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The New York herald., 1921-02-27
Changing Hts spots.

when ] tried this play on the road
last fall" said the owner OF valuable
comedy which has not yet seen the light
Of the metropolis II had the leading
character a Frenchman. But the man
wanted who spoke with just the right
accent. demanded $1,000 a week. or
course that was out Of the question
took another actor who claimed to be
French. His accent always seemed a
little 'phony' and I diScovered after a
few rehcarsals that he was born few
miles from Berlin. Then ] converted the
hero into an Cnglishman ahd engaged ~
popular actor from London He was not
q bit Ike Il and when he aked. after
few rehcarsals. TO be released. I grew
desperate and decided that the hero
should be an American or nothing. There
would at least be plenty Of them to be
had. Busw the fat man ] tried out on
the road was such complete failure
that I closed the tour and gave up all
idea OF playing the comedy here.
Whether I shall have a thin American
or a foreigner when ] try II out again
don't know 7 have an entirely open
mind on the subject Maybe CHARLES
Giipin would turn out the man after all.
who knows?"
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
FIFTY-FTFTY CLUB IN
ANNUAL CARNIVAL
Actors, Artists and Writers in
Stage FroIic Tonight.

Arrangements for the second OF an an
nuAl series of carnivals announced by
the Fifty Fifty Club. an organization OF
artists, newspaper men and actors, will
be held at the Casino tonight. and tick
cts may be obtained at the club, lis
West Fifty-fourth street
Use OF the theatre was obtained by
Harold Atteridge. author OF the twenty
eight Shubert productions staged at the
Winter Garden. through the courtesy OF
Messrs J. j. and Lee Shubert. the pro-
prietors The managers also promised
the services of many players in their
employ who will be In or near New
York tonight.
One of the features Of the programme
will be "A Night at the Club" an in
formal sketch depicting social life OF
the Fifty-Fifty Club. The members will
be seated on the stage and entertain as
they do when in their jolliest mood
Among those announced TO appear in
this sketch are Eddie Cantor, Jimmy
Hussey. Harrison Fisher. Henry Clives,
Tommy Cray. Donald Kerr. Bert Kali
mar, Frank Fay Harry Ruby, George
Mckay. Damon Runyon. Maurice Dia-
mond. Henry waterson. Daniel winkler,
Walter Douglas Milton Ager. Frank
Clark. Charles Dale. r. L. Ripley. Ray
Goetz, Howard Rogers and Jean
Schwartz.
Johnny Dundee will engage in a bur
lesque boxing bout with Jimmy Hussey.
vaudeville and musical comedy star.
Others announced are Keegan and
ORourke. Miss Mae West George
Price. Orth and Cody. Moran and Wet
ser. Rose and Arthur Boylan. Miss Mar
garet Farrell. Jack Strouse and Lew
Edwards. all Of the Century Frisco and
Miss Loretta McDormott and Eddie Cox.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
OLD GREEN ROOM RESTORED.
Century Theatre Again to Have
Salon Back stage.

At the request of Miss Jennie Eagels,
the only woman with role Of import
ance in In the Night Watch" which
the Messrs. Shubert are presenting at
the Century Theatre, the old green
room OF the former New Theatre IS
being refitted and returned to It's origi-
nal uses. There Miss Eagels will be
able to receive the male members OF
the stellar cast, Robert Warwick, Max
Figpan, Edmund Lowe. Cyril Scott
and@ Maclyn Arbuckle. She will also
serve tea in the afternoons to her friends
in society. while at night the green
room will be a salon. During the two
seasons Of the New Theatre as an en-
dowed American institution of dramatic
art under the direction OF Winthrop
Ames and the business guidance OF Lee
Shubert, the large green room was the
meeting place for every notable visitor
TO New York. The gatherings in the
green room were notable for the wit OF
their conversations.
Miss Eagels was delighted last night
with her plan OF the revival OF ancient
glories.
II really need more space" She said
with a smile. than the deck of the
ship for my three ardent lovers to wor-
ship me In. Usually a leading woman
IL privileged TO be adored by only one
leading man and here have three
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
BACK STAGE WITH
MISS NORA BA YES
Actress and Singer Presents q
Serious Side.

When the late Reginald de koven,
who built the Lyric Theatre, approved
the plans he sacrificed space allotted to
the dressing rooms 50 as to give the
stage almost operate amplitude. Miss
Nora Bayes, the present occupant Of the
theatres star dressing room, feels the
lack of space greatly. She uses the room
as an office as well as a dressing place,
and during intermissions a visitor 10
that section OF the dressing room space
can hear her debating to stenogra-
pher or discussing a new song with
composer. Miss Bayes does not have to
turn to a piano to try out every song
she is requested TO look over, for she
reads music at sight and has the faculty
OF glimpsing both words and notes at
one reading.
In regard to her correspondence Miss
Bayesa has a horror of rubber stamp
signatures. She also insists upon receiv-
ing every one who has genuine business
with her, but has no use for the person
who attempts to invade the back stage
domain under various pretexts. many OF
which end In a hard luck story. She
arrives at the theatre long before each
performance and often remains in her
dressing room discussing business until
the early morning hours.
Every one who has seen Her Family
Tree" and who Is familiar with the past
performances Of Miss Bayes realizes
there IS difference about her present
musical play and herself.
IL really have a serious strain says
Miss Bayes land this musical play Is
its expression. know my work hereto
fore has been OF a nature to provoke the
belief 1 am just a singer-actress, but !
have long been confident I could do
something worth while in deeper dra-
matte and musical channels. II would
have been far easier and heaven knows
far more profitable for me to have
hinged together an inexpensive produc
ton. engaged mediocre cast and car
rted IL along with the kind OF songs
thcatregoers seem TO expect from me.
"But when 7 sought 10 say TO them
the thing that has meant so much TO me
and that I so much wish them TO receive
I realized | must give them something
elaborate enough 10 account for the fact
that in this musical play which ] am
now presenting am singing Some songs
with a serious intent and doing Few
scenes without song-also with serious
intent.
"The linowledg3 that the habit OF bet
te- thought. cheerfulness and will
ingress to sacrifice the moment Tor the
future leads TO better habits OF living
and a greater state Of happiness has
done so much for me that / am willing
TO WELD something-for the time-to
bring Il home to them"
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
MISS EVA TANGUAY IN
NEW VAUDEVILLE ACT
Ton, Wise in The Old Timer
Among Other NopeIties.

Miss Eva Tanguay VIII hold forth at
the Palace this week in her character
istically exuberant vein. with new mate
rial and typically extravagant costumes.
Riggs and Witchie will offer Dance
Gdylls." assisted by Mack Ponch. vio-
inist Tom Wise. veteran comedy star,
will be featured with his company in
The Old Timer" by Roy Briant. Miss
Ruth Roye will sing new syncopated
songs. AS special screen Offering
Charlie Chaplin will be presented in his
latest comedy "The Kid and II is an
nounced the Palace will be the only
theatre in New York showing the pic
ture this week. Others on the pro-
gramme wiz be Pressler and Klaiss,
Gautier's Toy shop and Miss Lucy
Bruch.
The chief acts at other vaudeville
houses follow
RIVERSIDE - Francis y. Bushman
and Beverly Bayne, Whiting and Burt.
COLONIAL - Miss Anna Chandler,
Marmein Sisters and David Schooler.
EIGHTY-FIRST STREET-Miss Eva
Shirley, the photoplay. Paying the
Piper" with Misses Dorothy Dickson
and Alma Tell.
ALHAMBRA - William Kent, Dema-
rest and Colette.
ROYAL-Blly b. Van and James J.
Corbett, Ladies of the Jury"
BROADWAY -- Miss Ruby Norton,
Jim Thornton.
COLISEUM-Four Marx Brothers,
Lew Wilson.
REGENT-Kramer and Boyle. Miss
Eleanor pierce and company.
AAfERICAN-Blwyn Rag-o- -Marim-
ba Band. Charlie Conway and Miss Sal
lie Fields.
TWENTY THIRD STREET--"Fixing
the Furnace" Jed Dooley
FIFTH AVENUE - Miss Evelyn
Beresford and company, Richard Kane
and company.
FIFTY EIGHTH STREET -- Herbert
Ashley. Bobby Heath and Miss Adele
Sperling.
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FIFTH
STREET-Lew Hilton. Harry and EN-
ma Sharrock.
The usual Sunday concert will be
given at the Manhattan opera House.
the Zlegfeld Roof. the Century and Cen
trail Theatres. the Winter Garden and
the Century Promenade.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
ANTON LANG A HOOVER CHARGE

Anton Lang. known the world over az
the man who portrays the role OF Chris
rus in the Passion Play at Oberammer-
gau Bava ria, has been made the special
charge of the European Relief Council.
OF which Herbert Hoover Is chairman.
Early in the world war the newspapers
In America carried cable dispatches that
Mr.. Lang had been conscripted into the
German army The thousands Of Amer
leans who had seen the memorable per-
formances at Oberammergau immedi-
ately recognized the incongruity OF
transforming this hereditary portrayer
OF the role OF the prince of Peace" into
warrior. Since that time little has
been heard from Mr. Lang, and Il was
not surely known whether he had sur
vtved the war
George Barr Baker chairman OF the
publicity committee Of the European Re
lief Commission. recently viewed Pathe's
religious motion picture, Behold the
Man !" which is being given a series OF
special Sunday showings at the Apollo
Theatre The character OF Christ as
portrayed by the French actor. y Nor
mand. in the Pathe production, remind
ed Mr.. Baker Of an incident in connec-
ton with Anton Lang
."Just as soon a. we established COM
munication with Bavaria" said Mr.
Baker. I'VE cabled TO lnd out II Anton
Lang was alive and II he was In need.
We found him and learned that he
needed both food and clothing Accord
lngly the council cabled the necessary
instructions 10 see that Mr.. LansS
wants were ca rcd tOy.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
NEW REVUE AT COLUMBIA.

Dave Marion win bring his new revue
called "Snappy snaps to the Columbia
Theatre next eek. The performance Is
described as following the lines Of comic
opera OF generation ago as dlstin-
guished from musical comedy OF to-day.
\ connected story runs through the two
acts. frequently developing incidents in
which musical numbers and speciality
acts are naturally placed, forming part
os the narrative. Mr. Marion. as usual
in all OF his productions, wrote the book.
lyrics and music The company Is
headed by Charles Howard, a come
dian OF the Leon Enrol type. other
entertainers are Frankie Nihlo tho
Runaway -Four and Art Harris.
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and Romance Revival Offered
MONDAY.


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Apollo Theatre. So there was at times
irresistible beauty in her speech. She
had, however. the air of suppression that
accompanies most Of the actors. In the
representation. Suppression at a Hop
kins rehearsal must be almost as severe
as 1t was in alice in Wonderland" so
harassed do the actors look.
Macbeth" has never been one of the
popular tragedies of Shakespeare. In
the so-called 'palmy days 1t stood be-
low the other plays'in the esteem of the
public. Edwin Booth is said to have
acted the role because he loved it, al
though he was much surer Of the 10y
atty of his admirers I'm other plays.
Nobody can tell now when 1t will ever
again be presented in elaborate fashion.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
N SUBWAY CIRCUIT.

The attraction at the Shubert- Riviera
next week will be Opportunity" owen
Davis's successful molodrama OF mar
riage. morals and money, which en-
joyed run at the Eorty-eiEhth Street
Theatre. Tho cast s headed by James
Crane and Includes Miss Dorothy Ber-
nard. Clifford Dempsey. Leonard Wiley
aud Kenneth MacKenna
Tho Selwyn production Of "Buddies'
viii be at the Bronx Opera House this
week. with the three stars Miss Peggy
Wood, Donald Brian and Ralph Nor
gan. and the original cast which APP
peared In this comedy with music sue
ccssfuilv ~ the seiv,n Theatre llst
season
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
BARNARD GIRL on STAGE.

Miss Beatrice Constance. q Barnard
girl. class OF 1919. took houors In mathc-
matics. but instead Of becoming a pro
fesser OF "math' as her classmates and
family expected, she went abroad 20
study singing a year later she came
home and made q successful concert
debut She was headed for grand opera
when Henry ". Savage tempted her
into musical comedy In Lady Billy
Miss Constance plays a cook who has
emotions and writes free verse and is
In all one os the amusing characters or
modern musical comedy. Most OF her
scenes are played with Mitzi. the star. 10
whom Miss Constance pays handsome
tribute for making possible her successes
In a first part
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
EVERY TRADITION DESTROYED IN
LATEST "MACBETH" PRODUCTION
BY LAWRENCE REAMER.


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The New York herald., 1921-02-27
No Flowers, Please.

Broadway was recently touched pro-
foundly by tho devotion Of her friends
who welcomed a popular actress back TO
this city The lobby Of the theatre In
which she appeared was filled with
flowers at her first appearance. They
were still fresh the second day Of her
visit. On Wednesday they we tirely
renewed and Of course lasted beautifully
untfl Friday But even 80 late in the
week the admirers OF the actress were
determined that their devotion should
The New York herald., 1921-02-27

West the other day. where he had gone
to act before the camera. was the last
lmpresario of the Irving Place Theatre
in this city. Earlier in his career he
came here from Berlin to create with
Agnes Sorma the leading roles in
"Koenlgskinder'
Old Timer.
Herbert Gresham, who died the other
day, diminished the famous trio that
survived from the phenomenal run of
"Adonis' at the old Bijou Theatre.
Henry Il. Dixey has defied time. while
Amelia Summerville does not look like
veteran of the sos. In his famous bur
lesque Henry e. Dixey. Amelia Summer
vile, Mr.. Gresham and George w. How
ard had the leading roles. Mr.. Howard,
who was the first to pass away from the
stage OF this life. initiated the still more
famous Charles Couldock as the hard
hearted father Of Hazel Birke," which
was a sensation in it's day. Mr.. Dixey
still does occasionally some Of the Jug
Cling tricks he so deftiy performed as
the statue come to life and acts comedy
roles irresistibly. The sculptress of the
early performances was the pretty
Lilly Grubb a Baltimore beauty who
did not long survive these performances
Thomas Ryley. who was one Of the
tigers in the chorus from THE Merry
Duchess" is now a theatre manager.
Edward Il. Rice. who was the first man
ager Of that day In all musical plays. is
now associated with the revival of "Er-
mimic" Mr.. Gresham played the pol
ishod villain and was responsible for the
delivery OF particularly atroclous pun
on the name OF the old music hall kept
by Roster e. Bal. ~ will accost her"
he had the tenerity 20 say every night
for more than two years. "and be-al'
smiles"
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
rBsEx,s .cHosTs' ron CHARITY

Al the L<rsacre Theatre this after
noon Ibsen'sc"Ghosts" will be revived.
II will be presented ,1@sr the auspices
OF the Ladies Auxiliary OF unv Sss-'e--
rtan Childrcn's Home. The cast viii
include Edward Waldmann. Miss Regina
wallace. Miss Mary McDermott. Edwin
Caldwell and Joseph Clancy Mr. Nald-
mann and Miss McDermott have played
tbsi~ respective roles or OSuGld and
AIRS AIrino for several seasons in Eu-
rome. but never have before portrayed
then, In This country
The New York herald., 1921-02-27

year al the Lyric Theatre here, has
proved the most successful episode OF
The League OF Notions" which J. NJ
Nuderson has just produced IN London
for Charles CoChrane.
Katherine willard the young actress
whose success In the leading roles o.
the Shakespenre Tcvivals al the old Vic
curing the last two years has made her
one OF the most discussed in England is
an American She Is now playing with
Ben Greet in the British provinces.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
DADDY DUMpLIxs" REVISED.

Louis Mann will appear IN Ills sweet
hearts at the Park Theatre commencing
next Wednesday. The comedy Is a re-
vised version Of Daddy Dumplns." in
which Maclyn Arbuckle appeared ear
ller III the season. and Is an adaptation
by Earl Carroll from story BY George
Barr McCuttheon. The engagement will
be sgnalized BY n reduction OF prices 20
the pre-war scale Of So for the top price.
with the gallery costing fifty cents
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
.cRrENwICu roLLIEs' TO roUR

The is the last week Of the Green
wich Village Follies, 1920 az the Shu-
bert Theatre. where it Is being pro
sented by the Bohemians, Inc. The en-
tire production was staged and devised
bv John Murray Anderson. II goes OF
tour.
The New York herald., 1921-02-27

show no signs Of dlminution. SO again
on Friday the lobby was dressed anew
and when the engagement closed on Sat
urday night the floral tributes. as they
ore professionally called. were uncom-
monty fresh.
Tho artists admirers paid their trib-
ute Of loyalty in the most businesslike
manner Nothing was left TO chance.
Three times during the week the same
florists wagon was TO he seen In front
OF the theatre delivering the flowers.
and three times during this week the
men from the shop were TO be- seen put
ting the flowers in place. SO rare arc
such instances Of continued affection for
a favoritc that tie old timers on Broad
way arc talking stlll about the flowers
that kept coninF for n week
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notes.

w. 4. Brady plans 10 send Mary Nash
and jose Ruben to California .iu Thy
Name Is Woman" after they have
shown the play to the subway circuit
"Thc storm" Is 60 be seen in Paris ns
soon as Iangdon Mccormick is wei
enough in health 10 go over and super
intend the production.
"a Young Mans Fancy" or the music
hox sccnc." which was the most popular
number Of What's In a Name last
The New York herald., 1921-02-27
Motives of New Produ ducera.

No such motives inspire the pro-
ducers' of these eccentric representa-
tions Their viewpoint is altogether diff
ferent. I'VE are going to show you."
they say, Just how we think this or
that play of Shakespeare ought to be
acted. Whatever may have been doSS
In past ages In this respect is wrong
take it from us. This is to be Shake
speare. one of the avowed immortals, as
he Is seen through the eyes of Brown.
Robinson or Smith The peculiar view
Of this or that gentleman is to be the
light by which the play will be read
to the world. The Interpretation of
Brown. Robinson or Smith is to prevail
here tonight. As for the actors. who
used TO be allowed a word in such de-
terminations, they will also reflect the
divine genius OF their leaders. We hope
you may be satisfied with what you get
OF Shakespeare in the performance. We
are sure you will get in any case, all
the Brown, Robinson and Smith that
we can put into the show"
That is the view of the modern artist
who disturbs the bones OF the play
wright and gives tho dramas TO the
world as they are impressed on his
strabismic retna. SO we have the three
wierd sisters looking like boiled Holsters
without claws a castle that may repre-
sent Inverness or Scone made out of a
FiclSety screen with doors and windows
badly drawn and backgrounds swaddled
IN draperies that represent any imagi-
nable spot in or out OF doors on the
globe
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Then There 7. the Manager.

So much for the work Of the artist
who appeals TO the eye. But there Is
~till a great deal 20 be done in the way
W mutilation. Where Mr. Jones left or
Mr. Hopkins begins The result Is that
thc actors humble their text with a
rommonpla ceness that suggests tho de-
tachment Of a subway guard calling
stations. although there Is not even his
interest IN the task The opening words
Of Duncan which were amazingly self
possessed IN view Of the presence before
's eyes Of the bleeding soldier. struck
~ hoto of the whole representation,
which was vocally on such n monotone
that ono after a whilo had a vague feel
ing that Roland Young must be playing
NJ the mons roles. Mr. Barrymore has
.ot strong voice. lie seems to have
shoutcd much OF IL away in the perform
noes OF Ncri What remains is not
even adequate for the Hopkins school OF
Stakespcarian reading But his con-
yeptlon ~ the role was finely intelligent
nd hi- gesture eloquent In the dagger
ncech. cspcclally was he uncommonly
racoful ard significant In movement.
The deep cOntralo Of Miss Arthur is
lot 70 bc crushed into commonplaccnese
even by the formulas prevailing at the
The New York herald., 1921-02-27

theatre. Cultivated men and women
know the dramas from the book if not
from the stage. They are eager to re-
sent, therefore, any Of the onslaughts
on the genius of Shakespeare, such as
the New York theatre has recently
seen. They are quick to come to the
assistance of the poet at least by re-
sentiment if in no other way. Even
such passive support may indicate In
terest.
Provoked Bitter Resentment.
When a so-called Synthetic represen-
tation OF "The Winters Tale" was made
rather modestly u few weeks ago the
sacriege OF the thing provoked such
bitter resentment that the performance
was soon discontinued The more pre-
tentious Macbeth" at the Apollo Thea
tire last week has aroused perhaps less
acrimonious disapproval. 1t is not re-
corded that anybody lost temper over
this affair. It was, indeed, not the oc-
casion for any such expression of feeling
1t was too childish in the main, too fu-
tile to do more than discourage admirers
of the theatre. Why such a play should
have been butchered to make holiday
for the artist who designed its scenery
and the manager who trained its actors,
It is not easy TO tell But they played
havoc with the most powerful of all the
tragedies of the author. The Bleeding
Sergeant was no more lacerated than
the common idea Of the play by the time
the first act was finished. Every tra-
dition had been destroyed and nothing
put i'm its place.
There is. OF course. a difference Of
degree between the unimportant atrocity
at the Little Theatre in the case of
"'The Winters Tale" and the elaborate
hari-kaf performed on Macbeth" But
the principle which guided the hands OF
both producers is the same. Neither
says 1--WE will give you this or that play
Of Shakespeare in n way to bring out its
greatest beauties. The resources Of the
artist and the developed theatre of the
day we will put at the service OF the
play in order that II may receive the
fullest fustice"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1921-01-14
BRITAIN IS CLUB CHAIRMAN

DR.. H. D. Britain was elected pres
ident of the Orofino Club at the
annual meeting held in the Burns
block Tuesday evening. A good rep
resentation Of the membership was
in attendance. U. s. Mix, Clear
water county state senator, was
elected as vice president; E. A. Ran
dali, secretary-treasurer. who, with
r. A. Hamilton and Lauren L. John
son, contitute the board Of managers
for the ensuing year The former
officers were. C. d. McEachron,
president; Samson Snyder, vice pres
ident; B. R. Schmid, secretary-treas-
urer and F. E. Smith and s. r..
Swantek. managers
The annual report of the treasur-
er showed balance in the treasury
OF $4,000. Receipts for the year
amounted to over $1,000 and the ey-
penditures were s975. The expendf-
lures include the remodeling of the
rooms. rent. and the purchase of an
additional pool table and other fur,
niture. The membership Of the club
Is about sixty.