a rar. free mountain girL and her vnWity and bewitching beauty lit th charae tenxation of the part mill ha a cided treat far lovers of th motion picture "AS IN DAYS OF OLD," John Van Dyne la Informed by fcts old friend Carl Woerts. In the far west, that th latter who has attained great wealth la leaving property to him.

Van Dyne accompanied by hla wife and little daughter Elsie and a number of his neighbors start out for the west. In th party ar Matthew Warren and hi nine year old aon Henry who la possessed of a beautiful voice and a neer do well of vicious propensities Bliss Klrby Aicer covering a part or their lour ney Silas Is causht steallna Ha la about to be shot, but the women of th party plead for his life The men revoke their death penalty and In atead give him a horse and provisions and send him away Klrby makes his way to an camp and tells the savage of th small band of white people They determine to roh the party Klrby returns with them for this purpose In the ensuing fight, all of the party but the children, Elsie and Henry are killed. Th children pass on unmolested In the shelter to which they at last come, miners overhear the boy singing They Investigate and rescu the pair Elsie and Henry are taken to th settlement of Running Dog" and a adopted by wim rung Klrby revues and believes the chtl dren have been killed In dividing the spoils with th Indians comes across th papers bequeathing the Mohawk mine to John Van Dyne He decide to present himself as the bene flclary of Van Dyne and claim tl pro perty Peter Brock Van Dynes law is not saiisnea with th discos! tlon th mine and goes west to Investigate In the town of "Running Dog" he sees rJlste and takes her back to the eaat. Henry left alone Is heart broken But, soon after hi opportunity comes too, when an old blind isioian recognises th wonder of his vole and takes him east Twelve years later Silas Kirbv is a conspicuous figure In eastern society One night he gives an entertainment at which he has Invited a rising young singer to appear At tn reception, Elsie recognixes the musician bisies guardian resents tha devotion of the boy He demands to know who the boy is Ths sfnaer recounts the story of the Indian massacre. With a sudden movement he pushes back hla hair from, his forehead There Is dls ciosea an ugly scar And Klrby the villain knows that at last he has been brought to Judgment "THE SEA WOLF" AT LYRIC TO DAY; Th atory 1 admirably staged In very smallest detail Th character Interpret their parte with extraordln ary comprehension of th authors creations in fact, th acting could hardly bo excelled Latsen, the Bea Wolf Is played by Ho bait Boaworth and affords a character study which absorbe the spectator throughout.

Lar sen Is a psychological enigma. Th rough captain of a pirate sealer he is heartless, cruel, even brutal at times On the other hand he is naturally refined, very intellectual and possesses an Inborn desire for knowledge. He loves the beautiful and way down deep In his heart longs for th normal en vlronment nd happiness of th nor mal man In daily life Denied these lie accepts life as a stole, greets each experience as Its master and lives to end with unconquered spirit Even lying blind and stricken, knowing! his lost days hav com he remains undaunted A shipwreck provide th girl for th Jove story The spectator ees mere acquaintance develop Into a ro mantle attachment amid conflict and cruelty and strife Together they face each hardship and trial with sublime faith and confidence in each other and a courage which lov alone could In spire Through th many of th situation they toll and struggle and suffer and each added trial but brings them Into completer undar standing and sweeter Th final seen bring a hapy solution, and th spectator share the gladness felt by the sweetheart when their shipwreck experience Is ended and they once more reach civilization and horn and friends WARSAW Ind Nov 1 One of th most enjoyable of the season social events was th Hallow en party given by th members of th TrW Kappa ororlty Saturday evening at th hpme of Hiss Gwendolyn Qasklll Following an evening spent In true Halloween fashion a business meeting was held nd Mis Pearman Myere I waa elected president of th sorority to take the plao of Miaa Jaunlta Bennett who recently tendered her resignation La.BBBskalsBfcSBBBBBBBB IPXTsSsssssH fn sffMhrlsf IBfllHHlsi.fl Bean, frm th. Paramount plctur. "Carm.a" with Garaldina Fan laffanran day and morrsw.

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