The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16
MELTING POT OF AGES
Is PARIS OF TODAY
By ROBERT wELI4Es RITCHIE.

Paris Ian. fby Mail. delayed).--
deiirhtfuI comedy occurred ncaI
noon today or. the Champs-Eiys...ss
when ali the broad. beautiful aven ';s
WA. roaring with traffic. Ana III u ~.
incident lay tho suggestion ioi
story ..,;ors
splashed with the chalk muu " rt
/. battle lire, was grumohng anu ,Sst n
ing up the avenue. 1T is ~ of
mos, monstrous appearing uHs ~
canvas. for all the world IKE a mas
ntaed stoe sbox On wheels. Inc thys-
t.~y was frlIv twenty feet ioIs' Yen
f..t btrh and broad In proporuo
ANA ~ e trunndled. trailing aIter :,
canton. its canvas sides waved anI
ou,yered, but did not part 10 fe'eA'
what might be hidden "l,nns' -
suddenly. without warning, one %
the tivcs neatly deached itsen from
,aa m mind wheel, rolled laziiy OUT
No tba midst of traific and nearly
rrected n speeding taxicao Inere
vas :. shout from the Cockney oriset
OF the following canton and the cry
slcd mystery finally came 10 hal',
Tilted rakishly ut an angie.
carjon drivers clam bered down from
trs,r high perches and for many min y
,tes there was chorus OF hieh'
whining curses in the curious I'm
usb nose bugling MANNER. ct cours,
a crowd gathered, and one al -
ramin. more daring than the res''
MANAGED to pry apart the rear eu,
lain and peek in he shrlile" "''
surprise.
What the Gamin Saw
,rou ne might. The wrecked mon
s,ar was British army traFel'hs
tbeater-star. row OF footliGhts' cur
totr and wings complete. such con
,rap,ion as used 10 wanaer lroril -,
ANN 10 rest ramp behind the ''Fi'isn
tines and serve as neuinin ioi -
demonstration OF aha'ea' 80 ;,
talent and, incidentally as p's -.
dtstractio, for hattie weary men, Fof
Iii ~ ,,,,, hersorn eness. the thing xwas
neatly mt together and complete ~Neu
"a Tia. storage battery for ught'"s 'ae
stage. ,.. 90 .ha
ero;.sauc In the incident; MOI t"It'F
,.et away from where Ihe raNthHF
tteater WAS temporarily Nfetn ~
fsuprh ana JUDY show WIS gtfifg VA
,,ast 70 INC delight ~ scores OF ehii-
errn seated on rough benches before
h. flassic stage. While mechanics
- wI,h he crraut tire. dozen
ar .o To.nn,{t.s from the other cantons
grroiled over 10 enjoy the antics o' q
fenrn Mir. Punch. They lAogtlrd ~
nal" ~ 'ae FoaN ~. te.6 win
clipped the KAISER over INV te'''
j. 81 ll.upcheon. -
wondered for = minute Why TINS
conjunction o. circumstances me
breakdown of the travelling theatet
End The performances Of tte aEc~oto
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street. &C.,
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aHFes o. we 80, ~" ss...t ~ axts,
or lhe "ora" -, ,..t -. Young
fao years as' o..,s.n,snf ~
the greatest agony tNe' se,.,,'. -,
farth. iaF's az 1919 " - II so,nt
me peace con't'S'. -, "a. 80,
t!eaN crossroaus .,-.-. and
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themselves oous's n.f,.ve l,ayc
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me .nrnan on ms $500, 49, .-nn,,arms
Ask o'rer,io' y, t,e nn,-1tss the
there Tney spohe pule 80 -,,nh
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me Inoiahs cou,u nv - - ,atarvere
pof1usoese csAp11n ~" ,,naar.
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OF 1anaoa on ms gap, $3.50 49,
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fered voiuole frehch ,u' ~, 49,
Win inc Esnuarh me anu nv 80 49,
silkhs Just ho~ ~ .ea.n - rt.
ration IN tpeeen 'h1e was u ue N'i'''
can w. $50
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Anotner InNance ol lnrS I.a'e Va i,a
toucn oetween I.S. ~iu
teruay ven, 70 'nosIns pio'u.t
theater. IN tne " uei".e me "a
three opAniS-eoSe p,s' HsiSe 'von