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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
TO DISCUSS CLINIC PLAN
Industrial Cooperation Urged to
Assist Workingmen

Industrial clinics for medical and
surgical treatment of workers in the
industries of the city will be discussed
today at conference at the Chamber
Of Commerce, when the matter will be
placed before the Philadelphia Hospital
Association.
The plan contemplatcs the establish
ment of industrial, medical and surgical
clinics in all industrial sections. In
these clinics accident and sickness cases
would receive the proper speedy treat
ment and continuous treatment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
START FOR U. S. PRISON
Convicted Hog Island Paymasters In
Group on Way to Atlanta

Andrew Detwier and A. Frank
Hooven, convicted paymasters Of Hog
Island, who were sentenced to one year
and n day at the Federal Penitcntiary
at Atlanta, started for the South today.
Deputy United States Marshal
"Dick" Ryan, assisted by four armed
guards, is in charge. Others who are
being taken to the Federal prison are
Anthony Tolensky, whom Judge Dick
inson sentenced to ten years for raising
bank notes Frank Rose and Jacob Mil
Ter, sentenced to one year for peddling
narcotics.
All the prisoners were sentenced De-
cember 12.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
POLICE TEST TODAY
Men Seeking Places on Force VIII
Take Written Examination

The written examination for appli-
cnnts TO the police department will be
held today. The examination had been
postponed because Of the fact that 1000
men wanted to take the physical test
That number has now beeh reduced TO
1000 and today examinations will be
held simultaneously at City Hall, the
Central Y. NJ. G. A. and the William
Penn High School. -,
DIR. Marice Ostheimer, 220i Dc
Lancey place, has resigned as head d.
agnostician Of the Bureau of Health.
The salary is $500. DIR. George f..
johnson, 5341 Chester avenue, formerly
assistant diagnostician Mt $500, has
been appointed 10 the vacancy and DR..
Edward j.. Bauer, 1913 West Girard
nvenLe, formerly medical inspector at
$1,000. has been advanced to the VA =
cancy caused by DIR. Johnson's pro-
motion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
Second Gas Victim Dies

Walter Studenroth, thirty -one years
Did. who was found unconscious in bed
beside the body Of his wife, Florence,
twenty nine years old, In their home,
2418 North Park avenue, Monday, died
last night in the Samaritan Hospital.
The house, when the two we're discov-
cred by Charles Ankrum, contractor
by whom Studenroth was employed, was
filled with gas that had escaped from a
leaky pipe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
TO LECTURE ON TRAFFIC
w. o. 3. AIney VIII Talk Upon
TRANSFORMATION Problems

William D. d. Ainey, chairman Of
the Public Service Commission Of PENN
sylvania, will give lecture tonight
at the Franklin Institute on The
Highway System Of the State Of Penn
sylvania."
Among the subjects he will take up
are transportation as factor In ma
tional development, highways as trans
portation means and their importance
ard the past, present and future bear
ing upon the economic conditions of
the State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
PHILA. WATER IS PRAISED
BY STATE HEALTH CHIEF
No Danger From Vegetable erowths
Here. Or. Martin Says

The synura or vegetable growths thai
trouble New York water users are keep
ing away from the water supplied to
Philadelphia. according to those charged
with safeguarding the city.
State Health Commissioners, Martin
said today that so far no synuta have
been found here. He explained thai
all vegetable growths under the general
term algae aH not disease producers.
The algae, he said, give a disagreeable
taste or odor to the water, but otherwise
are harmless.
DR., Martin praised the Philadelphia
water supply and said that not n single
recent case of typhoid has been traced
to t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
GIANT BREAKER IN COALDALE
New 100000 Structure, One Of
LARGEST In World, Nearly Completed

Tamaqua, Pa, Jan. IS - The new
81 900, 600 coal breaker at Coaldale,
said to be one of the largest in the
world, is rapidly nearing completion,
and by April l the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company expects to place
II in operation. The old structure was
destroyed by fire May 12, 1921, and
the company has removed the debris
and erected new structure in less
than eleven months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
ARTS SOCIETY TO MEET
Music and Lecture to Be Heard al
Now Century Club

The Society of Arts and Letters will
hold its 1l5th meeting tonight in the
New Century Drawing Room, 124 South
Twelfth street. The program includes
musical selections and an address on
The Modern Spirit In Music" by
Philip II. Goepp.
Those who will contribute to the
program are Miss Beatrice Margaret
Foster, Miss Marjorie Watson. the
Green Hill Farm Trio, Miss Ebba
sJoholm, Mrs. Sidney Myddiai Davies,
Miss A. Miriam Snavely and Anthony
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
Exhibition of Cover pesIons

& An sxhibitien tt saoS Of so9 cover designs,
about $50, 900. is being shown at the
Pennsylvania Museum and School Of
Industrial Art, Broad and Pine streets.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18

LIKE sNAPPy sToREsg
Read "The Unexpected" by r. Morton
Howard. and The Dauntless Lysander. by
wInona Godfrey, in Magazine Section OF
neXt Sundays Public LedRer.-AdU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-18
ANOTHER GRIPPING STORY

."ra nsfoS T.nnn WHITING STORY
West. by William MasLeod Raino, hsgin. %.
isatpraay; ~ January 81. in the EvENING Pun.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-10
Ben LIttlefOrd put big hand on

Ben Littleford put big hand on
John Moreland's shoulder.
YES" he agreed, "ef David could
know about II. he'd be glad 'at sc d0 .e
1t, John. The hain't no doubt o that.
And who can say he don't know about
it,"
Elizabeth learned of IT early on the
following morning. When breakfast
was over, she whispered 10 John X.
Dale that there was something she
had TO show him. she wouldn't tell
him anything in advance. So he went
with her 10 see for himself.
When at last they stood inside the
weaiherbeaten palings, Elizabeth
pointed and said.
Look there, and thank Codl"
Dale looked and saw. The color left
his face, then came back. He shut his
eyes. swayed a little on his feet. OPP
ened his eyes, looked and saw again.
He turned 10 the young woman with
4 great Joy shining on his face.
Il haven't been so glad" he told
her, 'for twenty-five years"
The chiseling away OF the lower five
lines had not only obliterated the
curse 1t had left an almost perfect
cross Then John Morcland's bare,
cold and tlrelcss hands had gone To
work and made il. in every respect. a
perfect cross.
CONTINUED next week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-10
Fun Specialist
Extraordinary at
Redpelsl Chautauqua

one Of the high spots OF the com
ing Rodpath Chautauqua Will be the
appearance. on the last night, OF Jess
Pugh, widely-lnown fan specialist *
traordinary.
Jess pueh is the originator and
widely-lnown interpreter Of the up-
roarious comedy sketch, "Ihe SMUT
Stricken Reader" which has generated
1un in countless communities through
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-10

and II was a crude but sincere tribute
to;womankipdyE -. $50
On the fate Of the other great slab
OF brown sandstone were chIseled other
ill-shaped letters and misspelled
words. The hands of John Moreland
had done this, Old John Dale stepped
unsteadily closer and read:
HEAR LAYS DAVID MoRElAND
THE BEST MAN GOD
EVER MAID
KILLED
BY JOHN X cARLlLE
MAY GOD
DAM HIS
SOLE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-10

out the country It las come TO be a
classic IN character Interpretation and
ogatiye comedy.
"Thc SNUFF Stricken Reader will be
on Mr. Pugh's ChautauQua program
this season. together with other rollick-
ing comedy sketches. representations
dialect numbers and a sprinklins Of
serious Interpretations.
Those who hear jess Pugh VIII hear
one OF the most popular of the Lyceum
and ,Chautauqua entertainers OF today
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8 ~ - 20 DC q ~ u 30 q Co

Littlelords. elizabeth" he assured her.
give thought much over it, and just
now I've decided. When l decide, it's
for am time! you know that, don't
yout'
A great gladness filed Ellzabeth's
heart It did not occur to her to ask
how, i'm what manner, he was going TO
take care Of her people; it was enough
10 know that he was going to take care
of them. He put a fathers arm lightly
around her shoulders. She tried TO
speak, choked. and couldn't utter a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-08-10


word But it didn't matter. John X.
Dale understood perfectly.
Then he took his arm away, faced TO
the right, and drew his hat rim low
over his eyes. For two minutes he
STOOD there and looked for the little old
cabin down near the foot of the north
end of the mountain, and he failed to
find il. His mind had gone back once
more to that woeful night that had cut
his life i'm twain. He remembered
plainly waking I'D the early morning
Nilh an aching head and with the
rambling taste OF much dead whisky
il his mouth. Remembered seeing Da-
via Moreland, with a bullet hole
through and through him, lying on the
floor beside him. Remembered his
horror. his smothered cries of anguish,
and lis hurried flight. :.
lie had wondered, he remembered,
why The law made no attempt to track
him down. lie had not known that tie
m0untaineer's code of honor demands
that the mountaineer himself collect
that which is due him.
Tell me-" he said in tones so low
that Elizabeth barely heard. "where is
David Moreland buried?"
He had turned, and stood facing her.
She pointed to the southwark.
"They buried him out the crest O.
the mountain a little ways, on the
highest place, by the side of his
wife. That was always a touchin'
thing 10 me, that he buried his wife on
tie very highest point of his own
mountain. You know why, don't you?
David Nforeland believed in God and a
hereafter, and he believed that heaven
was up. He wanted to get even his
wife's ashes as close TO heaven as he
could"
I'D like to go out there" John
Dale said, his voice almost a whisper.
"I'd like to see the place"
81 wouldn't" replied Ben Little
fords daughter. For she knew-oh,
size knew.
yes. yes, my dcar-I must see the
place" declared John X. Dale hoarse-
~ whlsperlng-'let's go out there"
There was never any disobeying him
when be was determined, and he was
determined now. 1t is strange, that
dread human thing that drew him
Elizabeth turned and started out
the snowy crest Of the mountain, wend-
ing her way here and there between
clumps OF snow-heavy laurel and Ivy
and under snow-heavy pines. After
quarter Of an hour OF this somewhat
difficult travelling the two drew up be-
fore a small Enclosure made Of round
ml.on posts and round open ratings
and hand-split and pointed oaken pal
ings as high as q mans shoulders, an
OF which were gray and weatherbeat-
en- Elizabeth knew the spot well. She
swung the gate stlfly open on its wood
en hinges and stepped inside. Old Dale,
trembling in every fiber, followed her.
Ills face was very, very pale.
Before them were two snow-covered
mounds hordered with the dead stalks
of flowers of another ycar-marigolds
prrtN -by-nighis, zlnnias. Near the
two graves there grew bare-branched
wild h0neysuckle and redbud. and
grecn-lcaved laurel, which in the sum-
mer time were covered with beautiful
end fragrant blossoms Of golden yell
low royal purple, and waxen white. At
The head OF one mound great, rough
ly-shaped slab OF brown sandstone
marked the last resting place Of David
Morclaud's young wife; it had been
lcttered by David Moreland himself,
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
The Playbin

b. COCHRAN plans TO put on us
"Musie Box Revue" in London IN Dee
cember, with DOLLY SISTERS starred
lie is coming to New York oeioi'
long and while here he hopes 10 pro
duee DUNsANY'S "Mr Faithful 70
which he holds the American rigAis'
/. MAY IRWIN has a play y
CLARA LIPMAN and IL is repor'ss
from her farm on the 50. La~fens'
River. near Clayton, \. Y, that shs "
planning 20 appear In IL this 'eas'i'
WILLIAM A. BRADY Is pre-
senting combination yaadenl'
and concert show through New ing
land. THOMAS BURKE. the lri''
tenor, sings, and ALICE BRADY 'p
pears in the act. made out Of the pF'.
duetion Of Drifting" which she uses
in vaudeville. The Old soak
is pressing "Kiki" closely for leadersalP
in the non-musieal field IN New iof.
NICHOLAS REMlsOff ans
sERGEI SoUDEKYN are doing "'
settings for BALIEFF'S new "Chause.
Sohris," which MORRIS GEsT vi"
present on the Century Roof Oesoo'.
.. HoLBRoOK BLINN opensa
with "Ths Bad Man" in Buffalo la''
Monday. The play will make rsp'o
moves 10 the coast and Is expected y
show there all winter Will.sm
A. Brady has in rehearsal Joh'
PETER r0oHEY's swiftly" msl''
drama OF the retired gentleman pfn'
fighter. Hale Hamilton is 20 play 'h'
lead. IL is 10 open in Asbury rA',
the second week In October Ancin.'
play Of Mr.. Toohey's, "In Freedo"
Name" satire on advanced feminlsm'
awaits production by BROCK fhn
BERToN. =. Someone was "l
ing GEORGE NJ coHAN that
Woods was rewriting LONELY "Ter
cutting out the saucy bedroom seso''
Listen to me, kid" said cohan. ~
only thing AL is cutting out Is "
| space between the twin bsda." -
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Technique, Daring and
Personality, Combined,
Make for Her Success

Technique. plus personality, plus
daring That, according TO Mile. Ger-
maine NIFTY. now appearing on the
Keith circuit with her partner, Eu-
gene Tillo, is the secret Of success a.
a dancer to-day Mile. NIFTY and her
partner, who were in the Zicgfeld
Fcllics Of 1920, and have just closed
an engagement with "La Revue dcs
Etoiles' at the Casino dc Paris, are
said to be the greatest dancers on the
French stage to-day. They will be
featured at the Palace Theatre this
week.
Both are trained IN tho best tradi.
tions Of the classic ballet. Mile. NIFTY
left her native Basque village in the
Pyrcnccs TO become a brilliant pupil
Of Mile. stlchel, ballet mistress Of the
Paris Opera. But the day Of the
strictly classic ballet dancer Is past
according TO Mile. NIFTY.
"The audience Of to-day demands
more freedom, more spontaneity, mora
originality Of conception than can be
found in the pas suels and pirouettes Of
the old school," she says. But, be.
ware Of the dancer who attempts free
dom without training. originality with.
out technique. The result is a dis.
tressing series Of postures. OF rompinp
and gesturing, without grace and with
out meaning. except possibly to the
dancer. No, the great dancer OF to.
day must take his training, but not
content with that he must super.
impose upon technique his own con.
ceptions. Having acquired a medium
he must say something worth saying
Modern audiences arc not content witt
eighteenth century sugar plums and
valentines. They demand drama, fire
psssionl"
Nile. Mitty's costumes are scan-
They display to advantage her slender
supple beauty. But they arc not i'm
modest Mile. NIFTY herself says so
81 could not do my dances in a crino
line ballet skirt and a wreath Of
roses" declares NIFTY. my eostum,
is suitable for my dance. It gives
freedom Therefore. il is artistic anC
not immmodcst'
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Stage Stars Entertain for
Edward Rice at the Apollo

Edward L. Riee's friends are giving
him Surprise party" tonight at the
Apollo Theater. Mr.. Rice is the dean
Of American musical comedy impress
arios in America. and many actors and
actresses who later became prominent
on the American stage started with
tiny parts in his companies. His first
production was "Evangeline,' at Nib
los Garden in July, 1874. and it was
called "the first American opera
boufe."
Numerous stars have volunteered 10
take part in to-night's party, and Ned
Wsyburn has made the stage arrange
ments. Elsie Janis, Nora Bayes,
Edythe Baker. Amelia Sommerville,
Peggy 0'Neill, Frank Tinney. Marion
Sunshine, Henry +. Dixey, Erik Bye,
Burr Mcintosh and many others will
appear. a.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Capitol Will House
Important Feature
Films During October

The new season will be ushcred in
at the Capitol Thester by an array OF
screen productions which have received
much exploitation.
On October l the Capitol will house
Rupert Hughes's Remembrance"
which, like the authors "0ld Nest"
translates a typical American family
problem 30 me screen. In the newer
story, however. stellar hoaors arc be-
slowed on father, for it is a story Of
Pop" who always pays the bills, and
is said 10 exceed the earlier tale In
tenderness. humor and pathos. The
cast includes Claude Gillingwn.er.
Patsy Ruth Miller and Cullen Landis.
The author himself is responsible for
the direction and continuity, keeping
the imprint Of his individuality intact.
Hungry Hearts" another one OF
Goldwyns big twenty" for the year,
will follow Remembrance" This is
the picture made from the book Of
short stories by Anzia Yezierska. From
New York's lower East Side, where she
lived as a Russian immigrant, Miss
Yezierska has drawn her tale. The
picture preserves the drama. the re-
lieving touches OF comedy. the strug-
giles and sacrifices which brought fame
to the obscure author Of the original
story. E. Mason Hopper is the director
OF Hungry Hearts," and the cast in
cludes Bryant washburn, Helen Fer
guson, George Scigmsnn, Rose Ros-
Anova and Otto Lcderer. Montague
Glass contributes the sub-titles.
Also scheduled FOR presentation at
the Capitol in October are two Of Para
mounts most important special produe-
tions for the year. The first is "The
Old Homestead" which has been
adapted from Dcnman Thompson's play
by Perley Poore Sheehan and Frank
Woods after the scenario by Julien
Josephson. II is interpreted by Theo-
dore Roberts. George Faweett. T. Roy
Barnes, Harrison Ford and FRITZ Ridg-
way.
ITO Have and TO Hold" the story by
Mary Johnston, will be seen shortly.
This film has action, suspense. thrills,
drama. adventure and general exeel-
lenee OF cast and production. Betty
CoFpsop and Bert Lytell will be seen
in the leading roles and In support are
Theodore KOslof. W, J. Ferguson, Ray
mond Hstton and Walter Long. The
adaptation was made by ouida Bergere.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Charming PoIIock's ''The FooP'
Is Hailed as Masterpiece

lie said I can't have my hero broken
and down in such q climax.
Now we have regular three-ring
circus there. At one side Umansh Is
battling with Hennig to keep him from
killing Gilehrkt; at the other the lame
girl is praying TO God to save her
friend from the fury OF the mob; in
the center Gilehrist goes down In ap-
parent defeat under the blows OF the
crowd
He says he is the son OF God 2
cries one Of them. Show us a miraclei
"And they deride him and beat him
and he falls, a crushed thing Then
the girl. seeing him down, rushes TO
him. The street-whlker cries: Mary
Margaret, where are your erutehes ?
4 don't knowl' the child answers, rs
she kneels beside her friend. calling
Mr.. Gilehristl Mr. Gilchnstp And
Umanski cries You wanted a miracle !
There IL isl
THAT seems to me to be pretty good
drama"
And you have TO agree with him.
The Fool" is being done in London
by Frank CurzOn, who produced "The
Sign on the Door" In a recent letter
TO Mr.. Pollock Mrs. Curzon said:
"As reached the last few pages of
the first act | couldn't read for sobs,
but when | looked up and saw the tears
streaming down their faces, especially
Franks. was no longer ashamed OF
my emotion. After that, when Umanski
speaks Of his children in the second
act, again could not 70 on, and the
wonderful piling up Of the drama ir
the third act was read amidst choking
sobs from US all. have read many
plays to Frank, but never one that
moved him as yours did. OF course,
he is full OF your powers OF eonstruc-
tion, Of your mastery Of dramatic ef-
feet and your technique, but we women
were content 20 feel the sheer human
ity OF the play, In fact, We forgot 1,
was play. To me II Is no,
only the best play I ever read. but the
most remarkable sermon I ever heard
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Popular Old Mclodrama
Brought TO the Screen

Wonder what Charles Blancy thought
when he saw his good old mclodrama
more To Be Pitied Than Scorned" pre-
sented on the screen. as he did ono day
last'week. He saw Alice Lake as the
persecuted heroine, J. Frank Glendon
as the intolerant husband, Philo Nc
Collough as the other man and Rose
mary Theby as the other woman. The
children are played by Josephine Adair
and Gordon Griffith.
Mr. Blaney declares that the screen
version surprised him. not only be-
cause Of its faithfulness TO the orig
NAL, but because the old story still has
50 big an appeal. more To Be Pitied
Than Scorned" his been put on the
screen By &. b. c. Pictures.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17

simultaneously from the West Coast
and from England come enthusiastic
reports Of Claiming Polloek's new play,
"The FOOL which the Selwyns arc to
bring into New York about the middle
Of October Comment in the San Fran
cisco papers would lead one to believe
that the play which Richard Bennett
left the cast Of "Hc Who Gets Slapped"
to produce is a masterpiece Of serious
dramatic writing. It should be a work
Of considerable import, since Mr.. Pol
lock spent ten years on il, stopping
only now and then TO dash Oft such
things as "Roads Of Destiny" and "rhe
Sign on the Door," which, themselves,
certainly are no ephcmera.
"The Fool" is designed to bring out
the character Of Daniel Gilchrist, a
young gospeler Of the Golden Rule,
who renounces his ministrations to the
rich that he may est the question
"what would happen to man who
to-day tried 10 live according to the
teachings Of Jesus Christi"
"Channing Pollock has put food for
much thought and topics for a dozen
sermons into The Fool and al the
same time has given US a play that is
rich in characterization. weil-construet-
cd, interesting" writes George c. War
ren in "The San Francisco Chronicle" !"
"There doesn't seem to be a superfuous
line. Every word and action has been
fitted into its place TO build up a char
actcr, point a truth the author wants
emphasized, 10 throw into relief some
trait Of the central figure or to contrast
his altruism with the complacent sell
hshness Of the men and women around
him who seek happiness In the gratih-
cation Of passional desires"
Richard Bennett, who ombodics Dan
iel Gilehrist, is quoted in an inter
view:
Pollock worked on IL for years.
Three years ago We talked about il and
he said Nobody will ever produce it!'
Finish IT, ] told him. and / will pro-
duee IT, II seems TO me to give a very
fair hearing TO both sides Of the eapi-
tai and labor question and to the 4ues-
tion Of what constitutes a real church.
It leaves both open; doesn't try TO offer
a solution Of the problems But it does
establish beyond doubt that money
does not necessarily bring happiness.
1--WE did not agree about the ending
Of the third act, which. as II stands, Is
mine. Pollock had Gilehrist standing
when the little girl Ga eripple) walks.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
What Is the Dangerous
IA Age for Men Answered

z Word comes from the Goldwyn
studio that because $1,000 people voted
that the most popular age for a screen
hero was thirty years Malcolm Me-
Gregor, who plays the hero In Broken
Chains" has had TO make up to look
as near that age as possible. Is one
to infer that Mr. MeGregor Is older
or younger than thirty! Or Is he. too,
"the dangerous age!
Broken Chains" is the $4,000 prize
story written by Winifred Kimball.
Mr.. MeGregor appeared on the screen
for the first time as Fritz Won Tarlen-
helm in "The Prisoner OF zenda." He
was eIasuniate at Yale Of Rex Ingram,
who directed the picture.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-17
Metro Will Release
"The Famous Mrs. Fair

Louis B. Mayer has just purchased
the screen rights TO James Forbes's
play "The Famous Mrs. Fair" and
Fred Niblo will start to work on II as
soon as he finishes captain Apple
jack" Thisis the second successful
stage production to which Mr.. Mayer
has obtained the screen rights, and
he promises TO buy a half dozen more
within the next month.
Metro will distribute these Fred
Niblo productions.