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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-11

In politics, too. Winslow started in
right at the bottom His first political
task was driving an old sorrel horse and
surrey when he was ten years old, to
convey able-bodied voters to the polls
When he grew up he was rewarded for
this devotion to his party's cause by be-
ing made tally clerk in the voting booth
in his precinct. Since then he has held
various other positions of honor and
trust within the Republican party. but
until his election to Congress he never
had public job that carried a salary
with II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
M Vaudeville Ea

sylvester Shaffer, called "the man Of
a thousand parts" and one of the most
remarkable vaudeville performers In the
world, will head the bill at Keith's next
week Schaffcr was induced to come 10
America because of the war, and this Is
his first trip. He is said to receive 5000 a
week. Schaffer Is the most versatile per-
former in vaudeville and presents ten
widely different acts. He will appear as
a prestidigitator a lightning oil painter.
o Japanese juggler, a circus horseman,
master violinst, an animal trainer, an
acrobat, a sharpshooter, a strong man
and a convulsive comedian.
Besides Schaffer the bill will include
VIII NJ. Cressy and Blanche Dayne, in Mr.
Cressy's latest one-act play, "The Man
Who Remembered" Claire Rochester, for
mer prima donna with Lew Fields IAN
Aboard" Company. with series of song
seections Jim Cullen, with budget OF
new songs, stories and parodies; Miss
Robbie Gordone, In II poses, re. .esentnis
celebrated statues; Ed. Weber and De
Wolf Capitola, among the cleverest
dancers in vaudeville, and the Aerial
Buds cyclonic in the rapidity of their
maneuvers on the trapeze.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
ON THE FOOTLIGHTS
Florence Reeds Versatility

Miss Florence Reed, who is starred in
The Yellow Ticket" which begins its
third week at the Garrick next Monday,
made her FIRST hit by playing in an In
ebriate scene in Seven Days"
Then what happened" said Miss Reed,
every manager having play with an in
ebriate part came to me with an offer.
I suppose played the part convincIngly.
but I certainly did not want to become
Identified with roles of tipsy ladies. DO
you blame me7 So I declined all offers
and decided to take roles as different as
possible
Miss Reed then played the siren, Ilona.
in THE Typhoon," with Walker White
side, and scored success Then, again,
only such characters we're offered the
actress, and she began to despair of an
opportunity to play anything else.
When Michael Morton suggested to A.
II. Woods that he engage Miss Reed for
the role of the prosecuted Jewish maiden
in "The Yellow Ticket" the manager
demurred.
Miss Reed can't play anything with
heart stuff' in It," he insisted. But, not
withstanding his objection, she was se-
lected to create Marya, and made the
greatest hit of her career.
Managers are guilty Of the grossest
injustice when they insist upon engaging
types for parts" said Miss Reed 'Tf Mr.
Morton, the author. had not stuck TO his
determination to have me in his play,
managers would doubtless have continued
to identify me with stage adventuresses
for the remainder of my life. It Is an
absurd idea that an actor or actress must
play only one kind Of part. 1t is only in
America that this idea obtains. In Ger
many, for example. an actor is not quail
fed to appear in any OF the theatres sub
sidized by the Government, or in fact, in
any frst-class company, until he has
demonstrated his versatility in an ability
to play Shakespearean parts of widely
varying type
I'm that connection I am reminded OF
the actor who was cast for the part OF
an Indian with wooden leg. He made
great hit in the part and went about
declaring sorrowfully that he was ruined
professionally, for that he would never
again be given an enga cement until some
author wrote another play in which there
was the character Of an Indian with a
wooden leg"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
Philadelphia orchestra PROGRAM

For the third pair OF concerts Mr.. sto-
kowski announces a program and a So
loist of marked interest the program be-
cause of its revival of Anton Bruckner's s
Fourth Symphony. unheard here for II
years, and the violinist, Frank Gittelson.
a Philadelphian, for reasons OF local ar
tistic pride.
Mr.. Gittelson was fortunate in his
choice of parents, both musical and both
determined not to spoil a child prodigy
by forcing his musical education. AL
though at the age of he indicated pro-
nounced abilities and the possession Of a
perfect ear, Mr.. Gittelson received no
instruction until he was years old. After
studying with Paul Meyer, Mr.. Gittel-
son was placed In charge of Daniel
Nisanska, OF New YORK, and there laid
n foundation which Carl Flesch later de-
clared was above criticism. For a time
Mr.. Gittelson was Flesch's only pupil
He made his debut In January, 1918. I'm
Berlin and was received with unanimous
approval. BY the autumn of that year
the young violinist was already i'm de-
mgnd for concerts and since that time
he has played in the great musical cen
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
MUNICIPAL TANGO
TEACHER FOR CITY
ONCE SCANDALIZED
Council, Unable to Stop the
Dance, Goes to Other Ex-
treme and Wants Every
body to Learn.

SUPERIOR. Wis, Oct. "a. - Unable to
stop tango dancing, City Council is now
teaching it. When Council put the dance
under police ban for period, the peo-
pie clamored their right of freedom was
being tramplcd on and the body recon-
sldered its action.
Council considered the matter from all
angles and looked up all sidellghts on the
dance. With some of its most popular
members up for reelection this fall. it
made a thorough investigation.
Then a Councilman who wants to re-
tain his chair next term made a speech
at the closing session. He said he saw
nothing naughty in dancing the tango.
He said it was graceful, courtly and
other things that the widest enthusiast
never claimed for the dance.
The member then sprang a surprise on
his colleagues. He suggested the city hire
an instructor TO teach the tango. In
making the suggestion he turned his back
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
WHO OWNS THE WATER
IN RRANDYWINE CREEK?
Wilmington May Be Involved in Ex-
pensive Suit to Find Out.


WILMINGTON, Del, Oct a. - Who
owns the water in the Brandywine? This
is the question which a number of city
officials, including a special committee of
City Council the Water Commission and
City Solicitor Daniel o. Hastings, will
endeavor to solves
The city may be involved in an ex-
pensive lawsuit before the matter is
finally settled. The city owns certain
water rights. but so does the Joseph
Bancroft g. Sons Company. textile manu-
facturers, and other concerns. The city
draws its drinking water supply from the
stream and Just at present the supply
Of water is low.
The city admits that the Bancroft Com
pany has the right to use water, but
some Of the officials hold that under the
riparian laws the company must put the
water back into the stream, that 1t can
not divert the water. 1t Is declared that
the company is diverting the water and
using It to supply village which it owns
and where its employees live. The COM
pany maintains that its agreement with
the Street and Sewer Department ex-
pressly provides that it shall have au-
thorty TO divert one-half of the water
of the stream.
The other city departments say the
Street and Sewer Department had no
right to make such an agreement, and
that the city is not bound by it, The
city Solicitor is inclined TO indorse this
opinion.
If the agreement does not hold, the
Bancroft Company will be compelled to
buy water from the city, and this would
add a large amount Of revenue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
COURT WILL NOT ENFORCE
CLEVELAND FARM CONTRACT
Vice Chancellor Backes' Decision
Criticises witness in Case.


TRENTON, oct. A.-vice Chancellor
Backes in the Court Of Chancery today,
handed down a decision refusing 10 en-
force an alleged contract involving what
is known as the Cleveland farm in Hope
we'll township, this county.
The farm was at one time the prop
erty Of the widow Of President Cleve-
land, who is now the wife or Prof.
Thomas J. Preston, Of Princeton. She
held a mortgage Of $500 on the farm.
The suit was brought by Marie Berg
against Arthur Baldwin, Of New York,
trustee for Joseph y. Carroll Mrs. Berg
and her husband were the owners OF
the Cleveland Fair and Dairy Company,
and when they sold It they had to al
low the purchaser 1880, which was adj
vanced by Carroll on mortgage.
Carroll was a member Of the firm OF
Fiss, Foerr e. Carroll, horse dealers, or
New York, and at the time of the ad-
vancement of the money by him there
was an investigation threatened, deal
ing with the relation Of this concern with
Tammany Hall. Berg was declared to
have incriminating letters in his possess
sion, and he swore on the stand that
Carroll promised that II he turned over
these letters he could cancel the mort
gage. The defendant denied all Of this
testimony although Carroll had died in
the meantime. The letters were turned
over, it was alleged, and It was to make
the trustee fulfil the promise that the
suit was brought.
The Vice Chancellor calls attention to
the fact that Berg was striving for
stake for which he had no living oppo-
nent He feared no contradiction be-
cause Carrolrs tongue had been silenced
by death. THE mystery about the let
ters,' the opinion said, Shattered very
strongly of oppression. This and the
utter lack Of candor in the conduct of
the trial brought into the case such an
atnosphere Of eubtlnty that I could not
regard the witness other than with sus-
nlclnn- ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
MISS KATHARINE LEWIS

At the frst autumn reception OF the
Pastors Aid Society Of the Woodland
Presbyterian Church, given in the chapel.
42i and Pine streets. last evening. Miss
Katharine Lewis, a gifted young pianist
OF Wichita, kan, made her Phiadelpbra
debut, Miss Lewis has Just returned
from Munich, where she has spent me
past two years studying with Edwin
Hughes, a former pupil OF LeschetisgLv
ana or course, a disciple Of the great
German pianist's style and interprata-
tlon. Miss Lewis had anticipated studv-
ing with Leschetisky the comins winter
put the European war terminated her
stay in Germany, The gifted yotIpr
pianist was delight 70 the large audi
enee Her ease and grace at the piano
were pleasant incidentals TO her excep-
tlonal interpretations OF the masters
especially was this true IN her rendition
OF Paderewski's Cracovienne Fantastfaue
the maj number on her program MIS-
Lewis goes Immediately to Wichita. Kan
where she anticipates launching her musi,
cal career in America.
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Theatrical Notes

"sari," the Viennese operetta, by En-
merich Kalman, will open an engagement
at the Forrest Theatre week from Mon
day. Mizzi HaJos and Charles Meakins
will dance for the first time in Phila-
delphia the "Hazazaa." In the cast will
be Irene Pawlaska, Howard Marsh. ]. K.
Murray and Bert Gilbert.
Charles Frohman will present at the
Broad Street Theatre for two weeks, be-
ginning Monday night, November 2, a
new play in three acts, entitled The Song
of Songs" by Edward Sheldon, author
of Romance" THE High Road" and
Salvation Nell" Suggested by Hermann
Sudermann's novel of the same name
Mr.. Sheldon's latest play is a much
greater departure from the Sudermann
novel than an adaptation. New York Is
the scene OF THE Song OF Songs"
One hundred people are employed in
The Song of Songs" Conspicuous In the
cast are Irene Fenwick, Marion Abbott.
Thomas Wise, Cyril Keightley, Lee Baker
and Pedro de Cordoba.
For two weeks, beginning November 30.
David Belasco will present Frances Starr
in Henri Bernstein's play, THE Secret"
at the Broad Street Theatre. The same
production and cast employed in Miss
starr's engagement of $50 nights at the
Belasco Theatre, New York. will be seen
here.
High links" will follow THE Whirl of
the World" at the Lyric Theatre.
One of the interesting plays which may
be added to the winters repertoire at
the Little Theatre is Joy" by John Gals
worthy
Among the unusual sartorlal displays
20 be shown In the new Winter Garden
production. THE Whirl of the World"
coming to the Lyric, is the introduction
on the "Sumurun" runway OF II Winter
Garden mannequins in number led by
Julette Lippe. called Life Is a Dress
Parade" The girls assembled for this
feature will be garbed In gowns said To
have cost 5000.
within the Law" will come to the
Walnut on November e.
Today" one of the dramatic sensa-
tlons in New York last season, will be
one Of the early attractions at the
Itdelphi Theatre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24

Although Strauss Don Juan seems to
be the orchestral fashion OF the day-ic
has already been played by the Boston
and Chicago Symphonies and is an
nounced by Mr.. Stransky in New York
it has not been played in this city, and
so far is unannounced. Instead the con-
ductors have arranged TO play the
"Eroca" symphony twice In eight days
as Doctor Muck will play IL one week
after Mr., Damrosch With the Boston
Symphony, which may be expected in
full force by that time, will come Pas
quale Amato, the distinguished baritone
of the Metropolitan Opera House, who
will sing an aria from Saint-Saens' un-
familiar Henry VIII" and Handels "Om-
bra mai fu," under which title is con-
cealed the familiar Largo" The sym
phOny was played at the opening concert
In Boston and the critics and audience
alike were unressrved In praise
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
4 IKE CITY DEBT COULD BE
REDUCED IN THEABcVE
MANNER

on his fellow Councilmen and smiled at
the fair faces in the gallery.
The gallery rippled with applause and
the Councimen stared at one another.
A vote was taken and the result is that
Superior soon will have on its payroll
tango dancing master.
Twenty couples will be instructed each
night. Each couple will be asked TO pass
their knowledge of the new steps on to
others, until all Superior is tangoing.
Superior is not the livelie5t place in
winter. It is at the head of the Great
Lakes and during the summer months
port for the ore ships of the Great Lakes.
1t is also a Mecca for vacationists.
In the summer Superiorites are kept in
terested and amused by looking over the
tourists and rowing with the crews of the
ships.
In winter It has slept but now that
the town is tangoing times have changed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
Song and Concert

The Friday afternoon concert OF the
Philadelphia Orchestra yesterday was
| something In the nature of a pleasant
matinee entertainment, as any program
| including two numbers of Mozart the
Schubert excerpts from "Rosamunde" and
modern Russian songs must needs be.
The tempestuous fourth symphony of
Tschaikowsky stood among these as a
barbarlc giant. It was the only part
which called upon the orchestra for sus-
tained emotion and upon the audience for
equally sustained attention. With Mr..
Stokowskl leading, It is to be said, the
symphony received both.
Alma Gluck, the assisting artist, sang
Biondina's aria from Mozarts "Entfueh-
rung aus dem Serial" with some hesita-
ton in finding her tones and a rather
frail voice above her normal register.
1t was only in the three Russian songs
that the singer found herself In the
aria and in the shepherd Lehl" the lilt-
ing happiness Of her voice was an endless
delight. and the rich tenderness of the
Chant Hindou" was something of a reve-
Gluck. incidentally, sang in four Ian
guages, the Peasant Song of Rachma-
ninoff, with It's memories of the "Volga
Boatsong." being sung in Tolstoi's origi-
nal. The audience responded quickly to
the freshness of her voice and the ease
of expression which ran a rather wide
range In the afternoon. But II was not
an unusual day for the singer. For those
who had heard her before and even for
those who had grown accustomed to her
golden notes on the phonograph, she suf-
fered, but only in comparison with her
self.
With the orchestra Mr.. Stokowski was
presented with a delicate problem in
shades of expression. The Figaro" over
ture is too merry to be mellow in the
fashion OF Mozart's chamber music, and
Mr. Stokowski wisely played it in It's
buoyant fashion. Schubert was more
glamourous, and in the entr-acte the or
chestra sang his romantic melancholy
with fine sympathy and fine restraint.
The ballet music is OF the sort which
cause expression" can ruin 1t. In this
Mr. Stokowskfs feeling was more subtle
than that of his men.
Yet the chief labor of the afternoon and
the chief triumph was the symphony.
With a theme unmelodious in itself
Tschaikowsky built an extraordinary
melodious structure, little overladen
with confused sentiments. little chaotic,
and at moments disturbing. for the first
last movement, when the theme returns
that the orchestra was at its best. More
than the difficulty of accenting melodies
and themes, Mr.. Stokowsh had the task
of accenting emotions. In that he tri-
umphed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
Chestnut Street Opera House

Walter MacNamara's photo drama,
IRELAND f. Nation" will continue at the
Chestnut Street Opera House next week,
Edward Peple's photo war drama, THE
Littlest Rebel" in six parts. Will be
shown the week OF November 2.
To- pictorial production OF Rex Beach's
The Spoilers" will be presented early in
November. William Farnum, Kathlyn
Williams, the original Kathlyn in The
Adventures of Kathlyn," and Thomas
santchi, another actor OF distinction In
motion picture plays, head the cast.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
GENERAL WONG A VISITOR

General Wong. leader of the Chinese
revolutionary forces, will be in the city
tomorrow to address residents of China
town.
The Chinese have no band to salute
him. They will. however. turf. out I'm 25
taXicabs. General Wong will be given
a reception during the day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
WlLDING, TENNIS VlCToE
WINS LAURELS IN BAITLE
Promoted to Lieutenancy for BvaveFS
on Field.

LONDON, Oct. PA dispatch re sceiSeN
here this morning says that A. F. Wild
ing, tennis champion, has been promoted
to lieutenancy for gallantry on the bat
tlefeld. II is believed he was with a de-
tachment OF cavalry which, after repul-
sing German attack, started game OF
water polo in the Disc.
AS the enemy was near by. the horses
were left harnessed. The approach of
ps troll Of Chlans was signaled, and the
British having no time TO dress, jumped
on their horses naked and charged the
enemy, who fed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
"Carmen" by the operate Society

The ninth season of the Philadelphia
Operate Society will be opened at the
Academy of Music October 2S with the
production OF Carmen" under the di-
reetion of Wassili Leps and Joseph Engel.
Advance notices of rehearsals and ar
rangements are unusually enticing There
will be two choruses, the second of boy
sopranos, and for picturesque effects In
the second and fourth acts the services of
the Carnation Banjo, Mandolin and
Guitar Club have been enlisted. well
come note is the announcement that no
encores will be granted, and the self
respecting completeness of the opera will
be assured. For its second production the
society announces Victor Herberts "sere-
made"
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he cast tor carmen" Is as follows:
Mr.. pubinskY,s Recital

First OF the years recltals is that OF
David Dubinsky the viollnist. which will
be given in Grifhth Hall, Tuesday, October
2l, at s;l5 p. m, with Edith Mahon at the
piano. The program includes Brahms
Sonata In G major, a VieuXtemps con-
certo, Tartlnrs sonata In @ minor and
three Of Fritz KTeisler's arrangements. in
cluding Couperin La Precieuse."
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tres of Germany. in Holland and i
G,,,it


The Romantic" symphony. in L fiat
major, with which Mr. Stokowski will
begin the program was composed by
Bruckner after he came under the pro-
nounced influence of Richard Wagner, and
is. in fact, the first in which Bruckner
shows himself as the champion of the
Wagnerian school. Bruckner's nine sym
phones have all received partisan criti-
cism, sometimes violent in nature. The
fourth. as those which followed it, is not
of the sort upon which one-hearing
judgment can be passed. The orchestra
does we'll to revive 1t. The concerto
chosen for Mr.. Gittelson is Lalo's in F.
and the program concludes with Liszt's
Hungarian Rhapsody. No. /.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24

At Witherspoon Hall. November
Ralph Leopold, OF the younger genera
tion OF pianists, now on his frst Ameri-
can tour, and Bernard Goodman
tenor with the recommendation Of
Italian critics, viii be heard IN a Joint
recital under the auspices Of the Z. n.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-24
LIBERTY.

The dramatization OF "Rebecca of Sun
nybrook Farm" by Kate Douglas Wig
gin and Charlotte Thompson, will be
given at the Liberty Theatre next week.