Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-01
PAXTANG PARK
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


vaudeville bill playing at the Majes-
tic Theater this week
At the Majestic go to c h + |
A'Hearn and troupe.
This company has a novel act which
went big last night when enormous
audiences thronged the theater. This
act is entirely different from the rou-
tine of vaudeville acts, as there is
AHearn clever bicycle riding to his
DiXieland jazz band.
Hamlin and Mack present novel
attraction, as does Al. Striker, con-
tortionist, who can twist himself in
to a score of positions which are inn
possible to ordinary persons. Barry
Mccormick, the popular1 Irish tenor,
also won big applause yesterday with
his wonderful singing of Irish songs
and stories of the front
Earle Williams is being starred at
the Colonial Theater to-day and to-
morrow in his
Earle Williams in latest picture,
",Thc Hornets Nest" The Hornets
Nest" adapted
from the famous novel by Mrs. Will
son Woodrow. This picture will un-
ences as both the star and the play
are very popular.
AS the hornet, Williams attempts to
assist a girl in obtaining her inherit
miscreant Next week will be at
tendance breaking week at the Co
lonial Theater. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday. Norma Talmadge will be
season, The Way of a Woman"
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Ma
bel Normand. the Comedienne of the
screen, will be shown in upstairs"
The Victoria Theater presents next
week what the management believes
"Sahara" SouI-stirring, most drama
Thrilling Throughout tic, soul-stir-
ring drama
set in the most lavish, colorful and
artistic settings the screen has ever
seen. This picture is Sahara" star
ring Louise Glaum. c. Gardner Sui
livan, the most famous of all photo
play author, wrote Sahara" which
is a big Hodkinson picture presented
vised by Allan Dwan.
Louise Glaum- plays the role of
Mignon, the darling of Paris, on
whom her American husband, Ipor-
trayed by Matt Moore, has wasted his
fortune. He takes over an engi-
neering job on the Sahara desert and
Mignon, against her wishes but lured
by the promise of visit to Cairo, ac-
companies him and dwells in a luNu-
rious tent on the burning sands. But
six months of the sand and the pray
ing Arabs drive her to such an utter
ly depraved state of discomfort that
she leaves her husband and goes to
Cairo with Baron Alexis edwin
Years later she finds her husband,
demented and victim of drugs, and
her child, begging in Cairo. He has
sworn to kill the woman who wreck
fulfilled except that of happiness, is
moved to her first deed of real, low
ing sacrifce-the return of her hus-
bands mind though it means her
death! She does all in her pawer to
cure him, and the day comes when
she is recognized. What then of the
butterfly who found her soul? OF
the man who suffered a living death
Of the child who missed a mothers
guiding hand when it was most
needed?
Charles Ray is shown in his new
picture, The Sheriff's Son." at the
Regent to-day and
Charles Ray in tomorrow, as u
..The ShcrIG'sSOn" young man, who
Mt the Regent has a great fear
from his mother,
and has to fight hard to get the bet
ter of his weakness. When the story
opens, the boys father is badly hurt
in a fight with cattle thieves in New
Mexico. The boy is yet unborn, but
attacked, receives a severe shock and
later the lad is born with her fear
in him. His father is slain by rust
lers and he is sent east to be edu-
Gated When he is grown to manhood
he comes west to rescue the cattle
man who sent him east, This man
has been taken prisoner by the gang
of cattle rustlers who were enemies
of the boys father. -,
Then begins the great struggle. All
tho bov's inherited fear prompts him
to turn back. But he takes a firm
grip on himself, pulls himself to-
gether and enters the domain of the
cattle thieves. He learns where his
benefactor is hidden and he meets
the niece of his enemy, and falls in
love with the girl, and together they
rescue the cattleman who is pris-
oner.
Tonight will be Elks night at the
At Pnxtang oldest living Elk, who
Park Theatcr is appearing at the
PaXtang Park theater and Jos.
park theater with his
wife. will share the headline honors
on the park bill with General Pisano.
Mr.. Norcross in spite of his seventy
eight years, is an excellent bass sing
! er. He is ably assisted by Mrs. Nor
cross in presenting singing act
that has been greatly appreciated by
the park audiences during the week.
Tonight Mr.. Norcross expects to
meet many of the local Elks and tell
them how it feels to be the daddy
of the bunch. Next week Kink Kelly
will be at PaXtang ready to make
two balloon ascensions and as many
perilous parachute jumps every day
king Kelly is one of the parks spe-
80 alllaCtions, and no one ever
watching him in his
thrilling exhibition of skill and Ia
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