Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-05-21


brook, has designated Saturday afternoon
as time for the special showing Of come
dies and other subjects suitable for chill
dren and TO be known as Children's Day
The entertainment will begin promptly at
o'clock.
Readers Of George Ohnets book "The
Ironmaster," will have an opportunity of
seeing the perturbation of II upon the
screen Of the Bluebrd on Thursday and
Friday with william Farnum in the lead
ing part II has been movlly named
American Methods"
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne
have kept The Great Secret" for many
episodes, but the final one will be shown
on Saturday at the Liberty, where II will
be disclosed to tho patrons. Surely that is
record for keeping secrets
The value OF the proposed co-starring of
Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks I'm
one production can be well seen at the
Logan Auditorium, where these lumnares
will appear this week. but each in their own
production. The first half will show Miss
Smith--er Pickford-in Less Than the
Dust" and the last half Doug" emssary Of
laughter in I'm Again-Out Again"
Nance O'Neil. whose work In Mrs Bal
fame" the Polarization Of wcll-read
book, will be on view at the Park on
Wednesday, is regular visitor to this
her home city. She is an expert dancer, but
her work as an emotional actress has so far
overshadowed her ability to trip the light
fantastic.
''Womanhood, the Glory Of a Nation" has
been secured for the last three days OF
this week at the Jefferson and Judging by
the popularity Of this message of our coun-
try II should prove an incentive for many
viewers TO enlist their services for the
country
A strange contrast is to he presented at
the Ridge Avenue Theatre on Saturday
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt and n Keystone
comedy. Surely that is a varied bill to
suit the tastes Of every patron
A production for the warm spring days is
that Of Purity" with the nature-clothed
Audrey Munsen as the central figure. II s
her figure that has been used as n model
for artists and sculptors everywhere. The
Cedar will present il on Wednesday
No longer can it be said Of Russia that
II IL dark and so it will be with great
interest that the attraction at the Tioga
on Wednesday will disclose the last III
phase Of this former condition when Alice
Brad yappears in Darkest Russia"
Philadelphia is to have the first showing
Of the new French production, Atone
ment" in which Nine. Regina Badet. the
vampire Of Paris. is featured. II will ap-
Brady appears in Darkest Russia"
An added attraction for Friday at the
Leader will be the showing Of the O. Henry
story. Past one at Rooney's" II has had
large following Of readers and is well
acted.
Louis Bell, publicity director for the
Freebooter theatres, has capitalized an edi-
torial which appeared in the EVENING
LEDGER II is as follows:
What other actress in the world but
Sarah Bernhard could win a visit--and a
kiss-from a statesman entangled In the
coils Of public demonstration Rene
Niviani? The great and undoubtedly weary
diplomats hospital call on the artist was
tribute not only to talent, but TO the un-
tagging force Of personality that helped
10 make France loved long before we in
dorsed the Republics policy in arms"
He then calls attention 10 the fact that
she will appear at the Coliseum on Friday
and Saturday in Mothers Of France"
A special attraction for every wednes-
day and Thursday at the Fifty-sixth Street
Theatre will be one OF the celebrated o.
Henry stories In photoplay. The first is
The Third Ingredient" There will be a
complete play every week-thirty minutes
CT unusual pleasure and entertainment
These plays are the screen productions Of
the most beautiful. humorous. tender, pa
thetic and the most ingenious stories Of
this famous writer.
Residents of Germantown continue 10
have presented TO them week after week
the fulhllment OF the promise made when
the Stanley Company assumed the direction
Of the Rialto Theatre. That promise was
that every photoplay presented here would
be first presentation. Marie Doro in a story
OF newspaper life. by Claiming Pollock and
Rennold Wolf. entitled Lost and Won"
10 the feature for today.
Three stars will appear in new plays at
the Alhambra this week, Patrons will not
only have the opportunity to see such
artists as Marguerite Clark, Jack Pickford
and Vivian Martin In photo-dramatc
masterpieces, but they viii also witness
several acts OF vaudeville headliners Miss
Clark viii be the screen star today, Tues
day and Wednesday, appearing In her latest
success, "rhe Valentine Girl"
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