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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
One Week Houses

STANDARD-"The Matinee Hero" with
Leo Ditrichstein, comes here direct
from its run at the Vanderbilt
Theatre
SHuBERT-RlVlERA - Marjorie Ram
beau in where Poppies Bloom" is
this weeks Offering.
LoEW's SEVENTH AvENUE-Thjs
weeks attraction is Mark Swans
farce, "She Walked in Her Sleep"
BRONX OPERA HOUSE -"The Wan
derer, the spectacular Biblical play.
viii be seen here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Dunsany and
Walker to Meet

Stuart Walker has just received
letter from Lord Dunsany saying that
he Will arrive in New York early in
January. Though they have carried
on three years correspondence
much of which has been published
this viii be the first meeting Of the
Irish playwright and his American
producer, who has presented to Amer
lean audiences The Gods OF the
Mountains King Argimehes and the
Unknown Warrior" THE Golden
Doom" and other works of the great
irish dramatist Dunsany never saw
any Of these presentations. for he has
been in the way since its beginning as
captain of the Royal Inniskilling Fusi-
leers. He has been wounded and now
comes to America by special permis-
sion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Lauder Coming TO
Lexington for q Week

When Harry Lauder begins his
worlds tour at the Lexington Theatre
on Monday evening, December 9, he
Will introduce quota of new songs.
He has spent all of his time enter
tanning the men at the battle fronts
since he last appeared here, and his new
compositions reflect to certain de-
gree the spirit which he encountered.
Lauder and his company are to be at
the Lexington Th~atre for only one
week, after which they will play short
engagements in Brooklyn and Newark
before starting on their extended tour.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
By Ralph Block

If believed very firmly in the Pinero
version Of the Sardou sort of thing
which, God help me, I DON'T would
never set foot inside of a theatre that
had Clare Hummer on the boards.
would make that resolve and stick to
it firmly. If l meant to go on being
captain of my soul there'd be no other
way to do, because Clare Hummer shat
ters everything Sardou taught, every
thing Pinero does, and then retires in
the vague distance waving blithe-
some hand at you.
If you had spent all your dramatic life
examining on finished technique, and
had grown up in the idea that a play
wasn't play unless people walked off
to let other people come on, and that
a stage has an absolute number Of
exits and entrances and that climaxes
can always be timed perfectly in the
next to the last actin short all the
things they teach in Freytag and at
Columbia, it would be a tragic experi-
ence to discover somebody who could
make fascinating, delightful and Sc
ductive play without doing any of these
things. "Be Calm, Camilla" which is
the current version of Clare Hummer,
is that kind of play.
Some day, of course, it was bound to
happen that somebody would write a
play without observing any of the rules
and get away with it. Clare Hummer
has already done it several times, but
If any one has doubts about the sue
cess of writing without the rules as
a method, the play at the Booth ought
to remove them.
1t becomes clear on seeing the latest
Hummer play that drama is not, after
all, only the things most Of the mighty
said it was. For years and years it
was much as his life was worth for
simple and unaccustomed playgoer to
object to the current drama on the
ground that people didn't do things
that way. The critics made it plain
that life was one thing and the stage
was something else. man might walk
into room any time he pleased in real
life, but it wasn't q thing that could
be done on the stage 1t had to be
planned. The dramatist was always
laying for somebody to come on the
stage, so to speak, and had perfect
ambuscade of words, phrases and cpl
sodes ready to greet him.
The sin of Clare Hummer is that she
doesn't do any of this at all All the
opportunities to shine as d master of
finished carpentry, of stage joinery, all
the chances to flash in ten volumes as
the most finished technician of the
American stage, have been tipped over
board into the wide sea of time bv the
careless Miss Hummer, without 50 much
as sigh or q regret to mourn +he
passing. But it would be a mistake to
declare that there is no bravura in the
Hummer methodless method II ia d;f-
hcult to find, being subtle, and is the
more extraordinary when found be-
cause 1t is so entirely in time and
color with the very spirit which per-
'ades all the Hummer nlavs
indeed, to properly characterize this
Emily Dickinson of the Broadway The
a1re' you can't avoid talking about the
distilled essence which gives life TO the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Free Vaudeville
For Enlisted Men

For the free Sunday matinee vaude-
vile given by the New York Camn
Community Service, at the Manhat-
tan Opera House, Thirty-fourth Street,
between Eighth and Ninth ave
nues, the following will appear: Alice
BRADY, Jack Hazard, Doyle and Dixon.
Princess White Deer, De Haven and
Nice, William j. Reilly of the United
States Navy, Mr.. and Mrs. Fowler,
Clifton Crawford and Sam Bernard
Curtain will be at p. m. All men
in uniform will be admitted free.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Yvette Guilbert to Lecture
At Neighborhood PLAYHOUSE

On Tuesday evening, December 8,
Nine. Yvette Gilbert will lecture on
The Art of Interpretation" at the
Neighborhood Playhouse. Tonight the
third performance of the Festival
of Tabernacles will be given with
the Festival Chorus, the Festival
Dancers and the Neighborhood Play
ers. The music has been arranged by
George Barrere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
By Heywood Broun

'"The Crowded Hour" has most of the
faults of the war plays, but it has more
virtues 1t benefits, for instance, from
the fine performance Of Miss Jane Cowl.
This is probably better performance
than any other war play the season has
shown US, unless it is the Old Bill of
Charles Coburn in "The Better OLE"
which Is in quite q different vein.
Miss Cowl has improved since her
first night, during which she was under
an unusual strain. She keeps the part
more clocely in hand during the exciting
scene at the telephone switchboard
when she saves French division. Per
haps the best work which she does
comes in the final act. This is not q
very convincing piece of writing, or
at any rate it is a scene which presents
great difficulties, coming as it does on
the heels Of the crowded act Of the
evening. Miss Cowl manages to hold it
up. Although she has had many tear
full plays and wept enough to fill the
Hippodrome tank in her short stage
career, she actually can make grief APP
pealing. But it is in some of her
quietest moments that she does her
best work She listens extremely well,
and this is an art known only to
limited number of players. The best
reading of the evening occurs in bit
which Miss Cowl translates for some
one else on the stage. One of the
French characters, an old grandm other,
says something about her three sons
who have been killed in the war and
Miss Cowl repeats the remark for an
American character She resists all
temptation to dress up the words into
any elocutional appeal. She does not
even attempt to echo the emotion of
the mother, but repeats the little bit so
simply that the same passage of the
play scores twice.
We would not contend for moment
that Miss Jane Cowl is an actress who
makes no mistakes in her efforts to con-
vey emotional crises, but we can think
of no other young American actress
who can do quite as many things and
do them as we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
Brooklyn

MoNTAuK-"AIda" opens the weeks
engagement of the Creatore Opera
Company. There will be a change of
bill at each performance. Some Of
the well known singers in the com
pany are Jeanne Gordon, Serge
Zance, Greek Evans and Alfredo
Nalenti.
MAJEsTlC-Mr- and Mrs. Sidney Drew
Will appear personally, in Keep
Her Smiling"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
For 1wo Weeks More

Because of the unusually heavy de-
mand for seats to see David Warheld
in THE Auctioneer," he has been forced
to extend his engagement at the Man
haitian Opera House for an additional
two weeks, bringing the run there to
an end on Saturday night. December Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

Just about the most skilful playwright
ing in "The Crowded Hour" is the use
of French snatches- The characters are
not nearly as courteous as those in
~Thrre Faces East" AS we remember
that exciting spy play, the Germans
never speak their own language, even TO
each other, without Immediately trans
lating it into English Although the
French folk of "The Crowded Hour" are
not as accommodating, they are more
effective Most of the French speeches
are allowed to stand without transla-
ton Little or nothing is lost, because
in every case the situation gives the
clew to the general drift of the few
sentences, and moreover the eloquence
of Nine. Michellette Burani must reach
even those who have not a jundis to
their names.
Still another factor enters in. and
that is the element of excitement When
action is progressing rapidly in a play
the spoken word matters very little.
At least it is not important that it
should be heard exactly, and it never is
When pace is fast enough an audience
skips through the dialogue, mentally
retaining only just what it needs- That
need is often no more than the tone of
a voice, and we will wager that great
many people viii thrill o the speech
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01
New Plays This Week

oD1At the 18th Street Theatre
VIII
Porter The play is
D. H. Barnes who played leading
will also be of the leading
Rankin enacts the leading role of Betty
Skpworh Charles A Stevenson Malcolm
and Marguerite Leonard
At the French Theatre Colomber Ibsen
VIII be gwen Charles Dublin will
Don will be Rebecca, seen as Brende
Roman Bouquet will be Moensgaar Bng
MmeH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-01

We suppose it is too late to suggest
to Mr., Knoblock the possibility Of
"Iomcat! Tomcat!" as title for his
play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
High Glass R esidences--Fashionable
Locations Bargain Prices

Massachusetts, Dupont Circle substantial broom
dwelling baths large dining suitable tor
Hampshire O. very handsome IA rooms;
conveniences Possession
sO-A magnificent Massachusetts, Sheri
dan Circle II rooms, baths; 50x6
ACCOMPLISHMENTS second-separatey
built home English plan rooms baths
"a several
former home New Hampshire
25-foot IA
north of Dupont Crcle
II rooms 3 baths, jOoot front.
garage, 65x70 Possession
English Connecticut
Florida IA lot fronts streets
S55oOe-Magnhcent corner on Connecticut avenue north OF
baths foot
$24O-Neay residence of Eighteenth
II 3 baths. 36-foot front
22x12 S2S0
$3OOO0-Sixteenth K, IA rooms 26x00
IA baths 9foot front
$26O-Washngton Heights, II rooms baths. double house.
lot 45xll4.
s5oOOo-one of the attractive Washington
Heights, 10 baths, 13Ox50
Massachusetts, detached; exceptionally fine
S18OO0-Washngton Heights II 3 baths, 3lxo7.
$25O-Dached residence the Heights lot xl40; colonial
design u rooms, baths; original cost $1,000 . :. 49,
alone would $4,000 construct 49,
$4O-Near Circle; sonefront dwelling. IA
baths. hot-water heat Z3xlN
of Sixteenth Handsome dwelling Is
22x3o $4,000 49, .
street. handsome dwelling 10
sl5OO0-R Seventeenth rooms, baths
hot-water electricity
sl4oo-Near
ly II rooms, baths, 23foot front
STONE & FAIRFAX, 1912 NEW YORK AVENUE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
FEAR Of UNFR|ENDLY|
LAWS IS CLAIMED
c. W. Fairfax Ascribes It to
Present Tendency of D. C. p
Realty Owners to Sell.
INVESTOR OUT OF MARKET

washington landlords will feel justf-
fed in retaining their properties when
they are satisfied that Congress will not
enact LEGISLATION that is detrimental to
real estate in the District Of Columbia,
said Charles W. Fairfax, president OF the
Real Estate Brokers' Association.
Mr.. Fairfax said that such evidence will
do more to relieve the present chaotic
condition than anything else. He
pointed out that the anti-profiteering
rent bill that recently passed the House
of Representatives impressed owners
with the advisability of selling. rather
than risk a lien to accrue against their
properties. caused by a possible viola
tion of the law by the tenant in pos
session.
This and other legislation in previ-
Gus years has been a direct attack on
real estate, so that investors have
gradually withdrawn from the market
and now but few sales are made, ,ex-
cept for home purposes" he said.
surely the time has arrived when our
legislators must give more favorable
consideration to real estate. SO that it
may produce better income.
Urges Retention of Holdings.
present owners should be induced to
retain their holdings and others will
seek similar investments. This should
be the solution Of the housing problem
in this and other congested centers.
Every one should be encouraged to put
their savings in real estate. 1t makes
better citizens of them"
He said that France is a nation Of
home-owners and that fact explains why
the Germans will never win the war. He
: declared the French to be unconquerable
and that the same condition should pre-
vail in Amrica.
Landlords realize the necessity of
housing government employees during the
war. but they should not be subjected to
q financial loss for rendering this i'm
poftant service. With a few exceptions.
they are reasonable in their views and re-
Quirements. Don't condemn them in the
heat Of passion. 1t Is unfortunate that
more Of them do not exist at this critical
period.
The builders Of this city. in the past,
did wonderful work to provide housing
quarters. now found most useful. and they
deserve commentator of the officials and
residents Of the National Capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Mr.. Clark to Address Kentuckians.

Champ Clark, Speaker of the House.
Will address the Kentucky Society of
the District at a meeting in New
Masonic Temple. 18th street and New
York avenue. Thursday night. There
will be a program of music and dane
ing. All Kentuckians in Washington,
whether members Of the society or not,
are invited. Representative David H.
Kincheloe IL president of the society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Reciprocity. Needed in Dealings.

Tenants must not forget the past few
years when they dictated the rentals. re-
pairs and length of lease in most cases,
while the landlord submitted to the losses
involved.
Lets be fair in dealing with the pres
ent situation. Landlords and tenants
should cultivate and appreciate each
other. as both classes are essential for
the welfare Of this and every community.
No one has a defense to offer for the
pfofiteer in any line of activity. but don't
confife your charge to real estate, while
the prices Of everything else. both ne
cessities and luxuries, have already and
will continue to advance during the period
Of the war"
Mr. Fairfax said Congress should i'm
nediately pass the housing bill SO that the
$10.0e0. zoo may be Immediately made
available for building living quarters here.
He said the delay in providing these ac-
commodations months ago by the govern
nlent for the thousa nds of new employees
required during the war has developed
the temporary congestion OF the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE
By Associated Press

by -ISSoCluEtt EFtSS
Philadelphia, Jan. o. = Wheat -
Steady; No. /. red. s2.27; No. /. soft.
red, S2.25; No. 2, red, S2.24; No. 2, soft,
red, $2.22; No. 9, red, S2.21; No. 3. soft
red. $2.199; No. 4, red. .s2,17; No. A. soft,
Corn = Market nominal; No. 2,
yellow, S2.35Q2.40; No. 8, No. 4, and
No. 8, yellow, nominal.
Oats The market is firm; No. 2,
white, 921s @9Sc; No. 3. white. s11s a
Bran : Quiet. but steady; soft
per ton. $44.5O@ $500.
Refined Sugars - Market firm;
S.iSSs.sSc. SiiGSSSsssSS 0''0'' ""e s'aHuiA''o'
Butter = The market is unchanged; ;
western. creamery. extras, SIC; near
by prints, fancy. see,
Eggs - Unchanged; Pennsylvania,
and other nearby firsts, free cases,
$3.50 a 1850 per case; do, current re-
ceipts. free cases, $500 per case;
western. extras. firsts, free cases,
SlS.3Og1S.60 per case; do, flrsts, free
cases. $500 per case.
Cheese - Quiet, but steady; New
York, ful' creams. 22@25c.
Live Pouitry = Steady; fowls, 24@
&c; ROSTERS, 1gc; spring chickens,
70 gaze! ducks, Peking. 2292Sc; do,
csc; turkeys. 27@2Sc.
Dressed Poultry The market
choice, to fancy, 259SSc; DO. TO-
fair to good, 32GS4c; do, old, 81 sec;
do, western, choice to fancy 33@35c;
do, fair to good. S0@3Sc; do,
old toms, 31Q3 32c; do, old, common,
24@26c; fowls, fancy, 29@ 291sc; good
to choice, 2S@2S1ac; do. small sizes.
22@ 27c; old roosters, csc; broiling
chickens. nearby, 30@S7c; do, west
ern, 30@ see; roasting chickens, 22@
soc; ducks, nearby, 20 5@30c; do, west
ern, 24Q29c; geese. nearby, 26@2Sc;
do, western, 23@27c.
Tallow - Steady; city prime in
tierces, lie; special loose, 171hc; prime
country, 16 1sc; dark, Is y @16c; edible,
in tierces, 1S12 @1915c.
Potatoes - Market steady: New
Jersey. No. /, per basket. 75@ 90c (S3
hs); New Jersey. No. 2. per basket,
@2.20; Pennsylvania, per 100 his,
S2.25 q go; New York. per 100 lbs.
SEQ a. 2.40; western, per 100 lbs, $2.20
Q2.40.
Flour = The market is firm
with a fair demand; winter straight,
$1,000 1925; Kansas, clear $9.756
$1,000; do. patents, s10.70611.15;
spring. firsts, clear, spot, S10.25@1O.5O;
spring firsts, clear mill shipment,
ss.75 a 1000; spring bakers. patent.
spot, s11.4o@11:60; spring patent, mill
brands, s11.OO@11.5O.
Hay : Firm and active tim
No. l, large bales. :2S,oO@ 2S.5S; 'i0Ne No.
l, small bales, S2S.0092S50:- No. 2.
$4,000 a 27.OO; No. 8. $4,000 24.50;
samples. s19.OO@21OO; no grade
s15,00@1700.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05

wedding Shells" d musical comedfS
eta with ten clever entertainers;
Wood. Melville and Phillips. one OF
vaudeville's most popular trios; Pope
and Uno. presenting trained animal
offering, and two other Keith atfrac-
tions.
In 'Tn the Balance the 0Feeteri
Vitagraph feature showing at the Co
lonial Theater to-
Earle williams day, Earle Williams
at the Colonial is seen In his best
role 6tlce The
Christian" As the ascetic man from
the hills, he depicts a man who has
secluded himself in his ancestral.
home. There he leads the life of 3.
recluse, till, through an accidental
meeting with a great actress. he wins
her heart. All this Is stirringly told.
in this powerful story, which is
adapted from The Hillman," the.
novel by the famous English author.
e. Phillips Oppenheim. Mr.. Williams.
as John Strangeway, the Hfllman,
and beautiful Grace Darmond. as
Louise MaureI London'B favortte
actress. are supported by . cast OF
prominent screen players including
Miriam Miles, Denton Vane, Julia
Swayne Gordon, Robert Gailord and
Templar SAKE.
The charming and versatile Metro
star, Emily Stevens, will be seen Mon
day and Tuesday of next week I'm her
latest Metro release, "A Sleeping
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
German Crown Prince
Praises Valor of Troops;
Can Win With God

Amsterdam, Jan. 5.-The German
crown prince, in New Years order
to his army, praises its valor in the
battles of the year just closed. The
order, as reproduced in the Dussel-
dorf Nachrichten reads:
THE year 1917 has gone down in
to history and with it the deeds of
arms of my army. The French army
stood ready on the AIsne and in the
Champagne to deliver a great, de-
cisive blow. An overwhelming su-
periority of men, arms and ammu-
milton was counted upon to force a
victory for the enemy.
The assault sanguinarily collap-
sed before your faithfulness and
bravery. You thereby broke the
enemy's strength and paved the way
to victory for the German arms in
Russia and Italy.
I'm a tenacious struggle, relying
only upon your own strength and
your self-sacrifice and courage, in
difficult battles on the Chemin-Des-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOIICE TO OtlNTRACTORS
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived by the Superintendent of Pub
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, until 10
o'clock A. NJ, Saturday, January ~,
1918. for the Collection and Disposal
of Ashes and Miscellaneous Refuse
for period of 15-27-39-51 or 63
months, beginning February 1, 1918,
in accordance with specifications on
flle in the office of the Superintendent
All bids must be sealed and endors-
ed proposals for the Collection and
Disposal of Ashes and Miscellaneous
Refuse" and said bids addressed to
the Superintendent of Public Safety,
Room No. 12, Court House, Harris
burg. Pennsylvania.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
FREDERICK l. MoRGANTHALER
superintendent of Public Safety.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05

Danes, in the Champagne and on
the blood-sodden ground of Verdun,
you protected the rear of the ad-
vancing armies in the east and the
south. In loyal comradeship you also
fought in Flanders ana near Cam
brai for Germany's honor.
Proud. and with thankful heart,
behold you, my brave resolute lead
ers and my heroic troops. With an
unstained shield and a sharp sword
we stand on the Threshold of the
new year around the imperial war
lord ready to strike and win, God
with u.s."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-05
ROBERI ROSENBERG
Attorney.
NOTICE

NOIlSb
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
,ceived by the undersigned, at his Of
hce, in the Calder Building, Harris
burg, Pa, until ~ o'clock noon, Mon
day, January II, 1918, for furnishing
the following:
$50 gross tons, more or less, of
white ash, stove or egg coal, in not
less than carload lots, to be delivered
oy the bidder to the various fire
houses as needed during the year 1918.
:. 5000 gallons, more or less, of gaso-
line, for use of fire apparatus and
other motor vehicles during the year
1918: of a quality equal to that sold
IN the open market for the purposes
specified.
1000 gallons. more or less, of motor
oil. Bidders shall bid on light, me-
dlum and heavy oil, and specify name
and grade of oil.
transmission and cup grease, to the
extent OF the requirements of the bu-
reau of fire during year 1918.
Each bid shall be accompanied by a
certihed check for 10 per cent of the
bid, and the successful bidder or bid
ders will be required to file a bond for
20 per cent. of the contract price, to
be approved by the City Solicitor.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
e. Il. GROSS,
Supt. Of Parks and Public Property.