The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-14
Bingham and Doty Will Pro-
duce "Mother's Liberty
Bond" at Park.
RUN WILL BEGIN AUG. 1
.Wc Depend on Contribu-
TONS" Writes Grateful Sol
der to Cheerful Giver.


TEE SUN Tobacco Fund Cor its New
York run This offer has been CRATE
fully accepted by the fund.
Mothers Liberty Bond" which Is the
name OF this patriotic comedy drama, ex-
mains why the fund is deeply pleased
by this graceful voluntary offer Of SER
yce A play with a thrilling story
woven out Of tho events that are passing
around US at the moment and told by
characters who are typical OF certain
phases Of American citizenship Is one
which will arouse tho interest of every
body nowadays. no matter how vaguely
n may be described at first The piece
/, a n1ingling of real events and a ro-
mantle story, in the blending of which
art and nature have both had a hand.
The term most In use now to name such
play is ~colloquial drama" 1t Is GER
ninly descriptive.
Four acts are required to tell the
story Of Mothers Liberty Bond" and
the action, beginning in Maine. passes
to Somewhere in France an OUTPOST Of
the American Expeditionary Forces
Three years, or virtually the whole of
the vast war period, Is compassed in the
play as It might very we'll be in the teem-
INK brain OF an observer who had missed
none OF its motives, 1t fluctuations and
climaxes or its sensations
There are but fourteen principals en-
royed to tell the story, but at different
times the stage is crowded with soldiers,
infantry and marine, and the sensational
effects promised in the third and fourth
acts will prove to be truly spectacular
j, they work out as the management be-
.eves they will Several of these ef-
.ects are, il is said. new to our theatres.
Miss Gilda Leary in Cast.
1t Is too early to print the names OF
the cast. with one exception at least the
managers say this, because they desire
to use only the most marked types in
TIE character delineation. as the author
IS said to have done in the character
drawing. The exception Is Miss
G.lda Leary. who is known to. play
eoers as the leading woman with Lou
~s!egen In his latest offering, Blind
Youth" and also as making a pleasant
Impression in two other Broadway sue
cAssful plays. Secret Orders" and
Daddy Long-Legs.' Miss Leary plays
IN ngenue role in the forthcoming piece.
To-day is Bastile Day. the day when
a7o,her great republic. under stress
harsher and less endurable than. that
which drove our fathers to cllim their
.berties came into being. The United
States celebrates like another Indepen-
dence Day the day on which liberty
tawred for its brave allies. the
French. 1t will be quiet celebration,
hut the minds OF men and women will be
more than ever turned to the American
soldiers who are battling for the liberty
~ the world on French soil that has been
nraded and desecrated by a doomed
sItocracy
In the simple observation of the occa-
son, whether 1t be taken at home or
broad, there will be u lot of tobacco
,noked it's human nature to indulge r
title more in a pleasant habit on what
can by any means be construed a public
'ol.da! The two things then coming
t0fetner, more time to think. more to-
0acco TO smoke. don't let anybody forget
ina. the soldiers "Over There" are being
ado~d TO with the crossing of almost
continuous transports. and the new
forces well as their predecessors on
the field need smokes. 1t is OF little use
TO the soldiers to simply think of them
and let It go at that; you help them to
comfort and happiness when you send
you. donation to the Smoke Fund Do
!; out Of remembrance OF Bastile Day.
Concert in somervilIe.
An important concert to be given for
the fund, all receipts coming to It, is
scheduled for Wednesday night, July
-, In the armory at Somerville, n. j..
under the direction OF W. W. Major
me following artists have gladly vOlun-
nered to help the soldiers: Florence
tuner Maley. in juvenile songs Ida
Steiner. coloratura soprano: John Pal
ner, reader; Alma Beck. contralto
"l'h hutchinson, pianist: Earl Tucker
man, blsso. and william Scarpioff,
tenor Carlo Oberbrumer will be at the
piano. Tickets are but so cents and
Subscriptions may be sent as well as
iVIests for reserved seats to Mr..
"aIor at Somerville. or In care of the
HoNon'l Park Bank of this city.
y writing for the men of Company +.
18th Ambulance Train. Supply Ser
Teant \. Ragley relates
Received through the United States
c'mmlssary enough tobacco for a COM
pany q lS9 men, with three cans fol
e''" man. 1t was very much appre-
GATED by them all and the whole COM
p"hy joins mo in sending our many
uanNs to YOU"
FIRST Lieut.. p. D. Brown has sd-
Crossed TO Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey
message which Is short and sweet but
tolaent He has condensed a world OF
meaning In a very few words: "A
thousand thanks"
fTiyate James Smeck, Company b
H5lh Machine Gun Battalion. tells what
" IN the hearts OF great many OF his
e'mrndes and in his own when he says
N card 10 Mr. and Mrs. Amos Pinchot
An American soldier Is always glad
% receive tobacco from the people ir
mo L. :. A. 1t shows that the people
aye backing them in their great fight
/ uy7r har~.
Pnyate Timothy J. Allen. Company
r. lpSd Infantry. writes:
depend Upon Tobacco Fund"
Received your tobacco and II SUR
'a come in pretty handy because w
-"' came out OF the trenches and th'
noys dti not have anything to smoke
nope that you will keep up the goot
""'H because we depend mostly on thu
y alton OF the Tobacco Fund"
1a' SHOWS what tremendously I'm
p' ant hing this project is; what I
r"iN real service the contributors 4
'HE SrN Fund are performing.
ma don't imagine that the men witt
Hare ne meals for our soldiers ar,
,,,''S overlooked for a minute. Cool
q FANNY OF the Ninety-fourth Acre
"4FA'roG writes:
tax" this time and card TO thanl
you Tor tho tobacco you 30 kindly do
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