Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-03
SUNDAY AMUSEMENT
TEST IN ATLANTIC CT7Y
PART OF 9TH" PLAm
Following Six Week
Without Molestation Il
Theatrical Sacred" Con.
certs, Other Entertain.
ments Will Open Doors

ATLANTIC CITY, July S-The orov..
are here, the weather Is perfect h.
water 10 lne, visitors money seems ~.
tIful-and Atlantic City asks no rncrs e
it's Fourth Of July weekend CELEBRATES
Tomorrow the old question Of suna..
amusements again will be threshed 49,
| After much agitation during the wlbl-
the theatres have not been molested =.
| tbe last elk weeks. They have bean
lowed to give more or less "sacred' a.
| cents. and moving-picture theatres wtla
never seemed TO come under the Ban
the law, have kept open continuoah
but certain other amusement enterprs
| have not opened. A self-constitu4
board of Judges has acted as ctirbstr
ceneors, and by their protests or ssn,
have passed on the question OF q,
| Sunday amusements. owners OF 8
| amusements which have been closed n
which. in the opinion of thousand
| people, are Just as innocent as thesf.
| calls or moving pictures, are going to ~
the legality Of restricting certain anauit
ments and allowing others to run opeai
on Sunday. They will all open up tomsn
row and await results.
The newest Atlantic City novelty L
motor chaperone. A motor service IA,
! women and children will be carried q
the male sex to be barred from the ms.
| chimes unless they are acting as escoiA
| for women passengers. There VIII h
women chauffeurs. and q route on Pacs.
avenue Will be maintained. The rata q
| fare is to be a dime.
The Director OF the Life Guards IA
termlning to have none but capable men
in the ranks this summer, selected onlS
FIVE out of 40 contestants for position,
after a trial of skill.
Atlantic Citys Rialto, where member
of the theatrical profession congresals
is getting to be nearly as famous Il
Times Square, in New York city. Oh IA
Boardwalk. in the immediate vleinIlya
Ocean avenue, noted members OF the H.
atrical profession. and many lesser lIsAN
can be seen at all hours Of the day sti
night.
1t has been an off week in theatrictt
here. THE Girl" was the only new pi,.
duction and it scored fair hit. as mnA
through the mastery manner in viei
It was staged by David Belasco as hys
lines and dramatic incidents writter 10
II by the author, George Scarboroun
PERSONAL NOTES.
David Belasco entertained many fri,ts
here this week.
Slgmund Lubin, moving-picture Ain
producer, plans to add a pergola to Nj
beautiful cottage at Kingston and Altar
tic avenues. Mr.. Lubin remains hsn
during the entire summer.
Registering from York, Pa, Mr.. ara
Mrs. Wilbur Mack arrived for a ioa
stay. They are prominent in musIss
comedy and vaudeville circles, playing On.
4 I,a M ali
Barney Klamans, treasurer OF N
Cort Theatre, New York, is here for DAN
dashes into the surf.
e. +. Albee, general manager of The
B. f. Keith theatres was one OF the vll.
itors here this week.
] Frank Merrick leader OF the Mu-
nclpal Band here formerly played slide
trombone in Philadelphia and Camden
theatres. He is popular with beach
habitues because he plays for dancing on
the sands. -t-.. ,-s.e-s4 s
Charles Shissler vocalist, pianist and
vaudevillian, whose birthplace was IN
South Philadelphia, has returned from !
tour and is located here for the summei'
w. r. Guthrie, Ambassador to Japan
who has been on. leave OF absence sins
April, is spending a week here with Aa
wife. They are the guests OF Mia
Guthrle's sister Mrs. w. d. Corcoran q
her cottage in Chelsea. Mr.. Guthrle -
formerly Mayor OF Pittsburgh. He y
leave for Toxic early in August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin II. Ware are shaf5
to leave their country home at AHihr
for trip to the Pacific coast, and duTiHI
their absence their children will occuE
the Ware cottage In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. Joseph Laws have ben
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Penrose Ne
Lain at their home In Chelsea. Mr. LAei
Ia connected with the Internal ReYehns
| Office in Philadelphia and Mr.. MciAh
is we'll known In political circles.
Mr.. and Mrs John j. Hitschler Hi
registered at a Boardwalk hotel for a.
| indefinite stay Mr.. Hitschler is soda
Philadelphia merchant a
| Miss Amelia M. Abrahamson, OF Tiosa
who has been on a trip to Chicago ana
st. Louis, will spend the rest Of hs
summer here.