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Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
Z ESCAPE IN
AUTO SMASH

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. Sd.
Feldman. of New York, and Frank
Hochenberg of Elizabeth, miracu-
lously escaped severe injuries when
the Ford car driven by Feidman,
plowed into the rear of a state high
way truck on Lincoln Highway at
s o'clock last night.
The Feldman car landed under
the chassis of the state highway
truck. 1t was at first believed that
botr men were instantly killed. They
wele taken to st. Peters hospital,
where it was found thar both men
are suffering from bruises and lac
eratlons of not serious nature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
Coming to the Majestic

The Columbia wheel" is marking
its twenty-first season with this
years attractions at the Majestic
theatre and one of the old reliable
offerings of the circuit next We'd
nesday is Billy Watson and his
Beef Trust Beauties" Beef Trust
Watson has been in burlesque more
years than twenty-one but he retains
his personal magnetism and Jolly
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
1O1 NEW CITIZENS

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. 81
One hundred and n persons were
admitted to citizenship in the nat
iuralizatlon court here before Judge
John p. Kirkpatrick and U. S. Ex-
aminer Stone yesterday. Five ex-
service men gained citizenship papers
e ght failed to pass because of lack
CT prosecution while two applica-
ions were discharged because of
Exemption claim as aliens during the
war.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
THEATRES
At the Ditmas

The possibilities for farce comedy
in a South American revolutaion
have been seized by Harold Lloyd
and exploited in "Why Worry?" his
new Pathe comedy showing today
and tomorrow at the Ditmas thea
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05

stage presence while insisting upon
his associates being experts in
merrymaking, models in propriety as
well as in form, and active in enter
tainment. Years mean nothing to
Watson-he is leading the life of a
Snowman ripe in experience that is
realized in an up-to-date of
staging, producing and managing a
%burlesque show.
So it comes that the Beef Trust
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-05
Sfrond Feature

A production which has attracted
wider attention than any that has
been produced in years, because 1t is
the result of a reunion of three fac
tors which produced the most sue
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Stokowski Players
With CaselIa Tuesday

AT the final concert in the
Philadelphia Orchestra series
here, under the direction Of Leo
pold Stokowsl1i. on Tuesday after.
noon, March 20, at the National
Theater, the soloist will be AL
fredo Casella, composer and
pianist and one OF the leading
Epirits in the young Italian must.
CA movement. Last season, his
first in this country, manifested
his splendid qualities both as a
composer and a pianist. The
Philadelphia Orchestra stood spon-
sor at his American debut.
signor Casella is now in his
thirty-ninth year. Nationalist
and cosmopolite. realist and TO-
mantle, poet and musicologist''-
this il Mr.. Lawrence Gilman's
remarkable summing up Of his
personality, personality that is
among the most striking in con-
temporary musical life.
Mr.. Stokowsli has given Signor
Casella abundant opportunity for
the display of his many-sided
talents as pianist. Not among
his own works. however. He
will play the Mozart Concerto in
D Minor, and Albeniz' Spanish
Rhapsody" Orchestrated by Ca
sella. @
The orchestral selections are
three in number, the "Lenore"
Overture No. 8, two sketches
from Henry Eichheim's Oriental
Impressions" and a dance from
Rimsky-Korsakow's opera, 1.-THE
Snow Maiden" H.
The Philadelphia Orchestra con-
certs are under the local man.
agement OF T.. Arthur Smith,
Inc, 1906 G street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Motel Choir Gives
Concert for Babies

THE Motel Choral Society, under
Otto T. Simon, which is now
in its twelfth season, will give a
concert on Thursday evening"
March %, at Memorial Continental
Hall, for the benefit Of the.
Foundlings' Home and for the
Summer Camp for Babies. The
last time. this choral society con-
tributed it's art for just such an
appealing benefit more than
$1,000 was handed into the milk
fund of the Foundlings Home.
Mrs. Gertrude McRae Nash
will accompany the singers. Rich
ard Lorleberg will be cello soloist.
accompanied by his sisters, Mrs.
William H. Won Bayer. The
chorus will sing: Two Motets,
20 Magnum mysterium" Wittoria),
and "Benedictus," from the
Choral Mass N4iszt). They will
: also give four choruses by Gran
vile Bantock. the distinguished
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
DIR. Spaeth Tonight.
At Central "Sing'

THE twenty-second free COM
munity concert under the aus
pieces Of the Community Music AS
sociation will be given tonight at
Central High Community Center
at S:15 o'clock, the doors opening
at o'clock.
DR.. Sigmund Spaeth, interna-
tionally-known musical authority,
critic and lecturer on musical sub
jects. will be the feature of to-
nights program. DR.. Spaeth's
contribution will be ""Old Tunes
for New" in which he will point
out the relation Of our popular
music to the classics.
George Finckel, cellist; the Aloha
Players, Elsie .Jorss, soprano, and
the Washington Community Or
chestra complete the program,
with singing by the audience.
Mr.. Finckel, the first cellist to
be featured in the present series
OF Sunday night concerts, will be
accompanied on the piano by NAL
ton Boyce. The Aloha Players, un-
der the direction of Mrs. Alma
Wolking. will be heard in 1.-THE
Bird Of Paradise music. Miss
Jorss, the vocalist Of the evening.
will sing Curran's Grain" and
Spross' will o. the Wisp," with
Sidney Dodge at the piano. The
Washington Community Orches.
ira will accompany the .commu-
nifty singing, under the direction
OF. Robert Lawrence, and will play
Washington" the march song
by William T. Pierson.
No children under the age of
four years will be admitted and
all other children Unjust come
with adults and sit with them
throughout the concert.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Concerts
IN q = 80,
WI shin ton Choral
Society Monday Eve

TOMORROW evening, at Masonic
Auditorium, the Washington
Choral Society. Charles Wengerd.
conductor, will give its third con-
cert Of the season, assisted by
three solo artists, Hazel Bach-
schnnid. soprano: Helen Gerrer. vlo-
linist, and Charles r. Ferry. plan.
LIST and composer. Mr.. Ferry win
play group Of his own piano com.
positions.
Mr.. Wengerd has chosen some
choral selections that will delight
the lover, Of opera, giving the
Grand March, from Wagner's
'Tannhauser;;' ''Gaily Sing, from
Weber's 'Euryanthe," and in the
same large form the '.Inflamma-
tlis," from Rossini's concerto .sSta-
hat Mater in which Mrs. Bach
schnaid will sustain the soprano
solo. Gounod's Might" win be
sung and choruses by Henry
Smart, Lily Strickland. with the
''Shule Agra harmonized by Max
Vogrich given BY the voices with
out accompaniment.
Miss Gerrer, who has just return
ed from q concert tour in the Mid
die West. where she has been
warmly received. will play "Ro-
nance" (Svendsen). waltz"
Brahms-H ochsteinl, "En Bateau"
of Debussy, and From the Cane
brake" Of Samuel Gardner. among
the works in her two groups of
solos. Mrs. Bachschmid will sing
a group of Gounod, Debussy and
Dell 'Acqua and group OF songs
in English. Inter Nos" by Mac
Fayden; 1.-THE Wren" and @The
owl." by Liza Lehman. and '.The
Valley Of Laughter" by Sanderson.
Tickets can be had at the office
Of T. Arthur Smith. Inc, 1906 g
street, and at door.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
A Popular 81 aust
by Wasl1ing tonians
.POPIrI. ARD nanfIii

a POPULAR rendition Of
Gounod's Faust, which
has as sponsor the edition sjust is
sued by Birchard and Company,
the Boston publishers, promises to-
give to the city all the solo gems
Of Gounod's immortal opera, with
the choral effects frequently aug
mented to give zest to the de-
mands OF community opera. Spok-
en- dialogue will link the two to-
gether, the rendition taking but
two hours instead Of the usual
three or more. The same editors
were responsible for the effective
Bohemian Girl' that gave Wash
ington almost its first taste Of
community opera under the War
Camp Community Service. during
the war.
The Birchard Company has Civ
en- Mr.. Bond and his singers the
privilege Of presenting the ''pre-
miere" Of this new English
abridged edition. 1t will in no way
offend lovers Of the opera. It
merely brings it within the scope
/ Of such organizations.
The "Washingtonians'' present
an all-Washington cast Of princi-
pals. chorus Of fifty, ballet and
orchestra. Added to this is an
augmented chorus Of 100 voices,
for the celestial choir in the final
tableau - 1.-THE Vision of the
Angels"--together with a special
trumpet corps to play the re-
sponses. go.
The cast is: J. Frank Duggan.
Mephistopheles; M. Harry Stew.
% ems, Faust; Bessie Means, Mar
gnerite; Else Jorss. Siebel; Ray
1nond Moore, Valentine; Cecile
Sale, Martha; Royal M. Tinker,
Wagner. All are church soloists
in Washington. Esteile Murray
directs the ballet in a new Dance
Cycle" using the ballet music
which will be sung in four part
chorus, the. first time. it is said,
on any stage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Welcome Gogorza
I'm Songs of Spain

EMILIO DE GORGORZA, the
distinguished baritone, will be
heard in recital at the National
Theater on Friday afternoon at
4:3O, under the local management
Of T. Arthur Smith, Inc. This
concert will close the eighth
season of the Star Concert Series.
All tickets issued for February 2,
at which time the concert was to
have been held, will be honored
on Friday.
Mr.. de Gogorza is a native Of
Brooklyn, N. Y, although he lie
generally thought to be Spanish.
The warm blood of the Latin
country runs in his veins direct,
for his family is of aristocratic
lineage. Gogorza Is considered by
many to,be the most polished and
musicianly male recital singer in
America. He is a remarkable lin
gust, speaking seven languages
fluently.
Gogorza's program. on Friday
will be: Six folk songs from the
Basque provinces, arranged by
Santesteban, Villar and Latarra;
Schumann's "Wenn Ich in Define
Augen Sci" "Mondnacht" and
"Widmung;" Gretchaninoff's "The
Wounded Birch" Moussorgskys
1.-THE Goat" Rachmaninoff's I'm
Silent Night" Cyril Scott's "Song
of the Night" Godfrey O'Hara's
"Leetle Bateese," Charles Critics.
can Old Song Resung," De.
bussy's "Voici que le Printemps,"
Chapius' "Complainte de Ia Glu,"
Alvarez's "Canto del Presidiario,"
Hernandez's "Solea Ay" and "Sere.
nata Andaluzia," arranged by
Hernandez. Miss Helen M. Wins.
low will be the accompanist.
Tickets are ON sale only by T.
Arthur Smith, Inc. 1905 q street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Our Mabel Garrison
s.COloratura'' Singer

MABEL GARRISON. coloratura
soprano Of the Metropolitan
Opera, will be heard In recital at
the city Club next Saturday even
ing, March "a, at $40, under the
management of Mrs. Wilson,
Greene.
BY many Miss Garrison Is con-
sidered the most finished expo
! nent Of coloratura song Of which
this country can now boast. Mr..
HunekerA of the New York World.
declared last winter that Miss Gar
rison's recital in Carnegie Hall was
the most delightful bit of singing
heard since the golden. days OF
Marcella Sembrich."
Her program will be: "Oh, King
OF Kings, 'Allelujah" HandeD,
arietta, use tn miami" Pergolesi);
aria, mo, no che, non sci capace"
(Mozart); Lied der Braut" (Schu-
/ MANN, can die Tauben," "Wir
wandelten" Brahms); "Einerlei,"
y
"Schlagende Herzen" (Strauss);
1.-THE Beetle" with the Doll"
1.-THE Hobby Horse" (Moussorgsky);
''Pastorale" (Stravinsky), mazurka,
''Aime-moi" (Chopin-viardot); ITO
One Who d, Passed Whistling
Through the Night" Gibbs, "Su-
mer is icumen in: IJosten),' pray
err" (Siemonn), "The Nightingale"
CAR. by Brockway), 'Swing Low,
Sweet Chariot" (Ar. by Guion).
Frog Went ACQUIRING CAR. by
Brockway).
Seats now on sale at Mrs. Wilson
Greene's concert bureau, in Drops,
Thirteenth and G streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

s5t
Heifetz has established a new
standard for other vioiinists to.
emulate. as one of the greatest
masters of the instrument. The
young wizard Of the bow has
added England. Australia and
New Zealand to his List Of con-
Quered countries.
The Heifetz program win IN
clude Prelude ''Bourree,"
''Menuetto' mo. u, "Menuetto"
No. 2, Clique" Rach). "serenade
Melancholique," and "valse
Scherzo" CTschaikowsky), Grand
Adagio" (Glazounow Besekirslkyl.
"Saltarella" (WieniakskS), "Noc.
turne" in e flat major Chopin,
Caprice" No. "a Paganini-Auer).
Tickets. now on sale at Mrs.
Wilson. Greene's Concert Bureau,
in Drops, Thirteenth and g
streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
State Thcater For
Music I'm Rome is
Plan OF Statesman
Mtlssolfni Summons
Mascagr for
Conference.

n IST, We preameEs, to what
Italy Is planning for Music.
A State subvention ana encour.
agement to musical composers
ii the plan Of Muss6iini. Italian
premier, the man Of the hour IN
Italy today.
Thus. as in the Golden Age Of
art in Italy when Lorenzo the
Magnificent supped with Leo
nardo Italian craftsmanship and
art go hand IL hand.
Mascagni on his return from
his South American trip was iui.
mediately invited to give his Inn
pressions to Signor Mussolini
and the meeting was arranged.
furthermore, to discuss. plans. for
q solution Of the present must
cal crisis in Italy. reports the
New York Times.
n II
RY order OF Mussolini j canf-
paign was started ID his
Milan paper. the Popolo d.ftalia.
advocating q return ito the clas-
steal traditions Of Italian music
and large public and state sup
port for composers ana high.
class productions. There il
talk of founding something
like q State theater for music
in Rome and perhaps some other
Italian towns. and encouraging
the constitution Of subscription
theaters with . mixed participa-
ton Of private capital. communal
and State funds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Estelle Wentworth
Has Opera Students

One Of our own opera song
birds. Estelle Wentworth, re-
turned home from grand opera.
Is passing on. her traditions 10 =
group Of young people who were
heard in recital at the First Con.
gregational Church last week with
the piano pupils Of Harry Ed.
ward Mueller. before 3 iargssau-
dience.
Miss wentworth presented fouec
soloists, Elizabeth ThorAherry,
soprano: Maria Valdafiso. acon-
traIto: Nina Norman. meszO. and
Thurston de Masters. tenor; also
a women's chorus Of eleven voices.
Miss Thornberfy sang the waltz
Song from Gounod's Romeo and
Juliette' and the Flower Duet
from Butterfly = with Miss Nor
man. Miss Norman also cave the
Flower Song from Faust. and
Miss valdariso sang fhes Stride
la VampaY from 'sTrovatore. .
Mr.. De Masters gave q song Of
Lohr.
The instrumentalists. pupils of
Mr.. Mueller, were Charlotte
Hobbs. Robert Hobbs. Robert NJ.
Ruckman. Mrs. ottonie q. Gilbert
and Mrs. Jessie w. Cummings. the
last two players closing the pro-
gram with the first movement of
the Beethoven concerto III E.
minor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Debut OF Noble as
Violin SOlOiSt at
Metropolitan Today
Crandall Forces Have
Many Wielder
of Bow
HE announcement that Sam,
son Noble. concert master De
- . !. .~,,,, E .,,-1.lx 1e,t,.n e = -

TVHE announcement that Sam
son Noble. concert master Of
the symphony orchestra at
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater,
this week viii be heard as solo.
artist for the first time on q
Washington stage, viii serve to-
center interest IN. 4 resident artist
Of broad experience and unusual
capabilities. whose technic on the
violin was perfected BY years Of
study under the worlds foremost
masters Of the bow.
For two years Mr. Noble was .
member Of the New York Sym
phony under the conductorshl of
Walter Damrosch and for three
years was associated with pr.
Hugo Resented IS soIoist 1t the.
!, Rialto, Rivoli ana Criterion Thea
tiers in New York. He also served
for two years. with Samuel Rotl1a-
Eel at the Capitol Theater, the
worlds greatest playhouse, In the
capacity 81 associate conductor
.soloist.
Mr.. Noble has been concert
master of the Metropolitan SYM.
phony since last August and Il al
musician Of finished technic, fine
irterpretative power and excep,l
tionaI command Of tone. He win
be heard at the Metropolitan,
Theater, beginning this afternoon,
In two contrasted numbers that
will afford an excellent oppor-
tl1nity to observe the breadth of
his art. The major number will'
be spirited "Scherzo' BY. Won
Goens; the second, MacDoweil's
TO Wild Rose. Miss Conway
will accompany.
The CrandalI musical organize
ton in Washington II particularly
rich In violin virtuosi. In addition
to Samson Noble, the CrandaIl
Theaters have N. Mirskey, con.
ductor Of the Metropolitan sym
phOny, q graduate Of the Warsaw
Rolandl Conservatory Of which
Paderewski il an active director;
Daniel Breeslxin. q brother Of
Elias Breeskin. and = soloist
whose attainments are known to
Washington lovers Of music; Alex
ander Fodnos. assistant Conductor
of the Metropolitan symphony. 1
scholarship graduate Of the New
ENGLAND Consersa and Max
Pugatski. whose talents have ire
quently been demonstrated 3 to
Washington audiences.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
"OIivet to Calvary
Next Friday Evening

AT the Chapel Of the Transfig-
: uration episcopal. Four
teenth and Gallatin strefs north
west. next Friday evening. at 5
o'clock, MaundeF's :Olivet to
Calvary. viii sbe sung by the
choir. under the direction Of
Mrs. Marie n. Little. organist.
The quartet choir consists OF
Miss Mary Stevens, Mrs. Lillian
Wrenn, Mr.. Kruger and Mr..
Little. They win be assisted by
Miss Lakeman. soprano, and Mr..
Hicks. baritone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Willard Concert

MISS RUTH PETER, soprano,
Raymond Moore, baritone,
Walter H. Nash, 'cellist, with Mrs.
Gertrude McRae, accompanist.
will give a benefit concert at the
Willard ballroom, Friday evening,
March %, for the rebuilding Of
Our Lady Of Victory Church,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

English composer, and Joshua"
q Moussorgsky chorus built on a
Hebrew theme.
The officers Of the Motel Choral
Society are Alexander H. Gait,
executive chairman; @. r. Cony-
beare, chairman Of arrangements;
Mrs. Joseph Dunn. Miss Mildred
Smith, secretaries; LIE Roy Golf,
Miss I. N. Hacker, treasurers;
Mr.. Arzberger, Miss Hazel Hughes,
librarian
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
Heifetz, ViOlinist,
I'm ONLY Recital

TASCHA HEIFETZ, the great
violinist. will give his only re-
cital in Washington this season
at Polls Theater Thursday after.
noon, March %, at 4:s0, under
the management OF Mrs. Wilson
Greene.
The appearance of Heifetz is
one Of the most important CON.
cert offerings Of the season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
lis StokoWski To
Go To New York /?

FULLERTON WALDO. in the
Christian Science Monitor,
does not say how, but states that
ga more or less subterranean ef-
fort Is in the making to trans
plant Leopold Stolxowslxi to New
York and place him In command
of one Of the great orchestras
there.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

artists be heard AbOv M Emilio
DC Gogorsa baons to Dc heard Faay atn at left Mabs Gson
O1 be made Thrsda and right Leopold toko conductor Of Philadelphia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

HAzEL BACHSCHMID, so
"A prnmO (GboUel and Helen
GeYver, Violimist. tiO0 Wash
istgt0n Gytists WltO sUiIl be
heard as soLOists Nth the
Washington Choral Society to-
nsorroaC evd4sing at MGsQnic
AHditorists,s.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18
PARENTS! SEE TOT
THAT YOUNG FOLKS
HEAR BEST MUSIC

StOkOWSki, Heifetz, GogOrza, Garrison, CaSella,
81 Offer World Artists This Week For Your Pleas
i ure and Dedication Two Choral Societies
Bring Home Art Into the Foreground While
!, Among Our Own SOlOiStS Are Lorlebcrg,
. Gerrcr, BachSchmid and Ferry.
ass- ~ y,asTE AkacRR1nr $3.50 at.rassetas
- $500 - - ssfs. d
srt - THE making Of artists there is end.
- Therefore, artists who have e arrived express for
- the Sunderland for the embryo artistthe goal
toward which ambition aspires5 sS4s
3gl Parents do not pay enough attention to this Il
There should be young people at best
III Money? It's worth very substantial sacrifice. 81
If you would have them build ideals is the time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

HELEN GERRER, violinist, who
has been living here for five
years identifying herself with the
music Of the Capital, has re-
ceived some charming praises
~ In her recent concert tour through
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois.
, 1923-10-28

the country schools of his native
county and in turn the abilities of
tho high school at the county seat.
Meanwhile he continued to perform
n mans work upon the farm in the
vacation periods. Farming in Iowa
at the time Harry Durham was a
boy was not so prosperous nor finan-
cially gainful as later. And there
were lean years. and many to look
after. Harry Durham was set upon
one thing and hat the whole coun-
tryside knew about. It was to Sc
cure an education. To secure 1t
without being in any sense a burden
to his parents. who had many other
responsibilities.
When the time came. with what
little money he was able to earn
and save, he entered the Nebraska
Wesleyan University. IIe did not
have sufficient funds to see him
through. 10 he traded his services
for book learning. He waited table.
helped with the cooking. chopped
wood, did chores, worked on I'D,
, 1923-10-28

they arrived they set out a town
site. surveyed and plated It and
founded the city Of Belfast. Maine.
naming their city in honor of the
old town in Ireland where the Dur
hams had Lived for generations
The father Of Harry B. Durham
is Tolford S. Durham who. with
Mrs. Durham reside at Bristol.
Colo. The mother is of Swiss an
cestry. the family having long resi-
dence in America
Harry Durham spent his child
hood and early youth upon the
farm in Marion county. Iowa. He
had the average farmer boys ex-
perience. He learned to do the varl-
II things upon q farm the life
requires and grew strong and
husky. for his folks were clean
livers and pious and orderly citi-
zens and had the old fashioned
notion of directing the footsteps OF
their young in The pathway of honor
and usefulness. Mr.. Durham ex-
hausted the educational powers of
, 1923-10-28
kUAsEY MAGAZINE TALE
Of 'PAWNED" SHOWN IN
FILM PLAY At THE IRIS

As MS attraction for two dnys be.
ginning Monday. tho Iris theater
a announced the Select Pictures
corporations special production.
"Pawned," made under the personal
supervision OF J.. Parker Read, Jr.
Advance reports on the photoplay
warrant the statement that motion
picture patrons who are fond of
mystery, thrills. and action will
overlook a bet II they fail to see
this offering.
"Pawned' II from q story by
Frank L. Packard. among tho best
known OF Americas writers OF cur
rent fiction and especially dear to
motion picture Gvotees because OF
the success OF his "The Miracle
Man ns n p~hotoplsy, Tho tale is
frankly melodrama-hut meiodrama
done in such a way rs to make the
picture stand out among the really
worth while and artistic productions
OF the screen.
The title from a series Of
pledges. either willingly or unwill.
inBly. made by the principal char
anters. One pawns his life to tho
service Of an international gambler.
Another pavnH his soul TO drugs,
another TO drink. and tho heroine
pledges her hand IN marriage ms a
ioveless bride to save the life Of tho
man she loves. Ono needs no fur.
thor Information TO convince them
that the working out OF such n
tangled Hkein is likely to result In
intense and vivid piiotopiay action.
Tom Moore md Edith Roberts arc
featured in tho interpreting csst.
rxvin v. What directed the picture.