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was there when the French Algerian
army vanished and the Canadians had
! to stretch out and hold the line He
was Of that line. He wears two goio
! stripes on his sleeve now. They snow
The was wounded twice.
| Leander Richardson.-The death OF
! Leander Richardson of the William
J A. Brady forces proved shock
( to people associated with the thea
ter all over the country. His at
tainments as a writer were to a CT :
tain extent obscared by the fact that
| his labors were largely devoted to the
celebration Of the talents and triumphs
of others vet in his busy Iire, Which
brought him into the confidence OF the
most eminent figures or tne s.ase. he
found time to make his Imprint as q
critic. A dramatist and novelist. Many
of the mos, successful of the stage toik
owe much to Leander Richardson,
whose sympathy with sincere enoe
was generous and unfatiing ana "hose
influence was the more potent because
of his accurate judgement ana aoso
lutte candor in its expression. a Lliena
and fighter, for friendship ;.,as sae M
was singuarily free from the enhiaies
which in the footlight world o1ten
spring from so little and endure SO
long Himself a master in the arr VI
Legitimate publicity. he had scaht an
bition for billboard notorfety n'
among those who Know lne,l tn csii
from booking Office magnate 10 can
hoy- the name 'I.eander RICHARDSON
was a name to conjure with: synlooi
of high standards and OF many sr~b-
uudes.
A Unique Tribute.-The nign. Una, INA.
Justine tombstone first made her %"
as a star in the Messrs. Shuberts mu-
steal production, "Over the Top. at
the Forty-fourth street RooI
New York. a coterie OF twelVe anhsi
can aviators gathered around taDle
in a quiet little chateau at sud fusg,a.
Italv. and toasted the success OF the
actress and her first big musicai snow.
The affair was directed by Water
shoals" in which Nazimova starred
Directly before the banquet took
place Mr. Wanger cabled a seventy
four-word message to Miss tombstone.
1t was signed by himself and the other
American aviators, all of whom are her
personal friends
The day was also the anniversary OF
the Queen of Italy's birth, but II meant
more than that to the little group or
Americans for it was the night their
little friend would shine forth as the
greatest star in the history of New
York
Nothing was omitted. From the first
phere of Justine Johnstone's little club
about the chateau. The place CARDS
were hand painted and colored. with a
tiny crown at the top and the WORDS
over the Top" inscribed across the bit
of pasteboard. There were appropriate
verses on the back of each card. and
each was a toast to the fair Justine
The scene of the banquet was little.
whitewashed walls. The long. wooden
table was covered with flowers. and
Mr. Wanger succeeded in buying the
first cake which had been cooked in the
province for seven months.
The sensation of the evening was
hand-painted poster Of Miss tombstone.
executed by an Italian artist. who was
member of the Aviation Corps in
training at Sud Fuggia. 1t was done
in pastels and copied from tiny pho
tograph. AT an empty place at the
table this poster was placed. and over
il was draped the Stars and Stripes and
the Italian colorS.
At the conclusion Of the feast a little
Italian boy who was waiting on the
men stood up on chair and recited
the final toast of the evening:
Here's to .Over the Top
And make little Justine Johnstone
The talk Of New York.
/, And that.r wrote Mr.. Wanger. lis
how Justine Johnstone attended the
strangest of suppers ever given in her
honor"
Creator of .P01lyanna."-Mrs Eleanor
H. Porter wrote the "Pollyanna" glad
books. upon which Catherine Chisholm
Cushing based the optimistic play
"Pollyanna."
The tranquil philosophy and serenity
of spirit reflected in Mrs. Porter's
stories are the outcome of her own
manner of life. She has lived a quiet
and domestic existence in New Eng
land since girlhood. One of her gifts
was beautiful soprano voice. and she
sang frequently In Boston concerts and
church choirs.
A public career was distasteful to
her. and after an early marriage she
settled down to the development of
her talents as story teller.
The mental attitude is affected by
ones environment. Mrs. Porter loves
the solitude of nature, but as her hus-
bridge. Boston suburb, she hit upon
the happy expedient of finding seclu-
sion in little rose garden studio atop
her residence. 1t is there that she wrote
her ''Pollyanna" books.
Il can concentrate there" says Mrs
Porter, "and feel as much cut off from
the raspinR rattle and turmoil of the
big city as if 1 had buried myself in
too the best regulated forest in the
world isn't steam heated, and my
studio is
Louis Graveure.-Had not Louis
Graveure been blessed with a great
voice. perhaps today. instead of being
able to boast of fifty or more concerts
for the season. he would either be sit
ting in studio painting pictures of
landscapes and portraits or else draw
ing cartoons for the comic section.
As child Graveure showed an adap-
ton both for music and drawing, but,
as the latter seemed to show the more
natural tendency. those who were in
charge of his education decided upon
an artists career for him. As he grew
older his talent rapidly developed, and
he was sent to one OF the leading art
schools. Later he drifted into sculp-
ture. for which he showed exceptional
talent Today he gets much pleasure
out of this sort of work. and last wear
he produced several pieces of clay work
that were highly praised by critics
Unique AirpIane Enect-For several
seasons the Shuberts have uulized Lin
coin ]. Carters mechanical effects for the
various climaxes in the Winter Garden
:pectacles. In Over the Top" which
comes to the BeIasco this week Mr. Car
ters latest novelty will be disclosed
1t is thrilling demonstration OF how
Americas $ thousands Of airplanes will look
to the German soldiers as these winged
battleships of the sky appear upon the
horizon and come swoOping down upon
the trenches, prepared to .blind'' the ewes