Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-29

| Mt the Olympia.
Eight directors are engaged making plays
| for the Triangle A large stan of scenario
writer's are under contract to supply these
directors with stories The studio is To-
Gated In California, where The Phantom
| In which Frank Keenan, is starred, was
| made. 1t will be at the Park on Tuesday
and the Fifty-sixth Street Theater on
| Thursday.
Billie Burke has now been hailed by a
new title. Critics of both the speaking
| stage and screenland are calling her The
| Sunshine Girl"-and she lives up to the title
| every day, as can be seen at the Apollo,
where she appears each week.
In dressing, IL has been an absolute i'm
| possibility to forecast and meet the re-
| quirements of recent weather changes, and
the high humidity has been n source Of al
most constant discomfort to almost every
| one. Those who visit the Palace Theater,
| however, experience at least temporary re-
| lief, for the cooling system is adjusted to
| meet and overcome every change in the
| weather.
The program of the Fairmount Is always
composed of such large variety of subjects
that the patron finds many favorltes In one
day.
The Deutschland. the submarine of the
moment, will be shown in pictures at the
Jefferson next week.
Antonio Moreno is working in pictur.
izaton of one of Harriet r. Comstocks
widely read novels being produced by vi
tagraph Director Harry Davenport He is
to appear at the Ruby, with Edith Storey, In
''The Tarantula."
There can be no question as to the quality
or popularity Of the photoplny attractions
offered each week at the Alhambra Theater,
the only playhouse in South Philadelphia
remaining open throughout the entire sum-
mer
Ushering in new month on Tuesday at
the Girard, Holbrook Blinn and Alma Han
lon will be seen in "The Weakness of Men,"
an adaptation from Count Tolstoi's last
play, THE Living Death" AS an added
attraction on this day there will be a Key.
stone comedy
A Keystone picture will be shown every
day next week In addition, to the main pic
ture. at the Baltimore.
Sessue Hayakawa, the Japanese actor,
who recently supported Fannie Ward in
THE Cheat" will be seen at the Lafayette
on Wednesday in the photodrama ALLEN
Souls" Mr.. Hayakawa is supported by an
excellent cast including Earle Foxe, Grace
Benham, Florence Smythe, Robert Grey.
Isabelle Malone and others.
Casey at the Bat" has been trimmed
from a hve.reel play into a two-reel one. 1t
gives De Wolf Hopper q chance to enact
that famous poem. 1t will be at the Iris
on Saturday.
The autos parked on both sides of the
street in front of the Overlook make 1t
look like an opera house instead of photo
play theater.
One of the most unusual effects ever
achieved in photoplay production may be
witnessed by patrons Of the Eureka on Mon
day, when the Smalleys' production. The
Eye Of God" is shown at that house.
Billie Burke's serial "Gloria's Romance"
runs two days a week at the Germantown,
Wednesday and Thursday
Triangle and keystone films are popular
at the Liberty. Next week De Wolf Hopper
will be seen there in Casey at the Bat" on
Monday. and Frank Keenan, in "The Phan-
tom" on Thursday
with the Deutschland in the news every
day. the Cedar Theater is distinctly pleased
over having contracted for weekly showings
of THE Secret of the Submarine" on Wed
nesdays.
The Victoria has seldom had so varied 4
set OF films as will be presented there next
week. The program, changing every two
days. includes among it's stars w. S. Hart. |
Fay Tincher William H. Thompson. Enid |
Markey, Max Bigman and Irene Fenwick.
In THE Apostle of Vengeance" in which |
w. S. Hart will be seen at the Park on
the unusual stunt is INDUCED in |
of showing the hero fall wounded without |
the usually obvious accompaniment of |
smoke from gun in an enemy's hand
The midsummer offering of the Market |
Street Theater Is: Monday. Jane Grey in |
Let Katie Do IT.; extra added attraction,
Sam Bernard in '"The Great Pearl Tangle"
Harold Lockwood and May ALI
son in THE Masked Rider"
Mary MacLaren in the Jane Adams
story Where Is My Daughter" will be
the main feature at the Locust Theater on
Monday and Tuesday.
The Princess Theater will show Monday,
Lima Cavalieri In Shadows of Her Past"
Tuesday, ]. Warren Rerrigan in THE Silent
Wednesday. Viola Dana in "The
Flower OF No Mans Land"
The Garden Theater, at Fifty-third street
and Lansdowne avenue, was lately repur-
chased by Robert Hamilton the builder and
former owner, and is now open and being
conducted by him in an up-to-the,minute
manner. Most careful attention has been
given TO every matter that pertains T. the
comfort and convenience OF patrons. Mr.
Where the Evening
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