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EIGHT Attractive Week Acme Plays—Ladles Free Every Night—Special Matinee Prices. Tomorrow, “Across the Pacific” An attractive array of Acme play attraction* will be harl at tb»* Grand this week, opening tomorrow afternoon and night with • Across the Pacific," the famous war melodrama, which will be presented by Chat*. E. Blancv In three thrilling acts that span the ocean from California to the Philip pine*. "Across the Pacific" was first produced and presented nti a dramatic speaking play fifteen years ago, dur ing the period of the Spanish-Amer ican war, Mr. Rlaney was the origi nal producer and when th* play was first presented It was one of lliij great est successes at that time Mr, Bluney has gotten together ns man\ of the original company as he could secure to appear In the photo-play version and he has also given It s magnificent production The Acme plav to he offered on Fri day will he the well known and un completed story, "The Mystery of Ed win Drood,'' by Charles Dickens. Many have read this story and know at the time of the death of the author this, his last work, was not finished. One of the most exciting periods In the hook is where the story' stops. Writ ers h*”e endeavored to fill In the con cluding chapters of this thrilling story. Mr. Tom Terrlss, who will appear In the role of Edwin Drood, and who Is considered to be the greatest Imper sonator of Dickens' characters, lias suggested his own view in connection with a few of the best accepted theo ries as In Just what manner Dickens would have unraveled the mystery bad he lived to complete this, which rom ised to he his masterpiece It has been the custom of the Acme Play company to have on Saturday nights ladles free when accompanied by one paid twenty-five cents ticket. Commencing with tomorrow night In dies will he admitted free to Acme at tractions for this week when accom psnled by one paid twenty-five cent ticket, with no limit of hour of pur chase. The entire balcony at all night performances will be ten rents. This will make over eight hundred seats to be had at all Acme Plays night per formances for ten cents. Matinee prtce* will be, adults, ten cents, and children, five cents, any part of the house. The coming Acme Plr.v attractions promise some of the most notable dra matic aticressrs and feature sttrac tlon* such as have never been seen here before In photo play form. Wtl ton Larkaye will he acen tn his great stage triumph, "The Pit," supported by Miss Gall Kane. Miss Kane Is now scoring one of the ulggest sue cesses of the dramatic season on Broadway, appearing In George M Cohan's latest and first dramatic of fering. "The Miracle Man " Tills play has opened a new field for this well known manager-author-star, who has heretofore given only mualral and Oo you know of any other Improvement you can maka to your hpme that will add so much to ita intrinsic value at having it wirsd for elec tricity? J: v s • l\\* vj, ' 1 .f., «t j© Fir , *• jj..*• j f-* 1 «, IJS* ! 'i u }, Scene From Acme Play at the Orand Monday, November 23, “The Brute." "T* - i , _ , >y&gy - **w iJSL ' ' v • > ■ JJ ' .^. ' jKT .>iy f\ jggpcy 1 ’l ‘ 'J. * h cluster of Pretty OirU in another Hammeratein's big musical jollity, “High Jinks," at the Grand Tuesday Eve., Nov. 24th farce oofnediee and nongH of a mort or less ragtime variety Miss Grace George is also booked for early ap pearance in Acme Play attractions un der the management of Wm. A. Brady, when she will be seen in the photo play production, "The Market Worn- I an " Miss George i« well known to local theatregoers and appeared here in many notable successes. <me of the biggest features of Acme Play season will be the photo marvel, ‘Thirty Thousand Leagues Under the Bea.** This attraction will prove to be as Interesting as educa tional. All of the scenes are taken under the water and show for the first time the mys'eries and wonders of the briny deep. There is a thrilling seen* showing a fight between a man and a shark Another big feature just re cently booked by the Acme I*lay Com pany will be "The Destruction of Car thage,' produced In Italy and now en joying tremendous popularity In New York City. Mil Acme Play attractions will begin, afternoons at 3:30; nights at 8:30. At The Grand OTIS SKINNER PLEABEB RICHMOND Otis Hklnntr will appear at the Grand Wednesday evening in “The Silent Voice.” Below U given a criticism of the play by Douglas Gordon of the Rich mond Times-Dispatch as follows: When Otl» Skinner ion da the rolling lines of poetic drama, us, fosr example, that noble fragment of Browning’s “In a Balooney,” lie renders its poetry yet more sonorous, yet more musical; when he swaggers his debonair way through such a fantasy of ancient and days as "Klnmol," he both deepens its element of mystery and heightens and brightens Its whimsically. So, to the lntivpretAlton of such a play as “The Silent Voice,” in which he now appears .» play of today, yet a play more than , touched with fiinclfulncss, with un reality lie brings a rare quality of art that is more than mere acting. It is called temperament, understanding - what you will. In his csfee,’ll may he most nearly described, perhaps, as Poetic Insight. Whatever It Is, It prt-mtts him to en dow the play that Jules Eckert Goodman built upon n theme suggested by Gou verneur Morris's short story. "The Man Who Played God,” with a beauty that mokes Ita fancy fnct and Its unreality truth without robbing cither of Its charm or of Its nppeul. True, the play Itself Is beautiful, and, If tlnfra be any criticism to make of Mr. Skinner’s performance In H, tt Is tliat bs realizes too fully from the first that quality, and, In the earlier scenes, na tlctpates In his- own mind what is to come, unit plays too sensibly for the poe try, which, he knows. It contains Briefly, ami rather badly, he is too es sentially the poetic uctdr In these first few scenes. But only In lhcsc; nfter the theme of the play has become apparent, the rea son for his maimer, his Intonation, also becomes apparent, and thereafter oqe settles down to the sheer delight of see ing and hearing the man who has long been acclaimed ns the greatest romantic actor and the finest reader on the Am- CJ' uti stage Interpret hla part. As has been said, the play Is beauti ful Mr. ’Goodman has taken the short story by Mr. Morris a short story, not only Ip point of brevity, but from tha Miss Ruth Oppenheim, ot Atlanta, Only Geor gia Girl in Grand Opera, Who Sings at Bijou Theatre, Nov. 17th standpoints of form and construction— and has made of It a thoroughly coher ent four-act play. And. move than this, he has given It an atmosphere of exal tation, of which the story was quite de void Briefly, as the play has It: a great musician, who happens also to be a rich man, suddenly becomes hopelessly deaf— stone deaf. and hardened, he turns away from the world, shuts himself up. but he learns to rend ths language of the Ups. lie marries a young glvl. who Is only "very fond” of him, and then he learns that she loves n man of her own age Then agnosti cism atheism, beset him. and he Is on the point of blaspheming and defying Ood, when he sees and. by means of glasses understands a conversation be tween two hits of human driftwood In the park beneath his window. Instantly a change comes over film, and he sots about. In the words of the story’s title, “playing Ood” to the unfor tunate. In the end and here the story Is wisely changed his good works win THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. their reward, and all's well with the world for him. The manner in which that Is accomplished it is not necessary to detail. It Is sufficient to say that the closing scene is worth waiting for in silence— not a word, not a movement, should be missed. The formal settings are good, of course, but the scenes, the conversations between the derelicts in the park- and they five many -are not only well dis played by a craftsmanliko adaptation of on old Idea, hut they are all played in n manner that makes them very real, hv men and women well worthy of be ing In Mr. Skinner's company. And this Is true of all the members of the company. It Is Infrequently that such a cast Is seen In support of a star as that which surrounds MV. Maud Durbin (Mrs. Skinned! Is very lovely in person, and plays with a soft ness and grace that make the part of Mildred Hellam peculiarly appealing. Florence Fisher. despite a somewhat farlsh make-up. gives a thoroughly ar tistic performance as the wife, playing the last scene, In particular, with a method that makes the audience forget Mr. Skinner, who, artist that he is, Is well content that It should be so. All the other parts are of compara tive unimportance, but they are played In such a way as to form polished items of a complete whole. “The Silent Voice" is a dramatic "Choir Invisible.” "HIGH JINKS.” A perfume that,sets everybody in a frenzy of joy is the moving force in the plot of "High Jinks,” the musical which Arthur Hammerstlen will presaist at the Grand Tuesday Nov. 24th “High Jinks," which at the Casino Theatre, enjoyed the longest run of any musical piece produced in New York last season, is the work of Otto Hauerbach and Rudolf Friml. Hauer bach, is the author of “Three Twins” and "Madame Sherry." Frinpl, com posed "The Firefly” music, and Arthur Hammersteln, producer of "Naughty Marietta,” and "The Firefly," staged the new piece with all the rich art and correct taste he had displayed in his former ventures. The c on.pany is made up of the prettiest and liveliest chorus girls that could be found on Broadway, and a large cast of metro politan favorites. The plot Is set in motion in Paris in the flower garden of Dr. Robert Thorne, an American nerve specialist whose patients are among the elite of the French capital. A friend of Dr. Thorne, Dick Wayne, an explorer, has discovered a perfume with the magic property of transforming a pessimist Into an optimist, a serious recluse into a jovial man of the world and a prude into a veritable dare-devil. He com municates his discovery to Dr, Thorne, who grasps Its splendid possibilities for his practice. The doctor tries the perfume on one of his pretty female patients, whose husband is a fire-eating Frenchman. The young woman becomes so hilar ious that she throws v her arms around the physician's neck and kisses him rapturously. The incident might have ended there had not the husband been a witness of the proceedings. He put In an enraged appearance, and de manded, by way of satisfaction, either that the doctor die in a duel or give Mrs. Thorne to the Frenchman to pay hug for hug and kiss for kiss. The doctor chooses the latter alternative, but sets to work to outwit the enemy. He engages a young and pretty actress to act, strictly platonlcally, as his wife. With her he flees to a fashionable wa tering place, where the plot takes on many new and amusing complications. The feature of Frlml’s score is a song, "Something Seems Tingle-Ingle lng," which is said to catch the au dience instantly, and which is repeated frequently throughout the piece. It sets everybody on the stage in a whirl of motion, and the swiftness is quickly communicated to the audience. Other attractive numbers are, "Something Seems Tingle-Inple-Ing,” "Jim," “Dove's Own Kiss,” ‘T’rq Through With Roaming Romeos." “Chi Chi," "Slot Now, But Later," “Come Hither Eyes," “I Know Your Husband Very Well,” and “Dlxlana Rise.” Scene in * ‘Behind the Scenes,’ ’ with Mary Pickford, at The Strand Thursday, November 19th. -g W&m I ' ■ i ||lj | m: mm. ’ IfTmminflrir.. ■ ■. e - v v % %i iPfer " • Jp||£ 7? -! * . Jj? - ? ’ , •»Af W TT« t&k WHsm-'- IflnEEag' UH Otis Skinner in “Ths Silent Voice," at the Grand Wednesday Evening. Mary Pickford Coming to The Strand Twice This Week; Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Friday and Saturday—Fine Program THIS WEEK’S PROGRAM AT THE STRAND. Monday—Max Flgman In “What’s His Name?” Tuesday—Mary Pickford in “The Eagles Mate.” Wednesday—“ Vendetta.” Thursday—Mary Pickford in "Be hind the Scenes.” Friday and Saturday—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw in "The Threads of Des tiny.” The program announced for The Strand for this week includes some of the very best from the greatest pro ducers, such as Jesse L. La sky, Daniel Frohman, George Kleine, and others. On Friday of this week, instead of Saturday as heretofore, the Strand war pictures, the fourth of the series, will be shown. Clifford L. Pangburn in reviewing ‘‘What’s His Name.” tomorrow’s picture, in the Motion Picture News, says in part: "All of the factors which are neces sary in turning out a good film have been looked after by the producers of this feature in a manner which leaves little to be desired. The result is that, mechanically speaking, it may be said to be a nearly perfect piece of work. This, combined with strength of plot and ex cellence of acting, provides a picture of unusual merit. "There is no bungling in “What’s His Name.’ The various scenes have been ar ranged with great care, and this in spite of the fact that many of them are de cidedly unusual. "The scenes which take place in the theatre, both behind the scenes and in the auditorium, are also unusually well done. These and many other fine set tings give the picture a most remark able degree of realism. The spectator is made to feel as if he were one of the characters, which is the only test of realism. "The case contains a number of famil iar names. The title role is played by Max Figman, who handles a part call ing for a wide variety of acting. His wVok is more than creditable. Lolita Robertson as his wife is equally effec tive. Although appearing in only a half dozen scenes in the last reel the doc tor’s role is played with realism and naturalness. "The story starts in a country town Scene from “What’s His Name,” at The Strand Tomorrow (Monday) continuously. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15. where the soda clerk of the drug store marries the baker's daughter against the wishes of the girl’s bachelor uncle. After three years of happy but impecunious married life she meets a chorus girl of a show which comes to town, and as a result joins the chorus. “Her husband and their little daugh ter Phoebe go to New York and the husband keeps house while his wife Is attending to her theatrical work. Nellie, the wife, becomes a star and establishes her husband and daughter at Tarrytown. Learning of the advances of a million aire towards his wife, the husband quar rels with her and is turned out of the house. “He keeps the little girl with him and goes home. Her season ended, the ac tress goes to Reno to get a divorce. There she learns of the real character of her rich suitor, and hears of her daughter’s Illness. She abandons the Idea of a divorce, rushes home and there Is a happy reconciliation at the bedside of the child, who is out of danger.” BLESSINGS OF ENGLISH LAW. "Please, muvver’s sent word to say if you don’t mean to send the frying pan back as you borrowed a month ago she'll 'ave to send farver around.” “And yer can tell your mother that she can send 20 fathers around—she ain’t forced to git it back while the moritoriyum’s on!”—London Opinion. THE "TRAM POET” AGAIN. “I sing the battle” w’arbles Harry Kemp in the New York Call. Harry is more at home when he sings the "side door Pullman” and the cala boose. As a war bard he lacks sin cerity. No one expects a poet to get his inspiration on the firing line now adays, and that may be the reason why none of the bards, from the most humble to the most high, have been able to strike a note that does full justice to the stout-hearted allies or the equally brave Germans with their "Busy Berthas.” J 25.00 up—Suits to order —the finest woolens —best workmanship; fit to please you. F. G. Mertins.