Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-08


Stanley and Burns. skit Aiexandsr
"Huckieberry Finn" Reckless Eve
musical comedy, heads bill last half
CROSS. .RBYs-"The Night Clerk, mu'
steal comedy Morgan and 'Anser.
comedians Scott and Aubrey. songs
and chatter; Dancing Demons; Demons; s,xe
teen" musical comedy, heads the Dill
last half.
NIxoN--Joe Laurie and his relatives;
I'm nonsensical fun Eddie carr ana
company. one-act farce Marie Haines'
comedienne Barbstts bet ;.rs me anS iyS movie
wives and Other Wives, with May
Miles Minter. Nick Hunoro heaus
bill last half.
GRAND-"over Your Head" novelty
act, with girl singer; Edna Lupy;
character impersonations ~ MahiIS Msnnu anu
Clifton, athletic exhibition; Nancy
Boyer and company, In playlst |;
"Skeet" Gallagher and Irene Martin,
musical numbers.
WALTON ROOF-Alice Lorraine, sing
ing comedienne: the Garay SISTERS
Spanish dancers; Florence AnuIews,
the Glad Girl; Charles Gibbs. imitetor
of musical Instruments Margaret Ir-
wing, charming singer, and Harry
Cantor. singing Marion as an added
attraction.
Mtnstrels
DUMoNTS-old Time Minstrelsy will
be revived. "Oh, Dear Doctor or He
Does You Good" sketch; the Great
Haines, piano artist; sheldon and
Patterson, chatter; Bennie Franklin,
Boyden and Lee and Emmet y. Weicn
Stock
ORPHEUM-"Littlew Women" dramat-
ization OF Louisa Alcotts perenially
popular and touching story OF young
American in Civil War times. Mae
Desmond will play the part or the ir-
repressible 10 and the play viii be
set In four elaborate scenes. Manager
Fielder is negotiating for several New
York successes for the present season.
Burlesque
CASINO - Butterflies of Broadway"
will offer musical comedy which IS
said to be the best Sam Howe has
yet staged. Harry Cooper (Happy
Heinie) is the fun lead and Helen
Tarr, prima donna, and Hattie Beall,
soubrette, are In the cast, which also
has Sam Howard. brother OF Gene
and Willie. The beach at Palm Beach
is one of the pictorial scenes,
TROCADERO - Jazz Babies" a new
and lively aggregation. will offer two
musical skits, at the Sanitarium for
the Soft Drink Habit and .Frensied
Finance" Florence s,nSd Wh'st0Gdi and ~. the
Y. silk is also featured in the we'll
known company
Future Attractions
BROAD. - Speak of the Devil" by
Augustus Thomas, one Of the most
distinguished native dramatists. Lou
Tellegen, weH.known on the screen
as lead for his wife. Geraldine Far
rar and on the stage as leading man
for Madame Bernhardt, Is the star.
LYRIC-"Civilian Clothes" by Thomp.
son Buchanan. who wrote "A Woman's
Way" for Grace George. IL a comedy
which shows humorously, with Just a
touch of seriousness, the readjustments
Of getting out of khaki. william
Courtney and Isabel Irving are fea.
tured.
PORREST-"Ireland a Nation" n pho
todrama which has had enormous
success in New York, the only Ameri-
can city In which 1t has been pre-
scented. 1t is not a propaganda film,
though II is said to REINFORCE the ar.
guments of the Irish to nationnvod
simply through presentation of actual
situations. Bernard Daily and his
Irish Players will present also THE
Wishing Well" a one-act playlet of
Halloween in the eighteenth century
Irish ballads will round out the bill.