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The New York herald., 1921-05-08
Events at SeaShore
and Suburban Parks

George C. Tilyous Steeplechase Park,
Coney Island. viii be open again to-day
with all the attractions In full swing
for the visitors, preliminary 10 the OPEN
ing for the season Of 1921 on next
Saturday afternoon. The indoor pool
has proved the main attraction during
the early season.
Dancing atop the Palisades has be
come popular since Palisades Amuse-
ment Park opened the season. Profess
sor Louis Fisher and his orchestra of
twenty-five musicians have been en-
gagged by Nicholas Schenck 10 furnish
the syncopated airs.
During the FIRST six davs of the NOV.
ing picture contest In the new studio
IN Starlight Amusement p7rk morr
than one hundred girls OF Tho Bronx
westchester, Harlem and Washington
Heights received individual screen tests
10 determine their respective fltness foI
the movies. In the same time tho on
posite sex from those same neighbor.
hoods was represented BY about thirts
Young men. Fully double these, mum.
hers will have been filmed and screened
by the time the second week is ended
when the fins will be reviewed by tho
committee % name the winners.
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LiIion7' to Move and
ferguson to Return

"Liliom' Is to move to the Fulton
Theatre on Monday May 23, and on that
hight it's place at the .Garrlck will be
taken by John Ferguson" Tho popu-
.arty OF the Molner play seems TO war
-ant moving into a larger theatre.
John Ferguson" II announced for n
'Areo weeks stay only. IL Is the play by
st. John Ervlne which the Theatre Guild
presented as It's second Offering two
ypars ago. 1t proved such success that
I was moved TO the Fulton from the
Garrick and ran there throughout the
summer. closing only because former
contract Of the theatre necessltated an
other play moving In. John Ferguson
then went on the road, playing as far as
san rancisco.
In It's revival there VIII be several OF
the original. cast when II opens the
Theatre Guild will have three plays
running In New York, as In addition 70
II and "Liliom" there Is MIR. PIN Passes
BY" the Milne comedy which Is Mt Henry
Miller's Theatre, where IL promises to
Ntay for weeks to come.
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
"Phoebe of Quality Street, and
''Last Waltz" Among Weeks Plays
MONDAY.

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THURSDAY.
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Alexandra Dums Mr. Temple who
will the role OF the Queer" Miss Jean wilkins win play the
wnifred
Edwin Emery will play the part Of RioheIea
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Of actors behind the orchestra rail to
watch the last act. The French singers
technical mastery of the dramatic
problems which this last scene poses
for the artist invariably aroused their
highest enthusiasm. Their applause
for this scene was always the warmest
she received. Most of the actors who
appeared In New York while Nine.
Calve was singing at the Metropolitan
made late pilgrimage after their own
duties had been performed to study the
actress in this scene.
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Scotti should decide that he wanted TO
transfer his dramatic talents 70 the
speaking stage, some manager would
insist on putting him into a piece of
bravura like "The Great Lover" or
some similar trash So he wisely re-
mains where he has made his fame.
The transition 10 the dramatic stage
has not always been successfully ac-
complished by even the most distin-
guIshed singing actors. Gemma Bel
llncioni was for q long time famous
Viofctta. She sang this musical in
carnation OF the Dumas heroine In
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
THE PLAY AND THE ACTRESS;
GEORGE NJ. COHAN AND OTHERS
'Mary Stuart" Withdrawn Despite Tine Acting of Miss
Fames, Yet Mr. Cohan Alone Made ''Meanest
Man in World" Success.
BY LAWRENCE REAMER.

etle role of John Drnkwater
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Of
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aduation particularly thick
performance
critical hyparia pub
yperform In some another question
qualities Rachel Felix Adelaide
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slender Yet In spite
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
DAVIDSON m TJUNE LOVE. K0,ckerbocker

ready on the index. Possibly NM.
Scott and Didur might reveal their
dramatic genius in "L'Oracolo," for
that Is modern and its departures from
the straight and narrow path OF the
realistic, might be excused on the
ground that the characters are Chinese.
But fine acting at the opera house
ought to be content to stay there. 1t
could enjoy so much dignity nowhere
else In the American theatre. II Signor
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doesn't appear 10 have worked out so
successfully is the contemplated appear
ance OF George NJ. Conan I'm the part
OF the Vaoabond IN "The Tavern" which
haR undergone so many vicissltudes.
This time N has led 70 the parting OF
the WAYS between Cohan and Lowell
sherman. Cohan. according 10 the an
nouncement. declared tina. he would
play the past better than any other
actor could" and when this assertion
reached Sherman, who had been praised
highly for his performance OF the role
In the Chicago production. he tele-
graphed the actor-manager-author to
learn II he had been correctly quoted.
Cohan wired back that he had. Con-
sequently now, when the Chicago COM
many will be brought East 20 support
Cohan-the New Y1iss company having
been dlshanded through an alleged lack
Of discipline III the personnel--it viii be
minus sherman.
II develops that none OF the oeirichs
fortune has been invested In the pro-
ductlon at the Empire Theatre OF "Ciair
de I.unc." the play by Michael Strange
fMrs John Barrymore). who was MlsA
Blanche Oelricha II IL a straight Froh
man production. and n man In the know
threw some light the other day on tho
reason FOR charging such an unusual top
I price as S5 for seats
"Ethei and John barrymore" he said,
get very large slice ot the returns as
the stars OF the production. Moreover.
/ NJ least $50 900 was spent In making II
as lavish and appealing 10 the eye as Il
I IS. hut the management has only eight
weeks. on account OF tho limited en-
gagement. n which 10 get this back. So
naturally. without wishing 20 boost the
price at all, they are forced TO make such
charges N order {, merely break even.
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fection for THE Meanest Man In the
World"
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

she received. Most of the actors who
appeared in New York while Nine.
Calve was singing at the Metropolitan
made late pilgrimage after their own
duties had been performed to study the
actress in this scene.
Miss Farrar's own Ideas.
Miss Farrar has her own conception
OF the part which differs completely
from Nine. Calves and is probably
quite as justified. Merimee's heroine
was no saint. Her sullen defiance, her
impudence and her growing fancy for
the soldier who has her in charge are
graphically indicated by Miss Farrar
in the first act. So Is her love in the
second and her growing Indifference
and contempt in the third. Nothing
finer than Miss Farrar's minutes of
apprehensive introspection before the
card scene has ever been done for the
character by any actress. She is quite
Incompatible here. Equally stirring
Is her desperate effort to rid herself
OF the devoted Jose. Popular interest
In Miss Farrar's acting is concentrated
now on the lyric version of Berton
such claptrap excuse for virtuosity
that It seems equally theatrical
whether Mrs. Carter or Nine, Rejane
or Miss Farrar embodies it's heroine.
Then the authors have done so well
that no actress can fail to create a
certain impression In the role. And
Carmen is, after all, nearly classic.
other Opcrntfc Actors.
OF course, all the fine acting to be
seen Mt the Metropolitan Opera House
IL likely to remain on that stage.
Where else. for instance. could Miss
Farrar play Garment No theatre
manager will produce any but a new
play who ever may be the star. II Is
not easy TO conceive OF d finer Scurpid
than Antonio Scotti. Adamo Didur
has put some wonderfully striking
dramatic creations to his credit In
Boris Godounoff," "L'Oracolo" and
"Don Carlos" But they are likely 10
be shown only In Mr.. Gatti- -Casazza's
portrait gallery They would never
hang peacefully anywhere else. They
would probably be called by the
critics operate" since this Is the day
OF realism in the theatre. Imaglna-
tlon. beauty, eloquence or originality
are more or less violently resented In
all comments on the actors of the day.
Photographic realism is the quickest
aid to fame.
And what would the gifted Scott
do with his Scarpid to-day7 The
critics and probably the public, too.
mould ,-afuua ~ baya truck with hin,
Indeed sardou and his works are al
The New York herald., 1921-05-08

of this uncommon praise MARY
Stuart" held the interest of the public
for only a short time. Would 1t not
have been thought certain that such
IN unusual exhibition of virtuosity
would have attracted the public?
Miss Eames was not alone in her ex-
cellence. Her associates were highly
capable actors.
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
EQUITY SHOW AGAIN TONIGHT

The Equity annual show. which was
such a big success last Sunday. will be
repeated tonight at the Metropolitan
Opera House. with the same acts and
nlayers. while Raymond Hitchcock, Chic
sale and Ala Nazimova have been added
to the roster
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Was 1t Play or Actorf

fection for THE Meanest Man in the
World"
Was IL Play or Actorf
But the play was just the same; SO
We're the other actors. Was 1t the
play or the actor that meant success
In this case? When The Meanest Man
In the World" was acted first at the
Hudson Theatre 1t was not the pres
ence of Mr.. Cohan in the cast on which
particular stress was laid. Nor did
critical estimate OF the drama place
the actors participation at the head OF
it's list of merits
The experiences OF these two players
prove how difficult II IS to make any
hard and fixed rule in the theatre. Mr..
Cohan retired from the play which was
considered entirely sure of success for
It's own sake. The play retired from
Miss Eames, who had done everything
that fine acting could to made Mary
Stuart" n success. Here surely is a
new angle on the question OF the play
or the actor.
The Singing Actors.
The season which has just come to
an end at the Metropolitan Opera
House has more than once offered the
delights OF fine acting 10 spectators
who may have gone there In search OF
aesthetic satisfactionc OF another kind.
Certainly the contemporaaeous dra-
matte stage can supply nothing quite
so fine as Miss Farrar's performance Of
Carmen.
This comment refers altogether to
her acting. Since her first divulgence
of the crude and exaggerated imper-
sonation OF the Spanish gypsy there
has been a world of Improvement In
all the details OF her acting. She Is still
below the highest achievement Of Nine.
Calve i'm the famous role. Maybe she
is most of all deficient i'm the irre-
sistible charm that animated Nine.
Calves performance. The French So
prano attracted the spectator with a
force not to be resisted.
Then Miss Farrar Goes not touch the
deep note of relentless tragedy In the
card scene that Nine. Calve so relent-
lessly sounded She visualized In mien
and mood the motive which Bizet COM
posed to indicate the end OF her love
affair with the infatuated soldier. But
Miss Farrar falls possibly behind her
great predecessor In the scene before
the Plaza des Toros. Her struggles to
escape the death impending from the
dagger of the crazed lover were des-
perately tragic TO contemplate And
how wonderful was her fall when she
has at last been stabbed by the lover
from whom she was fighting to escape.
All the time Nine. Calve sang this role
here there was invariably handful
The New York herald., 1921-05-08
How About Mr.. Cohans

1t is always difficult to speak ex
cathedra on the theatre. II is true that
experience may suggest that II Is the
quality OF the drama rather than the
nature of the acting which determines
tho ultimate fate of a play. But may
there not be exceptions? Let us con-
template the popular Mr.. Cohan. He
announces TO his gratihed admirers
that he will play the hero of THE
Tavern" which does more than
strengthen the suspicion that the most
Important qualification for that task
Is that the actor be more or less Irish.
Mr.. DAILY, nr. lyman. Mr.. Meehan and
now Mr.. Cohan have been potential
and actual interpreters OF the part.
Yet II also proves that Mr.. Cohan
knows how strong is the desire to see
him on the stage. He learned that In
Tho Meanest Man in the World" SO
long as Mr.. Cohan Interpreted the hero
of that play public enthusiasm about
II could not be subdued. Laughter In
the Harris Theatre was long and loud.
Mr.. Cohan withdrew. Mr.. Kruger fol-
lowed him with q Photographic imita-
ton. But the Cohan genius in the
hero was missing. II was, however.
in the play which followed the Cohan
formula by opening In commercial des-
peratlon and ending in darkness with
all the men smoking cigars that reeked
OF prosperity. But with Mr.. Cohan
departed the New York public's af-
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An Easy Explanation.

OF course 1t could not be difficult to
find a cause for the unexpected fate Of
Mary Stuart" Any of the mandarins
Will tell us that acting never yet saved
n play. No matter what the actor may
do, there must be In the play the
qualities that appeal to the public II
there is to be any enduring prosperity.
There are other ways of stating this
doctrine which Is now regarded as
practically automatic. One of the for
mer, for instance, attempts to state a
principle of art in the terms OF science
by proclaiming that part can never
be greater than the whole. or single
factor, in other words. be superior to
all the others that enter into dra-
matte production.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-14

teams are reported to be about
evenly matched. A. H. S. having de-
feated the team of Leesburg by the
score of 90 to 0 and George Mason
having defeated the same team by
the score Of 90 to 0. Foot ball critics
give preference to the Alexandria
team, however
At the start of the game Saturday
it was thought that Alexandria
would take the game with
little trouble but before the quarter
was ended, opinion had been changed,
although two touchdowns had been
scored. Culpeper battled bravely for
every inch of ground before she
would surrender it to her opponents.
Jack Pohl and Midkiff, Alexandria,
half backs, were the boys who added
to the first downs every time they
were given even half chance.
Pohl's drives were hard for Gull
pepper to stop and Nidkiff's when off
for broken field tour, was equally
as hard to, catch. Pohl scored the
first touchdown and Dreifus kicked
the goal. IN some three minutes
after Pohl went cross, Midkiff broke
away and after a hard 80 yard run
touched it down for the scond scorer
of the day. Dreifus missed the goal
For the next two quarters Gull
pepper got together and showed some
Of the real game, working many
novel shifts and trick plays, but
through all this the Alexandria de-
fence could see and at no time did
the goal seem in danger. Green,
Culpeper quarterback, was the man
in which Hayman, Beach, McDer-
mott and their contemporaries
found most difficulty in stopping.
During the last three minutes OF play
the signal was called Tor forward
pass and Dreifus slipped off and
was far down the field before nc was
seen by the Culpeper boys. Petit,
with the aid OF the wind, passed the
ball which sailed straight down the
field for 40 yards into the waiting
arms Of key who, in attempting
to carry il over, was thrown out OF
bounds by the tacklcr. The ball was
brought out and Pohl carried 1t the
remaining i've yards with one Of his
smashing line drives.
Dreifus added the extra point and
the Alexandria boys are, as a result,
the ones who will in all probability
contest the Eastern Championship of
Virginia with the Maury team.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-14
Sports
High School Wins
Defeats Cu!pepcr 20 to 0-WiIl Play
George Mason Saturday

In one of the greatest foot bail
battles ever staged in this city,
Alexandria High School defeated the
team of Culpeper High Saturday al
ternoon by the score of 20 to O. AS
the standing Of the various High
Schools throughout the northeasteln
section OF the State now is, AleXan-
dria heads the list with only one
rival between it and the Eastern
Championship game with Maury
High, of Norfolk, which will be play
CO some time the latter part Of this
month. This one rival for the semi
finals is the team Of George Mason
High, of Braddock, and the A. H. 5.
boys are expecting no little trouble
in ousting it from the list Of possible
contestants.
This game will be played on Bag
gets field next Saturday and will be
one which will draw q great throng'
of spectators because both teams arc
local and the contest promises to be
one far from the ordinary as both
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-14
NEWS IN THE GAZETTE
10S Years Ago
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
Commercial and Political
TUESDAY, NOV. 16, 1913.

Observer Office-12 O'Clock.
Battles before Dresden-re-
ported defeat Of Bonaparte-
Occupation Of Dresden by the
Allies on the 18th.
We stop the press to acknoWi-
edge the arrival of a Heligoland
Mail, with advices from Ham
burg to the goth, and from
Altoona to the 10Th, these state
,that Bonaparte having con-
centrated his forces in the
neighborhood of Dresden, q
series of Sanguinary engage
mcnts had taken place prior to
the 18th, in which he was de-
fcated with immense loss. That
he had retreated in the dlrec-
ton of Leipsic, and that the
Allies entered Dresden, on the
18th. II is added that part
of the Crown Prince OF Swcd-
ems army was on the left bank
of the Elbe, and had been very
successful. No military ac-
counts were permitted to be
published in 'ile Hamburg
papers, nor any foreign Gazcttcs
circulated.
The above intelligence ex-
actly comedies with the &C
counts previously received.
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COMMONWEALTH or VIRGINIA.:
In the Corporation Court Of the
City OF Alexandria.
jesse L. Jacoy, complainant vs..
Edith Jacoy, defendant. In'Chancefy
70. 1916.
An affidavit having been filed that
the defendant is nonresident Of this
state, and the Sergeant having made
such return upon process issued here
n. upon application stating defend
ants last known post Office address
and place of abode. the following or
der of publication upon grounds
therein stated is entered.
The object of this suit is TO obtain
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ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" Oh Genuine

Take ASPIRIN only as told in each
package Of genuine Bayer Tablets
Of Aspirin. Then you will be follow
ing the directions and dosage worked
cut by physicians during 81 years,
an dproved safe by millions. Take
no chances with substitutes. If you
see the Bayer Cross on tablets, you
can take them without fear for Coldh,
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists al
so sell larger packages. Apirin is
the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture
of monoaceticacidcster of Salicyli-
cacd.
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empires. The queens or danes are
Arginc-that is Juno (hearts), Jul
dith (clubs), Rachel (diamonds), and
Pallas (spades)-representing royal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-14

The king of clubs originally repre-
scnted the arms of the pope, the king
of spades those OF the king Of
France; of diamonds, the king o.
Spain; of hearts, the king of Eng
land. The French kings in cards ere
called David (spades), Alexander
(clubs), Caesar (d1amonds), and
Charles (hearts)-represcnting the
jewish, Greek, Roman and Frankish
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-14

ty, fortitude, picty and wisdom. They
were likenesses of Marie dAnjou,
Isabeau, Agnes Sorel and Joan dare.
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A PACK OF CARDS

The four suits in pack of cards
designate the four estates Of men
hearts represent the clergy, spades
the nobility, diamonds, the merchants
and clubs the peasants.
The origin of playing cards is one
of the things enshrouded in mystery.
There is pack in the British museum
known to be more than 1000 years
old. and there were japanese and
Chinese playing cards in the twelfth
century.
The playing cards of the fourteenth
century differed materially from the
pack in use today. The Venetian
pack, for example, consisted Of 90
cards-twenty-two of them marked
with cmblcms of various kinds and
Sc with numerals. divided into four
suits Of fourteen cards each.
An ordinary deck Of playing cards
is a perfect calendar. There are 81
cards, representing the number Of
weeks in year, 365 spots. cores
bonding to the 365 days in the year:
twelve months; four suits, clubs,
spades, hearts, diamonds, represent
ing the four seasons; thirteen cards
in each suit, representing the thirteen
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moons in each year, and the joker
makes up for the extra day in the
year.
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W. Ireland Surgeon General
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Admiral Edward r. stt Surgeon General u s. NJ
The diamond drill., 1921-04-02

head OF the M. A. c. poultry depart
ment. Professor Burgess bases his
statement quite largely on the results
of demonstration check being kept
at the college at present on hens sell
ected from various flocks over the
state.
I'm order TO show the possibilities
OF the farm flock, when correctly
handled. We gathered together five
hens from each of "a farmers in the
state, 120 dn all These birds came
from is different counties. and rep
resent fairly the average flocks OF
the state. On November 1. 1920. we
started trap nesting on a full year
demonstration to detirmine the exact
production OF this representative
group OF birds
"A total OF 1878 eggs were gather
ed from thas flock in the first 1872
days OF the test. Sales at market
brought in $47107 during this period.
Total cost OF feed came to S115.40.
leaving labor income OF $355.67 for
the flock. OF $296 per hen"
An income OF nearly three dollars
from each hen in flock. above feed
cost tand during the winter too)
sounds mighty good to Michigan grow
ers. The college test shows what can