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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

| service was In demand by the best ex-
hibitors in, every city.
Then we nae a run of Dad luck in
the quality of our pictures and we
slipped from the best local exhibitor
to the second bes and then to the
third. l saw that something must he
done. Our agents around the country
were In despair. SO I put on my coat
n started upon a tout of all our
offices.
"'Never mind the frst, second or
third exhibitor in your city, I said to
u representatives. Go after the
cheapest Of them. What I want Just
now is volume of business. You must
get It for me. Never mind the price
or the class
by the time I reached New York
at the m Of my trip the orders were
! coming In like a flood. Our competi-
tors thought We had hit the toboggan
and pretty soon would fetch up In a
heap-which was what I wanted them
to think 10 they would let us alone for
a while. As a matter Of fact we were
taking in more actual money than at
any time since We started and the pic
lures with which the highest price ex-
hibitors had been dissatisfied simply
delighted the men with whom we were
now dealing.
This rave me time to mend II
fences. In order to be sure of a first
class product we must get into direct
touch with first class producers. We
must lay hold of the men who con-
trolled plays that were amenable to
screen treatment. Then We must be
sure of securing the best OF produc-
tons for all this material. So We made
permanent alliances with william A..
Brady, the Messra Shubert and other
theatrical arrangements. and with the
Peerless and other motion picture pro-
ducers, and the quality as well as the
variety Of our output began to Inn
prove rapidly.
More recently We have been Joined
by the Equitable Motion Pictures Cor
poration. which In producing a new
feature every week. adding immensely
to tho value OF u programme. We
own half OF the william A. Brady
Plays Corporation. all OF the Shubert
concern. and so on. Thus our sources
Of supply are 80 ample that we are
fully protected against the necessity
for sending out any inadequate pic
lures. and We shall not face the likeli-
hood Of failing to satisfy the demand
OF tho best grade OF exhibitors.
"Still. We AVE to keep our eyes open
very wide to remain Of danger en-
tirely. We have a certain play that IL
very popular wherever II Is shown.
Several Of the p~ersonages are Of Ger
man extraction. but the play depends
solely upon It's human interest. and the
characters might Just as well have
been French. or Russian. or italian.
The director who made this picture
drama thought 1t would add n little
touch Of realism TO decorate the bed
room wall OF one Of his German
characters with a small engraving of
the Kaiser.
You or 7 would scarcely notice his
poxtrait. II is 30 unobtrusive. But n
Of our Canadian agents caught 1t and
wired In that II We wanted to sweep
the World Film customers in that ter
ritory from the face OF the earth the
surest way to do It would be to show
this particular play in the Dominion.
This is the one place I can think of
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where the speaking stage "has It on
the motion picture theatre. Mr.. Brady,
NJ any other theatrical producer.
would get away from the issue by
simp.y taking down the engraving Of
the Kaiser or turning Il TO the wall.
But with us that COMPOUNDED bedroom
must continue to remain just as II
was begun. and as II IL used repeatedly
during our play we cannot very we'll
make It over again.
The motion picture business has
only just begun. When you think back
and fix the time you first heard Of
moving pictures and then figure their
present standing among American in
dustries. you will realize that the ulti.
mate possibilities could not possibly
have been exhausted In such a brief
space. The history of this occupation
is amazing up to now, but that OF the
future will. he astounding. And there
are in the business rust az many
chances for young men TO make for
tunes as there were at the start-but
they will not come on silver platters."
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And it's often a mistake to breath the

And it's often a mistake to breath the
air.
Some little bug 10 going to md you
ON day,
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day.
Then he'll send for his bug friends
Some little bug Is going to find YOU some
day.
The inviting green cucumber
Gets most e~verybody's number.
While the green corn hae a system OF
its own;
Though a radish seems nutritious
Its behavior is quite vicious.
And a doctor will be coming to your
home.
Eating lobster cooked or plain
Is only flirting with ptomaine.
while an oyster sometimes has . lot
to say,
Blu the clans we eat IN chowdsr
Make the angels chant the louder,
Fol- they now that we'll be with them
right away.
TAX a slice OF nice fried onion
And you're At for DR.. Munyon.
Apple dumplings kill you quicker than
a train
Chew a cheesy midnight rabbit"
And q grave you'll soon inhabit-
Al. to eat at all Is such a foolish
game.
Eating huck1eberry pie
Is a pleasing way to die.
While sauerkraut brings on softening
of the brain.
When you eat banana fritters
Every undertaken filters,
And the casket makers nearly 20 in
SAM
Some little bug 10 going to nnd you
some day.
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day.
With a nervous little CULVER
He'll give cirrhosis OF The liver;
Some little bug is going to And you
some day.
When cold storage vaults I visit
! can only say what n 1t
Makes poor mortals All their systems
with such stun.
Now. for breakfast. prunes are dandy
II a tomach pump IL handy
And your doctor can be found quite
soo enough.
Eat a plate of nne pigs knuckles
And the head stone cutter chuckles,
While the grave digger makes a note
upon MS cum.
Eat that lovely red bologna
And you'll wear a wooden kimona
As our relatives start %scrapping bout
your stun.
Some little bug Is going to md you
some day.
Some little bug will creep behind you
some day.
Eating Juicy sliced pineapple
Makes the exton dust the cha pei:
Some little bug is going to ind you some
day.
All those crazy foods they mix
Will foat us cross the River Styx,
Or they'll start us climbing up the
milky way.
And the meals We ca; In courses
Mean a hearse and two black horses
So before a meal some people always
pray.
Lucious grapes breed 'pendicitis, ;
And the juice leads TO gastritis,
So there's only death TO greet us either
way.
And fried liver's nice. hut. mind YOU.
Friends will soon ride slow behind you
And the papers then will have nice
things 10 say.
little bug is going TO n you some
day.
little bug will creep behind YOU
some day
Eat some sauce. they call II chill.
on FOUR breast they'll place a lily
little bug is going 10 find you ON
day.
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THE POPULAR BUG SONG.
Roya Atwell Wrote HIS Own
verses for IL,

Nothing in "Alone at Last at the
Shubert Theatre draws 30 much ap-
plause as Mr.. Atwells little song
about the microbe. He composed IL
and sings it. and It IL not only the
nea,ness Of his verslfcation but the
t!mel!ness OF the topic which makes
Il 20 enjoyable TO the audience. Here
are those verses which Mr.. Atwell
sings:
In these days OF indigestion
N IL oftentimes n question
AS TO uhat 10 eat n what to leave
alone;
For each microbe and bacillus
Has a different way I o kill us.
And in time they always claim US for
their own
There are germs OF every kind
In any food that you can and
In tho market or upon the bill OF fare.
Drinking waters just as risky
As the so-called deadly whiskey.
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unsafe. unsound and a play 10 which
no man might take his wife or his
daughter
And still another sets forth:
"'You have exalted the prostitute
and the libertine.'
IL I'M quite prepared TO argue 1t out
with each and every one of my critics,
but no matter how bitter the criticism
may lie. no matter how unfair and I'M
just the statements may appear to me.
] am on the whole glad they have beer
made rather than that the play be re-
ceived with a self-satisfed shrug that
woul indicate hat 10 had failed ut
terly in its purpose to arouse these
very critics.
In the first place have not taken
a stand in opposition I o reform. On
the contrary. ! believe that there is
need OF reform, but It must be con-
structive. not destructive. These
critics Of mine who say you would
undo all that a e done toward
eliminating these centres of vice say
only half the truth. IL Is not the
elimination of these so-cilled vice
centres that l object to but the fact
that those who would abolish them
offer nothing to show that they have
taken into h slightest consideration
that it is human beings they are deal
ing with and not so many chattels or
cattle.
And the man who says the play
lies says that which is not so. The
play is founded on facts-facts that |
~ . ral fslvvn ~ a. - - .-l
official records. And If my play is I'M
safe for wives and daughters to see.
then the daily papers are unsafe. for
| only tell on the stage what is told
over and over again in the daily press.
Nor have I exalted the prostitute
and the libertine. What | have done
Is TO merely make a plea for charity
and mercy in their behalf, for after
all they r human beings. endowed
with feelings and possessing a God
given right to life and freedom.
But all that aside. to come back to
what l had In mind first. Danish the
thought for all time that New York
Is cold and without feeling. The let
ters acknowledging the need of an
awakening, such as ! rave tried in my
humble way to bring about. show that
taken as n whole New York is heart
and sOul In accord with such ideas.
Letters without number have come
from women thanking me for raising
a voice in their defence. and letters
quite As numerous have come from
others. frankly acknowledging that in
their zeal they have undoubtedly closed
their eyes to the fact that while they
were doing what seemed TO be best for
the community, they had lost all sight
of the rights OF the individuals with
whom they were dealing.
New York is not cold. but New
York, like any other great city. some
times forgets."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

In skating. the greatest Of all ath-
let!c pastimes, which the ice ballet at
the Hippcdrome Is bringing back into
yogue. history II repeating itself in
this country. Charlotte. the principal
member Of the remarkable corps lie
ballet which Charles Dillingham;
brought from the Admiral's Ice Palace
in Berlin and the one who has created
the greatest personal sensation here,
q writing a history Of ice skating. II
vas almost completed before she came
10 America. as her knowledge of the
record of this mort abroad is ex-
haustive and complete. Since her ar
rival and after witnessing the interest
her skating has stimulated in this
country she Is adding d chapter on the
history ~ ice skating in America
which promises to he Of unusual in
teres; here. In this work she has the
valuable assistance of Irving Brokaw,
the Sportsman, who Is considered the
finest male skater in America. He
has won lnurels at st. Moritz. at Stock
holm and At the Cercle des Patineurs
10 France.
According to Charlotte. the earliest
recorded mention of skating Is in con-
nertion with st. Ludwi OF Schiedam. In
Holland. who had SO bad n fall on the
ice in 1896 that she t~henceforth gave
up skating and devoted the rest Of her
lie to religious exercises. She Is
called the patron saint Of skaters.
In America +. b. Cook of New York
became known as the father OF Amer
lean figure skating In 1860. \ club
was formed in that yehr with the OBJ
jecr Of advancing the art of skating"
It's members included a. J. Dupignac,
Andrew Macmillan. Silas d. Benson.
p, B. Cook, II. c. Mecklem, o. G..
Brady. James Mead, f. c. Burr. John
Creighton, DR. j. A. Dixon. Hugh
Mitchell and others prominent in the
social and athletic activities OF that
time.
In 1868 the nrst American skating
competition was held and Jackson
Haines Of Troy won the championship.
Mr.. Haines went to Europe following
This achievement here and introduced
a style Of skating almost Identical with
that introduced by Charlotte 10 New
Notwithstanding on skates-and Gre
hted a great sensation throughout
northern Europe. He died abroad and
was buried in GAMBIA -karleby. Fin
and, where the natives erected a mon
nment owe his grave, lettered ITO the
American Skating King"
The championship was won in sue
ceedlng years here as follows: W. II.
Fuller, Boston; e. T. Goodrich, Chi
raeo; James p. Story. New York;
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A NEW AUTHOR.
How Mr.. McLa ughIin Found the
Metropolis.

Judging from the flood of letters
ceived," said Robert Mclaughlin. the
author OF The Eternal Magdalene.'
New York has assumed that | was
making charges against 1t and against
its people. And how they do resent
the imputatiOn!
AS a matter Of fact I don't for one
minute think New York has one single
uncharitable trait in it's whole compo-
sition. But New York Is not to be
blamed " judged for that matter be-
cause OF some few individual. members
Of its family. and that there are In
New York, as there are in every
municipality, some who feel that they
have been called upon to cit IN solemn
judgment on their fellows Is unde-
niably true. And those are the people
whom l had and still have In mind
when l wrote The Eternal Magda-
lene.'
"Of curse I hope that New York
will like my play. That Is only natural.
! think, but II / do succeed by 1t in
waking up some OF that small minority
who feel so complacent when their own
standards OF living are under scrutiny
l will feel amply repaid for the labor
Of writing II.
"And ] really do think that | have
succeeded in waking some Of those who
have been calmly s.eeping over their
own consciences. Surely their letters
have been vitriolic enough to convince
the most scepticai person in the world
and ] am not that-that they have
been aroused. One man writes Of he
play:
This last debauch IL about the
limit OF this sort OF thing. You have
deliberately taken a stand in OPPOSE
ton to all reform
another man wrote:
Your play deliberately lies. II is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21

Lewis ]. Selznick. vice-president and
general of the World Film
CORPORATION. a concern which he
founded less than two years ago, is
a%bundantly satisfied that success
awaits the right sort Ut young men
now in as great measure as 1t ever
did. MIR. Selznick said to a Sun re-
porter:
Every little while | hear somebody
aver that the young man of the
present day. without m,'e ~ pun,
h., no chance Ia get ahead in life ~
{ mpn"rd with tho opportunities Of
fo"mgr cars. This II not u reasonab q
Cuac ,S!ul, but looks more like an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-21
THE CONCERTS TO-DAY

The Cort Theatre will this
evening begin q series of con-
certs with Victor Herbert and
his band.
At the Hippodrome this eve.
ming the concerts will include the
special Sousa numbers which will
make up the Sousa night, Orville
Harold and Edith Tamany
The Charlotte and her associates
will dance.
The Theatre Francois will this
evening give the first of q series
of popular concerts. Tonight
Mile. Garrick and Georges Reve-
nart. Others on the programme
will be Tobert Regnier, Andree
Bartlette, Beatrice de Holtoire
and La Carmencita. But this 10
not the Carmencita of beloved
and West Twenty-third street
memory.
The Winter Garden will show
all its foremost artists this eve.
ming in the usual Sunday evening
concert and there will be impor.
tant assistants from the vaude.
vile stage.
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FORTUNES STILL TO BE
MADE IN THE MOVIES

effort To dodge responsibility for prob
able defeat, 1t comes under the head
of taking failure for granted.
"If ] make reference to my W
experience 1t is not with the idea OF
exploiting the personal pronoun. I
found myself less than two years ago
considerably worse off than If | had
been Just starting out In life. because
at that moment ! had failed in bust
ness.
There is a big difference between
making an original beginning with
everything ahead and nothing behind
and scrambling to ones feet for a fresh
start after having been once knocked
down. In the former Instance YOU
have an abso utely clean sheet, and in
The latter you must nail down the lid
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The Battle Cry of Peace"
continues TO attract large au-
o'ences to the Vitagraph Theatre
ara attracts much attention as a
'f6 On in unpreparedncss.
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THE SCREEN PLAYS.

The Triangle programme for
the week at the Knickerbocker
Theatre will include as usual a
comic or keystone interlude and
two serious picture plays. The
Sennett play this week Is called
The Great Vacuum Robbery"
and the comedians-the hard
working and industrious come
dians-of the Sennett ateliers
will be seen in it.
The Griffith spectacle will be
The Penitentes," a melodrama
OF life in New Mexico, with
Seena Owen rs the leading act
Iess. Orrin Johnson will have the
leading role.
The Ince offering will be "The
Edge of the Abyss" in which
Mary Boland. Frank Mills and
Willard Mack have the leading
roles.
The Strand Theatre will this
week show "Chimmie Fadden
Out West" Victor Moore, who
was so successful in previous ef-
forts in the famous Chimmie
fadden stories of E. w. Town
send, will again be the hero.
There will be the usual musical
Programme.
The wonderful film "The
Birth of a Nation" will be seen
ms week at the Liberty Theatre
ior the last times. II has been
the most sensationally successful
achievement of the camera stage
IN the United States.
The Battle Cry of Peace"
continues TO attract large au-
d'ences to the Vitagrsph Theatre
ara attracts much attention as a
''s.o On in unpreparedness.
A. he Academy OF Music and
Piverside Theatre to-day
The Broken Law" with Dustin
rum in the it, role. will be
''pn. This is Pr united one Of
'nest of thr William Fox
- o'ave The zee is b. Os-
~ hp'el and rcrtres around
l'fo II En1la,d in go
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hibitors all over the country. At first
We were fortunate in securing several
exceptionally good pictures and these
gave us such n reputation that our
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-09

Boise Idaho May S.-Uuited states Senator William l1 Borah Of Idaho, member Of the senate foreign rela- tions committee, said today:
 T do not anticipate any decisive action or any change of policy upon the part of the authorities at Wash ugton based on the sinking of the Lusitapia That disaster and the loss Of life of American citizens was cal culated to arouse great feeling throughout the country and doubtless the people feel deeply upon this sub iect, but 10 my mind the sinking or the ship of foe, upon which happens to be found American citizens isby no means 10 be compared with the act of hunting out. ro1hlng, rayishjng and murderins American citizens found in a neisbboring country
 We have lost more citizens in Mexico than we will lose on the Lusi- tania. and as our policy were to fail in Mexico seems to be well settled, there is no possible reason why we should apply a different policy toward Germany do not anticipate any change of policy because of tais un- fortunate affair
 "i am expressing my view as 10 what our policy will likely be rather than what t should be- do not hesi- tate to say that do not agree with the peace at any rice policy.
 This republic should face a world in arms rather tHau have it said that American women may be tavIshed and American citizens murdered on
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-09

she is thoroughly gultess. the devel- opment of the plot is marked by a uniformity of merit and consistency of suspense that result in a complete conquest of the sympathies of the au. dlence. The difficult and sweety pa. theuc role of the mlsiudged young wife is entrusted to Alice Doyay well and fayorabiy known in this country and Epeland as one of the most caarmans and gifted ingeuues of the coHlemporary stage Needless Co say. before the termination of this four. yl art feature the intricate situations Nd circumstantial episodes that for a tiIHe endanger the honor of the ac- cused woman are logically explained, and the pall that threatens the repute and happiness of the commanding of. ficer's wife rises into the clouds that drift into nowhere.
 A counterpart of remarkable power adds 10 tbe overwhym mmg interest ot the story
 The Keystone comedy completes a oill that win compare 0yorabA with any which has been shown al tbe Princess since it opened 10 pictures. Try a sentineLRecord Want Ad..
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-09
ROBERT BEASLEY WON.
Hot Springs Youth Wins Curtiss Prize
 Eor Ills Work In This Eield.

ftok 1Fltngb OuL0 WfNS CuFtlSS FTIIe
 For His Work in This Field.
 Robert Beas ey the luyearo'd son of k $ Beasley. the druggist. has re- oeiYed the honor Of being the f.rst Hot Springs boy to become a member o' tbe League oI "0tis -aIesmeu It Is considered quite m honor for a youuest.r to become member Of he leasue Of the -on0O hoy7 O. the United States who sell tle Curtis pub. jgauous only those are admitted who measure up to certain requirements. They must establish record for sales. attend school regularly prom L.. honest faithful. reliable. etc. Robert has gained the friendship and support of a large number Of citizens by his taruestuess, and a desire Co help a youth 10 win big prize He has showed himself a hustler has also proved himself talher, as he has ad- dressed a uum3er Of womeu's club. ~ the city and interested them in his behalf. There remains only ten more weeks of the contest and as Robert has a fine chance to win a valuable prize he will appreciate any assist ance you may offer
The Sentinel=record., 1915-05-09
Olu-FASH iONED IS
 SERVICES TODAY
GREENWOOD CEMETERY WILL BE THE SCENE OF DECORATION
 OF GRAVES.
Several Addresses and the Singing of odfashioned Hymns, and Patriotic Airs by Band is the Program.

A feature of the services at Green wood cemetery this afternoon when all of the graves will have a Tower laid on them. will be the singing of a number of oldIashioned hymns with. out music accompaniment The hymns will be led by some of the choir voices of the churches of the city which have volunteered for the occa- sion and all will be expected to join in the singing
 Almost all the pastors of the city have agreed 10 take part in the cere- monial, which is an open celebration of Mothers Day by the decorating of all the graves in Greenwood cemetery.
 The event is under the auspices of the Greenwood Cemtery Association, which organization has converted this cemetery into one that is a credit to the city, rather than leave if in the condition it had been in until a year ago when this organization was per fected.
 The Ledgerwood band has volun- teered it's services for the afternoon and will render a number of patriotic airs and wil also play some of the old hymns.
 The hour for the services is 9 o'clock and it is anticipated that there will be several hundred in at. tendance After the ceremonial the audience will disperse and take part generally in the covering of the graves with flowers