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The Washington times., 1920-01-25
News Of Plays and Players
You Will Soon See In Capital

I'VE believe that a husband can enjoy
the company OF a college graduate
better than that of a chorus girl. We
believe here at the college hat a wife
and mother could not know too much.
IL Is when we come TO live that a col
leEe education counts most. The
women OF my generation and or
earlier generAtions.I might say from
the time OF Eve herself. have tried
practical applied education.
But President Thomas views arc
not upheld by the personable ladies
or the ensemble that decorates
somebody's Sweetheart" 'rhe idea
OF such thing" counters pretty
Yvonne De Vale OF that chorus. act
inc as spokesman for her girl col
leagues.
Take II From Me-"
Says Yvonne.
'You can take IL from me-" con-
tinues Yvonne. "that what chorus
girl might lack In grammar she
easily makes up for In tho ability To
entertain and hold mans attention.
and besides, naively, what good Is
grammar anyway In social discourse
when you know another.
Education has nothing whatever
to do with married happiness. We
chorus girls being thrown on our
own. as II were, by the itineracy Of
our calling, are naturally more prac-
ticai, and we don't scorn cooking and
mending the way that many degree
holders do. All that talk that as
sociates US chorus girls with limous-
ines, expensive gowns and diamonds
not to mention loose hours. Is pcre
bunkum. 1t seldom occurs to any OF
those misguided persons that we
chorus girls might be plain. every
day sisters, with the same average
of joy and sorrow and the same per-
centage OF problems due to the high
rents Tin our case the high cost OF
hotels), the dreadful cost OF food
and the luxury tax on silk. Further
more, we girls do not find II neces-
sary to hire a secretary to repel the
a vances of impOrtunate millionaires,
A that, sometimes 1 wish this myth
were true.
Taking up directly the question
raised by President Thomas in her
address, / would like to state in de-
fense OF the poor maligned chorus,
that we make good, companionable
sympathetic wives for the reason that
we understand men better than the
book-worm girl, who often is welded
to her art or the particular study she
Is pursuing. A chorus girl. too, IL
my estimation. acquires the educa
tion of travel, giving us broader
outlook on life and it's pitfalls. Con-
stantly meeting new people, we de-
velop a sociable or mixing personal
ity. The chorus girl has a more in
innate insight into the ways of mon,
their wiles and their idiosyncrasies."
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
Somebody's Sweetheart Has
Mary Garden in Its Cast.

what dye think! Mary Garden is
one OF the members of the cast that
peoples Somebody's Sweetheart" !"
which Arthur Hammerstein will pre-
sent at the Shubert- -Belasco Theater.
No, this is not typographical error
Mary Garden Is with this musical
play. but IL would take a microscope
TO detect her name on the program.
The management is making no fuss,
either. over her appearance, and,
strange to relate, the publicity trum-
peters have overlooked poor Mary
entirely. You see, this is not the
gorgeous Mary Garden of operate
ylories, but a little chorus girl OF that
name who made her stage debut with
Somebody's Sweetheart" last week.
Knowing the willy Hammerstein and
other theatrical managers as we do,
Il wouldn't surprise us bit now to
zee presently flaring posters reading
May Garden with Somebody's
Sweetheart
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
Gone Is the Drop Curtain
With the Rebounds.

The day OF the resilient drop cur
tatn-the one which hits the stage
and then instantly and automatically
rebounds, only TO drop and then
again repeat the process some fifteen
or sixteen times to the accompani-
mcnt of the scurrying feet and plain
ly audible Instructions from the
stage manager to the players-has
almost had it's day. At least that is
the opinion OF George Broadhurst.
At the opening night. held in the
Broadhurst Theater, New York. where
The Crimson Alibi" began its run of
six months, the first-nighters who
saw the initial performance were sur
prised when at the end of the first
act, in spite of the spontaneous ,ap-
plause the house lights were promptly
thrown on and the orchestra began to
play, without waiting for single
CALI When this was repeated at the
end of the second act they were even
more surprised, and during the inter-
mission they tried to figure out the
reason for it. The conclusion gener-
ally arrived at was that Mr.. Broad
hurst was waiting for the end of the
third act, when tho applause would
be all the more generous because or
the restraint.
When the curtain fell on the big
dramatic scene at the end of the
. IHlTu dtlt Inc Ilipl hiSiitSlo - DS "' ~
applaud sincerely and Justify, but the
orchestra began to play, and in spite
Of the persistent hand-clapping and
cheers the curtain remained down
and no calls were taken until after
he fourth act. when the play was
over
Asked to give his reasons for this
unusual procedure, Mr.. Broadhurst
said. 81 have for a long time been of
the opinion that curtain ais between
acts were detriment the play
lecause they interrupted the action
and brought the players out OF their
characters. When the curtain calls
are taken, the audience no longer
secs the characters drawn by the play
wright, but, instead, number or
bowinE and smiling actors, who have
dropped the party they have been
playing and who appear simply as
themselves. This must, of necessity.
in my opinion. help to destroy the IL
lusion that the playwright and the
producer have been striving to create,
and anything that tends to destroy
the Illusion must, in the same ratio,
tend to hurt the success of the play"
George Broadhurst will present
The Crimson Alibi," his own drama
llzation in a prologue, four acts and
nine scenes. based on the novel by
Octavus Roy Cohen, at Polls Thea
ter tonight.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
College or Chorus Girls
Which Make the Best Wiycs7 2

who makes the better wtfe-a col
lsge graduate or chorus gfrl7
Which gives tho better training for
marital responsibilitics-ma arnatics
or cosmetics. burning the midnight
oil or the Broadway bright lishtA a
string of degrees or the ability to do
the "shimmy.-
This - the momentous question
which has been raised by s. NJ Carey
Thomas, president Of Bryn Mawr
College. in q recent address to the
students Her address has stirred up
a controversy among college girls
and members of the merry. merry
particularly in the latter case with
the chorus girls OF Arthur Hammer
stems Somebody's sweeth sart,' which
will play an engagement Of one week
at the shubsrtBelssco Theater, COM
rnencing tonight.
The Bryr Nswr president says:
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

Willy Possny. of Dodge and Pog-
amy. whose -LAnsie" will be given its
world pteniere at the shubert-Gar-
rick Thexter this evening. In world
wide famous as an artist and do
sizner. His work for the theater, In
cluc ing the des.gnins or scenery ana
oostumes has Zen most SUCCESSFUL
Mr. Pogany's designs for lie Cog
DOR at the Metropolitan opera
House In New York were the sensa-
tion OF the season. and still holds an
important position on the repertoire
Tor It's gorgeous stage picture as con-
eeived by this artist, The scenery
Cor 'fLassie' will be designed by
Mr.. Pogany with the same care ana
GOOD taste that Is so chAracteristic
OF his work. -
A Bedroom-less Farce
With Successful Record.
For a farce not OF the bedroom
order to achieve five months run
la New York, drawing capacity audi
ences al, the time is phenomenal. but
that IL the record standing TO the
credit of~"Nightie Night" by Martha
NJ. Stanley and Adelaide Matthews.
which Adolph Klauber will presen
~ the Shubert-Belasco. the week OF
February 8.
II is aFcomedy OF domestic misa<- :
venture inyolving jealous wives and
husbands and a perfectly proper pair
OF dainty pink pajamas. The hiiar-
ity produces not single blush on the
tenderest cheek. but IL is warranted
by the producer to send any play
goer home with jaws and ribs sor"
from laughter. Mr. Klauber Is bring :
ing from New York the original
Princess tTheater cast. IL win be
headed by Francis Byrne, a tried and
true comedian, and comprises also
suzanne Wills, Dorothy Mortimer
Malcolm Duncan, Grant Mills. Mare
Chambers. Ruby Craven and Cyril
Raymond.
The great laughing success, up In
Iabels Room" closed its season at
the Woods Theater Chicago, last Sat-
urday night after a run OF twenty
weeks, being literally forced out
while 1t was playing to receipts aver
aging $4,000 weekly. "Up In Mabers
Room is not only one of the liveliest
farces that has been seen in years,
but II has a distinguished cast OF in
comparable farceurs which COM
mands attention. The list includes
fSmong others Hazel Dawn, Walter
Jones. John Arthur and Enid Markey.
II Will be seen In this city shortly Mt
the Polls Theater.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25
CENTRAL COLISEUM.

The Central Coliseum. at Ninth
street and FeRHsylv&Ala 4Vsnue
northwest. offers an Attracu We pro-
gram for roller skaters this week
On Tuesday night a series OF races
will be the featured event, while on
Thursday night the management an
nounces a merry-making carnival
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

In connection with the E IA. soth-
ern and Julia MRriowe presentation
OF shakespeare Hamlet" II is In
teresting 20 note that only two stars
have acted Hamlet with beard,
Charles Fechter and Beerbom Tree
The fact that Shakespeare speaks OF
Hamlet's beard Is disregarded even
as the reference 10 the Dane being
short and fat.
The Washington times., 1920-01-25

chorus OF -see-Saw" for stage ex-
perienee; and sydney Reynolds, a
Vassar girl. who, having Hhone Ia
many amateur pF0ouctions ~ c0i-
Iege. Is now hitting herself TO become
a real professional"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
comics RESERVES
SWAMP BEAUMONT
Maintain Terrific Pace Of Slug
ing and Outclass Texans
by 16-to-o Score

Beaumont. Tex, March "a. a Just
to show what they could do il they
wanted, the Athletics Reserves gave
Beaumont the beating Of their lives.
and when the game ended were on the
long end OF 16 to 0 score.
The Athletics made enough hits to
win three or four ordinary ball games,
but never let up in their efforts from the
first inning to the last, and never
missed an inning in putting over one OF
more hits. knocking Gasowsy out il
the fifth and driving Hudeck to the tim
bers before the sixth was completed
Even Gonsoulin failed to halt them. al
though he suffered less in proportion
than did his predecessors.
With the exception Of two doubles
all hits were singles, which Is singular
as the right field at the park here Is 81
/ short that a hit over the fence onl
counts for two bases. The Athletic
aimed hard enough for the soft mark
and occasionally deuted the boards, bu
Walker was the only one to swing on
over.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
BOXING TOURNEY OPENS
Shanshan Catholic Club Stage:
Bouts at Sixth Reaiment ArmorY

The Shanahsn Catholic Club started It's
second amateur boxing tourney at the Sixth
Regiment Armory in West Philadelphia last
night Trials were held in the los, llS
and 1873 pound classes and next Tuesday
night the semi and finals will decide the
winners IN tho above classes and also In the
l4o-pound division.
Jimmy Hutchinson, brother OF Hughey
pound class, sfeatlng Bill Sheran OF West
Philadelphia catholic High in three rounds
1Os-pound class-Referes awarded fight
between Young Mickey and Jimmy Bradley
to Bndley. after the fight had gone four
rounds. with the Judges disagreeing on the
winner George SHE ,ds beat Willie Leonard
in three rounds; George Phillips drew a
bye and Willie Ambrose outpointed Thomas
Murphy in three periods.
llS-pound class-Jing Johnson knocked out
Mike Prince In second round; Judge Rice
shaded Arty McCRnn, and Jimmy Hutchin-
son. brother Of HuBhey, the professional de-
feated Bill SheTan Of West Philadeiphia a
Catholic High. IN three rounds OF furious
fighting. In the second round Hutchinson
and Sheran stood toe to toe and banged
away.
l2s.pound class-Ch Bent won from
Tommy Atkins IN three rounds; Joe Tracey.
after having knocked George Sweeney out OF
the ring IN the second round found himself
IN hard luck as when Sweeney got back
in the ring his knee was injured and the
bout will go over until next Tuesday night.
when the semi and finals are held. In the
other l2s-pound bout Frank Sharer won
from Johnny Coleman In two rounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
WRESTLING TO Be
REVIVED IN PH|[A.
Stranger Lewis and Stas'ak
Meet Tonight in Final OF Az
Heavyweight Program
Nv LOUIS II. JAFFE

xvx.,,;no ;s to be revived in Phiia
s.,uh;a top;gbt. The graphing gam,
hes heen extinct here for number Oh
noars Under the auspices OF the In
ternat;onel Wrestling Association' y,
which Robby Gunnis Is president, ano
Mickey McNealis is secretary, ssr,en
of mat contests arc to be put on uur
ing the spring and summer.
Wrestling il a world sport, and a,so
ono world old. 1t was the nrsC n'n
Iot;c recreation for mankind, for 1t is
,,roct;ced only with natures equipment
Ali nations are interested in the game
and whenever big tournament Is heiu
almost every country in the worid us
ually is represented.
One Of the most scintilating grapplers
in the universe is ED (Strangierl LEWIS
Tho californian who has reached the pin
nacle of being Joe Stecher's most dan
goro,,s contender for his world cham
n;onship. Lewis Is a college man, mrs
having won fame in the sports spot
i;aht ss n football player. He Is TWEEN
ty. five years of age, and shows his pes
form at $50 pounds. ,
Lewis's famous deadlock has mao
him the logical contender for Stecher
title. Tonight at the National Cup, tn
Stranger will meet steve Stas,aki ~
invader in America from Poland wber
he won the championship. Like Lewis
Stasiak is a big man, with wonderful
pbysiouc. His recent matches in New Nev
York have been very impressiug: Th
Lewis .Stasiak bout will be the teatur
of tonight's program, with frotesse
William II. Herman, of this city, OF
ficiating. ,,.-,-,,
will appear in the third bout. dis op
ponent will be Russian star, Ival
Mandroy. by name. Both Jim and !va'
have been competing respectively in
number Of bouts in New York. Anothe
star set to will be that between 1ousi
Hussanc, the Bulgarian, and kar
Schultz. who is being called the Cay
Man. Two Philadelphia heavyweight
will open the opening show.
All Of the bouts are heavyweight
numbers, and each will be decided unde
the catch as catch can rules to finish
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
Lee Magee Promises
to Stmtle Baseball

Cincinnati, o., March 21.-Reve-
lations of n sensational nature are
hinted at in an announcement made
yesterday by Lee Magee, former
Cincinnati and Chicago National
League ball player.
"On Saturday" said Magee, "I
shall make public the charges on
which the National League bases its
action in barring me from its cir
cult. I'll show the documents, both
in my favor and against me, and let
the public judge whether I've been
fairly treated.
IN add to this: I'm going to
burn my bridges and then jump of
the ruins. If am barred I'll take
quite few noted people with me.
I'll show up some people for tricks
turned ever since 1906, and there
will be merry music in the baseball
world"
Magee. it is said, was refused a
contract by the Cubs for 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS

TNRANK C"POP"D O'BRIEN placed
himself on record as being the first
American matchmaker TO make an Of
fer to Georges Carpenter, war hero and
fstic idol, for no decision bOur, and
with someone other than Jack Dempsey.
With the arrival of the poilu pugIiiSt IN
the United States yesterday. O'Bricn,
who is matchmaker Of the National A.
C., started the ball arolllng by Offering
100000 fiat for Carpenter to meet
Mike ODowd, middleweight champion
OF the world, in this city, six rounds,
no decision. and on any date satisrac-
tory to the foreigner Promoters
throughout the country are anxious TO
put on match between the French
etoille and Dempsey, but O. Brieu' offer
for Georges to meet a smaller man was
the first made. Ii is a certainty that
Carpcntier will not take a chance OF
having himself knocked for a goal, nor
attempt himself TO sock anyone into
dreamland, for at least six months. or
maybe year. The Frenchman's first
contract calls for the filling of a movie
engagement, and then he is to make a
tour of the country on the vaudeville
stage. Whether Carpenter viii box
any one before meeting Dempsey re
mains to be seen. On arriving in New
York yesterday. Georges explained,
through an interpreter, that the express
purpose of his invasion was to box for
the heavyweight championship.
WlllLe jackson was given fine rswsberry
at the Olympia until the fans were put hep
70 the fact that Johnny Sheppard. the
Briton was twelve and one-half pounds
heavier than the New Yorker, But the most
lnkind cut OF all was to be challenged by
Kid Jacks, an English fes stherwelght.
m Johnny ShePperd. l46 pounds, Is recoE-
nised as q lghtweight in England, then a
bout between Willie Jackson and Kid Jacks,
knglish featherweight. probably would be
al even match.
willie Alien, Of Baltimore, has come out
wlfh his fourteenth or fifteenth challenge 10
Hushey Hutchinson. II can lick EN-" says
Allen. II know can
Uaghsy Hutchinson and Johnny Kilbans
srs Eollk % box before iaHs. u may not Dc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
CRAVATH|ANSW|N
ANOTHER CONTEST
Birmingham's Errors Prove Bio
Factor In the PhiIIies'
7-to-1 Victory

birmingham, Ala. March 24-p,,r
ing in excellent form and hitting II,
ball In the pinches. the Philadelnb,e
National Lcaguers yesterday achieved
a victory over the Birmingham bsrons
Eight miscues on the part of the local:
allowed four Philly runs, the other tbrsS
being clearly earned. '"'''
Eppa Rixey.. Lee Meadows and Bct,,
pitched for the Crayathians. Ri.ov
was assigned to the first three iuniprs
and In these sessions he allowed sn,
two hits and one earned run. This Wos
the sum total Of the locals scoring and
hitting. Neither Meadows or Belts MI
lowed a single hit or tally.
The Phillies scored their first rim IN
the opening inning, when the loco,,
grouped two of their errors. Two moro
runs followed in the fifth inning, thpss
hits and one error being Responsible
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
SCHOOLBOYS AS USHERS
Camden High Seniors to Seat Fan,
at New Boxing Club

Members Of the senior class Of Cam
den High School will act as ushers for
the inaugural eight round boxing show
of the Camden Sporting Club, Sixth
Regiment Armory. Camden, \. j., on
the night of March 81, Fifty school
boys will be used in handling the seat
ing arrangements. according to Manager
Herman Taylor, who said last night
that all other preliminaries for the
opening program had been completed.
Taylor also said that Pete Herman
had advised him from New York that
the champion was training in that city
for his match with Joey O'Donncll. OF
! Gloucester O'Donnell and Herman
were matched recently to box at loca!
club. but the title holder had to call
of the bout owing to illness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24

until the summertime. when the ball-park
bouts are put on, but they're going to box.
JImmy Jordan Is COINS 70 be a busy ,yopns
aP; HH ooTes fe. at the National satgrdSy
second part: Tuesday night ssainst Sol
o pGUncll, at Reading and Johnny Mahoney.
at Harrisburg, April Y.
Joe Tlpllt1 will oc unable to box for two
months, Two small bones In his right hand
Harry Brown is receiving offers from all
not taking too many matches FOR him, so
that the Kid may not overwork himself.
Patsy German suggests that Bill Wright
opponent.
Armorv 4. 4. in Camden wern ''T pm, on sale
today at the Bingham and Gimbels
Young Mack, a New Yorker. Is here look
Young Mr.. Mack viii fnd Patsy Wallace,
Battling Murray aud Hank AicGovern real
live wires.
battling Mack and Battling Leonard are
matched once more. This pair OF bantams
more interesting every time | they meet @ ST Their
nsnt mo session is sehsdnled at Harrisburg next
MAKER for the club IN tSaS S's'@%" citg Is match
Jules Richie will come down from Ian
caster and take on Joe Borrell in the star bout
a. the Cambria next Friday night. Reddy
Holt resumes boxing In the semi againGt
Hu@ Waters, and other bouts are: Eddie
Dever IS Kid West, Tommy Loughran VS.,
Philadelphia yelling and Joe Langdon VS..
Joe Coster,
Harry kid Stewart Of Southwark, is
coming along at steady pace. He is being
sroomed properly--not too fast-and should
develop into a star featherweight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-24
MRS. HURD MEETS
MISS CHANDLER
Medal Winner at Pinehurst Will
Play Philadelphia Golfer in
First Round Today
By SANDY McNIBLICK

Pinehurst. y. C.. March 24.-No
particularly alarming matches tccd of
today here in the first round of match
play for the women's golf championship
OF tho North and South.
Z The gallery was divided between Mrs.
!. V. dorothy CampbelD Hurd. win
urr Of tho medal Yesterday. aud Miss
Glcnna Collett. Mrs. Hurd. whose
eighty four led tho field by four strokes
YESTERDAY to qualify. played tho first
shot Of the day when she hit fighty
ball into tho cleaning against Miss
Eleanor r. Chandler. Huntington Val.
Icy. Mrs. Hurd. who has won the medal
in three straight championships and is
former champion. was the favorite
though Miss Chandler has been playing
n fnn. steady brand of golf in the
South this winter.
Held the Gallery
But chief interest Ccptered ound
Miss Colctt. sixteen years Of age. from
Providence. Il. 7. Her eighty four ycs i
terday. which finished third. was good
most Of tho day. and she gained all the
interest and notoricty Of an honest to
goodness mpdaliSt. Even Mayor Gainer.
of Providence. is down here from that
VUAI l0dl S'tllOtl W "tlEu nluN. Nv
has n flock Of staffmcn and regular
roofing. They Ere to banquet her
and make speeches and things if she
| beats somebody. She's liable. at that
For such slip Of lady she gets q
ball off the tee with plenty of kick auC
| fight. She swings mean puttcr FOL
the opposition, and her iron play il
good cIough. Outside Of that she ism
much OF n golfer. Except that she ha
an ideal temperament for golf. Nary {
blink when things go right or wrong.
| The tumultuouS congratulations o
Mayor Gainer and tOwnSmCn affected
her not bit She has only played gol
year iu tournaments. and was tauGh
by hrr father, George Collett, presiden
of the MptaComet Golf Club and 1
golfer than whom there is no other 81
ardent. It's said.
Mrs. Barlow Gets Of
Mrs. Ronald II. Barlow. prcspn
champion. was Charmngly inConspicu
Gus yesterday when she finished fourth
in a tie with Mrs. W. A. Gavine, las
ycar'S national tinalist. They haC
bracket. Mrs. Barlow playing Mrs. +
s. Danforth today and Mrs. Gavir
meeting Mrs. i. Raymond Price.
Today's championship matches fol
low:
Mrs. J. V. lIurdcSs. Miss Eleanor T
Chandler, Mrs. G. B. lIolIing swortt
VS.. Mrs. +. +. ITarwood. Mrs. Stuart
Pritchard vs.. Mrs. j. u. Armstrong
Mrs. Donald larson VS.. Mrs. J. D.
Chapman, Mrs. r H. Barlow VS.. Mrs
+. S. DanfOrth, Miss Elaine V. Rospn
thai VS.. Miss Kate BowmanA, Miss
Glenna Collett vs.. Mrs Ralph Ham
mer and Mrs. W. \. Gavin VS.. Mrs. T
Raymond Price.
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SEASON ANY MORE THAN BLOTTER FACTORY
Bethlehem's Soccer Team
Viii Tour South america

Bethlehem, Pa, March 24.-The
Bethlehem Steel soccer team will
tour South America this summer. 1t
is planned to have the team leave
here the latter part Of June and close
the tour In Brazil, where an all-star
team, the one to represent that coun-
try in the Olympic games at Ant
wcrp, will be pitted against the
Bethlehem squad. William Sheridan,
manager of the Bethlehem team, was
selected to act as trainer for the
team to represent America in the
Olympics.