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The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
MIR. Thomas Discusses Music

With the wars ending. musical re-
vue has said its best word. if not
quite its last, and the better forms
of musical comedy and operettas are
to come into supremacy, in the opin-
ion of John Charles Thomas, who will
be seen in the leading male role In
"Maytime," the play with music
which returns to Washington tonight
for a brief engagement at Polls.
This Is good news from the inside,
for If actual participation in both
forms of entertainment throws light
on the subject, Mr.. Thomas is well
qualified to Judge. He was in The
Passing Show of 1872 and other re-
vues, and has been prominent during
the past few years in various light
operas of notable quality.
The better sort of musical comedy
and Tight opera has suffered much in
recent years" said Mr.. Thomas, but
IL my opinion, present prospects in
dicate that these forms are to have
more secure place in popular favor.
and perhaps return to their great
vogue of a generation ago. l hope sc"
Il think the vogue of the revue $50
called Is passing. OF course, it will
continue for a time, for there is an
insistent demand, still. for entertain
ment of that sort. But it has not
proved wholly satisfying to lovers of
good music and the legitimate in stage
art. However there are several
things to consider i'm this connection
In the first place there is a paucity
of good musical comedies, and in the
second place, producers have found
great difficulty in getting performers
to play in them.
When one thinks of the musical
world there Immediately comes to
mind the vast number of musical stu
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dents with fine voices and eXcellen,
training who are vainly trying to
make their way in the concert field
And when one thinks of the theater,
one thinks of the gaping need for
good voices and real music ability.
But, unfortunately, these two con-
ditions fail to neutralize each other.
For musical comedy one must not
only have a voice, but some dramatic
ability and-oh, bridge of sighs-some
degree of what the chorus calls good
looks l know an excellent vocalisr
who was an applicant for my part
in 'Maytime,' bu. the poor fellow was
bow-legged.
"a fine artist. l say. but impossible
on the stage. And, to further illus
trate my point. the search for some
one to take the part was continued
for seven weeks and then failed.
With a few notable exceptions,
American composers have not been
much encouraged to write the better
sort of musical comedies, but l be-
lieve all this will be changed now.
And I think our best librettists will
also be called upon"
Mr.. Thomas is a native OF Balti-
more. Originally he planned to study
medicine. but was finally diverted by
way OF the Peabody Conservatory into
the Henry w. Savage production OF
''Everywoman" in the part of Pas
sion.
Other productions in which he has
been seen were the Gilbert and sui
livan operas given by De Wolf Hop
per; alone at Last" THE Peasant
Girl" and Her Soldier Boy''-but he
is seen at his best in "Maytime, -
which promises to repeat here the
long run which it enjoyed in New
York. Chicago. Boston and Phila-
delphiA.
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
ANOTHER WORD
ABOUT THE GARRICK.

Ever since the Shubert their plan to
tAe Theater this column supported
couragd the enterprise 1t Wash
inson fourth legitimate continue to be our
pleasure well civic duty
tie message of this playhouse.
Responsibility for the Garrick however also lies
upon the shoulders of the opening
proved responsibility that houdered
connected with
week which might have been profaby which,
fortunately served prejudice patrons against
attendance
: However, the Garrck tomorrow The
week has taught should be Of vaIue dng
the coming week Better public comfort are
promised Truly, hope There good in encouraging
an enterprise that will itself opinion
that L. Soddrd Taylor whose
serves model theater
shortly have under control those made payqonq
AZ the GarrIck last week altogether thing pleasure
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
Leo Dirichstein Returns
: In a Daring New Vehicle;
Other Plays Of the Week
By EARLE DORSEY

The weeks theatrical docket is OF First i'm
stands Mr. Leo Dtrichsen Coincide
The Marquis de Piol which Washington
premiere Baltimore last find Mr. Dtrchstein
saying suPer-Lothario role, the OF devil with the
ladies' Baltimore have acclaimed the performance
quaihed artistic albeit which approaches
OF the cenSo deadne That should
necessary to form the box-office line on the right.
Nat C. Goodwin heads capable Asor Theater W
in comedy vehicle why Marry" nothing
the selection piece with such title
should inspiration in itself
John Charles Thomas, heading the players Maytme"
bring that delightful musical
lime is truly musical Music will
"Aayime Waltz which forms the musical motif Of produc-
Sewyn and Company breezy musical comedy "Roca Bye
Baby has been selected the week
the Shubers Garrck Theaer Seventh streets
Jerome Kern responsible for the
of wellknown performers
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separated by worlds In consequence
! why Marry" went the rounds Of
the Offices ana by the same methods
/ II eventually returned each time to
its author. Even the SelWyns, who
| finally produced il. refused it once.
Leo DitriChstein is essentially a
| non-conformist to conventions. Time
and time again he has deliberately
! thrown aside every tradition OF play
| construction and created new
method of play building distinCtively
/ his own. He has torn down the
archaic structure of traditional unity
and created an edifice of consistency
! and modernity. His audacious treat
! ment of themes domestic and regal
! has caused many a manager to gasp
with apprehension as to the ultimate e
| result. but the public. ever responsive
| to a novelty either in dramatic liter
| ature or presentation. approved of the
| innovation and the DitriChstein meth
cd has become a vogue.
| His visualizing of plays is equally
as daring. This was eXemplified when
in The Concert" he laid bare the
! foibles and idiosyncrasies OF the mu-
sical word: again in The Great Low
! operatic closet; and again in The
| King" he made royalty the subject of
! ironic travesty. No one but DitriCh-
stein would have had the intrepiGIty
| to offer plays of such pertinent init
| macy or play in them himself the
! principal character, to thus further
emphasize his intention of driving
home the wedge of sincerity behind
/ the theme; as well as establish his
| own absolute disregard for conven-
| tional consequences.
Miss Dorothie Bigelow. who will be
seen as Ottilie van Zandt, in May
time" at Polls Theater tonight. is a
daughter of Poultney BigeIow, the
distinguished author, traveller and
widely quoted newspaper correspon-
dent, whose articles in various mag
! azines on the situation in Germany at
/ the outbreak of the war. were of prime
consequence as well as interest.
! John Bigelow, Poultney Bigelow' S
father, and Miss Dorothie's grand
father was a leading figure in Amer
ican political life in civil war times
and was sent by Lincoln as our am
bassador to France in 1865. where he
won high distinction. Both father
thoritative political writings.
Miss Bigelow is one of the few
! young women on record OF definite
social position. who did not meet
with parental objection when she
voiced her ambition for a stage ca
reer. Her father kissed her, told her
it was a magnificent profession for
one who was good enough to sue
coed in il, gave her his blessing, and
| that's all there was to it
Louis Grayeure. the brilliant Bel
gian baritone, will be the assisting
artist at the concert of the Rubin
stein Club, which is to be given at
the Masonic Temple Auditorium,
Thirteenth street and New York ave
nue., January IS. Mr.. Graveure. be-
, sides singing the solo to the Viennese
Serenade with the club in the chorus
arranged for women's voices, will sing
group of songs and the club itself
will be heard in other numbers. The
public sale OF seats opens January %.
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a
advocate the establishing Of a gov
ernmental theateT: but perhaps now
that the war is ever and We settle
down to the conventionslities Of life.
the records made by the stage ana
its peophS in the war may stimulate
sufficient interest Iu our lawmakers
to advocate the creation OF a ma
tional thester. as well as to eEtsb-
lish in them realization OF the
significance Of the stage, its funC-
tions and its aTlllates as something
more enduring than that OF a mere
pastimC.
The significance Of a name is very
effectively manifested whenever =
reference is made OF the Comedis
Francaise, Paris.
The hallmark OF this famous tem-
pie Of the drama is an assurance "
histrionic excellence and an endorse
ment therefrom is a guarantee thai
the offering thus honored is the besS
that the dramatic world can OnsT.
Every avenue Of endesvor. activity u
compensation has a standard. sEY
everything worthy thereof is reSEs
lated by the degree OF merit estasa.
lished thereby.
The standard Of perfection in hLS-
trionic expression is q production or
presentation that has received com
mendation at the Coincide Francaise. for
there rs the last word in dramaturgy.
The greatest aggregation Of reputaUf-
players visualize the best endeavors
OF the greatest dramatic literateurs.
and a play that secures recognition.
famous temple OF histrionism hsA
merit.
OF the many excellent PLAYS pre-
sented there I'm the past two decades
not one received a greater reception
or sustained a more lasting vogue
than Henri Laveau's The Marquis DE-
PriOla,' in which Leo Ditrichstel-
appears here this week, for it was an
innovation, an audacious presentatior.
OF a SUBJECT that other dramatist-
had not the intrepedity TO assail the
disclosure Of autocrstic decadency
from excessive indulgences.
Mr.. Stokowski has compiled a pro
gram OF compelling interest for tn
Philadelphia Orchestra concert at the
New National Thester on Tuesdan
afternoon, January IL On this occa
sion the orchestra itself will be the
feature, for the assisting artist vi
be the concertmaster OF the the or
gsnization, Thaddeus Rich, an Amer
lean violinist Of signal ability ana
high standing in the musical world
OF the two purely orchestral mum
bers, the feature is the third sym
phony Of Brahms. No greater proc;
OF Mr.. Stokowski's amazing versstu-
ity and cstholicity Of taste can ~
found than his ability TO interIr5I
with equally telling effect composers
OF such contrasting moods as Tschsi-
kowsky and Brahms
Three numbers from La Damns-
ton de Faust" of Berlioz form the
concluding number. the minuet Of the
Will-o'-the-Wisps, the Dance Of the
sylphs, and the Hungarian March.
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a
appearing parcel from New York last week. he the
cusion adpirer presented
olates but when opened found
the finest for the the vonss
Select Pictures the acquisition
Schomers latest photopay Ruling Passions The will
exclusively the Select
the United will be handled Select special
For the first time since Mitchell Lewis after
signing Select star has
that his second picture Children
Banhmen novel of the outdoors by Francis William
Sullivan being directed by Noval MscGreggor whO
like Mitchell Lewis, first kin the lands OF ice and
Talmadge
of
and Indian atmosphere with
tensely dramatic plot
The grave
squad furnishes the theme OF the h
established German plan OF the National
Universal Service dispatch
already been decorated by members
Brussels and by King George and Queen Mary
Of England
greater than be proclaimed
actively
films the various concentration camps over
Clad only in summer bathing garment
] I,t acn In the Hollow OF Her Hand
released Isl a December picture
That Henry Iebrman general producer
ay studios early the
an aviation
in
Mr. of the scene from balloon $500 "
lin the
Miss Virginia Rappe Angeles Cal who accepted
an oner from Henry in comede
production for several weeks
herself in the art OF creans ue ina
probably offer long term contract 10 appear IN I'M
tparts n proouSlohs
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The NEW-FOUND FAME
zOF MISS HELEN HAYES.

I'm the dusk OF evening weeks or more ago we
sat and discussed the drama with Hayes
find OF Barrie' play, Dear Bruus"
1t nights after Miss Hayes, Washington girl had
caPuyated Washington critics with her
child IN the Barrie Importation
essed the destiny this destiny which
seemed founded turnedn straight
snled and howcred before her.
The talk led this and that finally came to the subject
OF critics.
You have been good Washington" said the
hrownhacd girl, but I'm York critics I've
heard stories about hemstoes cynical
tempt and pynd there certain Mr. Broun
that must be perfect from what I've him"
Then brother in the craft, defended 1t was
admitted that he had been writer but hadn't
Abraham Lincoln been rail splitter preacher
before he became playwright After ALL believed Mr. Broun
Christian gentleman English and man
who suffered little from dyspepsia declared Mr.
Boun guilty OF folly than
and when he had said one rather
she had retaiated by baseball
writer.
For didn't believe Haywood would eat Miss
Hayes alive We satisfied also that Miss Hayes through
her New York like she had Washington Mr.
would be OF the first acknowledge it.
Miss Hayes departed and her +ao
later found Mr. Brouns remark Brutus" and 10
Helen Hayes led all the "the evening"
The Washington herald., 1919-01-12
FLMLAND GOSSIP

When Manager Beus of the Loew Palace received mysou
appearing parcel from New York last week. he jumped the
cuson that adr had him with
oaes but when opened found pounds
the finest for the OF the von
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THE LAMENT OF
CERTAIN PERFORMERS.

In the world of makebeeve querry: Where are
the playwrights?"
IN the language OF the vernacus we'll bite Where thew?
Mr. Henry Miller and Miss Ruth among tbos who
lift their voices in lament They opened the Ioo with
revival The Marriage OF Convenience They laid
Of Perkins, and Perkins" promptly collapsed Enter again Tbe
Marriage of Convenience and the MerChaerons go on tour
ravng about the dearth of plays.
Mr. Otis Skinner, having played Mister
the with "HumptyDumpy an Anglican
Humpy Dumpty" fails Skinner reve to that
marvellous old piece on his hokum ycept Honor of
the Family and his clan1oring against the short
comngs OF the writers
Now Mr. and Mrs William Faversham-Mrs Faversb,u
is Maxine Eiottwith hafa-thousand of injured noes
their inability find vehicle and the
a. ---- x. -. - ---
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Select Pictures Corporation the acquisition OF Abraham
Schomers photopay Ruling Passions The
be released exclusively through the Select exchanges
States special
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a Alice Brady last Sunday
fked about on Of
follow her latest Hand which
week as a December picture
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OF
Indian atmosphere with
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proclaimed
soldiers Such is the honor
Of
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CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-05

to the Supremacy planned organiza-
tion of the NC-4s record passage"
Commander John II. Towers, of the
NC-2, said: 1T is a splendid feat"
Commander Read, Lieut.. Command
ers Little and Richardson, and all of
the American aviators, expressed the
greatest admiration for the achieve
ment of Captain Alcock.
Henry Woodhouse, vice president of
the Aerial League of America, said:
TOO much cannot be said of the re-
liability of the motors used in this
flight, which combined with the skill
and daring of the aviators and the
reliable instruments for navigation,
opened an entirely new epoch in aero
noutics and permit planning the use
of airplanes for transportation over
long distances, where the tremendous
speed of airplanes can solve difficult
problems of transportation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-05
PAINTERS ADOPT NEW SCALE.

The painters of Pensacola Local,
No. 737. have notified local contrac-
tors that the scale of wages for the
city hereafter will be the same as in
ship yards, naval stations and all gov
eminent work, which is "A cents the
hour. The local feels that the men
working in the city are just as good
workmen as are working for the gov
eminent.
This action has been fully endorsed
by the Central Trades Council, also
by the metal trades.
Local 1877 feels that it's members
are not asking anything unreasonable,
but feel that the contractors are play
ing for a little time with that old
gag. you sign and / will"
This contract takes effect on July
T. and it will be the duty of the local
to publish the names of the contrac-
tors who are fair to the unions SO al!
fair minded union merchants and 9TH
ers may be governed accordingly.
(Signed) GEO. l.. HAZELTON,
Business Agent, Local No. 1877.
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WHY ALCOCK WAS
FIRST TO MAKE
ONE-HOP FLIGHT
BY G. w. MORRISON.

Captain Alcock and Lieut. Brown,
who were the first men in the world
to cross the Atlantic ocean through
the air. in "one hop" by a heavier
than air machine, or in any other
way in sixteen hours and twelve min
utes, do not themselves. perhaps, full
ly realize the tremendous importance
of their daring accomplishment. Not
only have they fulfilled the dream of
mankind since the beginning of time,
but they have proved possible. and
opened the way to the greater pro-
gress and advancement of ae-onautics
for the benefit of the human race
and civilization.
1t is most interesting to note the
very positive first remark of Captain
Alcock. to the effect that flying
boats are the right craft to cross the
ocean with" and his success proves
that flying boats of the NC type,
if equipped with reliable and depend
able magnetic ignition, which Captain
Alcock favored, can also cross the
Atlantic in lone hop"
Recent official tests made with the
Liberty engine specially fitted with
magnetic ignition, but otherwise the
same as used on the NC type OF sea-
plane in their transatlantic flight,
have shown a very decided increase of
power, efficiency and economy of fIal.
and il is possible some flying boats
with this form of ignition will be
made in the near future.
Captain Alcock's Vfckers-Vimy air
plane had magnetic ignition. and his
Rolls Royce engines, which are not
superior in any other way to the Lib
erty engine, propelled his machine
the entire distance without mishap
at the continuous rate Of 80 miles an
hour.
Captain Alcock also said that with
in the next twelve months flying boats
will be travelling. between England
and America with passengers, and re-
marked that he drove most OF the
way with his throttle but half open, TO
nurse his engine and save fuel The
magnetic spark enabled full power to
be obtained from this lean mixture
so that he arrived with go gallons
of gasoline still in his tank. suffi-
cient to take him all the way to Lon
don.
With flying boats such as the NC's.
the trip could have been just as easily
made in ''one hop in better time
than the trip made by way of the
Azores. Also. it is stated, that had
NC's 1 and 5 been magneto-e equipped,
they would, by means of the greater
and more reliable power. have been
enabled to reach Horta or Delgada-
The London Daily Telegraph says of
the flight: 1T does not eclipse the
glory of the American achievement.
but that is because there is no ques-
ton of an eclipse in these matters.
as there is no question of jealousy
The London Daily Mail also refers
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real independence is. We have been
bound by a lack of funds to the daily
grind. The war, with its stringent de-
mand for saving, first taught us that
it is possible to put a little aside from
what we would ordinarily consume.
We know now that if we steadily place
a part of our earnings in safe invest
ment, such as the war accustomed us
to in the form of government securi-
ties, we will be shaping a lever with
which to raise ourselves out of our rut
on to the solid road of progress.
A solid, prosperous citizenry assures
a solid, prosperous nation. and the one
constantly interacts on the other.
Money saved, whether loaned to the
government or otherwise invested,
finds it's way back into needed industry
and enterprise. Money spent wasteful-
ly increases the loose circulation which
hampers the production Of necessities
and comforts.
The rock on which too many Amerf-
cans sink in their attempts to achieve
financial independence is investment
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BLACKWELL DISCUSSES CASE.

Pensacola Journal
Dear Editor:
notice an item that was published
In your paper of July 2 written and
signed by Mr.. H. S. Laird where he
says he has not been disbarred from
the practice of law. AS for myself,
L am glad he has not been disbarred
Ii anybody wants to hire him to de-
fend them, it is all right with me-
L notice Mr.. Laird says he was not
drunk at my former trial at Panama
CITY. think / know as much about
that as anybody knows as I was there
In the court room all the time.
think l know more about it than these
lawyers do that signed Mr. Laird's
petition, who were not at Panama
City at my trial, but who were $50
miles away. notice not a single
lawyer from Panama City signed Mr..
Laird's petition.
Mr.. Laird may not have been drunk
during our trial, but l do know Mr.
Laird and know he looked and acted
like a drunk man to me-
Now, / don't want to do or say any
thing to hurt Mr.. Laird and would not
do it, but what have said is my hon
est belief. Mr.. Laird was fined by
the court for drunkenness at rly trial.
AS Sdlu JUST now, uOn want 10
do anything to hurt Mr.. Laird in his
practice or any of the other lawyers,
but my life is involved in this case.
did not get a fair trial down at
Panama City. / firmly believe that if
L had been properly represented I
would have come clear.
My brother filed a motion for IA
new trial on the ground that we were
represented by drunk lawyers. l be-
lieve the supreme court will give a
new trial on il.
Our motion was divided. AS I have
said, my life is involved in this and
l want just one more new trial. l
have written this letter my friends
can see and know my side of it.
With best wishes to Mr.. Laird and
best kind personal regards to all, l
beg to remain,
ROBERT BLACKWELL.
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in unsafe securities" which promise
them big returns, which generally lose
them their whole savings.
No person has ever lost money
through investment in a government
security. The last issue of war finance
bonds or notes for popular purchase
was the Victory loan. War savings
stamps. which pay the high interest
rate of per cent compounded quar-
terly, remain available for everybody's
investment. and can always be cashed
in case of need. for more than was
paid for them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-05
THE PATRIOTISM OF THRIFT

You have got to take a stand.
Either you are for, or you are not
for the continued stability and pros
perity, that is the independence of the
United States. To be neutral is to
rob your country of your support and
automatically to throw your weight
into the other scale.
The nation is but an aggregate re-
Election of the individual. A great
many of us have never known what