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The Washington times., 1920-12-23

''The stout one apologized, as he
entered the imperial box. for not be-
ing in evening dress. MY friend
ceremony is unnecessary between en-
perors.' His visitor was GioaChino
Rossini, Emperor OF Music, as Napo-
leon was Emperor of France"
GREAT COMIC GRAND OPERA.
Rossini wrote the great comic
opera 1.-The Barber of Seville" and
Mr.. Downcs links the story If the
opera and the Columbia Grafonola
records that give its best music, into
an interesting little tale. What
merry figure that Figaro" the viii
Iage barber is!
know these music-fiction characters
know their music as given by the
worlds great artists and Christmas
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
CHRISTMAS MUSIC OF ALL SOULS.

All Souls Unitarian Church will
give it's special Christmas music next
Sunday morning. the service held in
the knickerbocker Theater. at IL a.
m. Charles Trowbridge Tittmann.
bass, and Lewis Atwater, organist,
will be assisted by Miss Katherine
Riggs. harp. and Harry Waller, violin.
The program will include the fol-
lowing bass solos, with violin and
harp obligato. 1T came upon the Mid
night Clear" (Fnure). Good Tidings"
from 1.-THE Nativity" (Stewart; trios
for violin. harp and organ. "Adora-
ton" from 1.-THE Nativity" (StewarD ::
"Hymne" (Dubois): harp solo. Pre-
lude" Chopin: organ solos, March
OF the MaGi Kings" Dubois, Ancient
"Nocls," and Allegro" tGuilmant.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Christmas music will be given at
the First Presby terrain Church at both
services on Sunday next. under the
direction OF w. \. Cossius. with Mrs.
d. L. Richmond, soprano, Miss Marian
Arnold. alto; W. 4. Powers. tenor:
and Mrs. g. +. Schutt, organist. The
programs are as follows:
Morning service, organ prelude.
"Pastorale symphony" from The
Messiah" tHandel0 professional. 20
Come All Ye Faithful" anthems. The
King OF Ages" (Gcibel.) Angels from
the Realms OF Glory" (She!ley,l
while Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks' (West0 organ postlude.
"Hallelujah Chorus" tHandel.)
Evening service. organ prelude.
Alteration" (Borowski3 anthems.
Calm on the Listening Ear of Night
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Shoppers for Music
Will Find Offerings
of Amazing Variety
JESSIE MACBRIDE.

Shopping for music. What Shall buy! - ,
'"The Lure of Music" the book written by Ohm DowneS
that we see shop windows and that he wrote tell people
who say 81 don't know anything about music but Ike H.
of the things they'd like to know full OF real anecdotes
as for instance, when he begins by saying:
evening Napoleon III sat in his box at the opera
Across the hall in loge which faced his he observed stout
man in brown wig whose attention divided between the
performance of bon-bonS, and the telling OF Joke Inc
Emperor watched this for a moment, then turned to an
attendant saving Bring him to e."
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and the New Yoar will take on ne"
meaning.
CARUSO.
The great Caruso's voice was in
jeopardy recently, when the king OF
tenors burst a blood vessel in his
throat while singing.
The Victor records have his latest
triumph, the principal aria from this
years revival OF The Jewess" LA
Juive), the opera by Halevy.
The Victor book tells you:
Jewish history, Jewish tradition
Jewish art supply the material for
this record, which may well cause
the listener to marvel that, to the
varied series he already has made,
Enrico Caruso has been able to add
another so perfectly individual in
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
CHRIST CHURCH. WASHINGTON
PARISH.

Special Christmas music at Christ
Church. Washington Parish. will b.
rendered by the choir Of thirty voiceY
on Sunday. The program will include
"Venite." Woodward. tie Deum."
Smart; full communion service,
Cruickshank; oicrtory. Sing, O
Heavens" Tours. The solo parts will:
be sustained by Miss Mae l.. Cross,
soprano; Miss Hattie NJ Herfurth.
contralto: Arthur u Simpson, tenor:
Harry /. Clarkson. baritone and direc-
tor. Miss Ellen Richards win be a
the organ.
arthur l.. Simpson, formerly tenor
so!oist at ST. Johns Church, George
town, and well known in Masonic
musical circles. has assumed his en-
gagement as tenor soloist at Christ
Church. Washington parish.
On the following Sunday the Christ
mas music will be repeated at the
morning service. Preceding the
evening prayer there will be congre-
gational singing, and the double
quartz: Will sing "Magnificat'.. and
"Nunc Dimittis," Barnby: and offer
tory, There Were Shepherds" Vim
cent.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
MILITARY MASS Al WALTER REED


4 military solemn high mass VIII
be celebrated at the knights OF Co
Iumbus Hut at Walter Reed Hos
pitsl at midnight Christmas Eve, by
the Rev. John Il. Daily. chaplain. as
sisted by two priests from the Sui
picisn Seminary at the Catholic uni
versity.
Preceding the services a quartet
OF brass instruments from the Inte-
rior Department Band viii play the
"hdeste Fideles' In the open air. I'm
mediately before the mass Marguerite
Gately will sing Holy Night" b.
Adams. The choir Of mixed voices, in
charge Of Mrs. Albert ). Gerrer. will
render GouDOd's "Messe SOlennelle.
with Mrs. Gertrude Lyons directing,
and Victor Bornsn at the organ.
Miss Mary Helen Howe will sing
the soprano solos throughout the
mass George Schimmel, Benjamin
Austin, and Peter Rydzynski will sing
the tenor solo parts. and Russell Bur
roughs and Francis r. Heartsill the
bass solos. The choir Will be sup
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instance. They come from an Ameri-
can home.
so in choosing Christian music, one
can be merry and gay and flled with
the spirit of childhood. And also one
can bring good music, good taste into
the home through a wise choice OF the
best music the best artists OF the
world have to offer
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

melodies have fresher charm for an
impromptu half hour around the oianC'
for they are melodies whose words
the children know by heart.
Perhaps much OF their charm Is
due to the fact that they came
straight out of the home" inspira-
ton. and were written for his own
little family OF singers In the first
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
+! TIMES RNCEgfNNVSN ErWASHNG AMSIC. IOVERSlfD

ported during the entire service by
the Interior Department orehestrs.
under Walter q. Wnmsrtb.
Christmas morning there vii be .
low MACS every half hour, begianiDs
at : 80. the last mass starting at
O'clock.
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MT. PLEASANT CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH

The Christmas cantata The Mes
sage Of the Star" BY K. Huntington
Woodman will be sung at the O'Clock
service sunday of the Mt. Pleasant
church. by the Mount
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

Want ads In The Washington Times
will be accepted Till IL a. m. for pobnea-
ton the same day. Quick action brings
quick results
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

by the choir, with incidental solos
by Mrs. 4. II. Pirtle and Miss Cora
Schail. Joseph Harrison is organist
and choir director
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
RACHM ANINOFF.

The other day the great pianist.
Rachmaninoff. played TO about $500
people here. But those who did not
hear him may do so on the Ampico
Piano, just as he played to his great
concert audience.
II you are studying the great COM
posers you should know how the
great artists interpret their works.
Teachers as well as students are to
day going to those "authorities'--the
many forms OF reproductions of the
great artists-instead Of going TO
Europe. or to New York, or for the
sake OF hearing them many times, in
stead of once in a recital
II one is gifted he can make his
own player-piano reproduce the
artists record-each one can be an
artist interpreter. II he learns to know
tho 6pished performancc
The Washington times., 1920-12-23
FOR THE CHILDREN.

Here's q list OF things for the chill
dren, and for the grown,up children.
too:
Look up Bizet. the French coiEpooer
who wrote the opera Carmen" He
has "Trumpeter and Drumm hr'
from his Petite Suite" Littlc Suite),
and also THE Dolls Cradle Song
and '"The Top" all on one record. The
first describes, with trumpets and
drums, the approach. passing and as
appearance OF a company of toy sol
diers. nc DOLLS Cradle Song is an
infinitely beautiful little melody. and
THE Top" is whirring, twirhng,
spinning bit Of music, on a Columbia
record.
FAIRY MUSIC.
Fairy Tales for the children. and
Fairy Music for the children both
belong to Santa Clous' gifts.
Do you know "Hansel and Gretel."
the famous little grand opera for
children?
The most simple and beautiful Of
all the fairy operas is "Hansel and
Gretel," by Humpcrdinck. 1t is one
OF the tales of the Black Forest, and
the music Is taken from folk lore,
rejecting the true feeling of child
hood for this charming old fairy
tale.
The Dance in the Cottage and
THE witches Ride"--to say moth
ing of the Dream Music" waltz at
the end of "Hansel and Gretel. can
all be bought on one twelve-inch
Columbia record.
IF you want to sing your own song,
why learn The House that Jack
Ruilt" by Sidney Homer. Sidney
Homer, whose famous wife Louise
Homer. the contralto, sings his songs
so delightfully."-, has written two
groups of songs from dear old
Mother Goose"
Mother Goose belongs to all OF
Shakespeare's seven ages OF man
and women. So the concert singer
can use these songs. effectively, but
finally they belong to the mother and
children in the home circle. Few
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, Pleasant chorus OF nifty voices. under
the direction OF Norton NJ. Little.
The solos Will be sustained by Miss
Frances Scherger, soprano; Miss
Eleanor kittrldge. contralto; 7. j.
Quinn. tenor; and Herman Fakler,
bass: with Mr.. Robson at the organ.
For the morning service special
Christmas music will be sung by the
solo quartet. with the following pro-
gram; organ prelude. christmas
Musette" (Mailly); bass solo, The
Newborn King" Uy'Espoir) Mr.. Fax
Ter; orertory quartet, "Exulta Sion,
HarlI the glad tidings" UIammereD !;
organ postlude, March" (HandeD.
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XMAS MUSIC AND TABLEAUN.

The Fifth Baptist Church, Il street
southwest. will give az the 1850
Evening with the Choir" on sunday
next, a series OF tableauX and pictures
representing the Angel Appearing TO
the Shepherds" The Three Wise
Men" "a Night Scene in Bethlehem
"'rhe Alteration Of the Shepherds" and
"a Multitude OF Angels"
The evening music will consist OF
"Pastorale" for organ (Faulkes)
There shall come a Star" (Harris).
Mr.. James; And the Glory OF the
Lord" ('"rhe MessiahD; "Te Deum'
in q (Buck). Mrs. Windsor; Holy
Night" Miss Mooney: "Shine. o Star
(GeibeD. soloists. Mrs. Thompson and
Miss Jones: 20 Holy Night" adam
Buck), Miss Gladys Price: "Hallelujah
Chorus" from THE Messiah"
Morning service, IL o'clock: Organ
prelude, christmas PastOrale'
(Lange): Gloria in EXcelsls Haydn
Marco; soprano solo. "Jesu Bambipo'
Non), Miss Gladys Price; women's
quartet and full chorus. "Christmas'
Shelley; postlude, March of Tho
Magl" (Ashford).
The choir is under the direction Of
William j. Palmer, with Miss Emma
Louise Thompson. organist.
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

4 (HarkeTJ and silent Night" organ,
postlude, March" (HacketLJ
The Washington times., 1920-12-23

style. and so magnificent I'm perfor-'
ma nee.
at is the farewell OF Eleasar. the
Jewish goldsmith" (whom the Times
pictured In last Sundays music page
as Caruso portrays himl the fare
well 70 his foster child Rachel. Car
dinal Brognfs own lost daughter
There Is probably no more heArt-rend.
ing situation in the whole history Oh
opera. 80 here is little wonder that
Caruso has found in II inspiration
for one Of the most extraordinary
records he ever has given the music
loving world"
The Victrola book OF the opera has
stories of 20 operas in the latest re-
vision or this opsra-guide, written by
Samuel Holland Rous IL also has
descriptions Of I 200 Victor opera
records, and 700 illustrations of
scenes and singers.
A BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY.
Symphonies and their Meanings
may interest You.
Beethoven week--the l1Oth annivHr-
sary OF the master composer-has
just passed.
Perhaps you do not know that this
great maker of profound and tragic
music wrote music. too. that is
frankly playful. His Eighth Symph-
ony is called AN Epic OF Humor." II
has something in IL OF the jolly
symphonies that were written for the
salons" OF good, old. merry times
where the musician was summoned 10
amuse.
We don't have TO stop being amused.
we don't have TO subdue laughter just
because we are enjoying classic
music.
SO this music may be happy choice
for Christmas time.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
q Interesting Chat and Stage Gossip for Playgoers q
London Was Cheated Out of
Premiere OF mecca Because
OF 'Chu Chin Chow Success

At the Century Theater they are
getting ready for Mecca" the new
musical spectacle which Morris Gest
and F. Ray Coms&ock will present Mon
day, October q. Its producers announce
that the new production will cost
$4,000 and also that it will be as big
as "Chu Chin Chow" and "Aphrodite"
combined. "Also." adds Mr.. Gest, 1--WE
have combined the artistic brains Of
the thester in q gigantic trust for this
production"
These big spectacles prepared an
nually by Mr.. Gest are built for New
York. They open on Broadway without
preliminary tours, and they are given
on such q gigantic scale in New York
that it is difficult to imagine how they
can possibly be sent on tour TO other
cities.
The new production was written by
Oscar Asche, the English actor and au-
thor, who wrote and created "Chu Chin
Chow" which is now in its fifth year in
London, breaking all established rec
ords for long runs. Mr.. Asche is COM
ing to America to supervise the final
Century, leaving an understudy to play
his role in "Chu Chin Chow" in London
during his absence.
The production Of "Mecea" at the
Century will be its world premiere
and thereby hangs a story. Mr..
Asche wrote "Mecca" nearly four
years ago, intending to use it as his
next production at His Majesty's
Theater in London, but "Chu Chin
Chow" kept on drawing such crowds
that, under his contract, he could not
produce anything else. His con-
tract, made with the late Sir Herbert
Tree over five years ago, provided that
"Chu Chin Chow" must continue at
His Majesty's Theater until such
time as the receipts dropped below
weeks But they never have dropped
below that sum. Therefore, Mr..
Asche has been unable to produce
mecca" in London, and as Comstock
and Gest had purchased it for America
and had made all their arrangements
to produce it in New York, it will have
it's worldwide premiere here.
"Mecca" is described as "gor-
geous extravaganza of the Orient"
and also rs "a mosaic in music and
mime" The scene takes place in
Cairo, Egypt, and Arabia, thousand
years ago. AS may be inferred from
the title, the story has to do with a
pilgrimage to holy Mecca. the city to
must make a pilgrimage once in a
lifetime to be purged Of their sins.
This pilgrimage, however, is but the
background of story rich in
romance, full of dramatic action, with
musical numbers, a gorgeous series Of
stage pictures and ballet which will
be staged by Fokine.
The central figure in the play is
| giant wrestler, a role which Asche
wrote for himself in London and which
will be played in America by Lionel
| Braham, the big Englishman who came
to this country several years ago as
member of Granville Barker's en-
| dowed theater company, and who liked
America so we'll that he has rename d
| here since.
There are fourteen scenes in "Mecca. "
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26

meet failure early enough in life it is
a very valuable thing. You can value
success more when it comes. But sue
cess. unworked for and easily attained
early in life, is bad. 1t is SO easy to
go wrong later in life If one is not
careful. l think one passes through
different worlds in the course of ones
life If knew as much now as I
thought ! knew at twenty-one / should
be very we'll informed indeed AZ
twenty-one there was practically moth
ing that I did not think l knew At
thirty there were some things that
was doubtful about. At thirty-five
there were more things that l was
doubtful about. At forty I realized
there were many things did not know.
Now / am forty-six and soon l will
think ! know nothing" he laughed.
"No, I don't follow the same paths
in writing my plays. look at life
and write whatever occurs to me. I
wrote The Guest Of Honor as simply
as could and purposely so. But there
is one rule l adhere to absolutely.
keep out of the garbage can. That's
where draw the line in writing my
plays. l am not censuring any one.
minc you I am simply speaking for
myself"
Graham Lucas's piping voice was
heard on the stage. He was calling
for his daddy" Leisurely, William
Hodge reflled his pipe, lit it, and then
descended underneath the stage to
make his entrance by way of the gar
ret stairs
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
New Productions Out
OF Town, Soon to Have
Showing ON Broadway

Three new productions have had re-
cent quito town openings preparatory
to showing on Broadway.
merchants of Venus" comedy by
Alan Brooks, opened at the Savoy The
ater, Asbury Park, Monday, September
20, with Alan Brooks, Carroll Nc
Comas, S. Kurasaki Thomas Donnelly.
Robert Kelly, Frank Dayton. Vivian
Rushmore, That's Magrane, Jane Dar-
nell, James Tarbell, Thomas Hoyer and
Mary Howard. Opens at Punch and
Judy Theater tomorrow night.
Robert E. Lee" by Thomas Dixon,
produced at the Auditorium, Charlotte,
n. c., Friday, September II, with Rose
Caylor, Augustin Duncan, Enid Gray,
Mark Hampton, Margaret Borough,
William Lyons, William Quinn, Edward
Quinn, II. D. Blakemore, Earl House,
Lawrence Chrow. A. A. Davit, Truman
James, Dillon Deasy, David Leonard,
Lyons Wickland, Frederick Weber,
Frank Frayne, Lille Quinn, Little En-
ily Will Gordon, Little Edward, Bea-
trice Ledden, Frederick Knight, Almon
Knowles, L. Bubrow and G. Gerald.
No New York date.
Daddy Dumplin," by George Barr
McCutcheon and Earl Carroll, opened
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Navy Secretary 10 See Film

Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy, has accepted an invitation to see
the opening tonight at the Selwyn
Theater Of "Uncle Sam Of Freedom
RIDGE" q screen version of the story
that appeared in The Atlantic Monthly.
The advance ticket demand for the
production has been so great that
Harry Levey, producer, has engaged
two theaters in which it will be shown
beginning tonight. The other theater
will be the Cohan & Harris.
IL bought dozen copies of the mag
azine in which the story appeared"
Secretary Daniels wrote to Nj. Levey
in accepting the invitation for tonight,
and sent them to my best friends,
writing them it was the most illumi-
mating, soul stirring and patriotic ar
ticle that had been written in decade.
| can only wish that every man, woman
and child in America could see the
picture and be stirred by it to new
conservation to American duty"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Vauldeville

PALACEcGeorge Whiting and Sadie
Burt will be the headliners in "Lit-
tie Miss Melody" miniature op-
eretta, with book and lyrics by Jack
Lait and music by Gus Edwards.
Sylvester Schaefer, "The Man Who
Does Everything" returns to the Pal
ace, where he made his record break
ing debut in this country some years
ago. He will present twelve styles
Keane will do songs, stories and pat
ter. Santley and Norton will do a
new song act with trimmings. Phil
Baker will play his accordion and
clown. aye Song Shop" staged by
Jackson, Harold Whalen and ten
girls; Lexey and O'Connor, Mirano
Brothers, the Flying Torpedoes, and
Monroe Grant will also appear.
RIVERSIDE The Creole Fashion
Plate" Karyl Norman, will be in the
headline spot, presenting a new song
offering called "a Tent of Melodies" !"
Thomas f. Shea. Ben Bernie, Irving
and Jack Kaufman, Morris and
Campbell and Baroness de Hollub
(Harriet Lorraine), with Harry Craw-
ford, are others who will appear.
COLONIAL-Karyl Norman, "the Creole
Fashion Plate" will also head the
bill here. The Four Marx Brothers
the Wilton Sisters, Jessie Brown and
Eifie Weston, AlbertIha Rasch and
"Symphonie Intime," O'Donnell and
Blair, La France and Kennedy and
Ed Morton are also on the program.
EIGHTY-FIRST STREET-George Mac
Farlane, American barytone, will hold
topline honors. The picture feature
will be "Passion's Playground" with
Katherine Macdonald as the star.
Man Hunt" Basil Lynn and Howland
Muldoon, Franklin and Rose, Jimmy
Fallon and Marjorie Shirley and the
Nagyfys.
JEFFERSON--A triple headline bill will
-Four Queens and Joker" "a Trip
to Hitland" and Herman Timberr as
trio of luminarics. The supporting
bill will include Toney and Norman,
Dolly Kay, Rice and Werner, Elmer
FL Cleve, Oakes and Delour, and
Jean Duval and company
RAMILTON-The Morton Family will
hold down principal honors on the
bill. The family includes the Four
Mortons-Sam, Kitty, Martha and
Joe-Clara Morton. Paul Morton and
Naomi Glass. Each Of the Morton
turns will appear in its individual
offering and then collectively Co
rinne Tilton Revue, Yvette Rugel
Santos and Hays, O'Rourke and
Adelphia, Johnson, Baker and John
son, and Davis and Pell will also
appear.
LOEW'S AMERICAN - Harry Hines
THE 58th Variety" will head the
bill all week. Clara kimball Young
in For the Soul Of Rafael" will be
the screen feature the first half of
the week. Wallace Reid in Whats
Your Hurry?" will be seen on the
screen the last part Of the week.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
ln Picture Theaters

AsTOR-"Over the Hill to the Poor
house Fox finn adaptation from
Will Carleton's poem of the same
name, continues.
CAPITOL - Pauline Frederick in
Madame x" The prologue will be
the "Mlserere," from I'll Trovatore," )"
sung by Ludworth Frasier and Lii
liam Ellison.
CRlTERION-"The Restless Sex" be-
gins its third week. AS a supplement
tary number "a Melody of Flowers. {"
bouquet of flower studies in color,
accompanied by vocal and instru-
mental music, will be given. The
orchestra will play Elgin's "Salut
d'Amour"
FORTY-FOURTH STREET ID. w.
Grifith's "'Way Down East" con-
tinues it's run.
LYRIC while New York Sleeps''
continues its run.
RlALTO-Douglas MacLean in "The
Jailbird." a Paramount picture of a
Julien Josephson story. Doris May
has the leading feminine role. An
additional comedy scene will be q
Charles Chaplin revival, "The Cure"
Antonio Gomez's "Il Guarany" will
be played as the overture. A group
Of Russian songs by members of the
Russian Isba Company will be
featured.
RiVOLI--"Held by the Enemy" Par
amount picture. based on William
Gillette's Civil War play of the same
name, will be the feature. Important
roles are played by Jack Holt, Agnes
Ayres. Wanda Hawley, Lewis Stone,
Robert Cain, William Leighton and
Josephine Crowcll. Hosmer's South
ern Rhapsody" will be the overture.
3TRAND-"Nomads OF the North" a
FIRST National screen adoption Of
James Oliver Curwood's story, laid
In the wilderness Of the Northwest.
The cast 10 headed by Lewis Stone
and Betty Blythe, The overture will
be Puccani's "Gffl Of the Golden
New-York tribune., 1920-09-26

at Columbia Theater, Far Rockaway,
Friday. September "a, with Maclyn
Arbuckle, Charles Brandt, Louis kim
ball, Florence Finn. Andrew Lawler
jr., Helen and Leland Chandler, Gard
ner Lawlor, Isadore MARCEL, Harold
Waidridge, Olive May, Dan Dawson
and Eliza beth Gulick. No New York
date.
"The Champion" by Thomas Louden
and A. A. Thomas, opened at the Play
house. Wilmington, Del, Thursday,
September %, with Grant Mitchell,
Angetta Goudal, Lucy Beaumont, Lyzia
Bernard, Arthur Elliott, Frank West
erton, Gerald Homer No New York
date.
Honeymoon Night" by M. de la
Chambeaux, opened at Sag Harbor, l..
l. Monday, September 20, with William
F. Garfield, Catherine Redheld, Gladys
Taylor, Freda Sommerset, William
pemberton, Percival Dexter, Jessie
Villers. Harry Shaw, Marjory Kay,
Betty Desmond, Gene Cleveland, Agnes
Allen and Des Duchene. No New York
date