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New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Jeanne Eagels' Wild Ride ON
A Country Nag Eventually
Leads to Footlights Here

| Most people who succeed in the arts,
with the exception Of a marvelously
| favored few, which does not include
geniuses, who usually have much
harder time than others, have a rough
road to travel before they arrive. And
1t they are courageous and sincere
there is nothing honorable, no matter
how mean by comparison, they will
not do to further their ambition.
Apollo hired himself to Admetus as a
shepherd, and some girl destined to
become a famous tragedian will faunt
in the first row Of frothy chorus.
inc lead in "In the Night Watch" !"
Michael Morton's spectacular drama at
the Century Theatcr, IS one who has
succeeded by unremitting working and
fighting. She began her theatrical
career when almost an infant, and by
the day Of her engagement for her
first lead she had run the gamut of
things theatrical. She made her first
appearance on the stage with a tent
show at the age Of seven years. When
she was eight she joined repertoire
company playing Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma.
She played Little Eva in "Uncle
Toms Cabin" 80 long that she literally
grew into the part. Apparently the
company was not of n very high So
cial standing. The members were poor
as we'll, and when they held a parade
previous to giving performance they
were forced to borrow the horses. it
was ono of these borrowed animals
that was the immediate cause of Miss
Eagels leaving the company. In one
small town she was riding a broad
backed nag which belonged to some
romantic son of the soil at the head
Of the parade. Unfortunately. the
farmers son happened tosrecognize the
horse, and for him it at once killed all
sense Of illusion.
Here was his fathers plow horse
leading a cavalcade Of supposedly
superior beings! If their horses we're
fakes it was very likely the blood
hounds were, and the ice that Eliza
crossed, and Uncle Tom was probably
as white as he was himself and not a
negro slave at all. With all these
horrible suspicious seething in his
mind, the boy picked UP heavy stone
and threw it at Little Eva's horse.
1t struck the beast in the flank and
caused 1t to break into numbering
gallop that carried it completely out
OF town and over the rough dirt roads
to village eight miles away. Here
MISS Eagels fell off and decided that
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
I'm NV AXE Up, Jonatilan!''
Ii Screen Is to Hold Own,'
Specialized Writers Must
Be Drafted, Says Goddard

There is one man WHO has found that
writing for "the movies" has given him
better understanding of how to write
Tor the stage, and that is Charles w
Goddard, co-author of "The Broken
Wlng," which descended on New York
the other night and settled down for
what looks like long and prosperous
run at the Forty-eighth Street Theater.
Mr.. Goddard stepped off the rostrum
OF Dartmouth College with his hard
earned sheepskin, and procured his
first bread-winning engagement with a
Boston newspaper as a reporter. From
TINS pinnacle he says he descended to
the common level of writer for the
screen. After having ruined many
lreams of paper by picture scribblings,
ne caught the fancy of the picture pro
ducers by his imaginative work in pro-
viding thrills for number of serial
pictures, among the most noted Of these
being The Perils of Pauline"g and
The Exploits of Elaine"
Mr.. Goddard discovered that. in
writing Tor the screen, in many in
stances he could express in dialogue
scenes that could not be picturized, and
IN thinking out ways and means to
overcome lengthy captions and SUBJ
titles he caught the playwriting fever
Something radical has to be done,
and that very shortly, if the picture
producer hopes to bolster up the
patronage Of picture theaters," says
Mr.. Goddard. "The last few months
has shown a diminution of interest.
There is falling off in attendance and
the reason is apparent. The element
of novelty is beginning to show and
blase public has quickly seen this. The
day is past when any sort of story will
suffice in making feature picture.
The time has arrived when corps of
specialized writers for the screen must
be recruited. The old package of
tricks that have served in the making
of thousands of picture features has
reached condition like Mother Hub
bard's cupboard when the old lady
went to get bone for her dog. 1t
takes big story these days to make
meney-getting picture, and when an
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Actors Organize to
Present Untried Plays
To Receptive Managers

An organization consisting Of we'll
known actors, and called The Players
Fellowship, has been formed in New
York in the last few days. It's object
is to rehearse and present for the
managers inspection plays having ar
tlstic merit or social significance, but
which might prove too speculative to
tempt producer in these days of bust
ness depression.
The members believe that by invest
ing their time and talents in this way
they will be performing a service to
the playwrights, the public, the man
ayers and their own profession. Man
ayers will be invited to look st the
finished rehearsals, with the view of
interesting them to the extent of pro-
yidinag scenic production and a thea
ter Tor public performance.
AS payment for it's work tho fellow
ship will retain an interest in profits.
Among. the members arc Lucille Wat
son, Edward Ellis. Doris Kenyon. Frank
Morgan, Olive Oliver, Anita Rothe. Ed
ward Reese, Grace Fisher, John elem
ents and Barbara Chambers. The first
play selected is "The White Viiia.'' by
Edith Ellis. from Karen Michaelis's
book, "The Dangerous Age"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Arthur Byron Declares
Star Manager System Is
Undermining the Theater

The star system has changed, and
with it the entire theater of America"
declares Arthur Byron, actor of lis
own production, "Transplanting Jean"
now at the Cort.
"1n the days when Edwin Booth and
his contemporaries presented the
drama, the supporting actors werc
faIrly sure of a seasons work because
the star actors had the good will Of
the public ano could play tcng sea-
son" mr.. Byron asserts. "Booth, Bar
rett, John Mccullough, John T. Ray
rnond. Joseph Jefferson, w. T. Flor
cnce. Mary Anderson, Modjessa. Lotta
and Maggie Mitchell were actors and
the name of any one of them az the
read of an advertisement was suf-
t'eIent to attract numerous audience
to enjoy the play.
To-day the supporting actor has no
such promise" Mr.. Byron continued
"5or the theater is dominated by the
star manager. In fact, there are moro
star managers than there are star
actors, and their vogue is wholly de-
pendent upon the success of their
plays. But the public has discovered
that bad acting spoils any good show,
companies are not apt to have COM
retent actors.
"In consequence, the theatrical call
ing, defending upon the star inaneccrs
Of to-day, is now sample, not pro-
fession. The actor must depend for
his livelihood on tho Judgment of
the star manager and must risk his
seasons work upon the success of nm
unknown play. He is no longer GER
tain of even thirty weeks season.
Able men hesitate, therefore, before,
entering so uncertain a calling. and, IN
consequence, there are few actor
managers left to train the younger
players who venture into this pnesf-
tain fcld.n
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
For East Side Poor

At the Hippodrome tonight there
will be a benefit which ought to en-
gage the attention of all those who are
really interested in the building up
OF the lower strata Of this big town Of
ours; The Neighborhood Circle, of
which Mrs. Samuel S. Koenig is tho
moving spirit, looks after the mate rial
needs of the unfortunate of the East
oide and to help out through this
present season of unemployment and
distrcss this gala performance has
been planned. Raymond Hitchcock
WIZ be master Of ceremonie and will
nave the pleasure, mutual to both sides
OF the footlights. OF presenting such
stars az Grace La Rue. Julia Sander
eon, Nariiynn Miller, Belle Story and
others OF list too long to enumerate
but most interesting to SEQ and listen
70. The box Office opens at noon and
the performance begins at 8:20.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Helene Chadwick Learns
Lore of the Sea Waiting
Camera Call OH Schooner

Helene Chadwick, who is the only
woman in Goddess Men," which is to
be shown this week at the Capitol, saws
she learned more interesting things
while the picture was being made than
in all the schools she ever attended
For one thing, how to sail a boat
through any kind of weather and for
another number of the chanteys of
the sea WHICH never have been written
down. She contends that she will
never be an out-and-out "landlubber"
again.
There was an excellent chance for
MISS chadwick to learn what she did
about the sea, for the picture was
made far out at sea on the schooner
Deborah. 1t has sailed the Seven Seas
Tor number Of years and weathered
every KIND of storm. 1t has two sister
ships now in trade duty-one in Alaska
and the other in the South Seas.
Needless to say, the crew which will
be seen in Goddess Men" is the real
thing. Motion picture actors may be 3
clever lot, but they can't quite compass
sailing a boat. So, when the Goldwvn
company, which filmed "Goodless Men"
procured the schooner for the picture
1t acquired with it its crew under
command of Captain Andrew Olson,
who first sailed before the mast some
forty years ago and mas reputation
IN all the ports of the Pacific as one
OF the best sailors to be found on any
deck.
AS most of the scenes were made far
out at sea Miss Chadwick had n great
deal of time on board when she was
not needed before the camera. 1t was
thus that she learned how to sail
boat and how to sing the old songs
OF the sea. Every moment. when she
was not working, she would spend on
deck with the sailors. She learned
now to tie true sailors knot as her.
1rst lesson as a seafaring person.
Then she studied the compass and the
sails. She asked, she saws. at least a
million questions and if the answers
were trifle too technical she asked
few more to clear I'D any misappre-
tensions. Miss Chadwick is consci-
entlous artist and she never has been
known to shirk her work, but there
were times when it was hard for her
to tear herself away from her absorb
ing new lessons when Reginald Barker,
dlrectlng the production, would call to
her to step before the camera,
Miss Chadwick is an ACCOMPLISHED
musician. In fact, before she became
motion picture actress it was her in
tentlon to be a professional pianist.
80 1t was easy for her to- write down
the sailors songs. She did it for her
own amusement and because she did
hot "lsh to risk forgetting any of the
songs, but now she finds that she has
quite valuable contribution to make
to the printed music of the sea, for
many of the songs which she heard
never had been put on paper
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

friends. Another man boasts that he
attended seventy-six performances
We have, however, noticed change
in the character of the audiences dur
ing the run Of the play.
"At the opening and for the first few
months we had the usual resident
theater-going class, and the play
proved great. success with them.
linen the music became popular ant
spread to the British soldiers in Eu-
rope. All the regimental bands PLAYED
kissing Time and THE Cobbler's
Song and we laughed over the fact
that the Allied troops occupying Co.
logne entered the city to the tune of
The Robbers March, Men coming
home on leave, Americans, Canadians
and Australians going through to the
front, all came to the play, and until
1he armlstlce we had largely service
"We had exciting times during the
air ralds: One. was when they an
rounced from the stage the relief of
bagdad, and the audience went wild
with JOY. l remember the cheerin~
when little column of soldiers in
Khaki marched across the stage whist
ling It's a Long Way to Tlpperary'
tEat evening"
"Then with the coming of peac.
there was a big boom while ali the
service men were spending their dis
charge money. The audiences have
now settled down to the floating popu-
latlon, for every one who comes to see
London must see 'Chu Chin Chow
Ihere Is also new generation growing
up which. wants to see the spectacle.
visitors from all parts of the world
attend the play. We received an offer
TO produce the play in Paris. but found
on investigation that. due to the rate
OF exchange, our profits would be SO
small that it would not pay us to lose
the patronage of the many French peo.
pie who visit London. Among the dis
ttlnguished visitors to the play have
been the >King and Queen, the Prince
OF Wales and other members of the
royal family, the King and Queen of
Spain, the King and Queen of Norway.
the King and Queen of Denmark, Queen
Marie of Rumania and the Shah Of
Persia.
There is no great mystery about the
success Of 'Chu Chin Chow 1t is a
good play, we'll written and we'll acted,
and the audiences are given value for
their money. lis an old, we'll known
story, simply told. Good music, color
ful scenes, dialogue and singing are
combined. We spend money to keep
the costumes and scenery in good con
dition, and the actors have entered into
the spirit of the thing and try to keep
up the same pitch Of work and interest
that made it success four and one
half years ago. 1t is a good play, and
1t has not been allowed to become
nonotonous, drab or mechanical with
the passing of time, and people will
always come to such play.
II do not know how long the run will
be. This afternoon, on Thursday
the 1000 seats in the house
are occupied, and there are 200 people
standing. Outside the door queue of
100 persons is waiting for advance tick
cts. You know that this theater was
sold in 1918, and the terms of the con-
tract were that the new owner could
have the building at the end of the
run OF "Chu Chin Chow" or on De-
,ember 81, 1928,' depending on which
should arrive first. We did not think
two years and half ago that we should
ever worry about the 1923 clause, but
we are beginning to wonder about it
now"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

of dust. The reality of the seen.
startles the audience and creates the
eXhilaration that goes far to make our
play hit. Now, in the movies the
audience may see the falling machine
and they get the photographs of the
wreck and all that, but it takes a bit
of imaginative work to realize the
sltuatioh-and the thrill, if any, comes
as result of a mental process that
is not simultaneous all over the house.
The pictures can never supplant the
spoken drama, and no rational picture
man believes it will, because the au-
dieces are moved simultaneously to
tears, thrills and laughter"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
''Wife Insurance" in New York

After two months' stay in Califor-
MIA and Mexico, where the mob scenes
Of "Wifc Insurance." the John Emer-
on-Anita Loos special production, were
made, Victor Fleming, director, re-
turned to New York yesterday. He
brought with him approximately $4,000
feet OF film which will 60 to the cut
day for condensation to the convcn,
tional FIVE reels. Prior to making
Wife Insurance" ard "Mamma's Az
fair" for MIR. Emerson and Miss Loos.
Mr.. Fleming made his reputation as d.
rector for Douglas Fairbanks In "The
Moliycoddlc" and when tho Clouds
Roll By"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
At the Hippodrome

seven months Of Good Times" OUGHT
to- satisfy most any one, but the big
Dill at tho big playhouse draws in not
only new admirers but the old ones
who have seen the show more than
once and still come again to SEQ the
clowns, the elephants, the beautiful bal
let's and gorgeous spectacles. This week
there are to be some aquatic novelties
that will interest particularly all those
Interested in high diving and dis
appearing mermaids.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30

the "rcp" company would have to fend
for itself as far as she was concerned
Her first step toward Broadway was
made in a musical comedy with Rich
ard Carle. Later she played in "The
Pink Lady" From this she jumped
into Elsie Ferguson's role in "Out-
cast" and made hit. Then followed
her engagement with George Arliss,
playing the leading role with him in
"The Professors Love Story" in his
revival of "Disraeli," and in his own
play, Hamilton" After these engage
ments came "Daddies" and "The Won
derful Thing" When this last play
closed Miss Eagels went to Europe,
and it was generally understood that
she had retired from the stage. But
she was finally persuaded to accept
the feminine lead in the all-star cast
of 'In the Night Watch"
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Gay MacLaren's Recital

Gay. MaeLaren will give dramatic
recital at the Belmont TheaGcr this aYt-
ernoon, presenting some Of the suc-
sseaes OF the Broadway stage. Miss
hacLaren rcproduccs the character
and stage business, the tricks Of voice
Or facial expression Of every actor in
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
At the Columbia

This week maids Of America" with
Bobby Barry as the featured come
dian, will be tho bill to keep up the
standard for fun, novelty, good sing
ing and dancing and vivacious ballets,
which this house has established.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Fox to Do Oliver Twist

"A new version on an elaborate ;calc
ol Charles Dickens's story Oliver
twist is to be made by William Fox.
with Harold Goodwin featured.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
S'Chu Chin Chow"
Played 1000 Times in
London, Sets Record

CONTINUED from paao ons
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
ORLEANS COTTON
SHOWS DECLINES
Although Traders on Short Side Were
Unable to Get Very Far With
Their Operations.

NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 16.-Small
declines prevailed during the greater
part of the session in cotton today,
although traders on the short side
were unable to get very far with their
operations because of constant streams
of unfavorable crop accounts that
poured in on them. Much Of the sell
ing was due to The fear that the move
ment of the new crop would press
against values and the period of heav-
let selling was late in the session
following the posting of the daily sta
tistical statement, showing receipts at
all United States ports of 25.494 bales
against 8,427 this day last year.
In the early trading prices We're off
to points, but after October touched
1889 the market commenced to do
better in small way, and finally to-
ward the middle of the day the more
active months were to points high
err than the close of yesterday. with
October up to 1852. Rains in the east
ern belt on too liberal a scale and the
forecast Of more showers to come
caused much Of the support at this
time
In the late trading most months
broke to new low levels, later falling
to 1921, and closing was around the
lowest of the day at net losses Of
to points, with October at 1852 and
December at 1921.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
DOWNWARD PRICES
In COTTON MARKET
Market Was Comparatively Quiet
Yesterday and Showed Con-
tinued IrreguIarity.

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-The cotton
market was comparatively quiet again
today and showed continued irregu-
larity with the late tendency Of prices
downward because OF disappointing
late reports from the stock market
and scattered southern hedge selling.
After selling at 1886 on an early de-
cline, December rallied to 1853, but
broke again, closing at 1871, compared
with 13.4S yesterday. The general
market closed steady in tone, but
showed net loss of to 10 points.
The opening was steady at a decline
OF to points in response to relative
ly easy Liverpool cables, reports of
continued trade depression in Ian
cashire and talk of more favorable
weather conditions in the southwest.
The initial offerings appeared to be
quite readily absorbed and after
showing net losses to 10 to ~ points
the market firmed up on the continued
bullish average of private crop adj
vices, covering by recent sellers for
a turn and a little trade support. Oc-
tober sold up from 1924 to 1900 and
January from 13.43 to 1856, with ac-
tive months generally working slight
ly above last nights closing figures
during the early afternoon, when buy
ing was promoted by reports that a
slightly better tone was developing in
the stock market owing to the pros
poets for early action on the railroad
funding bill. Later Wall street reports
were considered unfavorable, however,
leading to a renewal and scattering IL
quidation in cotton, and there was al
so some Liverpool selling here in the
late trading, when near months sold
off to previous lows and later deliver
les made new low ground for the day,
with January touching 1898.
The close was a few points up from
the lowest on covering. There were
conflicting reports as to the effects
Of rains in the western belt which
seemed more harmful than beneficial
In some sections, but the lower tenn
peratures in Texas Were considered
favorable, and traders hardly knew
whether to take the larger Galveston
receipts as foreshadowing larger ex-
ports or as rejecting a rapid increase
in the new crop movement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
MORE DECLINES In
NEW YORK STOCKS
New Low Records for a Year or
More Were Registered by Oils.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-LiquIdation
and professional selling caused fur
Their material depreciation of quoted
values in the stock market today. Nu-
merous speculative issues sustained
additional declines of l to points.
New low records for a year or more
were registered by oils, steels, equip
ments, chemicals and various unclas-
sified shares. Other elements of weak
ness embraced food, textile, paper and
mail order issues. Rails were apa-
thetic, but mainly lower, and ship
pings also eased under pressure.
Lowest prices Were made in the af-
Petroleum, United States Fruit and
General Electric were most effective.
Before the close however, profit taxi
ing caused moderate rallies.
Withdrawal of s55,000,Oo OF federal
deposits from local banks precluded
any relaxation of money rates All
call loans We're made at per cent and
time accommodations held at to
6 IA per cent, the same quotation ap-
plying to commercial paper.
Excepting Scandinavian remittan-
ces, which were higher by 10 to So
points, foreign exchanges manifested
fresh unsettlement. Sterling bills re-
acted IL cents, francs fell 8 points,
and guilders lost Is points. Marks
were weakest at 1.05,s but rallied
slightly later.
The bond market was dull, but
firmness prevailed in rails, including
convertible issues and most of the
foreign group. Liberties were irregu-
lar slight reactions ruling at the end.
Total sales, par value, sS.250,o0o.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
GERMAN MARKS TAKE
CONSIDERABLE DROP

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-German
marks today declined to LOS in the
local foreign exchange market. An
overnight drop of 10 IL points brought
them within a small fraction of the
lowest price since the war.
Dealers in exchange ascribed the
steady depreciation of marks to heavy
selling by German interests at various
European capitals, especially in Swe-
den and Holland. Recent advices from
Berlin state that the output of paper
money by the German government
since July i has increased by many
billions Of marks, and that there is
an orgy of speculation in Berlin and
other German centers, based in part
on German industrial revival
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-17
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Prime mer-
camille paper 6 IA. Exchange weak;
sterling, sixty day bills and CONNER
cial, sixty day bills on banks 3.61;
commercial. sixty day bills $50 rs;
demand 3.64 1-2; cables 1865.
Francs: Demand 7.27 1-2; cables
7.73. Belgian francs: demand ISL IL;
cables 1853. Guilders! demand 30.97;
cables BLOB. Lire: demand 4.33; ca
bles 4.33 1-2. Marks: demand LOT;
cables 1.07 1-2. Greece: demand 5.4S;
Sweden: demand 21.23. Norway: de-
mand 1900. Argentina: demand 1887
Brazil demand 1925. Montreal 10
3-16 per cent discount. Government
bonds irregular; railroad bonds easy.
Time loans firm, sixty days. ninety
days and six months a 6 Ia per cent
Call money firm; ruling rate 6. call
loans against acceptances 5 1-2.