Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-26

CONTINUING PLAYS

CONTINUING PLAYS
ADELPHT-"A Successful Calamity"
Clare Runners divcrting light COM
Cdy. amusingly emphasizing tho nos
taigia Of a millionaire for the rest
ful charm Of home life. William GIL
lctto gives Il Charactcristically ctfec.
tive portrayal Of this central figure.
In tho excellent cast are Louise Rut-
ter Richard Sterling, Claus Bogel,
Ruth Fiudley and Robert Rendel.
BROAD-"ITamilton." absorbingly inter
cstinE presentation Of an episode I'm
tho career of the brilliant American
statesman Play Is derived from au-
theutic history by Mary T. Hamlin
and George Arliss. The latter gives
Rolished and convincing performance
Of the name part. All the scenes Of
tho piece arc laid in Philadelphia.
FORREST-"IIavc a Heart tuneful
and breezy musical comedy, with score
by jerome Kern and book by Guy
Bolton and =. c. WodehousC. Henry
w. Savage has staged the production
with conspicuous taste. Heading the
present cast are Billy Kent Irene
Pavloska, Donald Macdonald and
Flora Zabele.
APRICK-"Turn to tho Right" sue
Cessful comedy, presenting contrasts
between social and moral standards of
the metropolitan underworld and
those of small town life. Winchell
Smith and John l.. Hazard are the
authors. In tho company are For
rest winant. Ruth Chester, Edgar
Nelson. William Mcchan and Lucy
Cotton. Last week here.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE
The Passing Show Of 1917" an eN-
travaganZa of the elaborate Winter
Garden type, replete with specialties
and interpreted by a notable cast of
entertainers. Among the principals are
De Wolf Hopper jefferson De An
CELLS. chic" Sale, Irene Franklin,
Burt Greene, George Schiller and
Rosie Quinn.
LITTLE THEATER -- "'rhe Doctors
Dilemma" Bernard Shaws satirical
survey of medical and artistic circles.
The production is made by the Phil'
adelphia Stage Society Bculah Jay
has leading role. Last week,
AT POPULAR PRICES
WALNUT-"Stop Look Listen - mu-
/ steal comedy
GRPHEUM-"A Little Girl in a Big
'bNp Il llvuNlA ~ i'NAS'''''''''''
! VAUDEVILLE
+ EETTHrS -- Gus Edwards's elaborately
staged Revue" lie Roy, Talma and
Rosco. in q brilliant series Of Illusions
Roy Cummings and Ruth Mitchell
The Makers of History spectacle
Nclla Allen, vocalist; Four ldanias
Eymnasts.
GLOBE-"NIidwintc Revue" ocean
Found" musical comedy May West
Antrim and Vale. -Four Seasons,
Mack and Arnold stone and Boyle
Gordon and Gordon, Maglin, Eddy and
Roy.
cross KEYS-"Fashions la Carte Il
Clcvc, Nylophonist; Rawles and Nol
kaufman; Acmo Trio Four Belgians
first half of week. Fantom & Co, De
Iislc and johnson, Ubert Carlton, Pau
Decker a. CO., Bowers and Gordon
latter half Of week.
RPOADWAY-Har Cooper and jim
Heaucy. Crewell .Fantom Co, De
I,islc and johnson, Paul Decker & co.
"Ruc Jeans" photoplay; first half Of
week. "Childreu of France" viii
Raymond Hackett; Curley and Welsh
ward wilton and Janice, Harry
Tsuda "A Hearts Revenge photo
play; latter half Of week.
WILLIAM PENN-Abe Lcavitt and
Ruth Lockwood, Roy La Pearl, Burns
and Quinn. scandal" phOtoplay; first
half of week. Harry Cooper and jim
Eeaucy, MaNinc's revue, Sullivan ant
Clark. Weston and Wheeler, "ThC
Heart Of Lion" photoplay; latter
half OF week
COLONTAL-Odiva and her fourteen
seals in n diving and swimming act
Black and White, Mat Curtis, Marva
Rchu and Bert Fitch,"A Modern
Musketeer," with Douglas Fairbanks
photoplay. All the star performers
Of the bill are girls.
NTyON-Gautier's "roy Shop" "Ar
Arabian Night" Basketball Five
Mary Donahue, THE Warrior pho
tOplay
GPAND -- Jane Connolly & co. IN
"Bettys Courtship"; Lew Madden s
Go. in Monday Morning; MahoneS
Brothers Green and Parker, De Win
ters and Rose, AdlOn X Co, jugglers
FEATURE FILMS
STANLEY-"Ghosts of Yesterday" Will
Norma Talmadge All week.
PALACE-"The Fields Of Honor" will
Mae Marsh first half of week. "Shir'
lev Kaye" with Clara Kimball Young
latter half of week.
|APCADIA-"The Widows Might" will
Julian Eltinge. All week.
TJCTORIA-"TheR Rose Of Blood" will
Thcda BaTa, All week,
EEGENT-"Treasure Island; Monday
"The Winter Trail" with Viola Dana
Wednesday and Thursday, 9Th,