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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
Success OF Scott
On Initial Tour Is
Cause Of Expansion

II is significant OF the success
achieved by Antonio Scott that while
on the occasion of his first tour with
his own company in 1919. he took out
repertory OF three operas and 60
performers, this season he Is touring
with eight operas and n company OF
over 100. Instead OF miniature repro
auctions Of grand opera the Scott
Grand Opera company, which will be
heard here at the Lyric theater in
Memphis commencing May 20 for four
performances, will give opera on real
ly grand opera scale by some Of the
finest artists of the Metropolitan OPP
era.
A few weeks ago New York audi
ences were revelling in the superb sing
ing OF such artists as Antonio Scott,
finest OF dramatic baritones; Florence
Easton, prima donna OF superlative
excellence, Orville Harold. renewing
his old triumphs in "Parsifal" and
"Boheme;" Marie Sundellus, most ex-
quisite OF mermaids in "Oberon" and
fairest OF Mlcaelas and Musettas. and
several well-graced ladies and gentle
men who figure in Mr.. Scotti's new
and greatly enlarged organization. In
few days music lovers of this city
win be privileged to hear those men
toned in some OF their best roles.
backed by productions which are in
all respects replicas Of those at the
Metropolitan, including the most mod
ern system of electric lighting ef-
fects specially brought with the COM
pany.
1t is an open secret that Antonio
Scott and Gatti-Cassaza are old and
firm friends and that the eminent bari
tone has had cordial assistance from
the great impresario who formerly
ruled over Ia Scala, Milan, and who
has for several years been general
director OF the Metropolitan. Mr..
Scott brings with him several of the
working staff of the Metropolitan, in
Guiding Carlo Peroni, conductor, and
WilfTed Pelletier, assistant conductor:
Armando Agnini, stage director, and
an orchestra and chorus largely derived
from the Metropolitan, and stepped In
the traditions Of that house. He also
has with him as principal represent
ative and business manager c. i.
Strohmenger, who has been for many
years prominently associated with the
business side OF the Metropolitan.
These facts are mentioned in order to
show that Antonio Scott, whose pres
ence alone Is a coveted privilege, has
with him one of the finest operate
companies which has yet Travelled
through the United States
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
Orpheum Offers TtUO Bills
Weekly For Summer Season
"The Man Hunt" Tops Inaugural "POp" ShOlU
Olive Thomas on Screen.

The Orpheum management has decid-
ed at the end of the present regular
season, which closes Sunday night, to
inaugurate a summer season of vaude-
willie and pictures. The summer sea
son will in no way conflict with Or
pheum bookings for the fall season.
There viii be five acts OF vaudeville
booked twice week during the sum
mer Pictures will be big feature
as the management has closed for a
number made by some Of the best
known stars Included in the number
are Eugene O'Brien. owen Moore, War
rem KerriGan. Frank Keenan,, Olive
Thomas, Zcna Keefe, Elaine Hammer
stein and Virginia Pearson
The vaudeville for the first half of
next week will be headed by The Man
Hunt" n somnambulistic comedy. Guilty
and Nelson is musical offering Earl
e. Sunshine, two girls in character
comedy; Parker Brothers, athletes; Ror-
lick and Sarampa, descriptive and nov
city dancers. complete the vaudeville
The feature picture for Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday will be that little beauty
of tho screen. Olive Thomas, in Youth
full Folly" II is a lyrical love story
with elaborate settings. depicting life
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
PHOTO DISPLAY SOON
READY AT MUSEUM

Exhibits for the Photographic art dis
play are being placed in the Brooks
Memorial museum, in Overton park, and
those in charge expect II TO be ready
for public inspection early next week.
Interest is attested by the many pic
lures sent in, and it bids fair TO awak-
en- enthusiasm. Some Of the choicest
specimens have been sent in by anna
teurs.
Miss Florence Mcintyre, custodian Of
the museum, with her assistants. is
busy classifying pictures and arrang-
ing them in groups SO the public can
better appreciate the display. To her
and Gilmer Z. winston, vice president
of the Union and Planters Bank and
Trust company, is due chief credit for
the idea, and they feel much grauNed
at the response OF the public
The display will be free to the pub
lie and will he kept intact for the en-
tire month OF May.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
Sertet Standards

The changing taste in feminine
charms Is illustrated in the sextet of
''Florodora," the famous musical COM
edy OF the 1900's, which the Messrs
Schubert have revived. when "Floro-
dora" had well started upon the several
years run, the marriage rate among
the sextet became so high that the
management found ii necessary to have
several sets OF understudies In add
tlon there was n waiting list OF more
than 500 girls. to say nothing OF the
hundreds of girls who were rejected
even from the waiting list. Finally the
management found 1t necessary to issue
formal statement OF requirements,
The statement:
"A girl must weigh 1870 pounds; be
5 feet, 4 inches tall. long WASTED and
Of willowy build. pronounced bru-
nette or else a real redhead. Pure
blends with short waists are plenty
enough, but we don't want them. The
bright red-headed girl Is the hardest to
find. We don't care whether or not
they dance, We can teach them that.
but We refuse to color them"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Van Horn, n iovial comedian. IN a lot
OF songs and snappy stories and Daisy
and Wilson, aerial specialists, will con
tribute 10 the bill
The Orphan" Is a film feature that
shows William Farnum, the well known
portrayer Of Western character roles. at
his best. As an outlaw who has been
forced into career OF crime, he cap
lures n sheriff sent to arrest him, wins
the latter's friendship by saving his
HE from Indians, obtains his sister $
hand In marriage, settles down and be-
gins life anew.
Al II. White & Co, presenting The
Mirror" will he one OF the PRINCIPAL
acts on new all-star vaudsvi,ls blI
That viii open Thursday White is a
recognized Hebrew character comedian
Erford's Golden Whirl. spectacular
aerial exhibition: Jimmy Altman and Ed
Gould biack-face entertainers: Martin
and Elliott, dancers, and Jene and
Katherine King, in a singing and talk
ing sklt, also will he seen
molly and l." starring Shirley Ma
son. viii be the screen feature on the
bill for the latter half OF the week.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
COMING ATTRACTIONS AT LOCAL THEATERS
Pupil of List Comes To
Locus Lyceum First Half
Spanish Pianist, Senior Westony, Headlines
NetU BiLI-HOkum King Booked.

The biggest musical treat OF recent
months is coming to Loew's Lyceum
as tho feature act on the new vaude-
Vile bill which opens Sunday. Tho at
traction is Senior WIlmos Westony the
famous Spanish pianist, who was a
pupil OF the immortal List, His Won
derful work on the keyboard has won
him fame throughout Europe, as evil
denced by the popularity which has
greeted his vaudeville tour in this Coun-
try, He plays a number Of classical
selections, and actually succeeds in rem
dering four melodies at one time. He
is accompanied by Miss Thora Jensen.
Danish girl, who possesses a beauti-
full voice.
AS 1.-THE King and Queen Of Hokum, "
Thos. H. Ward and Bette Wilson will
offer an absurd sketch that Is crammed
fun Of ridiculous situation and laughs
II Is n novel comedy offering that is
sure TO take we'll with any audience,
A song and dance revue arranged
on original lines will be offered by Solly
Hite, Mabel Reflow and Leonard Loehr,
who have several new number. Bobby
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
FGrnUnl Stars in
"7,he Orphan -

During the filming of THE Orphan"
a new Western photoplay in which Will
liam Farnum will be starred at Loew's
Lyceum, beginning Sunday, Louise
Lovely, who appears as the heroine,
while riding home from location at
RAIN Springs, was thrown from her
morse. Fortunately, she fell into a sage
bush and while badly shaken up she
was not seriously injured.
Most horses used in motion picture
work in the West are accustomed to
take pistol shot as their cue to plunge
ana dash off at breakneck speed There
lore when blast of dynamite broke
the stiffness of the desert Miss Love
lys horse evidently felt that he was
dong his duty by a sudden dash-only
ne put little more pep into his work
than usual
The incident did not prevent Miss
Lovely from climbing right back on the
animal and riding him to her home.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
Radio Jazz Used
At Dixie Dance

The Club de Vingt OF Atlanta On
gave an outdoor bail at which so6
couples whirled to the seductive strains
OF band situated a mile away. No
that modern jazz music can always he
heard sufficiently well at this distance
TO guide dancers. But each dancer had
strapped to his or her head n wireless
geceiving set. The band directed its
at large horn connected
with "A wireless telephone sending an
paratus and the music was heard az
clearly by the dancers as though the
musicians were within few feet OF
them.
a Fox News cameraman was on hand
10 MN the unusual scene, which was
included In Fox News No 81
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Four Fox stars have blond leading
women, and by strange coincidence
all are working in the same studio, at
Hollywood Playing opposite william
Farnum is Louise Lovely; Tom Mix
has as leading woman Francelia Bill
ington; Winfield Westover Is the foil
William Russell. To add to the blond
tidal wave that is sweeping the Fox
studio, Lille Leslie, who is playing
with Miss Shirley Mason in Loves
Harvest" Is a pronounced blond.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

among the idle rich, its utilities and
vanities, with genuine love story
growing in the midst of selfishness.
sordidness and luxury.
I'M, me vaudeville for the last of the
week will be Palfrey, Hall & Brown
IN Something New" novelty produc-
uon OF varities; f. c. Faulkner, the
wag with the Wilson SMILE Follis Sis
1ers' IN Songs and Dances of the
& aWHSntieth Century" and Betty Eldrid
~ $50 20 IN Apple Blossom Time" The
tcgature picture for Thursday, Friday.
Saturday and Sunday viii be "Thc
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Woman God Sent" with an all-star
cast.
In addition to the feature pictures
there will be Kilograms and comedy
shown, The performance will be con-
tinuous, opening at 2 o'clock and run
nings until II O'Clock.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Winifred Westover, who is playing
opposite Buck Jones in Forbidden
Trails" will leave California to go to
Sweden, where she will be featured by
a Swedish motion picture company.
After her 20 weeks contract in Sweden
expires she will return to the Fox
forces
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
Loop King To Be
Star Of Exhibition

Loop King" Murphy will hc the
stellar attraction at Driving park sun
day afternoon. Murphy was seen here
early this season. with fair skies sun
day, however. visitors TO Driving park
may expect to see great exhibition
OF aerial thrillers. Visiting planes from
the Arkansas Aviation company will be
on the field Sunday and viii participate
in the aerial festivities. The eXhihi-
tons will be staged SO as TO be seen
from the grardstand.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Scratching Is now an art among the
Scratch My Back" by Rupert Hughes
Among those who are competing for
the championship are IT. Roy Barnes.
Helene Chadwick one black cat. a
Roman emperor and one Scotchman.
Pauline Frederick, Goldwyn star, has
moved into her new home in Beverly
HIS The home represents an outlay
of $4,000.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Correan Kirkham. now 1s, playing In
Pauline Frederck's new play Madame
X" at the Goldwyn studios. was first
on the stage as Alice" in Alice . in
Wonderland in New York city, when
she was years old.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01
'PHOTOPLAY"

Tom Mix, Foxs cowboy star, has
added ten wild horses to his ranch
at Melville, Cal, and will break them
IN front OF the camera in his next Fox
feature, The Unframed" by Max
Brand, which will be directed nv Em-
NETT ]. Flynn.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Lionel Belmore. Goldwyn player, had
his first Stage role when he was IL
He played in England with the late Sir
Henry Irving for Is years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Alice HOLSTER, who is at the Gold
wyn studio, now working in Mile
stones" steps forward to say that she
was the first 'vamp" of the screen.
To make her claim doubly strong, she
says the name Of the picture was The
Vampire"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Gladys Brockwelrs 10th Fox feature
will be "a Sister to Salome." from
the pen OF Julius c. Furthman. Miss
Rockwell has started work on this
production under the direction of I'D
j. lie Saint. William Scott is playing
opposite the star in this drama
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Gerald Pring, playing in the all-star
Goldwyn picture "NIilestones," began
his stage career IL years ago, as a
prestidigitator.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

Shirley Mason. the delightful Fox
star has completed Loves Harvest +"
by Pearl Doles Bell which was made
under the direction OF Howard NJ.
Mitchell; Miss Mason will rest for a
few weeks before starting her next Fox
feature
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-01

CHICAGO,--Louise Barbara Wood
daughter OF Maj.-Gen. Leondard Wood
. applied for a passport to England and
France yesterday She said she will
serve as a chauffeur in France In the
work Of the American fund for deyas-
tated France.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
Budget Ordinance No. $40.

An ordinance adopting budget Of
the estimates required to pay the ex-
pense Of conducting ]. the business of
the City government Of the City Of
New iberia. La. for the ensuing year
ending December 31st, 1921, showing
the aggregate sums and items there
Of allowed to each department Office
Board Of Commission, stating the
amounts required to meet the interest
and maturing bonds ofthe outstand-
ing indebtedness Of the City and the
warrants Of all departments Of the
Municipal Government in detail show
ing specifically the amounts neces-
sary to be provided for each bond and
department, also an estimate of the
amount Of income from fines, licenses
water and light rents and other
sources Of revenues, exclusive Of the
taxes upon property and the probable
amount required to defray all expen-
SEES and liabilities Of the City as a
basis for the purpose at the proper
time Of levying an annual tax in or
der to provide . revenue for the fis-
cal year ending December 31st, 1921.
Also to levy . special tax Of three
mills on the dollar On III taxable pro-
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
SCHOOL BOARD PROCEEDINGS

New IBERIA, La, NOV. %, isSo'
A special meeting of the Iberia
Parish School Board was held at ii
A. NJ, Mt New Iberia, La, on Mon
day, November %, 1920.
The meeting was called to order by
Pres Verret and the roll call showed
the following members present: Mes
srs. Verret. Hall, Guillot, BONN. Win
ters and Robchaux. Absent: Messrs
Segura, Dupuis, Minvielle and Moresi
The president announced the pres
ence Of quorum and the opening OF
the meeting for the transaction OF
business.
The superintendent read the call
and on motion of Mr.. BONN, second
ed by Mr.. Robichaux, the call was
ordered changed from 2:3O 7. M, to
|11A. M. The motion was carried
Mr.. Guillot offered the following
resolution: Whereas the Iberia Far
ish School Board has not sufficient
funds on hand to meet the pay roll OF
it's teachers for the month ending
Nov. 26, 1920, and whereas the ibe-
ria Parish School Board viii have suf-
fcicnt funds to meet Its expenditures
for the session of 1920-laa1 az soon
AZ all revenues for the 192o-192l SEES
sion are received; be IL resolved that
the President and Secretary be auth
orized to borrow from the Peoples
National Bank of New Iberia, La. the
ann Of ten thousand dollars 100000
oO) payable ninety days from date
with interest Mt the rate of eight PEI
cent. per annum, and be it further
resolved that the said note be signet
by the President and Secretary of thu
Board and that the President anc
jSecrcary are hereby authorized ant
instructed to pay said note at ma
turity together with the interest OIL
same.
The motion was seconded by Mr.
BONN and carried unanimously an
the resolution was declared adopte'
and ordered written into the minute
Of the Board.
Mr.. Robichaux asked that tn
Board consider the plea of the peopl
in the vicinity of Bob Acres for som
provision for the education Of tn
children Of that section.
It was the sense Of the meetin
that the operation Of a transfer
bring these children to Delcambre wa
J inadvisable.
Mr.. Hall brought out the point tina
J Jefferson Island was the logical poin
| for central school for that commur
.. lity, and on motion Of Mr.. Bonif
seconded by Mr.. Winters, Mr.. Rob
chaux and the superintendent wer
appointed to meet Messrs. Jones an
Bayliss of Jefferson Island with tn
idea of devising some plans for tn
, erection Of school at that place.
The motion was carried and s
announced and the President II
. structed the Superintendent and Mr.
Robichaux to attend to the matter Q
their earliest convenience.
There being no further bushes
) Mr.. Guillot moved that the meetin
adjourn. The motion was seconde
by Mr.. Hall and carried.
(Signed) J. E. VERRET, Pre-
\ L. G. PORTER, Secty
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
No. Six-Sixty-Six

FOR SALE.
Two Hot Blast Heaters, In excel
lent condition.
JOHN A. BUQUOR.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27

perty within the limits Of the South
ern Drainage District to pay the an
nual interest and portion OF the
principal Of the debt contracted by
the New Iberia Southern Drainage
District. Also to levy special tax
Of ono and one fifth mills on the dol
lar on all taxable property within the
limits of the City of New Iberia to
pay annual interest and portion OF
the principal of the debt contracted
by the City Of New Iberia for Good
Road improvements.
The present ordinance was pre-.
sented to the Board of Trustees OF
the City Of New iberia by Mr.. A.. A
Girard, Trustee of Finance, and after
examination and mature elaboration
the same was approved as follows:
Yea: Messrs. Sealy, Girard and Vii
lermin: Nay: None.
Which budget of expenditures and
estimated revenues adopted reads as
follows:
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
DEPARTMENT of SAFETY
TOTAL 49,.
DEPARTMENT of FINANCE

DEPARTMENT Of FINANCE
For principal and Interest of
100000 Certificate. 6,30o.0o
For Principal and Interest Of
sac 900 90 Certificate. -. 4,512.0O
Outstanding Notes to be paid
in 1921. 10000 90
Interest on current loans
navahle 1921 1000 90
|Jynaecterian Aid. ........ 10000
Making Assessment Roll. -. 10000
Printing and Stationery. -. $4,000
civ Court and Marshal. -. 1,750.O0
Auditing City Books. ...... 5000
Salary City Attorney and
Clerk .................. 10000
Salary Trustee of Finance. 1900 90
For part Of Principal and
Interest $t44,0O00O Street
Bonds ................. 81 600 90
For part of Principal and
Interest $1O9 100000 Street
Bonds ................. l6,35o.OO
For Principal and Interest on
$51,O00.O0 Cement Side
walk Bonds ......... 18.O80. AZ
For Part of Principal and
Interest on $75,000.00 Good
Road Bonds $4,000
For 3 Mill Southern Drain
age Canal Tax. ........ 100000
For 11-2 Mill School APP
preparation .............. 100000
Certificates of Indebtedness
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
City Bridge

Bridge Keepers Salary, IL
months "a $4,000 ........$ 10000
Electric Lamps, Repairs and
Maintenance ........... $4,000
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-11-27
NOTICE

Tha public 10 hereby warned that no
hunting or treepassing will be allowed
on my Stock Farm In Iberia Parish
near Murphy, Lag
4. q. BROUSSARD
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-01
FIVE DENVER MEN
GET COMMISSIONS
THRU ARMY ACTION

Names of five Denver men appear
in list of newly commissioned army
officers given out by the war de.
partment Saturday. The list fol-
lows: Charles L. Carpenter, 2941
Perry street, first lieutenant medi-
cal corps; James Hammer and Sam
uel ]. Harris, Fitzsimmons General
hospital, captains in the administra-
tive corps; William w. Wessh, Ken
yon hotel, Denver, second lieutenant
air service; Elbridge G. Chapman
Jr., and Sonald ]. Myers, Boulder,
first lieutenants infantry; Frank H.
Curtis, 1746 Clarkson street, Sec
ond lieutenant infantry; Willis R.
Dallas, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo-
ming, first lieutenant cavalry; Flag
A. Drewry, FitzsimmOns General
hospital, first lieutenant infantry
Denver (Colo.) Post.
Flag Drewry is a Weakley coun-
ty boy, born and reared near Green
field. He has seen considerable ser
vice.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-01
AUTO STRUCK HERE
BY FREIGHT TRAIN


DIR. ], B. L. Terrells Ford run
about was demolished at the Noel
wrath crossing in Dresden on last
Friday, when struck by a freight
train engine. DR.. Terrell was alone
and escaped injury by jumping when
he saw his car was about to be hit
by the onrushing lomotive.
DR.. Terrell was coming toward
town from the west. The road was
considerably congested at that hour
and he was concentrating his atten-
ton on the passing vehicles. The
approaching train did not blow for
the crossing, it is claimed, until
right at the crossing, therefore DR..
Terrell's attention was not called to
the coming train until his car was
on the track. In the moments err
element he killed his engine. DR..
Terrell saved his life, doubtless, by
leaping from the car just before the
engine smashed into it, the auto be-
ing demolished.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1920-10-01
PUBLIC WELLS

Mrs. L. F. Staulcup has been suf-
fering very badly the past few
days from sticking nail in her foot.
1t is thought she has blood poison.
Tom Brock has been suffering
from sticking a rusty wire in his.
foot.
Some times a news item gets by
for some time and some one asks
why such and such a thing didn't
COME out, when We hadn't heard it.
81 Winsett and wife have a new
boy, born about three weeks ago.
Everybody is very busy. Most Of
the tobacco has been cut and will be-
finished this week. The rust has
caused quite lot of tobacco to be
cut unmatured this time.
Well, the singing convention is at
hand and we hope all singers win
take interest and have a good sing
ing.
Remember, next Sunday evening
is regular singing day at this place,
The school will begin on Monday
after the second Sunday at Union
High School.-Rip.