The Washington herald., 1914-10-21
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
By o. o. M'NTYRE.

Especial oOuesbOndent Of The Washington Heraid)
New York. Oct. 2o-Alan Dale, probably
the best known dramatic critic in New
York. has resigned from Mr.. Hearst.a
New York American in a huff. II Is aaId
The first that the RiaIto knew of DaIa..
retirement was an advertisement pIarad
among the theatrical adyerttsernents On,
the morning after his resignation read
ing thus
Alan Dale
begs to announce that he has
severed his connection with the
New York American.
Dale was supposed to be the Etron1arF
man with the Hearst organization Ho
was featured IN the headlines over his
review every day and is supposed to
have a wide following among the Hearst
readers He was also dsvotinE much
tlme TO articles for the Hearst MAGAZINE
puohcauons- Alan Dale - his writing
name and his real name Is saId 10 -
Isaac Cohen
Christian Scientists have entered =
protest against the attitude Of New YorIr
newspapers to seize every opportunity 10
place that religion In a wrong light In
tne headlines. Not long ago Mrs Ruth
D Lor1mier. who was In the telephona
book as Christian Science practitioner
put not registered with any of the
churches committed suicide BY jumping
from the eighth story window Of a fash
ionable apartment house on Rtyersjds
Dr1Ve- All the newspapers referred to
nT as Science Healer" when a. the
nLlsuan sIni Scientists pointed out the ar
ticles stated specifically that she ba5
been under medical treatment for two
montns and two doctors and a trained
nurse were at her bedside and admins
tering medicine when she broke AVA
from them and leaped to her death Tbs
Christian Scientists declare that NO one
can be under medical treatment and be
q Christian Scientist.
The promoters of popular-priesd on.-a
In New York are preparing for another
gouge. They have brusquely told the
music lovers that popular-priced opera iS
TO be snatched from them unless tbav
put up a guarantee OF $4,000 to insure
It's continued presentation. It is NOT
nkeiy that the music lovers will stand
Tor II While they have enjoyed grand
opera in English for a season and a
half, 1t has not been such a bowling sue
cess that the promoters can ask any-
thing they want As a matter Of fact
some OF the productions have been Of
such poor character that It would be-
hoove the promoters to do a little cater
ms 10 lle pubic II Is believed that II
Oscar Hammerstein had been given the
proper leeway with his Lexington ave
nue. opera house. the New York music
public would have gotten their moneys
worth. but as it is they are about ready
to give up in. disgust
The New York newspapers are getting
back to normal again. The public has
tired Of the reams and reams of war
news and the circulation managers de-
clared that instead OF increasing circu-
lation the war was actually hurting it.
Two columns on the first page is the
limit for war news now in most Of the
papers and the space men who saw a
hard winter ahead are beginning to
smoke manufactured cigarettes again.
Lew Hearn and friend stood on the
platform at a local subway station as
an express train. Jammed to its capacity,
rushed by. When the roar ceased, Lewis
friend said:
Il thought I saw Cohan on that train
You did" replied Lew. and Smith,
too"