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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-09
CHAPTER XVII.

There should now be infused into the
execution of the C7arina Waltz a spirit
Of gaIety. The preceding figures bring
tbo dancers through the dreamy portion
To one of livelier sort, and In TINS nsule
there comes a return to the face-to-tace
"onen" position which is so eIrecuNe. IN
social as we'll as in fancy stage dancing
In the preceding figure the dancers
Arjshed their forward movement 10 the
left ylrtally with feet together ne
Iady. Il will be remembered, was on the
right of her cavalier. and her elevated
right hand (held over her head) Is sup
norted by the raised right arm OF heF
mariner. while their left hands are eN-
tended before them at point somewhat
oeIow their waistlines' -
The figure now to be executed calls TOT
dancers TO move from the position de-
scrIbed into one wherein the lady mas
turned about and is facing her cavalier.
each holding the hands of the other ana
separated by distance OF some 10
inches. The figure requires the dancers
10 move forward and back on two parH
oF the music, which would be two counts
of six each. ....,,
the lady withdraws her raised right hand
from her partners and pivots on the
balI OF her left foot Cto her lefD, steady
Ing herself with her left hand, which her
Cavalier still retains. On the count OF
"three' she advances her right root
pointing the toe OF her slipper ahu' eA-
lending her right arm across her lert'
permits the hand to be taken oy heI
partner. Her body is now inclined
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Miss Matthison's Piper

The Little Theatres revival OF THE
Piper" last night was marked by the sin
cerlty of Miss Edith Wynne Matthison's
efforts in the title role and her splendid
reading of some of the most beautitui
lines of Josephine Preston Peabodys 8
uoetic drama. Her supporting company, II
not wholly adequate, satisfactorily filled In
the background to Miss Matthison's vivid
portrait of the Piper of Hamlin.
No part of the entertainment was more
convincing than the children of the play,
whose spontaneity and charm contributed
in n large measure to the lyric illusion
which the play undoubtedly conveyed.
Ida Hamilton, playing Veronika. the
mother of little Jan, expressed with
tenderness the sorrow OF mother whose
lame baby had been lost to her Michael,
the Sword eater was given a virile In
terpretation by Robert Dempster. and
heat-the-Devil, the Piper's other COM
panion, a simpe-minded, timid creature
was well portrayed by Dallas Anderson.
Miss Matthisons part In the production
however, quite overshadowed the rest
She surmounted the handicap which Is
piven to any actress who essays to play
a male role She impressed at all times
as she displayed the Piper's varying
moods-cunning and simplicity, deceit and
sincerity, indignant honesty and softer
pIty. cynicism and gaiety. Her Piper
will be remembered as a work of real art,
standing out from. rather than blending
with the work of her company This ex-
cellence signifies the plays weakness
that Miss Matthisons acting and not the
play as an entity is the clearer picture
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for These Subscriptions.

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credits.
The contestants also find there Is less
competition for subscriptions In some OF
the many little towns surrounding Phila-
delphia and Camden. subscriptions from
such points are rapidly increasing for
both papers
Contestants are still hard at work In
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Send in YOUR name today to the contest
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CONTROVERSY CAUSED
BY CHICKEN A LA KING
Who Invented Dish?-Chefs Of
Prominent Hotels Discuss
Problem.

Take some breast OF chicken mince II
finely; place It in pan with cream
sauce. season; add small strips of red
and green peppers: II YOU prefer, you
may add some sliced mushrooms, but this
makes It veritable chop suey; serve in
a chafing dish; add little sherry sauce
and put a slice OF trufhes on the top.
There you have it--chicken a la King
Take poor "Bnl" King, the inventor Of
the dish, who died at his home, 5232 Usage
street, last week; add Henry Hornickcl
retired chef. of New York; then mix
Paul Schwelzer, assistant chef Of the
Bellevue -Stratford; Simon Cotes, chef of
the Adelphla Joseph Cattaneo, chef of
L'Aiglon; Louis Tlssler chef OF kugler's,
and Angelo zuchellI. chef OF Green's
Hotel, and then garnish with kinE'7
widow and you have another dish, also
served stcamng hot, 1t Is called, "Who
Invented Chicken la King"
The story went the rounds when King
died that he invented this now Justly
famous dish to satisfy the fastidlous taste
Of patron of the old Bellevue Hotel who
could find nothing palatable listed on the
menu. Now from New York comes the
| protest of Henry Hornlckeh He claims
| that chicken la King was born at an
| old Brooklyn chop house, Kings. Hence
| it's name.
"Bll' told me he invented the dish
in a chafing dish, about Y years ago
said Mrs. King. in rebuttal, yesterday
| "I never made much of fuss about H.
| and forgot the whole thing until 1t was
| in the paper when he died. We never
! could afford to have It. so l don't know
what IL was like. Bill always was
waiter and never worked in the kitchen.
All this agrees with the expert testi-
mony of the alienists for the prosecution
with the minor exception that they con-
tend "Bir" did not invent the dish The
| following Is n stenographic report of the
! testimony taken, but no effort has been
| made to keep the characteristics of the
Italian, French, German and Spanish
languages: +-,o
o,-who invented Chicken a la King?
A. In unison)-T don't know.
o,-when was It invented?
A-Chef Zuchelll, of Green's Hotel: Il
don't know when, But I've been n the
business for 81 years and we've always
had Chicken a la King.
A.-Chef Tlssier. of Kugler's: 81 knew
Bill He used to work with me. don't
want to hurt his feelings but he never
invented Chicken la King. He was a
very fine fellow, though"
A.-Chef Cattaneo, OF L'Aiglon: "lve
been in this country only few years
about nine. so I couldn't say. But when
came over my masters all told me that
chicken n la King was very old. 1t was
what YOU call a national dish"
A-Chef Cotes, of the Adephia
"Hornickel is right. II King invented
the dish he wouldn't have to be on the
floor. It's very old dish"
A-Chef SchweiZer, of Bellevue-Strat
ford: "I'm afraid King did not invent It
How could he and still be captain or
the floor?"
A. On unison)-"We have some fine
Chicken a la King, today sir"
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Mutt and Jeff
in Our Midst Again

David and Jonathan. Damon and Pythias,
Roland and Oliver-why must all the
modern inseparables go in for comedy2
But they are a noble line, even II they
lack polish-Koster and Bial, Weber and
Fields. Mutt and Jeff. And whatever
they are, the pair that Bud" Fisher
made possible will go down their little
distance into history with more acclaim
and more loyal legions of Tooters than
any OF the others ever won
The occasion Of the return OF Mutt anc
Jeff TO the Walnut Is a second descent
on Mexico. If they are the ne plus ultra
in clowns. Mexico seems TO the musical
cor,ed,, writer the multum in parvo OF
farcelands. So we laugh once more over
the efforts OF the loyal pair 70 worst eaef
other and the native population at one
and the same moment and we rejoice
over their mutual triumphs: ana las
S,ish+ ,ya uyhistled a few OF the songs
that cheer them on their trouble-streweS
way.
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can come back" Incidentally she told
story about Jimmy Duffy's neck" and
dramatic tale about her fathers beard.
There was a punch in each.
Acrobats who simply turn flip-hops for
a living ought to see the Arnaut Broth
res, the tumbllng clowns While they
are doing break-neck falls OF all de-
scription, each plays different selections
on violin Their playing Is as good as
that OF many who pose as musical
artists. Then, ms a climax the versatile
chorus give bird opera, which affords
each a chance to do some remarkable
whstling. They received enthusiastic ap-
prevail
The something new in the way of a
single girl act is found in the Offering OF
Nan Halperin. She goes from the cub
lime to the ridiculous and back again with
songs and clever limitations and she Dos
sesses a personality which makes one feel
as though she were an old friend.
Billy McDermott stirred things UP con-
sidcrably with narrowing experiences IN
Mexico and spasmodlc opera. He showed
also in his spasms OF melody that he neu
voice worth while.
Han Ping Chen showed some clever
tricks in the course of his "Pekin Mys-
teries" and was ably assisted by two
fearless acrobats.
Eddie Leonard, Of minstrel fame. and
Mabel Russell won approval In numpet
of original songs and dances, II was
Leonard's first appearance In white race;
and while he got good results he seemed
somewhat out of his element without the
cork.
Sam Hearn and Helen Eley got all tne'
was possible out OF Aaron Norman
sketch, Wanted an Angel" and also rem
dered some appealing musical numbers
Edward Marshall chalk artist, ore"
! types in the audience including the fea
| lures Of Albert Fisher. local newspaper
man. CASTOR did some clever juggling
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Here and There

There is not a dull moment In the Dill
at the Nixon Grand. The FIVE NaVal
Cadets arouse patriotism amid an at
mospbere which is in keeping with the
tin,es Their offering might be justly
termed nautical operetta, as one song
follows the other In quick succession inc
act is staged with careful attention 10
detail. The clever tomfoolery OF Harry
Breen kept the audience in good humor'
and his rapid-flre songs made on the spur
of the moment were fitting climax 10
his artistic nonsense. Breen writes ms
entire act as he goes along and he usually
manages to get good results. Others who
pleased were Lew and Molly Hunting, the
Oakland Sisters and VIII Norris
Catchy music elaborate scenic surprises
and capable performers combine TO make
"The Arabian Nights worthy attrac-
ton at The Cross Keys. THE Battle or
Haddington" is presented by Burns and
Archer two Philadelphans who won
laughter and applause with good comedy
and good voices. They have a novel
style which attracts attention from the
outset of their military operations. Percy
Waram & Co. In THE Bos'ns Mate" l"
and Edith Mouth followed the pace set
by the other acts on the bill. The pictures
were in keeping with the show.
There is an art In being nonsensical
and Clark and Mccullough, at the Will
liam Penn, prove that they are past
masters. One would find it difficult
task no doubt to discover their supe-
riors as pantomimists. and their comedy
is backed UP by some daring breakneck
aorobatics They were rewarded with
countless laughs and prolonged applause.
"The Haberdashery." presented by Har-
! rington Reynolds and company was
! punctuated with good comedy lines and
abounds in funny situations. Eddie
! Barto and Florence Clark won new ad-
mlrers in "Marooned," a comedy sketch
with songs and dances. Joe and Lew
Cooper sang snappy songs which pleased
and Dupree and Dupree. cyclists. and
! Kremka Brothers added much to the
value of the show.
Many of the stars of stageland are
cleverly portrayed by Juvenile perform
! ers in 1.-THE Lawn Party" at the Globe
The comedy Is supplied by an acrobatiC
constable, who endeavors to break W
the party at various stages of the game
! Songs and dances OF the day are wei
| presented by Carl Byal and Dora Early
Senator Francis Murphy explains how
the various political troubles of the coun
try can be Strengthened out by following
his suggestions, and he deals very can
didly with serious problems.
Stoddard and Hynes won favor II
1.-THE Absent-Minded Professor while
Borden and Shannon In Bits of Vaude
ville," and the Loves, lariat-throwers
and Richards and Brandt. In a gymnas
tic act, were rewarded with abundan
applause.
The pictures are of exceptional merit.
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nnen.nir Treatment Cor Convicts

Open-air treatment for convicts is ad-
vocated by DIR. o. f. Lewis, general sec
retary Of the Prison Association Of New
York who believes that the cage sys-
tenn Of such prisons as Sing Sing Is the
browning disgrace Of the State" He was
the principal speaker last night at the
fourth Of a series of meetings In me IN
torest of prison reform at the Young
Friends' Association meeting. 18th and
Cherry streets. Doctor Lewis declared
that the reformatories at Great Meadow
n. Y, and Ontario were model ones
Thev had no Enclosures, he said, and there
was plenty of opportunity for self-expreS'
sion, as prisoners were trusted to govern
themselves.
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WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT

Sunday revival. tabernacle. 10th and Vine
streets; 80 o'clock. Free.
Annual banquet, ushers' Association, Central
NJ z. Church, Orthodox and Griscom streets
Frankford. o'clock.
Discussion on Public Health" by, chtet
before the Society OF Municipal Engineers. En-
gineers' Club, 1917 Spruce street: s O'clock
Free.
Lecture on I'm ard About jerusalem" BY
James ClBrency Wagner Free Institute OF
Scicnce,. 17th street and MONTGOMERY avenue
Belmont Improvement Association. $3.50
Girard avenue; o'clock Free,
Cohocksink Board of Trade. 9th and Diamond
streets: s o'clock. Free.
Thirty-fourth and 44th Ward Business Men
Association 53i2 Haverford avenue; o'clock.
Free
Vernon Building. 1914 Germantown avenue;
Feed Feed and Grain Dealers Bourse; o'clock.
Free -, ,.,.., ,.s,
North S2d street; 8 o'clock. Free,
& o'clock. Free, -.
Concert, Y, NJ. c. A. symphony Orchestra,
1921 Arch street; s:15 o'clock.
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MIR, Mantell Re-creates
Shakespeare's King John

z Mr., Mantell, opening his repertory en-
gagement at the Lyric, gave students of
kne classic drama one of the infrequent
opportunities to estimate king John" at
us right value and in its true environ
.nent-the stage, and not the closet.
within the decade, Mr.. Mantell revived
~ before ii had seldom record on our
Etage; since IL, none.
A product of Shakespeare's earliest
period, Of chronicle plays. purely poetic
asamas and adaptations which trans
smated existing plays into something SUI
pefior by the magic touch OF genius,
king John" lacks the quality of the
4Ater and greater dramas. The form is
e tesulcted TO historic pageantry II Is not
u close knit fabric; 1t Is seldom suffused
#nilh rlch' rare poetry; II lacks greatly
u me analysis of life which, proceeding
.ton conhict OF motive and clash of char
Hsser makes the authentic drama. Yet
oesplte these limitations, the chronicle
piayi and king john for a specimen OF
= mas historical Importance, both as a
shinder OF the day when the stage
ssHsed as textbook as well as newspaper,
-lia aA a stage in the evolution of Shakes
psafe as a dramatist
~ Mantell's acting version congresses
.hle spectacle of seven acts and ten
nsAngs the years of the troubled reign
Laeklandi It discloses his usurpation
- osan Richards throne, defiance OF the
W. murder or arthur (Geoftrey's son),
.ns real heir conflict with the barons,
Thieh later gave England Magma Charta
haffying of the church and hideous
asa1n. The burden of the action rests on
~ ntamous, megalo-maniac monarch,
sis hApless nephew. distressed Constance
eflhurs hereft mother. Hubert de Burgh
she princes keeper and Faleonbridge, the
.sofous' Yalorous love-ehild OF Couer-de-
The John OF Mr.. Mantell is a strik-
lnk representation from the physical and
genealogical standpOints; its aspects
-.s eharacterlzed usually broadly hut
9aetlmes minutely; a young and ap-
saently strong man, he shows the
pAhptoid tendency spoken by history and
ehatantly betrays the deerepitude Ol
sech and action attendant on degen.
z4sey OF the blum and clustering Planta'
#enet breed. yet he vaclllates, hesitates
sais eraftlly, Injuries by indirection. evei
ESSENTIALLY timorous, cringing and tOC
zztiui 10 bear the weighty consequence
hls words and deeds. IN the power
:. -eene with the papal legate. Pandulph
s1 " the subtle one, In which he sug
ISIS the murder OF Geoffreys son 4
zs hqrgh. he was every inch King John
aaeh.
true Fiantagenet IA robust form, rud
'pt and straightf0rWaTd methods. M
,QnpfldEe Of Ffitz Leiber (played b,
saf's Aeeinn u the former rexlyaD
ses4 ztalWaft eontreEl . the weak
o- - relative be Has Vigorous 4
-ftinz ana delivered bis black s<fa
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De Wolf Hopper's in Town

There are all sorts of Kokos. There
have been all sorts of Kokos. and there
will probably be great many more
varieties before Gilbert and Sullivan's
"Mlkado" is laid upon the shelf. But
there has never been one quite ike DE
Wolf Hopper's or one so good in Its own
peculiar way; and there never will be
again.
OF course, there was Richard Mansfield
and all the rest of the Original ko-
kos" Once upon a time, when Frank
Moulan was a much better singer and a
much funnier comedian than he seemed
in "Fads and Fancies," he made the
Lord High EXecutioner, who never exc
cutionated, into perky little monkey of
n man with the longest and sharpest
sword that ever quivered in a stage
plank. And out in the Middle West
when the present critic was young in
years and theatres. one John q. young
who sang THE Girl of the Saskatche-
wan into fame-made stock company
Koko every summer which then very
inexperienced critic still thinks Is the
best regular edition he ever saw.
But Hopper's is Hopper's. At the Met
polltan last night Koko dropped his part
into the bass, and "cOlored his tones
with a vocal misery that any tear
stricken grand opera singer might envy.
Instead of a short, agile person, he
stalked on some elBnt OF nine leet ms
and created the eXcruciatlng spectacle
of a shaking mountain-nay. Pike
Peak-of fearsome jelly. But why keep
up the fulsome eulogy? Hopper's may
not be Gllbert's, but 1t is Hopper's. So
is his curtain speech.
As for the rest. There was an eX-
cellent orchestra for that miraculous
music Arthur Albridge indicated another
milestone in his pilgrimage toward act
ing as well as singing; Pooh Bah Pooh
Bahed with all Herberts Waterous' skill,
and the women, Idelle Patterson and
Gladys Caldwell, acquitted themselves as
they should in operetta-with the voice.
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|nfeatns ,r ttr-Lot',
4 one Of the bad Magee; Ihat
.nen' 81 killed a my line! 1 used II
han once for laugh in The Lost Limo
roen usine'-4OO,O00 copies.
"S I'll bet you read it."
1 rna anna "bad Magee: you may
n "you've got not believe it, but
'bretty good never to really, old chap' I've
kalk like that with written you over
4 gun in front of and over agaih'
.,,,r tace" Magee, when rob-
berry piles on ro-
a u,ose IN the girl nance: "I get rid
|.sho has just come OF one pest se seIlel
In: "Do you be- snd along comes
1Ileve in love at first continued IN our
sIgh,s" next"
F'eA' The crook: Jaw,
q Magee; "If you "Ive read that In
'barm that girl I'll books
Eet you II it's the Magee: i've writ
Hast act of my life" ten 1t In DOCKS
As for the story of what happened at
The inn which had so many Keys no
spectator would thank a cricket-even
m. BIggers hlmself-for telling him
more than what Magee says about 1t;
apNothtng but crooks, murders ghosts
Iplstol shots policemen and dead people
Walking about the halls. Hundreds OF
thousands of dollars and keys and Keys
2nnd keys. Twenty-four hours! Why
couldn't write a book In "a years IN
place like this"
4 Mr.. Cohan doesn't leave you with
that plot or those sarcastic comments
on it. When he's got through having his
Innocent novelist go into raptures over
finding real life just like his books and
having him play up to 1t in great style
Dir Cohan springs a surprise that MI
Biggers never dreamed. 1t knocks the
whole underpinning out and leaves Mr..
Biggers' tale a mocking, ludicrous. roar
Ing wreck And then-another turn that
goes Mr. Biggers' best seller from Bos-
ION. and Mr.. Cohan, best seller of Broad
way one better.
a An in ALL Seven Keys to Baldpate' Is
ss well acted and as well set as 1t Is In
geniously and brainily written. There are
flaws in the cast. but II stands up very
well to the one that originally acted the
play. There is the new Cohan stage man
agement TO keep the lights In this very
zeal room down to as real a mysterious
dimness, and to knit the acting together
Into something that seems almost as close
to reality. George Parsons points his lit
erary cleverlsms just right and plays the
whole mad tale In as mad n spirit. Fig
ures like Joseph Aliens Hermit and Ed
gar Halstead's caretaker are rich with
character. In fact, the company seems
almost capable of that marvellous piece OF
Improvisation, in the manner of the COM
media del arte, which you will hear al
about when-which, of course, means very
soon-you go to the Garrick,
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with absence OF affected elocution. In
stately person and affecting acting, Flor
ence Auer Csuccessor to the late Marie
Booth RusseD realized the battling, en-
Uttered, betrayed Constance, who found
how unreliable are royal pledges; she
was particularly effective in her pas
sionate denunciation of forsworn kings;
her intonation vitalized the verse she
spoke until it seemed of living speech
and not a thing of meter. Genevieve
Hamper enacted young Arthur naturally;
partly due to her touching but never
merely lachrymose personation, more, of
course, due to the poetry with which the
role was enriched by the playwright.
the fate of the hapless prince seemed
piercingly poignant; the dreadful scene
in which his tears and helplessness melt
the heart of Hubert-played with some
strength by John Burke-and save his
eyes from the branding iron was pos
sessed of moving pathos and delicacy.
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By ANNA PAVLOwA

slightly to the left. while the cavalier
stands on his right foot, the left ad-
vanced with the toe pointed and his
body inclined a trihe to the left.
on the second count of "one," two"
three" Cor -four" ave-" "six'D each
dancer advances on the forward toward
the other, dragging the other foot behind
over about half the space, and raises
the arms. This should be a deliberate
movement, occupying fully three counts
there being a pause of approximately a
count and half at the completed for
ward advance step.
on the next three counts (Which would
be 'seven" eight" "nine'D, the dancers
step backward, the lady using her left
foot, the cavalier his right, and permit
ting the other foot in each instance TO re-
sumo its former position. The final for
ward step on the last three counts pre-
pares the way for the inal figure of the
czarina waltz, which will be taken up
in the next article.