Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-22
PUTS BAN
ON ENTERTAINMENT
Attempt to Influence Authorities
in Direction Of Relaxing
Stern Commandments.
ACTORS IN POOR PLIGHT
Representative Organization Pre-
pares Petition Asking Modifi-
cation Of Ordinances.

pares Petition Asking Modifi-
cation Of Ordinances.
Especial Gable To The Times Dispa,ch.1
PARIS. November 2i.---Iu q sore
plight are the concert and music hall
artists and the chorus girls of Paris
How could ii be otherwise when prac
ticnlly since the beginning Of the war
the capital has been dark and deserted
and rs good as dead each night at !?
o'clock. and when, with the exception
chiefly o: tho moving picture houses.
all the places Of entertainment lave
been firmly closed? once again, there
fore, an attempt Is being made TO in
ftucncc the authorities in the direc-
ton Of Inducing them to relax their
stern commandments Thou shalt not
sing. neither shalt thou dance. nor
shalt even smile.
representative organization. COM
pri&in2 all gradeH OF the music pro
iession. has taken the matter up. ana
mas prepared petition with which It
is hoped 10 open official ears and mod
fy official ordinances. we only
want to iau.h.' gay the artists. "Wc
only wish not to be allowed 10 die
OF hunger.
There is something pla,n,ivc and
ouching i'll the wording Of their pc
tition.
Directors and artists. they plead
are quite prepared foi ccn*ure-::n
60, ~ ,'S's. nP'" ~ "cl.E
sins other than songs dealing with the
present situation"
Ana they Very effectively point out
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I'VE have" SAYS the Ma;.u. speaking
~ the French troops. passed through
y hrat period Of what n.i" hc called
heroic warfare. That is over. and we
haVc now reached tho much more
fruitful period OF practical warfare.
~ mn 'he hero'c warrior 'honght that
h'H hrht a".! was 10 Get kliled' IA.
is 10 kin In tho nrs, n,on,i, os Nc.
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Here is story illustrative OF the
old Fashioned i'eroism Of the French
officer IN the early part OF inc N'ir' IL
story which is 10 doubt tynicrl Of that
scntimcntaiism which, though so mag
nifccu;, is not by any means modern
warfare. ~ the battle Of charicroi
"a cavalry general oi the OF" sShoo'
saw, with mounting fury: ms oihcers
and mon struck down at his s'dc' flh-
any III d Is -, n,.,cc1
mounted from MS morse ana p'a.ru
himself or loot s'nfe nv .".,', ~ ~, VI.
Very track OF the ahH"htlhs 'oS. W.
Ire stood, III an aV''u"' y,
hurting IN" insults "' 10 CIV,
'grogrard" at the Zoe uh',' n', 90
fell. IT WAS Splendid pu' ho" u "e'-
ly wasteiui. m, ,,.,,,,
MI TINS - over hoM- ,,,,ioa
army. Win ~ Hpic"",u 60, III,
aud adaptapiii'|, n"H h 49,, ~
weeks "n'or'''u ~, 30 ,,I,v /,
gchcirs "' NC w ,,, - ro,.,,,.,n .,;,.,;
can dig Il tr'hrh nv. ,,i !, S,ii,
to IL ike an '.,s ,., ,,.,.n in .,,,rl
retains ''s ''h"'''''''
10 poo'' ., lad ne eighteen.
,,,i.,,d in thr lrs, DAYS Of tho mo!,ii
i1n,inY ana. after = short period Of