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world who couldn't sing. Then
glanced at De Zayas and saw that
he. too. was damned. Life 10 like
that. / was brooding over II when
Miss Romano remarked:
But q voice isn't everything. In
musical comedy a pretty face counts
most. especially II q figure goes with
1t. This 10 absolutely true Of London.
and almost as true of New York. It
seems to me. That's one reason why
felt sure Hazel would be q great
success In musical comedy. for she 10
the prettiest thing I ever looked at.
And l must confess that when I heard
what salary she was 3 citing I was
tempted to leave. grand Opeil In Eu-
rope and go into musical comedy In
America. First Of all. I'm real
American. and ! like my own country
best. Moreovei. the average Ameri-
can girl who goes abroad to sing In
grand opera can make fve times as
much money here in musical comedy.
The only difficulty that musical COM
edy offers to n girl who has q fairly
good voice is what the French call
picking up the ropes. That's what
Girl In grand opera the music and
the acting go together. In Louise
even the table is laid-knives. forks.
spoons and ALTO certain chords. But
In musical comedy one suddenly stops
acting and begins singing. and very
often the song has nothing whatever
to do with the story. You've noticed
that, haven't your"
There was no denying II. When
brightest day In turned into darkest
night on the stage to bring out a
moon" song the troubled spectato tor
cannot remain blind to the fact that
musical comedy is subject TO sud-
den changes.
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Plays That Run
Night After Night
Along broadway.

Frances Starr enters upon her
fourth month in The Secret" at the
Beiasco Theatre.
Lively songs are keeping THE Lit
tic Cafe" going at the New Amster-
dam Theatre.
along Came Ruth" 10 making a
wholesome appeal ut the Gayety.
Lillian Lorraine denies that she Ia
to leave "The Whirl Of the World'
at the Winter Garden.
A. the Knickerbocker Theatre
Courtice Pounds Ii winning popu-
larity for THE Laughing Husband"
Maude Adams's large following re-
mains devoted to her In THE Legend
Of Leonora" at the Empire.
All the modern dances give variety
to "The Queen Of the Movies" at the
Globe.
"The Misleading Lady" has passed
IT. one hundredth performance at the
Fulton Theatre.
"Kitty MacKay." the Scotch play
at tho Comedy Theatre. has become
an established favorite.
The Ave one-act plays at the Prin-
cess Theatre are entertaining large
audiences.
"To. day" ut the Forty. eighth
Street Theatre. reaches Its 176th per-
Torrance on Tuesday night.
II now seems settled that "The
Things That Count" will remain at
the Playhouse until the end OF the
season.
"The Yellow Ticket" II playing to
capacity business at the Eltinge The
atre.
It looks now AZ though Potash and
Perlmutter' would play straight
through the summer at the Conan
"The Midnight Girl" with Mar.
Raret Romano In the title role. has
scored q ltvelv hit at the Forty
fourth Street Theatre.
Blanche Ring in when Claudia
Smiles" Ii going along breezily at the
Lyric.
Frank Craven has won success both
a. actor and author In TOO Many
Cooks at the Thirty-ninth Street
Bernard shaw's comedy. 1.-THE PHI
landerer," continues to entertain
audiences at the Little Theatre.
Guy Bates Post In "Omar. the Tent
Maker" u pleasing audiences at the
Booth.
"A Thousand Years Ago" In hlling
tho Shubert Theatre with Oriental
color and romance.
Stella Mayhem and Tom Lewis are
the chief funmakers In High Jinks'
at the Casino.
Help Wanted" at Maxine Eiliott's
Theatre. depicts the temptations and
struggles OF q stenographer.
1.-THE Rule Of Three" at the Harris
Theatre. proves In the case Of the
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But I do believe" vowed Miss
Romaine. that the average girl 70
better OF here In musical comedy
than she Is abroad trying to got into
grand opera. 1t means from ave to
seven years Of hard work. with per.
haps no other reward In the end than
q small part In . provincial COM
pany. The field 10 overcrowded with
American girls who have little or no
chance OF success. At the same time.
II II the American girl who leads. not
always In the matter Of voice. per.
haps. but In cleverness generally.
And in France It Is not 30 much tho
voice as what the singer gets out OF
It. Personally. don't care for the
quality of the French voice. but
do admire the way It 10 used. And
It Ii because tho American girl 10
quick to learn little tricks that she II
popular abroad. Che knows how to
make an effect. My teacher In Paris
once described a girl OF this type
by saying: 'Ah. another needle point.
Ping! She comes straight over the
footlights.' She said Of another girl
from this country who will be seen In
New York before long: Here comes
Vinegar! Her voice II Ii sharp and
her face It CUT. but she will get on.
In London there IL equal opportunity.
for the simple reason that there 10
more vitality in one American Girl
than in six English girls. But Lon
don, as l said, cares most Of all for
a pretty face. And opera glasses are
used in New York. too. aren't they?
I know I have a voice. but
OF course. there was only one thing
to say, and as 1t happened to be the
truth, saying II was az easy a. ring
ing the elevator bell.
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heroine at least that matrimony Ia
not u failure.
Cyril Maude In Grumpy" IL stili
AZ his pleasant task OF breaking rec.
ords at Wallack's.
With Its Hungarian music, "Sari."
at the Liberty Theatre, IL one Of the
most delightful offerings Of the sea =
son.
There Ia no falling on In the popu-
larity Of Seven Keys to Baldpate,"
at the Astor Theatre.
Minnie" the high school elephant
at the Hippodromc. has become a
great favorite with the Riddles.
Oy-Ra and Donna Leigh. Delirio
and Luis, and the Gasch Sisters are
among the performers at the Foiies
Marieny.
Carlos Sebastian returns TO the
Jardin de Danse next week with a
new dancing partner.
The evening world., 1914-02-28
WOMAN ovERPOWERS MAN
: she FINDS IN HER HOME
Congratulated by Magistrate, She
-, Says She Simply Couldn't
- Let Go.

Mrs.. J. W. Prowte. q frail woman.
pteod before Magistrate Barlow In
Yorkville Court to-day as the &C
cuser OF Henry Meyer. charged with
burglary after he had been caught by
her efforts in the dining room Of her
hons at No. go Lexington avenue.
Mn. Prcwte came on Meyer packing
away her jewelry and pocketbook
II, his pockets.
She leaped on his back, and was
,whiried about and bumped and
Rounded over Meyers shoulder until
her husband ran In from the kitchen
and Overpowered the man. The
meney, $3.50, and $500 worth OF dia-
,nond rings and pins were found In
Meyers pockets.
"You are a brave woman and are
TO be congratulated" said Magistrate
Barlow.
"Pshaw," said Mrs. Prowte. 1T does
not take much bravery to hold on to
a man who has taken your money
ana jewelry. just couldn't let him
get away. that's ALL"
Magistrate Barlow held Meyer in
$4,000 bail for further examination.
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New Plays for Coming Week.
"What Would You Do?" 1.-THE Last Resort"
and Four One-Act Novelties to Be Pre-.
sented by Laurette Taylor.

The House OF Bondage will be
presented at the Academy OF Music
for another week.
The Gaiety Girls" will be At the
Columbia.
The Murray Hin Theatre will have
'"The Ginger Girls"
Charles Robinson brings his Cru
SOC Girls" to the Olympic.
VAUDEVILLE ATTRACTIONS.
Bertha Kalich In Mariana" will bs
the headliner at the Palace Theatre.
Other features will be Emma Carus
In new songs. Jesse I-Asky's
Beauties" George White In dances
and Lawrence Semon. cartoonist.
Hammerstein's will have Ma
Cherie." Lew Shank. ex- Mayor Of In
dianapolis. in "a monolosue: Elizabeth
Murray In songs, Winsor McCay.
James j. Morton. Nine White Hus-
sars and others.
Joan Sawyer and John Jarrett In
modern dances will head the bill at
the Colonial. Other acts will be Fam
ME Brice in songs. Rolfe's Arcadia"
and Max and Mabel Ford.
Anna Held will be the principal at
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traction at the Alhambra. The bill
will also include Jack Devereaux in
THE Cir" Cladius and Scarlet In
The Call Of the Sixties" and Harry
De Coa.
Al proctor's Firth Avenue Theatre
Will b Louis Mann in "Elevating q
Husbend," Wellington Cross and Lois
Josephine, Nell Mckinley In . Scotch
Donologue. and others. Dan Burke
and his Wonder Girls" will head the
bill at the Twenty third street Thea.
tire. Hugh Herbert In THE Son Of
Solomon" will be the feature at the
Fifty eighth Street Theatre. La Ora
close win be the novelty at the One
Hundred and Twcnty-fifth street
IN the Bronx.
"Marsa Rosa" with Dorothy Don
nelly and Lou rellegen. comes to the
Royal Theatre.
The Bronx opera House viii have
Chaunoey Oloott In "Shameen Dhu."
AZ Minors will Be The American
Among others g. Keith's will be
Virginia Harmed In Anna karenina,"
Trixie Frigansa in songs. Master Ga
briel In Little KICK" Duty and To-
rens, and the 1shikawa Japs.
WITH the "MovleS."
The vitagraph Theatre will con-
tinue to show "A Million Bid" Good
ness Gracious" and the Honey
mooners."
"The Three Musketeers." the fir,
production Of Alexander Dumas's ro-
nance, win be presented at the New
York Theatre.
Victor Hugo's les Miserables" ID
proving popular at Carnegie Lyceum
1.-THE Drug Terror" will be shown
at the Park Theatre.
"The Gangstcrs" will be the initial
production OF the Continental Fea-
ture Film Company at Weber's Thea
tire.
The evening world., 1914-02-28
By Charles Davnt0n.

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ram might say-how far q
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relief the moment you rub your hack
with soothing. penetrating st. Jacobs
OIL" Nothing else takes out sore-
ness. hmeness and stiffness so quickly.
You simply rub Il on and out comes
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AMUse ENTs.
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Bank Reserve s26,775.sOO.

The statement OF the actual condi-
ton Of Clearing House banks and
trust companies for the week Owe
days) shows that they hold $26,77b,sOO
reserve In excess OF legal require
ments. This IL a decrease OF $7,S3S,-
$50 from last week.
Evening star., 1914-08-10
The Closed Stock Exchanges.

However unusual a condition may be-
men soon adjust to It and the novelty
quickly passes. Take the case of the
closing of the stock exchanges in this
country about ten days ago, in conse-
quence of the suspension of the bourses
abroad and the tendency toward panic
in the domestic financial market. When
the New York exchange closed its doors
the country was shocked by the manifes-
tation of the seriousness of the great
conflict in foreign countries, and wonder
ment was felt on the score of the possi-
bility of getting along and transacting
business without this institution in daily
operation. Yet after ten days people have
become quite accustomed to the condition
and the perhaps amazing fact appears
that for all the practical purposes of life
it Is possible TO get along fairly well
without stock exchange. Actual bust
ness is being transacted without inter-
iuption. men are buying and selling real
goods Just as before. banks are receiving
deposits and making loans. and genuine
dealings in securities are managed. The
only business that has actually suspended
is that of speculation. and while many
people have been thrown out of employ
ment by the suspension of the institution
that is mainly devoted to speculative
buying and selling there is no real loss
to the country at large. A prolonged
closing of the stock exchange may per
haps lead to readjustment of the pop
uiar concept Of this institution SO long
regarded as an absolutely essential fea-
ture of financial organization.
Evening star., 1914-08-10
Results Of a Weeks Fighting.

Despite somewhat conflicting reports
II the progress OF the European war.
the opening of the present week may
be with fair presumption of accuracy
summarized as follows: German forces
have. after a check Of several days,
occupied the city of Liege. in Belgium,
n westward movement toward
France. although the Belgians retain
possession OF some if not all the en-
nan troops have moved to the north
~ Liege, and apparently a swinging
progress around that obstruction is
inder way. while English and French
;roops are concentrating at some un-
named point either in Belgium or on
he Franco Belgian frontier, 10000 of
the former having landed as an ad-
vance guard, with a much larger num-
oer to follow. Important fighting is to
,e expected shortly between Liege and
Samur. perhaps at the latter place.
about forty miles west of Liege
Meanwhile another movement is in
progress in the province of Alsace, the
French having taken the aggressive
here. crossed the border and pressed
back the German forces as far as Col
mar. nearly half way from the point
II entrance at Aitkirch to Strassburg.
Reports as to this campaign of the
French vary materially as TO casual
les. one dispatch stating the total loss
y at $4,000. the Germans suffering
Evening star., 1914-08-10
The United States and the War.

1t will be a singular commentary upon
American economics If as a result Of
the war between the powers in Europe
this country. though at peace with all,
and in no wise involved In the quarrel,
should be inflicted with a monetary bur-
den Of hundreds of millions. perhaps a
billion dollars. Yet this is the possibility,
as Representative Underwood indicates,
and a special war tax may become nee
essary to make good the deficiency of
federal revenues caused by tho collapse
OF customs receipts In consequence Of an
almost total suspension of commerce.
Nor it this merely O passing emergency.
but one that may run into a semi-perma-
nent condition. If the war in Europe is
concluded in a few months, 1t will be
probably at least a year before the fight
ing countries regain their Industrial and
commercial equilibrium and commerce is
revived TO the point OF yielding an ade-
auate American revenue. But II this
campaign is prolonged for year or two,
the effects will be long enduring and i,
Evening star., 1914-08-10
South American Trade.

Iet MS not grow emotional or over
confident about the effect of the war
on South American trade. 1t is prac-
teal question, to be settled by practlcai
means. Projects suggested and pro-
NOTED by hysteria might do US far more
harm than good.
We have far too little Of that trade.
We should have large share OF II.
There are publicists and business men
who think we should have it all-should
send to that section of the world all it
needs from outside sources.
The little we have has come to us
without any intelligent endeavor on our
part. Observing travellers have often
noted and recorded our dehciency-have
pointed out what our European COM
petitors were doing, and what we should
do if we would gain on them.
The Europeans-the English and Ger
mans in particular-have scored their
triumphs, not by sending to the scene
"drummers' unfamiliar with either the
language, the tastes or the business
conventions and habits of the people,
but by establishing permanent agencies
in charge Of men whose special in
structions were to saturate themselves,
so to say, with all information relating
to the subject, and report in detail
home.
This was done, with the result that
both the English and the German manu-
facturers obtained complete knowledge
Of the field and its requirements, and
governed themselves accordingly. They
did not try to sell to South America
what she did not want. They ascer-
tanned what she did want, and prepared
it f1r I,4-
her wishes and ability to buy. In other
words. they laid good foundations, and
reared substantial structures
Temporarily. we should profit in that
quarter by the present European com
motion. Europe's loss-which will be
heavy-should be our gain. Much of
what Europe has been sending we
should send
But when Europe closes, and recovers
from her present bloody conflict, she
will strive for advantages again in all
foreign markets. She may, and prob
ably will, infiict appalling injuries on
herself but she will not destroy herself.
She will. though terribly disf1gured, re-
appear in the ring. soliciting orders and
filling them intelligently as before
What we may now obtain by chance,
prepare to retain by calculation and
systematized endeavor. We shall meet
the Englishman and the German down
in that field again, and they will pro-
ceed with their interrupted work in
their old way.
Our duty is to mend our way. We can
afford to take leaf out of their book.
and work more steadily and intelli-
gently; get nearer to the people whose
trade We are asking: master their
speech. and their social and business
conventions. and thus offer them what
they want and as they want it, and i'm
prove generally our attitude toward
them.
Evening star., 1914-08-10
An Attainment.

My Uncle Jim looked kind O proud.
l asked him for the reason
You know how he kin hold crowd
In any sort O season.
Said he. Il DO feel proud today.
My words, I've learned to weigh EN-
I thought of several things to say
An then I didn't say em.
It's easy to blaze forth an give
A wild illumination
An smite the folks who seem to live
In undeserved elation.
But words like those go oft astray.
It's better to delay 'em,
An think about the things you say
Before you really say 'em.
It's hard to Judge your fellow-men
An allus pick the winners.
We praise the guilty now an then
An picture saints as sinners.
I'll brag little If l may.
My foes. no more l fay 'em.
I've thought of several things to sa,
An then 1 didn't say EN-
Evening star., 1914-08-10
vice as heavily as the French. tt

twice as heavily as the French. This
seems Incredible in view Of the re-
ported numbers engaged. But what
ever the losses It Is apparent that the
French invasion of Alsace has been
thus far successful although obviously
the German strategy is to make no %
termined stand save at Strassburg'
which is one of the most strongly Tor
tilted cities in Germany.
Late reports state that force OF Ao.-
900 Austrians has arrived at Leopolds-
hohe. small railroad junction point
in Germany opposite Basel. switzer-
land. There is nothing to indicate whe-
ther It is the purpose OF the Austrians
to Join the Germans in the north OF
the Rhine parallel to the present course
Of the French army, or to await at Leo
poldshohe a large German force. pos
sibly already there. with the design
of advancing across the rear Of the
French invading force in a counter
attack upon the French frontier.
Thus the course of the campaign
must await events. probably soon to
occur. for definition. Cnconhrmed &C
counts have come Of the occupation of
w dESdWt LIE capital VI 4A0SS1AA oAAN+N'
by German forces. The eastern mill
tary movements. however, are not re-
garded as Of as great Importance as
those along the Franco Belgian-Ger-
man frontier.
Although the dispatches of the week
have mainly come from anti-German
sources and are therefore subject to
some discounting there is little room
to doubt that the first week OF the
war has yielded less for the Germans
than they probably expected to gain.
with a decided check at Liege, sufh-
cient to enable the British to land an
expedition and for the French, who be-
gan their mobilization later than the
Germans, to bring an army into the
Belgian field, while in the south the
French have forced the fighting upon
German soil and compelled the kafsers
armies to adopt defensive rather than
an aggressive attitude. This may ultl-
mately prove disadvantage to the
French The fighting at Liege has
shown that an attacking army seek
ing the reduction of a modern fortinca-
ton is subject to tremendous loss. II
Strassburg Is invested an interesting
comparison may be permitted between
the French and German tactics in as-
gressive work of this character
Evening star., 1914-08-10
Italy's Attitude.
From the Boston Transcript.

Z Aoin inc DoStOn lrdusCrlpt.
If Italy adheres to its announced deter
mination to remain neutral its government
is more likely to have been Influenced by
a lively sense of domestic difficulties
than by nice balancing of the equities
involved In its membership in the drei-
bund or triple alliance. The Internal
condition of Italy has been rather smoky
for some time past. Only few weeks
ago there were fierce socialistic riots
Some hot-headed enthusiasts In obscure
corners Of the kingdom went so far as to
proclaim a republic. There was some
fighting. but the government employed
force SO gently that observers gained the
impression that it was thankful the in
surrection was smothered and feared to
provoke more resistance by exhibiting
real severity. With the Italian atmos-
phere not wholly free from clouds left
by the smothered disorders it is far from
strange that the government should de-
cline to enter upon a war that would be
immensely unpopular.
Evening star., 1914-08-10
Congress.

The length Of the session is now a most
important question. Some senators and
representatives favor hurrying along with
what remains OF the administrations pro-
gram, and adjourning upon its compile
fion. AS we are not row involved In the
matter Of armed forces in the war raging
IN Europe. they can see no reason why
Congress should stay longer They think
the table can be cleared in three weeks.
There are others who doubt the ad-
visibility of deciding the question at thls
time. Better wait upon developments.
Who NAV saw what a day or a week may
bring forth? When we need Congress we
need II as badly as that Texan in the
popular story needed his pistol. Some
times sneers are indulged in at the ex-
pense of that body There are persons
who affect to believe that it meets TOO
often, and sits too long. They would
amend the Constitution so as to have
Congress meet only now and then.
The latter of the two propositions Is
much the stronger. We are fronting
situation without likeness in our own
or the worlds experience. Foundations
are threatened. Nearly anything might
happen. In the short space of fort
night so much has happened that the
whole industrial and financial systems OF
the world have been thrown violently out
of gear; and the work Of reorganization
when begun, may require years. And IL
cannot be begun until the war is closed.
We are not in arms today: and the wish
is fervent and general that we may es-
cape the necessity of doing more than
observe a strict neutrality and preserve
our national credit.
But we do not know what the imme-
date future may require of US. We are
in the Philippines. In Hawaii. In Porto
Rico. and have large responsibility In
Cuba The Panama canal is on the eve
of going into commission. Unrest and
uneasiness are spreading. The far east
may be drawn into the struggle On this
side of the Atlantic, German, British
and French warships are maneuvering.
and complications for US may arise from
their activities.
And then, satisfactory as is our finan-
cial condition today. all things consider
ed, it may need strengthening upon the
instant. and Congress alone can perform
sucn a service
We need Congress very much in our
business just now, and Congress Is in the
humor to act. not upon partisan. but
upon the broadest lines. None is for
party. but all are for the state" as re-
spects the great world convulsion as it
touches America. Our domestic cam
paigns involving only American issues
need not suffer because of protracted
sitting of Congress. The people will ex-
press themselves at the polls in Novem-
Der, whether school keeps or not