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:THE WILMINGTON DISPATCH, .TUESDAY. JUNE 251 91 8. y "VrrV
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TAe Nation's Capital
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Uncle Sam 1 akes a f Iyer m the Theatrical Game, and There urrender A Occupied
ruu"s " - nTuikwuug nuuui juioeriy ineatres - jraris or jraiesune ana
ouian t rooi Mrs. JLongworth. Irak Hold Sea
By THOMAS F. LOGAN.
Washington, June 25.War has for
ced the Washington government into
pore new activities than various agi
sted members of the ruling organi
tftlon had even heard about prior to
April. 1917- Considered as a wholes
list, the government has gotten along
very nicely as B boM 931 appalling
number of new Industries. It has fall
en down a bit on aeroplane construc
tion, but even that difficult mannfae
wring business has began ta look up;
T1e administration's really spectacu
lar troubles began to. pile upi however,
,Den the biggest democracy, In the
,nrld decided to take a flyer In the
theatrical game. If the powers that
ad known as much about . ' the
trials and tribulations of the .amuse
ment purveyor wnen. mey took on-tne
b of entertaining, soldiers as they
joow now. it is just posible that cer
tain officials would have finiched xra-
jr commands to rusn m wnere a
long line theatrical "angels'
learned to tread with fear.
It sounded quite simple at first. As
one optimist pointed out. Uncle Sam,
imDressario, would never be bothered
hv the first problem of the purely com-
mercial proaucer. - uur auaiences are
drafted for us," observed this cheerful
nhilosopner with a complacency born
of utter ignorance. "When we put on
vil lhave absolutely no opposition.
a show at one of the cantonments It
is sure to prove a riot; .because we
The boys will be grateful for 'almost
any form of amusement. Therefore,
Then they observe the very high qual
ity of dramatic productions we propose
to present, it will be merely a question
of the capacity of the cantonment
theaters. The undertaking is really
ouite simple!"
It was a beautiful dream, of course,
hat a fiction of the subconscious imag
inatio ndomed to a rude awaken-
in?. Do the dear boys applaud the
judgment exemplified In alL. forms of
drama that get past the government
censors? No, gentle reader, they do
not! There was, for example, the
case of Meliere. Some enthusiast re
called the fact that the celebrated
French dramatist did rather well as a
writer of comedy in earlier days. I
would be a brilian tidea, he figured
to revive a Meliere play for America's
light-hearteq. soldiers, it was easy
enough to revive one, but not quite as
easy to "put it across," as they say
in the vernacular of the theater The
revival inaugurated an' indefinite run
on the training camp circuit at exact
8:15 o'clock on propitious Monday
rening It ended its run, shortlyhe
fort 11 o'clock that same night. Why?
Well the verdict of the . audience waa
unanimous, but not in the anticipated
direction. There was no disorder,, no
bloodshed, no comments and no "boo-
ig." But, after a half hour or so, th
audience arose with great dignity and
decorum and onducte dan orderly exit
from the theater. "If your audience
walks out on you," as the sage, ex
perienced manager of the cantonment
theater tersely commented, "it's the
storehouse for you!" Meliere attain
ed success when he was a living play
wright, but his delivery is not auita
speedy enough for a Liberty theater
clientele.
It may shock high-brow lovers of
classic drama to hear this bitter truth,
but it is an unalterable fact that the
discriminating art lovers in army can
tonments fall naturally and easily. In
to the ranks of theatrical patrons
known to fame as "tired business
men." Shakespeare, Ibsen and Pinere
nay be all right in their proper
sphere, but they are out of their class
when drafted for an effective offensive,
in the Liberty theaters. The drama's
only reliable shoe ktrops on the train
ing camp circuit must be recruited
from the "merry-merry." The boys in
khaki perceive more art in peppy
songs and dances Interpreted by rea
sonably prepossessing coryphees to
the accompaniment of jazz melodies
than a delegation of studio graduates
tould extract from an elaborate, new
exhibit at the Louvre. By the time
Ine war is over.the UniteLStates gov
ernment will regard Flo, Ziegfeld and
Jake Shubert as intellectual giants.
And the admiration will not be con-
Bned to one side of the partnership be
tween Uncle Sam and the gentlemen
who specialize . on "revues" and "fol
lies." The eyes of theatrical advance
agents and company managers begin
to hang out on their cheeks when they
observe the efficiency which the gov
ernment has applied to the staging of
flrama. Minor details, such as orches
tras of forty pieces that do not bother
about union rules, small armies of
stage-hands who are not interested in
the standing: of visiting "crews" with
their "locals," and billposters who
neither indulge in strong drink nor
inaugurate "Daoer" ghts. are but pre
liminaries in the list of innovations
that startle and amaze the visiting
showmen.
The managers of the Liberty theater
n the various army cantonments were
borrowed from the theatrical busi
ness. Thev retain their nrofessional
knowledge and supplement it with a
new knowledge of undreamed of pow
er. A few days ao, for example, the
Manager of a New England canton-
"rnt playhouse was entertaining an
advance agent. The visitor after 'ar-
rr-5s? "outine details, mentioned the
fa"f ths-.t a printed sign for the lobby,
Tnat. emphasized a special feature of
"i- attratcion, might be helpful. The
tn'.:rnfrer yawned, but reached for his
"esk telephone. "Gimme the Adiu
nn. he commanded. "How are you
I!ed on sign painters,"-he 'inquired
hen the proper connection was made.
e listened languidly for a moment
ana men issued a "reauest-" "sun Amsterdam. Jnno 25. TnrTrRv'ii war
Bid four of t.h bAsf
..i w --7. f"'0 eu'. tteraims, according to tne Turkish, news-
- a iew miuuxes iatr fnnr VKo.
kt-clfcd experts snapped a salute re- Paper' as re-Putlished in the
jotvwa instructions and delivered ant wwaerw, are as iouowb:
aruatttauiy painted "lobby display" Mni Surrender of all occupied parts of
jorouas raaer as minutes TJnfor- Palestine and Drak (an extensive dis
Jjrawly. there wasn't, a drop Of whis- trict in west central Persia, corre-
ZLZZi. "w,r wmcn to re- spondent to ancient Media)
recently, m a Marvlanrt rti-ntn-nm c-nt 1 1n Eervtit
uiBaw, a wg musical production that Independence of Persia and the
requires dlfCUlt lightine effects arrir. Wit)Ing out of British influence tbere
to wr a mree-aiflita "stand.: When Domination of the Black sea by
the work of settng the stage was be- Placing-an Ottoman prince in Crimea.
gun, Someone dfBtXVVarad ortA TG-nnraA I a German -nrinre in fiercia arA an
w vao manager of the theater the fact Austrian prince In Armenia, as re-
vnai tne master electrician the house gents
was laglOrtOUSly confined in the enmrrl. I Austria tn kfifin th nccnnieil nnr.
nOU8e -for a Violation of snme n.rmv I tlons of northern Ttnlv until TrfnoH
rule. The theater manager -promptly Dedecunese and Cyrenaica are return-
aaa -nimseir conected wit hthe com- ed to Turkey.
manaing orcer. "We can't put on
nis : snow without our Toss electrl-
cliti, he mailed. "Don't get excited."
advised the C. O. in soothing tones
wnen pie situation ; was explahed. "If
mars your only trouble, I'll release
Mm for the evening and send him up
to you unaer guard." And that is ex
actly what was done. The prisoner
was marched to the . theater, handled
tne light effects under the grinning
observation of sentinels stationed in
the "wings" and, at the fall of the fin
al curtain; was marched back to the
guardhouse until the hour for the. next
night's performance arrived.. "Holy
Mackerel," commented the traveling
manager, "It we could pull that rough London, Juner 25. Preliminary nego-
stuff on the outside show-game, life nations presumably regarding the Do-
on the road would be one grand, sweet Druaja nave been begun between Bul-
song!" garia ana TurKey and Germany only
it. wnniif to mutovo T,.a learned of them through its espionage
that visiting theatrical men are at the 8enice' ne Da?y ,M,ail cespfnieilt
wmaffrlnr aa f nil nita i,af at the Hague is informed. Austria
from Uncle Sam's plunge into the p"Jly will participate in these sep-
theatriojil hnainoBfl- ncrasfnmlW rto I ueguuduuiis in tne coarse oi a
- - i rniir flnva
T Coop
ALSSTRIANS WILL IN IN
NEGOTIATIONS LATER
Germany Learned of Bulgar-
Turk Dealings Only by
Espionage Service.
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technical talk and peculiar idiosyn
crasies of the traveling experts bewil
der the commissioned officers and oth
era in authority at the army canton
ments. There are, for example, num-
The recent speech in the reichstag
of Dr. von Kuehlmann, the foreign sec
retary, it is added, resulted from con
versations between Bulgaria and Tur-
erous 'recruits from American ' social ey which were begun on the initiative
Ufa ,hn i.w n.o,Mv f,Q mv of King Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
vineyard. It happens, infrequently, M Malinoff the new Bulgarian
that these patriotic women encounter Pmier, is said to agree entirely with
stftn rnrent.tlves .of the ,nm. th P Ferdinand to exact
fulfillment of Bulgaria's demands
whatever cost.
at
GERMANY
LOOKING
FOR
stremious representatives of the com
xnerciai theater with consequences
that are bewildering to both sides.
' One theatrical expert made his de
but on the training camp circuit a
short time ago at Camp Meade, near
Washington. When he concluded his
conference with the manager of the
Camp Mead liberty theater the noon
hour had arived and he felt the need
of refreshment.
"Where, ; he inquired ' can - a guy
get-eats- ta this point?"
Why not take a shot at the Hostess
House?" the manager suggested.
"What the Klaw-and-Erlanger is
that?" asked the visitor.
"It s a men-brow cafeteria." ex-
tolained the manager. "It's very much wasmngton, June o. ine uermans
tin., i t. -l i, , ara said tn fe thnrnnclilv Awaba tn
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Los Angeles and other western towns, the probability of- a complete collapse
only it's rim under the auspices of the ot the Austro-Hungarian government,
Y. M. C. A. on a cost basis. Come alone already struggling with a half-starved
HAPSE OF AUSTRIA
- t . ... ; -
Half Starved and Riotious
People Will Break Under
Italian Rout.
TO
Dogs and
Horses Die for
Jheir Country!
ITHRILXING storie3 of
1 1 J- the brave deeds of the
four-footed heroes of the war
are told by Mrs. ESphinstone
Maitland of the Blue Cross
Society in an article on "The
Animals of the Army in
THE PEOPLE'S HOME JOURNAL
. For July
s The People's Homs ffl
Journal is The xrjagazins
for everv member nf th
family. It has won that en
viable distinction by thirty-
three years of steady growth.
until it is now a monthly ana 4
welcome visitor in more than
900,000 American homes.
ptfHfr THE
PEOPLE'S HOME
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Aft
Forty tfoited 1
ProHt Sbarine
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" .
5 Bear" In Mind
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fte fte AJWa FoqMSase baa beeo tbtf t
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Drop a little Freezone on an aching
crn, inttaatly that corn stops hurting,
tken you lift it right out. It doesn't
kfcrt One bif. Yes,: magic!
Why wait? Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle of Freezone for a few
cents, sufficient to rid your feef of
every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, and calluses without
soreness or irritation. Freezone it the
much talked of ether discovery- of a
Cincinnati genius.
. Enjoy fhe good taste of hops, the
foam and the sparkle.
Drink all you want ifs non-intoxicating.
At grocer8, at druggists,' in fact at
all places where good drinks are sold.
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and I'll stack you up against it."
The visitor armed himself with a
tray and started down the line. He
got along swimmingly until he reach
ed a display of asparagus, marked
down to 10 cents a portion. He order
ed a supply and received three stalks.
"Is that all I draw for a dime?" he
inquired in injured tones.
He was told that it was.
"Well, gimme five more orders," he
observed, apparently with entire resig
nation.
En route to the cashier's stand, how
ever, he assembled the six drders of
asparagus on one dish, palmed the
five "empties", and proceeded to settle
his account on a one-asparagus-order
basis. His strategy did not, however,
escape the attention of the alert
dispensor of asparagus. She follow
ed up the transaction and instructed
the cashier to collect 60 cents for her
denartment. A. battle royal ensuied,
but, after much heated argument; the
advance agent grudgingly paid the bill
and joined the mangager at a table.
"Say," commented that gentleman,
''do you happen to know who that was
you were scrapping with about the as
paragus you pinched?"
"No," replied the visitor, "Til bite.
Who was it?"
"Nobody in particular," observed the
manager with elaborate sarcasm, "ex
cept that she happens to be Mrs. Nich
olas Longworth, formerly Miss Alice
Roosevelt, and the oldest daughter of
the scrappiest president the United
States has ever produced!".
However, the liberty theater circuit
is gradually settling down to the rou
tine of an established institution. But
when the kaiser and his gang finally
realize that they are up against a los
ing proposition, the American govern
ment will know a whole lot more
about producing plays than it did
when Washington first took on the
less , amusing task of beating sense
into several million thick German
skulls.
and riotous people, in the event of a
complete Austrian route at the hands
of the Italians. .Realization of this
fact, Rome believes, has caused the
German general staff practically not to
abandon its great .offensive in France
and has been evidenced by the com
parative lull there for the past week.
German soldiers are being rushed
by rail to the northern end of the
Austro-Italian battle lines with the
purpose of restoring Austrian morale
and not only checking the Italian
counter attack, but by force of num
bers breaking through the mountain
passes jfnto the plains of yenetia.
Wltl Jch help as the entente arm
ies can 'give immediately supplement
ed as rapidly as transportation can
be had by troops directly from Amer
ica and, even more important by am
ple military supplies and food for the
army, the Italian general staff, is re
ported to be convinced that the vic
torious sweep of the Italian army will
traverse the famous Bainsi2za plateau
the scene of the great battles of last
fall and will not stop until the Ital
ians have reclaimed all of the country
up to the right bank of the Izonso,
which marked the extreme of General
Cadorna's advance.
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6:55 A.M. 7:10A.M &
7:25 A.M. - 7:40 A.M4'
8:00 A.M. 8:15 A.M4
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6:10P.M.
6:30 P.M.
and every half
hour thereafter and every half!
until hour thereafter , ;
11:00 P.M. untar
12: 0A.M. :45 PM
Local trains stopping at all stations j
(on request) may be expected to leave
tne Center and Lumina at the time$ . '
indicated-
The 6:10 express leaves daily exc-.
cept Saturdays and Sundays, stopping! , .
at Fifth, Ninth, Seventeenth and Mar-, y
ket streets, Wilmington; Winter Parl .. .
Gardens, Sea Gate, Wrtghtsvllle an( .
all stations on beach. i?
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day, from 7.30 a. m. until 1:00 p. m
and from 2:00 p. m. until 6:00 p. m. t vf
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SUNDAYS: v:
Lv. Center Lv. BeacH ;1
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and every half 9:15 A.M
hour thereafter and every hah
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Local trains stopping at all stations'
fon request) may be expected to learo ;
the Center and Lumina at the timet
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11:00 A.M. 12:15 P.M
Freight jiepot open 10 to 11 a. m.. . '
Freight depot telephone No., 95. '
During periods of heavy travel x
press trains will be operated , between
Wilmington and Lumina, stopping only .
at Fifth, Ninth, Seventeenth and Mary
ket streets, Wilmington; Oceanic: Ho
tel, Seashore Hotel, Carolina Yacht
Club and Lumina, on the beach,"",':'.:'-'
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