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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28
THE DAILY STORY
Curing a La-de-dah
By DONALD ALLEN


Copyright BY the Mcclure Newspaper syndi-
Firstly, what IL n lah-de-dah7
Il is young man from ~ to 25. There
are no old lah-de-dahs on the market
Why is the term APPLIED TO a particular
young man?
Because he is rich and without profess
sion or occupation other than 20 sit IN
the window OF clubhouse. attend race
now and then. and is always present NJ
afternoon teas 70 demand and receive
compliments from insipid ladies.
Because he lsps. He doesn't have TO,
but hO prefers Il.
Because he says, Bah Jove!" instead
OF plain old-fashloned "By thunderl"
Because he thinks that score OF young
ladies want to catch him for his figure
and his money.
Because he carries around with him
small cane and n large air OF languldness.
Because n gencalogist has told him that
his grcat-grandfather was Minister TO
Russia
Because his great-grandfather. instead
OF being Minister anywhere abroad. was
n shoemaker at home.
Because II he doesn't get jolt or two
before he is 30 he will be In some idiot
asylum before no is 4O
Other "becauses" could be stated, but
the above seem to be sufficient This
particular specimen Of the lahde-dah
tribe was named Claude Ducharme Ha-
zleton. When the name was given him he
was young and helpless. Later on rich
aunt threatened to disinherit him II he
changed II TO Sam Ward Hazleton, and
he let IL stick.
His first meeting with Miss Catherine
Bolton was at an afternoon tea party.
She didn't smile over the Introduction.
She didn't detain him. She didn't even
mention the weather. II was sort OF
jolt for Claude.
"I thuppose," he llsped, that she spells
her name Kathryne Boylton?"
"Oh, no." was replied. Miss Bolton is
very wealthy, but at the same time she
IL very sensible
"Aw-aw-glad to hear 1t, doncher
know"
She left before he had another oppor-
tunity to address her, and he was so
plqued that he tried to forget her name
and face. He hadn't figured It out that
there was one single sensible girl in So
ciety, and the discovery was a surprise
to him.
One OF Miss GATHERINGS intimates left
the house at the same time she did.
'Well. you have seen the lsping society
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Alhambra

The opening week of the regular sesson
at the Alhambra Theatre is provIn~
highly successful. the new Kimhsr,
organ. the only instrument OF its Nina
south of Market stret. scoring an
especially big hit. For next week thar
has been arranged a well diversified Mn,
of vaudeville. The vaudeville attractions
will be supplemented by two Of the
latest and best of photoplay offerings
The first three days will witness tn
presentation of Mary Pickford in "RaRs .
During the last half of the week. the
picture attraction win be Pauline Fred.
erick. in Sold"
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protected the riri Is thrown upon Al.
world. aud the taint In the blood dcvet...'
she nnall1 falls victim to n 49,.
rogue, and is only rescued BY thu ~,
ter's wife. The weeks production At ,s-
Palace will be Identical In every Wy
with the successful first presentation y
the Stanley, and will be under the dire
tion Of the Stanley Booking Compsn.
Throughout the week the showinOs ~.
commence at 10 a. nj, ard viii be ~, -n''
tinuOus until l1;15 p. m. The plav ~
IL a dramatization by Claiming poiIa.t
OF the novel OF the same name bv A.a1
and Egerton Castle. and In "a ans.,
Blanche Sweet, Carlyle Blackwell 49, Ths,
dore Roberts, Cleo Ridgley, svSrs-
Deane Gertrude Keller. Cynthia Wiii,as"s2E
Marjorie Daw, Edward Mackey and Ias'
ola O'Connor
Louis Krouse manager OF tho stt...
Theatre, 18th and Girard avenne ~
business agent Of Local 307 has ius, ~ wv
appointed special organizer for tbo ts''l ten
national Alliances OF Theatricai So
employees and Motion Picture opera,sss1s
The organization is aiiillsted with ~.
American Federation Of Labor 'ne
The Rittenhouse Theatre will roo.
today under the mahagcment OF M ~,
lor and Charles Goldstone, propriotor. !,
the Garden Theatre, SD and I,ansda...,u ~
avenue. The interior has been ems 'Swns
rated and the policy will be feature ~
tJres. PIC
Professor Hartranft has been eng -.
TO play upon the new Pitcher or.n1
which will be heard for the first tinns IN IN
day at the Jefferson Theatre, 99th ~
Dauphin streets. This is the fret Pichs.
organ to be heard in the East. and Nh
eyer Delmar has arranged n sneciai ...s- '.,n
gram for the occasion. s'7'|
Something new in the feature n,c,,,A
bookings Will give the Sherwood Thestr'
54th and Baltimore avenue. a snscss,
Paramount attraction changed co.
night next week. II will be known =
Paramount Week !"
Beginning September 10 the Overhroo.
VIII show the Paramount pictures. 80
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Police Court Chronicles

The tinkling OF a tambourlne was waited
through the air near 18th street and Gil
rard avenue. gypsy gir', resplendent in
all the hues of her clan, peeped from be-
hind tree and told passersby In mys-
terious whispers that the future was with
in their grasp for n piece OF silver Those
who were skeptieal looked into laughing
brown eyes, which eontrasted harmoni-
ously with olive checks and even pearly
teeth and paid the toll.
They learned of many good things soon
to happen, and were assured OF the sue
cess of many ventures. both CONNER
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MUSIC ON CITY HALL PLAZA
Philadelphia Band Will Play There
Tonight
The Philadelphia Band will play on City
l.

The Philadelphia Band will play on City
1-Overture "Tannha euser'' ........ Wagner
2-(a) "Salut d'Amour" ............... Eigar
10 'iiy the Suwanee River Myddlcton
3-Trompone SOLO Remembrance of
LlDeTatl' .s.#..g.s............. Casey
Fred Schrader, Soloist
4-Irand scenes from IN TroVatore' Verdi
5-Descriptive fantasie, "A Hunting Scene
Bucalossl
Synopsls-The morning dawns clear
and cold. Tho call for the hunters
to assemble is heard and answered
by others In the distance coming
to join the hunt They set out
merrily singing. The hounds scent
a trail The chase begins i'm earnest.
Excitement increases Bayng OF
the hounds Is heard as they close I'm
on their prey The trophy Is secured
and they ride home singing at the
close Of successful hunt.
0-Meodies from - he ArCadians'' Monckton
I-Nalse I'll Concert. Tout paris'' waldteuf fei
S-"Introductlon and Dance OF the Hours
('Gioconda") .......,,.,,. PonOhieIii
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National Returns to Burlesoue

The National Theatre has been taken
over by New York firm with wide con-
nections in burlesque and will be run this
season as n home for burlesque shows.
The theatre will be on a large circuit and
VIII receive its attractions directly from
New York. The first burlesque Will be
The Golden Gate Girls. opening with a
matinee Saturday. September 4
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King of Sweden Hurt

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 2S-King Gustave
had narrow escape from serious injury
yesterday at Jerna. AS he was entering
his car to proceed to Stockholm his foot
was TANNED between the car and the
platform, and he fell heavily The King
is little worse for the accident.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28
Nine. Gatti- -Casazza Sued for Gowns

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.--John Weeks, OF
Paris. trading as Weeks. has brought
suit In the Supreme Court to recover SiiO5
he alleges is due for goods sold Nine.
Frances Aida Gatti-Casazza, the opera
singer and wife OF the impresario Of the
Metropolitan Opera House. The articles
include zone gown bagatelle, $40; one
gown Ostend. 500; one gown Sylvia, 500;
one blue taffeta gown. $3.50. and one grand
prix gown. Si70.
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l-Overture "Aiassanlello' ........... .Auber
2-ReminisCcnces Of the most popular works
OF Verdi.
3-ta) The Merry Lark ............. Bend!N
Ib) Marcia, The Occidental ....... SouGa
4-.Dance Of the sorpents' ........ Buccaarl
G-suite, "A Day in Venice. e"..........,. .Nevln
la ,Mornima, :......... ....... .EspinoSl
do "Congra tulations Nalse' ........ Europe
sMelodies from High Jlnks". ".,..... .Friml
PART II-EVENING. s TO 10 O'CLOCK.
t-Overture. "Ruy BlaH'. ......... Mendelssohn
2-Fantasie, Creme de la Creme" Tobani
3-ta) The Snow Queen" ........... Salzer
tb) Tarantelle "Forsetta" .......... Ardlti
4-Xylophone solo. The Bohemian Girl'
Balfe
Soloist Peter Levin.
5--Melodies from The Girl from Utah
Rubens
G-(a) Invitation TO the Dance. Weber
(b) Hungarian Dances" ......... Brahms
1-Nnlse de Concert. Roses from the
South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Strauss
s-"Grand American Fantasie". ...... Herbert
Star Spangled Banner"
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q. whole the stcry is unconventionai
"a ,.freshinr. James kirkwood ~
rectod the production and appears ~ Mlss s
Dawn's leading support. Russeh ,..,,,. pas
Bassett. ae her father. and irene ho",,s' ~,
as the sister OF her husband, support the
star.
"The rncorrieIbie Dukane," com
h,nntion Of drama, comedy and romance,
announced for Thursday, frluey ~ ~
eah,rdav provides John Barrymore, tne
populnr stage and hlm fayorte. Wtn,,'. WIN w.
Of the most unusual character ,,. 'e,ons
he has vet impersonated on the screen,
Tho comedy OF the subject is derived from
= s.,tcs ~ udlcrous misfortunes OF when
Inc Young and irrepressible Dukane is the
constant victim; the drama emana.es
FROM the manner I'm which the young
ne'er-do-well redeems himself, and saves
the fortune and honor OF his father. ana
the romance develops-in the usual man
ner OF youth.
Mary Pickford will next be presenteg,
in another unusual role as hs,neraiuV, "a
This feature combining pathos anu
humor. is booked for the week OF Sep'e'n-
ber 6 at the Stanley Theatre
while 'The Birth Of a Nation" which
philadelphIa is about to see, has COM
pIeted 400 performances In New YORK
is acquiring parodies almost as tast as
Charles Chaplin. The Thanhouser peo-
ple have taken TO CalllnB theT -
comedies The Mirth of Nation
Moreover. "The Mirth OF Nation,
fve-reel burlesque and travesty, written
for the Universal by G. e. Van Loan,
whose famous baseball stories appear In
the EVENING LEDGER, Is now on the
stocks at Universal City. The Mirth OF
a Nation" will be issued in book form
shortly by Grosset Dunlap.
A radical change has been made In the
releasing schedule of American Film Com
pany, Inc, whose film outputs are dis
tributed throughout the United states ex-
clusively by Mutual Film Corporation.
Hereafter Flying A" dramas and Am
erican Beauty films will be released on
Monday. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.
This announcement covers all releases on
and after August %, irrespective of re-
lease dates named i'm advertising copy.
The decision to release two Beauty"
films instead of one each week and other
development have made necessary
these changes.
All of next week the attraction at the
Palace Theatre will be "The Orchard"
which the Pennsylvania Board of Censor
ship banned but which the Philadelphia
courts enioined the state censor from in
terfering with, after slight revision had
been agreed upon. Briefly outlined the
photo-play deals with the mshaps which
befall n convent-bred girl. in whom lies
the taint of heredity. her mother having
heen one Of the shining lights of the
Partisan deml-monde. Innocent and un-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28
MUSIC IN THE PARK
Band Plays at Belmont Mansion Aft
ernoon and Night

The Fairmount Park Band will play at
Belmont Mansion this afternoon and to-
night. The program:
PART L-AFTERNooN. : TO O'CLOCK.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28

Previous to her appearance in THE
Heart of Jennifer." TO be presented at the
Stanley Theatre the first half Of the
current week, Hazel Dawn had appeared
three times on the screen, in three
virtually different types of impersonation.
This new five-cent feature comes from
the pen Of Edith Barnard Delano. Taken
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28

L
tion Pictures Corporation announce that
the first four releases on the Equitable
program, which is distributed through the
regular World Film channels, have now
been edited and, beginning with Septem-
ber 20 and releasing at regular PERIODS,
will come a constant array of stars ana
prominent players in a series of big plays
constructed under the direction of CO.
terie OF prominent directors, consisting
of Webster Cullison, John Ince, Walter
Mcnamara, Charles Seay, Joseph Golden,
and under the personal supervision of
the ever-active Isidore Bernstein.
The following productions are now com
pleted in every essential and ready for
marketing by the Equitable Corporation:
Human Cargoes," conceived by Walter
Mcnamara, with Robert I. Haines, the
popular leading man; Ben Sankey, Isa-
belle McGregor, Blanche Davenport and
Willis Granger in the principal roles.
'"Lifes Crucible" dramatic document
with William Courtlegh as the male lead,
will see the light of screen-day early in
October. Kathryn Osterman, in 1.-The
Bludgeon," is being produced under the
direction of Cullison, while Joseph Golden
Is working on the big dramatic vehicle,
Divorced" in which Hilda Spong will
appear. Mr.. Golden will also produce
blue Grass" featuring Thomas A. Wise.
''Trilby," in which Clara EImball Young.
the brilliant young screen star and Will
ton Lackaye, the distinguished actor are
making. their, joint appearance, is to be
the first release and will characterize the
World Film activities September 90
Helen Ware in her most recent starring
vehicle, The Price" has been completed
and will feature the Equitable release
roster about October l.
Finished pictures now on the shelf at
the Equitable offices number ten the Gull
ings OF many weeks of activity These
pictures have been indorsed by the eX-
| amining board of the Equitable and pro-
nounced up to the standard.
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tratlve Of Selig thoroughness In develop
ment of a film story.

Crane Wilbur, formerly with buDin, anu anu
I,onk Mills. popular broadway leading
man. have Just been contracted py
Tho mas II. Ince for appearance In New
York Motion Picture Company produc-
ticns Mr.. Mills has already arrived at
the Los Angeles studio and is now APP
pearing in support Of Bessie Barriscale In
''The Golden Claw" under the direcuoh
of Reginald Barker.
Mr.. Wilbur will leave the East within a
few days, coming direct TO melville to
fulhl the long-term contract. Just what
production he will appear In first has not
been announced, but it is understood that
the script for this will be written by Mr..
Ince and G. Gardner Sullivan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-28

Director Thomas Santschi. Of the Selig
Company. took a carload of lions and
canels to the desert near Oxnard n few
days ago, i'm order to meet the demands
Of Kathlyn Williams photoplay, "Sultana
of the Desert" Great arenas were erect
ed in the sands for the realistic scenes,
and African lions gamboled in the region
of sugar plants for the first time, illus
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interest in the success of their ma
tional cause.
Unmarried men, il was declared at
the time, We're less inclined TO feel
that sense of national responsibility.
The recruiting that has taken place
for the British army since the be-
ginning of the present war has served
to confirm this belief in the inferiority
OF the patriotism of the bachelor to
that of the married man. The Gov
eminent aims to redress this COndi-
ton of affairs by selecting its recruits
for service at the front among the
unmarried ''slaCkers" who have hith-
erto held selhshlS aloof and who have
left To the henedlcks the duty of fight
ing and of laying down their lives for
their country.
In thus selecting the single rather
than the married man and in draft
ing for service in the field young men
of leisure or engaged I'm clerical work
and in other forms or employment
that could he equally well filled 10y
women and girls rather than recruit
ing them from married and single men
employed in productive and industrial
u Sh'h hS J i"lll 'sANl
transportation and manufacturing in
dustries of various descriptions, the
British Government is after all tax
ing leaves out Of the books of both
Germany and France.
When the present war broke out
Germany with her marvellous powers
OF organization modified not only her
troops but also all the Industrial re-
sources of the empire. The skilled
mechanics, the experienced railroad
men. the steel workers NJ Krupps and
in the other ordnance. small arms and
munition factories, the miners OF coal
and OF the various metallic ores. the
scientists engaged in chemical re-
search, were all exempted from ac-
tive service at the front.
| True, they wese all enrolled. But
they were left Ut their various occu-
pations IN trio understanding that
they were under Government direc-
ton and control and that instead of
working for mere bloated capitalists
or greedy shareholders they were
working for the nation and that their
services would he regarded as being
Just IA patriotic and just M much en-
titled to reward and distinction oil
the part of the Crown as IL performed
under French, English or Russian fire
at the front.
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who are not thus usefully employed
and who are not required for the
working OF these industries.
Moreover, the Administration is de-
ternined to secure its recruits for ser
vice in the trenches among the young
bachelors rather than among the mar
ried men. The number of married
men with childun who have volun-
teered for service in h field since
the beginning of the war is out of
all proportion to the number of the
unmarried,
The British army, according to Off
cial returns lately reported TO Parlia-
ment, contains close upon Il million
married men. This takes no account
of the large colonial contingent nor
yet OF the Indian troops. That is to
say the proportion of married men
at the front Is almost 80 per cent.
There are some who insist that it is
far larger.
Now the married soldier Is a source
OF much greater expense to the State
than the bachelor, seeing that the
Government is obliged to provide for
the maintenance at home Of the wives
and n CnlluTen VI tHc SoiuieiS WIN
the colors. These allowances amount
to considerably over $l2, 900, 900 a
week, which could be saved II these
men were single.
Then there Is also the question OF
liberal pensions for the women who
have been widowed and for the chill
drer who have been orphaned in the
war. This Is an obligation that lies
heavy upon the nation and from which
IL could have been to a great extent
shared were the soldiers giving their
lives at the front bachelors instead OF
married men,
1t has been found that married
men are always more ready to vol
unteer TO light for their country than
single men. Some years g Col. See
lev. afterward Secretary OF State fol-
war. furnished n number of extremely
interesting official reports and stats
tics TO the House of Commons which
went to show by means of the records
OF the Boer war at the close OF tho
last century and Of the Russo-Jap'
anese war fve years later in Man
churia that the best soldiers and
above all the bravest were marie,
men, due no doubt to the fact tina
owing to their being possessed Of Z
wife and children they had n greater
sense Of responsibility as we'll as O
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Mrs. Pye. a Lusitania sur
vivor whose baby was drowned,
speaking 10 stimulate recruit
ing.
n t. thanks to this that Germany.
d'sp.tc the blockade Of her ports and
her being virtually cut of from all
commercial and Industrial intercourse
with the utter world, has been able
in a measure TO supply her ,wn needs,
and in particular To remedy that
shortage of ammunition by which she.
like the other b~clligcrout Powers. was
confronted after the first three or four
months Of complaining. No II even
IN his widest moments had ever
dreamed Of such a colossal and alto
gether phenomenal expenditure of am
munit!on. All calculations were upset.
Germany, thanks to her Industrial or
gani2ation, and alb We al to the mobile
2atiOn uf her Industries. was the first
of the hclligercuts to recover from
this disadvantage which has SO scri-
ousiy hampered the operations of her
foes, compelling them to content them
selves with defensive instead of Of
f~ensivc tactics.
France, who at the outset Of the
war called to arms AL men liable To
military service, modifying her entire
army, soon realized her mistake. All
her Industries came TO a standstill, W
ing to the departure of the working
men to join their regiments. Even
the great ordnance works at Creusot.
where were made those wonderful
scventy-hNe Centimetcr guns which
have been one of the features of the
war, were compelled to cXtinguish
their fires, while small arms and mu-
milton factories In all parts of the
country We're Obliged to shut down;
this. too, at a moment uSen the ma
ton stood in the most sore need of
their output.
After a few weeks Generalissimo
Jolfrc inaugurated "A mastery plan of
epuratiOn. lie not only shelved over
a hundred general officers and near
half a thousand COlunels who had
shown themselves either nsubordinate
of inefficient, hut likewise proceeded
to send back from the trenches all the
mechanics and skilled w0rkmen who
had been recruited from Creusot and
$1,000
from kindred concerns.
Before Ions all these great works
We're in fun operation again turning
out war supplies, the employees be-
Ing given to understand that they
were no longer working fer the share
holders but for the nation, that their
services to the State in turning out
war supplies, SC, were just AZ valu-
able and as patriotic as IL performed
at the front on the battlefield or in
the trenches, and that they would be
just as much entitled to honors and
rewards, In fact, thanks to General
issimo Joffre, a fair share of the
kniGhthoods OF the Legion Of Homo,
and of the so-called Crosses of Wal
have been awarded 10 these mechanics
and skilled lahorers, who have heal
working for the Government at Creu.
sot and elsewhere, AZ "A result of thi,
France has now recovered from he,
shortage ~ munitions and Is pre-.
pared to the offensive.