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Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
OLD JACKSON

Our school closed last Thursday
on account of the Illness of the
teacher, Prof. Horsman. He had
the flu.
Mrs. Bass Davis is real low with
pneumonia. DR.. Hatcher Is treat.
ing her.
Mrs. Paul Songer of Hoxle Is Wis
ting her parents here this week
John Ward aud wife of Sedgwiok
was called to the bedside of his sis.
ter, Mrs. Bass Davis.
Rev. J. o. Hefner made a trip to
Peach Orchard Friday after cattle.
Homer Cude and wife of near the
Promiselaud was called to the bed
side of her mother, Mrs. Bass Davis
J. II. Miller has been on the sick
list the past week.
Miss Josephine MarooneY went
TO Memphis last Friday.
J.J. Brooks went TO Pooahontas
on business Monday.
John Woods, wife and daughter
spent lew days first OF the week
at The home of Tom Blsnsett.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
Late County News
INGRAM

Esq. ). b. Long Is reported to be
right sick.
We are certainly having beauu.
ful winter weather. Another thing
TO be thankful for.
DAILY Jackson of Hsm,l visited
Mn johnson here last Sunday.
James Farley had business at Po.
cahontas Tuesday.
Fred Mckinney Will crop on Mrs.
Alma Spikes farm near Swarts,
Henry Brown and family have
moved to Mississippi, county whore
bis brother, Or. George Brown, is.
James BARLEY has been bad sick
with stomach and heart trouble the
past few months but is improving.
Prot. Jack Hogan Is teachlng a
good school at Vernon aud the pa
irons are we'll pleased with his work
Mas Pearl Massey, pretty young
daughter of Mr. ard Mrs. Z l..
Massey, Of Hami Is staying with
lrleuds here and attending the sing
iug school at Vernon
We notice that the department of
agriculture at Washington is send.
ing out statements that they have
discovered that hog meat IL good to
eat There is no telling what our
educsted fools will ind out yet If
they keep punching around.
Rev. Miller of Maynard breaches
at Antioch eve-y thIrd Sunday morn
ing AZ IL O'clock. lie rs a fine
young preacher aud hard hitter
. Tor God and His righteous cause.
All should come out to hear this
good man.
The Hot Stove Senate Is in ses
sion now at the crossroads store
You should go and learn what a
mess Woodrow Wilson made guild.
ing the ship of State during the
late international crisis. II you
want to find smart men, don't look
10 Washington but look on the soap
boxee at the crossroads store.
Look out, ye Noland scribe, how
you boost the Missouri school sys
tenn. You are from Missouri and
gotta he olted. That is what you
told us recently. But that Is alright
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
MIDDLEBROOK

The flu Is raging IN this neighbor
hood again.
Mrs. Mona Douglas of Corning
has been visiting friends ard rela.
tives here the past week.
Some of our farmers have begun
breaking ground for cotton.
Mrs. Mary Spence has been very
sick for some time.
S. W. Lindsey has received a pa
tent on a water motor power which
he invented. 1t promises to turn
out to be a great invention.
Mrs. Roberts Is visiting her son,
Rex, here for few days.
A very good basketball game was
played between our boys and Foster
last Saturday on the Fos,er court
Our boys passed the bali so well
that the game went easily IN our fs-
vor. The Foster boys have a good
team and are fine sports.
Miss Flora Spencer of McRae has
been here visiting her sister for a
few days. Mrs. Lewis Johnston re-
turned home with her for a visit.
There will be church here next
Sunday at IL O'clock. Rev. Cherry
Will ill his appointment.
Dee Waldron of Mock was over
last Saturday and SAID there was
more better looking widow women
here than any place he had been.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
FOSTER

Farmers are out most every day
prospecting and planning the 1928
crops.
John Hawkins and wife of Elev
enpolnt river visited the FIke broth
ers Friday night.
Ed Profit has been sick this week
A social was enjoyed by the young
folks Saturday night at DOsk Fos-
ler's.
viii Garter and Joe Jarrett made
a business trip tc Pooabontas after
freight for Mr.. Jarretfs store one
day this week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
UNION

Every body in these parts are sick
as the flu Is making many people Its
victims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hinton spent Sun
day with Cromer Hinton and family
Willis Henson is sick at present.
Greeley Swindle and Hady Smith
made fl lying trip to Torch, Mo !,
recently. Greeley has been visiting
b,s aunt while Hadv has been VISIT
10 spscisl friends.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19

to Indorse Mr, Dalton's nice, sensi
BILE talk on the Missouri school sYs-
tenn, No, we are not from Missouri
We have spent 52 of our 81 years
in old Randolph county, right IN
this community aud we love every
rock and rill, every valley and hill
IN the county aud our people are
amongst Gods best people on earth
But we must admit that old Nilsson
n outstrips us in educational advin-
tages, road building, dairying,
wheat and potato production, fruits
and many other things too numerous
to mention. But we should not get
jealous of the old sister. We should
strive to make our state and county
better place TO live 10. We be
lieve that Arkansas aud Randolph
county will come to the front in ev'
cry respect In a few years. Now
friend Noland writer, we never had
the pleasure OF meeting you bat once
That was at BatesvIlle at Federal
court Is years ago, but we have not
forgotten you. Keep those good
letters coming, old boy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19

The tacky party at Bob LsyPs
last Saturday night was atteUded
bys large crowd. Rufe Haynes
and Baby Hall we're the prize win
ners,
J. c. Mondy and son, Lloyd we're
called to Dalton SUNDAY to GET K
l.. Mondy, who had been kicked
by a mule. So far as we know be
is not seriously hurt.
Rufe Haynes, our school teacher,
was sick Monday and could not
teach school. Mary, his sister, filled
his place.
The musical which was given at
Llfren McNabb's Saturday night
was well attended. All report a
nice time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19

Miss Hattie Price visited Georgia
Weaver Saturday night.
Gus Price aud family attended
the bedside of Mrs. Prices mother,
Mrs. Caroline Clayton, Sunday.
They report Mrs. Clayton very i'll.
A. O. Clayton and family spent
last week IN the hills.
Ad Henderson is working this
year with W. N. Trlplett.
Mary jenkins IS reported better.
Harve Pickett aud family have
moved nearer Sharum to larm with
Ben Armstrong.
Mrs. Peaohie Price and sons, Du.
ell and Freeman, were visiting Mrs.
jenkins one evening last week.
Jim johnson said be ssl,ed the
neat sum Of 1900 pounds OF good
meat last week.
There will be preaching next Sun
day at Sharum at II. Everybody
come aud help the preacher do all
for Christ that can be done.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
BIRDELL

Mrs. Mabel Story spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with Mrs. S. j.
Dunn.
q. E. Smith lost horse by death
one day last week.
Ii. M. Barden had business IN
Pocahontas Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Perrin an.
nounce the arrival of new daugh-
ter.
r D Barden and family were
visiting q. c. Barden and family
Tuesday.
J, A. Taylor of Paragould is
preaching here this week.
Misses Geneva Barden and Vivieu
Bishop spent the week end with
homefolks.
Miss Fay Campbell returned 10
Pocahontas Monday after few
days visit at the the home of IL. NJ
Barden.
K J. Hufstedler and Luther
CrsYs are rehooung the bridge at
this place.
Miss Nena PYlsnd spent Tuesday
night with Misses REQ and Ruby
Hufstedler.
J. X. Hufstedler had business IN
Pocshontas Friday.
S. j. Dunn and family were visit
ing at the home of IL. II. Hufsted.
ler.
Mrs. Leona Forester and child
ren of Poeahontas are visiting rela.
tlves here this week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19
SHARUM

wesley Brown ls attending his
brothers trial at Memphis.
M G. Price aud son, Esselman,
and W NJ TripIett are turning the
'O'' preparatory to starting their
1928 crops.
ben Armstrong; family have the
small Pox' All are getting along
nicely.
D. D Driskill has his new store
almost completed and ls moving
some Of bis goods In.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-01-19

Mr.. Farmer-Do not Law that old
suit aside when II becomes a little
dirty. Bring 1t to us and we will
make it look like new. Whole suits
made like new for 81 25 AmerI-
can Tailor Shop, IN old postoffice
building. % 2t.
Herbine corrects bilIousness, IN
digestion and constipation. 1t is
fine herbal medicine that drives out
impurities and restores healthy con.
ditlons IN the system. Price, 600.
Sold by Palace Drug Store.
For taxi service phone 267 2i-3tp
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Repertoire Here
With Vengeance
(Continued from Page sd

Continued from rage o.
President last October, the ven
ture was regarded as financial
suicide. When they made good,
and achieved the longest run in
Washington theater history with
their fourth production, theater
wiseacres Immediately Jumped to
the conclusion that Washington
must be the best stock city in
America.
Well, it promises to be a
merry business while 1t lasts.
Just how long that will be
no one can say. The Presi-
dent Players have vastly bene-
fitted from a remarkably poor
year in legitimate stage circles,
while they have also profited
greatly from the growing con-
viction among theater-go that
$3.50 q seat is too much to pay
for a 5O-cent show, regardless
of where it is staged. Additional
ly, the President Players opened
their season in October-a time
when any city is in a theater-
buying Woodland they have
achieved part of their success
against competition that was fire.
quently not competition at all.
Already, however, the year is
beginning to turn. Already, the
time approaches when theater
turnstiles inevitably revolVe
slower. In another six weeks, we
shall be upon the threshold Of
warm weather and with three
theaters bidding for patronage
that is frequently insufficient for
one, it would seem that competi-
ton may become rather deadly.
However, this Is a matter for
the impresarios to worry over.
Much will depend upon selection
of plays, upon the personnel Of
casts, upon the location Of
theaters. Washington with near
ly 100000 inhabitants. may pre-
serve it's theater-going traditions
to support one company in luxury
or even two in comfort. To think
that three stock theaters can sur
vive all summer, however, is
thinking a great deal, particularly
when the National, Polls and the
Garrick, with new touring attrac-
tons on view, have not particu-
Iarly distinguished themselves at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18

THE sudden saturnalia OF
Shakespeare the local theater
passed through during last week,
with Miss Julia Arthur at Keith's
and Walter Hampden at the Gar
rick, has drawn a rather waggish
letter from Ben c. Mason. a rather
frequent Herald correspondent in
the past.
Miss Julia Arthur IL credited
by the critics with giving a dig
nified, manly performance Of Ham
let at Keith's this week." pens Mr..
Mason, land last night at the Gar
rick, Mr.. Hampden gave his lady
like Interpretation Of the same
part. So honors are even and art
is saved. have a suspicion that
You enjoyed yourself immensely by
not going"
Mr.. Mason Is species OF mind
reader. With the utmost frank
ness in the world Shakespeare be-
fore the footlights has never been
my idea Of the utmost in drama.
There are certain monastic inter-
walls In the life of every man when
q gentle, unhurried perusaI of
Shakespeare in manuscript be-
comes a pleasure. Carry him be-
hind the footiights and the very
unfamiliarity Of the verbiage IL at
once a hindrance and a bore.
There are moments-rare mo-
ments-when someone actually
brings to life the whole body of
a Shakespeare play, just as Be
lasco did in 1.-THE Merchant Of
Venice" Under such studious
and profound treatment, Shakes
peare takes on all the thrill of,
say, Barrie. Handled as a mere
vehicle for the so-called classicism
Of some particular star, with
minor parts frequently subordi-
mated to the vanishing point and
the play itself a mere background
for one Characterization, attend.
ance on my part become a cere-
mony more honored in the breach
than in the observance.
Doubtless it becomes boorish
and slightly low to thus view the
projected drama of the great
bard, but ones only defense in
such circumstances is to say that
the fault lies not with Shake
speare, but with his interpreters.
It is too bad; it is woeful, but
we strongly suspect Mr.. Mason
is right. Neither performance of
Hamlet" engaged our attention
last week.
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present the French do not seem
to be making things which have
a strong appeal.
There is perhaps too much
and too little effort put into
them.
Mrs. Carter explained that ner
reasons for discarding her French
frocks were that 1t was difficult
to select the most suitable types
and colors without knowing the
setting or background one was
to have.
The gowns designed for Mrs.
Carter for 1.-THE Circle" are four
in number. In the first act she
will appear in a street frock, u
combination of black and white,
with jet embroideries in coat style.
wearing a Knox hat, black
trimmed with Neumidi.
For the second act she has
chosen a black chiffon frock
with q girdle of green and black
embroideries, with a trotisered de-
tail in the skirt.
In the third. she will appear
in an elaborate evening gown
with crystal and pearl embroid.
cries on a background of bril-.
Liant yellow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
"Do 1t Early" Is
L0uiSe's Slogan

/" HERE may be stars in the
show world who have done
u more at the age of twenty
three than Miss Louise Wright,
soubrette with the Hello Good
Times" company, this weeks at
traction at the Gayety Theater.
but IL so enterprising press agents
have failed to find them.
Miss Wright at twenty-onO was
elected chairman of a ward voters
council tfeminine) in her home
town Of st. Louis. At twenty she
was through with a young wom-
an seminary in the same place,
and a year later she was at the
head of her own musical act in
vaudeville. Doing something young
in life is her motto.
After a tour Of the vaudeville
houses in the West Miss Wright
found an alIuring offer in New
York city, and that is responsible
for her being with Hello Good
Times" today. Pretty, a talented
musician and q graceful dancer,
she has made her mark in Column
bia wheel attractions. Next year
she hopes to star in a Broadway
show
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
Katherine MAcDOnAIN
Has Notable SubbOr7

Woman Conquers" correctly to
be termed a production with an
all-star cast.
June Elvidge was first starred
on the stage at the Winter Gar
den in New York. World Film
Corporation took Miss Elvidge
from the stage and for three
years she was q luminary.
Bryant Washburn first reached
stellar heights when it was
found that the Skinner series, Of
which "Skinner's Dress Suit"
was the first, gave him wide
scope for his talents as light
comedian.
The works of Rex Beach and
Jack London are responsible for
the elevation of Mitchell Lewis
to stardom, for 1t was discovered
that he was wonderfully suited
to interpret the virile backwoods
characters created by these au-
thors. AS result he was
starred in such productions as
"The Barrier" Code Of the
Yukon" and Burning Daylight"
When B. P. Schulberg, presi-
dent of Preferred Pictures, Inc,
the firm which makes the Kath-
crime Macdonald productions, de-
cided to allow himself the luxury
of a real all-star cast for 1.-THE
Woman Conquers," it was be-
cause he felt that the impor-
lance of the roles to be inter-
preted by the players already
named demanded 1t,
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quality early in life IL Clearly
indicated by Q story which she
recently told.
when I was q child" said
Miss Taylor, ''I used my magma
ton to the fun. For instance.
at one of my first schools was
q composition teacher who told
us to take one day out Of our
lives and describe what We did
from morning until night
my days were all exactly
alike. couldn't bring myself
to confess how stupid and dull
my life really was.
Instead, I wrote that my
mother was q very beautiful
woman, with long, coal black
hair that swept the floor: that
she had. been desperately in
fatuated early in life with an
Italian count; that she did not
care for the man who was known
as her husband and my father:
that she grieved continually, -
I did, for Sunny Italy and that
I spoke italian duently, and
that both Of US played beautifully
on the guitar. The next day
the teacher called out my name.
She didn't think I would read
1t, but I did. and with such feel
ing that I wept violently.
1.-THE teacher told me to stay
after school. She said, ''You
really did not mean to tell some
thing that was not true3' Then
I wept harder and declared it
was all true. and I added
great deal more to the story.
OF course my father and mother
heard about 1t. My father was
furious. The noble Italian rival
did not appeal to him."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18

lines. The high waist-line has
dropped to the hips, or been
obliterated altogether; the short
skirt has been replaced by the
ankle length gown; bobbed hair
has become suddenly passe.
But Miss Swanson now carries
the reaction one step further and
takes the curl out of her hair.
The curling iron and the waver
have been laid on the shelf, so
far as she is concerned-tempo-
rarily at least, and for her char
acterization of the American girl
in my American Wife," her
latest starring vehicle, at Loew's
Columbia today and all this week,
she leaves her hair absolutely
straight when dressing it into the
various coiffures.
Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
has signed Corinne Griffith to
play the lead in six Days"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18

state aIumnuS,
with an A. B. after his name. He
went to the university after a
childhood spent largely on the
stage, with intervals of high school
in Dover, Ohio, the Nugents'
home town, and a considerable
amount of private tutoring. when
travel took him away from school
II only intended to put in two
years at college, because I want
ed to return to the stage" said
young Nugent, "but after a while
l became so interested that de-
cided to Observation-Disclosures, found
that I could put in my summers
with the stock company at Column
bus. I didn't want to stay too
long off the stage. Dad was
worrying because he thought I
would be n character actor before
I graduated, but / managed to get
through and was only twentv-one
when ] landed In New York and
was engaged for the part of the
young advertising man in 'Dulcy.'
II had just completed this en-
gagement when the production of
kenny was made, and as Ruth
had just finished her season, we
were both only too glad to appear
with dad again, as we had done in
our younger days in vaudeville,
and. of course, the whole Nugent
family is delighted with it's sue
cess, as it enables us all to be to-
gether as a family"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
LOT OF DANCERS
BUT FEW LIKE
ROONEY
Little Pat, at Keith's Tomor-
row. Not Only Dances, But
Executes His Own Steps In
Double Tempo.

" HERE are many dancers in
vaudeville, but there are
only q few who originate
their own steps: Pat Rooney,
who, with Marion Bent, viii top
this weeks bill at Keith's, il an
originator Of dancing gyrations
which are widely copied. More.
over, he never took dancing
lesson in his life, having inner
tied his unique talent for step.
ping as well as acting from his
illustrious father, the first Pat
Rooney.
The present Pat Rooney looks
like q youngster, but he isn't
one, in years. In heart and
spirit he is modern Peter Pan.
His exuberan ,e never grows old.
His laughter, his gaiety, his
vitaiity-all stamp him as a per-
son OF genuine youth. He has
been on the stage for three
decades, and is credited with
knowing more dance steps than
any other performer on the
vaudeville or musical comedy
stage. Perhaps this can be ex-
planned by adding that his in
stinct for stepping was born in
him, and whenever he wants
new number he just figures out
a few steps that nobody ever
thought OF and puts them to.
gether with an originality that
has marked his work since he
first took to the stage as a lad
Of twelve.
Dancing is his hobby. He has
devoted lifetime Of study and
application to the art Of terpsi-
chore, and from the day when he
first appeared at Tony Pastors
Theater in New York he has
reigned as q monarch OF eccen-
trio dancing both in vaudeville
and musical comedy. When he
made his debut he was billed as
Little Rooney" and unfortu-
rately the star Of the piece died
while the play was still in re-
hearsal, and to save the work
from closing Little Pat was
rushed into . dancing speciality,
while O comedian, Kelly, was
moved up to the role played by
the late star, none other than the
famous father Of Little Pat. The
youngster was the hit of the
piece, and after a few years ex-
pertenee in various acts In vaude- )
vile he teamed with his sister,
Matte. az 1.-TWO Chips Of the Old
Block" This team continued n
the two-a-day-which at that time
was often the four-a-day-until
an enterprising manager took
them as dancing team In q
musical play, I'm Atlantic City"
Then his career began In earnest.
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by players known only to faith
full devotees of the photoplay
and without legitimate claim to
stardom.
But three players who have
really been motion picture stars
for several years are found in
the cast supporting Katherine
Macdonald in 1.-The Woman Con-
quers," the First National at
traction which will be seen for
the first time in Washington at
.Crandall's Metropolitan Theater
this afternoon as half of a dou-
Bile feature bill that also includes
Buster Keaton's "Day Dreams"
June Elvidge. Bryant Wash
burn and Mitchell Lewis make
up the trio that entities 1.-THE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18

Mr.. Hamilton in remembered for
his notable work in Earth.
bound" the last GoIdwyn picture
in which he appeared. Since then
he has been seen in Half a
Chance" 'The Truant Husband"
THE Lane That Had No Turn
ing" and "A Fool There Was"
Others In the Christians bril-
liant cast are Richard Dix, Mae
Busch, Phyllis Haver, Gareth
Hughes, Claude Gillingwater, Cy-
ril Chadwick, Beryl Mercer and
Harry Northrup.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-18
STRENGTHENC4SI
At PRESIDENT
FOR "BUDDIES'
George Sweet, Featured Long
in Musical Comedy, Joins
Popular Players for New
Vehicle.

T HE presentation At gae
President tonight, for
- limited engagement, Of
George v. Hobart's comedy with
music, 'Buddies,'' has resulted in
the acquisition Of . new member
Of the company who win take
prominent part In "Buddies." the
first musical production vet Of
fered by the Players.
The new member of the com
pany Is George Sweet. who will
play the important role of Sonny
in this comedy. Sweet 10 o capa-
BILE and talented musical comedy
performer and he should add con-
siderable strength to the perform
ance.
Mr.. Sweet confesses that his
dramatic work in nonmusical
shows has been rather limited,
though he has held important
roles In Roi Cooper Mesrue's 'It
Pays to Advertise" 40 well a. In
Thompson Buchanan's famous
play. Civilian Clothes" Music
work, however, Is Sweets ad-
mitted forte, and the background
Of experience he has had In this
field il voluminous.
For example. he has appeared
in Washington with Charlotte
Greenwood In 'Linger Longer
Lefty" "a play. incidentally. on
which Anne Nichols, the author
of 'Abie's Irish Rose" collabo-
rated. and he also made a local
appearance during the tour Of the
Shuberts' revival of ''F'loradora.
He has appeared, however. In q
large number of other musical at
fractions. among which are such
well-lxnown productions az Honey
GIRL" "Pitter Patter," "Sue.
Dear" You're In Love-" Every
Good, Eddie" and others.