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The Washington times., 1922-04-09

M I'LL cREssY' whose name
with vaudeville. the stars
of the bill at b. f. Keith's. has
been devoting himself to a study
of the psychology of humor Of
late. AS result of his research
he has decided that the three fun
niest things In the world are, in
order. the slapstick, the siphon.
and the custard pie.
Dignifled students of drama
may be shocked when they learn
that Cressy has reached this con-
clusion. but these three expedients
are sure-fire laughs. What does
Charlie Chaplin do when he is In
doubt as to his next comedy stunt7
Have somebody walloped with a
slapstick. What does Buster Keaton
do when 1t looks as though the
scenario might be getting dull7
Look around for convient siphons.
What does Larry Semon do when
the camera man yawns with
ennui7 Places a rush order for a
dozen custhrd pies.
Next in order of comedy possi-
bilities Mr.. Cressy places the
mother-in-law. There is nothing
funny about the mother-in-law
he observes. II you ask the
man who owns one. But the
mother-in-law joke is the most
popular In the whole book, and it
bids fair to go on forever.
AL of which leads DIR. Cressy. to
give him the title he deserves for
his indefatigable industry in inves-
tigation. TO the belief that comedy
is dependent, very largely. upon
tragedy-the other fellows trag-
edy. And since he has succeeded
in getting up among the head
liners, during his entire vaudeville
career, he probably knows whereof
he speaks.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
Washington Girl
Shines in FoIIieS

TyERYoNE who saw the "zeig-
field Follies" last season win
be glad to learn that Mary
Eaton, the extremely pretty
washington girl. who made such
a pronounced hit at that time. has
been retained by Mr.. Ziegfeld for
this years production. This 10
Miss Haton's second season with
the 'FoIlies," and she has a moro
important part than the one Of
last year.
The young lady. who has only
iust passed her twcntieth birth
day, comes from q theatrical fsm-
iiy, Two Of her sistsrs. Doris and
Pearl, are veii-known players and
dancers. Misa Baton made her
debut In washington a few years
ago, when she played = ohiid's
part IN '''rhs Bius Bird" which
was put on st tho Columbia The
atsz ~ 4 sscsi stock ssmpsn~
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
BELASCO
"Whirl of New York"

soTHE wHIRL OF NEW
YORK" returns to the shu-
bert -Belasco for the week, begin
ming with the matinee this after
noon. All over the shubert cir
cult 'The whirl" has cracked at
tendance records. and It's second
visit here IL TO accommodate
those who found the s. R o. sign
out nightly during the last en-
gagement. The revue Is In two
acts and eighteen scenes. with a
company of fifty entertainers.
The action Is studded with spe-
cialties, and there is a chorus OF
twenty-four Broadway beauties.
Vaudeville diversions include
Florence shubert and her col
leens In a singing speciality; Mol
ly on a Trolley" Purcella broth
ers. featuring their novelty, the
handcuff dance; Joe Keno and
Rosie Green in a comedy conceit,
''The Saturday Evening Post
man" Ryra, a classical dancer. win
offer ballet specialties. assisted
by Ralph symington and girls, de-
scribed as '"The Spirit of the
vase: Ben Bard and Jack Pearl
win present "NOnsensical Non
sen-e.'' Nancy Gibbs. statuesuue
English prima donna, is assisted
by Pierce DeReeder, and Roy
Cummings. with Billie Shaw, win
be seen in "one Good Time"
The shubert News Weekly and
Pithy Paragraphs win provide the
screen features. .
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
LOEWS COLUMBIA
moran of the Lady Lefty

tMoRAN Of the Lady Lefty"
begins the second week Of
its Washington engagement at
Loew's Columbia Theater. at 3
o'clock this afternoon. The play
was adapted to the screen by
Monte Ratteriohn from the story
by Frank Norris. author OF "The
Pit" ''The Octopus" ''McTeague"
and other tales. II was filmed by
George Melford, producer % ''Ths
sheik." Behold My Wife," "The
Great Impersonation" and others
The cast besides Dorothy Dalton
and Rudolph Valentino. includes
Charles Brindley. Walter Long,
Emil Jorgenson, Maude Wayne.
Cecil Holland, George Ruwa and
others.
Norris story concerns Ramon
Laredo, shanghaicd society
idler and Dobb Moran, the daughter
OF q Norwegian sailing master.
played by Rudolph Valentino and
Miss Dalton. The society idler,
made to work before the mast,
sees the girl rescued from the
Norwegian bark after a disaster
that leaves her alone alive,
There begins a struggle boz
tween the ex-sooiety idler and his
brutal captain for the girl. The
captain IN driven overheard and
drowned but before this there, IL
a series Of stirring adventures
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
STRAND.
Frank w. Stafford.

PRANK w. STAFFORD. assist
ed by Marie Stone in rip Van
winkle's Dream" VIII feature the
program at the Strand Theater to-
day and through Saturday next.
The playlet is said TO be one Of the
most pretentious and entertaining
in which this actor has ever been
seen.
The Rackos, equilIbrists, win
open the bill with their thrilling
act They win be followed by
Arnold Grazer in bright Bits
From Musical shows: Walter
Fenner a Co. in a unique comedy,
Show Me" and Miller. Packer q
selz announced as "a Triple ALI
ance Of Nonsense"
The Strand will screen Miss Du
Pont in The Golden GaIlows."
1t is a story Of theatrical life and
the experiences OF a chorus girl
when Inheritance OF fortune from
an admirer brought the censure
and scorn Of all her friends. Jack
Mower plays opposite the star,
others including Edwin Stevens,
Elinor Hancock, Eve Southern,
Douglas Gerard. Barbara Tennant
and George B. williams. Short
films and orchestral numbers, In
cluding Love Days" and ''Bloo-
Hoo-Hoo," complete the program.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

AZ ANN>no oNtNtNt, VINO
N is at present touring the
country In connection
with Marshall Neilan's most re-
Gently released First National
attraction. "Penrod," is to visit
President Harding at the White
House before he returns to Los
Angeles.
Shortly after "Frecxles" started
his tour. he wrote a letter to
the President stating that he
would ''be In the neighborhood of
the White House soon" and would
like to drop in and say hello.
The young Neilan star has Just
received a letter from George B.
Christian, jr., secretary to the
President, stating ,that the Chief
Executive will be glad to meet
''Freckles."
The popular youngster is now
studying up on suitable speech
for the occasion. Mrs. Barry,
Freckles' mother. has just left
Los Angeles to join her son at
Sc. Louis and viii accompany the
speckled one on the balance of
his tour.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
NENPR0CESSNILL
BRING FILMS
TO HOMES
Cxecho- -Slovakians Discover
Method Of Reproducing ON
Paper, Less Than Tenth the
Cost of CeIIuIold.

NYEwS that has just reached
~ the film colony regarding a
new invention indicates that
the projecting machine win soon
be as commonplace as the phono-
graph. the piano. and even the
radiophone,
The new process. invented by
two -Slovakians, makes II
possible to reproduce motion pic
lures on paper instead of celluloid.
The product is intended for home
projection mainly. and the advan-
tsges are cost reduction and free
dom from fire danger.
The prints ON paper. It is claimed.
may be made from any existing
picture. Three color printing and
stereoscopic pictures in motion win
also be possible.
Paul Bern, Goldwyn scenario edi-
tor, who predicted recently in an
address at Columbia University.
that paper would some day take
the place Of celiuloid. said yester-
day, that IL the new process Ia all
that the inventors claim. 1t will
not be long until there will be pro.
lection machines in millions of
homes.
"a print OF a motion picture on
paper should not cost more than
IS or $40, whereas a celluloid print
costs 5000" said Mr.. Bern. "The
first pictures to be generally dis
tributed will, no doubt, be news
reels, and / look forward conf
IDENTIFY to the day when my break
fast win be accompanied by the
screening of yesterdays news.
Feature photoplays will form
part of the diversion In every home
OF moderate means"
Rupert Hughes. who is now de-
voting most OF his time to the
writing and directing of his own
scenarios. said the invention would
be far-reaching in its effect on
screen authors.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
Comedy Star Was
White House Page
.LARENCE HARVEY, featul

~ LARENCE HARVEY, featured
comedian of "The Whirl Of
New York" at the Belasco this
week, ia a former White House,
State Department and Senate page.
He has been welcomed by every
President since Arthur, under
whom he served. On his last visit
to Washington ne was accorded
special interview by President
Harding.
His service In the White House
under President Arthur followed
a year I'm the Department OF
State, and four years as a page
In the Senate. During his service
In the Senate he came into contact
with many of the political giants
of the day and counted among his
friends such men as James @.
Blaine, Roscoe Conklin. Tom Platt.
Senator Edmunds of Vermont.
Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,.
william M. Evarts and Thomas b.
Reed
The Senators liked Harvey and
advised him to study law. He ac-
cepted the advice and studied In
ternational law at Cornell Uni
versity. He was promoted to the
Department of State. under Secrs-
tary Blaine. When Chester A
Arthur succeeded James A. Gar
field. Harvey was appointed page
at the White House.
"I came to know President Ar
thur very WELL" says Harvey. "and
found him always \ man of gra-
cious manner and charming smfs-
bility. / remained a year AZ the
White House and then, having
reached the age limit of pages, I
entered the law firm of William l..
Evarts, whitelsw Reid and Joseph
III. Choate In New York. Later,
Elihu Root was made q partner
In the firm"
Harvey did not remain long In
the practice OF law. He had en-
gagged in amateur theatricals and
liked the stage 80 much that he de-
cided to make II his profession.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

III
In started In q studio is al
ways one of tense alertness,
particularly II It 10 a big dra-
matte subject. 1t ia just like a
first night at q stage opening.
The players are on edge. the d.
rector has an eye on every detail
of his set to see that It is estab-
Iished correctly, the property-men
are looking over the equipment
and the electricians have q careful
eye on the lights. Every one is on
his nerve. for a great deal depends
upon getting off right.
1t was a few minutes before
William Farnum started ''Shackles
OF Gold" recently. This is the
screen version of Henry Bern
STEMS great masterpiece. A beau
tifui five-room set had been put
up on the stage. Everything was
ready to shoot" Herbert Brenon.
the director, was all over ths
place. ordering pieces of furnitrre
changed. stepping In and read
tusting bric-a-brac. etc., or look
ing over the makeup Of his cast.
''Brenon seems nervous" some
one said to Farnum. who was
standing by.
'I am glad to hear It," replied
the star. "I have heard Of actors
who went on the stage on a first
night cold as a fish. and there
usually Ia a reason for it-they
are fish. Give me the player who
is nervous. anxious. tense. Per-
haps he has had hundred open
ings. but IL he is any good he
doesn't know whether he is going
to put his part over or not.
Caruso used to pace his dress
fng-room like a lion before every
performance. Madame Sembich
was so nervous she frequently was
III before she went on. But they
never made a failure A good
actor who has attained a position
knows that he has that position to
maintain and he can't afford TO bs
cold and Indifferent. Sometimes
1t Is easy to arrive. but II is not
80 easy to stay there. There is
always room at the top made by
some one who has gone to sleep
and fallen off. Every player who
is an artist knows this. hence the
anxiety"
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
Bring On the Rice.

RoY CUMMINGS and Billie
Shaw. Mt the Belasco this
week. are really. honeymooning.
They were married by Mayor Mar
ten, OF Orange. N. j.. last week
with their fellow actors as wit
nesses. Mrs, Cummings is sport
ing a silver vanity case and Roy
a set OF golf clubs an appropriate
mementoes from the company.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
LOEWS PALACE
"The Cradle"

ETHEL CLAYTON and Con-
stance Binney viii be presented
Mt Loew's Palace Theater during
the week. Miss Clayton, this af-
ternoon. begins a four-dsy engage
ment In '-The Cradle" Paul Powell's
picturization of Eugene Brieux's
play of the same name which de-
picts a story OF marriage and three
kinds OF love. In Miss Clsyton's
support are Charles Meredith. Mary
Jane Irving. Anna Lehr, Walter
McGrail and Adele harrington.
The story concerns the Harveys
father, mother and little daugh-
ter. The father, lured by siren
neglects his home. The mother
divorces her husband and marries
a former suitor. Doris, the child.
spends part OF each year with the
mother and the rest with the
father. The child constitutes
bond no strong between the father
and, mother that they give up their
new attachments and resume the
old life that was so happy.
Beginning Thursday and con-
tinuing through Saturday, Con-
stance Binnsy is screened In MID
night" supported by William
Courtleish. sidney Braosy, Arthur
8. Hull, Herbert Fortier and
others. The story Ia described as
a dramatic tale OF foolish mar
rage and Its amazing conse-
auences. The Palace Symphony
Orchestra win contribute, with the
showing of ''The Cradle" a SYM
phonio overture, selections from
gsrrhm T+hrea TwrtnsW
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
A Hasty Peek
Oper the Rim
for Film Fans

RICHARD BARTHELMEss
and Charlie Chaplin East
er week at the Metropolitan.
@0ver the HILL" with Mary
Carr In person. corues TO
Moore's Rialto.
Fascination" featuring
Mae Murray, Is next at
Loew's Columbia.
Gloria Swanson and Sessue
Hayakawa win be screened
during next week at Gran
dall's.
I. Bebe Daniels follows Bert
Lytell next week at Loew's
Palace.
"Billy Jim," starring Fred
Stone, comes to the Strand.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
The Perfect Figure.

T,HB secret Of the "perfeot 80"
A figure for most girls will be
found In classical dancing, says
Kyrs, whose artistic bailsts are
the terpsioherean feature al the
Bslssoo this week.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
Writing History

IL #. ALBEE, head of the Keith
50 circuit, Is at work on "A His
tory of Vaudeville" and Is being
swamped with material from old
timers who want to have the book
mace as complete and authentic
as possible.
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
Three Best Jokes
Found By CreSSy

wv ILL CREsSY. whose name
" is almost synonymous
with vaudeville the STARS
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
"FreckleS" Will
See President

SsERECKLEs" BARRY, who
4 is at present touring the
The Washington times., 1922-04-09
STAGE FRIGHT Is
C0rh0h LOT
OF STARS
When New PIctuvss Start, Old
est Veterans Share Thrills
With Youngsters Getting
First Chance on Screen.

TyHE hour before a new picture
In started in . studio is al
ways one of tense alertness,
The Washington times., 1922-04-09

NYEws that has just reached
IN the film colony regarding
,,axx snvaxtsrv, t,.dlcata a. that
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24
CLOVER SEED GROWN AT HOME
IS SAFEST :,

Clover seed from Italy and other
countries Of similar climate produces
plants that are not hardy in northern
districts of the United States. Yet
there came into this country two and
a quarter millions of pounds Of this
clover seed annually from 1910 to 1914:
In 1919 four and one half millions OF
pounds Of this seed came into the
United States. This seed is not sold
to farmers in the condition that it
comes in, because seed-houses know it
is inferior and will not produce good
crops. Therefore it is mixed with ma
tive clover seed before it is sold. This
lowers the value Of the native grown
clover seed and undoubtedly is the
cause to a considerable extent OF the
unsatisfactory clover crops.
The only way to be safe is to buy
from reliable firms which will guaran-
tee the source Of the seed or purchase
from growers in the immediate vicin-
ity.
When purchasing direct from grow
ers care should be exercised to secure
seed free from noxious and otherwise
troublesome weed seeds.-A. c. Army,
section Of farm crops, University Of
Minnesota
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24
ACREAGE OF ALFALFA SHOULO
RE INCREASED

"From good stand of alfalfa,
Yields Of from three to five tons OF nay
per acre are commonly secured says
A. G.. Army Of the farm crops division
at University Farm. "This is larger
tonnage Of hay per acre than is secured
from any other leguminous crop suited
to Minnesota conditions and at the
same time. the value of the hay Tor
feeding is superior to the hay from
other leguminous crops.
"Alfalfa hay on the farm increases
the number of livestock that can be
carried economically by producing
more and better roughage, and at the
same time puts the soil in condition to
produce higher yields of corn and
Grains following in the rotations.
"Alfalfa is a particularly valuable
crop on the sandy lands Of the state.
On the sandy soils applications of lime
are essential for success with it. The
expense Of an application Of lime is
returned very quickly in the increased
yields of this valuable hay crop.
:'In southeastern Minnesota lime IS
also necessary but in western and
northwestern parts of the state, stands
may be secured without lime applica-
lions. Complete directions for secur-
ing stands of alfalfa are given in ag-
ricultural extension bulletin No. AZ, en-
titled "Alfalfa Growing in Mime
sofa -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24

spirit and ssthe mem erslhip sof
The American would be
doubled. thing 40 too good Tor the
Gopher Gang 1t this Office.
Four Red Letter Days ~ 1922
NsS While August q, ~ 23rd and 24th,
the dates Of Minnesota s Legion and
}Auxiliary state convention and 80
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24
FIVE ESSENTIALS IN POULTRY
PRODUCTION

There are five major factors in prof
liable poultry production, says N. E..
Chapman, poultry specialist at Univer'
sity Farm-breedi feeding, housing,
management and care. "These are
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24
EE OH
MUCH DAMAGE
CoA0dUNICATIoN PARAIYZED.
LIGHT SERVICE CRIPPLED
AND TREES DAMAGED

Little Falls last Friday night and
Saturday experienced sleet storm
which caused much damage to telc.
phone, telegraph and electric lines,
and poles and trees. The storm was
general through central Minnesota and
was regarded as one Of the worst in
the history Of this section. III
The storm started early Friday eve.
ming and, on Saturday morning, every:
thing was coated with ice half to
three. quarters of an inch thick. Tele-
phone and light wires were down in
many places and many poles were
down. Beautiful shade trees were
damaged, the weight, of the ice break
ing of branches and in many cases
completely destroying the trees. A cold
wave followed the storm and contin-
ued for two days, thus increasing the
damage.
Little Falls was practically isolated
so far as communication with other
towns was concerned. Transmission
liaes were likewise put out of commits.
sion and several towns on the line Of
the Little Falls Water Power Company
were WITHOUT electric current. Rail
road traffic was slowed up some on
account Of the telephone and telegraph
lines being out of commission. The
telephone and light companies have
had repair crews at work and the ser
vice now about back to normal.
It would be difficult to estimate the
damage in dollars and cents even in
Little Falls as in the case Of shade
trees, while the loss cannot really DO
figured it is certain that their value
to the property is considerable. For
tunatelv there was but little wind fol-
lowing the storm, or the damage would
have been great.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-03-24

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