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New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Cyril Keightley Tells
How Years Ago He Met
Two Now Famous Men

Cyril Keightley and ! made friends
at once.
"Why does everybody call you an
Englishman when you're really Aus
tralian?"
"Well, let me see" began this lead
She" "I'm an Australian, as you dis
covered. Real Australian, too--my
father had big station there, what
you call ranch out West. New South
Wales was my colony; was born and
bred there, went through college there.
When I graduated ] worked for my
father on his station. I didn't like it,
so I tried Office work. That wasn't
much better, and | seized the oppor-
tunity to 60 on the stage. I guess !
| wanted more excitement than I was
getting. SO off l went.
II went a long sight further than |
had bargained, once | got into q the
atrical company. First it was the
bushes, what you call small time; fre-
quently our only means Of transporta-
tion was stage coach. | don't think
/ need bother you with the names of
the towns we played. Most of them
don't have names; you have no towns
in America as small as those. Well,
when we had finished playing the
bushes we tried our luck abroad, in
Africa and elsewhere. That was when
| became scientific excavator. 1t
happened this way. Our troupe got
stranded, as happens sometimes even
in America. 1t broke up for lack of
popular support. and there was, in
Cairo, with nothing to do but earn my
living. Covington was there at the
time-the man who became famous by
sleeping q night in the Kings chamber
in one Of the pyramids and who has
since become known internationally as
an excavator. He was organizing a
scientific exploring and excavating
party, so / Joined up with him.
shipped over to England frst chance
| got.
"Wen, kept getting ahead in my
profession somehow or other. Soon it
was Shakespeare. at the Stratford on
Avon festivals, and before long I was
managing my own company. And that
reminds me Of something amusing.
You've heard Of Hugh Macintosh, the
Australian fight promoter? He's a
tralians either become mllionaires at
home or come to the States and be-
come millionaires. I'm an unfortunate
exception but that's beside the point.
! Well, when Macintosh WAS over here
he'd heard of me. l went to see him
at his invitation. He talked to me
bit. and then he aatd. You know. I've
met you before. Don't you remembers
! had to confess I couldn't remember.
We'll, you remember visiting your aunt
in Sydney? Yes? Well, I'm Buttons
the boy that opened the door, And
had scarcely gotten over that sur
prise when In walked another chap In
uniform. He was introduced to me,
and said. 'oh. yes, I've met Mr.. Keight,
ley before. Don't you recall the in
cidentT By that time was raging.
No. DON'T said l. Well, it seems
when I was playing Stratford the high
school chappies had an elocution con
test and I was unfortunate enough to
be the judge. had given this young
fellow second prize; there was one
other youngster who wasn't quite so
bad. The poor chap was so cut I'D he
almost cried And do you know who
it was? Bruce Bairnsfather, by Jove.
It's = small world, isn't III"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Children Earn Living
On Stage and i'm Pictures
While Being Educated

crime Lee arc being educated. The
story was told of Katherine not SO
long ago that when a menu card was
handed to her at the Claridgc she
looked vaguely down the list Of things
to eat, and finding it all unintelligiblc
transferred her attention to stha price
list, which she seemed to understand.
Her wandering finger stopped at some
thing costing SIS.
"This will be the best because it costs
the most" volunteered Katherine.
That's how she does it. You see,
she can't read yet" put in Jane.
At any rate, Jane and katherine are
both said to be diigent students
her sister is in the third They are the
admiration ard envy cf all the chill
dren of the school. Strangely enough,
they are decorous in themselves, al
though the greatest of imps on the
screen. They have occasionally sur
prised the school by breaking into
hula-hula dances and doing impromptu
"splits," but what arc these feats CON-
pared with falling through the roof of
a church in ones birthday attire, just
when "fourthly" was we'll on its way,
or turning whole village upside down
with ones pranks, as they have been
known to do in pictures? The general
opinion at the school is that Jane and
Katherine are two hard working young
sters, who lead fairly strenuous life,
being educated and starred extensively
at the same time.
Ethel Fisher and Dorothy Herskind
are two of the girls who dance in
Highland ostume in "The Night Boat"
running under the feet of stalwart
Ernest Terrence. But this does not
prevent them from studying Latin, al
gebra and other terrifying things.
Helen Chandler played in "The Light
of the World" and will be with j ohm
Barrymore in "Richard Ill" Almost
any ono of the children, casually ad-
dressed, can boast of Broadway
record. Even the Theater Guild and
Drama League look to the Professional
ChildFen's School for their Juveniles
The youngsters them selves are in the
market, but while the barterng goes
on so must their education.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
AT Last, Chrystal Herne
Has Been Interviewed
And by a Stage Reporter

Chrystal Herne in 1.-THE Acduittal'
has the reputation Of being the bane Of
interviewers, as her father, the late
James A. Hcrnc. was their boon. She
cannot be induced to talk. One Of
the five young actors who play news
phoned The Tribune Office yesterday,
offering the assistance Of his confreres
in Interviewing Miss Herne. All five
were told to get busy and each de
livered the goods" on schedule. Nor
man Lanes story Is characteristic.
Chrystal Herne is nice young
lady. When / went to her dressing
room and said, Miss Herne. I've come
to interview you," she didn't yell,
Get out, you supei" but asked mo to
come in and sit on her chaise Tongue,
ask me 80 sit like q lady: but treated
me like a lady. I mean like a lady
should treat gentleman.
"Mss Herne," l began, chow long
have you been on the stage?"
pulled an envelope out OF my
pocket, preparatory to making notes
on the back l admit copped this
trick from Bill Hsrrigan. who is the
star reporter in "The AcQuittal" and
is so professional that lot of news
paper men are taking lessons from him.
d
the stage, just an envelope back. and
somehow this makes a great impress
sion on the audience. Anyway. 1t reg
istered for me with Chrystal Herne.
Mercy, do | have to tell that?" was
her reply
"Why. certainly assured her.
"That's very professional. An inter
viewer must always know that"
Also ones age?" asked Miss Herne,
Well" ! said, "of course, Il you'd
rather mott
"Oh, don't mind" said she. rood
naturedly.j "only the public might"
Miss Herne," inquired next, what
70 your great ambition?"
Mercy" said the actress. q little
disturbed. you'll have to let me think
Now, for your information will try
80 explain something about mental
acting about which we hear lot,
pack stage at "The Acuuittal." / be-
We've Mr.. George Cohan is respon,;Sls
sSr the idea. During rehearsals he used
70 say to the actors, an this play
you've get to make the audience see
sou thinking Mr.. Cohan talked so
Mucn to US about using our minds
tha. | sometimes wished he hadn't used
his so much; because through re-
hearsals he kept taking out lines and
tciilng us, Convey that idea to the
audience without speaking" Mental
acting Is no joke, believe me. How
ever, Miss Herne is in her element
with the mental stuff. The more lines
Mr.. Cohan shipped out Of her part, the
better, l guess, she liked 1t. And can
you beat this tho thing she likes
best about her part is that tho audience
doesn't applaud after her big speech!
That is the greatest ovation / have
ever had as an actress" Mas Herne
told me. "The effect Of the silence Of
the audience after that tense scene Is
slectrifying. I simply surge with their
sympathy. which is far greater tri5-
ute than all, the applause In the world"
now repeat, Miss Chrystal Herne
IS nice young lady. very pretty and
natural and without airs. She's as
easy as pie to interview II you put your
questions professionally, like I did,
and remember George NJ. Cohan's ad-
vice about using your mind
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Mrs. Sidney Drew Plans
To P Produce Four Big
Psychological Pictures

The thousands who have seen the
motion picture comedies made famous
by the late Sidney Drew and by Mrs.
Sidney Drew must have often won
dered where the intimate knowledge Of
domestic life in America that made
these comedies inimitable came from.
The thousand and one touches of real
ty came from the hand of Mrs. Drew,
who knows her Middle Western book
and has found the cliff dwellers of New
York strangely kin to their brothers
and sisters on the Wabash.
This understanding of the American
home is TO be brought to play in q
new field, acnording to Mrs. Drcw's
latest plans. Al present under a con-
tract with Path6 to do eight pictures,
Mrs. Drew told a Tribune man of her
plan, once that contract Is completed,
to produce four big dramas in which
the psych ,ogica will displace the
physical, inc which American life will
be represented truly.
Notion pictures are an art" said
Mrs. Drew. you will notice the critics
are beginning to comment on the in-
provement in the acting of those who
have returned to the stage after an
absence with the movies. realize that
slapstick comedy and poor films are
popular-lt is because they appeal to
the masses. Just as we'll do I realize
there is a public which has come to
demand the standard in comedies In
films that was set by Mr.. Drew and
myself They are in a minority, per-
haps, but to give thousands of people a
true picture of life is art
81 want to bring literature to the
movies as it has not often been done
before-fathfully For five of our
Pathe pictures we have been using the
stories OF Julian Street, which ran un-
der the title Of After Thirty If |
buy such stories, or stories by. any
other we'll known author, I want what
| have bought brought over to the
screen. For, other things being equal,
given dramatic artists in the movies,
the question OF art must wait on
the typewriter. Stories as subtle and
as true as those written by Mr.. Street
are what | hope to bring to the public
in the four dramas that | shall pro-
duce.
'lt is the only thing that I have. 1t
is the biggest thing in my life, and
have learned to work. The cnly thing
that ! don't do myself is to cut the
negative for my pictures. Naturally
wouldn't work tnat way if didn't
believe that it was art, that it was
bringing art to thousands"
Mrs. Brew is leaving soon with he,
brother FOR six weeks "trip III tnc
West, where she will visit the studios
of California. AS soon as her trip is
over she expects to begin the construc.
ton OF a studio building in the East
Tor the production of her own films.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

The authors agent, or the play
broker, plays an important but occa-
sionally very difficult part in our
present theatrical scheme; often the
manager and the playwright must ap-
pear to such an agent as the traditional
"devil and the deep sea-" Tact and a
true desire to serve the best interests
Of the stage must present the final So
luton to any conflict in the interests
of author and producer.
With Mary Kirkpatrick, Of Brandt
& Kirkpatrick, life as an authors agent
Has meant more than keeping author
and manager from open strife. 1t has
meant-but let her tell it in her own
words, wherein one may read between
the lines her formula for success-en-
thusiasm.
"You know" she began, selling
plays is not like selling pig iron; each
one has to be handled in an entirely diff
ferent manner, but always with enthu-
sasm. The greatest compensation that
one receives is when play goes over,
but that, unfortunately, is often bal
anced by disappointments.
"There is such a large element Of
chance in the whole game. Take the
case Of script for q musical comedy,
written by an Englishman. that had
been withheld by one Of our managers
because of it's lack Of American humor
l was working over this script one
evening in my Office when Dorothy
Donnelly dropped in and demanded the
reason for my puckered brow. Explain
atoms followed, and she began to sug-
gest revisions which / thought excel
lent. The next day went to the man.
ager and suggested that Miss Donnelly
rewrite the script. shall never for
get his horror at my proposal.
"'Do you think I am crazy? he said
"A tragic actress put jokes in musi-
cal comedyo But persisted, and Miss
Donnelly did not disappoint me. Her
work was so excellent that she was
engaged Immediately for two more re-
visions. and is now a full fedged dra-
matist."
Inquiry was made as to the tenn
peraments of the folks who bring plays
into the Office Of Miss Kirkpatrick.
Contrary to the general IMPRESSION -
she answered. authors are sane, we'll
balanced people and no more tempera-
mental than other people who work in
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Wonderful Helen Keller,
Who Is Deaf and Blind,
Now Talks i'm Vaudeville

don't seem to be able to hold on to
money"
"You are not spending it foolishly,
are you?" was asked.
"No, others are," she replied jokingly
and with q smile, emphasizing her de-
light with the gesture she always seems
to use in the lighter moments Of her
conversation. gentle, downward pat
with her right hand, sometimes striking
her own body and sometimes Mrs.
Macy.
Miss Keller feels the location Of
the person with whom she is talking.
She turns in his direction when an
swering questions, and seems to know
when he is talking to Mrs. Macy. For
one meeting Miss Keller for the first
time, it is almost uncanny. Mrs Macy
is like an interpreter except that she
does only part Of the work. An IN
terpreter asks questions for third
person and then transmits the replies.
Mrs. Macy simply asks the questions
and Helen answers. Even if Mrs. Macy
were not present, it would be posi-
BILE to talk with the wonder woman, who
can read the lips so splendidly with
her finger tips that Harry Lauder once
quoted some poetry in his richest
Scotch dialect, which she repeated
without a moments hesitation. At
first it is difficult to understand Miss
Keller's speech. 1t resembles a low,
rumbling, unintelligible sound, but very
soon it becomes clear-clearer than
with the gift of speech and never had
to acquire it with the difficulty that
she has had. When it is considered
that she has never heard the hYman
voice and has learned to speak by
initiating the position of tongue,
throat muscles, teeth and lips, made
known to her by her sense Of touch,
her pronunciation and infection are
amazing.
~ like motion pictures, but vaude-
Vile is much more pleasant. 1t was
tiring standing around the studio and
l missed the audience. | can feel the
people out in front and I can feel their
applause They are very kind"
Perhaps the camera was more truth
| full and less kind than the vaudeville
audiences" Mrs. Macy suggested to
| her
Helen agreed.
We went backstage to wait for the
time Miss Keller was scheduled to 20
on. A stage policeman, who was also
awaiting his turn, came UP and was
presented. She ran her fingers lightly
| over his uniform. Then na1vely she
asked:
care you Irish? ?"
Somebody asked her to shimmy. She
blushed, smiled, swayed with the music,
but refrained.
On the stage Mrs. Macy tells
beautiful story Of her experiences in
teaching Helen, who then appears to
demonstrate how it was possible for
her to learn to talk. To show that the
questions are not prearranged between
Miss Keller and Mrs. Macy, members
of the audience are permitted to ask
questions; Mrs. Macy repeats them,
and Helen answers.
"What is Miss Keller's age?" some
| inquisitive person asked.
"There is no age on the vaudeville
STAGE" was the instantaneous response.
"Does Miss Keller think Of mar
riage?"
eyes," she replied in a flash. "Are
you proposing to me?"
"Does talking tire you, Miss Keller?"
And here she showed that she is
not much different from other women
| in this respect when she replied:
"Did you ever hear of woman who
tired of talking?"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Marmont With Billie Burke

After having appeared in FIVE pic
lures for Vitagraph Percy Marmon.
has returned to Famous Players. where
he is supporting Billie Burke in Away
Goes Prudence. Over two years ag0.'
when Marmont- first came to this coua%
try after concluding successful tous,
on the Australian stage, he was en-.
gagged by Famous Players to appess
with Elsie Ferguson in Pose of the
World" and "The Lie" Subsequent to
this engagement he was leading man
with Geraldine Farrar, Marguerite
Clark and Alice Brady He appeared
with Alice Joyce in The Vengeance Of
Durand," "The Winchester Woman."
Slaves of Pride" and "The Sporting
Duchess"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Bronx Supplies kahirs

Atmosphere for the South African
veldt scenes in april Folly" the new
Cosmopolitan film featuring Marion
Davies, to be released in March, is
given by six genuine, triplc-ply Kaffirs
These boys were as hard to find as the
priceless yellow diamond which is the
center of interest in the film. At last
Of romance! they were found
in the Bronx.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-05
BAN JOHNSON DOES
NOT FAVOR SESSION
CALLEDBYHEYDLER

and T. L Huston, owners OF the New
York Americans, Thursday made pub
lie a statement from Charles A.
ComisEeg, owner OF the Chicago
Americans, dealing with the 1913
world series scandal
The statement is a reply 10 a re-
quest from the New York owners and
seeks to counteract the impression
that prevails that Mr.. Comiskey had
been delinquent in exposing the scan
dal and that credit for doing so should
go to president Johnson Of the Ameri-
can league
Mr.. ComIEkey declared that the
first fntlmntion he received OF
crookedness was regarding h C.
Redmond, Of St. Louis, who
claimed 20 have lost 5000 on the
White sOE by being double
crossed Redmond was inter
viewed. he said, but z e story he
told was raEue and uncertain
Redmond. he declared could give
no names, circumstances or facts
on which to base charges OF
croOkednezs.
Mr. Comlskey stated he had spent
approximately $4,000 in attempting
20 run down the charges and that the
work Of detectives hired by him did
not terminate until May, 1920.
Told President HeydIer.
He then communicated his suspic-
ions TO president Heydler OF the Ma
tional league. who, in turn, Informed
president Johnson Of the American
league
This same man, Redmond. was
likewise interviewed at or about the
same time that interviewed him. by
this same Johnson, the president OF
the American league" the statement
continued. and Johnson must have
reached the same conclusion because
he took no action
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-05
Mike VaSqueZ and
Hawkins To Fight

Arrangements were made Thursday
night for Nike Vasquez, the sensa-
1onal FL Paso lightweight boxer 70
meet Dal Hawkins in the ten round
semifinal 10 the Fowser-Perry Lewis
engagement at the motor group punch
bowl, on November "a VasQuez has
been ready and azious for the match
Tor some time but difficulties have
been encountered in getting the sigma
ture OF Hawkins TO a set Of articles.
Hawkins was defeated in the last
match between the two but the bout
was so close that the fans have asked
Tor a return meeting between the
two. All that IS necessary now Is Ia
obtain the signature Of Hawkins TO
a set Of articles as Vasquez has a1-
ready signed through his manager
Jack Taylor In the event Hawkins
backs down some other ughtweicht
q prominence viii meet Vasduez.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-05
Football, 'TheInside Game ;;
''Ihe objectionable Sin :"


the ball on the kickoff is a free bali
Thus. II the ball Is kicked of behind
team AS goal line. a member Of team
A can IAN on IL for a touchbaclz- Bui
II a member OF the team that Is kick.
ing off can race down the field ant
fan on the BAN in back OF team A.,
goal line, It counts as a touchdown
for team b Once in a while a whole
eleven viii be so dumb as 70 forge
this point and allow an opponent tc
outwit them and win an easy touch
down as a reward.
Another homer that sometimes
leads TO dlsadvuntaEeous conse-
queBees Is that OF a defending
player trying to Intercept a for
ward pass on fourth down. This
Il not always a mistake, but as a
rule IL is. Il should be remem-
bercd that II a forward pass s.
complete on fourth down, the ball
revertE to the defending team ut
the point from which the play Is
started suppose team A g. on
team B'a I5-yurd line on fourth
down and tries n forward pass.
The pass IL going 10 be incom-
plete, although team p defender
has the chance TO intercept Il.
If the team 3 man does not try
to intercept the ball at about his own
three-yard line. let us say. the pass
- HEAA44r4 anu Alle NaAA4 goes 20 team
3 az the point where the play was
started frOm-viZ. the 15-yard line
II the team 3 player decides 70 in
tercept it, around his three-yard line
then he is eligible to be tackled any
where. In such close quarters he
may be tackled and hurled back
across his own goal line, in which
case team A scores a safety, emitting
10 10 two points
Let the Pass Go.
u IS even better 10 let q forward
pass on fourth down be grounded
when the ball is farther from the de-
tending teams goal line, for the
chances are that the point where the
defending team gets the ball on
downs viii be more advantageous
than the spot where the interceptor is
tackled and hurled TO the ground
These are small points, OF
course. but they all count for
yards of distance. And in a close
game, the mere difference OF
yard may win or lose the contest.
A wise coach Overloolzs no ndran-
fnEe and runs into as few penal
ties as possible. And being pen
allied for Ignorance Of football
rules "a a crime 10 blush about.
Copyright. 1920. by the Wheel
err Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-05

tanned him on the back They an
saw II and can't understand Why the
decision was then given TO Schober-
There are a whole lot OF rams VINO
were backing the japanese 90 win ana
they were much angered by the re-
@Sehober was beaten fairly and he
knew IT,
..Persons who attend any kind
Of an athletic event do so because
Of the sportsmnnlike spirit In
volved and not to see one man
trick another. schober's trick or
pattIug Mufsudn on the back was
duplicated BY the referee and
NIntty was not the only one fooled
by any means. However luult-
ferenf 10 the trick, Mntfy was
nntted on the back in the manner
followed IN the wrestling game to
designate a victor and many fans
still think he rFom.-
Referee RaWls issued a statement
Thursday also In which he stated that
he was momeutarily tricked by Scho-
Der, but that he did not tap Nat
suda upon the back"
Il had seen the trick before, but
never thought that SchOber intended
TO keep wrestling. but, on the other
hand, believed that it was signal
Of his inability 20 break the hold and
be desired 20 give up" Rawls said
AS soon as discovered the trick and
Matsuda was thrown, / awarded the
decision to Scnoner."