Show w I Jazz and Dance Elevating Says Mrs Vernon Castle nv fly Mits I C. Thic American Dancer T ODO ONDON Nov Not 0 30 I 1 I was WC delighted L' L LODO JJ to read recently that It Is proposed to combat tho the evil of or the London streets b by placing Covent ent Garden theatre fr free freo o of or all cost at the dl disposal dis dis- of oC the British and American forces for concerts dances anti and mo lug ing picture shows As this 1 understand understand under under- stand would provide entertainment ever er every da day for from Crom to soldiers sol diers 1 should be glad to do all aIt I Ican Ican Ican can to further the scheme having ln recently arrived In this countr counti country to offer m my services to tho the British goy gov I I 1 can an well believe belle that b by I such uch ah means of entertainment on ona ona ona a big scale thousands of ot soldiers will willbe willbe willbo be bo attracted from front the the- London streets In m my home homo in America man many thousands thousands thou thou- sands sans of oC young youn American soldiers llers who might otherwise e be La Idling about the tho streets spend pent their leave dancing the tho most popular pastime In the States It Jt Is so popular that In one building In New cw York as many ai as dance at tho the same time on three floors Elderly but not too elderly matrons act as hostesses at th the soldiers' soldiers dances ances and the tho young soldiers meet respectable respectable respect respect- able a le girls there and have ha a real Jolly joll time We Ye are aro all so 80 crazy craz about danCin dancing that none of U us n neither young ung nor old can sit still when we 11 heat hear a I a bit of oC syncopated music I Idle rl people ople invariably in get Into mischief mis- mis chief and antI young oun soldiers on a short holiday hlida and In a cr very sery happy happ frame framo of oC mind dont don't want sant to be walking about with nothing to do and dancing is a aery avery I very cry health healthy joyous recreation r In Ilk the boat coming over O from Amer- Amer I I. I lea ica In spite 11 of or the h. h most mos extraordinary ea and a a. J tt difficulties with a a. rough sea crowded t ship our boys bos could not SUPpress suppress sup sup- j press their desire to dance I Thc They managed to fix Ix up a Jazz band I there were several oth nr 1 women in iii the I ship and we all Joined In All the men came from the middle west and I did i inot not know an any an of or them but we WC C had a 3 I 1 j wonderful time i I. I This scheme in London If H properly taken up ought to be a R. great suc sue cess ces It will be another fine opportunity opportunity for Cor the British h and American soldiers to get gat to together ether and 1 If respeCtable respectable respectable respect respect- able girls arc Invited It lv will be bc all the better I suggest that we might Invite well known women of the theatre to help I j Ic Vc We ml might ht have an art Elsie 1 Janis night I and an Ethel Leve Levey night an and I would be pleased to dance cance whenever I could I h have vc no doubt whatever that the moral effect upon our young soldiers who arc are spending a few days In London London London Lon Lon- 1 don would be splendid I can promise j i jou you ou that there would not lIol be an Amerlean Amer- Amer AmerI American j I lean ican bo boy in the streets of oC London at night if It he he- helne knew lne there thero was a dance ilance British Tommies Tommies Tom Tom- on at Covent Co Garden The mies who lio ar are at present not HO so o keen keenon on dancing would catch the fever er too The fhe Jazz band I l ts I believe bellec comparatively comparatively comparatively new to London and to most of or orthe the BrUsh soldiers Closer acquaintance tance will make malte them It Is h I tho the Ideal music for a bl big popular dance for soldiers I II I am told that In London the only dances dance are arc private dances In the West WestEnd WestEnd cst 1 End and that a ticket costs 5 That means of oC course that only a few fc welt well to do officers can afford aCord to attend them I 1 t |