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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
French Stage Art
IL Revolution

JACQUES COpEAU'S NleuA-Colou,li.r
= p'ayers who come 70 the Little
Theatre for a bricf engagement. begin.
nlhS Wednesday night, are accredited
with carrying a message" not only IA
the French stage but to the tbeaty %
IN general The scholarly and gifted
director, who won international fame
FOR his unique Paris playhouse before
the war, and this winter comma nded
the sincere interest OF art lovers b,, his
productions at the American Vieux.
Coiomoier in New York, has exploited
definite and original principles Of both
acting and stage management.
Simplicity IL primary plank OF bis
platform Scenery is reduced 10 an al.
legged artistic minimum. Acting. unds,
his direction, is said TO have been yc-
fFeshingly purged OF artdciality. His
innovations have provoked widespread
ana diverse comment, but IN the main
the verdict has been extremely fa,or.
able. OF NJ. Copcau's !dealism there
can be no question. His visit 20 Amer
lea enjoyed powerful governmental
sanction. To a mere commerciallst no
such Endorsement could have been forth.
coming.
Therefore. apart from what interest
IN French drama may exist in this city.
the appearance Of this altruist!c or
sanization is likely to prove invigorating
to that spirit of radicalism stirring as
we'll In the arts as in the politics of tho
day IT, T. CRAVEN.
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INSPIRITING AIRS
IN GOODBYE BILL"
Usaac Orchestra in Allentown Camp
Boys Show Called Best in
Service

When the United states Arrn,, Am
bulance Service players, Of Allentown.
Pa, give their rovsing musical comedy
"Good-Bye BIZ at the Carrick Thea
tire next week. tho melodies should he
particularly enliveniRg and highly non
ular feature. The instrumental music
VIII be played By symphony orchestra
OF enlisted soldlers from the ambulance
camp.
In It's BRIEF tour the Usaac orchestra
has been highly praised by noted
musicians and the general public. VIC
tor Hsrhert who heard the troupe at
the Allentown Carp, where he con
Quoted a concert. said that the tTsasc
orchestra was the best service orches-
ira he had found. The orchestra Was
also highly praised BY John phiiip
sousa and ex-President Taft on fheir
recent visits 10 the camp The con
duetoF Is Edward Y. Meiien. who ,,Sss
formerly second violin with the CHI
eaRo Symphony Orchestra
The music Of 'Good- Bye Bni - has
attracted 90 much attention tnat four ~
lli@ big A0ng hits "RecFultin', :" Good Rve
BIZ yuSt Little After raps'f ana
'srll Come Zone 70 You,| have been
coQyF| lighted and publlsiled. The Isaac
oT1nteIfn| n composed entirely ~ en-
lated c6'|eee and university men,
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Naval Jazz Band in ysud.vilI.

A novel feature will be introduced AT
the NiNcn Colonial Theatre All OF neSt
week week when the Radio Jazz Band Of the
United states naval reserves viii give
concerts both afternoon and ni1ht in
aid OF the Red Cross. The organIzatia an
Of this unique musical company IN dns ~
Lieutenant r W. Cadmus. OF the United
soiolst rs Naval Cadet Cioeble" ,ptiSS
versatile artist plays the drum and
traps and sings In unique Performance
The other memberg OF the band are
lueoeF' NalitS and the Baraldi brothers.
sIatford hotel the boys realized ovsr
$500 for the Red Cross. TIE de,,. W
for the band Is now 80 great fha1 Nv
troupe is booked slA weeks ohesd ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Spirit Of HOyt
farces Recalled

GOV, BOY" visible at last With ITS
~ original company intact, after a.
hfty-cight-week run in New York, Is Il
charming refinement Of type Of enter
taimnent once rognant upon the Ancr.-
can stage. The piece ,rOkey welcome
memories II the late Charles II. Royt.
whose musical comedy art has too long
been neglected. Its elements uc-o a Ngl,
tarcical plot with a seasoning Of satlr'-
cal characterization. lust enough music
TO b. refreshing and The reduction os
Tie chorus to a purely auxiliary position.
No wcartscme cndladiug Of struttlng.
oyerdressed 'show girls" clogaed ,Ae
breezy fuumakiug Of "A Stranger Il,
New Yorl.," - MIR White Flag" "a
Trip to Chinatown" or - CorteutcJ
Woman Clever comedian sustained
the note Of intelligent mcrrImcnt. WIN.
some principals contributed their quotas
Of charm.
Messrs. Wodchouae and Bolton. who
devised the book Of "Oh, Boy" cauuo,
yet be accredited with that droil feeling
for American character which .u Hoyt
was something closely akin to q geniur.
out they Have ut least "a dcCt sense o..
bright comedy and Il laudab!c rcspecl
Tor good taste. Their present Offering
at the Lyric is thus neither 40 inspired
nor so original as the earlier model,
neither does it lapse in the cruditics
Of which lloyt. FOR all his talent ,yaa
occasionally sgllt..
Jerome Kern's dainty score IS admir-
ably in Leeping with the des!..a OF the
piece Its melodies arc haunting. its lr.
strumentation is shiilfu'. its mtroduc-
'loI INTO the acTion never seems M u-
trusion.
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The House Of Silence" with Wauas.
Reid. latter half Of week.
LOCJST--"Naughty. Naughty v,,,
Enid Bennett, first half Of week. ~
Mans Man." with j. Warren Kerr,
gan, latter half Of week.
BURLESQUU
C4SINO--"Thc World Of Vroics" u,,,
Dave Marion In his inpcrsonation !,
"Snuify' the Cabman; the commas,
Includes S. IT, Dudley, Agnes BeehlS
and the Alpine -Four The bill marss
the twcnty'flfth anniversary Of Nm
playhouse.
TROCADERO--The Gayety Girls win
Pat White. Tie two burlettas az
Casey at the Derby" and "The Hps.
Icy Burley Hotel The cast includes
Anna Graat Al Watson and Jac;
Clifford
GlrE7r--ltarry Welsh America,
Burlcsquers." Among the funmaker,
are "Watch.the-S Slide" Harry Welsh
Robby Vail and Uughoy Bernard
katherine Pearl and Marie Mann head
the feminine contingent.
COMING ATTRACTIONS
.tPRJL IL
E0RREST-"AFiss Springtime"
BROA D--The Coburu Player
GARRIch-Sugdcn's ALASKA pie,us,
april 9?--
CHESTNUT STREET OPEFi no .H
Back Again with Weber and
Fields.
FoRREST--CohaR Revue Of 1915.
April go
GARRICK--"Hearts Of the World
Griffith photoplsy.
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Germany Exposed
by Her Dramatists

TT is evident, OF course. that Mr..
4 cilazer was fearful Of preserving at
this time the nomenclature and locale
Of the ironic comedy. Unreasonable
though the attitude be, Teutonlc mu-
sic is frequently provoking protests
from rather unthinking patriots. Tim
orousness concerning the exploitation Of
reutonic drama, regarded broadly, was
only natural
And yet In this particular instance
tho production of THE Master" can
easily be considered as the reverse Of a
compliment TO our foe Bahr's Jelu-
cation Of German character and his de-
piction Of German society Is strkingly
unfiattering 10 his compatriots. The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

THEATRICAL INDICATOR
FOR THE COMING WEEK
Last Performances of Harry LADDERS American Tour
Allentown Camp Boys in Farcical Potpourri and
Vieux- Colombier Players Head New Attractions
NEW ATTRACTIONS

entertainment devised preseas
recruits Army Ambulance service Of Allen
Eighty enlist The be
by Richard with the capture Of Kaiser
novelty American number Marching With Fres
other entertainers
LITTLE THEATRE-Fnch by tho NeuzColombicr Players OPEN
night
poll Traverse Thursday night Jaous a
matinee
saturday night Poll dc Carotte'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
"DOING OUR BIT" GIRLS
APT UNDERSTUDIES

James Clemons, The nimble eccentric
dancer with Doing Our Bit" the Win.
ter Garden Show at the Chestnut street
Opera House. Is also "a professor Z"
Every morning from 10 o'clock until
~, excepting on matinee days, from,
ten to twenty girls Of the extravaganza
can be found on the stage being put
through the various dance stems nv, ,ho
clever Clemons. This instruction. which
that generous dancer gives free. is not
only valuable to the girls but III proves
OF benefit 10 the management, as n
obyiates the necessity Of carryinS IN
derstudies for the principal danclne
parts. The fact is. there isn't a numbs1
IN the piece that could not be executed
by one or more Of the members al C'ls.
mons's class. should principal he an.
sent, And for playing principals paTs
y an emergency the girls are allowed
Consequently any member OF the
chorus VII vote for Jim" Clemons AZ
tha most popular man In Doing our
BIZ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
New Hope for
Musical Comedy

GOV BOY" indeed, holds out L hope
~ for the future Of ratiy, mvsIca,
comedy. Some distressing specimens
OF ul@i product have hccu dis
closed here this season Even the
rare good ones have fatled TO preserve
That artistic balance between llh-e,to.
IyF!cs and music which is Il prime Virtue
OF this welcome newcomer
The Interpretation reveals no star Of
d'sproportionatc magnitude. but -atb.-
an assembly Of adroi, comedians. v,bo
refrain from horsePlsy. and a select
bouquet OF conleIy girls, whose hlstri-
onic abilities are unstrained by the
sprishtly farcical scenes. The singing
Is wholly equal TO Mr.. Kcrn's modest
demands
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
Maeterlinck's New Play

Maurice Maeterlinck has completed his
first play since Tho Blue Bird" The
new work, which Is entitled 81 es
Fiancailles" (The Betrothals) will see
the Paris tootlights within few weeks
Little concerning it's nature has been
revealed beyond the announcement that
the piece Is TO some extent a sequel TO
The Blue Bird IL Is twelve years
since that fantasy had its premiere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06
STIRRING ACTION IN
MARINES PHOTOPLAi

An attractive agent in the new plsrlh,,
recruiting campaign is the patrio'S
moving picture. "The UnbelieVef.
screen version Of Mary Raymond sn% ..rs,
man Andrews stirring war story w.
Three Things" which viii be snys.
under the auspices OF the marines AZ y.
Metropolitan Opera House on the ~
ming Of saturday. April IS, The plctsv
Was filmed al Quautico, and the upl..-
States troops themselves tufnisAee w
OF the action.
Representatives Of professional tsl4.
In the photoplRy are Marguerite CopI'-
and Darwin KarF. The marine ol1st
lin the cast INCLUDE Major Thomas ~.
comb. Major p,oss +. Rowelh SeF+-
Thomas Sterrett. Lieutenant J i. ho.f'
Sergeant Moss GIL aereoont fp
Webb, Corporal Fob nyland, ali D, l.
sixth Battalion. y s M 9.
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cere and impressive authority. Almost
the whole artistry Of the play lies IN
this creation. since the yerbosely de-
Neloped theme. With its weari5ome urgu-
merits concerning single" and double"
moral standards, is outmodcd aud
threadbarc The same discussion IS the
content Of "a Gauntlet" recently given
By the Theatre Workshop a. the Little
Theatre, and Herr Dahr makes no es.
sentiaily new addition TO Ejo,rngou's
ethics or philosophy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

self-opinIonated cads and serviie weak
ilngy who populate '"The Master" are
ruthlessly presented in that independent
spirit OF tho ante-bellum German stage.
long SO curiously inconsistent with
g'overnmental policies Of repression.
Years before the war unquestloned
geniuses like Sudcrmann and lIaupt-
mann were recalcitrants. No enemy
criticism Of German psychology could
have been more severe than was the
former piaywrlght5 in "Magda" or the
iatter's in THE Weavers." Protests
were also forthcoming from lesser
lights. Meyer-Forster's in "old Hei-
dsiburs." though veIIod in sentiment.
was none tho less keen. Won Bayer,
ieln's in Taps was Indignantly out
spoken. That terrible work is perhaps
the most violently anti-militaristic play
extani.
Herr Bahr, therefore, was but follow
ing familiar models and Mr.. Glazer IA
tho true offender in submitting tho char
acters of The Master" as Americans.
one simply cannot credit his "Thomp-
sons" his 'Wesleys," his ''Eyanses," not
because we have any monopoly OF virtue
IN this country. but rather because our
particular brands Of moral obloauy are
not INTERCHANGEABLE with Germany's. ,
The seff-centered Master with hik
Fevolting and specious philosophy. based
on Hietnsehe and surner, IS Tsutonic 20
tho core. Precisely the Wesley" type
of reasoning was employed by Beth
mann Hollweg 10 Justify the violation
81 Belgium German 'Gkultur" reeks
With this detestGble creed.
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super -Egoist
Dominates Play

"a ND consequently the whole play. Il
a the adaptsr's maEquersding be dis
earded. becomes an exceedingly sus-
restise expose Of Germany from the
aDeide.' Banr Is no freak dramstist,
~ his deIishtfui rThe Concert" clearly
rtfeated, and substantial basis for his
social picture undoubtedly exists IN the
[|tnIral Empire Upon tho titular role
h. nst expended the equipment OF a
1a|I1i el1igiie talent Llmnins the un-
.1u|ona vonder-workinE physielan be
iitn new page ~ lhe Book
,|.u. which ,feredeh dfaerlbcd
II 1at1I tcpre
'''' So g
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

The interesting announcement IS made
that Leopold Auer, the noted viollnist and
master teacher. viii be heard In recital
at the Academy Of Music or Wednesday
evening, April II. This will, no doubt,
be one of the most important musical
events Of the season. for II wac Leopold
Nuer who made possible the appearance
In America OF such remarkable artists
as Heifetz, zlmbalist, Elmau, Rosen,
Eddy Brown. Mcmillan, Kathleen Par
TOW and others Of like fame. Aucr's
forthcoming concert viii mark his debut
IN this city.
The great teachers first studies were
taken under the careful guidance Of
Jacob Don't. : Of the COnscIyatoirc Of
Vienna. where he received the premier
nrizs. after which two years were spent
with Joachim. Later on he made his
debut In London. Soon afterward came
his close association with Anton Rubin.
stein resulting In Auers succession to
Henri Wieniawski as professor Of the,
Imperial COnseryatoire, st, Petersburg.
From that time on he did not leave RUS
ala. but he became q Russian subject
and received the position and title Of
soloist TO the Imperial Court. This was
the epoch st which he founded the first
yeritable quartet in Russia with the
famous Davldoff. Meantime he was con-
ert-director OF the st, Petersburg branch
of tie Imperial Russian Society OF Music,
These we're years OF intimate associa-
ton with Rubinsteln, Tschaikowslly,
Rinisky- -Korsakof and Glazounoff. The
war interrupted his customary summer
travels spent sometimes In England, 90
tho first three summers Of the conflict
were spent IN Norway Last fall he had
planned 70 follow his usual program
Of returning 10 Russia. but the internal
political chaos was such that the Con-
sorvat0ire did not open and he therefoSe
decided 20 stay In Scandinavia, where
recltais were given IN an the lager
cltiea. -
Leopold Aasr maae ais Aiaerle !
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

Sophie Braslau, metropolitan Opera
aud Efrcm Zmbalist, violinist,
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5

MARGUERITE COURTOT
Prominent in the cast of the war
film play, THE Unbeliever," to
be given as a feature Of the
United States marines recruit
ing campaign in the Metro
politan Opera House on the eve
ming of. April 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-06

~. ll.afl IN'f .'F'hlpt ..... ........ Bach
Aria "lmplOr. Amour '.-Ca sgor a. ruIlus
kaUC4u
Rus., How ErrhoU'Ius ............., Sg,l-
lMo queen of TIC S'' .....,.,.. ~chuWauu
Tho OulUfpnl'ul ....sss.,...-... Suhub. r
La Vie Nnfsr'.NrA ..,.-.r,sssr... 4 l'uUars
Les BerceduN ......s.......-..... I}Iur"
MaudUling .rs..... ...rs.......s..... pUpOul
Ballatoiia lPag!iuccl ....,... LcoucavallO
Tho Rose 'Ihlu s.....,..,........ Straus.
COsBacE Cradle song s,.,..s.s. NHprayuis
\ Love Chas" .....,.,..,..... NaTlamOi
Tho song That You Sang Long AGO
TsCha ikOwsiy
ToujolTs e To. ..r........... .T-chaikOwSIN
The First Green Sprays .... Max Heinrich
Snow fakes ..................... Cowpu
Evening Bells ..,................ Tuuhcrt
win You Dance Little Johnny Taubcrt
Jean .,''s.' '.as'.... fr.ss.s.s- IndHFT
April SONG ............--.... Bartholomew
Ellis Clark llammauu at tho plano
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-25
Alice Brady AT colonial Tomorrow

Alice Brady in a tense perturbation
OF the big stage success The Red
Mouse. 4" entitled Her Silent Sscri-
Zee will be the excellent attraction
st The Colonial Theatre tomorrow, ma
tlnee ard evening.
"Her Silent Sacrifice is gripping
story OF heagt-throbs, and is an ade.
quate vehicle for Alice BFady's stellar
emotional performance IS the un-
sophisticated little country girl who
bargains with the influential art-con-
noisssur to give him her all in return
fer his aid 60 heTs starving artist lover.
Alice Brady's Interpretation Of the
star role OF this powerful story. re-
veals a sympathetic Understanding
and s sureness Of touch particularly
rare in so young an actress. The
supporting cast of the brilliant young
star is 6 usually excellent ore includ-
ing a number of well-known screen
stars. Alice Brady registers 8 dis
tiuct personal triumph in this stirring
storv of hearr-throbbing emotion.
Paramount Photograph viii also be
shown.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-25
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS.
at The CaIsaial Theesre To.Iras7

Delightful Constance Talmadce in n
delightful comedy The HONEYMOON. y
viii be the enjoyable attraction st the
Colonial this evening.
susan Lane. pretty, high-spirited,
and lovable. hes an ungovernable
streak Of jealousy which infuriates her
within fifteen minutes after the cere.
mony which makes her Mrs. Richard
Greer: fur she sees her husband talk
ing IN an aside to Marion Starr, one of
the bridesmaids. SGsan's brother.
Phil Lane, has fallen ia love with
Marion, but previous ENHANCEMENT
IN tie shape q Maiaie Middleton of
the Jigieid Frolies prevents the an
nouncement Of their engagement.
Maisie 10 whon Phil had become en-
gagged after a hilarious wine supper.
refuses % release him and the sweet
hearts are in despair. Phil draws
Dick aside tells him the whole story.
and also informs him that Meisie's
troupe will be in Niagara Falls, with
er the honeymooners are going, and
thEt it's up TO Dick to buy her of.
Dick protests, but Phil declares that
his snd Marion's happiness 10 at stake,
and the Young bridegroom assenEs.
In Niagara, Susan and Dick pass the
first day without cloud in the sky.
Dick, however, realizes that time is
fitting and SO, on lame excuse, he
tears himself away to interview the
,would-be vampire in her dressing
room. A prying maid secs him there
and reports the matter to Susan. who
.cDmes to see for herself Convinced of
his perfidy she dashes back to the
hotel, demands separate room from
the clerk ard locks herself in, refusing
TO listen TO Dicks explanations AZ
the slime time. she wires her Uncle
Jimmy to get her a divorce. The
family also receives Dicks reports on
the Middleton affair and his anguisaed
plea for help. To teach Susan q les
son, Uncle Jimmy telegrsphs her sto
forward her dispositions: and she. still
at white heat, sends them on. Before
they arrive, however, Uncle Jimmy.
Susan's mother, and the engaged cou-
pie leave for Niagara to patch up the
domestic break. When the depositIons
STRIVE, Uncle Jimmy's partner rushes
things through to q divorce.
To learn how this extremely enjoy
able story ends don't fail to see it for
it furnishes a delightful joy-spread-
ing entertainment long TO be remem-
bered. Constance Talmadge is truly
a huge delight
Victor Moore in q highly amusing
comedy also
Tomorrow, matinee and evening,
Alice Bardy, in "Her Silent Sscri-
fice''
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-25
BLIND REPAIR WATCHES BEST
Suhtless Men Known to Detect De.
fects That Other TFsdesmen
Failed TO Discover.

Blind peDple-those who have been
born blind-are. as is wen known, ex-
ceedingiv clever with their fingers, but
II is not often that one hears Of a
Matchmaker who was born blind, and
yet there have been instances of the
Kind
4 famous blind matchmaker lived 1T
Holbeacil. notes an exchange. His
naac was Rippin, and, although com
pletely blind. he could take to pieces
ana put together again watches Of most
delicate construction with the greatest
case and in quicker time than most
watchmasers who have the advantage
OF good eyesight.
on one occasion some Of the tiny
wheels anu screws used in his trade
were stolen from him, but the thief
was captured with the property on his
person, and Rippin identified it By his
delicate sense Of touch. Another watch
ana elocRmaker brought UP his blind
son to his trade. and he proved 50 skill
ful that on more than one occasion he
detected faults in timepieces which 9th
er. tradesmen had failed 20 discover.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-25
Navy To Meet Pittsburgh
Ia Field And Track Games

The arranging Of dual meet with
the naval Academy team at Annsp-
oils, May II, completed the Univer-
sity Of Pittsburgh track schedule.
This is the first time the Middles
have ever been met on the track by
Pittsburgh although they have been
faced IN football, baseball, basketball,
tennis, swimming and wrestling. The
meet adds class to the Pitt schedule
which was lacking when Pennsylvania
Stste and Syracuse called of their an
nual dual meets due to war conditions.
A dual meet will also be held with
Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh and a
team sent to the Penn relay games.
The twelfth annual University inter-
collegiate and Understandable meet is
10 be held as usual in Pittsburgh May
is. This will wind up the Pittsburgh
track season unless 8 squad is sent to
the big Intercollegiate meet in Pills
delphia May S1-June l.
Track material is fairly plentiful
although many of last years stars are
gone. E. C. Eckhardt, junior. one
Of the teams best half miiers, has
Just been accepted for aviation.
Jimmy" Dehart, who ran on the win
ming relay team az Philadelphia last
wear, is in this service ag Memphis,
Tenn. Burwell, the crack Splinter. is
first lieutenant. Many others might
be named However, Coach Kerr has
the nucleus of pretty good team left
from the varsity followers and the
last wears Freshman team.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-25

SUMMER CAPITAL OF INDIA
simIa, the Most English CITY From
london to Melbourne, increases in
Population During Year.

The British empire never gives the
sun a chance to set on it. hut of all the
cities from London to Melbourne that
Hy the Union jack, the most English
IS Simla. summer capital Of India. It
Is more English than anything IN Eng
land, as though the English in India
We're stirred to a more aggressive
Angllcism by their distance from
home.
Simla has been pictured to all the
world In Klpling's SPAIN Tales" states
a writer but it has chas ed a good
deal since the era set forth in those
sketches. The railroad from Kalka
was completed years ago ana the long
journey from the rail head 70 Simla
In the tonga. or native cart which
was one Of the unforeettablc expert
ences of the visitor in the early days,
Is hardly q memory now The sailing
time from the Indian ports 70 Europe
has been cut in hale since kipling
wrote and. altogether Siula IS much
more part Of the world Yet It
keeps its characteristic favor in spite
Of modern Improvements.
It.is a summer CITY TIA winter there
are perhaps $4,000 people there. most
Of them natives III the hot weather
the population goes up 10 10000 or
more. Most Of the newcomers are
officers Of some Importance in the In
dian world-men on leave from q hum
bred scattered districts, men from
lonely frontier posts and fever smitten
southern provinces men who act rs
official advisers to the kings of semi
independent native states, meeting
their own people in numbers for the
first time in twelvemonth.