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The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
KNICKERBOCKER.

His Wife's Money" latest star
ring vehicle for Eugene O'Brien, will
be shown Sunday and Monday Of
this week at CrandalPs Knicker-
booker Theater. On Tuesday and
Wednesday, the Knickerbocker will
offer The Atonement."l For Thurs
day and Friday, Ruby De Remer is
announced as the picture star In
His Temporary Wife," by Robert
Ames Bennett, in which she is in
comparably supported by Edmund
Breese. Mary Boland, Eugene Strong,
w. T. Carleton and others. On Sat-
urday only. Charles Ray will be seen
In Alarm Clock Andy"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Alice Brady an Iconoclast

More than one director has torn
his hair in desperation because
some temperamental star has re-
fused to do this or that because
she just knew that something
dreadful would happen II she did.
Not so with Miss Alice Brady!
Should the scenario call for her to
break a mirror, smash goes the
gIassI II the director deems It
necessary for/t the sake Of the pic
ture that she place a pair of shoes
on a table, that's all there is to it
Miss Brady puts them there.
There is no more potency to num-
ber thirteen, Miss Brady believes,
than there is to i've or eighteen, and
she is in favor of starting a society
for the emancipation Of this much
maligned numeral. She points to
the fact that before the advent OF
old High Cost of Living. folks were
glad enough to get the well known
bakers dozen" (thirteen) instead
of the round hard dozen now Of
fered.
Superstition. Miss Brady contends
Is a relic OF bygone days and is
simply an evidence either of cow
ardice or ignorance. None will dis
agree with her when she says that
superstition decreases proportion
ately to the spread of education.
Statistics bear her o,t in that
superstitions are more prevalent
among the very ignorant, and edu-
Gators state that the universal de-
veiopment of the masses will finally
eliminate all omens. charms and
signs
Miss Brady, who opens q weeks
engagement In Sinners" a Realart
picture. at Moore's Rialto, Theater
today. Is . young lady Of unique
personalfty and has some very de-
cided views on other popular topics
of the day. and. her acting is as
striking as her views.
Her Interpretation OF the difncuIt
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Sothem and the Costume Play

peared In more costume productions
than any other actor Of the present.
day American stage. Many Of HIS
most popular roles are those which
were clothed In the dress of a past
era. And 1t was Sothern who was
the leading man Of the Lyceum The
ater during the most prosperous
epoch Of the costume play.
L have been told thar the public
Is clamoring for the costume
drama" Sothern said to the inter-
viewer. "but I have never really
understood just what the opposition
to the costume drama has been, un-
less that the plays In question were
not good II q play Is good, why
isn't It better II IL Is written in
poetic speech and dressed in beauti-
full costumesf It Is true that 1t is
ssid plays go in cycles and 1t may
be that the wheel has turned round
again to the costume drama, but I
have always found q good play was
q good play and caught its audience
regardless Of its period. Costumes
have never handicapped. but rather
! have aided plays.
The chief difficulty with the cos
tune production is In the casting.
for the requirements are different
and demand mora of the nIayer than
the modern piece. In assembling
our casts for our Shakespearean
productions this season, we endeav-
ored to organize a company of the
best available people, q task SO diff
ficult that we wish the public knew
more OF what is required for even
an adequate performance of a
classic.
IF an actor has had Shakespear-
can experience, or IL we have seen
him in a costume play. we can Judge
more or less OF his abilities, but
how can one tell what an actor can
do in classic drama by talking COM
monplaces with him in a drawing
room. There is no guide to the
problem in seeing him in modern
roles. We interviewed many play
ers, young and old, but the test
always remains in actual perform
ance. Even rehearsals will fail to
bring out deficiencies, for a player
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

may be abletto read, sing and dance
well. but when it comes to man
aging a costume. We may at the
last moment find he is sadly want
ing"
Mr.. Leo Ditrichstein, the star of
The Purple Mask" at the Booth
Theater. not satisfied with writing
plays, magazine articles and opera
nbrettos. is now trying his hand at
a book on bridge whist. Mr.. Dit
richstein Is we'll qualified for his
latest venture. he can always be
found on free afternoons at the
Criterion Club. playing for S cents
a point.
Leo Shubert has completed the
cast for "A Weekend Marriage"
the new comedy by Owen Davis.
In addition to Fay Wallace. Mar
jorie Gateson and Katharine La
Sale, the cast will include Robert
Ober, Maude Granger. Emily Alden.
Hayward CHM. Charles Gotthoid
and Guy Nichols. The play will be
staged by Mr.. Davis.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
BELASCO.

One OF the most Interesting book
ings Of the season is the latest pro-
duction of Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn,
80 Showers" which will be the
attraction at the Belasco tonight
The play is the work Of william
Cary Duncan. Lyrics and music are
by Creamer and Layton. Prominent
in the cast are Anna Wheaton. Paul
Frawley. Vera Ross. Walter Wilson.
Lynn Startling, Edna Morn. Wilbur
Cox: Bernard Ferguson, william
Winter Jefferson. Doyce Wingrove.
Mildred Mason and Master Andrew
]. Lawlor.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
POLLS.

'rE. II. Sothern and Julia NARROW
will be seen at Polls Theater one
week beginning tomorrow. The
curtain rises at s O'Clock sharp and
at 2 o'clock at the Saturday matt
nee. Twelfth Night" will be pre-
sented on Monday and Thursday
nights and at the Saturday matinee.
Hamlet" will be seen on Tuesday
and Saturday nights and The Tam
ing of the Shrew" on Wednesday
and Friday nights. The company
includes Frederick Lewis. Rowland
Buckstone, Henry STANFORD. Alma
kruger. Lenore Chippendale and
others.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
RUCCLES FINDS USE
FOR COAST TOURISTS
q IN MAKING PICTURE.

Wesley Ruggles. director Of pic.
tures. believes tourists are among
the most obligins people In tie
world This IL because he had oc-
casion to call upon q number of
them recently during the filming Of
a big county fair scene in the new
Owen Moore production. The Des-
perate Hero" formerly called His
Word Of Honor"
Mr.. Ruggles engaged thirty men.
women and children for the scene,
and while being driven to the Santa
Monica Canyon, near Los Angeles.
the truck broke down. For a time
IL looked as IL activities would have
to be held up. The tourists. how
ceedings and after explanations,
were told they could be Of assist
ance and that they would also be
allowed to appear before the screen
at the county fair. Needless to say,
o number OF them took advantage
OF this offer. and the attendance dur
ing the shooting was UP to the re-
quired number.
The Desperate Hero" is Owen
Moore's third production for Sels-
nick.
Minor McLain, of Nome, Alaska,
and Seattle, Wash, who during the
war won the title Of the Apollo OF
the Navy" has been engaged by
Messrs. Shubert for the revival OF
"Florodora." McLain has posed for
he ChriGtV
the central figure In the series Of
navy posters Christy made for the
government during the war. He
will be one of the male contingent
of the famous sextet.
Marcella Craft, the young singer
will shortly give a recital in thi:
city at the New National Theater
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
COSMOS.

One of the eccentric features or
the Cosmos Theater bill this week
will be Trovato. the humorous vio-
linist. Tommy" Allen, with his
company of four pretty girl comedi-
ennes, will bring an act constructed
purely to create laughter. Other
acts are: Siegal and James. in
blackface; Allen and Walton, In AT
the Flower Stand;' Hunter. Chick
and Hunter; Dorothy Dalton, In
Black Is White" Larry Semon. In
The Grocery Clerk" Mutt and Jeh,
and the Pathe News.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
CALLlCURCI.

Nine. Galli-Curci. soprano. will
be heard the last time this season
at Polls Theater. Tuesday. March
80, at 1880 o'clock. under the man
agemenC of Mrs. wilson-Greene.
Galli-Curci Is one of the few great
singers whose triumphs on the con-
cert stage are quite as notable as
in opera. Her perfect poise and
self-command, her. faultless enun-
citation. her complete mastery of
five languages, her equal facility
In the Interpretation of operate
arias and the simple songs of the
people, and her rare ability to
fathom the depths of human feel
ing especially ht her for all forms
Of recital work.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
RIALTO.
HeIe7 Wdffo7
Cosmos

Alice Brady in sinners" Is the
photoplay offering which opens a
weeks engagement at Moore's
Rialto today. The cast is very pos
sibly the strongest that has ever
been provided for this noted star.
Miss Brady is seen in the leading
role. supported by James L. Crane.
Lorraine Frost, Augusta Anderson,
william p. Carlton and others.
Daniel Breeskin, conductor of the
Rialto Symphony Orchestra. has
promised a score in every way fit
ting to the appealing nature of the
feature attraction.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
GAETY.

A new two-act farce entitled
"Bresking Into Society" Is the prin-
cipal offering made by The Bon
Tons" at the Gayety Theater this
week. Heading the cast of clever
entertainers are George Douglass
and John Barry. principal comedians.
who are assisted by Harry O'NeiL
Lucille Rogers. Jack Strouse.' Mickey
FeIly, Joan de Little. and Babe Bur-
nett. with large chorus Of attrac-
tive beauties.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
STRAND.

Seldom have Washington audi
ences given vent to their enthusi-
asm and so expressed their approvai
as during the last week at Moore's
Strand Theater, where Marshall
Neilan's jgreat photodramatic ver-
sion of I'm Old Kentucky" with
Anita Stewart in the stellar role. is
being presented. The great Wood
lawn Handicap Is actually presented
four times daily. with living horses
and jockeys. The showing has there
fore been extended for another seven
days, starting today.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
GARRECK.

'Oh. Henry!" Bide Dudley's new
farce-comedy, will open for a
weeks engagement at the Garrick
Theater this evening. Theodore c.
DIETRICH is sponsor for this new
laughing show. The cast of oh,
Henry" has been carefully select
ed. 1t includes Dallas Wexford,
William RoseIle. Eva Condor. Flor
ence Carrette. Perce Benton, Vira
Rial. James corpican,- Catherine
Carroll. May Patterson and others.
This play is said to be an antidote
for the Eighteenth amendment.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
GARDEN.

David Graham Phillips novel of
college and political life, The
Cost" has been produced as Para
mount-Artcraft picture, with Violet
Heming In the leading role. the pro-
duction opening q limited engage
ment OF one week at Moore's Garden
Theater today.
The usual excellent cast provided
In these productions is seen in sup
port of the star. Special attention
Is called to the fact that, contrary
to the usual policy Of the Garden.
The Cost" will positively be shown
for one week only.
A special orchestral setting has
been arranged for the showing by
Claude v. Burrows. conductor of the
Garden orchestra
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
B. F. KETTH'S.

Elizabeth Brice, the musical show
star, is returning to Keith vaude-
willie here this week in The Over
seas Revue" Co-starring with Miss
Brice Is will Morrissey. the comedi-
an. The extra added attraction will
be Percy Bronson and Winnie Bald
win, in Visions OF 1862 Others
listed are Aileen Stanley; Alfred
Naess, skating champion: Walter
Brewer; Eric Zardo, pianist: Bobbe
and Nelson. in His Girl" jolly
Johnny Jones; Topics of the Day"
Kinograms and others.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
CRANDAIL'S.

Norma Talmadge will be the pic
tured star on Sunday and Monday
of this week at Crands1fs Theater
in one Of the most successful vehi-
cles OF her career. The Social Sec
retary." On Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Ruth Clifford will oc-
cupy the screen at CrandalPs in
Lloyd Carleton's production of ''The
Amazing Woman" For Friday and
Tiger Girl"
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
NATIONAL.

At the National tomorrow night.
George NJ. Cohan will introduce the
George NJ. Cohan Comedians" In a
new musical play. The House That
Jack Built" Otto Harbach and
Frank Mandel wrote the book and
lyrics. Lou Hirsch is the melody
composer. The cast includes Georgia
Caine, James Marlowe, Al Gerard.
Charles Judels, Janet Velie, Fay
Marbe, George Jacobson and others.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
METROPOLITAN.

Eugene O'Brien will be screened
at Crandall's Metropolitan Theater
this week, In His Wife's Money"
Zeena Keefe. Cyril Chadwick. Doro-
thy Kent and others of note COM
plete particularly impressive sup
porting ensemble. The bill will be
completed by a wide variety of alb
breviated pictures. subjects and spe-
cial musical settings executed by
the concert orchestra of twenty -fve
solo artists, under the direction of
Mr.. vioni.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
PALACE.

Wallace Reid will be featured at
Loew's Palace for the full week be-
ginning this afternoon in Excuse
Ny Dust the latest high-speed
motor-car romance selected as a
starring vehicle fer Reid. Excuse
Ny Dust" is based on Byron Nor
gan's Saturday Evening Post story,
"The Bear Trap" Reid's cast in
cludes Theodore Roberts, Ann Little
and Tully Marshall. The produc-
tion Is brilliantly supplemented by
an appealing array Of added hits.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

role or Mary Horton, who Tell
among sinners. is conceded to be
one of the finest exhibitions Of emo
tional acting ever seen \on the
screen.
With the evident intention OF
hanging up a new record for the ac-
tivities of a motion picture star.
Guy Empey has turned himself into
a hydraheaded working machine,
which crowds into each twenty-four
hours activities usually strung over
more than that many days by the or
dinary mortal. AS a starter, Empey
has personally written all of the IT,
ties for his forthcoming seven-reel
production, oil" He is also giving
close personal attention to the cut
ting and assembling of the film, and
lis present at every running of the
roughly collated scenes in order to
direct further progress.
These matters, however, are only
a side diversion. Empey Is concen-
trating his chief attention at the
present time upon the completion Of
a 100000 word novel which Is
scheduled for early publication, and
three-Quarters of which he has al
ready written. In this work Guy
Empey does not employ a secretary.
He knocks out the manuscript pagc
by page at his own typewriter,
working at home, and preferably in
the early hours of the morning.
This novel embodies q story Of New
York life. and Is distinctly different
from any of the authors former
book publications. The story Is q
highly dramatic one. and undoubted-
ly will find its way to the screen
later on as the theme of one of En-
rey's own productions.
One would think these matters
would be enough to keep even Guy
Emrey occupied. Not so, however;
the author-actor-produ is also
busily engaged on the perfection of
scenarios OF TWO forthcoming pho
torlays. both of which will be given
PRODUCTION by his own companies.
AS is the case with ''Oil," all of
these stories are tales of modern
life. and none of them In any way
deals with the war or any Of its
after-effects. or seeks to propound'
propaganda.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28
Sousa Doctor Of Music.

John Philip ZSousa received the
degree of doctor of music from
Pennsylvania Military College FEB
ruary 81, when other degrees were
conferred on Senator Harding, Mai.
Gen. Black and John CLIFFORD Jones.
The Washington herald., 1920-03-28

role of Mary Horton, who fell
among sinners. is conceded to be
one of the finest exhibitions of emo
tional acting ever seen \on the
screen.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21
Taken To Traverse CITY

Sheriff Mark Hoppough and Deputy
Marquette were on the early morning
train which passed through this city
Monday on their way to Traverse City
They had with them Phil Gleason, a
former resident of this city, who has
been residing near Orleans for sever
al years past, Mr.. Gleason having been
adjudged insane in the court at Ionia
on Friday of last week. Mr.. Gleason
has been deranged mentally to a con-
siderable extent for year past, but
only for the past week or so has he
shown signs of violence and it was
thought best to place him where he
could receive proper treatment. 1t
is thought that an injury which Phil
received while in the employ of an
express company at Grand Rapids, a
year or so ago. is responsible for his
sad and unfortunate condition. Mr.
Gleason, while a resident of this city
operated milk business here.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21
McArthur Coming To Belding

The Congregational church has ar
ranged with Mr.. Arthur Macarthur,
of Traverse City, to give one of his
delightful evening entertainments in
the church. Forty minutes of Good
fellowship in personal recollections OF
James Whitcomb Riley" on Monday
evening, February q
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Nc
Arthur appeared before the Board
of Commerce of this city a few
months ago and recited many of Ri
ley's poems. Mr.. Macarthur at that
time consented to come to Belding
again and give another reading and
Interpretation of that wonderful poet
with whom he was well acquainted
and personal friend. This will give
an opportunity for all to hear him and
the church is to be congratulated in
their effort to secure him.
Says the Waterloo Chamber OF
Commerce, Mr.. Macarthur stands head
and shoulders above anyone that we
have had the pleasure of listening to
in similar recitals.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21
The First Proftecr

One winter evening, in the days of
our antedeluvian ancestors, a cave
merchant overheard a cheap grass
hopper, who had spent the summer
jazzing, beseeching a prosperous ant
to grubstake him until the roses
bloomed again; whereupon the ant
agreed to do this upon the considera-
tion that the grasshopper was to fid-
die for the ant during the rest of the
grasshopper's day. And the grass
hopper said the price was too high,
but he would have to pay it or starve.
And the cave merchant, who had been
rubbering all the while, thought the
ants method was a peach and he re-
solved to employ it in his business and
TO teach it to his sons, that their sons
and grandsons, forever after him,
might profit thereby. And so the next
day the sawbones came to the cave
merchants store and said that Mrs.
Thinclothes had tummy ache, and
she needed an operation right away,
and he would have TO buy a pair of
scissors and separate her from her
appendix. And the cave merchant
said he had some mail-order shears
which he could sell at a good profit
for two rabbits ears, but in such a
great emergency he would have to ask
ten bear skins and a dinasaur's hide
for them. And the sawbones said the
price was too naughty, but he would
have to pay it or let his patient go
to heaven, and she did not care TO take
any chances. And so the cave mer-
chant continued to employ this method
and his sons and their sons and grand
sons and great grandsons have con-
tinued to employ it until at this pres
ent day there are thousands of them
all over the map. Sticking everyone
for twice the cost to them of every
necessity of existance. For thus or
iginated the FIRST PROFITEER.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21
CLARK GRAVES,
WATCHMAN At P. NJ.
CROSSING, DEAD
SUFFERED STROKE OF PARALY-
SIS ON THURSDAY MORNING,
DIED ON MONDAY NIGHT

A good old man left this earth when
Clark Graves died, Monday night on
January 8. Mr.. Graves was in ap-
parently good health and working
every day at his post; faithful con-
scientious old watchman at the depo.
crossing. Thursday morning he was
taken with a severe stroke of paraly-
sis while eating his breakfast, and
from that time until he breathed his
last on Monday night he was totally
unconscious.
The funeral will be held from his
old home on Peck's hill, Thursday
January % and a spiritual medium
from Battle Greek will have charge of
the services. Mr.. Graves leaves hosts
of friends to mourn their loss, besides
his immediate family.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21
BUSINESS BLOCK
SALE IS CAUSE OF
SEVERAL CHANGES
PLUMBING SHOP WILL BE RE-
PLACED BY LADIES FUR
NISHING GOODS STORE

w. E. Little, of the Sandell's real
estate agency, last week sold the
Avery block, occupied on the first
floor by French Arnold, as a plumbing
shop, to Mr.. r. II. Brown, of Alma
and the latter will install a complete
stock Of ladies ready-to-wear apparel
and furnishings as soon as he can get
into the building and after making the
necessary repairs, alterations, etc.,
necessary for its adoption to such a
business.
The sale made necessary the re-
moval of the Arnold plumbing shop
and stock and Mr.. Arnold has
rented the one story building owned
by Henry j. Leonard, next to Sandell's
Commercial bank and will about
March / move his business in there.
The building is at present occupied by
VIM. Smalley with barber shop and
pool room and he mas as yet no place
to go to but is in hopes of finding a
place before his time limit is up,
March /.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21

The remains OF Mrs. Melinda Stout
former old time resident of this
city, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, at
San Francisco, California, arrived in
the city Friday and were taken to the
home of her son, Charles ii. Stout
on Masonic avenue, from where the
funeral was held, Monday afternoon
at one o'clock, Rev. j. Ray Norton
pastor of the M. 4. church, officiating
with interment at Greenville. Mrs.
Stout was 68 years old and had re-
sided here for many years. She had
been in failing health for year and
last August went to the home of her
daughter in San Francisco to live.
George Stout and son, Donald, of
Stanwood, Arthur Stout and Mrs.
Clara Harding, husband and two chill
dren, of Grand Rapids, were here to
attended the funeral of their mother
Mrs. Stout was a splendid woman, a
well loved neighbor and friend and
has many here who will regret to
learn Of her death.
The Belding banner-news., 1920-01-21
To Put In Millinery Stock

Mrs. Ray Waldo is planning on soon
opening up a millinery stock in the
r. III. Waldo jewelry store. She was
formerly in partnership with her sis
ter, Miss Emma Erickson, in the Mil
linery business now owned by Miss
Georgeiana Aselin, selling out the
same to Miss Aselin and Mrs. Hull
a few years ago. Since coming back
to this city to reside, Mrs. Waldo has
bene engaged as trimmer for other
milliners and will soon get back into
business for herself.