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$4 D, LKRG GARRICK AND FORREST OPEN WITH TWO COMEDIES, DRAMA AND MUSICAL FARC&I
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PLAYS AND PLAYERS WITH WHICH-THEATRE SEASON STRIKES FULL STRIDE I THE A TRICAL INDICATOR
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FOR THE COMING WEEK 1
(Ptirtairz,
INKING the new dramatic sca-i believes: They have glvfi the joung-
siers a mucn Keener sense or me dra
matic than evei before. sh Insisted, and
on hero In August was admlt-
By ' 4 hazardous undertaking
ladelpbla Is nototlouslv chary of
E'MthfcAtrA rillrlnir flirt 'Mnp daVH."
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Lthe war has turned topsv-lurvy nl
livery rule and tradition, and the
agers felt reasonablv safe In turn-
Kthelr backs squarely upon pie-
Bliu J. lie sunsiHmiai fuucpss en
)ra by "ChU Chin Chow" since Its
tsWefldng last Mondav night at the
giXSnubert, and by "Leave It to .lane"
Wtirlns its first two days at the Cjjest-
lvV..S a. . r ti I ..1 '
gfVJivll oireei imperii nuut; iihs iiuuiir.uni
fysjyifjustifled the rnanagetlal suess, and
tRjva apparentl teimlnatetl all specula-
HStion and diffidence as to the wisdom
UlMf-arlv nnonlnpn.
Efe& .. . . ..
jrliHE new season will be virtually
A In frfll onlnir V. AlnnHn nhen
PttHJof. the lending theatres except the
r'Adelplil will be open, Clennor Gates'
BAftiew comedy of vv hlmsical Implication,
hoebe rietends." will Inaugurate
Lftthe- season at the Btoad with a Labor
i?lny matinee, and the Lvtlc will begin
Hts" season simultaneously with the
pthtrd comedy dealing with the busl
&"ness adventurer of those enteinilslnz
K i-rtllilimt-,. lul prntlAmon Pntnoli ,,,-irt
Eft " "' """
KO. TlA.sllre" tlipv (utarla tilt nintlnn nil.
ESS? tore business, bringing .ilonc the
f ideals and methods of the cloak and
$Aault bllftlnps.s. Thp results fin h
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gi ma.;irieri. ji nignt isiavv una i.ririnvr
SjVtt; Ail! make thrit flist metiopolitan
Oprsentation of their annual bis must
E ' . ... . ... . . .
fe'CKi comeuy piouuction in rue tini
Kg-Bhlnd the Gun" at the Ton est, wfiile
BJ Unarlotte AValkci vlll be -stHii nt tin
y?jGarrick in Eugene Wallets' ".Vwj
l-Lee." which deals with thp lnnrlprn
fj- WnmnTl nhnan llfn liannniot. n tfaam
ti,' " " "- ".-' ..iv
of sham and deceit in tlie strenuous
Iff? effort to "keep up appearances."
PI
Rl, (T1HK ancient makers of fairy talei
V Ji neT rlre.impri thjt tlioir ntnrlps
Rjf woultf ever be visualized with the goi
ITf; ireousness manifested In staging the
;A. Arabian XlchtB lpcpnri nf All n.iha anil
IW.. 1 - -,- ... .. .
fcj -uriy jnieves in inf proaucuon oi
wj. -nu inm v now ni ine new ;?iiuDeri
L- Even the color revolutionist ftom Hus-r-o-t-eia.
Bakst. is exceeded b.v home of the
tjRtrlking effects achieved In the mam-
sgg!.tloth scenes that fairly swim in all the
nues of the rainbow Hut magnificent
R and elaborate as this Oiiental spectacle
j lv the circuslng of Its big tcencj at the
k". expense ct Its quainter qualities is the
&V'most serious injustice that mav be done
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KvTna popularity ot tnc i nrisunas uee.
Tirnciner mere is a- qoiMtiutni -v.iuiu iu
' a. b hb n np.tarl tnf It nr Tin til altf.
irlnt nrnnf thai pvpn thp most snnllistl-
&..tp.H i,t us rptain Boniewhete at least
Ei-'fhe (host of the heart t childhood tlajs
STwhen ponds were pools fraught with
P)'attic corners "Chu Thin Chow" ef-
'fectuallv revives this childhood sentl-
iTiSSHUtrits effective fairy tale quality un-
kirfoubtidly appeals with far greater p
tlStmrt, allHI.niv. than tho RlimnlUOIlfl
Kmuntr of its staging A decidedl.v orlg-
nl effect is produced D alternating
miniature scenes with the great stagp
W nl-tnrpH It would be interesting to
W" know whether these 'close upuf-have
been inspired b the technique or the
"movies."
Pi
. i lis ... L..it v.nk nna m.mh."
V I! i Blgniiii:aiil ii "vfc "'- ' -
S1 of the cast of Chu Chin Chow" o
Sf'whom some bit of scng is Intrusted l
LS afflicted with an Inferior or mediocre
.Olce. The public unaoumeaiy oemaim-
ch more In this respect unit ti am
. .1 Va i aolli
TCTI a- lew year- ago auu ... ""'
, . v . ..1....I.. nr nnapa itrnh3nl
lBlajs a definite part In this flnei musical
Sji..imlniitlf.n. Tessa Kosta, tor ln-
feWnce, has a gracious soprano that
?iHild cone easily w 1th dramatic roles In
ii-h. r.nprtnrv of the Metropolitan Opera
h Company, while the admirable oice of
SMuene Cowles as Abdullah proves to be
ifcls one real asset
ymTWrrXTV U nhnut the last qualltv we
SsBY exDect In a musical comedy So ac-
'i5i,.rnmprt have we become to the mosi
M.l..... i ....... .mAU nr nlnt and ab-
kixk Rearing; iiiuuugi w.t.v-, . k
ffi'P.urnitv nt characterization that we ac-
'iRiept them with philosophical resignation
Kn wJl a. gratlfjing surprise consequent
ly, to find in "LPave it to jane.
k...n it- rarppr here Thursday ntglit.
SsiOve bland but pertinent satire of the
WalUlrs and folk of the small college
fflrinm which marked George Ade Col-
XUt Widow,' from which the present
,U!!l . Man h. K..ii mnrlp It is
LtjuX'eiueriM.iuii'viii. - .- -
lv;i. in mntpmpnt amuslnz In situat'on
!2&.nii eral of th musical numbers are
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A Whimsical Comedy by Eleanor Gates, Charlotte Walker in 1j
a Play of Hectic Modern Life, a Potash and Perlmuller
Comedy and Musical Comedy Open Four Theatres "
mentioned numerous episodes b.v way of
substantiation "In 'Phoebe I'relencW I
have endeavored to snow the Influence
of the movies on the child nilnd, as well
as the wa It Is nffected b.v divorce
There are some lessons that we might
profltablv leatn on Dip subject"
This raised the question of piopa i
ganda In an artistic woik, which en
abled the plavwtlglu t rniii'iaslxi tin.
distinction she sees lielweeu prop i
ganda and a legitimate Idea Hveiv
plaj or novel must have some delltute I
Idea But any Ipssoii involved must be
so carefull sugar-coated that nobody
would suspect that It was a lesson
We are too lit usque a people to ile
vole time to manv things that older
civilizations ipllsh General!; speaking
the L'nlted Ptates doesn t want whims;
We've got to glow mellow for anothct
generation ot two, before we will tealh
appreciate whims; Then, too weve
got to lonslder mote arled viewpoints
In the theatre than at prpsent .Man;
attractions are concoctPd prlmarll; fot
the 'tirid business man' But who everi
thinks of the bald-headed old lad; in the
front row 7"
MISS (5ATKS Ins been writing pla;s
ever since liPt undergraduate dnvs
as a girl at the L'niversll; of California
anv. iHiuv jnciei-i iiiuiM 1".--' i" AMW Qdt.n.
writing noveis i m 100 taz; m write teve 1M0 Jawe
novels, sh explains ' Whit' Oh f
Its fat easier to wtltp a pla; I find It
so. at an rate I never think of audi
ences when I wtlte If 1 did Id never
Bet anvwhere I write to pleise mvi'f
I hive to Mint m.vself avvrv fiom the
wotlrl as lompletelv'as possible 1 dtiit
think anybodv i,in write who lnt -lonttic
In some wa; or ntltPt I begin
to work a plav out In niv mind four or
five vearp befote I am leadv to wilte
it It grows hihI rlniiges surprlsingU
but the actuil wrltlttB I ike cnmpii i
tivelv little time llece-itlv I devoted
thlrt; months work to The pafling or
the Wot Id. a fantastic fa ice dealing
with the t;plcal falrv xtorv folk In a
modern stttlng with teleplioncs au
planes. and so forth
Thp seance with Miss Gates w?s in
terrupted b; the appeal ance of Miss C
B Manapr, director of ' Phoelin l'ie-
Ltends," with the information tint the
Phoebe of the plav wasnt puteutllug
at all, but was impetlouslv di minding
her fostet mother, Miss, Gates, In uppei
m,lons at once
v ha can n mete man hope to do in
tin theitre against such all-aiound
fun nine lompetltion as tint" itflee'ed
tilt atamatlc chronicler as h rlep.ii ted
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wh 'IP' Hi IHHB SlMW sSIBsiBf vi '' Rl
I ' 4fS: 1 V til , Lf RHoRI &"&? ' ALF.XANDEQ CARO e
L l' J-rrQJJ'J-Jr3 Zf&?r,k "f Susics" fcafore. hav
CHARLOTTE iPMrBW JH JM J tM riiMura' LTTRIO but
syA.uv- 1 wvr&LmhBZZisiF.M in - has
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OPERA HOUVTC
THEATRE MANAGERS
OPrOSh TAX KAISlV iouise. ,iiv"c3.ay.-n.aa" shubcrt
SONG OF WILD WOMEN
roposcl IniTcasr Would
Ruin yim TlioiUrr?. Sas
Irr Shulirrl
sserting Ih it ihr proposed donblinc
of the theitto w.u ta b the fjnvpin
ment will hive the pt.uMirnl effort of
deslrovlng a large put of this liugf
business le.itltng thritriral m imiper
and ptorlucets ue opprsing the meisure
in no um ett iln terms
If the irlmissirtn ta i riKod from
10 to 2n per e nt is Is pioposetl jt is
absolulrlv t tain tint nnnv prorlue
ttons will fall and nnnv thelites will
hive to ilo-p their doo-s nnnv of them
peimamntlv derliicd l.re hulieit
hi ad i f ill the shuliert theitrical entr
pties thinugliout the I nltcd '-titc
Ml "-liubeil bellevps that the .lsslsiatut
gnen In the the.ities to l.ibettv .om
latest
will
PLAYER OBJECTS TO TYPES
Uiantlia P.itli-on llsmgri. Fiom
Soplioclcs to Sliavv
Plantha Pittison the Venns-llke Itulh
in 'Phoebe Pretends takes cheerful ex
ception to the current complaint that if
vnu want to succeed on the stage vou
must be a "t;pe." a phvsical example
of a iiatlicular human specimen, gii'
tesque or otherwise Miss Paulson sa.vs
Veisatillt; is more In demand than is
"tj lie ' '
Pressed for her reason". Miss Paul
son after modest hesitation exclaimed
i .nni at me for instance take in;
latest roles OreeK piavs witn .miss
Anglin 'Mrs. Warren s Profession ' -here
Miss Tattlson blushed ' anil
Phoebe Pretends'
Fiom Aeschvlus and Sophocles to
Betnatd Shaw and Uleanor Oatrs
Isn t that vertatlllt; "
HAZARDS OF FILM WORK
Actor in '"The Htm Within" Took.
Dangerous Risk
To be thrown fiom a swlftlv mov ng
automobile down a steep declivity into
a rivet is a dangeious expeiience even
in motion pictures But thii Is one of
the things donp in filming The Hut.
Within,' which will be shown at the
btanlev next week
The actor who undetgoes this har
row ine cxnetlence is Douglas Mac Lean
who In this, picture pla;s the part of a
United States heciei seivice operative
He "is trailing Hun spits who are de
termined to destro; American tranpoits
at all hazards
THE HIGHMSTJF A KISS
The Vampire Kind Comei Ilij;h.
Says Sue MacManaim
How much is a kiss worth' Is It
worth $1. $ $110 or Iiono"
How much 1 a vampire Ms worth'
Ah ' Vnll smilp nitirir..lt n rnin
.,-,, i. . ",TT." .j. ' . t .. . TITlln
uu itie iiiuiniji. ii -in rjejen,i on -vv nose t nn,C j r,j., ...
kiss If the proper pprc n Is doing the B(nh and C'dar Av
Kissing me vaiue or tne sain kiss raw
be Inestimable Or if the wrong person
Is the pirtv of the sp onrl patt the kiss
ma; be tated it minus $innonoO
But here is a person who his a cleai
cut decided opinion on the vnlue of a
kiss the average ki'S and the seduc
tive, toul-sttrrlng kiss of the vampire
she ought to know too She Is hue
MacMauam; the sinuous sprpentliie
vamplte of Busiress Before Pleasure,'
the latest Potash and Perlmuttei cniueriv
During the tun of 'Business Before
Pleasuie' at the !:itinge Theatre Xew
York, attired In her snakiest gown and
"v amplest' manner she was selling Lib
ert; Bonds durlrg the intermissions and
after the performance. She decided to
offer kisses as premiums the quallt; and
number of the kisses depending on the
size of the subscription Here aiose the
momentous question. How- much is a
kiss worth? Since there was no stand
ard for kisses she determined to estab
lish them herself arbitral llv
" ntain kiss is wcith Sinn she dp-
clded 'and a vampire kiss fiono Some
tix t tin t is now collerted whenevn Ihrv
go to the (heat i e, the high-class houses
will suffer and motion pictures and the , Vorac Chanted ill SI.IM- Market of
fltVHpn riuilf..ln U hp the pi I nor l ktt ,-.1 . ,-1
I no ptPhpnt 1 pnr iont (a on tin
. ,,..,, . . ..I M in rifpirits hne lienn tn ue of tin
$2 seal's ii.lcN the Mpinnipnt iwentv I ' .,,.,,,..
titfin tcpinpnt nr I rill I mil ( intt' nl in
Ills Tims pPrniiM win. iiro nulls. llIAU hnh.rt TliPtio. fni tltP px.pI
wolds of Iln (hint nt tin U women
nf thp deceit In thp rUp MMlKpt hrcn1
Thp pxact words b (Near At-chc, author
of Chu Chin Chow,' follow ,
tnnu d lo nfttluR in aw otohpsti.i scat
do not ate to t,o up stalls Ahritthe
haf been In thn habit nf going to
diam it ie honors if thp tax in iKeg it
prohibit i e fni t ht in (n m mp 1 hf u
usual als, iho aip much mot c llktl,
to mi to a phtuip tlioatro when tliev
i an sit nil thp ground flnor for fift cents
Oh p h In w ri lied r lti rlMII
H htit iln w Klinw nf life'
Oh p a tio" I hough t N Inn nnrl ?lt,
What tint 1ihp of Ftrirt
Oli h im liPHthi hut rreK an 1 dut
1 1 I --J . .,..- . n,lll. , nlb ....,1
,1.1 . i , . mi Mimiti x mi wiinii iui uivui nun itiii
thin thev ai,. to ko up stabs in the w hsc ,e, ,re , n-.-od In laz lust
iiculii thiatreat $1 to $1 ISO vv tmt r. in v i Ktmu ui" ir-.snMi kuki '
'llais while the Covtinnunt nt H nut we who in thedrspii Hi.
1 er r r nt gtts twentv cents fiom sur h Veh Hvr mil live mi live
people, nt JO pel rent It would receive eh" Blv""nnn.?lBlve' and'sfvp"
rmlv Kll rents If those, same people Hv desert -he nn 1 molher'liril
chanced fiom the theatiu to the pit ture our love Is nut r.n rlrtes fed,
, n- 'With teeth sntl lip? we Msttes lierl.
lmI W whose blond Is hot and rr d
Til it sur h would lie the else in , , , , ,, ,, ,,
os ds of InMiin.rs the.e Is no doubt. S" r XZThIYuz ".'olwa"'
because manv sin.li nsrs hive r ome to their mad res Blenmlns
iiotlrt evtti when tlie I ix is only ten ' Se their lop blood streamliur,
, ,, l Hear Ihelr jri-nsr s cererfllllni -
per cent I .n ,,S n1P the ioe LUii bKp
ACTOR PROOF" ROLES
; Success Often Unrarncil,
Says Charlotte Walker
stage experience has taught me
least one thing,". said Charlotte Wal-
r Is plavlng the leading role of
l.ee In KugeiiE Walter's "Napcv
It has taught me that bad plav.
dom been saved liv good actors,
ly nn artist ot moderate abllltv
n to success on the merits of a
tte.n drann 1 know of no suierj
llsgulse mediocrity than the soil,
which has r ome to be dencml-
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XEW ATTRACT10X8
BTtOA O 'Thoebc Pretends," a whimsical cdmedy dealing with divorce, the '?$p
movies and other human affairs from the viewpoint of the child, by 'Jfl
nieanor Gates, author of "The PoorI.lttle Rich Girl" and "We are Seven." ,$
The cast Includes rtobet t I.owe, Dlanlha Pattlson, Hlizabeth Kennedy
mid Han let I. .Mendel. Monday afternoon. '
GAHIlll'h' "Nancy Lee," a ilinma of modern life by Eugene Walter, with j&
Charlotte Walker as star, The tHeme Is the sham and deceit of women i
who live liejond their means. Chatles D. Mackay, 1,1111am Kemble, Wll- $
Ham A, Mortimer, Charles niegel and Charles Meredith ate In the cast, ?;
Mondav night.
.V7?f7 "Plllslnpes Hpfotp T'lnnsnrp " thn IbllTft fnotllirhf ni-pcpnf nllnn nf thn wi
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amusing business affultp of Potash and Peilmutter. In the present com ci'f
eny Montague Glass and .Miles Kckert uooclman depict the erstwhile t -
cloak ami sultmakeis embarked as motion picture maggots. Barney
Bemaid and Alexander Carr continue the Ann. Monday afternoon.
FOIUU;ST "The Girl Behind the Gun," Klavv and Erlanger'g annual ambi- ,i
nous musical comeuy jirouuciiun, xue uuuk anu lyrics iroin nio r rencu -v
of "Madame and Her Godsons," are by Guy Bolton and Pelham Gren- Aiw
xllle Wodehouse, with the hcore by Ivan Carjll, Cast Includes Donald
Brian, .lohn K. Haz-rarad, Wilda Bennett, Ada Meade, John E. Young and
Cissle Sewcll. Monday night.
ro.vr.N vixa attractions
SHVnVKJ"Cu Chin Chow." a gor
gpous exttavagan7a or the Orient, by
o'scar Asche, with rapltal musical
numbers b.v Kredetlc N'otton. The plot
Is woven about the talc of "All Baba
nnd the Forty Thieves," and the pre
sentation engages a companv of 300,
with a corps de ballet and numerous
animals
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'actor-proof Stock work con- oi'EliA HOVHF. "Leave It to .Taire."
lade this clear lo me.
I'ake. foi example, mv own cir 'I he
public does nil vel regiid me In the
light of what Is known as an 'emotional
acttcss.' Henrv Arthur .tones s 'Mis
Danes Defense was presented In Wash.
Ington one summer, and I was cast for
the tole of Felicia Ulndmarsh t scoied
a distinct sua ess How could me fill
to do otherwise' liven the amitiur
must bo thtllled and insulted bv the
dramatic povvu of that tanious tnnutsi-1
lion bcene In the piece Ilverv hlstilonlci KKIIH'R C!us Van and Joe Schenck
attribute Is iiulckcned and made alive Hte of "AIlss 1817," In vocal and
In the gpnlus of the dramatist nere, ann
.,..;,lni.ni L.ut. liltlinrfr, oprliaov on-!
S'll'Llvtin, o-.v.t ......v.... ,- "'' ' "
musical comedv. based on Oeorg'
Ade's "College Widow " Guy Bolton
nnd l G. Worlehouse me respectlvelv
librettist and Ivilclst; the score Is bv
.leiome Ket n Oscu Shaw, Ann On,
Georgia O'ltamcy, .lunlata Fletcher,
Geotge C Mantel), Frederick Graham,
ate In the cast,
VAVDr.VthLK
aiis)tcted, aie ceitulnly levealed But
fi iv plavirs are strong enough to bilng
similarly effective aid to Inferior vehi
cles "
Uniforms Welcomed at Woodsitle
The management at Woodslde Park
announces that all enlisted men will be
permitted to tide on all amusements at
the paik ftee on Tuesdav. Wpdnctdav I
and Tlutisdav. This; means that fori
three davs the soldleis salloif, and ma-I
rincs will vlrtualb own Ihe paik. and,
the onlv ticket required nf them will be
their unlfoinis Tftls invitation is ex
tended lo all blanches of the service
from the time the park opein until It-'
doses In keeping with the palrkllr
spirit, Condtictot Itodla has arianged a i
special progiam which vvlll include manv i
patriotic numbers rne closing ot t lie
season is announced for Sundav, Sep
tember 8.
! mrm mmrn ?y rz ' i
1 "" sa8
T7,Zl LrcTp' r"mn.neenpr"t' LEADING FIGURES IN NEW PHOTOPLAYS FOR NEXT WEEK
"i meir piuintn-m nm unuor tnc pro
pord nidor ((f tiling hf p!nphpIod tht
'thp Ciornnient inttad of incteasinu
its iennuf ftom this nui re, will And
that the ietnrn will he much Ie.s thin
under the rxitlnR" laws '
While tlioatrii il rntoi tainmpiit ha"
hren ofTlitalh olat- d us psential ' he
added rherp H no doubt but tint it I
i luur in t)n vense that person (
'hnp Ihinc: ppns approximate fhelr ,
Incnme rpip k dnp to tiie thpatre
n: t eK cheaper forms of entertainment
thin the Imp been nitiMimed to be
foii i1ip will cut ilnwn on ik h iipppsmI- .
tie- n food clothing and houin I 1S1&& WtmJwBM W !;"i &&& 2SL'. m&$ IH .. mKt I
Th pi eat liKaine of prices in all
directions leaPS the aernce citizen
with a Kmallei mucin tor expenditure
ii tin it (ninii niftii tluii hpfnrp. pv nn itn- I VtILLI Avi rARN ONI tn.
der the moi fionhle (ondltions If In ' Ba3err of t"Ke "Porple e"
the future the have to pa double the
sl CTOB1A
6-usie. rEncusoN H
ThcHtvrt of ila-WiXa
ARCAO I
CTHEU ClAVTON
PLGENT
CHAR.ur5i 'Ct.PAtJD)
PHOTOPLAY PRESENTATIONS FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2 TO SEPTEMBER 7, 1918
SEE ANNOUNCEMENT DAILY IN THE PUBLIC LEDGER AND EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
Subject to Change
I.ll Willis , )
lith Vlorrln L PasKunk Av.
POI I o
5Jd nnrl Thompson Sts
Aiirm
Chfstnut h'low K,th "t,
(a)
itn MONT
SSrl nd VIsrKet ts
niiTiiini) sl
Prnnrl R iisanhnna Ave
nnoP xi o
MONDAY
r-Fzu JTfiMik mi In
The ( u uf Uim I acea
ta Ivlinbili o
tn The x'law
llr-nrt nf th W lid
Inn 1irfl of I'rnnpp
Piulln- Fpfrt'-i K In
H1! Flnl Iteronlnff
The In Kim
nportra
pnusUfs riirbnU 'n
3 . Vounc Illn
Damons Jerome Kern's best
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WS'hiivft Itn metroDOlitan ntemierf Iktc "n
P Uonday, hag some b'Bhly oilglnal views
fia.boui Buccea'jrui piay vvrmnB r-'rr:.'
t4"robably would be austerely shunned
Tby the best regulated eorresponaeiicr
?2echool families Oet married, drink
SvU..n. r.r ia nnd mnUe material of
;.' owauD v. .... . .
tyour friends, is the way her pnuonopny
1 v, anViif.nl mteht be enitomlzed At
ftny rate. It has brought success to Mips
Mi 6ts, But nhe doesn't uuarantee Its
Et.ttnkrul RlirceflS
IK 9, v "Mnrrlaire .is essential to the full
aStCTaevelopment of the cieative a'tist. ' fald , Kiss ' she meditated, and laughed mei-
"ft.the woman vvno lias oeen caiien ine '"J
ViJAmerlcan female Barrie shortly alter
ri Rar arrival nere "n nruncrun.v ij -uwc-
?T-i- th Anal rehearrrals of "Phoebe Pre- '
H tnds' Miss Oates's husband. Captain
VmwIi.1. Afnr lefl- threA -n eeWs aeo
jjl . mn nmrr with tlie American exne-
"I'sTlttonary force to Siberia "I feel as
J tnouyh I naa neen aecnpuavcu, uc-
i red the playwright
I'WflSS GATES is slim, trim and nerv
'Bl'ou In her- movements. She Is
f''WorktmT under the handicap of Injured
cvm the. result of a irust of lime dust
i jfrfttn Broadway subway work
'Sfl think the best literary work Is
KAh on nn emntv stomach." she said.
It r nrf (.. tha hear nnsslhlp stimulant.
N sm . ... : ' ... ...
:'fact, I think tea has muen to oo vvitn
iSlahd s pluck and determination in
s.war. and her brilliant literary hls-
r? jseer results in meniai ana morm
iSneBS. Look at the Germans. Beer
ya a larsa part In their fallute"
"Jfow do I write my piajar' sne
OO, won. i:uniiuenviuii.v. j iiin&c
pikusb of the folk I know. The
lie' (n The Poor Little Rich Girl'
I drawn from an Kngllsh maid I
,jnd 'Bljr Ears' ijas my i:nitlsh
MR. Indeed, some of my assistants
out claims to ro-Bvnorrhlp when
Y llnd some casual remark or theirs
tale. a pluy. I have seen one maid
Hie wings nleht after nleht listen.
rjHwmtlcaHy for pne line that was
TM3UWI wnoir, P'ay revoiveri anout
.-r, w.
Sf "! " J
. 7 .. ,'r' . - .,
'Mt'sartiKHi, wprp
cor i.rM
Market Ipl-rv ROth St
rni nin,
Otn' arrt MTplrwond Aves
Wnllac Ilelrl lr.
I t Than ICln
llo.iclart Tal-i-Minks in
nunrl tn Mnrorto
Manavunk
KW'RFSS
Main St
El RFK
40th anil Msrket Sts
y win.!
1111 Mark't it
()
I VIKMOI'.NT (si
V'rlth St anil fllrarit Aw
FKVNKrORU
l.t.'. Krankord Ave
S6TII ST. TIIKVIT.K
Below Ppruce St
Iar Pl-kforrl
tlrrw r nulrl Trvn Tenn
Vlibel Vorman 1
Trie Venus Moilet
William Haft
Mm From the West
Pauline Frederick
In Fedon
TUESDAY
PSSUP Ilfl Ak.tUH In
Th tlt of Dim Tacts
'Ihf llllndnss
of DUoxcp
rNip 1 prKUPon tn
Hi art uf thn W'iNl
Wallir Ttpld
rhf rirefl of l-nncc
Paulina Frdrick in
Hpt Tin it nrcKonloeT
ThPdn B.ira In
Durlj rnirbnk! In
Tounir TpIIow
nllar ltM In
I SB Than Kin
Donslap Pnlr flnln in
Hound in Mororro
Mn rirkforrt
How Could You Iprin
Tan t I!no i:ersthins
tn Thp Safft Curtain
(.REVT OKTIIFKN
Hroad M at Kri Avf
tiOth and Walnut Rts
oiim TalnrndK" In
Th safpts Curtain
I I I
mil v
4''LsflisssssssHNi
! !;
JlVlllll
Front and Olrard Ave
Marcuerite riark
In Prunella
I K Mil- It
41at and
anraster Vve
(a)
VIsrv Piekford
I linn Tnul 1 Inn lean"
Paulino Frederick In
Fedora
B-sirle I ove V 1 I'll"
sister of T3vernodv
Vlrs Vernon "aslle
The Olrl From liohemla
Flsle Fernuson
tn The Dancer Mark
Tecll rle Mllle a We
Can't Have IIer thins
NnrnnTalmadce
In The saf. t I'urtaln
Norma TalmorUe In
Th" f.afet Furtain
Knid Hennett
A Desert VV oolnir
i.niKitri
Broad and Columbia Ave
i.on (T
rijd and
JIVRIvKT ST. TIIEXTRK (s)
311 Market St
lrc1r-1a Penrpon
In Th l.lar
nilllo Tlurk
in Pursuit rif Polly
1111111-1,
4J". South St,
(a)
M(l
Kil nil Market Sts.
OW.KIIKOflK
lllil and llaverford Ave
MI.ICK
11T14 Market St
()
KIv
Itldge e Dauphin St
i I'ltl'vrhts
juia jiaraet at
()
nrtJENT
Market St below 17th
(s)
IIIAI.TO ()
Gtn. Ave. It. Tutpehocken
I RHOI.I
. 5'Jd and Sansom Sts.
(s)
itrnv
Market St below Tth
()
Ull Market St
' STAM.hV ()
., i ... .1 . .. tmu r
itianc. auu.o 4...11
Clara Ktmhall Touns
In tho "la
William I'arnum
In I' underer
William o Hart
In Riddle flavvne
Pollv Sisters tn the
Million Dollar Dollies
William . Hart
In Illddln Ravvne
Theda Bara In
Cleopatra
Jewel Carmen
Lawless Love
Wallace Reld
In The Source
Elale Feriruson
In tho Danger Mark
Vazlmova
In Toss of rate
Dniialas Falrbtnka
V Modern Mueetetr
WEDNESDAY
fessuo llHSnkavva in
Tho Lltj of Dim 1 aces
Lteli and NIlsMin
In No Man's J.an 1
Flsle Ferpruson in
Heart of the Will
Jack T'lrkfnrd
Tom hawer
Cecil II de Mllle !.
Can t Hive Kvemhin?
rhed- Bara In
Cleopatra
Wallace Held in
I ees Than Kin
THURSDAY
Douglas Falrbinks
In Bound In Morocco
Kmrm Wehln
In The Houso of Gold
F.!ale FerBUon In
Heart of tho IV lid
.lack Piekford
Tom Salver
Cecil B rl Mil e's
Can t Have Ever thing
VA llllam Farnum In
oldler s Oath
Mallare neld In
I.eas Than Kin
Taillln" Frederick in I rnulln" Frederick In
Hei Final Reckoning
Douelaa Farank in
Bound In Morocco
er Final Reckoning
Charles Rav In
I A Nine O Clock Town
VMIIHm s Hart
Selfish ates
Hert Ljtell
No Vtan's Land
Ruth Clifford
Flowers of Youth
Charles Rav In
The Clavs of the Hun
Pauline Frederick
In FVdora
Theda Rara In
Fool There as
Thed Rara
In Uhder the oke
Charles Ray in
The clans of the Hun
Char'ea Uav .
The Claw a of the Hun
Pauline Frederlr k In
Fedora
Wallace Relit In
Less Than kin
Knld Bennett
In Tho Vamp
nulla Burke
In I'uraul of I'ol.y
To Hell
With the Kal-er
MadKi Kvans
In NelBhbora
Wlltlam S Hart
In Riddle (lawne
Over tha
Ton
William S Hart
In Riddle tlawne
Theda Rara In
Cleopatra
Nazlmov.i
Revelation
Wallace Reld
In The Source
Charles Ray In
a Mn O Clock Town
Carl!e Blackvvell In
Reloved Blackmailer
Vllre Rrad" In
The Death Dance
Dorothy O'sh In
lhe Hun Within
. . 5UL WacHANAMY
invHWtm
ftT
t
vlRIM)
Utn Ave. at Venatiffu
(a)
MCTOKIA
Ninth and 'Market Sts.
(s)
llllnm S Hart lr.
Riddle Olivine
Win Farrum, In Riders
of tha Purpls Bass
Nazlmova
In lois of Kale
Roy Stewart
In Untamed
star Cast
The House of Mirth
Dorothy O'sh In
The Hun Within
PauliOR Frederirk in
Her Final Reckoning
Blllie Rurke ,
In Pursuit of Polly
Wllllern s nrt
selfish lates
Vlrtrlnta Pearon
Her Trice
Jack Livingston
HlBh Tide
RHlle Rurke In
In Pursuit of Poll
Pauline Frederick
in redori
Msdse Kennedv In
The Service Star
Theda Rara
tn Fnder the oke
Blllie lhirke
tn Let s Oet a Divorce
Fnld Rennet!
lesert Woolntr
Wallace Reld In
l-ees Than Kin
FRIDAY
Douglas Fairbanks
In Round in Morocco
Msdse Kennedv
In The Service Star
Flsle Fererunon In
Heart of the Mild
Oeraldlne Farrar
rhe VI oman Dod Forsot
Marv Piekford
In The Littja American
William Farnum In
A Soldier s Oath
Charles Rav In
A Nine O Clock Town
Jack Piekford In
Sandj
Charl-s Rar In
A Vine O Clock Town
Pornthv Drlton
Oreen Kves
To Hell
With th Kaiser
To Hell
With the Kaiser
Cecil R neVllle's We
Can't Have Kveothlni?
D W Griffith's
the Great Love
Alsdne Kennedv In
The Service Star
Enid Bennett
In The Marriage Ring
Dorothy Da'ton In
The Kaiser's Shadow
Jack Piekford
Sindv
Frank Keenan
In the Lonff t hance
Alice Brad
In The" Dance
William S Hart
In Riddle (lawn
Ialn
the Piper
William H Halt
In Riddle Uavrne
Clara Kimball Young
In The Claw
Marguerite Clark
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Wallace Reld
In The Source
Cecil de Mllle s We
Can't Have Kverj thing
William' S Hart
In The Captive Ood
C Griffith In Clutch
of circumstances
Teugy Hland In
Bonnie Ar.nle Laurie
William S Hart In
Riddle (lawns
Wm Ksrnum In Riders
, of the Purple Sage
Dorothy Oiali tn
The Hun Within
William P Hrt In
Riddle Gawne
Wrm Ftrnum In Riders
OI Ine Jtimii oisi
Theda Rara In
The Clemenceau CaFe
Dorothy Dalton
In Green Eyes
Star Cast In
Ihe Hnuso of Mirth
tewel Carmen
In Paslnir the riper
William Hart
In Riddle Gawne
No Man's
Land
Wlltlam S Hart
In Riddle Gawne
Clara Kimball Young
In The Claw
Barhsra Castleton
Hereditary
Kthet Cliyton In
Girl Who Came Hack
Knld Bennett
in tho Vamp
William S Hsrt
In The Captive God
Charles Ray In
a Nine O Clock Town
Flsle Ferguson In
The Dancer Mark
Dorothy O'sh In
The Hun Within
Dorothy Dalton In
Green Kjea
n W Griffith's
The Great Lrjve
Cecil B d Mllle'a
Cant Have Evervthlng
Dorothy Dalton
In Green Hres
Peggy Hvland
in Bonnie Vnnle Laurie
Ro Stewart
In Cactun Crandill
William 9 Hart
In Riddle Gawne
Ruth Clifford in
Fires of Youth
William s Hart
In Ridd'e Gawne
Nazlmova in
Tos of Fate
SATURDAY
Diuslas Fairbanks
In Bound in Morocco
William Firnum
in The Plunderer
Flsle Terpuson In
Heart of the Wild
ti, ,!V.r" M ' n'F' "a r
fhe Woman God Forgot
, Mary Piekford
In Th Little Amc rlca n
"'HhimF-irniim In
V Soldier s Oath
Charles Rav In
A Nine o Clock Town
Jack Piekford In
Sandy
Charles Rav in
A 'ne O Clock Town
U. paries Rav
His pnn Ifome Town
To Hell
W-ith the Kaiser
rlVI"A"m s M
the De', Double
1
Dorothy Dslton
In Green Ejes
D W Griffith's
the Great Love
Kitty Gordon
In Merely Players
Enid Bennett
In The Marrlags Ring
Douglas Fairbanks
In Say, Young Fellow
piano selections: Oeore Whltlnc and
Sadie Huit, In "Song Sayings": Tameo
Knjlvaina, Japanese handwriting ex
pert: Andrew Tombex and Hcna Tar
ker, In a musical revue; "American
Beauty Ballet," with Leo Plrklnoff
and Kthel Hose: "The Decorators," a
coined ; John Kaga.v and the Lorraine
Hlsleis. in dances: Beit Hughes com
pany of cvcilsts: Fred and Daisy Rial,
aerial athletes
Gl.UDL "Who s M Wife" miniature
musical comedv , Billy Hart, In a corn
ed , Mahcnev Bt others. In songs and
dances, Zetthos' dogs: Al and Leah
Hell. In comedv and songs. Hall
Brotheis; Louis London, comedian;
Douglas Flint, in "Kasv Monev",
KMi.. Fallon in musical comedv bits,
I'ero and Wilson.
hllOADWAY Fall le-openlng bill in
cludes for first half of week. "The
Itlaltn ltevuc," with a cast of four
teen, Kaufman Brothers, blackface
tomedlans- Burke Bi others and Ken
dall, corned) Jugglers; Hjder and
Moigan. In comedj, songs and dances:
film, Theda Baia, In 'Cleopatra"
Palv's Citcus Joe Cook. Walter
AVroe s Dancing Buds, Tadula and De
nolr, and William Fainum, in "A Sol.
dlers Oath" last half of week
WILLI A U 'K.VA Furrel. Talor and
companv, In ''The African Duke";
Waltei Wroe's Dancing Buds ; Sid
Mow lies nnd Otis Spencer, "A Stor.v In
Song" . Thomas Trio, athletes; Norma
Talmadge, in "The Safety Curtain,"
film for first half of week Ilalph
Dunbar's '1 ennessee Ten heads bill for
last halt of week.
CROSS KEYS McKav's Scotch Revue,
Poll.v's Circus: Joe Cook , Carrie Lillle,
singing comedienne ; Keefe and Shaw ;
Makerenka Duo, In ' The Russian
Prince and Princess ', "A Fight for
Millions." film feature, first half of
week. "Eggs" tabloid musical coin
ed, heads bill for last half of the
vv eek.
.NA'O.Vt Call Kmme's Pets trained
animal act: Bobbv and Nelson, com
edy hlngerw: Van nnd Carrie Avery:
Krgotti's Lilliputians, late with Trixie
Ftiganra, Fiozlnl Film feature, W.
S. Hart, in "Riddle Gawne"
COLOXIAL "The Golden Bird," novelty
act: Francis Renault, "The Persian
Fashion rlate" ; Carlisle and Roma,
aerial musicians; the Valdares, three
singing cvcllstf" Film feature,
Doughs Fairbanks, In "Bound In
Motocco "
i.n
1A
In
. 1
t ft
t?
GItAXD "Plaj mates," a juvenile musi
cal comedy; Mullen and Coogan, come,
dlans; "Charley's Visit," bv Easle and
Ramsden ; "Back to Childhood," by
Rob and Robertson ; Nolan and Nolan,
jugglers, and the eighth episode of "A
Fight for Millions "
PHOTOPLAYS
STAXLEY 'The H;un Wlthiri," dealing
with a German-American's adventures
among spies In this countr. Th
cast Includes Dorothy Glsh, George
Fawcett, Charles Gerard, Bert Sutch,
Douglas McLean Max Davidson, Lil
lian Clark, Robert Anderson, Eric von
Mrohelm, Adolph Lestlna and Kate
Bruce.
PALACV "Riddle Gawne," with Wil
liam S. Hart. The supporting ca3t In
cludes Katherine MacDonald. Don
Chaney. Milton Ross, Gretchen Leder
er and Len Kent.
ARCADIA "Hearts of the Wild." with
Elsie Ferguson In the leading role, as
the daughter of a tavern '"eeper on tha
Canadian-American bswvidary line.
The scenario is based jii Edgar Sel
wns dramatization of Gilbert Park
ei's novel, "Plerie and His People"
VICTORIA "Riders of the Purpl
Sage," a picturlzatton of Zane Grey's
novel of the same name, with William.
Farnum In the stellar role The sup
porting casl Includes William Scott.
M B Robblns, Murdock McQuarrie.
Mao Met ch.CCatherlne Adams, Nancy
Caswell and J. Holmes
REQEXT ' The Source," a storv of the -fit I
luinuci valuta. itii rvaiiaut! ileiu, lirSL
half of the week. Ethel Clayton, in
' The Girl Who Came Back," based on
C. M. S. McCJellan's "Leah Kleschna,"
last half of the week.
LOCUST "The Pursuit of Pollv." with
Blllie Burke, first half of the week.
' Green Eyes," last half of the week,
STRAXD William S Hart, In "niddle.
Gawne," first half of the week. "Green
E es," last half of the week.
BURLESQUE
CASIXO Dave Marion, as "Snuffv, th -!
Cabman," and his own company. In- 1, tt
eluding Frank Wakefleld, Frank Wll? ,iHs
liamson, William Cameron. Richard ,'rS-
Anderson. Agnes Buehler, Eva Mull, u A
Mile. Bartolettl. n
1ROCADERO "Girls from' Jojland." tfta
Sim Williams's show. Billy Gilbert Is; v
the featured comedian. Among the j.
cast are Sidney Rogers, Blllie Davis,
Jean Pollock, Joe Dolan, Sadie Rose, 'T.
Tom Barrett. .
GA YETY Hughy Bernard's "American
Burlesqucrs" The featured members
of the cast are Charles J. Burkhardt, f ;
Tony Cornetta, Altie Mason, Flo Owen,
Cora Meese, Hughy Bernard, Mark Tu
Thompson nnd Dick Hahn. '--Jl
MXSTRELS
DUitOXT'S Season opens with today's
matinee. Old favorlteB and new mem- er
bers Include Eddie Cassady, Charley
Gano, Bennle Franklin, Joe Hamilton,
Tom O'Brien. Harvey Brooks, Burke
and Walsh, Billy Sheldon and Rich- ;
ard Lee. -
COMIXO'ATTRACTIOXS
SEPTE3IBER 0 j
A DELPHI "Sometime." , i
SEPTEMBER IS ' ' -i
BROAD "Sol With My Money." "
FORREST 'Going Up." SlZd
SEPTEMBER SS I
GARRICK "Johnny Get Your Gun ' 3
SEPTEMBER 30 f
BROAD1 Tiger Rose." '?
i? 4
Ml
1
ACTOR MERGED IN ROLE
",'illiain Farnum Felt Animated
by Character of Film Hero
William Farnum. who Interprets the
role of Lasslter In "Riders of the Purple
Stage," at the Victoria next week, de
clares that vyhen the dim was being
made he became so absorbed in his part
MOVIE MEN TO AID LOAN 7, J
All Agents in City Confer on "!iQ
Plans for Next Great Drive -
Representatives cf the many motion- j?l
pitcure producing companies having ox- ..!
hanges in Philadelphia have made pre- :
llminary plans to aid the forthcoming 6 Jl
Liberty Loan drive, Abe L Einstein "Wj?iI
...-. i. v,afroA Lie nn n nAiennnlltv In lhas been flnnctinted werelarv nt Hie i-nm. fsct
lliai nn im-ip,.,, ,,.-. ...... i. . .w..... ... - rt -. -- ...- ... t..
mlttee of the exchaneremen. Ttinx. wren. . 4?
that of the fictional character.
"Lasslter simply absorbed me, espe
Ciallv when vve filmed the final episodes
of the picture amid the wonderful nat
ui nl scenes descilbed In the novel. 1
got Ijito a mental state that made me feel
almost as If the spirit of Lasslter the
tpe of the frontier 'regulator' and vigi
lante of the early davs of the West was
animating me," he declates
"I only hope that thtough mv scteen
impersonation I mav make motion pic
ture audiences realize Lasslter as I felt
the role,"
...,. n"ro'hy Dalton
rhe Kalaer'a Sha rl ow
. D W Griffith! ,
The Great Love I
Viola Dana l,i '
Flower of the Dut
Dorothy Dalton
in Green F.yei
Theda Rara
In a Fool There Wai
Vlota Dana
In The Only Road
Corinne Griffith
"lutch of Circumitances
Eth-1 Clayton In
Girl Who Came Hack
Wallace Reld
In Leas Than Kin
William Farnum
In a Soldier's Oath
Alice Brady
(n the Whirlpool
Kitty Oordon In
Vlerely Playera
Dorothy Ginh In
The Hun Within
Wm. Farnum In Riders
of tha rvrpl .Sage
Pornthv Dalton In
Green K.jei
Th fhtra l
Win Farnum In Riders
of the Purple Saga
i
William R Hart
In Riddle Gawne
First Time. In Phlla,1
The Soirlt of 1B17
William 3 Hart
In Itiddle Gawne
Vazlmnva In
lavs of rW
Jack I.lvinaaton
High Tide
Kthel Clayton In
Girl Who Came Rick
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'.r IPJRva sB
": gHlslasasaLHwPgl
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. .agagalgalgalgalK. SbM
: aLaLaWIsaLaLaLHgrigH
Marguerite Clark In
Uncle Tom's Cabin
William Farnrim
In a .Soldier's Oath
To Hell
With the Kalaer
Pauline Frederick In
Her Final Reckoning
Dorothy Olah In
The Hun Within
Dorothy palton In
Green Eyes
Wm. Farnum In Riders
of tha Turple Sag
iJvaMtl.,9itUfM throucb ?h BTAtJ!XiBigH,Cr(ortlii, Wll t a fuarantM tt eaxly showtas; tf,Uw,act nirorliwtlpiuL yAU eletorM n
MORRIS -GEST-
Of the producing firm of Elljott,
Coinsloci. & Gest, who says that
the enormous cost of staging "Chu
Chin Chow" anil the excessive run
ning expenses of the big spectacle
now at the Shubert Theatre, pre
elude all possibility of profits from
the production for more than a
vrar, even though the theatre is
tilled to il utmost upacit) at
every performance. The produc
tion, lie declares, jh f'Knilill.v a
c
" rt
eni. ai tne meeting ana tne exenanges
they represented were; John D. Clark,
Paramount-Artcraft : Herbert Glvins,
Goldvvyn : Max Milder, Select : Robert
Lvnch, Metro; V. C. Carrlck, Universal;
Jack Levy, AVIlllam Fox; William
Heenan, Peerless; George Ames, Pathe;
J, E Hennessy. Quaker City, "W. 3.
Haggerty, Triangle; Mrs. B. N-, N'elson,
Supreme ; J. F. GUI, Mutual ; F. E. Sam
uels, General, and J. 8, Hebrew, Vita-graDh.
The exchangemen all reported on Ihe .SI
activities now under vvav tnr tVtA naor .' ul
loan, and It was said that the stars of AS).!
an the producing organizations are now v" I
at wcTk on "trailers," patriotic and ap- "SVal
peaung in cnaracter, ana tnese will he 7
u pjjinjcu Ull tilts aVJOCII ill A1J inVl.lO(l u
I'lcruia uuueea jt was also reporiea -r
that arrangements were being completed I 'U
to pertain to the jt ft
T
V'1
x
'i
1
, "r
'-
to take pictures locally
sale oi Donas, out run r
motion-picture audience,
sale of bonds, hut full nt lntrt t. anv 4 If
-- i jl .-.-.. .u.-..,r
AN ORIENTAL MYSTERY
1
ii
1 Amen K'nilvatnn rlai Rare A1n
tal Concentration ' jfe
Tameo Kajlama, the Japanese hand , J'
writing expert, has returned to American ' P'w
vaudeville after an absence of almost
two years in Japan, and Is again mystify,
ing the American scientists with his re.
markable exhibition of ambldextroua
skill and feats of quadruple mlndcon
centration. Kajiyama la to be seen at
Keith's next week. Kajiyama invites the
audience to try him out by asking hirnr
questions about the war, about Japan
and other questions of Importance. whIU
he Is writing on an entirely different
subject. " ''-
Kajiyama first came to this country u "
a student and before entering .vavdevtfli TlM
was in the college of mecianlcaj ar I JSSI
glneering In Washington. tii
.ii r
Tlojd Cibbons To Lrcture Her ,
flVU UII'LTUIIB, ,lTBl.lCi UVTfW
spondent who was wounded at the but
tle of Chateajj-Thlerrv, Is in the United
HlBl'ir uwas- n lllvaBtlkV tlVIII Wll" 1
eral Foch to the people of America. it'
He vvlll be heard In this cltv at.tls'
Metiopolitnu Opera House on SatUre"
Mot llhimmgr.
" ZyiJ-
L'J1
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