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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
JUSTINE TOMBSTONE is
FLIERS' BENEFACTOR

Have YOU any unused gloves In your
glove boxes?
DO not throw them away Tho tops
make excellent vests for aviatOrs
Recently Justine Johnstone. the at
tractive star of "Over the. Top" coming
to the Chestnut Street Opera House
early in February, told how n group OF
girls who are interested in this form of
war work have been helping to clothe
the flying men.
In response TO an article hundreds of
pairs of gloves were sent in from all
parts of the country, and they have been
fashioned into soft warm vests for the
aviators Of civilization.
Tops only of the gloves are used, the
long kind, and sewed on khaki lnins.
They make the very best kind of wind
proof garment.
The women who are doing this work
see TO it that the garments reach men
whom they know In the armies, and al
ready they are receiving expressions of
gratitude from those who have worn
them. More gloves are needed in order
that the good work may go on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
"CHRISTY MINSTREL"
SCION AT GARRICk

Louis George Christy, the French
valet i'm the Frederick and Fanny Hat
ton comedy now at the Garriclt Theatre,
is a son of George Christy who took the
famous ChriSty Minstrcls TO London in
1856 and made "blackface" popular in
that metropolis.
Young ChristY Is authority for the
statement that the first production Of
minstrclsy of which there is any record
was at the Amphion Theatre, on the
Bowery, in New York city, in January,
1Si3. The company was styled the Nir-
ginia MinstrclS and was organized and
conducted bv Dan u. Emmett. who,
with Dick Pelham, was bones; Frank
Brewer tambourine, and William Whit
lock, banjo They gave the mstudied
sOng-and-dance Of the southern darky
and proved such a big hit that nu-
merous other companies were formed
and that class Of entertainment became
very popular. Ninstrelsy has endured
in this country for seventy-four years
and is still popular.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
LURE OF THE STAGE
HAD LUCKY POTENCY
Conrad Nagel, Of "Mah Who Came
Back" Owes 1t His
I Jifo

Conrad Nagel. who Games to the
Adclphi Theatre on Monday. February
is. in 1.-THE Man who Came Back" was
once newspaper printer. and IS proud
OF it. lie learned the printing trade in
the composing room Of Il Chicago news
paper. where he began by cmptylng the
"pie-box" and making himself generally
useful.
Printers, MS n rule. do not become
actors; therefore, it is interesting to
know how Conrad Nagcl began his
career.
"An the time l was working at the
printers trade | was hankcrng to be
an actor" he said recently, hut my
mother and brother thought | was crazy
and did all in their power to discourage
me. [ went to work finally in n shop
where books were ruled. and one after
noon 1 cut work and went to a variety
show. While l was away an explosion
occurred in the part Of the establishment
where l usually worked.
"I didn't know anything about tho
accident and went home at the usual
time. because / did not want my folks
to know that 1 lost an afternoon to go
to the show. Things seemed rather
restrained when | went into the house,
and presently my mother asked me
where hld spent the afternoon. At
work l said, as chccrfully rs I could,
"'You wouldn't have been alive now
IL you had been at work pipcd up my
brother You wouldn't even he alive
IL you hadn't the afternoon off. The
shop was blown up this afternoon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09

performances season after season. 1t
is manifest now In his conception of
Quex, a portrait whose power il neither
dissipatcd by an attsmpt to copy John
Hare's creation nor To exploit person.
ality at the expense Of outrage to the
dramatiSt. The Drew Qu,X iq wholly
in keeping, at some points oven more
than Hare's, With piuoros intentions.
The intensely dramatic episodes are
handled without shade Of overem-
phasis, the comedy passages enlist rich
resources Of byplay, dolicaclcs Of in.
Election and polished dictiou, The char
acter throughout is etched with the au.
thorty OF experience, and flexible tai
cnt
Ills performance Itself stands square,
ly on it's own merits. with worthIcr
associates involved comparisons with
hls predecessor need not even worry
spectators who sl'CCumhod To John Hares
art some eighteen years ago. II. r. c.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09

Kitty Gordon; Monday and wetaes-
day. Ghosts OF Yesterday" witt Nor
ma Talmadge; Thursday, Frtsay and
Saturday.
VICTORIA - les Miserables." with
William Farnum. All week.
REGENT-"IIer Boy" with Effie Shan.
non; first half OF week. and Things
We Love-" with Wallace Reid: latter
half Of week.
STR1ND-"Things We Love-" with
Wallace Reid: first half Of week.
MADAME Jealousy" with Pauline
Frederick: latter half OF week.
LoCUST-Stella Maris." with Mary
rickford. All week.
BURLESoUE
"The Mile Minute
Girls" in musical comedy and vaude-
willie features. Norma Bell. Harry
Bentley. Helen Russell and the Bel
mont -Four head the company.
GiIETY--"The Lid I.ifters.' a musi-
cal farce. with Harry Lang as the
featured comedian. Dolly Sweet heads
the feminine contingent.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
FEBRUARY Is
ADELPIII-"The Man who Came
Back"
CHESTNUT STREET OPERA HOUSE
--"Over the Top"
REITH'S-Annette Kellermann.
FEBRTiRY 2j-
BROlD-"General Post" with Thomas
a. Wise and William Courtenay.
LYRTC-"Odds and Ends of 1917" with
Jack Norworth.
KEITH'S-Kosloff's Russian Ballet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
ACTRESSES SINGULAR
PET AT LAST IN ZOO
How Louise Groody's Favorite Snake
Suddenly Ended His Domestic
Career

4 green snake six feet long. baby
m 1rmoSCt monkey and two horned toads
and two real live possums, declares the 20
press agent, have been the pets and
p!aymates of nimble Louise Groody, =
whose NiVacity Is Il feature in Henry w. b
SavaGc's "Toot-Toot" company at theHs5I
Forrest Theatre. Miss Groody, born in, Z;
the isolation of Texas ranch, spent her5soi
healthy childhood days on n ranch near ~ ~
san Antonio. Miss Groody's mother re-sf,',
ates how she was standing at the kit-aurl
chen door of the ranch house one day s,ne
when little Louise came running back, ~
from an old ivy-covered cistern with her y
arms stretched out and crying, See. 9ai'
mamma: see the pretty emerald brace-s I'd.
let's :" and with glee held up her arms Ns,
TO show some wriggling green snakes soe
which she had wrapped about her
wrists. tG.ey
Later, at the age of ten, Miss Groody, ~
moved to the quartz mines at Santas 3
Rosa. Mexico. and there. in the setting -.ts
OF adobe Indian huts, learned from thersf
Indian children-her first human play.niz.
mates-how to model in clay and how
TO color her clay with the juice of wild
berries. She. however, missed the dumb
companions of her babyhood and soughtv p
out some queer horned toads to makes1
of them her pets. And ever since her, ,
interest in animals has been a salientA !
trait of her character. EN-
small wonder, then, TO learn or her,fii5
having had a snake six feet long asoas
her daily companion in Boston wheregl'S :
she played two years ago in Henry Wa,
Savage's production of along Came,nsr
Ruth" Her mother said, "It was a 90
green, thick snake--at least one-inch ~,
thick, requiring for its daily food little x :
birds and white mice. Even Louise could "a
not bear TO see him fed, she put him ~
into her top bureau drawer at meal- op
times there in the darkness to devour 1
his usual delcacies. on her return fronrnis,
a performance one of her pet diversions esa.
was to watch him swimming, in the s,r
bathtub." r1fS
All went we'll until one quiet Sunday Dos
afternoon, when a shrek arose from they q
apartment adjoining Miss Groody's A19S
charming old gentleman had suddenlysaG
esped a green snake six feet long ~,
gliding steathily under his door, Thsdal'
serpent had glided under six doors. Thae3 is
ended for him his career as pet, and
next day he was presented to the Boston
Geological Garden. ~.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
3oh .J2h,c
ac%'M
(M7I0i11A

ryEEK1NG. In course of lectures
/ ~ recently delivered at oxford, to OBJ
AIN a fresh and fair-minded view of
Mskespeare's workmanship. Professor
ocyIIer- Couch visualized for his classes
~. f,rst night Of Hamlet" at the Globe
Wh.otre of Queen Bess's era. The effect
-, tho audience of the plays marvellous
snenInc. the subtle touches by which the
.sv,oqpbcre of the piece is established,
I'm. ingenuity with which the first visita-
,,on of the ghost Is introduced, the mas
s.,,v dexterlty with which preparation
sor an ominous event is made without
,ohbing the spectators of tho thrill of
.,,rnrise were described by the distin-
.,,shed critic as though novelties to the
niayhouse patron. From such treat
ssnt the artistry of Hamlet" arises
more triumphant than ever.
preconceived notions can be severe
critical handicap. Indulgence in the
cxonian's imaginative exercise is n
stImulus TO equitable appraisement of
snv drama honored by a revival Earlier
standards are, Of course. OF value in
obseryations on stage traffic. Estimates
AZ given performances best guide the
nlaygoing public when prime considera-
tIon is accorded existent merits or de-
merits, comparisons need not always
be odous---they may be fruitful in sug-
sestIon, but they belong properly to
foo,notes rather than the main body of
q text
Preservation of such ideals of equity
IA necessarily difficult. The current
revival of THE Gay Lord QueX" at the
Adelphi Is a significant case in point.
II is almost as hard to eliminate refer
ence to the original superb production
of that admirable comedy as it was
for Dickenss unfortunate Mr.. Dick to
Danish King Charles's head from his
unending dictionary. And yet the
younger generation Of amusement SEEK
ers Is assuredly entitled to hear some
ming more explicit concerning the pres
ent production than jeremads on the
footllght glories of yesteryear. The
absolute quality of the current offering
should be the major theme.
"A DoPTING in part Quiller-Couch's
IA procedure and re-euforcing It with
practical observation of the attitude of
this weeks audiences at the Adelphi,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
Hunter Welsh in Recital

Hunter Welsh the American pianist,
will he heard in lecture-recital,
Chopin" under the auspices of the De-
partment of Music Of the University Ex-
tension Society at Association Hall, Ger
mantown, on next Monday evening, Feb
ruary II. His subject is treated from
a purely esthetic standpoint and with
the purpose of teaching the practical
appreciation of music as fine art. The
lecture is about half an hour in length
and will be followed by the piano recital
illustrating the composers work. The
piano illustrations Monday evening will
be:
l. Sonata in fat minor, op. 35.
q Preludes. from op. 2S
3. Polonaises. u nat minor. A tiat major.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
sour West Indies," Newman's Theme

"Our West Indies is the title OF the ~
fifth "traveltalk" OF Newman's "Redis- ~"
covcry of America" series, billed for the z
Academy OF Music next Friday evening
and Saturday afternoon. In ATTRACTIVE Y
motion pictures and color views viii b6' XII
shown scenes of dualnt home life, in<1{8
dustries, pastimes and natural beautx.,.{1
In Porto Rico and our new possessione<<4 IL
the Virgin Islands and Santa Cr,1z- ~
Picturesque days of the buccaneers wilk{
be recalled in lecture rid. In hia&.s,E
torical backgrounds. One of the strik~114s
ing features of this picturesque "travel>>A>6
talk" Is the motion-picture story OF thoxaI
transfer of jurisdiction of the virgirfh6h
Isles from Denmark to the Units(koo&
States. Newman went personally and ~
secured the only record of the cera1151 n
monies which exists today. X
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
''Miss Springtimc" to Return Here

Klaw Il Erlangcr's musical comedy,
Miss Sprlngtime." win soon be brought
back TO the Forrest Theatre. The cast
of eighty includes George MacFarlane
Else Alder John T.. Hazard John T.
Young, Frances Cameron, Charles
Meaklns, Wayne Mum, Nicholas Burn
ham, Maurice Cass, Lizzie Wilson and
Percy Woodley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
CALENDAR
FOR THE COMING WEEK
Americanization of Successful French Drama Will
Head Next Mondays Novelties-Polished Pinero
Play and Other Popular Attractions Hold Over
NEW ATTRACTIONS


Dcfondu" by
Ida Rexod Burnett. william
art Harrison james Window
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09
English Comedy Coming to Broad

An important new attraction for the
Broad Street Theatre beginning Monday.
February 25, will be the Comedy In three
acts entitled General Post" by j. +.
Harold Terry. This is the famous play
that recently scored hit in London and
its success has been duplicating the Eng
lish success at the Gaiety Theatre. New
York. Thomas A, Wise has leadnA
role In the production.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09

STiNLEY-"Our Little Wife" with
. Madgc Kennedy. Goldwyn produc-
ton. All week.
IRCiDIA-"Flar Sal" with Doro-
thy Dalton. and Benjamin Chaplin in
"Ihe Son of Democracy" All weeks
Divine Sacrifice" with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09

The last concert in the series OF morn
ing muslcales at the Bellevue-Stratford
will be given next Monday morning.
Maggie Teyte, the English soprano, for
merly with the Philadelphia-C Chicago
Opera Company and later with the Bos-
ton Opera. and Arthur Shattuck. an
eminent pianist, will be the stars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09

The only appearance here this sea-
son of the New York Philharmonic Or
chestra will be made in the Academy Of
Music on the evening of Monday, Feb
ruary 1S Joseph Stransky will con-
duct n varied program whose major
purely instrumental feature will be
Rachmaninoffs Symphony No. 2. Hunter
Welsh the pianist, will be the sooisl,
Offering the Grieg A minor concerto.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-09

Messrs. Ezerman and Jacobinoff will
give a Sonata Evening this week on
Wednesday evening. February 13, in
witherspoon Hall The program will be
opened with the Sonata in u major by
Philip A. Goepp. followed by the Brahms
Sonata in d minor op. los, and ended
with the Kreutzer Sonata by Beethoven
The Irish standard., 1918-01-19
SECRETARY BAKERS UNWARRANrEp
COMPLACENCY

In the remark that "the is 5000 miles away" Sec.
retay of War Baker in his statement before the Congress
sional Investigating committee betrayed sense
fairs that is altogether unwarranted budget
of bears evidence the that Germans
brought the right into the heart Of the nation
spies being with frequency that ought
to bring pacs Secretary of War to realizing
of the dangers of the situation Munon plants blown
with systematic regularity Ships in harbors laden
with food and munitions for and the Allied
troops have been destroyed by the hands
Great manufacturing and lumber plants have been wiped
of existence by incendary fres German officers
found holding important positions in army navy
waiting doubtless for opportunity to strike blow in
behalf of their Fatherland The daily gris is in
itself complete refuation of the Secretarys ridiculous
declaration. Emphatcally NO. Mr.. Secretary war is
here right and the quicker you other citizens
who harbor similar delusions up to this stub
born fact the better it will be for the safety
walton of the country.
The Irish standard., 1918-01-19

that news is absurd dishonest to pass
through and spread its poison gas the world The
Teutonic have potent weapons in their
armament than these harpes Of wilful msrepresenta
ton.
These baefu messages are of contradicted in
due time by the Vatican authorities but the denias
sometimes read by those who have
read the original reports for the heels of truth
parativey leaden compared with the swift
ness of rumor than which Virgil other
fleet The mischief is at least partially before
the denial overtake the swift flying flashes of cal
and vciousness No of correction hope
to successfully with this systemazed and we'll or
ganzed machine for the dissemination of deception and
SANDER which has already wrought grevous mischief to
the of civilization and Christianity.
Among the agencies which supply Associated
Press are the Havas News Agency of Rome and Paris
the Reuter- Agency and the GenevaPars News Services
all of which dominated by enemies of Catholic
Church. When items pertaining to events at the
Vatican promulgated from these sources
FORE is reasonably certain that they worthy of
credence at all, tnctured with deception dis
honesty that they be regarded unreliable and
untrustworthy Readers of Catholic publications have
learned to apprase this stuff at its value from past
experience but the general public course accept it
news, and convinced of its falsity only when
authentic denials printed. It high time that the
American should its readers of dangers of
gulping down the emanations of these malicious news
mongers.
The Irish standard., 1918-01-19
e:A:s :>;lm
GsAgEa lIrHSIrIco .Hat rrIcogAe!E

As press dispatches have been printed in the
daily stating that the Irish Convention is
to close its sessions this week. and that the meeting
Wednesday would mark the crisis in it's labors this
be rue fair inference that the proceedings have not
been so harmonious generally believed, and that
the outcome after ALL may be disappointment Ireland
and to the world The fippant criticism that
readily from the Of the enemies of Ireland
the of the Convention plan that it would
fail of agreement, would be justified by the event. The
British Government is playing with exceedingly dan
gerous fre-dangerous to America and all the Aliesf
fails to effect satisfactory adjustment of the Irish
problem along the lines of democracy If the Convention
fails Of its task Cardinal Logue has sad there will be-
chaos. .-.. r. M ,-.F,u.
The Irish standard., 1918-01-19

Christianity abe has been the reliable witness to in all
things that have do with carrying the mission Of
Jesus Christ Her divine Founder promised to be with a
days to the consummation of the world" He also is
authority for holding that the Holy Ghost the Spirit
abdes with the Church preserve from
Believing in Church also firmly believe in Bible
and know that of is can0nca and must be
held sacred and inspired.
ANOTHER MALICIOUS "cHRIsTlAN MONITOR" LIE.
have repeatedly called attention to the campaign of
almost inconceivabe magnancy which is being carried
against the Catholic Church and its institutions by
that seemingly hghtoned exponent of the Christian
Science camoufage religion. The Menace which
its last legs hardly vile vitupera-
tive than the hypocrcal sneaking and altogether
temptible Monitor. The Menace" was probably never
of the community but aimed reach the lower strata
of the population especially those who predis
by nature to religious bgory and hatred But the
Monitor emanates from Boston, the Athens of America
which for generations has been the of Amer
learning and culture There is probably other city
or community in the country that appreciave Of
intellectual literary attainments the Hub" All the
more then to be regretted that its and literary
prestige should become appurtenant to such mendacous
and malicious sheet the proponent of Eddysm.
We do not of course question the right of the Monitor"
to spread its "cu by the of argument and reason
but we do emphacally denounce its wlful and almost
udicrous Misrepresentation of the Catholic Church and
its officials. 1t is obviously effort by
dragging the angels down. Such of procedure
is Numerically contrary the principal on
which the Eddy followers base their faith The truth will
set free," that marvels grotesque incon-
sistency and also at the creduy and mental caber Of
those who yield unquestionng obedience doctrines
Nothing seems too absurd or papaby false for presena
tion to the guble readers of this
to the Menace"
Here is of the latest evil fabrications which
evoked the following from the Apostolic Delegate Mgr
John Bonzano:
1n letter to the editor of the local Echo Mgr John
Bonzano Apostolic Delegate the States brands
absolutely false and malicious in purport and
tent the statement of The Christian Science De
cember 22 that the Holy See induced by
to submit to him for sanction names of cergymen
nominated for episcopal in those sections of the
United States inhabited by Americans German birth
and descent The caumnious canard The Monitor fur
ther has it that the Kaiser pay Bishops &C
cording to their fitness for advancing German propa-
ganda."