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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20

a boarding house as that in which
her characters live exist in New York
to-day"
protest because OF three years very
recent sojourn in the very house in
which I once had the pleasure of meet
ing Miss Crothers. The absolute
truth without exaggeration with which
she has put the atmosphere of this
place. with its people, its furniture,
its quality, its foibles and idiosyncra-
sizes upon the stage in "39 East" is SO
vivid that when the curtain rose for
breakfast l gave an uncomfortable
start of feeling very late and that l
ought to be tripping down" those
stairs with Mrs. Smith and the others
in order to get in in time for break
fast, instead of sitting comfortably in
my seat on the other side of the foot
lights. The gracious. elaborate and all
pervading presence of Madam dc
Mailly at the head of the centre table,
dominating her guests" with her
brave pretence that her house is really
select and exclusive and that only
those who come up to her personal
standards of suitability are accepted
and permitted to cross her exacting
threshold, almost made me cold for
fear she would cast that smiling
piercing glance toward me and say.
with her head well up:
why are you not with us for
breakfast this morning." Later, when
at IL o'clock the drawing room I'M
folded before my eyes with Madam
de Mailly again predominating and
one OF her social evenings I'm prog
ress, really felt that I must go up
and sit in one Of those we'll remem-
bered chairs-avoiding. of course, the
one with red ribbon across the arms
warning careless people that this an
tique was to be admired and lovingly
wondered at but never sat upon.
l can't quarrel with Mr.. Reamer
even pleasantly because of his doubt.
I must only be sorry for him that he
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
CON STANCE BlhNET and HENRY HULL
~ EASTn

obeisance. April 81 united stage is
to pay them honor at a testimonial in
the Metropolitan Opera House.
one evening Bessie Mccoy Davis at
tended a benefit given for another or
ganization. She had heard from her
distinguished husband, the late Rich
ard Harding Davis, OF the heroic feats
of the Salvation lasses on the western
front.
why doesn't some one do something
for the Salvation Army" she asked
Otis Skinner, and Immediately the tes-
timonial grew.
With his usual enthusiasm for patri-
otto things, George NJ. Conan wrote to
Commander Evangeline Booth:
mo one can do too much for the
Salvation Army. Its wonderful roc
ord is unsurpassed. will do anything
l can"
You made good--so shall We" is the
motto of those who are endeavorins
to show the lassies how much they ap-
preciate their heroism-
The executive committee consists of
Giulo Gatti-Casazza, Daniel Frohman.
George NJ. Conan, Mrs Fiske, A. L.
III ldllStIt Il. +. AlDee, Julld arthur,
John Drew, Julia Marlowe. Charles r.
Dillingham;, Victor Herbert, Augustus
Thomas, Otis Skinner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coburn. Marcus Loew. Winthrop
Ames, William Fox. Rachael Crothers,
r. II. Burnside, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.,
Sam II. Harris, William Faversham.
Margaret Mayo. Sam A. Scribner and
Bessie Mccoy Davis.
The stage director for the benefit
will be Julian Mitchell. Alexander
Leftwich will be stage manager, Victor
Mirahy. treasurer. ana S. Goodfriend.
the business manager. Offices are at
the Salvation Army headquarters, $50
Fifth avenue.
There will be no appeals for funds at
the benefit and no selling of favors or
souvenirs. The Salvation Army has
generously offered to give 10 per cent.
of the proceeds to the Actors Fund of
America. The testimonial will be the
opening gun OF the great Home Ser
vice Fund campaign, which the Saliva
ton Army is planning for May 10 to
May 20, for $l2000,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
Where the Plays Change.

SHUBERT-RIVIERA-Nor Nora
Bayes will line up the higher ele-
ments of New York solidly for
suffrage with Ladies First"
demonstrating that not even
Philadelphia has been able to in
jure her complexion or hush her
voice.
STANDARD-Frances Starr.
under the spell of David Belasco,
will bring a savory breath of the
kitchen here with Edward Knob
locks play. Tiger! Tigeri"
supported by Lionel Atwill, o. p.
Heggie and the rest of the origi-
nal cast which standardized the
play in the Belasco Theatre.
LEXINGTON Wales Win
ters's company of Broadway
Players, headed by Frances
Ferne, will start their stock sea.
son of lifting the drama above
Forty-second street, with Roi
Cooper Megrue's melodrama,
Under Cover" smuggled awav
from Broadway without a Gus
toms tax.
SEVENTH AVENUE-Rob.
ert B. Mantell will bring the
classics back to the bright lights
with a repertoire of "Richelieu,"
Richard III" Merchant OF
Venice. Macbeth" and Ham
let after a tour in the middle
west, with which he is said 10
nave been even more successful
than Tony Sarg's marionettes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20


believe national prohibition Will tend
to help every industry except, OF
course, the liquor industry, and there
are those who preach that 1t will be
detrimental. From a strictly personal
standpoint, eliminating any and al,
business reasons. am strictly against
prohibition and particularly the man
ner in which the prohibition matter
has been handled.
With me 1t Is not question OF
liquor, but question Of mans per
sonal rights and liberty. 1 cannot I'M
derstand why in this great, free, demo
cratic country in this day and age a
small handful OF legislators who may
be politically bossed or threatened
should be allowed to finally settle for
100, 100000 persons n question OF each
and every ones personal liberty--a
questio? in which each and every man
and woman in this country should
have voice. That is the one thing
object to. and I believe 1t Is the method
I by which prohibition is threatening the
country that has made more enemies
FOR prohibition than has the actual
question or whether the country shall
be wet or dry Prohibition should most
certainly be put TO popular vote. and
l am quite sure were it put TO vote
no person could or would be dissatis
ned with the verdict.
Furthermore, / believe popular
vote would bring an end to all talk
OF strikes ana other disturbanceS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
THE NEW PLAYS.

MONDAY-Biou THEATRE John D. Williams will present
comedy Three for Diana founded by Chester Bailey Frnad
the Italian comedy III Terra Maro by Sabatino Lopez
The cast headed by Martha Hedman includes John Halliday
Blanche Chapman, David Glassford Anne Faystone
Belmont Theatre: Our Pleasant by
Boadhurst produced cast comprising
Henrietta Crosman Vincent Srano Pauline
Winant
Thirty ninth Street THEATRE ooh, Bolton
Wodehouse Hirsch musical comedy will here from
Princess Theatre.
TUESDAYDavid Basco will open comedy life
Rosaeen, the joint work of w. D. Hepensal Whitford
Kane Among the players Eileen FIuban, Henry Dufey
Walter Edwin Dodson Mitchell John DAILY Murphy George
gerald John Camody Beyl Mercer, Rose Morrison ana others
with Celtic applications.
Punch and Judy Theatre Tony Sarg will return with his
maronettes. present THE Ring Thackeray
Preside fantasy which has been turned into play by
Heie Louise Mick The all beside
Mr. Sag includes Charles Sarle Jacques Kngsland Lillian
Owen Hette Louise Mick Lucille Arnold. will
fornght's regular special
S..urday morning performances for the young uns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
WHY IS RALPH HERZl

~ AIIPI HERR, who is appearing
K in Monte Cristo Jr.," at the
- - Winter Garden. was ass al why
he became an actor. Nobody knows
why this was done. but it was. Mr..
Herr replied: THE obvious answer
is, why does any ono do anythinS?
Simply because they have to. In Eng
land. as YOU know (and ! am now
speaking OF the pre-war days; 1t must
be at least four or FIVE years ago.
went on the stage. 1t was i'm.
possible for an old Etonian to go into
anything as vulgar as trade Eye gods,
would that I had sold collar buttons).
Therefore there was little that re-
manned that l could do. l might have
been a doctor. but the very sight OF
blood mortified me- ! might have been
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
PROHIBITION AND THE THE.
ATRE.
ny Oliver NIoroxco.

To attempt at this time TO predict
just what effect prohibition Will have
on the theatre is a rather difficult
task, although I have my own per-
sonal and very decided opinions about
the matter. The subject of prohibition
and its effects on various enterprises
has in the last few months been dis
cussed pro and con-mostly con-at
great length. There are those who
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
HELP FOR THE ARMY.

" AVIATION ARMY lassies, used
all their lives to serving, un-
~ Sung and unhonored, Dire at
and enjoy the novelty of watch
ing the bright and shining stars of the
theatrical world, managers. producers,
actors, playwrights and singers. do
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20

HE which marked the end of night
several city theatres be indication
willingness anything quality
the stage by
have known unprecedented prosperity 1t made
pned be the stage the auditorium
what the quality the
The cinema houses packed serious uresqu
unafed
indscrmnatng in the rush of prosperity that overwhelmed
tide of good fortune Lucky who bked
the theatrical heavens during this pod Various
unreasonng search diversion The within
large numbers they oosening
the land of mil honey
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
PLAYS THAT LAST.

Astor, East Is West; Bijou,
"A Sleepless Night; Booth,
The Woman in Room 49,;
Broadhurst, "3e East; Casino,
Some Time; Central, Some
body's Sweetheart; Conan.
"a Prince There Was; Conan
& Harris, THE Royal Vaga-
bond; Comedy, "Toby's Bow;
Cort, "The Better Ole; Critic
rion, "Three Wise Fools; FL
tinge, up in Mabel's Room;
Empire, Dear Brutus"; Forty
eighth Street, Come on,
Charley; Forty-fourth Street,
Take 1t From Me-; Fulton,
please Get Married; Gaiety.
"Lightnin'"; Garrick. Bonds of
Interest; Globe. THE Honor
of the Family; Greenwich Viii
lage, "Hobohemia"; Harris, THE
Good Bad Woman; Henry
Miller's, Mis- Nelly of NOT
leans; Hudson, Friendly En-
emies"; Knickerbocker. Listen
Lester; Liberty, "Moliere";
Longacre, Three Faces East;
Lyceum, "Daddies"; Lyric, THE
Unknown Purple; Maxine Ell
liott's, "Tea for Three; Mo-
rosco, "Cappy Kicks; New
Amsterdar.- THE Velvet Lady;
Ne y Amsterdam Roof, Com
bination Frolic"; Nora Bayes,
Come Along; Playhouse, For
ever After; Plymouth, "The
Jest; Republic, "The Fortune
Teller; Selwyn, Tumble In;
Shubert. Good Morning, Judge;
Thirty-ninth Street. "Oh, Ny
Dear; Vanderbilt, "A Little
Journey; Winter Garden, IN onte
Cristo, Jr."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20
A BOARDING HOUSE BOOST.
BY ADA WILLIAMS,
One of the Originals of $40 East.v

As some one who lived IN the board
ing house the address OF which Miss
Crothers has camouflaged in "39 East"
| must warmly and vehemently pro-
test at the doubt which Mr.. Lawrence
Reamer expresses regarding the exist
ence Of such a boarding house nova
days in New York. Mr.. Reamer says
in his review in THE SUNDAY sun:
80 to quarrel pleasantly with Miss
Crothers as to which is life, which is
good theatre, in her play, does such
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-20

OF course such material well being
was disastrous to any artistic stand
ards of the drama. With a public will
ing to take anything and be thankful.
there was no hope of maintaining any
criterion higher than the entertain
nent that satisfied the simplest soul in
the auditorium. But such a COM
placency was not to endure. Visiting
sisters, cousins and aunts to welcome
the crowded transports, could not in
sure enduring favor to tfie litter that
accumulated on one stage and another.
Last night some of II was swept out
Of sight. Some of it was pretentious
and other specimens modest. But both
kinds had to go. which is evidence that
no external circumstance that may
bring such uncommon prosperity to
the theatre can altogether overcome
its standards for any length OF time.
There will be greater comfort out of
his thought in the future than there
Is at present.
The Theatre Guild, which might
serve useful purpose in bringing be-
lore the New York public dramas that
manager, seems likely after its very
first apparition to suffer from the same
treatment which eventually caused the
iemise of the Washington Square
Players. This interesting organization,
which Is genuinely missed this season.
was 80 amazingly overpraised that 1t
ultimately succumbed to its own in
dated ego. Whatever its actors pre-
sented, be it good. bad or Indifferent,
was received with equal acclaim. In
evitably the directors lost all sense OF
proportion and the cyclones Of flattery
drove the enterprise on the rocks.
It will probably be the same with the
Theatre Guild IL its efforts are to be
treated with the same generosity that
marked the reception Of "The Bonds
of Interest" The acting was, in the
case of two-thirds of the players, be-
meath the level of the amateur. To the
performance of such role as Lednder,
Rollo Peters brings a fine pair of eyes
and an expressive voice. Otherwise he
has no qualification for such a role
as he plays. Helen Wesley luckily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
Report Americans Are Ordered to Quit Ital
UkRAINIAN MEN
CAPTURE A RED
ARMY, REPORT
Ten Thousand Bol.
sheviki Troops De-
sert Cause.

London, April 21.-The First boil
shevik army, operating in the re-
gion of Homel, along the Pripet
river, has surrendered to the
ukrainians, according to a state
ment issued by the Ukrainian Press
Bureau and forwarded from Vienna
to the Central News
Up to the time the report was
forwarded 10000 rifles, 35 guns and
200 machine guns had been handed
over to the Ukrainians.
Led by Peasant
Vienna, Saturday, April 19-(By
the Associated Press. Forces
commanded by Petlura, the Ukrain-
ian peasant leader, have retaken
Zhitomir and Proskurov and also
secured the adhesion of 10000 boil
sheyik troops, particularly those
originating in East Ukrainia, ac-
cordlng to a wireless dispatch re-
ceived from Tarnopilare. 1t would
appear that Petlura's plan which
he forecast some time ago to the
Associated Press of cutting behind
the bolsheyiki advancing into Bess-
arabia and toward Odessa, is sue
ceeding. 1t is thought that he
brought about the disaffection of
the bolsheviki soldiers partly by
fighting and partly by persuasion
This was made more effective, it
is reported, since the bolsheviki
executed 500 peasants during their
brief occupation of Zhitomir.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
WIRE CASETO
SUPREME COURT
Arguments Involving Interstate
Telephone Toll Rates to Be
Heard by Supreme Body.

Washington, April 21-Upon the
governments motions, the supreme
court today agreed to hear on May
5. next, arguments in test cases
from South Dakota and Massachu-
setts involving the right of Post
master General BuTleson to inter
fere with existing intra-state tele-
phone toll rates.
While only two weeks of activ-
ity remain this term, the court will
not adjourn finally for the summer
until early in June. Lawyers ia
miliar with the courts procedure
said today that in view of the i'm
portance of the question involved
it was possible that a decision
might be given at this term.
The South Dakota suit resulted
from state supreme court DEGREES
enjoining four telephone companies
in that state from increasing their
rates as ordered by the postmaster
general.
The supreme court also agreed
to review Massachusetts supreme
court DEGREES dismissing proceed
ings instituted by the state public
service commission to prevent the
New England Telephone & Tele-
graph company from increasing its
rates in compliance with an order
issued by Mr.. Burlescn. In this
case the lower court dismissed the
suit on the grounds that it was be-
ing brought against the government
without its consent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
DEFIES STATE
LAWMAKERS TO
EXPOSE CHURCH
Zion City Head Makes
Counter Threat
From Pulpit.

Chicago, April 21.-Wilbur Glenn
Voliva, general overseer of the
Christian Catholic Apostolic church
at Zion City. Ill, in his Easter ser
mon yesterday deied the Illinois
general assembly to investigate him
and declared that he would ignore
any subpoenas that may be served
on him. He also dared any judge
to issue warrant for his arrest.
Voliva heaped abuse on Represen-
tative Edward Shurtleff, who intro
duced the resolution in the gem
eral assembly calling for the pro-
posed investigation of Zion City af-
fairs, Senator Rodney Swift, Sena-
tor John Daley and others.
He also threatened to publish a
24-page booklet giving the result of
an investigation into the night lives
of the members of the investigating
committee dedicated to their wives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
TROOPS GUARD
AT CLAN TRIAL
MOuntainer Feud Case Causes Vir.
ginia Governor to Call Out
State Militia.

Stanardsville. Va, April 21.-
State troops were on guard today
when the circuit court convened to
take up the case of Edgar Morris,
son of a Green county deputy sher-
iff. against whom there are two
charges of murder. and who is said
to have threatened a repetition of
the "Hillsville affair" of seven
years ago when the Allen clan OF
mcuntaineers shot up the. Carroll
county court. Morris was arrested
late in December on a charge of
killing another man at a dance. He
was bailed by his father. On March
20 he was arrested and arraigned
in Magistrate Sullivan's court and
fined $40 for creating trouble at a
church social. AS the sentence was
pronounced Morris shot and killed
the magistrate and escaped to the
mountains in an automobile, whicn
he commandeered.
Reports were that Morris had
planned to come to court today and
give himself up so his bond OH
which his father is security would
not be forfeited, but a band of his
friends from the mountains were TO
swoop down as did the Aliens and
free him. The authorities appealed
to Governor Davis and the Alber-
marie Rifles of Charlottesville were
ordered by the governor to be ON
hand during the session of the
court to afford protection. The M
litia, three officers and SO men, ar
rived last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
EXPLAINS WHY THE
MEDICS ARE HELD

Washington, April 21.-Surgeon-
General Ireland, in a letter to the
enlisted men of the army medical
department made public today, ex-
planned why it was not possible to
discharge men of that department
as rapidly as in others.
You who are not so fortunate
as to have seen service overseas,
have a deep obligation to those who
fought and became casualties, -
said the letter. "They have made
their sacrifice and yours is to be
retention in the service until they
have been made as fit as possible
to return to civil life.
ut should be remembered that
all officers and men now in the
service came in for the emergency,
and SO far as the medical depart
ment is concerned, the emergency
is not yet over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
.S4OO,OOO GIVEN
AUTO WORKERS
Willys-Overland Company Makes
First Distribution to Workers
Under 5000 Plan.

Toledo. Ohio. April 21.-More
than $4,000 Willys-Overland com
pany employees today received
100000 in checks in the company's
first distribution of the profits un-
der the $3.50 profit sharing plan an
nounced last January.
The prof1t-sharing as outlined by
committee of workmen and rep
resentatives of the company is lin
tied to employees who have been six
months in continuous service. The
employees sharing today represent
. SAB at the Toledo plant and others
at Elyria. Ohio. and Elnira, ~ Y,
and at the company's branches.
Is $ Per Cent of Wages.
The 100000 represents per
first quarter of the year, except that
no employees receive less than Az
cents for each hour worked during
the period. There will be FIVE
profit-sharing distributions during
the year.
One of the last features of the
plan to be determined was the re-
turn to invested capital. 1t was de-
ci6ed that the permanent capital
should not include goodwill. pat
ents. trade marks. but should rep
resent the net book value of the as
sets of the company. The value
was fixed at $79,66S.232.
In working out the ]. n. WHY'S
$3.50 plan the company will set
aside from each income account 8
per cent of the invested capital for
deterioration; l per cent for rainy
day and 71z "as a Just return to
permanent capital" That sum.
from the income, less
interest gives the amount Of the
profit to be divided $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
REILLY'S BUCKS
SAILED APRIL Is
ON LEVIATHAN
Famous 149th F. A.,
Part.oe kaiaboM .Di-
vision, Due Friday.

Washington, April 81. = About
1000 officers and men of the Forty
second (RainbOw) division sailed
from Brest April IS on the trans
port Leviathan, due at New York
April %. Among the officers on
board are Major General George W.
Read, commanding the division, and
Brigadier General Douglas Mac
Arthur, commanding the Eighty
fourth infantry brigade
Units on board the Leviathan in
Clude the One Hundred Forty-ninth
and One Hundred Fiftieth field ar
tillery, Eighty-fourth infantry brig
age headquarters, One Hundred
Sixteenth infantry, One Hundred
Seventeenth train headquarters.
Forty-second division military po-
lice, Forty-second division head
quarters troops. One Hundred Sew
enteenth sanitary train, less ambu-
lance companies 165, 166 and 167
(already sailed. Is casual compan-
les and 40 casual officers, among
whom is Major General Samuel d.
Sturgis.
SeVenty.Seventh on Way.
The transport Acquatania, due at
New York April "a, has on board
the Three Hundred Fifth infantry
complete of the Seventy-seventh
division; four casual companies;
evacuation ambulance company No
"a; Three Hundred Fifth and Three
Hundred Sixth machine gun bat
talfons (Seventy-seventh division) &,
30 casual officers.
New York. April Forty-nve
officers and 1,436 men of the lost
field artillery. composed mostly of
Minnesota troops assigned to the
42nd tRainbow) division, sailed
from Brest April II on the cruiser
Huntington and are due to New
York on April 2S, it was announc-
ed here today.
Washington, April 21.-All organ
izations of the 10Th division penn
sylvania, Maryland and District of
Columbia), have been assigned to
early convoy, General Pershing no
titled the war department today.
Also assigned the message said. are
headquarters and headquarters
troop of the second field army and
the sixth army corps.
Other units assigned to early con-
voy today included the 505th en-
gineers service battalion; 301st field
signal battalions; evacuation am
bulance company No. S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-21
COL. ANSELL WILL
TESTIFY ON ARMY
JUDICIAL CODES

Washington, April 2t.-Lieuten
ant Colonel Samuel Ansell, a CEN
trail figure in the controversy over
justice in the army, and former
judge-advocate general, was to ap-
pear today before the committee of
the American Bar association
which is investigating the subject.
Colonel Ansell, who has lead the
fight against the present court mar
tial system, was invited by Chair
man Gregory of the committee to
call any persons he might desire to
be heard, but has not indicated his
plans further than to say he was
preparing written statement to be
submitted to the committee. Col
onel John Wigmore, who also has
taken active part in the dispute, is
another officer to be heard