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The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-16
IS SCARED BY WOODEN LEG
Sound of Its Fall Made Thief in Ore gon Dissorge Loot and Then
 Beat 1t Quickly.

Medford, Ore.-A thief entered a home in this city. He had ransacked several rooms, pocketed a gold watch and bunch of jewels belonging to lady occupant of one, stole valu- able pipe from male rOomer, pulled on pair of new shoes belonging to another, grabbed pair of trousers and started for the door. Just then a wooden leg dropped from the panta- looms.
 AS 1t struck the uncarpeted floor with loud thud the frightened burg lar emptied his pockets of the loot he had stolen and with yell dashed from the premises.
 1t is the opinion of the owner of the house. T. M. Thompson, that he is running yet.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-16
Kills Blind Son.

Namur, Can.-Louis Forget 90 years old, farmer of Namur, has been ar rested on charge of having pushed his son, Ambrose Forget, 35 years old
 into the Little Range river. The son. who had been blind from infancy, was drowned last October, but it was not until a few days ago that the body was recovered. Forget is alleged to have confessed that owing to financial con ditiOns and the helplessness of his son, he had decided to do away with him.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-16
NOTlCE-BUSINESS MEN OF
 CORDOVA
CORDOVA

Bills contracted by firemen, per sonal or otherwise, will not be hon. ored unless accompanied by requisi- tion or O. K. by chief
 CORDOVA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
 13-3t
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-16

Scarborough Pictures that please at prices that are right Over Cordova drug store. Phone 140-3 rings.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-16

Best coffee in town served at the City Bakery. 13-t!
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-16

Your eyes fitted. Compound and stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os- borne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

looking about for a leading woman,
and Barrie very kindly recommended
me. I was given a contract. But it
was a contract that, while placing me
under a yearly salary, called only for
my appearance in Shakespearian roles.
When l inquired the reason found 1t
was decided I had no American accent,
but that / did have q Yankee inf,ec-
ton, and that would never do in
modern English plays done at His
MaJesty's Theatre. It would pass un-
noticed when reading blank verse, but
the modern drama was another thing.
I opened as Hermione in "A Winters
Tale and thereafter played some
twelve weeks of Shakespeare a year.
That was all I could do, for while my
compensation went on week by week
I appeared only in the Shakespearian
revivals, and had the rest of the time
to myself.
Mrs. Whytal returned to this coun-
try some three years age, and prior
to her appearance in Forever After"
appeared prominently in another Brady
production, "The Man Who Came
Back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Vaudeville

PALACE - Marguerite Sylvia, prima
donna, heads the bill. Alan Brooks
IN a sketch entitled Dollars and
Sense" and musical comedy pro-
duced and played by soldiers of the
Twenty-Seventh Division called "Put-
ting 1t Over" are two additional
features. The supporting bill in
cludes George Price, Burns and
Fabrito and Frank Joyce and Flo
Lewis.
RIVERSIDE-Irene Bordoni and Iieu
tenant Gitz-Rice lead a bill which
includes Doyle and Dixon, Jimmy
Hussey and company, Ernestine Ny
ers and Paisley Noon, Emmett De-
voy and company, Lou Holtz, Syl-
via CLARK, Mcmahon, Diamond and
Rosevere, the vivians and the Riy-
erside News Pictorial.
COLON1AL-Gladys Clark and Henry
Bergman will share headline place
with Wilbur Mack. Others on
the bill are Dooley and Sales, Ruth
Roye, the Ford Sisters, Dickinson
and DEACON, Maria Lo, Reed and
Tucker, Mcconnell and Austin and
the Colonial News Pictorial.
ALHAMBRA-Blanche Ring leads the
bill in new edition Of her "Topics
and Tunes Of the Times" The sup
porting bin will include William
Gaxton and company, Emma Haig
and Lou Lockstt, tho Lightner Girls
and Newton Alexander, Wright and
Dietrich, AL Raymond, Harvey. Heney
and Grace, Edmond Gingras and Ray
mond Wilbert.
ROYAL - Bernard Granville, is the
star Of this weeks bill, which in
cludes "Petticoats," the LAKELAND
Naval octette, Orth and Cody, Cru
Der and Adelina, Marie Stoddard
Lew WEIGH. Fred Berrens, Robbie
0ordone and the Royal News Pic
toriai.
LOEW's AMERICAN -- Stan Stanley.
appearing with Joe Kane and MAY
Stanley, Is the headliner the entire
coming week Other features are
Laing and Green, Bennington and
Scott and the Franchini Brothers the
ffrst part of tho week, and Nat Carr.
Camille Personi and Durham and
O'Mallsy the latter part of the week.
The pictures arc Charles Ray In
Creased Lightning" tho Arst half
and sanction Of Souls" tho second
half Of the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

bouquet. Forgive my hardness, dear
little 80, and just know every
enjoyed their sweetness, a little
thought of love and thanks went out
to you. God bless you"
Wilson Collision, co-author with Otto
Harbach, of "Up in Mabel's Room" the
popular farce now playing at the Ell
tlnge Theatre, is no stranger to tina
drama, although this is his first met
ropolitan success. He went on the
stage when he was eighteen years old.
as member of repertory company
which toured the small towns of Mich
gan. In the dressing room Of the the
atre In Big Rapids, Mich, he finished
his first play, which was called "Des-
ert Sands"
He wrote a vaudeville sketch and
played In 1t himself in the small time
houses of the South and West. He
mas been at various times a printer,
an advertising writer, a stenographer
and clerk. At the present time. emu
latlng John Keats, who combined med.
icine with poetry, he is in the whole
sale and retail drug business in Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
Mr.. Collision confesses to having
written forty plays. One of these was
produced by Adele Blood at the Teck
Theatre, Buffalo, in the summer of
1918. Working nightly from until g.
after the days labor. in more CONNER
c1al fields, Collision also turned out
two novels and numerous short stories.
Many of the latter he sold; the former
still wait the light of day.
Now that Mr.. Collision has arrived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
The Figure in the Wings
At the BeLasc0 Theatre

to deny the mellow quality of the dra
maturgy of Ozark Rosaleen.' 1t Il
the best revival Of the stage Hiberniar
drama in New York in years, with
Ochlones to satisfy the most demand
ing lrishman and porter and funn,
little clay pipes to every act. This
Is the expected. 1t would be done
faithfully and we'll to the stage tradi-
ton on the Belasco boards or not at
all. But these are but the shadow of the
figure In the wings; he remains there
throughout the play and never once
sets foot beyond In his usual manner.
This time 1t is Eileen Huban who com
mands the setting and not David Be-
lasco.
1t is easy to complain that this is
mere mouth-flling argument. If it has
to be taken more simply let it be said
that the magnetic young woman who
makes Ozark Rosaleen" something
over shade more than an old-fash-
toned play about the Irish is the first
of the Belasco overnight stars who
resisted the temptation of being a
clever spectre for the plain reward of
being herself.
This is assuredly not the Eileen HUI
ban who was so startlingly delicate and
elusive, so magica]ly able to conjure
up the Ireland of Yeats and Synge in
Iden Payne's production of "Grasshop-
per-" A little something of that ten
der freshness is gone, along with the
power to say SO much by saying so lit
tie. Doubtless that is the faul. of a
theatre that is too Grass to let genuine
yuoth survive, which must take it's
vitality at the cost of Staying it's un-
sophistication and simplicity. Yet
something honest and fine has lived
through this gauntlet of two years,
kind of richness in vigor that finds it
hard to be other than itself
The result in Ozark Rosa,eer'' is a
strange one. Adaptable, as an Irish
girl would be, and facile, Miss Huban
falls short of facility. 1t is SIS if al
most seeing danger therein she curbs
herself short of it rather than give
her charm up to an easy method which
would leave her shorn in the end. For
once Mr.. Belasco is defeated in the
face of a great natural vitality which
Is greater than any cleverness he can
bring up for endowment There ARE
not many places in the play where
she is free of the net Of a convention
al plotting to become a real character.
At moments she bears too great as
surance which has its power for an
noyance. But without her the stage is
empty, which is as good test as any
for the proof Of an actors worth.
Perhaps some wisdom has come to
the master of the Belasco Theatre. For
here is an actress who will win no
profit out of the shell which is called
the actors technique. She has voice
and sheer physical drawing power
which transcend these. Left to grow,
she may bring to his fame more than
he ever sent prayers out for.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
By Ralph Block


Tns1e Is . cunning for which Mr.
nslasco has been too long without
credit. Where realism has been con-
eerned, no question has been ever
made Of Mr.. Belascos genius. He was
an every hand acclaimed rs the mas
&sr Of tbs kind of illusion he chose to
cresanf. this Arnold Bennett Of the
ttare, and however you might disagree
With him in principle you bowed to
him as having succeeded beyond ques-
sion in carrying out to the last re-
mote outpost Of detail the mechanism
Of the reality he wanted to disclose.
But the bright shaft Of honorable
praise Is sometimes too dazzling to the
bsholder; much that is praiseworthy
is lost In the shadow around it. These
realistic old walls of the Belasco stage,
these cross-cuts off the beef of real
ity, and all the subtle tom-tom beating
in front of the Belasco temple of art
have been we'll enough in their way.
But there has been Belasco actor as
we'll as Belasco setting; indeed, the
setting was, ate rail-, secondary to the
human beings whom Mr.. Belasco has
shaped and curried and brushed and
made up for the many parts he wanted
them to play. All of them may have
suffered from the same defects as have
marked his scenic disposals, q too
mastery amplitication of detail and
sighting Of the usages of simplicity,
but they have been cleverly devised
and shrewdly taught to draw a firm
line about human character and hold
it tight. For ingenuity of impersona-
ton, for sheer cleverness which makes
one thing look like another without
having that convincing power that
makes it the other, who could touch
the effect of the lessons Mr.. Belasco
gave two of last seasons rising
daughters, the Ina Claire of "Polly
With a Past" and the Lenore Ulrich
of Tiger Rose? If Mrs. Fiske had
been taught her lessons instead of
drawing them out of her heart and
mind, as woman of talent rather
than imagination, she would resemble
one of Mr.. Belasco's stars. 1t is the
fatal defect of going by lesson
learned instead of experienced that you
have to take it entire and follow it to
the line, never knowing when to cast
loose from it or what to save out of
it. And that is the fatal defect of the
method Mr.. Belasco uses with his tai
enfed actcrs-thc master is always in
tho wings. Il is the omniscient David
who appears in the many roles Of the
Belasco Theatre; 8elasco who is the
Rose of the Rancho" "The Darling
OF the Gods Tiger Rose" and "Ti-
ger. Tiger
Truths attract attention usually only
when something has happened to up
set them, and there can be no doubt
something has happened lately to keep
Mr.. Belasco of the stage he has footed
these many years. 1t would be absurd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

dominant leader. Comparing this with
the development of sculpture, painting.
etching, poetry and all other arts,
where hundreds OF names suggest
themselves In association, the histori-
cal Importance of his work becomes
apparent.
D. W. Griffith arrived in New York
back in 1909, after first spending two
days in Brooklyn under the impression
he was in the heart OF the metropolis.
Here he wrote two plays, both accepted
and both presented, one of them 'The
Fool and the Girl" and the other s"The
Narrow Mask"
The world next knew of him as the
man who eliminated distant gymnastics
by bringing the players close to the
camera lens. Then he introduced sus-
pense by switching from one action to
another. He made the first so-called
"two-reeler." Then lie made tho first
five-reel picture.
What Mr.. Griffith has achieved since
those days is motion picture history.
Up from the South he came with "The
Birth of Nation" then from Egypt
and Palestine with Intolerance" and
from the fields Of France last year he
brought Hearts of the World" a pro-
duction made under the auspices of the
British and French governments.
Mr.. Griffith now is in New York with
new production, Broken Blossoms"
1t will be revealed to this city next
Tuesday evening at the George NJ
Cohan Theatre, and Mr.. Griffith is
here to personally direct it's presenta-
tion-the inaugural of a repertory
season of pictures and functions
of the speaking stage. 1t is the first
entertainment of its kind in the history
of the stage, and is but another ad-
vance step in the career of this man of
mystery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Griffith Repertory Season
10 Open Tuesday Night

David Wark Griffith, the cinema pro-
Queer, who arrived in New York last
Friday from his Western headquar-
tiers, occupies at present position
unique in the history of all art, for
only the most prejudiced resist the
conviction that motion pictures consti-
tute new art. To his inventive mind
are accredited practically 80 per cent
of all important innovations that have
made motion pictures the popular en-
tertainment. And he still remains the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Wiu Rogers Joins
Ziegfeld Midnicht FroIic

Following the recent addition to the
ziegfeld Midnight Frolic and Nine
O'Clock Revue atop the New Amsterdam
Theatre of Johnnie Dooley, the aero
batic comedian, and Van and Schenck,
in their own topical songs, F. Ziegfeld,
jr., announces a special and limited en-
gagement of Will Rogers in songs and
monologues. The old favorites, Lillian
Lorraine, Fannie Brice, Bee Palmer,
Evan B. Fontain, De Lyle Aida, Green
and Blyler, Hal Nixon, Jessie Reed,
Dolores, Martha Mansfield, etc, con-
tinue, not forgetting the Ziegfeld
beauty chorus The annual "Follies
F'rolic" ball will occur May 18, when
all the artists Of the Follies will par
ticipate, together with those now en-
gagged on the Ziegfeld Roof.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

with his forty-first play, the future
seems more roseate. He has already
sold to A 81. Woods a new farce, as
yet unnamed, which will be produced
in the fall.
Mrs. Russ Whytal, who is Alice
brady's mother in Forever After" at
the Playhouse, like many other play
ers, received her early training in the
stock companies. Seasons back Mrs,
Whytal, then Marie Knowles, was lead
ing woman of one of the best known
stock organizations in the country,
that which fiourished under the direc-
ton Of George Holland at the old
Gerard Avenue Theatre in Philadel-
phia. Following a long engagem ent
there, Mrs. Whytal starred with her
husband for three years in q variety
of plays, and then went to England.
where she spent fifteen years on the
English stage.
In London Mrs. Whytal was accord
ed the unusual honor Of being selected
to succeed Ellen Terry at His Majesty's
Theatre, and there played virtually all
the Shakespearian heroines opposite
Sir Herbert Tree.
That was not only an honor, but
also rather unique experience" she
said the other night at the Playhouse,
land it was the second time I sue
ceeded Miss Terry. The first time
succeeded her in -Sit-By-the-
Fire playing in the Duke of York's
Theatre in London, and later went on
tour. Miss Terry was appearing with
Sir Herbert at the time, playing Her
mione in "A Winetr's Tale Contracts
had been made some time before call
ing her appearance in America, and
she had to end her engagement at His
Theatre.
"sir Herbert Immediately began
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Plays and Players

selwyn and company have just CON
pieted arrangement whereby they viii
keep "Tea for Three" the extremely
successful comedy by Roi Cooper Me.
CRU, which they have presented a,
Maxine Elliott's Theatre since last
fall, for one entire year. The comedv
opened in New York on September 1s
1913. 1t will close its engagement
here on September 10, 1919.
The comedy with Arthur Byron.
Margaret Lawrence, Frederick Perry
and the other members of the original
company, will open at the La Sail.
Theatre, Chicago, on September 81
1919. It is one of the few instances
where play will be able to 20 on tour
and advertise Zone Year in New York,
and mean it to the very minute.
1t is not denied, not even by the
lady herself, that Peggy ONeil, lead
ing lady of Tumble H." Arthur Ham
merstein's big musical hit at the Sell
wynn Theatre, is Irish. In fact. il
might be stated that Miss ONeil Is
rather proud of it.
Were proof needed, however, a lit
tie note she wrote Miss Margaret
Lawrence, of the "Tea for Three" com
pany, in acknowledgment Of Miss
Lawrence's flowers sent the night
Tumble In" opened, would settle the
matter once and for all. Here's the
note, exactly what she wrote:
Sure, it's yourself that must be
thinkin' I've lost me manners entirely
for the length o time it does be takin'
me to be after thankin' your delight
ful self for the darling and beautiful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Columbia Theatre to Have
All-Sumn1er Show


The final week of the regular sea-
son of the Columbia Theatre will have
Dave ("Snuffy'O Marion and his com
pany of burlesquers in two-act re-
vue called Americas Best" The
words and music of the piece were
written by Mr.. Marion and most of the
elaborate settings were painted by
Josef Urban.
Although this engagement terminates
the period of weekly changes at the
Columbia, this house will not close,
but will proceed, beginning the fol-
lowing Monday, with its special all
summer production, called "Peek-a-
Boo"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Tho Barrier This Week
Al the Lexinus

ne BarTisxs . Dissatisfaction Of
- hsaeh's virtls novel Of the North
-a play which contains what Ia
x I ths most famous az eli stage
vtil be presented during the
soa'sx wssx BIZ tbs Broadway Players
8 ~ darlington Thsssrs, Fifty-nrst
es1sst snd Lexington Ayeaua.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
John Dresp WM
Resuyu 10 the Stage

Jonp Drew has begun rehearsals Of
as new play, Tho Ugly Feronti, I"
under tha direction Of Arthur Hop
k'rs. For . role he has gone back
70 mis- nrEt lovs, character work. In
sh's pasy he VIII moi be recognized a.
Inc John Drew long adored by nnatinee
girls. Furthermore, he has told friends
1has this win BE- his last pl&y.
sincS the serious trouble with his
eyes, Mr. Drew hss bsen warned &hst
sssy esnnot much longer DO subjected
. ne foo1ight glare.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Theatre Notes
From London

Of five American shows now running
here, four are meeting with success.
They are: Business Before Pleasure"
@Uncle Sam" (the English version of
Friendly Enemies"), 1.-THE Eyes of
Youth" and Fair and Warmer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

A Il. Woods left London last
Wednesday. BE has obtained Sacha
Guitry's 'sThe nlusionist," adapted by
Edward Sheldon: new comedy by
Somerset Vaughan; Priscilla the
Profigate," comedy by Laura Wiedig,
and musical play by Fred Thompson
and Nat D. Aver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
NEWS AND NOTES OF PLAYS AND PLAYERS

Wood and the entirs New York cast.
will be seen here.
MONTAUK-'ATwin Beds" by Margaret
Mayo and Salisbury Field, will be
seen here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

Romeo and Juliet" will be Doris
keane's last production here, at the
close of which she will return to
America to appear in Aim version of
Romance"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Tony Sarg's Puppet Sho,o
Remains another Week

Tony Sarg has again extended the
stay of his Marionettes. in Thack
eray's "The Rose and the Ring" at
the Punch and Judy Theatre. They
will remain until the end of the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

Albert Cheva1er and Arthur Shirley
have wrtttan = play based on Cheva-
her's famous old song. MY Old Dutch
chevalier plays the leading role.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

Lillah Mccarthy opened IA Arnold
Eennett's new play, Judith" at the
kingsway on April 20, but the report
- that it 10 not meeting with popular
huccess.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11

Gilbert Miller has made q successful
production Of Monsieur Beaucaire" In
Paris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
AT One-Week Houses

sHUBERT RrvIERA--Marjorie Ram
beau in nor latest play, 1.-THE Fort
uns Teller" is this weeks play.
BRONX OPERA HoUsEl-Chauncev
Olcott IN 1.-THE Voice Of Mcconnell"
IN this weeks attraction.
Brooklyn
Observation-Disclosures" with Peggy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-11
Brooklyn

AJESTIC--"Maytims," with Peggy
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-13
COMMISSION IS URGED
TO REGULATE PRODUCTION

WAsuISlTuA- Sept EEttb'
Iishment of commission similar 70
the Interstate commerce commission
for the regulation Of food produr-
tlon and manufacture iH the plan IN
curporntrd IN bin drawn hy I'M"
officials Of number Of farm u'-
ganizntiona ana submitted to mem
hcrs Of congress today Efforts are
being made To have the hin intro
duccd In both the senate ana the
house
Under the provisions uf IN" pro
posed bin the commission would have"
quasi judicial functions and would be
given authority tN actin jc'Nrminl-
ton OF profits to he made and In the
production Of food products.
The bill proposes thhl the com
mission be made up OF rsprcsen'a-
tives OF the farmcrg. manufacturers,
consumers and shippers ana mat hlI
OF It's sessions he held In pihlic
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-13
PERUVIAN NEWSPAPER
OFFICES ARE BURNED

wAsHINGTOH. Sept 12.--Officea
OF Ia Prcnza and El COMMERCE.,
newspapers of Lima. Peru, were at
tackled by u mob yesterday and pnr-
tally burned according to today y
d,f1,-a 20 the Peruvian embassy
The home of Miro 0ucseda, propric-
tor Of ri Commcrcio, was totally de
stroyed by fire The disorder fol-
lowed mass meeting uf uroieH'
ngainst cunspirators who had plotted
10 attack president Lcgnih, after the
government had ordered the imprib-
onmcnt uf several uf the conspirn-
tors
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-09-13
NO TRACE is YET FOUND
OF AMERICAN IN ~xlCC

WASHINGTON. sept. l2.-Scnrch
for Doctor GocnanEa the American
citizen. a native Of porto Rico re
Gently reported held for ransom hN
bandits near Mexico SSity has
failed to disclose any trace of him.
4 note from the Mexican govern
ment to the American embassy AT
Mexico City saws the military forces
engaged I'm the search found only
eight hanaits and that ng they had
m kidnapped person in their custody
they were dispersed
Tho Mexican government also has
advised thr embassy that ON" ut tho
bandits who robbed Frank Lee Nor
ris. nu American. recently has been
captured