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INIMITABLE ANNA HELD WILL
CHARM HEILIG PATRONS SOON
Descriptive Poem Embodying Some of the Sadness Artist Encountered in
French Hospitals Feature of Musical Comedy, "Follow Me."
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TANDING out as a feature m some
respects even more prominent than
the wonderful dress creations in
"Follow Me." Anna Held's own musical
comedy, which is coming to the Heillg
Theater next week. Is the descriptive
poem of the French artist, in which Is
embodied something of the sadness
Miss Held encountered when for months
he sans in the hospitals of the French
army to alleviate the sorrow of the
blind and assuage the pain of the
maimed. In it. too. as might be ex
pected from the star's efforts along this
line in America, are the thanks of this
representative French star in behalf
of her native land for the entrance of
America into the war and an appeal for
continued effort on the part of this
country to hasten the end of the strug
gle across the sea.
It Is, perhaps, rather a bold thought
that will permit of Injecting Into the
very heart of a musical production,
with its giddy whirl, anything of such
highly dramatic quality and propensi
ties toward the sorrowful. Yet it is not
to be denied that the thought, while not
of musical comedy inheritance, was
based on the belief that a sincere ap
peal to humanity will not go. unan
swered, .no matter where spoken. This
is proved in the reception of Miss Held j
In the new role she is given, a recep
tion that stamps this feature of the
production predominant, for the ap
plause, that audiences everywhere Miss
Held has appeared have given this ef
fort of the star overshadows the greet
ing to all other features and calls the
actress again and again before the
footlights to acknowledge her auditors'
appreciation.
No less startling than the defiance of
the rule of stage shown In the presen
tation of the poem Is the complete
change in only seconds of the French
tar from the role of the naughty, eye
rolling, frivolous comedienne to the
woman who thinks and pours out in
aincerest eloquence from the depths of
her heart that which only women of
great and powerful minds can give
voice to an appeal for humanity that
carries with It a sweeping denunciation
of the privtlege of one ruler to send
the manhood of many countries out to
the battle line to be"ground up In the
machines of death."
France, frail France, has borne the bur
den Standing like a wall of brass.
Frrvm the ramparts helg-hta of Verdun
Came the cry: "You shall net pasa.
There were times when hope seemed fading.
Times when eyes with teara were wet.
Still each stout heart kept repeating
'America will not forget.' "
Thus this lovely daughter of France
speaks of the dauntless courage of her
native land.
America, you've not forgotten there's a
debt that's still unpaid.
America, tonight I greet you for each Nor
man wife and maid.
Bide by aide with God'a brave allies France
will have a newer birth.
And the nations by the people shall not
perish from the earth.
"With these words of thanks for the
aid of America, the French star leaves
her audience spellbound and stirred to
serious thoughts of the world struggle
for democracy.
The poem is the work of Alfred
Bryan, the New York song writer,
whose song. "I Did Nrft Raise My Boy
to Be a Soldier," has been sung the
country Over. The poem is a fitting ex
pression of the French star's feelings
as shown In her endeavor In aid of the
afflicted in France.
Oregon Students Spokane Winners.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eugene,
Dec. 1. (Special.) Two of five prizes
offered for the best essays in a contest
conducted by the National Apple Show
at Spokane. Wash., were won by Uni
versity of Oregon students, it has Just
been learned here. Mrs. Marguerite
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writing on the subject. "The Apple a
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THINGS patriotic have almost ab
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Saturday Mrs. J. W. Sadler and Mrs.
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60 at a clever training camp party.
Upon arrival at Camp Sadler, which
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In the Y. M. C. A. recreation hall 500
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country. Quite & sum was realized
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