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The Washington times., 1920-02-07
GEO. c. RICE COMPANY
TAKES ON TWO AGENCIES

The George c. Rice Company. at
1928 II street northwest, one OF the
most extensive automobile agencies
In the city. has added two more cars
to its repertoire. They are the Co
lumbia Six and Mona.
The Colu nbia Six is not new to
Washingtonians. and has a very high
reputation. 1t is a Continental mo-
tor proposition, and with all we'll
known equipment A unique feature
in the Columbia Is its automatically
operated shutter in the radiator,
which Is controlled by thermostat,
and. II is claimed, has perfect control
over the temperature of the engine,
inasmuch as 1t automatically closes
when the engine is too cool and re-
verses the operation when II needs to
be cooled. This, the manufacturers
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
Accessories Haze Come
Into OUn as Feature of
General Auto Business

mediate lock piece. so that when In
locked position there Is a substAntla al
reason why the car cannot be steer
ed. and with the screws covered, tine
lock Is remoyal-proof. The only way
a thief could get away with a car
so locked would be TO tow II on a
wheeled jack. which would be a raih-
er conspicuous operation, TO say moth
ing OF the trouble.
Better Jacks.
An inspection or the accessory
shops reveals that much ingenuity
and inventive ability have been de-
voted to the matter OF Jacks that can
be operated from a distance. BY that
/ mean devices that do not require
the operator to almost get under the
car TO work them. There Is the kind
that works with a chain, allowing
the jackee to stand upright a few
feet from the Jacks position under
the axle. and by pulling the chain
to turn a pinion that raises or lowers
the Jack. Another clever style that
Is new is operated by a long han.fe
which folds into several sections
when the tool Is to be slowed away
extension shaft with a folding handle
at right angles to the main part You
operate this in the Same fashion as
you would "a corkscrew.
Electric Clocks.
The electric clock also has come.
1t is perhaps one OF the newest OF auto
mobile Ailments. We are familiar
with the electric clocks in public
buildings and offices, which are
wound automatically and can be set
by the operator at tho telegraph Of
flee where the time Is received hourly
by wire. Much the same idea Is used
for these new automobile clocks. So
far as the dial goes. they look just
the same as any other clock and are
Just as compact. but instead OF hav-
ing the standard type of clock works,
they enclose a small magnet, the
periodic movement OF the armature
OF which actuates an escapement wheel
which in turn connects with the
hands through suitable mechanism.
1t is very simple, and the beauty Of
such a clock Is that when connected
to the storage battery or a few dry
cells IL keeps time accurately and in
definitely without any attention, since
winding is automatic. The amount
OF current consumed by the little
magnetic mechanism Is almost negli-
gible. In explaining this new time
piece to me, the salesman said that it
Is undisturbed by jarring such as the
automobile must undergo, and be-
sides the electric clock admits of con-
nection with another similar clock
which is operated by and in exact
time with the master clock. Thus, the
master clock can be installed on the
cars dash, and. inside the passenger
compartment a similar clock can be
mounted. the second timepiece being
absolutely controlled by the first. so
that both will keep together to the
second. The taxi owner would do
well to install such a clock combina-
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We can all remember the days
when the word "aceessory" meant
very little In the life OF the average
la Windshield. top. speedometer and
many other ailments that 90 un-
noticed with every car sold today, and
! II he wanted any OF these 'acces-
sories" he sought the COOL offices OF
the dealer from whom he bought the
car. The dealer kept a Few things
tucked away In one corner OF his
showroom or service stl-ion, In
order to supply the buyer with what
ever extras he wished TO put on his
purchase, but as for taking the ac-
cessory business very seriously, well.
he was seller OF motor cars, not
extra equipment Tor which therh was
Indifferent demand. What did q fell
low want a windshield or speedometer
for, anyway?
Perhaps hfteen years back. when
one bought car as much for
notoriety OF the thing as for the good
one derived from it's occasional pc
riods OF activity. II wasn't at all
necessary to trouble much about extra
fittings to add TO the convenience and
comfort OF the vehicle. for II was
mainly a matter OF keeping going
rather than considering ones comfort
too seriously.
Cutting Out the Glare.
Due to the agitation for the
elimination OF glaring headlights,
there has been much impetus to the
development OF devices designed to
cope with this condition. The prob
lem has been attacked from both the
standpoint OF making the driver
a. a a.
of the oncoming car without sacrific-
ing any of his necessary road visisn,
and from the other side of the matter,
by eliminating the dszz'e d"nser at
its source-the headlight itself.
All sorts of colored gas lenses that
diffuse the reflected light rays have
been produced, and many devices with
some form of shade over them have
been brought out. Recently / saw a
lens with violet coloring. and due TO
the fact that violet light is a soft
illumination, no doubt the idea of this
device is a good one. Much scientific
research has been made to eliminate
the dazzling rays without sacrificing
the primary purpose of the headlights
to light the road ahead.
Locks Improved.
All manner OF schemes for locking
the car so that the willy car thief
will be foiled have been offered, and
this past year several new types have
been added. One very clever type
has a rugged steel collar that goes
around the steering column and
another piece that attaches to one Of
the arms of the steering wheel spider.
These are permanently affixed, but
in no way interfere with the steer
ing. There is a third section which
dovetails into the other two and
which contains Yale lock. The
screws which hold the parts going
around the spider arm and the steer.
ing post are covered by the inter-
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tion, for then both the clock By which
the meter was controlled and the one
which the passenger saw would be
exactly alike and then there would
be less chance for arguments The
electric clock for automobiles indeed
possesses some interesting possibili-
ties.
wi.l Deaeetsrs-
One OF the years accessory devei-
opments that must not be overlooked
ls the wind denector-which 10 an
auxiliary piece OF glass attached 10
either side OF the main Windshield by
brackets that fssten 10 the uprights.
These shields can be adjusted TO any
angle. and they undoubtedly do much
to prevent that annoying eddying
often experienced with plain shields.
The wind shoots by the sides OF the
shield and swirls into the faces or
the occupants OF the front and rear
seats. By the use OF thes" class
wings at the sides OF the shield the
air Is shot outwards from tne car
occupants. resulting in the denectors
getting an unqualified Endorsement by
the passengers. This device halls
from sunny California, where many
OF the unique car fitments have been
born.
Nor must overlook that clever lit
tie gadget which IL "A combination
tire gauge and pump connection. the
old connection is removed from the
pump hose and this little device goes
on In its place. On it's barrel Is an
adjustment whereby any pressure
from 80 to l20 pounds per square
inch can be set. Having adjusted II
to the required pressure, you affx
h.. N a tire Xalya In he
usual way. Then all you do Is pump.
for when the set pressure Is reached
you cannot get any more air into the
tire, for q relief valve then opens and
prevents more fro n entering. Al the
same time this escaping air makes a
noticeable buzzing sound that imme-
diately tells you that your labors are
at an end. With this little article II
isn't necessary to remove the hose
connection from time to time and
then to try the pressure with a sep
arate gauge to ascertain how you are
progressing. The whole process IL
simplified. or course. this gauge and
connection combination can just as
readily be attached to the end OF
your power pump hose, IL you are for
tunate enough to have such a pump.
wish l had thought OF that idea,
for it's a good one.
New ThernoHeters.
For a number OF years we have had
distance thermometers for various
uses, but that idea OF having the tenn
perature indicating dial at some dis
tance from the heat that Is being
me assured has never been applied to
automobiles until now. Perhaps the
use to which such distance instru-
ments were put in airplanes had some
thing to do with a similar installation
for automobiles, but at any rate, IL is
an excellent idea 10 be able to see the
water and radiator temperature on an
instrument on the dash instead of
having the thermometer on top Of the
radiator cap several feet from where
you sit. The maker of the filler cap
instrument now has a very excellent
type for the dash, with a tube con-
Meeting to the water jackets to con-
duct the heat to the Thermometer.
This device is perhaps as nice a re-
fnement of existing equipment as the
year has brought to light.--Leslie V.
Spencer. in Motor Life Magazine.
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
GAS At 81 GALLON.

The Cadillac representative In
Spain. on . visit 70 America some time
ago. revealed a most peculiar condi-
tion In that country. Some Of the
nnest highways In the world and a
generally excellent road system exist
In Spain. he says. but the cost OF ssso-
lene has receded but little since the
signing OF the armistice. During the
war sasolene was ~ a gallon. and
today the best price at which one
can buy IL 10 81. Another peculiar
fact about Spain 10 that although
The Washington times., 1920-02-07
MAN OF PARTS.

Wise is the Automotiye Arts.
All self-Propeilia knows him oy vocs
tion,
He 10 a man OF Parts
The stock clerk of a motor servis
station. MOTOR Liz.
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there Is a population OF 100000
people, there are OILY 1000 earss-
Motor Life.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Theatrical Values
Upset by Cinema,
Asserts Henry Hull
Continued from preceding page)

for some young girl. fresh from I'm
ishing school, with an engaging per
sonality.
"An actress who is but little better
than fair OH the speaking stage. worth
perhaps $100 week. goes into picture
work and commands a salary of $4,000
a week, just because she screens WE'LL"
says MIR Hull. After period in the
studio she decides to go back to the
speaking stage and, although she is no
better as an actress than when she
left it, she cannot see herself acting
for from less than 81 500 to $4,000 {
week.
"Of course. there are real artists in
motion pictures like Mary Pickford.
Charlie Chaplin and Charles Ray" Mr.
Hull said. But it seems TO me that
they have developed the instruments
which they would not use on the
speaking stage, practically new tech
nque. If they attempted to use the
same instruments on the speaking
stage | do not believe they would get
as far as they have on tho screen"
Great art is good business, sound
art is good business and clean art is
good business. Great drama is not in
compatible with clean drama. That.
( summed up. Ia Henry Huil's theory Of
he theuter
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Frank X. Finnegan Suggests
Some EDon'ts' for Authors of
Motion Picture Scenarios

Gust because you have been q auc-
cessful author and written many
stories or books that have been ac-
ccpted, don't think it is a snap to
write q scenario"
Just because you kave a great deal
ot ability, and admit IT, for thinking up
snappy phrases and terse and telling
lines, don't think tina. you can become
n motion picture title writer offhand.'
"Just because you have seen ii lot Of
bad pictures and groaned at the poor
stuff in them, don't think that you can
wife better one between breakfast
AVID dinner. Probably your first at
ompt, if it was ever screened, would be
worse than any you had seen"
These are a few of the "don'ts" that
Frank X. Finnegan, we'll known and
successful writer of many short stories
for the popular periodicals., one-time
man, scenario writer and
now an expert title writer for Para
mount, at the Lasky Studio, has sug-
gcsted for other writer's Of fiction who
aspire 10 a screen career.
Says Mr. Flnnegan:
"Possibly | was once like the other
writers of fiction in this regard, but
! have had my eyes we'll opened.
know now that if there is any pro-
fession in the world that requires a
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
New Productions Open
Out.of-Town, Are Ready
For Broadway Showing

The following productions recently
opened out Of town. preparatory to .
showing on Broadway:
"Adrienne," musical comedy by Sev
mour Brown and William Stone. mus;c
by Albert Won Tilzer. was produced a.
Polls Theater, Washington. SUNDAY
November 21. with Ferne Rogers, Ar
thur. DEACON, Henry Antrim, Doris
Arden, Ben Harrison. Octavia Broske
George Bancroft, Mystic Clayton and
others. No New York date set.
"Honors Are Even" by Roi Cooper
Megrue, was produced at Garrick Thea
ter, Washington, Monday, Novembel
%, with Lolo Fisher, william Courto
nay. Horace Sinclair. Lawrence RED
mond, Ambrose Martin, Paul Kelly
Gordon Johnstone, Ethel Strickland
Boots Wooster, Frank Andrews. Horace
Pollock, Salvatore Maltese and Mabl.
Stanton. No New York date set
Meet the Wife" comedy by Jane.
Falier and Majorie Glenn. was produced
at Plainfeld Theater, Planfeld. n. J.
Monday. November %. with viii Dem
ing, Beth Merrell, Marie DAILY, Hsrr
Liilford, Edith Luckett, Lillian Kemble
Charles Mackay. Frank Allworth. Harr,
Haml and others. No New York dat
set.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

John Murray Anderson announces
his intention to present "A play wherein
masked actors will personate mari
netra~. He has been working on the
manuscript fot & comedy to be
composed in three acts and pro-
lcgue. II his London engagement with
Mr.. Cochran had not interviewed, Mr..
Anderson would have presented his
play this month.
The idea has been of first Importance
n his mind for some time, in fact ever
since he trst presented sim ar play
IN London during the war for Lady
Cunard's fund for the Free Milk Of
France Association. In this he was as
sisted by Michio Itow and the masks
used were those designed by Edmund
Dulac. For his American production
Mr.. Anderson will need but very
small cast Each actor will use from
four to five masks. by the aid Of which
he will assume the different characters
required of him. Mr.. Anderson thinks
he will not need more than six people
for the complete action of the play. al
though the cast calls for thirty people.
Every device will be used to preserve
the illusion Of the marionette figures
nut. by using human beings instead Of
the mannequins, Mr.. Anderson hopes to
achieve some very interesting results.
Although he is utilizing the ancient
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
John Murray Anderson Will
Present Play Where Actors
Will Appear as Marionettes

methods used by the Chinese and
Japanese for their court plays and for
providing entertainment for the Samu-
raj, he by no means intends to extend
the time of presentation for more than
the usual two and onc-half hours al
lotted to an evenings entertainment Mt
for modern plays. The ancients used
from two to six months and the at
tendance was both continuous and in
quantity.
Color and lighting effects will be
originally conceived. Entrance cues
and exits-~in fact, the entire action Of
the piece--will be controlled by special
l. written music. This has been COM
posed by young Philadelphia musi-
can. The masks and costumes will be
the work of another Philadelphia ar
tist, young woman who is a grad
uate of the Pennsylvania Academy Of
Fine Arts and who Is at present a
protegee Of Violet Oakley. the mural
decorator
The effectiveness of stage settings
Will depend on the richness of color
in the designs and the ski lful manipu-
Iation Of the lighting effects and IL
lusions. The period Will be part y
the twelfth century Venetian. Mr.. An
derson is planning to return to this
country January 8, when this play, as
we'll as a musical comedy by Augustus
Barratt, will be put into rehearsal.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

of the studio; also with the scenarist,
and probably the director, while we ar
gued over q title until each of US was
In limp and ianguid condition, men
tally and physically. But we got the
tltle-that was the main thing.
There is no way under the sun to
become scenario or title writer ex-
cept to study the work in the studio.
ihere are thousand things that enter
into the profession that the avera re
author would never dream Of. All mis-
knowledge f writing 1rr the PRINT d
page, while immensely valuable, would
be insufficient. He must learn, and
while learning lie has no more right to
expect that his first work viii be ac-
ceptable than he mad when he wrote his
first short story or novel. He uses the
same tools. but different corner of his
brain, in picture writing.
There is so much that enters into
the work, and the mere matter of writ
ing so many words is the least Of Ills
tasks. An idea is always valuable, if it
is new one, but after the idea come s
the detailed work, and there are plenty
of details. A man must know his me-
dium and every phase of activity that
it entails. Drama, mechanics. litera-
ture, poetry, all have their place in pic
lures, Hnd all must concern in some de-
gree the duties Of the scenarist"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

MAJESTlC-Thurston. the magician,
begins his engagement here this
week. He will present the Oriental
Illusion "The Mystery Of the Water
Fountains" at every performance.
ORPHEUM-Vera Gordon, the Mother
of the picture "Humoresque," will
aprear in person as the stellar fea-
ture of the bill. Not Yet, Marie"
Anna Chandler. McWatters and Ty-
son, Wanzer and Palmer, Corradinis
animals and Cross and Sanford are
also or tho program.
BUSHWICk--George Whiting and
Sadie Burt will top the bill in their
own production, called Little Miss
Melody" Emmett Dewey and com
pany, Mr.. and Mrs Jimmie Barry,
Beth Beri and company, Mabel Burke
and company, Clark and Verdi and
Mahoney and Auburn are others who
will appear.
STRAND-We eslcy Barry, in "Din>y," q
First National attraction, will be the
weeks feature picture. The orchestra
will play LISTS Second Hungarian
Rhapsody" and Amanda Brown, so
prano. will sing the Doll Song" from
The Ta,es Of Hoffman," There will
be other musical and picture fea-
lures.
MONTAUK-Neil O'Brien's Minstrels
in new production written by Mr.
OBrien, will be the weeks attrac-
tion. Originality in minstrclsy Is
promised. Lew Wilson is the leading
minstrel.
vaudeville program the frst half Of
the week. The Great Redcemer" Il
the film. ooh That Melody" a musi
cal extravaganza. is the headline,
the last half Of the week Wallac,
Reid in Always Audacious" is tn,
picture.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Vaudeville

PALACE-Elizabeth Brice will head the
bill in Songs and Satires," in which
she VIII be assisted by Ned Norton,
J. Knox Orde, Leo Minton and Angelo
Romeo. The Santos and Hayes revue
is feature this week This is a
advertisement of the topical order
in which the vast bulk OF Miss
Hayes and the split-pint proper
tions of Miss Santos are utilized for
comedy. Maude Lambert will sing,
with Ernest Ball at the piano. They
and Elisa Cansino will dance A.
Robins, The Walking Music Store;
Mignonette Kokin and Fred Galetti
IN novelty comedy surprise. and
Johannes Josefson and his Icelandic
"Glma" company complete the bill.
RIVERSIDE-Leo GARLIC, late star of
lombard. Ltd" has come into vaude-
vile and will head the bill. John
b. Hymer and company, Ernest Evans
and company, Yvette and company,
1nniss Brothers, Jack Joyce and the
Ballot Trio are others who will
appear.
col NfAL-"The Creole Fashion
Plate" Karyl Norman. will be the
head iner in "A Tent of Melodies"
Giuran and Marguerite, pugan and
Raymond, Nat Navarro, with Buck
and Bubbles; Kranz and La Sale,
Kharum, Charles and Madeline Dun
bar, the Geralds and Libby and
Sparrow complete the bill
EIGHTY-FIRST STREET John B
Hyams and Leila Mcintyre will head
the bill in "Maybloom" The screen
feature will be Constance Talmadge
In Good References" Others will
include De Haven and Nice, Toney
and Norman. Harry j. Conley. Mulchy
and Buckley and Sealo.
HAMlLTON-Pa Rooney and Marion
gagement, topping the bill in Rings
of Smoke" Thomas f. Shea, Georg-
cite. Ltd, Bert Hanlon, Fay Marbe.
Flo and Ollie Waters, Lynch and
Zeller and Bells Trio are also on
the program.
JEFFERSON-Eddie Foy and his fam
bill in the new "Foy Fun Review"
Lydell and Macy, Harry Lester
Mason, Lou and Jean Archer, Fallon
and Shirley, The Four Stars, Ameta
and "Up-Side Down" Stanley round
out the bill.
LOEW'S AMERICAN-W William o'Clare
and Girls in breath of Old Ireland
and The Music Teachers" ars among
the headliners the first half Of the
week. Wallace Reid in Always
Audacious" is the picture.
MOSS'S BROADWAY-The Four Marx
Brothers in their comedy creation,
N Everything" head the bill. Among
other features are Lillian Roth &
Co. in Make Believe" comedy of
childhood, with a juvenile cast, and
Mabel Sherman & Co.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28
Brooklyn Theaters In Picture Theaters

CAPITOL-Douglas Fairbanks in "The
Mark of Zorro" a perturbation Of
"The Curse Of Capistrano," by
Johnston McCulley. comes to the big
theater for the second time since it's
opening. Fred Niblo directed the
picture. The Capitol Magazine will
be shown. The orchestra will play
the Second lntermezzo from the
"Jewels OF the Madonna" by Wolf
terrari, and Waldteufers "Espana "
Alexander Oumansky, Mile. GAMBIA
relli and Doris Niles viii dance, and
Greek Evans viii sing.
CR.TER ON - George Fitxmaurice's
production for Paramount of "Idols
OF Clay with Mae Murray and David
Powell in the principal roles, begins
its third week here. Ouida Bergere
wrote the story of the South Sea
Isles, London society and Chinese
dens in the Limehouse section.
FORTY FOURTH STREET-D. w.
Gr'ffith's motion picture presentu-
ton of "'Way Down East" is holding
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

had ever been played at Hammer
stems Victoria.
Il had ny first real opportunity with
the Pexing Players in Chicago. We
gave everything. from vaudeville TO
grand opera, with real African atmos-
pherc. The Peking Players consisted
Of a company of about thsrty-fve OR
Forty. Eleven of the company Il was
among them) were selected for dra-
matte productions WI ich were given
on alternate Friday afternoons. That
is how | got my experience of real
acting. Everything was attempted
rom serious drama to farce, and / had
chance to develop. After the death
of Robert Mott, manager of the Peking
Players and the pioneer of negro play
rs, went back to vaudeville, touring
the South
During the war Gilpin worked as a
Pullman porter. He seemed unable to
attract the attention of any of the New
York managers, and played occasionally
~ New Jersey and elsewhere. His last
stage appearance before coming to
he Provincetown Players was in
Drinkwater's abraham Lincoln" in
which he was the faithful slave.
Gilpin does not expect to get through
with THE Emperor Jones" for a long
tlme. The Provincetown PLAYERS are
making arrangements for the continu-
ance Of mis- performances at special
matsnees at an uptown theater and
then Gilpin hopes to take the play on
tour
Il take my characters ou. Of the
street and study them" Gilrin says,
and have seen The Emperor Jones'
! nave watched his braggadocio and
have seen him delirious with Fear
play him as he really is In life. with
very little eXaggeration."
New-York tribune., 1920-11-28

knowledge Of technique, it is that of
y ritng for the screen. My work now
is slightly different, or course, from
tnat of straight continuity writing.
am the chap who tries to put the
lLnch into titles-the spoken or de-
scriptive titles which the public reads
and is thereby enabled to gain the
sense of the story. The title supplies
tb, absence Of the spoken word and
! nks together the episodes of the pic
tire. Owing to the fact that only a
limited amount of footage is possi. .e
f., the purpose, these titles mus be
studied very carefully. SO as to tell the
1lost in the least numter Of words, to
maintain their literar! quality and to
lcen the spoken titles in character'
Time and again have sat in with
Frank f. Woods, supervising director