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The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Washington Amateurs
To GiUe Shakespeare
On Outdoor Stage

Denis E. Connell. who has been
identified with nearly every big
dramatic achievement in Washing
ton in the last few years. will di-
rect the alI-washington production
Of Midsummer Nights Dream" to
be given at the Dean Place on Tues
day. May "a. for the beneflt of Com
munity Service.
In the cast are a number Of the
city's foremost players identified
with all of the best drama groups,
the Arts Club. the Shakespeare So
ciety. the Drama League. Postofice
Players. Washington Federation OF
Dramatic Clubs, st. Patrick's and
the Washington Players, the Con
zaga Players and the Readers Club.
even the D. A. r. and the Daughters
of the Confederacy contributing
their share of representatives tow
ard the success of this community
production.
The fairy play will be given on
a charming woodland stage natur-
ally set with wonderful old trees
at the foot Of a wide slope on which
the audience will be seated Men
delssohn's beA AJtiful score will be
sunS by the advanced section Of
the National Community Chorus. d.
rected by Charles S. wengerd, and
assisted by a number Of members
Of the Rubinstein Club.
In addition to the solo dancers,
fifty girls of the Charlotte Patter-
be the elves Of Oberon and the
fairies in Titania's train. All of
the music is under the direction of
Sol Minister, who for a number Of
years was musical director of the
Ben Greet outdoor Shakesperean
Productions.
Agnes Ayres has arrived in New
York from California to play the
leading feminine part in "Cappy
Kicks" opposite Thomas Meighan.
Tom Forman, who directed Thomas
Meighan in -The City Of Silent
Men" will direct this production as
soon as Mr.. Meighan finishes work
on his present picture, The Con-
quest of Canaan"
After a brief vacation following
the completion Of her recent pic
ture, The Land of Promise" by
Henry Arthur Jones. Ethel Clayton
will start work next month on the
famous comedy, Her Own Money
by Mark Swan.
Roscoe (Fatty) AfbuckIe now
making Gasoline Gus" is having
his $4,000 car overhauled. No mat
ter what you pay for 'em. they do
have to be fixed occasionally!
7. Arthur Smith announces,
Among the artists to appear in fhs
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

After a brief vacation following
the completion Of her recent pic
ture, The Land Of Promise" by
Henry Arthur Jones. Ethel Clayton
will start work next month on the
famous comedy, Her Own Money
by Mark Swan.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Roscoe (Fatty) AfbuckIe now
making Gasoline Gus" is having
his $4,000 car overhauled. No mat
ter what you pay for 'em. they do
have to be fixed occasionally!
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

a EudSllS SCI a m Die
as of rats leaving a sh
dramatizing. Also he
the scene where the e
ing young sweetheart
same Mr.. Ellis who '
Diff rent-twists and
from the now unprom
Later the author
logue in which the m
a decent man, who I'D
but does not love her
was when the wooing
laughter in books and
has found her too rich
barrassment to waste
such painful and stil
audiences at 'Dinrent
Horizon"
Indeed. The Strs
play of vain and deSp
Of the mounting opt
counterDoint to the q
losis. Something of
bitterness the final &C
IL is the predominant
play. So, though you
has only a little time
the arms of her lover.
hapnily planning thei
both will enjoy and {
may be that the tragic
the more literal playgp
think Il possible. Ye'
a greater popular sue
any of the O'Neill nj
prophecy is curious.
ending.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

pared 10 say, but muSic8i
do not seem to be as funny
en- or twelve years ago. according
the critic. Probably the musica
yesteryear were just about as ba
but in the long ago there were a r
who had no need of written instr,
Gus. Richard earle always gave
he was putting on a new show G
mains in mind as the funniest mai
opera
OF the men now to be seen I,er
comparable to the comedians we
even here there is a difference
largely acrobatic. He doesn't beci,
felicity of some Of the old-tim
action is worth many ouips and
match an Enrol fall by devjsinr
clever. Fred Stone. OF course. is
tainer. but hardly a great coined
is only one in an amazingly hros
is essentially A stunt man who .,
ability one minute to dance. the n
4 rope. only to abandon that TO
The old-timers. as we have said '
OF them remained amusing even
they could not stand on their fee
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
ANOTHER DAUGHTER OF
J. e. MOORE TO WE'D
Miss Phyllis Moore Engaged
to J. de X. Storey.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Bassett Moore OF
267 West Seventy-third street, who last
Saturday informed their friends that
Miss Angela Turner Moore. their daugh-
ter, will be married soon to Mr.. Her
engagement OF the oldest OF their three
daughters, Miss Phyllis Elwyn Moore.
to Mr.. John de Raimes Storey of this
city.
The engagement was made known
simultaneously in New York and in
Washington, where Mr. and Mrs. Moore
and their daughters have large circle
of friends Miss Phyllis Moore and Mr..
Story will be married on May 2S.
The father of the Misses Moore Is a
publicist who has had a noted career
in public life and was at one time Coun-
sellor of the State Department under
President Wilson. The mother. who was
Miss Helen Toland, is a daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Toland OF Phila-
delphia.
With the opening Of the war Miss
Moore gave her time entirely to relief
work, first in this country and then in
Europe, where she passed several years.
both with the Red Cross and the Rookie
feller Institute. Following her service
in France she was sent to the Balkans
to fill several important commissions In
relief projects. She returned recently.
Mr.. Storey Is a son of Mrs. Edward
Storey of this city. He was graduated
from Harvard in 1903 and Is practising
law In this city with offices at sc Lib
erty street
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
Miss NJ. L. Lockwood
to Become Bride of
Mr.. LIE Roy King
She Is Grandniece of Late
Thomas f. Bayard, Amer
lean Diplomat.

An engagement OF equal interest to
society In New York and Newport was
announced yesterday when Mrs Mary
Isabel Lockwood OF s6 East Seventy
fifth street informed her friends that
her daughter. Miss Mary L Lockwood,
will be married to Mr.. lie Roy King.
The wedding is to take place in May In
st. Georges Church.
Miss Lockwood was introduced to So
ciety during the season Of 1890. and,
like other debutantes, became q member
of the Junior League She is q grand
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Be-
noni Lockwood, Sr, and a grandniece or
the late Thomas r. Bayard, at one time
American Minister to the Court OF ST
James's Her mother was Miss Mary
Isabel Bonner of Staten Island. Her
father, Mr.. Benoni r. Lockwood. mar
rieG Mrs. Julia Chaplin Bourne. former
wife of Mr.. Joseph Baker Bourne. a few
weeks ago.
Mr.. King is the older son of the late
LIE Roy King of Newport and Mrs. King
of 30 East Eighty-fourth street. His
mother, who was Miss Ethel Rhine
lander, Is the sister OF Messrs. Thomas
Newbold Rhinelander and Frederic w.
Rhinelander, and for years has had a
villa in Newport His cousin. Frederica
Rhinelander. was married recently to
Mr.. Harold NJ. Landon. He served over
seas during the war and Is a member
of the Union and Knickerbocker clubs.
He was graduated from Harvard In
1906
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
NEW DAVENPORT PLAY
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
'The Tie That Liberates' Seen
at the Bron1hou.

II THE Tie That Liberates," Butler
Davenport's latest grapple with exist
ence, be life. then let's have the movies.
HGnaiet long ago described the drama
that opened at the Bramhall Playhouse
last night. He said: Words. words.
words"
1t was aptly described by its author
as "a tangle in five knots" for It ap-
peared to tie it's audience In knots.
From wilderness of verbiage the con-
fused consensus derived by little band
of desperate reviewers seemed to be
that Davenport was trying to show the
weakness of human ties, since sister
left her brother because he married the
wife later left him because he had a
certain man friend; the friend left him
because he worked constantly at plays,
and SO on-which made this less a pro-
duction than subtraction.
Then there was a trench scene of an
obscurely symbolical character in a
dimly lighted war that looked as If II
had been staged by Arthur Hopkins. A
shot rang out and there was reason to
hope the right person had been killed
But no, the talking went on. Mr.. Dav-
export mooned through his lines az
though about to faint. The rest Of the
cast were Negligible. the one satisfac.
tion about the evening being that It was
cool. Things were hard enough to bear
as they WERE
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
CHAMP CLARK BURIED
IN BOWLING GREEN
Simple Ceremony on Demo
cratic Leaders Birthday.

BowLINo GREEN, Mo-. March T.
Champ Clark was laid at rest after a
simple ceremony in the Little Mound
cemetery here to-day on what would
have been his seventyanrst birthday an
niversary. The Democratic leader was
buried beside his father. John Hampton
Clark, and two of his children, Champ
and Anna, who died In infancy.
There was no funeral sermon at the
grave. The exercises. which consisted
only OF prayers. were conducted by the
Rev. Robert S. Boyd. q nephew Of Mrs.
Clark and pastor of a Kansas City
Presbyterian church.
The Court House rotunda, where the
body lay in state several hours before
the funeral. was massed with flowers.
some OF which were used at the funeral
ceremonies in Washington and were sent
on the special train under care Of an
expert florist. Among the offerings were
those from former President and Mrs.
Wilson, President and Mrs. Harding and
from many United States Senators and
Representatives and men prominent In
national and Missouri State politics.
Mrs. James NJ. Thomson. daughter OF
Mr.. Clark, was do.ained in Washington
by Illness.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
PAUL M. POTTER IS
FOUND DEAD IN BED
End Comes Suddenly to Author
of 'Trilby' and Many Other
Theatrical Successes.

Paul NJ Potter 67 years old. author
of score of theatrical successes, was
.ound dead in bed yesterday morning
n his room in the Murray Hill Baths.
l13 West Forty-second street. An at
tendant who happened to enter the
room thought Mr.. Potter was Ill.
physician said the dramatist had beei.
dead several hours.
Mr.. Potter was born at Brighton.
England. June 8. 1853. and spent his
youth at Bath. Mr.. Potter prepared
for the India service and served for a
short time in India. In 1876 he be-
came foreign editor of THE NEW YoRh
HERALD. with which he remained until
1888. when he joined the staff or the
Chicago Tribune.
While In Chicago Mr.. Potter began to
write for the stage. His first produc-
tion was THE City Directory" which
was presented by Russelps Comedians
A year later he wrote THE Ugly Duck
ing" IN which Mrs. Leslie Carter
starred. He also wrote ..'The American
Minister for William Fl. Crane. and THE
5Jaid of Bath for z. IL. Sothern. But
1t remained for 'Trilby'' to prove the
most successful OF his stage adapta-
tions.
Some of his most successful dramas
later were '"The Conquerors." which was
produced at the Empire Theatre by
Charles F'rohman. and Under Two
Flags" in which Blanche Bates made
her first success as a star. In 1907.
after he had retired to Switzerland to
live permanently in Lausanne. financial
reverses compelled him TO return to New
York to begin work again. 1t was then
that he wrote THE Queen of the Moulin
Rouge" and "The Girl from Rector's,
from which he was said to have earned
fortune of 100000 In two years.
Having christened himself Paul Potter
for the purposes OF his pen. he kept TO
that name. although his friends We're
we'll aware that he was in reality Wal
ter A. Maclean. One Of his brothers Is
a well known musician in England and
his nephew recently won a. competition
for a prize opera. Two of his sisters
became Roman Catholics and one Is q
nun in Rome. In addition to these he
leaves his wife. His last professional
work was as play expert for Sanger and
Jordan.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
Crowds Attend
Palm Beach Ball
for Relief Fund
Movie and Dance for Europe's
Children Draws Largest
ThrOng Of Season.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
PALM BEACH, Fla. March Two
features of unusual interest marked the
day here. first the Palm Beach go.f
championship tournament. which began
this morning on the Country Club golf
course. for which three sixteens quail
fed, and second the monster motion
picture show and ball given tonight In
the Cocianut Grove for the Hoover
child relief fund and for which several
thousand dollars was raised on Satur-
day, yesterday and to-day by the sale of
tables and tickets. The ball brought
out the largest throng of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Carstairs and Mr..
and Mrs Robert L. Ireland returned to-
day from a three weeks fishing crus.
on board the formers houseboat Nede.
sab. Mr.. and Mrs. Carstairs have gone
to their cottage in Sunset avenue and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ireland have gone to
Miami, but will come to Palm Beach
later in the season.
Clayton Gilbert Dixon arrived from
Philadelphia this morning and started
on fishing trip on his houseboat Osana
in company with Henry Ross and Morti-
mer Rholes.
Mrs. Henry r. Mallory Of New York,
who with Mrs. Charles e. Stickney OF
Springfield. Mass. has been spending
some weeks in Nassau, arrived at the
Breakers to-day.
Boaz Long, American Minister to
Cuba, spent the day at tho Royal Poin-
ciana Hotel en- route to Washington.
William r. Kenan OF Lockport, ~. Y,
one of the executors of the estate OF the
late Henry M. Flagler. and Mrs. Kenan
were among the arrivals at the Poin-
ciana to ?day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Payson Terhune
Of New York came by automobile tc
Miami and had luncheon In the Garden
Grf1
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
GUS EDWARDS IN NEW
REVUE AT THE PALACE
Chic Sale Provides Most of
the Fun in the Bill.

Though Gus Edwards and his new
song revue are the headliners at the
Palace this week, 1t Is really Chic Sale
who provides the most entertainment. al
though most OF his act has been seen be-
fore. while Edwards's snow was entirely
new, except for Edwardssvoice. However,
Sales gallery Of portraits In his Sun
day School Entertainment" are unfail-
ingly diverting. because, for all their ex-
aggerated points. they are more human
than jazzy. There was some now busl-
ness, especially in the hilarious manner
that Glen Unterdonk, the aged sliphorn
wizard, prepared TO sit down on his stool.
The Edwards offering was an agree
able mixture Of popular songs and even
more popular girls. Edwards presented
the youngest boy prodigy--and the best
dancer for his age-whom he has shown
among all his talented Juveniles, while
there was an attractive setting OF old
New York with tiny tots romping around
hand organ on the street.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
JAMES r. voGEL ENGAGED.

Announcement was made yesterday by
Mr. Edward Field Ross Of Clinton. n. r..
of the engagement of his daughter. Miss
Jeanette Torrey Ross. to Mr.. James
Parker Vogel of Tuxedo Park, n. Y.
Miss Ross was graduated from the Bald
win School. Bryn Mawr College. and rs a
member of the Junior League of New
York. She Is niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Fuller Torrey. Jr., of kirkland
Lodge. Clinton.
Mr.. vogel is son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Vogel OF Tuxedo Park.
His father was one Of the pioneer resi-
dents in that club colony. In 1918 Mr..
vogel was graduated from Harvard and
Is member of the Harvard clubs OF
New York and Boston and of the Tuxedo
Club. During the war he served In the
army. He maintains the family home in
Tuxedo Park.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

vRooM CoMPANY's SEASON.

ARRANGEMENTS have been completed
FOR the opening on Easter Monday
March 2s, al the Sixty-third street Thea
tire OF the Romance Theatre Company 4
season with "The Merchant Of Venice. "
Edward vroom heads the company and
win direct the productions. and among
others engaged for principal parts are
Charles A. Stevenson, Miss Adrienne
Morrison. Frederick Lewis and Huber,
wilke "Cyrano dc Bergerac" viii be
the second Offering, April 5. II will be
the first performance of the comedy
since Mr.. vroom obtained a court de-
cIsion freeing Rostand's name from a
stigma OF plagiarism.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
MANAGER WANTS $22, 900
FROM TOSCHA SEIDEL
Daniel Mayer Brings Suit
Against Violinist.

In the Supremecourt yesterday Toscha
Seidel. violinist, was named defendant
in an action for $4,000 brought by Dan
lei Mayer. through Townsend & Kindle-
berger, attorneys. Mayer alleges that
Seidel failed to live up to the terms OF a
contract by which Mayer was to man
age the violinist for a period Of two
years, during which a concert tour was
to be arranged for In Great Britain, Ire
land. Holland, France, Spain. Italy and
Germany and North and South America
As a result Mayer alleges he has been
damaged TO the amount demanded.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
PRINCESS ANASTASIA
TO UNDERGO OPERATION
American Surgeon to Attend
Former Mrs. Leeds.
By the Associated Press.

ATHENS, March 7.-Dr Alden r.
Hoover. an American surgeon. decided
to-day to perform an operation on
Princess Anastasia, formerly Mrs. Leeds,
wife of Prince Christopher OF Greece,
for an intestinal ailmenr. DR.. Hoover
came to Athens from Constantinople to
attend the Princess In her illness.
The operating room In the Prince
Nicholas palace. where the patient Is
confined, has been made ready. The
American Red Cross has offered the
royal family the services Of Charles
Heilman, a Johns Hopkins nurse.
King Constantine and Queen Sopbie
daily visit Princess Anastasia.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
cRIrrENDEN LEAGUE MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the Florence
Crittenden League viii be held on the
afternoon Of March f6 In the ballroom
OF Mrs orme Wilson's house at East
Sxty-fourth street. There will be adj
dresses by Messrs. Henry w. Herbert.
Raymond p. Fosdick, Norman J. Marsh
and others and during the afternoon
Mrs. Ida Benfy Judd will recite. The
league house. which IL at 427 West
Twenty-frst street, opens its doors for
every girl In need. no matter whence she
comes or Of what nationality or creed.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
MISS BAYEs MOVES TREE.
Appears nt shubert Theatre with
Play Much Improved.

Nora Bayes yanked Her Family
Tree" by the roots out Of the Lyric The
atre on Saturday night and transplanted
1t to the Shubert Theatre Last night I,
was fourishlng on the new stage in such
fashion as TO suggest that Il is not only
a family but a green bay tree.
Miss Bayes has been pruning, decorat-
ing and beautifying the old stock until
there is much more to enjoy in her new
play than there ever was. She has
added some new songs FOR herself which
the audience immensely enjoyed. and
then there IL Chinese episode which
adds fresh lovellness TO the spectacle. II
looks as IL Miss Bayes and Her Family
Tree" were going to keep green for a
long time to come
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
MIR. L. P. HOLLANDER TO WED.
VIII Marry Miss Henriette Corme-
lie In France April 20.

Information reached New York yester-
day from France Of the engagement of
Miss Henriette Cormelie. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Cormelie Of Jonzac,
France, to Mr.. L. Preston Hollander, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rand Hollander,
los West Fifty-fifth street. New York.
The wedding is to take place in France
April 20, after which the couple will live
in New York. Mr.. Hollander is a mem-
Der OF the Harvard Club of New York.
He has been spending the winter in
Europe.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
r. PIERCE DELGADE.

f. Pierced elgade. head Of the public
ity department of the French Line OF
steamships. died yesterday in the Rookie
feller Foundation Hospital. He was
married and lived in 125 West Twelfth
street. The funeral will be held to-mor-
row morning in the French Church in
Twenty-third street.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
DINNER ron SIN p. GIBBs.

The Allied Loyalty League has ar
ranged testimonial dinner for Sir
Philip Gibbs TO be Afven March 21 on
the eve Of his departure for Europe by
the Aqultanla. The dinner will he given
at the Biitmore. Mrs. Edward Mcvickar
is chairman OF the dinner committee.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK.

The marriage Of Miss Eleanor Hoover,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William u.
Hoover of Washington. d. c.. to Mr..
Fairfax Stuart Landstreet, son OF Mr..
and Mrs Fairfax 9. Landstreet of this
city. Is to take place March 20 in Chand-
Ter, Ariz. Miss Hoovers mother wen.
to Arizona for the winter and her health
wifi not permit her returning 10 Wash
ington. where the wedding was TO have
taken place.
Mrs. John Sloane, now at the Jekyl
Island Club. near Brunswick, Ca. will
give her house at East Eighty-ninth
street for a far and dance on April s
for the benefit OF the Loomis Sana-
torlum. Mrs. William 2. s. Griswold.
Mrs. Moses Taylor. Mrs. J. Dyneley
Prince and Mrs. william Clark are MEM
bers OF the board of managers.
The last meeting this season OF the
Cathedral Sewing Glass Is to be held
this forenoon with Mrs. Robert 8.
Brewster at 100 East Seventieth street.
With Mrs Yale Kneeland OF lot East
Thirty-eighth street there .s to be
meeting of the st. Luke's Hospital class.
and with Mrs Drexel Dahlgren OF Id
East Ninety-sixth street the Mother
hdliIcEiHc AuAihdtJ 10 " btoSe-
Congratulations are being extended to
Mr.. and Mrs John NJ. p. Thatcher OF
l49 East Fortieth street upon the birth
of a daughter last Saturday. The child
Is their second Their first .s son.
Mrs. Thatcher is a daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. Robert r. Sands Of 101 East Thirty
ninth street.
Mrs. Maxwell w. Ross of 449 Park
avenue will give an afternoon dance
March 2S for Miss Zella Lentilhon Crook.
daughter of Mrs NJ. Lentilhon Crook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Coppell, who
have been passing the winter In Cali
fornia. will return next month to Tena-
fly, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Hawes and Miss
Antoinette Graves of New York and
Paris are guests Of Mrs Charles q.
Wood In Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Williams have
gone to Pinewood. 8. c., to be guests OF
Mrs. Frederick +. Thompson.
Mrs. William #. Sheehan gave q
luncheon party yesterday In the St
Regis.
Miss Annae b. Jennings will give .
dinner party tonight at her house, AZ
Park avenue
Mrs. Burke Roche will give dinner
party at her house Tonight
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
BIR HIS.
DIED.

SMITH-Mr. and Mrs. Delavan Chase Smith
announce the birth OF a son March ..
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

The President and Mrs. Harding en-
rertained six of the women's executive
committees of the Republican National
Committee at luncheon at the White
House yesterday. Among the guests
were Mrs. Corinne r. Robinson and Mrs.
Arthur Livermore, New York; Mrs. Har-
riet Taylor Upton Ohio Mrs. Christine
r. South, Kentucky Mrs. jeanette A
Hyde. Utah, and Mrs Manly L. Fossen,
Minnesota.
Secretary of state and Mrs Hughes
were guests at dinner last night of Asso-
ciate Justice and Mrs Mahlon Pitney.
Mrs Hughes will leave for New York
to-day to superintend the breaking up OF
her home and will not return to Wash
ington until early in April.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Williams have
gone to Pinewood. s. c., to be guests OF
Mrs. Frederick +. Thompson.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

Mrs William #. Sheehan gave q
luncheon party yesterday In the St
Regis.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hawes and Miss
Antoinette Graves OF New York and
Paris are guests Of Mrs. Charles B.
Wood In Washington, D. C.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. Burke Roche will give dinner
party at her house tonight
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

Miss Annae b. Jennings will give .
dinner party tonight at her house, AZ
Park avenue.
The New York herald., 1921-03-08

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Coppell, who
have been passing the winter in Cali
fornia. will return next month to Tena-
fly, ". j.