davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Winninqer Versatile Man

One Of the features in the Shubrrt unit
show ut the Chcstuut street Opera House
is the versatility Of Charles Winningrr.
VIII" EiIurrs the stellar hon"rs with
Dlanch" Ring. in II condensed version
OF musical comedy success As You
Were. lie i, II singer danccr. cone
dian. iMi,ator. ElGster VI eight dlu-
lecr>, PLACER Of wind Instruments as
we'll n> violin and brass. U'r"hat and
musical director. II was whij" Miss
Ring waa starring in eth" Ndukcc
Girl' that Lee Nohmnr. The comedian
broke his ankle on the stage. Win
ningcr. VIII" was playing nearby, was
teicph"nrd for and joined the company.
\ year later he and tn" star were mar
rird. Winn!nscr appeared with Miss
Ring in "Thc Wall Street Gtrl' and
later produced for her "Wh"n Claudia
Smiles" Then came Il year On the
coast in pictures. and later his inIp"r-
sonAtion Of L." Ditrichsrrin in the
Cnhnu Revue oi 1916. IN" toIi"NtNg
year he appeared with Miss Ring IN
Morosco'r, What N"xtt' then. in the
Cohan Rrvur Of lnlS, "Th" Passing
SHOW" "F"llicS of 1890 and The
Broadway WhirI.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
KEITH'S HERE CELEBRATES
TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Moved From ArcI, to Chestnut
Street on November 10. 1902

H. +. K"ith's Theatre will celebrate
ITS twentieth anniversary week. TN No
vemhcr ~. 1907. tn" house was opened.
Keith : Theatre here WIS one Of ms
first million dollar h"uSrs devoted q
vn,!dcNiit". Il. +. Keith and T.. T..
Abe" added this city 10 tn" circuit.
started more than ~ third OF century
ny" IN Boston. when the! opened the
old III jon on Eighth street above Rac,
November !. l>SD, and thirteen year.
later lifted vaudeville to Il still higher
plane and brought il TO Chestnut street.
Many "f the presen; employees of the
theatre have been connected with the
house ever since it opened and will be
on hand To greet patrons. Harry I.
.iurdan. general manager and rcprcsen.
'ativc of III" T.. +. Keith interests IN
this section. hl> been located her" ever
sine" u. +. Keith purchased thr old
Baldwin "~'"l" property nHd announced
the erection of theatre.
One OF the features ut anniversary
week is the annuu, hrysau,hcmu,n
show in the lobby.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Miss Ram beau's Rise

Marjorie Rambeau is the star il
''Th" ';"lliish.' comedy Of man,
manners. h% Gladys tnser. which vii
be the attraction AT the Walnut stree
Theatre. bcginninv Monday. This i
th" seventh anniversary ot Miss Ks,n.
trau's Eastern debut. She made he,
bow 10 New York thcatreyoers In th,
!ail Of 1911 in comedy by Willar(
Mack entitled $50 Much for So Much. ;
In nptt" "l the short lifc nf rhc nlnr
Miss kaniJ"nu 1T oucr rstab,iShe,l hrr
self ~ Hu actress nf ability. \ .hor,
SEASON III sadie Love" fu.'uurd nr,
then Mis- isan't"au mad" her appear
nir" InHcr \. II. W""d,' marngcmen,
in "'hcAtinr tnratcrs She was Gr,.
starred By Mr. Woods iI Ewes u,
Youth. >nr" Ih"n Mis- Ra,nhrau L,I,
app"arcd IN "Wh"rn P"rpics Bloom,
"Ih" Fnrt"n" Teller. The uhuow II
Wuman' aHd "badly Goes a Hun,
ing 81" la u>" appea rcd In moyin,
pictures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
James and ErroI Old Friends

Alfred j. James. as tho irDSciblC
inn proprietor IN sally" az the
Forrest. IL one member Of the
cast who has never missed per-
f"rmance in over two years OF almost
continuous representation. For nearly
fifteen seasons he has been associated
with Errol in various musical comedies
aud vaudeville skits. They played to.
gr,her in Australia before that AMI there
II II b"nd Of long personal friendship.
Mr. Jn,ncs appeared in Fun on the
l;r'>t"l when that comedy was taken
IA Australia hy the American star. John
+. Sheridan. over thirty years ago. lie
cam" I" this country soon ait"rward
and has acted in many farce, and com =
"dirs. and has been associated with
May Irwin. Peter +. DALEY. tIcr and
Cohen and others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Concernina Ernest Ball

One of tn" greatest song hits Of re-
cent years is Mother Machrec" and
most people do not know that this
lannon's ballad WAS written a number
OF years ng" in n lodging horis" in New
York just or Hroudway. Ernest Ball
tn" composer. comes to ". J.. Keith )
Th"ar" MondnI. Mr.. Ball !. q native
m cleveland. o., and is a graduate If
lhc Western University. wher" he stud
led music. u" made his stage debut in
vnUdrviIl" and Mrs. Bail. known On
The stag" NJ Maudc Lambert. was rc-
sr"H8ibl" for his adopting the f"otlights
as u profession.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
HAMPDEN SEEN AS "R0MEO"
Star Presents 6ard's Tragedy al
Special Matinee Performance

Walnut afternoon Walter
Hampd"n presented Romeo and
Juliet til. only performance OF this
tragedy inclU4cd in lis repertoire this
rear.
Staged with all th" simple and cf.
tertive beauty Of design for which this
star is becoming famous. ind played
with more surntr and deeper feeling
than III past years. "ioncu and Juliet
may now be claSSed rs one Of IEamp-
den : finest productions.
III" star himself, iu the role OF the
Z romantic young Montague. gives It. IL
sweep and Il fir. quit. different from
anything els" he has given, and. while
II may not BE- either 80 powerful or ~
original 4 characterization as his Ham
let or his Moor. it Is IN all ways salts
flying.
Ernest Rowan imper.onation O.
Merc'I'!o added /" the Iaurels this actor
mas won by his performances in the
iiainpd"n r"pcr'Vir" this year. William
Saut"r. Vail" net IN ali WAYS tilted 10
the Part "t Fr.ar Laurence. did a
'lleuuH piece Of acting. and the work
q CharI",, BUkaw and Edwin Cush .
man as Montague and Capulet. re-
speciiysly: Of L. !. Kelly as !,cnYolio.
and Of REYNOLDS Evans ns Tyblat. ali
dcserv" praise.
Or Mabel Moore. as Juliet. as mucL
cannot be- said. Hers was a sincere
and attractive rerformn nee. bnt did not
carry the weight or the d"!ica,. beauty
which j. needed to make This love-
sick haid"rI "n" Of the great h.rolnrs
of literature. Mary Hall was an cA &.
c"lcn' Lady tapulct.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04


VIE casting Of Clarence" is one Of
those few cases of real genius the
films have shown in this line. WHO
could be- bette =
0t0ce Rehd fitted for the role
AZ Boy Who Of the saxaphone. /.
Can Drire Mules playing. qlizzcai
Clarence. who. In
looking for job. tumbl"s into family
row. than Wallace Reid:
You remember how hc ovnr,ea rtl
fatn"r and mother quarreling aud
fnaily learned so many family spcreta
that fat her hired him in self. protection
and also because Clarence admitted
that, while in the army. he tirov. mules.
which impressed father aS "A good rec.
0mmendation in dealing with h,g recall.
citrant family.
You probably also remember how
young Bobby. the son Of the house.
referred everything to Clarence with the
remark. "iou ought to know. sou were
in the army"
Tie man who plays Bobby is about
the only question mark in the cast. His
| main" is Robert Agnew, and advance
! reports intimate that he does Soma
splendid work. Remembering Glenn
Hunter. we must r"s"rrn opinion.
BObsiy' = stsi"i'-- Hnut Unr Tar,;inp,oninr
! ndoltsccnt ella 81 'c---i. played hy May Me-
! Avcy. who has bce wasted on 20 many
trivial and banai parts aud pictures
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Miss SunShins's Career

Marion Sunshine. who IS appearing in
the cast of "Daify Dill.' which opens
at the Shubert Theatre Monday. has
been amusing peopl" almost from her
cradle. The team OF Tempest ard Sun.
shine is we'll remembered. They com.
mcnc"d their careers by playing in old
mcodrnnas such us "1h" Two Little
Waif-.' "Alaska." '.Too Proud to
Beg "Thr Heart Of Chicago" and
"Thr Filming Arrow" One "f their
notable engagements was as the Princess
with Robert Muntell in "Richard III"
Having served her apprenticeship as
II juvenile star. Miss Sunshine became
It member "f the casts in the New York
Winter Garden shows.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
NEW YORK OF 1885 SEEN
IN THE OLD HOMESTEAD
Unusual Scenes in Production by
James cruze Of Old STAGE Success

New York IN l~S;.. visualized o. III"
screen. Han>om cabs. queer looking
derby hats: robblc-stOn streets; gas
lights mt the street corners; u horse
,?Ir drawn. however. bv mules; , niGa-
il"n wearing queues; women wearing
ha-qucs and small hustlcs and impos 81.
Dl" hats snail boy with funny look
ing trousers or still funn!er short ones !;
all the paraphernalia OF Gotham. in the
days before automobiles. radio tc!c-
phones, wireless. motion pictures aad
other familiar things "f today.
Persons who lv" in Manhattan today
or those VII" have lived there will hc
carried back on th" wings "f memory
when th">" street scenes for 9Th" nli
il"m"Iead.' = Parau,"unt picture. az"
lhr"Wr on the ,"r"cn al llc StnrInn
next week.
The property departments, as well as
tho experts on bUildng sets and other
technical work. wcr" resolved tina, noth.
ing should creep into the picture that
didn't belong there.
There Is Il virtually All.star cast OF
players in THE Old llomes stead in
cluilnc Theodore Roberts. George Faw-
cctt. u. Roy Barnes. FRITZ Ridgwny,
Harrison Ford. Ethel Wales. Inul,s
Mason, Kathleen O'Connor and others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Farce at Desmond

Avery llopwo"d'> farce. ladies
Night" viii be thr "nrring "t May
Dcsm"uI urd her players At the Dcs-
.n"nd Thcatr" nest week. This will
ie is first prcs"ntation at popular
prirr' The backgr"und for this pirr"
is Tnrki,h bath. Mis- n"smond plays
the principal ru'" am. >hc will have
IA" "IpohIr aid oI FrNnk Fielder. DE
FORREST Dawlry. Louis" sanford Sum.
ner Nichols, Hrrnirr ,'nllnhnn, Ken
moth Burton, Gr"rg" Callahan, sam &.
Miller, Rita Davis. John y. Lott, Betty
Gardr, EdSthe ilarr"urr, Clement Rrr-
kcl. Charles Suuirrs and Richard Stiles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Darforth Began YOUNG

Wi,!a>. pW1to.;l,, cum"..,n III
"Elos'"m I!H"' ~ the Lyric. i, !,
veteran % 'h"r 'HndS "f pp.!or:aauces
in til" ,"lrr"Itn~ Of Gilbert i sui.
van. II" h"1n' will" a "ri!oolh,y -;
eleven ~ 4 lIv"U!I' "Pi'u.ore" ,,rI-
plny IA Li', HON" town. Syracuse,
When h" WIS seventeen he ran aUny
from @"hnot and ioinrl tho company q,
GrovG" l!umnrr,lry. Il I'hill Ielnb,o
manage, who presented The Chiu.es
OF N"rn@nuH The Mascot. " ION q.
vn't"' ant 'l'iUaiore.' After that Lo
played zen Years with Frank pnn!cl,,
tn"'Uhtng n'l engagement in "Th" Idoi's
Eye.
More recently l"ni"rth was q great
~ cess IN H." p'rforlNaNc"> Of the So .
city If Au"r.'nn Singer in Sow York
Two '"'""ns as,. playiug Gu"lcr in
"rhr \""nlnn "f RI" Guall. the tltlc
part in The MIkado" and several othsy
roles
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
BEFORE THE CURTAIN GOES LLPI
Too Much Author in Nice People-Fou Openings Monday
Include "ColdGsh." Frank Tinney. "Bunch and Judy
and "Jus, Aarricd'-"Salys' Leading Man

AGTER in the thentres hero
and
strug comedy.
"Th Goldfish which to tile
Marjorie lsn,nbcan The musical attractions ffy DIM
Shub. "Iir
with the nr" and Joe thorn the Garr The
Married. which the Adclpi
paut
tho
Forrest andia Crolcr Nicc the Broad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Lloyd Comedy Shown

"Grnndma Boy" Harold Lloyd
most ambitious attempt. comes to the
A>tor, Pn;acr and Model Theatres next
week. 'Granlma BOY" is from the
story by Hal Roach. Sam Taylor and
Jean IInvea. Fred Newmcyer directed
and the east include, Mildred Davis,
Anna Townsend. Dick Sutherland,
Charles Stevenson and Sonh Young. 1t
will be shown all this week at thea"
theatres. At the Astor vaudcvilIc w,ll
also be presented.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Trocadero's New Show

N", Week nt the Troradcrr Thea
ire, tie attraction will be- ''rhn Merry
Maidens." Nile. Arnoldia .s with ,lc
Merry NaideMs show this season md
for her n special dancing ac, has been
written with special music us we'll os
scenery. The production is IN two nart~
with Wau! new scenes. There /. 4,
larg" east Of hnrl"suuc fuvorites in.
Guiding: Sam l'achcn, Anna White,
Babe Griffin, Az" Iconard Jim Lewis
and Burtol, the a"coriouist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
"GiopIes' at Casino

il" I.ryilts "Nhggle.' show colnrI ..
ians. lnHghtcr and scenery and COMES
I" IA" tnSin" Th"Htr" n"xt week opening
with Monday mAtil,"". Thu main fcu =
tnr" Is 'J"Ntlu". IN "p"r"ttG into which
Spectal!tI", and Hrpli iscs will br woven.
kinc"id Marlg"i"' ; Jazz Band will b"
featured, Miss Nnl"skn will be- tie
soprnn" prna donna: Bert Marks and
Harry Ev"nson will supply tho cLIe;
comedy clement ana Betty Palmer. Nil.
drrd Smons and Florenc" Radcliffe
will also b" prom !ncntly east.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Played Two Shows in One Nioh.

1t vas after seeing IA prriurmunr. ht
Maud" Adams IL "WInt Every Woman
kn"w.' that fruncin". l.arr.morc,
star Of \ic" r""rl"." now playing Al
the Rrond. decided 10 z" ~ III" stage.
She saw the play ON" New Years DAY
and the following morning applied +"
George White. vino operated a training
school for extra boys ana girl, for
stage productions. She was casugrd ut
$3.50 per week and made her first an.
pearaHc" az TN Egyptian dancer in
''Thc Princess Rajnh.' She Obtained
her first regular part in where
There's II WIN. and ~ .,c was
through every nirht AT y 80 She was
ahl" I" earn II lit'l" extra money by
running over tr llnmn"rstein' Vie
'nria ana appearing rs ON" Of a rr"upr
of Egyptian dancers. Nrx, season she
appeared 10 cover Night" remaining
with this production for two ycnrs
Then followed Sncrcssiv" engagements
IN "rhr Master Mind, The Mislcad.
ing Lady" Fair and Warmer" and
Scandal -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
PhOtoplays to BE Seen
On Local Screens SOOt,

November is -.-- THE Man Who
Saw Tomorrow" With Thomas
Me.ghan, Stanley. .
Honor First" with john I'lpert
Arc3dia. ,
Skin Deep" with Milton SiIis
EarltCn.
Bet I.ytel'. Palace.
"I;ags 10 Riches" with Wesley
Barry. Victoria.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
81" Traveaty at Oumort.s

9Th" Frankf"rA T. will! be again
presented hl ia" C.mmc,t WEIGH Min.
strcl. n"yr week. rs th" chief trnyr.,y,
The program contains mauy nov ballad,
and jokes in the lirst part, while Char.
ley Bo,dcn and Richard D. !.rc have a
specially aud henh'e Franklin con !.
trained animal is another 3cature
Welch again announces a srcup oi
ballads.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Measles Fatal to Thirteen

Thirteen children died of measles in
this city during the last week. accord.
Ing to reports issued today by the
Bureau of Health. There we're ~
DEATHS from alI causes during the week
H. compared with 4iG for the prcviuns
NnnE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Calls Armour Boss Gambler"

l.inIskurg. Kan. Nov. l. -OHy l,
Pr-J. Ogden Armour, of Chicago, was
characterized as "ln boss gambler OF
the Grain Exchanges" by senator
Arthur t'appcr. in n political address
Yesterday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04
Shoes That Are Coming
to PhiIadelph Soon

November 40 "rangarine," with
Julia S,nderson, Shubert.
Good Morning. Dcaric.' with
William Kent. Forrest.
December 4 J. abraham Lincoln"
Bread.
"Arpa Christie" with Pauline
Lord, Walnut
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-04

T'llS surely seems to bc the sh,k,.
- spenrc year. and phi!,dc,uhi, l.
LEY l" get her share Of ,hr lard a.,
l%hass' Waiter Iiampden. who hr,
SSnoNn us II vivid and outstanIiny nn~. m
,Tl"'amn" .rvM,nn", Of "oth"'o" during his en-
Tt,.hrn' Just e losing at tho Walnut g.
t,rlIH lh"ber and Munoll sill, rnn,iu,'n
,oun :" present repertoire, though thi, hn"-
'Y" !" nr an of year for Soth.rn
nnnhil l'ar!Ym"r" is to open in N,v
,r"n,. ,"rn on III" l6th with his lonr.
m,.n''s'd ,",,, presentation Of "linmln, :"
,Wr.fh magnificent cast which ji jn"irI,,
v%' vy%rnn' Power H. The King, E,nn"h"
,s La iHhc hc me la"rn. Fredrrick Inwj.
WL,il " Li,ii3raliH. sidney Mulll"r II, iucr,n. rT
an% %%'Inrn mm',,'nr hnr, - ~ t,', ~"ay" Llgcrr
j"i I.llnona Jones is staging it, '"
,,,,; n,"ter IN the winter Arthur Hopk,ns
III. present anotler Bnfryporg' Ethel
'"S ,'m"!Ninfa biz Nrodu.sio.l !, ,'"xs '"l
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-14
Oferta Especial

A toda persona, por cada dollar
que caste durante ell mes de diciem-
bre en- La Gran Tienda", de ]. Pc
reg & Cia., Rio Piedras, entrada al
Trolley, tendra opcion un nlmero
para ganarse una Grafonola CO.
lumbia que regalaremos nuestra
clientela durante esos dias y que
clientela durante esos dias Y que
esta valorada en- $75.00.-12-3O.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-14

tire Juez que Cauticc es nuest-o me-
jor poeta.
Goce sinccramente. Es2s almas ele-
vadas sienten la nisma admiration
que yo por el gran lirico. Adnira-
ci6n de poetas tambi6n.
-Companero, este es el escritor pa
ra las escuelas-decia el ga5io Jhez.
Y el poeta del amrr-insistia yo
impulsado por mi alma joven. Que
grandeza. Un poeta que ayuda for
mar el corazon de los niios y ell CO.
raz6n de los honbres. iCuanta glo-
ria!
Pienso miranda la columna cue sos
tiene ST. busto. No importa que sea
oequena; su erandeza tiene la exten-
sion de la inmortalidad.
Ell grande hombre que me acompa-
ia habla en- voz baja. La dana re-
"a. quizas.
Yo medito de nuevo. La tumba no
recompensa el esfuerzo- -deduzco.-
No debia tapiarse bajo este mosaico,
cerebros llenos de tantas viEiones. La
vida es el medic, ell tnico medic para
conquistar ell triunfo; ella debia pro-
longarse ,hasta 10 infinite.
Gel polvo al polvo" pero y ilo otro?
La esencia. iDonde esta? Ell alma
de esa carne que no. ha podido farti-
liar un arbol, nj una for, Sque Sc
ha hecho? .iAh, Ia. tumba ,es dema-
siado sola! Una vieja faca y fea la
simboliza., Ella nos brinda ell dltimo
abrazo. No qdiero recibirlo nunca!
No vale la pena morirse. Fl
Seguimos. +. No hay un solo arr
bol cue calme los fueros del sol. Los.
niiaFrlnioles estan que arden. Ell mar
ssiiempre azul.
55 ALA, osobre un saliente del nuro,.
con serenidad de estatua esbeltas una
figura de mujer enlutada. Ell viento
agita sus faldas y desordena sus ca
bellos. Llcra reza. Parece. una vir-
gen.
-Habra perdido ell novio-digo.
No, lin hermanito-me indican.
Me acerco. Els la tinica tumba que
esta cubierta de fores...
A. Collado Martell.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-14
$ .ANuNcIo DE sUBAsTA
2 sEGUNDA sUBASTA
MUNICIPIo DE SAN JUAN
Ofc;na del Comisionado de Servicic
Plblico.
San Juan. p r.. Die. 4. 1929.

San Juan, r. R., Die. A, 1922.
El dia Is dc Enero de 1928, las
liez de la mafiana, tendra efecto en-
! Edificio Ayuntamiento y en- la OF
Gina del Coniisionado de Servicio Pu-
olico. en- acto pIblico " ante la Conf
ion correspondence, la subasta para
las obras de CONSTRUCTION DE
UNA PLANTA DE FILTRACION Y
PURIFICACION P DE LAS AGUAS
Y CONSTRUCTION DE LOS DEPO-
SITOS DE HORMIG PARA
AGUAS FILTRADAS PARA Ell
NUEyo ACUEDUCTo DE SAN
JUAN.
Los l;cita9ores deberan son.eter
junto con las proposiciones, los pla-
ncs detallados y las especiicac;ones
;ompletas que nuestren Ell diseno de
os tanques, planta de fltraci6n y pu-
rificaei6n, dap6sitcs, etc. cue ofrecen
eonstruir. /.
Los licitadores deberan moStrar SUI
icienta eyidcncia de que una PLAN.
Ia DE FILTRACION Y PURIFICA-
CION de una capacidad no menor dc
.t2,Oo0,OOO de gaIoncs pcr dia I SINH.
lar a la que proponen ha estado er
.uneionamiento cen exito durante II
,eric5o de tempo no menor de dor
AMOS.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1922-12-14
En- Ell CAMPO SAITQ

~ "a role zsa,al.
Faiia GllL aa ec'icss orirsi.i. lns
tnmlas cuti1stas - ocrcs. hajo Ia
ramns oieEosaa g. les tlloles cuaja.
dcs de fFuias.
Scgaa mas haFnsoso hncrr cono rn
Ia CiEcasia. ae IN ccmcftcsio an jar.
din, y Dc eros 5ardines. pagQncs fori.
dos donde los mueEtos despieFtcn y
nos mircn por entire lss csrOlas &c las
rocas y les missos...
Seguimos.
--Aqui reposa de Diego-me diccn.
Miro con interes. Una tamba per-
dida entire las otras, sin mas distinction
que una pequeha asia de bandera. So
bre Ia lapida, el escudo de Puerto Ri
co.
Pasa un momento sin que hablemos.
Nuesiras almas sc elevan a las re-
giOnes de los recuerdos. Yo escudri-
10 con insistencia en- los ojos del gran
ie hcmbre que me acompafia. Quise
yer Ell ellos, un solo rasgo de rencor,
por las pasadas luchas terribles en-
Iue midiercn sus armas con tenacidad
le Hercules.
-Sujeto por ese concrete, yace un
luchador-me dice.
LIE vuelvo a mirar. Aqui, solo tie
ne ternura en- la mirada, serenidad en-
as facciones. La buena seficra re-
"a un "padre nuestro".
Continuamos.
Damos una vuelta.
Sobre una columna pequefa, i'm
ousto. Lo reconozco en- seguida. Gau-
tier Benitez. Ell lirico divine. Ell ex-
quisito sentimental. LIE quiero lie
admire. Siempre ha sido .Gautier mi
poeta.
| .Cuando lei sus versos por primera
yez, aun sieeYndo ninp, me parecieron
plegarias sentimentales, oraciones
misticas. Tanto que un dfa, pregun-
te mi madre-"; Por que no Sc pue-
den REAR los versos de Gautier, que
ridita del corazon ?-Y ella me contes-
to con ternura-Los he rezado muchas
veces; ahora til.
Hoy, cuando los aiios han pasa-
da sobre mis- ensofaciones, quebran-
tando una-, rompiendo otras, va los
versos de Gautier no son craciones
sentimenteles tnicamente. guardian
en- su fondo la filosoffa dolorosa de la
vida. o 81, eonoeio ell desgarron del
desencanto, prematuramente. Y, sus
versos le did el tonoode lalmelancolfa
mas delicada. Hizo un quito de su
delicadeEa aatil. Sas lestrofas son CO.
mo versicialosa de ilaERiblia.. Tienen la
!. forma rnebles fdel lisenor vi la esencia
IIanssayillosa del Esplritui Santo. ase
lraSobt,sIla slapida su poesia immortal,
iI"Una Suplica PSstrera'1. La selsde
Elemolja,p pego ia he yuelto a leencon
intiinodgozo.9 Aqaij esta en- caracter.
iI-s9Iles nichosia asienpre EN- hileras Sc
,iettieliden, a las izquierda la impla-
lleAbIe Uniformfdad de la linea.i. Una
galeria ancha los resguarda del aqua
IN del sol. JuBto a la de el, las otras
tHmbas rdisaminadas en-, sencillo de-
soSlen + ALA, a la derechas, el mar
siempre hermoso 5ccn sus encajecillos
blancoss sobre los marullos crespos.
Por ell cielo, inclinado en- su carrera
|de la tarde, ell sol. Solo hace falta la
tierna suavidad de las flores, la SOM
bra serena de los arboles...
Hace unos dlas, despues del almuer-
70, nos entretuvimos charlando el Juez
Presidente de la Corte Suprema, Hon.
Emilio del Toro Cuebas, el actual Go
bernador de Puerto Rico, Hon. Juan
B. Huyke v yo, sobre Poesia Histo-
ria.
DiseIt6 Don Emilio, enthusiastic CO.
mo siempre, sobre el poeta que cant6
al "Puerto Rico Hispano'; el sefior
Huyke reafirmaba. Aseguro Ell illus