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New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

There Urban made for the Bostor
Opera House "The Tales Of Hoffman,
Louise" Jewels Of the Madonna,
Don Giovanni" "Djamileh." "The Sc
oret of Suzanne" The Love of the
Three Kings" "Monna Wanna "Die
Meistersinger" and, for expectation or
the company's trip to Pari, and Lon
don. "Otello," "Psrsifal' and "Pagli
acci."
Urban's first New York production
was the Sheldon fairy play, THE Gar
den of Paradise" which went down tc
failure with the bankruptcy of tho
Lebler Company. Following that came
Phyllis Nelson Terry's "Twelfti
Night" the "Zicgfeld Folies" OF 1911!
and 1916, various Midnight Frolics,
around the Map" Hackett's Mac
beth" and Merry Wives "The Great
est Nation failure fathered by Will
IAN Elliott; "The Dumb Girl OF Poy
tici" and "Orfeo," for the Rabinof
opera organization; the great Shake
speare masque. "Caliban," and during
this last season Miss Springtime,
"Flora Bella" "The Century Girl" the
Cocoanut Grove, "Niu" and now a new
"Follies.' With the last named pro
duction now safely of his hands. Ur
ban is busy with the formalities o.
bc:c ming an American citizen.
Next season there are 10 be produc
tons for the Metropolitan Opera House
rs we'll as new crop Of opcrcttas anS
the rcdecoratior OF one of the town.
leading theatres.
Docs j. seem too much along a single
line, this career Of Joseph Urban's
Let US add, then, that he varied the
monotony OF his life in Vienna by
playing tho violin with great skill ant
singing "leder" with charm that
brought him the friendship of that
lover Of old songs, the Inflated LIN.
press Elizabeth.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
Nv HARRIETTE UNDERHILL

4 GENERALLY excellent method OF
~ obtaining information from
celebrity is not to question the
interviewer. but to dlsarm him by sp-
parent Kindness and then lie in wait
for him. knowing full well that, sooner
or later. he will commit himself. But
when we went to talk with Viola Dana
we had set of questions prepared
in advance. If necessary, we were
going to use the methods OF regis
tration clerk and demand answers.
We wanted to know if Miss Dana's
hair was naturally curly. and if she
did those wonderful, weird dances in
her pictures or whether she had some
one double for her. and if she wasn't
afraid to run through a jungle full
Of scorpions and rattlesnakes in her
bare feet, and why the three little Flu
grath girls all took different names
for the stage, and why she gave up
the spoken drama, after her fine per
formance in "The Poor Little Rich
Girl and just as every one was going
into ecstasies over her sympathetic
voice.
We we're ushered into her dressing
room at the Metro studio, and there,
in an easy chair, we discovered little
girl with big blue eyes and curly
brown hair So we said, "How do you
do?" pulled out our list of questions
and started in.
81 guess you think you arc talking
to Viola Dana said the diminutive
person. 81 am Shirley Mason"
And then Miss Dana entered, and
when the two got together the like
ness was more striking than ever.
Miss Dana is terribly upstage because
she is the taller. Shirley measures
feet II. and Viola is a quarter of an
inch taller; also, Miss Dana weighs
pound more than her little sister. For
sisters they are.
We didn't have time 10 ask Miss
Dana any questions. In fact, we for
got all about them, for she is just
small bundle of entertaining snca-
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
INTERVIEWING THE DREWS

good story, only people do not realize
that. They think they must invent
strange and esoteric plots, and what We
want are simply happenings.
dear" continued the blooming Lu-
ellie, do tell them about the police
man." Mr.. Drew adjusted his glasses,
leaned back in his chair and put the
tips of his fingers together, just as he
does on the screen. His manner indi-
Gated that he was about to launch into
narrative.
"Yes, tell them about the policeman
who came and asked you if you really
got away with things at home as you
did on the screen. He seemed terribly
despondent, and said that he never
could get away with anything. Tell
, me how you do it, he said. And | said:
He doesn't do itat home
We laughed, and Mrs. Drew said
hastily: "Oh, mean he doesn't try. He
never does anything that he should not
do. He is much nicer than other peo-
pie. and never loses his temper. And |
waYa dreadful trial at first. Tell them
abo't how hard was 10 teach. never
hao seen scenario Tor camera until
three years ago. But, then, as my hus-
band said, had nothing to unlearn. OF
course, ! don't have TO act. Mr.. Drew
does all Of that. lie just tells me what
to do. You see. while am supposed
TO take the audience into my confr
dence and let them know that my hus.
band is not foolng me, must studious.
ly avoid letting any of the people on
the screen know that ! suspect him OF
anything. Just as in real life never
would let his sisters nor his cousins
nor his sunts discuss his peccadilloes
with me il he had any, which he has
not.
"lf you want TO see one of our come
dies in the making. just come up in the
studio any day. You went be in any
danger, for. YOU know, Mr.. Drew and
! do not believe that hurling missiles
is the soul Of wit. And We do not
mind acting before an audience in the
least. VIC are no, self-conscious. Mr.,
Drew will tell you that"
But Mr.. Drew still said nothing.
II. L.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

WE TALKED to the Drews Sidney
w and Lucille McVey-one day
last week, and this is what they said
to US:
"Yes, indeed We do write, direct,
assemble, title and act all of our own
comedies. and We are expected to turn
out fifty-two finished products each
year. It keeps us busy getting ideas,
Of course. and if ! see any one who
looks as though he had a spark of in
tclligence Immediately corral him and
ask him for scenario, or at least for
a synopsis We noticed that Mrs.
Drew did not ask us for any scenarios
or synopses.)
Tell them, dear, about what hard
work we have getting enough ideas for
our plays. You see. it's like this: In
reality, the plots in our pictures arc
nothing at all. You might turn the
camera on any we'll regulated family
almost any day in the year and get a
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

grand prize at the Paris Exposition
for its decorations. About the same
time he began 10 design and decorate
rooms for art exhibits, fitting carpets,
and sculpture to be shown. Al the
Paris Exposition he was sole juror of
the Austrian exhibit, as we'll as deco
rator Of its room. Finding too many
paintings for the space at his disposal.
twenty six -year-old Urban threw out all
but the most modern in conception.
And when the Academy questioned his
action Urban resigned with twenty-five
other artists and formed new society,
Minister of Fine Arts gave Urban the
famous old ministry building for the
new groups exhibition. The next,
Urban designed a structure in which
the society thereafter held its own
shows.
The decoration of exhibitions, pal
aces and country houses continued.
bringing Urban fame, fortune and Of
fetal orders Of various sorts. lie
varied his architectural work with the
capture of the prize for the Cars
Bridge over the Neva, in Petrograd,
and with the illustrating Of chidren's
books and historical commemorative
Volumes. 1t was his illustrations that
finally led him into the theatre.
Through these aud his friendship
with the director Of the Imperial
Rurgthcatcr, DR.. Paul Schlcnther, he
became interested in modern stage
management. In cooperation with Pro
fessor Heinrich Leher he mounted
many plays, the scenery of which at
trsctcd much attention and ultimately
caught the eye of the director of the
Boston Opera Company. In Vienna
Urban staged plays and operas for the
two imperial houses; soon he was
making productions in the leading the
atrcs Of the Teuton world. In all he
made some half hundred before com
ing TO America.
Urban's first designs TO cross the
water were shown in Boston in 1912:
"Polltss ct Melisandc," "Hansel und
Crete" and Tristan und Isolde" In
the summer Of that year he came 70
Boston as artistic director Of the
Opera House lie brought with him
hi own STAFF OF artisans and set up in
Swampscott thc studio which is now
turning out American productions by
methods once very strange 70 America.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

agreed with Miss Dana in most things,
but we can't share her affection for
Peter.
awe had a weeks vacation, and
I'm dying to get back to work, only
I'm terribly afraid, too. ! am going
to do Blu. Jeans and if it shouldn't
be all right they would never forgive
me. Every time | do a picture ] suffer
so from stage fright that | swear !
never shall do another-and then, OF
course, do.
"All Of that is nothing. however,
compared with the agony Of selling
Liberty Bonds. when was in Boston
they asked me II would do that, and
they said that all / would have TO 90
would be 20 sell them and not say 4
word. Then. unfortunately, ! found
that they wouldn't sell themselves and
had TO make speeches. ! didn't know
enough about the situation 20 tell the
people why they ought TO buy them.
I just kept telling them that IL was
their duty, and number Of them mus,
have been convinced, for | sold them.
wasn't it funny that my sisters and
/ should all be actresses, and yet none
Of my people arc professional j
have been on the stage since ! was
five years old. / started as a dancer
and then, before knew II, ! was play
ing child parts. Then ! became an
ingenue. J guess that is as far as III
ever get first, because ! am so smsh
and insignificant, and, second, because
was born in Brooklyn. Brooklyn
the home of ingenues, YOU know. YAM
pires may be and sometime really arc
born out in the Sahara Desert, in ku-
sia or in South Africa; but my ante
ceden,s arc so prosaic. There Is no
mystery about me anywhere. Ny real
name is Flugrath. and haven't any
accent nor any figure, so J never can
hope to attain success as q vampire
"ln my next picture I'm going 10
play twin sisters. One Of them i'
wicked. while the other is regular
little daughter OF Elsie and Rollo you
know the worthy woman type! Ne"'
you can imagine which one I'm more
interested in, and for the sake oil my
art I'm watching the methods Of every
a
vampire OF note. I'm going 10 "
known from now on as the ingenu'
that made Theda Bsra jealous
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

4 BOUT this time OF year there Is
"A strong suspicion abroad-one
might even say "abroadway"-that the
art of Joseph Urban is merely a va
riegatcd and spectacular thing. But
when the silly season is departed. when
the "Follies" have frolicked away TO
Boston and Mr.. Ziegfeld is dormant.
then New York will have 10 recon
struct its view Of Urban. For about
November Is the man who leaps from
Caliban TO Eddie Cantor as decora-
tions for his highly dramatic back
grounds will display at the Metropoli-
tan his craft as designer Of serious
opcratic scenery. Meanwhile. 1t IS
rather interesting to discover that Ur-
bans life has been quite as spectacu-
lar and variegated as his art.
At fifteen he adapted to Austrian
forms the Sloyd work of Sweden, which
his father, distinguished educator,
was introducing to his native Vienna;
together they got out textbook with
illustrations BY young Urban. -Four
years later ne had stopped such happy
cooperation with his father and become
a vigorous young family rebel. This
was because his father had found out
that for two years, while he thought
his son was studying law according t1
orders, the boy had actually been going
10 art school instead. Worse than that
he had been going to two art schools,
one in the morning and one IN the
afternoon.
At this stage in his career only two
things prevented a great stage artist
from being turned into a Questionable
lawyer. One was the resOlutc blood
that ran in the Urbans; it IS attested
by the elder Urban's uncompromisinr
insistence on law and by his brilliant
brothers political radicalism, whicH
made him an exile in Switzerland until
the recent Austrian Cabinet crisis
called him back 20 his country's ser
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
SHADOWS ON THE SCREENS

Phillips Oppenheim's popular novel;
which has been adapted for the screen
by Albert lie Vino. Emily Stevens will
be the star in this picture and her
leading man will be Frank Mills.
Mae Marsh will make her initial
public appearance in Chicago at the
annual exposition of the Motion Pict-
ure Exhibitors League. The first day
of the convention will be known as
Mae Marsh Day. Miss Marsh is known
to millions of film fans all over the
world, but few persons ever have seen
her. She has consistently refused to
appear in conjunction with any Of her
pictures and she never is seen in the
favorite haunts Of screen luminaries.
Thomas II. Ince has closed deal
with the New York Motion Picture Cor
poration and the Triangle Film Com
pany wherby he has sold them all of
his holdings in both companies and
has entirely severed his connection with
both companies. The sum involved was
S75O,00O, or $4,000 Liberty Bonds.
Mr.. lnce will announce his plans
in the near future.
A typical Pearl White serial called
"The Fatal Ring" will be released on
July S instead of in September as was
originally planned. The picture was
prepared especially for Miss Whites
use and was taken from a series Of
stories called THE Nocturnal Advent
ures of Nicholas Knox"
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
The Weeks GyiSt

Manhattan Opera House Here we have
show which the Lambs annually dspor
performances this tonght and
the
of the entertainment percentage
ambulance for the Red Cross
with George " Hobart sketch entitled
Gambol Will ohn
Words Mean Nothing, skt also by Ho
minstrel number which will enlist the services OF
Mack Powers Bernard Tannen Hitchcock
and Niblo.
Somewhere sketch; Doyle and Dixon
sketch called "Thc Old Stage Door Will be the
features Of the half of the
the Lyric This
"he Chocolate Soldier and the
his be here several The dependable
Sigmund Romberg supplied additional numbers Edgar
book and
Shuer and j. c. Huffman have attended to the The
piece in three and has military background
will be Charles Purcell Frances Demae Nivienne
Charles Judes. Charles McNaughon Ned Munoe
Arthur Doris Marvin Grace Daniels, Virginia
and others.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
A Cabaret for Highbrows

Cabaret which gets away from the
customary and is actually known as
"highbrow" is promised for tomorrow
evening at the reopening of the sum
mer garden atop the Hotel Majestic
There will be. for example. R fifteen
minute pantomime entitled The Magic
Kiss" certainly All innovation in
cabsrctdom. James A. Watts. Rita Sal
mani and EHtaby Potapoyitch will he
among the entertainers, and Daniel
Mayer is the imprcsario.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
VIOLA DANA, FIVE-FOOT ELF

dotes. She told about her fishing trip
TO Marblehead, how she caught a trout
or salmon or something that weighed
almost as much as she did; Of her ex-
citing experience in Florida when she
sat down on a scorpion. and OF how
she loved new hats and owned more
than hundred. and then she said:
SHIRLEY. bring out Peter and make
him show Off.
Peter wasn't foxterrler, nor Per-
sian cat. nor even a guinea pig. but a
turtle. He seemed terribly stupid, and
not in the least demonstratiye. We
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17
Summer at the Palais Royal

\ new summer revue Is now IN iu''
swing at the Palais Royal, Rroad"sg
and Forty-eighth street. The new r"
tertainmcnt is entitled "FrocNs anu
Frills." and embraces the services O.
Harry pclf and Daisy Irving, smons
others.
New-York tribune., 1917-06-17

HECsGE BRONSON HOW AhD
" Come Through will be pre-
sented by the Universal Film Company
at the Broadway Theatre for an IN
/ definite run, the first performance TO
/ be given this afternoon. The author
is we'll known foI his true TO life
studies in crookdom. He wrote the
I first underworld play produced in New
York. "The Only Law" Mr.. Howard is
also the author of "An Enemy to So
ciety" and the fascinating Gods
Man." which was recently produced on
| the screen. "Come Through" is said
J to be repletc with startling situations.
: The leading roles are played By Her
bert Rawlinson and Alice Lake.
The feature picture at the Riaito
this week will be George Beban in
"A Roadside Impressrio." Tomorrow
Charlie Chaplin in THE Immigrant
will be shown and will remain for
the rest of the week.
Mr.. Bebsn will be seen as an Italian
mountebank with a well trained bear
playing opposite him. Beban wrote the
story, which was directed by Donald
Crisp. In the cast are Harrison Ford,
Julia Faye and Adele Harrington.
The overture will be "Il Guarany'
with Gypsy Love" as an added number.
Henry Herbert will interpret "The
Coward" by Robert W. Service. The
final instalment OF THE Land OF the
Rising Sun" will be shown.
big Timber" will be the feature pict-
ure at the Strand, in which kathlyn
Williams and Wallace Reid VIII appear
in the leading roles. The screen sdap-
tation was made from Bertrand Sim
olair's story by Gardner Hunting. A
real forest fire is seen raging IN the
big timber country. a picture called
Mountain Lion Roping in Montana
will be feature Of the programme.
Bob Baker. the wild animal roper and
camera man, will appear in person at
each performance. The o. Henry pict-
ure will be "No story" tale Of news
paper life. Victor Moore will be seen
in a new farce entitled "CommutinG. "
Among the soloists are Grace Hoffman,
soprano, and Max Rossowsky, 'ccllist
George Welsh in "Some Boy will
be the feature az the Academy for the
first four days Of the week. Smiling
George impersonates a mysterious
female in this new picture and it is
said that he is second Eltinge. Doris
Pawn will play the leading feminine
role.
At Loew's New York Theatre and
Roof the features for the coming week
will be Charlie Chaplin in "The I'm
migrant" on Monday and Tuesday;
Rupert Julian in "A Kentucky Gin
derela" on Monday; Charles Ray in
"The Clodhopper" on Tuesday; "The
Deemster," with Derwcnt Hall Caine
in the leading role on Wednesday and
Thursday; Alice Brady in THE Di-
yorcc Game" and William Desmond in
paws of the Bear" on Friday. Va
leska Suratt in "The Slave on SatUr-
day ard Ethel Barrymore in "The
Greatest Power" on Sunday.
"A Daughter of the Gods with
the original cast, including Annette
Kellcrmann, will go to the Standard
Theatre for two weeks beginning this
afternoon. Two performances day
will be given.
"The Submarine Eye" with Bar
bars Tenant in the leading role, will
remain at the Liberty Theatre.
The Lincoln Cycle with Benjamin
Chaplin will continue at the Globe The
strc.
The first Of the special productions
to be released by Metro will be pct
irritation of "A Sleeping Memory" Il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06
EULOGY Is
PAID BY REV. CRYOR

Those who attended the funeral SER
vices for the late Major Fl. c. Con
nelly q. the home Of his son. e. ID.
Connolly, 125 Nineteenth street. yes
tardav afternoon. were deeply touched
with the beauty Of Rev. s. s. Crvor's
sermon Rev. Cryor former pastor OF
Ghe Central Presbyterian church iH
this cilr- now Of FL Pas0. ILL., told Of
his early association with Major Con-
neiIv and the grea help he had rem
dered him, then struggling young
pastor and he euIoS.zed the sterling
worth 81 the deceased He was more
than friend 10 me. said Or. CryoT
Those accompanying the body TO
Rock Island from California we're Mrs
II - Connolly. wife OF the deceased
DIR. and Mrs C. W. MeCayren of Pasa-
dena. CAL Hr. and Mrs A II Con-
nelly Bliss Esther Connolly and G TT.
Connolly OF Kansas City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

but there is no discounung that It ere
ates distruEt as to the security OF the
neiEhborhOOd
The Argus regrets this hiundeT by
the city commission. The city commits
sion Il IL already has not seen it's
mistake, viii do so as tine goes on. 1t
is hoped thar it at least viii serve as a
deterrent when the commission here
after is confronted bg similar cOnCes-
sion requests for building permits
Within the loop az least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

An American Story OF American Life
For American Readers By an American
It Is you and me and all Of us-just we,
the peopIe-our toWn-our country
us. And it's no moral tale, nor tale with
q moraI-unless you care to look for one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-01-06

The Doors Idea of His Son: You're
cracked! Oh, I got a fine layout herel
One son died, one quit and ones q loon4
Don't let me hear from you again until
you've walked up; you poor, pitif1l, dan
delion- pickin' sleepWalker your
In BOOK Form 1t Is the Bcsf Selling
NoueI Of the Year
It's Our Next Serial! That's All!
Arizona republican., 1917-07-07

gallons of water from the big mine ant prevent it from being flooded.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-07

for ourselves. There is absolutely no use in our expressing sympathy for Russia unless we turn it into deeds. This war is not going to be won by rhetoric; and speeches at public meetings are actually mischievous un- less they bear fruit in action. The Russian people will have the right to regard us as a nation of shame unless we at once put forth all our strength to aid them.
 The first and greatest need is to put al the front the largest possible army of fighting men and to keep that army constantly growing in size and eff ficiency until Germany is overthrown. This is of the first importance and un- less We do this, nothing else counts. Every man who can render service in the fighting lines should strive to go there.
 Tn addition let every man and wom an who cannot go to the front do all that is possible in other ways. Aid the Red Cross in its work for all; and give your special support to organizations like the American Ambulance in Rus sia; for the need of Russia in this mat ter is more bitter than the need of any other of the great powers.
 MT. Ambassador and your enVoys from Russia, men and women Of the new Russia, we fervently hope for ev cry success for your mighty and won derful nation
 The thing of first importance is to win the war. Settle the large lines of service and governmental policy, pro- visionally at once, but leave all that can be left until after the war; treat every indictment to civil war as treason to humanity; and bend your every en- ergy at the moment to the overthrow of the German armies Asked if he would make a statement when he was leaving the hall, MT. Roosevelt said
 T meant everything l said. I stand by it."
 How about the slapjon Mr. Gompers' shouder?''
 That was not a hard blow" he re- piled. Tt was only a gentle touch. l did that to emphasize my point. have no personal grievance against MT. Gompers.'
 1 When MT Gompers was asked to give his side of the controversy. he said: | T was very much surprised and 1 pained that the colonel acted as he did. 1 He misunderstood me 1 made no apol- ogy for the riots in the name of labor. simply explained the situation as it had been reported to me I repeat 1 made no apology. Furthermore, l think the colonel could have reserved his charges-for that's what they were | until an investigation had determined the cause for the riots.
 l "But 1 know the colonel" concluded Mr. Gompers. He was only bluffing.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-07

on the part of the Industrial Workers of the World is statewide. and that trouble will ensue in practically all the major mining districts in the state, un- less their demands are granted. It is my hope and desire, and I intend to use my best offices, to bring about such an adjustment of the labor conditions here in this district as will permanent ly settle the labor unrest in Arizona. 1 believe that this can be done through careful and cautious mediation, the ad- judication being then firm.y and forci- bly, if necessary, obtained.
 T have been advised by the local leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World that the strike here is not only state wide, but nation wide, and that the demands come from the exc cutive committee of that union with headquarters at Chicago, and that they are in no manner in position to com promise any of those demands. This condition, if my advice is correct consider Very serious.