Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-14

IA does away with q lot OF conventions.
...,ned in at a matinee yesterday and, be-
LAS scenting a young romance in the
ma had great old time philosophizing.
Won see. lust at the opening scene of the
.,ow. the lights went thoroughly. utterly
"a entirely Though not quite, perhaps)
oJrT Well, first the orchestra demanded
4, audible tones, Lights, lights" Then the
audience began to laugh and the galleries
-,ls,led TO the lights and perhaps to the
..orus girls whose dim figures could be
...n as they peeped out from the side lines.
War gives you such an at-home feeling,
Aces It not? In regular times, the chorus
-,r,. would not have done that, they'd
so,a have been afraid of giving the public
,oore than 1t had paid for. But yesterday,
Mass your heart, they did not mind when
,he lights went up suddenly and the
audience saw their retreating figures as
,hsv turned back to wait until the proper
,o,s was played for them to enter.
But perhaps land I really think It's not
,.rhaps, but about certain) certain little
,srownhaired maid and her fair.haired
.vs,n would "just as lief' Nancy had
stayed away from that particular matinee,
ar that they had stopped to think that the
,,shts ,iight go up suddenly
Re that as 1t may, the lights did go up
suddenly and-well. he had Just stolen a
Hiss: In fact he only about got half one,
sor the lights chose mean things) came
Fight up bright as they had ever been.
dont think any one else saw them, as they
49, lN,,t -
Nancy does keep her eyes open. If she
didn't, how could she pass these little ru-
mors on to you?
Never mind, D., Nancy won't tell on
YOU, even after It's announced, but tell
her first won't you, since she's so nice to
you.
r HAVE been hearing very wonderful
things about the young Armenian vio-
linst, Haig Gudenian, who is going to
play at the Art Alliance on Thursday aft
srnoon, March 21, for the love of his coun-
try. Some Of the numbers Mr.. Gudenian
has planned to play on Thursday include
several that have been arranged by him.
self. Among others is a Cradle Song of
Eghine,' "Alaguiatz," which is the song
Of the girls of the Caucasus, Russia, and
an "Arn. .enian Wedding March,
You know before the war the Armenians
did not allow their women to work out.
side Of the home for a living, which has al
ways been provided for them by the men.
! 20 the young girl stayed at home until her
marriage. Naturally to her. the wedding
day, when she left home for the first time,
% some trial, made worse by the fact that
the marriages were made by the parents
and the girl therefore had no choice. The
music Of the wedding march is typical Of
oil this, and as the young bride Is led to
the church the violin seems trying to con-
sole her, while the piano initiates the
notes Of the Oriental musical instruments
and the sound Of the church bells. Per.
haps the war has changed this. 1t must
have. for the Armenians have no homes
now. They are poor refugees.
How little American girls realize the
lives Of women in some of the other corn.
tries. Think of walking out Of your home
to church to meet the man who is to be
your life companion, whether you love him
Or not to meet him for the first time when
u rs too late to draw back, in other words
the altar. Aren't you glad you are an
american and live in a land where a man
mas right to ask and woman a right
(, 70 say yes or no to his asking her to be
Z bic wife.
Really, think the afternoon of Arme-
han music will be very wonderful. It's
uven under the direction of the Armenian
eommlttee of the Emergency Aid and
unosr the auspices Of the Art Alliance
mss Lena Weber. a contralto. will con-
uoute to the enjoyment Of the afternoon
snd later Persian tea and coffee and Orien.
~ sweets will be served.
M When first heard Of 1t understood II
N VS. planned for today this Thursday, but
was named for the 21st and the 21st II
b to be-
'hE Plays and Players Club is certainly
IN institution in this town. is 1t not
u 30 alive, SO full of vim and up to the
minute about everything, and aren't it.
normal club nights fun?
"appears that the nightly performance.
he Y. M. C. A. Hut In League Island
asye been rather handicapped because
Msre l. no drop curtain for the stage
eae rays and Players have given severa
pAys down there, and all told there is g
V OF one kind or another every eve
ing ~ 1880 o'clock In the hut. They tel
~ me men are so eager to attend thes,
'eftainments that the seats begin to fl
I'VE $50 on, and when 7:3O is marked OF
- clock there are actually men in tn,
wee who hang to the rafters Of tn,
~ N order to see the performance.
.ne Plays and Players realizing ta
sssity for curtain have presented tn
w. u A. with beautiful velour one
cn now materially Il don't mean to b
aO assists in the general giving OF tn
o'mances In an adequate and salts
nasory manner.
81 SAhiNG further Of the Plays an
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