Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-31
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REVIEW OF
MAJESTIC BILL
First Half Filled With Variety
Which Gives a Clever
Bill

The first half of this weeks bill at
the Majestic ought to prove thoroughly
for the most
greeted each performance on the OPEN
ing day and apparently went away well
e wtn enmedy ahe S fHd open
tremely difficult "acrrobatic dancing,
Comedian {Se {Se can't az possibly s be over
forty inches talD, bubbles over with
catchy songs and funny little dances.
house. Headiining the bill for the first
half. is the Moanaiua Sextet, presenting
an Hawaiian Musical Melange. and fea-
aUkesie-ie" Is much in evidence. but is
not overdone. The troupe gets the
maxi mum of melody out of every musi-
and there are many. This act closes
with the native dance, done to real
Hawaiian muslc-the one that made
"Old Bill Bailey" famous.
Lander Bros, hobo and a travelling
pill salesman, put on some clever chat
ter. catchy songs and a recitation or
two, each one tunnier than the other.
The incessant applause brings the act
out of the wings several times. Gordon
and Day, a trick bicycle act, is one of
act is done by one of the handsomest
women and the homeliest man in vaude-
ville-an odd combination, but win
ner.
ORPHEUM Friday evening, Novem-
Der 3-Mme. Gadski.
Coming soon-"Fair and Warmer"
AJESTIC--Vaudevill
C0toNIAL.-a"Romeo and Juliet"
GRAND-"Caprice of the Mountains"
REGENT-"Each Pearl a Tear"
VICTORIA-"TheU Unwritten Law
The present season finds Nine. Gadslki
moved steadily and surely
Mime. since the beginning of her
Johanna PUBLIC career-the acknowl-
Gadsli edged queen of lyric and
dramatic song. Re-engaged
for the Metropolitan Opera House to
sing the great Wagnerian roles--and an
which each season furnish fresh evi-
dence of her arts constant growth.
The prima donna's beautiful voice and
radiant presence make such occasions
the notable events of each season.
Nine. Gadski appears but once in this
city when she presents the opening
Gale Course at the Orpheum. upon No
vember 3.
Judging from the reception accorded
the opening two subjects of his new
series of travelogues,
Burton Holmes just begun in Chicago
Scores Another and Milwaukee, Bur-
Success ton Holmes has
"struck a winner" in
his choice of subjects for the coming
season.
His first two topics, "Canada-Coast
to Coast" and "The Canadian Rockies
have attracted the largest audiences he
has had in several seasons, while the
advance sale for the remaining three
subjects, Imperial Britain" THE Ger
man Fatherland" and "LaBelle France"
is many times as large as last year.
Mr.. Holmes will begin his series of
travelogues here about the middle Of
November.
The feminine admirers of Fannie
Ward the beautiful photodramatic
actress. have a great
"Each Pearl treat In store for them
Tear" when they see Each
Regent Today Pearl Tear" now be-
ing shown at the Re-
gent In this production Miss Ward
wears many beautiful gowns and her
famous string of pearls.
who has acquired a wonderful string
Of pearls, attempts to barter them for
the body and soul of q beautiful girl
But love will find its own--and does,
bringing in the pearls as a boomerang
to wreck their owner. A powerful
dramatic story with a delightful end
ing:
Tomorrow and Thursday - Never
has Dustin Farnum had such a role as
in THE Parson of Panamint," coming
to the Regent Tomorrow and Thurs
day. Hts vast experience as a screen
and stage star gives him a knowledge
or histrionic values and this very popu-
lar story by Peter B. Kyne has given
him play that is superlative.
People who are of the opinion that
Theda Bara can only portray vampire
parts on the motion pie
"R0meo and ture screen, will be sur
Juliet" ut prised IL they take ad-
Colonial vantage of their last OPP
portunity to-day to see