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Show " x--v m f''23 l f' HX S'Cl THIS WEEKS BILLS Former Logan Boy Proudfu Perched J DR AKA AND VAUPITUAE. NT Aft KK eW ill i m Mwli Gilbert Cristo. Jjielu'ltug SKf'l lor'nds VautJwilU lUlpb Clouingr. T HolLv iK) Jfr MU. Kltf. taPm GILBERT has 'JACK stolen a big nirrh ce hijj r contemporary o and is film for firt atruealm ple with such favora Redolpb Valenite tino and Gaaton Glase at the tepmest rung of the ladder. Maybe the fact that Gilbert wai at Logan hta bora, eometbiag to do with it, but, whatever- the explanation. it will have to be admitted that the versatile Mr. Gilbert r 4nii haurv. M JACK GILBERT lv, TTit have and means, Gi- has pursued the even tenor of hia wav intent apparently on winning fame bv sheer ability.- - And he has a4 hTfoUfl "Look in txre.V (4 In irrrsn H Out , ?5 T2m4i la t&f upcr feature. Ham, Path Rtvlrr; a nw th Amriao concert orehesue , 11 1 it p A y IS 1 m if is a Utah product mav have had something to do 'with his success, but not aJKta he baa had a kwlz" and not ing the' English the French kee") is the conductor of a column in the Evening Sun a paragraphed affair trad.ng. as most columns do, in humor, verse, aatlr and swapped stories. In the Marquis column there have appeared from time to time certain fictional character who have greatly endeared themselves to the author's reader. One is Archie, an adventurous cockroach, with a habit of trailing over the tj pewriter keys and leaving a signed communication in the machine. Another is Hermione, than whom none of the Serious Thinker of the Village is more advanced. Forth eringUl Finch,, the poet, is a third. Fortheringiu grew despondent recently and blew out nia brain, eince which catastrophe hia poetry ha steadily im-i And then there proved in quality. "The Old Soak, a gentleman of the school who has had the eonststettt strength of wili his drinking for thirty years in the face of tne strongest possible family Last week "The Old Soak reached the stage In a comedy-dram- a bearing that title. The play was fashionedlook-i-byn Mr. Marquis, with Philip Goodman it we find the domestic dere- tng on. llct given a local habitation and a name. He lives, cheerfully and indolently, in on of the nearby suburb of New York, v-- to oppo-altio- i him: "If Paganini and Sarasete eould be rolled into one, the combination would probsoiv be such a demon of the violin m iiiii-- l de Kerekjarto." Another local favorite Is Paul, Decker, who, with his capable company, will pre- heartbreaking; tortuous B is even struggle. said of him that before the war when he was working for Thomas H. Ince he was so desper ately pressed for funds at frequent intervals that he could only allow himself a hot dog or a cheap sandwich, once or twice a day. The young man, however, had built on a sound foundation and he forced the tide to turn. He was only 3 years of age when his parents deft Logan and went to Portland, Ore., to- - make their home. The earlier part of tho Native BY BURNS MANTLE. TORK.' Sapt- - vln - our town Mr. Don MarquU (the quia be- .rW k I that Gilbert i 4? ' l. The fact Eiertial lj (oniv b JfrN Charles Calvert aids, too, in the presentation of just1 about the peppiest conglomeration of melody and jazz that ha corn" this way In many a moon. Ed Flanagan and Alex Morrison will be remembered for their highly seasoned Lesson. in Golf.'' It is a whirlwind of coninlv, with the link to the forefront in the filmmaking. Both are expert golfers find their offering is especially wel. come to golfers. Flo Lewis la another featured artist, offering famous women and bilks and Lace." Hers Is one of the daintiest and most thoroughly 'enjoyable of like presentations and leave taste for more of such acts. Jecs Greer (it. r;s heC- at the piano. iif keenest interest to music lovers announcement that the great violin, let vtrt ioso, Duet de Kerekjarto, is on His talent rpy well be summed the tu up In what the New York World says of " lbert d U,? to the utmost of their ability loir. Jh opt fit He wieetione, PROAftWA end Mondaf. May a tvin Tft Truth About rnU romady anl. latat nyw wikly. MT7SICAE COKEDT. ST A f R - Monte lrs,r Tartar and company In IPairv and Viola Iana nu her la at film They Llko Em Boufh. e been Nfhrwi oomatlr, been going some. While other would-b- stars n mi baod ": B'olfI JfftM hai real 4mlb-- I4M tMy. vnudeTilJ bill with ihj fciln ait!th Owning Bt Riwo Ail. UplnpAdiT Mut rlmn flsr. Xivli inti Duel dt htrfkiirtoh MOTION PICTURES. Gfcli-fbt- , sJ and rf ur on Topmost Rung of Movie Ladder ROSCOE AILS AND HIS JOYFEST COMPANY HEADLINE AT ORPHEUM I the despair of a patient, but still loyal wife, and the frequent But publi humiliation of his children. cans and sinners are his pals. H sent .Edwin new comedy, "1 , Burke's SV Parrot Springs Surprise. 'WCfc H. ird" This is an uproarious farce, is The Old Soak's' Clem Hawley Ben with the noted actor at hl best. Ay c Neo One, billed as "One in 400, 000,00(1. name, and his most interesting Intimates yvh. VOsX-? t include Ai, the village bootlegger, and v'tasa3L228WEaris a mandarin minstrel, with all the Nellie, the maid, who likes her. Jiin of the east and the elevenses hooch. She has her suspicions of much In of the oriental feats of magic. The dancer brings big jazz aggregation to Orphemn, beginning Wednee-da- y of Peppy it, however, eince she fed It to her round out the Three Danoise Sisters night. He waa she had always be parrot. vaudeville hill with some. whirlwind danthe lieved, a gentleman bird. But afterfound cing In which skill, artistry and agility liquor she combine. and retary, Janet Preece. Janet la taken ill stimulation ofinthe fiery Jimmie MuaPhy Aesop's Fables, Topics of the Rlcke-- backer, Was and post cage, the a I my and Pathe News add their usual bits Charles Iaddock in theirs. parrot egg at the home of the Renshaw. At this of enjoyablenens. As Juan Gallardo, an idol of Spain, time Janet has learned that the initial tlvely shocked. Clem foregathers With Al and Nellia Mr. Valentino is called endearingly by of the man who deserted her are D. R. whenever the mood I on and Al's or crowds murmured the the By an unlucky coincidence it happen "Espada,' Cr this is Paris, the strain. To stand will consupply ace that Lord Randolphs Initials are D. R. half of the audience et the "Spade," that 'being the type of reministhey Indulge in pleasant Therefore, Janet jumps to the conclusion gether Hate theater lat night, when Monte sidered particularly lucky in Andalusia. It's Always when cences of the "km carter's new musical comedy. The development of to Juan Gallardo that Lord Randolph is tha man.. Upon Fair Weather days a national anthem, a favorite of being confronted by the two men, ah and a man did waa "Henry rove." was being presented In all from a raggtM urchin not have to stand with of Utah, who has reached high place In motion Its nml brilliance. hia country and his loves for two women accuses Renshaw. beauty rail and lean on hearth one the foot a education was boy pictures through sheer ability and hard work, It is then Leslie learns the truth about It was Paris, too Paris with all its are the basis of an Intensely interesting the mantel to feel comfortable in . received in the public lovely gowns and costume creations, a story written by Vicente Bmsco Ibanez, her husband, whom she has always re- against own schools Of Portland and lie was graduated from the high school in that ritv. that hum feminine intuition (or perhaps and adapted by June Alathia, who wrote garded as being above reproach before hieClem i home. way of being an inventor, by She leaves him. To relate Latar he waa graduated from the Hnehcpek Military school at San Rafael, til. It was just that. eye for beauty In dress) the scenario for "The Four Horsemen marriage. he admits, that "hell is paved "Bicod and Sand" is here how she Is finally reconciled to him though of the Apocalypse. to see. As a small boy, Gilbert became stage-strucHe never has and before he waa out of his was so qui,-!inventions." Lila Bee and at the deathbed of Janet would only with goodat least never enough to deIeroueia Courtney, leading lady of the a Fred Niblo production. teens he waa a valued member of the famous Baker Stock company nf Portland. worked, feminine Naldi have the one's a leading beforehand. Cflrter from Interest spoil Nita returned revue, long just He also waa a member of a stock company iu Seattle, Wash., and later was with hia zest for life, but he is always The play has been richly mounted and stroy visit in Paris, and she brought with her roles. that is goabout to patent a the Forepaugh Stock company at Cincinnati. the In abound titles in sparkling epigrams. Parisian atmosphere galore, addition ing to revolutionize aeroplaning, submaGilbert barely had cast bis first vote bb is 27 voara of age. now when he to so many wonder every girl in Los Angela trunkloads of Parisian gowns automobiling, and, it may be, the left the speaking stage and sought fame in the pictures. He was first with of the latest mode that she almost ANGELES experienced its flrt rining. The wanted t,o be an extra tn the ballroom manufacture of eewing machines. Ince in the old Triangle and later was wyth Vitagraph and Pathe, prior to going despaired of eser getting out of the cus- scene of the Norma Talrr.adge feature LOS in toy balloons last week, plot, which Is the comedys weak point, which to Fox, with whom ha is now under contract. During ail this time Gilbert, was toms house when her boat landed. when a of Flame," Eternal mother's "The literal minded man was theft in the involves Clem property production, Miss Courtney, following a long musical begins at the American theater today Instructed hy a director to go down- bonds. Clem. Jr., mothers ewe lamb, being given fairly good parts, arid was progressing as a film actor, but ho was stoi-engagement in Seattle and and continues all week! No wonder they town and buy aa many toy balloons a really took .them out of the old clock minus the advertising :hat was being lavished upon the higher-upsHe comedy const cities, took a long vacation made a concerted flank movement on the he could. to buy his cabaret girl a fur coat, but Bickford in Heart of the Hills,' and wiih other famous other appeared ami went to Kurope to amend It, not to studios or that they kept the telephone The Gamier idea waa that, if ltlcky, father takes the blame. He never bestars in other big film successes. Ho also directed Hope Hampton in The Bait in a mention to spend a considerable portion lines busy for days seeking place "props" might be able to procure a gross fore realized, he admit to the boy. his and Love's Penalty. of good American coin at excellent ex- the company! of balloons. responsibility as a parent. tho attention of William Fox was directed to Gilbert and the voung change rates. Finally Later In the afternoon the property For it is conceded to be the most actor became a star overnight. Since then he has made good on Mias a man motion And picto the nth returned to the studio and proudly Has Appropriate Ending. Courtney isn't hiding the beautiful set ever built degree. Since casting his fortunes tith Fox, Gilbert has appeared in pointed to a truckload of boxes as he Glean beauty, brilliance and opulence of her ture stage, and by experts lybo have Fortunately for the play, and the charset of examination She sends the wardrobe. extensive fair and announced that he had bought acter, Clem Hawley does not reform. He an made Arabian Love o' Dawn, dress)' boastfully anils' The Count of, Monte Cristo, the last sex Into delirium of as well as every balloon In Los Angeles, "except manages to recover the bonds from the delight, envy and constructions on the continent named being his latest release and greatest success, now appearing at the local a couple that a wop wants for himself, village sklnMnt who bought them, and approbation tit every performance at the In the United States, Pantages. He has just finished Honor First, and is working ou Bt. Elmo. psalm-singworld in Statu when in eha theater the each gos he can pull a birthday party for to expose this san'ctlmonlous large Is the appears It only stage In The Count of Monte Cristo, two former Balt Lakers also hav as one who is a churchman on performance in some of the loveliest cre- enough to accommodate such a set, which his kid. the as Ralph Cloninger Fernand am: 750 appears mode. of of cowardly bootations the infest in Mondego Als literal a The erect minded man to artisans, silent would Sunday and a corps took gwrtant McKim as DeVillefort. property partner Miss Although and working in triple shifts of J50 men. When have lost a good Job then and there it legging business on Monday. But at the delights y Gilbert enlisted for the world war, but did not get overseas. His wife is entrances with her Courtney task Gasnier hadn't hit upon the happy expe- tag of the piece Nellie is putting her head gowns, she is no mere finally completed their Beatrice Joy, who appeared with him iu George Loauu Tuckers Ladies' Mut mmci, qmu in Monte Carters revues, they the ballroom extended the entire length dient of using more than 5000 toy balwhich are hetn-- presented weekly at the of the loons in a gorgeous fete scene gorgeous Live." stage. state. With one of the most pleasing When the lOO persons were on dress even when judged by motion picture cycle off the end of a drawbridge at AlaIn Is musical the one she actual voices before of for a the stock, standards. meda into the water, thirty feet below. rehearsal VAMES REXML, who was a member of Willard Macks companv in this day city big hits t f the show with her song num- - hootin-- began tne splendor of me The honst etunt wasn't so bad. because year ago, but now knftwn to fame as one of the highest salaried and most A NY number of directors have enjoyed I know horses, and have known them all the glories of Alexandria. men in New York husband of Dorothy Gish, bv the wav is Horn in Maine and educated in a conpojmlar leading The ballroom of the Palace of Verthe novelty of directing their wive. my life. 1 felt at home, confident, on a determined to write a play that will make him famous. Discussing this desire vent in that siate. Miss Courtney studied sailles, of which the set is a replica, had but few have had the opportunity of di- horse's back. But when it came to ridRennie scenes of recting their sons. William said: music in New York and later went to witnessed many times before recently, Dorothy calls me a theatrical Pollvanna. but that ing that motorcycle off of an open draw-of where she continued all right. Some day I'll start a group of productions on the stage, with her ostentation, but never more pomp and directing "Heroes of the Street," Beaudlne, a Harry bridge Into the water I had the scare her Germany, similes, being trained for grand opera. ceremony than In the Second Restora- Rapt production for Warner Brothers, featured in one, Lillian in another, and myself perhaps in the third. is my life. I wasn't sure whether I would there with the Rennie has had an interesting career since he left SaltLake. After mee- - .She .ts in such demand for the musical tion period, about whicn In time b&.zae just discovering that the youngest metn-be- r come up or Btayon down of Miss me. HutJ which bias she apof his family, William Beaudlne, Jr., heavy machine stage, however, that top wrote the dramatic story tngwith only fair success, his chance came when he s cast with Kuth ihat-torto- comedy X wouldn't with great success In musical Talma dge finde fitting expression for. her has a mind of his own. "Pop" al! peared However, came Is up, right! having in Moonlight and Honeysuckle. Then came ini Love shows for several years. somh job persuading him to act. care to tackle that same stunt again! varied emotional, powers. which tb handsome young actor took New York bv storm Spanish never had and forced the' Mips Courmev is just one of the chosen Many of the girls dramatic critics to procure an entirely now set of adject Hes. in Carter' who plays the THE early day of my picture big -- company of before been in pictures, but they were JACK DOUGHERTY, Some month ago Rennie wrote a comedy, which was tried career I was a 'stunt' man." thirty nnil his chorus of twenty beauties. without exception the finest aagemblfiee male role in the latest Presays m out ew I still think that it was a good In which in Carter himself has scored seen a but failed. Holt. of loveliness to be anywhere girls .Tack. "Consequently I got many ferred Pictures production great hit htH plnv," said Rennie Lake with his rapid-fir- e My first appearance before the Katherine MacDonald Is starred, has a funmaking, whose birth had tamuianzed tnem 'wuu thrills. thinking doesn t count for anything in New York this season It V only the Salt The Carter revues, a new- one each the taocial grace; ao that they blended camera was to dive a hoi e over an em- stage record that Includes appearances tn strongest sort of attraction that is sufcceding. week. nr .eing presented In addition to into the atmosphere of the bankment into a river some fifteen feet New York with Ned Wayburn at the Mr. Rennie is interested in the promotion as well as the end of the the highest class motion picture features harmoniously So, too. the below. acting , court life they depicted. Century, in London at the Hippodrome game and eventual it is his intention .to work out a plan for giving Dorothy obtainable. "The greatest thrill o them all, how- and In Paris at the Femina, with the late brocaded gallant of the era had to be Giab and Lillian Gssh an opportunity in the legitimate drama. 1 Carcast ever. The to was when program this week include aristocratic had to ride a motor- Gaby Deslys and Harry Pilcer. selected with a view would feature Dorothys talents in comedy, while Lillian would probably Rennie "Honey Love," and of features to accompany the foppish her- ter's brilliant expr-.self in the drama of sympathy and emotion. Viola Tana in her latest success, "They attire. Like Km Rough. The continues were all made on the lot from plates of the period. The gowns, DEPORTS from the east state that Frank J Kasmusseu; wull known kvally influenced by the empire, enormously AMONG of the many tokens of his work with the Varsity Piavers ia the historic Som Hall . for, his art there is none possessed aJso indicated a marked preference for theotor, which bm been razed to- the srrouad because of the exigencies of modern of the moyer.age among such li iV, bv I mcl tin the celebrated modification women as the duches. to whom dress is achieving bo little success as a director of the Turn to the Riht com' violinist at the orpheum this week, just Wedneinlny night, which is more was nr: expression of individuality,women panv playing the S'ttarthraore division of the Chautauqua .circuit. In addition i! highly appreciated than a diamond earf-p-- n a it is to the exquisitely dressed production, Mr. Rasmussen is taking an important part. 4 of today. Zita This i Mr. Rasmussens third season on the Chautauqua circuit. Two vears presenteil tu him by feathe big Talmadge of For face value alone its he Hungary. CO played with Moroni Olsen in Last rear he piaved the it should a with Kindling. Review Pathe be the It is designed ture will it arpredatel. bwrkniore circuit, which takes in most of the Atlantic states from Maine with a huge scenes, and a brand-ne"Z," with the royal crown series of interesting American to Florida. concert oroomedv. Th of Hungary just above, ail set in diaAa A member of the Varsity Piavers' Mr. Rasniusseo made manv friends monds and mounted in a special part on will take But it chestra also platinum. by hia portrayal of character and comedy roles in Bhaw s .(.letting Married. is not what the pin and its stones are he program by the rendition of selections Hobsons Choice, The School for Scandal, Bnjrbouses The Meitri"K worth that, endears the token to Kerek-il- l from one of the famous operas. and other plays. Ho. hut the sentiment that prompted !h JUNDAY'S fittraetion at te- Broadway gift. About Hus"The theater ruiring the Isle war, when there were of natixr Balt who has been leading man f..r tho thousands of children made orphans in bands. Lake, fT adapted from Sir Arthur Wing GER,0E " "The ''ilkea for gfoek brilliant a several is now appearing nf tho MVk.s1 eompaaies short time." Ksrekjarto explains, Pinero's stage play, vears, 7 Aieazar theater in Ban. Franeiseo and is being given high praise l.v the ei It is a Whitman Rennejt prothere was famine among them. They were starting, and something had to he duction and has art exceptionally of the olden Gate City. Kay Hammond, a recent NYilkes find, is I did east, headed hy May McAvoy. them. my part by giving in the company. Aneyn McNulty, another Salt Lake favorite, a! s' done for ard It deals ill a start'.ingh inures ig wax the proceeds over a member of the company. turning , " lo reeds Empress Zita heard of With he problem of how a man thus and asked me to cap. Bhe was head before marriage cannot hare his fling E WITT C. JEXXIXGB, former Bah of nil charities of that country and want- without the danger of his escapades him after marriage. The denouei ed to thank me. heavy leading men of fhe country, of the play is perhaps as thrilling "1 took my violin d the castle and men-ennings opened at the Orpheum theater in san rraneiaeo ns ever was screened in a saclimaxa Pkued for her. Bhe was impressed with ? The lead is being piavT by n T,hf fan U'tthr VP-- ' U. K. Herbert ptavs my music, ami she ia a wonderfully clover tiety drama. on the legitima e stage and in the films. fawou This week musician herself Bhe is an Italian, you Renshaw. a wealthy bachelor, who the aketeh will be prcsentei m Lo Angeles, is supposedly typical of his class. He. Is know, and all Italians love music. Em- not vicious, merely worldly. Zita played the organ for me, and press COUNT OF MONTH CRISTO, Under an assumed name, he meet loud in their praise of the entire then we played together, and we enjoyed 1 famed elaaelo from the pen of the been preece. played by Anpa Tethr, who Janet us informal an' evening of music a you a. suburb, and Immortal Alexander Duma, has seen the presentation. living In Besides the Monte Cristo feature there1 would ber in any drawing room. She is a librarian I.at-- r he marr es love to her, light on many stages and tn manv rllmes. are several excellent vaudeville ie such a sentimental little woman, and makes in- ny Mav adi Brownell, Leslie ' portrayed eouirt Joinea O'Neil made it a stage nilleatone a she placed mv accompaniment I M e Phea rl Bob' iditig t,ike a' a young societ; tn our c cr see for manv xear and Judson idv and l.n p.ne ami the music touched her. and almost evorv reoognlzed wtooW yompam also, a local Nhe was ner abroad. v hoyv divmeiv sue placed herself: shew-IFpew produced rei .wd-Jv tt I 6UO fd,'AdHWWbeiwwesii' few Put It so happen that Leslies brother, many lnfrex"tg ,vr.,. j caiH nose, whar he-- fort une OSwas.yvft, fNow" Monta Cristo comes now to and of h repertoire. wsi ArtftM, great Interest to (Salt Lakers PrCxt-tha screen, w here the limitations of stag Is acquainted witn is penniless, and her husband. in (he, list of items is the dedicaRanktn, "harles. died recenth-- . the librarian, but I not cognizant, of the presentation are entirely done awav with tion of the hotarv brul-a- and the ngden and it remained for tVilHam Fox to pre- convention of the Klwania club; The Picit i the empress gave me fact that Dunstan, his sisters husband, sent this great drama to the film fans ture everv fierfonnawoe Next a dtamcvd pm that I appreciate this so has ever met her. Janet ts' engaged aa hownat world. ef tbs f) edneday an entire rnanm r.f much: u is because she wished to show secretary to Mrs; Stoneoav, piayed by whose ihniper Elisabeth Garrison. The fthns, unlike the stage productions, win be made and Mae Murray program of my music which la her her appreciation s. Janet ia tn film latest and hamlet town Irene, ie .a friend oftheLeslie the every present triumph,' entitled "Broadway played for charity. s'onehaxs Irene taken abroad with original cast and elaborate production; Rose," will, be shown. enacted Ixwralne a role by likewise it can appear on a thousami New York Telegraph Stonehay, Dexter Ranscreen at one and the same time, so, in TAJ anyone who has had the good luck HAILED hy the Frost, is engaged to anlord ever made," greatest picture old acquaintance the. form that William Fox ha presented to see the last two Orpheum vaudeof Vicente Biasco dolph (Ivo Dawson), the screen version It, we e the same In Tlmbueto or ville bills it may eeetn sheer audneltv to Jbaoez's "Blood and Band, with Rodolph of Dunstan'. on 1 imee square, without curtail me nt say that the show Lord and Randolph are While Dunstan opening Wednesday Valentino in fhe role of the toreador, and In all it elaborate magnificence. To night is even the superior in comes to the Pare mount Empres for a away from home they visit a notorious classic merit to either of theee. suitably present the solid week commencing today. The com-ed- y cafe in Rome, but Dunstan is deterred Mr. Fox has had hia cast A as t the individual however, feature on the new hill is said to be from participating in the midnight revels it ware. Jack Gilbert appears s Edmond acts glance, booked for this week will convince a veritable knockout in the form of "Look by thoughts of hia bride, Leslie, to whom n Dantes, while the other Never before has such of the sincerltv of the Out JBelow," with Lip Conley char. the theatergoer the he remains loyal. rare. taken by Robert McKim. Ralph statement. aeon .a the dance of the V First of all, there t Rosooa Cloninger. XViHiam v. Mong and many, Alls, Broadway favorite, whose sliding, "Blood and Sand," his first Paramount butterfly girl on the dinner tab e been ol her screen celebrities, The scenic dancing , corned v- has made him the talk picture starring vehicle, portrays a Span- depicted on the screen. eplendor has scarcely been equaled and of the Orpheum circiiU. With him I ish ''ars.'.a bullfighter who has risen Meanwhile Leslie is entertaining her never urpa)Men. ,rq fhe euolenoe tha--l the beautiful and talented Kate Chie of tb beautiful niPTobers of Monte I zv Carter and company, ap Pullman to the same popularity in his profession friend, Irene Stonehay, and the latter hai gathered dally in Pantages hare and Ails own orejmstr of ernrnpa.M'tn. in musica) romHv s that on loved by Rsbe Ruth, Eddie mother, who i accompanied Vv h"r the Mat tbater. k A off & V, -- . et bull-rin- g i ( - - dee-vic- JO ; with-Mar- er ten-da- 240-fo- srtiu-rlvaie- ! n 1 Z', s Ker-kjari- o, ' V w - i i. Profit-gate.- f ed coiu-ert- age-ol- d t kced - i.Hin-sta- " ih innn I Me-Ai'- : ' k i e is-- - I 1 time-honor- hand-picke- d, F " pannjf T:-- In at the kitchen door. Al's here! The Old she whispers, hoarsely,- - And Soak" i tiptoeing kltchenward as the curtain falls. It clever characterization and it wit save Tha did Soak and wisdom For Harry at a popular comedy-dramBeresford it is a philosophic monologue, which he recite with feeling and underHe makes Clem a genial, standing. shuffling, family vagabond with a "Feeling for Liquor, which many playgoers will appreciate. Minnie Dupree Is the mother, George Le Guere and Helene Binnott the children. Robert O'Connor the bootlegger, Eva William the maid, and Robert Me Wade the cheat ing deacon. Geor White, transferring the date oi hie Scandals" opening from midsummer to early fail. Is with us this week with the fourth edition of hi annual entertainment. In it he has packed tha usual number of specialties, including the introduction of the Paul Whiteman orchestra from one of the larger restauThese harmonists, rants. twenty or twenty-fiv- e of them, revel in what the trade probably knows aa super-jaz- z They take the classics and, tearing them apart, weave them together again Into some-eor- t of music that la weirdly fascinating the first twenty minutes you hear it. a. soft-heart- -- Rough Dance Pleasing. The nearest to a novelty number that White boasts is a rough dance in pretty- South American setting. Th are. the dancer, Mr. ArgenArgentina tina using Mrs. Argentina as though he had not the least interest in her future. She manage to hold together, end although we are quite sure that tome dav she will try to assemble herself and find a limb or two to say nothing of a completely missing, flattened and practically worthless wishbone, she smiled prettily at the audience when the dance was over. The setting for the Scandals ia aa elaborate as usual, the costumes gaudv, the chorus discreeti)' nude.' The song hit i called I Found a Four-LeClover," and the principal, in addition to Mr. White, who dances a little and sings a song or two. include W. C. Fields, the juggler, long with the "Follies"; Lester Allen, the beat of the , Jumping-Jac- k dancers, and Jack McGowan, who sings rather well. The drama that we understand best and appreciate most, it has been stated, is the drama that Is most easily translatable into possible adventures In which we can eee ourselves figuring. If we are masculine and average, being noble like a hero affords us a vicarious thrill; if we are feminine and auseeptible. suffering for love stir cur depths. If we have any depths. Mr. a - af New Play by Richman. The same reasoning leads to an explanation of why the of home life is seldom a popular euccesa. In family problems. If they be sufficiently true to be convincing, there is precious little chance for any one character, or anv family' group, to be aatisfylngly heroic. Hence, while we find the play inf cresting, wq also find it a little too depressing to inspire enthusiasm. Last year Arthur Richman wrote what I believe is a big play, called Ambush." in this a young woman. Buffering the humiliation of poverty in Jersey City, sold herself to various bidders. Her father was crushed by the revelation. Her mother accepted it with the tacit admission that she had rather see her daughter wrong and well clothed titan right and ahabby. The play lasted three months. This year Mr. Richman come forward with another play of similar character, though this one is a little less serious and Is enlivened by considerable comedy. It ts called A Serpent's Tooth." though I believe when it was tried in San Fran-- , cisco by Henry Miller, The Awful Truth" eras the title. In A Serpent's widowed mother of a grown Tooththe son flnds.that, either through weakness or because of circumstances she could not control, she has reared up a eon who Is a gambler, a liar and a cheat. "If his father had lived he (the boy) might have grown up differently." suggests an aunt. If hlj father had grown up differently he might have lived," anapplly replies the mother. "tragi-come- Mother Takes a Hand. Out of a reasonably clear skv the bov announces his engagement to the daughter of a rich man. Everybody is delighted. Mother and auntie and the bov quietly conspire to bring the match off. But the more the mother sees of the girl, and the more ehe learns to love her, the more, also, does she feel like a cheat letting her marry her son. With the result that at. the eleventh hour she tells the girl the truth and advises her not to riak her future by marrying the unworthy youth. It is a good scene, weakened somewhat by the authors penchant for fine writing," and not played as convincingly as it might be by Marie Tempeat, the 'English comedienne. But it does make for rood drama, and does offer an interest-n- g family problem. As the play treat it the problem ts rather arbitrarily settled. The boy, exposed and humiliated, promc lees to go west and absorb character with the fresh air and sunshine, while the girl waits and mother prepares to marry g the millionaire. Mies Tempest plays many of the scene, notably the comedy scenes, with her old skill. Her husband. "W. Graham Browne. Is the millionaire; Leslie Howard, an English juvenile, gives an exceptionally good performance as the son. Ann Sutherland has a small pert, and the heroine is a youthful newcomer. Ann Merrick. Daffy Dill Frank Presented. Tinney'a comedy Interludes, aftmsing and familiar, are this season contributed to a music play called "Daffy Dill," the D1U" being added, we assume, to insure Otherwise the euphony. "Daffy" would be quite sufficient. Herein Mr. Ttnney appears briefly as a blackface scholar in 'a chorus girl school and gets along nicely as a good, though troublesome, little boy, until he tells the one about tho youngster who tiptoed after Fgnta Claus the night he filled the children's stocking and distinctly saw him get into bed with mother. That breaks up the school. Afterward Frank delivers a speech of parts many part becoming as he does so, comically flustered. Offering, to play any instrument in the orchestra, he trie vainly to induce a stupid leader to insist that hs pick the cornet. He fights with juggler, toting a bowl of goldfish under his arm. It Is all used material, but the Tinney crowd like It. and "Daffy Dill, which is attractively backed with pretty scenery and foreiighted with the shining face of shapely ladles, promises a run, at least. It i our private opinion, however, that young Mr. Tinney will soon have to be buckling down to this job and adding something new and worthy to hia repertoire, or run the risk of seeing th g competition past him by. A genius, but a shiftless student, thta comedlsn. Georgia ORamey and Marion Sunshine are his chief assistants. Herbert Stothart wrote the music for Daffy Dill, and most of it Is good. Guy Bolton and Oscar Hsmmersteln II did ths book, and it Is quite bad. , half-seaso- laugh-earnin- , (CfpyH(rht. 1S?2. bv tb McXaught Inc.) Sm-dimt- e, ! |