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New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Philip Moeller's Motto
In Writing His Plays
Is ''Sans Esprit, Rien''
By Philip Mindil

for the moro congenial work Of writ
ing plays.
What were you doing so many years
poking into the out-of-the-w places
of Europe 2"
Il was collecting knowledge Of hu-
manity, If that doesn't sound too large.
but in the last five years since started
to write plays l haven't thought about
vacation. l get all my pleasure in
the theater."
'You haven't written many plays;
does 1t take you long timer"
mo, not the actual writing. think
about play for long time and gather
my material from the people around
me. This reacts quickly on my imsg-
mary characters once / get really
started"
"Do you consider Sophie a detri-
ment to public morals ?"
Not at ALL" he laughed. "'Sophie,
must not be taken too seriously. / don't
mean to say haven't been sincere. but
one can't be witty in Sunday school.
think salaciousness is bad invest
ment. and no amount of fame or money
would induce me to write anything de-
iiberately unclean. Sophie is sophis-
tlcated, but she is natural"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Andrew Mack Suggests
The Irishnan of To-day
In an American Play

Between songs and chatter of Pa.
and Mike at the American Theater,
Andrew Mack, the veteran Irish tenor,
found time to talk Of the modern Irish
man and his place in the theater.
"Ths managers don't seem TO be as
keen a. they used to be to produce
Irish plays. But they have in mind the
Irish plays Of years sago which wers
merely vehicles for the tenor to sing
songs in costume. Why not put the
modern lrishman on the stage dressed
as am 2" Mr.. Mack was wearing a
blue serge suit, white hower deco
rated his buttonhole and he swung .
cane. "Isn't the Irishman as much q
part Of this country ~ any other man !
Don't We have him ON the stage, in poll
tics, in business, everywhere? Let US
have tho Irishman Of to-day in an
American setting, and We would have
plays that would appeal.
"The Jews and the Irish used to en-
joy the costume plays where the singer
had the spotlight most Of the evening.
But the children Of these peoples have
moved uptown, in better sections Of
the city than their fathers and mothers
lived in, and they need something diff
ferent."
Mack then won't out to tell the
afternoon audience the inevitable joke
about the Irishman and tho ,Scotchman,
in which the latter il invariably worsted
in q friendly battle of wits.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
'SJane Clegg'' a Treat
10 Margaret Wycherly,
Who Plays Title Role

or ARGARET WYCHERLY is as en-
Nv thusiastic over "Jane Clegg," in
which she is playing the title role for
the Theater Guild at the Garrick The
ater, as are members of that organiza-
tion in her performance. She is en-
thusiastic over the work of Dudley
Digges, who plays opposite her in tn.
part Of "the absolute rotter," and over
the entire casting. Of the play. In
fact, Miss Wycherly has never done
anything in which she took more GEN
uine pleasure.
"My connection with the play and
the guild came about quite by acci
dent" she said. ~ sauntered into a
little tearoom and found Phil Moellc,
and Helen Westley. They were dis
cussing st. John Ervine's latest wort
and tho success that had greeted his
John Ferguson when the guild pre-
sented it earlier In tho season.
"'Madge,' said Phil, would you un.
der any circumstances appear in a
play If you were not starred or even
featured?'
"'Oh, I might I answered, not too
encouragingly, If it were produced off
Of Broadway
"'Well, that's just what this is
Just off Of Broadway he said. Then
he explained the play and the part and
hn< In {~io
Jane. He didn't know what the others
on the casting committee would think
Of It, but he wanted to be sure / would
entertain 1t II they made the proposal
and / liked the play and the part.
"Mr. Ervine is the most truly modest
man I have met. His wife told me
she had never liked Jane until she
saw me play her. Every one thought
her cold and hard, but she isn't. She's
just tho only real adult in tho play.
All the rest, old and young, are chill
dren and she has to treat them as
such.
"Her husband, the absolute rotter,'
is very natural sort Of weak man.
He just happens to be forger. And
isn't Mr.. Digges wonderful in the part :?
It is only the second big part he has
played. John Ferguson gave him his
first chance. He was stage manager
for George Arliss for eight years, and
never had an opportunity to play any
thing but perfunctory bits. think
all the casting is great. Mr.. Travers,
as the squealing bookie, is superb. He
reminds me for all-the world of beav-
er hound. And it's compliment from
me to liken any one to dog. Isn't it.,
Billy?" Pulling the soft seal ears of
her gentle spaniel, who wagged CRATE
full tail in confirmation.
81 have new play coming on next
fall, but ! am not at liberty to tell
about it"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Quilloquon Pays Pretty
Tribute to His Children
In George Washington''

"1f you have daughter OF your own,
2 sister. or niece, aged not more
than ten or twelve. you have seen her
take her mothers skirt. hat and fur
piece. put them on. 60 to the mirror
and strike attitudes. She criticizes
herself; she adjusts her makeup;
she II satisfied. When young children
get together they don't. as do their
elders. play bridge, talk politics. the
sugar shortage, or anything else of
equal interest. They wander of into
the realm Of make-believe; they act.
when we go to study poise or to
look for it, we go to group Of chill
dren. They are continually play-acting,
enacting scenes they have seen. They
play with so much truth, their obser-
vations are 10 keen, they are 80 con-
tent with their interpretations that
they convince"
George Marion, Quilloquon. the
ballad singer, in George Washington"
at the Lyric Theater, is speaking. His
kindly eyes sparkle with happiness
boy, Fred J. Verdi, and the little girl,
Phyllis Loughton, cuddle up to him,
listening to his songs and stories
throughout the play. Sympathy. kindN-
ness, love Of children, he says. are to
be found in almost every actor. Look
ing at him, 1t is easy to believe this.
children are playing themselves
usually on the stage. The older actor
is often called upon to do something
totally foreign to himself. But actors
are really grown-up children and it is
only experience and cultivation that
put leashes around US and raRke it
more and moro difficult for us to re-
vert to what we were.
"The two children in George Wash
ington' are exuberant, interesting, de-
hEhtful to work with. They know tho
whole play, and at rehearsals any slip
in lines or action was noted by them
almost instantly. They are intent ON
their work, they are enjoying it, and
| the actors are stimulated by their
freshness and sweetness. Perhaps Il is
because the play is So near 70 the
things that they have been studying in
school in their histories that it in
trigues' their interest as much 40 IL
does.
| Fred and Phyllis catch the spirit Of
the material where it seems to be SYM
bolical." says Mr.. Marion. "They are
appreciative. and this is Of great as
sisssncs In getting the songs and
Istoriss ovef." q
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Ince Offers Columbia
Students $4,000 Apiece
For Scenarios Taken

m HOMAS H. INCE offers a prize Of
" $4,000 to any Columbia Univer
sity student writing photoplay suita.
BILE to his needs. This does not NEAR
that he will pay that sum for the best
story submitted to him, but the amount
will be the reward received by as many
of the students as create purchasable
material.
In addressing the cinema compost.
ton class and the students in shor,
story writing and dramatic construc.
tion last week Mr.. Ince touched upon
various angles Of writing for the
screen.
"Of course, an uneventful sequence
of humdrum incidents does not consti-
tute a story merely because the char.
acters and their actions have really
lived and had their being. There must
be intrigue, conflict. suspense and eli
max no matter what characters are in
! volved or what expedients are em-
poyed. And they must be natural.
"Clean stories, too, are what the
public wants. Most producers realize
this. Certainly the better ones do The
day Of the salacious or suggestive
story has passed and writer's for the
screen can do no better than keep this
fact before them. A story which is
first Of all clean and has the necessary
elements Of drama in it stands far
better chance of being produced than
the most exciting, post cleverly con-
structed story which does not measure
up to the moral standard of audiences.
"In fact, the idea is what counts with
producer. If your synopsis contains
the fundamental Of story you can
rest assured it will be bought with
alacrity-if, Of course, it meets the
needs Of the producer to whom 1t is
submitted. Study the screen. Learn
what the various companies sre doing;
watch the star you have In mind TO,
the story and you will profit"
The rewards Of writing for the screen
afforded Mr.. Ince the opportunity t.
make his listeners gasp. He cited the
instance of G. Gardner Sullivan, whe
has been with him six years. Formerly
a New York newspaper man, he at
tracted Mr.. Ince's attention with hi.
Indian Western stories in the early day:
Of motion pictures. His work was bough,
regularly by Mr.. Ince for the small sun
prevailing at the time~until the need Of
his constant services brought about ar
offer from Mr.. Ince of his expense:
to California and $50 weekly. Sine.
then Mr.. Sullivan has written score:
of photoplays and is regarded b,
Mr.. Ince as the most imaginative anx
prolific screen specialist. He receives
$3.50, 900 yearly now, said Mr.. Ince, ans
holds an interest. in his stories as we'll
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07

We hope that some day Mr.. Moeller
will desert the field Of historical ro-
nance and select such set Of char
acters that some Of them may be hum
drum enough for him to give his wit
. breathing spell now and again dur
ing tho course. Of performance.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
Cbeatrtral @pentngs Of the Week

MONDAY-At the Zekfeld Roof
F. Ziegfeld T will "The Girls
produced the direction
by Buck has
rated and rearnged
Lorraine Alta Martyr, sisters Syb
Carmen Wanda Hof Mary Hay
Reed Fannie Brice
with
living presentations great paintings by old
THURSDAYAt the Judy Pogany will
present drama entitled "Musk
the cast include Yvonne Grrk
Olga ziceva, Natala Black
Garden Scott Moore
at the Royal Court Ther nvinna
Vadm UraneH
Art Theater and with Meyerhod
grad. has staged
New-York tribune., 1920-03-07
As We Were Saving
BY Haywood Broth

echoes OF our own modern comedy Of
bad manners done in costume.
Not only did Moeller burden himself
with the obligation to be consistently
witty, but there Is also an implied
promise from early in the evening that
he will be consistently naughty. Here
again the task is enormous. Early in
the evening, when the first nighters
are fresh from their homes and fire
sides. when they have just put the
children to sleep and told grandmother
not to sit up, 1t is comparatively easy to
shock them. Practically anything about
bed or a bedroom or . niehteown
will do. particularly II It is said in
French. Then as the evening wears on,
tho audience which ~, under the con-
slant assault Of q daring author be-
comes more and moro brazen and So
phisticated. Lines which would have
been hair raising early in the evening
receive not 80 much as Q giggle. The
Innocence of eight-thirty has disap-
peared by nine-thirty and the author
must face the fact that he Is dealing
with men and women Of the world.
By ten everybody in the house has
mentally declared himself for open
coverlets openly arrived at and by
eleven any self-respecting author just
has to pull down his curtain. By that
time there is nothing left in his whole
stock Of stories, situations and sug-
gestions which can possibly disturb
or interest this shameless audience,
When everything unfavorable has
been recorded about Mr.. Moeller's play
the fact still remains that fine per-
formance could save it. An actress who
could bring an unAagging gayety to
the part could lift It through the Sec
ond act relapse. Miss Stevens, on tho
first night at any rate, WAS successful
only in indicating definite PERSONAL
ity. It was not the right personality.
1t was neither light enough nor hu-
morous enough. At points where Sophie
was supposed to jab some foe With =
rapier wit Miss Stevens swung the line
over her head like a battle-ax Her
enunciation was indistinet, but not
enough to conceal tho fact that some
Of her pronunciation WAS fearful.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-06
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION.

In the Superior Court for the State
of Washington, in and for the Coun-
ty of Chelan.
ANNA SERINA RINDAL,
Plaintiff,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-06
THE YAKIMA SPLIT EXPLAINED

Union Record: The longer they
stayed in Yakima, the better they
seemed to like each other. The come
gayly home now and they meet per-
picked, even doleful faces of the
stay-at homes. folks who have been
misled by talk of split and disagree
mont, carefully. fostered by the press.
what was the matter with you in
Yakima?' they are asked.
Natter" cry the Yakima boys.
"Why, nothing! Everything is
most fine and dandy!"
"But how about this split?"
Split? What do you mean? Get
another bunch on!" is the answer.
1--WE are just going to take two
chances instead of one"
| left Yakima at 8 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. Already at that time
everyone was beginning to talk about
how fine everything seemed to be
working out. And the folks that
stayed till late that night tell me that
the real joyous get-together conven-
tion didn't start till after left.
Oh, yes, we had hours of despond-
ency in Yakima. They were part Of
the price we had to pay for this best
of all possible results. For here's
what happened
The first day we went over to va
kima, most of us were saving:
Wouldn't it be fine idea to put up
candidates in the republican primar.
les, and have the same bunch of can
didates ready on Third party tic
ket in case they fail the first time
round. Wouldn't that be just the
most efficient political scheme to get
them coming and going?"
Then our lawyers said to us: at
can't be done, folks. The reaction
aries that fixed the state election
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-08-06
VS..
JOHN R1NDAL,


THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
GREETING, to the said John Rim
dial, Defendant.
You are summoned to appear with
in sixty days after the date of the
first publication of this summons, to-
wit: within sixty days after the sixth
day of August. A. D. 1920, and de-
fend the above entitled action in the
court aforesaid, and answer the COM
plant of the plaintiff and serve a
copy of your answer on the under
signed attorney for plaintiff at his
office below stated and in case of
your failure so to do judgment will
be rendered against you according to
the demand of the complaint, which
has been filed with the Clerk of said
Court.
The object of said action is to Sc
cure a decree of absolute divorce
against you.
J. T. LINDLEY.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
T. o. Address:
Leavenworth,
Washington.
(6t-Aug. 6, Sep. 10)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-16
TWO MORE GAMES
LISTED FOR TUFTS
Northerners Meet Maryland
State This Afternoon and
Georgetown Tomorrow.
BY H. c. BYRD.

Tufts. defeated by Catholic Univer-
sity yesterday, 8 to 5, has two more
games here in which to redeem Itself.
This afternoon it goes out to Mary
land State and tomorrow II comes
back In town to face Georgetown.
Catholic Z. beat Tufts yesterday be-
cause 1t was able to bunch hits and
The Brooklanders have been out long
er than Tufts and had the advantage
Of much more practice. Dollard, who
did the hurting for the home nine.
was hit hard At times. but always
managed to tighten up when a long
Weafer, on the slab for Tufts. was
not an enigma to the c. U. batters.
notwithstanding he was tho star
hurler last season. Harrington es-
pecially connected frequently with The
ball, getting three hits out of nvs
times at the plate.
Tufts should face good pitching IN
its games at Maryland State and
GEORGETOWN. Each school has two
hurlers. either Of whom IL able TO
give tho usual college nine all the
trouble It cares for.
At the meeting last night of tho
Amateur Base Ball Association OF the
District Of Columbia no definite de-
cisions were reached regarding any OF
the matters which have to do with
tho organization for this season. In
formal discussions took place. but the
real decisions were postponed until
next weeks meeting. Presidents Of
five amateur leagues were on hand.
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
comes here today to meet Central High
School At base ball. The contest IL to
be played at Union League Park at
$3.50.
st. Johns cc'lefe Of Annapolis seems
to have a som. what stronger team than
represented 1t a year ago. Yesterday
1t played q 4-to-7 game against Vir-
ginia and practically forced a change
of pitchers oy Virginia for the latter
to win.
George Washington Is scheduled to
play Johns Hopkins this afternoon. No
announcement has yet been made as
to the field on which the game will be
played
A game this afternoon which should
test Western Highs mettle Is to take
place with the Georgetown props.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-16

After a winter Of idleness. Con-
nolly's optics were not equal to the
task. of judging the course Of curves
and speed and he miscalled strikes
and balls. right and left. but 1t was
on a play at the plate. right under
his nose. that he erred most grier-
ously, and it just about euchered the
Griffs out OF bright chance TO start
the pennant chase with a victory.
This atrocious faux pas occurred
in the eighth inning, when the count
stood to against the Nationals.
who came from nowhere after a mis-
cradle start, due to deplorable pitcn-
ing by Walter Johnson. and were In
the midst of a rally that had sent
Allan Russell to the showers and
would have been halted no one knows
where. With two down Milan was
on first by virtue of being winged
by Southpaw Herb Pennock, who sue
ceeded the spitballist when Bobby
Roth connected for a clout that land
ed the ball against the fence in left
center. 1t was a most prodigious
swat, and after 1t struck the bar
rier the ball bounded over into cen
ter field. with both Menosky and
Hendryx In pursuit. 1t failed to roll
far, due to the sodden condition of
the field, and the latter recovered 1t
about the time Roth rounded third.
Bobby continued on to the platter
and slid over the plate with what
should have been the tying run. be-
fore Scott could relay the ball to
Walters. Roth did not hit the dirt
until he reached the plate. all of
his slide being on the far side of
the rubber. Walters got the ball in
time TO tag Roth on the back of the
neck after his entire body had passed
over the counting pan-and Con-
molly called him out.
~ Of Oh, a.
fans could clearly see the injustice
of the verdict, and they gave Con-
molly the razz, while half dozen
of the Nationals. headed by Griff
and Mcbride. voiced futile protest
1t made the third out and ended the
no farther than the initial station
when he walked in the ninth.
That Bostons lack of interest in
base ball this year is very real was
strikingly demonstrated by the poor
crowd on hand. The day was better
than the average for spring in New
England, the sun was on the job in
full force, and. while overcoats felt
omfortable. the weather was not
cold. yet only 6,192 paid their way into
Fenway Park, probably low record
for an opening day under favorable
weather conditions.
The Sox victory. such as it was. may
serve to buoy up the spirits of the
fans. but it may be doubted whether
there will be 1000 out. For that mat
ter. there is no assurance there will be
a game. for showers are on the official
forecaster's program and the grounds
were in none too good condition yes
terday If a battle is staged Manager
Barrow will pick his hurler from
among Sam Jones. Joe Bush and
Waite Hoyt. while Griffith's selection
will be Shaw, Erickson or Schacht.
The usual ceremonies In connection
with an opener were observed yester-
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day. Mayor Peters Of Boston. tossing
out the first ball after his honor, IN
company with Gov. Coolidge, Gen:
Edwards and Admiral Dunn. had
the players Of both clubs behind the
101st Regiment Band. where Old
Glory was unfurled.
The game was q slow. dragging af-
fair that required two hours and
twenty minutes for completion and
was marked by some truly wretched
pitching. but was sensational in spots.
The worst offender from a twlr!ing
standpoint was Walter johnson. who.
in the two innings he worked. was
touched up for four hits. which. with
three bases on balls, hit batsman
and a wild pitch, Melted the enemy Ave
runs. Johnson demonstrated that he
has not recovered from the heavy
cold he recently contracted and that
he Is far from being in form. 1t Is
unlikely he will be called upon for
duty again until the team moves to
Philadelphia next Monday. He prob
ably would not have been sent In yes
terday but for the fact that he want
ed to retain unbroken his record of
pitching the opener. His defeat was
the third In ten initial battles he has
started.
Zachary. who succeeded johnson,
beginning with the third, also was
unsteady at the jump-off, walking
two In that session, yet would not
nave been scored on but for wild
heave by Shannon. Zach retired after
the sixth to make way for a pinch
hitter. Snyder taking up the burden.
Castsup Bill made fine start, dis
posing of the side in order in the
sixth. but had to be withdrawn in
the seventh when he loaded the bases
on pair of walks and hit batsman
Courtney was summoned at this june
ture and got the next two men. but
one of them, Hooper. died via the
aerial route, one run resulting from
the sacrifice.
Roth's near-home was one Of
pair of extra base blows he acquired
70 give him a profitable day at bat
his other being an unsupported dou-
BILE to right in the fifth. 1t was a
long fly. and on hard ground would
have netted him three bases easily,
but was not nearly SO hard hit ball
as the one that Connolly spoiled the
finish of. This drive was terrific
line smash that hit the fence in left
center on the fly. Roth could not get
up much speed in the heavy going
and was all in at the finish. too tuck
cred out. to even attempt hook
slide. Bobby did not look so good in
the field. He let drive from Hen
dryx's bat get past him for three
bases in the first inning, when there
We're two SoX on the runways, placed
there by passes from Johnson. and in
the following frame fumbled hit
directly at him with costly effect.
johnson had wounded Walters in be-
tween tanning Scott and Russell
when Hooper singled. sending Wal
tiers to third from where he regis
tered on McNally's bingle. Menosky
then lined to right, the ball going
through Roth and scoring Hooper and
McNally, Mike pulling up at third.
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Crod Nationals Red Outlook Unar

Johnson then walked Hendryx. and
after MeGinniss grounded to Judge to
end the round. Griff concluded Walter
had had enough.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-16
MISCELLANEOUS BASE BALL.

Catholic University. .. Tufts s
Gallaudet Reserves. !: ST. Johns College, O.
Georgia. 8: Michigan. 3.
Fordham, 3; Colgate .
Harvard. 3: New Hampshire .
Swarthmore. 5: Princeton, :.
Mercer. 3; Oglethorpe az innings, dark
nessb.
Virginia Tech, A. V. NJ l., ..
Mississippi. 4; Vanderbilt, 8.
Georgia Tech, 8: Florida. o.
Virginia. =: St Johns tAnnapolis), 4.
Newberry. l. Clemson. o.
Wafford.~1o: South Carolina II.
Howard, 2; Mississippi Aggies, 10 in
ningsl
Virginia Freshmen, IS; Woodbury. Forest. Q
Buffalo Internationals, IL: Durham tPied
mont Leaguep. 4.
Georgetown Freshmen, "A; Gonzaga, g.