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The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
By EARLE DORSEY.

By EARLE DORSEY.
The yearning toward Hamlet OF
the slapstIck comedian apparently
has nothing on the lure of the drama
for the man whose forte is some
thing else. The boy at the plow-tail
reads Mrs. Southworth and writes an
opus; the grocer among his cabbages
feels the urge and writes deathless
drama: even a musician may feel
the divine afflatus and quit his key
board for a more graphic medium.
The musician in this case is
Charles Anthony. of Boston. Mass.
who claims the authorship for a
wearisome monotone called PA
gans" at Polls. Probably Mr.. An
thony felt that having mastered mu-
sic, the seven arts were conquered
also, which is unfortunate IL trTN,
for "Pagans" somehow tries SO hard
to be a play-to be even a great play
and falls so lamentably short of
being even a fair play. Maybe Mr..
Anthony will come to see in time
that playwriting is a good deal like
printing or house painting-appren-
ticeship must be served.
One must give him credit for very
little appeal to trumpery, for all
the shortcomings of "Pagans." 1t
Is an aim at epic tragedy-the trag-
edy of a man literally talked to
death by a fun OF a wife who dotes
on him. There is another woman
who inspires him like hasheesh, and
between the two he flickers up and
flickers down and finally flickers
out.
The trouble with the whole thing
Is the trouble that comes to every
man dabbling in strange mediums.
Probably Mr.. Anthony knew that
tragedy OF the "Pagans" brand must
be epic or nothing, but IL he knew
1t the knowledge must haye been
bitter. for there's hardly the ghost
of a likeness to such epic realists
as O'Neill or Ervine in all the weary
length of Anthony's work. Failing
to attain force. Mr.. Anthony's drama
becomes a three-act ordeal with
characters who either sputter chest
heaving gibberish or sit like autom-
atoms as their creator struggles
and founders in an uncharted mael-
strom of stagecraft.
The character drawing, conse-
quently. is quite wooden. Helen
Ware alone manages to bring a
flickering note of vitality to the
part of the woman who inspires the
hero, but the effort is titanic. Irene
Fenwick, doubtless distracted, de-
clined to leave Boston at the last
minute and a girl named Regene
Wallace creditably remembered the
Fenwick lines with twenty-four
hours study, but that doesn't make
drama.
A terms a n t mother-in-love
emotes herself into pure farce and
the man himself, played by Joseph
Shildkraut, keeps the throttle wide
open from first to last with a
steady. pounding surge of emotionS
crescendo that never seeks or finds
the slightest relief at the other end
of the scale. There are a number
of other lay figures, but they only
increase the cumulative evidence
that yet another novice has aspired
toward the drama.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
Keithr-vausleviile.

After that sweet colleen. Hermine
Shone. has blarneyed the audience
at Keith's this week to a standstill,
comes the burglaric rube. Jimmy
Barry, and steals almost all the
laughs they have left.
Jimmy Barry's rube-actress COM
edy with its eliminating revelation
of the detective-b burglar trust. is one
of vaudeville's standbys. 1t is as
perennia1ly enjoyable as straw
berries or sweet corn and no true
vaudeville fan ever misses 1t.
"The New Noon" is the setting in
which Hermine Shone shines. Miss
Shone aptiy impersonates a colleen
who Is about to marry the lord. Of
the manor but loves an American
prince-chap with, cave-man ways.
The lovers meet beneath the new
moon on . magic might when the
leprechawns dance in the shamrock
rings. The American turns out to
be the. true lord of the manor and
the story ends after the manner
of all good fairy tales despite an
admixture of shimmy and slang.
Ziegfeld might. learn something
from the "FolIies of 1776" with De-
Haven and Nice in the roles of "Mul-
ligan and Mulligan from the West"
These heartless young men cavort
around the stage with the abandon
of Eva Tanguay and the grace of a
charging hippo until the audience is
reduced to state of quivering
hysteria.. These are the real names
of some OF their unforgettable
dances: The King Charles. Brothers
Blowing Bubbles" The Gliding
Gladiators," and the 'Tanglefoot
Monkey Wrench" Originality Is the
first, last and middle name of the
person who got up this act.
Dave kramer and Jack Boyle put
over" a black face Irish act as full
of chuckles as a fruit cake Of
raisins. Summertime" with Lorin
Raker. might also be called From
Simp to Superman." All down
trodden husbands will find it a lib
eral education. Dimpled knees and
a pretty baby smile help Betty
Washington violinist, to garner a
goodly amount of applause. Vernon
Stiles fine tenor was impaired last
night by cold, but 1t is expected
that he will be able to sing in his
usual voice later in the week. Sam
sted and Marion, in addition to an
exhibition of physical perfection.
give instructions in the art of be-
coming beautiful via the physical
culture route. Artfully manipulated
marionettes make Circus Day in
Toyland" a bit of mirthful grotes-
querie. (M. H.)
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28

the position in which he soon will
fnd himself. His business motto
will be Let George do It." he said.
George A. Wiseheart. tr.. OF Louis
willie, KY father of Mr.. wiseheart.
will be the recipient of one-thir-
teenth of the s2ee.ooo, 900 estate. ft
Is understood. OF this amount s1s.-
3ss.ooe will be divided among nine
children. of which the acetyiene
welder IL one. This will give him
around s1,7lo.ooo, Il Is figured.
During the fourteen months Mr..
Wiseheart was overseas he served
with the Third. Second. Thirty-sec-
ond and Sixth divisions. having
been wounded in the Argonne. He
served in the Belleau Wood and the
Marine offensives and was commits
stoned first lieutenant while in the
service.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28

In its present form. there is little
danger Of one taking too seriously
the budding movie plot by Catherine
Chisholm Cushing called High
Noon" that grins over the Garrick
footlights this week. As it stands
High Noon" practically Is lifeless
as drama and anything but mo-
mentous. even as a mere theater
product.
One must search among the dia-
logue for a clue to the title, but it's
there! Estelle Winwood mutters
something in the first act about
high noon in a woman's life being
somewhere between the ages of II
and 25. The title, though. is some-
what beside the theme, which hardly
attains to the dignity of platitude
in its s0-minute exposition Of the
idea that a mother who takes to the
gay life can expect trouble at home,
sooner or later.
Mrs. Cushing has made a vast
show Of glibness in her dialogue
that is far too glib to be effective
though in this one department, II
seems that something might be done
to brighten the interest. 1t is doubt
full, however. IL the self-evidence of
the theme warrants the trouble.
Mrs. Cushing's demonstration OF
the playwright's art. so far as her
exposition and development of theme
go. Is devoid OF subtIety or guile,
Frequently writer points up a
shop-worn idea with a new angle,
like Megrue did in Tea for Three"
I q pyF Ala
In THE Ghost Between" Not so,
Mrs. Cushing. With childish naivette.
she annexes ninety minutes of play
ing time for the quite unnecessary
task of demonstrating a dramatic
axiom. calculating a stage truism.
Strengthening out o theater sun
beam.
The story concerns the mother OF
two youngsters and her tardy wild
cats. Married at n, she breaks
loose on a spiritual spree at 35 and
whoops things up with a male tea
hound while her children severally
go their near-wicked ways and
hubby comes down with nervous
prostration. To offset the possible
surmise that her daughter, under
such influence. would become a
deaconess and her little son enter
the ministry. Mrs. Gushing has sur
rounded her plot structure with
much -hall-tonight hokum and
trickery and wherever possible.
downright plot murder is committed
to lure a giggle from the audience
Whatever errors of dramatic
structure and treatment Mrs. Cush-
ing overlooked in the book have
been obliging supplied in the direc-
tion, for even an equity cast-with-
out restraint-would never volun-
tarily commit themselves to the
awkward pauses. vain gesticulating.
elaborate chest heaving and foot
stamping that are made to suffice for
drama when the action runs thin.
The cast includes number of
people who know their trade fairly
well and the ingenue wears a skirt
that is enticingly short
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
FOUND DEAD NEAR .
. LEAKING GAS TUBE

Henry Smith. ~ years old, room
ing, at 616 E street northwest, was
found dead in his room yesterday
by Dennis Posey, who CONDUCTS the
house.
Gas was escaping from a leakyi
tube which connected a small heater
near Smiths bed, police reported.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
m ISEE BY
| i HE HERALD|
What When Where

Princess U. Kaba Rega of British
East Africa will address the Bethel
Literary and Historical Society to-
night at Metropolitan A. N. E.
Church.
The Archaeology section OF
Twentieth Century Club meets this
afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs. John
Lowe, 1922 woodley Place.
The Catholic women's Service
Club meets tonight at Catholic Com
Inunity House, sol E street north
west
The Stuart walcott Post No. 10.
American Legion, meets in board
room of District Building at s
o'clock tonight.
Amusements.
Garrick-"High Noon"
Belasco-'The Man Who Came
Back"
Acknowledgment Hitchcock in
''Hitchy-Koo, 1920" -
Polfs-"Pagans."
Keith's-Vaudeville
Strand-Vaudeville and pictures.
Cosmos-vaudeville and pictures.
Gayety-The Golden Crook"
Mstropolitan-Viola Dana in Gin
dersfla's Twin" -s
Rialto - Justine Johnstone in
'Bfackbird
Palaee-"Fatty" Arbuckle in The
Life Of the Party"
Garden--Heliotrop
-columbia-The Jucklins."
Knickerbocker - -The Sorl Of
Youth"
Crancalrs - Cecfl B. DeMille's
- rhir< to Th,rk About"
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
Injured by Auto.

While crossing Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at Third street northwest yes
terday. Thomas Mcclure, rs years
old, of f21 Missouri avenue north
west, was knocked down by an au-
tomobile and slightly injured. He
hospital treatment.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
Little Ones Lack Schools.

Despite the fact that kindergar-
ten work has proved vital factor
in American education, there are
over 100000 children in the United
States between and 6 years of
age for whom no training is pro-
vided.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
Teachers Below Grade.

Pennsylvania has the largest num-
ber of teachers below standard. or
1,646; Texas follows with 1890, Ala
bama with 1890. North Carolina
with 1904, Missouri with 1853 and
Georgia with 1851.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
College Has Many Books.

Since the opening of the Univer-
sity Of Texas in 1888 there have
been approximately 10000 VOL
umes OF books added to the univer-
sity library.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
T. Cu-e a Cola In ona Nav

t. Cure Cold In One Day
taks G-o.e.s L. - RoMo oUININE
tablets. The genuine 49, -. .-7nture Of
Z. W. Grove. Soc.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
Garrick-sHigh Noon,

y. O. Whitney presents Catherine CHS
holm Cushing's play OF today, "Righ Noon"
play Of American life; staged BY W. h.
Post.
CHARACTERS:
The Washington herald., 1920-12-28
MNEW ATTRACTIONSAS
MYAT TIE iTaEATERSS
pals,~-p.~.u.s

Poli's-sPngans.S
Max r. Wilmer and s. RomberT present
4 new play In three acts, entitled "Pagans, I"
by Charles Anthony; staged by Betram
Harrison.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
CAPE COD CANAL OPENS.
Traffic Resumed Today on This Im-
 Dortant Inland Waterway

Sandwich, Mass, March 1.-The Cape Cod canal was reopened today to permit the passage of coal barges and colliers destined to relieve the fuel shortage at Boston and other New England points. It has been closed to traffic since the railroad ad- ministration relinquished control last Saturday of operations. The canal is the object of litigation between the Boston Cape Cod and New York Canal Co.,, and the government, and over the price at which the latter is to take it over.
 Sherman l.. Whipple, counsel for the canal company said service was resumed temporarily at the request of Governor Coolidge to meet the emergency caused by the fuel short age. About 25 barges, carrying 20,- 900 tons of coal. were released when the canal opened.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
EUROPE IN BAD WAY.
 IS WORLD DEBTOR
Premier Nitd of Italy Sees Postwar Dangers-Is Hopeful for
 His Country.

London, March 4.-Europe is in danger of permanently losing the po- sition she held in the world before the outbreak of the world war, says Pre- mer Nitti of Italy in an interview printed by the Manchester Guardian today. He points out that Europe is no longer a creditor but is on the debit side of the ledger.
 Public order in Italy is good, says the premier, and if that country could get her minimum requirements in coal, foodstuffs and raw materials she would be able to reconstitute herself economically.
 Only brief aIlusion to the Adriatic problem is made in the interview.
 we shall find a way out says the premier, and we and the Jugo-Slavs will be friends. Don't magnify this frontier controversy by talking of i'm perialism. Our persistent demand for the naturalization of the eastern coast of the Adriatic proves the fu- tility of the allegation of imperialism against Italy. Feeling naturally ex- iSts over Plume because the future of some Italians is immediately concern ed, but these are really questions of statistics and not of wild ambitions.
 What after all, is Italy demanding in the Adriatic? She wants strips of territory, the population of which is less than the Italian casualties in the war. Do not confuse issues by talk ing of secret treaties. The pact of London was concealed only because of the necessities of the war, and at any rate those who might complain are, after all, the Italian people,
 Discussing the European situation in general and the danger of perma- nent loss to Europe of her former pre-eminent position, the premier aft CT pointing out that Europe had changed from the status of a, creditor before the war to debtor after it, ad- duced other reasons for his opinion. Abiding to Europes pre-war status, he said:
 Then she was the most productive region in proportion to her popula tion in the world. Now millions of her producers are unemployed. Germany, which was the focus of European pro- ductivity is paralyzed economically; southeastern Europe and Russia are not only stagnant economically but are in social and political confusion. How can Eurnpe live if half her ener- gies remain suppressed, and how can her energy revive unless the victors and the vanQuished realize that they have a common task to accomplish Think of the danger of putting this huge mass of suffering humanity in movement throughout central and eastern Europe. Here indeed there possibilities of revolution, possi- birities which threaten us all. At all costs the tension must be relaxed
 How can the VanquiShed pay lndemnlties unless their productivity is restored by alIocation of raw materials? It is q great thing we are not going to suffocate the Turk but will help him to his feet like any ruined people,
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
TO FREE BELLA KUN
Former Communist Dictator to Be
 Liberated in Vienna SaDitarium.

Paris, March 4.-Bela Kun, former communist dictator of Hungary, will be set at liberty in Vienna, according to dispatch to the Havas Agency from the Austrial capital. The Hun ga.rian communist interned at Karl stein will be transferred to a sani- torium at Vienna, the dispatch says.
 Vienna dispatch of February 19 said that Bela Kun had been brought to a hospital near Vienna from Stoc- kerau where he had been staying since his flight from Hungary His removal from Stockerau the dispatch stated, was due to the fact that his presence was objectionable to the in- habitants of the village.
 Dispatches received in London on March 1. reported that Kun and sev- eral of his followers had escaped from their place of internment in Austria to Hungary.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL
Portuguese Monarchists Are Now Gathering on the Spanish Frontier and Crossing Into That Country.

London, March 4.--Portuguese monarchistS are gathering on the Spanish frontier and several including one who is said to be prominent, have secretly crossed into Spain says dis patch to the Daily Mail. filed at Nigo, Spain, on Wednesday. Motorists ar irving in Vigo report the strike in Portugal which was at first confined to governmental roads, has spread to private railroads and tramwayS, and postal and telegraph workers have walked out. Some say they encoun- tered large bodies of troops along the roads leading to the frontier.
 All railroads in Portugal, the Mail learns from another source, have be- come involved in the strike Reports received yesterday that Portuguese workers had promised a soviet form of governme ent not yet confirm ed
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
WANT NEW QUARTERS
 FOR DAY NURSERY
Present Housing Place on Court Street Must Be Vacated by Asso-
 citation by April l.

At 5 o'clock this afternoon there will be a meeting of the Day Nursery committee of the Chamber of Com merce in the chamber room. The nursery has been informed that it will have to yacate it's present quarters in the W. s. Hart home on Court street on or about Apri. 1.
 The work at the nursery has been carried on very successfully in the present quarters since last October, when it vas moved from the Elihu Burritt school. Mrs. F. J. O'Brien has been in charge of the work. The attendance of children has been con- stantly on the increase
 The general committee in charge of the work at the Day Nursery is in hopes of finding new quarters for the children soon and has therefore called the meeting for this afternoon so plans for the future may be dis cussed. Following are those who compose the committee: Chairman, Mrs. John H. kirkham; Mrs. I. D.. Russell, s. H. Holmes, Rev. John T.. Winters, Mrs. O'Brien. Mrs. F. w. Peltor, Noah Lucas, H. k. Erwin, E. F. Hall and F. W. Pelton.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04

First Annual Convention of National Farm Bureau Federation Opens.

Chicago, March 4-Delegates to the first annual convention of the Ma tional Farm Bureau Federation rep resenting nearly a million farmers in 2S states today took up consideration of 8 tentative program. It would provide for employment of experts to survey the field of farmers activities and conserve and promote their dO- mestic and international interests. The federation pledged $50O,0OO to carry on it's work in 1921 and $1,00O,000 for 1922.
 President J. R. Howard declared the federation's purpose was to really represent the farmers by real farm ers,'' to furnish farmers authoritative informa tion about legislation affect ing them, tariffc freight rates, foreign trade conditions and relations, credits and to promote more busin esSlike conditions between packers, farmers and consumers.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
CITY ITEMS

Viking A. c. dance. Bungalow, Sat urday eveg. Olcott's orch-Advt
 R. R. Searle has been elected vice president of the F'afnir Bearing com- pany by the board of directors.
 Bargain Week at Besse- -Leland's.- Advt.
 Mrs. M Masley of Brooklyn is wis iting at the home of Rev and Mrs G. H. Staton. She and Mrs. Staton plan to visit in Boston.
 The school board has been notified that Bernard Lewis Alpert a fresh man at Yale, has won honors through the attain nment of a 90 per cent. aver age for his years work.
 The Day Nursery committee will meet this afternoon at o'clock in the chamber of commerce rooms The nursery must vacate it's present quarters soon and plans for a new station will be discussed.
 A meeting of the school acCommo- dations committee will be held at 4:3O tom orrow afternoon.
 L. W. Bruemmer, industrial secre- tary, and Ralph Farrell, secretary of the boys department at the local Y M C. A., today attended d confer ence of Y. NJ. c. A. employed workers at New Haven. The business tran cactions took up the entire day.
 The traffic officers after severa days of standing on the street curbs, have returned to duts- at their posts.
 Officer Charles Johnson, who has been off duty for the past week owing to an attack of influenza has resumed his post.
 The attendance at the lecture on Sex Hygiene given at the Y. M. c. A. last evening by Dr. F. N. Seerley was atteAded by d large number.
 There will be a business meeting in connection with the mid-week service at the Film Swedish Baptist church this evening.
 MT. and Mrs. Elford B. Eddy of West Main street. have returned from a trip to Pinehurst, s. c.
 Linus L. Deming has sold through the Camp Real Estate company, a two-family house at 753 East street to John T. and Emma Crosby.
 Stephen Lynch, past grand knight of Daly Council, K. of C., is planning a trip to Boston. Mass. next Sunday to witness the plification of the third degree work
 pr. J. F.. Faulkner reported to the police today that a rubber blanket had been stolen from his autom obile last night.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
NEW SHOE EXPERIMENT.
Specialized Shoe Industry is Now
 Being Tried Out in Austria.

Washington, March 4.-Establish- nent of specialized shoe industry'' in Austria is announced in the Ar better Zeitung of Vienna. copies of which have been received here
 The state will hand over to the new commission the leather works at Brunn and the boot and shoe fac tories at Mittendorf, as we'll as great factory building in Vienna Cooperative societies representing the consumers are to furnish the capital and one-fOurth of the profits will go to manual workers, and sal aried employees: one-fourth to the cooperative societies and one-fourth to the state.
 Management of the enterprise will be vested in board comprised of three state representatives,; mem- bers from each cooperative society and four representatives of the workers.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
GERMANS BECOME ACTIV
Those in Danzig Agitating for
 tier Changes.

London. March 4-German. DanZig have begun a campaign i vor of a revision of the frontit that city, which was constituted d state under the Versailles treat that they may be enabled to d territory including the ports of TX on the lower Vistula, and Held miles northeast. says the LoI Times quoting dispatches from Fl sources.
 It is declared the reason for movement is found in the fact Polish leaders have proposed to struct at Tezew or at Hela a porI dim mensions worthy of Polish hi| land having 3,000,000 inhabitj The newspaper says the Danzig l nal declares Germans in that learned of the Polish plan and taking steps to nullify it. SH their maneuver succeed, it is declI the Poles would be prevented gaining access to the sea, and country would be at the mercy ol Germans
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04
BANDIT MURDERER KILLED
Mexican Advices Say That Slayer of Aged American Was Executed By Federal Troops After Chase.

Mexico City, March 4.-Manuel Gonzales. leader of the band which shot and killed Augustus Merrill, for merly American consul at Manzanil- To, on February 26, has been killed by pursuing government troops ac- cording to semi-official statements issued here last night.
 After the United States em bassy here had made representations asking that every effort be made to punish the guilty persons, the military com manders in the States of Jalisco and Colima ordered out mobile columns in pursuit of the bandits. One of these columns encountered a band of outlaws in the vicinity of a ranch owned by MT. Merrill near Las Pal mas, between Manzanillo and Colima. In addition to the leader it is stated that a mum Der of bandits were killed and that many were wounded during the fighting.
New Britain herald., 1920-03-04

10, at the Lyceum theater under the auspices of the Masons. Playing op- posite her will be David Young in the part of Stephen Craig, her betrothed. Both of these parts are very. well suited to the people who have been cast to play them. During the play there are a number of songs and dances in which both participate to good advantage.
 One role which is certain to create favor with the audience is that played by Howard Stearns. The character is that of Terrence O'Hooligan, mana ger of the 'Follies," and affectionata- ly known to the company as "God- mother" Few people know him as q sprite, but in his interpretation of the character he bids faiE to rival Titania.