The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-31
THE THEATRES
Gish Girls Tell of Night
Air Raids on London

One Of III. most interesting and COM
rrchrnSivc accounts Of mn air rad IS
. that brought back Ia America by lit
F., lan and Dorothy 'iish. IN" young SIS
trrS appearing in n. w. Gri1iilhs
"IlcartS oC' the World" ~ tho Court
four days starting Sept. 1. That mr.
plano raids as they arr now conducted
arc dreadful beyond IN" power "t words
Ia toll there can h" no doubt.
You cant 81" tho RAIDERS. says
Dorothy Eish. "Thcy com" Al night
and 1bry usually keep far beyond tho
range Of III" anli-airrraft guns, so that
they are out Of sight IN tn" sky. .'EF"r;
circumstances attending II raid C"ntri-
hutcS to the terror If ii. When VIC
, were III London. just h"f"r" leaving FOR
tho French front IT, S"cur" our scenes
for HEARTS of the World 4 crew nl
raiders arrived. TIL" palic" went
through III" Str"".ts carrying hug" Signs
I warning the prupl" I" h"Whr". NJ
ruShdN for tn" underground rhlIr"hn-
rhc '1uhr.' Presently "" heard tn" anti
aircraft batteries begin firinE. Th"s"
GUNS arc located all around ~" city.
some arc in Hyde rark; som" ar" along
,nc E,nrankmrnt When III" German
Raiders come within range. they begin
10 fire.
! "for tho mos, part shrarn"l is used
nv the raiders. as th"S" shells hurst.
: tho bullets with which they ar" tIllcd
fall in y rain. You can hear th"in par
trr:us nn The roofs and In tn" sirHH'S
lust like rain--nnly you must r"m"nh"r
. that his rain brings death with every
: drop that falls.
; no ono ra7r know what real terror
is like until she has experienced on" or
,hr,,c raids Tho sharpr"l rain Is the
l,,., Of ihc drnc"rS. Tn" HUNS nr" All
tho while dropping hug" shells thhf
have the effect al 4 miniature volcano
when they explode.
/ Warm Reception.
Tho nigh, when n. ". Griffin and
tho r;iSh sisters and others "I inc
I "JI.ariS Of tn" Worlh' company arrived
in Innd,-. they w"r" having dinner IN
the Hotel savoy when IN" Internal ram
hogan. II wa< :" Frightened. SaE9
r,,rn,hv thar suggested We run for
the cellar. Mr.. Griffith began making
finn of me- tn calm our feelings. Just
rhcn sumcthin: mad" IN" building. rock
mud MIR. Griffin asked IN" whc'h"r II
, was nn carihuuak" "r my kn""S hitting
. lnSnt her.
"Our rooms faced III" 1:mlmnkme!li
rn the side away from ia" strand. For
eafciv'S *ak". ". had preferred l" have
nrr evening meal :, r. I'd in our rooms
for r,uIhrr WIS ton frightened tn iakc
q ,.haucc in the main dining room AS
! ~. yrrr sitting cher" Anmci ninE ilhSh'rl
! mast me window. We heard terrific
. irpari as II struck tn" yard Just hr-
meath the window. II VAS 'dnd It
she'll that failed /" explode" Had Il
: rome off. the tiiSh family would hhN"
hrrn waited into better laT"l. ana
, .tnnrts Of the W"rid' would hay" been
nroduccd 1t another time and with my
sister and myself distinctly am"nJ;
: those NOT present.
Tho terror and su&r"ns" thai INC 'lSn
sisters and their mnth"r--In ih'' an
members Of tho Griffith party-"ndur""
he fore landing back in tn" | mica S'A''S
! brought Mrs liiGh - III" N"rE" OF '"r-
yous cn1larsc. 1t has already boon re-
,.nr,ird that Ihr mother ri Tho iwn me-
! ,rrsScs lost thirty pounds during her
STAY abroad Lillian GlSh also losI con-
sidcrahln weigh. but nnr"thy returned
= = little heavier than when sh" lrtt home
Little IIrn Alexander. ais" If the Hearts
rF tho World party during IN" stay
abroad. cnjnyrd himself immensely. -
turning hnm.. 10 tcll' his schnn'mnt"S
: all about the fine time hr hhd cschn-
; ing tho Germans.
! Hearts Of The, World" comes direct
| from fifteen wccl;s ut The Tiit theatre.
! itishurch with special ORCHESTRA car
: load Of effects. "tC. Seats mr." now on
: sale. Matinee daily after NcdncSday.