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The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Miss Meade Likes
Character Parts

A 8 the little girl loves her char
~ acter dolls go does the actor
love character parts, says
Ada Meade. talented leading lady
Of the Gerrick Players.
II suppose in every woman
there is a love for wearing pretty
clothes and looking as attractive
a. possible" says Misc Meade.
but the character which com.
pals q complete submergence of
ones own personality and ap.
pearance, while It calls for harder
work. brinks greater satisfaction
to the actor.
Character work In infinitely
harder than playing what we of
the profession call the straight
parts. To illustrate, Il takes me
over one hour before each per-
formance TO apply the makeup
for the part OF Mrs. Oubbins.'
In addition II was necessary 10
acquire the stoop and the gaiI
synonymous with cid age. besides
oockney accents, grimacss and
mannerisms Of the part, In other
words. Coz three hours I was an
old woman, beeottsd and unat,
tractivs. NsvsrthsiAsA. I satsvsd
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

A ND so they go on worrying
themselves about as COM
pletely inartistic a matter as the
theater could possibly bring forth.
They are worrying themselves
about the noise made by a number
Of people who want to tell the
world that they like the show.
They suggest all sorts Of reasons
for applause except the trifling
one that is due to the author OF
the play. Weather conditions, the
mentality Of the audience, the
actor-but not a word about the
playwright. The vainglorious actor,
seeing nothing but his own puny
self, Is unable to realize the TACT
that II Il were not for the play
wright there would be nothing to
applaud or otherwise. Even the
good actor cannot get one teeny
weeny little round Of applause IL
the play be a bad one. The best
he can do IL to interpret" the
playwright. II the playwright be
worth Interpreting then there may
be applause. II the playwright be
not worth interpreting then even
the clique will wax nonchalant.
And. believe me, when the ciaaue
can forget to make rumpus the
play must be intensely dull.
However, I am assuming that
applause is a genuine affair, and.
with all due Difference to these
debaters, assert that in nine
cases out Of ten 1t is not genuine.
1t is perfectly spurious, claque
brew. 1t is an obvious affair. ar
ranged firstly to cater to the
ridiculous vanity Of the actor ana
secondly to delude the audience
that is now getting to be too wise
for such very obvious deiusions.
THE really successful play. the
play that appeals to the In.
nermost feelings and goes to the
marrow, will not be applauded.
The audience will forget to cater
to the applause conventions. These
exist. These are perfunctory and
irritating. They occur on sched-
ule time. The actor knows this
and Is frequently 80 busy after
his applause that he fcrgets the
artistic trend Of the play. The
actor insists that he be appiauded
az he makes each exit. He will
utter his last lines emphaticaily
and significantly and then stand
for a second or two at the wings.
waiting for applause. The audi
enos 10 en-" II the audience isn't.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
5CEAE m T0OIIsH WNfS.' Z0FWS C0LU/26A9
You May Have Week to Think
These Over and Take Your Pick

CARRICK-The Hottento" light comedy, will bring James
" Rennie here visiting
KEITHS-The and only Frz schef will toplne at
tractive program.
CoLUMBIAFor the Defense" with charming Ethel Clayton,
is the coming feature.
RIALTo-Yellow Men and Cold" Helen Chadwick and all
star cast IL promised
METRoPOLTTAN-"The Primitive Lover" and Connie Tai
madge should prove interesting
PALACEorth Of the Rio Grande" thriller, starring Bebe
Daniels is coming. = '..
CRANDALL'S-"Beyond the Rocks" next week will be fol-
lowed by q comedy, "Step On It."
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Cooler Weather
Fine for Dancers

IN HE cool weather has not in.
terfered with the crowds
who flock to Glen Echo.
On the contrary, It has increased
the attendance, the grown-ups
finding the large ballroom and
other amusements highly en-
joyable.
The kids can hardly be dragged
away from the Midway, whore the
many fun makers are arranged
for their special benefit. The
Rocking Pigs" included therein,
attract the grown people as well.
The Midway. Carrousei, Old Mil,
continue to "ring the bell" as
attractions. there are many
smaller amusements.
Dancing In the spacious ball
room is from s:ao until 11:3o. with
music by the Glen Echo Orchestra
under the direction of A. Cahl.
mann. ....N
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

the claque is. There is applause
as he makes his exit. He has de-
liberately asked for it. The con
tinuity Of the play is broken; the
illusion is lost. but the actor has
had his little dose Of vanity mix
ture, and all is well.
This is purely conventional ap-
plause. II is now regarded as Ell
quette. So Is the entrance ap.
plause. II an audience were real
ly interested in q play. 1t would
inevitably forget to applaud the
personality Of an actor as he
enters. II an audience were genu-
inely entertained there would not
be a round Of applause as Mr..
Jones appears for the first time.
Why should there be? Why should
Mr.. Jones be applauded before he
has done anything7
Applause.mongers have now ar
ranged everything 80 that each
newcomer In a play gets Q hand.
Tottie Coughdrop, Of whom you
have never heard before. is hailed
by her friends as she IL first seen.
You look at your programme won.
dering who on earth Tottie In when
at home, and there ID no explana.
ton other than that her sisters
and her cousins and her aunts
have bought seats or that she has
arranged a claque. ..
THE trouble Is that there 10 too
much applause and for ade.
quate reasons. II II were Q aues.
ton of the mentality OF the au.
dience Uaal HaD the house would
be gorgeousiy silent. The greatest
tribute that can be given to any
play lie the tribute Of golden o..
lence. One or two plays that !
recall in my long list have exsrted
that influence. Instead Of .
senseless clappins Of hands. there
has been - mute appreciation.
And how wonderful II seemed
and how irresistibly convincins.
This silence was due to the
beauty OF the play and to the
mentality OF the audience"
Mental audiences forget their
hands.
Only the rampageous Colts
break into a fervor OF ''applause
except In extraordinary cases. l
have heard, Of course. outbursts
Of applause due to the dramatic
masnificence Of an artist me
Continued on PAGE -
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
Feature Nights
At Chevy Chase

THE weather again proved fic.
kle and the exhibition dancing
scheduled for Chevy Chase
Lake last wednesday night. was
postponed until next Wednesday
night.
Wilbur and Turner are the terp-
sichorean artists who will delight
dance enthusiasts with their inter
probation OF modern ballroom dane
ing. See them on the lower pa.
vflion at 1890 and on the upper
pavilion at 1910.
v Friday night another oid-tims
carnival night IL being planned st
the request Of those who reveiied
In the carnival night held pre-.
viously. More and more dance
devotees are learning the lure Of
this outof-doors dance resort.
where Meyer Davis n1usie and
Pete MsciaS erehestra affsrd
dance music unszoeiisA
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

the acts at Keith's was out OF
the bill. due to illness, they were
rushed up from the Pennsylvania
avenue playhouse to fill the va.
cant spot. They made a sensa-
tional hit and forthwith were
booked on the big time" Last
year they were with Lew Fields
miniature musical comedy, Snap
Shots" on the Shubert circuit,
and two weeks ago they opened
as principals with the "Follies."
The team which began it's up
ward career In Washington was
that OF Lulu Mcconnell and
Grant Simpson, now rated among
the best low-comedy doubles in
the amusement world.
WANING june and warm
weather finds two excellent
stock companies still ready to
please those with a penchant for
the audible play. It's a long time
since the George Broadhurst sue
cess, Bought and Paid For" has
been shown in Washington though
It IL certain to retain much Of its
appeal with William Harrigan.
the capable visiting star, in one
of the best comedy roles ever
conceived by a playwright. This
Is the Garrick offering. Avery
Hopwood's, Getting Gertie's Gar
ter" is the Beiasco attraction.
"A it's title suggests, II is we'll
seasoned with spice and though
II has regaled Gotham for 10
these many moons, this will be
the first time It has been pre-
sented in Washington.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

consciously leads to an educa.
tien in human nature, for one
automatically watches, whenever
possible in everyday life. the
mannerisms and the actions OF
those they are liable to portray
upon the stage"
In the current attraction at the
Garriok, Bought and Paid For"
Miss Meade will play a society
role and have an opportunity to
disclose some OF her attractive
Gowns and physical ehasmG
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

II. Perhaps that is why the
little girls I speak about gener-
ally love their rag baby, dirty
and shapeiess. better than their
painted and befurbeiowed doll. =.
I'm Enter Madame ! played
the part Of Bloc, an Italian maid
of demonstrative affection. ex'
citabie and a prey to emotions.
II also called for an accent and
unattrastiys wardrobe, but en-.
jsyed n thoroughly. Character
verk N . peal sdneatasa and an.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

Hence, since everybody Seetls
to be satisfied with the arrange
ment, it might be interesting to
read what such a sophisticated
patron Of the drama as Mr.. Ed
ward Bierstadt. promoter Of the
Little Theater movement. has to
say of critical Broadway opinion.
Opines Mr.. Bierstadt:
Broadway kills originality In
playwriting. It Is the greatest OBJ
stacle to the onward march Of the
theater. 1t is the symbol Of mean
ness. choapness. America looks to
broadway and Broadway looks TO
the readiest and the largest each.
It fosters only those endeavoSs
which bid for present popularity
and its concomitant-quick dollars
and lots of them"
Broadway audiences go to the
theater for the same reason a man
goes out to get drunk-to forget
sorrow and dream Joy. Life and
art should not be drug dream.
1t il killing the theater and kill
ing sanity. In this state Of az
fairs q forccful, original play can
get no opening on Broadway II its
author is unknown to the afore.
said hashheesh audience and those
who serve them with their theat.
rical Barmecide feasts. But II can't
hast. While We of the Little Thea
ter have no immediate hope OF
winning New York, there is great
opportunity in the broad outside.
II will meet US more than half
way, and when 1t gets going, there
will be q crash on Broadway"
A vigorous opinion, indeed.
though II finds no echoing re-
sponse from Times Square and
the immediate vicinity.
ITO revert once again TO the new
"Follies," 1t finds Mary
Eaton, our own Washington dan
seuse, again entrenched as the
premier exponent Of terpsichore.
this time with her sister, Pearl.
also listed with the much-envied
cast of principals Unless the
mature Judgment Of those who
have watched her career with un-
biased interest is mistaken, Mary
Eaton is one the highway which
leads direct to musical comedy
stardom and. 70 continue the pre-
Action, the elevation WIN be fol-
lowed by a success equally as
sensational as Maralyn Millers.
her immediate predecessor as the
'ToIlies bsilerfna-
ONLY couple Of years ago. q
~ hard-wcrffny ccuedy team q,
Mr.. Bryisvskrs Oosnaos Theater
here saw oppcrtunity ana Eraspet
e by the foreiock- when one q
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
dogs" REBEL AT BR0ADIAY'6
TRIAL B|S(U|TS---T OUTS
THERE: ;G00DPLAYSHERE

~ OR the time his annual early entertainment
institution, Flo Ziegfed elected his
- "Folles the New Amsterdam Theater without
mnay showing outside the Metropolis Thus either by design
coincidence the feminine beautiful joins
with other managerial genuses scratching the "dog town. from
Broadway the initial glimpse at
entertainment fodder.
Washington has for few listed with those
book "dog town. community whose col
critical opinion might be accepted barometer Of the
the play Baltimore has long since protested
effectively this unsought and unappreciated distinction
only matter of time before the most persistent ocu-
pants opening nights the local play
moved protest For the percentage of bad
the und productions outnumbe the good and the first
night ceased be $3.50 gamble.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
MOST APPLAUSE "BUNKUN,"
SAYSALAN DALE, STAGED TO
TICKLE VANITY OF ACTORS
By ALAN DALE.

oMEBoDY trying discussion what dstsr
applause listening all of absurdly
ing suggestions Although the topic is not interesting as
that to be startling London-Dd Lady
Suicide SIT its special and meines
old Lady Macbeth her demise
to me a We had Lady
Macbeth with Therefore why to whsther
died Indigestion The
point h how long will she stay dead? That TO Is I'm
mensey important
Bu-wha applause The question asked quite
seriouy-ju seriously though Did Lady Macbeth
According the debate asserts that applause
theater caused by weather conditions and
optimsinss mentality Of the audience the
Of all applause (Ha Hall third who to think he IS
actor actually with the statement that the real
the and he believes that this
motion picture actor who is immune from
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

HARRY NJ. CRANDALL return.
cd to the Capital last night
after having served for tive weeks
on the rotating advisory oemmit.
tee in First Nationals hems sffiOs
in New Yerk
The Washington times., 1922-06-18

ONLY couple Of years ago. q
hard-wcrkfny couedy team At
Mr.. Bryisvskrs Oosuaos Theater
here saw oppcrtunity and Eraspet
q by the foreiock- when one q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

Of age: All boys who pass the aux
iliary Corps" tests are awarded the
full Life Saving Corps" emblem for
their bathing suit and badge which
they are allowed to wear on their
boy scout or other uniform.
c-Men and boys over eighteen
years of age: All men and boys who
pass the Life Saving Corps" tests
are awarded senior mems emblem for
their bathing suit and a membership
badge in the Mems Corps.
d-WOmen and girls over sixteen
years of age: All women and girls
who pass the Life Saving Corps tests
are awarded a senior women's en-
blem for their bathing suit. and a
membership badge in the Women's
Corps.
All these badges and emblems differ
showing the rank of each and naturally
each person will aspire to qualify in
the highest grade they can.
An honor bar will be awarded to any
member of corps who saves a per-
son from drowning.
At each monthly contest the man
or woman or boy or girl who makes
the highest score in each class will be
put on the honor roll and will defend
her or his title at the next months
contest. At the last monthly contest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

all who have made the honor roll will
compete for silver cups, one each be-
ing awarded to Glass A boys or girls
under sixteen years of age, one to
Glass B and C combined, men and boys
over sixteen years of age, one to Glass
d women and girls over sixteen years
of age.
Objects
l. To provide healthy recreation for
our boys and girls under the stimulus
of clean competition.
2. To develop sentiment and facili-
ties for safeguarding human life from
drowning.
3. To teach precautions that should
be observed on water, and preventive
measures necessary to avoid acct
dents.
4. To prevent drowning by
a. Teaching swimming and boat
handling.
b. Holding swimming and life-saving
exhibitions.
C. Promoting swimming and life
saving competitions.
d. Giving instruction in the various
methods of performing artificial res
piration.
5. To rescue those in peril, of drown
ing.
6. To resuscitate persons apparent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

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iliar with Florida Truck Growing. II
you are not already receiving oiTh
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

WE TEACH TELEGRAPHY, touch
typewriting, business premiership,
railway station agency. We get re-
suits. Fer those who can't attend our
college, we furnish instruments and
lessons for home study. Write now
Address THE RAILWAY CONNER
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

ly drowned
Z. To teach its members First Aid
to the Injured and to instruct others
or non- members in this work.
1t is a we'll established fact that
children properly instructed in life
saving and water first aid, never for
get it and are thereby benefited
throughout their lives.
Respectfully submitted,
c. o. PINCH,
Welfare Director.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

Eighty points are required to pass.
Before being allowed to take the
test, a candidate should be Obliged to
demonstrate that he or she can enter
the water head first with either front
or racing dive and can recover an OBJ
ject in eight feet of water.
If candidates are not able to pass
the first eight parts of the examina-
tion in satisfactory form they should
not be allowed to continue, even
though it would be possible by so do
ing to bring their mark up above the
passing point.
After joining, members are expected
to familiarize themselves with the wa
tiers of the locality which their Corps
has elected to cover or which have
been assigned to it. First Aid to the
Injured, the art of swimming and boat
handling will be taught to members.
This instruction must be further de-
veIoped by frequent practice.
(d) Woman's Life Saving Corps"
consisting of women and girls who on
July LIST, 1922, will have passed their
sixteenth birthday, must be of good
character, pass physical tests and
meet the examination as outlined I'M
der mems Life Saving Corps"
Badges and Emblems
a-Boys and girls up to sixteen
years of age.
ALI boys and girls who pass the
"beginners" tests are awarded a "be-
gin new badge"
2-All boys and girls who pass the
swimmers tests are awarded a
swimmers" badge.
3-All boys and girls who pass the
Life Savers" tests are awarded a
junior Life Savers" emblem which
they are allowed to wear on their
bathing suits, also badge which they
are allowed to wear on their boy scout
or other uniform.
b-Boys sixteen to eighteen years
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

and starting ashore:
5-Front strangle hold ........-........... z
6-Back strangle hold ..........-.--........ Z
7-Double grip on one wrist.-....--- z
S-Breaking two drowning people
apart who are holding each other
with front strangle grip .-.-.-.......... 7
demonstration, Schaefer method
(practice for one and one-half
minuteB) ......--............. IL
DEMONSTRATION, Schaefer method
Theory, 200 to 500 word essay 4
11-Diving from surface and recov-
erng object weighing ten pounds G
12-Float (stilD One minute --.......... 4
13-Tread water thirty seconds .... 3
14-Disrobe, coat, pants or shirt,
and shoes; swim 100 yards -........ A
15-Support a person fully clothed
for one minute ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
16-Fire carry from waist deep in
water s
17-Saddle back carry from waist
deep in water ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1S-Method of taking person out of
tank or on to float unassisted..-.... 2
19-Correct approach for drowning
person
20-Answer five questions in life
saving methods, oral quiz ....-....... 5
TOtal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-29

INVESTIGATE our system of loaning
money to the wage Garner or salaried man
or woman. 1t is fair. liberal and conf
dental.
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
PUBLIC APPROVAL
NOT TICKLE SAYS
BATTERY DEALER

1.-THE approval which the public
gives to a firm or individual who rem
ders a valuable service to the people
is far from being tickle commodity"
says A. e. Earnhart, OF the Battery
Service company, Prest~ Lite Stor-
age battery dealers of this city.
Every business man and every busi-
ness enterprise is. for its permanent
success, dependent first. last and all
the time. upon the appreciation which
it secures from the public.
Public appreciation in the way Of
Increased patronage and business.
apparently, by an unfailing law. goes
n those who render the greatest pub
lie service.
while some lines OF business are
complaining of slack times 1t is re-
freshing to learn OF one that is en-
joying the fruits OF public apprecia-
ton to such a marked degree that
it is able to report 800 per cent in
crease in business for the month of
January, 1922, compared with Janu-
ary OF year ago. This 900 per cent
represents an actual increase in
volume Of business gained in the
period of one short year.
Word has Just been received from
the Prest- O-Isite company, San Fran
cisco, advising that 800 per cent more
Prest- O-Lite storage batteries were
sold on the Pacific coast in January,
1922. than in January. 1921. All talk
of a buyers strike is pure rot IN the
face OF these startling figures, Every
man In business should by this time
know that the public will buy If II is
convinced that the price and quality
of the article are absolutely right.
This tremendous increase made in
the face OF many adverse conditions
can only be interpreted as an express
sion of the public OF It's appreciation
of the service which the Prest- -O-Lite
company has rendered in bringing the
prices OF storage batteries down to
the pre-war level.
Last to Raise and First to Drop
was adopted by the Prest- -O-Lite
company as one of it's most important
policies; and it has consistently
lived up to that program. 1t has
taken the bit between its teeth. so to
speak. and through a series OF price
reductions has forced the prices of
storage batteries down to the lowest
point that they have been in many
years. That the public remembers,
approves and appreciates such q
valued contribution to the low cost of
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
STILL BREAKING
SALES RECORD

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Mar. g.
Special-Reports of the Studebaker
corporation indicate that SO far this
year. all records have been broken
on the sale of this companys models.
The high record of January kept up
all through the month of February,
according to those in close touch
with the big corporation, and March
bids fair to even exceed the two
months just passed.
In the month of January. a total
of 392 machines were sold in Greater
New York which was 275 more than
the January of 1921. Retail sales of
Studebakerss the country over indi-
cate a greatly increased volume,
those OF Detroit being ESQ per cent
greater than in January, 1921, and
Los Angeles. Kansas City, Cleveland,
Buffalo. Chicago and many other
cities throughout the country show
similar increases
Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
SAYS SALES SHOW
GOOD INCREASE

J. a. Shea. of the sales promotion
and advertising departments of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
OF California, arrived in Phoenix
several days ago. Mr.. Shea is max
ing a survey of the Arizona territory.
"Business conditions are a great
deal better here than I had thought
at long range" he declared. Since
opening our branch in Phoenix we
have shown a handsome increase in
sales and the outlook is very promis-
ing indeed. We feel on the coast that
you are on the verge of splendid
prosperity and Goodyear, for one, is
making preparations to do its share
to bring it about. We are going a
long way to provide the best OF tire
service to the motoring public. Our
dealer organization is composed of
safe. reliable business men and the
public eliminates the element OF
chance by buying from concerns of
this type"
Mr.. Shea will remain in the city for
a short time and then proceed to
various points in the state.