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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
Tor sach an edinee for dancing and

for such an edifice for dancing ana
ballet
The various municipalities in the
United States and Canada are follow
ing New Yorks very excellent lead In
establishing within its corporate linn
It's concerts and musical events OF
other kinds. at attractive prices or en-
tirely free. for the benefit Of music
lovers New York gave liberal sup
port to Edwin F'ranko Goldman and
the New York Military band at
Colum bia university this summer, as
we'll as the concerts ~ the. Lewisohn
stadium. which were brought to
close this week. Last week the city
Of Montreal gave an effective and
highly artistic musical carnival az
Dominion park, the star being Ma
dame Desiree Loubovska, the noted
interpretative dancer. who ranks with
the world greatest terpsichorean ar
fists. Other cities have sent com
mittees - New York to investigate
the Feasibility Of this plan.
The French-American Association
for Musical Art will maintain Its high
standard Of efficiency and activity the
coming season." declared Richard g..
Herndon, the manager, recently. This
organization brought to the United
States the most noted French musical
organizations and artists last year, by
arrangement with the Ministre des
Beaux Arts. The Paris Conservatory
Symphony orchestra was one. This
season we will continue to arrange for
the appearance of the artists whom
American music lovers gave first APP
prevail last year--and this includes the
phenomenal young pianist. Magde-
leine Brard-and will. in addition.
| bring over some artists not before
heard in the United States 1t Is be-
lieved thai this system of exchange
for national music tavorities will
eventually bring about great i'm
| provement in the character of music
and musicians to be offered to the
| public"
{ When general music lovers awak
en- to the possibilities and effective
ness Of the organ as an instrument for
! the Interpretation of ancient and
modern music, its universal popularity
will be assured asserts PIetro A.
| Yon, the noted italian musician and
| one of the most famous organ virtu-
osos and composers of organ music In
] the world. Mr.. Yon Is arranging to
make a tour OF at least 100 OF the
principal cities of the United States
and Canada, and has determined to
place the organ in its proper light
before music lovers. THE belief has
| long been held that the organ was
purely and simply an instrument 10
be Used as an accessory TO church
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
SEAMY SIDE
OF BROADWAY
BY DIXIE HINES.

New York, August 30.--The parade
OF striking actors and actresses in
New York was not without its light
side, as serious as the promoters
sought to make 1t. The actors and
actresses were identified by banners
appropriately Inscribed. Altogether
there were represented about thirty
companies on strike. The advance
banner designated the name Of the
company and following were the
members 1t was impossible to treat
seriously the brave little woman who
solely represented her company. Bear
ing aloft banner inscribed TOO
Many Husbands" she was the sole
representative and the crowd along
the street took prompt heed and ac-
corded her rousing, albeit somewhat
humorous, reception. Back OF Marie
Dressler, the newly elected president
! of the chorus girls union, were about
! fifty girls, ranging in ages up to ap-
proximately fifty years. Some ofthem
| found it difficult to keep pace with
| their younger sisters, and by a strange
coincidence thpee men were in the
| chorus girls brigade. Three auto
| m obiles inscribed 1.-The stars OF yes
| terday" had the curtains down as a
| preventative against the inclement
weather. and It was alleged that the
| occupants were representatives or the
/ street Garments union and others, out
/ the actors denied this.
| New York had another strike at
! the same time, that OF the elevated
] and subway workers. and the police
/ were busy with them with the result
| that there was not sufficient traffic
cops to keep order. The players were
| not in exact formation, which prompt
! ed one manager to observe that what
they needed most was a good stage
manager,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
Adalaide Thurston IN
Whats Your 0ame?"

Whats Your Gamer" Perhaps
this title does not seem like sweet.
QtWer-like Adelaide Thurston and tho
rlays with which she has been most
freduently associated. But - like a
younger Mrs. Fixke, Adelaide scorns
ttssAccept rigid Limitations in her
choice Of plays Therefore she loves
the part OF Laura FordhAm, which
she portrays and will introduce to her
muny beloved and loyal admirers at
the. Academy to morrow and Tuesday,
with . special Labor Day matinee at
$50.
Az the heroine OF Whats Your
Came" which, by the way, is the
latest joint work Of those two most
successful authors, Sidney Toler and
Marion Short. Miss Thurston not only
exhibits the magnetic sweetness which
has endeared her to past audiences
but brilliant mental qualities AZ we'll.
Il 10 her fascinating and rapier-like
quality Of wit which enables her to
rArfy the thrusts Of the subtle and
dangerous enemies who are seeking to
ttAtroy her happiness. and eventually
10 disarm them.
Because she has at last found the
vehicle OF infinite variety in Whats
Tour Game?" for which she has
Icing been seeking, Miss Thurstpn is
enabled 10 EXHIBIT the full Towering
OF her genius. We are a5surad she
will prove herself q finer. bigger
Adelaide Thurston than ever before.
She herself Acknowledges she has
never found a role 50 completely to
her liking as that OF Laura Fordham.
Insher cast will he found the names
RI Jos. Osborne and Jane March.
tsurdon Mitchell william Howatt and
kAyarAl nfhar IN ~ h1A nlayerg
The engagement OF Miss Thurs
tons new play of love anu mystery
vii be for two days only at the
academy with special matinee perfor-
nance on Monday, September /.
Labor Day, and II behooves all those
desiring to see her in her new play
to make their seat reservations early.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

Scandal continues to be fashion
able society game.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
Gertrude Van Dyck, Jean
BalTios. Murray Sisters
Among the Lyric Stars

Vaudeville novelties foreign and
American crowd the two breezy fun
Shows Manager Charles w. Rex,
tas assembled TO- the enter tainmeTt
or the Lyrics clientele this week
stellar Keith features ihumine each
Q: the two bills, the opening show he
lnr especially attractive.
On this bill will be seen the groge-
cusiy staged dance creations in which
Vera Burt. premiere, and her six
syncopated Steppers" exemplify the
changing styles of stage dancing. re-
80 wing the old and introducing the
row. STEPS and figures. The roper
toire Of dances includes soft-shoe.
clog, Jig. reel, grotesque. acrobatic
and eccentric dances The terpsi-
chorean numbers are appropriately
~us.omed and effectively staged.
Gay Gertrude Van Dyck.
Conspicuously placed on this bill Is
Gertrude Van Dyck, variety prsna
donna. one OF the most versatile
tommediennes Of the vaudeville stage.
She is presenting this season an in
yeniously conceived and cleverly exc
eLted comedy spectacle in seven
psrts At the opening OF the act
Nyss Van Dyvk impersonates a
salesman In prologue she an
nounces she has love for sale and she
syes about displaying her samples,
Marble statues are endowed with life
and dkport themselves in various
rrises representing love of the
dance. love Of art. love OF country
love Of the stage. etc The ideas on
which the act lie based are original
With Miss Van Dyck. The act has
been copied, but never successfully
Those who enjoy fast. clean. smart
athletic stunts will And much 70
Cnnuse them in the exhibition of tke
Wilson Aubrey Trio The three men
are not only ss,psf D specimens oi
thysical development. but also adept
ekiIlful wrestlers They perform all
eyrts Of acrohatic. gymnastic and
eouiIibristic tricks, working at light
ring speed and with wonderful pre-
c.rion. The men conclude with lively
wrestling bout In which two are
r,atehed, the third acting as referee
The dramatic feature OF the show
gin be the VIII n,sicai commedietta
%cranberries", presented by COM
r9ny of clever players. 1t Is play
le, full of laughs There is a pretty
love story running through the
ccn,ical plotting and counter-plot-
Ting and the piece shounds in witty
lines and amusing situations. Gran
berries" Was fitten by Everet'
Fuskey. author nj several successful
rays and is described as a mode
xhor,order comedy.
THE Ballet Giri''
Feature acts from the big time
IRE NUMEROUS III h list ~ attractions
SAs~ the weekend Percy Pollock
xnd company III The Ballet Girl
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

Joseph Henaberry. Mr.. Fairbanks' d.
re ctor. with the assistance OF Elton
Ranks. was worked over for eight
weeks. It deals with the adventures
~ young New Yorker who lives on
excitement. His unQuenchablc thirst
Tor new. thrills. leads him across two
continents and the settings necessary
for the portrayal OF the story have
cost ! tidy fortune.
A Mexican village was built In the
hills surrounding the Fairbanks
studio In Hollywood. In another
place complete French town was
constructed ana in another section OF
the studio New York tenement
street was erected. A French railway
line was needed 90 one 1900 feet long
and OF standard continental design
vas laid, the carriages being the ex-
act duplicate OF the type n. use
khrcaA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

II was a mean thing for one PAL
to do to another, but then they each
represented different branch OF art
Ethel Newcomh, the noted American
concert pianist was one Of the quo
ana Robert Rendel, who is an actor
and a good one, according to his press
agent and the public. was the other.
The absorbing topic OF conversa :
ton was the actors strike in New
York. The Diet Ills had been outlined
TO Miss Newcomb and Mr.. Rendei.
who have their summer homes al
Whitney Point. far from the madden
ing crowd OF striking players.
well" Mr. Rendel concluded after
hearing the minute details OF how the
fight was progressing. wen, there Is
one thing certain. plays cannot be pro-
duced without actors"
Miss Newcomb gave him one OF her
most delightful and quizzical smiles.
II arm afraid that Won are wrong. I
have seen many plays on Broadway
that didn't have an actor In H."
Which may be one Of the reasons
tn the public does not miss Its Gus
tomary performances as much as II
was expected they woulds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
JOINS CITIES HAVING
MUSIC COMMISSIONS
Dallas Mayor In Tune With Modern
Progress-Appoint Civic Body 70
Extend Locally the Benefits OF
Music

Dallas, Texas, is up to the minute.
It Is the latest city to establish
Municipal Music commission. In
taking this step the southwestern
metropolis is following the lead of
Chicago, Denver and a few other cit
les IN which such bodies have been
organized in recognition OF the I'm
portant place music holds in the life
OF the Individual and the community.
The Dallas commission viii func-
ton as a means OF vitaiixing the
fo-cc of music and democratixing it,
influence. that is. extending its bene-
fits to all the people. 1t will not
interfere with existing musical plans
nor does t wish to compete with any
managerial or other organizations.
Among the, enterprises to be foster
ed by the Music commission are sup
port OF the local symphony orches-
ira and the upbuilding Of q Municipal
chorus. to have as one Of Its objects
the giving OF an oratorio or opera
in concert form in the spring. The
commission Is also much interested
in the Music Memory contests for
children which have been run in the
schools OF New York. New Orleans.
Omaha. St. Joseph. and number OF
other cities
The seven members OF the COM
mission, which mas just been appoint
ed by tho mayor, include men and
women prominent In the musical and
civic life Of Dallas. At. the weekly
meetings OF the commission citisens
will be given an opportunity to sub
nit suggestions or plans in conson-
ance with the purposes for which the
commission was created
In thus officialIy recognising music
and musical interests Dallas II con-
sciously planning to Grow In culture
and prestige - she enlarges materi-
ally. The MuAc commission IL an
integral part Of her plan for civic
development and definite policy OF
her CHI. government.
Mayor Woxencraft through the ap-
pointment Of the Music commission
has become one Of the pioneers Ia !
movement which Is destined to spread
through the country
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
Gem Of the Ocean," ana The singer was
Miss Mary cavan. OF New York.


Miss Mary cavan. OF New York
II Americans could hear their pa
triotic airs being sung In the ancient
capital of that brand-new and promta-
Ing republic. Txecho~Slovakia. they
would give those airs an added appre-
citation. Some Americans ara prone to
assert that "of course our songs arc
not gems Of art and II might change
their viewpoint . bit to hear one of
the most musical audiences In Europe
proclaiminE It's delight over the verve
and swing Of Columbia the Gem Of
the Ocean," or Hail Columbia"
Miss Cavan. In singing these songs.
Is really doing her bit for the new re-
public. No one outside Of It's bor-
ders can realise to what . tremendous
degree 1t IL looking to the United
States for encouragement and inspira-
ton. That Is why audiences there
get" moro than the mere music of
these songs. and acclaim them with
ardor. Many Of the citizens Of Prague
know English. and for those who do
net there are often translated versions
OF songs on the programs. Thus the
message OF the words, as we'll a. the
ringing music of such a song as Hail
Columbia" is received by a people who
are now trying so to solidifv the foun-
cations Of their new liberties that the
glory and confidence and Joy ex-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

service. This IL unfair. 1ts possible
ties are .illimitablc. It possesses .
compass superior to any instrument
before the public. and within its range
one may develop music ranging In
grade from the most modern Jazz to
the most dignified and sonorous COM
position of Bach and his contemporary
les Indeed. my program OF music
begins with the fifteenth century COM
positions and continues to the present
X not to the future"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

will be conspicuously placed on this
bill THE Ballet Girl is a novel and
diverting skit full of funny surprises
The piece is handsomely staged and
dressed and smartly acted.
The Peiots. European importa-
ton, are on the same bill. They are
fantastic jugglers of new school
employing many oddities of apparatus
NJ their odd tri ks of manipulation
The exhibition they give is refresh
tngly new in every detail.
Dainty Jean Barrios, singing come
cienne. is another exceptional fea-
ture She has gorgeousiy staged
singing act and displays some ex-
ceedingly pretty and stylish cos
tunes.
Those Murray Sisters
Fashion plates of comedy and song
are the Murray Sisters, singing and
dancing comediennes, who are bring
ing a roilicking fun froiic with the
newest OF musical accomplishments
The Mufrays are two pretty and dash
ing girls who recently sprang into
extraordinary popularity in the larger
cities. They have never before ap'
peared here or elsewhere in the
Southern country.
Rounding out the htll WILL come
Welsh, Meaiy and Montrose," thosl
acrobatic funny men. who keep theii
audiences laughing uproariously WITH
the perpetual chatter in which they
irsuice while executing the most dan
rero,,s difficult and intricate feat.
Of athletic prowess stunts requiring
extraordinary skill, strength, courage
and endurance.
New and interesting motion picture
displays accompany each OF the vao'
deyille bills. as usual.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
APPLAUD AMERICAN
SONGS IN PRAGUE

Prague, Aug. 23.-The audience was
applauding every number warmly. and
demanding many encores, for the sing
er was a favorite and the listeners
those keenly musical people. the peo-
pie of Prague. Then came number
that brought a continued torrent OF
clapping, to which the singer had to
respond again and again. The song
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
- n, that son6 - !!

pressed n, that soa1 -
also. III n Al IN IN
Miss cAvan says. Il sSnstIs l21
der whether vs Americans p4
what ! wonderful ana b1Autlfu3 %
our Hall Columbia II. II - AfM4
acclaimed ~ Bohemian audiences. IN
eagerly seize the American ideals t1aI&
Il conveys 20 clearly
, Miss Cavan MSS IN Prague whe0
war broke out, and refused 10 actkX
for shelter So she has shared the V1
and downs through which the couftR
has passed on its way to freedoms. I'M
las sampled German perHccution A.
the extent Of spending > night n cN@
OF their prisons, and she lost q positive
in a German controlled opera houSa T.
Prague because she refused to remain
unless the Tzecho-Slovak nations
hymn were permitted to be playe4
there AS . result Of II all. Miss Cavao
has been thorough1y adopted By tn
TECHS. who have even added ~ov4S
fthe Tech feminine terminAtion) "a
her name But Miss "Cavanova" has
never lost one iota Of her Americas
ism. and continues to sing American
songs, from little. Boy Blue q
CHARITY" to the great delight OF thk1
critical European audience.
Scandal continues to be fashion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

Senator Capper. of Kansas. Is not
so sure all the profiteering Is done
by the big profiteers. since he found
little storekeeper in Washington
who sold for s2045 barrel OF pota-
toes he. just an hour before. had
bought for S4.S0.--Tampa Tribune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31
SHARPS AND FLATS

Madame Sonia Serova, whose grace
full dancing has been admired in the
United States and Europe, may see
her ambition realized to install, main
tain and cwn a theater in New York
FIR dancing alone, before the end Of
the year. Plans are now being drawn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-31

The usual order of things Is re-
versed in matrim onial warfare. First
comes the surrender. then the en-
Raccn1ent. and, last. but no least. the
call to arms.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-05
coLLE6Es WANT NEW
 TENNIS LEAGUE STARTED

An intercollegiate tennis league. composed Of five colleges. is proposed. with Harvard, Yale. Princeton. Cor nell and Pennsylvania as members.
 The league is fthe result of the failure at both Harvard and Yale to get the major letter for tennis. At Harvard Fred Moore. graduate man. ager iot athletics. favored the be- stowal of the letter and the athletic committee decided to let their course be determined by the student caun- cil's attitude on the matter. The latter body was overwhelmingly against the proposal.
 Charles Garland, twice captain of he Yale tennis team, is actively in arrested in the formation of H. league. Capt George Helm cf Iiai ; ward favors such a move. and the other three colleges which have Leen mentioned are being approached on tbe question.
 The plan Is to form the league of these five, colleges. provided the athletic council of each one agrees to give the champion team thei- ma- jor letters. At Harvard the winner of the intercollegiate title is the orly tdfnis man who can sport a big "H" Ufder the league plan tennis whfh really interests as many undergrad1- atss at Cambridge as any other sport, wiil receive greater consideration.
 itA professional coach will be se-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-05
eJ azas

to the combined areas of the British Isles, France and pre-war Germany. It was larger than all of the area east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers.
 "The boundaries were the Black Sea and Caucasus on the north, Egypt on the south, the Aegean and MediterraIt- en seas on the west, and the Syrian desert and Persia on the east.
 Turkey in Europe was almost a negligible area, as the Balkan wars stripped the Turks of all their Europ- can possessions except Constantinople and a narrow territory along the sBos- porus and Dardanelles some 40 miles
 .ndth: SC that when the Turkish Empire has been referred to in recent years, Asiatic Turkey was all That the term embraced, except the city of Constantinople cnG ea .,-41al4 .a..- adjacent territory.
 Roughly speaking, Turkey was di- vided into five great provlnces. or dis tricts-Anatoiia, Armenia, kurdistan, Mesopotamia, and Syria"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-05
When The Near East Is Civilized.

Now. that there is hope of turning aside from the horrors of misrule, in justice, deportations, massacres, and famines, out of wonderful past one may construct vision of more glorious future for the land of the Turk" says a bulletin issued today by the National Geographic Society.
 The bulletin. based on a communica- ton to The Society from William H. Hall, continues:
 The land of Turkey looks out On the present from historic past that is the study of all ages. Cut of that past speaks military power and. mater ial wealth. literature and art, philoso- phy and, religion. An that land winch today lies desolate, with its marvellous natural resources neglected, and it's people, who were the glory of the past, repressed by injustice, cruelty and tyranny-that land possesses today ree same elements that made it the first to develop a modern civilization.
 The same broad plains that once fed and clothed population O. O. 100000 human beings are waiting to- day for the blow, the seed and the reaper The mountains still hold riches of coal and iron and copper. The quarries still have abundance of l. CnClCe sI1idTbl0S. He IlNSIS lI0 pOlSIlt l with power to turn the wheels suf in- | dustry The natural harbors invite the fleets of merchantmert and the river valleys and mountain passes of fer natural lines of communication and tr3 appropriations, as in the days when great caravans passed along these natural highways bringins the ner- chandise of the east to the markets of the west.
 '"The whole land has been lying fal- low for eenturies-a lani that InoderT 'expioration reveals as one of tie tich- est. in natural resources. and as un- | surpassed by its geographic locator
 for being the trade center of the
 world. :.
 l Exclusive of Arabia, which wa: never more. than nominallv under tht Ottoman dominion, the Turkish laln.
 pire embraced about 54J,900 squart
 miles of territory at the beginning O
 the World War Only about, 10,GOt square miles of this were in Europe iThe Turkish Empire was equivaisn
Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-05

Mobile, Ala, Nov. 4.-Jack Dempsey, r!orid s heavyweight champion, signed an agreement in. Mobile today to riznt Joe Beckett. the English heavy '. light champion, in New Orleans next March IL. according to announce ment here tonight by Dominick Tor torich, New Orleans fight promoter. The bout is conditional on Beckett winning his forthcoming fight with Georges. x Carpenter, the French champion.
 The bout will be for twenty rounds and Dempsey. Tortorich announced, will receive sI5.000 as his share.
 The champion affixed his signature to g. contract after a conference ku- tween Jack Kearns, hos manager, and Tortorich. The conference, it was said. was brief. ana Dempsey quickly assented to the conditions and purse following the sagreement between kearns and the promoter.
 Beckett will meet Carpentier in De- cember. Tortorich said that should Carpenter win, he would .nstruS ,lis representative in London to attempt tc sign a contract immediately for the French chanpion to meet Dempsey.