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The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
NatfonaI-Ofis skinner in Cock o
the Walk"

Cock O. the Walk the new comedy
by Henry Arthur Jones. in which Otis
Skinner returns here tomorrow night to
the National. is said TO have delightful
satirical drift that is sure to be appre-
ciated by all who are well acquainted
with the conditions of contemporaneous
stage life and theatrical management in
London. Nowadays the successful actor
in the British metropolis is a social lion.
The doors of the great are always open
to him Among his friends he reckons
peers of the realm and noted ecclesias-
tics. Dowagers and duchesses are among
his personal acquaintances. All of the
impressionable misses of romantic tenn
perament flock to the matinees to pay
him homage.
The new comedy. Cock o the Walk"
in which Mr.. Skinner comes here. shows
two contrasting types Of actor. Mr.. Skin
ner will impersonate a jovia! actor OF
genius Tony BeIlechamber," whose one
CONSPICUOUS trait is that he is always
professional" He knows all the tricks
of the trade. he has all the traditions of
the stage he knows all the poses befit-
ting each dramatic situation and he has
prodigious gift for quotation from the
works Of Immortal One He has.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
"Gypsy Maids"

Will J. Kennedy and Jack Miller are
the principal comedians with Butch
Cooper's "Gypsy Maids organization.
which will be next weeks attraction al
the Gayety. The musical comedy en-
titled "On the Trail is said To IL
the principal feature of the program
There will, however. b. an added attra'-
ton in the form of an olio with 4 Q-"-
gram comprising all-star vaudeville acts.
including Evans and Davis. singers and
dancers. the Carnival Four and MANY
others. The cast includes VIII J.
Kennedy, Jack Miller. Shirley Lawrence.
Harry P. Kelly. Harry Evans. Flo DAVIS.
I.ottis Blackford. Kitty Foresight and
the Princeton sisters.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
Potash and Perimutter."

Tie thousands of playgo"rs who know
Potash and Perlmutter" by their first
names will be glad to learn that tn
two famous partners Will return I"
Washington next week at the National
Theater The same company that ap-
peared at the Cohan Theater. New York.
will be seen here.
Potash and Perlnutter" needs n" in
PRODUCTION 10 the American public Ever
since Montague Glass famous ChaTar-
tcrs began to illumine the pages of the
Saturday Evening Post. Abe and Nav
russ have been cnshrined in the affec-
tions of millions of people who found
their wit and philosophy and in tn"
episodes OF their life. plenty to laugh
at TO think about and to sympa thiZr
with.
Abe" and ''MawrUss" will he glad to
welcome their ole friends and make new
cnes during the forthcoming engage
nlent.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
audeyille.

Como opera re-enforced by a variety
of diversions. will hold sway at Keith
next week. the conspicuous feature be
Ing the production OF the Gilbert and
sullivan Revue" in which the principal
episodes in ''Pinafore. ''Mikado. TIL.
CiondOIiers'' and The Pirates Of Pen
zanCe.'' are blended. Another inclusion
will be Taylor Granville. Laura Pierpont
and company in the pIaylet. The Yellow
Streak" The balance OF the bill will
include cyan and Tierney with nor
new songs to win plaudits. Whitfield AMI
Ireland in The Belle of BinEville.
Harry and Emma Sharrock in Behind
the Grandstand;" Lambert and Fred
ericks in a song and dance Serenadr.
Albert Cutler. The Yankee Billlardist.
the pipe organ reCitals and the PItha
bi-weekly news pictorial.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
AT Bay

The Poll Players will bs seen next
week in GSorse Scarboroueh's thrilling
drama. AT Bay" which enJoyed al all
season run in New York City. with i
cast which included Guy Standing and
Crystal Hsrne
The play is one succession Of thrills.
1t is a story of love and crime. \. H
Van Buren, will he seen in the role Great
ed by Mr. Standing. and Miss Ritten-
house will he the heroine. played o-lGi-
nalIy by Miss Herne.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

the production OF the piece in Lon
don.
How do | account for Them" re-
lterated Mr.. Shaw IN his most scath-
ing accent.
They were occupied not bv my
play, but by the scnscless, ,ncontirent
indecent. irritable. lll-mannercd. mad
dening, guffawing and braWl,ng that
all but ruined carefully prepared
performance and sent the audience
out OF the theater too worried and
demoraized to know that they had
themselves TO thank ior rowdy
evening.
Il ask You how are actors to act2
How is play to have any sense, or
continuity or rhyme or illusion. or
charm when At the end OF every
speech. and sometimes three or four
times in the course OF it, the per-
lormer has to stop and wait until the
spectators express their appreciation
and amusement bv making disgust.
ing noises?
Is it anv wonder that the play
ceases to be play and becomes a
Chrls:y minstrel entertainment. with
Bones and Mi>tah Johnson uttering
inCon~ecutive pleasantries encouraged
by roars OF laughter
You are going TO tell ne that peo-
pie must laugh-that laughter is
wholesome and healthy. that people
20 to the theater to laugh. You
might as well tell me that people
must spit. that they must blow then
noses, that they must yell while ex.
cited and use foul language when
annoyed. Rubbish,
People can sit two hours at
oretch at one of the acts OF Wagner's
Ring without making a sound loud
enough to spoil the silence. which is
the FIRST condition OF real attention on
the part OF an audience and of COM
plete absorption in the play on the
part OF an audience and OF complete
absorption in the play on the part
OF the performers.
My own ambition is to see nv
plays acted to empty houess. In them
may be no money, but at least there
is a silence and better acting, and the
public will see that it can admire ac-
tors without irritating them. I
hould like to finish the run of AN
drocles' by throwing the audience to
a real lion. Then l could say with
Hamlet The rest is silence The
silence would be such rest.
why do the depressing plays
flourish and the lively plays perishe
Because the depressing plays are lis
tened to in silence. They get a chance.
The others are brawled down, laugh
ed down, murdered with noise.
Il have only one message to the
British playgoer. and that is. if YOU
want to enjoy yourself in the the
ater. hold your silly noise.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
Paramount Pictures.

Following a Girl of Yestsrdav, ~
which Mary Pickford appears at Lew
Columbia Theater the latter part Of this
week. Marie Doro. the enchanting ,oIH-
star. will he seen in The White Pa.
an Ella borate photo production hv E6iti
Barnard Delano. The White Pearl Is
a fanCiful romance of the Orient via
which drama and mystery ara 7hsuIn-
mgly interviewer.
Laura Hone Crews. one Of the fore
most feminine stars Of the AmeriCa1
stage. will make her second appeararr~
as a photoplay star in a Lasky picturi-a-
ton of her great dramatic success.
"Rlackbirds." which will be the attrac
ton the last four days of next week.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
THE CURRENT WEEK.
BeiascO-''A ndrocles and the Lion
nnI The Nan who Married
Dumb Wife"

0E@ 0f the Interesting events Of this
theItrICal year Is to be the production
or Bernard Shaw's "ArdrocIes and the
Lion and .\natOl" Fran, e's The Man
Who Married a Dumb Wife which
LIllah Mccarthy. Granville Barker and
Fercy Burton VIII present at the Belasce
Theater. this week. l; seems scarcely
necessary TO say that Granville Barker
is one of London's foremost men of the
thea ter-a produce! who holds in Eng
land the same position that Max Rein
hardt and Gordon Craig occupy on the
Continent in respect To the new art OF
the theater.
Wien Skaw's "Fanny's FIRST Play
was acted in this country n few Years
ago it was by BarkeI's Company and
with his production. He was the trans
ator and adapter Of The Affairs of
AnatOl," which Winthrop Ames pro-
duced and he was "o-aurIor with Mr.
Laurence Houstman If III" fantasy
piav." "Prunela."
Mir Earkers Ione association a. pro-
ducAr of Bernard Shaw> PLAYS has put
him in foremost position in the Eng
lsh theater It IS recalled that more
than a decade ago Nr. Barker held the
rrO6UrIng rights to Alrs Shaw's play,
CANDIDA" but was unahl" 10 interest
any English producers in the play He
was engaged to produce Shakespeare $
Two Gentlemen OF Verona AT the
Savoy. then under other management,
and instead of accepting the usual fee
for stage produCns, ne obtained per-
mission and assistance to present Can
dida." himself appearing IN one of the
leading roles. Its success was immedi-
ate.
1t is. therefore. appropriate that Gran
willie Barker's first production in the new
art OF stage decoration in America
should have been a Shaw play. and
especially a fable play as the author
has described it. In "Androcles and the
Lion" which is to he seen here. the
opportunities for display of the new
style of stage decoration have led to
some very unusual, unique AMI startling
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

The opening production under the new
management will be the Famous Play
ers magnificent perturbation of 'Zazl."
with Pauline Frederick the ernenient
emotional artistic in the celebrated role.
This production will be seen the first
three days OF the week starting on Nom
day, and will be followed the latter half
of the week with A girl of Yesterday
in which Mary Dickford Will he seen a
the star. This is one Of the most novel
offerings that Miss Pickford has Pet Of
fered. and is the first motion picrur,
romance to embody all the phases nS
courtship of a generation some hv II
contrast with the most modern romantic
luxilia ries-the areplane, the pa.atIlI
steam yacht, the tennis court the .uEf
course and many other adJuncts If
present-day sport.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
PROMISED NEXT WEEK.
Nine. Petrova in The Rcvcit

The Ness-s. Shub=rt's Production -
The Revolt by Edward Lock-. IN
which Nine Petrova will stay this 500
son will be presented FOR the &rst Inn"
here al the Belasca Thearsr next Mondar
evening.
The Revolt" Is = play Of life Of tn
present day. teaching q lesson beyond
any contradiction or settlng oUt "f tn
way Of its force. There is said 20 i''
dramatic interest every moment. Every
man is likely TO see II because he will
enjoy arguing lis contentious even Il
he is morally defeated in the first aCt-
1t is a play calculated 20 start both men
and women thinking
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
Some Movie Cast.

With Marguerite Gale as the heroine
and May Robson. Lulu Glaser. Julia
Dean. Mabel Fenton ard Henrietta Cros-
man, Mime. Fjorde. Leo Ditrichstein,
Julian Scott, Charles J. Ross. Henry
Kolker. Julian Eltinge and Robel. Edison
in the company, the Kulee Features, Inc.
a new motion picture company. viii pro-
duce How Molly Maue Good" The new
feature will be released on October IS.
The scenario was written by Burns Man
tie. dramatic editor OF the Esennlg Mail
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

Il do not express myself strongly
enough. but YOU gather my meaning,
perhaps.
Whercr?on Mr. Shaw's qurstioner
mumbled an assurance that the play
wright's general drift had percolatcd
his Uranium. although he hasn't de-
cided yet whether the wit was laugh
ing at, or seriously abusing, the au-
dicnCe in question.
Russell Fillmore rolled right out
his Pullman berth in New York last
Tuesday morning into the lap OF a
neat little job.
Can YOU imagine such a thing as
walking into the first place YOU have
on your list and as YOU enter having
some one say: That's the man we
want" he writes me
Il know II sounds like fairy story
but that's what happened to me
Tuesday. and so l am rehearsirg now,
even before my trunks arrive"
Yes, | can imagine it, and so can
you if you know Mr.. Fillmore
But that isn't 50 much the point as
the splendid news that he at once Sc
cured a desirable role IN the French
farce. Some Baby" which is now
running at the Fulton Theater. New
York, and which had its premier last
month. The company for which Mr..
Fillmore has been engaged has been
organized for the purpose OF present
ing the piece en- tour. Jefferson De
Angels is the featured star. and the
tour will begin next Monday night
at Springfield, Mass, after which the
farce will enjoy a Philadelphia en-
gamement, possibly coming later TO
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
LyCeum-Burle~que.

Burlesque is to be presented at the
Lyceum This week where The Big IIu-
sical Review will hold forth
Mark Lea will be the principal FUN
maker. He will be assisted by Earl
Kern, Ed Gillispie. Gene German. Flor
ence MoorS. Mabel Lemonier and Flor
ence Williams.
a feature of the engagement is the
beauty contest Each patron will b.
handed card at the box office bearing
likenesses of members OF the chorus
Under each photo will appear ! number
On the costume each chorus girl VII
appear a number Patrons will be ask.d
to vote for their favorites. These cards
will be collected and on Friday rizhr
will be announced. Tho most popular
girl will be given \ GOLD piece
World series games. elsctri" score
board in conjunction with the show.
Every play flashed after the real pla-
will be shore.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
rcadP.

The Arcade Dance AUdI"ri.im 1nder
the new MANAGEMENT is making '~1-
lures" its nightly attraction The open
ing night witnessed \ crowd OF Severrj
thousands OF enthusiastic da~,rrS. who
were especially sratifiSd hv the exhibit
ton dancing of TWO of Prof. SChw 4b-r's
Baltimore pupils. Erma Zimmerman :ri
Gordon Schendel. VII" won enthusiasts
applause In the rendition OF Cavott".
Today will be devoted to concerts dt'2
and p. m. when the Royal ARTILLERY
Rand OF forty pieces under direction a
Sig Oriujno will render A w"ll-srleCtei
and varied program Sig. OrIUnno. past
master of the trombone. will Offer S-l",'-
tions. and as another attraction the matt
q cement mas engaged the New York
baritone. sig, Jose Par,sor. who viii sing
grand opera selections
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
columbin-Feature Film..

Tomorrow the Columbia Theater will
pass into the hands of Marcus Loew.
the New York theatrical manager, who
has been establishing theaters through
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

Nthough Nh Bankers managerial
activities have extended over a good
manv ,cars. and cover { wide range
OF play>-his Shakcspcarean revivals
having created all sorts OF discussion
and controversy in both London and
New ork-hls close association
with George Bernard Shaw has so
distinguished his career that il was
quite N order that he should offer a
sample OF Shavian wit as a portion OF
the entertainment which established
his stage decoration and direction as
fine AIT in The minds OF the Amer
lean public when he made his pro-
pitious start at Wallack's last season
N New York with the double bill 10
be seen here this week.
1t is impossible to refer to the
quaint old fable of "Androcles and
tie Lion" which Shaw has twisted
into tumble, OF wit, satire and trav-
esty, without recalling the remarks
which were wrung from the illus
trious playwright, critic, and cynic
when he was asked to account for an
extra twenty-five minutes employed in
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

James Montgomery. author OF Ready
Money" and The Aviator" has written
new farce which he has called MY
Ford" The play is sterilization of the
Ford automobile. William Collier was
to have played the leading role, but he
has gone into motion pictures.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
BurleaUue,

Next week at the Lyceum Theater
comes the Westons Moorish Maids. a
company OF twelve principals and 4
chorus consisting of eighteen pretty
girls
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

Shakespeare at the tip OF his tongue. and
he can answer the most commonplace
question with a fitting Shakespearian
excerpt. But he is am!able in temper.
bright in intellect and pictures sque in
manner. Otis Skinner will doubtless find
in this character a thoroughly congenial
part.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
CALENDAR OF THE WEEK

NstionaI-Otis Skinner in "Cock
o. the walk"
Belasco -"Androcles and the
lion" and "The Man Who Mar
ried n Dumb Wife,"
Pofs-"BeIieve We. Xantippe,-
Keith's-Vaudevflle.
Gayety-Burlesque
CoIumbia-Paramount Pictures.
Cosmo.-vsudeville.
Lyceum-BurlesHue.
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

thar II 7oar,' is sometimes rather
rudciv impressed upon u>, we may
co~ior- ourselves with the thought
that good things a,>o often come in
fooks.
Here We are TIL, week not only
ha,Inr the chance OF seeing Otis
Skinner in the new ZONES comedy, hrt
our tr,. opportunity II witnessing
Cran,ilIa EArkcr's much discussed
stac" decorations Of which We had
beer h,srlng from London long be
lore he excited The waC, OF our own
metropolis Last year with ht~ pro-
G4cti0n Il the t"uuIe ld1l ~ AnatoIe
t-anccs French ilrcc, The Man
Nho Married 1 Dumb Vie" and
Ec-n-0d Shaw, -atrical iablo OF
' Ard~cSl~s and the Lion
T"- j. .ao continuation winch Nr,
-:lr2.- VII offer rs this wcel; at the
Del-~," Tnencr in managerial CON
i..nc..o;: WIKI !.rIlah Mccarthy and
Ic-ol !"trton, giving Washington its
nrSr oooorturi;y OF Judging. first
hand, Ills ideas ii symbolic and sub
lrctl,c ccncry-play decorations
vh:ch nc intended to convey to the
>r.,.-s'0r more "f what the actor
i,,,- ''.0 4 mere picture OF the sur-
rurr'a-: - which their cn.otrons
atr stirred.
r.ou.r G3rdaa Craig an Eng
J. @.@a" in Italy, ard Bah-t and his
~,hu"! Nu.>la have farr clam to
c,o,r~.~o-aaco4s activity ~ what is
r.r0,t "'n> rev art OF stage decora-
= ... =" iuo'!nd Granville Earker
f., hen . I~.l.re cNtonrrt
j. A"crrcl wc had no followers rr
tai- field II ur7rrss;oni>tIc art until
Nr. Uarl"- iorrd IN Robert +. Jones
rn. arl1iHc1 20 carry on his own cru
~7dc, .or Mir Jones, after long study
abr0aG. rcturncd 30 tins country to
-}ape THE Man Who Married a
Dumb Nifc' under Mr.. Barkcr's di-
rec,1o1, achieving most OF his ci-f
icciS in the combination OF black and
wh:'C
The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

II the old saw 1t never rains but
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25

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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25

When the posse Of officers,
beaded by the sheriff Of the coun-
~, made q raid on, and captured
two iaitic distilleries in Elk town
ship, last week, the Boone cor
respondent Of the Charlotte OBJ
server 10 writing up the. same,
used this paragraph in conclu-
sion, which is not only mislead.
ing but IL q peryerslon Of the
TACT: report has it that men
oi pmminence (Nferring, OF
cs1zaa 10 Wataugans) are con.
earned in thiG hlockading bust,
ness." Who these flagrant vio-
laton Of the State and National
laws are is what the sheriff is try.
ing to find out and we are here
to vouch for the assertion that
no man OF prominence" is, in
any way, connected with the
whiskey business in Watauga.
Many OF our people are hurtover
the publication Of the unfortu-
nate paragraph. The CORES.
pondent is q good one. all right;
but rushing into print with such
mattersas this, casting Asper-
sions upon our mountain people,
is q vital mistake, and one that
he should be willing. to correct
through the paper which he rep
rssents, 1t is to be regretted that
any man claiming Matauga as
his home should be guilty of the
illicit distilling of whiskey, but to
set aAoat matterin a create daily
that is calculated. to cast even a
reflection upon as good a citizen
ship as the Old North State can
boast Of, is indeed objectionable:
Oi course the reporter did the
writing under the impulse Of the
moment, not thinking of the evil
effect it might have.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25

Arthur G. Lomax, Is yearsold,
Of Salisbury, N. c., has Ars,
Charles Dana Gibson to thank
that he was not turned over to
the Childnn's Society In. New
York recently. Mrs. Gibson, who
Is a "Big Sister, was in the Chill.
dren's Court when the boy was
brought in charged with improp-
er guardianship.
The boy told Justice Mayo id
accents markedly Southern how
he had lost his iah- -akAatar. .h0E
on a branch railroad down home
and being the eldest Of FIVE chill
dren decided to tighten the family
burden by joining the army. So
he went to Charlotte, N. c., be
said where despite his years he
was accep'ed by the recruiting
officer and shipped to New York
for final inspection at Fort Slc-
cum. To the surgeon at the fort
he confessed his age and that
ended his military career. He
was sent back to town and the
police OF the East Twenty.second
Street Station took charge OF
him.
Touched by his story and rec.
ognizing his accent, Mrs. Gibson
stepped to the bench and said:
"I'll take care Of himyour Honor;
he's one. Of my people,"
She said she would arrange for
his transportation home and
take care OF him meantime. Mrs.
Gibson, before her marriage, was
Irene Langhorne. of Richmond,
Va, one OF the beautiful Lang
horne sisters.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25

Asheville has adopted the com
mission form OF government.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25
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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1915-03-25

route before he and his team,
which consists Of two little mules,
were enveloped i'm a snow drift.
Up in the Rocky mountain re-
gions jack rabbits turn white in
the winter. On emerging from
the snow drift these little mules
looked as though tshey might be
Jack rabbits OF the e liant variety,
but they looked around at the
driver and told him, the best they
could, that while they were work
Ing for the governm en- t they were
neither government mules OF
jack rabbits, were willing to
tackle any kiad of aud or swim
rivers II need be, but they intend
cd to draw the lineo Q h snow drifts
They also intimated to the driver
that they thought lit would b.
advisable to 60 b nck to head
quarters and take, = new start
The driver thinking. th, stpossibl.
the mules knew more ,.about tn
prospects than he did decided t
act on this suggestion, Return
ing to headquarters be- receive'
orders to get that mail ,.throug'
in spite of snow drifts. or hig
water. After securing O 'ttunnt
squad with shovels. the trac
was cleared and the mails wen
through, T.B. y.