Strand Theatre, New York City, New York - November 14, 1915 THE STRAND Broadway at 47th Street NEW YORK'S PHOTO PLAY PALACE A NATIONAL INSTITUTION Mark Strand Theatre Co. Owners & Operators   Mary Pickford In the picturization of John Luther Long's Classic, "MADAME BUTTERFLY," has created one of the greatest screen sensationsof th year! Our Forthcoming Production Marguerite Clark in the picturization of Mark Twain's masterwork "The Prince and the Pauper" (the first work of the great humorist to be filmed) will definitely prove that the highest and most consistent photoplay standard is represented in the productions of the FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM Co. ADOLPH ZUKOR, President DANIEL FROHMAN, Managing Director     EDWIN S. PORTER, Technical Director Executive Offices, 507 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK 35 FAMOUS FEATURES A YEAR JESSE L. LASKY PARAMOUNT PROGRAM LASKY LEADS THE WORLD IN PERFECT PHOTOPLAY PRODUCTIONS LASKY PRODUCTIONS ALWAYS PLEASE JESSE L. LASKY FEATURE PLAY CO. 120 West 41st Street     New York City JESSE L. LASKY President SAMUEL GOLDFISH     CECIL B. DE MILLE Treas & Gen Mgr          Director Gen PROGRAM Week Commencing Sunday, November 14th, 1915 1. OVERTURE "FEST" .....Leutner STRAND CONCERT ORCHESTRA Carl Edouarde, Conductor 2. STRAND TOPICAL REVIEW This review is compiled and edited by the management and is presented as fast as modern equipment can deliver it.  The European War Pictures are exhibited solely on account of their historical and general news value and will be shown from every country obtainable with a feeling of absolute neutrality.  The management respectfully requests you to receive them in this spirit. 3. "LA DONNE E'MOBILE" from "RIGOLETTO" ..... Verdi WILLIAM DORRIAN, Tenor 4. SCIENTIFIC STUDY: "HUMAN MOVEMENTS ANALYZED" 5. "UNGARISCHE RHAPSODIE" ..... Liszt-Popper HELEN SCHOLDER, 'Celliste ICE SKATING ST. NICHOLAS ICE RINK, 69 WEST 66th STREET Ice Skating Will Be the Fad in New York This Winter If You Don't Know How -- Learn Now Open Till April 1 You Can Do What You See at the Hippodrome We Will Teach You Daily 10-12.30 A.M.  2.30-5.30 and 8.30-11 P.M. MUSIC Sundays 2.30-5.30 and 8.30-11 P.M. ADMISSION, 50c     SKATES FREE Beginners Taught   Expert Instructors in Dancing and Fancy Dancing Paramount Pictures All are well worth seeing. This one is "Bella Donna" produced by the Famous Players Film Company featuring the popular stage artist PAULINE FREDERICK whose exquisite beauty is enhanced by the Oriental settings of the "BELLA DONNA" scenes. Pauline Frederick can be seen only in Paramount Theatres Paramount Pictures Corporation One Hundred and Ten West Fortieth Street New York, N.Y. PROGRAM Fire Notice. Look around Now and choose the nearest Exit to your seat. In case of fire walk not run to that Exit. Do not try to beat your neighbor to the street. Robert Adamson, Fire Commissioner 6. FAMOUS PLAYERS - CHAS. FROHMAN COMPANY Presents PAULINE FREDERICK in "BELLA DONNA" Paramount Program CAST Bella Donna Pauline Frederick Nigel Armine Thomas Holding Baroudi Julian L'Estrange Dr. Isaacson Eugene Ormonde Ibraham Geo. (George) Majeroni Hamza Edmund Shalet Maid Helen Sinnott 7. "JEWEL SONG" from "FAUST" ..... Gounod ODETTE LE FONTENEY, Soprano Late of Opera Comique, Paris and Royal Opera, Covent Garden 8. COMEDY - "A CASE OF EUGENICS" Featuring Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew   The Drinking Cups furnished at the water fountains are supplied by the LILY CUP COMPANY KNABE PIANO USED. WILLIAM LOWITZ at the Piano CHARLES JONES Tel 557 Plaza.     NEW YORK Importer and dealer in House Furnishing, Hardware, Cutlery, Chine, Crockery, Glass. 902-904 SIXTH AVENUE, N.W. Cor. 51st Street UNIFORMS for the strand and dozens of other large theatres throughout the country are made by us.  May we submit styles & fabrics adaptable to your requirements. Phone 7140-7141 Bryant BROOKS UNIFORM CO. 143-151 WEST 40TH STREET Opposite the Metropolitan Opera House PAULINE FREDERICK in "BELLA DONNA" In "Bella Donna," the photoplay adaption of Robert Hichens' and J. B. Fagan's celebrated novel and play in which beautiful Pauline Frederick is being starred by the Famous Players Film Company, the woman who scored such a marvelous triumph as "Zaza," far exceeds her previous performance in the presentation of this wily, serpent-like viper who poisons the one man who has tried to lift her from the depths to which she has sunk. The rols of "Bella Donna" is perhaps the greatest test to which any actress can be submitted, for she must be hateful, cruel, savage, treacherous, and at the same time she must be so fascinating that she will grip and hold the attention of her audience throughout the performance. And, still more difficult, she must win the sympathy of her audience sufficiently toward the end of her story to make her final punishment, however just, seem cruelly tragic. This is the well-nigh impossible feat which this marvelous woman, whose silent work in "Zaza" was pronounced by the metropolitan critics to be far superior to that of Mrs. Leslie Carter in the greatest role of her career, has performed in "Bella Donna." No one who saw Miss Frederick in her brillliant characterization of "Innocent" in the play of that name will wonder at her powerful interpretation of "Bella Donna." In the stage play she showed marvelous understanding of the woman of elemental passions whose compelling personality brooks no restraint from any source. "Bella Donna" adds to these mastering passions the unprincipled cruelty and treachery of the thrououghly bad woman, whose only redeeming feature is her striking beauty. Yet her very pulchritude is suggestive of the sinuous magnetism of the creature of prey. Without a woman of Miss Frederick's tremendous personal attractiveness to play the part of Bella Donna, the play would depend chiefly upon its atmosphere for interest. Though the mysticism of the Orient, its subtlety and its luxury have been caught in the wonderful tropical settings which form the background for this tragedy, these have been held subsequent to the drama itself. Bella Donna, a London adventuress, lures the Hon. Nigel Armine into marrying her in the hope of saving her from the gossip of the capital. He takes her to Egypt, where she becomes infatuated with a powerful native, Baroudi, who persuades her to poison her husband. This she does, but as he becomes gradually weaker and weaker from the effects of the drug, Isaacson arrives and discovers her treachery in time to save the husband's life. Driven to hate Armine and foiled in her attempt to kill him, Bella Donna finally tells him the truth in a burst of uncontrollable fury.  Then she goes to Baroudi, who now discards her as being too dangerous. Stunned, she returns to her home, only to be turned away by Dr. Isaacson, who sends her out into the black desert and -- what? Next Week! JESSE l. LASKY FEATURE PLAY CO. Presents Victor Moore in "Chimmie Fadden Out West" Mark Strand Theatre Co., Owner and Operators Mitchel H. Mark, Pres. and General Manager. Executive Staff for the Strand Theatre B. A. Rolfe     Managing Director Dr. J. Victor Wilson     Gen. Press Representative R. Alfred Jones     Resident Manager Jacob M. Endel     Treasurer Carl Edouarde     Musical Director Herbert Sisson     Organist Ralph H. Brigham     Organist Lester Bowen     Chief Operator Entire Change of Program Every Sunday CONTINUOUS FROM NOON TO 11.30 P.M. First Evening Program starts at 7.30  Second Evening Program at 9.30 AFTERNOON Balcony rear 10c. Balcony front 15c. Entire Orchestra 25c. Loges and Boxes 50c. EVENING Entire Balcony 15c. Orchestra rear 25c. Orchestra front 50c. Loges and Boxes 50c. Evening Prices Saturdays Sundays and Holidays The Oliver Morosco Photoplay Co. Will shortly present the following stars in releases on the Paramount Program-- ANNA HELD, LENORE ULRICH, CONSTANCE COLLIER, CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD, SIDNEY GRANT, HATTIE WILLIAMS. For adversiting in this program apply to The William Van Waardt Co American Press Association Building Two Twenty-five West Thirty-ninth Street N.Y. Ethel Barrymore, Francis X. Bushman, Valli Valli, Emmy whelen, Emily Stevens, Martha hedman, Mme. Petrova, hamilton Revelle, Edmund Breese, Mary Miles Minter, Beverly Boyne (sic) and 30 other great stars appear constantly in METRO PICTURES METRO PICTURES CORPORATION 1465 Broadway New York City NOTE: This program has 24 pages, but some pages only feature ads for businesses that are not related to films.  Those pages are not shown here. Photo from Bella Donna (1915) Photos from Madame Butterfly (1915) More Information on the Strand Theatre... The Strand Theatre at CinemaTreasures.com Last Modified February 5, 2011