Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-16
Curtain Calls

The odeon Theatre, Springfield
avenue, near South Orange avenue
reopens this afternoon as bur
lesque house The attraction for this
week. beginning with today's matt
nee Is Maids Of the orient sam
Ross, manager of the theatre, adds
as a special attraction Happy Al
schacht. cub tWirler of the Newark
Tigers, and Sammy. Smith. former
ly star pitcher Of the Torontos. Ar
thur Parker and Lew Bierman, New
ark boys. are members Of the bur-
lesque company.
Innnmerable schemes have been
suggested for getting gold out Of the
ocean, either by extracting the pre-
cious metal from the salt water or
unearthing the treasures OF Spanish
galleons or the booty Of pirates
ships that have lain on the floor Of
The ocean for generations But all
OF these schemes proved TO be either
fakes or failures until George and
Ernest Williamson, two daring and
Ingenious boys from Norfolk Vir-
ginia, thought out a new way to
accomplish an old ambition. They
went down into the waters Of the
bahama Islands year ago and
brought up what has since proven
70 be the key TO real gold mine
Let those who doubt this assertion
drop In at the Newark Theatre this
week, where Thirty Leagues Under
the Sea is the attraction.
This afternoon and evening and to-
morrow afternoon and evening special
tickets win be on sale at the store OF
Woltinger, the florist. at SS3 Broad
street, for the benefit of the college
loan FUND OF the Newark High School
hiumnae at the Goodwin Theatre,
where the principal film number on
the program today and tomorrow
afternoon will be Mary Pickford in
1.-THE Eagles Mate" The fund. which
was established some years ago, Is
available for girl graduates of the
Newark High School who wish to pur-
sue their studies further, but have not
sufficient means,
The celebration OF the FIRST ami
versary of the Keeney Theatre came
10 close Saturday night. During
the week the popular playhouse re-
reived an unusual patronage. AZ the
conclusion OF Saturday nights per-
Torrance. Frank A. Keeney. the pro-
prietor, mounted the stage and adj
dressed the audience.
MIR Keeney. who was introduced
by Edward w. Gray, OF this city,
Gongressman-elect from the Eighth
Congressional District, made an APP
propriate talk in which he thanked
the patrons FOR the interest shown in
his theatre and declared Newark to
De a fast growing and enterprising
city.
AIR. Cray was fret introduced by
Arthur T.. oliver. the Keeney publicity
man,
Jack McAuliffe, the only indicated
lightweight champion Of the fistic
arena, will be the headliner during
The first half Of the present week at
keeneys Theatre lie viii give n
humorous monologue touching upon
some of the notable events OF his
career. and will illustrate his narra-
tive with moving pictures taken at
the ringside Still another headliner
on the bin will be George p. Murphy,
who starred in Let George DO IT.
and 1.-THE Newlyweds." He will APP
which Is described as a laugh from
start to finish.
Unique among the features of the
bin will be the Five Veterans, all
soldiers OF the Civil War, whose COM
blned ages total more than 800 years.
In honor OF their appearance Frank
4. Keeney, proprietor OF tho house
has invited the members Of Lincoln
Post. @. A. r., TO be his guests at 4
box party tonight The veteran
actors present a style OF stories
songs. dances and general merry
making which revive the memories
OF Atty years ago.
al T'rovntore," one of Ferdis mas
terpieces, viii be presented tonight
by the San Carlo Grand Opera Com.
pany at the Metropolitan Theatre
Charlton and Montgomery streets.
r.. RAY Comstock's Princess
Theatre. New York. directed by Hol-
brook Blinn viii reopen next Satur-
day evening. An entirely new pro-
gram of one-act plays will be pre-
scented. Although these will const.
tute a fun evenings entertainment
there will be fewer plays than evel
before, as the total will be but three
The chief of these plays is in foui
scenes, the changes of which will b'
made without lowering OF the cur,
tain. This play viii occupy about on'
hour There will be a new comedy
by q world famous author, and {
tense drama of thriller nature
Most of the Princess players a.
known 10 New York audiences viii
remain.
Motion picture patrons who have
found Proctors Park Place Theatre 4
haven Of continual amusement vii
not be disappointed in the feature
offering there today. strong Vita
xsaph drama of mountain life, emit