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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
IN WIGS AND WINGS
The Musical Comedy Man and the Debt
Which the Public Owes linn

for Cinderella" But, no matter; let
the guest in our pulpit proceed:
Nevertheless, 'Seremonda' is in
fnitely more instinct with normal hu-
man feeling and impulse than the mis-
leading, abnormal and destructive So
cial philosophy of such a play as the
recently acted The Master by Her
man Bahr. The kind of criticism
which has only sneers for the imagery
Of 'Seremonda' is sure TO discern
masterpiece of contemporary tragedy
in Bshr's sample of German Kultur,
which, if generally applied to the do
nestle relation and the home, would
result in social chaos"
Let's consider the philosophy Of
the two plays as applied to everyday
life. In "The Master when the hero
learns that his wife has betrayed him,
he refuses to follow the convention
that he should shoot the lover and
divorce the woman, but asks her to
return to his home as If nothing had
happened. This, of course, would be
unusual, but we hardly think it fair
TO term it destructive. On the other
hand, in "Seremonda" Raimon learns
love each other. Their conduct has
been steadfastly exemplary and hon
orable, but nevertheless Ramon lures
Guilhem TO the forest, kills him with
boar spear, cuts out his heart and
serves it to Mrs. Ramon for dinner.
This is a dramatic story, but here,
we hold, is real threat Of destruc-
ton TO society. II such theory were
applied to life to-day, think Of the
suffering and violence it would cause!
Think of the indigestion!
Tn regard to story called Noises
Coming Out of Throsts," recently pub
lished in The Tribune some place be-
tween the curb quotations and the
shipping news, we have received the
following interesting letter from
William Faversham:
"Ihe first thing a child needs, TO be
able to walk, is pair of feet, and
the first thing any person needs when
going into the dramatic profession as
an actor or an actress Is a voice. And
no one ever seems to think about it.
don't believe that there is one actor
or actress IN FIVE hundred that ever
thinks Of having his or her voice cul
tivsted. When 1 was a youngster and
started at work as an actor it was one
Of the first studies given me,
and I am convinced that II this sub
ject Is taken up and the lack Of vocal
culture on the part Of most Of the
members Of the profession is eriti-
cised IL Will do lots Of good for the
future.
81 must tell you OF a very funny
speech I heard last year. was sit
ting having my dinner after the NATL
nee in a hotel and just behind the
partition in the dining room was a
table, with about six or seven ladies'
they were having tea. And I heard
them say how plainly one or two Of
the members Of my company spoke
and how splendid their English was,
and then one Of the ladies spoke up
and said: Oh, yes; you know they
are all old actors-they belong 10 the
old days 1t seems all you have TO do
is TO speak plainly and they say You
are a good old actorY"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
BROOKLYN DRAMA

MAJESTIC-"So Long Lefty"
MONTAUK-"Seven Chances"
TELLER'S SHUBERT - "Alone at
Last"
ORPHEUM-Valerie Bergere in Lit
tie Cherry Blossom" Jack Wilson,
Marie Nordstrom, Bonita and Lew
Hearn, Willie Weston and Bert Mel
rose.
BUSHWICK-Clark and Bergman, Mrs.
Thomas Whiffen, Florrie Millership
and lanes ]. Morton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
"Pierrot" Going Away

After breaking all records heresbouts
for pantomime, "Pierrot the ProdigaF
will go away from the Little Theatre
on Saturday, by which time 1863 per-
formances will have been given. There
will be an extra matinee on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Constance Collier to Speak

Constance Collier, of "The Merry
Wives" will give talk on the women
of Shakespeare at the Park Theatre on
Friday afternoon. Members of num-
Der of theatre and Shakespeare clubs
will be in attendance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
The Life of Man" Again

All Of the Washington Square sub
scribers having been unable 70 crowd
into the Comedy last Sunday night for
the special performances Of "rhe Life
Of Man." the Andreyev play Will be re-
peated tonight. As before, It Is pri-
vate performance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
THE. WEEK STANDS

Fair and Warmer" with
Madge Kennedy.
BRONX OPERA HOUSE. -- Fiske
OHara, in "His Hearts Desire"
LEXINGTON-"My Mothers Rosary"
COLUMBIA.-Ths Golden Crooks, In
"a Trip to Sunland," with Billy Ar
lington and Frank Dobson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
The Hsthetic Mr.. Henderson

Alfred f. Henderson's aesthetic
evening" at the Princess did not take
place last Sunday, as exclusively an
nounced to take place by The Tribune.
On the contrary. it is scheduled for to-
night,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Mabel McCane Steps Up

Mabel McCane, long famed in vaude-
vile as the partner of Joseph Howard,
has been acquired by A. II. Woods Tor
the leading role in "The Girl from
Ciro's." II is a musical show.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Or Vice Versa

Philip Merivale is Dion Titheradge's
father In "The Harp Of Life" fact
which proves it is only a play. Mr..
Titheradge, it chances, is older than
Mr.. Merivale.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
BROADWAY AND ELSEWHERE.

lie on or about February 5. lnforms-
ton concerning "Lilac Time" 1, lack
ing, but the reports preceding Mr.. Gil
lette's play into town fairly glow. Ar
thur Hopkins, however, refuses to be
discouraged.
Managers seeking musical comedy
titles are now drafting so heavily upon
the slang Of the moment that il is al
most impossible TO indulge in little
profanity without advertising . cur
rent attraction.
success in New York nearly always
is profitable elsewhere, but il has re-
NAMED for "The Misleading Lady TO
achieve the distinction Of being the
most successful failure Of the last
decade. After playing New York en-
gagement to Indifferent business, the
piece suddenly became tremendously
popular in stock, in which field IL al
ready has earned $4,000 for the origi-
nal producers. Also, it is now in the
middle Of a highly successful run In
London, where Weldon Grossmith is
playing the Frank Sylvester role. Not
only that, but it is going TRANQUILITY
ahead in Spain, whence came q royalty
check only three days ago. All Of which
is taking place four years after the
f..
At a late hour on Thursday the
privilege of having a table at the open
ing Of the Cocoanut Grove was quoted
as high as $500, which goes TO show
that some people were willing e pay
$500 for table at the opening of the
Cocoanut Grove. Quite incidentally,
Cocoanut Grove tables designed TO &C
commodate four persons and a multi
tude of dishes have radii Of approx
mately nine inches consequently
areas of cocoanut pi r..
The journalism course at Columbia
pays Just as much attention 10 dra-
matte criticism as IL does to other
things wherefore thirty members OF
the class attended THE Harp Of Life"
recently and then wrote their reviews.
I.aurette Taylor read the reviews, and
was fired with a desire to return tho
compliment. Consequently she will
Journey TO the School Of Journalism to-
morrow afternoon and will deliver a
lecture on dramatic criticism, the oc-
casion marking the first time tina. Lsu-
rette has come out as public speak
err. She will also award a prize to tbs
author of what she considers the best
review.
Robert Vincent came hers from
eighteen months in the trenches and
promptly secured q Job with Her
Soldier Boy" Not a bad preparation
for musical comedy rehearsals.
Edgar Allan Woolf is the plsy-boy
of vaudeville. There have been times
when no fewer than twenty-four Of
Mr.. Woolfs sketches were simultsne-
ousIy two-a-daying, and that is even
more than the number Of full-length
plays written monthly by Willard Mack
and accepted for production by A. II.
Woods.
The state is considering a PROPOSE
ton to tax motion picture salaries, in
which event it will be possible to find
out what some of them really arc.
"The Morning Telegraph sheds a
new light on the location of Brooklyn
by referring 10 Arnold DAILY as "ths
English actor"
IVES" REDIVlVUS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Rv HEYMOOD BROUN

TN ssys Of old, when anybody wrote
,lsnent regarding the low estate OF
~. American theatre, it was the Gus
,om 70 blame everything on the stand
ard Of taste established by the musi-
cal eousiies. Now, in some respects,
ve have a better right to be proud Of
our musical comedies than any other
native theatrical product This prlde
+, epgendered not by the quality Of
their wit or music, but By the really
,,eepronsl effects which have been
achieved in stage decoration.
Musical comedy producers, notably
Torenz Ziegfeld, IT., we're pioneers IN
bringing beauty to the theatre. We
do not refer 20 the carefully selected
cbopses of the Follies and the Cen
tury. but TO the fact that 1t was Lies-
field who popularized Urban in this
country and Charles Dillingham; VINO
RIVE Balst TO the multitude.
Not only were the musical comedy
produeers the pioneers, but they have
retained their lead. Arthur Hopkins
!, IN the race, to be sure, through his
insight in utilizing the skill Of Rob-
crt Jones, who furnished the beauti-
ful stage pictures Of "The Happy
Ending and the tasteful, pleasant
settings Of "Good Gracious, Anna
BELLE Fine settings have been seen
also in the plays of the Washington
Square company and the Portmsnteau'
but as experimental theatres these
would necessarily be advanced, and
they can hardly be said 70 have had
as important effect in popularizlng
Imaginative scenery as the larger pro-
ducers.
Any one who doubts that the pres
cnt high estate Of the artist in the
theatre is not primarily due to the
musical comedy men rather than their
more serious brethren has only 10
compare "Seremonda" with any one OF
the Ziegfeld Tollies or "The Century
Gill" William Lindsey may be as
good a poet as Harry B. Smith, but
no audience accustomed 20 tho fine
standards set by the best Of our
musical comedies would tolerate any
thing so hideous ss the garden OF
Rsimon's castle, with its fringe OF
aamboysnt and excessively prolific
rose bushes heavy with paper flowers.
Compare even the best Of the "Sere-
honda scenes, the great hall Of the
castle, for instance, with the celestial
staircase or the forest glade Of "The
Century Girl and We and that the
Imagination Of the musical comedy
reaches lofty heights where the 70
mantle drama doesn't follow II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

There has been On unfortunate
tendency in certain quarters 70 make
q test case of "Seremonda."
~ the result Of this venturesome
experiment. at the Criterion be unsuc-
esssful, It will not be the fault Of the
play" suggests one reviewer. He does
not 90 on TO blame the U-boats, the
leak or the high cost Of living, but
continues: @But it will decide wheth-
er romance in the theatre is TO come
back, and for this reason theatrical
managers will watch the outcome with
interest"
This is not fair 70 "Seremonda" or
to the public. The public has already
manifested a lively interest in the
plays Of Dunsany, a romsnticist who
dwarfs Lindsey; in the work of Yeats
aad in the work Of Synge. The pub
lie cannot be expected 70 support
every romance. It will support "Sere-
honda" II IL finds the performance
interesting and agreeable. On the
whole, we think that the play deserves
measure Of success, but its merits
arc by no means so outstanding that
iis failure would be a national calam-
ny. In other words, you can like
'Seremonda" If you choose, but there
Isn't a reason in the world why de-
light should be compulsory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
By GEORGE 8. KAUFMAN

NNE whose business IL Is 10 AnV"
~ all about such things declares
that Leo Ditrichstein, in his next play,
will once more be musician. Gabor
Arany OF "The Concert" and Jean
Paurel Of "The Great Lover" are to
be succeeded by Frederic Francois
Chopin Of life. The play is now being
written by Mr.. Ditrichstein in collabo-
ration with James Huneker, critic OF
art, drama, literature, music and other
things, reading from left to right. 1t
will probably be called Chopin"
Speaking Of Mr.. Ditrichstein, Her
bert Tree is about to produce "The
Great Lover" in London, and doubtless
he will desire to give due credit to Mr..
Ditrichstein as co-author London is
the town where current conditions
make it advisable for Mr.. Knoblauch
to figure as Knoblock, Mr.. Hauerbach
as Mr.. Hartley, Mr.. Friml as Mr.. Free
man. As to how Mr.. Ditrichstein shall
be retitled-why, it really seem: too
simple for words. Call him CholmOnde-
ley, of course.
In the olden days-which in the
theatre means anything prior to the
season before last--it was the mana
gerial custom to give out exhaustive
and exhausting information concerning
plays about to be exhibited, to relate
their stories in detail and to call at
tention to any sensational features that
they might possess and few that they
might not. Then somebody, probably
George Cohan, discarded the "Cosmo-
politan Magazine" technique and
brought play to town without the ad-
vance blurbing. The piece proving a
success, new fashion was set by morn
ing, and it has been more or less fol-
lowed to date.
Thus the announcements of "Thc
Wanderer" content themselves with
stating the personnel of the company
and the names Of the author and the
managers, but trustworthy messengers
have brought away odd scraps Of in
formation from rehearsals. The piece
is being staged somewhat in the fash
ion used by Granville Barker in the
case of "Androcles" and "The Dumb
Wife" That is, an apron has been
built out thirty-hve feet beyond the
stage proper, and the boxes will not
be used. The entire interior of the
house, also, has been draped to suggest
q cathedral.
There are only two scenes, but the
great depth Of the Manhattan stage
makes It possible 10 make these scenes
singularly striking. The scenic event
Of the evening will be a rainstorm,
during which water will be thrown from
a height of fifty-five feet. As for the
second most important scenic event
perhaps it will be regarded as the first
it may or may not be permitted to
remain unedited after the initial per-
Torrance. But at the premiere it will
positively be there.
What so prodigsl as the management
Of "Joan the Woman" which adver-
tises "Fres elevators to the balcony"
Two February newcomers, to men
ton only two out Of an approaching
dozen, will be William Gillette in "A
Fortunate Calamity" and Jane Cowl in
"Lilac Time" The former is SEIZED
uled to replace "Seremonda" at the
Criterion in four weeks, and the latter
will follow "Annabelle" ut the Repub-
"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Burton Holmes

"The Canadian Rockies" will be Bur
ton Holiness topic at Carnegie Hall to-
night and tomorrow afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

AsTH STREET. ."The 18th Chair"
PINCH AND JUDY. Treasure Island"
PLAYHOUSE,
"The Man Who Came Bac"
COMEDY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Again we hear concerning "Sere-

monial":
Unfortunately, a drama which is
laid in a far distant land Of romance,
which deals largely in heroics and
which is written in dialogue of poetic
'.oquence is out Of joint with the
+ nrosaie matcrialism Of the present
time"
Our materialism, so called, does not
Prevent The greatest interest in such
eossamtr as "Peter Pan" and "A Kiss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

"The Morning Telegraph sheds a
new light on the location of Brooklyn
by referring. 70 Arnold DAILY as "ths
English actor"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

The state is considering a PROPOSE.
ton to tax motion picture salaries, in
which event it will be possible to find
out what some of them really arc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

Edgar Allan Woolf is the play-boy
of vaudeville. There have been times
when no fewer than twenty-four of
Mr. Woolfs sketches were simultsne-
ously two-a-dsying, and that is even
more than the number Of full-length
plays written monthly by Willard Mack
and accepted for production by A. II.
Woods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

What so prodigsl as the management
Of Josn the Woman" which adver-
tises Free elevators TO the balcony?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

Managers seeking musical comedy
titles are now drafting so heavily upon
the slang Of the moment that il is al
most impossible TO indulge in little
profanity without advertising . cur
rent attraction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

Two February newcomers, to mem
ton only two out Of an approaching
dozen, will be William Gillette in a
Fortunate Calamity" and Jane Cowl in
"Lilac Time" The former is sched-
uled to replace "Seremonda" at the
Criterion in four weeks, and the latter
will follow "Annabelle" at the Repub-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

Robert Vincent came hers from
eighteen months In the trenches and
promptly secured q Job with Her
Soldier Boy" Not a bad preparation
for musical comedy rehearsals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

lie on or about February 5. lnforms-
ton concerning "Lilac Time Is lack
ing, but the reports preceding Mr.. Gil
lette's play into town fairly glow. Ar
thur Hopkins, however, refuses to be
discouraged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
NOW ON THE BOARDS

TRAGEDY
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26
First published July 26, 1910.
ORDINANCE NO. 2O2

An Ordinance granting to the STAN
dard Oil Co. permission to erect
buildings for the storage of pc
troleum products.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Liberal, in the County
of Seward, State of Kansas:
Section /. That permission and
authority is hereby given and grant
ed to the Standard Oil Company, a
corporation organized and doing
business under and by virtue of the
laws of the State of Indiana, to con-
struct and maintain for a period of
twenty years in the following de-
scribed property to-wit:
Beginning at a point that is one
hundred fifty (15O) feet south of the
center line Of the main track of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway Company at its intersection
with the west line of Kansas avenue,
thence south along the west
line of Kansas avenue, one
hundred fifty (150) feet; thence
west at right angles one hundred
sixty (160) feet; thence northeastern
~ W pOlHJ VI uSSinhiiiBJ iOiihiiiS a
triangular piece of ground; ware
houses, tanks and other buildings
necessary for its business and to
store therein Illuminating oil, coal
oils, naphtha, gasoline or other min
eral oils or fluids, the product of pc
troleum, in quantities sufficient to
meet the requirements Of its said
business.
Section 2. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with and Ordinance No. LOG, passed
June 3rd, 1910, are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall
be in force and effect on and after
its passage and publication in the Of
fetal city papers, and acceptance in
writing by the Standard Oil Com
pany
Passed June 6, 1917.
THOS. J. SMITH, Mayor.
JENNIE KARAU,
(SeaD City Clerk.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26
Ed. Kind.ehi Return. Home.

Ed. Kindschi returned home last
week from Lincoln, Omaha, Clatonia
and other points in Nebraska where
he has been on three weeks vaca-
ton. He made the trip in his Ford
car. Mrs. Kindschi and the remain
der Of the family stopped at Cullis-
on, Kan, where they are visiting
Mrs. Kindschi's parents this week.
Mr.. Kindschi reports that he had
a fine outing while he was away.
Fishing was extra good up in the ter
ritory he visited and his fish appetite
was thoroughly satiated.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Nearly two inches of rain has fall
en- in this territory in little more
than week. The hail storm brought
.72 Of an inch, Thursday brought .15
and Sundays downpour came to .92.
Spring crop in this territory looks
good. The rain Sunday was local,
extending only few miles south.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Ogile returned
Monday evening from Wichita,
They left Tuesday for Tyrone
where Mr.. Ogile is in business. Mr.,
ogile is stealing march on the
Tyrone people by returning with a
bride.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26
For Your AccOmmO-
datiOn

We keep big stock of odd bolts, screws, ETC., at
all times. We cannot make money on these small
items as it takes more time to sell them than what we
get out of them Just the same we have them part
of our business to accommodate our patrons When
ever you need bolt or screw any little thing
member our sore-he place that caters to the public
in the little as well as the big things
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

The Rock Island machinists are
looking forward to raise in salary
since the settlement of their differ
ences with the company.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Sheriff o. E. Dobson returned last
week from Washington, d. C. He
reports that he saw the Carpathia
leave for France with 5000 Ameri-
can soldiers on board.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

DR.. Larimore the noted throat
specialist will be at DR.. Pellette's
office all day Saturday, July 20, to
operate for tonsils and adenoids.
If your child needs this attention see
DR.. Pellette.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

j. G. Trindle and Harry Magruder
left Wednesday morning for Clovis,
N. M, where they will attend good
roads meeting in the interests of the
Kansas California highway.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Morris Feinberg left Sunday
morning for Atlantic City where he
will spend a vacation of ten days or
two weeks. Mr.. Feinberg has been
troubled with hay fever and he hoped
to find some relief there.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. B. Curtis left Satur-
day morning for Elmwood, Nebr.,
where they will visit Mrs. Curtis
brother, E. Cooper, who was Serious
ly injured by falling from hay NOW
a few days ago.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. vern Griffith and
&c. w. Guthrow and wife left Mon
day for Colorado where they will
spend several weeks.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Mrs. Julison, Of Lamar, Colorado,
came in on No. / Thursday enroute
to Gray, Okla, but being stricken
with illness on the train was taken to
the hospital.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Peter Loepp, Of Floris, purchased
a Waterloo Boy" this week from
the Avery Tractor Sales Co.,, Of this
city.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

The Methodist Quarterly Confer
ence will be held at Hayne on Tues
day, July 81 at $3.50 p. m. All are
invited. R. L. Wells, pastor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

J. F. Stokes is the new round
house foreman who came here to
take the place Of M. C. Griffin. Mr..
Griffin has gone to Florida.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith of Sun
City, Kansas, are here visiting Mr..
Smiths parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. u.
Smith.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Mrs. R. N. Martin left Wednes-
day for Phillipsburg, Kansas, where
she will visit relatives.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-07-26

Miss Flora Cox, head nurse at the
City Hospital, has been very Ill out
is slowly recovering.