Show Y Y BE BECOMES COMES C O MES BIGGEST BIG T VA VAUDEVILLE UbE UDE VILLE BOOKING AGENT IN THE WORLD I 1 1 i f 1 I i 4 T fr lif l- l if f 1 Supplies Free Entertainment for Soldiers in Training Throughout the Country y Jugglers and 1111 Former kilts dents Bishops and Clog Dancers Grand Opera Stars and 1111 Comedians Are All Jumbled To Together get on Programs t I I I 1 I Any Army hook book agency able to route over its chain of theatres such acts acts' as ts I f Miss Margaret aret Alison lIton daughter of the President of or the time United States John I I D. D Rockefeller Jr William II H. Taft Tart Mine Ime Louise Homer and others on tho time thoI I j entertainment and educational rosters rostel's of or the eastern department of or the tho national na m.- war wal work council of or the time Y V. M. M C. C A A. would proclaim all oV over r the world I that it was W tho biggest est booking agency on earth and handled bandied the time greatest real st talent tal I eat ent obtainable Yet the time Red Triangle his has gone Iono quietly ahead and anel In the time space of oC half haIr a year has till up an organization org that sends 1200 acts a month I to the training camps aviation lation fields forts na navy yards battleships etc to entert entertain ln and Instruct our omit soldiers sailors s and marines In that th time the theoffice theoffice office personnel to handle the bookings has increased from two to fifteen three I of whom are arc volunteers tie Are Varied I In Tn time the Y V. M. M C. C A. A hooking booking offices office's roster of or attractions appear such other I nam names s as Charles S Whitman n governor Jo of New York the French military band recently sent here b by the French government gov gov- O Augustus tUR Thomas n of oC American dramatists Nicholas Murray Butler Dutler president of ot Columbia John G. G president of Princeton Miss lIss Maude Powell il famous American violinIst violinist vio vie Countess Countes the thc National National Na Na- quartet the Four Foul John Masefield 1 Major Bishop Theodore Theodoro Theodore The The- odore odoro S So S. Henderson erson Rabbi flabbi Stephen S. S I Wise Ise Di Da G. G C N. N Slattery Dr John Watson Watson Wat Wat- t- t I son Bishop Luther Luthel B. B Wilson S. S S S. S Mc- Mc lc- lc Chum Chum- Cluie Clure Job Hedges Rev Hc Charles A. A Hilton gaton Jack Jacl Rose Hose E. E M. M 1 Deck Beck and man many others All 11 departments of or the thic the Y V. I IC L r. C C. C A. A corresponding ln to the time military departments of or the lie countr country are I booking hooking a attractions for the time camps In their thelt districts but the time e eastern cistern stern department depart depart- ment flient being the time center of timings things theatrical time the as well veli as the seat seal of or embarkation mbarka- mbarka lion tion iou points books b by far the greater greter number of ot attractions The camps here also aso serve eT a as dog towns on which time the V 1 W can tr try out out the acts that volunteer to go 0 to France A Aau au vaudeville ill e turn t must first make malo good goodIn oo In that department before being sent abroad t Amuse AmuNt Soldier Clean an high cla class s entertainment has recently com to be Le regarded as a ne necessity no- no for the time man with the colors It keeps him amused an and in InI his leisure hours that that dangerous pe period pa- pa I clod between the hour of or 5 in lit tho the afternoon afternoon after after- PC-I PC noon and anti taps taps aili and away from front asso- asso cia LIons ions that might tend to to undermine I I his morals or on his physical strength It t also keeps his morale up imp to t rOo a. high pitch lm h hand and aunt in this belief tho time government has turned turne t o over r to the TIe Red fled Triangle the time tao task ot or Instructing and nd entertaining time tho utah malt In iii uniform as well a as ministering minister In ing Imig to his spiritual needs when he lie makes request st for it Tho rho monthly over turn of this booking office is S 00 motion pictures OO Ol religious speakers 15 entertainers entertain ers era and amid seventy five lecturers Richard Rich activities ard II Edwards secretary for rOI ties tics and l Walter alter M. M 1 Derr Berry his lila associate I secretary are responsible for the time building bulb build ing InS up of or Mie lle ie booking office Ice and amid Its success All 11 of the lie talent volunteer their lieu s services r receive c no imo pa pay par Many Maimy n I pa pay all of or their helm expenses s others nil all allbut but their belt railway fare fame The rime Red fled Triangle Tri Tri- angle angie however pays pars the time 11 living In I ex expenses expenses ex- ex pen es of or most of ot them Get lt local I An Aim entertainer book booked cd on the time camp circuit is expected to do more than just give his act The rime Y expects I titus him to teach h mon men in the time camps camp who arc are gi gifted p ted itt musically musical mis or 01 histrionically Oh some sonic act which h they can cami do ilo later to en entertain on- on tt their lieu follow fellow soldiers when the time professional actor cant can't reach each them item The fits entertainers are encouraged to live lI with the bo boys s 's In iii the time camps become saturated with camp local atmosphere and learn Just what ahmat time the boys like mot most in Iii time the Wa way of or entertainment Time The en entertainers entertainers en- en quickly become Imbued with tIme the feeling that it is a a. privilege to minister to time the amusement of or the tho bo boys wearing caring s Uncle Sams Sam's uniforms This The TheY Y YO spirit of or service grips them The fhe wishes and ani tastes of or the time men maim maimIn In camp are consulted cry Ivery month the camp secretary tills thIs out on a requisition milLion blank lIch uchi talent ns fiS his camp needs for foi that hat month If H time the boys bos have ha liked a I stage act or a lo lecture turc especially especial especIal- I ly an and want to hear It again tho the secretary secretary sec sec- notes the time request and time the bookIng booking booking book book- ing office do does docs s its best beRt to comply with It Tho Time camp secretary has huts tho time right to reject any ny act net booked for his Isis camp Checked Up UI The Time office orrice keeps a a. record of or every err act net booked The Tho camp amp secretary re report reports re- re ports port back to Mr Ir Richards on ens oil the tho quality ity of each act ct lecture or sermon and anel whether time tho boys satisfied with It or not The Time talent also reports on tho time camp the service being done there I f I I I I and nd nd n on the audiences which hear their programs The secretary of activities then lien picks out of the time reports what the time theother other person should know and sends it to him hm It has s been ascertained that lecturers and entertainers are ale eager to toI I learn what the they can do to please their hearers better and and welcome suggestions lions ions from the camp secretaries An especially Interesting feature of or ortho tho the work is booking entertainers etc for loa the time that arrive In port The fleet secretary g gets ts from the time na navy department tho time date on omi which a. a warship warI warship war war- ship will arrive and often olten before It an anchors anchors an- an entertainers are rea read to board the thc vessel Se 1 R 11 ff r r Ii I I I Ij I I I j I I 9 d II oJ iJ kS or I i I fiT I 1 It ItH H WARD I TAFT I 1 1 i 1 I f NIGHT |