Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-12

tertainment. This is not the case.
The farce is one carrying Well
connected plot, tells very concise
and interesting story and is brimtul
with bright lines. humor and spark,
les with smartness and more rea,
IDEAS than is customary to be louno
In musical Offering. the manase
ment lays claim to having one OF tne
finest singing organizations on tour.
The production carried is complete 10
the smallest detail. 1t all may be ac-
cepted with the advance assurance
that those who go to the Orpheum on
Tuesday matinee ana night VIII De
amply rewarded.
COMPANY OVERSEAS SHOW
Exceptional singing and several in
few of the bright spots in the Com
pany l Overseas show to be given
next Wednesday. matinee and night
at the orpheum. In ADDITION 10
Reading unit of the 42d Division
which saw much active service on the
western front, the cast Will inciude
the pick of soldier theatrical talent
entertaining minstrel first part, then
into an olio and conclude with an
afterpart depicting daily scenes IN
Red Cross hut overseas. These boys
and girls opened their short tour in
Reading recently and are said to nave
classy entertainment The sale of
seats will open Monday morning.
A CYNIC,s MOVIE DICTIONARY
Mary MacLaren has often been
called the cynic of Universal CITY,
possibly because her associates have
seen her reading Bernard Shaw and
Oscar Wilde between scenes. But out
of a clear sky she is likely to spring
brilliant piece of satire.
On her vacation at Coronado Beach,
CAL. Miss MacLaren recently COM
piled the following "Cynic's Diction-
ary of the Movies"
osphere-Those handsome ladies
and gentlemen filling up the gaps in
the secret of how to look like a mill
lionairc on s5 per day.
Assistant Director-The last receiv-
eamn IN IL line for that famous ,sn moys
busiest man in the studio.
Camera-hound - Those shrinking
souls who must poke their faces in
front OF the star in the. mob scenes.
Chase-The directors way of as
slsting his players to take off flesh.
Close-up-A directors excuse for
barring the baby-dolrs freckles to the
world.
Director-The king, the emperor,
the man who never does wrong" the
Double-exposure-w the poor
wife shows up her husbands two af-
Fade. e-.out-The hero's last chance to
taste. the heroines lip rouge before
starting on another picture.
Foota ge-The directors friend, and
insomnia,s enemy for the movie fan.
Grip-A property man. always
where you don't want him, "the man
/ VINO never came back"
Hama well seasoned actor toe
we'll done to bring home the bacon
The guy that thinks he is, but amt
Location-A place where directors
lead their, companies for ulterior mo-
tives. and exterior scenes. In the
beaches or the mountains; in the
! winter California, Florida or Central
America are favored.
Projection Room-The place where
the pictures are reviewed, the stars
! parents roll in ecstacy, directors
writer's gain a long-sought sleep.
! Publicity-The headlight on a
shooting star. The reason why a girl
will make a playmate of a left-hand-
ed walrus. The actors friend.
! Set-A built-up scene at the studio
not like scene" at home with your
still-A photograph. not moving
picture unless in the mail to some
publication.
"Set StiiI"-An archaic New Eng.
land expression-very colloquial-de-
rived from the movies and meaning
| remain seated till the car stops"
Thriller-A motion picture in which
only four actors are killed. and not
more than twenty-five wounded in
action.
Up-stage-The attitude Of a star
with an inflated dome. One argument
in favor of an open season on motion
! picture actors.
Vamp-Why men leave home and
| girls go in the movies.