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New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
Two New Stories as Starring
Vehicles for Jane Noyak

"Thelma" and "The Rock of Ages''
have been secured for Jane Novak's
next starring productions for R-C Pic
tures. "Thelma" is the Marie Corelli
story of the daughter of Norwegian
Viking. James Young is collaborating
with Chester Bennett in screening the
production.
After the completion of "Thelma"
work will be started on "The Rock Of
Ages" drama based ON Toplady,s
hymn. This prodcution will mark the
first appearance on the screen together
OF the Novak sisters. Eva Novak a
younger sister of Jane and herself a
star, has been engaged as the chief
support.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
Says Blossom Time
Makes for Better
Musical Plays

Bertram Peacock, who sings the role
Of Franz Schubert in Blossom Time"
believes that this operetta, now in its
second year in New York, will influence
the development of better musical
plays. Already he has observed a
trend to productions that emphasize
romance, intelligent comedy, consistent
characterization and melody.
Heretofore, most of our musical
productions" says Mr.. Peacock, "were
fashion and curve displays, with songs
that were more rhythmic than melodi-
Gus. The appeal has been chiefly to
the eye. Some OF them have been
popular, for, at least, in trying to make
this appeal, as wide as it was satisfy
ing, the producers aimed for the ar
tistic. They set the fashions and the
girls against beautiful backgrounds.
The costumes were strikingly pictorial
But once the eye had been filled with
the color Of the scene there was moth
ing left. Singing, acting and comedy
were allowed to languish.
"For many years / wanted to appear
in musical play which would feature
good singing, good acting and good
comedy-a difficult combination to ac-
quire--at the same time not losing
sight of pictorial beauty. The oppor-
tunity came with Blossom Time.
Here was an operetta that made an in
telligent appeal to the ear, as we'll as
striking appeal to the eye. Drama,
comedy and good music were con-
spicuous, but the pictorial and specta-
cular features were not neglected. The
romance Of Schubert, his inability to
plead his cause, his awkward request
OF his best friend to speak for him,
his realization Of failure and his con-
ISOLATION in music, which he calls his
eternal MISTRESS form the motive of
the operetta. Comedy depicting inci-
dents in the Viennese life of 1900 and
music embracing many of Schubert's
immortal songs are woven adroitly into
the story. And the public has re-
sponded generously to work superior
in every way. 1t has been the best
kind Of encouragement to other pro-
dIcers.
Il understand that there are many
musical plays destined for New York
presentation this season that will
capitalize the successful technique OF
Blossom Time, relegating pictorial
effects TO the background, where they
belong, and giving chief Importance to
music, comedy and acting. Whereas
in former years we have seen musical
comedies that have contained neither
music nor comedy, we are going to
have productions that feature music
and comedy. And I think the credit
will be due in no small measure to
Blossom Tima,n
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
First National Releases
Nine New Ince Pictures

Thomas ince has announced Bis
schedule of nine releases through rlFss
National by new contract. These
pictures will all be released ia As
autumn. They are.
"Skin Deep melodrama ST sAs
present reconstruction period, ~As
Milton Siiis, Florence vidor and IisE
cia Manon.
Some One to Love-" c. Gasapa
Sullivan original story, with AsAgs
Beliamy, Callen Lands and sN'
Beery in the cast.
THE Hottentot," from William
lier's stage comedy. vita Douglas AS,
Lean, Madgc Bellamy and RaynNs
Hatton.
"Jim," q Bradley King original, v''A
Milton Stills, John Bowers and NE
guerits de la Motto.
sThe Brotherhood OF Hate soula'
ern drama, with Lloyd Hughes, fF@'s
keenan, and Marguerite de Ia Motss-
A Man of Action mystery eaas. s
edy, with Douglas MacI@an, Margaelss'
de la Motto and Raymond Hsssoa, &
Sunshine Trail. comedy W.
Douglas MacLean and Edith Roberts
"Beilboy Thirteen q Douglas Ass
Lean comedy, and Maurice Tournsuss
Lorna Doona,s the screen sdspts1lssss
of r. d. BiackmoYe's classics VIE
Madge Bellany, John Bowers and Fz''es
Keenan,.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

'iiSh anu We colleCteu many OF Cnem.
The doctor placed a basket on the
wagon and we were instructed to toss
the dollars into the basket the Jingle
of money impressing the mill hands
But l and the little fellow who sang
used to wander around the railroad
tracks seeking sinkers which we threw
into the basket when the doctor wasn't
looking. He usually caught US, though,
and made US give up the money"
Frequent were the troubles with the
school authorities while Jack was
away with the medicine show, but he
managed to come through unpunished
for his negligence and he next bobbed
up with travelling vaudeville company
which played between acts at roper
tory show performances. He travelled
mainly in Canada in the Cobalt silver
region, playing In all sorts of outland-
ish places, on box platforms, in stores,
in barns, wherever it was possible to
assemble an audience. 1t was not long
afterward that the young dancer came
to New York, starting his climb to his
present position in small-time vaude
vile.
Donahue delights in doing travesties
Of classical dances, and his methods
are always amusing Donahue devel-
oped his travesties from observations
of the classical dancers in recital.
Ill \
dancers at all. They were way above
my head. To me they were funny
They made me laugh. l watched them
closely and the more I watched them
the more I saw the possibility of tray
estes. l would see dancer whirl and
whirl, pirouetting perfectly, making a
perfect finish to the applause Of the
audience. How funny, it occurred to
me, it would be if the dancer were
unable to stop in perfect position, but
ended his dance with an awkward fall
or gesture. Ipracticed it and then tried
it in public and it got big laugh.
So began to develop travesties until
they were large part Of my reper-
tory. / used watermelon instead of
the head of John the Baptist in trav-
estying 'Salome,' and exited eating the
melon. l sat on bucket and did all
manner of Russian steps, Of course al
lowing the audience to catch glimpse
of the bucket. ! concealed crutches up
my sleeves, making sure that the audi
ence saw me do it, and then proceeded
to do the most difficult steps from a
crouching position. conceived the
idea of holding on to wing and doing
these steps. One day the wing was
moved while was holding it. fell
and the audience howIed. So there
after had the wing moved whenever
did this bit"
"Molly Darling" is the first play in
which Jack Donahue has opened in New
York in part which gives him such
excellent opportunities to display his
ability. He had splendid part in
1.-TWO Little Girls in Blue" but he
joined the cast toward the end of the
musical comedy's New York run. Dom
ahue has been in the "Follies," in
Angel Face" "Hitchy Koo," and be-
tween productions has been headliner
in Keith vaudeville.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
Classical Dances Above Ills Head.
Jack Donahue Travesties Them

Boston's Charlestown district IS pro-
ductive of three things above all else
coon shouters, fighters and "hoofers"
The crop was largest when Jack Dona-
hue was gawky youngster, whirling
and turning and tapping on the hard
pavement, accompanied by the raucous
notes of a battered harmonica. 1t was
not gentle or indeed cultured exist
ence and battles were many between
the aspiring coon shouters whose warb-
lings interfered with the harmonica
players, interfering in turn with the
'hoofers." And those who were in
clined toward things pugilistic Joined
the scrambles for little extra hard
ening.
From a "hoofer" trading and prac-
ticing steps on the streets of Charles
town, Jack Donahue, grown angular,
skyward and elastic-legged, has be-
come the principal comedian in "Molly
Darling" which has come to the Lib
erty Theater Gle Of the laughing
feet" Hal Forde calls Donahue, and it
is an apt description. For Donahue,
equipped with an amazing variety of
steps, need not utter a word and vet
could create more laughter than many
other musical comedy comedians who
are regarded as members of the top
fight. But Jack has developed an abil-
ity to deliver lines and to create his
own on the instant which rivals his
skill as a dancer. He works with an
ease that is engaging and "Molly Dar-
ling" permits New York to see him at
his best. He is well worth seeing!
Do you remember the medicine show
with it's h-tongued faker who
knew the psychology of audiences per-
haps as we'll if not better than any
present-day stage technicians? If you
DO, you recall alse the troupe of enter
tainers he carried with him to attract
prospective buyers. When the wiles
of the singers and dancers had as
sembled enough customers, then the
medicine man would begin. Jack Dona-
hue's first experiences as an enter
tainer in public were gained with
New England medicine show which vis-
tied the mill towns and factories.
eve usually started our performance
around noon, when the factory hands
came out for lunch," said Donahue, in
recalling his early experiences. "I
danced and another kid about my age
II was ten-sang. The tailboard of
the wagon served as stage, or at
times, when we halted near a good bit
of sidewalk, I'VE worked right on the
street. The doctor paid us So a
week and cakes He usually managed
to cheat US out of the money. What
shrewd article he was.
Until it was time for US to begin
our performance we were kept busy fill
ing containers with lard. The doctor
sold this as remedy for practically
all known ailments, and the surprising
thing was that it was beneficial in some
cases. When the sale started we
passed among the audience with the
remedy. Silver dollars were popular
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

and shortly the prophecy has come true
Sometimes before the strange girl
from Dayton has learned her way
through the subway maze she has her
own motor car.
But the widest contrast is between
the fleshliness of the European audi
ences and the asceticism of the Amer
lean. can convey the extent of the
chasm in one sentence. In Europe they
drink alcoholic liquor in their play
houses, in America we eat chocolates.
Every theater over there has it's bar,
usually cheerful room to which pa
irons may repair to drink and smoke
and chat. Some of the larger ones
have lounges in which the evil is COM
pounded, for in those genial rooms
women and wine are brought into
proximity. If it happens to be a musi-
cal show the provocative triangle Is
completed with song.
Americans Insist on
Happy Endings'
This lax social intercourse Of certain
Partisan playhouse cafes and the
smeary picnicking INDUCED in by Ger
mans who attend plays that begin at
the dinner hour and INCEST wurst at
intervals between taking in the per-
formance shall not detail. To men
tion it is to earmark our patent pre-
cedence.
The last point which I shall submit
in support of my assertion has to do
with the divergency between the NOR
bidity of European theatrical taste and
the wholesomeness of ours. 1t is the
breach between decadence on the one
hand and vigorous ascendancy on the
other.
We will not allow our stage to be
made the parade ground for trium-
phant unrighteousness. Nor will we
have our plays terminating inconclu-
sively or sorrowfully. Life is dreadful
enough, we say, without having it's ex-
tension thrust on US in the theater.
We demand, generally speaking, light
and leading with the mortgage lifted
and the lovers united. In short, what
we ask is good, clean American plays
with uplifting themes and plenty of
healthy fun.
On the projection of sex we are
stern, and here the distinction is be-
tween the American and the Continsn-
tai theater, for the English is almost
II not quite as pure as ours. We do
not like depicted sin unless the moral
is Immediately consequent and telling
ly pointed.
1t is here that the audience renders
its great service to the American stage.
service that no European audience
renders. (For in England the court
chamberlain attends to the stages
morals.) 1t is to our audiences that
we owe the cleanliness of the stage.
of course there are playwrights and
managers willing to debauch the pub
lie taste for money. But the public
IN the main is true to the standards
Of the founding fathers, who fed Eu-
rope not so much to win fortune in q
distant wilderness as to escape the
! gaudy vices of their times and CONT
nent.
close on this note, the note of
/ service. The American audience serves
the stage and the community by it's
fidelity to high-minded ideals. The
| European audience does not. There
can be no doubt which is the first audi
ence.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
Truly. This Is the
Land of Opportunity

How different in our Republic. A
fresh-faeed ingenue or a wistful
chorus girl Of good lines excites our
ready enthusiasm. We demand her
promotion. We mark name in our
program "Won't be long before her
name is up in the lights" we say.
The critics publish warm estimates
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
Mary Pickford's Next Picture

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall''
will be Mary Pickford's next picture,
although she will rest for several
weeks after finishing aTess" before she
begins on the new story. Douglas
Fairbanks will produce Monsieur
Beaucaire" as his next picture, this
being an adaptation Of Booth Tarking-
toms story.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10

William Morris IL planning benefit
performance to Hquidate the indebt-
ness OF the Saranac Lake Day Nursery
and Community Club, to be held at the
Lexington Theater, Sunday Night. oc-
tober 8. Sir Harry Lauder, who closes
his weeks engagement at the Lexing-
ton on Saturday evening, October z,
will remain over in New York to con-
tribute to the benefit performance,
breaking precedent to appear on a
Iunday night. Actors and actresses
from the legitimate and vaudeville are
to Join in the entertainment.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-10
The Playbill
tcoatinued from page one,

night. A program in which prominent
actors and actresses are to take part
has been arranged.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
Tanks and Browns Staging a Sensa-
 tional Battle in American League Pirates Have Only Fighting Chance.

New York, Sept. 1S - While the l New York Giants, barring startling reversal of form. apparently have clinched their eighth National league championship since 1900, the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns are waging a sensational battle for the American league pennant that may remain in doubt until the last few games of the season. The Browns squared the count in the Little Worlds Series yesterday by taking the second game from the Yankees and are within a half game of the league leaders.
 The Giants, overcoming pitching weaknesses by aggressiveness typical of McGraw's aggregation, battled their way to seven straight victories last week before the streak was broken by Cincinnati Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader Despite de- feat again yesterday at the hands of Cincinnati, while Pittsburgh was idle, the New Workers hold a lead of five and a half games over the Pirates The Buccaneers have fighting chance, but to win they must take all of their remaining 13 games while the Giants break even in their re- maining 14.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
OPENING OF JUD SEASON
Leading College Teams To Get Under Way Next Saturday-Fine Progress Made in Preliminary Training.

New York, Sept. 1S.-The barking of quarterbacks, the plunging of full backs and the struggle of muscle against sinew in the forward line will draw attention all over the country next Saturday when the 1922 football season makes it's formal bow at a dozen colleges and universities. ".
 Under fretful sun that has made good weather for baseball tennis golf, polo and swimming, the mole skinned warriors of the country's leading institutions of learning have been limbering up pow for two weeks. Already the preliminary coaching stage of ball passing, signal running and bunting has been passed and the varsity is scrimmaging with the scrub.
 At a number of Eastern colleges, notably Harvard. Yale, Princeton, Navy, Rutgers, Cornell Colgate, Syra- cuse, University of Pennsylvania, Fordham, Pittsburg and Washington and Jefferson, the training season is well advanced.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
WINS UNIQUE MATCH
Champion Tilden Defeats Four Play
 CTS on Germantown Courts.

Philadelphia. Sept. Is. = William Tilden 2d, national tennis champion, yesterday defeated four men simulta- neously on the grass tennis courts Of the Germantown Cricket club, where Saturday he retained his title Of Am ercan champion by winning from William M. Johnston of San Francis co.
 Yesterdays exhibition match also was a tive-set affair, but not best three out of five, for Tilden won them all. Scores were s-2, GA, S-2, e-4, s-e. Two of his opponents remained in the back court and two at the net. New ertheless Tilden found vacant spot to slip in a passing shot almost when ever he chose. His service aces ire quently left his opponents wondering who fired the rifle.
 The defeated quartet were Roy K. Coffin, Russell Robinson, Frank Dea- con and Jack Beard. all members of the Germantown Cricket club.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
RIXEY'S PITCHING
 BEATS THE GIANTS
McGraW Men Get Three 7alies
 in Sixth Inning, That's All

New York, Sept. 1S-The New York Giants outhit Cincinnati yester- day, 3 to s. but were unable to solve Rixeys southpaw shoots in the plnches and lost to the Reds, to 3. The Giants punched five of their drives in the sixth inning when they scored all of their runs, sensational catch by Roush of Snyders long wal Top checking the rally. The Reds won the game in the eighth, scoring two runs on triple by Daubert, Roush's heider's choice. pass 10 Duncan, Fonseca's single and a sacrifice fly by Hargrave. The score
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
Babe Ruth Gets a Homer That Produces Only Run for Hugmen - Williams Also Clouts a Circuit Smash ' SisIer Breaks Cobb's Record for Con- secutive Hitting.

St. Louis Sept. IS. - Hubert 'Shucks' Pruett, phenomenal young pitcher for the St Louis Browns held the New York Yankees to five scat. tered hits and struck out eight visit Ing batsmen and the Browns yester- day climbed back to within half game of the leading Yankees by de- 1eating them five to one, in the second game of three-ply series,
 Kenneth Williams took ne lead among major league home run clout CTS by slamming out his 3Sth circuit of'Ve In the eighth inning. Sisler, who mad walked, was on base. Ssler cracked out a single in the sixth. making 1t the fist consecutive game In which he has hit safely. His sin gie broke the record created by Ty Cooo Of Detroit in 1911 when Cobb hit in 40 straight games.
 Witt o. K. Again
 Lawton (Whitey) Witt, center field CT Of New York, who was knocked unconscious when struck by a non bottle, presumably thrown by a fan in yesterdays game, was back in the lineup today.
 The game was pitchers battle be- tween Pruett and Waite Hoyt for five innings. The Browns managed to gather several hits but not oppor- timely, while Pruett held the Yankees helpless.
 Hoyt was touched for three runs in seven innings, and Jones. who took up the hurling duty in the eighth, al- lowed two more markers
 Homer For Babe
 Tn the sixth inning, Ruth, who in his first time at bat had walked and famed, connected for his 33rd home run.
 The locals came back and took the lead by scoring three runs. Foster walked, Sisler singled and Foster scored on Williams single. Jacob son popped to Scott and McManus famed
 Williams stole second and he and slsler crossed the plate on Severeid's burning liner over second base.
 Williams Gets His.
 The Browns added two more count- CTS in the eighth on Sisler's base on
 
 New York threatened in the ninth when Dugan and Ruth singled in sue cesslon but Pipp grounded out. Schang famed and Pipp. who had forced Ruth, was thrown out by Sev- ereid IS he was attempting to steal second
 Another capacity attendance was on hand. Ropes were stretched around the playing field and mounted patrol men prevented the crowd from surg ing toward the diamond.
 Wildly enthusiastic, the crowd seemed to forget Saturdays incident in regard to Witt being struck by pop bottle. The umpires walked to the centerfeld crowd and had police men stop group of fans from waving handkerchiefs, which it was said bothered the batters.
 woman fan was injured slightly when hit on the head by ball thrown during practice Score:
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18

Three base hits. kilduf; two base hits, Schneider, Preisser. Patrus, Wo1ack, Green, famnh"ll sacrifice hits, Green, Dudack, Campbell stolen bases, Begley, Campbell. Preisser double plays, Wojack to Patrus to Blanchard; Mccormick to Budnck to Fitzpatrick; Preisser to Wejack to Patrus to Blanchard to Patrus; Patrus te Ban- chard; bases on balls, off Wolf f. of Mo- Cormick |; struck out, by Wolf l, by Me- Cormick l. by Fitzpatrick l. hits, of Me- in Ia innings, off Fitzpatrick none in 3-3 inning left bases Corbin 12 Kaceys 6; first base errors, Corbin 3. Kaceys 2; hit by pitcher by Mccormick (WolG wild pitch, sheehan: umpires. Lynch and Crow icy.
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
mRE or
CORRLN TEAM CAPTURES CITY TITLE
 DEFEA TING KACEKy N DECIDING GAME

left field. Blanchard and Huber scored on schneider's double and schneider was put across the pan on double by Preisser. She latter pil- fered third base, and scored when sheehan uncorked bad peg. Clinton ended the inning that decided the issue by grounding out, Sheehan to Fitzpatrick.
 kaccys Score Again
 The Kaceys came back with two more tallies in the third inning Bes- ley shot a single to left aeld, And he went to second on sacrifice by Dudnck Jimmy Green knocked the ball out of the lot. the horsehide hit ting on the running track. and he made home. but owing to the ground rules, he had to be content with two bases. Begley scored easily on the smash. Budnick flied out to Preisser. kilduff got hold of one of Wolfs fast ones, and he drove the ball into deep left field. for three bases, tallying Green. This finished the Kaceys scoring for the game and series.
 And So Does Corbin
 The Corbin team got soft run in the third inning. Wojack led off with a double. He went only as far as third on short single by Schneider. Wojack was safe when Campbell threw to second base in at attempt to catch Schneider, and there was no one at the midway sack to catch the ball. Schneider was caught at third base, Mccormick 10 Budnick and Clinton was out at first Budnick to Fitzpatrick Wolf was struck by pitched ball, was out at second on Corbin's poke to Green on a force play
 Fitzie To the Rescue.
 The Corbin team with the excep. ton Uf the sixth inning managed to get men on the paths. In the eighth, the sacks were loaded. but Joe Fitz- patrick came to the rescue as told above. Preisser made a splendid stop in the seventh inning of Budnick's drive. forcing runner out at first, and nearly getting double play. Green by fast srrinting managing to reach second base. Schneider con- trlbuted ascatch in the seventh inning of fly ball from "Begley's bat, that was one of the fielding features.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
Cleveland 4. Philadelnhia J

Cleveland, Sept. 1S-Summa, a re- cruit from the Texas league. featured yesterdays Cleveland 1 to victory over Philadelphia, by driving in Cleve- lands first run and starting the win ming rally in the eighth. Harty and Boone pitched even up ball, but Har- ris, who pitched the eighth inning after Nasty had given way to pinch hitter, was ineffective The score:
New Britain herald., 1922-09-18
WILDE, AND VILLA

New York. Sept. 1s.-Jimmy Wilde, English boxer who holds the world s flyweight championship title. has ac- cepted terms of Dave Driscoll, Ebbets Field matchmaker, for title bout against pancho Villa, American cham pion, to be held in this country, ac- cording to an announcement yesterday by DriscOll.