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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Mark La,Usor1's
Pictures Built
On Large Scale

Ever since the Hippodrome opened,
thirteen years ago, Mark Lawson,
scenic artist of the Hippodrome, has
been producing the enormous sets
whose stunning effects have helped to
make the big playhouse famous. At
first under Arthur Voegtln, whose
studio he had charge Of in the old
days of Thompson and Dundy, and la
ter in his own right, Mr.. Lawson has
produced the scenery for all the great
Hippodrome productions
Though his work is on the most gi-
gantic scale of any artist in the world,
Mr. Lawson spends most of his time
tolllng away at miniature scenes, for
al the world like children's toys. At
ter a consultation with Charles Dill
lingham imprcsario of the Hippo
drome, and r. H. Burnside, the director
OF the shows, as to the general nature
of the scenes required for the next
production, Mr.. Lawson makes little
eighteen inches long and ten wide. If
this is satisfactory it forms the basis
OF all future operations. From it is
made toy scene, on a half-inch scale,
reproducing the exact proportions of
the greatest stage in the world.
On this model everything relating to
stage arrangement is carried out to the
minutest detail. All the mechanical
effects must operate perfectly, for no
work is attempted until the exact eff
feet desired in the great scene is OBJ
tanned. Then the original sketch is
squared off" in tinv sections and the
canvases, which reach up MANY stories
and are stretched on vast frames. are
divided into corresponding six-foot
squares.
sometimes dozen painters work at
once reproducing on a giant scale the
little sketch. Some are experts in
foliage and nature painting, others put
IN the architectural detail. Wee dots
Oh paint become huge flowers, such as
never grew in any garden save that of
the Hippodrome. Tiny trees shoot M
to proportions which remind ono Of
alice in Wonderland" Pigmy houses
become habitations for prehistoric
giants.
Lawson has had varied training for
his career. Born in Sweden. he came 10
this country as baby. and conse-
quently must be regarded as one of our
own artists. His excellent work;ng
knowledge of design and proportion he
owes to a course in architecture fo,
as young man he studied three wears
with one of the leading architects of
Minneapolis. But having an opportu-
NIFTY at one time to finish PAINTING q
scene for little stock theatre in 81
faui-the scene painter having dis
appeared on periodical spree-Mr.
Lawson at once felt that he had found
his life work.
Tins year Mr.. Lawson faces tbe
grave problem Of scarcity of canvas and
paints. Skies must be blue and grass
green at the IIippodrome. which re-
mains TO that extent conservative and
loyal to nature and traditions. And
chrome green and Prussian blue are
last disappearing from the market.
one can buy small jars of these rare
colors, but it takes barrels to paint u
Hippodrome production Canvas. too.
IS becoming scarcer and scarcer, but
carly IN the season Mr.. Lawson pur
chased all he could procure in the mar
ket-some 5000 yards at an advance
OF ZoV per cent over previous prices.
80 the Hlppodrome will have scenery
for another year at least.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

great enthusiasm for the excursion on
the part of any one but Gibbons, and
he was dissuaded when the American
press officer in charge of the party in
sisted that we must get along in order
to fill an engagement at Verdun.
After that Gibbons avoided the care
fully chaperoned parties. He was
missing for weeks before the Amer-
can army first went into the trenches.
None of the newspaper men. knew
where he was, and sympathy was OK
pressed for poor Gibbons, who would
not be on hand when our troops went
into the line. On the appointed day
the carefully chaperoned party of cor
respondents headed for the front,
armed with tin hats and gas masks
and numberless varieties of creden
tials And yet when we reached
little village near the line a French
sentry stopped us. The credentials
were not enough. A pink pass-or
perhaps it was a purple one, with
green spots-was missing. The Ameri
can press officer argued and argued,
but without success. The sentry in
sisted that the American correspon-
dents could go no further.
Up ahead the guns were booming
and even as we waited company after
company of doughboys went by. Then
came the guns. They were moving
prlskly and raising their own camou-
mage but as one gun trotted past a
iahnliiar figure sitting just abaft the
barrel of a 10 waved to US. Gun and
u'nDons were gone on toward the from.
before any of the detained correspon-
dents could raise protest. Gibbon,
was on his own, as usual
Keep Her Smiling" at the Aston
Theatre is an extremely interesting ex-
ample of the fact tina. it is not the
theme of story which determines its
mood, but the treatment. The NAV
deals with a wife who is constantly
overspending the salary of her hus-
band, and as he goes on and up her
tastes and desires go up with dispro-
portlonatc speed. Certainly that SCENE
the subject for tragedy or a bite r)v
ironic comedy, but as a matter of fact
1T is no such thing. 1t has become the
fImsiest Of farces.
1t is necessary, indeed, to stretch the
probabilities somewhat. No matter
what the extravagances of the wife.
money is always forthcoming from
some quarter or other A more frank
recognition of the fact that the play is
farce would help considerably We
confess to having felt great deal Of
annoyance at the character Of the wife
because the play, for all its farcical
clements, had moments Of reality. And
real Polly would not be an attractive
figure. But if the play never gave an
impression Of impinging on life. no.
body would care much about Tho
morals Of the people in it one way or
another Such treatment would sac
rifict certain values. Sidney Drep,'s
performance is only rarely farcical. II
Is too subtle and feeling an intcrpreta-
ton to fit into any farce
Some day we hope to sec the plays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11

Some day we hope to sec the plays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Jinx Is Back

Jinx, Blanche Bates Great Dane,
having enjoyed her two weeks vaca-
ton during these dog days, last night
resumed her role in "Gettine Together"
at the Shubert.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
A Romantic Reporter
By Haywood Broun

OW that Floyd Gibbons is in
and people must buy tickets to hear him
under the head of Thus
Gibbons the only
dued by the he has faculty
place the night He topedoed
only spend the night
American And he wounded Therry
counted dspoof
the right although badly are sure he
will put this incident down valuable and interesting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Bronx Theatre Openinq

The opening date of the Bronx Opera
House has been set for Friday, August
30. The opening attraction is "The
Little Teacher" with Mary Ryan and
the same company that played it at
the Playhouse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Engaged for Forever After"

John Warner, Mrs. Russ Whytal. Isn-
belle Lamon and Robert Vaughn have
been engaged to support Alice Brady
in Forever After"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-11
Keifh's Boys Band

In the Red Cross parade last spring
there was boys band which played
marching music with the swing and
rhythm of veteran organization. This
was the B. f. Keith Boys Band.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
NATIONAL COMMISSION
Administrative POWER
League Leaders Meet in Chicago and
Adopt Program Having That
Its Basic Principle.
IBy Associated Press.

4 CHICAGO, December 9.-The Ma
tional Commission Will become the sole
administrative power of baseball. set
fling the disputes of major and minor
leagues alike. if program agreed on
at conference to-day between FRESH
dent Ban Johnson. OF the American
League. and y. Il. Tearncy, president
OF the Three ~ League. be carried
out.
President Tearncy, who is chairman
or a minor league committee appointed
to demand several reforms from the
majors in regard TO the draft and the
farming. of players, said that at his
suggestion n joint meeting Of commit
tees from the American and the Ma
tional Leagues and the minor leagues
probably would be held in Chicago IN
January to take action on the pro-
President Johnson agrees with me
that the board of arbitration of the
National Association of Minor Leagues
ls unwfeldy and in fact unnecessary"
president Tearney said. 1T is our
plan TO wipe it out and have the Ma
la scbalI"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
FOR COLDS AND GRIPPE
DOCTORS ADVISE
Tie Improved Cnlomel Tablet
That Is Entirely Purified Of
All NauSeating and Danger.
Gus Qualities.

Physicians are warning ~, --r75,
against rrl1!us with colds -1-r4
ana Crt0re- They sa- rta- e BRISK "a lp-
mel purEattva preferably Ca.--ats tile
new and improved c.to1zt t4ETe-
should te invariably taken q. Sei-i-rs
and repeated the second - -nt-d n.eh-.
II necessary. III the earliest s-zrss gue
Ca!otab IS usually suttcl=r. unless ta-
case IS particularly severe
PhyS!ctars say that IL IS = vast. %.
time and is dangerous u experiment
soIutely necessary sooner or later. orc
Jaiotab on tie tongue 81 bedtime with
q swallow 81 wate:.-rhat's ali Ng
salts, no nausea nor the 81 -,atest inter-
Terence with diet. work or pleasures
NcXt morning your cold has vanished
ana your "ao.e system IS purified ana
refreshed Caiotahs are sold only in
original sealed packages price tEirtV.
fF+ cents Recommended and guar,n-
cd ~ druggists everywhere. Pricc
rel H2ded II you arc not delighted ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
MEET ON NAT THURSDAY
PARRELLl AND SMITH
WILL STAGE CONTEST
'it1l.nn Rome Drcai.cr' nud Lora,
Artist to.nc az FERNS for
CNhi6itIOn.

whea rarrcn. the Italian bone
hrca'lcr" promised ,hat 10 would
"rcsuc ciean if given au opportunity
60 NICE, ZcNc Smith the local mat
ARTIST. Georsr Herbert, so, tho two to-
c.Ner. aud = natrh has nern ARRANGED
c0r Thursday night al the Central
NAIvtio S'hoo'. 'rhird and broad
Streets
i:verg Indication points to q hard
L.Nr1i and highly int rcaliifg contest.
Il, ucu all points arn comet. rrl pm.
-Dllt is much the stronger nr the Two
md sliEhtly heavier nan Saith hu,
Sc" h2* more skill ANA mat "en-
ralshiN than tIc Italian. Ilr cHu keep
Iris head When he gets IN tirIt .,,Iaccs.
and VIII doubtless wear P-rrclI down
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
LEAGUE M0GULs MEET
TWO MEN CANDIDATES
IN NATIONAL CIRCUIT
John a. Hc.dler md John Conway
S~ TOoic Are In the Race tor
So the Presidency.


NEW YORK. December with the
selcctfon OF a successor 10 John Is. Tc-
sner rs president. and formulation OF
iApoltcies regarding players and play n
s1919 as, the principal scheduled bust
mess. National League baseball club
Sowners were gathering mere tonight
I{ior5 their annual meeting.
81 Tho field of presidential candidates
thaS narrowed down to John y. Hcyd-
stier. present secretary treasurer and
kJohn Conway Toolc. VINO mas served as
CounSe! for the league and the Ma
stional Commission
The board OF directors will meet to.
morrow and probably viii be occupied
first with routine business
The, club owners OF the new Inter
snattonal League held the first session
Eof their annual meeting to-day and Will
of the clubs were represented and
president John ii. Farrell. of Auburn
y. ". presided
III With the exception OF John Dunn, Of
tho Baltimore Club, all the owners
said they were ready to continue next
season. and all We're optimistic as to
4 the future Of the national game; Dunn.
8however. stated that III case the Ma
&tlonai Commission, a its annual meet
Ing In Cincinnati next month. failed to
eliminate The drafting OF players By
through another season. The National
Association of Minor Leagues mas re-
%quested the elimination Of the draft
rule and its committee will appeal to
the commission for the desired change.
n President Treasurer Farrell's re-
port of the 1918 season was read and
adopted In 1t the executive recon-
Imcnded that committee be appointed
Ito fix cluD salary limit based on the
receipts and disbursements of the sea-
SON The limit now adopted by the
american Association is S3.00u per
month for each OF its clubs.
-rs There was a long discussion in re-
gard to the franchise OF the Hamilton
8 (Canada) club, which was transferred
from Syracuse last season, but no de-
cision was made to where the club
year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
( he resorts to wild. plunsins at

,ac 10 resorts to a wild. punsing at
10 SHOW thai he is sincere in his
promise to wrcstlc clean. Parrclli has
as'tcd To forfeit his share OF the
purse II The referee dcCes that he Is
unnecessarily rough and is committing
700 many fouls. parrclli wrestlcd Col
ms last week. and it WAS in this con
'S"' INA, he showed how rough he
'"u!u DC. 2n$i SH,dNd!sd Collinss rough
neSS Win Plenty Of his own. But i'm
Hnith. Farreili viii have ms his OPP
bonchi an entirely different type of II
accordingly.
.'tcauSc Smith viii be on tho mat Il
nToWu is certain To be present to see
There Will BIO preliminary preceding
ihe main match
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
Herbert Wins over Lewis.

IIerDert was VICTORIOUS I'M his na,cb
Win Lewis last night in the pocke;
pii,inarG tournament at the ST. Elmo
ip'li,aFd par!ors George got or In the
except in the last stages. when Ja,yis
ny good squirt pulled up TO striE
ims distance with the score or "a n
~, Herbert. however refused TO al
10" q repetition Of last week when he
iost game after having IL prac.ic.iiy,
Won and struck his stride acaln ana
Won, 30 10 $ lie had an exc.,leni
crane Crane TO toy The nigh run of 10, but
pocket shot aud sat Town,
night Harnc-- 500 meets KIN,
,svl; while Herbert so, will try con-
ciuSicns with Jackson $50.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
WITH THE CUE ARTISTS
Hawkins and Asher Omen Match
Herbert Sends Lewis Down
TO DcfcQt,

The first rounds of the 600. h.lI
pocket billiards match being PLAYED
ny John Hawkins. champion OF Vir
i gina and Frank Asher, the local bil
, ,aaru star were played yesterday af-
Asher is playing with a handican Of
ooo balls He won this afternoon sec
e. or me match by score OF 20 10
o.. n3wktns won at night by loo n
20 Tie score now stands: Hawki,s
10y: Asher. 40. The remaining blocEs
OF the match Will be played every az
tefnoon and night through FRIDAY
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10

this morning at EIaynoyille with seven
braces being run In the all-ase stake.
with four braces and n bye TO be run
tomorrow.
DIR. NJ. 70. Wall, OF Winnipeg. Mani
toba. and Lee NJ Moody Of Bcssemcr
Ala. the Judges CANNED the first brace
at o'clock \. NJ. and from then un-
III shutdown the trials were on with Il
large gallery OF spectators following.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
Rudolph I. rhnu,pion.

CAMP LEE. Va, December 9.-In 4
tour-hoUr contest NJ y i5' SATURDAY.
afternoon. George y. Rudolph OF Scrau-
OF Los Angeles Cal, Won the chelNe-
championship CT Camp Lee ana "a prize
of $iuo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
sign. To Manage Dodgers.

NEW lONN. DelemNer a-WI,te-t
Robinson signed up today TO manage
the B.op.lyR Dodgers Cor another sea-
son EooinsoHs contract expired last
fall and rUmor had 4 shat ne was 20
be succeeded oy Jack Coombs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10

Rainfall last twelve hours ..... Trace
Rainfall last twuaty-four hours. Trace
Deficiency sine. March l.......... $50
Deficiency since january i........ 2.9i
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10

tfcau an the Want IA pages wha: an
H1NCrtiser SAYS about the pulling power
pt times Dispatch want Ads. What
Hc'Ntr evidence OF their worth?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10

The weather was ideal. and tho bsSs
plentiful.
square Edge" Louisiana BILL" and
"Conscript" son or the famous John
Proctor found two bevies each and
handled them to perfection. Under pres
cnt plans the Derby will start some
time tomorrow with thirty-cight en-
tries and at least twenty-five starteri
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
FIELD TRIALS BEGIN
Seven Drncc. Arc Hcing Run at Iayne-
Vile With -Four Brnccs nnd
Dyc To-day.
Lny Associaled f,rcss

by NssOcIatcd frcNs I
Il ONTHOMEltf. ALA. December o.
The annual field trials of the Cont.
mental Fielh THRILLS Clmh lsiarinh nnri, \.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-10
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

HcCeDl ger 10. ltlN.
HIGH TIDE:
sun rises .,.-.I.l6 Morning .... -
sun sets ......t: 90 E.NculnG ......S'i$
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
Today We Celebrate

Anniversary Of Cape Colony and
Guiana As British Possessions.
Just l04 a ago today the Dutch
formally and finally ceded to England
the Cape Of Good Hope and the
American colonies of Demerara and
the nucleus OF the great union OF
South Africa, while the New World
possessions received the name OF
New Guiana
The Portuguese were the first to
visit the Cape of Good Hope. The
"Head of Africa" and the Lion OF
the Sea" wal discovered by Barthol-
omew de Diaz in 147e. For a GEN.
fury the gallant navigators of Portu-
gal had been making explorations on
the African coast. but 1t remained for
Dlaz. with a fleet OF three small ships,
TO reach the southern extremity OF
the continent. In 1877 Vasco de Ga
ma. another Portuguese, doubled the
Cape and proceeded to India, being
the first to make such a voyage.
A little later Dutch navigators fixed
upon the Cape as q watering place,
but IL was not until 1850 that Cape
Town was founded and the COLOMBIA
ton OF the country under Van Riebeck
was commenced. The Dutch re-
manned In that part OF Africa until
| 1915, when the English under Ad-
mtnal Elphinstone n Gen. Clarke
captured the colony. 1t was restored
TO the Dutch In 1902. but was again
taken by the English four years
later. and on Aug. Ia. 1914. II was
finally ceded TO Great Britain. Subse-
quently the area OF the colony was
gradually enlarged by the annexation
of surrounding districts. while the
| Dutch colonists withdrew into the
/ interior and organized the Transvaal
republic and the Orange Free State.
Then came the war between Boer
! and Uitlander, which resulted In the
triumph OF the British and the
launching IN 1910 of the Union of
South Africa e
Guiana, a portion OF which became
British territory 104 q ago today,
has had a long and varied history.
Columbus is said 10 have discovered
the 0uianas on his third voyage In
1AsS. In the sixteenth century the
Guiana coast was explored 10 some
extent by the Spaniards and by Sill
Walter Raleigh. but the Dutch and
French were the nrst 20 plan settle
ments, about 1898. The British
French and Dutch buccaneers made
the Guianas one of their strongholds
and the history OF the early period
Of colonization is n of blood and
terror.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
rHE LArIasT N

For all the barbarous and inhuman
methods OF conducting warfare. leave
It to the Germans to find them out
and put them into practice.
Not satisfied with sneaking along
our coasts sinking innocent and help
less coal barges and fishing schoon-
ers. the Germans are now resorting
to pouring mustard gas oil on the
water and allowing 1t to ioa shore
ward, the hot sun generating q dead
ly fnme from the oil hat puts life
guards out OF business and causes
the victim considerable agony
The next thing we hear will be that
this poison gas has been let loose 30
as TO float in on our coast resorts,
t~orturing the children at play on the
sandy beaches. Not until the women
and children have suffered will the
Germans feel that they have made
q success of their latest attempt at
frightfuiness.
It is Is II the kaiser was afraid he
would not prove himself a worthy
to that king OF the barbar-
ians, Attila. who lorded over all
throughout middle Europe In the first
century. when 1t comes to cruelty
and hendishness Attila has nothing
on Wilhelm II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13
CARSON Is IMPOSSIBLE

Congressman Scully's attack on
Robert Carson. who, it seems. has
the effrontery to again seek the Re-
publican nomination for congress af-
ter the exposure of the attempt made
to deliberately steal the election for
him two years ago. should be a warm
ing to the Republicans of the third
congressional district that they must
have for their candidate someone else
besides a man who was the central
figure in one of the greatest election
scandals that has eve d~isgraced
Middlesex county or the state of New
Jersey.
To thousands of honest voters Car
son is impossible.
1t was bad enough when the cor
ruption at South River was exposed,
but when Carson went to h courts
even after this expose n tried to
force his way into congress based on
this outrageous fraud he forfeited all
respect, politically. that the average
Republican voter ever had for him.
not to mention the disgust that the
Of his candidacy brings to
the Independent voter.
Mr.. Carson has gone to the trough
once too often. II he has not sense
enough to retire to private life OF
his own volition. the Republicans
ought to retire him in a way that ne
will thoroughly understand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-13

An ideal husband is one who IL
afraid of his life and hasn't the
nerve to be anything else.
A smart wife never weeps when heI
husband breaks a promise. She knows
that he will go right ahead M make
another.
What has become of rhe old-fash-
Toned explorer who used to discoVs
the North Pole?
You may not believe 1t, but. many q
husband eve gets to eat in the dir
ing room unless his wife has company
Most of us expect u wives to be
better than we expect them to expect
us to be.
When you are the guest of an old
fashioned woman and she begins to
apologize because she can't cook any
under YOU chin and prepare Co. The
finest feed you have eve tusted.
If a man could know as much
about any one thing as n wona
knows about dress he could command
a salary of 500, 900 per ear.
Every time a man sees a b~owlegged
girl In one OF these tight clinging
Humane Society.
The man who hollers because IL
takes his wife so long to doll herself
up hollers twice as loudly IL she
doesn't look as neat rs other women,
When two married women get real
chummy they tell n another secrets
that would make their husbands blush
The fact that boys will be boys Is
no excuse for their acting like hood
lums.
Men and fish have one thing in
common. Both are likely to be caught
IL they don't keep their mouths
closed.
The fellows who waste the most
time in this world are the fellows
whose time Is their own.