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The New York herald., 1922-10-15

poker table of First Day Eve. But IL
must be ruefully recorded that OH such
occasions, their small talk rarely
reaches the subject of plays. They
may take up wide range of topics
from the compleXes of Sinclair Lewis
to the advantages of a non-carbo-
hydrate diet They discuss upper West
Side rents and the temperature Of the
Maine coast surf. They debate hotly
whether or not chemin de fer is a good
game Git Is a grand game) and whether
Niny or Prosper Montague is the best
cook In Paris. Oh, they talk lot. but
they rarely get around to the subject
OF plays. 1t is pity.
THE WEEKS GRIsT.
THE week just past was distin-
guished by at least two memoir
- able productions. In addition
to an, Old fashioned and genuinely
touching romance called "The Faith
full Heart" a mildly agreeable little
comedy called The Ever Green Lady,
and some new and warmly applauded
antics by the zestful Nora Bayes, both
the Theater Guild and the spherical
Balief distinguished themselves.
Tho Guild started it's season on
Monday night with vivid production
Of the startling Czech play, "R. u. r."
a merciless and Incredibly exciting
satire wherein the labor problem Of
the day is neatly solved by the manu-
facture of countless unconsidered man.
nequins called robots. The robots are
mechanical creatures without feeling
or aspiration or resentment. They
serve well for the dull ~nnd distaste-
full Jobs that keep the wheels OF civil
zation turning. II is extremely con-
venient. but in the end the robots
rebel all over the world and the play
proper, before its weak epilogue. ends
on the final extinction of the human
race. You see the last handful OF hu-
man beings crouched in a barricaded
room, spread beneath whose windows
are acres upon acres of these silent.
indistingiiishable robots. They had
been made strong to do the worlds
labor. They had been trained in arms
to fight the worlds wars. So they are
terrible in their blundering strength.
when, huge and irresistible. they force
their way In at last-hulking. black
siIhouetted for one ominous
moment against the crimsoning sky
as. ono by one, they climb over the
balcony railing and drop silent into
the room, The piece will be hailed
with Joy by the Socialist minded folk
hailed by mistake. we think. just as
we all sometimes wave fondly to an
approaching figure. only TO find, on
closer scrutiny. that wo are being
riveted by the chill and inhospitable
eye of an offended stranger. This
"R. Z. r." like Toller's ''dasse-
Mensck" and his "Maschinenstuermer
are plays OF revolution all three. but
they end, one and all, In the ashes OF
disillusion. They are plays OF revolt
aud despair.
AS for the third'bill OF the "Chauve.
Souris,' it is lawless--immeasura
the best of the three. Perhaps. how.
ever, Il seems the more so because of
It's sharp contrast to the recent and
rather forlorn effort to share its glory
made in another theater--a fiatterinR
imitation made by some one who did
not happen to know Balieff's secret.
With his troubadours keyed to con-
cert pitch. the round comedian from
Moscow now introduces program
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Helen Hayes and Donald
Gallsher.
"The National Anthem" by j.
Hartley Manners. starring
Laurette Taylor.
Made OF Money" by Porter
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Emerson Browne and Rich
ard Wnshburn Child. with
Lynn Fontanne.
THE wren." by Booth Tar
kington, with Helen Hayes.
Merton OF the Movies" by
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sen va-t-en guerre' and a grand spe-
cial number in which KatinkG Is
wooed and won by our friend, the pre-
viously Unconditional Captain of the
Wooden Soldiers. 1t is intimated-in-
deed Ballet proudly announces-that
the fourth bill Will include a christen-
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My Dear Sir:

joyable as far back as the ninth or
tenth row in the orchestra"
Alas for my party! They'll have 70
buy the book and try TO, fit the words
they read into the pantomime they
SOW. ANNA A. FALK.
NEW York, Oct. s, 1922. s~
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PAST PERFORMANCES
of
Theater Guild.

THE Faithful" by Maseheld.
Tho Rise Of Silas LaphaIn. :"
by Lillian Sabin.
The Power OF Darkness" by
Leo Tolstol.
Jane clegg." by Ervine.
THE Dance OF Death b.
Gustave Strindbera.
"The Treasure" by David
PinslSi.
'rIeartbreai House. bS- Ber-
nard Shaw.
John Hawthorne by David
Liebovitz.
"AIr. PIN Passes By by A.
A. Milne.
The cloister," BY Emile Yer
haeren.
"Lniom.' b. Fcroncz Molnar.
Ambush" by Arthur Rich
man.
The wife with n Smile by
Amiel and Obey.
"Boubouroche." by Georges
Courteline.
"He Who Gets Slapped" by
Andrcycv.
Back TO NIcthusclah. by
Shaw.
"what the Public Wants. ty
Arnold Bennett
From Morn to Mi,ln;eht. ty
Georg Kaiser.
'R. u. r." by Karel Capek.
--.------------------------ ---a---------
Kaufman and Connolly. with
Glenn Hunter and Florence
Nash.
"Dulcy." by George S. Kauf-
man and Marc Connolly,
with Lynn Fontanne.
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so much as rafting good failure.
You might as well say of the base
ball reporters that they go to the
Polo Grounds praying that the game
will be dull. AS we recall the state Of
mind of that medieval prototype of
ours in poisonous Venice, the faster
employed to protect the Doge. 1t was
never his way to sigh and say: "a
murrain seize the insipid dishes
these caitiffs serve my master. Here
I've been savoring them full fort
night and not drop of prussic acid
have I tasted yet"
The other delusion is that It Is part
Of the critics business to guess
whether or not a play will prosper.
That is sheer nonsense. Such pros
perity Is dependent on too many fac
ors that are invisible, incalculable,
arbitrary. And. besides, IL is the play
toys sole task to describe in the most
communicable language he can lay his
hands on at the moment the impress
sion made upon himself by the play
8 performed. That is the beginning
and the end of his role in the thea.er.
But the delusion has cropped up
again in n recent statement issued by
The redoubtaple George NJ. Cohan and
printed In n theatrical weekly called
rdrsctD. He was discussing the occa-
Sionally deleterious effect of frosty
reviews on the box Office and mem
toned proudly the $4,000 advertising
expense he had incurred to make
silk purse out OF that celebrated sow's
car, "The Tavern" Some, but not
all, of the playboys had been bored
and genuinely disappointed by that
Cohanized -burlesque, and said as
much. Vet the fool thing achieved
some popularity aud logged along
throughout the season--never an
overwhelming hit but a prosperous
venture In the long run. THUS prov.
ing" says Mr.. Cohan. in effect. that
the critics were wrong" Also proving.
II that is so. that the finest play pro-
duced In this country in the last ten
years was Peg o. My Heart" and that
Eugene O'Neill is nowhere near 50
good a dramatist as Samuel Shipman
Which, as the mathematicians say and
Mr.. Cohan knows in his heart. is
absurd.
This bit of bemused thinking on
Cohan's part popped out in a discus
sion provoked BY the semi-annuai
charge that there is ring of critics
in this mad town. 1t Is actually
charged that the reviewers for the
different dailies and weeklies meet and
iscuss plays. The police are also
looking into a rumor that there Is
Bar Association In West Torty-fourth
street where. according to the sworn
testimony OF Mortified passersby,
lawyers are seen going in and out. On
the heels OF this disclosure faithless
turncoat ran blabbing to the publish
ers with a wild tale about "a secret
organization known as the Authors
League.
Unfortunately in the case OF the
ritics, the charge Is baseless. The re-
viewers of plays in our town are
wildly variegated lot ranging in age
srom years old COR thereabouts) to
50. They represent q curious assort-,
nent OF race, creed and tint Some OF
them, like schoolgirls at recess, grow
sulky from time to time and don't
speak to their playmates in the lobby
n is true that i've or six of those who
write either about plays or movies or
music In this town arc likely TO meet |
any day at luncheon or across the
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Morosco plans TO be represented here
In force soon. Leo Carrillo is 10 come
for a showdown in Mike Angelo" on
November II at n theater that mas not
yet been spotted. The Sporting Thing
70 Do" Thompson Buchanan's latest, Is
also slated 70 sit astride OF Broadway
presently. Enid Bennett. the film star.
who was announced IA having come
back 90 the stage in this comedy but IN
San Francisco--though hardly any one
seemed 10 remember that She had ever
been on the stage--will be replaced in
New York by Frances Underwood. who
served as counterpoise 10 Leo Ditrich-
stein IN Toto" and Face Value
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Blossom Time" which has already
been banded about between two thea
ters. will once more be torn UP by the
roots from Jolsou's Theater. where II
is at present planted. Instead of going
on the road. however. this operetta will
once more get in the thick OF Broad
MAY Thes change is neccssitated by the
fact that THE Insect" hops into the
Fifty-nnth Street TlsSter on Octo-
ber %.
The New York herald., 1922-10-15

The Love Child woodss newest pro-
duction, has been Hedging its feathers
lately IN Springfield White Plains and
Hartford. without having been viewed
once by its foster parent. The manager
will see Il this coming week when e
plays In Providence and decide whether
he will nllow Il out in New York the
following week
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Last weak p~sssd also without the
that Sam n. Farrfs had
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Irby Marshall has been added to tbs
cast of The Wheel Of Life" for which
Elsie Ferguson will start practicing her
fine overtones at rehearsal TOMORROW.
1t will open at Stamford on November
10. with Fisher White as a Buddhist
lama keeping alive the current interest
In the Swami movement. incidentally
'Hunky Dory," Marc Klaw's first pro-
duction OF the season. will snuff out its
light at the Klaw Theater tonight.
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George McFarlane was reported 10 be
on the verge Of leaving the new Shubert
operetta. 'Sprin ngtlme OF Youth" but
this turns out to be n blank report. He
will remain with the piece. which when
last seen was In Baltimore, heading for
New York.
The New York herald., 1922-10-15

Ned Wayburn will not stage a revival
Of Havana" with James r. Powers. as
enormously stated elsewhere during ths
week. Instead he will direct that star
in 4 musical adaptation OF Somebody's
Luggage" the new name OF which still
turks in outer darkness. IL win be un-
covered at Stamford on November IS.
The New York herald., 1922-10-15

Merton OF the Movies will ba
shipped TO Atlantic City and Philadel-
phia for couple of weeks resting be-
fore opening up on New York. West
OF Pittsburgh" by the same indefati-
gable authors. George 5. Kaufman and
Marc Connolly which. after some spring
training. has been laid up for repairs, ~
also due for ride into Manhattan.
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Pauline Frederick will drop out 81
Chicago on November with The
Guilty One" and fight that will on
tour. The last week passed without
any announcement from A. II. Woods
once more that he would produce '''rhe
Pearl OF Great Price by Robert Nc
Loughlln. his regular spring special. But
then the producer was on the high seas
give him chance.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-20

lions and also to the bills Of his dep
uties and request that my objections
be entered upon the minutes Of this
meeting.") 4
On motion of Buckland supported
by Tracy and declared carried the
annual financial statement Of the
Baraga County Fair Society was
read, accepted and ordered placed on
lille.
Yeas-Buckland, Nilsen, Alexan-
der and Tracy.
Nays-None.
The clerk was instructed to write
the secretary Of the Superintendent
of Poor and advise him Of the per
diem and mileage that this board
deems just and reasonable that he
shall draw vouchers for, in payment
Of attendance at meetings Of the Su-
perintendents Of Poor.
On proper motion ond support the
board adjourned until Wednesday,
February |, A. D. 1922, at ten o'clock
"a. M.
Homer j. Pennock, Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-20

The W. T. Culver Lumber Com
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-20

J. H. Roberts returned to Aston
Monday, after spending the week end
at his home in L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1922-01-20

er ana Tracy.
Nays-None.
On motion of Alexander supported
by auckland and declared carried by
the vote following the bill Of C. L.
Swanson for services as deputy sher-
if, amounting to $500, be allowed
at $1,000.
Yeas-Buckland, Alexander and
Tracy
Nays-Nilsen.
On motion of Alexander, supported
by auckland and declared carried by
the vote following, the following bills
were allowed and the clerk instructed
to draw warrants in payment Of the
same.
Charles Miettunen, deputy,fees
in case ITO, 10 days and
mileage 34.38, car hire 1900 So 08
Julius Johnson, deputy, ex-
pense bringing insane man
to L'Anse 11.92, investigat-
ing and attending funeral of
Gust Koski 600, investigat-
ing prohibition violations
1900 ................... 20 90
VIM. S. Crebassa, deputy, Z
days undersheriff 21.OO, in
vestigations $3.50, car hire
for prisoners 1000, ex-
pense taking Watson to Mar
quette 6.28, 1 day raiding
400, 2 days attending Octo-
Der term Of court 600, fees
in 2 justice cases $780,. -. 80 AZ
r. C. Kotila, sheriff, board of
prisoners 1850, summoning
jury January term court
26.40, turniieys lao, tele-
phone tolls at Walton Soc, 2
days attending October term
y court 400, Investigations
24.00, expense Watson's car
to Marquette 5.28, Burk-
hardt's car to Marquette
;, 5.28, washing blankets 1.50.2S4 So
Joseph Gerard, deputy, deputy
fees in 2 justice cases ..... 6 90
The Baraga Garage, car hire
for Joseph Gerard. deputy. 2 90
Frank Colline, deputy, days
attending court Oct. 600, 2
days investigating 600. -. IL 90
Amt Soil, deputy, deputy serv-
ices days at Fequaming en-
tertainments ............. 90
Henry LeSarge, deputy, serv-
ices prohibition violations SN
900, car hire 800 =. ~ 90
Fred J. Lyons, disinfectant for
Jail 100, supplies for poor
commissioners 800 ........~ 20
Midos Robert, book rack for
register Of deeds ....m... 90
VIM. C. Schwalm, deputy,
day raiding .............. %
Guy Selden, repairs ........ 30
c.. L. Swanson, deputy, services
in Burkhardt case 1000, dit
to in Swanberg case '6.00.. 16 90
The L'Anse Garage Co., gas
and oil for confscated cars
taken to Marquette .-....... 95
Paquette's Grocery, sundries
for jail ...............--.. 70
Henry A. Johnston, sundries
for Jail and court house -. IL "a
Elna e. Nelson. co. commits
sicrer, transportatiou charg-
es visiting county schools. 80 90
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
HAYS Plans School.

In writing In the Hollywood
News" of. the visit Of Will Hays
on the coast. Donald ii. Long
says in pAt:
Perhaps the one thing which
comes nearest to having assumed
a concrete form 10 the idea Of a
national school of drama for the
motion picture industry. This
school has been reported as be.
ing a thipg which will be nation.
vide in Its influence. Such
school, II operated here. would at
tract the best minds In costuming
in scene. planning, In art directing,
In dramatic instruction and critic.
ism. 1t would draw these artists
from all parts Of the country and
give them school and pupils
with which to experiment and
work for the good of the moving
picture industry"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~&~~>~~>~
for the trial Of q replevin case in
which his wife regained her au-
tomobile from Sheriff George Snid.
er. The machine was attached
last year - an alleged debt of
Johnson'a
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bition law. It seems that here
the few good places that existed
before your Mr.. Volstead took
charge Of things are all closed up.
What you need IL another amend
ment to your Constitution forbid
ding poor cooking.
Some Americans, however,
know how to cook, and we have
one in our company, Mr.. Deming,
who knows as much about the
culinary art as any French chef.
Often when we are travelling he
cooks Q meal for the members OF
the company on a chatting dish,
and when he does 1t always re-
minds me of Paris.
Outside of this drawback trav.
cling here In much easier than 1t
b in my country. Over there
when theatrical people are OH. tour
It 10 sometimes very dreadful. A
woman obliged to play in a tour
ing company in France has
terrible time. / have seen one
who, being too poor to pay the
hackman to take her trunk to n
railroad station, had to carry 1t
on her shoulders. French nc.
tresses touring the provinces in
variably have a small trunk, be-
cause they know they may have
to carry 1t themselves. have
had similar experiences, because
began playing when ! was thir-
teen. leaving home at that age. an
almost unheard-of thing in France.
by leaving home when was
child I had an independence few
French women enjoy. Over there
Girls don't know what freedom Is,
but believe they are happier for
q. There Is too much independ-
snce for women in America. Just
the same I could never play in
France again. / feel I am used
to the Americans and like 1t here
ever 30 much more than do in
my own country"
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tackled the princess, and herSfiiend, Lady
Jane Bolingbroke, revive her. Ruth Shep-
ley, as Lady Jane; Forrest Stanley, as Bran
don, and Miss Davies, as Princess Mary.
Robert G. VignOla directed the picture.
Smith and Duffy :
Are Expanding as
Play Producers

a LONG about the early part
~ Of last week it became
L u noised up and down Penn
sylvania avenue that Henry Duffy,
co-director with Arthur Leslie
Smith, OF the President Players,
was missing from the prominent
place ne occupied in the cast OF
"Abie's irish Rose" the Anne
Nichols comedy hit that starts
its fifth week at the President to-
night.
Definite explanations were lack
ing during the week, but a bulletin
from the President now explains
Mr.. Duffy's absence as being due
to a press of managerial duties
brought about by the recent de-
cision of Mr.. Duffy and Arthur
Leslie Smith. in association with
Anne Nichols, the author OF the
play, to invade Baltimore and
later Philadelphia with special
productions OF this remarkable
piece Of comedy material.
In short, it seems that Mr.. Duffy
stepped out of the role on rather
short notice to rush to Baltimore
and assist in formulating plans Tor
the Baltimore premiere OF "Abie's
Irish Rose" which will come as a
sort of Christmas present to Bal
timore theatergoers, its opening
being set for tomorrow night at
the Academy there.
Mr.. Duffy's temporary retire
ment from the chief role In the
Washington production was in
stantly and Immediately filled by
Graham valsey, who had well pre-
pared himself for the role. Mr..
Duffy, however. was later pre-
vailed upon to play the part and
Mr.. valsey laid off. Now, how
ever. the plans of the Smith.Duffy-
Nichols triumvirate in Baltimore
call for the appearance of Mr.. Val.
sey in the role of Able with the
Baltimore company, which has
been strenuously rehearsing for
the past week at the President
Theater here between perform
ances.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
OccasionaHyOn
Can View MeIO
Really Genuine
n K ELODRAMA, due to the
NV idiosyncrasy or prejudice.
AvA perhaps. Of the casual

n K ELODRAMA, due to the
NV idiosyncrasy or prejudice.
AvA perhaps, Of the casual
dramatic writer. has come to be
considered by the general pub
lie as something cheap and tawd-
ry. something to laugh at for its
absurdities, or to condemn for
it's unhealthiness from a literary
standpoint.
So common has become this
view, that the strangest drama,
the highest type Of dramatic
literature, with a melodramatic
incident is deemed of less conse.
quence. less worthy, than IL that
element were missing.
And yet, even going back to
the days when Wake Me Up
When Kirby Dies" was a popular
reflection of the sentiment OF the
gallery god, melodrama, however
absurd in some of its details.
always in purpose. at least stood
for the vipdication Of the right
and the punishment Of the evil
doer. 1t was not good melo-
drama even then unless the virtu.
ous hero and heroine were pre-
served for the happy ending, that
always, inevitably, found the vii
lain in the clutches OF the law,
or gasping in the throes that at
tend the payment Of the last
penalty.
Frank L. Packard. author OF
"The Miracle Man." a melodrama
OF the screen that Is likely never
to be forgotten, has written a
new story. a sort Of mystery
melodrama, which has been put
on the screen under the title
"Pawned" and under the compe.
tent direction Of Irwin L. willat.
II has it's chills, it's thrills and
It's heartaches, but II preserves
the crowning glory Of melodrama
in that Il vindicates the good
and Furnishes the bad at it's
happy close. 1t is said to have
a notable cast for it's interpre-
tatiop. and II will be sehown for
the first time In Washington
next week at the Cosmos The
ater.
The Washington times., 1922-12-24
A FTER the exciting duel scene in the
"A Cosmopolitan production, hen
Knighthood Was in Flower" which is hav-
ing a phenomenal run at the Criterion
Fame Knighted
Jim Barton by
MereSt Chance

HTORIES of sensational sue.
cesses over night In the
~ theater world have become
so rare that it is interesting to
recall that James Barton, head.
liner of the Shubert vaudeville
program at the Belasco this week,
attained his Broadway fame in
this fashion.
Barton has spent a life time
in the theater, but his success
had been more or less ordinary
until the. walkout a few years
ago of the Actors Equity Associa-
ton. At that particular time
Jim" Barton was a recognized
star Of the burlesque world. He
was a born entertainer, but the
legitimate managers were un.
aware of his talents. Then came
the bly, actors strike. The equity
arranged a monster benefit at the
Manhattan Opera House. Ed
Wynn, then and now. an officer
Of the equity was to be the
master Of ceremonies and the
featured star on the program.
On the night of the benefit
Ed Wynn was SO tied up with the
negotiations for peace in the
amusement world he was unable
10 appear. 1t was announced that
James Barton would take the
part arranged for. the Perfect
Fool" There was noticeable dis.
appointment with the audience
and then the versatile Barton
came on. He admits he had
stage fright of the worst kind, for
out front were all the greatest
dramatic critics and the recog.
nized stars of the profession.
Jim Barton danced and acted as
he never performed before. Next
day the New York newspapers
started the work which shot his
name into the electric bulbs and
II remained there since.
Having his pick Of a number Of
musical comedy offers he accepted
the one for the Passing Show o;
1920 and his success then re.
suited In his selection as the star
of "The Rose Of stamboui." At
the present time he Is playing q
few weeks In vaudeville while
new musical comedy is being pre-.
pared in which he will be starred.