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The New York herald., 1921-12-04
PICTURES IN VAlDEVLESTAGE CHA
Los Angeles Impresses
British Film Producer

Cecil acpworth, leading British pro
dacer. IS greatly impressed by Los An
geles and IL great motion picture indus
try. He Is visiting the California film
capital and studying American produc-
ton methods. The other day he called
with Miss Alma Taylor, British film
star. known as "the Mary Piclkford OF
England" and William Reed. one OF
the executives OF the .I1epworth COM
pany, at the Marshall Neian studio ami
had view of the picture 'producing
company from ii,e air. The English
visitors took a ride I'm Mr.. Neilan's pony
"blnip' and got q bird 's-eye view or the
studios.
II never realized how gigantic is this
industry until | saw it from the air.
said Mr. Hepworth. ''lt was truly an
impressive sight"
Mr.. Hepworth stated that the produc-
ina, business in England. just as in this
country. has been suffering from de-
preston during the last six months, but
expected a big Improvement within the
next few months. "Of course" he said.
"t,ere Is no spot in all England as ideal
for motion picture producing as Los
Angeles" Mr.. Heporth brought to this
country fantastic comedy production
entitled "Alrs Button" in which Leslie
Henson and Miss Alma Taylor play the
leading roles, and which Is now being
distributed by Associated First National
Pictures Inc.
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Cohan Tells Why He Likes
London as Producing Field
Saws Audiences Are Not So Critical as Here and Stars
Have Better Chance for Success Outstanding
Hits of Europe Are American.

tion is one that has been much discussed,
so it's hard for me TO say any.ning about
it. However. | think the records speak
for themselves. There are few American
artists that have crossed the ocean that
nave returned to their native land with
out rew laurels. They have been re-
ceived with open arms. To-day in Lon
don the outstanding hits of the sea son
are all American. Dorothy Dickson has
taken London by storm in sally which,
by the way is the talk of Europe.
Willette Nershaw has scored a personal
triumph in Woman to Woman The
League of Notions, in which the Dolly
sisters have so notably scored. continues
to jam them in. The American chorus
girls in the show are the toast of Ole
Lunnon. The English are strong for the
American entertainers.
I'm Paris most of the rev1Ies are filled
with English and American chorus girls.
The cleverest woman IN musical comedy
is Mistinguette. Maurice Chevaler is
the best OF the men. New York would
love them.
"I saw Lucien Guitry for the first
time. He is the greatest actor I ever
saw. ! would strongly advise all Ameri-
can actors to study this man and learn
how to act without acting"
When Mr.. Cohan was asked whether
he had deserted Broadway for all time
and whether he was going to become
producer on the other side for keeps he
looked serious and said he didn't know
how long he would remain on sthe other
side Of the Atlantic
The New York herald., 1921-12-04

"-All for a Woman" latest Continental
film. will be presented at the Strand.
Emil Jannings, who was seen in Pas
sion and other noted European films,
will appear. The director and producer
is Dimitri Buchowetzki. whose motion
pictures are familiar to Europeans.
The subject matter of the story is the
French Revolution, particularly the part
played by George Jacques Danton, and
his overthrow by woman. She is
played by Miss Hide Worner. Emil
Jannings plays Ddnton. The other inn
portant characters are played by Wer-
ner Kraus, Miss Maly Delshaft, Miss
Charlotte Anders and Edward Winter
stein. The other films which will be
presented on the programme comprise
a new comedy and a new scenic study.
''The Lotus Eaters drew such a big
attendance at the Capitol Theatre that
S. l.. Rothafel has decided to hold over
the Marshall Neilan production for an
other week in order TO accommodate
those who did not see il.
Peter Ibbetson,' the George Fitz-
maurice Paramount production, with
Miss Elsie Ferguson and Wallace Reid,
adapted from the novel of the same
name by George du Maurier. enters its
final week at the Criterion to-day Cecil
r. De Miles latest production, Fools
Paradise" replaces it. opening Friday
evening This picture was produced on
an elaborate scale. and includes q play
within play of an ice queen who
transported a youth on her magic car
ret to her crystal palace and scene
The New York herald., 1921-12-04

Years ago George NJ. Cohan said
Give my regards 70 Broadway" Soon
this will cease to be fallacy The
"Yanl<ee Doodle Boy who is credited
with having put the permanent wave in
the grand old flag will eat his Christmas
dinner in little old New York and the
next day set sail for England to don
the garb of the VGgabond and show his
British cousins how 1.-THE Tavern"
should be played. In. February, in as
socia.ion with Charles b. Cochran, Mr.
Cohan will present revue. The
O'Brien Girl" at the Liberty Theatre
which Is his only production now playing
in America. will be transported to Eng
land intact in the spring.
Mr.. Conan was found the other day In
the lobby of the Liberty Theatre sur
rounded by actors. managers agents
and more actors. all looking for work.
He was asked for a few theatrical inn
pressions he garnered on his trip abroad,
from which he returned last Monday on
the Carmania.
Well" he drawled, you know the
actor in England is an entirely different
person from the actor we have here.
You don't find them congregated on
Piccadilly as you do on Broadway.
do they talk about themselves as
much as the American actor?"
Mr.. Cohan smilingly answered. 'Tll
pass" He continued: "They have their
clubs where you can usually find them
any time after noon. And many Of the
actors clubs are as exclusive as some
of our so-called society clubs. Also their
associations are vastly different. They
are on different plane. The aristo-
Gratis of England are their friends. They
mingle with them. visit their homes as
equals. And behind the invitations there
are no Interior motives. They aren't
expected 10 be funny. or tragic, Or dra-
matte. nor are they expected suddenly TO
burst forth into song or go irto their
dance.
"The English audiences?" George NJ.
puckered his brow. They're splendid
In the first place they are not nearly az
exacting as the American public. Please
don't misunderstood me. / don't mean
that they are less apprecative of good
plays, but they are less critical. In
America nine times out of ten 4 play
that relies on the star TO put it across
in theatrical parlance, one man show
lis failure. In England, however a
star can absolutely make a show A
man of the calibre of Gerald Du Mau-
rier, who has scored so heavily in Bull
| dog Drummond,' or Charles Hawtrey,
who has caught them with Apple John S
| Adventure can make a mediocre play a
real success. Yes, indeed. favorite can
make q play.
! "The Anglo American theatrical situa'
The New York herald., 1921-12-04
Chocolate Soldier
Has Successful Career

The presentation by the ShSibcrts OF
Oscar Strauss operetta. "'rhc Chocolate
Soldier" at the Century Theatre De-
cember 12 will mark the third preten-
tious operetta 10 have been sponsored
By these producers within Elk months.
the others being Strauss later work,
"'rhe Last Waltz" now on tour. ana
Blossom Time" which. based upon the
character and melodies OF Franz Schu-
bert. IS now az the Ambassador.
Originally presented at the Lyric Sep
tember 81. 1909, this operetta ran FOR
more ehnn a year at this playhouse nui
at the Herald Square and Casino. where
Il continued its engagement. Founded
upon Bernard Shaw's play, Arms and
tho Man" with English version by
Stanlslaus STANCE. II scored a great sue
cess, and duplicated IL at the Lyric The
tire. London. and in Vienna. Paris, Ber-
In and other Continental cities.
In the Original New York cast Jack
e. Gardner played the role OF Lieut..
BumerH. which has been assigned In the
new production to Donald Brian, and
Miss Ida Brooks Hunt sang the part Of
Nrdind. which has been given 20 Miss
,ressa Kosta for the Century Theatre
presentation. William Pruette played
the part OF Pop06. Miss Edith Bradford
was MdScHd anu GeolNe lallhlah "Cteu
Noior Aierius SpiridoG. In the new
presentation John Dunsmure viii have
the role of Popod. John Humblrd Duffey
will play Alerius and Miss Virginia
gBrien will be seen as MdSchd. The
aperetta is being staged by Charles Sin
s,air. who made the original production
"a 1909.
Owing to the Importance OF the score
chich represents Straus in his most in
spired vein. n special symphony orches-
trs under the direction Of Max Bendix
has been engaged.
The New York herald., 1921-12-04
Miss Frances White in
Songs at Winter Garden

Miss Frances White, with new pro-
gramme of songs. and Jimmy Hussey
and his revue will share stellar honors
at the Winter Garden this week. Others
win be Masters and Kraft in travesty
"On with the Dance" Charles I. Aldrich.
Miss Lucy Gillett. Ed Mullen and Ed
Corelli, Walter Weems, Callahan and
Bliss. Lipinski's Dogs and Make and
George.
Lord-Ain. Italian vocalist: Zita and
Naro Lockford, Lee White and Brendel
and Bert will be the chief acts at the
Forty fourth Street.
The Virginia Bellies and MISS Mary
Pickford in the photoplay Little Lord
Fauntleroy" will top the bill at Loew's
State.
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Jeritza's Vienna Manager Here--Stage Gossip

original form. There are others that
might succeed again IL they were very
carefully revised and rewIitten--neW
plays practically made OF them. But
there are Just two that were great sue
cesses when they were first done and
that Mr.. Tyler believes can be done
again with equal success They are
alias Jimmy Valentine" and "Salomy
Jane" both by the same author-Paul
Armstrong. alias Jimmy Valentine" Is
already in rehearsal under the direction
Of Hugh Ford who staged it originally.
and will have its first performance on
Thursday at the Gaiety Theatre.
"The manager who produces success
and thinks that he can lie back and take
his ease forever after makes great big
mistake" said Mr.. Tyler yesterday. 1t
would look to the inexperienced man as
II q play once a succese would always be
a success. II might exhaust its audience
after time. but wait until another gen.
tion grows up. take II out. brush II
off and fill your pocketbook again. But
il isn't like that at all. I'm not talking
about classics now-'She Stoops TO Con
quer and that sort OF thing--but plays
OF the day
II remember once coming home from
Europe Oh the same steamer with
t. talking to me much moro confden-
TALLY than was his habit He wasn't a
very communicative man, YOU know.
Kept his business strictly to himself.
But this day he talked. He was very
pessmistic. Maybe that was why he
talked---wanted to air his troubles. IL
helps TO air ones troubles sometimes.
lie had whole trunlxful OF plays
he told me. that he had got in Europe
and there wasn't one OF them that was
really worth while--not one in which he
had any confidence. He didn't know
what he was going to do, lie was com
PEELED TO make certain number OF pro-
ductions 10 keep the theatre he was in
terestcd IN open, but-'There isn't a
winner among EN- he said, they're all
rotten
younger then and / wanted 10 be sym
pathetic and show my appreciation Of
his conhdence-'Well why don't you put
on some of your old successes? You've
had a lot Of en- He looked at me
moment 'WhatT And he suddenly
walked away.
'I started TO think. ! walked up and
down the deck for an hour and thought
hard Then hunted up G. r. Held
by the Enemy" | said. He looked at
me again for a moment TIM doing
Held by the Enemy this autumn
You've hit IT, he went on. There was
just one i'm the whole bunch and you've
hit it."
The New York herald., 1921-12-04
Woman Hamlet
Nopelty on Screen
but Not on Stage
Rernhardt and Charlotte Cush-
man PLAYED ROle-Mme. Mel
sen in Film Version.

The presentation Of Hamlet" now
at the Lexington Theatre. with Mma.
Asta Nielsen, Danish actress, in the
tltle role. may be, so far as the Wins
are concerned. a novelty, but Mma.
Nielsen in playing the melancholy
Dane" is supported by innumerable
2recedents established by such great
actresses as Bernhardt, Charlotte
Cushman and Rachel.
Every great tragedienne has at one
time or other signified in public print
her desire TO play the role of the
Prince OF Denmark. Our own Fanny
Davenport, who gave tine EnSlish
speaking stage a cycle of Sardou near
ings with LA Tosca," "Gismonde' ana
Fedora" at the time of her death had
gone so far in preparing to give her
Interpretation OF Hamlet" as to make
a production and book a tour
In the early part of the nineteenth
century the American stage alone saw
almost contemporaneously three great
actresses as Hdmiet. At the same time
the elder Kean, fresh from his triumph
ia England, came TO America to show
us what was then regarded as the
greatest Hamlet. He was compelled to
stand comparison with that of Char
lotte Cushman's conception OF the role.
Not a few students of Shakespeare Of
recognized authority have from time to
time contributed to our literature studi-
O IS and comprehensive discourses or
the subject of whether Hamlet was
q woman Among these Is the American
Shakespearian scholar. the late Or. Ed
ward p. Vining, who in his work The
Mystery of Hamlet" sets up the conten-
tion that Hamlet was woman, and Dr..
yining bases his case largely upon
Shakespeare's own lines. 1t is this eX-
planation of the character OF Hamlet
which in part forms the basis of the
Asta Nielsen film production of Ham
let"
statement made by Boston critic
en- Charlotte Cushman's performance OF
Hamlet" in which he said that the
actress; great as she was, could not en-
lirely separate her sex from an interpre-
tYtion of a masculine role, was an
awered by Miss Cushman: why should
| not play Hamlet Who is better
fitted to act a part thoroughly feminine,
and who no doubt was woman. II We
are to take Shakespeare's words that he
puts into Hdmlct'S mouth in the scene
between the Prince and Horatio. Hamlet
Is not interested in what Hordtjo says
because Hamlet is woman, not
Dla m"
Nine. Sarah Belnhardt in being
brought to task for essayinS Hamlet
replied: 81 cannot see Hamlet as a man.
rhe things he says his impulses, his
actions entirely Indicate to me that he
.vns n woman, and it is so recorded that
the story from which Shakespeare drew
hlg inspiration made this character
woman"
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ways pprotested in the days of his pop
ularity that he needed the illusion of the
stage to accomplish his best results.
AS a matter of fact. he will probably
lecture on his methods of teaching. He
may even give demonstrations of the
manner in which he teaches the young
aspirants who come to him. The tour
Will not. of course, be made as mat
ter of health. The former tenor, who is
now in the 70s, is demanding large COM
pensation for his services.
The famous pedagogue,. Mathilde Mar
chest. once planned n similar journey
through the cities OF the United States
and managers sought to make the neces-
sary arrangements. There was less in
terest, however, in observing the meth
DDS OF the well known teacher than she
and her managers had expected. So the
tour never took place. The experiment OF
Jean de Reszke, however. might be diff
ferent. as he was known here to such
a large public during his career as "a
singer. The war has seriously inter
fered with his classes and other domes-
tic changes have made him anxious to
visit this country once more.
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SCENE FROM HAMLET
AT The
LEXINGTON

laid in a Siamese temple. The pivotal
action of the drama is, however laid in
small town i'm the oil belt on the Mex
lean border Conrad Nagel, Miss Doro-
thy Dalton. Miss Mildred Harris, Theo-
oore Kosloff, John Davidson and Miss
Julia Faye appear in the leading roles.
Beulah Marie Dix and Sada Cowan
wrote the film story from the theme sug-
gested by Leonard Merrick's THE Lau-
rels and the Lady" Another screen
number will be gathering of short
subjects. including a study in color of
precious stones.
The third week at the Central of
Mack Sennett's Molly o. give to Miss
Mabel Normand opportunities for clown
ing and bit of pathos.
Hamlet remains at the Lexington
Theatre.
"Our Mutual Friend" starts It's sec
ond week at he Lyric.
Theodore" enters upon the final week
of its engagement at the Astor. Gold
wyn Is negotiating for another theatre,
to which Theodore" will be moved.
Picturesque Glimpses of Europe" is
the subject of Harry c. Ostrander's Sec
ond travel talk at the Town Hall on
Friday afternoon. December .. Eng
land. Belgium and Holland are included
in this lecture. which comprises 1900
feet of motion pictures in natural color
as well as hand colored slides.
The New York herald., 1921-12-04
FRITZ Scheff in
Neu Songs Heads
Bill at the Palace
Chic Sale. Carl Randall, and
Miss Ruth Roye Other
Players.

Another congress of Headlinersr is
announced for the Palace this week.
Miss Fritn, scheff. with new songs and
new gowns: Chic Sale. with his rural
inpersonations. Carl Randall and COM
pany in dances. and Miss Ruth Eoye i'm
Others will be Miss Grace Huff and
company in The Trimmer" Winnie
Lightner and company. Harry Deli.
Bostock's Riding School. Madelon and
Paula Miller. and John. Baker and
Johnson.
The chief acts at other vaudeville
houses follow:
RIVERSIDE-Jotn steel, Chic Sale
COLONIAL-MissS Sophie Tucker, Miss
Juliet.
EIGHTY-FIRST STREET "Parlor
Bedroom and Bath Miss Betty Comp
son in the photoplay, Ladies Must
Live"
HAMILTON-Roscoe Ails. the photo
play, 1.-The Sheik."
ALHAMBRA--Singer' Midgets, Miss
Vcnita Gould.
ROYAB-Miss Bessie Clayton, Val and
Ernie Stanton.
FORDHAM-Craig Campbell, Charles
Ahearn and company.
PROCTOR'S FIFTH AVENUE-Has-
sard Shorts Bits and Pieces" Frank
Wilcox and company.
+ PROC TORS TWENTY THIRD
STREET-Oliver and Nerrett, Norton
and White.
ROCTOR'S FIFTY EIGHTH
STREET-Sherlock Sisters and Clinton.
Bob Willis.
PROCTOR'S 18TH STREET-Thc
Wilson Brothers, Marshall and Will
iams
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Veterans of Stage and
Screen in 'Wallingford'

Turning over the list OF players In
Rich-Quick Wallingford." the Par
amount picture produced by Cosmopoli-
tan productions. and which win be
shown simultaneously at the Rivoli and
Riaito theatres beginning to-day is like
reading a Who's Vino of American
players-some of them recent additions
to the stage or screen veterans who
have seen the country grow from towns
like the fictitious Battlesburg, Ia. to
cities like New York. "Get-Rich-
Quick Wallingford' was directed by
Frank Bozage from George NJ. Cohan's
stage success Of the same name ana
adapted by Luther Reed.
sam Hardy, who plays the title role
in the picture. studied at Yale and then
went on tho stage, appearing in many
musical comedies and plays. His mo-
ton picture record is not quite as long.
consisting of leading relies in Judy
Forgot" "Over Night" and "A Won
derful World" and no~ the part Of
wdnin1ford.
Norman Kerry has : long record OF
motion picture roles. his two most re-
cent appearances being in Proxies" and
Buried Treasure" lie now has the
part of Bldckie Ddtc.
Miss Doris Kenyon. who plays the
part Of the keen stenographer VINO
first suspected the two tolkatlNe youlhS
made her stage debut in Princess Pat
In THE Girl in the Limousine she
played the leading role and in pictures
she costarred with George Beban. Hol-
brook Blinn and Low Fields. and played
the leading role in The Street Of Seven
stars 'The Rainbox" and 'The Har-
vest Moon"
Miss Billie Dove. who plays the
sweetheart of "Baclde.' was n mem
her of productions like the Ziegfeld
.Tcllies." "The Nine O'Clock Revue
ard Midnight Frolic.' as well as sew
eral motion nictr-e productions.
william T. Hayes, who has the role
OF George Washington Battles, Is
veteran OF more than thirty years on
the American stage
Jerry Sinclair was one OF the early
minstrels and appeared as dancer.
Ginger and comedian. HIS screen record
is an "old timer" too. for he Joined
the Vitgraph forces nearly twenty
years ago.
Forty years stage experience is be
ing celebrated by John Woodford from
New Orleans. who appears as Mr. WoHs.
He came under the spell OF the stage
st the age OF twelve.
The New York herald., 1921-12-04
ErroI's Fifty-eight Falls.

Walter Catlett counted the other night
during a performance of sally and
computed that Leon Errol fell down
nifty eight times. These were no make
believe slips or slides or feints at fall
ing, but honest to goodness flat down
on the ground falls. Miss Marilyan
lIiller counted the next night, and when
the two had compared results IL was
found the sums agreed. So Il is safe
TO bet on those hfty-eight falls. But
they all took place in Sally" On the
roof when he Is amusing the audiences
1T the Midnight Frolic" he falls three
times In his de-ces and winds up by
humping down q staircase that consists
of forty-nine steps. He does this, more
over. fifteen tines a week.
Er7'ol believes that this constant oxer-
ton keeps him in such perfect physical
condition. He goes through no special
training. He smokes cigarettes, cats
what he wants to when he folls like II
and avoids alcohol. not so much from
principle as from n lack Of taste for 1t.
Although he has made his greatest
success in initiating inebriates, Enrol has
always been abstemious. At one time
he occasionally took a glass OF beer, but
abandoned that habit long enough ago TO
feel no inconvenience when the law i'm
tervened.
Although the actor considers that his
constant muscular exercise keeps him
in such perfect condition there was once
In his long and bustling career an acci-
don't. While dancing with his wife in
the "Folles" during 1917 he felt while
performing n simple step q sudden pain
in his leg and heard sound like the
crack OF rifle. Then he could not move
his right leg. He got over to the wings
with a comic step that amused the audi
ence and that night he went to a hospi-
tai. But that Is a brief casualty list for
ono who seems TO run such frequent
rtska.
The New York herald., 1921-12-04
Marionette,s for
HOLIDAY Feature

The .Bohemians. Inc. announce th'!,
they soon will present Lillian Oweh'
Marionettes for series OF special per
forrnances at the Shubert Theatre.
The performances. which WIZ IN no
way interfere with the "Greenwlcn VI
lage Folsies." will begin on the 'ite'',oop 10
~ T-hrrs,Iay. December %, and the pro-
oramme will include two puppet plays
in addition to other special features SUIT
able to tine Christmas season.
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Vaudeville Reform Il.

Nobody who suspects the sincerity of
the reforra in vaudeville should try to
start anything at a dance of the Ma
tional Vaudeville Association. These are
held weekly at the clubhouse. Objection
able dances involving any visible mug.
Gle exercise are forbidden. Cards have
been distributed 10 the guests naming
the banned steps and movements. and
woe TO him--or her-who makes the
least infringement of the rules Out he
or she-goes and out he-or She
STAYS
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seen ana Not Heard.

1t is probable that Jean de Reszke
will return next season 10 this country.
Arrangements we're under way last
summer to lay out tour for him but
they were not completed. lie VIII not,
of course, sing in opera nor even in con-
cert. which IL a form Of appearance
which he never undertook here He al
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Confined from Page Seven.

eonhalto in Europe. She was Della
Rogers, a native OF Boston. In the later
days Of her career she sang the dramati5
soprano repertoire.
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Niiinski Did II.

Two dancers with Russian names
observe the caution IN the description
are soon 20 carry into the day.
'The Spectre of the Rose" with which
NiiinsI and Lydia Lopokova used to
delight ratrons OF the ballet Russe
at the Metropolitan Opera House. This
used 10 afford one OF the greatest dis
plays OF Nijinskrs virtuosity and after
the leap al enc close Of this adaptation
~ Thoophiln Gautler's fable he often
fel In n fsilt in the wings.
The ballet. which is danced to Weber's
Invitation 10 the waltz" was n most
eXhausting tax on tho strength Of both
dauccra. since they are in constant ac-
tion from the first note of Il to the last.
FolSine. who originally prepared the ball
let for TIE stage i'm Petrograd is re-
hearslng the dancers here.