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could they see Vera Michelena as she
really is.
Miss Michelena is the movie vamp"
in "Take It From Me- at the Central
Theatre. AS far as appearances are
concerned she is quite as might be
expected. Her beauty Is OF the dark,
sparkling sort that opponents of the
art made famous by Cleopatra and
Theda Bara are expected to possess.
But right there all similitude ceases.
She is neither languid nor tempera-
mental. She doesn't own a wolfhound,
nor any other pets. unless the flock Of
chickens on her farm at Great Neck,
L. l.. could be termed thus; It would
be well nigh impossible to picture her
striking anybody with anything.
Miss Michelena was born in New
York and moved to San Francisco
when only a little girl. Both her pa
rents were theatrical pople. Her
mother was a musical comedy actress
and her father an opera singer. Miss
| Neutrality-suspicious. "Mish ay Jay
nah"-uses her real name on the stage
and is very proud of 1t, because her
father was a famous Spanish tenor II
was he who taught her singing. IN
San Francisco she studied ballet dane.
ing and music, both vocal and instru-
mental. When she was a tiny tot. as
early as 4 years old, she attended
opera performances. not understand
ing, but not unappreciative even al
that tender age. Her father hao
planned for her an operate career.
AS a result OF this early musical
training and after her course had beer
completed at convent in New York
State Miss Michelena's stage aspira.
| tons were realized. She had nc
| tedious climb. but began at the very
first playing feature parts. Her firs'
| appearance was at the age OF 16 ir
Princess Chic" the role made famou.
by Marguerite Sylvia "The Love Mill
was the vehicle which first brought
her to the immediate attention o,
theatregoers. She then appeared IL
Reginald DeKoven's Snow Man." Their
The Tourists" "Ziegfeld's Follies,
Lost Chord" lombard Ltd.," "F1o.
Flo" and now Take 1t From Me-
She has also played a succession o,
wild woman" roles in films success.
fully.
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A WORD OF praise for the mod
~ ern actor and his methods
from a distinguished player of
long experience is as much a pleasure
to hear as II is a novelty. for the older
Thespians seldom approve the younger
generation. An interview with the
average player whose early training in
the theatre has been in the classics
will quickly reveal his belief that
Shakespeare should furnish the basis
OF all dramatic training; that the am
bilious youth should have years of
stock acting; should be able to fence
and dance, to play some musical in
strument--that his education for the
stage should, in fact. cover a wide
range of subjects In which he should
be proficient.
Departing decislvely from this habit
OF thought is Dodson Mitchell, the dis
tinguished actor who plays Sandy Nc.
RHlop, the North or Ireland publican,
in David Belasco's production OF Dark
RcsaIeen," which is now in its sec
ond month at the Belasco Theatre.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Mitchell
spent ten years In association with
Julia Marlowe in the portrayal OF
shakespearean characters he is OF the
firm conviction that the classic drama
holds more dangers for the young
actor than 1t offers advantages. And he
offers his own experience to prove It.
When I became associated with
Miss Marlowe had had only my
three years experience with my aunt,
Maggie Mitchell, on the stage" Mr..
Mitchell began his explanation. when
/ came out OF this association after
ten years WAS fit for nothing but
the reading OF blank verse. AT least
that was the way 1t seemed to me in
my first engagement subsequent to my
long Shakespearisn experience. l was
associated with John Drew under the
management OF the late Charles Froh-
man in Richard Carvel' I had only
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THE CAREER OF THE COBURNs.

A great deal has been printed about
the Coburns and their meteoric rise
from al fresco performers and produc-
ers Of Shakespeare and Moliere to the
front rank of New York producing
managers. They are distinctive and
unique in being the only combination
Of "Mr. and Mrs" in the theatrical pro-
ducing field in America In England
there have been several similar COM
binations. notably Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
da. Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Benson, Sir
Charles and Lady Wyndham. Charles
Manners and Fanny Moody (the
Moody-Manners Opera Company and
the late Sir Henry Irving and Helen
Terry. These combinations embraced
the business side as well as the pro-
duction and technical phases Of their
repertory; but Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn is
the only firm Of managers in the
American theatrical field who are part
ners in wedlock as we'll as "fifty-fifty''
in all their business. enterprises. They
select their own plays act in them,
operate their own theatre, exploit
their own attractions and give their
personal attention to all the business
details Of their executive offices.
Mr. Coburn has been active in the
theatre since he was a lad OF IS in
Savannah, Ga, when he was manager
OF the old Savannah Theatre, which,
incidentally. before being remodelled a
few years ago. was the Oldest play
house In the United States with the
exception Of the old Walnut Street
Theatre in Philadelphia. Mrs. Coburn
(nee Ivah Wells) halls from the mid
die West. She was born In a village
in Missouri and was educated in the
local schools and In Chicago and be-
gan her professional career at the age
OF is.
my father came from the sturdy
stock Of the middle West" said Mrs.
Coburn in her dre>J BvsA . few
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Ievenings ago. but California wove a
spell about him in his boyhood and
the sunset splendor Of the Golden Gate
! was always uppermost in his mind
and the noblest vision In his memory.
and I have always been and shall al
ways be proud Of the spirit OF the
West.
Father was interested in cattle
ranching and mining. He was one
of the pioneers OF the overland trail
and travelled across the continent
, from Ohio through Indiana, Missouri.
Kansas and Colorado. over the Rockies
and the Sierras TO the Pacific coast
| with an OK team and the historic
| prairie schooner and was subse-
quently the owner OF a line of trans
portation called the OK train.' which
consisted Of three prairie wagons and
twelve oxen. He never wearied Of
relating his experiences OF those VEN
turesome journeys. much to my de-
light, and curiously enough I covered
practically the same trail. although
not IN the same primitive manner,
years afterward as an actress. Father
often told me that when he made his
first memorable overland journey
and passed through Colorado the
now fiourishing city of Denver was a
village, and he could have bought lots
on the site of the present city for a
pair Of shoes, but he didn't have the
shoes. That was during the first gold
mining craze OF the far West and Pa
cific slope-the landsof the vine clad
hills and snow topped peaks immor-
talized by Bret Harte. Father fire.
quently related to me of moneys being
paid to him in hats brimful of gold
pieces, and OF a little mining camp
called B. die nestled in the hills OF CEN
trail California where the only inhab
itants were aborigines. and he used to
feed the Indian papooses through a
window in his cabin"
The Coburns were married in 1906
in Baltimore, when they organized
their first Shakespearian company
which embraced a number OF now we'll
known actors including Charles Kent
and Fuller Mellish. They have the ex-
traordinary record Of having played
Macbeth" for a season of twenty
eight consecutive weeks. They have
given al fresco performances OF
Shakespeare and classic Greek dramas
in over a hundred seats OF learning
throughout the country. many OF
which were presented on the campus
OF Columbia University. The story of
their acquisition of THE Better
ole" and its commercial and artistic
success has already been noted in
| these columns.
Mrs. Coburn has an abiding faith
and hope that the nationally endowed
theatre similar to the system in vogue
in France and continental Europe is
not far distant in this country.
Like the proverbial future event
casting Its shadows in advance" con-
tinued Mrs. Coburn. "the endowed the
atre will eventually become a reality.
but just now the question OF plays is
the great problem-plays that will at
tract and interest the knowing ones.
When you succeed in interesting the
thinking classes the others will follow,
and quite agree with John Gals
worthy that this burden rests almost
entirely on the shoulders of the dram
atists, ana / am bound TO say that /
have an abiding faith that our big
' PLAYS will come from American
writers. Mr.. Coburn and are looking
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OUT OF THE WEST.

\ IoLETTE WILSON, who plays
" the daughter OF Lew Fields
in "A Lonely Romeo" at the
shuhert Theatre is a newcomer 70
broadway, having been seen here only
once before. In Papa" at the Little
Theatre. Miss Wilson is as interest
ing on the stage as she is before the
foouights and her fresh personality
speaks OF tho West. She belongs 70
what might be called the "uItramod-
ern" school of womanhood. and much
OF her time is devoted to the dissent
nation OF its doctrines.
Two and a half short years ago
when Miss Wilson. then living in her
home town. Berkeley, California, and
attending the University of California,
lett that institution because it did not
afford her soul the opportunity to lex
pand." all OF the West became inter-
ested in this wilful and idealistic girl
The fact that she is the daughter OF
]. Stitt Wilson. former Socialist Mayor
OF Berkeley, and that her radical dad
sanctioned her action by telling the
newspaper men: "Violette did as she
should have done by quitting the uni
versity" and "she can work out her
own salvation, won't hinder her:
she's Shaw, Montessori disciple. -
kept her before the Western public's
eye for many months afterward. In
regard TO education. Miss Wilson
shortly after her University OF Cali
fornia escapade. told a reporter:
"A child should be allowed to work
out its own salvation to Its own Xix
ing at all times. My parents have
always believed this. with the result
that neither my brother Gladstone nor
myself were ever forced to do any
thing. Neither do l believe in COM
pulsory education. Like my father, l
believe that the teacher should SIM
ply provide materials for the child
and then direct its development. with
special recognition OF the varied ca
pacities OF various children"
Even in religion Miss Wilson has
her own strange icsas. Her ideas
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THE harmless but evidently
necessary pun has reappeared
= in La! La! Lucille" which IL
rich enough in fun even to allow its
author to take the risk Of INDUCING
occasionally In this antique device Of
humor. Yet there was q time in which
American burlesque. and the British
from which 1t derived. was successful
or not in accordance with the quality
of its puns. The rhymed burlesque
OF II. J. Byron, which prevailed on the
London stage throughout SO many
years. was like the suet pudding, good
when 1t was stuffed with puns in
stead OF rais!ns and poor when 1t
failed in this important ingredient.
John Brougham, who was accepted
unqualihedly as a New Yorker. was
nevertheless born in England. and
when he came to write burlesque It
was inevitable he should follow the
formula prevailing in his native land.
So he adopted American subjects, but
held tight to the manner OF II. ].
Byron. puns and all. His burlesque of
"Pocahontas," which, taken in COM
parison with Moeller's Poor Poke"
Is an amusing study in contrasting
theories OF humor. was especially
commended in its time for the su-
periority OF its puns There have been
critics who called historic the line:
Like Metamora both In face and fea-
ture.
never met more-amusing- creature.
None of Brougham's burlesques was
ever so popular as "Pocahontas." nor
did any other receive the same critical
attention, maybe due in part to the
use of an American theme which had
been lacking in the 'Ixions," Robin
son Crusoes" and the rest OF the
British works brought here by the
popular English BLONDES" of that day.
Just as burlesque finally died after
its long existence on the stage OF the
Gaiety Theatre in London did the pun
pass out Of existence with the libret-
lists OF those works. When Carmen"
"Esmeralda," a burlesque of Monte
Cristo." Little Jack Sheppard" and
the last OF the burlesques seen on the
Gaiety stage ceased to interest the
public, musical comedy. beginning with
"In Town" and "A Gaiety Girl" took
the place OF this essentially London
product. OF course. pun seemed en-
tirely inconsistent with the kind OF
humor that writer's OF the new school
Of musical play sought TO supply.
Surely II could not have been worse
than some of the agoniEingly tedious
episodes that the actors drew out to
incredible lengths. But the change
was complacently regarded as an ad-
vance In taste.
Burlesque dropped out OF favor here
long before 1t did in London. The
French opera bouffe, performed among
others by Marie Aimee, perhaps the
most popular of all these interesting
Gallo visitors, began to entertain
americans highly. In addition to the
French troupes that came here from
faris and Havana beloved American
asor'tes acted and sang In transla-
uohs OF these works, and the pun wa,
80. heard In the land. Burlesque lasted
sporadieally until the late '7os. Samuel
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THE WEEKS OFFERINGS.

Observation-Disclosures Lambs Gambo produced
cessuly Manhattan Opera House Sunday night last
repeated enough could quirm
playhouse The imitable will
skeches-do suppose single of those
would submit to being left out2
The thirteenth annual manifestation
of the Zgfeld Foles will into being under the wachful
eye Zegfeld, the after the
signing armistce Irving Berlin strengthened by his
been writing the music and lyrics for the
the ballet in which Mayiynn Miller
has her fling by Wolf
the comedy inevitable
additional few from the right hand of Gene Buck while
Victor jacob the music with both hands
Ned wsybun did the staging under the impulse of Joseph ubans
Miller Eddie Cantor Johnny Dooey Ray Dooley Marcy Brown
Lucille Chaant DeLyle Aida Van Schenck Maurice and
Florence Walton John Steele George lie Marie Eddie Bowling
Twins Florence Jessie Reed
Lucille Phil Dwyr Kathryn Perry Mary Hay
Washburn and Bert Williams who forms the Old
Theatre: The Coburns production of
ole" with all the original still clustering around will omp
the Theatre fill the life
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A DIFFERENT VAMP.

HE movie taught public, whose
conception OF vampire is a
languid. temperamental person
always accompanied by a lank white
Russian wolfhound in lieu Of a pet,
possessed of an unfortunate tendency
to strike her long suffering maid with
any handy implement at the slightest
provocation, and whose favorlte pas
time consists in throwing wine glasses
against the opposite wall at little sup
pers in her Riverside Drive apart
ment would sustain a severe shock
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WANTED-AN ACTRESS.

T S there, upon this terrestrial globA
dlsengaged at the present tns
and waiting for opportunity to
tap her upon the shoulder. an actress
who can fulfil the following condi.
tons as specified by Morris Gest, who
will produce "Aphrodite" at the Cen
fury Theatre in October? Here are
the stage requirements for the 40
tress to play this role must have
The strength and passion Of Flor
ence Reed;
The dignity and poise OF Mary Gar
den;
The beauty OF Elsie Ferguson:
The physical perfection of Mario
rie Rambeau;
The tensity OF Theda Bara
The dramatic ability Of Bernhard;
The charm OF Marie Tempest:
The intelligence OF Mrs. F!ske.
A pretty big order, Ell? But also
pretty big part--in fact, one OF ths
greatest roles ever written and there
fore requiring a combination Of the
best qualities Of many Of our greateE
feminine stars.
WIN Morris Gest find her? Per.
haps, lurking IN the by ways OF the
drama, as yet unheralded and unsung
feminine genius who combines most
OF these big qualities among her tai
ents, may be unearthed to make New
Workers sit up and take notice when
"Aphrodite" is produced at the Cen.
fury Theatre in October.
My search for the perfect actress
may be more difficult than that o.
Dlosenes with his lantern" admitted
Mr.. Gest last week at the Century
Theatre, where already scenic and
costume rehearsals OF the Partisan
spectacle are IN course OF prepare
ton. But my partner Mr.. Com
stock, and l. propose TO keep on
searching in an effort to get the deal
actress for this role. Many American
and English actresses OF course could
play 1t with success, since the role Is
such a wonderful part, but I want 70
get the perfect actress for the role
Many or the American stars wNo
4 might play II arc tied up With con-
tracts Tor motion pictures. while 9TH
ers are under contracts TO different
arrangements and therefore urayaN'
able.
The part which I am having such
difiicult time TO Ill is that OF Chrys1
courtesan OF ancient Alexandra, who
Is such an alluring and tempestuors
young woman that she fascinates the
sculptor of the statue of Aphrodits
and wins him away from his art and
TO his downfall. The play as done
at the Theatre Renaissance. "lr.s,
/ py Pierre Frondaie, adapted from me
famous novel of Pierre Luys .gt the
American version will be slightly al
tered in order 10 conform - American
standards. Incidental music has been
composed for it by Henri Feyrrr. the
composer of the operas NOM Wanna
ana 'Gismonda,' In which Nay Gar
Gen appeared with Campanius forces
In New York last winter. The drama
'Aphrodite' must not be confused win
the grand opera by Erlanger II me
same title, which is also taken from ne
novel by Pierre Luys. The Partisan
play might possibly shock American
Puritanism. but despite the rharge'
which have been made 10 rend r \p"'
| rodite' acceptable to America ali'
ences its pictures of AleNanG~ir7 lie
In the third century will Iroyi" m
Vulnerable opportunities for scc.s d'''
play.
So. then, actresses OF America, Her
Is your chance. II you fulH. Tho CON-
ditions apply 10 Morris Ges' C"r'u{
Theatre, New York 7. II .
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Ka4heryn Perry.

include the belief that human souh
should be allowed to bloom naturally
day by day. without too much en-
phasis being placed upon the formal
aspects of religion she believes that
a woman is a person" not lust a
woman" and as such is entitled TO
every right possessed by a man. Also.
and especially. Miss WilSon believes in
many cases modern universities are
a positive hindrance. which Is why
she left the California institution
prepared to "hnd herself" In the tuf-
MOL Of every day life where real 1--we
problems must be met and solved each
day.
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for such a play and the dramatist
who comes along with 1t may feel as
sured of an immediate production"
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THE MODERN WAY.

A WORD OF praise for the mod
~ ern actor and his methods
from a distinguished player of
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-25
Reciprocal

The treaty which we have signed
with France imposes upon US the
duty of sending another A. E F, to
Europe if Germany begins again to
fortify the Rhine valley, or to take
other steps of an aggressive nature.
The British are likewise bound to
send another B E. F. to France un.
der the same conditions. All three
of us are sisnatories to the treaty.
Now it would seem at first that
the treaty is a little one sided The
French and British do not bind
themselves to lend us an army and
fleet if we are attacked by Mexico
or Japan. And, as a consequence,
a number of critics are complaining
that we have again been vic
timized.
But, the sidedness of the
treaty is only apparent 1t may
grieve number of us to see this
country assuming any of the OBJ
legations implied in a foreign al!i,
ance. Perhaps they are right. Any
treaty at all may be bad policy for
the United States. But that does
not make this treaty unfair.
France is compelled TO maintain
stupendous army to over awe
German military ambition, and the
resulting financial burden presses
heavily on her economic strength.
She is forever on guard and as
Germany has score to settle with
us as we'll as with her, this is fortu
nate for ourselves. Here is where
France reciprocates.
Great Britain ALSO 1t is we'll for
us that England can pay for a navy
which will prevent the Germans
from sending warships to sea.
and incidentally to our own coasts
IL Britain and France can pay
the cost of eternal vigilance, we can
hardly call the treaty one sided.
Wilson and Lansing probably had a
few of these facts in mind when
they signed it
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-25

When a married man laughs in
his sleep his wife imagiDes he is
dreaming that be is bachelor
When a girl thinks a young man
is almost good enough for her, she
is sure to think he is too good for
any other girl.
A man has to work hard to make
a name for himself. But a woman
can make a Lame for herself by
merely holding a boob's hand until
he is ready to propose.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-25
Summing it Up

Why isn't prohibition a beer
check?
If a man is wide awake during
the day he can afford to sleep at
night.
The man who thinks he knows it
all is an easy mark for a designing
woman.
You can't tell what a boy learns
at college by the amount it costs
his father.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-25
AUTO POLO WILL THRILL FAIR VISITORS

UTO POLO is game with thrills the minute than
other sport 1t dangerous earth aviation the
aand bit exciting and spectacular There pi
sharp and accidents galore and you happen to be
the constantly the edge
ctement and
British will
in sedaa August SIC starting Monday afternoon August II you like auto
chance
the thrills of all three combined
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-25

X|OU suppose of Missouri all the trouble ta
have State Fair just for do you? Not
life! There children Missouri there
Fathers Mothers, there? You be Well then why
shouldn't the kids have of the State Fair all for their
selves?
Chdrens Playground shown the above picture
all idst
the children with while
kids like
Sedaia the Fair this
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-10-30
ANNUAL MEETING OF
RED CROSS HELD

The annual meeting of the local
chapter of the Red Cross was held
on Wednesday night, October %,
with w. G. Flanders, acting presi-
dent, IN the chair. The principal
business brought before the body
was discussion of the approaching
membership drive for $500 in WASH
ington parish. 1t was decided to
press the drive in the parish and out
side Of Bogalusa at the regular time
that is from November 2 to IL
but to delay the drive in Bogalusa
until industrial matters have been
adjusted.
A number Of the board Of direc-
tors having moved from Bogalusa,
sefve lsntIi naar we're elected tt
ed. Miss Evelyn Deioney, Mrs. Il.
F. Guerre, Mrs. G. L. johnson and
Mrs. w. C. Magee. A representative
was elected to the board to represent
each ward in Washington parish.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1919-10-30
Repairs Started at
Great Southern

While no figures have been given
out, it has been announced that q
force Of men have been at work at
the Great Southern Lumber Com
pany for the past few days making
repairs at various parts of the plant,
and from day to day the numbers
are increasing. It IS expected that
It viii be at least thirty days before
the plant is in full operation again.
There have been very few develop
nlenfs during the past week relative
70 tie labor situation, except the ar
rest Of four parties fast week, the
shooting Of negro workman who
was returning from work on Tues
day evening and who is reported to
have been attacked by three white
men. The shooting occurrea near
Rlchardsontown at $50 and the me-
gro was not seriously injured, hav-
ing been shot in the foot. He told
Officers that he did not recognize
the men, but all were white, and
after firing the shot they ran away.
The police are working on clue and
expect to make arrests at az early
date. ~
The local Federation of Labor
held meeting Tuesday afternoon,
but gave nothing out for publication
aside from the fact that they were
satisfied with the progress they were
making.