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The Washington times., 1920-11-14
ROBERT WARWICK TELLS
n HTS THEORY OF ACTING

Robert Warwick. who returns 70
the legiti pate stage from movirg pic
lures to be starred by the Messrs.
shubsrt "a "fhe Dauntlesi Three" at
Polls tonight. has theory " acting
which ne has successfully tested
ever since his initial appearance on
the stage IN zoos. my theory In
short 10 never to play myself said
Mr. Warwick lately.
when am playing "A part there
seems 90 be two OF US One Is an ac-
ter playing the role and the o'hsr IL
. critic and personal stage director
who watches the others performances
and directs II. The 1heater Is a place
VI Illusion. We do not present real
life In the theatsr. but m Illusion OF
life. IL woman cried on the stage
In the manner she does IN real life
there would be no effect upon the au-
dienee. $50 Efaa st
i do not mean by this that there Is
distortion but there h art--the art OF
suggesting, emotions 10 the audience
70 that In, Che end tho audience ats
without YOU and often harder than
you yours<lf DO. have carefully
watched audiences when players got
into their parts so thoroughly that
they really thought for the moment
that they, the players.s were the char
actkrs they were acting"
II always see ned to me that there
was deep lack OF control of the
audience from the stage. at such
times. and that the effect faipd. An
actor must always. be sensitive TO his
audience and must move and gJverp
thsJb according TO the general mood
inNvhich he finds- them" ..
The Washington times., 1920-11-14
LOCAL GIRLS

I Mary and Doris Eaton. o. the
"Ziegfeld Follies" at the Ma.
tional Theater ,-this week, are
both natives OF Washington.
Mary appeared here last season
with "a Royal vagabond," while
DORIS was member OF last
year,s "Follies." ~
The Washington times., 1920-11-14

Jane Thomas. one OF the leading
,mombers Of THE North Winds Nal
Ice" the Rex Beach picture made her
iirst screen appearance ive years ago
and has played leads. with Lester Aus
tin and Richard Travers. Previously
st. Paul.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
"GIorianna, - With FRITZ
Schef, Opens Lyric Week
Light Opera Star Surrounded With Coterie
of Dancers and Excellent Voices

Everett. Ursula Ellsworth Jane King,
Ed Maiden, James Simpson, Margery
Lane, Harriet Pres. Vera Dunn and
the 100 per cent beauty chorus
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

Carlisle and Jules Romer, two Of the
stages most widely known entertainers,
who will be seen in The Composer
a high class musical skit. 1t Is full Of
songs and melody, including a roper !
toire Of piano and violin selections,
Arnold Gra2er and Myrtle Lawlor
have few peers as dancers Their act,
which Is given before their own beauti-
full cyclorama, is said 70 be one OF the
most artistic in vaudeville 1t is
heightened by several songs.
BILLY Bernard, famous as the COM
poser OF "A Million Loving Hearts IN
Dixie" My Dream OF Cottage, Baby
and You" and many other popular
songs will be seen with Charlotte My
ers in comedy sketch called "Cabby
man and she as the fair passenger.
Murphy and Driscoll male comedians
with new line of chatter, and Joe and
Sadie D'Lier, who perform difficult
music on various instruments. will also
Should a Woman Tell?" one of the
biggest screen productions Of the year
year, viii be the film feature. 1t pre-
sents the old question OF the double
standard OF morals In new light, and
is enacted by an all-star cast which is
headed by Alice Lake
The five acts that will make UP the
! second half vaudeville bin. beginning
Thursday are all of stellar caliber
! Prominent among them are Fred Pisano
in AT the Barber's Pole" Harry
Freedman and Jack Lewis, harmony
songsters; Carl and Emma Frabel. tight
wire performers; Jack and Tommy
Weir, in blackfsce and the Whirling
LaVars who dance like machine guns,
will also be seen.
The film feature will be Lost
Money" a story OF love in the South
! African diamond fields, in which Mad
| lame Traverse takes the leading role.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

Fritzi scheff the GENERALIZATION star
Of the musical comedy and light opera
stRge, Is returning to scenes OF her
former triumphs In John Corts presen-
tation OF "GlorIanna which so thor
oughly captivated Broadway, and Is to
be the welcome visitor at the Lyric on
Monday and Tuesday nights With spe-
clal matinee on Tuesday
THAT this sprightly offering ID de-
serving of characterization. The
Rainbow division of musical comedies,
description given II BY the uotham
critics. Is evidenced by the fact that
during its long and happy run at the
Liberty theater, New York, seats were
as scarce as the proverbial hans
teeth" The enthusiasm which Clio
Rama" evoked In Manhattan marks Il
with a double star. And Mr.. Cort Ia
sending that selfsame company and pro-
duction intact directly 10 Memphis.
The book and lyrics by Catherine
Chisholm Cushing are delightful, origl-
nal and charmine--a story Of youth and
Ioye--interwoven with tuneful melodies
by Rudolf FTiml, 4 composer whose
works have enjoyed theatergoers' plaud-
its for some time, And Friml excelled
even himself for his 'Glorianna' score.
Then Urban designed and painted the
settings, which lnsures its artistic
fame.
Dancing. too. plays an important pert
In "Glorlanna" There Is a series Of
solo. duet trio, quartet, quintet and
sextet dances which have made this
production famous as the best play in
all New York. And there arc The Er-
gOtti twins, who DO the famous Men
nette and Rintlntta" dance of the mas.
nette and Rlntintin" dance Of the mas
cots. so beloved IN the French poilu.
In addition 10, Miss Schef those who
front ranks are Al ii. Wilson. George
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

A vaudeville bin with three headline
attractions instead OF one, is the treat
which Marcus Loew win offer patrons of
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Ethel Clayton s
NeW Picture Is
Play for Women

What is the thirteenth command.
mert?" The motion picture by that
name. starring Ethel Clayton. which is
TO be shown at the Majestic theater
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, an
swers the question thus Thou shalt
not spend more than thou earnest"
II advances rather stern theory Of
living. which is especially applicable to
idle and extravagant wives whose hus-
bands are continually making financial
sacrifices in order to satisfy their every
within.
In strikingly dramatic manner THE
Thirteenth Commandment" shows what
Is liable to happen when wife thinks
II Ia her sole duty to look pretty, dress
lavlshly and spend her husbands money
The heroine, played by Miss Clayton,
sees the light just in time and after a
brave struggle against want and temp
tstIon Is able 70 go to the man she loves
with clean slate.
The picture was adapted from Rupert
Hughes novel and Is interpreted by "A
good cast, which, besides Miss Clayton,
Includes Monte Blue. Charles Meredith,
Anna O. Nilsson and Irving Cummings,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

Visualize tons Of some unusual char
acter types are a feature of the big
cinema drama, 1.-THE Eyes OF the
World" which will be the attraction at
the Strand theater all Of next week,
starting Sunday. ,-,.
Harold Bell Wright's novel. on which
the photo production is founded is rich
in types and the utmost care has been
used in the recreation Of these for the
screen.
a hackneyed character in The Eyes OF
the World" and the stow Is both idyllc
and melodramatlc. but its melodrama is
of the finest type.
Particularly is the drawing OF Sybil,
the mountain Pirl; LeGrange, the nov
eHst; Tame, the physical wreck Of a
misspent life, and Henry Marsten, the
usual movers of char cteriza ton. The
strongly with the ingenious young
burned out roue, Taine, contrasts art
list Aaron King. ambitious for fame, but
who is on the point Of debasing his tai
ents for the easy way to success, and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Should q Woman
Tell? AnsWer
In LOew Film

Suppose you had nursed a terrible Sc
cret since childhood and then you mar
ried n man who believed your past to
be as unsulled as the driven snow
could you answer the dictates Of your
conscience and tell him the truth?
This Is an absorbing question pre-
sented in should Woman Tell?' a
compelling photodrama of soul in
I.yccum in connection with the new
vaudeville bin that begins Sunday, 1t
Is rated as one OF the super productions
Of the year.
Meta Mason, the beautiful daughter Of
a poor New England fisherman, whom
fate unexpectedly casts into the circles
OF select society, faces this problem
when the man she really loves proposes
to her He is Albert Tuley a hand
some young artist. Determined to play
Tossing the sordid chapter in her past,
but the letter is intercepted and he
never receives 1t,
On their wedding night she is sur
n,ised to learn that he did not receive
the letter and brhvely tells him Of its
casts her from him. TearfullY she re-
turns to her home in the fishing viii
lage. There. Morton SedgWiclS, who de-
spoiled Meta in her girlhood finds her
again. protests his love, tells her that
Tuley is dead and promises to marry
ber lie arranges a fake marriage
ceremony to deceive the trusting girl
one day. Meta comes face to face
with Tuley, whom she believed to be
dead. She realizes that she has been
cruelty deceived by Sedgwick and finds
that their marriage was not legal Tu--
ley, who has undergone change. Of
heart begs her to return to him, just
az Scdgwick enters the room with a
revolver. There is a struggle, in which
/ the pistol discharges and SedgwiCk is
killed. Meta. freed at last from his
sinister sreil finds love and happiness
in rulcy's arms.
Alice Lake takes the role OF Meta
/ Maxon, and is supported by an all
stAr cast.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
alexander Carr Heads
DjUerSe Orpheum Bill
One of Americas Fore most Actors Was Star
in potash an d PerLRuutter"

wonder. hot It j. smiling. chatting, iowa
10 Lang Tank Sam himself who wins
hearts and the responsive laughter ~
his anaie1ca for he makes hts act a
continuous fusiilade Of jokes and quipS,
rotto voce limitations, PAROLES and gro
tesque foolery He is 4 Chinaman with
a real sense OF humor.
Leona Stephens and Len D. Hollisteb
pre- players who have gained success on
the so-called legitimate stage. Miss
Stephens most recent appearance In
musical comedy being in the title role
Of THE Only Girl" and Mr.. Hollister,
in straight comedy. was leading man
with May Irwin IN Number 80 Wash
ington Square They are presenting a
little musical playlet. out in Callfor-
MIA" Hahn Weller and company are
called the three big voices of vaudeville,
This Is because the men have volume as
we'll as tone. so that to song they are
very much as the brass band Is to mu-
sic
Jimmy savo and company in "a salvo
Of Screams" have a real comedy offer
ing, for Jimmy Ia a droll eccentric CO.
median. Eccentric dancing is his forte,
and at this he has few equals. Rose
King Trio are tight wire dancers.
Miss King and company not only ex-
ecute dancing stunts on the tight wire.
but also engage in gymnastics. Newhoft
and Phelps in songs, completes the
vaudeville Kinoorams and Topics OF
the Day will be shown.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

Alexander Carr. Americas foremost
character actor" win headline tho Nir
at the Orpheum next weei Nj, Carr
is now best identified a7d r-rc~ahared
as Mawruss Perlrnul Or "a TIE d~a mn IT,
zation Of Montar1ie GIass s'1rv, pot
ash and Perlmutte~" "a NOV. which
was pr baby the sTccess Of the deoe de.
Mr.. Carr has appeared in many other
plays and several nrsicNl comedies. He
is one OF the few character actors ca
pable OF producing tears and laughter
in 0uiclC srIennsSion.
His humors or moods are 80 evenly
balanced that he cNe~~as frcrN Iioht
shades so rapidly that the emotions re-
semble q blend. Mr.. Carr has returned
TO vaudeville. where he was once very
nopular. with drrnatic comedy written
by hin' onN IN co'la boration with Edgar
Allan Woolf, called IAN April Shower"
an appealing little sketch which is said
TO run the gamut of stage emotions and
in which Mr.. Carr himself claims that
he is better cast than in anything he
has ever done
Long Tack Sam. the famous Chinese
wonder worker. who is Just back from
the Orient. win be an added feature
A Chinaman with a sense OF humor?
One might as well expect green turtle
soup to have been made Of terra pin, but
Long Tack Sam is an exception, His
company of richly robed contortionists,
ingElers magicians, musicians and tum-
blers cannot help exciting interest and
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Oh, Look; Dolly Sisters in
'Oh, Look" Here Next Week
We've Seen ImttatOrs-NOIV Come Dan FRS
Themselves In Big Production

full steps and me rnetic personalities be-
fore a Broadway audience, II was on
the Roof Garden OF the New York thea
ter. eight wears scD that the Dolly
Sisters made their Broadway debut, and
New York admired them so much that
In all that tiruc they have only been
away from Broadway about ~ weeks
Not content with seeing them as
headllners 10 vaudeville or 40 stars
OF musical comedies they have been
tempted TO display their art IN the
several midnight revues and at 10 end
OF social functions.
The Dolly Sisters have no competitors
In their own line Of eudeavor, They are
always creating Nowvthinp new, Tor
their work .s constantly copied by less
talented uerformt' nd they must use
their Inventive faculties 10 keep laps
ahead Of their Imitators They have
the precision Of the ballet school and
the grace OF Wild young things 81 the
forest. and their energy Is inexhausu-
bic
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Harold Bell Wright's
Eyes of the World"
Famous NoUeI To Be Seen in Big Picture for
Entire Week at Strand

becomes the shining mark for design
ing woman.
Then there is Conrad LeGrange, the
synlcal story writer. who confesses that
he "haunts the intellectual siaughte.r,
pens for material for his 'successlul'
stories, but in whose heart still burns
many Of the kindly sentiments Is 81 gsra his
Rutlidee, the bull-necked art critf.
born bred and TsaT toIaI in an n qtTo 81
thought" who covets the sweet young
girl of the mountains. whose .charac,
ter typifies their beauty, purity ana
strength.
Besides. there are John Willard. the
convict. who plays an important part in
the story after his .escsre to me wan
dering life Of the hills; Mvra Willard, q
pitiable bit of flotsam on the sea Of
humanity, and Brian Oakley. the forest
ranger, a hardy. rugged and fearless
specimen of manhood.
A quaint touch is added in the picture
of Yee Kee, the keen. devoted Chinese
servant, who adds many, light and hu-
morous touch to the pictures.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Norma TaLmadge
Coming for Week

Norma TqlWadge, one OF the most
popu'ar stors Of today. will be featured
Tor IN entire wepk at the strand thea
ter, beginning Sunday, Jan. IS, in her
latest super production, THE Isle Of
CONQUEST
THE Isle OF Conquest" Ia said to he
the most elaborate society drama in
which this star has yet appeared, and
rs settingq are especially elaborate dur
Ing the first portion OF the picture.
From the envirors Of high society, the
action OF the story carries the star and
where both. each hating the opposite
sex, work out their own problems in
strong supporting cast has been
given Miss Talmadse in this new pro-
ductiop
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

The Dolly Sisters queens OF dance
and stars Of musical comedy, Who are
10 be seen at the Lyric theater ior Two
with matinee Jan. Il. in their newest
success. "Oh, Look" were born IN
Budapest but America has been their
homo slnce they were years old. When
attending the kindergarten In their ma
tive land they picked up the dances OF
the Eypsles and the peasants and We're
shown of at every party and celeora-
ton in town. ~
When they came to New York. their
dancing had 30 far advanced that they
were advised TO go on the stage, N,hen
they were 9 years old they made their
nrofessional debut but not IN New
York. where the Gerry society trowns
on the public appearance OF children =,
SO for seven years the po'lyS danced
IN the West in Havana and South
America. laying terpsichoreau fouHda-
tion which made them instant stars the
moment they first revealed their grace
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10

BREWTON, Ala.-Falling from a
freight train on the l.. & n. railway,
Ray Purvis, aged II, of Mobile. was
almost instantly killed here.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-10
Triple Headline Bill Is
Promised by Marcus LOeW
Carlisle and ROmer, Grazer and LalULer and
Billy Bernard-Big Acts Last Half.

I4oew's Lyceum during the first half Of
the week that begins Sunday
Foremost among the artists are Grace
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-08
Excelsior Club

The Excelsior Club met with Miss
Hall Sept %. TIE attendance was
good. Frances ard Bunnie Phelan
kindly furnished the music at the
opening Of the meeting which was
much enjoyed by those present. The
call for the annual meeting of the So.
Dakota Federation TO BE- neld at Rapid
City was read and the following were
elected as delegates and alternates to
the same. Mesdames Phelan, Farm
ham, Baird and Wylie. The president
named Mrs. Farnham, Mrs. Downie,
and Miss Hall to revise our Club Con-
stitutioh. The regular program for
tae afternoon consisted of paper by
Mrs. Downie on The Civil Laws of our
City. a paper by Mrs. Farnham on thu
Civil Laws OF our County and pa
per by Miss Hall on the Civil Laws
Of the State of So Dakota Mrs. Gin
clair substituted for Mrs. Coons by
reading a yely interesting magazn.
article proving that though handi
capped with total blindness a perso,
! MAY st;l ne sell supporting. A.; a re-
minder that L was birthday as wei
i as Club day the members left some
dainty handkerchiefs with the hOstes.
The next regular meeting will be witt
Mrs. Coons On October 18th.
Reporter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-08

Milbank citizens will have the op-
poltunity for the coming week to view
an exhibit of furs and feathers at the
Plymouth Clothing store that is quite
exceptional. The exhibit is made up
by the Guiterman Bros Of st. Paul,
who are large clothing manufacturers
and use these goods in their products. :.
The exhibit ha. been shown at the
Mi-rcsota and n. Dakota state fairs
and has attracted great amount Of
attention in the clothing stores where
it has been exhibited.
In the list of the furs exhibited
arc some very rare and list of some
OF them is as follows: northern raccon,
hair seal OF Alaskan ,ea lion. blended
clear 1air seal. unborn lamb, wombat
or Australian tree bear and the Aus
ts1ailian oppossm. The list of leath-
ers is American sheepskin, bark tan
ned, Australian sheepskin. reindee,
leather, glove leather, chrome leather
,oaho"any leather, suede leather anc
co,@ hido leather.
flis ella S Of futs and feathers is
Y cd in the line of goods which the
Plymouth company handle. The ex
h;hit is very interestin. and vel
worth seeing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-08
DeWILD SPEAKS TO MER.
CHANTS ON ADVERTISING

The one day short course and lee
lures given by JOHN H. DeWild under
the auspices of the Boosters Assn. was
very well attended by the merchants
of the city and from reports was very
succe ;sfui. The show card writing,
window trimming and layouts which
were given in the morning and after
room were attended by more than i
dozen merchants. The lecture in the
evening WAS attended by representa-
tive from practically every business
house in the city.
The Importance of advertising and
the part which the newspaper plays
in the advertising fthe small town
merchant were the two main objects
in the lecture which he gave in the
evening.
While no direct ben.fts could BE-
gained from course .of such short
duration. those who attended gained
MANY ideas and suggestions which
will help them to work out system 5
and ideas of their own. Mr.. DeWild
is an eEpert in that line and Milbank
merchants were fortunate to be able
to have him here. He will leave
| shortly for Kansas where he will con
duct short courses in some Of the lead.
| in" universities of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-08
Mrs N. {. TrOWbridQc Passes

The grim reaper again called and
claimed one of the old time settlers
Of Grant county when Mrs. Mary f.
Trow-bridTe died at the home Of her
daughter in Wliiston, n. d.. on Fri
day October /.
The body was brouyat here by
Charles Trowhri.lge. q SOP, and burial
mace in the M.lbaak cemetery on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Trowbfidpe. formerly Miss
Mary j.. Daniels. was horn in Ohio in
1927. She was married to Marvin
Trowbridge in 1854 when they novel
to Iowa They remained there until
1881 when they moved to Grant coun-
ty and m2de their home or a home
stead in Vernon township. Their life
was that Of the pioneers of the cOun-
try. suffering ',ardships of frontier
| life. but reapnp the rewards also.
Thep moved from Grant county to
| Minnesota IN, 1891 and IN 1900 Ny.
! TrOwbridpe passed away. Since that
tifne Mrs T,abr;doe has been making
! her home with her sons and daugh
!. tors.
/ She leaves to mourn heT passing
four sons and two daughters besides
! a large number of grandchildren and
! other relatives. Tho sons are, p. NJ
Trowbridne, who was here or business
from Orlin%. Calf, where he 1as
made his home the past ten years,
l.Howarl. Of Tumwater, Wash; am
Charles and Horace of Williston, n. ID
the daughters, Mrs. Nellie Shaw, OF
Seattle, Wash; Mrs. Ella Barnhart OF
1 Willston, n d. Charles, Of Willis
ton. and ?. VI. Trowbridye of Orling
I Calf. we're the only children pres
ent at the services here.
Mrs. TrowDriage was we'll know,
/. to Grant county re. idents and in par
:, ticular to the old time settlers, wis
! extend to the bereaved relatives thei1
sympathy in their loss.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-08
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE
STARTS next MONDAY

The drive for the S1,7OO quota
which is Grant county's share of the
SIS, 900 which the Salvation Amy pro-
poses to raise in this state, viii be
started next Monday and continue for
one week
The county has been organized there
being committees with chairman ap-
pointed in each of" the smaller towns
IN the county, who will handle the
drive. Soliciting committees have
been chosen and they will make their
calls on the public during the week.
People WHO wish to make their sub
scription before the call of the solicit
ter should send it to one of the Mil
bank banks, and it will be taken care
of there.
The funds collected are to be used
within the state for the carrying on
OF the Salvation Army work. New
buildings are to be built and additions
are to be made to the quarters which
are now built. A home for the young
mothers, and orphans is planned and
the funds are to be used for the gen.
e1al work OF the organization.
! The public knows what good work
this organization is doing so that an
/ srpEfr.ation as to that will be unneces-
saly and the response to this call for
assistance should be instaneous and
generous. We cannot afford to let
them fall behind with the work that
they have planned, and while Grant
county, does not receive the direct
benefit that some of the large cities
. do, the organization>will be here and
! ready to, give assistance and help if it
, is needed The advisory board which
has been chosen in the county will
| have the power to act for the army
q in cases which are referred to it from
D the headquarters and the citizens are
: asked to cooperate with them ia
4 bringing to their attention such mat.
;. ters and cases as should be given theil
! attention.
= Be ready for the solicitors and not
y only give them your contribution but
r. give them smile for themselves, a:
I. the work Of soliciting is work OF
! charity which is no direct benefit K
! themselves. Give freely and put Gran
: county on the map as having been thu
y first to 90 o"sr the top in the Saliva
70 ton Army drive.