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EFFIE ELLsLER
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been termed the different play" and
has scored = substantial hit during
long runs in New York, Boston and
more recently Chicago. Probably
no one but Rachel Crothers could
write comedy around an old ladies'
.home and make it laughable without
poking fun at the unfortunate in
mates. "Old Lady 81" is one OF
those rare, plays, clean and whole
some and breathes the spirit of OPP
,imism and eternal youth. 1t con-
.tains some of the finest character
drawing Of any play Of recent years
and is presented by what is said to
be the most evenly balanced cast
now or the American stage. 1t
comes here almost direct from a
record three months run at the
3Cort tlleater, Chicago. Supporting
Miss 2llsler are some of the best
character actors on the stage to-
day, among them being Scott Coop
err. Viva Ogden. Maud Sinclair,
Kate Jepson. May Galyer, Mrs.
Felix Morris, Hazel Sexton, Irving
Mitchell, Louis Fierce, James Mel
son, Lottie Church. Elizabeth Lee
Roy, Mrs. Lettie Ford, Clara Cole
man and others.
NOnc of the headline attractions
at the Orpheum this week is the
modern allegory, THE Heart of
Annie Wood" depicting an emo
tional crisis in the life of a coun-
try girl, confronted with making
choice between a reliable country
boy, and a doubtful and scheming
city man. The title character is
portrayed by Edna Pendleton, who
has played the leading part in
"You're in Love" and in The
Masked Model" A second head
line act of the bill is to be, the one
act farce, "Prevarication," presented
by Bert Baker and company. Mr..
Baker is exceptionally popular, and
the diverting play in which he APP
pears was written by himself. Baily
and Cowan. billed as the "Banjoker
and the Songster," are experts in
jazz and syncopation. With the
forces which Canad sent to the war
in 1915 were .ergeants Blake,
Parker and Cook, also Corporal
Healy. They are to appear in an
offering called "The Shrapnel
Dodgers" The fiddle played by
Blake is one he made with a tin
biscuit box and the panel OF Bel
sian door. An amusing pair of
character comedians, Burns and
Frabito, offer a laughable skit
called Shoes" Songs of the peo-
pie will be sung by the American
tenor, William Smythe. China is
both the art of self-defense and the
national sport of Iceland. An ex-
hibition Of it will be given by the
Icelandic champion, Johannes josef
sson, who brings with him COM
pany of experts. Since the eleventh
century glima has been practiced
in Iceland Once again Kilograms
will offer film presentations of world
news, and the Orphcum Travel
Weekly is to show interesting scenes
Of wide interest to people in
terested picturesque customs and
Industries.
The New York Tribune, in. re-
viewing concert by Mischa Elman,
the great Russian violinist, who is
to play here on Thursday evening,
April II, at the Brandeis theater,
called special attention to the Ernst
concerto which the violinist offered.
It is a most difficult work and Mr..
Krehbiel, the Tribune's noted critic,
said: "The composition is so sur
charged with difficulties that it is
asterror to most violinists. Mr.. FL
mans playing of it must have left
the violinists who heard him we'll
night breathless, for he tossed off
cascades of double stops like glisten-
ing jewels, thrown out by handfuls."
The New York Press also enthused
about the same concerto as follows:
"His playing of the Ernst concerto
was downright sensational from the
viewpoint of technical difficulties
overcome and subordinated to artis-
tic effect"
Herbert Rawlinson and Sylvia
Dreamer are featured stars in The
Common Cause ]. Stuart Black
sons latest screen masterpiece,
which will be the attraction at the
Brandeis theater for four days start
ing today. Mr.. Rawlinson is remem-
bered specially in this country as
leading man for Geraldine Farrar in
THE Turn Of the Wheel" and kiss
or Kill" Miss Dreamer is native
OF Australia, where she was one of
the most popular leading women ap-
pearing in a number of American
productions, including Bought and
Paid For" and THE Argyle Case"
In addition to beauty and personal
charm, she is an actress of excep
tional talent. THE Common Cause"
was written by ]. Hartley Manners
and placed in scenario form by An
thony Paul Kelly, who wrote the
smashing hit, three Faces East"
which has just closed successful
engagement at the Brandeis.
In all the numerous heroines who
have delighted your eye and aroused
your sympathy upon the developing
screen of the ever-popular movies,
there is none to compare with the
character study which Mabel Nor
rnsnd crowds into Mickey" This
delightful creation which Mack Sem
nett directed with his finest comedy
touches and skill. comes to the Bran
0eis for six days starting next Fri
day. April 10, and if il does not
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