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The Washington times., 1922-11-26

vvYHO would aspire to stellar
" honors upon the stage
w must possess five gifts OF
personality, says Joseph NJ. Gates.
producer of the Shubert vaudeville
unit. Gimme a Thrill" at the
Shubert -Belasco this week. These
are magnetism, grace, vivacious-
ness. concentration and originality.
Also the aspirant should be en-
dowed with a trifle of luck.
Magnetism is the most essen
tial qualification" continues Mr..
Gates. "It is that subtle some
thing which seems to strike re-
sponsive chord in the hearts Of an
audience. II aplayer has mag
netism, the fact is almost certain
TO reveal itself the moment he
steps upon the stage. Such an
actor causes the audience to forget
they. are witnessing a performance.
His emotions become theirs. Every
movement, gesture. word is fol.
lowed with an interest which could
hardly be keener were the scenes
really taking place upon the stage
of life. During my experience In
the show business have had deal.
ings with all types of people, but
l have never seen a person not
naturally possessed of magnetism
who was able to cultivate It to any
extent.
Now, don't think that I mean
TO say that every person possess.
ing magnetism would be a sue.
cessful actor. might as well tell
you that every man who becomes
a successful physician could be
an equally. successful lawyer.
What I have been trying to point
out Is that magnetism is the
strongest factor In success.
Grace on the stage Is most
important. Take a singer, for in.
stance, possessed Of beautiful
voice, rich in tone and volume
II he stands and moves in an
awkward manner and Is at n loss
TO know what to do with his
hands you do not enjoy his sing.
ing as much as II his bearing
were graceful How often do you
hear people say; I would have
enjoyed the song more had I
not seen the singer.
Originality with the actor. as
with those in other professions,
Is a tremendous asset"
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

sights" They were always met
at the dock, and sometimes re-
porters went down the bay and
came back with them on the steam.
ships.
Those were the days. The new
arrival was feted and wined and
dined and photographed and dis
cussed and invited and acclaimed.
and-always he was applauded to
the echo before he had even
opened his mouth.
Today it has all changed. We
judge the new actors on their
merits. And there are very few
new artists. Those once famous
have passed on. and there has
been none to take their place.
No new Irvings, or Rejanes. or
buses. or Ellen Terrys, or Bern
hardts. or Coquelins, or Jane Had.
ings.
Therefore l say that the arrival
of Mile. Sorel was really an i'm.
portant event. The actors repre-
senting the Coincide Francaise,
moreover, made good. The per.
formance of Augier's "L'Adven-
turiere" was a classical delight,
with the art of Sorel and the
admirable work contributed by
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
BY ALAN DALE.

ME LIE. SOREL must have
N thought that she had struck
a theatrical lunatic asylum
when she opened in New York
two weeks ago, with seven COM
petitions! Seven! In no other
capital in the world could there
have been such a glut of novelties
such a ragout Of first nights.
In London and in Paris in Berlin
and in Vienna-in their heydays
no such an indigestion of
activity has ever been known.
Mile, Sorel, easily the most in
teresting of the new attractions.
an artist of recognized standing
and of distinct charm, would years
ago, have drawn the entire town
in mad rush. Messenger boys
would have been stationed at the
box offices lin those days there
were box offices, and not mere
kiosks) and we should have. waited
agog for the verdict.
As it was, Mile. Sorel's first per.
formance was seen by the most
kid. d.gloved set of playgoers that
the city encloses. 1t was a gala"
occasion, much like the first
nights that were in vogue when
Daly's and the Lyceum and the
Empire .flourished 1t was made
up Of people who have abandoned
first nights as garish stupidities.
The modern first night, with it's
curious and unfascinating patrons,
has long ago ceased to interest
those who used to make a "func-
tion" of II.
These people turned out for Mile.
Sorel. The riff-raff stayed away.
There was a pardonable curiosity
to see a French artist of Comedie
Frapcaise fame. and the Thirty.
ninth Street Theater recalled the
days when the first night meant
something.
WE used to make such events
w of the first night of distin.
guished foreign artists. we had
Irving. Bernhardt. Coquelin, Jane
Hading. Dusn. ReiBne. Tree. N'ar.
The feminine artists invariably
gowns, and the masculine arrivals
pretended to admire the sky
scrapers. the elevated railroad,
the Statue OF Liberty and other
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Ann Danced When
She Left the
Cradle

r r any one OF the great num-
ber Of dancers decorating the
American stage deserves the
sobriquet Of Darling of the
Dance" 1t is little. demure and
piouant Ann Pennington, who
comes as the headliner to Keith's
this week in a new repertoire of
terpsichorean tricks. assisted by
the Stewart Sisters.
Ann has been dancing since she
first began to walk. Syncopation,
according to her family, has al
ways been her middle name.
Music. so she herself says, was
always sort of diet" upon
which she has thrived and risen
to fame.
Couldn't do without my dane
ing" she assures one. i've
danced for so many years that
I'm part of 1t, and it's a part of
me. When just a wee kid l used
to skip school-over in Camden,
n. ito see a dancing act or a
musical show. Usually had just
enough to get a seat way up next
to the roof, and often l couldn't
see very well But I had made
up my mind that some day I'd
be a professional Kicker and
that's why week after week I
stole away to get some idea Of
how 1t was done.
ION Saturdays I'd practice in
the woodshed. Gee, 1t was a
scream the way Id try to do the
intricate stems. AS ] look back
on those happy days l smile, for
1 knew nothing about the
technique of the dance, and my
executions were, for the most
part. crude and awkward. How
ever, kept at IL, and II wasn't
many years after that / started
my professional career. I'd al.
ways wanted to make the 'Follies.'
and b'gosh, did,
As dancer Ann Pennington is
nationally" known. Before ar.
irving in the "Follies" she tripped
the light fantastic in The Peas
ant Girl" by Oscar Nedbal and
Rudolph Frlml. Then she teamed
with George White under the
Ziegfeld banner, and later left
the "Follies" with White when
the latter decided to produce the
Scandals"
Her style has been initiated by
any number of dancers,
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
the picture.

able bedlam OF new attractions,
with which one was unable to keep
abreast. and reviews of which had
in many instances to be postponed
temporarily.
vXHY this fearful scramble for
w one particular week? Mana
gers have promised to avoid these
conflicts, with eight attractions
crowded into two days and the rest
Of the week vacant. But this is
the day when every man fights for
himself There is no courtesy;
there is no esprit de corps; there is
no altruism. Each "show" wants
to get in. and must get in, and
ridiculous rush TO get out Of Il
train the very instant II comes to
a halt. Nobody is really in a tire.
mendous harry. but each person
insists upon getting out first.
Why? Just to show that he can
do it. He will tread upon your
pet corns and elbow your sides
and edge in before you just to be
the first to make an exit, and
when he has exited perhaps he has
nowhere TO go. and stands and
looks in a window. But II Is the
New York ideai
IF the general public had 10 see
l. eight new plays in one week
a delightful pastime would be.
come an irrepressible torture. II
is not as though one saw eight
good plays. The percentage OF
good plays is small indeed. Some
of the productions are often so
bad and so trivial that one won
ders why they ever saw the
light of day, or the footlight OF
night. Instead of critics being
merciless--as the general public
would be in their place--they are
absurdly lenient. They are al
ways hoping for the hest or max
Ing excuses for productions that
they cannot understand. They
are not supposed to become cal
lous. Always they must be en-.
thus'astic either in approval or
disapprc-Pl. Eight new plays do
not affect mel could do ten
without turning n hair-but they
must affect younger critics and
newer aspirants and affect them
very unpleasantly. II is not a
good thing for the theater-this
overproduction.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
TrapeLogue Topics.

THIS last summer, Mr.. Holmes
L made his eighth voyage TO
China and Japan and his coming
series Of three photo-stories OF
travel. to be given at the National
Theater on successive Sunday
evenings and Monday afternoons,
beginning December and will
show the visual contrasts between
what he saw on the occasion OF
his first visit and prcsent-day
aspects in the same countri s. ss
seen by him this past summer.
To show the. progress in the
Orient, Mr.. Holmes made an en-
tirely new series of motion pic
lures and colored views, which will
not only give scenes OF the daily
life or the Chinese and Japanese OF
today, but will also show the won.
derful strides In architectural
achievements and development o.
the cities of the two countries.
His subjects will be Present
Day Peklpg," Into China, UP
tho Yang re .Kiany" and "Lafcadio
Hearn's Unfamiliar Japan" The
second one, giving his experiences
In his voyage sup the Yangtze'
Kiang and through its awe-in.
spring gorges and the GLIMPSE
OF interior China with It's myriad
people, will rank among the most
famous Travelogues of his entire
career.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

p~V eSWVGA ofps''NS NsA
the Pacific coast and in the Middle
West. This experience was extra
ordinarily varied as far as roles
are concerned, for she played
literally everything from Topsy to
Tess.
During the course of this long
drill, Miss Banter made several
efforts to get into Broadway theat-
ricals, but her extreme youth was
q bar. But she did secure one en-
gagement. for tour in support Of
Mrs. Fiske. Mrs. FIske advised
her 10 keep on in stock for a little
longer and gave her the specific
advice that Miss BANTER has al
ways said was the finest she ever
had. This was to take each
stock" portrayal with the same
complete earncstnesS as might be
accorded "a Broadway premiere
to look upon the portrayal as
though it were a new and untried
matter. This. of course. for the
effect such effort would have upon
the actress herself.
Miss BANTER has had no less
than four distinct successes of the
most striking sort on Broadway.
Now, it is reported, Miss Banter
has wholly new Characterization,
different from Ming Toy, in East
is West" the Japanese Princess
In THE Willow Tress." the inge.
nue. charmer in the musical COM
edy called The Kiss Burglar" or
the whimsical young creature who
made Arms and the Girl" so COM
pletely fascinating.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

asset and money was needed 1t
was to this he turned.
He attracted attention in this
profession and II was not long
before he became the dancing
mariner of the already famous
Miss Bonnie Glass. Later Miss
Joan Sawyer. who Is also one Of
Americas popular dancers, chose
him as her partner and in
cabarets and on the vaudeville
stage he became well.known
figure. However, the life of
dancer was not to Valentines
liking and when. the opportunity
offered. he migrated to California
with a motion picture career In
view.
In the bathrooms OF the Los An.
relies and the Pasadena hotels he
became popular as a dancer Of
great skill and 1t was while thus
engaged that he obtained his first
offer to appear in pictures.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
Screen
Biographies
No. 3EValentinO

RODOLPH VALENTINO is an
Italian by birth. He was
born in a small town in southern
Italy. Castellaneto by name, in
1895. After preliminary schooling
in towns nearby he was sent to
an agricultural college. his father
having decided to educate him to
become a scientific farmer. How
ever, this was not Rodolph's
choice and when his father died
he left the college and resolved to
see a bit of the world. After
roaming about the continent he
finally came to America. He had
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

d u ion Of
"B ull d og
ummond.
Furthermore.
Mr.. Warner Ia
mighty glad
to be back for
he has no
love for act.
ing before the
camera.
Motion pic
lures have no
appea al for
me-" he said.
"I have never
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

HatCneu dpiii- kh'uepiNe ~lfooNAto
ty with Charles Clary, Nigel Bar
rie and Charles Gerard, veterans
with many dramatic hits 10 their
credit. And Katherine Macdonald
literally as well as nominally was
the star of Heroes and Hus.
bands" The test is even more
severe in white Shoulders" her
latest release, which comes TO
Crandalrs Metropolitan Theater
this afternoon as companion fea.
ture with Buster Keaton in 9TH"
Electric House" one of the
majo attractions Of the Thanks
giving week bill.
In the subject, adapted from
George Kibbe Turner's popular
Saturday Evening Post story of
the same name. Miss Macdonald
has two leading men in Bryant
Washburn, a star In his own
right, and Nigel Barrie. In addi-
ton to these two the cast in
cludes Tom Forman, who directed
and who comes out of retirement
as an actor to assume one of the
important roles in the play; Rich
ard Headrick. James o. Barrows
Charles X. French. Fred Malat-
esta and Lincoln Steadman. Every
one an actor who has proved his
worth time and again in produc-
tions of the first rank. And yet
there are those who insist that
Katherine Macdonald is merely
beautiful. She is beautiful. but
she is an actress in spite Of it.
There is another aspect Of Miss
MacDonald's uniqueness that be-
speaks the hard Scotch sense
that might reasonably be ex-
pected to be present in one whose
name begins with a Mac" She
is her own business manager and
supervises her own productions
from the time OF purchase Of the
story rights to final distribution
to the screen through First
National.
From which one would naturally
suppose that in the matter OF
clothes the American beauty"
would run wild! But who has
ever seen Katherine Macdonald
in a role that could be adver-
tised as the last word in It's
revelation of the most bizarre ef-
fects Of the cream Of the Partisan
modistes? Nobody. And here is
revealed one OF those shocking
intimacies that can only be con-
fided as means Of pointing
character: Katherine Macdonald
insists on linen undergarments.
1t is her pride that she wears
only sport clothes. and evening
gowns. Under her sport clothes
except 1t be a riding habit
she wears an old fashioned linen
petticoat made out Of the finest
grade of handkerchief linen, for
comfort and durability. What
blow to the flapper Is here
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

~ ACK to the stage after sew.
eral seasons In the movies
is n. B. Warner, excellent
actor, who returns to town to.
morrow at the National as the
star in Charles Dillingham's pro.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

not been. en-.
joying the ex.
travagance of
New York;
Broadway very
long before he
found 1t was
necessary to
apply himself
to the inevit-
able task Of
e ar n ing his
own living. As
dancing SEEM
ed to be his
o n e tangible
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
KATHERINE OWNS
TO BRAINS AND
BEAUTY
Star of "White Shoulders"
Here Today, Unique in Sue
cessfuIIy Overcoming the
Handicap of Great Beauty.
~ ATHERINE MACDONALD is
unique among feminine stars

~ ATHERINE MACDONALD is
IL unique among feminine stars
"A of the screen. Introduces
- stardom as the American
beauty" and recognized from coast
to coast as one of the most beau
tiful actresses i'm America, Miss
Macdonald has pursued a courss
that has traced an unbroken sue
cession of contradictions of those
precepts which usually have been
laid down and adhered to by
those whose chief claim to fame
is personal pulchritude.
Lest her ability as an actress
seem to be cloaked by the beauty
of her features. Miss Macdonald
always surrounds herself with
associate players whose combined
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Nance O'Neill's
production of
The Jewess. I"
She continued
in child roles
for eight years
and then de-
cided that she
had grown up.
T h en- from
fourteen to
nineteen she
played in va
rious s [ oc X
companies on
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

talents compel
her to contrib.
ute intelligent.
forceful por-
trayals to the
pic es in
which she ap.
pears. In He
roes and Hus-
bands" for ex-
a m pie, she
donned a pair
of /" II ar oil d
Lloyds" a n d
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Emerson Iloush's novel, THE
Covered Wagon is TO be done on
the screen for Paramount, with
James Cruze directing and cast
including J. Warren kerrigan.
Ernest Terrence. and Tully, Mar.
shall, Il Is said.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

seen one whose plot ! couldn's
outline II I knew the title"
Like most actors, who have
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
SHE LEARNED HER
LESSONS IN
STOCK.

Fay BANTER, Here Tomorrow
in New Play, Took Mrs
Flske's Advice and Stayec
In Repertoire Until Broad
way Beckoned.
N the view OF Fay Banter, the
u fascinating little star who is
to show US her new play, "The
Painted Lady" at the Garrick to-
morrow evening. there is but one
sure road to success for the &C.
tor-that of sincere hard work.
Miss Banter speaks as one having
authority. for she has lived her
theory since she was six years
Old. It was at that mature age
that she made her professional
debut. playing a child's role in
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
The Requisites For
Being a Good
Performer

WY HO would aspire to stellar
" honors upon the stage
w must possess five gifts OF
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FOR RENT--OHice Rooms

lFOR RENT--Three very desirable office
rooms light, heat and water; will rent
separately ~ as a whole. A. B. Miner,
31aM West Central phone g23
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WANTED---Ranches

WANTED--To lease for one to five years.
small ranch. with good house. close in.
or IL could get satisfactory terms would
buy. Address Box @. y. B.. care Journal.
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CARPENTERING

WANTED-odd Jobs earpentering. paint
ing and roof repairing Phone 14S6-R.
BUILDING. alterations, repairing; large
Jobs or SMALL work by contract or by
the day; careful mechanics and reason
able prices; work guaranteed: estimates
free Call 1755-w
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KiiagsIbulry's
IN@lgllnaEl



Let's start in right now to make
this the biggest and busiest year
in the history Of Albuquerque.
Don't wait any longer about
buying that house, Do it now!
We have some exceptionally
good values in homes; also in
come properties, We have sew
eral rooming houses, apartment
houses and business properties
for sale. Also traekage prop
erty, vacant lots, ranches, etc,
MOST EVERYTHING in THE
WAY OF REAL ESTATE.
Get that lot without further
delay. No safer investment
locally than money invested in
q good lot. We have them for
sale in all parts of the city
Some good ones in University
Heights and Terrace Additions
Some Of these can be bought
on very easy terms-S10 down
and $1,000 per month.
Let us show you what we have.
Call us for an appointment.
A FEW HOUSES FOR RENT
D. T. KINGSBURY,
REAL TOR
Loans and Insurance.
210 W. Gold. Phone cow
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FOR RENT--Storeroom

FOR SALE OR RENT--By owner two
story brick building; store room IN
first floor. furnished with fixtures: SIX
large living rooms and bath above: all in
good condition. At 901 South Third, city
Call at 904 South Third room %, phone
sit-J,
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MARVIAN APARTMENTS
EnR RENT

One 4-room apartment, complete
ly furnished, steam heat.
One Groom apartment, complete
ly furnished, steam heat.
Also several three, four and five
room houses for rent ranging In
price from $50 to 500 monthly.
ACKERSON & GRIFFITH,
Realtors.
100 S. Fourth. Phone Ala,
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LEVERETT-ZAPF & CO.
Realtors,

Owners family has gone east
and he wishes to sell at once
and go too,
This four-room brick stucco has
glassed In sleeping porch, nice
front and back porches, bath,
pantry, gas. hardwood floors,
sidewalks. Nicely located within
four blocks of postoffice, and
will be sold soon.
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YOUNG men, women, over IT, desiring
government positions, $3.50 monthly
write for free list of positions now open,
r. Terry, Former Civil Service examin-
cry. &c Continental Bldg, Washington,
D. e.
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WANTED-Salesmen
FOR RENT--Rnnche,

FOR RENT-Ranch. Apply NJ. Mandell
1l6 West Central.
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PAINTINC--PAPERINC

WHEN considering painting, paperhans
ing or kalsominlng. call 234, OF call at
207 East Central for Hanson &c Powers.
first-class painters and paperhangers
we guarantee all our work; no job too
big or too small.
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LEGAL NOTICE

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
In the Probate Court of Bernalillo
County, New Mexico.
In the Matter of the Estate of Jo-
seph +. Girard, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was, on the 22nd day
of December. 1921, duly appointed
Administrative of the estate of Jo-
seph f. Girard. deceased, by the
Probate Court of Bernalillo County
and having qualified as such Ad-
ministratrix. all persons having
claims against the estate of said
decedent are hereby notified and
required to present the same to the
undersigned in the manner and
within the time prescribed by law
AUGUSTINE J. GIRARD,
Administrative.
L
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FOR SALE--Five hundred shares of City
ectric Railway, below par. DR., r.
L. Hust, N. T. Armijo building.
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For SALE-Ranehes

FOR SALE-Forty-a Alfalfa ranch,
-four mil from city. Inquire 400 West
Gold
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FOR sALE--Five-acre ranch, one mile
west OF Barelas bridge. on main dItcn;
alfalfa, fruit, grapes and berries no ct
ter land in the valley. Phone 241t-Ri
or write A. II. sherer, general delivery,
city
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BEAUTIFUL LARGE HOME

BEAUTIFUL LARGE HOME
IN CITY'S BEST LOCATION
Front living room, back living
room, dining room, kitchen,
reception hall, first floor, sec
ond floor has three lovely bed
rooms, sleeping porch, and
dressing room, large clothes
closets, bath, basement with
laundry tubs, toilet; outside en-
trance, steamheatlng plant in
fine shape, lot 71x100 feet,
lawn, trees, sidewalk.
This home must be seen to be
appreciated and it's priced to
sell. Terms If you wish.
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Administrator.
Dated December 80. 1921.
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FOR SALE-Nine-acre ranch one and
one-half miles west OF Barelas bridge
on main ditch; new adobe house and
garage; one-fourth mile from school
Phone 2404-J2.
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FOR sALE--Real mahogany five-pece
sitting room set silk brocaded uphol-
stery. good condition and very cheap. Mrs,
A. Kempenich, Peralta, N. M.
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WANTED-Agents

WANTED--Agents to demonstrate Car
gon Remover. 81 automobile necessity.
Large commission allowed. Outfit fur
nished. Send stamp for particulars. II.
Small Box 2i6 Pittsburgh Pa
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UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS

LOTS LEVEL LOTS
All same size, no one can
build a chicken coop against
your sleeping porch, BECAUSE
THEY ARE RESTRICTED. :"
And the HEIGHTS OZONE.
"OH BOY" It's true, IT'S
GREAT! Because all who live
up there SAY so.
We are GENERAL AGENTS.
Get yours Today, $1,000 down
and $1,000 per month. Life is
SERVICE, let us serve you by
showing you these lots.
Phone $40. Second and Gold.