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New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Actor l4an1ents
Passing of the
One-NigInt Stand

~ NF~NlGHT stands. even week
W. stands-in fact any engagements
which take the actor or actress
out of New York City-are the bugbears
Of the members of the profession. The
big city attracts and fascinates them.
They dislike to leave it to go off into
the sticks with theatrical company.
Latterly, however, with the experiences
which productions have been having on
the road, their fears Of the long rail-
road jumps, the straitjacket dressing
rooms and other discomforts of the
touring trip are reaching the vanishing
point, along with the one-night stands
Alphonz Either, although he cares
10 more for playing on the road than
the average actor, realizes the value
their passing. The smiling Captain
lnnoccncio Dos Santos, of The Broken
Wing" which opened last Monday
night at the Forty-e ghth Street Thea
ter, attributes the dwindling of the one
night stand to the sending out of in
ferior companies, to the sending out
OF too many companies and to the
growth in popularity of the motion pic
ture.
"When production made a jump
from New York to Chicago" he said,
while changing a naturally dark COM
pleXion TO one which would show the
effects OF the beating down Of the hot
Mexican sun rays. "it was able to play
two good weeks Of one night stands and
about three weeks Of week stands be-
fore reaching Chicago. This was profit
good for the actors. But now when
show makes the jump and tries to
make onc-night stands there is little
or no business unless ii is great New
York success. When The Broken Wing
was out on the road. waiting for New
York theater, tae failing of the one
night stand was noticeable. Our show
was not known and people would not
come to see it, II t had played two
nights in one town it would have been
olNefent, Tor oy the second night il
would have established itself with the
townspeople.
The sending out of inferior com
panies in numbers, considering the the
atergoing population OF the towns that
were visited, that were far too great,
has about killed the one-night stand. A
town that could stand one or two shous
weekly was expected to support four
five and even six shows d week. II
couldn'. be done There were not enough
thcatergocrs in the town 10 make this
possible Then, with the growth in
popularity Of the motion picture and
with the taking over of the theaters
for the screen, it has become almost
f(1rt.huS>x ravt
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SE-s0
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who invests $4,000 to $4,000 in a
musical show and then finds that he
cannot get thcater, while newcomer
can. That will not be possible under
our working agreement. Wen plar
their theaters if they give them to us.
Ne'li live UP to our agreements. In
ether words, we have done nothing ex-
cept to write our own insurance policv
guaranteeing US protection from book
ING difficulties. If they give us the
theaters Well take them and Get other
attractions to play our theaters. We'l
have no difficulty in doing that. We
have no intention Of violating anv ex-
istng agreement unless they make it
necessary for us to do So
We have contracted for two thea
ters in Chicago. I'll own one and the
sc'w' MS the Other They will he called
the Harris Theater and the Selwyn
Theater and viii be ready for us by
next November With these two we
Will have nine theaters, and we
expect another in Boston and one in
Philadelphia very soon. We also will
acquire other theaters in New York
In Now York We have SIX, the Times
Square, the Apollo, the Cohan & Har-
ris, the Selwyn, the Plymouth and
the Music Box, which will be ready
in March. In Boston we have the Park
Square. shall retain my 80 per cent
interest in the Cohan Grand Opera
House in Chicago. bu, Mr. Cohan viii
take care of the bookings for it.
AS far as producing is concerned
we will go along as we have in the
past, each one of us making his ndi-
continual on nrxt nascl
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:} 5taQe Gossip

NJ" HlCAGO reports Of the meeting
~ there OF Sam II. Harris, Edgar and
Archie Selwyn and representa-
tive of Arthur Hopkins for the purpose
Of settling upon a mutually beneficial
booking arrangement. We're confirmed by
Mr.. Harris in an interview several days
ago.
"Iopkins, sclwyn { Co. and my
self have entered into a working
agreement to do number Of things for
the theater and the public, among them
to protect ourselves against congestion"
said Mr. Hayps 81 think a producer
should participate in the profits of a
theater and believe eventually pro-
ducers will have their own theaters. We
have already arranged to protect our
selves in Boston, New York, Philadelphia
and Chicago, SO that if Klaw & E.rlanger
or the Shuberts arc unable to take care
OF US, wen take care Of ourselves As
to the further branching ont Of the
newly formed group, that depends en-
tirely on how we are treated in the fu-
lure by those to whom we are under
contract We can't tell yet; it may lead
to a third circuit In that case, We are
going to try to interest every good pro-
ducer in the country.
"lnstead Of protecting the yearin-
and-ycar-out producer. it has become
the custom, illustrated in several IN
stances, to take care of a newcomer
because he has heavy backer and is
willing to guarantee profit. We, who
arc producing ever day, think that
we should have the protection and the
preferences If they arc not going to
.ook out for us, we'll have to look out
fo1 onrsolNca. T.Ae the case Of a man
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
John Golden a
Producer of the
American Drama

81 OHN GOLDEN. producer Of Amer
~ lean plays. If ono descriptive
~ phrase were to be selected out
of possible half dozen that Nigh.
characterize his success in the thcater.
this is the one John Golden would
want to be remembered by producer
of American plays THE First Year"
'Lightnin," "Three Wise Fools" Turn
TO the Right" Dear Me"-thesc are
works that would not be tongue-tied if
questioned of their nationality, art or
cleanness.
Tims was when the American the
ater was blind to native dramatic stuff.
1t drew upon England for it's plays
Now our thcater bids its dramatists
paint American life, and the rate Of
exchange with England is about even
John Golden is one of those who would
make drive on American drama;
insisting that American life be painted
sanely, truthfully, searchngly; reprov-
ing our iollies, vices and deformities;
mocking and whipping as we'll as anus
ing US; lifting the stage INTO the post
of faithful counselor.
"The principal factor in the theater
Is before, not back of the footlights," ."
says Mr.. Golden. Behind the foot
lights is the mimic world; in front the
real. Ii takes both to make the play,
one reacting on the other"
With this fundamental always in
view it irks him exceedingly to see an
alien drama with mischievous or cor
rupt appeal prcscnted to an American
audience preposscsscd by success on
foreign soil. Some Americans are
ready enough to scourge the unwhole-
some in their own art while tolcrantly
abetting it in an alien setting
1T is the privilege of Il democratic
people to see what it likes and to Ike
what it likes But ! am convinced that
the majority Of people arc competent to
decide what they like and in doing so
arc better Off than thc5 would be if
they were regarded as wards whose
tastes should be carefully regulated by
self-arp comm ttce Of admin
strasion that regards itself as quaiiic I'd
20 prescribe the intellectual and moral
nctcs and bounds Of mankind
"Ihcrc are those continues Mr.
Golden, "who, because some wcll-whis-
tcred Russian or some exponent of the
new tneater movement in Germany
chooses TO sec disease and alteration
exhibited on the stage, would havc The
American public fall on its face before
the same sort Of :hng Some may
think the American public ought to
follow the foreign public, do not
am still unconvinced that American
men should kiss each other's checks
however gracious it may be in the man
ncrs Of another people. 1t simply docs
not cornport with the Anglo Saxon
myth that rules our American life.
"Thc American public most wants
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Question Of Creation
Is Agiinting Artis.s
T - g - vaDdeuille l. AL

G HE fact hat vaudeville is an
~ arr and tne persons wno per
-cfln N IL artists wlth deep and
so.r'ng faith IN thcir work Is some
'.me. oyef.ookcd. indeed, .he prize
(" creation ~ 70 great tnAt the nell
znown theatrical ~cekiy, Variety
cpneucts column where disputes
a. 70 The orizln a. VARIOUS master
pieces % line or bus.ness are set
'isc. Fone, aowcYer, has seemed 20
ss n get MO such hiqh ground as
sns qosstion raised BY jed Doolcy ia
recent contamination ~ Variety.
Inst December" writes Mr.
D'ols2, Il rsad in Variety that Mr.
'srrgs Yeomang mn doing Il piece
VI bDsiness .n his act whlch I haye
beer doing for four years, namely,
TplYtinE something Yf>n an oil can
NO cup and drinking II and
m&<inz Il femarf abrot prohibition"
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At the Columbia

"yhe Girls Of the e. s. A." VIII pro
4ide the change Of bill this wcck 1t
ls burlesquc in two acts and six
scenes, winch take thc spectators from
lie inferior Of a ~oman's club in New
York CITY 50 the banks Of the River
Nilc. a long cast VIII appear, includ-
inY Al 2hAw. Marty Ward, John BOIL
man, Sam Lee. Nettie Wllpon. Mar
Raret White, Justine Grey and Iuln
Coates and her Four Crackcrjacks
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Shakespeare and
The Labor Unrest

a CASTING "Hamiet" which is
the outcast cereal of "Ro,lo's Wild
Oat," row playing in the Punch and
Judy Theater, Rollo Hnds no lacl. o.
material. Even James Hewston. the
moth-eatea butler. whose father
was an actor. wants - play the
Prince OF Denmark. lie confdes lis
ambitions 10 Goldie, Who IS to play
Onhelia.
Hewston-What would yoa say,
Miss, if was to tell you Rat ny
father acted with your grandmother!
Goldie-Your father? Wha, vas
his name?
Hewston-He Hewston, Miss. tie
same as mine. only he WAS Eustace
and I am james.
Goldie-Eustace Hewston9 Why.
he was almost as great as grandma.
Hewston-Ies. Miss. That was
him. And l was raised 20 follow, ~
his footsteps. But what was the Use.
There was no call for acting in
London. Only in the provinces.
That was the only place they would
stand for Shakespeare.
Goldie-Are YOU sorry. Hewston?
mean, would you have been hap
pier, do you think, acting Shake
speare?
Hewston-Who can say, Miss /
would like 20 have played Hamlet
just once But might not have
been any happier i had There's
a great many, Mss, that wishes to
play that part. sometimes think
Shakespeare has a great deal to
answer for in the general discon-
tent among the laborin~ classes.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
The New PIavs

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{ plays swarmed and clustered
and beat their wings at the Broadway
portals. And now arrives Mr.. Savage
calmly a. the summit Of the season in
the fullness of time, with his two un-
contested offerings.
In the Astor Theater next Wednes
day evening he brings back to the
speaking stage Madge Kennedy in
"Cornered," new comedy drama bv
Dodson MITCHELL And Tor the week
beyond he reserves Mitzi in Lady
Billy
For the last three years Miss Ken
nedy has been a screen star. Her last
Broadway appearance was in Fair and
Warmer Before that she was seen in
Twin Beds
"Corncrcd,' which has just com
pleted preliminary tour Of ten weeks.
VIII reveal Miss Kennedy in a dual
role. In the first scene she is Mary
Brennan, a shopgirl out Of work, who
has drifted back to Chinatown, de-
pendent on a pair OF crooks who have
reared her. A Summing party arrives
and the interest is suspended about the
personality of a young society girl
whom Miss Kennedy also personates.
The resemblance between the two girls
gives impulse to a plot Of suspense
and surprises which requires all the
territory between Chinatown and F.fth
Avenue for depioyment "Cornered7 IN
wolves story whose cnj ,yment de
pend5 largely upon the plot secrets
being kept until the tale is unfolded
upon the stage Silence, therefore, and
darkness.
This much is to be said in advance
of the production. Among large
numbe- Of plays "Cornercd' va Sc
lected as tie only one that appealed
20 Miss Kennedy as the proper ne
dunn for her return 10 the stage CoulG
anything be fairer than that?
On Tuesday evening. December II.
Mitzi in Lady Billy" will enter the
Liberty Theater, succeeding Dnling-
hams production, The Halfmoon." II
which Joe Cawthorn is starred. 1t is
understood that The Halfmoon" Will
go TO Atlantic City and later to Wash
ington.
Two Of the Belasco productions,
which mad been announced for limited
seasons, enter upon their last two
weeks tomorrow. They are Frances
Starr. in "One." at the Belasco Thea
ter, and Call the Doctor at the EN-
pire Theater Plays scheduled to sue
ceed them are Lionel Atwill in DE
burau" and Ruth Chatterton in Mary
Rose
In discussing existing conditions on
the road, about which there has been
much comment lately, Henry Hull. who
is playing in when We Are Young
at the Broadhurst Theater. advances
the argument that these road condi-
tions are real excuse for the star
system-indeed, they make the star
system almost necessary if the produc-
ton is 10 succeed.
Road audiences" said Mr. Hull,
will not accept without question the
productions that may be sent them.
Moving pictures have educated them up
10 the point where they insist on names,
and, if not sponsored by names, produc-
tjons are left severe'v a1orc This a
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

mecca is 60 remain ~ ,te Century
ghcater SIX m9re weeks The original
eeatract provided for a2tecn week 81
''o Centar. Soon after The holidays
the big spectacle mast fulfill contract
TOR presentation In Chicago at the An
ditorium Theater, following the granl
opera season there.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
By Haywood Broun

~U HE production OF Tie Young
n Nisiters" last week seemed to
W support the theory that the
more fantastic comedy ere
alton the more seriously should it be
played by the actor At least two
members Of the cast played with the
obvious intent Of showing the audience
that hey, too, realized that they were
queer folk in & queer play Both these
performances were ineffective. Harold
Anstruther, Lionel Pape and Leslie
Palmer, on the contrary, never allowed
their gravity to be disturbed by the
widest antics which we're assigned to
them, and, as a result, their perform
ances were richly amusing
1t would be unwise to generalize
from this, for we certainly remember
having seen farce and light comedy
performances In which an actor played
role with his tongue in his cheek
and still succeeded in achieving comic
effects. But these are rare eases. Il
i. dangerous method. Sometimes it
Is effective in wild melodrama, but
even there 1t is not the surest way.
George N. Cohan's The Tavern" for
instance, does not seem to us as funny
as many a melodrama which was de-
signed and played in perfect serious
mesa. There is quality in uncon-
scious humor which Is hard to dupli-
cate. We do not mean 70 suggest, OF
course, that the various members Of
"The Young Visiters" who success
fully interpre, .he!r roles are so naive
that they fail to realize the absurdity
Of Daisy Ashtord's play, but they have
done the next best thing and have
tugg.d at sophistication with both
hands II The Young Visi.ers" is in
deed tn. work Of -year-old child
Il is well to remember that she took
her novel very seriously. Indeed, even
II II is the artifce Of a hoaxer the
imitation s s.in so excellent that the
point Of Yiew ef ardent belief is worth
preserving.
70 mention was made In the opening
nign. program of the name Of the artist
who designed the ingenious sets Cor the
piece. They are .he work Of an Eng
llsh actor named J V. Bryant, and were
designed By him shortly after he mad
read tae book. long before any definite
plans asd been made for putting "The
Young Visi.ers" on the stage
TIE manners os audiences seem to
b. growing worse We have attended
few plays ,his year a. which there was
not gons person, Or persons, within
easy range Who kept up continuous
srd audible conmen, concerning the
nz..a. z -. II - q a.a..o La aorne cascs
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natural enough. II sou arc going TO
invest your money IN q cake Of soap
or box Of oatmeal you viii very Ike
" buy well known brand: you cc,-
tainly viii never bay stuff that has no
label SO with the road audience. II
play has not the stamp Of New Yors
approval. and lacks the name of some
wen known star, it VIII 20 begging for
patrons. But given the name Of well
Known actor or actress. or, better. two
Of them. they wiil at least accent
the production tentatively. At an.
rate, they'll go TO see II. After tha.
the play must go over or fail on it,
own mw.ts i~.t Ia order 70 get people
into the theater in tae first place. some
thing moro is necessary th-n the mere
rame Of The play. 'Angelas Angels
may be "a tine aui,eratlve name. but
it means nothing to an audience. and
unless they have someth ng more
tangible TO pin their faits on than tha.
name. Angela Angel Will shortly
dislinn and disappear
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05
Zozx~0 LSz<z-~xczz ~ cZxzz zzzze s@s>ss 1sssss
AS We " ere Saying

this has seemed to be merely the bah
bling Of childlike mind which had
entered so completely into the illusion
Of 'he theater that the presence Of
everybody else was forgotten. This is
appealing, but nuisance for all that
More often the comment comes from
more sophisticated person who can't
bear the idea that anybody should pos
sibly believe for moment that such q
show IS suitable for his intelligence.
The right of every man to walk out
during dark scenes and other incon-
spicuous moments of play he does not
like is God-given and should not be de-
MED The rest is silence, or ought
to be
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

Perhaps the worst manners OF all are
displayed by musical comedy audiences.
II Z song or dance is effective thsrc
are generally those in the house who
want to see or hear it again twenty
times A more moderate allowance Of
encores does not suffice them. Eventu-
ally the stage manager is compelled
20 20 on with the performance.
Again, we have heard the lines or the
song of the actor unfortunate enough
% follow the nj Of the piece drowned
out ~ the persistence Of such brazcn
applaudcrs who mus, have their fill Of
encorcs before anybody else is allowed
~ speak When tic next Congress
comes to the consideration Of revenue
o,lls we suggest a tax on cncores, the
exemption 10 include only the first ten
and the taz 70 be paid BY the audience.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

The manners os audiences seem to
be growing worse We have attended
few plays .his year a. which there was
n', gons person, Or persons, within
easy range Who kept up continuous
sad audible comment concerning the
a@2perlnxs or he stare. In some cases
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

Enter Madame and "Lightniu'" are
% have a solid week Or matinees dur
ing the holidays. Extra matlnees VIII
cause The lOooth performance q
"Lightnn'1 to fall on New Yeaf's
Erc.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

Another annoying custom IN the the
ater is the prolongation Of applause
after 1t has served its purpose as trib-
ute To our mind, applause is all too
orderly, but it gains nothing from be-
ing protracted In the ideal theater
there would be moments when every
body in the house would be on his feet,
shouting, stamping, hitting his neigh
Dor on the back and breaking the seats.
But after some seconds of this the
tumult ought to subside and the play
go on.
Now and again we see play in
which a star or leading player has al
entrance which catapults him immedI
ately into an engrossing situation.
Something Of the illusion is lost if the
actor steps out Of character even so
much as to bow pointedly TO the audi
ence or to blow kiss or what-not. 1t
is our idea that the player should at
such times receive his tribute silently
and without anything more than the
most rudimentary mark Of recognition.
Unfortunately, audiences win not be
content with showing their apprecia
tion. They insist that the actor shall
Immediately indicate his own gratitude
for their applause. They are not will
ing to wait for bow even until the
first curtain. Indeed, we have seen au-
dences which continued to hold up a
play after the star had bowed and
blown couple Of kisses as well. What
do such audiences want, We wonder'
Do they expect the actress to pay for
the applause by turning a cartwheel?
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On Tuesday evening, December Il
Mitzi in Lady Billy" will enter the
Liberty Theater, succeeding Diling-
hams production, The Halfmoon," n
which Joe Cawthorn is starred. 1t Is
understood that The Halfmoon" Will
go TO Atlantic City and later to Wash
ington.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

ENRY w. SAVAGE has two
weeks of crowded season for
his own. A fortnight ago
plays swarmed and clustered
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(Contshued on next paxe)
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~ NE~NlGHT stands, even week
W. stands-in fact, any engagements
which take the actor or actress
New-York tribune., 1920-12-05

~ HE production OF Tie Young
~ Nisiters' last week seemed to
W support the theory that the
rnnre ...
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-16
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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-16
Woman Nabbed When
She Tries to Escape
With Stolen Clothes

Miss Adoln Vigil OF Old Albuquer-
que pleaded guilty to the charge OF
theft OF S145 worth OF clothes when
she faced Justice of the Peace Mod
este ortiz this morning and was bound
over to the grand jury. She was fined
S50 ON the charge OF assault and SO
on the charge OF vagrancq. She
Nyas committed to the county Jail in
default of payment Of the bond and
first fine.
Miss Vigil was arrested at lsleta
last night by Louis Abeyta where she
and a companion. Miss Adeline Chav-
W, were waiting to take "A train to
El pnso. Miss Vigil had checked her
trunk from Albuquerque and with
Miss Chavez had gone to lslctn by
automobile to escape the view OF the
deputy sherims who have been on
her trail for the last week.
The clothes, including an ovcrcoat,
threes dresses and several waists,
were stolen FROM Jennie Thicbaut.
Miss Chavez was fined $40 on the
charge Of vagrancy.