Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-03

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WesdinssdIay sicn Iay,o Thursday h. and Friday
REGENT
To-day, Tuesday and w ednesday Il
Douglas Fairbanks in Down to
Earth"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday-Mar-
guerite Clark in The Amazons."
- PAXTANG
Vaudeville
Ap event of unusual Importance
will take place at the Orpheum to-
morrow matinee and evening, when
Al. III. dialect comedian and his
Wilson company will appear in the
n,av .rbn neW Irish military heS9nge s9ng
Burt sayre an exceptional cast in
GLIDING Laura Lemmers. in the lead
ing female roA will present this new
w Ilson Offering. An excellent theme
in the basis OF strong vIrile militant
love story interspersed with comedy
that rippies merrIly amid thrills and
romantic complications blending
all on one delightful whole that
proves the best kind of entertain
ment. Dick Dale is the role Mr.: VIII
son enacts, patriot Irish lad full of
wit and Blarney that leads him into
all manner of adventures from sacri-
ticing himself for honor''s sake to cier
/
creates trouble for him and in dong
so reveals wealth of resourcetui-
ness that is Indicative of the nature
of the little green isle he came from.
In this new Wilson show a delightful
stage performance is promised and
when coupled with the midget of new
songs offered as a feature the height
songs are entitled Il Want You Then
Machree," ireland is Your Home,
Sweet. Home" MY Mothers Wedding
The Irish Viii be There"
a glance over the bill booked for
the Majestic Theater the first half of
Marie gibbon - the woman
FbzHibbOn with sense of humor'
ON Majestic as she is SO often called.
Bill Miss Fitzgibbon needs no
introduction to vaudeville
devoteeS. She is a monologist and has
which she alone knows how to de
liver. Dave Glaver.is also on the bill
Mr.. Glaver is not only a clever come
dian, but singer as well. with
puts across the footlights at their
true worth. Bob Hyman and Virginia
Mann, two capable young people in
q comedy sketch entitled Under Her
Thumb" together with two other
Keith acts, complete the bill.
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III the time ever comes when Charles
Ray gets tired being motion pic
| ture actor, or the tickle public ceases
to adore him as a popu-
Charles Ray lar star, he will be able
... IHe to make himself useIul
Colonial as a railroad man as IA
result of the knowledge
he gained during the making of Sud
aen JIM" the Triangle production
based on the Saturday Evening Post
story of the same maine, by Clarence
Budmgton Keland, in which he is
starring at the Colonial Theater to-
day ana tomorrow. In this picture
Mr.. Ray pilots a locomotive and load
ed log train over burning trestle
and speeds to safety second after
the flaming structure is blown up by
dynamite. This is one of the many
blood stirring. scenes depicted in the
story. Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, within the Law. Broad
Alice Joyce and Harry Morey, will be
the big attraction. 1t is a portrayal
of the life of Mary Turner, the
worlds most famous department store
girl" both before she was sent to
prison and following her release. 1t is
a wonderful story and a wonderful
play and should prove tremendous
drawing card.
When does the next Douglas Fair
banks picture appear?" This is one
of the most persistent inquiries with
Douglas Fairbanks Theater % | is con-
at the fronted daily.
Regent To-day Since the athletic
formed his own company and began
releasing his pictures through Art
craft the sensational success of I'm
again - Out Again." and Wild and
him to the foreground as the ideal
American and the nations favorite
comedian, Down to Earth" his new
est Aircraft Offering will have it's
initial presentation at the Regent to-
day, to be shown tomorrow and We'd
nesday and that this production will
more than satisfy the countless ad-
mirere of this inimitable actor is as
sured.
The story of the photoplay tells of
typical American youth whose
to nature are not in accord with the
views of life assumed by his sweet
heart, an ambitious society bud.
Bridge parties, matinee dances. tea
parties and sumptuous dinners are the
important factors in the pretty girls
social career and these occupy too
much of her time for wanderings
amidst Gods country in the great
outdoors. How the persistent youth
takes her away from her surround
ings and wins her over to his way of
thinking despite herself offers one of
the most amusing tonics the screen
has yet displayed.
The fireworks display that will be
SHOWN at IdAldHS EdIh lillS tNtnlUb
is announced by the park manage
ment as the most ex-
The Paxtang pensive as well as the
Park bill most elaborate fire.
works show that has
ever heen attempted at PaXtang.
Among the set pieces to be shown |
will be the figure of an acrobat that |
will do all sorts of acrobatic stunts !
when the match is applied. This |
piece is done in most beautiful colors |
and is said to be one of the best |
demonstrations of pyrotechnical skill !
that has so far been invented. With |
the ariel part of the program Will be |
bombs that explode high in the, air |
letting loose myriads of grotesque |
figures. balloons, parachutes and |
thousands of beautiful multi-colored |
stars. The display will start at $3.50 |
and last during the entire evening.
On Friday and Saturday evenings |
the Paxtans Mnstrels will give two |
benefit performances at the park |
theater for the PaXtang auxiliary of |
the Red Cross. A cast of eighty prin-
cipals and chorus together with an
orchestra of twenty pieces will make |
this one most, pretentious amateur |
show the town has ever seen.
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