The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-05
"CRU Chin CHOW"
A CASE OF ART
FOR ARTS SAKE

ties up nearly $""".uu" Ind'hhi'''!' VIZ,
litIc hnr.. # sufficient rr"ntS I" pay
back tn r~iu,.iral iuS,d" If year or
Two. ,.\,n If h,s receipts com" up l"
absolute 'HrH'lt\
Wuuld anyone except th"airl'h'
manager with llsprnrIn hnd ihnELu".
INN ,,ud - love for IN" h"1u'iful uhu'r-
~, :, make, a rr0dUriIuu winch costs
r,nrr rhan tho a>'raE" th'H;r" An h'i-
ually hnld II II sells out at every per
l"ruan"'
Yes that J. exactly tn" straHI" anon hi,.
,ly scented IN tn" cas-" 81 me h,E
,r,..ia,.l,. "l'hu CHM chow when T.
I;ry ,',mSru,k and Morris Grst VIII pre-
=, n, 1T the Court all tins week WIN
\, rdu, Sday aud saturday uatn"rS.
Gnu ,'hin thnw' has proven IN" Ar
l,rI.. sensation of many seasons. IN"
critics who hnN" declared ihLt lh!S pro.
duri!un "uut -HakStS Leon lhNS' hI'
probably rlEht. for nothing NOR rt'hE
ornate. more brilliant in '"I"rlnE' NOR
hlytrrr III strange and artistic 'fr'lS'
las rN,r h,."u shown. \nd from h'N
mess >inudp"ut--th" fact remains thH'
"a VIII. Il llr liay IL duiuE capacity
lusln,.s aad Attracting all IN" p"orIr
TIA" thratrr VIII hold. II costs ;" ihu'h
money L. pr, s,ni thus Sr"'idIir thdt II
VII b. n least ~" years h"i"rc IN"
III OducIuE managers can nope l" H'"N' "
cent ui profit.
"Hur We are all hanpy." declared
M"rr,s G-sr. tn either ulgh'. My hrm
- a c"urarat:v"H l"unS one ana ""
uu the unusual ~ Il lh"airI'hl way ana
WuIlr "l.ry"n" wants /" max" " llNinI'
nud Ne ar" uu exception" IN MlShliE l"
uny Npri.srS as we'll as To make Nl'I2
'FRONT.' We are artuatcd primarily be
,.ausc OF Il 10y" for DOUG artStlc things.
Thu chin Chow * production whI'h
"rsls 50 much money that II cannot pos
sIhly max" hIE profits. unless W" scare
the rNrcu$rS down and Il" II on a cheap
scale and that W" Will never do.
Fortumatrly. We haN, several produ'.
toms CA tour hICh ar" making a lot 81
money for Us, and 50 "" can ailuru 10
-prud some ui our N"rSS profits from
uthrr directions III presenting superb
Sr""la"i" and IN "riiNNc a'hi'N' m"Hl
like I'hu Ciu Chow.
1T has olrr been IN" history or oar
firm To- strive to ii" things arNstICally
regardless Of expense. In l!ll. thr hrln
If Eomstork \ ,;-st brought over ia
series # Russian hHlI'is. W" secured
tho original l;akSt costumes from ICi.
rograd and were thu urSl I" Introduce
EakSt To- NV York AVID to Am" rI"a. We
presented the Wonderful halirrS 'Shah"r.
aZ,.Idr' Cleopatra. and Les SIlphld"S.
We imported tho best hn"wn RUSSIAN
dancers and presented tn" Ballet I;uS""
from Boston lu San Francisco. W" lost
over Sluu.On0 on tn" ventura. hut wrr'
proud L. haN, h., tn" FIRST 10 Introduce
the Ballet Russ" AMI liak=l I" thus "nUn-
try. Four years lrt'r th" metropolitan
Opera company hruuSat over the Dag
hII,.lt Ralltt with rE' duplicates of our
Production and costumes.
"Ngiuu. when IN" lrUCoss theatre
Wa founded rs tn" home Of plays "f
n" Grand tiuIIual type. to Ely" N"N
York 4 new KIND uf a thrill. il was tn
urm al tulnSi"Ck N Cost who originated
lu America this StIl" ct entertainments
"" tried /" d" artiSti" things. "" met
with tn" enthusiastic support 81 those
who appreciated artistic "udraN or ana
VIC lost over $h". OUU l., for" TN" policy "f
ia" l'ruc'ss was changed Ia The more
UurulHr StNl" of musical comedy "N"m-
rIiird by 'LcaN" 1t To Lau". and oh,
Lady. Lady We HAY" H." finest col
lection "i l"tt"rS "C appreciation for our
.'G"rtN -. tn rauS'' OF art AZ IN" Irln-
,"SS th,r can possibly h' imagined: and
~" found great Satisfaction III knowing
that W. had accomplished something
thar ia" ordinary commercial manager
would never hay" attempted.
"FWn N"HrS aEu "" produced The
Wau'I"""r. with salary list Of Sli.0"a
w"''nly. something uuhr%rd Of for Il
drama'l' attraction. Thu total CNp"nSr
"t mat offering was NOR than $25."""
h.rIuS" "" wautrd tn" best possible
east. regardless Of cost.
"rh" aN"rar" commercial manager
would never hav" attempted I" produce
''hu chm Chow IN th" lavish manner
thai II ls h"ng done. In tn" first place"
m"Sl of Them trr"u Ia get thc Nm"rIrau
rights and Oscar ASrh" refused :" deal
II
artistic things that led Mr. .ASchc to
rud!!l d'tl with rs. tn" terms wCr"
'u"ruJ"u% hut | d''Id'd ihnt We must
RHI" lh. honor II bringing thu CHM
chow To- America.
'Th" aNrraE" commercial m9nnE"r
would have produced 'Nhu chin Chow
,ou tu. I.ast expensive. Sral,. possible,
VI" sent 1" l."ud"N for every rhIuE: ",
had 'Np"n@.N" durlh itCS mad" Of a.!
''''StUrr'~, v" had IN" original artist
paint tn" S''u'lE over th"r" ami ship II;
Z" u. |Td "" even went oscar Asch"
on" h'''"r than hlS own product ION 10y
h,U!drmE "N'rlthluG on a scale larger
han ms own scenery. We hfl nothing
uud"n": whcr" he o. tho smaller stag
OF His NrjrSIy'S Theatre. had only eight
slav" girls. We u.s.. SIXTEEN. lnsica,d %!
| - dozen mannrGuiuS, We have twenty.
four We have, hosts ,,i elilrS ,,,irr,I.
..,r. dancers ana sIlprr,lu,I.r,ri,,s /,
:.,i our " hnlr t,rudu,tlrn vns rra,jc re-
yarIirse of .yr,uer
..Yrt We did not waste money. ". e,,r.
'lly ,ri.d IT, do ,yrryrhIu,- an ~, IRIS.
H. s,lIr and ". s,l,,.c, do m r,,.,L.,,,, g,
rruducil.l whI,n | believe win ,irri
:,s = record Of g"rgco,isn.ss and L.ai,ry
. tor man. wears t. ,A,n,, EIru if We
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