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New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
By Rebecca Drucker

A contradiction has only to be cur
rent long enough to become the tradi-
tion For instance, in going out to
find Ed Wynn amid the back stage de-
bris of "Some Time" at the Casino The
atre | leaned hard on the formula that
a humorist in private life Is usually n
profound pessmst. Mr.. Wynn being
an extremely satisfactory comedian, 1t
was naturally to be expected that Off
stage he would he saturnino and in
tellectual, with decided bias in favor
of tragedy But Mr. Wynn did not
seem to realize whit was expected of
him. lIo was pefsistently genial. lie
seemed unaware Of Tho opportuntoa
] gnvo him TO own to an iinantisAed
longing to play serious pnrts. Only
once did he grow tragic When he
found thought he might be intellect
.unl he earnestly implorcd mo not to
suspect him Of it..
Ed Wynn takes a high pride in be-
ing low comedian. There are sati-
rists and comedians who subtly provoke
thought. But he elects to be the Per-
rect Clown. He doesn't want even the
suspicion of meaning to attach to his
foollng The more unreasoning the
laughter he provokes the greater is his
satisfaction. To put the most ancient
gags and whcczes into circulation again
IS his greatest triumph. Openly and
unashamedly he worships at the shrine
Of Joe Miller.
AT some points Ed Wynn departs
from the conception of clowning that
has been current until now. He be-
lieves that laughter that is forced bv
artificial devices defeats its own DUR
pose. Pure nonsense, yes, but we
have outgrown slapstick comedy.
The safe rule Is that the thing
which you would not laugh at spon-
taneously in a small roomful of peo-
pie does not belong on the stage. Anv
ordinary group of people would not en-
Joy the sight Of two men belaborine
each other with sticks, nor would thew
enjoy unclean wit. 1t would probably
embarrass them. Wynn believes that
the same holds good in the theatre. if
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
The Lofty Calling
of the Lo1u Comedian

you are to keep the kindly, sympa-
thetic friendly intimacy in which non
sense flourishes best.
Ed Wynn comes from PHILADELPHIA.
His real surname is Leopold. While
he was senior at the University of
pennsylvania seventeen years ago he
wrote burlesque on the hamboyant
college boy of the period in which he
appeared at Mask and Wig Club pro-
duction with great success. After that
triumph the paternal millinery bust
ness to which he was to be dedicated
on his graduation, appeared cold and
distasteful future. lie wanted to 70
on tho stage. The fnmly wns not on
courbging, 30 he bolted ono day and
joined Cotee Pnytons company In At
lentic City. Shortly nftcrwnrd the
leading Indy eccedcd from the orpnni.
zation to form n transforming com.
pany Of her own, and Wynn linked his
fortune with hers. The company
stranded in Kcnosha, Wis After he
had been ANONYMOUSLY rescued by
family funds he returned for chas
tened year at the millinery business.
During that time he revampel the col
lege play into sketch and brought it
out in vaudeville with a partner. 1t
scored n great hit. Wynn says one of
the reasons for its success was the
audiences amazcment that two mon
could get laughs without having to hit
each other over tho head for them.
Thereafter Wynn continued in vaudc-
Vile, writing and acting his own
sketches. 1t took a long time for audi
ences to get Wynn's slow, resistant fun,
and his was not altogether an unbroken
arc of success. But he had the convic-
tion that the kind Of fun with which
he amused his friends would amuse an
audience-and he followed his own
particular style, even when it seemed
disastrously stubborn not to follow
somebody else's. After ten years In
vaudeville Wynn became comedian
In musical productions.
He has never acted a line that he
has not written himself, and he is in
constant process of changing and add
ing to his material, even while he is
playing the same part. In the last
few seasons Ed Wynn has attained the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Vaudeville

PALACE-Bernard Granville, recently
OF the flying service, shares the place
at the top Of the bill with Marguerite
sylvia, the prima donna. Others on the
programmes are Maud Lambert and
Ernest BBall, Felix Adler, Ed Gal
lagher and Joe Rolley, Bennett and
Richards and ."Art," in which war
posters are reproduced in tableaus.
Riverside all-star
bill includes Stone and Kaliz, Whit
ing and Burt, Franklyn Ardell and
Leo Donnelly, the Melletto Sisters,
James and Betty Morgan, John Regay
and the Lorraine Sisters and How
ards Animal Spectacle.
Cahill, the pop-
ular musical comedy star, is the
star feature. The supporting bill
includes Harry Green and company
IN new act, Herman Timburg and
company, Billy Rhodes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mel Burnc, Ward and King, Loughlin
and West 1shikawa Japs, Samarof
md Sonia and tho Alhnmbra News
Pictorial.
ROYAL Bert Williams. tho dorky
comedinn, ie this weeks star. Others
are Robert T. 1lones aud company,
Shnttuck and O'Neil, O'Donnell md
Blnir. Mirano Brothers, Slim Klaisn
and Saxe, Francis Rennult and Cath.
crime Powell and company.
LoEW'S AMERICAN The Riegler Sis.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Mntinees OF Hindu Play
At Greenwich Village Theatre

AT tho Greenwich Village Theatre,
beginning next Tuesday, Frank Con
ROY Will present for a series of
Tuesday and Friday matinees "Shak-
untala," the ancient Hindu play of
kalidasa, the Shakespeare Of India. 1t
deals with the love and trials Of Shak-
untala, the daughter Of nymph by
mortal, and of her Anal happiness
after thrilling adventures with gods
and men,
Livingston Platt has designed the
stage settings, w. Francke Harling has
adapted original music to Occidental
ears and the original dances are being
rehearsed by Hindu scholar, who has
reproduced them as given at a recent
revival in India.
The members of the cast are Frank
Conroy, Harold Meltzer, Beatrice Prem
tice, in the title role, Godfrey C. Stein,
Joseph Macaulay, Grace Henderson,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
By Haywood Broun

We have come to believe in the power
OF the press because whenever we write
that some play or other is not at all to
our taste it almost invariably proceeds
to make several million dollars for its
producer. In fact, upon one occasion a
playwright whom we knew begged US
to stretch point as a special favor
and say bad word for his piece if we
could do so conscicntiously. Unfortu-
nately, we liked the play and felt
obliged to say so. 1t ran just week,
and the playwright is still rather bitter
about our action.
One general press representative
scores off us whenever we meet by an
nouncing the record weekly totals of
his particular play which we set down
as among the worst of the season.
When we attempt to defend ourselves
by saying that we knew from the be-
ginning that the play would be a sue
cess, and merely recorded our ndi-
vidual opinion, he counters by asking if
that doesn't stigmatize US as a snob
who has no respect for the general
theatregoing public. We are hardly
willing to admit that. Upon the occa.
sions when we are one with the public
We have the highest respect for its
judgment.
1t seems to us that there is big
public for any truly great play. There
of
and so it is inevitable that there should
be a big public also for some plays
~slsch are not even good. And when
we say "goe ~ we mean from our point
of view. From ihs own point of view
the theatregoing pur1sr is wise indeed
1t goes to the plays wht,h it likes and
stays away from those which 1t de-
tests. That seems to us reasonable
enough. We would adopt exactly the
same system if we were not under obli-
cation to attend all first nights.
But we find it impossible to p1acate
our friend the press agent by any
such show of humility. ut seems to
me-" he says, "that when q play is
great big popular success you owo it
to your readers to explain why,
.ss'otytcr you like the play or not"
-<n article along those lines would
be most interesting and we would like
to write 1t if we could. but we might
s2end whole afternoon on tho Job
any not think UP single reason why
one ~ two Of the seasons hits have
attainss. such great popularity. The
sab bject IL much too subtle and com
pick for us. Now and agnin we see |
articles by popular playwrights in
which they explain the theories by |
which they always hit the public taste.
These ero never convincing. Perhaps
tho popular piaywrights work by In
tuition and have no carefully formu-
lated theories by which their methods |
arc governed. Or. and this seems to |
ms moro probable, they are much too
shrewd to spread their valuable secret |
broadcast. Like prestidigitators they
only explain their simplest tricks and |
never take the audience into their CON
fidence about the difficult ones.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
1nnisfallen," with the tenor, Bernard
DAILY, is this weeks attraction.
Dance Recital by Paul Swan
AT the ScIwyn Theatre

A dance recital will be given n
Paul Swan, the classic dancer, On
Thursday at o'clock at the selwy,
Theatre. Paul Swan will be support
ed by a specially selected orchestra Of
symphony players conducted by Victor
hoiar, assistant to Walter Dnmroseh.
of the New York Symphony Orchestra.
and six beautiful young dancing Girls.
On the programme are dance inter.
pretotions to the music Of Rschns.
n'no6, krcislcr, Gluct. Gtiog md Qui.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Special Farewell Performance
At the French Theatre

The final appearance of the members
Of the French Theatre du Vieux Colom-
bier for the season will be Monday
evening, when special programme
will be given by the company. NJ de
Billy, Deputy High Commissioner Of
the French Republic, and Otto II. Kahn
viii deliver addresses. The play Sc
lectcd for presentation will be a re-
vival of ala Coupee Enchangoe.". The
net proceeds viii be devoted to the re-
institution of the Theatre du Vicux
Colombler in Paris.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
At the One-Week Houses

STANDARD-"The Invisible Foe" comes
here directly after its closing at the
Harris Theatre
S]luBERT- RIVIERA "Maytime,o with
Peggy Wood, William Norris and
other members Of the original cast.
comes to play "A return engagement.
LOEWS SEVENTH AVENUE Bertha
kalich in "Thc Riddle: Woman" Is the
attraction.
BRONX OPERA HOUSE Walker
Whltesidc md Tyrone Power will
appear IN "'lhc Little Brother"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
fnnirersary Celebration
~ Century f,rOrc

The Century Grove viii hive been
open to-'uotrow night one yenr under
the management Of Morris Gcat, and
tho event viii bo celebrated with
grand nnnlyersnry bnll, in addition to
the regulnr performance Of the Cen
tury Midnight Whirl.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

ters head the vaudeville bill the first
part of the week. The feature pict-
ure is Fred Stone in Johnny Get
Your Cum The Chung Hwa Four.
Chinese quartet, are the stars
the second part of the week. Will
lam S. Hart, i'll "The Poppy Girls
Husband" is the picture.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
Sporting WM0rs' at CoIunbin

The Sporting Widows company will
como to the Columbia Theatre this
week md present Il new two-act bur
lcsque called "Al In Fun
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
"Icn Nights in IA Barroom''
kcsircd ut Lexington Theatre

Robert l.. Downing, the actor.eysn.
golist, Will appear at the Lexington
Theatre in revival OF "ren Nights in
barroom" the coming week.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

Perhaps the most insistent plea for
universal tolerance comes from man
ayers and playwrights who insist that
their product is "wholesome." and
therefore deserving Of critical appro
baton. The chief trouble is that there
Is room for good deal of dispute
as to just what is wholesome. The
general theory seems to be that the
playwright's chief obligation to NOR
allty is to show that the forces of
good invariably triumph over the
forces of evil. This is we'll enough
for some, but it is apt to DISCOURAGE
estlmable persons in the audience
whose luck is not OF the best. We
are not absolutely certain either that
the constant triumph Of the righteous
in popular plays does not tend to
tiny with the forces Of evil. In par
arouse a rather dangerous sympa-
tlcular we could grow enthusiastic
about any play in which an adven-
turess trlumphed over an ingenue. It
ON''i' w 10 tHdL IHEenueS are get
ting undu1y perky and sclf-confident.
They seem to feel that they have no
particular responsibility in life ex-
cept to be good. We rather fear that
this has demoralizing influence upon
a community I'm which 80 many Young
women are 80 busy being useful that
they hardly have time to think about
being good.
Among our errors Of tho week we
find that we mistook wistarja for helio- |
trope in "30 East" 1leliotrope, we learn |
does not grow in vines. In reviewing
the same play we forgot to mention
victor Sutherland, although his was
among the beat performances Of tho
evening. We also failed 20 give due
credit to Miss Crothers for tho hdroil
manner In which she has staged her
play. She has great facility in han
ding groups upon the stngo and in
shifting tho attention from ono set of
conversations to another. In review
Ing "Bernice" last week wa made no
of the fact that the excellent
performance was in part due to the
stage direction OF e. j. Ballantine.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

deserved recognition that he is one Of
the three or four most genuinely spon-
taneous and individual comedians of
our stage.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
CHRONICLE AND COMMENT or THE STAGE
Popular Writers Keep
Secret of Success

We are willing to admit that many
OF the elements in these plays which
we lambaSt as mistakes are among
the most carefully considered con-
trivances Of the author. Very likely
they are among the most successful
strokes. These popular plays, some
OF which seem to us to be so bad, are
not accidents. They are premeditated.
This only widens the gap between us.
There seem to be no extenuating Cir
cumstances. Such popular play
wrights as fashion cheap materials
into huge successes have undoubtedly
a shrewd technique. They are, more
over, excellent business men, but it
does not seem to US that even with all
this admitted there is any OBLIGATION
upon critic to hail them as great or
even good playwrights. After all
Mayor Hylan was elected by a ma
Jority Of more than a hundred thou
sand and there is still some doubt. wa
understand, as to whether he is
great Mayor
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06
BROOKLYN

MAJESTIC-Leo Carrillo will be seen
in lombard. Ltd"
MONTAuK- The Irish drama, "swoet
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

Ruth Boyd, Marjorie Deem, Grace
Morse and Theodore Doucet.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-06

Tie NI
-S1o~I1'
Purple
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-01
.. p. B. JACOBSON TALKS TO
FARMERS ON GRADING
AND GRAIN FACILITIES

was to cure the ills of the grain trade,
made the farmers sicker than they
had been before. The technologists
OF the Department of Agriculture,
sought for scientific perfection We
Rnust assume that they were sincere
IN their motives, but they produced
something that the grain trade could
not use. They got out q set Of stan
dards that not only was Greek to the
farmers and elevator men, but was
useless in the grain trade even had
they been easily understood.
The first standards, those for shciled
corn, were rejected entirely by great
many inspectors at terminal points
and but little observed by the others.
The grades were not adapted for COM
mercial purposes. The first Federal
wheat grades were just as bad. The
number of grades were multiplied
again and again until there were more
than 100 grades of wheat and The dis
itinctions were drawn so fine that one
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-01

would not lot Of finely adjusted APP
paratus TO give exact grade. 1t is
doubtful if the grain industry ever
has been as badly upset as it was dur
ing the fall of 1917 and the winter of
1918. The uproar in the West was
heard even in Washington and in
March Of 1913, G. j. Brand, director
of the bureau Of markets came West.
He met with about 800 farmers and
grain men and millers IN Minneapolis
March 21st and found out exactly
what the farmers wanted.
The wheat growers and the grain
buyers unanimously had approved the
charges in the Federal grades pro-
posed at big conference IN Helena,
Mont, at which numerous represen-
tatives from Minnesota, North Dako-
ia, South Dakota, Montana and Idaho
were present.
The changes if adopted virtually
would have restored the old state
grades. The farmers wanted the lat
ter for they knew all about them and
had learned by experience that under
them they received fair treatment.
Mr.. Brand at this conference pre-
sented what he called tentative grades,
The Redwood gazette., 1919-10-01

! - 4# Il Nf4 III art
Wnlen al1 49, sss,s. 80 = :, 80.
q e sos s<s, While fhev were
LOT - 80 - NJ ,.,s,set 60 90 rf not
not VIZ '..9 W 10 i 4e,fst;ve Grades
py lo..S ssss ms.s, s.sl,sts,,+;el ;ysnrove-
pIssslleSu soti,s 10 7o17 sfsndards Ia
men1s oeel '.'S 5;s.ras,st,,,a,,t IF
sns u.suss -, +as,tsf;Is 1s.s Grades dis
tne La1i.7l ~, ~ Ar;s,sssal;s conference
cusssu = s.se 1....s<s 80 naw set cf
were no5 po.ness sss',1 49, .,,,,,e banaficial
lu1es uau appSeA e. t,,t rof - the
changes 49, - IL hoes, 80 os,>aeted go s
ezsens ,, s..,s ~ 10 ,ssr s' rslas did apDear
80 60 ,.,ss 80 anofber storm Of indigna-
Ton ~ ~ discuss tbe
eahea = a0'',.sss 80 = ;vas were
situatlon as.u go = Ne,.th Dako-
presens f.oln = Ta.Ists % question,
ca ana oousn ;anss,s.a.d noes.. - ;n,nortance
was q SuL fs,s1 ss,ae interested
tnas esSl sa,S - .N's .s.s, of max
ana We ns'u 80 tl,e chief exc
lhg kIloM1h ~ ~ rq.s:asa rs1a.s5 c+a+es ste
cuLlve = LIZ LIZ -.ep.se oe,sSa ya nronosed IS
Oils - 80 e = .srs ;ss;oy To tx
ehe eieasao5h a. - rssrt sfato nrod1c-
graln $500, 1s..s "A nm mn bushels Of
ng moLt sts'. be 1anyesented On this COM
s1,,;ss;on 1,sss,I bv j practical grain man. This
nronosition ,,,,r,r,. has been opposed by G. ]:
/ brand R head Sc the bureau Of markets,
b,,f | as he IS no longer at the head Of
that Improvement bureau, his oppo-
s;f;on .; nrobablv has vanished.
WI, While the agitation and opposition
o0a;nst Federal grain inspection has
not produced the ends that were
sought or and still are desired, i
should be remembered that mucn nas a
beeen accomplished more than enough
to repay us for our efforts ana our
labor.
When first promulgated, the Feoer-
al rules would permit moisture con,
| tent Of but 1S1s per cent IN TO. !
wheat whereas the old state grauss
allowed a maximum or 10 per cent
The Minnesota Board Of Gram Ap- aI-
peals, which formerly established sne
grades for Minnesota had allowed 2
percentage Of Is per cent because e
large number Of actual tests mace Dy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-06
RACES AT STATE FAIR
TO Be BIGGEST EVER
All Nearly In Readiness For the Great
Events on show Crounds-Fakt
Time Promised,

The races at the state fair this year
promise to gart,ass anything in recent
years, in the matter of fast horses,
famous Jockeys and trainers and 4
track that viii be in the pink of con-
dition when the races open tomorrow
All races for tomorrow and the three
days following VIII start promptly at
2l0 r. NJ.
Racing Secretary James r. Ross is
now in town, and under his supervision
all is being set in readiness for the
great events. A large number of
horses are now in the stables at the
fair grounds, and more are due to
come in.
All entries must be made before II
o'clock of the day of the race NO
scratches viii be allowed after .
o'clock OF that day. No scratches
under six may be made without the
consent Of the stewards At the time
a horse is entered the jockey must
be named, and no change OF riders may
be made after 8 o'clock of the day Of
tho race
Tomorrow morning and every morn
ing thereafter The Nirglnian will print
a list OF the days entries. and corn :
plete story Of what happened on the
track the day before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-06
BILLIARD TOURNEY IN
SECOND week TONIGHT
FIVE Matches Scheduled for the Grand
Pariors---s,urpriscs We're Sprung
During Past Week.

The second week of the pocket bill
lard tourney being held at the Grand
pariors opens tonight with Read and
lhildress as opponents. Read lost his
hrst game against Cutler last week,
and seeks revenge on Childress TIL,
greatest surprise OF the week was the
cloverncss with which Bland per-
formed and the reversal of Days
form.
Following is the weeks schedule
and stand of players.
This Weeks Schedule.
Monday october 6--Read VS.. Chill
dress.
Tuesday October 7--Cutler VS..
Bowman.
Wednesday October s-Willianus
VS. Rye,
Thursday. October 9-Daly VS. Gill.
man.
Friday October 10--Baas vs. Bland
Standing Of Players.
Player. Games Won. Lost Pct
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-06

working for the United Artists corpo-
ration Smiling ELL Parsons died last
sunday /. Lucille Lee Stewart Is now
playing tor the Fox Film corporation
An Adnirer. william s. Hart was
born In Newburgh, n, Y. Address Will
Tam S Hart company. Bates and Eff
ne streets, Hollywood, Cal.
A Z c. Tom Moore Is divorced from
Alice joyce. He has a son three years
old. Antonio Moreno lie not married
Lover Of Movies. June Caprice 10
twenty. Frank MAYO is thirty-three-
Mary Niles Minter is seventeen. Theda
Eara Is twenty-nine. Fatty Arbuckie
is thirty-two, Eugene o'Brien was
born in Colorado In 1885,
II, Sarah Eernhardt IL no longer
connected with the movies. Marguc-
rite Clark 10 married to Lieutenant n.
Palnerson Williams. Alice Brady 10
playing FOR Rcalart. Her next picture
b Sinners
Mary b.. II. =. warmers next pic
ture is For q Womans Honor" VIII
Mani Russell Is playing for Fox. His
hrst Is Sacred Silence" Constance
Talmadge's next picture is "A virtuous
vamp." Harrison Ford 10 going to
play the lead to Marguerite Clark in
her next picture, Broken Blossoms"
is .. ". Grinith's latest picture.
Charles Ray 10 now working on q pic
ture called paris Green
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-06
Tubercular Patients
Only as Workers in
After Care Shops

Help Wanted--Only men and women
who have tuberculosis need apply.
New York, oct i.--This will sum
up the personal requirements bishops
and factories In cities throughout TIE
country when a plan fostered by the
National tuberculosis association is
generally adopted. The idea is to
tuberculosis saTlisaria whereby these
men and women may be enabled TO
earn a living under conditions which
will be SO carefully Regulated that ii
. relapse into active tuberculosis will be
well nigh impossible.
AS 4 part of the countrywide cam
ragn Of education now being carried
on by the association and its ] 900 al
tiliated stale and local organizations.
attention is drawn specially to this
important phase of after care"
Already the association is negotiat-
ing with one Of it's constituent agcn-
cies for the establishment of shop
ana has agreed 10 subsidize 1t It Is
hoped that other cities will also de-
volop shops adapted to their particu-
lar location and needs.
Plan is Practical.
That this form OF specialized enl-
ploymcnt is not an experiment ami
that it can be carried ont satisfac-
tofiIy IL SHOWN ny lnc SuCScSo VI tA''
garment shop established by the New
York committee for the scare OF the
Jewish tuberculors This is located
on the upper East Side Of New York
city and employs ITS men and wo-
men, most OF whom are tuberculous,
After two years during which IT was
run at loss, II has been put on i
self-supporting basis. Yet the work
ers are not permitted to speed up"
and their hours are carefully re-
stricted to their capacity. the amoun,
that a man or a woman may perform
being decided by the physician to
whom all report.
The forewoman in the plant is IN
reality the head nurse, although She
! does not veal nurses uniform.