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New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Church Crypt Gives
''The Night Watch
A Nights Lodging

III 7 WAS all incongruous. And it
~ was puzzling, too. Unit! cxplana-
ton came in the whispered word,
Rehearsal" But in that Law a fresh
puzzle. For wasn't it all in the guild
room? And doesn't guildroom denote
a church? However, the. answer is
easy.
With every theater in town running
full tilt, with special matinees not only
every afternoon, but even, in some
cases, on Saturday morning, it is hard
matter to find '"house room" for the re-
hearsing Of the new plays listed for
early openings.
Frederick Stanhopc, who is staging
the Shubert production "In the Night
Watch" which will be presented at the
Century Theatcr on Wednesday, has
solved the problem in so far as he Is
concerned by invading precincts usu-
ally given over to an entirely different
pursuit and profession. This produce
tion is being rehcarsed in half a dozen
different places, to be assembled later
in the Century Theater.
One does not necessarily go to an
ecclesiastical building to pray. In the
case Of the principals Of ''In the Night
Watch" who go religiously afternoon
and night, it is for rehearsal, not for
service.
The Rev. c. N. Moller, vicar Of St.
Chrysostom's Chapel, Trinity, in Sew
enth Avenue, has been for years firm
friend of many we'll known actors and
of those connected in other ways with
the theater, and when he learned of the
difficulty there was in finding places
for the many different units Of so large
production to rehearse In he was
willing to accede to Mr.. Stanhope's pro-
posal that he and his principals be al
lowed to work in one Of the large rooms
connected with the church.
And SO 1t comes about that every day
dt tuc CHdpel INC WlStAuI JSaAHc EdReLS
imparls with the otherwise Margaret
Dale; that Cyril Scott and Max Fig
man, while awaiting their cues, discuss
Australia, where Mr.. Figman has spent
the last two years; that handsome Rob-
ext Warwick pleads q knowledge Of
codes and their workings, gained during
his service with the A. e. F., to warrant
change in some bit Of business;
that the other gallant officers Gall in
gray spats) Of the bonny vessel that 10
to be torpedoed every night up at the
Century perform their heroic deeds
many times over, with Mr.. Stanhope
and Michael Morton patiently aiding
and Abetting, all within the very walls
OF one Of tho tiny chapsls Of Trinity
paYiah.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
IL he Green Goddess

the big scene Of the second act, includ-
ing the Raja's line, GAS for Berna I'd
Shaw, suppose he's quite back num-
Der; but l confess his impudence anuses
me- Then I sent this draft to Mr.. Shaw
and asked him to collaborate with me,
reminding him that he owed me a COL
laboration ever since "Widowers'
Houses" He replied that had got an
excellent movie scenario, but that he
wasn't just then going into the movie
business.
Obsessed with the idea that couldn't
write a play, 1 tried several other COL
laborators. Sir Arthur Pinero politely
but emphatically turned me down. So
l had to roll up my sleeves and do the
thing myself. am not altogether sorry.
But alas! No sooner had / written
the second act and part of the first
than my ideal Raja died! H. B. Irving
was a fine actor and man of distinc-
tion--a great loss to England as we'll
as to me. For the moment I felt the
blow almost irrcparable, not dreaming
at that time that should have the
good fortune to find beyond the At
lantic such good interpreter as Mr..
George Arliss. Fortunately, the theme
had taken such a strong hold on me
that in spite of the loss of Mr.. Irving
1 went on with the play and finished it.
Then I sent it to Mr.. Granville Barker,
who happened to be in America; he read
it to my old friend, Mr.. Winthrop Ames.
Mr.. Ames, after some difficulty, Sc
cured the invaluable cooperation of Mr..
Arliss--and that is the history of the
House That Jack Built.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

sian balss Will 'sa"as' Tsmaa in n THUS this
country to create an American
school of dance -mimetics, with
She ultimate idea Of producing the great
est choreographic dramas with purely
American material NJ. Fokine cama
over here under contract with Morris
Gest to create the ballets in "Aphro-
dlte' and afterward in Mecca" There
has been always in his mind the
thought that some day he would return,
to Europe and take up his work wher,
1t was interrupted by the war. But
the continuance of chaotic conditions
over there and the promising material
ne finds in profusion in this country
combined to convince NJ. Eokine tha
his ideals may be achieved in America
better than anywhere.
His decision was reinforced by a
visit to Boston last week, where he
gave recital to the capacity of tn :
great Symphony Hall, and hundred
ambitious young dancers of the Hub
applied in person or by letter to NJ.
Fokine for instruction in the advance
ment Of their art. Says ". r'okine:
"They are wonderful, these young
American dancers; wonderful in thei.
verve, their enthusiasm, tnc:r nervous
vitality and their natural endowments
for the art of dancing. Here are no
apprenticed pupils, going unwillingly
to school, On the other hand, thew are
apt to be impatient to learn everything
all at once. Their minds conceive so
quickly that they cannot understani j
why their muscles take SO much time
to train. Frequently the tension is to-
great, and that defeats the purpose of
the dance, for the hardest thing to ac-
quire in this, as in all arts, is repose.
But with such talent and enthusiasm
all arts may be attained.
ut was while producing the ballets
for Morris Gcst's dramatic spectacles
'Aphrodite' and Mecca that dis
covered what wonderful natural
dancers there are in America. In Eu-
rope children are taken into the ballet
schools and trained to dance from the
time they can toddle. In America ap-
parently they are born dancers. Other
wise it is difficult to explain how these
two ballets, in many respects the most
difficult I have ever created, were
achieved by entirely American talent.
Take the Bacchanale in Mecca which
is performed on a lofty stairway, with
two platforms. The complicated fig
ures, executed at quick tempo, require
the utmost grace and agility; yet these
young Americans achieved the arduous
training and three months of dancing
this ballet every night without acc-
dent or tiring out.
"From such material properly
trained hope m the near future to
achieve TIE greatest of my ballets--
my apotheosis, so to speak-with
purely American talent.n
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
plays $500 Times Without
Missing One Performance

~ recent events in attracti ons
under ths direction Of Charles
%aasham served as means Of bringing
tsasral attention a rather new az
y the theatsr, from the stand
,s' q Permanent relations. Usually
sassser has been considered az
q, employment Of only season-
! !. eaaraessr. and the average actor
,.sy ysars' experience is able to
ss = score OF more Of names
51sassd. ~ "' "as
|sss. "s Hiprodroms. GOOD Times p
~. Right, celebrated the 2Jooth
|l,... Aaes given in the big play
|b6s ndsr ths management Of Mr.
|u. .s.m. II was discovered that
/. ~ 80 Albert Froom, had not missed
~ rec since the house came
Z. as management Of Mr.. DillInx-
s,... sad that many performers. both
ts ana members Of tho ensen-
~ "sen members Of every Hip
spe<taSie under the prcsent
3, some with their records
''ess nsarrsd BY only q day
ebs4nes II thsE tins. ii
s4A4 henee sse several
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
As We Were Saying

cause it is done so we'll. When a
murder seems called for by the scheme
Of things it occurs, but, just for good
measure, Archer tosses in another.
"The Green Goddess" is generous
melodrama and discreet as we'll. The
old formula of keeping the audience
Informed with the events of the moment
is followed. There is never any need
to guess the identity Of the guilty
party He stands labeled "villain"
from the moment of his entrance.
This we find an advantage. We rather
resent having the villain remain in
cognito until two minutes before the
final curtain. Such arrangements allow
the audience insufficient time in which
to learn to love him.
one OF numerous reasons why we dis
like Mrs. Fiske's new venture, "Wake
Up, Jonathan!" lies in our aversion to
the conventional poet Of the modern
theater who is represented as a tramp
VINO wanders the roads from haystack
TO haystack. The notion that poets
must OF necessity be impractical and
lnolgent is sheer poppycock. We would
as soon think of looking in q haystack
for a needle as for poet On the con-
erary, a poet is generally SO much
enamoured of life as to demand most
OF its amenities. He is seldom, an
ascetic. One Of the best poets we know
is the successful manager of a large
Jewelry business. Another runs a news
paper column. We even know q poet
who lives abundantly we'll solely by
writing poetry. Probably most Of the
persons who starve each year in garrets
are not poets at all, but business men,
Even the business men who do not
starve are not devoid of sense or taste
or understanding. While we should
not be inclined to attribute all-seeinp
wisdom to every man of large affairs,
he is not apt to be such a blithering
idiot as Jonathan, Of Mrs. Fiske's play
The portion Of the piay which marks
him as stern and unrelentins realist
''--~ ~ANS" "eS q Ao6C dt tuS WeuLlOQ OF
Santa Claus is entirely off the track.
Nobody can lay moro than a million
dollars together without becoming
rather painfully sentimental about
mankind. The third or fourth richest
man in the United States to-day is
Sunday school teacher.
Again, we are irritated at the char
acter portrayed by Mrs. Fiske, who is
set to constantly jeer at Jonathan
because he has gone through life with
out any touch Of the rich values of
culture. This lofty position Of scorn
is given to woman who seems to have
spent the better part of her life raising
large family in small country town.
There is no indication in the play, cx-
cept her evident satisfaction with her
self, to show just how or where she
found the Joy Of life or It's culture.
Probably we are expected to take 1t on
trust from the fact that Mrs. Fiske,
who plays the role, is an intelligent
woman.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
The New Plays
cA>r@1ExL .<]Eo<o

tain's wife. One of the big moments
of the play shows the ship in action.
1t Is then discovery is made of the
wlfe's presence on board. This leads
TO grave consequences and brings
about one of the strong situations.
The keen interest manifested in the
forthcoming production of Macbeth"
in which Arthur Hopkins will present
Lionel Barrymore and Julia Arthur as
the Scotch Thane and his guilty wife,
, seems to indicate that Shakespeare is
coming into his own, and those who, in
spite Of tawdry productions, ranting ac-
tors and fiat performances, have re-
mained stanch in their support of the
immortal Will, rejoice that there has
at>hst come to the front manager and
a producer who has the art, the imagi-
nation and the courage to create a new
manner Of presentment of the old plays.
Last season the first honors of the
theatrical year went to Richard ILL.,"
produced by Hopkins with John Barry
more in new version and unique set
ting of the tragedy. In view Of what
Is now known of Mr.. Hopkins's idea
OF making Shakespeare modern and in
telligible by a more sensible rendering
of the blank verse and the use of up
to-date stagecraft, it is q uite probable
that his Macbeth" will outdo even his
own work of last year and establish q
new mark Of originality and excellence.
The arrival in America Wednesday
of John Drinkwater is an item of con-
siderable interest to that part of the
public which follows the news of the
theater. Mr. Drinkwater's main object
IN coming over at this time is to con-
suit with and assist William Harris ir.
in the rehearsals of Mary, Queen of
Scots" but he brings with him also two
new plays, "Oliver Cromwell and Rob
ert E. Lee" which will be produced hers
later.
Deborah Beirne's Irish Players will
open their second season on Tuesday,
February l, at John Corts Theater, in
Sixty-third Street, presenting Three
Comical Old Men," comedy sketch, as
curtain raiser. This is broad satire
on the conventional mud kitchen" col
!een "wailing in the corner" as q type
OF Irish play, and is adapted from
short story by Brindsley MacNamars
in The Irish Statesman.
The plays to be presented tbs sea-
sen are: "The Keeper If the L. hts"
three-act drama, by Frank O'Don-
nell, one of the younger Irish dram
atists and an Abbey Theater play
wright; "The Ballycullen Band" q
one-act comedy by Brindsley eiacNa-
mara, and Resurrection" a one-acs
drama by Daniel Corkery, we'll known
Irish journalist.
The cast includes Rosana Graves,
Emmet O'Reilly, r. Henry. Handon.
Ralph Cullinan, Clement OLaughIiu
and Percy O'Malley Jennings.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
By William Archer

M S THE New York press has treate
~ my play so indulgently. it may
perhaps interest your readers to
know something Of how it came into
being.
AS several Of the critics have re-
minded me, had once publicly con-
fessed that 1 could not write a play.
That was my sincere convictions; but,
nevertheless, I hankered after trying
my hand at a picturesque melodrama
with character in it for Mr.. H. B.
Irving, the distinguished son of a dis
tinguished father. This desire remained
vaguely in my mind, but I had no idea
as to theme or character.
Then, one night, in the autumn of
1919, I dreamed dream, and out of
that dream "The Green Goddess" arose.
I wrote it down Immediately on awak-
ening and have preserved my note of
it. AS l haven't it at hand cannot
tell you exactly how much of the play
came to me in the dream; but this
can say with certainty: if it had not
been for the dream the play would never
have existed.
remember that the central figure
Of the dream was not Raja, but a
Rance, the female variety of the spe-
cies. had to make her a Raja, since
wanted II. B. Irving for my hero--but
the theme might have been quite effec-
lively worked out the other way.
l vaguely schcmed the play and then
wrote, with fluency that surprised me,
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
By Haywood Broun

~H success of William Archer's
MI melodrama "The Green God
~ dess" may serve to remove the
reproach which has always
sung over dramatic critics. 1t has
! been held that dramatic critic was a
person Who told how plays ought to
| 30 written because Of his utter inability
to DO one himself. Even Mr.. Archer
confessed in Play-Making that he
could not write play to save his life
Naturally it is not within the power
ai every other critic to sit down and
dash of as enhancing q melodrama
as The Green Goddess" He doesn't
havs to. The possibility has been
proved. The rest can content them
selves with talking of the plays which
they might have written.
Ne are not unaware that Bernard
Shaw, who has had some tolerable sue
cess as dramatist, WAS first critic,
bat that may be overlooked in the pass
ing Of time, and moreover it has al
ways been held against Mr.. Shaw that
his was special and peculiar sort
Of drama which possibly needed a
unique and special classification. But
Archer's play is orthodox and a melo-
drama. Some reviewers have expressed
surprise that the translator of Ibsen
should come to the tneater with me1o-
irama, but It is the most natural thing
n the world that technician such as
Archer should be interested in the
sheer fireworks demanded by this type
oi play. Archer's triumph is double,
from the fact that he was a sort of
super-critic. Play-Making remains the
standard textbook on the subject of
construction. Accordingly, Archer has
been under the handicap Of being a
'receptor in the art Of playwriting as
well as critic, and technicians have
always been considered even more
deeply damned than the nero "destruc-
i've" critics. Technique" said the
actress in "The Show Shop" OF James
Forbes, sis something you work twenty
yssrs to get and when you have it
everybody hates it.n
TIE Green Goddess" shows that
sound construction is no bar whatever
70 fattling good entertainment. Even
peTipety may be pleasant II it is
1noTn by some other name. The new
'ny ct the Booth is not a masterpiece,
. Be sure. It Is not as original in
s'sa - The Bat" nor does it's humor
s'e 80 deeply as that Of "The Bad
ass' But it has a finish and suavity
.ooss either Of it's rivals. The pro-
suction is silken. George ArIiss brings
t''ss to the play. He has seldom been
= ,ssl 70 better advantage, and Ivan
S'aps0n is also remarkably good. 1t is
!" = play Of many surprises, but
sa'ssa the general outline is familiar
.1e expected there are enough small
s's ana turns TO hold the attention.
..s's0,er, even when the expected hap
.1a 'asre Is no disappointment, be-
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
FOkine Remains
Here to Develop
American Ballet

n1ICHEL FOKINE, founder of Rus
NVI sian ballet, will remain in this
country to create an American
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
new Cbsariral OFFERINGS of The QVtek

MONDAYAt
David Balch The
Seeley. Sylvia Field Leonard Doyle
King Henry Humphrey and Harry Hamalainen.
will present
of matnees Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays
"John Hawthorne" Lcvovitz Babcock
William Franklin George Frenger Frankyn
Warren Krech, Camille Pastofed Albert
Stehi, Wcscr
andB
WEDNEsDAYA Century present the
spectacular Night by Michael Morton The
cast: Robert Warwick Jeanne Egcl
Margaret Dale. Edmund Lowe, Max Figman others.
New-York tribune., 1921-01-23

81 New York theaters this week.
W. Or Monday, John Hawthorne"
presented by the Theater
Guild, shares the Garrick with Heart
break House." for matinees only. At
the Princess Theater "Cognac" sue
ceeds "Pagans.' "In the Night Watch"
opens at the Century on Wednesday,
"John Hawthorne" is the third pro-
Luction Of the Theater Guilds sea-
son. 1t is described as an American
play dealing with mountaineer folk
and the conflict Of love and religion
The play is by Philip Moeller and
the settings designed by Sheldon X.
Viele.
"Cognac" is new play by David
Arnold Balch, staged by Edward Els
ner. The three scenes are laid in a
country home in Vermont and the &C.
ton is supposed to take place about
year ago. The story has to do with
the homecoming of an American SOL
der and his French bride, and the re-
ception Of the girl by a family which
is not distinguished for broadminded-
ness. A friend of tie husband rec
ognizes the young wife as girl who
had frequented notorious cafe in
Bordeaux, where, on account of her
liking for brandy, she was nicknamed
"Cognac." Her reputation there was
none of the best All OF. which is
learned in due course by the husband
and family. Then comes the crisis
with the problem whether "Cognac"
shall be cast off or remain at the side
of her husband.
I'm the Night Watch" which will
be seen with an all-star cast at the
Century Theater, was originally pro-
duced at the Theatre Antoine in Paris
Later it was presented in the Oxford
Music Hall, London. Both presenta-
Sions were highly successful. In adapt
ng the piece for the American stage
Frederick Stanhope, who is staging the
production, and Michael Morton, the
adapter, have elaborated upon the
scenic investiture, but the story has
been in no way sacrificed. That the
play is spectacular does not mean that
it is lacking in plot and must fall
back on spectacle for it's interest. 1t
Is just big story in q big way.
The play opens with dinner on
board the French cruiser Alma, on the
eve of the great war At this party
the captains wife renews her ac-
quaintance with girlhood sweetheart,
a sub-lieutenant on the warship. He
invites her to his cabin for quiet
talk, promising to get her ashore on
the last boat. Meanwhile, the COM
mander Of the vessel receives order,
to put to sea, war having been de-
clared. Without knowing why, the
party is broken up and the visitors
hustled ashore-all except the can
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-10-14
MOTHER! CLEAN
cHILD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP


Even sick child loves the "fruity"
taste of California Fig Syrup" II the
little tongue is coated, or If your child
Is listless, cross, feverish, full Of cold,
or has collie, give teaspoonful to
cleanse the liver and bowels. In few
hours you can see for yourself how
thoroughly it works all the constipa-
ton poison, sour bile and waste cut Of
the bowels, and you have well. play
full child again.
Millions of mothers keep california
Fig Syrup handy. They know tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to-
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu-
Inc California Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children Of
all ages printed on bottle. Mother
You must say California" or you may
get an imitation fig syrup.-Advertise-
ment.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-10-14
SEWING Wood.

There has appeared in this country
recently special plywood material
for aircraft construction.
This new material must not be con-
fused with ordinary plywood, which tS
glued together. 1t Is claimed to be q
super-plywood, and is actually sewn
together! m
First, the layers are cemented to-
gether with waterproof material. ana
then stitched through In parallel rows
about one and q quarter inches apart.
This gives rigidity and residence not
to be attained by any other method.
Weight for weight, 1t Is the strongest
material yet invented. 1t is made In
sheets of any size OF shape up to eight
feet wide by 60 feet long and from
one-eighth of an inch to five-eighths OF
an inch thick, thus doing away with
waste in the conversion.-London TIT
Bits.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-10-14

Isdaetion, which ls mighty desirable-frOn
the standpoint Of business as well as
of the producer and the consumer, can
only come when farmers generally are
able so to shape their paintings that,
with normal weather, the acreage
planted will produce the approximate
quantity required to meet the consan-
ing demand Until this Is accom-
plished, seasons of shortage with
prices painfully high to the consumer
are certain to be experienced. Along
with these will come years of exces-
sive production in which thesproducer
is compelled to bear destructive loss
because prices are below the cost Of
production. For the correction OF
this destructive alienation Of too lit
tie and too great crop production the
development of effective control of
plant pests is one of the most lmpor-
tant factors.
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-10-14
sUNsHADEs FOR LUCKY DOGS
innovation That Was Brought ABOUT
by the Protracted Spell OF Un-
usually Hot Weather.

One of the quaintest innovations OF
the recent heat wave in London was
the introduction Of sunshades for
dogs. These consisted of light crepe
DECLINE projections suspended over
the animals necks by light wire
strands.
The ''lucky" animals whose masters
or mistresses bought the sunshades
did not seem so pleased with them as
perhaps the donors had hoped; re-
marked London Answers.
One dog found the heat so 0ppres'
sive that he sought the shelter OF
railway tunnel on the Highbury tube
Here he was, however, SO frightened
by the continual passing Of trains
that he shrank into dark corner and
remained there for two days, until
his master, on the information OF q
railway man, fetched him.
Although sunshades for dogs made
their first appearance, there was q
strange absence of the straw hats
that horses used to wear before the
war. Have horses been so hardened
by the great campaign that they dc
not need the consideration that dogs
get?
The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1921-10-14
IMPURITIES IN CLOVER SEED
In Recent Purchase North Carolina
Farmer Finds Weed Seeds OF
Various Kinds.

A farmer in Rowan county, N. G.,
was about to purchase some clover
seed last spring from one of his neigh
bors. preparatory to seeding down his
wheat acreage. He noticed that the
seed was somewhat impure, and was
reminded of the warnings so frequent
~ given by the county agent in re-
epect to pure seed. He asked to have
small sample tested for purity by
the state seed laboratory at Raleigh.
The sample was reported on merely
az "No. g." Each pound was found to
contain approximately 65,O62 buck
horn seeds, 2,282 dodder 1922 wild
carrot. ZOOS black-seeded plantain,
Ala curled dock. 276 Venus looking
glass. 1873 each Of crag grass and green
foxtail-a total of SS.140 weed seeds
In each pound. This would, no doubt,
he sufficient to seed the mans land
70 these pests fOre4lse next decade.
Although this sample was the worst