Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-15
THEATRE BILLS
FOR NEXT WEEK
Schedule Of Entertainment at
the Tarious Piayhouses
in This City
NEW ATTRACTIONS

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wALNUT-"The Brat" comedy. fea-
turing Cecil Spooner and Edna May
Spooner, who have following In this
city. though they have not been booked
here for some seasons Cecil Spooner
is especially remembered as sterling
soubrette. and has q typical role IN
this Oliver Morosco play. Tastetu'
settings and a selected company are
promised for the engagement
CONTINUING ATTRACTIONS
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE
Passing Show Of 1918" last week
Of return engagement. Company In
cludes Irene Franklin, Willie and
Eugene howard, Adele and Fred As
taire. dancers; William Philbrick,
George Schiller and the other favorites
and a picked Winter Garden chorus,
Some of the songs and speciaities are
new. and all are entertaining.
FoRREsT-"Going Up" musical com
edy. based on James Montgomery's
farce. "The Aviator" Score by Louis
Hirsch and book by Mr.. Montgomery
and Otto Harbach. Musical numbers.
tuneful and jolly, include Tickle Toe
'If You Look in Her Eyes ana
Down, Up. Left, Right" Cast In
Duffy, Helen Groody, Janet Veile and
a beauty chorus"
SHUBERT-"oh, I.ook!' musical COM
edy, based on Ready Money" farce
by James Montgomery. Lyrics by
James Mccarthy and music by Harry
Carroll. who has contributed I'm Al
ways Chasing Rainbows," AN Old
Fashioned Girl" and Dolly Twinkle.
Ath nlmherS Thp
versatile dancers. the Dolly Sisters
and Harry Fox are featured and the
company includes a lively and lovely
chorus.
ADELPHT--"why Marry" comedy by
Jesse Lynch williams, enlisting the
services of a number OF stars. Included
are Edmund Breese. Ernest Lawford
Leonard Nude. Lotus Robb, I.oui~
Randolph and onne Morrison. Shaviar
in sparkling dialogue and finely acted
BROAD-"The Better Ole" based or
the Bruce Bairnsfather cartoons
Macltlyn Arbuckle as Old Bill; Perci
val Knight Bert, and Percival Vivian
All. are the three musketeers' of the
French trenches. Percival Knight
wrote the music A wartime play
with music. but not a war play or 9
musical comedy. High in amusement
quality.
GARRICR 49, "A Tailor-Made Man.
clever comedy. by Henry James Smith
with Grant Mitchell in the title role
1t presents a tailors helper as 9
psychological study OF the effect OF en-
vironment on character and achieve
ment. In the cast are Rowland Buck
stone. Dore Davidson. Minna Gal,
Haynes. Gladys Gilbert. Mary Mar
tin. Lotta Lnthicum and other ia
vorites
LYRIC-Lew Fields in Friendly Enc
miles," play based on emotion
aroused among American citizens o
German birth during the world wa
just ended. 1t blends humor, senti
ment and pathos.
pHoToPLAYs
STANLEY--"Virtuous Wives is tn
first starring vehicle for Anha Stewar
on the First National Program. TIL
film story IL from the novel by Owel
Johnson. and was directed by Georg
I-oane Tucker.
PALACE-"Don't Change Your Hus
band" shows side of martial life o
interest to everybody. The produc
ton has Gloria Swanson as the chic
feminine player, and the entire pre-
duction was directed and cast by Ceci
Il. De Mile.
dRCADTA-"Here Comes the Bride
brings John Barrymore Faire Binne
and Peggy Shanor to this playhous
in a story made from the stage pla
of the same name.
FICTORIA-"The Great Romance" re
mantle drama written for Harel
Lockwood by Finis Fox. Edyth
Chapman is the leading lady and Et
win Stevens has an important part.
REGENT-"Faith" brings Bert Lyte
in story which shows the faith @
two women in the courage OF one maj
first half of the week, and THE Gil
Dodger," with Charles Ray, come
the last half of the week.
STRAND--"His Partisan Wife" feature
Elsie Ferguson in a part calling fo
her appearance as a writer, fri
half OF week. "The Romance
Happy Valley" directed by ID. v
Griffith, comes the last half of tn
week.
LOCUST-"The Dub has wallace Rel
as the star, the first half of the weel
and His Partisan Wife," with Els
Ferguson as the star, comes the la
half Of the week.
VAUDEVILLE
hEITH'S-Phyllis Neilson-Terry, II
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