The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-15
IRENE AND BURTON
TO REST IN FRANCE
vaudevillians Expect to Find
Job Soft Comparable Brigh-
ton Committing.
800 VELVET IN SIGHT
Miss Franklin's Red Hair May
Prove Mark for Sub
marines.

Joyous In merely looking upon the
happy light which came into the tired
eyes Of o hard vori1ng young couple
named Mr.. and Mrn B. Green Of Chss-
ter Hin Park. Mount Vernon, when thsy
received oflcial word from the United
States Government yesterday that TO-
ward the end Of this month they are to
start on . long Journey which even
tually viii land them safely abroad In
the trenches.
In order to try to support their grow
ing family OF little ones Green and his
missus recently have had TO submit to
remarkable hardshipa Every day. BE-
ginning In the early forenoon, they have
had TO get out Of bed away up in Mount
Vernon and after dressing and break
fasting and assuming their professional
names Of Irene Franklin and Burton
Green have commuted all the way down
to the New Brighton Theatre at Brigh-
ton Beach in order to earn their modest
pittancs Of $4,000. or $4,000 a week. week.,
something like that. anyway-while
acting Nd on top Of the stage in vaude-
Vile. And at night they have to Jour-
ney home again all through the dark
night. with nothing to tighten their
path except the glow Of the lamps in
the Crystal Room at the Ritz, Sham
ley's. Golden Glades and similar rest
stations along the route.
Committing Hardships to End.
And 20 you can see." cried Mr..
Green's missus. Irene Franklin, with
. sigh Of relief yesterday. how happy
We are to know that. with the exception
Of the coming week down at Brighton
Beach. the frightful hardships Of COM
muting from Mount Vernon to Brighton
rufn hanSA AnA ~ hol
soon be safe In the trenches in France.
For the Government has done US the
honor to name US right up at the top
Of the list Of tho FIRST entertainment
unit which 10 to be sent abroad by
Americas Over There Theatre League
and has sent US all the details about
our leaving"
And when do you leave. Mrs.
Green?" Miss Franklin was asked
They haven't told us yet"
And where do you leave from
1--WE don't know"
Where do you landy
They haven't told U.S."
ION what line do you sailT'
80 far they haven't slipped US any
such news"
Briefly and to tho point all these
details were thus settled. Then de-
tails were sought as to how the Job
Of entertaining soldiers in and around
the trenches compared financially with
Mr.. and Mrs. Green's present methods
OF trying to exc out q bare existence.
The Y. M. C. A. will send US over"
! replied Mrs. Green. land while we're
working In France We shall get the big
sest salaries ever paid for such work.
Think of that! We get two bucks a
week--not merely one iron man for Old
Pop Green and another buck for me,
but an entire aggregate Of 81 a week.
so you see II we put our stan over
with the boys In France we're Just AZ
likely as not to be booked up for twenty.
fve weeks and in that way clean up
800 between this and next Christmas II
Must Furnish Insect Powder.
YES" broke in Irene's husband, Mr.
Green. and look here where the Gov.
eminent says In black and white tina,
about the only thing we have to supply
ourselves 10 our own insect powder Blu,
/ that's nothing, because every year when
we started over the Southwestern and
upper Mexico circuit Irene and always
| laid in a big supply Of"
Hush. dearie." broke in Mrs. Green
| There are press men present. and re.
| member that anything we say may be
! used against U.S."
| Also while in France. Mr.. and Mrs
| Green have been informed. neither the
Government. the army nor the Y. NJ. C
A. will ask them to do anything except
give fve shows day and do their owr
family washing and mending. all the
rest Of the time being their own.
| And once every Ave weeks they will be
permitted to visit Paris long enough
Mr.. Green said. to take a bath Mr.
Green added. however. that this las
item is not q strict ruling. the author
tiles leaving 1t entirely optional In thu
matter Of how they will I'LL in their tim,
| while in Paris.
During all the discussion yesterday O.
the details of the coming trip only ono,
did Mr. GREEN'S face show any signs o
worry. This happened when reporter,
brought UP the problem of dimming Mrs
Green's hair sufficiently at night wheI
the order goes forth that all bright rec
lights must be doused while their shlI
is passing through the submarine zone
Mr.. Green whispered that It had beer
unofficially decided to lock his missus II
the hold. once the danger zone is reache,
and then throw the key away, the plal
being once the danger is over to bias
Irene out of the hold.
Ives, Of course there'll be hardships
such as doing the family washing in
teacup and staying downstairs in tn
cellar or out on the back piazza of tn
ship at night so my hair will not Civ
us away" Mrs. Green admitted. "bu
bul-leeve muh. fellahs therein be moth
ing on a battlefield that will stack u
Brighton Beach to do two shows
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