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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12
PILL BOX STONE
 USED TO PAVE GERMAN STREETS

The great cement squares of re- enforced concrete which the German n army used in constructing machine gun pill boxes in No Mans Land and also for blockhouses in the Ar gonne for their artillery are now be- ing used to repave the war worn roads of the Fatherland. Follow ing the close of the fighting by the signing of the Armistice. The Ger mans had on hand about 50,0O0 tons of the concrete blocks.
 "Cement never had to be carried to front-line positions explained J. Henry Mackzum, a Knights of Co., lumbus Secretary who issh home from a trip through Germany.
 The Huns had long figured on the value of cement re-enforced with steel as an invulnerabIe method of withstanding modern sheufire. Dur ing the early invasion of Belgium the high command were unable to whip their transportation system into first class shape and of course they demOl- ished buildings and uprooted streets of Belgian block to secure stones for the construction of dugouts and pill boxes'' for machine guns and artillery.
 Long before the war on certain railroad lines the great piles of ce- ment blocks had been placed by the military officials in anticipation of war. In the great drives of 1915 and 1916 the Germans just placed these blocks on railroad trains and hurried them to the front lines. About 1917 they discovered that the circular type of cement pillboX was a more satis- factory method of defIecting heavy shell-fire and set to work construct ing this type of block
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12
SO.s PLAY AND A
 FEW PERT REMARKS

Doris Kenyons. scholarly parent Dr. James Kenyon, was on hand to see his daughter make her debut in '"The Girl in the L.imousine.' Sitting next to MT. Kenyon were two girls of the Broadway brolier type. Said one: '"They tell me that this show is perfectly dreadful. The authori- ties in New Haven almost had 1t thrown out of the theatre" "Is that so,' said the other one, leaning for ward in her chair. T think 1t is sim ply terrible to put on such a, vulgar play. But say (almost falling out of her seat in her eagerness) q hope they haven't cut anything in the shOw.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12

cold to grippe serious illness may result from allowing food to ferment in the ntestines Don't give the body chance to absorb the posons. Remove the from the system and give the tissues of the body aid resist disease by taking occasional laxative such castor o or tiny pill made of Nayapple, alon, jaap and sold by most druggists Dr. Perces Pleasant Pellets and we get chronic inammaons sometimes indicated 1 b1 backache painful voing of water-du, heavy feelings Perhaps the acid stored the system in amount and consequently when the urae salts depos
 tied in muscles and joints suffers from lumbago pan in back, rheumatic pains, gout, etc.
 Nothing will act nicely as ''Anurc anti-urc-acd)
 recent discovery of Dr. Pierces which be had ali drug stores "Anurc washes away the posons cleanses the bladder and kidneys rendering them antiseptic- consequently is cured of lunbago rheumatism, gout and the body is put into clean, healthy state.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12
OBITUARY
ARTHUR JULIUS BRArER

Arthur Julius, infant son of MT. And Mrs. Julius Brauer, died yester- day at the home of his parents, SIS ouIl1nan street. Funeral services were held a the residence at 2 o'clock thls afternoon. Interment was at Park cemetery
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12
DIR. CHARLES P. TALLER.

Funeral services for pr. Charles P. HalIer were held at 7:3O o'clock last night at his home, 32O West avenue, md was attended by a number of rel Ltives and friends. Rev. Edward sabler of New York, and Rev. Hal. T. kearns of the Universalist church, of : iciated. The body will be taken to Fresh Pond, L. T.. today, for crema- z to1- .s-- II.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12
MARY MUIR.

Mary Muir, widow of Nelson Shaw. lied yesterday at her home, 1871 Stratford avenue, Stratford, at the age of ". The deceased is survived by pne daughter, Mrs. Robert Campbell; four sons, James, Nelson, John and Eilchrist; IS grandchildren and six kreat-grandchildren.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-12
A Nervous Wreck
How many business
By DR. VALENTINE MOTT PIERCE

HOW many DuS1neSS men feel Jagged out, nerv- ous, with a "soggy brain" worn out completely before the day and it's tremendous tasks are half over? Try the right wayI Clean the body first. That will help your nerves, your head and your cir culation. Your doctor will tell you that anything from a headache or a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

then he was member Of one of the
Proctor stock companies, but his TWEEN
ty-five years of acting not overbur-
dened with recognition are, neverthe-
less, filled with varied and rich en-
perience.
McGlynn is San Franciscan. His
father and mother crossed the plains
in the gold rush of 40 None of the
numerous tribe of the McGlynns, or
the Buckleys. his mothers family,
have ever been on the stage. They
have been contractors and hardware
merchants and priests and bankers.
One of his uncles. Dr. Edward Nc
Glynn. the famous Catholic priest
who took an active part in Henry
Georges campaign in this city and was
tics. He was later reinstated by a
special apostolic decree
McGlynn himself was delivered over
to the study of law. He practiced law
IN San Francisco for good many years
ard then suddenly gave up trying to
like 1T and came direct to New York
for an opportunity to go on the stage
This was twenty-five years ago His
first appearance was in musical
comedy called "The Gold Bug" pro-
duced by Canary and Lederer at the
Casino Theater. 1t lasted a week.
After some further desultory expert
ences McGlynn found berth with
Frohman's Empire Theater Stock Com
pany. This was the beginning of the
making of McGlynn as a character
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music is utilized in the actual taking
of moving pictures. We always had
music while playing the intensely dra-
matte scenes. | couldn't think Of cry-
ing for the camera, for instance, with
out the proper musical encouragement.
On the stage one also ENJOYS the
freedom from distractions of all kinds.
In the theater the business at hand il
the playing of the one performance
upon the one stage, whereas in a
studio it may be that a slapstick
comedy scene is being made in an adj
joining set and at times it certainly is
hard to concentrate upon dramatic
scene while boisterous fun is going on
right next to you. In outdoor loca-
uons there are also many distractions.
There is still another advantage to
be found in appearing before the
camera. While the stage permits ar
rlvlng at effects through the proper
use of the voice, the camera, in mapni-
lying expressions in 'close-ups,' secures
telling effects by facial expressions
which would be lost upon the stare.
everything on the stage must be 'exag-
gerated, and so the finer, more subtle
expressions are often lost.
But then, remember these are NV
hrst impressions of the stage, for The
Magic Melody is my stage debut"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
abraham Linc0]n'' Came
As McClynn's Big Chance
After Many Years in Stock
By Rebecca Drucker

Fortune had its little joke with the
late Ben jamn Chaplin. The opportu-
nifty for which he must have hoped for
IN the many years during which, he
made the figure of Lincolnsmove in the
intervals lying between Strapeze act
and song and dance turn on vaude-
Vile bills came 100 late for him to
profit by his unique resemblance to
Abraham Lincoln. And when William
Harris Jr. set about casting the lead
ing figure OF John Drinkwater's play,
"Abraham Lincoln" he was faced with
the embarrassing realization that there
could realize the extraordinarily def
mite physical requirements of the
part
In London the part was played by
William Ray an Irishman. They know
Of Lincoln in England as we. perhaps.
know Cromwell. They know gener-
ally his life and works; that he was q
man of the people and great states
man, but not one man in q hundred
could pick the portrait Of Lincoln out
of picture showing ten other men
of his time. That is why they were
able to accept with perfect composure
portrait that presented him as rather
short and stout, and with something of
a brogue in his speech-a distinctly
Irish Lincoln
But the Lincoln height is so distinc-
tive and familiar to us as to be past
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Carmel Myers Discusses
Difference in Playing
On Stage and for Film

Carmel Myers, the motion picture
actress who is making her debut in
"Thc Magic Melody" at the Shubert
Theater, was asked if the presence of
the audience, the music, the scenery
and the applause did not furnish in
spiraton and incentive lacking in the
movies. She said:
"Of course, an audience is great
inspiration. Sometimes / wonder if an
audience really appreciates how much
better performance it would witness
if it were more generous with applause
In the movies | always found that a
director who was continuously urging
you on to better work was in himself
wonderful audience and great in
spiration.
"A splendid orchestra, capably d.
rected, is great aid to the performe rs
in musical comedy. The general pub
lie does not know the extent to which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

things until they are all over. And. OF
course. we see the past in ROSY hues.
Nine times out of ten people who adj
mt they are happy in the present
don't know what happiness means. .or
else they are shallow They are not
the kind to forge ahead and do things.
50 many women simply sit down and saw,
wei, we've made our beds; we must
lie on them with a passive, non-re-
slstant splriS that is fatal to progress.
"A lot or domestic unhappiness would
be wiped off the map if wives showed
little ginger in this respect"
Miss Lawrence is bubbling with en-
thuslasm over her work. She reminds
one irrcsistibly OF Laurette Taylor
Her blue eyes are laughter loving, de-
spite a hint of usefulness. Currents
of JOY are let loose when she smiles
and her dimples twinkle into being
There is something simple and direct
about her that is winning And she
says Now | lay me down to sleep
every night OF her life, just as she did
as httlc girl IN her Quaker home
Yes, I'm of Quaker stock and Pm
still a Quaker at heart" she said. "Y
can imagine the shock it was to nv
people when | went on the stage. They
thought | was going straight to the
devil. But as | didn't, they are quite
rcconciled to my stage career now"
Miss Lawrences first experience was
gained in a stock company in the West
She played with Fay BANTER. To quote
herself, she was everything from a
twelve year-old girl to Mary Queer
OF Scots and Dorothy Vernon, of Had.
don Hall, one of her favorite narts
then she opened the Princess Theater
at Des Moines, Iowa. From there she
went TO Chicago, where she appeare
IN Her Son" The play itself was a
Hat failure, but Miss Lawrence made =
hit and was featured. She was goinp
to London to play in Baby Nine )
when over Night opened here and
she appeared in it instead. The next
step IN her career was her MARRIAGE
to s orson d. Mum, who writes plays fo1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

all the same, | felt the call of the
stage. Coming back from overseas I
looked out on the ocean and wondered
If fame lay in wait for me beyond the
horizon. didn't have any plans at
the time. but | wasn't home long be-
fore | started to make pictures. Nv
first was 'rhe Amateur Wife, Castle
picture. Then | appeared with Elsie
Janis in "A Regular Girl | have since
played in the Lionel Barrymore picture,
'Copperhead,' which will soon be re-
leased. and am now at work on Or.
Jekyll and MIR. Hyde in the Famous
Players studios.'
Mr. Rankin admits quite frankly
that he lives in Greenwich Village and
that when he grew luxuriant crop
Of hair for his part in THE Copper
head his relatives and friends all
blamed it on the Bohemian life of
Washington Square. But his original
excuse for living down there is that
it's inexpensive as we'll as picturesque.
Anyway, his hair is now trinity
cropped and his ties and tailoring are
quite conventional.
Fact is. | think mems clothes
count lot in moving pictures" he
remarked. Pm all for conservative
attire and greatly dislike pinch back
coats and fancy lapels. These may be
all right on tailor's dummy, but thew
are apt to make rather an ass Of the
screen hero who goes in for them too
much. Anyway, it is personality that
counts most of all in moving pictures,
1Ienough appearance helps greatly. no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

his travesty. Of the other acts on the
bill an important feature will be
the Spanish Revue from Madrid. This
is band of singers, dancers and pam
tomlmlsts from the theaters of
Spain. Joseph f. Howard and Ethelvn
Clark will sing old and new songs by
Mr.. Howard. Joe Cook will give his
"one man vaudeville show" Hubert
Kinney and Corinne will dance. and
there will be a Christmas novelty for
the little folk--Gautier Brothers. in
the Animated Toy Shop.
LOEW'S AMERICAN-Geo Loyett
Will offer a mind reading mystery
act. Nine. Zenda and an incompatible
Jazz band OF six VIII head the vaude
VILE. Other acts Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday are Miloy and
keough in a comedy, Allen and
Moore, Wentworth. Besta and Teddy.
Danny Simmons. Sue Creighton and
sister, and Loray and George. Clara
hlmball Young. in Eyes of Youth +"
Will be shown. The last part Of the
week viii be Ubert Carlton, Lamont
and Wright, "Waters Wanted ;"
Hampton and Blake, Fritchie, the
Mcdonald Trio and Neal and Stewart
out f9nder," with Olive Thomas.
VIII pe SHOWN on the serene.
COLONIAL - Anna Wheaton, musical
comedy star, and Harry Carroll. COM
poser. viii hold principal honors on a
nill which includes Whiting and Burt
Shcila Terry and company. Glenn and
Jenkins, Emnet Dewey and company
Martin Webb Tim and Kitty O'Meara'
FRED Clinton, Gruber's animals. He
lene Davis. Hubert Dyer and partner
and the news pictorial to round out
the bill
ElG HTY-FiRST STREET THEATER-
Victor Moore will head the bill. with
Emma Littlefeld and their company.
Elsie Janis Will be shown in pic-
ture entitled "A Regular Girl" 9th
ers on the bill will include Williams
and Wolfus. Bailey and Cowen, Larry
Reilly and company. Alexander
Sparks and company, Dotson, a photo
comedy. and the news pictorial.
RlNERSIDE-This theater will cele-
brate its third anniversary the COM
ing week with an all-star bill. Nine.
Marguerite Sylvia, Mabel McCane. Ju-
lict, Fallon and Brown and "The
Creole Fashion Plate" will be the
leading acts The supporting bill in
cludes the Briants, In "The Furni-
tuFe Movers"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

MONTAUk-"Flo Flo" John Cort,.
musical play, will have 3 O'Clock
matinee Christmas Day, instead Of
the usual Wednesday matinee. The
book is by Fred de Gresac and
the score by Silvio Helm Handlers
and Mills. eccentric dancers, and
Mabel Withee are the leading play
ers. Three Wise Fools" will follow
the week of December 30.
MAJESTIC-F. Ray Comstock and Nor
rs Gest will offer for Christmas week
the comedy, The Five Million" with
the entire Lyric Theater cast, in
Guiding Ralph Morgan, Robert Nc
Wade, Mark Smith, Purnell Pratt,
Harry Harwood, Charles Able. Be,
atrice Noyes, Sue McManamy, Helen
Barnes, Marjorie Poir and others.
There will be special matinee
Christmas Day. The Pathe Company
has bought the entire house for Mon
day evening as Christmas theater
party for its employees.
ORPHEUM-Alice Lloyd English come
dlenne, will be in the top-line posi-
ton on the bill. George MacFarlane.
Nle' Quinn and company, Ruth
Koye, Buzzell and Parker, "Mrs
Welllngtons Surprise" Palo and
Palet' the Nolans, the news pictorial
and Charlie Chaplin in "A Days
Pleasure" will complete the bill.
BuSHWICK-Ruth Roye, "Comedienne
OF Syncopation" and a Brooklyn girl,
WI Adivlde stellar honors with Ella
Shields, from the London music halls
who is making her first appearances
IN America. 1.-The Girlies' Club :"
Claude and Fanny Usher. Furman
and Nash, Ben Bernie. Dalton and
Craig, Prosper and Maret, the news
pictorial and Charlie Chaplin in "A
Days Pleasure" are also on the bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21

find her and been lost on the endless
stars that seemed to clutter up the stu
dlo building. A fur tam was perched
sauclly on wavy dark brown hair.
delicately nodded face appeared be-
meath with eyelashes-such eyelashes-
pefrlliing an expressive pair of eyes
"And they christened you Martha"
one gasped, looking at her. "0ur
ideas about Marthas will have to be
revised"
Nov, please don't pick on my
name" pleaded musical voice
Every one laughs over Martha But
I'm quite proud of it. Yes, and think
us very nice name," she finished de-
family.
But do you cook and all that sort
Of thing? Marthas are supposed TO-
aren't they ?"
This one laughed and frankly con-
fessed that between posing for mags'
zine covers. dancing and making pic.
lures she hadn't had a great deal Of
time to study domestic economy and
felt rather ashamed of herself on that
score.
well. you don't have to cook to
make good pictures, do you %
mo; but like to be able to 90
things she retorted "And / believe
III throwing my heart and soul into
everything. There's no success IN any
line of work without spontaneous en-
thuslasm. It's the whole secret. on,
please don't think I'm preaching
laughed this sparkling and eager MAT
tina as she pulled herself up short.
But | work with such intensity ana
actually feel everything l do. am
aiming for the legitimate stage, o.
course, although l find picture-maklns
absorbing work. 1t has been grea'
inspiration to work with John Barry
more: And then Stevensons story ma
lent itself so we'll to perturbation. IN
makes me think of Dorian Grey.
Mss Mansfield started in pictures
more by accident than design. she
comes from the Middle West. and when
she first reached New York her lovely
features readily secured her work as
an artists model. She posed for nags-
zine covers to Harrison Fisher, Ham
ilton King. Stanlaws, John Henry
Philip Boileau and others.
II tired of this within years time
said Miss Mansfield. 1T WAS so IN.
active and did not call for the use OF
ones faculties. | wanted to be more
than a mere doll. SO got a small par'
as one of Hops brothers in the pan,
tomime Hop O. My Thumb. Then
spent a season in the Follies and an
other in the Frolic | was at the
Century Theater when Hazel Dawn
told me that a girl of just my typs
was wanted for star part IN me-
picture. l don't know how it happeneas,
but l was taken on and since then :
have played with Harold Lockwooe,,
Montagu Love, Eugene O'Brien, ano
now Mr.. Barrymore. I've only been "
pictures for year"
just year and Martha has ar
rived. But then half an hours con,
versation convinced ons that she haa
some truly MARKHAM qualities as wen
as much beauty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-21
Little Jane Richardson's
Very Big Voice Gave Her
An Easy Way TO Stardom

May | come in ?" | asked as | stood
before the door Of Jane Richardson's
dressing room at the Lyric Theater.
The door was open, but progress was
barred by a white sheet which had
been stretched partly across the open
ing, either to give ventilation, to allow
its occupant to listen to all that was
happening on the stage and so avoid
missing any cues, or simply as a screen
against prying eyes.
who is lC?" came sWeetly from the
other side of the cloth.
II am reporter for The Tribune"
| answered.
Presently the improvised screen was
thrown aside, and in color scheme of
pale pink and white, sitting before a
large mirror decorated with congratu-
latory kilograms. l beheld Ling Tao,
the charming little heroine of Guy Boil
toms Oriental romance, "The Rose of
China"
Diminutive. smali-featured. her head
covered with black wig. her eyes ap-
pcared slanting, the lashes long and
dropping, and the mouth was made up
to dimensions little larger than a
pucker. 1t was a pretty picture
do you know" she began, 81 just
can't realize that it's all true | had
been drummed into me-that it was
next to impossible for girl to get to
the front on the musical comedy stage
unless she went through a chorus
training, tedious at the best; unless
she possessed extraordinary gifts, or
through influence That's the reason
why scarcely know how it all hap
pened."
"You mean that your stage life has
been brief one; that you've reached
your present enviable position in the
gest musical hits at one bound ?"
Exactly that; for with the excep-
ton of brief appearance in stock
back home in Grand Rapids when
was thirteen, and some amateur thea
tricals in my high school days, I had
never tried the professional stage
until last April.
Gwen when l was a child my voice
was big one. In fact, it was too
big for such a small body | had be-
gun taking singing lessons early, and
in our apartment. | became conscious
of some one opening the door and
listening quietly.
1T was Mary Servoss. She was play
ing season Of stock at the Majestic
in Grand Rapids, and lived on the
same floor with us. She was quite
taken aback when she saw who it was,
for she had believed it to be my eldest
sister, whom she had met several times.
1t was then that she confided TO me
her Intention to put on musicai
comedy, and promised that I should
have a chance to play little part
"Shc was as good as her word. In
few weeks | appeared in Forty
five Minutes from Broadway and 81
pleased was she with the result of her
experiment that a week later I was
given small part in The Road to
Yesterday Those We're my only real
stage experiences until this year.
"By strange coincidence Lenore
Uric. the Belasco star, was a member
OF that stock company at that time.
Ste would never remember me, OF
course, but some matinee day Pm
going to run over to the Belasco
Iheater to see her performance Of
The on-Daughter,' and then, per-
haps, | shall have a chance to talk
with her hope so, anyway"