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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-11-17

The political campaign is thing OF
the past, but the problem of the United
States are things OF the present and
future. In one Of his speeches at
Shadow Lawn, President Wilson rid
iculed the claim that European nations
are engaged in manufacturing great
body of products which will be dumped
on this country after the war. Within
twenty-four hours after that statement
was made, the submarine freighter
Deutschland" appeared in New
London, Connecticut, with $40, ZOO, 900
worth Of goods direct from Germany.
When Germany can send US goods un-
der such circumstances as these, what
will she not do when the war is over
and her ships are free to traverse the
ocean without let or hindrance either
from foreign countries or from protective
Tariff law Of the United States2
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-11-17

A pretty good evidence Of the effect
OF the Wilson Underwood tariff law on
our beet sugar industry, prior to the
outbreak OF the European war, is shown
in our imports Of sugar beet seed, a
product which we have been slow to
develop in the United States and for
which we have depended largely on
Europe. In 1918 the beet sugar in
dustry was doing well, and the produc-
ers had the Presidents promise that he
intended them no harm. That year
IL, O4o. 600 pounds Of sugar beet seed
was imported from which to raise the
sugar beet. In October, 1918. the
Democrats WEIGHED on their promise,
the duty on sugar was reduced 25 per
cent, and slated for the free list shortly
after, beet sugar production fell off
about 25 per cent with prospect OF
further reduction, and during the first 8
months OF 1914 we imported but
100000 pounds Of seed. The i'm
portation fell to 3,030,000 pounds for
the first eight months Of 1915, and
then the stimulus of war orders for sugar
commenced and the drum Of the Euro
pean guns set life pulsating through
the beet sugar industry. During the
first 8 months Of the current year we
imported nearly 100000 pounds OF
sugar beet seed. And the Democrats
aver that Wilson put the industry on
its feet.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-11-17

One Of the amusing official pro-
clama,ions issued on the eve OF the re-
cent election was a warning from the
Department Of Justice at Washington,
that there would be vigorous prosecution
Of any persons who used intimidation
or threats in order to prevent voters from
exercising the elective franchise. That
proclamation was directed to Northern
states. The Attorney General halls
from Texas. If he wants opportunity
for the exercise of his powers as a
public prosecutor, he can find plenty OF
| it in all the states south Of Mason and
Dixon's line, where practically half oil
the voting population is prevented by
intimidation from casting the vote OF
having the vote counted.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-11-17
Cars FavOrite BandmaSter Will
Direct Music at the Apple Show
Famous Russian viii Bring His Band to Spokane In
November.

PELZ, holder of decora-
tons from the czar Of Russia
and the sultan of Turkey, con.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
THE DESIGNING MIR. JONES

When, a few weeks later, Granvih
Barker annexed the Stage Society
plans, along with its guarantee, NJ
Jones, unknown to the famous Eng
lish producer, was accepted as a son
of property thrown in free Of charge
The decorations for "The Man Who
Married a Dumb Wife," seen at the old
Wallack's Theatre a year ago last
spring, were executed to the last detail
with Mr.. Jones's own hands. There Is
even the memory of the night before the
first performance, when Lillah McCsr'
thy, persistently dissatisfied with her
costumes, demanded Of Mr.. Jones, with
the clenching OF fists, dress thai!
would make her look beautiful" Mr.
Jones sewed the dress that same night
The settings for this play were per.
haps the one unquestioned hit Of the
whole Barker season. This is the more
remarkable since the new stagecrsf'
was then still new, and offered innum'
cradle opportunities for effects that
would be bizarre and freakish to the
Philistine mind. If Mr.. Jones escaped
this danger it is because his instinct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

the way is "The Parson Of Pansmint."
1t is Peter B. Kyne story, and carries
a special musical score.
Now comes Lou-Tellegen with the
claim that he was the first actor ever
to appear in motion pictures. ages
ago." is the way he backs up that state
ment. 81 had just finished a season in
Paris as leading man for Sarah Bern
hardt, and had gone to little town
in the provinces for brief rest be-
fore beginning rehearsals for a new
production. One day, in the quaint
little town where | was living, a man
with a cinematograph camera appeared
on the scene TO take some pictures OF
the village streets. The town was in
an uproat five minutes after he was
discovered here was man with
cumbersome box that actually photo
graphed people walking along, and
made them appear lifelike. ! struck
up an acquaintance. with the operator,
and that night we dined together. The
thought occurred to me that the public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

puts the theatre first in ell he does
Art must always be present, out "
must not use the theatre to exploit |"
No matter how beautiful a stage ssf
ting may be, in Mr.. Jones's opinion
must be theatric or it is worthless.
II was shortly after this that Arts"
Hopkins, realizing that stage me'h0'
were bound to change in America
well as in Europe, engaged Mr.. '0n',
as his artist in ordinary. The hnt"
the productions to come 10 the sar
with his scenery was "The Devils Jar
den" The scenery for this piece ~n
entirely realistic in method; me on"
trace Of the new stagecraft was 10 w
greater simplicity and appropriateness
of the settings. In the spring NJ
Jones designed the inner scenes TOT w
Shakespeare Masque, "Calibsn, 'n~
when il was seen that Mrs. Jonh =.
Alexander's health would not perm
her TO execute the costumes, ne "
over almost the whole contract W"
in six weeks he made nearly sever y. =.
dred separate designs, and pers'''"
superintendent the execution OF e'e'
On the night of the first perfornsD.'
of "The Happy Ending IL was
nounced that Waslav Nijinsky haa
lected Mr.. Jones to design scenery 80
costumes for two new ballets TO De P''
duced this fall by the Ballet ka''"
This is the first time a non-Russisn :"
fist has ever been engaged for saen
task by this famous organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

ID OBERT EDMUND JONES, VINO de-
IN signed the scenery for "The
Happy Ending" learned a large part Of
his art technique before he ever
thought of the theatre. When the
"new stagecraft" had its first glimmer-
ing in this country, with the perform
ance of Reinhardt's "Sumurun,' Jones
was a minor instructor in the art de-
partment of Harvard University. What
Harvard gave him had little to do with
the theatre. The college saw drama in
terms of propaganda, thesis and real
ism-in terms, that is, of Shaw, Gals
worthy, Hauptmann, Granville, Barker
and Tolstoy. That is the side OF the
theatre which generally aggravates the
artist; it left Mr.. Jones at least bored.
What Harvard gave him was a collec-
ton of fascinating lore about color
scales, balance and rhythm, and the
like.
Those who knew him at the time re-
port that his artistic spirit did not
thrive under such learning. 1t has
even been limited that the art depart
ment did not consider him as seriously
as one should be considered when one
is on the teaching staff of the oldest
American university. Instead of bal
ance and rhythm and color scales he
talked about smashing effects" and
"blazes of color" The birds on the
elms predicted that he wouldn't last
long in the university teaching staff.
And he didn't. Having got the thrill
Of the theatre by designing land even,
when necessary, sewing) costumes for
one of the productions of the Harvard
Dramatic Club, he made stab the next
season at some costumes for New
York musical show. In his soul he
had the new manner of stage decora-
ton. But Broadway knew nothing
about the new method at the time, and
he could do his stage designs only for
the few friends who liked them.
His drawings, however, happened to
be seen by distinguished German ar
fist, travelling in this country, who
was connected with Reinhardt's The
atre in Berlin. He urged Mr.. Jones to
90 abroad and hang around the
Deutsches Of he couldn't get behind
the scenes) until he got the hang of
the new manner. This, at the earliest
opportunity, Jones did. On the
strength of his drawings, helped by
! letters of introduction, he secured un-
usual privileges in the most famous Of
the modern theatres, noted as a palace
of mysteries which the uninitiated
may never penetrate. With behind
the-scene privileges and full entree to
the valuable Deutsches library of draw
ings and costume plates, he worked
hard at his own imaginings. He even
helped a bit with the actual conduct
of the Deutsches productions. When
the war broke out he was on the point
of having his designs executed for the
Budapest production of the yellow
Jacket"
But the war broke out. And Mr..
Jones came home from the country
where the theatre was moving feverish-
ly to the land where the theatre had no
place for art
He had been in America only few
weeks, however, when the Stage So
ciety. inspired patron of the new and
the beautiful, engaged him to do the
settings and costumes for its projected
production of Anatole Frances "The
Man Who Married q Dumb Wife,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

would like something different from
ordinary scenic views, and ! suggested
to him that the next day he photograph
simple little story which | had in
mind. Cut back, close up and all of
the present devices of photo dramatic
art were unthought Of, and as the
cinematograph would only hold 200
feet of film, the story had to be told
at that length, so the next day, with a
couple of young people, we went into a
garden and acted out and photographed
the story. have the print now IN
Paris, but | never show it,"
Ethel Barrymore is being filmed in
1.-THE Awakening of Helena Richie"
Margaret Delsnd's novel. In its dra-
matte form Margaret Anglin was seen
as Helen. Metro is making the picture.
Olga Petrova has turned author. She
will be seen next in film of her own
manufacture.
For her first appearance in pictures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Margaret Anglin will use Maxim Cor
ky's play, "The Chosen People" Miss
Anglin has returned from her summer
home in Massachusetts,, and in a few
days will assume the dual responsible
ties of stage and screen. In addition to
her film work she is to appear in
Maugham's play Caroline" scheduled
to be seen at the Empire in three or
four weeks-immediately after the de-
parture Of "Sybil." On non-matinee
days she will act for the camera.
Her director. incidentally, will be
Arthur Voegtlin, who designed so many
of the Hippodrome effects in the olden
days. Also associated with her will be
Livingston Platt. One of the chief
scenes of the Gorky novel calls for a
Russian street, and one will have to be
either built or imported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Poor Marjorie Rambeau! Miss Ram
beau spent many years building up a
reputation as an emotional actress, out
in the Pacific region, only to come East
and be accepted as a comedienne. Back
stage at Cheating Cheaters" she
dropped a tear or two in celebration
thereof.
IL love to emote all over the stage"
she said "In fact, ! never played a
comedy part in my life until | went
into Sadie Love- When we put on a
comedy in stock used to take weeks
vacation or else play the heavy
woman's role. And then to come here
and be hailed as a comedienne! But
they're not going to keep me at COM
edy. Next season at the latest am
going to play a real dramatic role on
Broadway"
The play in which Miss Rambeau
will play the dramatic role is "Her
Market Value" a piece written by her
husband, Willard Mack. The part, ae-
sording to Miss Rambeau, calls for
lore tears than there are in Grea:
Salt Lake.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Alice Brady's next one is entitled "A
Woman Alone"
Every once in a while they discover
another one. The Mary Pickfords and
the Blanche Sweets have been so profi-
table to their employers that the search
for film stars is never abated. William
Fox is trying hard to establish young
June Caprice as a great picture actress,
and it is not unlikely that he will sue
coed. And now Frank Powell has a
young woman named Veta Scarf, who, it
is said, has personality plus. And it
was Mr. Powell, remember, who dis
covered Theda Bara and Miss Sweet.
Miss Scarf will have part in the first
Powell production, in which Creighton
Hale, Linda Griffith and others will also
be seen.
Undoubtedly a very pleasing picture
could be got by employing a cast COM
posed of Airline Pretty, Louise Lovely,
Blanche Sweet and Bessie Love.
The Dustin Farnum release now on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
Loews American Theatre.

Among the entertainers at Loew's
American Theatre and Roof during the
first half of the week will be John
OMalley, Irish tenor; Juliet Wood,
Five Lyceum Girls, Fired from Yale,
a comedy sketch; the Reynolds, Forest
City Trio, Harry Hewitt and company
and Ebert Hubbard and company. Be-
ginning Thursday the bill will include
Frank Terry, in "Mr. Booze; Tom
Davies and company, Warner and Cor
bett, Delmore and Moore, Kubsnof,
violinist, and Sylvia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
Another Midnight Frolic.

Everything comes TO an end, so the
third edition of the Ziegfeld Midnight
Frolic will run only two more weeks.
Then there will be a new entertain
ment on the now celebrated New Am
sterdam Roof. John Henry Mesrs, who
runs things up there. insists stolidly
that he does not know who or what
will be in the new show.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
Bronx Opera House.

The Bronx Opera House will begin
another season next saturday night.
The attraction will be Common Clay"
with Jane Cowl in the leading role.
Common Clay" will continue at the
house during the week Of the 4th.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
Bv GEORGE S. KAUFMAN.

THE men who know the most about
Il existing theatrical conditions in
New York are neither managers nor
actors. They are the ticket agents
the talented gentlemen who lean across
a hotel counter at o'clock in the
evening and sell you couple in the
eighth row for $3.50 apiece. They are
worth $3.50, for the agents have the
best seats for the best shows.
No one knows better which shows
are good and which bad. II is not
unusual, in fact, for half dozen or
more agents 70 be in the audience on
the first night, and information con-
corning the merits Of the attraction
quickly spreads. The agents seldom
err. The show in which they stock
up generally runs many months, and
they can spot a failure the length OF
Broadway. The day after the opening
Of one of the recent plays the agents
bought the house for eight weeks
ahead. When that happens the man
ager quits worrying.
Inside theatrical information Of al
sorts reaches the agent before 1t Is
known by any one else on the Rialto
To say that the agent is wiser than the
manager is putting it mildly-he is SO
wise that he isn't a manager.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Also TO be found in the back-stage
region of the Eltinge is Robert Nc
Wade, who plays the man who wants
10 know the number Of DIS in murder.
Mr.. McWade has been playing grouehes
ever since "The Country Boy"-you
remember years of Discretion, ""Com-
mon Clay" and "Rio Grande." All of
those parts called for heavy voice
and bellgerent manner. and it was a
bit of a surprise 70 find soft-spoken
man taking a little rest on dressing
room couch prior to the performance.
Mr.. McWade, incidentally, played for
three consecutive years one Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Now that Goat Tales" is out of the
way. Tom Wise is again devoting him
self to Falstaf. Rehearsals of "The
Merry Wives of Windsor" will soon be
under way, and the piece will reopen
on October 14-probably in New York.
After a few months on the road Wise
will slip into the P. T. Bsrnum play,
which ought TO be named zone Every
Minute" but isn't.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
BROOKLYN Burlesquc.

Pat White and his Gaiety Gir' w.
be this weeks attraction at the ."
Theatre. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

The motion picture feature pro-
grsmme had a birthday last Thursday.
1t was three years old. The significance
of the anniversary is to be found in thu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Lew Fields's latest picture is "The
Man Who Stood STILL" Louis Mann's
old play. 1t marks the first time that
Mr.. Fields has played dramatic role,
either on the stage. or in films. OF
course, Mr.. Mann might have acted the
play in pictures, but there were rea-
sons why he didn't, Any one wanting
to know what Mr.. Mann thinks of pict-
ures can find out by asking him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Frederick c. Schang, who occasion
ally writes interviews and things for
these pages, has been hired TO 60
ahead Of the Serge de Diaghileff ballet.
Mr.. Schang will start on his trip just
as soon as he learns how to spell Serge
de Diaghilef.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27


however, he is noted among managers
for his portrayal of the crouch type,
and he never expects to be offered
anything else.
Even the actors are beginning to
pray for peace-and not solely because
of the invasion Of English talent, as
you might imagine. The reason is that
the best grease paint is made in Ger
many -Leichner's, if they must have
the ad. Frank Monroe is authority for
the statement that the American grease
paint should be the object of strict
legislation.
James K Hackett, who seems to have
faded from the public optic, has not
given up his plans to play "0thello'
here this season. He is at present al
Zenda, his place on the st. Lawrence
wearing an iron contraption on his leg
and storing up strength for Shakes
peare.
Blanche Ring bubbles off as on
that is, she bubbles on the same as sht
bubbles off-rather, she bubbles off the
same as she-anyhow, you understand
how it is. She is never still, whether
on the stage or in her dressing room Of
at her home. She is a tennis and gol
enthusiast, and so is Charles Winning
or, her husband. You know Winningel
| if you saw "The Cohan Revue" Mr.
and Mrs. Winninger are to be sepa
rated this season, and thereat they ART
grieving nightly.
"This year it will have to be-" Mis-!
Ring said, "but never again. Mr.. Co
han, as a matter Of fact, offered the
revue engagement to the two of US
but simultaneously Jane 0'Day came
along. Mr.. Winninger can play any
| thing, but there really is nothing il
this play that would give him a proper
chance. After this season, however, W,
shall be hired together or not at ALL"
Inquiry concerning the whereabouts
of Miss Rings home brought forth al
/ invitation.
"You must come down to Mamaro
neck some day and have lunch with US,
she rippled, "and then have a game o.
| tennis"
"All right How about along in The
spring, just before Broadway and But
termilk' leaves New York;"
Miss Ring hesitated just second.
YOU'D better come for Thanksgiving
dinner. Goodby!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

1.-THE Heart Of Hero" based on the
Clyde Fitch play, Nathan Hale" is
about to be released. The hero is Rob-
ert Warwick, who has done lots of hero
ing in his life. The announcement has
it that Mr.. Warwick plays the title
part, which is the heart, but this is
probably incorrect. At all events, Gail
Kane is to be seen in the leading
woman's role.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Bought and Paid For" Broadhurst's
play, is being put into pictures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Coming along pretty soon will be
"The Whip" done into motion pictures
at great expense and in ten reels. The
World folk will make it, and Maurice
Tourneur will direct it at the Paragon
studio, with, of course, the hand Of
William A. Brady lowering over him
and ready to descend. Even Mr.. Brady
admits that "The Whip" is melodrama,
but he says that's what they want.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

SHOULD She Have Told?" is the name
of a forthcoming World film, and it
sounds interesting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Vincent Serrano has been engaged by
Thsnhouser, and will be starred in a
five-reeler, "A Modern Monte Cristo."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Julian L'Estrange will be seen in sup
port Of Maurice and Florence Walton
in their first picture, now in process of
construction. 1t is entitled "The Quest
of Life"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

The Dustin Farnum release now on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

Frances Nelson and Arthur Ashley
are to co-star in Petrova's play, "The
Revolt"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

House Peters and Gail Kane will
soon be seen in THE Velvet Paw" a
political tale which touches on the
child labor problem.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

fact that it was the feature programme
that enabled the screen to attract the
stars of the legitimate. 1t also drew
the managers Frohman, Brady, Be-
lasco and others who had held aloof at
first. The Famous Players Company
begin it by instituting a programme of
thirty-six five-reel pictures a year. With
this policy in effect, it became possible
for a manager to book a continuous run
of features for his house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27
AROUND AND ABOUT


bearded ancients in "Ben-Hur." Now,
however, he is noted among managers
for his portrayal of the crouch type,
and he never expects to be offered
anything else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

June Caprice, William Fox's latest
and most fascinating discovery, will be
the star at the Academy of Music for
the first four days of the week in Lit
tie Miss Happiness" Harry Hilliard
will have the leading male role.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-27

At the Rialto Theatre Bessie Barris-
Gale will be seen in plain Jane" a
modern version of the ugly duckline.
Prominent in her support will be
Charles Ray. A feature Of the musical
programme will be the first American
appearance of Vincente Ballester, n
Spanish barytone of reputation in Ma
drid and points adjacent.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-04

acknowledge a social call from the
gentleman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verweist of Stanley
are moving to this city and will oc-
cupy the Gottschalk house on 9th ave-
nue. south recently vacated by the
Chounard family
Miss Ada Shaffer will attend the Ep-
worth League convention held at Ste
vens Point the latter part of this week
Miss Irma Ingram visited at Stevens
Point the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Barrett have
sold their home at 1869 Grand avenue
to out of town parties.
George Mccarthy is in the city for
a visit with his mother, Mrs. Louise
Mccarthy.
Mrs. John Faessler of Wausau is in
the city visiting with friends.
Mrs. L. M. Alexander entertained
the Travel Class at her Port Edwards
home on Tuesday afternoon.