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Evening star., 1922-10-25

November 20, for the benefit of the
producing fund of the Washington
Opera Company.
Mrs. John Hampton Barnes who is
attending the meeting of the Garden
Club of America, entertained a small
company at. dinner at the Powhatan
last evening.
Mrs. Louis Hertle of Gunston Hall
on the Potomac, had assisting her yes
terday at her beautifully planned picnic
luncheon for the members of the Garden
Club of America, Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes. wife of the Secretary of State:
Lady Geddes, wife of the ambassador
of Great Britain: Mrs. Henry c. Wal
lace, wife Of the Secretary of
Agriculture; Mrs. Samuel Sloane of
New York. president of the club. and
Continued on Ninth Pagel
Evening star., 1922-10-25

M. Garrison and Mr.. Edgar ]. Car
withen was solemnized, the Rev.
Henry Lumb of1ctating. Mr.. and
MRS. Carwithen will be at home after
November 1 at Silver Spring, Md.
Members of the civic section of the
Woman's City Club will act as host
esses at an afternoon tea from to 6
o'clock Friday. October 27, when the
chairman. Mrs. June Hull Bird, as
sisted by number of the ladies
active In the work of the section, will
be in charge.
Mrs. Julian S. Carter of Baltimore
was the guest at luncheon today Of
Mrs. Edouard Albion, when plans
were completed for the special fea-
lures of the art ball which will be
given in the New Willard ballroom
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Mrs. e. H. Bouton and Mrs Horatio
Nhltrldge Turner of Roland Park.
baltimore, are the house guests of
Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews during the
meeting here of the Garden Club of
America
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Miss Eunice Taylor and Miss Fisher
Taylor Will give a bridge party this
.vening in honor of Miss Janet Jo-
;ephine Gassman. whose marriage to
Mr.. Raymond Edgar Read will take
place Wednesday. November /.
Evening star., 1922-10-25
Mr. and Mrs. Jones Leave for Iowa
After Whiting Mr.. Hoover.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. AIcKenney
and their daughters, who were to
have sailed Wednesday, October IS,
for New York. postponed their sail
ing at the last minute. and are ex-
pected to leave England tomorrow
for New York
Evening star., 1922-10-25

Continued on Ninth Page.)
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

d. Howells's "The Sleeping Car" Zona Gales
"Neighbors," Alice Gorstenberg's "The Cup
Bearer" the modern morality Hunger"
Lord Dunsanys "The Wonder Hat Stuart
Walkers "Sx That Pass" and Susan Glaspors
Suppressed Desires" Yes truly, and Sup
pressed Desires" ar odd sort Of bucolic fare
70 give the Mineola agriculturists pausel II,
indeed, it wins
"Well you Sec" explains Director Wilson,
brightly, 1--WE arc part city and some Of our
groups are as advanced as Washington
Square. Most Of them prefer the plain fare,
however, and in the general the list l have
given you would please almost any audience.
Even The Wonder Hat has been tried before
popular audiences and not found wanting"
The initial judging having been completed,
the sem-fnal performances by South Shore
clubs will be given at the Masonic Hall, Rock
vile Centre next Friday evening. when three
"one-acters' by tho best South Shore talent
will be presented. On June - the North Shore
will have its innings at the Memorial Build
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

accompanied the tour A. gtagc manager, in
prosario or ticket takcr, Stranger things than
that have happened in this new mske-bclieye
land The spirit Of the workers is Ike tne
antique fifteenth century master guilds. They
build the SETS make Oh, dresses provide tho
properties. operate the lights and act The char
acters. The aforctime op'ry house manager
Of comic fame seems destined 10 become ex-
tinct, like the hye-toei horse or he hairy
mammoth Of the Dakota sandstone Tor be
survives chiefly az picture palaces.
Kansas. quick 20 take the new cue adver.
tises full-hcdgcd department of rural dra.
MATES at the Topeka state Fair. The dfs-
matte potatoes-unlisc The historic ones that
grow small in Kansas give promise Of be-
ing large and guccuicni In fact, one ~ The
largest crops in Thespan rural annals is
indicated. There's a statewide invitation -
any rural community unit. whether school,
church or social. 10 present in competition
thirty-minute drama-cithcr home written or
played from the classics. Prizes will be
awarded 10 the bost-acting units and the events
made a prominent feature whereby, thank
heaven, the snake charmers. the wrigglors
and tho professional wild men n fair DIVER
sion will probably be relegaied % a deserved
obgcuritv.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

writing plays Most earnestly writing ana
getting produced. too, which rs more than
many Greenwich Villagers can brag Of Little
country thcatcrs sprang into being till the
Northwest and the trans-Mississippi states
were dotted with them. Free lending plays
from the college library, advice from the
obliging professor or the help Of a student
impromptu stage equipment that utilized the
lowly bcdshcot. the burlap fertilizer bags and
the Pickering talow dip or kerosene lamp
we're the beginning Of country thea'er
movement I'm which critics like Walter Prlicn-
ard Eaton sec greater potcntalty than inc
most ambitious efforts OF Broadway
At the Dcs MoIncs State Fair last year. FOL-
lowing tho homegrown plays and pageants' the
Iowa Little Thcatcr circuit was formed to M
terchangc the productions Of dozen or more
communities Among the first years attrac-
tions was a Biblical play. "Ihe Rock The
Pilgrim Players Of a Cong gational Church
booked themselves in IL, but thc adviccs fail to
state whether the reverend pastor himself
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Agriculture Has Drama
As a By-product

Professor Drummonds talks. prefacing each
performance, briefly tell the country folks
how they can set up such simple theaters snd
enjoy the drama In their own communities.
There are scores Of socalled community houses,
many Of them with small stage and auditor
um, scattered here and there in New York
State. Both state and Federal government en-
courage such undertakings. and Cornell Uni
versty, in particular, through its agricultural
department sends out many booklets and let
ters Of helpfuness. The Nassau County Dra-
matte League may well be the germ OF wider
organization 10 bring together the scattered
units and finally 20 inaugurate state contests.
Amateur drsmEtics used to be voted a ter
riole bore by most Of the scribcs who were
obliged to view them. But that is so no longer.
Both the Washington Square and the Province
town Players proved that such groups can at
tain skill quickly. While one may have a
good-natured laugh at the country "deestric,s'
for raising bucolic drama as we'll as cabbsges,
let il be remembered that the country folk
ultimately provide the fiber and snew Of the
drama as they do Of everything else-witne's
Ireands and Scotland's gifts 10 the English
stage. Better than the Irish Players was
Ashevilles recent verdict on the Carolina
Playmskers from the sylvan retreats Of
Chapel Hill.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Movement Is Widespread
In West and South

Last spring no fewer than twelve dramatic
clubs competed in lively contest a. kirks-
vile. No, open to all the surrounding COM
munites Simultaneously little theatre was
started al the State Teachers College. In.
dicatiye Of the intense interest. 400 out-of.
town visitors (bcsides most of the townsfolsl
attended the competitions. Where 'ucn con-
tests arc not yet in '-)gue dramatic professors
and students have become transformers. and
such leaders as Koch. of North Carolina Alex
ander Dean. Of Montana; Alfred Aryold, -
North Dakota and others conduct their act
ing classes on nghtsland pilgrimages.
A word Of special mention seems due -
Frederick H. Koch. Of the University Of North
Carolina. for AZ Chapel Hill genuine form Of
native drama Is being evolved, written by
graduate or specially talented students and
dealing strictly with tho folk life Of The state.
Professor Koch Likewise brought the art closer
10 the people when he wrote and supervised
Raleigh Shepherd Of the Ocean" pageant of
early days that entertained 5000 visitors 70
tho Raleigh State Fair. with all the parts en-
acted by Raleigh citizens.
"Oppostion?" an old Snowman who saw =
repeated to me. why. man alive, that Koch
historical show put the Midway completely on
the blink the two nights he gave II. No stree,
Bosco and wild women hadn't a chance ull
mister pageant packed up and moved away
4 fine example Of a model Little Country
Theater is afforded by the New York State
Fair Thanks TO the liberality Of the State
Fair Commissioners former exhibition hall
Of pumpkins and cabbages was converted into
an auditorium and light platform theatcr be-
hind which are grouped half dozen dressing
rooms. There ia 10 set scenery but plenty
Of "juice" electric wiring and switches. The
commissioners turned over the theater hall 70
the Cornell Dramatic Club, Of Cornell Uniyer-
sity The latter is not a class nor a workshop.
but a strong coed volunteer dramatic oody, Tor
which Professor Drummond acts as adviser
and coach. These young people play the Lit
tie Country Thcater six TO eight performances
Of one-act plays daily throughout Fair Week
The patronage Of this admirable free theatcr
is about $1,000 persons each season. Thnt
would be splendid attendance for any Broad.
way pidgHouoc uuiinB th' NaHe PciiVus in'i'
is a life-likencss about the shows. a honey
quality in the selections. and a skill Of char
acter depletion that captiyatc and absorb the
average visitor The Comedians make every
thing themselyes-sce screens, props, co--
tunes. ctc.-and big fair truck does the
hauling for them between Ithaca and Syracuse
A young man from the engineers school works
tho lights, and all the members take hand A.
makeup or scene-shifting or prop-placine
There isn't professional nor a hired mechanic
anywhere about stage.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
pnzes for Thcspis as Well
As for Ceres

Now that was certainly an announcement
put any federation Of players on its metal,
MAKING Of their hobby competitive game as
wen as labor Of love. There was equal
sn'eWdness to interest and attract in the point
"'ings whereby scenery, properties, costumes
ana lighting were made to count 80 per cent,
seung and other technic 50 per cent, and selec-
Lon OF play for literary values, 20 per cent
'ne corps Of judges included seven discrimi-
pAung thestergoers, four women and three
men, and It was provided that at least three
.aOuic judge the initial try-outs, and all OF
'atn the semi-fnsls and finals.
me idea Of the contest was heartily ac-
s'''n'd and goodly number Of groups set
1,'nssives to win lsurels in Nassau's hall
ame Locust Valley, Oyster Bay, Hemp
'SN' Rockville Centre, Msnhssset, Baldwin
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

,vvrsTING crops Of rural dram'
Ii ,or N. state and country fairs mas
/ i been discovered as d'l'c''''' Ao,''- Owe
- that is twice as thrilling as the
..s.tsble prizetskers. In the old
''a's g., : towns or neishbors contested the
''s :, hug. pumpkins, sQua'he'' ca0OSSe''
r' 'io,. and other local prid'' Of the nome. 1s.
'''. +,, exhibitor, but nowadays one ru0S
F''"e .na wonders whether the Rislto has
ores ~, -. 70 the crossroads as he OverhsaT''
r'''O " -, :. the finest show troupe THIS
I'D. Ed.,na',;cts D YOU jes' wait till the Bird
Ter community club gets Soln =
o'n,Sl "..s vi both Of you. Mudvile hez paid
WE. w., srom III city and S dom Lord Dun
er'''', ,..S .akes, what d'you know about
tsny--laha s"N
rssl" ..ue, tell Won East
- II win with plain good old 'Nelgnoors
uy', ~, hem poorhouse plays Lonesone-llKe an
- w.. s,s,y one about the two old ladies-on'
'Ioint Castles in Spain.
TT Thus the rural argument at the CROSSROADS il
.. l"s. Iowa. Kansas, Missouri, the Dakotss
,..s vi.ld.d TO the lure Of Thespis and contest
- e. tr,olicallv produced dramas at the annual
W. W." =. normal institute. while New York
Co.. e." ~, led the way with the establishment
o. the Little Country Thester at the syracuse
q fair. beginning in 1912 Within the year the the
I-,..;c I@.. contest has sprung up. Right at the
s-or+ ar Long Island door Of the metropolis
-. vs,sap County Dramatic League has
sr,lvsd and the units or groups are now bait
H.. for the privilege Of playing in a tent
.bs.ter at the Mineols fair
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Erpect to Put the Midwoy
Out OF Business

IN. Mineols experiment plainly threatens
poro the celebrated snake-eater, the nautcn
s,,,.r,. the Wild Man Of Borneo, the Hit-the-
Af,;,sn.three.shots-for-a and other deni-
..r, of rural midways and carnivals. II one
ran look at exciting drama in the main fair,
ubv nav for these childish sideshows? Most
psrsons will echo the aspiration Of Miss Sue
Ann Wilson, the league director, when she
SAYS: I'VE hope by another year to be able to
close the Midway
Albeit Nassau is semi-urban district and
the conditions are somewhat different from
those IN "the sticks" il is interesting to learn
row The movement has taken hold of large
number Of the Long Island communities and
what they arc doing preparatory TO the Nine
ola prize events.
Miss Wilson, who was sent there by the
Community Service organization, worked up
an organization that includes twenty-one
towns and no less than thirty-four playing
groups. They range all the way, socially and
geographically, from the Great Neck Barn
sormers to the Rockville Center Woman
Club from the dramatic elect Of Plandome or
Garden City to the democracy OF parish or
school bodies in Mcmpstead, Hickville or Mat
inlcock. Each of the thirty-four groups gives
from one TO three public performances yearly
mostly dramatic, but a few musical. The
Great Neck woman's club remodeled disused
chanel into a theater. The others play in
community houses or in hired quarters quite
Ike the amateur dramatics" Of olden days,
but with these important differences:
The members are actual playmakers. ANA
tsur Beascos Of sets and costumes, and they
DO the new one-act plays-the literature Of the
Little Thester-instead Of the wsrmcd-up
l,svings Of the professional stage. There is
consequently an enthusiasm for the work that
never inhered in the old style conventional
trsmstics Many Of the leaders-colege
women Of dramatic educstion-drect their
own groups locally. Back Of them stands
Miss wilson with ready telephone guide or
suggestion, and (if they wish it, personal
visits to supervise the final six or eight re-
iearsak In December there came to the
members this fascinating announcement;
This (, YOUR chance TO win fame. The
Nassau Dramatic League. non-psrtissn demo
crate orgsrizston formed TO develop orhhAtes
N Nassau County raise standards Of prodoction
ard give assistance 20 local groups, IS opening
PLAN CONTEST for amateurs
Il was made a free-for-all (entrance fee
only So for any amateur group that would
prOher a one-scter, a pantomime. or single
act from full-length work. Six productions
ceemsd the best are to take part IN the June
ssni-fnals; best three out Of the six 70 be
then chosen by the judges for presentation at
the Nassau Dramatic League Little Theater,
Aineola Fair. 1922. One play will be given
each day al the fair; at the end Of the fair,
tr't second and third prizes to be awarded BY
the judges from the money sweepstakes.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

rnd Glen Cove were among the towns that
decided to take part The people Of the back
towns We'd with the elegance Of the suburban
IN hunting up the best plays and putting
them or with all the zeal and courage eharac-
teristic Of the most enterprisine and eminent
Broadway producer. Mindful Of the literary
test high standard Of plays was the local
committees selection, among them being Booth
Iarhngtons Beauty and the Jacobin.y W.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

went out 10 The pioneer states like Caxion
carrying the printing art TO England and Da
vinci the ltalianate painting 10 France. ka'
diating from the normals, Aggios and universi-
ties Of the frcshwatcr states home-ored drama
br.deed the soundlcs gap and gave yo@ popuh
uttcrancc.
II was no joke out thore that even the
nlumbcr. the baker and the farmland were
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

duction has many points Of excellence over
the rofcssonal-frcshncss Of theme. SINGER
iiy Of feeling, due subordinaton Of scenic oi-
fccts to acting. are among the most valued.
10 IS now the amateurs hcyday not only in
Nassau but throughout the United States.
This happy condition was led Up to through
default Of the old theater system, partly by
rising travel costs and partly by the predomi-
nance Of the movie. Both causes helped de-
stroy the once profitable circuits Of the old
nicht-stand shows, and left thousands Of COM
munties without other than screen amuse-
ment But the colleges meanwhile had been
taking up dramatic studies and installing dra-
matte workshops whence graduate teachers
New-York tribune., 1922-06-04

ing, Rorlyn, with three other productions from
tho best North Shore groups to be adiudged.
Each will be strictly iwo-dollar show fnan-
cially and artsiically and there being but
three Of the six to be chosen FOR Mincola, each
contestant has $3.50 chance After the
scmi-fnal awards come the furnishing up for
the Mineoa Fair days and the amateurs most
severe test C.. playing before mixed audi
cnccs Of strangers
Syracuse has. for three years at It's biz state
fairs. shown that the country takes to Cor
nell University boy-and-girl dramatics as
duck takes 70 water, so the Nassau amateurs
aren't worrying for fear Of not gripping their
public. In fact, nowadays, the amateur pro-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-22
Dentist Said / Would
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-22

Patti Harold. playing the title
Boae n ~Irehe." the musical comedy
eoming 90 the Metropolitan theater
0undny night. 10 the daughter OF
orvfzlo Harold. the tenor. and
when asked when she expected 20
Gnako hsr debut In the Metropolitan
ooora bouss. smiled and said: NO.
I nsvsr expect TO. because would
uuch rather mako people laugh
tnnn cry: mako them glad rather
thnn sd
NEARLY N the grand opera so
0Gnno roles are tragic They de-
land vast amount Of feeling for
tAetr proper rendering. The so
pEnno heroine Is simply plunged In
~ from the rising of the curtain
until tho going down Of the sArne.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-22
TO DRIVE
OUT SHYSTERS
SIeuths Say Quack Lawyers
Promote Crime Wave

shystcr lawyers. Ercatest cause
Of crime waves, are 20 be driven
out of tho Northwest along With
their clientele Of drug peddiers,
highwnymen. yeggs and othor
criminals.
This In the Job undertaken by the
Association OF bheriffS
and Police. announced Mt a iunaheon
meeting Friday OF local ASSOCIATION
members and officials.
'shystcrs arc responsible" said
Luke \. May. president OF the
association. more than any 9th
er cause, for our waves of crime
"Time after time we hear the
shystr~ leaving the eourtroo'ns
with tho boast. Iie IL Eulty ~
HI. hut I got him off,
This encourages boys 10 enter
the field of crime. and makes "
mast difficult 10 obtain conv'c'
tions."
All resident judges Of Seattle win
be asked TO attend tho merit associa'
ton meeting. and urged TO exert Their
utmost influence towards driving the
shyster out, u was decided.
Tn. aid Of bar associations VIII
also be enlisted. and the drive car
ried To other cities OF this state. Ore
gon. Idaho and Montana. 10 clean
their courts Of interruptions and un'
ethical lawyers.
Police chief w. IL. Soaring. In
spector Hans Damn. Sheriff htar
witch. w. H. Jarrai. local chi-f OF
th. secret service. Prosecuting Attor'
ney Malcolm poasia. and other Off
clai. who attended tho meeting. free
~ expressed their opinions OF shys'
tsring attorneys.
A census Of dops psddisrs. yesss
and other hardened criminals viii b.
taken. turnout the Northwest. II u
contemplated. n funds can be Oh.
tanned. and brosdcasted for USE Of
association members.
Sheriff starwieh suggested In this
that tho finxerprfnts Of
each criminal 90 enumerated be taken
to make later Identification positive.
tive.
The Northwest univ~rsity q
Applied Criminelogy. the asso-
riaiicn's proposed school. 10 b.
established In seattle. win cp~n
shortly. Pre~id~ns May an
nounced. the fund nov b~1ng
nearly sufficient. May saiA .
man In Miami. fla. had written
him. asking 10 entsv the sohool
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-22
Two Dead as Result
of Oil Station Fire

powNEY. Cal. April 20. - Two
Deaths have resulted 10 far from an
oil station fire here yesterday. The
last 10 succumb was Edward Van
dsrnrin. retired merchant w. l..
Henry. grain merchant, died a short
time before. Two others are In q
critical condition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-22
Law Does Not Limit
Vets Compensation

because allowances or comp@nsA'
ton paid disabled veterans by the
government are considered Eratuity
rather than salary OF payment for
services rendered. vocational trainees
holding government poritions In Re.
attic are not affected by the federal
law which forblds payment By the
government Of two salaries totaiing
more than $4,000 20 the same per
son. The Seattle office of tho Yeter.
ana' bureau has received instructions
10 this effect