Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-26

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time Sesterday when Acting State
Health Commissioner Royer decreed the
Indefinite continuance Of dark dayg'
for the theatres. That bright sleam
again has emanated from the City's
Board Of Health, which since Thursday
has sought to bring about the lifting Of
the han which resulted from the infiu-
enaa epidemic. BY order Of the board
the churches may open tomorrow and
the schools on Monday. And what ID
more. II the difference between the
city and state authorities as regards the
edict against the theatres and other
public gatherings cannot be ironed out
today or tomorrow. It IL not unlikely that
Director Krusen and his colleagues may
take II upon themselves at their meeting
next Monday to permit tire reopeniug
Of places Of amusement. The city health
boards power to take such action exists,
in the opinion Of City solicitor Connelly.
In the meantime the theatre managers.
hitherto 40 prevailingly optimistic. con-
fess they have been converted TO a sort
Of fatalism which preclvdce any further
predictions a. to when their places will
reopen. They insist that they are as
much in the dark now as ever since the
realm Of amusements, and 10 they have
settled back 10 another period Of watch
ful waiting.
There 10 no making light OF the trou-
tles OF the Philadelphia managers. One
Of their number, a veteran whose judg-
ment commands respect. estimates the
ag9reRate loss to all the Philadelphia
houses for period Of three weeks in the
matter of rentals. salaries. profits and
disrupted organizations at 100000 But
this estimate covers only the three
dark" weeks just ended and does not
reach into a further continuance Of the
closing period.
TN SPITE Of the uncertain outlook the
/ Philadelphia houses are prepared TO
lose no time in reopening once the
amusement ban is lifted. The Leave
It-to-Jane" Company. which has wealth
cred the storm Of the last three weeks,
can be reassembled on very short notice
and resume its successful run at the
Opera House. Most Of the players. after
their patriotic labors In the fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign. In which by their
Individual efforts they obtained in the
neighborhood Of 100000 worth Of sub
scriptions, have made their way back to
Broadway, where they will spend tho
summons. At the Garrick Mary Ryan
has been prepared to open In 1.-THE Lit
tie Teacher but now that the hoped-for
reopenlns Of the theatres next Monday
no longer Is assured, the plans of the
Garrick management as regards this
play are still In the making. The limited
engagement Of ethel Barrymore in r.. c.
Cartons comedy, "The on Chance" and
the 1913 series OF the Ziegfeld "Follies,"
both OF which were scheduled to open
Monday respectively at the Broad and
the Forrest Theatres. may have to be
extended beyond the two-week period al
lotted to Philadelphia should not the re-
opening order come early next week,
When the Adelphi reopens Alma Tell will
be heen in The Eyes Of Youth" a dra-
matte novelty dealing with the workings
OF crystal ball. Although 1.-THE Kiss
Burglar" had been scheduled for the
Lyrics reopening. the outlook now is
Tor either the COnstock- Elliott musical
comedy, "Oh. Lady. Lady, or Lionel
BARRYMORE In Augustus Thomas's drama
or civil War patriotism with many pres-
ent-day applications. At tile Shubert
the probable reopening attraction will be-
Maytime,' a musical comedy which for
two years has been playing in New
York.
DEER1NG still further into the future
L bookings at the Philadelphia thea
tres, 1t is announced that tho succeeding
attraction to Leave 1t to Jane" at the
opera House will be the Winter Gar.
den's annual review. 1.-THE Passing Show
OF 1878" The cast seen here will he
headed by Eugene and Willie Howard.
At the Garrick shortly Robert Hilliard
Will make his appearance In q new com.
ad Dptn IL
the Forrest Is Raymond Hitchcock in
his new edition of "Hitchy-Koo," which
opened this summer In New York. FOR
the most part, however the future book
inEs are very uncertain, and the chances
are that this condition will be accentu-
ated should the influenza continue to up.
set all the best-laid plans Of the thea
tres.
F..
LNOR musc-lovers the week beginning
l. November Z will be a busy one. That
afternoon the Monday musicales will
come TO life again at the Bellevue with
q program that should prove appealing.
Lucien Muratore. one Of the greatest Of
the French tenors. brings with him
George True, pianist, and Alexander Il.
Debruille, violinist. both Of them young
French musicians who have seen serv-
Ice at the front and. after having been
HN"Hucu HoH'c' were kTaHtcu icaNeH ot
absence by their Government. They
will appear here in uniform.
Monday evening the Boston Symphony
Orchestra will give its first concert at
the Academy Of Music under the direc-
ton Of Pierre Aonteux. Of the Met
ropolitan Company Monteux has d.
rected opera in Philadelphia before.
but this time he comes in an entirely
new capacity while substituting for
Henri Rabaud, the new permanent con-
ductor Of the orchestra. who will not
assume charge until the musicians re-
turn from their first tour. The soloist
will be Florence Easton, last heard
here last juno with the Davis Grand
Opera Festival. The program COM
prises Franck's Symphony in ID minor.
Schumann's Manfred" overture. Vim
cent d'Indy's "lstar' and Debussy's
"Iboria."
For the first time Tuesday evening
of that week Philadslphians will have
an opportunity to hear Alfred Cortot,
the French pianist. who makes his first
appearance here with the Paris Con-
servatoire Orchestra. Quite naturally
the program contains . prepondersnce Of
French works. but Beethovsn's Fifth
Symphony ID included. The program
follows In Its entirety: Overture.
"Patrie," Disst symphonic on ut mineur.
Beethoven; prelude. q "Lapres dun
Fauns." Debussy: quatrieme concerto.
saint-Saens: Tnorceau symphonidue Ak
trait de Redemption" Franck; over
ture. "Le Carnaval Romsin," Berlios.
For Wednesday evening of that busy