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MR.. GOODMAN GETS A LETTER
II ApDGE~s - Hts Press Agent .
Real One.

HeaI Oues
Jules Eesart Goodman, author OF
The Man Who Came Back" now run
ming at the Playhouse. received last
week . letter from q man in one Of
the lodging houses ON the lower East
Side which tells a pathetic story. strik-
ingly like that Of the chief character
in his play. Henry Potter Of the
drama is . millionaire's son who goes
from bad to worse until he strikes
bottom in an opium den OF Shanghai,
and then he begins the long climb back,
with the woman who saved him at his
side.
The man who wrote to Mr.. Good
man has also had a fight of years. and
he has not yet won out. OF course
his identity cannot he disclosed The
letter follows.
Mr.. Jules n. Goodman.
care The Playhouse Theatre. Cifu.
DEAR SIR,--No doubt you are the re
cipient Of a great many letters telling
You OF how the writer's have enjoyed
and appreciated your play. "The Man
Who Came Back" and | guess a great
many nnd their way to the trash basket
] also am writing to ten you Of my
appreciation. but with . different mo-
tive.
l. like your hero. came from Q sooa,
wealthy family. the --------- Ct
fame, and am In the same positien thai
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ACCURACY OF NOTION PICTURE.

shswn ~ Geraldine FaPras as
Jea. 81 Arc - the New Ciae.s.
That the motion picture has opened
up an entirely new and unlimited held
for the presentation Of historical
events in the form Of drama Is the
opinion Of those acquainted With the
preparatory work on the Joan Of Arc
picture in which Geraldine Farrar ap-
pears a. the star produced b Cecil b.
DeMille.
There Is a difference between motion
picture productions with modern
backgrounds and great cinema
story OF the early fifteenth century.
Before Miss Farrar went to California
three months ago TO devote her entire
Joan Of Arc" the most careful prepara-
tions had been made to follow the hest
authorities. not only in the telling Of
the story but In the customs. man
ners, dress and details Of the period.
According to the late Mark Twain
tho life Of the Maid of Orleans Is
unique In history a. having been
recorded under sworn testimony. Dur
ing the great trial when Joan OF Arc
was called upon to prove she was not
a hereto every incident and detail Of
her life were revealed. These records
are preserved to the present day.
When Miss Farrar was in France a.
student OF the operate stage she
became an enthusiastic disciple OF
Joan Of Arc. In order to crafty this
enthusiasm she travelled over the en-
tire section Of France sacred to the
French people a. being the soil on
which Joan achieved her great tri-
umphs. During the taking Of the
picture. In which she plays the title
role. Miss Farrar was invaluable IN
supplying details Of historic accuracy
The cast which appears In support
Of Miss Farrar includes wallace Reid,
Theodore Roberts. Hobart Bosworth,
Raymond Hatton, Tully Marshall,
James ONeill. Marjorie Daw. Lillian
Leighton. Hugh Koch, Billy Elmer and
Charles Clary.
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the little troupe which his father
organized for tour Of the world. In
this way young Clifton saw Australia
and South Africa.
Young Crawford was convinced that
he should have seen America first."
and resolved to rectify the mistake. As
soon as he became 21 years old he
sailed for Boston. He found America
more formidable than he anticipated.
In vain he tried to get hearing. He
was advised that bookings could only
he obtained in New York. But Boston
seemed big enough to him without
thought OF invading New York When
his money was all but gone he was sub
merged by wave OF homesickncss
that swept him back to Scotland again.
Immediately he began to save up to
lay siege to New York. In the mean
time he wrote q letter to the booking
offices telling them he was coming and
would make a big dent In theatrical
circles when he reached here. He was
overjoyed to get reply promising him
= weeks tryout In Boston. Back he
came and for one week he did his turn
twice day at Keiths. But nobody
the Scots were passed over In silence
by tho Bostonians. At the end OF the
week Crawford got his pay envelope
and an expression Of thanks for his
services-Dit no mention was made OF
further engagement. So Clifton
found himself "at liberty"
There followed a period Of fruitless
effort to get another hearing. and when
he WAS up against II he answered
another advertisement for agents 10
sell a new golf bali. His method Of
selling the balls WAS TO go out 10 n
links. exhibit one OF tho balls. tee It
up and drive II 200 yards or 80 as
sample Of what the ball could do.
Golf enthusiasts were so impressed
with what this native Scot could do
with a driver that he was soon en-
gagcd by the Brae Burn Golf Club as
instructor.
And Crawford might he golf star
to-day instead OF musical comedy
parsonage II he had been swayed from
his original purpose. But he found at
the golf house an unsuspecting audi
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ence on which he could practise. He
would sit down at the piano casually
and. seemingly by himself, sing over
some ditties Of his own manufacture.
In no time he was more Of a hit In the
clubhouse than he had been on the
links. He found out there what ap-
pealed to tho American sense Of hu-
NOR. and IL was there. too. that hs met
a man who introduced him to q man
ager who was putting on . musical
comedy. 1t was at this ,time he wrote
Nancy Brown" which Marie Cahill
sang.
So Crawford got his first real op-
portunity through his golfng ability.
Tho piece in which he got small part
proved a failure. but in the course of
rehearsals ana out Of town PERFORM
ances he proved so ready at meeting
emergency that every member Of the
company was talking about him when
they got back to Broadway. When he
embarked on the vaudeville stage for
the second time he carried everything
before him. II was one Of his friends
OF the golf club who suggested that he
recite E,r,ing's "Gunga Din" Craw-
ford had accounted II a "parlor piece"
But he tried g. out and II was this fea-
ture which gave him a countrywide
reputation. He was a comedian who
could bring tears to the eyes.
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saw those two performances and made
my acquaintance later. He was
mighty encouraging and told me I
certainly ought to take up tho stage a.
q profession. So I'd about made UP
my mind to come North and enter
some school of acting when my uncle.
col. Henry Watterson. found out about
IT, lie went straight to my mother
and said that that was no way TO 90 on
tho stage at all. II anybody wanted to
go on tho stage the only way to DO It
was to go. And he said he would try
TO get me on through his good friend
Marc Klaw. And sure enough he
wrote Mr.. Klaw and Mr.. Klaw replied
that II I came to New York ne would
see II he couldn't md me something
to do.
when Henry Miller took me into
his company and took me to California
last summer It was Just TO be an
understudy to all the ladies in the
company and not to have any real
part at all. But out In San Francisco
he decided to let me try to play the
young sister In Come Out OF the
Kitchen and ] suppose my own accent
helped me to make good In II, Any
how, it's all been very wonderful, now
that I've got over the awful trouble,
that come of not knowing the frst
thing about grease paint and all the
other things they call makeup, and I
enjoy every performance more than
the last"
Miss Milton's real name Is Barbara
Watkins and one OF her uncles Is
Bruce Haldeman. president OF the
company that publishes the Louisville
| Courter-Journdl. while her grand
| father, Col. W. A. Milton, is secretary
treasurer Of the company.
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AN ACTRESS FROM IRELAND.
Dat she Came Here BY Way si
London.

. 49, ,.,.s A
A05" ' VI.
VINO plays the VIE Win Afno'd Oaiy
In "Ths Master" At the Fulton THE
atra. has had an Interesting experi-
enoe during the first months Of her
appearance in America--she finds her.
SEN q sort OF perpetual resembler.
II am uneasy about II, to say the
least" she said. during the inter-
viewers visit to her dressing room.
"and I don't know whether II means
that I should turn straight round and
60 hack TO London or not. But truly
have been amazed. Here IL my
scrap book-do YOU see this notice
from New Orleans paper: Miss
Iatimer has an extraordinary resem-
blonco 70 Maude Adams Well
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SHE PLAYED AN F. F. v.
A.A Has . Kentucky Accent 4
Help Her Out.

Barbara Milton, who plays the
spunky little Nirginian in Come Out
Of the Kitchen" who refuses to 20 on
hooking up" the bad tempered grande
dame from the North In spite Of the
pleadings Of Ruth Chatterton a. her
sister. 10 not at al spunky of tho
stage This 10 the more remarkable
when the fact 70 known that she Is
only 10 years old and that this 10 her
very hrst appearance ON the stage.
Her own excessive modesty. amount.
Ing almost to shyness. makes her stage
performance of . self-wtlled. highly
strung. outspoken girl altogether ex-
ceptional.
When she was asked to expllin how
she Is able to give performance that
would do credit to An actor OF long
experience Miss Milton in her dressing
room one night last week smiled a
self-deprecatory reply.
II didn't reckon l was too good in
the part" she began--and there was
no doubling her statement that she
was born in Louisville. Ky. But I'm
mighty tickled to think that other
folks seem to like tho way do It.
It's all the nicer because 1t happened
without my ever daring to expect such
thing.
"The very beginning Of It all came
Ave years ago. when ! was 49, There
were thirteen of us girls who lived In
the Court-that's St. James Court
down in Louisville one day we
decided to give an outdoor play down
in the Patch-that's the famous Cab.
bage Patch. you know. that Mrs. Rice
made into play. We wanted to give
benefit for the inhabitants of the
Patch and We decided TO try to drama
tize one OF Mrs. Hodson Burnett's
boofs, We got Mrs. Rice TO write
Mrs, Burnett, who was in Bermuda AZ
the time, asking her permission. When
| tho letter came back granting our re.
quest We all got busy ana made a play
| Of the book. And We all acted in Il
and raised 800 for Mrs. Wigs and the
! other folks In the Patch.
"Then ] acted In several high school
plays and finally In two plays that
were done by an alumni club OF the
hign school. One OF these was Tam.
Ing OF tho shrew' and the other one
'0rser etockinss.' The dramatic sdi.
tor Of the Louisville Coxrter-Jowr~o
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"Oh. well. II can't have voice OF my
own" she smiled. II should like moth
ing so much as having Miss Anglin's."
This lady OF many resemblances has
had q brilliant II brief career. She ran
away from her convent in France and
appeared for six months on the French
stage before her family discovered her
and carried her OF to London. There
she had many successes. and there
she nrst saw Arnold DAILY. when he
took the Shaw plays TO London. Mr..
Shaw had wanted Miss Latimsr to ap-
pear with Mr.. Daily in ono Of the plays
but her contracts would not permit, so
that It was not until Tho Master
that they acted together.
1T was a memorable night in Lon
don when MIR. Daily brought us the
Shaw plays" she says. 'He came In so
quietly that nobody knew he was there
I'll he appeared on the stage---in work
so extraordinary that London forgot
he was newcomer. forgot no was not
English. forgot everything except
that he could play Shaw a. they had
never seen It played before They rose
in their seats and cheered him. Have
you any idea what that means in an
English audiencef He could no maxi
ing q fortune in London still II he
had wanted to stay there"
1T think he Is tho finest actor 7
have ever seen," she added. with the
exception OF Guitry-and think
Guitry only equals, does not excel
him.
AS,.. ..,v,>r .av. sNoe 49, .>,> .,.
has In THE Master is the most dlf-
f1cult she has ever had. and she tells
OF having been greatly downcast over
II TIL after the opening night. when
Frank Reicher sent her word that she
must not be disturbed by It. as It had
upset every actress Of prominence on
the German stage.
II don't know what Hermann Bahr
has put into that lady" Miss Latimer
| says. but she II really q classic ter
ror to actresses. You know Der Mel
ster' has been done often in Germany,
but II has always been a problem To
nnd the actress for the wife. ] some
times wonder II We are not little
disturbed by her because she gives the
sex away! outwardly. OF course. her
| autnOT mas gwen neT HI tne auNun-
| tages--but ! think inwardly ne was
| having a bit OF fun with women when
he wrote her. or course. tho saddest
part OF that to me Is that I think
the Wifc Is truthfully drawn. and that
] women deserve most OF what she irdi-
Gates about them-though l do believe
in women and hope for much more.
think women will finally end this
war. for example, and I believe that
they will build up after the war an
other and greatly better kind Of world.
But. oh. they do such dreadful little
things. Trust women In all tho big
| things and distrust them in all the
little ones--isnt that a good ruler
Yes. I think any wife would leave
her husband n he offered her free
dom to have affairs. She would resent
bitterly his willingness TO let her. In
Tho Master what seems to him so
noble and forgiving seems to his wife
so ignoble that she can't remain in the
same house with him"
Having got that far in her philoso-
phizing Miss Latimer then reminded
her visitor that IAN geNeralizations
are untrue. including this one" and
sent him out to watch this problemati-
cal lady from the front of the theatre
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retire from active theatrical produce
ing.
At Alidnizht following the "nrst
nighte OF "Her Soldier Boy" Mr.. Shu-
bert caught an express for Wash
ington. where ne spent two days tuning
up "The Passing Show Of 1915" re-
storing It's former speed rad liveliness.
which certain critics had declared It
lacked. Then he went on to Chicago.
where he has been busy preparing "A
World Of Pleasure" for a tour Of the
South and Southwest. II Will be the
first time that "a Winter Garden pro-
duction has ever toured that section Of
the country. and Mr.. Shubert IL espe-
cially anxious that most favorable
impression will he made.
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THE ELMENDORF TALK.

Dwight Elmendorf's "Around
the World in Two Hours" will be
given at Carnegie Hall tonight.
Starting from our eastern littoral
and returning by way of San
Francisco, the lecturer will pre-
sent comprehensive glimpses Of
the many points of interest. The
waters to be traverscd arc the
familiar Atlantic. the romantic
and inviting Mediterranean, the
famous Suez Canal, the Red Sea,
where the hosts of Pharaoh were
overwhelmed in the food; the
Indian Ocean, the beautiful In
land Sea of japan and the broad
Pacific. The countries to be
touched upon will be Gibraltar,
India, Java, the Straits Settle
ments, China, Japan, Hawaii and
tks United States.
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J. SHUBERT Is rapidly maxim

J. UdUbEHT Is rapi0Iy making
. nams for himself a. one Of
the busiest a. well a. one of
the most artistic OF musical play pro-
ducers. In the last eight weeks he
has whipped into shape Ave produce
tons. all Of which were In a more or
less hopeless condition until no ap-
peared on the scene. With his un-
firing energy. ability TO make the most
Of every little opportunity for a strik-
ing effect. whether II Is In a situa-
ton or musical number. and his
abundance of ideas, he has put the
unmistakable stamp OF his skill on all
the attractions with which he has
come In contact.
The frst production this season to
which Mr.. Shubert turned his atten-
tion was Tho Show Of Wonders"
now playing at the Winter Garden.
Mr.. Shubert worked day and night on
this attraction. engaging players, Sc
lecting musical numbers. devising
scenes and situations that would best
set of tho varied talents OF the per-
formers. preparing effective and orig
inal enssuablss and rehcarsing the en-
tire organization. His methods OBJ
tained success. for "The Show Of Won
ders" has been called one of the best
entertainments ever appearing at the
Winter Garden.
With its successful presentation. Mr..
Shubert took UP the task OF staging
"Follow Me-" in which Anna Held is
now appearing at the Casino Theatre.
Confusion and chaos were dominant
everywhere. Substituting speed and
interest for laziness and indifference
among tho members OF the company.
Il was not long before he restored
order and efficiency. His enthusiasm
possesses the ability to inspire others
to do their utmost. In this particular
instance no enlivensd the numbers. re-
arranged the situations and designed
new and original dec ..ative effects In
tho settings.
No sooner was his work completed
with Follow Me" upon its successful
presentation on Thanksgiving eve than
Mr.. Shubert set of for Baltimore IN
whip into shape Her Soldier Boy
the new military operetta. which. with
Clifton Crawford as the star and John
Charles Thomas and Adele Rowland
has swept into such tremendous popu-
laIity at the Astor Theatre. Mr. Shu-
bert had faith in the merits OF this
work despite its treatment out OF
town. When It was originally pro-
Auced in Chicago last spring and failed
to win emphatic approval Mr.. Shubert
said that with certain improvements
here and there In the staging he wal
confident Of IL ultimate success. II
was produced again this fall In Boston
where II was not declared q popular
attraction In spite Of its cast. melo'
dious score and humorous book. Trav'
elling on to Washington. Philadelphia
and Baltimore. 1t was almost unani'
mously put into that class OF attrac'
tions which fall short OF success.
While in Baltimore Mr.. Shubert in
troduced new situations, revised others
quickened tho action. laid more EN-
phasis upon the dramatic possibilities
OF the play. and caused new coined,
contrasts to balance the occasiona
note Of pathos, His plans worked out
admirably in rehearsal and 80 con
fidcnt was he Of the success OF thu
New York production that on thu
night before the premiere he said tina
n "Her Soldier Boy" failed he woult
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BROOKLYN VARIETY.

ORPHEUM - Anna Wheaton
and Harry Carroll, Emmet Dewey
and company in "Rubeville,"
Isabelle D'Armand and company.
Hunting and Frances, Five Of
Clubs, Whipple Huston and com.
pany. Wells, Norworth and
Moore, Colonel" Marc Diamond
and others.
STAR-Monte Carlo Girls will
present two farces, Fun in a
Railroad Station" and "A Night
in Monte Carlo" The burlesque
company includes Frank Murphy.
George Leon, Arthur Laning and
John Hudging.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-17
UNAVOIDABLE WEATHER
CONTINUES ON EVE OF
P0UGHKEEPSIE RACE

PoughkeepAie, n. ", june ! g. --
linfayCtable weather and waier con-
ditlons which have handicapped the
oarsmen during the last ten daNs of
training for the twenty-second an
nual regatta Of the intercollegiate
Rowing association. continued to the
eve of the race
Syracuse and PENNSYLVANIA did not
take To the water at all during the
afternoon, and Columbia ana Cornell
were able only to have u short paddle
this evening. Coach Rice. OF Column
ha. announced that his crews would
row again tomorrow morning
Weather conditions. h9wever ap-
pcared TO have little effect upon The
enthusiasm of the spectators who al
ready are arriving here.
While all the Fights have their loyal
supporters the concensuS of opinion
among coaches and experts Is that NOT
In several years has the trio Of races
presented a more uncertain aspect
Syracuse is he choice of many Tor
the varsity fuur-mile event. ana ow-
ing to the preponderance Of backing
is a s to 4 tavoritc to defeat Cornell.
the second choice Even money also
was paid rs Pennsylvania supporters
that the Quaker crew would defeat
Columbia, whose hackers were asking
S to / on the New York crew against
the field
In the junior aud freshmen races
{ otnen was quoted AT even money
against the field with Syracuse spc.
end choice in both minor events
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-17
FRUIT FARM FL0URISHES
BLOCK FROM MUNICIPAL
LIMITS OF ALBUQUERQUE

4 certain wise man once said that
the proof of the pudding IS in the
eating thereof Barton Kellar, who
runs fruit farm on Williams street,
about one block from the city limits,
proved TO a press representative yes
terday afternoon that his peaches are
an ample justification for his faith in
The fruit-growing possibilities OF
Rernalllo county.
Four Years ago, when Mr.. kellar
decided TO turn his alfalfa field into
a fruit orchard. his friends were fun
of well-meant suggestions to go else
where. But Mr.. Kellar's belief i'm his
own county was mistaken. and he
persisted
Today his trees are laden with high
grade luscious fruit. Mr.. Kellar in
vites the public to see--and taste
what he has done. One doesn't have
TO be a farmer to he convinced by
his proof.
II want the knockers to come es-
peciallN.' was Mr.. kellar's parting
request as he drove off in his peach
laden car
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-17
CAPTAIN TOULOUSE is
BACK IN CITY AFTER
TEN NEEDED RECRUITS

Capt ], II. Toulouse, commander
of one of the local companies of ma
tional guards at Columbus, is again in
Albuquerque, engaging, as he says, in
a gumshoe hunt for more recruits
He had secured two up to last night
and he wants ten more, which viii
bring his company up to the minimum
for muster into the federal service,
that Is, siXty-five
Captain Toulouse will be at the
Commercial club all day today to con-
fer with prospective recruits.
The wind which had been making
things disagreeable for the soldier
lads for several weeks. has died down,
he said. and there has been no more
than pleasant breeze experienced AT
the camp for two weeks.
All the local boys are well and APP
parently contented the captain de-
clared He said the camp had settled
down greatly and things We're going
ahead with as much smoothness as If
1t were a regiment of regulars en-
camped at the border, instead of
national guard organization.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-17
PLANS Of DRIVE
FOR FAIR FUNDS
ARE BEING MADE
Monster Mass Meeting Called
for Monday Evening TO Start
Work on Latest, Biggest
and Best State Exposition,

Plans for the initiation of the drive
for the gathering OF the city's share
of the state fair funds have been
worked into preliminary shape with
the issue of call late Yesterday after
noon by President w. p. Southard of
1.-THE state fair commission, for mon
ster meeting to lie held Monday night
when the general public will get its
Isay on how, what and why shall be
done to make the forthcoming New
Mexico exposition the biggest, and the
best that ever has been pulled off
The public, Mr., Southland promises
will be consulted at later times also,
by the state fair commission, but Mon
days meeting will be one of the most
important consultation, inasmuch as
it will have to do with money. and on
that account every loyal Albuquer-
quen is urged to attend
Just where the meeting will be held
was in doubt last night. The con-
sensus of opinion was that 1t should
be held at the Commercial club, but as
there is hardly room for over 200 in
the meeting room of the club, il has
been suggested that the session take
place in the high school auditorium.
Mr. Southland is considering the mat
ter.
That the meeting is of importance
and will be interesting is guaranteed
by the promise of the governor. oh
tanned yesterday over the telephone.
to attend. Nor is the executive the
only prominent man in the state who
will be here for it. Holm O. Bursum,
of Socorro; Charles Spices, of Las
Vegas; II. Fl. Belts of Silver City, and
{. A. Scheurich, of Clovis, also prom
ised to be present, as did Eugene
kempenich. of Peralta
Most of these men will make brief
addresses. so also will President
Southland and the newly elected presi-
dent of the Commercial club, Q. n.
Marion, and NJ. l.. Fox.
The meeting promises to be a live
one from any point of view, in fact, |
Mr. Southland said that it would deal
with some issues of exceptional inter- !
est to Albuquerque, and the indica-
tons are that there will be few Of |
the citys progressive spirits who will |
not attend