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The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
The Story Of The Front Seat

= oSsIIANcE I.A sELFoRD. the ssntr.I character :,
s hfE s'5s5 jans An z IL n: ..s.9 S sst
and uttes.ncs Of N. theory that vomans work IS
marpisee Two Tne en ans S.r 9eh NOR than
.gTt impeesno1s and highly gnsoeee:.fuI writer who
1afsd 1%assrss s:r AND IUss 3, s sssy cut
but has no love oner.
rss The the s tss e. s psns:s e. e
sailyehasts Tfsniy eoalsssogs wtiiine @ 70 SH siT.
woman in general R hold. cheap. % 'n' hihss that
ss a5s' or. s.ss sss ss her
mus, =. s have a hsr freedom in an thnsn congenta
its material assets. but loving matrimOny chiefly
SssssFss s.sss SnsTs Pot6IRS sSG suGy
sculpture-real sculpture: At best scpips0Te IS a
not as It nere on ths % SsGa Or s Gne rs a
be no scupuSe for nc Sssss eSs here can
aHPiEt I from BTsnos Aires per steamer with cartert
h sR% 5i the cream Of III life Te,ur. to an aw.ksned
she is sesediy entitIes Gn' seat sf existence to which
The old bunk7
To be sure. consider th.. most Of life is the
insnuatins logic upon th. mind Of the girl relentless
eaes .ae Dafso about her Their s Mades
animal. unblushingly unmarried Jimmy Tingiey as
all the village knows There is Hugh old fashioned
nSense Justice st the peace and housevifery Is
Ssrd so be- ssv.S As Of a. the yss %
cab at 10 p. for the steamer
She awakens from q nap Hugh her own Hugh,
whom she dearly loves, but will not marry, re-
turned from the corner restaurant where he wen
with Amy. There is defiant shamefacedness i'm their
bearing Quite suddenly they got talking over
the soup. Each discovered the other was old-fash-
ioned Each learned the other approved Of marriage.
Amy began to cry in the soup . . 8 nou-they
hoped Constance would not mind-they engaged.
Hugh escapes by going out for Constance's supper.
Amy escapes to the bedroom Constance, stricken,
is left with her broken world about her. There
time for the tears. The phone rings Car
teret he is waiting q cab
I'll come- she sobs into the receiver-and Con-
stance has embarked on the Lesser Adventure
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Chesapeake Beach Ready
For Opening Next Saturday
Famous Saltwater Resort Will Gayly Inau-
gurate the Season of 1921.

its popular music, will appeal espe-
cially to the young folks.
Numerous bowling alleys and
shooting galleries will be in oper-
alton, and there will be countless
booths at which one can try ones
luck at the fortune paddle or in the
fishing pond. Refreshment booths
are scattered along the boardwalk.
Spacious picnic grounds overlook
the bay. For those who do not
bring lunches with them, there are
numerous cafes and lunchrooms and
ample hotel accommodations. The
hotel also caters to parties desiring
to spend more than a day at the re-
sort.
Fishing is excellent and facilities
are extensive. There Is a long ex-
cursion boat pier for those who
wish to stay on terra firma- Row
boats and sailboats are available
for those who desire to visit the
choice fishing grounds further out
in the bay. Those who enjoy dare
ing will find numerous craft avail
able. Hardheads, sort of sea
crcaker, are being caught in large
numbers now, and the trout season
is expected to open within q week
or two.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

Chesapeake Beach, Washington's
nearest salt water resort, will open
for the season next Saturday. =
will be a gala opening, extending
over Sunday and Monday. Decora-
tion Day.
Finishing touches will be applied
this week to put the resort in its
brightest and gayest attire for the
opening. Buildings, booths and
pavilions will be painted and dec
Grated; festoons of vari-colored
electric lights will be strung; the
long boardwalk will be repaired,
and the spacious picnic grounds will
be groomed.
One of the salient features iof the
resort this season will be the dane
ing. Music will be furnished by a
new orchestra of eight pieces. un-
der direction of Prof. Ralph Garron,
who has won a considerable reputa-
tion as a leader of orchestras at
the Shubert-Garrick Theater, Penn
Gardens and Harvey's. Prof. Gar
ron has selected some of Washing
toms foremost musicians for his or
chestra and has gone outside the
city for several of his artists. The
orchestra will play daily.
The dancing pavilion is out over
the water, facing the bay, and is
delightfully."- cool all summer long.
Dancing will be free at all times.
This policy is expected to appeal
strongly to the public. as the re-
sort this season will be the only one
near Washington offering free
dancing. Persons will be able to
save enough on dancing to pay the
fare to and from the beach.
The resort offers a fairyland of
amusements, all Of which will be in
full operation next Saturday. The
picturesqueness of these attractions
Is enhanced by the fact that all of
them are situated over the water.
The giant derby racer will offer
one of the greatest thrills at the
resort Its cars will race up and
down steep inclines, now kissing
the waves and now shooting sky
ward. The merry y-go-round, with
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Joe Jackson, Tramp
Cyclist, Is Premier
PdntOn,inist TOday

Following the opening perform
ance of 'Deburau" at the Belalsco
Theater In New York this season,
a group of odd-time theatrical stars,
discussing the play in the Friars'
Club, bemoaned the fact that the
art of pantomime had rapidly pass
ed from the American stage.
II led to quite an argument, many
protesting that the movies had re-
yiyed the art and that through this
medium it would live forever.
Pop" Ward. who became famous
as the Terrible Judge" with Ward
and Curran, and who has since died,
exploded a bombshell in the argu-
ment by announcing that there was
lust one real pantomime artist in
America and he was named Joe
Jackson.
Joe Jackson" said Pop" steps
out on the stage with no more
props than a dilapidated bicycle and
for ten minutes convulses an audi
ence not by funny falls but by ac-
tually telling q humorous story
without speaking a word, simply by
gestures" There may be one other
in his class, this fellow Chaplin. but
that's all
Joe Jackson, who is featured on
the bill at Keith's this week, when
asked about his pantomime methods
gave q very simple explanation.
TT is thought" he said. Il simply
think hard about what wish to
convey to the audience and when I
have my mind concentrated on that
thought I do whatever comes into
my mind. My hands and feet and
face work systematically
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

Rida's New Play
By EARLE DORSEY.

an ANY SUNNY DAY. one may search ths current
SndiSe refe1enes tc 70 eS'fs as J6SS
playwright sGn Ssyygss yet Rda johnson Young
Seat" depth of theater talent a sure instinct for
and an ear for dialogue that barring
the forefront Of xmericsn Yorn.n sta9. xr,,ess
without more ado.
Only year gone. the Dales and the woolicotts
sai Barton Butler in her camedy Mamma's Affair" The
whole whole story Of Mammals Affair" has never
Mamma's Affair from the hystericai hodge-podge
We saw at the Garrick premiere to the product New
credit for the eventual revsmpins Of play from
an oiheoherency to comedy. one cannot down the
In The Front Seat" a talent that not only shades
MoS soteT Ter at her best but evershadows the best
o5erts Rinehart and the Of the theater
Searching the season from end to end Il 4, prob-
ably impossible to nnd within the covers of the same
sSoeSGsS ne9cTsss fw9 ssa 80 f0ed and play in tote
Er.nSiy r. Iy the more one studies the authors work
on tbs f.r Front seat the more one crows convinced
two acts with the idea of achieving something note
worthy The third act by the token, suspciousy
artlste, Of frenzy in which a logical CLIMAX was
ONCE purposes.
Nevertheless It IS the work sne does in the honest
fo portion OF her play that stamps Rida John
stage vritng-a talen, str.n1sI1 .15
at variance with the literary reputation She has en-
tGsnSceDd, eG sY ns 10 snSoy-uI to this period y
In "Maytime." Neither her Little Old New York"
nor her sometime" reflected a tithe of the skill
work in the creditabe two-thrds Of The Front Seat
anS .Ts Thne % ! am not familiar with her technique in
brown Of Harvard" it inconceivabIe thai anv
psy%rgnt could achieve two plays Of the cAlbrs Of
critical favor no higher than this writer up
Let Us consider this Front seaf- encs again. in
unhurried fashion:
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Great Falls Park.

The 1921 season of historic Great
Falls Park at the Great Falls or
the Potomac River. will be formally
opened Memorial Day, Monday, May
&c. with an appropriate program of
entertainment.
Admission to the park, as we'll
as dancing and the afternoon and
evening concerts by the Great Falls
Orchestra, are free. An added fea-
ture this season is the Indian VII
lage and Exhibition.
Boating and fishing are popular
with visitors to the Falls. Excel
lent facilities for family, Sunday
school and fraternal picnics are
provided by the management. There
Is no more beautiful place in this
section of the country than Great
Falls. Many historic features also
are to be seen here, including ca
nal. mill. forge and dam constructed
under the personal direction of
Washington during his early days
as civil engineer. The Washing
ton and Old Dominion Railway runs
fast and frequent electric trains 10
and from the Falls, leaving the
Washington Terminal at Thirty
sixth and n streets Northwest
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Pennsylvania Alumni Ready
To Welcome College Play
Somebody's Lion" Has Already Achieved
Notable Success In Other Cities of East.

Somebody's Lion" which the
Mask and Wig Club OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will pre-
sent at the Belasco tomorrow night.
is the thirty third annual production
of the students of the University
and 1t has met with overwhelming
success at Atlantic City. New York.
Wilmington and in the clubs home
city. Philadelphia
In Philadelphia the Forrest The
ater was completely sold out
each night. They played at the
Metropolitan Opera House in New
York before a capacity audience
and the same was also true in Will
mington. where the entire house
was sold out weeks in advance.
Through the urgent and almost
insistent demand of Washington
alumni, the club decided to give the
play in Washington and judging
from the enthusiastic reception ac-
corded 1t elsewhere it is fair to as
sure a rare treat is in store for
Washington.
The average amateur performance
Is one which appeals to friends and
relatives of the participants. The
Mask and Wig Club, however. has
long since passed lHdl Sldsc. ne
club each year gives a performance
that appeals to the public in the
same way that a professional musi-
cal comedy appeals.
Somebody's Lion" has that nex-
ibls characteristic which permits OF
dispensing with the plot from time
to time in order to make room for a
speciality or novelty dance, Of which
fbare ara several.
Act I takes place aboard the
yacht "Fishtales," which, 1t de-
velops, has been chartered by Mrs.
Fish for a cruise around the world.
Mrs. Fish, whose husband by prof.
teering methods has acquired a
huge fortune. has great social aspi-
rations- These are expended to a
large extent in efforts to marry
well her charming daughter.
Nanipe. With this purpose secretly
at heart she has arranged this
cruise and included among her
many guests two Russian impos-
tors, posing as an escaped grand
duke and duchess. Mrs Fish has
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Steamer st. Johns.

The steamer st. Johns will make
her first trip in the summer season
to Colonial Beach today.
The st. Johns has been completely,
redecorated, painted. and overhauled
since returning from the Baltimore
dry docks, where the engine was
put in excellent condition. Govern
ment officials during the past week
inspected the boat and everything
is now in readiness for the summer
season.
The first trip of the regular sea-
son for the carrying of excursionists
will be made Saturday. May Is, with
trips following Sunday and Monday
on account of Decoration Day.
Dancing again. will be q feature on
the st. Johns, With music furnished
by washington orchestra.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Amateur Offerings
In Great Variety
Ready for Showing
"Zizi' at National Represents a
New Play by Fred Jackson
and Fred De Gresac.

His is the season of the year when the stage art
is apt to falter week and flourish In nectic
Il fashion the next That circumstance prooaoiy
explains why the Jackson -DeGresac comeoy'
.zizi which opens a weeks engagement at the Ma
tional tomorrow night represents the sole proteson
offering of the week behind the footlghts.
The Mask and Wig Club of the university OF
ps,nsvIvania will offer its annual class play at the
Belasco for night-tomorrow nignt-ano tne
washinetonians offer their second musical present
ment THE Chimes of Normandy" at the Garrick
An onsnar sbakespearean festival promised at the
Dean place during fore part of the week ana otne
stage entertainments ara listed in detail herewith
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
VaudeyiIle-B. F. Keith's.

The Santos and Hayes Revue. which Is neaohn-
ing at B. F. Keith's Theater this week. mas es'ao
Iisbe5 record over Keith circuit as one OF tne
smartest musical acts ever offered In VaudeVhle'
described as vaudeville prescription in three scenes
a. sarves as ioy for the eyer-tired business
~ Pronnent in its cast. in addition to the stars
nrs Robbie Tremaine Will Higge, Saul Marsnal ano
fresh from Broadway. Percy bron,
SON and Winnie Baldwin appear as the extra aGIe6 b
music by Neil Moret: Joe Jackson the tramp CONF
olan. ola.,s5 and Broderick "A Little of This and
SittTs of That: Carson and Willard in Meek @ Ine
NcC'loud Norman modern ENTERTAINERS
DSe Hack and equilibrists Burns Brothers IN
ia1gbter and thrills; Topics of the Day; knosramS
I'D other features
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Midsummer NIGHTS Dream"

Midsummer Nights Dream" will given an
outdoor Presentation at the Dean place Connecticut
and Fiorida avenues: on Tuesday afternoon eve
number of players well known in Washington and
representing all the various drama actiyitjes ~ tbs
city will take part in the production under the
direction OF Denis E. Connell. The ths
cast, nearly all of whom have had Shakespearean
experience are virginia Hardy Fayne Barnes HAYES
Emma Ware Anderson, Marie j. Mcclure. Pauns
Graff. Harriet Murphy. Maurice Jarvis Artbn1
wS1S6y !: Martin Seranase Dr Clifton Clark.
There will be fifty dancers under the direction of
Charlotte Patterson. and chorus of sixty membegs
Of the National Community Chorus, assisted nv the
Rubinstein Club splendid orchestra will plsy the
ful score composed for Shakespeares play by FeIiY
Aendelssohn-Bartholdy. Sol Minister win direct
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Vaudeyine-Stand.

= r>r this week beginning today the Strand an
,ounces that Mae Marsh. well known for her work
An Griffith and other cinema masterpieces, will
in nerson at all performances throughout the week
IN conjunction with the showing OF her latest Robert
cole special production, Nobody Kid" from the
novel Mary Cary" by Kate Langley Bosher. The
will program will include Cantor and Yates
meiodous musical comedy satire The Fortune
quintette of artists; Hanlon
ind Clifton in and versatile classic "a Quiet
Eyening at Home; Hal and Francis in singing and
tsfEinp skit, Town and Country; Joe Burke and
Bertha Burke, presenting "a Western Union Flirta-
selected short film features with special orchestra
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22

been taken In by their tale Of woe
concerning persecution by the Reds
The ipvincibie John. Nanine's
schoolday lover, contrives to get
aboard the yacht in the capacity Of
wireless operator and succeeds in
making his presence known to
Nanine during a Russian festival
on board in time to effect the sue
cessful escape of himself and his
sweetheart: and so ends act l.
When the curtain rises on Act II
we find ourselves transported to an
isolated island in the Pacific Ocean
inhabited by futuristic people with
cannibal instincts. Into the hands
of these good people eight years
previously Mr.. Andrew Clees (An-
drocles) had fallen. being the only
survivor of a shipwreck. Having
had the good fortune to befriend a
lion upon his arrival on the island.
he manages to keep the cannibals
at bay and occupies himself with
missionary work, the faithful lion
always at his side to lend force to
his arguments.
Mrs. Fish and her yachting party
land on the island in search of the
youthful elopers, whereupon Mrs.
Fish discovers that the redoubtab bic
Andy is her first husband, whom
she thought dead. The tender
hearts in the audience are much
worried when the cannibal chief
tain appears with hordes Of his fol-
lowers, captures the travellers and
selects daughter Nanine and the
Grand Duchess of Russia to be his
wives, condemning the remainder or
the party to be sacrificed at q ma
tive feast.
This dastardly deed leads to In
Vulnerable complications, wherein
the chieftain's winsome daughter,
Zula, figures prominently. Finally
Androcles offers himself as a sacri-
nee in lieu of Mrs. Fish and her
yachting party. Poor Andy is about
to have his miserable existence
ended, when. at the psychological
moment, Leo the Lion, overcome
with gratitude caused by favors
from Andy's hand, rescues him from
the boiling pot. Then it is that
John Smith, aided by his intricate
knowledge of wireless telegraphy,
brings assistance to the stranded
party, thus winning the hand of
Nanine and at the same time expos
ing the Duke and Duchess as rank
impostors.
The grand finale takes everyone
safely home save Andy, who prefers
10 continue his missionary work in
the companionship of his tried and
proven friend, the lion.
DR.. James A. B. Scherer, noted
educator and college head, is now
writing original photoplays. Wal
lace Reid is now at work on Tall
Timber" which DR.. Scheher wrote.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
That Atrocious Final Adj.

THE playwright the artist In Rida johnson Young.
later The emotional cFis. Ia, done its its work work
attained an 'hs Is sIhs sss has s1
the gracile. facile dlettante haunting her drawing
SS1sh IN hns a SHt Ss
both to earth Madge the hoyden. having made her
has developed temperament and fondness for the
girls slowly but reentlessly the ak Of them-con-
weaving the threads Of their lives; the pattern n
fG a ta % sps rp5R 8hH
and Amy. in Constance's luxurious home: hear by
sesen almost 90 sopees h. his nG s
Little mother" and takes Amy in his arms; MadEe,
list curses all and sundry in her binding selfpy.
e stricken gse ne but beovsd motS & So mSd
Constance. successful. though suspects thai
womsn's eternal sentiment has enguIfed her. There
one must imagine the nnal act One can imagine
powerful closing sP,s0ds with the forces Of social
s1smss 81 or no eeSt upon t1s
effect upon the dependent time-stung Madge. In
s that = % s sss Of GF
a good servant but uncommon bad master
m d as So1hs shs hast sss f .n m %
act goes forward twenty.nve years Does SCnstanee,
figure work ont the years with greater and sTestsr
ns Of the sort She becomes peeVish fretui empty
headed old woman, furnishing mere counter-pont TO
"0fEs Eugene gene oNeiiI@ln Suiisseue
end snd c.steret Is never heard o While HusS and
Amy nurse out the orthodox years happy. oOntented
But the crownins infsuy is yet TO come
As hoIsh THIS insult vas rs not I N zen sa ne psy
in constanees Gresnwics viisss studio Amy is
sfss aIssn sss and Hss s
turn from 'TOnios, unengaesd. MAdee and Jimmy
year: Fslterinsly. hesit.ntiy. Constance goes to
Husss arms rms and t. mstnmony; ors,.,, s.-,s,,,on-
oeen sSa4ofees
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
"Chimes of Normandy" y"-Gariek.

The second offering of the Washingtonlans al
The Shubert-Garrick Theater will be PlanqueIs >
.-bin,ss Of Normandy This familiar comic opera
will be offered for this week and it Is claimed tnat
the washingtonians will present the best prooucIlon
~ the Chimes of Normandy" in the history OF tne
focal opera costuming Of the play Is uhlavs ms
~ wsshngtonians the court dress OF the tine,
- fsature never used in this country in connection
Win the opera although all European companiss
rnstrroe ~rhe Chimes Normandy in TINS manne
Estee Murray sing the role Of Serpolet.e'
Psters will be heard Germatne, Raymond u M0ose
as the MARQUIS; T. Brooke Ammiss IT, as the 1sn.
Tr Charles Gordon Gaspard, and M HarrS S0e'e"'
Grenicheux-
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
'Zni"-National.

What would a married couple do II. on their
wedding night Immediately after the marriage cere-
nony they found they hadn't a single thought IN
common? This is the question that Fred De Gresac
and Fred Jackson answer in their farcical comedy
-Zzf" which Sam H. Harris will present at tne
National Theater this week, beginning tomorro"
rirbt .Zizis" story deals with the marital affairs
Of a hard headed business and society butter
nv Out of awkwardness that results ana @ ene
that arise. the autnors ndH1
woven comedy rich in laughter possibilities. zlaI
ba, been aged the direction OF sam rorIess
and for Interpretation Mr. Harris mas aSseo ois
Rannison CarIotta Monterey, Morgan Wallace, Helen
ioweII Kenneth Hill and George Graham
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Vaudeyile-Cosmos.

Headed by Billy Allen. the famous comedian the
Allan Musical Comedy Company, the largest aggrega-
t-.o Tbsater this week beginning tomorrow matt
80. a. the headline attraction in Don't Tell My
I1Tife Allen is supported by company of twenty
a. e-tjsts Including a host of charming dancing
Urls The bill also includes Morley and Mack oner.
- n pleasing blend of harmony and song; Bennett
sn6 FLETCHER in a musical cocktail The shmmy
IIEi,,,. The a novel comedy quartet
DoI '.rbe sunshine Girl: Bicknell. the busy baker
in Studies in dough: Marion Davies pictured in
IN Treasure"; Me Explain" two-reel
L-istia comedy. other acts.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Resort Amusements-Glen Echo.

In anticipation Of another gathering today Of
thousands amusement seekers, the of
Echo Park has arranged for additional
and has made all plans to provide entertainment
galore. The special feature will be series
Goncerts this afternoon and evening by Minister'S
sSnd.
All of the varied list OF the park
will be in evidence for the visitors
the exception of the ballroom dancing being restricted
to week nights The twoscore attractions of the
park will all be in operation. Tomorrow night the
ballroom will again be the gathering place Tor the
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
Somebody's Lion'' '-Belaseo.

somebody's Lion will be presented by the MASK
and viz Climb OF the University of Pennsylvania at tne
Shnba-t Be1asco tomorrow night II is a comedy OF
errors full of harmless and unintentional olsamy'
sailors Russian imposters and adventuresses zuia-
zula' girls and cannioals. Ihe Door 70 cnia
,-,,o The music and lyrics by Charles Gipin-
Isvno is responsible for the designing OF the
t%1r,ns "C-harie" Morgan directed the dances, w n
c1ark C. u. Cane. ]. H Hof F. h Ledyaro. r. n
Ehmann. F. B Smillie and h J. blOefni"A "
partA
The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
TOday's Amusements

b. F.. KEITH'S-Vaudev
COSMOS-yaudevi and pic
STRAND-vaudev and pic
lures
METROPOLITAN - Co n . tance
TalmadEe in -Les~ons i'm Love-
PALACE-Thoma MetgkAn, In
"The Easy Road"
RIALTO-Bebe Daniels, In Tive
Weeks with Pay
COLUMBIA-fsDece
GARDEN-Catheri Calvert, In
"The Heart of Maryland. and
sSThe Romance of waahfngten.-
KNICKERBOCKER - Constance
Talmadge in sLesssns in Leve-1
CRANDALL'S-No Talmadge,
in I'The Passion Flower.1
GLEN ECHO PARK-Resert At
tractfons-
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In The Pictures.

Irene Fenwiok, who graoss the upper
right corner Of this gallery Of stage
notables, Is well known a. one Of the
best Of the younger eenersl3n ef
stage player. She viii b seen In
''zizi." the new play At ths 1stienal
J. II. Hcf-yes, he's the dainty besuty
In the center, above-may have de-
signs on Julian Eltinge's prsfsssisn q
. life work. Il lsoks Hks 10 might
succsed, at that. Mr.. Hef has Q
prominent role I'm ''sonsbedy's Lon"
that the Mask and Wig GLIB Of the
University Of Pennsylvania viii pre-
sent at the Belasce tomarrev night
Estelle Murray-at the left xbove-is
one Of the charming members cf the
cast Of The Chimes Of Normandy."
which the Washing tonians win present
at the Garrick fer . weeks engage
ment tomorrow night.
Percy Bronson-belov-is Q member Of
the vaudeville due Of Bronseu and
Baldwin, which win occupy . promi-
nent place on the program at 3. =.
Keith's this week. beginning temer-
row.