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The Washington times., 1922-01-01

NEARLY everybody stars" to.
day. 1t is the simplest thing in
the world. In fact, If an actor or
actress be at a loss what to do. he
or she stars. and the difficulty is
solved. The difference between dia-
monds and paste does not bother
the public today. The public is too
busy. The public wants entertain
ment in any shape and form. The
names Of incompetent novices are
frequently places in electric lights
outside our theaters, and the public
flocks to sample the goods. land
goods" is the wordJ
Every goose is a swan 10 a
considerable public. The public
does not worry about analysis.
The actor or actress with the bank
roll can easily purchase the posi-
ton of luminous celestial body"
In the old days, of which you can
read in your fifty-seven varieties
of books on great actors" the star
could play any part in any plays
Unless he could do 10 he wasn't
a star. The star could go through
the Shakespearean repertoire into
classical roles of other descriptions;
and make II" as easily as the
bareback rider who flounces
through the paper hoops at the
circus. Nothing could feaze the
star. Read-if you can-the rem
iniscences of Macready and marvel
at the tremendous repertoire he
mastered. But 1t Is not necessary
to go back so far Look at Julia
Marlowe today and consider her
repertoire. Imagine the actual feat
Of committing the roles she plays
to memoryl
That Is the feat for the star
for the genuine luminous celestial
body" The managerially estab-
lished stars are asked to make no
such struggles for their temporary
authority.
Today, when there is an appli-
cant for the position OF stardom,
the manager calls in a hack play
wright and asks him to look the
goods over. Says the manager:
See this pretty little grip Build
a play round her. Give her a tall
lover so that her small stature
can be recognized. See that she
can use her eyes effectively. Note
the gorgeous eyes. Then listen to
the little linking laugh. Work
that in. Do you see the dimple in
her chin1 Isn't n sweet. Please
tConuncoA On F-A~~ q. Column IL
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
( SHUBERT-BELASCO
Lee White & Johnny Dooley

lee WHITE. an American girl
making her first appearances
In vaudeville after London triumphs
extending over a period OF eight
years, will divide honors with Johnny
Dooley in the program which opens
at the Shubert- Belasco with the
matinee this afternoon.
Miss White will be seen In a group
OF the sparkling melodies which
made her the toast Of European
music halls and will be assisted by
Clay Smith in the presentation Of
a diverting repertoire Of songg char
acterizations. Johnny Dooley comes
fresh from his triumphs in the Fol-
lies and other musical comedies and
vii be assisted in an original comedy
Offering by the Madison sisters,
Robert Dooley, his father, and
mirth-compelling trick horse.
In the surrounding bill will be
found acts of stellar importance,
merit. IN Argentina" is a musical
Inelange with a talented group of
performers who feature the songs
and dances Of South America with
fidelity to the tropical atmosphere;
Kranz and White will present mo-
ments Of musical foolishness. and
Diero, master Of the piano accordion.
will offer a program Of melodies
which have won him fame as q
record artist; Gaudsmith Brothers
with their inimitable clowning and
trick dog and the Leach Wallin
Trio in unusual acrobatics are
among others due to entertain. The
shubert News Weekly and Current
Topics will be the screen features.
Tomorrow, January 2, New Year
viii be observed at the Belasco with
three performances, at Q, s and
S15 p. m.
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
LssURETTE TAYLOR
I'm NEW PLAY
AT NATIONAL

Anthsm" Is COMEDY
of American Lie Of Today
NTH Moments OF Intens'
Dramatic Interest.
r AURETTE TAYLOR, one Of
Americas foremost actresses,
in J. Hartley Manners new
play, "The National Anthem" will
he the attraction at the New Ma
ticnal Thcater. beginning with q
special New Year matinee tomor-
ROW.
The National Anthem" 10 the
sixth play by Mr.. Manners that mas
been presented by A. L. Erlanger
ard George Tyler with Miss Tay-
Tor In the principal role. The series
began with "The Harp Of Life in
the autumn of 1916. Then came.
IN turn, "out There" ''The Wooing
Of Eve" Happiness" and zone
Night in Rome" all Of them sue
ceases of the most pronounced type.
The new play is described as a
comedy Of American life Of today,
but in It there are moments Of poign.
ant and intense drama as well as
Q striking note of prophecy for the
renerations to come. In 1t Miss
Taylor will have role entirely diff
fersnt from any of the others she
has created with such great sue.
cess. and she will be surrounded by
company of distinguished and
abie artists. including Ralph Nor
gan, Dodson Mitchell, Frank
Thomas, Richie Ling, and Lillian
Kemble- Cooper.
The play has been staged under
the personal direction Of Mr.. Man
ners and the production will be OF
the usual Erlanger-Tyler standard.
There will be the regular matinee
Saturday. The Wednesday matinee
win be omitted.
The Washington times., 1922-01-01

THE star being a luminous CO
lestial body" we naturally ex-
pect that it Ia something very domi-
nant and authoritative. Originally,
I believe, that was the idea A
star was. first Of all. somebody with
unusual magnetism, extraordinary
ability. consummate talent, and the
glittering effulgence Of a heavenly
body. Who has not heard In the
history Of the theater Of Rachel, OF
Charlotte Cushman. Adelaide Nell
son, Ristori. Sarah Siddons, Mar
garet Wellington, Anne Brace
girdle, David Garrick, Junius Brutus
Booth, Edwin Booth. Fechter. Wal
lack?
Even regarding the star as
luminous celestial body" today who
would besrudge that title to Sarah
Bernhard, who for half century
has carried her art into everJ
civilized country ana II still, at the
age of seventy-six, able to arouse
the enthusiasm Of any mob? Per-
haps Madame. Bernhard Is the
greatest living example Of what the
"star" idea meant when 1t was first
applied to those who rose above the
ranks Of mediocrity. We still have
with US alive and potent Mrs. Fiske,
Julia Marlowe, and two or three
others who can stand the applica.
ton of the "star" idea without
causing q smile. Very, very few
others!
Today-and there il no use blink
ing about 1.-THE star is a very ordi'
nary young person, and a very ener-
getic young person used by the
theatrical manager to establish
what he is pleased to call a trade
mark" Just as the manufacturers
Of condiments and patent medicines
advertise certain wares that, in
time and by dint of constant adver-
tisement, will be recognized by the
mob. so do managers establish their
STARS"
Stars today are like pickles, cat
sups, sauces for fish and meat.
liver pills. pungent liniments. and
mineral waters. 1t takes time and
much industry to put them on the
market, but once on, they may
prove to be extremely profitable
and interesting. Their merits may
not stand analysis, as compared
with the merits Of the unadvertised
articles. but the public will go"
for them, and they have secured
that valuable asset known as pres
tige. Every manager dabbles In
stars. They are handy things to
have around the housa, and are as
useful IN New Ysrk a. in Oshkosh.
In fact they are Usually cs,shIs-bea
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
Dog Likes Applause.

THE Gaudsmith brothers, inter-
nationally known clowns, are
authors of book upon the training
of animals. They adhere strictly to
the kindness method in the teaching
of tricks, and assert that any dog
can be taught quicker by an appeal
to his stomach through a canine
tidbit than through a switch. The
dog used in their shubert vaudeville
act has seventy.five distinct tricks
and they assert he loves his an.
plAuse, With all the Srdcr % nm.
nan tHso-a-caS perfvuosr,
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
THE BAT. MYSTERY
PLAY. OPENS
AT POLLS
Has Created Unique Record %
Shattering Attendance Marks
Wherever It Has Appeared
Since Its Opening.
(IT HE BAT" which wagenhais
and Kemper are bringing 10
Polls for n Iiunifed auxnDA

0SS vihS oA1 WHICH WdBcuu8l1
and Kemper are bringing 70
Polls for a limited engage
ment. beginning with a holiday mat
inee tomorrow, has the distinction
OF having shattered every attend
ance record 1t has encountered
wherever It has appeared. This In
itself would mean very little II II
was only an occasional happening.
but the fact that It does this in.
variably and has continued well
into the second year to do 30 must
indicate some intrinsic merit in the
play. Audiences must enjoy "The
Bat" thoroughly or they would not
continue to send and let their
friends go see it in such overwhelm.
ing numbers.
When 1.-THE Bat" began selling
out nightly at the Morosco Theater
after It opened there the summer
before last. producers smiled and
said mystery plays and detective
plays did not last. AS soon as the
solution Of the play spreads about
they said, the business stops. But
the business for 1.-The Bat" has never
stopped and the secret Of the big
mystery in the play has been kept
very close, contrary to all expecta-
ton and tradition. There are lots
of plays that are more enjoyable
IL the ending remains in doubt to
the spectator, but the folks who
see 1t can see no good reason for
Withholding the secret. With The
Bat" It has been entirely different
1t is nearly impossible to drag from
any one who has seen ''The Bat"
the identity Of this master criminal
who keeps them In hysterical anx-
iety for three solid hours. They In
variably advise inquirers to zee 1t
for themselves and discover the
secret.
THE Bat" has not only broken Ill
house records at the Morosco
Theater we'll into the second year,
but II looks as though the chicago
company which has created new
records at the Conan Grand VIII
duplicate the New York triumph OF
two years.
wagenhals and Kemper have
greater faith in the value OF
stories" than in the entertaining
ability Of stars and near-stars.
Therefore they have sought to make
all their offerings, including The
Bat" entertainment first Of all and
entertainment Of a rare, unique
sort. They have an uncanny abil.
ity to select players for merit,
rather than fame, and have exer-
cised 1t with The Bat" cast. This
is the same company that shattered
all theatrical history by playing
three consecutive weeks in Balu-
more.
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
Youngsters Entertained.

DURING Christmas week the en-
~ tire enrolment Of every char
liable institution in the District of
Columbia, regardless of denomina.
ton or sect. was entertained at the
Crandall theaters in Washington.
To each guest, no matter what the
house attended, the management
presented a specially made-up box
of candy. nuts, raisins, and popcorn,
and In other ways provided for the
complete enjoyment Of the little
ones whose opportunities for theat.
rical amusement are, at best,
meagtr. Thirteen institutions com.
prised the list to which invitations
were extended. the total enrolment
aurruximeftng eoA
The Washington times., 1922-01-01

in New York for the benefit OF
Oshkosh.
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
HAT is a star?
BY ALAN DALE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81.

NEW YORK, Dec. 81.
w you look up your dictionary you will discover that
luminous celestial body" It is $50 distant
luminous point The largest telescopes reveal is
sad probably thirty and fifty million they
NOT all under the management of the Shuberts.
Utilizing the idea of the luminous celestial body" connection
find surprising number with the
Looking down the list find that AL Joson
body; Lionel Barrymore Pauline
have been raised her position the
quite recenyWam Faversham Norman Trevor William Gillette,
At, Billie Burke Allan Pollock Elsie Fergu-
son, Wynn, Lynn Fontanne and various others
will be others The starring
immune No
prevent the of the starring usually
time OF other. in every season, like epidemic.
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
Big Time For Kids.

TILLIE, the elephant who talks,
Is coming to give the children
OF Washington treat. When John
Robinson's troupe Of pachyderms
appears at the Belnsco. "Tillie" will
give a special peanut matinee for
the children and they will be per.
mitted to feed her the shelled dain.
,lee a. their hearts coutrrt.
The Washington times., 1922-01-01
Extra Matinee Tomorrow.

NEW YEAR DAY will be observed
at the Belasco tomorrow with
three performances OF shubert
vaudeville. The regular shows win
~ ana s:i5 .. M. with
~. a ,Iatinee carded ut ) y. m.
for the accommodation OF the hon-
dAy lheatetsesre
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03
Read Your Character
BY Digby Phillips
Choosing o Hand
: a practicol prohlrm g..

IIere is n practical problem:
Assume that you are having lunch
with two men, one of whom you are
probably going to select as the manager
OF one Of your stores-fOr you ~ one
OF thos" fortunate individuals <io own
not only a store, but several stores.
Of them has round, plump. short hands.
The other has large. hony, hard hands.
Both of these mon have made good In
subordinate positions, which, however,
have not made very heavy demands
upon their executive and commercial
abilities.
Which of them are you going to &c.
lect?
II all other things are equal your
problem is ridiculousy easy. Their
hands should tell you.
Make 1t point to observe peoples
hands for couple OF days. Note how
the plump, round person, whose head Ia
widest at the ears, always has the short.
round, plump hand. And THE person Is
Of the vital type, the type which las
the greatest natural aptitude for com.
mercial and executive work. The square,
large, bony, hard hand belongs to the
person of the muscular or motive class! :
fication, whose natural aptitude 10 to !.
ward physical and mechanical labor.
Other things being equal. yOu would
Of course, pick the man with the plump
hands for your store manager.
Monday-Somher Coat vs.. FIashy
Necktie
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03

"Oh, I don't mean up to date In
tho manner Of bobbing her hair. or
smoking cigarettes or going mad about
the one step like a lot " women her
age are doing. That's not what I mean
at all. dear. mean she doesn't fret
about trifes. She doesn't get tlustere,l
and excited about small things. She
has a modern mind. that's what I
mean"
Paul smiled slowly as he patted the
letter that lay in his hand.
II call that being old: fashioned, ire.
mendously so. but see what you mean.
Yes. mother Is like that. I suppose
there are a lot Of women in the world Of
her age who manage to get up a terrible
fever about the trend "f things. Yes.
I know there are. for I've read their
utterances In the papers time without
end. Mother is old-fashioned to the ex.
ten. that she doesn't consider trifcs
any more. II the style Is for men to
be- little less circimspect than they
were when she was a girl. mother should
worry. What's the difference? And
she feels that way about bObhed hair,
and dancing, and going to church. and
well, she even feels that way about
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03
SARAH y. LOWRLE,S
SATURDAY EVENING TALK
The Real Meaning of Giving Part of Oneself With Gift

the other. so much so that there were
tears Of real sorrow in the mans eyes
when the message reached him that
his guest Of nearly year had gone his
ways never to return.
There you have the whole essence Of
giving, the joy of it, and the pain of it,
The owner who gave in this instance
would scout the idea Of its being a
generous act on his part, and now that
It Is all over would doubtless in his odd
humble fashion reproach himself that
he had not done more for "the old fell
low" while he had chance. but new
ertheless his was the kind Of gift that
the Great Giver to Men claimed as being
gift to Himself:
For inasmuch as ye have done 1t
unto one Of the least of these my breth-
rem. ye have done it unto Me-" was His
verdict on the gifts with which the
giver bestows part Of himself-gtfts
where the heart follows the hand. Not
just money, not just daily bread.
DEOPLE talk about giving till It
1 hurts as though that was the
ideal giving. It Is the giving that be-
cause Of sympathy and understanding
II Is pain to stop that is the real giving
what Saint Paul calls "a perfect gift,
wholly acceptable unto God"
SARAH d. LOWRIE,
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ing about; other buds seemed ia \.
farther along, too!
And last evening there was a partv
THE guests stayed out on the por~k
L until darkness came, and, Of cours
they. were called upon to admire ~
family's pride and JOY. "
Everybody saw It, not soul miss
Later on, at the proper time, n
course, they started to leave. y
Several cars went down the driva
and then two started off at the sasS
time, one being slightly behind tS
other. ~
The one in back couldn't endur, =.
ing anything but right IN the front =
the, parade, but the. drive wasn't wiN
enough for It to get past.
And 30, without a moments hssits.
ton, the driver put on speed, whssleA
his car sharply of to one side ssS
sailed around ahead Of the other.
YES, Of course, his wheel went nd.
L on the grass, over the nowsr.bsa
and crushed that precious little NJ.
bud fiat down to the sroundi NJ
Aside from the tragedy q Il, -
heart felt, sincere sorrow, think Of ~
justinable anger that the family ~
this morning, upon arising early b r.
the wonder Of that Arst rossi
That anybody. should b - uttua,
regardless Of the property Of some 81
There was no doubt about the s.,.
Of the catastrophe; IL couldn't b blsn.
ed upon wind or rain, even II thsrs ~
For a deep furrow, made, unnas.
takably, by an automobile tire, -
straight across the bed and back to e
drive again. ~
Just FOR the sake Of q tiny BIZ I
speed, Just because some one eouidnf
endure being behind another car.
THAT kind Of disregard for svs,.
L thing hut oneself aud ones IN
pleayure-for ie ~ hsd been safety N
the motorist sought, IL would have hen
permissible to sacrifice the rosa bed
comes vevy little short Of pure van.
dalism. ~
The destruction Of property 70 not
deliberate: that is, the person ~
does II does not set out for the purpes
Of trampling new flower beds, or breai.
ing up furniture, or whatever he doo
do, but his indifference to what happela
or the fact that It may happen. amounts
to about the same. thing.
Selfishness again--just thinking about
No. 1, and what he, wants, where ~
going, how he can get there quickest.
II that driver could only be efva
those five or six spankings that Jimmy
almost got for touching the bud 4
might teach him that the property and
rights Of others should not be subordl.
mated to his own desire for speed al
ease.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03

Position. Many ~ tho nyorcieas to
follrw hagin With ,his ,"Si,,.n 90 60, ~
tice II untii ynu can tak. anJ rota,n -
without constraint: Heels on same line
and as near together as your confor.
nation permits; feet straight ahead:
knees straight. but without stiffness:
hips level and drawn back slightly;
body erect and stretched up as II you
were being held up by tn" head; abdo-
men Hat; chest high: shoulders falling
evenly; arms and hands hanging natur-
ally: palms lightly touching thighs:
W"lEh' :" hnf resting mainly on balls
| i'"' h"ha 're. ana Hlnhr"E 10
a.ont en,h !" ,tm nnt nor ""Wh eyes
ssarnIsnt .; an"n". men, Tor exercise l.
lr'n P,s't"h or'nG 'hhnS up ana out.
% wnrh IN WIDE rir"'" UNI, backs OF
pains PAIN, rea'h overhead lhhai'ng as you
.rHs halh' hp ,"Nh'Ic as you bring
'h"la down. ~" SLOWLY h'e tihes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03
Please Tell Me
What to Do
BY CYNTHIA

Says "Just Pete" 10 o!d.Fashloned
Dear Cynthia-May state that
Just Pete" is sort Of q fool?
II . girl wants TO smoke and enjoys
It, why shouldn't she. unless her folks
objectf The only reason I don't do It
is because Il AFFECTS me 30 horribly.
makes my eyes water. throat dry ana
all that sort Of thing. There are quite
a few girls Of my acquaintance who do
smoke and no one thinks Tess Of them
for II. or course. they don't smoke IN
I'm quits young myself and don't
need rouge, but from what hear my
sisters say and what see for myself
makes me think that rouge is the best
thing ever. Most girls would look Q
fright without It, Especially those VINO
work inside (which most Of them dol:
! like to see bit Of rouge on q fri
II she needs II, It makes her look 20
very much prettier, younger ana
healthier. My word. even old maids use
Oh. Peter, I believe you are fcoling
yourself when you say such things.
aren't you? At the very least you are
old-fashioned. Horribly so.
PATRICIA.
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Goldfish

There they are swimming around.
three IT them. small and gold. and
flashing in and out "f the green grass
that H. part "f their cool home. i.ut.
pausing Z" watch them. you might
catch. II you are much Of n judge Of fish,
"A slightly superior expression in thci'
eyes, something which seems to say
"W"'r- different from the general run,
you know. but then look where We
live." An. look indeed. OF course,
that's 1t, for. although theirs Is the
ordinary glass home, it Is something
more. nu"h more. See that painted
landscape. spread around 1t. with the
japanese figures here and there. ITS
been added an with oil paints" your
practical mind registers. But then
you realize. too, that to a fish this
home must mean what quaint
wrought iron balcony. a slipping green
roof. and long veranIa looking out
over miles and miles Of garden might
seem t" you.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03

THE rose bushes we're almost all that
L could be desired yesterday.
After the long, watchful care given
them BY every member Of the family,
they at last began to show signs OF
awakening life.
The day the first bud appeared was
the day Of loud rejoicing and ice cream
for dessert.
Pilgrimages have been made every
day to that bed out there near the drive.
to see whether the bud was about to
burst open.
And Jimmy has been almost spanked
at least Ave times for trying to find out
whether the flowers would be pink. or
red or yellow or white when they
finally did come out.
Yesterday, with awe and delight.
mother discovered . faint touch Of
pink among the green Of the bushes, and
upon closer inspection found that one
bud was at last actually beginning to
unfold.
The family was called out from the
breakfast table to gass upon the mira.
Gle, and Jimmy again cautioned not to
70 near It.
All day long the cherished treasure
proved that Il had been worth bother.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-03

At Christmas time was rather wei!
supplied with silk stockings. with duo
thanks to my friends, and for several
months did not have to bother to hunt
for any bargains But with summer
and its low shoes. sport shoes. most
every kind of shoe and slipper OF which
one can think, there is an increased
need for those which were once a
luxury and now almost n necessity. I
have seen in one Of the shops some
stockings which have embroidered clocks,
White ones have black and white
clocks. a pearl gray has black clocks
traced up the side in fine embroidery,
and there comes also a dark tan with
a tan clock. These are priced at 81. so; I;
the silk is excellent quality, and any
of you who have priced embroidered
stockings know that these are remark
ably reasonable.
When I was smaller, both as tc
height and age. l used to say that when
! was rich ! was going TO wear white
kid gloves every day, all day. I've
grown up. but not rich /; still, I've man.
aged to collect few pairs Of the once
so coveted white kid gloves. Every
time they come home from the Glen ners.
they have to be aired To do away, with
tn" "dor Of gasoline. or whatever 1t is
has been used. and If by chance I'm
needing them the day they come home,
! must go out feeling as IL ! were a
walking advertisement for garage.
! have found one shop which sends
home gloves with virtually no odor.
Think Of tn" advantage, no odor, and
they deliver the gloves.
For names Of shops address Woman's Page
Editor or phone Walnut 5000 or Main 1901
between the hours Of D and 8.