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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
GIRLS GIVE PLAY IN LATIN
Scene From Midsummer Nights
Dream" Among School Ground
Traac

Players of the Germantown High School
for Girls will present the ''Pyramus and
Thisbe" scene from Shakespeares "a
Midsummer Nights Dream" this after
noon on the grounds of the school at 6l29
Germantown avenue. There is, on the
grounds, a bowl-shaped depression form
ing a natural amphitheatre and there
the little play will be produced
But 1t will all be I'm Latin. So. to re-
fresh the memory of the spectators. Miss
Amelia Marie Stevenson will read the
English lines first, and then the Latin
Club OF the school, under the direction OF
Miss Edith Rice, will perform A green
curtain has been stretched among the
trees to provide background from be-
hind which the players will appear at
$3.50 o'clock.
The cast is as follows: Pyramus, Con-
stance Schell; Thisbe, Esther Fischer;
Moon, Louisa Rapp; Wall. Dorothy Ell
come; Prologue, Jessie Deming; Theseus
Mabel Meng; Hippolyta. Josephine MUIR
phey; Hernia, Charlotte Cartledge; /;
Helena, Louise Firman; Demetrius, Mar
garet Savin; Lysander, Helen Pickard !;
Philostrate, Aurelia Rosenau; attendants,
Ernestine FitzMaurice. Edith Gill, Eliza
beth Humphreys and Lehrma CLOVIS;
dancers, Beatrice Rapp, Elizabeth Ballen-
tine, Hildegarde FitzMauriee, Margaret
Embery, Nellie Vanderweel Henrietta
Weber Julia Hamilton. Ella Day ana
Harriet Russell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
Keith's

ANY member of your family would like
the show at Keith's this week. There
is something for all ages. In the way
of a comedy "dramette," there Is Edith
TaliaferFo In a breeze from the South
land. "A Breath OF Old Virginia" 1t tells
of the love Of a Northern man for a
Southern girl. When he proposes she
tells him he must wait until 8 o'clock
which is Just Is minutes on. But, on
the stroke OF 6, Lieutenant Gary, a South
ern hero whom she promised TO wait for,
arrives. He has an empty coat sleeve
and this prompts an inquiry from the
lover of the North. The girl explains
that the Southern officer lost his arm
In getting her across the Northern lines
while he was prisoner OF the enemy
Previously he had helped her father, a
Southern soldier, to escape. She disguised
herself as a soldier for the same pur-
pose. but was discovered and detained
by Colonel Maiden, a Northern OFFICER.
Lieutenant Gary announces that he would
give his right arm TO get the girl safely
across the lines. To test his courage.
Maiden takes him at his word ana orders
a soldier 10 wound the confederate's arm
as agreed. But privately he tells the
soldier 10 use blanks. Through some mis-
take, real bullets are used, and the Of
hcer loses his arm. The plot Is unfolded
In story form; all the action being part
OF the narrative she relates 10 the lover
from the North. OF course. she weds the
hero. The ineonsistancies OF the playlet
are smoothed oFer by AiEs Tahaferro's
s4cellent portrayal OF The dsmure ana
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
Nixon-Gr

Quite appropriate to the season is the
tabloid six Peaches and a Pair" the
headline attraction at the Nixon Grand.
The comedy is supplied by O'Neill and
Dixon, pair of clever comedians. and
they are ably supported by a bevy of
pretty girls. The production Is the work
OF Marty Brooks, and is up to the min
ute.
Laughs galore greeted Flanagan and
Edward In their familiar sketch, ION
and on" Jarrow. the Trlckster. showed
that his hand was quicker than your
eye. Among other things he extracted a
% bill from lemon and succeeded in
borrowing considerable money from the
audience. Golden and Heating, the Aus
tralian funsters, won favor with some
unique comedy, Prolonged applause
greeted the efforts OF Benjamin KIevan,
Philadelphia violinist. and the electrical
Venus was properly shocking in keeping
with her act. The Janettes and their
agile dogs also scored a hit.
The pictures provide plenty of laughs
and thrills.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18

ARREiLPaI RsiLI,II - Kitty Mas;Kay." with Irene
,,Bunty" and Pea With a very pretty
and accomplished actress. ess................s:i5
F98kREsr-sir DOUGLAS Mawson's South Pole
PICTURES. Movies OF natures comedians. pen-
gums, seals and sea elephants. with all the
beanty OF snow and ice as background See
iSFASN ''s'''''ss .f-.s..s. ESQ and $3.50
STOCK
WALNUT The End OF the Bridge and "A
Box OF Kisses" The former Is a winner of
the John Craigs Harvard prize; the latter a
one-aet comedy. See review .............S SIS
WooDSIDE PARK-"The Red Widow. {" raw
mond Hitcheock,s amusing musical comedy
OF nihlltsm, acted by the resident stock COM
pany. See review. ............ Is
VAUDEVILLE.
KEITH 'S-Edith Tallaferro In "A Breath Of
Old Ntrginla"i Claire Rochester soprano-
baritone Hans kronold yiolonceilist. MIS-
Norton ana Paul Nicholson IN "a Dramatic,
Cartoon" the FrldoHsky Troupe OF Russian
singers and dancers; HoWard's Animal Nov
city, ponahue and Stuart Iai Mon kim
Chinese tenor: Kerr ana Weston and Tho
Hearst Selig News.
GRAND - Marty Brooke musical
comedy. SIX Peaches and a Pair" WITH
9Nell ana Dixon the Electrical Venus:
Flanagan and Edwards IN "On and on:
JarEoH, BENJAMIN klevan Golden and Keat-
ing. The Thrca Ianeftcs. Mn fs-s'ir-a e's,i-
mas. and comely nogIa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
Woodside Park Theatre

, From the Bulgaria OF 1.-THE Chocolate
Soldier the company at Woodside Park
turned last night to Russia for the locale
or part OF 1.-THE Red Widow" II is
the merry musical comedy by Rennold
Wolf and Claiming Pollock. In which
Raymond Hitchcock starred two or three
seasons ago. As for the corsetmaker OF
Cohoes, whom Mr.. Hitchcock imperson-
ated, NihIlists still pursue him and he still
escapes successfully from amatory as well
as legal difficulties.
Clara Palmer. last season seen here in
"oh. l Say! plays Flora zabeIle's old
part OF the lady nihilist. while clifford
Heckinger supplies the comedy as Cicero
Hannibal Butts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
CHURCH AND CHARITIES
MISS LEWIS BENEFICIARIES
Will Endows Pew With $250O in
Honor of Father.

The will of Miss Josephine Lewis,
daughter of the late Chief Justice Ellis
Lewis, was admitted to probate today. 1t
includes in the disposition of an estate
exceeding $4,000, bequests to religious
and charitable institutions. Miss Lewis.
who was well known in Philadelphia
social circles, died May 1. The Fidelity
Trust Company is executor of her estate.
Bequests included in the testament are:
To the rector, church warden and ves-
trymen of st. Stephens Episcopal Church.
S25OO for endowment of pew in the
church as a memorial to Ellis Lewis
father of the testAtrix
To st. Stephen'sI Episcopal Church. for
the endowment fund, $500.
To the Church Home for Children at
Angora, $4,000 for a memorial foundation.
To the Home of the Merciful Saviour
for Crippled Children, $1,000
To the Children's Aid Society, $1,000.
To the Academy of the Fine Arts.
Philadelphia, $1,000.
To the Historical Society of Pennsyl-
vania, a marble bust, young Augustus."
and pedestal: If the Historical Society
does not want the gift the bust and ped
estal are to be given to the trustees of
the University OF Pennsylvania.
A number of bequests are made to
nephews, nieces, cousins and other rela-
tives and to friends One-half of the resi-
due of the estate is to go to niece. Julia
w. L. Keightley. absolutely. The other.
half is to be placed in trust for a nephew,
Lewis Campbell. and his wife. Ada S.
Campbell, At their deaths the principal
reverts in equal shares to the Episcopal
Hospital and the University of Pennsyi-
vania Hospital.
Travis Cochran, retired merchant who
died May 10 at 131 South 22d street, aged
So years, left an estate estimated in ex-
cess of $4,000. His will devises the es-
tate to the widow. Mary Norris Cochran.
and names John Ridgway Norris and
Henry Pepper Norris, nephews of the de-
cedent. executors.
Other wills probated today include those
of Sarah A. Simmons, who left $23500;
Frederick Zimmerman, $1,000, and Thomas
Cummings, 5000.
Personal property of Wilhelmna Gugen-
heimer has been appraised at $51.5t4.6i:
Alfred Werstein. $610O.70: Nicholas IL
Kirk, si7O7.O6: George ]. Shonleber, s2S7S 80.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
CAPTAINS DIPLOMACY
CHECKS MOVIE WAR
College Boys Were About to
Take UP Managers Chal-
lenge, But Mediator Tri-
umphs.

| serious disturbance was averted at
| tho Motion Picture Palace, in Ardmore,
| last night by the timely diplomacy OF
| Captain DonaEhy, chief of the MontSom-
| cry County detectives.
For several weeks there has been i'll
feeling between " alter Hassinger, man
ager of the theatre, and the students of
Haverford College, who attended the
shows.
The boys believed in giving vent to
their sentiment. If the villain choked a
pretty girl or a helpless woman they
hissed him. If the hero saved a woman
who was tied in burning house they
cheered. Should a fat man kick n poetic
lover into a barrel of milk, they laughed
uproariously, and so did the rest of the
audience.
to control the emotions of the youths.
Frequently, residents say he has turned
on the lights, stopped the show and read
the riot act to them in a tone of voice
which was combative. AS the place is
attended by many of the fashionable set
along the Main Line, the actions of the
manager. 1t is said, frequently marred
the evenings entertainment.
Last night the Haverford boys togged
out in their summer attire. were especial
ly appreciative. They admit that when
they laughed, they laughed loudly, and
they also applauded when any special
situation struck their fancy. The rest
of the audience was likewise enthusiastic
But the laughter, it is said. was inter-
rupted by the lights going up and the
appearance of Hassinger on the stage.
Il don't cater to no such people," he
said. You bunch OF guys come here to
make trouble. If any one of you is man
enough to stand up-Just one-why-."
number in the audience jumped to
their feet Immediately and several women
fled from the theatre with their children.
At this moment Captain Donaghy
jumped to his feet and held up his hand
for attention. Gentlemen OF Haverford
College," he said, 81 am convinced that
you come here just to enjoy the pictures.
and ] feel pretty sure that your enthu-
slasm is due to your appreciation of the
subjects. I think there is some misun-
derstanding, so let us all enjoy ourselves
without any further trouble and every
thing will pass over all right"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
The THENTRE
Harvard at the Walnut

|
Lincoln. First performance in Philadelphia
Walnut Street Theatre
gs3 Marriott Mr.. Edward XTnSI
br John MT. mr. william fn'GT InseTso STs
Mary Stanley .........;,,, Miss Emma Campbell
III The arst act takes iSs paee ina in room in boS
tor tor Carrots city home during an afternoon In IN
afternoon In, the following June. The third
afs scr paS the IN odrn hG R Is In SS
room Of Doctor Carrots house in KensnEton
the same afternoon.
Philadelphia got it's first glimpse OF
Harvard playwriting last night. For
his third production at the Walnut, Mr..
Ingersoll mounted "The End of the
Bridge" play by Florence Lincoln. Of
Radcliffe College-Harvard's gentle an
nex-whch won John Craig's first an
nual prize offered to the students of Pro-
fessor Bakers courses. In Boston the
piece ran for 10 weeks, at two perform
ances a day. II last night it gave bit
less promise Of success, it was probably
because the slow key of the performance
allowed the attention to settle on it's less
interesting aspects. Good sized waits
when there was no scenery to change
and slow. grave pace made one a bit
overconscious of the fortuitous arrange
ments that make the story. Such things
are little out OF style just now.
Subplots are no more-even such charm
ing subplots as this, which links little
cured cripple in friendship with the man
who, 1t is learned in the course of the
play, Is his father We are not used
either to having the parenthood exposed
by the accident of the mans friend taking
in and curing the boy and keeping the
same nurse about who tended his mother;
oil NJ utIl fnr rfn Nrau
than two others which are essential to
the disclosure.
Then. in the story itself, we are unused
to such simple, frank handling of old
fashioned mechanisms. The basis of the
plot must be accepted-a Doctors giving
up his big call" abroad to save the mind
of his benefactor's daughter through
humoring her idee fxe. a marriage with
him. But the turns by which the two
come to fear the lack of love in each
other when the cure Is affected have
hardly the inevitability which we like to
expect. Finding an old document about
the European OFFER and overhearing con-
versations don't make for plausibility.
The final reconciliation seems more
natural.
Under little more rapid playing. these
faults of construction would doubtless
have been less obvious. We should have
dwelt more on the firm and lifelike char
acterization, the pleasant humor. and
above all the fine spirit of the play. We
should have rejoiced more In Peter. the
boy, felt deeper the humanity of the
father, smiled oftener over the sober alb
straction of the doctor and grasped more
firmly the tragic position of the girl.
When Mr.. Ingersoll's company has
speeded up the pace a bit their very
excellent ersonations-especially Mr.. |
Ingersoll's of the doctor-wll give the |
nla kI,nk Inc tnsa tn
sured 10 weeks of prosperity in Boston. |
The accident OF last nights performance |
simply calls for an admission of the |
plays faults. where its virtues might |
have Won 1t heartier praise. But that Is
a misfortune OF acting and reviewing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
NEW CHECK SYSTEM SOON
'p'Ai Reserve Bank Will Inaugurate
Plan About June is.

Bsnt June Is the Federal Reserve
il -vs, y. rhiiadelphia will put into effect
- me member banks of DistrIe+ M q
assiss have been received by Governor
k,r1as J. Rhoads from more than lOO
Bsso "no agree to Join the system.
ss6ssse the middle OF the month Il is
ssssassu That more banks will send their
49, 70 the proposition. some Of the
Isoes replies already received were
IA s'l,Aa IN northern New Jersey that
Inis aetaehed from District No 3 on
Iflcl ana placed in the New York Dis
zhlsf ~ OF course, now they win not
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
q 10 Aulos vanish il the Nirht

~. ll.s- '-1IIaI III tIIe Night
zlIes. sIt Of two automobiles from the
Il, reported to the police today.
No,ss 1ened BY Joseph Q. Neidinger.
..o.ss ssn s.l % street. valued at $3.50, was
bsss n afon q IN front Of horticultural Han
s|.s5 w. p m, ana az 1880 O'Clock last
SOS f owned By Frank Hardart. OF
50 .t,e.aart. restaurant proprietors.
q. l'ean "a trent Of the First Reg
Broad and CalioBhin
vas valued al $50
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
THE PHOTCPLAY
QUESTIONS ANo ANSWERS

The Photoplay Editor Of the Eve
ming Ledger Will be pleased to an
swer questions relating TO his depart
ment. Questions relating TO family
affairs OF actors and actresses are
barred absolutely.
Queries will not be answered by
letter. All letters must be addressed
to Photoplsy Editor, Evening Ledger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18

The Mvstery Of the Seven Chests (selIa)
Carlyle Blackwell, care Photopayers Club. Los
Angeles. Cal. VIII get him any lime. Edward
Plel s with the Rriterion Company now, and
Ormi Hawley remains with Lutln.
EULA-Richard Travers was Richard In
surgeon Narren's Ward (Bssanay).
-. E.-Guy Coombs was the gambler IN
was the count
,MARK.-May Wallace in Laughing Gag
Ckeystone(: Miss Page In Curses They Re
marked (Keystone).
GRAY-You refer to Thomas Chatterton,
who ls with BranCho. Elsie Creeson wae the
nurse in The ORDEAL lselig) Claire Me-
Dowell is back with Blograph. She did not
stay long with Imp.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
SCHOOLS AND coLLEoEs

Language Instruction Free
In eonyersational Spanish, German, French or
italian FREE. Only charge SOC for lsason
book. Morning, afternoon and evening classes.
THE FOSTER SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES
1900 Chestnut Street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18
DANCING

THE c. ELLwooD CARPENTER STUDIO.
1928 Chestnut 81. Open all summer. Expert in
stTuctors under personal supervision. Phones.
The CORTISSOZ School
1920 CHESTNUT ST Phone, Locust s102.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-18

SPRING AND SUMMER RESORTS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15
CHILDREN HATE
PILLS, CAL0MEL
AND CASTOR OIL
GIVE FRUIT LAXATIVE WHEN
CROSS, BILIOUS, FEHESisH OR
cONSTlPATEO.
"cALiFoRNiA SYRUP OF FIGS"
CAN'T HARM TENDER SToM-
ACH, LIVER, BOWELS.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the dose mother insisted
on-castor Oil, calomel. cathartics. How
youshated them. how you fought against
taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form OF
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is we'll
founded. Their tender little "insides"
are injured by them.
If your child's stomach. liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" It's
action Is positive, but gentle. Millions
OF mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy: they know children
love to take It: that It never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweeten
the stomach. and that n teaspoonful
given today saves sick child tomor-
row.
Ask you'd druggist for 50-cent bot
tie of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly on each bottle. Beware OF coun-
terfeits sold here. See that 1t is made
by California Fig Syrup Company"
Refuse any other with contempt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15
AQUICK, SURE WAY
TO END CATARkH
Wonderful Msdieatsd Air Quickly Kills
the Germs and Makes Your Stuffed,

Wonderful Msdicatsd Air Quickly Kills
the Germs and Makes Your Stuffed,
Catarrhal Head Clear 40 Bell.
Catarrh is caused by germ and
these germs thrive far up in the pas
sages Of your nose, throat and lungs
where no medicines or cintments can
ever reach them. Before you can get
rid of Catarrh you must get rid of the
germs which cause 1t. The best way
to kill catarrh germs and drive them
r-crn the system Is to breathe up into
the nose, throat and lungs the pleas
:.nr smelling but powerful medicated
germicidal air called Hyomei, which Is
formed by combining the pure heal
ing oil of Eucalyptus with powerful
germicides and healing agents that ut
terly destroy every cataTTh germ they
reach. You breathe Hyomei far up into
your nose and throat thru little hard
rubber inhaler which all leading drug
gists furnish with the complete outfit.
This penetrating air not only kills the
germs but 1t soothes and heals the
sore. swollen. fnflamed membranes,
stops the discharge. spittings hawking,
etc. clears up the head and air pas
.ses and makes breathing easy again.
Breathe It five minutes and you'll get
blessed relief. Breathe Hyomei a few
minutes daily for just few weeks
ana every trace and symptom of ca
tarrh will vanish This isn't mere
statement, its proved fact and A. T.
Elder, Marshalltown. and most every
leading druggist In this vicinity backs
r. IN by absolutely guaranteeing to re-
fund your money II you do not get from
ft the relief you're seeking. Hyomei IL
pleasant and easy to use. You'll like
IL. And II. certainly does put stop to
Catarrh a. nothing else will or can.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15
P|MPLY? WELL, DON'T bt
People Notice It. Drive Them
OF With DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets

A. pimply face will not embarrass. you
much longer K ycv get a package Of DIR.
Edwards olive Tablets. The skin should
begin to clear after you have taken the
tablets a few nights.
Cleanse the blood, the bowels and the
liver with Olive Tablets.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are the sue
cessful substitute for calomel-there's
never any sickness or pain after taking
them.
.Dr. Edwards. Olive Tablets do that
which calomel does, and Just as effective
~. but their action Is gentle and safe in
stead Of severe and Irritating.
No one who takes Olive Tablets Is ever
cursed with "a dark brown TASTE bad
breath, dull. listless. mo eood" feeling,
constipation. torpid liver, bad disposition
or pimply face.
nr Edwards Olive Tablets arc q purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil
YOU will know them by their olive color.
tients aniictcd with liver and bowel COM
plants, and Olive Tablets are the immense
ly effective result.
Take ono or two nightly for week.
See how much nar bet better yo% feel and look
The Olive Tablet Company. Columbus. O.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15

came polluted, all those who were not
strong enough to throw off the touch
of the specter's finger sickened and
died. and typhoid went in and out of
Havey shack and McBriar cabin whis-
pering. "a pest on both your houses"
The widow McNash had not been
herself since the death of Fletch. She
who had once been so strong over her
drudgery, sat day long on the doorstep
Of her brothers. howell and, in the Ian
guage of her people. "jest sickened an
pined away"
So, as Juanita Holland and Good
Anse Talbot rode sweating mules
about the hills, receiving calls for help
faster than they could answer them,
they we're not astonished to hear that
the widow was among the stricken.
Though they fought for her life. she
refused to fight herself, and once
again the Eastern girl stood with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-15

Briars she had gained official sanction,
ana her resentment against Anse Ha-
vey grew because OF his scornful un-
graciousness
The last weeks of the summer were
weeks of drought and plague. Ordi-
narily, in the hills storms brew swiftly
ana frequently and spend themselves
in violent outpourings and cannonad
ing of thunder, but that year the
clouds seemed to nave dried up, and
down in the tablelands of the Blue
Grass the crops were burned to worth
less stalk and shrunken ear. Even up
here, in the birthplace OF waters, the
corn was brown and sapless. SO that
when breeze strayed over the hill
side fields they sent up thirsty, dying
rasp of rafting whisper.
It was not only in the famished
forests and scared fields that the not
breath of the plague breathed, carry
ing death in its fetid nostrils Pack in
the cabins of the "branch-water folks, /"
where little springs diminished and be.