The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-31
HAPPY SECRET
TOLD BY PLAY
Glad Game OF Happiness Is
y "PoIlyanna"


The glad gamc--the secret OF hap.
pinesa--is being played at the Met
ropolltan theatre this week where
Viola Harper IL holding sway as III.
tie Pollyanna, In the play OF the
same name. The play IL written
from the book by Eleanor Porter.
Pollyanna Is a play for little chill.
dren and for big grownups. The
Riddles made up a large part OF sun
days audiences.
Miss Harper portrayed the role Of
the little girl with fVe art and conf
WINGED her audiences that the glad
way liz the best way 10 1--we, Seattle
people who are fortunate enough TO
see the play win surely profit by II
as those who Witnessed II sunday
viii testify.
Pollyauua 10 little giri who
comes TO live with her Aunt Polly
Harrington. who In very cold to-
wards her az first. But tn. little or.
phan Ia always glad over every
seeming advcraity and finally wins
her aunta love. And then when
pollyanna climbs thru the shrubs OF
her aunt's yard and enters the home
of John pendleton. ESQ. the Her.
init" whom she calls her king" she
brings JOY TO the heart Of the man
who had turned from tile world be-
cause Of selfish sorrow and opens
the windows of his heart again.
And then there 10 jimmy Rean.
rollyanna's playmate. whom iAolly,
anna teaches the glad game. And
thru the glad game. jimmy and Pol
iyanna are--well. that's the happy
ending.
At THE MOORE
sam Mann, in The Question"
takes the honors at the Moore this
week. In playiet damned full OF
humor and pathox. Mann and his
company present a series OF unique
situations. lauwhablc but highly col.
or~d with near.traEedy.
Polly Moran. tho Sheriff Seil'' 81
the screen. ranbles onto the stage
with a laugh. yclis at the audience
and then ramblsz off again. No
body would mistake her for Mary
pickford. In her own full-throated
manner. she thrills with songs OF
nonsense. and she has the crowd
be a hesdllner In any show because
she In Polly Moran. and there Is
none other like her.
Agnes Berri and Irene Jonani can
sing both hixhbrow and regular
songs. and they prove u. Charles
irwin comes thru tho rye" with a
laugh and a hIecough. and the Mos
conf brothers demonstrate some new.
intricate dancing stepa. Helen Shcol-
der and her cello and the Fantino
troupe. in an aerial exhibition. arc
good attractions. The orpheum trav-
clogue shows how rabbits are hunt.
ed down. and takes tho crowd thru
Naples
WILKES
Ia one OF the finest aud best pre-
ssnted plays ever staged here. the
wilkes Players appeared In ''Passers.
by by C.. Haddou Chambers. sun.
day. with matinee and evening per.
formancea.
Excellent characfer.work In pres.
entation Of diversified types Of So
ctety. was uniformly obtained by the
Wilkes Players. The play eanno; BIZ
said 10 have a plot. which in many
respects constitutes an Improvement
over the average modern play.
which IL usually all plot Some phil.
oecphy. love and quiet humor 20 to
make up the piece.
Ivan Miller Is agnin seen In the
leading rolls. that OF Peter Wayerton.
whose man-servant. William Pine
Henry Hall has n habit Of watching
the people who pass his masters |
window In London. occasionally in.
wiling up somebody who strikes his !
fancy. and inviting that individual
20 a drink This results in the pres. |
entation Of many diverse types. Ad- |
olson Pitt appears as sam Burns. a |
tramp, with fine Interpretation.
while Norman Feusier IN equally |
AZ good as Mighty. cabman. !
Grace Huff. as Margaret som.
mers. the heroine. and CorneIsa
Class. as a modern girl" fiji the
major feminine roles.
PALACE HIP
seveu acts are on the bill at the |
Palace Hip this week. The outs,and. |
Ing feature OF the program II the |
comedy act in which |
Frankie Hall and Billy o'Brien are
the chief funmakers. Hall and |
O'Brfen are both clever comedians.
Ray l.. Royce gives character i'm.
personations. his country rube be- |
ing the best OF a number Of comedy
he initiates.
Comedy IL also furnished by Mar. |
Earet Ryan. who sings. dances and !
wears some stunning gowns. Miss
Ryan IL billed "A Cofnedicnne OF
Fit IL Up" IL the title of com. I
edy sketch presented by Marde and |
Hunter. wherein the hare-lipped con. |
yersation of.Marde is a laughing hit. |
A racing sketch Is the offering OF |
HalIett and Howe Co.. the Hamilton !
Brothers are comedy barrel Jumpers
and Prelle's Circus is u novelty dog
act
LEWIS ORPHECM
Able kabibbie. a newlywed. liz the |
part Lew White, Hebrew comedian. |
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