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The New York herald., 1922-12-24
The Deluge
MONDAY.

Briar,' starring Theater Booth
Tarkingons Florenz Zegfed Jr with
Conroy. Florence ODeni
n support.
"Secrets" the Fulton Theater
Beer and May Edginton presented by Sam
Nesbitt Frazer Coulter in support
Ditrichstein Thirtynnh Street
and Madel Turner in support
the Broadhurst
HoTe play presented by William Harris
Leslie Howard Ferdi-
Gottschalk in support.
Mary Garric Theater medieval
poet presented by the Theaer
Casalis Helen Westey and Percy Waram In
Glory featuring Harold Theater Book
by Montgomery Maurice de Packn and Harry
Joseph Mccarthy Pre-
Vanderbilt Producing Company
Street Theate Jesse Lynch Will
the third production of Equity Players Jane
Grey and Tom Powers In the cast.
Cngng Vne" Wood at the knckerbocke
Zelda music by Harold Levey,
sented by Henry Savage.
TUESDAY,
the first OF series
OF mauees Friday afternoons
Lady Gegorys play presented by Dudley Dgges
WEDNESDAY,.
the Longacre
Arthur Hopkins with Mckay Morris
Romeo Whya Fridr Laurence
Charlotte Jerome Lawler BeuroIo Ken
meth Hunter Tpba William Keightley Barry Ma
colun Barowe Borland Samson, Albert Reed as
Merling
Chippendae Lady Copalc
and John Lady Montague
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
An Actor Who Reads

roles that the inundation OF plays By
the Bard now threatening must seem
to him like Old Home Week. He
played "The Merchant OF Venice" with
Agnes Sorma for q solid year in Berlin
under Reinhardt He has also done
King Ledr and CoItbd..
Ono OF his priceless memories Is that
OF seeing Edwin Booth playing In
Vienna. The American actor played IN
English, while all the surrounding COM
psny spoke German. Scblldkraut says
that Booths "HamIot" was absolutely
unforsettabie. He was no generous IN
his praise as to declare that Booth was
also fine In Rmo Lear, one OF schild-
kraut's favorite roles. That is the quail
fly about schildkrsut that strikes his
friends strongly--that he is such q mag
unanimous artist that no can laud the
work OF others IN tho Same line
He attended tho Moscow Art Theater
as much as he could, and declares they
are the last word IN acting. Their ex-
cellence. he holds. is due not merely to
the absolute balance between play and
acting, but also between such fine points
as the chairs and the doors used In their
productions.
Now that he Is preparing 10 use a
new medium the veteran actor confesses
TO an almost cailow trepidation. Though
no created the leading part in THE
God OF Vengeance" in Berlin. no says
that This heart Is like a stone" and
that he feels like a young man going for
tho first time 20 a rehearsal.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
FURTHER TESTIMONY.

To the Dramatic Editor:
Mr.. Gilbert Miller's letter Of last Sun
day is an interesting commentary upon
the position Of producers in our So
called highly commercialized theater OF
to-day. IL not upon all producers ar
least upon the firm of Charles Froh-
man. Inc.. of which Mr. Miller is tha
present director-general In charge of
productions,
1t seems that "fate and the house OF
Frohman' were accused OF plsyinr
havoc with The Texas Nightingale."
wbereupon Mr.. Miller pleads by way OF
concession and avoidance to the follow
Ing effect: The play is very good
play but unfortunately tho producers
had no choice OF authors--they had 20
take the one who wrote the play. This
done, they had to accept the actors
selected by the author who wrote the
play. and the interpretations Of tho char
acters as conceived by the actors Sc
iected by the author who wrote the play.
and the stage business necessary 10 the
interpretations of the actors selected by
the author who wrote the play, and the
settings to fit the stage business neces-
sary to the interpretations of the actors
selected by tho author who wrote the
play and the costumes-and so on. and
so on. down to the quality of the eggs
used by Jobyna Rowland In the cooking
scene. Until Mr.. Miller denies any
choice in the selection Of these eggs we
must hold him responsible for them.
And, judging from where we sat one
night, he apparently isn't O very good
person to send to the store for eggs.
II all this be true. as Mr.. Miller would
suggest. just what, we wonder. do the
words Charles Frohman presents"
mean? And what is a producer, any
how? CHARLES WOOD.
NEW YORK, December IS. 1929.
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Who's Who

EMMA HAIG, sprightly dancer IN
"our Nell" was born In Philadelphia
twenty-five years ago. Haig Is the
family or rightful name. Her father
was a musician. her mother an artist:
both are dead Miss Hais has danced
since carly childhood. She made her
debut on the amateur stage ut chill
dren'e entertainment at the Metropolitan
Opera House IN Philadelphia when she
was eight years old. giving limitations OF
La Petite Adelaide. Later she went into
vaudeville. playing small time.
She was dropped IN New Jersey. be-
ing appropriately canned In Camden,
where the canned music comes from.
She didn't mind. as II was just across
the river frorp philadelphia, and she
could get home moro easily than most
stranded artists Eventually she made
her debut In the legitimate with one Of
the Passing Shows" at the Winter Gar
den. After turn In vaudeville With a
mariner she won her musical comedy
spurs by appearing IN the Ziegfeld Fol
lies Of 1914, rs and '1s.
The arrestins fact ls now disclosed
that she was the original ''Septcrnbcr
Morn" and set all New York agoy With
her dimples, disclosed without reserve.
Subsequently she went into vaudeville
with George white. and later toured %
n headiiner alone. She was In one Of
the "ffitchy Koo' productions. and also
In Miss 1917" at the Century Thoater.
She has also passed the time away In
The Magic Melody and In the first
Music Box Revue" falling from the
stage last June while dancing and
breaking her back. After having LATIN
for months In a plaster cast she now
shows no effect of the fall.
She has her own racing car and q
country home at Great Neck. l.. ]. she
draws and paints, rides horseback. plays
golf. and. as you might say, IL an ath-
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Tales of the
TWO-a-Day
Vaudeville

CENTRAL Hello, Everybody"
with Gertrude Hoffman, Harry
and Willie Lander. Jean Mccoy
and Ralph Walton.
PALACE - Irene Franklin. Viv-
enne Segaf and Harry Carroll.
the Cansinos. Vera Gordon and
the Mosconi Brothers.
RIVERSIDE - The Dolly Sisters,
Jack wilson
COLONIAL = Pat Rooney and
Marion Bent, Ray Raymond.
EIGHTY-FIRST 6TREET-Doris
Humphreys Dancers, Joe Brown
ing.
BROADWAY-Harry Stoddard and
his Shanley Orchestra, Demarest
and Collette. Richard Keane. the
photoplay, Tho Beautiful ana
Damned"
LOEW'S STATE - Charles F.
Strickland and his Boys. Jackie
Coogan in the photoplay, "Oliver
Twist"
PROCTOR'S FIFTH AVENUE =
Gilmore and williams. Original
Piano Trio.
PROCTOR'S TWEEN NTY.THIRD
STREE t. Old Vaudevillian,
Angel and Fuller.
PROCTOR'S FIFTY ZIG II 7 H
STREET--"A Dress Rehea-5al,
Pisano and Landauer.
PROCTOR'S 125TH STREET
Smythe and James. INDIAN Rev
cries"
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
A CRY FROM THE HEART.
70 the Dramatic Editor;

4 U tNo OTOmdtto EdtrOrt
May we beg you to let us know the
gard to Valentino, as to his possible
chance of return to the company. or Of
his plans for the future.
The very great distress felt about him
In scores OF families. including my own,
must be the excuse for this Intrusion.
We had seen him SO many times in each
OF his pictures-from twenty-five TO
seventy-fve times each one--imagine
We had come to appreciate his unusual
genius and rare values as an actor. be-
sides his endless dignity, refinement,
grace and charm. He had become an
immense influence on our thoughts, and
we counted upon It's happy continuance
when this sudden disaster came. We
cannot become reconciled on our own
account and for him.
1t seems absurd that anything SO out
side of our own homes and activities
should have brought so much unhappl-
ness to SO many people. But such an
deed is the past
Tho suspense Of the past three months
mas told sadly upon nerves and tempers
In many circles. In our home. my wife
has become blue and nervous NV
daughter cries much. Even j. an occ,l-
pied business man, feel troubled abouc,
the AFFAIR in business and ONCE hours
1t Is as II dear and valued friend
were going into bankruptcy. or death
while nothing could be done 10 help
not even reports of conditions to be
had. We all feel the same way and
interest is being lost In other entertain
ments by many .-
Dear sir, when you know any facts
In this connection. will you not please
print a few lines that would mean 30
much to us all
TROUBLED BUSINESS MAN.
NEW York, Dec. II. 1899.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
- UDOLPH sCHILDKRAUT IL
moro Of book lover than an

- actor. This star. who has
been acclaimed on tho Yiddish and
German stages as one OF the greatest
dramatic exponents OF those Ian
guages, and who broke into English
for the first time at the Provincetown
J'heater In The God of Vengeance"
on last Tuesday. is such an ardent
biblioptilc that he has confessed 1t is
often difficult for him TO tear himself
away from his volumes. even TO act
his beloved characters
The two overwhelming loves or his
life might be summed I'D az follows in
the order of their Importance:
i.--Joseph schildkraut, his son. OF
'Liliom" fame.
2.--Ifis library.
The son needs little Introduction. The
library is carefully treasured In his
apartment on East Twenty-seventh
street. between Park and Madison ave.
nues. He brought Il with him from
abroad. although IL consists OF several
thousand volumes. IL is declared by
friends to be the most compiete theatri-
quaint possessions II a volume In French
entitled, Monsieur Garrick In His
Roles" said to be very rare. II has nu-
rerous vignettes In water coiors dcpict-
ing the famous English actor In hts va-
rious costumes.
There ls also much modern literature
on tho stage. He has all the works by
Max Relnhardt under wnom Sohild-
kraut acted for a long time In Berlin.
In addition he has books by Percy Mac
kaye, Gordon Craig, Alexander Wooll
colt and other authorities. There are
other curios not relevant to the foot
lights. He has a leaf Of the first Bible
printed in Gothenburg. There is also
a copy Of tho first shilling edition of
Charles Dickens "Dombey and Son"
But though he is losthe to leave these
treasures, when he does turn TO tho
stage he does II. one might say. with q
vengeance. lie is tircless at rehearsal.
Ono day during the early training period
OF The God OF Vengeance. he kept the
company working from II to s. himself
being .he most indefatiEable. Then
someone suggested that they take re-
cess for lunch. Schildkraut looked at
him biankly.
But. my dear sir" he said. "we are
rehearslngi"
In addition 70 his other classical parts
hs has played 20 many shakespearan
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
ExEUNT OMNEs.

A dramatic incident has just como
to light in connection with the cloa-
ing days of Virtue the ill-fated
play which flashed across the stage
of the Nora Bayes Theater like a
comet. that was much more dramatic
than anything In the piece itself. On
the Friday night just before the play
wore itself out there were about sew
enty-five persons In the audience.
huddled together In the orchestra.
During the second act one Of the spec
tators arose and made an eloquent
impromptu speech, thusi
Come on. boys. let's all SO out to-
gether"
"All right" ohorused tho boys
whereupon the audience trooped out
after this Patrick Henry.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
MY DEAR SIR:

ance personally. but again, acting is a
ma tier of opinion.
Indeed Mr.. Miller's letter opens up n
long avenue of speculation. Perhaps
Mr.. Zukor will even take his pen in
hand, but I've no intention of sn1il-
ing even at my own thoughts, so I win
not amuse myself any longer by grow
Ing flighty and gay over the very grave
and. to my mind, objectionable prece-
dent set by Mr.. Miller. For after all
know quite well that there is no real
danger that Mr.. Woods or the Theater
Guild or any other American manager
VIII Follow his example. Zoe AKINs.
NEW YORK, December 20, 1892.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
Hamlet to
the Critics
with profound apologies TO Shake
spedro.)
ny MONA MORGAN.


By MONA MORGAN.
w TRITE us in. I pray you. as We
M would have you do it--hon-
estly, from the hcart-but II
you pad IL, as many of your critics do
we'd as lief callboy wrote for us. Nor
do not try to I'LL your review with wit,
but treat all simply, for In the very
torrent. tempest. and. as may say.
whirlwind of derision. you must ac-
quire and beget a dignity which win
make your opinion respected. o! II
ofrends mo TO the soul to read the
puns and witticisrns of the so-called
critics which tear a play to ribbons. to
very rags. 10 display their talents for
writing, which for the most part con-
sists OF nothing but an elemental college
course from Baker. would have such
n fellow whipped for initiating Nathan;
it -Woollcotts woolcott: pray you,
resist Il.
BE not too grave neither. but use your
common sense in being clever suit your
mood to the theme. your theme to the
mood. with this special proviso, that "ou
overlook not the merits of the viay. for
there be producers who give sc strug-
choice Of players Is most faulty. which
far from holds the mirror up TO drama,
nor In your sarcastic quips let not the
manager escape untouched by your form
and pressure. stint not your praise
when talents In the cast. for the Hop
woods, Shpmans, Thomases can live.
Craig. Lash, Sin1onson. too. will be. no
matter what their offense is. o there
be players with famous names who so
long have fooled tho public that having
neither the gait OF Christian. pagan nor
man. have so spoiled a play / had
wondered no natures highwayman had
pulled a gun and shot in self-defense.
o! speak your thoughts unsullied by
puil or influence. And let those that
would be critics write no more. OF Booth
and Barrett for there be still those
who can well remember them. though In
the meantime some necessary question
~ this century be then 70 be considered.
1hate villainous. and shows a most
pitiful lack of sense IN the fool that
draws comperisons. oo--get you
eglufnn.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
THE SUBWAY CIRCUIT.

MoNTAUK THEATBR (Brooklyn)--
lust Married" with Vivian Martin and
Lynne Overman.
MAJESTIC THEATER-''Molly Oar.
ling"
TELLER's SHUBERT THEATDR--
The Cat and the Canary"
SHUBBRTS RIVIERA THEATER
(Manhattan)-Marj ARsmbeau In
The Goldfish"
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
VAUDEVILLE has it's cycles. A
I veteran Of the B. b. Keith cir
emit was reviewing the current

~ veteran Of the B. b. Keith cir
cult was reviewing the current
acts that enjoy popularity with the
public one day last week and sighed
for tho Irish comedian with green
whiskers, the German comedian Of
Falstaffian girth and shapstick, the
sidewalk entertainer with his rapid
fire conversation" the black face song
and dance team, the professional
strong man, the male quartet, the
mystery act ana many another form
OF entertainment that once flourished
on every we'll made vaudeville bill.
Here and there survivors are to be
found. but they are exceptionally
hardy perennial5 like the elder Nor
tons, Houdini, Sam Bernard, Long
Tack Sam and others with personali-
ties and methods that defy the changes
of taste and fashion. The vaudeville
booking man Is quick to detect the
slightest shifting of values In his en-
tertainments. He changes the old
time musical turn into an act with a.
piano and a singer or else into a
tabloid revue. He makes the song
and dance team get an elaborate set,
we'll lighted; buy expensive costumes
and add ballroom numbers to their re-
pertoire. He takes the minstrels and
presents them as everything else but
old fashioned black face performers.
The musical act has developed into
an orchestra, and so. on all along tho
line. The artist In Keith vaudeville
who does not change with the times
soon finds himself or herself wonder
ing why the bookings are not con-
secutive. On the other hand tngenu-
ity. Imagination, novelty In presenta-
ton are Immediately rewarded with
''time."
There will be a big midnight supper
party on New Years Eve In all b. #.
Keith theaters for the artists who play
the second show.
The Chestnut Street Opera House. the
PHILADELPHIA home of Shubert vaude-
willie, last week broke away from Its
customary policy Of playing revues, and
presented an entire bill OF what pro-
fessionals call straight vaudeville
Word Games from Philadelphia that the
units will probably be intcrlarded with
frequent bills Of vaudeville.
The concerts at the Winter Garden
have come 70 be an established fact.
But the Winter Garden just now Is
undergoing extensive alterations and as
a consequence is closed. The concerts,
however, could not be abandoned and
four Sundays ago by means Of news
paper ads. piacards about the theater
and other methods of publicity. tho Sun
day night Winter Garden crowd was
suddenly shunted from the Fiftieth
street theater to the Ambassador, Just
around the corner on Forty-ninth street.
But the following Sunday the Amoassa-
dor Theater had been rented for a bene-
TT performance. Then came another
change and the crowd was transplanted
to the Shubert Theater. Tonight the
show will be resumed at the Anbassa-
dor and In q week or so the Winter
Garden recpens.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
"wBIsPERING WIRES

While Max Marcin's production of
MARY. Get Your Hair Cut" Is ex-
pected TO domesticate itself soon at
the Forty-ninth street Theater. ''whis-
pering Wires" the present incumbent,
will be transferred TO another play
house. so theatergoers will still be as
sured Of their full quota Of chills and
thrills,
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

Tho Chestnut Street Opera House. the
Philadelphia home OF Shubert vaude-
Vile. last week broke away from It's
customary policy Of playing revues, and
presented an entire bill OF what pro-
fessionais call straight vaudeville"
Word Games from Philadelphia that the
units will probably be intcrlarded with
frequent bills Of vaudeville.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

There will be big midnight supper
party on New Years Eve In all b. f..
Keith theaters for the artists who play
the second show.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
BY DAVID BELAsCO.

A LII my life I have desired and
"A purposed TO produce the plays
4 n ~ CbalraSnaora T,l,axy xuara
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

An interesting situation has de-
veloped in connection with Listening
In" e. S. Moss is said to be the chief
bacler Of this play. Moss Is one OF
the leading figures associated with the
Il. +. Keith circuit. The Keith circuit
is competing with the Shuberts for
attention In vaudeville. The Shuberts
control the Bijou Theater. Listening
In" Is at the BiJou
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

w TRITE us in. pray you. as We
M/ would have you do it--hon-
estly. from the heart--but II
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

"Blossom Time viii be a Christmas
present for Syracuse. the company
being booked there for a return en-
gagement, since 1t has now been dis
covered that Schubert's music is pop
ular.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-31
BUILDING FOR COMFORT

These warm days and nights bring forceully to mind
the matters Of personal comfort during hot weather.
There denying the fact that the mercury has been
climbing upward right here in beautiful Polk county but
Sundays high of 90 degrees was eclipsed by half
a dozen points throughout the country. Furthermore
Florida is favored by delightful breezes although the
last few nights have not caused anybody special worry
along that line. The point TO be stressed is that in a
majority of Flordians do not build type of house
especially adapted to Florida This is out-of doors
State and should be recognized such To erect homes
after the type in general in Northern latudes is the
height of folly 1t fact that each and every of
the three hundred and sixty five nights of the year
be enjoyed on a sleeping porch. Why condemn human
beings to sleep Try to sleep in small poorly ventilated
when it is easy to provide sensible
modations? If these who rent houses would ask the
question of the landlord Has your house a sleeping
porch9" it would not be long before every house in the
city, no matter how humble would have screened out
side place for the family The travelling men under
stand and appreciate than any other class the abb
scute need for reform in this matter To show the trend
of the times, hotel recently erected in Paatka, has
several tiers of sleeping poches connected with bedrooms
and that hotel is never without full house" In build
ing CT modern homes, matter what the size, the first
requisite is outdoor sleeping place. After that is pro-
vided for it is all very we'll to arrange fer a place in
which 10 dress in prvacy-some people call these places
bedrooms, others call them hothouses The sleeping
porch the thing of prime Importance for health and for
comfort
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-31
NOTHING UNUSUAL IN THAT
Tampa TribuneD

The New Smyrna Breeze says:
THE tax assessor of Hardee county recently made
the discovery 100000 worth property in that
county has been for years Wonder
if the mistake has other counties
That is a condition confined to Hardee county If
the Breeze will take look its county Volusia
it will find far more than that sum not the tax books
there In fact there is not county in Florida where
there is not from half million several million dol
lars worth of taxable property not the books In
words there is easily $2OOO0OOO of hidden tax
able property in this the low valuation
the rest of the property is returnedI
Here the only real work for the State Equalizer OF
Taxes. Until he organizes force of either state Off
Gals Independent experts under state authorization
and goes methodically and closely into every county
searching for and uncoverng the hidden property
escaping taxation, he WILL far his olHce is
Ccrned be but sounding brass and tinkng cymbals
Tax equalization means making every man pay his
equally just part, making those who happen to be
paying a lower valuation in county up to
what those in another county happen to pay. Tax equal
ization means making Tom Jones, who has hundred
thousand dollars in cattle loaned ont and
mortgages not on the assessors books pay as well
Sam Smith, who owns a $4,000 home and farm and is
made to pay because his property not be hidden
from sight.
Editorial Note: Herein lies principle that is one
of the foundation stones of the city manager plan Of
government and that ought to have weight with the
voters of Lakeland tomorrow. 1t may lruthfuly be
stated that discoveries of assessment omissions and in
capabilities are not uncommon when commission manager
governments go into effect There has scarcely been
case where the manager has been put into office where
there has not been found enough property needing adj
ustmcnt one way or another pay that managers salary
the first year two.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-31
LOVELY FROCKS, AND SIMPLE

Any of the printed Cottons so much
used this season may be selected to
fashion the first of the pretty frocks
pictured. The skirt is tucked and
stitched with narrow mercerized braid
and the braid is used again in the
decoration of the waist. White or
CANDY forms the collar Medium size
requires 81 yards 36-inch figured
material and IS yard organdy, with 2
punches Of braid.
Bingham is the logical selection for
the second dress, the collar and cuffs
being of chambray. The front is
slashed and turned back to form a V,
while the fulness at the waist is held
in with a string belt Of chambray.
Any materials may be combined in
reproducing this model Medium size
requires az yards 36-inch gingham
and p yard organdy.
First Model: Pictorial Review Dress
No. 1917. Sizes, "a to As inches bust.
Price, IS cents.
Second Model: Dress No. 1921.
Sizes, "a to 46 inches bust and l6 to
20 years. Price, IS cents.