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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
By Ralph Block

mich that is terrible and unanswer-
oble in life is in "John Ferguson"
nroduced by the Theatre Guild at the
Carrick Theatre. A great deal that is
cast unreasonably in the very mould
and texture of living, defying every
faith. set with cold endurance against
tbe fire and ardor of every human de-
sire, pressing men down finally to
waiting and unacceptable disaster, is in
this Irish play by St. John Irvine 1t
is monotonously mechanistc at times,
set too exactly to a pattern of mount
ing and consistent tragedy to give
the illusion of a prodigal and careless
reality. But it has powerful T1-ac
itv which is rare in the theatre every
where. an almost bitter unwillingness
TO tell anything but the truth, al
most an affront to audiences by fling
ing it in their faces to let them have
the full and overcoming sting of it.
1t has many qualities of a great play,
and the Theatre Guild has presented
it with a sobriety and an imaginative
understanding that matches what is
best in the drama. The production
marks q new stage in the progress Of
the art theatre in America.
In many ways this is not an Irish
play. 1t is neither the Irish play of
Broadway nor the Irish play of Dub
lin. 1t does not have any of that
strange poetic intuition by which an
Irishman sees further into the my
sterious coil Of life than anyone else,
unless it is a Russian. 1t does not,
as the Irish do, laugh swiftly at life
at the same time they cry out they
are being wounded by it. 1t is a harder
thing than the Irish can give birth
to; it is little uncouth, and not so
colored with natural artiulness. But
it is more relentless too, and the
dooms it accumulates from act to act
are more crushing. In the end it
leaves the ring of iron in the air.
The materials have deceitful famil
iaritv about them. After so many
decades of the invalid father and the
impending mortgage, and the mail that
fails to come from overseas, there is
an added artistic irony in the fact that
an imaginative playwright should be
able to make something SO entirely
new from them. Perhaps not entirely
newt The pattern is original, only in
that the old formula is given but the
slightest touch of Encouragement. In
the old style disaster was always kick /
ing at the door, never quite able to
come in, and was thrust away at the /
last moment by lusty kinsman, usu-
ally longlost and given up-for- dead /
prodigal son, who rushed in just in
time to snatch the papers from the
threatening and abusive money lender.
The dramatist has changed the aspect
of this with the very slightest of gest-
ures. Good fortune-th time a draft
from Americans delayed only fort
night, and comes to crown the scene
when rape and murder have already 7
set their grim seal upon it.
Some originality lies in this con-
struction OF d process by which disas-
ter grows slowly and oppressively, and I
IS piled so high upon the hearts of .
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
4. H. Woods
Brings NelUs Of the
English Theatre

A. II. Woods brings back from Lon
don news Of curious reversal of con-
ditions Theatrical London, which a
generation or two ago knew us only
as barbarans who came to buy their
plays, has suddenly discovered in our
native plays g piquancy and flavor
that delights them. This season has
seen an unusual number of American
plays established as English successes.
Uncle. Sam the English version of
Friendly Enemies" at the Haymarket;
Business Before Pleasure" at the
Savoy; Eyes of YOUTH with Ger
trude Elliott, at the st. James; Fair
and Warmer" at the Prince Of Wales;
three companies of within the Law
and three CT Daddy Long Legs" in the
provinces. Some times the plays have
10 be revamped to English settings.
Out often enough English audiences
IKE American plays in the raw. Thus
'ney enthusiastically accepted "Kick
In with all Of its slang intact. though
the American vernacular is wholly
strange to England. However. thew
appended a glossary to the programme
explaining what the slang meant. and
got every single definition wrong!
nut, perhaps, the more extraordinary
'''ustion II that eminent English play-
~F'zhfs can get no productions in Eng
ana until the plays have been pro-
r'eed IN this country and been tested
- our judgment. A play by even a
'@"oU@ English or Continental plav-
"f'gnt must be stamped With the an.
pi'sai 81 an American run to yet a
"rsfinR over there. What would
Nhar'e@ Frohman have said to this
orange state Of affairs?
Inc business Of the theatre bas he
ss'"s W'oely inflated with the signing
'. me arnlstice. The large numbers
- SOLDIERS who are released and make
s"&'ght for London, the revival Of
"os' the slackening OF the tengion
"hasf which London has lived for four
SS~'S are ali factors that have enor-
'a'os'y stimulated playgoing. In adj
ohion, theatre conditions in Ioudor
~ie unique. England is 20 small and
z'''oon NO much Its nerve centre that
'"ncon theatres draw their audiences
~" me whole Of England from
sansnsster, Liverpool, Birmingham,
svs'aama toa~1rpm 4 pepulstan ri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

thirty or forty millions. With this
avidlty for amusement, no wonder the
English theatres cannot hold the au-
diences who clamor at their doors, that
a manager is secure from loss, no
matter how mediocre play he pro-
for it, and that plays that hit the
public taste achieve unheard of runs
In statement recently A. H. Woods
says:
81 have never seen so great a de-
mand for theatres. But not only can
English playwright not get produc-
ton, but people like Du Maurier, Irv-
ing and others cannot even get into
their own theatres. Profiteering in
theatre rents beats profteerng in
house rents over there. Managers rent
theatres, or, rather, rented theatres at
one time for $500 a week or less, and
are now subletting them for ST. 500 and
more week. l myself am paying $500
to Henry Irving for the Savoy Theatre
not to be wondered at when we con-
slider such runs as these: 'Chu Chin
Chow third year; Yes, Uncle third
year; The Maid of the Mountains
third year, and a host of others Blu (
believe the best thing saw over there
was Gilbert Miller's production of
Monsieur Beaucaire'"
Mr.. Woods has brought back a crop
of new plays, among them Home and
Beauty" a comedy, In three acts, by
w. Somerset Vaughan. Mr.. Woods
has also arranged to produce Mr..
Maugham's next two plays. There is
also new drama by Edward Knoblauch
entitled "Mumsee"; Behind the Cur
TAIN" new drama, by Michael Nor
ton, author of "The Yellow Ticket" a
musical play entitled "As You Were"
by Charles Wimpers, with music by
Herbert Durensky, in which Mr..
Woods will star Alice Delysia, the
French actress who is scoring a scnsa-
tional success in London, and musical
'"'N' ~UstSu I'hOy puULlHR, Dy FrGu
Thompson and Warrior David, founded
on the famoug "Jane."
her plays from overseas which
York piaygoers will see next
seAson are "Tilly of Pccadilly."
comedy drama, in three acts, by Ian
Hay, the famous novelist; priscilla
and the Profigate," dramatic com
edy in prelude and three acts, by
Michael Farraday; "Comc Upstairs"
farce, in four acts, by Captain jose G.
Levy, author Of Madame Presidcnt":
"Fu ,Manchu," Chinese mclodrama bv
Sax Rohmcr; "Bcgjnnng Again." a
drama by Roland pcrtwee; "Thc Ban
tam, V. c." by Harold Briphouse
author Of "Hobsons Choice" and
"Who Is Mary" drama by J. 7.
Campbell.
There arc also "Tbc Illusionlst," an
adaptation by Ayarx Haywood oS Sachc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
ultimate CIimpses Of
Stars To Be Filmed

Every week at the Thomas Ince stu
do film viii be produced which will
be called The OFF Stage Film Weekly"
and which will show intimate shots Of
the different stars, Charles Ray, Dor
othy Dalton and Enid Bennett and
others, at their homes and during their
leisure hours. The film viii also show
how the scenes are filmed and Will be,
IN effect, just like a visit to the stu
do. These weeklies VIII be furnished
free of charge to exhibitors Of Para
mount-lnce pictures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Stage KinsfoK in
Current PLAYS

Family life fairly flourishes this sea-
son before the Broadway footlights
Since the early days of American the
atricals, when most stage talent was
hereditary and very much family af-
fair, there has been no such preva-
lence Of kinship among prominent play
ers as just now in New York's popular
successes.
Sometimes this family representa-
ton confines itself to one play, as in
the case of the brothers Barrymore,
Lionel and John, now co-starring in
"The Jest" In musical comedy Mollie
King and her young brother, Charles,
take the honors in Good Morning,
Judge" There are two little Dooleys,
William and Gordon, in "The Midnight
Whirl" on the Century Roof, while
their brother, Johnnie Dooley, is a
star of the Ziegfeld "Midnight Frolic."
The Santley brothers, Joseph and Fred
eric, have also dispersed their talents
in two directions Joseph is the star of
"She's Good Fellow" and Frederic.
just out of uniform, plays the title
role in "The Royal Vagabond"
new stage family whose mere
numbers forbode prcponderance over
Barrymores, Kings, Dooleys or SAINT
leys is that of the Eatons-the "seven
little Eatons," as they used to be called
in Washington, where, as child actors,
all seven were favorites of the local
stock company. Four seasons ago,
when the Eatons spread themselves
over seven roles in "The Blue Bird" a
New York manager became impressed
with the possibilities of Mary Eaton,
who played the leading part, and per
suadc1 her mother to bring the little
girl to New York
Mary came and studied ballet dane
ing, along with her sisters, Doris and
Pearl. The eldest, Miss Evelyn, was
at once engaged for the Winter Gar
den, but married after season and
left the stage. The oldest brother
meantime went to France, and the two
snail Eaton boys played last year in
"Mother Cary's Chickens
This has been the banner season of
the Eatons. Doris and Pearl both
joined the ranks of Ziegfeld beauties
in the "Follies" and "Frolic,0 while
Mary-well, Mary is the first of the
Eatons really to arrive at fame. In
George NJ. Cohan's "The Royal Vaga-
bond" the goldenhaired little ballet
dancer is the outstanding success of a
brilliantly Cohanized cast. Her solo
dance is the brcathless delight Of the
performance. On the opening night OF
the new play Miss Eaton "arrived" in
the theatre world as personality-a
elfin, ethereal personality that the
audience remembered long after the
smiling little dancer had whirlcd off
the stage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Ernest Trxsex and the
Heart Free From Guile

but it is not at all shocking play as
presented by you and Miss Taliaferro.
You couldn't do anything vulgar if you
tried"
"Ah!" said Mr.. Truck, leaning back
in his chair, that's better. You know
| really play that part with heart
free from guile. try to put myself in
the frame of mind of a young bride
groom Of less than twenty-one, and l
really succeed in convincing myself
each night that I am he. One little
suggestion of relish for the naughti-
ness of the lines on my part, one bit of
sophistication, and the thing would be
spoiled"
"Of course we NODDED, and were
about to add a quotation about "the
PURE in heart" only we couldn't re-
member it,
It's a funny thing about this play,
too. The thing that seems particu-
larly to impress itself on people is
that 'Wel?' of mine in the second act.
When l go into restaurants people I
never saw before will look at me and
say 'Well?' and when | went out in
front to make my Victory Loan speech
I inadvertently opened it that way and
everybody laughed SO that l couldn't
go on with my talk.
"But | want to ask you something
about something which interests me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

greatly at the present moment. What
DO you think of series of screen
comedies like this" and Mr.. Truck
told us all about his scheme.
Well" we answered, at sounds so
good to us that if we had the money
ourseif we shouldn't allow any one
else the privilege of starring you"
We love comedies as much as we hate
slapstick, and we told Mr.. Truck so.
But we warned him not to say any
thing about it to any one, for the idea
is brand-new one and some one else
might decide to do it before he had a
chance
So, of course, we cannot say anything
about 1t, either. ''And you will let us
help with the titles, won't you?" we
said, full of enthusiasm at the idea.
Well" said Ernest, TN see"
Well we retorted, that viii be
splendid'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
':.John Ferguson -

I men and women in its reach But it is
not great deal of originality. 1t is
the device of accumulation, which was
the habit of Greek tragedy, the habit
ual course of a fateful necessity that
the ancient dramatist found running
everywhere through the texture of life.
1t was fitted to a time when the minds
of men were, after ALL naive and un-
self-conscious about the arts Of illu-
sion. 1t is not best suited to the illu-
SION of to-day, when the best art of
the stage has discovered the ADVANTAGES
OF hiding the logical and inevitable
succession of related events, hiding it
under the apparent irregularity, the
seeming aimlessness, the absurd hit
and miss aspect, by Which the natural
order of things pulls the wool over
the eyes Of those who never escape its
operation.
To dwell at length, however, upon
this technical apparatus of tragedy
is to lose sight of what is powerful
and creative in the play If the scheme
is mcchanistic, the references of it
to the people involved in it are liv-
ing and imaginative. Drama in the
end is never anything but character
In the hands of the unseen Dramatist.
human beings make their own plots bv
what they are. John Ferguson" could
shed some Of it's Pinerian framework
and still remain moving and power
full play. Its people are too full of
the implication of pain and struggle
toward mastery of their desires, of
passionate revolt against any and all
secretly malevolent circumstance, to
drop bloodless once their frame is
removed. They go on struggling, fear
ing and striking and being struck. The
irony of Goods late, da," when the
postman brings the long delayed mail
at last, is not the essential irony of
the play. That rests in the fact that
there should be men in life who be-
lieve to the end in just Providence,
that III life in which every human
is victim in part there should be
Solue W ulSHOuOf IL ana De Siam Tor 1t,
and others to be dishonored and to
Stay for it, What irony exists out
side of human nature!
1t is a satisfaction to find the play
ing on so generally high level. Not
all of it is a full realization of the eX-
tent to which these people reach out
into life, have backgrounds and his
tories that have made them what they
are. But the portrait of desire and
inhibitions drawn by Dudley Digges
has not been equalled in many places
this season. What is impressive about
the entire presentation is that the
Theatre Guild has cast aside many of
the baubles which have kept the art
theatre in an appearance of adoles-
cence. For once the settings are inte-
grated with the play, exerting an emo
tional influence which is one with the
action and characterization. 1t is
d relief to find producers full in the
flood of the modern movement cour-
ageous enough to hold the settings
in the same tempo as the rest of the
play. There is no need here for once
to divorce the attention momentarly
to study the novelty of the back
ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Fit 10 Win" Fit To Be Seen.
Says isaac SIussker

The censorship committee of the Ma
tional Association of the Motion Pict
ure Industry says that the picture Fit
to VIM is not fit to see. This was in
dignantly denied yesterday by Isaac
slutzker, of Shea & slutzker, the sub
lessees of the film, which is now being
shown at the Grand Opera House.
Brooklyn. 81 have been quoted as say
ing that l am handling the film Fit
to Win solely to make all the money
out of it can" said Mr.. slutzker
This is false. We are exhibiting this
picture as representatives of the
united States Public Health Service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
New Universal Propaganda Film

The Universal Company, under the
supervision of Harry Levey, manager
Of the Educational Department, has
almost completed a propaganda film
called "The Winning Shot" featuring
Andy Clark, Juvenile actor, and Ad.
Topperwein, the most famous crackshot
in America.
The film will be used to arouse inter
est in the Junior Rife Corps, founded
and sponsored by the Winchester Arms
Company, of Bridgeport, Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18
Lights On at Luna


Over 100000 people passed through
the gates, after the shutdown guns at
THE Last Shot" panorama had fired a
good night and good evening salute,
and Manager William Hepp had given
the signal to "switch on
Those who took their first trip yes
terday in Luna Parks new ride called
THE Tanks" and named after No Mans
Land in France, found they had not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-18

and because, aside from the money
making there may or may not be in
It, there is an opportunity to do man
KIND service. If l thought for mo-
ment this film did not help make the
world safe for posterity l would aban-
don its showing immediately"
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-04-28
COTTON GOODS SALES
IN PRIMARY MARKETS
CONTINUING LARGE
Accumulation OF Orders Is
Sufficient to Resume
Milling Operations

No~ fort. Arrii 81 farrr sales ~
cotton goods in arlpnff markets have
crntinuca fhr0ugnouf fNe Wesk and the
miiir are atcumuintfnN ofdefs r4uidiN
encufh 10 warrant fhfm i1 rsrufuiuF
oporattpna iu steadily Increasing sel-
ufne. Print cicins. enrferfIhieo sheet
inrH 4u4 iancits iu finr cloths base
hfcn hougtt liiicrsNt Ns urulera 400
l.loarh"rs and ronNrrtefs Tb inhhcfl
arf tuFine rnutrrfl tisfft.
staple rlngNaf ns Boz fHeirru markets
hafr hfrn rtdicsI % isr ftrl xNilt
fonfhern elnrhauif hate bern nd,ane
c'i nrinrlnr the irp rruref Fsrtt
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1919-04-28

ron NAf.E~ Overland Coeuty cml.
Iuo4Nl onis Aetn run = few hAnafe0
n,lleR. lpcka llke neM life food tires
seat co4crs lirnpff arid sHng light
You win have W efe This ear ~ ap-
Frec.afe ~. Chatdies Aafomnhlgp as
phone s1t a. peoNifs ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-18

one sensible thing for you 10 do is 10
explain your position to him. if he
has not already understood it. Tell
him that as a citizen of Oklahoma and
of the United states. you are fully
aware of your obligation TO support
your government with bonds as well
as ballots. If he recognizes your citt-
zenship, certainly he Will also rec
ognize your right and your duty to
share in the Victory Liberty loan. If
he does not feel like going fifty-fifty
with you. he viii be glad to provide
or three bonds, unless you happen to
have exercised very poor taste and
judgment in the selection of a spouse.
Under our form of government, the
officials who prosecuted the war and
who contracted war debts were merely
acting as agents Of the citizens of this
government Of which you are one.
Therefore, the debts must be paid,
by the citizens for they are the gov.
ernment.
The day has passed wher a woman
in Oklahoma can say. II owe nothing to
the government. for l am not u citi
zen"
Every woman who has any pride in
her citizenship will buy all the Victory
bonds she can. The government is not
asking her to pay anybody else's debt
merely her own.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-18
SENATOR TUCKER IS
PRAISED FOR HIS
FIGHT FOR SANATORIA

That Senator Fred e. Tucker should
be complimented upon his good work
in helping to put through the sanatoria
bill, which passed the legislature at
its last session, is the opinion of Jules
SchevitE, secretary Of the Oklahoma
tuberculosis Association, who is in the
city on business in state health in.
tereStS.
The bill. he said, provides for three
state tuberculosis uI.toriaJ two for
whites and one FOR negroes Those for
the whites are planned to contain 100
beds each and that for the negroes at
least 50 beds Most of the civic or
CARNATIONS and all OF the doctors in
Ardmore are said 10 be in favor Of the
plan and are glad that now shortly
oklahoma viii have places to care for
its tuberculosis patients. In talking
with Ardmore physicians yesterday Mr..
Schevitz learned that many Of them
have had numerous eases of tubercu-
losis they could not treat because of
the lack of facilities. The location of
these three sanitoria has not been de.
cided as yet, said Mr.. Scheyitz. The
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-18
Here's to the Victory Loan Business in a
Nutshell S834,4OO is Carter County Quota

Definite, concise information about the
Victory Liberty loan is coming rapidly
to the county headquarters.
Here is a summary of the facts about
the Victory or fifth Liberty loan. Cut
this out and paste it on your ceiling:
The campaign for the Victory Liberty
loan will open April II and close May
10.
The amount of the loan will be $4,.
100000, ,000, convertible notes of the
United States, maturing in four years
and redeemable in three years if the
government elects. The county quota
will be 1884 400
These notes will be issued in two
series, one bearing four and three
quarters per cent interest and exempt
from state and local taxes, except es.
tate and inheritance taxes, and from
normal federal income tax. The other
series win bear three and threa.quar-
tiers per cent interest and will be eX-
empt from all federal, state and local
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-04-18

taxes except estate and Inheritance tax
es. Either form of note may at any
time during the life of the issue be
converted into the other form issued
under this loan.
Notes will be dated May 20, 1919, and
will bear interest from that date. In
terest will be payable on December 15
and June Is of each year and at ma.
turity.
Oversubscriptions will be rejected and
allotments will be made on graduated
scale similar in its general plan TO
that used in the First Liberty loan.
Allotment will be made in fun up to
and including 10000
Th9 plan for handling the subecrip.
tlons of railroad employees viii be prac-
tically the same as that used in the
Fourth loan. A circular will be pub
lished explaining in detail the differ
ences. Subscriptions Of Interstate cor
porations win be allotted as heretofore.
circular treating fully Of this matter
will also be published i'm day or two"