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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13
hENA IN THE EARLY DAYS.
sork Shoe Shop Shows Pictures TAX
en- Fwenty-Four Years Ago.

en- Twenty-Four Years Ago.
Hanging on the walls of the York
poe shop on DeQueen street is a gal
|fy Of pictures that afford much in
Frest to those citizens of Mena that
not realize the great growth of the
ks IN the past twenty years. The
|ssures are photos made back in 1896
- tne year following and show the
olution Of the city from a wilder
ss. But few of the buildings that
shown in the pictures are still
|anding in Mena
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13

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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13
HARDING PUTS END
TO PONP PROGRAM
Inaugural viii BE as Devoid Of Frilhs
as Frontier Wedding-'I Win
Take Hurried Oath, Hang Up My
Hat and Coat and Go to Work"

Marion, Jan. 11.-If President-eIect
Harding has his way the inauguration
of March 4, next, will be as devoid
frills as a frontier wedding. Having
overturned plans for a revival of the
inaugural bali and a spectacular in
augural parade, he indicated today
that so far as he consistently could, he
woule keep away from whatever
crowds assembled in Washington for
the event and make the change of ad-
ministration just as a matter Of taking
the executive Offices under new man
agement.
The president-elect's preference was
made known in telegram he sent last
night to inaugural officials in Wash
ington, asking that in the interes of
public thrift the ball, the parade and
every other show of pomp and festiv-
ity be omitted Instead of taking the
oath from a specially built platform in
the capital steps, he suggested that 1t
be administered quickly within the
capital itself, and then that he be left
free to go to work without more ado.
Ends Congress Fight
The time honored custom of de-
livoring an inaugural address, which
has been observed since the forma-
tion of the republic, is to be retained
as part of the days ceremonies, but
it is considered likely here that it win
be very brief and couched in general
terms.
By this action the president-eleet
ended bitter row in congress, where
several influential Republicans had
protested vigorously against the plans
of the inaugural committee to mae
the occasion one of the biggest quad
riennial celebrations the capital had
ever seen.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13

LAXATIVE PROMO ouIN1NE Tablets remove II.
use. Tnsse Is only one promo Qlinint. :
DErS sisnatrus On box. VOC.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13

Washington, Jan. 11.-Announce-
ment that upon request of President
elect Harding, the Washington inaug-
ural comittee last night had cancelled
all plans for the celebration in con-
nection with his inauguration next
March was received here with varying
emotions Those who had opposed re-
viving the custom of making the Oc-
casion a gala one, chiefly because of
the expense involved, expressed COM
mendation. Others, while sympathiz-
ing with the spirit that prompted Mr..
Harding's request, showed keen dis
appointment.
The action of the committee in
meeting the wishes of the president
elect means that the paradies, inaug-
ural ball and other features of the past
that have attracted many thousands
Of visitors TO the capital from all
parts of the country will be dispensed
with
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13

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BY anyone without causing nervoueness or Ttnfnf
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1921-01-13

First Zone, Year---S1.50
other Zones, Year S2.G0
strictly in Advance.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Screen Star Says Her
Nature Changes in Role

Anss sally Crute, who plays the feni-
nne 'ead In Perjury" a William Fox
special which opens an engagement AZ
.ne Capitol Theatre this week, does some
Unusual character work In the photo
uranla The picture covers a period of
twenty years, through which both the
centrai characters experience great men
tai sufrering, and especially Martha
Hoo'o' VINO Is affected by the misery OF
ner children as well as her own ba rd-
SHIPS From charming young matron
IN tne early scenes she becomes n sad
raced. white haired old woman az the
end. - ''ie
One day. after tho early scenes OF the
production had been filmed, William
fnrnum, who plays the part OF Robert
aIooro, mdrthn's husband, noticed an un-
familiar figure as he entered the Fox
New York studios to begin work.
who Is that old lady?' he asked the
director. Harry Millarde,
Millardo led the screen star 10 vbero
the pathetic old lady sat and reintro-
duced him to his leading woman. Miss
Sally CrIte. In her new makeup
Miss Crute declared that while acting
In those closing scenes she felt dccrapIt
and timid and became peculiarly sen-
sitIve TO any criticism by Director Mil.
larde. Her whole nature seemed 10
change with her assumption of the rolc
of Martha in her later years.
Another curious thing" remarked
Miss Crute, "is that tho property boys
always hurried 10 get me chair when
they saw me standing. In my other
makeup they never dreamed OF offerinr
mo . seat."
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Wigs Helped
George Arliss
Become Star
As Youth He Began Writing
Playlets to Fit Head
gear.

"A wig is an innocent looking object.
devoid. it would seem. OF all inspira-
tion unless to hairdresser. Yet even
the homeliest and lowliest Of objects
may act as spur To the imagination
Wigs helped George Arliss. star or
The Green Goddess" now in its tenth
month at the Booth Theatre, to get
INTO the profession of acting and also
into his side line" of play writing
When the star of the William Archer
adventure play was II years old his
adventure play was II years old his
young cousin and many other children
were invited. The cousin asked If he
might bring along two boy friends
sons OF a musical comedy star and her
husband. who also was upon the stage
The cousin suggested that, having such
theatrical iuminaries in the party, the
children should give a play. This was
agreed upon. but when the day of the
party arrived the cousin was unable
to attend. The sons of the musical
comedy star, however, did come, and
they suggested that young Arliss fill
in for his cousin In the play.
That was the first appearance OF
George Arliss in play, but he made
many more before he was first seen
professionally before the footlights. He
was fascinated by the glimpse into the
land of make believe and was the primo
mover in the formation OF a little COM
pany to give plays. The cousin and
the two sons of the stage were In
cluded. ~ stage was fitted up ip tha
home of Mr.. Arliss's parents in London
and a long line of plays produced there.
Costumes and stage settings were a
rarity, but the young ThespianS had
wigs in plenty-obtained from the mu-
sical comedy star and her. husband. It
seemed a pity to the young actors to
let the wigs go to waste, as Mr.. Ariiss
explained the other night while he
made UP for his first act entrance In
'"The Green Goddess" So they put
their heads together and invented a
new play to fit each new wig as II
made its appearance. The practice thus
gained stood Mr.. Arliss in good stead
during the ten years that he spent
travelling through the British provinces
in repertoire, in doctoring old plays
and IN writing new ones. The story
telling instinct thus early aroused la
ter bore much fruit. Mr. Arliss has
written more than half dozen plays.
His first professional appearance was
made at the age OF eighteen upon the
boards of the old Elephant and Castle
Theatre In the East End Of London, un-
der the management of ]. A. Cave. He
went on only IS super" as extra
men were then called, and had no
lines to speak. Ee received six shili.
ings a week. equivalent to $l.50. BY
the end of the year he was getting
eighteen shilings a weelS-four dollars
and had been given lines to speak.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Says Vivid Dream
of Charles Frohman
Helped Her in Role
Miss Helen Hayes Was Tutored
in the Art of Acting by
the Late Producer.

Miss Helen Hayes, who plays the
Cinderella like role OF Mary Anne in
Golden Days" the comedy at the
Gaiety Theatre that is taking every one
back to the period of his OF her first
sweetheart. Is not bit afraid OF being
natural on the stage She does not try
to act up" to a part but tries to imagine
Just how the person she is portraying
would feel and talk in real life.
There never could be another Maude
Adams" she says, because she Is a
type absolutely distinct in herself, there
fore l do not want to be called the
coming Maude Adams. She is herself
and want to be myself. l want to play
Barrie roles If can because I adore
Barrie--I feel the things he writes about
SO strongly. But / don't want to be
thought of as initiating any one else,
no matter how wonderful. That Is not
the way 70 the sort of success want to
make.
When I had to create the role of the
elfin child In Dear Brutus,'" continued
Miss Hayes. II didn't believe | could
play 1t. worried and cried and wrote
letters of resignation to the COM
pany and tore them up. I was miserable.
We'll one night l cried myself 70 sleep
and Charles Frohman came to me in a
dream and told me not to be afraid /:
that he would guide me through the
play. received new courage and have
always believed that Mr.. Frohman did
heip me to play that part, so vivid was
my dream"
AS a matter OF fact. this nineteen
year-old actress was tutored in the art
OF acting in "The Prodigal Husband" by
charles Frohman. Although young in
years she is a veteran in experience.
having gone on the stage when she wa
only years old. She Is one of the
lew child prodigies who have realized
In after years the promise Of exceptional
youth. For years she played all manner
OF parts before she made her first Sue
cess as the dream child in Dear
Brutus"
In the part OF Md7'y Anne In Golden
Days she again is called upon to act
herseif, as the part gives to her numer-
GUS opportunities for the eiiish nunor
tnat is u part of her and which was so
strongly developed in the fapper part
IN clarence" and In "Bab."
fhe part of Mary Anne appeals par
ucuiarly to me-" she said, because she
Is 80 wholesome. She rings true. In
Iact think all Of the characters In the
play are true to life. They are the
sort OF people ono would like 10 have
LOT friends. II is not hard to play Mayy
Anne. When I am acting I'm the mart 7
ieei that l am she."
You don't have TO try 70 act all
one time to act" says this youthful
philosopher. Just be yourself and the
dc'iiis VIII take care of itself"
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Concert Calendar.

TO-DAY.
Carnegie Hall. Q, Reinald werren-
rath. barytone. Aeollan Hall, g.,
Walter Damrosch.sW Wagner lecture
recital. Town Hall, 3, Francis
Rogers. barytone.
Manhattan Opera House, s 80. F'eo-
dor Chaliapin. Russian basso. Hip
podrome, $3.50. annual gala con-
cert Of Goldman Concert Band.
National Theatre, 3, George Reim-
herr, tenor.
MONDAY.
Aeolian Hall. 8, Miss Margot de
Blanck. pianist. Aeolian Hall.
S:f5, Emil Borsody. 'cellist Town
Hall, ., Nine. Yolando Nero,
pianist. Town Hall, s:15. Alexan-
der Sebald. violinist
TUESDAY.
Metropolitan Opera House, $3.50,
Richard Strauss and the Philadel-
phia Orchestra. Aeolian Hall. 8,
Miss Ethel Rust Mellor. soprano.
Aeolian Hall, S:15. New York
Chamber Music Society. Town
Hall, 8, Alexander Slslarcvski,
Frieda Hempel. soprano.
WEDNESDAY,.
Aeolian Hall. 3. Miss Valentino
Crespi, violinist. Town Hall. s:l5.
Miss Francesca Cuce, song recital
THURSDAY.
Carnegie Hall. $3.50. Philharmonic
Society Aeollan Hall, IL. Miss
Amy Grant. opera lecture-recital.
Aeolian Hall. 3, Miss Dicie Howell,
song recital Aeolian Hall, S:15.
Miss Lucille Kellogg, soprano.
Town Hall, 3. Miss Jeanne Laval,
contralto.
FRIDAY.
Town Hall, Sis, Richard Strauss's
Chamber Music Concert. Carnegie
Hall. 2:30. Philharmonic Society.
Biltmore Hotel. IL, musicale.
Aeolian Hall, 3. Vasa Prihoda
violinist. Aeolian Hall. s:15,
Jascha Pesetzki. pianist. Wana-
maker Auditorium, S:15, Marcel
Dupre. organist
SATURDAY..
Carnegie Hall. 2:3o. Nine. Louise
Homer, song recital. Carnegie
Hall, s:15, Mischa Violin. violin
ist. Aeolian Hall, .. Harold Bauer,
pianist. Aeolan Hall, Sis. Edwin
Grasse, organ and violin recital.
Town Hall, Q. Hans Barth. pianist
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Multiple Star Musical
Comedies Now Favored

That the day of the single star in mu-
steal comedy is pretty well past has
been demonstrated by the success OF
the multiple star musical offerings
which have succeeded in the last few
seasons and by the failure or the mod
est New York runs of the musical
productions which have depended for
their drawing power on one single star,
supported by a small cast Of princl-
pals and a chorus.
That this tendency is still in the as
cendant is indicated b. the cast en-
gagged by Charles DillinSham for Good
Morning Dearie" at tho Globe Theatre.
Half a dozen years ago a young per-
son OF the dancing. singing and acting
ability of Miss Louise Groody would
have been the one principal performer.
But look at the others corralled. Os-
car Shaw. one of the best light come
dians; Harland Dixon, eccentric dancer
who has been considered worthy OF
Fred Stones rather ample shoes upon
occasion; Miss Ada Lewis, popular
tough glrl' OF the Harrigan aud Hart
days: William Kent, who has been
whole show himself, both in musical
comedy and In vaudeville because OF
his dancing and clowning ability,
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

rather vague acquaintance with "the
plot" satisfies them. Their chief oc-
cupation is listening to pretty tunes
intoned by agreeable voices,
But nevertheless many operagoers
take matters more seriously and for
their sake there should be some logic
in the use of texts. If some German
operas are sung in English, all should
be. IL all German operas are given
in English then Italian and French
should be. If Italian operas are sung
in Italian and French operas in
French, then German operas ought to
be presented in German. But, of
course. there arises the difficulty at
tached to Russian work. Should that
not be sung in Russian?
Logically 1t should. But the lin
guistic limitations Of an opera COM
pany have to be considered. Russian
has to be sacrificed. At this point the
advocates of opera in English rise in
their might and say: Then solve the
problem by giving all operas in our
own tongue" Probably the matter
will not be settled for many years
Those who DO not wish all operas to
be given in English declare that when
they are. the audience understands
very little of the text. Which Is in
contestable. That being the case what
difference does It make If a Russian
work is sung in Italian? And there
you are.
But one thing seems tolerably GER
tain, namely, that very few now OBJ
ject to hearing German.
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
GaIli-Curci in LA Trauiata'
to Make Metropolitan Debut
Komgold's die Tote Stadt' With Viennese Soprano
Novelty of the Opening Week Story
of the New Work.
Bx w. J. HENDERSON.

>E Metropolitan Opera House will begin
evening, when Nine Amela GaiCurci will
member of the singing the meodious
which Verdi gh Nile Tiota Fary somewhat
cough haunted heroine familiar admirers
in this whether will
the singing a
To the udus always
production
Saturday afternoon will be the
the
horngod the critic
lie before the world juvenile prodigy composition
child As lately October 1915 Violet
his
"a 1914 in Aeian Hail. Adele
played his sonata in violin work cruelty artificial
meodc
bold originality in Instrumentation The the beautiful
ant the shows feeling
Ru off CAM had first brought Kongods
reel al two three
To operagoers his will be entirely
pamphlet containing
before writer The
this is the
OF the psychological material
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
New Opera'The Dead City
For the Opening Week

The twelfth season of Mr.. Gatti-Ca-
sazza's management of the Metropolitan
Opera Company will open tomorrow
night with verdfs "Traviata-" which
has not been sung by the Broadway
house for several years. Popular in
terest in the season may be estimated
from the fact that the subscription de-
mand has equalled that of last year. The
cast of the opning night will include
Nine. Galli-Curci, who sings for the first
time with the company. Mr.. Moranzoni
will conduct. New scenery has been
painted for the opera by Joseph Urban.
a novelty OF the week will be the first
performance in America at tho Saturday
matinee Of Die Tote Stadt'--'"The Dead
City'---a new opera by Erich wolfgang
korngold. the 23-year-old Austrian COM
poser. which has been very successful in
Central Europe. IL is musical version
Of lie Mirage" a play based on the ro-
nance "Bruges In Morte" by the Belgian
novelist, Georges Rodenbach.
The premiere of this work here will
be the occasion of the American debut
Ol Nlls. Nle0Ilcse SOpTdIlO, Mime. Mario
Jerltza. The cast In detail will be rs
follows: Paul Johannes Sembach Ma
riettd, dancer and the apparition OF
Pdups dead wife OF whom che Is tho
physical counterpart, Marie Jeritza;
Frank. PduPs friend. Robert Leonhardt
Brigtttd, Marion Telva: JaHettc, Ray
monde Lelaunois: Lucsenne. Grace An
thony; CASTOR, Armando Agnini; VIC
toridn, George Meader; Fyits, Marie
laurent: Count Albert. Angelo Bada.
Mr.. Bodanzky. who has prepared the
work. assisted by Chorus Master Giuio
Setti and Stage Director Samuel Thew
man, will conduc' the performance. The
scenery was painted by Kautsky OF
Vienna.
Carmen will open the BROOKLYN
opera season at the Academy of Music
on Tuesday evening with Miss Farrar
and Mines. Sundelius, Tiffany and Schaaf
and Messrs Martineili. Mardones. Lau-
rentl Martino, paltrinieri and Ananian.
Miss GALL and Mr.. Bonhglio will dance.
Mr.. Wolff will conduct.
At the metropolitan Opera House
Miss Geraldine Farrar will sing the title
rolo in "Madama butterfly on Thanks
giving afternoon, November "a, with
Mines Fornla and Egener andd Messrs.
Martinelll Scotu. Paltrinieri, D'Angeio,
Audislo, ReschigllaB and Cerri. Mr..
Moranzoni conductiHs
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Musical Programmes
At Picture Theatres

The musical programme at the Capi-
tol this week will include selections from
"The Geisha," the operetta which was
popular twenty-odd years ago. The num-
Der will include a combination OF Or
chestra, soloists and ballet. Emo Rapee
will conduct during the orchestra num-
bers.
The Capitol mixed quartette will sing
some of the popular vocal numbers from
the operetta and the interpolated dances
will be given by Alexander Oumansky,
Mile. Gambarelli. Miss Doris Niles, Miss
Thalia Zanou and Henry French. There
will be special scenic investiturc. A
light musical novelty will be the COM
position. Just Like q Violin" written
by Irma Hopper. Miss Elizabeth Ayres
will sing the solo part and Della Rosa,
a French violinist newly arrived In this
country. will play the violin obligato
as an accompaniment.
Tho programme at the Rivoli opens
with the overture from Massenet's
"Phedre," played by the orchestra under
the direction OF Frederick Stahlberg and
Emanuel Baer Miss Betty Andersen.
soprano. returns and will sing a duet
with Fred Jagel, tenor. entitled "a
Dream by Bartlett and Forova will
dance TO Drigo's THE Lark"
The Strand will have a prologue TO
Little Lord Fauntleroy'' which will diff
fer from the one Managing Director
Joseph Plunlsett originally staged. John
Wenger's settings viii embellish IL. and
the Strand Symphony Orchestra will
play the accompanying music under the
baton Of Carl Edouardc. Miss Kitty Nc
Laughlin. soprano, will be the principal
soloist.
The second act OF Gounods Faust"
presented by the National Opera Club OF
America. will be the feature of the
Commonwealth Centre cinema concert to
bo offered ut the Town Hall on Friday
afternoon. November IS. Romualdo
Sapio will cond uct the orchestra
The New York herald., 1921-11-13
Foreign Organists for
Wananaker Concerts

Marcel Dupre. organist OF Notre Dame
in Paris, will make his debut in Amer
lea next Friday night. when he will In
augurate the new organ In the Wana-
makor Auditorium. The famous French
player is known In Paris as n leading
interpreter of the organ works of Bach.
lie has recently played in England.
The second recital will be given by
Charles Courboiu, formerly at tho Ant
werp Cathedrp "a Tuesday evening,
November %. I a.H viii b. many other
concerts, by the . - o., on alternate
dates during ia, .aindcr OF this
month and part OF next. They will be
open TO the public. Admission will be
by ticket, obiainablc one week In ad-
vancs % each conccit
The New York herald., 1921-11-13

Carnegie Hall for the benefit of the
Chidren's Village at Dobbs Ferry. This
will be her first appearance this season.
The list includes Benedicts Carnival of
Venice variations and the "Blue
Danube Waltz" as arranged for voice
by Miss HempeI
At the second Biltmore Friday morn.
ing musicale this week the soloists will
be Titta Ruffo. barytone; Evelyn scot
ney, colorature soprano; Erwin Nyiregy-
hazi, pianist
Nine Louise Homer at her recital
noxt Saturday afternoon in Carnegie
Hall will sing a Bach cantata arranged
by Humiston. Handlers HE Shall Feed
His Flock" from the Messiah" and
songs by Sidney Homer, including mis-
"Cuddle Doom
Harold Bauer has Beethoven's d
minor sanata, opus 81, No. 2. and the
variations OF Brahms on a theme by
Paganini In the list for his piano recital
next Saturday afternoon at Aeollap Hall.
Other musical events OF the weel: will
be George Reimherr's song recital this
afternoon at the National Theatre, Miss
Margot de Blancks piano recital to-
morrow afternoon in Acollan Hall, Emil
Borsody's cello recital Tomorrow eve
ming at Aeolian Hall. Alexander SeDalds
violin recital at Town Hall tomorrow
evening, Alexander Sklarcvsxi's piano
recital on Tuesday afternoon at Town
Hall. Miss Ethel Rust-Mellors song re-
cital on Tuesday afternoon in Aeo!ian
Hall, Miss Valentino Crespi'e violin re-
cital on Wednesday afternoon In Aeollan
Hall, Miss Francesca Cuce's song recital
on Wednesday evening at Town Hall
Miss Jeanue Lavars song recital on
Thursday afternoon at Town Hall, Miss
Dicie Howelrs song recital on Thursday
afternoon In Aeolian Hall. Miss Lucille
kellogg's song recital on Thursday evo-
ring at Acolian Hall. Also VaSa Pr.ho-
da's violin recital In Aeolian Hall on
Friday afternoon, Jascha PesetzkPs
piano recital on Friday evening i'm
Aeolian Hall. Mischa Yiolin's violin re-
cital on Saturday evening at Carnegie
Hall. Edwin Grasses violin and organ
recital on Saturday evening In Aeolian
Hall, and Hans Barth's piano recital on
Saturday afternoon at Town Hail.
"Cavalieria Rusticana" and "paeii-
acci' will be sung at the first Sunday
night opera concert. November 20. the
former by Mines. Peralta, Arden and
Perini, and Messrs. Kingston and Chal-
mers, Mr. Bamboschek conducting; the
latter by Nine. Sundelius and Mcssrs
Crimi. Danise, Meader and laurent. Mr..
Moranzoni conducting.
Harold Vincent Milligan, assisted by
Miss Olive Novin. soprano. will give
Three Centuries Of American Song" be-
fore the Alumni Association OF The Gull
mhnt Organ School tomorrow evening
| In Steinway Hall.
George Reimherr. tenor. will give HIS
FIRST recital of the season at the National
Theatre. Forty-first street, west OF
Broadway, this afternoon. He VIII pre-
sont programme Of songs by Sigis-
mund Stojowski. Louis Johnsl. Count
Wachmeister, Lawrence Schaunler, Eu-
gene Halle, Ernsets Won Dohnanyi.
AresiSy. Korganov, RimslSy- Korsakoff
and Moussorgsky. lie win feature a
cycle OF songs from the Chinese by Dirk
Foch. Dutch conductor and composer.
Lawrence Schaufler viii play the ac-
! compartments.