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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09

One hundred and fifty ove are
expected to be laid for the banquet
which is to be held on Saturday
night at the Hotel Madison by the
MiddleseX county organization of
the American Legion. Preparations
for the affair are being rapidly
worked into shape and the dinner
will make county legion history as a
representative event.
While at the outset a few invita-
tons were sent to each post in the
county, in practically every instance
repeated requests for additional res
ervations have been received by the
committee and it is declared that
every post in the county will have
a good representation at the ban
Guet. Aside from the legionaires
from Middlesex county a number OF
prominent state legion officers and
well known men outside the organi-
cation have been invited ito attend.
Ac~ceptances have . been received
from the following: Mayor William
c. Wilson, General William Weigel.
of Camp Dix; Senator Morgan r.
Larson, former Senator Thomas
Brown. Assemblyman c. Raymond
Lyons, Assistant Prosecutor John L.
Toolan, Joseph d. Sears, department
of the state organizav
ton; Bruce Coolon, deputy sergeant
at arms; Thomas f. Meeney, depart
ment senior vice commander of the
legion; Judge Peter f. Daily.
and Arthur A. Quinn, president OF
the State Federation of Labor.
No effort has been spared by the
arranging the affair TO
make the banquet everything that
such a gathering of ex-sericve men
should be. Manager Sol Kelsey, OF
the Madison hotel. is providing ex-
ira good Chow" and is willing 10
guarantee that ''slum' or bully
,eef" will not appear in the emu
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09

trustee for one year; Martin Viii
| hanson, trustee two years: Jacob
Bertram, trustee for three years.
NJ. ii. Clum, John J. Schilcox aud
Ralph Liddle were appointed as a
| bylaw .comrsfttee.
Regular meetings of the %associa-
| ton will be held on the first Friday
Of each month and the next regular
meeting will be held at the Keasbey
fire house. a special meeting of the
association will be called in the near
future.
The speakers of the evening were
j. +. Kidney of New Brunswick, vice
president of the State Exempt Fire
mems Association and Howard DE
Hart, of New Brunswick. a mem
Der of the executive committee OF
the State Association of Exempt
Firemen.
Mr.. Kidney spoke about bill mum
Der 1873. which Is being introduced
III the state Legislature calling foi
a de"th benefit of $500 foc exempt
iremen. Mr.. DE Hart based his talk
on matters pertaining to exempt fire
mems association.
Following the meeting refresh
ments were served.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
RUTGERS GLEE CLUB TO
PLAY At WOODBRIDGE

WOODBRIDGE, Feb. 9:-The
~Craftsman's Club have arranged to
bring the Rutgers College Glee Club
to town on Thursday night. March
., at the high school auditorium. II
is two years since the boys have
visited our town and although their
concerts Nave been looked forward
to with delight for over a o of
years each YER Jew members lend
added attractions. They will have
Johnson's "Jazz Bandits" with them
v hich n itself is a magic title They
will also plav FOR TIL, dancing which
4 to follow the concert.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
PLAN PROGRAM
FOR YACHT CLUB
Feb. "a Smoker to be Big
Event. Other Affairs Are
Planned

A tentative program of activities
covering the entire year was laid
out by the entertainment committee
of the Raritan Yach Club at its re-
cent meeting. Sixteen members of
the committo were present at the
organization session, and the plans
adopted for the coming season in
clude smokers at frequent intervals.
informal hops, the annual mardi
gras and water carnival in July, and
I forma ball later on in the year.
To bring about a close relation.
ship between the hub members and
their friends the entire committee
was constituted as a reception COM
mittee to be in attendance at all
club affairs.
On February "a there will be q
smoker for members and their
friends. Refreshments will be
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
EXEMPT FIREMEN FORM
ASSOCIATION At F0RDS

FORDS, Feb. AT a meeting OF
a large delegation of exempt firemon
of the 4th Fire District here last
night. the United Exempt Firemen's
Association of the Fourth Fire DIS
trict of Woodbridge Township, was
organized as a permanent organi'
zation. i.
The following officers were elected
N. Peter Jensen. president: James
Quish, first vice president: Joseph
Fitzgerald. secretary; crnhar@
Jensen. treasurer: Morris Braun.
sergeant-at-arms; Walter Ernest
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
MATAWtN POLICE ARREST
man IN ASSAULT CASE

MATANAN, Feb. 9-Oncer John
Mulsoff accompanied by policemen
from New York city. has captured
Joe Charles. a Greek in New York.
who is wanted in this borough in
connection with the attempted
der of Louis Bama. a workman on
on the farm of d. Halabi in Ravine
Drive. The attack on Bama oc.
Cured late Saturday night. and
Bama was so badly injured that he
is now in the Monmouth Memo
rial hospital, Long Branch In a
serious condition. Charles vas aid
ed in his attack on Bama by an
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09
METUCHEN

Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford Coerl
sailed for Cuba this morning.
Mrs. Fenno left for Buffalo Tues
day evening to visit her parents.
Mrs. Jerry Letson. of Stelton: en-
tertained the Tuesday Luncheon
Club at her home. In the after
noon auction bridge was played an
a pretty prize was won by Mrs.
w. V. Mckenzie.
The Fugle-Hnmmer Post met IN
Arcanum hall Tuesday evening. a
hearty welcome with congratulations
given Commander Powell, Wh3
has inst returned from his wedding
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-09

new Cadillac Sedan.
MRS. c. L. Price, of Clarendon
lCourt. will be hostess for her card
club at her home Saturday night
Miss Dorothy Johnson entertain
ed the Monday Afternoon Ciub this
week. Mrs. Pattison won the pretty
PRICE =.
Waiter Williams expects to satl
for Europe on one of his business
trips about the middle of this month
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
METROPOLITAN.
charles Ray aud Buster Redtor.

sChdrIcs Ray aud Buster hedtor.
Another exceptional bill will he
accorded premiere Washington pre-
septations at Crandalrs Metropoli-
tan beginning this afternoon at 3.
Two First National attractions oc-
clrpy the positions of co-stellar i'm
portance on the program-the first
Charles Rays new production Of
The Barnstomer;" the second Bus
ter Keaton's funniest two-reel
comedy, COPS" The subsidiary
camera offerings will embrace new
issues Of the Pathe News, Topics
OF the Day and Pathe Review,
with selections from Irving Ber-
Inns Music Box Revue" as the spe-
cial concert number to be played
by the Metropolitan Symphony of
thirty under the conductorship of
" Mirskey.
-The transformer" is, a six-reel
comedy drama which affords
Charles Ray an unparalleled op-
portunity to appear in a variety of
disguises as a member of a one
night-stand repertoire company.
He is first the familiar country boy
obsessed with the desire to become
an actor. Ray is supported by an
admirable cast led by Wilfred
Lucas, Lionel Belmore and Char
lotte Pierce. The star. in addition
to enacting the title role, also as
sumes the responsibility of direc-
tor. The production is one that
reflects all of the quaint pic
turesqueness of smalI-time theatri-
cal life.
In Cops" Buster Keaton out
shines all of his earlier fine per-
formances in First National COM
edies. The story concerns a young
man desperately in love who is re-
fused by the object OF his affection
because he has no money. So he
starts out to get some
The auxiliary features of the
program have been selected with
a view to augmenting the bills
popular appeal and the major fea-
lures. as usual. will be accorded
superb orchestral accompaniment
by the Metropolitan Symphony. di-
rected by n. Mirskey. who has ar
ranged an especially tuneful inter-
pretative score.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
BETTY'S LEOPARD
SHOWED ITS TEETH
AT LUNCH TIME!

This is the story of Sapho; not
the Sapho of the play but Sspho. a
tame leopard, which plays an i'm
portant part in The Green Temp
tation." Betty Compson's new Para
mount picture, which opens a
weeks engagement at Moore's
Rialto Theater. beginning today.
Huge Macedonian warriors-24o
pounds irdupois-trembled when
she came upon the scene; cleo
tricians searched eagerly for a
quick exit: property men kept on
their toes; and the cameramen al
most forgot to grind the camera.
But Sapho was serene. She was
queen OF all she surveyed with her
shiny green eyes. She rubbed her
nose against the hairy leg of a
monster extra man dolled up in
armor to represent a fierce Mace
donian. The man stood transfixed.
Don't mind her, she's tame" said
the director reassuringly. She may
be tame. but l get a funny sensa-
tion just the same" said the man.
The lights were switched on and
Miss Compson came on the scene
for the dance of the Death of an
Amazon Warrior" which is one OF
the Dig FEATURES IN the picture.
Sapho took an immediate liking
to the pretty Paramount star and
the scene was shot without trouble.
Miss Compson petted the leopard on
the head and established a friendly
relationship. q,
Lunch time came and the ubiq-
uitous press agent conceived the
idea of some pictures of Miss
Compson and the leopard. Fine!
Sapho was coaxed into a position
and the still camera man posed the
group. But the P. A. had not rec~-
oHed with Sapho's appetite. Sapho
suddenly. like most extras in motion
pictures, wondered when do we
eat" She became restless. Miss
Compson tried toy pet her and the
ani~al showed her long teeth,
When one picture was snapped it
was decided not TO try any more.
AS Miss Compson walked of the set
some one said to her:
My. but you are brave girl"
81 may have looked brave, but
I'll tell you was scared" replied
the Paramount star.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
Bruning Memorized
1000 Words; NolD
He Can't Forget En-,

Albert Bruning is an unhappy
man. After stupefying audiences
(but not himself) by his declaim-
ing OF 1000 words in the fourth
part OF Back to Methuselah." as
the Elderly Gentleman whose traC-
edy is depicted therein. he has
had his lines cut to 5000 words.
After Bernard Shaw, the au-
thor. had steadfastly refused to
have a word dropped from his
archaeological pentateuch. per-
sonal representations by an
emissary of the Theater Guild in
London have resulted in the
guild receiving a cablegram an
nounCing: shaw consents to
cuts according to discretion
within limits" Audiences of the
second part OF the "Methuselah"
cycle will rejoice at this news.
But not MIR. Bruning. For
week he has been rehearsing his
cut" part. and. would you be-
lieve it. he cannot remember
where the cuts come. In fact
he is in state OF very serious
confusion.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30

Back from Hollywood, where he
spent the last three months COM
pleting ambitious production plans
for pictures, Jesse l. Lasky oe-
clares that increased production
messages the approach OF better
times in the motion picture busl-
ness. MAY will be red-le'.er
month in the Lasky studio, ne sald'
Win no fewer than thirteen COM
nanies working continuously on
series Of big pictures.
after a careful survey OF con-
ditions / am confident that this In
crease in production forecasts a re-
turn TO. conditions nearer TO norman
in the next few months. Just as
more than a year ago, curtailment
Of production indicated that We
were trimming our sails for
neriod Of depression, so now our
biggest studio program shows we
expect a sharp and definite revival
in business in the fall. production
is the barometer Of this business
and the barometer shows oetter
times ahead. Never before nave
we had such a large number oil
companies concentrating on Dig
pictures.
"A glance at the pictures which
either will be in production or VIII
go into production during May will
show the extent of our confidence.
NAV l will see Cecil B. DeMille
begin production on his greatest
nIcture to date, 'Msnslaughter,'
which Jeanie Macpherson has writ
ten from Alice Duer Miller's story.
Thomas Meighsn will play the role
Of the district attorney, Lestrice
Joy will play the feminine lead and
Lois Wilson will be seen in the
part Of the maid.
WILLIAM de Miles picture OF
Nice People which Clara Beranser
adapted from Rachel Crothers'
play, will be. in production during
May, with a cast including wal
lace Reid, Bebe Daniels. Conrad
Nagel, Walter HERS and Eve
Sothern.
"Penrhyn Stanlaws will begin his
production of Pink Gods during
May. This will be a big, special
production from Cynthia stockley's
story with Bebe Daniels, James
Kirkwood. Anna Q. Nilsson and
Adolph Menjou in the cast.
George Fitzmaurice's production
of Mary Johnston's famous novel.
To Have and To Hold will be un-
der way in May. with Betty Comp
son, Theodore Kosloft. Bert Lytell.
Theodore Roberts and George Faw-
cett in the principal parts.
George Melford will begin Burn
ing Sands his companion picture
to The Sheik.' next month with
Milton Sills and Wanda Hawley in
the leading roles. and a cast in
cluding Winter Hall, Robert Cain.
Louise Dresser and Jacqueline
Logan.
Rudolph Valentines first star
ring picture will still be in pro-
duction during May. This is
Blood and Sand which June
Mathis has adapted from Ibanez's
play and novel. and which Fred
Nibio. who directed The Three
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
J. Stuart BLacktOn
Plans to Abandon
All But Color Film,

j. Stuart Blackston's The
Glorious Adventure" will open
next week in the Gaumoa. Hip
pOdrome in Paris. it is reported.
Mr.. Blackston is so we'll satisfied
with the prizma colors of the
photoplay, according TO another
report. that he does not expect
to produce any black-an i-white
films in the future.
Incidentally. as Is fairly we'll
known in this country and much
more widely known IN England,
Lady Diana Manners has the
leading role in THE Glorious Ad-
venture" The fact seems 10
have impressed most OF the Eng
lish newspapers and other pc
riodicals. which have printed
numerous pictures of the heroine
and many friendly articles about
her. and now even Punch has
noticed il with the following
line in a recent issue
There is a persistea: rumor
that Lady Diana Manners has
taken up film acting"
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
NOTED ACTRESSES
HAVE APPEARED IN
BIRD OF PARADISE"

Now that The Bird of Paradise"
is about to make it's final stage ap-
pearance and become a picture, it
is interesting to know that through
a period of ten years 1t has been
one of the most consistent per-
formers on record.
The Bird of Paradise" first set
tied in Washington in the winter
of 1912. 1t usually made it's local
stopping place at the Belasco. So
far it has given seventy-two per-
formances in Washington, and dur
ing its nine visits to Washington
it has done a gross business of ap-
proximately sS5,000.
The first actress to play the part
of Luana here was Bessie Barris-
Gale, recently seen at Keith's. Miss
Barriscale created the role in the
stock production. Her success in
the role led to her fame as a movie
star, which has occupied her time
for the past ten years. Next was
Lenore Uric, who at the time
played minor roles in musical
comedy. Her two seasons in the
title role brought her to the atten,
ton of David Belasco. Carlotta
Monterey, who succeeded Miss 'U3-
ric. won the name of one of the
wealthiest men on the Pacific Coast
When the piece next played here
Marion Hutchins was Luana. For
the, past three seasons Florence
Rockwell essayed the character. For
the engagement this week Mr..
Tully announces Ann Reader, a
youthful actress he discovered in
Mrs. Fiske's company a few sea-
sons ago.
On Saturday night, May 13, the
final stage performance of the play
will be given. Mr.. Tplly, who ye-s
Gently established film headquar-.
ters. in Hollywood, intends to
spend his time on, the Pacific Coast
as a producer of motion picture
productions, and in order to give
his entire time to his new field of
endeavor decided to terminate the
road tour of his wonderfully sue
cessful play this season.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
$500 Cinema Exhibitors
To Meet Here Next Week
Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
Will Assemble in Washington for
Convention.

The national convention of the
Motion Picture Theater Owners of
America, which will be held in
promises to be the most important
held in America.
1t is expected that the organiza-
tion's membership viii be repre-
sented by approximately $500 dele
gates from every State in the Union
and that these delegates VIII be ac-
companied by upward of 1000 Of
the feminine members of their
families. The large attendance of
motion picture exhibitors will not
comprise the total representation
OF the motion picture industry at
the convention. however.
Because the conclave is to be held
in the National Capital for the first
time in the history of pictures in
this country, il has been the aim of
Sydney s. Cohen. president of the
N. p. T. o. A.. and the members of
the national executive council OF
the organization. to enlist the in
terest and the cooperation of both
producers and distributors of pic
lures in this convention. To that
end an accessories exhibit has been
arranged, to be held in the Coliseum.
Ninth street and Market place, con-
temporaneously with the holding OF
the executive sessions Of the con-
vention in the main ballroom of the
City Club.
This coalition of forces and the
abandonment, at least for the time
being, of the petty riyalries that
have frequently worked n distinct
hardship on the industry as a whole,
is the aspect of the conclave that
holds the promise OF greatest good
to the motion picture as an agency
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
AFFORDS
FEW COMFORTS TO
PHOTOPLAY STARS

That the lives of motion picture
stars are not entirely made up of
the reported ease and luxury was
evidenced when Alma Tell and
Betty Carpenter, who play impor-
tant parts in the Rex Beach picture,
The Iron Trail" which will be the
featured photodramatic attraction
of the vaudeville and picture pro-
gram at the Strand Theater all
week, beginning today. arrived in
the deserted village used as the To-
Gale for the Alaskan town of Omar.
The village that was used to
make these scenes had been desert
ed since 1912 and when the motion
picture stars arrived there they
found nothing of the other comforts
of civilization. Cave-ins of under
ground mine tunnels had cut off
the water supply and water for
drinking and cooking had to be
carried to the village. and for bath
ing purposes the players had to
carry themselves to the water two
miles away. 3
While the season was. spring, the
water was icy cold and each morn
ing Miss Tell and Miss Carpenter,
wrapped in blankets. travelled over
the two miles of rough mountain
road. carrying tooth brushes, paste
and soap. to a little lake. where in
Natures Big Wash Bowl" as they
called 1t. they took their morning
bath.
; They had not expected to do any
bathing at that season of the year,
and especially in an Alaskan scene,
and had not brought their bathing
suits. SO the morning plunges were,
INDUCED in "a la September Morn"
which made the cold plunge seem
all the colder. Miss Tell said that
she liked running water with which
to clean her teeth, but that sha
didn't care for 50 large a stream 81
it nor in having it: SO frigid. 1t
reminded her, she said. of her COM
Portable bath room at home because
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30
IN MAY AND IT'S LATEST EXAMPLES OF POTOPLA

Invited to address the students Of |
the University Of Utah at Salt Lake
City on the making OF motion Pic
lures, Viola Dana. the Metro star.
whose new picture. "Glass Houses"
begins q four-day engagement at
Loew's Palace today, was the un-
whiting cause of a student hszing
party there recently. When Miss
Dana arrived at the campus she
found most of. the student body
lined up in front of the John r.
Park building.
A young man stepped from the
crowd and attended the visitors ar
an escort to a position OF honor at
the top OF the steps overlooking the
others. Miss Dana thought that the
young man had been delegated by
the students 70 act as her guide.
But he was only a volunteer
freshman at that.
The upper classmen regarded his
self-appointed gallantry as pre-
sumptuous. Moreover, the freshman
had violated a university rule. The
steps of the Park building are for
hidden to freshmen.
As Miss Dana left for the assem-
bly, hall to speak. her volunteer es-
cort was seized by upper classmen.
His coat and shirt were stripped
from him. The weather was freez-
ing cold, so IL was an easy matter
to obtain a tub of ice water. The
freshman was ducked for ten min
utes, then Justify padded, then
taken to the college infirmary.
The much-mooted question as to
the value OF stage experience to a
screen player was logically an
swered by Leah Wyant, well-known
character leading woman, during
the filming Of Bought and Paid
For" William DeMilie's production
for Paramount. which begins a
weeks run at Loew's Columbia to-
day
Miss wyant. who plays the role
of Fanny Blaine in this picture, de-
clared that stage experience can be
of tremendous value in acting be-
fore the camera-provided one has
the right kind of director.
Before entered motion pic
lures" she observed. 81 had read
and heard that stage experience
was of little value in acting before
the camera-that the technique OF
I the screen OlutTGu FdulCdllN ITOHl
that of the stage. l found this TO
be true with some screen directors,
but not so of William DeMille.
Perhaps because of his long stage
experience, he never issues direc-
tions while a scene is being taken.
"If anyone stood in the wings of
a theater and shouted directions az
me while / was before the foot
lights. / would be helpless. Yet
some motion picture directors do
this. That's why it's a genuine
pleasure to work with Mr.. DeMille
because he treats a screen scene
| just as he would an act of stage
playa complete unit that must not
be interrupted for instructions"
China Is to be thoroughly movie
lied IL the plans OF James r. LeonS.
head of the Chung Wah Motion Pic
ture Company OF Los Angeles sue
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30

The mission of the photoplay is
to portray real life as it Is lived"
That is the principle, which domi-
mates Charles Ray in selecting a
story for perturbation, in choosing
the members of his casts. and in
judging any piece of business" or
acting. This rule. from which Mr..
Ray never deviates. is carried out
in all of his productions, conspicu
ously in his latest picture. The
transformer" a First National re-
lease, which is coming to Gran
dall's Metropolitan Theater this
afternoon for premiere Washington
presentations.
1.-The Transformer is a radical
departure from my customary kind
of production" said Mr.. Ray, "and
to the critical eye it will be ap-
parent that my principle has been
carried out-despite what may ap-
The Washington herald., 1922-04-30

of amusement, education and unfit
For the hrst time since pictures
became a potent influence in the
daily lives of majority of the
population of the United States, the
motion picture industry and the ex-
ecutiye and legislative branches Of
the Federal government will find
a point OF intimate contact in the
Washington convention. This op-
portunity for better acquaintance
ship and more complete understand
ing each Of the other probably will
not be ignored either by Congress
and the President or by the repre-
sentatives of the organization that
embraces in its membership the
ownership of more than $4,000
of the foremost motion. pictures
theaters in the United States.
There are myriad questions of
national policy with which the in
dividual picture exhibitor is not
familiar and there are, too, myriad
trying complexities in the conduct
of the motion picture industry with
which the officials of the govern
ment and the members OF the Con-
gress are equally unacquainted. 1t
will not in any sense be the pur-
pose OF the convention to subor-
dinate the concerns of the national
organization of the NJ. p. T. o. A.
to a purely academic consideration
of the economic problems of the
government or the idealistic theor-
izing as to the most efficacious man
ner OF making the picture industry
a model of altruistic endeavor, but
there is held out possibly the one
big chance that both sides will have
to learn something authentic. tangi-
BILE and conclusive of the aims. the
potentialities and the actual accom-
plishments each of the other.