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POLI'S.

Merely to mention "Abe" Potash and
'.Mawruss" Perlmutter., Is to suggest
infinite possibilities of enjoyment to
those who have come to know their
quaint philosophy, their amusing
foibles and their thorough human
ness. The third and latest vehicle of
these entertaining characters, "Busi-
ness Before Pleasure" a conspicu-
Gus comedy hit of New York last sea-
son, will be presented at Polls The
alter this evening. under the direction
of A. H. Woods.
created the original characters in his
short stories, and Jules Eckert Good
man, the playwright, in it. have lifted
the famous partners from their IA
miliar surroundings, in the cloak and
suit business to a new and more in
teresting world-that of the movies.
ABE" and "Mawruss" are presented as
embryonic film magnates, and from
the moment they begin to hire a
vampire to the final adjustment of
their difficulties. their chickering's and
Quarrels. friendship and quaint OBJ
servations on life and things in gen.
eral furnish a great fund of amuse-
ment.
ABE" Potash will be portrayed. by
Barney Bernard and "MawrusS' PERL
mutter by Alexander Carr They will
York company, including Sue Mac
Manamy. Flo Hart, Jennie Muscowitz,
f-ottie Kendall. Wilfred Lytel, Ed
win Mordant, Frank Allworth, Walter
Petri. C. Hooper Trask, Jules Ferrar,
Alice Endres and Jessie Dae.
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BELASCO

Bertha Kalich and her company
will be the attraction at the Belasco
Theater this week. beginning tomor-
row night, in a new play by Charlotte
E. Wells and Dorothy Donnelly. en-
titled ~The Riddle Woman" under
the direction Of George Mooser. 1t
IL a play that affords every oppor-
tunity for Miss Kalich's dynamic act
ing and consummate art. Yet 1t IS
not a one-person play. There are
several important characters in it.
The story centers in Lila Dirk,
beautiful and brilliant woman whose
husband is the principal shipowner
of her native country. Into her early
life had come Count Helsinger, an
adventureI who. on the death of her
father and the loss of her fortune,
deserts her. She attempts self-de-
s;ruction, but is rescued by Lars
Clrik. The two love each other and
marry. The count appears to extort.
The situation becomes unbearable
and she denounces the count, Lars
oyerhears her whirlwind chastise-
ment, takes over the quarrel. banishes
the man and enfolds his wife in his
arms The cast will include Robert
Edeson. A. E. Arson, Albert Bruning,
Ann Macdonald, Frances Carson.
Beatrice Allen, Betty Bouton, Bea-
trice Miller and Herbert Ransome.
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B. F. KEITH'S

valeska Suratt will be the conspicu-
out attraction at the B. F. Keith The
alter this week in 1.-THE Purple Poppy"
a realistic romance of Little Italy, in
which she portrays an Italian girl
with a vendetta to fulfil. The added
feature will be Hermine Shone. as
sisted by Regain Hughston and COM
pany in 1.-The Best Sellers" novel
comedy, Collins and Hart. 1.-TWO
Strong Men," will have one of the
funniest burlesques of the year; Janet
Adair. assisted by Miss Adelphi. will
offer q musical fantasy. Song Defini-
tons" and Bob Hall will offer the
laughing hit with his extemporaneous
song and chatter. the audience being
asked to select tunes and topics and
he supplies the lyrics and laughter.
Others include Stephen D. O'Rourke,
"Kilkenney's Sweetest Tenor; Robbie
Gordone in poses from ancient and
modern art; Harris and Morey. in a
merry musical melange, and the news
pictorial and war films
Today at and Sis ppm. the bill will
present Blanche Ring Joe jackson.
Herbert Clifton and others of last
week. -. ..sslnlAs1
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CAYETY..

Headed by Stone and Pillard. 'The
Social Maids. comes to the Gayety
Theater for a weeks engagement.
commencing with today's matinee.
established regulations for original
ity and versatility in modern dancing
and comedy. and their advent is Of in
tsrest to the burIesque enthusiast
THIS yea(s vehicle Is a musical COM
sdy, The Boys From Home in which
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thur Byron, Frederick Perry and
Margaret Lawrence are In the cast.
Frank Bacon has completed q new
play entitled give O'Clock" which
by Smith & Golden! The piece is q
dramatization Of a. story by Freeman
Tilde1, -
Stuart Walker. in addition to "Jona-
than Makes q WISH will produce
three long plays in New York this
season in Sever Up" a farce by Alta
May Coleman; "Evvie Spr eads Her
Wings" a comedy, and musical
piece.
sThe Big Chance. q war play. by
Grant Morris, was presented last
week by A. H. Woods insNew Haven,
The cast included Cyril Keightley.
Clara Joel, William E. Meehan and
Katherine Harris Barrymore.
stop that Man." a farce by George
v. Hobart, will be offered by the Shu-
berts in one of their theaters soon.
This farce. one of the latest from Ho-.
barts pen, is being rehearsed by
George Henry Trader.
Tolstors drama, THE .r, Living
demption,, and will be Arthur Hop
kins' next production at the Plymouth
Theater, New York. John Barrymore
will have the leading role.
Henry B. .Walthall will return to the
stage next month in "Tamar and
Sabinoff," play by Ruth Sawyer.
George H. Brennop will make the
production and the leading feminine
role will be played by Khyva st. Al
bans. I:
H. H. Frazee. who divides his time
between managing base ball teams
and musical comedy. stars. says Nora
Bayes, in the new musical play. Look
Who's Here" will be the pennant win
the new season. Harry B. Smith is the
author -.
|. Col. Ginety of Camp Meigs, it is
announced, has promised to let the
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Philharmonic Course.

Mrs. Wilson-Greene has announced
the "Philharmonic course" OF I'VE
concerts, beginning December II with
Nine. France Aida, soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera, in recital, assist
ed by Rudolph CAM. pianist. and fol-
lowed January % by Toscha seidel,
yio1inist. a contemporary pupil with
Jascha Heifetz, of Leopold Auer; Mar
tinelli, tenor from the Metropolitan
opera; Mrs. Louise Homer, the great
contralto, and Ossipp Gabrilowitsch, the
been made conductor Of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra. These artists
win he heard in full recital. The pub
lie sale of seats opens in October at
Droop's 18th and G streets.
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Criterion,

1.-The Riders of the Purple Sage"
photoplay of Zane Grey's famous
story, will be shown at the Criterion
the entire week, commencing today.
William Farnum appears in the virile
character of Lassiter. The story deals
with several startling incidents that
occurred in Utah in the early days of
the Mormon settlement. Beginning
with the abduction of girl by one
of the dignitaries of the Mormon
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NEXT WEEKS ATTRACTIONS

BELASCO.-Nora Bayes' new musical
comedy, Look Who's Here" in three
acts, founded on "a Contented Wom-
an" Charles H. Hoyt's farce modern
lied by Harry B. Smith. with musi-
cal setting by A. Baldwin Sloane. and
staged by Leon Enrol. who. has won
fame for staging versions of Ziegfeld's
Follies and ''Hitchy Koo." The produc-
ton is presented by H n. Frazee. The
cast includes Irving Fither. Arthur
DEACON, William Kent, Al Fields, Lew
Cooper. Arthur Curtis, J. W. Ashley.
Florence Morrison, Jane Elliott and
Margaret Adair.
beauty. wit and fashion, laFlo Flo q
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Paris Symphony Orchestra.

Washington is to have the rare
privilege of hearing Frances pre-
mier symphony orchestra, La Societe
des Concerts du Conservatoire de
Paris, at an afternoon concert the
middle of next month. The coming
Of the orchestra is part of the plan
of extensive cooperation between the
French high commission and the
United States government for the in
crease and advancement of cordial re-
lations between the two republics
now SO closely welded together in the
fight for human liberty. The tour of
the orchestra is to be supervised by
the French-American Association for
Musical Art in New York. This won
derful French orchestra includes
eighty-six French artists Of the high
est rank. 1t is the Oldest and most
famous organization of its kind in
France.
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Know" was made last week at SIAM
ford. Conn.

Know was made last week at SIAM
ford. Conn.
William Golfers tour in Nothing
But Lies has come to halt. When
the piece is revived for New York
presentation it will have another star.
''They Come Back" new play by
'Britton Austin, has been accepted for
production by Walter Hast, the lat
ter part of next month in a New York
theater.
Edwin Arden has been engaged by
Winchell Smith and John L. Golden
for their coming production of Three
Wise Men," comedy drama in three
acts by Austin Strong.
Crops and Choppers" did not last
very long at the Belmont Theater,
New York, being withdrawn last
night. The house passes under the
management of William A. Brady.
Arthur Hammerstein has engaged
Ed. Wynn for the leading comedy role
in his new musical production. Some
time" which. he will soon present in
one Of the Shubert theaters in New
York.
."Tea for Three" the new comedy'by
Roi Cooper Megrue, was presented by
the Selwyns at the Maxine Elliott
Theater. New York1 last week. Ar
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In. the Spotlight.

The Coburns will produce 'The Bet
ter Ole" an English play, with music.
Forrest winant is the star Of Some
Night" which was presented in New
York last week.
William A. Brady has secured the
rights to a London piece called "Pe-
ter's Mother" by Lady Clifford :;
Tyrone Power has been engaged for
the cast of "The Little Brother of
which Walker Whiteside is the star.
The new Selwyn- Theater in New
York will be opened early next month
by Jane Cowl in Information, Please"
Robert Edeson, who is to produce
soon q play from his own pen, has
engaged Helen Driscon for the Lead
The first performance Of the Shubert
musical. production. Miss I Don't
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Lyceunn.

The Lyceum Theater this week Of
fers a J. w. Whitehead production
called "The Pennant Winners"
In the cast are Vivian Lawrence,
cyclonic soubrette; Lew Lederer,
comedian; Walter Parker, comic;
olive Christian, ingenu; Jimmie Par
ellie. Gatty Jones and Bert Lester, with
a "prize winning chorus.
. The musical numbers are staged by
RAYMOND Midgley The scenery is
from the studios of Walter Smith OF
New York and the lighting. effects are
directed by Harry Hilson. A transpar-
emit rainbow glass runway will be an
added attraction.
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Camp Meigs Military Band play at
Keith'S during the weeks OF the lib
erty bond. campaign. The organiza-
ton has been enlarged to sixty pieces
and will play at every performance
as one act of the'bill.
Leon Enrol. famous as a funmakerr
with the 'Follies," has now become
producer and general stage director.
and as such is prese nting Nora Bayes.
new musical show, Look Who's
Here" The leap from low comedian n to
Workers, but Mr.. Enrol. it is said.
amply demonstrated his ability to
span the gap and in a way that aston
ished the natives.
Paul Potter and c. v. De vonde
wrote 'The Purple Poppy" the COM
edy-drama in which yaleskA Suratt
is appearing in vaudeville. Paul Pot
ter saw the "third-degree" scene in
+ 'The Victim" wrote an, act around
she Immediately proceeded to engage
her company.
There was strike at Criterion
Theater. New York. last week by the
ushers, and Tom Wise. who is playing
''Mr: Barnum, there: pressed INTO
service the freaks of the sfdeshow
who appear on the stage every night
The audience found additional amuse-
ment when ushered to their seats by
the midgets bearded lady. champion
thin man and India rubber girl.
Maggie Teyte, the famous soprano
of the Chicago and Boston Opera Com
pany, and Umberto~ Sorrentino,. tenor
of the Royal Opera. Florence. Italy,
have been added to the list of the dis
tinguished artists who will be heard
in the. ten-star series of concerts I'M
der the direction Of T. Arthur Smith.
The series this season thus gives
promise of extraordinary musical tai
ent without losing the charm of sur
prise in the introduction Of new ar
lists, as in former seasons.
Nine. Margaret Matzenauer. the noted
Metropolitan prima donna. for her ex-
tensfve concert tour through the mid
die west and south to the Pacific coast,
starting the latter part of September
has decided to intern" all German
music. Frank La Forge, the we'll
known pianist, who is her accom-
PIANIST, has spent hours and days in
looking over hundreds of old Italian.
French and English songs for her
program, in which not even old COM
posers like. Handel, G1uck, etc, will
be represented. Wherever it can be
arranged Nine. Matzenauer is to sing
at the camps for the governmental
War Community Camp Service.
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patriotism is the dominant note. Leon
Berg wrote the book and Will H.
Vodrey composed the music. The sup
porting cast includes Hal Newport.
Bert Bernard, Mabel1e Blake, Joe
Weston and Cecil Jefferson. In addi-
ton, there is. chorus, thirty in num-
Der, ranging from the stately show
girl to the petite pony" In scenic
equipment and costuming the pro-
Queer is said to have exceeded past
records.
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New York success, with dash of in
ternationa1 matchmaking by schem-
ing mother, a fake count and an heir
ess. The cast includes Rena Carker.
Thomas Handlers. Arthur Mills. Leon
Leonard, Edna Morn, Louise Beaudet,
Almond Robi, Marguerite McClintock,
William Hugh Mack and Harriet
Keim. with perfect thlrty-slx
chorus, credited with being the only
comedy chorus ever seen on Broad
way stage.
PoLrs.-.The Kiss Burglar" a musi-
cal comedy, with the original New
mond Hubbell and Glen McDonough.
The cast Includes Edith Taliaferro,
Walter Catlett and the much-talked-of
Peacock Alley chorus" with it's
handsome gowns and beautiful stage
effects.
B. F. KEITH'S.-Joseph E. Howard's
elaborate musical novelty, '"The Song
Bird Revue" with Ethlyn Clark and
forty players equipped with costumes
and scenery to picture the themes OF
acts include Van and Schenck, "the
pennant-winning battery of song
land; Kate Gilmore and Sam Will
liams, in "a Reel of Real Fun; Leo
Beers: Stan Stanley and the Stanleys
sixty pieces.
COSMOS.-"The Nations PERIL" a
patriotic dramatic production. with
scenes laid in Washington, rejecting
the battle of the united secret service
with the Hun propaganda. Other acts
include the Picolo Midgets, Lane and
Plant, a rathskellar duo; Tuler and
Crolius, nut" comedians: the La Dore
models. in beautiful poses: Freddie
Weber and company, in a ventrilo-
quail novelty, and. as the added mat
inee feature, Cecil B. De Miles new
photoplay creation, Till I Come Back
to YoN'
GAYETY.-The Maids of America in
a burlesqus offering, without Rhyme
or Reason" in two acts, with inter
spersed specialties. The company in
cludes AL K. Hall, Bobby Barry, Flor
ence Rother, George E. Snyder, Jane
May. Mae Stanley. Gus Stevenson, D.
McIvor. Charles Smith and the Liberty
Trio, with a big chorus of male and
feminine voices.
!. LYCEUM - Burlesqu6 production.
1.-THE Frolics of the Mite" presented
by Irving Gear, Ben Holmes, Maude
Rockwell, Carl Dellerto and Harry
Morrisey, with a beauty chorus. Frank
L Wakefield wrote the book, Will H.
Smith, the lyrics, and Nat Osburne
provided the music.
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fiction, but their speech, thought and

fiction, but their speech, thought and
action are not.
"For ten years was present daily
at bankruptcy meetings, closing Of
title to real property and conferences
on the formation or dissolution of
see many Potashes and Perlmutters.
stripped to the skin, for there Is moth
ing that more effectively strips off a
mans jacket of acquired politeness
and manners than a. good old-fash-
Toned scrap over real estate or CO.
partnership difficulties.
1.-The fruits Of this experience are
the Potash and Perlmutter stories and
the Potash and Perlmutter plays
These characters originated in the
desire to give good-humored por-
trait of one phase of business life in
New York. I just couldn't help put
ting on paper all that had seen and
heard of Abe's and Mawruss' eccen-
tricities."
Enjoy Their Own PIayers-Otto HI
of arts and philanthropist, who q few
days ago was decorated with the medal
of the Legion of Honor and who recently
returned from a trip to the trenches,
says:
'The soldiers appreciate ALI efforts
made for their amusement. but they
enjoy most heartily entertainments by
their own performers I cannot say
enough, therefore, of the value of the
work done by the liberty theater di-
vision Of the War Department COM
mission on training camp activities.
which makes this particular form Of
relaxation possible.
1.-THE plan of placing actors Of rec
ognized ability in our training camps
as dramatic directors charged with dis
covering, organizing and training units
in putting on shows given by leading
playwrights out Of their stock or writ
ten especially for the camps is bearing
good fruit on the other side, where the
boys arrive equipped with material to
entertain themselves and their fellows.
'sone day had the pleasure OF wit
by a group Of players recruited from
the ranks. The talent was splendid and
the keen enjoyment displayed by the
audience, which was made UP OF men
who had just returned from battle and
those who would be in the fighting line
next day, made me realize the soldiers
intense need Of good, wholesome enter
fainment, especially just before and just
after battle, when his nerves are strain
ed to the breaking point.
sit is downright essential to the
morale of the fighting man to give: him
some outlet for his pent-up emotions
of home, for what the Army boy Graves
is something American-American girls.
American newspapers, American 1000
and American plays.
above all our boys are intensely
human"
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Photoplay Features

church with the hunt Of the girls
brother for years for the man and the
final accounting at Lassiters hands.
The cast includes William Scott, MUIR
dock McQuarrie, M. B. Robbins, Mary
Merch, Katherine Adams, Nancy Cas-
well and J. Holmes.
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A Wonderful sR-Joseph Urban
has given further evidence of the revo-
luton he has effected in stage enter
tainment, in the pictorial side OF 1.-The
Riviera Girl"
Urban, once an Austrian, is now a
naturalized American citizen. He has
his studio in Swampscott, Mass, and
his time is divided between a home in
Boston and a home in Yonkers, N. T..
The scenery Urban has painted for
1.-The Riviera Girl is probably the
most wonderful yet designed by this
wizard of the brush. While the To-
Gale OF the story Is the Riviera, still
the Mediterranean is not depicted. nor
any detail Of villa or of foliage, ledge
or shore Only the sky is visible, and
It is a sky without cloud or star. But
the coloring. the lighting of this sky.
has exhausted all the resources Of the
modern theater. 1t is a. deep and
magic blue, velvety in texture, yet
suggesting limitless regions: It DOM
mates the successive scenes with a
sense of imaginative unity only less
persuasive and compelling than that
of music.
Montague Glass Explafns--Who
are Potash and Perlmutter? Who are
their originals"
There aren't any" says Montague
Glass. who created the characters.
ABE and Mawruss are composite
characters. Their adventures are pure
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Loew's Columbia.

Loew's Columbia.
Dorothy Dalton, in her latest photo
play, "vive La France" will be the
feature at Loew's Columbia today and
CONTINUED on Sixth Page)
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NATTONAIX-Joam Corfs pageant Of
beauty, wit and fashion, flo Flo, q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18
FARMINGDALE

Mrs. Carolyn Peters returned recently
from an extended visit to relatives and
friends in Island Falls and other places
in Aroostook county.
Lawrence Gross. who has been very i'll
with bronchitis at the home Of his uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Cannon.
is convaiescing.
James Norton while chopping wood re-
Gently cut himself quite badly. ply
stefan attended him and he is reported
to be Citing along well.
Mrs. Thomas Murphy and Miss Albee OF
East Pittston were callers in this vicinity
Wednesday.
Mrs. Edna S. Purdy, who teaches school
in Enfield, is passing the spring vacation
of two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l. w. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Crockett have
moved book to their home on the Martin
Cannon place. SO called.
Several from this community who arc
members of CobboSseecontee Grange at
tended Pomona meeting at Litchfield
Grange Wednesday, going in company
with other members from West Gardiner
and making a party of "A from Cobbos-
Seecontee Grange. Past Master Milla I'd
Parker led to the way with his double
horse team load OF merry grangers. The
roads were in badly drifted condition
and much merriment was provoked as
the faithful animals ploughed through the
drifts or went over the top" as it SEEM
ed, and were followed by the teams in
the rear. The 10 members in Mr.. Parker's
load were as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Mfl-
lard Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. Teri Parker.
Mrs. Harry Lord, Mrs. A. H. Averill, Mr..
and Mrs. Charlie Doucett, Mrs. Reuben
Neal, Mr. and Mrs. George Bodway and
daughter Muriel. Mrs. Elizabeth Scott
and Clarence Longfellow. royal well
come and a most excellent dinner were
enjoyed by all and the occasion voted
to be one of the most enjoyable events Of
the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18
ENTENTE AV|ATORS
MADE q ATTACKS
GERMAN TOWNS IN FEB

Amsterdam. March IA Berlin dis
patch says that in February Entente
aviators made 90 attacks on German
towns. Treves was raided three times
and Saarbrucken, Mannheim and Pr
masens once each. While no military
damage was caused the dispatch says,
a considerable amount of damage was
done to houses and other private prop
Gritty. Twelve persons were killed and
Sc injured, 10 of them severely. Ono
biplane fell into the hands Of the Ger
mans.
The other attacks were directed
against industrial districts in Lorrain.
Luxembourg Saar and Moselle. They
are said to have caused no interruption
Of work, the raiding planes in ma jor-
!ty Of cases having been prevented by
the anti-aircraft guns from reaching
their detectives.
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Mrs. Julia Law

In Hallowell, March I'd, occurred the
death of Miss Julia Law. She was
born in Union. Nov. "a, 1863, and was
the only child of the late Henry and
Harriet Law. Her early life being
spent in her home town where she re-
ceived her education and taught in the
public schools. For several years she
was employed at the Augusta Insane
hospital under the superintendent of
the late DR. b. T. Sanborn. Miss Law
was q special favorite with all the
officials and employers. Later in life
the family including the mother and a
near friend, j. d. Clarke moved to this
place where they have resided for tho
past % years.
1t was a great shock to her many
friends hearing of her death as she
had been in her usual health until
stricken with pneumonia Her quail
ties were sterling and her kind deeds
will long be remembered by a host of
friends. She leaves two cousins, Mrs.
Abbie Augerson of Thomaston, Melvin
Walter of Boston. The remains were
brought here and at the chapel services
were conducted by Rev. C.. f.. Smith
of Union. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful. Interment in the
family lot at Razorville.