Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-26

~ has bserNt the request Of patrons
vtfty-sixth street Theatre for the
~ Of Mrs. Vernon Castle In her serial
I)ay for Thursday as well as Wednes-
mat the management announces they
o6(atned II for that day as well az
" today and the next two days Jay
4nuel has procured Thomas H.. Inces
yllioation" for the patrons of the Jeffer-
Il II the same production which APP
1FVd at the Lyric earlier in the season
-Dhirley Mason, star of Passion" one of
- Seven Deadly SINS the Mcclure series
~ being shown at the Savoy Theatre,
- New York friend who is n lip reader
M 4pd who can tell by looking at a motion
G3cture just what part Of the country each
/Qtor is from. Westerners she says say
XlWhcy': New Enganders pronounce IL
Whut'; Southerners prefer "wha'"
What do New Workers. say?' Miss
Loson asked, desiring to know so she could
Itk the press agent about It,
The friend, who is New Yorker didn't
&6nderstsnd.
'Euh?" she asked
III The hrst episode of 'Patra," in which
'tt ne serial career for limited time at the
s RidEe Avenue Theatre on Thursday.
<is The Crab" is not animal picture as
Il QDme may think from its title Frank
|# Keenan, will show the pa atrons of the Eureka
IN Saturday just what THE Crab" really s
e
# Another photoplay Of out-of-the-ordinarv
X quality will be presented at the Palace
when Mary Pickford the reigning favorite
& 81 the films. will be the chief attraction all
week in The Poor Little Rich Girl" adapt
# % from the play and story by Eleanor
~ Gates. The picture was recently presented
n ~ the Stanley and many persons were
unable to see this star and this new play
that the management Of the Palace an
nounces that Mary will hold forth all week
2f Dainty Anita Stewart will appear in the
y title role Of Robert W. Chambers's book
The Girl Philippa," on Friday and Satur-
& day at the Locust The story deals with
events leading up to the European war. and
the camera gives wonderful opportunities
B IN adding glamor to the introduction of
some splendid battle scenes
Theda Bara. the queen of all vampires
will be shown at the Belmont today and
y Tuesday in The Tiger Woman" which
= a story of Russian life. II Is timely in
view Of the recent startling conditions in
That nation.
An added attraction will he a new chap
Der of Ditmars Living Book of Nature en-
dtled jungle Vaudeville" the last half
81 this week at the Arcadia
Manager Jacobs. of the Imperial Theater
0ixtieth and Walnut streets. has obtained
four features of extraordinary merit to
\ head his program this week Peggy Hv-
La nd
Bobby Connolly. will appear today and
Tuesday In Intrigue" Nitagraph Blue
Ribbon film
A gymnasium game, said to be new. is
blind boxing" The two contestants are
blindfolded and punch each other as best
they can. II is said to be very funny
But 1t isn't new. Years ago according
TO history, a pirate and a gentleman of
title engaged in a blindfold duel with dag
gers Pretty Margaret Brent, a Maryland
girl, was to be the prize. The pirate won.
II wasn't funny in those days.
The incident is shown in "Sloth," star
ring Charlotte Walker, one Of McClures
Seven Deadly Sins, which is to he at the
Tioga Theatre on Thursday.
ls Kathlyn Williams, the brilliant Morosco-
4. Paramount star will be seen at the Aiiam-
bra today. Tuesday and Wednesday in the
Mrst showing of the picturization of Maude
Wreck" Miss Williams is too well known
20 photodramatc audiences to have her
euccesses enumerated In this brief space
1t Ia entirely by her ability and conscien-
tious effort that she has made for herself
the enviable niche in the hall of fame of
photodramtic artists
Antonio Moreno and Edith Storey who
nave high place in the esteem of all
X motion picture lovers. will be shown in
"Aladdn from Broadway" and am added
attraction will be Mrs Vernon Castle in
the ninth episode of "Patria" on Wednes
1 day and Thursday at the Great Northern
Fannie Ward. who will be seen at the
Eairmount on Saturday in Betty to ,ha
rescue, went with her company under
the direction of Frank Reicher into tba
mining distrlct for the purpose of pho-
fographing mine interiors In order ~ co
cure sufficient Juice" for the Klieg Ii.h.s
u was necessary to run speciaI Ivira
from the power line to the mine a distance
81 Two miles. Prominent in the east s,,n
porting Miss Ward are Jack Dean. lanes
Neii' Lillian Leighton and Charles West
special musical feature of the u,eal,
- the Palace will be violin solo by
the leader of the Palace Theatre Orchestra
David kaplan. The number selected is a
Hungarian czardoz entitled "Heire Kati "
\ MT hapan has been giving dilgent study
TO this solo for the last couple OF noontbs
ana II promises to be an exceptionally pleas
ing treat to all music lovers who visit this
house during the presentation of THE Poor
Little Rich Girl in which Mary Pickford
stars
There are few neighborhood theatres that
are open continuously from D. M to II
p. m. Among the most successful is the
Bluebrd. on North Broad street This gives
persons who do not care to go out at
night an opportunity to view the pictures
ut the hour of twilight
The NJ. p. Moller Company Of Hagers.
town, Md. has installed one of it's best
organs at the Ruby II is a two-manual
Instrument. equipped with all the latest i'm
provements. including a magnificent concert