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The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Hopwood's Idea of Drama

The overture period of the program
will be devoted to a rendition of
selections from The Night Boat"
the musical comedy that is now
proving one of the hits of the sum-
.mer on Broadway. The music Is by
Jerome Kern and the score Is said
to represent one of his greatest
composing efforts.
During the next twelve months
there will be an influx of foreign
made pictures in this country. ac-
cordlng to Marshall Neilan. the
young director-rroducer who has
sent a special representative abroad
to make an exhaustive study of con-
ditions.
Motion picture studios abroad arc
now working night and day to
make up for the inactivity in this
field brought about by the war. At
least a dozen pre- ninent American
producing organizations have an
nounced that producing units will
shortly be dispatched to foreign
locations" with the idea of obtain
ing new atmosphere in films.
Mr.. Neilan leaves this country the
latter part of August accompanied
by his entire producing organiza-
tionally know stars.
To boast a form like uto Venus
is something few women can do.
But there Is cLe that comes nearer
perhaps, by ectuai measurement. to
the lines of the famous statues OF
Milo and LandolIra. than any ether
now known. She is Miss Irene Deal.
known on the stage as Ideal.
champion fancy y-s~immer and aero
batic diver. who is appearing In per-
son at Moore's Strand Theater all
this week. According to no less
Lorson than Prof. John Aldrich.
of Columbia University, Miss Deal.
who is a New York girl. has the
most rerfect form OF any woman
living. In arriving at this verdict,
a comparative table CT measure
ments was made of Miss Deal and
Of the two statues just mentioned.
As neither OF these statues Is COM
plete. owing to the feet they were
broken before being excavated from
the ruins in which they were found.
il was necessary to use both OF
them to secure a complete table OF
measurement.
This week will witness the drap-
ing of Loew's Palace Theater in its
cool summer garb. All seats will be
provided with cool, white slip-cov-
ers and other innovations Will he
made to promote the comfort OF
summer audiences.
William Faversham, who will be
seen in The Man Who Lost Him
self" at Loew's Palace this week.
has come out of retirement to do
series of pictures, the first of which
is today's Palace feature. Faver'
sham retired from the stage several
years ago and until he began work
on The Man Who Lost Himself"
the American public regarded Faver-
sham as an artist who would never
return.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

When Clara Kimban Young acci-
dentally stabbed one of the leading
men, Bertram Grassby. during a
recent screening of For the Soul
of Rafael" at the Carson studios,
Los Angeles, the members OF Miss
Youngs production company ex-
perienced a thrill of realism which.
according TO all reports. exceeded
anything in the way of thrills"
ever before enacted for the screen.
The accident occurred during one
of the most intense moments of the
play which will be seen for the first
time in Washington at Crandall's
METROPOLITAN and Knickerbocker
theaters. beginning today, in which
Raquel Estevan portrayed by Miss
Young), the beautiful Spanish hero
inc and only daughter of the tribe
of Hill Indians, Worshipers of the
Sun. discovers that the worthless
Spanish don (enacted by Bertram
Grassby) for whose soul she has
taken a solemn vow to guard ana
protect "as long as she may live"
has proved faithless to his welded
troth and is enamored with the en-
ticing wiles and graces of another
woman.
Mr.. Grassby has long enjoyed the
reputation OF being one of the most
intense actors in the silent drama.
and in the role of Rafael Artega,
was at his best, while Clara Kim
ball Young's penchant for emo
tional acting and actually living the
role she is portraying. needs ne
comment here.
Time came for the big scene
Cameras were set. everything in
readiness, and Director Harry Gar
son signaled 60 ahead"
The scene started. Step by step
the action led up to Raquers dis
covery of Rafaels deceit-her con-
sequent disillusionment and grow
ing sense of outraged pride
Taunted by his sneers and cold
ness, she at last becomes desperate.
II was at this amoment that Miss
Young, tense with suppressed rage
and emotion, crept suddenly to-
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NaD Pau M Aue Hood Mary Roberts Res Dropping

High school cadets will be the
guests of honor at the Garrick to-
morrow night at the opening per-
formance Of "Parlor., Bedroom and
Bath" Producer Bell has extended
an invitation TO, Capt. c. Robert
Seckinger. of Company A, Mckinley
Manual Training School, and to
Capt. Henry ]. Keil, Company c.
Central High School, who respec-
lively. took first and second places
in the recent high school competi-
tive drill, to bring their companies
to the Garrick on Monday night as
his guests.
Plans have been made at the Gar
rick for the reception of the cadets
and 1t has been arranged to have
cadets of the two high schools act
as ushers during the Monday night
performance. Bruce Healy. director
of the Garrick Melody Men, is run
ming over his music with the idea of
arranging an overture particularly
appropriate to the occasion. This
will probably be the last public ap-
pearance en- masse, of the two cadet
companies mentioned.
Two Washington society girls will
make appearance at the Garrick
this week when the Garrick Players
present their version OF "Parlor,
Bedroom and Bath" beginning to-
morrow night. The girls are Miss
Margaret Blaine Crosson and Miss
Mary Trusler.
Both are Washington girls, we'll
known in local society circles and Of
the two, Miss Trusler is the more
experienced, from a dramatic
standpoint. Miss Trusler is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Gilbert Trusler, of Washington, and
is a niece of Hector Fuller. the for
mer Washington newspaper man.
Several years ago, when this same
girl was a choir singer, the Rev. j.
Henning Nelms, pastor of the
Church of the Ascension, obtained
an interview for Miss Trusler with
Harry Andrews, then a stock di-
rector at Polls. but although An
drews was unable at that time to
give her a part, he later sent for her
when he was casting a vaudeville
act and in that production she ap-
peared here at Keiths.
Then followed a year or two of
stock engagements at Bridgeport.
Conn. ard now the petite and who'll
ly charming Mary blossoms forth
again in ner home town with the
Garrickers.
Miss Crosson, also very we'll
known in Washington society, has
had no professional stage expert
ence before though she has been ac-
tive for long time in amateur the
atricals about the city. She is a
graduate of last year and made her
debut at dance at Rauschers last
winter. Prior to that time she was
a student at the Academy of the Wis
itation and other schools hereabout
and appeared in plays at the Chevy
Chase Seminary, and elsewhere.
Governor Alfred E. Smith of the
State of New York has accepted ar
invitation from the Educational
and Industrial Department of the
Universal Film Company. to be
"movied" in the DE Witt Clinton -
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

Miss Wanda Hawley. who has just
become a Realart star. was born in
Scranton. Pa. but as her parents
moved to Seattle when she was a
baby. she grew up in that western
atmosphere, and is very loyal to the
West. She is anything but the wild
and woOlly" type of young woman.
however, for she is of a Dresden
china daintiness, with the fairest of
ash blonde hair. the traditional
peaches and cream" complexion,
and -gray-blue eyes of the dancing.
not the Madonna. variety.
Nor was Miss Wanda's sojourn in
the western city fraught with wild
and woolly adventures. She went
to school like a good child (though
she probably did her share of whis-
pering and note-writing behind her
geography. sailed through the high
school on high without skid6ing,
and at the tender age of sixteen
graveIy considered A career as
concert singer and pianist.
For several months after finishing
high school. Miss Hawley appeared
on the concert stage with her broth
er. who was a violinist of ability,
besides possessing the family blonde
hair. But when autumn came, the
lure Of higher education was too
strong for this slip of a girl; she en-
tered Washington State University.
enrolling in the arts course, and for
two years carried on her regular
college work while acting also as
assistant instructor in harmony.
Next Miss Hawley came to New
York to specialize in her vocal
work: she sang in concerts a num-
her of times, and also played accom-
paniments for such artists as Albert
Spaulding, Rita Fornia, Myrtle
Thornberg and David Reese. Her
musical future looked particularly
bright. and her acquaintance with
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4 Rose of the West

widening. when sudden throat
trouble developed and her singing
voice was forever ruined. Almost
before the girl had had time to real
ize that her singing days were over
forever, she was ushered right into
FINLAND and the camera men were
all focusing on her pretty face.
In no profession is presence OF
mind a more valuable asset than in
motion picture directing. Irwin Will
lat, the same director who filmed the
accidental crash of airplanes in The
Grim Game" gave another exhibit
ton of his ingenuity during the
production of the Thomas II. Ince
picture Below the Surface" in
which Hobart Bosworth will appear
at Moore's Garden Theater all this
week, the presentation starting to-
day.
One Of the big scenes in this pic
ture is the collision Of a steamship
with a derelict in the fog and the
sinking of the steamer. Water pours
into the cabins and saloons of the
doomed vessel with startling rea-
lisni, sweeping passengers and
wreckage before il. So great was
the force of the water during the
filming of this episode that one of
the extra" a young girl employed
in the scena, was stunned and, be-
coming unconscious. was hurled into
the wreckage. Several actors, in
cluding Harold Bosworth, started to
her rescue.
Let Bosworth go alone"
shouted Director Willat. at the same
time seizing the others by the arms.
Keep on grinding" he told the
white-faced cameraman.
So Bosworth leaped into the mael-
strom and, after a struggle of a few
minutes, brought the girl to safety.
And every foot of it was recorded in
the film.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
Acting in Other Days

William Faversham, who makes
his debut as a screen star at Loew's
Palace Theater this week in The
Man Who Lost Himself" took all
Of his theatrical degrees in the
highly exploited school of expert
ence. He went on the stage in
London when he was mere lad.
The actors life was not one of
luxury in those days-that is. tho
struggling actors wasn't. Training
was long and hard. Meals were
often infrequent and desultory.
81 used to sleep under the stage
with the rats and mice" he told
me. Il wouldn't care to do it now,
but I didn't seem to mind it in
those days. During the summer
months we could sleep on the beach
beneath the bath houses. That was
great. When l first came to Amer
ica we were using coal oil lamps
with reflectors for lights.
And the costumes-how many
times they were made and remade
and turned before they went TO
shreds. The precariousness OF the
pay made life a splendid gamble.
1t was nothing for a show to be-
and actresses to find themselves
landed in some strange tank town
with only their stage costumes and
what they happened 10 be wearing
when the crash came. Ransoms
didn't always come. Many trunks
were never redeemed. My first trip
out in this country 1 played with
Mrs. Fiske, then Minnie Maddern.
We didn't miss a four-corners. But
l guess we learned our jobs. The
old itinerant school of acting pro-
duced some splendid artists.
Stage life is considerably easier
than IL used to be. There are more
and better theaters and there are
more performers needed. But
whether you arrive by the long
route or by the short cut, there's
just so much good sound labor to
be done. The same thing holds
good in pictures"
The river duckinG that the good
people of ancient Salem delighted
in melting out to citizens accused Of
witchcraft was a pleasant sun bath
compared with the recent baptism
received by J. Warren Kerrigan
during the filming of his latest
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
All-Star Movie Cast
In Stage Production
Of Thomas " Arizona

For the first timo in the history
Of motion pictures a theatrical
drama OF the speaking stage was
recently presented with an all-star
cast of motion Picture stars at
Clune's Auditorium, Los Angeles, at
which time a supcr-prOduction uf
Augustus Thomas famous drama
Arizona" was given.
The production, with !ts million
dollar cast was given for the bencit
Of the American Legion, probably
the only great cause that could have
drawn so many stars together on
one program.
Clara Kimball Young, regarded as
the screens mcst beautiful star,
headed the cast playing the leading
feminine role. 1t was Miss Young's
first appearance in a drama on the
speaking stage since entering mo-
tion pictures nine yeers ago. Play
ing opposite her in the leading male
role was Hobart Bcsworth. whose
fame upon the stage was equally
as great as his success on the
screen. The cast included such
weil-known stars as Dustin Farnum
in the role Of Lieut.. repton; Gloria
Swanson. as the school teacher;
Theodore Roberts, william Dcs-
mond. Sessue Hayakawa, Bessie
Barriscale, Milton Sills, and numer-
Gus other stars.
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Brunton production, mo. g." at
Loew's Columbia Theater the final
three days of the week, beginning
Thursday
In this picture Kerrigan PLAYS the
part of a Sing Sing convict. who
makes a sensational escape in the
warden's car. According to the
original script he was supposed TO
drive wildly across country. jump
from his machine and cut through
a private park on foot.
This is what actually happened:
The company motored to a noun
tain lake near Los Angeles TO make
the scene. The cameras were set
up near log float, used for diving
purposes by guests of a nearby
hotel. kerrigan started his car
down the slope for the lake. He
was expected 10 stop within several
yards of the water. To the amaze
ment of everyone he didn't. The
machine plunged headlonG into the
lake and disappeared. Jack came
10 the surface and swan ashore
While he was shaking the water
from his clothes Director Warde
rushed up.
That was great" he exclaimed
Much more effective than stopping
the car. Glad you thought of it,"
kerrigan stared at him blankIy.
Did you think l took that bath
purposely?"
"Certainly-didn't you?"
Not on your life" Jack pointed
to the diving platform. One Of the
hotel guests sat on the fioat-a
health bug. clad in an abbreviated
bathing suit in spite Of the fact
that the lake was half frozen over
See that pretty blonde sitting
there in the short swimming suit
the star inquired.
Wsrde nodded
"Well-she's the reason I forgot
to put on the brakes"
The Americana" starring Douglas
Fairbanks, and Love or Justice"
with Louise Glaum. are the first two
of the series Of special star produc-
tions scheduled for release by Presi-
dent Frank q. Hall. Hallmark Pic
lures Corporation, for June is.
special Burton King production.
The Discarded Woman" starring
Grace Darling and Rod La Rocque.
and serial. The Fatal Sign" are
also Hallmark releases for June.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
CHEVY CHASE LAKE.

With the summer season but a
couple OF weeks old the large
crowds that have attended Chevy
Chase Lake evidences the apprecia-
tion of the Washington public for
good dance music. Nightly the two
spacious pavilions are taxed to ca
pacity, while the Meyer Davis Or
chestra plays selections of music.
Dancing is by far the principal at
traction at the lake.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Music that ranges from operas to
popular airs will be included in the
programs given by Cello and his
musicians at Glen Echo Park this
afternoon and tonight. Among the
seasons novelties are the new water
ride, and the old midway trans
formed into Hilarity Hall.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
COLONIAL BEACH.

The steamer st. Johns will leave
for Colonial Beach at 9 o'clock this
morning. For the current month,
these trips are scheduled for Satur-
day afternoons and Sunday morn
ings. more frequent schedule to be
arranged later.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
BUCKROE BEACH,

Adjoining Old Point Comfort.
Buckroe Beach has a delightful
bathing beach and wonderful fish
ing. The Buckroe Beach Hotel is
now open. The Norfolk and Wash
ington steamers leaving Washing
ton daily at $3.50 p. m. connect with
trolley line at Old Point Comfort.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
At the Nearby Resorts

week the steamer st. Johns will
make forty-mile, nonstop moon
light trips down the Potomac and
return each evening. Dancing on
the lower deck is the chief attrac-
tion. The st. Johns leave foot of
Seventh street at 7:15 p. m.
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CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

Delightful all-day outings in pic
turesque picnic grounds overlook
iEg a bay twenty miles wide are
being enjoyed by scores at Chesa-
peake Reach. Good fishing, salt
water bathing, boating, and free
dancing are the principal attrac-
tions.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
When Clara Emotes

ward Rafael a dagger flashed in
the air, and Grassby-with a knife
wound in his chest, staggered
backward and fell over a chair.
Miss Young, in the intensity of
the moment, and misjudging the
force with which she threw herself
at Grassby, had struck him. For
tunately for all concerned the wound
was not serious. and after first aid
had been administered. Mr.. Grass
by was able to continue his work
Nine. Alice Blache directed
"Tarnished Regulations" the early
week feature at CrandalIs Theater,
beginning today. This clever wo-
man was the first woman direc-
tor in the motion picture industry
and she has been associated. in the
past, with many of Pathe's most
successful productions. With a
woman's sympathetic understand
ing. Nine. Blache has handled this
story of a woman's struggle in a
manner that brings out the fem
mime angle.
AS is always the case in Leonce
Ferret production. the settings,
when the occasion presents, are
lavish and highly artistic. The
hghting effects are. beyond the
ordinary. Particularly effective are
the artists studio scenes, one
beautiful effect being attained by
shooting" through the large stu
dlo window from above. To get
proper night effects when Miss
Cassineli wanders the street at
night and looks in at family
groups through the window, a
street scene was erected in the
studio.
Although not generally known to
the theater-going public in Wash
inston. Mr.. Julian Reed, who has
been chief doorman at Crandall's
Metropolitan Theater since the op-
ening OF the house, is a nephew of
the late Roland Reed. one of the
most distinguished comedians the
American stage has produced, and
was for years himself a prominent
ftgure on both tho artinnlstA and
shadow stages,
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13
MARSHALL HALL.

Marshall Hall offers manifold di-
versions for the recreation-seeker,
on Sunday particlarly. The trip is
made by the steamer Charles Mac
alester. which leaves at 1880 a. m,
2:S0 and $50 p. m. Sunday. through
out the season.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

Avery Hopwood, who, with Mary
Roberts Rinehart, Is the author OF
"A Thief in the Night" has most
refreshing point of view so far as
his own work is concerned. 1nas-
much as his greatest successes in
the theater-and they have been
many - have come from taking
neither persons nor situations seri-
ously, so he consistently refuses to
take himself or his work seriously.
One of the first plays he did was
Seven Days" which. curiously
enough, was also done in collabora-
tion. with Mary Roberts Rinehart.
He followed that almost immedi-
ately with Fair and Warmer"
which, like Seven Days" proved
sensationally successful.
Clothes" written in collaboration
with Claiming Pollock and used as a
starring vehicle by Grace George:
Judy Forgor," in which Marie Ca
hill, starred; Sadie Love-" Our
Little Wife" and now the triumph
ant The Gold Diggers1 are but a
few of Mr.. Hopwood's plays. And
through them all runs that delicious
sense OF humor which is his to the
nth power.
Most people go to the theater for
a few hours entertainment" de-
clared Mr.. Hopwood recently. They
may learn how to wear evening
clothes or how to handle teacups
there" he added. but the real test
a play must meet when bidding for
their patronage is, is it beautiful or
amusing"
1t Is the firm belief of Mr.. Hop
wood that the reason there are so
many poor plays, particularly of
the musical comedy variety, is be-
cause of sloppy workmanship on
the part of the author. Mr.. Hop
wood makes only one condition with
a manager when he is commissioned
to do a play. He insists that the
play must not go into rehearsal until
he is ready. He simply will not be
hurried.
The annual festival of the sing
ing and dancing classes of Miss
Cora B. Shreve will be held next
Sunday night at the National The
ater at 7:45 p. m One of the most
novel offerings is a new production
THE American Rose" featuring
Miss Genevere Pyle. with the entire
duced the kindergarten class, which
will be seen in "Cupids at Play"
Il Want a Daddy" and when the
Cows Come Home"
Among the principal features
will be the c. 3. S dancing girls in
rythmic. national and folk dancing,
character songs and dances, also
jazz songs and ances. The tableauX
and scenic effects will be the most
stupendous ever attempted by Miss
Shreve.
Director Thomas Joseph Cannon,
conductor of the Palace Symphony
Orchestra at Loew's Palace Theater.
has arranged to make the overture
selection at the Palace this week
one of the high lights of the pro-
gram in connection with showings
of The Man Who Lost Himself"
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GREAT FALLS PARK.

A program of pleasing popular
music numbers will be featured to-
day by the Great Falls Ladies' Or
chestra at Great Falls Park. Out
door attractions for the children
are varied. Every evening during
the week free dancing is held in the
large pavilion overlooking the park.
The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

one Of the most famous hunt clubs
in the country and the result is a
vivid and vital part of this tre-
mendously entertaining feature.
The Whip" will be the attraction
at Polls theater for one week be-
ginning today.
Mr.. r. Cronenberg has been an
pointed to the position of stentor
for Crandalls Metropolitan Theater,
vice Mr.. William Ernst, resigned.
The exact Information afforded by
Mr.. Cronenberg to prospective pa
irons of the theater as to precisely
what seats are available, starting
time of performances and similar
matters Of perplexity completely
overcomes the objections to the con-
tinuous performances practiced by
motion picture theaters raised by
the Senate Committee that recently
decided remedial legislation to be
utterly unnecessary.
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inal form it was presented in Paris
where il had a long and successful
run. The French authors are Rou-
ert De Flers and c. a. Caillavet.
who have a number of notable sue
cesses to their credit, among them
being Decorating Clementine," In
constant George" "Miquette," The
Gay Lord Vergy" and Marguerite"
The American version of Trans
planting Jean" in which Arthur
Byron and Martha Hedman are TO
star. was made by Hallam Thomp-
son.
Owners of trained shimmys will
no doubt grow delirious with joy
when il becomes generally known
that the Bird of Paradise Hawaiian
Orchestra has been welded to the
Majestic Roof. 1t is said by experts
that the shimmy shaken in compa-
ny with the music of a Hawaiian
orchestra reaches the ultimate linn
it of wildness known to that form
of shivering in a steam heated
room.
David Burton, until recently en-
ployed by Cohan and Harris to sit
on the lid of their play reading de-
partment, has been given an easy
chair by Comstock and Gest. from
which he will direct the casting of
the various plays with which that
firm expects to clear up the rural
districts during the coming season,
At the request OF Charles Dilling-
ham Louise Groody of The Night
Boat" company has promised to
stay off the back of a Texas bron-
cho which she has been riding re-
Gently in Central Park. Whether
her hobby horse will also be taken
away from her has not been an
nounced.