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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17

We don't question that Virginia does pro-
ducc more good things to eat than any other
State, because we are good Virginians, but
the Chamber would have difficult time to
convince tho native OF any other State
that this is true. And too. why waste valu-
able space on things to eat when there are
SO many other things just yelling to be said
It is sad but true that in most corners of the
world we are considered more or less {mostly
more) OF lazy people-and here we are
raving about things to eat instead OF scream
ing to the world of commerce and industry
about what We have to offer the manufacturer
who wants to establish plant in progress
sive city where labor can be had and where
Arc we running cooking school?
Read this from the leafet
Tho genuine Smithfled ham, tho sweetest
meat (properly cooked) that the world has
ever produced. Write for address where to
purchase Smith1eld hams and recipe to prop
erly cook"
And, by the way, that is the punch-the
last paragraph in the folder, supposed to be
the clnchng argument to turn trade and
industry to this great city.
Take notice, mary word" about what
Richmond has to sell the world, how to buy
Richmond goods; how other manufacturers
and merchants can proceed to sell Richmond
people their goods. We say mary a word"
about the common bothersome things of life
such as trade and commerce. To the wind
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17
Issues New Leahet.

The Chamber OF Commerce has issued a
four-page folder, the front page of which
Identifies Richmonds location on the map in
Its relation to other cities. The back page
OF the folder gives some very interesting facts,
showing the gains in certain lines in 1920
over 1910. The most notable increase is that
shown in bank deposits and bank clearings.
The former being 233.5 and the latter $3.50.
This leafet will accomplish good purpose
if distributed unlimited. 1t will accomplish
nothing If you hold it on your desk and fail
to pass it along.
Now for little friendly criticism OF very
deserving effort.
The front and back pages of the folder are
excellent, but it can be seen at a glance that
an advertising man did not write the inside
matter. Here is where the leafct fails to
completely register.
qualified statement never sold mer-
chandise-it will not sell city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17
The Program Today

Will be in the nature of round.
table discussion OF problems Of great
interest to the Advertising Club and
the civic welfare Of the city.
Special matters OF legislation will
be brought to the attention of the
club, and inasmuch as these mat
ters are Of vital interest to all ad-
vcrtisers, it is hoped that q full at
tendance will be registered.
The service was delayed last Fri
day because a large number came
who had not sent in reservations.
1t is important that you return
your card to the Secretary.
Be at the meeting today Mt 1856.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17
SEPTEMBER IL. 1920

with such things! They are unimportant! But
oh boy! como and let's all join in and sing:
Ham bone am sweet! Chicken am fine
But gime. oh gime really wish you would,
Dat watermelon smilin on de vine"
Is this friendly criticism Of a weIl-meant
effort? 1t is. Men and women in the pro-
fession Of advertising Eve never realize what
splendid profession it is until we read an
effusion like this) are never out Of Jobs. We
admit that it would be difficult for tho Cham
Der to hire good advertising man or woman
but, we submit, they need it!
The Chamber OF Commerce is doing
great work for Richmond and the advcrtis-
ing should be in keeping with the Chambers
record in connection with the James River
Line, for instance, be up to tho minute.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17
BLUEBIRD TRADEMARK
SELLS FOR $4,000
Newspaper Advertising Gets Credit for Good
VIII Value Created in less Than
Year.

Newspaper Advertising Gets Credit for Good
VIII Value Created in less Than
Year.
ST. LOUIS. MO-, Sept 6.-What is believed
to be a record for business building through
advertising was made known here this week
when 100000 was given in purchase of the
trademark, good will and assets Of the Blue
bird Electric Clothes Washer by the Davis
Sewing Machine Co., Dayton, Ohio. Through
the use OF advertising. this 100000 good
will value OF the Blucbird was built up in
less than years time
Advertising put behind the sentiment Of
the Blucbird name enabled the company to
capitalize on the "Bluebird Happiness in the
Homo" idea and resulted in the phenomenal
growth of the Blucbrd business in q remark
ably short time.
inc daily newspapers played a prominent
part in Bluebird success. according to H. S.
Gardner. president of the Gardner Advertis-
ing Agency OF this city, whose firm conceived
and handled the Bluebird Advertising He
says ITO get product quickly before the
public there is nothing like the newspaper
The value of using large space in newspapers
is clearly demonstrated in tho response to
Bluebird Advertising
The new owners Of the Bluebird, who have
had fifty-cight years experience in the manu-
facturc Of household appliances, announce
that the remarkable Bluebird advertising pro-
gram Will continue under the new owner
ship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-17
Bulletins for Better Business,
Flu RS


counsel for tho National Vigilance
Committee OF the Associated Adver-
Using Clubs of tho World. fur selling
suffers more by unfair business
methods. Misrepresentation, cubsti-
tuition. etc., and is more difficult to
censor than any specific class of
merchandise in trade.
We ask every member Of the Ad-
vertising Club to clip this statement
and place it in the hands OF woman
who wears furs:
1. Fur fabrics should not be called
by the name of the fur skin they
initiate unless tho word Fabric"
imitation" or some similar designa-
tion, clearly bringing out the fact
of imitation is used.
2. Hudson Seal should always be
accompanied by the designation
Dyed Muskrat" or "Seal-Dyed
Muskrat."
3. French Seal should be accom-
Coney," Dyed Rabbit" "SealDyed
Coney," "Seal-Dyed Rabbit" Dyed
Coney,"' Dyed French Rabbit"
"Seal-Dyed French Rabbit"
4. Bay Seal should be ACCOMPANIED
by the designation Dyed Coney."
Dyed Rabbit" "Seal-Dyed Coney'"
"Seal-Dyed Rabbit" dyed New
Zealand Coney." Dyed New Zealand
Rabbit" "Seal-Dyed New Zealand
Coney." "Seal-Dyed New Zealand
Rabbit"
THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
OF RICHMOND, INC.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Brooklyn Theaters

oRPHEuM- "Bleaty Bleaty,' the Has
sard Short revue, holds first place
on a bill including Guiran and Mar
guerite, dancers; Jimmy Lucas and
Company, Swift and Kelly, AL Ray
mond, Herbert Brooks. the Kino-
grams and Topics of the Day.
BUSHWICk- Gladys Clark and Henry
Bergman, assisted by the Crisp Sis
ters, will appear in their new offer
ing. "Tunes of the Hour with Lou
Handman at the piano. Others will
be Frances Pritchard, dancer; Joe
Cook in his zone man vaudeville
act" Frank Mullane, Harry j. Conley,
Arthur Frazer and Harry Bunce,
Alexander and Evelyn and "Yank the
Wonder Dog"
NEW BRIGHTON new tabloid musi-
cal comedy called "The Little Cot
tage," will be presented by George
Robinson. The cast is headed by
Frank Sinclair Cliff Dixon and Goldic
Collins. Others will be Billie Shaw,
dancer; J. Francis Dooley and Cor
inne Sales;; Robins, the walking
music store; Bob Hall, Marguerite
Padula, Robbie Gordone, Combe ard
Ncvins and the McDonalds
STRAND-Annette Kellermann. in her
new photoplay, "What Women Love-;
a Booth Harrington comedy, Edgar
Takes the Cake" Special orchestral
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Worcester Music Festival
To Be Held in October

The sixty-second musical festival will
be held in Mechanics Hall, Worcester,
Mass, October As. This festival will
introduce to Worcester new con-
ductor of choral works, Nelson P.
Coffin, q successor to DR.. Arthur Mees,
who resigned as conductor at the close
of the last festival.
The choral works to be presented this
year are "Hora Novissma," in memory
died last December, and "The Beati-
tudes," Cesar Franck's masterpiece.
These works require twelve soloists.
Artists night concert has on it's pro-
gram three artists, including Rosa
Ponselle, of the Metropolitan opera
company. The usual afternoon SYM
phony concerts with soloists will be
given.
Soloists engaged are Rosa Ponselle,
soprano; Florence Hinkle, soprano;
Vera Curtis, soprano; Helen Yorke,
soprano; Merle Alcock, alto; Alma
Beck, alto; Mary Allen, alto; Paul Alt
Bechtel Alcock, tenor; Fred Patton,
bass; Charles T. Tittmann, bass; Mil
ton c. Snyder, bass, and John Powell,
pianist.
The orchestra will be composed of
sixty players from the Philadelphia
Orchestra, who will make their third
appearance here. Thaddeus Rich, Of
the Philadelphia Orchestra, will be as
sociate conductor; Walter w. Farmer
vii be organist, and Mrs. J. Vernon
Butler accompanist.
The festival chorus of 800 voices has
made progress under the direction of
MIR. Coffin, and is said to be we'll fitted
10 pear large part of the festival
burden.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Unique Film at the Casino

A photoplay dealing with methods Of
combating Bolshevism and social and
industrial unrest, yet carrying love
story said to be one of the strongest
produced in recent months, is to he
shown at the Casino Theater beginning
Tuesday night. 1t will be called De
mocracy-The Vision Restored"
Ten months were required in which
to complete the film, and the secret
workings of the Bolshevistic agents in
America are shown. In the picture
the autocracies of wealth and might
are arrayed against the democracy of
love and right, and the theme of the
piece is designed to show that great
empires are built upon love rather
than upon force
The drama, theme and titles were
conceived by Lee Francis Lybarger, a
lecturer and public speaker in Lyceum
fields. The original scenario was writ
ten by Nina Wilcox Putnam, the short
story writer, and the film was directed
by William Nigh. The principal actors
are Henry Fortune, j. II. Gilmore,
Leslie Austin, Maurine Powers, Hal
Brown, Albert Travernier and Franklin
Hanna.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Young Peoples Concerts
By New York Symphony

The New York Symphony Orchestra,
Waiter Damrosch, conductor, will give
SIX Saturday afternoon concerts at Car
negle Hall next season in the series
known as the Symphony Concerts for
Young People. The four Saturday
mornings devoted to the Symphony
Concerts for Children series will be
given rs usual at Aeolian Hall.
The popularity of the Young Peoples
concerts is patent in the fact that they
always enjoy sold out subscription;
and indications seen in the application
Tor seats for the children's series, only
In its fourth year of existence, bid fair
TO rival in favor the concerts of it's
big brother.
For the Young Peoples Concerts the
programs and the Cincinnati Orchestra
Will as usual consist of music adapted
to the musical comprehension of the
thlrteen-year old and upward, with Mr..
Damrosch's customary short verbal ex-
planation of the more important works.
In the children's concerts Mr.. Dam
rosch will explain and demonstrate in
terms that are easily understood by the
chlldren, how the great masters have
been inspired to create their music and
how they have developed their inspira-
tlon into musical form.
The success of a series of concerts
for young people, begun many years
ago by the New York Symphony Or
chestra, is seen in the fact that other
orchestras have followed the leadership
of Walter Damrosch. The St. Louis
Orchestra, the Chicago Orchestra and
the Minneapolis Orchestra now include
series for young people among their
programs; and the Cincinnati Orch estra
has only recently announced a similar
series. 1t is reported that Boston, San
Francisco and Los Angeles will also
have young peoples series Of their
own,
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
To Give Selected Parts
OF Grand Opera at Rivoli
Theater Again This Fall

Those who remember the varied bills
of opera combined with motion pictures
and orchestral work given at the Rivol
Theater last season will be Interested
to know that grand opera again will be
given there this winter the first of the
composite bills beginning the last
week i'll September under the general
direction of Josiah EURO.
The announcement Of his determina-
ton to give his patrons the same varied
bills they saw last year was made by
Hugo Riesenfeld managing director of
the Rivoli, Rialto and Criterion, yes
te'day.
The tabloid presentations of the
great music classics will, as heretofore,
be of about twelve or fifteen minutes
duration.
"M Motion picture audiences want a
varied program" said Mr.. Risen field
in explaining why a brief glimpse of
opera is preferred to fuller scene
1--WE have found that our patrons pre-
fer orchestral numbers, motion picture
features, bit of comedy, a scenic,
some new reels as we'll as opera, and
for that reason we select the most
striking moment in an opera and pre-
sent that.
"The cost is the same as if we pre-
sented the entire scene which might
take from three quarters of an hour
to an hour. The settings, sooists and
chorus cost just as much for that brief
gem as for a longer number. But we
have found that our patrons want no
more than fifteen minutes of opera and
we give them just that much. Motion
picture theater patrons have a psychol-
ogy all their own-they demand action,
variety, music, change, and they should
not be made to sit through an hour of
opera in photoplay house. Music
lovers who desire a full evening of
opera go to the opera house; in a
photoplay theater they desire only the
most brilliant passages from the
classics"
There is only one production by the
new school of opera and ensemble at
the Riesenfeld theaters at present, and
that is at the Criterion, where Josiah
Zuro's conception, "Through the Ages -
is one of the striking features of the
program surrounding "Humoresque"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Midnight Entertainments
Not Endangered by Coine
OF Liquor; Type Is Better

Atop the New Amsterdam Theater
the home of the Ziegfeld Midnight
Frolic, the finishing touches are being
put on the new production which will
be presented Tuesday evening, August
81. 1t is limited that there will be
changes in the type of the original
midnight entertainment.
To make up the personnel of the new
show Mr.. Ziegfeld has gone far aheld.
Tcddie Gerard, an American girl, was
catled from successes in London to
play prominent part The Dooleys
nordon and William, also relinQuished
a London Hippodrome engagement at
the request OF the producer. Annette
Bade, a comedienne; Norska Rouskaya,
dancer; Herbert Hoey and Airline Chase
will also be in the cast.
Prohibition has not, and will not, end
the midnight type of entertainment
according to the producer.
"Never BEFORE" said Mr.. Ziegfeld
"has such demand been made upon
the artistic side of the producing game.
TO those who have this interest at
heart it is an encouraging sign. AL
ways | have tried to catch the spirit
of the public, and my performances
have reflected this spirit. Those who
supposed that prohibition might end
the midnight type Of entertainment are
mistaken. The appeal is even greater
but the standard is higher"
The book and lyrics of the new
Frolic are written by Bullard Macdon-
aid and Jack Sheridan, and the music
by Henry Carroll
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Evelyn Cosnell at the Eltinge
uneasiness about her first nights per-
formance.


formance.
"If l we're like a lot of leading
ladies' she said smilingly, Il shouldn't
have dared let myself talk with
any one in my dressing room a half
hour before my opening performance
No, Pm not superstitious. If | were |
certainly should not be whistling in
my dressing room as I've been doing
all evening, and, moreover, YOU would
not be here.
Il believe a lack of confidence is
what causes more failures, not only on
the stage but in all lines Of work than
anything else. If you go into a thing
you go into it with the thought Of win
ming, don't you? Well, then, why don't
you go into it with the expectation as
we'll? You only retard success by be-
ing shy and uncertain as to your abil-
ity Now, as for myself, l would have
ali the reason in the world to think
wouldn't get along if l were thinking
about my career and my experience on
Broadway. But Pm thinking about
what l can do and not what | have
done. think We live too much in the
past and not enough in the future"
Pasted over the walls of her dress
ing room, and, incidentally, she oc-
cuples, the little white room on the
>'"SS ASNSl Will q Sldr painted on the
door, are dozens of telegrams from her
friends on the West Coast, many from
Los Angeles, where for several wears
she played in stock, and as many more
IRON San Francisco, where she worked
under the direction of Morosco. She
IS one of the priced stage products of
the Western country, and the news of
her opening on Broadway in "The Cave
Girl" awakened the interest of all who
knew her there
ITS pretty nice" she says, shaking
her NJ head and pulling up the high boots
TO tie them, Ito find at last what you
have worked for for years. It's really
worth the struggle. And it is always
bound to come if you keep on trying
and never give up hope"
1T was with this thought that she
answered the stage managers call and
prepared for her entrance in the first
night of her first real part in a real
broadway "show." If she does not
make it success it will not be be-
cause she has not the confidence
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Moods of Audience Fend
Off Long Run Monotony,
Says Actor i'm S'Irene''

Don't you get awfully tired of play
ing the same part so often?"
This is the question almost invari-
ably put to actors who play in a show
mat has long run, according to
Walter Regan. the leading man of
Irene at the Vanderbilt Tkeater
occasionally an actor will acknowl-
edge says Mr.. Regan, "that it be-
comes tedious to play the same role
for long period, but as general
rule there are compensating features
"Personally, the varying quality of
audiences serves to keep me inter
ssted IN what | am doing. If every au
dlcnce received play in exactly the
same manner it is altogether likely
that the continuous repetition of role
would become exceedingly montonous
"Fortunately for the actor, he seldom
knows just how his effort is going to
be received by the people out front.
THE actors interest in his work is,
to certain extent, kept alive by reason
of this difference in the results. A
speech that is received with a scream
one night may evoke only the faintest
ripple OF merriment the next time it is
spoken, and the actor who has failed
to get hand at just the point where
1T usually follows his efforts, returns to
his dressing room with something to
think about
"A player knows that applause and
laughter are often dependent upon the
most delicate shadings in a portrayal.
And he also knows that on some nights
hardly any effort is needed to evoke
responsive laughter and applause that
on other nights is denied him, no
matter how hard he may labor.
This, Of course, keeps the interest
i'll role alive, to any actor with an
artists conscience, no matter how long
he may play it. For there is always
something new to be shaped, in the
fluid form .of his own personality as
applied to a part, by an actor every
evening. to make for successful per-
formance"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Robert Milton Plans
His Own Theater and
Actors Organization
Continued from page one

him personally to supervise and direct
every detail. Davidov, by the way, is
Mr.. Millions family name, his full name
being Robert Milton Mikhael Davidov.
Tho young mans first work in America
was to study English. Then he OBJ
tanned work, playing small part in
Richard Mansiield's company, and he
has been actively identified with the
stage ever since.
ain Russia at Christmas time," Mr..
Milton said. "there was an interesting
method of choosing actors of ability
for the Imperial Theaters. No mclo-
dramas we're presented in them at this
time, but in the plaza temporary but
we'll constructed theaters were built
for the use of the companies of pro-
vincial players who came at this season
to play in melodramas. Actors who
showed talent were taken out Of the
companies, allowed to study for year,
and then were attached to the royal
houses
When Nine. Nazimova was planning
to appear in Ibsen's dramas. she sought
director. and Brandon lyman, who
played with her. introduced her to
Robert Milton. The first play he did
was Little Eyolf.'
mime Nazimova wanted to do the
play in gray. | maintained that trag-
edy could happen in sunlight as we'll
as in gloom, so I changed the plans
and had the whole thing played in
bright sunshine. Once during a re-
hearsal, Nine. Nazimova, not knowing
that | understood Russian, talked to
some one in Russian about me. | in
terrupted her. Before you go any
further / said. Il think I had better
tell you that I am a Russian She
asked about my work in Russia and
when | told her she raised her hands
and said: why, l studied under your
father"
Mr. Milton thoroughly disapproves of
the star system and stars
Let the audience make stars, not
managers" he says. 81 believe in pre-
senting a play with the finest possible
cast. If there are fine individual per-
formances let the audience recognize
these performances. 1t is foolish for
an actor to have his name put out in
big letters. 1t centers all attention on
him and the attitude of the audience
seems to be: Deliver your goods, but
God help you if you don't!'
For his next production Mr.. Milton
has written Ladies Must Live" also
in collaboration with Alice Duer
Mil1er
New-York tribune., 1920-08-22
Faith Brought Her to
Broadway, Says Leading
Woman of @sCave Cirl''
Continued from page one

would be just the thing for me when
made my debut in leading part on
Broadway And so they let me have
my way.
"Of course. l was right. Do you
think a little mountain girl like l am
to be in the play would be wearing
frills and fancy things? No! She
wears common, dusty, dirty things like
these. And lvc actually climbed n
great many mountains in these things,
so you see | feel quite at home in my
part on tho stage when I'm wearing
these"
She slapped her hand against her
trousers, and cloudlct Of gray dust
swirled about the little white dressing
room before the small electric fan in
the corner. "Thats real mountain
dust" she said, smiling. "And l hope
my portrayal of the Cave Girl will be
just onc-half as sincere and honest
and real as these old trousers arc.
III believe in being myself on tho
stage. You see, | wear little makeup.
OF course, it really isn't necessary for
me where it might be for other girls.
The great out doors and the West
and its perpetual sunshine have given
me natural makeup"
Miss Valentine for many years has
been under the direction of Oliver
Morosco in the West, in Los Angeles,
San Francisco and throughout the Pa
clhc Coast states. She is an expert
horsewoman, can shoot so straight that
she is entered in most of the Western
amateur target matches in her home
country and holds the woman's record
for mountain climbing in California.
But" she said. "getting back to thi.
thing Of ones ambitions being realized
! guess you already know that tonight
| am realizing mine. | just feel Pm
going to be successful because | have
waited so long; and, too, because | be-
lievc my prayers have been answered.
| believe there's a lot in the way one
feels about things and in the intensity
with which one goes into a thing.
think mind messages are transmitted.
| believe others know in great many
instances just what we're thinking
about. Of course. the person who re-
ceives your thoughts must be aware in
some way that you're thinking about
him and trying to express something
In the case of my engagement by Mr.
Comstock, l believe if the truth were
known he just had the feeling that /
was the young woman who could handle
this part best, and III wager he never
saw me on the stage in his life.
81 never had done anything in New
York worth while. I had small part
in lombard, Ltd but not enough to
show what l could do"
Just because she believed it was pre-
arranged by some power over which
she had no real influence, Miss Valen-
tine declared she hadn't the slightest