davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-15
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS

"A. S. Hartman, principal of the
High School, is making a visit of the
Masonic lodges in certain parts Of the
state in his capacity as Grand Master
of the Vermont Grand Masonic Lodge.
During his absence Superintendent A.
W. Eddy is substituting in the High
School.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-15
Editors Not as Meek as They Used
to Be
("People of Our Town in Groton Tim

C'People of Our Town" in Groton Tines
This man has Found Something in
his paper that he Doesn't Like and
He's going around and Bawl Out the
Editor. Will the Editor Feel Terrible?
Gosh, no, he'll probably Get Mad
himself and tell the Peeved Party
where to Get OFF at? Editors amt So
Meek as they Used to Be.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-15
THE M1DDLEBURY REGISTER

Subscription Rate: $500 year, pay
able only in advance.
Cash must accompany all orders for
advertising from parties not having an
account with us.
Make all checks, drafts or money
oders payable to The Register Com
pany, Inc.
Editorial and Business Office, S4-S6
Main street, Middlebury
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-15

The scandal investigations did not
knock the base from baseball in Cleve-
land.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-10-15

Give me the ready hand rather than
the ready tongue. -Garibaldi
Common sense is instinct. and
enough Of it is genius. H. W. Shaw
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

C0ntlnued on nsxt pageS
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
The Tavern, N&rabond
Speaks His Philosophy

Arnold naly as the Faeabond -
"1hc Ta1rr' at the George NJ. Co
hsu I,eatet give new lnterprc-
tatio of Sha ,eare's ali .hc
world stage i1 a speech ia
the se~ous aot O. the play. In re
ply 10 the GOVERNORS who are
you?" he says
"Question Number One. The in
cvitablc Who arc you9' The an
swer IS 4 don't know. and If |
did, I'd be the most m serable man
on earth, for my greatest happi-
ness lies in the fact that ! occupy
most unique position nat OF
having not been cast for par in
the great word drama Of Lif' I
am q lonely. iaglc-handed eta
tor, sitting Dace, look ng rd
laughing at the monkeyshines Of
tire great all-star company of Sc,
eral billions of men and won,
who are unknowingly playing tho
piece for me ] am the audience
But good audience, wlthal, FOR
laugh -ha, ha. ha. and applaud If
I'm any critic. It's q bully good
show, and some day hope - ree+
the author and compliment him
upon his marvellous entertainment.
Alas. | have no one with whom 20
discuss the merits Of the play. for
all the rest are on the stage. I'm
sitting in front alonc-all alone
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
WinchelI Smith on
The Production Of
Successful pEavs

~ OW does WincheI Smith do it.
~ Answer that question and you wil
disclose the methods Of perhaps
the most successful playwright and d.
rector in the recent history Of the
American theater. Apply the methods
TO the production of plays VIII Won be
as success ful as Winchcll Smith has
been? The only way to ind out is to
try and hope That's the Wy WincheN
Smith himself works, and no matter
what successes he has already achieved.
he always starts either the writing or
direction of d new play With the deep.
dark fear that it isn't worth the doing.
and the longer he works at it the less
he thinks that it is good.
How does he DO it? Winchell Smith
himself cannot answer the question.
He knows his limitations, knows good
deal about the theater from hard cx-
perience in acting and directing, and
for the rest he guesses and hopes. And
when one thinks Of Turn to the Right, ''
al ghtnin'" and "The First Year" one
must conclude that he is pretty fair
guesser, Babe Ruth among guessers,
counting 4 successful guess as = home
run.
Just try; that's all he says cryp-
ticaly. But Mr. Smith admits that he
is not a very good hand at explaining
things. In fact, when he wants GER
tain effect from an actor or actress he
does not explain it with words He goes
on the stage himself and shows what he
wants. And he gets it,
Mr.. Smith was caught in his Office
late one Friday afternoon, just before
nc was to hurry OFF for the train which
would take him to his home in Farm
ington. He WAS asked to tell how he
does it and to discuss the theater from
his point of view.
- have always thought,' he said,
that there is more money in clean
pieces th.n in any other kind l
specialize in comedies. you know. and
for light, laugh making plays il is bet
ter to get clean, innocent stories than
those that are off color 1t is more
satisfactory from every point OF Veiw."
But the truth is, and Mr.. Smith con-
fessed it, that he is just as anxious as
any one to write a good play. There
is d feeling among serious theatergoers,
he explained, that popular successes are
trashy, of no account and unworthy Of
serious consideration.
"All the financially successful plays
produced in New York within the last
three years or so, except John Fergu-
son. are included in the category of
popular successes unworthy Of serious
consideration" Mr.. Smith said
But there have been ard are mum
ber of plays he continued, (which
are considered great works that the
public will not go to see in playgoing
numbers. They are absolutely use
less except for publicaton-useles
(Continued ON next pages
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Actor lin "Skin
Game" Finds No
SYMBOLISM il, PLAY

* RLSWORTHY'S "The Skin Game "
W now at the Bijou Theates is re-
garded by many as q war play,
although the author makes no direct
reference to the late conflict in any
of the five scenes of the three acts.
Those who see it as a war play .et out
a'complete symbolical outline for them-
selves and then proceed to justify their
outline by reference to tho characters
and text Of the drama. The pushing.
uncouth manufacturing man. Horn
blower. is taken to renresent the Cer-
man Empile; the Hillcrlsts, colserva-
tive, landed gentry, are regarded as the
Allies, and the authors opinion of var,
they say, is presented N almost the
last lines of the play when NJ Till
crist says, I'VE entered this fight With
clean hands. Are our hands c.ean
now ."
Herbert Lomss. who cane over from
Eng and to play the part Of Horn
blower, is one who scouts the theory
that Galsworthy had the war in lnind
when ne was writing The Skin Game. "
He admits the possibility. but thinks
that there is enough real interest and
dramatic value in the facts themselves
without probing below them
at is largely matter of conjecture. -
said the tall North Country man. Gals
worthy never mentioned the We 70 me
when We talked about the play and |
never asked him whether he had had
the war in mind The facts he presents
are so true to life and so interesting
IN themselves that hardly believe tina,
Galsworthy was trying 70 symbolic the
war in The Skin Game The th, ory is
very engaging one and shall write
10 the author at once and ak him
about it,"
No one who was present at tie pre-
miere of the Galsworthy play failed
to comment on or notice the fdeitv of
olalect with which MIR. Lomas !. nd ared
his lines. Cast as a man from the
north of England, his dialect was un-
mlstakable. There is nothing vogy re-
markable in this fact, for the actor s
North Country man. The remarkable
thing is the persistence with which pro
ducers choose him for heavy North
Country types, despite his ability 10
play variety OF parts which he has
shown in his career in England
Il seem riveted to whiskers," he com
planned in discussing the role OF Horn
blower. LAS matter Of fact did not
want to play the part OF the heavy
father again. The last time came TO
America in 'Hindle Wakes I lad the
same kind of part"
In England Mr.. Lomas has played in
nearly all Of Galsworthy's plays and
in many Of Shaws~ Before coming to
America he completed d season on tour
IN Drnkwater's "Abraham Lincoln"
having played the title role. His physi-
tContinned on next paxe)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07


To be sure. hy mis- very title A. f.
Thomas asks Indulgence for the pre-
tense, bur .tis is cynical reviewer.
who thinks iu is silly game and viii
Hot play. Nor is it so excessively cyni-
cal al that. TO remain incredulous at a.
llsy in which young woman takes
Young man for ten minute walk i'm
rose garden, bows him the family
Photograph album. listens while he
reads lyric Of Herrick's and replies
with little thing from the Chinese,
and then upon his departure, declares
that SO much las passed between them
that she vii be ilttlc lonely for the
''s Of her life.
Inc fact that nc is 3 Prince Of Wales
and she Virginia miss, and that the
harvest calcium s shining, and the off
SaEe negroes popping in with "Ise been
working on the railroad" at CON
'enent moments. is not enough. We
are perfectlv ready to believe that the
''ne Virginia miss might we'll have
OseN thrilled az the privilege Of feeling
pHneely pulse, and that he. too,
"gnt have been ~mitten and delighted
. the opportunity Of making casual
'0Ve as MIR. George Chester. We arc
even prepared to believe that the young
'oman might have felt that this one
'P'sode in her life condemned her for
s'sf after to yearn her heart out alone.
'"s only thing at which we bride is
ne playwright's apparent determina-
uOn that his audience should accept
WIS al as serious business and take
We prince and the little miss as ro-
"Snucally tragic figures None of it
'''n'S very much more important to
Is 'nan the passion of Willie Baxter
for Lola Pratt
Il Mf' Thomas had been inclined to
lightly facetious about it all, his
p meme would offer excellent material
1' though there is good deal of
,s, ,.'@sah' Incidental humor, the terrible,
"U yet delicious, blight which has fall
:. ;. upon the life Of Linda Lee is set
. s'" IN solemn earnest. This is
LOT happers of all ages
+'eh under circumstances much more
''''ate and prolonged there has never
Sn the same prevalence of heart
IN life AS upon the stage. We
w. s~einoer that upon one occasion Nine.
s'a' the brilliant Japanese singer,
JARED in an interview that while
- 'oVed to sing "Butterfy," the opera
really rubbish as far as its story
~" ' because no Japanese girl of any
Se could possibly make such fool
~. Aesself about any man. But CON
,."s that heartbreak actually does
~" IN certain rare instances, it is
another thing to admit that ii
scmirablc and an engaging thing
tont think playwrights ought to
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
Good Actors Here
In Bumper Crop

The present season promises 10
be one rich in good performances
William Faversham gives delight
fully romantic touch to his role in
Tho Prince and the Pauper' with
out any apparent effort. Geoffrey
Kerr, Fred Kerr and Leslie Howard
all perform agreeably in Just Sup
pose by A. L. Thomas, but the
feature Of the week was not in any
of the Broadway theaters, but in
the far removed homo of the Prov
incetown Players in Macdougal
Street, where Charles s. Gilpin, a
negro, seen briefly in small part
in Drinkwater's "Abraham Mncoln,"
gave one Of the most distinguished
performances of the year n d diff
cult and eXacting role.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

been called her best scene in the play.
The scene is very real to the star.
Harmon Craig, her older son, wa
killed while on duty In France as an
ambulance driver. He volunteered
while still a student in the Brcokline
(1Iass) High School. snd wa among
the younges, men to 60 overseas
Edward Nroom, who gave series OF
special matinees of romantic plays at
tie Selwyn Theater last winter. has al
ranged to continue these performances
at the Times Square Theater Mr.
Nroom Will begin on January II a
season Of twenty weeks in this roper
tory: "Cyrano de Bergerac,7 The
Merchant Of Venice" The Tanning of
the shrew," "Richelieu," The Devils
Holiday Don Caesars Wedding,"
"Hamlet' and "A Night in Old Paris" "
One Of the most interested spectators
at William Faversham's premiere in
The Prince and the Pauper' last Mon
day night was Elsie Leslie, who origi-
mated the dual title role in 1890, when
Daniel FroAman presented a dramati-
zation of the story. Miss Leslie, who
is now Mrs jefferson Winter, having
married a son Of the late William Win
ter, was q notable child actress. >When
Frohman asked permission to drama
tie The Prince and the Pauper" Mark
Twain answered, Certainly. on condi -
ton that YOU have li-tle Elsie Leslie
play the part
After seeing the performance last
Monday night Miss Leslie wrote Mr.
Faversham: 'How it brought back
memories of my childhood, when Mark
Twain had it dramatized for me after
had created the part Of Lord Fuuntle-
roy and played the little Prince
and Pauper enjoyed the play more
than could have imagined possible.
for l was last night just the ordinary
theatergoer, and its appeal TO me was
as it will be to every one who sees
it thrilling with romance, the ro-
nance of youth and fairy tales The
stage settings were beautiful--far su-
perior to those we used. Rollo Peters
is genius
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

"Heartbreak House" having found
no hospitality in the English theaters,
is now produced for the first time,
after postDonement at the request os
Bernard Shaw himself. The Theatef
Guild had planned 10 open us season
with it last month, but the asthor on
political grounds, deemed it expedient
to defer the presentation until after
the Presidential election.
The play is described by Shaw as
"a fantasia in the Russian manner or
English themes Being d picture of
cultured. le.suFed Europe bsfore the
way, as seen through Shavian lenses,
the fantasia veers from comedy to
tragedy and back TO comedy without
ever limiting whether the loves and
quarrels AMI heartbreaks and recon
citations of the little group of people
staying at the quaint Sussex house are
too real to be fanciful or too fanciful
to be real
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

encourage if. "Just Suppose" did not
warm our heart at such times as grand
mothers and ambassadors and others
who were old enough to know better
pattcd dear little Linda Lee on the top
Of her dear little head and said You
poor dear.' There should have been
somebody in the play to shake her
sharply and cxclaim Snap out of it!"
I'VE have never kept one Of those
"Smile, damn you" notices over our
desk, and yet we do resent all persons
who move through the world wrapped
in a determined grief There should
be 4 law-state and national fixing a
rigid time limit upon hearthreak, for
il constitutes anti-social conduct of the
most selfish sort. On the other hand, a
little heartbreak is probably a stimu-
lating adventure. Suspension bridges,
transcontiNenta railroads and q little
acceptable verse have undoubtedly
been inspired from time to time by
that nascent energy which comes I. TO
the man or woman who has had the
privilege OF picking up the pieces and
exclaiming, We'll, that's that, and now
for something useful
In addition to availing himself to
the full of the stage traditions about
love at first sight and heartbreak
A. +. Thomas has also called upon the
other tradition that the "reminiscences
of any person more than sixty years of
age are sure to be not only sweet, but
also interesting. We doubt il. Every
truthful person knows that most of the
stories which begin Sixty years ago.
when | was a slip Of girl in Rich
mond" are long-winded, tedious and
CONTINUED ON next paSc>
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
As " G " ere Saying G;
By Haywood Broun

1ss t siity. more than the probability love
sight belief convenient to playwrishts that small
w. they eagerly. is terrible all
that Mo- play which has been
luN Surn-.- nretendine Igh tninc stroAe
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
The New PLAYS

t}RE new productions Broadway tn week
G Alice elysla IN the musical at entr
w. Iheae the Cobums "trncl Belmont ~ O.,
Monday night and the of Bernard SHAY rfeaft-
break House which "Wednesday at Ga rc by th
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07
a8s 5tage Gossip

<Es~ III week brought one keen dis
ID appointment the confirmation
~a' by Arthur Hopkins aof the re
port that John Ban. more would not
retmn TO the stage untl next season.
1t had been hoped that he would re
sumo his roriormarses IN "Richard
iii" and that lc would also be seen
in "Hanlet" But there stil remain
other great expectations for the sea
SON Lionel Barrymore is to be pre-
ented by John d. Williams in
Ib4uez's Blood and Sand; Arthur
Hopkins VII give Ben-Anu his debut
on the English peakine stage in Sam
son and Delilah"; David Belasco s
working on Guitry's "Deburau." in
which Lionel Atwill will be starred
Ruth Chattorton will come in around
holiday time in Barre's MARY Rose;
De Wolf Hopper and Francis Wilson
will be in George c. Tyler's revival of
"Erminie'; David Warfield comes back
in A revival Of "Tho Return Of Peter
Grimm; Otis Skinner viii appear in
AT the Villa Rose" and Mrs. Fiske
will return to tho New York stage in
new play. SO there is much to look
forward to after all
The Proper Spirit appears TO have
stamped its image and superstition
upon the pre- Broadway circuit. The
review in The Utica Observer had
this to say of the play. which is by
Willard Robertson and Kilbourn Cor
don:
\ refreshing comedy drama depending
for its bit upon neither bedroom bath nor
questionable situation. took the audience
at the Gaety back 10 the mellow days OF
Sol Smith Russell last evening Ever
notice, when play Of certain rare
tyre strikes town how the audience sizes
things Up, first with an air Of dark sus-
plcion. wary in the modern fashion OF
something being put over on them still un-
certain. slowly relaxes. gradually begins
TO smile and, finally conquered. slides down
in its seat for reeuar. real heartwaru-
ing sort OF time That's the kind of
play The Proper Spirit" is
There has been much comment Oh
Mary Youns's playing Of the scene in
The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer" in
which she receives the news of the
death OF her son in France. 1t has
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

we'll remembered Old Bill in The Better
Ole Mrs. Coburn, "a Nile. Juiletre. is
radiantly provocative IN costumes phich
Paul Tribe. the French artist, designed
for her
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

Iheater Guild
Delysia, who has had tremendous
vogue in London and Paris, makes her
American debut under the direction Of
=. Ray ComStock and Morris Gest. Il.
is the same "Afgar" in which she aD-
peared first in Paris and later at the
London Pavilion under the direction of
Charles B. Cochran. The musical score
is by Charles Cuvillier, composer Of
"The Lilac Domino Various authors
both French and English, have con
tributed to the version that viii be
seen Monday night
The scenes of Agar" arc laid in
Morocco, but there is no pretense Of
observing conventionalities, either Of
time or place, in the story. Delysia ap-
pears as zaydee the favorite wife in
the harem Of Lord Agar. Moorish
nobleman, and the story rev6lves
around her efforts to organize the
Harem Ladies' Union No. l and to lead
her sisters of the seragio in a strike
Tor an eight-hour day in the harem and
for double pay for overtime. Before
Zaydee gets through, Lord Agar
a"aAes 10 the disadvantages Of the
plural wife and decides to be happv
with Zaydee alone
DelySia is French actress. who
made her reputation at the Folies Ber-
gere. For the last five years she has
been appearing in London in English
musical comedy. In London she ere
ated the leading role in "As You Were"
which was played here last year by
Irene Bordoni.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn are TO take the
leading roles in French Leave an
English comedy by Reginald Berkeley.
which is now in its fifth month at the
Apollo Theater IN London. The pro-
duction is the first that the new firm
of Marc Klav, Inc, has made in New
York
French Leave" also IS the maiden
production of Reginald Berkeley The
play" according to the notice sent out.
tells the story Of 4 young English wife
who, in order to see her husband be-
hind the lines, embroils a clustering
old army officer, jealous husband and
an amorous staff captain in breathless
difficulties and astounding predica-
ments. Thus Nile. Juliette, disguised
as Partisan prima donna, laughs her
way through a series of entanglements.
IN which amusing and human people
watch her and wonder, and Invariably
take the wrong point Of view 1t ends
with the surprise and snap of an O.
Henry story. Mr.. Coburn, as a fiirta-
tious old general, recalls his humorous,
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

CONTINUED ON next page
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

tContinned on next paxe)
New-York tribune., 1920-11-07

There has been much comment op
Mary Iounss playing Of the scene in
THE Outrageous Mrs. Palmer" in
which she receives the news of the
death OF her son in France. 1t has
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

The Daughters OF the Hand Cart
Pioneers will meet with Mrs. W. M.
Smith at 116 South First East on
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

The Bee Hive class of the Logan
and Cache stakes will meet for first
Aid work Tuesday evening at 7
o'clock In the Logan high school.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Hyrum W. Hansen
Of College are rejoicing ovtr the ar
rival OF a fine daughter born Satur-
day morning July 10. All concern
ed doing nicely.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

All persons able to sing in tn
Scandinavian tongue are respectful
ly requested to meet in the Eleventh
ward assembly room "Wednesday ev.
ening at p. N. Louis Christensen
Director.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Paloi apple pectin Is simple jei-
~ insurance. Fruit puice will al
vays fell If Paon Pecun 10 used.
what is more the use Of Paoli Pee
tin results In considerable more jel-
". better Jelly and saves sugar and
fruit. Call Mrs. Lorin Merrill for
~ o.. san for toc. Adv.7-17-C
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Miss Clara Kramer left last Sat
urday to spend tsree weeks vaca-
ton in Sewer county. Most Of the
time will be spent at the celebrated
Fish lake.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

BABY CHICKS-My chicks are
bred from trap nest hens OF high
egg production. Write for prices. Al
vim Allen, Hyrum, Utah. Adv-tf
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

WANTED-Lady or gentleman
agent in the city of Logan for Wat
kins Famous Products. Known ev-
erywhere. Big profits. Write Wat
kins Company, 81 winona. MINI.
Adv-7-25
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Large Gamma plants. soc each at
Cache Valley Floral. Adv-tf
A variety of homes for sale by
Savage Real Estate. Ad-7-15-C
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

FOR SAL9-Choice seven room
house, opposite Agricultural College
concrete roadway and garage Con-
crete walk, sewer, electricity for
lighting and cooking Bargain II
taken at once Phone 1901 or
write O w Israelsen Adv-8-l
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

The six weeks old baby daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. W. swenson Of
Crockett avenue passed away Sun
day. The cause OF Death was whoop-
ing cough. Funeral services were
held at the family residence yester-
day at 2 o'clock
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Postmaster General Burleson 10
charged with notification of por-
tons of the retirement law. Nullifi-
cation seems to be a favorite word
of the Democrats.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Nonuse of water or electric SER
vice will not entitle you to rebate un
less written notice is filed with City
Treasurer at time use dicontinues
Board OF City Commissioners
Adv-6-l S
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Some time ago the people of Cen
ter and Main streets were asked
through the columns OF this paper
to clean the weeds and rubbish from
the ront of their property. Sone OF
the people living In this district are
to be complimented for their efforts
while others have not as yet aid any
attention to the proposition. 1t does
not look well for ore man to clean
up in front Of his property and his
net door neighbor to leave the
weeds standing. II we are to have
q clean city every property owner
will have to do his or her part.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1920-07-13

Prof. and Mrs. p. A. c. Peterson
returned Sunday evening from Salt
Lake City where they attended the
N. e. A.