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1'IIE VANCOUTER DAILY WORLD. SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1919. 8 Believes Coalition Doomed to Is Failure Owr Footlights EARCIILIGHT," by Mrs. E. P.

Bremner, of this city, a play which ''recently won an International prize out of nearly 200 others, with Belasco, Frohman and other authorities as readers, will be produced In the near future in one of the leading Broadway theatres in New Tork. It is a symbolic morality play, and the producer, Mr. Joseph E. Howard, who has had under his wing so many Broadway successes, is enthusiastic about the coming season and bellovea that New York will be delighted with the Vancouver offering. Mrs.

Bremner will leave early In August to attend the rehearsals, taking with her Miss Maude Meagher, of San Francisco, who has been her guest here, and who will play a prominent part, that of "The Little Devil," the play being built about her regeneration through "Faith," a symbolic character to be taken by Miss Minnie Mae Slsson, of Berkeley, California, who made many friends during a recent visit here. Miss Meagher Is delighted with her role, which she has been studying for some time past. She has had considerable stage experience, having played with Miss Margaret Anglln and other stage favorites of note. A leading star will be engaged play the principal role, and throughout the production will be on an elaborate scale as to costuming, scenic ffects, unique lighting, for which there Is offered splendid opportunity. yfZVl ar, i 'f 4V r7vTO AV A 'vxl Myfh VV A GLIMPSE OF CIRCUS LIFE HE circus ensemble at meal time glimpse Into the fascinating life correspondent who visited one of Is a truly gorgeous gathering, and a Is most Interestingly described by a the largest aggregations in the world recently.

Ehe says: A travelling village of 900 people gathered In the dining tent with Its" long tables covered with red and white cloths such as flourished lu the old fashioned kltohens. And down the sides of these long tables, eating pork and beans or something equally prosaic, were ranged the most wonderful and gorgeous creatures. A copper colored Indian in a blanket with feathers in his hair solemnly passed the salt to an utterly grotesque clown, dropped down in the middle of a row of ordinary folk In ordinary costume. At another table a golden haired queen In a tinselled head dress exchanged confidences with a wonderful person half hidden under a gigantic chou of green tulle. Across from them the wildest desperado from the wildest and woollest west glowered Inevitably bocause the lines ho had painted on his face wouldn't let him do anything else.

A Celestial with almond eyes and a pigtail elbowed tlis terrifying person without a qualm, and an everyday girl In an everyday jersey dress finished off the group. When I went back to my seat In the circus tent and fixed my eyes on the performers I saw them differently than ever before. Tholr smiles looked very, very human, and I knew there were warm hearts behind the smiling faces. COMPETITION FOR COMPOSERS TT HIS year's Cobbett competition In chamber music, restricted as custom arily to composers of British birth, is for a dance phantasy scored for piano and strings. The competition closes on December 81.

Amounts of $250 and $75 constitute the prizes. All particulars prospective, contestants may secure by application to that great patron of British chamber music and originator of the competition, Mr. W. W. Cobbett, 34 Avenue road, London, N.W., England.

MANY INFANT PRODIGIES FOUND INFANT prodigies are being discovered in England almost dally. Some connect this with the psychology of war. One of the youthful marvels is Faniola Blanco, a 13 yar old girl artist whose drawings were given the rv Points About Players Advance Notices of Shows Manchester Guardian Does Not Consider Fusion of Political Parties in Canada Can Endure. LONDON. July II.

(C. A. Coalition In Canada is the subjoct of a leader In the Manchester Guardian based on a Toronto desatpch bearing on the state of Canadian parties. The Guardian sees an analogy between Canada and Britain, for there, as here, the attempt Is being made to buttress and entrench the coalition government formed to meet tho emergency of war and here, as there, the attempt "we believe is doomed to failure," says the Guardian. The snllent factors In Canadian politics are said to be the tariff ques Col.

Briden Fine Character Study Whether Colonel Philippe Brldau's Incarnation was duo to his eagerness to take part in the world war, as Mr. Otis Skinner averred when im portuned at the Avenue Theatre by last night's pacsred house for a curtain speech, there was no doubt about Mr. Skinner's palpable Joy In that worthy swashbuckler's resurrec tion, In "The Honor of the Family.1 The Insouciant role Is one of the (treat American's most finely conceived and neatly etched characterizations the audience, on part, were able to reciprocate to the lull Mr. Skinner's whimsical presentation of his "very great compliments to the audience on their success as an audience." Mr. Skinner protests too much, however.

M. Kmlie Fabre's work suffers, It is true, as all French adaptations suffer from the amiable desire of their adapters to spare the prudlshness of Anglo Saxon audiences, and Mr. I'aul Potter is an expert at Anglicising to the proper pitch the exuberant frankness of the Gallic pen. Again, the play, con cocted for the Theatre Libre, according to the time honored formula as Strindberg put it, "rejoicing in the battle of elemental powers, whether they be love, or hatred, noble or revolting instincts, caring not If they be beautiful or ugly, be they only great" exemplifies to the full the tenets of that naturalistic school, if not the ideal of present day drama. But what matters it if the dramatic unities are glaringly slighted as long as there is Mr.

Otis Skinner, debon nair, roystcrlng, toasting "The Little Corporal" with the admiration of a devotee who inclines to the slncerest form of flattery, chucking a pretty serving wench under the chin, or in explosive mood ranting in characteristic Gallic fashion of women in the spirit of the Spanish proverb about the dog and the walnut tree, giving vent to mirthful chuckles, expressive grunts and nods, filling in a genre picture, unsurpassable In Its masterful delineation. Finished, delightful, as Is Mr. Skinner's character study, one wishes that he could see his wy clear to put a suspicion of real feeling into his attitude toward the woman, "Flora." She Is a tiger cat, it is true. She is a scheming adventuress, but she is wlthall a foewoman worthy ot the Colonel steol. and It would seem that the whole character of the 'Moveable rogue," Bridau, might be lifted up and given the enobllng touch It needs, if the tie which undoubtedly exists between these two were acknowledged.

Miss Evelyn Varden, In the chief supporting role, gives a wholly admirable study of Elora Brazier, consistent subtle, and bringing out to the full the fascination and brazen ess of the engaging piece of baggage. Jean Jacques Rouget the part bf the dotard uncle, is capitally taken by Mr. Robert Harrison, while the minor characters are ably sustained. The performance will be repeated this evening. NEW ALUKKTA COMPANY.

OTTAWA. July 19. Incorporation has been granted to the International Cnnl A Coke Company, Coleman, with a capital ot I Matinees, 2:30: 15c, 25c. place of honor in an exhibition at one of the principal London galleries. Critics dealt with them quite seriously and said that the work was suggestive of Botticelli and some of the other old masters.

Pamela Is an Italian girl who was born in England and never had taken any drawing lessons. Ronnie Routledgc, four years old, little more than a baby, whose parents know nothing of music, has enjoyed six months of tuition on the violin. At the Grimsby College of Violinists recently he outranked 43 competitors, most of them In the 20's and scored 119 points In a possible 120. Professor Dentan describes him as a miracle. Little Bobbie Day, aged seven, of Brighton, son of a motor mechanic, has wonderful powers of clairvoyance, according to the Weekly Dispatch.

Blindfolded, he described a number of articles. These included a treasury note, giving its color, numbers, and writing on the back the color and texture of a piece of fabrio he had never seen, the correct answer to a complicated sum in mental arithmetic, and figures written down at random. After five minutes' test he complained of feeling Icy cold. "I just see little pictures, and I just say them," Is Bobble's explanation. PANT AGES audiences next week will spend IS or 20 minutes of onrt thrills under water, as guests of the commander of the famous Submarine The dee sea feeling Is brought about by an intensely dramatic playlet, the plot of which Is laid on the submarine and which Is a vaudeville sensation.

The Interior of a modern undersea fighter is shown in correct detail and a cast of seven carries the action to a crashing dramatic success. And then to assure that the bill shall be one of the biggest In weeks, the Los Angoles Shimmy Dancers, who had to be left at Portland for another week, so great was their popularity will keep their belated engagements Vancouver and will give their sensational exposition of the dances that have been the talk of the continent for the past year. Personality plus clothes and a gift for pantomimic expression will be combined In the clever and original song offering of Marie Dlka, the well known Franco American singer and musical comedy star. Miss Dika comes with the reputation of being the most brilliantly successful singer to travel the Pantages circuit In Borne time. The rest of the bill Is of high quality and diversified.

Green and Pugh are colored boys whose line of comedy is a laughing hit and whose singing and jazz band Improvisations have been making a decided hit Some expert juggling and acrobatics mixed with comedy is presented by the Cromwells whose offering Is said to be a surprising novelty. Music lovers will be taken care of by Ned Argo and the Virginia sisters In a nice combination of piano harp playing, songs, a Th pi i art is a iv attractive and finished one. The tion, the setting of the agricultural west against the industrial east, the distinctive viewpoint of densely populated Quebec never. In the Guardian's opinion, destined to be greater than either of these, and In the growth of the labor party. The Guardian says not by coalition will the differences inherent in these groupings be resolved.

It continues: "The death of Laur ler, around whom Canadian Liberals might have rallied in force, has given to Sir Robert Borden's coalition ministry an extended lease of life. It still contains, however, many of tho ablest men of the Dominion, who gave It their allegiance under the duress of the war, but it is clear that neither in Canada nor elsewhere will conll tldn for its own sake be found a sufficient and durable basis for the maintenance of a living political force." ALIEN ENEMIES SAIL NET WEEK Canada is Ridding Itself of Interned Germans and Aus trians Shipped to Rotterdam. OTTAWA, July 1. Few enemies will remain interned In Vernon, B. or Kapuskasing, Ont, after this week.

because on July 23,900 Germans from these Internment camps will sail from Montreal or Quebec for Rotterdam, Holland, whence they will soon reacli Germany. This Is the fulfillment of the Allied decision to repatriate German prisoners of war and Interned German civilians. The Allied powers and the Germans are both represented on the committee looking after the details ot this repatriation. Each AlHed nation has a sub committeo which works out the details, and a German delegate sits on each' sub committee In Canada. The Dominion government has carried out the details so arranged in Great Britain, but the cost will be bojfne by Germany.

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Pearl White a.sserts that she Is the largest Individual owner of property in New York city, as her recent pur. chase of a 20 acre estate In Baysldo, which is within the New York city line, gives her this distinction. Major Ian Hay Belth (Ian Hay) wrote the scenario for the forthcom ing production of Sir James Barrie's "The Admirable Crichton." Here Is a tailor with an Imagina tion. Alice Joyce left hurriedly on her vacation ft few weeks ago and grabbed a bunch of scenarios to take with her to read on the train. On top was one marked "personal." She scanned it and laughed at the seen ario.

It told of a famous motion pic ture star who went lor a vacation, and forgetting to pay her bill, caused great hardship in the family of the tailor. Miss Joyce looked at the name on the top of the page and suddenly had a glimpse of the name of her own tailor. She had a laugh at his unique way of presenting a bill and you may he sure there was no delay in sending a cheque. Theda Bara has completed a picture entitled "La Belle Russe," of which David Belasco is the author. The actress has a double role, that of woman of the vampire type and that ot a girl whose characteristics are modesty, sweetness and self secrifice.

William Favcrsham and Moxine Elliott, who recently played hero In "Lord and Lady Algy," now announce that they are preparing to enter the field as Independent producers, fighting fearlessly and alone. They have bought the film rights to "The Man Who Lost Himself," by M. De Vere Stacpoole, and after giving this piece its chance for immortality they mean to produce a series of photo plays of the higher or upper case type. Civic Auditorium eleventh chapter of "A Man of Might'1 gives William Duncan and his assistants much opportunity to place a wonderful set of thrills on the screen. Vf DDrCC The managers of the Empress theatre are to be congratu ClVll ACiOO Iate(J on having secured as next week's production "The Cabin In the Hills." to be presented by the Empress Stock company.

Those who realize the best about tho theatre know that a play from the pen of Edward E. Peple, author of "A Pair of Sixes" and other successes, is bound to contain features of more than ordinary merit. Mr. Peple has never written a thing which did not rise above the ordinary and this latest play Is said to be a clear cut and beautifully written bit of dramatic art The Cabin In the Hills" Is a story of a husband's devotion and a wife's weakness. It tells In sweeping fashion tho story of a little family brought up In the great west and used only to the simple comforts of a cabin in the mountains.

It follows that little family from poverty to opulence and It traces the growth of luxury and love of a life of ease in the heart of the wife. In the person of a man of the city, Buave and skilled In every art that will tempt the feminine heart the author has brought temptation into the household. The husband fails and goes back to his cabin In the mountains, but the wife i var rxw hnwe.ver. and is tempted, out ner nuiam suuuiras uhi bo h. enmea hark askina only for forgiveness.

The husband folds her in his KPAtlP 1 11 C11 9 SPd i who presented themselves to my mind DVUlg te part her peraonaUty aione Otis Skinner and His Leading Women "A' chance remark overheard at a tea table, a fifteen minute Interview that was all that was necessary for the engaging of a leading woman who was with me two seasons," eaid Otis Skinner last night between the acts of "The Honor of the Family." He smiled reminiscently, wrinkling thereby the belligerent moustache that was painted with eyebrow pencil above his mouth, and went on: "It was ten years ago, and I was playing this same play. We were about to produce a play by Booth Tarkington and Harry Deon VViison called 'Your Humble Servant' I needed a girl of a certain type, a girl Drought up on the stage, sophisticated a trible disillusioned, and I had searched a long time tor her. One afternoon in Portland I was having lea in the hotel when I overheard home one at a neighboring table say: 'If Otis Skinner should take her Into his company she would have a great I asked these peopie wnom thev meant, and on healing it was a girl playing in the stock theatro there 1 sent my manager to see ner. one had nothing to do. I believe she just sat on a sofa with a little dog in her lap, but I sent for her ana alter rit teen minutes talk engaged nor for my leading woman.

Miss Evelyn Varden, my leading woman at Dresent I engaged on a hunch. Out of all the eligible girls reristered "Another of my leading women, Miss Merle Maddern, who played with me in 'KLsmef had understudied for Rita Jolivet for a long time before her opportunity came. It was Miss Jolivet who brought back from the wreck of the Lusitanla the last words of Charles Frohman, "Why fear death, the greatest adventure in Otis Skinner pushed the high brown beaver hat of the vintage of 1S24 farther back on his head and pulled down the coat of Colonel Brldau. The call boy stood by to hand him his cane, and "Good bye, I have to go and act!" said Colonel Brldau, obeying the cue from on stage given In the crisp voice of the latest leading woman, Evelyn Varden. Miss Varden, who Is the amazing little vixen of the play.

Is deeply en mm. TODAY EDITH STOREY In 'As the Sun Went Down" JOHN BARRYMORE In "TIIE TEST OF HONOR" PEARL WHITE in 'The Lightning Raider" Chapter Eleven. grossed in the business of being a successful actress. "The part of Flora Brazier In The Honor ot the said Evelyn Varden last night, "is one of the most fascinating and difficult I have ever played. lora Is four or five women in one.

She exhibits every mood known to femininity. Every night I play her I am torn to bits by the strength and variety of her emotion." Miss Varden's rise to the distinction or oeing Otis Skinner's leading woman was natural, although unusually rapid. Practically, as she says, born on tho stage, she was surrounded by theatrical relatives and friends from the beginning of her life, although she did not make 'her own stage debut until she was fifteen. Followed four years of stock engagements and somo road experience, and finally, wnen she was playing in stock In Union Hill, New Jersey, In the theatre in which Jane Cowl and Ann Mur dock got their start, Daniel Frohman came to see a performance there and was so impressed with Miss Varden as leading woman that he engaged her for "Seven Days' In this she played a German spy, and the Princess Troubetzkoy, who was producing "Allegiance" under William Favcrsham, engaged her to plnv another German part All this led to the final triumph, an engagement with Otis Skinner as his leading woman. Miss Varden admits that It bores her to death to be a weepy heroine.

She hates straight parts, adores character parts and has not the slightest ambition to play Shakespeare. M. M. CITIZENS GO ON STRIKE Widespread Protest Shown at Tle op ef Transportation Facilltiea. BERLIN, July 19.

A rltiaens' eonnter atrlke at Btettan began on Thursday aa a protext against the strike which paralysed transportation facilities there for the last few dajB. All stores, Including food establishments, drug stores and people's kitchens, have been closed physicians refuse to treat patients; ga and water hints have been shut down, and wells throughout the city are already pumped dry. Kail road workers threaten to extend the strike to Stralsund. Avenue Theatre Tonight Last Time Cbarlaa Frohman preaenta OTI SKINNER inKis Greaiesi Success 'THE HONOB. OF THE FAMIIY A Four Act Play by Emlle Fabre Prices 92.20 to B5o Beats new.

Curtain. 7p DANCE Peace Celebration Saturday, p.m. until midnight Special features: Weaver's Orchestra ADMISSION SO CENTS Largest and coolest dancing pavilion In the city. mm i ALEXANDER PANTAGES PRESENTS "SUBMARINE 7" The Spectacular Underwater Drama of the Great War The Famous Los Angeles SHIMMY DANCERS In a Riotous Dancing Carnltal FIVE OTHER ISKJ PANTAGES FEATURES arms and the story is told. Popular Musician Here on Vacation Dr.

J. E. Hodgson, Mus. Doc, F.R.C.O.. who Is staying a few days In Vancouver on his way to California for a brief vacation, has just been appointed supervisor of music for Calgary and Southern Alberta, In which office he will have charge of the musical instruction In the public and high schools, the training of teachers, etc.

Formerly organist for the Glasgow Choral Union, he, in 1911, toured the world with the Sheffield choir under the conductorship of Sir Edward Elgar, Dr. Henry Coward and Dr. Chas. Harrlss. Subsequently he held the position of director at the conservatory of music Reglna College, and more recently, a similar position at Mount Royal College, Calgary.

On Thursday evening he gave a short recital at the First Christian Science Church, varying from "Charlie Is My Darling" and "Robin Adair" to Beethoven's ravishing "Minuet in Dorothy Phillips, Allen Holubar and Monroe Salisbury dined at the home of a prominent Los Angeles society matron recently. "What a Jewel of a butler you have! He must have had many years' experience," said Miss Phillips to her hostess. "Not at sM," that lady replied, "I learned recently that all he knows he learned from the movie butlers!" To Keep Skin Fresh and Fine These Heated Days It woo Id be much better for the akin If little cream, powder or ronir were naed during the heated term. Mixed with 'perspiration, dust and crime, these thinga are anything but beiiutlfjlnir. Ordinary mfwH70l WAT will rio more for rho mm.

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There's nothlnir bet ter or tunned, freckled or reddened skins. dr. Big Symphony Season Planned At this week's meeting of the management of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, arrangements were practically completed for a course of ten orchestral concerts for next winter stason, llio first to be given about the end of and the last near the middle of April. The services of Dr. Wm.

Green, the talented conductor, have been definitely secured for the season; and it is proposed to utilize the Orpheum Theatre for tht concerts, as before. The numerical strength of the orchestra Is to be 60 for this season, composed entirely of professionals, and including most of last season's personnel, with the necessary additions. Later, lt Is hoped that the number may be augmented to 75 or 100. Are Rehearsing for Big Peace Concert With an augmented attendance, another rehearsal was hold In the Christian Science Church, Georgia Street on Thursday evening, in preparation for the peace commemoration concert to be given In the Arena on August 4. Several hundred enthusiastic singers were present and did their lusty best with the various Items of an at tractive programme under the baton of Mr.

G. P. Hicks, with Miss Annette Speer as pianiste, and further support from the organ at the hands of Dr. J. E.

Hodgson, of Sheffield Choir fame, who Is visiting the city. Mr. Hicks expressed the hope that the chorus may be brought to its full strength on Tuesday next; and It is proposed that the choir be photographed on the Court House steps Immediately before next Thursday evening's rehearsal. As the Eminent Authors' Company is so closely identified with Goldwyn, it is of interest In this connection to note that the first pictures It will produce are: Rupert Hughes' "Cup of Fury," Gertrude Atherton's "Perch of the Devil," Leroy Scott's "Partners of the Night," Mary Roberts Rine hart's "The Amazing Interlude," Basil King's "The Street Called Straight," Gouverneur Morris's "The Wild Goose." and Rex Beach's "The Girl Iicui Outside," EMPRESS At a meeting to be held in the Board of Trade Building on Wednesday next a concrete plan Is be submitted for a civic auditorium, capable of accommodating at least four or five thousand people; and, In addi toin, a smaller hall Is suggested to serve for rehearsals of the Vancouver Choral Society and similar purposes. In further addition, a worthy home of literary, pictorial and sculptural art in fact a home of the muses is dreamt of by Vancouver's optimists, whoso plans, if carried out will call for the expenditure of about $1,000,000.

Local Singer Off For San Francisco Mr. S. E. Pamphilon, as the repre sentative of the shipping and commercial firm of F. Griffin of this city.

Is leaving Vancouver Immediately for San Francisco, with a view to opening up business for his firm in the golden state. Outside of business circles, Mr. Pamphilon has won recognition here as one of Vancouver's finest singers, being possessed of a rich baritone, of velvet texture, which he has cultivated with marked success. As his present trip south Is somewhat in the nature of a prospecting expedition, his family will continue to reside In Vancouver for some time to come. LOOKED MKF INTENDFTD SlICIDE The citizen who was brandishing a fierce looking razor says It wasn't1 suicide but corns he was thinking' about.

Needless to say his wife bought him Putnam's Corn Extractor and hid the razor very wise, because Putnam's cures In 21 hours; try It 25c. at all dealers. adv. TOURIST HOTEL WHITE ROCK U. FINEST BKACII I'neieelled for Comfort.

Cuisine and Beds. Special week end ouii family ratesi Select dances Saturdays. WEEK OF Feple's Beautiful Masterpiece "TIE CABIN IN TIE MES" A Beautiful Love Story Blended with Laughter and Tears PRICES: Evenings Wednesday and Saturday Matinees.