Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14
Chiefly Entertaining

V7HEN you read our next SUNDAY MAGAZINE you
" prepare to enjoy yourself without having
any exacting demand upon your thinking
pacity To begin with there another tale by Glenmore
Davis which is JOY You will recall "The Pomeranian
Riot which told how John Henry McCann Jr., his sister
Dorothy and the "ifted the mighty Harkns
show from the vulgar tank of turpitude to the stately
heights of fame"
Love for excitement drives John Henry back into the
newspaper game and the teller of the story temporarily
takes the press agent job for the Harkns show Both
Of them into THE ROCK SPRINGS MONEY
JUGGLE.
Really it is detective story, with about novel and
interesting plot you read; although there ism the
slightest suggestion of horror it. On the contrary is
full Of humor and excitement And it has remarkable
twist in it that cleared because there isn't any
way of clearing it up definitely. But you will not mind
about that The mystery of the S250OOO theft solved
The circus furnishes the background for the tale There
few things in this world interesting as the circus
especially that part of it the public The graphic
pictures presented by Mr.. Davis. which show what the
circus really like, rather the phases of it that come
within the scope of the tale absorbing the plot
You know, perhaps, that Mr.. Davis what might be
called amateur press agent nasmuch as he went into
tie game purely for the love of and to find out what
really like His pride compelled him to demand big
salary just by way of showing that amateur may have
confidence in his ability and then he earned it twice
But for all that his spirit really that of amateur
That why he not only gathered such wealth of inter
esng material, but found way to present It.
THE ingenuity displayed by S. Ten Eyck Bourke and
Charles Francis Bourke in nventing ways Of
saving life off Barnegat is most amazing Long ago the
famous Ships Bottom exhausted the familiar ways
and the dangerous and tremendous straghtout stru
giles with the no longer interest them
FOR VALOR IN THE SERVICE brings in brand new
method invented the spot and executed by what might
be called scientific life saver, conrased with the old
time sailor who joins the service. Darymple Downey
handicapped with something than his He
very dressy person. and his grandfather had great
fame and medal in the service. Also he specially
trained young So the Ships Bottom all tried
men and of the old ways, had lot Of doubt about Da
rymple. -
thrilling and extraordinary He does Of and it
makes an exciting tale which fast that YOU don't
care whether it is true
DAY WITH CHARLES FROFIMAN tells about the
man who is without question the leading theatrical
manager the world measured by his activities. His
name is familiar in Europe in America, almost yet
the himself is almost unknown Not theaergoer
in ten thousand has him. There hasn't been
photograph of him published in twenty five years at least
probably longer Even many of his employees who have
been on his payroll for years have never seen him.
There isn't any question that Mr.. Fronans chief joy
in life is in producing plays, and that with him the money
he makes secondary consideration OF he must
make money be able to keep producing. He has
few stars like Maude Adams and John Drew, whose
na profits fixed because Of their popularity and SO he
always pretty big certainty. He can take
many chances with plays. As a matter OF fact his
average Of successful productions and most OF the plays
presented in this country have previously proved them
selves abroad is only out Of ten. Maybe YOU
member these things, which merely to lead the way
the interesting things told in the article in next
weeks issue.