El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew
Return to the Legitimate
From the Movies.
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FEW YORK, Feb. 23.-E H Soth-
IN ern and Winthrop Ames have
= reached Paris. according to Z
cable dispatch received here by friends
and they viii Immediately begin tn,
work OF arrangement Of entertain.
ment for the American soldiers in
France
The pair sailed several days ago to
make a tour Of inspection Of the
camps over there. and arrange for a
series Of plays and other entertain
ments to keep the men Of Uncle sam
occupied while they were on leave to
Paris. as wen as to look after attrac-
tons at the camps.
They are commissioned with full
authority TO lease a theater in Paris.
1t is announced. and they will see 10
II that attractions of the English
speaking stage are housed there for
the eoification Of the American men
IN khaki A company is now being
recruited in this city, under the di-
rection Of John Craig and Mary
Young, TO go TO Paris TO present a
repertoire of plays for the soldiers,
and il is understood they VIII be seen
in the theater directed by Messrs-
Sotheru and Ames.
In addition TO this. companies viii
be organized among soldiers on leave
from among the recruits from the
stage who have responded TO the call
OF the C0lOrS. and these will assist in
providing diversion for the men Of
the various camps, as well as at the
Y n c. A headquarters near the
front and at the larger cities and VII
lagos.
Smneage Books Klnw's Scheme.
It isn't generally known that the
nation wide drive for the sale Of
smileage books is the outcome Of
scheme devised by Marc Klaw, who
is a member OF the war department
commission on training camp actiFi-
ties.
When congress made its appropris-
ton for the building Of the Liberty
theaters at the various camps II neg
lected to make any provision for the
furnishing Of entertainments. Mr.
klaW realized at once that the camps
remote from New York would have
only the travelling companies to de-
pend upon. and that their perform
ances must necessarily be too uncer-
tain TO supply the demand. He de-
cided that the commission itself must
organize special salaried companies
10 play at these camps, and It was TO
provide the funds for that purpose
that he devised the scheme Of issuing
books CT coupons or stamps, which
might be eIchangeable at their face
pom bears the signature Of secretary
Newton Il. Baker, with a brief mes
sage from him endorsing wholesome
diversion for the soldiers
Everything Except an Aviator.
Hans Wilson. Of The COhan Revue
1915 at the New Amsterdam theater,
as a child acrobatically inclined be-
ezfne very proficient in athletics and
at the age Of Il occupied the position
Of gymnasium instructor at the local
Y NJ c. A. Wilson made his profess
sional debut with a medicine show,
and after two or three years drifting
in that line went into vaudeville. /
From there he went with a circus I
and from the circus went 10 the man /
agement OF Lincoln J. Carter, playing /
villains in the Carter melOdramas. !
During all this time he acted" as a
pugilist and boxer and was also iden- /
titled with the wrestling game. After /
his melodrama experience he went /
back to vaudeville, where he appeared /
in all sorts of acts and with various /
partner combinations He has been 4
Americas high and fancy diver, and I
boasts Of 81 medals won in diving 4
and swimming competitions.
BE was athletic Instructor IN two !