Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-27
THEATRE BILLS
FOR NEXT WEEK
Schedule of Entertainments
at the Various Play
houses in This City
NEW ATTRACTIONS

NEW AIIhAC1IONS
FORREST--"Scandals of 1919" by
a new producer, George White, the
dancer. Musical revue that treats
topically the II. C. of L.. 2.75 and
other burning questions of the day.
George White. Lowell Drew, Ann
Pennington. George Bickcl, Evettc
Rugel are among the entertainers, as
well as n sprightly chorus. Dc.
Scribed as "a dancing show" par OK
cellenCe.
ADELPHI--"The Hon. Abe. Potash, )"
comedy by Montague Glass, creator
OF Potash and Perlmutter, and Jules
. Eckert Goodman, starring Barney
Bernard for the first time on the legi =
innate stage. The story of Il Jewish
merchant who is drawn into politics
and elected mayor, and thereby. in
y wolves himself in hilarious compiled
tions. Nine. Mathilde Cottrelly leads
III the support.
WALNUT--"T Logic of Larry" in
Producing II new Irish star, Barry
Mccormick. First performance on
and stage of Celtic comedy, said TO
develop a new idea. by Willard Mack.
author of Tiger Rose, "kick In, j"
etc. Industrial troubles furnish the
background of the play, and the play
wright is said to offer solution for
strikes.
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA
HOUSE -- Gallo English Opera
Company, directed by the impresario
of the San Carlo Opera Company
Funmakers and singers who will in
tcrprct classic comic operas are JEFF
ferson DE Angels, William Danf0rth;
'irota Risley, Rosamond Whiteside.
Louis Cassavant and Mana Shimou-
sunni, japanese prima donna. Max
Bendix is the distinguished musical
director. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Chimes of Normandy" !;
Thursday and Friday, III. NJ. s.
Pinafore'': Saturday matinee and
night, "Mikado."
CONTINUING ATTRACTIONS
BROAD-"Mis' Nelly of N'Orleans, -
by Lawrence Eyre. "Nelly" is a
complex person. When the play opens
she reveals herself as belle of the
Old South; then comes her transition
into the whimsical, willful coquette
of her younger days; in the last act
she stands forth as the human, bril-
liant southern woman, with a keen
sense of wit. Mrs. Fiske is at her
best in the name part, and has nota-
bic support.
mystery melodrama of the Secret
Service, by Anthony Paul Kelly. The
plot, woven in the prologue by Ger
man spies at Berlin, is picked up by
English operatives in London when
the Huns have dispatched their mas
ter spy on a mission of diabolical
intent Violet Heming heads the
cast.
LYRlC-"Roa of Destiny based
by Claiming Pollock on O. Henry $
short story with three endings. The
fate motif. that what is foreor-
dained by kismet will come to pass
is the theme developed into an un-
usual and effective play. Florence
Reed. the star. is supported by Nal
colin Williams. Emily Galloway and
Calvin Thomas.
SHI BERT" Siubad,' featuring AL
,Jolson. Associated with him are
Lawrence D'Orsay, Forrest Huff
FIRTH Won Busing. Franklin Bate.
Farber sisters and other principals
and a large and busy chorus. A
typical Winter Garden extravaganza
in fourteen scenes. $50
... PHOTOPLAYS
STANLEY - "The Kingdom of
Drcams.' first perturbation of Louise
Provost's novel, with Anita Stewart
as the feature player, is the romance
of marriage of convenience, and has
an excellent supporting cast of play
crs in Kathryn Williams, Anna Q.
Nilsson, Thomas Holding, SpCttis-
woode Aitken, Edwin Stevens,
Thomas Jefferson, Harry Ham.
Ralph Graves, Tully Marshall and
Robert McKim. Marshall Neilan
was the director. p. ..
PALACE - "The Lottery Man."
movie version of the stage farce of
the same name, tells Jf man who
started a lottery with himself as the
prize. Rida johnson Young wrote
the play and James Cruze directed
it. Wanda Hawley is the leading
woman, with whom he falls in love.
Harrison Ford, Sylvia Ashton, Mar
cia Manon, Carolyn Rankin, Fred
Huntley and Winifred Greenwood
are in support. w.. 49,.
ARCADIA - "Strictly Confidential
comes to the screen from the book
by the English author, Jerome X.
Jerome. In the important character
there will be found Madge Kennedy.
who intreprets the role made famous
in Fanny and the Servant Prob
lem. While mistress of a house she
meets many relatlVeS. 1t may be re-
called as the play, THE New LADY
Bantock." Herbert Standing, John
Bowers, Lydia Yeamans Titus are
in the cast.
FICTORIA--"Th Wilderness Trail"
finds Tom Mix as the star in a story
that deals with the north and of gold,
There is also the romantic touch TO
the play in the love of the woman
who waited for her real man to ar
rive. 1t was directed by Edward lie
{. Saint, and Colleen Moore is the lead
ing woman. Sid Jordon, Frank
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Warrington and
Jack Nelson are in the cast.
REGENT - stepping Out" with
Enid Bennett, is the play for the en-
tire week. To become a household
drudge in order that her husband
might dress well is the motivation,
G. Gardner Sullivan supplied the
scenario, which was directed by Fred
Niblo.
CAPITOL--"The Market of Souls"
with Dorothy Dalton, is the play for
the first half of the week. Rex
Beach's ''rhe Girl From Outside" ;"
in which Clara Horton and Cyullen
lands made such hit, is there the
last half.
will attract DudianraS fret hole .