Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-19
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REVIEW OF THE
MAJESTIC BILL
A Well-Balanced and Clever
Bill For the First Half
of the Week


Paul Armstrong; Romance of the
Underworld" as a heedliner, together
with several other entertaining vaude-
vile acts, the bill for the tirst half OF
the week at the Majestic, is one which
should satisfy the most critical theater-
goer.
Amusement. of all kinds is provided,
with plenty of music and fun. a marked
Improvement in the jokes is a feature
which is pleasing many of the regular
patrons of the popular vaudeville house.
Ted and Corrine Breton open the en-
tertainment with a clever singing and
danclng act, and few real jokes:
note. has number of pleasing selec-
tions for music lovers and is proving
favorite on the bill.
DeVine and Williams, comedy enter
sent in the way of twisting patent
medicine names into puns. The aero
the Olympic, Trio. claimed to be the
only parallel bar artists in vaudeville.
The audience is furnished many thrills
by the trio in variety of aerial stunts.
The headliner, in three scenes. is re-
plete with humorous situations with
just enough pathos and romance in it
cast of characters is furnished in The
Majestic. Playgoer. making it difficult
to award honors for acting. All of the
cast play the parts well. and the story
is one which does Paul Armstrong
credit for presenting 1t on the vaude-
Vile stage. To find a theme in a courr.
room and prison for a love story is
no difficult task. but to present 1t to
the public in vaudeville Is the task
of the Underworld" proves his ability
for the work.
MAX ROBERTSON.
Tonight and Wednesday and wednes-
day dfly matinee, September 1s and 20 =
FRIDAY evening, September 22-"Watch
Your Step"
MAJ AJESTIC-Vaudevill
COLQNIAL--"Pillars of Society,"
REGENT-"Common Ground"
GRAND-"The Hunted Woman"
A farce so ingratiating, SO convul-
pealing that it ran for one
and ter, New York, Without ones
business" is the famous famous
Fair and Warmer" which Selwyn and
Company will present at the Orpheum
night The demand for its appearance
On tour, began, 1t is said, before the
end of the second month of its aston
Watch Your Step" the swift-mov-
ing, colorful and syncopated spectacle
which Charles Dillingham;
"Watch produced at the New Amster-
Your dam Theater, New York, ana
Step" which will be seen here at
the Orpheum Theater. next
Friday night, s p. M. curtain. comes IN
to instant popularity. Then, there is Irv-
ing Berlin,s ragtime. and the fun or the
librettist, Harry b. Smith. to aid in tho
perr1,a psrformanees Sen, delishtfplness. Tne
cellently trained. The seat sale opens
tomorrow.
In his famous story. Pillars of So
ciety, which will be shown at the
Colonial Theater for the
SPdiiars Spdih,, of last last times ines tonight;
the Colonial humorist, perforates our
social fabric and shows
ttS Of ayRoeTsy p an
regarded as one of his best works IL
tells story, with picturesque and
graphic detail. of man who poses as
an example OF virtue, but who is actu.
ally villain and renegade. Henry
Walthall, who is seen in the leading
role, is Just the man for the part This
is Mr.. Walthalrs hrst appearance Oh
inc triangle program. \ new two-reel
keystone comedy will be shown on the
same program. Virginia Pearson, the
famous Southern beauty, and one o.
William F'oN,s most popular stars, will
be seen on Wednesday, and Thursday III
new ;Ts Fox feature in FIVE parts, entitled
sode of The Grip of EVIL" called "Ihe
Butterfly" will be the added attraction
of the program.
Marie Doro has the role of little
slum girl, who is caught in an entangIe-
ment in Common
Marie Doro In Ground" now he
Common Ground" ing shown at the
Regent Regent
The story tells
of a Judge of woman's, night court.
who. in his anxiety to help the unfor-
tunates who come before him. incurs
the. anger of the man higher up" and
is forced to resign from the bench on
frameup." Whereupon the girl OF
the slums .(played by Miss Doro). whom
he has befrlended. comes to his rescue
clears him of the charge brought
of the man higher up"
IAN International Marriage" is an al
most everyday newspaper headline
What their after-marriage life is like
is usually a point OF ignorance with
most people. The supposition being
that they, lived happy ever after. The
best possible insight into the true con-
ditions--so different from American
home life is in the Paramount photo
play, AN International Marriage,
shown tomorrow and Thursday. star