Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-14
BEACH DANCING FADES
ASKTTE-FLYING GROWS
NSHORE CTTY'S FAVOR
MONDAY Concerts Find
Fewer Devotees of Fox
Trot and one-Step Eager
to Make Hard Sand an
Impromptu Castle House
Bp . stac oorrespond,rl

ATLANTIC CITY, July tA-Danelne a.
the beach is not as popular as I, 80.
last season. When the band plays A.
midday in one Of the Boardwalk pavltoas
there is not the same orowdInr n o.,
place on the improvised dancing loor -
the hard sand. The fringe OF admir,n.
spectators which surrounds the dancs,.
is Just as thick as ever. though.
Several reasons are given for this fat,.
ing Off of a pastlme which was the rae.
last year. The exceedingly high t,a..
have sent the water close to the Bosra
walk in the central section of tho cit,
giving but scant room for dancers. ana
the band now plays two marches or 50.
lections from operas to every syncopatsa
melody suitable for the one-sten ,,a
fox trot. While the dancing rage ia I'M,
as strong on piers and at the prlva,o
dances, in looks as if the young folk VIII
formerly spent all their mornings N
dancing on the beach will this season
take an occasional dip in the ocean
Kite flying Is coming back as a sunnu.r
sport. Many adopts are sending h,iga
kites into the air. 1t used to be cblld's
game, but now the grown-ups have tsksn
1t UP and many odd kites are PURCHASED
and sent skyward.
Prominent theatrical people now bare
include Mitchell Marks, owner OF manv
theatres in New York city and BuffaIo.
BILLY" Hart comedian who played AZ
the London Hippodrome last year; NAV
Shirk, musical comedy star; Fred and
Annie Pelot, vaudeville favorites; r. n
Knowles, globe-trotting entertaIner.
Carl Brehmer, an illusionist; Oueenis
Dunedin, n speciality artist of reptite.
Ed Spiegel, manager of the New York
Strand Theatre; Harry Sweatman !
business manager of travelling companies
and Eddie Dunn, general publicity pro,
moter for the Cohan g. Harris enter.
prises. Ai
Mr.. and Mrs s. B. Flelsher and family.
of West Green street, are occupying their
cottage on Brighton avenue.
Visitors from Germantown who ara
here for the months of July, August and
September include Mr.. and Mrs. MelIyua
Stuart Atwood, Colonel Frank j. Bannon
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Baude.
Mrs. Frederick Slmonin, of Willow
Grove avenue, is here for two weeks "a
the guest of Miss Kathleen McDonough.
In August Mr.. and Mrs. Simonin will 70
to Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Loper Baird and
oliver Hopkinson Baird. of South 18th
street, are here for short stay and will /,
then make a tour of New England re-
sorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Longstreth Brown
and family of South 41st street, are 10.
Gated at their cottage In Ventnor for tho
summer months.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. McIlvaine. of West
Lehigh avenue, are at one OF the promi-
nent hotels and expect to extend their
visit far into September.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Rodgers. Of
Tacony, are enjoying life in their bum
galow in the Inlet section.
Arriving at Ventnor today were Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas NJ Kuhn, of Wyncote
They will remain here until the middle OF
August
MIR. and Mrs. A. II. olton. of GIensIde,
are here for two weeks of recreation and
may remain longer.
Before going to the White Mountains
early in August. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Au-
denreid Rommel and Miss Marie Whitman
are enjoying seashore life in Chelsea.