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CRATIFICARE amrijamcnte a Ia persona
1rs me-. prororcione ;aformcs de PuriITio He
FRA. 80 amos de edad. Quien en- Aarzo de
1919 Sc encontraba IN Pueblo. Colo. Tod
Informs sobre q particular dtrijaSe a Fran
cisco Calder6n. Tie Siding. We. 90
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VENTAS

TENGO PARA 81 VENTA considerable nr-
nero de magnificas vRcaS Hoasteih' eSPe-
cialn,ente para las lecherias, las cuates me
proponso vender. = precios couod0s. y que
nan sido escogidas de Gsnado de prIrnsra
clase. Para iniorrnes driijanse 4 .vo "a
Ties Bldg. en- FL PaSo, Texas. o lE'mese a
.cs t~eleforos 1876 o 29l6 j.. FL PaSo Hish
Grade Holstein Dairy Cattle Co.-Na!enzue
: y Aacias.
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Sc RENTA prcciosc d~epartaneHto deSamue-
alado. 6Ol Barbe St, segundr p!So, acaDauo
lie dccorar. q 20 minutes del cenlo d
r;n,,tos on tranvia. Una cuadra de Ia
.aye Garden. Para mayores Infofmci dI-
rigirsc al propietar:o. 3l5 West Florida ST.
Tranvia de Hot Wells. W.
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10 C,.ar,ns Bica AnuchlaLo- . Higienicos.
~ hg,.i uue nor su SITUACION. COMODI-
DAD = BARATURO, cs cl prefcrldo de los
ncNicanos ~. vjcncn de Mexico poT los
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lei centric d. re.oc;os &c In ciCGad. SeTHi-
~ c~~9crado para famIlias.
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prop. /. PEREZ Gone, ITO ".
Sc. san Antonio. Texas.
Sc EENTlN cuartos qmucb,ados. con o sin
.s.ste1cIa. &l6 s. COnchos 81, Sen Anto-
..r. Texas. N.scmtc RaHE"l. Prop.
HOTEL SAN LUIS. Cuar-os limpios Y bs.
-..os. Pr"cics ,spey.aicS per ScUara. 2O|
y. Santa Rosa Ave. San Antonio. Teas.
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STAR EMPLOYMENT % SOS IVES: Ho4s-
ton -. rueGs proportional = Gsl"d ~t-aeaJa-
DORIS 50 g~1u,co,. rsletcuo Cr. 95-l.
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DIR. Y. PA.UND. medicinal yu Ge0e
raj C,r~lltorio. Tie -. L'cco-. Il
,s;,r, -. ~ -..-;l--r Mission IL.
y OfiCina: Crockett, S&t---ioN>t
TNS GRATIS.
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RENTO cuartos amuebladoS. muy comoaos :
.ertricanen;e situados. Pro9'oS para s9Ao-
RS. 2OS So. Prcsa.
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LISTO. SENIOR, LISTO.

Tensmos in relgnisico Plan con VEIN
.TICUATRO marr~a- stciIes Dc gaDaG due
20. NO DESAPRONECHE Id. ia o2ortuH'-
l,g y ri4aros DETALLES GRATIS. en-
vfarG1 ~s,tarpii!ss para Ia condensation.
MEXICAN CARD o. Box III. Sta. a.
san Antonio. Texas.
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VENDO on $4,000. geaueia Tieada Aha
rrotst, situada en- E,Iu:na Lcora y Coli
ma SITS. t''
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~g,--R AMOS ErEUES lrScs 100 .a-7- "a
- r--.E-. rECASQS L. m"lurs ----so-
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So DARA bueuu GratificariGn " - rcrs0-
ma cue nc proporciouc jEformcs cNactos
..a.,a del Sr. Trinjdac MARITIME. Gu'ch Il
rasado yiyi5 on san Antonio. iSNas.
20. lrg casa situada en- ia GALE Sur La:crl".
C,aiuuicr informc sobrc FL particular GlrI-
lase u Felix .Ava.os, 1901 Ach'0ey -
Dallas. Texas. '."'.
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MISCELANEA.

Tn ANUNCIo en- IA PRENSA" sieaa2re
- de exito SECURE. Lame I'd. al teieioho
Travis 2Ili > alGnciese desGe uego.
KATY TAILOR. Taller dc SasIreria y SOM
o.e-iz. gOS South Flores Street. Ie!eton0
Trails si5i- ComPOuemos toda Siase de TIA
les y sC.a5rcros. Espeeialiaad en- rosA He
seac-a. Re-oEcmoS y elt.egamos roId = 10
m'e'!so-
TALLER FONOGRAFICO. Leaudro y. Ro-
dr:ruez. reDa-aci6n de ton g-aios de todaS
classes = mJquiaGs Dc coser. haquinaS SIN
m ABONOS. De seEunda mano al coataGo-
.~uY EARATOS. 100 Buenav!sta =. san
Atomic. Texas.
s. SECESIyA cares para mudanzaS - car
"a. r-ginaEl- habfc : ROSALES; Tc!efono
Travis Ii26.
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GUIA PROFESSIONAL
ABOGADOS
\ CACHO,

AVOCADO PARA LOS MENICANoS- Ati.n-
Dc ,r-la slass De leEgc.us 5udlcialeS, reeia-
u,ss.oaeS nos a.,aos s. peElu'csos perso2ass-
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do --e4ues g. "-icmpos". s. sufre s.GUu ac-
c!Srnce au @. traha.o 20 le dire 10 cue dcbe
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e. al Lie. e. PEARCE KANE. 3o6 Kan
sas Csy Life 3D.. Kansas C:,y, Mo.
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OVEN NENICtNO. hac-s pcr;estam"ntc
tgg-.s. sr5..a C.n-lru rau.o administrator
-e ho-r, 90 .,sr d- UeSr-o- j." m2Eall;'caN
~.fa~~--.a-. D.r.ian-c q Martin !Rol-iyuaz.
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y NECESITA ur ,r-i--ra o~Np-rrmeu:-ao
-r- ru-0.-a vi .-rao mg%--sH1. Nrs5-11..co |
I--- aHl " EG-s."1.
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VENDO EN ABONOS maqUiaas DE- coser
Singer. differences ~cstlo>; lonoEr2ios Co
iGmbIa." pianos : maQrinas ac csSt'oH
olive. NENDO AL CONTADO discos
Columbia" maquiuas Singer usadss muy
bs-at,S. Clase. gra;i, de BORDADO. Sc
HACE REMSTITCHIHG 4 10 c;s. yarda. F.
d los Santos. Tel. Travis 6S5e. rs W
Commerce II.
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MAoUINAS DE ESCRIBIR. Puede ootener
una con uu insSEnificante page 4! ceh'@uo ;
peouehisimo abono mcnsuaL. Naadc sd NOM
bce y direction a Luis n. Rubio. +ot CANA
ron St. San Antonio. Para Texas oola-
ncntc. w.
Sc yENDE IN block de DIEZ LuT&S 81
,uado en- 81 ferroca-r,! !. G. y. en- Laredo.
Tex. Magnifica propiedad para eonstruir
una bodcga. Di-ijarse 4 ". II. Baker, Co
Hamilton Hotel. Barber SnoI. LAREDO leN-
3D.
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IH6 (HALLGNSE
feel that II I were wealthy enough
to stop acting for money. I'd still like
to go ON entertaining the public for
my own pleasure-for as long as they'd
stand for me.
81 feel in a very real sense that I
am a servant of the public, and that I
can render them as much real service
as an automobile garage-and not
charge so high for It, either. And
whenever the public wants me to
change, hope I'll be able to change
and adapt myself to the new styles in
! grins. I have no desire to play in
serious roles, although the life-the
popularity of comedians-is short at
best, and he rarely lasts as long as
his jokes. It wasn't so in the old days
of the stage, but fashions change more
quickly nowadays than they used to.
and comedians must be cut to the lat
est order. Competition Is too keen to-
day for a man TO expect that he can
stay on top Of the heap as long as
he pleases, regardless Of the crowd
who are looking for his crown and
his scalp.
Making ones points in a comic
way is a gift that varies with each
individual and can't be bought nor bor-
rowed. Stage presence comes through
experience, but comedy talents come
with us into tho cradle. But the fact
| that an actor devotes himself TO seri-
Gus roles doesn't mean that he can't
do an about face and be humorous
There's my father-in-law, Frank Kee-
nan-he's q splendid actor OF intense
parts, and yet II he wants to he can
be very telling. subtle comedian"
This odd family alliance Of a noted
portrayer Of serious roles and a man
known only for his humorous side
came about five years ago when Mr.
Wynn married Hilda keenan,, who
was then in q vaudeville sketch and
who met the comedian when ne hap
pened to be serving the public in an
act at the same variety theatre. Mr.
Wynn was then one OF the veterans
OF the vaudeville stage, despite his
youth--he is only 80 to-day-for he
lad been one Of the handy men Of the
musical halls ever since he ran away
from the prospects OF making money
by punching the time clock at 16.
His family-the family name Il
Leopold-was a wealthy miIliner who
had Intended son Ed to add to the
worlds store OF riches IN business, and
had therefore harnessed him up In the
preparatory courses Of the Wharton
School OF Finance at Pennsylvania
University, But son Ed didn't cart
about becoming millionaire--not un,
less tho foetlights figured in II.
His theatrical ambitions had beer
fired by the youthful success HI
achieved through Glowing it on tn,
beach at Atlantic City during summer
vacations, to the delight of the crowds
and the horror of his family. Crowd.
used to gather on the boardwalk
whenever the youngster took It int
his head 70 address thsm--and he gsn
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orally took It into his head to address
them on the FIRST topic that suggested
itself, disdainful of whether he might
understand 1t, since he knew he didn't
understand any.
"That experienced" the comedian
said, gave me a start that few other
young players could get, even with
a good press agent For Atlantic City
IL the country's summer melting pot
people come there from ali over the
country to lose weight And later,
when I went into vaudeville. people IN
Pittsburg. for instance. would say
when they saw me, There's that crazy
hid we saw in Atlantic city,"
Naturally his hit on the beach CIR
cult led him to aspire higher, so he
ran away and Joined the Thurber
Nasher Repertoire Company at Smiths
Theatre in Bridgeport. Conn, on Au-
gust 8, 1902-he can recall the date
az though he had committed It to
memory along with Columbus's dis
covery OF America and other histori-
cal dates. 1t was a travelling roper
toire company playing the 10000
route. and the youngsters first part
was Parson John in "Jim Bludso,"
which required heroic treatment to
suppress his juvenility.
After playing eleven parts a week,
with matinees every day but Monday.
during twenty-five weeks, he was fin
ally left high and dry on the rocks
at Bangor, Ne. There he played the
piano In hotel until he'd wrung
enough from the hard New England
soil to escape with three fellow actors
TO New York. From there his father
brought him back TO Philadelphia I'M
der promise that he would give up
the stage, but after four more months
Of school the incorrigible comedian
lost control Of his stage instincts and
ran away once moro. Then followed
years of vaudeville, In which he cap
italized his school days by playing 'rah
'rah and also with his first partner,
Jack Lewis, stunned variety patrons
by committing the heresy OF not as
Stunning any character. Il was during
this apprenticeship that he became in
fected with that giggle. which has
taken such deep root in him that now
he can't laugh of the stage without
using It.
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VARIETY.

John Hyams and Leila Nc
Intyre; who are among tho most
popular of the music hall per-
formers, are to be at the Palace
Theatre this week In a sketch
that shows to the best advantage
the qualities that made them so
beloved. "Gus" Edwards, another
vaudeville favorite, will make his
last appearance in the two a day.
Mr.. Edwards is going into
musical comedy, but he will give
the public this week some of the
best liked songs of his repertoire.
Then the Merlein Sisters, ia
vorites in Chicago. will be, on the
bill.
George Kelly in his new sketch,
sThe Flattering Word" the
Rigoletto Brothers with the
Swanson Sisters in Around the
World" Moran and Black In
1.-THE Two Crows" Bradley and
Ardine-these are some of the
attractions to be found on the
bin at the Riverside this week.
The New Brighton Theatre
will again have bill that ought
to draw the people right out of
their Brooklyn homes straight as
an arrow to the box Office of this
enterprising summer theatre.
Manager George Robinson calls
attention merely as ar evidence
of the general classiness of the
programme to the presence of
Marie Nordstrom among the en-
tcrtainers.
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ence district of italy and under the
high patronage OF the italian Consul
General In New York, Comm. Romolo
Tr1ttoni. Andres dc Segurola Of the
Metropolitan Opera Company and
Fortune Gallo of the San Carlo Opera
Company have left nothing undone
to make this production an artistic
event.
Rappold Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company as Aldo; Cyrene Van Gordon
Of the Chicago Opera Company as
Amnerisy Marie Tiffany OF the Metro
pohtan Opera Company as q prfestess:
Manuel Salaxar of the San Carlo Opera
Company a. Rdduntes; Riccardo
stracciari Of the Chicago Opera Com
pany as AsnonGsro; Andres de Segu-
rola OF the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany as Rdr,1is; Natalie oervi Of the
San Carlo Opera Company as the King
and Luciano Rossini, also Of the San
Carlo Opera Company, as The Mes
senoer.
The orchestra Of 200 musicians and
the stage band of rs pieces will be
under the able direction of Giorgio
Polacco, who recently conducted with
great success an open air performance
of aida" in the bull ring Of Mexico
city. A chorus Of 800 voices from
the Metropolitan, Chicago and San
Carlo opera companies will be In
charge Of William Tyroler and A.
Bimboni.
A ballet of 100 dancers win be
feature of the second act In the
great triumphal scene OF Rdddn,eS's
return from war the stage ensemble
will total 1000 people. Camels. oxens,
elephants and horses will also take
part in this scene. The stage man
agement will be in the hands Of Luigi
Albertieri.
Ben Altieri, technical director. has
already started the construction OF
the stage, for which special scenery
had to be designed and painted by
Carmine vittolo of New York. Owing
to the huge size OF the stage, $50 feet
wide by 80 feet deep. footlights and
border lights VIII be dispensed with.
large projectors being used.
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A FATAL LUNCH.

IF the head of the publishing firm.
which was then paying Edward
Langford a meagre weekly wage
while he was learning the business,
had not taken him to lupch at the
Players Club, Mr.. Langford in all
probability would not nov be promi-
nent in the cast and one of those &C
cused OF shooting young Hotourd Clay
ton AT 9:45." AS It was, Langford,
who had some stage experience but
at the earnest solicitation Of his fam
lights to be a publisher, went to the
Players, saw the spot where Edwin
Booth breathed his last, and promptly
forsook page proofs and dummies for
all time.
Langford got his first taste OF the
back stage region while a student at
Trinity College, Hartford. He had al
Ways had a leaning toward, the thea
tre, but never opportunftyIto exercise
It except as an amateur, when to Hart
ford came Ellen Terry in Captain
Brassbound's Conversion" With the
announcement Of Miss Terrys engage
were in order. Langford led the rush.
Immediately after Miss Terry came
Fay Templeton, who sojourned three
nights and also needed supers. Lang
ford again obliged.
The Hunter Bradford Players, a
stock organization, was much in evil
dence In Hartford. and the hero of
this scintillating narrative promptly
applied for a Job. He got It, and al
most Immediately found himself In
trouble. At Trinity examinations
were the order OF the day, and at the
theatre there were matineeS Lang
ford solved the problem by giving up
the examinations.
Then came strenuous objection from
his family, his brief battle with the
publishing business, his visit to the
Players and finally a small part with
James X Hackett in "The Prisoner OF
Zenda," An engagement with Mrs.
Leslie Carter in "Kasha" was followed
by one in the Belasco production as
Matrimony Failure?"
Frank Worthing was playing the
lead and seven weeks after Langford
entered the cast, due to Mr.. Worth
ing's illness. he appearedS for q time
in that actors role. He made good
and his future IN the theatre immedi-
ately doomed large. Then he played
Juvenile roles in four successive fail
ures. William A. Brady then engaged
him Tor part in Sylvia Runs Away"
which didn't run very far, and Lang
ford had before him nothing but a
spotless future.
Mr.. Brady liked hise work and had
suggested his trying pictures, But
Langford was loath, and finally Sc
cured an engagement in THE Silent
Witness" That play was nearing tho
end of its run when Mr.. Brady, casu-
ally meeting Langford, again mem
toned motion pictures He didn't have
to speak twice. L.angford promptly
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bursts first big success; 1.-THE Law
Of the Land; "To-day" and other
equally popular melodramas.
George Broadhurst began writing
plays when he was 16 years OF age.
He was in Chicago on the Board Of
Trade in the Windy City when hs
first turned his attention 20 pay
writing as a relief from the tedious
ness of his vocation. 1t MAS his hatI
to go to Hooley's Theatre (nov
Powers) and from q vantage point in
the gallery witness the first act OF
the play at that time occupying tho
attention OF Chicago theatregoers
When the curtain had dropped on this
act he would wend his way home
ward and write what he figured the
playwright would do with his theme
and characte4s in the second ana
third acts. When this was finished
he would HE himself to tho gallery
again and see exactly how the play
wright did work out his play,
1t was in this manner that he
learned technique. for there were mol
the books on technique in those Gays
that there are now.
He then became manager OF seVeraI
travelling companies and during the
Off season went TO work in a gram
house in Minneapolis. II was whne
working as bookkeeper in this grain
house that he wrote his first PLAY
THE Spectator" and while this play
did not win the success Of some OF his
later plays It made money for its pro-
Queer.
His first big farce hit was What
Happened to Jones" which was writ
ten and produced just twenty-five
years ago. This play was refused Y
practically every one OF what were
then termed the big time managers
for the reason that II had only on"
scene. His faith in the play unshAken
George Broadhurst interested tneae
rlcal man and It was finally produced
Needless to say 1t was success
Then followed the Wrong Mr.. Wright
and other farces.
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OUT OF DOORS.

Luna Park has as many free
attractions as any visitor could
we'll ask to see. but if he likes
greater variety there are some
wonderful illusions TO be seen
This is the month of outings a.
the park and many well known
organizations will enjoy a day
there during August.
Steeplechase Park has not only
the most beautiful flower bed al
Coney Island, which looks Just
now at Its best, but it has a beaeh
exclusively for the use of It's
patrons. Both these unique
features have been very much
enjoyed during the past week
Children of all ages enjoy them
selves at Steeplechase,
The warm weather sent hun
dreds TO take sea bath al
Pslisade Park, which was the
more enjoyed from the fact that
it is the only beach perched so
high on a bluff. There are many
attrac tons for visitors to this
resort who do not care for ths
bathing.
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Duct OF Arnold Volpe. Fourteen other
soloists are also listed for the pro-
grammes Of the week starting to-mor-
row night. For the usual Sunday mis-
cellaneous programme tonight, Ne
vada Van Der Veer, soprano, and Reed
Miller, tenor, are the soloists the for
mer singing Bembers's Death Of
Jeanne D'Arc," and the latter Gomez's
Sublime Cor" The orchestra's list
tonight includes the "Prophete"
March, Carmen fantasia. Master
singers" Prelude, Overture to Tschai-
kowsky's "1s12," Gounods Ave
Maria" Drigos Harlequin" Serenade
and Strauss Southern Roses"
Mondays Symphony Night will have
John Powell, pianist. as the soloist in
his own composition. Rhapsodie
"Negre." with the Magic Flute" Over
ture, Schubert's Symphony No. 7. c.
minor. Moussorgsky's Bald Mountain"
Symphonic Poem and Tschaikowslxy's
Romeo and Juliet overture allotted
to the orchestra
Tuesday nights operatio programme
VIII be devoted 20 a complete opera
in concert form, Verdfs aida" with
Olga Carrara as Aida, Ernest Davis
as Rodanes, Lillian Eubank as Am
norris. Earle Tackefman as Amonasro,
Nicolas Fan as Ran,JIs and v. Herodas
as the King. with the Metropolitan
Opera chorus and the Stadium Sym
phony Orchestra.
A relative idea Of the interest In
the forthcoming tour Of the Vatican
ohoirs and singers from the Roman
Basilicas was announced yesterday by
J. J. Mccarthy and Theodore Mitchell,
who are handling the business details
Of the proposed concerts. II was
stated that within i've days Of the
Official announcement OF the plans for
the limited number OF concerts to be
given in the United States and Canada
over one-third of the tour has been
booked up and in each instance the
|. enormous expense entailed in bringing
this body OF seventy singers of the
Vatican choirs Is more than guaran-
teed by the local interests that are
handling the concerts In their respec-
dive cities.
To date twenty-five concerts have
been contracted and win be distributed
throughout the following cities: Bal
timore, Philadelphia. Chicago. st.
Louis. Cleveland, Columbus (Ohio),
Dayton (ohio), Indianapolis. st. Paul,
Minneapolis. Des Moines Iowa),
Omaha, Kansas City, Seattle. Port
land tOre.), Gan Francisco. Oakland
(Cal), Los Angeles, Montreal, Ottawa
and Toronto.
The extent OF the tour is easily rec
ognized. In each instance the man
agement of the tour has been guar
anteed that the choirs' share of the
receipts will not be less than $4,000
for each concert. No such guarantees
as this were ever booked before Ia this
country-not even excepting the re-
cent spring tour Of Caruso. The de-
mand for concerts Is SO insistent that
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THH approaching theatre season,
IL It may not be said to have
already arrived. will be wen
under way long in advance Of its pre-
dscessors. What used to happen in
the FIRST fortnight OF September now is
accomplished in August. and Labor
Day finds the season in full swing In
stead of putting its first foot forward
Various causes have moved forward
the date Of opening. Real estate values
have increased so much here that the
rent OF q theatre closed for four
months Of the year Is a drain. II the
manager is fortunate enough to be
able to keep open all summer his re-
probabilities are much diminished.
Even TO clear $1,000 a week Is worth
the experiment with a play in summer
Then, competition ha7 so increased
the number Of theatres that managers
are terrified lest some other fellow
may get in ahead OF them with his
play which might bear some fancied
resemblance to pieces Of their own. In
the past two plays might be taken to
resemble one another. Now with the
increase Of the number Of theatres
there may be four or five that are
alike. In such a case It Is conceivable
that too close q resemblance might be
harmful. SO there Is a scramble TO be
first at the post, and the theatre year
may open in July. That is what hap
pened last summer with the German
Spy plays and this year with the four
examples Of the Who Did 1t drama
Perhaps the theatre year might have
been delayed in its opening had not
several managers been possessed of
plays dealing more OF less remotely
with the Bolshevik spirit. They Of