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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
MISS TOOTSr" BACK
in SPRINGTINIE GUISE
Wholesome Else Alder Gives
New Grace and Charm to
Forests Operetta

Miss Tootsi (Which is to say Else
Alder) has returned to u.s. this time in the
gulse OF Roska Wenzel otherwise Miss
Sprlngtime.' Away back in the dusty days
OF September. 1916, when our minds were
Keen for fun and unfretted with weekly
changes of bill. the Critics Union voted
MISS Springtime" quite jolly sort of
snow. We hardly knew how engaging 1t
was then. for we had to ue content with a
second-rate prima donna, who brea .hed
more the tedium of a colorless personality
than the exuberance of the maiden April.
Miss Alder is so much an improvement
on her predecessor that it seems shameful
TO make the cutting comparison. Miss
Alder's wares of personality and training
had been sampled by Philadelphia before:
in the late C. NJ. S. MacLellan's around
the Map" There she had to make num-
berless changes of costume, to display ver-
satility. Now she is young and frankly.
fragrantly girish from Sis to II 80. She
is still wholesome and dainty and childish.
She picks up the entertainment mar
ve.ously at the Forrest.
Not that Miss Sprngtme' needed the
mental cocktail after her season-long stay
in New York. Except for a few slovenl-
nesses in enunciation always the weak
point of musical comedy, this operettta,
with attractive tunes by the composer of
"Sari." and adroit lyrics by Mr.. Wodehouse,
of Have a Heart fame, and a coabor-
ator is always bright and filled with a
breeze of quiet individuality and only oc-
casionally. too, too sentimentally sapon-
aceous Mr.. MacFarlane still sings well and
exhibits no sense of character. Miss Ora
mey still enchains her admirers Oegion)
with what to others is tiresome grandstand-
playing. Mr.. Hazard still delights us with
his agreeably acrd manner and his purling
tenor, of richest tin. And the Urban
scenery is a joy to the eye that likes its
radiant greens and oranges and purples
interviewer into a shmmering and always
congruous whole
zone mans peach is another mans
poison" according to a character in the
play. Yet it is not difficult to believe that
the entire male population of the United
States sees peaches rather than poisons in
the agile and nicely-trained chorus of girls.
The suggestion of fruit is more than apt.
Is not Miss Alder herself in her pink frock
the embodiment of strawberry-ice-cream
fairy?
She sings well, and she knows how to
pronounce the English tongue, better, one
might add, than some of her American CO.
workers why is it that performers. spry,
humorous, intelligent, must still cling to
.idear" and the baritone humble that is
condoned on the grand opera stage? Jed
Prouty is about the sole exception IN
"Sprngtime." D. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17

Wheeler. the inventor of the 'green eleva-
tor" Janet Beecher and Ernest Cossart
continue in leading roles.
Elsie Ferguson is the star Of Hubert
Footners "comcd y-drama," SHIRLEY Kaye"
whichshas begun its second and last week at
the Broad AS piece of workmanship, the
play Is not half bad. but II. Is rather old
fashioned and artificial. In the cast are
Mrs. Jacques Martin and Lee Baker.
Bernard Shaw's Getting Married" an
Indifferent play raised to heights of in
terest through sheer merit of acting will
depart from the Adelphi next Saturday
night. In the company giving the piece are
William Faversham, Hilda Spong, Henrietta
Crossman and Charles Cherry.
$50 Long Lefty" maintains her bolster
Gus way at the Lyric. This production of
the musical version of Thy Neighbor's
Wife," is as hard-ltting as a sledge ham
mer. Charlotte Greenwood, Walter Cat
lett May Boley and Sidney Grant are the
chief comedians.
Another Shaw bill holds the boards at
the Little Theatre, where the Stage Society
Players are occupied with candida" and
"Overruled." Each comedy is totally un-
like the other. The first is q masterpiece
The latter is not.
Peg O. My Heart" - still the walnut's
attraction. Carewe- -Carvel is playing the
Irish maiden with the candid tongue and
warm heart this season This Is the second
of the three weeks run.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
BUFFALO BILL SHOW
MORE THAN WILD WEST
Side Show With All Regular Fea-
lures Completes Fully De-
veloped Circus

Frank Cruckshan< official divulger of
publicity for the Buffalo Bill show, turned
a weary eye toward the ring where flick
ering torches, sputtering forth yellow
light. showed group of real. live cowboys
repulsing villainous attack in the United
States mail coach.
"That things fifty-sx years six months
and three days old: the horses were
brought from the wilds of Arabia the man
driving the thing was brought up on the
plains and killed eighty-four redskins be-
fore peace was declared"
The torches rcvolved until they shonc
straight into the eye of Mister Cruicl-
shank. That eye looked honest though
weary. Still, the bird with the reins didn't
look courageous enough to slay fourscore
and four Indians without some trouble. and
his face was as smooth as though he'd been
using greaseess cleansing cream,
The Indians retired in company and con-
fusion. The macoach ratified back to the
dark wings and l,orettc. the highest priced
cop clown on sawdust. caused Il roar when
he tried to dive through the netting around
the ring. He'd only done the same thing
twenty-five times before but the laugh
that greeted him was as powerful in vol
ume as IL was. ON any other attempt
The earth quaked and the sawdust
spurted from the ground as n figure APP
preached through the darkness 1t was
Jess Willard himself-30O pounds in the
nesh-and he wants 1t understood that he
didn't try to enlist officially at all.
Il just went around to see some of the
| boys" CGoth Jess II asked them a few
words aGout it. They said that il wouldn'
| do any good for me to try because | was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17

too big-there'd be no room for me. Be-
sides, I'm married. anyhow"
And Jess turned to Tom Jones, his man.
ager. He couldn't be bothered with talk
of enlistment when higher things were on
tap: Percentage . oughta run three
thousand too much money they ask
give 'em two bits apiece -
The loud cries of the sellers hawking
tickets for the concert (they made six
last" trips through the audience jammed
under the canvasback) brought back the
weary eye of C-uickshank
What's circus without a side show?"
he demanded belligcrently. IT'S the same
as ham sandwich without the mustard or
shad opening without the shad ain't II?
Lemme show YOU the cigarette fiend and
our latest greatest novety-the wonder-rful
Hawaiian village. where maidens and
youths from the beach of Hckiwaii disport
themselves In dance to the tune of the
ukulele. far away from the native haunts."
There were six Of EN-. all waiting Ian
guorously for enough men and women to
come in to warrant them starting to strum
Hawaiian songs such as Alabama Jubilee. "
And they started; and ended. And the
cigarette fend proudly announced that he
was thirty-four years old, measured only
two and half inches around his left upper
arm and weighed but sixty pounds. He
was clad In pair of red trunks and strad-
died board with a gasburncr shooting Il
blue flame near his well-nigh invisible legs
His teeth chartered but he kept to IL
gamely. when / was a boy-cighty pills
day--shrunk to nothing--look at me now
there's reason---"
The crowd poured out. Tho balls fired
at the row of wooden figures grew wilder
amid exhortng shouts from dusky girls
with gobs of white fur and painfully new
white shoes. The crowd jostled, pushed and
finally started to jam the cars homeward
the weary eye Of Mister Cruiclsharut grew
brighter.
Spring" quoth he. Summers here"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Junior FOllies"-CrOss Keys

"The Junior Follies of Nineteen Seven
teen" opened last night for a week at the
Cross Keys Theatre making a decided hit
with music, fun and pretty girls The Of
ferng is tabloid musical comedy in three
acts and seven scenes, featuring Mabel
Walker supported by a cast of twenty-five
Other Worthwhile acts which will continue
the first half of the week included Abe
Marks and company. Adrian, D'Lier and
Termini The acts substituted for them the
second half of the week win include Lane
Brown and Lane and George n. Brown
and company. The moving pictures inter-
spersed among the acts last night We're both
timely and amusing and the show as a
whole was agreeable and well received by
the audience
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Minstrel Misses-GlObe

That males have no corner or wit or
humor was amply demonstrated at the
Globe Theatre by Josie Flynn and her
MINSTREL Misses Miss Flynn and her
oiack-faced young ladies kept up a rapid
nre blast of wit from the beginning to the
end of the act There wasn't a slow mo.
ment In the whole show. The jokes were
new and the repartee was full of sparkle.
The songs were excellent.
Other good acts were 1.-The Cobbler''
Christmas; Abe Attell 'The Fixer'' ;
Frank La Dent; Nudge. Morton and COM
pany; Rob Carln; "Daintyland"; Clin-
TON and Rooney. and the Four Jacobeys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
"Telnple of Music"-BrOadway

Many of the very latest ideas in the way
of harmonies and musical combinations are
shown in Wizards Temple of Music"
novel act which heads the show at the
Broadway. The originator of this musical
novelty has invented many other entertain
ing devices along the same line.
The act made a good impression and the
selections offered gave tinge of patriotism
to the performance.
Davis and Walker, singers and dancers,
and Three Willis Brothers. acrobats. were
among other acts which appeared to advan-
tage. Her Temptation" with Gladys
Brockwel as the star, was the photoplay
feature.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
MYRKLE-HARDER PLAYERS
in GOOD PLAY AT ORPHEUM
sinners" Presented Here for the First
Time-"A Pair of Skies" Last
Half of Week

= good moral lesson is unfolded In sin
I'll which was presented by the Myrkle-
1Arder Players at the Orpheum It's the
ry OF girl who leaves home to succeed
e New York. pays no attention to tempta-
and outwits those who would endeavor
~ gpoil her life
xne various roles are portrayed by q
y capable cast. and the play was well
(ed. The present company has been or
oed for many years and has appeared In
vell-knqwn successes throughout the
~ q eixss'' win b. the attraction
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
"FlirtatiOn"-William Penn

Filtration" a tabloid musical comedy,
headed the bill last night at the William
rem Theatre. Attractive girls and excel
lent singing pleased the crowd not little.
ocarpio and Varvara, in singing and piano
act also made a distinct hit with their
onering, while Jim and ANNA Francis,
comedy singers. were very whit as good.
The Witching Hour" photoplay
which closed the bill. is taken from the
play of the same name in which John
Mason made such success a few years
fgo. The story is that of the power of
seif-hypnosis and while wierd could hardly
De called gruesome.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Hello, New YOrk!-CasinO

Hello, New York; Is one of the very
best burlesques seen in this city in many
months. 1t made a decided hit at the Ca
sino last night for the reason that it over
flows with bright lines and is up, to the
minute in the way of ideas.
Lew Kelly and Lon Hascall are the chief
funmaSers. and they never miss an oppor-
tunity. The show is handsomely staged
There are seventeen scenes including the
interior of a submarine and many we'll
known views around New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Models Abroad" Nixon Grand

James B. Carson, in Models Abroad" a
@bloid musical comedy, topped the bill at
NMon's Grand last night The piece Is
primful of good comedy, and the large
srowd present gave ample evidence that the
numor struck them.
RUBY Raymond and Charles O'Conner, in
on the Boardwalk; Van Cleve and his
uonkey "Pete"; Lew Wilson. monologiet.
.na some very comical pictures round out
.ne Dill and make 1t among the best shown
- tnis theatre during the present season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
"THE HOUSE OF GLASS"
WINS HEARTY RECEPTION

"The House of Glass" Max Marcin's
crook drama, which delighted Philadelphia
audiences several years ago, was accorded
a hearty reception upon its return at the
Knickerbocker Theatre last night. Ruth
Robinson, as leading woman, appeared in
the part created by Mary Ryan. The role
opposite Miss Robinson was filled by How
ard Hall.
The story deals with an innocent young
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Watson Is Patriotic

Billy watson's "U S. Beauties" are the
call to arms, in a buresque way in local
theatrical circles this week. The enter
tainment, which is new from number OF
angles, is replete with patriotic specialties'
and embraces number OF dances songs
and specialties in which Uncle Sam is the
hero, by implication, if not actual refer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-17
Continuing PLAYS

Fair and Warmer" now i'm its third
month at the Garrick, offered n novelty in
its cast last night. Lotus Robb took the
place of Edna Hibherd as young Mrs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
GERMANY FEARS
AMERICA-BRlTAIN
WORLD DOMINION

Amsterdam, July IA writer in
the Junker organ Kreuz-Zeitung of
Berlin draws a dismal picture of the
consequences to Germany of a peace
without increased power and annexa-
tions. He says: Seeing that after
the natural exhaustion of such a
giant war, Germany could not soon
contemplate a fresh struggle, Great
Britain and America would think, af-
ter Scheideman peace, they could
treat Germany as they liked. In other
words an Anglo-American world
domination would be firmly establish
ed and Germany itself would be re-
garded as a second rate power, Great
Britain thereby in reality attaining
its war aim.
Belief in unlimited military and
maritime superiority by Britain and
North America would henceforth
dominate the world. But a reaction
through unsatisfactory peace, on our
internal political Ife\ would be the
worst result. With the first joy at
the ending of the war the question
would be earnestly asked-what have
we really fought for. why have so
many Germans fallen, SO many been
crippled, why these giant taxes, this
ruined German welfare? The ground
is then prepared for disintegrating
social democracy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Witnesses in Bennett
Hearing Deliver
< Conflicting Testimony

Contradictory testimony regarding
what happened on the North Bridge
port trolley car on Monday night
when Pasquale Pando, or Pento lost
his life was heard before Coroner Phe-
Ian yesterday. Conductor John
Bennett, charged with having pushed
the man from the car, was on hand
in custody of Detective Clarity. Two
witnesses said Bennett was close
enough to push the man and two 9TH
ers declared Bennett was so far away
that he could not have done it.
John c. Brown and Jacob Cohen
were those who testified in favor of
Bennett. They said the car was pro-
ceeddng along North avenue and Ben
nett had gone to the front end to turn
the register. Then there were sounds
of a dispute in the rear and Bennett
started to climb over the seats to sep
arate the trouble makers. He was
not near enough to the running board
to have pushed Panic.
Pasquale Divanto and Antonio DUO
clone testified against Bep1ett. They
boarded the car at Congress and Main
streets. They wanted the conductor
to stop at Lindley street but he
didn't ring the bell. "A dispute fol-
lowed and one Of the men claimed
Bennett struck him. It was during
the rnixup that Pento is alleged to
have been pushed off and fatally in
jured. The witnesses were not sure
Bennett did it. The coroner said he
would continue the hearing for fur
Their testimony.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
PLAYED OUT
LAWYER LOOKS
LIKE new
All His Friends Pleased

For long time he kept the secret
of the wonderful change to restored
health and recovery from nervous
breakdown, but at last because OF the
help it might be- to his friends he
thought it only fair to tell them, ana
now they are all like him, have come
back and feel like doing things.
He took PHOSPHATED IRON and
it took hold of him Immediately, he
says he felt better right off the reeP'
and you never saw more thankful
and pleased man, he cannot gay enough
in praise of PHOSPHATED IRON. He
says it seemed as il his wh Die system
just craved the IRON, it was absorbed
SO quickly, the color came back to his
cheeks, his step had that old time boy
swing and spring, while as for his
nerves, the Phosphates got right to
work, cleared up the cobwebs and be-
fuddled brain, so he could think better
and act quicker, his judgment was
right again, he had decision that he
lacked for years, no wonder he is
pleased booster of Phosphated Iron
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Special Notice. To insure your re-
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Three Hurt When
Scaffold Breaks

Three were injured by the falling
of a scaffold about the new building
of the c c. Fischer reduction plant
on Asylum st. yesterday. The injured:
Samuel Coward, aged "a, bricklayer,
Of 38 CORTLAND street, twisted knee
cap; George Court, aged "a, bricklay-
er, 222 South avenue, fractured rib
and abrasions of the arm; Ben Co
mas, aged %. a Portuguese speaking
helper whose address has not been
learned.
According to information furnished
by the Fischer Co. the men were
building a wall on the ne wincfnera-
tor plant. Because of the breaking
of a horse the three men were pre-
cipitated from the platform, a dis
the ground.
DR.. Smith Of the emergency staff,
dressed their superficial wounds and
the men were all taken to, Bridge
port hospital for observation and
further treatment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
Westport Celebrates
New Bridge Opening

Westport, July 1s-F1ags and bunt-
ing gave Westport a holiday aspect
yesterday. The new $3.50. 90 bridge over
the Saugatuck river, built jointly by
the state and the town, was dedicated
and thrown open to through TRAFFIC as
a part of the Boston post road. The
old bridge was condemned and closed
for a year before work on new
bridge was begun. Senator F. M. Sal
mon is regarded by townspeple as
father of the bridge movement and
as chairman Of the legislative conn
mittee on roads, bridges and rivers he
presided today. made an address and
entertained Gov. Holcomb, Lieut.. Gov.
Wilson and members Of his legislative
committee. Ihe exercises attending
the unveiling of the descriptive tablet
on the bridge were held this afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

Interference with the internal affairs
of the Russian people. For those in
ternal affairs of Revolutionary Rus
STA are for all the Allies a question
of life and death.
Even If the Russian pacifist and
idealist wins the day, even If we are
compelled to state the terms which
the Allies would be prepared to con-
cede to the enemy, even If the AL
lies make a. direct appeal to the Ger
man democracy, there Is no cause for
alarm. Most probably the appeal will
not be listened to, the German dem
ocracy will be powerless to force
their and our terms on their rulers,
with the result that their refusal of
the Hohenzollern and the Hapsburg,
whilst dividing the German people,
would unite and inspire our Russian
Allies in last desperate stand against
the enemy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13
VALENTINE ESTATE $4,000.

The will Of Isabel Valentine who
died in Bridgeport July 4, three days
after the testament was drawn, dis
posed of $4,000 deposited in the name
OF the deceased in a local bank, as
follows: To Frank Valentine, brother,
500; to the children Of Frank valen-
tine, Frank, Leslie, Florence May
Cockfeld and Della Lois Valentine.
the entire residue Of the estate to be
divided equally. Probate Judge Mill
Ter will hold a hearing on the admit
TANGO Of the will next Monday. Ar
thur M. Comley is named as executor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-13

militarist government.
Second, at the present juncture the
pacifist methods of the Council or
Delegates would play into the hands
of the Germans.
| Third, that the only result would
be to compromise the gains of three
years of desperate fighting, at the
very moment when the enemy is
reaching the end of her resources
Fourth, that in the meantime nege-
tiations with the German democracy
would give a respite to the enemy and
paralyze and disorganize the resist
ance Of the Allies.
Fifth. that such a policy would de-
feeat the very ends which it claims
to pursue, that it would give to the
forces of reaction the one opportun-
ity they are seeking, that the Russian
workingmen would not thus only be-
tray the cause of the Allies, but the
cause of the Russian liberty.
From this brief statement it must
be obvious that the conflict between
the government and the Council of
Workmen is a tragic one and fun
damenta1 one; that it is one that
admits of no compromise and will
have to be fought out to the bitter
end. And as the one policy is based
only on reason, whilse the other is bas-
ed on sentiment and elemental enthu-
siasm, passion and fanaticism may
prove more powerful than sober rea-
son and may win in the end.
And for the present pacifism is
certainly gaining ground. We must
not forget that for the last thirty
years the Russian Revolutionists had
been in the closets touch with Ger
man Social Democracy, that many of
the leaders had been nurtured on the
Gospel according to Saint Marx, that
there has always existed in the Rus
sian masses a deep-seated pacifist in
stinct, and that even those who did
not believe in Carl Marx believed in
the non-resistance doctrine of Count
Tolstoy.
must finish where I began. The
crisis is one which calls for imme-
date action on the part of the Allies.
Each day brings us nearer to a de-
cisive struggle. Every day strength
ems the hands of the extreme paci-
fists Today Miliukov is overruled by
Kerenski, tomorrow xFerenskf may be
overruled by Lenin. It Is one of those
paradoxes and ironies and surprises,
in which the war has been so fer
tile That we are compelled once
more to revert to- the original policy
Of President Wilson. Onsy i've
months ago the President invited all
the belligerents to state their peace
terms. And now, after the United
States had been forced to abandon
their position Of neutrality and have
entered the war, what was then the
mere invitation of benevolent neu-
trail may become the imperative de-
mand of our great Russian Ally. That
demand, II it is pressed. will have to
be met in onee way or another. II
the Council of Delegates overrule the
government, If their claims are en-
dorsed by the Russian democracy. we
can not refuse to consider them We
certainly can not afford policy OF
drift, we can not adopt the negative
ostrich policy Of the Censor who
irnagines that by merely ignoring the
danger we are suppressing it. We
can not accept the. old plan Of nom