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The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
MUSICAL PLAY star
DISCUSSES HUMOR
Emotions to Laugh. He Says. Are
Same World Over.

Howard Langford, who as Thad-
deus Hopper, an American travelling
in Russia, is the chief fun-maker in
otto Harbach and Rudolf Frimls
musical play "Katinka," that comes
to the Belasco Theater the week be-
ginning October /, with popular matt
nee Wednesday and regular matinee
Saturday, unblushingly confesses that
he is really an American in the fullest
sense, claiming Chicago as his place
of nativity.
Mr.. Langford has been chieflp sue
cessful In vaudeville, where he started
at the bottom and worked UP to the
position Of headliner, becoming one of
the greatest drawing cards that that
branch of the profession offered. In
the legitimate he has scored beyond
the question of doubt But always
he belongs to the ranks of the lighter
comedians and it is said to be even
funnier of the stage than on by
those who know him. He was in a
serious mood when discoursing on
humor.
"Humor." he said, adjusting his in
evitable high colored tie, which he
never changes for any other color,
'is like love. 1t comes to one with
out rhyme or reason. You either
have it or you don't have it, and it
is just as likely to be found among
menials as among mobiles. It is one
thing that cannot be bought or cult
waited. Between those who have 1t
there exists a kind Of free-masonry.
In its essentials humor Is the same
the world over. yet each nationality
has its own characteristic humor. The
man who uses humor for his guide
in life can never go far wrong. No
true humorist could commit murder.
But IL humor is important as a guide
in life. 1t Is no less potent a factor
in art. There, 1t is our best critic
guarding us from exaggeration. As
some one has said, 'Humor is the del
icate ear of the wind that prevents
US from thinking out of tirnen
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Miss Sanderson Proud
OF Three Prize Horses

Miss Julia Sanderson. one of the
most charming OF the new season crop
of motion picture stars whose fame
is already world wide in speaking
stage fandom. owns three saddle
horses respectively named shem. Ham
and Japhet
The first horse is an Australian
waller presented to Miss Sanderson by
the late charles Frohman. who thus
recognized her passion for riding and
her 2ist birthday. Shem is now a
5-year-old. so figure IL out for your
self
Ham is a fea-oitten roam. bought out
of the stable OF Col. Taylor. OF Ken
lucky. and the third horse is a New
York product. having been bred on
Long Island and bought by Miss San
derson on his looks. as he went by
one morning hitched to a broughsm
and ashamed OF himself.
Miss Sanderson. who is starred in
The Runaway" at Moore's Garden
Thester this week, has a colored sta
Bile chief named Nose who Sc a biblical
pundit He named the three horsea
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Belasco-.katinka,,

Fresh from a years triumph on
broadway. where 1t eclipsed even
The Fireny." High links" and
You're in Love-" the previous sue
cesses Of its authors, Otto Har-
bach and Rudolf Friml "Katinka"
comes to the Belasco Theater the
week beginning October /, with
popular matinee on Wednesday and
regular matinee on Saturday.
The plot of "Katinka" Is so ar
ranged as to carry the personages
through three scenes OF widely
varying picturesqueness. The story
opens In Russia, just before the
present war; then Jumps to Turkey
and winds up in Vienna, a course
impossible of pursuit in the pres
ent state of these belligerent To-
calities
The spectator is called upon to
follow the fortunes Of the pretty
little Russian, "Katinka." She is in
love with the handsome Ivan, but
Is trlcked into marrying the rough
old Boris. But Ivan is not of the
sort TO give up his sweetheart so
easily. He learns that Boris al
ready has a wife living-he doesn't
know Just where. So he interrupts
the wedding festivities, and, with
the aid of an American friend,
Hopper, carries off "Katinka," who,
on the journey, poses as Hopper's
wife. They go to Turkey in search
of Mrs. Boris No. /, who is sup
posed to have taken refuge in the
Pashas harem to escape from
Boris, who is no more popular with
her than with "Katinka." Affairs
are becoming exciting, "Katinka"
herself all but falling into the DOW
er OF the Pasha, when, to cap the
climax. the real Mrs. Hopper turns
up. The delicacy of "Katinka's" po-
sition can be appreciated. with
the real Mrs. Boris and the real
Mrs. Hopper in town, she feels like
the heroine of Hoyt farce.
At this critical moment II de-
velops that Mrs. Boris, the first, has
gone to Vienna. Iva, Katinka,
Hopper and the jealous Mrs. Hop
per follow. Mrs. Boris is located: !:
the villain Boris is foiled; Katinka
is at liberty to become Mrs. Ivan
and Mrs. Hopper is made to listen
to and be convinced by reason,
In the musical score one hit fol-
lows another in rapid succession.
with the frequently recurring
"Racketty Co.," as the number that
lives IN the memory as the audi
ence nles ont Of the theatsr and
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Miss Springtime" Rivals
"Katinka" at TheQters

down the street humming and
whistling. 1t has a catchy Tilt that
hangs forever in the memory. Other
notable musical numbers are Your
Photo" 'Katinka,' II Want TO
Marry a Male Quartet" A SayIy
gowned chorus that can sing and
dance is a notable feature Of the
show.
The company includes Howard
Langford, Clara Palmer, A. Rob-
ms. Eve Lynn, Bernard Gorcey.
Marquita Dwight, Eleanor Vincent,
Nicholas Rovac, Selma Marion, Gus
Cohan. S. Paul Veron, John Roberts,
Daniel ]. Sullivan and Peggy Pates.
Poirs-BrInsing Up Father Abroad.
"A brand new production of the IA
nous farce Bringing Up Father
Abroad" with music will be present.
ed at Polls Theater for one week
beginning tonight, with matinees
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
Bringing Up Father Abroad" is
said to be q laugh from curtain to
curtain.
Like the other pieces Of the series,
1t Is "Jisss" Mahoney. the retired
Irish contractor, rich and pleasure
loving. who keeps the fun pot boil
ing. This time he and Mrs. "Jiggs"
decide to take a trip TO their old
home town in ireland, and it is there
that the fun evolves. For one thing
they're met by a pair of clever
swindlers aboard the ship that takes
them over, and for another they buy
q castle that the trimmers have no
more right to sell than the Potomac
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs "Jiggs" are suscepti-
BILE to a castle romance, and when
they go to ireland their troubles be-
gin afresh, and cause no end Of mirth
for the audience.
A company declared to be even
more brilliant than the hilarious or
ganization that made the Father
series renowned throughout the coun-
try is accredited to the Interpretation
OF Bringing Up Father Abroad" ="
which will appear at Polls. Most Of
its members are those identified with
former successes of the famous Nc
Manus Father" list, incl I'D n g
John f. Cain and his partner, Blanche
Newcomb. the former playing his
familiar role of 'Jiggs." the Faith
err and Miss Newcomb in this
PIouuStloh dpPeaiHls ds hioiu'
The Mother" of the new play is
the popular Marion Benson. Another
great favorite in the company is
Robert Rice, who appears as bogus
Don" Ben Byron. Kathleen Neal,
Eddie Leamon and Madeline Gray
are others of the big company, the
chorus of which is said to be the
youngest and liveliest of all the auxi-
liary feminine bevies this season on
tour
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Gayety-BurIesque.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Jack Singers Broadway Frolics."
one Of the most pretentious organiza-
tions touring the Columbia circuit, is
the current weeks offering at the
Gayety Theater. Lon Hascall. whose
unique comedy methods have endear-
ed him to local audiences, heads the
large cast. which includes such celeb
rifles as James Tenbrooke, Vera
Ransdale. Wilbur Dobbs. Jean Irwin,
Mark Thompson, Bertha Delmonte.
Jack Nichols. Bessie Baker, and Rich
ard Simmons. A riot of mirth in two
acts and five scenes, entitled Strand
ed which the management frankly
labels as "a lot of nonsense" is the
Offering presented. and which meas
ures well up to the high standard es-
tablished by Singer. whose produc-
tions are always notable for their
bright and breezy character.
The chorus. also an important part
OF Singer offerings. includes a score
of dainty. daring dashing girls of in
finite charm, whose efforts in the way
of effective backgrounds may well be
relied upon. The long musical pro-
gram, it is announced. will include
such hits" as these: over There. .
Wonderful Girl. Good Night" Rag
time Opera" For You Rose, q"
and Help, Help. I'm Sinking"
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d. r. Keiths-vaudevilIe.

In accordance with the announce
ment of the B. F. Keith executive
MANAGEMENT, this week at B. F.
Keith's Theater will witness the first
presentation here, OF the first epi-
sode of the films of The Retreat
of the Germans at the Battle of
Arras."
In addition to this extraordinary at
traction there will be offered a vaude-
willie bill of the usual length and the
accustomed quality with two sterling
features in the high position. These
latter are, first, Alice Els and Albert
French. the famous narrative dancers.
supported by James Templeton,
Frances French and a corps de baller
in "Hallow' cen" described as dance
fantasy. The other co-star will be
Will Cressy and Blanche Dayne in
Mr.. Cressy's new comedy called "A
City Case" credited with being the
best of the hundred and odd one-act
sketches whose paternity he admits
without hesitancy.
The battle pictures were taken by
the British government for preser-
walton in the archives of the British
Museum. In order to obtain funds
for the war relief work, the Official
Government Pictures, Inc.,, was
formed with W. K. Vanderbilt as pres
ident, and it secured from the gov
'ernment the right to sell copy of
the. original negatives for presenta-
ton In America. The highest Amer
ican bidders were Messrs. A. Paul
Keith and Edward F. Albee, for their
own circuit and affiliated theaters, the
price being 100000, the highest ever
given for such purpose. Already the
first and second episodes. there being
three in all, have been seen In the
Keith New York and metropolitan dis
trict theaters and they caused nothing
short of a sensation.
other vaudeville features of the
week are Hans Kronold. the ccle-
brated concert cellist; Edna Aug. the
musical comedy comediennG Ralph
=
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Music and Dancing of
The Contagious Sort
Lead Stage Offerings
BY THE PLAYGOER.

Entertainment of the light rohy by hng
tunes and dancing of the musical comedy
tonans the heaters this week At least this form
is scheduled the leading thcate although
vile will flourish sufficient temper any monotony that
might occur.
Three distinct musical shows programmed with
which plays the Beaseo in first place. because of having
appeared here before However, there very hono
Miss SPngtme slated for weeks engagement the Ma
has already womed its into the Capital
-goers who fortunate enough spring A
tion Of Bringing Up Father the third offering
to be shown and heard Polls
tshingon very selections of at
ols and they usually endeavor try up the
slt just enough prevent from jadng our
- Witness the offerings last week which distinct
&c character followed by lighter of the cur
days
Should Reach Sardom.
,aking of the shows Of last assumption which ap-
Inevitable is addition the Basco stars This
armed category which few obtain "opn sesame" but
the work OF Miss Lenore Uh "Tger Rose certainly warrants
her being listed in the select company. Miss Ulh be lost
in the sphere with David Wareld Frances Starr and others
of the Belasco family for humble opinion Miss Ulh the
best young the American stage today
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NationaI-"Miss Spring time.-

NationaI-"Miss Spring time.-
And now. amidst the royal brown
and gold and purple of autumn, smil-
ingly enters Miss Springtime" to fill
the National Theater with Vernal
freshness and charm tomorrow night
Miss Springtime' has been pro-
nounced the supreme achievement of
klaw q Erlanger, whose musical COM
edy productions attain a standard of
quality quite distinctive. The score
by Emmerich Kalman, whose "Sari"
was a delight. is full of haunting
melodies already hummed, whistled
and danced to all over America. Guy
Bolton contributed the book and P. e.
Wodehouse the lyrics. The stage di-
rection 10 that of the experts. Julian
Mitchell and Herbert Gresham. The
scenery Is by Urban, a creative painter
of daring originality and poetic imagi-
nation, whose fame is interna tional
The first two acts OF Miss Spring
time" are laid in the mythical village
of Pilota during the gaities OF old
home week, which a resourceful news
paper man has undertaken to boom
through up-to-date American methods.
The third act reveals the stage of
great continental opera house, and
Is a massive and magnificent Hlustra-
ton Of the painters creative art. The
story, OF blended sentiment, youthful
romance and crisp. compelling humor.
has to do with a charming village girls
alteration for a famous operate barry
tone. 1t is Of suspensive interest, full
OF unexpected surprises. There are
some eighty singers, comedians and
dancers. Among the principals whose
popularity was registered in the origi-
nal New York run of all last season
are: George MacFarlane. the superb
barytone. whose triumph in Gilbert &
sullivan opera and in the last "Trilby"
revival are fresh in remembrance; !;
Else Alder. an adorable and melodious
figure in international musical COM
edy; John E. Hazard, comedian.
lyrist and co-author Of Turn to the
Right" Frances Cameron, comedi-
enne;; John E. Young, Charles
Meakins. Wayne Mum, Nicholas Burn
ham, Lizzie Wilson, Fanny Grant, TED
Wing. Percy Woodley. Maurice Cass
and other favorites with a bewildering
beauty chorus of singing quality up
to the highest Klaw & Erlanger stand
ard.
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"The Judge Of Zalamea"
Marvellous Production

oTscAI 10 Inc washington Herald.
Milwaukee. Wis, Sept. 9.-At the
Davidson Theater here Leo Ditrich-
stein presented for the first time upon
the Enelish-speaking stage "The
Judge Of Zalamea," by the most emf
nent representative of the Spanish
drama, Calderon de La Barca.
1t is a powerful romantic drama. in
three acts. with the locals laid in the
little town of Zalamea, in the prov
ince of Estramadura, Spain. during
the colorful and stirring reign Of
Philip II.
A distinguished audience, including
many theatrical and literary author
tiles greeted the star and Production.
The production is massive and pic
torially attractive, the costumes most
picturesque. and the mise en- scene
heightened by a host of supernumer-
aries, and the ATMOSPHERIC embel-
lishments indigenous Of the country.
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Should Reach Stardom.

Kid Composer Joins Colors.
Canary Cottage" 1 believe, is
the first musical score entire that
we have had from the somewhat
prolific "kid" composer, Earl Car
roll, whose name is attached to
such well-known hurdy-gurdy IA
vorites as Sprinkle Me With
Kisses" Dreaming" and isle
d'Amour." Carroll is 20 years of
age and New York calls him the
"syncopated troubadour" because
his music has the power to move
ones feet when listening to it.
Fate has been kind and unkind
to Carroll. He worked hard, had
something worth while to offer
and gained recognition. His name
was much in the prints. 1t seems
that the vaudeville powers that he
recognized had decided upon him
as big card. Seated at the piano
he was to go over the vaudeville
circuit, humping his own tunes
and letting audiences see him,
which incidentally was to pay him
very fat salary, perhaps some
thing like SIoo a day and boom
his wares around the music
stores.
Then Uncle Sam went to war
and called upon his young men
to help him win it. Carroll was
drafted. And now, l believe, he
is doing his piano work, popular
songs and all, but in aid of re-
cruiting and entertaining at SOL
diers' camps, etc. Yes, he's in
vaudeville, but he gets about $50
a month for it, instead of over
$4,000.
Jack" Hazard, Author.
Jack" Hazard, comedian of
Miss Springtime" has had two
successful plays produced-one a
musical comedy, Dew Drop
Inn," with Percival Knight as CO.
zuthor; the other the peach Jam
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WHO'S WHO IN THE PICTURES

John f. HazIard and the reception committes
Eva Lynn Selma
b Ke
marion } Up
5-Lon Hascal, with
o-W g. Mt Moores strand this
from
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Smith and Tom Austin, in "All Fun;
Arthur McWatters and Grace Tyson
in "A Revue of Revues": George and
Lille Garden. the xylophonists: the
Four Nightons in a statuesque aero
batic novelty; and the pipe organ
recitals. The usual performances,
hours. and prices will rule.
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Margaret Owen, formerly a mem
Der of the Chicago Grand Opera
Company, will betake herself and her
remarkably clear and true lyric So
prano voice to the Boston Opera
Company Spr the coming season.
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preserve and reformed crook
comedy, Turn to the Right
with the kind assistance Of Win
chell Smith-that is raking in all
kinds of box office money.
al have been wrongly credited
with some of the jokes and lyrics
in miss Springtime," says Haz-
zard, "and am sorry l can't claim
them for they are simply cork
ing. Bolton and Wodehouse
thought them up out of their own
heads. We play the piece straight,
down to semi-colon, exactly as
they wrote it and rehearsed it in
New York over year ago. No
indecent liberties have ever been
taken with the lines"
Hazard has written new
comedy, accepted for production
this season, and another novel,
which, after the manner of Rug
giles of Red Gap, deals with the
adventures of a gentleman's gen.
tleman. In Baltimore the other
day lady interviewer asked him
what was his secret ambition, and
he replied:
"You remind me of what Pat
rick Francis Murphy said to a
soulful lady who wanted to know
II he had no serious aim in life.
He told her that it was the height
of his ambition to throw a raw
egg into an electric fan. Mine is
only to make a living sufficient
to keep my wife in new hats"
Marries in Washington.
A stage romance with all the
thrills Of previous marriages and
divorces was quietly consum-
mated in Washington during the
last week, when Pauline Fred
erick became the wife of Willard
Mack.
Mr.. Mack was playing at the
The Washington herald., 1917-09-30
Marries In Washington.

Dr. Mack was playing a. the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16
MILK ORDINANCE
WILL Be PASSED
City Law lip for Final Action
This Afternoon,

\n ordinance making II a INSIDE
mcanor to sell milk Tor more than II
cents a quart probably will be passed
al the regular weekly meeting ol the
city commission this afternoon 1t was
introduced at the meeting last week 1t
will automatically come up for final
action this afternoon. Mayor Over
holser, Commissioner kcSlcr. author Of
the ordinance, and Commissioner Wal
ton ha, all announced they will vote for
It. These three votes will insure its
passage
Commissioned Stree, has not said
whether he will vote for or against the
measure Commissioner Donnclly tc.
turned ~ the city today after several
days Al his former home IN Missouri
He lett last Wednesday for a tive
weeks vacation, II may be- that he &c
turned N' % tu attend the meeting
oi the city commission AT which the mllk
ordnance will come up.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16

Stantly yiellant 10 prevent the presence
OF immoral women IN out OF -thc-waN
spot, near camps To guard against
this peril It has women police stationed
on every tram running into the towns
adjacent to Fort Riley and Camp Fun
Nton, Ran. The minute these guard
ianS oi the soldiers morals discover a
questionable wonan on the tram. she
is told to either return to the place
from which she came or to face a Jail
sentence
Mr.. Kirkwood declares that question
able women have even gone SO Tar as
10 take a train to towns twenty-five
and more miles from army camps, from
which points they travel ON foot to the
can,onmcn,S in order TO escape dctcc-
ton.
In towns near war camps the com
mittce proposes to place club rooms,
bowling alleys. reading rooms, etc,
and also to furnish adequate sanitary
facilities for the Soldicr.yrSitorS, In
thus way ID hopes to furnish the men
with attractions counter to those ut I'M
moral nature.
Purposes of Movement.
The national war camp environ, com
m,,,cc is a movement entirely dlStlnc;
ire mthat within the camps themselves.
iostercd hy the y. NJ G. A, knights -,
Columbus and other organizations, and
there is no duplication ot effort OF over
Tapping oi interest between them, The
national war camp euyironS committee
was organized because OF the known
fact that as soon as a soldier IS tree
from his camp duties he hikes for the
nearest town, regardless ot size. h'
wants change OF scene contrast
at will cost $4,000 a year to con.
duct this great work said Mr., Kirk.
wood This will average about " pei
man per ycar-sutely a small prce in'
saving the health OF the soldiers, keep.
ing up the war efficiency ut the natlo'
and preventing the degradation q
future generations
Mr. kirkwood has made two attempt
to enter the nations military service
hut failed OF admission both times
When the opportunity to participate II
the war camp movement came he
dropped his work as publisher oi th'
two great newspapers OF Kansas Git
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16
Whisky
Mixup Causes
Mike Trouble
# He'd Drunk What He Sold
WELL He Wouldn't Be
'ln" SO Dad

There would be one less charge
against Mike Green at the police
station had he drank what he sold
and solid what he drank
Tie vas arrested last night ON two
charges ono iof being drunk and
the other for obtaining money un-
der false prctcuSe, IN that he sold
water for whisky.
HAD he drank the water he would
not have had the charge OF in
loNlCa,ion against him though
had he sold what he drank he
would probably lace a charge of
illegally selling whisky IN the
county instead OF having the two
charges against him at the city
iailN
NE was recently fined $40 and
cost, N the municipal court, hut
the sentence va, suspended pending
future good behavior W., parole
viii be revoked after ne &c trr,l
IN the municipal court according to
Judge Mitchell
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16
Bond Workers
N k Sacrifice

Almost without exception, Liberty
loan team captains are men who can
III afford to leave their places OF bust
ness 10 work IN the campaign. vet they
are dong their duty without COM
plant
Only one example of the sacrifice
local business men are making in order
10 make the campaign a success is that
OF II. A. Douglas OF the Oklahoma Tent
and Awning company. G A. llamlin,
a member of the company. ) in the east
OF a buying trip, leaving Mr. Douglas
alone to conduct the business. When
he wa' called into the campaign, how
ever, he turned over his store to his
,tcuorraphcrN and got busy
{. II. Russell or the Russell Iobbcr,'
Min, ha, No, been in his office for
any length pt time for six DAYS
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16

and is dcyotlne HI, cutxc time TO the
cause a, Ms contribution to- tho war
He must pay all his expenses from his
own purse
Leaves Tonight.
He viii leave tonight for kansa, CITY,
from which point he came last night.
From there he will 60 To- Washington
To attend a conference Of the NATIONAL
committee He expects TO return TO Ok
lahoma soon to visit Fort sill and Camp
Duniph1n
Chambers of commctCc IN all Okla
homa cite, Of more than 800 po~ila-
ton have been asked to join in raising
the $lO2OO allotted the STATE
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-16
Hardie Gives
Out ASSIGNMENTS

". V Nardic, Sccrctary-manager OF
the Oklahoma Traffic association, is
the dictator OF the dc,tiuicS OF all team
captain, and workers. He assign, the
territory IN which they are to canvass
Naturally enough, no one oilcndS him
Intentionally