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New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
musement News and Stage Door Chat for the Playgoer
Irixie Friganza Sprints
From Theater. to Theater;
Afoot? No! In a Taxicab

Della O'Callahan clambered Sup the
high step OF the gasping taxicab out
side Of the Palace stage door. The
Tribune reporter c1ambered up after
her.
"To the Bushwick Theater," she COM
manded, with wave Of her arm.
Like faithful horse that needs no
guidance, the cab turned around and
pointed its nose in the general d.
rection Of its Brooklyn home. The
engine sputtered am choked, the ma
chine moved forward for twenty feet
or so and stopped. Then it moved for
ward again. At the rate of speed which
1t was making, the Bushwick would
have been reached in time for the
matinee performance next day. But
Della had finished her act at the Palace
set out for the Brooklyn theater in
time to appear again.
You know, Of course, that Della
o'Callahan is Trixie Friganza, the
comedienne, whose rotundity has
amused herself and her audience. She
once had q waist, her lap was once
where it belonged, she tells item. They
laugh and she laughs with them and
'oge'ner Th they have a good time.
and ice mounds on one side of the road.
only to find higher ones on the other.
a particularly threatening glacier on
the Brooklyn street loomed up and the
taxi careened threateningly and al
most turned over.
I've had to make many jumps to
hli engagements at theaters in nv dav
but this one is the longest and widest
that / can remember" the comedienne
born OF an Irish father and Spanish
mother, said "Never have l been called
n ,,t,
ike 1t, provided we get there all right"
Trixie, who was born in Kansas. but
spent her early years in Cincinnati. has
Just come back from the Pacific Coast,
where she played in "Poor Mamma"
But she is another of the actresses of
the legitimate stage who have been go
attracted by vaudeville that they may
not return to the other work. |
Vaudeville is a marvellous institu-
ton now, and it will take great (
deal to get me to leave it for anything
else"
Miss Friganza is doing "single"
act in vaudeville. Out on the stage
alone she chats informally of many
things, sings song about'a surprise
party, and dances in her own, inimit-
able. roly-poly way. And she is en-
phatic in declaring that she is enjoy
ing it more than she ever did the many
parts she has had in musical comedy
You are out there alone" she said
rs the taxcab hesitatcd, and then de-
cided to continue on its way, land it is
up to you TO amuse the audience. There
's no surrounding company to worry
about, there is no mistaking Of cues,
YOU are free and unhampered. If you
make good the credit is your own; if
You fail, there is no one to blame but
Tastes in vaudeville are changing.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Trixie F'riganza
Brandon lyman a Man
Of Many Sides Who Has
Played i'm Varied Paris

In the early nineties Joseph Jeffer-
son gave a lecture at the Sargent
ochool OF Dramatic Art. An open dis
cusslon followed and the speaker was
asked: (which is the greater art, to
invest part with ones personality or
TO sink ones personality in the part 2"
Inc young student in quest Of this
particular knowledge was none other
than Brandon lyman, who has so beau
tifully solved this problem for him
self in "The Purple Mask" In this
play he not only completely deceives
ms opponent, but for two whole acts
ms audience is mystifed. The old man
with his ll-ftting clothes. bent figure
hlgh rasping voice and white ashen
lace who welcomes Armande Conlte de
irevleres at the prefecture at Evreaux
is very different person from the
staggering Brisquet of the first act
Inns Is counted by many as the
finest work Mr. lyman has done, and
there are few men who have had more
colorful careers than this actor, man
ager and playwright. Born in Ireland
ana brought up by parents who never
overlooked their loyalty, Mr.. lyman
showed ms background in his first play,
Robert Emmett" which he wrote and
acted In at the somewhat earlv ags
OF nineteen. His success drew the keen
eye OF David Belasco, who put him un
DER SIX years contract. During this
period he cot invaluable KNOWLEDGE of
the stage.
Mr.. Tynan's next excursion was into
the field Of Ibsen. Fearful lest his sue
cess in Robert Emmet" would lead to
the belief that this was his type" of
work and that then he would be de-
pending upon his personality, he sought
an antldote in the Norwegian author.
Mr' lyman claims to have played
more lbsen roles than any other actor
on the American stage. He started Win
Mary Shaw in "The Master Builder"
ana then was engaged as leading man
Tor the lbsen seasons of Nazimova. This
play was produced in 191O-l91l under
the direction of the Shuberts, and now
we have Nance O'Neill appearing in
a production of the same name and
Mr. lyman threatening suit for in
fringement of title.
But to return to Mr.. Tynan's varied
work. In l014, in "Joseph and His
Brethren" he showed very strikinelv
his ability to do character wnrL
Nothing could have been more differant
than Joseph with his glorious hopes
and joys and the Joseph who came out
OF prison: Again came the call of the
blood and Mr.. lyman once more ap-
peared IN an Irish play Of his own
writing. THE Melody of Youth" This
wa, Was followed by his appearance in
IN Major Pendennis." the revival Of
"Irilby" and Success"
me last few seasons have seen the
association ass of Mr.. lyman With Leo
DDitrichstein. He has supported Mr.,
Ol1richstein in "The Matinee Hero.
hno an The Marquis de Priola," and now
ne Is leading support with Mr.. Dit.
r'cnstein 8 in "The Purple Mask" at the
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

play in the Follies or anything else
In Paris Mile. Spinelly's home was
open to the American soldiers. and
many Of the A. f. +. owe a DAVIS pleas.
ure to her hospitality. Not America
put England, was to see her In her first
trip away from Paris, but her desire
TO come to America was too strong
and, despite managers, contracts and
other obstacles, she took passage on - -
steamer and slanded here last Sunday
on the Baltic.
Il am here. am happy. Let them
do what they please" she said with
az. an emphatic Struggling OF shoulders.
farls IS not pleasant place to be in
now, and am glad | came away. There
are strikes and strikes. Perhaps next
year things will be different there. but
ior the present l am pleased to be in
New York. The life, the people, every
thlhg here is charming"
With Irene Bordoni, who is playing
AS You We're" at the Central Theater.
Mile. Spinelly started her stage career
as chorus girl in Paris twelve years
Ego. she sings, she dances, plays in
Iarces and in Paris created in the
French original the part Miss Bordonj
Is now playing here
-, When my English improves I should
IKE to play in farce here. | have
just finished in one in Paris, and / am
sure New York will find it amusing"
Marriage! Mademoiselle rolls her
dark eyes, shrugs her shoulders and
laughs when the subject is mentioned
NO, she Is not married.
I'm Paris we say pleasure before
business, but here it shall be work
before pleasure with me-"
10 you mean that marriage is
mo, | don't. Marriage is trouble"
she replied facetiously, but one can
never tell what will come. love N4n 80
be free and independent; 1 love- NV
work" 1oNe my
ADVANCE press reports from Paris
nalled as Mlle. Spinelly as the possessor
91 OF. the "shapeliest legs in the world
MS may be so, but The Tribune's
verify the report. '0- willy W
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Hip Helps Music Students

at ~ ~ H. u;u burnside. general stage director
ders that t'pbbeodGms tbe dismssd last night gave or
IN the big playhouse, which several Ssa,r ven rs
ago was fitted up as mechanical lahora >
tory tor Joe Jackson, when the famo"s
comedian was Hippodrome attraction
oe RENTED as practice room. and nlacej
az the disposal of Hippodrome perform
ers with spare time and musical amh;-
During tour of inspection below
STAIRS last night Mr.. Burnside heard
the sound Of violin rising aboye the
mum and clank Of the machinery used
to raise and lower part Of the hie
stage and to operate the cover to the the
2ig TANKS; An investigation discovered
Laiia Selblni, with music. propped
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Mile. Spinelly, Heralded as Having
''Shapeliest Legs i'm the World,'''
Spells Trouble, M-a-r-r-i-a-g.e

A dark-eyed, vivacious, true little
Parisienne is Andree Spinelly. the
French capitals popular comedienne
VINO makes her bow to an American
audience tomorrow evening at the new
Aleg1eld Midnight Frolic. atop the New
amsterdam Theater. Trippinglv but
oravelv abe tries to talk English. If
there IS anything more delightful than
a french mademoisclle's attempts at
English pronunciation it has not come
to our notice. Rapidly, in keeping with
her energetic nature, she talks, proud
OF her knowledge and abashed when
she has to grope for words. Her
vocabulary failing her, she makes a
nasty retreat to her French and. to-
gether with characteristic Gallo gest-
ureS, she makes herself understood,
:, Already she is able to pun in Eng
Your name has been spelled ssni.
nelli' in some papers and 'Spinellv' in
others. Which is correct 90 she waa
asked ""'
"p:rro,perly it should be spelled with
an t.. but I prefer the ~. ! don't know
why she added, and, when she ra.
ai'zed her unconscious pun, smiled with
pleasure.
NO longer is mademoiselle's English
amusing her friends. She is progress
ing SO rapidly, she is making SO few
now, that they find few occa-
slons for laughter. They miss the fun.
Mile. Spinelly is happy.
When the French comedienne makes
her appearance tomorrow evening she
wv enter an entirely new realm of
the theater, for in her twelve years on
!ne Tn parlslan stage she has never played
IN IN anything like the Midnight Frolic
She has been accustomed to musico,
plays, to tarces, to revues. Tomorrow
evening Mile. Spinelly will dance with
Carl Randall and sing in French and
"Mr. ziegfeld cabled me to come and
40 a., something. | had no idea of what
not prepare anything in Paris, 30 am
IN N strange territory. Anyway, New
YORK Will see me, and later. when
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Marcella Swanson

bini that she was the pun;, of r,o,1
known teacher of violin with a studio =, IN
Carnegie Hall. and also that NO Iess ..
'.an snan nine other Hippodrome performers
with musical ambitions were trv;n~ ~
ma opportunity for practice betwaen
scenes. The practice room will ba st
tne disposal Of the vocal students and
also OF the students studying instru.
ments other than the piano ~
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
How Robert Louis Stevenson Came
10 Write ''Treasure Island'' Told
BY His Stepson, Lloyd Osbourne

to me source of inexpressible pleas
ure. OF course, in any case Stevenson
was destined to become famous; sooner
or later his genius was certain to re.
ceive worldwide recognition: vet had
1t not been for me, and my trumpery
box OF paints, and possibly my insist
ence on his writing omething inter
estlng, there would have been no such
book as Treasure island"
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Beatrice Swanson
Coffee as Gift of Heaven

Coffee Week." which has been fixed
Tor March 29-April 4, will have as ons
OF ITS principal features the exhibition
OF the picture entitled "The Gift of
heaven" which will tell the storv M of
coffee in all the stages of it's Ions
Journey from Brazil to the tah,es -
millions Of Americans. Inte r,yoven ~
through the picture--some saw because
OF the sugar shortage-will be a ~
inine lead. '"' Aeh'-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
New Russian Isba Feat,,ras

En- oukh-nem, the internationallv
popular song of the volga; a Russian
''af' oance' gypsy guitar quartet
. gypsy vocal sextet, new solos bv
serge Borowsky. barytone; Nine. Koua.
and new dances by Nina SerpsveSo' susSS'
f(I1|Il l5d sfa III a|a5ga|a is, a. ! zins. T.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

Tonight at the Neighborhood
will 'rxa' riya ther sas Ns'ghbosheod ssn{gh Player.
their very successful biil. nmrsan,.s. o.
The Glittaring Gate and Andrsvsyy,ss :
~Ihe. 6aa11ttfaaS Sahipa Women. q a. y. :
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

PRICES 75c. $1.oo, $3.50 AND $500
NOW ON SALE AT BOX OFFICE
MAIL ORDERS NOW BEING r
New-York tribune., 1920-03-14

) in vaudeville are changing.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27
First Methodist Church.

II was very encouraging to see some
nj the services Sunday, who have been
absent a few Sundays on account OF
"flu." Il IL hoped that others who
have been kept away by similar rcas-
ons will soon be well enough TO attend
the services. There was noticeable
increase in the attendance at Sunday
school. The young peoples society
had most enjoyable social Mt the
parsonage. Tuesday evening. and in
the afternoon Miss Longs class had
very interesting meeting at the par
sonagc. at which there was quite "A
good attendance. At the close light
refrcshmcnts were served. The
Woman's Foreign Missionary society
held their mo thly meeting last Friday
Pierce. There was a fine attendance
and interest. Several special numbers
were given, consisting Of readings and
music. Following the program, deli
cious refreshments were served by the
hostess. Mrs. Pierce, assisted by Mrs.
Baker.
Program Of services for Sunday. Feb.
90: Sunday school, 9:a5 a. M; wor.
ship and sermon, II a. M, subject OF
sermon. SIS the Church on the Wane ,"
Young peoples meeting, $3.50 p. M.
Song service and sermon. 1870 p. m.
II you are church "0ncer" try be-
ing a "Twicer." All not attend
ing elsewhere, are most cordially in
vitcd TO all our services,
II. A. DOUGHTY. Pastor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27
County School Notes.

The conference Of Missouri School
Superintendents Association, held last
week at jefferson City, was well at
tended. The all important question of
teachers salaries received much con-
sideration. 1t was decided that ade-
quate salaries could not be paid un-
less more revenue for public schools
was provided. The most effective
means for securing this additional rev.
enue would be for the property of the
state to be assessed at its cash value.
The State Board of Equalization
should be prevailed upon to raise the
assessments for this year. This would
bring great relief to the present criti-
cal situation.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Association:
/. We advise that all friends of
education exert every influence pos
sible to see that all members of the
General Assembly are friends of edu-
cation.
2. We urge that all community.
teachers associations get into touch
with the county assessors In their re-
spective counties In the spring and
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27

Monday. The day boiled potatoes were
served, each child brought his own
potato, also butter, salt and pepper
for seasoning. The potatoes were
boiled with their jackets on. Miss
Long spent Friday afternoon in the
%sss sshU of i H sSra" Sra ass shS
Each child is to be measured and
women Of the district will be invited
TO Mothers Meeting" at which
time the health and welfare of the
children will be discussed.
Quite a number Of reports for the
third quarter Of the school year have
been received. The "flu" has cut the
attendance largely during the third
quarter. Here's hoping that every
body will be well again and able TO
fill his regular place in school for the
last quarter Of the year.
The teachers examination will be
held here in Oregon, Friday and Sat
uday, March and s.
Spelling worus: correspondence,
crutch, criminal, calf, cabinet, care,
chauffeur, chew, carrying, cheese.
cant tmeans cannot). cellar, carriage,
chocolate, chose, choose, collar,
crumbs, color, college, calendar, curios-
ity, curious, crayon, conjugation,
couple. cupboard, curtain, customer,
custard, cushion, cylinder, compost
tion, common, croquet, crochet,
crotchet, couple, crystal. crowded,
convenient, countenancc, continue, cot
tagc. consider, completed, conceal,
control, coffee, chisel.
ALBERTA GREEN-MURpHY.
County Superintendent.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27

The Junior and his dear good wife
celebrated their 35th wedding day, on
Wednesday Of last week, Feb. IS, by
putting in about 10 hours Of strenuous
labor at the Sentinel office. May they
have many years yet together.
-Milt Brumbaugh is back home in
Maitland from a st. Joseph hospital,
where he has been under treatment
for kidney trouble. We hope that he
has been benefitd by his treatment.
and that he may soon be out again.
John c. Hinklc, Of Fortescue, now
So years of age, was in town, Friday
Of last week, and seemed as active a.
the average man at 90. He is just a
wonderfully active man for one Of his
years.
Harold Kahn tells us that he and
attic, Wash, where he will engage in
business. Awfully sorry to lose you.
Harold, but hope you may prosper
wherever you go.
Herbert Evans, Of Kansas City.
and Mrs. Fawn Moorehouse, Of Wyom-
ing, were here for a couple Of days
last week, visiting their uncle, DR.. and
Mrs. c. l.. Evans, and aunt, DR.. and
Mrs. j. T. Thatcher. They are chill
dren Of Frank Evans, a former Orc
gon and newspaper publisher.
Henry Armack, son, Alfred, and
son-in-law, Frank Fleming, Of the
Mineral Springs district, were here
last Wednesday and attended the Her
man Sommcr sale.
If you want to buy q farm see us.
We have q good list Of them for sale.
BRIDGEMAN 4 FRYE.
Harry Willis and wife are back
from st. Joseph. and have purchased
the property OF the late Elder W. II.
Hartman.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27

summer of 1920, and see that property
is returned at its cash value in real
money"
3. We pledge our hearty support
Of the constitutional amendment pro.
viding for a maximum constitutional
levy Of rural schools of 100 cents on
the $4,000.
a. We favor a statewide tax OF
2 cents on the $4,000 for public ele-
mentary and secondary schools.
8. We endorse the program Of the
State Teachers Association Legisla-
tive Committee, including "A State
Board Of School Administrator and
the County Unit for rural schools.
9. We recommend that the Commu-
nifty Teachers Associations push Wig
orously the petition to the STATE
Board of Equalization, and that they
enlist in this work the cooperation Of
other interested local groups and in
dividuals.
:. We approve the policy Of the
State Superintendent of Schools in
raising the standard for State Certifi-
Gates and in reducing the number Of
special state certificates and pledge
him our hearty cooperation in this
work. We further pledge our Coop
Grafton with State and County Super
intendents in all efforts tending to
improve the quality Of the teaching
force Of the state by closer grading;
by reduction in the number Of special
certificates and By insistcnce upon
higher academic and professional
prpnnration
GEORGE MELCHER,
Chairman Of Committee.
Miss May Wilson, teacher Of the
Cherrydale school, has sent in the
names Of Mildred Nauman and Com
stance and George Wayne Gaskill as
having been perfect in attendance for
the first half Of the school year.
The attendance of the Burr Oak
school has been much better so far
this year than usual. There were
thirteen pupils perfect in attendance
for the first half OF the year: Paul,
Wilma and Wesley Ammo. Helen, Irene
and Floyd Stone. Harold. Howard and
Lillian Elder, Julia and Grover Pix.
ington, Ruby Cotton and Harold Hop
per This school has large "a"
class, the members Of which are all
looking forward to taking the county
examination this spring. During the
past five years not one pupil from
this district has taken the final exam
nation. The superintendent is GER
tainly pleased that the teacher, Miss
Watkins, has succeeded in interesting
the children and keeping them in
school. This kind Of work always
speaks well for the teacher.
The progressive teacher Of the
White school. Miss Nellie Milne, has
started the "hot lunch" FOR her pupils.
She say that they are all very much
interested in the new work. The chill
drcn arr very anxious and willing to
do their share of the work, and the
patrons seem to be well pleased and
are very willing to furnish the pro-
visions. The menu for the first ytck
was: Tuesday, hot chocolate; We'd
nesday, boiled potatoes; Thursday, po-
tato soup; Friday, hot chocolate and
noodles; tomato soup will be served on
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27

So says friend Of ours named Velvet Joe
And he just about hits the nail on the head
Velvet is made for men who think there's
no smoke like real tobacco. If you are that
sort Of man, listen:
Velvet was born in old Kentucky, where
more than one good thing comes from 1t was
raised as carefully as any other Kentuc!:y
thoroughbred. But the real secret of Velvet's
friendly qualities is its slow natural ageing in
wooden hogsheads. Ageing in the wood
never hurt anything-and least of all, tobacco
And so we say Velvet is good tobacco
nothing more or less. 1t runs second to
none.
The picture of the pipe on the tin needn't
keep you from rolling jm-dandy cigarette
with Velvet
0leyxzxStz, x4lvS<ss..(S
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1920-02-27
If you want to buy q farm see Us.
We have q good list Of them for sale.
BRIIN;EMAN 4 FRYE.

Harry Willis and wife are back
from st. Joseph, and have purchased
the property Of the late Elder W. II.
Hartman.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-26
MONDAY JANUARY &c.

1915-Germans make furious effort
at La Bassee and gain ground at Civ
enchy; German government seizes the
food supply.
1s16-British relief force in battle %
miles from hut-eI-Amara; Secretary
Lansing and Ambassador Won Bern
storff agree on draft of Lusitania note
which is cabled to Berlin; Bulgars ad-
vance into central Albania and attack
Albanian troops; Montengrin situation
puzzles Italy.
1917-Germans push on in Riga re-
gion; French lose and regain Verdun
trenches; Russia officially endorses
President Wilson's peace plea.
1918-Emperor Charles accepts res
ignation Hungarian cabinet; Scheide-
mann leader of the majority socialists
answer Chancellor Won Hertling's
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-26
BRITISH PLAN
TOCROW COTTON

London. Wednesday, Jan. 23.-PIans
intended to result in the production
within the British empire of enough
cotton to supply the bulk of the ma
TONS needs are outlined in a report
to the Empire Cotton Growing com
mittee of the board of trade made
public here today.
Recommendations included in the
white paper for stimulation of the in
quiry We're as follows:
An annual grant Of 10000 for five
years to the Empire Cotton Grow
ing committee; strengthening of the
agricultural departments of the Brit
ish colonies and protectorates: estab-
hshment of a central research instf-
tute; creation of readerships at uni
versities: foundation of a bureau for
the interchange of information on
cotton growing; strict control over es-
sential matters connected with cotton
growing; authorizing local associations
OF the cotton growing association TO
act as agents of the Empire Cotton
Growing committee in marketing the
crops. Funds to be provided by the
treasury would come from local reve-
nues of cotton growing areas and from
the cotton industry itself.
The report of the committee said
the cotton industry in the empire drew
four-fifths of its supplies from the
United States. and expressed the be-
lief it was dangerous to be dependent
so largely on the climatic vagaries Of
one portion of the world. The white
paper also pointed out that the United
States IS requiring every year an in
creasing proportion of its own cotton
crops for home consumption.
Since July 1917 the situation with
respect TO the cotton industry has be-
come worse, the report stated, and
there was said TO be evidence of a
world shortage of the commodity. Not
this condition the com
mittee said: we are confident that If
proper methods We're taken it Is posi-
bic to grow within the empire a very