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Waiting for "Out There" Seen-
cry Great Artists "Fill
In" Willi Vaudeville
The exlradordlnarv menu of dramatic
art served nt the Metropolitan Opera
Home last evening for tlie benefit of I lie
Tied Cross nun preceded by a auilc He
appetizer which rendered the occasion
even more unustnl than had been an
ticipated. More than 1000 persons had
come, to tee the matt lustrous nggrcga
tlon of footllght start rer assembled
at one time since Joseph Jefferson re
Vlvtd "The TUvals" with the stago ill
, Tlnltles of his day.
Including the ptoceeds nf the auction
ale of boxes 'and the souvenir auto
graphed program tbo receipts of last
night's performance of "Out There" to
taled about J23.000. There would hc
been equivalent artistic remuneration
for this expenditure had Mr. Manners s
touching Hed Cross plav. as orlglnilly
lillled. been the sole attraction Hut
climax was piled on climax with a prodi
gality that must remain memorable In
the annals of the American theatre. The
final curtains were not drawn until the
small hour of 1 In the morning, after
the vast audlerro had been regaled with
an unprecedented "variety show-." n brll
llant presentation of n poignant wnr
drama, patriotic address's, humorous
Impromptu monologues and select'ons b
distinguished voca!lts.
The potpourri was occasioned b
transportation difficulties, which de
lajed until 0 o'clock the arrival of Hie
"Out There" Fernery from Wilmington,
where the matinee performance had been
riven. Hurr Mcintosh relieved the feel
ings of the audlcme. which had been for '
an hour patlentlv waiting for the curtain
to rise. lie i raved Indulgence for ii
series of misadventures. eMollid the ills, i
tlnctlon of the phenomenal group f 1
plojera all volunteering their tervlces as
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that he had toino surprises to ieve.il
while the long-walled scenery was being
set. Thern was no hjperbolo In his fore
cast. The quality of the Improvised
vaudeville hill, which listed a full hour,
proved Indeed a iccord George M
Cohan was the first headllner. Of course
he sang Ovi There." iind i.aruo In
his most melting mood never fo moved I
and thrilled n Metropolitan audience iu
did the nimble 'Valikce Doodle Biv"
with lila Inspiriting and puKitlng war1
song.
Chauncev Olcott offered "Moth-r M.i
chrec" In a volie well-nigh as fresh and
dulcet as In the da of "MavouriHfii "
The sphnilor of supreme poetli! Inspiia-
tlon was thin dlt-closed In Julia Arthur's
magnlllcent i citation of "The Battle
Hymn of the Kepublle' whose passion
ate patriotism Is' slartllngly npplleibte
In every lino to the present conflict The
actress asked her auditors to sing the .
chorus, and tbev rispouded with a ting
ing firvor which fully Justified Uudvuril
Kipling's rtidoisement of Jull Ward
Howe's mastirplcce as the most Irre
sistible war nmg ivtr written
James T. Pouira relieved the emo-
tlonal tension with a sot of his own
crses. In which humor und palilotlsin
were delleloiiDly blended licit n Ware
recited 'Carr.v On" l.leanora de I'is-
neros sang 'Come Hick to Krin" Percy .
Chandler and 11. T Molisbury i-poke for
the war chest Hurr Mclnto"h told a
batch of clever slorlei, concluding with a ,
patriotic plea, and b that time the inr- I
tain, a run two hour late, was run up
On "Out There "
Mr Manners', play had I em fihc-
Itouslv chosen. It tells the touching stor
of n lAiulon coiKne girl, derisively de- '
scribed ns "'Aunied Annie.' who Is pis.
slonatelv dslious of "doing something' '
for the cause of freedom, llu wish Is
eventually grautid She becomes a
cleaner in a fmnt hospital anil nt last a
Hed Cross nurse Her hplrltu ii develop
ment reacts on her burdid family with
stimulating patriotic result".
The piece Is rather looselj knit, but Its
personages nre very vividly drawn and
provide Just the sort of. opportunity s In
which an all-star cat mav level. Xot
an lota of there values was lost In the
superb Interpretation Lauretto Ta.vlor'-i
characterisation of the little Camden
town patriot was profound!) moving, in
stinct with humor, tcnderniss and funvy
The hospital tpcs an American, by
Cleorge Cohan, an Irishman, bj .Mr Ol
cott: a cockne, by that gifted artist,
O. P. Heggle; ,t Scotchman, by (Jeorge
MacKarlane; a surgeon, by (Jeorge Ar
llss; a Canadian, by James K llaikett.
and a nurse, by Julia Arthur weie all
genre gems Notable pcrfoimancis In
the London scenes wero also given b)
Berl Mercer, as Annie's gln-tlppllng
mother; II, II, Wariiir, as her pugilistic
brother; Helen Ware, as an Hast Side
belle, and James T. l'ouers, as her
comically earnest lover. 1ho final act
closed with a Trafalgar Square recruit
ing plea by Miss Talor.
Two additional features composed an
tfflingac Mrs. FlbKu read a patriotic
address, whoso effect" was unhappily
marred by curtains Impetuously drawn
logetner Before sue nau tlnlshed speak
ing, and Mme. I'lsneros sang the na
tional hymns of Iirltalii. Italy. Kianco
and America. The departing throng
came near balling the first faint stieaks
of dawn. But the patriotic and artistic
stimulus ot the. occasion was well worth
the dissipation.
Franklin Baker, Jr., of Germantovvn,
went home with the autographed pro
tram In his pocket. He had paid ?15uu
(or It at Burr Mcintosh's auction sa.e.
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"VILLAGE" IS ARTISTIC,
BUT ALSO HOOVERIZKS
So Girl Who Disappeared from Home
Here Comes Rack to Mother
ami Pood
Margaret Hove. seventeen-)ear-old
stenographer, 325 Hast Chelten avenue.
Germunlovvn, Is back home again after
a dip Into the artistic dirt of Washing
ton Square, Nex York the "Village"
In vvhIUi Bohemia tears a hvdra head
The girl disappeared last week
"I don't want to go home. I want to
have an apartment In Greenwich Vil
lage; to have a green tea set: to wear
bobbed hair and sandals and have a
Pekinese poodle. Oh! Village how I
love It! So dirty, so gbod-naturtd and
so artistic!"
She held out her arms to the Villas?)
and thus hade farewell.
Albert Walter, special agent of the
Department of Justice, decided that Miss
Hoye should return home with htm,
after he had located her at 3D Washing
ton Square. She had left here without
telling either her friends or her family
of her sudden determination to estab-
llsh herself In the artlstla environs of
Ouldo Bruno's- little cltv of tobacco
moke, cellar restaurants. Itusslan nov
ellBts, versllbrlstr. futurists and starva
. tlon. lltr mother had been frantic.
In spite of her entreaties. Special
Agent Walter took her away.
"And now that I've got to go back
to Philadelphia." said Miss Iloje, "where
I don't belong, I shall go right don n Into
.the cellar, and talk with Patsy he' my
dor. and the only one I've missed"
f Then she confessed that she hadn't
nau veiy mucn 10 eat since tier feet
.began treading the road to Tarnassus.
an Walter look her to a restaurant and
they had a regular banquet After that
miss tioye annouueea mat site was
ready to go back to the barbarism or u
good home and plenty to eat.
Tire Threatens Family V
-i Awakened by the cr.'ea nf Ms wife
Unrrlm Tatrv. in Miilllh ThlrH 1.1. ...
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WHAT IS IT?
What Is a War Chest?
A community fund in this case a
Five Counties fund providing
money for authorized war relief.
Will There Be No "Drives, " Then,
For War-Relief Contributions?
No. The War Chest will take their
place. Just as this week it takes the
place of the Red Cross Campaign.
For How Long ?
For one year it is expected. You
give once a year to the War Chest.
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What Area Will
. the War Chest Cover ?
Five counties: Philadelphia, Mont
gomery,, Delaware, Chester and
Bucks. .
What Is Its Advantage ?
It takes the place of constant
money-raising, "drives" and "cam
paigns" for war-relief purposes.
What Other Advantage Has It?
It saves you from constant calls:
it protects you from possible un
worthy war -relief schemes: it in
sures your money going where it
is most needed for war relief.
How Does One Contribute tot
the War Chest?
Bygivingadefinite sumeachmonth
for one year. '
The War Welfare Council, Northeast Corner Broad &Chestnut Streets (1st Floor), Philadelphia
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