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New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Vaudeville actors IN tho last OF New
York's old green rooms, Grand Opera
House, built ira 1869

hyo Max Renhardt in the Deutscncs Thaater.
Berlin 1t consists Of ii cuiving back stage
q seni-circuar wall Of cement, on which sky
effects arc painted, and which are varied by
i"!ls from in front and above. The curved
back wall has been installed in cne other New
lcr. theater and has been carried forward,
With {. dono-lke effect overhead This dome
has been found to Interfere with the
chanicni arrangements Of the f. galleries. TO
avoid such interference at the Carl Carroll
theater the dome effect "'ill be eliminated and
tho curved back stage will be continued upward
in unbrokcn cylindrical form.
By means cS a movable orchestra pi., Vnici
can be raised or lowered at viii. and by The
Installation OF curtained platforms at the sides
of thc stage where the first boxes ordinarily
would be, Mr.. Carroll will provide for what
IS technically known a. the apron stage. ThiT
win do away with ,he curtain call ii is now
familiar to the pnbc. The spectacle Of actors
claspNg hands and bowng, while the curtain
travels weariiy up and down, with every ilu-
sion Of the preceding scene spoiled ans lhe pc
forulsrcc delayed, does not appeal 10 Mr..
Carroll as anything particularly desirable. Ac-
c>rdinsl;, whore there is {. curtain cali at the
Earl Carro theater, the actors VIII step out
upon the curtaired platforms at the sides Of
the stage Lights from the balcony Will be
thrown upon the players al the sides OF the
stage III the meantime there viii be no slow
ing down Of the work of setting the stage for
the next scene.
II believe that the person who pays for 4
theatcr ticket is entitled 10 entertainment
from the time he cutters the playhouse laid
My. Carroll, explaining wig he constructed
movable orchestra pt. 'tc is entitled to
music, and Furthermore he IS entitled TO sec
1he artists who may be providing the music.
Consequently ] have provided for al orches-
tra pit which can be raised between the acts
and lowered, II desired, when the play is
going | may not always have orches-
tra Perhaps the music will be furnished by
one artist who will be paid ao much as an en-
lire orchestra would command, but in ar:
event the audience will be privileged 10 sec
as we'll hear
Among the minor innovations Installed By
Mr. Carroll will be q psrscope device FOR
viewing the audience from the wings. instead
of through the usual peep-hole III the curtain.
As further proof that he is g man Of origin
al ideas, Mr.. Carroll has done away with boxes
in his theater.
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Rognrth's painting Of the old Drury
L-one green room, sUhere the artist
sVas a frequent Uisitor

meals which may figure in productions. An
actor will not be expected TO appear Interested
in food which may have been brought from q
distant cafeteria. If the author Of some fu~
turo "Shore Acres" calls for q turkey dinner
on t.e stage, the mcal will come from The
theater Kitchen
Mr. Carroll has by no means confined his
innovations in tEoaicr design to the things
which work out 10 the actors pcrsona banert.
For instance, there IS iho matter Of lighting
which managers have eyperimonted with until
il would that there is nothing left to
achieve Mr. Carroll is to have his lighting CT
iectS under IN contro! Of on maN--an orgunis
whose tone effects are TO be in illumination.
The hhts will be controlled by this individual.
VINO VIII have a hooded position at The front
Of the stage IN the place occupied by the
prompteT in grand opera The entire scene
viii thus be under his vision exactly as the
audience secs it, instead Of from the wings.
He Will have under his hands al The switches
that control the stage lighting effects.
Here is an illustration of the working OF
lhe paa,' said Mr.. Carroll. "imagiNc there
is an interior setting and thc maid, or Sorlc-
BODY else OF the stage is supposed TO turn CT
shut of the Light. AS this is done on the stage
ordinarily, an assistant is stationed IN Tie
wings watching the actos. When lie sees thc
button pNshed or the light cord pulod by tho
actor, the assistant IL The wings signals 10
the electrician controlling the lights. Result
at least hall second loas time and an illl
sion spoiled # the audience renresses its de-
ire to smile at this unreal delay III tho action
of electric current It is because audiences IL
general have become usei to such things. But
lhe sense OF annoyance is still there With
The lights undcr the immediate control Of one
person u the front Of the stage, with bis hand
ready TO duplicate the motion Of the actor,
there need be 10 delay when lights are to bc
switched OFF or on
When considers the annoyances result
ing from delayed flashes OF lightning and the
Failure OF daylight to synchronize with The
raising Of the shade when the actor oxclain,s:
"Ah' what glorious flood Of sunlight" he
is prepared TO as!rat of nd that the idea ol
lighting, Nj Carroll has put ii into cfTec
in his new theator. is one OF chose simple things
that somebody really should have thought Of
eaforc.
The effect Of "pern&nent sky viii nc So
cared at Mr.. Carrcll's theater by means Of
cnrving back stage. This effect was introduced
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

for M brland and the French delegation the
dlscontent became aggravated Then after
Farls heard that M. BRAND and Mr ~'oyd
George We're negotiating d Franco British
treaty virtually under the qlickening impulses
OF thls syncopated atmosphere Paris political
suspicion began to run rampant
But the crowning blow was golf One
sunny afternoon, after 1ne stress cf deep inter
Allied negotiations relative to Gern1any's abl-
ley and inability to nay reparatior debts,
Lloyd George rolled down from the luxurious
villa Vaetta, on the palnl-dot hill behind
the town, to invite the French Premier for q
little game of golf Down into the jazz pol
luted atmosphere, Paris heard the British
Frem.er came to make his refarious rro1osi-
.on. He not only invited Premier BRAND to
cross putters with him on a nearby course the
following morning, but included Premier
Bononi of Italy and Signor de lc rorretta. the
Italian Foreign Minister
Paris heard Of this Lloyd George plot.
Would BRAND accept? He would-and did.
Paris political circles had their emissaries
IN the gallery the following morning. cal
cum sun bathed the links almost TO the stage
of blue glasses. Some of the emissares wore
them Lloyd George grasped his mighty driv-
er and swung. The little white ball performed
beautiful arc and sped on in ciant bounds
toward the distant green The little Welsh
stepped back. 1t was Frances turn to
drive.
To Lloyd George, perhaps it was Brands
turn to drive, but to the enlissa ries of the
anti BRAND press of Paris it was Frances
turn. To them the honor of France was At
stake. Bated breath
Premier BRAND lacked all air of confidence
as caddy stopped to form the little cone Of
sand and parched the ball On it's neede-lke
summit. But BRAND was calm There was :;
stiffness in the brilliantly sunlit air The gal
lery-or the political contingent of twas
holding its breath, To the casual observer
BRAND seemed to grasp his driver with an
extremely un-Vardonlke grip. In face, his
hold on the supple shaft was too low and his
stance seemed something not to be desired
But tho gallery, that suspicious galaxy Of
breath-holders, gave no sign. II simply held
it's breath and waited
Zpl A swing that would have turned
Bambino Ruth at least an olive green with
envy followed The small white sphere re-
sponded with a corkscrew spin and then zig
Jagged crafty to the right and toward the
rough. The gallery released its breath in
series of audible snorts. Premier BRAND fol-
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TIE CLIMAX OF TERROR
By PAUL GINISTY
Translated by WILLIAM L. McPERSON

Some Of Them mad kept their balance 50 oas
they had cherished the hope o. prompt q
iverance. Now they had abandoned hopsi a.
TO longer concealed their terror.
Iney entered another room. -aa:z an lnAsl
court. Bu1 the turult purausd :hem. slSs'
no~- mingled with the n,ob's can.ors. lM
hva ID bonll explos,e against the outer saH
I'VE are iost.' groaned he Alcaias
we are" said Jacinso Ortiz coldiy, x
ccpt for some miracle
They approached him. surrounded him
You are II command here. said one Of 'ne
members Of TIE jurta Find some way
save US.
.}acinto Orieitz shrugged lis shoulders. ~
had exhausted all the combinations wn'A
would lave permitted hm-~since there was n'
longer any thought OF queYiNg the nsurFee''"
ct least 60 save the lives of his compah'o''
Ore OF them mounted 10 tAs rocf, whence IN
could View tic city. lie cavss back WITH ~''''
news still.
The railw&y station is Oh nrc. Even II TX
troous arrive lney will have TO detrain sV~''
alStance OUT.
the last chance Of deliveranee NHlsnea.
Al eyes turned ans;i~ sly 10 Jscnto o'D.
They begged him. they infplorcd him. i.s.
demanded of him some happy inspsFs'V.'
offering means, however hazardous. OF es'S'
ing the catastrophe.
4 disdainYul smile framed itself on ns ''f.
They saw it, and thought that II ref'ce'e0 v
idca which had come to hinl.
With strange, almost ncckirs. expfe'S"
he said:
''Pgrhaps there IS still way. But ~hu ~, v
you will volunteer to carry this letter. W.
will have the courage to deliver it 10 u. ~
dress, in spite Of all obstacles! II IS eV''e..
that the first man who attempts to leave w.,
building will run the risk Of being NASSAU
before he gets very far"
There was an embarrassed silence. '"V
ore OF the councillors emitted an opinion
There Is gendarMe here" :.
The poor devil has been nlaItreatcd s"'Se
this morning" answered Ortiz. he w.,
nearly stoned to death He has no sSfe's''
left"
They didn't reply At once. Presently - -,
other councillor, sure of being sustained ~ -
colleagues, put forward the suggestlon'
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New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

FARlS.
n ToW that Raymond Poincare Frances
new Prime Minister, has announced
Il q his antipathy for Allied supreme
councils, the most recent gathering
Of its kind at Cannes, in the Riviera, becomes
infinitely more famous.
1t was Lloyd Georges original idea that
The January council should meet in Cannes
on the blue waters of the French Mediter
ranean. The British Premer's thoughts prob
ably wandered in the direction of golf when
ne made the suggestion TO Premier BRAND in
London during the December parley between
The two statesmen. Lloyd George was going
TO Cannes anyway for rest and golf, and
NJ BRAND was agreeable, though he had more
interest in affairs Of state than golf.
what neither statesman vsualized in ad-
vance was a jazz band. And possibly never
before in human history has Jazz band con-
tributcd to the downfall of ministry. Golf
likewise, has been accused of many things. but
never once of having malign influence on the
conduct of governments
Nero fdded while Rome burned, and, to use
the modern adaptation Of the term, both the
Roman and Greek empires, not to mention
few before them, fell because of too much jazz
during government hours. But never, even
IN these days of wireless telegraphy and
telephony, have the syncopated vibrations Of
a dozen musical instruments reached out over
900 miles slowly but surely to shake min
istry from its foundations
II there can be any doubt that a band Of
Franco-ltalian musicians holding forth in the
tearooms of the Carlton Hotel, in Cannes, did
not contribute to the downfall of the Paris
ministry Of Premier Aristide BRAND. this
doubt is not apparent in Paris In Paris.
where ministries are made and broken, there
is still the adamant conviction that Supreme
Councils held within earshot of jazz are only
less dignified than ministerial golf, especially
when the Premier of France is roundly beaten
by the Prime Minister of England.
Lloyd George is popularity credited in
France as the holder Of the heavyweight po-
Utica championship Of Europe, if not tae
w-o~i,s Even before N. BRAND went to the
French Riviera to match his political wits
against those Of the doughty little Welshman
there were discomfort and grave misgivings in
Paris political circles. When the hunrning
wires leading from the Medter-
canean winter resort to the freezing atmos-
phere Of Paris began to disclose that a Jazz
oand vas the main attraction every afternoon
II the big hotel which served as headquarters
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

a box scat IS supposed to be the bes. seat
IN :ho house, said Sir. Carroll but il isn't.
1t is the worst. TIC occupant Of q box tries
TO imagine that he iias he'd his moneys worth.
hut he has only beer fooing hmself. IL
knows. and c'erybody else knows, thai the best
seats are in the center Of the house. So why
have boxes al all?"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
n PREMIER IN THE ROUGH
By WILBUR FORREST

PARIS.
N T)W that Raymond Foincart Frances
new Prime Minister, has announced
4 q his antipathy for Allied supreme
councils, the most recent catherine
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technical matter the Importance Of which
may not be grasped at first by one outside the
profession but which will carry deep meaning
to anyone who has been a player.
Across the stage from the rrcen racr, NJ
Carroll has provided kitchen for cooking the
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

"HE green room, long absent from back
stage" in New York, is to be revived
Green rooms have been featured in
old-time theaters in this city, such as
Daly's, the Star the Grand Opera House, the
old Bowery Oater the Thslia) and other play
houses. But building space has increased
in value and costs Of construction and thea
trical production have kept pace with ground
rent. .heater builders have fallen into the
habit Of eliminating the lounging place of Che
payers and their friends. There is green
room at the Belasco, but it affords an excep~
ton among the newer theaters. Most actors
Today cheerfully admit they have never seen
a green room.
Days green room. with all it's associations
Cor the reminiscent, went into oblivion with the
old theatcr not many months ago. The historic
Green room at the Grand Opera House is now
used by vaudeville players but the pending
sale of the theater recently announced,
with the intn1ation that the playhouse might
not be used for entertainment purposes. Thus
have the old green rooms been subject to one
vicissitude after another, with managers dis
inclined to build any more, until along came
Earl Carroll and put up the theater which
bears his name. MIR. CAROLS theater is to
be dedicated this month, and in it will be
green room which for spacicusness and beauty
will quite outshine anything else of which
there is official record.
Mr.. Carrolls reasons for re-establishing
the green room sound unique at this time when
some managers who have been prominent IN
recent dlsagreements over wage questions and
sundry other matters, seldom refer to actors
except in uncompl!mentary terms and would
grow cho!eric at the mere thought of providing
green rooms in which those merry plutocrats
might count ever the contents of their swollen
pay envelopes.
The actor said Mr.. Carroll, who looks
boyishy young but who has had experience as
actor. song-writcr, librettist and playwright,
SIS entitled to certain considerations on his
own account. You know the time is past when
one builds theater on an alley because that
alley is a favorite resort Of actors. The actor
to-day. if you come t. inquire, is pretty apt
to have bank account and home Of his own,
and D 'rhaps motor car or two. He prizes
che comforts Of life II he has the right sort
of workshop and place where he can
1t is all going to reflect in his work.
In Mr.. Carroll's theater the green room can
be entered from the stage and by staircase
leading from the dressing rooms The chief
ornament of this staircase will be II statue tvp-
.fyng Good Luck-something which actors
are admittedly superstitous enough to 'appre-
clate. There will be big fireplace, ounging
nocks table and bookcases. The room will
take good deal of space but it is not all that
has been done back stage" for the actor at the
hands of MIR. Carroll.
The stars dressing rooms on opposite sides
of the stage, have been extended into suites
and will be on the stage level The dressing
rooms for the remainder of the company will
ne larger than those ordinarily provided.
There will be mirrors on the stairs and the
actors personal baggage will be hoisted di
rectIy from the stage to the dressing rooms.
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lowed With passaA!e drive, anfl Signor de Ia
'{crreSta upheld the honcr Of Italy
Whom She ministerial principals had al
Nanced not many steps townrd the first green
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

The gallery had pc1ceptby thinnau 1osc o,
it was OF it's way back to Cannes and the tee-
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Cites Living Cost


Editor The star
Mrs H. ~ Taylor n ell wrong.
The family ans refers 10 that iiv.
on tsso do not live. they joat half
way exist
Neither she nor any other sound
woman can set away with that old
stuff
As you and all know. the Z. 3.
government allows our disabled sol
diers who are taking training. $50 a
month to Nv. ON.
think Mrs Taylor " one 81 these
women that only look. at things one
sided. and perhaps Hhe owns her iit.
tic ranch and raises all her milk.
chickens and fnsa; At a small cost.
That WAY she can live and lay up
n little oaAh.
get fios per month. have a wife
and ono baby. and after have paid
all bills. which run lss on a home.
t2s for wood. 81 light. 50 cents for
water. ssso for gas. 81 per day for
eats for three. Insurance and lodge
for two. g. per month. total. tii7io.
prepared by a careful expert on the
cost of running home for three.
And would like 20 inform Mr.
Tayisr that I n~vent bought suit
for over two years. and n lo-e one
or t~o rainy or sick days that means
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Whittier, Fair Maid, Whittier?


display and recreation
lord
and
notp o
IL a Is and
probably dexteous, than her brother
1xaysin Some lands heavy work.
dmen
that
N
in the al
with
thought thewe i
dusty Of the family n o Of
dis hero andsh
il
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No Faith in Conference

er. The roar Of cannon and the rat.
tie Of musketry are music to their
ears. The war spirit In born ana
bred in their very bones. They know
nor respect no iaw other than Might
makes right"
Ever since the birth Of this nation.
Europe has r~sorted 10 all tho ways
that are crooked and tricks that arc
vain" TO enanare Uncle Sam within
her merciless grasp. Gladly would
She welcome the opportunity OF piac
Ing him In a position where shs could
apply the thumb screws.
stripped Of all high sounding
phrases and giiitering nonensrn'iais.
thla fact stand. out pre-eminent.
u IL Americas wealth and Americas
gold that are wanted over there to
bolster up their crumbling thrones
and lettering dynaniies while they
prepare for future wars. Europe to
day Is nothing less than a brisiiins
military camp. LET W. not sacrifice
this nation on tho pneican altar OF
European dexSotisr.
FRANK MrSSrcK.
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Editor The Star;
Their. ar. columns and eolumns.
pages and pages, preceded by scare
headlines In boxear letters. anent
the international drama being enact.
ed at Washington. u. c. The only
tangible result 80 far N the scrap.
ping of a few rotten huils, relies Of
past grandeur. Tho more modern
and deadly implements Of human
destruction are 10 BE- retained.
Kind reader. do you imagine that
by signing this five power pact the
dove OF peac. win rule the world. n
you do. you sadly underraio the
diplomacy % the devil. There II no
power on earth that can weld thor-
discordant and warmsd factions OF
Europe into a peaceful unity. II you
doubt my word. turn 10 the black
and bloody pages % European hi-.
tory. For centuries. nation has war.
red against nation. For WHAT To
sstlasc the greedy and lustful desir~a
OF some auiocratlc despot for terri.
toriai acquisition and political pow.
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prcsencs he stood His inner senses
told him all too plainly. Changed AZ
he was. there was no chance in
heaven or earth for a mistake. This
was Harold Lounsbury. the same
man who had passed his camp years
before. the same los, lover that yir.
ginia had come 10 find.
Even now Rin thought, 4, vas no,
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they never did. II they tried that
Green lake ercurnion once they soon
would have heat OF sonp Kind and a
closed ear.
I remember some eight or nine
years ago, when IN. Puget found
Traction Co. WAS operating the street
ears. tiN people made an awful hori
about not having heat in the street
ears. and ,fhey soon had what they
desired. and those times We rode fof
a nickel. but now Il seems 70 be dif'
fei~nt. nobody seems 60 care.
Tho only consolation we have
now In that the summer In In mEht
and another city election.
WILLIAM y. Lif.E,
so2 n. 10th.
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ened. His lips were loose, his eyes
nervous and bright. his hands did
not hold quite steady, But all these
observations were nj once obliterated
and forgotten In the face OF a great.
sr. more profound discovery. In
one scrutinizing glance the truth
swept him nike a flood. Here was
one that the wilderness had crushed
In It's brutal grasp. Al far as Biii's
standards were concerned. IL had
broken and destroyed him.
This did not mean that his health
wsa wasted His body was strong
and trim. except for a suspicious net.
work OF red lines In his cheeks and
a yellow tingc 20 the whites Of his
eyes. he would have s~emed IN SUI
psrb physical condition. The evil
dcncs lay rather in the expression
OF his face. and most of all In the
surroundings In which he lived.
lie had speen. 90 some extent at
least. n man Of refinement and
culture when he had passed thru
Bili'a camp NO long ago. lie had
been clean. shaver except for small
mustache. courteous. rather patron,
ling but still friendly. Now he was
like a suriy beast. His eyes were
narrow and greedy .--weasei eyes that
AT once bin mistrust@d and disiiked.
A scowl was at his lips. no more
were they In a firm, straight line.
The light and glory Of upright man
hood. IL indeed he had ever pos
xerr~d IL. had gone from him now.
Vie was a friend and a companion Of
Joe and Pete: In a measure at ieas,
he was OF their own kind.
when the white man chooses 20
descend. even the navages OF the
forest cannot keep pace with him.
Bill knew now why Harold had new.
or written home. The ~ilderness had
seized him body and soui. bit not
in the embrace Of love with which II
held BIN. Obviously he had taken
the line Of least resistance TO perdi'
ton, He had forgotten the world Of
men. In reality he was no longer OF
IL. Blii read the truth--a familiar
truth In the North--in his crafty.
stesithy. yet savage face.
He was utterly unkernpt and
s-oveniy. Hts coarse beard covered
his lips. his matted hair vas dull
with dirt. hls skin was scarcely less
dark than that Of the Indians them.
selves. The nails on his hands were
foul. the floor % the hour yas ciut.
tered with rubbish and flith- II was
worthy place. this nsw-buiii cabin.
Even the dcsoiafe wastes outside
were no; comparable with this.
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Heat in the Street Cars
Editor The STAR

Editor The Star;
Nearly every day alnco tho city
acquired tho street ears from tho
Puget Sound Traction Co. the public
finds some ncwA In our daily paperp
pertaining TO the street car deal. ~.
neyn. street car bonds. Peter Witt
OF. Hanson and passing tho buck.
hut have never noticed AN item
for the comfort OF tbs street car
patrons.
pid ever any Of our honorable
couneilmen. Mr.. Henderson. or our
Honorable Mayor Caldwell. take an
open street car downtown and ride
around Green lake during those cold
days without hestf ! should think