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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

ON The Globe stage Tuesday night
~ there happened one Of those
things which try the souls Of players,
stage managers and even audiences.
An important part Of the nightly duties
o. Mss Taylor's maid was TO hand
her key just prior TO her first en-
trance, and with that key the star I'M
licked a drawer on stage and extracted
Red Cross uniform. For purposes of
realism the door was always locked. On
Tuesday. the end of her run being in
sight, Miss Taylor gave the maid per-
mission 10 view the show from the
front. And, as may be guessed, she
walked on without the key.
The contents Of the drawer, as it hap
psned, were all bound up with the plot
Of the piece.-so there was no lodging
The issue. Miss Taylor tried the drawer,
although she well knew that 1t was
boxed. Humming a song, she then
sirolled casually of stage, whispered
feverish message TO the stage mana
ger and went back TO the drawer. While
he stage manager few to her dressing
room Miss Taylor tried the drawer
again, and then strolled of.
The stage manager was not in sight
50 back came Miss Taylor. This time
size crossed the stage and picked up a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

Queer expressed himself as delighted
with the opportunity for original
work, the dance man assured me that
T it was the first chance he had to do
anything new in dances. Even the
/ scenic artist said he could do some
/ thing unique with the scenes had
planned. In fact, at the prcliminaries
before the real fight came off
everybody was patting me on the back.
The first hint of trouble came after
weeks rehearsal, when the star an
nounced that the sister part must be
cut out, as it spoiled hers. The plot
depended upon the sister, but, as the
star wanted to be an only and favorite
child, what was an inexperienced and
obliging librettist to do? | sliced out
the sister ruthlessly and then decided
to make whole job of it, and did
away with the other members of the
family, too, so that she might be an
orphan and stand alone. She was de-
lighted.
The next day the comedan-for
whom | had written the part of an
Irish soldier of fortune, in which ]
fattered myself that I had given him
some rather witty things to say-dc-
nounced it as polite parlor comedy"
and appealed 10 the manager TO be al
lowed to introduce some of his old
family jokes. The manager told him
to 60 as far as he liked; so he got
them all out of the moth balls and
scattered them through the play. For
days | would painfully and carefully
weed out these interpretations, only to
lind them after few rehearsals -four
ishing in another spot They were
seasoned and hardy. They couldn't
be killed. So one day | went into
dark corner of the theatre and held
my head and gave up. And later the
critics accused me of reading Joe
Miller.
The ingenue was friend Of the man
ager, so she had TO be given more to
do and number in each act. Every
time we tried to introduce something
for her the prima donna would throw
down her part, and rehearsals had to
be postponed until We could think of
something new for her also to Offset
the ingenue's gains.
The tenor was a sweet thing; very
highstrung and temperamental. He
couldn't sing at rehearsals-cou
scarcely speak above whisper. He
was saving his voice. What a glorious
burst of bottled noise We expected
when he let loose. The first time we
heard him was at the dress rehearsal.
The composer gave one gasp and fed.
A sympathetic friend back of me leaned
over and whispered: What is he doing
singing or choking?" He could not
be discharged. because the manager
had given him a guaranteed contract
for the run of the play. The composer
and | supplied him with fourteen new
numbers during those weeks on the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

road in order to find something he
could sing. Other WRISTS and COM
posers were on the job, too, but he
never got one over. lie was still pro-
testing at the end Of the season that
the bum lyrics and rotten music" were
running his reputation.
There was a part for an Englishman
in the play He had several important
numbers TO do, and we wanted a good
actor with a fine voice. The manage
ment had discovered an unbroken Rus
sian tenor somewhere, with a voice like
bull moose. He was a fiery gentle
man with an unmistakable accent and
Hebraic features. lie was cast for the
Englishman's part in spite Of prayers,
tears and protests. He was put in the
part to stay, and l had to make the
best of it. So / rcwrote the part, max
irg him an Hungarian noblcman and
changing the plot to fit him in. And the
Hungarian element thus introduced de-
lighted the management to such an ex-
| tent that they decided to change the
locale of the play from South America
to Hungary!
was so deeply under the hypnotic
spell by this time that there was not a
protest left in me. went TO work, up
rooted the palms and spread goulash
over the tropical atmosphere. In a sort
Of trance ! changed Tarantela to a
Czardas; in daze | changed the names,
occupations, motives and speeches Of
the characters. The composer trailed
along, uttering feeble peeps of agony
at each new lyric | handed him. No
one but composer knows what it
means to be far from New York and
T. B. Harms when orchestrations must
be made over night.
The star hadn't been silent all this
time. On. no. But why continue the
CHASTITY details? One night after weeks
OF this agony ! had a private little
brainstorm Of my own. arose from
my typewriter, packed my grip and ST.
lently stole away. quit cold.
don't know what they did after |
left. The play had moderate sue
cess. The critics said it was the usual
musical hodge podge, without plot or
conference, but diverting. It never d.
verted me. didn't give it chance.
| thought / was cured of musical
comedy, but somehow I've had three
produced since, and there are others on
the way. And here comes the moral Of
the story. Although have had nineteen
productons-only five of which have
been of the musical variety-when Co.
han & Harris produced Captain Kidd,
Jr," this season most of the papers
spoke Of me kindly as librettist who
was trying to do real work
tell you, boys and girls, don't touch
it. 1t sticks!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

Motion picture press matter IS at
present passing through the golden
age, an era which the legitimate stage
traversed years ago and then put be-
hind il forever. Boasts Of the extrava-
gance of directors and the high cost Of
picture making are common and ex-
cusable, but the efforts of the film folk
to impress do not stop with their
claims for the production. The follow
ing few words about Theda Bars, for
example, indicate the extent to which
the film world is wallowing In luxury
these days, and it is hoped that the
public will be properly impressed:
"On her arrival in Chicago Miss Bara
went directly to the Hotel Blackstone,
where a suite of rooms was engaged
for her and her encourage. After
spending a day in the Windy City Miss
Bara started for Hollywood, Cal, where
are the William Fox studios, in spe-
cial drawing room car.
Great preparations are under way in
Los Angeles for the reception of the
most talked Of artistic in the photo
drama. A special bungalow has been
erected within the Enclosure of the
William Fox studios, to be used as
dressing rooms for Miss Bara during
the filming of ono of the greatest spec
.u.,t.~ ,roJuctions ever ATTEMPTED IN
the history of the photo-play. She Will
occupy the most expensive suite OF
rooms in Los Angeles, unless 1T is
found that her extensive menage re-
ouires more commodious quarters than
may be found in the California city's
most palatial hotel, in which event a
spacious house will be leased by her
management"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
BY RIDA JOHNSON YOUNG

DLAYWRIGHTS, take warning! You
j know that old thing we learned at
school about vice: "First endure, then
pity, then embrace? Well, take il
from me, vice has nothing on musical
comedy for adhesive qualities once you
firt with it, however temporary you
mean your philandering TO be. It has
Tanglefoot backed Off the map.
A few years ago Victor Herbert
asked me to write romantic comic
opera book. | was delighted TO work
with him, and we turned out a play
of old New Orleans in the carly eigh-
teenth century. Some one called il
Naughty Marietta'-we didn't. There
we're several other titles we liked bet
ter, but it was called Naughty Mari
eta"
The rehearsals for this piece we're
comparatively painless. Mr.. Herbert
is the original stand-patter. What
he writes for a play is sung in that
play. The librettist does not have the
usual agony Of sitting up nights and
writing new lyrics during rehearsal
time and for many nights after the
play is produced. Librettists bless
Victor Herbert for this and managers
and singers submit.
We were fortunate, too. in having a
management which appreciated the ne
cessity of having voices in musical
niece. To most managers the throat
is the least important part of a singers
anatomy.
Apart from the fact that our come
dams insisted upon introducing TWEEN
tieth century gags into the eighteenth
century atmosphere, the play was pro-
duced without further casualty at the
New York Theatre, where it ran many
months.
From this experience | thought that
musical comedy was easy, but. not be-
ing partial to splitting royalties with
composers, decided that Naughty
Marietta" would be my first and last.
However, its success brought me moth
ing but offers for musical work. ! had
had four or five successful plays pro
duced before this, but they were eyi-
IDENTIFY forgotten, so, not being made OF
the stern stuff which enables one to
look an advance royalty in the face and
cut il. ! fell for another contract for
musical play.
This play was for female star In
the plot were two sisters, both good
,arts. The scene was laid in south
America. The star liked the play
the manager raved about the possible
ties for color aud atmosphere. the pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
The Week;S GyiSt

the Comedy Yorska who has
peared players lstarred English
productions will this drama by AlgernOn Bogen for
performance the Comedy
tho Cohan and Harris Here
named the redoubtblc Raymond
including that performer and and well known
example, will William
White Erro Bordon Forenz Am Adelaide
Winthrop Florence Teddy Hudson Eleanor Clair
Dorothy Ke
To o
chorus said o be unusually and well gowned.
Some English musical which
in
Glen Marlborough Ray Goez the is
Hitchcock Furthermore poisoning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
WHO Is MADAME. YORSKA?

season Mr. Bonheur enlarged the plans
and transformed the French Drama
Society into the Theatre FRANCHISE OF
New York.
Nine. Yorska has appeared several
times in English, and has just conf
pleted an engagement with Derwcnt
Hall Caine in Boston in "The Woman
Thou Gavest Me-" Last week she
appeared in Washington at the in
euguration Of the Sylvan Theatre,
which was opened Friday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
10! THE POOR LIBRETTIST

Mrs. Rdd johnson Young has topped
the plGYwrights OF the season Nth three
productions "Cdptdin Kidd. Jr.." "Hcr
Soldier Boy" end por "His Little WidoWs."
In all. as she points ont IN this article. she
had hal nineteen prodUc'ious only fire Of
which haze dcet DguSi,di BIT ~ d.. rhtp
a. a Ebrefii,f that the pVbic hpows t"r
and n IS Of her troubics a. n hbrcfttt tift
she nor Writce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
MARY ANDERSONS VIEWS

AZ AIRY ANDERSON has essayed a
wi temporary return to the stage
in England-a return undertaken sole
IS i'm the interests Of war charities
and her temperance has inspired her
to compare the stage which she left
and the stage to which she has re-
turned. In 1.-THE Era" Ia London the
atrical weekly, she has the following
70 say:
"Acting certainly has changed in
some respccts-and il you ask me, as
every one is asking me Just now,
whether I consider that it has changed
for tho better or for the worse, my
reply must be both favorable and adj
verse. In my opinion, the great
strength Of modern acting lies in light
comedy, and especially in modern
light comedy. | don't think fsrccs,
for instance, have ever been better
played than they are to-day, and wis
has rarely been delivered with more
point or finish.
Tragedy? Well, the actors Of to-
day are, Of course, given less oppor-
tunity for developing tina. side OF
their art than used 70 be the case,
and the result is that lack OF train
ing makes them less expert in tragic
than in comic acting. But il a de-
mand for tragedy were suddenly to
come. have little doubt that they
would very soon rise to the occasion.
An age which wants tragedy will pro-
duce tragic actors, and an age which
doesn't won't.
Have I noted any other changes,
Let me see. Perhaps actors and
actresses do not give themselves up
body and soul to their parts as they
used TO.
"My own training has taught me
to live with my part not only on but
CT the stage. For weeks before the
production Of Pygmalion and Gala.
tea ! spoke, thought, dreamed Of
Galatea, and nothing else. The result
is that | have created the atmosphere
of Galatea so wildly around me that
at the actual moments of perform
snce find myself much less ham,
pered by the difficulty Of plunging
suddenly into a completely new world
than I might.
perhaps one reason Why the mod
orn actor lives his part less than
was formtrly the case is this-that
he has many more interests and leads
a more public social life.
This, undoubtedly, has its advan-
tages. The improved status OF the
actor, for example. is largely due,
should say, to his having gone out
into the world and so shown himself
70 be about as unroguish and UNI
vagabondish a type of human being
as has ever been evolved. But some
times / wonder whether the opening
of charity bazaars and the playing of,
say, Macbeth. go hand in hand.
"Am | an idealist? Certainly, /
don't suggest that 0thellOs should
spend their private lives in trying 10
smother their wives, or that Rosslinds
should masquerade in male attire IN
Epping Forest when they are not per-
forming.
But | do think that rest and quies
and concentration are of great I'M
portance TO an actor IN ms ON
hours"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

This column feels itself solemnly
bound TO record at intervals the prog
ress of "a Little Bit of Fluff" in Lon
don. Well, then, 1t is still at the Cri-
terion Theatre, and presently it will
round out the second solid year of its
run-year, not season-and then go
right ahead into its third. One who
saw this farce during its run of eight
nights on Broadway cannot but sus-
pect that the London managers are Civ
ing solid radium souvenirs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

Entered for the supreme puzzle
stakes:
Owing to the fact that the United
States is now at war, and that lavish
expenditures are not only in bad taste
but contrary to public policy, Messrs.
Hitchcock and Goetz are striving after
artistic simplicity instead of the ex-
travagance which usually characterizes
Broadway musical entertainments.
"Messrs. Hitchcock and Goetz have
not economical in any way in engaging
artists for their new revue-such
economy is as much to be condemned
as needless extravaganza for costumes
and scenery.
"Refraining from extravagance-not
practising economy-is the best way TO
help the country-your country and our
country"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

There is, according to "The Dramatic
Mirror" a new dodge in stock COM
panies. This is the company which
agrees to produce new play if the
author will guarantee them against
loss. The company, then, cannot lose,
and in the event of profitable week
their profits are the greater by reason
of the fact that they have no royalties
TO paw. Except in the case of well es-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
BROADWAY AND ELSEWHERE.

hammer with which she had just
tackled up an enlistment poster, that
being a portion of her first scene. She
returned to the drawer, tried it again
and then left the stage again. By this
time, of course, everybody connected
with the play, both in front of the
house and in back, was flying aboet
madly, and the audience was holding
its breath.
If the stage manager had not hap
pened to find the key at that moment the
audience would have seen Miss Taylor
break the drawer open with her ham
mer; but that was mercifully unneces-
sary. As instancing the manner in
which such an episode can affect COM
pany, it was an entire act before the
performance regained its customary
smoothness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

tablished companies, an unknown play
rarely attracts, so there is almost in
variably a deficit to be paid by the
author. And even in these cases, it is
safe to say, the company makes its
profits. For there is nothing which
lends itself quite so readily to manipu-
laton as the weekly expense sheet of a
theatrical organization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03

II is also from film prospectus that
one learns that Willard Mack is the
author Of n score Of Broadway sue
cesses." and it would be interesting to
know the MINES Of the other nineteen
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12
Was She; T;clds1



n happy. dear. smile. an 1I1
the lives Of others worth vAils: u
what I an tryins TO do By asias q
window with the swcliese ~ I
goods. and any article h only ~
To b. crouch is to court soaisal
Y6a shouidA't DO sroueAy vl
you have this chance 10 by ~
thinK for almost nothing.
To tovc and ic~c II some iseh.
Nothing divided b, Two 10 ,Aspu!
est joke two can play on each ON
II you we're to cat sis spp'ss q
piece ot mince pie and drink > -
water. and then ca, some peassu
have an,lce cream soda. al
what Wcuid you have,
don't dsss 10 blab II.
Yet can slil, buy any,hiss =
window for \ dollar for . dW q
aad W are soinG 10 do soaa
else.
Please hasten 20 my aid,
iovc ID In itching Of the hsah
can't b. scratched, $50 MciiaitAah
Gil Main street.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

tral Oregon have come forward with
their share. Portland viii get all the
trade Of the vast interior. nearly all
Of v hich now goes 70 San Francisco.
Boise and Salt Lake. It IL the only
large territory whose trade with Port.
land will not be competitive. once rail.
way connections are made. We conn.
IDENTIFY believe ttan construction OF
the prpposed system will b. com.
menced this spring at KianAth Falls. I"
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

Monticello. the home II Thomas
Jesssr'on. now owned by ysesr1on
l.svy. former eonxressmas fessa New
York. was inspscted b, NJ houa.
committee on public baM % and
grounds. with . view Of jbeommeud.
Ing ita purchase By tho sovsrumeat.
In the immediate foreground Of this
group. which u on The stops Of the
Jenerson home, are the members 0f
the commietse and Others who are
@rectly .inlssssssd In the trip.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12
Portland Has
Local Story
Ceatiase1 nas laO !

msnpfastursd state hrlpQ q Sigh y
So PEI 1000 fsst In the mdsket. f:
'.Numsrous deals for purchase q
timber lands BY lumber manefaettf-
letters ~ Advertised. wv. \. D6l.
- soon - contracts for railway buill-
ings have bsen let. VI. ,
The resources Of Klamath county
are diversified. Llvsstock growing +
an tmportaot industry and dairying =
forging 70. ths lront. Hxpsrinsats
have dsmoastFatsd that sugar bssts Of
top srs4e "a bs grown. probably.
and W have Assuraaces that . sugar
faetory viii y bnilt Ia ~ county
when the mueh nesdsd railway g.
comes realty.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

r. y. rultoa. dtsirie, asaaow I
tAs westssa caioa Tesssrapl q
paay oct os Seattle. left this sasl
oa Ais rsessA aosth. after vn1
several AAys vislsiak the iaea, -
NJ. pulsoa visiss every CIV b \
district oaee . year.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

4 ~ t1ooeAl 70 have ~ ~
~ vttA sAs rabies ~as hillsl aa1
day sveaiag ~ keaas,h naaeua1
MtllA a61ttsos. The dog ~ nj
that vieiAity late In the sf,sssssa y
xas aetias sssssiy. aecordias \ y
dsa0. q slteapled 10 a,iasa ~
Nieb~r sRAs The siotc there. ~ =
killed by Ne. Thompson aflsrv,sk
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

One Of the bull elk of the herd
brought here Q week ago Saturday
and placed on the sisemore ranch i'd
Wood River Valley. died last week.
The animal was sick when loaded for
shipment. This leaves four bulls for
the remainder Of the herd. and viii
not injure the herd.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

An Ktss agent eas place alm0st
any Hind u insususce. Sc Clailcote. 3
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

Special Inaos Rseg1uN Prepared.
Aneeting Of Aloha Chapter No. 81.
o. =. g.. viii ~ hsid Tuesday night
1t 7:3o O'Clock for initiatory services.
Among oth1e sDsciai features for the
evening Win -, the introduction OF
some famoua lartoonists and screea
stars. and'a sps&iai number ~ Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Qas1e.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12
Cp Fssa Hs1y.
n. Nichols Of Bray was 4 klamath
Fsals visitor over the week end.

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n. NicAols Of Bray was 4 klamath
Fsals visitor over the week end.
Doun Ftoa Fost.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H., Hessig Of Fort
Klamath arrived In the city Saturday
on week e1d visit to the city.
Leaves foe - Hsanelseo.
Lake Walker vent out on the
0ornins train today for San Francis
co. where he win Join Mrs. walker.
who is spending the winter there.
Sister Dies q Csatsal Roint.
Mr.. and Nrs B. 3. Griesby Of this
city left this morning tDr Central
Point on receiving word Of the death
Of : sister Of Ar. Grissby at that
place.
Grants Pass Man Herr.
August Goettsche OF Grants Pass.
arrived In klamath Falls last night
Mr.. Goettsche IL a mechanic. and ex-
poets to locate here. He IL . brother
in-l1w Of Mrs.. Joe Moore OF this city.
Aniinal Hnnter Starts Out.
Fred Starr. appointed predatory an
imal hunter last week for the county,
left this morning. He will make a
speciality Of killing animals which car
~ the rabies. and will visit the. re-
gions whore they are reported.
Fair Jsvspects ArssBvight. 4
Prospects for county fair this fall
ere, bright. according to Fred Fleet.
secretary Of the Commercial Club. |
following the meeting held Saturday. |
The county court will support the fair !
end II II planned to organise fair /,
board and Klamath County Fair As !
sociatiOn. 4
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-02-12

Mr.. and NrA J. H.. Hessig Of Fort
klamath arrived In the city Saturday
on week e~d visat to the city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-03-30
GETS 10 MONTHS
FOR one SHOT
At AN OFF ICER

Stephen Lawyer, negro prisoner,
pleaded guilty to one serious charge
in the court of record yesterday
morning, and was sent to the peni-
tertiary for eighteen months. The
offense was assault with intent to
commit murder. He drew As days
extra for gambling.
Lawyer took shot at Deputy Bay
less when the latter attempted to ar
rest him and others who were in the
midst of an interesting game of
craps.
Other Sentences.
Other sentences pasesd by Judge
Kirke Monroe at yesterdays session
of the court of record were as fol-
lows:
G. G. Johnson, vagrancy; As days
Pinkie Harris, display of pistol
s25 and costs or three months.
w. Thomas, Will Campbell and Be-
atrice Johnson, who were convicted
the day before on a charge of en-
gazing in an affray, were fined $2S
and costs or four months.