Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-26
ATLANTIC CITY LOOKS
/, FOR SUNDAY TO BRING
SEASONS BIG CROWD
Real Rush of Cottagers and
Visitors Shoreward
Starts Today-Carnival
Throngs Still Linger
Over Weekend.

ATLANTIC CITY, June 8.-With a
eoodly portion OF the visitors who came
down for the carnival still staying over
for the weekend; with trains coming In
today with every seat occupied and cot
tagers pouring in and opening their
houses with a rush. the summer season
at this resort has its real Official opening
today. That It will be the banner season
in years Is the prediction Of those who
have been studying conditions during the
spring. Cool and rainy weather did hurt
business here during the early part OF
June, but in the last two weeks the In
crease of arrivals over the normal num-
bers at this time of the year has been 50
noticeable that a big season ls assured
There Is one thing that an arriving cot
tager never has to worry about and that
is, fear of a famine or shortage of the
necessaries of life. The butcher, .he
baker, the milkman and the huckster
who call daily for orders seem to have
the scent of a rabbit hound when It comes
In arriving cottagers, and know Just the
exact hour at which they will arrive.
The cottager has something the best Of
the visitor, who comes down on a rush
day without having engaged rooms at
hotel or boarding house or located a place
TO register at. The people who figure on
coming down next Saturday, to remain
over independence Day, had better make
arrangements In advance, for the crowd
will no doubt be the biggest this resort
has ever had within It's borders Atlantic
City has an enormous housing capacity,
and that Is also very elastic, but there
is limit to everything, and this year It
would be we'll for intending visitors to
arrange in advance.
JITNBYS HURT BUS TRADE.
That the jitneys here have not only
hurt the business of the trolley company,
but also the earning capacity OF the many
horse-drawn buses which operate here,
is proven by the signs which are now
displayed on quite a few of the latter
style of vehicles. Ten cents to all parts
of the city" are lettered on canvas
streamers on the sides OF many busses
Up to week ago the price for any dis
tance was 25 cents a person, with no re-
bate unless a man got in with a flock of
kids, servants. ETC., then there might be
a rebate per capita, but not unless the
busman received at least Is cents for the
Journey. The much-abused jitney has
helped in this direction IL in no other.
When any city can boast of two en-
tirely new theatrical productions In one
week, in June, it becomes a theatrical
centre for fair, and yet this is what At |
lantic City has been favored with this
week. Two plays. which the projectors |
hope are destined for long runs on |
Broadway and after that a prosperous
tour throughout the United States, have |
seen the light of day here, but the jury
is not in yet. A peculiar fact in the case
of these two plays is that the public and
the many theatrical men here differ as
to their merits In the case Of one play
the people who paid to see the play did
not think much of 1t, while the treatrIcal
men and the majority of the critics
fairly raved over the play and predicted
that 1t would be the biggest success of
next season.
BACK HOME" LIKED.
The reverse was the story of the other
play. The ordinary theatregoer thought
It great, with possibly a few changes
necessary, but the wiseacres claimed that
It would not do. but would die a natural
death after a short run. The first play
mentioned was THE House of Glass"
It Is full of tense interest, has a good
story, but Is full of inconsistencies in con-
struction and speech and is one OF class