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The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

Many Washingtonians have a real
surprise in store for them when
they pay their first visit to the
Strand Theater-it really should be
called the New Strand"-on the
date of its reopening Monday next
or during the season to follow.
i To say that wonders have been
accomplished in the comparatively
short time the house has been clos
ed is putting 1t mildly. The results
visible to the eye are truly remark
able, to say nothing of what has
been done back stage, a point the
public seldom sees or takes into
consideration, or in the various
heating and lighting plants, pro-
lection booths and shops necessary
in the perfect running OF a large
theater of this character. &.
As is well known the Strand is
reopening with a new policy and
under a new management, the lat
ter comprising the presentation of
high class vaudeville with first run
motion pictures at popular prices.
Such a policy necessarily required
that the theater be made ultra
modern In every respect and this
has been done down to the most
minute detail
The first thing that strikes the
eye on approaching the house is the
new marquee extending out over
the Ninth street entrance to the
curb and greatly enhancing the
decorative effects of the front and
foyer. On entering the theater
proper the immediate effect is one
of luxurious comfort and beauty.
New draperies and carpets OF a deep
maroon shade have been placed
from orchestra to gallery. All the
box rails as well as that surround
ing the musicians being likewise
covered with heavy plush of the
same color tone. Offsetting this
color scheme but in perfect har-
mony with same and the rest OF
the house, are the new heavy bronze
lighting fixtures which, on both
sidewalks and ceiling. give a beau
tiful diffused lighting effect.
Out of every three persons in the
United States, one goes to a motion
picture show every week, or fifty
two times a year. Put in another
way, the average weekly attend.
ance at the movie theaters of the
country is now 100000.
AS this cannot include babies and
old people too feeble to indulge in
the pleasure; the people in the
mountains and on farms who have
small opportunity; people in hos
pitfalls, asylums and jails (although
they have occasional chances to see
pictures), it will be seen what a
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

tion OF two weeks and after a con-
ference with officials of the Marcus
Loew Theater Corporation in New
York, he will return to Washington
with a grip full of important pho
toplay news for patrons OF the Pal
ace and Columbia. Mr.. Beatus
promises a real theater story on his
return.
Harry NJ. Crandall, owner Of the
Crandall Theaters in Washington
and president of Associated Exhib-
itors, Inc, accompanied by Joseph
+. Morgan, general manager of the
Crandall enterprises. made a quick
dash to Roanoke. Va, last Tuesday
to inspect Crandall's new National
Theater now in course OF construc.
ticn in that city. Upon returning
to the Capital both were sure that
the National when completed will be
the handsomest house in the South
That's their story and they evi.
d1tly intend to stick to it.
l.. Stoddard Taylor, manager of
the Belasco, requests that II be
made clear to all concerned that
"Ruination," the picture that opens
a weeks engagement at the Be-
lasco this week. is not one of the
prophylactic type of sex dramas
that have been seen in Washing
ton recently. It's an honest to-
goodness photoplay story. produced
by Tom Ince. with q couple OF rec
ognized stars in the cast
Everett Butterfield and Malcolm
Fassett, the court tennis fiends OF
the Garrick Players at the Shuberr.
Garrick, report a gratifying number
OF responses from friends to the
recent appeal for tennis courts made
through the press of this city.
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Loew Beats Moss.

Marcus Loew does not confine all
his talents to the theatrical game.
He has a few other tricks up .his
sleeve aside from buying theaters
and attending exhibitors meetings
The most recent of these accom-
plishments is a battle he staged
with B. s. Moss a short time ago,
He won, too. The bloody encounter
took place at the Milburne Country
Club, outside-of New York, to which
10th gentlemen belong, and the
scene of the encounter was the golf
grounds, where a most exciting golf
tournament was staged. Mr.. Loew
won the tournament-the result oi
six years of steady practice.
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Coming down tc the one-coIumn
or intimats type of conversation.
Mr.. Lou DCuEher. the eminent sports
authority. has discoS eI ed and dis
cussed our congcnital weakness for
what ne frequer regards as the
national shame-has eball. He reat-
ly has no idea of rational shamcs.
II he cavils at a mero frce-hitting
contest that result in total Of
u New York runs in one inning,
he knows nothing of the Depths
OF cavilling. He ought to sec Theda
Bara draw 500 hokumissh shudders
in one act Of The Blue Flame"
and then he'll know what cavllling
Is like.
William II. Fowler calls up from
the National to say that Owner
Rapley just cropped in from Spot
ford. n. H. and has ordered a new
chair in DE- for ye ed. next winter.
Incidentally, there will be new
chairs for eveIybcdy. and. by the
time the house opens for rext sea-
son. a new marquee--Willie called
it a Tong French name that wouldn't
ft the relephone-will be stretched
over the sidewalk and the house
will be beautified and decorated
throughout.
Lawrence Beatus, manager Of
Loew's Palace Theater, will occupy
seat Is, car c, on the Atlantic City
express from Washington today and
for the period of some fifteen days,
he will become an ornamental ap-
pendage Of the wellknown board
walk not to mention an extremely
profitable guest at the st. Charles.
Mr.. Beatus will quit his vacation
ground for New York at the expira-
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The New Strand Appears

hold this form Of amusement has
on our public.
These figures were gathered by
the New York Association of Mo-
tion Picture Advertisers direct
from the theaters of the country.
and may be relied upon as authen-
tic. Further analysis by the asso-
citation showed that the weight
leaned heavily on the feminine side
Of the scale. American women are
evidently confirmed movie fans.
No one in the entire "FoIIies'' or
ganization ever suffered a greater
bereavement than William c.
Fields, the comedian. did at the
opening performance in New York
recently.
Mr.. Fields had worked industri-
ously for several weeks on a new
comedy scene Of a dilapidated tin
Llzzle, which was his own concep-
tion. This self-stopping car was
worked from stage entrance by
an electric wire that produced the
various blasts, snorts and falling
to pieces of parts of the Lizzie. In
Atlantic City it had proved to be
by far the funniest scene of the
again at the premiere. But. alas.
the wire leading to the car got tan
Sled up on Fields entrance, and all
of the apparatus required for the
comedy was lost. 1t was a tremen-
dous blow for everybody in the
scene, including Ray Dooley, ana
1t prevented Fields from achieving
the most hilarious hit of the even
ing.
Fred Klein. who used to pilot the
destinies of Loew's Columbia, and
who has been peacefully toiling in
far-away Cleveland these many
months, might get a little ray OF
sunshine from the news that Mrs
Wigs OF the Cabbage Patch" is
coming TO Polls this week Mar
guerite Clark in that picture
crowded F street so badly around
the Columbia that the police asked
Fred to stop selling tickets until
the congestion cleared. Did he
stop? Ask Marcus Loew; he
knows,
When Raymond Hitchcock told
Jerome Kern. the composer of the
new "Hitchy-Koo," that Jay Gould
was to be his Juvenile. Kern sug-
gested: why don't you have a So
ciety scene in the review and en-
gage Gertrude Vanderbilt. Flora
Whitney. Gertrude Astor and Betty
Belmont and the Morgan dancers
for the chorus?'
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that the growing of blonde beauties
is one of Sweden's foremost in
dustries.
Brought to America when she
was still very young. Miss Nilsson's
beauty soon attracted the attention
of some of the foremost illustrators
of the day. And before she entered
pictures she enjoyed a brief and
highly successful career as an
artists model.
She is justly proud of the fact
that in her first picture she played
the leading feminine role which, at
that time. was considered some
thing very unusual, and a most
auspicious entry into the ranks OF
picture players.
1t is always a lucky man or
woman who wins the film approval
of Cecil De Mile. for such a mark
of distinction always means fame.
Now it is Forrest Stanley, a we'll
known stage and screen actor.
whom Mr.. De Mile has elected to
take the place left vacant by Thom-
as Meighan and Elliott Dexter.
Mr.. Stanley has been signed on a
fve-year contract, and he will ap-
pear exclusively in De Mile pro-
ductions which are released
through the Famous Players or
ganization.
The checkbook of the Famous
PlayersLasky has been in evidence
again. This time checks were
made, payable to four different
sources for stories acquired. Two
of these, THE Kentuckians." by tho
late John Fox, jr., and The Quar-
ry," by John Moroso, are novels.
while the other two. The Snob."
by William Neidig. and The Lau-
rels and the Lady" by Leonard
Merrick. are short stories. All will
probably be placed in production
during the coming autumn.
Julia Dean has been engaged by
George c. Tyler to play an impor-
tant role with George Arliss in
Booth TarkinGton's 'Foldekin."
which is to be presented in New
York early in the season. The play
is described as an amusing satire
of Bolshevism.
Everett Butterfield. Of the Gar.
rick Players. is nursing a guilty Sc
cret. Watch this space
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

When "A Burlesque on Carmen"
starring Charlie Chaplin, is shown
at Polls this week, movie audiences
will be delighted to find many WELL
known faces among the supporting
cast. What is virtually an all-star
cast has been assembled to support
Chaplin in this, his biggest and
funniest comedy production.
The famous cross-eyed comedian.
Ben Turpin. who is now a star in
his own right. has been assigned
one of the prominent roles of Car
men. He is at his best in the char
acter of a Spanish smuggler. and if
anything, looks more cross-eyed
than ever.
Edna Purviancc, the beautiful
screen player, who has been seen
with Chaplin in many of his most
successful attractions. interprets
the title role of Carmen. John Rand
in the part of Senior Tomato and
Leo White as the Spanish lieuten-
ant duplicate the success they have
achieved in former Chaplin vehicles.
Wesley Ruggles, who appears sew
eral times throughout the length of
the picture, is now one of filmdom's
best known directors, at present be-
ing engaged in directing Selznick
productions.
When MRS. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" written by Alice Hogan
Rice. was published some fifteen
years ago, the beauty of the story
created a profound impression. 1t
speedily asserted it's superiority. and
is today looked upon as one of the
best sellers lin the literary world
This splendid story has been pic
turized by Paramount as a starring
vehicle for Marguerite Clark. and it
will be shown at Polls Theater this
week.
The book subsequently was dram
atiZed by Ann Crawford Flexner, the
well-known dramatist and novelist,
and it was presented with great sue
cess at the Savoy Theater in New
York on September 3. 1904. In the
perturbation, the best points of the
novel and the play have been in
corporated with signal results by
Eve UnseTl, while the picture was
directed by Hugh Ford. who by a
coincidence, directed the production
of the play fourteen years ago.
Jack Ellis. photographer of the
Garrick Theater, tried to make a
double exposure of Malcolm Fassett
last week that turned out terribly.
Ellis was trying to make a photo
graph of the Garrick leading man
smiling one way and frowning the
other. The composite effect of the
experiment looked like an interest
ing case for the Army Medical
School.
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anne N0r7Do7
GARR/cf
Looking Into the Lobbies
By EARLE DORSEY.

A tenacious thing drama
Here it's July the ehoing crash Of hickory and horschde
verbates southwark from the slowly
but surely climbs Garrk alone spoken
play the drama through
vvaciou publicity vendors of such staunch vitality
lend
For its third week. Bells contingent
ShuberGarrck maintains monopoc clutch the spoken
drama, this time with "h Bride The
closed for the however long that be- but its
the Strand with reopening vaudeville heater giving
Washington a third house of that
The Besco dark last week. today with another
and Polls continues advocacy
Clark the star of Mrs Wigg The heaters
alike prospects, their
list OF film productions
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CABIN JOHN BRIDGE PARK.

Large crowds are dancing each
week night in Cabin John Bridge
Hotel to the strains of Dan w.
Smiths orchestra of "jazarettes.'
The cabaret has become so popular
rne management mas provided ad-
ditional dining space. The amuse-
ment park now operated in connec-
tion with the hotel is well patron
lied.
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CHEVY CHASE LAKE.

Chevy Chase Lake offers on week
nights popular dancing to music OF
the jazziest description by the Mey-
er Davis orchestra. Two pavilions.
both located on the slopes of the
hill surrounding Chevy Chase Lake,
are at the option of the dancers.
Hundreds of dancing enthusiasts
attend each evening.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
GLEN ECHO PARK.

Glen Echo Park. the J.. Capitals
amusement park, will offer its pa
irons another of its popular series
of free band concerts this after
noon and tonight, by Minister'S
Band. Amusements that range
from the speeding derby to the
huge caroussel will also be enjoy
ed. On week nights the dancers
come in for their share of the fun.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
CHESAPEAKE REACH.

Warm summer days have no hor-
rors for excursionists at Chesapeake
Beach, the Maryland bayside resort
just an hours ride from Washing
ton The shady picnic grounds,
saltwater bathing. dancing paviI-
ION, Bert Saulsman's jazz orchestra,
appetizinz menus and the breeze
cooled boardwalk are among the
amusementa
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
GREAT FALLS PARK.

Sunday spent at Great Falls Park
affords a days outing for the en-
tire family that Is not to be equaled
Here scenic grandeur, shady groves,
ideal outdoor amousements, fishing,
boating, concerts by the Great Falls
Ladies Orchestra and ideal picnic
facilities combine to give one di-
version for the entire day.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
MARSHALL HALL.

Washington's amusement-seekers
are availing themselves of the
many amusements provided at Mar:
shall Hall. The steamer Charles
Manchester makes daily trips at 10
a. m, $3.50 p. m. and $50 p. m. with
the exception of Sunday, when it
leaves at 1880 a. m, 2:30 p. m. and
$50 D. M
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

b. r. KEITH'S-Lieut. GitZ-Rice
and Hal Foldc end Gladys Clark
and Henry Bergman co-starring;
Toto, the clown; Eva TaHlor and
company; Belle Montrose: Hubert
Kinney and Corinne; Benjamin
Rather and Chandon Trio.
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Lucille PnteHs
VAUDEVILLE
COSMOS
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS
Le4z GoMIr
MeIH5


POLPS-Marguere Wggs OF Cabbage Patch"
and Charles Chaplin in Carmen
COsMOS-vaudeyiIIe and
H. F. KEITH'S-VaudeViIe
In "Let's FashonabIe-
MOORE'S RIALTO-Normn Tamadge In ayes No"
CRANDALLs Observation-Disclosures Hughes Ny
COLUMBIA-Eusene
CRANDALLs-waia "The Dancn Fool"
CRANDALLs Observation-Disclosures Hughes "Scratch
GLEN ECHO-Resort attractions
GREAT PARk-Resort facilities
MACALBsTER-Daiy excursions Mount
MARSHALL HALI-Resort amusemens.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH-Resort attractions.
PARk-Resort attractions
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and to-
morrow, Rupert Hughes Scratch
Ny Back" Tuesday and Wednes-
day. The Master Stroke" star
ring Earle Williams; Thursday
and Friday. William s. Hart in
The Toll Gate;f Saturday. Doro-
thy Gish in 'Remodeling a Hus-
band"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
THIS WEEKS SHOWS
GARRICK
1H/CTER 6OchEH

GARRICK - The Garrick Players
in The Unkissed Bride" the
creme de la creme of farce pro-
ductions. with Malcolm Fassett.
Anne Morrison. Everett Butter
field, L. NJ. Bell. Clara Goodhue
and Edward Mackay.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
At the Nearby Resorts

cry Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
at this hour, and on Saturday at
2:3O p. m. On Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 7:15 p. m. the steam
er st. Johns makes the rorty-mIie
moonlight trip.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

edy dramatization of his popular
stories of Southern darky life ap-
pearing in the Saturday evening
Post, Miss Kane will be seen as
Vistar Gains. the beautiful colored
leader of the younger set OF the
South's Four Hundred. while Foxe
is to visualize Florian Slappey. the
male fashion plate of the same Sc
lect class
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
CRANDACL,S

Today through
Tuesday. "The Dancin' Fool" with
Wallace Reid and Bebe Daniels;
Wednesday, through Friday.
Mans Plaything," with Grace
Dawson and Montagu Love; Sat-
urday, Seena owen in ''The House
of Toys"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

Francis x. Bushman and Beverley
Bayne. the motion picture stars, are
booked for the Keith circuit in a
dramatic sketch. Remington De Os-
wood, from B. F. Keith's.
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Barnes and Helene Chadwick.

CoLUMBIA-First four days Of this
week. THE Figurehead." starring
Eugene O'Brien; final three, days
Bryant Washburn. in THE Sins OF
st. Anthony"
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BELASCO - "Ruination," photo
play; cast headed by Frank Kee-
nap, supported by Enid Markey;
produced under direction of
Thomas H Ince.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

PALACE-EtLel Clayton. in Tho
Ladder of Lies" with Charles
Meredith and Jane ACker.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

COLUMBIA-Firstf four days. sand,
starring William 5. Hart; final
three days. Shirley Mason, in
Loves Harvest"
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|. COLONIAL BEACH,

The steamer st. Johns leaves this
morning at Q o'clock for Colonial
Beach, and will make the trip ey-
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Wigs of the Cabbage Patch :"
Charlie Chaplin in Carmen"
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next WEEKS SHOWS
STR9HO-EXt
EYeOe o1ls;en

GARRICk-Garric Plsyers in Fair
and Warmer" the Madge Ken
ncdy farce hit.
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11
Closing of the Garden

hattery we can reverse kiplings IA.
nous lines-''The female of the spc.
cies is moro deadly than the male
"a man capable of saying prett,
things in a pleasing way can easily
mold to his desire most any sus-
ceptible woman or girl"
And 1t is this same theme that
makes Yes or No?" Miss Tall
madge's latest photoplay, a First
National attraction. instructive as
well as entertaining. In il the au-
dience is shown the male fiattercr
at his deadly work both in the home
or wealth and the humber tenement
1T shows the male vamp in eve
ming clothes and the pursuer IN
llVery-both deadly and dangerous.
1t graphically describes how two
women in diametrically opposite
stations of life accept the atten-
tions OF this despicable type of man.
This perturbation of a subject vi
tally interesting to all women
opens a weeks engagement at
Moore's Rialto Theater today.
Alan Dale. the dramatic critic, has
written new comedy entitled, NO
body's Fool" which will be present.
~ ~ nus oSNdS al stamford.
on August %, with May Robson in
the leading role. This is the second
attempt of Dale at playwriting. His
first effort was produced by Oliver
Morosco and turned out a bloomer
1t was panned to a crisp by Dale's
colleagues and, after a short run
was shelved, being later picturized
With the new play, Miss Robson,
will return to New York, from which
she has absented herself for a long
time. She has been starring
through the United States.
Sam BoyG. private secretary 4,
Harry II. CranCall, cwner of the
Crandal thesters IN Washington
and president CT Associated Exbib-
ltors. Inc. hasn't a rev Slips -Louse
sedanette, and he hasn't just had his
Oakland roadster repSinted after a
design originated by the Navajo In.
dians, but he has a new strap for his
wrist watch. You certainly can't
begrudge him that
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

Hassard Short has been engaged
by the Keith executives to stage the
Leaty Bleat" show. which made a
hit at the Lambs G3mbol.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hughes
Scratch Ny Back" with T. Roy
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b. +. .KEITH's Jack Norworth; !;
Jean Adair and company in ELLA
Comes to Town." Gordon and
Ford in Recital Classique;" ia
net Adair. Maud Muller, NJ. Teu-
ber's battle of colors; Vokes and
Don. the Jennier brothers, and
Topics of the Day"
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

RIALTO-Norma Ta1madge in Ar
thur Goodrich's Yes or No."
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with the final showing last night,
Moore's Garden Theater closed its
doors for the current season after
one of the most successful and most
gratifying runs in the history OF
this popular house.
Undoubtedly the Garden IN the
months just past has made film
history not only for Washington
but also for the entire territory
surrounding it. The Garden this
year presented one production for
FIVE consecutive weeks several for
four and many for three weeks.
While closed the Garden will be
thoroughly renovated and cleaned
from pit to dome, new fixtures in
stalled and many improvements
this already cozy drawing room
house, one of the most comfortable
in the city, equipped with every
convenience that a most eXacting
public can or may demand.
The statement is also made that
upon reopening of the Garden will
present for the season OF 1920-1921
a series of super-productions and
special presentations which will
equal those which have gone before.
Tom Moore, Washington motion
picture magnate and president OF
Moere's Theaters Corporation. will
continue as owner of the house dur
ing the coming season, Corbin
Shields again being house manager.
with Frank Shorty as assistant
manager.
"Flattery is like champagne
delightful while taking but sicken-
ing in its after effect" Thus does
Norma Talmadge, the bewitching
little motion picture star, describe
that gentle art whose use has been
in vogue ever since man could speak
and woman would listen.
"Flattery has toppled thrones.
changed history, separated thou
sands of happy couples, peopled the
underworld and divided Kingdoms" I"
continues Miss Talmadge. Nor is it
an art exclusively used by mere
man. Women have used IL with
telling effect as witness the willy
Cleopatra and other professional
royal fiatterers." In the case Of
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

STRAND-Miss Billie Richmond,
with Maurice Lamar. Marie Par
ker and the eccentric Jazz Four:
George Randall and company:
Horras. and Preston; Mabel and
Johnny Dove; Fay and Mayo;
Other Mems Shoes" featuring
Crauford Kent.
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PALACE Let's Be Fashionable, ("
starring Douglas Mclean, sup
ported by Doris May; story by
Mildred Considine.
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Everett Butterfeld. Of the Gar.
rick Players. is nursing a guilty Sc
cret. Watch this space
The Washington herald., 1920-07-11

COsMOs.-"Still Putting 1t Over"
musical revue; Lew Wilson;
Charles Ray. in Paris Green;'
Sennetts by Golly," and other
acts.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-01-16
No Month of Season Is
Without Natura! Beauties

Every month and every season has
its secret beauties which it calls upon
us to find. Perhaps tree is at it's best
when, in the full tide of midsummer, it
stands bravely beneath a rejoicing sun
decked with shining leaves, yet it is
only when winter has trodden on the.
land that the secret beauty of it's
branches is revealed. There are few
things in their essence fairer than the
rhythm of tree branches. There is a
great ash tree which stands on the edge.
of q meadow, it has turned away from
the north wind that sweeps down from
the hills; the lines of the branches and
the twigs blend marvelously into a
mysterious unity that is almost music.
When the great winter stars rise behind
it, and sparkle in its branches, summer
lies forgotten and unmourned.