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New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
eff had some money with me-" she sighed

eff had some money with me" she sighed.
II would double his pay myself"
But she had no money with her and she SIM
ply left the room, her head buzzing and her
heart heavier than hotel mouse's ought to be-
She went back to her own chamber, without
the courage to continue her evil work
She slowly took off her gray overs garment.
Then, seating herself at her table, she re-read
her brothers letter. She had laughed q it
few minutes before. But now-now, as if
some mysterious hand guided her, she took up
pen and answered:
"You are very gooG I agree to work with
you. ] shall cone.''
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

HE inner harbor OF Gloucester is a
maze, with every sort of building jut-
q ting out into it, old wharves, old piles
and piers, old loft buildings with sag
sjug roofs and young, impertinent bright ones
cleaning with great letters that advertise the
ashing business and it's several subsidiary in
sustries.
From this inner harbor the fishing craft go
1at. patiently, persistently, on their year
round gamble. They slip along. most of them
under motor power, past Ten Pound Light
past Eastern Point Light and the long arm
the breakwater, past Norman's Woe.
On that nright day the myriad sights Of the
aareor were dazzling. kaleidoscope.
Putting out to sea with insistent broken
sounds dirty motor boat with a bright
eolored rim carried fishermen and mysterious
tackle. A smaller one followed laden with
lobster pots. A curiously shaped boat with a
slender mast, pulpit on the bowsprit. a
dory or so on the deck, was off, too, the Evelyn
and Ralph, swordfshing.
Against the brilliant background OF tiny
ashing craft and vivid water the Acushla. a
swo-uasted schooner with dark hull. Law
quiet at her wharf Twenty~four hours would
see her out for three weeks, shalibuting."
Near By were other schooners much Hike her.
one noted the Ingomar, the Marechal Foche.
TO get close TO the Acushla meant to ira
verse sheds covering great barrels of brine
from which the tails of fish protruded, and
TO see flakes where salt Goldfish were drying.
The spilled salt crunched under ones feet.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

cut. We peered down
into the hold and saw
the bin Of white salt
for the cod, ice for the
fresh fish and other
bins for the Ash.
Going aft, the cap
tain explained the old
fashioned way Of haul
ing up an anchor, how
much work it was and
how long it took, and
showed the easy way
it's done in these days
with q donkey engine.
Standing at the wheel,
with It's picturesque
slant, one could look in
the compass box and
imagine what it might
be like in slippery, icy,
stormy weather to keep
the Acushla on her
course. A sounding
lead or SO were all else
in the tangle that need
ed only slight explana-
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

Que Of the harbor The captain picked up ths
log and showed me that
The forecastle was still to be seen, and out
on the deck we went to back down perpen-
dicular ladder holding to loop Of rope. We
found more rows Of hunks. where the rest Of
the crew slept, running forward to q shadowy
point in which lantern hung. And in the
widest space of the forecastls. pumped down
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

cheerfully, most pro-
ductive, one could i'm
agine, Of warmth, was
the cook stove--a fair
sized coal range.
"There," said the
captain, 'is where the
cook makes pies and
cakes, and all that
I had seen q barrel
Of meat being got
aboard, had traced the
familiar carrot by its
greenery and judged
that the fishermen
would dine we'll.
But oil, gasoline, fish
and cooking regals
these strong stomachs
while the sea heaves
underneath.
"Is there O lot Of
motion on a ship like
this?"
The captain eyed me
pitingly. "She goes
ltlo4 -
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rate the fish into heaps when thev we're
brought aboard Sometimes they are numer-
GUS enough to need piling even on the
matches.
Coils of rope seemed to be everywhere in
assorted lengths and sizes and the masts tow
cred above all.
a knife cleaned near sort Of narrow
continuous chopping block where the bait was
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
SDordfsh Rights Are Reserved
BY and for the Captain

There were buoys in the dories and some
of the gear, but the Acushla had more s,yb+s
to show.
The bowsprit carried rough arrangement
10 enable man to get far out over q sword
nsh should the schooner come up with any.
i do that myself" said the captain.
Every few feet on the deck one stepped
over wooden obstruction put there to sepa-
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

- HE inner harbor OF Gloucester is a
maze, with every sort of building jut-
ting out into it, old wharves, old piles
and piers. old loft huild;ncH with aae-
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

MouSErthe word always svokes the
image Of q lively little creature,
sprightly and also young And. after
all, why should a mouse ALWAYS seem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21
ELSIE JANIS
IN vAUDt ! : !
Hsads Program of JoIIIty ~ 4
Comedy at kslth's
Theatre

ksith's-ElGie Janis, the incempess
inality, is the star OF the bitl et Kettle
this week. Elsie said In q dainty little
curtain speech, after being recalled foi
encore after encore, that she was really
a little bit scared, for she was not spfe
how her. return to vaudeville after Nv
years would take.
It took. II took because she waQ
Elsie, and without the. necessity o.
elaborate preparation and scenery ~
alone can .vut across an act that 10 ~.
titins to her observers ;s long e :as
back to her service in France, When
she cheered the boys Of the allied
armies, she repeated her Happiness
and Cheer Brinser' Of the dark days
Over There BY singing GIVE Me the
Moon, Dear" as It seemed to her char.
acters Of various nationalities would
have interpreted 1t.
A comb and different arrangement Ol
her hair was all the makeup she
needed in order to portray the charac.
ters, and each one got over with force.
tain call resulted, 80 she thanked the
audience as Fanny Brice" would
thank them. Still the house was moi
satisfied, 30 Elsie thanked them In ths
sweet and normal voice Of Elsie Janis.
It is a laughable and clean I'LL nj
Keith's this week. Captain II. q. Me-
1ntyre ano company perform some very
clever target and fancy shooting with q
% 2.caliber rife. A comedy pantonime
by the Briants brings laugh after laugh.
Charles Harrison and Sylvia Dakt4
with Billy Hogue in '"The Three Of
U.s. have conceived q novel and inter.
esting musical number.
Married life at its worst Is portray cd
in a humorous manner by Julia Nash
and G. II. O'Donnell in the latter's
comedy. almost Single" while
Powers and Wallace give some good
singing and dancing. For unadulterated
nOnscnce that brings constant roar Of
laughter Rockwell and Fox succeeded.
The program closed with one OF the
most clever wire. walking and dancing
by the Clevens, who. with q scenic
compliment, introduced new ideas IN
tight.rOpe stunts.
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lSNA9L Vlet4tStlv . sgetYA AG Z

leAA ~ vlctatsitVS sgct! Al
4 loFasl vichnls, ons q ths ~ o.
~ .yeunssr 'asastatisa q PAiladsl.
phia's pianists and who Aas frequently
appeared publicly % q youthfsl predisy
sAvs . recital IA ths yeysr - TIE
Academy Of Ausle last steains befofs
4 larSs audisncs. .1fr. viehnin's Dsin.
ciDal number was the great lantasis
n G major d Qchumann, q wosl
Haklne very considerable mental and
tochnlcal demands upon the performer,
eut tho young pianist had apparently
little trouble with its di6lcultlee.
Ins Chopin group, WITHOUT which ne
Wle composed Of the Dercsuss. thl
0cAesso In C.sharp minor, The F.0harp
neeturns and the polonaisS IL A.Aaf.
The last group was Debussy's .'Df,
0eadus id .Parnassum" and epilo1u(
ps Kofnsold "Sonnetto 10z d0 Ps.
tfafca" and the gnemenreigen OF Lieat
and the valss Caprice OF Rubinstsin.
This 10 a program. which requires &
decided variety Of technical and emo.
tlonateQuipment and the beilliancy' .0l
the whole performance speaks well foi
the manner in which this promisinl
youth has been trained. There .
nothing Of the charlatan oe faker aboul
kis t1ayiug; Il II al sound, both from
tAe technical and from the interpre'
t1tivs end.
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spectacle, "Nero." but not once. will
they be transported back to the old
Roman days and made to feel that the
characters are flesh and blood people.
That, perhaps, best describes the diff.
ference between the delicate, needle.
like art Of Ernest Lubitsch and the
heavy. .handed. opulent efforts Of
American producer and directors.
However, II you're not too anxious
to have reality In your historical films,
you'll get all kinds of enjoyment out
Of Nero" As IN Theodore" you'll
towering temples and streets filled with
seemingly endless streams Of humanity.
A thread Of story Is introduced into
the history and. although It resembles
that fact does not hurt 1t. The perse.
buttons Of the early Christians, in.
Guiding their terror. stricken moments
In tho arena with the ferocious lionS,
provide lively action in the extreme. :
The real "kick" comes, though, with
the far famed burning Of the city,
which gives Director ]. Gordon Ed /.
wards all kinds Of opportunities for
stupendous settings and mob effects.
The authenticity Of certain scenes will
BE- forgiven in the gorgeousncss Of II
ali.
The cast, with one exception, Is for
eign. Jacques Gretillat, a Continental
star. plays the title role, and It is not
his fault that the character abides BY
tradition rather than sober history. The
American il Violet Mersereau, who
plays Marcia. the heroine In the in .
terpolated love affair. The rest Of the
characters enter we'll into the spirit ol
this exciting spectacle.
victoria--A picture that Is much ou'
Of the ordinary and which In concep'
tion IL far above the average and II
execution, though not 80 good, still
praiseworthy, is Shadows which 1
an. adaptation of Wilbur Daniel Steele
prize winning story, "Ching, Ching
Chinaman."
Its most remarkable feature is tn,
charaeterization by Lon CLANCY Of Ye,
Sin, "the heathen,'' a Chinese who 4
cast ashore In little New Englanl
fishing village and sets up there, de.
spite hostility and abuse, a small laun,
dry. Chaney's Oriental make.
one Of his greatest achievements, worth!
to be classed close beside his Frog Ii
''The Miracle Man." He is always tn
inscrutable. mystic, observant one, tn
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21
NORMA TALMADGE IS
SEEN AT RADIANT BEST
Star Shows ecresn'6 Finest Ar
In eternal Flame"
at Stanley

Stanley - After q wearisoms proces.
sion OF pretty puppets, vivacious dolls
and falsely inflated stars, shown week
after week In pictures that might b
worthy II worthily acted. Il IL more
than pleasure--rather cay . heartfelt
dslight-to greet once more q real
screen aristocrat.
onward and upward through tho vicis.
STUDIES of paltry pictures, feeble me.
chanical Technique and unobservantt
producers, has, some time since, reached
the top rune Of the screen ladder, but
she shows no indication Of slipping. OF
Of taking too much for granted her
elevation. A. Madame La Duckesse de
1Mnssais. Balsac's heroine in "The
Eternal Flame" she puts to shnn.e the
average film star. Here II a finished
product, more rarely. beautiful than IN
her schoolgirl days Of acting maids and
extras, now perfectly poised, and, un +:
dcniably,. the most perfect mistress OF
real !,,,a emotion that the pictures posse..
finess pictures. Il IT. 4 becomes q ses ! wv We.
bit hystcrical at the end (because ita
makers did not quite dare to retain the
unhappy .Balzac .ending), that can be
forgiven because Of the sane, dignifictl
and extremely Imaginative way the fea. +.
ture IL presented.
1t 10 Q story of France. In the reign
OF Louis XVIII, and its principal char. ).
ecter 70 the. Aforesaid Duchess, who
disilIusioned In her first marriage, be :
comes an incorrisible dirt and breaksz
OF hearts; Among her conquests 10 .
certain General Montriveau "a friend
OF Napolcon's),. but this very serious
treatment much to heart, and finally
believing her entirely insincere, which
she is not, kidnaps her and threatens
to put q brand upon her lovely face.
Her entreaties djssuade him, but
when ne leaves her she realizes for the
nfst time Just how much she cares
Letter after letter (twenty two in ALL
she sends him and waits, bedecked Il
her finery, for his arrival, but he never
comes. She gives him one final chance
and then disnppears-to an old Spanish
nunnery on Mediterranean isle. Tot
late he repents his hardness, and Il II
only after months Of searching ant
hours Of entreaty that he can persuad,
Frank Lloyd's superb direction mus,
be taken into account in q summary 0l
this pictures high points. France Of &
hundred years ago has been recreateG
with beautiful effect cobbletsone streets
/ with swaying coaches, bathrooms II
which hundreds tread the statel!
minuet, and inns with huge ham
roasting before the fireplace-an thes
arc given US in splendid detail.
Close beside Miss Talmadge in dra
matte effect Is Conway Tearle % th,
General; this is easily his finest scree,
effort. It is not to be wondered at sine
Ae had the inspiration Of the star befor'
HIM. There is subtitle in. 9TH,
Eternal Flame" containing beautiful
and we'll known line, To lose frien,
IL to die little" We can only ofFe1
an Intellectual pahaphrase and say, "T,
keep true and dear friend upon tn,
screen like Miss Talmadge is to live ,
little longer"
Stsnton-A great wonderment and
host Of thrills will likely be inspiret
in most Of those who see the latest Alu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21
NORA BAYES SCORES
IN new SONG HITS
Character Singer Heads Un-
usually Good shubsrt
Unit Show

Chestnut Street Opera Hsuss-Nora
Bayes IL back again! That's the only
word her Thousands Of Philadelphia ad.
mirers need. and they crowd to hear
her characteristic songs sung in her
characteristic way. z.
Miss Bayes, Of course. has to sing
some of her old successes because tho
audience usually isn't satisfied until
she does. She scores a hit with several
Of the ''old ones." and she has added
on few brand. new numbers which
are typical BayeS songs. Dudley vii.
kinson 10 at the piano In Miss Bayes'
The surrounding bill ID exceptionally
interesting. Anna Propp and George
stone provide some fancy dancing In
"The Opening Act" This Ia followed
by James B. Carson and company in
their presentation, "The Music Pub.
fishers, ;" satire on the exploitation Of
popular songs. Matty White and Nor
ton Beck have several melodic numbers
sung In an individual and highly humor-
GUS manner. while Bert Walton exposes
the wiles Of women in two episodes Of
You'll do the same thing to some one
else."
an original conception OF what two
esthetic dancers would do in prize
ring, make up a particularly good mum.
her by George Libby and Ida May
sparrow. The latter gives remarkable
limitations Of Marilyn Miller and Paw.
Iowa, while Mr.. Libby II equally apt as
George NJ. Cohan and Leon Errol.
Tho latter part Of the show Ia 4
musical revue, "Town Talk" with
James Il. Carson and Chester ("Rube'D
Nelson In the leading parts. Through.
nut the five scenes there is much friv.
olity. The chorus is above the aver.
age and provides suitable background.
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interesting and arrsstint Sgsrs bask st
the story. M
The plot concerns his slriendship fcr
VI young clergyman who has married
kthe widow OF Z fisherman, lost at sea /.
A jealous and hypocritical "pillaf .of
the church" writes letter. supposedly
from the fisherman husband and claim.
Ing be- 10 still alive, bur this biackmetl; !:
ins scheme u exposed By the "Chinh"
destruction, accepts Christianity.
Harrison Ford IL q sincere end potent
figure as Maiden, the young clergyman,
and Marguerite De La Note 10 Sym.
pathy Gibbs, the heroine. John Hain.
polls 10 the villain and Walter Long the
fisherman husband. The direction was
IN the capable hands Of Tom Forman,
one OF the. most. promising. of the
younger wieldefs Of the megaphone:
age and mistaken "clineh" a. anal
discerning film fans should see. But,
why. oh why, the changed title!
Arcadia-Alice Brady appears In
ANNA Ascends" in the role Of pretty
italian immigrant who rises up the 30.
cial ladder, becomes writer, gets In.
volved In jewel. smuggling robbery,
and finally finds "the real love" in the
person Of an American newspa perman.
ri is all far. fetched, but entertaining,
and Miss Brady's portrayal helps lift
It out Of the rut Of utter mediocrity.
David Powell has a villainous role
for change and does II well. OF
course, Nita Naldi is an adventures
and fascinating one. Robert Ellis Is
the rather tepid hero. and there are
many others Of note in the long cast.
The settings are more than ordinarily
attractive and varied.
Regent--''The Deuce Of spades" Is q
combination melodrama- comedy. with
Charles Ray featured. 1t Is unfortun.
nate, but true, that the former element
dominates. II concerns a young chap
who acquires, through strange means
q restaurant in q small Western town,
and a pretty waitress in that restau
rant. OF course, there Is dad man
in It for good measure. Ray IL clever
and his cast good, but the plot IL rather
futile.
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ia TENDR Has
PLENTY Of PATlA0s
Henry Miller and Ruiz chattsr.
ton Star In Drama
From French

DsoaA-Philadelphia has had % few
70 pitifully few-real dramas this -.
son that Il Ill bshcoves her to bs overly
critical, and, after all. la Tsndrssss''
10 play that 10 always thsatrical)y q.
fsctive and hes a real literary flavor.
Ia Bataills. who wrote it. has f6l.
lowed wsll.worn and accepted linss.
Then, too, they are lines Of Continental
thought and practice. Audiences over
here can only regard Il in an impsf.
tachsd, frame Of mind.
1t's one Of those plays about an IN.
faithful mistress. Moreover, the man
In the case y one OF those aglag and
retrospective European .creations who u
intended TO b wholly wictful and
pathetic. but at timee actually verge:
On z. III: r.: SeSou: 4. II A aS e.
a trap for tho lady in question by in.
picious 70 his homo and stationins two
shorthand experts behind curtain.
The young woman aouts both the sus.
poets, but IL then rash, enough to admit
her love TO another male visitor, where.
upon the middle.aOed protector. con.
fronts her With her guilt and yells. her
mot once, but many. many .timeg) -
besone.> In the Anal act-.Swhich taksi
place two ysarl later--hs 10 inclined q
morosenes0 and colds IN the head and
70 thinking romantically about his lost
lady. Hence when she comes back for
ness reason he 6rst attempts to make
her feel % badly % possible and then
O6ers her q sort Of refuge for life, the
basis Of which, he tells her, 10 not 70
be their old Kind Of love. but sort Of
We have said that these middle aged
lovers are inclined to be ridiculous.
This one certainly would have been
without the tempered. and finely poised
skin Of Henry Miller. TO be sure. his
acting in the ''beSone. from me door"
scene Of the second act belonged to .
school not seen much any more on
our stage, but It. IL finely effective In
Els % quieser ter scenes 'G Mr. Mill Miller "p put i'u a
depth Of feeling that lifted them far
above the general standard Of the rather
tawdry play. Here again, a. In
''Moiiere." he was the deceived male,
but here was none Of the nobility or
poetry that was present in the Moller
drama. Only Miller was there to give
It dignity and solidity.
We think we are safe in saying that
Ruth Chatterton has never risen to such
emotional heights, but having said that,
we must admit that she couldn't, even
then, rise high enough to keep her head
above the dood Of familiar emotional.
isms which Bataille put in that big
sceue. Here she broke from part now
and then, with glimpses of Barrie and
MARY Rose" now, and again, perhaps,
even suysestion Of the sacchartnity OF
'Nfoonlight and Honeysuckle." We
felt sorry for Miss Chatterton; she
did 30 well with the rest Of tho play.
but we missed the genuine pathos Of
that island scene from "Alary Rose, "
and we think perhaps she did, too.
The supporting cast, particularly
H. Cooper. Cline and Tom Nesbitt
(shorn Of the part he had with Miss
Chatterton before) were acceptable.
The staging was Of the popular French
domestic drama variety-plenty Of gilt
and many plush chairs.
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"soN TONS" At CASINO

CasinO-A snnPpy, fast. moving show
il that presented in Jacobs and Jerome's $
''Bon Toms" which opened last night.
This was distinctly not case Of too
many cooks spelling the broth, for
everybody who had anything to do
with the "Bon Tons succeeded I'D
mirably. Abe Leavitt's book is clever
and often original. Solly Fields staged
the attractive dance numbers, and J..
Seymour, Miller and Kahn arranged
the music. There we're two acts and
twelve scenes, and the cast which ca
vorted throug.. :he mixture Of song and
comedy included John Barry, Bob
Stratzman. Gertrude Beck, Lou Barry,
Jean DeI.isle, Dave Kinder and the
Trasier Trio, vocalists.
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||jNEFUL, 'T'A|VoEl'lR'llNE' ! :
/ IS FULL OF LAUGHS
~ Catchy Music and oeed
Comedy, with Charming
A,lls 9anderson

.Are-'Tsngerins'' is the kind Of
~ comedy that would 10 snjcsabls
..e n . production by an amateur
s.-,an,. That IL about 40 high praise
- xn 30 sivdn the book and the lyrics
4 ne whole frsmswork of'a piece
,S ~ kind. To ~ that Q musical
..sdy almost carries itsslf to sue.
~. rse,rdlsss Of The personalities Of
-. ,laysrs 70 70 mark Il o. an unusual
sss,,,on 10 even Q good season Of
H.stricsl productions. And IL can
.slly bs said Of ''Tanssrins,"
There 10 fun enough in the very hrst
-. where the Alimony Club holds IT.
s...ions In New York's famous Ludlcw
1900 jail, but the fun becomes even
s,.ster when the members Of club, seek.
~ 70 escape the yoke Of women, dee
I. ths Island Of Tanserins, where every
-.n Il allowed eight wivss and oil
I,At have to work for him % that
- ran live in ease and luxury and
-, demean himself by labor Of any
rT; TH.rs Il q genuine broad comedy king
!. -. ,sland who has lived In this
-. N ~ bliss, and the New York wives,
snruins their husbands to the .insccm,
sre put to work to atone tor tneit
Sominstion at home. But tney coon
S..ate complications BY spreading
Soman's rights propaganda among ine
~stiyes Of their SEX and the tables
s'1 !, ali ali sounds silly, Of course. but then
.,v musical comedy plot would, related
= @ @,uch tabloid fashion. Anyway, the
x %.h,ttins scenes and incidents give
,r ~. rcss for plenty Of riotous fun and
s"S S"re or less slap. stick humor and lots
n ~. eood sonxs and dances; but princi.
.s,iv this particular production shines
X, reason Of the grace and charm and
~ S.ontv Of Julia Eanderson. She has
ssrsrSl haunting musical numbers. but
~ iuet with Frank .Crumit. "Fair
.dv :" long familiar here throuqh pho.
.osrsnh records and dance orchsstras,
ss.ms doubly compelling when she sings
4 Il "stopped the show" last night
and the audience could not seem to get
enough Of It. . ,,,.,,
~ ~ sxception Of one member, are the
ssms who achieved such a long run fol
n. niece in New York. That exception
= Frank Lalor,. in the part OF the
island king, created BY John Ha.sard.
i@lor easily proves that all misgivings
About the change were unfounded. He
sives the character q new Interpretation
snd one that does not overlook o single
eDmedy opportunity.
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william Psnn-Rsvlsw

1.-THE Timely Review" a musical cd
dity, featuring Lou Browne, Is the
headline attraction at this popular
playhouse this week, dividing honora
with, Toto, the famous clown, and his
company In q big act. John Alexander
and Bill Fields, tramp comedians, and
Bob Knapp and Chris Cornalla, come
dians, acrobats and singers, round out
the bin. which was pronounced excel.
sppaa: BY pesr. ss eSsuse
a Zane Grey story, Golden Dreams, q
with Claire Adams in the leadino role.