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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
BOX SEAT PASSES
 IN WAR REACTION
 AND HAS NOF FRIEND
Glory and Grandeur of Shelf Chairs Are No Longer Sought as in Days
 of Tore

Exit the theatre box seat. The demand for t is dead Gt has gone the route of soldier bonuses, mems umbrellas and light wines and beer quite unpopular with certain reser- vations. since the war. Not that the war had anything consciously to do with the decline in demand for box seats that mas cas; a pail over theatre managers and social ascenders from the end the country to the other; proba biy 1t has just happened, coin cidentlS enough, that the slump has eotsie in the reactions.
 But be that as 1t may, theatre folks have with one accord sent up vail that tic most silded. the most os- tentatious. erstwhfle the most select and exclusive part of the house is now spurned by the public, dilletante and otherwise. When eager. yet tired, theatre goers prefer to stand first on one ofot and then the other through a three hour show than to sit for the same outlay, in a box, there must be a reason.
 Such is the experience of Blr ingham playhouse, where box seats are sold for the same price as or
 
 ing room-all the same price. Or ehestrs and aisles jammed-boxes gaping grimly as the manager quickly calculates the loss in dol lars and cents.
 Three Reasons Given
 Four years ago. boxes were the first seats sold, particularly for a Fashionable" play; today, they /are the last sold for any play. Birming- ham mansg gers ascribe three reasons.
 Whether the people have grown saner since the war, they have cer- tainly grown more sensible. They refuse now, in, the first place, to al low fashion to spoil perfectly good show for them by compelling them to sit In the worst seat in the house. Managers frankly admit that from an acoustic and visionary point of view the box is the most undesirable seat: indeed were II not for the fact that boxes spell money they would be willing enough to grasp the poor pnhlics point of view
 A play is a play, and in it's Illusion is It's charm. When grease paint and powder eonspire to deleterious enss. there is little illusion left. When to this Is added the unromatie sight Of the juvenile stamping out cigarette off stage as he dashes staeeward hurrYing himself into character. or the leading lady humping tempera mentally on the props as she waits for her worked up entrance, the imagination Is still hampered--or ! needed Flies where ceilings or skies are in the habit of being placed by imagination are also earthening. View Is Blamed The occupant of the ordinary theatre box sees about one-half on- stage and one-half off-stage Against this. common sense rebels, land this is the principal reason as- signed by Birmingham theatre man aRers for the passing of the box. Tn the second place. people have less desire for ostentation since the war. Some of the amusing or poign- ant 4antios-dependin on whether | you were on the outside or the in- side--of the newly ich during the war may, account for this. At least change of this kind has been ! noticed in the theatre reflected Tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
MORE WHEAT USED AND LESS RAISED United States Expected to Soon Consume All Raised
 in Country
By Associated Press

WashineIon. November 1S.-An outstanding fact facing the American wheat farmer, says the annual year book of the department of agricui- ture, is that while the per capita consumption of wheat in this coun- try has steadily increased, there has been a gradual decrease in per capita production. This tendency probably will continue, it is added, at least until the United states reaches the point where 1t consumes practi- cally all of the wheat it produces.
 The economic situation Of the wheat crop, production and market ing, from seeding to international trade, is presented in the yearbook. The discussion is the result of eoni- bined research and study by mum Der of the nations leading agrc noni- ists and agricultural economists con- nected with the department.
 It is shown that nearly third of the farmers in the United States grow wheat. Only corn and hay ex- ceed this bread crop in acreage occu- pied and normally only these two crops and cotttn exceed wheat in value. The wheat crop. as a whole. has much to do with the prosperity of the nation, says the yearbook, be- cause the grain enters into foreign trade to a greater extent than any other crop except cotton.
 Export Wheat
 The country has exported a sur plus of wheat in every year of it's history except 1856 besides keeping pace with an ever-increasing demand at home. During the past 20 years. however the yearbook says the vol tune of export has decreased except under the artificial stimulation n of the recent war.
 Because of improvements in mill ing processes which make bread more attractivel increasing prosper ity. and the increasing proportion of the populat tion in the cities. the per capita consumption of wheat has in- creased in the United States for the past 80 years. M
 City dwellers eat more bread, per capita. than ct tuntry residents, be- cause of the lack of gardens in cities, the comparative cheapness of bread and because no home cooking is necessary. The fact that the trend of population Is toward cities should have much bearing on the future consumption cf bread. It is stated.
 Before 1850 the per capita con- sumption of wheat in this country was 3.S bushels: from 1875 to lSta it was 4.s bushels: and from 1sot eo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
FIRST b|G UNIT
 SHOW ATLOEW'S s New Policy of Vaudeville and Musical Comedy Effective
 Second Half {

A new policy has been inaugurated by Loew's, incorporated, in the vau- deville shows to be, sent to Birming- ham in the future to Loew's Bijou. the new policy to be effective the second half of this week with the first "Bg Unit Show"
 This particular one has been pro- duced for the Loew circuit by Lew Cantor, who has sponsored many of the girl and big acts at Loew's. There are five numbers in all includ- ing four vaudeville. acts in their spe- calties, and then 4their combined eff forts in an act that runs about 40 minutes and is called You'll Be Surprised,' from which the unit takes its name.
 The unit feature is beautifully set. gorgeously costumed with good music, catchy tunes, and a story run hing through it. There are said to Ee dances and loads of laughs.s sort of miniature musical comedy With the fafce and satire thread, and with real artlsts, as each of the acts IS a standard one, whose ability has been tried and tested
 You'll Be Surprised" is said to live up to it's name, for it is declared by New York critics to be real enter tainment and forerunner of other big unit shows to- come to Brming- ham. Ass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
SECOND ANNUAL
 REVIEW OF FOLL|ES
Greenwich Village FolIies, the GayeSt of Current Revues,
 Coming to Jefferson

Generally credited with being the gayest and slnaFtest of all the current revues, the second annual edition of the Greenwich Village Follies. comes to the Jefferson Monday, Tuesday, November 27, 2s, matinee Wednes day This fleet and highly pictorial annual is not tosbe confused with the first of the fantastic series well re- membered for the remarkable furore 1t created when seen here last year. For eight months last season 1t played to enthusiastic audiences at the Greenwich Village and Shubert theatres in New York sNt
 The Greenwich Village Foiles is devised and staged by John Murray Anderson. To him goes the credit for it's superb artistry Employing silken drapes and hangings, silver curtains and exotically beautiful fab ries in his cestaming MT. Ander- son. with a highly imaginative sense of stage lighting has provided a frame for the antics and. commodities of his players that ihtriguess the eye
 The pictorial beauty of the Fol liesh is best Illustrated in the fantastic "Hell-HoleH scene, in the Ballet of the Persian Perfumes and in the exquisite '1aee like "Valen- tine' episode. The 'sSamover'' scene, a. setting from fourteenth century Russia, compares fayorably with seen in the Russian bal let. The .Foliiespy entertainment is wide in scope as It is high in quality. No phase of spectacle or musical comedy is overlooked. Dancers. singers, comics, surge swiftly through this plotless evening.
 The twenty famous artists, models. group that has replaced the con. ventfona1 chorus in the ensembles in this highly favored spectacle, are naive and refreshing beauties from the art studios of New York, who are decidedly easy to look upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Sherlock Holmes Will Be
 Seen at Trianon This Week

makes Sherlock Holmes entirely crediisle-and likable and sympa thetic figure. not merely an abstract machine for the unraveling of crime. He is vigorous and swift in decision and in action when those qualities are called for.
 The star is given super excellent Supporting cast including Carol Dempster. Gustave von Seyffertitz, Roland Young, Hedda Hopper, And CTS Randolf William H. Powell. Robert Schable. Percival Knight. Reginald Denny. David Terrence, Albert Pruning, Robert Fischer, Lumsden Hare. Louis Wolheim and others. The photoplay was adapted from William Gillette's famous stage play. based upon the Conan Doyle stories, and was directed by Albert Parker one of the most capable di- rectors in the profession.
 No one who goes at all to the "movies" should miss seeing "Sher- lock Holmes" It entertains and thrills and is a thoroughly satisfy- ing entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
an increasing desire for inconspicd-

an increasing desire for inconspicd- { ousness
 Boxes. particularly elevated ones.
 do render occupants more or less conspicuous. Self-coneiousnes on the part of the occupants com pletes the embarrassment of mak- ing them quite the most con spteuous figures in the house Mrs. Munitions feels certain that Mrs Oil Well Is observing her from the or chestra, 8nd--worse heavens! is re- marking upon her rouging and her coiffure Many box habitues. par ticularly the unacclimated feel that all eyes in the house are riveted on them not reflecting that $55O is a pretty steep price to pay for even such reat as that.
 Boxes, at best, are conspicuous, and people seem to have no desire for that now. Conspicuity Is not done. Charleston and St Cecilia do not do 1t, neither do Birmingham theatre eoers. It is the second cause at- trihuted by managers for low box seat demand.
 Aaothcr Bcnson Here Lastly, boxes usually cost more money. This factor is discounted in importance by most all managers, and is agreed by all of chem to be a
 minor qSe. If the seats were worth
 the money, managers say, people would not mind paying the price. In- stances where they are put on sale at the same price as orchestra seats show that the price does not count much.
 One Birmingham theatre man goes so far as to add fourth cause, pro- hibitional. In the olden days, he says. when one was invited to a box party, 1t was read between the lines that there was to be another and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

To millions of book reader and playgoers the detective story is the most thrilling and fascinating of novels or plays; to tens of millions of newspaper readers the latest de- velopments of big crime story are the livest and most irresistible of items. A still wider audience for the unfolding of tales of crime and it's detection Is the motion picture. which numbers it's devotees by the hun dreds of millions At last the screen has had a great detective story filmed. It Is the Goldwyn picture, Sherlock Holmes,' in which John Barrymore, gifted stage and screen player. is starred It will be pre- sented at the Trianon this week and it is safe to predict that before the photoplay is l3id aside literally ,hun- dreds of millions will have seen It. It ran at the Cameo theatre, New York, for more than three months.
 John Barrymore is an ideal selec- tion to play the role of Conan Doyle's' ~great detective upon the screen. He,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

Milk is the most efficient ot all foods in insuring an all-around ade- quacy of the diet It Is important as a source of energy. protein, min eral elements and vitamines.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
2 OPEN NOSTRILS! END s S 4 COLD OR CATARRh {
 How To Get Relief When Head S and Nose are Stuffed Up. !

County fifty! Your cold in head or catarrh disappears. Your clogged nostriis will open, the air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more snuffllng hawking, mucous discharge, dryness or headache; no struggling for breath st night.
 Get small bottle of Elys Cream Balm from your druggist and apply a little of this fragrant antiseptic cream in your nostrils. It penetrates through every air passage of the head, soc thing and healing the swollen or inflamed mucous mem brane, giving you instant relief. Head colds and catarrh yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed up and miserable. Relief Is sure.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

You will always find the Peer less owned by the sort of person who may be relied upon to have only the best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

tion proceedings at one times but dropped them at Miss Bolqhi's re quest, because the rest of the family objected.
 contest of the will is expected to belong and bitter, since every one os ,he rive sighted heirs declares they intend to see ii through" They will try to prove Miss Bolchi's adoption was illegally secured,
 The children suing are. Park Ben jamia. Jr., Romeyn Benjamin. Mrs re~S.9fa..,,i+- t' s,sie sfss 'ssss- iorie Glenny and Mrs, Gladys God.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
Dining Car Patrons
 Consume Much Food
By Associated Press

Chicago, November tS.-Approxi- mately 2,6O0,0O0 eggs. 1.5OO, ,o00 pounds of fresh meat 1sOGooo pounds of potatoes. 500 000 pounds of sugar, 5.0oo.0o9 rolls. 150.00o pounds iof coffee and 5O0.o0o quarts of milk and cream are consumed yearly by the Pennsylvania railroad dining car patrons, according to the Pennsyl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

aver party following the show at
 some convenient cafe. Nowadays, however. too much time that could be employed in searching out the spirits for the occasion could be lost by holding a box party in advance
 Whatever be the reason, the box is gone Obituary reports have been received from New York, Chicago. San Francisco, Birminngham. and in fact from theatres the country ever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

when he cut them off with s1 each, in his will,
 But that he should leave his every earthly possession to the little black eyed girl who came to live at the Benjamin home as n rse and com panion for his daughter, Dorothy now the widow of Enrico caruso, was shock even to the Benjamin clan.
 Miss Bolchi- Benjamin. .s she has been called since the wealthy pat ent lawyer legally adopted her, is hurt and defiant. Her lawyer. points out that Mir. Benjamin started adop-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

New York. November 1s.-Dfd pret- ty, brown-eyed Anna Bolchi exert undue influence" upon the late Park Benjamin to induce him to leave her S60,000 in cash, his residual estate and the entire contents e his mag nffieef1t residence here?
 The five sons and daughters of MT. Benjamin accuse her of so doing. and will present their claims in court.
 Just before his death Mir Benjamin publicly called his children par asites, and nobody was surprised
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
LIVE STOCK SHOW

Chicago, November 1s.-Entries for the International Live Stock exposi- ton, to be held here December to g, have exceedede all previous records in the. history of the sh ow, Secretary Manager B. H. Heide has announced Not only will the classes of cattle horses and sheep be larger than ever said MT. Heide, but the quality of the live stock will surpass any ex- hibition previously staged on the American continent"
 It is estimated that one-quarter of American school children suffer from defective eyesight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19

1914, 56 bushels. The rising trend
 was interrupted by the World war, but department officials believe it has been resumed. FLA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-19
vanla News. publicatlon of that rall.

vania News, publication of that rail- road
 The railroads dining car service serving 10000 meals daily. if oper- ated simultaneously could serve 4.23G persons at one sitting The 125 cars m the service, if placed end to end would form a mobile restaurant approximately two miles long.
 A force of about 1,555 employees Is required to prepare and serve the 3.5T5.000 meals which railroad wait- CTS annually carry down the atsles of diners travelling 40 and 50 miles an hour.
 These meals are prepared in dimin- utive kitchens, having a floor space t9ia feet long ANd 2i5 feet wide, each kitchen having four cooks, chef and three assistants. Each car represents an investment of s8o.00o. of which SS.000 Is spent for silverware, uten- siis and linen.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-09
BREAK THE DEADLOCK
Senate Committee Completes Re-
Draft of shipping Bill-Elimi-
nate Madden Amendment.

WASH lNGTON, Dec. S,-ConSid-
Grafton Of the administration ship
ping bill was virtually completed to-
day hy the senate commerce com nit
lee with the elimination OF the Mad
den amendment attached by the
house, and substitution of the Willis
Leu-oct compromise an with the ap-
proval OF more than half a dozen
other important changes.
The measure will be approved fl
nally by the committee and pre-
'rnted by Chairman Jones to the sem
ate tomorrow, and on Monday the
senate fight viii begin
The rejection OF the Madden
amendment, and the approval OF the
compromise substitute ended dead
lock which had existed in the COM
mttee since it began consideration
or the measure wednesday. The
committee acted after Chairman
LGkcr Of the shipping board had
appeared before It and had accepted
he compromise on being told that
unless either the Madden amend
mont or the compromise We're re-
tanned, the bin would not be re-
ported,
The compromise provides that the
approval of congress shall be re-
CURED for an increase in the amount
%, government aid 10 ship-operating
'"mpanies over the amount fixed in
10. initial contract.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-09
FORD SEDANs

Our stock OF Ford sedaus Is complete.
We have IL for you to choose from, al
priced low and the terms are liberal
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-09
Announcements
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-09
SEAVER AIRING
AT STANDSTILL
Blalock Back in Jail Pen
ding Hearing on Auto
Theft Charge

The so-called Blalock mystery and
the investigation being conducted by
the attorney generals office into Of
flcial and unofficial acts of County
Attorney W +. Seaver and certain
justices of the peace, were all at
Standstiil yesterday, due to the de-
paHure late Thursday night of c. w.
King and y. w. Gore, assistant at
torney- generals, who have been in
Tul off and on for two weeks
making the investigation.
The Seaver investigation will re-
main az is until the first hearing on
the custer proceedings filed against
him by King This hearing is set
for next Wednesday morning before
Judge Albert c. Hunt. The James l..
Blalock case will also probably re-
man in the same status until King s
return TO Tulsa the first of next
we.k.
Blalock. upon his return to the
county jail, Thursday afternoon. aft
or an absence since July IS when he
was released under rather rnysteri-
ous circumstances, told his story to
King. -Blalock himself said he paid
D. G. Elliott, an attorney here, 500
following his release. Elliott denied
Galock's story to a World reporter,
but King has not gone further into
The case, He stated before leaving
for the STATE capital however, that
he would make 4 full investigation
upon his return here next week,
Until King does return, the affair
VIII have to rest, according TO coun-
ty officials. Blalock is back in jail
with a charge of auto theft pending
against HIM. His preliminary trial
on thls charge will not be held until
King 80 orders
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-09
THE BAT PROVES
A REAL THRILLER
Star of Play, Lizzie Evans,
Delighted Audiences
25 Years Ago
nH Lillian c. PERKINS


Not in the history of theatrical
performances ever appearing in Tul-
sa or elsewhere, for that matter. has
there been such a mystery play, such
a thriller as The Bat" which was
given last night In convention hall.
With superb cast headed by that
inv!ncible veteran Gramat.0t and
comcdienne. Lizzie Evans Ghis play
that held cities in the east spell
bound for seasons charmed and in
terested magnificent audience last
night
Usually criticisms of a play first
night, give matinee fans for the mex,
day or those who attend the psxt
evenings performance, a clue as To-
what's what, but as IN Masonry and
other lodge institutions. people are
called on to pledge fidelity to secrets,
so last nights audience was pledged,
so those who are Interested will just
have to go and see for themselves
The scenes are laid mostly in an
up-to-date drawing room in a Long
Island home and the closing scene
ia in the garret of this home, 1t is
series OF thrills from first 20 last
There is drama, tragedy and finished
comedy tnterSpersed. As to Miss
Evans she is the same Lizzie Evans
who used to star in "FoG's Ferry. .'
Buckeye" and The Angel" only
the flash of her eye and her rich
soubrettc voice are reminders Of the
SUM- -bonneted girl in the gingham
apron who used to delight the audi.
enCes from coast TO coast in her
magic wonderful plays OF 25 years
ago. She was interviewed between
the second and third act last evening
and was most charming in her man
ner that smacks Of ye olden time.
| She had much TO say of the past and
| of how she starred the second season
she went out. She is still star. and
the entire play surrounds her clever
acting.