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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
Business Questions Answered

Ps sSsas eoSG hRo advss TG%d he
ness: He Is honest and a good worker.
the store and his Work. Last asst Year ayf'sI Wrote m
for for him adyertising letters. and he was very
.!eld ne ne @ many TINES how Would % Be 5ass
the right man for him. and he is sure that
we would have success.
I asked many people for advice. but they
al say fssS Of ThsS IS thsn
take some 500 aayise
cleaning business? v. C.
Your lack of knowledge of business
methods and business organization and
forgive me for saying this) business
English do not qualify you for any ex =
ccutive work.
| would urge you to 60 to a business
school for year or two--learn how to
judge business, understand the eco
pomics of business and its general
management.
You need to study bookkeeping, bust
ness English, salesmanship, advertising
economics. For your information l
have mailed you list of books on these
various topics, reading of which will
help you.
Now understand, you may be just the
nan to make big success in business
without technical training, but not one
in five thousand is likely to do it, and
l see no reason to believe why you are
that one nan--so it is much better tc
play safe. Take year or two to gel
the knowledge which will help you very
much to conduct any kind of business.
l believe lie dry cleaning business
will be bigger than ever for few years,
for people will have clothes cleaned
rather than tuy new ones.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-19
Copyright, 1918, bv D. Appleton Co.
Copyright, Public Ledger Company
READ THIS FIRST

Evelyn Preston finds the body of
stranger in the library of her
home in Washington. Her mother
and stepfather, Peter Burnham, ar
rive but are unable to throw any
light on the mystery. Captain La
Montague, in love with Evelyn,
learns that his letters to her have
been intercepted and blames Burn
Burnham. Burnham is slightly
wounded by shot fired by an un-
known and not only believes La
Montague fired the shot. but prefers
q charge against him for the murder
of the unknown. Maynard, a friend
of the family, in conversation with
La Montague, acquaints the French
soldier with the facts.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03
FORM LEAGUE OF
FIRST CLASS HIGH
SCHOOLS IN STATE
State Has Been Divided Into
Eight Districts.

Morgantown. W. Va, Dec. S--The
formation Of the West Virginia In
terscholastic League, which took
place at Fairmont Friday during the
West Virginia Education Conference
promises TO play an important part
in the future activities of West
Virginia high schools, ]. T. West,
OF Morgantown, is president, f. II.
knabenshue. OF Webster Springs,
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. and these two
men, with Prof W. ]. Kay. head of
the University Department Of Pub
lie Speaking. form the executive
committee. The league was formed
at the suggestion Of the University
to include only first class high
schools.
The object of the league is both
educational and patriotic. The Uni
versity wants to aid the State high
schools in putting through the move
ment for better English in the state
and in helping the boys and girls
learn how 10 become leaders.
Today Ross Il. Johnston, of the
University News Service. mailed out
letters to every first class high
school. requesting definite informal
ton by December l as to intentions
of joining the league and asking
suggestions on several matters rela-
tive To the formation of the organ
dzations. Mr.. Johnston has been in
spOndence with school men
about tho state for several weeks
in regard to such a League and has
found unanimous approval of the
idea. Already there is debating
district with Parkersburg as the
center and another such district
around Clay while other districts
have likewise got such work well
underway.
II is proposed to divide the state
into eight districts. which will have
rs nearly as geographical location
and railroad connections permit. an
equal number of first class schools
Contests in debate tone man team, ,
Grafton, essay and extemporaneous
speaking will he held In each local
school and then elimination con
/ tests held IN the districts to decide
the district winners. District
prizes viii be awarded according to
district plans. A district officer
Will be named by the executive
committee to haYe general supervis-
ion over the district contests.
Then the four winners in the con
tests In each of the eight districts
will come to Morgantown for the
final contest in May at the same
time as the annual State High
School Field and Track meet. Semi
final contests will reuce the con.
testants to two in each of the four
subjects. and the final contest will
take place Friday night between the
eight contestants. The University
will provide prizes and medals for
+ the winners.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03
Welded IN CHICAGO

Word has been received OF the
marriage OF Miss Mary Cross, form
erly of this city, to Mr.. Howard
Med Casteel. of South Bend, Ind.
The ceremony took place in Chi
cago on November II and the new
lyweds will make their future home
az Hose Court, Ind. sls,4t,l
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03
A BIG CLASS THURSDAY.

The last month of 1919 will be q
busy one with Tuscarora Tribe No.
so, Imp. o. r. M. Beginning with
Thursday night candidates will be
indicted into the attrctive myster-
les OF the order On this oocasion
a class of "a is OF be taken lutte
membership. 3.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03
c & p EMPLOYEES

J
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Fult. Misses
Emily Miller, Minnie Snyder. Mrs.
Edith GcruFgs and Mrs Ann Ger
lirg were guests in HagcFstown On
Tuesday night at a well attended
Stouffor's Dancing Academy by the
and enjoyable dance given at Prof.
employees Of the local exchange Of
the G. & p Telephone Company.
Guests were present from other
nearby towns. The academy was
attractiyely decorated and a very
enjoyable evening VS. spent Music
was furnished By Prof Stouffors
academy orchestra. Dancing contin
uel until q late hour. Refresh
ments were served.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03
COUNTY COURT

AT today's session of the county
court John 7. Nadenbousch quail
fed as notary public, Certificates
upon which to secure notary com.
missions were granted Dudley Har-
ley. d. w. Snyder, Jr, Carroll IT.
Sencindiver and Ray Barney.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03
GETS PROMOTION

William Jennings, of Brunswick.
Md. has been appointed general
night yardmaster for the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad al Connellsville.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03

Mr. and Mrs. l. c, Sommers, OF
Chauute, Kansas. WHO visited Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Edwards, North
Raleigh street. left today for their
home.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-03

observation-disclosures rich people;
will marry; FREE, H. NJ. 4S36 Cal
ifornia St, san Francisco, Cal.
I-162*
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FOR RENT-Nioe garage with ce-
ment floor and plenty of light.
Rear of 315 W. Martin ST. L. w.
Trout. Bell Phone 13sM. 1857
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CENSUS CLERKs-(mcn. womeny
1000 needed. sos month. Expert
ence unnecessary. Examinations
Martinsburg Dee. 10, Jan. Z. For
free particulars, write J. Leon
ard CORNER Government EXamr
ine.) III Equitable Bldg. Wash
lngton. 1917
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FOR sALE-Jersey COW and calf
c, e. Dick. r Z Hedcesyille, W
Va. I-13*
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FOR RENT-SmalI dwelling on ".
College St. See Dr.. S. y. Myers.
J11*
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FOR sALE-Chevrolet Sedan prac-
tically new. apply Noel Motor 60.
Il35
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FOR sale

FOR Second hand Ford cars
and bodies. VIM Spears, 701 "
Burke st. I-25
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WAN TED

WANTED-Few moro live agents
for the Simplex Starter for Ford
cars. No manufacturer ever put
on the market an article for
which there is so Great a demand
or one that mel.s this demand
with such great satisfaction. 1t is
the Missing Link on Ford cars.
VIII start in zero weather. 1t
makes the Ford a Ladies car.
Sold on money back guarantee.
Agents make $4,000 to 100000
per month. Exclusive territory
granted. G. R, Snyder, State Dis
tributor, Roanoke, W. Va. I-155*
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FOR sALE-Cheap, double frame
houses. N. High st. one modern
single house. T. King st. Ad-
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-street floor offices,
well located See G. b. Wiltshire,
I.124
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FOR aENT-Store room Apply 500
". John St. l-1G6+
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FOR RENT-Two small well fur
nished housekeeping rooms Steam
heat Address Il29, care Journal.
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bodied young man
for meter reader. Must have
good references. Apply at once.
Gas office. 1T W. King St. 1861
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WANTED-A farmer acquainted
with orchard work. Good location
and opportunity. State experience.
Address p. o. Box 5S9, Harris
burg, Pa. Il47
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NTED-Boarder 410 w. King
St. J-6s
The sun., 1919-04-13
BOLTON G co.

Now that "Oh. My Dear!" Is we'll into
Its sixth month at the Princess Thea
tire and Is quite as popular as its five
Observation-Disclosures VERY Good
Eddie" "Oh. Boy" and "Oh, Lady.
Lady! Guy Bolton, who with p. G..
Wodehouse wrote the book and lyrics
for them all. has a word to say as to
how he and his collaboration came to
leave the beaten paths OF musical
comedy. 1t was an experiment, he is
frank to say, and the change came
gradually, beginning with Nobody
Home" which was not particularly
welcomed by the theatregoing public,
10 the present success, "Oh, My Dear!"
He says:
Fundamentally I think that our
musical comedies differ from other
works In that they depend as much
upon the plot and the development oi
their characters for success as upor
their music, and because they deal
with subjects and people near to the
audiences. Americans just naturally
laugh more at funny hotel clerk or a
janitor than ut a crudely drawn canni-
bal princess. Funny walters are fun
nier 70 them than South Sea kings
The sun., 1919-04-13
DONT'S FOR AUDIENCES.

THERE have been "don'ts" for
actors, authors and managers
There have been "donts" for
press agents. box Office men and ush-
ers. Now comes John Cumberland, the
famous farceur, who is playing an i'm
portant part in up in Mabel's Room"
the successful farce at the Eltinge
Theatre. with a series OF "don'ts" for
the hitherto unassailable audience.
When you buy tickets for a per-
Torrance at a theatre" says Mr.. Cum
berland, you naturally expect full
value for your money. Nobody Is
more anxious to see that you get 1t
than the actors and actresses on the
stage. The more they please you the
better 1t Is for them. There is nothing
more gratifying to an actor than to
know that his efforts get over with
the audience. But in order to do his
level best he needs your help. You
have your part to play IL you desire
a smooth, painstaking performance.
THE successful actor is naturally a
high-strung, temperamental, conscien-
tious person. He wouldn't be a sue
cesstui actor II he weren't From the
time he makes his first entrance he
strives to live the character he is Dor
traying. but 1t is very difficult for
him to do this II the audience persists
In annoying him. II distracts and
perpleXes him. II is often not his
fault, but the fault OF the audience,
that he does not always succeed in his
EFFORTS TO give full value for the money.
Don't arrive at the theatre late.
There Is no excuse for arriving after
the curtain Is up. The hour for be
ginning the performance Is always
well advertised, and In New York II
is late enough for everybody TO have
dined well and be comfortably seated
| notice that II Is invariably the par
ticularly we'll dressed people, whose
seats are either in the boxes or in the
front rows, who are the greatest Of
tenders In this respect To attract at.
The sun., 1919-04-13
PLAYS THAT LAST.

Astor. East Is West; Be-
lasco, Tiger! Tiger!"; Belmont,
"A Burgomaster of Belgium;
Bijou, "A Sleepless Night;
Booth, The Woman in Room
49,; Broadhurst, "3o East;
Casino. Some Time; Cen
trail, Somebody's Sweetheart;
Century. Let's Beat IT.; Cohan,
"A Prince There Was; Cohan
& Harris, THE Royal Vaga-
bond; Comedy, "Toby's Bow;
Cort, THE Better Ole; Critic
rion, Three Wise Fools; FL
tinge, up in Mabels Room;
Empire, Dear Brutus"; Forty
eighth Street, Come on,
Charley; Forty-fourth Street,
Take 1t From Me-; Fulton,
please Get Married; Gaiety,
"Lightnin'"; Globe, THE Honor
of the Family; Greenwich Viii
lage, "Hobohemia"; Harris, THE
Good Bad Woman; Henry
Miller's, mis- Nelly of Nor
leans; Hudson, Friendly En-
emies"; Knickerbocker, Listen
Lester; Liberty, "Moliere";
Little. Papa" Longacre,
Three Faces East; Lyceum,
"Daddies": Lyric, The Unknown
Purple; Maxine Elliott's, Tea
for Three; Morosco. "Cappy
Kicks; New Amsterdam. The
Velvet Lady; New Amsterdam
Roof, Combination Frolic";
Nora Bayes, Come Along;
Playhouse, Forever After;
Plymouth. "The Jest; Princess,
oh, My Dear; Republic,
The Fortune Teller; Selwyn,
Tumble In; Shubert, Good
Morning. Judge; Thirty-ninth
Street, Keep 1t to YOURSELF;
Vanderbilt "A Little Journey;
Winter Garden, Monte cristo,
Jr."
The sun., 1919-04-13
THE NEW FUNNY MAN.

r T took Just one night for New York
playgoers to decide that Robin
= son Newbold was funny on the
stage-but It took fifteen years for q
theatrical manager to recognize the
same fact. Newbold became overnight
in THE Royal Vagabond." George NJ.
Cohan's novel opera comique. an es-
tablished comedians comedian SO
different. in personality and in method
that his role in the play became at
once individuallzed.
To the indictment against managers
who have deprived New York audi
ences Of Newbold's comedy for half a
generation, the comedian himself rises
TO the defence.
Don't blame the managers" he
urges. Put yourself in their place.
A strange comedian is a greater gam
BILE in New York production than a
new dramatic star. The experiment
has been made time and again. Come
dams who have been stock or road
favorites have been brought to Broad
way by some enterprising manager.
only to prove absolute failures. Their
comedy was cold as they say in the
classics. The audience simply refused
to laugh. And not a few times a whole
production has been doomed because
the new comedian failed to be funny
for Broadway"
According to Newbold this has hap
pened so many times that managers
were forced to doubt their own sense
OF comedy. Moreover, they had to mis-
trust the laughter of audiences out OF
town or in vaudeville theatres. Sc
while Robinson Newbold has for a
dozen years had the interest and
friendship of half dozen New York
mapagers-"I could understand why
they hesitated before letting me try
Broadway" says the comedian.
Therefore he fiuctuated between road
engagements and musical stock COM
panies. In stock he was particularly
successful in Raymond Hitchcock 8
roles. Playgoers who had seen the
original productions declared that
Newbold gave very good imitation
indeed OF Hitchcock, although at that
time Newbold had never seen Hitch
cocks work. He was also cast with
success in roles created by De Wolf
Hopper, Richard earle and Clifton
Crawford, Newbold followed Crawford
in the title role or Her Soldier Boy
on tour, and carried Roy Atwell's role
when "Alone at Last" was sent out
Of New York, These Affiliations with
the Messrs, Shubert made him hope
( ful Of a New York chance. and he
was duly given it-but not in a comedy
/ role. II came 20 Broadway In n small
! straight part last season in Fancy
, Free" relates Newbold at was q
| disappointment to me, but I under
stood the arrangements point Of view
The sun., 1919-04-13

As a matter Of fact ! was never over
confident myself that Broadway would
accept my comedy.
80 last spring, when Fancy Free
closed. I decided that l would give up
the New York idea for good and all.
4 had spent dozen happy seasons
playing good comedy parts In stock
and on tour: l preferred this to bits
on Broadway" Therefore Newbold
played the summer out in the AborD
opera Company in Newark-he had
been with this organization previously
for four years-and at the time Of
his selection for THE Royal Vaga-
bond he was contentedly playing with
the Society Of American Singers at the
Park Theatre, with never desire to
come below Columbus Circle.
1t was as Ro Ko in 1.-THE Mikado"
that Sam Forrest, general stage direc-
tor for Cohan & Harris, saw Ncwbold
at the Park. Forrest was so impressed
that between the acts he telephoned
Sam Harris and asked him to come at
once and watch the rest OF the per-
formarice. Two qualities In Newbold's
work appealed to Forrest-he was a
gentleman on the stage and his man
ner was delightfully."- easy. Harris made
the further discovery, after watching
Newbold for fifteen minutes, that he
was master OF the art OF feeding
other players. The verdict OF both
Forrest and Harris, after this first
glimpse. was that Newbold as n
comedian was unique.
The sun., 1919-04-13

was suggested that each artist prepare
a brief statement outlining his atti-
tude toward the stage or his belief
about the future Of theatre art.
The following is the decidedly lively
view Of the future held by Rollo Peters
the director OF the revival Of the
Washington Square Players under the
name Of the Theatre Guild:
How unsimple we have become, we
Of the 'commercial' and art theatres
with our exquisite differences and sepa
rations. And how many treatises, at
tacks and counter-attacks are hurled
by the one party against the other
The division Is futile, and worse than
futile.
For there Is no old theatre nor
Is there a modern stage'-there is
simply the theatre. for you, for me,
for the other fellow.
Though 1t appear different to each
OF us, let us not try to convert the
other to our vision Of the theatre
Let us cease in our small, sure ways
from 'regenerating the stage It was
never meant that beauty become the
common fare. Then let us go our
separate ways, without rancor or dec
lamation. There Is plenty Of room
for us-musical comedians. poets, ira
gedians and business men-in this
theatre of ours.
"As for mel pledge my allegiance
to no nation. no land, no party, but to
that complexity which Is the vulgar
holy theatre. throw myself into Its
complexities to master them-or turn
butcher; to learn the endless lesson
Of the theatre, the grand. compact cpl
tome of life.
I'm order that they may come to
know the theatre. advise all actors
to turn painters and all painters to
turn actors-(only playwrights must
keep to their cells)--for no matter how
bad an actor he may make. the painter
will come back to his drawings with
renewed life, with sense of the rela-
ton that the actor bears to the scene
The actor will weave into his words the
color Of the scene and OF the light
there will be a mysterious and pene-
trating relation between his movements
and the flowing. crashing melody OF
structural line.
LET us forget our differences, we
Of the theatre. Let us enjoy them"
The sun., 1919-04-13

them. After we have discussed the
plot and 1 have received the songs l
have to reconstruct the entire plot,
practically working backwards and for
wards from the songs, as the case may
be, to get the proper intervals of time
between them.
Anybody who thinks that writing
a musical comedy is easy and Is torn
off in the hours of rest. meditation and
prayer must think again. A drama is
easier to write than a musical comedy.
Ibsen didn't have to count his pages
back to the last number or count the
minutes since the girls were last on
when he was doing his MY"
The sun., 1919-04-13
STAGE ART.

Theatregoers who have been won
dering what the so-called new STAGE
craft" more and more dominant upon
broadway, holds for the future will
find a considerable portion OF the an
swer in the first all American exhibit
ton OF stage designs, models and
sketches at the Bourgeois Galleries for
two weeks.
1t was more than a year ago that a
few, people interested In the so-called
new movement In the theatre" met
In New York to formulate plans for
such an exhibition. They felt that It
would be of interest to the public and
of service to the artists concerned to
show comprehensively the progress of
modern stagecraft in this country.
After many delays, due chiefly to the
absence Of certain important designers
in war service, their plans have ma
tured In the exhibition of stage de-
signs at the Bourgeois Galleries.
Most OF the earlier stagecraft exhi-
oltlons In America had been devoted
largely to the European revolution
aries-to Craig. Appia, Bakst and the
Germans--with only a few anamic
limitations to show that Americans
were interested; or else the shows were
one man affairs. But by the middle of
last season, with Rollo Peters, John
Wenger, Lee simonson and Maxwell
Armfield meriting recognition with the
three pioneers in New York (Josepb
Urban, Robert f. Jones and willy
Poganny) and with the names of Sam
Hume, Raymond Johnson. Hermann
Rose and Norman-Bel Geddes coming
insistently out of the West, the time
seemed ripe for showing graphically
and collectively what had been accom-
pfished. The present exhibition brings
together the work of fourteen de-
sisners and includes. without serious
exception. designs by every artist who
has contributed either extensively or
with noteworthy talent to the current
OF the new staging in America.
In connection with the exhibition II