The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-31

The story, that of the beautiful He
Ultimate daughter of a titled mother
who left her efusty husband, and who
in turn was the daughter of an equally
titled mother who had left hers; the
struggles of the Inflated Julie to
shake off her heritage of sin, her
heartIess trea tment by her mothers
relatives, her narrowly, averted ruin at
the hands of fortune-hunting cap
tain, and her final blissful surrender
to the stgpod'' lover. seems thread
bare and Laura Jean Libhyish al
though Mrs Ward evidently took it
very seriously. Miss Ferguson is, as
always, a beautiful and appealing fig
ure, and the sincerity and effective
ness of her acting make the film one
of more than average interest. Her
supporting cast is excellent, and in
cludes David Powell, Holmes E. Her
bert, Ida Waterman, Frank Losee, and
Warren Cook:
The Theatre Guild, which owes
! much of it's quickly won prestige to
the great sudeess of ST John G.
Ervine's two dramas, John Fergu-
SOM and 'Jane C1egg;' has paid the
, Irish dranaatist the compliment of
making him a member of it's Advis-
Dry Committee. Mr.: IRVINE is now
| in England preparing a new play for
production. It has been reported that
he will become manager of the Abbey
Theatre, In Dublin.
The Theatre Guilds season will be-
gin in the Garrick in October, when
Brock Penaberten's production, En-
ter Madame which is now occupying
| the house will have to find other
quarters.
Margaret Prescott Montague's
story, .Unc1e Sam of Freedom
Ridge" which President Wilson in an
| interview said was the most interest
| ing and inspiring short story he had
read during his illness, is to have a
| new career in the movies. Its author
| has written scenario Of her story,
which has been purchased for pro-
| duction on the screen by the Harry
! Levey Service Corporation.
Few examples of short fiction have
gained the prestige that came to Miss
| Montague's story through the en-
| thusiastic Endorsement of the Presi-
| dent. 1t was republished in fuTf>. in
| The Sunday World and the June is
sue of the Atlantic Monthly, in which
it first appeared. already has gone
| through four editions.
The theatrical profession is mysti-
| fed over the sudden disappearance
of Willis Maxwell Goodhue, until re
Gently employed by Fortune Gallo as
business manager of the Gallo Eng
| lish Opera Company.
| Mrs. Goodhue has not heard from
| her husband since August Is, when
| he telegTaphed her from Kansas City
saying he would be in ST. Louis on
! the following day and would go to
Toronto after stopping at Cleveland
| Mrs. Goodhue, who is in a state OF
nervous collapse, has been able to
| get no trace of her husband in any
| of the cities mentioned in the tele-
| gram.
Mr.. Gallo said yesterday that he
| had received a letter from Goodhue
| early last week postmarked New Ha-
ven, in which he asked that his mai
| be forwarded to the Hotel Taft ir
| that city. Mrs. Goodhue visited New
! Haven and remained there for three
days, but could gather no information
as to her husbands whereabouts.
Goodhue left New York with the
| opera company last September an6
| went to San Francisco, where a sum
mer enga cement of ten weeks wa:
played at the Columbia theater. Fol
five years he was business manager
for. Chauncey Olcett and was Later
employed by Nine. Nazimova in the
same capacity.