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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

Charlotte Walker takes time from
her work in "The Skylark" to make an
admirable statement of the case for
the cooperative acting group, the type
of organization exemplified in the The
alter Guild the Players Fellowship, the
Repertory Theater and other recent
groups.
"In the main, whatever success our
stage has achieved has been due to
the commercial manager" says Miss
Walker. "However, we can act for
these managers and give them our best,
yet still believe that the finest results
in acting will come by the cooperation
of groups of players who will band to-
gcther to do plays which might ordi-
narily escape the attention, and if not
the attention TIE encouragement, of
managers, who seek primarily to supply
plays for tho entertainment of the
largest number Of playgoers.
The PIaygoing Public
Could Be Multiplied
"Often managers, not being players
is a tremendous field for support of
plays which would be patronized if the
playgoers were given a chance to wit
ness them. 1t is true, as has been so
often held, that the playgoers deter
mine the quality as we'll as the guam
tity Of plays produced, but there is
such thing as cultivating the vast
number of playgoers who would relish
different sort of fare.
after all, we players come into con-
tact with more people who go to the
theater than do the managers. The
fetish has grown up that player is in
competent to judge the merit of q play
because the players vision is circr n
scrbcd by the value of an individual
part. This is libelous. No matter how
good part, the player knows that the
play must be equally good if it is to
succeed, and to succeed is the consum-
nation to be desired"
Miss Walker has enjoyed a brilliant
career as an actress. She IS uncom-
planning, except in one respect. She
wants to play roles to prove her versa
tllty. She has been labeled as a type
actress, the sort Of emotional or
pseudo-emotional woman who goes
through four acts seeking that which
Is not for her. She feels that if the
players themselves should select their
plays and be responsible for them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
The Title Or the Play: Being
A Footnote ON History of Art

Scene-Mr. Woods's office. Piano,
quantities of furniture, mojolico fig
are of a Coney Island yoa4ng MAJ,
smoking cigar, portraits Of stars on
1ohom Mr.. Woods-h has lost money.
Time-DanTng the composition Of
"Getting Gcrtie's Carter"
Mr.. Woods-How's your second act?
Mr.. Hcpwood Cooking up, startlcd)-
I thought it was Arthur Hopkins talk
ing.
{Mr. Collision, as the junior play
wright, laughs uproariously.)
Mr. Woods-Please don't put any
jokes like that in the play, Mr.. Hop
wood
(Mr. Hopwood, as the senior play
wright, highly offended, reaches for his
hat and PORTFOLIO Mr.. Hopwood is the
only senior playwright who carries a
portfolio. Mr.. Collision, squelched, gazcs
long at a star who has lost more money
for Mr.. Woods than all the other stars
and who therefore occupies the place Of
honor.)
Mr.. Woods-Where are you going,
Avery?
Mr. Hopwood (mollificd) You were
speaking of the second act?
Mr.. Woods-Ycs. Wherell we pub It i?
1t cart be a bedroom you know. 1t
las to be more convincing than Turk
ISL bath to beat Ladies Night" 1t
can't be anywhere.
Mr.. Collision Gas the junior play
wright, very boldly)-Let's take a
chance and put it in---
Mr.. Woods and Mr.. Hopwood-
Where?
Mr.. Collision (his boldness suddenly
evaporating) -Never mind.
Dir. Hopwood--We have decided to
n:ake it barn.
Iir Woods--Great! We can call it
"Out in the Barn"
Mr.. Collison-We have already de-
cidcd to call it "Up in the Haymow."
Mr.. Woods-Thatll knock their eye
out Clocks long and meditatively at
the three stars who have lost him
most money!
Mr.. Hopwood with dignity, as the
serior playwright -We're not trying
to knock anybody's eye out. The writ
ing of farce like this requires the
most finished technique and the most
intimate knowledge of the practical
stage. The reason the French are
Mr.. Woods-That's all right, Avery
Can't we get something about the
garter in the title?
Mr.. Collision enthusiastically
How about "Wherc Is Gertie's Garter p
Mr.. Hopwood heroine Of this
play is not called Gertic
Mr.. Woods (astonished why can't
we chriStcn her Gertie?
Mr.. Hopwood with quiet dignity
We'll come to that later. A very i'm
portant matter Of construction to be
settlcd now is whether the CIR
N'"ci ksS AioHi tnS Hayiso" Win HorSe
blanket or puts the blanket on wher
she gets TO the old coach. There are
infinite possibilities here.
Mr. Woods ("ho has been abstract.
eddy rut.cring "Gcrtics Carter" "Ur
in the Haymow" and other lines from
the great poets, Is suddenly recalled
by the "infnito poasibilitics" suu0cntsd
! ~ Nr. EoDwood LET hrr put the
blanket on In the coach.
Dir. Collision Sho can cross ove1
clothed in nay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
And Now Il More
Modern Retribution

In nil tic versions heretofore writ
ten the author has been satisfied TO
punish Don Juan with death. damna-
ton or Incarceration. but it remained
for Bernard Shaw to punish him win
marriage and to Bataille TO punish
him with middle age Fatalities org
inal twist to the legend. while it does
not violate the old, traditional story.
rcconciles it with the more modern
view, asking its audience to accept 10
supernatural denouement and pointing
as its moral to the loneliness and
degradation of the cid rou6. which ac-
cords with the everyday experience Of
mankind.
Al "A time when he'll fire has lost tx
potency Bataillc has humanizcd Don
Juan and made him suffer for his ex-
ccsses in the way that humans do
suffer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
She Is Martyr
TO Her Art

"Thcy do, but don't. tried it.
Being funny is the hardest WORK in
the World. Not for one night, nor two,
zor three. perhapz; but it's awfully
easy 70 slump in your lines. And writ
ing farce, Oh, ~. Well that is the
most difficult thing in the world. It's
easier TO be a Shakespeare than an
Avery Hopwood. OF course, any one
can write farce, but It's difficult 10
write one that's going TO stay in one
place more than two consecutive weeks.
$50 wha. I'm doing may not be the
highest form Of art, but it's the most
difficult, and I'm consccratcd 10 1t. III
DO anything, wear anything, be any
thing to help my role, and yet, oh, I'm
very good woman"
"Aiso," NC added, "a very good sc~
trsss, which is, perhaps, mora impor-
tanA'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Wbe G0olutlom of 4 @tQr
Wllltant Courtemap

William Courtenay's return to
Broadway as co-star of "Honors Are
Even" Roi Cooper Megrue's delightful
comedy which the Selwyns are pre-
senting at the Times Square Thcater,
IS triply Significant
1t was in Mr.. Megrue's "Under
Cover" that Mr.. Courtenay scored one
Of the most brilliant triumphs Of his
professional career when it was pro-
duced some years ago at the Cort Thea
ter and later broke the record for long
runs in Boston. Until "Undcr Cover"
had justified his faith in it Mr.. Megrue
hid behind the nom de plume of Law
renee Halle, which was for brief
period only. Its immediate success
made its author quite willing to &C.
knowledge his work and to let every-
body know that he had created Stephen
Cenby, the character portrayed by Mr.
Cour.enay The third reminiscent feat
ure which Mr.. Courtenay finds as CO.
star with Lola Fisher in "Honors Are
Even" is the fact that Miss Fisher
then but an unknown ingenue-was
the original Nora with him in Under
Cover" In such circumstances it is
the most natural thing in the world
that Mr. Courtenay should be finding
a threefold joy in his achievement in
Mr.. Mcgrue's comedy at the Times
Square.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Got Stage Fever
At Holy Cross College

Mr.. Courtenay was born in Worces-
ter. Mass, and educated Mt Holy
Cross College. 1t was at the close of
his last collegiate year that the en-
tremely good-looking young man con-
tracted violent attack OF stage fever.
His best pal joined the comedian of n
Worcester stock company in a trip to
Portland, Me, to engage in tho ex-
ploitation Of "Tcn Nights in a Bar
room" Courtsnay was invited to 90
along, and accepted the invita- ton more
40 4 lark than otherwise. He scored
such succsss With his audience, how
cvcr, that no afterwnrd received 4
role In a picca called The vandettn !"
whersupon tho fascination Of tho thea
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14
Former Work With
Selwyns and Megrue

Then came Mr.. Courtcnays first as
ISOLATION with tho Sc .wyns and MFR. Me
grue, for "Arsene Lspin' was followed
~ his appearance IN "Under Cover"
with stellar position henceforth as
sured by his brilliant impersonation
OF Stephen DENLY. Next came Mr.
MeGruc's Under Fire" with Mr.. Court
cnay again featured member of the
cast. Then he formed partnership
with Thomas Wise, with whom no CO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-14

ter so gripped him that he decided to
enter the profession seriously.
A season with Milton and Dolly
MOBILES followed. Then came three
years with Richard Mansfield, which
Mr.. Courtenay remembers with graft
tude because of the excellent expert
ence they gave him. Following his as
ISOLATION with Mr.. Mansfield Young
Courtenay spent a year with the
Daniel Frohman Lyceum Theater stock
company with John Drew and Mary
Aiannering, where he became one of the
acored matinee idols of the American
stage.
Those were tho days when certain
stock organizations equalled in the
seriousness of their productions and
the finesse Of presentation the present
hour Broadway offerings. The expe-
Renee meant so much to Mr.. Court
enay that after his engagement with
the Daniel Frohman stock companv
he got another engagement with the
Empire stock company, with Margaret
Anglin and Charles Richman. New
cork mas seen no such stock organi-
zatlons since, and it was because of
their superiority that Mr.. Courtenay.
like number of other actors, gave
them up with keen regret. But he
was watching for his stellar chance,
and 1T was necessary to make progres &
TO attain 1T. SO he gave ffty-six pros
porous weeks to Eugene Walters melo-
drama. entitled THE Wolf" which was
succeeded by two years as leading
man for Doris Keane in "Arsepc
Lupin."
Evening star., 1921-09-23
ARMY YPOLO|STSIOSE
IN THRILLING MATCH

PHILADELPHIA. September 2S.-
Rockaway defeated the Army first
team, IA to 9, in the semi final match
for the open polo championship at
the Philadelphia Country Club yester-
day and will play the Meadowbrook
four for the title Monday.
The match was fast and exciting for
the first half. after which Rock
away-largely through the riding of
Thomas Hitchcock of all-American
team fame-romped away from it's
soldier competitors, until the last
three minutes of play. when the
Army scored four times on runaway
dashes by Lieut.. Col Brown and Maj.
Wilson.
Hitchcocks play was the outstand-
ing feature of the contest. He scored
six of Rockaway's goals, one of which
was backhand smash from a forty
five degree angle. His riding, ac-
curacy in stroking and mallet hook
ing were almost perfect Morgan Bel
mont also scored six goals for Rock
away, every one of them on spectacu-
lar dashes down the field.
Both the backs, ]. Cheever Cowdin.
for Rockaway, and Maj. Erwin. for
the Army. played excellent defensive
games, each blocking on at t-least half
a dozen occasions what seemed a
sure score. Cowdin saved one score
by a backhand smash as the ball was
about to roll through the posts.
Evening star., 1921-09-23

lew ball players come direct from
the colleges and make good in
the majors. Frank Frisch of the New
York Nationals is decided excep-
ton to this rule. Almost from his
very debut at third base for the
Giants, Frisch was rated as star.
If New York wins the right to repre-
sent the National League. world
series fans will see a sensational
flash in the person Of Frisch.
Third base in base ball always has
been known as the difficult position.
generally accepted theory. Short
stop is regarded as being by far the
most difficult of any of the posi-
tions on the intield. However, it is
a well known fact that in most
world series the work of a great
out prominently. Perhaps it is due
to the fact that in the big series
the teams usually play conservative
base bail. rcsortin2 to the get-a-fun
policy, which usually calls for much
bunting, and. Therefore, Offers many
shine or fall in his handling of same.
Youngxter W.. Veteran.
A comparison of the third base
the big series is doubly interesting
because it calls for a ranking OF
youth versus the veteran. The Ma
tional League will be represented
at the so-called difficult corner by
youth. The sensational Frisch is In
his second year as big Lacquer.
He has much of the polish of the
veteran. despite his short career.
Barnha-t at third for Pittsburgh, Is
playing his first season as a regu-
lar He has done well.
In the American League we have a
striking contrast in the persons OF
Gardner and Baker. Here are two
third basemen who have had remark
able careers. Each at certain spots
in his career has been rated as the
most valuable man at his position.
Frisch Ii a PhenOm.
Thus, regardless of who wins the
right to play in the big series. third
base will see coming youngster
pitted against a passing veteran.
While F'risch stands out as phe-
nomenal player it seems to me that
the edge at third base will go to the
American League entry. While neith-
er Gardner or Baker will cover the
ground that Frisch will get over.
either one is capable of taking pret-
ty good care of the work around
third. Both have performed in sew
Evening star., 1921-09-23
.ELKS CAN GAIN TITLE
TODAY IN CITY SERIES
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. l.. Pct.
Elks ........ 1OOC
Navy Yard. .667
Southern Railway ~ o 3 .O0O
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Navy Yard. 8: Southern Railway, / (eight
innings).
TODAY'S GAME.
Elks VS.. Navy Yard, at Union Park. 5:15.
TOMORROW'S GAME.
Southern Railway VS.. Eiks at Union Park.
SIS.
A victory over Navy Yard. Govern
ment League flag winner, today would
give the Elks. Fraternal League title
holders, the District interleague sand
lot base ball championship. The Herd
has played and won two of its sched-
uled four games in the city tourna-
ment final round, while Navy Yard
has won two of three engagements.
Should the Gunmakers win today the
Elks would have to defeat Southern
Railway of the Terminal r. r. Y. NJ.
c. A. League tomorrow to tie for the
title. Today's game will be played at
Union Park, 18th and II streets north
east. starting at Sis o'clock.
The Railroaders were eliminated
from the championship race yesterday
when they were drubbed, 3 to !. by
Navy Yard. Southern Railway got to
Driver for a run in the second inning
and held the lead until the seventh,
when Hughes weakened. Navy Yard
then got three hits and a pass and.
aided by an error, Tailed all it's runs.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
GIANTS NEAR PENNANT;;
YANKS AND TRIBE WIN

i, While the issue of who's who for
/ first place remains unsettled in the
American League, that in the National
League today appears trife nearer
solution than it has been.
The Giants. with their lead of
twenty-siX points over the Pirates
have the pennant almost within their
grasp. With the easterners idle yes
terday. the Pirates lost a point in
their perceptage figures by breaking
even in "a. doubie-header with the
Dodgers. Providing the Giants win
three of their seven remaining games
they will finish the season with "a
victories and so defeats, and to bet
ter this mark the PennsyIvanians
must win all nine games remaining
On their schedule. If New York WINS
four, then Pittsburgh must win nine
straight games to tie.
Roush and Groh were the batting
demons of the game in which the
Reds beat the Philliess.asssNszs5a.,s ,sen
innings. Each made HhjEs Ei its. II
was a single by Roush that score d
Groh. who had hit safely. in the tenth
session.
Babe Ruth left the home run hitting
to two teammates, Quinn and Ward.
in the Yankees 12-to-5 victory over
the Tigers yesterday. Besides his
homer, Ward made two triples in
three times at bat. and scored three
runs Ruth, up five times. went hit
less.
George Sisler of the Browns won the
second game OF double-header
against the Athletics with his eleventh
take four hit of the season. The
Browns, who also won the first game
were aided by good pitching by Davis
and Bayne.
1t took the Indians twelve innings
to beat the Red Sox in a game in
which six pitchers were used, three by
each club. Morton was credited with
the victory. his second in two days.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
$50, 900 May See the Four
N. Y.-Cleveland Games

NEW YORK, September 23.-
Reserved seat sections at the
Polo Grounds for the Yankees
Indians series starting today all
have been sold and experts estt-
mate that close to 10000 fans
will see the four games. Ticket
seekers stOrmed the Yankee
Offices Tuesday and Wednesday
and many were turned away.
Extra police squads have been
detailed to the ball park to
handle the crowds expected to
start early for the unreserved
seats.
The teams start the series on
virtually even terms. New York
has IA percentage Of .63194 and
Cleveland .63O13. A clean sweep
would give Cleveland $40 and
decreaK> New YOrk's mark to
.G15, while II New York took all
four games 1t wGuld have .642
and Cleveland .8l3:
Three victories for the In
dians in the four games would
make the stsandinE: Cleveland,
1893: New York, .621. II the
Yankees are able to take three
out of four they will have n
percentage of 1886 and Cleve-
Land .62O. An even break would
leave New York. with .62S md
Cleveland with .6":.
Evening star., 1921-09-23


If the Yankees win four straight
from Cleveland, which is roaming the
wonderland of the improbable, the
champions will face a tremendous
task to win out. but so often have
they faced such tasks and so often
have they overcome them in the past
that it is an unwise chap who says
they won't do it again.
What Tribe Has Done.
Cleveland has won the series from
St Louis. II to 5: from Washington,
12 to 10: from Philadelphia, Is to Z:
from Detroit, Is to =, and from BoS-
ton, Is to s. In two instances they
We're able to go over standard cham-
pion clip. These were against st.
Louis and Philadelphia, and it is
noteworthy fact that they found st.
Louis easier to defeat than they found
the Athletics. Washington held them
very tight, and they did not begin to
make as good showing against De-
trolt as the Yankees.
The decisive game for the Yankees
may be played in another city than
New York, but indications are that 1t
will take place on the Polo Grounds.
The YankS haze u Satur day and a
Sunday in New York TO close the sea-
son, and if the race keeps within the
margin of one game, as II mas kept Tor
so long, either the Saturday or the
Sunday game may be the one which
the YankS need. or both, and If that
is the case they are likely to finish
their home season with a deluge of
attendance If nothing else.
Should they give the ClevelandS
thorough beating it might also be
possible that the decisive game, so
far as New York is concerned, would
Ue played in Philadelphia. The 1ankS
must still run over there to make
their schedule all square for the sea-
son.
Yankeex' Odd Record.
The New York results present queer
aspect as compared with Cleveland.
New York hasn't finished a series with
any of the teams except two, and Chi
caeo whipped them in one OF those,
,,ine to thirteen. The Detroit series
resulted sixteen to five. Against ST:
whom are to be played, New YORK
stands thirteen to eight each and
against Philadelphia fourteen to. five.
Its loss to Chicago must be offset by
sain over Cleveland. That is about the
best chance that the Yankees have.
Some of the gain is in evidence now.
but they will need to clinch ii in this
final series.
The postponed game between Detroit
and the Yankees yesterday was won by
New York with something to spare.
Detroit gave them battle in the early
part of the game. Then the ciuDs o!
the Yankee batterS became busy, ana
when they are busy all opposing pitch
ers would better run for cover, The big
Yank batters know how to WELD them.
Cleveland, playing Boston, began with
a mad rush. 1t looked as if they in
ended to bury the hJEeys:a not
cavated. Then Sothoren collapsed try
ing to field bunts. a trick at which he
is none too good. and Cleveland finally
was put to a twelve-inning contest to
win. Yet it won and thereby sustained
it's reputation of never conceding an
inch. Two teams have never fought
longer close enough to shake hands all
Of the time than have New York and
Cleveland.
Copyright 19z1-G -.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
ed in the National League city.

In the event the two New York
teams win the pennant all the games
will he played at the Polo Grounds,
but the first day will be known as
National League day. the second
American League day, and so on.
If some team other than New York
wins in either league the third and
fourth games will be played in the
American League city. The series will
then shift back to the National
League town.
The series will be limited to nine
games. the winner of five taking the
If a ninth battle is
necessary the toss of coin will de-
eide the location. This coin will be
Tipped after the seventh game.
Prices for the series will be lower
than in former years. New York box
seats will sell at Sc (plus war taxi
reserved seats in the lower stands
will be s.. and reserved seats in the
upper stand, So. Bleacher seats. of
which only 10000 will be sold. will
cost 81.
The scale of prices provided in the
event games are played in Pittsburgh
are: Box seats, IS: reserved seats, 81
and 50; bleacher seats, 81. AT Cleve-
|,land the prices will be Sc for box
seats; IS and 81 for reserved seats:
pavilion seats. 81. and all open or
bleacher seats, 81.
The league officials said no appoint
ment of umpires would be made until
after the pennants are won.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
MARINES CO TO FRONT
IN RIFLE TEAM match

CAMP PERRY. Ohio. September %
With only two pairs Of ten-man
teams to shoot in the finals of the
team match. the feature of the Ma
tional Rifle Association tournament
here. there was much speculation as
to the winner. The event was to be
concluded today over the 1.)00-yard
range.
The first three pairs of teams COM
pcted yesterday. When firing was re-
sumed today the United States Ma
rine Corps team was leading with a
score of 2.S51, fve points more than
that of the infantry team. which had
led for the first four stages.
The Naval Academy was third. with
a total of 2.7S5. The Navy and coast
artillery teams were tied. with 2.77s
each, with the Massachusetts, National
Guard next, with 2,776.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
Bingles and Bunts

why there should be any congratu-
laiions that the season has been true
to form is not easy to perceive. There
was only one form to ~ifS from the
start. If any team lost it's shape 1t
was Pittsburgh 3 -. :
Something like half million dol
lars seem likely to be expended on the
next world series. Well! - ~. -
The testimonial to Mathewson is ex-
tended him because of shrlnkaSe
in his investments. For two. years,
nearly he has been idle, eHdeavorlng
to recover his health. -
Newspapers Of Pittsbnssh are open
Iy making charges against players
and possibly there will be another
chapter in base bali history to be
cleared up.
Casey Stengel says the easiest place
to play on the diamond is the fur
thermost fencepost in center field.
Evening star., 1921-09-23
VETERANS AND RECRUITS
PLAYING AT FAR CORNER
American Leaguers Depend on "Old Timers"
While National League Leaders Are
Making Use of Youngsters.
BY BILLY EVANS.

York Ni of the real sensations Of
wonderful Can kick the ball
handed according
dangerous the plate
third bman who beginning
lefthanded and dangerous
his which, of
possibilities be his best
a pinch
Baker Of
slowed
he suffered his legs One Of the
reallygr hters
Pittsburgh Naons-A lacking the experience and
the other a hted
al and helped round the Pirate infeld