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TTTHO Is the worlili frrenteat covninut
1 In wotlon.plcUtro BtarT
Tho reply of those ncn.tinlnte"' ,vlln
studio and production work In the mo-tlon-plctiire.
Imlustrv. Is, Thomas MelB
lian, of Pnrnmount MelRhnn must liavc
Iriado at least a dozen crossf-contlncnt
trips In tlio List y.nr and n half Am
BOon as ho completes otic production,
tho next nn'lRiitnent calls for n picture
Which must lc maele 300n miles away.
When llrlehnn tlnlshod William
roMllle's "Conrad In Quest of the
fliars." ho went to New York to work
on "Tlte Frontier of the Stars, the
picture which will have Its local
in alere Monday at the Stanley Most
of tho scenes for this Picture weie
shot" nt the Ivnjr le-laml C,,v, a,u,
fif Famous 1'lnvf -tikv and other
Allots" we.o rccislereil at Coney Island
sphere most of the .ittiinspliet.. was
transferred Into the rmimuunt ptcwrl
Statlon of Albert r.ivsun Tei'iuti' h
n.iKnr.lno story ' inferior C harlot
ainlpne. . ., ....
MclRhnn seem .nt.ii.-1 to tin '
which he won for himself iurrltiB from
t! o I.ts' vtud.o .' IlollMOOd ("alii
1r thu l.onc Island iMU studio and
Imck npaln With tho cMnhllshinent of
m 'St and oust studios bv most tllm com
jMnles It I as bionme rommon fur stnr
i travel back and forth, but noli.; do
It with such f requeue us Mr Melgnau
aiHE Influx of state slurs to tlie screen
hns benellted both, and desplto the
current rep tli of nadiuuru ' In ilv
Xaylnp of reduced k.ilarles to st-irs or
tho silver sheet many noted thesilans
iiX entering tnolioti pictures This Is
evidenced Iv the .miiounieinent of the
V.imous-Plawn-l.asl.v .'orporation, pro
ducers of Paramount pictures, that
norothy I)lelon. the dancer, makes
her screen diluit In Ueorse Kltinaurlce s
"I'aylnB the Piper.' vhl.'H will bo seen
t)-xt week at the rmdl.i
Ac.y)rdlnK te Flo ZuK'eld she li
'tho KrcateJi danrliiR pirsomluv In the
wnrlil."
Mls llekon hn-i hud nn nt. lestln
career, which was bfc.in live 'eais
TO. With her husb.u l C.irl Hyson
,s' e made a suocm n hufel enurtnln
jnents When they appeared at Ilector s
5r ChlciKO Ray Con stock saw them
tl to nnd upon rcturnliKf to New York
li duoad them to Join tiie 'Oh Hoj
fitnpinj. Foliowlic this. Mr Hyson
irnl Mlys Dickson were with such mu
h'cal shows as "Koclabe Baby,' "Olrl
' Mine" and "Tho Hoal Vaeibond."
Miss Dickson also j-corod a hit In
l.osslo." In which she sanp, dnnccd and
aed for the first time
DAVID POIVTLL, who is costarred
with Mae Murray In (ieorgo Fltz
laurlce 8 "IdoN of i'la " the luciure
Maying Its second we.lt -it the Victoria,
ha an unuuulh 'nrB. following for n
tjcreen favorite who has not vet reached
wtardom
Mr. Powei .work in the Fllzmaurlce
Jioductlons have provided him with
D any more opporttinlt -s than pre
T'ously nccordi d hun in his bcreen
career
"Idols of Clav ' wis wrlt'en by Ouldu
Jtcrsers. who in irivate J'fe Is GeorRe
ritzmaurlco's w ife
nnn unusual effee' of " shtless eyes
' shown In Mary Plekford's latest
United Artists' ppulu .in, "Tie .nc
JjiBht." the attnic-tion at th. Stanton
next week. Is the di' ' i' " ir
director. Frances Mar on, a"d li r hus
band, Fred Thonn sun un l - Marion
Jlpured on bavin,- ,i bl id mu ti a few
tir the scenes yw tried to devie some
method of gettlne .iw.iv from 'hi usual
Pltreotjped htare or c los (I 1JPI which
iutvo httn shown so inanv tWies on thi.
h.'reen. miile en the boat returning
from Italy, where the scenes ari la'd.
Mt .-uid Mrs Thompson bean p--r -mtntlni?
on each others oyes und tlnaily
lovlsed a film that is now Uk-1 tin
Jiature of which they will keep n secret
Miss Marlon also de ised n number o:'
tuber tff.ets vvhtch vviU'be teen 111 "Thi-lx-vo
L shL"
"I MES iMD: CIT.WOOD luia re
" pentil lh sin -e s be a. h eed
"Hae! to 1 iod s 1 o m'rv" and liu. Klvin
tl lovi rs of the 1 it 1 1 . art a notah'e
11nlm.1l and human 1 "est ptorj in
the latest Awoc'ateii fiHt N'at.onal fea
ture, ' -N'omads of the N'orth arnrunced
si the ftature at the Palace week of
February 21
Tho remaikab'e performance of a heir
' '.d a doff, wit! icinir n cire human
than brute and th r aJUtle fn"st Pre
i-onstltutn two hith q ti Ar other out
Mandlnc feature odih p . 'on Im the
quite unusual phntourph; li-anj of the
N-enes belnjt Maid l l tie znlth of
jilctorlal perff e
As was the 1 aw In R ! 1 io'l s
ountry," t' e 'ooili of ' Vi Tidn f 'he
rorth" Is the far north, when- on. u m
l.tcns', lovu and another man hn n-iti
combine to make n lueto tie n,iii,u cc
ti' all tho moat em tirnnvl lovrr of thrill.
Jng Buspensa could pus-lbiy at H
"TTHAT fliould ITO'e, 01 . of the
' strorcesr a'traoilonn of 'he veir is
scheduled for the week r( K hum 1
et the new Stanley rharlos '"''aplln in
exclusive flrt pie.ntatlon rf The
Kid"
'The Kid ' Is t r:u11esl departure from
Mivth'nt; Chai in b - dm e In It h. hii
r.ihlevod his IniiK-cher sheil .imbltion tl
do someth'i.u seriv - and has evolv d . 1
comedy that eramme,i full of laupl - I
jrov ok !r it 111c dent in't n nil 'Mil
Mory. worn, n out o .1 i..i'.m' r .i. u
rilon, viliich eon' ins t. 01 Etnuln
mtVisi
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than most 'f t..j o-. i.i i .1 it
est dramas
the tirndU'-r er
point, ns Me.
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rarrlrs
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l-uipiimmi nt il tone . 1 , (.p its
Jilace in He irip . 1 . i""-iil,ir!r In
this rac. when 'w.i ir ir 1 s w , n
rloel ('iivetal'id t. t 'n.est
I Itch o- flelav en r. . - i, ..j, ,f pdifht
,t set th' ,-ntlr. ' i ,, , . . .r''.'rim
f'am.i n ptful t i-m ,f irmie.it
J-om 1, j. 'ft f. vi . h n fu , .1 11,
co on bee i is. if h. r 1 . 111 ,. y th
iaTeTVilliVig w.i'iK.V 'I'.": ',7, ''.'r'-
rarfl, perfi rrtilng i '1 -x m Ti .! ,
who hurt I eld 1 'p.s. .1 , r--. r rrrmi '
J to ' p in 1 u 1. r 1 inti tie .r,.i
to closing r"t, , r Mt ti -t a. t nl
ii jirngr nn in. 11 in ri 1 s,i ,,
en nti) bill t Ml.
s. etei an Is u one-
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id fortune T ik.
lev Barn thi eeh 1 i i
J. .1 of the . rf, n v li.
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'ars In "The f mr l-'ur i
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rttraetlon lit tin Me r .,..l!i
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? louse v. . hum !' fht d, wi
e w i one nf the net , imrt, ., . ,
Vns the turning point In h's nireer r.s1
I nrw'hov Unit brligiit him li tn ni iilnti
jiletui.s Tim l(i tool' pln.e ji f w
i li-s nun T In ne 1 1 a stur and
Utavi-I' K a tar s i ar
We 1"V i In w . I maki nmnr rn.ll
loys wlin i'V I ti trnan with de-iili
Young I ii ti - l.'fn in the tllins
neailj bair if h. life though It was
only during tin ln--i three vears tl at
)io gnbied partnular lunmlnence II. -foro
that hiB wi rk v ah ihltlly I'Hillned
to nppoar.niies in nmb and kindred
scenes. Pef u entiring tho motlon
jdcture Held telov's principal u. eupa
tion vvas selling m wspiiprrs raising
jigou and f hi Y,e h and going to
t hool, Then ho was "discovered" by.
Chnp'ln en..- t n.le or h -r.re,, ' 7 ' " l,," ' ' 1,, .1 0 ti oso two 1 well- ""' -l-"ntnneous ana natural ni oj ,.,,, f urn 0's throvviug up his nrm. ,, 1 1 ,Ki tK 1 , l ' ." . "?nr,'
n? HhabbvEiif! "I 1. . 'i.l.r ' :r '" ' ""''J Viivlr wd KaS Dyr OT ''"' n. '",., JTtr, i.i,nSHnlllnii HMU.ewfully. to ward off the fatal ; over Zre Thlre'J0 C" thn,t ' 7k
h'mrflf possessed ,.t a f ,..,, ,. ; I n ?n ', rI10T assumed, the "n lnB h'"! , 'rnl1npfsrc;nn . Jg blow A man naturally throw, up his " f''the desk I don ,nllln ,los
her poverty coi p. .ied l,r '1, kr ,v, J" .locklin? at least there is nobod I the Crres, i being made by le-ster urm w v Ms rnoni ln , I'f T Ufts
-- 10 heckle me and t t in 11 sterna lz mv 1 Allen in" d mluuilve. comedian. To any . , . , . wMlfMLoi im f ' Loots like a pro.
QXi: of t, e b,g, t , . , r , ,.,., M. and I can choose m, own show J S&tyM$ .tJAl WnttnJ-rIn ' '
;r ; :;.VX- f-m"; -- rnMpnY ,Jl?:duT. cronaryCnctonS tiA1
fhefea.ur :,.",' "" h A MUS GIRL COMEDY 'banc feat, mat ho performs !mn,i, but he does not fumble In a Hunt rinmlnc" lhcra ilnt.r.,,!
t rest AiUur.si r ,.,
Jiiellll for, u
MnrshnU Ncllon, the well-known motion-picture
director, Tho dlscovory
vvna made, whllo Wesley was enmiBcd
In tlie street scrap before mentioned
Nellan happened to bo parsing at the
time. He was attracted by Wesley a
pnrt In It and picked him as an un
usual tpc.
Guide to Photoplays
Fc tho Week to Come
Mew Photoplavs
STANLEY "Tho Frontier of the
StnrV' vvlth Thomas Motqhnn and
Fafre Tllnney. Story tolls of a
"crook." who loves a crippled Rlrl.
Henri Scott, operatic baritone, will
sitiR nn aria from "Don Carlos" and
a musical scttlhp of Kipling's, "On the
Itond to Mnndalay," Tho new Huh
ler prologuo will show Now York
roofs at night.
sr.t.YrON "The Love Light" will hnvo
Mary Plckford In n. story of Italy In
pre-war times. Frnnces Marlon
wrote nnd directed It. In her Mire
port aro .lean Do Urlac. Hdwards
Phllllpn and Hvelyn Dutno.
AUCADIA "Paying the Piper" will In
troduce Doroth Dickson, dancing
Mar, to tho movies George Fltzmau
rice directed It. Tho story tells of
the regeneration of the Idle rich when
Impoverished
nrtK .vr "So Long TiOttv Is that do
llghtftil Morosco farce which tells of
fun In a California bungalow colony.
r Ilov Partus Is the principal come
d nn
CAPITOL "Body nnd Houl" will hav'o
Alio T.ske keeping it together The
storv shows her ns an Ametlean art
student In Paris Stuart Holmes and
Mtllim Lawrence are In the sup
port Hn: den Talbot wrote It.
Kevli'wcil Heretofore
PAl.ACK "Forbidden Fruit." with
Agnes A res.
VICTORIA "Idols of Clay." with Mao
Murray.
G UK AT ,V07irfKfi.V "The Furnace."
with Milton Sills, flrt half of the
vvcflc "Forty-tlvo Minutes From
Hrcadwny," with Charles Hav , last
h.ilf
71; UTA7 "The Furnace." first half
t'ollv of the Storm Country." with
Mildred HnrrK latter half of week
t'O'OVMf, "Tho P.nlt." with Hopo
Hampton. flrt half "The Juck
llns." with Monte Bluo last half.
SrATHiKT ST. "Tho Daughter Pays."
wl-h Hlalne Hammersteln, first hnlf.
'The .luckllns." lnnt half.
AUlAifBUA "While New York
Sleeps" tlrst hnlf. "Polly of the
Storm Country," last half.
STIIAS'D "The Bait," with Hope
Hampton, first half. "Tho Jucit
lln." lat half.
I.OCTST ASD U KWfONT -"Midsummer
M.ulnexs." by Cosmo Hamilton.
Rlol r "When Wo Were Twenty
one" vvlth H B Warner, first ha f.
'The T.ove Flower." by D. V. drif
flth, last half
CO.SCrv "Tho Testing Block," vvlth
W S Hart, M011. and Tues ; "The
tVovvfof V'.oon.ng Water." Wed. ; "Tho
Devil'- Pass IC.' with trie Stro
htTni. Thurs and Frl : "Tho Hun
dredth Chance." Sat
mni! - "To Please "ne Woman,"
Mo" and Tues , , "The Testing
Block." with W. P "a-Vth T
Thurs : "Scmtch My Hack," with T.
nov Barnes. Frl. and Sat.
LVADKU "The Testing Block." vvlth
V S Hart. Mon , Tues and Wed :
"The Sin That Was His." latter half
of week . .
S()OCl'.lI
MFTROrmiT opvra uovsr.
"The Countv Fair." delightful 111m
plav made from Nell Uurgehs stage
suc'-es" Maurice Tourneur directed,
with little Weslie barn, Helen .lermne
Cddy, David Burler and l.dytho
Chapman in the ea-t
BACK WITH BELASCO
Janet Beecher Feminine "Lead"
In
"Call the Doctor"
I will rl.vaj ti .isure he memorj
of that eventngVs oie of the happiest
t hivv. i-i knowi "aid Jai ft Beacher.
w,,r. plavs the leading feminine role In
r t'.-r ror-or " Jean Archibald s
oinedv at tho Uarrlek. in desc-lblng the
tf.ent tlrst nignt of that producticn
Vut altogether because of the
splendid io! I havo tn this new com
edy ' n explained, 'but pr'neipatly
becaux this engagement is in the nature
of a home-coming for me. It was In
Mr Belasco s production of "The I on
cert" sivenil vears ago, that I achieved
one of mi earliest success's. uurmg ,
the long run that cornea, noin nere
nnd on tour I learned much mat was
inv lluan; rer u 11 umiu-i. .. ...---.. .. -
tn tn- with l Uelas.-o and not jirogresj
fa- In ones ait Then, too. the -ngage-tnent
was sucli a pleasant one In every
mi- that Oin It terminated I felt gen-
i'rom thnt time I cherHhod the hope
that Mr B lasco would soon again tlnd
a role for me but somehow I did not
,t-nln mv delrc until now"
BYRON LIKES PRODUCING
,.. i.i, h,'," r.nstar ia tho Impressionistic scenery that Is a fnlnt
'Transplanting Janes costar ' echo of the du- of t'i Globa Theatre
Now Actor-Manager ' and Shakes-pear- himself He boa solved
. , i,.i .,m, ,,1 tlmelthls complex pioMembj htrlklng a happy
1 ' ' '!"';, '"'Jk,: tuTrm
1. t.it-iiinnager sn.d n ember 0
..,-.! firm nt HvTOn &
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T Marshall I I
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.en is lningmg, nan.!-..-. . -"-
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' '" P'rt,a" M"nTV'1 , ,o.icni net
Tilmd in a "-Vl?1 trwKKns of hW
" .""J1- r.ul,U,'. J ,e iaSISnVAi-
Broad M0na.1v
' " ''"' '""This Is Hammerstein's Classification
.11.. nn- r ln,3, -., m"
r 1 "-in' s ,-,1 of "Tickle Me
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vrtrur Ham-
...... vi,. in ill, Tirod leer
alls ' Tickle,
vi uiM ,t' Triiik Tlnnev Is com
ing to the siuihi r Monda- night The
'v(ri" nnnjp m 1 show H due fur en-
ui isIb Inasrn'i. 'i ius he ,!ne of detnaren-
Urn bi-tw.ii ti. chorus k'trls nnn tn
veterans
nteil U tils I OlleCtlon O: IIOV It-
l.i'". -i -hHt irnnv In tlm New Vork au
dletv i all s.ason pronounced the glrlb
tn be rlngeis." a wnv of saying that
th aie seasoned performers maaquer
,i llrg in th. chorus Su h 's not the
i, w -'i.. j)ru(lue.-r assurf
"SCANDAL" WIDELY SPREAD
(V.jmn Matni'tun s Scandal, which Is
at "the vdiiphl vvas first produced in
hnnd'ti in ItlS It ran there for s year
1,1 ihi'i ate mv three rompinley In
I f) 'Tni-iish prm 'i 1 e- it nnis 1 rhi
ign v it'i i nan s i norry, in lain nnu
i lo-i d ui eight nmnllis' run In '.'
v orl it p'ayid i seusoi It in ),i ng
may. .I In A'lUrn a South Africa, South
.mer, a India I atliuica Seindlnavla.
I "oi.....l -"
s to ue riro'iu.eu in raria
I 1 111 wnnm
,. rivtl rrfim wnuii ti.e author n.a i
I i
i.liv bus had a b'g alo In ri.-ui
largu-igt H. and t - uiou m plctur-s in
I hi h Co-ist.-.i T iltriiiuga api-iirtd.
b..v been shown nil over Hie wnrid
June Walker ha.s be.i pet'lullv hnsen
b th auth'ii to Internri I tlie part of
the 'moat spilled girl "n Amerlei
"Mary" Repeats Phlla. Success
Heiige M Cohans .1. Iightful iiiu.in.al
eornodv "Mary." whleh broke all lee.
mils fur popularity and r.rilptH ut tho
(Inrrlik Theatre, Is continuing Its great
su-ccihs In other principal Itles A I.
Ilrlanger hus Jutt arranged t, j,-Ke
Ueorge M Cohan all tin- open time at
the Colonial Theatre. Chicago for the
balance o the season and fnr tho entire
summer "Mary not having yet had u
.Chicago hearing
. r 1 i. i,u, ., ,,,aiu 14 sn uiif v drawn that t an- he nlaied a I sons 01 rinracinn in i'-h - , iiivi i'i'UMI-i
n Mrdl nger. nroael.es tie vnn.shlng point In two imato pi O'j, "'"1 t his " c",Miv wllh it lot of penrla in his pos- piece of wire.
t.,, - n"".h-r,;r parMeui, VejeOotSo worth 00,000 und you Hunt examined the desk by let re-
. i' r.'ii1 h",g Mu., ami together Vt burSemiuf o f tli Uusslan drama In .knew he'd got them pearls by robbing flprtion from several angles, but could
,''? .vU'e1 ;'on '.vhlhVt vol ..s'of prima donna la pari b'-h is pk.vc.1 serlousl and ann,hpr cr00i5, ,md 1 was this other seo no finger prints.
delav 01' X rat If n I n tl.ev also put over lines i with nil tlie little, touches that only 1 rrooU thnt put vou wise because well, I he desk has been wiped off," he
! u ,,r ,1 ,tage I 'ts with the precision of . u gttm nte in tor krows how to glvo to a l0 (lo ..ou n g00lj turn, nnd get back at remarked. "ou're right nbout It's
3S5srn
THOMAS
MEIGH6.N
'THE FRONTIER'
O" THE STA.CS
Stanley
THE PL,n GOER'S
WEEKLY TALK
TfiorR chnngfcs of hill nnd a trio of
Shakespearian procentntlons will
make ncct week a lively one for theatre
goers Philadelphia' own 1'rank Tlnney.
playing mostly out of blackface, will ap
pear tn 11 nuiilc.il comedy, "Tickle
Me." at the Shubert. where we lire as-
sure! we nro to have mulo nnd com-'
cdy and a llttlo plot ns well.
Plot Is the middle name of "Trans
.plantlng Jean," which is Itself trans
planted from the Prenoh, with a fow of
the doolie thorns, In all probability,
-pruned It comes to the Broad with
that excellent comedian, Arthur Byron,
In a part that seem, from advance
notice, ns If written for his person
ality There Is doubtless a lot of plot about
"Calling the Doctor, which David Be
lasco 1 sending to the (larrlek, but ns
s customary vvlth Mr Uelasco, ho' Is
not giving advance hint of the situations
nnd motivation .Janet Beecher, Char
lotto Wnlker, Wlhlain Mori Is, Philip
Merlvnle, Mrs Tom Wle nnd half a
dozen other really Ilrst-clnss players aro
In the cast
At tho Walnut Mr Hampden will re
vive "The Servant in tin Mouse" the
Play of symbolism .Lnd spiritual mes
sage In which ho made hi American
stage reputation He l alio to repeat
his humanized nnd gripping Muloek, his
poetic Hamlet, and his rollliklng blado
of a Petruchlo His engagement has
had a very succcessful lirst week, nnd
those who have not yet been his Shake
spearean characterizations should bv all
means not let net week, the last of his
engagement here, go fallow
QNH of the Interesting things about
tho Hampden productions Is tho Im
pressionistic and Impresslvt stagecrall
Ills productions were put on with an
economy of stagecraft that made vividly
for llluslvenes and coi-ip. lied imagina
tiveness on tho part of the audiences
Simple canvases, drops, draperies and
settings were employed which created
definite impressions both of pi Hod nnd
locale, without In nnv- sensi forcing
moods iy exceMve pigment nnd stngo
larpei.ffy The lining ..tmopb 1. was
attained without resort to uich-ologv
IJlin Inatlon of massive bettings hud an
a bettings hud an -
ge In that it pei -
instead of tho in-
other decided ndvanta
mlttid quick change"
ti rmiPiible waits associated with "spec
tacul.ir ' Shakespeare. Tlie time gained
as 1I1 voted to fuller passages In acts
ofttn cut, nnd even to tho restoration
o snnie scenes, such as that of Sh) lock,
Antnnlo ail the Jailer, 1101 given In
Philadelphia within the memory ot old
playgoet s
M
R HMPDi:NS main idea In pre-
ix seiitmg Shakesnearo Is sili.Dlv e
prr.Ssed ir the statement that he likes to
OIT,,r tlllln aN ti,ey were written, vutli
row mojitkntions
Plnvinc Miahi ineaie as vrltten mean
according to Mr. Hampden, to present It
with the subjictlve qualltlos dominant
It means getting that eluslvo human
touch mat Is both uppeallng and fleet
ing It inians presenting tlie plays of
tin poet In such .1 fiutblon that they
setni as modirn as the latest farce, as
up-to-date as Ui 1 urrent stage hit
And that le as n ay easily be deduced,
a most diffikUt ordi r to II 11.
His method b. no mtanu denends on
medium with the impressionists nnu
thoi-e managerial Victorian relicts who
clutter the stage w Ith scenery.
As It is with the scenery, so Is It
.,. ,.,,.. ),,. ln,i10,i 0f lmndllnc til-
nl.-o with h method of handling in-
,. lf ThoS(. )lo i.nve iienra his
plav iNelf Those who hnve heard his
reading of Hamlet's soliloquy perhaps
1 tMd.iMi.id wh.n they remember
Allen, wto w"i b remembried by tho
ol.l-tlt.irt-H s uf tl.., team of I-ester and
, ., fjL rub ,,n tho vaudeville clr-
'. ..." ... ..o. nnd hi first
cms tfitv
yeivi-s ago, nnd nis nrst
..11 him In honor of his 1
nam w .1 .' v
..nl.. .... I , I P
Young Allen Is not only an ncrobatle
enni. duvti l"-t hHS had experience in all
1 ie of th. utrl nl tnueavor nn run
ti lining ,h li, a ato-k rnmpany. vvhere
chiirnctir
. . .. i
M'
OT ht'ip plu?rs priuo inorapeivf n
on th. ir momorloH. but trw thero
?,, nwh.- "'me worrv over what is
tein ed it 'iifiitrlciil parlance 'blind
..,oi- . .-rdlng to llalph Morgan who
I. ei.-st.irru e with Donald Brian and
Peggy Wei d In "Puddles" at the Lyr c
"A -bl'id spot' " nays Mr Morgan. "Is
the mom.tt.irv Inability to remember
the next vr,nl or the nest line In a
si... ih Tli l"st of actors come, face
.. i. . ,i,. fpniri firnft to urn" ki-
t fiien win this bugaboo some time In
KXu? u'S lrS
..., 1..,. n eerv nelullIlwll unu
u ,. .1. finite noin' where the actor b mind
1 as the least reliable grip on his spf ech
The more he thinks nbout It tho harder
i Is tn i vercome
"uf . nurse few of the hlips of memory
,ire noli. d hv 'hf audience The lever
mtur Imrt a uv of covering up Some
tun. a ffllnvv -player will supply the
"ne or the word and the speaker goes
r uht on but the actor, w hen he recov
rs from the slln Is none th, less
ihagrlne.l, and bus a feeling that he
-urn. wh'it spoiled the pel furniiui. e
Tlie "blind spot' Ih more apt tn de
velop aft' i a piece has been plav.d for
snnw tlmo than Honn after tho pioduc
tlon lias hem put on A renson for this
Is that after a play has been tunning
'r u long limn a. certain unimuit of it
becomes sort of automatic. All plovers
strive against ullowlng themselves to get
iv . the habit of automatically playing
pirt. as Ih not tho aclor'e business
Neither la It art But somotlmes ho
finds himself doing It Then It li that
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FEATURED IN LOCAL FILMS
um. '$ ; Mr SmmmmBlwm
x&h .Zv'J V X Iflr JmHlPi
, ,'w ,.,-" run: . brra'CSB"
TICKFORD WILSON ML vr 7 ,Sf5B6
"THE ICVt "MIDSUMMER. ' -- V T5S
LIGHT- MADNESC DK, V . J Vs, &&Sm
Stmton . t-ocust BBk 4 W' & mSmiL
tho 'blind spot' Is most likely to show
Itself.
piOU tlilrty-threo years Clarence
Handysldo has been working In tho
theatre and during that lone period ho
has been nsoi.Iated with the most noted
of producers He Is now an Important
member of the cast which William Hnr
rls, Jr., has assembled to support FVy
Bnlnter In "Kiist Is West" tho diverting
comedy of Chlro-Amerlcan llfo, now
playing at the Chestnut
Mr H.andvdde was with A. H. Mc
Dowell In repertoire of oM nnd modern
plajs, with the original production of
"Komnnv Bye with Kobson and Crane
when they plaved the old Hngllsh com
edy cycle, tho A M Palmer Stock Co. and
during nine rears in the Charles Froh
man organization be supported Julia
Marlowe, Viola Allc-n. I-"rnncIs Wilson
and other stars Then he played with
l.auretto Taylor In ' Peg o' My Heart"
during her entire nm In New York, nnd
was 'or four jears In Richard Walton
Tully'a production, "The Mnsqueradcr."
and at tho piesenf time It looks ns
though he would be at least that long
with "Knst Is West"
"We hour about the good old days In
the theatre," said Mr Flnndyslde Just
before the performance of "Hnst Is
West" soma nights since, "but there
never were nnv such days for the plaver
as those we know now. When I first
went on the stage theatrical life was a
precarious one. We lived a good deal 1 fascinating performonco far removed
from hand to mouth, liven the well- f'om conventional portrayals ,
established companies sometimes found , "The Masquerader" was written hi
lt necessary to defer payment of sal-, John Hunter Booth from tho much-read
(,re Putting out a troupe on a 'shoe-,
Utrlng' was the uua! way of embarking!
the theatrical business
men there weie tho hotels, which
In many plat.es were abomlnnblo and the
food was wot so than tho hotels, and the
theatres weie drk and the ilresMng
rooms uncomfortable, nnd tho discomfort
was .iihanccd by the use of gas which,
exhausted nil thn nr.,-n In ho .lr-eeli.o-
100m nnd the auditorium And the trav-
ellng-well let's not speak, of that such
things inn best forgotten "
.,,. ...i 1 .i. n. v , .,
TOD A Y'S MYSTERY STORY ,
Dy P1IIUI- FRiNCIS NOWIAN
Yesterday's ilv.s.ery Solution
J J
TX T!in case of "A Uoi of Matches."
1 lTurvoy IJunfH tolc purpose In sun-
gesting that the Interview would be
gcsiing tuat me interview vvouiu oe iii
long otie, and that tho two suspects
would mnlie themselves comfortable and
smoke, was to And out which one of
flinm ivno l.ff .l.amle.l
It will be remembered that the mur-, , h,7 " , 1 3Cbhn ?.. 1 P V'."1
dered man had only two marks of vio- , 0Lu,anmbe Vonn.l SStl, th ' m h,,ln
lence upon his body, one tho wound In 1 near necklace In 1 1 L.t .-,,1,k'rt'"
the bend which killed him nnd the other I n,. . ... , h" ' "btc'"'
u bud bruise on the right arm, between I. . ert' s, lho Inout. said Antqn n
the elbow nnd tlie wrist. 1 'n'f-bour Inter, nftcr iishcriiiR the crim-
Hunt argued thnt this latter was the.
... . . --: --,.-.,,... .;-.i i.: !
ngni tne matcn. .iai.,ur us... ...1 ...
I AXVII
Can von. read tllC riddle Of
1 .
"'-
"
lient Wires
vou found
..rnnir
-,. -rnnv that stole 'cm from him, would
t ...n,l rt nlnrn ! pnnl
yon f!0 noninK nn mw " i-""- "w"
, that not robbed?
Tliere was a perulinr sniiint in Isanc
Anton's eves ns lie propounded this
rather tortuous problem In ethics to
Harvey Hunt. .
For a moment the cnminologiBt re
gardixl him curiously. Anton, he know,
made his living for the most part by
helping himself without net-mission to
.i... .,.,., ,nu tt nther neonle b safes. In
I ft ,, nt )md been responsible for
, o! lU? before. But A bore
.. n,.i.n fnr thnt. His viewpoint on
property rights was warped, but his
flcnso of sportsmanship, liko thot of
miinv ( rooks, was keen. Hunt bad been
an antagonist of his, nnd hnd "played
the game "
"You know, Anton, that I'll put n
crook In jail every time I bavo the goods
nn him and nin nllowed by the authori
ties to do so Hut I can't exactly seo
that I'm under any obligation to go
nosing iiroiinn" unless I've been com-mlssloncO-on
n onsc. I can t expect to
watch nil the crooks in creation I can't
promise any man immunity, but I don't
regard m.vself us an instrument of per
secution, appointed from on blgh. Do I
make myself clear?"
"You do." Anton's smile was
tvvikted, but thcro was something of
honesty In his. eyes. "I thought you'd
say that, Mr. Hunt. I always eald
you was sauare Mick.' " And with
Jr-y
ALICE J.AKE.
BODVANPSO
Cpirot
SARAH PADDEN IN VARIETY
Legitimate Actress to Play at
Keith's In "The Cheap Woman"
Sarah padden. the legitimate plaver
who recently came under tho manage
ment of Mrs. Henry B. Harris, Is not to
be presented on tho drnmatlo stage for
tho present, but Is to enter vaudeville
Miss Padden Is either a dramatic uctress
or a comedienne as tho rolo my require
A short time ago she gave tho stage a
dramatic tharacterlzatlon, a wash-d-out
oolorless drudgo In "The Clod. ' and
later turned around to the opposite In
"Petty Behave," playing a little frivol
ous girl
"Tho Cheap Woman," tho latest work
of Ann Irish, was secured for Mls
Pnddcn, who will show It at Keith's next
w Cl k
GUY BATES POST IN DUAL ROLE
iu Bates Post, the noted Ann 1 lean
aclor, conns to the Walnut Monday.
February 21, in his much dlscubsid plav
"The Masquerader." In which In. has wo'n
prnlSB from critics of the eastern and
western theatrical centers and of Aus
tralia. In 'The Masquerade!" Post plays a
dual role which tcrves to display 'his
yia.iuiii) unu ii-cnmcai twin, jt is a
vpl hv Katherhiu Cecil Thurston, and
I" Ptesented under tho direction of Well,
"Til Walton Tullv
-
1 -, , . - ,
Jane Cowl Coming to Lyric
Jane ComI'a achievements on her far
West toui which stnrted at Denver
Col. .Tul 1G. und ended with a twenty
....!.. .in,. i rn.i "' '.." l"no
. . "? ""' ".' -ko. me or consider
nblo interest n view of the star's o.ien
Ing in "Smiling Through" nt the lyMc
Feb run rv 21 "''""
ja;mty wave of the immi h0 saun-
tcrcil on down the street.
Munt epecterl to hear furlher from
.,'.',. "nd ll J1'"1- . .
u,.,tl "ul. c cnn R Anton telephoneil to
,(.,, .;; , " "", ""i"ni
,""' Ji1 1 8 0?Pt.Jt SCC11. I
P'" Ir,01bbef,' an lf Mr- Hunt's wv
, not c,.8t t0 m,,oh ,le wo
l""' iuiiih, il sccmeii, had
rv-
ould
'LK,10 tncagC lllm to SOlVO the nilkll.nl
.rSl-rXJ", V' ""di- nunr crs.
i" . "'- "iiiu n-iigin, iioout lour ne hes
( ! ,.mls f CHch pi(1(,e h((, ()
smoothed off. ns by machlnerj. i:oh
show e,i ,,ns , hnv)nff bf0n ,cnt ,n
inmldle originally At present the- ,,-
lidnt intn .llrrn.n.. 1 ..!....,. . .
...... ,,., .iHi.i.iii. uiuira, ns riioug 1 the
thief hail tr ed out severnl Klmnn ,.
biriiitlons before flnnlly getting one thnt
..I !.. ..."....... " Vi.Ul-
.., .7. ....,." .'l" '"". "". '.'". '"-- nnd
11 11 111 inifin inn ryi tr rr ii.a ,in.i.
h..ln. n ...nr...,l I If Tl. . . ..
"mh IIIW.COIUIIHI JOO. Illll ten mp
Anton, did you ever tell nny of your
lady friends thnt vou hnd tho .
thnt you had valuables in your pof-ses-
BlOllV
siou
Who. me? No. Air. Hunt. T nt'
got no lady friends. Take It from nie
I don't trust the 'skirts.'
Hunt grunted. It looked like n big
rer proposition thnn he bad hupposcd
"llnve Hny of fr your friends been
robbed lately by lndy friends?" ho
nskeil.
lbuae Anton nodded slowly innffiima
tion. "Yen, I could nnmo nine of the
Iiovn that linve been lobbed within n
couple a weeks, but there wasn't nny
(kirlH mixed up in It, and there must
a been more than one guy that done
it, for three, of 'em was robbed the
hame night. And Mr. Hunt, there
wasn't none of thos boys thnt men
tioned to anybody that ho bad uny r,wa
I menn valuables around."
"Isaac," said the criminologist, ''i
think jou'vo put me on the track of
something mighty Interesting. What
an Idea! A smooth organization to
rob only those who won't complain to
the police. However, so far ns jour
cuso Is concerned, It was a woman
who picked this lock. Sbe was n blond,
too."
"How do you know?" demanded An
ton. Can you ttl how Itorvev Hunt Inetot
'Tho aniteer tciH appear Monday.
(Coprrlsht 1131, bv Pukllo Tdcer C,)
THE
Letters lo the Editor
The Nagging Wife
To Ihr Editor of the P.veninu PuliHb Ltilper:
Sir I havo received much valuublo In
formation from tho discussions In your Poo
ple't Porum on domestic questions, nnd was
nultn plereod wllh tin lotlcrs on tho subjert
of "Mothern-ln.I.aw." and the ultlmt out
uonie of the arimmtnt being that thess
muelnrlillcult'it personnse aro not nearly ao
bad ns they srs painted.
Trobabb tho grcatent trouble betwacn
man nnd nlfe. Is tha oonstnnt nanitliiir, and
this Is Invariably on thu part of tho wife.
Althouch I am n woman nnd abould defend
my sx, l I bollevo that men sro much
tnoro evenly balanced than women and much
moro prono to nvold disputes In tho home,
until they ero actually driven lo It through
dlemiM.
My on Is married to one of the nas
Klnu women, nnd tlie result Is tlirit a very
fine young man has been turned Into r
sour, crnblmd and unhappy being. Before
my son wan married nnd when he lived at
home he bad n mot unusual disposition.
He. was aluiiin happy, and our friend need
to comment on tho fnct that they never saw
lilm anno, nevir hoard a harsh or unkind
word for snbody. nnd In tint respect ho
took nrter m family, which was ono of tho
trost lovlnit among thcmclves of any I have
over known
My son hun betn married onlv a little mure
than three jeurs. nnd ho has tumml com
pletely about and 1 1ut the opposllo from
what he was Issfere ho was married. It
wculil not bo difficult for any ono who
t.inrMs mi mn nnd his wife to And tho rea
son. SIio nuns l.lm from the llino ho comes
homo In the nflernoon for supper until he
hnves after broakfnst tho next morning.
Kho nairs him to sleep, nnd thnn complnlni
tlm in xt daj that "ho cannot get ui nnd
gef his breakfast becauno sho had a wretch
id night of It. Hur nagglnB brought on a
oase of nerves.
If my aon Is a llttlo Into at tho officii
and In not homo Just at tho moment his wife
expects him. ho has met imnio "vamp, as
die ruts It who held him up. If h sends
him to the store after supper or If ho itoes
out to bu a cigar nnd Is s-one more than
tho rcaiwnablo length of lime to go and
ixir.e, then bo has been talking to some old
ftunu-ivhen the "o'd Hume" happens lo be
probably tho olgar denier vvlth whom ho
ha stoppod a few minutes to exchango
mme pleiantrles.
If h happens to go out of an evening,
even If ho tells his wife Juat where ho l
golrg, find she knows ho Is telling hor tho
truth, and If, perchance, he happens to bo
a few minute e over the tlmo she thinks ho
khould havo arrived hom. bo ! duo for a
good nagging upon arrival. Sho nags him
nt the table; he docs not love hers be Is
boob because a mutual friend makes a
larger salary thnn ho doei, why don't ho
bus her a now coat or a hat, like another
n.utual friend has purchased for his wlfo?
Hnally, In aheer dosperatlon, tho husband
rips out an oath snd either rushes out of
tho houeo or coes oft to bed In a sulk. This
Is n dally occurrence, anl then the wife
wonders whs she no loiter retains the love
of in sou. Mrs V L. V.
Philadelphia, TebruaH- 6, 1021
Long-Drawn-Out Phone Talks
To the Mlfor of the Kvcntno Ilibbf X.etlo'r:
Mr All social nnd business converiutliijis
over tho telephone should be limited to from
five lo seven mlnutea If tho conversation
t not concluded In tho se,vcn minutes
the operatur should dlsvonnect the parts
I have hoaid people monopollzo a party wire
for ono full houi It Is very rarely In the
ivenlng thit I can eend or recelvo calls tie
caii"e a few Demons nn nis partv wire are
.'ring- their school Iesnonn by telephone, tell
'ng ono another tho answers to certain quen
tic lis, etc.
Tall Ing m long on tho telephone not In
frequently prevents people from reaching, ou
on Important business. This has reference,
of coiirsi, only to unlimited service phone
. th- nickel Instruments nro alrcinb- re.
Hirtclv.il to flve-mlnute conversations, und hj
. bouM nil partv lines
Mrs II. It T.
1'hlludelphU l'cbrunn 7, 10J1
Our Retrogression In Music
To fl.c Editor of the Perndtn t'ubtte l.ritgrr'
Sir I quite okto with a recent writer
t.i s'our People's Torum In his statement that
we lire letrogradliig in music In this ilty
.Vtis' ono wh. has f.illov td tho trend for the
' last ie will say, twents' vears will notice
1 " Philadelphia advanced In music vvlth
i gieit rapidity up to ten sears ago, und
'hen ho sihldenlj- bes.in to decline, and for
.' reason thai It Is hard to understand
Not only do we have not neatly the num
ber of conrerfp. opera performances etc ,
llmt to used ti, tune but outsld of a fe
set musical effurts nolhlng clo seems to
pas'. The Philadelphia public refuses to
intronlzo home talent or rather, artists of
this cits', but will 'nluih pn t.r to pus then
money lo vers- much Inferior projects from
oi tslde the cits Naturally our oti sing
em and musicians will no longer give cm
corts, rccltalu, etc., Hnd loso money by so
ih Ing.
It used to b with ptido that e heard
of a new singer developed from our midst
wllh inro Ulcnt. or an Instrumentalist or a
composer whose composition was plaed be
fore tho public with great acclaim All this
l as been changed and wo have been rele
gated to a city musically of about u third
c'uss I fel.ow musical events quite c'otsils
nnd have found thut thoro uro moro concerts
c!en In such i-mnll cities as Detroit I In.
cinnall. Cleveland, St, lyouls nnd Milwaukee
tl.un we nro given ih" privilege to enjoy.
Kien our choral societies and singing so
ciciles of various character no longer ni-e
heard from, nnd they are dwindling In
trunborshlp until soma of them are otil,
hung toTother by a moro ihre.id and tan
inlv give concerts at tho pie,ent time b
calling to the.r assistance voices from other
societies Mid by ruling slrgers to Join for
the concert. I should like to hear from
others who aro Interested who might he
able to explain our growing Indifference to
rr.uslo T 1. I'
Philadelphia, l'ebruarv 7, lfi'.'l
Asphalt vs. Cement
7o f'iO .'eflfor i fhe Ifrrnlno Public l.filpn
Mr In his nddress before the Ho' teiy of
utvniotHe Knginecrs in Now York re. ends
n. cording to tho report published In tlie
Kvrvlso Pimic IiKhorn of Januurv In
William K. VVIIllums overlookid mans far
tors which must bo Included In u fair
minded consideration of load tspos best
.al.ipted for moloi traffic,
TVo believe that tho pollcv of fairness
whlrh alwiiSH has lieen pursued by the
HiiuMi prune I.Kpnsn still Is of para
mount importance In sour mind, and we
therefore are Hiking tho liberty of nddress
Ing sou
Tests extending over loig periods, as vrel!
as tho consistent porforumnco of usphult
surfinei on ratiy of the Vountiy's heaviest
traffic strsets und roiuls. refute tho declara
tion of Mr Williams that 'iho concrelo
slab turfare in tie, onl cno uorlh)' of consid
eration for such traffic (nutomobtlo traf
fic) ' Among the statements of Mr. Wil
liams which are open to serious criticism Is
tho following
"Kiperlence has proved that an asphalt
surface will not stand up under heavy truck
traffic ' Whether nn asphalt surface will
stand up er not depends on tho support tint
U rt-cclve from tho aubsoll and tho founda
tion 'I he only superiority of cement con
crete surfaces over other formH of construo
tlon rests In their ability to brldgo over
weak point In tho eubgrude. In other di
rections thoy present undcslrablo filatures
which ore evident.
t'ement highways possess no resilience or
elasticity, whleh makes them uncomfortable
to travel over, und at tho same time is In
jurious to the structure of tho vehicle and
to tho motor Itself. In traveling ovsr re
slllont asphalt surfaces tho wenr and tear on
the car and nn Its driving maohlners Is
much less und tlio c-mnfort of tho passengers
ts considerably gTealer.
Thnt nn absolutely rigid surfoco In unde
sirable has ten demonstrated In attempts
of the railroads to maintain their (racks
on a rigid roadway, suu-li as cement ties or
cs-metit foundation, Iho rolling Mock was
Impaired und tho vibrations trunsmllle.1 to
tho train proved to bo a sertous matter. Tho
assertion of Mr. Williams that "iho rood
surfuco should lo as nearly rigid as it Is
p. fcalblu to mike It" la not Justlfl.d lis
Is right when ho sass, "It la a nilslakn to
make a road surfuce which Is expected tn
bend under the movement of traffic " The
surfaco should not bend, but It should vleld
iind recover and not transmit vibrations
whlrh are a.)t up by tho vehicle Itself
Mr Williams asserts. "Thi asphalt sur
faced road must havo a concrete bane "
this la far from true. In fact n run.. rets
bass In muny i.ises Is undesirable Mans
of tho most sui c Hsful asphalt highways
havo been built upon old broken stnnn
msdscatii foundations, ns exemplified t,y t,e
Victoria einbunkment In london, which has
carried a heavy travel, Including omnibuses
for ftfteon ,ar and with only moderate
maintenance charges
Whether It costs moro to lay akphalt than
concrete for tho same depth Is dependent on
local conditions. However, the cost of a
road surfsc dspenda not upon Ha Initial
PEOPLE'S FORUM
Ivettcrs to tho Editor should be Wi
brief nnd to the point os possible,
voiding; anythlnc that would open a
dcnomlmtlonnl or Hcclarlan discus
sion. No attention will be paid to anon
ymous letters. Names nnd ad
dresses must be signed as an evl
denoo of (rood faith, although names
will not bo printed If request ts made,
that they bo omitted.
Tlio publication of a letter Is not
to bo taken as an Indorsement of Ha
views by this pnper.
Communications will not bo re
turned unless accompanied by post
obo, nor will manuscript bo saved.
cost, but upon that of Its construction and
of Its maintenance during Its entire life.
Concrete surfaces possess one merit, and
tl.nt Is that they can be resurfaced with
seme other material, such as asphalt, when
their origins.) usefulness Is past.
Mr. Williams makes no mention of the
Urislffhtllnesn of llin trncVu ehleh ilevelop
'In cement concrelo surfaces end tho neces
sity for constant maintenance or tho ex
pense of this upkeep. AVe hnvo many ex
amples of native )ako asphalt pavements
that Have stmd up under extraordinarily
heavy trafflo for Iwent s-ears or longer.
Scores of miles of country roads In New
York, Massachusetts nnd l'ennsj liurila
which were built wllh asphalt lnvo glvon
ten or moro sears of scrvlco without re
quiring maintenance.
Trnfflo ts the onls destructive Influence
which iifferls nsphnlt hlghvvass frost,
tempcraturo changes, roroslty permenbll
Its, electrolysis and other destructive In
fluences work on concrete.
Wo have gone Into considerable detail,
but In view of the linpurlnnee of the sub
ject and the msnncr In which It was ban-dl-d
by .Mr. Williams we trust s'oti will not
feol thut tho Intrusion is unwarranted.
KAfll, KNIPn
Publicity Manager. Harbor Asphalt raving
Co,
Philadelphia, Tebruary 0, 102).
Opposed to the Bonus
To thr Vdllor o the Hvenlno t'ublio J.rtlorr:
Mr Who cvei started this bonus business
nns-way? I think it Is something that should
bo frowned down by the American I.rglon.
nnd I have spoken to this effect In some of
our meetings, and whllo I-bave been crltl
e'cd, I ha-e found ft lot of supporters. Olve
nil tho ex-service men a stipulated sum
a bonus Is putting n price on patriotism,
to which I most seriously object. I have
n right to ohjoct, for I nm nn ex-service
msn. have seen service la Trance, have ruf
fcred many of tho horrors of tho war, was
In n hospital for a considerable tlmo as th
result of belnj gassed and I have left a
pnrt of my body In rrar.ee.
I don't want a price put upon my sac
rlflce. I was In rmnee more than a sear.
I drn't want a couple of hundred dollars
for my services nnd havo tho feeling of hav
ing boon paid off nnd my country Is no
longer In any way Indobted to me. I feel
that I would rather not have u cent, but
I want to sa$ that I made tho sacrifices
(hat 1 did out of loyalty to home and coun
trs . that I don't begrudge mv nation nns'
thing it got out of me, for it was but a
email part pasment that I havo been able
tn make to It for having allowed mo the
honor of being an American tho greatest
honor in tho world.
I am prouder of being nn Amerjean to
day than I ever waa In my life, and what
little 1 havo given to preservo our nation
was frcelv given, and I want no compen
sation If I do a. good deed, I don't want
to bo paid for It It I can extend a helping
hand lo some ono In distress. I don't want
them to feel that I havu duns so seeking a
itjward.
What I am In favor of, however, is that
where there Is nn ex-servlcn man who bus
Income Incapacitated for work or who l
suffering In nnv way duo to the causn for
vhlth ho fought I feel the government or the
stnto ought to take good earn of him: but
otherwise tho hundreds of thousands who
aine back able-bodied men should not asii
for a bonus to reward them for their pa
triotism That Is setting a price on pa
triotism and my patriotism I havo always
held abovo price, and hope ever to hold It
an such
Instead of making- nn equal division of a
boi us fund, the healthy man who ts todas
as cnpable ar bo was before the war should
want to seo the man without an arm or
arms or without u leg or legs and unable
to work bounteously provided for, unless ho
Is In a pos tion to take care of himself,
either through his fanills or having an In
come that makes him Independent. Think
It oer. brother e-servlte men, and ask
sourselves whether ou will be more happs
and contented If vou can get the government
ti. pay you n fow hundred dollars and then
fiel that they bad settled the debt thes
ejwed ou, or to rcfuso tho bonus and al
wuss feel that Undo Ham is where he Is tie
cause -ou kept him there through sour un
selfish patriotism W I,. (JltANT.
Philadelphia. February 3 10.M.
Questions Anstvercd
Not the Same Hays
To f i Kdlfor of the 'roilnt; Public .edjer-
Sir I sco In the People's rorum of lobulars-
3 thut ono Will S Mass lo the author
rif "Driven from Home Is that the samo
Mr Has-s who was manager of tho late Ho
publlcan campaign
Csn any ono furnish me the poem some
thing liko tills. "I neer loved a bird or
flower hut It faded a wnv and died," or
something similar to this J. 11. M
Philadelphia, Tebruarv 5, 1021,
It ts not the same Havs' The song
vrller Hiivs was an Amr-lcan Journalist,
liorn In Keiilurk In 1M7 and died In 11)07.
Leading among his songs are "Mollis
IUillng." "Mttle Old Ixje Cabin In tho
Lane." "Wrtle Me a Letter I'rom Home,"
"Norn O'Nell." eic.
'J In sour quotation sou evidently refer
li Moore's "Uilla Hoo'ih" 'The I'lvn
Worshlpi rs" too lung for us to print Here
Is the verso contain nif tho lines
fh ever thus from childhood's hour
1 eo seem mv fondest hopes decav.
I r.ev.r loved a tree or flower
Hut 'twas tho first to fade sine
1 navor nursed a dear gazelle,
To ,lad m. with Its soft blaek eve
Hut whon it eamo to know ine well
And love in, it was suro to die
Qualifications of a Reporter
fo 'fie Editor of flic Kicaliu; Public Lcdaer:
Sir lieiso tell mo whit qualircntluns
ha necessary to beemni ti reporter on u big
u.etroiejllt in flu.lt niwspaper
UEOUciH T QUART.
Philadelphia. I'ebruury ". 1021.
To become a reporter It Is necessars to
be ..pie to ".rito In clear, forcible Kngllsh
on ats topic which mav properlv nppeur In
a newspaper A i. porter must bo ithla to see
the unuiuil 'ho pathetic, the ludicrous
or sensational side nf anj Horn of iiown thut
luenejus Itpulf to his observation He must
have Imsglnnilon, Insight Into human nu
lure rinds discrnmont of news values nnd
a gcnl all round .duiallon, for thoro Is
nothing In the whole realm of knowledge
which he cipnot bring tn bear upon his woik
,r.d, uhove nil, u repirler must have the
cupablllts mul Inclination for hard work
xtendlng oiei ,nanv hours
Cheap Eggs
To the Editor of (he ,t nidio PuMfe f.tdotr:
Mr In reading the nvrsivei I'rsnc
I.tnui-it I saw tho problem signed "c j;
I." In finding iho prleu of eggs when two
less for twelve cents raises tho pricn ono
cent per dozen, 1 find that tha eggs were
night lents a dozen, and when ho received
two loss It rulsed tho price to nine icntn per
J"t A HINDI,!:.
Ulen ltlddlo Pa . rehruary 7, 1021.
Why Ask Question?
To tho l.dilor of thr l.imlno 'nolle Lrdaer
Sir 'Iho ollur dus I notlr-d In tho Peo
ple's l'-oruni whire a reader nsktd tho ques
tion, "Why does a girl closo her nse.s when
sho kisses a fellow-7" I believe tho correct
answer to bo "HecaiiHe she knows It bv
hejrl " Hut may I ask what occasion that
ruder had for knowing such'
OK HOT'
Woodhuis, N J, relimiry 7, 1(12,
Racial Origin of the Turks
roflis J.'dllnr o the J'l einug I'mMIc l.nlarr
Mr -To settU a dl i .un-menl, : please b.
form mo If the Tuiks helms; t ti, n.r,
or tho Mi tigollun race c j, ir
Philadelphia J'ebruary 7 )02l
Tho origin e.f tie I'u'lis is un, of the, in,t
'"""rn"1" , ..mi... -i nn-t in rllinoi.riit.liw
Olhbou the hltiiori tn de nl
" '"si lernhli
ki'hd in ti in nis -ie i ni a .a r,,n
tlinun Umpire li un Mil,,,, mr, ,!,,.,,
I-1?.18 '.'"I'1? Y.'"!n "HI npprnr iIiiIIt
n the I lenlng Pub lc l.rdter, niiil nl.S
in the Huiiel-iy I'libflc ledger. l,Mlr
discussing timely, tuples will Is, nrlnirJ
ns well s relucted poems, ami oiVeitlon'
ot eenerii) Interest will bo answered
Gibbon's remarks qulto volumi.! :
Osm.nl. Turk., who fo'rVn' r' .
classes of tho omnlre. m T...ln". Win!
but there Is a Tartar i ie n.m lW I
Mongolian. This, however, t.,?.1, ""'th 1,1
to havo thorn classed as Mongol ,?n,'J'
can tliry bo classed as cauca, anY' 'v'Ui
Familiar Victor Hugo PhMl.
Sir Thore Is a phrase smnluf."'
or Hugo's "I,e Mlserables" ref.l.i " M
battle of Waterloo n fiTlosv " "."f t li,
rhsnto of front of tr,. ",.!: '',,.
locale It. " ". p,,-
Philadelphia, Tebruary 7, i0,, V,
This Una can bo found by'en,!,.
ter IX In "Cosette" of u, v,1 ,rr a
It Is the end of the description ".'it"1'"''"
&" -" "co?,
was u posslb e that sai,.
win tho battle of Waterloo 7 vv0'1 A'i
No,' Why: necauv "of Weipll?. n,r"
cause of Ulucher? S )hl!V,
Tor Donaparto to conrjuer nt vv.! ,cf $'
not In the law of th, rdneleen r i &i" M
HV "i"? J5BLLh'. r. mn "sho ,.,
lb lnd Texed"(i';r,,VaTeTot,!'"l
ront ( ttt)
Poems and Songs Desired '
Short Poem Desired '
-r.,1... t-.,i. , ...
'""" nunornf inr j-neiilno PhI.ii. ... , 'I
Bb -I am anxious to .e,,,I . .'Ml
fctir verses, one verse of whirl. . cm ',
Ml,,. !...... ... .. """ell s 1
Who knows not fenr I
ll
nissisr
rate:
01 ti,l
All that life has to offer my l .,
Put awlft to act. no' prone to h.n...
Not swas-ed by doubts that Vli.ckt. i1 '
mem
All his desires may see fulfillment tk...
Phlladolphla, ro'bruary 7, j92LS"A,r '
"The Quil -inrl U. n.i ..
1 ., Il.m K-a,A - ,1.- ... . . '1
.Ulr--In reply to n ren.ll.. .'?
1 en give the authentic rhsme of . Ti.'r2
and ,1,0 oak." which Is as folios "
A nr oM fttt-1 ..
Thn more ho siw tho le--, h spok, 3
Iho less ho sxwko tho more M heard '
Why can't ou bo like ,,, w,,Mrt
1'hllndelphl,. February 7Ain;n-EWi-
Who Wrote Lines?
To the Editor of the Kvenlna P., Wis M.
.. ... our i-eopiea rorum a few,,.
ago n reader nsks fnr ,,. ..;,." "7 .
two lines of poetry:
"Ult.,1... ... . n .
throne ' """", or ut " 'M
Ho travels the fastrst who travels ale,,..'
Theso tir nm r,n, . ... .""'
Tho poem contain, no tUlebu ZZ'X
Philadelphia, Februirv ? n"1'
Verses Supplied
.".".f.iiiiorw lie eenf 10 f,n,i 1 ttirr't
Hlr In th. n ,.. .- . '"'I
I.... .. r . ' "r"'" "' Mllflll
V. ' . K "riicr asi.s ror th tiem "n,
Parson's Sociable." which I .n'J0, l
,'" ' VIIW.T rtVLVH -I
tMill.,.1.,,1.. t-. . .1..." atiCH.
uu.,....n, , cuiuarj 1, y-i
im: pauson'h stxiABhE
Anons moils II
nicy carried tho plo to the nmon s hon
inu scatterea the floor with orumbi
Ard narked tlio leavrs of his cnolwni
book a
With tho print of their groajy thumb, -
Thes plied his dishes htnh aid thick
Wllh f lot r.f iititiinltifitl .nl,.
- " " mill' mmiui vitur t
vVhlle they gobbled tho buttered tout u( I
runs t
Which the parson's wife did make.
Tl.os- hung nround CIs-tle's elas-slc r.trlt
Tliolr apple parings, for sport
And every ore laughed when a rluitiij lout'
Hp'It his tea In the pianoforte.
Next day .the parson went down on nil
Knees
With his wife but not to prs .
Oh nul 'twus to scruis, tha greaao arid in
Trom tho carpet nnd stairs airay
"The Purple Cow"
7e tl . r'ififoi- of the Evrnlfln pelilic 1,'forr
Sir The four lines of "The Purnls Cos,'
ns requested by "C I,. O ." presurasMr to.
Oelttt Hurgcss, on leliruars i. l".l, ire
"I never saw a purple cow,
Nov or hope 10 seo one
Hot 1 can Jell yi.ii, nnshoir
I'd rather soe than he one '
Perhaps tho following will m Inteteit
"I.. U O.." with aiwlogles to W WotJul
worth:
Sho dwelt umong the untrodden him
Beside tlio springs of Dee
A cow whom thero were few to prtli.
And very few to seo
A violet by a mossy stone.
Greeting the smiling Hast.
Is not so purple. I must own,
Am that erratlo beast.
Sho lived unknown, that eon- and ,
1 never chanced to s"e
Hut If I hud to bo on- uh,
Tho dlfforenco to me' It H
lli.,i-fir,l V.i.. Kehruari 7 112 J
"The I'urnlo Cow" was 11 -.o intributtt'.l
by Miss Dorolhs 'Hib" tUiafloril i'l.,
and "Adam." Phllsdephia
"Camac Street" '
To the E Ji'oi- of Iho 1 rem -a b '."!''
Sir I'erhaps sou win nnu oom m. u.(
liulotcd There are man ot, us uuon
In fLlI symtxilhy wllh Mr llloomlrjili't"
plans for tho beautlfslng und dee lopiwt.
of Camao street.
ffnTll VVVOICIt 'VII7II
inn nt the fifteen founJers eif tlio riiit
Club)
I'hlUdolrhla Tebruarv ft fi.M
I'AMAI' HTflHi;)'
Tho orotcst of "A S ' makes nr .
foe my pen
'C ..iinl...nmU,l lll' HCHin H i l..B
Must tha true Philadelphia iub to'ln W'l
lie content Just to ao as ins un "i.". -
Poor Itlchird was not one who siirars fro
men's vlow
(Ho was Now Knghmd born) and btt
- mo und ou,
Tho llmellsht ne " Irked htm pb ''
he,
Ato his bread, flow his kite wh-re all mil-
could see
I
Tint genial old scout Just ' !""'
atiead,
1 .r brtber(S 1
That crowds looked at lum ne-
his head. .,
Hlg things to lio done had 0-t P "
Ills mind , .,. '
Nor was appetite spolle 1 if 0" vulcan
vehlle ho dined
It Is eertaln that sliiewil.si aid shut''
mn 1 ,h.
tt.,1 ........ n ..nlU tn lilmsrlf II w OnH IW
When he thought of tho times that M '
sui prising, - ,
Hnd brouFht him, unsought vrr fooj "
verllslng, '
Tho nnglo woim's lildden, the nrnle tea
Head In sand hides tho ostrich uh.l" '"
-.,, ....
IIIII.Q ,'USO .'. ...
The sensitive plant ever shrinks fr "
,oucb. , , .,,,
Hut "rubbor-nccWfl" fret not the ok "
mu"h.
Camac Hreet philosophers () win o P'
In "violet" 'pootf. pray don't be eHitufljJ '
Hist, lilstorlttiu, artists, at your cutelt ti t
ease, ,, ,.,
IUUI .ov.o o ,,w. .... -
pleate,
Whs not mnke Canuo stiect n ple '"
10 SCO. . ..,,
T1.M..I. In.lr.sklnned critics wince ,"'
their tea?
buppose joa stop thinking weie
I letltl
And bssuiio we're admiring (ho pi """
view.
CUIITIS WAOLItM'I" 'j
"Servant In the House"
1 ,n,l ll
waiter iiiiniimi'ii ,s '1 "''" ' , i-rh,
week nt the Walnut will tncliide '',
S. rvnnt In the House " a special rcii j ,
nf Charles Itaiin Kciineils f"',
.... ... ..1.1.1. w Tr..-r.,1u.i creatltls .
liuej ill wiu.-ll air iiiiiiii'u-'i, -- .,,, II
role of Miinson, maelo lila flrnt iucm ' .,
thin .'nitnlrv this own hciileitaj
after yeurn of recognition and M"1"
ment lebroiul .1 i
Tlie peheflii e for in secuin. '"Uhiill
1. 1 1,, 1.1 " m...i,... o,i Thiiisdus p"!'i:'I
...in.. ,, ...ii.iiii.j ,. .-:: . ., gntm I
nncl Katun-lav matlnco; 'l,. "M,-,'
the House," Tuesday ami J "l;V,dn,iJr;
"Tnmiiif' nf iho flhrcw. ' Weanfj"".
...""".".'..".:;.... s venif . '
iimiinee uniy; "aior;ii"i . -.,.
Wednesday anil 8turday nlfht
Jt
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nt-"Llis. i -jrijss-ei.
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