The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 17

Sunday Morning, February 19,1922, THE A I PAGE SEVENTEEN' "Orphant Annie" a Real Person Woman Immortalized by Hoosier Poet Never Saw a Riley Book 4 tls Orpbaat Annie come to our house te a' wash the cups an' saucers and brush the crumbs away suoo the chickens off the po--ch an' dust the Jicarth an sueep make the fire and bike the b-ead an earn her board an' keep, all us other children the supper i Is done around the i fire aid has the mostest fun n' to the i ta'es 'at Annie Is about the Gobb'e uns 'at gets --oj 1.1 I'm Ou" G-eenHeld, lid en IS-- How i tiTies a been i readme: of that a i creat ire IVhitcomb Riley, i i i Annie" 1 D.d a i a i i she Or i i her husbarJ, a and ranclclaughter she i a i le a Hoosier i hiladelph far fie OTe here MR? JOH.V GI. Her a is Mrs Joir Wes'ey i a a single in She never knew i a short tune aeo that the great poet had endeared her to the heart of err American As a child Mrs. Gray was Maiy Alice Smith, an orphan at an early age. Her uncle, a to care for her her to the Riley to board an' And she as of "gobble-uns" i tales, as the poet i her i ons a i his poem "Little a Allie," a chansea it to A i He died i i "Al 10 had died many years be- she a i i a few i i his and I i of Riley, called on a i her early i til her He i her to appear at some I i a a schools in i The Retort Crushing. Dodger: a i Cop--Sav, Didn't you see rri tva-ung at ou' Mirardj--Yes, fresh thing, and if Henrv here he'd paste you one for It She's Only- Woman In Play That's Based On Death Kathlene MacDonell 1, New York, Feb.

11--In a ery a existence is a moment, or seieral such Death suddenly stand? stark before Mrs. John Wesley Gray, original "Orphant Annie," at her farm home near Philadelphia, Ind. Inset, P. Power, Riley lecturer, one of those who re-discovered her. us and makes us conscious ot our weaknesses Terrified at Death and shipped bv our consciences think of the good deeds -ne might done and i do and the evil thines Vie i have dona a did do.

And then promise I selves and promise Death that If ne i us for a while will reshape our lives so that shall not be a a i wnen Death comes again. PLOT OF "THE DELUGE Death, satisfied wltli the baigaln, leaves. Then laugh at him and go on in the same old way- Tins is the plot developed In "The Deluge," A Hopkins' most recent production. Death comes in the form of a sudden flood that imprisons a motley gathering in a Mississippi levee saloon Promoter, attorney, broker, saloon owner, barkeep, roving actor, Immigrant and a woman of the streets are locked In the saloon bv 'he flood. They are a'l equals when they stand upon the Hrreshold "8t eternity.

They tell other -Hso, but no sooner flood recedes they forget their noils resolves. Those who have read Hein'ng Berger 3 "Syndaflotfen' may recop- niza i story. I' has been made a i i a on all the stages of Europe, but only once attempted on the American stase, a Its action takes place In till? country. ONLY WOMAN IN PI AT. It was staged four rears igo In A s.

ery warm August In the first act each remarks how warm the day Is That was too much for an August audience It failed at the end the second week. In the midst of a tr.ow tt jim it promises to prosper. An unusual feature the play Is that there Is only one ivon.m In the cast and although miuh tlio action pivots about her she speaks less than five per cent of the total lints of the play. The woman who says to little is Katherlne MacDonnell. Simple.

Life "Why did he clve up leatHns the simple life 7 He found It too complicated." Advance Sale of Seats Is Good for Hampden. That Deeatur Is greatly Interested In Shakespearean productions Is shown by the good advance sale of seats for the appearances at the Lincoln Square Wednesday of this week of Walter Hampden and his company In "The Taming of the Shrew" In the afternoon and In "Hamlet" at night. Interest In the two famous plays, one a rollicking comedy, the other literature's finest tragedy, rfeems to be quite equally divided. But even many of those who have seen "Ham- Jet" produced by other players are anxious to see how Mr H.ampden treats this greatest of aU oE Shakespeare's stage characters THEN "SUNKIST." Following the Shakespearean plays of Wednesday comes on Thursday a might be termed the other extreme on the theatrical klst," a musical revue consisting of dances, music, singing and comedy by a company wHch Includes In the evening's fun a travesty on moving picture production In the following -week two other rather notable productions appear at tha Lincoln Square On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Greenwich Village Follies come with their entertainment which Is said to be the deadly enemy New Location 222 NORTH MAIN ST.

Fred W. Schlie Co. PHONE MAIN PLUMBING--HEATING SHEET METAL WORK XXTH CENTURY FURNACES 3 STARTING TODAY The Picture Palace of Central Illinois Matinee, 2-00 and 3:45 FEATURING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Evening, 7:00 and 8:45 NO ADVANCE IN PRICES BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM BETTY COMPSON AKT'HUP. Featuring a Distinguished Cast Rich in Action and Suspense You'll Love It From the Very Beginning EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION Here He is Again! In His Latest and Best--Funny BUSTER KEATON THE BOAT" In a Gale of Screams and a Tossing Sea of Laughter TOPICS-PATHE NEWS-PRIZMA STARTING TODAY-MAT. 2:30, NITE 8:15 AND BALANCE OF WEEK MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Sherman Stock Company --PRESENTS- HENRY MILLER'S AND RUTH CHATTERTON'S GREAT SUCCESS "DADDY LONG LEGS" NIGHTS AND SUNDAY MATINEES 25c and 50c WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY PLUS TAX STARTING NEXT SUNDAY MATINEE: PARLOR, BEDROOM AND BATH FEB.

23 DIRECT FROM THE: 'GLOBE! jj NEW YORK WITK DELL CHAIN--DON BARCLAY SI LAYMAN uto HELEN KLING NAL LINKIST I ALAN DALE SEATS NOW SELLING. PRICES: 50c, 75c, $1.50, $2.00. of Dull Care, even In these times. On March 2 John B. Golden, producer of "Llghtin, 1 "The First Year" and "Dear Me," will bring to Decatur his company which Is presenting that charming Three Wise Fools PRIEST LOSES $25,000 IN BONDS Aurora, 111, Feb.

I A burglar broke Into the residence of the Rev. P. J. Weber, pastor of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic church at 4 o'clock this morning, stole $25.000 in unregistered liberty bonds from the priest safe.

The robbery Is the latest of a series In which priests of this section have been the prey. Apparently the clergymen have been picked on because they are a i or loath to take a life. SCHOOLS HIT BY SEVERE COLDS Many Pnplls Ana Teachers Out Dnr- InS Latt Week. The Deoatur schools were hit hard last week by the epidemic of colds in the city. In the Roosevelt Junior high school Friday seven teachers and 140 pupils were absent for this reascm.

This school was more severely affected, however. Physicians fay that the disease li prevalent throughout the city and wille there have been few If any fUaltles a large numebr of people a a very 111 for several days. Farmers faces have broadened quite noticeably within the last ttn days and the broadening process still going on according to, a Decatur farmer. The Improved prices of corn and hogs are reasonable. It a lone time between smllei, long that farmers feared that they would never smile again but they? apparently coming slowly Into their own.

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HARVEY 429 Standard Life Bldg. DECATUR, ILL. PHONE MAIN 804 Continuous SHOW TODAY THEATRE 3 DAYS STARTING TODAY LEVY'S ORCHESTRA--MARIE MEYER AT ORGAN NO ADVANCE IN PRICES Jesse L.Lasky presents by ton CAST INCLUDES: Theodore Roberts T. ROY BARNES FONTAINE LA RUE The story of a wife more vamped against than vamping. Till she learned a few tricks from the "other woman" and started something Hubby couldn't finish.

ALSO MACK SENNETT COMEDY IT PAYS TO EXERCISE" ATTRACTION TOM ABRAMS SINGING AL JOLSON'S LATEST SUCCESS "YOO-HOO" 48 rl as Matinee Night WEDNESDAY FEB.22 First Tour of the Great American Actor 'TAMING of me SHREW "Never better N. V. Sun. "Shakespeare made enjoyable ai Charles N'. Y.

Herald. "HAMLET" 68 Consecutive Times on Broadway-- A Modern Record. living N. Y. Globe.

al. "Walter HampMen's position as leading A.mtrle»» tragedian N. Y. Heral'd. "Easily the unique event of the N.

j. L. Sii AT SALE NOW ON MATINEE-- 50c, 75c. $1.00, $1.50. OC.

75c, oo. $1.50. ALHAMBRA TM-- TODAY MATINEE AND NIGHT Open Thru Supper Hour DOUBLE SHOW AT MATINEE William Farnum --IN-'The Lone Star Ranger' --ALSO-'Winners of the West' and Comedy MATIMvr, ONLY A Lois Weber Production To Please One Woman --TOMORROW-Should a Husband Forgive? Mary Piekford -IN- Pollyanna Always lOc and 15c SPAPFRf 'SPAPERJ.