Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-30
SUBMARINE SKETCH
THRILLS AT KEITH'S
Patriotic Playlet Boosts Lib
erty Loan to Total of
Sl.300.000

There is patriotic act on the bill at
Keith's this week that carries with it
one Of the most forcetul Liberty Loan
boosts that has yet been developed in
connection with the third drive.
There's no connection between the act
and tn, loan drive 1t just happens that
both are "on" here at the same time.
But if ever there was developed in this
city a greater and more potent plea
for expression Of American patriotism,
Il hasn't been apparent
The act is staged as submarine FL
and the scene is laid in the interior Of
an American submarine somewhere In
the Atlantic The underwater boat
representation is correct in every de-
tail The audience sees Nisibly the opera
ton Of a periscope and the reflection
below of the "doings" above water.
There was recorded in remarkable detail
the blowing up Of a big drcadnought and
in every respect the effect was so APP
parent that visitors had much trouble
trying to make themselves actually be-
lieve they weren't down under water.
The patriotic note was impressed when
the men in the Sub" faced death after
some Of the debris from the torpedoed
water boat. The parting Of the men
just before the submarine commander
was getting ready to open the sea
doors" to drown the crew rather than
permit it to meet death by suffocatOn
influenced tears-not so much Of sorrow
as of real joy at the patriotism of the
American officers and crew so ready to
face death for their country.
J. j. Ward plays the role Of the
sub" commander and does IL remark
ably well. Associated with him are
Ralph Thompson, Louis Alter, J. Wallace
Clinton, Sam Stein. Ed Darcy and
Frederick Dale-all Of them unusually
clever actors.
When the curtain rung down on the
act T.. J. Cattell city statstiCiau, plead
ed for the Liberty Loan. A delegation
Of soldiers representing various nation
alities from Camp Dix, under Lieutenant
Clark, together with young women at
taChed to the Emergency Aid and a
batch Of sailors, went into the audience
10 receive subscriptions, and before the
show had finished about $4,000 had
been subscribed. This brings the total
subscriptions taken in at Heiths to
$4,000 600.
The entire bill this week represents
one Of the best put on at Keith's in a
pany have a sketch called Gowns" that
is well acted, and which carries with II
a lesson on dress that's unusually ap-
pealing. II is well staged.
FL Brendel and Flo Bert-Philadel-
phians, by the way-are scream in
Waiting for Her" Brende dolls up"
like a Swede and is a laugh from start
to finish.
Moss and Fry are newcomers at
Keith's They're both negroes, and
there never was more humor put into
"blackface" stories than these two inject
into a bunch OF nonsensical chatter
They're both good singers. too.
Joseph l.. Browning has an unusual
monologue, dressed as a minister. 1t
was his first time here, and he made
good right from the start The Four
Sensational BOises, in an aerial novelty :
Helene Hamilton and Jack Barnes, in
an interesting skit, Just Fun; Mang
and Snyder, athletes of note :" An
nouncer" James j. Morton and the
Pathe Weekly finished corkng good
bill