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New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Courtenay Re-TaiIors
The Tailor ; Talks
Weather Philosophy

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after they have left il for q tour o'
other cities, bu. they usually return with
the original cast. Seldom, If ever. does
manager bring play back with
new star in the leading role Mr.
Courtenay believes it IA good thing
TO do SO, but not in the suuner tine
at any rate. Right now he would much
prefer TO be sitting on tho porch Of
his country home at Rye tam 20 be
playing. But that does not prevent him
from giving splendid performance.
at would be dull world If vse could
always do what we want" he explained
Courtenay hardly looks a. = he has
been on the stage for twentv-thres
years, and that he was member o'
Richard Mansfelds company back in
the '9Gs. He explains, however. that he
went on the stage as a younesrer. The
talk turned to the changes he has seer
the theater undergo during hs years IN
the profession. He ventured The opinion
that theatergoers now do not ike plays
such as Sir Arthur Wing Pnero used tc
write
perhaps that is because SIR Arthur
is not writing them any more, and the
public has not had chance 20 see
recent play in the Pinero st@le.7 he sug-
gested. 81 do not know whether he has
written himself out or whether he can-
not strike a proper theme, but he is not
writing anything. Pinero is easily the
greatest of modern playwrieh:s. None
of those Of the present day can be COM
pared with him. His Iris and The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray' are two Of the
finest plays that have been written"
What qualities does Pinero possess
that make him a great playwright
Mr.. Cour.enay was asked
at is because he is so sincere and 50
true that he is great playwright. he
does not write with a view TO pleasing
the public, but creates zeal characters
and real situations"
1t is inevitable that politics should be
part Of any conversation in a Presi-
Dental year. so Mr.. Courtenay was asked
for an opinion.
"A strong candidate with wet plat
form will sweep the country Was MS
immediate answer.
The colored attendant warned Nj.
Courtenay that it was almost time Tor
his entrance. A few last touches OF
makeup failed 20 hide two prominent
scars, one on his right cheekoone and
the other over his right eye.
ooh. have three others besides
these" he said IL can't always hnd
them. One was made in play when
was youngster, the other is dog blte'
and I don't remember about the other
three. No; none of them were received
in a duel or in any romantic manner
Then he was no longer William
Courtenay, but Sam McGinnis-and sam
McGinnis he remained until the hnsI
curtain was rung down and he rusnee
to his dressing room to get ready fof1
the 11:20 train to Rye. 1t is said tha'
he has not missed the train in years.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Amusement News and Stage Door Chat for the Paygoer
George Mckay, in His
Struggle to Reach Top,
Was Bumped Aplenty

George Mckay, who has rightfully
come into his own as Tip Smiley, the
racetrack tout in Honey Girl" the mu-
steal comedy version Of "Checkers,"
which is now holding forth at the
Cohan and Harris Theatre, impresses
one as being a real human being, who
takes life as it comes, forgetting the
bumps and greeting the smooth paths
with a smile.
George Mckay knows what the bumps
are, for he started his professional
career in his home town, Salt Lake
City, as a boy who turned handsprlngs
on the street and then passed the lat.
The manager Of a cheap circus, passing
through, saw him, and offered hin,
job with the circus with board and
lodging and S1.25 a week Mckay
received the board and lodging, such as
1t was, but never the .$l25 Then
circus life grew too strenuous, and
he ."ducked.' Arriving in Hot Springs,
he began singing in dance halls. There
he met Johnny Cantwell, another bit of
driftwood, and they formed a friend
ship which developed into partnership
IL guess Johnny and l were pretty
bad when we first tied up profession
ally" George Mckay will tell you with
that one-sided smile Of his. and if
we were bad the theaters we played
were no less bad than we were Often
we did ten and twelve turns day,
filled in whenever there wasn't any
body else around and some one in the
audience. But / guess that constant
training and working was good for us,
at least 1t was an endurance test, and
the result is that now l can play
straight through a whole performance
and not feel fatigued when it is over"
CantWell and Mckay toured the world
together in the course of their part
nership of fourteen years, and then
Mckay married Ottie Ardine. the
dancer.
Only once during the fourteen years
had Cantwell and he played in a legiti-
mate show, and that was in "Top O. the
World" at the Park Theater here Nc
Kay and Ardine became team to con-
jure with in vaudeville and, for TIE
last eight years, they have played "big
time vaudeville"
Then came the musical version of
"Checkers." Sam II. Harris selected
Mckay to play the role of the race
track tout, and George Mckay came in
to his own.
"Musical comedy is so different from
vaudeville that I admit was scared
about tackling it," Mckay will tell you.
at seems strange to really play 4
character, after doing twenty minute
turns all my life, but 1 enjoy it. and,
although | do not forsake vaudeville
forever-t has been too good for me
in the past-nevertheless | am hoping
to stay out of the two day for some
time to come"
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
New War Play Tribute
To American Heroism
Throughout Conflict

"The Americans in France" which
Leo Detrlchstein and Lee Shubert will
present in New York early in August,
is the sincere effort of Eugene Brieux
the noted French playwright, to voice
what he conceives to be the spiritual
debt of France to America growing out
OF the great war. The great French
dramatist has written dedication for
his newest play as follows:
II humbly and respectfully dedicate
this play to our American sisters, who
stood with their heads bowed at the
misfortunes of France"
SO the coming production Of this
play by notable American actor in
conjunction with notable American
manager. written by Frenchman and
dedicated to American womanhood will
be one of the dramatic events of the
coming season.
NJ. BreuX is perhaps best known in
this country as the author of LES
AVaries,' which was presented here for
extended engagements in the principal
cities under the title "Damagd Goods :"
Long before the production of Dam
aged Goods" however. the late Lau
renee Irving and his wife, Mabel Hack
ney, came to this country under the
direction of Lee Shubert and present
eu Two brleu& comedies. One of these
"1hree Daughters of NJ. Dupont" met
fair measure of success, while an
other Les Hannetons," produced bv
Mr.. Shubert under the title OF The
Incubus contained too much preach
ment to win popular favor. The let
ter of the Law" was staged only last
season with Lionel Barrymore in the
leading role. This was made from one
OF bnuos earlier plays, lie Robe
Rouge"
The Frcnchman is the author of
eighteen successful plays. Each one
tells an engrossing story and presents
some human problem. The most sue
cessful are Les Hannctons," IN. de
Reboval," "Engrenage,' Les Bien-
faiteurs,' "L'Evasion," LES Trois
Files de NJ. Dupont lie Robe Rouge"
l"Ihe Letter of the Law'y and les
Remplacants.'
The French dramatist was sent to
this country in 1914 by the French
Academy as its representative at the
meeting of the American Academy of
Arts and Letters. He is in middle age
and of unusually vigorous mentality.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Cape Cod l. ar Inspiring
Place for the Setting of
'Shavinss,' Is the Verdic

If the order of merit is to be be-
slowed by the American theater upon
Henry w. Savage as a discovercr Of
personalities such delightful and diff
ferent personalities as those of Ray
mond Hitchcock, Donald Brian, Frank
Moulan, Edna Goodrich and Mitzi. to
name only few then, says John Nc
kee, general stage director Of the Say
age productions, special O. M. should
be thrust upon the colonel as a dis
coverer of places.
For in "Shavngs.' the current Say
age success, the playgoer is taken to a
country hitherto uneXplorcd by the
playwrights- Cape Cod And, AYERS
Mckee, when frenzied authors have for
"atmosphere" in their plays been late
ly compelled to wander as far afeld
as China, Colonel Savages introduce
tion of Cape Cod in the theater is no
mean discovery.
AS New Englander born and berd,
of the oldest Puritan stock, Colonel
Savage knows practically every corner
east coast He has already presented
plays rich in the Yankee atmosphere
of Maine, New Hampshire and Yer
mont. Naturally, says McKcc, Massa-
chusetts was bound to come next in
geographic rotation wherefore, last
summer, along came Cape Cod.
"The whole thing dovetailcd so per
fectly," relates Mckee in recalling the
details, that it might seem black
magic to any but Yankee brain.
I'm the first place, the Colonel was
shifting around in his mind for play
of Massachusetts folk, philosophy and
10 hol
laid in Boston, thick with Beacon Hill
atmosphere and all that; but they
weren't just what he called 'charac-
teristic'
"Then along camc Joseph c. Lincoln's
novel 'Shavings,' which fell into the
ColonePs hands on railroad lrain;
and If at that moment he wasn't CON
vlnced that 'Shavings' would make his
next play, he was at least sure that
Cape Cod was the locality for it.
while he was consulting with
Lincoln about getting the story drama
tlzed, we were in Boston for the open
ing of See Saw; and one week end
the Colonel asked me if had ever seen
Cape Cod. | hadn't. He gave me some
instructions about visiting the toy shop
which was the center of Lincoln's
story, and told me to stay a few
days and absorb some local color
"Io me Cape Cod was revelation.
Naturally, morally and geographically
It Is the wonder spot Of these United
States. In the first place, the Cape
Colder is highly superior individual.
he speaks better English even than the
bostonesc. He is Independent, honest
and has the strict moral sense YOU read
about IN the folk tales of Puritan times.
put the Cape Colder is a canny being
for all that, and he knows how to drive
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

bargain and make a dollar bring in
100 cents.
THE Cape Cod farmer can grow any,
thing that is raised from Maine to
California. His apple, tobacco and
cranberry crops are simply unbeliev-
able.
After three days l discovered that
the Cape Colder is a race unto him
self: and when | got back to Boston,
the Colonel chuckled while raved
"Durng the first rehearsals Of SHAY
might fall into the general class Of
rural comedy if the Cape Cod spirit
and atmosphere were not preserved
and accentuatcd.
so, for scenic effects, the settings
tor our play were reproduced exactly
from the original shavings shop and
yard on Cape Cod. Then, to get the
actors in the spirit of their characters,
Colonel Savage suggested a trip to the
cape tor the entire company.
"While there the actors playing the
cape characters Of our cast, Cap'n
Sam Hunniwell, Phineas Babbitt and
Gabe Bearse, had a chance to meet the
very men around whom Lincoln wrote
their parts. And the players sched
uled tor city folk had a chance to get
thelr proper bearings among real Cape
Coddcrs.
The Cape Colder seems to me
little more decidedly an American than
the Southern or Westerner or New
Iorker," concludes Mckee.
"Pcrhaps that's because he has been
an American for a longer time. His
IDEAS and ideals are a little more def
mite; his philosophy a little more sound
and set. If | were Colonel Savage I'd
% Of A.
to put me down as discoverer of Cape
Cod "
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Barthelmess to Continue
I'm 'Romantic Character''
Parts Before the Camera

Richard Barthelmess, in one way at
least, is different from a good many
other mortals. He makes a statement,
an unusual one for motion picture
star of his age and appearance. ard
then proceeds Vo give it weight by pro-
vlding proof.
The statement?
Dick Barthelmess does not want to
be and is striving NIGHTLY to avoid
becoming matinee idol.
Il want people to admire me and my
work, not to fall in love with me. This
latter shall leave for the matinee
idol. l shall be much better satisfied
if one person falls in love with me
and keeps on loving me-
Standing within earshot Of the hand
some, dark young actor was Mary
Hay, and she beamed her approval as
the last part of the statement reached
her.
The proof? Mary Hay is the proof,
or rather her marriage to Mr.. Barthel-
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Chorus Take Household
''Lassie,' - but Prefer to
Be Wrecked ON Shore
Continued from preceding page


a copy Of Mary Roberts Rinehart's "The
Amazing 1nterlude." Olive was deep in
one Of Oscar W,ilde's fairy tales and
Edna still followed the evidence in the
Elwell case.
"All ashore who are going ashore" :"
came from below. They jumped up, re-
membering that they had to become
Classics" again that night. Again the
lone oarsman took up the burden Of
rowing the crew to the yacht club
dock. After several trips the boat was
deserted to await the time when the
five maidens would como again.
blue-eyed kitten ran into the arms
Of Virginia AS she walked along tho
dock.
"1ll take it home with me-" she an
nounced
But mother will put you out with
her If you do" warned Sister Edna.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
New Aerial Promenade
Atop Century Theater
Adds to Broadway Glow

The snail-like progress northward Of
the Great White Way, 80 called be-
cause Of the thousands Of little white
lights that go to make up the theat-
r1cal and restaurant section Of Broad
way, will be marked with a new brill
liant milepost within a few NIGHTS
when the Century Theater is thrown
open all the way to the roof In all its
summer splendor. Now the carpenters
ana decorators are placing the finish
Ing touches to what Is to be called the
Century Aerial Promenade" atom the
giant theater, and within a few days
there will be music from the TOP to the
bottom Of the big stone structure.
lh's new amusement place, hiph
above the tree tops OF Central Park
has been furnished 80 elaborately that
II is said by its owners, the Messra.
Lee and Sam Shubert, to be the most
e1pensively appointed summer pleasure
spot In the world. A musical extrava-
ganza is to be opened there soon that
mas been many months In the making
VITA stars Of the largest musical pro-
auctions that have appeared along
broadway In It's principal roles.
of course, there Is tho performance
OF "Florodora" going on each evening
in tho main theater below. with
matinees as usual, and one sees scarce
ly an hour throughout the day in the
Century Ihcater building when there
are not beautiful girls, wearing stun
ming gowns, going in or coming out OF
the WIDE stage entrances
On top the Century Rvue" Will be-
gin al $50 O'Clock. and Tho Mid
night Lark" is scheduled for starting
promptly at 12
Just now the principal activity In the
Century Theater building Is that OF
the yehearsals. They require the entire
day, and each part of the new musical
productions is being given thorough
ofiIiinR before the curtain rises on
~ for tho first time.
There are four huge rehearsal rooms
scattered throughout the building. 80
that The stage proper Is not used for
anything excepting the actual pro-
duetiom Of "florodora"
~ accommodate tho large number
oil chofpsea that are rehcarsinu. ms
well as the members Of tho east of
Fjorodora,' six elevators are kent In
constant nse. and the reception room
on tho Sixty second Street aide IL
PACKED with friends and relatives Of
ta> performers throughout the day.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Ann Pennington Is Still
Little Ann" but Will Play
Musical Comedy When Grown

It is still proper to refer to Ann
Pennington as little Ann Pennington.
She has not grown; that is, physically.
They do say that much of the clothes
she wears on tho stage are big enough
for girls ten or twelve years old, and
no more.
But her eyes, her hair and her art
have reached mature growth. There
Is little doubt about that. In all her
career as an actress she has had little
opportunity to do anything but dance,
but now in George Whites Scandals
of 1920" at the Globe Theatre. she not
only dances. but sings, talks lines and
acts in pantomime. She feels she Is
going ahead.
Frankness is ono Of the chief attri-
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
Uses Music in Novel Wav

Hope Hampton, the young Texas
beauty whose first picture, "A Modern
Salomc," is being distributed through
Metro, is now filming The Tiger Lady"
at Maurice Tourneur's Hollywood
Studios. She has engaged the services
of string trio to play for her ex-
clusively while she is working in "The
Tiger Lady" They do their playing in
a room Of the stars dressing suite.
Miss Hampton finds that the music
gets her IN the proper mood while
she is putting on her makeup and
changing her costumes.
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

IS producing at his Mamaroneck s.ra,.
According to husband Dlck. Ma.
will stay off the stage for the res, I.
the year 1920. and viii attend - ~ ~
duties of keeping house a. Harr,so"s
n. y. whore the young couple VIII l,,.
1t was announced only recently ,bs,
Richard Barthelmess would nro5"Ss
his own pictures next year, under ~
supervision Of Mr.. Griffith, his nroso-.
manager. He viii continue TO plav ~
same typo Of parts that has Won bins
success in the past character par,si~
romantic drama. he calls them. p.r
thelmess IS thoroughly trained IN the
Griffith school, and. like the produce,
believes In constant work and steas,
success, not in overnight, feetisg
greatness.
81 may not equal the work d,d !.
trying hard to do so" "'A
Except for some work in Cansdis,
stock companies during summer vac
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20

Of audience, the "Folles" audience, she
calls it. They came to the New AM
sterdam year after year, and The work
of the principals who remained from
one season to another was familiar to
them. Having caught their fancy once,
it was no difficult matter to 60 on
pleasing them.
But it is harder work now," doll
like Ann admitted. "In my two sea-
sons with Mr.. White have found many
in the audience who never even heard
of me, and I've got to show them before
they believe that I have any ability
But it keeps one up to the mark. One
may have lapsed occasionally before
friendly audience. but it is not ad-
visable now. Gradually I see many
New-York tribune., 1920-06-20
I'm Picture Theaters

BROADWAl-William Collier in "The
Servant Question:"
Passers By" and Larry
Semon comedy.
CRlTERlON-"H Humoresque" continues.
RlALTO-William S. Hart in "Sand!"
RlNOLI-W Wallace Reid in "Sick Abcd."
STRAND Married Life Mack SEN
nett comedy, and Tom Moore in THE
Great Accident
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-25
SATURDAY.

which constitute always the dri
hind such social phenomena.
The savagery of capitalism, it's,
for power and it's utter ruthlessnt
ity of the old forms of craft un
with capitalism organized on CL4
because these stir the working ?
realization that only united FIJI
weapons can win anything for y
these form the driving forces viii
ing now for unity of the Left Wing,
The time is propitious for mo3'
unity. Delay is both dangerous an'
A common basis upon which these
law unions can federate should be
ference for this purpose is propose
believes that such definite step t
ing such a universal need should be
once. Events move swiftly. a cri
Labor today today is the time to
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-25
A Call to Action.

"A call to action has been sent forth to the
radical, outlaw, semi-revolutonary and revolution
airy Gf there be such) labor unions. The action
contemplated is one looking toward unity of these
left elements in the trade union movement
Members of such unions as well as radicals in the
A. F. of L. would do well to read and consider
with view toward concerted movement along
the lines indicated the appeal to the Left Wing
of the Labor Movement, by Mr.. Darcy in this
issue of The Toiler.
As logical as it was that in the development
and experiences of trades unionism these Left
elements should arise within the craft union body
and new industrial unions develop outside, so,
just as logical is it that these Left elements, now
numbering score or so of more or less class con-
scious unions must sometime unite.
Tremendous forces are driving these elements
together. Aside from those weaknesses neces-
sarily inherent in small, struggling unions which
make for need for unity with all of their kind,
other forces in society are steadily at work
creating the economic and material conditions
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-25
AReceivership for Cap

The appointment Of receivership L
capitalist business institutions are i
der Of the day. Due to the breakdW
system the regular toll Of victims irS
creased daily with no sign of letup. 81
AS workers, we are not interesteW
tanning these institutions above the d ~
insolvency. The sooner majority Of nj
their doors in general bankruptcy, thai
will be in the long run for Labor AS
of fact, the insolvency of capitalismal
breakdown and bankruptcy must be trl
to the building Of higher form of induAA
social system. As long as the old sys 4
by some makeshift or other keep uporii
just that long is the working class kept I
just that long are the workers betra
robbed of their historical heritage -
troll of industry and the world.
What is needed is the appointme
receivership for the whole capitalist
Capitalism is an utter failure if we &C
degree of human happiness and welfar
ed under its rule as a guage Of its solver
entire world is in misery. Disease, death,
starvation and dozen wars are rag
consuming flames over the whole surfa'
earth. Not nation or people are exen
one orall Of these plaques Of capitalism.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-12-25

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-03
ATTACKS LAGR|PPE AND
COLD THREE WAYS
DR.. Williams 1Ol Tonic Gets Right to
Work to Clean and Strengthen the
Body.

Iron, Quinine and Magnesia are the
main chemicals in 101 Tonic. Each
one attacks Colds, LaGrippe and Ma
laria in its own way Iron strength.
ems the blood. Quinine kills the dis.
ease germs in 1t, Magnesia clears the
body Of all its accumulated poisons
Not many colds will stand this at
tack. They soon give in and you
feel quite your old self again.
DR.. Williams 101 Tonic is also a
mighty fine general tonic and lax
alive. Always keep It on hand.
25c and SOC bottles for sale at your
drug store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-03

The first Mississippi Valley Expo
sition which aims to attract worli
attention to the industries of the
Mississippi alley Exposition, which
aims to attract world attention to the
industries Of the Mississippi Valley
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-03

~~~$%%~%%%Ss%ss
I TOOK supper.
AT BUCKS last night.
80 \,
AND ACROSS the table.
WAS A fat man.
WHOM I didn't know.
AND HE had given.
A SPECIAL order.
FOR SOME oysters.
ON THE half shell.
AND WAS starting to eat them.
WHEN I sat down.
AND HE put his fork.
UNDER ONE of them.
AND STARTED to lift it.
AND OPENED HIS mouth.
AND RAISED it half way.
Il MEAN the oyster.
AND II slipped of.
AND HE looked.
KIND OF surprised.
AND I made out.
/ WASN'T watching him.
AND HE TRIED again.
AND THIS time.
1T TOOK him quite while.
BEFORE HE could ring one.
AND FINALLY.
HE GOT his fork loaded up.
AND STARTED to hoist.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-03
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-03

and to bring the people Of that region
together for the advancement of their
common interests, will be opened to-
day at st. Louis.