Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-03

TbInRs will be hummng almost every
,ninu,e of the night and day during the five
davs of the Admens convention, which VIII
onen in this city on June 20. way into
,he wee sma' hours OF the morning the
10000 or more visitors from all parts ot
the earth will be given ample proof that the
neraon. who dubbed" Philadelphia SLOW
Town" didn't know What ne was tanning
about
Each davis entertainment during the
convention will be concluded with a
cabaret performance. starting at IL p M,
ana ending when everybody wants to go TO
he'd These cabaret performances VIII
be by amateur talent There VIII be many
enappy musical and dancing features, and
other things which put ginger into cabaret
show. Chicago will run the show Monday
night at the Bellevuc.Stratford and from
ali reports the cabaret artists from that
city will make folks sit UP and take notice.
New York will supervise Tuesdays show
at the Hotel Adelphia. The New workers.
promise to present some brand new "ssuff"
right out OF the Broadway amusement
reservoir. Baltimore will boss the cabaret
at the Rltz-Carlton on Wednesday, and
on Thursday staid Boston will put on a
live show at the Walton. The Boston
artists say there will nothing especially
Puritanical about their performance.
Said an official of the Poor Richard Club:
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on the roof gardens. but SO many folks in
s!st on seeing them that we decided TO move
them downstairs. handy-lke to the crowds
--and likewise convenient to the taxicabs.
These cabaret performances will be open
to everyone of course and will run with
professional-like skill and 'eclat,' as the
PostOn crowd puts 1t. We don't want any
one to overlook these windup performances,
for they promise to be the real thing They
Will put sort Of pleasant tang into the
whole convention proceedings. They are
going to help convince the visitors that II
Is gross libel for anybody to couple the
obnoxious word slow with Philadelphia
The canoe hotila will serve as an escort
b the barge occupied by the official Poor
RLhard band of $50 pieces. This barge
viii head the pageant. as II starts south
from Girard avenue bridge. Cups will be
awarded to canoe owners for the best dec
orations. There are 7es canoes registered
for permission to use the SchuylsIll River,
and the committee In charge Of the pageant
estimates that more than half of them will
enter the contest.
The cabarets will show the delegates that
our running time in Philadelphia is not SO
much behind that of New York and Chi
cage, In fc.--t.. this Ad Convention is going
TO demonstrate that PhlladeIphIa's running
time is a little bit faster than any other
city In America. For the last few years
Philadelphia has been breaking records I'm
the speed line, but has not been doing
much boasting about IT, Come late and
stay early will be the slogan of the cab
aret shows"
Canoe owners who keep their boats on
Ine schuyikill River are applying in great
NUMBERS Tor places In the advertising
pageant TO be held on the river on the
nisht OF June 30 c. II. Gable, director of
ne pageant. announced today that he would |
lomlt any registered canoe II II is decorated |
secording to the rules laid down by the |
rageant Committee. The committee has |
lecreed that ordinary flags are not decora- |
IONS Canoe decorations must consist of |
Japanese lanterns.