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TONCHT THE CREAT HONEY BOY MINSTRELS Local theatre goers are looking with considerable interest to the en- gagement of the Gus Hill and George "Honey Boy" Evans' Minstrels which will be the attraction at the Grand Opera 'House to-night. The event is of additional importance because of the recent consolidation of these two big shows reorganized as the best in their line. The roster com- poses forty of the most talented burnt-cork artists in this or any other company. To those folks who still like to be entertained on the traditional linés of minstrelsy amidst an up-to-date environment and at- mosphere with modern innovations, novelties, surprises, electrical and mechanical -effects and supérlative scenic 'adornment this enterprise should more than appeal There (8 a superabundance of song hits, music, frolic, contagious fun and laughter. ------------ ONE OF GREATEST OF MUSICAL SHOWS "The Maid of the Mountains" Here at the Grand Next Saturday, A musical treat is in store for the music lover of the better kind when the "Maid of the Mountains' comes to the Grand on Saturday. Nov. 17th, matinee and night, not alone from the fact that this production is recognized as the world's greatest anusical comedy which title has been bestowed on it by all who have been fortunate enough to see it, but when the legding role of Teresa {the Maid of the Mountains) is =is- ed by an artist of such outstanding musical merit as Miss Ethel Waik- er, the Autralian prima-donna, who fiils the role with charm that is use- les to describe. The charming wersonality and girl-like simplicity of Miss Walker endear her to all who have seen her in her many musical comedy successes, and there can be no doubt the general verdict will be that Mics Walker is the ideal Teresa" and those who miss | her rendering of "Love Will Find a Pr mn Way" will miss a treat that they will not have an opportunity of hear- ing again for many years. The role cf Teresa as she lives through her tragic yet beautiful love romance with Baldasarre the Brigand Chief | is a role to be remembered many | a day. Surrounding Miss Walker | is a company of forty artists, a 1eai | galaxy of stars, included among them being Walter N. Greaza, a | Canadian boy, born in ° Kingston, |Ont., and who has filled the leadmg roles of some of the biggest musical | comedies on the stage. Also Donald | McMillan, as Tonio, the leading comdey role adds to the beautiful musical play the comedy so badly lacking in many of the so-called A scene from this great musical show; which will be at the musical comedies of today. An op- portunity that comes once in a lile-| time now presents itself for those | who love musical comedy of the bet- | ter kind and from the number mail orders already received at the box office a sell-out is assured, and all would do well to reserve thelr seats without delay! This is the] last time you will be able to see the| Maid of the Mountains" and you shoud not miss it. | | It is a good plan to keep your {troubles in as close quarters. as pos- jsible. | Let the reward of duty be duty itself, A Story of New York's oft The Maid of the Mountains "THE COMMON LAW" CONES 10 THE ALLEW Robert W. Chambers' Famous | Story Picturized by Selznick. In "The Common Law," the screen version of the novel by the well known author, R. W. Chambers, which opens a three days' engage- | meat at the Allen Theatre on Mon- day, an old problem ig presented in a new way---the preblem which often occurs in the life of wealthy voung men of whether to choose love or fortune. Beautiful Corinne Griffith in the role of Valerie West, an art- ist's model, and Conway Tearle, as her employer, are aeeply in love with each ofher but Couway's screen par- ents strenuously object to the mar- riage and are planning to force their | son to marry a cold-blooded society girl whom he does not love and in this way enable him to ¢limh the social ladder. The father threatens to cut his son off without a cent if the latter persists in carrying out his plans to marry his model. In the usual "cut and dried" type of fiction or drama the hero would unhesitat- ingly renounce all claims to the pa- ternal fortupe and choose the course cf true love. But it is just here that "The Common Law' displays origin- ality and Is more true to life than its predecessors of similar nature, for the hero in this case listens to the paternal admonitions and turns his back upon Mr. Cupid. Nor does he alter tition to the very end of the story. 'Terrible! --!'nmanly-- Conduct unbecoming a hero." you ejaculate. Quite true, but it is in i} keeping with the character, for the artist is not regenerated hy love un- til the very end of the last reel, and then his parents withdraw their op- position to the match an:l all ends as it shonld. This is only one of the points wherein 'The Common Law' differs from previous stories built upon the theme. The popular Elliott Dexter also has'a prominent role in the cast, that of Querida, anotaer artist. 00 YOU KNOW ? That inimitable screen comedian and character man, Harry Myers, has one of the important roles in "The Tiree Minste Journeys | Where American Gold Pleces Serve = For Necklaces. While Europe is' hungry for gold tc the extent that the currency of many of the nations of the once wealthy continent is not worth the paper on which it is engraved, down in Yucatan are millions of goid coins, mostly American gold, whicn are completely out of circulation, being used entirely for purposes of ornamentation. Yucatan ls one of ~ , Grand Qpera House on Saturday, Common Law." He has scored signal successes in such productions as "The Notorious Mrs. Sands,' with Bessie Barriscale, "The March Hare," and "45 Minutes From Broadway." He created a nation- wide sensation in the title role of Fox's screen epic, "A Connecticut Yankee at King Arthur's Court." sommes Saeern-- A FINE PROGRAMME AT STRAND ON HOLIDAY Priscilla Dean in "Drifting" and Hamilton Comedy--*8Son of Kissing Cup" Later. Elinor Glyn's "Six Days," a power- 1 Tul drama of two continents, with | Corinne Griffith and Frank Mayo in the stellar roles, certainly appeals to the film fans of Kingston, for they gathered agiin in goodly numbers at the Strand vesterday. "Six Days" } will be shown again to-night for the last time. The Strand managemant promise attractive line-up of pietures for On Thanksgiving Day, the feature "Drifting," an next week. Tuesday and Walnesday, will be Priscilla Dean in Nov. 17th, matinee and night. - a powerful photoplay adapted frem William A. Brady's stage success, which captivated New York theatre- goers last seasen. Miss Dean has never appeared in a picture which offered more ample scope for the beauty an ability that Lave made her name famous throughout ile film world. The cast supporting the star is formidable with favorites, the principal of which are Matt Mosre, Wallace Beery and Anna Mae Womg. Other weN-known players in the cast are J. Farrell MacDonald. Rose Dionne, William V. Mong, Bruce Guerin and others. The story of "Drifting" is laden with heart in- terest of the most intense kind. The scene is laid in China, and some of the settings and backgrounds give realistic glimpses of the magic Orient. Ldoyd Hamilton in "The Optimist" is the special laugh-raiser billed at the Strand for the first three days of the week. This is pro- claimed one of Hamilton's very fun- niest films--which {is saying some- thing. The feature for Thursday, Friday and Saturday is "The Son of KissingCup," an English picture with Violet Hopson and Stewart Rome as co-stars, and with "Papyrus," the Derby winner, as the leading equine performer. This is & winner among | | | racing pictures In = Drifting," and Wednesday next. PRISCILLA DEAN at the Strand Theatre on Monday, Tuesday Europeans. The Yucatan ladies, both white and those containing an Indian mixture, have a mania for coin. necklaces. At a recent dance attended by about ome thousand half-breed girls, it was ' estimatea that more than a half million dol- lars in American five and twenty- dollar gold pieces was displayed in the form of neckldces worn by the bronged belles, Few of the chains had less than $260 in coin dangling from them, and one chain had as much as $3,- 000 worth of geld om it. No maw ter how dire the woverty, taese coins are never broken off and spent. They are handed down from motaw io. daughter. ard each generation adds a few coils to tue string. As Mexico igsues very little golc com, the M n unif being a silver dol- 4 lar, worth fifty cents in our money, American currency has been used _|for this dolling purpose. So great 1s the demand for gold "| that the Mestizas, or Dative womeu will offer silver and American greenbacks, and puy a big premiur ee for gold coins. In Mestiza ethic, the husband who would blow in his wife's necklace for drink if viler than a murderer, and becomes an vutcast, Just Be the Best. If you can't be a pine cn the top of the hill, Be a shrub {n the valley--but be The best little shrub at the aide of the rill; Be a bush if you can't be a tree, If you can't be a bush, be a bit of the ' grass, Some highway to happier make; If you can't be a muskie, then just be a bass-- But the liveliest bass in the lake! We can't all be captains, we've got to be crew, There's something for all of us here; There's big work to do and there's lesser to do, And the task we mast is the near. If you can't be a highway, thea just be a trall; If you can't be a sun, be a star. » It isn't by size that you win or you tail-- * i : Be the beet of whatever you are. | dh ------ -- GRAND OPERA HOUSE, TO-NIGHT JOHN W. VOGLE, THE MINSTREL KING, PRESENTS HONEY BQY MINSTRELS 40 COMEDIANS, SINGERS AND DANCERS PRICES 25¢., 5Oc., T5c¢., $1.90. Seats now selling. GRAND-MON, TUES., WED. THANESCIVING DAY MATINEE at 2.30. Matinee Daily at 2. Evenings at 8 o'clock sharp VAUDEVILLE CHARLES RY Supreme Portrayal in James Whitcomb Riley's Sweetest Love Story in Eight Reels "The Girl I Loved" HIS LATEST RELEASE---~FIRST TIME SHOWN IN CANADA 5---HEADLINE VAUDEVILLE ACTS-5 oY Special arrangements with the NATIONAL VAUDEVILLE EX- - CHANGE the Yollowing acts have been engaged: "Jo GARCIA --Equilibristic Novelty Act. REEVES and GALE--Versatile Comedy, SINGING, TALKING AND MUSICAL OFFERING. BILLY MELBOURNE and Company IN A VARIETY HARMONY SINGING AND COMEDY SKIT, BILLY RUSSELL--Musical Comedian. HART and FRANCIS in a Comedy . BOOMERANG--HAT JUGGLING & THROWING NOVEI TY. PRICES--Evg's and Thanksgiving Day Matinee, Reserved 25-85-50¢ Tuesday and Wednesday Matineg 25¢. any seat, plus tax. GRAND--SATURDAY, NOV. 17th Mativee at 2.30. Evening at 8.15. THE MUSICAL COMEDY SUPREME BY ARRANGEMENT WITH THE ESTATE OF GEORGE EDWARDS Lonoon Ene, PRESENTED IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH COM: Casta Crorys ne The World's Greatest Galaxy of Stars snd Beenery PRICES--Eve. 82.00, $1.50, $1, 73c., 50c. Mat. $1.30. 81, 5c, boc. Seat sale Thursday. Mail orders now. ill . Ii a -- SCREEN MASTERPIECES ON THANKSGIVING DAY Evening Prices All Day a STRAND Mat. 2.30. Eve. 8.00 DEAN "DRIFTING" A FILM DRAMA OF _ UNIQUE POWER AND APPEAL #dapted from . Stage Success In the cast MATT MOORE, WALLACE BEKRY, ANNA MAE WONG A Favorite Comedian in "One of His Best" LLOYD HAMILTON in "The OPTIMIST"