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The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
LATE APRIL sILvERSEET AND ATTRACTION
Syncopation No Longer
Rules American Music
So Declares Paul Whiteman, In Analyzing
Tendencies in Present. Day Popular
Harmony Making.

There have been many denni-
tions OF Jazz and there has been
a rood deal OF talk regarding IL.
Every month or SO somebody In
print declares jazz is done" says
Paul whiteman. an authority on
syncopatlon, whose orchestrR has
recently scored one Of the greatest
successes in the history OF yaude-
willie.
Now, Just what Is Jazz? Ask a
talking machine record buyer and
he will play you a record in which
the top clarinet out-squeals' every
thing else. He will tell you that
is jazz Ask a dancing master
and he will tell you the original
Jazz step Is a combination OF a
backward glide and a flying dip. or
q strongly acce nted turkey-trot
step. II you ask a trombonist Ire
will probably tell you IL is a care
less slentsndo. A cornetist may
hang an old hat over the bell of
his instrument and tell you he is
playing jazz. or a 'cellist will rise
and sit down in his chair in regu-
lar and furious rhythm like a
a. n FNhooA oAe
saw wildly at his instrument.
None OF these things is Jazz.
"Jszz is a condition OF mind. You
can jazs anything in music or the
dance, exactly as you can rag il.
You can blow hard. scrape hard.
beat hard. at whatever instrument
you may play. You can stick On
counter-melodies like the barber
shop quartets. you can call OF inn
aginary figures. yell Hot dog" in
the midst Of some perfectly decor
| Gus dance. and make a donkey OF
yourself generally. That is Jazz.
You can Jazz Old Hundred II you
like. exactly as you can rag Il.
But the two are different. Any
body can jazz. Itstakes a mu-
siclan to rag a tune.
Now. don't get bewildered. The
rag and jazz are different. Strictly
speaking. to rag a tune means that
You destroy its rhythm and tempo
and substitute for the one a "a or
4-4 time and a syncopated rhythm.
I To do this properly calls for a
good ear. good knowledge OF
primitive harmony and for quite a
llNNit WIN bCN OF ul-
terror musical laws as scientific as
those which put up a building or
| write sonnet. You may not
know their science, because only
the ear may be called into play
But remember that when you be-
gin to rag a tune you follow some
other mans methods-somethin
you have heard some other fellow
do. II you don't follow you arc a
great and original genius. far too
big a man for US in the whiteman
orchestra. Possibly the sculptor is
just being born today who will
make your statue before which fu-
ture generations will stand bare
headed.
"Ragtime and syncopation are
two words which have been griev-
ously misused. Syncopstlon
sounds important. It gives a sense.
to the ignorant, Of participation in
the worlds scientific knowledge.
| Every commuaity has its own rag
time poets, every town billboard
announces some J. Boob Dunder-
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23

conversation. carrying with il some
point an audience may Eroan. 4
Few conUndrums 20 a long WA
some OF them have gone from III,
Mexican war down TO the world
war
Minstrel men speak Of old tol,,s
as old boys'-an eNhibition Of
paterrsl affection One Of the oldesr
OF the old boys is: Why is 3
chicken on a fence like a penny
Because its heads on one side and
tails on the other"
In the first minstrel shows ,b,
musicians, vocslists and eyeryhod,-
else on the stage in the first parr
Iolned in the joke making sc-
cording TO Mr.. Dockstader. II,
was a common thing for the corn.r
player or drummer to engage in,
conversation with the interIocuto~
as Tor the end man. One OF tbri-
Jokes, said the comedian. W.,
Why am ] like a young widow ---
me answer was: Because do
not stay long in black
\. X. Woods. # Z. rumor.s OH
Broadway. has set his lines for IN
other motion picture star. 'Tis sid
that he Is trying 20 get DOROTHY
Dalton for q play which he bs, So
cured. Miss Dslton's only previous
appearance on the speaking stag
was in 'AphrodIte."
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23

smiths seven staggering syncopa-
tors-whO can't. most OF them.
even play Good Night. Ladies' in
decent time. These arc the fellows
that arc killing American music
and standing in the way OF your
development.
'1Syncopation no longer rules
American music. Syncopation. OF
which ragtIme is the most famIl-
lar form. as we use IL in the United
States, 10 an African inheritance.
II has descended to US. on one
hand. direct from Africa, and on
the other. through Spain and Span
ish-American civilization. The
tango rhythm. or what passed for
the tango in the United States. was
a slow ragtime, the cakewalk a
swifter one.
''Syncopstion still exists IN
American music; in fact. you can
not hear more than "a very few
bars OF any popular composition
without its cropping up. But to-
day il Is no longer a necessary
thing. II has been rttsined much
as an ornament. II gives to all
AlaNh oA ANe WV
liar character. But IL you listen
close and look sharp you will note
that few dances OF today depend
wholly on syncopation. The fox
trot is being danced (this is in
1922 to the rhythm ! and ., and
4. which is not syncopstion. II is
the rhythm Of the old Greek po-
etic dactyl. older than Christianity.
However. we don't want 20 go
too far into this. BY the time
these words are In type there may
be new steps, new music"
Both Director Cannon. Of the
Palace symphony Orchestra, and
Director Brusilof Of the Columbia
symphony Orchestra. at Loew's
Palace and Columbia theaters, re-
spectively. won many congratula-
tions from patrons for their inter
probation OF Easter week overture
selections during the past week.
Mr.. Gannon's selection was Lakes
Easter Fantasies" while at the
Columbia Mr.. Brusilors orchestra
played Gounod's Ave Maria" ami
Mendelssohn's Spring Song" A.
the Palace this week Mr.. Cannon
has selected TobsnTs Gypsy Fan
tastes as the overture, while Nj.
Brusilof. at tho Columbia. has
chosen Corners IL Gusrany"
A notable array Of hrSt-ruu
screen offerings is announced for
May at Loew's Columbia and Pal
ace theaters. During MAY the Co
lumbis will play "Beauty's
WORTH the latest production for
Marion Davies: is Matrimony a
Failure" the Paramount picturiza-
tion OF Leo Ditrichstein's famous
play. with all-star cast: The Maj
From Home" perturbation of
William Hodges famous play by
Booth Harrington, and Fannie
Hurst's noted story. The Cool
Provider." with Willie Collier. ir
Vera Gordon and others. Palace
bookings for the mopth includes
new starring productions for Will
sam S. Hart. Dorothy Dalton. Alice
Lake, Elaine Hammerstein. Ma
McAvoy and other noted stars.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
ARLISS' ACTING
IS REAL SCHOOL
OF DRAMA ART

George Arliss. screen and stage
star, whose latest photoplay, THE
Ruling Passion" will be the fea-
tured attraction at Moore's Rialto
Theater all week. beginning today.
Is one OF the leading exponents Of
the art Of acting.
When he is at work in the mo-
tion picture studio or "on loca-
ton" there will be found school
of the drama. while working in
photoplays with Mr.. Arliss Is a lib
eral dramatic education. Merely
by watching him-and noting the
things he doesn't do-one may learn
the things one shouldn't do II he
wishes to make success of his
efforts before the camera.
Acting is second nature with Mr..
Arliss. He intuitively acts when
ever he appears before the motion
picture camera. Years of expert
ence on the etage have taught him
to do the natural thing always.
and when he and his director. Har-
mon Weight, confer on a bit of
business" it may be definitely un-
derstood when the camera is
cranked again that common
sense" will prevail throughout the
action.
It is a matter Of fact that when
an actor is working before the
camera II he doesn't "feer that he
is right. he certainly is wrong.
Hence, Director Weights occasional
query to one of the players: Now
do you feel that?'
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
Constance Favors Stories
By Youthful Story Writers
Age Unable to Reflect the Atmospheric
Quality She Believes SO Desirable in
Stories for the Screen.

lures that make no effort to capt.
talize this vast asset. They :gno-e
cxtcriors. show shabby interiors
and have no pleasing effect upon
the vision.
This. in most cases, is due to
the story from which the picture
has been adapted and explains the
chief reason why ! favor origina,
scenarios. The writer of such
original scripts knows what the
screen is able to do and plans his
story with that point in mind.
My reason for believing in the
young writer is based upon my ex-
perience with stories. A writer is
most proficient in penning those
incidents OF life with which he has
had close acquaintance. The stories
that appeal most to the fans are
those of life, young blood. anima
tion and action. The writer who
can list youth among his assets Is
the one most likely to encounter
such experiences and to embody
them most realistically in his manu-
scriptn He lives and feels the
same emotions as the heroes of his
scenarios.
TT is the chief but not the only
reason for parttality TO the writer
of youth. He may lack something
in studied experience of the screen;
but he Is usually quick to lean by
his mistakes, ready to inculcate
new methods and adept at perceIv.
ing novel situations and plots.
HE has Imagination. vision. am
bition. He is open to suggestion.
He avoids the ruts of the writer
who has been accustomed to one
form Of expression for so Ions tina, ,
he thinks in terms only of that
form.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
MISS HAMPER LACKS
TIME TO DEVELOP
A TEMPERAMENT"

Too bushy engaged learning To be
q shakespearean actress TO deyelop
the eccentric Temperament" sup
posed TO characterize a modern
Stage beauty has been the fate OF
MISS Genevieve Hamper. Robert Il.
Mantelis leading woman.
For Miss Hamper is lust = nIsin
whole-hearted mid-western girl. as
uhspolieo as she was the day Mr.
Mantell chose her from several De-
troit applicants for a small vacancy
In his company. The years that
have intervened have been devoted
TO hard. though pleasant WORK.
long hours OF study and even lonEcr
hours of rehearsal. She has had No.
time to pamper poodle dogs no
dabble in the various Intellectual
"isms" Of the feminist movement.
Success has not gone 20 her head
for several very good reasons. In
the hrst place, she belongs TO a very
"canny" family, whole -heRrtedly and
enthusiastically for her, but not
given toidle praise and 10 turning
ohndly from shortcomings. In the
next place, she is married 20 Mr..
Mantell, a sturdy product OF the
school OF hard knocks" who. more
markedly than any other con-
temporary actor has had his ups
and downs" and knows the exact
value of praise and blame.
In such frightfully sane sur
roundings. how can you expect To
develop a becoming temperament" :"
asks Miss HsmHer.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
METROPOLITAN.
Constance TdImddOe ~ Polly Of tht
FOIlsSr

Constance TdlmddOe ~ Polly Of the
FOlhsS."
Polly of the FoIlies" will be seen
for the first time in Washington as
the feature Of the bill at Crandalis
Metropolitan Theater. beginning to-
day. It affords Constance Talmadge.
its star. the best role and the snap
pieSt vehicle of her career. In this
original and highly amusing COM
edy-romance John Emerson and
Anita LOos have devised a camera
drama that permits Miss TalmadGe
to appear in four distinct Euises
during the animated action.
The entire credit fer the out
standing success which Polly of
the Follies" has achieved in other
cities where il has been shown is
not. however. to be bestowed upon
the star. She is surrounded by
supporting cast that embraces
wonderful array Of varied and
proved talents. Kenneth Harlan Is
cast in the role OF Bob Jones.
Frank I.slor and Harry Fisher,
veterans of musical comedy. and
George Fawcett and John DAILY
Murphy. experienced actors OF wide
fame, all are conspicuOusly cast in
this enlivening picture. So also are
Ina Rorke. Theresa Maxwell-Con-
over, Bernard Randall, Billie Dove
and a host of others. not to mem
ton the "Follies" chorus.
AS a special added phOtoplay at
traction will be shown for the first
time in the Capital a splendidly ex-
ecuted. perturbation OF Rudyard
Kipling's The Ballad of Fishers
Boarding House. in which are
filmed a group of exceptionally
gifted players Another screen hit
will be found in the manEnlhcent
Prizma natural color subject, Sun
beamsl'
Thiss weeks special overture
number by the Metropolitan Sym
phonysts metropolitan Echoes" and
is lereverly interviewer medley of
practically all Of the popular song
hits and dance successes of the
year,. arranged by Mr.. Mirskey.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
Historic Studio
OF d. w. Griffith
NolD q CUb1n

The oldest and, historically.
the most interesting film studio
in Los Angeles, the old Bio
graph building, which has been
the scene of the making OF
Katherine MacDonald's pictures
the last two years, has been
dismantled and transformed
into a carbarn. This is the
place where D. w. Griffith made
his first pictures, and Mary
Pickford, the late Bobby Cooper.
Charles Ray. Lillian Gish, Mae
Marsh. Blanche Sweet, Lionel
Barrymore. Harry Carey, Dor
othy Dalton, owen Moore and a
dozen other stars once worked
as extras and ordinary actors at
salaries that would seem ridicu-
lous today.
Miss MacDonald's pictures are
to be made in the future m the
Mayer studio. This is a step
toward economy in the film
colony.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23

Young men, here's your chance.
Constance Talmadge, famous
screen star-whose pictures are dis
tributed by First National. believes
irrevocably that young writer's a-e
best qualified to supply the screen
with stories. Not only that, but
she is quite certain that the original
scenarist is going to be the screen
writer of the future.
I'm absolutely convinced of the
nc ed OF original screen stories" was
the recent statement of Miss Tall
madge, whose latest picture, Polly
of the Follies." TO be seen for the
first time in Washington at Gran
dalIs Metropolitan, beginning this
afternoon at 5. is based upon an
original story by John Emerson
and Anita Loos.
In the first place adaptations not
only fail to meet screen requi-e-
mcnts in many cases. but they are
50 often deficient in bringing out
the qualities which the screen is
particularly adept at portraying.
Scenic effects, since the screen ap-
peals especially to the eye, should
be emphasized in the story; and
still we have countless motion pic
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
"FreckLes" Barry
Coming to Capital
To Meet President

Wesley LCPreckles") Barry,
the spanRle-faced star of
''Dinty," school Days" Pen
rod and numerous other film
successes that have attained
tremendous popularity, will ar
rive in Washington tomorrow
morning for the express purpose
OF meeting President Harding
at the White House by an ap-
pointment already arranged.
Wesley has been making a
tour OF the principal cities of
the country, where he has made
personal appearances in the
foremost picture theaters of the
nation. That tour completed,
"Freckles" expressed a desire to
pay his respects to the Presi-
dent. The matter was taken up
with George Christian, secre-
tary to the President, and plans
: for the audience completed
through the cooperation of
Harry NJ, Crandall. Joseph p.
Morgan and Nelson B. Bell, Of
the Crandall organization.
In addition to the President,
Wesley will meet Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge and members or
the Senate and House. and in
the afternoon will visit points
OF historical interest in and
about the Capital and a few of
the leading downtown shops.
In the evening he will appear
briefly at the Crandall theaters,
where his stellar vehicles have
Z been accorded their FIRST Wash
ington presentations.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
WILLIAM HODGE
JUST AS "HOMEY"
OFF STAGE AS ON

What sort OF a man is William
Hodge of the stage?
Is he just as honey" away from
the theater as he is basking in the
glare Of the foOtlights?
Does he typify in private life the
good, sturdy Americsnism he so
admirably depicts in public?
These and countless similar in
quiries have been made time and
again OF the stars friends and
business associates. They were
asked when he made his phenom-
email success In The Man From
Home" and continued throughout
his seasons with The Road 20 Hap
plness," Fixing Sister" "A Cure
for Curables" Ynd The Guest of
Honor" And assin they are being
propounded in evrry city where he
Is seen in his new play, Dog Love" {"
The answer to all these questions
is yes" and II cannot be made too
emphatic. The william Hodge the
audience sees on the stage is the
William Hodge that exists in real
life. There is nothing stilted or
artificial about him; he Is never the
atrical: he Is just a regular human
being without any frills or furbe-
lows.
A peek into Mr.. Hodges dressing
room will convince a visitor Of thc
robust masculinity OF the actor. A
collection Of pipes strewn across
the dressing table and all In the
service" as Mr.. Hodge puts Il, dis
close one OF the comedians chief
pastimes. Between smokes he chats
about current events and plays with
the few privileged to invade the
sacred precincts back stage"
II the visitor chances to be in
terested in country life. he will nnd
Mr.. Hodge q particularly sympa-
thetic companion. Last summer the
actor bought a farm near Green
wich. Conn. and next TO Mrs. Hodge
and the three little Hodges, IL is
the big thing in his life. A red
barn over 100 years old on the prop
erty has an irresistible appeal to
the actor and was one OF the chief
reasons for the purchase. He Is
having IT transformed into studio
and there, undoubtedly, many of
his future plays Will be born.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
COLUMBIA.
lIGc u

uGc Murray ia "FdsctndttoH.'
Tne pronounced success scored
during Easter week by Mae Murray
IN her latest starring production.
Fascination" will probably be du-
q plicated during the week at hand,
for Miss Murray will again be seen
as the Columbia star for the full
= week beginning today. In the same
production.
"Eascination" is a Tinany-Metro
prediction. directed by Robert q
Leonard and based on the story and
rEcenRrio by Edmund Goulding. 1t
is an opulent. colorful and dynamic
studY Of young womanhood in re-
/. volt against the age-old conven-
tions of the Spanish aristocracy
and-ia essence, II Is the story OF a
beautiful Spanish-American girl
who dared to display her intoxicat-
irEs charm in the most dangerous
sresRTt OF Madrid. after an escape
'sfrors the watchtui care OF her chap
Erds-aunt.
( Fhe story. however. Is consecu-
stlvs. and thrilling In its narrative.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23

and it reveals how the girl. in her
disguise of a cabaret dancer. over
hears an effort to blackmail her
father, prevents his murder at the
hands of the very man she has cap
tivated and. in the end. sighs con-
tentedly In the arms of youth who
loves her and whose love she finds
ultimately more fascinating than
all the night life and Bohemian
gayety that Madrid has to offer.
The supplemental features in
clude a hilarious Mutt and JEFF an
imated cartoon, the latest issue of
the LOew news events and a charm
ing symphonic overture by the Co.
lumbia Symphony Orchestra under
the direction Of Mr.. Leon Brusilof.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
Lew Dockstader Searches
For Oldest Minstrel Joke
Lack of Comic Journalism 20 Years Ago
Makes Hunt Difficult But Interest
ing, He Declares.

Lew Dockstsder is attempting to
unearth the oldest minstrel joke.
He admits IL Is a difficult task.
as the hrst minstrel show was
produced in 1898
81 have searched long and indus
triously for this joke" says Dock
stader. in order to learn the char
acter of early American humor.
There were no comic papers, no
newspaper humorists in the 4Os.
In those days the minstrel men
were virtually the only joke
makers. The pun and conundrun
were mighty popular with our
grandfathers. Unless a pun to-
day is an exceptionally clever one.
with some DEFINITE bearings on the
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
PALACE.
Thossas Mei0hHH IN "The Bachelor
Daddy"

ThoHtuS HetghdH h "Ihe BdchctoT
Daddy"
Thomas Meighan. the Paramount
screen star. who achieved one Of
the triumphs in the picturized YER
sion ser Edward Peple's story. THE
Prince Chap" comes to Loew's Pal
ace As the featured star for the full
week beginning today. in another
storx by the same author, The
Bachelor Daddy" in which Mr..
Meighan finds not only a role Of
comedy. thrills. romance and heart
interest, but in which he enjoys the
support Of Leatrice Joy. the De
Briae Twins. Maude Wayne. Adele
Farrington. ]. F. Macdonald. Eau-
renee Wheat and others.
The Bachelor Daddy" was see
narized from the original Peple
storYEby Olga Printzlau, while the
direction has been entrusted to Al
fred E. Green. II reveals Mr.. Mel
CHAN in the role :of a budding ben
edict. who. one week before his
marriage. adopts FIVE fatherless
children and brings them back for
his" fancee to mother. The gil,
not loving children. rebels at this
development and an effort is made
to place the children in school.
One Is a baby and this one is en-
trusted to the secretary Of the man
who has adopted them. The mutual
love OF the man and his secretary
for the child and the distaste Of the
mans fancee for the child result in
a Complete rearrangement OF the
mau's plan for marriage after he
discovers that Il is his own secre-
tary and not his hancee that he
really loves
The chief comedy feature of the
program will be the latest Joe Rock
comedy. IAN Wet" while the Pal
ace symphony Orchestra. Mr.. Joseph
Cannon. will offer TobanPs Gypsy
Fantasies" as the overture. The
Pathe news pictures and the Liter
airy Digest Topics will be additional
pnef finFs-
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
CRANDALL'S.
leMille,s "FooIs Pnradi,e.


Beginning this afternoon at 3,
CrandaIl's Theater will offer as its
foremost attraction Cecil B. De-
Miles spectacular production of
Fools Paradise" in which the four
stellar roles are played by Dorothy
Dalton. Conrad Nagel. Mildred Har-
ris and Theodore Kosloff.
Fools Paradise" depicts the
story of an ex-soldier,s alteration
of a brilliant French dancer who
attended him as a nurse while he
was convalescing from injuries re-
ceived In the war. She comes to
America and plays an ,ensagement
in the mushroom oil town, in which
the lad is trying to exc out a pre-
carious living as writer Of verse.
There Is in the same town q girl Of
the dance halls who becomes in
fatuated with the blond youth from
overseas and develops an intense
jealousy for the dancer. As a cruel
joke, she gives the boy a loaded
cigar which blinds him.. She then
poses as the dancer in the life OF
the stricken service man. Eventu-
ally, however, q specialist restores
the lost sight and there then en-
sues a series OF the most dramatic.
most thrilling and most gorgeously
staged climacterfc scenes ever
filmed. Charlie on the Farm. an
animated cartoon comedy, will be
shown as a supplementary feature
of the bill.
On Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day the program will embrace two
features Of unusual merit and
breadth Of appeal. The principal
offering for the weekend will be
The Fire Bride" a drama alive
with the swift passion Of the South
Seas. which was filmed in its entire
ty in Tahiti. Ruth Renick Is the
pictured star. The companion fea-
ture will be Mack Sennett's new
two-reel laughmaker. "On Patrol q"