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New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
"Yes or No" Was Hard to Cast

easy. Not because it is an easy IT
70 play, although The author WAS able
by the plays very structure TO give
t'sls Character = simpler. more direc.
development. Hut the part might haze
proved as difficult as any to cast II
we had not been lucky enough TO find
exactly the right actress for it almost
e. the start. Miss Points remarka Die
performance has been one Of mary
this p!ay-the sat:sfactions which Will
.ast whatever the pub.ic's final verdict
In regard to YES or No" proves 10 be-
The same thing csn be said in gem
er~i cf Malcolm Dunc>>n's Leach. When
tile aUtaoY sVggestcd Duncan for the
palt con5asS had my doubts. had
aern Duncan DO ,nany things we'll. but
| had never happened 10 see him do
tnis sort o. a part. THAI A;na oi thing
does have its influence. however open
minded We try to be. D,:. Duncan soon
hat. and is giving III yes or NJ" by
all ODDS lae i7est performance l'se
eVer secA him pat over.
Derrick. the contrasting cnaracter %
Leach en the uptown s.rc. vGs not so
easy. i, is only fair 10 say. however.
that Derrick has developed into q
som srfac better part than il was
during the earlier rehoarsals. a. best
OF worst it has been d difficult. none
too thankful part TO play.
The two husbands. oddly enough. We
had little trouble with. There never
has been any Nane bu. Frank Wilcox.
and our Jack Cited perfectly into the
part during tie first week OF re-
hearsals. The present Tom was the
third experiment We made, and has
come through with flying colors in &
part demanding good deal Of variety
IN comedy and pathos. Hooker wa3
far more difficult TO iii Cham it locks
IN the performance lie is q good deal
more than Il type. he must be light
and easy in his comedy, and leading
man as well. And We tsies ha.i q
dozen Doctors before we sc .l.ed On
iiatbert BrcNn.
Then there is Emma, bless her heart,
night for Emma a. iirst. She would
have been, no doubt. Bat she j. a
better Margaret Nane. And now Mar
gerry Wood has made Emma so colu-
plc.n'y hor own that she fairly seem :
20 breeze through the part aud The
pay with Aer infectious laughter and
ror .evcl-hcaGod common sense. She
has all the concdy and the bounce and
cncer. and vet you never forget for a
moment Emma'a underlying eharaeter
:4nd strength and elemental bignesa.
Comedy. character. q heroine in d way,
with love scenes and a big dramatic
scene, all in one character. 1t isn't so
easy IS it looks. is it? Not SO much
all acting part, you see. as living
part.
End right there was The whole diff
iiculty in casting eyes or No." These
people IN Mr.. Goodrich's play arc not
heroes and i,croines. villains and com
cGy characters. types and sympathetic
characters and "punch" characters.
They're Just plain human. You laugh
st Leach between sbudders, and you
rise 30 Emma between laughs, and 50
with all the rest.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Anna Wheaton on Personality

is different and tiaf could belong to
TO orc else in all the world than
Francs White. that makes her get
over with such "A bang? Frances
has never studied singing. has never
taken lesson in acting. and had never
taken up dancing until Mr.. Rock taught
her to become his partner. He merely
polished up the diamond to make it
shine, but the quality Of the stone
,vas tiiere alp the time.
"Or. take as another example. dainty
Nar:e Carroll. whom, OF course, you
have seen in our show, ooh, Boy"
Marie. yoJ: know, is not a comic opera
actress At all but a recruit from the
legitimate. Naturally, when she came
TO US from the drama stage, she was
terribly self-conscious about her sing
ing part. Many times size used t, rush
into my dressing room ai atremble and
say. on, Anua, lust cant 90 through
With s.. to-,.. .ght. was :. mile off key
But alter q few weeks encouragement
from every one in the company, to saw
nothing o The applause from out
front, beeaNse, OF course, she wasn't
really off key at all. hat just so self
conscious .Aa. SIC mag. ned if. why she
reached thc stage, where she began to
feel quite as much at home on the
musical stage as on the dramatic, and
thre:T off the effort to seem like an
other personality and became again her
own natural self. Then she just
couldn't 20 wrong"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
The 505th Birthday
OF Jeanne dare
Warrior Maid To Be Hon
ored Tonight by Cardinal
and DIPLOMATS

Laurctte Taylor. the actress; Jean
d'is, the French poet, wounded three
;lncs at the battle OF the Marne and
several prominent opera singers, nrc
on The programme which Nordham Uns-
Nersity has arranged for the celehra
tson OF the 505th Anniversary Of the
birth Of Jeanne dare, at st. Francis
Navicr's College Theatre. 36 West Six
tecnth Street, this evening Among. the
patrons are Cardinal Farley. Bishop
liayes. diplomats. Army and NAVY oll
Gers OF the Allied governments. md
prominen; mon and women of New
ork. London and Paris. who are ideu-
i'iicd with war relief work in France
aud Belgium.
Recently the Rev. Joseph A. Mu,rv,
). D.. presldant of Fordham University,
orened free war service French classes
for The instruction Of United Stutcs
yoldiers and sailors, members of the
"rd Cross. knights OF Columbus aud
oNher accredited organizations regis
tered Tor work abroad who expect to be
sent across in the near future
These classes are largely attended
in the rooms Of the Social Service
School. Woolworth Building; and th,
Don office receipts from the Jeanne
dare ommcmornton so 20 enlarge the
unlNcrsity's facilities for meeting tn
increased demand Oh the school for this
complimentary course Of instruction.
AS the Maid oc Nomremy. Miss Tay.
lor vii! appear in q tableau vivant. the
model OF which is BastieN LIE Page's
canvas Of Jeanne receiving her commits.
sion TO serve France. The painting is
IN the metropolitan Museum Of Art.
Jean dYs, the poet, who was inval.
ided from the Marne and is now pro.
fessor of French Letters in the Grad
nate School of Fordham University
appears in this scene, and prays to the
maid to watch over the "Lcgions OF
TINS giant among the nations" One
stanza runs:
Jeanne. may your sublime faith
burn in the hearts
OF our soldiers, who in all parts o!
our land
Are getting ready to struggle 70,
right and honor,
And lead them soon, o Maid, to vic
tory.
Eight little girls will appear as "les
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Movie Notes

announcement was made this week
oy The Petrova Picture Company that
Wyndnan Standing. the prominent
English actor OF stage and screen fame,
had been added to the cast of the third
Petrova production. now being pictur-
lied under the direction Of Frank
Crane. He is brother of Guy Stand
ing. who recently met his death while
lighting with the British forces in
France. Thomas Holding, who hae
played opposite Nine. Petrova in the
flrst two pictures bearing the mark of
her own organization, will continue as
leading man, and is cast for a most
appropriate role in "The Life Mask"
Many letters have reached the Rialte
inquiring where tie "Pctrova Waltz"
composed by Hugo Riesenfeld, musical
director. can be purchased. An an
nouncement will be sent out contain
ing the list Of stores where this music
is obtainable. but the waltz will first
be published in several newspapers and
magazines.
Has anybody :ele seen Patsy Well.
Patsy Is missing from the Vitagraph
studio in Brooklyn. and unless he can
be found 100000 feet of film will be
rendered useless. Patsy is a clever
!~AAO' CAp N''iN'i II Z UiSo tct!S
in Gladys Leslie's new picture, 9Th
Wcoing Of Princess Pat" He is the
protege Of Harry Morev and he made
his debut with the latter in Ills Own
People Patsy is only mongrel.
which may account for his irrcsponsi-
bility. Truly, blood will tell.
Constance Talmadge recently re-
turned to Los Angeles. after anMab-
sence Of two years, and has commenced
work in the Norosco studio on her
forthcoming production. The Shuttle" j"
Rollin Sturgeon is directing Miss Tai
madge in ,his ricture. AS in her for
mer releases. Scandal" "The Honey
moon" and ''Trhe Studio Girl" she will
be presented by Louis J. Selznck
Albert Shelby LIE Vino. Metro scenario
writer. will leave shortly for the firms
Western studio, at Hollywood. Cal.
where he will be Western Manager B.
A. Rolfe's right hand nan in the ar
ranging Of stories for pictures starring
Viola Dana and Edith Storey.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

Olin Rowland, the tall lanky chap
who plays Bub Hicks in Leave 1t
To Jane" the Bolton w odehouse- Kern
musical comedy. founded on George
AIDES "Tha College Widow" is making
everybody anxious to know more about
him since his extraordinary success in
the part OF the haysced son of the
State Senator from SGuantumville.
Mr. Howland's name was unknown in
the theatrical world up to the time Of
his present engagement, but he has
had considerable "road" experience.
Re is the younger brother of the
statuesquc Jobyna Rowland. The How
lands were born in Denver, Col, and
it was natural that Oiin should turn
toward the footlights after the sue
cess of his beautiful sister He began
in the chorus Of musical comedy
which was tried out in six different
cities, but never reached the Gay White
Way. Next he secured small part in
David Be.asco's "The Warrcns of Nir-
ginia'; this led to an engagement the
following season as Lord Witlcss in
Henry Savage's production of EVERY
woman" Various small roles Of the
eccentric comedian type with Lew
Fields followed, and then about the
time the dancing craze was at its
height Olin Howland came into his
own. Being tall, 1.-the and thin, he
succeeded Vernon Castle in one of the
Fields productions. When "Watch
Your Step" went on the road last year
Howland played the same role that
Vernon Castle had in the New York
production.
eve did series of onc-night stands
throughout the Southern States" says
Mr.. Howland, "and learned as much
about geography as did about dane
ing. l also played to different typo
audiences in different cities, and it
was a wonderful experience, because it
gave me kind OF understanding OF
the psychology of the small town
audiences contrastcd with that Of the
big city audiences.
There are some cities in the South
whore people laugh their heads off at
a joke which is already three years Old
in New York, and there are places
where funny clothcs-a large checked
vest, with nile green trousers and a
flame colorcd necktie, or an exagger-
ated stovepipc hat--will create q
burst Of laughter and stamp the actor
as a comedian, even if his lines are no
'uNner than the multiplication table
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Music Notes

AT this afternoons Philharmonic
concert at Carnegie Hall Conductor
Strnnskv has selected KachnuaninotY's
Second Symphony, in Y minor, as the
concluding number and second part Of
the programme. Following Goldmark's
overture. "Sprng.' the first number of
The conccrt, Louis Gravcurc, barytone,
viii sing Mcycrbccr's "Sci Vendicata
Assai,' from "Dinorah." Later in the
concert the barytonc will be heard in
Co!eridgo- -Taylor's "n,awatha's Wis.
ION The remaining orchestral nam
bers include the first presentation in
New York OF Whithorne's "The Rain"
and Dcbussy's "Roadcs de Printemps. i"
boy!e's "Slumber Song" and "AubHde," >"
originally planned for this programme
nave been postponed to Il later concert.
At the eighth concert OF the Phil
harmonic's Friday subscription series
conductor Stransky will open the per-
formance with Bruckner's Fifth Sym
summer Garden with which the seq
ond half of the programme opens, Al
fred Megcrin. the Belgian concert,neis-
ter OF the Fhilharmonic, Will play the
Salnt-Satns violin concerto No. 3, in Il
minor. The concert will conclude with
bcrlioz's Hungarian March.
The American debut Of The young
violinist. Max Rosen, fellow pupil OF
Jascna lclfctz under Leopold Aucr,
will be the feature Of the socicty's con-
cert on Saturday evening. January II,
at Carnegie Hall. The violinist will be
heard in the Goldmark concerto az the
opening number Of the second half Of
the programme, and as the last number
of the concert he will play the Chopin
Aucr Nocturne and the Pneaniui-Aucr
Caprice No. "a, with piano accompani-
ment. The orchestral numbers select
cd by Conductor Stransly include the
Second Symphony Of Brahms. with
which the concert opens, and Lisat's
tone poem, "Tasso."
A special Tschail<owsky- Wagner pro
grammc, which includes the "Pa
thetique" symphony and several Wag-
ner selections, will be presented by the
society at an extra matinee perform
ance on Saturday afternoon, January
10. at 8 o'clock in Carnegie Hall.
The society further announces that
the American soprano Anna Case will
be the solost at it's third Brooklyn
concert on Sunday, January l3. and
4
hem, Penn, will appear with the or
i'chestra on Saturday evening, January
2G.
On Sunday afternoon. January l3
Elizabeth Gutman, soprano. who has
made special study of Russian
and Yiddish folksongs, will give he1
annual recital in the Princess Theatre
Miss Gutman's programme includes
songs by some we'll known composers
as we'll as Russian and Yiddish folk
songs.
Tho American String Quartet. wEic,
was founded by and is under the su-
pcrvision Of Charles Martin LoeAlcr
omposer-violinist, will give its sec
ond New York recital on Thurs day
afternoon, January II, in The Princess
Theatre, when in addition TO quartet
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
Bv c.. M. Anderson

The minute I accepted Arthur Good
rch's play, now al The Forty eighth
Street Theatre, Anaw We mad our
YORK cut out for rs il regard 20 the
cast. Here was play with seventeen
g,own-ups and three children fey its
Characters, and nearly every one os
,h.m vital, living person with an inl-
Y0rtant place in the story-chsracters
,aat chad 70 be PLAYED"
Some plays 0aa as, along wi.h
",ypes." Others necd res! actors.
Yes or No required both in pretty
nearly every character on its long list.
And there was ar added problem. ! Of
soc, there are three pretty distinct
plays in Yes or No" and only one
evening TO play them all in. Mr.. Good
rich had not onl" created real people.
tut the shortened time ne had for ex-
'osition made it necessary tias 'he
actors should be the characters from,
ne second they appeared en- the stage.
In other words. the actor had TO he
'frst aid 10 the authors exposition 10
an anususl degree.
Yes. We made a good many changes
il the cost, first and last Ert .hc
Tcader vas that we didn't have to
make more. l. is not a particle 10 thn
iiscredit of any actor or actress who
has rehearsed or played in thls play
md who is not now in the cast Mat ne
or she Wa replaced. A number Of men
md women in the profession for whose
alent and training and personality ]
iive the highest regard were SO re-
plsced because in our judgment they
Ttre not able. in the parative.y
snort time We had, to realize TO the fNll
aese unusually taxing rolos.
Mr. Goodrich and ! worked hard for
aree solid weeks getting the first cast
cgether before the first rehearsal.
here are. | believe, just three of that
01gnal group left in the cast now. and
one Of those three is playing a diff
aren't part from the one we first chose
asr for. OF course. all this may only
ifove that We wero bad pickcrs, out
Sereally were up against an unusually
afcult joc.
Take the part Of Margaret Vane, for
5xarpe This is in some ways the
'ardest part il the play TO Al. The
'ctress must be in turn gentle. do
'''ed elderly woman; a fine though
petulent and spoiled young VIE; i
pOman in the Depths; a woman who
nnds herself, and then the elderly J.
soman again. She must alternately
rave gen.leness. charm. fire. hopeless
'ess' dramatic power for the biggest
.a1dwdual scene in the play, and at
ne end gentleNeSs again And al
'nese qualities must be displayed in
smnlmum OF time and lines, daunting
70 the best actresses.
Cunously. Phil. Marearet's brother,
proved another difficult part. Phil
may look fairy unnportant from the
nOht but, believe me, he takes play
" ns, In the average play the actor
'ula nave at least twice as much time
~ winch to register his effects.
"inne, big part that il il. proved
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06
The Wife in why Marry?" at the Astor

pcttcs Jeannettes," the playmates OF
Jeanne. They will wear the peasant
girl garh of the early fifteenth century,
and win distribute souvenir pro
grammes.
Renee Chollet. Orphee Longevin, Nj
cola Zan. Henry Miller and Mrs. Edwin
j. Cooley are the soloists, with Maurice
La Iarge. aCcoInpanist.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

by Haydn it will play the quintet in
= minor by Cesar Franck, assisted
by the pianist. Heinrich Gebhard
As the second number Miss Gertrude
Marshall. the first violinist Of the
quartet, and Mr.. Gebhard will play the
Debussy sonata for violin and piano,
which will have it's first performance
in this cily =.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-06

ADJUSTMENTS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
FOX HUNTING BEST IN
YEARS IN MICHIGAN

PETOSKEY. Mich. Feb. 1S-FoN
hunting is reported the best iu years
in this part OF Michigan this win
ter and il Is no uncommon sight 10
see a hunter return from camp
with from 10 10 dozen beautiful
pelts besides the other furs trap
ped or shot. Charles Davis. veteran
hunter. trapper and guide, has Sc
cured - fine ordinary foxes and
beautiful one almost entirely black.
lie has also auch other FUR This
winter Fox hunting Is also re-
ported furnishing on North and
South Manitou islands and Fox is
land
State game Wdrdens who have
been i'm the woods much during the
last few weeks report foxes were
never thicker i'm 20 years than they
are now While conditions have
been favorable for fox breeding 10
has been unfavorable FOR game
birds and rabbits iu northern Mich
igan There are few birds i'm the
woods and rabbits are as scarce.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
SERVICE BY SACRIFICE
FINEST PATRIOTISM

Service 10y sacrifice is a fine art
Of patriotism" said Mrs Marion
White. who spoke before the Sinai
society at their regular meeting
Sunday afternoon i'm the Oliver no.
tel. And there is a place for every
man. woman and child to practice
this art" continues Mrs White.
The women OF high rank in Eng
land work side by side with their
cooks. housekeepers and maids i'm
the munitions factories because II
has become necessary. Even the
men who have reached the age of
30 and - years, have found them
selves useful to England in this
great war We can win this war
no matter how Indifferent we have
been: ana we are going to win this
war
Lieut. Stanislaw J. AIakielski. who
is here on leave from Austin. Tex.
and Leon Minden Of the Great
Lakes naval training station BON
gave short talks on their experiences
in the camp life. Miss TheOphila
Makielski gave several piano num-
bers and Miss Fannie Grunwald led
the discussion Of current events
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
SOUTH BEND BOYS
GET REAL MORTARS
Troops at Camp Taylor Put
Through PAGES With
New Weapons.
News-Times Special Service

new lines special service.
CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Feb. Is - The
South Bend boys now are to get
actual experience at first hand with
the weapons they eventually are 10
use cover there" Two light trench
mortars, similar to the heavier ones
that are in use generally abroad,
arrived at camp a day or two ago
and are being used i'm the Infantry
School OF Arms The branch be-
longs TO the artillery and a class
is now learning the fundamentals
of trench mortar work at the ar
tiHery school, but for present pur-
poses the lighter weapons are be-
ing used in the infantry school
Col Hugh ID. Wise. commandment
of the school, organized the class
and has asked that several men
from the 3O9th trench mortar bat
terry. the South Bend organization.
be assisned. The course will Gov
er a month of training Each of
the infantry regiments is furnishing
an officer and three students To the
school and men from the 159th de-
pot brigaCe also will be assigned.
Lieut. Norris Of the Canadian i'm
fantry. who recently joined the Brit
ism contingent here. Will be assoc
ciated with Capt Forman of the
British army i'm instructing the stu
dents i'm the new department.
Bayonet. grenade and automatic
gun classes of the school made a
combined assault on the trenches
this morning. IL was the first time
the students had worked together.
as heretofore they have been sent
i'm waves ON the enemy" trenches
Bayonet combat i'm the trenches was
resumed for the first time i'm
month.
Private David Barker % years
old. member of the 3O9th trench
mortar battery. was operated on at
the base hospital for appendicitis.
Barker was drafted from South
Bend. but his mother Mrs Rebecca
Barker. lives in Indiana Harbor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
WARPED DlSCERNMENT
WRECKS MANY LIVES

Il am the door: by me If any
man enter in, he shall be saved ard
go in and out and find pasture"
was the text Of the sermon deliv-
cred by Capt. Nehemiah Brookes at
the Salvation army sunday evening
He said:
Mans spiritual discernment ani
action in Gods righteousness opens
to heavenly pastures wherein the
soul feasts. while perverted discern
ment causes disaster.
whole communities as well as in
dividuals have been wrecked Dy
leaders with perverted discernment.
The origination of the world war
and its effects is sample of the
destructiyeness of warped discern
ment
Jesus our Lord when on earth
i'm human form commenced with
His chosen pione ers to counteract
influence Of perverted discernment,
which was dominant among rulers
of various societies in ancient times.
Christianity continues the good
work to this day. which survives all
storms like the branch that abides
in the vine.
Adherence and application Of
the truth az in Christ the Lord har-
bors no wrong motive. II is the
standard test Of Righteousness for
mans admonition. just as there are
standard tests for weights and meas
ureS
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
BELGIAN COURTS DEFY
GERMANS IN FLANDERS

WASHINGON. Feb. Is. - Bel
g.au courts and lawyers have dehed
the Germans i'm Flanders, an Off
Cial dispatch received here today
said. The trouble began with the in
stitution OF proceedings IN the
court of appeals against the mem
beers of the council Of the council
OF Flanders. composed OF Flemish
supporters of the Teutous. The
Germans ordered the court Of APP
peaIs To cease il sessions and i'm
protest all other courts adjourned
and lawyers refused 70 appear in
the courts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-18
GEORGE E. PARKER DIES:
POLICEMAN II YEARS

George r. Parker. for = gears
a policeman i'm this city. died at the
home OF his sister. Mrs. George
Frank. "a Harrison av- sunday
evening at o'clock after an ill
ness Of four weeks of paralysis
pneumonia. About a month ago he
was stricken with apOplexy while
visiting ia Elkhart. and was re-
moved 20 the hospital there and
two weeks ago ne was brought 10
his sisters home in this city.
He served on the local police
force from May %, 1897 20 July
%. 1914 He is survived by his
mother. Mrs Marguerite Parker
who lives in this city and the fol-
lowing children. Orsey Parker Of
Newcastle. o.. George Parker Of
Halifax y. =. and one daughter.
Mrs John Mcfarland OF Lock
wood -. He was married 10 Mrs.
Hettie Lockhart in Laporte. Ind.
Mar. Is, 1857. She died about
year ago. lie is also survived by the
following brothers and sisters. W.
l.. Parker OF Porter. Ind. J. u.
Parker and Harlow r. Parker Of
this city. Mrs. George Fran, Mrs.
Frank Wntirson. and +. +. Park
er OF this city; Paul G. G.. Parker of
Chicago. and Hugh Parker of Mish-
awake.
Mr. Parker was born i'm Rolling
Prairie. Ind. Apr. y. 1865, and has
lived in South Bend for so years.
with the exception Of a few years
when he lived i'm LapOrte