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The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-12

for the money. No favOritism will be
played. The contest Is not on until
after leave the automobile.
May the best one win Is the sincere
wish of,
Yours truly,
SHERLOCK HOLMES, JR.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
HER HIT AN ACCIDENT
Irene Franklin Tells How She
Composed Red Head Ballad.

One might imagine song writing was
the easiest thing in the world when II
is considered how many successful
songs have been written. Miss Frank
lin writes the lyrics Of all her songs,
and Burton Green, who is Miss Frank
Inns husband in private life, and on
the stage, too, for that matter, sup
plies the music. Originally song
writing was joke with them, and
the biggest hit they ever wrote was
an accident. Every one remembers
"Red Head" which Miss Franklin
introduced. and which made her world
famous. This was the accident
song" aud Miss Franklin says so her
self In giving its history.
"The lyric Of Red Head" said
Miss Franklin, "is a fright, but that's
because | had 70 write IL in a half
hour and never had a chance 70 go
over II. You see, Father-that's Burt
used 10 play series Of chords that
! simply loved. Consecutive Gevenths,
he called them, whatever that may be.
One day he arranged them in a sort
Of chorus, and ! asked him to write
them down and they might come in
handy some day. He did, and up at the
TOP OF them wrote Red Head; that's
what he called me.
That's a great title for a song
said Father
"'Let's use it, said We were buy
ing songs those days and neither OF
uassad ever tried TO write one for our
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
A HUMAN DOCUMENT
Harvey O'Higgins Tells How
He Found Material for
"Polygamy."

The fact that "the hero of the new
play, 'Polygamy,'" is announced to
speak to-day in New York at two meet
ings arranged by the Federation OF
Churches, is one more proof of the in
creasing effect of the "human docu-
ment" in the plays of the day.
The "hero" of the play Is the Hon.
Frank J. Cannon, of Salt Lake City,
the first United States Senator from
Utah. lie has hurried to New York
/ from his Western lecture trip, to take
up the campaign against polygamy IN
New York at this time of the recall Of
the Mormon missionaries from the war
zone of Europe to labor in the East,
and TO see the play just put on at the
Playhouse, which Is said to parallel his
own experiences in its main story.
The world is so full OF number OF
facts that the playwrights are picking
their heroes out of who's Who" and
putting the real thing in human drama,
and Harvey O'Higgins, who, with Har-
riet Ford, wrote 1.-THE Argyle Case"
"The Dummy" and "Polygamy," has
made a speciality of the human docu-
ment. "The Argyle Case" was from the
actual adventures of Detective William
J. Burns, and Burns coilaboratcd in the
pay anu, lOI SptCldl ltdsOHS VI hio
own, named the hero Ashe Kayton.
"The Dummy" embodied the. actual
"boy detective" who worked with Judge
Ben Lindsey and Mr.. O'Higgins in the
preparation of their material and in
vestigation of their facts for "The
Beast in the Jungle"
"Yes," said Mr.. O'Higgins, to the
question of the human document;
: "to chance meeting with Senator
Cannon one day on the streets of DEN
yer, | probably owe the play 'Polyg-
amy The play could not have been
written but from the inside psychology
of the Mormon people given me in my.
association of over year with Senator
Cannon in Salt Lake City and in Dem
yer, during the time ! was collaborat-
ing with him in the writing of Under
the Prophet in Utah.
81 was walking on the street in Den
yer one day with Judge Lindsey, during
the period | was in Denver at work on
The Beast in the Jungle, when the
judge stopped to speak to a man whose
absolutely tragic face attracted my at
tention. He was Frank j. Cannon, son
Of the First Councillor of the Mormon
/ Church. He was the man who took the
pledges OF the Mormon Church to Wash
ington and secured statehood for Utah,
the man whose eloquence and energy
helped to save the Mormon community
at one of the most desperate crises of
its history, and who was instrumental
in lifting from his people the last
measure OF prescription by the gov
eminent and restoring to them their
escheated property. | was told that
when the pledges he took to Washing
ton TO secure statehood were broken
by the Church, Cannon, then in the
midst Of a brilliant political career,
/ hired a theatre in Salt Lake City and
/ publicly denounced the whole system
of Church dictation in politics and the
/ financial apostles who were selling
/ Church influence. He knew that this
meant death to him Of all political
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
AT THE STANDARD.

Julian Eltinge, with the same COM
pany of players as surrounded him
during his engagement at the Knicker-
booker Theatre last season, will be the
attraction at the Standard Theatre,
presenting Otto Hauerbach's so-called
melodramatic mystery farce with songs,
"The Crinoline Girl" for the week be-
ginning on Monday night, under the
management of A. II. Woods. In this
play Mr.. Eltinge is given logical oppor-
tunity to shift from the role of young
man to a young woman and back again.
During the play he sings number OF
songs and displays an abundant ward
robe of feminine attire. Mr.. Eltinges
supporting company will include Jeanne
Faglee. Lottie Linthicum, Jane Mar
bury, Corinne Baker, Mamie Palmer,
Eddie Garvie, Herbert Mckenzie. James
Spottswood, Walter Horton, Charles p.
Morrison, Joe Smith Marba and others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
THE BANDB0X
New Playhouse Opens with a
Comedy on Dec. %.

Jerome X. Jerome's comedy Poor
Little Thing" which will be the in
augural Offering of the New York Play
Actors Company, when this organiza-
ton begins its season at the BandboX
Theatre, in East 9th ST., has been
progressing splendidly in rehearsals,
and this week will sec the finishing
touches put upon the production by
General Director Douglas Wood and
Stage Director Edward Elsner, who
have the work in hand. An invitation
rehearsal, on Monday evening, Deem
Der q, will be given, but the regular
opening to the public takes place on
Tuesday night, December %. Joseph
Physioc, the scenic artist, is complet-
ing an artistic production for the
premier of the little theatre. The &C
ton takes place in the students quar-
tiers, in Paris, and depicts girl student
life there. The cast will include Eric
Blind. Frances Carson, Anita Claren-
don. Amy Dennis, Rider Davies, Ernest
Elton, Jenette Terrell, Helen Fulton,
Agnes Kemole, William Lorenz, Car
roll McComas, Dora Mavor, Alma
Mara. Irene Perels, William Raymond,
Eleanor Russell, Celia Randolph, Elsie
Ronald and Beverly Sitgreaves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

should marry the author or her lead
ing man, but my own experience has
taught me that such team work has
been more than an advantage TO me-"
The youthful charm of Lydia Lopo-
koya is a delightful memory for all
those who have seen the little Russian
dance. 1t is said that "Just Herself"
the new comedy by Ethel Watts Num-
ford in which Harrison Grey Fiske
will present Miss Lopokoya as an Eng
lish speaking actress, at one OF the
Brady theatres, on 48th ST., on the
evening Of Wednesday, December %,
gives full scope to all the former
danseuse's elfn personality. 1t is the
first of Miss Mumfords plays to be
produced. The author is well known
as a magazine writer.
Miss Lopokova, in making her bow
as an actress, has the artistic sponsor
trained by both Mr.. Fiske and Mrs.
Fiske, who, some time ago, became i'm
pressed with the latent dramatic
genius Of the winsome little danseuse.
Miss Lopokova told the Fishes that she
had wanted to be an actress "for years
and years" Her desire could hardly
have been Of hoary age, for the new
star has just turned twenty.
Still, it was at the age OF nine or
ten that Lydia Wassilievna Lopokova
was enrolled as a premier sujet" at
the Imperial Mariensky Institute Of
Dance, in Petrograd. Her rise throu, h
the various ranks of balletdom, ranks
of mixed French and Italian titles,
was phenomenal. At fifteen she was
privileged to wear the snow white
ballet skirt Of the premiere" LA
precose"-the infant prodigy-was
what Paris called her during that first
wonderful season Of Ballet Russo, at
the Chatelet, in 1909, when Paris
proved the real home of the real Rus
sian ballet, giving to the genius of
Leon Bakst scope that was denied him
in ST. Petersburg. After her Paris sue
cess, Miss Lopokova quilted Russia for
broader fields in America, just as she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
LUCY COTTON poNGAnY
AT THE PLAYHOUSE

ambitions in Utah. Further, in his
paper in Salt Lake City he took up the
fight against polygamy and political
dictation so vigorously that he was
publicly communicated and forced
down and out. That man. Judge Lind
sey told me, has the inside history OF
the Mormon kingdom As the story
had never been written, it seemed to
me one that should be told TO the coun-
try. When | approached Senator Can
non with the plan, he declared that the
story could not be written--it had
features too tragic to touch upon or
to be understood. But when | showed
him the manuscript Of the Lindsey
story and told him exactly what | pro-
posed that he should do, to discharge
his debt to the nation by telling the
truth about Utah conditions, he con-
scented. We worked over il a year, veri-
flying every detail, and the result was
the series in 'Everybody's Magazine,
which was afterward published in cook
form.
"The story in its human aspect was
highly dramatic, and | believed there
was a play in it. Finally, after | had
elaborated with a Mormon woman in
writing a novel on the theme called
The Other House. | persuaded Miss
Ford to collaborate with me in a play.
We both realize that it could not have
been written but for the intimate in
sight given through the association
with Senator Cannon. His life is the
human document from which the play
was written, though no single char
acter or type of 'Polygamy' can be said
TO represent the man, and no situation
precisely parallels his own dramatic
story.
"The use of the human document
in a play depends on whether you are
writing literature or life. In a play of
social conditions, the writing of life is
imperative. The human document and
the facts in the case are invariably
the material Of social drama. Ideas
are not efficient, and literature is not
adequate. You have to deal with life"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

Charles Frohman will bring out T..
Temple Thurston's four-acs COMEDY
"Driyen" at the Empire Theatre To-
morrow night. It will be the first met
ropolitan performance Of this piece IN
This country. Driven" last season
was one of the successes in London at
the Haymarket Theatre. Alexandra
Carlisle had the chief part on the other
side. as she will have at the Empire
Theatre tomorrow night, and to
Charles Bryant falls the corresponding
chief male role. Mr.. Frohmsn has as
sembled for the remaining parts Leslie
Faber, Lumsden Hare, Haidee Wright,
T w, Percyval, Arthur Greenaway, Rita
Otway and Fred Goodwins. h: Temple
Thurston, who wrote "Driven," is bet
ter known in this country as a novelist
than as a playwright, but London has
seen several good plays written by nm.
Pretty much all the movement IN ms
latest play, DRIVEN" rises from the
startling diagnosis of a fashionable
London physician. Sir William Medli-
colt gives Diana Staffurth two years
AT the most to live. Promptly she re-
solves to live with all possible vehe-
mence her remaining span. Out OF TINS
theme Mr.. Thurston has made his play,
Mrs. Staffurth has a good deal of eX-
cuse for wanting life" Her husband
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
FIGHTING IN FLANDERS

The story of the sacking OF Ill he
will be told by Z. Alexander rO"; !, is
author and war correspondent, T,s.
illustrated lecture, Fighting ,wT.lse.
ders," at Carnegie Hall next W,brocs
day evening. Mr.. Powell VEN ss.nanssrl
the Belgian campaign as eorI ,ss srris'
officially attached to the beisissi, r liss
in the field, and was on the III ~ fsll
from the capture Of BrusSe' :. '. }. sntry o.
of Antwerp. He witnessed Ins ,srs. snd
the German forces into AM. ANY,. N Asr-
he also investigated eondilioIs Surise
schot, Louvsin and Termc Tss lsetare
the German occupation, In l.s phois'
will be fully illustrated VIA nd b.
graphs taken by Mr. Powen ,.susuisl
press photographer who s'''
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
WILLARD MACK IN sovrocn FOR 50 rvch" AT THE
LOkGACRE

Office he played at writing magazine
stories. When editors began to show
his manuscripts consideration, unusual
TO the efforts of the beginner, and
when checks for accepted stories began
to come to him, Mr.. Blossom wisely
turned his attentionlto serious thoughts
of writing as means of livelihood.
The encouragement that he received
by various magazines made him deter
mine 10 try more ambitious writing.
with the result that "The Documents
in Evidence" was printed, which was a
love story.
Then Blossom turned his attention
to a field entirely different. He visited
the raeetrack and studied the charac-
tiers there. and when he had completed
a course he had a character. That
character was Checkers, tout, and one
familiar TO millions Of Americans.
Later, when Checkers was turned into
n play, il was Blossom himself who did
the dramatiZing.
Blossoms first appearance as libret-
fist was made in 1904, when, in con-
junction with Alfred G. Robyn, "The
Yankee Consul" was written. Then be-
pan the famous combination between
himself and Victor Herbert. from
which resulted "The Red Mill" writ
ten for Montgomery and Stone, and
mile. Modiste" and "The Prima
Donna" for FRITZ Schef After sepa-
rating from Victor Herbert Mr.. Bios
som wrote 1.-THE Slim Princess" for
Elsie Janis. for which Leslie Stuart,
composer Of "Floradora," supplied the
music This was followed by "All for
the Ladies'" in which Sam Barnard
starred, with music by Alfred G. Robyn,
his first collaboration. Then was
brought about the renewal Of associa-
ton between Blossom and Herbert and
its resultant, "The Only Girl" These
two authors are also az work upon n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
loan SAWYERS GARDEN.

Joan SAWYER has invented a new
dance which she calls zurmaxka. 1t is
a nolka. mazurka and a make COM
bined. danced to polka music of LA
Czarina Miss Sawyer has been dane
ing the zurmaxka at the Persian Gar
den for the last week. The prize teas
at the Persian Garden continue, and
Miss Sawyer is making preparations
for New Years Eve, when a unique
souvenir will be given
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
sLIzAseTH eRcE IN WATCH YOUR, STEP" Attic
NEW AMSTERDAM.

is a stodgy fellow, who cannot amuse
her and thinks only of keeping her in
cotton and wool. He is 80 afraid of
frightening her that he does not tell
her about the death sentence, but she
hears it by listening at the door while
the doctors consult. Her natural an
noyance at her husbands deception in
creases her thirst for "life." Mrs.
Staffurth turns to Captain Furness for
companionship on her new career. Cap
tain Furness, knowing nothing of Mrs.
Staffurths fate, induces her to run
away with him. A plunge into the
whirl of life from sheer impulse
huge adventure without generalization
is Mrs. Stafurt' s longing. But the
captain plans. He counts upon Mrs,
Stafurth rather too openly and shrewd-
ly. The unexpected happens. and he
is confronted with I've husband. In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

A revival of "The Marriage Of Kitty"
to be preceded by a new one-act play
entitled "The Dumb and the Blind" is
the double bill promised by Marie Tenn
pest as the third offering of her roper
tory season at the Comedy Theatre. to
be given on Friday night, December u.s.
following the current production Of An.
thony Wharton's play, "At the Barn,
which will remain the bill up to that
date. "The Marriage of Kitty" adapted
for Miss Tempest by Cosmo Gordon
Lennox, has always oeen regarded as
the English condolences greatest sue
cess. "The Dumb and the Blind" which
Miss Tempest has produced with sue
cess in London, is a COckney play writ
ten by an American author, Harold
Chaplin. 1t is the very antithesis OF
"The Marriage of Kitty" being a study
of London slum life. with philosophi-
cal theme In it w. Graham Browne,
leading man for Miss Tempest, takes
the part of Thames bargemap devoted
to the pothouse and speaking Cockney
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
"CHEZ" MAURICE.

Hereafter at the Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday afternoon dansants at
"Chez" Maurice a free exhibition OF
many OF the latest ballroom evolutions
will be given by Maurice and Florence
Walton. The cuisine offers special
chatting dish connections, made TO or
der By Henri Tardieu, formerly chef al
the Pre- Catelan in Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
AT THE IRVING PLACE.

"Die Spanische FLEECE" a new Ger
man farce, will be presented by Di'
rector Christians and his German stock
company at the Irving Place Theatre
Wednesday night, December i6. die
Spanische Fliege" was the latest play
of Lew Fields. lie appeared in an
American adaptation Of the farce
called THE High Cost of Loving The
part of Lew Fields will be played IN
The Irving Place Theatre production BY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

According 10 all Of the tenets Of the
theatre, the success or failure or an
actor invariably depends, hrst, upon
ability and personality, and, second,
upon that Elusive psychological mo-
ment called opportunity. Without wish
ing TO upset all traditions which seem
to have been so carefully nurtured'
Miss Marjorie Rambeau, who mas just
made her first New York appearance
in the principal role Of her husband s
play, $50 Much for So Much" when
follows closely upon the heels OF ms
first work, "Kick In" asserts that she
owes most of her success TO team work
"By that, ] mean, said MISS Ram
beau" a constant and close ASSOCIATION
with the author who conceived the
character which ! am portraying. Fort
unately for me, | married man who
has been playing opposite parts, and
at the same time succeeded IN writing
parts which ] have been able 10 alb
sorb and characterize, but ! do not
think / could have ever conveyed the
characteristics Of these creations with
out that sympathetic bond Of under
standing which comes when two people
can compare, By constant deduction,
the many subtle things which help an
actress 10 convey sincerity and mean
ing 70 an audience. Each day brings
q new angle and each hour new
thought, and by trying these new ex-
periments when they FIRST appear in
thought | think have had an unusual
advantage over the actress who receives
A manuscript, studies II. goes 20 read
ing Of play, studies her part. and then
begins that series Of iuterminable re-
hesrssIs, which must needs include d.
rsction for many others in the cast as
well a. herself
playing Mary Brennan, the steenog-
rapher In 80 Much for SO hacn rs
tbs best Illustration ! know or How
essv II is 70 fall into the ethics Of a
ebsrscter. Even since Dir. Mack hrst
conceived the idea for the play, ! nave
been acting MARY Brennan, until she
wss deyeloped into the girl who was
disclosed 70 the audience N the Long
sere Tbests>. Ny scenes in the play
with the reporter were not merely me
result Of rehearsals In the theatre, be-
cause we actually played them at home.
Il d63tot mean that every actress
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

selves. sent the idea and the music
to several of the boys down in Tin
Pan Alley where all the song writers
in New York are found, and asked
them to work them into song for
me. Would you believe it? Every one
of them sent it back and said they
could do nothing with it,"
Irene Franklin and Burton Green
will introduce several of their latest
songs at the Alhambra Theatre TINS
week and also sing several Of their
famous song hits.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

7 farce of advertising, love aad sosgl
well played at George NJ '0H'"
Theatre.
"THE WARS OF THE WORLD, i !
gigantic spectacular production wei
played at the Hippodrome'
"UNDER COVER a rafting goa
melodrama, with William Coursh"
and a good cast, at the Cor''
ION TRIAL" an extremely inte l..
ing and novel play, by Elmer EeI pc.
stein, presented with an excelieD'
at the Gambler.
"THE LILAC DOMINO" a ss'R
pleasing and graceful operetu ~.
sung, at the Forty-fourth SIre"
atre.
HOLBROOK BLINN presen'. ~
new plays at the Princess - ~,
tremely interesting programme 80 .,,
best he has presented at TINS tns'"
$50 MUCH FOR so MUCH, ~. ~
showing the perils that await t1s
ing girl. At the Longaere.
"POLYGAMY," an interesting P Il,
showing the secret practices %
Mormons. At the Playhouse.
MARIE TEMPEST and her eG con- r,
in AT the Barn" At the Comee. .
ginning Friday night "The ipiisi
Kitty" and 1.-The Dumb and the '
"wATCH YOUR STEP" a llvei y en- en-
! steal show, with first rate cas-. !"
tertainers, at the New Amsterdam
"THE DEBUTANTE," a Vleto, h,
bert operetta, with Hazel Dawn .
star. AT the Knickerboeker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
rNFW PRODUCTIONS
FOR THE WEFH
Alexandra Carlisle English Comedy-Mare Tempe,
Revves a Former Success

Heinrich Matthses. Others IN A.
are the Misses Lotte Fraedrjeb NJ NJ =
Schoenfeld, Aranka Eben, Gem c Sss'
and Lima Haenseler and Rudi ST -
Christian Rub, Richard Feis, - y
Meyer, Hans Hansen and Gust, y
Schultz. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

dialect peculiar TO the London water
front The underlying idea Of the little
comedy is that most of US are really
full of sentiment and capable Of exalted
feeling, but nobody knows il because
we are blind as TO see and dumb as TO
expressing what we feel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
HENRY BLOSSOM
Librettist Began His Career
in an Insurance Office.

Henry Blossom, librettist, who with
Victor Herbert. composer, wrote The
Only Girl" playing at the Lyric Thea
tire, comes from Missouri. While he
was an insurance clerk in his fathers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

the conflict that ensues Mr.. Thurston
displays his best ingenuity. London
took liking to Driven" because OF It's
humanness, its common sense and its
unusual acting opportunities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13
CURRENT ATTRACTIONS

"KICK IN" a first rate meloa...
played by an excellent cast, with ~
Barrymore and Jane Grey as the ~.
at the Republic. NJ
"THE ONLY GIRL" a pleasin, =.
bination of music and comedy. :, =
Lyric.
"OUTCAST," an interesting ii.
which shows Elsie Ferguson A. n
best, at the Lyceum. 4
"SUZI," an elaborate musical 49,
edy, with Jose Collins and a large ~
at the Shubert.
EXPERIENCE" modern mo,,pl
play, at the Booth.
"LIFE," the biggest and best Of ca.
tacular melodramas, at the Manhst,,|
Opera House.
"A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS,
Jolly comedy, played in excellent h.
ion by an English east. At the IIts
Theatre.
"CHIN-CHIN" is Montgomery a.
Stones best vehicle, and a wholeson,
humorous evenings entertainment A
the Globe.
THE PHANTOM RIVAL" quit. "A,
most charming play we have seen M,
season, with a splendid cast, At N,
Belasco.
DANCING AROUND" full Of "a,
costumes, striking scenes. good lock,,
girls, tinkly tunes and attractive dane
ing, at the Winter Garden
twin BEDS" a bright farce, Wit
clever transformations, at the Pulo,
"THE HAWK" an interesting vehisl
for William Faversham and Mile. Dor
ziat, at the Maxine Elliott.
DADDY LONG-LEGS," a ecrsa
with charm and Ruth ChattertOn, /
the Gaiety.
THE LAW OF THE LAND
melodrama by George Broadhurst 1
/ the 4Sth Street Theatre.
"IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE" ioII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-13

is now quitting the dance for more
freedom in the drama. But in Gust
Herself" Lopokova does dance, as part
of the action.