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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-24
Make Bronides From Brine

Osaka. japan, March 23.-Accord-
ing to the Mafn1chf. Japan is export
ing to Great Britain large quantities
of bromide which is used in the pro-
duction of poison gas. Germany has
inexhaustib1e rock-saIt beds from
which bromide is obtained; Japan has
no rocks but has great areas of
salt farms in the Southern districts of
the Empire. The brine which is left
after the tab1e-sa1t is extracted has
had a limited use in the past as a fer
tilizer and as an ingredient in bean
custard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-24
Three Hundred Women
Driving In Berlin

Berlin, March 23.-Three hundred
women are now driving horse drawn
mail wagons in Berlin, according to
an announcement by the post office
authorities.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-24

The American section of the Inter
national High Commission, headed by
Secretary McAdoo, arrived at Babda,
Brazil, on the cruiser Tennessee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-24

The State Department ruled that the
armed Italian liners Regina d'Italia
and Caserta may clear from New York
with their guns mounted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-24

he"tuepa ~
r"andfa IN nos tn BATTLES he
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Schelling Recital Thursday.

Ernest Schelling, the American plan
list and composer, viii appear in re-
cital at the Belascp Theater Thursday
afternoon. In addition to notable &C
mplishments familiar to the student
and patron of higher music. Mr.
Schelling was brought Intimately into
notice recently in Washington by his
concerto for violin and orchestra
which was played by Kreisler at the
recent concert of III" Boston Symphony
Orchestra and which was written es-
pecially for krcisler
Al the Eelasco he viii present the
following program: Sonata, Op. Ill,
beethoven; Maest"so-Allegro con brio
ed Appassionato; .Arietta con variazoni.
From we'll tempered clavichord, J. S
Bach. Prelude ana fugue y fat
minor; prelude. +. fiat minor: prelude
and fupue. - fiat. Sarabande. Debus-
50; -aIborado del grasioso, RAvel; Pas
SaCagIla tMS. first time). Emile Blan-
Ch"t, Tire" bauZaS f.spauOIaS, trana-
dos pauza Leita. y ma ior: Cantalane
minor Nai"urienne. . rnajo Two
t"%"S'aF. trAuado%. '"l!Ips. II Fan
daEru #" tardil- Chant InlonaIS,
'hopIn-Lrszt Srh"rzD. e sharp minor,
chopin, Tenth Hungarian Rhapsody,
Lisa
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COSMOS

Tomorrow afternoon at the Cosmos
Theater Will be the first presentation
of a playlet entitled Your Daughter"
by Dr.. Woodruff Johnston of this city,
with Vivian Kay and Cara Pryor, both
Of this city. as the prominent players
The theme touches the enlightenment
Of young girls and women in matters
that may seriously affect their lives.
A number of educators are Interested
in the play in i sociological way.
A supporting bill viii include Lew
Williams and his company in u new
musical comedietta, In Mexico: Olga
Mishka. the famous dancer of the Chi
cago Grand Opera, and her company,
in symbolic and classic dance features:
the IleFH"y fOur, popular Atlantic
City rathskelieT quartet. Kelly and
Sylvan. in songs, dances and nonsense;
Romano and La Pearl, old minstrel
men With new ideas. Brown and vii
liams in songs and acrobatic dances on
dainty song skit The tiIns, inciud-
ing comedy and both the Selig-Trlbune
and the Path- Weekly news pictures.
viii be headed by The Firm Of cir
dlestone," with Charles Rock, an Eng
lsh actor, the star.
Today's performance viii start At 3
o'clock and VIII present all tn. at
fractions OF last weeks bin
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Coming Attractions.
Burton Holmes Tonight.

A the New National Theater tonight
Burton Holmes will present his trave-
logue, Canada From Coast to Coast
the first of the series of five trave-
logues to be given on consecutive Sun
day nights in Washington.
In Canada from Coast to Coast in
which Mr. Holmes Will inaugurate the
use of slides colored by natural color
Photography the audience will be
shown the apple blossom land of Evan
geline" to the Pacific coast cities of
Vancouver and Victoria. including en-
route the quaintness of Quebec. the
miracle working shrine of st. Ann de
Beau Pre-. the busy metropolis of Mon
treal, governmental Ottawa, Winnipeg,
Calgary and other cities of the grow
ing Dominion, as well as giving
glmpses of points of interest to sports
men in the French River country. the
Saeuenay and the Kootenay, and the
open prairie across the northern Dor
der line where cattle. grain and other
staples are grown in such Drofusion as
to make them of vital interest,
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Holiday Week at Keith S.

Next week, in which the Thauksgiv
ing holiday occurs, the customary bill
will he offered at the f. +. Keith
Theater. The night before Thanksgiv-
ing VIII be Rotary night" when the
entire membership Of the local Rn-
tartan club is expected to attend.
Thanksgiving day there will be three
shows. one at , pm, the second at 5
and the third at SIS pm, the tickets
for each being numbered accordingly,
and none being good for any other
numbered show that day.
The holiday attractions viii include
Thcod"r" kosloff and Nlasta MaSlova
famous RUSSIAN dancers. and their COM
pany, Ir u program al nine numbers.
IArl. wilson. assisted lay LILLIAN BOARD -
nHn Hua Frank Hurst la An i'm
uy"tnptE i.cNN.r'. Porter j White and
rouuau. - The il.d--tWay'. Iatu~~
t. T'rno21" and Mars" i.~". it, "Drrr,,
We'll. 1 Thank You; the Three Steiudei
!;rnth"r-. tpNal's r"ya! hI""ded poodlrs
aud ''Tuquc." Donald Roberts Hooper
ana MarburY, the pipe organ recitals
and the international News pictorial
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"Behman Show :"

With AN original book by JUNE Ne
Cree and "A prodigality of new features
not hitherto seen in burlesque. Jack
Singers The Behman Show" Will play
it's annual engagement at the Gayety
Theater next week. In rearranging
the performance of this popular or
ganization Singer has undertaken to
depart from the customary burlesque
offering by the introduction of vaude-
VILE SpecialtieS so selected that they
form Il part of the authors narrative.
The new book gives Martelle imper-
senator of female character much
work and makes his specially to some
extent "A part of the plot All new
songs an elaborate wardrobe and Spe-
cial settings have been provided
Ameta Pymes. whose classic dancing
has for several seasons proved a fea-
ture of the Behman show, will be seen
Among the new faces in the organiza-
ton are Wilbur Dobbs, German come
dian; John Game and Blanche New
comb, Lucille Manion and Sam Hyams
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Nine. Julia Culp, Friday.

friday afternoon, at the New Ma
tional Theater. Julia Culp, the great
l-ieder singer. Will make her first ap-
pearance of the season In Washington
toe artist of the third concert of
the ten star series"
The visits of Nine. Culp are interest
ing and enjoyable events in the mu-
steal happenings Of the capital. Nine.
Culp has voice of real beauty and
a personality an dmagnetism that add
much to the charm of singing There
seems to be no limitation to the golden
tones of the great Dutch diva
Nine. Culp Will again have as her ac-
companist Coenraed Bos. whose work
has won him host of admirers in
Washington.
The program follows:
l. When l Am Laid in Earth" Pur-
cell; Come Again. Sweet Love" Far
Away" and Song of the Mountain
old English.
.. "Frauenliebe und Leben" (song
cycle. Schumann.
J 3. Eros" and I'm Kahne," Grieg;
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NEW NATIONAL

Montgomery and Stone. funmakers
par excellence. in Charles Dil.ingham's
production of Chin Chin will be the
attraction at the New National Theater
this week. When the famous stars
open their engagement here it will be
the 757th time they have appeared in
Chin Chin They made their DEBUT
in this musical fantasy at the Forrest
Thsater. Philadelphia. September IS.
1914 From there is was taken to the
Globe Theater. New York. for more
than year and Il half breaking all
records for the metropolis for an err
tertsinment of this character, After
the New York run il was taken 10 the
Colonial Theater al Boston for forty
eight perforIra noes. and thence to the
Illinois Theatsr. Chicago. for nineteen
weeks
When Chin Chin opened it's third
season this fan. the curtain rose on the
SGD performance of this play, with.
neither Montgomery Stone nor
any OF the principals Of the support
ing east having missed a single per
Torrance. altogether d record I'M
pa lleIed in the history OF the Ameri
stage
"Cfin chin - by- Anne Caldwell and
X. II Burnside. with music by Ivan
Caryii. and contains a score Of numbers
that have become household favorItes
ia The last two seasons.
It comes with the original cuTnpau ny
or more than hundred and with Mr..
Stoue in his CONGRATULATIONS of
padrreWskI Nine FalloNski and the
ventrlloquIst Mr.. Montgomery also
viii he seen III fle different charac-
rers Supporting the TWO stars are the
SIX Brown Brothers Clown Band.
Gladys ZeH. V.ol@' ZsIl. Margaret irv-
douglas Stevenson. oscar RsgIand. Jay
QGrgiey ANA G""f q Phelps.
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GAYETY

HiDt'n ''""r"r's The 'ilobe Trot-
t"rs or.us ~ weeks engagement ~
th- Gaysty Thea'"r today. The pro
gram VIII consist Of Two oue-a,t ma
sIcal burie''as ? al Il galaxy 81 .vaude-
vale acts. L. opening act Is entitled
The Spenders' and is described as Il
mighty. frivolous fantasy, whose first
factor Is fun. fast and furious. fash
ion and frlsk feInininity-" The closing
portion is scenic burletta. "Trotting
Around" The book and lyrics are by
Billy X. Wells. In addition to the
musical comedy there viii be several
bpec!a!tes. among them Elsie Lave
cau. in Setnl-Classic songs; the Isabella
sisters, IN violin act, and the BoS-
toulan -Four, IN comedy act. The
beauty choTuS' Is said 10 be one Of
the best trained in burlesque TODAY.
Prominent in the cast are Irving
9 Hay, Elsie LaNedau. Virginia Ware.
George Hickman. Julia clifford and
Florence riiffOrd
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Columbia.

A double bill of photoplay features
will be shown at the Columbia Theater
today and for the first half of the
week. Mae Murray in The Plow Girl.
and Charlie Chaplin in his latest COM
edy. Behind the Screen which shows
many ludicrous scenes of life in a
motion picture studio.
The story of THE Plow Girl in
which Mae Murray is pictured. is
woven around Lady Brentwood, who
is constantly longing for her grand
child, of whom no trace has been
found since her parents persisted in
South Africa. She tells Lord Percy,
titled fortune hunter and distant rela-
tive, that If he will find her he may
marry her and share the estate. He
imparts this news to Pantant, his
friend and confidential agent. and they
make arrangements to send John Stod-
dard. struggling attorney, into South
Africa to find the heress-or a substi-
tute.
MarSot. d delicate little girl, the
family drudge of John Nariey,
drunken South African farmer, ulti-
mately proves to be the missing heir
ess.
Beginning Thursday and for the last
three days Of the week, Wallace Reid
and cleo Ridgley will be pictured as
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"Das Muhlrad'' and Phyllis und die
Mutter," old German folksongs.
Otil Skinner-"Mister Antonio

The announcement of Otis skinner, in
a new play by Booth Harrington, call
ed Mister Antonio" for the National
Theater next week. with special holi-
day matinee Thanksgiving day. arouses
pleasure BILE anticipations. Mr.. Skinner
stands for what is best in the Ameri-
can theater. His great and manifold
Ia Tents have never been unWorthily eX-
plotted and his career covers many ar
tiStic achievements.
Mr.. Harrington has written a cheer
full and amusing drama of American
life and has provided Mr.. Skinner with
one of those vigorous, co!orful and
picturesque roles in which he is seen
at his best. There are no problems in
Mister Antonio" Its mission is to on
terrain. it tells the story Of " good
Samaritan and man who fill from
grace, with hunus and wiki che. rtHl
optimism. Otis Skinner is an Italian
organ grinder redo!rrt Wltn garlic,
but with the soul of km!eht eiI#nt.
A splendid supporting company pro-
vided by Charles Frnhmau includes
Eleanor Woodruff, Joseph Brennan.
Frances I.andy ana Eub"tt harrison.
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New York Symphony Orchestra.

Public sale of subscription tickets
for the concert of the New York SYM
phonv Orchestra. Walter Damrosch.
conductor opens tomorrow morning at
r. Arthur Smiths. 1906 g street
Three concerts will be given in this
city at the Belasco Theater on the
afternoons of December ). January 3
and February :, with Harold Bauer,
Julia Claussen and Josef Holman, re-
spectively. soloists in the order named
The New York symphony Society
occupies unique position among
symphonic orchestral organizations III
America today. Its visits are regarded
as a stimulus to local orchestras rather
than as the invasions of a rival Nearly
everywhere it appears outside of its
home city the concerts are given under
the auspices and usually the manage
ment of the local organiZa tons In
many cases the officials of the city and
the officers Of the local musical organ
izations request Mr.. Damrosch 10 lee
ture before the local directors on the
musical needs of their city, especially
III III" way Of 4 symphony orchestra
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Her Soldier Boy.

clifton Crawford Will max" his stel-
lar debut Of tn" new season Thursday
evening at the Belasoo Theater as the
mirthinaking hero "f "Iirr Soldier
Boz" tn" noW musical play which the
McsSrs. Shubert ar" presenting as
their most important light music Of
firing Of the new theatrical year
.iohn charles Thomas baritone, whose
brilliant singing attracted attention
ia Alone at Last. The Peasant Girl
and the all-star Gilbert and sullivan
operettas; Beth Lydy. late prima don
ma in THE Girl from Brazil" and
Adele Rowland of "Katinka." Nobody
Home" and vaudeville fame, are the
featured singers in d company of eX-
ccptional quality.
Her Soldier Boy" is the first joint
work of Victor Leon. author of The
Merry Widow" and Emmerich Kali
man. composer of "SarI." 1t tells
well knit story of humor and romance
Somewhere in Belgium" with a
whimsical young American adventure
seeker as the central comedy figure,
and with "A French officer and a Bel
gian maid as the principal romantic
characters.
unsteady "A treat of the first water
is promised Mr. Walman is the lead
er of the modern Hungarian school of
melodists and this latest work is typ
zeal of his finest inspirations. The
piece comes with the prestige of an
entire seasons success IN Vienna. Ber
lin and Budapest. While the American
version has won a triumph in its pre-
liminary presentations in Chicago and
Boston.
Among the players are Cyril Chadwick.
Harold Wizard Clarence Harvey, Frank
Ridge, Jack MCGOWAN. Ralph Herbert,
Louise Galloway. EliZ Gergely and Flea
nor Dawn. There is a beauty chorus OF
fifty and special symphonic orchestra
Of thirty, under the leadership OF Au-
gustus Barrett.
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POLLS

Edward E. Roses play, irreverently
called The Little Girl God Forgot" is
the attraction at Polls Theater this
week, beginning with this evenings
performance. II is melodrama lack
ing the crudeness of vulgarity and an
entertainment of wide appeal. anus
ing and interesting. 1t is the story of
the troubles brought on a modern Gin
derella by selfish elder sister.
Through it all Nancy Barlow, the
heroine. is so bright and CHEEKY that
even her enemies are won over and
the tide turns her way. Cecilia Jacques
will be seen in the title role. John J.
Bernero. the producer of the play, has
surrounded her with a capable com
pany- One Of the scenes is a settle
ment house in the tenement district,
modelled after the famous Hull House
of Chicago, founded by Jane Adams
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cast including all the original players
Lou Tellegen is to appear as the
star in The Victoria Cross" adapted
from Paul Potter's play. The story
is based on the Indian mutiny of 1857.
Harry James Smith. the author Of
'Oh. lmogen," provided Mrs Fiske
with one of the most successful We
hicles of her entire career in Mrs.
Bumpstead Leigh.
William Faversham made his pro-
nard Shaw. in New York last week.
The piece turns on the trials of mar
ried life.
Maud Adams will shortly close her
tour in The Little Minister" and be-
gin preparations for the production in
New York of J. NJ. Barrie's whimsical
comedy, "A Kiss for Cinderella
Bayard veller's latest play, THE
Thirteenth Girl which will shortly
go into New York, has in its cast Har
rison Hunter. Katherine La Sale, Mar
garet Wycherley and George Graham
David Warfields season in New York
in The Music Master" has been ex-
tended into January on account of the
large patronage and the big advance
sale Of seats.
1t has been decided by f. F. Rush
and Lyle Andrews to suspend the tour
Keeper Immediately after Thanks
giving.
The Masqueraders," dramatzed
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Savoy.

The motion picture spectacle. CIVIL
cation" as produced by Thomas IL
Savoy Theater today and tomorrow.
This picture. which provides an arsh-
ment against vesting in one man the
power Of life and death over his sub
jects, mas been produced on vast scale
All the engines of modern warfare are
shown to drive home its lesson. Emo
Markey Howard Hickman and Her
scheu Mayall are featured in the pic
lures.
Tuesday. Lionel Barrymore viii be
pictured in The Brand of Cowardice
Wednesday, Marie Doro, in The Lash
Thursday. Louise Glaum, in The Wolf
Woman: Friday. Norma Talmadge. IN
The Social Secretary" and Mack
Swain. in His Rapid Rise" and Satur-
day. Blanche Sweet. in The Storm.
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Cadman-Redfeather Thursday.

offered at the New National Theater
Thursday afternoon. when Charles
Wakefield Cadman, the noted composer.
and Tsianina Redfeather. the Indian
mezzo- soprano. will appear in a Joint
recital Of American Indian music-talk
Mr.. cadman Is known by all music
lovers as the composer of The Land
Of the Sky Blue Water" first intro
duced By Nine. Nordica and subsc-
Iuently sung by every singer of note
IN the country. Tsiauina Redfeather
Is the only full-blooded American In
dian singer who has ever achieved
artistic recognition.
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Leader.

Today. tomorrow, Tuesday and Wed
nesday the Leader is presenting as the
feature photeplay The Kiss" with
owen Moore. Mary Pickfords husband.
and Marguerite Courtot as co-stars.
The story concerns a young American
who has many medals for bravery
as an aviator in tn. French army. He
kisses a girl at ma squerade. She Is
lost in the crowd. and his efforts to find
her are more than amusing. when he
there is a thrilling rescue in hydro
acroplan--
Thursday and Friday. Vivian Martin
will he the pIrtur" star in Her Faith
er's SON "A drama OF the south before
the war. The complications arise be
cause .'our hero is, after all, just a
dainty southern belle Saturday Mar
guerite Clark viii be seen in a pic-
turization of Mark Twain's famous
story. The Prince and the Pauper.
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Arcade Auditorium.

Arrangements are under way for the
IHahhsglEing entertainment TO be
given at the Arcade Auditorium No
vemoer 80. This annual celebration
VIII be more elaborate this year under
tht new management than in the past
Riddles Night every Friday even
ing from $50 until O'Clock, IS gain
ing m popular favor. Last Friday night
s"N"ra! hundred tots, some as Young
as nVt years came with their escort
Of mother. father sister brother or
nurs" Tor the unique entertainment
Many Of them are being taught to
dance. Prot. Caruana. master Of the
dance. Is in charge OF the floor every
night
There are indications also that roll
er skating, which was SO popular sew
eral years ago. IL coming back into its
own at the Arcade.
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Lueders-Lent Recital.

The artists appearing Tuesday even
ing at the first of the seasons con-
certs at Studio Hall will be Hermine
Lueders. pianist. and Ernest Lent, Gel
list. The program will contain two
groups of piano solos and three groups
for piano and cello together.
Among the piano numbers will be the
famous organ Concerto in A Minor by
Bach. transcribed for the piano by
Stradel. Mr. Lent will use the famous
Duke of Edinburgh" cello. loaned for
the occa sion by d. J. Particle.
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Crandall's.

story unique in plot and situation
is provided in The Madness of Helen"
todays photoplay at Crandalrs. which
will be shown also tomorrow and Tues
day. Ethel Clayton and Carlyle
Blackwell are pictured in the principal
roles. 1t is story of mystery. and
Miss Claytons role. a dual one. pic
lures her as the girl of mystery in a
small village. and also as a half mad
creature, whose existence is not even
suspected. Earl Schenck. Jack Dru-
mier. Charles Duncan, Stanhope Wheat
croft and Mildred Stuart are pictured
in the cast. Beginning Wednesday
and continuing for the remainder Of
the week. Ealeska Suratt will be pic
tufed in the principal role of the Fox
photoplay. Jealousy" the story of
woman without heart or emotions. who
wrecks the lives of two men and
brings unhappiness into her own home.
The sartoriai revelations which Miss
Suratt displays are features of the pic
ture.
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outset there seems now to be evidence
of A wholesome drift, at least in some
Quarters. toward better things. While
recent photoplay productions of "Ro-
meo and Juliet" however satisfying
they may have been to the eye,
lacked the charm of the spoken lines.
they nevertheless possessed the merit
of attempts to reproduce in pictures,
as far as might be, enough of genuine
drama TO direct the attention OF
curious but uniformed patrons OF
the picture playhouse to line of read
ing before unfamiliar.
Announcement has been made that
the Thanhouser company viii present
a photoplay of King Lear. with Fred
erick Warde. the well remem oered
trae edian, pictured in the title role.
and that this is to be followed py
nroductions OF The Vicar OF Wake
held" and of Ebert Hubbard's Mes
sage to Garcia" These are signs OF
inward tendency that Will be haileu
with satisfaction by those VINO realiZe
how A nations life may be arecteo
by its amusements. II also seems 70
Indicate that. the screen. after all, Will
reflect the stage in theatre entertain.
m.nt substituting, however. for the
iita,srv charm of the latter a lavish
display Of scenery as atonem>nt Tor
is defciency In that event lnStcad
~ riyaling and perhaps ultimately
its highest inspiration.
j, may proye a henefactor to legitimate
tlratriUslS.
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The Final Arbiter."

y playlet Of patriotic appeal for pre-
paredness. The Final Arbiter," Will be
the headline attraction of the Cosmos
Theater bill next week. 1T will be pre-
scented by Lawrence Grant and COM
pany, and comes with the claim of hav-
ing made IL sensational hit in New
York oIher attractions VIII include
the six Harvards,' d musical sextet
of unusual merit: the CIevelands, in
still Ar.uing,' a CHINA ker: Hugh-y
Blaney. III character songs and stories
Hodge and Howell. in songs comedy
and dances: Beatrice Carlin and "'rhe
Bounding Gardens and others