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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Our observation is that when there are two daughters and only one automobile, Mother walks a good deal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
Hooravi

Iva Mac Ketcham, of Kilbownc, H., did, and now she is Mrs. Hughes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

One of the saddcst things in this world is the case with which a gig gling girl gets married and becomes a grOuCh.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
Mhot,c in Q Mnmn2

Whats in a Name2 John Rich, and inmate died in the County Poor House at Washington, Ind, last week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -.- Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 quirer.
Well. We'll

The Log of the CirCumnayigators' Club contains a photograph of the tailor shop run by T. Cock-Eye, in TokiO, Japan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Our Daily Special. The Incorporate Spirit Is Not Confined To The Users of Spirits.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

America first! And America last And America between times,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
FOR A NIGHT LUNCH.
ust arrived at eoIdstein'a EmpOr.

Just arrived at GoIdstein's Empor, um:
 Nppercd Salmon, ......... 20c To. Smoked Red King Salmon co. 25c ID. Hippered Herring split ...... Sc each =innan Haddie ............. 25c 10. imported Holland Herring, fer 25c. Large Norway Mackercl, . 3Oc each. SaIted Silver Salmon, ....... 2Oc To.
 THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time, When It Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Learn One New Thing Each Day. Flattop is a town in Wyoming.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Personally we doubt if there is anything that would astonish us more than to go home and find a butler in our buffers pantry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
FOOeYl

They put the egE away in lime In storage. and 1t said to me: Some one will later find that I'm Not all that I'm cracked up to
 be-"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
Aduiine.

Don't let success make you prig For if you do, you're sure tc
 loose; And no man ever got so big Some other couldn't nl his shoes
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
R-r-r-r-F !

We'll quit hugging the radiator long enough 10 observe that z. Roe lives in Dcs MOincs, Iowa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Names Is Names. Jeff Cashdollar lives at South Charleston, W. Va.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

What has become of the old-fash- toned man who could prove that the parcel post would reduce the cost of living?
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
Betcha l

DGLGLds
 "The average husband is a poOg excuse" said the Married Woman. "Oh, we'll" sighed the Old Maid, "a poor excuse is better than none. %
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Kenyon outfit gets through with us a fellow can have the headache without being looked upon a 3uspicious character-LMacOn Telegraph.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

The Allies, according to London. are preparing to ake over all the Greek shipping. They probably will eserye space on some vessel for Constantine, if he wishes to bay one-way ticket from Athens Seattle Times)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05
TIPS FROM TEXAS.
(Dallas Ncws)

A rcsourccful person is one who can infer all he needs or desires.
 Mortals need something to hope for, and a good deal Of it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

traed the fact that Farmer Lawson is the sort of eckless agricuturst that occasionally spills the eans.-( Springfield Unon)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Some one in authority should threaten to talk usSy Gussie Gardner's curling irons away from hin he continues to act naughty Macon Telegraph
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-02-05

Troubles still pursue the king of Greece. Isn there Q way of escape for him through the DivorC Court?- Louisville Courer-JounaL)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
YOUNG BOBBY CONNELLY

Hyland, and Dorothy Kelly was fine,
too, and Alice Joyce was pretty nice.
but like the one have now. That's
Aida. She's only four, though. OF
course she's got lots to learn.
"Do you think this war Is going 70
affect our business Well, / could find
plenty of ways to keep busy II I
weren't making pictures. I'm doing
my bit in the garden, you know. I'm
raising peas and potatoes and onions
and things for the soldiers, and be-
sides that | have to study. Mother
seems to think It necessary for me to
know something, and so I'm learning
French. | can say Je t'aime beaucoup'
and Bon soir,' and l. can reduce IS
to 2, and know the capitals Of all the
States, Brooklyn Is the capital OF New
York-and I have written scenario.
at is to feature mother, and 1t IL
called The Cowboys Revenge Here
it is, but turn over to the middle. It's
better in the middle"
We turned over to the middle and
read: "Seen 2, akt 8. Bobby asts his
mother could he 20 out and shut In.
dams, and she SEE no my SUM-"
So perhaps Bobby won't be either an
actor or a cowboy, but q scenario
writer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

,ogy CHARLES THOMAS appears
"a be really coming into his own.
his Young and pleasing barytone has
49,. ginning wider and wider recog-
,.io, since his appearance here four
v,,on, ago in The Peasant. Girl"
I'd the billbOards which announce the
,.vival Of "The Highwayman" now
,,,, 4 that the production is being
-,s. with John Charles Thomas.
l,d with" as everybody knows, is
limos, a halfway mark along the road
Ia, winds up with "in."
n. father Of young John Charles
VA, , Methodist minister in a small
nvn in Pennsylvania, and from the
b.runing It was planned that John
also should enter the ministry. At the
Ar. Of ten he became a member Of his
father. choir. This step, his father
calculated, would Undue him with a
d.,ir. .oY the religious life, but it did
no, work in exactly that way. The
chief thing 1t did was to teach John
Charles ths. be had a good voice.
When II came time to enter theo-
logiesl seminary John Charles sud-
denly decided that the ministry was
10! for bin. He was interested mainly
in singing, so it is quite impossible to
explain why he matriculated at the
College Of Physicians and Surgeons ir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
IN THE DRAMATIC EYE

De Wolf Hopper in the Gilbert & Sui
Ivan cycle, and in the course of this
engagement he learned considerable.
Then came "The Peasant Girl" "The
Passing Show of 1916" "Alone at Last"
and Her Soldier Boy"
Thomas left the cast of "Her Soldier
Boy" after the piece had been at the
Aston a few months, with the intention
of going abroad to prepare himself for
grand opera. The activities of the sub
marines kept him here, however, and
are directly responsible for his pres
ence in 1.-THE Highwayman." As for
his grand operate ambitions, if the
Germans will kindly consider them
selves licked he may realize them yet
4 IL authorized biographies of
"A Winchell Smith begin: "Winchell
Smith left the hay and feed business
in Hartford to become an actor, and
then a playwright, ETC." Another chap
ter has just been added to the already
interesting life story of this most sue
cessful of playwrights which might
read: "Winchell Smith, after amass-
ing a fortune in writing plays, has re-
turned TO the hay and feed business"
1t took nearly twenty years for
Smith to complete this circle Of activi-
ties and return to his original occupa-
ton, and, oddly enough, it was the very
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
By IDEN PAYNE

TT is a common observation that the
i drama is going to the dogs. This
is generally a superficial expression OF
personal dissatisfaction with the cur
rent theatrical fare, for little his
toric consideration Of the history Of
the theatre of the last century shows
that the allegation is not easily proved.
In fact, investigation is apt to lead to
a contrary conclusion. However, the
malcontents are numerous enough TO
indicate that, without reference to the
past, there must be something very
wrong with the present
It is unfortunate, perhaps, that the
criticism of the theatre should be al
most entirely destructive; it seems in
variably to take the shape of whole
sale condemnation of the current at
fractions in the theatre. This is fu-
tile in any case, and surely there Is no
justification for an attack on the sue
cessful popular play. The mere fact
that it is popular indicates that it has
a place and fulfls a necessary func-
ton.
To attack the audience may be more
justihable, but it is equally futile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
A Trio of Plays Moving

The ever changing Theatrical tide
will cause three shows to pack up ana
move to other New York houses IN
time for tomorrow nights perform
orco lane Cowl and Lilac Time
last night gave their last performance
at the Eltinge, to which they were
driven from the Republic, and will be
seen tomorrow at the Harris. THE
Brat" thus expelled from the Harris
will be transferred to the Morosco'
where il will replace Canary Cottage"
And "Her Soldier Boy" which moved
to the Lyric from the Aston two weeks
ago. will again take fight, this time for
the Shubert, where EILEEN ended its
engagement last night. A film will open
TODAY at the Lyric.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Greenroom Performance

The Greenroom Club will give its an<
nual public performance, known as Z
rehearsal" at the Aston Theatre toe
night. The programme, in addition to =
long list of prominent entertainers, will
include three new one-act plays-"Uns
der the Full Moon" by Langdon McCors
mick; "The Sanctuary" by Roland
Burke Hennessy, and safety First" BY
Willard Bowman. Among others present
will be Nora Bsyes, Alice Brady, Dorals
dina, Annette Kellermann, Fritzi Sehs6,
Eva Tsngusy, Leo Garlic, Belle Storey
Will Rogers. Leon Enrol. Andrea d.
Scgurola, Gus Edwards, Jack Norworths
Lubowska, Herbert Corthell, Lucille Lee
Stewart and Frank Tinney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

least it was difficult for US. He was
quite at his ease, but one could not
resort to the usual tactics with which
one seeks to draw out the seven-year-
old prodigy, and It seemed ridiculous
TO talk to 8 feet IL as though one we're
addressing 5 feet IL.
II you should cut of Bobby's head
and tuck pair Of wings under his chin
he would look just like one Of RaphaePs
angels. At least he would have up TO
two weeks ago, but now he has ter
r,ble secret. He has lost his two front
teeth, and he has to play all Of his
scenes with great seriousness until the
teeth, now coming. get down to where
you can see them.
Bobby thinks he isn't going to be
motion picture actor, but he is. He
couldn't help It. With those eyelashes
and that hair he never could escape.
And besides, mother is an actress, Sis
ter Helen is an actress and Baby VIC
tor is going to be an actor as soon as
he is old enough. So Bobby's chances
Of becoming a regular cowboy are slim.
Bobby looks like an angel, but he
isn't. for when we asked him II he
lost his teeth during his riding lesson
be replied: zee. mol That happened
while I was practising my big fight
scene. You know, I'm appearing in
series Of Bobby stories, and they make
me the hero in each one. tell you,
there is some great fight stuff, and \
can lick any fellow in our school. Some
of those boys are absolutely senseless;
they act as though they were demented
when they get in fight It's easy
then. | tell you what, you come and
take tea with me, and I'll tell you
about the leading women I've had. You
know what leading women are like.
You have to humor them-1 liked Peggy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

'snnore. Perhaps he felt that as a
''''or he would have an opportunity
nng a little, and perhaps he was
e''sy seeking to get away from the
-'hi'try al all costs.
AZ all events, John Charles was con-
''e'ing a singing society at the col
Vs before the end Of the first SEM
"s'' and he was beginning TO lean
.''e and more toward music. Just
''0u' that time the annual competition
!" three years scholarship at Pea
Wy Institute was under way, and
wing Thomas was sorely tempted TO
'.*L Finally he fipped a coin to de-.
We. That coin determined John
..s'isss career. He entered the com
"'''len' with sixty others, and won. i.
.iler completing his musical studies
tsaoody he spent a summer in Hol-
80 with Adelin Fermin, q well known
seasr, and then came to New York
.ae hope Of obtaining concert work.
H'end advised him TO go on the
however. and sent him TO see
'! ". Savage, who was then form
'he Of the numerous "Everywom-
companies. He played Passion for
JASON on the road and sang one
.s next year found him at the Win
WARDEN, q strange spot for a youth
started out 10 be q minister. In
- RAISING Show Of 1918" he played
A small parts and, so far as can
a ned. attracted no attention at
There followed q road tour with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

success he achieved in the writing of
plays that forced him back into
feed store again. For, if Smith hadn't
made so much money on Turn to the
Right" "The Boomerang" 1.-THE Fort
une Hunter" "Brewster's Millions"
"Via Wireless" and others, he wouldn't
be completing a 100000 home at Farm
ington, Conn, and if he hadn't built
this home he-but here's the story:
Smiths new home-one of the show
places of Connecticut-is on the high
bank Of the picturesque Pennington
River, which bends around the Smith
estates and lends a thousand charms to
the location. Just beyond the Smith
estate on this river is an old farm, and
on this farm a gristmill with the in
evitable dam for. power. The owner OF
the farm recently determined to move
away and, in order to control the water
rights, Smith bought it from him, thus
insuring the perpetuatiOn of. the dam,
which not only kept the river at good
height, but also promised to supply
electricity for light. heat and power
for the Smith estate. Smith inquired
that the rent from the miller would
help pay for this luxury. but no sooner
had he contaminated the deal than the
miller concluded TO get out OF ousi-
ness. With a productive farm and a
perfectly good gristmill on his hands
there was nothing for the playwright
20 do but TO work them both himself
and that is exactly what he is nov 40
inc. A sign reading, Nv. Smith, hay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

and Feed"-a replica of the one that
stood over the door of the store from
which Smith literally ran away many
years ago-now graces the mill ONCE
at Pennington, and there Smith hopes
to grind out feed and -four and farces
with CELEBRITY and satisfaction to Gus
toners.
ONE OF the performances in The
~ Willow Tree" which has won no
tice is that of Harold de Becker in the
role of Kimura, faithful to the old ira
ditions of Nippon. Mr.. de Becker is
not new to Japanese parts. He was
Hironari, the loyal young Jap who
takes upon his own shoulders the crime
committed by Walker Whiteside, IN
"The Typhoon"-one of the brilliant
bits of individual acting Of that season.
He also played Sin Tschu with Pauline
Fredericks in "Innocence."
But he has played other parts be-
sides those of the Orient AS child
he was rated a prodigy, and played his
first part in "Alice in Wonderland
appearing as the Dormouse. 1t is re-
corded that he is the youngest actor
ever to play this part He played IN
England for several seasons after ar
irving at an age of maturity, appearing
with Charles Hawtrey in "A Message
from Mars" first in London and later
in this country, when that play was
nroduced Mt the Garrick Theatre. In
London he also appeared with Charles
Warner in DRINK; Marion Terry IN
"a Happy Nook" Herbert Tree in KIP
Van Wrinkle"
Last year he created the role o.
A,bert prosser IN "Hobson's Choice"
and began the present season as the
detective In 1.-THE Lodger," after a
brief engagement in the ili-tateo
Gamblers ALL"
De Becker Is an artist Of consioera-
HE talent. and Is at present making
rapid progress in sculpture at the
Beaux Arts. In his family are three
actresses who have frequently been
seen on the native stage. His mother
was in Hush" while his two sisters
were playing, respectively, in "A Lady
Name" and "Fair and Warmer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
The Weeks GriSt

the Empire Probably no
of than
by of them New
single evening And the announce
of the fact that all profits
will be the Stage Womens
Relief Fund
in "Th New Word, which Will be
late of Maud Adamss
pany Winfred and Betty Danry In O
BILL will be Lyn Harding Eileen Huban tine
Berkeley and H. Ashton Tong The last
niece Tbe will be acted by Bery Mercer
the Vahelrs THE Lodg
r John Lillian Brennard Clara Bacy Alice ESden
md Theodor El
of in the hands Of Idn Payne
Eltnge Mr. Elmendo will
tall nightly during the World after
Woods.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Neighborhood Playhouse

The players at the Neighborhood
PLAYHOUSE last night put on their last
programme of the season, a programme
made up of two plays. one well known
bereabouts and one less familiar. On
the bill are Dunsany's "A Night at an
Inn" first played at the Neighborhood;
Susan Glaspell's "The People" pro-
dueed earlier in the season by the
provincetown Players. and "A Sunny
Morning" q translation from the
Spanish. This bill will be repeated
tonight, and will be given again on
May 10. 20. rs and p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
IN VAUDEVILLE

PALACE-Eva Tanguay, Louise Dresser
in "For Country; W. j. Reilly U. S
S. Michigan in pianologue; Evan
Burrows-Fontaine, Dooley and Sales
Bankoff and Grille, Arnaut Brothers
Gerard and Clark, Herman and Shir'
ley.
COLONIAL-Adele Rowland, Dooley
and Sales, Jane Connolly in "Betty's
Courtship," Loney Haskell.
RIVERSIDE-Eddie Foy, Mason and
Keeler in Married" Rooney and
Bent, Van and Schenck.
ALEXANDRIA - Kalmar and Brown
Digby Bell in mind Your Own Bust
ness" Gene Greene, Violet Dale.
ROYAL-Mrs. Gene Hughes and COM
pany, Cartmell and Harris.
LOEW'S Marsella John.
son, Long Tack Sam and company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
TOO MUCH BROADWAY?

/ The trouble seems to arise from the
fact that the drama, because of it's
| democratic basis, seeks always to
maintain universally Of appeal
which is impossible in a highly or
ganized and differentiated state Of So
ciety. In the process of searching
always for plays with the widest pos
sible popular appeal, the commercial
manager is almost inevitably COM
PEELED to play down to his public, with
the result that there is a dangerous
tendency not to follow but to debase
the public taste. The theatre, too, is
left in the hands Of those who live
only in the theatre and who are out
of touch with life. The theatre in
America is bounded by about ten
blocks of Broadway. Many Of the
theatres in the crosstown streets off
Broadway have electric signs which
light up only in the direction Of Broad
way. And this is symbolical Of the
! whole difficulty. The theatre Of to-day
faces Broadway too much. There is
too much Broadway in the theatre.
By thus striving downward for the
greatest common measure of public in
telligence, it follows that there Is .
large public within the public, COM
posed Of the more intelligent and
thoughtful members Of the population,
who are left uncatered for and who
gradually drop away from the theatre
altogether. II may be that this public
is large enough to support a theatre Of
its own, but to bring It together with:
out a huge financial outlay in prelim-
mary losses is q difficult problem. The
truth Is that the theatre has to be
subsidized; but the danger Of subsidi-
zation is that il opens wide door to
the operations of the artistic charla-
tan. The drama is the most demo-
cratic as il is the most universal Of the
arts. and therefore the subsidized the
atre. to exist as a vital institution,
must be an expression of the civic
spirit. Thus municipal theatre
could not exist healthily except in an
swer to a demand on the part Of the
community itself.
II il be true, as Shakespeare says,
that not only the players but the
drama itself is the abstract and brief
chronicle of the times, then the dis
content with the theatre is but q
symptom Of the social unrest which is
typical OF our age.
II has been said that a people al
ways get the government they deserve,
and. by the same token, 1t certainly
seems as though they receive the
drama they deserve. 1t may be ar
gued, therefore. that the production OF
a fine drama is intimately bound up
with the problem Of social betterment.
But by this reckoning the ideal drama
will come into being only with the ar
rival Of the millennium! Then again, II
il is true that the essence Of drama Is
conflict. the drama itself would disap-
pear with the advent Of that perfect
equilibrium OF social life which is to
characterize the millennium. So that
we are confronted by the paradox:
tina. the ideal drama will make It's APP
pearance at the same time that the ex-
istenee Of dramatic material will cease
to exist!
All this, however. has nothing to do
with the immediate practical necessity
OF satisfying the needs Of that public
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
By HARRIETTE UNDERHlLL
"a MOTION picture actor? Me =!

g \ MOTION picture actor! Me
n Shades of julius Cesar-No!'
In these, few words Bobby Connolly,
the prccocious kid of Vitagraph, set
tied his future.
I'm going to be cowboy. Not a
movie cowboy, you understand, but
real cowboy, who wears fur things on
his legs. | made a perfectly elegant
pair out of the baby's lnp-robe, but
mother took it away from me and
sewed it together again.
However, just as soon as | can ride
al we'll as Harry Morey can he is going
to give me a pair like he wears, and
I'd like to see any old person take
them away from me. | can nearly do
1t now. I practised this morning and
I made the old horse kneel down and
shake hands and everything" q.
It was difficult talking to Bobby. At
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
THE WEEK STANDS

STANDARD -Margaret Angln in
"Green Stockings"
BRONX OPERA HOUSE-Aborn Opera
Company. .
LEXINGTON-Corse Payton company
in Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch"
COLUMBIA-Maids of America in "The
Girl from Nowhere"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

which is ignored by the commercial!
manager-rightly, ignored, for a spe-
cialized audience should have a spe-
cialized theatre. The artists OF the
theatre are helpless. They must be
backed by public-spirited members Of
that inner public which is neglected.
How TO bring the two forces together!
There's the rub The art Of the the
atre, it would seem, waits like the
Sleeping Beauty for the Fairy Prince,
who will come with the Magic Sword
and cut his way through the En-
chanted Thicket Of Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
BROOKLYN DRAMA

MAJESTIC-"Johnny Get Your Gun"
TELLER'S SHUBERT-Stock company
BUSHWICK - Florence and Frank
Moore, James J. Corbett, Toots Paka
ORPHEUM-Sophie Tucker, "The Bride
Shop" Laurie and Bronson.
STAR-"American Burlesquers."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Revue at the Shelburne

News of the seaside resorts Is be"
ginning to filter in, and among the most
important is the information that .
new revue will be launched on Thurs.
day at the Hotel Shelburne. at Brigh-
ton Beach. Gus Edwards mas staged It.