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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
FARCE AC~ PISS HAS
EMOTIONAL GIFTS

Lola Fishers stage career isn't anything
30 cometlike as some playgoers seem TO
mink II Is. Her face is associated as a
RUE exclusively with two smart-set char
acters, two winsome. bubbirg young
women the first IN Under Cover" the
comedy melodrama that established Rot
Megrue as a playwright, and now the dainty
creature who furnishes most becoming
ute for Good Gracious Annabelle." the
Forthcoming bin at the Adelphi Theatre.
But the fact is that these are only two
OF four or Ave notable inpersonations 10
MISS Fishers credit II was in the emo
uonal roles that the fair Chicagoan made
an suspicious beginning in a little stool,
company In Hoboken. Two years Of stock
work here and thnre twn years % tho
usual grueling apprenticeship followed this
carry night, and then c'me the engagement
nat really gave Miss Fisher an assured
place among the Broadway elect This
gave her the leading feminine role IN THE
Srl and the Pennant" a play in which the
oeau Ideal baseball hero. Christy Mathew
son had hand. Miss Fisher contributed
delightful portrait to the piece Later
on between "T'rder Cover" and "Cood
gracious Annabelle' came her creation of
Wo radically different roles these he'ng
the denura l'ttIA daueNter-in-Ia,v IN ..o,r
mrs McChesney" and the extremely emo
"Ohal young wife in Rio Grande"
And here is expert evidence in proof of
MISS FISHERS striking versatility: II was
'e httle emotional scene IN "Our Mrs
M tcShesney' that moved Augustus Thomas
:" select her for an important role.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
REAL COPS IN MOVIES
TERRIFY CROOK GANG

A. Walsh. who has directed many
the Fox photoplavs. including The
Honor System" THE Conqueror'' pc
Mayed" and the latest success of George
walsh This is the Life" which will be
snoWn at the Nixon next week. is a man
,, VINO sticks for types" II he wants a po-
nceman he wants l regular one. II he
n.sts ~Snts cowboy. a crook. a soldier or any
o.uer type. he wants the real thing. He
NAV have trouble rounding up inst what ne
,~.sn~ but he waits until he gets them and
Nen goes ahead with the picture
., recently however he got himself in a
9am He snted a gang of crooks. Call
e i'm Marcus, one of his assista nts
~ =. assigned him to procure a bunch of rsal
wusn-iooSing customers Marcus drag
nnsusd the Tenderloin of Los Angeles and
Z ..snE aE brought into camp such a dangerous
.SS0lng gang OF the real article that valu-
sss ABOUT the studio were put under lock
Na Key These men were drilled daily in
Suna-up OF the gang by the police
luau OF the Los Angeles force was 'bor
what to do '"" Just
.. se stage was set. the camera man on
~ JOB and the cue given for the police 10
~ tne cellar where the crooks were aid
e- mere was supposed to be a fierce
N ana the camera man was grinding
pir,n.. m tor his life when the action OF the
tN'gIe was suddenly ceased. What the
49, the matter there?" yelled Dlrector
1.sh The crooks ran out the back part
~ us cellar and escaped" answered one
ne polcHmfn II was a fact. The
,,>r.1 were the real article and many were
'sa Tor crimes committed. when thew
~ 'ne kenuine police they scrambled out
''"' prime cellar and made their escape,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
AMUSING THE PUBLIC
ANALYZED BY EXPERT
j. Fred Zimmerman Discusses
Neighborhood Theatres and
Psychology of Audiences

Amusing the people at their own price
and In easy walking distance of their own
homes is the avowed ms<on Of J. Fred Zim-
herman Sr, dean of Philadelphia theatrical
men Since the day ne opened the Liberty
Theatre, on Columbia avenue near Broad
street, he has known that the people have
an enthusiastic we come for man with
such code. They Keystone, Fairmount
and Orpheum In this city and the Edgemont
Theatre in Chester are more Zimme rman
enterprises which are the outgrowth of this
idea
our Philadelphians are amusement
lovers by nature" said Mr. Zimmerman .
few days ago, "and it has long been an
adage of the theatre that the best critics
are In the gallery. AS you know and
Know gallery seats are not the most desir
able seats in the world. and there must be
two reasons for their being flled-the in
born craving for amusement and the price
And while for years we had the ga leries
illled with men, women in that portion ~
the house were as rare as the proverbial
hens teeth unless we except the feminine
students Of music in the big opera houses
was 1t because they did not care to be
amused? II was not Moreover, IL was not
because they did not have the price of
gallery seat 1t was just plain old human
nature asserting itself and the American
woman asserting the fact that only tn
best seats in the house were good enough
for her. If she could not afford at least o
good b'lcony seat she stayed away.
quick proof of this condition was had
when the motion-p cture industry began to
assume its present gigantic proportions It
was the women-the wives and daughters
Of the men who sat in the gallery--.that
Hooked TO the amusement house where .
sma sum would buy the best seat In IN
house I reasoned that il new and up-to-
date theatres were located in the populor
neighborhoods, thus eliminating the fir
cost Of carfare, the people in that vicinity
would come. Certainly they would attraC'
the women who were crowding the pictur-
houses.
1t Is just this line OF reasoning that lies
behind the success of sectional theatres" "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
SYLVIA Loyals Pets Are Pals

Sylvia Loyal, who will appear at the
Colonial this week, has from childhood
had a peculiar influence over animals. HOT
earliest memory is of spending hours ahout
the cage Of a canary which finally became
her constant COMPANION i'm the house and
learned TO do all sorts Of tricks through her
childish tuition As she grew up she be-
came fonder than ever Of all sorts OF am
mails and the more she came in touch with
them the more she became convinced OF
their intelligence. Every animal known
can be trained IL IL is taken In time and
properly taught" she said recently. 'Ot
course, methods differ in the training or
dogs. birds and the larger animals, but the
idea that fear is the one great feature OF
training is all wrong. Fear and starNa-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03

CormaCk Mario SammarCo and Lillian
Grenville in the PRINCIPAL PARTS Campanini
conducted and the work was sung In Eng
lish. In 1913 his Madeleine" was also
heard at the Metropolitan Opera House
here.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
VICTOR HERBERT HAD
A MERRY ANCESTOR
Samuel Lover, of Handy Andy"
Fame, Was Grandfather of
"Eileen's" Composer

The inability to choose ones grand
rather may sometimes be a matter for re-
gret, but in the case of Victor Herbert
nature seems to have made an extremely
happy and appropriate selection. For the
popular light opera composers direct an
cestor was Samuel Lover author of Rory
O'Moore' and Handy Andy" whose breezy
gayety is unqueStionably reflected in the
score of the latest Herbert piece Eileen"
1t Is interesting to note that Samuel
Lover was also a man of very fine musical
attalilments. as well as an excellent painter
HIS father was a wcll-to-do barrster I'm
Dubln who did not approve of his sons
artistic tendencies Things finally came to
an issue whether Samuel Lover would be
lawyer or leave the parental home. He
made up his mind promptly, and dehed
his father, who picked up tin box Of
securities and was about to throw II at
samuel In anger when, with his shrewd
wit. the son jumped in front of a large
mirror. Irish superstition was too strong
The father dare not break the mirror lie
dropped the box and the son ran out of the
house. That was the lost the elder Lover
heard of him until Handy Andy" had
made him famous Such was the man to
whom America indirectly owes the credit
that has come to her through the melodies
that Victor Herbert has made familiar
1t was Anton Se!dl who brought Victor
Herbert to America Those who remember
the concerts of Scidl and Theodore Thomas
Will perhaps recall Victor Herbert as the
leading cell st in these two organizations
and an admirable one he was. Later he
organized the Pittsburgh Philharmonic Or.
chestra and remained it's conductor from
1898 until 1904 when he returned TO New
York to devote his time to composition.
He had, however, already entered the
operetta field in which he developed re.
markable fecund ty.
But he has not permitted music Of the
lighter type to occupy all his moments. In
1891 he wrote a dramatic cantata entitled
The Captive" for orchestra Among other
ambitious pieces are "Serenade," for
strings; suite "Romantique" a symphonic
poem; Hero and Leander' and suite "Co.
lumbus" Up to the beginning of 1905
these were his most successful ambitious
pieces, though he had written a large num-
ber in smaller form.
on February 16. 1911. his grand opera
"Natoma" was produced in Philadelphia
and on February 2S at the Metropolitan
opera House, with Mary Garden John Nc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03
NEWS OF STAGELAND FOLK, FILM FAVORITES
A KISS FOR LITTLE
VIRGINIA LEE CORBIN
Spontaneously Bestowed While Child
Actress Was Watching Her
Own Film PLAY

Virginia Lee Corbin. n member OF the
Fox "kiddies" that appear I'm fairy film
plays, recently accompanied her mother TO
a Los Angeles theatre where Jack and the
Beanstalk" In which the child actress has
part, was being shown on the screen.
Beside her sat deeply interested little
boy. When the point in the picture ar
rived AT which 1t seemed certain that the
Giant would dispatch the heroine. the lads
courage almost uozed out. Virginia became
greatly concerned
Perhaps | had better tell him that I
am all right" she whispered TO her mother.
Her parent gave consent. and the child
leaned over TO her neighbor and said:
Don't worry I am the Princess and I
came out of it safely"
The effect was electrical. The boy recog-
nlzed the heroine of the play in an instant.
and his feelings could not be restrained
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03

tlon may make animals do tricks once. but
Kindness makes them not only obedieni|
but friendly also. and as your friend they
VIII work for you always. The trouble
with many trainers is that they try 70
teach too much at once and like a child
the lesson is only partly learned Then
II the animal falls In It's trick II is threat
ened and in many cases abused until Il Ia
ruined. My birds and animals are my
companions. and l love them almost az
much" Miss Loyals pigeons are regarded
as tho most intelligently trained birds
known.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-03

Two small impulsive arms few around Vir-
ginia's neck and loud kiss was implanted
on her cheek
Thus II happened that the startling scene
cf a leading lady being embraced by one
Of her own audience was enacted.
BE II recorded, however that Virginia
Lee Corbin Is quite capable Of blushing.
This was apparent even in the darkened
thcatre.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
WEEKLY REVIEW OF TRADE

New York. Jan. b.-Bradstreet's tomor-
row will say:
while post-holiday quiet continues to
characterize trade conditions, the pause
In this respect IL much lbs marked than
IN former years and. in fact. the momen-
tum heretofore attained has been SO great
that current movements are remarkably
quick
Inventorying in commercial channels
occupies considerable attention. but this
task Is being hastened, and in Industrial
lines, sustained actively In making up
products. is still the rule, though, of
course, new buying is devoid Of previous
feverish aspects.
Talk Of early peace In Europe had d.
minished and while high prices tend to
encourage conservatism. II In well known
that manufacturers have not been able
to get up goods for stock and therefore
the country is well-nigh barren Of ready
supplies.
Detail trade, though relatively quiet
the usual situation after the holidays-is-
animated by clearance sales, while the
comparative absence OF tnclement weather
enables shopping to so on.
"Jobbers report a satisfactory volume
of recorders, and country merchants ap-
parently have had their shelves well
cleared out Collections are good, and
in some interior surplus agricultural-pro-
ducing sections. business has virtually
worked down to a cash basis, which fact
enables merchants to avail themselves
heretofore
scar shortages, improved IN some re-
spects for coal trafic, bear IN . serious
way upon the blast furnace industry. in
ability to get supplies Of coke having
caused the banking of many furnacea"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
In the World of Finance and Trade
new YORK EXCHANGE
DEPRESSED BY RUMORS
British Shell Bid Thought to Mean
Wars Ed. .

New York, Jan. 5.-Stocks were weak
again today in Wall Street because OF
another bear raid based on news ano
rumors.
The most Important piece Of news was
the report from Washington that BRIT
.sh munitions firm had offered to furnisn
the United States government snells IN
shorter time and at lower prices thah
any American firm would undertake TO
do the work
This offer was looked upon with sus-
picion. but as a matter Of ofncial record
Il was used effectively against the mar
ket. II Il means anything at all and Is
sincere Il means that Great Britain ex-
poets the war to end within year at
the most
Another thing that worried the street
vas the calling of attention from sew
sral quarters to the fact that Paul War
burr OF the Federal Reserve Board s
a younger brother of the head OF the
Deutsches Bank. Although he had been
a member of Kuhn. Loeb q Co., Of this
city for twelve years, he never renounced
his German citizenship until few
months Def rc going on the Reserve
Board. Afttr = he became an America.
citizen. the Kaiser decorated him fer
financial services to the Fatherland. Wall
Street. being determined to take the
darkest view of everything connected
these facts with the recent warning Is
sued by ths Federal Reserve Board
against the American banks taking short
term notes from the allies. In husk Ky
whispers the street told itself that here
was a German plot right on the inside
of the American government.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
COTTON MARKETS.

New Yort. Jan a-Althoush n w.vsred for .
time On sailing By Wall Street, presumably due
to the Investigation Of the alleged leak In the
Presidents peace note. the cotton market ruled
strong today and finished materially above the
fnaI quotations Of yesterday. Crop news from the
South was bullish and prevented sellins on any
extensive scale.
Fsvorable Liverpool cables and more general bui-
lish feeling resulted In 4 firm tons at the opening
The market showed continued frmness during the
middle Of the morning buying by trade inter
ests. May contracts sold up to IS 20 aftr II O'Clock
with the general list working about s. TO 10 points
above last nights closing figures.
Late IN the day the market rulsd strong On
active buying by New Orleans. local spot people
and commission houses The New Orleans demand
was particularly for March. Closing prices were
at the high point Of the day. a net advance Of
81 to q points.
Port receipts for the day Sl.58 bales
The amount brought into sight for the vees.
New York figures, is ses ss bales. against al .55s
bales last y,sr and 5aS g75 bales in lsl5
Recsdpts at Galveston wtrr T.oz3 bales. New Or
leans sss2 bales Savannah ccs bales. Norfolk l.tfT
bales
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
NEW Y0RK CURB MARKET.

New Yort. Jan. 6-on the Curb market today
there was strength in oils but weakness In every
other das OF security. Midvsle Steel showed
little signs Of support and the rest Of the market
acted aeoordinsly. Among the mining shares quiet
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
New York.
WASHINGTON PRODUCE.

Quotations siren below arc for lsIrs lots Of 5000
marketable goods only. Joboers pnces rs hishs
Lower grades may be sold for less Fsncy s0od'
command higher prices.
EjGs-Fresh, Der doz. ls; Southern. t5ss.
BUTTER-Best prints, new. per n. =; do tub.
q; process 4ab: storepacked. 3&A
LARD-Tub, pure. per n. Hsl7i; do, com
pound, HalIf; ccttonseed oil. Per n'ess4on oh
ST5
CHEEsE-New York. new. pr n:. 2tsS; naN
ps3: Swiss, domestic. s2as5; do. foreign Ssso.
LIVE PoULTRY-Chiekens, per h. as2; hena'
Der n. BAD rooeters per n. i: ducks. per n..
lsaso; geese. per n; I5als: keats youns' N DS
DRESSED PoULTRY-Chickens. Lh:ce per 10.
sa2a; hens choice per r.. ls~p: ROSTERS. per D.
lsal4; capons, : rs each. per D. 3Ao ducks
large per n % geese. large. per H. lsa2o; tursey@
choice per rb 2sa3o: do. medium, per n. 2az.
LIVE suOCK-CsIIes veal prime. per n.
lsIial4 do. medium. l2al24; spring lambs fat per
n. l2al3 sheep. per n. 5i1aebs.
DRESSED GoODS-Pork. small per n, I2ssls;
do. heavy. per n. IlhslI
mon. 75sl.oo.
GREEN GoODS-Beans. per bus. los35o; beets.
bunch. 5s6; Brussels sprouts. per qt. l5als; cab
bage. per 100 lbs, 500; carrots. box. soal 90:
caulifower per crate. l6oal75; celery, California,
crate. 5ooss 30; New York crate 25OsSo %: cuc1Im-
l5oa25; eggplant, per crate. 2ola3.5o; ksle per
bbl, l25al5o; lettuce. Florida, per basket 5os2 3
okra, Florida. per crate 2.5cak5c: onions Ter
bag 475a5o0; peas, Florida, per basket, 3oos4 90
Peppers. per crate, L5Oa3.oo; potatoes. per bbl..
sooa5oo do. Northern. per sack. 475a5oo; ruta-
baEss per Dbl. Soos40o; sweet potatoes. per bbl..
sooa4.5; spinach, per Dbl. l7Ss2Z; tomatoes.
Florida, per crate. 2oOaS.Oo; turnips. per box.
.ooal 3
FRUITs-Apples, per bbl. 25oa5 50: grapefruit.
per box, 3ooa2; lemons. per box 275a3 50; oranges
rer box. California. 275s3oo; do. Florida 25oa3 %
pnsapples, per crate. 3.5asi.oo.
sEEDs-Bluegrass, per bush. ltoal.o; clcret
sfalfs. per NJ. =; do, alsiks, per n. l5sIf;
red. per n. lT4s17; do. white, per n. 4osS; tim
othy. bushel. 22oa2s5: orchard ssss per busheL
22Sa2 .; red top. per n. eslL
GRAIN-Corn. old. white. per bushel. s2ss4;
DO. yellow. Sass; oats. white, per bushel. CAS-;
do. mixed slssa: wheat. milling per busheI lisa
Lp; do, ordinary. l.loal.l5.
HAf-Tmothy. No. l. per ton. Hosls.oo: do.
No. 2, 400: mixed. io.cal2co: ear CON. new. per
bol. AS; wheat straw, per ton, 500; tangled ne
straw. per ton. ll.oo; long straw. per tou 400.
HIDEs-Grcen, per b.. a do, salted, per h.
a. do, dry, per lb. 2saSl horse hides each 100;
calf skins. green. each. Looa45o; lamb skins. green
each. LSa1oo
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06

New York. Jan. 4-Dun's weekly review
OF trade tomorrow will say;
Notwithstanding the holiday Interrupt
ton. inventory taking. preparation Of an
nual reports and other lmpediments in
cidental TO the Inauguration of 1917, the
past week has been far from dull
Consumption Of necessities Is sustained
In noteworthy volume, on the whole. and
the purchasing power in many directions
Is enhanced by the further wage in
creases that became effective on january
!, the new year opening with aggregate
pay rolls at the highest point ever known.
This obviously acts as an Offset to the
extreme living costs, though IL Is not
to be expected that demands viii con-
tinue indefinitely at the present ex-
traordinary rate. In the leading In
dustries new buying has lessened. as II
invariably does at this period and this
year there is all the more reason for
some abatement, because OF the extent TO
which forward requirements are already
covered.
Pressure for deliveries on previous con-
tracts, however has not relaxed, except
In isolated instances and producers still
find 1t difficult, If not impracticable. to
make shipments as scheduled, owing to
the transportation congestion.
With freight delays causing a lack Of
fuel at manufacturing plants and con-
sequent etrtailment of outputs. the ques-
ton Of q possible shortage of some
materials and products n being brought
to the fore. That there is not even the
slightest likelihood of q scarcity Of iron
with production unprecedented last year,
is one of the economic wonders of the
times.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

. Chicago. Jan. 6-"To say that England ox,s =.
ieast 100000 bushels Of cash wheat in the rnitsd
states as well enormous line in CanaT.
~uno not De putting 1t too strongly"
me general opinion in the wheat trade at Chi
easo Is that In case Of full declaration of reace
tnefe WI be heavy reselling OF wheat by the pres
ent holders OF that grain in the United states and
oanaaa. While there would doubtless be some
wheat resod By the larger holders the selling
would not be IN the way Of cleaning up the large
amount held hero
There was little change in the corn market b,t
oae was Sal cent lower. The volume of trade
was active In corn ss the buying was liberal On
export account. The corn held in England Is under
control OF the government, and 1t is a difficult
matter to secure, save in small way. Crop pros
poets In Argentina are much better than two
weeks ago.
Price gains were made IN the provision market
today and the feeling was strong
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
RALTIMoRE GRAIN.

BSltmore. Nd, Jan b-Wheaf einsso vsAA -.
I. r-d ,rot and Jan. lssx; No. red wSts1 sppS
Ise%.
Com closed nrmed. Spot and Jan. rSA
Oats market hrm- Standard white SsssSa; Ne
: white, e2xsZa
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
NEW YORK GRAIN.

New York, Jan. 5.-wHEAT-weaker; trade IN
active. No. rcd, L9oIS; No. Northern, Z. o. b..
2loiS; No. 2 hard winter {. o. b., 2osjs; No. !
mscaruni nominal: No. Manitoba, 2Z. Exporters
TOOK about 10000 bushels, chiefly hard winter.
CORN-Higher; inquiry fairly brisk. No. vel
low. hlr-dried. Ll6A. for prompt shipment; Argvn~
tine corn, nominal Exporters took 90 900 blshels
OATS-Fim; trading less active. No. white,
65isa66; standard. s5a65A; No. white, sikas5; No.
white. 6ia6414; ungraded. 65a7o Exporters took
100 oO0 bushels.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Second National Bank,

At Washington, I'm the District of CO.
Iumbia, at the close of business on
December -, 1915.
RESOURCES
L a Loans and discounts lex
cept those shown on
and cD.......................s. SO. .ss So
-N SO 62s @
2 orerdr1fts secured. s2SL73; unse-
cured Ss ss......................- S. 2Sgl .
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
SMALL TRANSACTIONS
MARK LOCAL TRADING
Five Capital Traction Shares Bring
Slight Increase.

Odd-lot trading characterized yester-
days session of the Washington Stock
Exchange. Thirty-nine shares of Capt.
tai Traction sold at SO "a in lots of five
shares, a slightly better level Mergen-
thaler sold at 167 1-2 to 1s7, twenty-seven
shares changing hands. Lanston sold
meagerly at 43 American Telephone
and Telegraph rights changed hands at
3-4 to the extent of a few dollars only.
Capital Traction IS sold to the extent
of $500 at 107. Potomac Consolidated
IS brought 1o1 rs, a single q, 900 bond fig
uring In the transaction.
Market Action Depends on War.
The following analysis of the New York
market situation was received yesterday
by W. B. Hibbs & Co. from their New
York correspondents:
The course of the stock market for
not only the near future. but in the long
run from the present range of quotations
depends so much upon the question as to
whether the war is likely to be terrni-
mated before another summer sets in or
continued to be fought out to a finish.
that It is impossible to forecast the trend
Of prices at this time with any degree Of
assurance.
There never was a time when things
were SO uncertain in this connection as
at present. Recent events have shown
that one days sharp fluctuations are no
safe criterion as to the trend Of prices
the next day, in view of the rapid
changes which have been occurring over
night in the character Of the news from
the European capitals on the political
situation, the progress of the war and
the sentiment at Washington.
with the question of peace so largely
predominating in the discussion of the
mo lraf eIo n nd
in the newspapers throughout the coun-
try, the frequent outbursts of liquidation
and speculative selling in the general in
dustrial list has not been surprising to
close observers OF the markets sensitive
condition to such developments.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-06
NEW YORK BOND MARKET.

New Yort. Jan b-Frum fN p n 10 dnstns
American Foreign Securities s.............-. .