The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-19
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Soul kiss" Rather Rlsque.

ly cut out all the naughtiest, which
we're probably the brightest lines, and
1T was only an expurgated edition Of
the comedy that left Gotham.
However, some parts Of the first act
were rather broad and risque. But
the very boIdness Of the central idea,
the search for the soul kiss. saves
the day and there Is nothing sugges-
tive about the performance.
The music all through the piece is
really good and the performance is
pretty dance music. The girls are
young. or at least they look so, view
ing them across the glittertng horse
shoe, and several OF them are very
pretty. The lines OF the play are
bright and are filed with clever
epigrams.
Mr.. Francis Carter, as "Mephisto,"
Mr.. Naughton, an American, and Mr..
Fox as SOL Skevensky', with Miss
Gilmore, the pretty and accomplished
dancer, got most of the applause. The
singing Of Miss Roller and Miss Fin
lay was good.
The chorus was almost perfectly
drilled and was costumed beautifully
Leaving aside the pleasant fact that
the girls were pretty, most Of them.
just for arts sake the bunch was good
to look at.
The audience that gathered to see
the Interesting performance was small
and the regular theatergoers who
stayed at home missed rather a good
show.
Elite Theatre.
Who and what is 1t that follows a
~ g.
faithfully guards his grave? Jes'
plain dog. Who is 1t that shares pros
perity, or hunger and cold alike, con
ter? Jes' Plain dog. "Jes' plain dog
Is the latest picture Of the Imp pee
pie, the makers of Dixie" and will be
shown at the Elite today. 1t Is q film
that will strangely stir the emotions
and leave but few eyes dry in the
audience. yes plain dog" will touch
a responsive chord in more than one
bosom, and men and women will go
home better, because they have seen
this reproduction of answering devo-
ton.
This picture is one of those that
mark a new epoch in the moving pic
ture world, picture that Is in perfect
accord with the efforts of the man
ayers Of the Elite to uplift the moving
picture show to make it equal to the
legitimate stage and thus create
powerful educational factor.
Another Imp shown today at the
Elite is "A Game Of Hearts" Besides,
there will be two more pictures shown,
THE Carmelite" and that screaming
comedy, 1.-THE Order Is to March"
It Is needless to say that the music
txxv{n No ;o%,x
1.-THE Climax
THE Climax" is the striking title
Of the very striking novel ply that
left such an excellent impression in
this city last season. Those who en-
joyed the splendid entertainment VIII
be delighted to learn that The
Climax" again will be seen at the
opera house tonight
The story of the melody-drama as
| The Climax" Is frequently called, HIS
10 do with young girl, Adelina ron
Haven, studying for grand opera Her
music master, Luigi Colfanti, predicts
for her as great a career as that en-.
joyed by her celebrated namesake,
Adelina Patti, if a certain cloudiness
Of tone in the middle register may be
removed from her voice through an
operation. Her sweetheart, Dr. Ray
mond, who does not want her to adopt
a theatrical career. believing that
such public life is not a good one for
woman, has a friend perform the
operation, but he tells Adelira tina:
there is just one chance in ten that
she may never sing again. Carefully
and well does he impress upon he
nervous and ambitious young woman
| that one chance against her, with the
result that when she attempts to sing.
after period of two weeks absolute
silence her voice fails her and she
finds that her ambitions are III vain.
She coEtemplates suicide, bur her
dear old master saves her from Ter.
self. Young Pierto. the masters s1n,
loves Adelina also and she has in
spired him to compose a beautiful
song, which she was to have made
famous for him. Six months go by
and Adelina. reconciled to domestic
life instead CT one before the sfoot,
when suddenly she finds that she can
sing and sing better than ever Her
master and Puerto are delighted. but
not so her fiance. who realizes that
she has come out from under the spell
her the truth as to the way in which
he played upon her fear OF losing her
voice, and she sends him away. She
| will go on the stage. she says, and she
will prove to him that the stage and
public career are not bad for a NO
man, but as the curtain descends one
feels tha. while Adelina Will have her
way and will win success. sha will yet
| marry tire vc,Inr doctor who has