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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Dorothy Donnelly Wrote
Forbidden as a Tribute
To Occupation Army

Forbidden" the romantic plav by
Dorothy Donnely which George Moose,
is presenting at the Manhattan Opera
House. is showing, for the first time or
any stage incidents pursuant to our
entry into Germany and of the lives of
our boys of the army of OCCUPATION
Miss Donnelly has written this plav
virtually in tribute to our men who in
every way portrayed that wonderful
spirit which is America. Not alone
bravery under fire, but the fairminded
ness, the frankncss of speech betoken-
ing their absolute sincerity, their keen
ness Of mind topping all subtcrfuge
and guile, their gallantry, their kindli-
ness and their humor AS Miss Don
nelly herself says, at is easy to be a
good loser-pridc looks out for that.
But a good winner-that is indeed a
wonderful thing. America is good
winner"
Miss Donnelly's best known successes
on the stage were in candida, y
Madame X" and maria Rosa" She was
the first one in America to play in
"Cathleen nj Houlihan," by Yeats. and
the leading feminine role in tn "Shad-
ow of the Glen" by Synge. Hey plays,
written in collaboration. beginning in
1915 with "Florabella," have followed
in rapid succession Johnny Get
Your Gun in 1916, and Fancy Free
In 1917-and "Thc Riddle: Woman"
produced by George Mooser, was ono
of the biz hits of last year. running
the entire season on Broadway And
now we have "Forb dden." with associa-
tons dear to Miss Donnellv's heart
Practically coincident with our entry
into the war there sprang into being
the Stage Womcns War Relief. Dor
othy Donnelly. as its national vice
president, in Newark, organized. fitted
up and stocked its workroom in ten
days; she organized and opened the
electric workroom, wherein old kid
gloves were so successfully converted
into warmth providing vests, and she
also organized and ran the free Sunday
night theatrical entertainments for sol
diers and sailors, in which latter work.
upon her appointment to overseas ser
vice, she was succeeded by Grace
George.
Miss Donnelly was first stationed at
general headquarters. Chaumont,
France, giving programs Of songs,
ROTATIONS and one-act plays. Also,
she played the organ Sundays for the
travelling prayer meetings. All this I'D
to the signing Of the armisticc. After
the armistice Miss Donnelly wrote. or
gained and produced the general head
quarters show entitled "Ah, Ou," TO,
the army. This was distinctly an army
show which was given by the special
order of General Pershing for the
Prince of Wales and Elizabeth, Queen
Of the Belgians. At Christmas Dor
othy Donnelly, the interchangeable, di-
rected a festival for the two thousand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
critics have since said or are ever like

critics have since said or are ever like.
ly to say.
"The words Of Hamlet arc always in
my mind when | act" said Mr. Sher-
man. Speak the speech
trippingly on the tongue; but if you
mouth it, rs many of your players do.
had as lief the town-crier spoke my
lines. Nor do not saw the air too much
with your hand, thus, but use all gently;
for .ln the very torrent, tempest, and,
as may say, the whirlwind of pas
sion. you must acquire and becct a tenn
pcrance that may give it smoothncss.
on, 1t offcnds me to the soul to hear Il
robustious, periwig- pated fellow tear a
passion to tatters, to very rags, to split
the cars OF the groundlings
While Mr.. Sherman is fatty opposed
to prohibition he is convinced that it
has already had an appreciable effect
on the stage. and that it is going to
raise the level of the newer plays.
I'VE have got to paint with finer
brush for the benefit of the coldly
sober thcatergoer," he declared "The
man who has not had a glass of wine
with his dinner is cold, calculating
and critical. We have got to offer him
food for his intelligence. The obvious
laugh is not the kind Of fare he wants.
he desires entertainment. of course,
but not the slapstick kind. No audi
ence in the world wants to be educat-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Kings THEATRICAL FOR THE PLAYGOER
cd, but they all want dignified enter
tainment. ] believe the new plays are

cd, but they all want dignifed enter
tainment. believe the new plays are
getting closer and closer to the man
in the street because they touch his
life from every angle
Mr. Sherman has good word to say
for the much ridiculed matinee girl
He loves her as an audience AND thinks
her enthusiasm one of the most en-
couyaging things an actor encounters.
Anyway, women make better audiences,
he believes, and-yes, they are inclined
to like the william. He was too modest
to say so, but his interviewer was at
the play and knows.
And there's just ono other thing
about this particular villain that he
does not conceal for moment. He
religiously reads all the reviews in
all the newspapers by all the critics.
and has even been known to stay up
very late at night-or rather, early in
the morning - especially to sec what
they had to say about himself. And
when they roast him he thinks it's very
good for him.
Mr.. Sherman is Californian and
likes costume plays better than any
thing, and some Of the things he has
played in are "a Marriage of Convcn-
icncc, "The Woman in Room II" and
"Thc Heart of Wctonah."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
At the Children's Theatcr

The Chldrcn's Thcater which Hugo
Riescnfeld is conducting in the Sixty
third Street Music Hail. will have q
different picture every day this week.
afternoon there will be music, Il
Christmas pantomimo with child actors,
Briggs comedy, Fatty Arbuckle
comedy, Prizma color story and the
Dance Of the Toys from Victor Her
bcrt's "Babes in Toyland." For the
night shows there will be rcvivals Of
photoplay successes. Wallace Reid, in
"Thc Lottery Man, viii be tho feature
tonight, and Charles Ray, in "Crooked
Straight" tomorrow night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Play Dancers From A. r. +.

A new program by the Play Dancers,
Ruth Cramer and Janet Jackson, will
be given at the Princess Theater on
Tuesday afternoon. They will be as
sisted by Rosalind Fuller, costume bal
lad singer, and Lillian jackson, who will
play the piano accomplishments Off
stage. The Play Dancers were last
seen in New York two seasons ago
They called their dance recitals
"L'Heure Joyeusc."
The reason these young girls have
not been seen in two years is because
they were among the first to go over
seas for the y. NJ. C. A during the
war to entertain the A. z. f. Janet
Jackson had charge of the entertain
ment at Aix-les Bains. the big leave
area, whore she organized soldier
shows and danced. Lillian played the
piano and has just returned from the
Hostess House in Brest, where she
gave the war brides who passed
through their first lessons in American
citizenship, and Rosalind Fuller was a
member of Dorothy Donneliys stock
company, while Ruth Cramcr STAYED
behind to entertain the boys in the
camps at home who lost their chance
to 90 over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

French children of Chaumont, where
the enlisted men gave every child a
Christmas stocking. At this festival
she played in French with a cast Of
French children. Miss Donnelly also
produced at Chaumont a show played
by the nurses of Base Hospital IS.
These nurses were principally girls from
Roosevelt Hospital, New York.
In February, in recognition of her
services, Miss Donnelly was assigned
to the American headquarters at the
Coblenz bridrehcad Germany, where
she was appointed head coach of the
army of occupation. $4,000 men.
While there Miss Donnelly organized
and opened The Little Playhouse
Ga former Germany symphony halD
with program of professional
vaudeville, moving pictures and sol
der talent acts. with change of bill
weekly. She also planned ard super
intended the building of completely
equipped theater in the Festhallc, Co.
blenz. which was used exclusively for
soldier shows.
In addition, she organized a COM
pany Of professional actors drawn
from the army in a production of
toured the American territory. In this
production all the designing. building
end painting of the scenery, all the
lighting-in fact, everything done
by the soldiers. Miss Donnelly. as
we'll coached the following soldier
shows: The LIST Engineers, the 14Sth
Field Artillery, the "Whizz Bangs" a
machine gun battery and the 9Th Ma
rines, and brought out innumcrabe
soldier acts. Among the latter were
the Rainbow SeXtct Of the AID Di-
General Pcrshing during his stay in
COblcnz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Lowell Sherman Proves
Himself a Fascinating
And Virtuous Villain

lhere is virtue in villainy once in a
while. Lowell Sherman is the living
proof Of this. He is a consummate
villain in THE Sign on the Door"
at tho Republic Theater. He wrecks
homes and ruins innocent youth with
daredevil air that is fascinating. But
ne isn't really the dickens of fellow
You take him to be. or stage he is
quiet and domestic and studiesAShakes-
peare by way of diversion. His only
diablerie is his deep-scated objection
to prohibition, but lots of good fell
lows share his views on this subject.
i can't help it if they have me
picked for villainy," remarked Mr.
Sherman when interviewed on the sub
Ject of his vices. 'I'm really the
tamcst sort of person. Public opin-
ION Notwithstanding Pm decent, re-
spectacle chap. who lives quietly with
a very lovely wife. There's no divorce
IN the otfing or skeleton in the cur
board. I'm afraid l haven't even
smashed home"
rms was Disappointing, because he
does 1T with such an air on the stage
,hat ms lll-deeds Ire INDICATED and
he dies with halo round his bend II
is to be feared that an artistic home
Wrecker Is going to waste in Mr.. Lowell
Sherman. Gil
Il positively protested against plav-
ing the part of Frank Dcvercux in The
Sign on the Door, but Mr.. Woods WIS
urn about 1T, and now see that he
was quite right to insist" he said. at
mas been my experience that it is AL
ways wiser to let your director do the
picking. He knows what YOU are best
mtted for. This isn't the first time
I've been villain by any means. and
m afraid 1T won't be the last really
don't mind what sort Of role ! take
so long as it is something that has y
human twist. But ] absolutely refuse
70 be the typical stage villain or The
picture book hero. I want to play the
part OF some one who has a definite lob
to perform. And-this is very impor-
tant-some one who has sense of
humor. The day of the evident villain
is over. Things have to be done in
subtler vein now"
Mr.. Sherman considers Hamlet" the
actors bible. Follow its philosophy.
ne argues, and you cannot 90 wrong
l1am!ets advice to players is to his
mind the actors classic for all time,
and embodies everything that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
Friars' Frolic To Be
Given Again Tonight
AT Lexington Theater

The Friars' Frolic will be repeated
at the Lexington Theater tonight.
Four onc-act plays will be on the
varied program "High Low Brow"
sketch by S. Jay Kaufman, staged by
David Belasco, includes Francine Lar
rimore, Frank Bacon, Horace Braham.
Roy Cochrane, Henry De Vries, Cyril
Kcightley, Harry Messenger, Lionel Pape,
Thomas E. Shay and Harold Vosburgh.
Hamlet a la jazz" musical travesty,
by Harmis McLaurin. will be played
by Mabel Haley, Ruby Morton, Harold
Crane, Wellington Cross, George Kel-
son, the Mosconi Brothers. Eric Wayne,
Leslie Palmer, Jack Pollard, Pat Roo
ncy and his Kings of Harmony, Bobby
Watson and Charles Winninger.
"Frars' Follics" is a travesty by
Thomas Gray. 1t is a burlesque on
the future Of the thcatcr. The music
was written by Louis Silvcrs; dancing
numbers staged by Dave Bennett. The
book was staged by Joseph Maxwell.
Those who have parts are Felix Adler,
Ed Auerbach, Jess Dandy, Charles
Dale, Oscar Figman, Harry Green, Don
aid Kerr, Jack McGowan, Frank Mon
roe, William J. O'Neill, Charles Orr,
Oscar Shaw, Joe Smith, Clifford Stork,
William Tookcr and Jay Yorkc.
Those who are to take part in
"Friars' Dinners" arc Roscoe Arbuckle,
Irving Berlin, Ben Bernie, AL Jolson,
Eddie Leonard, Tom Lewis, George Nc
Farlanc, Eddie Miller, Frank Tinncy
and Rennold Wolf.
Spccialties viii be supplied by Ben
Bernie, Bert Levy, Jim Barton and
other Frars who arc lumnarcs in the
theatrical world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28
New Films i'm New York Houses

New Years week finds the Capitol
Thcater all set in holiday atmosphere,
with an entirely new program arranged
for the festive season. The newly or
ganized Capitol Symphony Orchestra
will be heard for the first time. The
principal selection will be Tschaikow-
sky's "Capriccio Itaiene."
An operate celebrity, whose identity
remains unannounced, will succeed
David Bispham as the leading vocal
feature Of the bill. In addition Frank
Johnson, barytonc, best known as one
Of the original cast of MADAME
Lucille Chalfant, coloratura soprano,
will sing. A ballet feature will be pre-
scented, for which Evan Burrows Fon-
tame, of the Ziegfeld Midnight Froic,
has been engaged, to introduce her in
terpretive classic dances.
Charles Ray will appear in Cred
Hot Dollars" at the Rialto Julien
Josephson, the author and scenarist,
has prepared vehicle that is particu-
larly suitable for the young star. 1t
is Thomas n. Ince production and
Paramount-Artcraft picture. AS
laborer, and later as the adopted son
of wealthy man; as rough young
ster being polished down for society
and as the sutton for the hand Of a
workingman's daughter, Ray has part
that is varied enough to please all his
admirers. Sunshipe Comedy,
admirers.
"When the Clouds Roll By" starring
Douglas Fairbanks, will be the feature
film at the Rivoli Thcater. Every actor
i'll the cast is strong and nmble, for
the film is strenuous from beginning
to end. Even the extras are athletes.
The story is by Fairbanks himself. One
scene alone involved the construction
of good sized town and q huge tenn
porary dam, the whole thing later be
ing swept away by flood for the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-12-28

purpose Of the picture. There !,
unusually good love story. with "a a.
leen Clifford the young artist who ea,a.
IN love with the hero. Others IN ~
cast are Ralph Lewis. Herbert CO.
wood, Albert MacQuarrie and No.
Robinson. 'y
Forbidden" Lois Weber-Iewel ~.
duction, with Mildred Harris NJ
Charlie Chaplin in the stellar ralo :.
announced as the chief pictorial attrae,
ton for Moss Broadway Theater ~
film is from a story BY +. Y Dnr,; Inc
and the direction is by Lois Weber az
Phillips Smalley. In the SUPPORT, i,'o
company are Henry Woodward anS
Fred Goodwin. ''U
D. W. Grifith's new picture. "Tbo
Great Question" Will be presented =" &c
the Strand Theator It is storv -
the hereafter The cast includes III
liam Gish, George Fawcett. Eugene
Besscrer, Robert Harron, Ralph Graves
George Nichols. Josephine Crowell and
Tom Wilson. Other films to be shown
are the Topical Review, a scenic study
and a comedy cartoon.
In the Strand Theater, Brooklyn. tho
feature picture will be an old Ker.
lucky" starring Anita Stewart. The
story is by Charles Darcy and the ca
includes Mahlon Hamilton. Edward
Coxen, Charles Airing. Edward Con
molly, Adele Harrington. Marcia Man
non, Frank Duifey and John Curry.
Following is the coming weeks pro-
gram at the Plaza Theatcr: SUNDAY
Monday and Tuesday. The Brat with
Nazimova. an adaptation of the plav
by Maudc Fulton; Wednesday and
Thursday, Fair and Warmer With
May Allison, by Avery IIopwood: also
Charlie Chaplin in the Floorwa lker":
Friday and Saturday. "Jinx." with Ma
bel Normand, by Shannon Fife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
PREVENTING WAR

Upon any war, or threat of war,
the council will meet to consider
what common action shall be taken.
Members are pledged to submit
matters of dispute to arbitration or
inquiry and not to resort to war I'M
til three months after the award.
Members agree to carry out an ar
bitrial award, and not to go to war
concurred in by all >its members
represented on the council and a
simple majority of the rest, less the
parties to the dispute, will have the
force of a unanimous recommends
ton by the council. In either case,
if the necessary Agreement cannot
be reached, the members reserve
the right to>take such steps as may
be necessary for the maintenance
of right and justice. Members re-
sorting to war in disregard of the
covenant will Immediately be de-
barred from all intercourse with
other members. The council Will
in such cases consider what mill
tary or naval action can be taken
by the league collectively for the
protection of the covenants and will
afford fair facilities to members CO.
operating in this enterprise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
THE MANDATORY SYSTEM.

The tutelage of nations not yet
able to stand by themselves, will be
instructed to advanced nations who
are best fitted to undertake it. The
covenant recognizes three different
stages of development requiring diff
ferent kinds of manufactures. Com
munities like those belonging to the
Turkish empire can be provisional
" recognized as independent, SUD-
ject to advice and assistance from q
mandatory in whose selection they
would be allowed voice. Communl-
ties like those of Central Africa to
be administered by the mandatory
under conditions generally approx
ed by the members of the league
where equal opportunities for trade
will be allowed to all members; GER
tain abuses, such as trade in slaves,
arms and liquor, will be prohibited
and the construction of military
and naval bases and the introduce
ton of compulsory military training
will be disallowed. Other communi-
ties, such as Southwest Africa and
the South Pacific islands, but ad-
ministered under the laws of the
mandatory as integral portions of
its territory. In every case the man
datory will render an annual report,
and the degree of it's authority will
be defned)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
ARMAMENTS

The council will formulate plans
for a reduction of ornaments for
consideration and adoption. These
plans will be revised every 10
years. Once they are with any
party to the dispute which com
plies with it; if member fails TO
carry out the award, the council
will propose the necessary meas
ures. The councill will formulate
plans for the establishment of a
permanent court Of international
justice to determine international
disputes or to give advisory opin-
ions. Members who do not submit
their case to arbitration must &C.
cept the Jurisdiction of the assem-
bly, II the council, less the parties
70 the dispute, is unanimously
agreed upon the rights of it, the
members agree that they will not go
TO war with any party 10 the dis
p4te which complies with its rec
lamentations. In this case a rec
Bmmen6ation By the assembly
adopted, no member must exceed
ne ornaments fixed without the
Concurrence Of the council. All
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
THE SAAR-

In compensation for the destruc-
ton of the coal mines of northern
France, and as payment on account
of reparation, Germany cedes to
France full ownership of the coal
mines of the Saar basin with the
accessories and facil-
tiles. Their value will be estimat-
ed by the reparation Commission
and credited against that account.
The French rights will be govern
ed by German law in force at the
excepting war legislation,
France Replacing the present own
ers whom Germany undertakes to
inc emnify.
France will continue to furnish
the present proportion of coal for
local needs and contribution just
proportion to local taxes.
The basin extends from the
frontier of Lorraine as, re-annexed
II France north as lar as st. Wen
del. including on the west the val
ley Of the Saar as far as Sarrholz-
Zach and on the east the town of
Hamburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
COMMISSION TO RULE.

In order to secure the rights and
welfare of the population and to
guarantee France entire freedom
working the mines, the territory
will be governed by a commission
appointed by the league of nations
and consisting OF five members, one
French, one a native inhabitant of
the Saar and three representing
three different countries other than
France aid Germany. The league
will appoint a member of the COM
mission as chairman to act as ex-
ecutive of the commission. The
commission will have all powers of
government formerly belonging to
the German empire. Prussia and
Bavaria will administer the rail-
roads and other public utilities and
have full power to interpret the
treaty clauses. The local court will
continue, but subject the com
mission. Existing German legisla-
ton will remain the basis OF the
law, but the commission may make
notifications after consulting a
local representative assembly
which it will organize 1t will
have the taxing power. but for To-
cal purposes only. New taxes must
be approved by this assembly. La
Dor legislation will consider the
wishes of the local labor organiza-
tions and the labor program of the
league. French and other labor
may be freely utilized, the former
being free to belong to French I'M
ions. All rights acquired as to
pensions and social insurance will
be maintained by Germany and the
Saar commission. There Will be
no military service. but only To-
cal gendarmerie to preserve order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-07
EAST PRUSSIA

The southern and the eastern
frontier of East Prussia as sucing
tword obscure). Poland is to be
fixed by plebiscites the first in tie
regency of Allenstein between the
southern frontier of East Prussia
and the northern frontier of Regier-
ugsbesirk AllensteiL from where it
meets. the boundry between East
and West Prussia to its junction
with the boundary between the
circles of Oletzko and Eugersburg,
thence northern boundary OF
OletZQo to its junction with the
present frontier, and the second il
the circles of Stuhm and Rosenberg
and the parts of the circles of Mar
ienburg and Marienweierder, east
of the Vistula.
In case German troops and au-
thorities will move out within 10
days of the peace the territories
will be placed under an international
commission of FIVE members APP
pointed by the five allied and asso-
ciated powers, with the particular
duty of arranging for free, fair
and secret vote. The commission
will report the results of the pie
biscites to the five powers with a
recommendation for the boundary
and will terminate its work as soon
as the boundary has been laid down
and the new authorities set up.
The five allied and associated
powers will draw up regulations as
surfing East Prussia full and equit-
able access to and use of the Wis
lula. A subsequent convention, OF
which the terms will be fixed by the
FIVE allied and associated powers,
will be entered into between Pol
and, Germany and Danzig, to assure
suitable railroad communication
across German territory on the
right bank of the Vistula between
Poland and Danzig, while Poland
shall grant free passage from East
Prussia TO Germany.
The northeastern corner of East
Prussia at South Memel is to pc
coded by Germany to the associat-
ed powers, the former agreeing to
accept the settlement made, cs-
pecially as regards the nationality
of the inhabitants.