The billboard (Feb 1911)

M Ttie Billboard FEBRUARY 11» 191V Miitiiiii'PiCliite RiSivBBWi * (Cootlnoed ftom p«ge '-15.) worm llDall7 tnroB Md nnilta In ■ complete Tlctory for tbe gpotle bosband over his Tlxenliib wife aod the centlir wife orer her ▼txcolJ'h bo»- band. Final oapplDeaS'ts at last accomplUbetl. and pennaarotly establlsbrd. Tbe Idea 1* dis- tinctly norel, and tbe company reallzea aome mlsbtT deTer work oat of the Itaea which rr ■alt la a nry catntalntns itory. Tbe older ritttr, ■■ tbe abrew. la mj good. Tbe atoi; k iBat tbe IcaM Ut drawn cot. but la oot gnU- &iC «Mii to tbe estest that tt loMa latccaat. pkottgnptar li writ ap to the Cbamptos ■taadaM. aad the panlM inaDDer la whlA the plot la dereloped la denrrlni; of pnlae. Not a word afaliiat tbe photoxraptvy- roOUBBUB ja xhe kuekaxooiufh. Oooadr. Itala. PA. 11. flpitt laaL . Thl» la a vetr good fllai (or eoaiedr. tbe mac; ladteioiHi section belnv tiie tbeatre balcony' aeene where Foolahead mixes thlosa op moit donaly aod tbrowa tha whole aodlence into pan- draunlom. Tbe iBTerted flln idea la polled off dererir. bat the dnadltlea oC tt» h»M» U «i» •lotcaqa*. Tbe aetlag la THr'-f g aaf.'.' <aad «lwtogniphr> '.■'.••.' Split reel. Here la a dim that portrays farce, the story centering on tbe adTentnrea of Ferdle. who boys a pair of aboea that are too tight for him. He goea to tbe approach of a bonse lean np against .It to eaae bis foot, bot eelTes a Bower pot on top of bis besd that a maid In one of the apartments aeddaBtaUy fcnocka off the wtDdow-alll. Be bdnga tbs re- mains op to tb» owner and bla p na e a ca l%ot eoone. mlaeaaatntd hr a Jealooa baA a a d. m« Blot.la a Mt ter- ft t eb ad. fat will ~ Bi Witt tbe andlcace. the ' ' Iff t» tbe Powers atandsid. 100. Ksb. 11. BpUt zeeL Xhia ta tbe accaad halt of tbe reel wUA tlalne VMdle's Xew Shoes, it la a lent undertaking, and can be highly ed for Ita edncstlonal and smnaement Talnre. Tbe aim concvms Itaelt with Mexico, showlag typleal aeenee of the people, the atieeta, the vegetation, the character of the ctops, tbe cna- toms, etc. The views that they hare selected ei* each aa itlTe excellent veneral Impreaalona. Thie half of the rrleaae alone Is worth Ita coat. The photography la very good, for which rea- aoa one feels a thorongta acqoalntanee with the cooBtir throogh which oae aseoia to be ' Ooaacdy. Kb -TOO wras Aim, . p. 430 feet. Tbe .etory ooaeeme itaeU with aja iadnlgent ^ «—A-..-..^ salt prank of MWIt«(>_wb Jetcr^ras wUh ^Uw^dladJ^li^ I the pran >.to enjay troancj, wb y etere both a Mpbtw^ wtojrows entirely too UaMMtihv m beuM Ma-MBt are'aeTloniff" repeieed.'' .Xhla la canght in the driiM. lMrtbe tmtb to ny _ Jmlfir caaStloa nreralls. Ita la atMTe eenmre. and the acting la Terr thf >'oiin>j;itrr cleierrlng special mention. nOX THE UTE OX XUOHm. drama. Qraat Northern. Thia Is a distinctly worthy theme and one that will be adrantaseoasly placed In any the- etre. It Is an old atocy laid In distant Boaala. whetefwe the atmoaphere Is novel and entertain- ing. It Is s story of a gttl Improving the condi- tion of her parenta by abowlng kindness to a wealthy Uod owner at the time of Inlnry. who had prevlonaly Instilled her mother and caatl- vated b*r falber. The acenery la most faithful to Bossla. and the type of Bosalan peaaantry [Irlng tha flim a dls The pboloftnphy, la alao rtw leellatle. ain ^Mvjto^^MaUtooal valoe, • Tw» cotlete dupe laatalliMBt plan, bat fall to pay tbe necessary aaeoDt at the retired date, wheietote ibPir poageulOBS ate remnTed jnat MCof*' a wealthy stmt and ancle wire them they ate aboot to pay them a visit. Driven to dlstractlim for tear their relatlvea mlitht he lafloenced by their poverty In not willing to them moaey wblcb wonld otberwlaa be theirs, tbe boys steal the effects from a nelghlwr'a room, who la not ex- pected for a ronple of days. Bat mnch to their disappointment. Jnst aa tbe aoat aad sad dining at the horrawed taUe^ tbe ilitbtfiil vta (vlnm aad dieeever wbeee tbdr (On meat baartlesah aee Ib great wra< nlafss ittTbat tbe eont l o eeme a eoaspaaalaaata and anesks Uie boys a roll of bma wUdi i ' tbelr worried aUnda. The aabataaee of tbia fllm allowa for ceaalderable eomedy. bat It aeenu that the pocsi' .bnitlea have not been thoroaghly worked oat. TBI BOaWOOS nCKLM.CE. Drama. Than- booaer. Feb. 10. FnU lensth teel. Detective Tlolet Gray flgnrea prominently in this atoiy. She brings to llgtat a very bidden theft of a necklace and accomplMbes It In spile of tbe fact that the police authorities have wag- ered her that abe waa engaging herself npon ,an Imposalble taak. It la a lead alair. w<^ vrorked oot. The acting la eoty gaod aod JW dctalla have been given earelM. atlmtlou. - la, «e 1*, SR tsct. ■mTtlw d«Si5l^ig'S ^ laCi'cMAtcr. tbe- evertamlns of a mmrament and .^Vb», batteraw down of a honae wall, etc., an -'ad^;;:ttK;i It a rather groteaqoe comedy val' ' — ta^amt otbeta, bal Comedy. A>.SOOXOX AGAimT HIB WHX. v^'C'Bdalr. Feb. e <W4 feet. 'TUB atMr, which la one that baa a diffeient : tn"t» It; In BO mceb aa a.aun la compelled •aaaaome tbe »de of a doetdr tbnngh the force M a deb. Tbe comedy ta dietlaetly BeUirlan. aaa prrsents many Isnghable situtlaas. There la a tendency to become grotesqae which la not allagethar commendable. However, the ingeo- nnta achemee to wbtefa the yeoog eanrtter re- f—'m In order to gain hia bride fttm the ab- oorMng feature of this dim. Tte pMograpby K op to the Bdair that prseaM tt jkat^^na Mt'be said lb have much dMSetkoT- aedocid to iraoiialt. it Is bat the story of a robbery, the pursoal of the thieves, and the Onal recovery of tbe atoleo money. The fllm Is exceptional when the scenery la taken Into cooslderatloa. There la a Cullneaa of beantlfol road carvea and a great display of etineatrlanlam to which the atory givea plenty of opportunity. The aeeacgr de- picted la vvry cbaracterlatle.aC tkS WmUt aot la prettier than tbat seen on alona. Fbotosraphy O. K.. XHx imutoB. osaiip; >■■■.'.. Mi. no feet. ■:• ; .. Here !■ a very pcettT aMT Ud'ane that can tx> Ulghly cummeoded.. Iaitl''<.ima'Iflaa Plck- tord doea some of tbs cleeetegt wolfc that she has yet pot into action for the Imp Company. It Is the atotr of a girl who Is almcat driven to destractloa over tbe over-attentlreoeas of two roltots. In order to dad oat which one Is to many her. aha pays a Tialt to a fbrtons taller, who Infocma her tbat by peering Into the mir- ror at a certain hour of the algat. abe will tee the face of her fntnrs bnshand. Oaa of the salt- ora overheazv the fortooe teller'a peopbccy and sppeam on tbe spot at the psychological moment. Tbe story Itself la Indlvldaal and can not help but pruve entertaining. The acting la very good and the two enttom' parte ■ balance Ter> eteuiy. Tba jb a t ng f a ply la;.Ok K. .Skia.ia one of the beat na nnt An lap ha* pol ont re- cently. THE FATAL CHABX. Drama. Itala. This la an old story of the faithless husband settlDg enoaab of life with a charming enticeT' via aoJ attvuipdng Co revtTt to Ula old home. lUa child is moat pleased to see him, bat he It enable to win back bla wUe'a aSectlona. In aplte of the fact that tbe ehlld tzlea moat agaoosly to eOset a leeoaelUatiao. A poiat oC tbIa CIm.la tha war dtaMwamiB on tba part of tta tajaitd with. .nta- la aadMibled- Ij • iiiamiailsiii on her part wtuch ahoud be cor- ceeted. Pbotography veir cood. , XHX OAXXXS XtHO OF ABIZOHA. Drama. Foweso. Feb. 4. Foil length reel. Thla la tha abn of a vagiaat love tbat aaaia Its Onal lewaM .aiter a moat dlaeoaraglag mase of stxennoas adventnrea. Thla pletnre Is below the usaal Powera atandard' and the osoal carefal at- teotlon to details baa been overlooked. Instead of employing broncoe for thla Aim they have used hones of mnch more stable build. Tbe stury Itself Is not clearly drawn.' Tbe pbotograpby, however. Is well op to the Fowon atandaid. TOUSX) AOAm. Drama. Oreat Korthem. Fab. 10. Fan length rceL The story of this fllm la good and very en. tertaining. It Is ttist of a servant msrryuig a yonng doctor, the psreots of whom object most strenooosly to the marriage. He neglects ber later on and casta ber from bla home and never heara again from her until atie la shot by a Jaal- a vandarllla net on the trnar hartaad^ aa ber to fl^f^in a pso u Uae from hIa ta-MkS care of tbeli joaan ebUd. Thla be MPM^agrtea to do..aad bnai* to Us new iurS &gtag tt Ma foaUM^ aa' tetip^cmm ■ ats ay tn^t rightful daui to scenery bava " raphy la THE TKAHBOBXaaaa. 8. Fall length rteL The theme of thU reel la melodraaatla lOt very Interesting, because it baa a new tno Of a atory of repentance and wUllog conslgimient and return to the cell for peat tranagreaalona of a father rather than to harm the chancea of his dsughcer, grown to womsohood. There Is a nobleneaa in thla parent'a natnre that la bonnd to appeal and win tbe approbation of the aud- Fab. pralte becaoK of Ma-aataMlaeM.aad'IMk iNm the tttoal eonedr that la oidy taatamaaat to bofle egne. ras SSSHAVB _ . Drama. I.nz. Feb. la Ttl feet. In thla Aim a very enjoyable atory la photo- played. By the will of a dying mother a child la given over to the coatody of her bnaband'a fatber, who baa never forgiven hIa son even unto bis death for bla marriage to thla woman. The ehltd la most closely dlsclpllued. sod In- deed, baa a very miaerable time until be makca the acquaintance of an Intelligent dog. who puta the whole boasehold on tbe proper ba- frlendablp by bla saving the young child death thniagh bla iBtelUgeace. There are t TtfT patheOe rnota ia^Ua flia that are capably haadled. Die pbotogmphy wia dla- llnctly Lurlan heara again crom ner one one enltor while doing s stage. She aenda for bet Ufe la faat abMag awe] ilS of Those who bava been watching the recent Tan' kee releaaea that center aboat the experiencea of the Italian sleath, will not want to miss thla lateat release. It U well op to the detective tftory In Its thrllllug quslltles, snd Is one thst is bound to appesl to so sudlenee that care foi stories of tbis nature. It gives a glimpse of black hand life and methods that baa not yet l>eeii projected on the acreen. The acting la open to cenaor*. bat In every Inatance tha photog- tapfajr la w I* Ih* Zaahaa standard. ••ICS. Be la. howaear, trapped at hia own game, and he aad nia band are Ulled by an ezplaeloi which thi^ eanse thcmaelves tbnmsh wnagllnx and qnarrellng In their cablSL The explosion comes Just In time to kill them before the re- veoslog band of iDdtans Is about to destroy them. An ohaervsnce of detail In this picture 'a noticeable and tbe acting of the Indian aqaaw added materially In makUK thIg-Mlaaaa ill: tlnctly worth while. The fMtyCMIV WaB IMl op to the Blaon standard. P^tb. OL ' goS Cast. A yoong hnabsnd who by rising to wealth Urea of hU Uwfnl wife and dalllea with an a ui a a a, bringa great nnhapplneaa Into bla wife's haaw. Be I n al R otea dlesroe proceeding*, which «aao to tha'aa^ of tha aetrteg, who repodlatea blm Car not atatlttg tha tma fecte to her. Tbe divorce la prevented, and a feeaoelllatlon takes place. Thla fllm deaervea notlea beeanse of the nprlghtneas that has been woTen Into the char- acter of tbe actress, and the wife opbolds her psrt by her acting. A careful obocrvance of detalla la noticeable In thla plctore. The story Is one that will be found utetestlng. Not a word can be ssid sgalnst tbe pbatogrspbF. WBZ* THE OAT'S AWAT. Oomedy. Imp. •. 000 feet. Imp certainly baa tbe right Idea of fiw and doee sot fan down In the least on thla release. It la tbe story of a-Janitor snblettlng the spsrt- menta of a traveling aaleeman and wife. In tbelr absence, to another yoimg eonple. CompUcatlona. of course, enane most thickly, with a final clear ontcome. Tbe acting of Mary Plekford Is very commendable, aa Is slso that of tbe other yooag wife. Tbe wboia ptodaetlao deaarraa a weed of THE BOSS VIBRANT. (0*Btia«M^'M'»a|b'!Ui) ;,; jeofaaltlMMrtta the leoitam of tte lag. amashtng. tanging—tetgld with bmttlily- land, hectic, vibrant, and sttidded throughout with that vernacular tbat gorglee In the larynx, hot It rarely Bpokea,.Ur. Mwaid Shcldoa'a .plajr, The Boss, produeei'laablijitt at-IhO- leaat kept one on the iea li i i as h B at' aaoip l a l a watchfuineaa. "There la no lealstlng a draatic appeal tbat tbe reporter would call 'elemental.* It got at the root of thlnga and eent all veneer to smith- ereens. It called a apade a spade every time, and It refosed to beat about the bush. It bad tbe horror of 'reOnement' tbat a cowboy wonld feel for kid gloves. If thsee were two waya of aayfag one tnlag. aad the eaaiar war waa the politer, it cboae tha Mia titteOlt. MMMi It aeemcd mote rtallstle. 'Often daring tbe acofchlng progreaa of The Boss thia told. There Is nothing like a tooch of natnre on a eommnnlty tbat holds nttnre la abeyance. Bat occasionally thla didn't tell. It seemed to be dragged in for tbe pnrpoee of eltber shocking or canalng comment. Often aome of tbe 'res.'Ism' of The Boss went against tbe grain—any grain. There was soch sn utter lack of Idesllsm. such a painfully direct and swinging attack once or twice It seemed as thongh softer methods woold have been of aome avail. "The elang need by the Boee and by Porky McCoy—vnrr pletnteaqoa aad at tUnca con- Tlaeiat—Irntatcd oeeaatoagUr. There was no sailing nnder fhlae ealors la Tbe Boee. Every Iwdy said a trifle more—rather than leaa—than he meant, and be said It In ancb vibrant vehe- mence that It waa nnmlttakable. The big, big D'a were thick as Valtomhmes Irnvt-s: tbe h—I'a fell 'With dull and elckenlOF tiuidK on a some- what Alanjr-fBtlgued stage. This wns of course, reallRm. It waa what la called 'atroog meat.' bnt viands of s less developed frsgrance are more nonrlabtng to the anaemic atomach." Much of the attength of tbe drama la Ira peUcd br tbe •xeeedlnglr effective work of tbe company. Tbe work or Badly Btevene tamed oat to be a eevdattoa. vrbleb^ eoopled with tbe ability of Helbrook Bltal. gnalM a Jlah de- gree of aeaelad wam . ^IrawMF Aa Maw will persist b itaass of Its -fkraa Ista he assaf b at the pataoaajt tbe Astor are eno to aao a Best Amerlrsa draaM. '. OAn. Weaver itabrook Kmlly Stevens .. .. Henry Bsraent Kenneth niM .. ., Helbrook Bllnn .. .. B. A. La Motte a. a • Both Beaeoo .. Mha- U. Traogbtoa li,*^ Bammoad Dalley •. <•...; Walter Dame .. '..'"■taak Bherldan Belle Paul Wlncotl . .. .. Miss Cells .. Prank Julian Jamea Macdonald . .. H. C. Weir TOE James D. OrtawMd- Donsld Orlswold .. Emily Orlswold .. .. Mitchell I>awrence Duncan .. . Michael B. Began .. "Porky" XcOay .. .. Xra. Oaylat QatCa *.. .»'.. a. a. Davis .. . Scanlan .. .. .. .. Arvhhlsbop MUeaa .. A Cook .. A Frvnch Maid .. .. A Parlor Maid IJegt e naat of Police A MlirOdlccr .. .. Police oarer Baan v raid Est: ' UP/AND' DOWITN BIIOAOWAV. (Contlnned from page Ml) B. J. Ratrllire la now playing tbe lesdlng role of Remy I>e Margyl tbe part created by Robert Warwick In Two Women. I.ealle Carter'a vehi- cle. Others In ttie comnany Include tbe orig- inal rant of principals who anpetred dnrlag the New York engagement. Harrison HnatsT Ttnn don Hnrst. Harry O. Carlton. Belea^tasir.'lily Cabin and Mile. Andrse Oordajr. ^ - ■ THK nrait OHARMB. (Contlnned from page 10.) Iowa the theme op to the departnre of Hamelln'a rhlldren. dancing merrily to tbe accompaniment of the PIper'a Ante, and then takee a read of the dramattat's own choosing to the cave la tbe hllla and Itack to HaroMtn nnd vepcntanra for the Piper. Thla excerpt from tbe Herald will enlarge open thla point: "It la really tbe old alory of tbe Pled Piper of Hamelln. wtib a new poetic twist and s bsppy eadlag. Tbe piper lores all the children eat of Bsmella. to taiaaaa him- self of the meaa, uraaplng bnigbna of that town, bot the supreme love of the molber of one of the little ooea perenades him to retam them all again—and ae he pipes them haek. Woand In and ahnnt thla floe old legend Is a love etoiy tbat Involvea the Bnrgomaster'a dangbter snd s strotllng player. LpUJSE IS RKyiVSp. have come out of France aince tbe production of Oonnod's Fanat. I;nnlae la tbe most honest, and, as I think, the most beantlfnl. and I aay with oat offense tn the lovellnesa of Pelleai. which In tbe nmal aenae. Is not an o^ra. What Paeclnl did whimsically and pathetteally In I<e IMicne.. ChaiBMtlag hta done aerlooaly and dramatleally rln r^ XaoleB. Hie cbavaetera are nearer to hnaanltr- than'the JIgbt-bearted ar- tists of the fkirmn'a opsta.** - ' Tbe Times makes tha ^^Mlowtng eoomaat wblrh only goee to atceaafhen the-statement al* ready made that tbe opera baa met vrltb tbe concerted approval of Ita foUowera: "Tbe flrst prodacllon of . Charpeotler'a nnera dtaconeerted tbeaa. who dlsmsWy abnnk their beada and pee- die tea that Nav TMt'L Bor enjoy a work bo easeatlally Pariilaa~lB spirit and pnrpoae, devoted. In fact, to tlw most perfervid gloriflcatlon of Parla. of tha Joys ai4 griefs of t certain pbaw of lite In Parli—tha phase called 'Bohemian,' exploited by Margar and a boat of his Imltatora,. and commonly re- garded aa the real eaaence and typical manifes- tation of Paris. But New York did spprscltle this picture which Is so graiAlc. which has so much outward allurement.; and la ao vlvaclaea aod amualng, and again touching and pathetic. It accepted even the raptnre and the ecstasy which Parip, tbe word and the thing, lammoaa up In the breaata of Lonlae end Jollea and lhair cempa nl eas. even It It woold. aat-whslly ataad the bbIob of oatwa ta a llw t aad of Be- etle symbolists. ■ anattlaia aattaeagaat. intb which Cbsrpentler. jgo.ptMiated It. All Ihto fervor over a MMMtlBal .OialCBetloa may aaam to tbe Aagto-aaiOB oinfl'aaaMthlag like a poia. Bat there Is evciy assorance that tt Is net s pose: and. Indeed, the whole opera of Xjoolea, of which Chsrpentler wrote lbs libretto aa well as the music. Is Intensely sincere aad bears Ihs stamp of conviction. Thla commaode aympethy and appreciation, even If It la dlfllnat to adopt the point of view which is bo wholly lacking on this side of the water." Author of 20 big New York Suoomm Now til On Bnt WHtir ii VMinli Acts -of all kinds written to order, sod good original Dramatic and Comedy Sketchee. .Alwaye on hand. Cheap for Caah. Uttia acta made over for Big Tine. Bend stamp (or lUnatrated Oat- alegoo. One dollar «sr Waa^r Badgat of lOJM Langka. One danar (Br^M «p4a-data Fan- dlea. Poaitlvely no cheetaata. lataat ap-t» date -end thirty days ahead of date, ams.r Snrcesaes gnsranteed or money icfanded. AH Mall anawered. Send Night Mceeage or Wllla to-da;, OBAB A. XATUH^ UtM EewTeifc OltF. HTFVOTBT WASTES—Boat be beat in tha bualnees, with novel Ideas, for iraek stand la highest clan honae. Mnat he a flret-ciaaa eater. talner. Address "BTPNO," care BU(board. Ota- clnnatl. Oblo. FOB BENT—Jeffrlea-Johnaoo Fight BepfOdim- tlon, glO a day; two reela. 1.0OO reela good fllm for TSc per reel, shipped everywheie eo rental. Will buy Passion Play. Writs qnlek. BUMMINOTON FUJI EXCUANOE, Btooming- too. Ills. PATHE PASSION PLAY FOB BBKT—PICXORIAI. in>STKB8. HelF dW Song Ridea. 0. t. BUWHT, UytU. OMa. WAXTSD—Baggage Car or Cemblaatlon Car. mnat have ateel wbeele and peas M. C. B. 1^ spectlon. In excbtBga for a M.OOO Anto, a M h. p. 1 Paaaenger Tbomaa Flyer. 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