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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
THE THEATRE
"Mon Dieu!"

The Little Theatre which was to have
given Philadelphia Hauptmann. TTervieu,
lbsen Moliere St John Ilunkiu. Gogol
ana which kept so admirably to its pur-
poses and ideals while Mr. lden Payne
continued as director, last night presented
as the final play of its season an impos-
sible trihe by John Jex, the present di-
rector called "Monslcur Poret." AS
Monsieur said more than once. Mon
DieuH'
Why? why? WHY? All dramatic liter
ature lies open to the Little Theatre 1t
is void of commercial aims Csurely Mon
sieur Poiret' proves thls). 1t has a pub
lie of refinement and intelligence, and act
ors of perception and grace. Then why
try out a play whose manuscript can't
have deceived any Intelligent person into
imagining 1t contained an ounce of dra-
matte amusement? Nothing of the most
friE!dlv high brow" could possibly bore
more; nothing fare worse financially than
"Monsicur poirct' is likely to.
It seems hardly necessary to prove the
futility of Director Joxs piece by narrat-
ing the thin little plot. quoting a sample
of its inoffensive banalitics, or explaining
how innocent of suspense. climax or in
genuity are the few Incidents that suffice
with liberal intermissions to Ill the space
hetWeen $50 ana lv:2O. Any Skeptic has
got to submit himself to a personal en-
counter with Monsieur Poiret."
AS for the performance it was in many
ways admirable. The settings were eX-
ceptionally well Keyed. Ralph Herr was
artist enough not to clown the part of
the French pianist with the violet SOUL
"a serious blunder. SaXonc Morland
played the infatuated American lady
with q refinement that almost convinced
you there was something behind it ALL
Dallas Anderson was very pleasant. but
he couldn't help confessing every now and
then that he was quite at a loss to under
stand the why or wherefore of the theatre
directors play.
So were a lot more out in front
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07

CROSS KEYS Cnrst half of eel)---"The
Lingerie shop; the Four Atwells; knight
Brothers and sautell in The Green Inn
brella"; the Worlds HarmonIsts; de Pnna
aerialist. and the Carl Eugene Troupe. (Sec-
ond half OF week)-The Sierra sunbeams
the -Four Atwells, the Ruth Richardson
Company in Moving Day; Joe Fondeller
with an accordion Lewis and ChapI and
the Great Richards.
NIXON-Porter ]. White and Company. in
THE Visitor; Little Miss u. S. A.; the
Gallerini Four Brown and Barlowe, Miss
Maurice Wood, the Brightons, and Richard
earle in the movies.
STOCK.
kAll1RICAN-"The Misleading Lady" with
the resident company. The very amusing
comedy OF the "strong man" and the femi-
nine fascnator lately seen at the Broad.
BURLESQUE.
4 AYETY-'Hello Paris" with Florence Tan
ner A miscellaneous musical melange.
DuMONT' 's-"The Jitney Bus" THE Four
crazy Fiddlers." THE Panama Exposition"
and other travesties.
TROCADERO - Tom Miners Bohemian Bur
lesquers with Billy Mcintyre.
CAsfNO-'The Social Maids" in a varied
program.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
THEATRICAL BAEDEKER

ADELPHI-"Peg o. My Heart" with an ex-
eenent cast Hartley Manners popular and
Irish girl and what She does to a sedate
English family. First-rate amusement IS 10
BhoAD-'The Shadow" with Ethel Barry
more The story of woman who RECEIVERS
from long years of paraly SIS TO hnd her hus-
band and her best friend lovers. Miss Barry
more exceptional; the play, not.....,....,s:lo
FoRREST-"P Paradise Prison" The annual
production Of the Mask and Wig Club OF the
University of Pennsylvania. Charles Gilpin
mas mas written the music The book" satir-
ICES reformed prisons and puts some OF their
Fasarles on the STAGE. e!.....,........-....S:lo
SARRICK-"The Argyle Case" with Robert
hlllard and Albert Bruning. return en-
sasement OF the familiar detective melo-
drama in which Mr., Hilliard hunts down
daring gang Of criminals by the approved
, ~ ~meshods or Mr. Burns. s..,...............,.s'l
u TIE Monsieur Poiret," with Ralph
Herz A comedy of a pianist and an Amer
n lean woman with violent souls" See re-
IyRTc 9.o'
sham; Tense play OF a husband and wife
VINO 1--we by cheating at cards. The drama
hboines from the discovery Of the knaYery
W1ALsUT-'"The Dummy, with Ernest
Barney, the slum boy turns sieuth and de-
sbas,. 49, band Of kidnappeTs. A "two-dollar
sho" az half the price. e.................s .s:lo
VAUDEVILLE.
at s. Evelyn Hesbit and Jack Clifford In
modern daneesi Joseph Jefferson ana Com
tany In a sketch by William c. de Mile;
nAi Oakland and Company. In AT the
ssia6'' s6 Burton Holmes trayelette Harriet
55eFl singer Roy Cummings and Helen
oladyings, singers Nine. Busse's troupe OF
~ terriers; swor and Mack and Hearst
seiig motion pictures.
SHOWS GRAND--Hugo Hansen's musical
senedietta, THE Fashion Shop" with
elanehe Latell. OF Naughty Marietta" and
EaF Corr; Can Jimmy Come fn?f with
nc Van Brothersi Mr.. and Mrs James
aaao, IN Here and There IN Vaudeville
afoes Buds. song ana dance Morris Golden,
41aneay violiniat, and "SWeetie"; CASTOR
1imeF, ,pantomimie juggler. and laughing
motion pictures.
- hf.-Mme. Dorse and her Imperial ALI
- opera Company In excerpts from grand
asfA miller and Lyles, colored comedians
sas SIX Musical Gormans. instrumentalists
saaaey Baxter aud Beatrice southwck on
e wire; Lear aud Fields, chatter ana
Jack Barnett aud son. llliputians
- ehielas ana Rogers. IN cowboy diver
4zlislAh PENN-The Pekln Mysteries. ma
KIRK aud kofartys singer ana
E ~ the AusroEuY Brothers. IN fada
Aaasfiiie Ehe Seven Little nariinka
HeInan. IN adam kiiioT WiiiIam
fseez and Charles CHAPLIN. fha HAu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
FIRE AT COLEMAN HOME

occupied by b, Dawson Coleman, at 2125
Locust street did $lOO damage, of which
$500 was to family silver in closet in the
pantry. The blaze, caused by defective
lue, might have proved disastrous had
not the smoke awakened the cook She
aroused the family and they succeeded in
arrived
The house, which is the property of DR..
and Mrs. Alexander Biddle, is being oc-
cupled by the Colemans while the owners
are in the South. Mr.. Coleman is presi-
dent of the First National Bank of Leb-
anon, Pa. The family Is widely known
socially.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07

This department will appear once
each week in the Evening Ledger
and will be devoted to all matters of
interest to owners, or prospective
owners, of monographs, player
pianos and all other music instru-
ments. Notice will be taken of
new records and rolls and of new
inventions or Improvements in in
struments.
Tho editor of the department will
gladly answer all questions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
Police Seek Missing Woman

The police throughout the city are
searching for Theresa Morris, Of 67i5 Lees
street, a pretty lS-year-old music teacher,
who has been mysteriously missing since
last Tuesday, when she was last seen in
a Market street department store. She
had only 81 with her at the time gem
eral description of the young woman has
also been sent to other nearby .gNes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The Photopiay Editor Of the Evening
Ledger will he pleased 60 answer uucs-
tions relating to his department Qucs-
tlons relating TO family affairs Of nctOS
and nctresscs are barred absolutely.
Queries will not he answered by letter.
All letters must be addressed TO Photo
MAY Editor, Evening Ledger.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
Ex.poIieeman Sent 70 correetiom

Ex-Poiiceman William Mcclure, 50 vears
old 1895 North 6th street, was sent to the
House of Correction this morning for six
months by Magistrate Glenn, at the 9Th
and York streets police station. The
charges against him were brought by his
wife who alleged non-support. general
laziness and selling OF household articles
to buy liquor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
THE EPHOFOPLAY

fellow like you make?" laughed the. come
dian.
I'D be a sensational giant" retorted
the small one; "td be the smallest giant
in the world"
That's great idea" spoke up Lew.
perhaps ] can get a job along with YOU
as the tallest dwarf in the world"
Answers to Correspondents
e. NJ. CD Not related: Famous pIovers
2l3 West 2ith street, Now YORK CITY: t2) VITA
graph l9th street and Locus, avenue Roo"
yn, n. Y; CD Soc answers to No. T.
ROY Apply to the director. Luhin's 2ist
and Indiana avenue this city There s no
test 1t depends uuon the opinion or the di-
rector. II you Impress him favorauly ali
MARY ROBtNSON.-Addgcss scenario editor
kcuutahle irins return stenIriog if YOU en-
Close stamped and addressed envelope
GCbDlE S.-lrCnp Wallace who used 10 an.
pear IN hmS ni the Victor brand truivcfsat Is
now IN tho employ Of the SCliE Company
MISS NJ. k.--Writc both Florence LnBadle
2na Marguerite Snow. care Of the Thanhouser
Flim Corporation. New Rochelle s. r. and
enclose at lcust % cents to cover cost aud
po'IlEe or their sending you their photographs
G. y. R-A Closeup In scenario me ms
lPsj what IL says-n closc-uu Wow of the
character OF action described. For I, stance
A"G see man take his watch from his pocket
sna Elameo az tic time A Closeup" misht
men follow in which only the face Of lie
watch was shown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
EXHoRT3 LUNCH HOUR CROWD
Sutfragist Pleads for Cause at Post
Office Plaza.

Miss Anna McCue, the Billy Sunday
Of suffrage spoke to a crowd of severa
hundred persons on the Postoflce plaza
At 9th and Chestnut streets, at noon
today in one of the Equal Franchise
Soclety's outdoor spring meetings.
Miss McCue who is a former KensinC-
ton mill worker. is small in stature, but
has a carrying voice. and she made a
convincing effect on the audience with
her arguments for suffrage. She is one
of the organizers for the Equal Franchise
Society. Suffragists distributed literature
in the crowd during and after the speech
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
What TO Play

Those who follow the new records find
plenty to do
What to Play
In the case of the talking machine the
question Of how to play hardly enters
because that Is done for the owner of
the machine by the kind inventive genius
whose patents he is enjoying. But many
phonograph owners could double their
pleasure by taking little thought of the
records they put on. Instead of slap
dash throwing of records on the revolving
disc, mere minimum of taste will die
tate an interesting and entertaining sue
cession of records. For very little
money the folksougs of various countries
can he bought, and. sny i've records of
five different countries cam be put ON in
succession. They are so different one
from another that there would not he the
slightest munotonY, This is merely sug-
Eestion Of one thing. The JOY Of talking
machines and playCr-piauu5. both, is that
you make tho best discoveries yourself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07

Are you getting the most out of your
music instrument? If you have a player
piano or n talking machine, are you using
1t to best advantage? Have you gotten
or" to your machine so that you know all
its best points, and can you determine
what its best points are? Most people
would answer yes to all these questions,
without thinking twice about it. In fact,
there seems TO be a general impression
that mechanical music instruments were
made to do away with the necessity of
thinking. The fact is that the instru-
ments We're made to help their owners
think quicker and better.
Running Player
The piano-player is an example. A man
who has been making and selling players
for more than 20 years is responsible for
the statement that 30 per cent. of the peo-
pie who own players do not know how to
operate them correctly. The fault ac-
cording to him. lies with the retail deal
ers. A piano-player is selected. The sales
man shows off all the good points, sits
down, Indicates pedals, the shading de-
vices. the melodic indicators, and so on.
Then the instrument is sent home, and
that is the end, There is an astounding
percentage of complaints on Instruments
sold in this way; they don't seem to work
right, say the buyers Certainly they
do not play man 50 lllelllEenIly as tney
did at the hands of the statesmen. There
should be, many dealers agree, a follow
up system, which would send player
expert to the home of the buyers. say
once "A month, for just so long as was
necessary, to teach the owner the In
tricacies of playing. Because the player
piano can be played badly and can be
played well. But this system would en-
tail an enormous expense which no one
seems ready to shoulder, The one way
out at this time is for the owner 10 take
run down to the shop when things
seem to be wrong, and to talk over his
or her troubles with the dealer. This is
the only way in which one can get fa-
miliar with the instrument, and 1t is only
through familiarity that the player be-
comes what It really should bean artistic
instrument of unlimited possibilities
New Rolls
That the possibilities are really without
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07

limitation may be judged from the activ-
ity among roll-makers. New companies
have been formed within the last few
months, and old companies have hranchcd
Sut into fields hitherto considered impra"-
ket no fewer than four makes of rolls
cents, one varies from % to 20 cents, an
other is at 30 cents. And these are all in
tercstlng rolls. both of Old and new music,
In fact. one of the largest Of tho produce
ing companies is now sending out new
list of popular music. varying from Back
to the Carolina You Love" to the inter-
meZzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana" and
Dvorak's "HumoresQue. Another inter-
esting roll at a special price is n BILLY
Sunday" roll, in which six of the most
popular tabernacle hymns, including
brighten the Corner Where You Are
appear In the March bulletin of a COM
pany selling four rolls for a dollar there
appear, right together, a selection from
Mozart's "Don Giovanni and 81 Didn't
Raise My Boy to BE n Soldier" There are
war rolls as we'll as war records. one
company lists the splendid old English
song "The British Grenadier," and an
other, very up-to-date, the Charge of
trast, it is interesting to note that Cesar
Francks symphony is being cut for the
rolls, and one part is already on sale
This is the famous and wonderful ID
Minor, whose question has influenced the
music of all France, more, even. than the
music of Debussy could influence it.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29
A PLEASANT VISITOR.

Mr.. James Lowe of Napoli, N. Y,
arrived in this city last Thursday
and is visiting at the home of his
step-son, Mr.. j. NJ. Lowrie, ON the
Payette Heights. Mr.. Lowe is little
past his eightieth year and is max
ing the trip alone from his New
York home to San Francisco to visit
the great exposition. He was visit
or Tuesday at the Enterprise office
where in the course of a pleasant
conversation, he expressed his sur
prise at finding such fine country
out here where he had been lead to
believe nothing but desert wastes
and monumental liars existed. Mr..
Lowe is remarkably young and visor-
Gus in both mind and body in SPITE
of his multiplicity of years, stands
I'D as straight as a broom-stick and
smokes a cigar as II that one of the
little things that are said to shorten
the span of mans earthly existence
had no terrors for him. He told Us
that he come Of long-lived family
and that as he came thru Nebraska
he visited am uncle aged 103 years,
who is still remarkably spry and IN
the possession Of all his faculties.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29
GREAT AUTO RACES.

On next Saturday afternoon the
Inter-Mountain Fair Grounds al
Boise will be the scene of the first
notable Auto Race Meet ever held
in this section of the country under
sanction of the American Automo-
bile Association, and directed by
the Northwest Automobile Associa'
tion, which has already directed sue
cessful Inter-City Auto Meets this
year at Portland and Salem, Ore
gon, Spokane, North Yakima, Walla
Walla and Seattle; while Jim Par
sons, speed King of the Northwest
who will also be there, was the
winner of the Inter-City Century
hundred-mile event at Tacoma on
July 9Th.
The cars that will race here rep
resent Seattle, Tacoma, Portland,
North Yakima and Spokane, and
from Boise the racing machines will
be shipped direct back to the Ia
coma Two-Mile Speedway, where
they will be prepared for the big
Inter-City Auto Race Meet on Labor
Day.
The matter of bringing these
great drivers and fast machines to
Boise at the very heavy expense in
Cured, is an experiment with Robt.
A. Miller, Manager of the North
west Automobile Association, and II
the coming Meet proves successful,
Boise will be included in the rae
ing circuit next year which viii
include all of the larger cities In
the West. The public of this Sec
ton are to be given a rare racing
treat. The track will be properly
prepared, watered all night before
the races, and chloride OF calcium
will be used to lay the dust.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29
A FAMILY REUNION.

A most enjoyable reunion OF one
of the pioneer families of the Pay
cite Valley was that held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Hurd
near this city last Sunday. when
there were present for the first
time in more than two years, all
of their children and their children s
families, together with other rela-
tives and friends, as follows: Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn Hurd and two chill
dren. Mr.. and Mrs. Claud A. Hurd
and son and Mr.. Earl Hurd. OF Pay
ette. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Emerson
and two children of Crystal Bottom,
Mr.. Clyde Hurd Of Whitley Bottom,
Mr.. L.. c. Clement OF Whitley Bot
tom. and Misses Marion and Aurora
Arment of Payette.
One of those splendidly gotten up
dinners for the excellence OF which
no more competent witnesses could
be interrogated than the members
of her own household, was served
by Mrs. Hurd and was partaken OF
by those present with that relish
and pleasure known only to such
eatbsFiuss.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29

turning to Payette about 1880 and
then took our departure for Boise,
arriving in that city at 7:15 the
next morning. We only remained
there about Is minutes. We then re-
returned to Payette, making short
stops in the towns along the route
We travelled, arriving in this city at
1915 Wednesday night. I was let
out of the car near the residence
of City Marshal Stanton. Jones tel
ling me at the time that he would
return the car to Mr.. Hogue's gar
age where we got it. went di-
rect to the home of Marshal Stan
ton and called up the City Hall, ex-
pecting to reach him there, but he
came in while / was waiting for an
answer to my call. when ! related
to him substantially the story l
have told you. then went to my
fathers home near by and spent the
night. coming down town IS was
my usual habit, this morning
Jones is a married man, about 20
years old, and his young wife. VINO
is employed at the Commercial Hotel
is distracted over the escapade OF
her husband.
Nothing is known as to the tire
names of the two women involved.
One of them had been discharged
Tuesday morning after being en-
ployed a short time at the COM
mercial Hotel.
Baird is a single man ard makes
his home with his parents, who are
worthy and respected citizens. It Is
said this is the first time that the
young man has been mixed up 10
any such d!sreputable affair.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29
THE HOME TOWN
BY NELS DARLING

! Many argue that IN time, practical
ly all merchandising will be don
by mail from a few great cities
They contend that this is the eco
nomical method. Some Socialists
who believe in the three fundament
al principles of Karl Marx socialism
take this view of the trend of the
times. The three fundamentals refer
red to are-rent is wrong, interest is
wrong, profit is wrong.
Well, in-as-much as the large
city department stores and mai
order houses are private enterprises
are mot owned by the people, are
not part of a great commercial
system in a cooperative common
wealth, why not keep our rents and
profits at home?
The habitual mail order house
patron is too often like the gambler
he is forever talking of his win
ming, but says nothing of his losses.
The one bargain offsets hundred
The lost time, the
unsatisfactory goods, the article he
had to return at his own expense,
the repairs ON shipments damaged
in transit, the patching he has done,
the unlocked for heavy freight char
ges, are all, with an effort, forgot
ten in contemplation of the ONE
article that is just as coed or per
haps a trifle better than he really
expected it to be. Like the man
who thinks he is benefited by the
panacea bought frcm the street cor
ner medicine vendor, he is surprised
10 find that he got something for his
The gambling instinct is an in
1erent one with everybody and this
very fact accounts for the facination
hat mail order buying has for most
'olks.
That the farmers are the most
liberal patrons of the outside con-
,erns, is prevalent and mistaken
dea. Merchants often do not prac-
ice what they preach-the grocery
merchant sends away for dry goods,
while the hardware dealer sends
lway for furniture and the wives
Il both belong to some soap club.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

The Evangelistic meetings closed
last Sunday evening with large
audience and splendid interest; rs
people responded to the invitations
during the meetings. The Bible
school reached the largest attend
snce in the history of the church.
There were 361 present in all the
classes last Sunday. Superintendent
McComsey received the Bible which
was offered on condition that the
attendance reached $50. Mrs. A. viii
son received the Bible for the larg-
est percentage of increase among
the classes. "The Pathfinders" was
the largest class in the school. This
class is taught by Mrs. Frank Shaw
and there were SO in the class last
Sunday.
Next Sunday we meet at the
church. We hope for large attend
ance. Come at 10 O'Clock. The pastor
will speak at the morning and eve
ming services.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-07-29
rHEY CAN'T FORGET.

Rev. w. E. Bobbitt and wife ar
rived last Thursday from Woodland,
California, having made the trip
overland in their auto. They are at
present guests at the home of DR..
l. R. Woodward, where preparations
are being made for a camping trip
by the two families. Mr. and Mrs.
Bobbitt are not strangers in this
community, where for several years
he was the pastor of the Christian
Church and Mrs. Bobbitt, prior to
becoming the wife of the popular
young preacher, was one of Payette's
most accomplished instructors in
the public schools of the city. It
has been their habit since leaving
Payette to return each summer for
their annual outing with Dr.. and
Mrs. Woodward in the Idaho noun
tains.