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S& AND MBS. HOU.IN0HEAD N. TAY-
tM.r. ?JA9 Bt. Martin's lane, Chestnut
I 1'VlU shortly Ibsuo Invitations for a dinner
Kj jyen in honor of Miss Jean Christian
E-.. h.i nf Mr. and Mrs. Lomxn M.
Pffli on February 8, before the Monday Evo-.
Igj junior Danco.
MS ik. mii.nf-town nuests at the dance
K? ly Jtr. nnd Mrs. Samuel Frederick Houa
11'? honor of their daughter, Miss Charlotte
ft . .n last nluht at tho nttz-Carlton,
P yj,, Alice Woodward, of WllUes-IJarrej
5T, Josephine Glonlngor, of Lebanon) Miss
zr rjarcy, of Baltimore; Miss Caroline
ftler t South Carolina; Miss llolon 13. Whit-
fj tni MIbs Nancy w. u. urowsier, oi uai
rr Miss Elizabeth Sands, Carroll Ilolicrt
f J.... riniivlor. Ancler Dulte and the
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?i. Tucker, of New York, and Edward
ttti, of Boston. .
nt Play (in(1 rlayrB ,mvo lasu;1 Invito.-
ft,, to meot Mfss Marie Tempest on Thurs-
rL tftwnoon from 4 until B o'cloclc at tho
room, South 18th street.
Wilt sn Mrs- Jolin K- Tcnor havo talon
Rutments at the Maidstone, on Spruce stroot
RUr -Broad, for the winter ncason.
Pltrt. Carl Austin, of northwest corner of 22d
L Locust streets, win not receive on Sat
iin In January, as has been announced.
On. Austin received Inst Saturday, Jnnuary 10.
Sv,...i.nn Tlonrv II. Arnold, U. S. ' A., and
tei. Arnold aro rccoIvlnB congratulations on
i birth of a daughter oom on .mnuary lr.
Wfi. Arnold Will DO reinuniuumu i ..ij ii--..
',..nnnF 'Pnol. dauchter of Mr. and
jr. Sydney Herbert Pool, of Ardmoro. Lleu
Jiint Arnold and Mrs. Arnold nre now ata-
Snel with the 13tli Infantry at i'-ori aion.in-
tf, Manila.
Ijlri. Uobert IV. Downing will slvo a
L-. nnriv. followed by eupper at the
feu-Carlton, on Thursday night, In honor of
Inli Anna Mary AValthour. The party will bo
fSperoned by Mrs. Downlnc and Mrs.
HTlUhour ana ino guesis win uitiuuu im "u..-
fill bn, ixit-j .Ainu.ub --.. vw...
Srals Wanamaltcr, Miss Joan Morris Llllle,
Im Kathcrlne Zimmerman Osden, Miss Char
bttt Fahnostock, Miss Roberta Downing, Miss
ritlnrlne Tcnney, Miss Elizabeth Wlster,
IhomaJ Robinson, Rodman AVistar, Joseph M.
Jitteraon, 2d, Ashton Souder, Henry C. Tatnall,
Jmi Moulton. Phlller Leo, Aldcn Lee, Nor-
;fen Dunning, Howard Shcblo, William Davis,
IMltanlel uavis, ivuan urawwnii nunuiu "un
Kai and Dr. Frank Dickson.
Misi Jean Newbold Thompson will be given
VJlnner on January 30 by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
HUion. There will bo 14 guests, who will after-
teiM nttnri 4hA Infnrmnl danco clvcn bV Mrs.
DlltTflnilftr .T nnnqntf nnd Tlnfl Lflls CaSSatt.
ill Cornelia Leldy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
7oja Leldy will bo honor guest at a dinner-
hnc which her grandmothor, Mrs. William T.
Cirler. will dve at the Rltz-Carton on Friday
rSxht February 5.
EhiBCre Wiil DO Oil UlfiUII ii;i.t fc ";""(
K home of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus H. K. CuTtls
K Wyncote on Wednesday evening, January 27,
n f:15 o'clock. Willlnm C. MacFarlane, mu
Kdpal organist, of Portland, Mc., will bo as
fiiiUd by John F. Braun, soloist.
RTh affair will be given for the benefit of tho
Kuaical Settlement School at 427 Christian
laitt. Mrs. Edward W. Bok Is In charge.
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Vr. and Mrs. G. Hclde Norrls, of 2101 Locust
Kmt, will entertain Miss Mary Frances Fisher,
fajjhttr of Dr. and Mrs. Henry MIddleton
JliWvon Saturday night, February 6. Mr. and
Kri Hoxle Harrison Smith will entertain at
SPP later In the evening for Miss Fisher.
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Vn. Edgar S. McKalg will be entertained at
tothton and a matlneo party by Mrs. Harvey
l Biyen on Thursday afternoon.
Kits Mary Claire Albert, of Baltimore, will
Jjrjve on Wednesday tobe the guest of her
Mntr-ln-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
5'tljWt, Jr., of 400 South 15th street
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Mr, and Mrs. Arthur H. Bonsor, of 70G Mar
W Itrect, Camden, gave a dlnner-danco last
Hft In the Rose Room of the Manufacturers'
Qjb In honor of their daughter, Miss Alice
Itln Bonsor,
flns hundred Invitations were Issued and
VsviC - - . ! A - . BAnUnl l T .lrnnn
iSng those present were Miss Olivia Hardy,
W Eleanor T?unn "MIiih IfMter Ilnwley.
S$ Mary Hookey, Miss Gertrude Cronln, Miss
KMWt Ruana. Mlta Eleanor MeNulty. Miss
rtruae Ruane, Miss Jano Hookey, MIsb Jane
"In, Miss EmlllB Atwood, Miss Isabel Bryan,
S" Agnes Bercren. MIbm Annn. Murnhv. Miss
EW? Bryan, Miss Helen Kelly, Miss Ireno Mc-
g?"y, Miss Ruth Israel, Miss Elizabeth Mo
Sftts, Ml Anna Dempeey, Miss Anes Clarke,
S" Barah Flab, Miss Alfreda Duncan, Miss
;tWtt Duncan, MIbs Maria Bonner, Miss
-jfothea Miller, Miss Virginia Stull, Miss Marie
fiftrald. AflHH VlnnAA Pnnlln ITIbm TTatuT,
Igl. Miss Ireno Smith, Miss Claire pmlth,
Blliabeth Lukes, Miss Margaret Lukes,
jj uwinwe Lukes, Miss Elizabeth Donnelly,
latwton Johnson, Frank A. Starr, James Mo
Iia?u, Clair Farlev. Rrtwnrd Ifallv. Jerome
lp'i Walter Lorlgan, Alfred Flemmlng.AIax
igt Sweeney, Joseph Farrlngton, James
'SB". David etull, Morris Kompton, James
SB". Dr, WllUara Shields, Leonard Bonner,
Molllheny, Charles Hess. Edward Mc-
flt James Cunningham, Power Weymann,
i" Weymann, Walter Hughes, Henry
iWt. 2d. TV.-,,.. T, w m.j.,. 17..
S Joseph KeUey. Clair Bums. Mr. and Mrs.
?? T, Starr. Mr. rwi n.rr n.wM A Trn.
LlBr"1. Dr, and Mrs. -T. H. Huarhas. Mr. and
W Jimea Ryan, Mr, and Mrs. Bums and Mr.
ffltm. Alfred J. Bonsor.
ALONG THE MAIN LINE
TO-Mrs. Charles N. Beard, of LlandrUlo
S Mcompanled by her mother and sister,
I O. Parker, and Miss Clara. Parker, left
roay f0r a weeki atay t Nqyr Yor;k
asoctats members of the Cynwyd Qub
sPrjaniUnj. a brl4ge tournament to start
A ebruary.
-Mr. John O. Fleck and Miss Dorothy
", of Baia avenue, have sent out Invl-
or a, card oarty at th Ovnunrd club.
f Tuesday afternoon, February t That
f S!ht " fu! Mre- We and Miss Fleck
5 daac in tha olubrooms.
wimam H. TUlls, f Unloa avenue, U
ParsaU la Delavrara.
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IUESTNUT HILL
Mr. and Mrs. John Carlo MarsBen, of 431 East
Mount Pleasant avenue, Sedgwick, entertained
at dlnnor laBt night in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
Gcorgo Ruhland and Mr. nnd Mrs. John V.
Habormehl. Mrs. Qeorgo Ruhlnnd before her
marrlnge in tho fnll was Miss Mnrgarct Haber
meh), Mrs. Walter P. Miller entertained her brldgo
club this afternoon at her residence, C21 East
Mount Airy avenue
GEIIMANTOWN
The Thomas Lelpor Chnptcr of tho Daughters
the Amcrlcnn Revolution, held a meeting Inst
week to elect delegates nnd nltornntcs to at
tend tho coming Continental Congress In Wash
ington from April 10 to 21, Inclusive. Tho fol
lowing ladles were elected: Mrs. William Latta
Nassau, regent; Mrs. Samuel Russell, Mrs.
Charles Barber, Mrs. Jamos Closson, Mrs. Rob
ert Patterson, Mrs. Stanley Marvol, Miss Ellz
nbeth Nassau, Miss Madeline Robinson, Mrs.
Chnrles Wilklc.
Tho Women's Missionary Society of tho First
Presbyterian Church, held a meeting ycstciday
afternoon. Tho speaker was Mrs. John McAr
thur Harris, socretary of tho Student Work.
Her subject was "Work Among Young Women
In Our Schools nnd Colleges." Mrs. Frnnk U.
Clemens and Mrs. Frank W. Tibbotta presided
nt the tea table.
ALONG THE READING
Mr. and Mrs. George Hornco Lorlmor nnd
family, of Church road, Wyncote, will leave on
Wednesday, January 27, for a six weeks' trip
to Pnnuma and the Canal Zono.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Whlto aro occupy
ing their now home, G31G North 13th street,
Oak Lane, where they will rccelvo noxt month.
Mrs. White will bo remembered as Miss Edith
M. Fcglcy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J.
Fegley, of 1123 West Ontario street. Mr. Whlto
Is also well known In Tioga, having resided at
1421 West Erie avenue.
WEST PHILADELPHIA
Mrs. Charles S. Tanguay, of C01 South 46th
Btreet, entertained nt brldgo yesterday nfter
noon. Thero wero 16 guests.
Mrs. James M. Crowell, of 214 South 41st
street, sent out Invitations today for a tea, Fri
day, January 2D, from 4 until 6 o'clock, to
moot Mrs. Thoma3 Beaver Browno, of Wynne
wood. Mrs. Browne will bo remembered as
Miss Mnrcy Curtln.
NORTH PHILADELPHIA
Tho marriage of Miss Mary G. Doran, nieco
of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Doran, of 1754 North
Warnock street, to Christopher P. Rollly, of
New York, will tako placo on Thursday, Feb
ruary 11, In St. Malachl'a Catholio Church,
11th and Jefferson streets. Miss Rosa Rollly,
of Now York, sister of the bridegroom, will
be maid of honor and tho brldo's brother, Harry
T. Doran, will bo best man.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Benjamin Lyon, of 2316 North
Park avenue, left today for Hot Springs, W.
Va., whero they will remain through Jnnuary.
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THE wedding of Miss Edna S. Mayer, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob I. Mayor,; of 4248
Spruce street, to Maurice S. Cohen, will take
placo tonight at 0:30 o'clock at the St. James
Hotel. The Rev. Dr. Joseph Krauskopf will
ofttclate.
Tho brido will be gowned In lustrous white
satin made with a court train and trimmed
with crystals In caacade offect. Her veil will
bo of tulle held in place by a cap of duchesso
lace, surmounted by orange blossoms. She
will carry a bouquet of orchids and lilies of the
valley,
Mrs. J. M. Koch, the matron of honor, will
wear a gown of cloth of silver, veiled In tulle,
nnd will carry pink rosebuds. Miss Marie
Koch and Mlsu Ruth Koch will act as little
flower girls, and will wear dainty frocks of
whlto satin veiled In chiffon and finished with
pink and blue sashes. They will carry quaint
baskets of pink rosebuds.
Stanley I. Cohen, a brother of the bridegroom,
will act as best man, and the ushers will be
John M. Cohen, Eugene V. Mayer and Reuben
Cohen, Jr.
Following the ceremony a dinner and danco
will bo given. Mr. and Mrs. Cohen will bo at
home after February 15, at 4218 Spruce street
ACKLEV WILEY
The marrloge of Miss Veronica Souder
Wiley, daughter of Mrs. Charles Rockrus Wiley,
and Charles William Ackley, both of Vlneland,
N. J., took place In the First MethodlBt Epis
copal Church of Vlneland, at 6 o'clock 'last
night The Rev. Furman A. DeMarls. pastor,
performed the ceremony.
The brldo was given In marriage by her
brother-in-law, Dr. Horace Mann Snyder, of
New York city. Miss Edith Knoblauch, of
Minneapolis, attended the bride as maid of
honor, and Walter Crowell, of Oak Lane was
best man. Miss Elizabeth Snyder Wiley, the
bride's niece, was flower girl.
Miss Wiley's gown was of white satin with a
court train elaborately trimmed In duchesse
lace and pearls. Her tulle veil fell from a
bandeau of pearls, caught with orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet or
white roses and lilies of the valley. '
Among the many guests from out of town
who attended the wedding ceremony and the
reception which followed were school friends
of Miss Wiley, who was a graduate of Dana
Hall, and of Mr. Aokley, who was graduated
from the University of Pennsylvania,
After a wedding Journey In the South, Mr.
and Mrs. Ackley will make their home In Vine
land. ZINMAN-SUERUAN
The marriage of Miss Tlllle V, Sherman,
daughter of tho late Mr- and Mrs. M. Sher
man, of 2313 North 22d street, and Jacob Zln
man, of 731 North 40th street, took place on
Sunday evening! January IT, at the home of the
Rev. Marvin Nathan.
The marriage came as a surprise to their
friends, who had not heard of the engagement.
After a wedding trip through the South the
mmib couple will live at 50.13 Upland street
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MRS. GEORGE W. CIIILDS DREXEL
Mrs. Drcxcl will entertain the Russian Ambassador ami Airs. RakhineticIT at dinner this
evening before the Russian Fcto at the Dellcvuc-Stratford.
RUSSIAN TETE
Prazdnik to Be Held Toninht at Bcllcvue-Strat-ford
Ambassador and Wife Will Attend.
Tho Bellcvuo-Stratford will present a gay
sccno when the Russian Prazdnlk, which means
nn avcnlng of song and danco, will bo presented
tonight. Mrs. William Ellis Scull, of Lchlgh
ton Place, Ovorbrook, has had charge of tho
affair, which promises to bo a hugo success both
financially and Boclally. All of tho boxes havo
been sold and many will be occupied by the
patronesses, who will Include Mrs. Alexander W.
Blddle. Miss Chrlstlno W. Diddle, Miss Con
Btanco R. Benle, Mrs. Daniel M. Barrlngcr, Mrs.
Archibald J. Barklle, Mrs. R. H. Bayard Bowie,
Mrs. Edward V. Beale. Mrs. Edward Browning,
Mrs. T. DoWltt Cuyler, Mrs. Henry C. Chap
man, Mrs. Henry B. Coxe. Miss Mary N. Coch
ran, Mrs. William MoM. Camnc, Mrs, John Cad
walader, Jr., Mrs. William W. Curtln, Mrs.
Alexander J. Cossatt, Mrs. Percy H. Clark, Mrs.
Alexander Brlnton Coxe, Mrs. G. Dallas Dixon,
Mrs. William Sruthors Ellis. Mrs. George Har
rison Fisher, Mrs. John R. Fell, Mrs. Rodman
E. Grlscom, Mrs. E. Burd GrlBUh, Mrs. Francis
I. Gowen, Mrs. Frank T. Griswold, 'Mrs. Samuel
F. Houston, Mrs. C. C. Harrison, Mrs. Charles
W. Henry, Mrs. George Q. Horwltz, Mrs. Hor
nco Hlnney Hare, Mrs. Charles E. Ingersoll,
Mrs. II, LeBarre Jayne, Mrs. J. Norman Jack
son, Mrs. James Large, Mrs. Joseph Leldy, Mrs.
Ernest A. Law, Mrs. Charles M. Lea, Mrs.
Thomas McKcan, Mrs. James Mifflin, Mrs. J.
Kcarsley Mltcholl, Mrs. J. Willis Martin, Mrs.
Robert L. Montgomery, Mrs. Randal Morgan.
Mrs. J. Franklin McFadden, Mrs. Charles E.
Penrose, Mrs. George Wharton Pepper, Mrs.
William Prall, Mrs. Ell K. Price, Mrs. Philip
M. Rhlnelantler, Mrs. G. Brlnton' Roberts, Mrs.
Benjamin Rush, Mrs. William Littleton Savage,
Mrs. Edgar T. Scott, Mrs. E. Marshall Scull,
Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, Mrs. John B. Thayer,
Miss Anno Thomson, Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
Mrs. Joseph B. Townsend, Mrs. John Wlster,
Mrs. George D. Wldener, Mrs. William J. Wlll
cox, Mrs. Harrison B. Wright Mrs. David, E.
Williams.
The program will bo quite unusual, and very
unique, and will bo composed of choral muslo
by the choir of the Russian Orthodox Church
of St. Michael, of this city, In native costume;
Cossack dances, by Russians of this city; Rus
sian national dances, by Mr. Cragoft and Miss
Alexandra da Paukwoska; Russian songs, by
Johanna V. Fillpowski, of Lemburg, Gallcla;
plastic dances, by Mme. Zlna Panlna. of the
Imperial ballet, of Moscow; Miss Florence
Peremolnick, violinist, and the Russian Bala
llaka orchestra.
After the entertainment Russian tea and cake
will be sold In the foyer.
A number of debutantes, who will be at
tired in Russian costume, will sell programs.
They will Include Miss Margot Ellis Scull, Miss
Hope Truxton Beale, Miss Susan Brunner In
gersoll, Miss Ruth Coxe, Miss Charlotte Rush,
Mlsa Almea Hutchinson, Miss Mary Frances
Fisher, Miss Cordelia Blddle, Miss Katherlne
Ashhurst Bowie and Miss Cornelia Leldy.
The Russian Ambassador and Madame Bakh
meteff, of Washington, will attend and will be
guests of Mrs. Truxtun D. Beale and Miss Con
stance R. Beale, of 251 South 21st street. Be
fore the Prazdntk, Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Chtlds Drexel, of ISth and Locust streets, will
entertain at dinner In honor of the Ambassador
and his wife. They will also be honor guests In
Mr. and Mrs. Scull's box, and the other guests
will Include Mrs. Douglas Campbell, of Paris;
Mrs. Horace B. Hare. Mr. and Mrs. William
Prall. Samuel Chew and Alfred Blddle. Mrs.
Prall Is a daughter of the late Ambassador to
Russia, Mr. Lothrop,
Mr. and Mrs. Langhorne Bullitt Dick, of
Chestnut Hilt, will entertain In their box that
evening Mr, and Mrs. Edgar B. Howard, Mr,
and Mrs. Samuel A. Crozer and Mr, and Mrs.
William Howell EUls.
The Russian Ambassador and Madame Bakh
roetleff arrived In town last night. They will
be entertained extensively while hero. Last
plght Mr. and Mrs. Edward F, Beale gave a
dinner In their honor. This afternoon Mrs.
Beale and Miss Beale will entertain at tea.
Tomorrow Mrs. Horace Blnney Hare wilt give
a luneheon. and Mrs. Truxton D. Beale wlU
enUrtaJn again In their honor.
The proceeds of the affair will b devoted
to the Rwwlan war sufferer.
I AFfAlRSJllfflJ
THE opera supper dances havo grown most
popular at the Rltz-Carlton this Beason. This
ovonlng though there will be no opera thero will
be sevoral theatro parties and tho guests will
repair aftorward to the Rltz. Among tho
debutantes who will be given theatre parties
will bo Miss Inez Drayton, daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. J. It, Evans Roberts, who will be enter
tained by Gustavo A. Heckscher, of Strat
ford, Pa,
The guests will be of tho debutante and
younger dancing men sot.
Another nffalr will be tho theatro party which
will be followed by a supper nt the Bellevue
Stratford for Miss S. Worthlngtpn Mitchell,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Kearsley Mltch
oll, to bo given by Miss Mitchell's undo and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Kane, of Fern Hill
Farm, West Chester.
Miss Eleanor Edmonds, daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. John Edmonds, of Gcrmnntown, will bo en
tertained today also by Miss Helen Fling at
luncheon, to be followed by brldgo.
TIOGk
Mrs. Walter Hoyor, of 1811 West Ontario
street entertained at COO, followed by a buffet
luncheon, yesterday afternoon, Her guests
were members of her card club and Included
Mrs. John Snyder, Mrs. Harry Heist, Mrs.
Franklin Appel, Mrs. Elmer E. Johnson, Mrs.
Henry Bower, Mrs. Carrie Lentz, Mrs. George
Ulrlch, Mrs. Harry G. Querns, Mrs. Larrlck,
Mrs. Gustave Bchaetzle nnd Mrs. Oscar Schmidt
Mrs. G. Morton Illman, of 3235 North 15th
street. Is entertaining Informally this after
noon. Her guests are Mrs. George Crofton, Mrs.
Hnrvey Cressman, Mrs. Walter S. Bauer, Mrs.
J. Neufeld, Miss. Florence Irey, Mrs. Glbbs, Mrs.
Chnrles Thompson, Mrs. John O, Taxis, Mrs,
Louis Blggard, Miss Ida Drlpps, Mrs. Paul
Volght, Mrs. Walter Miller, Mrs. Wesley Flanl
gnn, Mrs Raynor Bowman and Mrs. J. H.
Chadwlck.
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MISS INEZ DRAYTON
&Ii' Praytou will be honor guest at a theatre
party which will be given tonight by Goitavo
Ucckihcr,
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Digest of
(1) Metropolltan-"Muslcnl Comedy: A
Librettist's Confession."
(2) Tho Mnsscs-"What Is the Matter With
Magailno Art?"
(3) The Bookman '"The Popularity of Har
old Bell Wright."
(4) Unpopulnr Review, "The Cult of Saint
Vitus."
(B) New Republic "Tho Popular Hit"
(0) Musical America "Point nnd Counter
point." t7) Amcrlcnn Magazine "Motion Pictures
Under the Sen."
THE DEMI ARTS J
PROBABLY no one Is unsophisticated
enough to think that a best-seller has any
I iiiumry merit, ur mat a musical i-uuiuuy
librettist Is of any particular literary Impor
tance, or that thero Is any spontaneity nbout
most magazine UlUBtratlotiB, hut it is a shock
to have the magazines admit all this, This
month's magazines aro ruthlessly iconoclastic
nbout tho nrts.
Harrison Rhodes, hlmsolf a successful
librettist, although better known as author
of "Tho Gentleman From Mississippi," was
sitting nt his desk one dny composing a
tniigazlno nrtlclo when tho telcphono rang,
nnd a manager asked him to come over and
confer ubout writing a musical comedy. This
In Itself Is a shock. One always thinks of
authors, hat In hand, their knees knocking
together, tho manuscript carefully finished
and typed and tied up, but not rolled, waiting
for hours and days In dimly lighted ante
rooms for the privilege of seeing a manager.
However, Mr. Rhodes ought to know. He
writes (1):
Thoy wore, to put It succinctly, putting on
a new "show" nt tho manager's chief thea
tre. The company had been engaged. Tho
songs wero chosen. Tho dances were bolng
rcho-irsod. Tho sccnory was being painted,
nnd tho costumes wors already In the dress
makers' hands. But thoy wnnted a libretto,
a fact which seemed to havo been forgotten
In tho confusion. This wns Thursday, and,
of course, delay was tiresome. Still It was
admitted in answer to what must havo been
a faint squeak of protest on my part that
thoy could manago If they had tho first act
by Monday. As I saw no reason to bcllovo
I could wrlto oven one act by Monday, I
said "Why not both acts by Monday whllo
wo aro nbout It7" and my speech, while It
caused no Burprlsc to any one but mo, found
favor in tho managerial eyes.
As to tho plot, there was no dldlculty nbout
that, Thero wns an amiable and clever
young man about tho office who nad that,
or something vory llko it all ready. Tho
manager's brother or cousin or somebody
had been in Paris, nnd had engaged n num
ber of "acts" by "artistes" who wero al
ready afloat upon tho Atlantic. The nlco
young man about the ofllco had had a really
Ingenious Idea for Incorporating all these
gifted foreigners into tho vory structure of
j tho projected piece Ono of tho characters
' was to give nn ovonlng party whero pro
fessional entertainers should appear. This
was, In fact, the whole plot of the piece."
Sir. Eastman's View
In a similarly gaunt and disillusionizing
vein Max Eastman, who Is primarily a poot,
and secondarily a professor of philosophy,
but who also edits n magazine, nnd draws
primitive pictures, explains "'What Is tho
Matter With Magazine Art":
Tho Magazine drawings are mainly "Illus
trative." Their creation Is usually Initiated
nnd accomplished somewhat In the follow
ing manner: Tho editor hands a manu
script to n poor man who is, metaphorically
at least, hungry.
"We want two Illustrations for this," he
says, "and wo must havo them by the 14th.
Play up tho woman." 1
Tho artist goes home and reads tho story.
Ho does not enjoy It, and he has no desire
to illustrato it. He probably never had a
desiro to illustrate any story. Neither did
the author have a desiro to have anybody
Illustrate his story. Neither does tho edltorf
have any desire to see an Illustration of the'
Btory. Neither does the reader consider the
Illustration an addition to the story. All tho
reader cares about Is that tho magazine
should not look dull when he approaches
It; nil that the author cares anout Is that
he should have a popular artist's name at
tached to his story; and all the artist cares
about is that ho should sufllclently conform
to the business standard of art, so that tho
editor will give him a full, or at least a
half-page, and pay him a full or at least a
half-price.
Having disposed of art and musical com
edy, we may turn to literature, whero Tho
Bookman seizes upon the triumphant "best
seller" of tho last three months, and under
takes to explain, In an Incredulous sort of
way, as though hating to admit It, "The Pop
ularity of Harold Bell Wright" (3):
The conversation having turned upon the
perpetual conundrum of Harold Bell
Wright's popularity, a veteran book seller
said tho other day In a burst of confidence.
It Is no mystery at all, Just a matter of
sheer advertising, like selling patent medi
cines or breakfast foods. Take nny novel,
I don't care how good or bad It Is, nnd use
the same methods, give away as many pres
entation copies In special leather bindings
to the retail dealers, accompanied by nice
little personal letters, nnd I will guarantee
that you will get similar results.
He Who Hesitates Is Lost
Of course one expects a sophisticated atti
tude from tho Unpopular Review, which
never hesitates to live up to Its title. In
"The Cult of Saint Vitus" (4), the soven volls
are stripped, not from Salome, but from the
dance Itself, hesitations, fox trots and all.
The article describes:
An afternoon tea at Sherry's, whero tho
Apache danced, and tho girls' mothers, and
some of their brothers and fathers were
with them, and part of "society' stood on
chairs and radiators and window-sills, so
as to see over the heads of the rest of
"society" as the Apache swung his girl.
Among the first of the missionaries to
start, the present wide-spread devotion to
cultot Saint Vitus In America was the
young man from Paris, who did the Apache,
and swung the young woman around by the
hands, until the centrifugal force raised
her parallel with the floor. It was reported
that her predecessor In Paris had slipped
off, struck her head against a table, and
was killed. This story may have been mere
advertising, and the effect of the advertis
ing may have been enhanced by the rumor
that he had Intentionally let her go.
It would seem that the very acme of super
cllllousness has been -reached when a New
Yorker writes In patronizing vein about the
metropolis, as does Francis Hackett In a de
lightfully amusing review of the new musical
comedy "Watch Your Step" (5), He makes a
pretense that:
After all, It la a pleasant thing to live In
a small town. Out In the big cold world
you know nobody, and nobody knows you.
But here In New York we all know the local
gossip, share In the local Jokes, are on to
the local celebrities. Take, fqr example,
our accomplished townsfolk, Mr. and Mrs.
Vernon Castle. Everybody In New York
knows the Castles.
Another thing characteristic of a genial
small town U the fun you can have about
grand opera- In a big city they take opera
seriously In Chicago people begin to get
gloomy at the prospect of opera early In
November, and the gloom rests over the
entire North, Side until the. lUUrloua sea
son of Lent The first thing Chtoagolana
thought about when tho war brolca out wast
tho Magazines
"Thank God, we can cut out grand opera
without letting the cat out of the bag'."
But In New York, a pleasantly "Jay" atti
tude toward opera Is quite tho thing. 1
"Watch Your Step" has one scene reveal
Ing tho opera house. All the boxes are full '
of morose men rending the religious newsV
the only column loft In their papers. The
ladles' hair Is all ablaze with private elect
trie lighted tlaran, Mr. Edison's latest cul
tural devlco, Bovcral of the patronesses go
homo, complaining that the sleeping accom
modations are medieval.
Muiic Until Charms
Uasoball players' breasts may not bo env
age, but whatover else, they aro not lmt
penetrable to music. As witness a Story told
by no less an authority than Musical Amer
ica (8):
The fame of Caruso Is safe Ivy Wlngo,
catcher of tho Buffalo Federal League team.
Indorses him. In writing to a friend In St
Louis, tho baseball player said: "I have
Just bought a phonograph and a bunch of
records, nnd n lot of them ore by this
Caruso. Ho Is there. I would rather bo
Caruso than nnybody In tho world but Ty
Cobb. At that I'd llko to be Cobb In sum
mer and Caruso In tho winter."
To Imagine naked divers tackling untamed
sharks In their natlvo habitat, with only tt
gleaming knife betweon them and tho shark's
tooth, In ordor to get a moving plcturo of a
man killing a shark, seems to demand n.
stretch of tho Imagination. But Cloveland
Moffctt's article, "Motion Pictures Under thaj
Sea" (7), Is backed up by tho actual photo
graphs. Tho pictures were taken Just off tho
Bahamas. Mr. Moffctt says:
Williamson's deep-sea tube Is large
enough to let a man pass up or down lnsldo
of It, strong enough to resist the pressure
of tho Bra, and flexible made of overlap
ping steel scnlen or plates, covered with ft
waterproof fabric. At Its lower end, tho
tubo expands Into a spherical observation
chamber, about five feet In diameter, one
sldo of which Is provided with a large funnel-shaped
window. It Is made of cast
Iron nnd weighs four tons.
Hnlf crouching on tho deck of the barge
stood a native, his black, oil-smeared body
glistening in tho sun, his white teeth shut on
a wlcked-Iooktng knife. A shark circled closer
to tho bait, thon swerved away sharply,
and suddenly tho native lifted his hands and
leaped head first Into tho transparent waters,
straight out toward another murderous fel
low that was coming for the bait "Grind
away," called Williamson down the tube,
nnd tho picture mnchlne immediately started.
Thero was a quick movement of arms and
legs as tho man nnd shark came together.
The man was underneath. Tho shark struck
violently with Us tall, half turning, then
straightened nnd stiffened and slowly sank
to the bottom. It woa all over. The knife
had gone home, and a moment lator the
natlvo came up smiling. "Nothing doing'
camo Gregory's volco up the tube, and they
knew that the diver has miscalculated the
place of combat, and has killed the shark
out of range of the picture machine, so
that it was nil to bo dono over again.
AMUSEMENTS
TTOPPITQT1 This 4 Next Week. Eves, nt 8:15
J. yj.VVi0 J. Matinees Wed. & Sat. at 2 iir,
CIIAIlLna niOHMAN Presents
The Great Three Star Combination
JULIA SANDERSON
DONALD BRIAN
JOSEPH CAWTHORN
in THE GIRL FROM UTAH .
SPECIAL, MATS. TODAr. Thursday, Friday
WAR PICTIJItES 1 3 Tlmen, 12-2-4. IBo ana 25U
THE EUROPKAN WAH AS IT IB
Mawson, Sir Douglas
"Racing With Death in Antarctic
Blizzards"
According- to Sir Ernest Shackleton, Dr. Mawson not
only has the best pictures, still and motion, ever taken
In Polar regions, but a story of great heroism and
endurance.
QEOaltAPniCAL B0C1ETY, WITIIEnSPOON KALI
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MAUDE ADAMS
Every Evening. Harris Double Bin
TUB LEQEND OF LEONORA
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