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New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Public Has Been Frightened Away
From Shakespeare by Highbrow
Commentators, Says BARRYMORE

ar IONEL BARRYMORE was a terri
Bile fellow, a big, bad, clustering
bully, as Neri in "The Jest, and he is
rather bold, browbeating, bcstial
sort of prosecuting prosecutor as
Mouzon, the examining magistrate in
The Letter of the Law" in which he
Is now starring under John D. Will
iams' management at the Criterion
Theater. But offstage there isn't p
trace Of these characteristics.
Lured to an interview, thing from
which he almost invariably shrinks. he
appeared like the sheepish prize boy
IN school who would rather face the
teachers ruler than go up to the plat
form to receive his medal He is mod
esty personified and doesn't want to
talk about himself
After ten minutes of fruitless fenc-
ing to provoke his blade, he was final
ly driven to draw at the mention of his
brother Johns coming appearance as
Richard III" next Saturday night at
the Plymouth. The handsome face
which had refused an expression of in
terest up to this time, frightened into
an enthusiastic smile as he said
II am very much interested in seeing
Jack as Richard. He should be fine
Jack has a medieval nature and al
ways has had. AS a boy, the margins
of his school books were covered with
his pencil sketches Of the mediaval
characters of his imagination"
sWill the public stand for Shakes
peare y"
IF the commentators will let them
clone, they will. do not mean the
dramatic critics, for think, of all crit.
les, these are the only ones worth
while, who really do some good and
know what they are driving it. But
mean the pestilential prigs who keen
herping on the fact that Shakespeare is
highbrow stuff. 1t isn't at all. Shake
speare is the most human of al,
dramatists. All of the modern melo.
dramas and many Of tho dramas can be
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

a half years, during which time she
was in the motion pictures
Il would not take anything for my
picture experience" said she, cor for
the friends l made among the film
fans. | established following which
l could not have built up in twice the
time on the stage. 1t was delicious
when we were playing the preliminary
tour in other cities to find so MANY
young girls, who waited for me at
the stage door, embraced me as though
they were my little sisters, called me
Elsie and told me how much they loved
me.
II have several big pictures to make
in the fulfillment of my present con-
tracts, but I would never accept an
other long contract. The strain is too
great, at least on me. / need sunlight
and fresh air and exercise-tennis and
rlding-to keep me in the proaer health
fer my best work In the pictures nv
work was almost entirely in the studio,
under the powerful lights, and The re
sulc was that I was forced to get out
Of them and go back to the stage when
Nature raised her warning signal with
an attack of nervous arNmia.
u love this part of Carlotta. 1t is
an exacting one and calls for the dis
play of every emotion. The womans
whole soul is laid bare to the audi
cree, but it is a wonderful character
1t is a great pleasure to play with so
fine an artist as Jose Ruben, but on
our opening night l felt tina. | was not
giving him the proper support. The
strain of the confinement of the studios
was telling, and l felt myself growing
hard and forced. My acting was mer tal
rot physical, as it should have been
Now l have overcome that.
shakespeare Yes, indeed, I'd love
to play him. My only experience in
Shakespeare was as Portia with Beer
bchm Tree some years ago. 1t was q
treat indeed. think the people who
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
0pfntngs of tbe ComtnQ 2Deek

MONDAY-At Lyric Thar
Washington by Percy MacKaye taking
play published than a prologue
acts of with ballad
nston tho
Harry Irvine, Allen Thomas
Arundel Coulter Gane Gerald
Ryder Paul Colamor Hern-
don Kelns
At the George NJ Cohan Theater. Fl.
William Collier in The Hoten"
Victor Mapes and William Ann
Andrews Helen Wolcot Carson Donald
Meek Calvin Thomas Claude
Edwin Taylor Howard Hull Gibson
TUESDAY At the Greenwich Village
Emily Stevens Philip comedy Sophie Certain
Partisan days preceded the Revolution
are used the the Hegge
leading role opposite Miss
company Oswald Yorke Sidney Adoph
LINK John Webster Jean Newcombe
AT the FoItyfourth
Will present Cecil Lean Look Who's comedy
with Cleo Mayhed The book by Edward
Pauon and the by Sivo
George Mack Silvia de frankie Kelley
John T. Morrsey David Quxano,
sisters.
barrymore Richard III Helen Robbins
"alsh Hall, Mrs Thomas Wise, Baantne Leslie Palmer
gnald Denny Raymond Boomer Rngharn Stanley Warm
ngton Tracey Barrow Cecil Clviey, Robert White
house. Burford Hampton ~
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Rachel Crothers Relates
Joke at Her Own Expense

That Rachel Crothers can aopreciate
joke on herself is shown by the fol-
lowing incident, which happened i'm
mediately after the opening of "He
and She" now playing at the Little
Theater. When the cast was being
formed many applicants were rejected
because their trial reading of parts
was not satisfactory to her The
morning after the opening some one
sent her a newspaper clipping with the
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

go to the theater are in better mind for
Shakespeare now than they have been
for many years. ] notice a big change.
They are more attentive and more
thoughtful. They are seeing SO many
more plays than they used to that
they have learned through experience
to discriminate"
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
Shakespeare PLAYHOUSE Coming

The Shakespeare Playhouse, Frank
NcEntee, director. anaounces a revival
Of The Piper" with A. <. Anson in a
series OF special matinees beginning
Thursday, March II, at the Fulton
Theater. The Shakespeare Playhouse
was inaugurated three years ago.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

following heavily underscored: "Miss
Crothers greatly endangered the suc-
cess of her play He and She' by act
ing IN it herself" Added in pencil
was the comment: Lucky for you you
didn't have 20 read the part. This nax
take some of the cor nssit out " yvu.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29
10 Screen Harding Davis Tales

The first of the Richard Hsrd;,.
DAVIS stories, the screen rights for
which have been acquired by William
f0x' Will be made in the near future
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

Questioned ~ to hi. own success in
paesurss. Mr.. Ines told the story
New-York tribune., 1920-02-29

oohg
ak and and bah
X1 leading producers wears AGO bad r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
AUNT is ON STAND
Texas Woman Tells of Troubles
of Isabel Kessler.
Related Rebuke Received at
Hands of the Banker.
DENIED He WAS GUILTY
Wouldn't Aid Unless Other Men
Were Prosecuted.
RessIer Testimony May Be
Completed Today.
DENIED HE WAS GUILTY

Mrs. Mary Swift of Texas, on the
witness stand in Judge James A. Nc
Clure's division of the district court,
today told a jury that when she
pleaded with John Moss. st. Marys
banker and real estate dealer. to right
the alleged wrong he had done to his
cousin, Isabel Kessler of Belvue. he
said
''---- my mother and her
folks"
There were audible gasps of horror
from women who were seated in the
court room. These expressions i'm
PEELED Judge Mcclure to rap for order
in the count room.
This was the third day of the trial
of the suit brought by oliver Kessler.
the village blacksmith at Belvue, for
$4,000 actual and punitive damages
against John Moss, his nephew, who.
Kessler claims. is the father of his
daughters child.
When Miss Kessler discovered her
trouble she went to the home of her
aunt in Texas. Mrs. Swift, for the
avowed purpose of hiding her shame
from the family and boys and girls
in the little village with whom she had
gone to Sunday school and played in
her childhood days. The aunt upon
discovery of the girls trouble took her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
ALLEN HAPPY NOW
Industrial Court Plan Going
Good in Two States.
New York and Nebraska Con-
sidering New Legislation.
MAY GO TO new YORK SOON
Governor Plans to Address Leg
islature on Question.
Court Written Into the COnsti-
tutiOnaI Convention.
MAY GO TO new YORK SOON

This is a joy day for Governor
Allen.
The Nebraska constitutional conven-
ton has written into its tentative con-
stitution a provision for an industrial
relations court in that state. Now the
Kansas governors eyes are on New
York state. where the legislature is
considering passage of an act similar
to the new law in this state. Governor
Allen may go before the New York
legislature for an address next week.
The Kansas governor returned to
Topeka this morning after a day be-
fore the Nebraska constitutional con-
ventioh IN Lincoln. He discussed
phases of the new labor law in this
state and told of the proposed amend
ment to the state constitution for farm
tenantry. When the days proceed
ings ended. the convention had adopt
ed a provision for creation of an in
dustrial court act in the sister state
law to be patterned very largely
after the provisions of the Kansas
enactment.
The Nebraska Plan.
1.-The constitutional provision is
mandatory in Nebraska" said Cover
nor Allen today. 1T not only en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
WRIGHT IN BAD AGAIN
Not Supporting "Gift Wife" and
Child, Officers Charge.

George Washington Wright who, it
was charged. gave his wife, Maggie"
Wright. away to Walter O'Malley. is
facing trouble again following visit
to his home at 12O Monroe street,
Thursday night by T. d. Williams and
Miss Eva Corning, probation officers.
There, the officers stated, they found
the wife and baby. whom he prom
Used to support and care for, if he
would be released from jail. living in
a filthy room without ventilation or
much food.
Mrs. Wright apd the child were
taken to the detention home and a.
complaint was lodged with the juve-
nile court to try some other means of
forcing Wright to support his wife and
child properly.
Mrs. Wright, the baby and Walter
O'Malley were arrested in a Kansas
avenue rooming house several months
ago. O'Malley told officers that
Wright, who was wanted for wife de-
sertion at the time, had told him to
take his wife and keep her. O'Malley
was threatened with white slave prose-
cution but the case was later dis
missed, juvenile Officers stated today.
Wright was arrested and permitted to
go free upon his promise to be a bet
ter husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
HIS OWN ATTORNEY.
Frank Finan's Wife Says He Asked
Aid to Reduce Expenses

Frank Finan, North Topeka. refused
counsel in probate court today and
acted as his own attorney in defend
ing himself on a charge of being a de-
linquent parent. Finan cross exam
ined complaining witnesses and called
himself and his wife on the stand in
his defense. Tinkham Veale. assistant
county attorney, conducted the prose-
cution.
Testimony disclosed that Mrs. Finan
had called on the Provident associa-
ton for aid when, size admitted, the
larder was full.
Now. Mrs. Finan," asked her hus-
band, why did you do this?"
1T was at your suggestion" replied
the witness. You said it would help
cut down the grocery bill.'
County officials claimed Finan did
not provide his children with suffi-
Client food and clothing, Judge Ralph
H. Cav stated. He also had been ar
rested on complaint of health authori-
ties for tearing down an influenza
quarantine card prematurely.
Chief Hannah himself went on my
bond" Finan testified.
Judge Cav stated that a verdict
would be held in allegiance in the hope
there would be no more trouble at the
Finan home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
Your New Draperies Made
Up Free Of Charge

VISIT our Drapery department on the tbir,
iloor ana make elections from our Ne
spring STOCK at a yard. SOC and IN ana -
VIII take measurements, make and hang
them Free of Charge. iAhs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27

powers the legislature, but directs it
to proceed with creation of a court of
industrial relations and defines that
such court shall have power subserv-
lent to that of the state supreme
court. The Kansas constitution did
not need changes when the law was
passed. here. But the Nebraska con-
stitution is more limited and made
no provision for creation of such new
courts and commissions
1t is the plan of Governor Allen to
spend the weekend at his home in
Wichita. He may leave early next
week for Albany to tell the New York
state legislature of the operations of
the new Kansas court law. Repre-
sentative Smith has already intro
duced in the New York assembly a
bill providing for creation of a new
labor court similar to the one writ
ten in Kansas in January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
Ireland's Gauntlet
Gloves

This is a new arrival of
good, serviceable gloves
made to fit every hand.
They come in African
Brown and Beaver.
Priced at $3.50 a pair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
Art Needlework
Specials

1925 White Nainsook
Cow made up and
stamped in a variety of de-
signs for embroidery, spe-
cial each S1.S8.
Stamped Laundry Bags,
new designs on a linen col
ored fabric, an extra value,
choice each S1.0O.
S1.50 White Center Pieces
OF basket weave cloth,
36x36 inch size, stamped in
a butterfly design for cross
stitch embroidery, special
each S1.35.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
New White Fabrics of
Cotton for Spring 1920

Comprising Plain and
Novelty Textures in all the
most approved and most
wanted weaves, colorings
and color combinations. The
selection includes Voiles,
Organizes, Swisses, Flax
ons, Linweaves, Gabar-
dimes, Poplins, Ratines, etc.
We invite you to come
Saturday and see the Won
derful values offered at,
yard, soc up to SIPS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27

Muslin Gowns-c4 Was $780,
o o sc o
embroidery.
II i OIL br
II 81 o
|
s. o
Il
me l and
andy 5sc
Mother Not Overlook Splendid Opportur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27

Infants Wear Department of Livingston Bros.
ter Dry Goods Co.. of Los Angeles, California, has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
JUDGE HUGGINs Is Ill.
Other Industrial Court Members Are
Out of City.

Judge W. L. Higgins, presiding
judge of the state court of industrial
relations, is confined to his home. S2S
Lane street. on account of a sudden
attack of stomach trouble. He spent
the greater portion of Thursday in his
office in the state house, but was today
unable to leave his home.
/ None of the industrial court judges
were in their offices today. Judge
Clyde NJ. Reed has not returned from
his eastern trip. while Judge George
w. Wark is in Independence on bust
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
RECOVER STOLEN CAR.
Alleged Thief of S. w. Grubbs's Autc
Arrested at FL Dorado.

Bob Miller, undersheriff, was noti-
fled today by the sheriff at Ell Dorado
that a Buick machine owned by S. w.
Gruhbs, 1910 West Tenth street, and
stolen from in front of the First
Methodist church last Sunday at noon.
had been recovered. The driver, F. D.
Marye, was arrested, Miller was in
formed. Clarence Jordan, manager
for an automobile insurance company,
today swore to a warrant charging
Marye with the theft of the car. A
deputy sheriff will leave Topeka to-
night for Ell Dorado to bring Marye
and the car back to Topeka.
WE INSURE EVERYTHING
FOR ANYTHING
THE CLARENCE B. JORDAN
INSURANCE SERVICE
ADV. Phone 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-02-27
Beautiful New Ginghams
and Printed YoiIes

The quality of these wash materials ana
s - pIuty " ueSisnS requires ones personal
ciated. See the assortments now in o,,r
Wash Goods department
inc, re, ne" r IN are priced yard, soc
New Printed VoiIcs. high grade novelties
yard, 55c up to S2.25
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-01-09
No 22598
Order for Hearing Petition for Letters
A-k~o-

OI0eT 1OT Gearing TeLltlOu AOI AeIGeAo
of Administration
State of Minnesota, County Of Hen
nepin. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Christene Selvig, Decedent.
On receiving and filing the petition
of Theodore j. Selvig of Hennepln
County, Minnesota, praying that
Letters of Administration on said
estate issue to Robert H. Norval OF
said county and state;
1t is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested
in said matter appear before this
Court on Monday, the 26th day of
January, 1920, at 10 A. NJ, at the
Probate Court in the Court House at
Minneapolis, in said county, and then,
or as soon thereafter as said petition
can be heard, show cause, if any there
be, why said petition should not be
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given by
publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks.
prior to said day of hearing in the
Echo de HOuest, a newspaper printed
and publi@hed in said County, and by
mailing a copy of this order to all
the heirs-at-law Of said decedent
when their address is known or be
a%scertained by DIE diligence, at
least fourteen GAY days before the
date of said hearing, unless notice Is
waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 30th day
of December, 1919.
BY the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge of the Probate Court
P. J. Riordan, Attorney,
sos Oneida Blk. LILO
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-01-09
No. 22339
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.

No. 22339
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.
State of Minnesota, County OF
Hennepin. In Probate Court. .
In the matter of the Estate Of
Alfred Olson Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final
account of the Administrators OF the
Estate of said d%ecedent, and her petit
ton praying for the al
lowance of said account and for q
decree assigning the residue Of said
estate to the persons by law entitled
to the ame.
It is ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate appear before
said Probate Court On Monday, the
18th day Of January, 1920, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at the Pro-
bate Court in the Court House at
Minneapolis in said County, then and
there to show cause, if any there be,
whv said account should not be al
lowed and said estate should not be
distributed as prayed for in said
And it is further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given by
publishing this order one in each
week , for three successive weeks
prior to said day Of hearing in the
Echo de POuest, a newspaper printed
and published in said county.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 10Th day
of December, 1919.
BY the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL,
I,,doo of the Probate Court
1-9
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-01-09
No 21.O7v
mo Z!V!U
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.

Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.
State of Minnesota, County Of
Hennepin. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate Of
Minnie Martin, whose adopted name
was Julia Dargen, D%ecedent.
On receiving and filing the final
account of the Administrator Of the
Estate Of said decedent, and his
petition praying for the allow
ance of said account and for a decree
assigning the residue Of said estate to
the persons by law entitled to the
same;
It is Ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate appear before
said Probate Court on Monday, the
26tn day of January, 1920, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon, at the Pro-
bate Court in the Court House at
Minneapolis in said County, then and
there to show cause, if any there be,
why said account should not be al
lowed and said estate should not be
distributed as prayed for in said Pc
tition.
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given, by
publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks, prior
to said day of hearing, in the Echo de
pOuest a newspaper printed and pu-
blished in said County, and by
mailing a copy of this order to all the
heirs-at-law of said decedent when
their address is known or can be as
certained by due diligence, at least
fourteen (14) days before the dats Of
said hearing, unless notice is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 9th day
of December, 1919.
By the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge of the Probate Court.
1
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-01-09
No. 22573
nPnER FOR

! State of Minnesota, County OF
Hennepin. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the Estate OF
Marv Tisdale Decedent.
On receiving and filing the Petition
of Charles B. Tisdale Of Henne-
pin County, Minnesota, praying
for the allowance of an instrument
%purporting to be the last VIII ana
Testament of said decedent and pre-
sented herewith as and for sucn
last Will and Testament and that
Letters testamer1tary be granted
thereon to said petitioner;
It is Ordered, That said petition be
heard and that all persons interested
in said matter appear before this
Court on Monday, the 10Th day OF
January, 1920, at 10 A. NJ, at the
Probate Court in the Court House
at Minneapolis, in said county, and
then. or as soon thereafter as said
petition can be heard, show cause, il
n there be, why said petition should
not be granted.
And it is Further Ordered, That
notice of such hearing be given by
publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks,
prior to said day of hearing in the
Echo de POuest, a newspaper printed
and published in said County, and by
mailing a copy Of this order to all tn;
legatees named in said will ano
heirs-at-law of said decedent when
their address is known or can be as.
certained by due diligence, at least
fourteen (14) days before the date
of said hearing, unless notice Is
waived.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 23rd day
of December, 1919.
By the Court:
JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge of the Probate Court
Nicholas Doll, Attorney,
$40 New-York Life Bldg. Is
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1920-01-09
No. 2O991

No. 2O991
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution
State of Minnesota, County Of Hen
nepin. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate OF
R. D. Fitzgerald Decedent. i,
On receiving and filing the final
account Of the Administrator
of the Estate of said decedent, and
his petition praying for the allowance
of said account and for a decree as
signing the residue of said estate to
the persons by law entitled to the
same.
It is ordered, That all persons in
terested in said estate appear before
said Probate Court on Monday,
the 10Th day of January, 1920, at
ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the
Court House at Minneapolis
in said County. then and there to
show cause, if any there be why said
account should not be allowed and
said estate should not be distributed
as prayed for in said petition.
And it is Further Ordered, Ihat
notice of such hearing be given by
publishing this order once each week
for three successive weeks, prior to
said day of hearing, in the Echo de
POuest, a newspaper printed ano
published in said county.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 23rd day
of December, 1919.
JOHN A. DAHL
Judge of the Probate Court
C. S. Brown, Atty GenTs Office. Il