| Show I FRIEND PEOPLE Friend of the People When began the custom f for r and audiences to be The he Ih Star Spangled Banner was was sung Or p played ayed It was adopted by th the army and navy long ago but the arm army and nd navy did not originate the very appropriate and patriotic custom Many years ago w when feri Jenny Lind one of the sweetest singers the world world ever produced was t the e chi chief f attraction at a Boston concert Daniel Webster the great senator secretary of state and patriot was present Jenny Lind sang The Star Spangled Banner as only that song bird could sing it The audience called her back pack several times and she sang a verse of ot our present national anthem Each time one man stood u ti up and nd at the close gracefully bowed to the singer That was Daniel Webster It was a good example to set a needed custom to establish and andone one that has been an important important important im im- im- im factor in impressing p patriotic lessons FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE S Friend of at the People Can you give mo me a good recipe for cleaning MRS MItS J. J B. B H. H Some housewiVes advise a system of ot dry cleaning for with Bon Ami or eo some e other good cleaning powder for tor the reason that It insures a surface free from rust which is less liable to burn Where washing is preferred however a. a little milk added to the water water water wa wa- wa- wa ter proves more satisfactory than either soap or soda its peculiarly solvent feet upon grease grease obviating all all' 1 all necessity sity for hard scouring which later will wear the tin coating and gradually cause the article to become useless for holding food and more apt to rust into holes FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Salt Lake City Utah Feb 25 1916 Friend of ot the People Can you state why the Salt Lake public should have to pay 2 a seat to see The Birth of ot a Nation when it was shown in other cities for 25 and 50 cents a seat A SUBSCRIBER Since tho above letter was received the Friend of ot the People has has- Interviewed interviewed interviewed inter inter- viewed William E. E Mick l business manager manager manager man man- ager of ot The Birth of a Nation and finds that with two exceptions the tho picture has never been shown at 25 and 50 cents Soon after atter the picture was finished it ran for four days each eachin in Portland and Seattle in cheap motion motion motton mo mo- mo- mo tion picture houses with piece four-piece orchestras and no scenic effects Contracts Contracts Con Con- Contracts tracts were then signed with the present present pres pres- ent owners for the screening of the picture on a large scale and the contract contract contract con con- tract calls for 2 2 seats on at least one- one third of the lower floor of ot each theatre where the picture Is shown The Liberty Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty theatre in New York City t the e Illinois theatre in Chicago and theatres theatres the the- theatres atres In Minneapolis 1 Milwaukee l DenI Den- Den I ver vcr and all other cities cUles where the pic plc ture has appeared got prices graded on ona a 2 scale Salt Lake has th the same mine prices as Denver and is fortunate to get them as as' the tho Denver Desiver theatre has a far tar greater seating j capacity The prices will be 2 for tor box boxes s and logos and first row of ot dress circle for forthe forthe or orthe the next five rows of Qt the dress circle for the entire parquet first balcony bid bal cony 75 cents second balcony 60 EO cents third balcony 25 cents The tion carries a thirty-piece thirty symphony symphor orchestra and a carload of ot scenery FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE |
