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The Washington times., 1923-06-29
SCIENCE Makes
ARTF|C
THROAT
HHHA
Sir Richard Paget's Invention
Reproduces Human
hi Sounds.
BY LUTHER A. HUSTON,
!. international News Service.

| LONDON, June 2SS.--An artificial
throat, capable of reproducing the
, vowel sounds that are made by the
| human voice, is the latest astoulsn'
ing scientific invention to appear IN
London. It is the invention OF SIR
Richard Paget and it's exhibition at
a recent congress of scientists here
aroused much interest. 4
Sir Richard in an interview de-
scrfbed the, processes and possibilities
of his unusual invention.
There have been scientific ex-
periments made for the reproduction
OF the human voice since 1779." he
said. "a good many vowel sounds
have been reproduced. but it never
has been possible to produce all the
vowel sounds and the, principle Of
vowel production by the human
voice did not seem to be understood.
About a year ago I got inter-
ested In listening to the, sound OF
my own voice when whispering
vowel sounds without using the
larynx. Il heard In every case two
notes or resonapces inside my
mouth
4i Copied Own Voice. (,
III then made experiments with
plastine cavities, which I tuned To-
have the same ;resonances as those
/ had heard in my own mouth.
These plastlne cavities were bottle
shaped, with waists, and according
Us the model had high waist Or
low waist, or "a stout waist or a thin
waist, the two cavities gave differ
emit resonant notes. When air was
blown through such a model the
effect on the two, resonating cavi-'
ties was to produce what we cal
a whispered vowel sound.
Having added on q reed at the
back of the model so as to pass
vfbratory air through the model In
stead Of a continuous stream OF air,
those resonances colOred the notes
that came from the reed in way
which he nst"Nan ear appreciated
az vowel sounds.
krslx.-eal Uses.
1.-THE practical result OF the ex-
pertinent is to give an explanation
OF the mechanism Of vowel produc-
ton, and also the possibility of
testing by experiment with mod
els the different effects of the vari-
atoms Of the larnyx and the varia-
tons In. the size and contour of the
cavities Of the human mouth. The
experiments also lead to the posi-
bility Of making an instrument that
will initiate the human voice much
more closely than has been posi-
BILE heretofore--for example, an i'm
proved vox humane pipe for or
gans. It would also be possible to
make talking dolls.
Then there IL the possibility Of
making models for standardizing
vowel sounds for instructional pur-
poses. The photograph is not alto
gether satisfactory as a method
Of standardjzing vowel sounds be-
cause the vowel sound in a phono-
graph varies as the speed varies,
whereas In these models the vowel
sound IL constant, whatever the
air pressure and whatever the
larynx note employed.
There is a further possibility of
applying the invention to the de-.
velopment Of q new branch Of mu-
gle since it is clear that human
speech Is essentially musical
effect"
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Brilliant Audlence Sees
||Llttle Old NeW York;

many leaders Of society. the
stage and arts and letters. Scions
Of the early first families of old
New York who attended the pre-
miere included Vincent Astor,
Reginald c. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Reginald C. Vanderbilt and Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney. Mrs.
Samuel j. Wagstaff and Mrs.
Carol Livingston Wainwright
were present and other leaders
OF New York life who were In
the audience included:
Florenz Ziegfeld, Billie Burke,
Arthur Brisbane, Irene Castle.
William A. Brady, Grace George,
William LIE Baron, Bayard WELLER,
Elizabeth Marbury, Marion Davies
and party, Mayor John F. Hylan
and party, Grover Whalen, James
Montgomery Flagg, Loueila Par
sons, Rupert Hughes, Raymond
Hitchcock, Frank r. Adams, JoSlri
Emerson, Anita Loos, Will HAYS.
Irene Bordini, Fannie Hurst, Jo-
seph Urban, D. w. Griffith.
Lillian Gish, Deems Taylor, David
Belasco, Messmore Kendall and
party, and Gloria Swanson.
O. o. Mcintyre, Elsie Janis and
party, Ntta Naldi, Bebe Daniels.
Robert e. Sherwood, James r.
Quirk, Gilda Gray, Percy Ham
mond, Margaret Ellington, Mar
tin Beck, La Princesse Bourbon,
Marc Connolly, George S. Kauf-
man, Samuel Goldwyn, Irving
Berlin, AL Jolson. Avery Hop
wood, Meredith Nicholson, M. lie
Due de Richelieu, John Murray
Anderson, A. H. Woods, Adolph
Zukor, Lee Shubert, ]. J. Shu-
bert, William Collier, Sam Ber-
nard, Luther Reed, Sidney Olcott,
Nicholas Murray, and C. B. Dill
bingham.
Ralph Barton, noted caricaturist,
who has been working for the last
week sketching the notables, at
tended the premiere to complete
his work.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-The new
Cosmopolitan Theater. on Colum.
bus Circle. opened its doors last
night to a large crowd assembled
to view the premiere Of Marion
Davies newest picture. Little
Old New York"
The theater was practically re-
built by the Cosmopolitan Cor
poration, Of which William Ran
dolph Hearst is president, and
has been redecorated by Joseph
Urban at an expenditure Of $685.
900. A number of novel effects
have been achieved in the decora-
ton. Little Old New York" is
the work Of Rida Johnson Young,
and won considerable success as a
play. It has been adapted for the
screen by Luther Reed. and Sid
ney Olcott directed it. The story
is woven around New York OF
century ago and many quaint
scenes are pictured. Bowling
Green, Delmonico's first restau-
rant, Robert Fulton's steamboat.
the Clernont, Vanderbilt's ferry
and other features in the early
life Of Gotham are all present.
In the support Of Miss Davies
is a large cast Of players who i'm
personate such famous characters
as Delmonico. Robert Fulton. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Henry Brevoort.
Washington Irving. John Jacob
Aston and the Schuylers. These
players include Harrison Ford,
Andrew Dillon, J. M. Kerrigan.
Courtney Foote, Mahlon Hanil-
Riley Hatch, Spencer Charters,
Harry Watson, Louis Wolheim.
Charles Judels, Gypsey O'Brien.
Elizabeth Murray. Thomas Find
ley, Marie NJ. Burke, George Bar
raud. Charles Kennedy and Steve
Carr.
by Victor Herbert, who will d.
rect the orchestra at both natl
nee and evening performances
every day. Last night the or
chestra was conducted by Will
lam Frederick Peters, who has
written a special musical score
for the picture. The orchestra
is composed of fifty.two men
and is called the Victor Herbert
Orchestra.
Among those who were present
at the opening last night of
Little Old New York" were
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ON
SCREEN AT
.CRANDALL'S

Smashing Barriers" to be
shown as foremost feature Of the
bill at Crandall's Theater the first
three days Of next week, beginning
Sunday afternoon at 3, is a com.
pact arrangement of the most
thrillings episodes Of the Vitagraph
serial Of the same name in which
the stellar role il played on the
screen by William Duncan. It
affords excellent summer enter.
tainment, full Of action and spec
tacular stunts without any dull
interludes. It will appeal particu-
larly to those who are swayed by
hair-raising escapes from great
danger. One escapade is heaped
upon another until the spectator
is so highly stimulated that 1t Is
with difficulty that he is able to
stay in his seat. Mr.. Duncan Is
supported by Edith Johnson and d
capable cast. The companion
feature for the first three days of
the week will be Larry Semon's
latest two-reel comedy, THE Barn
yard" riot of fun on a farm.
Dorothy Dalton will be the pic
tured star at Crandall's on Wednes-
day and Thursday Of next week in
THE Law Of the Lawless," story
Of Gypsy and Tartar life along the
Danube, in which the star IL sup
ported by ! Theodore Kosloff,
Charles De Roche and Tully Mar
shall. Mr.. De Roche, the famous
French screen star, makes his
American debut in this picture.
easily one of the most notable
productions Of the year. The
comedy will be furnished by
Jimmie Adams in "Once Over"
Betty Compson and Richard DiA
will be the co-stars Of the bill on
Friday and Saturday Of next week
in 1.-THE Woman With Four Faces"
Paramount's melodrama of the
underworld in which Miss Comp
son appears as a lady crook of
decidedly original methods and
clever devices for evading the Law.
The production Is a notable one
and was personally directed by
Herbert Brenon, one OF the veteran
masters Of the megaphone. Joseph
Kilgour, Charles A. Stevenson and
Eulalie Jansen have important
roles in the supporting ensemble.
Joe Rock will be the comic star OF
the weekend bill in THE Cold
Homestead"
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AN OF
THE OPEN
SPACES.

Another midsummer attraction
VIII be shown as chief feature of
the bill at CrandalTs Metropoli-
tan Theater next week beginning
sunday afternoCN at 8, when the
major offering will be Edwin Ca
reeves perturbation for First Ma
tlonal Of David Belasco's stage
success, THE Girl of the Golden
West" with J. Warren Kerri-
gan and Sylvia Dreamer" in" the
co-stellar roles. :.
The Girl of the Golden West"
In Its new film form, takes on
added interest by reason: Of the
fact that Mr.. Carewe photo
graphed practically all Of the
scenes in the picture ON, the ex-
act locations where the thrilling
episodes Of the drama are sup.
posed to have occurred in the
gold rush days Of '49, The At.
mosphere of the old frontier has
been re-created and maintained
throughout the movement of the
story with admirable fidelity and
the principal roles have been in
trusted to a group of PLAYERS of
conspicuous ability. Miss Brea-
mer' or course, is cast as the
girl owner Of the Polka Saloon
ana Dance Hall, who gambled
with Jack Rance, the sheriff, for
the life Of Rammerez. the handle
tmpersonated by Mr.. Kerrigan'
The important part Of the sher.
III created on the stage by Frank
Aeenan' Is In the hands Of Rus
sen simpson who offers a gen
ulneIy distinguished performance.
Otners OF note in the long cast
include Rosemary Theby, VIII.
fred Lucas. Nelson Mcdowell. Jed
Prouty, Hector Sarno and Min.
ME Provost. The natural settings
are magnificent, perched high in
the picturesque Sierras, and the
photography is brilliantly arts
tic.
The weeks comedy will be
"Backfire," a new Mermaid re-
lease in which Lige Conley has
the principal role, and a new
issue Of the specially assembled
Metropolitan World Survey also
will be included in the bill. An
added attraction will be a novel
reel OF Bray Photographs.
The musical establishment, ar
ranged by Daniel Breeskin, con-
ductor OF the Metropolitan Sym
phony Of thirty. wifi be the most
notable Of the summer. The over.
ture will be Verdi's La Fora
del Destino," THE Force of Des.
tiny and will be followed by
Little Grey Home in the West"
the requested number for the
week
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England Singers on
Keith Program

The extra added attraction will
be offered by Williams and Van
nessi called "a Study in Con-
trasts." in which they are assist
ed by Arthur Freed and Jack
Clifford. Their offering runs the
gauntlet of the song and dance
curriculum.
Completing the bill there will
be the young and attractive,
clever and personable Grace
Hayes, who was last seen in
Washington in the Dillingham;
production, The Bunch and
Judy" Prior to her appearance
in this Scotch musical play by
Jerome Kern, Miss Hayes left an
indelible imprint in vaudeville,
having been declared by analysts
Of the two-a-day to be one Of tho
most spectacular girls that the
modern theater has produced
within the last generation. Fol.
lowing Miss Hayes will come Ru-
bini and Diane, the former the
famous young violin Virtuoso,
composer and conductor, and the
latter the striking French song
stress; Davis and Darnell, late Of
the Lew Fields production, Blue
Eyes" in a comedy skit, "Bir'i
Seed; James Doyle Of the we'll
known team Of Doyle and Dixon,
who has pooled his talents with
Eileen Christie; the acromedians,
Russell and Pierce, and Lawton,
the worlds greatest juggler, to-
gether with the regular Keith
house features, Aesop's Fables,
Topic Of the Day, and Pathe
News,
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RAGGED EDGE;
BOOKED FOR
COLUMBIA

Announcement is made by Loew's
Columbia that the featured photo
play attraction at that theater for
the full week beginning next Sun
day afternoon, August S, will be
1.-THE Ragged Edge" a Goldwyn
perturbation of the story OF the
same name by Harold McGrath.
It is a spectacular love drama OF
the South Seas and it offers some
of the most gripping drama and
profoundly beautiful settings the
screen has offered for months.
= Alfred Lunt, who recently made
his. debut In Washington as a
screen star, has the chief, mascu-
line role of the story and to 1t he
brings the sterling histrionic talent
which earned him Broadway stage
honors in Clarence" 1.-THE init
mate Strangers" and other hits
Co-starred with Mr.. Lunt is
Mimi Palmeri, whose rise to
screen prominence has been abso-
lutely mcteoric.
Forrest Ha1sey adapted Mr.. Nc
Grath's story to the screen while
the direction is that Of Harmon
Weight, who has surrounded the
two featured players with a
notable cast that includes Charres
Fang, Wallace Erskine, George
MacQuarrie, CT arles Slattery,
Christian Frank, Grace Griswold,
Alice May and many others.
1.-THE Ragged Edge" is the story
Of two young FOOLS" one running
away from justice and the other
from injustice. They meet in the
heart of China, where the boy
collapses and Is nursed back from
the ragged edge by the girl, who
falls in love with him. Be-
friended by a South Sea trader,
they are offered refuge after they
have married. The boy, however,
declines to be more than his
wife's friend, although he loves
her nadly, believing himself n
criminal and not wishing to mar
her life. The story reveals the
series Of breathless incidents
which clear the way to under
standing and happiness.
The Columbia plans to supple
ment the featured attraction with
a strong lineup Of added screen
and musical hits. "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-02
ROMANCE In
DIXIE AT
CENTRAL

Counterfeit Love-" the chief Of
fering of the DILL at Crandall's Cen
trail Theater the first three days Of
next week, beginning Sunday at 8,
Is the latest special production
made under the personal direction
Of Ralph Ince. It visualizes a
romance Of the South with which
are combined the thrilling pas
time Of horse racing and the hi
man appeal of a real county far.
The story hinges upon the false
accusation lodged against the
brother Of two charming sisters,
one a cripple, when he Is trying
desperately to raise enough money
to salvage the family fortune.
Marion Swayne Is cast in the fore.
most feminine role and Is ably
supported by Norma Lee, Jack
Richardson, Joe King and numer-
Gus others who have been care
fully selected for the pivotal roles
in which they appear. The COM
edy for the early week will be the
newest of the "our gang" series,
Boys to Board" in which Mickey
Daniels, Faripa and the rest are
extremely amusing. The new is
sue Of the Kilograms and Mr..
Thompson's organ recitals will
also comprise important featuHes
Of the program.
On Wednesday and Thursday
Jane Novak will succeed to the
bill in her latest vehicle, "Di-
vorce." defense Of marriage and
the home. In this Chester Bennett
production Miss Novak. one Of the
gifted beauties Of silent drama,
is finely supported by John Sow
ers, James Corrigan, Edythe Chap
man, George Fisher and others
whose names are famous. Bobby
Vernon will supply the fun in
Take Your Choice" lively mat
rimonial mixup released by
Christie.
Children Of JAZZ" the snew
Paramount special will be the
major offering for Friday and Sat
urday Of next week at the Central,
with Eileen Percy, Nita Naldi and
Theodore Kosloff in the parts Of
prime Importance. Here is a fas-
cinating story of reckless youth,
its loves and its pitfalls. lavishly
staged and perfectly acted. Bobby
Burns in Christie's farce of the
big timber country, Back to the
Woods" will supply the laughter
for the weekend. Added short
reels will complete the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-02
De Mile Is Graphic
In Advising Players

go through this part as If you
were carrying a ten-pound weight
about your neck"
This was the helpful advice one
of Leatrice joys directors gave
her when she once played the
part of an old lady. At least she
says she found it helpful when
she let her mind dwell on the
thought, in delineating the infirm-
tiles of the character. Little
hints from her various directors
have had their part in making
Miss Joy the finished screen &C.
tress she is.
Another secret of acting she
learned was the value Of tempo in
pantomime. Tempo of dialogue
on the stage, of course, means
holding or accenting speech &C.
cording to the rhythm of the
scene. But on the silversheet,
where all is expressed in action,
it rather refers to the proper
pauses. length Of gesture, and so
on, in proportion to the tenor Of
the play. as 1t were.
From Cecil B. DeMille, Leatrice
Joy says she first learned the
value of deep study Of panto-
mime. With a minimum of writ
ten or spoken titles, this director
endeavors to gain his effects by
clear-cut, If intricate, pantomime.
This eliminates much of the open
ing and shutting of mouths in
pictures that can we'll be replaced
by gesture or other action.
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"ALICE ADAMS"
ON PALACE
Bill

Booth Harrington, ranked as
one of the foremost American
novelists of his generation, has
made many notable contributions
to the literature Of the screen
with such stories as "The Flirt,"
"Penrod," Clarence, = .'The Man
From Home" and now he makes
another fine contribution to the
silversheet in the perturbation of
his new novel, Alice Adams u
story which won the Pulitzer
prize as the best American novel
of 1922 and Which win be pre-,
sented at Loew's Palace Theater
as the featured attraction of the
program for the week beginning
next Sunday afternoon. The pro.
duction will be supplemented by
a stellar array of short length
screen and musical features.
Mr.. Tarkington's novel has
been adapted to the uses Of the
camera by Rowland ". Lee, who
has employed rare skill in rem
dering of the lights and shadows
Of the narrative while the actual
direction Of the picture was the
task OF King Vidor, the producer
Of so many fine pictures within
recent seasons. The leading part
Of the story is played by Flor
ence Vidor, while the cast that
appears in her support includes
such well-known players as Claude
Gillingwater, Margaret McWade,
Harold Goodwin, Vernon Steele,
Thomas Ricketts,, Gertrude Astor,
Margaret Lands and many 9th.
ers.
In Alice Adams" Mr.. Tark-
tngton has written the story of a
modern American girl whose so.
cial set" has nearly passed her
by through the inability of her
father to keep pace with the finan-
cial progress OF the town. Her:
life becomes a series Of receptions
and makeshifts until a financial
crash awakens her to the falsity
OF attempting to keep up pre-
lenses and leads her toward ro-
nance through an honest facing
OF the necessity for making her
self self-supporting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-02
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
Salt Water,

A mile Of thrills Is offered by
the big Derby racer, one Of the
principal boardwalk attractions at
Chesapeake Beach, nearby bay
resort. Swimming the waves one
moment and leaping to the sky
the next, the speedy pleasure cars
race around curves and in figure
eights, giving passengers the
thrill Of their life.
The merry-go-round is always
popular with the young folks. Re-
freshment stands, paddle booths,
Japanese fishing ponds, ball
throwing booths, bowling alleys,
billiard parlors and palmistry
tents are some Of the other board.
walk attractions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-02
SCENIC TREAT
AT MOORE'S
RIALTO

One, two, three, four-and
five! And each and every man
who set out from the Hudson
bay trading post left, never to
return or be heard Of again.
They went out into the great
white snow stretches. with loads
of furs; neither loads nor men
are ever discovered.
This is the situation that in
PRODUCES Where the North Be-
gins" a Warner Brothers
classic of the screen which will
open a weeks engagement at
Moore's Rialto theater, beginning
Sunday next.
When Gabriel Dupre, the trap
per, decides to attempt the risky
trip and win $500 reward that
will be needed to provide a home
for the girl of his heart he
knows that certain death turks
In his path, and it would have
found him had it not been for
Rintintin, the famed police dog,
reckoned as one Of the most in
telligent dogs alive, who has
leading role in this drama Of the
North.
A notable cast of players ap-
pears in the human roles, Claire
Adams and Walter McGrail TAX
ing the leads, supported by Pat
Hartigan, Myrtle Owen, Charl/
Stevens, Fred Huntley and 9TH
ers of equal note.
The production was made in
the locale described in the story
and is remarkable for the mag
nificence of it's scenic shots.
A selected program Of subsid-
larry features, including comedy
and educational subjects, to-
gether with special orchestral
numbers arranged by Director
George Wild, will round out a
bill that the Rialto management
recommends as one of the finest
they have presented this season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-02

That unusual and distinctive
gathering of vocalists, composed
Of the Harvard, Pilgrim, and
Weber Male Quartets Of Boston
will top the Keith bill for the
week of August 6.
Composed Of prominent Boston
business men, this group, prior
to going into vaudeville, achieved
unusual success in the New Eng
land metropolis, winning praise
from the musical editor of the
Boston Globe, and many other
critics.