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Again, when Lord Deeford went to Egypt, and com¬ pleted the purchase of the Suez Canal, he wired to Disraeli in London, as follows: “THE CELERY IS RIPE TO CUT.” This is decoded as follows: “THE SUEZ CANAL PUR¬ CHASE COMPLETED AND CHEQUE ACCEPTED.” By using “The celery is ripe to cut” in the same manner as “Sand makes the best bed for celery,” it should prove in¬ teresting as teaser copy. In many cases the exhibitor desires to run a shorter synop¬ sis than the one presented on the first page. Here is one that oan be set in six point and go into your program and herald: “Disraeli” is a story of lov.e and politics, but chiefly it is a story of love, in which the spirit of adventure is not wholly missing. In 1876, the Right Honor¬ able Benjamin Disraeli, Prime Minister of England, decided to purchase the Suez Canal from the Khedive of Egypt, as a furthbr means of defending India. Rus¬ sia covered the canal, in order to isolate India from England as much as possible. Parliament was not in session, so Disraeli acted on his own initiative. He first asked Sir Michael Probert, Governor of the Bank of England, to finance the scheme until Parliament met. Sir Michael turned the project down, cold. Dis¬ raeli turned to Hugh Meyers, a rich Jew banker, who succeeded in negotiating a loan through the Argentine. But the spies of Russia were busy. The ship carry¬ ing the gold from South America was scuttled. Gossip (the work of the spies) caused a run on Meyers’ bank, and he was bankrupt. Meanwhile, Disraeli had sent Charles, Viscount Deeford, to Egypt with Meyers’ cheque drawn on the bank of England, and the Argentine gold was to be placed with the bank as security to cover the cheque. Lord Deeford closes the deal in Cairo, and cables Disraeli. Meyers calls to announce the wreck of his bank. Disraeli sends for Sir Michael Probert, explains the case simply, and demands that Sir Michael endorse Meyers’ note for the purchase price of the canal, threatening by official act as Prime Minister to close the bank if Probert refuses. Probert, in the crisis, signs the note. Into this story enters Clarissa, daughter of the Duke and Duch¬ ess of Glastonbury, who is in love with Charles. The love story as between Dis¬ raeli and his wife is one of the great attachments of history. Louis N. Parker, the dramatist, retains the sweetness of all this. The story is told in massive “sets” and unusually beautiful “exteriors.” Here is a Head and Tail-piece Design for your Ad. Lay-out