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The Washington times., 1922-11-26
REBUILD OLD SHIP
FOR THIS PICTURE

ONSIDERED the most am
bilious Bit of marine con.
struction yet attempted in
motion pictures is that which re.
vamped the old South Sea trader.
the William G.. Irwin. for ITO
Have and To Hold" a George
Fitzmaurice Paramount picture
featuring Betty Compson and Bert
Lytell, which comes to Moore's
Rialto Theater all week beginning
today.
The william G. Irwin" $40
tons. 1873 feet long. and a three.
masted schooner. made San
Francisco Honolulu record OF
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
PUBLIC Is DIVIDED
ON MERITS OF
"ABIE"
Current Broadway Success at
President Tonight Has Had
Phenomen Success,
Though 1t Puzzled the Critics

~ NE of the curious develop
~ ments Of the American thea.
ter in 1922 is the unprecc.
dented popularity of Anne Nichols
comedy hit, "Abie's Irish Rose
which Arthur Leslie Smith AM
Henry Duffy are offering at tn
President, despite the fact that
the play is still current on Broad
way and has not yet been Oh
tour.
"Abie's Irish Rose" has been
alternately called the best and
the worst play in New York this
year. Those who enter the thea.
ter in an academic and critical
frame of mind have been prone
to dissect the drama OF able
Irish Rose" in a fashion that
brings it into not exactly favor.
able comparison with the works
Of Hauptmann, Sardou and other
classicists of the theater.
On the other band, those who
have entered the theater for an
evening. of joy, have been leav.
ing it. night after night, in d
condition bordering on hysteria
from laughter and ready to add
fresh fuel to the controversy
that has ragged about this pro.
duction. Whatever the reason
for it, the popularity of "Abie's
Irish Rose" is a curious piece of
whimsy.
It's run of eight months in New
York, of course, is not par.
ticularly momentous in a town
where plays have been known TO
run for years, but it is momentous,
even in Los Angeles, that city
of long repertoire runs. 1t has
already been presented there un.
der Oliver Moroscos banner for
over 400 times and when. at last,
Marosco got together a road com
pany to take the play on a tour
of the West Coast cities, ne
started with San Francisco and
never got away. His company
has been there for twenty-five
weeks and according to the best
theater wisdom of the California
city, he's liable to stay FOR the
best part of the winter.
All this, of course, is OF merely
persuasive bearing on washing
ton though it should cause no
commotion at all, according to
Messrs. Smith and Duffy, the
producers at the President, al IL IL
shattering all known lengthy'run
records here.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
WEEKS new BILLS
EXCEPTIONAL
in MERIT

AYATIONAL- Tendresse"
~ with Henry Miller and Ruth
Chatterton Monday night.
POLTS-San Carlo Opera Com.
pany In standard repertoire.
GARRICK-Thurston, the ma
gician.
PRESIDENT -"Abie's Irish
Rose"
BERT.BELASCO - step
pin Around" with James c. Nor
ton and Company.
KEITH'S-The Dolly Sisters;
Ernest Ball. the composer, and
other vaudeville numbers.
GAYETY-Jacobs and Jermon's
Bon Tons"
STRAND-Vaudevill and pic
ture bill headed by Boutwell,
r. Browne.
RIALT O-Creatore, famous
band leader and Lon CLANCY In
Shadows"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ray
in "a Tailor Made Man"
COLUMBIA-"Trifling Women"
with Barbara La Mar.
PALACE - Wallace Reid In
Tarkington's Clarence"
CRANDALL'S--Constance Tai
madge In East Is West" first
half; Nero" last nalf.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
SHIRLEY MASON in
NEW FOX PICTURE

~ HIRLEY MASON, the dainty
- Fox star, will be seen AZ the
Strand Theater all week be.
ginning today.
Miss Mason's latest production
is based on the story of a young
man unjustly accused of the
murder of an old miser, who had
gained wealth and position through
the unfortunate circumstances of
others.
How Earl Stannard, the Young
man. is indicated through the
never failing faith and untiring
aid of girl provides a romance
OF intrigue and adventure that
promises TO surpass all of Miss
Mason's previous pictures for ex.
ceptional entertainment.
The story carries the audience
through a series of unusual Incl.
dents and dramatic sequences to a
powerful climax.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
WANTED FUR COAT
so BECAME ACTOR

IN LILY WATSON, at the Gay
n ETY. Theater this week with
his beef trust, has been
conspicuous figure in burlesque
for thirty.seven years. He was
inspired to Unprecedented en-
deavor by a desire TO own a fur
lined overcoat.
Billy looked with envy upon
every skin displayed in the shop
windows. He determined to Sc
cure wealth-and coat ma
terialized very quickly when the
Watson will set to work.
The lad had clever German
dialect and a pair of dancing feet,
and IL was not long before the
top OF the profession had been
reached by the popular comedian.
Watson had, also, an invaluable
requisite for success-the ability
to choose associates who could
register a "hit''-and thus ad-
vance his own cause.
His company this week exem-
plifies that ability. every mem
Der of the cast being talented to
a high degree.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
20 Years Ago in
= TheQterS Here

COLU MBIA - Eleanora
Duse in LA Citta Morta."
National-Charles Frohman
presents "There's Many a
Slip," by Robert Marshall.
Lafayette-The Great La
fayette and his company.
Academy "The Volunteer
Organist."
Kernan's-Fred Irwin's Big
Show.
Empire-The sumptuous ex-
travaganza, THE DEVILS
Daughter"
Chase's - Fanny Rice; the
Dancing Doll Illusion;
Franco Piper and others.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

planted to a small New Eng.
land town where he comes into
conflict with villainy. romance.
self-sacrifice, and the most vivid
adventure.
The usual supplementary fea
ture will prevail. including se->
lected overtures by the Palace
Orchestra.
CRAM DIAL L'S-Two notable
photoplays will be at Cranda'rs
this week. beginning today at 8
The inaugural attraction. which
will occupy the screen through
Tuesday Of the current week, will
be Goldwyn's perturbation Of the
famous stage hit, sherlock
Holmes" based on the stories by
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with
John Barrymore. The intensely
dramatic development AID the
thrilling climax of this skillfully
constructed drama are too well
known to need elaboration at this
time. The auxiliary features will
include a new Jerry On the Job"
comedy.
Beginning Wednesday and con-
tinuing the remainder OF the week
will be shown First Nationals re-
lease Of The Bond Boy" the lat
est starring vehicle for Richard
Barthelmess. Short-reel camera
subjects and pipe organ accom-
paniment. will round out the holi-
day BILL,
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
The Week'J Ne1v> Offerings
Varied and HttyaCtiUe

Is kept busy prying the helliger-
ents apart and Dick Griffin is
leading man of the company.
There will also be vaudeville fea-
lures of high class, introducing
as stars of the list, the Morette
Sisters, clever instrumentalists.
STRAND-A vaudeville and pic
ture program with a headline fea-
ture for the former that promises
attention is announced for the
Strand beginning today. The big
feature is none other than the
presentation by the king OF synCo.
patton, Paul Whiteman, of his "Ro
nance Of Rhythm Orchestra" Mr..
Whiteman. who symphonized syn
copation, is said TO offer in this
orchestra one Of Broadway's new
est musical sensations. An extra
attraction will be Lillian and
Dorothy Morley in High Browns
include the La Toy Brothers, versa
tile humorous pantomimists; and
Birdie Kraemer, THE Cute Little
Mocking Bird"
The photodramatic offering will
present Shirley Mason in youth
Must Have Love-"
METROPOLITAN. - Katherine
Macdonald and Buster Keaton
will brighten the holiday enter
tainment outlook Of Washington
theatergoers as co-stars of the
Thanksgiving week bill at Gran
dalrs Metropolitan Theater. THE
American Beauty" beginning this
afternoon at 8, will be sen as
star Of First Nationals screen
adaptation Of white Shoulders"
the smileless Mr.. Keaton In "The
Electric House." his latest two
reel comedy for release through
First National and one of the fun
niest and most original burlesques
he has made. News. topical and
orchestral features will augment
program that has been espe-
cially assembled to quicken the
amusement tempo Of the holiday
week.
The bill, in addition to specially
arranged interpretive orchestral
score by N. Mirskey, will render
as it's concert overture number
the delightful dance Of the
Hours" from La Giaconda. The
Metropolitan World Survey and,
the Literary Digest's ."Fun From
the Press" will round out a bill
noteworthy in a season Of fine
attractions.
COLUMBIA-The popularity Of
Rodolph Valentino has resulted in
the extension Of his engagement
at Loew's Columbia in "The Young
Rajah," for a second week, be-
ginning this afternoon. This is the
production in which Valentino has
achieved a triumph second only to
his success in Ibanez's Blood and
Sand"
In The Young Rajah," Valen-
tino has one Of the most colorful
and powerfully dramatic pictures
Of recent months. 1t is a STORY
OF East and West, tense with ad-
venture, mystery and danger, al.
Turing in its romantic appeal and
produced with high technical skill.
The direction was entrusted to
philip L. Rosen, who has sur
rounded the star with a strong
cast. including Wanda Hawley and
Charles Ogle.
RIALTO--Action, love, suspense,
fights, blowing up a ship. a court
orgy "A bride market, beauty,
bloodshed. sex interest, comedy,
marvellous sets, battle between a
ship-of-the-line and a pirate, great
swordsmanship. gowns that took
sixty dressmakers a month to pre-.
pare. startling photography and
more romance and more action.
And there you have George Fitz-
maurioe's latest, Paramount pro-
duction, ITO Have and to Hold"
With Betty Compson and Bert
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

o6'| SoFSS ana lofty stern
Of the seventeenth century. all
adorned with a wealth of carved
and gilt work.
The scenes aboard the civilian
G. Irwin" are considered among
the most colorful Of the pro-
ductlon. A real sea fight is
staged, with smoke belching from
real cannon of seventeenth
century type. thirty Of these
having been especially made for
d ITO Have a:d To Hold" Strenu-
Gus duels between Bert Lytell,
Theodore Kosloff, Walter Long
and Fred Huntley are also an
nounced as "thrill' features. of
the offering.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Eugene Powers, st. Clair Bay
field, Orlando DAILY, Gavin Muir,
Elizabeth Patterson, Henry Dan.
iell. Courtenay Foote. A. p. Kayo.
J. Malcolm Dunn, Roy Cochrane,
Frank Arundel, Thomas Louden,
Haviland Chappell
PRESIDENTIAL TT hur. Leslie
Smith and Henry Duffy an
nounces a novelty for the week
beginning tonight, a production of
the current BroadwaNSComedy sue
cess, "Abie's Irish Rose"
The Presidents production has
been staged under the personal
direction of Henry Manners, who
staged the original play for Oliver
Morosco in Los Angeles and who
recently Joined the directorial
staff of the President Players.
Eileen Wilson and Henry Duffy
have been selected to head the
cast of players who will interpret
the Washington production-a
cast that includes additionally
Harry Shautang, Anne Suther-
land, Leo Hoyt, Guy D'Ennery.
Robert Lowe, Irving Kennedy
and others.
KEITH'S - Ann Pennington,
that dimpled darling Of the
dance" and principal feature in
recent "Follies" and Scandals
productions. makes her Washing
ton vaudeville debut this week at
Keith's. topping a bill remarkable
for prominent names and novel
features. Chieftain Caupolican,
the Indian baritone, returns after
his sensational success as Ma
thias" in THE Polish Jew" at the
Metropolitan Opera House. Billy
Chase and Charlotte La Tour are
on the bill with Around the Cor
ner." The famous comics, Al and
Fanny Stedman, in "Pianocapers;"
the Briants in pantomime, and
Paul Murray and Gladys Gerrish
in Studying Stars" contribute
amusing impersonations of Broad.
way favorites and pleasing bits"
from musical comedy.
Today at 8 and SIS will be
shown ths last performances of
last weeks bill headed by NIFTY
and Tillio.
BELASCO-Joseph NJ. Gates
revue-vaudeville unit, Gimme A
Thrill" opens at the Shubert.
Belasco beginning with the matt.
nee today.
The attraction is credited with
being the best dancing show on
the Shubert circuit and is in two
acts and fifteen scenes with
vaudeville specialties interspersed.
Among the artists providing
vaudeville specialties 'are the Fa-
nous Gardiner Trio who have
danced their way into the heart of
the American public, Gene Barnes.
a droll Hebrew comedian: Felicia
Sorel and Sonia Gluck, recent
stars Of the pin Wheel Revue:
Herbert and Baggett, comedians
de luxe; the Tip Top Four. Byron
and Langdon in THE Dude De.
tective." Nanine and DeFay in
Apache numbers. and Charley
Chase in a monologue.
GAYETY - Billy Beef Trust"
Watson opens at the Gayety The.
ater this afternoon in his new yer.
sion Of ''Krousemeyer's Alley"
Mr.. Watson Is one Of the few pro-
ducers Of the old school who has
retained the tried and proven means
to mirth while utterly abandon.
ing the Objectionable features
that has handicapped "burlesque."
'Krousemeyer's Alley" is the
ecene of neighborhood battles be.
tween rival clans of Dutch" and
Irish" and the opportunities for
whirlwind comedy. Clarence VIII.
bur plays the "Grogan" who
heads the clan that disputes
"krousemeyer's" supremacy. Jules
Jacobs will be the policeman who
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

~ LILY WATSON, at the Gay
n ETY. Theater this week with
his beef truSt :, has been 4
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
HELPFUL HINT TO
THEATER OWNERS

Continued from Page g.
their findings for morning news
papers.
Having struggled through three
acts Of a play that either lacks
point entirely or else has cleverly
and wholly concealed its chief
reason for existence, he finds him.
self habitually catapulted from the
confusion of the playhouse into
the greater confusion of modern
journalism, where he Is instantly
surrounded by equally hard
pressed wights who sourly reduce
his pearls of analysis to so many
inches and pleas Of type and who
ruthlessly subordinate every other
journalistic verify to the main
business Of issuing forth on time.
1t is, indeed. a parlous enter
prise. and one carried out under
difficulties that no self.respecting
baseball writer, from his superior
perch in the press-box. would en-
dure fof even moment. Once or
twice, in the past, 1t has seemed
to me desirable to bring into the
theater the more caustic critical
note that actuates the audience al
q baseball game but now, ever
constructive of thought, I propose
to go a step further and institute
herewith a campaign for the in.
stallation Of better critical facilities
In the theater.
III is true. Of course, that such
a suggestion comes trifle
late, in view Of the completion of
the National and Polls, byt for the
benefit of those theaters which
contemplate a rebuilding program,
I suggest herewith the erection Of
q reporters coop. equipped with,
at least. a pine.board table. five or
six chairs for pests and visitors,
erected. say, just in advance of the
balcony and so equipped that the
I irresponsible use of smoking
tobacco shall comply with the fire
regulations.
Such strategically located and
equipped listening posts Of criti.
cism, fully believe, would rapidly
develop a new and sounder note Of
criticism in the drama, Ny Undue.
ing that sense of ease and personal
Importance inseparable from the
exercise of the critical faculty. As
an afterthought of the first iRpor.
tance, I suggest the distribution
among the assembled cognoscenti
of mimeographed copies of the
manuscript, also. with which to
correct apd set at rights any moot
line or point. which, by reason Of
ineptitude in any quarter, might
become confused acd lost.
GRANTED even martial &C.
ceptsnce Of tie ,oea by the
tneater interests of An erica, I am
convinced that no longer would
there obtain. to such neart-break-
ing extern, those conill.ons where.
by
Full many a line that oft intrigues
the tongue. -
Full many jap. conceived with
effort dear,
Full many a pot, are born to &c
unsung
And waste their portent on !.
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The Washington times., 1922-11-26

/vRANE WILBUR is a versatile felloao He not only
. ~ Wrote "The Monster" one of the/ seasons neW
th,iHerS but he acts in it as aUeH And and
he takes flyer back into the noues. "The Monster"
is due at the Shubert- -Garrick December TO-
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

eight days in
1881 when she
was launched.
She was first
made over as
a British man.
o'-war. vintage
of 1920, and
later as a pi-
rate ship. This
re uired a
great deal of
carpenter work
to prod u C e
the high PROV
lA
The Washington times., 1922-11-26
TO DEDICATE NEW
THEATER DEC. Il

WY ASHINGTON'S newest and
" littlest theater is TO be
formally opened on Wed.
nesday, December 81, when the
Rams Head Players, under the
direction of Robert Bell and
James Reynolds. will make their
bow to Washington audience, in
the tiny theater nov being con-
structed in the residence OF the
late Alexandria Graham Bell. just
south of Dupont circle. with en-
trance at 1881 Eighteenth street.
This company will include Wal
ter Beck, Maurice McRae. Lester
Shafer. Josephine Hutchinson
and Leona Roberts. with other
players added for number OF
the plays, and with guest players
to be brough, down from New
York from time to time for lead.
mig parts.
The seats for the six produc.
tions covering a season OF twelve
weeks Will not be put on sale.
but will be sold by subscription.
according to the manner OF all
little theaters, whose aim is to
establish definite clientele who
will support the simple and sin
cere production of plays OF liter
airy and dramatic value.
The office OF the Rams Head
Players IL at the theatel. and all
information may be had BY ap.
plying there or by telephone. The
business manager is Bess Davis
Schreiner.
The Washington times., 1922-11-26

Lytell in the stellar roles, which
opens a weeks engagement at
Moore's IRialto Theater beginning
today. Miss Compson never love-
lier, is said to have the best role
Of her wonderful screen career.
An added feature Of the bill
will be the musical program ar
ranged by Director George Wild
that promises to be decidedly un-
usual.
Short film features will also be
included.
PALACE-For the week begin.
ming today, Loew's Palace, an
nounces the premiere Washing
ton engagement Of Metros pro-
duction Of Quincy Adams Saw
YER" the famous novel of New
England life by Charles FELTON,
Pidgin. The cast is notable and
includes Blanche Sweet, John
Bowers. Lon CLANCY, Barbara La
Marr. Elmo Lincoln. Louise Fa.
zenda, Joseph Dowiing. Claire Nc.
Dowell and many others.
Quincy Adams Sawyer" is de.
scribed as the greatest story of
home folks ever written. It re-
veals the love affairs Of Quincy
Adams Sawyer. young Boston
attorney. who is suddenly trans.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03

sale now a large number % two and
three year old Lcghorn hens that can
be bough; reasonable They usa
trap-nests and pedigree their birds
for heavy egg production. Mr.. Brown
has been exhibiting his White Rocks
and has won many premiums at some
81 the larges, shows in the United
States. such as Louisville and Gin
cinnati. This year he Is planning 20
exhibi, a, State Fair. Re has never
made it a practice Of showing at sum
mer shows but i going 90 try this
one.
The Dixie Poultry Farm every
spring matches lots of chicks which
are sold as day old chicks and in ad-
dition TO this they do custom Matching
for the people around that commun.
ity. The people Of Garrari county
should make il point 20 visit this
farm when In this part Of the county
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
COUNTY AGENTS AID FARMER
Specialists IN Many states Nov Dc.
vote Fun TIME to Management,
Extension Work.

Twenty four northern aud western
states now have - specialists 10 H..
vote fun time 90 farm mana cement
extension work County agents IN 80
counties report that they Distributed
'l.">3 farm account hooks In 1921
30 counties reported lSlls books
kept, and iii rpurtcd that s.ISI farm.
"rs were assisted In summarizing their
accounts. County agents In 23T coun
Ties report that 2as2 farmers mad.
changes Ia their business rs result
~ keeping accounts More than SD1
fnrm-accouni schools. With AN al.
tendance OF .OUr were held la ig2I.
the United States department ~ Agrl
culture reports
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
The Dixie Poultry Farm

The Dixie Poultry farm Is located
at Bryantsyille. Ny, and Is owned by
Mr. Russell Brown. The manage.
ment Of the farm is in charge ~ Mr..
I'd =. Kaye, Of ST. Louis, Mo. who
has had twenty-five years experience
in the poultry business and cons der.
ed the best in the country. On this
farm they have about five hundred
layers, consisting Of S. c. White
Leghorns and White Plymouth Rocks.
This year they have raised about two
thousand youngsters, a good many Of
Hhieh have been sold but the major.
ity Of them will be retained on the
farm as breeders They have for
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
SkUEKS WORRY BEEKeePeRs
odoriferous Little Animals Goa.
Honey CATERERS Out at Nigh,
and Eat Them.

report from ohio received by m.
biological surrey ~ the United states
Department ~ Agr'rultur. says that
skunks are giving great deal 81
trouble 10 heekecpers In that region
The skanks visit the hives at night
and scratch on the outside nm the
bees come out A soon as they an.
pear the sknnks eat them. The 81.
illogical survey recommends that un.
der such conditions the hives be
'.n'ed In with chicken wire ct least
thne feet high.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
new live STOCK
REPORT SERVICE
Plans Being Made to Give Month
" Changes in Situation on
Farms Of Country.
ALL DETAILS WILL Be GIVEN
Careful study Being Made Of Posslble
Methods for Gathering ard o,s
tribu,ins information TO Those
Interested.

Prepares ~ the Uausd STATS D~par,msnt
q Asrsuitur-
Plans fur nationwide live stock -.
porting service showing the monthlS
changes In the live stock situation on
farms arr nov being made by the Unit
81 states Department ~ Agriculture.
under the s7o0o congressional ~.
preparation recently made for thi.
WORK IN. service will also include
the forccnstiug aud reporting % the
Important live stock movements
Makeup Of Reports
A. recent Conferences - statisticians
and crop and live stock ESTIMATING ~.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03

The cork oak grows beautifully In
Spain, AL the PEASANTS make use %
the bark TO llsht their houses Ut night.
The bark Il placed in kettle. from
which protrudes spout. and when II
Is hot enough II gives N a gas which
burns with considerable brilllancy.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-08-03
No place for Ieeman.

Ice has been ac' umulating In the In.
terror Of Greenland since the dawn ~
history. Il l. estimated that at the
present time the ic-felds cover an
area ~ six hundred thousand miles.
and are on an average d mile and q
half thick