El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-13

I and the ticket SPECTATORS continues
I to attract considerable attention in
' New York Commenting on the stu
alton editorially, the Morning Tele-
1T takes courage to stand alone
7 and battle for principle for the
] common good. Wherefore the stand
I OF the management OF the New An
I sterdam theater and the 'Follies' in
I connection with ticket spectators
I over seats for the .FOllies' is 10 be
most highly commended.
''The management has refused 20
/ supply the spectators with tickets
. for resale TO the public at higher
rates than those prescribed by the
box office and theater gOers % the
city should accordingly rise en- masse
and give these executives a vote OF
thankful appreciation Their attitude
cts 70 the 'Eolles can be obtained IS
at the box office Of the theatsr at the
scale OF prices advertised, and not
subject TO excess charge that would
only 80 10 enrich the Golfers Of the
spectators
This stand is at once a courage
Gus, public spirited action that viii
find grateful acknoWledEemen with
the great mass OF theater Eoers and
sets an example that the other man
ayers Of Broadway well might fol-
low.
VIII Reduce Travelling Companies.
Charles T. and Harry CLAY Blauev
announce that it is their intention 20
put high class dramatic stock organi-
zations in New York. Brooklyn. Phil
adelphia, Baltimore. Washington. .
Troy and other places The new rail-
road rates, they think. VIII cut down
the number Of travelling companies.
which fact win make stock profit
able They VIII produce new plays
as wen as old.
actresses Buy Knitting Machine.
The girls in -R0ck-a-Bye Baby at
the Aston theater. have purchased a,
knitting machine and have set it up
In an empty dressing room given
them for the purpose. An instructor
spent one evening back stage at the
theater and they are now doing CO.
operative knitting. Formerly the
girls spent their spare time with the
old fashioned needles Two Of them,
however. Evelyn Farris and Frances
kaufman, recently became interested
In the work Of the Red Cross Model
workroom, where knitting machines
are used entirely, with the result that
the machine was added 20 the back
stage equipment at the Astor. The
girls are able to knit a pair OF socks
In is minutes. or a sweater in about
two hours, with the machine
Wishes To Return The Hat.
Miss Eva Puck. formerly OF the
is the possessOr Of a mans black felt
hat which she Is eager to return to
its owner As she stepped out Of her
automobile at the stage door OF the
Harlem opera house, where she is ap-
pearing. she heard a man chide
small boy for waving an American Z
uac-
1t amt worth carrying" he said. I
Miss Puck has two brothers with I
Uncle sans fighting forces and is 4
intensely patriotic Without hesita- E
uon she stepped up and caught the I
man by the arm. calling ~PoIicel" AL
the same time. The man jerked away 4
ana escaped but his hat fell of and I
Miss puck obtained it.
II ike TO have a chance to return I
that hat said she later. with it I'd j
give tnat Fellow an introduction 70 I
a policeman"
Miss Puck left the hat at the the
alter, saying she wouldn't have Il in
her home
Professional Women's War Union.
The Professional WOmen's union
for war AID is the title OF an organi-
zaton that has been started by Grace
Field and Janet Nelie, members OF
me Kiss Burglar company now at
the George NJ Conan thearer The
purpose OF the organization IS 10 start
a campaign among professional wom-
en- and by their aid TO induce women
OF all classes TO help the government
IN every way TO win the war. One or
the first projects TO be undertaken bvI
Miss Field and Miss Felie, as wen as
their associates, viii be propaganda
against the use OF all articles inn
which silk noil is part OF the fabric I
The government requires the use OF
this material in the manufacture OF
powder bags, in cartridges and other
war munitions and requests that
neither silk noil nor n0u yarns be
used for private purposes.
The Union also plans rounding up
the private supply OF platinum now
boarded in the way OF useless Jewels
by the women Of the country and
turning IL over to Uncle sam for war
uses Miss Field ad Miss Velie have
received the greatest encoura cement
from the women employed in an pro-
-esslonal lines, and have already been
assured Of the support OF many prom
nent society women iu their under
taking.
Lumsden Hare has been engaged By
Adolph klluber for a leading part in
ne Arnold Bennett comedy. Helen
With the High Hand" katherine