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lowing films from town to town to in
augurate publicity campaigns.
The policy was adopted following
conferences Of the corporations Off
Gals from every part of the country,
together with Adolph Zukor, president,
and Jesse l.. Lasky, vice-president.
Features Of the corporations an
nouncement were as follows:
Pictures win be held ten weeks be-
fore release to permit publicity and ex-
ploitation campaigns to be lnaugurated
throughout the country by the "field
forces" The company's studios
throughout the country. in accordance
with Geographic instructions, are
working day and night to get ten
weeks ahead of their schedules by
September /. On that date fifty-one
plays will have been completed and
stand ready for the campaign.
A stock OF famous plays has been
purchased, including "Everywoman.
"The Witness for the Defense" A. e.
Mason's play with Elsie Ferguson;
Hawthorne Of the U. S. A." with
Wallace Reid, and the Cosmopolitan
productions
Construction Of a 100000 studio
at Long Island City to aid in keeping
up the output Is under way.
Creation Of the science of exploita-
ton" as a separate field from adver-
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though on the last occasion when she
was In this country she acted the role
Of Therese in Bernhardt's revival Of
"L'Aiglon." Therese is the young girl
who falls in love with the son of
Napoleon, so that Mile. Caubet had the
unique distinction on this occasion on
boing leading woman for Bernhard
and playing opposite to her while she
portrayed the title role In "L'Aiglon."
Mile. Caubet, a stranger in New York,
is temporarily residing with her uncle,
George luxembourg, the famous
French actor. who appeared with
Bernhard in leading roles for more
than thirty years, and who played the
role of the French gentleman all the
past season with Jane Cowl in THE
Crowded Hour"
When seen at the Century Grove
last Monday night after her successful
debut, Mile. Caubet was nervous and
excited, although very happy over
making such tremendous hit.
II have been on the stage since
was 8 years old" said the young
lady. IN yfather was an actor and my
mothers brother, NJ. luxembourg was
acting with Bernhard at the time
made my stage debut as a child in
arms. Another uncle, Breton Caubet,
is a famous French tenor. I Joined
Bernhardt's company when I was 10
years old, to play child parts. although
Nine. Bernhard had adopted me as her
god-daughtsr the first time my uncle
took me to sec her. From the time
was 10 years old I lived constantly
with Nine. Bernhard as her protege
and travelling companion. I made two
trips with her to America and on each
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the output Of a certain star. without
having seen the pictures. In other
words. he is forced to buy and sell
He depends on the merit OF the stars
making Up his years programme, but
IL a star is handicapped by a poor
story the exhibitor must take the pic
ture and play 1t nevertheless.
1.-THE stars are equally handicapped
under this system. II they have agreed
to turn out SO many pictures year
they are forced often to rush through
Il picture. >Or, unable to find enough
good material in advance they start
work on an inferior story, trusting
to themselves to bolster up the weak
points.
Under the new plan announced by
Famous -Lasky, however, each
picture Is to be treated as a separate
production. There will be no time
limit set on making a picture. and
a director will not be forced to rush a
production. Furthermore, the exhibitor
will be able to book each picture In
dividually, and not have to purchase
en- entire series. He can see every
picture before ne SlBnS 10 pay H.
A few OF the productions and their
stars under the new system are: "A
Girl Named Mary" Marguerite Clark;
Capt. Dieppo." Robert Warwick;
Eliza Comes to Stay" Marguerite
Clark: "Everywoman" and "Haw-
thorne of the U. S. A." Wallace Reid;
His Official Fiancee," Vivian Martin:
"Huckleberry Finn" and "In Miz-
zoura," Robert warwick; TT Pays to
Advertise" Bryant washburn; Luck
In Pawn" Marguerite Clark; 'TMary's
Ankle" Douglas MacI,ean and Doris
May; Miss Hobbs" Ethel Clayton: :.
Mother" Ethel Clayton; Peg o. My
Heart"
Productions as yet unnamed win in
clude the Fatty Arbuckle comedy
features, John Barrymore, the sgd
Chaplin comedy features. Cecil b. De
Mile productions. Dorothy Gish. the
Mack Sennett comedy features and
the productions of Maurice Tourneur.
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A PR0TEGE OF BERNHARDT.
r N the Century Grove atop the
Century Theatre appearing in the
= Morris Gaat Midniuht Nuhi,.l ia

TN the Century Grove atop the
Century Theatre appearing in the
Morris Gest Midnight Whirl is
an interesting young actress. who
made her first appearance in America
as headllner last Monday night. Her
name Is Mile. Suzanne Caubet, she Is
just 10 years Of age and she Is as fas-.
cinating a young French damsel as
ever came from overseas for the en-
tertainment of the tired business man
Of New York. She is the first foreign
importation brought to America by
Morris Test as the result OF his recent
trip abroad in search of European
novelties.
Aside from her unusual personality,
great interest is attached to Mile.
Caubet by reason of the fact that since
she was 3 years old she has been the
special protege and granddaughter Of
Nine. Sarah Bernhard, who has taken
a great interest in her career and
supervised her education, and during
the last seven years has made OF her
a constant travelling companion. She
has visited America twice with Nine.
Eernardt as a child actress, appealing
In support of the famous star. al
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PLAYS THAT LAST.

Astor, East Is West; Bijou,
Love Laughs" Broadhurst, "so
East; Casino, Somebody's
Sweetheart; Conan & Harris,
THE Royal Vagabond"; Comedy,
"Toby's Bow; Cort. "The Merry
Widow; Criterion, "Three Wise
Fools; Eltinge, up in Mabel's
Room; Forty-eighth Street, II
Love YOU; Forty-fourth Street,
Take 1t From Me-; Fulton.
please Get Married.; Gaiety,
"Lightnin'"; Globe, "She's
Good Fellow; Hudson, Friend
ly Enemies; Knickerbocker,
Listen Lester; Liberty, "Scan-
dals of 1872; Lyceum, Dad
dies; Lyric, THE Lady in Red;
New Amsterdam Roof, "Combi-
nation Frolic"; Republic, THE
Woman in Room 49,; Selwyn,
Tumble In; Shubert, "A
Lonely Romeo; Vanderbilt, "a
Little Journey; Winter Garden,
Monte Cristo, Jr."
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trip I lived in. the r<ivate car with

trip lived in the I<ivate car with
her and was always under her personal
supervision and control, as she would
never let me out OF her sight, In fact
was just like a child to her and was
always the object of her attention and
interest and she personally supervised
my education.
"Since Mime. Bernhard no longer
acts 1 thought It was best for me to
make my own living and so, last win
ter, 4 made my debut as a chanteuse at
the Theatre des Varieties. NJ ne. Bern
hardt was in the audience the first
night and sent me flowers and after
ward gave me a big kiss. Morris
Gest, who was visiting Paris, saw me
and was kind enough to offer me an
cr gagement to come to America to APP
pear at the Century Grove. 1 am
very happy that New York seems to
like me so we'll and 1 hope to stay here
n long time. have just sent a cable
despatch to Nine. Bernhard telling
her of the wonderful reception I had
on my opening night in the Midnight
Whirl"
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Using, together with schools and dis
trict departments which will keep
nearly 1000 distribution and exploita-
ton men constantly in the national
field.
The Famous Players-Lasky Corpo-
ration's announcement asserted that
this policy will Immediately force COM
peutors to adopt similar selective
booking system. The statement ex-
planned:
What this means to the public is,
briefly, fewer and better pictures, pic
lures that have been more carefully
prepared than hitherto. pictures that
will stand and fall on their own merit,
with none of the artificial bolstering
OF poor films that were necessitated
by past methods.
AT the present time the exhibitor
books his pictures under what is known
as the star series system. He must
sign up-often a year in advance-for
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Webb, dancing In John Cort's musical
comedy, Listen. Lester" at the
krickerbocker Theatre.
When I was 10 years old I had
my first love affair."" says he. 1.-THE
object of my alteration was a curly
headed, pink beribboned little sylph of
10 or IL, called Sylvane. But I had
one formidable rival. Claude, who for
time, had the edge on me. Claude
was a splendid dancer for his age. and
used to shine at all the parties in the
reighborhood. Sylvane also loved
dancing. At that time I was about as
graceful as a baboon, and on those few
occasions when I tried to dance
would invariably meet with severe re-
buke from my partner, upon whose
dainty toes I would always tread with
my none too dainty feet. And so. at
every party, had to endure seeing
Nlvape glide about the floor In the
arms OF Claude, while l scowled in d
corner.
About this time my cousin-a girl
OF 19-visited my home. To her con-
iided my sorrows and she, being an ex-
ce'lent dancer, offered to teach me-
During her entire stay of two months
at our home she struggled with me
patiently and succeeded in teaching
me many OF the simpler steps. EN-
boldened by this fundamental knowl-
edge I soon succeeded in eclipsing my
rival-both as a dancer and an adj
mirer Of Sylvane's."
The sinuous young woman whose
"Scandalous One-Step" and Peacock
Dance" are among the terpsichorean
features Of George Whites Scandals
OF 1919" at the Liberty Theatre is the
daughter Of a New York minister. In
private life she is Edythe Lambelle, on
the stage La Sylphe-a name that was
Eiven her by the Parisians who dis
overed" her long before the New York
uthorities would permit her appear
nee on the stage. Her liking for
ancing displayed itself In babyhood
nd overcame the natural objections
If a clerical family.
But the 8. p. c. c. refused to permit
l mere child to appear in public, so
with her mother she sailed for Eng
and, at the age Of six. She trained
and dar led in london. Brussels, Paris
ana Wan, and as she grew in years
md experience took from each school
what seemed best. For eight years
he studied ana travelled, and In that
lime circled the globe twice.
Her travels brought her to every
capital in the five continents and she
returned to the United States mistress
I or five languages, and an ardent STU
dent or sociology as revealed to her
In many countries. At fourteen La
Sylphe made her debut in her native
country on the Pacific Coast and grad
ually danced her way to New York.
She appeared here in "The Vision of
Salome,' which she created and IN
which she was rapidly followed by
many other dancers.
Word Of "Salome" spread around the
world and again La Sylphe started on
to wander to strange countries. She
became premiere danseuse at the AL
hambra, London. and later at the
Folies Bergere, Paris. where she re-
manned for two seasons. THE second
absence from this country took her
again twice around the world.
La Sylphe is q vegetarian, has never
been i'll, and considers dancing the
only perfect form Of gymnastics be-
cause it develops all the muscles Of the
body evenly.
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Vaudeville and Burlesque.

PALACE-Edna Goodrich will
lead the fashion parade with THE
Mannequin," a sketch by Edgar
Allan Woolf, which is said to
rise from sparkling comedy,
through intense drama and up to
the heights of lingerie. Harry
Watson, Jr, will extemporize a
prize fight with his shadow as
Battling Kid Dugan," and also
deliver a knockout to Burleson
as telephone caller who is uni
formly successful in getting the
wrong number. The Avon
Comedy Four, detained for an
other week, will offer the second
course of "A Hungarian Rhap-
sody." Herbert Williams and
Hilda Wolfus will incorporate
the philosophy of laughter in
"Hark! Harki Harkl" Ruth
Roye, with new topical songs. is
out to be blessing in disguise.
RIVERSIDE-Cecil Lean and
Cleo Mayheld in "Acting Songs"
will be the principal soothsayers
in exercising carking care here.
Pat Rooney, Jimmie Barry and
George N. Brown, besides ap-
pearing with their running mates
in their own specialties, will
combine laughs in a burlesque
walking match calculated to make
even Edward Payson Weston
smile while scudding over the
Arizona desert.
AMERICAN - Stanley and
Maize Hughes, thrust. out into
the world by Adelaide and
Hughes in a dance spectacle;
Wood, Young and Philips in a
zippy hash of song and story, and
John E. Henshaw and Grace
Avery putting their backs to
Carrying On" will act as a relish
for the feature pictures.
COLUMBIA - Bedini's sum-
rner production of "Peek-a-Boo"
is still making the public just
love burlesque.
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"SELECTIvE BOOKING"

Motion pictures win be produced
and sold on the basis OF the spoken
drama as individual productions which
may take from three months to a year
to create, according to an announce
ment Of the new policy OF selective
booking OF the Famous Players Lasly
Corporation.
The entire United States will be an
arena for novel exploitation cam
paigns, according to the corporations
expectations. A training department
has already been instituted to educate
representatives in the new science of
exploitation" and on September / an
army OF these experts will begin their
work throughout the country in fol-
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G. WALSH, STRONG ARM MAN.

A confidence man VINO has been OPP
Grating on the West Side Of New York
city with a three shell outfit almost
came to grief recently when he at
tempted to inveigle George Walsh, the
Fox star; Edward Dillon, Walshs di-
rector; John Ryan, Dillon's assistant,
and q philosophical friend OF the party,
Warren McDougal, into a game which
threatened to deprive the quartet Of
their ready money.
Mr.. McDougal, who is an ardent stu
dent OF metaphysics. was standing in
front of the Victor studio, where a
George Walsh picture Is being made.
He was discussing with his three
friends the interesting question, "If
deprived OF your Ave senses how would
you communicate with those about
your"
The question baffled Walsh, Dillon
and Ryan. Unobserved, a well dressed
youth standing near had overheard the
conversation. He stepped up and sug-
gested that he could assist in the solu-
ton Of the puzzle.
Encouraged to proceed, the youth
suspended a small shelf by a tape in
front of his chest. produced from a
pocket three nutshells and a small
black pill and placed these on the i'm
provised table before him.
Gentlemen" said the stranger with
assurance, II win show you how you
will be deprived Of all senses and yet
will communicate with the outer
world"
He manipulated four times the three
shells and the small black pill, asking
those present to guess under which
shell the pill had disappeared. All
guessed wrong. This shows that you
are now deprived of the sense Of
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IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC

THE Saint Cecilia Orchestra, Italy's
historic symphonic association.
will visit the important cities OF
the United States next season. beginning
its series of concerts at the Metropolitan
Opera House in this city in October.
Officially tho orchestra Is known as
the orchestra of the Royal Academy or
Saint Cecilia. tho Oldest musical society
In the world. but It is as we'll known
as the Augusteum Orchestra. after the
famous circular hall constructed uron
the ruins Of the Tomb OF Augustus. in
Rome. where It's concerts have been
given for many years. 1t is the Royal Or
chestra OF italy and its visit. under the
auspices of His Majesty the King and
the Royal Italian Government, is timely
evidence of tho unbroken friendship
which exists between the italian and
American nations.
Arrangements for the tour were I'M
dertaken in Italy by the Count OF San
MARITIME, president OF Saint Cecilia and
Italy's foremost patron OF music. and In
America by a committee of prominent
American and Italian-American citizens
with Otto II. Kahn of New York as
chairman.
Richard @. Herndon. with Frank Tay.
lor KNITTING as associate, who had
charge of the recent tour of the Paris
Symphony Orchestra when Il visited thts
country under the auspices OF the French
Government, will be similarly identified
with the visit OF the Saint Cecilia Or
chestra, whose American concerts will
be under the patronage of local civic
and musical organizations
William Wade Hinshaw, general man.
ager OF the Society of American Singers
announces he has purchased from AL
bert Reiss the Exclusive production
rights" OF II. e. Krehbiels book, 1.-THE
Impresario," music by Mozart, and
which was given with such success by
that society under the direction OF Mr..
Reiss at its initial season at the Lyceum
Theatre In 1917. 1.-THE Impresario," Mr..
Hinshaw adds. will be given by the
society at the Park Theatre early next
fall. with David Bispham in the title
role and with Lucy Gates In the part
OF UhHg, in which she appeared In the
original productions. The other MEM
bers OF the cast will be Ruth Miller as
Nine LANCE, Craig Campbell as Mozart
and Bertram Peacock as the Nepheto
After II has been given seven times
nj the Park Theatre Mr.. Hinshaw plans
10 send This opera 10 several nearby
towns under tn dir-ct'cn OF Sam
Frdnko. a number ~ other oae act
operas. without chorus. will be given,
including the Maid MistTsss." by Per-
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SUMMER RESORTS.

LUNA-This park, with its
airplane rides spectacles, free
vaudeville and general luxuriance
of entertainment, continues to
make itself solid with the great
common people.
STEEPLECHASE-So many
men in khaki attend here that it
almost looks as though they
waited until they could go in for
a dip from the swimming pavilion
at this park before taking a bath.
PALISADES-Fox trotting on
the beach is all the whirl here,
since the beach is opposite the
ball room and the jazz tunes of
the band just compel those toes
to start wriggling, no matter how
deep they're buried in sand.
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NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THEATRES
magnetism-he might not have been
so lucky"

magnetism-he might not have been
so lucky"
Lorin Raker Is his name, although
the typesetters are hard to convince.
They evidently believe It is Baker. But
he prefers the r to the b. Anyway,
he Is the young man who plays the
youthful clipping husband in La La
Lucille" at Henry Millers Theatre.
And Raker is really young-in years.
He's had a lot Of experience, though
OF one kind and another. Part Of his
story reads as IL Kirk Munroe or
Horatio Alger had wrjttei, It. Only
It happens to be trues
He was only IL when he ttruck out
on his own. His first job WIS assist
ant to the janitor Of an office building
in a small Kansas town. rhen he
clerked In gents furnishing goods"
store and two or three years later he
went to the big city, which was
Wichita, and there he became a print
er's devil. CHATS one reason II
makes him so sore when the type
settlers misuse his name. He says It
isn't chummy Of 'em.) Well, after he
had been a devil for q little while
Henry ]. Allen-he was editor of the
Wichita Beacon on which Ralker
devilled--told him he could be a re-
porter II he wanted to. OF course he
wanted to be a reporter. What devil
doesn't?
That job paid him SO week. So
he started to college, college in
Wichita. To help him pay his way he
Joined stock company and played all
sorts Of parts from barefoot boys to
slippered pantaloons. That gave him
some valuable stage experience.
His college course finished, he came
to New York and Louis Mann gave
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1T WILL tell you what my expert
ence has led me to believe to be
the essentials" said Joseph NJ
Gates, producer of Take 1t From
Me-" now playing at the Central Thea
trc." In, reply to the question What
makes an actress or actor successful ?"
There are six attributes which the
successful player must possess. They
are magnetism, grace, righteousness,
concentration, originality, and last
but not necessarily least-luck.
Magnetism is the most essential
qualification. will not attempt to
explain magnetism from q scientific
standpoint, but on the stage 1t is that
subtle something which seems to
strike a responsive chord in the hearts
Of an audience. If player has mag
netism the fact is almost certain to
reveal itself the moment he steps
upon the stage. Such an actor causes
the audience to forget that they are
witnessing a performance. His emo
tons become theirs. Every move
ment, gesture, word is followed with
an interest which could hardly be
keener were the scenes really taking
place upon the stage Of life. During
my experience in the show business
have had dealings with all types Of
people, but I have never seen a person
not naturally possessed of magnetism
who was able to cultivate it to any
extent.
Now don't think that mean to say
that every person possessing magnet
hn q of,,l aaN@
might as well tell you that every man
who becomes a successful physician
could be an equally successful lawyer.
What I have been trying to point out
Is that magnetism is the strongest fac
tor in success. The real comedian
does not have to say word, but you
laugh at his antics and follow every
move he makes with interest, If you
were asked the reason for this you
would probably say that you did not
know; there was just something
about him that forced you to be
amused. 1t Is that something about
him which spells success in this line.
Grace on the stage Is another i'm
portant factor. Take a singer, for in
stance, possessed of beautiful voice,
rich in tone and volume. II he stands
and moves in an awkward manner
and is at a loss to know what to do
with his hands you do not enjoy his
singing as much as If his bearing were
graceful How often do you hear PEG
pie say: 4 would have enjoyed the
cong much better II had not seen the
singer
Originality with the actor. as with
those In other professions, is an i'm
portant asset. and coupled with the
other necessary attributes gives him
an individuality which tends to in
crease his success.
Luck enters into an actors life
from this standpoint. He may try va
rlous roles with no remarkable success
until he is discouraged and almost
ready to leave the stage, although feel
ing within himself that he has the
ability to act. He does not know why
he cannot make good. Then. by
chance. he finds the part that makes
linn. But without the main qualifica-
ton which place before all others