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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
BIG OFFER FOR CARUSO
Want Him to Sing In Mexico a
$4,000 an Appearance

VlOyoOO an appear dHSC
New York, Aug. 25.-Friends of En-
rico Caruso said that the Metropolitan
tenor, who will arrive the latter part
of this week from Naples, returning
earlier than ever before in the sixteen
years he has sung in America, would
be met on landing here with an offer
of ten appearances in the City of Mex
leo at the new record salary of $4,000
a night. His highest pay before this
was $4,000 nightly fee for season at
Buenos Aires and S2500 in New York.
The Mexican offer has been pending for
some time, but under present political
conditions at the border Caruso's deci
sion is still in doubt. If he refuses to
risk the 100000 engagement in Car
ranza's cantal he may spend the time
before the Metropolitan Opera season
opens in completing n concert tour here
in the States.
Caruso and his wife sailed August II
from Naples on the Giuseppe Verdi,
which is due here about next Thursday.
On the same liner with the Carusos
sailed a number of Italian members of
the Metropolitan chorus, with Guillio
Setti their leader. Another artist of
the troupe, the principal dancer, Rosina
Cali, is passenger on the Taormina,
arriving about the same time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
BILLY SUNDAY AFTER REDS
Evangelist Also Pays Respects to
Government Ownership

Ocean Grove, Aug. 25.-"Billy"
Sunday. at camp meeting here, declared
against bolshevism and government own
ership of public utilities. II am op-
posed to bolshevism, no matter how it
is attired." he said. And | propose
to fight it with every drop Of blood in
my veins wherever it rears its head.
The biggest humbug ever proposed in
this country Is government ownership
of public utilities. | am not in favor
of men having something that does not
belong to them. That is nothing but
socalistic propaganda, pure and simple.
The one sure antidote for bolshevism
and kindred evils is the Gospel Of Jesus
Christ"
Prohibition pleases "Billy." ''Thank
God, I've lived to see old John Barley
corn tried and convicted, and the white
winged dove of prohibition soaring over
the dome of the Capitol at Washing
ton" he said. why, America is so
dry today you've got to prime a man
before he can spit" In politics "Billy"
declared himself to be Republican,
but he said he respected the ideals of
every man, regardless Of party.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
RED CROSS DEFENDS
SALE Of EQUIPMENT
Only PerishabIe and Surplus
Goods in Europe Were Sold,
Society Explains

Paris, Aug. 25.-(By A. Pin a
statement issued because Of many mac
curate reports concerning large sales of
Red Cross merchandise. the American
Red Cross explains that the only ma
tcrials which have been sold are Ger
tain perishable stuffs, second hand
equipment, surplus stocks and articles
which are no longer of any use in di-
rect relief work in Europe.
The total sales of such materials in
Europe. the statement says, aggregated
90. 200. 900 francs, while the value of
the relief materials distributed in
Europe during the months of July and
August amounted to more than 100 900
900 francs.
The American Red Cross. the state
ment sets forth. now is conducting op-
erations in seventeen European coun =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25

tries. The relief materials distributed
in France, mainly given out in the de-
vastated regions since the armistice,
were valued at more than 125, 900, 900
francs, while other European countries
in the same period received more than
200, 100000 francs worth of similar
supplies, not only medical and surgical
goods, but clothing, food and temper
ary housing.
Sales of surplus materials, the state
ment adds, were authorized in France
and have been conducted through the
American Red Cross liquidation board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
PLANS WORLD PLANE TOUR
Captain Glidden to Announce Details
Of Long Trip

Atlantic City, Aug. 25.-Captain
Charles J. Glidden said that as
soon as the pioneer airplane tours
being organized by the Aerial League of
America in the United States are well
under way he will announce the details
Of his contemplated trip of touring the
world by airplane, intending to cover
in one or two years all the points
reached in his automobile tour of the
world, which required eight years.
On the automobile tour the extreme
points were the Arctic circle in Sweden
and the most southerly road in the world
in New Zealand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
7 TOWelS

Extra-heavy cotton huck towels
in all white will give great deal
of service. They have hemmed
ends and measure 19x39 inches at
40c each.
Kitchen towels of heavy crash
weave are half linen and are
hemmed by hand. 30c each. ALL
linen towels for the kitchen are
17x35 inches at SOC each.
Roller towels ready for use are
of half-linen crash toweling with
blue borders and there are 2k
yards in each towel. 75c each.
(ChestnuD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
Heavy Gingham
Especially Made for
Riddles Wearing

They romp and run and wrig-
gle and twist so that cloth
must be sturdy to wear a worth
while length of time. This is
in all the colors that are best
for school frocks, suits, blouses,
rompers, house frocks, etc. There
are blues, greens and grays as
we'll as pink, tan and stripes and
checks. 80 inches wide, 45c
yard.
(CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-25
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Pop In oven and you will be
surprised at results.
The sun., 1919-02-02
RNOLD BENNETT has been
\ telling 4 London newspaper

A RNOLD BENNETT has been
u telling 4 London newspaper
about the theatre he, in asso-
citation with Night Playfair. is soon to
open in London. In his descrir to- of
;he institutions aims he wrote:
Readers wilh 1 hope, forgive this
article being somewhat personal. 1t
has to be personal.
Il have been asked why the the
atrtcal enterprise in which Nigel Play
fair and myself have Joined has been
located at Hammersmith. There are
Two reasons. The first is that West
End theatres cannot now be obtained
~ a reasonable rent. a considerable
number of people seem ready and
even anxious to lose money OF, the
stage, and the consequence Is that
rents have risen. / know of one we'll
known theatre, not very large, which
has just been let for a longish period
at 1875 a week, or f19,50G year.
That theatre certainly did not cost
$4,000 to build. a calculation which
makes ample allowance for ground
rent and sinking fund shows that the
tenant is paying in rent at least so
per cent. on the total capital repre-
sented by the theatre. And there is
more. The tenant has sublet the the
atre for a short period at a profit,
-srch figures are fantastic and the
world where they rule is not a world
where modest persons with new ideas
could hope to avoid disaster No
West End theatre whatever can be
obtained at the present time on terms
which appeal in the slightest degree
to the business man in me. Accord
ing to the best expert this boom will
not last; but 1t exists, and during its
existence the clever ones are laughing
The sun., 1919-02-02

society. His short stories Of Boule-
Warbler life created q sensation and
"he was made"
One afternoon he read some OF his
petite illusions to the enterprising
Antoine, who Immediately produced
two Of them at his Theatre Libre with
enormous success. This was Lave
dams stepping stone to dramatic liter
airy fame. Their success urged him to
write more weighty themes and aim
for more ambitious results.
His first real play was "Une Famllle,"
which was accepted and produced at
the Coincide Franchise in 1891. Then
followed lie Prince d'Aurec" in 1892;
LES Deux Noblesse" in 1894; wi
veurs" In 1895; Catherine in 1898.
which was produced by Annie Russell
In this country in October the same
year; then lie Nouveau Jeu" in 1899;
lie Marquis de Priola' in 1902. with
the great lie Bargy as the Marquis,
the play Leo Ditrichstein Is now
playing. This was followed by va
rennes." which he wrote In collabora-
ton with G. Lenotre In 1904; next
came LIE Duel" in 1905. Otis Skinner
produced this play in America in Feb
ruary, 1906. and II was followed by lie
Bon Temps" in 1906 and Sire" in 1909.
Mr.. Skinner also produced It here In
January, 1911. lie Gout du Vice"
came next in 1911, and "Servir" In
1918 Mrs. Fiske presented this play
in 1917. "Petard" was produced in
1914.
Lavedan was admitted to the French
Academy in 1898 and has been deco
rated for his achievements in arts
and letters.
Lavedan has the extraordinary fac
ulty of developing contemporary man
ners and conditions more accurately
than any other writer of our time, for
he paints living pictures. not sketches,
and creates living, breathing men and
women, not mere skeletons from an
imaginative brain. His analysis Of
character is accurate, his logic sound
and his daring arralgnments Of social
conditions are but reflections Of his per-
sonal antagon!sm to prosaic conven-
tons and obsolete observances. He
never dims his lens while turning the
searchlight on his characters. He
knows the frailties Of women and the
indiscrimination Of men. He treats
The sun., 1919-02-02
HENRI LAvEDAN.
By WALLACE MUNRO.

Henri Leon Emile Lavedan was
born in orleans, France. in 1859. His
father. Hubert Leon Lavedan, was
we'll known Catholic and Liberal Jour-
nalist. who came of a family which.
although bourgeois as to social stand
Ing was cultivated IN taste. where the
highest ideals and the strictest sense
of what was fitting were Of long and
traditional standing. Henri, when
comparatively young. was sent to a
small seminary near his native town:
from there he went to the Lycee
Louis-le- Grand and the institution
Bossuet at Paris and later to the
Jesuit schools at Nantes and Poitiers.
He returned to Paris from the prov
inces to finish his studies just as the
Franco Prussian war broke out in
1870. Honri's father at this time was
so valiantly defending his country
from the Hun that he placed his son
in the care of the priests, with whom
Henri remained during the terrible
siege and the terrifying days Of the
Commune which followed.
At the end Of the troublous times he
graduated and submisslvely agreed to
the wishes OF his parents, who had de-
termined to make a lawyer Of him;
but one year Of law was so distasteful
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that she made a poem and became
thereby a powerful force that moved
kings and prime ministers.
On the other hand, Mr.. Harrington
draws Jane. the child In Seventeen"
with such detail that you can't posi-
bly, think Of her in any other way
than> as Jane. You know how she
looks, what she likes to eat, how her
mind works. Though she Is force In
Willies life. your greatest interest
centres o.. the way she does things
rather than on the effect OF what she
does. She is a definite person, and
you will probably remark to some
child Of your acquaintance, You're
just like janet" Whereas you would
never say, you're like the child IL,
The Golden DOOM"
Harrington is interested in the per-
sonal peculiarities or eccentricities of
people for the oddly of the things
themselves. And his genius lies in
That he can portray a number OF in
dividual characteristics and also show
the soul beneath them which makes
the character a person. Dunsany Is
interested In human tendencies only In
so far as they lead to some ultimate
catastrophe. His genius lies In pro-
senting a generality in such personal
torn that every one who reads or sees
his story feels a kindred understa nding
not Of the person but of the emotion
that Is being experienced.
To preserve Mr.. Tarkington's en-
phasis in staging his story the utmost
realism must be employed BY that
do not mean crowding the scene with
odd bits of local color" l mean that the
stage should present a picture which
seems reminiscent to the audience
the Baxter home should seem similar
to some home they've known. And
proceeding toward the ideal Of simple
realism for all .oSthe scenes in Seven
teen I have introduced none of the
mechanical Illusions OF the theatre
In Lord Dunsanys plays the scene
should present picture such as you
never actually saw, but such as YOU
have or could have imagined. That
scene must be imaginatively simple.
because the action OF the Dunsany
plays is so concentrated and the stage
properties so important nothing must
re admitted into the scene that might
distract ear or eye. Dunsanys back
grounds must be treated broadly
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to him that upon passing his examina.
ton he refused to continue further in
profession which was obviously so
little in harmony with his inclinations
and abilities. So he left the paternal
roof and determined to continue the
battle of life alone. At this period
Henri for the first time experienced
some OF the hardships which usually
confront an unknown litterateur's eff
forts In Paris. and especially so to any
one without a profession or occupa-
ton.
But with courage Of conviction and
decision. so consistently characteristic
Of the man in his writings in later
years. he stuck to his ship of fortune
and succeeded in establishing literary
career. which has been prolifically sue
cessful both literarily and financially.
He made his literary debut with a
number Of clever and cynical dialogues,
picturing for the most part the
"fianeurs" idle clubmen) Of Partisan
The sun., 1919-02-02

not Sui mat If I did every revue
manager would refuse it. saying, This
Is not a revue
MY objection to nearly all revues
and kindred entertainments (as to
nearly all plays) is that they are so
conventional, initiative and poor. All
that side of dramatic art is kept Wig
orous only by artists who interpret it.
And these artists-for example. George
Bcbey. w. II. Berry. Lee White and
Elsie Janis-are so attractive. so bril-
liant, so full of genius and ingenuity
that in order to see them at work al
legged 'highbrows' like myself will con-
sent to suffer the pieces in which
they perform 1t is to the credit Of
the purely commercial manager that
he has richly cultivated the original
artist.
Nor are all revues in my opinion
bad. Harry Grattan has had happy
notions in revue. And there is Hast
ings Turner. On the whole, / de-
cidedly prefer the revue to the modern
play.
at is with plays that the Hammer
smith venture will be chiefly con-
cerned. We believe, from opinions
expressed everywhere. that the pub
lie is ready to go and see plays which
are different from the current West
End article, and we believe In par
ticular that the stage must and will
take it's share in the shaping of the
new social era which Is admittedly
setting in. How the new plays will be
different from the old it is difficult to
say; but think they will be more
romantic, more lively, less sentiment
tai, more actual more true. not
quite so realistic on the surface, and
with a stronger appeal to the eye
The drama proper can learn from re-
vue. and assuredly It can learn from
the Russian ballet. I would sooner
have one backcloth at the Coliseum
than forty freplaces with real fires.
"Will the new plays be forthcom-
Ing? That will be seen when the
young writer's return from the
trenches. think the new plays will
be forthcoming. But I admit that al
present the great trouble is the short
ness Of the supply Of plays. ! viii
not, however, admit that the CONNER
cial manager and the actor-manageI
are to be sympathized with on the
scarQfy OF original plays. These gen.
tlemeh are practically impervious to
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within as close boundaries as possible;
in this respect lies the particular value
OF the sixteen foot Portmanteau set
ting. Then his stage properties stand
forth vivid and unforgetable; they
must because they are more than sym
bols; they effectively present impor
can't ideals and emotional values in
herent in the plays. To achieve such
striking and simple imaginative effects
1t is sometimes necessary. as in "The
Laughter Of the Gods" to employ
many mechanical illusions Of the thea
tire both In lighting and coloring.
Does 1t sum up the contrast when !
say that Mr.. Tarkington's story is real
because 1t has actually been lived. ~
must be presented in a recognizable
home because people you know are al
ways the same size you are and there
FORE live similarly. But the only ap-
oropriate stage setting for Dunsany
must somehow suggest slice Of infin-
ify
The sun., 1919-02-02
THE T0NGUELESS LIE.

w TILLIAM COLLIER. who for
w comedy purposes has In
vexigated lying SO fully
In Nothing But Lies" at the Long
acre Theatre. says he has dis
covered the fourth dimension and the
fifth estate Of the practice. He calls
1t the tongueless lie and has had some
amusing experiences with tongueless
liars.
Fortunately" smiled Mr.. Collier
yesterday, "the press agent, who is
generally regarded as a pretty good
liar. is only a second rate expert.
Were he to get into the difficult
tongueless class he would be a much
greater nuisance than he already is.
Lying, one is led to fear as the
years Of observation increase, is
growing lamentably popular. Once
upon a time-oh. how much younger I
was then than l now am; il wasn't
50 very long ago on the calendar, not
over a year l think. went to n good.
wise, sensible woman and told her, for
her boys own good something about
him I thought she should know
said. with an infection OF gratitude
that would have deceived the very
elect had 1t not been for her fan, one
OF the honestest fans with which
have ever conversed. Tt is the act of
a real friend. and I thank you for It
"'Yah-you.' exclaimed the fan.
looking me right in the eye ana raising
cyclone with its mistress front hair
You. I'd like to shake you till your
teeth rattle out, you intermeddling old
SPY Which isn't so easily done
don't wear that kind OF teeth. We dc
not speak now as We pass blythe
mother and myself.
The fan and still meet occa-
.'onally and are On friendly terms
The young man. Who took occasion
to tell me what he thought Of me
Is passing the winter at a summer
resort. open all the year. where al
the men wear tennis sults-at least
thew look like tennis suits because
they are of a material that is de-
cidedly striped.
But for the fan. I would not have
detected this interesting example OF
the tongueles lie. The other day
called with a rather timid friend upor
mutual acquaintance to request for
Lazarus the loan Of a couple OF ci-
oilers, with the letter five In front
Of them until Lazarus sold some Lib
erty bonds. oh, yes, Dives said
heartily. I guess I can do It all
right enough: things are little short
to-day, but drop In tomorrow and
It will be all right Then he put
on his hat and We put on our coats
and came away. Lazarus was elated
Gained his transports. had caught
the hats eye as 1t went on. And il
said to me with painful distinctness
We are going to California tonight
all the same Which they did. And
myself gave Lazarus the money he
needed. 1 could recall nnumerable
similar experiences. I've had enough
Of them to prove to me that there
is a fourth dimension and a fifth
estate In lying"
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innocence with sympathetic reverence
and boldly discloses profilgacy with In
trepidity. His satire is brilliant, his
wit scintillating. He Is fundamentally
sound in all OF his reasoning and his
language is forceful and direct He is
French to the core in precision, COM
pactness and directness. and his plays
disclose that he is a past master in
the art Of writing intimate and con-
vincing dialogue. Lavedan is not an
idealist; he Is human and real. Like
many great writer's in the realm Of
modern drama, Lavedan achieved his
greatest triumphs early in his career
Tonight Yvette Guilbert will give
the eighth performance OF "Guibour."
fourteenth century French miracle
play. The demand for seats is so great
that additional performances are an
nounced for Friday. Saturday and
Sunday evenings
The sun., 1919-02-02
BROOKLYN VARIETY.

Nance O'Neil will be seen this
week at the Orpheum Theatre in
"The Common Standard" which
was written for her by Alfred
Hickman and acted with great
success at the Palace in New
York last week. Muriel Win
dow and Dorothy Toye, as we'll
as Jean Adair, will be among the
other entertainers on the pro-
gramne.
Pat Rooney and Marion Bent,
ever amusing and popular, will
be at the Bushwick Theatre this
week, with Mr.. and Mrs. Jimmie
Barry to help them amuse the
spectators. Lillian Berse will
sing in "Sweeties," and there will
be other we'll known entertainers
on long programme.
The Lid Lifters are at the Star
Theatre this week and those who
have seen them say that they
deserve this stimulating name.
Harry Lang is their chief funny
man, and has his opportunities in
Delivering the Goods" which
Jack Springer wrote for the COM
pany. Bonnie Lloyd and Violet
Penny are also in the company.
The sun., 1919-02-02

manager who both cares for money
and is interested in dramatic art. The
healthy life of the theatre depends
ultimately on the latter. The purely
commercial manager will run a FASH
ion TO death, and then he will take
up new form, brought forward by
the manager who is interested in dra-
matte art, and exploit that. He could
not keep the stage alive by his own
efforts. The second kind of manager
is essential, and it appears to a very
large number of people that we are
now in period when the second kind
OF manager is not getting a fair show.
Nor do l object to laughter in a
theatre. On the contrary, regard
any play that makes me laugh by vir-
tue of its own qualities as being for
that reason a good play. Nor do
object to revue. On the contrary, I
think that revue is a most delightful
and useful form of dramatic art. I
would write a re.ue myself were I
The sun., 1919-02-02
AN AUTHORS THEATRE

anything that is not just like every
thing else.
II am intimately aware that wrote
plays for ten years before I got a
production-and even then l only got
a production through the enterprise
Of the Stage Society. One Of the old
est and most celebrated Of West End
arrangements has refused every. long
play ever wrote, and is still politely
expressing the hope that one day I
may write a play that will suit It.
l will not pursue this distressing
topic. The>lacks of faith Of the COM
mercial manager certainly did n lot
to kill the dramatic revival which be-
gan to be apparent some years ago.
The Hammersmith venture will any
how have faith. II It fails, as 1t may,
1t will not fail through being i'm
pervious to new IDEAS"
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PRODUCING DUNSANY.
By STUART WALKER.

From the standpoint OF the pro-
Queer nothing could be more dissimilar
than the staging Of Lord Dunsany's
plays and OF Booth Tarkington's
Seventeen" In lighting, decoration.
emphasis they stand at opposite
theatrical poles. Yet find that the
same audiences who liked Dunsany's
THE Gods of the Mountain" and who
will like Its companion piece. THE
Laughter OF the Gods" which I am
presenting on my first bill at the
Punch and Judy Theatre-well, those
same Dunsany enthusiasts proved
equally enthusiastic about Seven
teen" Why?
The reason Is undoubtedly that
despite the differences OF their ex-
preston the great Irishman and the
author from Indiana ARE basically
alike in that they are both Unsuitable
students OF human nature. Both have
delved deep into the human heart
Both have acquired great wisdom OF
the motives. instincts and emotions
Of us mortals. And botlr>express this
knowledge with the tinge of comedy
that makes man seem at once smaller
and greater than his fate. But in
presenting their knowledge in stories
they use exactly opposite methods
Harrington deals with human nature
as shown In individuals--he particu-
larfzes. Dunsany deals with human
nature as a set Of single forces--he
generalizes. With Dunsany you don't
think Of the characters as individual
human beings. You think of the feel
ings and emotions they are ex-
periencing. such as fear. hope or faith.
The little girl in THE Golden Doom"
Is not any particular little girl; you
don't even care whether she has a
name or not. But you do remember