Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-10-24

tASi VI Nhe COiutNS, "HlCil IN stage
barrel of apples and hears the pirates,
who are on board disguised as honest
sailors, plot the death of them all.
You see the mutiny on board, and the
defense of the stockade against the
pirates! Jim Hawkins escapes to the
good ship Hispaniola. where he fights
on the rolling craft to a successful
finish.
Then there is the search for the
treasure, the finding; of the, skeleton,
the marooned sailor, whom Jim
Hawkins meets, and host of other
thrills.
The very name Treasure Island"
gold, pirates with gold earring and
pigtales, the sight of a wicked craft
on the tossing sea, with the black flag
aloft, the clash of cutglass; the old
iron chest filled with treasure that
you must have a chart to find, and
the marooned sailor on lonely island
left behind by his swash-buckling
comrades.
At the orpheum next Monday night,
the musical revue, odds and Ends of
.o,, -, @ 1917" will be pre-.
Ends of 1917" couple of weeks on
tour, this organiza-
tion goes into the Norworth Theater.
trss nUw being built Hr in West ESrty eighth
principals will comprise only names
well known to Broadway. including
Harry Watson. Jr., Lillian Lorraine,
seph Herbert. Jr.. Norma Phillips.
Marjorie Poir, Ubert Carlton, Jack
Edwards, Joseph Maddern, John Birch,
Winifred Dunn, Maxine Brown, Eli
nor Dayne, Margaret Adair and q
chorus said to be as clever in the
singing and dancing line as theyI are
good to look at.
Nassiveness poreeousness and love
illness best describe the newest car
toon musical COM
"katzenjammer edy, "Katzenjam-
Kids" mer Kids" which
will be the attrac-
tion at the Orpheum next Tuesday.
matinee and night. presented under
the direction of Gazzolo. Cats and
each one surprising the other in at
tractiveness, and the fashionably-
gowned beauty chorus adds to the
Of the features Of the ''Katzenjammer
Kids" is the jingly musical numbers.
There are over two score of these,
some OF the biggest hits being San
sailors Yarns" How Do You Do,
Honolulu" and "Katzenjammer Kids"
"Oh. Boy" smart and brilliant
musical comedy, and the fourth of
the series of New York
"Oh, Boy" Princess Theater musical
Musical comedies, under the per-
Comedy sonal direction of +. Ray
Comstock and William
Elliott. will come to the Orpheum
next Wednesday, matinee and night.
"oh, Boy is claimed to be a musical
comedy sensation of the season. Its
popularity is due to the delightful
story as well as the dainty and color
full production replete with tripping
melodies and interpreted by notable
cast of players.
In the special company which will
appear here will be Leona Thomp-
son, Gertrude ,MIsaixeli Yak; Edward Forbes,
Fredericksi Eileen Powers. Helen
Hibbing, Bobby Hale, Laura. Wells,
are are we'll worthy of Special mention. &
"Oh, Boy" ran an entire season in
New York at the Princess Theater.
Coming to town soon is one of the
big shows of the year, Robinson
Crusoe, Jr.." with Al.
Al JolsOn's Jolson as the star. For
Crusoe, Jr." Garden management has
retained the original
New York cast, including Lawrence
D'Orsay, Robert Ryles Harry Kearley,
Grace. Johnnie Berkes, Kitty Doner,
Mabel Withee, Frank Holmes. Lee
Phelps. Alexander Dagmar. Clint Rus
sell, George Thornton, Trlxie Ray
far-famed beauty brigade, on the
road. and is expected to delight q
capacity audience at the Orpheum
Theater, Friday, November 2.
pleasing bill is appearing at the
Majestic the first half of this week.
Headline honors go
Alex. McFayden to Tom Browns
on Majestic Bill Musical Highland
ers' an aggrega-
tion of talented singers and musi-
clans, in a high-class musical offer
ing. Four acts of merit are grouped
around this attraction. They are
Warren and Conley, in a breezy fiir-'
tation skit, entitled ION the Board-
walk" Alex. McFayden, exceptionally
clever entertainer on the piano;
well-written and well-presented COM
edy playet entitled $4,000 a Year."
and Cook and Rothert, novelty COM
e,V acrobats.
Ihe vaudeville bill booked for the
last three days has as its headline
feature delightful musical comedi-
eta entitled "Mammy's Dream" with
eight clever condolences and singers
(all girls). Van Alta and Gershon,