Modesto Morning Herald from Modesto, California • 11

TIE MODESTO. TMOimXG 1015. Ji play designed for her use on Broad-, for the more romantic field of matri- TYPEWRITES 130 WORDS THE MILLION WEDNESDAY LABOR FILM AT MODESTO TODAY way is to he produced in Hartford this summer before being brought to the Metropolis. Feme Rogers is young enough to have a birthday and therefore does so. She had one in New York last week and received cables and from what might, at first glance, be half of the German empire.

The most interesting message came from the manager of the Wintergarden in Berlin, offering her an engagement for eight weeks at the highest salary ever offered an American artiste. Miss Rogers is thinking. Gilbert White, an American painter and lecturer, was a guest of honor it the Pleiades Club in New York last week and gave the most illuminating discourse on the new stagecraft and futurism in stage art that has been heard in the metropolis during the entire controversy over this interesting subject. Mr. White believes in being artistic and natural, preferring this to the present tendency towards the original sans sanity.

One of the strongest advocates of the short play is Clara Blandick. She cares not whether it be done in vaudeville or in the dramatic houses. If. it he well done, she declares, it is as Interesting as a three act play, The mony, The revival of "Trilby" in New York last week brings to mind that Virginia Harned as Trilby, R. Baton Gibbs as Gecko and Alfred Hickman as Little Billee, are the most notable absentees.

Of tills number Mr. Gibbs, fT camera at Fort Scott, was invited to repeat his notable characterization of the eccentric Gecko, but lie was compelled to deny himself the pleasure. Mr. Gibbs has done much excellent work during Ills artistic career, hut his creation or Du Maur-ier's peculiar bohemian character was ope of the most interesting ever conceived on the, American stage. A bit of record work was accomplished last week by Bertha Mann, the leading woman in the successful drama of New York life, Today.

Miss Mann closed her season with this company at Seattle, on Saturday evening, departing for New York the following day, accompanied I by the script of a play which was an-, i nounced for production on April 5th, I one week later. She was engaged to play the leading role in this play, and when she reached New York, five days later, she was ready for the dress rebeursal, which was held the day following her arrival, and the selections are given in full costume, and they curT a large amount of scenery to make the whole scene Aar- Monize with the lr.urie, It is said; they carry inoic roneu number. an more scenes in cistume than any oth-1 company on the Lycim or Chau- tauqua platform. They have traveled I together with the same personnel for! -eve.) years. Tliev wfie orgatmd by I Walter W.

Flora, who is at their head. F.n,ru has a lyric tenor voice. They sing PinaiV.rj and Martha," xnd give forty minutes Torn tlW Pi-! ates ol Penzance. Some, of their the scenes show the sailor scene, iricon scene, the gypsy scene, the 1 lid Folks scene, and those from 1 Martha. Martha is presented mly on request.

at the Modesto Theater Today Scene from The Million" at the Star Wednesday Following its affiliation with Henry W. Savage, recently effected, the Famous Players Film Company presents Edward Abeles in a four-part adaptation of Henry W. Savages tremendously successful mystery farce, The Million, the current Paramount attraction at the Star Wednesday. surprisingly entertaining. The Million is a remedy for melancholia, fatal to ones dignity.

picture has been and the settings, there are many, are uniformly The Million is a sort short story has its own enviable posi-1 next day tlK, llav was produced, lion in literature, and the short play1 should Hold an equally strong place in the dramatic world. It depends entirely upon the merit of the play, not its length, as to whether it is or may 1 part, and opened successfully, Thus, within week from the time of closing with one company, she had traveled nearly three thousand miles on the train, perfected herself in the OPERA SINGERS HERE WITH THE CHAUTAUQUA The Saxony opera singers will he much enjoyed when they come here during Chautauqua week. They are not grand opera artists, but sing opera selections in English. Their his work people. Stillmans partner, Thornton, reveals the bitter truth to her and the girl is shocked.

To- be just to him, Stillman had fallen genuinely in love with Dell and did his utmost to reform her in a fools paradise. She went back, to her own people, only to be spurned and scorned by them. Her former lover had got another girl. The mill hands were ever so virtuous; al- though, acting in good faith, Dell had New York at present, and the predie-saved them from starvation. tion that a theater will eb founded When Dell went back to Arthur i where such plays may be regularly Stillman she discovered that a gen- presented promises to he realized.

become popular. One of the most powerful short plays from the pen of Rutherford Mayne, the English dramatist, who has contributed several to the native stage, is Red Turf, an Irish drama, which was dene in New York this week by Whit ford Ka ne with Hellen Evily, Kate Morgan and an excellent company. These short plays are becoming more and more popular in So quick is the action of the farce barreled entertainment. From one that its adaptation to the screen was barrel the artists in the cast pour an inevitable; indeed, the plot is a mo- incessant rapid lire of convulsing hu-tiou picture in itself. Edward Abeles mor upon their audience, while from is versatile, and at all times enter-1 tile other several volleys of melodra-taining.

Though he is called upon to matie thrill3 are fired. A MINUTE FOR ONE HOUR BOSTON, April 17. Averaging 130 words a minute for one hour, notwithstanding deduction of five words each for 44 errors. Miss Mary B. Owen of Passaic, N.

made a new worlds rceofd for speTd in typewriting. Her performance gave her the eastern professional championship. 1 he previous record was 121) words, made by Emil A. Trefsger at New York last fall. The Herald Is the best medium for that classied ad.

of your. Modesto Theatre A MUSICAL EVENT! Monday Night, April 19th at 8.30 p. m. Direct from his triumphs at the Panama Pacific Int, Exposition, The Great and Original AND HIS BAND OF 50 The largest and finest musical attraction ever heard in Modesto, offering a magnificent program. PRICES 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00 Seats on Sale: Tuesday Under the Auspices of Musicians Union Thursday, portray six distinct characterizations, I The subject is bound to be popular todj thoughtful and intellectual of he changes bis personality with each for a long time, but may only be seen modern motion picture makers, be change of costume, and the effect is at the Star one day, Wednesday.

does the fullest justice to this theme, which illustrates how a marriage de convenance may end happily for the contracting parties. Splendid, striking settings; beautiful photographic work distinguish the feature. Dell Hamilton marries Arthur Stillman almost on a dare. Hes a rich mill owner and likes the girl. He lias closed his mills and the people are starving.

Dell pieads that, the mills be reopened. Stillman offers lo reopen the mills it Dell will marry him that night. She agrees to do so, though it means the sacrifice of her workman lover. The marriage is illegal. De.l, however, does not discover this fact until months afterwards, when she is I leading a.

luxurious life and helping I Stillman to improve the conditions of FINE PROGRAM BY CREATURE'S BAND TOMORROW NIGHT Much lias been said about (restore and his wonderful baud, and those who are anticipating the extreme pleasure of the coming musical event will no doubt be interested in the program to be rendered. The following Scene from Daughter of the People Today, at the Modesto theater, the World Film Corporation presents the five-part photoplay, Aa Daughter of the produced by J. eSarle Dawley of the Dyreda Art Film Corporation. Dawley wrote the play some years ago. It was so successful that in this offering he appears as playwright and senario writer.

One of the most gift- Creatore at the Modesto Theater Tomorrow are the numbers selected for a mo-deste audience by the great leader; 1. March, American Navy. Creatore 2. Overture, William 3. Miserere from II Trovatore.

Verdi Solos by Signori Catena and Rossi. i I i I aramounijiaureSo SJmiBEMEE TODAY JESSE L. LASKY Presents H. B. WARNER In his original stellar character of that sensational mystery drama, THE GHOST BREAKER By Paul Dickey and Charles Goddard, The Story of a Spanish Princess; A Missing Treasure; An American Hero, and Ghosts" That Arc Mot 10c Admission 10c uine love for him had grown up in her heart.

Then they were legally married. Laura Sawyer plays Dell, Robert Broderick is Arthur Stillman, Fred-; crick de Belleville has a small but effective part in that of Thornton, who doesnt like Mrs. Stillmans philan-' ihropies. This is a magnificent Dyreda" of-, ering and will enhance the reputa-; ion of all concerned in 1th produc-, ions. The motion picture art is distinctly dvantaged by the release of such a fine piece of imaginative and interpretative work as A Daughter of the fiCiKfODOEHINES NEW ORK, April 17.

Rupert Hfiivey is hack in- New York after eight months time and about ten thousand miles of artistic effort in the leading role of Milestones." Hellen htily, rated cue of the moot promising dramatic players in the tanks of the younger artists, is. do- velopiug an inclination towards vaudeville. "I wouldnt say that' art is dead in the theater. Gilbert White, the Anier ic.an painter makes bold to observe hut I am sure that it is suffering from a prolonged trance! Clever Ruth Richmond was seen in New York last week in an interesting little comedy, Pleasing a Woman." The playlet has. won artistic success aud Margaret Nvbloc is to do it in vaudeville.

Lillian Kingsbury is the latest dramatic actress to. invite herself to. do vaudeville. Unlike most emotional actresses who venture into tile lighter form of entertainment, Aliss Kingsbury has selected a comedy rather titan a tragedy for her vehicle. Mona Limerick, the distinguished English actress who was last year a an emotional actress to Metropolitan playgoers.

Wallis Clark, now playing with William Faversham in Tlie Hawk at Philadelphia, had one of his first American vaudeville experiences in that city, They did not consider him good enough for small time" vaudeville. Later he won one of the biggest personal successes of the season in dramatic productions in the same city. With the production of The Doctors Dilemma in New York a fort- safe and sure and is absolutely The motion cleverly constructed, of which good. of double- at the Star Today traordinary incidents and the most unlooked-for complications. On one hand, lake the lost jewels of a noble Spanish family; on the other, take a southern find between two American families; introduce a gallant young American and a perfectly adorable Spanish princess who most urgently needs to he saved from the wicked plots of an evil duke and one has at a glance the elements of a truly unusual entertainment.

H. D. Warner plays the young American and Rita Stanwood appears as the Spanish princess. Others in the organization are Theodore Roberts, Betty Johnson, Jode Mullaily, Horace B. Carpenter, Jeanne McPherson, Mabel Van Buren, Billy Elmer, Dick La Strange, Fred Montague, Lucian Littleford, J.

N. Burton and J. W. Johnson. SPY SCARES MANY IN CANAL ZONE (Associated Press Correspondence.) PANAMA, April 17 Since the beginning of the European war there have been a number of spy scares at the canal zone which have caused the canal authorities considerable annoyance.

Only recently a report was circulated that an aeroplane had been seen flying over the locks and fortifications at Pedro Miguel und Mira-(lores. Ail of these reports are instantly investigated both by the military and canal zone police authorities, and thus far have proven without foundation. The aeroplane over the locks was found to have been a fire-balloon, which1 furnished the moving light, and a small tr.o'or boat in the canal, which aided the illusion of au aeroplane engine in Hight. Contrary. Some men want to make hay in Feb ruary and ent ice in August.

Omaha WorhITIeriild, Herald Ads give result. 1 -CTf JJ 1 WO MILE I -Jr CTJPARADF-I0-3OAMJ A Notable Native Art Director Alrpc.too wshrsmi dllcf elirdl cmfw The attention of American piaygo rs has been so. completely diverted iy our writers on btago topics, in of our recent importations from itc art centers of Europe, that we tave lost sight of tlie many interest-ng directors already established as caders in tlie new movement, having or its object the improvement of tagd productions. Francis Powell, ns an illustration, native director, lias already won listinction for his. original, and artis-ic productions, and tiie same critics tow engaged in bemoaning our lack if talent have already recognized the efforts of Mr.

Powell and other directors. In point of fact, before either the Reinhardt, tlie Craig, or more lately. tiie Barker school, was illustrated, Mr. Powell anticipated them in many points, notably in lighting and simplicity, of settings, and tlie critics of tlie East as well as the West laid proper tribute to li is skill and artistic discernment. There have in en no more interesting prodiw tions in recent than those directed by Mr.

Powell at Harvard the Univerrtiy of Wisconsin, which are His late achievements. Ilis practical training was derived from liis eight years' association with E. H. Sotliern and fitter tlie Sot combination, and Madame Alla Nazintova when that orotic artiste engaged in presenting the masterpieces of Ibsen. It is perhaps as well that at this time, when there is a strong and necessary propaganda for America that we should look around and observe if, after all.

have not ourselves been conspicuous in the de-! velcpmcnt of tin; 'new stagecraft. I Our records of production would seem to prove that v.e are not far behind, i if we may not even claim to be abreast of European leaders. And our contains much merit, according to of the leading Eastern tli(, critics I cities, permitting the chief character, nUi.nnlf,,i hv Miss Cameron, to run the by Miss Cameron, to run the gamlit of emot ions, it was first known as The Passion Play of Washington I Square," ami was originuily done by Izctta Jewell, who deserted the stage IS TH ADM loon NCLUDING A SEATS IOOOO PEOPLE-RESERVED 4. Second Hungarian Rhapsody brilUant contribution to the list of dramatic stars in this country, will be seen in New York this fall in a production which is. to introduce her as Intermission 5.

Waltz, "Blue Danube" Strauss 6. Barcarolle from the Tales of Scene from Tito Jr'ssc L. Ian-key Feature Play Company prides itself not only on having Hie very best famous dramatic "oiks for its screen productions, hut also on having the most recent Hits. "The Ghost Breaker, which has now been completed, and in which II. B.

Warner plays Ills original stellar role, was crowding the Lyceum theater in New York City all last season. "Tlie Ghost Breaker is truly remarkable as a. drama in that it brings ali (lie dash and spirit of adventure ordinarily associated with the romantic" school of plays into the surroundings of modern life. It supplies the love for excitement, which is a natural attribute of all amusement seekers, and at the same time it is so localized that it contrives to be convincing in spite of the most ex- Ghost Breaker MODESTO THEATRE Big five-reel special picture today. A Daughter of the People This is a thrilling five-reel drama by the World Film Co.

Admission 5c and 10c Circulation counts with the advertls-tlser. We have the circulation and can give the advertleer a bigger and-lenre than any other publication in Btanisiau county. SEAT 5 IF YOU WANT THEM aSSSOEXTKn1 jWj Hoffman Offenbach 7. Sextette from Lucia. Solos by Signori Catena, Nalino, Rossi, Malvasi De Luca and Florlo.

8. Grand Selection from Gounod (a) Prelude and Flower Song. (b) Waltz. (c) Soldiers' Chorus. (d) Grand Trio Finale.

Solos by Signori De Mitry and Rossi. Popular airs will he rendered between numbers. It might he further stated that tlie band appearing here will positively be of the same personnel that has been fulfilling an engagement at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco, and who will open at the San Diego Fair shortly. This statement is made to set at rest certain rumors that Creatore has merely gathered a number of coast musicians together for these special performances. No great leader of the world-wide reputation of Creatore could afford to do such a thing, and every one attending this big musical event will be more than no doubt, to have all such fears allayed.

The musicians union of Modesto has gone to a great deal of work and expense in this undertaking, hut feci that they ill be amply night since, Granville Barker has but Kcl, as Mr. puweil, have one more play to do this year liis ivp pl.a(.tk.al demonstrations of own Madras House. After this hastlipil. development, been done he will make some pastor-, al productions, using therefor Miss McCarthy, lim Caclaren, O. Hog gie aud other leading members of his present company.

Marguerite Skirvin is writing for the Saturday Evening Post an article on stock companies of tbe United Catherine Cameron who. lias copy-" righted ami made vital tlie soubriquet, the up-to-date. girl," has adopted this for the title to her new vaudeville sketch, writteu by a Southern dramatist and first presented iu Washington under another title. The playlet "iti ORlOldAL BUrrALCSujj) pfjw0riAUv PnscrT Vi.d PicTuais-Coath Imprint Train Attacks-txfnsi-Var D2nccs, witn Cunoinc at Sioux Vaquik.o$. Ranch (mu.

and -A WtIo Writ 2:15" am! cdofts one houh earlier States. Her present scene of activity is Hartford, where she has proven one flllei T1? graced the deal stage. This is to be her last season in stock, as now unanimous approval of repaid by a tlie uusic-loving public..