Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-24

pearing at the Majestic Theater the
first half of this week. Dor
At the othy Meuther is scoring
Majestic hit at every performance
with her repertoire of songs.
The headline attraction is the Fire
side Reverie," delightful musical COM
edy offering. Lee and Bennett, in COM
edy. songs and nonsense; What Every
Man Needs" a comedy dramatic sketch,
presented by a clever trio, and Berger
tortion and equilibristic work, COM
plete the bill. For the last half of the
week Captain George Anger tthe tall
est man that ever appeared in Harris
burg), surrounded by competent COM
pany of ten people, will present a musi-
cal playlet entitled, The Giant Fear"
Langton and White, in comedy. sing
ing and talking act; Kelso and Leigh
ton, presenting comedy variety skit;
Crawford and Broderick, in a song and
dance turn. and Monsieur Herbert. in
a novelty musical Offering.
The Canadian woods serve as the
background for the thrilling photo
Pauline Frederick ut the ieS' wfids." g in in
Regent Two Days which Which r,o,, Pauline inc
ing starred at the Regent to-day and
to-morrow. 1t is a tale of the cele-
RrSted bn't Canadian N9rthwsst Ita Nb MOUNTED
well-known author and actor, who
plays opposite Miss Frederick in this
Paramount picture.
traction days, "The Martyrdom of Philip
Strong" with an allstar cast, and
Charlie Chaplin, in a return of THE
Rink" viii be presented.
When Miss Annette Kellermann re-
turned from her years work in Ja-
Annette thrills for William
keIIermnnn Fox's million dollar
Endorses the production, "A .DLaugh-
is at the Orpheum all
this week. she found that the short
skirts she had left had grown astound-
ng1y shorter diTEing Mss her a1senGs
told a Fifth Avenue modiste. that be-
cause in pictures l go romping about
in in the e,h hns t%a n-andeVening dress
born enemy of clothes. But l do rejoice
in the popularity of the full, short
skirt. ! fairly, shudder. when I think of
the old time skirt both long and wide.
with it's full complement of heavy lin
ing and velvet 'binding'-a wicked
weight for any woman to swing from
her waist and a street sweeper if ever
there was one.
81 find, however, that there are peo-
pic who fancy that because l can wear
punity, that | enjoy having my atten-
tion drawn to the shortcomings re-
vealed by the short skirts of others
at the sight of bow-legs, weak ankles
falling in to one another, crooked feet
and shoe heels run off to one side or
the other or inwardly. On the con-
trary, these sorry exhibits make me feel
likeocrying. | can see back of them
tue negligent mother. allowing her
growing daughter to sit with her pitt
able little legs twined about one an
other. or those of a chair. to sit cross
legged in the window seat. or stand on
the outside or inside ankles of her little
hnr faat all CrOwdinr and o.
the muscles and bending the bones
awry."
of seeing ''The Little Cafe" that de-
lightful musical comedy which
"The was, was c9neelved s Gel for h the e. merri-
Cafe" for nearly year at the New
Amsterdam Theater. remember
with delight it's many surprises. the
quaintness of song and the drolleries
of action, which lend strength to the
claim that it is the last word i'm musi-
cal comedy The ~ piece ds :. is from rom The
written by c. NJ $. Mcclellan. while the
music was composed by Ivan Caryll
both gentlemen having been the au-
"The Pink Lady" and "oh, oh. DELPHI
inei'
the Orpheum next Monday evening
At the orpheum next Tuesday even
ing, Mother Love, strong play
adapted from the French
"Mother by Robert Lawrence, will
Love" be presented for one night
only.
The cast includes Augusta Perry. who
successfully. played the title role, in
Madame X" throughout the principal
American cities, as the Mother, a role
somewhat similar to Madame X" John
Davidson. who created the son in
MADAME X" and the juvenile lead in
"a Butterfly On the Wheel" Dorothy
Howard, who is an exceptionally pretty