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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
By DIXIE HINES.

New York. Dec. 27.-There is a card adage of old as the game itself play trumps' This might be ap- piled to theatrical productions when in doubt. play favorites.' That may the plays of Shakespeare. For m ore account for the revival in interest in than four weeks John E. kellerd has been giving performances of these plays at the Manhattan Opera House, and even with it's manifest artistic and scenic shortcomings it has prov en popular to a degree. This week a new star in the ShakeSpearean firm a.ment has succeeded MT. Kellerd; this time Fritz Leiber, whose name has been idtentified with ShakeSpearean plays for more than fifteen years. and who has already won commendab1e popularity as a leading man of intel tigence, power, experience and effect iveness. At the Lexington Theater he has begun season in the plays of beth." ''The Merchant Of Venice g Julius Ceasar.'' Romeo and Juliet, ' Richard Ill.," 'Othe1lo' and other which are to follow. His company is competent one, his scenic investi- ture becoming and novel and his own performance of high rank. There are no young players that come to mind at present so well equipped for stel- lardom as MT. Leiber. He possesses 10 a high degree the presence, voice and impetuosity with the intelligence required for these roles, and his sue cess was immediate and continuous.
 As Hamlet he has won high dis tinction before, and likewise as Shakespeare's plu-perfect lover "Ro- meo." Indeed, MT. Leiber has once more made this play possible. It has heretofore been sorely wounded by overgrown players He brings all the charm, sympathy and romance to the part that the role requires, and if we are to have Shakespeare's plays and we must have them if the stage is to survive-players of the equip ment and intelligence of MT. Lelber must be relied upon to keep the breath of life in the repertoire. His engagement has. happily, begun most a,u piciousfy, and will rank as one of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
Bernhnrdt Is Again Buck
 O1s Stage

Paris, Dec. 27.-Though but a few weeks ago she was lying seriously i'll the greatest anxiety to her many friends. and relatives. Sarah Bern hardt sufficiently recovered, has again faced the foot1ights and scored one Of her biggest successes when
 playing the part of Daniel in the four-act drama of that name staged lat h~r theatre. - ---s-'-.' While she only apeared in .- the second and fourth acts. her very presence on the stage was enough to rupted for several minutes at a time. Hands and threats were sore after each performance with apDlaudinS the great tragedienne. At the fall or the curtain on the fourth act the stage was completely covered with flowers and crowds waited outside to 1 see the divine Sarah" leave the theatre, when she was again loudly acclaim ed.
 Her acting remains as it always was. In Dsniel she had no walking to do, for the second act saw her seated in big armchair and in the fourth she was lying in bed. Never theless, in view of the continual ap- p1ause she unhesitatingly walked for.
 ward to acknowledge the cheers of her admirers. She did not seem to suffer any inconvenience with her artificial leg.
  weakened She still retains that won derfuiIy emotional character. and many were the spectators who after listening to this great French woman
 for forty minutes had tears in their eyes.
 The plot shows two brothers, one of them, Daniel, in love with the same girl. Daniel though much de- pressed, ceases counting the girl in favor of his brother, who ultimately
 marries the girl. Daniel, meanwhile in an attempt to forget takes to drugs and drinking. After but O few months of married life the young woman finds she has lost her affec- tion for her husband and falls in love with a stranger. Correspondence. is exchanged. and letters fall into the hands of Daniels brother who fran ticalIy threatens the life of his then unknown adversary Daniel hears of the matter. and to shield the woman he loved and to guarantee her hap pineSS in the future calls in his brother and tells him. that he is his wife's lover. The brother then leaves and refuses to ever see his brother again or hear of him.
 In the final act Daniel is shown in bed. The drugs and drinks have had their evil effect and he is dying. In l a long lament he calls for his broth ar, and as the latter clasps his broth CTS hand Daniel falls back dead. l Sarah Bernhardt intends to return | to the States next year to give a series of performances, visiting the British Isles on her way to fulfil her recently cancelled contracts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
Heroine Will Escape
 Pitfalls of Party

An exact reproduction of one of the best known cafes in San Francisco will gurnish the setting for a bizarre iardin de danse scene for Metros forthcoming picturiaatiop of "Mother Love-, starring Alice Lake, which is now under production at the com pany's West Coast studios in Holly wood, Calif.
 Ut is to be a wild. wild party,' said Alice Lake, in discussing the forthcoming scene with a group of friends at the studios the other day. "For this party, though staged with wild and reckless abandon, will be quite different from any that has ever been filmed. In all the others. the heroine has succumbed to the wiles of the bad man of the story. but in this picture, she remains unscatched I This is the first opportunity I have had for a so-called wild party in one of my pictures"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
One .Neuer
 .-.. Car, Tell

"Very few people ever get into movie comedies with malice afore- thought" says Buster Keaton. "1t is very seldom taht we hear of any one who went directly into comedies with the purpose in mind of rising tot the top of that branch of the mo- tion picture profession.
 Roscoe ArbucFle, for instance, was ip musical comedy before he was lured by the blinking eye of the camera. Charlie Chaplin and a ma jority of the other favorites started on the legitimate stage and took an experimental fly into the movies, only to become permanent fixtures in the comedy field. My venture began the same way"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
SURE ISN'T A
 MISER

Iangdon Mccormick, noted play wright, was stopped on Broadway ny 8 young woman who had just wit. messed MT. McCormick's sensational play, ''The Storm For fifteen min utes she juggled adjectives regardless. of speed limit. When she had fin-z ished MT. McCormic sighed.
 There is one thing I cansay forS
 aYes, yes,s was the expselant in 5 quiry.
 "If silence is golden, I'll tell the world you are no miSer."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
DRY HUMOR

Will Rogers and Walter Cameron, his friend and ranch foreman, were being besieged by an effervescent oil sock salesman: Said Rogers, after listening silently for a time. You tell 'em, CameronI' At which Cam eron remarked dryly, ''We1l. we'll ta<e a thousand more shares-if you guarantee a horse with every Sharet"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
CINEMA BREVITIES

Billions aGap<ed from a French stage success. has been completed and features Nazimova the incom- parable. Besides having the tang of Greenwich Village and the luxury of the Russia of Czardom, it pictures the high life of the exclusive winter resorts of California Charles .Bry- ant is seen in the leading male role.
 Dennis Nelson Terry. who plays Chance fascinating love. and rac- ing story adapted from Ethel DelPs novel of the same name, is the son Of Ellen Terry, Sir Henry Irving's co-star throughout his Lyceum thea Ire successes.
 Elsie Ferguson, who recently re- turned to her home in New York from a tour of the world. left for Los Angeles, where she will imme- diately start work on Arnold Ben nets Sacred and Profane Love- It was in the stage play of Sacred and Profane Love- that Miss Ferguson made a success during it's run in New York last season. Iionel Barrymore has completed ssThe Great Adventure,'' the third production in a series of four in which he is to be starred, and has already started on the fourth. Jim, the Penman.'
 Anetha GetweI, the national Fame and Fortune contest winner from on Soldiers Bonus photopIay in which she stars, has the distinction Of being the first woman to handle regular U. S. army tank. This C., during the American Legion Arp1istice Day celebration.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

that four is r1e maximum, and the number that they can do justice to in the course of a year is steadily decreasing. In my own case, for in stance, I have just ended eight riage, under the direction of Allen Holubar, and not a minute of time wa wasted.
 That is the result of the demand Cf the public for better pictures"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
Refuses Stage Offer;
 Continues in Pictures

Johnny Walker refused a f1atter- ing offer to return to p the speaking stage, in order to accept a leading role in the second William Fox serial, "F'antomas," because, says Johnny, "I can reach more of the public through my appearance in one successful serial than I could if I were in Broadway's most success flu lstage production
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
HOTEL SUPPLIES PROPS

Gertrude Atherton's picture, 3No- blesse Oblige,' which is being filmed in Culver City, deals with society in
 San Francisco fifty years ago. For
 it, <the art department has taken
 great pains to obtain settings true in every detail, and there was great rejoicing when it was discovered to
 be possible to get the canGelabra and
 glass prism chandelier which were in
 the lobby of the famous old Palace Hotel in San Francisco, when it was first opened.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
HEIGHTS OF HORROR

sAs fitting title for the fifth epi- scdh of the "Fantomas" serial, Ed ward Sedgwick, the director, chose Heights of Horror" The closing scenes of the chapter show Ruth. the heroine, suspended from a high prec- ipice, with lack. her sweetheart nak- ing frantic effort to keep her from falling over the cliff into the roaring torrents below. ..-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
STORIES ABOUT STARS YOU LIKE TO
 SEE SHINE \
IN TIE THEATRES
PLAZA.

PLAZA.
 After all, the good old straight drama -affor4s the most satisfying form of theatrical entertainment with either the stage or the screen as it's medium. A definite example of this is provided by the latest Select Pic ture Just Outside the Door,. which is the current attraction at the Plaza Theatre. With Edith Hallor as the star. and a supporting cast including J. Barney Sherry. Betty Blythe, Ar mold Gregg, Ida Lewis and others of equal note, the players unfold a story tha tholds the attention from the very start. Jules Eckert Goodman is the author of Just Outside the Door," and he has provided a play that contains just the proper require 1nents to make up a wel1-balanced nd satisfying dramatic menu
 The head line vaudeville feature is Dottie Claire and her talented enter tainers, a musigir1 revue that Is one of the best act ssen here this season. A clever assortment or songs, dances, comedy and music are embodied in it and each portrays and executes the part given her like a real artiste- The Tour Pashas. thletic sports of Arabia have been featured on many of the big vaudeville bills throughout this country, Hughes and Merritt With "Oh Cut It Out" Al Riccard offering Hush Money and other complete the bill
 Friday. New Years Eye there will be a. special big midnight perform gnce given at the Plaza Theatre for which reserved tickets may be Se- cured in advance.- A real Frolic of fun and genuine all around merri- Tnent is promised. Don't fail to join the merry throng.
 WEST END.
 Rtory, Hum oresque,' has been trans ftor "Humoresque," has been trans ferred to the screen and will be the feature attraction at the West End theatre today and tomorrow. The intensely. human atmosphere of the novel is said to have been incorpor- ated into the picture with singular success.
 The story centers around Leon Kantor. boy of the Ghetto who shows an intense love for music. His mother who has always wanted a nusician-son, is delighted and on his seventh birthday buys him a violin Leon's playmate is pretty Gina Gins berg Fifteen years later, Leon is a recognized genius. On the night of his triumph at a big concert given for his people Of the Ghetto, he en- lists Leon returns from France with that he will never be able to play the violin again Leon's music is his all. He becomes morose and dis Couraged- Before the war he had become engaged to Gina Now he wishes to release her from marrying him-a cripple But in a very won derful way he is restored to full strength and. to the joy of his mother and Gina, turns toward new con- quests in the realm of music.
 Alma Rubens is the featured player in Hum moresque," and Castor Glass and Vera Gordon are also included in the cast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
Enter - Anoth CT
 Female Impersonator

Enter another female imperson- ator''-Robert De Vilbiss, aged five, who will be dressed up to play the part of the Jones' small daughter in a new Rupert Hughes story being produced. Helen Chadwick has the leading role Of Mrs. Jones.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
HISTORIC PIANO

J. Frank Glendon, who plays the leading male role in '''The Water Lily" by Gouverneur Morris. owns a piano upon which Godowsky. Orn- stein, Mosl>owsky, Levinsky and Ru- binstein have played in concert
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
1.-TWO MOONS

1.-TWO MOONS''
 Buck Jones, the cowboy star, has completed 1.-TWO Moons,'' which is said to be a strong dramatic story of the cattle country, and staged by Edward J. Le Saint.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
CvElER ACTRESS

Eugenie Besserer. who plays in the Goldv,yn picture, What Hap rened to Rosa,' in support of Mabel Normand. is one of the best-known character women on the screen. On the speaking stage she has played with such celebrities as Keenan. Barrymore, Lackaye, Rankin anG 1npny others
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
"CARDIGAN'

Some of the scenes Of Cardigan '' the first the Robert W. Chambers rnvc'ss to be produced for the screen l-- Messmore Kendall and the au- thor, were taken at historic John ston Hall, at Dobbs' Ferry, where the action of some of the story ac- tually took splace.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Upon a final vacation before. begin ming athletic and motion picture activities. once again, George Walsh is spending a few days by the sea
 in Atlantic City.
 | Having seen Ruby de Remer from the front of the house, where she was appearing in musical comedy, Paul i Hellau, the Boston etcher of merited i fame, declared her The Most Beauti- i fuI blonde since Venus" He has since made the acquaintance of the l astronomical beauty and has altered i his decision in favor on the beauty l by acclaiming her 'The most beautI- full woman in America
 Gordon Mullen, who has recently come into prominence through his characterization in "C r o k Straight, Paris Green" and ''The Mark of Zorro'' has been signed to l play in Partners of the Tide"
 'The Broken Gate a picturizatiop of Emerson Hough's welf-knowI novel, will be Bessie Barriscale next starring vehicle. The cast includes
 Joseph Kilgour, Marguerite de le
 Motte, Arnold Gregg and Lloyd | Bacon.
 Lloyd Bacon, son of Frank Bacon, author and star of 'tLightnin' J, ap- peared in support Of Joseph Do"iiiS in The Kentucky Colonel will also appear in ''The Broken Gate. Ethel Clayton is at present working ! at the Long Island studios on The Price of Possession" declared to be l her best picture Rockciiffe Fellowes
 who has supported her in many notable successes, is again playing l opposite the charming star.
 Shirley Mason has just completed
 ssFIa1ne of Youth in which she is
 supported by Raymond Mckee. 9th
 CTS in the cast include Betty Schade Cevi1 Van Auker and Karl Forms i Charles Hutchinson is now busy on a new serial entitled Double Ad-
 venture'' The serial is a notable ex-
 ample of screen love romance with
 the added stipulation of melodra- matic thrills, in which MT. Hutch1n- son is seen to good advantage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

The League of Natives will now meet in the wait-on-yourseIf banquet hall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
HIRE AUDTORIUM

The Los Angeles Auditorium, the largest theatre on the west coast, was hired for a week by GoIdwyn in order Great Lover." the picturizat:on of the famous play in which Leo Di- trichStein starred.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Learning a few lines and stalking gaA about the stage doesn't prove anyiss thing. Acting is an art won't someA players please give this some thought.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
TONIGHT
 SKATING at the
 CASINO

Q. c. LES1 FRS STUDIO 0F M ,se D st.,e D m K & \ ,oh,. N 2 l ,.>s !. C Miss Alice M. Lester. Pupil of Walter rsaker's School of Stage and Fancy Dancing and Duryea Normal School. New York City. assistant.
 Private Lessons and Glasses every Afternoon and Evening.
 Hall for Rent. H12stf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

We have seen acting and acting. We have seen players and players; but recently we have seen some more act ing and of all the-fthe rest of this has been de1eted by the censor.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

< Tom Moore claims that clothes Should not worry an actor. But many am actress planes 8 nervous break down on her dreSSmaker.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Many a society woman envies a gowns.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27
Comment, Reviews, and
 Notes for Theatre-Goers Served As You Like It.
! 1OTTINGV
 By D. J. L.
By D. J. L.

Now that all the presents have been displayed and passed by our friends
 If Rip Van Wrinkle could see some of the moving-picture plays that are exhibited today he would go back to sleep =. from now on not for cnly twenty years,
 Many a society woman envies a screen star for the way she wears her gowns.
 < Tom Moore claims that clothes should not worry an actor. But many an actress planes a nervous break-s down on her dressmaker.
 It is a we'll known fact among screen players that a pleasant smile $ brings the largest return a small investment.
 There was a reformer and he wal Ioped every sin. and he thought it was a very wicked world that he was in. He saw a hero kiss the pure country maid so neat; reformer grew so angry he quickly left his seat. .I want movie kisses cut" he wrote to l the boss of that town. But the boss NIX" with a frown '1 like the girl ies big and small, I like to see 'em loved. And if you try to kill the fun''-{The choir will now render the Chopin Funeral March.) <
 
 Is White sheet. Audience stamping wildly. =. That's some thing everyH movie manager likes! = 1 We have seen acting and acting. We have seen players and players; but recently we have seen some more act l ing and of all the-fthe rest of this has been de1eted by the cenSor.) , It's a tough world and actors are l so few! -e-ss, Learning a few lines and stalkings about the stage doesn't prove any 5ss l thing. Acting is an art. won't somea 1 players please give this some thought 1 The League of Natives will now meet 1 in the wait-on-yourse1f banquet hall
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Shirley Mason has just completed "FIame of Youth" in which she is supported by Raymond Mckee. Oth- CTS in the cast include Betty Schade, CeyiI Van Auker and Karl Forms
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

It's a tough world and actors are so few!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

screen players that a pleasant smile brings the largest return on small investment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

If Rip Van Wrinkle could see some of the moving picture plays that are exhibited today he would go back to sleep =. from now on not for cnly twenty years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Now that all the presents have been displayed and passed on by our friends
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-27

Upon a final vacation before begin ming athletic and motion picture activities once again, George Walsh is spending a few days by the sea" in Atlantic City.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-09
MORE HEADGEAR IN THE RING

General Leonard Woods formal action in connection
with the endorsement of South Dakota republicans cons
of purpose that cannot but tend
to accelerate his candidacy.
that comparisons both hazardous and difficult How
would appear to be rather good that at the
present moment the military candidate has the inside track
The general expression of opinion arong all classes of
people indicates that General Wood has made than
ordinary appeal to the public imagination
When it time for the convention the situation
may be greatly changed and candidates not now
mentioned suddenly spring into prominence and carry
all before him.
Soldiers have always been idols after periods of
and the to be no exception to the
rule If General Pershng should conclude to the
democratic ticket the advantage of military prestige would
then be confined to ticket The politicians who
busy engaged pulling the strings back of the
interested in the of their ticket That always the
first consideration, and that unquesonaby has been
of the chief inspiring factors in bringing General Wood into
the campaign Likewise will be the inspiration for inn
pressing General Pershng into the running if such action
shall be taken They both strong of that there
no doubt. They have shown their military strength and
have given indication of their worthiness The
of the hour.
Is this the time for military man?
Is the knowledge of military matters and the informa
tion gained by life devoted to this branch of the public
the peculiar information most needed during the
1t must be admitted that with apparent tendency
toward loose respect for law cropping out here and there
procedure constantly being advocated the be
the time for military at the helm. Possibly we need
strict disciplinary methods to awaken the country to the
dangers which and the power of the law
1t be that like Wood Pershing might have
of nestimabe value during the period
ahead of US
The problems for the moment seem to be largely of
financial character and the matter of policy internal and
foreign, will demand attention never before
There is plenty of time before the conventions for the
candidates to have their virtues exoled and their
peculiar qualifications elaborated upon.
AS suggested in these columns the other day. it
the presidential candidates should be selected
because of their fitness to meet the problems of this
strucon period Popularity is feeting sort OF evanes
cence and not based on the more enduring factors.
The fact that General Wood a fast personal friend
of the late Theodore Roosevelt will give him tremendous
prestige If Leonard Wood could up the Roose
vet exactons he must be of extraordinary courage
and good At least such will be the conclusions of
many admirers of the former president
Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-09
WHAT SLY JOKER is THIS?

And they talking of decorating Admiral Gray
with distinguished war-service medal.
"AdmraP Grayson, doctor who has chased president
about for several years and knows nothing about the
than any other dispenser of pills and physics No one
any quarrel with Dr. Grayson He pleasant gentle
But is good thing he has not been drawing his
salary the basis provided for the physicians of China
where they pay the doctors only long the patient
mains WELL In that Dr. Grayson would have found the
high of living awful problem with his salary abso-
utey cut off
Can it be that sly joker is having little fun at
the "admral's" expense?
distinguished war-servce medal for the family doc
for watching president reduce his vitality that he
sank into condition of nervous prosraton and had to
abandon his work and go to bed.
Is that it?
It is wonder Admiral Sims threw up his hands in
horror the interference the of Secretary Daniels
and others in the special awards If medals to be given
armchair of the Grayson type it is to
understand why Sims did not to pin his chest