Evening star., 1918-06-23

and Shelley Hull.
Arthur J. Keller. press representa-
tive, telegraphs that an Atlantic City
audience gasped with establishment
and was moved to cheers at the pre-
miere Of THE Unknown Purple"
A new play by Roland West was
produced by the author himself at
Long Branch. N. j., last Thursday
night for the first time. 1t is said to
contain a novelty in its construction
and to require a notably original and
Patsy on the Wing" the Edward
Peples comedy. will be produced by
Harrison @ 20 ey Grey F5ske in n.ss,1, Ghicag9
Vlator so Moess Besides aho pss W BE- N as
in the leading parts. the cast includes
J. H. Gilmour. Robert Forsyth and
Helen Stanton.
Charles Hoyt's famous farce. "a
Trip to Chinatown" will make tour
of the liberty theaters in the National
Army cantonments. with Jefferson
de Angels In the role of Welland
Strong Howard Kyle and Grace Won
Studdiford will also be in the cast.
Cyril Maude. following tour of
the western states. has sailed for
England da, where he will remain rem until
ment in New York in THE Saving
Grace" is scheduled to begin early
in November.
The Winter Gardens new annual
revue. "The Passing Show of 1918"
will open at Polls Theater, week of
July 8. It will be the seventh that
has come from the Winter Garden. the
first having been presented In 1912.
Among the long list of performers
who will appear are Eugene and Will
lie Howard.
Lionel Atwill, the featured leading
man Of Another Mans Shoes" like
a number of other Englishmen who
afterward took up the stage as pro-
the Office Of an architect and surveyor.
He made his first stage appearance in
the role of footman in The Walls
Of Jericho" in the autumn Of 1905.
AS Naomi Nelsham. in 1.-THE Chi
nese Puzzle" Alice Lindahl will in
terpret the exacting part of young
girl. enmeshed In a network Of In
trigue from which love eventually
shows the avenue Of escape. This is
not the first time Miss Lindahl has
exchanged greetings with the orient
ing star of 1.-THE Man Who Came
Back" she portrayed the erstwhile
cabaret singer as a drug addict.
The French government has sent to
the United States a military band un-
der the leadership of Capt. Gabriel
Pares. former conductor Of the cele-
brated "Garde Republicaine." This
band, composed Of veteran soldiers
who have been decorated for bravery
under fire and many Of them wound
ed.in battle, will give series Of con-
certs in the military camps and for
the American public in some OF our
principal cities. The band will be
heard at the Belasco July 2.
The original Gymkhana. long a fea-
ture of military station life in India,
is announced as one of the special
features at the opening of the New
York international exposition next
Saturday afternoon, when the LIST
Field Artillery. New York Guard. and
other military and naval organiza-
tfons will take part. James F. Kerr
first introduced the Gymkhana in tha
United States at Rockingham Park.
Salem, N. H.. in 1911 and later at the
California exposition in 1915.
The programs consist OF wrestling
on horseback. Cossack riding. mount
ed basket ball. one, two, three and
four man Roman bareback races, tug
of war, wall scaling, tent pitching,
rescue races and a series of amusing
contests, also replica Of life in the
trenches,