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MARTHA MANSFIELD
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home life. The offer was so tempting
you see!
so it has been ever since: and
We've been duly grateful to audiences
and arrangements Wild have made
these offers possible. But that hasn't
made me enjoy dancing.
Does the public insist that an artist
must love his work? A man who
makes collar buttons can scott at his
trade but accept the money it brings
and no one criticises him for It. But
let any one who lives by an art or
!, profession admit This bores me- and
ho seems to destroy a fond illusion;
for the public. That is, most stage
people believe this to be the case go
in their Interviews they usually Insist
that they love their work, are never
happy except when doing IL and could
never be happy. as "a failure or sue
cess, Mt anything else. Now I know In
, my heart that many of these very en-
thusiasts would prefer to do truck
farming or cooking If they thought It
would pay them as we'll They aren't
hypocrites. either. But they have a
tender regard for the publics illusion
They think an audience likes to believe
that an artist loves his acting, sing
ing or dancing. II he didn't love It he
couldn't do his work we'll
This is the fallacy 7 must resent
In the first place I don't think the
, playgoins public cares a whoop
! whether YOU like or hate your part on
the stage. They pay you to do II well.
that is all, and If they think you All
that requirement you may have what
; ever personal feelings you like Can
one do work well If he doesn't like it,
Yes-a million times yes. Haven
, most OF the worlds greatest geniuscs
been unhappy at their chosen-or ac-
, cepted-callings?
I'm career most OF us follow the
line OF least resistance and do the
thing that is easiest for us and most
profitable. We would really much pre-
fer to do something entirely different
something harder and probably I'M
profitable. Dancing came to me too
easily TO be treasured in my heart OF
hearts. ! have always danced without
any effort. and my little success has
/ come without any struggle. I dance
we'll because know how to do II, and
it's easier for me to dance we'll than
badly.
Nov 7 ought TO say grateful pray
crs every day for a gift which came so
unasked and unaided. But human
nature is prrVerse, The good cook
wants TO he a novelist; the opera star
longs TO do interior decoration.
MY own ambition IS TO sing-yes.
even 10 sing on the stage. ] did, last
year. in Girl O. Mine, and the play
was a failure. Even my husband felt
that my songs were partly TO blame
for this. That is. he suggested that
in future confne my singing to the
privacy Of our home. Personally he
likes my voice-but he has an actors
Difference for giving the public what
it wants. However, I persist In taking
vocal lessons. I will never be happy
until I can put a song over on the
stage. It's the pet ambition of my
life.
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DOROTHY LAMENTS.

~ OROTHY DICKSON IN THE
Royal Vagabond" has been
- dancing In New York for two
seasons now. Less than three months
after she first appeared hero she was
filing three distinct engagements a
night--in "Oh. Boy" at the Ziegfeld
Frolic and on the Biltmors Roof. AS a
dance favorite Miss Dickson ARRIVED
speedily and sensationally. To sustain
her popularity she spent a second sea-
son to advantage IN Rock Bye
Baby" This year The Royal Vaga-
bond" has brought about her greatest
success. But she exudes little enthusi-
asm on her art.
at doesn't seem quite good man
ners," confesses the young dancer, "to
grumble about not liking the work
you do successfully. Why do It, peo-
pie will ask. OF course In this prac-
teal age there is only one good answer
to that question. And here is the key
TO the whole situation-we are paid
best for what we do best. While for
what most OF us would Hike TO do we
couldn't get paid at ALI
Now, don't like to dance on the
stage. My husband, Carl Hyson (who
IL my ideal dancing partner and home
partner all rolled into one). and be-
gan TO dance professionally four years
ago on wager. The audiences at
Rector's. in Chicago. seemed TO like us,
for we were offered a good engagement
by the management. Carl gave up his
real estate business; I gave up my
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PLAYS THAT LAST.

Aston, East Is Vest; Booth,
i Love You; Broadhurst, $50
East; Casino. Some Time;
central, Somebody's Sweet
neart"; Conan & Harris, 1.-THE
Royal Vagabond"; Comedy, ITO
oys Bow; Cort, "The Better
Ole: Criterion. "Three Wise
FOOLS; Eltinge. "Up in Mabel's
Room; Empire, Dear Brutus';
rrorty-eighth Street "Come-on
Charley; Forty-fourth Street,
lake lake It From Me-; Fulton,
Please Get Married.; Gaiety,
v Lisht . Garriek, '.John Fer
Good Fellow; Henry Miller's,
Mis- Nelly of N'Orleans";
nnudson, Friendly Enemies;
Tnnickerbocker, Listen Lester;
Longacre, Three Faces East;
Lyeeum. "Daddies"; Lyric, "The
LADY in Red; Maxine FL.
notts' Tea for Three: New
amsterdam. "The Velvet Lady;
New Amsterdam Roof, Com
oination Frolic"; Park, at Hap
pens to Everybody; Playhouse,
81. Forever After; Plymouth,
w inc Jest; Republic, "The
. Woman In Room Is"; Seiwyn.
tumble In; Shubert, Good
SMorning. Judge; Thirty-ninth
SSvteet, Come Along; Wander
CUT Slit "A Little Journey; Winter
WARDEN Monte cristo, Jr."
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NEW PLAYS OF THE WEEK.

TUESDAY-Biou Theatre: Love Laughs" a comedy by
George D. Parker will thriller
eentring about the plans of infatuated youth win girl
whom he liner He persuades physician
make him -te physician for is able to his eeand
the girl employed a Hence bad
the Jessie Glendnning Lionel Adams Harold Hendee
Katherine Alexander Ada Waterman Harold West Alice Yokre
Charles Green and Arthur Allen.
THURSDAY-Belmon Theatre: WHO Did Itl" a melodramatic
farce by Stephen Gardner Chaplin
the direction of Lyle
II play all the details suppressed
in fact was only after special pleading that the that
leaked out through that the cast includes Mary
More Ernesne Gordon Frances Morey, Mile Freeman
Collins Roy Bryant Peter Lang and Daniel Jarrett.
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regard as one OF the best products OF
his wonderful pen. l might add that
believe some OF the passages In The
Mob" in sheer dramatic force mark a
high water mark in English literature.
l might add. by contrast. I have
written several playlets myself which
have travelled along In vaudeville, I
have made adaptations OF plays and
have dramatized some stories. | sup
pose l might be said TO have succeeded
after a fashion on the stage. I've
never had to hunt for a job. I've had
all the engagements l wanted, I've
earned some OF the material thing and
saved very little OF it. Ny leading
virtue is procrastination. and my car
dinal vice is honesty. II the moral Of
this is not strictly orthodox he who
knows will understand.
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THE KERN MUSE.

One rea son why the score of Jerome
Kern's She's a Good Fellow" at the
Globe Theatre is 30 unusual is that
much OF 1t is based on Southern
themes. AS the action OF the play is
supposed to take place in the South
il is only natural that they should be
employed by the composer. For in
stance. the first song in the first act
which is called Some Party" and sets
the pace for the rest OF the play, con-
tains the themes OF no less than three
familiar songs of the South. The
"Jubilo" song in the same act has
refrain based on Kingdom Comm 4"
by Work. and Mr.. Kern gives Work
credit on the programme for It. There
is one song called Faith. Hope. Char
ity." which is sung by a chorus Of
seminary girls. which Mr.. Kern says
he built on the Gregorian chant, with
snatches OF a Chopin waltz, q bit OF
Debussy and a bit OF Chaminade
worked In here and there.
when write the score Of a musical
play I try to get into the spirit OF the
book" said Jerome Kern yesterday, in
discussing his latest musical success.
She's a Good Fellow" is we'll past the
half century mark in the list OF musi-
cal plays composed in full or in part
by this young composer. Mr.. Kern
says he does not possess an arith-
metical mind and for that reason
couldn't give me the exact figure. And
as William DAILY. the director Of the
Globe Theatre. explained. IL II was
stated that "she's Good Fellow is
his eighty-seventh show the theatre
going public would get the idea that
Jerome Kern was an old man and as
a matter OF fact he 10 only -.
Some critics have said that / have
created u new school OF music, but
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w THOEvER may have had that
w honor in the past. st. Vtus
seems destined to be the
patron OF the summer shows this year.
They have come twirling and twisting
at incredible speed. OF course the
patron saint Of the theatre in West
Forty-second street which first put a
cohanized opera comique before the
blinking eyes Of his public is after all
the person most responsible for the
summer style in musical plays; but it
IS unjust to lay all the responsibility
on his shoulders. To be sure, speed
I'D it begin with an IN" might be
supposed to occupy a central position
IN the nomenclature of Mr.. Cohan.
But there is something more than
mere speed to his formula He is not
merely speed and praterea nil.
There is wit and some beauty and
fun and vivacity to be taken as insep-
trable parts of the Conan recipe. But
most OF his colleagues get only the
speed. To be out OF breath 10 to be
CohaniZed. There is fallacy in the
theory. II seems, however. likely to
Prevail for at least one summer. The
srrival OF warm weather and the heart
81 the stage manager may mitigate
me efforts OF the steppers. But their
TASK Is mercilessly exacting now.
In spite OF the rapid rate at which
they move. the new shows, musical
and summary. do not arrive anywhere
with noticeable punctuality. They
seem longer than ever. The usual
aosing time finds an act still to come.
Maybe that is only a new hardship of
lie first night. The plan seems to be
10 try everything on that patient
audience and retain what is liked. AS
everything is applauded. II must be
ifticult to discriminate. But evidently
ne managers can discover what is
rest Often the audience, however,
'emains altogether in the dark as to
what Is really good.
me theatre ideas which are destined
10 survive throughout a long period
never seem 50 striking when they are
aVulged for the first time. It is not
possible to sey-unless this superior
poWer OF dtvtnation may be possessed
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HOW TT HAPPENED.
By LESTER LoNERGAN.

~ UDLEY Haskell and I were
month old friends. We were
resting on a sunny slope Of
Mount Shasta-which a few of you
Fasteners may know is in the far
Northwest-at the timber line" 5000
feet above sea level. We were attached
to civil engineer corps in the employ
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Dudley spoke up: Lester. you
should be an actor"
Just what does that meanT' I
asked.
Dudley smiled. He could afford to be
superior. for he. two years ahead Of
me. had reached the mature age of 30.
And he had lived in cities. while I had
merely passed through them. I had
seen only two plays in my life.
II don't know a lot about IT," he con-
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Where the Plays Change.

SHUBERT-RIVIERA - The
Selwyns present Jane Cowl in
THE Crowded Hour" with the
downtown cast and all the origi-
nal stage whiz bangs that helped
this play put the war over at
Long Acre Square.
LEXINGTON-For the bene-
fit of the Carry On Fund the Ar
gonne Players of the Seventy
seventh Division with the
Annex Review of 1919 will
have a little war of their own
here. with many amusing scenes
to indicate that 1t was really a
very good humored conflict.
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plicated by fnnumerable little neces-
sary actions. There was no great ac-
ton In HIS average day, no great will.
no great Emotion. He became blunted
to such things. Romance said Kip
ling, brings up the nine-fifteen. Ro-
nance should have known her bust
ness better"
Certainly there Is in the retrospect
OF the season now drawing reluctantly
to its close little enough for the local
critic to feel proud about. There has
never been Il theatre year more OPEN
handedly abandoned to frivolity and
worse. But the possibility OF enjoy
ing tragedy has not yet departed COM
pietely from playgoers. Sem Benefits
The Jest" Is unrelieved tragedy.
One criticism heard about the work
from unprofessional critics is its lack
of loneliness in every character of
Importance. The brutality OF Neri.
the feebleness OF Gidnnetto, the self
ishness OF Ginevr0-they are toler-
able only through the blackness Of
the tragedy, which eventually blots
them out Yet the beauty Of its tell
Ing and the high degree OF skill in Its
acting have overcome any natural re-
pugnance to the theme by those spec
tators-and they are numerous-who
examine into character back Of the art
impression they may receive. The
most complete public favor has gohe
to Mr.. Hopkins's production of the
Italian play. So New Workers. still are
capable OF enjoying tragedy.
And there were the numerous pro-
auctions by Walter Hampton of
Hamlet" which had its tragedy
more or less intensified by being
played at IL o'clock in the morning.
Modern tragedy such as Galsworthy
and Justice" represent found New
York hospitable. Galsworthy's drama
was played here for two months, more
or less, whereas the interest of Lon
don was satisfied after a few nights
Maybe. after all. tragedy is more ap-
preciated here than in London.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08
MANNING NAVY IS
AUSTRALIAN PROBLEM

Melbourne, March 17.-Australia is
faced with difficult problem in try
ing to man it's. navy Enlistments Of
1,14O men will expire next June and,
according to a statement by the naval
ministry, a canvass of the fleet show
ed that only 81 intended to remain in
the service, despite the governments
offer of gratuity of $125.
Unmarried seamen now are receiv-
ing SIG week and the married men
an additional SO cents or dollar a day,
according to rating The pay of offic-
ers is higher than in the Royal Navy.
Every effort is being made to induce
men to embark on a naval career.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08

pendulum, you need go on further
than the little Georgia city. Up in
that necks Of the woods now and then
something breaks out, the finale be-
ing Just about what the Herald.Jour
nal makes OF It.
We want to add our word for it, il
the Cobb county case had been in
yestigated under the Weary law, there
would have been lite report of in.
human treatment to children given to
the public that was widely circulated
about what happened in Marietta
"nondenominational' orphanage. Geor
gia got a black eye all over the ma
ton on this one little case while the
high binders were trying to find
something wrong in Catholic
school. The Catholics may be guilty
of many things wrong. They may do
things they ought not to do, and
doubtless do, but what has occurred in
Catholic school has not done Geor--
gia so much harm in many a day.
Let those who are aiming at the
Catholics through the Weary law al
so aim at such institutions as that one
disclosed by two men who heard the
cry of an innocent little girl. If these
are Investigated, as are the Catholics,
civilization may save itself some
thing and to good name of Georgia
will be thus safeguarded against out
side ridicule and derision.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08
egs.clAL ORGAN cHisp COUNTY,
TAAr LEAGUE DOLLAR

The Dispatch Is much afraid that
the general public will have good
grounds for doubling its integrity and
honesty with regard to that peace
league fund. The ninth dollar drop
ped into the business office this
morning OF the fund Of fifty dollars
which must be raised. Only the ninth
dollar! The public would not be easy
to believe we had collected only that
much, but that's all
The league forces in New York are
calling for that fund. They need It,
The United States must be brought
into strong favor and support OF this
great principle and it is taking great
effort from one end of the country to
the other. 1t costs money to fight this
fight. Good men and many OF them
must be working. They are working
and incnring great expense. The
friends Of the cause must foot the
bills,
Crisp county has to foot fifty dol
lars OF it. That was all that was ask
cd OF us. 1t is all that win be asked,
The Dispatch was asked II we would
be kind enough to get it and we
promised,
Now, we are telling you about it. 1t
Is your move next. Get your dollar on
this roll right away. We must ask for
it till it comes, Pay now and let it go
forward.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08
MOVE UP THAT CLOCK.

Whose duty is it to move up that
city clock? Honestly and candididly
1t ought to be done before we give
the public any more serious incon-
venisnoe. Saw two ladies' get left
this morning on their train because OF
the difference in the city clock and
the movement of the railroads. 1t is
but one of many occurrences. We
owe the general public something.
We do not live to ourselves, we can
not live to ourselves.
There Is but one time, that is the
right time We have our city clock
running an hour behind that time.
That clock ought to be moved up be-
cause it stands as the sentinel for
the community on the hour of the
day. 1t tells a stranger falsehood
every time that stranger looks at it.
every time that stranger looks at it..
People find that out to their dismay
and they call US fools.
The habits You keep have nothing
to do with the time. The right time
is the thing. That is vital. Are you
willing for your public clock to stand
there eternally and point the public
to falsehood? These are the days
of great REVEALS. The people could
attend, but the clock could not. It
knows,-it knows! Every stroke of
the great bell hammer in that clock
is wall OF resentment.
Who will move up that clock?
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08

since it will draw interest. Yet there
are many to whom the parting with
their money will be real sacrifice,
even though they will get it back with
interest. But the question is one of
continuing to the government that
support that was SO splendidly ex-
tended during the war. Thinking of
the smashed Hindenburg line, Chat
eali-Thierry and the Argonne, and of
the wonderful courage of our soldiers,
it ought not to be difficult for any
American to make up his mind as to
his duty. 1t is had not been for them
there would have been no victory, but
there would have been many more
loans. We dare not think of failure
except as an absolute impossibility.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08
MODERN CONSISTENCY

Here is what a thoughtful editor
has discovered in his study of mo
dern tendencies among men. Modern
consistency is lRid bare in just q few
plain words In the last issue Of the
Greensboro Iierald.Journ9l this little
sensible note appears:
II the vealv law had been en-.
forced ;hc deplorable condition
OF the undenominational home
in Cobb county wuld have been
prohibited and innocent children
would not have been made to suffer
inhuInan brutes. The Veazy law
has been held valid by the courts
but wall.eyed hyprocrites and in
CRATES will break their neck to
investigate Catholic convent
and let a place where little chill
dren,s bare skins are burned and
beaten numerically go unnotic-
ed. "oh. consistency thou art
a jewell"
Regarding this comment the Savan
nah Press has the foilwing to say:
This puts it very clearly and
very tersely. And yet they are
talking OF having more law to
give authority to those grand jury
committees charged with investi-
eating conditions in orphans
homes and similar institutions.
People here remember the Maritt
case. II you want to start somethinl
remarkably on the wrong swing OF tn
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08
A PEOPLES LOAN.
From the indianapolis News:

From the indianapolis News:
The forthcoming Victory loan, is
like its predecessors, not an affair of
the banks, but of the people. There
Is no truth whatever in the report.
that the loan has been already under
written by the: banks. 1t is for the
people, and not the bankers, to say.
whether it shall succeed or fail. The
government needs the money. and it
asks the people to provide it, which
they can easily afford to do. 1t is
iutimatcd that the foolish rumor is
being circulated by certain individuals
who would like to see the loan fail.
Certainly it would fail if the rumor
should be credited and acted on. 1t
is not unreasonable, therefore, to be-
lieve that the result was intended.
But whatever the truth may be, the
report itself is not true. The appeal
is to every American, citizen to make
this. last Ercat war loan an overwheln
ing success. The duty rests on all,
or rather the pleasure is one in which
all should be glad to share. The Sc
curities are free from taxation, and
the interest rate is attractive. There
is no borrower in the world with
better credit than the United States
government, The money is to be
used for purposes growing out of the
war which issued in gerat victory,
largely due to the participation of the
Americans in it.
The money invested may perhaps
be regarded as a thank offering
though it is not much of an offering"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08

DR.. BYRON DANIELS-Practice
limited to the office IN treatment OF
diseases OF the stomach, and other
branches OF internal medicine.
His equipment for treatments is
most modern and includes such meth
DDS as X.Ray, various electric treat
ments, vibration, electric light, super
heated hot air, needle, sprays and
Scottish douche baths.
Harmon Building, cordeIe, Georgia.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-08
FOR COMMISSIONERS

1 hereby announce myself candi-
date for county commissioner OF
Crisp county to fill the unexpired
term of my father, George W. Shep-
pard. If. elected / promise to tae
best of my ability to serve the voters
of the entire county. respectfully
solicit your vote. J. S. SHEPPARD.