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SKINNER, GOLFER.

In these days of fervor on the part
Of every good American to utilize old
and new ways in which TO do his or
her bit, novel methods for the exhi-
bition of patriotism come to light daily.
No profession has been more Jealous
in helping all the drives" than that
Of the theatre. and no player has beca
more vigorous in his individual effort,
than Otis Skinner. now appearing at
the Lyceum Theatre in his new com
edy, "Humpty Dumpty." He has ap.
peared times without number at per
formances for the different funds and
was tireless in his work during the lat
Liberty Loan drive. And now lie has
discovered a novel way to help the
drive for the sale of War sa, ngs
Stamps.
Mr. Skinner, be it known, is at ar.
dent golfer, a pupil OF no less INKS
authority than Charles (''Ch. ky
Evans. Thus the greatest OF Anne can
actors and the greatest of Anne 'can
golfers make the rounds OF the courses
together whenever their travels make
1t possible. Each has an intense ad-
miration for the gifts Of the other
Forenoons, afternoons and early ave-
nings, when away from rehearsal, peri
DDS or actual performances. Mr.. Skim
ner spends on the links. Not only 10
he a member OF the two important golf
clubs nearest his home at Bryn Navy
outside Philadelphia, but he holds
membership in several clubs through.
out the country that he may avs1
himself OF their links while TRAVELLING
In the past IL has been the custom Oh
nearly all links TO play friendly
matches for golf balls. but II Mr.. slSins
ner's campaign. as he outlines II In the
following paragraph. achieves the pop-
ularity Of which 1t now gives such
promise War Savingx Stamps will 10
the favorite wager.
I Our club at homas explained Mn
Skinner, already has on sale a. ths
clubhouse. at my suggestion, T'W!rt
Stamps and certificates and already
the practice Of playing for stamps m
stead Of golf balls has been inaueu-
rated As the season goes on this UiI
develop into quite an item, II VII
mean the purchase OF $50 or $50 worth
or Thrift Stamps by golfers OF oGr
links every day OF the playing season
AS the players come in. the losers an
buy their stamps at the desk and win
ners paste them in their little books
To continue this practice during he
period Of the war in clubs throughout
the country would mean no small i'sm
In the sale OF War Savings Stamps
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ruined by sixteen consecutive weeks OF
one night stands in "Sari."
One good thing about BOOB is that
he is to have a squirrel skin coat with
sealskin trimmings made by the Bos-
ton furrier. for this led up once more
to Mitzi's coatee. 1t wouldn't be very
long on any one else. Mitzi said. but on
her it came down about to the hip and
was longer behind. having panel that
was sort of tucked up inside. and there
was a wide collar of real blue fox and
a belt with a bow 10 one side, and
some other details. but Just then the
call came for Mltzi to make her en-.
trance by climbing over a transom IN
the first stage setting.
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Negrue. warming up 10 his subject.
that It is far easier to write a sue
cessful play of the type l object to
than it Is TO turn out n play which
hope Tea for Three will be found to
be. For some reason 1t Is far easier
to draw n stage character OF the un-
pleasant type than one Of the clean.
wholesome kind.
I'm my experience In writing plays
I've noticed that any time make one
Of my male characters pretty much Of
a rotter / am very likely to receive
compliments for my faithfulness in
depicting character. When I insist on
making him a decent chap the best
that happens is that no one pays any
attention to him at all.
while I am naturally pleased at
the reception accorded Tea for Three
I can truthfully say ! am proudest of
a remark lady who saw the show on
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the opening night passed in. my hear
inG. incidentally she didn't know the
author was within hearing.
That's the first man on the stage
I've ever seem the lady said, who
knows how to treat a woman
Incidentally. that reminds me- said
Mr.. Megrue, II forgot had an APP
pointment with a lady who asked me
to read manuscript, and even II ]
have succeeded in putting n man on
the stage who knows how TO treat
woman I'm AFRAID that won't help me
out any unless I make my peace in a
hurry. You know you can't neglect
them on or Off too much" he added az
he disappeared down the street.
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Where the Plays Change.

Booth Tarkington's "Penrod"
moves from the Globe Theatre
to the Punch and Judy in West
Forty-ninth street for an indefi-
mite engagement. Matinees will
be given on three days.
At the Standard the attraction
for the week is Charlotte Walker
In Nancy Lee"
At the Shubert Riviera THE
Blue Pearl" will be presented
again to New Workers..
At Loew's Seventh Avenue
Theatre will be seen Augustus
Thomas's "The Copperhead,"
with Lionel Barrymore.
At the Bronx Opera House
Gregory Kelly will appear again
as Willie Baxter in Seventeen"
"Ben Hur" is drawing large
houses at the Lexington, and the
same may be said Of THE Wan
derer" at the Manhattan Opera
House,
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A HEAD OVER HEELS LIFE.

1.-THE State Is I. am the State"
observed Louis XIV. in a moment Of
exaltation. Mitzi may have her mo-
ments Of exaltation also. but she is far
too modest to paraphrase the grand
monarch. as she very we'll might. and
say, 1.-THE attraction is I. am the
attraction"
However that may be, il straw
vote to determine the most enviable
musical comedy queen were taken
among all the young ladies who yearn
for the calcium light surely the choice
would fall very close to the twinkling
little star Of Head over Heels" the
Savage production that has opened
the fioodgates of Broadway to George
NJ. Cohan's Theatre.
Yet life is not all beer and skittles
to Mitzi, although she enjoys every
minute Of it, strenuous as IL is Prob
ably no musical comedy ever required
more unremitting liveliness from its
leading lady than Head Over Heels"
SO II you would know how doth the
little busy bee improve the shining
hours, in addition to her acting. sing
ing and acrobatic turns, Mitzis pur-
suits off the stage are almost too num-
erous to record.
Mitzi was sitting before her dress
ing table, laboring under the disad-
vantage OF having to make up with
her forefnger because she had tried
hor oil
by herself. But she is SO good ma
tured that she has not sought to- COL
lect anything on her accident insur-
ance and that is also why she did not
resent curiosity as to how she had
improved the shining hours of that
particular day.
In the first place, she had had to grant
an audience to the couturiers who are
designing the Mitxl frock-you will
see it most any day now on the ave-
nue-and then three girls blew In, as
she explained with graceful command
of the vernacular, and then her fur
rier from Boston came for a consulta-
ton on the cut Of her moleskin coatee.
Hold that" exclaimed the visitor.
detecting substance for a real inter-
view. What Is the cut OF the coatee?"
why" began Mitzi. smoothing of q
hunk OF lip rouge. its Just u simple
| little"
At this moment there was O knock
on the door. Bob Keane, who is T..
Anthony Sqtubbs in the play, wanted
Mitzi to suggest something for indt-
geston. Then he noticed that Mitzi
/ u,as ,isinU the famD Yes aha ~ao ,,e
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THE NEW PLAYS.

TIME Vanderbilt Theatre. in Forty.
eighth street, east OF Broad
way. will begin its fall and
winter season tomorrow evening
when Conan & Harris will present Leo
Ditrichstein in a new and original play
entitled THE Matinee Hero" written
by Leo Ditrichstein and A. l.. Thomas.
Mr.. Ditrichstein's supporting COM
pany includes Catherine Proctor, Wv
ian Rushmore, Robert McWade, Bran
don lyman, Cora Witherspoon. Jessie
Parnell. Josephine Hammer, William
Ricciardi and others.
Seats for the first eight weeks OF Mr..
Ditrichstein's engagement at the Van
derbilt Theatre are now on sale at the
box Office.
William Collier begins his season at
the Longacre Theatre on Tuesday
night in q new farce called Nothing
But Lies" Aaron Hoffman is the au-
thor. The play is in three acts and a
little bit more-the little bit more
being q prologue. G. NJ. Anderson and
l.. Lawrence Weber are the producers.
Mr.. Collier IL surrounded by a capa-
BILE cast. Olive Wyndham plays the
principal female role. Rapley Holmes,
Grant Stewart, William Riley Hatch,
Frank Monroe and Robert Strange
have important roles. Others are Cor
don Burby. Malcolm Bradley. Clyde
North and Jane Blake.
Nothing But Lies" must not be
confused with Nothing But the
Truth" Mr., Golfers last successful
play. The two plays are dissimilar in
every way except the slight similarity
in the titles.
At the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre
next Wednesday evening A. II. Woods
will present q new American play In
four acts by Grant Morris and Willard
Mack entitled THE Big Chance" The
play Is said to deal with unusually in
tcresting types and their reactions to
= great crisis. The notable company
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PLAYS THAT LAST.

Astor. Keep Her Smiling;
Belaseo, "Daddies"; Belmont
II. o. u; Bijou, Sleeping
Partners": Booth, "Watch Your
Ncighbor"; Broadhurst, May.
time; Casino. maid Of the
Mountains; Central. "Forever
After; Century, "Sinbad";
Conan. Head Over Heels;
Cohan & Harris, Three Faces
East; Comedy. "An Ideal Hus'
band; Cort "Fiddlers Three;
Criterion, THE Awakening;
Eltinge. Under Orders; En-
pire, "The Saving Grace; Forty
eighth Street, THE Woma1 on
the Index; Gaiety. "Lightnin' w.;
Globe. 1.-THE Foilies"; Harris
Some Night; Hudson, Friend
ly Rnemies"; KnickerbockeT'
Hearts of the World; Liberty,
Going Up; Longacre, Moth
ing But Lies; LyceuHA
"Humpty- Dumpty"; Lyric, THE
Unknown Purple; Manhattan
Opera House. "The Wanderer";
New Amsterdam, "The Girl Be-
hind the Cum; Maxine Elliotts,
"Tea for Three: Morosco, The
Wslk-Ofs'; Playhouse, She
Walked in Her Sleep; Plym.
outh, Redemption; Punch and
Judy, "Psnrod". Republic,
Where Poppies Bloom" Sci
wyn. Information. Please
Shubert. Sometime; Thirty
ninth Street, The Big Chance
Vanderbilt, The Matinee
Hero; Winter Garden, Passing
Show"
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None OF her mannerisms, which had
come to seem inseparable from her
acting, mars her performance OF this
most grateful role. 1t Is really a
charming part-a devoted. rather
harassed wife, who has spoiled her
husbands chances for the time by
clipping with him from her brutal
first husband. Just how deft and
slsilful Miss Crews is in this new play
ought to be understood from her
failure once to quicker up her face
and look for all the world like a bad
baby about to burst into tears.
Cathleen Nesbitt, in view OF the un-
doubted fact that she Is by nature a
tragedienne, plays prettily at the
character OF a young English girl.
Her dusky beauty, the sullen CLEAN
IN her eyes and their suspicious start
at every word. the curl OF her crimson
lips, slow TO respond to the platltudes
of conventional endearment, but
quivering to utter the sharp retort of
the avenging accusation-these are
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-06

Nor is defective composition in a
poem or a book certain to be the
cause Of its disappearance forever.
While an imperfection on the part Of
the poet may impair the smoothness
Of his versiflcation the qualities of
imagination and whatever else the
creative spirit may have impaired to
the work will remain as accessible as
ever to the reading world. The beauty
Of those parts not affected by his lack
Of technical skill Is as perceptible as
II the whole were perfect.d Although
q poem or a novel>or any form Of
literary expression may this be rem
dered less admirable on account Of
weakness IN method what there is of
gold remains, and is not lost to a world
that needs beauty so badly. Thus for
the fame of the author and the ever
lasting delight OF men the immortal
part OF the written pages remains.
But with the art OF the theatre. the
result is not the same. Defective con-
structive arrangement may altogether
negative the skill Of the playwright
who has brought to the stage in
originality and truth something all
but priceless. Unless he has acquired
the skill or may by accident contrive
to blunder into the correct manner
Of putting his idea before the world
It's disappearance Is certain to follow.
No work of art Is so hopelessly de-
serted as the play which does not in
t. 4. cid.
Of survival. 1t will not merely be
c0ntemptuously dismissed after hear
Ing. It will be so ignored as to de-
part from public consideration with
out hearing. Such is the fate of
: the play that fails. No amount of
originality in its tale, no end of wit
and truth in its exposition Of character
win avail to interest the public in a
drama that has not been set In order
in accordance with the laws that ex-
perience has taught to be indispensable
Thus by the neglect OF such tech,
Uica1 characteristics Is the best that q
playwright may do lost to the world
lost. moreover. irreclaimably, since
nothing in the world Is so dead as 6
play that has failed. It may be Of
course added to the books on the II.
brary shelves. But that is little more
than practical Punishment from thu
thoughts Of the world, since the play
that is only play to be read fulfils
but small part of its purpose. 1t i:
therefore important that anything SC
Indispensable to the preservation o.
the best qualities of the theatre as the
correct use Of its means should b,
encouraged. To encourage the study
Of technique is but to struggle for tn,
preservation OF qualities rarer mayb,
but nevertheless dependent for thei
survival on the manner of their EN-
ployment.
The Empire Theatre seems to hav,
recovered It's artistic conscience. Dur
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undisguised proclamations Of nature
that her art cannot altogether deny.
But there are other dark haired
beauties also ordained for tragedy had
not that form OF drama so far dis
appeared as to give them little OPP
portunity for what they can probably
do best
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By LAWRENCE REAMER.

NSTENCE the Importance of technical the plays
of the theatre called criterion criticism
= Others which discover other qualities them.
which its defer to poetic imaginative
beautyhese which Their
indeed sufficient make the work
playwright beneion be devouy grateful for 1t by the
ea
world. critic would
ndpensabity qualities They would
assudy be loudly proclaimed the playwright
enrchg the world by the creation qualities
il to be added to the number Of the immortals
observance Of the technique
inevitably their all these qualities of the
a
techn longevity The painter badly
pictures
Defective training
there his work delight all who
the artists technical his work. with
all may contain of the best not inevitably lost
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THE WEEKS PLAYS.

MoNDAY-At Vanderbilt 1.-THE Matinee by
rchstein and A E. Thomas
At the Globe. Zegfeld's "Foliies of 1918"
At Punch Judy Booth Tarkingtons "Penrod"
ferred from the Globe
At the Manhattan Opera House. second of Lnore
in "Tiger Rose" -
TUESDAY-At Longacre, Nothing but
by Aaron Hoffman.
WEDNEsDAY-At Thirty.n THE Big Chance" by
Grant Morris Willard Mack.
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Ais thc fdSt year IL lei sduiy iioih
grace. The unprepared and careless
first performances witnessed there
whenever there was anything to be
seen for the first time were indulgently
viewed by the chroniclers Of events in
the theatre. 1t was quite in the way
that one would regret the loss Of
memory or any other failing in an
old friend. 1t was Of course deplor-
able, but there was no eartly use In
talking about 1t. Last Monday It
looked as If the clouds. mental or
Otherwise. had rolled away. ~,
of course II Is not possible always
to get play SO finished and so expert
in it's composition as THE Saving
Grace" Haddon Chambers writes few
dramas. 1t Is not easy to understand
that they should be such an intellec-
tual strain as most of them are in
the school OF the comedy now at the
Empire. 1t Is much better, however,
to get one such play from him every
few years than to endure the stream
of mediocrity and crudity. dulness and
conventionality that flows here unre-
mittingly from the London stage,
gently impelled by the scholarly hands
OF Vachell, Maugham. Carton and
others. THE Saving Grace" is of a
different make. 1t Is an expert, in
telligent, sophisticated comedy. The
ethics of its story may be open to
question in some quarters, but in any
such quarters 1t is morale and not art
which is made the standard of judg-
ment.
With its slight story the texture Of
the new play is as light as a feather,
although its structure is as firm as a
cathedral. There is a constant flow of
entertaining talk, although none of It
Is SO brilliant as to demand the use of
binders for the audience. But there
is a welcome absence of the perfectly
apparent struggle to be amusing. No
body seemed to be straining to talk
wittily. Then most Of the humor be-
longs to the characters and the situa-
ton. Occasionally Mr.. Chambers al
lows himself the privilege of joke OF
his own, such as "he Is one OF those
strong, silent men who never opens his
mouth except to be rude to some
body" Nothing in the play is more
refreshing than the authors knowl-
edge OF the feminine character as 1t is
revealed in several scenes. A delight
full interlude is the wife's confession of
| her mild Irritation with an old general
when she thinks Of invoking him as an
aid to her husband. This is the bright
est spot in the last act.
1t was Of course in the acting that
the improvement at the Empire Thea
tire was observed Although it was an
Empire first night in this year OF
grace, the actors knew their lines
They knew, moreover. when to enter
and leave the scene and they were suf-
hciently sure to perform these simple
man@uvres without disaster. Maybe
| the name of David Belasco, now an as
ISOLATE manager of the theatre, ex-
plains this change. Or Mr.. Maude's
vigilant eye may have prevented any
of the recent blunders witnessed or
this stage. Whatever the cause may
be. there must inevitably be a sense
of gratitude in the heart of every
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! theatregoer who remembers the golden
| days OF the theatres history
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The Empire Theatre seems to have
recovered It's artistic conscience. Dur
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-20
PETERSON AND
BENTALLG
PRISON TERMS
Candidate for United States Sen
ator to Serve Four; So
cialist Five Years
GRANT STAY OF SENTENCE

n minneapolis, Mimi. April 20-.Jamcs
A Peterson. candidate for the repu5li-
can nomination for United States sen
ator, and j. o. Bentall socialist can
didate for governor, both convicted
last week OF violating the espionage
act, were sentenced to terms of four
and five years, respectively, in the fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth
kans., by Judge Page Morris in Fed
eral district court here yesterday.
a stay Of sentence was granted in
each case and bonds for the two men
were fixed at $4,000 each. Counsel for
both Peterson: and Bentan declared
that the cases would be taken to the
circuit court of appeals.
Petersons conviction was the re-
suit of articles written by him and
published in the St. Paul and Min
neapolis American. a weekly newspa-
per. which has been barred from the,
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LAST RESPECTS
MEMORY OF
WILTON SOLDIER
Services for Richard Francis An
derson Largely Attended
.--" and Impressive

Wilton, n. D., April 20-Onc of the
'argest and most impressive funerals
ever held in this community was that
If Richard Anderson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. M. Anderson. who passed
away at Camp Dodge, Iowa. April 8
rom pneumonia. The services were
,eld in the Swedish Congregational
hurch east of Wilton, and were con-
lucted by Rev S. G. T. Ramsey, pas.
or, who gave most helpful and sym
jathatic address. Musical selections
Tere furnished by Mesdames S. G.. r.
ramsey and S. A. Dolk and Gilbert W.
Stewart.
The body Of the deceased soldier ar
ived in Wilton from Camp Dodge,
ccompanied by Corporal Miller, who
belonged to the same company, and
vas taken in charge by the Wilton
lone Guard, details of which guard
ID the body until the funeral
The funeral procession assembled
Wilton at o'clock, under escort
the Guard, accompanied by the
e.atives and a large number of sym
athletic neighbors and friends, pro-
eeding to the church, where were
READY gathered many other friends
{ the family, the church being too
mall to accommodate all
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SOON TO SUBMIT
ZRELAND'S CASE
TO WORLD COURT
Political Leaders Decide on Pub
LEGATION of Attitude Toward
'' Draft

Dublin, April 20.--After a lengthy
conference yesterday at the Mansion
house. representative Of the Nation
alists, Sim Feiners, O'Brienitcs, and
laborites decided to prepare for pre-
sentation to the world detailed
statement of lreland's case against
the compulsory military service i'm
posed by the British government.
The lord mayor Of Dublin has been
asked to go to Washington and pre-
sent the statement personally to
President Wilson.
Local conservation Of food supplies
also was under consideration in view
of possible developments. The con
ference advised the people to refuse
to assist in any proceeding to facili-
tate the enforcement of CONSUMPTION
and then adjourned until Tuesday.
The withdrawal Of the Irish part
from the English parliament was pro-
posed but discussion Of that question
was ruled out Of order. 1t probably
will be debated at a meeting of the
nationalist members of parliament to
be held here al noon Saturday.
The trades union congress also will
meet on Saturday to consider the sit
uation and a proposal that workers
lay down their tools one day next
week to enable them to sign coven
ant against CONSUMPTION.
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UNRESTRICTED
SUB CAMPAIGN .
is ENDORSED
Only Independent Socialists OPP.
posed TO Unlimited Cam
paign of Horror
TO BUILD MORE U-BOATS

Amsterdam. April 90. - Speaking
during the. naval estimates debate in
the reichstag committee. Count Won
.Westarp. the conservative leader, says
a Berlin dispatch. declared that with
the exception of the independent So
';ialists the committee was unani-
nous that the unrestricted submar-
ine warfare must be continued by all
means and in the sharpest manner.
They were agreed likewise, said
the speaker, that the building of T.
uoats must be continued to the ut
most possible limit. regarding the dur
alton Of the war This program must
be followed out because it was re-
garded as a means Of obtaining peace
anlsmaking England submissive.
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fOreshadow German attempt to
drive westward through Newport
The long range bombardment Of
Paris ceased for two days and it was
hoped that the French had found the
exact location of a heavy German gun
and put it out of action. This hope,
however, failed when the lombard
ment of Paris was resumed Friday
evening.
The Turks are continuing their adj
vance in Caucasia and are approach
ing kars, the leading city of one Of
the districts given to Turkey under
the Brest- Iitovsk treaty. They are al
ready in control of Batum, where they
captured 3,100 men of whom 600 were
officers.
In Italy, Macedonia, Palestine and
Mesopotama there has been no re-
cent fighting reported.