The evening world., 1919-03-17

No. 81. Essex and Hester Streets.
Even those who were refused admit
tance after the doors were locked at
> o'clock agreed that they lost treat
and resolved to come earlier next
time.
II was a real Americanization meet
ing. There was Americanlsm in every
song speech and dance; there was
Americanism in the hearts OF the 1000
people in the audience. Many of them
were foreign born, but the grownups
who spoke no English and received
interpretations from their children,
caught the spirit OF good citizenship,
learned its lessons, and at the same
time enjoyed the show as much as
any one could.
And it was truly a show" After
patriotic addresses by Henry Loeo. the
banker -philanthropist and Joseph :.
Marcus, bank President and Chairman
OF the Forum, the Children's Talent
Department took charge OF the meet
ing and put over line OF vaudeNilc
acts which would have packed any
theatre IN the city. Little Evelyn
Morrissey, a dancer, wa2 recalled
from her seat three times and Annie
Ruttct, petite comcdienne. brought
down the house. Those who see celeb
rites on the stage often wonder now
they can be so good. And 80 they
wondered yes' erday where Annie had
learned the little tricks and gestures
which made her the star of the juve-
nile performers
Martha Dun too, charmed the audi
| cnce with her strong, mellow voice
and for q little variety. Samuel ArkOw
drew pictures on the blackboard.
saturdays meeting VAS demonstra
| tive of the results which are being OBJ
! tanned by the Children's Talent pe-
| plrtmcnt ON the chs, side, and the
| wealth of talent that lies there in OBJ
scuri,y There are So many children
/ who car do things much better
| than the average boy and girl but
! their activities are necessarily lin.
ltrd 10 the platform OF the school au-
| ditorium. Now they are having a
|chLnCo 10 show publicly what they cdr
! do.
Hundreds OF applications were re.
ceiVod by Tho Evening World IN the
last wseK OF the department. Ar
early date had to bc sot for the flna
Application, otherwise there wou,,
have been so many that many month;
OF Forums would not have suhcct
for the showing off OF thu talent. .IJN
there are more than enough to NIL th'
programmes 10 the trst Of May, whcl
the Hu.d Forum VIII BE- gwen
About 800 children will be given
try -out' this week at an cast ~Id'
settlement House by reprcscntativ"
Of Tho Evening World. Those WI,
show mure than ordinary ability VII
be- placed uu the Forum list and vii
later uu gwen an opportunity TO pv'
fugm u'tCrr a great audience FROM
tncir own district. When tho svLsui
closes :n1 best OF them will g,Ic
recital and entertainment befOr
promluCrt uCu amt women who VII
act ~ Judges for Tine Evening Noria
ana wall point cut those who ar
truly talented The Evening Worl,
VIII then make every EFFORT to scrur
the education and training nccnssar
FOR the proper development Of thet
.hIlity.
No moro applications will be re
coivcd at this office. So many cam
IN during the last frw days thd
thcrc are SIN piles OF unopened let
tcrs. BT tomorrow, however tn
secretary hopes 30 hc able 10 ass z
to "a "tTy-uut" every one who has ap
plI,I. Then n viii be a matter q
weeks before tho appearances at tn
Forums are concluded.