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The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

As rule, it is best to ignore anonymous outbursts
any Sort but the following epistle from brave
Snd hardy soul came in (unsigned) hours after
had yentured the Opinon that Charles Anthony's
"Psgans" was not exactly splendid drama:
Dear Sir:
criticism Of Pagans' To me, it is a wonderful
play. The acting of the entire company is so far
above the plays given from week to week that
wonders where you must have been Christ
Miss Ware were simply SUPERB. In the second
act, Miss Wallace won the sincere approval Of
everyone happened to hear in going out after
the show. Such unjust remarks q your re-
with rebUke by all lovers Of high-class acting
and quite high-class play. 1 predict il win
win instantaneous success in New York and run
for weeks"
All of is thoroughly interesting particular
Iy in view OF the reception met by the play in New
Times, said last Sunday that it ranged, as q per
Tormance, from pretty poor. to pretty terrible"
Earlier, he reviewed it play which has an es-
sentialy Interesting and dramatic story tell but
greater part of it seems false and absurd The
auth of Pagans has written and on through
the unendng scenes of play in which none of them
acts or speaks as such characters would, indeed
suit is confusion" Mr.. Rroun, in the New York
cing story of an invalid who is talked to death
effort to effect nrstnisht sensation vas
Ind probably actor Of some promise, but ne needs
the SERVICES Of hard-riding director"
None OF which is greatly at variance with the re-
marks concerning the same play that appeared in
this great moral periodical several weeks ago And
IN the hardy Individual who predicts instant sue
cess for Paging doubts the authenticity OF this
quoted Of the date Of January 8, last -.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Song Writers Form
Union; They Demand
That Verses RhUn1e

The latest Broadway union is one
composed Of song" writer's. The
Founders Of Tin Pan Alley have got
ten together. SO they have, and now
members are being enrolled for a
regular union, with bylaws. and
sabotage an everything. Those who
do NOT belong to the union may find
themselves sorely harassed. They
may even find singers singing of
key when the sheet music does not
bear the union imprint, or the or
chestra leader may fall on the piano
and make a discord at a particularly
sensitive part Of the theme.
Nancy Van Kirk. who sings songs
for children offers the suggestion
that singers b. the next to form a
union. Their first demand shall be
that verses shall rhyme when they
are supposed to rhyme, and second
ly that they be written with a mod
icum Of'intelligeDce.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Former Vaudeville
Star Is Producer
of BWLesque Shot1s

Jean BedinL producer and man
ager of The Twinkletoes' company
at the Gayety Theater this week,
has a long and interesting history
in the show business. Once a mem
ber of the famous vaudeville team
OF Bedini and Arthur. playing the
Keith circuit. he turned his atten-
ton to the burlesqus field some
years ago.
He then launched his now famous
"Peek-a-Boo" company, an attrac-
tion that enjoyed the distinction of
playing a 5-week engagement at
Shubert's Century, Theater, New
York. This organization is still re-
tanned and will appear in Washing
ton next week. following the ap-
pearance OF .Bedini's "Twinkletoes'
company.
Bedini retired from the stage as
a player shortly after he performed
the sensational stunt of catching a
turnip thrown from the top CT the
MGnsey Building in a fork clinchsd
between his teeth, here several
years ago.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Sparkling Sidelights on
Musical Plays of Week

AS a result of a temporary ac-
cident to the steam pipes back
stage recently, Miss Frances White,
star of Jimmie" disregarding the
most sacred tradition of stellardo ON,
Is now sharing her dressing room
with the chorus girls of the COM
pany. During a recent perform
ance, the steam pipe struck a leak
and the chorus girls were forced
TO gather up their belongings and
to rush to the basement storerooms
IN order to finish their dressing
Miss White heard of their predica-
ment, and as her dressing room
was large and commodio she in
vited the girls to share it with her
Within a short time the pipe was
mended, but the cooperative dress
ing room is to be permanent. This
democratic plan will be operative
during the engagement of Jimmie"
at the Shubert-Belasco, the week, OF
Jan. 16.
This circumstance" Miss White
declares. has made me familiar
with some facts about chorus. girls
which have never before known.
find that by disposition and self
discipline they have learned to take
an optimistic view of the most un-
pleasant circumstances. Instead OF
complaining when they, were forced
out of their regular quarters, they
took the matter as a joke. Their
good nature soon had a stimulating
effect on me. They cheered me up.
1 enjoyed the good fellowship and
energy they exhibited continually.
For this reason I have determined
to have them use my dressing
room regularly. Good cfSeer is con-
tagious, and 1 am going to have all
can catch.
Morris Rose who in conjunction
with Lew Fields produced the new
musical farce BLUE Eyes" which
opens tonight at Polls Theater for
a weeks engagement, is the pro-
duceri of Scandal" the sensational
Cosmo Hamilton comedy that took
Chicago and New York by storm,
and which is now repeating its sue
cess in New England. Scandal,
by the =, way is one of the good
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Next Weeks ShoLUs.

SATIoNAL-"HonSieur Beaucaire," the
attraction which comeS to the Ma
tion.l Theater for a week beginning
January "a, is a romantic opera that
theAterEoerS have no more than read
about. Beautiful mnSio, clean humor
with Marion Green in the title role
makes this attraction one Of more than
ordinary promise.
PoLTS-"Broadway Breyitiss,' direct
from a three months run at the Win
ter Garden comes TO Polls for a
weeks engagement starting Sunday
night, January IS, Bert williams,
George Lekaire and George Mckay
are the bright lights Of this shining
musical melHnEe.
BELAsco-''The hose Girl" new
musical comedy by william Carey
Duncan and Anselm Goetzl viii be
the ATTRACTION at the Shubert BelASco
for a week beginning January 23.
Charles Purcell is the featured mem
Der Of the cast and has a company Of
New York srtiSts supporting him.
GARRICK-Robert Downing the actor
evangelist, will appear in his success
full revival Of Ten Nights in a Bar
Room at the shubert Garriek Thea
ter for one week beginning January
20. Mr. Downing Is bringing the same
production that had such q long run
in New York.
GA4ET1-Ihe bedlni revue, fBeeE-a-
Boo" with Bobby Clark, Paul HcCul-
ton and Ben Grinnel, with several
speciality teams, among them being
The ITnAtI Troupe billed as The
Worlds Worst AcrobatS."
CosMoS-EeIt week at the Cosmos
Thester the leading features Of the bill
inolude Every Little Thing"
charming Juvenile diversion sponsored
h,- U.1s F,a
Fern, Bigelow and King, Harry Sykes
and Arthur Luther and company in
"Kindings," a comedy pkylst.
sTRAED-''The Test a gripping human
plAylet presented by J. z. Emmst,
Mary E. Ryan and their company will
headline the vaudeville portion Of the
program at the Strand theIter begin
appear will be cantor's NinstrelS,
Harry ntoy. Gene and katherine
King and Monte and Lyons.
The photodramstc Offering will
present Elaine Hsmmerstein IN her
latest production The Pleasure Seek
erS."
PAIAcE-rhe attraction Of featured
prominence at loves Palace Theater
for the full week beginning next Sun
day afternoon, January 23, will be
'9The Love Light" the latest photo
play starring production Of Miss Mary
Pickford.
NFTRoPoLITAN-crt Astropoli-
tan Thester announces a. the foremost
feature Of its phoropiay bill. First Ma
tenIrS powerful production Of The
Soofs-."
KNICKERBoCKTR - First Nationals
production Of The soofer," Monday;
Metres The Hope" for Tuesday and
Wednesday, and Roscoe Fatty" Ar
buckle IN The Life Of the Party"
to begin its eneagement on Thursday.
CRANDAIL'S-ksbeI Julienne Scott,
supported by Milton snls, Theodore
Roberts and other stars, will be pic
tured at orsndsIl's Thexter the trst
three days Of the week Of January Is,
in Behold Ny Wife"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
N. Y. Symphony Concert.

A delightful concert is assured at
the New National Theater Tuesday
afternoon~ at 4;3o o'clock when the
New York Symphony Orchestra
will be heard in the fourth conceNt
OF its Washington series. Walter
Damrosch. the popular conductor.
announces an sll-Wagner program
to include the following: The "Rien-
II overture; the Paris version. Of
the Tannhauser Bachanale:" pre-
Iude TO the third act of 'Lohen-
grim; overture to Goethe's Faust"
TWO excerpts from Tristan and
Isolde. the prelude and finale, and
Dreams" a study, and three num-
bers from The Mastersingers,"
Prize Song" Dance of the APP
prenuces, and the prelude. The
concert viii be given under the To-
cal management of T. Arthur Smith
and tickets may be had at his Of
ices. 1906 G street. r',sf.fr.. Z "
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
The UnpardonabIe Sin"-Garriek.

The late Theodore Roosevelt former President OF
the United States who engaged adding 10
his reputation as OF the doughtiest Of American
fighters in any field where right o need =
champion, when his untimely death resulted had an
important part in the controversy which developed
in New York City after The objectionable
Sin" Mai. Rupert Hughes welI-known book vas
published. The objectionable Sin" Mai Rupert
Hughes wel-known form by Harry
known producer, with Blanche Sweet in the leading
role, under the direction OF Marshall Neflsn The
big phOtoplay has been secured attraction at
the ShUbert -Cisrrick Theater
ment beginning today.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

TH HE day Of the extravagant and wastefully- made
production has passed in the readjustment Of
the film industry, declared Jesse L. Lasky first
vice president Of the Famous-Lasky Corporation on
return from Los Angeles, where he has been
reOrganizing the production forces of mis- company
THE motion picture business" said Mr.. Lasky
is passing through period Of readjustment. which
ducng extravagances in film production to a mini
This readjustment has had the effect of throw
ing out of work large number and
actors, whose value in the past had been greatly
overrated. It has had effect on good actors ana
good directors, will it have.
The readjustment period has much
healthier atmosphere in the production end of the
hlm business because it has brought home to direc-
actors and authors the necessity
New young directors pushing to the fore. with
ideas and more efficient Methods authors
recognized the need Of going into the studios and
learning screen technique and have realized
that in the future they must give 100 per value
Nor their salaries"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Boxes to Be Named
After Famous Actors

1t has been decided that the
boxes which are In course of con-
structien at the Century Promen-
ndc, and will be completed In
time for the opening of the new
"Midnight Rounders of 1921" in
two weeks, will be named for ia
nous actors. Thus, instead of
being known ms No. 4, 2, and 80
on, or A. b and c, they will he
called Booth Box, The Forrest.
The Garriek. The Coqueiin, etc.
This in addition to facilitating
reservations, will he n lasting
tribute 20 the men whose art left
its fmpress ON the theater.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Vaudeville

Al Shayne New York Winter Garden comedian.
will headline the vaudeville bill Strand this
week. other acts include Bachelor Vert and Brown
In Let's Co." the Braminos, musical clowns: PLAY
and Gasuston in Clever Capers;" Van and Vernon
in The Peach and the Stew" Eugene n
Broadway and Home"
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
YaudeYile-B. E. Keith'l

The vaUdeville bin at B. F; Keiths beginning to-
morrow, will be headlined by Nine. Besson and Com
pany and Ernest ThompsOn-Seton Other features
nounced include George Moore and Company: PATRICIA;
Doolay and Story; Ed f. Ford; Kitamurs Brothers;
Al and Emma Frabelle and other acts.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Vaudeyille-CoSmos.

The Cosmos bill this week will include John Bar
rington and Company in George Washington Sur
renders" Hswthorns Minstrels in Happy Moments"
Alexander Sparks and Company in Cat Land" Rus
sell and Dewitt dance comedians: Green and La Fell
songsters; Cameron and West: Peters and lie Bun;
The Gift Supreme" and other numbers.
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Twinkle Toes"-Gsyety.

Twinkle Toes" the latest Jean Bedini burIesuue
attraction, featuring Dave Seed. Ralph Nat
Mortar, Edna Nickerson Gertrude Edwards, Betty
Weber. Sola Msdcap Arthur Connolly, the Five Cry
Babies" jazz band, and others, will be a the
Gayety for weeks engagement beginning .this
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
Today's Amusements.

Today's Amusements.
NationaI-"Ed wynn's Carni-
vaI.-
Polls "BIue Eyes,
BcIasco-AJimmic.-
Gnrrick The UnpardOnnbIe
Sis.-
Gayety--TwinkIe Toes"
Strand-EaudeviIIe and pic
lures
Keith's-B. +. KeIth's vaude-
Willie
PaIace-f'The Charm school
CoIumbia-@MIdsu Mad
ness
Cosmos-vaudeVfIIe and pic
lures
RiaIto-"Somethin Dinerent.7
Garden-'The Bait"
knickerbocker-" kate.S
CrandaIrs-"LOve, Honor and
Obey"
MetropoIitan-EPa
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16
:. THE THEATER AND CURRENT FOOTLGFIT OFFERINGS :
Chinese Raise Din
AT Movie Comedies
heater of China Still Primitive,
Says Elsie Ferguson, Back
From World Tour.

A NIONE who thinks the Chinese lacking
in animation should see them at the mo-
ton picture show" said Elsie Eerguson
The Washington herald., 1921-01-16

Eamous screen star, who recently returned from a
World tour. They very much interested in
pictures. They sit on long wooden benches and
off, -
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
Benson for Cancellation.

Pacific coast ship operators and sea-
men have been advised by Chairman
Benson of the shipping board In a tele-
gram to the Pacific Steamship associa-
ton against any arbitrary action by
either side In the present labor con-
troversy.
Upon termination Of the marine
working agreements on the west coast,
Chairman Benson said. the board was
asked to Join in a notice TO the labor
unions of a reduction In wages and
change in working conditions effec-
tive Immediately.
However" the chairman said, be
lieving that the subject could be bet
ter approached in spirit of co-opera-
ton and fairness and that some method
might be worked out with labor where
by TO meet the present Industrial de-
preston, wire was sent TO the steam
ship operators urging that the mat
ter be handled in broad manner"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
Federation Too Revolutionary.

Severance of relations between the
American Federation of Labor and the
International Federation OF Trades
Unions was based principally on the
failure of the constitution of the lat
ter organization to protect the com
plete autonomy" of its members. This
was made clear In the letter sent by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation to Jan Oudegeest,
secretary of the International at Am
sterdam, recently made public. Other
considerations enumerated by Mr..
Gompers were:
"That through the issuance Of APP
peals and proclamations the executive
body OF the International Federation
had committed the federation to a
revolutionary principle to which the
American Federation is and always
has been uncompromisingly opposed,
and to which no labor movement
guided by democratic ideals could give
approval.
THAT system of dues had been
adopted which would place upon the
American Federation of Labor heavy
and unbearable expense"
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
Paw Of Steel Laborers Reduced

A reduction approximating 20 per
cent In the pay of all laborers OF the
Jones & Laughlin Steel company be-
came effective March l. Readjust-
ment of the wages of tonnage men In
conformity with the new labor scale
also was made at the same time.
The Jones & Laughlin company, one
of the largest independent steel CON-
panies, employs in normal times about
$4,000 men. The new rate of pay is
81 cents an hour, the present rate
being 40 cents an hour. About 40 per
cent of the men employed in steel
mill are classed as laborers.
There has been no change in hours
or working conditions In the company's
plant.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
EICHT-HOUR DAY
GENERAL RULE
Metal Industries in Foreign
Countries Employ Three
Working Shifts.
PRODUCTION NOT HAMPERED
Employers and Employees Alike Salts
fed With the Arrangement-EVen in
Japan the Prevailing Tendency 10
Toward the Taree-shlft System.

In Great Britain the movement to-
ward three working shifts In the great
metal Industries was begun In the blast
! furnaces as long ago as twenty-three
years; and by ten years ago was so
well under way as TO be the rule in the
steel and tinplate industry Of Wales
and common practice in the blast
furnaces of the north of England. The
war retarded the rounding out of the
three-shift system In England; but In
March, 1919. those furnaces and other
branches of the steel industry which
had not already done SO went over
to three shifts; and the three-shift
system is the accepted practice
throughout the English steel industry
and is working TO the satisfaction Of
all concerned.
In Belgium an agreement was en-
tered into between the employers and
workers by which, beginning with jan
uary l, 1920. the eight-hour day was
TO be observed at blast furnaces.
In France q law OF April %, 1919,
established the principle Of the eight
hour day, leaving to public admiDistra-
tive regulations the fixing of the con-
dltions under which the principle
should be applied. without waiting
for such regulations to be issued, how
ever, the French employers and en-
ployees In the metal industry, and
number OF other industries, made
their own agreement TO go into effect
on June l., 1913.
In Germany the law also limits the
working day to eight hours, subject
to such exceptions and conditions as
may be defined by decree or admins
trative order.
In Sweden the forty-eight-hour week
is generally applied In iron works.
In Spain the eight-hour day was first
adopted by agreement for iron and
metal workers In long list of cities,
and then, effective october /, 1919,
the eight-hour day was established by
royal decree as the general rule for
oil industries.
In Italy there Is an agreement limit
Ing time In the iron and steel industry
to eight hours a day.
In japan. according to Hiroshi
Iwaia of the Mitsubishi Steel company,
the three-shift system is the prevail
ing tendency In the steel industry. It
has been adopted In his company's
blast furnaces, open-hearth furnaces,
rolling mills and coal mines.
1.-THE above information is from Mr..
Drury's paper read before a joint
meeting of the Taylor society and 9th
er engineering bodies In December and
published in the February Bulletin Of
the Taylor society, quoted by the Sur
vey.]
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
AUTO INDUSTRY LEADS ALL
Shows Greatest Increase in Re-employ.
ment Of Workers, According TO
Recent Official Report.

Net decrease OF about 1925 In the
number of persons employed In the
United States was shown during Feb
ruary, the Department Of LabOr's EN-
ployment service announced.
The monthly report said 1923 firms
In the sixty-hve principal industrial
centers employed on February q, i
626.95s. compared with 1,643,25S on
January 81. This was net decrease
OF 1925. or about l per cent.
Some increases were shown. They
were 1S.S per cent In factories mak-
ing autos and other ''land vehicles, +"
SIS In textile factories. and TT per
cent In factories dealing with leather
products. Decreases were shown OF
7.3 per cent In the iron and steel In
dustries. SO per cent in railroad re-
pair shops, per cent in chemical
plants and 81 In producers of liquor
and beverages.
Chattanooga, Tenn. showed the
greatest increases with 67.6 gain.
while Detroit gained 34.7 per cent and
others showing employment increases
were Peoria, ILL.,, Johnstown. Pa, and
Bridgeport, Conn.
New England reports showed gen.
eral improvement. Unemployment aud
part time employment were most prev
alent In the textile, shoe. machinery.
metal and building industries. The
New England textile mills are recov-
ering.
Labor conditions generally In Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wiseon-
sin indicated improvement. with pros
poets of further betterment. Mime
sofa, Iowa. Missouri. Nebraska, Kan
sas and the Dakotas also reported an
Improvement. Public works and build
Ing activities helped there.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
ROAD RECALLS
WAGE REDUCTION
Erie Restores Former Schedule,
Pending Appeal to Labor
Board.
BUSINESS HAS IMPROVED"
Company Gives That as Reason for
Returning to Old Seale-oeneraI
News of Interest to tho
Workers Everywhere.

Reductions In wages of common In
Dor, put into effect by the Erie rail-
road on January 81, have been wiped
out and the former wage schedule re-
stored, 1t was announced at the gen
eral offices of the company.
The company statement said that a
slightly improved condition of busi-
ness" permitted payment of the old
scale.
The Railroad Labor board recently
condemned action of the road for not
first submitting the proposed reduc-
lions to 1t for approval and ordered
restoration of the former scale.
The announcement said that the
road now would formally submit the
whole question of wages to the Rail-
road Labor board.
Men ON monthly salaries who were
put on a five-day week shortly after
the reduction In wages was announced
also have been returned to the six-day
week.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
ST. Louis May Have Labor Bank.

A labor union bank probably will be
established In st. Louis within the
next two months IL plans formulated
by the three executive committees OF
the Building Trades council, Central
Trades and Labor union and Metal
Trades council are Endorsed by their
respective organizations.
The institution will be organized as
trust company, with an installment
loan department. A capital stock Of
$4,000 and surplus Of s135,oO0.
with shares sold on the installment
plan at S125 a share, is the general
outline of the contemplated project.
1t is expected that majority of the
stock will be concentrated in the hands
of trade unions, SO as TO allow them
control OF the directorate.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15
OPPOSE ANY WAGE REDUCTION
Organized Labor In New England In
Flat Refusal to Consider Any Low
erina of Present Scales

Organized labor went On record be-
fore the special committee appointed
by New England governors as In OPP
position 10 any reduction In wages as
a means OF bringing about an increase
In the earnings of the New England
railways.
Charles III. Downey. speaking for
maintenance of way employees on the
New York. New Haven and Hartford.
said his organization would not accede
to any wage reduction. He declared
that the wages now paid the mainte-
nance of way men Is too low TO meet
the cost OF living.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-15


1.-TWO more letters came, then an
other butcher knife was found I'M
bedded in the door. My little SON
Jacob, saw it, and collapsed from
fright on the car tracks. n motornah
stopped the car just in time linen
Julia came home one day and touha
message and crossbones smeared III
tar on the glass panel of the door, Il
said: You're next
Both Jacob and Julia were -
frightened they were under the care
of DIR. Martin Schupman for thfes
months. My health broke down anu
Amelia is on the verge of nervous cur
lapse. She has been receiving ahoha
nous phone calls threatening her anu
ordering her to meet some man al uh
ferent places. A few DAYS ago 'ns'
tried to lure her to the AleXian brV'a,
ers' hospital on the preteXt tLa'
dear friend was dying.
"A man named Kite runs Wv
goods store next door to where h'a'
mer lives. That's why that fellow ",
night used the expression 'Black.ildD,-
Kite We notified the Irving ian
police on the former occasions p''
nothing ever came of it,
A police guard was stationed al NV
Kolb home.