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chair and gives performance OF extra
ordinary brillance on concertina. IAN
apparent idiot" as a London critic wrote,
''he has wholly unexpected superiorities.
acrobatic skill, and virtuosity in musical
execution"
A ContortIOnist at Seven.
Crock first appeared in a circus in Switz-
eriand as a contortionist when seven years
old. There were nine boys learning the
tricks. He was one of them, and to keep
ahead OF the others he was often up at
four or five o'clock in the morning re-
hearsing, he says "a little bit of every
thing" and he would afterward creep
back 10 bed and pretend when he was
called that he had been asleep all night
You can learn most things" he said.
but you cannot learn clowning. To be
successful you must be born clown. 1t
is no use for a would-he comedian TO ask
IL he can learn to be funny. He must have
fun-making in his nature It's strange
gift If you were to ask me TO do some
thing funny between my performance, /
couldn't possibly do it: I'm too serious.
But once on the stage j feel I'm just the
man. Sometimes, indeed, don't know all
that am doing: 1t comes so impromptu."
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Season of Chicago Opera Company at Hand;
Rumors and Novelties Make 1t Interesting
Many Men Mentioned for Position
Made Vacant by Death of Cleo
fonte Campanini.
AT THE METROPOLITAN.

TONIGHr-Gounod' sGallia,. with
Nine. Sundelius. and Rossini's
"Stabat Mater" with Miss Pom
selle, Nine. Besanzoni and Messrs.
Hackett and Mardones; Mr.. Setti
ducting.
MONDAY-SsThe Blue Bird" with
Mines. Delaunois. Easton and Pc
rini. Miss Ellis. Messrs Rothier
Couzinou; Mr.. Wolff conducting.
WEDNESDAY - "L'Italiana In Al
geri," with Mines. Besanzoni and
Sundelius. Messrs. Hackett. de
Luca and Didur; Mr. Papi con-
Quoting.
rHURSDAY-"Eaust with Misses
Farrar and Ellis. aIessrs. Marti-
nelli. Rothier and Couzinou; Mr..
Wolff conducting.
FRIDAY - "Csvnneria Rusticana,.
with Miss Muzio. Messrs. Crimi
and Chalmers, Mr.. Moranzoni
conducting. and lie COG d'Or,-
with Mines. Garrison and Sun
delius. Miss CALI Messrs. Didur.
Diaz, Bolm, Bonfiglio and Bartik;
Mr.. Bodanzky conducting.
SATURDAY (Matinee) - "Sam-on
and DnIiIn." with Nine. Besan-
zoni. Messrs. Caruso and Amato,
Mr.. Wolff conducting. Evening
-'sI'osca,'' with Miss Farrar.
Messrs. Scotti and Hackett; Mr..
MoranZoni conducting.
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Crock, French
Clown, Says Art
Can't Be Learned
One Must Be Born with Ii, Declares
Foreign Vaudeville En-
tertainer.

Every Monday afternoon in the Palace
Theatre there is a pitched battle 1t is
imperceptible except TO those who know
II is there. II is the fight OF new acts
intensely critical audience in America
that Monday afternoon audience at the
Palace.
There are hundreds OF professionals
In the audience, men and women, VINO
Will recognize only the sharpest points
or merit in an act. There are scores or
men interested in the business end or
nation, and all that, who have eyes
chiefly for the "box office draw" of an
act, and who would gamble on anything
In the world but an act OF doubtful ap-
peal. This audience knows thoroughly
what Is what on the American vaude-
Vile stage; ia there TO get. and is in
clined to look askance on offsprings that
nave not the knowing air of aiming for
the keen and sophisticated American
LOcaIism OF Vaudeville.
Vaudeville has about ii something in
tensely local; it is as local as the red
painted corner cigar store, as the side
walks OF Broadway. When foreign
performer. bringing his skill at ad-
dressing audiences In his own land,
comes here. he simply doesn't know
Wndt ne is up aEdtnSt--tldL ndOnudy
afternoon at the Palace. Alas for them
many have faltered there.
Consequently it was a racy sight, the
way Crock, French musical clown, won
his success there last week. With that
careful feeling of his way which one be-
lieved was the copyright trick of Amer
ica's expert comedians, he worked along in
the teeth OF that psychic gale OF intense
scrutiny from the big auditorium. Here
and there he showed up after big laugh
taking perilous chances perhaps, but
keeping every eye on him intently-oniy
to attain greater punch when he
snapped into his next high note Of comedy.
To those familiar with foreign acts, who
sensed rather than saw the game he was
playing, Crooks s display of cleverness and
quick wit was as pretty n bit OF the "inside
game" in getting across" TO a strange
audience. as ever was seen at the Palace
on a Monday afternoon. The Frenchman
afterward, though a quaint and modest
man, was "tckled to death with his sue
cess.
Crock on the stage is n grotesque crea-
ture, with q high bald head and a
monstrous mouth. who wears baggy trous-
ers and carries in an enormous portman-
teau tiny fiddle. Expressing contemptu-
Gus surprise at being asked whether he can
play the piano. he plays a tune with his
feet, and then thrusts them through a
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
HIS BACHELOR DINNER IN
GLARE OF THE "MOVIES"

Friends OF Arthur Loew. who is to wed
Miss Mildred Zukor. daughter of Adolph
Zukor, head Of the Famous Players-Lasky
Company, January s, will give bachelor
dinner for him at Reiscnweber's Restau-
rant tonight They have decided TO make
II an event typical OF the movies" as
tho wedding will unite two OF the families
most important in motion picture produce
ton and exhibition. Mr.. Loew is the son
Of Marcus Loew, proprietor of $50 photo
play theatres.
The event will be unique. The dinner is
to be given in the main restaurant OF
Reisenweber's. In view of other diners.
and motion pictures Of the celebration
will be taken by two cameras from the
Paramount studios. An additional ordeal
for young Mr.. Loew has been provided by
n. T. Granlund and others, who have
written some special lyrics and topical
verses TO be interpolated In Jean Bedinrs
cabaret revue. Twinkle Toe" which is
presented al the restaurant.
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IT have played in many countries. and
have lived in nearly every European capi-
ital. but your country is the only one III
which a woman may have at once the joys
OF family life and the satisfaction OF
career. In my country, as in most nations
of the Old World. the woman question
has not yet become a weighty problem,
for in Europe the woman and the artist
are rarely combined. But in America IL
is possible for q woman to have n home,
a husband, children. and still to continue
in her art. My husband. Vincent Serrano.
"a European impresario, and I have homes
in your country. one I'm New York and
ono in Los Angeles. and we are happy In
the thought that we, too, are living the
/ life of Americans.
II have been asked many questions
about Italian stage technique as compared
with American methods, and l speak
frankly when l say that / prefer Anglo
Saxon technique. ! have been likened by
continental critics TO great French and
Italian actresses, but I believe there II
more of the Anglo-Saxon than the Latin
lin my makeup. Unlike the majority OF
players belonging to my race, l seldom
use gesture to express action, except
when there is direct cause for motion.
believe that such movement OF the player
should tell story OF its own, and unless
there is story to be told prefer to re-
7 main rnotionless. / shall never forget
Mr.. Frohman's injunction that the play
ers action must be moro subtle than his
words.
"Since have come TO America have
realized the value OF what your managers
call the personal following In Europe
| II an actress is intellectual and II she has
histrionic ability she is usually recognized
as player Of high standing. whether or
not she has that indefinable quality
known as personality But in your coun-
try personality Is the chief factor in dra-
matte success. BY the strength OF her
personal following an American actress
stands or falls, and this is not due. T
think, so much to the American manager
as TO the American audience. Americans
love to see an actress project her own
personality over the footlights; they love
! to be appealed to directly by the player.
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ert w. Chambers, to be produced by the
Cosmopolitan Pictures.
Miss Pauline Frederick, has begun work
on Roads of Destiny" at the Goidwyn
studios Miss Grace Darmond and John
Bowers will be in the cast
1.-The Copperhead.' a Paramount-Art-
craft picture, from the play by Augustus
Thomas, with Lionel Barrymore as Milt
Shanks. will be released this month.
A scene of life in New York's Chinatown
will be included in the views of Miss
Norma Talmadge's picture. THE Woman
Gives" to be shown some time in Febru-
ary.
Miss Betty Blythe, who has furnished the
picture 1.-THE Third Generation" for the
for the holidays.
Ernest Truck declares that the old FASH
ioned waltz will be the popular dance OF
the coming year, and backs up his state
ment by doing much waltzing in his new
picture comedy. stick Around
Dustin Farnum has finished 1.-THE Corsi-
can Brothers for United Picture Theatres
of America and it will be released this
month
Miss Doris Reid will have the leading
woman role with George Walsh in the Fox
production. "Find the Woman"
Miss Wray Page is to make her debut
on the screen in Myron Selznicks pro
duction of 1.-THE Woman's Game" in which
Miss Elaine Hammerstein VIII be the star
Miss Page is the niece of Mr.. Thomas
Nelson Page, formerly Ambassador 70
Italy.
Crauford Kent, leading man for Miss
Olive Thomas in Glorious Youth" now
in production at the Selznick studios In
Fort Lee, N. J., gave New Year Day
party in the Children's ward Of Bellevue
Hospital. where he entertained the young
sters with songs, pianologues and whist
ling solos.
Miss Ina Claire is designing a wardrobe
OF handsome gowns for her screen ap-
pearance in Polly With Past" to be
produced by the Metro Pictures Corpora
tiou. Miss Claire enjoys the fun of work
ing out the designs during her spare
minutes during her waits In the perform
ance of THE Gold Diggers" at the Beias-
co Theatre.
Byron Gay, composer OF THE Vanp''
song, says he was inspired to write the
number by seeing Miss Peggy Shanor, OF
Supreme Pictures, in several of her
''vamp" roles before the camera and has
dedicated the song to her.
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LINCOLN AND HIS MOLES.

Bob" Davis. OF the Munsey publica-
tions, has written to Frank McGlynn, who
has the role of Abraham Lincoln In John
Drinkwater's play. with an unexpected
suggestion as to Mr.. McGlynn's makeup.
Mr.. McGlynn pastes only one mole on his
face. whereas Mr.. Davis says President
Lincoln had two and that he can prove
IL from the Lincoln life-masks in his
possession. The lack OF that one mole
didn't prevent Davis from saying TO Nc
Glynn, Your performance was excellent.
Every American should see Abraham
Lincoln at least once, and every for
eigner twice"
Mr.. Drinkwater will give his new lee
ture. IAN English Dramatist's View OF
Lincoln" in Aeolian Hall next Friday
afternoon.
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terrible. A veritable crime of lese majest,.
Were a King reigning In France. no
doubt the Parisians would have paid
as dearly for their crime as did that
officer of the court who, while escort
ing a princess on horseback, saw her
fall from her horse and jumped from
his saddle and helped her TO her feet.
He was sont 10 prison for a term or
years because OF his hallucination that n
princess could he so awkward. However.
the Parisians received for their maladroit-
ness only the most charming smiles by
way OF royal thanks
All of which shows how near we we're
to the end of the world on the night or
December IL. However. il is TO he regretted
that Lo Phantom. who asserts Philippe IL.
would have shuddorcd, did not inform us
~ 90 what rhiiirps f%weuid have donA
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the Queen of Spain at the opera Is the dis
cussion in the French newspapers as TO
whether she should have been applauded
bv the audience. The negative side was
taken most energetically by lie Phantom,
of the Paris-Midi, who recarne quite
wrought up.
my Godr' exclaims lie Phantom, what
would the shades Of Philippe III. and
Philippe ", Kings OF Spain, have thought
had they been inside the walls of our
Royal Academy OF Music last night?
when the Queen OF Spain entered her
logo every one in the opera house arose
and, lacking In a sense OF etiquette. gave
her a long ovation. Philippe H. would
have shuddered. To applaud queen,
above all when she is Spanish. which Is
10 say from q country who're otiduette
elands above ever, thins else, was really
The New York herald., 1920-01-04
"Iolanthe" at Park

In the Park Theatre the Society OF
American Singers viii revive Gilbert and
Sullivan's ''Iolanthe' for this week, begin
ming tomorrow night.
Miss Cora Tracy will be heard In the
title role and Misses Irene Williams and
Gladys Caldwell will alternate in the role
OF Phyllis. William Danforth will be the
Lord Chancellor. and Miss Sarah Edwards
the Fairy Queen. Others in the cast will
he Craig Campbell. Bertram Peacock, Nor
ton Adkins, Herbert Waterous and Ralph
Br3ina rd
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Two New Production Centres.

The experiment OF booking new plays In
Newark and Brooklyn, which was done
last week in tho case of Leo Ditrichstein
in THE Purple Mask at the Broad Street
Theatre. Newark. and Miss Grace George
in The Ruined Lady" at the Majestic
Theatre, Brooklyn, was successful. ac-
cording TO an announcement from the
Officers OF the Messrs. Shubcrt A new
production is thus ready to bo moved
complete in n few hours time, when a
Broadway theatre Is available.
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Burton Holmes to Lecture.

Burton Holmes is to begin his annual se-
ries OF descriptions of travel at Carnegie
Hall on next Sunday night. with Belgium
as his topic. Last summer he and his as
sistants motored through Belgium-to
Brussels. Antwerp. Brugcs, Client. Os-
tendo. Zeohrurrc. t.ieeo. Dinant. yites,
Dixmudc and othor cities. tho names of
which were familiar during The war.
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Shop Girls See "Irene" Tonigh.

Miss Edith Day will entertain shop girls
from various department stores at spe-
cial performance OF Irene" tonight at the
Vanderbilt Theatres There will be about
a thousand. filling tho theatre. In this
popular musical comedy Miss Day has the
role OF a girl employed In a Fifth avenue
store. and at her wish the Vanderbilt
Producing Company. which presents the
play, Joined with her in arranging to-
nights event
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'CarIenter's 1.-The Birthday OF the Infanta"
and Felix Borowsl1i's "Boudour.''
IL promises TO be an unusually interest
ing season, and for the most part the
repertory will differ from that found at
the Metropolitan Opera House. French
opera is the leading motive of the Chicago
Opera Company.
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Drama Forum to Honor Dramatist

The Social Committee OF the Drama
Forum will give a reception tomorrow
afternoon ut No. IS Irving place for Mrs.
Mary Tudor Garland. author Of In
heritance." tho one act play presented
by the Drama Forum at its last meet
ing at the Plaza, December II.
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work will be Maurice Ravel's 'L'Heure
Espagnol." with Mile. Yvonne Gall. This
is one act opera.
RIP Van Winkle." by Reginald de
Koven, with libretto by Percy Mackaye,
is the annual American offering. In ad-
dition, two ballets by composers resident
in Chicago. will be presented, John Alden
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To Present Maeterlinck Play.

The Drama Forum will present Maurise
Maeterlincks play, "Seven Princesses.'
next Thursday. January $. Tho Drama
Forum presents one or two plays each
month. and then n meeting Is hold for.
tho discussion OF the play and the subjccts'
brought out
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Motion Picture Notes.

Miss Corinne Barker has been engaged
to support Miss Marion Davies in THE
Restless Sex" based on the story of Rob-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20
WOMEN Of LEGION
TO AID POOR HERE
Yeomen ~ Post No. SO VIII
90 Into Settlement Work
on Large Scale

Under direction of the Americanisni
commission of the American Legion aud
the leadership of Miss Esther Shor,
Neomen (FS Post, No. so. is undertok =
ing settlement work in this city.
This was announced today by Miss
Margaret G. Thomas. the comma lder.
10 adds to the record OF service OF tue
women legionsries. The post has
adopted Belgian orphan. being the
first TO do so; 1t has taken its place
in athletics. having received a set Of
trophies for participation in the field
day events.
Its paid.up membership now mp.
proximntes 300, although there are 6s5
on the rolls Of the post. II IL the
largest women's post In the state, and
was the first to be organized. there
being in Phhadelphin one other post
composed exclusively of women, the
Helen Fairchild Post. No. 412.
Officers Of Post No, 80 are Mar
garet G. Thomas. commander: Eliza :
beth Wunderle. vice commander Anna
V. Edmonds, adjutant; Caroline Stein
book, finance officer: Lenore NJ. Law
son. historian; Mary Elizabeth Pit
finger, chaplain; Patricia +. Crosby,
county representative Bertha Harris,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20

Lodge later formed the "basest and
most infamous conspiracy" against the
league, the governor declared that the
Republican leader was "thc most de-
spiseJ man In America and loud Kisses
from theaudience followed.
I've been getting that for ten
weeks" the governor commented.
Republicans favorins the league and
supporting Senator Harding are ''con-
ducting joint debate with themselves y
Governor Cox said, citing statements by
former President Taft that league OPP
ponents were firing at President Will
son.
A parade through the business section
preceded the governors address here
from a stand In front Of the federal
building. II was the candidates only
Rhode Island speech,
Senator Gerry, Patrick III. Quinn,
Democratic national committeeman for
Rhode Island, and other party leaders,
we're on the platform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20
FRENCH WRITER SENT
PROPOSAL SENATOR

chicago, Oct. 90 BY \. P.D-Tbr
letter from France received by Senator
Joseph |. France. of Maryland. pro-
posing change in the organization of
me present League of Nations was
from woman and not a man. the sen
ator said today The proposal dealt
chiefly with dcSirability of calling IAN
international convention of friends of
peace he said.
Iher" was nothing official about il"
senator France declared, referring To
me oVerturCs made him on the proba
DiIlty OF America joining with France
aud other countries in forming an asso-
claton or nations TO prevent war.
a distinguished woman writer of
France made the offer to me-" he said
S4e Is member OF an organization
which is working quietly among the
thinkers of her nation IN order to form
body, in connection with the United
states, which will give subject nations
definite chance for self government,
as soon as they have proved themselves
capable OF it. There was nothing off
claI in connection with the Communica =
ton.
"It does not seem to be generally
known in this country that the Labor
party of Great Britain and the workers
Of France are strongly opposed to the
League Of Nations as a present con
stituept.
Similar bodies in other Europeap y
nations endeavOred to have inserted a
clause in the Versailles treaty which
would give subject nations position in
relation to the great power to which il
belonged analogous to that existing be-
tween the Philippine Islands and the
TTuita1 Gtofng -
Senator France said that he did not
have copies Of the letters with him, but
that when he returned to Maryland he
world give them out for publication,
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DENIES ROOT ASSERTION
Roosevelt Says Cox Would Accept
Changes In League

Cleveland, Oct. 20.--lBy A. PD-
Franklin u. Roosevelt in an address be-
fore students of Western Reserve Uni
versity today denied the assertion of
Elihu Root that Governor Cox insisted
on ratification of the peace treaty and
league covenant without change. Such
a statement, he said, lis fully unwar-
rantcd by the facts"
Governor Cox and have been go
ing up and down this country for two
months" Mr.. Roosevelt said, stating
that we are perfectly willing that there
should be Incorporated in the instrument
Of ratification a statement that nothing
contained therein shall in any way
lessen or weaken our rights under the
constitution or take away the right
of Congress to declare war and send
our boys overseas"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-20
SYLVIA PANKHURST ON BAIL
Trial Of Militant suffraeist for Sc.
dItlon E'ostponed a Week

London. Octt 20.---lBy \. PJ--Syl.
via PankhuTst. who was taken into Gus
tody YESTERDAY. was arraIgned IN police
court today charged with attempting to
cause seditjon in the navy. The spe.
cifc charge was that Of editing and
publishing an Issue Of the newspaper
1.-THE WorkPr's Dreadnought" on Oc.
tober 10, containing AT article on Dis
content on the Lower Deck"
She was remandcd for on" week. hut
hail was granted.
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ASSERTS OWN TRAP
CAUGHT GOV. cox
Harding Aide Says French
Journalist Was Denied Au-
dience With Nominee
SEES DEMOCRATIC TRICK

Marion. o.. Oct. 20.-An unsuC-
ceSsful attempt by Governor Cox "to
trap Senator Harding" was charged in
a statement issued from Harding head
quarters here last night in response to
suggestions by the Democratic nominee
that Mr.. Harding had conferred with
Maurice De Kobra. French journal
list, regarding the French attitude
toward the League Of Nations.
The statement, issued over the sig.
nature of Judson G.. Weliver. head
quarters director of publicity. said that
Senator Harding never had heard Of
De Kohra until yesterday. though the
latter had made an unsuccessful effort
to see him in indianapolis last Friday.
II was asserted further than De kobra
who said he had been travelling with the
Cox party. was evidently expected by
Governor Cox to secure an interview
with Senator Harding and to say Ger
tain things to him"
New York. Oct. 2O.-By 4. P.l-
Maurice Dckobra. correspondent of a
French newspaper. denied last night
that he had approached Senator Hard
ing in reference to n proposal that
America lead in the formation of a new
association of nations.
II never spoke to Senator Harding
in my life" said Mr.. Dekobra. 1T Is
true. however. that ] tried to get an
interview with Senator Harding for the
French newspaper which | am repre- =
senting in this country at the present
time. The French people are very much
interested in the presidential campaign.
and | have been writing articles for it.,
particularly on the controversy over the
League of Nations.
II interviewed Governor Cox on his
views on the league and many otAer
questions in connection with the presi-
dental campaign and. of course, |
wanted to get Senator Hardings views.
when | called on Senator Harding,
however, ! found he was surrounded by
strong guard. They would not let me
near him. although tried several times
TO get him TO grant me an interview
His guard seemed to fear that he might
say, something TO me that would not
make favorable impression on the
French people. Certainly never made
representations to anybody that | was
here to speak for the French Govern
ment on any international question"
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Deer Meat PIentisus In Dawson

Dawson, Yukon, Oct, 2U.-IBy a.
P.)--This city has no fear Of meat
shortage this winter, with thousands of
caribou roaming In great herds UP to
the very outskirts Of Dawson. Every
house In the city has been stocked up
with caribou for the winter and It is
estimated there are at least 30, 900 of
the animals running at large in the
vicinity