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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-07-06
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Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Foss of Ath-
ems are tive parents of a young son
born ut kennebec Valley Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wyman and
DR.. and Mrs A. +. Rodden
were in Augusta Tuesday for Tie day.
Mrs. Herbert George Of Turner Ave.
arrived home Monday night from
weeks visit in Bangor and East Or
rngtQp
J. c. Yiles is back at his Middle
street residence after several weeks
at konnebec Valley Hospital much
improved in healtA.
Miss Helen T.. Merriam has return
cd home from Springfield, Mass,
where she is teacher in the public
schools for the summer vacation.
The members of the Board of the
Public Library were very pleasant
~ entertained by Miss Lou Sc II. Co
burn at her home Monday afternoon.
Miss Kate and Miss Nellie White
arrived home Monday night from New
York where they are teachers in the
public schools. Their home is on
Hilton Hill.
Mrs. Maud Hes, corsetiere of Lew
.ston VII arrive today, Thursday,
July and will be at the home of
Mrs. Fred J. Pouin on East Front
street for a week.
A. l. Smith of Roslndalc, Mass.
who has been the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. &. W. Goodrich has gone to
Liyermore Fails to visit with rela-
tivcs before returning home.
George Savage of Lynn. Mass. has
been Wis ting this week with his moth
cr, Mrs. Flora A. Savage. His daugh-
ter, Miss Flora Savage of Augusta,
has also been visiting in town.
Mrs. Herbert Merrill Of Bellyille,
y. j., who has been spending some
time at DoHer-FoXcroft came Friday
last TO attend the Squires-Holway
wedding.
Miss Alta Porter. who is at home
from Wheaton College, Norton, Mass,
whore SHE rs a Junior class student,
has had as her house guest, Miss
Marion Woodbridge, of Lynn, Mass
! for few days.
Mrs Grace Brewster returned Fri
day night To her homo in Dexter after
seveal weeks here with her daughter
Mrs. l.. H. Whitney. Mr. and Mrs.
Whitney spent Sunday With his par
cnts, MI and Mrs. John Whitney in
Winthrop.
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The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

1T sounds rather trite to urge
the young people of the stage to
work hard If they wish to succeed
remarked Otis Skinner recently, for
that advice has been offered to all
beginners in each form of endeavor
since the beginning of history. How
ever, 1t is just as true now as it
ever was and the Importance of
imprinting this simple idea deeply
in the minds of those who are TAX
ing up the theater as their life's
work. has never been greater"
Il firmly believe that the oppor-
tunities for success in the actors
profession, particularly on the AM
erican stage, has never been better
than they are right now. Following
the aftermath of the great war the
American theater appears to me to
be gathering impetus for a remark
able advance, and to be entering on
period of unprecedented prosper
ity. Whether or not my belief be
considered as too optimistic, II still
remains fact that. under the con-
ditions as they now exist, the young
actor or actress has plenty Of
chances to attain artistic and finan-
cial success if (and. as always, the
mighty If intervenes), he or she
will work diligently. patiently and
courageously."
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

Marion Harris. the blues" chan
ter, who tops the Keith bill this
week, has a new slogan to replace
the one adopted by the United
States Marine Corps. 1t is Go Irtv
Vaudeville and See the World"
Travel. according to Miss Harris,
is one of the finest educators
known. II say to those who can't
join the Marines. Go into vaude-
willie and see the world" she says.
Living in strange hotels. roaming
around odd and peculiar towns,
strolling down freakish streets and
meeting all the various types of
men and women one is bound to
encounter is an education. Why,
it's university course, plus a de-
gree!
''Of course, there are those people
who can't be moved from one spot.
They get glued to it and sincerely
believe that the rest of the earth
Is rather Insignificant compared to
the old home town or the corner
drugstore. 1t isn't true. Such a
life makes for narrowness, Puri-
tanic views and hard-heartedness.
The only way to acquire a broad
ness of vision is to travel as much
as it is humanity possible.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Baltimore May Witness
Warfield in a New Role
Belasco May Bring Merchant of Venice" Into
Maryland City for Pre-Broad-
way Showing. .----

David Belasco, according to re-
ports, was So thoroughly incensed
over the critical reception accorded
his production of "Deburau" in
Washington that he vowed he would
never bring another premiere to the
Capital. Apparently he relented
when he offered Washington a pre-
Broadway view of "Kiki," but from
all accounts Washington is elimi-
mated from the list OF cities which
will see his brilliant new produc-
tion of "The Merchant of Venice" !"
with David warfield in the role he
has longed for-"Shylock"-
the theater situation and not Be-
lasco may be responsible.
Reports are conflicting on just
where Belasco will first reveal THE
Merchant of Venice" The New
York Tribune, for instance. pub
fishes a statement that Belasco will
open the production on December IL
at Pittsburgh and will move into
Baltimore for the week following,
after which the New York premiere
will De staged at the Lyceum The
ater.
On the other hand the New York
Times publishes another statement
on the same day that Belasco will
open the brief preliminary road tour
| of THE Merchant of Venice" at
Wilmington, Del, on November 10,
and will bring it to New York more
than month later. According to
his story he has taken over a. the
ater in Wilmington for the week be-
ginning today and will conduct five
dress rehearsals prior to the OPEN
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
ORESTE VESSELLA,
FAMOUS MUSICIAN,
COMES TO RIALTO

If you have ever peen to Atlantic
City you will hardly need an intro
duction to the guest-conductor of
| the Rialto Orchestra who will ap-
pear three times daily during the
week beginning today. The gentle
man in question is Oreste Vessella,
director of the concert band bear
ing his name, composer of note and
musician of ability. Every summer
for the past sixteen years Vessella
and his band have delighted thous-
ands on the Steel Pier at Atlantic
City and during the winter months
the same organization has enthused
| thousands more by concerts in the
| leading cities of this country and
Canada.
This is the first engagement
Signor Vessella has accepted to
conduct in a theater devoted strict
ly to the presentation of motion
pictures and his appearance today
adds another name to the rapidly
growing list of noted artists. COM
posers and directors who have con-
| Quoted at the Rialto.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
MARY AND DOUG
ALMOST APPEAR
INSANE FILM

In view Of the engagement in
Washington of Marion Davies
in when Knighthood Was in
Flower" 1t is interesting to
hear that Miss Davies efforts
to obtain the film rights to
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hail." as a sequel to knight
hood" almost resulted in the
production of a new picture in
which Mary Pickford and Daus-
las Fairbanks would have ap-
peared as co-stars.
Mary Pickford owns the film
rights to Dorothy Vernon" and
when she refused to sell them to
Miss Davies the latter intimated
that inasmuch as the play was
historical Characterization. she
would be perfectly within her
rights in making the picture
without Miss Pickford's consent.
This Is said to have drawn
from Mary the intimation that
another production of Dorothy
Vernon" in which she and Fair
banks both would appear. What
Miss Davies thought of this idea
Is not known, but an agreement
Is said to have been reached
whereby Mary Pickford will
make the picture without COM
petition from the Cosmopolitan
star.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
WEBER AND FIELDS
ONCE PLAYED HERE
FOR SIG PER WEEK

Many of the milestones that mark
the advance to amusement heights
by Joe Weber and Lew Fields bear
the mark of Washington. d. c.
1t was in the National Capital
over 40 years ago that a leather
lunged barker stood in front of a
little museum on lower Pennsyl-
vania avenue and called attention
to what a dime would purchase in
the way of amusement inside. In
side. a vigorous and ambitious song
ambulance man did twelve shows a
day. The barker was Lew Fields
and the platform entertainer was
Joe Weber. Such was their humble
beginning at SIS weekly.
Later they came, as a vaudeville
team. to Kernan's Lyceum Music
Hall, on the site which the Presi-
dent Theater now occupies. Fame
came fast after that and was capi-
talized in the famous Music Hail.
bearing their own name, in New
York.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Fortune Crawls Right Up
In This Press Agents Lap
Mike Goldreyer, Former Peddler of Theatrical
Pictures, Sees Himself Rich Through
Success of "The Last Warning"

too assiduously the photograph Of
lesser player, to the detriment of
the star. She demanded an account
ing and Mike was called on the
carpet. The net result was his
indignant resignation and the
transfer of his efforts to the banner
of William Harris.
To David Wallace, then general
manager for William Harris, Mike
used to suggest from time to time
that he would like TO put on a play
himself, says Woollcott 1t seemed
so easy. lie would like to have a
chance at any play that came in.
provided II called for only one set
and had only seven characters.
But" protested Wallace, SUP
pose it's no good?" Il wouldn't
know whether it was anyway" re-
piled Mike sagely, "and neither
would you"
Well. such a play did come in.
Mike mysteriously conjured up the
money wherewith to produce it, 1t
was called The Short Cut" and
opened out of town, playing two
performances at Wilkesbarre, where
1t yielded $29 to the box office in the
evening and SO cents at the NATL
nee. Shortly thereafter Mike was
seen peddling pictures again. un-
ruffled and unchanged-unchan
that is, save in one particular. He
had a different overcoat for each
day of the week. There had been
winter scene in THE Short Cut"
Sam Shipman became SO exasper =
ated when Lawful Larceny" closed
recently both in New York and in
London that he is said to have
| written several more plays in
revenge.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

Mr.. Eberhardts correspondence
from New York, which appears
elsewhere in this issue. speaks of
a new mystery play, THE Last
Warning" as the most ingenious
mystery play of the year and one
which promises to actually outdo
in popularity The Bat" and The
Cat and the Canary"
Aside from the success of the
play, theatrical Broadway is chuck
ling over the theater destiny that
bids fair to drop a fortune in the
lap of Mike Goldreyer. heretofore
an humble peddler of publicity for
A. H. Woods and William Harris. jr.
Alexander Woollcott. the critic of
the New York Herald. says that
Mike Goldreyer was born in Brook
lyn, twenty-four. years ago. and
that up to now. Broadway has
known him largely as a press
agent. 1t seems that Mike ran into
difficulties with the potentates of
the Woods office when a golden
haired star in a Woods attraction
complained that Mike had peddled
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

ing next Friday night. Broadway
hears that Belasco will spend s2o,-
900 in staging his Wilmington try
out. exclusive of the cost of the pro-
duction itself.
Despite the fact that Washington
seems definitely off the list of cities
which will see the production be-
fore it opens at the Lyceum The
ater. N. Y. it is to be hoped that
Baltimore will be included in that
list. Washingtonians will thus have
an opportunity to witness a play
which may, from all accounts. rep
resent the high-water mark of Be-
lasco's achievements as a producer
and Warfield as a star.
In the present condition of affairs
in Washington regarding theaters
1t Is manifest that a try-out of tn .
production in Washington at this
time would be impossible. The Ma
tional is promising an opening on
November 20 but this is clearly too
indefinite a promise for a producer
to take into account.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Josef Lhevinne.

The technic of Josef Lhevinne will
be demonstrated by him in a recital
to be given Thursday evening at
S:15 o'clock at the Masonic Audito-
rium under the management of T.
Arthur Smith. Inc. The program,
which is the first in the Master Pi-
anists' Series of six Thursday even
ing recitals. will show Lhevinne at
his bes
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
SIDELIGHTS ON THE WEEKS new OFFERINGS

In all the length and breadth of
Washington there was no more
pleased young woman than Eileen
Wilson. the leading lady of the
President Players, when Arthur
Leslie Smith and Henry Duffy, CO.
directors, announced to the company
their inability to close the engage
ment of Turn To the Right" in the
face of the plays tremendous first
week popularity.
Miss Wilson's chief trouble was
role of gigantic proportions in the
President Players production of
''Smilin' Through" which had been
diligently rehearsed all last week in
the belief that it would begin its
engagement at the President to-
night. This part in "Smilin'
Through" was approximately twice
as long as the part Miss Wilson
played in East Is West" and almost
four times as long as her role in
Turn To the Right"
She had been forced to commit
this part to memory in the short
space of one week, while occupied
with eight performances of Turn
To the Right" and to be quite
frank. Miss Wilson didn't know it,
Thus 1t happened that the an
nouncement of a second week of
Turn To the Right" beginning to-
night, gave the dainty Eileen ex-
actly seven days longer to assimi-
late her next role. and those seven
days are just what she needs to
step on the Garrick stage next Sum-
day night letter-perfect in "Smilin'
Through"
Robert Edmond Jones is said to
be designing settings for Hamlet"
which are more in a modernistic
vein than the scenic investiture for
Macbeth" which can still make
many a face light up in recollection
on Broadway.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Current Amusements
At a Glance.

GARRICk Otis skinner in
"Mister AntOniO."
PRESIDENT - ssTurn to the
Right"
b. F. kEITH'S-Vaudev
BELASCO-Vaudevi
COSMOS-Vaudevfl and pic
lures.
GAYETY-"Bubble Bubble.'
RIALTO-Double feature bill.
METROPOLITAN - Constance
Talmadge I'm "East Ii West"
PALACE-Viola Dana i'm "June
Madness.o
COLUMBIA-Marion Davies In
"When knighthood Was in
Flower"
CRANDALL'S-MabeI NOrmand
in "MOlly Or
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
81 Pagliacci."

Lydia MacGregor. prima donna of
the Kingsbery Foster Opera Com
pany, will make her appearance in
the role of Media" on the after
noon of November 10 at 4:30 o'clock
at the President Theater in Leonca-
vallo's famous grand opera. II Pag-
liacci." The opera will be sung in
Italian and will be preceded by the
partomime ballet. AN Hour Before
the Cock Crows" This performance
vii! open the eighth season of the
Star Concerts"
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Sophie Braslau Coming.

Sophie Braslau, leading contralto
of the Metropolitan Grand Opera
Company, will be heard in recital at
the President Theater Thursday,
November 16, at 4:30 o'clock. under
the management of Mrs. wilson
Greene. This Is the second concert
in the Artists Course.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Mischa Elman.

Mischa Elman, celebrated Rus
sian violinist. will be heard at the
President Theater Thursday. No
vember 9. at 4:30 o'clock. under the
management of Mrs. wilson Greene.
This is the first concert IN the
artists course. This win be Mr..
Elman's first appearance in WASH
ington after an absence Of two
yearl
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
PHILADELPHIA Orchestra.

Under the leadership of Leopold
Stokowski the Philadelphia Orches-
ira will give the first concert of
their season at the President The
ater on Tuesday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. The series of orchestral
concerts is under the local manage
ment of T. Arthur Smith, Inc.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

Leo Ditrichstein will probably
step jauntily into New York in a
couple of weeks in the new Ben
Hecht play Under False Pretense."
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

ME full importance to the Washington
theater. at this interval Of Otis Skin
ner's return in Mister Antonio" be-
comes doubly apparent in view Of the
presentation the Garrick last week
amazing crudty and pointlessness of
Man the Balcony" a play which achieve %
altogether distorted Importance bv fHs ~. on
of Emil .Nyitrays name as aut gr.
Nyitray is credited with ST. p.-vs as ~
Lady Friends" and The Little EyrHrcl" hctb
of which took a measure o. rr DulsTity Ga
America, but neither of which quite conferred
upon Nyitray that measure OF divinity that
tain quarters inclined accord him.
There were qualities however. inherent in
both The Little Typhoon" and My Lady
Friends" which gave Nyitray a personable
ing in the critical Bradstreet and the idea OF
new theme by Nyitray held out promise
in The Man on the Balcony that utterly
unfulflled by the play itself later.
Once THE Man on the Balcony" had pre-
sented itself, last Sunday night, for the worst
critical belaboring of the season. a number OF
the journalistic blue-ribbon pickers became
firmly convinced that Nyitray never saw this
manuscript Which may be true. of course. but
which brings TO mind the misshapen Of
The Mountain Man. which seems to have
been. despite all doubts to the contrary writ
ten by the usually scintillsnt and vivid Glare
Hummer.
However. much of this is beside the point.
which is that Frank smithson. the producer Of
The Man the Balcony" is said to have in
vested the most of his worldly goods In its
production and who insists despite none-too-
gentle advice to the contrary. that here Is
play to conjure with
Despite ones moral certainty that The
Man the Balcony" intrinscaliy and gen.
erically, is almost the worst play Washington
has seen in the last three seasons. one can
not but admire the misguided courage OF
producer who in the face OF critics and fifty
customers a night, calmly addresses himself to
the task of making such tripe into drama
such courage Is commendabie. but It further
tends to confirm the idea that the producer
and director of The Man the Balcony" might
still learn something from Hopkins.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
&C "Antonio's" Star
Still Searching
For a New Play
Otis Skinner Spends Five Long
Years in His Hunt for a
Fresh Opus.
By EARLE DORSEY.

IF there lives in America today an actor Of
prominence who struggles more desperately
more vainly against the slings and
rows Of literary misfortune than Otis Skin
ner, such actors name escapes me-
For five long years. in and OF
season. Skinner has searched the hedgerows and
whacked the bushes for a manuscript that
offered the slightest promise of restoring him
incontinently tumbled when Booth Tarking-
toms Mister Antonio" faded into the sere and
yellow
A long, sad. depressing hunt-a hunt that
led Skinner down such by-paths of the drama
'Humpty-Dumpty." "Pietro" AT the Villa
Rose" Blood and Sand" and for a brief space.
into revival OF that swashbuckling opus OF
years gone by, The Honor of the Family"-a
hunt that has finally eventuated in the revival
of Booth Tarkington's Quondam hit. Mister
Antonio"
Mister Antonio" you may be aware,
comes to the Garrick tomorrow night where
it will remain week. For once, at least, Mr..
SINNERS efforts Justify something more SUBJ
only breaks the vicious procession Of mediocre,
writing and producing that has steadily paraded
through the Garrick for hve weeks past but
he brings to this drama-poor community
play that is undoubtedly of the hghlights
of SINNERS long and nlustrious career.
OF late It has grown BIT fashionable TO
mock at the who prepared Ibanezs Blood
and Sand" for the coming of Rodolph Valentino
ana whose career mas oeen SO saoly marreo oy
a lamentable selection of Improbable plays. 1t
is possible. in this case mock at Individual
who. out Of the background OF a rich and golden
theater tradition. must find frequently tawdry
the makeshifts and stutterings OF playwrights.
In any event, Mister Antonio" 10 clearly
the most pretentious and promising play
the of 1929 has yielded the WASH
ington theater. 1t is of course, a revival-a
production that gives its star more time to
continue his search for a manuscript.
is
almost certain receive.
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05
Garrick Presents
Otis Skinner In
mister Antonio"
President Players Offer Second
Week of Turn to the Right"
Other Play Bills.

ME appearance of Otis Skinner in Mister
Antonio" at the Garrick and the reten-
tion of Turn to the Right" for a
second week at the President out
standing events OF the week in stage amuse-
ment. Strong variety bills promised at
Keith's, Belasco Cosmos and Strsnd, while the
Gayety offers a notable burlesqae production
The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

BELASCO-Weber & Fields, the famous come
dians, are together again and head the COM
pany which will present the vaudeville-revue.
"Re-United,' at the Belasco this week, begin
ming today. number of spectacular ensembles
includes Tulip Land" In the vaudeville bill
are Charles T. Aldrich in the lightning change
speciality; Lynn Cantor in melodies, Sid Gold
and brother in music. the Ladellas, Bent and
Claire and The Tick of Time" and Golf"