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The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
NEILAN ACQUIRES STAR
OF 'ZIEGFELD FOLLIES"
FOR PICTURE CAREER

AS a picture Columbus. Marshall
Neilan is going to hang up a record
if he keeps on. Also there won't
be any FOllies stars if the pictures
continue to lure them away. Mr..
Neilan announced that he has just
signed up a long term contrac:
with Irene Marcellus, one of the
loveliest of Ziegfeld's rosebud gar
den of FOllies girls.
1t was while in New York a few
weeks ago that Neilan. attending
the Follies show one night, spotted,
with his always keen eye for femi.
nine charms. the beauteous Miss
Marcellus, who is but II years old.
He at once decided that she would
be a good picture type, and asked
somebody who knew her to intro
duce him. This part of the plot
was carried out, and Neilan, on be-
coming acquainted with Miss Mar
cellUs. was even more than ever
impressed with her looks and in
telligence. He offered her a con-
tract, and she accepted.
The new star has come West, and
is even now in Los Angeles, spend
ing short vacation before she
begins work. Her first picture will
be a film version of Albert Payson
Terhune's story, The Lotus Eat
ers."
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

1t is within the power of every
American musician to adj one to the
number of those who are Interested
in music by American composers,
and it also lies within his power
to decide whether ne VIII be among
those who try to help our nayive
composers, or among tnnsa who in
sist that foreign compositions are
better. II he decides one way he
will help the cause of music by
Americans; If he decides the other
way, he will aid in the retarding of
the musical development of his coun-
try. the latter decision being wr"ng
from every angle.
There is one, and only one test by
which to measure tn. worth Of
American music, and that is through
a thorough familiarity with the
names and works of composers who
are capable of, and are producing
compositions ST charming original
ity and merit This test. If honestly
applied. win lead to a better uuGcr-
standing are love for American
music, and the American composer
will feel that he is being supported
in his efforts to produce only the
best that is in him. To make the
teSl SuCCeSSlul you must sing amer
lean music, play American music,
teach A'ntriC an music. and RECON-
mend American music.
White Smith Music Publishing
Company have just published a
pilgrim Suite" for organ, by NJ
Austin Dunn, consisting of Col
onial Days" Peaceful Days" and
America Triumphant" The music
of this Suite, the quality of it's
thematic material. general treat
ment and musicianly development.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
SenneH Always Was Funny

ITO my mind there is no more
commendsble mission in life than to
bring the JOY of laughter into this
otherwise drab and dreary exist
ence."
The speaker WAS Mack Sennett.
who has probably added more real
hearty laughs to the lives OF mo-
tionJ picture audiences than any
other directing producer in the pro-
fession of making pictures
For ten or twelve years Mr.. Sem
nett has been industriously turning
out comedies whose lsUgh-making
plots have flooded the civilized world
with merriment And now he has
turned 10 even greater ambitious ef-
forts in m "rrymaking. (. e., the pro-
duction OF hve-reel super comedies.
His latest one, Married Life. a
trayesty on. that time -honored Gus
tom-or, at least, trsvesty on the
silly Misunderstanding that some
married folks engage Incomes to
Crandalis Metropolitan and Knick-
erbocker Theaters this afternoon as
chief feature Of their respective
bills
When ] was a mere kiddie II
was my greatest ambition to make
people laugh and my parents used
to encourage this ambition. Invari-
ably when we had company. I was
trotted out to do my childish bit of
amateur comedy. Later on this
youthful propensity for fun-making
developed yearly until il reached
the stage where I was hUrtled right
over the footlights into a stage ca
reer. or course, my branch OF the
gentle art of Thespis was that Of
comedian. But ] tried to instil va
riety into my work and added bit
of song and dance to il. But II
wasn't long before the audiences
got to know me as a comedian and
no matter how serious I would try
to be, they would give me the laugh
as soon as ! appeared before them.
For a long time, / did not know
whether they were laughing with
me OF at mel but as the applause
was always generous ] decided that
they were with me and greatly en-
couraged by their seeming approval,
I continued my efforts at producing
laughs.
1T was in this frame Of mind
that Joined the old Biograph Com
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
LOIS WILSON ATTAINS
CINEMA STARDOM IN
NEW F. P.-L. CONTRACT

Gathering youth. talent and
beauty into their fold seems to be
the business these days OF the
Famous Plsyers-Lasky Company
Pursuant to this policy. the organi-
zation has just signed Lois Wilson
on a fve-year contract to appear in
pictures produced by that company.
according to announcement issued
recently by General Manager
Charles Eyton.
Miss Wilson recently finished
what is probably her most impor-
tant role to date, as Margaret in
Midsummer Madness" William De
Miles new Paramount production,
adapted by Olga Printzlau from the
book. His Friend and His Wife" by
Cosmo Hamilton. And now the
young actress is scheduled to play
the most difficult and important
role in which she has ever appeared
This role is nothing less than the
Maude Adams part in James NJ. Bar
rie's play. What Every Woman
knows"
William De Mile will direct
Before becoming a film star, Lois
Wilson was a school teacher. She
graduated from Birmingham. Ala.
Normal College. But when the Uni
Yersal, some six years ago. insti-
tuted a brains-and-hea contest.
Miss wilson's friends entered her
name against the field, at that time
against the young woman's inclina-
tions. as Miss Wilson is a very mod
est young lady. She won. and left
her school the first one she was en-
gagged to teach, and came to Califor-
MIA with some of the Universal peo-
pie. accompanied by her mother. She
appeared in various Universal. Pa
ralta and Famous Players-Lasky
pictures. and appeared as leading
woman for J. Warren kerrigan in
several productions.
1t is understood that she will con-
tinue. at least for the present, in
William De Mile productions as
leading woman.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

When David wark Grithth, tho
ma gician Of the silver screen. was
to take the final scenes in his latest
United Artists master play, The
Love Flower" which is an ardent
romance OF the South Seas, and
which Is to be the feature at
Loews Palace today. he took his
entire company from Fort Lauder
dale. Fla, to Nassau, in New Provi-
dence, the largest of the coral ISL
ands in the Bahama group. With
him went Richard Barthelmess,
Miss Carol Dempster, and about
forty other members OF his COM
pany.
So soon as he saw the beautifully
pellucid waters of these coral ISL
ands, Mr.. Barthelmess, who Is an
ardent swimmer. became so enthu-
siastic that he declared he felt like
diving OF the side Of the boat.
But" said Mr.. Griffith, Il wish
yoG'd curb your enthusiasm. We
must finish this picture with some
scenes in which your presence Is
necessary and I've heard that the
sharks are pretty hungry here.
We'll I'll wait them said Bar
thelmess.
couple of natives to escort him
through the jungle grass out to
tiny beach of golden sand When
he was ready to enter the surf he
was amazed TO see not only his two
guides but q dozen or more lusty
negroes.
Each native, he noticed, was
armed with a long pole; some or
these he saw were boat hooks and
the negroes waded out to where
the water was waist-deep, each OF
them keeping up an ungOdly splash
ing, and singing a weird Ethiopian
chant.
Puzzled, but thinking all this
must be some native ceremony, Mr..
BartheImess plunged into the cool
waters. but try as he might ne
could not pass the semicircle Of his
self-aDpointed guards and get into
deep water So he was robbed OF
his chance for a perfect swim.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

Of the elephant Marco
line and Happy Jack Hanneford,
both clowns of repute, are more to
my taste.
George Arliss is playing in a
Booth Harrington show. "Poldekin." &"
which Travelled far and travelled
from an unhappy to a happy end
ing in the course of last seasons
tryout. do not know by what
trick of fate George Tyler IS com
PEELED to see his own productions
and to think up improvements, but
he certainly does. l was told in
all seriousness that Clarence" was
accepted with the understanding
that not a line shouli be changed; !;
that Mr.. Tyler was even invited
to absent himself from the re-
hearsals. Perhaps it was in re-
venEe for this that Tyler wired
to come see George Ar
liss die at the end of "Poldekin," ="
a devastating experience. for the
author promptly conceded the
point. and now Arliss lives through,
in spite of the plots of those Reds
who disapprOve of his publishing
the Declaration of Independence in
stead of a radical document l do
not know if this is joke on Tar
kingdoms part. l have heard it
remarked that that same declaration
is still considered a useless and i'm
pertinent piece of radicaIism by
quite a percentage of the human
race.
On the third floor Gf rhea.ers
have foors) of the Garrick the
Theater Guild is rehearsing The
Treasure" by David Pinski, and just
outside the door the directors and
authors and designers of sets and
costumes are reading the latest let
ter from Bernard Shaw and are
trying to figure out why he made
them postpone the opening of
'Heartbreak House" until after our
election. Even Lee Simonson, the
whistler of our time. has admitted
that the letters Shaw writes are
brilliant, only his reasoning is, ac-
cording to the guild, 4 bit weak.
Possibly Shaw fancies that we
shall grow happier after November
. and will be better able to stand
the rather mystic somberness of
his plays.
Public Ledger Servicel
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

Mae Murray. the pretty ilm
actress who has scored recently in
"On with the Dance" and The
Right to Love" made an unexpected
debut into motion pictures. She was
formerly A stage dancer and was
featured in the ZiegfeId FolIies OF
1915. Her act opened with the
showing OF a few feet of film. in
which Miss Murray was depicted
running down the aisle OF the
thcater to the stage. At this point
the curtain lifted and disclosed the
dancer in person standing before
the footlights in identicaIy the
same costume that she wore on
the screen.
1t happened that on the opening
night OF the Follies several film
producers were present All OF them
noted the excellent manner in
which Miss Murray screened and
saw possibilities in her as a photo
play actress. The result was that
the following morning she received
no less than five offers to appear
in motion pictures. She accepted
the one made by Adolph Zukor.
because the picture he had in mind
for her. Sweet Kitty Bellairs." was
her favorite story.
Miss Murray is at present ap-
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
ARTIST LIKES
MYSTERY TALE
Tarasova, Russian Singer,
Enjoys Reading of
Sherlock Holmes.

Chief among the newer artists
that have become famous in con-
nection with their Washington ap-
pearance is Nina Tarasova, the lit
tie Russian singer, who appeared
here last spring. To say she will
appear in a song recital hardly de-
scribes it, as Tarasova is unique
and alone in her classification.
Weeping at hearing a song sung in
a strange tongue. and in a few min
utes afterward laughing at hearing
another proves beyond a doubt the
convincing Interpretation of this
artist. Such is Tarasova who will
appear here this season in the ten
Star series.
Her friends say that this little
artist is clever judge of char
acter. When the assertion was made
she smiled modestly and admitted
that she loved to study people.
Il have read Sherlock Holmes.
and it is not the adventures that
makes such an appeal to me. it is
how his mind works" She pointed
to a cushion and said: You see
this? Sherlock Holmes could tell
you how it was made and whether
it was sewn in a hurry and if so,
why. I feel like that with people I
meet, 1 am so interested in every
one of them because I love them. 1
look at them, and read them, and
feel that I know them so well
that I could draw them"
This statement recalls her care
free art student days at the
Damenakademie in Munich, which
have since helped her in the de-
signing of costumes and in number
less other ways to materialize her
dream-the spontaneous expression
of the folk lore of Russia.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
KNOCH ADDED TO
SAN CARLO FORCES

Another conductor. Ernest Knoch,
has 0ecn added to the forces of the
San Carlo Grand Opera Company at
the Manhattan Opera House. Mr.
knoch was engaged by Director
Fortune Gallo to conduct the Wag-
ner operas, which began with
'Lohengrin" last Friday night. Mr.
knoch was called to America first
by the directors of the Century
Opera Company in 1914, when he di-
rected the production of Wagner
and Humperdinck works at the Cen
tury Opera House, where those
COMPOSITIONS were sung in English.
IN the San Carlo season at the Man
haitian "Lohenerin" will be given in
Italian and "Haensel and Gretel" in
English.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
Trinity Episcopal Church.

Musical program OF Trinity Epis-
copal Church, Third and c streets
northwest for today's services
MorninE-'Te Deum' CHaD; an
them. Rise Shine for Thy Light
Has Come" Evening-"The Lord
in Exalted" CWestD; Mrs. Helen
Calhoun Crouch has been engaged
for the season as organist and is
planning special musical programs.
a ssisted by double quartet for
morning and evening.
Solo quartet is composed OF Miss
Bernice Calhoun, Soprano: Miss
Nancy Stilwen. contralto: John
Allen Bell, tenor. and George H.
Lambert. bass.
Second quartet: Miss Ruth Beach.
soprano; Miss Z. Handford. con-
trslto: William Cutter, tenor, and
Edwin Miller. bass.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
WEALTHY BACHELOR
WINS NINE. WALSKA
Especial to Washington HERALD

New York. Sept. 25.-Announce-
mcnt from Paris Of the hasty and
secret marriage Of Alex Smith
Cochran. New Nork's richest bach
elor. and Nine. Gamma W6lska was
received Yesterday by Executive
Director Herbert NJ Johnson. OF the
Chicago Opera Association. with
mixed emotions. Nine. Wslska was
recently engaged to sing important
roles throughout the coming sea
son of the Chicago Opera Company.
for which The Polish soprano was
presumed to he coaching in Paris al
the time Of the romance. just dis
closed The opera management is
now in a quandary. for it is difi-
cult to visualize the temperamental
beauty devoting her honeymoon to
the arduous task OF preparing for
an American Grand Opera debut.
nor yet of singing an extensive
repertoire throughout. the season
usually devoted to more romantic
pursuits.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
Centennial Baptist Chur,-

Mrs. Nellie Chaillett and Mr.,
Marguerite Grooms. soprano and
contratol soloists OF the Douglas
NJ. Z. Church. furnished the special
music at the Centennial Baptist
Church last Sunday night. giving
the duets, My Faith Looks Up TO
Thee" by Bsssford. and Consider
and Hear Ne" by PfueEer John
Russell Mason presided at the or
gan.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
Box Gives Huge Sum to Music.

1t has been discovered that Ed
ward Box, of THE LADIES' Home
Journal fSne, has financed the
Philadelphia Orchestra to the
amount of more than a quarter of
a million dollars.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
San Francisco to Try Grand Opera.

The statement is made that So
100000 has been subscribed FOR the
establishing in San Francisco of an
opera company of sufficient limpor-
tance to rank with the two great
operate organizations now existing
in this country.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26
Opens Law Offices.

Marion Dorian, for over twenty
years connected with the Columbia
Graphophone Company as chief
auditor, has opened law Offices in
this city. Mr.. Dorian is one of the
best known members of the talLing
machine Geld.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

Kathryn Adams. who pIays oppo-
site Dustin FarnUm in Big Happi-
ness, Robertson-C Cole super-sps-
cial production which will be shown
at Crandalls Knickerbocker Thea
ter on Tuesday and wednesdsy. is
a business woman as well as a lead
ing woman OF the screen.
Miss Adams is sole owner Of
large gold and silver plating com
Dany in the West. The rnucb-sd-
mired artistic effects in hammere5
brass and copper used in many OF
the finest homes throughout IN.
country are made in this sbon.
which is under the MANAGEMENT Of
Miss Adams brother.
The Chamber Of Commerce of los
Angeles is TO give a parade some
time in the near future. with foRts
decorated to show what the CITY
has accomplished in various lines ~
commerce. il has been arranged
for Miss Adams 10 lead this psrss.
in her silver-plsted motor car
At present Miss Adams is Invest
ing some OF her profits in lots ana
is building Belgian cottages which
are so popular just now in Cslrfor-
mia
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

pany. one Of the pioneers in the mo-
tion picture industry. I was Just
at the age then when ] aspireo 20
be romantic leading man, but the
very first picture worked in the
irresistible impulse to be funny
seized me and from that day on I
was slated for the comedy rolef
Then j gave up all hopes Of con-
tributing anything but comedy to
the stage and screen and from that
time my one resolution was to furn-
ish the grim old world with as
many laughs as possible.
with this object in view. / or
gsnized the Keystone Comedies and
started in on the production Of
screaming farces with a vengeance.
Since then ] have probably pro-
duced more OF this sort Of pictures
than any other producer in the
game. And I shall continue TO pro-
duce them as long as ] am in the
gamc-Only in the future ] shall de-
Velop more OF them into nve-reeI
super comedies than ] have in the
past"
The Washington herald., 1920-09-26

As for morals, isn't it bit sur
prisinE to find that the theme OF
Genius and the Crowd" George NJ.
COhan's own show, is the desire of a
genius to be sweet and clean? Mr..
COhan's shows have always been
clean, as I remember them He has
a passion for simplicity. But he
hasn't heretofore infringed on the
POllyanna patent and made a song
and dance about it. George NJ. shuf-
fed a bit when he came out to talk.
And that reminds me
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12
KEEP in TOUCH WITH LAKELAND
WHILE IN YOUR NORTHERN HOME

Lakeland's many winter visitors
have an interest in the town and the
state, and they will be interested to
know that though they may be many
miles away, they can keep in direct
touch with the local happenings here,
the development in this section and
the State at large, as we'll as to eli.
matte conditions. crops, etc., through
the medium Of the Lakeland News, the
weekly paper issued from the Tele-
gram Office It Is brim full Of inter
esting local and State information
each week. It is only 81. so year or
81 90 for six months. Before going
north, drop into the Telegram office
and arrange to keep in touch with the
Southland and Lakeland until your
return next winter by having the
News weekly visitor in your home.
5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12

Springs, a popular resort. that she
may see more Of the world, is siren
uously objected to- by Cass Floyd, a
young sutton who lives nearby in the
mountains. Nevertheless, Louisiana
goes and in the world Of men and
money, she meets Laurence Ferol,
young playwright, and love ro-
nance between the two Is soon bud
ding.
Insanely jealous, Cass goes to the
Springs to keep an eye on Louisiana
and angrily sees the turn of events.
In fit Of rage he shoots at and Sc
riously wounds Laurence. This re-
suits in many complications which
makes the story one Of the most ro-
mantle in which the star has yet ap-
peared.
Robert Vignola directed AMI
Frank e, Garbutt was cameraman u
Supporting the STAR are Robert Ellis,
Noah Berry, Arthur Allardt, Lillian
West, Lillian Leighton and other
known players.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12
43,000; ;ACRES IN POLK
ANO.0SCEOLA COUNTESS
SOLD THIS week

Florida is whole will be greatly
interested in the 100000 timber land
deal which was negotiated yesterday.
$4,000 acres of virgin timber land in
Osceola and Polk counties being sold
to William Gambler of Atlanta, treas
urer of the Coca Cola Co., wealthy
real estate man and banker. With
Mr. Gambler will be associated R. A,
McTyer, Clay Binion, R. G. Wood
berry and e. G. Elwell. The land
purchased was known as the Pfann-
S'ngleterry tract. The deal was made
by J. E. Crawford, who is associated
with Elwell & Co. Mr.. Crawford IL
native Of Orange county and son OF
Senator G. B. Crawford. He has
worked on the proposition for months
and of course is rejoicing as it is one
Of the largest timber land deals ever
made in the state.
Mr.. McTyer stated yesterday that
the headquarters OF the company
would be located in Orlando, and
there is d possibility that these men
will turpentine or saw this immense
tlact Of 'lmber 1t Is also possible
that a part of the tract will be con-
verted into a large cattle ranch. Mr..
Binion will assume charge of opera
lions Immediately However, his Of
fee will be in Orlando Orlando
Sentinel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12
WILMA MARTIN HAS
MOST CAPTICATING
ROLE in "IOUISIANAr
Dainty Star Seen to Advantage In
Mrs. F. II. Burnett's
Famous Story

Few Of her pictures have afforded
Vivian Martin, the dainty and univer
sally popular little Paramount star.
with such an opportunity for drama
tic depth and genuine acting as
Louisiana her latest Paramount
picture, which is to he shown at the
Casino theater tomorrow.
The photoplay is a perturbation Of
Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel OF
the same name. This is considered
one Of that authors best novels and
one which had wide sale.
"Louisiona" does not concern the
locale Of the story, but is the name
OF the heroine around whom the plot
revolves. The story starts in the
mountains Of South Carolina where
Louisiana Rogers, who is just reach
ing maturity lives with her father
Lem Rogers. a crude mountaineer
His decision to send her to Oakvale
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12
WALTER F. WARN0'K,
PROMINENT INVERNESS
CITIZEN, IS DEAD

The many Lakeland friends of Mr..
Walter F. Warnock. Of Inverness,
will be grieved to learn that he died
at his home in Inverness Wednesday
morning after an illness of only three
days Of influenza and other complica
tons. Mr. Warnock was, for many
years, county clerk, Of Citrus county,
but at the time of his death he was
conducting a large abstract office, the
only one in that county. Mr.. War
mock was genial, fine gentleman, be-
loved by all who kew him, and his
death comes asa great shock to his
many friends. Rev. F. H. Callahan
went up and conducted the funeral
services yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12
ILKS' MINSTREL SHOW
TO BE BIGGEST EVENT
OF THE SEASON

Everybody and his brother are
Planning to attend the Elks Minstrel
show at the Auditorium next Wednes
day night.
Tickets will be placed on sale at
the Auditorium on Tuesday morning
the 18th and sold just as though this
was regular touring organization
The box Office opens promptly at nine
ocolck, and no phone orders will be
taken. Mr.. Hoffman advises the Com
mttee that the usual house rule is
10 permit each person to reserve
twelve tickets and this custom will
prevail Tuesday morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-03-12
Teachers Enjoy Supper
And Fine Talk by
Mrs. Z. Rucker Adams

Last evening twenty teachers,
members of the local branch of the
National Council of Primary Educa-
tlon' met at o'clock at the Woman's
CLUB building and enjoyed a delight
lul supper prepared by members Of
the Club and also a fine address or
health work in the schools BY Mrs
G. Rucker Adams.
Being a Chautauqua lecturer of
note on health subjects, Mrs. Adams
was able to bring to her hearers much
helpful and interesting information
and everyone present declared thew
rad enjoyed a rare treat in the splen-
Gid address of the evening.