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The Washington times., 1919-11-30
ACTRESS MOYIE-FAN
NEARLY DELAYS SHOW
So Engrossed In Finish of Feature
Pictures, She Arrives Late
at Theater.


Harlie .Mayne, one of the brilliant
entertainers of the burlesque review,
which is the attraction at the Gayety
all this week. has the reputation Of
being a movie fan. Several times so
far this season she was in a movie
thirty minutes before show time and
a search was made, but she could not
be found.
With a curtain raising at 2:15, the
actress was supposed to be in at ~,
which barely gave her time to make
up and report on the stage. 1t was
close to 2 o'clock and no Miss Mayne
in sight. During the excitement sew
eral of the. chorus girls were made
ready to understudy the star. At 2
O'Clock she made her appearance. II
cannot explain how my lateness was
caused, haven't got too much time
to get ready" murmured Miss Mayne,
As she passed the manager on her
way to the dressing room.
After the show Miss Mayne explain
ed that she could not Withstand the
temptation to see the finish of a fea-
ture picture, not, realizing the. tine
She was so deeply enwrapped 8exha
story that she even forgot to look ~
her watch.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
BARD'S YANKEE SNOW
STORM IN LONDON

While wilkie Bard Is the idol of
the London halls. he is also well
known in the English legitimate
theaters. He has appeared in pan
tomine regularly and once during mis-
career became An actor-manager. The
actor manager is rather a rarity here
but in England he is an institution.
In this capacity, Mr.. Bard producaI
revue called, 1.-THE Whirl Of the
Town." which later was successfully
presented in the United States.
In England. the piece scored a big
success and added several thousand
pounds to the Bard bank roll. Bard
left an excellent connection with a.
firm Of Manchester cotton importers
because he did not like the details
Of business. He found the business
Of the theater was not very much
different than the business Of buy
ing and selling cotton, therefore, the
one experience as an actor-manager
cured him. and he decided that in
the future. whatever talent he might
have would be used behind the foot
lights and not in front of them.
His berth with the cotton firm did
help a little in the theater, that is IL
helped him when he was an amateur.
The dramatic club he belonged to
produced a piece called "The Miller"
One scene showed the old mill buried
in snow and the cotton firms store
house supplied the snow. Each bade
was made to give up a hand full of
cotton and SO as Bard says, he pro-
sented the first and only American
snow storm in England, the Gotten
having come from the States.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
OF OTIS SKINNER

Otis Skinner. now the foremost
actor on the American stage. who
comes TO the National Theater this
week, in "The Rise OF Peter Bar
ban" was born at Cambridge. Mas.
on June 2s. 1883, while his father.
clergyman. was stationed there
He began his professional career
as a reader and made his debut as an
actor az Jim in "woodleigh." at the
Philadelphia Museum in 1877. Later
he Joined the Walnut Street Thester
Stock Company in Philadelphis and
played there for several seasons in
the support Of hume rous famous stars
of the day.
His first New York appearance was
made as Maclow in THE Enchant-
ment.- a Kiralfy spectacle. at Niblo's
Garden in 1879. Some years later.
after playing in the supporting com
panies OF Edwin Byoth and other
stars. ne became a member OF Angus
tin Days company. in which he re-
mained for five years, accompanying
IL to London. He was then Nine. Mod
jeska's leading man for a couple of
years. In 1894 he made his frst APP
pearance as a star in His Grace De
Gramont." In 1908 he made a joint
starring tour with Miss Ada Rehan.
playing 'The Merchant Of Venice"
"The Tanning OF the Shrew" and
THE School for Scandal"
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
FAV0RS UNIVERSAL
HIGH SCHOOL PLAN
Noted Educator Would Make Age
Limit for Attendance
Is Years.

DELAWARE. Ohio, Nov. 3O.-Es-
tablishment of universal high school
system throughout the United States
in which the age limit fortcompulsory
attendance would be eighteen years
instead of fourteen. was recommended
by DR.. Walter Athearn, of Boston Uni
versity, in an address at Ohio Wes-
leyan University here.
.In order to bring about a social
ization of the citizenship of this coun-
try, which cannot be obtained in the
grade schools, the United States must
follow the step taken by England
and France, which already have such
a system" declared DR.. Athearn. dis
cussing the subject, Tendencies in
American Education"
Increasing the age limit for at
tendance at high schools would not
mean that the student would not be
able to do some work outside of school
hours.
There are 1900. 900 pupils now en-
rolled in the high schools of the
country and $500. 900 of high school
age in the industries"
Preference was given to universal
physical training by DIR. Athearn over
universal military training.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
lILLlANf NORRIS SEES
END OF MATINEE DN.
Star of "Maytime" Compares Pub
les Attitude Now With
the Old Days.

-Kf here. or. where. is the matinee
icol of other days? You'll find him
- her-in the same category ana
place as yesteryear's snow deciar-
81 William N0rl1s. appearing IA May
time" at Polls
Il remember the day asserts the
comedian. when kyrle BeIlew at
tempting t. leave WaIlsck.s Theaser.
gas surrounded by crowd from
which there y as Simply no escape. ana
IL clung TO him as he walked up town
from that historic playhouse Do you
ever hear of a crowd pursuing . star
these days, Where used to be a riot
outside the staye door when a popular
star appeared. Today the theatergoing
public has no more interest IN a a star
than IL has in a lukewarm ice cream
soda Harsh words. but true. insist
Now take Naude Adams. She 10 u
shining eNarrple not Of star hero wof-
ship. but Of the curiosity which pe1,,
vades the theatergoing public th<hS
days. Why. they tell me that N1sse
Adams PLAYS in small places to- the
tune of $1,000 a performance. Goo@s
But the people who go TO see her III
those one-night stands. go sheerly out
of curiosity.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
John Drinkwater. Poet, Author and
Playwright, Wins High
Praise In London.

Not often a man with a business
training turns to the muse and the
drama in which to hnd his life work.
But this is true of John Drinkwater
the English poet. author and play.
wright, whose great play. abraham
Lincoln" will be presented at the
Shubert- -Garrick Theater this even
ing.
Hamilton Fyfe. dramatic critic of
the London Daily Mail. had this to
say of MIR. Drinkwater:
John Drinkwater, to begin with.
Is. of course, a poet. But he Is also
an actor and a producer of plavs. He
believes plays should be written as
Shakespeare wrote HIS. In the theater.
Abraham Lincoln was written in
and for the Birmingham Repertory
Company, which Drinkwater started
thirteen years ago as the Pilgrim
Players. For six years now, they
have had a theater in Birmingham
and have acted 120 plays.
This poet-player had a family con-
nection with the stage through Ills
father. Yet he began work in an in
surAnce office and endured his desk
for twelve years, writing much poetry
the while Then he broke loose. Now
at thirty-seven he has begun to gath
er in the harvest Of fame which he
used to dream of as he made out fire
policies and attended to schedules of
claims.
Tall. handsome. boyish in appear
ance, with q sensitive well-cut mouth.
deep thoughtful eyes. and slow
attractive smile, he bears his honors
modestly, without exhilaration. he
Is an enthusiast for the repertory
idea and hopes this success in Ham,
mersmith will help II along. He be-
lieves in verse-drama, but he }nows
audiences must be helped along to-
ward it by degrees He has the true
dramatic gift, our new dramatist, and
may do more to revive the sdrama
than all the carpenter playwrights
who have been hammering at it these
many years"
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
60 new NAMES ON
CITY YCLUB'S ROSTER
New Members Replace vacan-
cies Through Death and
Life Applicants.

Sixty more members have been add
ed to the roll of the City Club to
take the place of members who have
died and those who have applied for
life memberships, according to an
nouncement by officials OF the club.
These new members have been ad-
mitted from time to time since last
August, but their names were not
formally annpunced until last night.
Fifty FIVE of the number are active
resident members and five are non
resident members.
Since the organization OF the Grub
there have heen numerous deaths
among the members. And of the
seventy-nine persons who have ap-
piled for life memberships, most OF
them are active members. The sixty
newly admitted members partly NIL
these gaps.
There is still an opening for a
limited number of active members,
but 1t is expected that these n<em-
berships will be filled within a very
short time. Applications should be
addressed to the club house, on Far
ragut square. The active member
ship of the. club is limited to 1,500,
and this limit win be rigidiy OBJ
served.
The five new nonresident members
are c. j. Benson. Thomas ID. A. Bro
ply, II. s. Dennison, A. y. Gotthold,
and A. X. Muhleman.
The fifty-five new active members
are Gen. S. T. Ansell, X. p. Borth-
wick, G. L. Bouve. Louis Bush. r. G..
Carter. A. c.. Case, II. G. Collins, w.
II. Cravens, W. Z. Davis, Minor NJ.
DeVault, p L Dougherty. A. w. Duff
fy, William E. Dyre, e. C. Ernst. w.
G. Eynon, John Fleming, James r..
Gill, ". l. Goodwin, Henry Rose
Hartman. ]. +. Heberle, s. =. Henry,
Philip Herman. w. f. A. Herman,
DR.. j. Austin Hewey, s. p. Hickling.
John j. Higgins. DIR. Z. b. Horen,
Beale II. Howard. John w. Hunt, L.
G. Julian, DIR. II. F. Kane. ]. j. Keane,
j. J. Hampton, b. F.. Lindas, James b.
Lloyd, Z. c. Mackey, Raymond NJ.
Martyr, r w. McChesney, William
Muehleisen. j. C. F.. Palmer, T. d.
Peyser, A. F. Potter, .. ]. Rider. p
NJ. Riefkin, M. s. Rosen, X. o. Saun-
cers, Samuel t. Schwartz, F.. NJ.
Shook, NJ. L. Small, III. r. Spence,
George o. Totten, Maddox Trenholm.
George Uhler. R. e. Vincent, and
Frank r. White.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
BONE DRY COUNTRY
HITS PAWNBROKERS
Quick Loan Men Say Business Is
Injured By the -
Drought.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Nov. 3O.-Pre-
pare to. mourn the passing along
with J. Barleycorn, the smiling. hand
rubbing pereonages known to joke
sters {and others) as "Your Uncle
The day of the pawnbroker is over
according to the local agents of the
three balls, who have practically
reached a unanimous decision to close
their places Of business with the
coming of the American Sahara in
January next
To date, with the drought only par.
tial, there has been a marked, a very
marked, decline in the amount OF
stuff offered for pawn. With Syra-
cusans firmly seated on the water
wagon within the next sixty days,
local pawnbroker ers see their well-pay-
ing business shot to pieces; there
will be nothing to do but close UP
shop and go to work.
my business has fallen off more
than half inside of three months" said
a leading Syracuse pawnbroker, whose
place of business is more or less his
toric locally. When drink was sold
freely we had an average Of at least
one hundred pledges a week. Today
we have less than half, with the num-
Der showing a weekly decline. All
other brokers in the city report q
similar condition ST
"We think that if the country actu-
ally goes dry in January we will have
to go out of business. We are not
planning to renew our licenses.
at was a regular thing to have
men come in Monday and pawn
things because they had spent their
money Saturday night and over Sun
day and had nothing to keep them
going the rest of the week. 7 Drink
explained it. They pawned every
thing from clothing to furniture and
tools and keepsakes. Many pawned
diamonds and spent the money on
women and taxi hire. but those days
are apparently gone.
Today, with good wages and the
saloons gore. the Syracuse wage
Garner is buying new clothes. Before
he was pawning his old suits. Ac-
cording to local clothing. establish
ments there has been market in
crease of sales since the country went
dry.
The head of one of the city's larg-
est concerns commenting on this un-
usual fact, predicted that America.
once the home of the hardest drinkers.
was destined TO become the home of
the best-dressed as a result of pro-
hibition-
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
PAID So A QUART,
BUT GOT NO KICK
Vermont BOOtleggers Profit by
Swindling Thirsty Friends
of Barleycorn.

BURLINGTON, VT, Nov. 30.-Hun-
dreds OF citizens are in a quandary
not knowing whether to laugh or get
mad. They have on their hands cases
of bottles marked bonded Canadian
Club whiskey and upon testing the
contents of the bottles have found
nothing more exhilarating than plain
H2O. Water at IS quart is
luxury, but that is what the persons
who bought whiskey from bootleggers
have paid. 1t was found after inves-
tigation that by means of some in
strument the bottom of the bottle was
removed. the whiskey poured out and
water substituted. The glass was
then refixed and the contents sold to
the owners as bonded Canadian Club
whiskey. There is but one -consoIa-
tion. Cider is still selling at 35 cents
gallon.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
PASSING SHOW OF 1918
IS BIGGER THAN EVER"

Bigger and better than ever" Is a
hackneyed phrase 6f the theatrical
business in announcing visits OF GER
tain attractions but in the case of
"The Passing Show of 1918" it can be
truthfully said that this is the case.
This huge New York Winter Gar
den spectacle returns to this city for
one week beginning Monday. Decem-
Der s, at the request OF innumerable
theatergoers who failed to see it on
its former visit to this city. 1t will
play at Polls Theater.
This attraction is the twenty-fifth
big spectacle produced by Messrs
Lee and j. ]. Shubert, producers Of all
Winter Garden attractions, and il has
been conceded by all who have seen
1t to be the most ambitious Of all.
Phenomenal business has attended IL
everywhere 1t has appeared. and re-
the balance of the present season.
Heading the newer cast are Willie
and Eugene Howard, Roy Cummings,
Will H. Philbrick, Edward Basse,
John Burke, Emily Miles, Leeta
Corder, Eelen Darlington, Alexandria
Dagmar. Dorsha, Edward Cutler,
Blanche Parkes, Billie Shaw. Mary
Booth, and Dolores Suarez. There
are also fifty or more of the most
fascinatingly beautiful girls ever
gathered together in one company.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
At The Movies
This Week

PALACE-Elsie Ferguson in Counter
feit."
NJ e T r o p l. ITAN M Anniversary
week)-Norpa Talmadge in THE
Isle OF Conquest"
RIALTO-Charlie Chaplin in "a Days
Pleasure"
COLUMBIA-Today- "The Nj.
racIe of Love-" Thurs.-Sat., VIM.
S. Hart in "John Petticoats."
KNICK - Today Mon,
Norma Talmadge in "The Isle Of
Conquest" Tues.-Wed., Ala Nazi-
nova i'm Toys of Fate" Thurs
Fri, Mary Miles Minter in "Anne
of Green Cables" Sat-, Harry
Morey in I'm Honor's Web"
STRAND--ora Carew in Universal
special release, "Under Suspicion"
CRANDALL'S-Toda Tues, Florence
Reed in "Her Came" Wed. Fri.
Madame Traverse in Lost
Money" Sat, Bessie Barriscale in
kitty Gordon, NJ. d.
GARDEN-Third week OF Paramount's s
male and Female"
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
LIVES ARE SHORTENED
BY DOING TOO LITTLE
So Says Member Of British Cabinet,
Healthy At the Age of
Eighfy-three-

LONDON. Nov. 3o.-Dr. John Cliff
A>rd Nouconformistl leader and presi-
dent of the International Federation
II Brotherhoods, celebrated his eigh-
ev-third birthday and the sixty-hrst
anniversary of his ministry in Lon
don by telling why he is young at
eighty-three and sounding an optl-
mistic note regarding the present
labor unrest
II started nfe with a very indif-
ferent machine" said DIR. Clifford. ex-
yiaining the secret OF his Juvenility,
4 have had 10 take the utmost care
a my health ALI my life to arrange
work. as Tar as possible, on methods
that allow Of the utmost output OF
snerxy. and yet secure periods OF re-
euperation-
~where / have seen many men go
wrong Ii that they have had no
newer to 1axe.' Then. of course, q
certain amount of activity is essen
I'll to vitality. A good many people
shorten THAR HIVES by doing too
Httie-
Dealing With the situation IN the
laher world. DR.. Clifford said he
thought the outlook vas healthy and
reassurfnG.
what Is necessary Is the inter
naturalization Of labor conditions
There are four classes Of people that
have to be considered, and 1t Is only
when they meet and try to arrange
matters on just and sound principles
that there can be harmony.
These four classes are the men
With means. called capitalists: the
men who have land and rents; the
men who live on dividends and make
their demand for their share on the
profits of labor, and the men who are
really doing the work They all have
Just claims. and these claims can be
net
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
TRAVEL0GUES POPULAR.

The Burton Holmes season opening
in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton and Pittsburgh. has the biggest
sale in the history Of Burton Holmes
Trsvelogues- In Philadelphia, the
Academy Of Music. seating approx
mately $500, is practically sold out
for the entire course of five Friday
nights in course tickets alone, leaving
practically no seats to sell for single
travelogues, the sale for Saturday
matinees is almost as large.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
AT The Theaters
/ Next Week

GARRICK-"She Walked In Her
Sleep" farce by Mark Swan, with
original cast.
BELASCO-"The Man Who Came
Back" Jules Eckart Goodman's 8
q story. with Arthur Ashley in
j leading role.
MATT musical COM
i\dy, with Mabel Withee.
Show Of 1915"
BURTON HOLMES-Next Sunday, and
Monday. "Alsace-Lorraine."
B. r. KEITH'S-Wilkie Bard, Jimmie
Hussey, Demarest and Collette,
The Magleys, Katherine Murray,
tho Donald Sisters. the Nippon
Duo. and others.
GAYETY-"The Lew Kelly Show"
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
CLAIMS INJURY DAMAGES.

Mary Betz has fled suit IN the
District Supreme Court against Tom
Basakos and c. b Casassa for 10000
damages for alleged personal injuries.
Plaintiff says she was injured by de-
PENDANTS when they collided with her
carriage while they were driving an
aztomobiIe September 5 last
She alleges Basakos was driving
ne automobile but that Casassa Is
the registered owner of the car. The
accident occurred on the Washington
road near Silver Avenue, I'D
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
SOCIALISTS TO HECKLE
ITALIAN KING MONDAY
To Remain Seated When He Enters
Parliament and Comment
As He Speaks.

ROME, Nov. 30.-Kink Victor EN-
manuel today decided to abandon all
pomp when he opens parliament tn
Monday.
according to the Idea Nazionale the
defiant socialists plan to remain
seated when the King enters insteaa
Of arising as customary. II the sc-
cialists hdhere to their program they
will make audible comments upon
the Kings speech, while 1t is beia.,
delivered. and will leave the hall be-
fore " i- Finished
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
CONCILlATOR TO CHICAGO.

The Department of Labor yesterday
assigned Conciliator O. f. Nelson to
the case of $50 men operating electric
cars on sixty-one miles of track in
the tunnel under the commercial dis
trict of Chicago, who suspended opera
tions last night. The department was
advised that the Chicago Tunnel Com
pany has refused toanegottats . werk.
frS svreeyn~rt
The Washington times., 1919-11-30

MISS B e V E r L Y
4S1 JUNEAU, young
Chicago woman, who has
strangely dis appe are d
from her luxurious apart
ment in New York after
bringing suit against
Jesse Metcalf, wealthy
New York clubman and
woolen merchant, for
$40, 900 for breach of
promise.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
GREATER PENN GARDENS

Hundreds Of dancers are being at.
tracted nightly by the excellent floors
and alluring strains OF the jazz bands
at the Greater Penn Gardens. Many
dance in the open air Garden. al
though there are Winter Gardens for
those who do not care for The fresh
air dancing.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30
CENTRAL COLISEUM.

The management OF the Central
Coliseum has issued a call for roller
skaters who wish to try out for the
skating races to be held at the Coli
scum within the next few weeks
Sunday skating is becoming more and
more popular and the large arena is
fast becoming the amusement place
for thousands OF Washington skaters.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30

The obligations Of cittsenship IN
the District Of Columbia are nest
readily discharges through setivs
DeDheEshaD In yoaR neagAboRAoo1
estsv~vs' -s~~~sets~w.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30

The initial American appearance of
Godfrey TearIe, an English actor for
the past twelve years. held in the
highest esteem by London audiehces,
occurs Sunday night, December IA, at
the Shubert- -Belasco Theater, when,
for the first time on any stage, new
play written by two well-known Eng
lish playrights-B. c. M. Hardings and
Matheson Lang-will be presented for
the critical inspection of Washington
theater patrons.
The Washington times., 1919-11-30

Fhe Januarl 18th attraction>>at the
Belasco Theater will be Victor Her
bert's latest musical play my Golden
Girp' with book by Frederick Arnold
Hummer. The production will be
made by Harry Wardell. Julian AL
fred is staging the production and the
~ ---f,f ~ r~r~o oo~
The Washington times., 1919-11-30

Maurice Hermann designed and
made the costumes worn by F. ".
Sothern and Julia Marlowe in Ham
let" Twelfth Night and The Tam
ing of the Shrew." Miss Marlowe's
costumes alone cost $4,000, which goes
to prove that woman's clothes are
ever dear, regardless of the period.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-12
SH|PYAROS OF
LAKES ACTIVE
AWAIT OPENING OF
CANALS

CLEVELAND. o., April 10. -
The shipyards of the Great Lakea
have been steadily turning out
steamers for the Emergency Fleet
corporation during the mild win
ter and when the canals between
Lake Erie and Montreal open soon
after April 10 there will be a rush
of down-bound vessels.
Orders call for the delivery OF
more than $50 steamers in 1919.
1t is estimated that 100 vessels
building for the government fof
salt water service will be ready to
leave for the coast when navigation
opens.
The American Shipbuilding COM
pany, with several yards on the
lakes, has orders for Ill steamers,
As of which will be ready to sail
at the opening. The boats are be-
ing turned out at Superior. South
Chicago, Detroit, Lorain, Cleveland
and Buffalo.
Contracts for A steamers, many
of which will be ready soon. are
held by the Great Lakes Engineer
ing works yards at Toledo, Duluth,
Saginaw and Manitowoc also will
have a number of vessels ready
when navigation opens.
1t will be late in the season be
fore all the shipyards finish their
contracts with the Emergency Fleet
corporation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-12

LONDON, April 4. - Fresh from
Odessa, an Englishman whom the
correspondent met at the British
foreign office, has given to the As
ISOLATED Press the first complete
account that has reached London
of one of the most remarkable de-
velopments Of the struggle In Rus
STA against Bolshevism. This is
the story of the volunteer army.
organized by General Alexieff and
now commanded by General Deni-
kline, which in a year has grown
from a handful of homeless men,
devoid Of equipment and supplies,
into a military force which has re-
conquered a large portion Of south
ern and southeastern Russia, sup
pressed the descriptive elements in
the region occupied and set up a
working civil government.
"No one over here" says the
traveller, "'seems to realize that in
the south of Russia there is a
small force of men which under the
banner of the volunteer army and
in the cause of United free Russia,
has made against overwhelming
numbers of the Red Terror a
most gallant stand"
The volunteer army, he contin-