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The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Edith Halls the
Long Skirt Again
YHE Partisan decree Of skirts
down and hair up" won i'm

"HE Partisan decree Of skirts
down and hair up" won i'm
Il mediate approval from Edith
Hallor, leading lady in Human
Hearts," the Universal attraction
which opens a weeks engagement
at Moore's Rialto Theater begin.
ming today.
Says Miss Hallor:
1.-THE long skirts were bound to
come in. Things always work in
cycles. and when skirts grew short
knew they would 90 to the other
extreme. The women may say
they won't wear them. but they
said the same thing about short
skirts. They will make their
styles in the smaller details Of
fashion, but when It comes to the
extremes every one still looks to
Paris to set the pace.
"Of course men will like it. They
never really liked the short skirts.
They like to see women dressed in
long and graceful gowns. The
type of man who was the great
calamity howler over short skirts.
who insisted the country was 90
ing to the dogs with the advent of
the flapper, will now turn around
and insist women should show some
sense and stick to something COM
Portable and clean. You can't
please this type Of man. and I. per.
sonally, don't even try to-"
House Peters. star Of Human
Hearts" nodded his sage approval
and he and the fair Edith went
back to work.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Stage Notes

The Little Theater League Of
Richmond, Va, has opened it's sea-
son at "The Workshop" with bust.
ness meeting, followed by the read.
ing of a play from the Italian.
"The Lion Tanner" This group
has a membership of 2S7 and ap-
proximately eighty.five associate
members, which is within a very
few of the limit placed on it's
membership.
Fritzi Scheff IL to return to
musical comedy this season. She
will appear under the manage.
ment of Max Spiegel. who has com.
missioned j. Fred Coots to write
the score OF show for her. The
lyrics of the piece will be done by
J. McElbert Moore. So far the
writer of the book is unnamed.
Eugene O'Brien, who some sea.
sons ago deserted the stage for the
films, is rehearsing In Robert l..
Dempster's Steve" In which he
will return to his first love. George
M. Cats is the producer.
Violet Heming. last seen in "The
Rubicon," has been engaged for
the leading feminine part in "The
Lucky One" the A. A. Milne COM
edy which will be the next produc.
ton of the Theater Guild.
Theodore komisarjevsky, the
Russian director recently engaged
for the season by the Guild. will
have his first try In this country
at staging the comedy.
The members of the cast OF
Better Times" Charles billing.
hams New York Hippodrome spec
tacle, have a new. organization
known as the Daredevils Club.
Membership Is limited to perform
ers who have doubled" In hazai d.
Gus feats for the various motion
picture stars. Most of the dare.
devils are members of the aquatic
contingent and the Hippodrome
divers include several who have
done the highly dangerous fire
dives as well as leaps from the
masts Of vessels at sea.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Chalk One More
Benefit to Merit
of VOIStead Act

~ NE may Jest about prohibition
as one will. but Fred Midg-
ley, the director OF the Presi-
dent Players Orchestra at the
Presidept Theater. Is a staunch
advocate OF prohibition when 1t
comes to the musical sta andard Of
theater orchestras.
I'm the good old days before
prohibition" says Midgley. "the
boys In the orchestra pit. with
forty or fifty minutes time on
their hands between acts. used to
slip around the corner to the near
est saloon and pass away the time
over their stems OF beer and get
back to the theater In time to
play the between-acts music.
Now. II may be perfectly true
that beer Is highly conducive to
singing and to the production OF
vocal music. but beer never
helped a theater musician draw or
sustain a fine. exact pitch on a
violin. for instance. To all appear.
ances. he might be as sober ss
Judge. but actually he was unfit
for fine orchestra playing. The
beer had soothed him too much;
he had lost too much OF the fine
auditory edge that makes for
good music; he was, In brief, only
an inferior musician.
To-day. that Is all eliminated.
We have our men constantly on
edge during the playing Of mum.
ber. and the result is a vastly bet
ter grade Of music in the theater
than was formerly the case. As
matter Of fact, believe that
prohibition has materially helped
the art of music all over the
country. The loss Of an alcoholic
stimulant has resulted in a new
demand for the stimulus that
music gives, and with the creation
Of this demand has come a more
critical musical faculty that has
resulted in better orchestration
of popular melody.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

wv EBER 4 FIELDS can look
" back over . generation in
an sdventurous theatrical
career and many Of the milestones
that mark their advance to amuse-
ment heights bear the hall mark Of
Washington. d. c.
1t was in the National Capital,
over forty years ago. that .
leather-lunged barker stood in
front Of q little museum on lower
Pennsylvania avenue and called
attention to what q thin dime
would purchase In tho way Of
amusement inside. And inside a
vigorous and ambitious song and
dance man did twelve shows q day
to amuse those who were inveigled
to part with their money at the
box office. The barker was Lew
Fields and the platform enter
tainer was Joe Weber. Such was
their humble beginning as public
entertainers and SIC weekly was
their reward.
Later Weber 4 Fields came rs
a vaudeville team to Kernan's
Lyceum Music Hall on the site
which the President Theater now
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

been awarded tho Pulitzer prize
for the best American novel.
Although several Of Mr.. Tarldng
tons works already have appeared
on tho screen-''Clarenos," made
from his play Of tho Same name, is
a current Paramount release-this
Is said to be the first time he has
written directly for molten pic
lures.
After Mr.. Meighan had shown
George Ade that 1t Is possible for
a writer to get his exact thoughts
and purposes onto the screen, he
communicated with Mr.. Tarking.
ton. Mr.. Harrington also in a
close friend Of George AIDES, 50
Mr.. Meighan soon had Mr.. Tarking
ton in Mr.. Lasky's office signing
on the dotted line.
The acquisition Of Booth Tark.
ington makes the fourth we'll
known author who is now writing
for Mr.. Meighan. The Paramount
star is now working on George
AIDES second original screen story.
Back Home and Broke" which is
expected to be even better than
"Our Leading Citizen" Following
that he will do a story by Rex
Beach, after that he will star In an
original story by r. G. Kirk, whose
stories Of the steel plants Of Pitts
burgh have been a feature Of the
Saturday Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Freed a Veteran
Before the SPOT

~ ROBABLY the two main fac.
tors responsible for Joe
Freed's success at the Gayety
this week are the facts that he
halls from a theatrical family and
has been in theatricals practically
all his life. Freed is appearing as
featured comedian with the will
lam X. Wells Bubble Bubble"
company.
Like other veterans Of the show
world. he has been a player of
every form of amusement, from
drama to magic and burlesque.
Telling Of hfs first stage. expert
ence. Freed related how he had
left the stage of q Gotham mu-
scum after someone had laughed
at his appearance. He says that
he not only left the stage. but left
the theater with his blackfacs
makeup still on. In all probabil.
ity he was talking to himself en-
route to his home, and when he
finally reached his home. his moth.
er wouldn't let him In.
When Joe first entered the bur-
lesaue branch Of the business he
had as his associate players several
people who are now the outstand.
ing stars Of buriesaue. Recalling
his first days in burlesque. he told
of how. comedians had to sing,
dance, do magic successfully. and.
IN fact, everything that IL done In
vaudeville today.
Unlike other burlesque perform.
ers who go back to vaudeville be-
tween seasons. Freed and his wife
retire TO their summer cottage and
rest up prior to the return Of the
coming season. He 10 remembered
as the originator Of some Of the
most reliable burlesque jokes.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Eileen Balks.
EILEEN WILSON. the leading

.EILEEN WILSON. the leading
lady Of the President Players
at the President Theater, has to
wear a hoop skirt in the produc.
ton Of Jane Cowl's famous stage
success, "smilin' Through" which
is to be offered at the President
next week. Miss Wilson has
heard that Norma Taimadge was
forced to reduce twelve pounds to
get an ante-bellum waist for the
hoop skirt In the screen version
OF the show, but this In going n
bit too far for repertoire, says
Eileen. Accordingly. she will sac
rifice realism for the demands OF
next week. play.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Heart Expert Is
Mr.. Pat O'MaIIev
e A WOMAN makes love as
~ good gambler plays po-
- = ntAH-Il...

(( A WOMAN makes love as q
~ good gambler plays po.
ker," said Pat O'Malley,
who has a leading part in Marion
Fairfax's THE Lying Truth" the
photo offering Of the vaudeville
and picture program at the
Strand theater for the week b..
ginning today.
when you come across lovers
In that state Of oblivion to staI
ing eyes-as you do come across
them so often these bright spring
days-it is always the man
who looks supremely sheepish
the woman does not turn a hair.
She simply stares at the man as
II she wants him to see for him
self how very attractive she IS.
THE man on the other hand
never meets the strangers eyes.
His expression invariably shows
that he is wishing for the earth
to open. which It never does
when you most want 1t to. But
the girl is quite unembarrassed
Even when It is she who Is max.
ing love. a staring and smiling
crowd will not force her to de.
sist. She just goes on kissing
him. But the man looks like a
perfect fool and ! am sure he
feels IL.
mo. you cannot disconcert
woman in love. 1t makes her
quite vainglorious."
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Viola Becomes a
Black-Eyed Susan
THE black eye worn by Viola
Dana throughout a large
mart of "Jupe Madness ~

|" HE black eye worn by Viola
Dana throughout a large
u part of June Madness"
at Loew's Palace today and all
week, was a work Of art. In the
opinion Of Director Harry Beau.
mont and Of everyone else who
viewed 1t. incidentally. this eye
gave Bull Montana, Metro comedy
star his first opportunity to direct,
and likewise proved his claim to
the title of THE only caveman in
captivity"
The action required that Miss
Dana, attired in a beautiful we'd
ding gown. must trip, fall against
the lower part Of a pew and suf-
fer blow on her right eye. In
order to have everything technical
ly right. Mr.. Beaumont decided to
call in an expert,
Bull Montana was summoned
from an adjoining stage. With
delicate artistry the black eye was
made. It had to be shown In the
various stages OF development. so
the action was halted every few
minutes In order that a deeper
shade of indigo might be admins.
tered to the flesh surrounding the
optic.
Crosby George Is the author Of
"June Madness
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
7Heater in Keith :.
Chain Opens 70m0rr0zV

TOMORROW evening, Cleveland Ohio Of the costly
and perfectly appointed theaes in the world will be ded
Gated opened 1t the B. F. Keith Palace Theater,
devised by and built under the supervision of President
E. F. Albee Of the B. F. Keith vaudeville organization.
"The Perfect Playhouse the structure in Cleveland
already regarded by Mr. Abee the crowng achieve
his e devotion the advancement and refinement Of
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

Mabel Normand In the title role.
The story concerns the personal
adventures Of whimsical young
woman whose ambitions led far
afield from the daily activities of
her middle-ciass family. reaching
social heights never dreamed Of,
and finally being tricked into an
adventure In the clouds that brings
the picture TO a most exciting
climax.
Beginning Wednesday and con.
tinuine the chief attraction
throughout the remainder Of the
week wli be Monte cristo."
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

A U I h or Of
Glare Q n c e."
Alice Adams"
THE Masnifi-
cent A m b r
sons" "A Gen.
tleman From
I n dia n a."
IN o n ie U r
Beaucaire" and
the long series
Of Penrod stor-
les. Booth Tar
kington easily
ranks well up
among Ameri-
can novelists.
He twice has
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Good Box office.

THE pessimistic talk about
hard season In the theater
world has not affected the Weber
and Fields attraction for the show
has the distinction OF breaking
every box office record in the
houses already played The pro.
duction blows into Washington
next week.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Cosmopolitan Troup Back.

TUE company which has been
= filming "Enemies Of Women"
by Vicente Blssco Ibanez. under
the direction Of Alan Grassland,
returned on the olympic Tuesday
after q six weeks trip. which In.
cluded Nice. Monte Carlo and
Deauvine. Members Of the com.
rany are Llenel Barrymore. Alma
Iusens. Gareth Hughes. Gladys
Hu,stte, Buster Collier. W. II.
h,mpson and Daniel Carson Good.
r,s =, company manager.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
Rhymed Reviews
BY ROSE PELsWICK-

Marion Dawhsn KEhhood Was I'm fiowsr-co'u"bi. rhs-'sr
(OULD smite boomin' Tyre I'D invoke its fervd fire
To the cnematc cadence and construction Of this play
And I'D pen a panegyric-f / could, that is-a lyric
In a eulogstc effort at descriptive resume.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
DRINCESSES are

DRINCESSES are
just as curious
and superstitious as
ordinary girls. Here
is MARION Davies as
Princess Mary Tudor
in "WhQ Knight
hood Was in F'lo,0er,"
peering into the fu-
ture, trying TO dis
cover ,0hat her fate
oiH be. The ansWer
she receives is: "YOu
UiH be Queen Of
France until made
happy by a DEATH
which cryptic utter
ance becomes clear
as the stirring erents
of c o s m ep olitan's
great historical ro-
nance unfold them
selves In scenes of
regal splendor on the
screen of the Col,tm-
bia Theatev.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05
TO
WRITE FOR
MEIGHAN


To Write Especially for
Screen Star-ls Now at
Work on First Picture to Be
Produced by Lasky.
TTAvING successfully brought
III George AIDE into the fold OF
writer's for the screen. Thomas
Meighan added another to the list
of famous authors who are writing
for his pictures by persuading
Booth Harrington. foremost Ameri.
can novelist. to write an original
Paramount Picture in which Mr.
Meighan will be starred.
Mr.. Harrington signed contract
with Jesse A. Lasky to write an
original story which Mr.. Meishan
will put into production in the near
future. Not only will Mr.. Tarking
ton write the story but he also will
collaborate closely with scenario
writers and the director in its pro.
duction. which probably will be al
the Long Island studio.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

GAYETY-w hen William X.
Wells big burlesque revue, "Bub-
ble-Bubble." opens at the Gayety
Theater this afternoon, one of the
entertaining features will be the
singing Of Lillian Bennett. n
comely young woman who sings
everything from jazz to grand
opera equally well. This is her
first season in burlesque after a
successful career in vaudeville.
The Lone Star Four will be an
other attraction. This quartet is
unique in that II consists Of three
men and one woman. Ruth Gibbs
r. the feminine member. while
Ralph Vernon. Paul orth and
Leslie Barry are the males. Joe
Freed IL the featured comedian Of
the show.
The Washington times., 1922-11-05

CRANDALL's-Mack sennett's
feature production. "Moiiy-O."
will be foremost on the bin for the
first three days Of the current
week at Crandalrs Theatef with
The Washington times., 1922-11-05


PALACE-Viola Dana comes to
Loew's Palace this afternoon
for a weeks engagement In
"June Madness" in which she
is supported by Bryant Wash.
burn and a brilliant cast in.
cluding Gerald Pring. Leon Barry,
Eugene Besserer, Snitz Edwards.
Anita Fraser and many others.
June Madness" depicts the
madcap adventures of q sprightiy
young miss who breaks away from
her own wedding ceremony, ieav.
ing a million-dollar bridegroom
behind, to elope with the jazz king
Of an orchestra. They elude their
pursuers by land and water, thou n
they are hardly out of one entan.
clement until they are in an
other.
The added screen and musical
features include a Mermaid com.
edy. "The steeplechaser;" Topics
Of the Day; Pathe news pictures.
and the Palace Symphony Or.
chestra.
CRANDALL's-Mack sennett's
feature production. ''Moiiy-O."
will be foremost on the bill for the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
Bangor Girl Sues
For $4,000 Balm

Bangor, Me, Sept. 5-Damages of
$4,000 are asked by Miss Laura
Jones in her suit for breach Of PROM
ise to marry against Edgar Hall.
both being well known residents of
bangor. Papers in the case have
been served and are returnable at
the November term Of the Superior
Court. The engagement of Miss
Jones and Mr.. Hall was announced
about t~'o months ago and the an
nouncement Of the action against
Mr.. Hall occasioned considerable
surprise. Walter NJ. Sanborn, Au-
gusta attorney, is counsel for Miss
Jones. and y. w. Mason. ESQ. Of
Bangor. has been retained by Mr..
Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
RETURNING FROM TRAINING

1t would be interesting to learn
the opinions of parents respecting
their sons returning from the train
ing camps where for a month they
have undergone that for which any
youth might wish. An opportunity
to learn discipline, self discipline in
Guided, to learn team work, coordi-
nation, to learn to care for ones self,
to come under the influence of Off
GERS who are gentlemen and proud
of their good name and of what
training has done for them, these
are some Of the advantages they
had.
We venture to believe the opinions
OF those parents would be ample war;
rant for every dollar that has been
expended and should be assurance
that more will be spent next year.
Such an experience ought to be in
valuable and the youth who has been
able to profit from it ought to be a
proud youth and make a better man.
He came to the training camps from
all walks of life and he is taking
back a leaven, which altogether too
few appreciate, but which inevitably
will be PRODUCTION of better citizen
ship
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06

| lated attempt to bring the guilty to
justice is "a conspiracy against
| unionism!"
Could anything be more farcical,
more hypocritical than deploring in
| one breath and speaking words of aid
| and encouragement in the next?
And if this isn't sufficiently i'm
pressive the daily toll of men MUIR
dered who happen to be trying to
earn living at work which union
labor has refused to do, ought to be
sufficient.
And so it comes about that Labor
Day, 1922, was not impressive in the
sense it originally was, but taken in
connection with outrages, with burn
ings and tombings of those daring
to work at jobs unionism threw aside
it was portentous. One didn't need
vivid imagination to fancy Caesar
and captives in chains. Possibly,
too some in the faces of those saw
likeness to their own. Perhaps some
Of unionized labor saw the faces
of wives and children destitute of
necessities of life because of tyranny
For tyranny is the same horrible thing
whether welded by labor union or
by clique of capitalists.
Surely some distance, this, from
the dignity of labor obeying the in
junction.: SIN the sweat of thy face
shalt thou eat bread" Some dis
lance from the dignity of labor, the
pride in craftsmanship, is the spirit
of taking the most in wage for the
least in service. This spirit, by the
way, is not confined to the ranks of
labor; it is a pestilence in all ranks.
1t is foul and loathsome wherever
found. A tyranny it is and dignity
is not its companion and it's exist
cnce depends on terrorism. The sup
plicant for fuel to keep warm is as
pitiful as the beggar of bread where
with to live; the chains binding him
to the chariot of tyranny are as
strong in the one case as in the
other.
The dignity of labor must endure
If our civilization is to endure. And
whatever helps to that end, whether
it be the labor union or other method
for protecting it, should be recog-
nized and supported for what it is:
but first it must be judged by what
it does. Unionism, as we'll as other
growths, must be tested by the fruits
produced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
WHY BE STEALTHY?

A subscriber, who is Of the
opinion that the present manage
ment of highway construction in this
State merits support, received an I'M
signed communication and is Won
dering why the writer was so secret
about the matter. The letter read:
Il guess this will hold you. Some
5000 of these are being distributed"
BY this" the writer evidently re-
ferred to a clipping from the Journal
OF the communication Of James Dins-
more, Aug. 2Sth criticizing the pres
ent highway commission.
One who hasn't the frankness, for
this doesn't appear to be an instance
where courage was required to sign,
may scarcely expect to make fav-
orable impression. Why should an
opponent of the present highway
system be unwilling to say so over
his own signature?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
buRNHkM

Mrs. Fred T. Shaw and daughter,
Mrs. o. f. Buckley. and her little son
have returned from a visit with rela-
tives in Gloucester. Mass.
c. II. Burgess is employed as one o'
the telegraph operators at the NJ. c. r.
r. Station.
Miss Blanche l.. Foster left Sunday
for Medford, Mass, where she has sc-
eepted n position as teacher. Miss
Foster plans 10 take special course
in English at Boston University ana
to specialize in that subject. She has
many friends who wish her success IN
her now position.
II. l.. McAllister went Saturday TO
Weber Pond. Vassalboro. where he
will attend the campmeeting in session
there.
Osmond kamcl returned Saturday 70
New Bedford. Mass. after visit OF
two months here with relatives. Mrs.
kamcl will remain a while longer.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Thurston are
moving their household goods 70 The
home of his mother. Mrs. Azada
Thurston. whore they will reside FOR
the present time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
MADISON


The first reunion Of the late George
Taylor's family was held at the old
home on Ward Hill. Aug. 9th. Soon
after 10 A. NJ. the crowd began to as
semble and in a short time all were
present. In spite of the wet grass
all the old favorite apple trees were
soon visited. 1t will be "a years ago
next October that the farm was Civ
en- up and the family moved to Mad
ison. The farm has been sold three
times since, the present owners living
somewhere in New Jersey. At noon
picnic dinner was lerved on the
lawn, and a social hour was passed
in talking over old times. In the
afternoon tramp over the farm was
enjoyed by all.
Those being present were Mrs.
Mary Taylor. Fairfield Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Wallace Taylor and children. Eliz-
abeth. Phillips and Flint Of Farming
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Brown
and children, Donald, Dorothy. Julia
and Billie of Madison; Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene H. Taylor and children
Dwight, Delight, Joe, Mary and Dor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-06
ANW Erred

The candidates for Governor were
asked a series of questions a few
days ago. Governor Baxter makes
his answer in the form of a state
ment to all the women of Maine and
the women of Maine, having the
Governors record before them, hay
ing to consider the fruit of what he
has done rather than what he might
merely have promised, may be re-
minded of that which was written
many years ago: IF they make you
rot the better answer, you may say
they are not the men you took them
for"
Governor Bakers answer very
conclusively proves that he is the
man they took hil fer and next Mon
day is the day on which they record
their endorsement of the splendid
service he has rendered. Maine wo-
men will not fail to approve a record
like that.