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big playhouse on Central Park West.
They are camping at the Seventy-first
Regiment Armory and brought their
own field kitchen with them. All Of
the performers In the show have been
detailed by Major-Gen. J. Franklin
Bell to take part In this performance
and have been constituted a separate
battalion for this purpose.
The words and music of "Yip. Zip,
Yaphank" are by Sergeant Irving Ber-
lin, who has written a big military
revue on camp life. There are twenty
two musical gems In the show, which
Is in ten scenes showing various
phases Of camp life. Most OF the per-
formers are amateurs who have been
drilled by Sergeant Berlin. aided by
Private VIII II. Smith. A great many
OF the performers will appear as show
girls. 1t Is said by those who have
witnessed the rehearsals that "Yip,
Zip. Yaphank' promises to be the
musical knockout Of the season.
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THE NEW CINEMAS.

D. w. Griffith's latest produc-
ton, The Great Love-" will be
seen at the Strand this week. 1t
is a interviewer picture of love
and war, done in Griffith's in
imitable style.
The Broadway will show
Crashing Through to Berlin" a
pictorial history of the frs. four
wears of the war. presented by
Carl Laemmle. 1t is a patriotic
film of deep interest and shows
all the events worth seeing in the
great struggl".
Green Eye will be the
Rialto attraction, with Dorothy
Dalton as the star Bill Hart
will be seen at the Rivoli in
Riddle Gawne." All the cinema
houses will have supplementary
programmes, with music, vocal
numbers and travel and news pic
lures.
Americas Answer" continues
at the George M. Conan, and D.
w. Griffith's Hearts of the
World" runs on at the Forty
fourth Street.
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Vaudeville and Burlesque.

Mcintyre and Heath and Will
ton Laekaye share headline
honors at the Palace this week.
the former presenting a wartime
edition of The Man From Mon
tana" and Mr.. Lackaye appear
ing in Quits"
Joe Jackson returns with a
revised cycling act, while Nine.
Gibson Ohrman. who has quickly
become favorite among patrons
of the varieties, will offer a re-
cital OF new and interesting ma
terial.
The Riverside will have John
Hyams and Leila Mcintyre, the
musical comedy favorites, who
will appear in May Bloom"
Fradkin. the violinist, and Jean
Tell will appear in a recital,
while there are a number of
other good acts on the bill.
The regular burlesque season
at the Columbia begins to-mor-
row with Dave Marion and his
company as the attraction. He
is supported by a capable cast
and a comedy chorus.
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third or fourth row of the orchestra
they have watched every movement,
studied every line, made changes in
players. When the weeks rehearsals
were finished the Prince and Princess
would spend the week ends with the
Favershams in the country. so ALE
glance" had the beneflt Of unusual mu-
tual cooperation OF study and work.
The Prince is a well known portrait
painter. Many of the famous artists
Of the stage and song world have sat
for him, but his brush and palette
were laid aside so that he might give
all his time for rehearsals. So fasci-
mated did he become that more than
once did he express n wish that he
might never return to his painting
again but always remain associated
with the theatre.
81 find that producing a play is very
closely akin to painting a picture,
though with the stage we have living
people to fill our picture. And the
principle OF realism which agttates the
art world has its same value In the
theatre. The artistic reality which
must be striven for in the theatre as
in painting Is She elimination of the
unessentials-the condensation OF the
essentials into small space. A painted
piece Of canvas Is far more convincing
in the the atre II handled properly than
the most accurately reproduced article
itself. AS with scenery so it is with
drama itself Five minutes talk on
the stage necessarily must represent
what in life might require five hours
TO negotiate
Whatever may be the ultimate ac-
ceptance or rejection of our play by
the public" remarks the Princess, 1.-THE
Prince and 7 feel well repaid for our
efforts by the response of the pro-
ducers and the players. When con-
fided to Mrs. Faversham that I had a
play I never thought she would be in
terested in 1t, but we wanted her opin-
ion on It. for she knows all about such
things, And you cannot imagine our
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B. F. KEITH'S BOYS BAND.
4 Few Words Anent Them by the
Great Authority.

Walter Kingsley Is responsible for
this outburst about the b. r. keith's
BOYS Band:
In all the big civic, military and
patriotic parades this spring and sum-
mer B. +. Keith's Boys Band has been
prominent not alone for its size but for
the military hearing OF its members
and the superb playing OF the boy
handsmen. all in their teens. They
have given concerts. too. and have
won high praise from masters OF the
baton such as SOusa. Victor Herbert,
Walter DamrosCh and Nahan I'ranko.
Now they are wanted all over the
metropolitan district whenever there
IS a stirring public pageant Naturally
the appearance OF these boy bandsInen
in the great parades arouses general
curiosity as to their history. their
training and the responsibility for
such an enormous musical organlza-
ton whose teaching, Quitting and
support demanded a lavish and a per
sstent expenditure lnasmuCh as r.
T. Kciths BOYS Band has. as they say
in the movies Registered success, II
is timely to tell the story OF this nota-
BILE Juvenile organization
Before America Joined the Allies
\. Paul Keith and Il. +, Albee. JOINT
owners Of the II, +. Keith Vaudeville
Circuit, were discussing a newspap-.
article deplorlng the scarcity OF APP
propriate public Fairgrounds for the
youth OF the city" They then ana
there resolved To organize boys club
a 4, t,,l
lads off the street by giving them the
necessary rooms and equipment tor
clean and wholesome sport and enter
tainment, They discussed the matter
as vastly important in the community
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hers Of an organization Then comes
schooling by musical experts. BOYS
OF especial cleverness are sent to the
best specialist instructors in New York
city upon the instrument they have
selected to play. When turned out
proficient they in turn take boys in
hand AT the Keith school and teach
them as expert instructors In this
way they have the benefit Of the finest
tuition to be had The boys are taught
the general principles of music. the
theory of band demonstration and the
relation that wind and brass and
tNmnani play TO one another in a band.
h. F. keith's Boys Band is not avail
able for paid engagements The up-
Keep amounting TO some $50, 900 a wear
Is paid by Messrs.' Keith and Alboc
The band IL exclusively patriotic
educational enterprise and appears in
pubic only on occasions of military.
civil, community and allied interest
when its services are donated. IL is 81
busy band. There have been DAYS re-
Gently when the lads led a parade In
New York, gave a concert at the PUN
lie Library, went to Yonkers to lead i
later parade, and then gave another
concert in Yonkcrs Park. They arc
ureless and hurry from engagement to
engagement, never minding how busy
the day may he, They are all in the
pink of physical condition and the
longest parades find them full or pep
and music at the firish. The bows
enter fully into the ideals OF Messrs.
Keith and Albec for public service to
the community and train as though
preparing directly for the army or
navy, AS matter of fact the bands
service flag carries eleven stars.
The highest tribute to the r. T..
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HE CAN SING.


In Getting Together" Holbrook
Plinn has a line: There's one thing
this war has done-given US some
thing to talk about" The speech is
addressed to Blanche Bates. playing
the role OF Mr.. Blinns wife Amended
somewhat it would At admirably the
case of John Thorne. In the instance
OF Mr.. Thorne IT should read. There's
one thing this war play has done
made singer out of John ThoTne."
Before he Joined the play Mr.
Thorne had been an actor and good
one. for several seasons. but never Il
singer. He had an idea that some
where he had voice but never had
summoned sufficient courage to let it
loose behind the footlights. When he
joined Getting Together" Mr. Thorne
was supposed to play only one part,
sergeant Jennings, L. s. A. n straight
role without single song. Then
came a process of growth and cvoIu-
ton, and as the show grew SO did
Mr.. Thorne. vocally and otherwise.
1t was decided the American Ser
0cdnt should have IA song in the re-
cruiting scene. Mr.. Thorne was an
preached and allowed that while he
had never warbled in public. he was
willing to take chance. Lieut.. Gitz
Rice handed him Till the Liberty
Bell Rings Out Again" Thorne sang
1t. got several encores. and then found
further honors, hlstionic ana vocal.
his for the winning. lie was given
the part of Santa claus in the trench
fantasy and acquitted himself TO the
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30 per cent. of il In size. Mnrcuv.-
the band is so organized that at a s.:-
nal it dissolves aud reorSanizcs into A
NE and drum corps, "A huglc ana druli
band and regulation bard. Taus
there are really three bands ma sod \
the big band. This gives them a inra
musical adaptability to cir,ums'lu 3.
There is an erroneous impress .un
that the band is made NJ of y T. Kcith
employees. such is not the case. R,ls
come from all walks OF life ana from
every quarter of the city, mostly from
the more thickly populated sections.
Applications for membership should "a
mad" at the school in the Alhambra
Theatre building, at l2sth street and
seventh avenue.
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entire satisfaction of those behind as
we'll as before the footlights.
Then came his real opportunity to
prove his vocal value-and again
through GitZ Rice. That soldier song
writer asked Thorne to try "Old Pal
OF Mine an appealing ballad of which
John Mccormack thinks enough to
feature in concerts and sing into the
big norm of the record makers Thorne
did try and has since earned enthusi-
astic encores nightly. Now he is
firmly established as an actor who
can sing-an enviable estate. there
being few so qualified
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IN BROOKLYN.

George Mac Farlane heads the
bill at the Bushwick, with Dolly
Connolly and Percy Wenrich a
close second, "Rubeville" and
other acts make the programme
this week at the Bushwick a bill
of merit.
The burlesque at the Star this
week is The Mile Minute
Girls which has a number of
clever comedians and a fiock of
posing models.
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PARKS AND BEACHES.

Clifton Crawford heads an ex-
cellent bill at the New Brighton,
on which will be seen the Barr
Twins, Leo Beers and other good
acts.
Steeplechase and Luna, at
Coney Island, are popular with
the crowds seeking relief from
the heat, while Palisades Park
draws thousands across the Hud-
son.
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n TElTHER quality nor quantity
y has marked the new season
so far, but two productions
have merits that make them stand
out by themselves. 1t is interesting to
note that both of these pieces were
brought forward with no murmur
about art" which may be the reason
for their success.
Plays that are half way honest need
fear nothing. The public with the
taste for which it is noted rejects one
and approves another.
Which is simply a preface to the
fact that they will have this oppor-
tunity this week when two new plays
will be placed on the boards The first
OF these. she Walked In Her Sleep"
will be presented tomorrow night at
the Playhouse. Mark Swan is the au-
thor OF the farce. which is tinged with
the same motif OF light comedy as that
characterizing "Parlor, Bedroom ard
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Mrs. Drew marked out as my future
Wife at the time of that whiskers
episode, although / didn't let her in
on the secret until some time later"
The manner in which Mrs. Drew
laughs AT this point raises a doubt as
to jus: how successful Sidney Drew
had been at that time in keeping his
little secret.
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A PLEASING ROMANCE.
How the sidney Drews Met and So


On.
Theatregoers who smile and laugh at
the domestic romance of Polly and
Henry as enacted by Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Drew in Keep Her Smiling
may not know that their own domestic
romance is quite as charming as the
one they are portraying on the speak
ing stage. A little more than four
years ago a young American girl from
the middle West presented herself at
the Fitagraph studios in Brooklyn and
asked for work. Although she had at
tanned prominence as a lyceum enter
tainer, she had never worked before
the camera. but being possessed of
considerable assurance she had no
doubt OF her ability.
Commodore Stuart Blackton must
have agreed with her. Which in itself
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Bath" which Mr.. Swan was also kind
enough To pen for US.
There is enough sex in the play To
give ii running start. 1t has to do
with a girl who is a somnambulist and
who walks around in her sleep in "A
very. very thin robe de mutt or what
ever they are and wanders into the
apartment of young man. But leave
the rest to the premiere and the imag-
nation.
Three Faces East" is the other pro-
ductioa scheduled. 1t viii take place
on Tuesday night at the Conan 4
Harris. Emmett Corrigan and Violet
Heming head the cast of the play,
which is a secret service thing written
by Anthony Paul Kelly.
Leon Enrol has just put into re-
hearsal the new Nora Bayes musical
production, which he will direct and
produce for II. II. Frazee. Mr.. Enrol
promises that everything will be in
readiness for the scheduled opening.
August 81 in Trenton. Then, after a
week each in Baltimore and Washing
ton. the production will be brought
into New York. The writer's of the
new play are 4. Baldwin Sloane and
Harry b. Smith. Supporting Miss
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JOY when Mr.. Faversham wired us
from Cleveland that he wanted our
play. II has all been like a dream. so
il the public does not like our drama,
somehow | feel we won't be too terri
bly, unhappy over II. for It has been a
perfect month OF production and no
on" can take this satisfaction from
US"
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NEW ATTRACTIONS THIS WEEK.

Monday-George Boadhurst She Walked
the Playhouse good and clever
Tuesdy"Three Faces East" Cohan
dealing with the the Cohn and Harris
cast headed by Emmett Corrigan and Violet Hemng.
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w,Ii,om Kant N.ro,t, Es,onaa Ion,
Cooper, AL Fields and G. w, Ashley.
The chorus will be made UP Of ten
siis oh,y u, lme WIN Mr. hIlois pre-
oyor,, -,.r,,,a- =, ho,h 60, 80 =.
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rol nrod,ct,or 4. ,ha at dor,ora ~,
cor Er,oI a., , nrod,,c.r
Miss Nor, payss sa,d alton Tho fra,
rohaar.a, t,., oh. ,horah, "r ,n,s
conc,,..,,o idaas ,,ora ,arr,o, o,,,a
p,,t ,boy.ra ao,nr 90 10 M o,,,,,,I
.,ra,," sha nraa,o,oa .yo,, -, No
,,a ,,,,s q, ,.,aL. ,,,a,r no,,on ,ooL
,,ra,,,, yo,i 90, a,,.h. 90 ha,a .so,
-, Girls ,onI,na oach o,hor oyer IN
tho .,ogo yon rnon ,hat .tonv .,o 10
tha, r,ear. wat 81, nnor 7 aon Geo.
,,o,,,,"
u ~ -,
"h'e piaSius rah'S rree last
season Clifton Crawford, the New
Brighton Theatres headliner, took his
dinner q, Tho home ~ n friend The
'i'''e i''"' VI '''e fanny
at the opportunity on being able TO
observe at close range a real actor,
and communicated the honor the fam
lily was enjoying to the neighboring
children with such rapiSity and excel
lent publicity that all the available
window space OF the house was occu-
pied by eager eyes peering in while
Crawford was doing his hest-to juggle
a Thousand Island salad gracefully.
Feeling obligated the comedian ar
ranged theatre party for the children
and some Of their friends for the
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Charles Dillingham; announces that
the big Hippodrome and It's new spec
tacle styled Everything" will be
ready for the public within a fortnight.
This coming week the various units
which have been rehearsing at the
S:xty-ninth Regiment Armory and on
various stages throughout the city will
assemble on the Hippodrome stage for
a series OF dress rehearsals under the
direction OF r. II. Burnside. This
years pageant as planned at present
consists OF three acts and fourteen
scenes, and the produC zion is said to
live up to its expressive title. Mr.. Dill
lingham's policy at the Hippodrome in
the past has been to refrain from Civ
ing out a detailed description OF the
scenes and novelties in advance. and
this method is being carefully followed
again this year. Bigger and Better
than Ever" is the slogan and the cast
OF principals announced gives promise
Of wide variety OF entertainment. ..
Among the favOrite stars are De
Wolf Hopper. Houdini, Belle Story and
Charles Aldrich, while the varieties are
contributing such well known artists
as Bert Levy. Earl Reynolds. Nellie
ponegan. the FL Rey Sisters. Helen
Reynolds. 1nez Bauer, the Three Yos-
carys, the Musical Johnsons. Willie
Weston, Billy Pander and host OF
specially performers
The comedians and clowns include
"Bluch," who was every ones fsvorite
last year; Willie Evans. Dippy Diers.
the Davis troupe the Gaudsmidts. the
Ladellas, Major Johnson, O. FAY. a
musical clown from South America;
ZIP who promises surprise and
fifty others.
The dancers present a formidable
array OF talent sufficient to provide an
evenings pleasure by themselves. The
principal soloists in this episode in
clude Desiree Lubovska, Gerda Gulda,
Helen Greenleaf Patterson, Marion
Saki, Peggy IL, Barnstead and the
Sisters Breen
A dozen OF Americas foremost com
posers ana lyric writer's including
Lieut.. John Philip Sousa and Sergeant
irving Berlin have collaborated with
r, II. Burnside in the making OF Mr..
Dillingham's fourth superspectacle for
the Hippodrome.
All Is in readiness at the Century
Theatre for the big Camp Upton show.
'Nip. Zip, Yaphank," which will open
a limited engagement OF six nights
and two matinees at the Century, be-
ginning Monday. August 10. Re-
hearsals have been in progress all the
past week at the Century. The entire
cast OF $50 soldier boys from Camp
Upton, accompanied by band OF
ninety pieces, arrived at the Century
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
WORLDS SERIES TO
OPEN IN CHICAGO
First Three Games to Be Played There,
Beginning Wednesday, Sept. f.
Share for War Charities.

The first three games of the world s
series baseball will be played in Chica-
go, starting Wednesday, Sept. 4, it was
announced Saturday night by Presi-
dent Johnson of the American league.
The remaining contests, if any, will be
played on the home grounds of the
American league pennant-winning team.
War charities viii share in the receipts
of the championship games, President
johnson said.
Details for the annual classic were
announced by President johnson after
official sanction for the games had
been given by Secretary of War
Baker. The secretary, as result of an
appeal from the National Baseball com
mission, granted an extension of Is days
on the "work or fight order as it af-
fects professional baseball players, SC
that the series could be played. Under
the new ruling players on the two con
testing clubs must be engaged in some
essential occupation by Sept. Is. Base
ball is expected to contribute between
$4,000 and $40,0 900 to war charities un
der the plan suggested by the nationa
commission, which agreed to donate II
per cent of its revenue from the serie:
and recommended that each league, al
well as the contesting clubs, partici
pating players, and other officials, con
tribute a like amount.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
MORE NEwsPR1Nr SAVING.
War Board Restricts Country Editions
Of Metropolitan Dailes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Regula-
tons for the conservation of print pa
per used in the country editions Of
metropolitan dailies, published either
weekly, semi-weekly or tri-weekly, and
Email ORDER weeklies have been is
sued by the war industries board,
through its pulp and paper section, of
which Thomas E. Donnelly is chief.
The regulations are expected to re-
duee the tonnage of paper used in these
editions ID per cent as compared with
that used during the six months Jan. /
to June 30, inclusive, of the present
year and go into effect Sept. 8. They
suggest the abolition of number of
practices which are considered wasteful
or unbusinesslike during war eondi-
tions.
Publishers affected are requested to
report on their publications for last
year as to the total paper tonnage used
quality and weight of paper, size, aver
age number of pages and average mum
Der of copies issued. The regulations
provide that the selling of advertis-
ing upon a guarantee of circulation re-
quiring a rebate if circulation falls be,
low guaranteed amount shall be dis
continued and that "no new publica-
tions may be established during the
period of the war unless it can be
shown that such new publication is an
absolute necessity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
TOWNSHEND.
Community Sing Wednesday.

On Wednesday evening the third com
munity sing will be held. The town has
been very fortunate in having as a visitor
a cornetist of Fred Bosworth's ability,
without whose help the community sings
would not have afforded the pleasure
and success that have been attained.
This will be his last chance to help this
summer. Miss Mills and Miss Dale have
gladly given their services in accompany
ing and conducting. Several of the stall
wart citizens have willingly lifted the
piano, so kindly loaned by the Grange
to the front of the church. The Congre-
gational church has raised no objection
to the use of its lawn and steps. to say
nothing of the front of the church as q
sounding board. A special treat is il
store this week as Rev. Mr.. Boswortl
win give a patriotic address during th'
evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Sporting Notes.

The 10 leading swatsmen in the
American league are these: Cobb, De-
troit, .379; Burns, Philadelphia, ..343;
Sisler, st. Louis, .335; Speaker, Cleve-
land, .319; Wood, Cleveland, .309; Pipp,
New York, .304; Murphy, Chicago, .304 !;
Baker, New York, .302; Ruth, Boston,
.299; Walker, Philadelphia, .29s. In the
National league the 10 ranking hitters
are: Wheat, Brooklyn, .343; Rousch,
Cincinnati, 1928; Hollocher, Chicago,
1922; Groh, Cincinnati, .317; J. C. Smith,
Boston, BIT; Merkle, Chicago, 800;
Daubert, Brooklyn, .SO4; Young, New
York, .299; S. Magee, Cincinnati, .295;
Paskert, Chicago, .294.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-26
Sporting Neus
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Washington 6, Chicago 0 first game)
Washington 5, Chicago 3 second
gamel. ..n
Saturdays Results.
Chicago 0, Philadelphia first game)
Philadelphia 2, Chicago | (second
game).
Detroit s. New York A, first camel
New York 2, Detroit 0 (second game)
Boston 3, St Louis /.
Washington 4, Cleveland 0.