Show VAUDEVILLE MEN IVIEN HAVE HA VE EI ENLISTED LISTED BY THE HUNDRED I Despite This the IC Orpheum Circuit Will Maintain High Standard After Arter a brief brier vacation Orpheum aude vaudeville will again t Co be e presented at atthe atthe the theatre beginning Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- da day August 13 19 thus opening the 1918 1913 19 season Ic son Despite the fact that everything p Is IR subordinated t to the war and that c every ory business and Industry Is more or less le less affected the Orpheum executives announce announce announce an an- that tho the hl high h standard standrd which has hall been a feature of heretofore will not nol nol- suffer The United States government go nl has reco recognized the part purt taken Laken b by the tho theatrical profession in keeping up the tho morale of oC the boys In service and also those of us who must remain at home and In declaring It an essential the profession likes cs to think that the tho administration gave e a thou thought ht to tho the valuable assistance that thit thatIs Is rendered b by theatrical folk Colle in the various arlous bond and Red lied Cross drives cs It Il would bo ho Incorrect to Infer that the war has haR not affected vaudeville llIe c Tho The younger OI male clement element line has been heen considerably considerably con con- thinned out Also missing arc are enemy aliens The Orpheum circuit will not engage f e them and furthermore furthermore further further- more the management will not nott knowingly knowIn knowingly know know- In I employ any person artist or artisan arti arti- artisan san san who Is not wholeheartedly for the allies Hundreds of ot artists great and nd small but heroes all have put all ull other ambitions aside to fight for the destruction de do of ut and those who are left lert behind have ha almost to a aman aman aman man and woman volunteered to go o oo o over r there and h help lp entertain the boys boy There Is not room for Cor all who volun volun- ered The Tho qualification requirements arc are strict However cl Queen QUMI Vaudeville assured u the authorities the they could havethe have hae havethe the pick of or her artists and small units fonts of ot entertainers and are arc now going over regularly But Rut some good star seems seem to be guiding the destinies of oC vaudeville lIe for notwithstanding the thu calls of ot the government government gov gov- a glance over the tho Orpheum circuit bookings s shows numerous good things In store for Orpheum patrons As Is ID only ri right ht and proper at this time female stars arc are er very prominent but there thero Is also n n. lar largo o number of male stars This docs does not Indicate an any reflection on their patriotism as ns thc they have ha all fulfilled the tho obligations of ot their government go Scores have hn been rejected and this class Includes artists over O draft a age e who volunteered i The Tho hl high h standard of at Orpheum vaudeville vaudeVille vaude vaude- ville will be bo Incursion into other branches of or the th theatrical profession lIon sion makes this po possible This Is the message of or the tho Orpheum officials to their vaudeville patrons s The They do not want to make rash promises but thc they expect tho the standard to be higher than before Improving as It lt always alwa's has hu Im Improved lam lam- proved ed In former sel seasons ons A list of ot the tho principal bookings for for the season will be bo Issued shortly |