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

Few people would believe that the
stage had an actress who had never
been kissed. yet Miss Leona Thomp-
Sampson in 'ioh. Boy" which comes
TO the Orpheum. Wednesday, matt
nee. and night, October 81. solemnly
declares that she has never been kiss
ed except by her father and mother.
To substantiate Miss Thompson $
statement, her mother, who always
travels with her, says that she is posi-
tive her daughter has never been
beer, brought up by her parents to
avoid kissing.
1T is an absolute fact" declared
Miss Thompson, that l have never
been kissed by any member of the OPP
posite sex except my own father. Even
when l was a little kiddie. l can re-
member friends Of our family Offer
ing me candy if | would turn up my
childish face and get kiss on the
cheek, but as much as l liked candy.
even in those days l refused to barter
my kisses for sweetmeats. AS | grew
older the boys and girls at school in
dulged in kissing games at their lit
tie parties. but | steadfastly refused
TO play any of them.
I'm the last act of "Oh. Boy" ac-
knowlden. who plays the part of Jim
Marvin, has to take me in his arms
and give me a kiss. When we came
to this scene at rehearsal l complain
Elliott, and they agreed with me that
no girl should be kissed against her
will, therefore, all Mr.. Knowlden
does now is to take me in his arms
and try to kiss me, but l refuse to
II don't like kissing: I think it is
an unsanitary habit. When the day
comes that get married l will GER
tainly let my husband kiss me, but
until that happy day does come pro-
pose to remain unkissed."
ORPHEUM
Friday night and Saturday matinee
and night-"Treasure Island
Monday, night only. october 29-"The
Odds and Ends of 1917" with Jack
Norworth and Lillian Lorraine.
Tuesday, matinee and night, October
S0-"The Katzenjammer Kids"
Wednesday, matinee and night, Oc-
tober 31-"Oh, Boy"
Friday, night only, November 2 - The
Messrs. Shubert offer Al. Jolson in
Robinson Crusoe, Jr."
MAJESTIC
Tonight - Tom Browns Highland
erts, and other vaudeville acts.
Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday -
.'Mammy's Dream" comedietta, and
four vaudeville and comedy acts.
COLONIAL
Tonight only-Ethel Barrymore in
"Life's Whirlpool"
Tomorrow. Friday and Saturday -
Madge Kennedy, Americas great
est farce comedienne. in Baby
Mine"
REGENT
To-day and tomorrow = Vivian Mar
tin in The Sunset Trail" and "Rop-
ing Her Romeo"
Friday Charlie Chaplin, in The
Adventurer," and Marjorie Ram
beau in THE Greater Woman"
Saturday-Charlie Chaplin in THE
Adventurer."
CHESTNUT STREET AUDITORIUM
Friday evening - Nine. Schumann-
Heink.
Treasure Island" is heralded as a
wonderful play of youth and thrilling
adventure, that
Friday and Saturday really go and
pheum on Friday and Saturday, 0c-
tober 26 and 27. with special matinee
on Saturday.
In. this play the pirates in search
of the chart, of the buried treasure,
smash their way into the Inn where
Bill Bones, Captain F'lint's mate, is
hidden, to find him dead and the
chart gone. Young Jim Hawkins,
whom the. pirate promised to take to
sea with him, has taken il from the
old iron chest, and sends 1t to his
elders, who promise to take him along
ure Island"
On this perilous trip he hides in a