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The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Daddy Dunplins' First II
Among Holiday Dramas
New York Theaters Offer Notable List of
State Productions.

The first Of the real holiday plays
opened in New York last week in
Daddy Dumplins.s with Naclyn
Arbucl<le and half dozen children.
Two other plays, when We Are
Young" at the Broadhurst, and
'Rolio's wild oat." by Clare Kum-
mer. at the Punch and Judy, made
their bows.
Other plays to be seen in New
York now are Thy Name IL Wom-
an" with Mary Mash. Playhouse:
! Samson and Deliiah." with Ben
Ami. Greenwich Village Theater;
Trench Leave" with the Coburns,
Belmont; "Heartbreak House." by
George Bernard Shaw. Garriek;
'The Prince and the Pauper," with
william Faversham. Booth; Just
Suppose" with Patricia Collinge, at
Henry MiIler's; The Skin Game"
Bi3ou; THE First Year" with Frank
Craven, Little Theater; "Bsb." with
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Salt and Asbestos Make
A Real "Movie" Blizzard
Directors Have Mechanics Instead of Nature
For Frost Scenes. ~

One of the questions most often
asked at studios in California Is:
How are snow scenes made in
Southern California, where snow
never falls?
Answer: The filming of SNOW
less" snow scenes is another proof
Of the strides made in the art of mo-
tion pictures.
In several recent pictures in which
city snow scenes have been shown.
such as "Everywoman," THE City
Of Masks" and others, the decora-
tive effects have been obtained by
the use of hne salt. This salt II
spread out over the ground in. an
even layer. It Is piled UP In corners
like riffs and poured over window
ledges and other projections. Sew
eral tons of salt are said to have
been used in some OF the biggest
snow scenes which have been staged.
The blizzard Is secured by sta
tioning a huge contrivance known
as wind machine" and consisting
of q powerful motor which spins a
large airplane propeller IN position
at the end Of the street or near the
location where the blizzard is to
take place. This machine fans the
air in a terrific gale past the scene.
Snowstorm effects are obtained by
feeding asbestos hakes from a re-
ceptacle above the machine into the
Jraft of air. This produces TIE eff
feet Of flying snow and makes the
gale register. photographically.
When "Aphrodite" comes to Polls
next Sunday night, there will be no
Increase in prices above a s3.5o
scale for the opening nights seats,
according to Manager Harris. In
New York last winter at the Cen
tury Theater, the opening night
seats for this sensational perform
ance set theatergoers back to the
tune of $50 a pair. while many
choice seats, which fell into the
hands of spectators, went for as
much as 800 apiece.
One Of the few admissions from
Sir James NJ. Barrie, as to the meth
DDS he employs in writing his plays
and novels, Is one in which he con-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Shakespeare and
The Labor Unrest

Ia castinE sHanIet,- which 40
the euteast cereal Of sRoiIs's
wild Oat,S now playing In the
Punch and Judy Theater, New
York. Role finds NO lack Of ma
terisl. Even James Hewston. the
noth-eaten butler, whose father
was nm actor, wants 20 play the
Prince Of Denmark. He eoundes
his ambitisns 10 GoIdie, who fs TO
play Opheiia-
Hewstos-what would yeu say
Miss, n was 10 tell you that ny
father acted with your grand
motheFf
GeIdie-Yeur fathers what w.s
his namef
Hewsten-Hewsten Miss, the
same n mine, only he was Eus-
tace and ] am JameG
GoIdie Eustaee Hewston Q
Why he was almost ~ great NJ
grandma!
Hewstos-Yes, Miss. That was
him. And i was raised TO follow
In his footstePs- But what was
the usef There was no call for
acting I'm London. Only In the
praviseea- That was the only
place they would stand for
Shakespeare.
Geldie-Are you sorry, Hew-
stonf ] mean would yen have
been happier, do you think. act
ing Shskespesref
HewstOn-Who can say, MIssf
i would like 10 have played HAM
let Just once. But i might not
have been any happier ~ i lad.
There's . great many. Miss, that
times think Shakespeare has q
great deal TO answer for in the
general diseosteht among the la
boring classes
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Question of Creation
Is Agitating Artists

The fact that vaudeville isAan
art and the persons who perf1fm
In IL artists with . deep and abid-
ing faith I'm their work h some
times overlooked. Indeed, the
pride OF creation In so great that
the weIl-b<nown theatrical week
ly, Variety, conducts . column
where disputes ns to the origin
Of various masterpieces OF line
or business are settled. None,
however, has seemed to M to get
into such high ground as the
question raised by Jed Dooley In
. recent communication to Va
riety.
Last December writes Mr..
Dooley, II read I'm Variety that
George Yeomans was doing q
piece of business I'm his act which
I have been doing for four years,
namely, squirting something
from an oil, can Into q cup and
drinking II and making q remark
about prohibition"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Frisco's "4O0' Seen in
As atmosphere" in
Monte Carlo Picture

Four hundred of CALIFORNIA;
wealthiest society folk. the leaders,
the non-coms and the aspiring pri-
Yates Of the artistocracy, obeyed
orders bawled at them through a
megaphone in the filming Of a Monte
Carlo scene there last week. all for
the benefit Of San Francisco's two
pet charities, the Working Girls
Home and the Children's Hospital.
1t was the first time that detec-
tives ever were required to guard
the jewels Of the extra" girls on =
motion picture lot and the first time
that some OF San Francisco's debu-
tantes had been told bp a perfectly
strange man to take OF that rouge"
lest 1t photograph black in the films.
The Monte Carlo ''set" was built
on the rocks OF the Pacific Coast,
and San Francisco's idlers who have
lost red chips at the real Monte
Carlo were satisfied with the repre-
sentatton here. But probably no
real Monte Carlo crowd ever dressed
more fashionably or wore a greater
treasure Of Jewels than the extras
in this volunteer troupe Of picture
atmosphere"
The picture entitled Foolish
Wives" is being produced by the
Universal Film Company. Carl La
enmle. president of the firm, bought
his society talent with Just one
check for $1,000 contributed to the
two pet charities of San Francisco's
Four Hundred. The women all
wore their smartest evening gowns
on the trip down from San Francisco
in which nearly 100 motor cars
formed dashing parade. and when
they arrived, participated in a ball
Just as though II were one Of the
smartest affairs of the season in
town instead of a make-believe amid
papier mache pillars and converted
cafe palms. -
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
COnUict Reads Greed
OF Film Director;
Gets Chance in Life

About six months ago Convict No.
25o73, at Folsom State Penitentiary,
California, chanced to read a motion
picture magazine; chanced partic-
ularly to read a page whereon was
printed the Greed" of King vidor,
motion picture director. He tore
out that one page and pasted It on
the wall in his cell, right above his
iron cot, that he might read it and
ponder over It
In six months he would be free,
and he made up his mind to seek
out this strange man King vidor,
who believed In q Brotherhood Of
Man. and that all men were created
in the image and likeness OF God: I:
and was engaged In this great
work. Jimmie had heard of quite
often from new prisoners-the max.
ing of motion pictures For, wheI
Jimmie went in" the cinema art
was in its swaddling clothes and
was quite unimportant. ~
Dawson's dig day came. In the
cheap suit provided by the State,
with the stipulated five-dollar bill
IN MS nauos anu Lne name OF one
man In his mind, 25073 was born
again as Jimmie Dawson. s-.. .----.
Love always finds q way, and
Jimmie found way to King vfdor
through the simple expedient of
telling his story to some Of the
actors and "extras' on the lot. It
didn't take long for the news to
filter in to "the chief" and pretty
soon Jimmie, still Just boy, was
in earnest conference with King,
just another boy.
Jimmie told King vidor Of his
past, but in King Vidor's philosophy
there is only the present-past and
future to him being figments Of
finite imagination. King vidor saw
God or good beneath and beyond
Jimmie's bedraggled appearance.
James Dawson Is now on the pay
roll at vidor Village, and is work
ing In The Sky Pilot" the story Of
a simple souled clergyman who
brought q message Of sunshine into
the soiled hearts OF q bunch Of cat
tie rustlers in the Canadian Rock
les. Jimmie" Dawson Is very
happy, and when he speaks to you.
his face lights up with a smile as
glorious as a California sunrise.
He says he didn't acquire that
smile as No. 25o73.
Looks like quick triumph for
that great trio: Faith. Hope. and
Love.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Ina Claire Speaks
I2,00O,OO0 Words in
"GOLd Diggers' Run

When Ina Claire passed her 50eth
performance recently in David Be-
Iasco's production of Avery Hop
woods comedy, The Gold Diggers," I"
she might have been pardoned a
reasonable thrill of pride. for, while
1t does not set a record for a run,
yet II is perhaps the longest period
of continuous acting achieved by
any leading player in recent years.
The mere statement that Miss
Claire has appeared 500 times in
The Gold Diggers" without missing
a single performance does not be-
gin to convey the tremendous
amount Of work that these perform
apces entailed. The role Of Jerry
Lamar is. an unusually long one, en-
bracing 120 pages of dialogue, with
an average of about 200 words to a
page, SO that in the course Of one
performance alone Miss Claire speaks
about $4,000 words. Yet that is only
one factor of the role.
There Is the multiplicity of stage
business connected with the part. In
addition to this, Miss Claire is called
upon to sing and dance at every
performance. Throughout the play
she is of the stage only long enough
to make costume changes. To think
of 500 performances of such a role
adds new meaning to diligence.
Il am a firm believer in the fact
that the longer one plays a role the
more perfect it should become" she
says.
Il don't think / will ever grow
tired of Jerry. OF course, IL she
were a wishy-washy character I
suppose 1t would be hard to keep
my interest in her after such a long
time Thank goodnessl she is such
real girl I get NO end Of pleasure
out Of playing her and 1 feel I can
go on doing so for years without
losing my interest or enthusiasm
FOR her possibilities to me are end
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Gale Story In Drama.

Brock Pemberton has announced
that the dramatization of Miss
Lulu Bett" has been made by the
author Of the novel, .Zona Gale
Miss Gale has written several one
act plays, but the forthcoming pro-
duction. which Pemberton will spon-
sor, will mark her first long work
for the stage.
No less than twelve experienced
American playwrights have offered
to try their hand at the dramatic
ing Of the book, Pemberton de-
clares, but after q conference with
Miss Gale here last week he de-
cided to entrust the work to her.
Rehearsals win start shortly.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
And Don't Forget .
"The Black Crook p

Someone has suggested. In view
of the many recent revtvals of
old-time favorites, that sFoEg's
Ferry might be revamped with
success. But why stop there
Just think what hits these re-
yivais with music. possibly, sueh
old-timers, like "Hazel Kirke,"
Light" .KathIeen Mavourneen,,
'EThe Octoroon,1 "Under the Gas
AThe Black Diamond,o a Noun
tain Pink and many others,
would make. especially with the
men OF today to whom these old
favorites were "tke real thing
when they nrst began to take m
interest in the theater-Des
Moines (Ia-) Opera House Re
porter.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Picture of the Future
Will Run For a Year
So Says Adolph Zukor, Speaking of All-Star
s 'Movie" Cast Idea.

sistant inspector general of the I'LL
nois State and National Guards"
Wen say there ara two broad
smiles floating around Broadway!
Paul Ducet has just been added
to the cast of w. X. Ziegfeld's first
screen production, now being filmed
at Fort Lee, N. J.
Matt Mannix. a well-known vio-
linist of this city. has been appoint
ed to the position of musical direc-
tor at Crandalls Avenue Grand
Theater, vice william o. DoIan, re.
signed BY a judicious reorganiza-
ton of his playing personnel, Mr.
Mannix has already placed the Ave-
nue. Grand Orchestra among the best
small organizations In the Capital.
On Tuesday evening Mitzi in
Lady Billy will enter the Liberty
Theater. New : York, succeeding
Dillingham's production, The Half
moon" in which Joe Cawthorn IL
starred. It Is understood that The
Halfmoon'' will go to Atlantic City
and later TO Washington.
Two OF the Belasco productions,
which had been announced for linn
tied seasons. enter upon their last
two weeks in New York tomorrow.
They are Frances Starr In One"
at the Belasco Theater, and Can
the Doctor" at the Empire Theater.
Plays scheduled to succeed them are
Lionel Atwill in 'Deburau" and
Ruth Chatterton In Mary Rose"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Mantle's New Book.

Burns Mantle, who writes theatri-
cal reviews for The New York Even
ing Mail, The Chicago Tribune and
other papers, has prepared a volume
which aims to do for plays what q
similar volume does each year for
short stories, that is. gather the best
of them together under one cover.
His official designation is as follows:
The Best Plays of 1880. Year
Book Of the Drama in America.
Edited by Burns Mantle. Published
BY Small. Maynard and Company of
Boston"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Tloo Child Players
In Same Production
Meet in Nelr York

Donald Gallaher has entered the
cast Of Bah" at the Park Theater.
New York, replacing Tom Povers
In the role opposite Helen Hayes,
BY 3 strange coincidence, both Mr.
Gallaher and Miss Hayes made their
professional debute on the stage In
the same part, the role Of a Juvenile
crown prince in The Royal Fam
n.y.. a delightful romantic eonnedv
In which Annie Russell Appeared
many years ago In the old Lyceum
Theater In Fourth avenue, a play-
house that now lives only In the
memories of New York theaterroers.
Mr.. Gallaher was just s years old
when he made his appearance IN
this play, q charming little boy
with golden curis. It was the first
OF long line OF child roles which
ne was to play before merging into
young manhood. Both he and
MISS Hayes. II might be parenthet-
icaity added, are the exceptions to
the general rule that precocious
child actors rarely achieve any
measure OF success on the stage
when once they grow up.
Miss Hayes made her stage debut
IN the role Of the Prince several
years after the original production
Of The Royal Family" She played
the part in a stock production hsre
In Washington. and confesses that
a certain episode in the consecy
really fred her with an ambition 10
achieve great fame in the theater.
The little prince" she said, s.fs
given a piece OF cake to eat in the
second act to quell his exuberance.
The stage directions call for him to
ask for and receive a second help
ing. I distinctly. remember that
the property man had bought soma
delicious cake with orange frostinr
for the first night in washington.
and when I had had my second
piece recall that ! decided that be-
ing an actress was perfectly eor-
geous experience I am sure that
ambition was born then and there
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Wants 'oThe Half Moon. .

J. N. Tate, the Australian mana
ger, who returned to New York last
week, after successfully launching
Irene in his theaters in Sydney
and Melbourne, has approached
Charles Dillingham; for the Austria
lian rights OF THE Half Noon" in
which Joseph Cawthorn Is starring.
Mr.. Tate's offer would not affect
the New York run of the play as
he plans to use the cast and chorus
of his Irene" production for the
DILLINGHAM; piece after the holidays.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Still Another ssMary..

George N. Cohan couldn't turn
out special companies of Mary" any
faster IL he used a printing press.
Still another organization OF that
musical hit will begin tour In Syr-
acuse and work Its way through
the principal cities Of the country.
This will make the third COM
pany of Mary" now in existence
and cohan has plans under way for
still q fourth production Of the
piece within the next few months.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
''The Fighter" Started.

The first scenes for the forthcom-
ing Conway Tearle production Of
The Fighter" by Albert Payson
Terhune, noted novelist and maga-
Selznick's Fort Lee studio. II Is
being directed by Henry Kolker.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

fesses that he cannot forego the
tendency to laugh with, not at, his
characters. IF / say a character
smiles vacuously. I find the tendency
to smile vacuously is Irresistible =
the distinguished Scotch dramatist
Is reported to have said.
The administration department Of
Robertson-CoIe is busy preparing
to move its effects and entire stan
to the new home out in Hollywood,
Los Angeles, Calf. The Robertson
Cole studio Is the most important
addition to the West Coast fiIm in
dustry Of the year
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
IoIOa MUDels 0uer
PaUIolDn, the Silent

Paviowa, the marvellous, and
her own Russian ballet, are play
Ing q series Of one-nisht stands
In the larger cities to phenomenaI
business. There 10 not q word
spoken throughout the perfor-
mance.-Des Moines Ua.), Opera
House Reporter.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

The Universal star, Frank Mayo.
is rapidly completing his latest pic
ture, Colorado" scenarized from
the play by Augustus Thomas
Reeves Eason, the director. is en-
thusiastic over the progress made.
and declares his sincere belief that
the picture version will far outdo
the stage production.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Golden Ignores B'way.

With Dear Ne" John Golden has
shattered the tradition that a play
needs a New York verdict before
touring to profitable business. The
play was at the Cort Theater, Chi
cago, for twenty weeks last year.
and then played in Cleveland. St
Louis, Kansas City, finished a week
Of one-night stands in Michigan,
and is now doing nicely at the
Grand Opera House, Cincinnati.
Contracts have been signed for the
bringing Of the play to New York
before the first OF the year. For its
New York run the title will prob
ably be changed to ''Me"-a comedy
Of selnshness.
Mary Pickford's next picture will
not be directed by Frances Marion.
who feels the need of a rest. Miss
Marion wrote the story, however.
David Kirkland will direct.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

Carmel Myers denies emphaticslly
the widespread rumor that she was
recently wed. Her career. says Car
mel. IS far 70 be chErished above
all husbands.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

Mrs. Leopold Godowsky, wife OF
the famous pianist. has FASTENED
back to Los Angeles, Calf, 10 the
bedside OF her daughter, Dsgmsr
Godowsky. the nlm actress, who lies
seriously I'll after an operation for
appendicitis.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

Fiorenz ziegfeld has long had
reason to be proud Of his boys"
Flo 3r, Of -Follies- fame. and will
Jam K Ziegfeld. who Is making q
stn IN mouon picture circles.
But now the laurel wreath Is
passed on to Daddy" And the
younger ziegfelds are walking In
the clouds
Reason2
Florenz zisgfeld. sr.. is a briga-
der general.
The news came in the form Of a
special order" written by Frank s.
Dickson, adjutant general, chief OF
stan. at the command of the gov
ernor.o Of Illinois. singing the praises
Of the elder Ziegfeld and his twenty
years Of -neritorious service as as
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-05

Seventy-eight years ago today, or
February 5, 1912. J. r. Daugherty
arrived in Keokuk, coming with the
family from Terre Haute, Ind. The
trip was made in wagons. quite q
difference from the palatial passen-
ger coaches and trains which bring
people these days. He was lad
seven years old at the time.
Keokuk was hardly more than a
rough frontier post then. The entire
bluff was covered with forest trees,
with a few cabins near the river.
Johnson street was the only road
leading up from the river. and ran
to Fourth street and then turned
toward the south.
Mr.. Daugherty's father came out
here in 1871, but had not finished a
home, so that when the family ar
rived, cabin was rented near Sec
Dad and Bank streets. After a few
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-02-05
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Bhe NAIJVl)1)'
| 71szes: y: = : gate city
NAuvoo, ILL, FEB. 5.

| Harry Hudson was recent vlsitof
to the vicinity of Cuba, Mo-, where he
has purchased farm and to where ne
and his family will move soon.
Earl Laubersheimer, who has been
in a Keokuk hospital for treatment,
has returned to his home on his farm
near Nauvoo, much improved IN
health.
Mrs. Fred Kelsey Of Clinton, Iowa,
is visiting her husbands parents IN
NauvoO.
Jason crum of Warsaw, visited his
son Joseph in his business place IN
Nauyoo.
G. Petsch, the interurban railway
promoter, was a business visitor IN
Nauvoo last Monday.
Bayard Baxter, who has been on
fruit farm near Leavenworth, Kansas,
was a Nauvoo visitor with his father
and relatives last wsek. After leaving
Nauyoo he went to Chicago and from
there will go to California. He sold
his farm interests to his brother
Miles! -
On account of the illness of Rev.
Narston there was no sacred concert
in the Nauvoo Methodist church last
Sunday evening. Mr. Northrup oc-
curied the pulpit at the morning serv-
Ices.
Lou Maize who has been engaged in
tho Nauyoo produce house mas en-
barked in the garage business here.
forming a partnership with Fred SIM
mons.
1t will not be long now until the
spring elections will be upon us. 20
primaries will be held here TINS year
and those wanting an Office must
make their wishes known in caucus
or enter the field Independent OF al
parties.
We were mistaken in announcing
that Nauvoo's school building IN our
first district would be sold last Sat
urday. The structure Will be placed
on sale next Saturday to the highest
bidder, the school board reserving the
fright to reject any or all bids.
A Nauyoo man who owns an auto
mobile says it takes money to make
an automobile GO and the automobile
to make money go and unless you
have plenty of money let the automo-
bile alone.
If a bomb had exploded right In our
business section 1t would have caused
no greater surprise ludIi HAch ouA
people were informed that Ellis Dargh-
/ erty had discontinued his meat mar
ket business here. The gentleman
has closed his shop only temporarily
and intends to reopen as soon as he
secures another building suitable for
his purpose.
/ Tax paying time is now upon Maui
VOC people and they are requested 70
20 to our banks and liquidate their
obligations due on personal property
and real estate for the past year.
Il. Tuttle and family, who have been
Ill are all up and around again and
| the gentleman Is carrying the mail
| on rural route No. 2 out OF Nauyoo as
! usual
/ George Burgmeier and family OF
lNauvoo have moved to Ottumwa, Iowa
| to reside.
Mrs. Louise Bosch, who has been
visiting relatives and friends in st.
Louis for the past four weeks, has re-
turned to her Nauyoo home and her